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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRF88, MONDAY, JANUARY 4TH 1904

what day, oot] a foreign enterprise The Missionary Con- is inaugurated. ference speaks, in the protest, of a belit- tling of the teachings of Christianity in the minds of the Chinese. If the Chinese look

A. S. WATSON & CO., the rode to study the "Sabbath" koop

ing of the foreigners who come out to this part of the world, they would certainly come to the conclusion that railway-opening is a venind offence compared with the mass of breaches of the day made by their Christian visiters. The "Sabbath," as a Sabbath, does not exist in the foreign settlements of China. It is true that most people do not

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The row of trees recantly planted by the

The following peragraph in the Times of the | TELEGRAMS.

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B. & A. department, batweon Queen's and 28th November looka carious ;——

"THE TIMES" COMPETITION, Prince's Buildings, greatly adds to the beauty

The names of the 93 successful competitora will be announced in The Times of Tuesday, of what is to be an off-shoot of the prettiest site in Hongkong-Queen's statue vicinity.

December 1

Another, the fourth, very suc0442ul Jau'co was given on Saturday night by the Masonic. Quadrille Chab. in the Masonic Hall. As usual everything possible was done to provide an enjoyable evening, and the committee once again scored a success, dancing being kept up with when the Just great spirit until 1 a.. stragglers fled to catch the ferry for Kowloon.

According to the London Daily Chronicle, the 10 in. guns of II.M 4. Centurion were carefully examined en de ten, who it was found

"DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.

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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON.

{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDIT]

Canton, 31st Dembar. Dember FIRES, Canton has been going thronį anátker epidemic of Bros. Last work agistrate named hing, on returning to bismo ía Abe

III. inished her trials at Kronstedt on the 22nd THE SECOND TEST MATCH city, found only a kemp of ashes wro a large

The Russian battleship Imperator Alezauder November, bat owing to the unfinished state of the work ou board of her it has bun decided to postpone her departero for the Far East until the spring of this year.

According to a home paper, the construction of tunnels along a Trans-Baikal Railway is causing the authorities a great deal of trouble. It is now reported that the electrical machines supplied by foreigu tirms have proved to bo

LONDON, 1st January.

FIRST DAY'S PLAY. On the opening day of the second Test Match, which began at Melbourne to-day, the English team made 221 runs for the

go to their offices on tin: day. They ma, that the sights and elevating gear were hupable to carry out the work. Thus, the con- loss of two wickets.

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B. OLD VINTAGE, Superior

Quality, Red Capsule ...$16.00 $1.40 go out and kill birds, may goof or yacht, or -walk, may play bridge, or may lie off," as the expression rms; but what percentage C. FINE OLD VINTAGE,

of them reflects on the question of Sabbath Superior Quality, Black

or no Sabbath? Such non-observance of 20.00 1.79 the day should really give far more pain to these excellent missionaries than the formal opening of a railway. No doubt the fact of its being a publie ceremony directs their disapproval publicly to it. But, as we have said, a railway is not Christian. Sunday was chosen as being the only day on which some of the invited guests could put in an appearance. The presence of representa tives of the British and Tuited States

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Nora---Port, after removal, should be Governments is especially regretted by the

rested for a month, l-fore use.

Wine required for IMMEDIATE use should Me ordered to in decanted before

being seat out.

for

Thus Wines, are specially suited Invalids and general use, and are tog well known to need further comment.

Conference. These "ignored the established practice and Christian sentiment of their home farals, and by their attendang at this function violated the substity of the Sabbath

info action the main farmament will be practi-tructors of the line have been compelled to lessly wrong, which means that if the ship gos cally of no use. The recoils shoir that Captain Satrust the work to hand labour by Halao

workmen. The Ussari Railway has just be ott, of the cell-ut, pronounced the vessel as

brought into direct commnuication with the unfit to leave Portsmouth!

general railway system of the Russian Empire.

been cashiers.

As our Shanghai curre pondent announced by tolygram last week, Chang Yen-ma, formerly Chist Director of the Kaiping mines and sù Vitor of the North Chin Hilway, as WOR It appears that he donneed to the Threns by Vicrog Yuan Shi-kai saing to the discovery of cortain irre gahrities with regard to the mines, out of which to is alleged to have packeted no less than two million fuels.

It is reported that at the cuaf-mene remly held at Singapurs of the Commaders-in-Chief of the Australian, China, and East India Naval stations, the admirals arrived at the conclusion that, apart from certain ad.fications and adjustments which wore specifis in a metaor- and subsequently set toms far

the

Ina tecture last month Captain Ballard, of the Intelligence Department, delivered before the Aldershot Military Society, on "Naval and Military Co-opocation in War," he drow largely on the wars between China and Japan iu 1894, and between the United States and Spain in 1898. The Japanese, Captain Ballard said, let it te their military experts to say what could and should be done on land, and to estimate the forces required, the routes to be followed, and the risks to be encountered thore. Similarly they accepted the verdict of the naval au- thorities on all points which had to be settled on the water, incfading the means of dealing with a hostile Beef, the decision as to when the favourable moments for embarking the land forces had arrived, and the risks to suspected,

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REUTER'S SERVICE.

JAPAN AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 30th December. Russia and Japan are buying quantities of beef in Chicago. 100,000 barrels of four have been sold at S. Paul's for expert :o Japan, and 1,500 tons of coal is loading at Worfolk, Yirginis, for Japan.

The Daily Telegraphi's Tokyo correspondent wires that emergency measures include the rais- ing of a leap weary loan repayalito in tirɔ yours. Japan was the purchaser of the armoured cruisers Moreno and Kivedaria,

Five Russian torpedo vessels fam Tuois have arrived at Malin, where they have been dockod.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA.

LONDON, 30th December. The new Russinu Ambassador has presented

mansion had isen. Seron lives we lost in this fire, a rather unusual svent. the Nan kun at about the same time the wes a fre

Boar the Wdigan mission, but lives wore lost. More important than eithof thess was ' the outbreak at Mesars Watson 30's store in Sha Koe, which occurred on Tasy night at

8 o'clock. It has since transpire at the store

was set fire to ne fire brokous in tư

-pinces, which were connectedby a train of keroseup, The Hire was got under with the aid of the Shame-fir brigade; bat it was found at a good of danasgo bad boon dot. The suspec parties, em ployees of the firm, have a hauled ove to the charge of the Nam magistrate. It may not be generally krn that when thieves or hense-breakers are eit roth-linziled, - they have short shrift with crowd. The

Kajang, or healiont of thetroci, mà his colleagues often take the hauto their swa hands, and the offender is for strung up to the nearest Iwup-past or swned by the infuriated populaces

This rht leve en

the fate of the criminals offay pight. had they not made theass sonroe, but lynch-law prevails more poularly in the country districts, the towns ly well provided with police.

TROUBLES IN KSL.

News of a serious defenstained by the Imperial troops in Kwa. has just come

int way which would not have been information of His Majesty's Government, both by their own troops in transit ou the water his credentials to resident Lonbat; speeches down. It is ruparted that men have been

permitted in our home lands." The latter part of the state "ent may be challenged, Sunday banquets and formal excursions are certainly not unknowa in England and America. We do not know that a railway

has even been declared open in either country on a Sunday; it certainly in not. impossible. The absence of British and United States representatives would have been merely foolish and would in no way have advanced the Christian sentiment of A. S. WATSON & CO. the home lands of 3.7. Me. May or Mr.

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BIRTHS.

On the 12th December, B03, at Hunkow, the wife of R. T. Booía, Wesleyun Alixxion, of a son, JOHN ERBART PERROTT.

On the 25th December, 1903, at 9, Chiaoufoong Bond, Shanghi, the wife of W. E. Kesz, of a son.

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there was no necessity for reinforcements or rearangements. It is riderstand that the adiairais personally took a somewhat optimistic view of the Far Eastern situation -speaking hejoto the event.

It has been reported that the boilers Russian battleship Pobied had of thu

The ship completely broken down, while was on her way to the Far East. It now tavne out that it was not the boilers at all which were at fault, but the condensers, and instead of the boilers having to be renewed, it is the cou

MCWADE. We fear that the Missionary denser tubes which have had to be replaced in Conference is only beating the air in attack-consequence of the serious corrosion which has taken place in them, and in consequeres of ing this question. The signatories have a

which the tubes of the boilers were "saltel-up" right to their honest convictions. But the

to such an extent that they hail o ba thoroughly problem which really confronts then is cleaned while the condensers were being re- larger than one of formal opening of a tubed. railway on a Sunday. For instance, it might be looked on, in one aspect, as the question whether either the British or United States Government is Obristian in the trao sonce Into this we do not propose

of the word. to go here.

The L. and C. Express of the 4th ult. says:-- The mystery of the Chilean battleships Libertad and Constitucion, for which both Russia and Japan were said to be would-be purchasers. Las now been cleared up. The vessels have been

and by the mother country, vn the question of invasion, which was a matter entailing the transit of enemy's troops. They also realised that the success of closely concerted action is dependent upon singleness of purpose with regard to the principal objective and a loyal understanding botwoes the naval and military. commandery. So "the result was a campaign carried through with minimum of mis- takes, and from this example it is apparent that when the Services rely upon cach other to know their orn business in their own element, they rentually strengthen their position, for the Government is more likely to rely upon both when they are united in opition than when they are divided.”

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THE SABBATH IN CHINA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Canton. 31st December. SIR-I am instructed by the Canton Mis-

were exchanged omphasising the alliance, which constituted a valuable gurantes for the pesus of the world.

DISASTER IN A THEATRE.

LONDON, 31st December. During a matinés performanos yesterday of the Drury Lans potomine Blue Board in Chicago) the audience panicked and rush ed the orits, fighting desperately in corridors," where hundreds were burned and crushed to death.

The loss of life is estimated at from 400 to 600. The occupants of the gallery were caught in a trap, and many were barned alive or suffocated; some leaped, frenzied, into the stalls below, where the famos swallowed them; many bodies were wodged upright between the sants. The greatest mortality occurred at the foot of the gallery stairs, where the bodies were piled twelve deep. Many of the victims ware young women and children.

IJATEE.

bought by the British Admiralty, as announced sionary Conference to forward to you the 561 dead, 157 injured, one-third fatally, and

enclosed copy of protest re Sabbath opening of

The final computation of loss of life at the recent fire at the Iroquois Theatre, Chicago, is

many missing. The aulisuse was 1,300. The

break of the fire, stuck half-way, forming flae through which the flames poured all over the hones in ten minutes.

ambusende. The antbori in Kwangsi are kill and 800 tak: presumably an beseeching the Viceroy (dar, si it would soom that affairsure not gonell in the western province. Shum cannot » Canton for some time yet, but when he dit ny be hoped that a final effort will bado to crush the rebellion.

From Shuntak news os of the footing- of a Gorian missioa el, but I have as yot no details.

H.M.8. Argonant, homeward bound from this issued lust night:-"The Admiralty have Cantou-Futshan Railway, with the request that asbestos curtain, which was lowered on the out-bearing the motto, es to ear Captain and

station, has arrived home.

Our readers are reminded the "Week of Prayer commences in the City Hall this evening at 5.15 o'clock,

We hear that a dance took place on the night of the 31st ult, in connection with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Ce

The Lon-lon Chamber of Commerce has started classes in Chinese, under Mr. R. W. Hurst, B.A., ex-British Consul iu China.

At the recent Examination of Army Officere in Foreign Languages, Capt. D. S. Robertson, Royal Scots Fusiliers, passed in Japanese.

A long preliminary report ou a cattle disease in the Colony of Hongkong," signed by Drs. W. Houter and A. Gibson, is published in the Gazette.

Subscriptions in connection with the new scholarship for Queen's College, to be named after Sir Geary Blake, are being sent in by

in the following official statement which was purchased the two battleships complete which were under construction at Elswick and Barrow for the Chilean Government for £1,875,000, in- clusive of uli expenses. In February last it was stated in the House of Commons that the Admiralty were not prepared to purchase theso hips for £2,200,000, bat the reduction in price at which they have now been secured soumed to the Admiralty to offer an opportunity for au | advantageous bargain for the country,"

The Ostasiatische Lloyd publishes the follow. ing telegram dated Herlin, 24th December: The Kölnische Zeitung receives a report from . Petersburg according to which Grand-Duke Alexander Michaelovich wes acting together with other most influential persons against tho outbreak of war, at least for a postponement of the conflict. They hope to achieve this, between others, by a transfer of the negotiations from Tokyo to Petersburg. The Frankfurter Zeilwng louros from Loudon that assis is making concessions to Japan with regard to Corea for the sole purpose of gaining time for further armaments. But Japan was demanding territorial guarantees in Corea to be safeguard- ed against any future attack of Russis. The

about the Far East question is not shared by pessimism of the English and French Press the respective governments.

you will kindly publish the same. Yours sincerely.

THE ARGENTINE CRUISERS.

LONDON, 1st January. Japan has ordered the most rapid completion of the armoured cruisers Moreno and Rivadavia, and it is hoped that they will be realy by the end of January.

MRS. MAY AT HOME.

We are requested to announce that Mrs. May will be "at home" at Governmont House on the first and third Thursdays of every month.

FOOTBALL,

H.E.FI,M.S, ALBION."

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POLICE SMOKE CONCERT. Ou Now Year's Eve øking concert w held at Tsimshatsui Statinder the auspices of the Hongkong P. Captain F. W. Lyous had granted faed to the mon is the matter of leave, and conintly they were able

Many to attend in conside numbers. guests were also presenfor the occasion the slation and grounds weautifully decorated, The room in which thucort was held we bung with figs, ou of which appeared hand-painted sketches work of some of the Tsimshatsui men. the stage was a pictorial representati! the Hongkong flag, bis Indy." This winted by Inspector Langles. Mr. F. jallifax occupied the GEO, H. MONEUR.

chair during the firt of the programme Hon. Sec, Canton Missionary Conference.

Before leaving he toe opportunity of wish. {ENCLOSURE.]

ing the company ay New Year, and his We, the undersigned missionaries and other

good wishes were red to by the singing representatives of the foreign community at

of He's a jolly galow." During the later Canton, desire to express our nulvigual_regrot and deep disapproval of the action of the Canton

part of the evening chair was taken by Hanko Railway ip fixing on the Lord's Day

Chief Inspector B There was no lusk of for the formal opening of the Canton Faishun

talent; indeed sonthe best ontertainers in Branch. We also regret that the representa-

the Colony, garair services. those who sup tias chairaan tives of the British and United States Govern ments should be e ignored the established praction and Christisu sentiment of their home

Inspectors Kerr, jangley, Withors, Acting inads, sud by their attendance at this function

Inspector Camera, J. J. Spooner, and Imse violated the sanctity of the Sabbath in o

McGregor. Mr.Bau acted as accompanist way which would not have been permitted in our home lande, and in a way calenlated to

and gave every jation. It would be in- belittle the fenchings of Christianity in the

vidious to pick special r.mark auf one While expressing our

of the singers: fers all good and envores minds of the Chinese.

wore frequent. #rograntme was sustained emphatic disapproval of such a floraut strasn of one of the best blessings and highest privileges of our Christian nations, we wish it

be dis..

by Mr. Stevens What an awful draught;" Hosonora, 4th January, 1904

tinctly understood that we hail with joy the

There teams met at Happy Valley on Satur- Mr. Juck, Wam with you," "Rose of advent of the railway and all such advantages and advances in China's civilisation, and pray

Mr. Mitchell, WE publish to-day in our correspondence

ed in a win for the Club by 1 goal 3 tries ("The last ba man; for the success of this and all kindrod enter day under Rugby rules, and a good game result-Fersis" and dest w.fe;" Mr. Varney **Lend me von wand" and "Come to my columns a protest forwarder to us from Canton by the Missionary Conference, ir

pris- which tead to the bringing in of a brigh er, better future for the people of this points) to Ignal (4 points). The match was

witnessed by a large crowd of spectators. heart again; "Jockree, "The lighthouse Empire. which the signatories express their "ukral Chinese gentry,

d) Henry V. Noyes, Am. Pres. Mission; Teams were as follows:-Hongkong: Arthur, keeper;" Mrking, Suashing above," feigned regret and deep disapproval" of

back; Richardson, Pearce, Barnes, and Robert-Sons of there," and "Mona" Mr. A, A. Noyes, Am. Pres, Mission; R. V. N‹ ges. The appointment of Mr. Walter Egerton, the recent opening of the Cantos-Fatshau

Mission: A. A. Faltos, Am. Prus. Mission; son, three-quarters; Fletcher and Jordan, Clark, “The lord" and "The Bugier;" F. W. Falton, Am. Pres. Mission; H. Lowi halves; Chard, Sandford, Boyd, Hallifax, Mac Mr. Rogers, society onleast;" Mr. branch railway line on a Sunday. We glad. | C.M.G., to be High Commissioner for the

Am. Pres. Mission; W. D. Noves, Am. Pres Am. Pres. Mission: Mattie Chambers, Am. Baconald, Newman, Rowley, and Strover, forwards. Burnett,ity idol; Mr. Woode ly aerede to the request of the Conference Protectorate of Southern Nigeria is notified in

Mission; G.. W. Greeur, Am. Bap. Mission; to publish the protest, but at the same time

"C. B.," writing in the Daily Graphic lust V. P. Girens, Am. Bap. Mission; C. Dizon HMS Albion H, L. Boyle, back, Boyle, What for Mr. Beaumont, we cannot refrain from saying that the ob

mouth sage, with the arrival of the battleship Cousins, Loudon Mission; W. W. Claysan, Hargreaves, Danly, and Carne, three-quarters: jection seems to us a little unreasonable.

Tureritch and the armoured cruiser Bayan, the endon Mission; E. L. Ulayson, London Mission Backwood and MeLeod, hatres; Hughes, C. Nelson, Am. B'd Mission; E. C. T.

Reeves, Boxer, Halalan, Layard, Warren, Carter, In the first place, we are uci aware that the

Russian forco in the Far East will be eight Burkwall, Brit. & For. Bible Soc.; Flora

and Jones, forwards. Canton-Hankow Railway is a Christian

battleships and two armoured cruisers, as cous Burkwall, A. G. Fisher, Am. Pes. Mission; pared with six battleships and six armoured A.W.Fister, A. Pres. Mesion; Laney Durham, Am. Pres. Mission; E. M. Balter, Ain. Pres enterprise. As a matter of fact, we know

craisers for Japan, and five battleships (includ-Mision; Mary W. Niles, Am. Pres. Mission of uc railway that is. Religion and rail.

Messrs. Wm. Meyeriak & Co. have sent using the Centurion) and two armoured cruisers J. M. Wright, Ref. Pres. Mission; R. E. ways are not even remotely connected. The

a neat colendur for 1004 iesund by the Western for England. The Japanese fleet is very much Chandlers, Am. Bap. Mission; E. Z. Simmour, Am. Bap. Mission; M. D. Simmous, Am. Bap. organisers of this new railway are not build- Assurance Compaur, for which they are the

stronger than the Russian in doarmcared Mission; J. E. Traiobant. Am. Bap. Mission; ing it to further Christianity (we could not

local representatives. The "Western" WAS

cruisers, even if we allow for the three Rassinn H. Kirkhope, Prof., Kadjoorie School: T. I. undertake to say whether they even wish 10), «stablished in Canada 52 years ago.

cruisers of this typo now on their way out, the Bostick, A. Ban. Mission; E. I. Doty, U. Breth, Mission; Nellie L, Read, Am. Pros. Mission: but to make money. They and their agents

Sir Williama White, coxaparing the Japanese proportion being 17 to 10. The larger types. Burlingame, Aux Pres. Mission; Mrs. do not deserve unfriendly criticism for selec

and Russin feels, says that. in cess of war of torpedo craft are fairly evenly balanced, but H. K. Shumaker, U. Breth, Mission; Carrie E. ing a day most convenient for them, and

one dificulty Russia would have is that her in torpedo-boats Japan possesses from four to Bostick, Am. Bap. Mission; E. A. Churchill, The armoured Am. Pres. Mssiou; Anus E. Nelson, Beand..

of a large number of ongineering and other of great the company joined in more particularly for their guests. The only

resoares would be utterly insuficient for Ave times as many as Russia. real objection that could be urged would be making good the serious damages that would be resses of Russia iu a long-distance action coat Free Mission; Rankin Leslie, Sun Life Ins.

the mechanical principles and mathematical by specit for Hougkong the visitors slon: F. Larson, Scand. Free Mission; Annia that their action burt the susceptibilities of inflicted in a single action, while Japan has au bring into play twenty 12-inch gaas, twelve Co. of Canada; Bessis Powell, London Mis- students in the Colony. The work will cover Singing Laar Syne." Before departing the people of Canton; the European re enormous advantage in bor numerous and well-1-inch, and six 8-inch guns, guns of 6-inch, M. Wood, Wesleyan Mission; Florence Britton, methods needed to work out the problems which drank the of Inspector Langley and tho 59-inch, 47-ing, und 4-inch calibre on board Wesleyan Mission: Helmes Koall, Wesleyan naturally come in the work of electrical, civil Teimshalice for their kindness and

Mission; P. G. Todd. Am. Pres. Mission; and mechanical engineering trades. Particular ridents, that is to say. But did it hurt equipped dookyards,

the Russian ships. This comparison does not Chas. B. Patton, Am, Pres. Mission: Reginn attention is directed to the two alussas on hospitali pecter Langley was president -them? Apparently a certain nomber of

We have been asked to inform our readers include any unarmoured ships. With this M. Bigler, U. Breth. Mission; Andrew Beattie, Practical Mathematics as being most suitable of the che which was in charge of the missionaries were offended. One might be that two performances of a short Children's superiority of speed and homogeneous fleet the Am. Pres. Mission; John M. Swan, Au. Pres. to those who have not the time to spare to go entertais Sergeant C. F. Aris made a

through a regalar Mathematical course

of methods

arithmetica! tempted cynically to say that, it is their Cantata under the patronage of His Excellency Japanese in antion ought to be able to Mission; Minta Swan, Am. Pres. Mission; N.

work were Merr, Widen, Boole, Jackson, U.rapid

Parker, and Calliford. It only Amo, Pres. Mission; Elizabeth A. Doty, business to be offended in this matter, did Mr. F. H. May and Mrs. May, will be held at concentrate their forces on a portion of the H. Beattie, Am. Pres. Mission; Harrist Noyes, training. The elementary stage deals with capital and the members of committee

The advanced course remains one not believe in the sincerity of their pro. Kowloon School, the first on the 8th inst. at 6 Russian fleet, and, with the well-known Breth. Mission: Anns W. Erinason, Scand, so important in connection with all kinds of Adloyadled that among those present will lead up to and include the simpler was SeAngus McSwayed, who had eems We have heard of no one else in pm, and the second on the 9th inst, at 3.30 p.m. intrepidity of the Japanese officers, they might Free Mission; Nellie Clark, London Mission; engineering design.

parts of the Differential and Integral Calculus, out of to attend the concert and make Tickets of admission may be proenred at the wall hazard some of their torped craft. Even E. C. Tope, Wesleyan Mission: Chas. C. Selden, Supt. Refuge for Insane; Gertruds T.

his lentoo as a member of the H.K. Canton who thought it a matter for regret door, or by previous application to the Kowloon with the reinforcounts for the Russian fleet, Solden; Wm. Mawson, New Zealand Fres. For the benefit of those who require hire or disapproval that the line to Fatshan School authorities. The proceeds will bo givan and having regard to the Japaness personnel, Mis, & M. Mawson, New Zealand Pros. His., certain saction of mathematics, or who desire Policoring the robot key

ed by wishes of those present. should be opened op Sunday.

As to the funds of the Ministering Children's it is the opinion of the writer that a naval action Maggie Molour, New Zealand Frex Mis; Geo. preparation for any particular examination, receptih his going away he was follow H. MoNour, Now Zealand Pres. Mis. for the natives, it naturally makes no segno.

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the London Gazette.

On News Year's Day there was a special thanksgiving service at the RC Cathedral. The Rev. Father Coinez of Macao preached an eloquent sermon, and the Right Rer. Bishop Piazzoli offiointed,

would resort favourably to Japan.

"Leave

a little bit Mr. Burgess, "Oh, the business" anence reiguod supreme," Mr. Gibert, quo of the old songs, George; ackson, "What a good job I wasn't there Armitage, "I didn't like NEW EDUCATIONAL CLASSES

to;" and by Won't you take me FOR HONGKONG.

back to Dirthe concert Guished up a few Inspector The need for technical odrication facilities in minutes btwelve o'clock:

Langley the Loast of the visitors (to

p Hongkong will be largely mot by the classes in

which Mregor responded) and also

adjournment practical mathematics and mechanics to be com- menced to-day at the Lastitution of Engineere ander the direction of Mr. W. H. Williams, the enter An Intending students can unault Mr. Williams then made refreshment room to await at the Institution to-night or to-morrow night, the incom the New Year. When the Syllabuses may be obtained on application. hour struere was the usual exchange These classes are arranged to meet the wants

Fectional class will be formed.

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