1905-12-25 — Page 3

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

H. K. C. C. 1, UNITED SERVICES.. The three days' match between these teams opezed in the Club's ground on Saturday, the scorts for the afternoon boing as under:--

1-ROG

C. 1. McKay, run outoprecipi R. B. Po mioty, u Usche, is Lowon

R. E. O. Bird, it laney, be Intchings

W. Dism, Ussher, & Lauden

13

T. E. Pune, o Aitken,

Lanatón.

11. Arthur, Hutchings as

T. Sorcombe Hunkth, 2 Hrabotining.....

W, D. Tuner, cand la Huteidings.....

77

Wodel. I.bow., b. Hutchings

R. A. Fowl, a Bastings

N. H. Rutherford, not out

16

すき

151

-Extram

UNITED SERVICES.

Lieut. Langdon, R.G.A., Serembe

Smith, Hird...................

Lieut. Ivey, R.41.A, e Girl, 1 Dixno

MIL

Totul

16

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

L.X

12

K

4

17

Lu

Hubeling

Lewi........

LOWE.......

Ky. Hastings

H. K. C. C. "A T. ARMY STAFF. Played at fappy Valley on Saturday, this matched in a win for the "A" team by

· seven wickets and 70 robe. Scores are

ARMY TAPT EAC

Lieut. Rulling, 4. Betcher... Angie hamil...

Hager, but ot

Corp. Sturle, af ung, Butler

Sgt. Woodroffe, I Midehør.

Jacut. Fort, b Daniels.

Corp; La Gruvn, b Tuniels.........

Griffiths, Upsisi,

st, M. Hutton, b Banicis ..

Worsfell, rin publi

Unwin, Welle, Butcher

J.xtra.

Total.........

HONGKONO "A" €‹

W. J. Danicle, u Button, 1 Steele .......

1. Falkon, e La Grove, b Steole

CB. Piggot, is Griffiths

J. Hooper, not put

· Rev. Welle, not out.

Extras a

3 S

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$9.

47

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25ṛ¤ 1905,

The players at first decided on a seven innings. game, at the conclusion of which the score. stood 9 to 5 in favour of the Wisconsin. It was then agraed to play a further two innings, and in these the Hongkong room recovered three points (''e final score being ----

U.S.S. Wisconsin, 10; Hongkong, 6.

FOOTBALL.

THE STATUS OF SHANGHAI, Court and formally remunded, the only regular:

manner of dealing with the matter in conform The following letter appeared in the N-City with legality and the Consular Body's Daily News-A great deal of nonsense is being established procedure, was to bring the mailer talked and written by Chinese on the subject of gain before the Court when, if the Police oversign rights. Most of this may be set aside evidence was insuflicient for a conviction, the, as the foulish vapourings of half-educated defendants would have been duly discharged. youngster, but the mandarin is evidently at tempting to advance certain definite claims of This class, in regard to the administration of the Settlement, which deserve attention.

The omcles who decide these matters in 31.3.8. ALACRITY" . H... "JANES

Peking am not always as fully informed as they This match was played on the Naval ground might be, and experience bus shown more than at Happy Valley on Saturday and ended du a Duce that they dispose our affairs in a light

hearted but most disastrons manner. It may be win for the Alacrity. The tuums wore well well, therefore, to point out what the Chinos matched, and both displayed excellent combinare endeavouring to do, and why they should |tion. The goal scored by thò Aldérily was put unt do it.

in the ust by the coutre forward after a lengthy struggle.

Result: HM.S. Alacrity. 1; H.M.S. Janus, 0.

HMS. HEULA" 1, Y.M.C.A.

The Y.M.C.A. (Chinese brauch) team will require a great deal more practice before again trying conclusions with o Naval team. They luked the combination and staying power pornested by the mailers, who, when they gauged the strength of their apponents, played a go-vs-you-plouze game. Tins Hecla's goalkeeper stood at his post puffing away at his pipe, white the play, for the greater part of the game, was before the Y.M C. A. fortress, and it was only on account of the cay munner in which the sailors took things that the defeat of the losing

cam was unt a more humiliating one,

Result-Her, 5; Y.M.G.A, 0.

SMOKING CONCERY,

A smoking concert was hell under the auspices of the Institution of Engineers abu Shipbuilders of Hongkong in the Institute on

The Council is not a judi ist Body, and fu', filling its executive functions, hos uo niternative but to carry out the irregular procedure pro. scribed in this case, regarding, the authorities froin whom it emanate fa this instance as a special Court of Appeal, but the responsibility for this decision and for its consequences cannot rest with the Council,

The rousons for which the Consular Body originally decided that fale prisoners shoaki be placed in the new women's ward have been fully recorded in the part, at the Canneil The demands seriously advanced by native would take this opportunity of again drawing officials and gentry, taking the prosent Mixed attention to the facts published in last year's Court case as a pretext, are stated by the Annual Report as to the audition of the Universal Gazetta" to be: (1) the removal of otls in which women were fortuorly detained at The British Assessor and the dismissal of the Mixed Court and to that of the 14th Inspector Matheson; (2) ativo control and ud-October, recently submitted to yourself.

The Cousular Body's decisión to introduce (3) detention of all Chivese prisoners by the necessary reforms to the management of the Native Authorities; (3) represent action of the women's ward, a decision based on civilised Chiness community if the Council, and super-ge and fully justified by local conditions vision of Chinese affairs by that mombor. All was conveyed to the Chiness authorities in the these are asserted to be claims which if this decision is now to be raversed it is to be

Senior Conenl's dispatch of the 10th June porly by insisted upon in recognition of Chiùer

hoped that at least arrangements will be made sovereign rights.

with the Chinese authorities for sailable supervision of the native goal'e administration.

ministration in Chinese cases in the Settlement;

What these gentlemou forget, and what they should by talt mest plainly, is that by a certain cods known as the Loud Regulations, the i

Similarly, in carrying out the instructions of administration of this Settlement ime bear the British Assessor and insisting upon the definitely handed over to the Foreign Authorities, detention of the female defendants in the custody of the Municipal Polico, the luftor and that, unless the Western Powers suddenly go mad, the roversion of that authority into nativo

were acting strictly within their duties and in hands is improbable. The hinese lag grant accordance with the recorded instructions of the stress on the rules of the Mixed Court which Consular Hody. It cannot be too clearly stated that from the inception of this matter, the were drawn up as à provisional meurtre come

Council has pencoedad in sgreement with the forty years ago, and which were admitted in INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND the Chetoo Convention to be inadeguato and Consular Body, nor can the action of the Folies

SHIPBUILDERS.

usele. But oven by these obsolete rales, it is in carrying out the instructions of the Assessor quite plainly indicated that the Chinese be called in question. The bjects of the magistrate's independent business is confined Consular Body and of the Council have baca te to the decision of civil sad commercial suits promote the best interests of the native coa. between natives. In irying loobtain through dusmanity and to remedy the more flagrant of those abuses which have maile the Mixed Court Court an extended control over fecal administra- tion, the Chinese, and those who adrise them, notorious in the past; and by publicity, and the coniuse the immes They practically claim that additional security afforded by the presence of in police cases and at which may affect law Assessors, to prevent their continuance and order whore Chinese are the defendants; the nised that the policy thus crged on the native The native community has frequently recog The whole fabric of the Settlement's governi Bunicipal Concil has been diotated solely in mugistenta is competent to deal independently.

authorities by the Constar Body and the meat and the security of life and property thereiu depend, however, on the maintenance of the interests of good government and the more the principle that the Land Regulations have humane treatment of prisoners. Therefore, in placed the responsibility for law and other and the negotiations now Fooding between the Coa the management of the Polics Force, which sular Dedy and the Chiure Authorities in nintain them, in foreign hands, and it follows: Tegard to fatura administration, it appears curly frora that principle that day esse which satial that in the vahemones of popular affects the foreign community's interests is not a agitation, the past history of the Court should matter for independent trial by the Chinonot be overlooked, and that the couerence of Authorities, but raust be decided with the con-

anch abusos be prevented. currence of the Foreign Assessors. The Consular Body has always firmly insisted upon adherence to this condition, without which the Buttlemont would speedly revert to the condition of a notice city.

Saturday evening. It was largely attauded and proved so enjoyable that the promoters will doubtless feel encouraged to arrange others during the sonson. The programmé, sustained by local artistes of repute, included vocal and instrumentul selections, and was extremely varied. Mr. Inokay roned the audiomes to rapture with his opening piano sola and Mr. Bory; who followed, had to res pond with an encore for his affecting The violin solo by This match was played on Saturday, and that brilliant player, Mr. L. A. de Groca, resulted in a victory for Craigengewer by six evoked the most enthusiastic expressions of wicket and 19 runs. The following were the | appreciation, and a flattering remption was also

Total

......136

Lang Butcher, Platt, Scott, Taylor and Fowler did not bat.

ROYAL ENGINEERS V. CRAIGENGOWER,

BUOTES 1

RUTAL ENGINEERS CA.

Dukes, b Pestonji

A. E. Tarner, e and is Langmert Alorris, it Tappiin. t 1rving ...... Drummond, how.. b bannert. Villaze, u and b Lammert.

Base, li farsumertua

Kinnear, e Lart, Irving Jone, Treing, b Lammert Pope, Irving

#.41 Turner: Jut out Extra

;

Q.

1.1

ABAIMENGOWEG GA

0

A: 0. Brawn. b Duken.

R. Pestonji, ran out............

J. b. Kinngiri, « Tillisin, h Dukha

#. Nusi, not OUT...

L. A. Rope, e Farner, b Kinnear

M. E. Anger, not out

Extrany.

Pestranji ifrow

Toud (for 7 wickets)........

and A. E. Asgúr skil not lat.

BOWLING ANALYSIS. CRAIGENGOWER CA

31.

- 1

4

Lamaert

8.3

Irving

5

ROYAL ENGINEERS CA.

Dukes

.117

rendering of “Carnival”

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Of ten ressous by which a magistrate way decide a cast, nine are unknown to the public.

With only right to buck you, be sure the yames lack you.

Yamens are deep as the sea: and their corrup- THE ROBINSON tions lofty as heaven.

I life beware of yamans: in death beware of hell.

three, these dealing with the gamen underlings, No comment is necessary. We pass to class

very plain spssking indeed. Witness theso bits and, night by expected, we find there some of opinion current the empire over-

Three or six hundred cash, two or four hundred cash easy for runes and cash for clerks. The Row, W. Scarborough, from whose edition we are quotiry, adds a note to this pro- seb to the effect that for "hundred “ suonid be read thousand."

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As sheep into a tiger's jaw, csak drops into an underling's paw.

ficial underlings see morey as a by sees blood.

accorded My. A. S. Tuxford's performance ou the piccole. A comic song by Mr. Murphy was nother item that the audience liked very mash as also the balalaika solo by Mr. izokay, while Mr. Callan's comic contributien made them earrios with it the caslody of prisoners. The may in fature be syoffted. This request may may be noted ig conclusion that one of our

clamour for an encore, to which, however, be did not respond. Another favourite was Mr. Jillings, whose recitation of The Billiard Marker" olisitml an encore and he refurred and gavo another pleasing rendering. Appended

is the programme:

Part I. T'iano So'o, Marcials Amores," Mr. John I. Inokay; Song, "Carnival," Mr. Oxerry; Violin Solo, "Brindisi," Mr. L. A. de Graça Piccolo Solo, "Beneath Thy Window," Mr. A. S. Tuxford; Song (Comic), Mr. E. O Murphy: Balalaiku Sole, "In Vain," Mr. John

T.

L.. E. Lammert, E Irving, R. B. Couper, J. Teppin | 1, Iaokay; Song (Comie) Mr. Callan

Part II. Piano Solo, "Fantasio do TOperetto," Mr. John

Inokay; Recitation, The Billiard Marker," Mr Jillings; Song, Sing mo to Sleep," Mr. Paino; Banjo Solo. (Selected), Mr. L. A. de Graca; Song (Comic), Mr. Callan; Song (Selected) Mr. Hure. Messrs. J Inokay and H. F. Melert were the accompanists. The concert was arranged by Nr. Watson.

Kin...

Dayin......

Turner.

5

1

POLICE T. CIVIL SERVICE.

227 22

This match, which was played on the Civil service ground at Happy Valley on Saturday.

resulted in a win for the Pelics by 93'rang.

The scores were:-

CIVIL SERVICE,

K. Witchell, a Shepherd, b. Kerr

Kivors, Kerr .....

Reed, Ker

Jackman. b Kerr

Brett, Edwards, by Shepherd

Darby, Elwards, by Shepherd,

Wills, Rupert

Gilley, Shepherd

Hogarth, Kerr....

Conjur not cut

Counili, e and 1. Kerr,

Extras

Total

POLICR..

Winto, Jackman

Pilte Jackman, b Hoggarth

Bdwards, Juckr

Fowler, Reed, b Witabell

Watere, e nad Witchall

Shepherd, not ont..

Willers, Brett

Langley, Covius, b Witchell..

Kerr, & Coumban

Athie, b Read.......

Cuthbert, Coombs..

Extra-

Total

JOLICE.

BOWLING ANALYSIS.

R

하

16

15

2

180

W.

AHEAD OF HIS TIME.

A CHINES REFORMER,

To any thinking person who mind is not con- fused by the noice which suates from Chinese yanus, it must be evident that the control of the Police Force by the foreign community Chinese are now trying to claim, as the result of H. B. M.'s Ministers weak concussion to their agitation, the control of all Chinese prisoners, on the ground that China's sovereigu Fights entitle them to such control, has it

is to be earnestly Lepel that the whows member that, within the limits of the Sattle

business it in to settle this matter will re-

ment, thozo sovereign rights are modified by agreement with the Chinese Government, and modified nɛ way which excludes native officials from any control of Chinese prisoners except that which is contained in the proper judicial functions of the Mixed Court.

And perhaps while they are about it, the Ministera at Paking may take the opportunity than the ludicrons farce tempered by barbarisni of making our Mixed Court acmething better which it has been for the past thirty years.

The following official correspondence was ordered for immediate publication -

Shanghai 13th December, 1901, d-fendant in kidnapping case Li Wanglik, Sir--Having received assurancs that the from Szechnen, is innocent in the charge brought against her, the Consular Body decided

that she shouli be released at once.

serrunt,

Therefore I request you to immediately take the necessary action in restore her liberty, I have the Lonour to be, sir, your obedient

S. KLEIN NOW, Senior Consul. F. ANDERSON, ARE

Chairman of the Municipal Council,

Shanghai,

15th, December, 1905.

It has long been an open sererat thai tho official life of Wu Ting-fany is distinetly not u happy one, and for the fiftieth time the rumour

Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the is again current that he contemplates retiring. in disgust from the uphill task of tying to receipt of your letter of yesterday, conveying hoist the decrepit old Government on to a

to the Council an intimation that the Consular higher platform. In the Wei Wu Pu he was

Body has received assuraven that the defendant at an acute angle to his fossilised associates ou

in the kidnapping case is inaccent, and almost all points, and his transfer to the Boaril requesting therefore that she be released at of Punishment. with the idea of maintaining

once from enstody. his cerection exclusively with law and its

In conclusion, the Council would suggest that for the Ministers representing the Treaty the present moment is particularly opportune

Powers at Peking to arrange with the Chinese Government a éɔde of Regulations and revised constitution of the Mixed Court of this Settle- It based on the agreements and procedare which long experience has proved to b necessary, so that misunderstanding and friction the ore reasonably be made inasmuon as it has been put forward by the Consular Body and the Council at various times since 1876, but more particularly during the just ten years with no reault whatever.

before this public, the Commeil will publish With a view to placing the sit n, clearly diens bests with your spproval. I have the bis corresp-derico officially, a course which honour to be, sir, your obedient servant.

C. KLEIMINOW, Esq..

F. ANDERSON, Chairman.

Consul General for Bussin

and Senior Cousal :

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It wont be easy to write rekns of caustic comment upon the condition of affairs pictured

But by proverbs so plainly worded us those. we have no desire to add to or to detract from their force by commentary of any kind. It RACHALS” own Biblical proverbe goes to the bottom of the Chinese difculty. The love of money is the root of all evil. Give to the magistrates a fair remuneration see that their underlings are likewire paid a living wage, insist on jujustice with condign punishment, and in proper accounts being kept, visit all cases of

be tiine China would have a justiciory it, to

compared with that of say other lard. As

it is, ber administration is a synonym for everything that it should not be, and if there are any of her Bons who wish for better things they should welcome aid even from foreigners. N.-C. Daily News.

TWO YEARS OF WAR.

THE COST TO JAPAN,

There is no surer test of the real feeling of

Figures are published in some of our ver. a proplo than their proverbial sayings, those celar contero poraries showing the cost to goms which on the strotbed faranger of Japan of the late war. The total expenditure all Time sparkle for over." That China is no provided for by the Government in tee various even if we had no direct proof. Bat there are exception to this rule might have beon supposed Badgets since the outbreak of hostilities

any foreign writers on Chinese affairs who

amounts to over Y1746,600,000. Including! the expenditure for the withdrawal of thei have gone thegeugly into this brauch of their Mauchurian Army; for persions to officers (subject, and thus have made it possible to

and men: the Y40,00,000 st aside as compare native feeling amongst the Sons of reserve for last fiscal year; Y80,006,000 for Han with that in other countries. Proverbial the currant is year; and the Y3,500,000 expresions are very common-in China. Dr. provided for next year, the total cant et the Arthur Smith says that Common Talk,"

war will exceed ¥1,900.000.000. Coming down. the nonrest approach to proverb" in Chinese, to detail, it is pointed out that immediately! is literally in the mouth of everyone, the war broke out the Government made an from the Rmper apen Lis throne to

administration, was doubtless largely prompted decided to give effent to your request, and the examine the whole surface of this chart, but regular session of the Dist voted $700,600,4,00

While thus giving effect the decision of the Consular Body which, it is understood, is takes under instructions from Peking, the Couzeil desires to place on record the following erations and facts in connection with this

care-

"It is observed with regret that the substanen

appropriation of Y156,096,600 by Urgent Or the woman cluding at the mill." Ha dinance. Of this sao, Y131,096,000 was raised further mora tolls us that Chinese proverbs by means of bonds and temporary loans, und contain an almost complete chart of human 125,000,000 was drawn from the Government. nature as the Chiness understand it, every works fund. In addition to this, the specta! heal, rek, rast, and quiessand distinctly laid wasion of the Diet in April last your voted down. If the Chinese themselves do not avoid

Y38,000,000 for that year, which was made up these dangers, it is not for lack of admonition, out not for lack of opportunity to asortain the by 1280,000,000 raised by means of bonds and temporary loans, Y70,900,000 the surplus of precise nature of the perils of human suviron.

general revenue, and Y30,00,000 drawn from ment."

the Government works fand. The last

for the present floral year, this agiount to be raised by means of bonds and temporary loans of representing Y571,000,000; the surplus general revenne amounting to Y119,000,000, Y1,500,000; and sundry, revenues

contributions to the poblic

Sout of

Y600,000 The expenditure required for the withdrawal of the Manchurian Army and pensions for officers and men is estimated at Y514,000,000 in the Budget for the coming fiscal year. reaches Y1,746,096,000 which has been raisexi Thus the total cost of the war to Japan

as provided by the following meas Bonds and Temporary Loans Y1,192,096,600 Surplus of General Revenue Drawn from the Government

Works Fund............................. Public Contributicas Sundry Revenue

Our purpose just now, however, is not to

pensing of justice." In that small field we only that portion of it pertaining to the dis shall find ample justification, I fruma the "wit of one and the wisdom of many” Chinese, for the efforts being made to introducer a purer practice into the Cours ever which we have influenco.

Native proverbs reisting to legal affairs divide themselves roughly into three clas es. first those more or less common to all peoples and dealing with that once-bitten-twine-sky MOTS OF wisdom which leads a man to put up with evils rather than go to law. Thèse, therefore, east no great rstigma ou utive practice than do others of like character on that of Wastern nations. Such for example are the following:-

If one family has a lawsuit ten fazailies are involved in calamity.

If but one word of information against a

drag it out again. msn get into the court, eine bullocks cannot

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As a result of a special meeting held to discuss the watter on Thursday, the Council by the hope that he would there enjoy more sops for bis imilliant ability and oficial life liberty. The Council took for granted that woman in question was accordingly set at would run more sincethly. But according

to native report this is not so, and in to your letter was intended to apply to the several persons implicated in the case, whose arrest was Board of Punishment as in the Wai Wu sacctioned under the same warrant as that Puho is becoming known "We the

SS foreign devil" until his spirit is sick and his referring to the woman Li, and therefore patience well righ exhausted.

released them all. Making all allowance for oren a considerable, amenit of oxaggeration, it is highly probable that this in somewhat how matters stand, for it is imposible for China's present effort to engraft the new without pruning the old to be otherwise than fraught with bitterness of soul aul a sense of tility Wu Ting-fang, though he may not cant all foreigners among his friends and of your communication of yesterday appears to admirers, is without question a man on s

day in practically identical form, though un- official and without authority, in the local Press. pedestal compared with his countrymen, and fur

hod of big day. Save in Hongkong where It will be within your recollection that the Chinese capacity hus been soon at its very best in cession that matters of this kind should not bo Consular Body formally roquested on a certain the administrative circle, he is probably without any real peer in his solid grasp of unstern and commaicated to the Press except upon their Western thought and education, und should he ever have carte blanche torsorganize the Governinformed that the defendant in this case is The Council notes that the Consular Body is ment with men whom his knowledge would innocent of the charge brought against her, Bat we must pass on to the second class, thoda bouda so'tar issued is as follows:- dietate as the right men to come to the fore a new futuro would be quickly opened out for but no mention is made of any oyidance to Chips.

hid the clear-sighted visios sunt justify this conclusion. On the other hand, it it may be said that though the majority of Foreign Bonds. Y800,588,000

the proverbial sayings are not complimentary, acumen which this advanced offcial brings to sto be observed that this case was brought in

there are a a few which bear witness to the bear on the needs of his country, is baffled and a proper and regular manner before the Mixed thwarted at every turn by the blindness, the Court; that a warrant in proper form was good that a wan may de even in an official issued and that the prima facto evidence capacity, while others give pointed advica, guarance and obstinacy which he encounters Court to remand the prisoners for further all fines decline. A match was played at Causeway Bay on desfuess, and the immutability of hopeless produced by the Police was sufficient for thee.g. Naver beat if you must fine, if you do from bonds aevount up to the end of the

at every turn, and we cannot wonder if frotn time to time the ory oecapes him that he will Council had subsequently made arrangements, seamy side. The following are a few specifigures, there is a surplus of 1257,000,000. enquiry. It is also to be observed that the Most, however, as is natural, deal with the throw down his tools and desist from his view of the possible innocence of the defen. mons: laborious task of remodelling China against ants, to release them on security, but that, her will. It is satisfactory however to know owing to the confirmation of this arrangement that the Court does to a very great extent by the Court not being forthcoming, th appreciate Wa Ting-fang's value end rust assured he will not be allowed to resign at prisoners were necessarily detained in custody,

It is not the Council's intention to disonss prevent and so long as he is well to the fore, the original evidence or the reasons for the backed by Tong Shaoyi, the Vicereƒ and one or two other enlightened spirits, there is always been released, but the Coanall desires to point arreat in this case, since the prisoners have a chance for steady progress, Lowever slow-

out that, the ease being properly before the Peking Times.

GEE BOOP HE

Ben Bommm 401

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Er.

Kerr

4

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21

Shepherd

A 3 }

3

CIVIL SERVICE.

M.

Witchell

3

Hoggarth

Jackman

Itnod Brett...... Willie Coombs....

BASEBALL.

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23

Safarday between a Hongkeng team and a team chosen from the U.S.S. Wisconsin. The players were:-

U.S.S. "WISCONSIN,” Johnson

*. HONGKONG.

Catcher

Pitcher

Kilgeor

Fritoo

Droleaky

Friel Bassett Leaon-

Finnigan

Diniweddie

1st Base

2nd Buse

Clydo Rutledge,

McHugh (Capt

Gray

....3rd Bano

MacPherson ----Left Field Griffon

Allen Short Stop

Center Field. May Right

Thomas

nay

conclusion.

Let bouseholders avoid litigation: for suce go to law and there is nothing but trouble. Win your lawsuit and lose your money. Instances of this king might be multiplied, referring specially to the mandarins, and here

No

punishment on the bench, no law bolew it. Deceive but don't insult a mandarin. Men's hearts are like iron, and the rule of the mandarins like a furasOO..

We are told that the estimate of the revenne from taxation is expation to be realled, so that there will be no deficit The amount of the Face value, Actual receipts Y727,064,040 480,000,000 411,302,600

Domestic

Total Y1,280,566,000 Y1,139,026,640 It is stated that the amount to be received present fiscal year is estimated at Y982,000,000, aud of the actual amount received from bonds so far issued reaching Y1,139,000,000 in round Yet the Government will require to issue bouds Eur 1200,000,000 more before the completion of the withdrawal of the Army.

It will be seen that the total cost of the late war wil ultimately exceed 1,900,000,000, which sum represonte almost half the amount

A. LINGO,

FURNITURE STORE, PLATED GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, &c. &c.; and FOOCHOW

- LACQUERED WARE. 63, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. Hongkon«. 21st September, 1908. [2355

DR. NEWELL WILSON,

DENTIST.

Latest American Methodia. Yeasonable Fees.

No charge for examinations. Office hours 9 AM. to 5 P.M,

No. 2, PEDDER STREET (next to the

Even an honest Chih-fn may, during a three years' term of office, savo ten myriad of the whole. State expenditure of Japan for General Post Office and opposite to the side snow-white teels of silver.

Before he comes into office he reproves a thirty-six years, from the first year of Maj entrance to the Hongkong Hoiol),

to the year before last. The huge sum has been thoussud faults: after he comes into office be spent in two years of war-Japan Chronicle.

commits the came himself.

Hongkong, July 5th, 1905,

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