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THE CHINA MAIL.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1808.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

He A. Lysaght is a passenger by the Nikko Mare, returning to Australia after an enjoyable holiday in Japani,

Mr Baden-Powell, brother of the famous

PRINCE CHING HONOURED.

(Wah Im Yai Pa's Bercies)

PERISO, December 91. The hereditary honour of Prince of the First Order te been conferred on

General, and Mrs Baden Powell are pass- sugars by the Nikko Maru for Sydney.

A marriage has boon arranged. and will take place early in January, between Mr. Prince Ching. Newton J. Stabb, of Hongkong, and Ethel

THE CITY OF PARIS, even idiote erosionally show abibiy in Imbecile who could tell at once the date parely numerical calculation. The sub of birth, the death, and principal events ject proved an interesting to the educa-of the lives of all the celebrated persons tional world that Cosmos threw open its mentioned to him. Dr Hes relates the columns to the disputants and some casesfa woman whose intellect and speech very interesting physiological facts were were both very limited, and who, when Ready made Day and Even-laid before its readers. One con-her age was told her, at once reduced it

ing Gowns, Paris Models tributor wrote. "The category of

mentally to minutes. Apnisor speake abnormal, backward, or unstable pupils of an idiot woman whose chief pleasure in Hats and Toque,includes very different types. There was to work out numerical problems, Mary, eldest daughter, of Mr. A. M.the great honour, but the Prince Regent Laces, Trimmings, Under-are false abnormale who are simply There are all possible intermediate Shanghai Banking Corporation, London. clothing,Boots and Shoes, badly developed because placed in bad stages between the most pronounced in-

Admirat de Richelieu, the retired com-accept the new sign of favour." Hosiery and Gloves, etc., hygienic conditions; when these are fantillism and the normal state. A eer-mander-in-chief of the Siamese Navy, who

removed from their surroundings, and tain hereditary predisposition, taken in came out from Europe specially for the OFFICIAL DESPATCH DE-

etc.

Townsend, manager of the Hongkong and

celebration at Bangkok of the King of

Prince Ching respectfully declined

has paraded His Royal Highness to

679 properly nourished, they may often be connection with children's diseases, Siam's record reign, left Singapore by PARTMENTS ABOLISHED.

mande ints excellent scholars. Then senility, alcoholism, or tuberculosis, the Prine Ludio for Qanos, and will te there are children who are near-sighted explains some of thess stoppages of barn to Copenhagen.***

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Azotions. 11a.m.--Auction of Mechanical Toys,&c.

át Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Bales Rooms.proft by what the teacher says, are not 2.30 p.m.- Auction of Chinese Porcelain, interested in the lesson, remain &c., at My Geo. P. Lammert's Sales inattentive, and are soon regarded as backward. Correct their defeets of visual accommodation, cure their deafneso, or simply place them on the front bench in the class, where they

or slightly dest, who, being able to development. They are often the con- The Bible in the World" warmly

Room

Amusements. p.m.-Performance at City Hall

MiscellaneoKLE

Goods per Hongkong Mars undelivered at Gooda per Persia andailvered after this

noon this data subject to rent.

date subject to mani.

General Memoranda,

THURADAY, December 24:—

sequences of infectious disease contracted in childhood, and more particularly alterations of the thymid gland.".

The French professors have made out a strong case against the Englishman's theory and the ordinary public will be content to let it rest there. Meanwhile

TEN MILLION DOLLARS SAVEDA

*(Wah Two Tat Fo'r dervice.)

congratulates the Rov. George Owen ou his appointment to the Chair of Chinese in King's College, London. This distinguishad P Panso, December 21, missionary-first went out to Peking under

The Prince Regent has decided to the .M.8. in. 1865, and he has taken leading part in producing the "Union" abolish all official despatch departments- version of the Mandarin New Testament.in connection with all provinces, fans

Car. V. F. Musso di Peralto, of Hong-mving more than ten million dollar. kong, has been married to Miss Margherita annically. Pignone Dol Carretto, Marchioness of

may hear and see with less effort, and the case of the backward child profite Orioli, in the Bed Hall of the Municipal they will become good pupils. I immensely by the discussion. Now that desire to say a word now of that class

we know something of the cases of the

Goods per Berlinger undelivered after of abnormals who may he called under apparent backwardness it will not be

developed. We must

this date subject to rent.

FRIDAY, December 25:-)

Kxchange Banka Ülored.

Insurance Offices Closed.

Saturdar, December 26 -

9p.m.-Grand Concert at City Hall, Monday, December 28 :---

8 p.in.Auction of Crown Land at the Pablic Works Department's Offices,

TURDAY, Desember $$

Goods per Tenkin unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and Isadlog obarges.

NOTION.

Communications relating to neue should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

mci za Tror MawLON,

Correspondents must forward their nOILER| and addresses with any communications ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

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

(REUTER'S SHEVKUL.] AEROPLANES.

Loxtos, December 20, The Wright-Lemans seroplane' fis-

Palace at Naples. The Marquis de Caresto acted as best man, and there were present the Marquis of Beaumonte Bonili and Count Forzella supporting the bride, and the Marquis de Goyzasta di Tavanns and the Duke Carlo Carracciolo, the bride- groom's friends. On the following day the

degli Angeli in Pizzofalcone, the Rev. THE UNITED STATES SECRE great poup in the Church of 8. Maria Bishop Marigliano officiating.

distinguish ditioult to devise means of removing the slowness of intellectual development hindrances to satisfactory mental de-religious ceremony was performed with covered 62 miles in 114 minutes. from deviations of brain action due to velopment, each case being sympathet lesions of the brain. As Ar remarks, ically approached and studied on its idiots are no more backward than a own merits.

man with his legs cut off is a dwar The idiot is incurable because some part of his brain has been functionally destroyed. It can no more be replaced than we can give new legs to the man who has lost them. All that we can do is to form by education and habit

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Austrian-Hungarian cruiser Lee. pard, saived in the harbour this morning,

The 9.6. Kloking (China Navigation Co.) came out of dock at Quany Bay this morning.

The members of the Victoria Coal staff are to hold a smoking concert in their Mass Room, Wyndham Street, on Satur.

Lettere relating to business should be address imperfect functional substitutes. With

The Reach All-American base-ball under-developed persons, on the contrary team, with the redoubtable Mike Fishor in the development may be taken up and charge, left for Manila to-day, by the Several Taming. completed at any moment. types of these are recognized. The purest is the subject who in all respects is backward with others of the same age, so that of fifteen years be is like a child of eight, and at twenty like a Orders for extra copies of the 'China Honchild of ten. ... This is a type of should be sent before 11 am on the day after publication. After that her the supply is total under-development. The subject limited. Cash 10 eta...., Credit 20 ela, por has stopped growing, has remained a child, but a normal child, of average intelligence?

inserted.

copy.

We have just unpacked our Alterations and additions to Advertisements New Season's Confectionery, No. 5, Wyndham Birze, not lower than 11 os Pages 1, 2, 3, # and 7, should be sent to the

This stoppage of development, we imported from the leading Lou-a. No Advertisements should be sest in

before I pri

gather from the discussion, is not 1829 don, Parisian and American

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are | always so simple; it may be connected not ordered for a fixed period will be continued with anomalies of di vera kinda-obesity, Houses.

Doors open 8.30. Commagcor..

Rongkong, December 2, 1903.

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

TO-NIGHT I TO-NIGHT!

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GREAT SUCCESS.

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until countermanded.

Telegrapine Address: Mail, Hongkong, Telephone No. 22.

The China Mail.

BACKWARD CHILDREN,

:

day the 28th just

Foz stealing a quantity of brass at Shaukiwan throw natives were to-day, each Eont to prison for aix weeks by Mr J. Wood, at the Magistracy

Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library There were 311 European and 158

and 164 European and 3,998 Chinese visitors to the Museum-during the week ending 20th December..

A boatwomen of a licensed passenger boat was fined B5 at the Marine Court

to-day, for failing to have her junk pro- gigantism, premature senility, myx-perly lighted as required by the reguin edema. There are all degrees, from tions. For a similar offenes a fine of $10

was imposed on a boatman, the purest and most complete infantilism

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

There will be a Oficial Dinner at

·TARY OF STATE,

Loston, December 20, Mr Taft has appointed Senator Knox Government House tonight to which the to be Secretary of State in his Cabinet.

PORTUGAL

following guests have been invited--Kor- D.S.O. and Mrs Baird, Staff Surgeon vettenkapitan Ackermann, Capt Baird

and Mra Briss, Colonel Bedford, C.M.G. P.M.O. and Mrs Bedford, Fregation- Kapitan Boedicker, Mr and Mrs Bonitos, Comdr Bachanau, Capt Brierley, D.8.0 and a coalition ministry is in course of The Portuguese Cabinet has resigned

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and Mrs Montagu Ede, Dr. and Mrs Evan-formation. Jouco, Capt. and Brevet Major Findlay,

R. A. Capusin Baroh R. de Corvin, Mr

Lospor, December 20,

Rev. and Mrs Franco. Dr. and Mrs Grote, THE DELIMITATION OF MAÇAO Mr and Mrs J. Hastings, Mr Kiog.

WATERS. Hongkong Police Mr sud Mrs Mackay, Mies Mutter, Mr and Mrs Beste, Capt. and Mrs Worthington, Captain Wurmbsch, The following received invitations but were

LONDON, December 20, unavoidably prevented from attending It is declared in Lisbon that there Mrs Fox, Mr and Mrs Crofton, Flest Sarg are no differences between Chins and and Mrs. Beakmall, Captain Climo, B.A, Brother Christian, Comdr D'Estienne, Mr Portugal in the negotiations for the and Mrs Bellios.

delimitation of the waters of Macao, which are proceeding normally,

His Excellency this morning received Captain Baron W. Hehonberg fat cho Austro-Hungarian Cruiser Leopard, and Captain Marquia I. Cunni Visorati of the Italian Cruiser Paglia.

receive Tantai Liang Lau hau, the Chinese To-morrow at 11 .m. His Excellency will Consul General of Australia, and also Mir Harris, Commissioner of I. M. Castoms.

CHATER-BALTHAZAR WED DING

AMERICAN BRITISH UNIVER-

SITY FOR CHINA

LONDON, December 20. Lord Wm. Cecil with Dady Cecil) will shortly leave for a two months visit to- China, in connection with a jont American-British scheme to found *- Chinese University on Christian lines.

THE FRANCO GERMAN PRESS.

A very pretty wedding took place on November 18, at St. Mary Abbot's Church, Kensington, when Mr C. Paul Chater, no- phow of Sir Paul Chater, of Hongkong was

Lostor, December 20. married to Miss Aileen Balthasar. The Rev. The Franco-German press has renew- Cannon Pennefather, assisted by his curate, edita polemics anent the suggestion of be remembered by many edd friends in Hongkong sa ho only left for England early demand a delimitation of the Algiero- in the present year. The bride, who was Morocco frontier. The French press given away by her brother in law. Mr Maya that the matter solely concerni Sarkica, looked charming in a robe of white crepe-de-chine, crowned with a France and Morocco. Kowloon residenta were charmed on wreath of omnge blossoms, and carried Monday night by some excellent carola bouquet of white carnations, lies of the singing. We hope "The Waits" will not valley, and white brother Two children and one girl bridesmaid, were in atten-

LONDON, December 20. tirn of their good intention, tart will keep dance. The former walked directly after the good old English institution going till the bride and wore frocks of turquoise blue The Montenegrin merchants are start"-

with banquets of pale pink carnations and inga boycott against Austrian goods. wore. Julliet caps composed of Forget- me-nota and blue ribbon finished

to the mind, without appearing toggling scheme which is being carried onducted the service. The bridegroom will the German papers that Gerizany should

THE FAR RAST.

up to the limits of imbecility. A sensation has been caused in Japan arrest of development may relate solely by the discovery of a gigantic sugar on between Luzon and Japan. Twenty-five Hongkong, Tuesday, DenBER 22, 1908. interfere with the Lodity growth. It thousand bags of Philippine sugar have

may also relate entirely to the been already confiscated. character....

"In our great schools of mathematics Soom have the conditions of child-there is no class that does not contain hood been more sympathetically studied one or more of thean eubjects, brilliant that in the proscut age. From the time so far as abstract studies are concerned, the festive person dawns, Their voices the puling infant first takes the air inbat incapable, later, of practically are most excellently blended. its nurse's arins right up to the age of utilizing their theoretical knowledge, adolescence, the child receives most care and specially incapable of direct-Seamen's Instituto, Kowloon, on Monday bride, dressed in a white pean-de-seissuing cards of invitation for ful study on the part of scientific investi-ing an assembly of men

under night, having been arranged by Mr A, B, costume and Foliet eng, and carrying a Home" on the N. T. K. Himno Maru on Ayris. The following were the contributers bouquet of while scations, looked very Tuesday to meet His Excellency Mr Kite, Cocoanut Taffy, Almond gators and as a result the coming their control, As children, they were to the progisnimeMas G. H. Edwards pretty. Mr John F. Jordan was best asan the Japeness Ambasader to England,

The reception, which was given by the generations should have a fairer chance the playthings and the laughing-stock Mr G. H. Edwarda, Mr Pelling, Mr Han bride's sister, Mrs A. T. Apcar, was who is travelling to London by that vasile 1748 Taffy, Creme Apricots, Sucre

in the battle of life than did many of of their commdes, who unconsciously

sington, and was largely attended. After TABY and grandfather on take Stearns de la Creme Caromels, Pep-their predecessors. In the matter of recognized that they were unlike their

the usual toasts had been given the happy Wine of God Liver Oil, because it je A fire broke out on Monday night at couple left for their honeymoon amid delicious and is made for people with wher permint Lamps, Marshmal education alone the lost quarter of a playmates, as adults they are incapable 21, Shi Foo Lano, West Point. Inspector the numerous congratulations of their stomachin, Makes new blood and balls up low Balls, &c., &c., &c.

century has seen a great advance in the of undertaking any enterprise. If therRobertson and his foon were soon on the friends.

Tickets on also be obtained at the ROBINSON PIANO CO.

Forget the Address;

DES VOUX ROAD (POTTINGER STREET CORNER) Hongrong, December 23, 1907.

THEATRE

ROYAL,

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 26TH.

GRAND XMAS CONCERT

BY THE BAND OF SALS, FUERST BISMAROK (BY KIND PERMISSION OF ADMIRAL COERPER),

MOBINSON FIANO CO., LTD. Hongkong, December 18, 1908, 1701

CARMICHAEL AND

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ALLMY, SINGAPORE,

Fuller's Confectionery.

Pascall's

French Confectionery.

Nougat, Nattona, Walnut Toffee, Fondants, Caramels, J&c., C., &c.

of with 2 rosatte on either side.

▲ espital concert was given at the The latter, Miss Kitty Apeas, a neice of the

nibal, and the Victoria Quartelt,

apot, and they did good work in preventing

President Resevelt, has ordered the

in issued in view of the proposed changa

methods of cultivating, stimulating and are enginects their workmen will the flaws from sprending to the adjoining bringing to perfection the powers that always be lazy and unteachable," it houses. The Central Fire Brigade appeared lie dormant in every human mind. teachers, their classes will be undiscipou the one later, and soon the fire was got undor control. The second four of the Even the backward child has been given lined; if officers, they will be unable to house was completely burnt, while there was a better chance, while the week-minded command the passiveobodionce, the blind steno considerable dansge done by water. For imbecile are not negloted. A well-confidence, that constitute the principal

known English educator recently declared strength of namies. Their subordinates officers of the marine corps to take the that mental capacityalways corresponded feel that there is no authority over them. | riding best prescribed for the officers of the with the aptitude for mathematics; that Intelligent though they may be, their army. It is understood that the new order those children who had not this optituda wills, their paychical force, their mural ore likely to be below par in intel- ascendancy, are strophied. Nevertheless, ligence all along the line. Needless such persons may render great service to say this dictum was immediately and attain high station in careers that manently assigned to shere, statione vod

trained for special shore doby, challenged and the discussion which fol- do not require vigour and decision. A lowed makes rather interesting rinding, certain aptitude for calculation is met By kind permission of Major EYSLA Crackers. The subject was taken up not only in ametimes in pure Imbecilor. Formis sail Uffours, the Band of the 13th Rajputa England, but also in France and one WINSLOW reports the case of an idiot Till play the following programme of mune at the King Edward Hotel, during doctor of the Sorbonne demonstrated who could remember the day of death dinner on Thursday, 24th December very satisfactorily that a very different of each person who has died in the 1908, feather permi

March uve stars,

kesitation the name and

Tom Smith's

8.. WATSON & CO., nasion would be drrived at from the region for the past

DINGE AND

very same foots upon which the English teacher had based, his conclumion. He proved the

ondnees

forrigerous thoug

in the status of the marine corps. By s event order allesrines are to be withdrawn from the ships and concentrated and pers

Bela

afterwards hold at the Emproës Rooms Ken

Vice-Consul and Mrs. Tunatau are

the system.

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