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NEWS OF THE DAY. Manchester Unity standard rates— will hold good, and he makes a H.M.S. Fans and the destroyers Usk, strong comment in this connection Ribble and Welland have proceeded to when he says that the factor of | Manila, compulsion which is operative in } -

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A school-boy reports, to the polica that ha luft bag, containing $9,000, in a

o Stato scheme will certainly cause Hongkong. She will relievo the Rosarie H.,5. Clis has left Shanghai for large increase in the rates of sicks Canton ness, for "if you compel a man to ensure against sickness, you will generally find a letermination on his part to get his money back somehow, or other" So Mr BORLAND comes to tho conclusion that the hope that the rutes of aickness of a select Friendly Society, like the Manchester Unity,

"The wil arrival board so the Post rickshaw. Office is now in speration. „It is greatly] [*** appreciated.

Tuesday Buffering from injuries reculvod A man was admitted to hospital on

frum alighting them-a tramcar whiles in motion.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 18117

HONGKONG'S HOLIDAYS.

CANTON AFFAIRS.

House-to-Houso Visitatio

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Someone has stolen ricksha at West The question of the uneven distribution Point.

of Public and Bank Holidays in sécs{ving. |the attention of the Hongkong Governmenti The body of a female child has been on October 19th the Colonial Secretary people of Canton are up in araus ausines It has already Teen pointed out that the pleked up near No. 15, Wyndham Street.

wrote to the Chamber of Commerce polat-the house-to-house visitation carried en by ing out the list of Public and Bank Holidays the soldiers, gatensibly in search of arms, to be observed in the coming year, and bombs and evidences of suspected traitors drawing attention to the fact that dur-The anticipated danger is the activity of ing the six months from December to the so-called "rotecting the Emperor May, both inclusive, there se 94 holidays, Association, and apparently there are s while daring the remaining six months of good many connected therowith in Canten. the year there are caly two holidays. The They seem to be waiting their oporuinity forter ended as follow Excellency and getting together arraa, anımunition, sa the Governor boliores that it will be well as Bonds, These people are the genorally recognised that this heren abjeer of the sokliars' search. Manwhile distribution of holidays in each year bands of men are wandering about and entering houses without permissions ar whether such is also the opinion of your proclamations whose object it is to control Chamber, and if so whether you bare any this intrusion. It does not appear that proposal to make for the better distribution the domiciliary visits are to be suppressed of holidays throughout the calendar year. altogether; they are, to be placed under

A new flag will be dying in Singapore shortly as orders have been sent home for the banner of the Over-Sons Club. ."

.

The snatching of European caps from Chinese still continues and two or three

during the Inst day or two.

will measure the rates to be experi. The stealing of electric bulbs from the cases have been reported to the police unsatisfactory” and would be glad to learn Jeava The Acting Flooray has issued two

eused under a compulsory scheme, is a hope not born of this earth. The Insurance scheme is to bo worked

doorway of houses by now engaging the attention of thieves and it behoves hous holdera to be on their guard. .

A collision has occurred in the harbour The sunster of a licensed cargo boat reports

Yuon

The U.S. craisers Califorais, Chicago, to the polios that while his boat was being It has been suggested that a holiday should more or less control. In the first instance,

Maryland, Penusgivania, South Dakota and Wisconsin are expected to arrive at Shang from San Francisco about January 11.

tored by steam funnels, Hoi collision, occurred with the sto

Sathirst.

launch

through established Friendly and other

he colourated on Trafalgar Day, fictober na soldiers are to be permitted to anter private house unless they are boen Societies, and each man and woman

19th, in lieu of that on Whit fondas."

In their caply the Committoo of tho previously empowered, with a warrant from is at liberty to chose the society

Chamber stated, iu reference to the sug the authorities; secondly, they are not to. they think best. Dealing with

In Jolo there is still chanceof fighting; gestion that a holiday should be celebrated rush in pell mell, but the people of the A fisherman reports to the police that according to the latest reports in the on Trafalgar Day in liep of that on Whitstrost are to he notifel, and in this way the compulsory grouping of his junk and another collided off Cape Manila Times. The last of the recalcitrantmonday, that there was a strongly expressed all will know what is going on, and will Societies with less than 5,000 mem- L'Agular. His boat became waterlogged Moras, still stubbornly refusing obedience opinion from some gunstors against dropsee that no private robberies aro attempted. bers, the writer says that this, how-and two persons are missing. It is believed to the govurament bandate as to the giving ping sold established and typiently Foglish It is not withwat interest to notice the up of arms, have outreached themselves on holiday as Whitmonday with which tiew reason for issuing this proclamation, at ever necessary it may appear, is buil, that they bave been drowned.

Mount Tu Dajo-that kill of bloody the Committes were in agreemont. The least one of the reasons. If soldiers carty and he shows that the effect of it on

The picquet has been again stoned in memory-to the number of 800 Around

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the more thrifty Societies, who will Des Voeux Road. This time attention was/them the troops sent out by General Per Committee, however, believed that sohna they have been doing in the past be compelled to assist the less thrifty directed to the European constable,hing are gathering, and artillery is being extra holiday might with advantage they are making themselves the laughin in the group, cannot be for good. Fortunately a Chinese detective was close surrender in to be sent to the Moro camp, Monday in this month rather than Trafalenple's army into scorn and derialon..

huhind and arrúbed the man in the act.

The children of the members of the on Tuesday when sports were held on the Clab de, Rocroia, Kowloon, had a gain day

lawn. All thoroughly enjoyed themselves and numerous prenonta were distributed ab-

the close. -

hurried to the front.

demand for instituted in October and suggested this took of foreigners, and bringing f

and if this does not meet with a favourable oply a determined attack will be made.

CHAMBERLAIN ROAD ALTERATIONS.

Mr Pollock's Queries.

Alter explaining that each Society or group must stand by itself and pay only the benefits it can afford, Mr BoRLAND pens these significant words "The member will have absolutely no guarantee that for his contribution he will receive even the minimum bene-The Radical papers in England are. Societies are bound to have deficits, facturing Mary Ann's letters of protest fits. In the early valuation many necusing the Upposition press of mine

necessitating either imposition of levics against the Lloyd George Insurance Bill.

They say they as the productions “of 1. What is the nature of the works, which or reduction of benefits. Not even trained journalists, not the literary achieve are in contemplation in the Hill District the State will give any guarantee; ita ments of aarrant girls. contribution is distinctly limited to the suggestion is warmly repudiatsë. proportion of the benefits actually paid by the Society, whether less or

At the Legislativy Council meeting to be

Pollock, K.C., will ask the following held next Thursday the Bun. Mr H. E.

questions?

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Of course the near the ju ction of the Chamberlain anda

Pokfulam Roads 7.

2. For what reason are such works being undertaken.

The mammoth H.A. L.Liner Cleveland, with some 500 round-the-world" tourists blanila Large crowds from th on board, arrived in part yesterday from have been "doing" the sights of the colony.

MR LLOYD GEORGE has won for

more than the minimum benefits-As himself the title of "a sentimentalist for as the individual now is concerned, in a hurry." The more one considers the whole thing is little less than a the National Insurance Bill and the indecent haste with which it was

Lottery." Later on the anthor of the rushed through the House of Com- Paper proves that the financial aspect to

of medical benefit, as it is of the whole

while a detachment left by special stormst | for Canton to-day, another batch following

mome.

of

cases of entorie and one of diphtheris were

mous, the more trathful and appro-scheme, is much too uncertain to give unicable discuro notitied in the Colony

Iset Week there ware 19 cases of com- priate does the appellation appear to be. We have recently had brought even the most optimistic individual an 11 of small-por (B fatal), two of bubonic to our notice a most forceful critical easy feeling about the future. Another plague (one fatal), two of diphtheria (one analysis of the Bill in its financial and damaging criticism is directed in re-fael), ta of cuterie levar and one actuarial aspects in the form of a gard to the proposals for maternity puerperal fever (all non-fatni). One of the paper which was read before the benefity Mr BORLAND showing that Britishers; all the others Chinese,

the system of averaging, which is the Philosophical Society at Glasgow

The Yokohama Oon of the C. P. R. last month by 3a WALTER BORLAND,

essence of the whole scheme, and ap is in receipt of a wireless racksage from the F.L.A. Prepared by a man who is Plying these average values to in-R. 31. 6. Empress of India, sent at 3 p.m. obviously most competent to deal dividual Societies, is brought to on Sunday, the 24th December, when the Tessul was 1,850 miles distant from Japan, with the question, it is worthy of all absolute absurdity and will cause advising all well and that the Commander the greater attention when it is borne serious financial difficulties.

expecta to reach Yokohama at 6 a.m., on Friday, the 29th instant.

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Has the question of the desirability of undertaking such works been laid before the Public Works Committee? If not,

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4. Want is the estimated cost of such works ?>

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

staying at Government House. MrBeilby Alston, of the Foreign Office,

There will be an official dinner at Gor- ernment House to morrow night, to which the following have been invited Dr. and

gar Day..

This fast they should remember sid, there- The Committee further suggest that the fore, if for no other reason, they mait 9th-November bo substituted for the throwawarrated intrusions. The May thus combining the commecrationenfortunate act of thouffair is that of the "birthdays of our inte. Queen sad apperinfly Visory has not athia dia- King. With regard to this proposal, howposal gewer to enforce his laws. That is ever the Committee thought it would be toys the people's army is made up of all preferable if instead of bring the 9th kinds, and many members are By no means Novamber as the recognised boliday, the the most respectable, characters. Moriday mentest to this date bo fråd,

tries to enforce his comrnatids, then, the The matter is now receiving the Governmen themselves will rebel, and there will mant's consideration.

AT THE MAGISTRACY

A Sne of $25 was imposed by Mr Dick Melbourne at the legitmey this morning, on a shopkeeper, who failed to notify a case of small-por

If he

ba'a'twiffblo' state of affairs. In fact for: the present, the Viceroy seems to be living on the suffrance of the ampy, and if th decidos to obey it will obey: if not, then C.it will go its own way. Apparently he fe powerless to stop the fightings and mag- Thora e as that now take place. another aspect of the gutter which is froubling the Viceroy. The soldiers nat only shoot suspected persons, but they out them open, take out their hearts, and carry them en bamboos through the streats.

SUDDEN EXECUTION OF CHENG YING-CHOW.

This unfortunata man made himself very obnoxious to the reformers after ino

At the Marine Cout this morning, A. T. Allan, chief officer of the sis. Bai Chow, charged two cooks of the same ship for aasanit., Tho creo was remanded, tail being allowed of $360 each..

labour.

A man who broke into a house at Bhan-rising of last April. He was appointed by kiwan, and stale clothing to the value of the Viceroy to act as a spy, and was very about $10 was arrested at Aberdeen. At eager in ferretting out suspected parsons, the Magistracy to-day he was awarded Suvem! mon lost their lives through his three months imprisonment with hard instrumentality alone. He has been in

hiding since the asthreak, two months aga Mma Atkinson, Mr Gompertz, Mr and Mrs

and could not be found. Recently he Halifax, Sir Pual Obater, Mr and Mrs A Chinese constable arrested a man for ventured from his place of hiding, and was Ross, Mr and Mia Bernard, Mr and Mrs stealing a diamond ear-ring, value $400, seen in a restaurant, where he was at once Pollock, Mrs Reiss and Mr and Misy Reiss, from a woman in the street. The ring was arrosted. Without any regular trial, as Mr and Mrs Cameron, Mr and Mrs Roy- recovered and a sentence of three months' far as we can see, the man was dragged nakis, Major Morgan, Commander and Mm Gregory, Mr and Mrs Inglis, Com-imprisonment, four hours stocks and outaide the east gato and shot on the madora and Mr. Eyres and the Misas twenty-four strokes of the "cat" was spot. Eyres, Mr Cooke, Mr and Mrs Barton, Mr imposed,

His special plan it seemed" was to take Mrs and Miss Montague Ede, Mr and Mrs

A fremad on the 2.s. Hydra appeared passage on board river atramers, and, die- Robertson, Mr L. G. Bird, Mr.J. M. Back, befors Mr E. A. Irving, at the Magistracy guinad, listen to the talk of the passengers. Mr and Mrs Craddock, Mir, Mrs and Miss this morning, en a charge of recklesst. As these steamers have long boca a hotbed. President Taft in his last mensage to Denison, Dr Fitzwilliams, Mr and bits discharging a revolver in a house in of revolutionary prepagando, it was easy Congress makes a strong ples for the Andrew Forbes, Dr. and Mrs Montagu Sampan Stroot, and with having a revolves for the spy to listen, note the persone, and adoption of a system of parcels post for Hurston, Mr and Mrs Scott Harston, Mr in his possession without a line then to find out where they lived; under the United States. Considerable space 15 and Mrs Pattendes, Mix and Mr Hatton devoted to a dissuasion, of the enormous Potte, Mrs 8 wire and Mr Swiss, bl: Young, Evidence was given to the effect that the reign of terror that then existed, charges of express companies in the United Far. Father Lynch, Mr Stephonson-Jeille, defendant was in the house and was there was little chance of their camping States and the consequent handicap put Mr Badeley. Mr and Mrs Jindecil, Captain examining a revolver which he had with once hailed before a magistrate, and charged comparison is made with the systom of upon the distribution of commodities A Agg and Mr Carter.

him when it went off. The bullet struck the with complicity with the reformers." floor and rebounded to the right foot of sne countries where the pacels post is in THE TYPHOON SIGNALS.

of the female inmates. Defendant pleaded operation, greatly to the disadvantage-ef

guilty and said that it was Christmas the United States

time. He had never had a revolver in his In the correspondence on various matter ife before and since then he had thrown programmes during the holidays, and the The Victoria Theatre provided manuster

attention of the Hongkong Chamber of defendant was ordered to pay $4.com Davis is meeting with great success, while which have been rocontly engaging the it away. A find of 81-was imposed and films are much appreciated. Miss Lynda Commerce thero is considerable reference pensation. On the charge of having the Harris and Vernon re-open for a short sew

at Hankow, the Indo-China steamer

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to typhoon signals, .

dressed a letter to the Chamber"rolative to

VICTORIA THEATRE..

in mind that the Bill is viewed not In concluding, the writer says he from any bigoted or bissed stand-had hoped, when he undertook to point, but is coldly and dispassionately give the paper, that he would have analysed on its absolute merits. And been able to present a favourable though the writer shows every actuarial aspect, and that he had sympathy with the aim of the scheme, failed to do so was not a fault of his -his-criticisms strike sa hard at the ill- "I have," he says, "honestly searched considered proposals which it em- for the virtues of the scheme, but braces that, after reading the paper, have failed to find them, I have one comes, to the conclusion that it found instead difficulties and dangers were far better if the slate were and seed for, fature trouble and dis- entirely cleaned and an altogether content airong the working classes. While steaming up river with troops fresh beginning made, rather than that That such a scheme, so humane and for the protection of the British Settlement the measure should painfully operate Praiseworthy in its object, should be Kwongsang wis fired on from the Hukow and thereafter need constant patching rushed through with its glaring com- Forte at the entrance to the Pogang Ike.

On Sept. 20th fifteen ship rakstars ad- revolver in his possession his Worship son to-night. Grand matinees are to be

cautioned defendant.

hold from the 30th December to January up and revision....

plications and inequities must be Fortunately the vessel was not hit. She displaying the local storm signals in Kow-

Bad Following the custom of recent years, We do not intend here to follow Ma deeply deplored. A scheme with such was being escorted by the British destroyer loos Bay. It is pointed out that the Society of Arts, Lord Sanderson presided prizes at the matinee on New Year's Day. At the opening meeting of the Royal Mesars Ramon and Ramos are giving away BORLAND into all his arguments, but an object demande the most careful action and the ship was hove to. The harbours of refuge are Junk and Kow-subject of the development of international Whiting at the time which cleared for

waters of the Colony chiefly red and gave an interesting address on the will pick up a few of his chief points, consideration, and the question is one officers who put off from the forts were met loon Bays and behind Stonecutter's Island, intercourse, which included a brief survey

SOMETHING TO REMEMBER. for weare publishing the full address in for report by a Royal Commission be- by the Whiting and after explanations the and in the vicinity of these are the forta at

of British relations with China and Japan. W children boar in mind that Chem HEN buying a cough medicine for Lyeemun, and ou Stobocutter's Island. Amongst those awarded medals for papers our news columns, in view of the con- fore being launched forth into the ship was allowed to proceed.

The signatories therefore suggested that were Mr James Cantlis, M.A., M.B., berlin's Cough Remedy is most effectual- tinued controversy on the subject at

Country. The Bill does not solve one

during the passing of a storm the Officer 0.31. FR.C.B., D.P.H.,Plague and its for cells, croup and whooping songh and We have received from the Secretary Commanding these forts be supplied from Sarand: Mr F. Douglas Osborne, M. Inst., that it contain no harmful drug. For aala Home. After expressing approval of single insurance problem, but rather of the Hongkong General Chamber of the Observatory with all information it is B.B., The Tin Resources of the Empire by all Cheminis aisă Stopplesopers, the principle of the Bill and asserting

creates difficulties which threaten Commerce copies of correspondence of

possible to give regarding the weather, that the community has a right, for

many Societies, and will cause dis-

much public interest, The letters relate by night as well as by day. It is painted out that although the experience of ita own protection, to compel every

to the one-bottom" clause of the Payne merchant vessels in the past is that they satisfaction and discontent among the Tariff law of 1999; the decision of the forts when called up, the information at have received a prompt reply from these person to make provision against sick.

members."

Government not to proceed with a bill for their disposal was meagra ; and it was sug neas, MR BORLAND clearly shows

dealing with unlawfal boarding of incoming geated that His Majesty's. Government the Officer Commanding to pass on that a contributory scheme for educational world's tour for young men

Arrangements have bead made for an ateamers - the--erection of a light ou bile ranzo complete information to NY

Kapsing Island the clearing up of a veral on demand by semaphore or national sickness assurance is neces next year, Inving London on October 28 misunderstanding regarding certain in- This appeal, with a covering letter from sary. He then goes on to make clear and, returning in June 14, 1013. The portations of opium, in which Moss the Chamber, was forwarded to the Govern From the oldest and most reliable VICTORIA THEATRE. an important point-that the dis- party will go first to Egypt, then to David Sassoon and Co. were misrepresented notified.

ment on December 5th. No decision is yet tinguished actuaries employed by the and Bun Then they will pass on to displaying of local storin afgnals in Kow. symbols in local storm warnings also figures Colombo, Ceylon, Calcutta to Rangoon, during a debate in the Legislative Council; Government in connection with the Bingapore, Hongkong. Canton, Macan loon Bay; public and bank holidays in largely in the papere sent us by the Bill were in no wise responsible for Shanghai, Peking, and other famous 1912; and a series of letters which passed despatched by the Colonial Secretary to its ultimate form; certain information another mouth in Japan. Front Yokohama Mr Figg, Director of the Observatory, and th8-17

centres. They will cross over to Kobe for batwom the Colonial Secretary'a ofice, the Chamber enclosing copies of miuutes by the Director of the Observatory, the was required and they provided it they will mail to San Francisco, and, in a Commander Bockwith, of the Barbour Registrar General and th & Barbour Master. During the coming Festive Season, every fouse requires a good There their duty ended. The writer 33 days tour "do" America, leaving New Offee, with roference to the dispensing Beckwith expressed the opinion that the showe that the calculations on which York on Saturday, June 7, for Lotadoz.,

Children's

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1:16 man to 8,45,1,M, AND

Be-appearance of the Eminent Artistes HARRIS and - VERNON,

Extraordinary Bicoons of Miss LYNDA DAVIES AREAT ELECTRICAL DANSEUSE

Monster Programmes during the wonk. GRAND - MATINEES.

the Bill was framed could only bo approximate in view of the fact that the census returns for 1901 had to

SERIOUS SIDE OF A COLD.

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ments colds are by far the most

Do you know that of all the minor sil

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mocks.

The question of dispering with the red

Chamber. Aletter dated November 15th was

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with the red symbols in local, aturn { fixed symbola" by day and the thron warnings, Mr Figg, arguing for their gen lights, by night as a typhoon warning are detrimental to shipping continuance, Commander Book with urging and, uscles to this port. Un that they are now annectopary.

buch | the other hand. Mr. Figg thought to would be unwise 'at present to diapenre with the red signals while the Chinos TELEPHONE N 13h.

the Registrar General consulted, were unwilling to take upon themselves

[ be utilised and from these the gun dangerous 1. It is not the cold Itself that YOU FEEL A COLD APPOACHING, the reoționalhlity ofỹ making any-redom- en the 20th and 21st December and worked up to May, 1010, the date of you need to feat, but the serious diseases OT bath at Bed-bina and do of mendation. In these circumstation he

January 1st and 2nd,

the initiation of the scheme. Ma hat it often loads to. Bost of these are HPLARIES Jom the best postes Excellency the Governor england whether BORLAND is doubtful how far the consumption are among them: Why not alive, Pintlets dispel Desa paties, in the opinion of the Committee of the average rate of sickness upon which cure your old while you on 15:36, by pose face from the Dr Wala kakak new gadée constrain

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