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thin the advisability of such an institution dever wavered, and to day we are justified. The announ made yesterday by d Excellency Governor, Sir FREErice, Lucard, shows that we were merely in advance of the

NEWS OF THE DAY, ON

TUESDAY, LIBOL

KINGS-ESTATE.

THE SALT

ASOCHAL AND PERSONAL.

A Sydney warchant Mr. Bammar Martens, superintendent of the Ham Borders, has left a fortune of three milfbury America Live at Singapore, has been transferred to Hongkong and will leave for

(THE BELGIAN HOKALSS PENYA BCANDAL that pork about Christmas Hede, Aya bha Pinang Gazette. The cor of Me Martona is not yet known to the gunwall & K (S public

(Render a Service to the China Mail) Foffe

Losper, December 20..

the salt monopoly, an Imperial decres The death of Signor Luigi Cant the instance of the Belgian has been issued ardering the Board of

The Italian Govetanient has asked for tendera with a riew to the purchase of ax bendrad military motor-care.

HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY bought and ideas of the time in 1905-bendrod milita

pioneers, that was all. In December 1900 About pan, this afternoon a fire

Road and was completely destroyed, w

OF TONE

to

the project of a University for Hong kong has emerged from the nebulous PERFECTION OF TOUCH, atmosphere of idealistic aspiration on

the practical plane of a realisable project, becked as it is with a substantial endow went fund. That this splendid result is

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broke out at a coolie tatabon in Codul Italian Consul at Seoul, will be regretted Royal Family French magistrate has Finance, and the Board of Industry to

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The steamer Calobas grounded on the mad at Port wettenham on Dec. 16 and four hours elapsed before the rising tide Seated her aff.

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by: hosts of friends scattered throughout the

the Baroness Yonghan's take due pote the Far East A brilliant Ofiental scholar,

cultured gentleman and warm-hearted chat as Balincourt and panding friend, he sinka to his grave Amid general developmense Princess_Louien has

regret.

notified the. Banka that she opposes payments of deposits- made in the

LONDON, December 211 Daronesa Vangban is in Paris.

MORE DREADNOUGHTS

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That the weather though, cold, is perfect. 2 That everyone should make the most of" it while it lasta.

That Hongkong is going strong. That the festivemason is now wellatarted That the calendar in a big on o

That both public and private fano

"That with Bandmanna, the "Jolly Tars*** Mistral Troupe and a night of Börings

entersalaments

TO BE COMPLETED BY 1912. Bouts, etc., there will be no lack of erecio (Router's Service to the China BHT)

Lomber, December

That the American vidbers will be with us on the 23AL, SHEN

The .. Kueichow, which arrived from Mr Rudolph Kalan, the German comani entirely due to Mr. H. N. Moor and Sirentsin this morning, had the misfortuns at Saigon, died there af acute dysentery on ] names of Leopold and Vaughan. - FREDERICK LORD the whole Colony to break hor propeller a day or two ago November 28, after a short illness at the age of 47 perrs. There was a large attend- freely admits to-day. Ever since his sad had a hard struggle to get into port.

anoo at the funeral, and Mx O' Connoli, the arrival on these shores our present | The Wellington (New Zealand) House British bonul, as doyen of the consular Governor has manifested the keenest of Representatives bas passed a naval kill body, delivered an address at the graveside interest in all matters appertaining tooviding for the gift of Dresdnought, and in which he spoke of the deconsed in terma

contribution of money to the Imperial Navy, pod warm praises, education. His speeches at prize-giv-

Mr Felix Cobbold, Liberal M.P. for inga shd other scholastic gatherings Ipswich, is dead. He was a member of an have always shown him ready to give old banking and brewing family which has earucat support to or wise counsel been settled in Sufolk for many genera regarding, any projects which had the

The telegram received to-day from the IURING THIS WEEK. S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.ining and education of the rising

generation in view. This time list Manila Observatory says:-Manila, Docem Faar when he was able to announce/ bet 21, 12 noon: Cyclone or Typhoon E graduate of European descent in any part] ba laid down immediately, andto beat the Boys on the American cruisers="

of the northern Visayas, or south eastern that Mr. Mooy had offered to present Luzon, moving N.N. W. of N University buildings to the Colony, pro- vided that an adequats endowment fund was raised within a certain time, it was the general opinion of almost everybody of importance that the taak was beyond our strength. The minimuin sum re-

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Free delivery to all addresses-comble quired was a million and a quarter by messanger, including all Peak, Kowloon dollars, and with the severe tradal and Quarry Bay residences.

Bingle coples, Daily, tan cants; Weekly, depression still hanging heavily upon Tolexraphic Address, 'Man,' Hongkong, s, the project seemed next to im-

possible. But such a word as im possible does not find

space in the everyday working-plans of a man euch we Sir Frederick LegaRn, much less when a far seeing project is con-

Gods, A. B.. O., fifth edition.

TELEPHONE No.122.

GENSCHINA MAI, LIMITED.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Anctions.

2.30 pilection Amas Toys Jeweleerned. He looked beyond the marrow

lery, House Linen, etc, at Mr Goo. P.| Lammert's Sales Booms. A 9.30 p.m.-Azetion of Japanese Curios at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

Miscellaneous,

4.30p.m.-Distribution of prizes by

the Governor at St. Joseph's English College.

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Grand Minstrel Performance at

City Balle

General Memoranda, THURSDAY, December 23;--

8 p.m.---Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Lficer. 9 p.m.-Graad Minsiral Performance at

City Hall.

FRIDAY, December 24 -

11 a. 1, A xction of 124 Balea Raw

standing and fourteen contractors will shortly be Court-martialled at Moscow in counssion with a military contract scandal in which a sum of twelve million roubles is

involved.

My Otto Beil, the financier, has given 165,000, in addition to the £50,000 quaatlied by his brother Alfred, to endow chair of Medical Research at the London University. This gift provides for the establishment of ten fellowships, each of a yearly value of £250, for three years, which will be available to any man or WOMER

of the Empire.

That they intend to "bustle some" The Britian Admiralty on Saturday ang the short time they are herp pinced two onders for super-Dread That the local resident hopes they will oughts and one battleship-cruiser to not interfere with, or spoke the local

completed by 1912.

KOREAN POLITICS.

(Independent News Agency's" -Service

tratie.

are arranging a baseball game" for "thair delectation.

That some misalierons person has been publishing tarminal inexactitades in a r ning contemporary regarding an imaginery difference between the Consular Authorities. the China Mast.)

at Cantón and thi Viceroy?,^ ANKA TOKYO, December 21-Dock Dance on Hogmanay Night.

That invitations, are out for: thời, marianh

Another well-known coasting maurpassed Seventy-two Russian officers of highway in Shanghai on December 15th in the person of the late Captain Walter John Müller, late of the China Navigation Co. The deceased, who was a native of London, was only lorty-one years of age and bad bean for's number of years in the U.N, Viscount Sone, Resident-General of Co., which company he left several months hores, has reprimanded Mr Li, the having command of the old C.N. steamer trying to frustrate anti-Japanese feeling ago and joined the Ningshao S.N. Co. Fremier, for his neglect of duty in not Tungchow. He was well known along the by openly opposing the unneration coast and leaves boats of friends. He was memorial and by utilizing this opportu taken ill recently with dysentery which

this sasson on December 13. Some severe Snow fell at Woceung for the first time frosts have been experienced in Shanghai. Indeed, according to the Mercury, the cold was so interse one night that soda water was frozen in the bottles.

On November 29, a serious fire broke aut in the business quarter of Cholon, near Saigon. It caught five houses and the James blazed up forcely before they could be mastered. The damage, which amount: to 200,000 dollars, is covered by insurance.

borders of Hongkong, and with wise, Messrs Jardino, Matheson and Co. statesmanlike insight into the latent have formally opened their local branch at Dairon next door to Mesars Butterfield and possibilities of the case turned at once Swire's effec

Mr W. Loglia. of Shanghai to the Chinese, and appealed to them to ssisted by Mr E. C. Reid, the local assist him in realising the splendid, held a reception at noon on the project which Mr Mopy's munificent offer had allowed to be formulated on paper; and his confidence was not misplaced. Chinese residents of Hongkong quickly subscribed $205,625 the Viceroy of Canton $200,000; Chinese residents of Saigon $30,000; of Amoy $1,344; of Penang, $500; of Weichow $92,761;

h insti

The Hon. Trassurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bugs to

took a Estal turu and he died at the nity to secretly foment an agitation General Hospital. The decossed, says the among the older, statemen Shanghai Mercury, leaves a widow and to children to mourn his lost.

BEITISH CONSUL FOR HARBEN.

Service

fo the China Dáni)

Toxto, December 21.

President Talt has appointed Judge Horace Harmon Luiten to the Supremo Court of the United States to all the ("Independent News · Amney vacancy left by the death of Justice Peak: ham. Judge Horace Harmon Larton comes from Nashville. Tennessee. He

The British 36inister in Peking his has presided over the sixth cisait of the Federal court since 1883. He was born in requested the Home government to Kentucky in 1844 and graduated from the station a Counsul at Harbin. Cumberland Uniramity and admitted to the

bar in 1867. He served on the bouch of RETURN OF EXPLORERS. Tennessee including the Supreme bench of the State of which he was Chief Justice Independent News Agency's Service when he was appointed to the Cinquit, estgate to the China Mail) y h

Court Justice-Lurton has been of the

acknowledge with thanks the following

Torro, December 21 donations to the funds of the Hospitals law department of the Vanderbilt Univer. It is reported that a party of Russian

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If all that is stated with regard to the new acheine of deeintralization at the Bri tish Post Office be true, Mr Sydney Buiton

Bilk, 114 balea Waste Silk at E.K. & the Chinese Government $13.080 is to be congratulated on the energy and

E. Wharf & Gedows Co.'s Godown No L Hino, of Hongkong, $50,000. No. 18, Kowloon.

5.30 p.m.-H.E. Football Chalenza

Shield Mesting in Y.M.D.A. Room, 9 pim.Boxing it City Hall,

SATTENAY, December 25:-

Pubite Holiday.

Exchange Banks Cico

Insurance Offices Close.

enterprise he has displayed. Hitherto the

Post Office has been one of the most over.

THE AMERICAN TOURISTS.

Canton Arrangements Satis. factory,

the Amar has been recalled by the Minister of Communications. They wil probably return to St. Petersburg.

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THE RIVAL POWERS.

82 (Wah Te Yet Po's Service.)

-Prise, December 20.

Other subscriptions included the magni- centralized of all the institutions of tho ficent donation by Messrs BUTTERFIELD country. Mr Buxton appear now to have Ás our readers are aware, a very large Supreme Court Xma Vacation begins. and Swime of £40,000; the H. and decided to stake up his permanent officials, party of American tourists are visiting It is said that the convention just

And completely to reorganize the manage-Hongkong this week, travelling by the Bank 850,000; Mesars JARDINE, MATHESON ment of the Post Office by dividing the specially chartered H. & L. ateamar concluded between Japan and Bassis and Co. $25,000; the Chartered Bank kingdom into seron districts, each under Cleveland. Me W. Farmer, who has all will shortly be published. Russia's $10,000; Messrs E. D. Sassoon, $10,000;

the control of a Surveyor-General. In this the local arrangements in hand, in con- intention is to prevent sun and new heptarchy Scotland and Ireland will junction with Cook and Sons, wishes us to American infrance from spreading in MESSIY DAVID SASSOON $10,000; Mesars sach.constitute one district, and England state that all details are working smoothly Eastern Asin. PURCHARD and Low, £100; and will be divided into five others. The over and he anticipatos no trouble in regard to grown clerical staff at St. Martin's-le-Grand the visitors' trip to Canton. The story of private subscriptions $2,070: altogether will be distributed among the seven divi- the Viceroy's wishing to limit the number $1,183,640, of which 8505,003 is in sions.

MONDAY, December 27 :---

Pablia Holiday.

...

9 p.m.-Ferformazon at City Hall. Tuzanar, December 28:-----

10 am-Auction of Naval & Victualling Stores at H.M. Naval Establishments. THURSDAY, December 30:-

Saturday, January 1:--

Public Holday.

Sopreme Court Xmas Vacation enda.

Monday, January 3:—

Public Holiday..

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The Far Eastern Review for November

Geo. Bronson Res entitled "Railways in

visiting Canton is said to be baseless, while the most radimentary knowledge of inter- national etiquetts should suffice to dissipate

FOREIGN LOANS.

3 p.m.-Auction of the Bio Lima, on hand. This was a splendid showing in

(Wah Tax Yat Pa's Service.) Beard, at Kowloon Docks, Bunghom these hard times and we heartily con-contains a profusely illustrated article by the idea that the British Consul, would

PEKIO, December 20. Owing to the opposition of the gratulate His Excellency upon the China in 1300; a Ples for Fair Play to interfere in an affair in which American people, the Peking Goremment now success which has crowned his efforts. China. The article is deeply intaresting citizens are solely concerned. Yet auch is The Committee who have charge of the at the present for it very sbly sets forth the mischievous story which has been tale proposes to reduce the Foreign railway

the Chinese point of view. A Supplement graphed to Now Fork and no doubt it is loan by one half project now feel fully justified in con-containing all China's Foreign Railway causing good deal of perturbation there, mencing building operations, and we Agreements will be found extremely useful, for in Eastern America the most colosal THE PROPOSED NATION-

ignorance prevails concerning this part of t gather from a remark dropped by the

the world. Governor at the meeting held at St. Stephen's College on Monday, that he expects the University to be opened twelvemmths from now. Our dream

FRIDAY, January :-

9 p.m.-Philharmonic Concert.

TUESDAY, January 25:-

9 p.m.--Scotch Concert in Theatre Royal.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1909.

HONGKONG'S PROPOSED

UNIVERSITY,

Was the China Mail in December WATSON & CO., 1905, during the course of a series of articles, advocated the establishment of an Imperial University in Hongkong the suggestion was frowned upon by these in authority as a most impracticable schenie. Ridicule, sarcasm and invective werD

ALEŽÁNDUA BUILDING,

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH all employed to show how visionary was

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of 1905 will thus be realised far sooner

The following is the programme of the Jolly Tar" Minstrels on Wednesday and Thursday evening :---

Grand Upening Chorus of Melody and Overture, Poet and Pesant," VonSuppe Song Tolly the firm's

Coon's I'm

**Hero He comes to town.!!

coming.

Oh you Candy KidStrauss

than our most sanguine expectations Hars you get another girl like Mary

Thomson

Rood

THE KOWLOON SCAVENGING

CONTRACTOR.

Pollution of the Coastline.

AL ASSEMBLY.

(Wel "Tex Yat Po's Sermce.)

¿PERING, December 20 The resentatives of the Peking

repres gentry propose asking the Goverment to open the National Assembly at once.

That another. Dock Dance, on the other, side of the water, for the same night is

the tapis.

their fifth annual Children's Sports on New Year's Day.

That the Kowloon Cricket Glub will hold

That the Volunteers are giving a dance

next month. at the end of a

That the St. Andrew's Society Ard KiTang-. ing a grand concart for "Burn's Night."

That when the Sootamen of Hongkong: do a thing they do it well whi

That the forthcoming consert will be big affair.

That the Hongkong Amateur Dramatis Society has started rehearsing Fluradera

That the ladies of the Colony "LÊE BUC coming forward so sedly this year on previous occasions.

That there are nőt silicient Vladiks form a chorsa,

That roller-skating is the rage at Homer this winter.

That it has also bosti started in Shanghai:

That it would pay an antarprising ran to start a rink in Hongkong

"That a rink may be opened in the Cology: shortly.

„That it would be just the thing for a cald. evening, and

That it would catch, on as soon as startez,

That the number of cases of ladies being. attacked on our public roads are getting too- frequent.

That the lasting living at thủ Konkược Docks are afraid to go out alons after diner

› That with more European police the native Lükong and the otherswarthy Umbe: of the law-would he kept under. better÷ control.

•That it is up to our Magistrates to infick.

severe septances whenever similar cason are- brought before them, k

That His Excellency the Governor is mistaken regarding the birth of the idles of

Hongkong University

That the scheme was izst mogted in a di loading article in the China Mail of, Dec. Gin ember 15th, 1906

That at the time it was first thought oft most people, including the thes Governor," Bir Matthew Nathan, eqpaidered the pro ject impossible.png

That on December, 20th, 1979, almost. exactly 4 years later, our present Governor announced that the building of the Univer it can commence at once

That the Colony, despite hard mes and bad trade, going ahead and that there is a good time coming for all of us if we only wait long enough, when

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STATE EXPRESS

CIGARETTES DISCRIMINATORS.

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board had led us ur anticipate. Hongkong That ever loving pooney Sam Lamkey this afternoon the report of the commifica will owe a lasting debt of gratitude to I'm in love with the Man in the Moons appointed to inquire into and to deal with Mr H: N. Moer, who, in the words of Sir Down in Jungle To

Geislinger the charges against the Kavison scavenging FERICK LUCARD, "has in effect nearly I fore my wife, but of you Kid...Donesia

Shine on Harvest Moos, Dahlin contractor was submitted.

Hon. Mr K. A Hewitt minated-hare POPULAR doubled his original gift, and to the West Virginia Closing Chorus.... Company not time at the moment to road through Selection. From Opers Comique. The these papers and would sek that they be

Trims Doins... angacious occupant of Government House

Herbert Bong, You'll be sorry just too late.. Cranston, returned to me later, There is one-point who by his strenuous and untiring Graad Jolly The Ensemble, wolly as to which I must refer. The rubbish should

Exit March The Flashlight.. advocacy has rendered a University for the Colony a practical possibility. I. now only remains for private residents to further increase the funds so that the

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Lochabe taken further way. As it is now Winfred (Virginia Leaf) mins of 50.. →

bundled a considerable portion mpat find Fight on Post" introducing National its way on to the sszious beaches of the City Quintette. Menars Thimson, Kulp, island, socording to the state of the tide No. 555 Wearers, Kline, Egglestou.."; b. West Virginia Acrobatic Fire, Mesra Testerday (Sunday 12/12/09) I went in

Hanter

the suggestion therein made. Among institution muy stars thoroughly well Montgomery, Packer, Kabisson, Huffaunch to Deep Water Bay leaving NO. 999

equipped, and for the higher scholastic

PREMIER HÅLL OF HONGKONG, these ho poured cold water upon the

De Vazt Road Central,"

proposal was Dr Go. II-BATESOR WRIGHT, PWARE OF PROCHAINE EVERY 2 DAYS, Head Master of Queen's College, he establishments to prepare the students & who will form the first body of anders. gradnat

FONIGHT I

The Celbbrated Botch Comedian

LOCHRANE,

TO-FIGHT

thought if such a project was started the Colony would find in the course of a few years that it was saddled with

an awkward and inalienable incuba

- The Cilabented Artists,"

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minded question, Why should we had-

The King has approved of the P Le Medal, with a clasp Inscribed Antarctic,

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Hongkong about 11 am with the tide Quo Vadis (Turkish Lear) in De With Fail, Barytone, Some day about ebb. For the greater part of the

Turkish Led Blog-distance from Sulpher Obannel until well ers and Dancers, Donovin, Reed, and McKnight

into Aberdeen Channel there was a con Hakard The Orpheum timousine of rofuse floating on the water, £ March... Fairest of the Fär. Fousa ashes, and other household rubbish. This

To conclude with The Hotel Halfbank. a Comedy in ons acertako d

must all have ultimately been washed upon the shore and would presumably add very commdarably to the insanitary condition of

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rounding Fishing thing is taking place side on the land and the

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