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TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 1909

A dobate takes place this evening in

connection with the Y. 8. 13, 4. Debating Society. The subject will be the conting eat voto question.

CHINESE NEW YEAR AT

BHANGHAL

MANY ROBBERIES WITH

VIOLENCE.

(From Our Own Correspondent)." SKAVORAI, January 25.

There were many robberies with The "At Home," which was to have violence during Chinese New Year in

been given by the yacht owners of the one case a native constable being Royal Hongkong Yacht Club on Saturday

NEWS OF THE DAY. Termes through Bekharan territory with unknown quantity among the Mahom

Governor Haskell, of Oklahoms, da. Samarkand. Russian Custom-houses medan population before the Russian nounces that ho will proceed against Pre- have been established along the bound-regime was established, now debaucherysident Roosevelt for criminal libel on ary between Bokhara and Afghanisten, rampant in every town and village, March 5.

and the sisters of Purse faunt their In the city of Bokhart there is one Ready made Day and Even Russian school for the native popal trade at overy street corner. If the rale

ing Gowns, Faris Modelsation, and the educational value of even

of the old Khans was venial, it was com-

in Hats and Toques, this one school is said to be extremely

paratively innocuous compared with the Laces, Trimmings, Under-mited. Finally, Russia has brought system of graft which the Russians have about the abolition of that most hratel set up. President RODSEVELT would have clothing, Boots and Shoes,'

form of capital punishment which been well advised, we imagine, if he Hosiery and Gloves, etc., consisted in burying the offender alive hard left Russia out of the list of good etc.

and the cessation of the horrible examplare, when he was lauding the practice of confining criminals in leaders of western civilization. Her vermin pits, though Colonel Locorer methods do not yet square with Anglo declares that the latter practice Saxon ideala. continues to flourish unchecked in the interior of the country. These in- novations represent the sum total of the results of Russia's civilising influence in

MEMOB FOR TO-MORROW. Meeting. .Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Benevolent

Society at City Hall,

Miscellaneous 2.30 p.m.-Military Gom Fractios.

Anction. 5.30p.m.-Auction of English E.-F. Ware &d., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms

Amusomonts.

℗ p.m.-Barnston's Grand Circus at:

Cansevey Bay.

General Memoranda,

Thursday, January 28 ;—

11.168.0.- Meeting of Hongkong Land

Bokhara.

On the other hand, there are in the Khanate no roads worth speaking of, The excellent roads of former days have become impassable, and neglect of the irrigation works has made deserts of regions that were once fertile. There is

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The American Flect arrived at Mar- sailles on January 19 and visita of courtesy were exchanged.

Forty-three persons wore blown to atoms in Chicago on January 21 in au explosion in a factory.

Capt Paul Dithief, for many years in the service of the Mitan Bishi Company and afterwards a Kobe pilot, has died at

his home in California.

afternoon has been indefinitely postponed. stabbed dead by shopliftera

The number of public measures which have passed both Houses of Parliament during the past year is seventy-one. There were thirty-one Government Acta which

received the royal assent before the August adjournment, and ton private members' Acts. During the autumn sitting twenty- four Government Bills and six private | members' Bills have passed, and are swait-ly

Ing the royal assent.

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The date for the rehearing of the celebrated case against the Standard Oil Trust has been set for February 22. This is the famous cuse in which Judge Keness

Mountain Landis, of the United States Dis- trict Court, sentenced the Trust to pay a fue of $29,240,000 for violations of the auli.

rebate law, which decision was reversed later and a new trial ordered by Judge Poter

Circuit Court of Appeals,

It was a letter written by Bishop Reclamation Co., Ld., at Co.'s Officnano postal or telegraphic sarvios except Brent, of Manila, to President Roosevelt Bleuger Grossoup, of the United States

that which supplies the needs of the dated July 24, 1906, which led to the Russian garrisons, although a thousand Shanghai Opium Commission. years ago in the days of TAMERLANE

11.30 am.Meeting of The West Foint Building Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices.* Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Land In

vestment & Agency Co., La., at Co.'s Ctices.

ture. o. at No. 6, Victoria Vio, Kowloon.

Gooda per Tamba Mare not cleared on

this date anbject to rent.

FRIDAY, January 29 -

2.90 cm.--Meeting of Campbell. Morre

Co., At 1st Floor, 8, Des Voeux Rd,

MONDAY, February -

Gine-in per Ghazee undeliveret after

this date anbject to rent. TUESDAY, Fahrusty 2:—

borrowed by the Moscow Tears. There

THE RUSSIAN LOAN.

(Reuter's Eervice to the China Masi : Copyrighi protected, under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)

LONDON, January 25.

The Russian loan, has been immense oversubscribed.

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IS IT TO BE WAR?

FOUMELIAN AND BULGARIAN RESERVES CALLED OUT.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mañ

Copyright protected under Ordinanes 5 of 1394)

LONDON, January 25. According to a Sofia message, in view of information that Turkey is occupying strategic points, Ronmelis and Manila papers state that in a further Bulgaria have called out the reserves massage to Congress President Rocarelt of the frontier division. "strenuosity" The country, he says, neode forcahil words and forceful deeds. He urges that justica should be done to Japan in the matter of inimigration." Be praise the Goverment of the Philippines. The message forms an interesting document and is believed to be the President's last making active preparations for his African communication to Congress, as he is now

trip.

THE TOTTENHAM SENSATION.

LONDON ASTOUNDED.

(Reuter's Bervica-to the China Afoil; Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1895)

LONDON, January 18.

The Tottenham affair has astounded

3.30 p.m.Auction of Household Furni-Central Asia possessed a highly-will pardon the reformers, Kang Yu-we dealares that he has no regret for his.

It is reported that the Prince Regent developed postal service, the idea and and others, in compliance, it is said, with the name of which (yam) wore later an order left by the Emperor Kusng Hoti,

There were 176 European and 76 are no hospitals er charitable institutions Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, of any kind, and the sick may frequently and 105 Boropean and 1,629 Chinese visi be seen lying uncared for in the streets.ended January 24th (excluding Chinese tors to the Museum during the week

The once comparatively prosperous New Year's Day). 9p.m.-Cancerrof Premyslay in City Hall population is being reduced to beggary by an extortionate system of taxation. The Fair and bis oficials, realising that sooner or latter Bussia will annex the Country, feel that they must made hasta if they wish to reap a golden harvest, and provincial governors, district chiefs, and tax-gatheros plunder the people recklessly on the pretext that large sums are required to satisfy the demands of the Russian Governlicit. Before the Rug

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The Japanese Government steel foundry at Wakamatsu sustained & loss of

Speaking the other day before the Ten 1,800,000 last year, but the authorities Asiatic Society in London, Professor John Landon.

One of the assassins wounded himself white elephant to private firma. A tremend the soulptures disclosed the fact that to buy in a cottage and shot dead by a decline all proposals to dispose of their Carstong gave some specially interesting

notes on recent Hittite discoveries. He with a shot, while the other was brought dous amount of capital has been sunk in this concern.

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the Hittites were no single nation, but a confederacy of pooples of the diferent Miss Estelle Finch, an American races and origin united against the Pha Braath of the Evangelical Association of teresting to Scotsmon, it being the first missionary belonging to the Independent rachts. One of the soulptures was in North America, has become a naturalized representation of man playing the bag- Japanese. She is working in the big pipes, accompanied by a person who was naval port of Yokosuka, and she becomes obviously playing the banjo. Miss Shimada Hoshi,

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

To-morrow is the fiftieth birthday of Emperor Wilhelm of Germany.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Tyson, of the Hokkaido, Japan, was married to Mr Ernest Brown- ng Lathbury, R.A.MO, at the Priory Church, Cartmel, Lance, on November 28,

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policeman.

Several of the 22 wounded are in a dangerous condition.

CUBA AGAIN INDE PENDENT

AMERICAN SOLDIERS LEAVE THE ISLAND.

(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail? Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1084).

LONDON, January 26.

The last detachment of the American Army in occupation has quitted Cuba.

HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO, LD.

Another Glood Dividend.

The Directors of the Hongkong, Canton

the rapacious appetites of the officials late Prof. C. D. West, has presented ons Mrs. Edward Dowden, sister of the

Orders for extra copies of the 'Cara Main by frequent revolts, which the Emir's thousand pounds to the Imperial University 200blication. After that hour the supply is then the population bas learnt by bitter couragement of the science of mohanical should be sent befors 11 am, on the day after troops were powerless to quell. Since of Tokyo, to found a scholarship in his memory. The scholarship is for the ear limited. Cash 10. dr., Credit 20 eta, pr experience the futility of revolting engineering, to the teaching of which Prof. Miss Rhoda Matilda, third (daughter of

Altrations and additions to Advertisementa | against a ruler who has at bis bank West devoted 25 years of his life in Japan. on Pagar 1, 2, 8, 5 and 7, should be sad to the the military power of flossia. Thus Ofies, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 22

Advices from Peking state that the am. Nor Advertisements should be sent in the Russian Protectorate, merely by fateful diet, which the Emperor Huang before 8 pm.

guaranteeing Bokhara against foreign Hsu is said to have left behind, dealing

Capt. C. W. Mead, formerly city engineer characters in length. It begins by recount. of Manila and later chief engineer of the population completely at the mercy of ing that the late Emperor was the eldest Canton-Hankow Railway, has died of cate heartless Oriental despotism of a son of Prince Chun-and the concluding gartritié, at Manila, where ho has been primitive type. As to the motives of sentence is "Let Yuan Shil-kai be at once practicing as a civil engineer for the past and Macao Steamboat Company Limited,

four years. His family aro at home. this policy-the extraordinary indul.

will recommend at the forthcoming meeting the following appropriation Dividend of Russian gence displayed by the

The use of the guillotine has boon

His Majesty King Alfonso las concluded $1.36 por share; 895,000 be written off revived in France. Four murderers were the negotiations for the purchase of an book value of steamers, wharves and pr Government to the Bokharan officiala,

executed at Bethune on January 10th. It aeroplane. The King desires to introduce perties; 820,000 be placed to credit of and its extraordinary difference to is reported from Paris that public feeling, the new machine into the army and, it is Depreciation and Insurance Fand; $20,000 1.50 HONGKONG, TURBDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909. the enfierings of the population, which which had been much disturbed owing to understood, will use the one purchased for be placed to credit of Special Repairs Fond during the last thirty years has learned the failure for a lengthy period to execute experimental purposes as well for the army and the balance of $20,270,33 to be carried. to hate the very name of Russia inorense of crimes of violence, has been

death sententes and the accompanying officials as for himself,

Colonel LocoFET gives a very simple tranquillized by the guilloting of four per The Ven. Archdeacon Moule, who since The onse in which the Second Engineor explanation. He declares that Russia's ons guilty of brutal murders.

1861 Las Isboured, as a missionary in mid- of the Bubi, że charged by the Manila PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, the cther day, indifference is due entirely to the skilful

China, has accepted the living of Barwar- | authorities with an attempt at smuggling. Messrs Charles Taft and Douglas Roton, Shropshire, The Archdeacon has been oplum into the Philippines; and of tas addressing a Jubilee meeting of

manner in which the Emir takes binson, brother-in-law of President Rooso-in England since last spring, but he hopea Chief Officer of the vessel, who is charged. the African Missions of the Meth advantage of the venality of Russian velt, who were mentioned in the charges to return to China for a short visit before with obstructing the Manila orciés offeërs odist Episcopal Church, paid generous officials directly and indirectly connect-graft in connection with the Panums canal,

made by the New York World of alleged undertaking his parochial duties, tribute to the work of civilisation ed with Bokhara. In General GRUL have appeared before the grand jury wzd done by England in India, by YoFF's work on the "Rivalry of Russia given testimony, The Identity of the France in Algiers, by the Dutch in and England in Central Asia" there plaintiff or complainant is not, yet known Java, by the Americans in the Philip is a chapter on Bokhara which confirms that the action is one in which the United but the counsel for the government say

pines, and by the Russians in Central in almost every detail Colonel LOGOET'S States osanot appear. Asia. The last allusion was rather charges. But wherese Colone! Logo-

The groat question of an international unfortunate if Colonel LoudFET, of the rer sces in immediate annexation load line has been practically settled by Russian Frontier Guard, is to be the only remedy General GAULTOFF Great Britain and Germany sgrosing to credited. In his book, entitled "A thinks that a great deal would

recognise each other's as equally affective, Tho negotiations have been in programs for NOTE. Port, after removal, should be Country without Law, this candid be gained if Russia were to exercise some time, and the delay in Arriving at st rested for Month before use. Rusaian gentleman draws & very 97atematically the powers she already understanding was principally due to Cure many'e belief that the British Iped line

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RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION IN

CENTRAL ASIA.

By kind permission of Major Evant and Officers, the Band of the 13th Rajputs, der Bandmaster Coke, will play tho

forward to New Account,

in the discharge of their duties, comes up for hearing in Manila to-morrow.04

QUI COVEHIKU. -Shortly after X. xom-

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Rassin established her protectorate over administration of the country Both requirements of modern rossels. the Khanate, and the population, he says is in a far more wretched plight than

the days of the Emir's independe A Buggan railway traverse the vassal State from Charjní, to Katti- and the railway is guarded by. Russien, troops. At New Bokhara, tox from

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