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on the fleeting Board the Lour Lloesowe (Amand ment. Ordinance 1000 will take plans at ulio Magistracy on Wednesday, the MG Int The only persons entitled to vota are the Justices of the Pence Vorh

that and Mr Llor Goshoz been given. The Government. Civil-Hospital and and conveyed a “wordial welcome to Hhan, the ballot-bus will be closed..

his way we should have been even more seriously engulfed in the slough of fanarial distress.

The fact is that the Government have over-stepped themselves in their mad rush along Socialistic lines, and one can quite well conceive that their quarrel with the House of Lords, for which they

the Victoria Hospital have been recognised by the Central Midwives Board of England wa training schools for their certificatoa

The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Australia, has offered the government of the Common wealth the sum of £35,000 to £47,000

ask on ondition that a naval college.be erected in the city.

to com

THE GOVERNESS CASE.

Sharily before noon tur Bob announced the arrival: lency Enardo Augusto Marques, Governor of Macao, by the Portugese gaubon Patris, having left Mamo about 8.30 am, this manening Capbtin-P. M. Taylor, ADO. met the distinguished visitor on arrival | 200000 at Pan, and continue until ei p.m. Excellency from Sir Frederick Lugard. The official landing took phion at Binka Pior at 12.30 pm, where Mr J. J. Lattia,

The Judgment. Consul General for Portugal and Brasil, and Lieut. Blanchfowar, Private Sochstary to Commodore Lyon, received the Governor The judgment of Me Justics Gomperts, of Acad. A guard of honour, consisting delivered at the Supreme Court on Friday of 50 rank and file, two officers and band afternoon in the men in which Ere Eagle- of the 105th Mahratra Light Infantry, "wsa | dow sued Lydia Prion, of 8, Victoria View, also present, and, after (uspecting the guard, Kowloon, for 3918:46, as damages for alleged the distinguished party left for Government wrongful dismissal from defendant's am- House where as official luncheon took ployment as governess, was giran too late attendance of the general public present to able to print the result in brief

His Lordship said he would have rather witness the landing valve more edend

At the lunch on the guests included submitted the cue to a jury. With regard Comm, J. J. Lairis, Sir Henry May, Hon. to the page money, his opinion was that Me E A. Hewett, Hon. Mr E. Osborne, the facts were too strong for Mr Hett- Colons Prior, Captain Fitzherbert, PN. There was no doubt in his mind that rory and Captain Machado, A.D.O.

shortly after the plaintiff came to the H E. the Governor of Hongtong placed Colony she became lonely and homesick, the "Victoria at His Excellency's dia- and his Lordship fully accepted her state- poeni during the afternoon,

mant that she was very unhappy.“any old Later in the afternoon Seohor Marques resident of the Far East know that many left for Macao.

have long been spoiling, was forced by Condon is pince of Signor Giuliens, and place at I p.m. There was a very large for our issue last night and we were only,

The Italian Ambassador K Constan. tinople. Signor Imperiali, is going to Arasting under the Peera' nosos a Bud-Signer Planeb, who is now at Washington,

I go to Constantinople. get made as unpalatable as was possible

e.to

draft it. Mr Barroca, in his manifesto,

will

The 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regi-] hits off the situation very nicely whenment, now stationed at Singapore, will he writes: The present aftack on the red to Lebong, Ludis, next trooping season, and will most likely winter at Lords is the culmination of a long-drawn Calcutta, following out usual custom.

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S. MOUTRIE & Co., conspiracy. The Government from the

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Hongkonu. Apell 16, 1907.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY,

Anotion.

3 pim-Acction of Crown. Cand at..tha Public Works Department's Offices.

Amnnements.

A.D.C. at Theatre Royal, City Hall.

General Memoranda,

TUESDAY, January 18,-

www.m

Among the lesser. bub still hopeful, aina of progressivo enlightenment in India, we may surely place the quickening love of beauty, says tho Times of Indin, which is signified by the revival of interest in

first has sought not to work the Con- stitution, bar to destroy it, making in effect a single Chamber, like the Greeks hare. The Budget gave the Governgardening. ment a good opportunity of manoeuve ring the Lords, so that they must abandon the function of a second Cham ber, or take a step which would give

0 p.m.The Toreador" by H. Knew life to the single Chamber plot, but the people will refuse to consider themselves insulted by being asked their opinion of the Badget, nor will they think that the Lords have gone beyond their duty by making it The Commons already possess great powers beyond the powers of simlar MONDAY, January 84 :---

spotformance of Is Mascottò' by bodies in America and France, in acuse the Portuguese

Children

respects uncappled powers, but the Tursday, January 25 —–—

Government desires the Commons to

6 p.m.-Annual Meeting of Sastholders and-Subscribers of St. Andrew Kovicon.

11.90 a..-Meeting of the Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ld. at 06.7 Office.

11.45 am-Meeting of the West Foint

“Banding Co., Ed., at Co.'s Office.

Olice.

9 p.m.-Seatch Concert in Theatre Royal, WEDNESDAY, January 26:----

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Christina Union is to be held on Monday, 17th innt, in the rooms of the T.MLC. Alexandra Buildings, at the close of the recalar prayer meeting, which will be hold

at 5.30.pn

COMPANY MEETING.

The China Light and Power Company, Limited.

An extraordinary general meeting of the China Light and Power Company Ltd was held at the offices of bitsms Sheras, Tomes and Co., this morning for the pur posa of considering and if thought it

ORINESE FOBRERS I JOHORE

4-SERIOUS: RAID.

From Our Chen. Correspundesa),

SimAPORE, January 15. Forty Chinese comprising a rung of robbers attacked the village of Tanks, situate on the borders of Johore and Malacca, and Filled one and wonneled nine inhabitants,

The robbers carried of hundrets of dollars besides quantity of police rice and amunition, and escaped in the direction of Malacca.

IRRIGATION WATER-

WAYS,

PRESIDENT TAFTS BIO:

PROPOSALU

(Bruter's Service, to the China Mai). LONDON, January 15 President Taft in a moolage to Con- green states that he propose a aspenditure of a hundred million dollars (gold) on irrigation waterways.

THE AUSTRALIAN STRIKE.

LABOURERS RETURNING TO

WORK.

(Reuter's Service to the, China, Mah.),

-Lossos, January 15.

people when they came here, and for a very Long time afterwards, were lonely and ex- tremely unhappy, although, when they had been here for some time they took a differ- rent view. He could not help thinking that something of this sort was at the bottom of Miss Englodowa attitude. That attitude

A message from Sydney states that was x vory unfortunate one, it showed that the wharf labourers have returned she must be a difficult parson to live in a work on the P. & O. boots. house with. His Lordship formed that pinion on statements sho made in the witness box on trivial matters. H. THE FIRST RETURNS. thought it was clear that she did not like

A cabla to the Pioneer says that M. confirming as a special resolution the sab- life in the Colony, which proved entirely joined solution which was passed by the different to what she had conceived, but he requisite majority at the extraordinary ge00ml meeting of the company held on did not thing it at all fair that the blame

Pellice, a cotton spinner in Rochdale, dis putes Mr. Macara's right to say that the cotton industry farcurs free trade. Hun dreds of cotton manufacturers, he says strongly favour Tariff Reform.

A Gertie intimation states that the holders of public house and nejnact licences under the Liquor Licebber Ordinance:1888- for new ones under the conditions of the may if they so desire exchange their licences be independent, not only of the Lords, Liquor Liceness Amendment Ordinance but of the people: There can be no-1909.

One who was present writes:-Tha D. O. are putting on a very pretty thing in The Toreador." The Dress Rehearsal laat night went very smoothly. The prin- cipals are good the chorus capital, their work baing charactensed by 4 spirited aring all through.

Non-Mesting of Hongkong Land Insecurity in that aingle Chamber if it is

yealment & Agency Co., Ld, at Co. not according to the will of the elec-A

tors. A House of Commons returned on the Chinese slavery cry cannot be assumed to represent the mind of the nation on questions of socialism A single (Chamber is impossible in the region of finance."

5.15 p.m.-Y.M.C.A. Anami Meeting, FRIDAY, January 28:→→

9 p.m.-Volunteer Dance. SATURDAY, January 29:

Noon-Pries Diarribution by H.E. che

Governor, at Saiyingpun School

The China Mail

It may be retorted that the Radicals do not desire the total abolition of the House of Lords. We agree that the leading spirits secin to wish to amend and not end the Cham

HONGKOKO, SATURDAY, January '16,1810. ber, but it must be borne in mind that

ELECTION, ISSUES.

On the are of a General Election

A Sydney telegram states that Lord Kitchener has exhaustively inspected the Australian forces at Liverpool Camp, who a eighty-seven per cent of the total forre "paraded.""During the inspection a Coit gun. cartridge exploded, wounding a newspaper me in the leg

In consequence of the heavy enlander at the Criminal Sessions, which commente on Tuesday, both His Honour Mr.W. Rees Davies, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr Justice Gompertz will take the cases bot ween them. Jurors are reminded that the osions commence at 10 am."

amandment to suit the purposes of one party may, viewed from the other's standpoint, make the revising Chamber of absolutely no effect whatever in checking hasty legiäintion. If the Bad- certain to be most momentous in its icals are prepared to support & scheme

Motor boat racingis quite the fashion ultimate results, we

at Bangkok, and crestes no end of excito" eagerly of reform to be agreed upon by a care-ient.H. M. the King and Royal Prince awaiting the effect of the first batch of fally chosen, unbiased body of men, on the beat motor bost and the long pollings which are to take place in well and good. But as long as they entered was recently won by the Impasty distance race. for which 18 competitors:

borough constituencies in the British founder about in'n mase of generalities owned by the King, balt and engined by Telee to-day. Though these may act and fail to indicate on what lines they

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Evaluable to Sportsmen and apply us with an infallible guide such are prepared to proceed in their zeal for as would enable a prophecy to be roform, then they deserve the adverse formulated with absolute surdness as rote of the populace on what will sure to what political colour the majority

to be a leading issue in the aloctions. will favour throughout the whole

Unfortunately there scema every like conatry, yet there seem good reasong for holding the view that, in the lihood of there being no one really class present, hesitating mond of public cat issue upon which alone the votera opinion at Home, a big lead by either will be naked to pronounce their verdict. party in these initial contests will Loan LASHDOWNE would simply require have a marked influence over the the people to say "Tea" or "Nay to battles which are to follow. The the Budget; the Liberals as a whole ̈8. WATSON & CO., prevailing idon would appear to be rely on their old cry of Down with

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that whatever side may claim the the Lords"; Mr CHAMBERLAIS would like balance of members in the long ran Tari Reform to be the chief issus;

Rheumatism, Zore Chest, etc.

for that should be put upon har employers, No doube Miss Engledow had her own. system of educating, but he thought it very unfortunate when she had this small girl in

MR CHAMBERLAIN AMONG

THE UNOPROSED:

The: Partion' and the Issue.

(Reuter's Service to the China Bail:)

Lordon, January 15

the 30th day of December, 1909.

That the Articles of Association of the Company be altered by inserting therain immediately after paragraph of Clause VIIL a new paragraph as follows: hashire that she, should bare adopted. The electione have begun with the 6. Whatever the capital of the com such a reconcilable attitude. "Luder the mopposed return of three Unionat

-- pany is divided into several cases circumstance, ho could not help thinking

of wires all or so of the rights that she was happy; no doubt, if she had candidates. They are My Chamberlain for West Birming and privilages ustached to any not bean lapely sho would not have been so class may be mosified altered sub foolish His Lordsbiy did not see why it John Walter Hills for Durham City, divided re-arranged or dealt with.

by special resolation of the ene the engagement was terminated before its and the Hom. Walter E. Guinness for pany passed pursuant to an agrve-time, the defendants should pay the passage Bury St Edmunds. ment in writing made between the money. The dismissal, he thought Liberal speakers and newspapers hare

His

uttered most urgent final reminders to the electors that the isade is The Cou

more versus The LordsR

Unimists, on the contrary, are whole heartedly booming Tariff Reform

company and some member of the dea to a very great extent to Miss Eng cla parporting to enract on ledow's attitude, which cursed a great deal behalf of the members of the elses of friction in the household. But there provided such agreement shall were on this occasion some things in her before the special resolution is lavour. Undoubtedly her salary for passed be ratified by extraordinary month had been kept back, quite llegally resolution tassed a separate and quite wrongfully. No doubt it had meeting of the cises or by writing been kept back in perfece good faith, bat under the hand of the holders of there was no legal justification for not mag Note-At the General Mection of 1906- stiones two-hirds of the shares of ing it. When she received har money, the Mr. Chamberlain racired 7,430 votes to the class and it shall be no objec understood from Caleuel Prior that he was the 2,094, sourded his opponent, Hir tion to any such agreement that not sure she was entitled to it, and the El Outhwaite (Liberal) Me Bill polledž. it provides for a redaction of appeared to have felt this very deeply, 1,313 against the Independent Conser capiral barwise than in socor otherwise she would not have loft barrative candidate, the Hon A.B Donglas anew with the legal rights of the money lying on the table. These were lett, who were 880 votos, AÐ. hoidon shares of the clas ar several negotiations as to the termination bye-election at Bury St Edmunda in 1907 for the payment of a dividend or Sf this agreement, and Colonel and Mes the Hon, Walter Gainnses, woared 1,631- bon otherwise than in cord Prior quite rightly wanted the matter put votes to the 741 recorded for the Liburst anos with the mabis d' the haiders in writing. Finally the plaintiff assented candidate, air W.B. Yates, O.M.] of the athren, of the chance to the suggestion of Mrs Prior that she the al ctment of this or ditela hasid write out her resignation. fully or artly paid up in aviso Lord-hip thought that was a very reasonable tion or part wristaetion of such thing to do, and there was nothing to be THE SALT MONOPOLY. dividend or bonus and for the said against it The proposition that purposes of this clauses rois Colonel and Mrs Prior were going to

(Wah I'm Yat Po's Service,) tion shat he an extraordinary put before the plaintiff was undebtedly Resolation when it has been passed one for bar own good and it would have

PEKING, January 14. by w majority of not less then been very much wiser for her to have gone

Viceroy Yün of Centon has telegraph two-thirds of such members of the to see them in the drawing-room. But the

we did not, and not unnstorally Colonel Priored to the Board of Finance to the class_entlid to vote as present in pron or by preay at felt annoyed. On the whole, bis Lordship effect that a sals monopoly granted

separate general meeting of the thought considering the pravions negotia- olars of which antice specifying tions in writing and that plaintiff know to merchants is the only means by tis intent on to propose the Re Colonel Prior and taken legal advice, which a deficit can be prevented in.

■"lution as an s-extraordinary re- that refusal to go and discuss a boxinews, aclation has been duly given and sohar the quorum of any such meeting their be three mem bar Int of the class and a that the meeting shall be called in sourdance with the provisions

By inserting immediately after para:

the nature of which she had no means of provincial finance, if gambling be sup knowing, was not a course of conduct she pressed He further contended that was entitled to adopt, but it was not such a the prescent could do no harm. refuel se justified her summary dismissal. Duke Tsai Toe, the President of the that being so, he would give judgment for Board, replied that by Imperial decres the plaintiff for 850, for 4-lary and board the salt revenue was to be controlled and lodging up to the time of her obtaining

fresh engagement, with costs against by the Board and not by any pro

vincial Government. “

It is notified in the Gazette that Eisch 7 of Cass XVI new paragraha Colonel Prior Excellency the Governor has appointed the folowany general mating declaring

licences which have hitherto been issued by Colonial Treasurer to issue the following

the Colonial Secretary Distillery licences, temporary licences, oating honan licences, Chinese wine and spirit shop licoro, Chinas restaurant Homoges - and dealers

Licences.

Rules, proposed to be made by the Governor-in succil when tab new Upirm Ordinance comes into foron on March tat

next are published in the fee. It is as notified that Bis Excellency, has ablished the godowns of the ongkong and gong Wharf and Godown Co sitnate at Kowloon to be a bonded ware house for the use of dealers' in morphine, and compounds of opium Imported for

vevers to the Government the majority will be in no sense" over while Home Ruts has once again raised por ation and not for uss or axla in the

Civil Hospital, etc, etc.

*IN HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

whelming. With this we are inclined its head. So the teak of forecasting with

to agree. We will confess that we any degree of confidence is made ex His Majesty the King has not been Adried to exercise his power-of-dir should be rather surprised were the tremely difficult. Really the question allowance with respect to the Ordinan Unzopists to be returned to office, for of Tarif Reform is the most momen-further to amend the blogistent 1990 and to affect certain other

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH, the Radical with their huge aumerical tous issue, before the volera for ite In the Criminal Law on with

GRAND · SUOCKIS the calebeszed Kilates TESSIE: Lotto Balladhi

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PEKING, Januszy 14 HE. Na Tang, replying to enqu proprietor of the Bandmann Theatrical by the Prince Regent, has

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