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LATE MR. A. G. GORDON,

INTERMENT YESTERDAY.

NEW PUBLICATIONS

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DA VALUABLE PIONEER WORK.

Dismissed by the Jewish chroniclers.

of the Old Testament with little

THE CHINA MAIL.

CABLES.

BRITISH EDUCATION.

TO-DAY'S

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

PAMINE RIL'EF FUND..

APPEAL TO PRINCES AND PEOPLE OF INDIA.

DELHI, December 6,

In response to the appeal of the British famine relief committee in Peking, the Viceroy has placed the appeal before the princes and people of India, expressing confidence that their knowledge of the calamity of North China will result in their giving a generous responsë.

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INDIA'S NEW COUNCILS. `

EVERY CHANCE OF SUCCESS FOR NEW CONSTITUTION,

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MANY MODERATES ELECTED.

DELHI, December 6.

CHINESE PONT OF VIEW.

WHERE THE PRESENT SYSTEM

FAILS

Commenting on the debate on the year's budget in the Hongkong Legislative Council the N. C. D. Nets says that the Chinese point of view with regard to the efforts of British education in China was admirably the Hon. Mr. expressed by Lau Chu-pak A keener observer

the relations between Britons and Chinese in Hongkong it would be difficult to meet and when he advances the charge that, despite the wonderful efforts made by the British for education in China during the last 70 years, they had failed to meet the students of their schools, in after life on satisfactory footing. such a charge has to be considered having more than a Ettle weight. The funeral of the late Mr. Alexan-

The elections for the new Councils, which have not yet been completed. necessity for the fartherance of Bri

There can be little doubt as to the

der Grant Gordon, whose remains more than passing reference, in shaw poor voting. Many prominent persons from the late Legislative ah education among Chinese, but were cremated at Bombay where he company with the other inhabitants Council have been elected and the new Legislative Assembly, will to make its benefits real it is incuru died on June 21 white travelling home of Palestine who opposed the Hebrew contain a large percentage of moderates. The results of the polls indicate bent upon Britons in Ching to assist

invaders, the Hittites nevertheless from Hongkong. took place at the were one of the great nations of that the new constitution has every chance of success in spite of the factings which tuition in England has Protestant Cemetery. Happy Valley antiquity. Traditionally the descend that a considerable portion of political influence remains outside the Councilled the Chinese student to expect. yesterday evening, in the presence of ants of Beth, the second son of owing to Gandhi's non-cooperation propaganda. a large assemblage who came to pay Canaan, they were one of the most their last tribute to an old and respect-powerful nations of Western Asia ed resident of the Colony.

during the earliest portion of biblical history, and at the height of their power beld sway from the Asiatic coast of the Aegean to the mountains Furthermore, they of Armenia. wrested Northern Syria from Egypt, and when they occupied Upper Mesopotamia, neither Babylon nor

The chief mourners at the Ameral were Mr. F. Maitland and Mr. A. C. Leith. The Rev. J. G. Williams. the temporary paster of Union Church, conducted the burial service.

BURMA RIOT.

in making those cultural surround-

He desires neither patronage nor familiarity-he has become too mich a man of the world for that, but be does expect that when he leaves the British centres of learning he can. come back to China and be certain EXPORT PERMISSIBLE UNDER LICENCE NEXT YEAR,

of some few hours a week when he can meet people whose trend of DELHI. December 6.

thought follows that which he had Burma traders are to be allowed to export rice from January 1learned to adopt in a far comtry.

Eines foreign even to his relatives. Assyria was strong enough to oppose to any destination under licence. The Government estirnates that out He has been taught to think along

2,100,000 tons of white rice. 1,000,000 tons will be

and, besides the injury to his own Mr. T. F. Hough, Mr. H. P. White. them. The great period of Hittite of

This amount personality which the present attitude Mr. E. 1. Grist, Mr. D. E. Clark, history ranged from the sixteenth available for export to foreign countries from Burma.

there is Mr. H. Humphreys, Mr. J. D. Hamatury until 717 BC when the will be increased if India does not require the balance." The Governinvalves,

empire was finally destroyed as the Preys. Mr. Duncan Clark. Mr. Gresult of a disastrous war with the ment reserves power to re-impose strict control if a rise in prices neces fact that amongst his own people be Grimble; Mr. K. E. Greig, Mr. G. Assyrians. The monuments left by sitates it.

Among those presers were Mr. R. G. Shewan, the Hon. Mr. S. J. Stabb, the Hon. Mr. P. Hobson Holyoak,

M. Shaw, Mr. D. Abbey. Mr. J. Dal the Hittites are numerous and spread zeil. Mr. D. Templeton, Mr. - Roover a vast extent of territory. In RES, Mr. C. Blaker. Mr. A. Keith Mr. G. Miskin, Mr. C. Klinck, Mr. J. D. Kinnard, Mr. A. Keating. Mr. R. W. Lee-Jones, M. H. H. Taylor, Lices. Comd. Stopford, Lieut. Mc- Nair Mr. T. W. Hill, and MF. T. Neave..

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additing to the strange hieroglyphic rock-inscriptions scattered over the greater part of Asia Minor, they left innumerable seals holding for the diligent student many interesting and intimate details of their history from

CABLE DISPUTE.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION MEETS A DEADLOCK..

New York, December 3. The New York Times understands that the deadlock in the internation the Hittite standpoint, an aspect Wreaths were sent by Mother. Aun which naturally received much less I commission (mentioned in our earlier cables) bas principally arisen owing fie jeanie. Alice and Frank. Alex. and consideration in the Egyptian and to a confict between 'France and the United States over the German Alister. Hilda and Frank. Dodo and Assyrian records from which most cable which France cat and diverted from Einden to Breat. It is believed Curly. Jean and Allan, Peggy and of their early history in Western that the United States declines to afford the cable an Americau landing if Reginald. Staff of the Hongkong Steel Asia was gleaned until the discovery, Foundry Co.. Messrs. Shewan. Tonies about thirteen years ago, of the France insists on retaining it. & Co.. Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. royal archives in Khatti, the capital (Machinery Dept.). China Provident cy of their empire, cow identified Loan and Mortgage Co.. Hongkong at Boghaz Keui in Cappadocia. Con- St. Andrew's Society. Messrs. Percy stituting the only extant remains Smith. Seth and Fleming. Hongkong representing all the periods of Rope Manufacturing Co.. Messrs. Hittite civilization open to arrange

something like a

ment in

con

The

AMERICAN FINANCE.

HUGE ESTIMATES SHOW A DECREASE.

New York, December 6.

1922 amounting to $4,654,000,000,

the added

is a man apart. It is a wonder that he even tries to retain the finer points of his training in view of such dis- couragement, but he does and would do even more if it were possible for him to mix ou an equal social foot- ing with those whose compeer be was in the British Isles.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

THE CRINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, (1918) LIMITED.

THE SECOND ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of for Company, St. George's Building, Chater Road, Victoria, “Hong- kang, on THURSDAY, the 23rd Decem tober, 1920, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of receiving a statement General Managers for the year ended of accounts and the report the 30th September, 1920, and electing a Cosulting Committee and Auditors. Company will be CIASED from FRI- The TRANSFER BOOKS of the

DAY, the 17th December, 1920, until THURSDAY, the 23rd December, 1920, | both days inclusive.

Berjartin and Ports, Messrs. Dodwell cous series, the Hittite alyptic & Co.. Taikoo Docks. Chinese mould objects are of the utmost interest

Secretary of the Treasury has transmitted "ers. Chinese engineers. Chinese forand value to the student of the Congress estimates for racemen. Chinese carpenters. office period in question. The honour of increase of nearly a billion dollars over the appropriations for the bovs. crew of the Steam launch presenting the first serious study of "Pezay." Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak the Hittite glyptic family in its current year, but $211,000,000 less than last year's estimates. This year's and Mrs. Holyoak. Mr. T. F. Hough. archeological relations has fallen to estimates continue the war-time costs, those for the Army being $699,000,000 Mr. R. G. Shewan. Mr. G. M. Dod- Mr. D. G. Hogarth, keeper of the and for the Navy $658,000,000. The Republican congressional leaders are well. Mr. and Mrs. R. Hancock, Mr. Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, a and Mrs. H. Hancock, Mr. R. W. copy of whose erudite work Hittite Preparing for enormous reductions in the Democratic administration's Lee Jones. Mr. A. Keating. Mr. A. Sects (£2-13-6), published in admirable estimates.

Keith Mr. V. C. Shiner, Mr. A. Buttos. Mr. Loureiro, Mr. V. S. T.

form by the well-known Clarendoning

Press, has been received by the China

feil. Mr. Hogarth, who first began LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.

to interest himself in these objects when, in 1894, he chanced on a

ARRIVALS.

Gambrill, 1,453 tons, arrived this morning at 7 am, from Manila with 300 tons of general cargo. —-

HOUSE COLLAPSES.

DYING MAN'S GROANS.

Stopani, Mr. H. H. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. T. Arthar, Mr. and Mrs. F. Bevington, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plum mer. Mr. G. Miskin, Mr. C. Blaker. number of them in the mar Mr. and Mrs. G. Grimble. Mr. and ket of Aintab i North Mrs. E. Grimble, Mr. G. M. Young, Syria writes with particular The Changsha," Captain, FRANTIC EFFOR AT RESCUE FAIL Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edkins. Mr. andr.ference to the Ashmolean Colles Mrs. G. C. Moxon, Mr. Leslie Smith, tion to which he bas paid special at- Mr. J. W. Paton. Mr. and Mrs. F. tention during the past seven years, Smyth, Mr. and Mrs. K. F Greig, taking full advantage of unusual Mr. H. H. J. Gompers, Mr. and opportunities of adding specimens

The ss. "Somali," Captain W. H. Mrs. Andrew Forbes, Mrs. Wallace. procured in the Near East either by Mr. and Mrs. Humphreys, br. and himself or by agents, with the result Colegrave, 4,193 tons, arrived this Mrs. Douglas Clark. Mr. and Mrs. 1. that it is now doubtful if a collection morning at 7.30, from Shanghai A. Rodgers, and family. Mr. 1. D. in any museum or in private bands with 77 bags of mail and 160 tons of

covers so well the field of Hittite general cargo etc.

admir.

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DEPARTURES.

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Humphreys, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. glyptic. This representative collec Pearce. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Coppin. tion therefore forms an Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Dunnett. Mr. and able basis for a valuable pioneer Mrs. A. E. Griffin. Mr. Tong Lai effort to classify Hittite glyptic. Thes.s."Haibong." Capt. Passmore, Cheun, Mr. and Mrs. Fung Shit Wa. The scope of the work covers sailed for Foochow vis Swatow and Mr. N. J. Stabb. Mr. G. E. Towns the area and the Hongkong and Shanghai Hittite glyptic, roller-seals (cylinders). of general cargo.

and period of the Amoy at noon to-day with 300 tons Banking Corporation, and several stamp seals, amulets and pendants, others.

chronology and local origin. A The .ss. "Kwaisang Captain detailed catalogue is given of the Hassey, sailed for Calcutta via: Ashmolean Collection, to which also Singapore at 3 pm today with a special chapter is devoted. 01500 tons, of general cargo. exceptional interest is the historical summary tracing the progress of the

The s.s. "Talthybius," Capt. Mans glyptic art. A useful index is also field, sailed for Seattle via Kobe at given. The work, which is pro 4 pin. today with 1,500 tons of duced in a manner in keeping general cargo. with the high reputation of the Clarendon Press, is sumptuossly illustrated, the numerous glyptic objects figuring either in the text or in the beautiful plates with which

LOCAL EDUCATION.

OXFORD EXAMINATION.

LIST OP PASSES.

The passes in the Oxford Prelini mary (1920) are as follows :-

The as

"Genfalloch," British.

St. Joseph's College.G. Angeles, the book is embellished, being repre-cleared to-day and will sail for

G. Aquino, J. Braga, M. Fishman,sented in the full size of the originals. Swatow and Amoy at 6 am, to-

P. M. Garcia, A. P. Gay, A. V. Glyptic just to drag in this pleasant morrow. Gosane, H. J. Graca, J. A: Johnson, word "once more means carved

H. S. Luk, E. H. Marriott, D. A. precious stones. Montako, J. A. Montalto, H. Nema-

zee, G. A. Noronha; H. C. Remedios,

The a&. "Loksang," British, cleared to-day and will sail for Haiphong via According to Church Notes, the Hoihow at 10.am to-morrow.

L. A. Ribeiro, E. A. Roza, E. Rem-St. John's Cathedral Magazinë, the finances of the Cathedral are in a

Jahn, M. A. Silva (Third Class Hom ours List), J. N. Tan, J. A. Urreaga,

F. Wong, F. J. Woo, A. M. Xavier,

1.

In connection with the collapse of No. 114, Queen's Road East, yester-le day morning, the total number of casualties is now given as nine, five dead and four, seriously injured.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

General Managers. Hongkong, December 7, 1920,

STEAMER FÖR SALE.

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The rescue work was carried out

Gross Tonnage............................ 1613 by the Police, the Sanitary Board.

Net Tonnage and the Fire Brigade up till 11 amy.

Built in 1903. by which time eight men had been Terms of sale and fall particulars may dog out. suspended on the advice of Mr. A. permita for inspection will be issued by Operations were then be ascertained on application to, and

Messrs. Boasted & Co, Singapore E Wright, of the P.W.D., Hers Balloch Brothers & Con Lach. who pointed out that as the Rangoon: Moses Mackinnon Mackenzie other walls of the house were not

& Co., Hongkong; and the undersigned. Sealed tenders should be lodged with supported, it would not be safe for Hears Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co, the rescuers to go on with their work Calcotta. The tenders, which must be until the walls had been shored upon MONDAY, the 31st January, 1921, in sterling, will be opened at Calcutta work was resumed in the afternoon and must be valid for 14 days after that when the debris piled up to about the date.

height of one floor of the house was MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO. shovelled away. "Another dead body

10, Strand Boad, CALCUTTA. was discovered and removed to the public mortuary. During the morning operations, the rescuers heard groans from among the debris, but in spite of frantic efforts it was impossible- to reach the unfortunate man in time to save him life. Appearances would suggest that the men were destitutes from Canton and Singapore.

Dr. Hargreaves, a distinguished |Australian chemist, has warned the Federal Conference of Master Bakers that the nations eating white bread are getting close to the border line

The s.a. "Somali." British, cleared very bad state. None of the income to-day and will sail for London via from the Chater Endowment Fund Singapore at 10 am, to-morTOW. - D. Xavier, J. T. Yu, R. A. Silva., will be received till April, 1921. Diocesan Boys' School.C. On the strength of this fund the Becker, H., C. Bough, F. T. Chan, Church Body authorised consider K. H. Chan, F. Cheung, L. M.able expenditure izcluding $100 A burglar who broke into the of neuritis, and advocated browA Dobinson, E. F. Fincher (Third Class a month,, to the Bishop to make Bleriot Hostel at. Addlestone was bread. Modern science the says) de- Honours List), - S. Gifford, J. Kot good some of the loss on exchange, coolness personified, and, apparently mands that wheat should be milled wall, H. S. Kwok (Third Class Hoo- and $50 a month for the care and preparing for: the Increased bread whole. Campaigns in favour of ours List), C. H. Lau, S. C. Lee, repair of the organ. The Ham charges, he partook of a meal and wholemeal bread will, no doubt, M. K. Lee, S. K. bee, A. V. Lyen, Treasurer says that "unless a special shaved himself on the premises, then shortly be launched in America and I Ng A 1 S Road, B. Shes, Leffort is made we shall have a defict feared off three loses of bread and England, and Australik must take H. Toh, K. H. Yuen, W. A. Young at the end of the year of nearly shaving requisites. He was evidently prompt action. The bakers agreed Macao English College-HK$3,000. To avert this we hope after the club money, for the burglary with his observations, but said ther Cheng, S. V. Tang, M. T. Wong.

donations will be sent to the Hon. (followed; pay-night at the Blerlot | Australians," with the exception of Belilice Public School-For Liu Treaturer and increased offerings, Club, and the treasurer resided on cranks and dyspeptics, refused to ent Hinë- Aida Rosa,

the premises..

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