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THE CHINA MAIL.
his ambition to see the University
MONDAY, JANUARY 11,
REFORMERS AND TORTURE. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
CENSURED.
* UNPRECEDENTEÐ LIBELI“, ING OF LEGISLATURE.”
(Bxdusive Servies supplied by Better, wia. Bombay).
LODOX, Mannery 9,
under which it is issued Me Many homes, or where they can be visited by originally offered to give a sum of their parents, and to keep touch and
Recently L Tan has been more than STREET. $160,000, to be used for the buildings, retain their family affections, and their
with a further mum of 830,000 for patriotism-will appeal to Chinese anally diligent in ecaishing for Be- endowment. The Colonial Director of parents even if the cost be no less than farmers, haling them to prison, and, accord- education in Europe? A Public Works, however, sstimated that have heard, too, that Chinese to the report, leleting torture. Mors- As to whom he arrests; he is quite content the buildings proposed would cost not parents find by experience that their over, it is said that he is not very careful. less than $200,000, whereupon Mr Manr, sone often return from a course of study it there is only the shadow of suspicion in in foreign country with revolutionary with that large-hearted public spirit for ideas and become a danger to the State, regard to any one. Now suspicion is in the which he is noted, undertook to provide It should be the special care of the very atmosphere of political life in Chin
A Washington mossage states that in the buildings in accordance with the Hongkong University to see that no at present. Two military officers were plans, which he had approved, no matter such pernicious doctrines are encouraged recently streated at heklung on the East the debate in Congress on President
or tolerated here.
Eiver. One of them is an offer in what the cost might be. But as it was established and working, during his life-time, ha demurred to the suggestion that the endeavour to obtain funds for the equipment and endowment of the 679 University should be undertaken only when the Secretary of State's permission for the grant of a public site is given and building operations are in actual
favourably disposed towards the prisoners, SERVIA APOLOGISES TO progress. He urged that immediate
and, therefore, there was not the ap plication of the severity that is doomed steps should be taken to invite subscrip-
That Sir FREDERICK LUGARD has this necessary in order to obtain confessions. In tions and he informed the Governor
wasapplied in a very heartrendingway. Both that he would socordingly leave his offer University scheme greatly at heart no the ramen, however, it is said that torture 13 a.m.--Apotion of Furniture & Fix. open for six months from the let January one reading his ably written appeal will the suspected in en were hung up, though 1909. The sum stated to be required deny. We certainly hope that success by what limbs is not recorded, and were for the furnishing, equipment and enwill crown his efforts and that a Univer-held in this cruel position in order to wring dowment of such an University as is sity for Hongkong will be an accom-evidence or confessions from them. Hanted outlined, represents a capital sum of plished fact bofore the time comes for bricks were also applied to their flesh, General Memoranda.
£111,000, or $1,250,000, and this must his retirement from these shores. be raised before the scheme can become WEDNEDAY, January 19:-
NEWS OF THE DAY. Koon-Diosennan School Prize Distribu-operative. It looks a huge sum, but we
tion.
believe it can be miped. The Colonial
The Liddiard Bijou Troubadour Government, of course, can undertake pany arrived by $.8. Kumsang. no financial responsibility for the scheme, beyond providing an excellent site for Oonda per Frizz Sigismund undelivered the buildings near the junction of the
The case for Europeans with regard the new army. They were lodged in the Roosevelt's suggestions, respecting the to a Hongkong University is set forth military prison, but so that they might be secret service, Republicans as well as among the man they have been removed helling of the Legislature. A repolation by Dr Ho Kat, who observes, "European tried without creating any disturbance Democrats denounced the unprecedented youths in this Colony and the numerous to the yamen of Li bimself, where their declining to consider and tabling the ports of China will have an institution trial has been continued. It is averred thist close at hand affording them professional when these officers were first brought up suggestions was adopted by 212 votes and technical education equal to that for oxamination in the military barraoke to 35. given by similar establishments at home, those who were conducting the trial were thus saving them much expense, trouble, and long separation from their parents and families."
BIRTH.
On the 10th inst., at "Cragside" The Peak, the wife of A. H. SKELTON, of
Son.
MEMOS FOR`TO-MORROW.
Auction.
turon, at St. George's Club.
Amusemente. .
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
9 p.m.-Promyalev at St.Androw's H»l}. Goods per Delhi not cleared at a p.m. on
this date subject to rent.
THURIDAY, January 14 :-----
Pp..-Volunteer Ball.
after this date subject to rent. .
FRIDAY, January 16:--
Noon-Auction of Valuable Leasehold Property, at Mears Hughes & Hough's
Baise Rooms,
Gorda per Tenye Mare undelivered at &
p.m. on this date subject to rent.
SATURDAY, January 18:--
which asused excruciating pain. The crles of the men could be heard in the neighbour ing houses. Whether anything incrimina ting was extracted is not at present known. Com-The reporter of this brutal, affair cannot
AUSTRIA
THE INCIDENT CLOSED.
(Router's Bervice to the China Mail:
Copyright protected under Ordinanca & of 1894)
Lampon, January
A formal apology by M. Milanonitob, the Servian Minister for Farsign Affairs, to Austris has been published at Belgrade. The apology contains also
An expression of disapproval of the
refrain from saying that sech conduct in criticisms passed upon Austria in the barbarous in the extreme, and that all Skopstins.
As will he noticed in our advertisement principles of justice and humanity are The Austrian Foreign Office declared columns, Kowloon School is to be re-open-outraged thereby What, in face of the incident closed.
The Reach All-American baseball team
Pokfulum and Benbam Roads. But need on Friday next. the Hongkong Medical College and the Technical Institute are to he amalgamat with the proposed University, the Government grants now given to them will be continued. There grants, to
expect to net a profit of 220,000 (gold) after all the expenses of their tour are paid.
this, can be said about the reported reforms in prison procedure that have been blauded from time to time in the Chinese
newspapers Surely the reported aboli tion of torture is nothing but so moch idle talk. It is true that the officials are At St. John's Cathedral on January apprehensive of trouble, but that is no ex-
Goode per: Beninrig undelivered after gether with the assets and endowments 26 the Rov. T. C. Ibbetson, of the C. Mcuss for such barbarity as is here reported.
this date subject to rent.
THURDAY, January 91 ---
belonging to both, will be a source of income for the University from the very
5.16 p..Annual Meeting of Y.M.0.A. commencement. YETDAY, Jaouary 22 :-- Chinese New Year. SATURDAY, January 19 :~~
BrA.J. Bruckenbury, Private Secretary,
8.5. Delhi.
·
S., Eneilin, will be ordained priest.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lady Lugard is a little bather to-day.
Mr J. H. Scott, senior partner of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, laft Hong kong for Shanghai on Saturday by the P.M. steamar Mongolia.
Two cases of smallpox, both Chinese, As the nucleus of the proposed have occurred during the work. In both University will be the Hongkong Me-instances the patients are now arrivals. dical College, which has done such A soldier attached to the Buffs was to H. the Governor, loaves by the excellent work since its foundation in charged at the Magistracy-to-day, before 1887, and the Technical Institute, Mr J. H. Kemp with disorderly conduet the first two faculties to be estaband was fined $10 or 14 days' hard labour. lished would be those of Medicine
Owing to the Chinese New Year and Applied Science (Engineering) both of which offer splendid careers in to-night the usual weekly concert will be commencing on Thursday, Jacary gist, China at the present moment; doctors given by the ship's company of H. M. S. Lady Erskine's dance at King Edward's
Redford. The Rev. L. Jones, R. N., will Hotel is postponed to Monday, Feb. 3th. for the healing of the sick; engineers prosit?” for the railways, docks and industrial undertakings springing up so quick-
NOTICE.
Communications relating to news swould be
addrmed to Tan Erroz.
Leure relating to business should be address
At the Seaman's Institute, Kowloon,
His Excellency the Governor and the
si to The MANAUER,
Correspondents sat forcard their names and addresses with any communicatione ad dresied to the Editor, not for publication basly on all sides. Degrees woald Bishop of Victoria have promised to attend as evidence of good faith,
Ail letters for publication mould be writes on ous side of the paper only.
No anonymously aigne2 communications that
have already appeared in other papers will
inserted.
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be
Orders for extra copies of the CRNA HAIL
until countermaxded.
only be conferred upon students who the prize distribution in connection with St. Stephen's Girl's School, at 2.30 p.m., attain a standard equal to that re-to-crow at 27, Caine Road
quired in England and the entrance. examination would be similar to
“Sacred to the memory of Lazia
that required in Home Universities. Vanstone, who died 22nd September, 1907.
DISTINGUISHED INDIAN VISITOR.
Bis Highness, the Tavaraja of Mysore, brother of the Maharaja of Mysore arrived to-day by the Ra Awa Mara ex route for Japan Some nine native officers and fifty attendants accompany His Highness
It is further proposed that when there For ever with the Lord." is the inscription and the journey is being undertaken pure
NCONVENT.
Entertained to Dinner,
GREECE AND CRETE.
A PROTEST FROM CONSTAN- TINOPLE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Most
Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1896.)
LONDON, January 10.
A public menting held at Constanti pople, at which ten thousand persons were present, protested against the of the resolution passed was to be for- annexation of Crets to Greece. A copy warded to the Porte with a request that it should be handed to the Powers.
The Grand Visier declared that the Government would do its duty towards
the nation.
THE POSITION IN TIBET,
LESS FAVOURABLE FOR ENGLAND. (Bester's Service to the China Mast
Copyright protected under Ordinance of 1894.)
LONDON, January 10,
pedition, under Columel Younghusband, and that China's influence is increasing in the country.
De Sven Hedin, who has resched are atudents ready to presoat themselves on a white marble tablet which has beenly for the bensis of His Highness' health. undd be sent before 11 am, on the day after for examination, the Inc in Council placed on the south wall of St. John's Lieut. Colonel H. E. Drake-Brockman is Moscow, in an interview which he had Excellency the Governor and subsequently with the representative of a Swedisła publication. After that hour the mupply is Bimited. Cash 10 ots., Credit 20 ets, per shall be petitioned for the grant of a Cathedral in memory of the lato Mas in charge of the party who called on His went sight saaiug round the city. Messa Royal Charter. It is possible, remarks Vanstone.
Thus. Cook and Sons have been entrusted newspaper, stated that the position of At the Marine Court to-day. Charles with the arrangements of the tour, ⠀
the Englishman in Tibet was loan WHISKY Alinations and additions to Advertisements his Excellency in the appeal which lies
favourable than before the Lbassa ex- on Pages 1, 3, 8, 6 and 7, should be sent to the before us that the London or other, Cotton, ordinary sesman on board the Ofice, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 Hono University may be willing to s. S. Empress of Japan, was charged with AGED INMATES OF WA CHAI a.m. New Advertisements should be sent in conduct the examinations and issue neglecting his duty and with being absent Before I pm.
degrees pending the grant of a charter without leave. Commander Basil Taylor.
· Advertisemento and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fized period will be continued In any case it is desired that the degree R.N., ordered him to toriot 16 days' pay.
issued shall be in no way inferior to and to undergo seven daya hard labour. that given by a European or American
At St. Stephen's Chinese Church, University and ahall be as widely and fully recognised. The model upon West Point, on Sunday morning the which Sit FREDERICK LUGARD wishes to Bishop of Victoria preached to a large convent, under the direction of the Canossian der of Buffaloes in Hongkong have recently opened new premises at 200, Queen's Road, base Hongkong University approximates gregation. Mr. Ng Tin Po, a lay reader, rather to that of Binningham or Leeds interpreted His Lordship's sermon: The
The promotors of the Apostleship of Bast, and the lodge has already becomie than to Oxford, Cambridge or Cal occasion was an auspicious one impuch as Prayer, with some ladies, waited on their very popular. On Tuesday evening a hot- HONGEONO, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1909, cutta, for he perceives the harm that it is the first time that a Lliness surpliced
has been done in India, and Africa algo, choir appeared in Hongkong. by the establishment of a system of higher education not based on the principle of
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On Saturday evening the annual dianer promoted by the Catholic Union, and assist of Prayer, took place at the Wanchasi. Con- dat by the promotors of the Apostleship
Sisters.
ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN OR- DER OF BUFFALOES. Brethren of the Royal Antediluvian Or-
accompanied by the Rt. Rev. Bishop guests. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoni pot supper is to be hold, and which will be Mellat-of Canton, and his acting secretary, provided by Bro Parkinson, C.P., and visited the dinner party and blessed them several talented artistes are to be present A snake eight feet seven inches long The Ker. Fr. Gabardi also took an active so that most convivial gathering is an-
part during the gathering. The meristic affording a sound, practical secular was stop on Saturday crawling on the atops president of the Catholic Union, Mr de ticipated. The ordinary aduction careers of a house near Blackhead's Point, Alvos, his she contributed material. sommences at 8.30
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ME H. G. Harris, publishing of the
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CROUP IS IMEINENT. Advertiser, Kentville, N.S., makes matter how wall your children way 150 Bollowing stateraans. That und No you an Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for myself without a bottle of Chamber Kin'a. Crugh and family and find it to be one of the best Remedy in the house. It never fails It is sekion that lovers of music in mediciner for coughs and colds that I ever relieve and is perfectly afe to gue the
Houghtong have the opportunity of heating Fried, For sale by all chemists and store little ones. For sale by a chemate and auch sffine artist on the violin as Leopold Premyslav, who will gives rocital at the
FREDRICK LUGARD has just circulated idea that the Hongkong University bamboo pole and throw it into the roadway. well as the good Sisters of the Convent, asking for subscriptions towards the should turn out men of upright character: reafter, till the shades of evening fell, establishment fund, for the proposed and not werely pour new wine into old
their treasure in the garden of an
AR X University to be erected in Hongkong, bottles or evolve machines capable of excited children, who finally deposited marks a decided step forward and passing examinations but incapable of copied house. abould lead to the realisation of a moral control. In this sound piece of project which the China Mait first practical communeance all residents of advocated many years ago. In those Hongkong will endially agree. daya we were very much like a Voice great opportunity now presents itself: crying in the Wilderness, but gradually and we sincerely hope that the Colony the ideas which wo then put forward will rise to the level of its opportunity St. Andrew's Hall on Wednesday, Hong have won their way and now there and subscribe such a sari that Sir Faz kog se such a bad reputation for its lack can be but a comparatively small DELICE LORD's able scheme and Mr, of pport to anything like good music that minority in the Colony who have not Moor's magnificent promise will come to Be Premyslar was with difficulty har come round to our way of thinking in the fall Bower of assured success. The to break his journey here and it is ragard to this watter. Looked at from scheme should appeal greatly to the to be hoped that the musical section of every point of view the proposals now wealthy Chinese gentry of Hongkong the colony will show its appreciation by so lucidly set forth by the Governor and South China, for the very forcible turnnig out must make peculiar appeal to the reasons which Sir FERDERIOR LEGAND MAT far-sighted business and professional shalls in the following paragraphs
"A Chinese gentleman, who bad men of Hongkong. The present,
perhaps, is hardly the most opportune received his education in England, fime wherein to ask the Colpay for recently told me that in response to
at the
ibers. The famous
by Mrs Cochran
ANKRUPTCY CASE,
many inquirers he bad always insisted Mr O. D. Thompson made an application ALE,ge monetary contributions for we that it was useless to send a boy ahmad in the Supreme Court this morning, sitting
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with the fact that he will not see his son trade which we have all been looki
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