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Peking, that they will not turn on him that the number of fortigo zailway when they have this established experts employed in the Government mastery Novertheless, [page 03] Railway Service is constantly grow All firms, clubs, etc., who have the idea of constitutionalism and the ing, and that British constructed not yet returned particulars for inser- necessity of civil rula, being made railways in China have for a generation in the Dollar Directory are re- supreme--has never perished. That tion boen peacefully administered."quested to do so immediately to No idea is stronger to-day than it has over Another piquant statement comes. Wyndham Street. Particulars of beer before it is the goal all educated regarding trade taxation. The Mari how firms etc., will be gladly received Chinese in their hearts are determined time Customis, so dear to foreign for inclusion in the Directory, to attain." This is "the proclaimed bondholders, repro ents simply au object of the South-Western group of accountancy," and has never

A clean bill of health was revolting provinces, with their capital touched Chinese for economies ed for the Colony yesterday. at Canton," and this it is which in the slightest, nor has is greatly induced the China. Mail to proclaim facilitate trade, which should be its sympathy with that party. Sun's its chief function." "It is s expedition to the north may or may mere makeshift." He wants a Chi-dramatiat, has arrived in Singapore China Mail a fortnight, ago. The not be a reasonable step in pursuance / nese Zollverein, and promises that then after a tour through the Dutch Indios delay has been holding up their policy ground.

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The directors of the Kwangtung played off to-morrow are as follows:

FIRST DIVISION. return-Tramway Company had a meeting.

South China v. Club, Club ground, yesterday, in Hongkong. They decided to make a second demand on

Kowloony. Polire, Kowloon ground. Wilts v. "Ambrose" Sookungo the Governor for a reply to their protests, textually reported in the ground

"Tamar YRGA. Navy "B",

Kick off at 4 p.m. sharp..

Mr. W. Somerset Maughai, the

and Borneo.

yesterday with $1,380 belonging to

Golfers will find in this issue an interesting advertisement giving details about the junior champion ship and about the competitions to be held during the Xmas holidays.

Government.

ness to retire from the field on pay.

They have expressed their willing-,

ment of fair compensation, because, they feel that is the Government's real desire, and they cannot hope to operate properly under a Government

that in hostile.

Othe wise, if the Government reconsidere its action, they are

INFORMATION THAT HAS HEARING ON THE ABOVE,

A wire from a correspondent at Kuala Lumpur says: A Chinese presence in Hongkong passenger waiting, to take the local

of that object and policy. We admit trade will boom as it should, Engiant

of development because it would the debatability of that; but in the agreed with him in 1902, hence the

A Chinese shopkeeper of No. 6, naturally be affected by knowledge of meantime it, with some lesser matters, Mackay Treaty, about the inoperation New Market Street, West Point, ro: the line to be taken by the Canton causes us to reconsider our position of which Chambers of Commerce fre with some anxiety. Apparently quently grumble, despite "the strict

ports that his partner absconded

Putnam Weale [page 55] would say

understanding that the treaty wasto bo

the firm. that force is still the sole inoperative until all the Treaty Powers argument" open to the Constitu- had signed identical instruments." tional party, bis observations China should be in the front rank as round about here suggesting to trading nation, and it is the treaty us that no matter what Chinese makers who have prevented it. A ger government he is employed by, he is mane matter is extra-territoriality, writing quite honestly and disin.about which Putnam Weale says a few terestedly. In ordinary circumstances things that might brighten an under- As Tuesday, December 27 is a prepared to go on with their present such a testimonial would be an im- standing here and there): It began as public holiday, the qualifying round plans for laying out large sums of pertinence, but those aware of the police (consular) authority over for the Captain's Cup of the ladies, money on cementing the maloos peculiar atmosphere of most discus- unruly persons of alien race" and tool section of the Royal Hongkong Geli (main thoroughfares) and extending sions of China coast politics will be definite shape sixty years ago. Since Club will be played on Thursday, the

the bus system. able to perceive point in it, and per- then "there has been no change save 29th. haps necessity for it. We are inclined to scatter extraterritorialized persons to believe him then, when he says by the thousand over the length and Ltd. that "nothing which has occurred in breadth of the land, often without any the Far East siuce the Perry e consular authority within a week's pedition of sixty years ago has more journey," so that "an entirely new train from Kuang to Kuala Lumpur, the Constructing and Engineering disconcerted Japan than the institu situation exists which urgently calls tion of republicanism at her very for reform." He is hot advocating doors." So far as the Japanese can (Bor has the China Mail ever advocat be thought of as a people of one mind; ed) "any dramatic relinquishment of we can imagine there is soins analogy old rights." "It should soon be pos J. M. Remedios was charged before between their feelings and the feelingssible to erect a systera which will be Magistrate Wood thus morning with of the Europeans who enw a country half-way house to the total abolition having been too happy in Pitt Street, ike Russia attempting the experi- of extraterritoriality. His suggestion Yaumati, last night. The defendant's ment of communism. Why Europear is important enough to quote in full. excuse was that he got happy be journalists have not felt

more It a "the

creation of trading cause he had been unhappy lately. ten miles wide along all The Magistrate decided to discharge sympathy with this Japanese feeling, zonen

of communication. If the him with a caution. Bo akin to their own, is easily capable lines of explanation, but that is not our old model which was originated present business. Much as he is by Tsarist Russia when she built the against Japanese policies, our author Manchurin Railways a quarter of a very fairly analyses Japanese feelings century ago is adopted without the and motives, on page 60 et seg so bad features, suck zones can speedily that whether he intends it or not, the make all railways and rivers through impartial reader is left with the idea out the country symbols of the New that however objectionable sores China. For, providing all necessary West Point, on Monday, December 12 Japanese diplomacy may have been, police and taxing powers are retained at 5 p.in, sharp-

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was found dead on a seat, with his ticket in his hand, his barang beside him and a smile on his face.

All members of the Marine En- gineers' Guild of China and the China Coast Officers' Guild are requested by an advertisement in this issue to attend a combined meeting to be held at the Guilds' Offices, Sailors' Home,

Mr. Chan Pak-wa, chairman of

SECOND VISION.

South China ground.

South China "B"

University,

St. Joseph's v. Curlew" Res., St. Joseph's ground.

Punjabis v. R.G.A. Res, Punjabis ground.

Club Res. v, South China "A, Club ground:

Wilts., Res. v. Kowloon Res. Soo- kumpoo ground.

Kick off at 2.30 p.m.

The "Titania" is out at Mirs Bay, and will not be back until the 16th. I take it that their match to-morrow with "Cairo" will be postponed.

The China Mail learns of the

There were rome surprising results of Mr. James A for H) Robert, of Gunners' win over the Curlew by last Saturday, the most so being the four clear goals. I hear, they played Company of New York. His business remarkably well. If they maintain may be guessed at in connection with their form, they will give "Tamar" the following.

Certain financiers Bruce of Chicago feated the Club last week, I think a a gond game. The latter team de- and associates, are proposing to land draw a likely result. the Canton Government $14,000,000 Mex.. through the local firm of Davis & Co. There have been denials before. transferred to the Club ground and The Chinese-Club match has been Watch the China Mail if you want to as the proceeds of the match know. A preliminary agreement for

be given to the Ying that loan was signed in Tak Fire Relief Fund, a record crowd August. Payments on account have should soo this game. The Chinese since been made, one big one quite team are still maintaining good form, recently. The China Mail has not but the play of the Club does not yet managed to get a peep at that impress one. I think the Chinese agreement, but understands that Mr. will win. Robert's firm is named in it as entitled to have the contract for

(1) the building of a bund at Honam (2) dredging and improvements at

WhampoaTM

are to

The Wilts who severely trounced the Police last week, meet the Ambrose." The Coppers defeated the latter team the previous week. I (3) making (and supplying material must say the Sailors team are not for) an electric tram ayatem playing well this season. The Soldiers (4) other municipal improvemente. should win. Is it not natural. to suspect that

a patriotic necessity. That which banish all restrictions regarding the Cantonese Provincial Educational may not be justified may be excused; foreign residence and factories and Commission will soon leave Canton it is at least its due to be understood, warehouses, and thus to cover the for Manila. His mission is to investi-that third term has considerable and not misrepresented. It was land, wherever trade and commerce gate vocational education in the bearing on the Canton Government's their win over Cairo last week. A

Kowloon surprised overyone with these things weighing heavily on dow, with a chain of Euro-Chinese Phillipine Islands with a view to attitude toward the Company which Japan," writes one of their strongest interests. The effects of such a introducing

draw would have been a better result. certain educational has already bought and paid for the There is no doubt that their play bas critics, that the Manchu abdication development would be economically measures, now successfully used in right to establish and operate Canton's

incalculable. Within a brief period the Islands, to Canton. Dr. Liao Putram system?

improved and their opponents to- of February 1912 rame-after a

morrow will need to be at full strength British refusal to countenance armed the treaty port would become a mere ming will accompany Mr. Chan.

Incidentally, if President Sun if they want to win. force being lent to retain the dynasty. port of entry, industrial intereste con-

hopes to get any of this fourteen And when it was plainly shown that centrating near their raw materials

At St. John's Cathedral next millions for his' northern campaign, Yuan Shih-kai, who for a quarter of a and becoming at once a pledge and a Sunday, at 11 am. there will be he will have to do it when the lenders sity should beat the Chinese "B" In the Second Division, the Univer. century had been the arch-enemy of guarantee of the new order. Factories special Thanksgiving for the Irish are not looking. They have stipulated team, and the "Curlew" Hes. should the Tokyo Government, was being which are now merely counted by agreement, for which prayers have that all the money must be used for win their game against the College supported by all the Western Powers dozens would rise in hundreds and been offered for many months. passed. construction purposes, and that such Boys. alike as an instrument to continue thousands. The presence of foreign The Bishop of Victoria will be the construction shall be American. the politico-financial policy of the pre-interests and foreign residents along preacher and will at the saine service abdication days, every group of all lines of communications would dedicate the new reredos which has Japanese became convinced of the secure in the matter of abolition of been erected in the Cathedral in necessity of drastic action." The internal trade taxation in return for memory of the late Mr. Edward war time jockeying of the diplomats increased maritime customs duties, Bowdler by his widow. in China is now clearly etched in, and that no abuses by local officials grew we ace that for the notorious Twenty- up."...

Messrs. W. S. Bailey & Co., Ltd., must put some of it at least out of One Demands of Jupan the Why, with the admitted spread of Kowloon, have recently completed a date. Even so it will bring its average bewildered European diplomats were advanced ideas, have the Chinese so steel single-screw sea-going tug, 93 foet reader's mind more up-to-date than as

their far failed to establish their ideal civil in length; for Batavia. The vessel is it is likely to have been.

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ALL ABOUT RUBBER.

A HELPFUL HANDBOOK.

“The demand for rubber shares" our Singapore correspondent told us yesterday, "is now good." That

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The Gunners. Res. although playing. at Hung Hom, should prove too good for the Punjabis,

The play of the Club Res. is improv ing, they should give the Chinese A team a good game, with the latter just winning.

Wiltz Res meet the Kowloon second

authors. The Japanese, "forced government? Various causes are of the Rescue Type "intended for being so, investors will be interested string. Although the latter drew with There is a general introduction to action," were like the bloodthirsty outlined, but behind all"deep heavy towing, and is fitted for salvage to learn that the seventeenth edition the Chinese "A" team last week. I which prenents with a cleverness Scot in one of our rude island bis- buried in the twilight of a myriad work. The propelling machinery con- of the Financier. Rubber share think the Soldiers will prove too easily overlooked the history of tories, they wanted to "mak siccor." homes the supreme explanation is to sists of one set of compound surface Handbook" has been issued and may strong for them to-morrow. Chinese Japanese relations from the [P. 64] As the Bolshevist publica-be sought, in the very mild impulses condensing engines of 300 horse-power be had from the publishers at Dean earliest records. These occupy 46 tion of the Secret Treaties has shown, of the face, which are expressed in the using steam at 130 lbs. pressure and St., Fetter Lane, London, E.0.4, at The United should be playing the pages and form the first chapter, a the Japanese succeeded so well that quiotist doctrines animating Chinese giving a speed of 10 knots. The vessel reads as pleasantly and easily as a their China policy with Russia aimed in a. preamble to a study of the with electric light, and is specially to furnishing detailed information a bye. complete little work in itself, that in 1910 they wrote a reinsurance of society." This shrewd passage occurs is of high-class workmanship, fitted cost of ten shillinge, post free.Carlisle," but the latter's fixtures devotes nearly 900 pages having been cancelled the former got mind the teasing thought that Putnam

at any third Power who might wish problem of Peking Yuan Shih-kai adapted for work in the tropics. Weale is an employee of one of the

about the finances, managements and In the 3.cond chapter Chinese governments, and as it were read that in

I notice in the reports of last Satur we to oppose their China schemes." As murdered parliament, and five Powera 1911 and sub- even during the war Great Britain were accessory thereto, in the matter That the decision to hold holdings of rubber companies all over & hireling pen, we could say ever so much more boldly than we do that world, being every whit as short- interests in China, that should have 1913.

sequently "the liberal Powers of the continued to insist on her special of the Reorganization Loan in popular weekly dance at the Kowloon the world, wherever the commodity is day's matches that there were refer- ences made about rough play. I did The rocks

produced. од which Theatre was happily inspired was The Truth About China and Japan," sighted then as they ave shown some bearing on the question of the the frail bark of constitutiona- proved by the big attendance at the A brief preface observes that though not see the genes in question, but for fresh from the publishing house of themselves in the case of Russia, did renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty, lism split iz 1918 are described in opening fixture last night. The the industry has been passing through the sake of the sport, players should Allen Uawin Ltd. (78.6d) is a very not love the Chinese Revolution-only even if the Washington Conference pages 88 et seq. We are told that management stem indeed to have a severe crisis the outlook is fraught try and control their feelings. impressive book. It is certainly well tolerating the elimination of the should fail to delete that and similar foreign diplomacy (supporting Yuanfilled a long-felt want" and the fact with much that is encouraging. It With reference to the Wilte-Police composed and eminently readable. Manchu autormcy because the foreign problems from the field of fature Shih-kai) was as much to blame as that every ticket was sold showed goes on to point out that for some There is no man, however well versed bondholders' interest in the country Eastern diplomacy. Even with mure Chinese hearts, and that England, that they were wise in limiting the little time to come the investor will match last week. I must say that the in matters Chines, and certainly LO was not directly affected. At the quotations than we have space for, it France, Italy, and Japan must number issued in order that the be wall advised to confine his attention conduct of certain of the Soldiers. journalist, who could read this book earliest possible opportunity they would be an "involved outline," and "publicly repent, and send as envoya splendid floor might not, as is so to companies in the strongest financial supporters was out of all reason. “A, attentively without rising from it assisted reaction in the person of Yuan the reader is referred to the book to the Chinese capital men specially often the case at Hongkong dances, position, preferably with forward hittle her, "addtival, additioned, ittle wiser than he was.. It may and Skilikai 7 aubsidized him so that he itself, which, after all, should be the selected by virtue of a long par- be crowded beyond the point of com- / Contracta still in existence for the sale but when "adjectival" acklitions are quite likely is, in spite of the testing

put on, and personal reference is made and innuendo-bearing fact before embryo of parliamentary government third chapter the author suggests n countries instead of men augmented for the occasion, did much Those seeking a safe investment in in language more forcible than polite, mentioned, be an honest book. into the bargain; nad then were a settlement to every unbiased lamentably untrained" therein] towards making a signal success of rubber should find this handbook Besides its undoubted literary morit mightily surprised" at his sub political student in Eastern Asia who plenipotentiaries who thoroughly what must assuredly develop into a it has an air of verisimilitude. It is

sequent behaviour. This is piquant, is able to think of the Chinese as understand the necessity of the permanently popular attraction. also an exercise in compression. Into It will disgust the reader whose mind normal human beings and who does supremacy of the Legislature even in some 160 pages a great deal more in- is closed to any suggestion that not deny that they are entitled to

China."

A Chinese Broman from these. The water return for Decembar 1 formation has been packed than foreigners can ever be wrong or international justice." Alas! As we There are nine appendices, giving Lycoon. was yesterday charged shows a total storage in the city and would be found in a like volume of Chinese right, but it will whet the bave reason to know, there are men treaties and agreements referred to in before Magistrate Wood with having hill district of 1,617,39 million gallons, newspaper articles, even were the interest of the impa tial reader. This who cannot qualify even for that the text. We have aid enough to attempted to smuggle into the Colony against 1,987.98 million gallons, for same from the pen of Lord Northolt last will not be disappointed. Patnam broad category. To them the book show that it is not one of those fer two Maurer pistols and 200 rounds of the same time last year. The con received by the local American Con- for some similar master of wiper Weale, is as "indiscreet" as in bis will be useless, which is a pity. With too common books on Far Eastern ammunition. He was arrested on the sumption on the Island during Nov sulat general from the Marila ob-

this book, like the Putnam Wesle of times audacious. position. If the Pninim Wale of famous letters from Peking, and sonto-regard to the nationalising of all questions compiled for the mere sake vessels arrival in port as the result ember was 244.38 million gallons, or servatory at 245 pm, Dec. 8. Peking, is indeed a hireling, then he diplomats.

"Professional railways in China, and an end to the of book making. It is by a man of information received by the 22.9 gallons per head of population Typhoon about 138 degrees Long probably, know loss spheres of political interest that spread informed and in earnest. We recom police. from officers of

the per day. as compared with 235,87 E. 18 Lat. N. Moving NoN: must be that hireling who is Pto about politics that any other body of and spread along their lines like a wet mend it as well worth the study of chip. prosecution presoù million gallons or 28.0 gallons per verbially worthy of his hire. Here is

he whole cane for China, but it a saying that sound line drawn on blotting paper, our any man desizing to understand what for a heavy penalty as smuggling was head last year. On the mainland, the

audacious, except to a close etudent author regards it as most important, all the argume ta in the papera really becoming a serious matter lately, and | storage of water on December 1, was ritaha doesn't look like a preparel caso. It}

roenlied the cano in whiel

$17.04 million gallons against 960.00 ds like impartial history. It is but of foreign relations with China. Buch involving a drama as real to the mess.

a student will recognize a certain Chinese people as Kaiserism has been

Chinese fireman" of ir to remember that it may even be rough, justice in it. The rise of tho to the Buropean peoples" and "every Bat, for a' that and 'n' thatching or military political bosses is principle for which the war has beenHAMBERLAIN A Cough Remedy THE BEST COUGH MEDICINE Written "primarily to allow the wall skotohad in this chapter. They fought is at stake to be honoured the largest selling cough medicine linary reader to see at a glanco still have power. Even Sun Yat-ren'e or disavowed. Moreover [page 741 in the world today oculise it doen 2001 lomo "glance!] what the position party is depending on them, and there "all arguments that this Chinese un sally what, & coughs mad cives, i amm

is to-day in Eastern Ause is no guarantee, even in the unlikely administration is unfitted to duelas podily and offpetually. For sale

supposed to do. It stops, couplis and, Hard ppose the Washington Conference event of a successful battle against control are placed out of fourt, tebing by an Unemists and storekeepers. conti

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helpful.

vallions last your, Consumption

then action should be taken at once. This is not the first time reference las been made to this subject, but I hope. it will be the last. OFFSIDE.

TYPHOON WARNING.

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other seven were fined,