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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1911,

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

Carrizout.] THAMES SHIP BUILDING.

"A CHANCE FOR REVIVAL

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail),

Laxdo's, Dec. 30.

The Admiralty and negotiating with a Northern shipbuilding firm to arrange to build two cruisers on the Thames in the hope of giving the industry another chance of life.

COERCIVE LABOUR.

NON-UNIONISTS FORCED

OUT OF HOME.

STE

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.}

LONDON, Dec. 30

The Non-Uniorista-Riley-nad-his- wife, have been obliged to leave their home at Accrington, which was besiega By hostile operatives, who otherwise are displaying the quietest disposition and appear to be enjoying the extension of the Christmas belidays.

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SPANISH LOSSES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Dec. 20.

The Spaniards lost two killed and fo wounded in their fighting with the Riffiuns on the 28th inst

OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

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RUSSIA AND PERSIA,

EXAGGERATED REPORTS.

| (Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail)

LONDON, Dec, 29.

-Authentic despatches from Tabriz show that the reports of Russian execSrog fare wholly unfounded, and it is equally nirge, that the Arle has been destroyed There are no casualties among foreigners It is supposed that the Russian lossen in the fighting amount to 100 or 2

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„RAMBLING NOTES,

THE CHINA MAIL.

*KOWLOON DOCK DANCE.

Hurray, the Hon. Director of Public Tho danes annually-promoted-by-the- Works thinks the new Law Courts will be staff of the Hongkong and Whampoa Doak Suished by Calum New Your: Of course Company has the reputation of being one we must not forget that this originally the most goyable functions of Hong intended-to-be stately building has been kong's winter season, and the 150 odą built for posterity, so perhaps it is rather couples who assembled in the temporary indecent for pa of the prosent generation ball room on the Dock promisin last night. to make use of it. All the same wo de found that that reputation is being the want to sea thö building really finished and roughly well maintained. As is Kways cccupied before the dawn of the next decado.

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the enthusiastic committee luft nothing to two chief essentials in the had away. The arrangements made by

be desired. It is pustomary to hald

on Thursday regarding the proposed change The discussion in the Legislative Council

in the Colony's badge, Was rather amusing to those people who can't take these the dance on Hogmanay Night and thus business of the momentous things seriously. Fancy any so is the New Year' amid bright one objecting to design just becausa land happy surroundings, but as the 1st than ten peruss in the whole Colony could day of the Old Year this time falls on s but the mortality among patire 294-understand what it means. Why, that was Sunday, custani had perfoxoa to be-aban- combatants la not large.

The Russian occupation is now com- pleto. The Fidais have disappeared, and the European houses are resuming business.

acned

the whole essence of design in the glorious dags of chivalry. You tried to evolve some,

The disposition of the ball-roum; supper room, card rooms, etc, followed by the thing or other that only yourself and uno or two initiated cronies really understooduspal lines. The moulding left is trans formed into an ideal danos room, provid- the foalings of the man-in-theatreut were

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LONTON, Dec. 30. Reuter's Calcatta correspondent wires

SOCIAL PROBLEMS.

MR LLOYD GEORGE'S AIMS.

the

Figg the Director of the Observatory weather disturbances, is of opinion that with nearly 30 years, experience of local

introduced, while ovuthad ware heavy an experience of many years. fastoons of greenery relied with colour- ed electric lights, big at lampa sovered in pink shades completing a very dainty effect. Immediately oppo the entrance Physicians

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DRUGGISTS.

Aomte Water Manufacturers.

Our old friends, the Red typhoon sigmabe, that the Clovernment are considering tear undergoing their periodic shower of question of sending troops to criticism. Half the people one nerets says Persian Gulf.

that they should be abandoned: the other a mass of greenery had han most' artisti- balf urge that they should remain. Socally arranged, and her ton were tri-col there you are. Of course there is no doubtoured electric bilbs peeping out and pre- that the boat-people in Hongkong harbour ducing a pretty pictate, Undue side of the have developed an unfortunate babit of hal the Dock's familine dag wat outlined clearing of to places of refuge.ad von us in coloured lightwand uppesite wors: the the red signals go up, for they know that figures 1850-1911 indicating the 45 years? (Peuter's Service to the China Mail) is is a case of first there, first served, and existence of the Company. Music was

if they put it off to the last ment they applied by the orchont of the K. O. Y. WE WANT and if car and LONDOy, Dec. 29.

are most likely to be shot out. You can't I, who were accommodated on a raised The Right Hoa.. Mr Lloyd George, blame them, though of centse it means indais effectively decorated in red and white. addressing a conference of ministers the aggregate & tremendous loss to the The "tripping" commened at 9 o'clock and has workers at Cardif. said his gimshipping of the Caluny, especially if the and was vigorously kept up til the early will was to create an atmosphero which typhoon-never crosses the 300 mila hours of this morning. Moses W. Stewart would compel whatever party was in boundary line.

and W. Brown were the zealous M.C... and power to deal with great social evils.

the programme of dances was as follows Tenox,- Dec. 20—There wis, be said a world full of

Lancery Arandi Waltz, Sungs D'Automne," Celedonians, Router's correspondant as Mariinisery and wretchedness, but there was

Circle; Waltz

"Scotia" Dance Carles Clicks Circassian angs that an official report states that a sufficiency of wealth in this land the red signals should remain in use if for the Spanish reses during the fighting make provision therefore. Charity as no other reason than their great value on the 27th December were four offers an hopelessly inadequate remedy--he had when typitoon is signalled From the and 64 men killed, and 13 otheere ant got a much more effective way, though direction of the Ellingtang Channel Coudrille 210 wounded.

one that was no so popular. There was under Beckwith, the acting Harbonis more poverty in the world today, than Master, with five years experience, urges ever before and more economic bondage.that the signia are unnecessary. Now The Chancellor of the Excebquer we factors disgreo what is the poor dwelt on the fearful housing ne-atient to do? comedation in rural Wales, and declared that the Churches must rouse the conscience of the people. The moment oze attempted to remedy poverty, cne it is at present an have a veritable surfeit was immediately accused of Socialism of public holidays in the first half of the and of setting class against class. It gent ned a positivo death in the second was time to get rid of these cockatoo porilon. Gur holidays compare in number (Renter's Service to the China Mail)phrases of unthinking people with very favourably with some places I could

LONDON, Dec. 20. limited brains. He was prepared to Reuter's correspondent at Teheran convinced that notwithstanding the face abuse, insolence and calumny, being states that fr Smart, the British Con- atorms, hia Ceeling, was, to end his sul at Shiraz, has been taken to Kazeran. The Foreign Minister has expressed the regret of bin Cavernment to the British Minister and has promised that the SENSATIONAL ESCAPE. assailanta of the Chaul will meet with exemplary punishment. The Persian Government is most apprehensive that'a British punitivo expedition will be sent..

The Moors have received further reinforcements and further obstinate #ghting is expected.

PERSIAN ATTACK ON

BRITISH CONSUL.

PERSIA FEARS PUNITIVE EXPEDITION:""

THE REVOLUTION.

SUN YAT SEN APPOINTED PRESIDENT.

(Reuter's Service to the Ching Muil.

Los Dos, Dec. 20, Reator's Nanking correspondent states that Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been unani- mously elected. President of the Re public of China.

THE VOTING,

voyage.

FOREIGN SPY BREAKS OUT. OF GERMAN FORTRESS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Lordy, Dec, 29.

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latta"; Landers, Country Girl High-

Bontia and Waltz, I Ind Schottische Red Rose, Caledonians,

Dollar B Just before midnight or in S1, Queen's Road Central.

•nd adjaurament: was invids to the rectastion room, which was admirably arranged for supper r

M. Dyer, chie

managery, presided over I rather he the idea of the Government past, the Chairano proposed the Toyal toast lappy assembly. After an excellent res seeking to arrange for another public heli and followed with Our Guest on behalf day to fall somewhere in the autum Asof whem Mr John Lambe expindet. The longt ut The Staff if the Hongkong honoured Dancing was salaquently and Wham o Dock, Company" was also formed and kept up until shout 35.m. For the convenience of quest4 from Bangkong and this considers In was greatly appre a regular service of hunghis was arranged,

mention, so I was no objection to the list being increased by one..

cintu

were

Once again the Encretarial duties a ably discharged by Mr W. M. Jahnston, authorities ubject to in the issue of pac Brown (aurer), R. Brown, F..C. I alrould like to kuns what the Home ed by Messrs W. Start (chairman). W. efforts were admirably supplement

dollár notes. The lordly denizens of Coleman, D. 3. Compor, W. Davis. S Whitehall, loaded down with a supor--Gray and W-Hadley, who, us monhers of Duity of £5 Bank of England putes, do not the committes, did all in their power to know what a boon and a blessing a dollarake the event the success it was.

noto issue is to Colony such as this, apd it would be well if the Hod. Mr.Howett's recmrks up the subject were underlined by some one in authority and pasted Bome.

...

The sambs of line are running sut fass, and the year 1911 will soon be laid-to-rest

SPORTING.

Cricket.

HONGKONG UNITED SERTICES The following have been selected to Beuter's Berlin correspondentela- as a back number along with all its lay for Hongkong, against The United graphs that Captain Lux, the French predecessors. From the trade reports I Services T. E. Pearce, R. F. O. Bird, officer who was sentenced on the 30th gather that the Colony has had another A-P Dishwood, J. W. Stephenson Jollie, of June to six years' imprisonment for hard strugglay of it, and that the Chin C. Bluker, A. R. Sutherland, A. E espionage, lan escaped from the German revolution coming when it did added to Fowler, M. M. Mass, D.-E. Donndir, W. fortress of Gratz, where Captain Treach the kal tale of calamity and wos. Of Warburton, N. Other. May come course one or two lines prospered by the meces on Saturday at 2 p.m. and on turn of events, but on the whole it has

Monday, the 1st January, it 10-a. boon bad year for trade. Let us hopa

Training Notox

is confined. Huled a bar in his window and then slid down, the smooth

wall by the help of self-made rope, that things will brighten with the turn of decpping far into the street.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY,

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Dec. 19.

the year and that with a peaceful solution

Both courses were open this morning being discovered in Shanghai of the present and both were about equally used. difficulties Chips will enter upon an There, was not much difference between orn of prospecty, and content. If the there, if anything, the grean Course" was present state of uncertainty and tension Insta much lager, I am afraid. that we perips slightly faster than the inside. á shall see a very black Chins Now year, adhiber of gallops were done and some of especially M

to smaller fry. As it is the ponics showed good form, but it's a Reuter's correspondent at Viennae banke must be finding it pretty far cry to the Races yet. The following

strenuous work to fluance, all the goods wires that the committee of the now accumulating in godown along the times were hinged A meeting of Provincial delegates was Hungarian Delegation lins adopted the China est. bold at Nanking to-day to consider the provisional Budget and has passed a olection of a President for the Republic vote of confidence in Count of China. All the 18 Provinces were Aebrential.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.

represented, and the delegates were in

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structed by telegram how to cast their HEAVY TURKISH LOSSES

REPORTED.

Totes.

..:

Three names were submitted Sun Tat Ben, Wong Hing and General Li Yuan Heng The voting resulted in Eun Yat Sen receiving 16 votes, Wodg Ring two and General Li-

ane. The Kwangtung representative voted for Tan Yat Sen

Reiter's Service to the Chins

Anority and Fan Ling (rub,) throe quarters, 36, 1.11.2, 1.48

m 120, 1.62.

Caprios, o, 1 mile but three-quarters, 41,

day, I asked him if the Chincus ladies will Speaking to Chinese gentleman the other

emulate the men and gain for Western Urgent, one mile and a half 4:33.1, headgear. In reply. hu seamed a smile last three-quarters, 44.2; 1-25.2, 1.59.1,

most chillike and bland. Pressed for

something more definito, my friend re- mirked,Did you not know that it is a well-known fact among the Chinese that Mail.)the reason so many European husbanda LONDON, Dew 28

look harrassed and care-ridden, and the further reau why so many of your young men refrain from marriage, is this very question of millinery, Indica bata cost so much that they spell rain, and so we Chinese have to'd our women folk that Wa, sbsolutely forbid them to” follow

It is asserted in Rome that the Turks lost five hundred men in the fighting at Bengban on the 25th inst, including some of their leaders.

IMPERIAL CRICKET,

Arcadian Chief, o, three-quarters, 37,

1:122, 147.3.

Mr Endoorie's Griffio. Durbar Chief, one mile, 42, 1.23, 9 02, 0.83, 177

Mr Kadoorie's, o, dark gray and my griffina, half-mifo, 35, 17.2.

Mt Ross blaze nose na one mila, 41,

125, 2.08, 2.10.

Mr Kadooria's biect and dun suba, one mille, 1, -, 1.17.2, 1.54.4, 230.2.

Sir Paul Chater bay sa three-quar

Sir Paul Chatar's gray sub, three-quar tore, o, 35, 1.21.J, 1587

COMING TO TERMS.

Western fashions in this regard, whatever

** ter«, 0, 40, 1.25, 1.56.3 they may de in other direction.R The Peace Conference at Shanghai

For a moment the explanation took my hựa ngreed to the following — That

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) of it, good deal of practical com

breath away, but when you come to think

Sir Paul Chater's skew,aub. half-mile, he National Assembly be opened as

2, 44, 1.16.1.7 Boon as possible and that it depide

LONDON, DEC 20,

monsense underlies it. But fancy our the form of Government for the Empire. Router's Melbourne correspondent big hata as the cause of our worried looks 1. 57, 138, 1.51.2, 2.50.

Chins friends putting down the price of Mr. Forrest chest. sub. one mile, tast soforeign lonna be concluded before states that the Board of Control has How abunt Bridget the opening of the Assembly that the appointed Mesars Olem Hill, Iredale Imperialists in the provinces of Shazal, and McAlister to select a team to play Whinn, Hupen, Anhui and Kiangan in the Triangular matches in England, retire within four days to those Pre-Hill has been appointed captain of

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