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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908.

RECOGNITION CONDI- TIONS ACCEPTED.

BY MULAI HAFID.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,

via Bombay.)

LONDON, December 6. Mulai Hald has replied to the Franco-Spanish note accepting the conditions of recognition, with one minor cxception.

BIG RUSSIAN LOAN.

TO REDEEM BONDS TO MEET DEF.CIT.

(Exclusive Service, reppited by Reuter,

via Borsboy.)

LONDON, December 6.

The Budget committee of the

JUDGE WILFLEY RESIGNS.

ME RUFUS THAYER OF WASHINGTON APPOINTED TO SHANGHAI.

(From Our Own Correspondent),

LUNION, December 8.

A report from Washington states that President Roosevelt has accepted the resignation of Mr Justice Willcy, of Shanghai, and ban appointed Mr Rufus Thayer, of Washington, to arccood Judgo Wildoy.

THE MANCHURIAN CONVENTION.

ECLIPSES TO BE OMITTED FROM THE CALENDAR.

(Wah Te Yat Po's Fervice.)

PEKING, December 7. The Prince Regent has ordered that in fature the eclipses of the sun and moon are to be omitted from the calendar, and

KOWLOON CEMETERY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

FIRE AT KOWLOON,

At the Sanitary Board meeting this A fire broke out at Blackhead's Print, afternoon, the Colonial Secretary wrote Kowloon, at about 4.40 b'oleck this mor- informing the Board that His Excellency ning: It originated in soins couliss"quarters, the Governor had decided to defer the and the outbreak them spread to a large selection of a site fors cometery at Row- matshed covering a big sinck of coal loon, sa, owing to the configuration of the near at hand. The alarm was given by the country, great alterations were certain to water polico, and nasistance in quelling the over as the peninsula was developed, and fames was soon forthcoming from the Fire it was almost impossible to select a site Brigade as well as the Dok Company's Lug until a general plan for laying out this "David Gilles." In about an hour the area had been evolved. Moreover, at there was checked, but not before a consider present time funds were not available to able amount of damage, roughly estimated farm the cemetery and the roads giving at about $2,000, had been done.. access to it.

The Hon. Mr Hewett minuted - A sito should be marked out now. No consider able sum need be spout for sometime to

como.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, December 7. The engineers on the canton-Kowloon Railway have to meet difficulties in the course of their work and face considerable opposition from the Chiness village people. Little affairs that demand no email amount of patience and tast are constantly crop picg up, and no matter bor diplomatic the arcused, which may Cause no small inconvenience and delay in the work One engineer used to complain that the pieces of wood he used in pegging out the centre-line were very often pulled up and taken away during the night.

SPORTING,

The Coming Baseball Players.

From a private. letter which has been kindly placed at our disposal we learn that the Reach All-American baschs)]__team have had a victorious tour through Japón. In the three games played the Japanese teams have been succoarful in getting one run only. The first game (with" tho Waszka team) no man got to second hase, In the second game une man got a run while the American test scored seventeen. The third game I saw myself in Tokyo (this was the best of the three games played); the Kajo Univeraity toam bald the Americans down to these runs, they then- solves scoring none. One man got to

steal home, allowed not to see him try kim to get nearly home, and then stopped him fuur feet from the base. In this casu they simply set a trap for the Japanese runner and he walked straight into it. About 7,000 sttended the game,"

Russian Dums have sanctioned a loan that officials need not have gongs beaten engineer may be, ill-foeling is sometimes third base and the Americans prožended.

of forty-five million sterling to redeem qufficient bonds to meet 2 deficit expenditure in 1909.

THE KING INDISPOSED.

SUFFERING FROM A COLD

AND RHEUMATISM.

(Fadusive Service supplied by Reuter, tis Barbay.)

LONDON, December 6. His Majesty King Edward is onffering from cold and a slight

attack of rheumatism.

FRENCH ADMIRAL

DISMISSED

(Ezdnice Service supplied by Reader, eia Bombay.)

Lonnor, December (.

Admin Germinet, Commodore of the Mediterranean Squadron, and an eminent naval authority, has been dismissed as a result of his statement to an interviewer that the ammunition of

the French Fleet was at present fifty per cent below requirements.

(REUTER'S BELTICE.} ITALY AND AUSTRIA.

in connection with such eclipses as is customary.

The Prince Regent intends to confer on Chang Chiltung, the title of Senior Guardian to the Heir Apparent, in re- With robbers so numerous around Canton oognition of his creditable services. just now, one would expect that the en- Yuan Shi-kai has expressed his inginere, on the distant sections, would tention to rotire but the Empress remive their dus share of attention from Dowager and the Prince Regent, as well these gentlemen; to prevent such attacks as all the Grand Councillors, earnestly the magistrates of the various districts send a squad of soldiers, who guard the house request bim not to do so.

in some cases day and night and in others at night only.

-

The Board of Foreign Affairs has informed The Russian Minister that the Buard is ready to discuss the conven- tion in connection with Manchuria on

the 11th inst.

TYPHOON WARNING.

The following telegrams were received at the American Consulate General, Hong- kong, from the Manila Observatory at 11.50 am. on Tuesday:-Cyclone or typhoon W.

of the Northern Luzon Carolines. Direc

tion ooknown.

OFFENSIVE TRADE LICENSE.

Wong Sui Ting applied at the meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon for a fat boiling licctae B No. 15 Reclamation St, Monglok

Mr A. Shelton Hooper minuted :--No offensive trade should be allowed south of Soy Street.

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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASF.

Half a dozen soldiers wond not be of much account in an attack by from seventy to vas hundred armed robbers, and the fact that the engineers are almost quite free from such stracks Is due to the lack of advantage to be gained rather than to the

guard.

About ten days ago Mr D. R. Fraser the engineer in charge of the district. nearest the Kowloon end of the milway, had all his supply of dynamite taken away be pight. One of the gang responsible was caught the following day and beheaded

on the spot.

At the beginning of last week there was a sequel to this which very nearly cost one of the engineers his life.

Bir E. Shatton is the engineer in charge of the last section of the Chinese part of the railway. One night at the beginning of last week, while Mr Shatton was asleep, a stick of dynamite, with percussion cap and fuse attached, was thrown on to lás verandah about one s'elock. I fell at the feet of the Chine a soldier who was on guard on the verandah. He picked it up and, hearing the hiss of the burning fuss, at once throw it some distance over & wall near the verandah. Almost immediate ly after there was an explosion on the other The Veterinary Surgeon reported st shoe in the ground

side of the wall. Beyond tearing a large flatenge was done. meeting of the Sanitary Board, this after-Up to the present the perpetrator remains noon, that Fout and Mouth lischse existed unknowa and no reason can be assigned at No. 10 shed of the Dairy Farm Com. for so cowardly an attack; it is merely an instance of the extent to which opposition pany's premises at Pokfulum. The shed to the sailway is offered. Fortunately "contained twelve cows and two bulls, and opposition of such a serious nature is very of these three were infected. He recom- onusual, and, to the engineers themselves, comes as a great surprise; however it is ended that the shed be declared an

making them keep a sharper look cat.

LONDON, December 6. Signor Titten''s speech denotes” marked departure from the tone of ready acquiescence adopted when the annexation of Bosnia was first proposed, and is likely to cause considerable.FEAST umbrage in Vienna,

THE REPORTED GERMAN- JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

LONDON, Docomber 6,

It is semi-officially denied in Berlin that Gremany, and Japan propose to make an agreement. Germany has oo intention of taking such steps.

THE GERMAN BUDGET..........

LONDON, December-6. The German Budget statement shows a deficit of Mks. 13,000,000,, for 1907, and it is estimated that there will be an increased deficit of Mks. 112,000,000 for the current financial year owing to the diminution of the revenue and the increased expenditure of which the Navy Estimates are the heaviest burden,

THE GERMAN BUDGET

DEBATE.

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CONCEPTION.

Celebrations at Hongkong.

&

To-day being the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, high Fontifical Mass was held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, this morning, The Right Rev Lord Bishop Pozzout olicinted, assisted by The Rav Father F. Noval, Procurator of the Spanish Mission and the Rev Father P. Gubardi and others, The Church was prettily-decorated for the bocasion and there was a very large number of communicants at the genomi Ocm- manion.

Vespers will be sung in the evening, concluding with the Benediction of the Dlessed Sacrament.

KOWLOON RICKSHAW

A NEW RAILWAY AGREE- MENT.

It is reported in Chinese papers that

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We wonder that with all these Interport matches in progress or in the air, there is no talk of a chesa contest. We fool sure that, at any rate, Canton could hold her

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financiers will look after theirs. drew attention to its insanitary condition, specified Japanese bank, Farther, hetween the commanding offices, and Col.

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their games submitted to the Japanese The hand of the 99th Decoare also detached De Macfarlane. now reported that he was Government, and after they have beed itself from the West Kents, and arches aid out of the United States, will on March Liberals protested against, a slackening unable to agres that the shelter was in a | approved, they may be employed in the at the head of the incoming battalion, play sh, 1900, borome a Member of the Editorial filthy condition or evor had been so. He raste for which they have been selected.ing "Auld Lang Syns" in masala time Staff of the Outlook, which will thereafter But these matters can be arranged in a After some little delay, during which the a fantasy, and an allusion to Austria as memorandum submitted by Mr: Hooper. subordinate matters, whether of Bounce or shaking bands with their friends gathered on Political, Social, and Industrial Topics TOOL CO., LTD.

specifically replied to the points in the friendly way by matual discussions. All departing soldiers had opportunities of be the oxclusive channel for his writings our faithful ally" was received with fe denied that the shelter had got boen otherwise, will be settled, if any differences hereabouts the march was resumed.-Fee November 7th, 1908, New York City

should arise, by representatives chosen by swept for three weeks, as it was swept out the Chinoso Board of Eosts on the one

BARBERS DISMISSED AND twice daily, and controverted other state hand, and by delegatas chosen by the dog committed suicide in Paria the

STARVING, iments. Neither did he think that the South Manchurian Railway Company on other day. A Saint Bernard dog, which expatise

of emereting the shed was the other. Their decisione shall be re had refused all nourishment since the death justified.

garded as binding on each party. When of bis mistrose a week before suddenly

(Frem Cur Oun Correspondent.) Mr Hooper minuted- My informant still the treaty has been signed work must be dashed into the street in Paris and throw

BY CANEON, December 7- maintains that up to the time of the last at once began,

himself under a passing motorear

As a result of time national mourning. Boar wasting the shelter had not been

and the prohibition of sharing, most kept regularly clean, but there is an im- provement since attention was called to it.

of the barbers have been dismissed, by inspected the place myself two days ago

their masters and are now in an almonet and found it olsan.

Barving condition. Sevan thousand of them had a testing in Hangohor and

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LONDON, December 6. A long official denial of a mobilisation has been published in Vienas, in which it is stated that Austria is merely retaining the supplementary" reservists, with the colours on account of the arduous frontier duties.

THAT MEANS RHEUMATISM.

ROBBERS ARRESTED.

(From Our on Correspondent).

CANTON, December 7. The soldiers sont by the Pun U Magistrate

CORE and swollen joints, sharp shooting to Wong Kong succeeded in arresting five pains, torturing assolen, no rest me robber. One is said to be Innocent and #sleep. That meana-zbeuránciant. It in a

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