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generally that this attitude has besa correct,. even marvellously calm, and nothing could have been done more to win sympathy for
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The English Mail of the 7th November was delivered in London on the 5th inst.
Sixty-three brace of snipe fell to ne gub
near Bangkok on the 22nd nit.
At a shoot in Cambodia, on the 30th of October, the bag consisted of deer, peacocks, iguarias, eagles, and 11 wild elephants!
The U.S. cableship Burnside, on her way from Manila to Alaska last month, baried her nose into a giant iceberg. She was however but little damaged, and arrived at her destination safely.
The Hankow Peking Railway has extended its line to the banks of Kan, and there is now a
station at the west and of Hankew, which will of course lead to the development of the city in
that quarter.
It is offcially annonaced in Tokyo that Japan's total revenue for the fiscal year 1904-1905 amounts to 252,159,113 yen, which shows a decrosse of 7,300,000 on that of the surrent faol year,
Five days' sovera fighting took place in Jolo against the Moros, from the 12th to the 17th ult., when 300 Moros were killed and a large number wounded, while the American casualtios were vory slight.
The Filipinos, in forwarding a petition to President Roosevelt for the appointment of Mr. Forgassou to the vacant Commissionership, re- for to the departing Governor as our idolised Governor W. H. Taft."
In the Yale-Harvard featball match Yale won TELEGRAM'S.
by 16 points to nit.
A society on the lines of the old Tarantule, has been duly formed in the Colony for the The name promotion of periodical dan ces. selected is The Centipedes," the membership being limited to 50,
A privato of the 11th US. infantry, was contenced to six months' imprisonment for sleeping at his post, in Manila. While in the guard-room he seized a carbies and, pulling the trigger with his too, shot himself through the
kend.
Three Chinese have been arrested in Manila ou the charge of kidnapping muchachas (Filipino "boy"; with the object of sending them as slaves to China. Unless they are more usefu iz China than they are in their native country, it would appear a most unprofitablu trade.
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The biography of the late M. de Blowits, Paris correspondent of the Loudon Times, has just been published. His memoirs date from the time of the Commune, and they avail some of the accrets of the principal Courts of Europe, from 1860 to the end of the nineteenth century.
At Hanover recently Caplain Lans, Cem- mander of HLG.MS. Ii at the attack on the Taka forts, was married to Miss Aans you Colla, daughter of Kommerzierat von Colla. Captain Lans, it will be recollected, was severaly wounded at Taku, and for a long time was confined in hospital at Yoko
He afterwards received the highest The engagement is sanonneed in Manila of Prassinu war distinction obtainable, the order Lent. Q. Stirling, R.N., son of Admiral Stirl ing, of the U. S. Nery, to Miss Egbert, daughter of the late Colonel Egbert, who was killed in the Philippines in 1899.
Frank C. Meakin, to deserted from the 37th U.S.infantry and joined the Filipino insurgents. and who was sentenced to death by a conel-
full pardon by President Roosevelt.
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pour le mérite. He is at present attached to the staff of the German Admiralty:
The nine Japanese boya aleged to have been kidnapped and taken to Shanghai, whom the Mized Court there ordered to be returned to Japan, arrived at Kobe on the 25th ult In the course of the morning, as the vessel lay at the
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THE TIBETAN QUESTION. Colonels Younghusband and Macdonald leave Darjeeling immediately for Chambi.
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CORRESPONDENCE,
MISSIONARIES AND THE PRESS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRE88." Hongkong, December 6th. SIB,--The Rev. E. J. Hardy, Chaplain of the Fórces, over whose sigustare a letter appears in your columns on Saturday on the above subject, hath, undeniably, a pretty wit, bat If his lotter contains any serious argument in mupport of | currying a knowledge of the Bible into forsigu
lands it has been affectually obscured by the wit- ticians which corruscate in almost every line.
So far as I am able to discern signs of argu- ment in the letter, it appears to me as a curious? - ly inconsequential epistle. Mr. Hardy, first tells us that in Great Britain people are mid to be Gospel-bardened, - so much are they evangelised; and yet he concludes his letter with the observation that "One day America and Europe may become not merely almost, bat altogether kustben,”- do. Mr. Hardy may not mabscribe to the first of these slate- ments which he is careful to attribute to other
Herbert Spencer, the great philosopher, People, but he apparently has clearer views
If by the torm concerning the second. is dead.
heathen" he means definite rejection of the supernaturalist doctrines of the Gospel, I am inclined to share his-prodíotion; but it would { be extremely interesting to have this confession of the failure of the Gospel to take hold of on's hearts and minds put clearly in cold print by a clergyman.
THE GERMAN KAISER. The Kaiser has ordered the Imperial yacht Hohenzollern to craiso in the Mediterranean, It is said that the wound in his threat is perfectly healed.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE CONGO FREE STATE,
LONDON, 5th Dacember.
The British Consul of Congo Free State has completed his tour on behalf of Great Britain; the tour should have lasted six months but has terminated at the expiration of two, as further
Mr. Hardy may be regarded as more of a man of the world then the average parsun, and be probably knows better thau the great majority of the men of his cloth that among the rising generation of the mankind in the West the legends of the Bible are finding a meagre acceptance as articles of faith. Take any group of intelligent young men and let them naswar honestly, aye or nay, whether they believe in "what are described in the pulpits as the cardinal doctrines of the Christian faith, and 1 warrant quite 95 per cent of thoes young men would be setdown as extremely unorthodox. Undoubtedly
which is being carried ou at Helonan, a martial on his being captured, has been granted | pier, the boys were taken charge of by the viderco.in unnecessary. The most horrible Europe and America are slowly emancipating
popular Egyptian winter resort, und in some districts of the city of Cairo. From this it appears that the campaign so success. fully carriel can in Ismailia. (which we des- cribal some time ago) has encouraged the Sanitary Administration to make an applica- Lion to the Comissioners of the Caisse de la Dette for a credit of £E1,000 for the purpose of doing the same thing at Helonan. The campaign is carried out by a most thorough search for all the possible breeding gramude in the neighbourhood. All pools A. S. WATSON & CO. of stagnant water are drained or filled in,
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and any vessels which may be found con- taining stagnant water are emptied. Cis-| atteras, &c., are treated with petrolenia, which, lying on the face of the water, pre- vents the paper of the fly from reaching the surace at the time of transformation. It is a similar campaign that is on foot among the resilent-of two quarters of Caire. In pabfiction "shumid be writen on the latter sity it seems that each house--
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Mr. Moody, Seorafury for the United Stater Nury, addressing a Harvard political club lart muntli, denied that the markamsn of the United States navy were desertors from British servies, If the United States Admiralty learned that a man was a deserter from another navy he would Le instantly discharged.
In the next sessin of the German Parlia- ment the Socialists will make complaints abo t the conduct of the German soldiers in China, and one of the members nawel Kanet is at present searching for misterial to use it as acensation against the German participants in the fighting in China,
The following from the M-C. Daily Newer is somewhat pathetic: It is hoped that team- ways will be in operation in Shanghai by the time the murder case against the firs Silchs comes in su el; this happy event may be delayed by the polics magistrate having to go home on leve in two or throa years” time,
en sie te wyer only,
Evonsa nainations that bareholder is subscriking 10% to the finil forants, specially numianted by King Leopria, Med m aids paper will be inserted. urce for cut is face it, on day or pailivation. After thure ve the sap, by icincited. Only supplied for Dash. Peligraphie, striferesa Payas Codes: A.G. 5th He, Licher's
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BIRTH.
On the 3013 November, at Shanghai, the wife of W. F, LoDun, of a daughter.
The Daily
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HosuRONG OFFICE: 14, DrSVILUx Roan Cl LONDON OFFIC: 131; FLEET STREET, E.C.
HONG KONG, DECEN HIR, 1903
recommended
A mission, consisting of four Belgium lienten- will proceed to China next month with tizo object of completing the survey of the Hankow Canton railway now in course of construction, The head of the mission, Lieutenant Pontus, is the son of a former Minister of War, and has already distinguishes hiraself in the diplomatie sorr ce-Mercury.
Water Pulice, and returned to Osaka. We gara an account of this affair some days ago. It is outrages are still perpetrated nudor the Rubber steted that the boys were bought from the regime, also slavery in the most barbarous and poorest families for sums ranging from three to revolting form. English observers stigmatise ten you. At Shanghai a foreign Customs officer suggested that they be boen pr rebased to be taken to Singapore nud thence sent to work in mines in some part of the Straits Set tlements,
We notice in a London paper a report of an igast on a compositor who had been to Tientsin with a printing machine, and within
three months of his arrival is Chino he went
into hospital suffering from an affction of the
lungs. He was sent home and died shortly after his arrival in England. A sister who gave evidence at the inquest, stated that docoased
the administration as atrocious and declare that intervention is imperative.
THE COTTON MARKET.
LONDON, 6th Dere saber. The excitement on the New York Cotton Market has teraporarily subsided.
THE FAR EAST.
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LONDON, GL December, There is a tomporary all in Far Eastern said he was well until he was caught in a afairs, and aftention is concentrated on the
The Coroner vonsrked assembling of the Japaness Diet yesterday Bundstorm in China," that a sandstorm would be likely to set up Hitherto proceedings have been purely formal. consumption in a person predisposed to it. The cremonial opening will take place on the
8th instant.
Madical eridance showed that death was due)
to advanced consumption of both lungs and a cerdict in accordance with the doctor's statement was gives.
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New York, says a despatch thence to the Times, is likely soon to exhibit the interesting spectacle of private citizens subscribing to fand for the prosecution of criminals. The one bitter drop in Tammany's cap of happiness is the fact that the District Attorney, Mr. Jerome, does not go out of ofre with the present ad ministration, but retain his post for two years the most energetic District Attorney that New York has ever had. The only way in which is activity can be crippled is by the Board of Estimates refusing to roto the necessary funds
SHAKESPEARIAN RECITAL.
At the City Hall last night Mr. Hannibal A. Williams give a revital of Shakespeare's King Henry IV. (Part 1) b-fore an excellent houer, No little suriosity had been felt to hear Mr. Williams interpreting Shakespeare, both be cause of the impression made by Mr. Williams
themselves from the thraldom of a body of religions doctrine which has been reared on a foundation of superstition and profound ignorance. Chim andoubtedly offers a fine field for the faith which the West is discarding; but when Europe and America ball have become "altogether heathen"--I would profer to say rational in their religious beliefs-the future missionaries from China when Mr. Hardy's proplatio eye pictures reconverting the nations would meet with far less success than the Western missionaries ought to achieve in Chian to-day.
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few observations to infor that I entertain
the any
strong objection to
preserg China of the six or Hoven thousand missionaries who are now scattered throughout the length and breadth of the vast empire; not would I be disposed to say aron that in conditions of society such as may be found in all parts of Chius, the doctrines which no longer upper. strongly to more enlightened peoples are al Logother powerless fer good bere. The preaching of-sch doctrines in China must, in their conflict with existing faiths, serve to stimulate thought, and that is one of the primary and most pres sing needs of China. Let it be remembered als that a missionary does not carry with him only bis body of religious doctrines; he stands among strange people as a type of another race- messenger from Mars as it were-and as he un in Romeo and Juliet on Friday and on account folds to a benighted people his knowledge of of the high praise awarded to her husband in all the arts and industries and gronders of the Wand Not of till, as in the case of Goldsmith's village parson,
the wonder grew conrso absolutsiy tho whole play, but the greater
some unimportant cuts, was How one small head would curry all he knew." part, with pressuted to the Hongkong audience last night, he becomes conciously or unconsciously a mis and the verdict was amply confirmatory of what sionary of commerce. In this light, I fancy, had been heard. It is of coarse impossible in most of us prefer to view the missionary, and the space of a few lines, such as the late hour for this advantage much in the way of tactlers demanded, to do justies to an artistic perform efforts to proselytise is cheerfully forgiven.~~*` sace; but it must be said that Mr. Williams Yours, &c., scored a thorough success. We reserve a few mora detailed remarks until to-morrow,
Every effort had been made to exclude draughts, which rendered the house so comfortable last week, and the result was a great improvement in the comfort of the listeuera,
carrying ou the war against mosquitoes, and, Major Ross declares that there is no reason whatever why the same thing should not be done in Calcutta, Bombay, and other cities. The results at Havana, Ismaili, and elsewhere lave absolutely demonstrated the possibility of success. This may be
The death is reported of Commander G. M. fur the consideration of . Fair, of the Naval Intelligence Department, longer. Mr. Jerome is absolutely fearless, and parts of the East which he has visited. Hongkong, but we fear that the poorer the 3rd ult. from an attack of typhoid fever Chinese are more difficult to deal with Ha entered the service as a endet in January than the poor of other places,
1886, was henteuant of H.M.3. Centurion during the Boxer outbreak in Chins in 1900 and during Admiral Sir Edward Soymoor's expedition in Jure was employed on the staff of the Intelligence Department, and getting along the junks with wounded. Ja Foptember of this year he was appointed flag-lieutenant to the Admiral.
The concluding performance of Chatre's Circus was given last evening hofore a large
tent..
An enterprising Chinese merchant has been over to the Now Territory and purchased geese for the Christmas market to such nu extent that a "corner" is feared during the festival,
BELTER's telegram of the 4th instant in formed us that the reported Russo-Japanese agreement (which included a settlement of Loth the Mamhurian and Corean difficul ties) was disrelitel at Tokyo. A. Tokyo
The goods and chattals of C. E, le Munyor, telegram of the same date to the North-lato photographer in Hongkong, are to be sold
· China Dully Mons coulivas this, stating to-day by order of the Supreme Court at 29. that the peaceful news from Paris not sup- Des Voeux Road Central. ported, by the way, in Berlin was ridi culed at the Japanese pital and considered to be pure invention. There is not much to
The death has oentred at Changelow, on the Upper Yangtsas, of Frero Délgend of the "Little Brothers of Mary," who arrived in
August last to visit the congregation in China,
for the expenses of the District Attorney's office. That this will be the case is, of course, almost certain. Soveral public-spirited and wealthy citizens have, it is understood, already offered to provide all the money Mr. Jerome may want, aud if he discovers evidence of wrong-doing on the part of the city officials be will prosecute them as relentlessly on ho will continue his campaign against the gambling houses.
BOWLING.
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It is notified in the London Gazette that, ia parsnance of His Majesty's pleasure, the gold- besided blue evening waistcoat for officers of the Royal Navy has been abolished and a plain blu evening waistcost has been substituted for it. Navat cfficers are to wear: With No. 6 ("css dress"), the white 'oresing The team to represent the Hongkong Club waistcoat already worn only with No. 2("hall in the bowling match for the Shield competed dress), and with N, 9, ("white mesa dreas" for with the Gertaan Club has now been chosen. meeting held from the 5th to the 7th Decein
It is as follows:-Messrs. J. W. C. Bonnar hér:- whon the kamarband is not worn; with
he surprised at in this, scoing that the state
No. 7 ("mess undress"), the plain blue evening. P. Chater, T. C. Gray, E. . Hinds, J. of feeling at Tokyo, as evidenced by the and to give a dual consecration to the work of waistcoat, which is also to be worn with. Hooper, J. E. Lee, F. Maitland, and W. B,
tone of the leading newspapers, has been any thing but conciliatory lately. These journals all, according to a despatch to our Shanghai morning contornporary on the 1st instant agree in denouncing Russia for her delay in replying to Japan's proposals, and declare that the nation can no longer endure to be thus slighted, and must demand a definite answer, failing which it must take indepea dent steps to secure the interests of the State. Even the men in business circles, it is added, advocato a similarly resolute policy, which is also avowed by all political parties in Japan, a very significant point, seeing that the differences between the political extremes in Japan has lately been very wide. REUTER's telegram in our issue of to-day, reporting a temporary full.in Far Eastern affairs" and a concentration of -attention on the opening of the Japanese Diet, which was to take place formally yesterday, indicates that Japan's attitude is being anxiously watched by the rest of the world.
Hitherto it has been admitted
the Marist Brothers,
We understand that at the last meeting of the Committee of the local branch of the China Association, Mr. G. W. Playfair, being desirous of relinquishing coatsile work other than that connected with his banking business, owing to a temporary affection of his eyes, resigned the Chairmanship. Mr. R. Chatterton Wilcox, who had been acting as Chairman during Mr. Playfair's recent absence in England, was appointed in his place.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alion Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bega to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to the fauds
of the Hospitals:-
Pawnbrokers Guild Bankers' Guild
...$200
125
Draggists' Guild...
100
Eating-house Keepers Guild Cotton Yarn Dealers' Guild
100
100
Chia Web Long Coi tin
Californian and Australian Im- ports and Exports Guid
100
... 100
Rice Guild
100
75
Tesshops' Guild
50
Tebrood' Guild
30
Vermilion Dealers' Guild
30
Foug Siva Ting
25
Tea Dealers' Guild
22.50
• Goldsmitha #uild
No. 10 white meat undress") when the kamar. Walker. The roll will be on the 11th and 12th bard is not worn. Both white and blue evening inst., over the allege of the two clubs, waistcoats are in future to be made with a plain roll. colkr, but officers may wear the present pattern while waistcoat and the bine waisterat with the gold braid removed until now ones are required.
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ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
The following cards were returned for the
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
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Mr. E. A. Tam
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Mr. K. MeK. Koss
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Mr. N. J. Stabb
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Hon. G. Stewart
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Mr. H. C. Sandford Mr. W. C. L. Turner Mr. T. C. Gray
Mr. J. E. Las Mr. C. W. May Mr. E. A. Rani Mr. N. J. Stabb Hon. G. Stewart ... Mr. T. C. Gray
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[We have received another letter on the sano subject which we are obliged to hold ever until to-morrow-ED. D. P.J
S. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESS." SIK,-As a new arrival in Hongkong I hire been much struck with, and surprised at, the bareness and barn-like appearance of the intericr of S. John's Cathedral-the church of the Colony, and this samo matter has been raestioned to mo by several other strangers and new arrivals hero. Why, we ask, are there no lights on the altar even during the celebration of the Eucharist? Why is the altar loft to be the darkest place in the church, so that worship. pers at the western end of this church ean scarcely discern that thero is an altar? Why are the lights at Evensong so dim that it is difficult to seo she's book? Why are the sent arranged so close to each etiler that it is almost impossible to kneel with any comfort, and entirely impossible for even a moderately stout person? and, again, why, when the Bishop is present, and officiating, does the chaplain pronounce the Absolution? Is this not contrary to the Rabric? And why-but there, the quen- tions to be asked are too numerous to mention categorically, but are such as must suggest them- salves to any Anglican who attends at but two services at the Cathedral. The auswor to these questions would appear to be something like this: Because those responsible for the beautify- ing of the churali and for the conduct of tio services carenothing for any appeal to the senses factor so essential in religious servico- Rubric, which appears to be getting more and more dieregarded in cortain limbs of the Anglicam Church. I have read a good deal lately abou; "missions to the Chiness in the local paperst for consciance's sake, let us have some missions. to ourselves first. Yours, ote..
In the early hours of yesterday morning a fracas took place on board the Japanese steamer The British third-class cruiser Amethyst was, Mandasan. Mary, lying at Quary Bay loading as we have already announced in these columns, launched on the 5th ult. by Messrs, Armstrong, chal, ont of which has arisen a charge of man- Whitworth, and Co. at Elwick, Newcastle slaughter against ono Tosuke Tabai, a Japanese appears that one of the mon using the weighing upon-Tyne. The following are the dimensions tallyman working on board the steamer. of the vessel-Length batwaen perpendicuore machine removed the baskets too 360ft.; beam, 10ft, menu draught, 14ft. fin. thus causing short-weight in the delivery of displacement, 3,000 tons. Her armament will coal. Seoing this Tosuke remonstrated, consist of 12 4in. q.f. grins, sight 3pdr. q.gaus, ut us his protest was unheeded he moved off, two Maxime, and two 18in. surface torpedo tubes.and taking a lump of coal threw it at the She has a Zin, steel-protected duck, and Lur weigher. The first shot missing its mark a machinery will be of the Parsons compound second lamp followed, and this, striking the tarbine type; She will have three screws.
mun, sent him over the side, and he was Special turbinez are to be fitted for going drowned. Thia is the statement of the men on charis, and pressure is now higå over and apparently little for the rulings of the astern, and to securs ecosomy at cruising speeds the steamer, but here the evidence becomes Japa two cruising tarbines will bo fitted. The en- glass will be 9,800-h.p., to give a speed of 21 kucts. The boilers are to be of the Yarrow type The ressol will estry a complement of 295 officers and men.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report ---
The barometer has risen over E. Japan, fallen over B.W. Japan, the Loochees and China,
A depression is moving Eastwards over Man.
Gradients slight on the China xast with conflicting, as the friends of the deceased state moderate monsoon the Formosa Channel that he was picked up by the neared and and moderate over the China Sea with strong thrown into the sg. The cass is now pending monsoon.
at the Magistracy,
Forecast:-N. winds light or moderate; fine.”
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