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The two Smith and Wesson The Japanese Diet will be Pleadings were ordered by his revolvers handed over to the officially convoked on December "Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner police last Friday by the Chief 24 and formally opened on the in the case of Morinosuki Ikeda Officer of the a.s. "Taiyo Maru" 26th. The real business commences were produced at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, when an order was made for their confisca tion.

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on January 20, after the New Year. versus the General Forge-Products. Co. of China. "Mo Tycho Wing. recess.

appeared for plaintiff, whilst Mr. RES. Gregson respresented de fendant company. Plaintiff's claim was for the return of a quantity of copper piping or the sum of Tls. 40,000, and for Tis. 1,000 damages for detaining the same; or, alter- natively, for the like sums by way! of damages for breach of contract of bailment..

The Hongkong A.D.O directa attention to the fact that the even- Several Shanghai commercial performances of St. Joan" organizations have telegraphed 10

will be at 9 p.m. sharp. Booking the Peking Ministry of Foreign opens at the Anderson Music Store on Monday next at 9 am. Affairs requesting that a pretest be lodged with the Philippine

"Religion and its Value" will, authorities against their proposal be the subject of this week's Public to lovy an annual registration feeLecture of the Hongkong Lodge on Chinese living there,

of The Theosophical Society, 16, Queen's Road Central, on Wednes-

A letter to the following effect Owing to Japanese, protests, day December 10, at 545 pm. has been sent by a number of the Chinese press understands All are welcome.

Shanghaibodies to Marshal Tuan:- that work on the big wireless

The point of view of the new station which it was proposed to There will be a Musicale at Cabinet towards the ex-Emperor, build in Shanghai has been the Helena May" Institute on Pu Yi, and the newly made terms postponed and the two American Thursday, December 11, at 5:30 are wrong because there is no law engineers have gore Home. They

Tea served from will return.

4.30. in any country in the whole'world' to China after the Tickets, for Menibers and their whereby an Emperor can hold his matter has been threshed out by friends, 50 cents each, to be title in a Republic. During the the Chinese Government, and the obtained from the Secretary monarchla government by Gen. British, "American and Japanese

Chang Hsun in the sixth year of Ministers.

the Republic (1917) the ex-Emperor disobeyed totally what he promis-

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A Manila cable states that Governor-General Wood has veto The Deutsch-Asiatische Banked measures appropriating sumsed, ie, to acknowledge a republic has removed into its old premises for Philippine participation in

in China and to observe its laws;

in the Legation Quarter, Peking, the Inter-Parliamentary Union at therefore all special good treatment and it will resume its former bank- Geneva and also sums for the to the Marchus should be with ing activities, says the Asiatic continuance of independence pro drawn. What is the idea, the News Agency. Mr. Eggeling will paganda in the United States and writers ask, in having an Emperor probably leave for Berlin shortly elsewhere. and his successor has already arrived and assumed charge of the Peking office.

Several petitions have been addressed to the Civil Governor of Kiangsu praying him to prohibit the export of rice from this province. The petitioners base their argument on the ground that during the eighth year of the Re- public a mandate, was issued pro- hibiting export from the province when the price had risen above $8, and it is asked that this mandate be adhered to.

The Kuling tiger is out and about again and several natives report the loss of cattle, says the "Central China P. st." An English lady who lives at Taipingkung states that she saw the animal one evening when she was standing at her garden gate: She became aware of his presence by hearing a loud growl and she saw him dis- tinctly. He seemed quite a friendly sori of brute and he walked leisurely towards her. She, how ever, felt that discretion was the better part of valour and took up a position of shelter behind the door. The tiger came close up to the gate and then turned away again and went off up the hill and has not been seen since.

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It is stated in Tokyo that at the

Sir John Jordan holds that! suggestion of the Powers, Japan is

measure of offering to mediate in the Gold foreigners have a Franc issue which is at present a responsibility for the present In 1919 the dispute. Franco-Chinese

Mr. trouble in China. Yoshizawa (the Japanese Minister Diplomatic Body at Peking, with at Peking) has been instructed to prudent foresight, decided to im interview the French and Chinese pose an embargo upon the Import Ministers at Peking on the subject of arms into China, and for some

years the arrangement proved: Owing to lack of funds to give effective. "During the past year the locomotives the usual over-or two the Agreement has been by several haul, the trains on the Sunning flagrantly viclated Railway, according to our Kong-Powers, who have openly connived nioon correspondent, often stop at the import of arms, both by the at the most inconvenient spors Central Government-at-Peking-and- because the engine has given out.by the provincial authorities. The Press in China has Passengers very much deprecate foreign the encouragement to Bandits to denounced these transactions as a suicidal betrayal of foreign in- attack an Immobile train.

terests, and I am very glad to see The Uncrowned King of the that publicity is being given to Sze Yap," General Leung Hung them by "The Times" and other But surely the kal, is again in the limelight in organs at home." connection with the Kongmoon question is one that ought to be Police Commissionership, writes submitted to the League of Nations.. our Pakkai correspondent. His The Powers which are sounding a secretary, Cheung Cho-wing is general call to disarmament at likely to be given the post in Geneva might profitably be invited i succession to his brother, "Leung to take up this concrete instance Chun-kai, who has been promoted of the West arming" the East for Hoiping district magistrate, an- civil war, and give some proof of other of the Sze Yap plums. Much the faith that is in them by stop- friction has followed the attempts ping a traffic which may some day of other politicians to nominate prove fatal to their own nationals their protegés for the post...

in China."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Bishop Banister, of Kwangsi has accepted temporary chaplaincy of St. Mark's, Seremban. He is ex pected al Seremban, some time before Christmas and remains ill; March or April.

Invitations have been issued by Dr. and Mrs. R. Dowden for the marriage of their daughter Doris to Mr. Stanley William Harper, St. Mary's Church, Kuala Lumpur, on December 31,

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The Rev. William R. Carapbe!!, D.D., of Boston, President of

Mr. G. M. Billings, the interport cricketer, has returned to Shanghai after a trip Home. Mr. Billings has represented both Shanghai and Singapore arcricket-

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A very enjoyable (concert was given in the Canton Customs' Club on Saturday evening, the following contributing items: MF de Bodisco, Mrs. Boare, Lieut-Col. Crosse, Mr Pasquier, Mr. West, Mr. Anderson, and. Mr Olive.

On the departure.of Sir William Manning, G.C.M.G., K,C.B., from Ceylon, the Hon. Mt. Cecil Clementi, CM G., Colonial Secre tary of Ceylon, will act as Officer

At a meeting of the Royal Marines' Old Comrades Associa tion, it was decided to hold the annual dinner in the Hongkong: Volunteer-Defence Corps Head- quarters on the 20th inst... The officials appointed in connection with the dinner were Messrs. Kent, Frith, Clarke and Grimmett. Capt. Those present included Sturges, President; Mr. C. E. Frith (Secretary) and Comrades Kent, Cullen, McNavy, O'Neill Warden, Pearse and Evans.

Mr. C. Frith, of the Sanitary Department, at a full strength parade of the Hongkong Volun teers, on Friday evening last, was Colonial

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the Congregational. Educational Administering the Government presented Society, and director of numerous there until the arrival in the island Auxiliary Force Long Service in recognition of his educational institutions, is at pre-of the new Governor, Sir Hugh Medal,

services with the Hongkong sedt in Shanghai, with his wife, Clifford, G.C.M G.

Volunteers. His service amounts staying at the Palace Hotel: Dr. and Mrs, Campbell are making a For the seat on the Sanitary to practically 21 years. Previous trip round the world and visiting Board rendered vacant by Dr. to his Hongkong service he was the various missionary educational Ozerjo's resi ation, Dr. J. C. for nine years in the Royal Marine contres en route.

MacGowan is the only candidate, Light Infantry. As a marksman and the election. fixed for the 17th! he had been three times' in the which won the Belillos inst, will not now be necessary, team The long expected visit to

Shield, Dr. MacGowan was nominated by Japan of HR H. Crown Prince Mr. B Wylie and seconded by

Umberto of Italy, will take place Chev. J. M. Alves, and his appoint- A Reuter message from Los in April next year during the

course.

announces that the due novelist, Mrs. Gene Stratton

cherry blossom season. The vialt ment to the Board, will, it is Angeles of the Italian Crown Prince will expected, be gaz tied in be to return the courtesies paid by the Prince Regent of Japan when the latter visited Rome three years ago. While in Tokyo, Prince Un.berto wil! stay at the Kasumigaseki Palace.

Porter, has been killed in a motor ! Accident. The late Gene Strattor Selkichi T, a 62-year-old re- Perter was the daughter of Mark sident of Asakusa-machi, died last Shellenbarger, who became Mark week, 42 days after beginning a Stratton. She was born in 1868 repentence fast... He was a well- on a farm in Wabash county. te-do, man; but when he learned Indiana. and married Charles of the disasters wrought by the Darwin Porter, of the same place A large circle of friends, will earthquake in Tokyo last year, he 1886. For 10 years Mrs. learn with regret of the death of sold out all his property, and gave Portor was Editor of the Camera. Mr. Luk King-nam, the assistant all he had realized on it to the Department of the publication compradore in Messrs. Shewan, relief fund. Recently he heard of "Recreation." Then for two years: Tomes and Company's compradore scandals and iniserable disclosures she was on the natural history department, Hongkong, which connected with the relief work in stoff of "Outing," and for four occurred at his Macao residence Tokyo and he became so sick of years was specialist in natural, photography on the on Wednesday morning from the world that he determined to history

Annual chronic bronchitis. The late Mr. take leave of it by fasting. He "Photographic Times" Luk King-nam who was 66 years of shut hingelf up'in a' cement shed Almanac. Her first book was age was a most respected member in the outskirt of the city of Kochi "The song of the Cardinal" In of the local Chirere community. without anybody knowing the 1902, followed by "Freckles" in Over forty years ago, he was com-fact, After 22 days of fasting 1004, "What I have done with pradore of a local firm, but later the police accidentally found him "Birds," in 1907, and "At the Foot he-took up newspaper work, being in the shed alive-and-able-to-tell-of-the-Rainbow in 1908, "The for many years editor of the why he wantie. They police Girl of the Limberlost"

Wah Taz Yat Po," on resigning, then persuaded him to be taken to written in 109, and, by then which post he became connected the hospital, where he took 200 well-established. Mrs. Porter turn with. "Hongkong Commercial grams of liquid food a day. A ed out a book every eighteen them were Nws the organ of the Chinese few days ago he fell and hit his montha, Among Chan.ber of Commerce, when that head against some wood work, and The Hirvester Moths of the Jour was Inaugurated some the concussion resulted in his Limberlost" Laddle"

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