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First of all, speaking of the &dentim al policies of Gront Britain und her great rival, Germany, he remarked.--|--

His Excellency Sir Fredrick Lugar It is difficult to say which has kindly consent to illstributed the superior out of the educational systems prizes in connection with Ellis. Fadoorie of Great Britain and Germany. In Chinese Schools Society on Saturday morn Germany everything is regulated. The ing noxt at 11 n.an...

A large number of members of the system of education is perfectly or ganised and is truly admirable. The Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong visited Taikop Dockyard this enthusiasm of scientists in their reafternoon, permission having been court searches is astonishing, and the counously granted by Messrs Butterfield and try is generally admitted to be the Swire.

Some 30 new books buvo recently họên

run from Liverpool to New York and back | alded to the Y.M.C.A. library, in twelve days,

source of learning, but the methods Sorentoen gamblers from Hunghom were of instruction and lectures at schools and $2 each, at the Magistracy this seemed to be rather inclined to the morning, while a man wnd fined $500 for

The Gazette reminds: all, non-Chinose purons in the Colony that they are lintile

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On Monday evening, the Rev. H.K.

of China," in connection with the Y.M.C. A..

WHISKY principles of cramming. In Grent having splugs its hits possession valus 3:00. Wells will give lecture on The Religions Britain the educational methods and Another war was fined $200 for boiling Literary and Dolating Society. As every | accommodation are inferior to those opin at Ngau Sui Wan.

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"DEATHS.

BUN SEO January 11, 1911, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, Orro BINESE, of the Imperial Chinese Post Office, aged

4 years.

Acent. January 2, 1911, at the Municipal Hospital, Shanghai Hust AUBERT, Manager for China and Ingan of the Russo-Asicstic Bank, in his 50th year.

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, January 11-

Annual Meeting and Dinner at Seamen's 9p.m.-Grand Variety Entertainment at

City Hall.

Instituted

THURSDAY, January 12-

11.30 am-Humphrey's Estate Extra.

ordinary Meeting. 9 p.m. Welsh Evoning nt Cuion

Church Literary Club.

FRIDAY, January 13:—

for next Race Meeting,

Governor.

,

thing. poiste to a very interesting evening, it is hoped that a large number of nisnibors will attend

During the debate on the Bill for the elected..

The Australian Commonwealth has in Germany, but there are many his-

proclaimed the acceptance on January 1 of torical educational centres,, such as Yasecanberra from New South Wales a

The annual meeting of the active Eton College and Cambridge Uni- the site of the Commonwealth capital, versity, where irreproachable conduct The necessity for the capital arises from members of the Y.M.C.A. is to take placu and high ideals prevail. In Great the rivalry of Sydney and Melbourne in the gending room of the Aviation on The Yasscanberra sto, which is about 140 Thursday, the 25th inst., at 6.15 p.m. Britain more importance seems to be miles south-west of Sydney, has been The report and accounts for the past year placed on the training of character ciclently criticised by the Opposition Prose. will be presented, and the various officials. than on the investigation of profound scientific principles us purated in Ger-regulation of the drink traffic, before the

A farewell meeting to Sir Henry, May, umay, I admired the educational French Seunte, M. Brisad, the Premier, policy of Great Britain, no less that said that the situation was terrible and the who is shortly leaving the Colony to take the perfect accommodation for very life of the nation was at stake; tho the position of Governor of Fiji, will be Government was, determined to combat held in the Y.M.C. A., on Monday evening, education in Germany."

alcoholisma. The Bill provides that for January 16th. A good programma of music places of 000 inhabitants or less thivo drink line been arranged by Mrs Atkinson, and shops at most shall be permitted, and one the social will commence at 9 o'clock. Ever since the forination of the Y.M.0.A. more for each additional 200 inhabitants.

chief supporter, and the attendance at the in Longkong, Sir Henry May has been its social is sure to be a thoroughly represent-

of a determined, resolute and prompt spiritative one.

the part of this Ministers. Hip says that

the Vets"Bill, will be brought up on the

Passing from the general to the Particular, Dr. Maxo is of opinion that Germany excels over other com-

Mr T. P. O'Connor, writing in Rey tries in the accommodation for supplementary education. In that's Newspaper, rejoices at the indicatious country; he says, children of all classes, rich and poor, can liave access to the Universities, and all branches of first night of the Session and pursued to business education are highly the bitter and without delay. Nothing, he vanced. The other subjects of-in-nds, but a big stick will teach the Lords,

whose hot heads are growing still hotter. struction are turmerons and diverse in scope. In Great Britain, a freer country, the Government in no way interferes with business education, leaving everything to the people. In commercial education the business associations peculiar to that country are working as the leading spirits in comunercial education, so that educa-

...

During the month of December the avenge amount of bank notes in circula tion and of specie in reverse in he Colony were: Chartered Bank-notes,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Many friends of Mr A. H. Mancell in Hongkong will regret to learn that his house on the Bubbling Well Road was destroyed by live at dawn on New Year's Day.

We are asked to state that the vita tions issued for Musical Practices at Government House on Fridays in December are intended to apply to Fridays in January

well.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1911.

SHANGHAI DANCING

TRAGEDY.

ENGINEERING MANAGER SUDDENLY: EXPIRES, (Frons Our Own Correspondent.)

Suasana, January Ca

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STORMY WEATHER

IN JAPAN.

(Independent News Agency's Service,

to the China Mail.)

Toxro, January 7.

Stormy weather has been experienced

Tokyo.

Mr James Reynolds, Manager of the off the coast near Chosi, to the cast of New Engineering and Shipbuilding Works, died while dancing of the

Several fishing boats are reported as Engineers, Dance, being held at the missing, and some 120 lives are lest. Astor House last night.

JAPANESE IN CALI- FORNIA

THE SHANGHAI RENT AGITATION,

- PRECAUTIONS AGAINST

DEMONSTRATIONS. (From Our Dan Correspondent.).

Susson, January 7,

In connection with the rent reduction agitation anonymous handbills are being distributed..

Many shops were shut this morning, and crowds thronged the streets. At present they are orderly.

The police are armed and are on patrol duty, while the Volunteers hava been warned to be in readiness in case of enfergency.

RUSSO-GERMAN RE- LATIONS.

RUSSIA'S IMPORTANT AS SURANCES.

LAND OWNERSHIP QUESTION.

(Independent Notes Agency's Sarrica, to the China Mail).

TOKYO, January. 7. The Californian Council has presented a Bill to Congress to allow of the owner- hip of land by Japanese, but it is not orpected that the measure will la sane- tioned.

ANGRY PROVINCIAL

ASSEMBLY

(Wah Te Yal Po's Service.)

PEKINO, January 6. The Fargtin Provincial Assembly bas decided to call an extraordinary meeting. to discuss the steps, which shall be taken against the Imperial Government consequent upon the death of their

(Reader's Service to the China fail.)presentative as a result of his refusing to leave Peking and jumping from the Losos, Janinary 7, A new, evening paper named The railway train which was conveying him

from the city. Exening Times publishes what purports to be the taxi, of the Russian reply to the German Note of 1907 regarding Russo-German relations.

FEARED BOUNDARY

ENCROACHMENT.

Wah Tax at Po's Service).

PERING, January 6,

The Imperial Government has wired

The principal features of the Reply are that Russia engages not to oppose the completion of the Bagdad Railway. nor to hinder foreign capital from to the Viceroy of lancharis instructing participating in the enterprise with him to prevent any encroachment beyond Germany. The Reply also records that the boundary at Urk Ho, Russia has no political interests it

GETTING BACK ON THE Persia, and that she will there pursue

SENATE. only commercial aims. Further, Russia H.LH. the Duke of Connaught has recognises the principle of absolute Annual Report on Hongkong for the year been pleased, wo understand, to appoint equality as regards German commerce 1909 is a somewhat belated document. It Most Ex. Comp, T. F. Hough (D.G.M. in Persia. Turning to America, Dr. MANG was despatched to the Colonial Secretary in of Hongkong and South China) Grind

35,207,790; specie, 23,000,000. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank-notes, $13,085, 170 specie, 310,000,000. National Bank of China-notes, 827,190 ; specio, nil.'

The L. and Exprem ways The

finances

STOCK EXCHANGE HOLDS ALOOF.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service:}

PEKING, January 6.

The Viceroys of Linngkiang, Chibli, Szechuan and Shantung have jointly

Senate

TANG SHAO-YT'S RETIRE- MENT.

p.-Auction of Bouths and Matshalstion is making no less, progress" in 5,30 p.m.-Lecture by Col, W. G. A. England than in Germany..

Bediori, C.M.G. E.M.O., at Volep- teer Headquarters.

found that more importance is there July, and might, we should have thought, Superintendent of Supremo Grand Chapter, THE MANCHURIAN LOAN wire to the Throne censuring the SATURDAY, January 14'--

have been issued in London before Naveni. H..A.. Hongkong Gun Club annual Champion-attachel to practical experiments in ber." The journal we

are quoting Ex-King Mancel and his mother Queen ships. Noon-Distribution of Prizes at the education One day he visited the regards the

of the Colony Amolic, payed a visit to "Queen Alexandra Hongkong College by H. E the Massachusetts Institution, in Boston.as, generally speaking, nut ``unestis. and Princess Victoria at Sandringham early (Reuter's Service to the China.Mail.)||||| 82.President's dinner to Hongkong There a professor was having his factory, and condudes:"Above all, Reserves at Hongkong Hotel. lecture copied by a typist. In the colony, is to be congratulated upon 8.30 p.m.-Police Smoking Concert,

its comparative immunity from plague, the America waste of time in lectures is number of deaths being 108 compared with SUNDAY. January 15:

Field Day for Volunteers and Reserves.studiously avoided. The students 986 in 1908. This happy result is doubtleas MONDAY, January 16:---

take notes of the lectures, which are largely due to the preventive measures previously written out and lithograph: undertaken by the sanitary authorities," copies distributeil among the students. The Indian Proventive Service effected

9 p.m.-Y.M.C.4. farewell social to Sir

Eenry Miny, K.C.M.G.

TUESDAY, January 17 zam

5.1 p.m.-Philharmonis Society's Fro-

sentation to Siz Kerry May, K.C.M.G,

meeting.

6pm-St. Andrew's Church and

WansEsday, January 18 :—

Noon-Prize Distribution at Bellion Public School by H. E. the Governor.

The China Mzil

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1911.

· EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS.

in December. King Manoal and his mother were also received by King George, and Queen Mary and by King Haaken nod Queen Maud.

The second son of Mr. and Mrs Li Hong Mi is to be married to-morrow and ca Monday night a wedding bouquet is to be another big cocaina meizure on the dus held at the Tung Tin Chinone, Hotel, Mr. The professors then are able to patrian Lloyd's steagaer Koerber on December Li Hong Mi was for many years interpreter more attention to practicalexperiments 17th, when 48 lbs. of cocaine were at the Supreme Court, from which position than to the lectures themselves. One captured, valued at, between R20,000 and | Ite retired about a year ago... thing may be regarded as a feature R20,000. Six of the crew were arrested,

of American education. All the wealthy men take great interest in education, and lavishly devote money its encouragement, considering this na their pleasure in life. Money which might be used in the erection of bronze statues is contributed to the funds for education. The prosperity of schools and the training of men of great ability and knowledge are

but the Captain voluntarily stated that be.

According to a current report, Herr von was solely responsible for the importation Dernburg, the Gerniza ex-Colonial Sec of the drug. He was placed before the retary, who has just returned from the Far Third Presidency Magistrate and sentenced East, is to take a seat on the board of to two months' rigorous' imprisonment and directors of the Ceneral Electricity Com a foc of B500, or in default to undergo a pany, the largest slectrical Arm in the further term of one month's imprisonment, world, with a view to ultimately becoming The Magistrato complimented the Proven its president. It is also stated that Herr tive Service on decting the offence. It is von Denberg's programme would include argest seizure of cocaine on record in the gradual substitution of clectricity for Bombay.

steam as the motive power on all the Gorman State railways,

In a foul review of the British aloctiona the Unionist papers maintain that. the

heterogeneous to enable nay extreme course

**LONDON, Jannary 7. The Evening Standard says that the Manchurian Loan has been largely covered by bona fide investors..

The Stock Exchange is holding aloof

THE RESTLESS BEDOUINS.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Lesbos, January 6. The Bedouins have pillaged the bazaar at Basra

AMIR OF BOKHARA

··DEAD.

(Reuter & Service to the China" Hail.) LONDON, January 6. The death is agnounced of the Amir of Bokhara

[Note-Bokhna is a fuudatory Central Alaa Stato attached to Turkestan and lying between it and. Afghanistan. The Capinin Roger J, B. Kuyer, M. V. O., deceased Amir Sayid Addal Abad, apccoed

RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.

(Wah Te Fat Po's Service)

PEKING, January 6, The resiguation of H.E. Tong Shao- Yi has been accepted, and H.E. Sing Hsun Wai (Sing Kung Po) has been appointed Acting President of the Bourd of Communications. H. Shen-Won Fui, the Vice President, has been transferred to the Board of Appoint ments, while H.E. Li Ching Fang, late Minister to London, has been appointed. to the latter vacancy.

CHINA MERCHANTS 8. N. CO.

THE CONCERN ON THE MARKET.

***(Wan Th-Yat Po's Service.).

BUANOMAY, January 6.

In view of the yearly losses sustained,

IT is one of the distinguishing considered to be more useful than victory is too indecisive and the majority too. N., who has been selected to succeed at in in 1885, and the vow Amir, will be the China Merchants Steam Navigation features of modern Japan that monuments and the like. "Americans EIDERDOWN QUILTS every now and again the Gover thoroughly understand the value of

BLANKETS

WINTER CURTAINS

PORTIERES.

tent sends abroad men of proved ability in various walks of life to

or eigent methods to be y excrefully puse Captain-Sydway S. Hall as Inspector of Sayi in Ali Khan, who is 3 years of Cosopany intendis inviting tenders for

sued. They anticipate that the Gorum ment will be compelled to seek a compromise with the Opposition; and add that any

ago.

The doceased ruler was years

Submarines, commanded the Hart on the mid-ED. Q.M.] the Fame, or the same station. Whilst in China Station in 1898-9, and in 1800-1900,

A FURTHER TURKISH LOAN. with the assistance of the Whiting, four

the management of the whole of the shipping business and the control of all the skipe compiadores

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education,

The Japanese educationist has make special stulics of the social, undoubtedly pointed out the salient genrine, attempt at accommodation will command of the latter vessel ka captured, legal, clucational and other systems differences in the three educational fairly met. The Liberal journals insist Chinose destroyers at Taku, in June, 1900, (Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail)

NOT THE ORDINARY KINDA": (HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy i in vogue hi Western countries. These systems he has examined, and the that the constituencies have given such

pot consuan, every day cough specialists their return home conclusion the general reader, derives procf of a most justained and deliberate for which service he was rewarded by men-

Losos, Januray 5..

mixture. It is n ́tuariterious remady for tlon in despatches, an expression of ap- present reporte upon their studies from his observations is that each Ball in undeniable. There no conto Commanderin November of the same year.riating with Paris financiers for a fresh throat, chest or longs. For mle by all

The Turkish Government is nego-all the trooblesome and dangerous com probation from the Admiralty, and promotion

plications resulting from coll in the head, country has developed the system of stitutional excuse for resisting the passage. In the following July he distinguished him loan of two and a half millions, education best suited to its needs and The Liberal papers intimate that, owing to self by diving from a height of 30 feet to

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temperamental aptitudes

the charged sonditions since Mr Ghid | rescue a mídabipasan from drowning in tho stone's bill, the new Home Rule measure. Peikó River, which won him the medal of will take months to draft and will not be the Royal Humane Society. introduced until 1012.

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During the month of December the total Just recently there has returned rainfall was considerably less than one inch brought from the Philippine Islands a side- Mr Charles Ridgway, the blind author,

The Empira Cinematograph Theatre con- to Japan Dr. Mo, Director of the -0.700 to be correct. This compare wheel alig-bont of his own construction tinues to provide excellent fare for its many Business Education Burenu in the with a mean for 25 years of 1.18. There which he wishes to dispose of for one patrons and thors is always plenty of enjoy Education Department, who travelled were only eight days on which rain foil. It handrai dollars cali. The boat in 26 feet able entertainment at this popular play was a bright, sunshiny month, for there long and is not only noiseless, stokeless house-There are no less than four artistes in Europe and America for the in-

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Rickshaw Ride" song, and the chorus is hibition. On reaching Tokyo he was The highest poins touched by the

usually taken up with great gusto by the interviewed and the Jupun Chronicle barometer was 17.1, on the let day of the

audience, Special programmes have begu translates from the Jiji hinipo me, two days before Christmas. The month while the lowest temperature wha

prepared for the week end. interesting comparisons which Dr. tomentare averages for the month were Jutaopolis was ordered by Commandes DANGER FROM CROUP. Masoinstitutes between the education-plazimum, 60.11 mun, 60.71 minimum, na Taylor, R. N., at the Marine Court

systems of Germany, England and G4.9. These figures contrast with 67.8, 62.7 this moming, to forfeit thirty days hy minutes dulny in treating sound Ate of croup, even the length of and sentenced to fourteen days' imprison-Time it takes to go for a doctis, often praves America, which should prove of in- and 58.6 for the 2 years average Theinent with hard labour or until the ship dango The unfent way is to keep terest, us here in Hongkong in view a like mean for CB-years, while the t leave and without sufficient reason, child a case, Pleasant to take and alway arunge humility was 60, which comparedila, for unlawfully absenting himself with amberbia' Cough Bumiady in the house, Put the fans indication of croup give the of the position which Sir FREDERICK

kakton wind, whose avergs 'velocity whs 9.1 for from his ship from the 2nd la tri the 7th cares. Fue mile by 13-Chemist and LUGAR wishes the Comy to attain the month, hiew mainly in a N. E. hection, inst. Defandant had nothing to my, Storekeeper

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