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PARIS, question that this ought to have been dine years ago, in the interests of the STREET.

Mr Asquith has to landon his attempt people themselves, and it may be mid to prohibit by a clause in the Licensing by some, that it is well that it should be! Bill the employment of barmaids. done later rather than not at all. The Chinese government has ever been callous to the wants of the ordinary citizen, and it unquestionably takes a long time before a habit so deep ly ingrained into the character,

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The Customs authorities at Calcutta have seized and sent back to Gerreany a case containing copies of a seditious picture,

This is "Thanksgiving Day" in the United States. Turkey and cranberry sauce, pupped corn and minas pie-what memories

as rule for the benefit of the rulers they recall to exiled Americans in

Hongkong.

20% off everything is converted into rule for the benefit of

MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW.

MiscellaneoTER

the ruled. Wo are therefore rather slow

Mesera H. Itattoojee and Son arosend.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 1608.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Bishop Hose has resigned, the Bishoprio

of Singapore.

Mr and Mrs E. Jones Hughes and family returned to the Colony to-day per

a. Dovanha.

Archbishop Lang was offered the Bis- hoprio, of Montreal just before he was translated to the See of York.

SPECIAL ENVOY

RECALLED

CHINESE MINISTER. &T WASHINGTON TO BE

REPLACED.

PEKING, November 25. (Wah Ta Yat Po's Service,)

The Feking Government have", The death is announced of Mrs Astor, wife of Mr William Waldorf Astor, former-telegraphed to Tong Shao Yi, the ly of New York, now of Englart.

Spécial Envoy sent to thank America Mir S. Kingsbury will be a passanger for the reduction of the Boxer

dollar-cases, advertising the merits of Australia, cu a three months less of Indemnity, ordering his immediate

I

The King has opened a montorial erected by old Etonians to the memory of their schoolfellows who died in the South African war. The memorial consists of n Ball, weating 1,100, and a Library opposite: the Upper School.

The King has appointed the Earl of Desert & plenipotentiary to the Interna sional Naval Conferens. The conference will discuss the laws of maritime warfare,

200 MACHINES TO END OF NOVEMBER, to believe that this advance in economic ing out sons handsome Morocs leather by the 5.8. Yawata Maru to-morrox, fer

679 law is dictated by the pure desire Johnstone's M.P. whisky, for which they absence.

to regulate the fconfusion into which:o the solo agents. Chinese currency hos sunk, and which affects the merchant and trader very Goods per China undelivered after this much more than the mandarin. If we

date subject to rent.

look into the origin of a silver currency in China, apart from the syes and determination of valves by weight of 11 30 a.m.-Austion of Manila Cigara,

at Mr Gop. P. Lammert'sSales Rooms: silver, we shall see that it was graciously Goods per Kumrang undelivered after 4permitient to the several Viceroys by the

pm. this date will be landed. Gosde per America Maru andelivered at

p.m. this date subject to rant,

EASY PAYMENTS CAN BE ARRANGED.

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General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, November 28 :-

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St. Andrew's Ball, at City Hall, Goods per Gardigenahire andelivered

after this date subject to rent. Gooda per Siberia delivered at

p.m. on this date subject to rent.

Goods per Dhubex unolaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. Torsday, December I :----

12.30 p.m.-Meeting of The Dairy Farm

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THURSDAY, December 3-

Head Office, Canton.

NOTICE.

1

a

Teturn.

It is understood that Wu Ting Tang, the Chinese Minister at Washington, has been appointed to act as special

The Secretary of State for the Colupies voy and that Tantai Chung Yui, who has appointed Mr E. L. Brockman, C.31.G., accompanied His Excellency Tang Shao to be British Resident at Pahang. MrYi, as secretary, has been appointed Brockman is well-known in Hongkong.

Chinese Minister at Washington in place of Wu Tng Fang.

Referring to the report of the Hang- kong Birthday Ball & Singapore exchange ways - As a matter of fact there was also Peking cuthorities to establish it, because temporary extinction of the electric lights they a little of good or of evil in at Government House, Singapore, but this 62,101,197. The death duties on this sum Emperor has been fixed for the first

was just before the reception of the guests.

the change. Were the Viceroys from the first gifted with greater perspicacity? We doubt it, but they speedily found out that there was money to be made if they depreciated the subsidiary coinage, and emild get rid of a sufficiently large

The agents of the C. P. R. Company report that B. Hutchins, a native of Cim-

axle, fest inches in height, aged about 50 years, of medium height and build, clean shaved, and dark complexion, has been missing from, the Express of China

in the 23rd instant.

The late Mr John Stefanovitch Schilizzi, Greck merchant of Austin Friats, London, left personality to the amount of

amount to £286,000,

Mr W. T. Bryan is evidently willing to continus in the part of

"perpetual Democratic candidate," for he has express- ed the intention of standing again in 1912. There is no downing" some mien,

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The enthronement of the young“.

day of the first noon next year.

(REUTER' BERVICE.)

THE DEFENCE OF GREAT BRITAIN.

That locomotor ataxia can be cured is

LONDON, November 24. the latest remarkable aunouncement from

The House of Lords have adopted a the doctors. Dr Le Grand Norton Denslow motion by Lord Roberts by 74/33 for of Manhattan borough has discovered that the necessity of an army strong enough A fine of was this insidious and unrelenting disease is due to deter the most formidable nation to a lesion of an alterical duct, and has from attempting a landing in Great demonstrated that a correction of that Britain, for which a million wen are lesion by surgery effects a caro Dx

azount of their delased coins. They

A fine of 3 was imposed on the tauster have worked this mine for all it was of a licensed passenger host, at the Marine worth, and indeed for more than it was Court, today, for refusing to stop when worth, until finally it has begun to fail.enlled upon to de so, We greatly doubt if the Viceroy of the also imposed in the case of another master of a passen" I host for carrying six persons in excess of the number slowed.

Two Kuang can now get rid of his small coins at par, in spite of his having

6.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Curin-exploited the Hongkong market as

thian Yacht Club, et Olab House.

well as his own, taking advantage FRIDAY, December 11 :-

Too late p.m.-Tenders for the Supply of Alsen f our too lenient laws, Cament, at Yueh.Han Railway Co.'s the Central Government found out

that they had parted with a profil able privilege, and it is merely human nature that, they should wish to regain it. The scheme for doing so, under cover of a philanthropic intention to unify the entire coinage of the country is ingenious enough, though it is saturated through and through with that spirit of disregard for the interests

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Letters relating to business should be address

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

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Ordere for extra copics of the “Omsa Haw

of the commonwealth which we have been so bold as to accuse them of "Until the new coinage has been minted in sufficient quantities, the dollar and

A severe stormat Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, caused the river to rise to such an extent that the streets were foodie and the Harbour Boned Buildings were swept away, whilst the tramdars were lifted off the rails and carried off on the torrent Two persons were killed and the damage is estimated at a quarter of a million.

M. Allen Starr, professorof cervous required. It is dangerous to trust to diseases in the Now York collage of the navy alone, Lord Robertu dwelt physicians and surgeons, vouches for on the possibilities of a German invasion. the saccess of this treatment; and Subsequent speakers deprecated the Darlington sus discussion in view of the present state tains them. Dr Denslow makes the inter- of the nerves of Europe.

Health Commissioner

esting statement that his discovery was Four years really an incidental matter. ago he had a patient in locomotor ataxia, and treated for that in the ususi merely

Speaking recently in the debate on palliative way, but found a lesion which he the Australian federal budget, Sir William treated with the knife. As the lesion was Lyne said he found an extraordinary state healed, tha ataxia symptoir began to die

of things in New South Wales in convection with old-age pensions. 'Of 60,000 people over 6 years of age, 40 per cent. were drawing pensions, while in Victoria out 18,000 only 16 per cent. were doing so.

appear.

ACCIDENT TO TRAMWAY

COOLIES.

About 6.15 m. this morning, three

in

GERMANY AND CHINA.

. LONDON, November 24.

At the memorial service of the late

Emperor and the Dowager Empress of China at the Chinese Legation in Berlin,

Prince Buelow and the diplomats who altonded bowed before the memorial tablets of the deceased sovereigns,

THE LICENSING BILL AND THE LORDS.

LONDON, November 24.

A new salary scheme for F.Matives were working on an over-head Government Surgeons is just out. The trolley repairing the electric wires. Principal Modicel Officer is to receive Queen's Road East, opposite Wellington £1,200, the Senior Medical Officer, Perak, Barracks, when a nasty accident occurred.

At a inceting of the Unionist Peora 2000 mising to £1,020, the Serior Medical It appears that the wheels of the trolley it was resolved by a large majority to

should be sont before 11am, on the day after subsidiary silver pieces in use in the Officer, Selangor, £780. Thore are to be had been placed too close to the tramline, reject the Licensing Bill in the House

two grades of Medical Officers, the former with the result that Car No 13 in passing, publication. After that hour the supply is Provinces" may be continued, but to be paid £60) rising to £720 And the came into collision with it. The trolley of Lords. Lord Lansdowne will move limited. Cash 10 ele, Credit 20 eta, per must year by year be diminished by the latter £420 rising to £600. The appella-toppled over and the natives were thrown the rejection to-day.

Alterations and additions to Advertisemente substitution of the new silver coinage."tions, State Surgeon and District Surgeons,violutly to the ground. en Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the There is no word of the gradual with Office, No. 5, Wyndham Street, rat later than 11

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SILVER COINAGE AGAIN.

will done away with,

The American Federation of Labour,

through the good offices of John Mitchell, until recently, prasident of the United Mine Workers of Amoric, has placed itself on the side of law and order. The question tarned upon the attempt of the radical.

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injury, but it became necessary to remove the other two to the hospital, one being in ni unconscious condition.

FANCY DRESS BALL.

(From Our Own Correspondent).

SHAHLEN, November 25. Mr Cunliffe Owen gives a Fancy Dress Ball in the Club theatre te-night. The issued by the courts. Influenced by John Prospect of this ball has been causing Mitonell, the federation has disapproved the report of its committee which favoured

radical stand.

The issue by the Pacific Mail Steam-

considerable excitement here, and much

Rugenuity has been exercised in the preparation of the dresses. It is being entered into with a good sporting spirit that augur well for a very successful affair.

in

PERSIS.

LONDON, November 24.

The Shah has withdrawr his anti- parliament proclamation, doubtless as the result of a vigorous Anglo-Russian protest which was lodged immediately after the proclamation was issued.

INDISPOSITION OF THE

KAISER.

LONDON, November 24. The Kaiser is confined to his bed by a cold.

ecins, which should accompany the new suc. The Board of Finance may take what stops it pleases, but it has got to bring about a complete change within an apparently limited number of years.tion favouring the ignoring of injunctious It requires no prescience to predict that flooded as this Colony is at the moment with debased Chinese coins, not ex- changeable at par with standard silver HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Nov. 26, 1908. Falues, a much worse state of things ship Co., for whom Mr.T. D. McKay is

THE CASABLANCA AEBITEA- TION. will result, tilla silver Mexican or the general passenger agent, and other lines,

AN INQUIRY ANSWERED. Hongkong dollar (they are already get-of a batch of advertising literature illustra

Gentleman at Hambesi, Rhodesia,

LONDON, November 24, ting the advantages and attractiveness of

writes to inquire where Chamber- ting scarce) will be as great a rarity as the San Fransisce overland route should Iain's Cough Remedy can be procured He The Casablanca Arbitration Treaty Some months since we called attention the ogg of the Greet Auk. There is lead to the hressed popularity of this says he us learned of the good effect is bean signed. Proceedings will open to the mentisfactory state of the ent something of Machinyclism in saying highway to Europe: These latest publica that locality so often subjoiden at the Hague in the Spring.

amo to coughs, tions embrace a couple of extremely well he desired to give it a trial. This remedy sidiary coinage in Hongkong, and that we rejoice in the publication of the prodmond bookleta, as well as a series of may be procured from any store or chemist.

F. all the many headachs remedian on ennmerated the causes which had led to recent order, as it must at least do pictorial postcards, the latter heating en. For coughs, colds and croup there is

nothing better, and as it contains no in- the market, none can compare. Earr which do service on the Trans-Pacific line. smallest child with perfect security. For nice to take, gives such certain results, and Both the booklets are works of art, the sale by all chemists and storekeepers. in free from bad effecin. more sibitions of tho two being a dainty -brochure consisting of thirty beautifully- coloured views as seen through-the car vindor on the Ponneylvanis lings. This rublication is worthy of a place on any one's drawing room table. The other Fooklet is also attractive in form sul general appearance, being not only pre- fusely illustrated with eastern and westero Tho final practies dance, in connection views in colours, but also containing a with St. Andrew's Ball-which takes place great deal of deviledly interesting lotter- Monday night was held on Wednesday press. The Company has sailogs from dance and the band of the "Buffs" ably Mr T. D. McKay is at prosont staying at evering. There was again a large atten- Hongkong at intervals of about ten days.

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