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FOREIGN MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"SUI'AN " ENQUIRY,

COMMISSION LISTENS TO EXCITING EVIDENCE.

A LIFE AND DEATH STORY.

Porkape the most exciting details of the "Sui An" piracy leaked out at the resumption of enquiry yesterday, when Mr. E. Haroon, a passenger re- ated a very vivid narrative of his adventure.

DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL:

FIRST BIG APPEAL MADE,

A meeting of the Committee of the Diocesan Boys' School, to discuts the launching of an appeal to the public for funds for the new promises on the Ponizerla was held in the Board-room

ODDS AND ENDS.

MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.

To Avoid Botulism.

Botuliam can baavoided if the foods. are properly heated before being plac pondent of the Morning Post) This ed in tins (says the Washington corres is the conclusion of an exhaustive

of the Hongkong and Shuogbai Books | investigation, which has covered three ing Corporation last evening, the Hon. years, made by the Medical Schooo! Mr. A. G. Stephen presiding.

Harvard University of Californis and the Leland Stanford University of Addressing the Committee, the California, in conjunction with the Rev. W. T. Featheratonie explained | United States Public Health Service, why an appeal had hitherto buca at the instance of the National postponed and said that the Govern- ment gave them every encouragement but wanted them to see what support could be obtained from the public

In the first instanca be describ'd how the attack opened. He was playing dius in the smoking room when the robbers came in with revolvers in band. One of the pas- sengers he said was a French priest, and he believed the pirates shot him in the leg. "They searched the pas sengers but they did not search me For I said I have no money." **before making a grant. If in the

ON THE ROCKS.

EX-WARDER BENT TO II, 0. D. |(laughter).

William Gardiner, ex warder of the

HUMAN PIRATES!

The witness told how the pirates Victoria Jail, was charged before Mr.rarched about for an interpreter. R. E. Lindsell this morning, with He eventually volunteered.

They The Foreign Missionary Anniversary in connection with the above Church being a vagrant, having no employ gave me a cup of tea and said: Cool yourself down. Then they gave me was held on Sunday and Monday.ment or means of support.

Inspector Cashman said defendant the pass word." The large congregation present on the Sunday evening when the special gave himself up at the Contral Station preacher, Mr. Szto, Headmaster of the Canton Christian College in Hongko occupied the pulpit, were delighted with Mr. Szto's picturesque descrip tion of his experiences of English home and church lile.

yesterday.

dant to the House of Detention.

The Magistrate committed defen-

The Chairman: What was the pass- word ?

Witness: "Ah Tau”.

THREATENED TO SHOOT HIM,

Cauners' Association, which lina made the report says, "whether prepared the report public," "All tinned foods, at home or in large factories, are safe if heated for a time that has been scientifically determined."

next three years $160,0 ̊0 to $180,000 Moving 2,000,000 Tons of Soll. could be raised the Government would put the school govercore in & position to make a beginning, and parhops begin before the money was actually in band.

GRANT OF SITE.

dock which is being constructed for To make mom for the floating dry the accommodation of the world's largest liners at Southampton, a dredging undertaking which will take 12 months to accomplish has been begun in Southampton Water., The work will mean the rxcavating of It was indicated in the course of 2 000 000 tons of soit from a site discussion that the Government had 1 000 feet by 100 feet, to a depth of allotted the School a very fine and 76 feet. A powerful steam dredger is extensive site, within half an hour of being built for the work and will be The witness proceeded: "I went Hongkong by ferry and train or (incapable of bringing to the surfacc forward on to the bridge. I was told the future) trams. The Government 1800 tons an hour, with 00 buckets to tell the Chief Officer to steer the also offered $134,000 for the old site working in an endless chain. The ship for Cheung Chau. We went that and $70,000 for the old buildings. 2,000,000 tone will be taken in barges way. There were plenty of lights Chinese members expreted the and dumped into the sea soma 60 According to the Water Return for burning on shore. We nearly collided opi: ion that the site was worth far miles off the Isle of Wight. November the rainfall for the first with a little boat on the way. I said more than the sum allotted-they put womon Ben Long Skirts.

Fashion's edict for the return of }| eleven month of the year was only to the pirates; Why don't you the value of land here at $7 a fost 88.70 inches, as compared with 97.12 people get junks and clear off? They as compared with the architect's $150 long skirts was rejected by the Now threatened to shoot me, saying: and the Government's $3 a foot, How York City's Federation of Women's inches for the rame period last year.Kep quiet." Next they asked that ever, it was explained that the tran- Clabs., representing 300,000 women. On December, there was stored on the the boat should be steered for Swatow. notion was hardly an ordinary cour- Ankle-length dresses were denounced of his theme. At the base, East island 1,258 75 million gallons, as com

pared with 1,617.39 in 1921 In The Chief Officer said he did not mercial one, seeing that the Govern in the following resolution.

"You are Chief Officer; you ought to site. The Government, Mr. Feather- know."

The Chief: Officer said: stone remarked, had treated the You cannot expect me to know School very generously in offering everything."

The preacher chose so the subject of his address the actual and the ideal relations between the East and the

OUR WATER SUPply.

West. Evidences of the growth of mutual understanding were marshall ed with masterly skill. Tre great pyramid of Gnizen provided the speaker with an excellent illustration

the accidents of race, colour, etc, Kowloon there are actually 17.41, mose/know the way and the pirates replied: ment was giving a large alternative designera aud dressmakers of women's and West were widely separated by

Students of literature discovered gallons in storage than there were at in their common appreciation of this time last year. the world's classice that the separating distance between East

and What

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whese edges nearly sweep the ground, apparel ara now introducing garments nd as such clothes bring germs Jaden with dirt into the home exposing to In great danger its hygiene and sadita- that they were ascending the pyramid.

The witness explained that the The probabilities of getting sub-tion, we protest against auch diete- Artiste and art students wore sur

pirates were speaking Hakka, but stantial support, in the form of annual tions, and urge all women in the 'prised to find in art a language com-

when they addressed, bim they epoke subscriptions, rather then single interest of health and safely to issiet mon to all, a higher level on which

in Cantonese. All the lights on the donations, from the principal firms that their garments, including dra- wore discussed and members of the peries and panels, ba not nearer the they met. The friendly intercourse

abip were extinguished... He was on rising between the Orient and

to canvas ground than erven inober, and cut in the bridge the whole night On one committee u.dertook Occident, the great student move-

occasion he tried to go down for a sap personally. The Hon. Mr. Stophen such a manner and with sufficient ments, draw them together in closer

In the above ist. Teague watch to be of water. The pirates pulled me remarked that be hoped many firme material to permit freedom of all sympathy. A higher level still was played on the Civil Service ground on back and brought me some tea and would support the Schoot in this way, par's of the body."

anhed by the sages in their study Saturday at 2.15 p.m., the followin cake. I pretended to feel cold because as the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Value of Smoke Helmets. of the religious literatures of the will represent the Indiane-A. el was afraid of being shot and one of and the Union Insurance Company Shortly after four o'clock on Friday

The old Chinese scholar Aroulli (Capt), J. S. Curreem, 8. H. the robbet gave me 4 silk long coat. had done. Boys from the school with compared the Bible with his own email, 8 D. Ismail. 8. A. Ismail, After tat a revolver did go off. They whom he had coxin in contact bed afternoon fire broke out in the bare classica, found similarities and then S, A, R. Lemail, S. A. Ramjahn, A. H. were ant smart at handling revolvers pleased him exceedingly and he bo, meat of a caper, brush sa basket maker's premises at 21 Queensferry pondered over the differences. The Madar, N. D. Kitobell, E. A. and I was afraid they might pull them loved many firma bad revived useful; Street, Edinburgh. Considerable dil additions to their staffs from the fielty was experienced in getting to Western Orientalist was entering into Moosdeen, and A. H. Rumjabu.

School. a sympathetic understanding of the

the basement owing to the denso Chinese religious teachers. The

Mr. Featherstone mentioned that smoke, and the firemen had to-make bighest level would be reached, the

this was the first big appeal the School nge of smoke helmets and air-pump- preacber declared, when "all became

had made since its foundation is 1868. ing apparatus. The fire, however, one in Christ Jesus." The friendship

The Hon. Mr. Chow Blou son, the was confined to the basement, al- of Jesus was the all-including friend. in this 2nd league match to be skip in which East and West could played on the Indian Rec. Club ground

Hon. Mr. Ng Hon tez and other though adjoining store rooms were unite in mutual understanding at Hookampon Valley on Satu day at

Chinese members of the Committee damaged by fire and water. In several sympathy artony and love. The 2.15 p.rs, the following will represent

promised that everything possible recent fires smoke helmets have real of the Cbrifiantamily, the com-the Indians 2nd XIE. Mousdern

would be done to bring the claims, proved an invaluable asset to the mon brotherhood, was the real solut (Capt.), T Haasan, R. Nazarin, E. V.

of the School before Chinese merch firemen, who by using them have ion of the race question. The ad Arceli, Y. A. Wahab, R.D. Remjahn,

ants and the Chinese community been able to overcome outbreak which might otherwise have proved dress was the carefully reasoned O. Rumjahn, A. Kitchell, A. R. M.

generally. position reached by a scholar, nitist, Samy, A. K. Minnu and J. Ackber. traveller and teacher.

The public tea and meeting took place on the Monday, Mr. McPherso the General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A. made an excellent chairman. Io a short speech he recalled bis ascocia tions with the Wesleyan Church which extended over many years. He had

INDIANS v. CIVIL SERVICE.

H.K.C.C. MATCH. ›

First XI vereon Second XI on the

Cnb ground on Saturday 2.15 m. sharp-

First XL-R. Hancock, T. E.

off. They were countryfolk.'

"Later", the witness proceeded, somone came up to the bridge. I felt his buttons and asked Who are FOR 1'. He said the Chief Engineer (Laughter). About 2 o'clock one of the men came up and asked me it 1 knew who the purser was. "I said Yes, I know where he is. I didn't mind if the Steamship Company lost money; I was not going to be that (Laughter), I went down and found bim and the pirates demanded the key of the safe. The key was found and handed over to the robbers".

WAËRE IS THE WOMAN NOW?

· Several · unbetantial subscriptions more serious. The helmet is fitted were promised there and then and, over the bead in mash the same man arrut gements were made to launch an der as a gas mask, but the supply of: appeal to the British and foreign com- air ia pumped into the mask through munity and to make a "drive" of narrow tube. A Greinas may thus business offices.

advance a distance of 150 to 200 lert into a burning building, seared of an adequate supply of pure air, - The Cuckoo and Hor Igg.

The Chairman asked whether there were any first class passenger pirater. "There was a statement in the woman wearing a fur coat. I you newspapers," the withess said, "about want to and that woman I think yuron into the Chiel Officer's cabin. By it william's chauffeur that day. They that time one of the pirates had got seems, has tu de a most interesting can get her. She was with Dr.

The moving picture photographer, it said the women was robber, but that revolver. I made a dive, and caught English cuckoo, What we knew just for ard of the gril. He had aud uusxpected discovery about the is not so."

The Chairman: Are they in the him by the throat with my left hand before, says Country Life, was that and took hold of the hand carrying the cuckoo laid a large number of Colony etili

left-handed man. I got hold of the nest into which she means to put particularly noticed that he was attributed to one bird. The hen choose the revolver with my right I eggs; more than twenty have been

known Mr. Szte as a brilliant student Pearce, R. E. A Webster, H. Owon and now as one of the foremost of the Hughes, L. J. Davies, E. G. Lammert, leaders in the Christian Educational J. D. Humphreys, B. D. C. Morgan, movement. Mr. Szto, who had won D. B. Pest, J. D. Crawford and A. K golden opinions on the Sunday, receiv. | Mackenzie. ed a warm welcome. He charmed hie Second XL.-W. W. Mackenzie, W audience with farther experiences in Galloway, D. Reid E. W. Alderson, than that very day. They did not Wita ee: No, they left for Heung Euglsad, and interested all in his ne

G. H. Pieroy, M. M. Watson, H E. count of the Missionaries and their Hollands, G. A. Chadwick, L. D. Mcome back on the boat. work in the Wesleyan, Canton District. Nicoll, F. H. Pentycross and F. C.

Did you go and see them off --No, Mr. Pilkington, a distinguished Miller. &aveller in connection with the S.P.O. followed with a graphic picture of the splendidly successtul Wesleyan Mis Brons in West Africa which he lad visited and photographed. Mr.

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felt a hit on the left foot and all of a show that the cuckoo does not, fect destiny for any woman to spend translates Plutarch, great caso,

He explained that the pass word sudden I went down. I think it must was originally supposed, lay her egs her life looking after another woman's ecorne and despise the behaviour have been the shot that entered my in a hedge row and then carry it to house sed obildren; and the servant's the Ronianes which was so far out

beball of Missions by means of the Canada" froin Hoogk ng on Nov. 17 Chinese,"When you die you go and left'aide. The pirate dropped down the nest of her victim. Before lay knowledge of this is shown very often order, that oven in the waires they

publication of a Church record and theived at Vancouver on Dec. 4.

an, London and Hamburg tot inter circulation of the "Foreign Field" and dam, London and Hamburg left lang the yearly contribution to the Wan. | hai ón Lot. § is die here on. Dec. 11 and will be despatched at 4 p.m. en D. e. 11.

chai Nativa Preaching Hall. The

and as he got up he took two shots at her own.egg she takes into her brak

he had grown grey in study of such oldwives is trifies, as, the 4 Milonian Tales,

"Ak Tau” was a sarcastic remark in

sea "Ah Tau," he said,

lune with his revolver, but there was one of these that are already in the in a lock of enthusiasm for her work, could zot refraice from the Witness in reply to a question put nothing in it for 1 distinctly heard rest, lays her egg in the place it and aleo is a certain discontent of reading of such vils, books. Two by the Chairman said he would not dispute Inspector Kent's evidence to clicks. After that he jumped on occupied, and then files off, not with spirit which makes it very difficult to centuries later the Emperor Severan The.B. F... "Agapeur" for Boston that he saw a Chiness" woman with a my stomach. All the pirates were her own, but with her victim'e egg run the household machine smoothly, could find nothing worse to say of #aperintentent of the Sunday School and New York left Shanghai on Dec. 6 Mr. Kirk, reported on the generous for this port vis Keclung and in duchere company of other men on the return coming from aft, and yet had two in her boak. That egg she later eateRebecca West, in Good Housekeep his defeited sival, Albinus, than that

revolver:

** wounds fired from Hitherto it has always been suppoerd ing om collected and subscribed by the on Dap, and will be daspetobed on Dec. journey although on the way back he for ard. Where those bullets came that when the cuckoo is seen fying Vila Hookes." holar to ForeignTMTM Missionã.. Mr. Sara felicitously expremed the thanks of the meeting to the speakers sud to the ladies who had made a liberal provision for the ten and supper. A special feature of the anniversary was the excellent singing by the chcit and congregation. The collections wuc good.

10 day break.

did not remember seeing any of them The B. F...Ningchow" left Livor himself. pool Nav. 30 Tr Fenang, Hait Swetten-

It may be interesting to note come.. ancient phates of the diesursion whether the in3uence of novels is

for good or avil, writes: Lord Ernls in A Harker meerage dated venerable controversy, and the Union of the Chinese Chamber Johno London's Weebly. It in a November 28-states: The National arguments are time honoured. It Commerce throughout the country would not have been fought so long held⚫ munting this wikernoon, when and so bitterly if the ambjent matter siz items were brou were unimportant, or if prose fiction discussion, the

from I don't know. I think with the egg in her beak it is her own I must have lost consciousness, egg, which she is going to place in ham, Singapore, Hongkong chaoghal, No pirates started from the first

shother bird. obe and Yokohama and is expected to class at all No, they came up from ad I came to, I think, about an hour the nest of arrive at this port on or about Jas: 10 the stern:

afterwarder 1893,

The Chairman intimated that beat intervals of about an hour four or The fact is that there is a

The witness continning, said that The Most Dimoult Task proposed to recall Inspector Kent five pirates trooped from aft to which it is more difficult to hand over and would probably require the for ard, apparently to relieve cibers, to a deputy than household manage sitnim attendance again..

Es war lying on his back until 4er 5 ment. A millionaire can find a con CAUGHT A PIRATE BY THE TARDATI 'clock the next morning. Then the fidential secretary magok more easily Mr. Hswilong stated that the st: No. I waiter came round with three (and at a salary not so much more ALL preliminary notices of forth tack commented about 5.50 p.m. pirates and draaged him into the than that of an ordinary secretary for Whooping Cough

coming meetings, lectures and heard the sound of firing coming from smoking room. He managed to get an ordinary goat) than profesional When your child has whooping cong entertainments, sent for insection in aft," he said. "I jumped up and amp on the settee and had a dear view woman caci find bontekeeper to a Be careful to keep the owugfi loose ana;

pectoration easy by giving Chamber the news columns of the China Mail, an Indien guard surrounded by abous Foi four, pirates for quits half an bour, her home, and family as doable garepa vanquishod the Romans, and ameking.

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are charged for at the rate of $1 each. dve or six man. Then, there war, Two of them word, masks. He could, salary, given to a housekenpar in defl This remedy will liquify the fas announced in May and Jane of two pirates in front of me, uships recognise, the other two asily if he pary circumstances."Where are neve Gough mucer and make easier to last year) providing that they do not forward. "I practically felt the balleta saw them again.

reason for thin. The chief is that expectorate. It tina teen mied ́auccois- Tully in miny epidemice and as it con- Occupy more than four lines. In being rod. It appea

Nius no barcotic or other injurious future if this space is exceeded they dianggused was fiing on the two

ing kivan oridenon, the Enquiry | ostarel to woman, is profe Kabetances it a perfectly safe For sal

placer la the advertising moving handled his; and Miss Pease was hard and adjourned boil to do 25 patural. It is certainly

the Lam: Wop,,, bullding; ovatracter, domestic service, so far.

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