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·MEMOS-FOR-TO-MORROW."--

· Miscellaneous

2.30 p.to.-Legislative Council Meeting. Auction.

My Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.

Arnasaments. p.m.-Performance at City Hall. 9p.m.-Service for Seafarers at St. John's

Cathedral.

Assistants will be sent to prison, while the telegraph men are presumably let aff acor free, for the edict contains nothing regarding them.

If the present condition of China were not so very serione we should be inclined to laugh at this fresh exhibition of Gilbertian burlesque in the high places of Peking. But the condition of affairs, as viewed by observant friends of China, arouses anything but a 'sanse of hilarity. With all his faults TUAN Fard

vember

From Mars Schuldt and Co., agunta,

Menace A. EL. Lansing, D. Donnelly

to-day by the as “Koros.”

Preaders Tait has recently offisisted at we have received the card calendar of the the aging of verner stones or in religions. Yorkshire Insurance Company, Ltd.

exercises at an orthodox, Congregational church in Washington Jewish tabernacle.

On a few of the large ocan liners at Pittsburg, a Catholic institution in Mon- trained nurse may be found, but the idea tans; and during his Western tour he has is novel to train stewardowes as such. Theproached in the Mormon tabernisale at Eldes Dempster Company, one of the Balt Lake and a Universalist church in largest lines sailing out of Liverpool, bas Pertland, Oregon. Besides these and as a arranged to have their stewardesses under tting climax, he preached in the open sir go a regular couras of training at the Royal at Fresno, Cal, while all the church con- Southern Hospital. Many of the vessels gregations in the city, Catholic and Pro- of this line ply to the West Coast of Africs testant, joined in the service. and the Canary Islands, and particular attention is to be given in their instruction

to treatment of cases of malaria.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

(COPTREET

BRISGAVIA ASHORE.

UNSUCCESSFUL

EMPTS

THE BATTIE OF THE BUDGET.

"LORDS" RESUME-DEBATE

(Bautar's Service to the China Math) Loxton, November 90% In the House of Lorda yesterday, the debate on the Finance Bill was-

ŠTO BETEGATI

(From our On Correspondent)

SHANGHAI, December 1. The Hamburg-American steamer Bringavia has been nahore at the menth resumed, of the Yangtze since Saturday.

Lord Marley said Lord Lansdowne's Sir tugs and the cruiser Scharnhorat amendment assumed the power of farsing a dissolution equivalent to the have failed to tow her off.

repeal of the Septennial Act. If the It is feared that the vessel will haro amendment were carried the whole- to be abandoned.

On Tuesday a quiet wedding took place KING'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRA that the Budget would bring about

it St. Peter's Church, West Point, the contracting parties being 3m E. Rogers, - widow of the late Mr E. D. Rodgers, of the Sanitary Department, and Mr Johe Charles Mackay, son of Mr Mundook Mackay, of Melbourne, Australia. The

TIONS AT SWATOW,

financial machinery of the year would be deranged. It was not suggested

the millennium, but it was certain that it would not bring pandemonium. 2.

Lord Rothschild said the Budget would undermine credit and destroy

which every Chancellor relied would

impaired.

Lord Midletom and Lord Ampthilk denounced the Budget Lord Beay. Lord-Saytbling and Lord James of Perhaps the two Hereford spoke in its defence...

was a man whom the PRINCH REGENT should have thought twice about before

The twenty torpedo-bost destroyers to

On the afternoon of the 25th Novembery dismissing from his service. Previously be laid down under the estimates for 1900

in the grounds of the Britial Consulate, he had been in high favour, we under 10 will, it is understood have displacements

Swator, a loyal party gathered to celebrate confidance. Thus the resource c averaging 1,200 tons, an advance of 200 stand, with. Prince Caux, but the tone on last year'a vessels of this type bridesmaida wors Miss Edith May Fincher the King'a birthday. The afternoon wat | presu Dowager LUNG YU, who now seams The speed will be 29 knots-two knots more and Miss Edwina. La Rodgers, while bright though chilly and suitable for the to be wielding the paramount power in that Inst year's vesecie, but four less than McCorquidate was the groomsman. The ports which were held after roa had been those of the earlier programmes. The arma-Rev. C E. Thompson officiated. A receperved. These, which had been most care the Palace, demanded his degradation,ment will consist of two in, guns and four tion was subsequently behi at the Hotel fully planned, were heartily enjoy d by And the PRINCE REGENT, though he is said. 12-pounders: This compares very well with Baltimore after which the happy couple young and old alike. to have demurred in his usual hesitating previous British and foreign destroyers, proceeded to Mao where the honeymoon with the axception of the Japanese Umikaze, will be spont. The presents were both manner, had perforce to bow before the recently compisted, which is of 1,150 tons, numerous and costly. wrath of the wearer of the omnipotent stains 35 knots, and carries two 4-in, and Sive 19 pounders. The new vessela will petticoat. It would appear that TCANbura oil-fuel excludirciy, Fast had some inkling of what was in store for him, for, according to cur German contemporary, when he realized that Grand Secretary Lu Jey-nas, cue of the leaders of the Conservative party, would carry through his removal from office, he ordered his family to proceed at once to Feking, where he has his own house, and returned himself to Tientsin.

"Official" information we' I under- stand—and disbelieve. **Semi-official”

probably conveys no definite meaning to anybody's mind, but we have that fami Liarity with it which breeds contempt. The Timer invented a Dew degree of officialism by classing a certain article in an Austrian paper as two-thirds offcial There is a mathematical precision' about. this which impresses one's self. Expert press diplomatists will seves rest montant

tion-s nod the more or a wink the lem

ALLEGED FORGERY OF A WILL.

Ball Refused.

worn the Arithmetic and Needle Threading | OPENING OF REICHSTAG. moet entertaining items in the programme

Race and the Animal Rase. In the latter, man's authority oraz ike lower creation # was taxed to the utmost and some ob stinata embers rofused: altogether to be driver to the goal. During an interval the health of the King was drunk, and after the distribution of the prizes, the singing

FROM THE THRONE.

(Reutter's Sevnica lo the "China Mwik.) Lomos, December 1.

The Reichstag has been re-opened. The Speech from the Throne roftra-

of the National Anthoni brought the pre-to the prolongation of the Anglo-i ceadings to a close.

At the Magistracy this afternoon, before Mr E. R. Halifax, a respectably-athired A SERVICE FOR SEAFARERS. Chinamna amed Wong Yuk Shi. was charged with the forgery of a will.

Mr F. B. L. Bowley. Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and objected to bail being granted. He naverted that defendant bad, by the forgery, obtained sums amounting to over $100,000.

German commedin arrangement and

expressee satisfaction at the spirit where

in the Franco-German Morocco arrange ment is being carried out. Confidence

CHINESE NAVAL COM- MISSION.

A special Service for Feafarers (on the id expressed of a continuance of the lines of that held annually in St. Paul's Triplice which will conduce to the pre Cathedral on Trafalgar Day) will be held in sarvation of peace. St. John's Cathedral to-morrow at 9 p.m. It is also of interest to note that the im-with this. Finer shades of official inspirs

The preacher will be the Bishop of Victoria. Members of the Mercantile Marine and all'. Mr F. X D'Almada, who appeared to interested in their welfare are specially peachment laid against the ex-Viceroy will undoubtedly pass beyond the coarse of the Metropolitan province was brought measurement of vulgar fractions to the defend, said his friend's statement that invited to be present.

more delicate' differentiation of decimal | defendant had obtained over $100,000 max by Li Kou-ca, a very young grandean points. of Lt HUNG-CHANG, who was only lataly appointed to the Censorate, and aimed apparently at gaining a name by his

action.

a

discovered the Takanawa Police Station at

Before Mr W. Ruas Davies, acting

Attorney General, at the Criminal Sessions

not true. There was a sum of $115,000 paid in settlement, but after deducting & MASONIC JEWELS IN COURT. age aux for aclicitam expences there was only a balance of about 880,000 1 ft for division among the four partners.

His Worship said he did not think the

of the shares affected the case. Mr. D'Almada replied that it did. They defendant had interest in 'large sums of nest-take into consideration the fact that money in Hongkong. The estate had not yet been finally divided.

::

this morning Tae Kwai was placed in the dock on a charge of receiving stolen goods, to wit masonic jewels..

of the Crown, instructed by Mr II I

Mr C. G. Alabaster prosecuted on behalf Dennys, Jr., and Mr Eldon Potter defended,

instructed by Mr Shenton.

A VISIT TO DEVONPORT,

(Bauer's Service to the China Mau)`

Laos, December 1. The Chinese naval commissioners-

have been paying a visit to Devonport,

CONSECRATION OF MIS

SIONARY BISHOPS.

NOTABLE EVENT ON ST. ANDREW'S DAY

(Bester's Service to the China Muik)

Losos, December 1.

The Archbishop of Canterbury copse-- crated at Westminster Abbey on St.

It is reported from Tokyo that the entire family of Captain Rode, formerly of the N... .. Eamigawa Mari, and now employed at the Kaisha's offico, was mordered at bis residence at No. TVAN-FANG's dismissal follows hard on Nihouyenoki-cho 1-chome, Shiba Ward. the heels of YTAN SI-KAI's release from consisted of his wife, three children, rang Tokyo, on the 21st November. The family office. As the North China Daily Newsing in age from two to eight years, and 2.30 p.m.--Auction of Jewellery, &c. si points out in commenting on the case, maid-servant. When the tragedy as

Ris Worship said the charge was a serious The following were awers in as jurymen "a ruler has zeed to be both wise and once dispatched officers to the house, and one, for which the mazimun penalty wasA B. Bryson, foreman; Fritz Drude, J. capable when he is as prodigal of his an examination of the bodies led to the five years and the prosecution had a right W. Fest, E. H. E. Schwandes, J. J: Judab, statesmen as the Fusce REGENE But conclusion that the murders had been com- to object to bail. He could not accept ball G. Coppin, W. P. Wolson

mitted with a blunt sickle or some quchon the statement made! the position in Peking to-day argues no weapon. A terrible scene was presented.

Mr D'Almada said the prosecution did such genius of government for Prince It is thought that the culprit is some person not bring any evidence before the Court 6

who believed he had a grievance against enable his Worship to properly deal with Cut. If some sacred traditions bare

the family,

the question of bail, but simply objected to Leen grievously outraged, criticism

Earl Fitzwilliam, who has taken office hall entirely. might stay its voice, but only in dismayas Minyer of Sheffield, was born in Canada

Mr Bowley-I am quite willing to accept $100,000. at the hopelessness of an administration seven-and-thirty years ago. He is one of

"Mr_D'Almads $100,000 is absurd. It that can find no alternative to dismiss the richest pears in the United Kingdom, is probibitive.

His Worship-You don't think you can Porcelain at Mr. Geo. P. Lammert'sing a highly-placed and able official and in Wentworth Woodhouse possesses

find $100,000? the largest private house in the country. Mr D'Almada-Certainly I can't find it; because some, workmen fasten a tele- Built in the style of a great Roman palice, it is prohibitive.

His Worship intimated that Friday week and dine twice that number.

A great the CARO,

ment made by prisoner at the MagistracyLATE EMPEROR'S TUTOR- traveller and a fine soldier, Eari Fitzwilliam ! Mr D'Almada-Then 1 must ask your wherein he said: I did receive these ined the D. S. 0, in the Boer was. The Worship for bail, and that you should not three masonic jewels from him," (the thief).

fx prohibitivo bail.

Evidence was then called.

General Memoranda, FRIDAY, December 3 -

9 p.m.-Action of Household Farmi- turs & Efects at Haytor. No. 108,

the Peak,

2,30 p.m.-Austion of Old Chiness

Sales Rooma.

* p.m.---Performance at City Hall. Saturday, December 4

p.m...Y.C. Bhooting Competition

Governor's Cup-Tai Hang Range. 9p.m.--Boxing at City Hall.

MONDAY, December 6 :---

A RUSSIAN DEMAND;

Mr. Alabaster said that. prisoner was Andrew's Day the Venerable Archdeacon charged with receiving isso masonic jawala¦ Barrister, mod the Rev. Arthur Lee, well knowing then to have been stolen. Bishops of Hunan suid Hokkaido res It was his daty to prove three things before pectively. prisoner could be convicted, first that they were received by prisoner and that at ho time he received them he knew they were stolen. Es would prove that they were (Wal Tex Yat Pa's Service). stolen by calling the owner, Mr W. H. Pur,

FRKING, November 30... cell, and he would call the thief who was at Russin has demanded a stars in the present undergoing a sentence for stealing loans to be raised for railway. the jewels. He would say that he sold struction in the Yangtze Valley. them to prisoner and counsel continued

graph wire to a troe. When, however, it is said to be able to sleep sixty gue was the first possible day he could give to that he would put in as evidence the slain. :

we look round upon the present condi- tion of things in China there can be little inclination to make much al-grandfather of the first Lord Fitzwilliam was five times Viceroy of Ireland in the strenuous days of Quero Elizabeth, One. of the treasures at Wentworth-Woodhouse is the priceless. Vandyke portrait of Lord Stafford, from whom the Earl is descended.

9 p.m.-First performance of the Merylowance for the Government. Complete

makers at the Theatre Royal

inability even to take advantage of

TUESDAY, December? :-

Cathedral.

SATURDAY, December 11 :-

I p.m.-Victoria Regatta, SATURDAY, December 18:--

EEAAA Sports Mesting, Kowloon

..Track.

The China Mail.

His Worship-What is defendant's inter-

est in the Colony? What does he do?

Mr D'Almadine does nothing in the Colony; he is simply here waiting for the money to which he is entition.

DIES.

(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service.]

PEKINU, November 30. Grand Councillor Shan Che Nai A far-famed Oxford landmark, Jon died on the 29th instant. He was tutor His Worship-I think I must refuse him Pullen's tree, which has stood for more to the late Emperor Kwang Sui

bail.

six to one and His Lordship scntenced thrown near the tree, may have started the The jury returned a verdict of guilty by lighted match or cigaretto-end, carelessly prisoner to nine months' imprisonment mischief, but the view which finds most

favour in that it was wilfully fred. There was large hole in the trunk.

THE SITUATION TRAINED,

(Wah Ti Ya Po's Service.)

Paxia, November 30. Owing to the strained condition of Manchurian affairs it is proposed to appoint H. E. Teh Liang, Fresident of the Board of Fer to the position of Viceroy of Manchuria in succession to H. E. Shi Liang

5.50 p.Organ Recital in St. John's opportunities given it, stupendous apathy in grappling adequately with any one of the numerous problems that A remuckable instance of the irony of because he is not in business hero!..

Mr D'Almonds-Refuse him bail simply than two penturies, at the top of Heading..

ton Hill, and provided material for many MANCHURIAN AFFAIRS. confront it, a blind adherence to a fate is revealed in the latest legal news from His Worship wid the only thing be fantastic stories, has been completely stereotyped policy of what is well des Australia The late Baron von Moeller, could do was to rewand the case until the destroyed by fire. It is suggested that a

9th inst. Government Botanist of Victoria, made the cribed as abifting opportunism, charac-study of the plants and dowers of Australia terize the Chinese Administration to-day his life-work. He published forty books and must, unless arrested, lend the on the subject, was made a German Baron with hard labour,

and a British Knight and was otherwise country rapidly downbill to political decorated by most of the Sovereigns of disintegration. In such circumstances Europe. He spent £20,000 in the interests. of Australian botanical sciince, with the no man of ordinary qualifications can resuls that he died worth only a few be spared, much less one who has hundred pounds. By his will be ordered

that this nuncy should be devoted to the charged with offeros under the Bankruptcy shown signe if not of ability and preparation of a memoir and the care of his Ordinance was continand at the Magistracy energy, at least of intelligence and grave, specifying the Bowers he wished to this afternoon, before Me E. R. Halifax: level headedness above the standard of bare planted over his remains But a MI F. B. L Bowley (Crown Soliciter)

Melbourne Court has just decided that the prosecuted, and Mr C. E. . Eesti his fellow-country-nen.

defended. money cannot be applied to these purposes, With YUAN SHLkai and Trax Fase hat must be handed over to the relatives- 5. E. Al was recalled. He produced this paw book, with the Yokohama Specs

HONGKONG, WRouesday, DecemBER 1,1909.

THE DEGRADATION OF

TUAN FANG.

Accome to the usually well-informed

Peking correspondent of Der Orcasial Leche Lyd the dismissal of H. E. TUAN FANG from the Viceroyalty of Chibli is

summarily dismissed from office, with

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THE MOOSA CASE.

The case in which M. Ebrahim. Moces is

Bank and a statement of his account with the Deustche Asistle Bank

It was not tin the spacious times of TAM SHA-st and other progressive and Elizabeth that the usk of turning Dover enlightened Chinomen eating the bread into a great port was begun in earnest. Mr Bowley-It is in evidence that you 2. WATSON & CO» {without "political significance. He had of idleness or visited by the wrath of That enterprising lady, moved by an appeal Frid a sum of $6,080.56 to Mr Kemp, the from Raleigh-that "no promontory, Official Receiver. That does not agros town, or have to Christendom is a placed

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offended against the rigid rules of

official displeasure, the spectacle which

Chinese etiquette and therefore had to

with

the Middle Kingdom presents is any

by nature and situaties both to gratify

be punished in this way. But is this thing but cheering. Yet in England, friends and annoy enemies as this town of | Dorez "—decided to finance the scheme for judging by the reception accorded to clearing the mouth of the harbour of the great Frince Teal HSUN and the Naval Com- barrier of beach that had socanulated. missioners, everything in roseate in Chinn, be granted the town the free exportation

man's downfall? In the decree

of 30,000 quarters of wheat, 10,000 quoters

not taking too optimistic a view of a

which the Ministry of Civil Appoint PRIMIER HALL OF HONGKONG,ments published in connection with the and an almost bankrupt empire is fondly of barley, and 4,000 tour of bear in aid of orders for the build the xpense, and a duty of 3d a ton was Das Vaux ROAD ORTIZAM case we read that TUAN FANC is receiv

expected to place ing of a Navy which will run into also laid on every vessel passing the port, CHASER OF PROGRAnne Event 2 Dars. Ing punishment for having, during the

Parliament from that day to this took up

NIGET

TONIGHT! late Imperial funeral, moved to freely millions. Really we can almost hear the burden of looking after Dover and now the decisive laughter of the gods as the ancient port possesses the Enost Admir-

alty docks in the world.

The Celebrated Bootch Comedian

MR W. LOCHRANE.

· The Calabrated Artists.

GRAST SUCCESS

“of the Oslabeled Artists

-MUSBURY CHRYSTAL:

in his sedan chair cross the they make revel in high Olympuses me to a heal Way of the Gods, while he also gave permission to severri, persons" "to

the figures given is. Mr Mozon's let ter, Can you tell me why you paid, that

Witness-Defendant told me tout

amount to the Oficial Recairer

& book was then produood, and witness identified an entry of 35,060.56 paid to the Oficial Receiver as being in defendant a handwriting.

Mr Bowley Did delandant tell yen-he cut-book balance ?

required that particular sum, to make his

WitnessTon, he did.

Mr Beavis Lint object.

Mr Bowley appears is a balancing vútry in the bookin

Mr Beavis Then let the book speak for

itself.

After further evidence, the cAM. WAR adjourned.

GOOD HOUSEHOLD LINIMENT. 2 ▲ belegram to the North China Dathy HRM a bottle of Chamberlabi" Pain take photographs of the kite Empres

und New says that Although the electionsoring

„Bum la kept in the booss the pains. Dowager's funeral cores and as campaign is being conducted with great flated, ents and brute esquiorly held

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that there will be trees growing around the Imperial mau Portsmouth or Uxbridge owing to the im soleum,thus seriously offending the minence of the Goodral mart)

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NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S COTGE REMEDY.

The Presidency of the Board of War

NRE in bos patio's of opium or will then probably be filled by H.E

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