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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 1908.

LAW.

(Exclusive Service, supplici by Reuter, via Bambay,)

PARIS, supposed to properly mix the mortar, too fast. If houses are to be better DEATH OF SIR EDWARD.

but doesn't. The laclics in question built they will cost more; that is the will wonder where they come in." It root of the whole matter. Property is plain enough, they "must" have the owners must not expect to retire with latest thing in lats, they "mast on their fortunes go early. Architects tertain," "it is wrong to make a hermit must not undertake more work than of map's self you know," their husbands they can give reasonable supervision have to find the money and consequent-to. Contractors should be contant ly at the next annual meeting the with a reasonable profit, and that for 'bighest invidend ohtainable is demand-doing the work and not for subletting ed. The directors do not tell their it. And the public generally must be off everything architects to build the cheapest houses content with moro expensive houses;

possible, but it is well understool that

Millinery, Gowns,

Materials, &c.

20%

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous

TO END OF NOVEMBER. cost is a serious consideration. Nothing 674 would please the architect, more than

instructions not to spare expense i making the buildings amply strong,

this data abject rá vent.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mis Otlun, wife of Mr J. B. Otten of the Uhartered Bank, Bangkok, diod a fow days ago,

A telegram from Bloomfontein elates

RUSSIA AND THE BALKANS.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Bender,“ via Bombuy.} Lonnes, November 4.

An official note published in 8t

that the Russo-

LONDON, November 4. The death is announced of Sir Edward Law, KCMG., K.C.§.I., C.S.I. Poteroburg eaya late Financial member of the flovernor Austrian negotiations were pursuing General's Council in India, and u perfectly normal enurse. formerly of the Guards.

CHINA AND AMERICA.

HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP.

Fah Ter Yat Po's Service.)

Amor, November 4. Rear Admiral Sperry, of the Ameri-

THE COTTON STRIKE.

{Cucelusive Saraine suppléed by Fender,

via Bombvvy.) LONDON, November 4. After an abortive conference with the employers all the cotton operatives

Goods per Sithonia undelivered after seeing that his remuneration is in pro that all the huildings of the town are prac-can Fleet, bus talographed to President organizations decided to ballet upon Goods per Beauty undeliverad after Portion to their cost, but he knows well tionfly destroyed by a fire due to the fusi Roosevelt stating that there is abnu-the question of continuing or ending

this date object to rot.

enough that if he did so without such Goods per Japan undelivered siter 4 instructions be would not be likely to get

p.m. this date will be handed.

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, November 7.-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Forni- turo, 20, 31 Bir Gec. F. Lammert's

Sales Room.

Boxing in City Hall............

of an electric wire.

A native was sentenced to threa

much more work from that quarter. We mouths' imprisonment by Mr.J. I. Wood, then come to the contractor, who under-at the Magistincy today, for stealing

clocks from a shop during the riots. takes to do certain work, but as soon a the contract is signed sublets it in parts to others who again sub-sublet it, each

9 p.m.-Open Air Concert at Kowloon as trying to make a big profit while

Bowling Green Club,

9 p.m.-Concert at Happy Valley.

MONDAY, November 9 :---

A bankruptcy petition was granted by the Chief Justice, Sir Francia Piggott, at the Bankruptcy Court to-day, in the case of Ws Hup Tong

doing little or nothing and ultimately Javing the work to be done for in

The Yorkshire Insurance Company, Ltd. of which Messrs Schuldt and Ch., nen almost impossible price. The architect the agents in Hongkong, are the frat in Goods per Korea undelivored at 6 p..andinepactor should of course atop the field this year with a wall calendar, ou which is depicted the cas: front of York

Exchange Bunker Clorod.

on this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, November 11-

p.m.-Practice Dares of St. Andrew's Society.

Quods per Prin: Ludusig abdelivered

after thin onte subject to rent.

SATURDAY, November 14-

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SATURDAY, November 21:-

9 p.m.--Grand Concert at City Hall. MOSDAY, November 30:-

St. Andrew's Ball, at City Hal.

NOTICE.

Communications relating to news should be addressed to THE EPITOR.

Letters relating to duziners should be address

THE MANAGER,

Correspondents must forward their names

and addresses with any communicatione cd-

this, and to that oxtout they are Miester. responsible, but surely the bulk of the responsibility lies with the man who zuakes a direct profit by doing bad work generally, the contractor or sub- You then come down to

Contractor.

the workman himself while delight appears to be to put together his Jricks or stones as badly as they can

Mr Will Thome, the Gasworker Union representative, and M.I'., who was charged with inciting crowds to loot the London bakeries on Oot 16, has been bound over in a sum of £400 to keep the pence for: twelve months.

Mr F. Stevenson, editor of the Civil and Military Guteite, Lahore, has died at Simia after an attack of fever. 373 deaths

dant evidence of the most harmonious the struggle.

relationship existing between the two countries, judging from the scores of telegrame he has received from various sections of the community and from all provinces.

His Excellency Liang Tun Yin, who was depated to welcome the fleet at Amoy, will presced to Canton Novembor 7.

ON

{BRUTER'S SERVICE.] THE AMERICAN ELECTION,

LONDON, November 3.

The latest betting on the elections is 8/1 on Mr Taft for the Presidency, and 5/4 on Mr Hughes for the Governorship

LATER A notable feature of the Americau

of New York.

Une house and a matshed was de- Presidential Election is the comparative. ly amall public interest, due to the stroyed by fire last night during the absence of political novelty in both firework display following the braquet candidates. Much depends on the vete and entertainment of the fleet.

of New York.

POST OFFICES FOR TIBET.

(Wuh To Yat Po's Service.)

Pek, November 4. It is propose to establish post

from the Customs Department to superintend them.

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY.

LONDON, November 3.

Mr Haldane, Minister for War, in reply to Mr William Redmond, sail the War Office Archives did not contain

be put together no matter how good from fever occurred at Eshoze in the week offices in Tibet and to select oficialanob a document as the Kaiser's plan of

All ending 10th October, being at the rate of Ar-103 per thousand.

the material is you give him. these then, Investor, Director, chitect, Building Authority, Contractor Colombo last year, as hitherto, was

and Worgman have some share, nega-fortunate in having no case of Plague CHAN PIK DENOUNCED.

dresard to the Editor, not for publication bative or positive, in producing the bad Preventivo mossurars

as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

No awmymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papere will be

ingested.

building and surely all are to the extant of that share reponsible. Another cemmer, fallacy is that there is some hard and fast line between good work and bad work. There is no such thing Orders for extra copies of the 'Casa Ball but a continuous gradation' from the should be sent before I am, on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is grossat extravagance to the shoddiest limited. Casle 13 eta., Credit 20 lei, per jerry building. Its all very well to say Alterations and addition to Advertisements the sheep on the right hand and the on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the goata on the left, but where are the Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 113

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am. For Advertisements should be sent in alpacas to be?" at the difficulty to before 3 p.m.

draw the line which must in practice Advertisements and Subscriptions which are

until countermanded.

Telegraphic Address: Hail, Hongkong. Telephone No. 22,

not ordered for a fizecă period it be cordinued be drawn is simply exemplified by the array of "expert" witnesses who appear in any important building case, half swearing on one side and half on the other. If expenae were no object, a building could easily be designed and built to stand any known storm. But

The Chinx Mail.

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were nevertheless carried out, including the campaign against rats. During the your 5.089 mls were captured and destroyed.

The Uganda Gozefle announces that the

Government Geologist bas fuand gold tree- |ly ati suveral places in the Mboga couray and also in proximity to Ruwenzori and the Congo goldfield's. He recommends

stanatic prospecting over the areas.

The members of the C. M. S. Baxter Mission, "Fairles," desire to thank H. E. Sir Frederick Lugard for se kindly opening Sale of Work at the City hall on Wednesday, also the ladies who briped at the various stills The amount taken as the result of the sale was $1.164.20.

Under the auspicies of the Y.M.£.A.

(Wah The Yat Po's Service.)

PEEING, November 1. Chan Pik, President of the Board of Communications, has been severely denounced by a Censor.

CHINESE STUDENTS

FOR AMERICA.

campaign.

THE NEAR EAST.

Loyoos, Naromber 3. The Crown Prince of Servia has left St. Petersburg.i

+

In is officially announced that Basein bas informed the Crown Prince that the is prepared to give Servia ber moral

abatsin from acts of provocation. The support on condition that Servians

Servians infer that Russia does not recognise the annexation of Bosnia.

LATER The Servian Government has issued a communiqué enumerating steps to be taken to avoid provocation to Austria, and awaits the result of the Conference hopefully.

LATER. The Board of Education has decided.

The situation in the Balkans is to-send-more-studenta to America ouplicated by announcements on the manufacturing, industries, naval and one hand, that Russia has submitted a programme for a conference in the military subject being held to be the Powers, and on the other hand has most important courses to be pursued. intimated that aho cannot recognise the

(Wah Ts Yat Pe's Service.)

PERINO, November 4.

Literary and Debating Society, the Hou, Mr F. H. May, C.M.G., will deliver lecture in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Aloxaudes Duildings, on Friday evening at I fian, the subject being "A Chapter from Irish Life." AU ura medially invited to SKIRMISHES IN TIBET, tionable that Austris is steadily pushing he present.

-E. M. S. Aliana applied at the Bank-

expense is an objses. People must have ruptcy Court; this morning, before che

dividends for old age pensions), and the building company and its architects, speaking of them again in the abstract, are right in trying to build, cheaply.

Chief Justive, Sir Francis Piggott, for a petition in bankruptcy. Mr C. F. Dixon, who represented petitioning debtor, said there were no liabilities to pay the debts The assets were $12,000 the proceeds of the sale of the shop, good-will, etc., and

tion. The case was adjourned.

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THIRTY CASUALTIES.

www.im

(Wah Yat Po's Service)

PERING, November 4. Chao Eth Fung has telegraphed to Peking stating that the troops com

manded by him have had

two.

IN the trial for manslaughter con- The great difficulty ie, as atated above the liabilities were not stated in the poti skirmishes with the lamas. He reports }

sequent on the Shaukiwan collapse the

Chief Justice appeared to take a louient

to know just where to draw the line.

There is another point of view which

The Annual Report of the Indian Fost

and increased allowances.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr J. J. Leitin, Consul General for

thirty casualties among his troops.

CHILDREN IN THE HOME -

annexation of Bosnia. It is unques

forward military preporations.

GERMANY.

t

LONDON, November 3. The German Press is clamouring for: the retirement of Prince Buelow...

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

LONDON, November: 3.

M. Clemenceau, in an interview, said that Great Britain, France and Russia were never so loyally united in their determination to secure the pescio of Europe, and the respect of liberty.

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view of the case on the grounds that the might be mentioned without wishing toolce, just issued, shows that there has -$16.50. ultimate responsibility rested with the press it too far. Why should not the been growth in salavat all classes of brei-MAIL children are always a course of Dess. The total revenus was 274 lakhs. anxiety to parents Coughs, colds, Gorerucut. lis Lordship did not typhoon be held responsiblo, as it was here is an excess of three lakhs in

croup and whooping cough attack the little ones and serious illness resulte simrest definitely fix the responsibility as the in the case of the Ying King disaster, sharges over receipts. After adjustment of hafere they are aware of it. One trial of Corner dezazuds his jury shall do, but, Several other hats mode out the ty-charges, however, that surplus it shown Chamberlain's Cough Remody for these of 3 lakhs, as compared with 10 last troubles will are its efficiency and givoi if you carry his dietura logically through phoon in the immediate neighbourhoodyear. The falling of is.nccounted for part place in the home over after. For sale

by all chemists and storekeepers. it appears that you must go right back of the pee where the Ying Kingly by a reduction in the rates of letter sud to the British voter and charge him with foundered, showing that river boats Parcel post introduced in October, 1907, manslaughter. (Incidentally this would can be built to stand typhoon, but the probably cause a slump in aultragetiam). Court decided that the Ying The argument is this--The Public £ing was lost in a typhoon. - - Why Works Department is given the duty of should not the Court have decid-Portugal and Brazil at Hongkong, paid an inspecting buildings to see that they ed that Shou-ki-way houses official visit to Commodore Lyons this

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