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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1908.

DEFENCE OF GREAT

BRITAIN.

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMY.

THE ANNEXATION OF BOSNIA,

RUSSIA REPUDIATES. BÜG- GESTION OF SEEKING COMPENSATION.

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In connection with the . M. C. A.

"The Anglo-French entente was now powerless to restrain the German In connection with the case reported MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW. legions which swept over France and in our issue last night of a Dirs Raming,

Miscellaneous

England. After the crashing defeat of who was a passenger by the America Maru, p..-Military Gun Practics. the British Fleet in the North Sea, losing & quantity of jewellery, we are nekod to state that there was no such person of Goods per Corden undelivered after this Russia's promised support was nati

that name on the steamer. data subject to rent. Goods per Sulia not olcared at 4 pm.revealed herif as an adept in applying given to England and France. Japan on this date subject to rent.

the perfidious principles of British political methods. Ton days after the Good per China undelivered after this the North Sea was known at Tokio, the magnitude of the Gorman victory în

Japanese had taken possession of Hong Bacila por America Mart undelivered at kong. A terrible revolution broke out

5.p.m. this date subject to rant.

in India, and thousands of the English

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY November 27-

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SATURDAY, November 28:-

MONDAY, November 30-

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this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. TUESDAY, December 1-

18.30 pm Meeting of The Doiry Farm

Literary and Dobating Sceisty, the Rev.

LONDON, November 24.

the North German ports, while under anexation of Bosnia. the new service law men' spuld be

collected secretedly without fuse or PRINCE CHUN CONSULTS mobilization.

GRAND COUNCILLORS,

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB

PAVILION.

The hearing was resumed at the Supronjo Court, to-day, before Mr Justice Gabay C. Bono will deliver a lecture in the parz, in the cast in which The

M. C. A. Rooms, Alexandra Buildings, as a member of the committee of the how,

Milton and His Times." All are cordially on Friday, at 9 pm, on the Subject: invited to be present.

IMPORTANT MATTERS OF STATE DISCUSSED,

(Wah Tu Yes Po'a Servizz.)

PEKIN, November 24, Yesterday Prince. Cho was

the erection of the Kowloon Cricket Club with the Grand Councillora 8744.3 in connection with the contract for Consultation for more than two hours

loon Uricket Club, was commened. Eor

Pavilion.

There has been a tremendous rush all Mr Davidson, of Mears Hastings and All important matters in connection residents in that country were massacred. day at the Robinson Fiano Cn., Id., the Hastings, appeared for the sintiff and with the affairs of State were dis

booking office for seats in connection with Mr P, W. Goldring appearod for theessed. Order was not restored in India until the production of " A. Country Girl," by the defendant.

Mr Goldring said that a settlemont had the Russian Cossacks marched into the Hongkong A.D.O. Those who have not

to record the terms of the settlement which

It is reported that Prince Tuan, who

were that $144.3 be deducted from the rebellion, is about to return from New claim in respect to work which it was Dominion, Chineas Turkestan; to claim alsgod ramined unfinished, and the the Throne. The police in Paking

Qoods por Dumbea unclaimed after country, and were greeted by the already doúo so would do well to book been arrived at and, he asked His Lordship was sentenced to exile after the Boxer

inhabitants, as in the old days by their seats as early as possible. oppressed peoples of the Balkan

The following pecaliar advertisement Peninsula, as liberators. A massacre of has appeared in one of the Suphal the Europeaus in Egypt was only papers **Unwor $4.50, Best Linen prevented by the landing of Italian Shirts, Four-fold Linen Collare, lög, for sale combined, thirty dollars dozen. troops,

Owner suddenly obliged to wear 161 " It is not a case of "syelled head," but beck, this time."

., Ed., at Cn.'s Town Office.

5.30 p.m. Organ Recital, in St. John's

Cathedral.

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Francis Lovell. The books of the Medical Reference Library just act will be ex. exhibited for inspection.

defendant to pay 350 in respect to costs.

CATHOLIC UNION FESTIVAL.

We understand that invitations in con- acation with the Catholic Union Literary and Musical festival, which is to be held in the hall of the Club on Saturday evening

modore Lyons, PN., the members of the

Legislative Council and the Foreign Consul Ganersle, There will be speeches--in different languages by well-known gentle- men in the Colony, and the legislative portion will he taken by local amateurs After the morning service at one of comprising overal ladies. The festival the churches at Shanghai last Sunday a per-promises to be a great success con rose and issued invitations to join him

made a number of arrests in a public tea-house of persons who were heard

discussing this rumour.

Yuan Shih-kai is slightly indiapcast An European doctor has been hastily summoned by telegraph from Tientsin.

It is reported that Chang Chih Tang

REUTER'S ANRVICE.}

PERSIA

"Six days later the United States of South Africa constituted themselves au independent Republic, and almost

The 22nd annual general meeting of simultaneously the Congress of the United States of America despatched British Medical Association will be held the Hongkong and China Branch of the troops to maintain order in Canada, on Thursday evening, by kind permission, in celebration of His Fluliness the Pope's The Leur of liberation had also come in the Board Hoont of the Sanitary Board Jubiloe, have been issued to His Excellency for Ireland; British officials were driven near the Cathedral at 9.0 5. Any Sir Frederick Lugard, His Excellency will become Principal Adviser of State.

medical men whether resident or visitors Major General Broadwood, C., Come from the cogaty, and a Republic was passing through Hongkong are invited to proclaimed. This war, which WE

acted. Addresses will be given by the decided by baule in the North Sea, President, the president-olect, and Sir lasted only three weeks. Starvation compelled England to sue for peace Victorious Germany showed a wise Ordore for extra copies of the "Cutna Maiz magnanimity in her conditions. Apart should be sent before 11 a.m. on the day after from a wardemnity proportionate to publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Cash 10 ots, Credit & de, per the w England and France, she

in singing a couple of hymns at the Town ASTRO DEMONShe of the two calling on Pages 1, 2, 8, 6 and 7, should he sent to the with the excoption of the new indle- Band. Most of the congregation considered vals between the pieces played by the Town Ofice, No. 5, Wyndham Strzel, not Inter than Li am. New Advertisements should be sent in pondent Republic in the Souti. Lin insitation inopportune but he found his Moreover, Germany did not retain this way to the Fall later on und prepared to booty for herself, Ent, divided it with sing. However, he was prevailed upon to the other two Powers of the Triple desist. No doubt his intentions were sin. Alliance. This war was the end

core, but they were not appreciated, though their he had proposed to sing secular songs. British Empire: one defeat had been probably nobody would have objected. enough to prove to the whole world that the British Empire was based on the weakest foundations."

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The China Mail.

LONDON, November 23. The Shah of Persia bas proclaimed that as the learned people do not want a constitution or a parliament be has desided to defer to their wishes; wore. over as the clorgy have decided that the detechnica 54 parliament Jean conflict with the laws of Islam, never nuder any pretext shall such a parlia... mant he established.

RUSSIA

MANCHUS MOURN DEEPLY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, November 24. To-day the Manchus in Canton go to the temple to perform the mourning ceremony. They regarded the Dowager-Empress as their best friend, and so think that they have rensen to bewail her death more

LONDON, Novembar 23, deeply than other people; hence to-day's The Financial Committee of the special ceremony at, which they will cry Dums has recommended the abolition truly,'

of free port privileges at Vladivostook The officials perform the ceremony twice daily, and the gato to the templa is rigor and other Asiatic ports owing to Chinese Psly guarded. No ono, excopt the officials competition, of the rernintionist party trying to take and their attendants, is admitted in case advantage of such an opportunity for deal- ing a blow at the govorning class.

CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES.

The South Manchuria Railway Com. pany is evidently determined to exploit its opportunities. It was recently heard of The author publishes a new map of as having taken measures to supply Tairen the world to show the redistribution of with electric Light and telephones, and it HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Nos, 25, 1008. territory in 1911 England, Scotland, is now making arrangements to build and and Wales are all that remain of the operate a system of electric trams in that city, at a cost of a million pen. All the British Empire. Ireland is shown. as above enterprises are included in the Com- an independent Republic: France has pany's charter, but it has now taken a new lost all her possessions. The Russian departure by adding gas-works to its other of the British Concession. The alterations Taited States for the remission of the projects. Special permission has boons to the building which the branch of the Empire includes, in addition to its pre-obtained for the purpose, and tanks are Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- Boxerindemnity, and to enlist American sent territories in Europe, the whole of already in process of erection. This unannon will occupy will soon be completed; co-operation in the development of

the International Bank is into its new North China.

THE FATE OF THE BRITISH

EMPIRE

Tho Chartered Bank of India intends building a branch bank up here. It will be situated in the Avenue towards the cash, and

FINE MELLOW Dorking, that they are not at all Asia with the exception of Churia, Siaro,a new market for the Fushan coal, and building; great thinge in business are surely

FLAVOUR.

fresh output of coke.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

expected of Canton in the future.

AN INQUIRY ANSWERED.

LONDON, November 23. Mr Tang Shao Yi has arrived at Sam Francisco, on a mission to thank the

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Mr Lysaght, solicitor of Woolongong, Now South Wales, was a passenger by the Nikko Mau,

LONDON, November 23. Mr Rockefeller who was severely

A Gentleman at Bombesi, Rhodesia, writes to inquire where Chamber lain's Cough Remedy can be procured. Ho ways he has learned of the good sects cross examined for several days in the resulting from its use, and as children in Federal Court, in a suit against the that locality are often subject to coughs, Standard Oil Co., narrated circumstanti CW. Roper Tyler, of Sanquhar estate, may be procured from any stars or chemist, ally and nonchalantly the history of the

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Captain . 13. Fracor, who is well known, on the China Station, where he commanded

Portugal, Mexico, and the South Ameri- there in 1905 on the reduction of the can Republics are shown as independent Pacifio quadron, has been awarded the Good Service Pension of £100 per annum appeare being eagerly bought up in countries. The German author con- vacant by the promotion of Captain

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