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KWONG SANG COMPLETES-

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The woll-known coaster, the Kerong Bang, lying at the Hongkong and Kowloon West

not only emblematical of the festive season, but becausa obe is at present on har 100ili regular trip from Shanghai and Swatow to Hongkong and Canton, during which time sho has never, to as a nautical expression, brokon a ropeyarn. We congratulate the Indo-Chins Company on her performancs, and wish continued success to the Kwong Bang and her genial Commander, Captain

jealousies prevented the European Powers from dealing with the adyen-j Shanghai has started an Association Point wharf, in gaily decorated. This is surone Dictator as they desired and for of Old Paulines and invites the o-opera-

tion of Old 'Paulines in Hongkong. a time he had everything his own way. And what a way? was! History records Eight natives were fined $15 each and few queerer stories. Strange are the bound over in the sum of $50 each, at the tales which are told of the manner of life Magistracy to day, for fighting at Chau ke led once he felt aure that he could tweak the beards of Europe's diplomatic two masters of fishing beats were to-day For depositing rubbish in the harbour corps with impunity. Russian dis fined $2 each by Commander Basil Taylor, sipation at Port Arthur before the war R.., at the Marine Court

1:|: :ཀུན :|: 1:|:: 870 pales ita ineffectual fire before the

The Prince Regent ictande to send orgies which Casto indulged in at several members of the Imperial College of Caracens. The sun-scorched and over Physicians next year to study medicine which he exerted such a maliga infiné eace, however, gradually tired of the

BIRTH THOMIONOn the 28th Dec., at No. 5 Mountain View, Peak, the wife of D. D. THOMSON, of a Daughter.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Miscellaneo

Goods par Tonkin unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to ran! and landing charges..

after this date subject to rent.

and surgery in Europe.

Large audiences contious to patronize

W. P. Baker.

WORLIYA BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP.

JOHNSON BEATS BURNS

A Bratal Spectacle.

(Facturing Service, supplied by Bouter, via Bombay.)

LONDON, December 26,

At Sydney, in the great light for the world's championship between Barne, s Canadian, and Johnson, a coloured man, for a purse valued at £6,000

GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Tomorrow, His Excellency the Gov or and Lady Lugard are giving a dinner in honour of Their Excellencies the Japan, Johnson Beat Buray on points. In the ese Ambassador and Madame Kate The fourteenth round the contest, was stopped

Following guests have been invited Bir Francis and Lady Piggott, and Miss Oxley, the Hon. Mr F. H. May, C. M. G, and Mrs

mountebank and. we feel sure that the Victoria Cinematograph where some May, the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K., and

The

excellent pictures are being shown. artistes win many favours for their charm

gauging and dancing.

Mrs Pollock, Admiral of the Fleet, Sir

by the police.

LOSTON, December 27. There were 18,000 spectators present st the Burns Jobson, fight which was very fierec throughout

CASTED knew he had really reached the

James Erskine, K.0.B., Lady and Mrs and of his tether when he sailed for

Erskine, Cournodore, Mrs and Mis Lyon, Europe the other day, ostensibly to Goods pur E. E. Ferdinand undelivered obtain the advantage of the skilled Co.. I.. announces at an inte borg, H. Maj. General Broadwood, C.B. Barns, who was a pitiable spectacle.

The Shanghai Dook and Engineering. Captain Erskine R.N., Certain Marquis

L. Visconti, Captain Baron Mayari Hohen-"" Johnson proved much cleverer than Goods per Carnarvonshire undelivered surgeons of Germany to cure him of dividend of Tls. 2.50 per share, for the Colonel Darling, B.B. Lt. Colonel Chazaiar,

after this data subjost to rent.

last half-year ending October 31st, 1908, MG. and Mrs Chamer, Captain His face was frightfully swollen but some internal complaint, though the will be payablo to shareholders on January Major General Broadwood, the Rt. Rev. despite this factor Burns showed

Heathoote, A.D.0. to His Excellency stopping of his letter of credit rather 5th next.

the Bishop of Victoria and Mira Lander, Mr Funaten, Coneal General for Japan, and magnificent pluck. suggests that he has not got off

Mrs Finatau, Comms and Birs Volplealli, America, Mr and Mrs Scott. Mr Amos P. Wilder, Consul General for

General Memoranda,

THURIDAY, December 31:-

2.50 p.m.--Anction of Household Farmi- ture, &, at No. 87, Robinson Road. Goods per Sanuki Maru not cleared on

this date subject to rent. FRIDAY, January 1-

Exchange Banks Closed. -Saturday, January :--

9 p.m.-Boxing at City Hall.

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The numerous patrons of the Oricotal

Hotal will be pleased to learn that the peo- prietress, Mrs. M. Matthacy, has specially engaged the celebrated band of B. M. S. dinner on New Year's Day. Fuerst Bismarck to play during and after

Mesars Crosse and Blackwell had the with such well-lined pockets 38-honour of being appointed members of the might have been expected. According Intonational Jury making the Awards at the Franco-British Exhibition, and their to the telegrams CASTRO bas promised to make no further trouble but will allow sonds were in consequence Hors Honcour

(Beyond Competition). Venezuela to arrange her affairs without] again putting his finger into the dish. All the same we imagine that such a wily gentleman requires some watching and that it will be as well not to leave him out of the count, while the negotiatioze are proceeding. Unless disease and dissipation have done their worst with his intellect and constitution we can scarcely imagine him throwing up the sponge so complacently, giving up the

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In honour of the conferring of the

FUERST BISMARCK BAND.

Concert at the Theatre.

The large and representative andience which gathered at the Theatre Royal on Boxing night to patronise the Christmass concert provided by the band of 8. M. §, Fuerst Bismarck were given an enjoyable experience. Under the conductorship of Herr. O. Schwioker, the instrumentalists

The police intervened owing to the condition of Burns.

CHINESE MINISTER LEAVES BERLIN.

Wah T Tat Po't Service,)

PERIO, December 21. The Chinese Minister, Shu Pao Yi,

title of Long Yu upon the Empress played with undoubted artistic taste, their bas left Berlic, and the newly appointed Dowager, Chang Chih-tang and Yuan Shih-work always being crisp and bright, with Minister, Tin Cheung, will proceed to A correct appreciation of the finer pointe involved. The tono was excallent, and i take up his duties at the begining of would be difcult to contare more next year. sympathetic regard for light and shade than that shown by the performers. The band bas now firmly established itself in the opinions of the lovers of good music in the colony.

ka'i ato crested brevet Senior Guardians of the Hair-Apparent, and Shit Shu and Lu Chuan-lin brevet Junior Guardians of the Heir-Apparent. All four are to have the privilege of using purple coloured rains when riding on horseback.

The Council of the National, Women's Saturday night's programme was as Orders for extra copies of the CEIA MAIL.

Holland is to be sincerely congratz Anti-Huffraga League held meeting on varied in construction as it could wall be, should be sent before 11 a.m, on the day after lated upon the successful result of her Nov. 26 at King's Hall, Covent Garden and the masters were fairly freely drawn publication. After that hour the supply is Limited. Dash 10 ts, Credit 20 d., per bloodless intervention in Venezuelan vast majority of women in England Mendelssolin sdiffealt overture from "Kay Fady Jorsey, who presided, said that the fron. After opening with a capital Inter- pretation of Beethoven's Festival March, affairs. She has accomplished what resented the attempt to force upon them Blas was finely performed, receiving, nå such a burden as the franchis. A resolu. it did, the warmest planta from the on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the big Powers like the United States, Grest tion was carried pledging the league to audience. Then followed theme from Fancy, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later then 11 Britain and France were unable to resist the proposal to admit women to the the individual talent as well as the com

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMB 28, 1908.

VENEZUELA.

CANTON HANKOW

RAILWAY.

'LOAN CONCLUDED.

(Wah Tr: Yal Pot Stevios

PELLING, December 27.

The loan convention in connection

Parliamentary franchise and to Parliament, bined skill of the performers. This piece with the Canton-Hankow Bailway Eas while maintaining the principle that the was splendidly done. Three pretty bodies connected with the domestic and the frat part of the progratame closed kat and the British syndicate. work of women on municipal and other quartottes for strings were next gives been concluded between Yuan Shih- Cheno items boing bracketed together and

and increasing volno. social affairs of the community was of great with a bright and sparkling rendering of the waltz from the new opera, Dollar Princess.

on

The Juji Shimpo printsis London bele.

bring about the deposition of the Venezuelan international questions in Dictator CASTRO and the discussion of

the calm atmosphere of dispassionate diplomacy. We hope that she will go still further and bring about such a

Members of the Victoria Gaol staff programma was a light descriptive cyale of the Hongkong Christina Union, will be The novelty of the second portion of the A Now Year Meeting under the auspices settlement as will ensure the recognition held an enjoyable smoking concert at the consisting of Christmas alts by Kuedel held in the Thestre Royal pa

Officers mess in Wyndham Street on Satur. This was very cleverly rendered and fairly to the full of all the international obliga day night. There was a capital attendance, playing of the air Snowfall realistic The Victoria Quartette will also sing.

brought the house down. During the P-whenthe Bishopgf Victoria tions which Venezuala has fouted so and the event was in every way successful touch was given by a fall of artificial adow A. H. Harris will occupy the chair, und the

to the stags Tha selection from publis are cordially invited to attend. long. With the close of the "state of A programms of considerable variety was "Lulesgrin was conscientiously giron,

contributed to by a body of Instrumenta while a number from Churubinia reprisa's" on the Spanish Main, the lists, as well as by the following Messra doisks" and the waltz A Woman's love" world can look forward with equanimity Cooks. Brown, Allen, Collier, Brook, Constituted the remaining items, in

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gram stating that the number of Japanese to the ending of the present year of Delaney, Hatchinson, Jury, sad Dalzell grammnt of all round merit.

It will be heard with gratification that on of the lower class reaching ngland, by Everts in Venezuela have followed the grace, for the gates of the Temple of (songs) Mr Englefield (piccolo soles): Monday evening, next the band will again steamer is constantly increating. These course which we predicted a week JANUS are really closed at last. That Royal Marine quintette. The following well as concertos by Mozart and Grieg,

Mr Rape (dances), and selcotious by the appear at the Theatre. By special request inmigrants make a short stay in Tugland

they will provide a Wagnar umgramme, as before proceeding to Americs, which ago. The little republic bas chosen the they may long remain in that position committee were responsible for the arrange- white Professor E. Datenberg will render their ultimate goal. In Japan it is very axit we then indicated: abe las thrown must be the sincere wish of everybody, monto-Mesus J. McLeod (president), pianoforte solos with orchestral accom. difficult to obtain passports to the United Gast, Cocks, millis, Calvert, and Gipson, off CASTRO and appointed the United though in this sad world of ours it is A hearty welcome was extended by Mr States to act as mediator to arrange always the unexpected that is sure to McLeod to the visitors, and Bir Percy

Adaras responded. matters with Holland and various other happen. offended Powers. As CASTRO was the aola cause of the trouble, "the head and front of the offending," we imagine that

On Sunday Lady Lagard and House Venezuela will have little difficulty in Party attended Divine Service at St. John's putting her relations with the outside Cathedral. world on an amicable footing and will

Mrs Noble and Miss Waters, who are on

·SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

paniment.

States, en tires immigrants obtain their passports from the Japanese Consulate- Twenty-one persons were burnt to Gemaral in London and then cross bde. death in a fire which devastated the Atlantic. These lower-class Japanese are sillage CF Yoshida Shinmachi, Kumamoto, arotzing much ill feeling among the King-

December 16.

lish people ou secount of their indecent The Rev. E. W. Thwing, Superintendent should note this fact

behaviour; tho Jamnedo authoritise

In connection with the fact that the new Archbishop of York is the fourth Scotsman of Presbyterian parentsge who within a comparatively rocent period has of Chinese Missions in Hawall and an attained to the Primacy in the Anglican unofficial delegate to the Opium Conference Communion is is worth mentioning that at Shanghai, arrived in Hongkong by the

THAT MEANS GULUMATISME Dr Lang's association with Prosby Ana tha morning. He intende visiting CORE and wollen joints, sharp shooting terianism is of a much crore intimiste Canton to study the oplam question, obaracter than that at Tait, Dr Randal Ray

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themselves admirably in their strong A farewell tiffs was accorded Judge contrasts to the pencils of the newe Wilfoy on his departure from Shanghai. paper caricaturist. CITRIANO CASTED, It was attended by Bishop Chaver, Sir an alucet full-blooded Indian, is said to leading members of the American Com

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On Friday His Excellency the Governor played lost century by SIKON BOLIVAR in and Lady Lugerd entertained FH. the adjacent republic. He longed to fill Mehata Kumar of Sikkim, attended by the role of Liberator for he fancied that Major O'Connor, to dintor 3- Government

House. his country cried to him to liberate ber from the tails which the – fatalen

capitalist, and speculator were weaving. around her. But unlike BouIVAT bie motives were not clear, his methods werp Estall The your not pure. He seized the reine of govern day and WE AS ment and then started in to attempt to

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ont of the

The outstanding event in Christuisetide, in the mind. children, is the sonas, Chri guten at Brasside by bits.

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Wine of Cod Liver Oil go down the time, I will do so wheneren on Dr. Cosmo Lang during his father's life-threat it begins looking for trouble, and tunity in kitared. Try it time, and it was while the present Prin when it finds the trouble it begins paring it tow relisver the pain For Bala

10 chemista aid atora ceperu minister of Fyvie that the new Archbishop of York was born. On the death of De Norman Macleod, Dr Marshall Tang went.

gradusted at the University there, In to Glasgow as bis successer, and at the age of eighteen Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang

recent biter to his friend, Professor Cooper, of Glasgow, University, the new

Church of Scotland and the Anglicat Archbishop expressed. ** the hope that the

Church might be drawn into caser fellow- ship.

POST OFFICE AFFAIRS,

(From Our Oron Correspondent),

Mavad, Dreamber. 23. Till further orders the decree of 22nd October last, enfching the me of new seals and other stamping apparata, for the Post Office has bean annulled.

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