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PARIS, gain for a very long time, to come. A suitable opportunity therefore presents itself to make a slight amendment in the procedare under the Ordinance which recent occurrences prove to be reasonably necessary. We refer more

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Japanese newapspor in Cesal has been suppressed.

`Homid Square Theatre, New York, has been destroyed by fire,

**The Customs House at Moji was totally

The poople of Canton are again allowed to shave, though the period of Imperial mourning is not yet over.

ing downs, Paris Models which now surrounds the issue of a destroyed by fire on the night of Decem-

banishment order under the provisions of her $3rd. the Peace Preservation Ordinance. It was principally this secrecy which gave rise to much of the hubbub, particularly among the Chinese. Very few were aware of the line of procedure Bye adopted, nor were the critics of the Governraent prepared to allow that each

General Memoranda.

A SPECIAL CASH REDUCTION THURSDAY, December 31:-

FOR THE

Christmas Season Only.

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this date sanjret to renė,"

Goods por Catherine Apear undelivered

after 4 p.m. tlite date will bolanded. FRIDAY, January 1 :-----

Exchange Banka Clorea.

TUESDAY, DECUMBER 29, 1908.

AMATEUR MARATHON

RACE

WORLD'S RECORD BROKEN.

(Exclusive Service, suppited by Reuter, via Bombay)

LONDON, December 28.

At New York in an amateur Marathon

Race, an athlete named Maloney broke the world's record, doing the

On the night of December three distance in two hours, thirty-six minutes stem-launches bolonging to the Saseto and two and a fifth seconds. Port Admiralty were destroyed by fire in the harbour of Sabo,

The C.P.R. chartered steamer Glenfarg

case was fairly considered and tried by the Governor-in-Council before being shortly after leaving Vancouver on Decem- ber 6, met with a slight nécident owing to finally passed upon. Our present fog in the Natrons, and her hall was Governor is rot a man who would sanc-damaged. tion nay hole-and-corner business what- soever, but this consideration was on tiraly lost sight of in the angry discus.

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RETRENCHMENT.

(Wah Tm Yo! Po's Service)

PEKING, December 28, Yuan Shih-kai telegraphed to Viceroy Yuen Shih-sheng of Chili that from the

By the courtesy of the Officers of the The Buffs" thoir band will play on the beginning of next year all superfluous Hongkong Cricket Club ground during the officials are to be discharged and that

QUARTER MASTER GENERALSHIP OF INDIA.

DECLINED BY GENERAL SIR P. B. N. LAKE.

(Exclusive Service, nipplied by Router, via Bombay)

Loxox, December 28. Major-General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake, O.B., Chief of the General Stall of the Canadian Militia, has been offered the post of Quarter Master-General of India but bas courteously declined to accept the high and distinguished honour

NotoMajor-General Sir P. H. N. Lake, C. B. s born on June 29, 1855, being a son of Liest-Colonel F. ( 8. Lake, Isto 64th and 10th Rogiments, In 1891 Major-General Láké married Hester, daughter of Mr H. Woodyor, Elucated at Uppingham, His Excellency was Gazetted to the 89th Foot in 1873 and served in the Afghan War from 1878 to-1879 for which he was awarded medal. Afterwards be Was Assistant Field Engineer and passed in 1884 and later obtained the Stakin medal with clasp and bronze atar. Major General Laks formerly cooupied the posi tion of Quarter-Master General of the Canadian Militia.ED, CM.]

Goods per Benvorlich andelivered after sions which the banishment orders Royal Artillery At Home" on Wednes the allowances of all officials will be the Staff College examitiation with honours

this date subject to rent.

Saturday, January 2:—

9 pm Boxing at City Bail,

MONDAY, January, dze

ovoked. All the public knew was that certain men had been barisbed and they

day.

In cormaction with the Bellica Public School, Mrs May has kindly consented to- distribute the prizes to-morrow, at 3 p.m.

Gooda per Asic undelivered at Noon did not know how it had come about,

ou this date subject to reut.

and when Rumour with hor busy, un-and all parents and friends of the pupils.

aro invited,

TreaDay, January :-

NOTICE.

6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital, in St. John's Borupulous tongue began to speak of

Cathedral

two hundred others haing, warned that they were on the list, most bitter denunciations were uttered against the Communications refuting to news should be Government and certain of its leading addressed to TmS EDITOR,

officials. All this unpleasantriess and un- Lettere relating to business should be address- ied to Time MaxAGER.

necessary friction could be avoided

and addresses with any communications ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication bud as evidence of good faith.

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

retrenched.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The health of his Holiness the Pope is causing some anxiety. He has had to abandon the usual New Year reception of

The Caledonian Bull at Shanghai, | the Corps Diplomatique. postponed from St Andrew's Day swing to the deaths of the Emperor and Empress Dowager of China, has taken place with marked sucosa.

The Congregation of Bites at Bome Las proved of the beatification of Elioung

Cuenot and Theophane Venard, missione rics who suffered martyrdom in China.

The total loss sustainad by Lord Am-

CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL. TO BE ESTABLISHED.

(Wah I'm Yet Fo's Service.)

PEKING, December 28. Chang Chih-tung intends to establishs.

It was reported on Monday night just before top o'clock, that a fro had broken A. S. WATSON Corresponders must forward their nemes in the fatte, we firmly believe, aub on the promises of Masara A. S. Watson herst, of Harkony, owing to the alleged a consultative council in Peking to a and Co.'s Aerated Water, Factory in Desdefalcations of Mr Charles Cheston, Lon-preliminary step towards forming u if the examination of the written Veur Road Central but it proved to be don solicitor, will, it is stated, amount to

parliament. Directions have been giver evidence now presented in these false. The fire brigade were on the spot £250,000.

to all the provinces to elect In a few weeks the banners of Sir Donald natives to serve on the council.

repres cases by the Captain-Superintendent but their services were not required.

The now wharves at Kowloon belong. Currio and Sir Thomas Sutherland will be built by Mesars Howarth, Erskine, Ltd., Mieluel aul Saint George, St. Paul's

CANTON HANKOW The suspected men would have the same will soon be completed and ready for Cathedral, they having advanced to the

These Heichow ranks of the thirty-two senior K.G.C.'s.

RAILWAY. facilities for dearing themselves and working cargo, ete,

belonging to the Steam Navigation Co., bringing rebutting evidence as they Ltd., was the first steamer to go alongside. have now, but the veil of secrecy would doing so yesterday. be entirely withdrawn and the public

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Alterations and additions to Advertisements

Pages 1,2,2,6 and 7, ahould be sent to the would be satisfied that everything was

Colonel W. G. Bedford, C.M.G. Army Medical Service, who has been appointed Administrativo Medical Officer at Hong- kong, is a medico of much experience and a great expert, in tropical diseases. He the medical branch of the army, and Iss

(Wah Tu Yot Pu's Service.)

PERING, December 28.

Clang Chi-tong, Director General

Ofice, No. 4, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 square and above board. We commend One is issued by the Northern Assurance has spent woll-nigh twenty-nine years in of the Canton-Hannow Railway has

before 5pm.

. New Advertisements should be sent in this suggestion to the Government with all due deference in the interests alike of the commercial community as well as of the officials whose business it is to administer the Ordinances of the Colony.

Advertisements and Saberiptiono which are nut ordered for a fixed period will be continued

until countermandel,

·Telegraphia Address: Mail, Hongkong. Telephone No. '33.

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HONGKONG, TUZabax, Décember 29, 1909.

THE RESTORATION OF NORMAL

CONDITIONS.

From Mesara Bradley and Co. come tro adiable offes calendars for 1905

Co. Ltd., and the other, which is surmount ed by an exceedingly useful commercial and strategia map of the British Empire, colours, advertises the Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.

in

The master of a licensed, passenger

Canton stating that if the second call

the experience of the South African War, telegraphed to Viceroy Cheung of 1890-1000, when he was stal ofices to the P.M.O. during the campaign of that period in the Transvaal, Orange Riser Colony, and Cape Colony (mentioned in despatches,

C.M.G.)

on the shares has not reached the sun required for the construction of the

boat was sent to prison. for six weeks by geen's medal with three clasps, and milway, it can be arranged to include

Commander Basil Tayler, R.N, at the Mazine Court, fo-day, in default of paying BRITISH STNÄMER SEIZED AT

NEWS OF THE DAY.

a fine of $25 for lying akngside the Mong- kong and Kowloon Wharf und Godown The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Co.'s wharf without permission, thereby Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bugs to causing an obstraction to the free access acknowledge with thank the following of other vessels. donation to the funts of the Hospitale :-- V. Afrirza (for 1909) $10.

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·FREUTER'S HENTICH:

VENEZUELA.

LONDON, December 27.

A rather alarming report reached Hong- kong on Monday that the British steamor Prince Su, President of the Ming-Tai On, running between Hongkong and choopa (Department of the Interior) issued Kongmoon, had been seized by two Chines It has been decided to hold the meat- the other Cay a proclamation in Peking alleged, haring run down a theatre junk as supreme and that a bloodless revolu-

gunboate on account of the Tai On, it is ings of the International Opis: Con-permitting people to shave their faces, but some time ago, the junk in questión hoing ton has been consummatet, ference, which is to meet in Shanghai on not their heads during the national mourn sunk in the collision, and several lives

the Lat February next year, in the Banqueting or ons uired days. As this luxury lost. The relatives clamed compensation is not permitted, Prince Sc has been fined from the Chineso owners to the amount of ing Hall of the Falice Hotel.

by the Prince Regent six months' pay, for $4,000 hot the races raised to pay this insing the proclaination,

amount and offered $1,000. This, however,

THE withdrawal by His Excellency the Governor of the Peace Preservation Proclamation meets with the universal approval of the Colony. For

some little

The American Government demands time it has been apparent that the steps from Congress on appropriation of four

milion dollars for the repairs of the baitin taken by the Government in the sequel ship feet immediately after its return home of the boycott riots had had a very from the cruise around the world. salutary effect, so much so that the

·Africes from Caraccas state that Vice President Gomez' authority is recognised

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Loxos, December 27, Swansea has heaten the Australian was not considered satisfactory, with the Raghy football team by 6 to ì...” At the A special meeting of the Sanitary rosult tha; the Tai O was soirod, it being Board was held today for the purpose of alleged that the vessel was not a British South African Olympic games in Joban- considering the question of daclaring Nos.steamer although flying the Briush esburg, M Walker ran. 100 yards in 11 and 12 sheds, Saxanon's Ville; Pokfulom fag. Captain Lawrence is in command of mine and two-fifths seconds. This

constitutes a world's record,

Ministry of Agriculture, Works and Com-disease. A caso, of sinderpest was also

A Peking dispatch states that the Road, to be infected with Foot and Mouth, the Tai On and the officers are Europan,

When the matter was brought to the

eco has granted (o two merchants, uumed reported at No. 10 ahed and all three sheds notice of the British Consul be soon.com- Wang and L, the mounpoly of manufacturers declared infected areas. Mr Rovinced the Chiness authorities that the

ressel was undoubtedly British and it was CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. ing and red ning sugar in the three provinces Hutchison presided, and the others present at once released and the officials acknow. IN SOUTH AFRICA. of Bianchuria for ten years,

were the Hon. Mr W. Chatham, the Hon. ledged their mistake.

MRS Sebreider, of offerfontein, Q. Me E.A. Irving, and Dr FearCE.

1 R0, in very grateful to the manua facturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He has found that it durm his children ma

From January 4 to the Univers

THAT MEANS RHEUMATISME,

threats of intimidation which were so Dumerous and so maleficent in the begining of October have completely died away. This combined with the assurances which the eight banished

What effect the closing of the Pari Chinsmen have given the Governor that

mutuel has upon the attendance at Japan Week of Prayer is to be kept in Hongkong CORE and swollen joints, sharp shooting well hisself of their and coldes A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety they will have no further connection ese raca-muotings is disclosed in the annus commencing each evening at 5.30. p.in, at pains, torturing müsoles, to reet, no They were all coughing and go on relket Meerschaum and Briar Pipes, with any association likely to disturb/report of thin Nippon Baco Club of Tako the F. M. C. A. The meetings, which are stubborn dissage to fight, but Chamberlain's have made this same discovers, -aere in. sleep, That menze. rheumatism Te is until this remedy was oped. Liany parents Calabash Pipes (a sposal Assort, the peace and good order of the Colony of the Club was hold utder very trying Obristian Union, are open to all denominis

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