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THE HONGKONG DA (LY. PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4rn, 1906.

Seranteon racing ponies arrived here yesler- day per the Hang Sang for private owners.

H. E. Ting Kuang-chunu, lately Minister to Cores, has been appointed Secretary to the Waiwups.

"The Amateur Dramatic Club aunoanco a peri

formance of The New Boy," a farcical play�a thres acts, on the 12th, 13th and 14th inst.

at a desk. To floor space infmediately in front of them is lived on turasides by a much mixed Chinese crowd, of runners, informers, prisoucis friends, and spectators--noisy, rage, and malodorous. The British As- sessor, shivering in a great cunt (our A. S. WATSON & CO., observations relate to a seaner in the first quarter of the year) is the only semi-isolated figure in the room; his Chinese colleague, A fancy dress ball was given at Government clad in heavy durs, bespectacled and be-fonso last night, and proved a distinct success, buttoned, looks like an-seripa pach he costumes recaling a pleasing variety so chustered with intoxicated wasps Chinese primers, very taugh out of unform, their

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On Dec. 28, the shift of the homur Colliery, in the Asa-district. Yamiguchi prefecture, as those of a gig of coolies, stal on the Japus, coltrust and the mine was flanded. heto_of-bis robe, so to speak, leaning over his is reported that 267 men were at work in the mine when the disaster occarred, but the exact shoulder, brandishing indicatory fagers at

loss of life is at present not known. the approaching prisoners, even turning aver the papers on the magisterial desk. Also, they shout. The clamour is terrible. The prisoners, sy three desperadoes from the suburbs, in chair, are dragged in by the queues, and mile to kow.low. After bumping their foreloads on the floor, while the crowd presses closer and abnost hides them from view in efforts to scan their faces, the mm raise hands towards the magistrate, and shriek their pro.cstations

The Hongkong Jockey Club by au alyortise. ment in today's issue announce that tho date of the Base Mesting has been altered. The meeting is to take place on the 1244, 13th | and 14th of February, and entries close on the

of Fanorence.

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thing. We understand that the date has been altered to correspond with the visit to the Colony of Prince Arthur of Connaught.

The Odd Volanes" Soc ely is "at hous" to the public of Hongkong this afternoon, at the City Hall, when Mr. Oliver Bainbridge, F.S.A. F.R.D.S., will talk abot Native Tifo and

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE AREVICE.]

THE SITUATION AT SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI, Jan 3. - Everything is perfectly normal here HOW.

Two-thirds of the bluejacket force have re-embarked and the remainder will be posted at the principal points in the Settlement, probably until the Mixed Court question is definitely settled.

A VICEROY'S TRANSFER-

Suasana, 3rd-Jamary The Lianking Viceroy has been transferred to Fooclow.

THE RUSSIAN, REVOLUTION.

LONDON, 3rd Jamury, Jittle change is to be reported in the situation in Russia. The troops

are mostly reliable and the work of

SUPREME COURT.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

Wednesday, 3rd January, BEFORE Mx A. G. WINE (PUISSE JVDOE).

BREAKING A SUBMARINE CABLE.

The China and Japsa Electric and Talophane Ca., Lid, brought un netion against the China and Manil, Steamship Co, Lt, for $2,400, dages for breazing plaintiffs' submarine

cable came up with it. Tho Rubi then woal to Stonecutter's, where she anchored. Plaintiffs did not learn of the damage to thoir cable until later in the day, when they had it examined and found it broken a third of the distance from the south ind Consol then qusted from Ordinances showing that those injuring the cable were liable to a line and to minke good flau damage. In cuncln-ion, be pointed out that the matter was important to the public as well as to the plaintiffs. It was obviously netessary that communications should be maintained with the malaland, and having heart the sides the jury

“vulde by eine of defisidant's steamships.

would bare no doubt that the damages was dus Mr. EH. Sharp, K C. (instructel by Mr. to the Rubes omission to take such precautions 1. G. Baily), appeared for plaintiffs, and Mr. and to exercise such foresight as were reasom H. E. Policek, K. C. ¡instructed by Mr. F. B. alde and proper in view of the weather, in view Deacon), represented defondants, while Mr. T.

of

the warnings, and in view of the Rabi's own

L. Gibbs, Mr. T. F. Hough, and Mr. C. H. partially disabled condition. Gruen sal as a special jury.

In their pleadings plaintiff's set forth that en 30th or 31st Augnst the Anbmarine exldo | belonging to them, sil uated in the area reserved

for submarine cables between Kowloon and

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North Paint--within which area vessels were prohibited from anchoring under the regulations of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance injured and broken by reason of the Hubi anetering within such area through the Begligenen of defendants' servants. Plaintiffs

Evidence was addured in support of plaintiff's" elain, which was not concluded when the Court

RAN

POLICE COURT. Wedneslay, Bed January.

BEFORE MR. P. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATEJ.

A DANGEROUS MARINK.

C. Quilty, a marino ou HM S. Diafe, was

an quvatly suffered damage to the au charged with being drunk and disorderly in

of 8.4831 but restricted their claim to 1:000

bring it within the Samary Jurisdiction. Defendants, in thoir plealings, denied that

Ship Stromt on Tuesday night.

The evidence showed that the defendant was rushing about the street bearing a Japanese

A jerk the queues Customs in the Southern Seus. The members repressing the revolution is pro- † Plaintiffs' submarine cable was situated within sword slick; and threatened to stab a grastuble.

If the recity want to login the how you wellceeding. Complete order has

by offering a coctial weld on ka as runny nou-

restored in Moscow, but serious mumbers as possible. The lecture is sure to be interesting.

ing is proceeding in the South,

sly kick, sublues them momendary silence.. The Magistrate, who hus glanced at the papers, and mode a vermilion hiereglyphic on th; margin, half rise.. He bellows, positively bellows, some thing at the prisoners. The chorus grupis as before, including a running eauimentary by the gang banging to His Escelleney's elbow. A witness is liceat, or is presumably hear it is impossible to feel sure; and amgged woman in the crowd rails at both |

A good story is told by the Puchow corvos- pondent of the N.C. D. N in regard to the way nominal Christians (Chinese) teads on their calling. During the summer of last year

a print, who had been baptised there, refnaud to do waething in which there was no violation of any Căristian principle, because he was Christian. The official was about to boat him

(KRUTEL'S SERVICE.!

GERMANY,

the alleged area and denied that the calde was bochither injured or broken by their steamships fight- || Habi. They further denied that Do finki won

at mucher within the sal area, and, in the alternative, rail that if the Rubi was at anchor within the said area and if the cable was thereby injured or broken as alleget, they dontal negligeac vn the part of their servants, and by way of further answer said as follows: Thus Hubi, was proceeding on 30th August to tho typhoon anchorage in Kowloon Bay and encountered a snilden and violoat sugall of wind which was accompanied by extordinary densu

to couliane with safety the navigation of the ship and made it imperatively necessary for the Ruhi to drop her anchor

LONDON, 1st January. Lieutenant von Moltke, a rephew of the Commander in the Franco-German war, has been appointed Chief German Gineral of

in and the magistrate. She is rustled out, ] for contempt of Court and he demurred saying the Staff. in place of General Count dead linling rain, which rendered it impossible |

gd shrieking, Arutuer lights a cigarette from

the glowing fag obligingly held by a elkague, The British Assessor, toying with a fountain pen, murmurs something to the Magistrate. A foreign policeman murmurs to the Assessor. The Magistrate, roaring so as to The ligurd above reuewed

-D." AND "E" ARE FAVOURITE WINES ALL OVER THE FAR EAST

AND ARE SPECIALLY RECOM

MENDED.

Ema Carislina J The official replied. I am not beating the Fa Yin-l-ang part of you, bat my to part," and gave him a good beating.

Schlieffen, retired.

RUSSIA.

London, 1st January.

The St. Petersburg newspapers present a terrible picture of the Siberian railway to Cheliabinsk. All-the authorities have dis.

His Worshiprotod him to pay fine of $7. INFRINGING EIGHTH OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL

Tsang In Fan was charged with infringing the rights of the Postmaster Getoral by tran mitting fetters front the Colony.

On the offence being proved he was ordered to pay a fine of $25.

UNLAWFUL PUBSESSION AND BRIBERY

At the instance of Inspector Collit, Tung Chan was charged with being in unlawful possession of four bags of tice and with offering

a luktong a bribo.

Tho ovidoncs showed that the defendant was. stopped on the Praya at West Point, and aski by alaking to explain how he is in possession of tho vise. As he fail to do this he was arrested, and while being taken to No. 7 Station afford a lagong a bribs of $1. This

at the station,

The plaintiffs further replied that having regard to do, provailing condition of the weather the vessed should not have hoon in the fatong task, but charged him with bribery

She ought not to have taken position, she was.

The defondant was found guilty, and on tho the course referred to, and that in doing so sho

mouth's imprisonment on the weani charge ho was food $25 or one meath, and the

clamour, sinks lack again into his sent, and racing purposes, Just funcy anybody saying appeared, and the subliers and Bibors then fucted in her own risk. The Rubi was at fault | firal charga wis fined $19, the alternative being

rolls bis brush on abe jak slab. Another

jauchering were she did.

ou

The Japan Chronicle remarks:-They do thing; things better in-Jupas. At Yokohams a yes tema has been adscenting the purchase of Japanese ponies, just ruruol from the war, for

such a thing of the remounts of aerian friendly alloged all the stations. Complete anarchy

Those feeble animals, torn from the i ago A. S. WATSON & CO. [ing the expression of the Assessor's face) kimekurs eat his hands, were hardly able to processing with

apparently a twenti The ` affair, uf | support themselves upon tlæsir logs--and some LIMITED,

December 12 must indeed have been some- had four. But these Japanese ponies, according to the speaker above relurred to, aru the sqund thing altogether unusual to be described as

for racing purpose of more expensive Ching thing altogether unseemly and anħxcom-

ponies and are being sold at from Y51 to You in the lignity which ought,

euch. intained in such a place.”

ense follows, and so on, da capo,'ami (stade. I nation that had a little was three or four years eigus at Irkut and military trains are On the 24h August last thy Habi was lying a $2, which the fuk my took, His Worship ordered

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only.

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No manyususly signed communvations that have alty of reared in other papers will be inserted.

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The Daily Press.

Hosaxoxo, JANUARY 4TH, 1966.

THE Shanghai TAOTA, writing to the SENIOR CONSUL there to explain the arrange. ments for re-opening the Mixed Court, got as near to Sias Woo as a Chinese

inte

to he

The German Mail of the 6th Decenthor was delivered in Londoa du the 2nd inst,

By: kind permission of Lf-Col. Aitkin and Officers, the Intal of the 179th Infantry wit play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hôtel daring dinder, this ( Thurs-

Foreigners are an lunger to by nimitted in day) ovoning :.... view Chines- forts, as formerly.........

Mu

Overture

Peking was kept informed of the progress of Waltz..... recut events at Shanghai by off-two hundred tal-grams

All Americau kerosene oil godowns along the Yangtze fairly numerous by now) have to be removed, as not allowed by Treaty,

The perind for Chinese Ministers abroad will wat in fnture be limited to three years, but if they are suitable they will remain longer.

The Japanese South-China squadron.it 1ppear, was only recently organised, and it consists of the cruisers Takashilo" and "CLI- lose" and thegunbpata" Ujiua "and "Suwida." Rear-Admiral Taketomi is in command,

The Nippon Raco Club at Yokobuma held its sandal basiners moeting lost mouth. It contri- bated 300 yau for the relief of sufferers by the war, benght all the land lying within the cixels of the course, decided to erect a new grand-stand

official may. If he did not exactly drop to seal 4,500 persoas fat a cost of about 17,000 poetry, he burst into eloquenez, as he | yen), and recorded in regret at the death of lightened the barlerous foreign official's Baron Suomiya, "an old friend of the clah." and order. A presentation was made to Mr. Mori for his ignorance concerning law Perhaps the SENIOR CONSUL would not help toward the acquisition of the long desired

land.c quarrel with His Excellency's dictum that as a judicial tribuat stands for law and The Chinese Minister. to Washington tele- order an a community, the continued graphed to the. Waiwupu stating that, with losing of tlie Mixed Court must involve regard to the recent missionary massacre at Lenchow, the Americau missionary societies an absence in Shanghai of law and order.

in the United States had proznised not te A SENIOR CONSUL does not advance

demand indemnity for the outragn. Later laboured argument to meet claptrap. He information indientes fled somebody put in a must, however, have raised his eyebrows when he reads passige referring to the

An investigation of considerable public scene" in the Mixed Court on December

interust is stated to las taking place in Now 12, which was, the TAOTAI wrote, "a thing Zealand, regarding an alleged improper payment altogether museenly and unbecoming the of £70 to Captain - Salon, son of the Premier. diguity which ought to be maintained in The accusation was made by a member of the such a place." The wins ought to be legislature, and the matter, after nu inquiry tyi and the “what is " often fail to cutipare the Auditor-General which failed to trace the in this world; and those who know the payment. is being again investigated by a com. mitter. It is probable that the Premier himselť tribuaal in question will wander just where will be put in the witnessbox." the desiderated dignity has ever been. permitted to discover itself.

The noises

claim.

Under the auspices of the Union Church Literary Club, and in aid of the Piano Fund

followed by a "Trist by Jury" (Pickwick v. Bardell), adapted from "Pickwick Papers. The admission is $1, and the committee are hoping to get a good audience. They have been

Selection Nong Two 2

"Fight Tuft "...

**Willman Tell

**The Iciver of Yours?

Raseini Jiddell

Adama

tirs.

orders from the author

The Russian Goverment, recognising that the subjugation of the Baltie provinces is a most formidable tax, is preparing winter campaign on a large scale, and troopis areready entering Courland on four sales,

HONGKONG ` HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The newly-formed Hongkong Horticultural Sousa Secirty adtanced another stage in its progress towards complete organisation yesterday "The Girl feona Kay's "... Caryll afternoon when Sir Francis Piggott, president, "Mana"

presided over a good attendance in the City Step dolly Negroes"

Borger Dissen Mesu:-Scotch Egg on Toart. Soups

Hail. The principal business was to make arrangements for the fortlaming show, for which day the following were appointed a comitted: Mrs. Bowley, Mrs. Browin, 31rs,

Sanza, Parties.

Mr. Sharp outlined the case for plaintiffs.

the Kowloon Dock, having for annual overhunt. At that time she was naturally without steam. Her boilers were emply and she was lying

to be put in the poor. box,

BEFORE MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATS),

ALLEGED ASSAULT.

IL. Schwartz charged Constable Buland with Assunting him in Pattingar Street, iar thes Criterion flotal, on the night of the 31st ulti

plass. They would, of course, recollect that that was the height of the typhoon season, and up to that time the baromster had been con- stantly falling for three or four days. A typhoon notice had been issued by the User ca. tory bu the two previous days, and at 7,3) ou

Complainant doposed that he was staying at | the night of tho. 21h thê red druio was huistol

the Criterion Hotel. Ou the night in question on the frater and other phe/s. The log of

he wont with his wife for a walk. When a fow the Baby showed that it was observed at 10

i hotel he met th o'clock. Later, the observatory issued a cotios puces from the dour of that the typhoon would visit the colony defendant and another man. The defendant said within twenty-four hours, and after that steamers to his wife—" Hallo, Missus." She made no began leaving their moorings for Stonecutter's answer, but walked on with him. The defend- surd Kowloon Bay. Notwithstanding all this, ut aut followed and again suid Hallo, Missus.” three o'clock in the afternoon, the Rabe sent Complainant then said Tlas is my wife, why Split Pea, Os Tail ish-Boiled and Shrimp

the fanbone, and was towel, not as they might and struck with a low on the left, and then for the Robert Cook, the most powerfni tag in do you speak to her?" The constable drew back Grilled

Butres - Roust Partridge and Bread

Simple

on the right side of the head, * Kidney can Toust, Pressant Curry-blimp, Joints-kost Druf,

the Hongkong side. The barometer was still expool to a safe anchoraggy, hut to her busy on

To the defendant-I identifial you because and Horse. kish Ence, Rongh Cupon ant Cold Munt - of asal, as a Dickson, Mrs Seth, Mr. Barton, Mr. Dann falling, wad, as it appeared in the log book, at you in a black band on your arm aul a Destruct. Veptables-Boiled Potatoes, Houst

This 5,50 in the afternoon the black drum was hicisted. light suit of clothing ou, I also identified Potatoes, Boiled Cauliflower, Carrots, Boiled it. (secy). Mr. Crabdeck and Mr. Osborne. Entreats-Phun Pudding, Strawberry Toe Crea ommittee, it was decided, should take over the Although the Ružź bad at that time no steam, you by your features. There was no marks on and Finger Cakes. Almond Migeroni Fruit. Tea.

Cheese work of the committes which hal arranged for sho did not signal to the Robert Cook te come

my face when I reported the occurrence at the Cofu. Preserved Ginger.

the show, the members of lime latter to be a sub- and fake hor to amfo-anchorage. The typhoon charge room, but the doctor full me I was tɔ wear a bandage round my head as one of my committee. Regulations for the forthcoming gun was frod at exactly 9-10 that night, and

ears were hurt. exhibition were drawn up, it being agreed that during tho alght the Larcaster continued to the price of admission on the first day should fall. be 81 and on the second day up to 3 o'clock, 50 couts, after that hour, free. Subscribers to Sir Paul Chater's list were to be made members of the society and to be admitted to the show free. Mr. L. Gibbs was elected secretary and treasurer. The committee which had arranged for the Flower Show submitted a lengthy report, in which it was stated that Sir Paul Chater had promised $2,000 toweds tre prize hoped the membership of the society would fund. Sir Francis Piggott remarked that he W. A. All n; 30.. J. Lem, 30.

reach 100. When the meeting opened W. M. Everull, 39 there were 17 members

the lixt Qu C. Lasbriel, 30

and several additions were made at the close, safety, but the xbi did not signal for the The Chairman also tauk occasion to refer to tugboat. As appeared from the log book E. K. Udall, 30. G. A. Watkins, a mistaken impression at the annual work was being done that morning on ber

Comp. 3. Vanstone subscription was $25. As a matter of fact it

was only 85.

HONGKONG CONSISTORY NO. 11, A.A.S.R.

The following Ill. Companions have been elected as Offies.Boarers for the year 1996;- Mirand Commander, I. Comp. E. Spafford, 30.

Ürator,

15. Fridge: 90. F. Howell, 30, C. Pitlock, 302. C. F. Kockum 30 ..

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Seater Warden Jumior Secretary and Treasurer, Master of Cere

1105,

Chancellor,

Chaplain.

Muster of Works,,

1st Standard Bearer, 2018

Grind Director of Music,

Aide De Comp

Inzer Guard," Past Comezand r

2

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Tang Chou, 301. J. Sunth, 30

W. Farmer, 20

SHANGHAI MIXED COURT.

Count?

THE "MEX." IN CHINA.

Hitherto they had only barometrical

After further evidence had been heard, J. T. Harding was called for the defence. Ha said he was shipwright on H.M.S. Hesla.

warning, siguals, and notices ised by the observatory, but now the wind began to rise very seriously and at daybreak the ships On the ovening of the 31et ultimo he met the continued to leave their moorings for a safe defendant, and was with him until Eo was taken anchorage. Yet, despite all these warnings, the to the station. Witness did not see him strike ubi did not signal for the Robert Cook, which anybody. They were in the Cosmopolitan Hotel was lying with steam up, us her duty was to tow easels to a sato anchorage, At eight c'clock in and drum were hoisted. Meanwhile the wiad was increasing in forco, and two of the fow towed to remaining learners

the morning the black cone

JOW were

when defendant was arrested.

To defendunt-You sound quite surprised when arrested. I did not see you strike may- Eody: other did I see you accost a woman in

The defendant was discharged.

LARCENY.

the strast.

charged with stealing the sum of $164 from A private of the Army Service Corps was

ons Wong Kam, of Hunghom.

starboard main hoiler, sud at 11.55 5.m., when

The complainant stated that when she lett practically all the other vessels had gone, the Rubi at last cast off and attempted to proceed Lome on the 31st ultime, the amount lost wes apparently to Kowloon Bay without the in her drawer. On returning next morning aid of a tag and under her own steam. At that she found her drawer broken opon and the time she had only one of her two boilers in use, money stolen.

The mistress of the house stated that the and he would prove to them that she could not

It is not had to guess why the Mixed Court officials regent foreign interference with their

A TYPICAL CURRENCY INCIDENT, Mr. Edward S. Littlo, of Shadghai, recently doings; but those who lack the necessary inkling any tind it in the following queries asked by the travelled by train from Hankow to Peking. Chima Gazette:

While in the former place lio secured a supply 1-Why is the Mixed. Cut so anxious to

of coin for the journey und was given dollars get more thao, if as much as, half of her normal defendant called there at 1 pm. ou the di remand all female prisoners in the Mixed turned out of the Government Mint at Wu- chang. He leudered these coins to the Govern-

power out of cus boiler. The typhoon them in question, and although told the complainant was almost at its height, and it was apparently had gone out, remained in her room until Aro 187 Count runners the owners of or in mout Railways both in Tientsin and Poking in

for tickets. In both cases any way interested in brothels, opium dens payment

they WOTO

with grast difficulty that she got under weiglia.. the following morning. or ten stops?

rojected. The clerks explained that the coins.

at all. Starting at 11.45, the Babi had two Sergeant O'Sullivan gave evidence as to outside the province," and could not

minutes later her engines going at full speed, arresting the defondant at the barracks je What is the amount of squeeze" generally were demauded, to allow a person arrested, and therefore be accepted. Mr. Little then sue-

Londered Mexicans and called their hat it took her to 12.30 to gelas far as the cable Queen's Road, when he found a large sum of often on a tramped-up charge, being attentiva do the fact that those wore not only reservo, where she anchoral under circumstances money in his possession. allowed bail? 4.-Why are no receipts given by the Bized outside-tle province" but "outside the Empire"

Court for money rapered by way of hail folly and inconsistener of the vivation but the Rabi ought not to have at herself in the coins. The Chinese, assistants at once saw the they would her. Plaintiffs would prove that fees or otherwise? Why are o samoses issued in civil stuck to the Maxicans. cases-bul always wariauts of arrest?

wry

His Worship found the defendant guilty,

and sentenced him to oue month's imprison

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

"This incident, be very justly remarks," will position she did. She ought nut to have delayed uent.

2c long, and she ought not to have ventured on apper cells and the monthly fee for a bed system or lack of system existing in this country. In those circumstances if she had been over- space in same?

} The British treaty provided for the elimination 7-What is the fon for being allowed to smoke of this evil, bat like the rest of the treaty it is borne by the wind and driven into some Shanghai at .. on the 2nd inst, and is

opium in the upper colla?

largely a dead letter.

The coinage of the other ship, he should submit that she was Empire is in greater confusion to-day than when the treaty was signed. Things have gone entirely to blame. The typhoon could from bad to worse and a oritical condition is in not be called a typhoon, although it was sight unless strong hands are laid on the mang- a serious blow. On the following morning fsoture of matal dises which are euphoniously the fate raised her anchor and the plaintiffs'

heard when approaching the Mixed Court connected with the Church, a concert will be†6-What is the entrance fee to one of the illustrate the muddle existing in the coinage her insufficient power without the aid of a tug. in seçsion are something like the noise that given this evening (Thursday) a1 ? p.m., Lə hə comes from a school playground. Inside the scene affords absolutely no sense of what the foreign observer understands by diguity. On a low dais in the middle of a singularly neglected and dirty ball, the Chinese Magis- trate and Foreign Assessor sit, side by side,

proparing this for some time and are anxious to see a large number present. The entertainment is open to all.

There is a better way of wasting money than wasting it upou books. Of that I am convinced the is a noble spendthrift who lives riotously with his bookeeller."A B. C." in called coins" The Methodist Times.

The T.K.K. str. Nippon Haru-sailed from

expected to arrive at Hongkong about noon today, the 4th.

The M.M. str. Caledonier, with the next

French-mail, left Singapore on Tuesday, the

ad inst, st. 11 p.m. for this port via Saigon.

The P. & A. str. Nummefix arrived at Yoko- hams on the 1st Jan,