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they saw the point; saw perhaps more than the Americana say. For the Chinese, even the illiterate, are not unfamiliar with auch questions as:

"What are Govora. meats established. for?" They do not need 11s discuss them afresh. They have the answers, and they are conscious, intuitively

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At the Union Church Literary Club, Mr. W. D. Braidwood, M.A., will read a paper to morrow night ou Shakespearo's "Macheth." Mr, A.S. D. Cousland will tako the chair at 9 p.m.

The auction of tau lensobold properly com- rising the six houses known as Victoria View

Kowloon, which was advertised to take place today, nuder instructions from the first mot gagree, will not be held. The matter is being Iivately adjusted.

We have received from Messrs. Kolly and Walsh, L., a coloured fpcsimile (roduced; of the address recently presential to Admiral Togo by the Japan Branch of the British Navy League. It instmortalises the reeled glory of the night Yokohama basiness mon who signed it.

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"DAILY PRESH" EXCLUSIVE,SERVICE, JAL-HAN RAILWAY OPEN ED.

BOYCOTT CONFERENCE AT

CANTON,

their honde in danger. He said they had not Tast to discuss such questions as the first two. They had como to discuss the boycott. (Unanimous Chinoso applause,}

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) The conference of Chinesa aut American Mr. Bolles tried to explain how relevant they business men, ou the boycott, opened on tin wero as necessary promisses, He would have 1th There were present: Mr. D. H. Cameron | stuek to them, but Mr. Richardson proposed (chairman). Messrs. C. E. Richardson, John that they pass on to the third, and the Chinose Balles, A. Harriman, E. C. Gillon, W. 8. Allan, hailod this with much eagerness that it had to

Horaby, and Dr. Shelby, Mr. Poon King-be done. Meanwhile, the protosting interpretor nam (chairman) and over a hundred Chinese (Cheong Yau-zang) had angrily left the room. merchants. Late arrivals were unable to get

in, so crowded was the Hall.

SUCCESSFUL, FUNCTION.

SHANGHAI, 15th November. The opening ceremony of the La In Railway took place on Monday, at the Yellow River Bridge. It was a great success. Trains from Peking and brought So visitors, Chinese and been friends, European,

Mr. Cameron, opening, hopet they wonkid bo abto to reach an amicable settlement, as the Hankowboyooit was hurting both sides, who had hitherto

Mr. Ho Waistong agreed that emmeros pu |both sides had suffered, and it was in the hope af, some comprom's that he had promoted this

conference.

The passage of the train of 25 cars aeriss the immense bridge (which was elaborately decorated for the occasion) site in the following eloquent outpouring: evoked keen enthusiasm.

Answer to No. 3 was because Chinese in Americs wore deprived of liberty. To No. 4, they should be treated like members of other nationalities.

The rest wore left for uoxt day's mooting. Before dispersing, the members of the com- forcineo fraternised over liquid refreshments in the Standard Oil Co's promises, and wany hopes of a speedy and to the boycott were expressed on both sides.

HOCKEY,

A match will be played this afternoon on the Hockey Club Ground commencing at 1.45 p.,

Mr. C. E. Richardson voiced the American

Gentleman, wo met, I trust, with a dus appreciation of the responsibilities before us. A great banquet was given after-As we cour in a spirit of exust friendship.when the Club will play H. M. 9. Tamur. wards on the south bank of the Yellowthere is no cocasion for strife boten ns. How sad is the pictura of discordant auditinus that River.

coukl be remulied by the knowledge of the trus Sheng Kaug-pu presided. Toasts fellowship of man. To bring our work to t for the success of the enterprise, and harmonious conclusion we inast first roongaize the existsner of law, not only of material law, congratulations on its promising in-bat of the inherent law of individual rights

The werking tools plaes at this Poak Church yesterday afternaðu of Lieut. W. B. Dunemauguration, characterised the speeches, with which the Creator of all has endowed. His

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[R.GA, and Miss Lilian Griffith: MF. C.D. Wil. kinson gave the bride away and Lieut. Macdonald sefot se best man, The bridesmaids were Misses Wilkins. Wakoßekl and Blair, and the coro- mony was conducted by the Rev. Starlo, assistad by the Rev. G. Vandin. Sir Paul Chater placed his lunch at the disposal of the couple for the policy of the Tsar, the revolutionary honeymoon trip to Maci

movement in Poland has become

we learn that a quiet old English village will to depicted in the picturesque architecture of tho 16th and 17th centuries... Timbered and

The Daily Noms of Nov. Ti says:-Now Chine who profested at The Gatim con-

that the ruces a the St. George's Ball Inference against the introsion of these ideas over, Shanghai is looking forward with interrest wur practical fasiness min. So Americans first to the Fw Show nut then to the grab are supposed to be, but in this historical bazaar which is bring are guged at the Town instance we seem to have happened upon a Hull for Friday and Saturday next week, in aid | sort of anachronism; a rase of the virite of the fnads of the Union Church. From an attractive little circular which has been issued West being caught upping by the indoleat Fast. Forms of Governummt have changed more in the Occident thau in the Orient, yet what radical difference is there between plastered bonger will has the streets of the the man whose "inalienable rights are village and in the centre the market crows will forcibly restricted by the fealal rice gain look down on a gay throng of buyers or the total, and he who is cheated and sellers and passers-by. The manor will of them by the moneyed grafter" opon its gates to the warfarer in Deed of The word “civilisation" is a shibboleth the mouth of man (Chinese as much a foreigner) but the laws of nature mock al The weakest still go human ordinances.

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BIRTHS.

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On 10th November, at Shanghi, the wife of CAS . HOSTA RÚ, Of UL MOB.

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refreshmat, conely Puritan maidens dispousing its hospitality. The gypsy grasan, the strolling players, the minstrels, and the fortano-teller will realistically completo à scens familiar to "ur ancestors in the olden time.

The Fancher Echo bas the tollowing further to the wall, even in the best regulated Governments; and all of us, free-bar referent, to the Horfu fatality :- -* It is witli Briton, independent American, or official deep regret we have to record a very sad inci. Heclu und destroyers to Poochow this week. ridden Chiuaman, are alike in the shackles, dent which took place during the visit of II.M.S. The American is still so proud of the way in which he got rid of his old fetters, that Kynster W. G. Littlejohn while returning to the Hecla from Foochow on Wednesday he does not seera to notice the new pattern night is believed to have fallen overboard from he perforea arlopted. The Chigaman simply the lawneh and to bare been drowned. He was wriggles biaself into a more comfortable sen on the lanuch when karing Foochow but on arrival at Pagoda Mr. Littlejohns was mis- position under the yoke. The American ja like the schoolboy who plays truant lesing. There seems no doubt that the unforta. nate gentleman, who was very short-sighted, had evale a thrashing he Ims, as he would say

ccession to go towards the after end of the in his own idiom, still got it coming 10-Jannel, and in so doing missed his footing in the Hoxexoxo, NOVED BE IGent, 1905.

darkness nuil fall over the nnpratooted sido of Mren as we deprecate the boycott, nailhin." The Chinese metapheric schoolboy

weusibly facing the inevitable, slips a copy the launch. The river is being thoroughly ghulls as we will hail its cessation, we can-

The Daily Press.

LONDON, 15th November. In consequence of the reactionary

human creation. By such recognition we will bear in our proceeding a massage of justica peacs, and good will to all people. We will command the attentionjard respect of those who abide under these laws, and, gentlem in, always appeal for justid to those who love the right for the sake of right. What beliefs of injustice have brought the Chinese people to this interes feeling, as expressed by the hoycott, against the Americau people it is the purposo of this conference to inquire. wouldere. surely, it is in order to say that Americs has been China's greatest friend of recent yours.

It was stated that Germany interfere, but this has since been officially denied.

T-clay. likely, this section, instead of being a part of China, would be cuatrolled by some foreign Power. These facts are not known,

The Clab will play in white, and will be represented by:

Sergt. Reynolds, R. W.K

1. Murphy and Caps. Quennall,

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P. K. Kayvett, B. Gaster and

F. W. Lyons

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Goal

Backs

Halven

P. P. J. Wadehouse, W. W. G. Ross, L. G.

Bird, H. J. O. Barnett und F. B. Humphrays, I. WK, forwards.

MUSICAL COMEDY IN HONGKONG.

A bottor reception, and one decide:lly more in nerard with its merits, was extended to the unit performance of the comedy "In Gay Parco" at the City Hall last night. As its

title indicate the pleca is one of those light mirthsome plays but pleasantly tickle the palate and keep everyone in the best of hamour. It sparkles with wit and flashes with a bright- ness of dialoges and movement that make the entertainment, in the hands of the capablo cast, most enjoyable. Although there is no plot—

tion-one very offuctiva xanes are introduced. Each artisto is apparently imbued with the spirit of the rôle which he or she fills, nud the various ludicrous or grotesque situations ever fail to rouse the audience to oxpress their

KAISER'S SILVER WEDDING. | and it is surely a duty of the Chiasse to ucknow-which some may or may not consider an attrao-

Loynoy, 15th November. King Edward and Queen Alexandra intend to be present at the celebration of the Kaiser's silver wedding February next.

REUTER'S SELVICE.} GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

LONDON, 13th November. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wives that it is definitely decided that Admiral Tog, with a squadron, will visit Englant, probably in March.

edge sue. Even though you Chiness should fail to seenes a single relief from America, you You found Iso gained a priceless vistory. | yourselves, at the boycott's inception, dis- organized and innot Tolay you are

cohesive and organized. It was not entirely delirbt, the muso of injustices cocaived, that has enabled you to perform the marvol, but it was in a far granter measure the underlying force of a desire of national unity and liberty. A laulabio desire to ince a hand in the guiding of your ona destiny. A desire to exercise those analienable rights which make a man know that he is the equal of every other man. As Americans, the bivad enrges more quickly through our yine when we sco and know a people s'n seeking and striving for those rights. for which our forefathers fought and died. Tao expression of the mothod, by different peoplos, to reach this glorious result, may be various.

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. It is not our duty to judge these methods. The

LONDON, 18th November. The American Legation at Tokyo hus been raised to an Embassy.

RUSSIA AND POLAND.

LONDON, 13th November: An official communiqué dechires that the Government can no longer tolerate what it stigmatizes as an impudent movement, niming at în dependence; and, therefore, as long as the troubles continue and the people are influenced by agitators, Poland will receive no benefits from the manifestoes of the 18th August and the 30th October,

JAPANESE LOAN.

LONDON, 13th November. Reuter's Agency learns that Japan has

acceptance by a majority of the people concerned, o the result, is all wo are concerned with. Therefore when the Chiness people deeply fee that Fang Ha Wei died for a principle, or uo ho might bring to the notics of his countrymen their rights, it is the duty of all fair-minded mon 4-veognize this fact. Therefore we rejoice patriot has with you in the knowledge that a brought you into a sense of national uuity. But, we trust haraaftor that your patriots will stay with you so as to advise you with their As your strivings for growing experience. the rights and liberties, so undisputably the endowment of every mas, become manifest, so, in that degren, will you find your Americana friends more than anxious to assist yon to secure them. It is also a gouerally recognized masia that a nation must be willing to grant another nation whatsoever it requests from that paticu. A little later it will be my pleasure to more the sloption of a provature for this

arrive at speedy conclusions. In closing. it is our sincerest hope that each of us may

But while the humorous element abounds in the production, it is entitled to considerable merit on the musical numbers which on several occasions brought down the houm-ast night, Miss Maud Beatty again proved a great favourite. She has splendid voice and knows how to use its power. The comedian, Sam Rowley, with his companions CharlinTM Worthorley and Willie Green, sara rounds of applause for their amusing patter and funny anties, while Mr. Bert Bradley wins golden opinions by the way in which he uses a fine voice, and Mr. Charles Weatherley's The musical act is very commendable. principals are supported by a company who world bard for the success of the comedy. The ladies include four dainty and accomplished dancers whose sprightly movements appealed to the audience, who were not slow either to acknowledgo their appreciation of the vocal contributions of the combined artistes or tu demonstrate their approval of the work of the pianist. Altogether the Zorilla Musical Comedy Ca will be found entertainers of no insan order. Their fooling is certainly the making of "fa Guy Pares, which has borrowed very cleverly from gewral wall known remedies, while the musical portion is such as to add materially to the pleasure of the auditor.

AN EMBARRASSING JAPANESE COMPLIMENT.

we regard ih proceedings at the joins book inside his garb where it will afford searched and the Lolly will probably he decided as an issue of a £50,000,000 loan conference, which we trust will enable us to Syandrea were subjected at Kobe with all due conference at Canton without some feelit protection, and takes his pusiau sympathy will be felt for a relatives aud month, one half of which will be applied to proud to have humbly assisted at this couference, this compliment is akin to "ohairing," bat the

amusement.

Our American friends

appiour to have a very erroneous iden of the intelligence of the Chinese; and their attempt to draw a red herring across the that the Chinese Trail (by suggesting might to glamour for a Constitution like Aurica's) was not marked by the shrewd

with comparative equanimity. Little wonder that at Chaton he was impatient at the attempt to put him on a level with the grandparent who had a gratuitous Course of instruction in the art of sucking eggs.

It may also be urged that, in any case, is they cannot possibly pledge their Govern. ment to anything definite, this confereare cannot have a practical result. We do not,

found during the next few days. The deepest at 4 per cent. immediately, probably this messanales of Mr. Littlejohns atso tragis a close the conversion of external lotus. Paris will

take a large share of the loan. tos kright carsgr

JAPANESE PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.

LAUNCH MISSING..

We are informed by Mr. M. Noma, Consal for Japan, that a Japanese slema-launch, called

Taisei-muru, of 155 tons gross topunge, with twenty-three men on board, is missing. Sha left Tansui for Hoteiski on the 30th ulting,

LONDON, 13th November.

Japan has chartered two Dominion Liners to repatriate the Japanese prisoners now in One hundred officers and two Russia. There was very rough weather for several days thousand men will embark, probably at a did the framers of the procedure, the con, however, go so far as that. It will be tally after that time, and it is now suspected that she German port, a month hence. section between "the inalienable rights justified if it succeeds in dissipating some har bare run for South China to find a shaftur.

ness we expect in aep from the United States. We think we can see on clearly as

of man" and the boycott; but we do not agree with them that such premisses were We vither desirable or necessary. sympathise strongly with the Chinese view

of the many misunderstandings that characterise the agitation; and it is in thia connection that the mistake of dragging in the inalienable rights of man" is most

apparent.

that it would have meaat waste of time to

Mr. C. R. Lenmann, of the firm of M discuss such abstract themes at a meeting called to consider the ways and means of Carlowitz & Co., has joined the Directorate of ending a boycott. The fact that such a the Hongkong and Shanghai Bauking Corpora discussion tended to put the heads of the tion, taking the place of Mr. Hans Schubart. Chinese in peril was enough to warrant their being left out; and quite apart from that unpleasant possibility, the Chinamen who echoed WELLER'S "Cut the cackle and come to the hoseen" have earned our respect. The Americans present--or some of them-appeared to think that it was a

His Excellency the Governor made a call upon Major Geveral MacArthur, of the United States Army, at the

Hongkong Hotel yesterday morning. A similar conpliment to the visitor

Any information referring to this vessel will be gratefully received by the authorities.

INDIAN MERCHANTS KNIGHTED,

In esnuection with the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to India, the honour of kuighthood has been confarred on Mr. Sassoon. J. David, Shariff of Bombay.

Sir Sassoon J. David is the senior partner of Messrs. Sassoon J. David and Co., Bombay, and | ́of S. J. Duvid & Co., Hongkong, Shanghai and

Kobe

Mr. Currimbhey Ebrahim, bead of the well- known firm of E. Fabavoy, has bad the honoure

was paid by the General Office: Commanding. of knighthood conferred upon him by His Majesty King Edward. Sir Carr imbbey Ebra-

In the Rifle Competition for the Nicholson him has long been a prominent figure in the Cup, the committee have made the folloring pattis life of Bombay, and only a few months

matter of interpretation, and that the alterations of, and additions to, the handicapsage prosented to the City a sum of thres lakhs Capt. Armstrong, handicapped five all ranges, of rupees towards erecting a museum and fize Gunner Jackman six, Gunner Large four and art gallery as a permanent memorial of the Dormer, Blackburn and visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Gonners Garrett, Haslett, seven.

Chinese had failed to realise the logical path from the general to the particular. This was an error. We are convinced that

India.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ASSOCIATION..

15th November, 1905.

Thero was a very fair attendance last Satur- day at the 'King's Park Range, and some good shooting was done.

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We never heard of "do-ags" in Japan, but the following story has verisimilitude ---

Great honour was done to the British Navy when the several captains of Admiral Nool's

comouy to "doagé" or body-lifting at the hands of our allies. It has been explained that

and to know that our earnest and right, an das process is somewhat differsut, though the wish vours will have brought honorable results. Not to evince the greatest cordiality towards tha ouly a cessation of the boyzott, but a knowledge object of such attentions is undoubtedly as to the Chimes that they have mutional and strong in Japan as with us. In the "do-agé " individual autural rights, which other people, the hero is liftull off his feat and supported in a and more largely their own Government, Uust horizontal position by many widing pairs of

raspent hereafter (great applause).

(All the spesies were interpreted, sentence by sentence, as delivered.)

The procedura proposed was to consider the following questious in their order 1.-The establishment

rights of man.

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of the inalienablo

What are Governments established for 3. What has caused the Boycott? 4.—What are the desiderats of the Chinese so that the Boycott may be called off? (The Chinese shall present these desiderata in writing and can further expound them

The principal scores in the "Pool" competi. by speech.) tien were as follows:-

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J. S. Lewingdon ... J. A. Lyon E. W. Dawson W. H. Fraser... A.J. William J. C. Gow Hap. G. Stewart W. Goodfellow

E. Evan-Jones

McCubbin... W. L. Carter.. L. S. Lewis G. B. May

O. Marriott

E. W. Terroy

C. E. H. Bearis

A. B. Boase ***

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P. L. Miller ...

Sir H. Berkeley

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strong aries, the next step being to tows him as high as possible into the air and to catch him as be falls. This crercies is indulged in ugaik and again amidst the greatest merriment, until the energies of the operators begin to flag, and a very popular personage, such as Marshal Orama or Admiral Togo, would certainly be tossed high and often by his ardent admirers. We may Enfoly infor lunt the body-lifting" in the case of the British naval officers was carried out by tho Japanese blue jackets with right good will and much muscular power.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The P.M. str. China, which loft bara on Oct. 17th, arrived at San Francisco, her destination, on the 12th inst.

The T.K.K. sic. America Maru will sail from Yokohama on the 17th inst, and will be ex- pected to arrive at Hongkong on the 27th inst.. Tho C.P.. str. Empress of Japan arrived at Yokohama at 9 am, on Tuesday, the 14th inst., and left again at 2p.m. same day for Robe, where she was due to arrive at 2 p.m. yesterday. The Charguers Reuois Steamship Co.'s str. Amiral Duperre, from Antwerp and Dunkirk, left Singapore on the 11th inst, and is dus here on Sunday, the 19th inst., a

-The Americans shall auswor in writing and shall give their ideas on theca desiderata, and will be allowed a reasonable time to do so. They muy also expound them by spouch. 6-1f joint conclusies be reached, what

steps are best to make them offeetivo? 7.-Juist report to be made and signed. $,--Provision for future meetings.

The intarprotor who tackled the first proposition was andemtood to explain the American Declaration of Tudependence, and to. advise the Chinese to insist upon haring "the The J.-C.-J. Lija str. Eruna Luyken left Macassar for this port on the 11th inst. and same rights" from their Government.

Another interpretar protested against this may be expected here on the 22nd inst

The Indo-Chins str. Auteang, from Calcutta dragging in of the Chinese Government, and and the Straits, left Singapore for this port on azid such remarks, if published, would put all the 14th inst. at 3 pm.