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PERFECTION OF TOUCH, marriage is a fact of transcendant value, its attempt to.

AND

SOLIDITY OF

CONSTRUCTION.

*** NEWS OF THE DAY.

In this regard the Reformation marks to a higher level. the beginning of a social revolution. The real trend of evolution has not at all times been clearly seen or frankly admitted: but, from the days of LUTHER however concealed in theological garb or forced under theological sanction, however opposed by reactionary dogma,

We are asked to state that the steamer Childur arrived safely ab. Dangkok on Sunday, the 28th December, All wall.

A large steamboat will leave Kowloon Police Plar að 8.50.pm on Friday to com. Toy guests to the day on board the

Over 1200 public opinion has more and more Tarrat

now in use.

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Kangkona. April 16, 1907.

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.

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3 pm Auction of the Bio Lima, on board, at Kowloon Docks, Hunghom.

Meetings. Tp.m.-Meeting of China Light and

Power Co. || 5.30p.m.—Mesting of St. George's Club.

Amusements.

9 p.m.- Pair of Spectacles," by Band-

menu Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal,

-General Memoranda,

PHIDAT, -Doostuber 31 :---

Last day of Exhibition of Chinoso Litera-

"Is he a delicate man?” a witness was asked at Banger County Court. Witness: "He is the loader of the singing in the chapel, and he could not do that if he was delicate.

j

The Forlish Mail, of the 27th Novem,

·was delivered in London on the 28th

If the Budget gets through the Imperial Then, Japanese official salarios will be mised by 30 per cent next year, Japanese cücials aru miserably paid at present.

The Imperial. Japanese Consulate as been removed from No. 5. Queen's Rust' Central to No. Connaught Hond, next to Messrs Butterfield and Swire.""

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Mr S Bisney, of No. 4 Peak Road has reported to the police that be left ou ont at Bowen Boad a zhinocerola hora walking stick, gold mounted, valued at £8.

has all grear płoda krat dawns are looking Kyory browns.

That Hongkong in daily getting more like a modern European elty,

That the hourddings in the town, covered na thag uru with hugu advertisements, are a sign thereof.TNÁ LAN

That the composition and the spelling of some of these follore a very long way after De Johnson,

That one up-to-date buildings struck ons of our late American visitors forelbly:

That he goo the flea bet woon, the Clock over and the Post Off „That it wais matabeds near the Hongkong Club, ever, which thosh, took the fanes al That the Cleveland left on07 morning and did not nay, 10 days was reported she would. «

the artistic little group

That one visiter, in his innocence gaid dollars gold for dollars Kazant

That they carried away a large quantity of counterfeit coin, mostly obtained, he Canton

The property market is locking up lo Hongkong. We are informed that prices. hava improved by about 15 per cent, at recent sales. This shows that confidence is being restored among Chinese investore,

Aecording to the official statistics, the

107,613,000 bashel, which shows an increase of 4 per cent over the crop of last year, and 9 per cent over that of an average yur.

decidedly recognized the right of the

-The estate of the lalo Sir Alfred Jones, temporal lawmaker in this field. In the

the big Liverpool merchant, is valued at seventeenth-century the New England £750,000, and it is understood that the Puritan gave the State, in its assemblies bulk of it is bequeathed to charition and in its courts, complete jurisdiction

Boforo sailing for England by the in questions of marriage and divorce, to Lusitania, Sir Thoma Lipton stated that the entire exclusion of the ecclesiastical he would inne a challenge for a race femind of the Japanese barley crop this year

tho America Cup to be miled in 1911. authority. For nearly three quarters ་་ of a century the clergy were forbidden to solemnize wedlock, while, at the some time, marriages were freely die solved by the lay magistrate. Defini tively, the State seems to have gained control of matrimonial administration..

Mr Howard goes on to contend that according to the Reformation fathers, just divome" is sanctioned by Gon for "amendment in wedlock" 29

There were 41 European and 199 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, healing medicine for the disease of and 979 European and 2.423 Chinese marriage"; and by "just divorce" they visitors to the Museum during the week

Fat Hing and Co., just opposite the China Mail Office, are displaying a very fine lot of palme, dwarf planta, ferns,

fowars, etc. These are for sale or hire

and the prices are moderate."

turs at Y.M.O.A. Rooms, Queen's Rd. menat absolution at the nuptial bondenting the 28th December, (exclusive of Bazurnay, January 1 :----

Pabllo Holday,"

Banks and Losurazion Office Close. Supreme Court Xmsa Vrostion enda. 2.15 p.m. Childrens' Sports at Kewison'

Cricket Club.

MONDAY, January Si~~

Publila Holiday,

·Banks and Insurance Offers Close- Tuesday, January- A

5.30 p.Organ Recital in St. John's

Cathedral.

Thursday, January B:--

with the right of taking another sponse. For four centuries thin Re formation doctrine of complete divorce as a social medicine has dominated Occidental thought The New England Puritan and, Separatist acted upon it with characteristle thoroughness. Log.e ally they instituted civil divorce as the counterpart of civil marriage. In Eng

Mr Sydney Pease, frequently in lead in roles with the Bandaman Comedy Co. in Hongkong and elsewhere, is stage managing his own show-the English Comedy Co., at the Grand Opera House,

Calcutta..

***

Mr George Salting, a millionaire aluse who has just died, has bequeathed to the nation hia art collection. This is one of the greatest bequests ever made, as

The recent aruption of Mount Asama-

yama caused a good deal of damage to the forests in the vicinity, fires raging for the best part of a week.. Such a vast ex- ploaien of volcanic energy by Asama has boen unknown for 206 years.

Mr Henniker Heaton has been asking questions in Parliament regarding the pro- posed closing of British Postal Agencies in Chins. He was assured that the matter was still under consideration, but that Hongkrong was not in a position to continue bearing the losses of these Agencies.

Dr J. 0. Thomson was the recipient on Tuesday of a small token in the shape. of a pair of dainty silvur flower stands from the members of the Chinese T. M. UˆA. for survices he has rendered to the Associa tion. Dr Thomson in a fex, well chose words thanked thous present for their land

remembrance and expressed the hope that the Association would become a great. centre for good in Hongkong

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

In the French “Che star M. Pinhon, the Fore

statement on polloy." France and

Tid, Waze never more And the Anglo was an addit

tremely cordial The reom

Kin En

the diplom

That most people have had a folly Xmas | to the That many will be glad when the holidays

question. That there was plenty of Xezas sport said a definite Ezin yuar. ******

`are over."

That Xitas fonts and fastivities are not conducive to Erst class play

rosane

terested

That this was plainly shown in the time comes. toket match on the Hongkong Club ground

That clase on fifteen catches were missed MR BALFOUR'S HEALTH

on Saturday

That the shooting at the "socker" match In the afternoon also evidenced: Xmas ravel D

That the Club's shooting was shocking. That they should have had three clear goals at least

That some of players seemed to imagine the pet was on the Peak it and

That nevertheless it was the best game the Club has played this seaso10.

That the H.EF.C. and theK.F.C.should amalgamate for the Shield

That if they don't neither will stand a ghost of a chance of winning.

(Peuter'e Service to the China Mail

Lomar, December 201 The Right Hon Mr A.J. Balfour has completely recovered. T

of Mr Balfour being otherwise than in Note-We have had no previous nowa good health, but assume that he must h jubeen laid saída: with some slight indispost-

tion-En: 0MT

That Xmas Eve proved a splendid night | BRITISH NAVAL BENBA- for a boring contest.

That the house was packed..

best ever given in the theatre.

That the entertainment was one of the

That the bouls were all square. That the fighting was vory sind. That Garlic put up a good fight. That he up against a better man than himself

That the Lewis Belley fixture will be af

Entdes close for H.K. Football Challand the Puritan statute-book was the collection comprises priceless picturas The Rev; A. A. David," the newly. {g draw

lenge Shield Competion. IamAuction of Sundry Old and

Oondemned Stares at P.W.D. Stores, Wanchai, Praya East.

FRIDAY, Januszy 7. :—

9 p.m.-Philharmonic Concert, Tuesday, January 95:-

enlent; but Puritan thought produced the boldest defense of the liberty of divorce that had yet appeared. According to MILTOs, divorce is a "low of moral

and objets d'art,

News has reached Jara that a big demand has sprung up in Europa for pine apple fibres a material useful in the textile industry. Fabrics woven with it

9p.m.-Enetek Concert in Theatre Royal equity," a "pure moral economical law premut a shining appearance even after

The China Mail.

THE ETHICS OF DIVORCE.

TION

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appointed Headmaster of Rugby, has be

That the fight should be a good one. come, engaged to Miss Eda Miles, eldest | That itäs to be a 25-3 minute rounds, daughter of the late Mr T. W. Mice, of contest

The arres That it has been arranged to take place Curragh, Co. Kerry

on January 991

draughtsman

tomorrow to divers the proposed dance-

That the HEVC. in haring mesting Vernon, has That other sauces are in the air, That a dance will be given on board the

of the birth of William Ewart Gladstone, To-day is the one hundredth anniversary

the statesman who filled such a large spros in English political controversy during his

bleaching and dyeing. The fibre stands that it was left to a man's own arbitra-lastingaean, elasticity, and coolness. ment, to be determined between Gop and his own conscience"; and "the

so clear in nature and reasons, mast on the sanie Tooting as linen in our life. He died seronioun yosza ago. Taqar on the last day of the year.

Hongkong. It is also intended to subsidisa Saigon to Manila. Stepe will also be taken Afterwards other lines such as one from

but his true position in the history of his country has still to be settled, though all

ZOROASTRIAN CLUB.

The Government of Indo-China intends admire his record as a class-living, high HONGKONG, WEDNzsday, Dec. 22, 1909. restraint whereof who is not too steamer service between Haiphong and

next year to subsidies & quick and direct thinking Englishman. thick-sighted may see how hartful and distracting it is to the house, the church, and the commonwealth." to improve the service between Saigon and Zoroastrian Club of the Parsoe community It is only six months ago that the Is the December number of Mellure's Spurning a narrow theological definition Bangkok. The steamer subsidies granted opened, and now we are pleased to hear Hagazine appears an article from the of the proper causes of divorce, in of dollars yearly.

in Indo-China already exceed half a million the Clab is removing this week to the pea of Mr. GEORGE ELLIOT HOWARD, the spirit of the modern humanist

more commodious premises at No. 38 Professor of Political Science and he exclaim!"What are these two from home, continued to takes kean par- indoor games. Many Parsee merchants of Mr Ginnell, sacording to latest Dows will now be provided in addition to other Queen's Road Central & billiard table Sociology in the University of Nebraska, causes [adultery and desertion to many sonal interest in Chinese affairs right up to Canton, Shanghai Foochow, Away and dealing with the subject of divorce in other, which afflict the state of marriage the prorogation of Parliament. Among other parts have willingly put their named the United States from an extremely as bad, and yet find no redrees? his recent questions, was one coming down for membership and it is hoped that novel point of view. If we read the

the proposed working arrangements of the one and all will maintain their interest in What hath the soul of man Canton-Kowloon line, British section; while the Club and uphold ita name. another concerned the Butler Wright esse. age to impart In both instanços Col Seely had no know.

REFUSING DUTY.

China Mail readers is the fervent wish of

That prosperous New Year- awaits ali

DAME RUMOUR

ITEMS AT THE COURTS:

house of

of the most

possession of

realed, to anyone whole work

systam of wire British Navy

Further evidence was given in the Mobsa † were also discovered. caso at the Magistracy: this morning. It was ultimately again adjourned.

default wit weeks hard labour, at the Two Japanese were fined $100 each, in

Magotary to-day for stowing away on the 5.8. Prince Sigesmond

gambling in a house at Ciroular Pathway lab night, and at the Magistracy the three principals were fined $20 each and the remainder 85 each.

Thirteen man and a woman were caught

For selling opium which he falsely represented to be the Opium-Farmer's a rospectably dressed Chinamau was, at the Magistracy to-day, fined $250, or to undergo

caught in the act of selling the drug by three months' imprisonment, Defendant Chief Inspector Haggarth.

NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'SÍ

COUGH REMEDY

other maroatia in Chamberlain's Cough

KWANTUNG BATT MONOPOLY,

(Wah Text. Poz. Serts

PIXING, Decem

The Board of Finance hina

the Viceroy of Can Salt Monopoly should the old salt merchanta men should not be admitted.

HASTENING CHINA'S

PARLIAMENT.

(Was Tan Yat Lo's Services)

Professor's arguments aright we find deserved, if it be in the way of that he is in favour of widely extending salvation, that it should be mortgaged the area of the law, for he contends that thus ? liberal divorce is e sign of progresa,

Clearly Miros believed that son most unfortunate circumstance bas Frank Downs, master of the as. Juten tending to the growing emancipation of liberty should embrace freedom of British naval officer having been violently. 5. Edwardson, before Commander. Bail just occurred in the Colony, a distinguished polis, charged Robert Franklin and John the family from the tyranny of the divorce. His idealiera carried the assalted by a number of Amerioni blús Taylor, R. N., at the Marine Court, this father, while allowing women to enjoy Reformation doctrine further than his jackets who were, at the time under the moming, with willeliy disobeying his greater benefits unit increased freedom age could follow. Yet more and more show had turned him off, but ware lator Complainant stated that on the 28th at

influence of liquar. They upset his rick awful commands, a Shaving Mirrors. of Detion. Ha says in the course of his that doctrine has determined the course arrested by s. plaques and will be dente 7 am the first defendant was, ordered to HERE not of oplem, com

argument-It should not be forgotten of history,

with by the American authorities. Their turn to by the inste. He had been of Remedy, and never har Bean cities is u "From MILIOS and BUCER punishment will likely be extremely heavy duty for several days from druniona, first offered to the public. Te is malo

Long are pre that liberal diverce in Christian lands to Compoucer and Humor, from the for such an offence is most serious- is the fruit of that phase of the Code Napoléon to the statesmen who

He did not turn to. About 9 m com- medicine for a child is fata dal For should be called at once.

suggesting that the plainant went along to defendiat room | sale by all chemists andstorekeeper. renaissance in taught that we call the have ahayed the laws and molded the The Office of Naval Intelligence of the and got him on deck, and told him to open Reformation. For in its origin the the juridical theories of the twentieth United States has compiled and issned up his sail looker. He was then sober. prevailing modern conception of the century, always and everywhere, the tonnage of the world. From ons of plainant took him by the abonlder to stop some tables of statistics of the warship Lussed he made to go below. again and come 'S. WATSON & CO., form and nature of wedlock, was shaped prevailing dictum is that divorce is those it appears that the present total aim, whereupon defendant threw down his by the brain of Marris Ln. It was prescribed as a remedy for a social 1,768, 350 tons, and that on the couple would not work for anyone. Complainant

warahip tonnage of Great Britain is key, and abusive language and said he POPULAR CIGARETTES LIMITED.

a righteous revolt against the at surdity, malady. This is the justification of the tion of vessels now building it will bythen locked him in his room. About 9

AND OTHER ARTICLES IN GREAT VARIETY."

ALEXANDBA ̧ ̈ BOTË

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH, PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG.

DR YOUR ROAD OFTEAL

for Germany are 609,700 tone and 820,692

cruelty, and wickedness of canon-law divores policy of the westers world 2005,873 tons. The corresponding figures theory and practice in matrimonial If divorte in itself is e sin, then the tons; and for the United States, 682,785 estees, Lorin's famous dictum that laws sanctioned by modern civilization tons and 785,667 tons mardage is not a sacrament, but are altogether wicked, and the series

temporal, worldly thing" which "does not concern the church, led the mind

jum. the same day the second defendant

refused to turn to p

STATE EXPRESS

DISCRIMINATORS.

from 4. until 8 am and after break Winfred (Virginia Leaf

He had been at work in the suorming fast he refused to tarn to: Complainant went to see him and he was in his bunk under the infinante of liquor. Complainant According to a tangram to the Mel Surned him out and made his go on deck No. 655

when he worked for about fifteen minut

999 turn the scale at nearly 500nz, has been would not work any more picked out of the north intermediate drive The first defendent said he was not,

can lawmaker luas sinned more deeply benne drgus, gold, ingger, which will and persistently than any one else."..

of the western world gradually but We are not surprised after reading surely to sutartion civil marriage and this spologia to find the Kebak

and then went below again and said

of the Woah Hawp Canton Company. The ing well enough to turn to but would do

what Laying as drunk. und was an irregularly formed was, which The sound defendant-I did not know

OF PROGRADE EVET ? DATE, its counterpart, civil divorce. It in professor arguing that America's is considered to be almost solid. In the

KOKIGETE

TO-NIGHT Celebrated Soutch Comediár

MB W. LOCHRANES

volved, in fact, a new theory of social divorce record the control of the function of the State, world outside Japan which ought to be of deep interent to low domestic morali sociologie and, political scientist alikat truth je In effect, as rpreted this dicinos declared: riage is

Institution

mole, authority

die nga America That since mara marria

still the

in the previous Eve working days, the company

bad obtained

Indicate

gold had in the indic

The defendants were sentence to seven

the days imprisonment each with hard labour

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