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followers. For his age-the earlier part suffered to fall into decay, and the sandy of the eighteenth century-DEGUIGNER was desert made rapid advances, so that with a fair Oriental scholar, but he seems to the rise of Mohammedani m and the docay have known little Chinese, and to have been of the Buddhist monasteries that had entirely dependent on second hand trave-flourished under the rule of the earlier Wei lations of the Wanbien Kangmu, itself overvigns, the whole of there countries CO., réchauffée with no critical soumen of became a howling desert.

older worke of very different authority. DEGUIGNES History of the Huns may be best described aeg work of the same ago. Aud similar authority with ROLLIN'S "Ancient History," and it would be as profitable to go to the latter fra history of ancient Egypt POPULARITY or Babylon as to DEGUIONES for the en-

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c'ent history of Central Asia. Our ladera Chinese scholars are as deficient in critical judgment as their predecessors of the eighteenth century, and have been content to copy their blunders, without, of course, the same excuse; and so Dr. STEIN, Hot himself a professing Chinese student," has been led into the error of confounding Hanni with Hinng No. The error, which amounts to an entire falsification of the ethnographic history of Asia, as well as dislocating the later history of the Roman Empire, is of importance, the CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE especially that neither ethnographically nor philologically is there any connection between the two peoples, who are in both respects as far apart as the poles. KLAPBOTH a century ago shattered DEGUIONES argu: menta, but the mufera sinologist still, from ignorance or malice prepons, elects to repeat the error.

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As a fact, while the swarthy low statured dark eyed Huan described by AMMIANUS MARCELLINUS is an unmistakeable Ogáuz, all the descriptions we possess from Chinese sources lead to the conclusion that the Hiung Nu there figured belonged ra her to the blond type was tall, fair:con- plexioned, and possessed that generosity of character which has at all times marked the Turk in contrast with the Oghuz type, The Hiung Nu was, is fact, the triae fore. runder of the modern Osmanli in feature

as in disposition, and the remains of his A. S. WATSON & CO., speech preserved for us by SanA THIRN are distinctly of the Oamauli type. The LIMITED,

true descendants of the Hiung Nu were in. fact the Tughul of the sixth century and the Seljuk of the tenth, and through the latter the modern Oemmuli. The Hunn of AMMIANUS who so nearly brought the carly Byzantine Empire to destruction, and, who disturbed the whole of Europe till conquered

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1843.

Here history reports itself. In our own times the savage Two Tsungtang was sent under the present regency to put town tha Mohanimedan rising which had taken place as a sequence to the rule of the Amir Yakub

in Kashgar. To's eule los of repression was extermination, and the e tire country was devastated, and the inhabitants, men, wowen, and children, ruthlessly massacred. Teo was indeed temporarily successful: bo made a howling willernges of the cases that had up to his day survived, and the Tind deprived of its inhabitants, and with its irrigation works destroyed, has in the latter poried of the nineteenth century becom › an irreclaimablo desert, never more ta be re- stored to cultivation. Such is the story of Eastern Turkestan, which we are pow, after the explorations of Dr. Srets, beginning to comprehend. A much wiser course in the interests of humanity at large would have been to have listened to the prayers of of YAKUB Bro, and assisted him in the founding of his kingdou; but through a mistaken policy of supporting China on every occasion, whelber right or wrong, we have uided in the final rain of Central Asia,

and weakened our own rals in India.

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Mr. Malburn Toman, Australian champion billiard player, arrived in the Colony from Australia yesterday by the as. Yawata Muru.

At the Polios Court yesterday, Mr. F. A. Hazinad sentenced two coolies to six week imprisonment and six hours' stocks for stealing a large jar of proservod fruit,

Mr. Ivan Chen was to read a paper on "Com- parative Study of English and Chinese Custom and Superstition" at a meeting of the Chias Society at the Caxton-ball on November 7,

The plague totals at date are 237 onsən, 229, death. Trast week there was a European care of diphtheria and two cases of enteric.

TELEGRAMS.

["DAILY PRESS," EXCLUSİVE BEEVICE.]

SUPREME COURT. Moday, November 25th

IN SU MARY JURISDICTION.

The report comes from Hankow that during a conversation the other day at Wachang BRITISH MILITARY APPOINT BEFORE Mr. H. H. J. GOMPREIZ Choring

MENT,

LONDON, November 25th. Major-General Miles becomes the

between a oerisin Coneul and H.E. Chao Erh- ven, Viceroy of the Hukuang provinoss, the former is oredited with a suggestion to the Visaroy that, as the people of Chekiang are opposed to a foreign lona for the Boochow, Haugehow and Ningpo Railway, it would be a Quarter-Master-General to the Forces. good idea for the Imperial Government to take it op for its own us"," "Yes," replied the Viceroy, then the lenders will be asking for privileges and benefits in consideration

therefor,"

A very touching instance of the devotion of an old ustive officer to his "sahib" comes from Iudin. When recently the news reanhei him that his old commanding officer-Major-General J. W. 3 ounghusband-was dead, this native oficer, whose name is Ibrahim Rbas, of Mar- dan, was in perfect health, though 76 Taking the latter containing the sad news to the Mosque, be laid it on the ground before him, and said, Got, I am too old that I should stand this shock, take me sise that I may again serve my old master!" From that day he just sank way, and a few weeks after died, happily and pesosfully, saying, “I go to serve my General

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Sahib in Heaven."

Herr Woolding formerly the Archduks Leopold of Austria, who renounced all his titles in order to marry Fralia Adamovias, the singer, from whom he subsequently separated, has married again. Herr Welding is the

brother of the ex-Crown Princes of Baxo03, who eloped with the tutor iron from the Dresden Court, and recently married in London the Italian pisuist, Signor Tonelli. The ex Arobduke's bride on this acession is Frantoin Maria Magdalous Ritter, a woman twenty-fire years old and of humble origin. The ceremony took place at Zurich, Herr Woolfing, a lawyer, two men friends, and the bride and her two sisters going in company to the town hall where the marriage took place. There was no religious ceremony.

German Government his bought his airship. Count Zeppelia denies the report that the What the Government has done in to buy the building wherein the airship is housed, refund.

Ha Justier)..

DISPUTED 'OWNERSHIP.

Taoi fig-p brought notion against the Tang Yu Brus to reauver $788.40 due for goode sald and delivered,

Mr. O. D. Thomson, who appeared for the plaintiff, said the defendant firm carried on business at Tungsba village in the Fakien Province. On November 2nd a junk arrived here from that village with a quantity of

This post carries with it an annual salary of £2,500, and makes the holder the Third Military Member of the Army Council. The previsas holder was General Sir W. . Nichol soo. The now appointee, Major-General H.8.G. Miles, C.B., O.V.O.,

ke, was born in° 1550, Aldershot and Commandant of the Staff College. and entered the army in 1569. He was A„A.G.at go consigned to the pisina. In the cours of a conversation with the junk owner the In the last Boer war he served as D.A.G., and plaintiff learned that there were goods on board

consigued by the defendant firm, who at

was twice mentiona? in despatches, earning the Queen's medal with six clasps, and bis C.B. He has hold an headquarters appointment- Recuiting and organization-sioon 1904],

INDIAN RAILWAY STRIKE.

LONDON, November 25th, The Indian railway strike continues.

CRISIS IN PORTUGAL.

LONDON, November ( 25th. The situation in Portugal has grown worme. It is reported that the garrison and worships at Lisbon have mutinied.

THE COTTON TRADE TROUBLE.

LONDON, November 25th. The cotton operatives of Lancashire and the employers have agreed to a fortnight's armistice, for negotiations, MILITARY MOTORIST KILLED.

LONDON, November 25th Major-General Colville has been killed in a motor accident.· KO... was Born in 1852, and entered Major-General Sir Henry Edward Colvilla

man in charge of them. The name of that man was the same as the present claimant As the defendints owed the plaintiff money he issued a writ of forsign attachment, and nəticə of the claim was not given sotil twelve days after the writ had been delivered,

His Lordship delivered judgment for plain- tiff on the writ, sad then an issue was tried to decide who was the owner of the property seized, Mr. H. K. Helmet appearing for the claimant who, he said, was a trader in Hongkong and bad his goods shipped to this port by the same jook as the plaintiff.

After hearing the evidanos, His Lordship gave judgment for the claimsat, with costa MARINE MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Monday, Novembèr 25th, BEFORE COMMANDBE BAL R. H. TAYLOR, R. (MARIS MAGISTRATE), CARELESS COXSWAINS.

of the steam lanach Fook Lee for unlawfully Sergeant Sutter proseoutsi Chu Bo, master blowing the steam whistle of bis lauach other than for the purpose of navigation on the 20th inst

The Bergant stated that while in the palice launch he saw defendant's launch proceeding from east to wast in the fairway. He s blowing his whistle sad waving a lantern from hie launch signalling to the fong Man 1, which ship was coming in. The signal was

The property known as No. 354, Queen's by this means the money Count Zeppelin the Grenadiers in 1870 He saw much service answered from the latter. Witness stopped the

Bad t'entral and No. 41, Lower Lascar Eow. which was to have been offered for sale yesterday by Mr. G. P. Lammert, auctioneer, was with

drawn.

pant on it, and providing him with reddy money Moreover, the Government has ordered from wherewith to continus his present trials.

the Count a new airship of considerably greater onpurity then the present one, The new airship will be capable of carrying a row of 18, and it will be driven by a motor of 235 b.p. The trial at Friedrichshafen on september 8 of the Count's present airship was of a most successful

in Afrive, obiefly as Intelligence Ur in Sudan and Egyptian expeditions, and it was be who compiled the official history of the 1836. campaign. He was also in Burms in 1863, and in 1899. His name figured over and over bad gommand of the infantry at Giraltar again in despatcher.]

NOBEL PRIZES.

by the ax Chemg Sing will be offered for sale Sixteen grifins which arrived from Tieu kkia

by Mommen. Hughes and Hongh at Kennedy's Stabler, Causeway Bay, on Thursday afternoon.olarseter. It was carried out in the presence LONDON, November 25th.

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board, to be of the German Crown Prince, the King of

Nobel prizes have been awarded held this afternoon, laiters will be read from Würtemberg, and the Arobdure Frans this year to Sir William Crookes on the field of Chal ny, finds his closest the Government relative to the transfer of four Salvator. The military airship made another

ver Berlia next day, (science) and Mr. Rudyard Kipling anco:ssful excursion modern representative in the swarthy Vo-inspectors to the Police Department; and to the gul of the Urals.

infectious diseses byelaws. The report by the exciting co siderably curiosity among the people | (literature). This confusion of Turk and Oghus is not,ommittee relative to the use of the IP and 3 in the streets. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTA,

mixture instead of liquid fast, will also be which Dr. ONLY communications relating to the news column however, the only error into

considered, STEIN has been led by his false, guldes in his short description of this Gobi land. Equally in error, though the consequences

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 26th November, 1917.

**

hould be addressed to Tan EorTOR,

Correspondents must forivard their names and ad- dresses with communications addressed to the

[REOTER'S SERVICE.] -

THE SLEEPING SICKNESS.

LONDON, November 22nd..

The second international conference on

defendant and asked why he was bloring bie whistle, and the latter replief that there were lot of sampans in his way. Afterwards he asked witness to give him another chance and say nothing about it. The Sergeant looked for shempans with a glass, bát soali see none.

His Worship imposed a die of $20, the alternative baing six weeks' hard labour,

HONGKONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC A880CIATION..

Major Broke presided at the first anal Asistion held at the Hongkong Hotel last meeting of the Hongkong Amateur Athletio

evenlog. There were also present Mara H. L. O. Garrett (secretary), P. C. Gray, F.. Lammert, L. J. Wishart and Dr. F. H. Kew (committee), Mesers. F. A. Biden, H. T. Jack- man, P. Liuton, A. von der Pfordelen, Woods. J. H. Mead, H. Battiscombe and A. E. Suther- land.

The rales draw up at the inangaral

Editor, no! for publication but as evidence of good are of less importance,, am the supposed thirty-five and a half years. He has been an 8,299,931 ons in 1906. During the same the Bleeping Sickness has been postponed in meeting of the Association were submitted, and

faith.

All Letters for publication should be written, on ans side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted, -

Orders for extra copios of Daily PREen should be

identification of Charkhlik and Leolan. Leolan, or as it was apparently subsequently called, Shen-s'en, the Nafopu, ie, Navapur or Nowtown of the monk Yuen Chwang was undoubtedly the modern Cherchen, Origi

sent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cashnally the capital of the old Arjuna tribes

Telegraphic Address: Paso.

Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

p. 0. Bot, 84. Telephone No. 12.

DEATH.

On November 14th, at Yokokuma, HARRY THOMAS WAWELL, chief examiner, I. M. Customs,

Chofça.

HotUKONG OFFICE: WA, DES VEUX ROAD C.

NION OFFICE: 181, FLERT STREET. E.G.

The Daily Press.

The promotion of Sir Ia Hamilton to the rank of General was gasotted after a servics of extraordinary amount of active service, and has been mentioned in the dispatoles relating to an fewer than savon campaigns. In the late war in South Africa he was mentioned six times, and was twice promoted for distinguished service.

Twelve gamblers arrested by Detectivo Sergeant Marison aboard the .. Ying King on Sunday were placed before Mr. F.A Honeland at the Police Court yesterday. The two keepers Another batch of fourteen arrested by Inspecter wore fined $50 each, and each of the players $3 Ritchie aboard the Heisang were charged before Mr. C. D. Melbourne. keepers was find $30, and each of the players 33. Each of the two

From the Suez Canal returns it appears that there has been a dicrease of 57,009 tons last year, as compared with 1905, in the tonnage of British vessels, which amounted to 8833,929 tons in 1904, 8,356,940 tons in 19.5, and

period, the tonnage of German vessels has increased from 1,069,561 tons in 194 to deference to the wishes of Germany, which 2,113,484 tons in 1905, and to 2,155,552 tons in desires its delegates to have time to submit 1906. The percentage of the British vessels and the result of Dr. Koch's recant investiga. their net tonnage decreased in 1906, being 51.7 tions. in 1905, and 632 and 85.9 in 1904. The and 61.7 respectively, as against 61.4 and 63;6 pereantage of German vessels and their not tonnage was 148 and 16.0 repectively, as compared with 14.6 and 16.1 in 1945, and 19.8 tonnage of the other maritime nations using the and 14.7 in 1904, while the percentage of net Cand in 1906 remained practically stationary sa compared with the preceding year,

THE EXPORT OF GOLD TO NEW YOHK.

LONDON, November 22nd.

engaged for a further 24,800,000.

New York reports that freight has been

Mr. Maar aated whether a reply had been received from the A.A.A, regarding rale 10 az to whether the records of soldiers who compatad ia regimental sports would be accepted.

The CHAIRMAN stated that the reply received was a rather sweeping one. It stated that s soldier or sailer who was an smalear lost his amateur status if he competed at a regimental or service meeting whether for a money prizn or not, Championships of army races were, however exempt from this rule.

of Enstern Turkestan, its history is very instructive, and its capture formed one of the main achievements of the mythical Nauwang the story of the Great Migra- tion, Charkut on the other hand re- presents the site of the mythical K'i the first home of the Cheos who founded the first kingdom in northern Chinn, the fore ruziner of the subsequent Empire. It is in native in Centre Street who was under the Zeitung," and believed to have been made by tially settled and the ranning of mail trains I printing, and this will be paid out of the

On Saturday afternoon à lukong arrested a

the Theatre for six nights commencing on The Bandman Comedy Co., are to occupy

December 12tb. Most of the old members of owners in its struggle with the dockers. When

Members, agreed to the adoption of the rules. The CHAIRMAN-Now we are an Association numbering G) member, no less than 37 of whom have paid their subscriptions in advance The Indian railway etriko has been par-Our liabilities amount to $3.50, mostly fre

THE RAILWAY STRIKE IN INI TA.

LONDON, November 23rd.

·

CROSBY HALL.

LONDON, November 23rd. The Chartered Bank has declined to any

Belgian commercial circles are commenting upon a statement made by the Kölnische

fact the Kasse or Ch'esse of the T'siea Han

influence of liquor. The inebriste, was amusing the Germanshipowners of Antwerp and other

is being resume 1. a large crowd of coolise, and refused to go to poris in Northern Europe, to the effect that Shu, when it constituted a separate king-jail quietly, so the lakong, who was without the great German shipping companies intend THE LATE RUS80-JAPANESE WAR, dom. As Dr. STEIN, rightly tells us, the haudends, had to throw his man and tis histo abandon Antwerp as a port of call and to Ho KONG, November 26th, 1907. Lake Lop was in those early days far more bands behind him with a towel. Then it was lot their vasele call at the now Belgia sas-

LONDON, November 23rd. extensive than at present, and so the road to he was pat in's cell and went to sleep. In the notion of the Borgomaster of Antwerp in having Baron Komura à draft for £4,860,411 for an easy matter to take bim to the station, whers port of Seebrugge ; this step is due to the Count Benckendorf to-day will hand DR. AUREL STEIN has proved himself a Shen-shen bad to bag the northern slopes of morning he was found to be instue, and promised the dockers an increased rate of pay, the maintenance of Russian prisonera model explorer, and the results that he has the modern Altyu Tagh, and passed through instead of being taken to the Police Court, was although he was not authorised to make any during the late war. already attained in the till lately mysterious the land of Küsse, in mordern times known removed to the asylum.

such promise. The statement thus made by regions of Central Asia lying immediately as Gash. This territory in the time of the

the German journal seems to confirm the wost of China afford an indication of what early Haus was far more ferile and better

way supported directly by the German ship- rumors that the "Fédération Maritime" we may expect regarding the earlier history watered than in modern times, and we of Asiatic civilisation when his explorations find the Emperor Wu offering it as come to be still further extended. Lately he pasture land to the Wauns, who, however, King and Florence Hamer, and the pieces to recently the leading German shipping com Hall, pending further efforts to complete the company are returning, including Chads the new seaport of Seebrugge was opened 1 uger suspend the demolition of Crosby has been extending, his researches into the declined it, whereupon he settled here the be staged include the latest London successes, panies showed a great deal of interest in the districts of the Gobi immediately adjoining Hwanyas who had been dispossessed by such as "The Wa'ls of Jericho," "John enterprise, and they were represented largely

the sum required. western China; and here his researches, the Hiung Nu, of the former homes. It Glayde's Honoar," Bounty and the Barge," at the ceremony.

"Sherlock Holmer," and the Earl of though not to the ethnologist likely to be has often been a subject of wonder why the

Pawtucket. The dates will be announced in New York, says the Jewish World," con of a great importance as those further west, ancient travellers in Central Asia going the course of a few days. With such an attractive fains a remarkable Jewish centenarian In the will for the purposes of the historiographer west from Shaches or Tashwang, instead of repertoire the company is certain to have person of Barent Voliasii, who Ives with Lis who desires to understand the rise of the proceeding due west, made a detour far the sati faction of playing to crowded houses. son at 288, Thetford A vanne, Brownsville. In The Korean Emperor has issued & Decree imperial power of China from its foundation north by way of Khamil wlisace they pro

spite of his 106 years, be is still vigorms, and ordering the Crown Pri ca to study in Japan, by the great Toin Shihwaugti, be of still ceedel by Cherchen to the west. The

They are having busy times at the Post only a short time ago dunced a "Camarings" at sad sppointing Priaus Ito as his tutor in loco explanation is to be found in this former Offes these days, what with the Christmas the wedding of one of his great-grandchildren, greater interest. One of the great move.

great extasion of Lop, which in the early mail and the compiling of statistion which Mr. Volinski remembert Napoleon's invasion of COMPETITION IN MANCHURIA. ments of Asiatic history, whose echoes middle ages seemed to live for a time at will be used in determining the turnover of Busia in 1818. He was born in Ko sio, is the

Toxro, November 2lat, reached as far as Imperial Ríme, had its enst blocked-the-southern road.--Whed next six years. The exoses of the Christmas where he had a prosperoas business as a wine has been remitted for one year in view of the

sach Post Offion in the Tostal Union for the government of Grodno, and settled in Antipolia,

The-tax-on-nativa-bean-kes-at-Nowohwang headquarters in these regions the struggle the road was re-opened the desert was mail this year as compared with that of last merchant. His business was ruined, however, competitie between Japanese and foreign for mastery between the Hiung Na and the found to have so far advanced that few year is 69 bags of letters and 14 boxes of in the troubles of 1881, and he went to New merchants. Hans, which long remained undecided; and travellers ventured on making the journey. parcels. The total fake by three mails in 1906 York. By his first wife, whom he married very it is therefore of consequence that Dr. Stein Up to the time of the Wei Shu, where the was 372 bags of letters and 115 boxes of parcels, young, he had twelve children. He married should start provided with the latest way stations are mentioned, the lines of whereas the three steamers taking nails due in air at sixty-r, his second wite being only Information derivable on the subject rather military works established by the Han England before Christmas this year sarried 441 twenty-two, sud had fifteen children. Alto- than than he should be left of his own monarchs seem to have been kept in gool bags of letters and 129 boxes of parcels. Of gather his children, grandchildren-and-great-f 50,000,000 Panama Canal bonds and devices to struggle out of the Sirbenian bog order, but under the later monarchs of the hard at work, even the Foilmastor-General, Mr members all their names. He rises every late the Post Office staff have been exceedingly grandchildren number ninety-two-and he re. in which the subj et has been left through dynasty, who had lost the energy of their C. Mol. Mosser, being at the office shortly, after morning at four, drinks a great deal of tes, and the errors of DEGUIGNES, and his modern predecessors these works were gradually oven o'clock in the morning.

smokes a pipe.

parentia,

[N.-C. Daily News Service.] KOREA AND JAPAN.

TOKYO, Novembar 2ist.

PANAMA BONDS.

NEW YORK November 19th. President Roo svelt has authorized the issue:

100,000,000 Trotsury certificates pollsterally of the sale of the Canal bends has afforded with an additional banknote feras.. The proceeds immediate relief on the fusselal situation. It is ramenred that Mr. J Pierpont Morgan is buying Canal bonds.

subscriptiona.

The BECRETARY stated that the committee. had adopted a scheme for a series of oross comotry runs in which entrants would pay $1. After five rous the-min with the highest the man who won each race would get s aggregate would gat the challenge eng, while

medal.

Members approved of the scheme of the committee, and it was decided to hold the first rua on Sunday, December 15th, at 3.30 p.m. over a douze to be selected by the sub-com- mittee.

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Regarding the holding of an athletlo mesting

write, and obtain the opinion of members. He meetings, the SECRETARY was instructed to to cover championships not held at any other

was also authorised to send the affiliation fee to the A. 4.A., Loaden.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 25th at 11.55 a.m.--The depression moving away over the Pacife to the N.E. of

Japan.

The barometer has risen considerably in 8. Japan, and a moderate riso has taken place alsɔ over China.

The anticyclone sovering Obias is central to the North of the Yangtze Pressure remanes relatively low over the d. part of the China-Bes

Very strong monsoon may be expected in the Formoss Channel and the China Sea.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am: to-day, 9.00 inches,

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon -to-day is as follows:-

H. and NE,

Hongkong & Neighbourhood win is fresh to

Bouth coast of Chins between - Hongkong and Lammocks, Bouth coast of China between

Hongkong and Hainan...

Formosa Chanmal

sireng; tair. N.E. gale. Sameas No. 1.

Banesa Mo, 2