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meagre description. What they knew fol Inxuries may be inferred from the fact that the great treat of the week was half an egg apiece on Sundays.

THE CHINA MAIL.

USNEWS OF THE DATOWN

From Mr A. M. Kanabhoy we have received a neat little, calamlar printed in gold upon a tortoiseshell plate.

The proposed dedication serviqu in the Protestant cemetery has been postponed at the ordinanes has received His Ma-

jesty's consent.

Great difficulty is being experienced in repairing the Japan-Formoss cable and it is thought that the work will be temporarily

The Victoria Dispensary send us a pretty calendar in the form of a lottar-rack of artistic design, the front being a really splendid reproduction of an oil painting en

titled "Beaweed Gatherers."

«NEWS, OFTHEDAY.

report in the Hongkong police

Our readers wil monien Ezota tha ad- beaurrenca hook renda,—–—– Brought to the Blation the hisyale of a lady found lying artising oclumns that ladies wishing to the Star Ferry Wharf:""

This morning at about 8 o'clock Chinaman was walking along Wing Wa Street when he was held up by several gihers and relieved of a gold and rattan bangle.

Pauline Grimberg and Paulina Salagoo were obarged at the Magistracy today with returning from banishment. They were given until the 17th inat. to leave the Colway.

attend classes in First Ald or nursing are requested to send in their names to the Ray. F. T. Johnson on or before Wedinos day, the 22nd inst. Such of a been popular in the past and should provs

more so now.

COUNTERFEIT COIN PROSECUTIONS.

The two prosecutions instigated by a pelica In connection with the salwars of On Wednesday, December, the counterfeit coin in Hongkong were openda distribution of prizes in connection with at the Magistracy to-day before Mr B. R. St. Joseph's English College will take Hallifas. Altogether there were no los place at 4.80 p.m. His Excellency Sir than 15 defendants, one of whom was a woman Chief Detective Inspector Hanson Frederick Lugard will preside..

Mr. A. J. Balfour, Leader of the Con- conducted the prosecution, and all the

defendants were unrepresented. ervative party, bas announced that it batch of sine men were firsh charged Unionists are elected they will provide with having in their possession 196 King's State aid to encourage cotton growing incurrency coins well as 051 French pisstress the Colonies. This will provide Lancashire In answer to the charges they all made spinners with an independent source of statements, the first saying that the coins supply and enable them to meet Japanese were bad and that he was told to make and American competition.

At the village school little Davy showed good plack and when he was a mere child be displayed the other sort of courage, too. He had the in pudance to publicly protest against certain questions put to him in the PERFECTION OF TOUCH, course of an examination in the cate-abandoned.

chism, on the ground that they reflected

The trade roturns of the United King upon the Baptist religion, which was dom for November show an increase in his uncle's and that of his maternal imports of £11,700,743 and an increase in exports of £4,194,000 over the correspond grandfather. He continued to attending month of last year: the only school in the village, one belonging to the Church of England, after the episode, but the master did not try to change the boy's views on theological questions. Cur- iously enough, the liweuit that brought Mr. Ellie Kadooris has renewed his him his first draught of fame was offer to contribute $25,000 towards the a quarrel with an English Church establishing of a Chinese school at Sinza, Shanghai The offer is to be brought vicar. A dissenting quarryman had before a meeting of ratepayers, asked to be buried beside his daughter, ↑ -

Zeppelin's Aerial Navigation Company. and the Burials Act compelled the vicar | which has been establighed at Frankfurt S. HOUTRIE & CO., LD. to allow the body to be interred in the en3fain, will begin a service of regular tear of inspection of the Church of England dolars, and the fourth and fifth with selling

churchyard. He selected, however, a passenger excursions to the principal towns next spring Trips will also be made at site for the grave among the suicides interrals to England and Denmark. and other dishonoured or unknown

Major-General Ernest Du Brath, C.B. dead. Low-GEORGE, then a young Poll Resident at Adon, has been ap lawyer, was consulted by a number of pointed to succeed Captain B. E. S the quarryman's friends who had helped Cordeaux, C.B. as H.M. Commissioner Our Mat (daily) $3.00 per month.

Protectorate. The appointment does not including postage, $3.50 per month. pay for the burying ground, and head Commander-in-Chief of the Somaliland OVERLAND CHINA Man (weekly) 15.00 advised them to force the gates of the imply any change of policy.

per year; iosinding postage, $13.00 churchyard. This they did, and more.

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Hongkong. April 16, 1907,

BUSINESS NOTICE

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in advanco).]

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The Vossische Zeiting says In the

STATIONS

AL APPOINTI

(Reuter's Service to the China last)

Laxpos, December 15- Vice Admiral Sir Alfred Leigh

Winsloo, K.C., OV.O., C.MG., has been appointed to the China Station.

Note-Vien-Admiral Winslosa recard is as follows:-Entered Nary, 1883 : Captain, 1899; sorred Earptian War, 1889 member Naval Sigaala; of Committee for Revision of served Naral Brigada in Expedition agaizat Sultan of Vita, East Afrlos, 1800; wing as Commissioner to Massicosi to draw *. boundary between the Portuguess and the Chartered Company, 1881; commanded. H.M.S. Spartan during Chineso-Japanese War, Bear-Admiral Nov 1904. Admiralty since 1908. Commanded the Adiniral, Nor, 1908; 4th Sea Lard of the Opair on the Royal Tour-lib. C.M.]

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KING LEOPOLD'S CON- DITION.

(Beuter's Serves to the China Mod.),

Laspos, December 13 King Leopold receives extreme chem so. Another he unction to-day prior to an operation. The Bishop of Victoris and Bishop 35 coins which they admited that he had which appears inevitable.

His Majesty is suffering terrible stomach pains and in weakening rapidly. Ingham, accompanied by the Revs. E. J. man. Some of the others denied know Barnett, P Jenkins and Blok-Sham-Tang ledge of the air. The first three ware and several Chinese laymen, have gone on than charged with sallas 118 Langkung

78 Hongkong dollars.

selons in the Tean-Tsing district on the East River. They will dedicate three now Chinese Churches presented by Chinese, and attend the Native Church Council to

be held this week at Pit Tam

By kind permission of the Col and will play the following programme of music offers, the Band of the 13th Rajputa : the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thursday. March; Uhian's Call, Ellen- horg: Overture, Hungarian, Keler Bela

HOME POLITICS.

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S MANT- TESTO.

In the second case three men azda wo man were charged with being in possession of re Hongkong dollars and 384 Kwang- tang coins, the first of these with selling

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail). and uttering 29]... Losser, December 13 113 Hongkong coins

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain has ent The case, was remanded until Thursdaya manifesto to Manchester and Salford, in which he declares Tariff Reform to piastres.

$69 a.m.

be necessary to meet the competition

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into closer union with the Motherland.

by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloos litigation, in which Mr Izord-GEORGE | Musaum of Silesian Antiquities at Ottin The Bohemian Girl, Kappoy; Serenade,

Free delivery to sil addresses socomible prosecuted for trespass. Thus began course of excavations, conducted by the False, Sweet Briars, Leuthin; Selection, FIRI ON THE GERMAN MAL" of foreigners and to bring the Colonies-

and Quarry Bay raildences.

Bingle coples, Daily, ten cants; Weakly, thirty cents; fur cab Telegraphic Address, * Man.' Hongkong, Code, A. B. O., fifth edition.

THOMN No. 22. JOHINA MAIL, LIMITED.

BIETE

Gor-At "Lyseman," Barker Road, the Peak, on the 14th instant, the wife of Mr O. G. Gor, of L'OD."

General Memoranda, THUESDAY, Decembar 18:-****

10a.m.-Military Gen Practica. FRIDAY, December 17:-

10a.m.-Military Gun Practico. 2.80 p. 4 notion of als

at Goo, P. Lammert's Salon BASURDAY, December 18-

10 millary Gun Practice: 1 p.m.- H.K.A.A.A. Sports Mesting,

Kowloon Track]

near Ratibor, a clay figure, ropresenting a nude female divinity, was unearthed in-a stone age dwelling. The Agure is over 4,000 years old, and is the most ancient | representation of the human form in ⚫xistence.

received great notoriety. Indeed, ha was said to be the most popular man in Wales before the case was finally settled in favour of his clients. He was invited to content a bye-election in the Liberal interest, and did so, defeating Sir How to oight's isme in our report ELLIS NANET by a majority of eighteen. of Saturday's Regatta, a mistake wa made in the winning crew for the "Chinese He entered Parliament at the age of 27. Cap. The winning crew was composed as His first opportunity to distinguish him- follows: Beli at Westminster was at the time of the Boer War, when the fury of bis [denunciation of the Government's po-Cox. W. J. Carroll," Ost 01b...

Bow, A. R. Ellis, 8st Sibs

G. a. C. Rodrigues, 10st Bibe.... 3-F. L. da Roma, 10a-8lbe Stroke A. H. Carroll, ft 10iba

licy made him one of the most cordially

When the verdict in the Steinheil Roodetested men in the Kingdom. On one trial was announced in Faris special aer

occasion he had to escape in disguise papers motor bara raced through the streets, from an English town where he had journalists and chanffaux wildly shouting the news of the acquittal. Men and women been addressing a meeting. Even iz

in the cafes at Montmartre danced and Wales his popularity suffered, and a former supporter knocked him down in the street. However, his constituency stuck to him, and he was returned to Parliament..

2.50 p.m.-Anctims of Crimson

at: Goo..P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Amin Toys a Jewellery at Mossrs Hughes & Hough'a- Bales Rooms...

Monday, December 20:--

3 p.m.-Auction of Crows Land at the Public Works Department's fine. SATURDAY, December. 95:-

Publia Boliday. MONDAY, December 27-

Public Holiday.

The China Mail.

La Paloma, John Fartmann; Piccola Solo.

Chaat du Rossignol, F. Filipovsky: Gall Save the King.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Valuable Cargo Destroyed.

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At about 7.30 o'clock this morning, just

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As she was entering the harbour from the

BRITISH INTERESTS IN

ASIA MINOR

north, the German mail,stomer. Prima") Ladwig signalled that there was an out- WARM DEBATE IN TURKISH break of fire on bowed. The discovery was

CHAMBER

Mr J. W. Bolles returned to the Colony made only a brief time before, aneka

(Reuter's Service to the China Mas) having been seen isaning from the No. 3 to-day by P. M. SS China

hold in the foreport of the taska Lars

LONDON, December 14. was stored some 1,400 tons of valuabla

Reuter's correspondent at Constan cargo, chiefly consisting of raw milk and tinople says, that an interpellation re- Japansen curios, and one maisle being garding the convention for the amalga- highly inflammable, the fiamen got a fairly

“Of 485,021 young men examined for the Japanese arzo? this year 104,839 were found, to be suffering from trachomé.

Among the passengers who arrived to-day from Shanghat by the Prinx Ladwig wore Mr F. B. Marshall, Hrs Consul Dr Rowder and Mrs Elia Kadooris.

Since October 15 fourteen students have been killed or maimed for life in various parts of the United States, while playing football

In acknowledgement of bis services in kissed in semi delirium, resembling that of extending railway in China, Mr J. U. P. Mafuking night. The pent-up emotion in Bland ana. received the order of the Double court resulted in a roar of "Bravos 1";Dragon. barristers threw up their caps and climbed the benches, waving handkerchiefs. The jury acquitted me. Steinheil by aine to

three

Sir Robert Perks, MP, has declined

The rumour that Mr J, 0). P. Bland is to replace Dr Morrison sa the lines serre pondent at Peking seems to be unfounded. The N.-6. Daily Na says that Mr and Mrs Bland are now in Shanghai, and with

and

OFFICIAL CALLS:

good hold before anything would be done mation of the British Lynch and The mallbont was soon at her moutiers Hamideh companies for the navigatin some little distance of the Kowloon of the Tigris and Euphrates led to sm wharves, and shortly aftar 8 o'clock the important and tumultuous debate in the Government fire font was alongside and Chamber. members of the Fire Brigade at once com menced to work on the ventel 4 st was made to food to try, bat as she ship's pumps were unable to cope with the kirge Tolumes of water being poured in, it was deemed advisable to abandon this mathod, for there was already a big list on the ship and the danger of her turning over was great-Jets of water, however, were played on the most affected parts but the difficulty: of dealing with the flames was increased by the fact that the huge rolapson eč stroke coming up from the hold rendered it im possible for anything like a minute ez- amination to be tende asko die voet spek in which the conflagration was worst.

The Grand Vizier announced that the Cabinet would resign unless the sction was approved with confidence

Subsequently confidence in the Government was voted by 1868 to 8.

AMBANS OF TIBET CENBURED.

(Wah Tas For Poo Service

PEKING, December 13.

3- Lun Yu-sad Wan Cheng Yin, Chit Residents in Tibet, have been censured When our representative went on board for incompetence by the Censorate.... ⠀ shortly before one o'clamin, bilg" "iloda ́of

The Grand Councillors recommend smonks and steam were still issuing from below, and the lut on the vessel was very that Chang Yin Tang be appointed considerable. By this time two members take over their duties.

The Education Bills gave him his. greatest opportunity, and he became

the invitation of the Louth (Lincolnshire) the exception of an up-country trip, will generally recognised as the leader

Liberals to reconsider his decisice not to remain there till their departure for Eng of Nonconformity and dissent among enntest the best at the approaching genera laymen, as Dr CLIFFORD was among election. Sir Robert did not vote in the AMERICAN ADMIRAL MAKES the clergy. His debates with Jossen division on the third reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons He sub- CHAMBERLAIN were famota encounters, sequently intimated that he did not seek

This morning at 21.45. o'clock Admiral of the row were down in the hold, having HONGKONG, TOXIDAY, DECKaza 14, 1809. which raised both disputanta in the re-election, and denounced "the disastrous Barry, of the U.S. cruiser Pennsylvania, been fitted with smoke helmets, prior to expriments of Socialism," which were now in harbour, made an official landing descending Soon one of the p opinion of their respective admirers. foreshadowed in the speeches of Mr Lloyd- at Marray Piar. He was accompanied by/and reported that he had made investiga. } A SIGNIFICANT PERSONALITY,

He was unquestionably the leader of the George (Chancellor of the Exchequer) and Captain Orchard, of the flagship, and Captions and was satisfied, that all fame had considerable bulk of cargo Welsh Liberals, and of Radical Liberals Mr Winston Churchill (President of the tain Fond, of the West Virginis, and suite, been extinguished, though there was

and was met by Capt. Mitchell Taylor, yo ONE of the most prominent personages everywhere, when his party came into

A.D.C. to the Governor (Bir F. D. Legard) gradually smouldering and giving off Mr Haldane, replying to 3x W. and M: W. A. Rubilee, American Consul-moke. The Fire Brigade and manbera

Board of Trade).

called on.

2

The Fire Brigado, which was in charge

when they will leave for Manila, where the of Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, Assistans

squadron is to reassemble and proceed Deputy Superintendent of Police, continued

direct to America

"BANDMANN COMEDY

to work on the boat this afternoon.~

CHINESE IN DUTCH INDIES.

(Wah Tax Yet Po's Services

PERINO, Decembar 13.. Lu Yin Chang, Chinese Minister to

buy Chamberlain's Cough: Bemedy..

You are getting a preparation that has was

螽 third of a century # constant use; _It

sablished reputation for good backed by

famous for its prompt cures of coughs,

gold aroup sad whooping congk. (For

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Dr MACKENZIE'S

INVALID STOUT

in the parliamentary struggle now power, and aCabinet position was ashorne, in the House of Commons, on the General A guard of honour drawn from of the crew still continued to operate Holland, has asked that Chinese Cansala proceeding in Great Britain is undoubt-sured him He became President of 1st inst, stated that in the Begular Army the Baffs Regiment was in writing and their work was attecamful in prevent be sent at once to the Dutch East Indies edly Darm LLOID-GEORGE, the Chancellor the Board of Trade, and even his bit there were at present 204 vacancies for and escorted the party to Government ing the flames from spreading to other to prevent the Netherlands from forcibly

Laffcam but the maieties of these would be of the Exchequer, whose

terest enemies admit that he was a good | Siled by the beginning of 1910.04 Lange bere they were received by the parts of the vessel. The damage aiready compelling Chinese residents there, to...

Governor No One Comasiang theme, hovorca kanala hazeht zuzme nationlised Datei uilizerma radical budget precipitated the prosent President. To bim is given credit for surving at home did not receive a free ration troops (Major General Broadwood) was also the captain (Capt von Binzer) was zbable to compute the value of the destroyed

NO EXPERIMENT. The Pennsylvania and the West Virginia conflict. Whatever we may think of averting the railroad strike that threat of bread and meat; sbrand they were the police which he has enunciated, ened two years ago to paralyza English entitled to the same tion of bread and are part of the Pacific Squadron, other of goods. The origin of the 'ontianak is un-700 are not experimenting whm JOR

most as the soldier, which consisted, at the cruisers being at present at Shanghai known. Hand Mirrors,

however we may deplore his terrible industry. His appointment as Chan-most stations, of 1 lb. of brend and th, of Yokohama and Maul The twu eramers

named will stay here until December 3015, 1 Shaving Mirrors. exhibitions of bad taste, and greatly as cellor of the Exchequer came at a critical meat at a fox tropical-stations, whers the we must despire his methods of platform moment, when everyone was wondering cattle were poor, an extra fib. of meat was

givad. oratory, as Englishmen who love a sturdy how the money could be raised for the

When the N.D. L. steamer Kleiet A largo contingent of the men were given" ED OTHER ARTICLES IN fighter we cannot help admiring him.ne Navy and the old-age pensions, Lord, through Boogkang on her recent liberty this afternoon, and a football match was got op at Happy Valley. It was play- a mat, for he has won through great GEORGE's answer to the problem bas voyage south, says the Singapore Free Preas, od sccording to American rules and greatly GREAT VARIETY.

difficulties to a foremost place among the created one of the great political sensa- the temperature at Hongkong was low, but puzzled the British spectators. Ministers of the Crown before his fiftieth tions of the ago. His original-Financial nothing like that experienend at Shanghai, an unsheltered port, where the winds sweep SWATSON & CO., year, DAVID LLOID GEORGE was born in Bill has been greatly modified and alter off the Manchurian steppes and through Manchester in 1863, the son of a Unitar-ed; indeed, it is mid that only one word the Yang tse valley as keen as razors. It is almost imposable for anyone with pro LIMITED.

inn minister. When he was a baby, in three remained in place before it longed residence in Singapore to realize We are informed by Mr James Younge his parents returned to their home in went up to the Lords, but the under the cold of Shanghai in the winter, and who arrived by the sa. Zafiro yesterday Wales, where his father died almost lying principles were unchanged. It though it may be a novelty for a time, afternoon, that this popular company are

the Singaporean woon wishes himself proceeding to Shanghal after before the little family had got Bottled is now before the country for approval hack where he can enjoy a cigar in confulesson in Manila. They expe The widow was left with several child or rejection, and the interesting question arong and does not hear people coughing to scrivo in Hongkong about the 27th instant and propong breaking their passage VISTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

reu, and almost. without means. Her arises will it have the same effect as and susezing perpetually around him.

in order to play "The Early Worm,The &fatal socident marred the journey of Beat People," "Facing the Music,” and HALL OF HONGKONG, brother, cobbler in the village of GLADSTONE's 'famous Home Rule bill in

Llanystumdwy, must have been the splitting up the Liberal party? Yat the Italian military airship to Bracciano, Sir John Here's heat play, A Pair of the other day. Since its departure from Epectacles. Their visit should appeal to sort of brother that the Bible tells us whether Lor-GronGE splita his party Bracciano the airship had performed are the theatre-going folks between Christinas Erzar & Dar was made for adveraity." He came or not, he will still retain a huge fal cord trip of over 300 miles without the and New Year time who will no doubt give to the rescue, sa for as his means would lowing and it will not be fing, we slightest mishap. A supplies were ran tham a hearty welcome, TU-NIGHTI

ning short, the aeronauts descended unaided allow, and, in particular, took a deep imagine, before he steps into the fronted at 19 cook at night on the military Interest in Dary. That his nephew rank as the popular demagogic leader dill-ground near the Vatican might get an education, the shoemaker of the advanced wing

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