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ful mising of an endowment fund to establish a University in Hoogkong, e proposal which was first advocated by the (China Mail- four years ago, and later took shape in the munificent offer of Mr H. N. Mody to erect the necessary building.

Mr Kair Hanlie prophesies that 67

next parliament: Labour members will be returned to the

A Bill to perurit women to plead as members of the bar has been introduced

into the Russian Duma. **

To the Duke of Buccleugh has boun ascribed the introduction of the sigarette into English society. He brought it from Ruasin fifty years ago.

of the air, calminating, so far as England is concerned, in a sensational PER MONTH fight of a Frenchman from Calais to Dover. So far Germany leads in this new science. Wireless telegraphy, too has made great strides, more particularly since the wreck of the S. S. Republic

The number of notabilities who have when JACK BINNS flushed the message "C. Q, D." from the transmitter calling honoured the Colony by their presence aid to the fated reseal and saving from this year has been largs. It includes certain death hundreds of lives. His Imperial Highness Prince Tea To-day the system it is in daily use in Beux, and Admiral SAB, Lord KrCEZ, all parts of the world, and over 500 Mr Famasxs, ex-Vice-president of the vesacia are equipped with the apparatus. U. 8. of America: Mr Faas Sarra, late Astronomers bave been largely oc- Governor of the Philippines: Admiral 10,000 Records cupied with the reappearance of HALLEY'S SIT. HARRY RAWSON, the Yuvarajah of somet and so exact were their calcula- TORE, the Earl, and Countess of tions that the marvellous stranger from HEATH, and several ambassadors · and

Mt Aspiring, on the west coast of the the cater spaces was picked up in ministers accredited to the Courts of South Island, NZ, which for a long time

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A large teamboat will leave Kowloon Pello Pier at & 50 pm, on Friday to con- Toy guests to the danes on board the

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The Victoris Government has intro daced a Bill providing million sterling annually for the purchase of land for it. thousand families yearly. migrants. It will be enough to settle

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Lord

China Mail!

- ROYAL HONEYMOON

TOUR

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.

Loxton, December 30.

The Prince Regent of Brunswick and his bride have started on a honeymoon tour to India, Sam and the Far East

THE AUSTRALIAN

STRIKE

Hphong Hong kong and Bangkok/Hongkong lines there Townsville was given a Syndicates and the fogulsk liners, with die crowds which had assembled. . astrous Teralta to both. The homeward was keen competition between Chinees and received a great, oration

rates were good, and the regular lines had Carriort all took advantage of the high rabos ruling, and left the Coast no dificulty in securing full cargoes. The

Business from the Yangtate was dull, and the rate offering from Wuhu bo Canton hood of 18 Cand, except during April and and Sato resined in the selghbour the early part of May when it went up to 22 Cand. per pioul. The Indo China Rios Crop turned out to be far below the average

to Farope The balk of the grain. and sopasquently there was only a limited

but Philippines and Java each took demand for tornage from Saigon.

About 100,000 tona. Only 40,000 tons want to Japan, and Hongkong and Canton cook soms 68,000 tona. In January and February, the average rate from Saigon to

HEAVY÷FINES.

(Router's Sarcics to the China Mail). Hongkong was only about 13 canta and even in March, which is considered the

Loxoay, December 31. best month of the year, there was little

Reuter's correspondent at Sydney doing in April. however, 17 cents was paid, this being the best rate of the season. In wires that thirteen lodge officials and May it dropped to 140, and right up to delegates have been prosecuted in am-

|S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. Germany and at Greenwich of the very China and Japan, all of whom have was considered anclimbable, has been end November, the regular liners

Hongkoa. April 16, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous

Peblic Holday.. Banks and Insurance Offices Closs. Supreme Court Xmas Vacation ends. Spart

Cricket Club.

Amusements.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY,

Miscellaneous.

day expected.

Amongst the netable deaths of the year were those of GEORGE MEREDITH, the

enjoyed the gracious hospitality of Government House.

The list of residents who have joined

the great majority, either at Home or in Hongkong, is fortunately not a large ono. Among them we have to deplore the loss of the proprietor and editor of

last of the Victorians; King Leart, ALGERNON CHARLES SWINE, the poet Mr. W. P. Frith, R.A., C.V.O, one of 2.15 p.m.-Childrens' Sports at Kowloon the oldest links with the art world of

the Victorian era, as well as Savor New-the China Mail, Mr GrotGE MORRAT 9 p.m. Facing the Music by Band-

mann Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal. COME, America's greatest astronomer. Bats, who at the time of his death was the Sir CURZON WHILE of the India Office, doyen of foreign journalists in Chine; and Prince Iro, Japan's foremost states. Mr. ERICH GEORG, Mr H. G. CALTHBOR, man, both fell victims of misguided Mrs DIE BALL, Mr O. .D. THOMSON, assassins; and their deaths were uni-Mrs FACE, Mr A. P. MARTY, Dr. W. versally mourned.

HUT, the Government bacteriologist, Cat in the Far East several Sir WHY DEs important international events have Vari, a former Governor, and Mr R. D. occupied attention. So far as Hongkong WATT, Superintendent Engineer of is concerned the International Opium Taikoo Deck Commission was the most important;

Public Holiday, Banks and Insurance Offices Close.. General Memoranda. TUESDAY, JANDary A:---

5.80 p.m.Organ Recital in Et. John's

Cathedral.

Txuzuday, January 8:

Entries close für E.K. Football Chal-

Tenge Shield Competition.

11 L.m.-Auction of Supiry Old and Condemned Stores at P.W.D, Stores, "Prays Eart, Fanchal FRIDAY, January-

9 p.m.-Philharmonic Cencart,

Saturday, January 15:—

while lesser items include the funerals

of the Emperor and Empress Dowager of

NEWS OF THE DAY

Carge offering and were often obliged have each been fined £100 or m scaled by Captain Head, an English moun-more than sufficient to cope with the nection with the strike, and, that they taineer, accompanied by Graham Clark, A

to accept as low as Bo, por pical default to undergo two months' hard Early December, there was more inquiry,

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Mr. Sheldon, president of the Phoenix 14e. being paid, but owing to dullness of labour:

ad for alleged appropriation of at least Insurance Co. of Brooklyn, has been indiet million dollars. The prosecution of the directors is also proposed.

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to gat even 19 cents To Philippines, DEATH OF EARL PERCY. the Alghast ata paid was 30a. in January, the local rica market it is now difficult but the following month: It dropped to

Ede had for the rest of the gear it rema- FORMER UNIONIST MINISTER. od about 20/25e according to quantity.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) 2. the bulk of

LONDON, December 31. The Hon. Tressarer of the Alice Me To Jara, the athange buins booked

Earl Party has died in Paris from morial and Aliated Hospitals begs to by the regular lines, who sublet a portion

Cantos, a steady fuquiry prevailed, the pneumonia, donations to the funds of the Hospitalserage rate being 24, but towards the [Note-Earl-Parry, who was only 38

༢་་། 810 acknowledge with thanks the following of it From Newchwang and. Tairen to

Hon W. Rees Davies, ....

cad of the season se high as 28c. was paid. years of age, was the eldest son of the 7th The death is anounced of the Hon. From Japan to Scath China, there was a Duke of Northamberland. He has ant as good demand. From South Japan coal Censervative Member of Parliament for Archibald Gordon, son of the Earl of Aberports to Hongkong, 81.50 from January to South Kensington since 1895, prior to India in 1902-3, while on the reconstruee deen, from the effects of a motor car colli May, and from then to end of the year the which he served as a Minister under Mr sion on the 29th November. It is under-rorage rate was about 81.90, suitable Ealfour, having been Under Secretary for

To and that he was engaged to Mr Asquith's Canton, 22.95, but during inst law tion of the Ministry in 1905, he was made mouths as high as $2.80 has been paid to Under-Secretary of State for Foreign daughter.

Singapore From Java to Hong- affairs. Far! Fercy was a Trustee of the kong, the regular boste ware sufficient for Nahonal Portait Gallery, and was also a months, but from July to end of emember, for "Notes from a Diary in Asiatla The the cargo cilerine during the first few writer of morit, having been responsible thera wsa some demand for outside tonnage, key"; and "The Highlands of Asiatle the rates raling 20c. to 2c., and the Turkey.-F. C. A.] average rate for the year about 240.

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Mera Moutria and Co. desire us to state that their sters will be open from a.m. to 1 p.m. to-morrow for booking Bears for the Bandmann Co.'s performance in the evening.

The Hongkong Fire Brigade continged- In the event of war, the Swiss military to work on the amouldering mass of debris

rather source. A

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

11 am-Meeting of China Light and China, the conclusion of the Anglo-authorities, faided by the Alps) could internoar Quarry Bay until lato last night: Evan

Siamese Treaty, the settlement of the i copt all wireless messages.. within a 2,092 | to-day.isrge volumes of smoke have been A man from the sailing ship Lyndhuis!:

Power Co... Torbay, January 25:-

miles radius.

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Mr T. P. O'Connor, who is in New 9 p.m.-Scotch Concert in Theatre Royal, Pratas Island question, the meeting of

the Macao boundary delimitation com-York, has seat to Mr Redmond £4,000 for mission, and the settlement of the the Home Rule Fund, and between £4,000

and 25,000 more has been promised. Antung-Mukden railway question, as

The Chem Mail.

EXIT 1909.

issuing therefrom.

Last night thero was considerable arcitement occasioned by a coolie fight ou the Pinya at Kowloon. The disputa arose over some rice, and bambooes were freely Four arrests were made.

was sent to pristu for five days for being drunk and incapable at Connaught Road

The ex-Excise officer who was arrested charge of being on the 4.6. Suvaric

well as the appointment and recall of Nine months of the working co-partnery used by the men participating in the afwith prepared opium in his possession bas

Honakovo, FRIDAY, DECEMNER 31, 1909. Mr CRANE, a wealthy Chicago merchant

es · American Minister at Peking

The imposition of a tar or liquor, aa step rendered necessary owing to the dwindling of various sources of public revenue, but which deprives Hongkong

scheme started among the workmen in the shipbuilding yards of a Furness Company has resulted in the payment to the man of

nina per cent. dividend

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The House of Lords has dismissed the appeal of the Trides Unionists in the famous Osborne case. This means that trades soiona are not entitled to lory for of the glory of being an entirely free-the-maintenance of Parliamentary reprment. trade port, was viewed by the publicatives. with great reluctmes, but owing to the

Mr Jackson, the Collector at Nasik, manner in which the ordinance has Bombay District, has boas shot dead in a

Mr Caird, a Dundee manufacturer, ha sent £10,000 to Mr Winston Charebill to be used in the Free Trade campaign. feature of recent electioneering was the way in which the approach of Christmas frustrated efforts to arouse enthusiasm. The country gonerally was remarkably apathetic, and the people were apparently determined not to allow politics to interfere with sonsonable festivities.

been fined $500%

Another gambling raid has been carried out at Circular Pathway, 14 men having been arrested. At the Magistracy to-day the first twe were ordered to pay $100 each and the others 83 each.

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The case in which Miss Eve Engiedow as Mira Lydia Prior to recover 8443.50 as mentioned at the Supreme Court to-day and fixed for the 12th prox, by His Hotor

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THE NAVAL COMMIS- SION.

(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service.)

PEKING, December 30. Prince Tesi, Hepn and Admiral Sahe have telegraphed from Europe that they have started on their homeward journey SUPPRESSING A NEWS-

PAPER.

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.)

SHANGHAI, December 30. The Municipal Court, sitting with the Japanese Comeu, decided on the 29th inst that the Man Hin Po was a sedition

publication and must be suppressed but that the editor should be discharged

Few years have been so full of incident, both of local and of world-wide interest, as the one just closing. In some respecta it is a year in which we have seen in no small measure the realization of many of the dreams of our fore- fathers and the culmination of achievements which, a dozen years, friction and annoyance at first anti-recent life sentence passed by Mir Jackson, Mecen at daybreak, while the inhabitanta juok at the junk anchorage last night, the Court.

The Times correspondent at Mecm

been worked is not causing any of the native theatre by a native. It is supposed etates that the Khedive recently entered that the crime is an act of revenge for a

Mr Justice Gompertz.

from custody.

Wednesday, January 5th, Officers and Bergte-Drill xad mechanism of Maxim guna

Friday, January 7th, Artillery and In- fantry unite-Maxim gun drill ender Com pany Officers and Sargis, MA

Messrs Butterfield and wire, agents. A case of ernoity to a-turkey has been for the London and Lancashire Fire dealt with at the Magistracy. The assistant Insurance Co.," "Royal Exchange A cook of the Water Police sergeants' mess Furance Corporation," and "Orient Insur yesterday discovered by Inspector soce Co.," have sens as wall calendar, desk Langley "plucking a tukey while alive. calendar, blotting pad with refills, blotter, The Lispector made him kill the bird at Dril. packet of blotting slips, file and leather pace and immediately arrosted and charged

imposed at the Magistracy to-day.

Insurance Companies.

Mr. F. Faulkner, alias J... 9. Dunbar, who was arrested at Singapore.cn P. and O. steamer, a few days ago, on the

PÁRADES AT QUAERY INY AT 5.15 ... Thursday, January 6th, Maxita Gun

ENGESZER, COMPAST, Wednesday, January 5th, at 6 p.a. at Weat Fort for Technical Instruction:: No 2 COMPAST 1. The fourth monthly cup shoot for the above Co. will take place at Tai Harg Range on

9th January, DOMI

menting at gather

The defendant's lawyer protested Four natives were caught gambling on against the Japanese Consul sitting with and some fifteen thousand pilgrime, who They were arrested, and at the Magistracy not to mention a century ago, were cipated. The closing of 20 opium The assasin was arrested.

were awaiting his arrival, were slumbering co-day the two principals were fined 350 VOLUNTEER CORPS ORDERS: but the hazy ideas and aspirations of divans is a substantial proof that Hong- From Messrs Bradies and Co. coms He prayed in the great manque and per each and the others $5 eack. The junk PARADES AT HEADQUARTERS AT 5.3) P

has not yet been claimed. people who at that time were regarded kong is carrying out, the policy of the three calendars, issued respectively by the formed the pilgrim's ceremonies.

Manufacturera Life Insurance Co. the as mere dreamers of idle dreams. As one Home Government in regard to the Northern Assamnes Co., and Mesars Hope aweepa the world's horizon, seeking opium trade, and here again many of and Seas, the latter the proprietors of to pick up as it were with a power our worst fears have not been realised. Cresolis sanitary frid fal searchlight directed from this

Though that mischievous organis- Reports reaching India from Persia small, but nevertheless very loralation, the Canton Salf-government state that the Government is practically dis Colony of the mighty British empire, Society, has not dared to foment rints organised for want of money. There are bandits everywhere. It is proposed that the events which have occurred duringlin Hongkong as it did in the prévious Parliament should sit in secret session Diary: all advertising these well known the cook with cruelty, WA fine of $15 ww# || the year, tary loom large upon the

year, it has still been very active, and take elaborate measures to restore

order...

NO OFIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S. view, while others to our minds not organising a boycott against the steam-

COUGH REMEDY.AS quite an obvious in years to come may ship Fatahan which involved Mesars

The P. and O. Company has ordered

other narootle in Chamberlain's Shaving Mirrors. Possibly be considered by generations Butterfield and Swise, the agents, in from Messrs Harland and Wolf, of Belfast, allegation that he was wanted to answer not bambini Cough DPASTRY COMPART

and Messrs Caird and Company, of Glasgow, charge of embezzlement at Peking, has Femedy, and never has been since it yet unborn as marking epochs in great annoyance and pecuniary loss

two new mail steamers of the M. type been discharged by Mr Wolfestan, the first fared to the public. Tela is safe the world's progress. Whether the

ere a settlement was reached, while the They will be nearly 23,000 tons each, and deputy public prosocator explaining that medicine for a child as for an adult. For resultaat issue of 1909 will be entirely Macao Boundary Commission undoubt will be used for the India, China and the American Coomal-General, MJ. Di sale by all chemists andstorekeepers.

Bois, did not wish to proceed with the AND OTHER ARTICLES IN or good or for evil time alone will edly proved abortive owing to the combe

On December 2ård hundreds of tons of CB,scting on instructions from the

Embassy at Paking. Society's pernicious machinations.

chalk, lossened by the frost, fell on a GREAT VARIETY.

It is now more than a commonplace to

At Home the assembling on the Tunbridge Wells train, crowded with

A correspondent tells the Straits Times | zecall that 1809 was a year remarkable Thames of the greatest Fleet in Christmas holiday travellers, as it was that there is a curiosity of plant-life to be S. WATSON & CO., for the births of some of the greatest history; the gathering from all over catering Walsingham on enhed scen in the compound of Zetland House, POPULAR

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TESTATION, MENDELSON, CHILES Press for an important conference; DARWTS, FITZGERALD, CHOPIE; POE, the great outcry against the importation the patronage of Lieut-Colonel G. D. the ground, and it apparently obtainsite Winfred (Virginia Leaf), in Tins KINGLAKE, OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES of Chinese pork, the winding up amid Chamier, CM. G. E.G.A., commanding tourishment througir Ese tree trunk and Royal Artillery, South China, a concert seems to thrive well on it. Our informant JOHN STUART BLACKIX and others. All of great political turmoil of the Budget will be given in the Regal & rtillery Theatre, thinks that probably many years ago à their centenaries were fittingly and day debate through the refusal of the House Victoris Barracks, in aid of this family of ripe nut was hung on the tree and, ger. No. 555-

roots worked their way into the tranke of Lords to consider the financial bills the lato Ganner Hunter, 87th Co. R.G.Aminated, and being left undisturbed, its No. 999 honoured in the year just fown but it would be sheer idleness to speculate upon until the nation has passed upon the Mr Haldane, replying to a question

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Amythil, able to com- revival of interest in the perennial competition to discover the animal most currency question, the piercing of meful to man. The horse won by small-

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