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NEWS OF THE DAY.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7. 1908.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs S. Silverstonja returned ba day, by the 8.8, Manchuria.

THE AMERICAN FLEET.

SALUTES SINGAPORE.

At the Parish Church, Thornbury, Gloucestershiro, on the 25th November Squadron Proceeds To Colombo,

PARIS, totally exclude religious teaching from the schools-the point on which all the STREET,

Five defendants were fined $10 each, trouble resta and forthwith to adopt at the Marine Court to-day, for failing to 536,

the secular solution. Noor that the keep the yulo of their boats out of the failure has bean mosda complete will water so as not to project.

Tieutenant the Hon. Arthur Stopford, there be any likelihood of steps being

The Nippon Yusen Kaishe, notwith R.N., wound son of Viscount Stopferd and Ready made Day and Even-inken to this end? While to this solu-standing all the talk of had trade, laying-grandson of the Earl of Courtown, was ing Gowns, Paris Models tion of the 'vexed controversy there up of skips, etc., have declared a dividend married to Mia Mary Angusta Grace in Hats and Toques, would sure to be very considetable of 18 per cent. for the past year. Laces, Trimmings, Under-opposition, so that even some who up to There were 245 European and 131 the present have found themselves in Chinees visitors to the City Hall Library, clothing, Boots and Shoes,

rival camps would be brought together and 147 European and 1,928 Chinese

ending 6th December.

:

Master, elder daughter of Mr Godfrey C. Cheater Master, late of Hongkong.

Bangkok entered right heartily into

(From Our Dion Correspondent.)

SINGAPORE, December 6.

The American Battleship Fleet on ite journey round the world, passed the celebration of King Chulalongkom's through this harbour to-day, in a stately

The Crown Prince in an line of two miles in length. address from the nation paid eloquent tribute to the respect in which the King is

Hosiery and Gloves, etc., in the aland for the continued recogni.visitors to the Muse during the weak record reign. -

etc.

KEMON FOK TO-MORROW.

Amasomenta.

tion of Bible teaching in the schools, it 679 is certain, on the other hand, that throughout the length and breadth of the land there has developed a strong feeling of disgust at the aquabbling and air-splitting which has been going on on between the various sectarian institu- Goods per China undelivered at 5 p.m. tions concerned: Still; in justses to the

p.m.-Performance by Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club in City Hall

Miscellaneous.

on this date nubject to rent.

General Memoranda,

THURSDAY, December 10:-

9p.m.-Performance at City Hall. Goods per Kams Haru not cleared on

this date subject to rent.

Gloods, por Endow undestrered after this

date subject he roat.

Goods per Nile not cleared at 4 pm. on

this date subject to rent.

FRIDAY, December 11

3 p.m.-Tenders for the Supply of Alson Cament, Yoeh-fian Hailway Co.'s Head Office, Canton.

Monday, December 21 --

10a.m.-Auction of Victualling Stores,

at H.M. Navel Establishments.

NOTICE.

Communications relating to nessa should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Letters relating to buvinces should be addreso- ed to THE MANAGER,

Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with any communications ad-

dressed is the Editor, not for publication bus as evidence of good faith,

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

The U. §. 8. Connecticut saluted the

The Jiji learns from Chemulpo that a bold by all his subjects and their appresia- port. Clanssa vessel conveying many rifles fortion of the work of reform and advance- the rioters of Korea has been seized. The ment accomplished throughout his reign. Japanese Consul has approached the His Majesty's reply was very dignified. Ohinese Consul on the subject.

A meeting of Licensing Justices was held this afternoon, when O, E. Owen was granted a publican's licence to sell liquore

:

The only shore communication was made by wireless communication

Prince Monivong, son of the King of with the Yankton, which was picked Cambodia, accompanied by M. Paris, up on Saturday night when 145 miles Minister Plenipotentiary, and Commandor to the east of the Colony, Collat, tutor of the young prince, ware entertained to luncheon by the President

The fleet's speed down from. Manila

Nonconformists, who so largely helped st30 Elgin Road, Kowloon, under the sign of the French Republic and Mme. Fallieren was at the rate of eleven and a half

of the Kowloon Hotel. The justices present wore Mr J. R. Wood, Capt Badaley, and Mr Bowen Rowlanda,

the Liberals into power in 1906, it must be admitted that they still have their grievances after clces on three years of

Quests and visitors at the Oriental waiting. They too will now have Hotel will be pleased to learn that the become impatient and will be re-band of the Furst Bismarck has been specially engaged to play during and after nowing the cry for the abolition diner on Thursday, the 10th inst.

of tests for teachers and for public con- special moos has been propared for that trol of mate-supported schools. Al- evening.

together the situation is most embaras- The master of a passenger boat and sing to the Ministerialists whose the boatwoman of a coolie boats were fined prospects will certainly not have in-85 and $2 respectively, at the Marine Court, to-day, for mooring their bosts proved as the result of the manner in within 100 yards of the low water mark which they have handled the education between Chin-hai Taui Point and the sawmills at Mongkok during prohibited question,

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

For being in possession of prepared, opium a native was to-day fined $200 at

the Magistracy.

:

Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovitch, who

koure.

*A Country Girl" goes from triumph to triumph. On Saturday evening there was scarcely standing room in some parte of the Theatre Royal. The company partook of supper together after the performance and a very merry time was

at the Elyses Palace in Paris, the other

day. Prince Monivong, who has recently knots an hour and the journey was concluded his military studies at the uneventful and altogether restful after military school of Saint Maixent, and

been made an underlicutenant, will shortly the target practice between Hongkong love for Pnom-Pank, where he will spend and Manila.

holiday of six months with his rather, the Bing: He will afterwards return to. France, when he will be attached to the 19th regiment of the line at Brive.

ALLEGED MURDER AT WEST POINT,

The squadron is proceeding to Colombo at the rate of ten knots an

hour.

FRENCH ADMIRAL

REPRIMANDED.

At the Magistracy to-day, before Mi J. Wood, six natives were charged with casing bodily harm to a compatriot while FOR BREACH OF DISCIFLINE. working at West Point. It was stated in Court that the injured man had been ad- mitted to hospital, and kad since died from his injuries.

Prisoners were now charged with murder. and the case was remanded.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

• (Exclusia Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay.)

LONDON, December G

M. Clemencean, Premier and Minister of the Interior, of France, has been

At 1 o'clock to-day at Government House hastily summoned to Paris, where he

No anonymously signaḍ communications that was deprived of office after the war, has spent, some capital speeches being de-His Excelleney received the Austrian Con-Beverely reprimanded Admiral 'Ger÷-

have already appeared in other papers will be inverted.

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beer rehabilitated as a Lieut.-Commander of the Russian Navy, and appointed Naval aide-de-camp to the Tsar.

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In her will, which was proved recently, Birmingham lady, Miss Jane Kerr Davis, gave the quaint direction that her body should be cromated without any religious coronicby, and the ashes scattered in her garden.

The Bedonius interested in the pilgrim traffic, who benefitted by the late Shouereef's exactions, and who have beum caneing much trouble by attacking all the military pont

livered.

| sul who conveyed to his Excellancy a tele.

The Asaki reports that China has congraphis message received from his Gereen minet, Commodore of the Mediterranean 30 eminent mayal scated to the Japanese request that stricter ment expressing thanks for his Excellency's Squadron, and modsures be takon ta prohibit the Japanese cordial congratulations on the occasion of authority, for a breach of disciplins boyoutt in South Chios. It is said that the Jubilee of His Imperial Majesty the|

in granting an interview, wherein he telegraphic instructions have been sont Emperor of Austria. from Peking to the Viceroy at Cantet,

His Excellency the Governor today declared that the ammunition of the ordering him to disectve the Self-Govern- entertained Rear Admiral and Lady Coor ment Society.

pex, Consul and Mis von Wiser and Fing Lient. R. Wiegand to luncheon at Govern ment House..

On Saturday night the police railed a gambling house at 30 East Street, and ar- rested 14 nativos. Two of these were found, to be the toasters, and were respectively Kned 850 and $25 each at the Magiotrasy, round Mecca, have recently been repulsed to-day, by Mr J... H. Kemp, while the with heavy losses, but three battalions of ratnainder, being players, were each troops at Beitarawi were compelled to re-ordered to pay $3. tire to Medina, and were roughly bạndled, losing 74 killed and wounded:

FIRE AT SHAMEEN.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CANTON, Deestnbar 5, About seven o'clock last night a fire brake cut about a quarter of a mila behind the Shameen at No 30,, Yui Si Lai, and thirteen houses wère barnad down. It Two arrests have been affected in eva- noction with the recent robbery of State blazed merrily amid the vana? din of Stella Brunsfield, of 49 Holywood Road, juwels from the Sultan of Parak's Istana whistles and gongs for about two hours and to-day charged her hoy, at the Magistracy, at Kuala Kangsar. The two suspects were then died down gradually. No lives are Horokorɑ, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1906 with embezzling a sum of $n, chit money.] apprehended by the Ipoh polise in a Chin-reported as lush Fortunately, there was The allegation was that defendant hodese shophouse in Brewster Road, Ipoh. very little wind; sparks were blown on to collected this sure for complainant and did Thoy were found in the act of melting down the Shameen by the little wind there was, not hand it over. The boy, who was gold. The police are raticent about the but they all no damage. represented by Mr Otto Kong Sing, stated that he kept the money because his wages had not been paid. The case was adjotanod.

A THORNY PROBLEM.

affair.

POLICE STATION WRECKED.

(Prom Our Own Correspondent.)

feet was fifty per cent below present requirements. It is expected the Ad- miral Germainet will be severely dealt with.

CHINA'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLAGE.

CONSTITUTION TO BE

DISCUSSED.

(Woh Ta Yal Po'a Service:)"

PEKING, December 6,

It had been decided that the Prince Regent shall sit in the Wen Wa Palace, and the Grand Councillors be ranged on either aids of His Royal Highness on low benches. The legent, however, humbly declined to accede to this.

The question of shortening the period

House.

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Cathedral, Hongkong, on Sunday morning Bishop Lander preached in St. John's

unattended. So has it been with the

before a large congregation. In his re

CAMION, December 5. experience of the present Liberal Gov.

The death is announced of General Sir marks the Bishop urgså better observance Last week in Fatshan, No. 1 Police Godfrey Clerk, General Sir Godfrey ernment in at least much of the more clerk, R.C.V.O., C.B., Colonel Command of Sunday by the business and professional Station was wrecked as a protest against- important of their efforts in Homsant Ride Brigade, extra equerry to the meu of the Colony; the giving up of the the Authorities for having imprisoned the for establishing a constitutional Govern logislation. Their Education Bill of King, and His Majesty's Groom-in-Wait habit of doing a little office work and print who had cu named the Living ment is to be discussed 100 days after

ing (as he had also been to Queen Victoria), business letter writing on the Sabbath day. Buddha. The oficials of Fatalian now the death of the Inte Emperor. 1904 was so impalatable to the House of was born in 1835. He served in the a custom too general at present.

propose that the expense of rebuilding the palice station be paid by imposing fines

H. E. Chang Chih-tung requests, the Lords that they rejected it; last week Indian Matiny and after a distinguished

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One alarming feature of the political

quantities of arms are imported secretly into the country, the Government being A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR CROUP.

A REITABLE REMEDY FOR CRO powerless to prevent it. The east line is so long that guarding it is impracticable.

of the withdrawal by Mr Asqarm of the At about mid-night on Saturday Government's second measure dealing constable observed flames issuing from a with the contentious educational pro-rattle shed at the rear of He Tung's house Arme are also smuggled in across the in Seymour Road He gave the alarm and Chinese frontier. Sales of rifles by the blema. This latest perhaps is not No. 8 Fire Brigade were soon on the apot, nativo soldiers are getting common. The altogether surprising, for although there and in half an hour extinguished the com- Saigon Opinion says that, if this goes on 1748 Containing:-Soap, Perfume, Powder and has recently hasa much said and written diagration. Had it not been for the tittely much langer, a regular rebellion will be

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In the crypt of St. Paul's On November One of the uniformed officials of a rail. 6, the unveiling took place of a memorial:

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side aspected far too much consider-recantly, leaving estate valued for probate Young Men's Christian Association. The at £802 5s, 24.. made reference in his will memorial was committed to the charge of tion for its own' interests to make a

to a certain person, of whom he states that the Dean and Chapter by Me Howard common agreement at all likely. In My estate would have been considerably Williams, and was scepted by Archdeacon drafting their Arst messure on education larger if it had not been for my associations Sincair, who remarked upon the fact that the Government endeavoured to pacify with this perambulating human vinegar it was a man who spent his life under ernet and the cleverest known legal daylight the shadow of St. Paule who did this its own supporters and at the same time robber." Those associations, he estimated, great work for the young men of the to grant special concessions to the ust him considerably more than £400.-***

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the Lords put a merciful and to the Bill. Now the point on which opposing factions have failed to come to terms is the quee

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Patent Razor Strope, Shaving Mirrors, tion of grants to those schools availing in the rates, reducing the new rate to the dc., Ro., kai

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