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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1912.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

·AN *** EMPRESS " 'IN BAD

· WEATHER.

THE CHINA MAJE

"(Beuter's Hervice to the China Mast.) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail trip neroes the Pacife encountered the

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ATTEMPTED ASSASSINA- TION OF LORD HARDINGE.

STATI ENTRY "TO NEW INDIAN CAPITAL.

A BOMB THROWN.

Viceroy Ramered To Hospital.

LONDON, Dec. 23.

[COPYRIGHT.] THE WAR.

A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT,

LONDON, Dec. 24. According to advicer from Athens, the Turkish battleship Forgutreis, the cruiser Medjidish, and three destroyers made a sortie from the Dardanelles on Sunday towards the island of Tenedos The destroyers approached the town and fired twenty shells, doing no harm however. The Turkish inhabitants cheered and hoisted the Turkish fing, whereupon a company of Gresk blue jackets on the Island fired upon them, killing and wounding Afteen. The Turkish vussels then returned to the

During the State entry into. Delhi, the new mpital of India a bomb was thrown. It struck the howdah of the Viceroy's elephant, killing the attendant and wounding Lord Hardinge is the shoulder.

The Viceroy was removed to hospital. Dardaneller.

GANDA -DETAILS OF THE INCIDENT.

A later telegram from Delhi states that the Viceroy's splendid elephant procession left the station passing through the famous street named Chandnichowk.

His armilant was on the top of a houss. The attendant holding His Excellency'a umbrella was killed, and another was wounded in eight places.

The bomb was of a powerful nature. The Visereine, who was in a howdah was untouched, but terribly upset and

shaken.

The elephant quickly halted, and with the driver, was uninjured.

VICEROY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

Mesdames Holloway and Battye, of the St. John's Ambulance, and others, issist-

The Greek Squadron off Lemnos waa wireless, and informed of the sortie ig is now in pursuit. The Greek Admiral considers that the absence of three

of the best Turkish warships is

proof that

tho Greek squadron disabled them in the engagement on

the 16th inst.

TURKISH GENERAL KILLED.

"The correspondent of the Times at Constantinople says that Djavid Pasha, commanding the remnants of the forces at Monastir, has been killed, with his Chief-of-Staff, in an action in the vicinity of Janina, in which the Turks Tere finally victoricus,

FIERCE ENGAGEMENT ÄT SKUTARI.

A message from Belgrade states

-ed the wounded to a chair. A stretcher that the Turks on Friday, attacked

"BOYCOTTE "AND" STRIKES.

[NotePortions of this article ap The sx Empress of India on her last peared in our First Edition yesterday i But as we consider is, not only peculiarly worst weather experienced for many topical but quaintly amusing, we make years. She loft Vancouver a day behind no apology for inserting is in boto in her schedule date and during the trip both Editions of to-day's China Mail

& lost two more days. One day she logged-Ed., CM.] than 150 miles, which, for a Vessel which is capable of doing 18 knots, shows what the weather must have bien. Bad cool was also largely responsible for-the delay, a coal strika on the other sida necessitating the steamer taking, inferior coal at Tacoma. On ar rival at Yokotas only soms twenty tons were left in the bunkers.

The Empress of India" is in charge of Commander Hailey, who relieved Capt. Beetlum, who has gone to England to bring out the new Empress of Russia" Capt. Robinson of the Empress of Japan also goca home next trip to bring cat the Empress of Aais be relieved, wo kint, by Capt. Hoperaft who is at prescat chief officer of the

Empress of Japani",

and is to

THE ITALIAN. CONVENT.

Speech by Bishop Pozzoni,

After presenting the prizes to the pupils

I someone would only devise a plan for putting an end to this boycott quickly and finally he would be doing the Colony valuable service and would be teaching the Chinese a valuable lesson.":,"

Thus I heard a high official speak the other night. In view of the fact that several schemes have been tried-with rather less than more success hitherto it may be of service to recall the differ- ens methods by which movements at this kind have been successfully com bated in the epurse of History. I have

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TION IN BLACK & BROWN many of your readers will remember- recapitulate from memory events which mers perfectly, but it is possible, that the inventiva brain of some reader may be stimulated into adapting one or other of these remedies to the climate of Hongkong, the customs of the China- man, and the conditions of the montert.

The word boycott" BOCTAN

to be

of the Italian Convent School-yesterday somewhat unhappily chosen in that is is

(a short report of wirich appeared in Chin Mail) Bishop yesterday's

Fozzoni, dressing the Sisters and pupils, said Rer. Mother. Sisters and children,-I have just porframed the very pleasant duty to me of hamling to the pupils of this School the Cerdientes which the girls has we at the Oxford Examinations held in July last. I 721 sure they will prize the medals which the Rev. Mather bas asked in to distri bute to them and which I hope they will keep as souvenirs of their successes at School food as the results have been, al upon which I congratulate both the girls had their teachers, I hope those working in the present scholastic year will try hard to reward the efforts of their teachers with a number of passes at the examination est July, and so place the Ualian Convent School high in the list wong the successful Schools in the Report of the Director of Education on the working of the School as a whole. From that Report I gather that the Diretor of Education has been pleased to state that such subjects as Cuzzposis tion, Geography and Dictation have been very goal, and Grammar from goed to very good. Taking, as I do, a large in terest in this School, and having, as camos fail to have, the welfare if you all at heart, I must say that I congratus Late your most heartily upon the Director of Education's Battering Report the subjects I have just mentioned. I wa

* improvised upon which Lord the Serviana Dear Skutart Tan-kong. I will now touch briefly upon

A

Hardinge was placed, and in a motor Servinns replied and a fierce engage ment was fought with considerable .: car he was taken to the hospital.

The Vicereing motored-to-the-floss Viceregal Lodge.

SYMPATHY OF THE DURBAR,

Atelegram: from Delhi states that Lord Hardinge in a message to the Fleetwood Wilson, Bon, Sir Guy -Financial Secretary, stated that he was

HOIHOW NEWS.

From Our Chen Correspondent.}

Lomow, Dec. 18.

A kot THREAT, The bad weather which we had tea days ago found severid steamers in our

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not the name of the inventor but the name of the first victim of the system--- Captain Boycott, an Irish landowzor. do not know if the deceased officer was In good nga bad landlord; but he may rest assured of the certainty of the law laid down by Newton and exemplified by Guillotin that To evory action there in an equal and contrary reaction." The last-mentioned person never visited Aus EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED tralia but I imagine he had a very fair' notion of what a boomerang is like..

The working men of Rome once went on strike and were induced to retura so their senses and to work by a fablo told them by the Consul about the stomach and the rest of the members of the body. I have often wondered whether the Con sul invented this story himself or whether borrowed it from our friend Aesop— the latter, there are plenty more where it came from and surely there are plenty of consuls in Hongkong.

We wonder whether the establish-

most of a Chinese Consulate in Hoog. kong would simonthe matters.}

When any of Julius Caesar's legions refused work bloodletting ensued to the extent of every tenth man. It was a drastic mnedy, but the mighty war. correspondent-eum-general- that it never failed, to make the survivors return to their duties.

ESSUPOR ES

On one occasion Cnesar shamed his

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Sir Gay Fleetwood-Wilson read the pear anchorage, and they were not able glad to think that you have kept wuhi in legicuaries out of a strike by addressing SHOES for LADIES

mind the advice Sir Frederick Lugard the Romans instead of "Friends."

only alightly injured.

- message at the Durbar

to land eargo for several days. This has

threaten to withdraw their steamers froia several minutes, the applause of thest-pping here with freight and mails on thrie way to Haifung With these back. -Chiefa being most noticeable.

ward moves, the question is again opened derpening the entrance to Holhow, by changing the channel of the river, so that scars ago, enses were only very excrp-

The andierce rose and cheered for caused the sunship companies to each year gave you, when he was hier. I am afraid that, in view of the events |

THE PROCESSICŃ RESUMED.

INDIGNATION INTENSE.

Indignation is exceedingly intense.

POLICE ACTIVE.

A NEW DAINAN POET.

of the last twelve months, to address $8.00 and $10.00. "pon the impostince ned values of a sound knowledge of the English subjects,ur Chinese inhabitants as Citizens Year after year we see, even in Hong would only make them mors arrogant long, the field fr Labour broadening out than ever. for young ladies. Whereas, ten or fifteen

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there would be water doep enough for the tional in which girls worked side by sido leputed to wipe the Carthaginians of The procession was resumed, Sir handing of cargo boats at all sizes of with their bears the income the fare of the Mediterranean. When THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, Guy Fleetwood-Wilson taking the place the tide. This project has our before, your days it has been che sighted the enemy's feet the augura of the Viceroy, and conducting the the eorumunity for several years but mon sight in sen young ladies, taking their

nothing has bean done except make sur- ating part in helping their aged parents that it was not an suspicious moment Durbar

or dependent relatives by working for the for victory because the sacred birds had wys and estimates. It is reported that by taxing each coolie leaving the island daily accessories of life. As the strugglerne on strike-refused to eat. two dollars, the amount could be raised for existere becomes greater in China, in a few years to make the improvements it has now been for years and tens of let them drink" said the noble Homan desired. It is doubtful if the plan will years in Europe and America, you will he buried them into the sea and hoist And that you will not be able to get on be carried out by such a tax.

en well without the knowledge which you ace trying to acquire nox in your school With the talk of improvement here days. Of no le pertanes than Eng there is much talk of opening a port at fish is Arithmetic, and I am sorry to Seng Lang ou the east east of Hainan. End that Mr. Wood echidered it only There, by excavating a chartel for about good in Classes and E, and poor to- fair 800 york, deep water could be reached in Classes i und i. Teachers and pupil, in a land Ineked lagoon. The report is ought to make up the mills to earn eirculated that already 3260,000 have distinction in Arithmetie also. In offices, been paid in towards this project, and us at home, it will not do to be able to that machinery has been ordered for red and write correctly if you are weak About hundred years ago the great excavating,

in sums. To be good at, Domestic Napoleon compelled Several surveyors have come from Can Economy you must be correct at figure. Hope to boycott British trade. In on with their instruments; and they I know girls do not take to figures as a reply the King of England let loose ace' said to be preparing to make a proper rute, but if they are going to help their flaming Nelson on their fests" and the ployment, but we hope that no one will Lap of the island. It is true that a plan mothers and see that the cook and the result has been a hundred years of unwuggest calling them to the aid of Hong-

houseboy do not own with too much exampled commercial supremacy for the kong-not even sa peaceful pickets. "J

The Police immediately surrounded the house. Several arrests were made, And all the outlets to the city carefully guarded.

THE DESTROYER "BEAVER."

-RETURNS TO PORTSMOUTH.

LONDON, Dec. 24. The British torpedo book-destroyer Beaver, reported yesterday to have gone ashore at Haiabero (?) has refera .ad to Portsmouth under lier own steam, only slightly damaged at the

how,

SUFFRAGETTES' DIS- GRACEFUL CONDUCT.

i font to make a carriage road from Hollow to Song Lang and from there to Kack. This is a very practicable plan, for with such rinds equipped with auto bucks and animes, Hainen, will hardly wood railroads to develop the tuterior."

PHLOX EMIDENTIC.

Richard II.smttle-a strike by getting | the Lord Mayor of London to club the ringleader and then by riding himself bare-hand among the strikers and making a short, speech to them. Veb. Sap.

of their fallers earnings and len-British Fanpire. nothing over for the Savings Bank at

T

the nationa of

the end of the month, then dy must "A thousand suillion. Irishmen are begin how to make up their minds to ready to strike at a moment's notice be clever at: Arithmuzie, too. I nut by Thow a tub-supported on of Exin to a wishing that you may all spend a Merry dozen strugglers in Hyde Park.

Then why the dickens don't they Christroas, taking pleasure that will con due to your material and spiritual hapanked ons of the audience.

The police won't let them, that'e pinos. May you all spend your holidays

fur port is at present offering from an epidemic of small pox. The natives dots to regard it on a contagious wannee as to return to school why was the reply in a bitter and likensa, mul they have many superstition in connection with it. Ozo is that full of renewed energy and cheerful as injured tone. person who is recovering from the dis ever with & mind to work hard and well- case must not scale, off his scabs exerpt during the so school period. Now, in his ancestral boare. In consequence children, and teachers alike, once more one recovering must be mered out to a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year temple, muless he may chance to be in (Applause.) his own house. A rented house In 200

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replaced him. This bold 'declaration sp.. pealed to the Malay temperament" and the bargain was duly observed on both sides...

(We know that there are many piratce on the West River who are out of "om-

....

Finally. They do these things much better in France. Two years ago the railway workers of the greatest Republia went on strike. In the land of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity & citizen cen not be compelled to work or to do any thing disa, unless he wants to. But the resource and remembered that La Belle Prime Minister of France was # man of

France was also a land of Compulsory Military Service Hs therefore called Sir James Brooke, the first Bajah of out all the strikers as Beservists-and Sarawak, dealt with a form of strike in employed them on the lines of ad an original manner. He had imported munication, giving them exactly the same into Sarawak a large number of Cinese work that they had to do before the to conduct the trade of the country siriken. As soldiers they were now ch Under his wise and beneficant rule these much smaller pay and any disobedience Chinese became very prosperous. Out of orders meant pot dismissal but shopt- gratitude they attacked the Rajah's palace | Ing. "The stake in a few days to quote at dawn one morning and burnt it. Bir the words of the crest Canil Rhodes- James escaped in his pyjamas and went "filed out." Letters of administration have been down the river in a small boat, with the granted in London of the estate of the Into" world" and bis hingdoo well nigh loat King of Blas, who died intentate so far as And yet, before night he was back on

Mine E. Figueiredo thanked His Lord to ba used when recovering. ship for his kindness, then all the pupils The Customs weer Lakin bassaag: Togliam Dio." The proceedings recently made us brief visit, Shended with God Save the King" took two of the Custome staff to Yu-lin bay with her, and they are warm in their

LONDON, Dec : 23. The Buffragettes took advantage of the beavy Christmas. mails to again Faid the London pillar boxes: last praises of the beauty of It. It is sitiated avening, hundreds of letter and Christine cards being damaged.

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