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worthless ones for fear that there might be one worthy. Let the flood of practical administration come. Any Noan of a beachcomber there may happen to be amongst the ruck will soon find his Ark.

A Sunday newspaper in London recently announced that HRH the Prince of Wales was consumptive, and had toured the world on the adrico of Sir Frederick Treves, Sergoont Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the King. Knollys, Private Secretary to the King, writ- ing in reference to this report, declares the story to be an unmitigated and mischievous falsehood

TELEGRAMS.

(EEUTER'S SERVICE]

NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE

*

The ooremony of the laying and the blessing of the foundation stone of the Now Roman Catholic Church st Kowloon tok place on Lord THE ANGLO-FRENCH CONVENTION.

Saturday afternoon before fairly large LONDON, 8th December.

gathering of Indios and gentlemen and the M. Dolcassé, in a debate on the Anglo-French clergy. In the absence of the Right Rov. Convention, said that its opponents had concen- Bishop Piazzoli, tho Pra-Vicar Apostolic, the trated their criticism on Newfoundland, yet all Very Rev. P. de Muria performed the ceremony that France had abandoned was a valunicas fish-assisted by the Revs. P. do Gabardi and G. uring right, and in exchsuge had received im Spadu. After some short piuyers, Father do portant compensations elsewhere. The Conven- Maria blessed the stone, sprinkling it with holy tion was the result of a foreign policy based on ... Eilenberg

a defiuite plum, und followed perseveringly for six Auber .........Monckton years, by which Spain and Italy were conciliated

Thomus and Great Britain no longer saw in France on

Batter thing but a tried worker, whom it was difflenit

to replace in the field of pruce and concord.

THE FRANCO-SIAMESE CONVENTION.

The programme of music to be performed by the Band of the 93rd Barma Infantry on the Now Parade Ground, to-day, the 12th December, from 4 to 5,30 p.m. :--- March... The Ukla's Call”

..... Haydn .... Overture

The Toreador Selection...

Japanese. Dance....... Felection..." Pepita "... waltz............

"April Mon "God Save the King."

***

Lecocq

Mr. Secretary Hay's despatch from Wash. ington, with reference to the summoning of a second Peace Conference to complete the post- poned work of the Hague Conference, anggested the consideration of the following subjects

The inviola The rights and duties of neutrals. bility of private property in naval warfare. The distinction between absolute and conditur al contraband. The inviolability of official and private correspondence of neutrals. The duties of ventrals towards belligerent ships in neutral ports. The bombardment of ports and towns by a naval force.

After a very successful season, Harmston's Circus is now leaving for Munile. The last performance was on Saturday night, and was fally up to the average. The bicycle which was filed was won by an Indian hoy. The whole show concluded with the lion performance, which was nearly ending in serious consequences. One of the lions was in a very bad humonr and as the daring trainer laid on his whip snapped at him viciously. Harder came the blows of the whip, but the king of beasts was not to be cowed, and springing at the trainer, just missed his thigh, but catching his trousers,

rent them to shreds. The trainer waited no longer, but quickly decamped from the cage.

The necessity for affording facilities to the Pross and the public for being acquainted with the various stages that the measures of Govern. ment undergo, will be admitted. A lead in this direction has been made by the Govern- ment of India, who have announced the opaning of a room at head-quarters, where works Supplement No. 5 to Mr. Arthur Chapman's of reference will be kept and where official Street Index has been issued.

A meeting of members of the new One Design Yacht Club will be held on Wednesday.

A piece of Crown land at Shek Tong Taui will be put up for auction on the 27th inst.

Five small lots of Crown land at Ta'po will be anctioned on the 19th inst.

The Portuguese battleship Vasco da Gama, haring arrived from Shanghai, saluted the port on Saturday,

H. E. the Governor has extended the leave of absence of Lent William Nicholson, HI.K.V.C., to the 31st January, 1905.

A mesting of Justices will be held on the

a liquor licence.

On and after the 1st February next the fees

news will be made available to Press correspon- donts for the benefit of the newspapers they represent. Such news will not necessarily be soutined, as has hitherto been the practice, to matters upon which a final decision has been arrived at, bus may extend to correspondence in progress and questions still under discussion? We feel confident (sys the Penang Guactic)

that the Governments of the Straits and the States will realize the expediency of the move of the Government of India, and perhaps follow their example. At Hongkong it will a so he arfe to say "perhaps,"

HONGKONG GUN CLUB.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the

pionship of 1904.

LONDON, 8th December. The French Senate bas approved of the Franco-Siamese Convention without a division M. Delcassé declared that the convention secured French preponderanca in the Mekong bosin without moving a soldier or expanding eantime.

JAPANESE EXLUDED FROM AUSTRALIA

LONDON, 9th December. Mr. Bruce Smith's amendment in the Aus tralian Parliament relative to Japanese im migration is deferred indefinitely.

TURKEY AND AUSTRIA,

LONDON, 9th December.

Turkey kas yielded to demands made by Austria in connection with a detention of ma'ls and the incident is regarded as closet.

THE KING.

LONDON, 9th December.

It is announced at Portsmouth that His Majesty King Edward will start for a cruise in the Mediterraneau arly in February.

AMERICAN TARIFF REVISION.

LONDON, 9th December. The revision of the Amoris Tariff los bean practically sheived until next Anlama.

THE ROYAL NAVAL FUND.

LONDON, 9th December.

1. R. H. The Prince of Wales han accepted the presidency of the Royal Naval Fund.

THE WAR.

(BY COURTESY OF THE JAPANESE CONSUL.] GRIPPLED AT PORT ARTHUR

TOKYO, 10th December.

water, and after spreading some mortar, with a silver trowel, the stone was lowered into its place, and was solemnly declared in bo well and traly laid The elergy then went round the foundation of the Church, in procession, sprinkling holy water upon it. A far the ceremony, the Rer. Father Spula, the acting vicar for the district of Kowloon, addressed the gathering. He said that the new church, which is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin of Pompoli, was the gift of Dr. A. S. Gomes in loving memory of his dear parents and sister, and as an act of his love and reneration to the Blessed Virgin; The Catholic community of Kowloon were feeling for a time the necessity increasing number of Roman Catholics rosid | of a more spacious aburch in consequence of the

ing there, but their wish oculd not be realized owing to want of funds, which were now furtu nately provided through the spontaneous generesity of Dr. Gomes. It was a happy

FOOTBALL.

H.K.F.C. NAVAL THAM,

A match under Rugby rules was played at Happy Valley on katurday between the Hong- kong Football Club and a team picked from the Naval men in port. The play was fast and furions and many a rending of garments was wiluessed during the game. Biden, one of the Club players, was laid out on the ground. He had to be taken, to the hospital, and it was

there found that his collarbone was fractured.

A win was recorded for the Club.

Boralt: Club, 3 tries; Naval team. I try.

Y.M C.A. v. ROTAL ENGINEERS*

This match was played under Association Rules. The following team represented the Engineers: Widdows, goal; Mann and Jones, backs; Triscott Ross and Parker, hulves; Washbourne, Nettleton, Daris, Spears and Bell, forwards. From the start the Engineers had it.

all their own way, and simply voouped over their opponents.

Result:-Engineers, 5; Y.M.C.A‚'all.

II M.S.THETIS" V. NAVAL YARD. The following were the contesting teams; Thetis; Hoskins, goal; Oxford and Taylor,

Cuider, Geo, Edgar. Brunham and Whitting- backs; Jackson, Weoloy and Hattic, halves."

tou, forwards. Naval Yard:-Riteon, goal; Taylor and Lock, backs; Gibbons, Watson und

peroft, halves; Coyne, Watkin, Gladwell Ridley and Roby, forwards. The Naval Yard wen this match by four goals to one, Gladwell kisking two, and Watson two, for the Naval Yard, while Edgar seonred the one for the Phefis from a penalty about five minutes before the call of time.

Result: Naval Yard, 4; Thetis, 1.

Dr. idon of

Gomes to preot this naw charch in honour of the Blessed Virgin in this the Jubilee year of the pro- clamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception; and this church will ever re maio as a lasting memento to the future posterity of the Roman Catholies in Heng. kong and Kowloon of the piety and devotion ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB. of its generous donor. This solemin ceremony just performed by the Pro-Vicar Apostolic, reminds him of Monsignor Piazzoli, who, he is sure, is among all those present and participat ing in spirit with their joy on this oncasion, he, who has always cherished the wish of seeing this church erected. Father Spada con- chided, by calling upon all present to join him in expressing their grateful thanks to Dr. Gomes for providing the necessary fands for the construction of this church, for the inauguration and consecration of which in the coming year he hopes to have a still more goleman and agreeable.ceremony. Three cheers were then called for Dr. Gomes, who bowed his acknowledgment. The party then adjourned to the Chapel for the Benediction, after which tea and cakes were provided in the school rooms of the Italian Sisters of Charity close by. Tha stone bore the following inscription in Latin- This first In the Faith of Jesus Christ.

stone was laid by the Very Rov. P. de Maris, Pro-Vicar Apostolic, on the 10th December 1904, in the year of Our Lord 1904.”

FURTHER FIRES.

At about 8:40 pm on Saturday night a fire

broke out in a baraboo matting and hemp shop

The Commander of the Naval Artillery reports that the bombardment on Friday

at No: 108, Bonham Staand East. The fire had set the Bayan alite. She heeled over to port nearly twenty-five degrees, and almost spread frera the ground to the first floor when Superintendent of Police, Mr. Halifax, arrived capsized. The Revisar and Poltary sub-the brigade, under the command of the Deputy merge in high tide up to the upper deck, on the-scene. After a few hours of hard below the conning tower: The Pallada and fighting the fames were got under, but not Pobinda heel co.siderably to port and before the first floor was gutted, and the goods on the ground floor practically destroyed by starboard respectively, exposing the hull

water. The fire was caused through the

submerges in high tide up to the poop, and Insurance Company for $4000, and the gooda

E.E. CUP. 11TH DECEMBER. The cup given by the Royal Engineers was sailed for yesterday in a beautiful sailing breeze, Eleven yachts mustered at the starting line, which was marked by a boat moored off Stone cutter's South Pier. There was a light breeze, from the eastward, which freshened as the day wore on. At 1.15 p.. a good start was effectod, bat Gloria had badly misjudged the time, und did not cross the line till the other richts had gone at least a mile on their journey.

All started with spinnakers to port," and Elspeth, Dione, and Bexite were the first, to show in front on the ran to tho markboat off the little island of Choong-chau- Chung From this point homewards it was

dead boal back, and Dione soon showed hor powers of going to windward. The Elspeth stuck to her very closely, and looked as if he would save her time on her, but the freshening wind somewhat overpowered her, and the spectaturs on the Solent had a good view of the special composition on her bottom. The Vernon was sailed for the first time by he qwner, who has now returned to the Colony but did not manage to carry off the prize, as

the Colleen, well sailed by her sporting owner.

Mr. Pollock, crossed the line well within hor time.

The Chanticleer and Doreen went much better than last year, but their recont performances had reduced their kandieap. His Excellency the Governor viewed the race from the Victorio, and went home afterwards with the Colonial Secretary in-his yacht the Diene.

There was a large party also on board the

20th inst. in connection with an application for Hongkong Gun Club were at home to their below the water line. In high tide a part capsizing of a kerosene lamp into some loose Solent, which was guily dressed with flags for frisada to celebrate the shoot off for the Cham. f of the upper deck is washed. The Peresvicthomp. The premises were insured in the Royal the pccasion, whence they had a good view of After all the yachts had crossed. the line" A bright afternoon was made the more up to the torpedo tube at the bow. The in the North Britiek Mercantile Insurance the various phases of the race. HOMOKONG OFFICE: 14, DESVOUX ROAD at Queen's College will be as follows:-Classes, cheery by the presence of many ladies, amongst Gilyak is close to shore and is listing con. Company for a similar amount. The damage by LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET; E.C. 1 to 3-348) per duzum; Classes 4 to 8-24 whom were Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. P. N. H. Jones.siderably. It is believed that she is resting fire and water is estimated at $10,000. There they picked up moorings which had previously

wise.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 12TH, 1904.

per annum.

The final performance of "Dorothy" by the Hongkong A.D.C. took place on Saturday night. There is something about it in

Jaitings."

Is the secretary of the London Mendicity Society may say, as he hus just done, that of London's 75,000 street beggars, "all are

Messrs. Gregor & Co. send us az illustrated nudeserving,” we may be permitted, without supplement of the Sunday edition of the being taxed with want of feeling, to suggest Gaulois, containing an interesting article en- that of the four hundred beachcombers ontled "In the Cognac Country." the Chinese coast, most are undeserving like- Monsignor Merel, the Roman Catholic Bishop Lately, there have been letters of Canton, arrived from that city on Saturday addressed to various papers in Shanghai and afternoon, and officiated at the service in the Hongkong, by members of the unemployed Cathedral yesterday. His Lordship is staying class so designated, which seem to indicate at the mission house of the Missions Etrangères that a new "dodge" to foster shiftlessness and idleness has been lighted upon. A touching letter is penned, explaining that the writer is absolutely unable to obtain

work.

The fact that immediately after publication of such letter, some person comes forward with an offer of employment,

in Caine Road,

Last night the Roman Catholic Cathedral and various private residences wore again illuminated. The facade of the Campanile we-also-lit-up on Saturday night, and again tonight the illumination will he repeated by special desire.

The dead boat for second place in the should be regarded as an argument that Gymkhana Club Challenge Cup, between the difficulty of obtaining

il

Mrs. Cruickshank, Mr. Tomes, Mr. Turner, Mral Moxon, Miss Bird, and the Misses Berkeley The Fresident of the Club, the Hon, W. J Grasson, was present and several friends of

members.

The result of the Championship was a win for Mr. A. Campbell Macmillan--who was also last year's champion.

The loading scores were (out of 20 birds-15 yards rise) :-

Mr. A. C. Macmillan Mr. G. C. Moxon Mr. H. W. Looker Mr. E. E. Descon

18 birde

35

14

"

14

After the Championship there was a ladies nomination in which (after a tie) Mr. Looker asenred the first prize for Mrs. Tomes und Mr. Brooke Smith the second for Mrs. Hornby,

Tea and refreshments terminated a very jolly afternoon.

PAKHOL

30%

6th December,

SMIGRATION.

RETURN OF OLD RESIDENTS.

The ss. Rajabure arrived here on the 27th situation is Little Momo and Desert King, was run off at ultimo and left on the 29th ultime for Muntok, not so great as these felows make out. Happy Valley for the second time-en Saturday with about 700 emigrants on board. The fact is, they want the fruit to fall morning. Little Momo, with the owner, Mr. into their open mouths. They want a coolie G. K. H. Bratton, up, was in very poor forma, having been going lame lately. Desert King, to carry for them the tools of their Hon. W. J. Gresson up, won easily by a length trade. They are not genuinely in distress, and a half, the mile being covered in 2 min. or they would do a little wore of what our 25 sie.

It is the first bank there to be

Dr. and Mrs. Horder and infant, Mrs. Beauchamp and Miss Havers, all members of the Church: Missionary Society, arrived here on the 28th ult. from England. Dr. and Mrs. Horder went home on furlough about two years ago.

American cousing call "hustling." Only A new banking institution has commenced those who have seriously attempted to operations in Rangoon, onlled the Bank of

DIPARTURES OF TWO OF OUR MEDICOS. can Burma, Limited, with an authorised capital of reduce the beachcomber uuisance

On the 26th ultimo, Dr. and Mrs Meany and understand the true inwardness of the R10 lakha. question now attracting such general financed by local capital, and this fact alone will Miss Mesny left for Hanoi via Haiphong Dr. do much to secure if the sympathy and support Mesny was the medical officer in charge of the attention. Many undesirables are shipped

of the local commercial community. The shares French Hospital hore, which post is now left away, but faster

than they can be

are not for sale, the whole issue having been vacant until the arrival of Dr. Abatucoi, who provided for, others are coming. The taken up by a few local capitalists. According is expected bere soon.”

Dr. Frederic Sanger also left on the 2nd evil apparently thrives on the remedy. We to the prospectus, the Bank's business will be have seen how, by the confessions of some the neus safe banking business conducted by instant for Fahkien via Hongkong. He has the elder institutions here. The first manager been in sole charge of the Church Mission

on the bottom. At dawn on Friday the Sevastopol removed her anchorage to the outer roadstead, presumably for the purpose uf escaping from our shells.

JAPANESE CRUISER SUNK,

LATER.

The Commander of the Third Squadron reports that the cruiser Saiyen, 1,844 toas, while engaged in co-operating with the aray and blockado near PortArthur fortress, hit a Russian mechanical urine on November 30 and sank. All her meu excepting 38 were saved, including Captain Tujíma.

[REUTEE'S SERVIOS.

THE THIRD RUSSIAN FAR EASTERN SQUADRON.

LONDON, 8th December. The Mail St. Petersburg states the Tsar decreed yesterday that a third squadron, not the Black Sea squadron, shall be despatched to the Far East.

TATER

A third Russian Far Eastern squadron will, it is reported, leave in January.

JAPAN AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

LONDON, 9th December.

It is announced in Washington that Japan lias accepted an invitation to a second Hague conference provided that the decisions do not affect the present war.

THE TSAR AND THE TALBOT." LONDON, 9th December

The Tsar has presented a silver bowl and ladle to the wardroom officers of H.M.S. Talbot in friendly recognition of the assis.

was no injury or loss of life in connection with the ontbreak.

FROM KOWLOON SIDE.

Another outbreak occurred at the Indian Military Matsheds at about 2 o'clock on Satur- day afternoon Catching a hold on the dry matting, the fames spread very rapidly, and catching on to the boiler works at Pong See Sing, reduced them to a heap of burning embers. The interned Russians checked the progress of the flames by setting to work and palling down some engineering theds in the course the fire was taking. The fire brigade were quickly on the scene, bat could do practically nothing. The origin of the fire is unknown." $10,000.

The as, Intravelli, which is being fitted up in the Hongkong and Whampoa docks for the

is The damage

estimated at

South African coolie trade, was the scene of another blaze. The brigade under Inspector Macdonald were soon on the spot and had the fire under way before any serious damage ravulfed How the outbreak occurred is unknown. In this fire Police Sorgenat Counsell sustained severe injuries about the body. He was admitted to Hospital, but From latest accounts is progressing favourably.

QUAINT COMMENT.

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been laid out for them, and boats were sent off to bring the crows on board the Solent.

The prizą, a beautiful bowl of Japanese si'ver, was then presented by Mrs. L. F. Brown, the wife of the Commanding Royal Engineer, and Mr. Pollock was heartily cheered on receiving it.

The times at the finish of the race were. BZ follows:-

Corrected.

3. 13 20

3 11 15

20

8 11

3 16 40

7 35

3 10 20

Yacht Dione

H. M. &. 3 11 15

K.

M.

Blepeth

Vernon Culleon

3 16 40

3 16 50

3

3 19 35

3 22 25

3 13 10

3 26 15

3 15 15

3

3 15 3

3 30 17

3 17 40

Min... Frica Iris Chanticleer 3 28 Doreen Gloria...

MASONIC ITEMS.

not timed

The District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and.. South China, English onstitution, will hold its annual meeting on the evening of the 20th inst The Right Worshipfui Bro. Bir C Chater, C.M.G., is District Grand Master; and

the Right Worshipful Bro E. C. Bay, Deputy District Grand Master.

The installation ceremony of Lodge St.. John, No. 618 Scottish Constitution, tales place to-night; and that of Victoria Lodg No. 1026 English Constitution, on the 22

The following interesting item was extracted from a Manila paper: A warning to all barbers games from Hongkong. A party by the name of — brought an aution agðiust of that e'ty for having given bim barbar's itch. It appears that broke out into 80 after an unsightly eruption a day or being shaved and blamed the barber, his complaint being that brushes, soap, and razor were not properly cleaned, and demanding $200. A doctor was called in and pronounced the disease "barbor's iteb," and then details followed cpucerning this disfiguring "ring. worm" and after much evidence on both sides no direct proof that had contracted the itchi the judge came to the conclusion that there was last evening gave a lectaro at the Y.M.C.A at that particular barbar's, whereupon judgment

inst.

LECTURE AT THE YM.C.A.

The Rt. Rev. J. C. Hoare, Bishop of Victoria,

zooms on "Coincidences of modern diseover

His address, he said, was not

was given for defendants. The deadly microbe, with the Bible." it is generally believed, lies in the brush, and es any kind of an argument in defence of the the Chinese altendants rab the soap on with the Bible; he merely wanted to give a few coincide-": hand and use no brost, it was some proof that ces in which the Bible was borne oat by

did not get the itch through the brush. Then again used to shave himself very often modern discovery. For example, it was a and was not too particular about leaving his curious coincidence that & viper bang to St. brash exposed whereon the miorobe might have Paul's hand in Malta. Who ever heard of a made its home. The case altogether is peculiar

of the worse beachcombers, both Hongkong | is Mr. R. F. Strachan, who was for some time Hospital here for close on a year, during which tauce rendered to the crows of the Russian and makes one look at a towel or a piece of soau viper doing. such a thing as that? It was a and Shanghai, have a reputation for being managor of Rangoon Branch of the Commercial period he has maio himself very popular cruiser Variag and gnuboat Korietz at now with the eye of a connoisseur." The fact, howover, that the only makes in the world.

charitable. This is not a reputation under Bank.

amongst all classes,

Chinulpo, also a cheque for £500,

romments, from the deadly microbe" onwards, with this peculiarity were in Malta. are delightfully sapient.