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A. S. WATSON

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30ra, 1907.

sentations with regard to the officials

title to compensation. On annually recurrent works there was also a saving, $412,250 being voted, and only $379,797 expended, This was effected in spite of the fact that the estimates were exceeded in the case of

An Imperial Rescript has been issued through ↑

the Grand Conacit ordering the Ministry of TELEGRAMS. Finance to subscribe fands for the construction of the Kungsi Railway, in response to a memorial from H,E, Chang Ming-ch'i, Governor of Kaangi province.

CO., Kowloon works, gas lighting of rouls Chang Chih-tang are disnesing the question

POPULARITY

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

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thero, and the waterworks For public works extraordinary, $1,880,524 were voted and $1.105,868 'spent. Under this vote, it was intended to construct time first section of a new prison to be situated, at the base of the southern slopes of the Kowloon

Their Excellencies Yuan Shih-k'ai and

of taking brok certain gold-mising concessiona in Mancharia from a Rússian syulicate. Wa understand that Vioaroy Heû Skil-Chang will be asked to take the matter în hand,

(REUTER'S BERVICE.]

THE UNITED STATES.

LONDON, November 27th. Mr. Jenkins, the President of the Joskins Trast, has been arrested for forgery, and his two brothers, who

were Prezident and 'Director of the Williamsburg Trust have also been arrested. Mr. Maxwell, the ex- President of the Borough Bank, who was

ST. ANDREW'S BALL

9 Waltz.

10 Two Step,

11 Waltz,

Syringe Mosquito Parado

...Bobro ina alus

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La Mattiobo

The grand Scottish ball, the chief social event and barbinger of the winter festivities in

12. Two step, *** Hongkong, was held in the City Hall last night, 24 Eightsomo Rael, Mrs. Masles and The High

13 Walks,...

15. Politi,...

...

The Choristers

Road to Linton Le spistallar

16 Strategy wal Reel, Monynak and Reedot Tulkooh 17 Highland schottish, There's one luke about

the hoose Scotch Aire

and was so great a success as it has proved in provious years, Lwal Scotsmen look forward with pleasure to this anuns reunion at which they can meet old friends and make new, and other, nationals too, for the aorthosen are no- thing if of hospitable on this occasion. No 18. Caledonians. dauour of any standing would willingly mis, 19 Eightsore Rd, the night of pleasure provided by Scotia's S to do honour to their patron saint.

20 Waltz... 21 Two Step 22 Walix mud cialop

Esgm adi John Peel Supper was sorsed at midnight when the President asked all to honour the usual tonst ta the memory of St. Andrew, which was drunk in Rolemn silency,

There was last night a largå attendance whic include many who did not dance. Those

range of hills. A survey and other plans possession of a sword stick, and plood him before recently arrested for larceny nad forgery latisr spent a planini hoar or so in the card

On ain

When the polios. boarded the a.. Chan Wai on Thursday they found a Chisws student in Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yo-terday on the charge of being in possession of arms without a permit. His Worship confiscated the weapon.

Peer Bux, the Yaumati herdsman, again appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday, being summoned by Sanitary Inspector 0, W. Bratt for keeping cattle in the Kunchung Village. The defend. sat told his Worship that the cattle had been seized by another Indian whom he owed $6003. His Worabip remarked that it was a good thing for him, and adjourned the case sine dic.

were made, and then orders were given to postpone the work. No expenditure was -indurted, theroby releasing a sum of $12,000. With the new Law Courts still under con

Cariosity got Chan Ah into trouble at the struction, ntach better progress was made

Coutral Folica Sation yesterday. He was than in 1905, but even then not-so-meh-auxions to view the interior of a cell, and went was anticipated by the vote. The typhoon to look nes" one of those in the compound. retarded this work considerably.

near the charge room. He saw the o, bat as he had no business there Constabla Brennan average, 167 masons were at work on the detained him and sharged him bafora Mr. C. 13, building every day. The new post office Melbourne with trespass. His Worship impon- being more directly under easy observation ed a fine of $1. of the public, had sometimes given riss to the criticism that it was getting oa too slow EXCELLENCE ly. The Director of Public Works reports that even in 1906 substnutial progress was made, and in the current year it has certainly advanced more visibly, The repairs and extensions to the Post Office at Shanghai, completed during the year un fer review, cost $25,381. The new quarters for officers at Taipo, including a stable with luose-box, two stalls, harness room and coach house, could not be left over this year when the Government and its critica were talking so much about necessary economy. It appears the work was com pleted as long ago as March (19057) and cost $31,552. What are called "savings in this report are not really all that the word might seem to imply. It is explained that some of them merely mean that stores ordered from the Crown Agents did not arrive in time to be charged against the volee. As there are always delays from that quarter, we may count on annual savinge, which will not, however, much assist the Colony's decision to economiss till better times.

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BIRTH.

On November 28th, at Berlin, the wife of Mr. E. Goz. z, of a daughter,

MARRIAGE.

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and bailed out on Monday, committal suicide yesterday.

LATER.

room below, or in watching the happiness of othora. When the musie sterk up and the danoers took the floor the ballroom presented

The New York Mining Broker, Louisa brilliant scans, the boantifel drosses of the Straus, committed suicide by swallowing ladies, and the gundy uniforms of the Navy and cyanide as the defectives cutered his male givilian evening dress. The bright effect |_ Army officers, relieving the dal uniformity of sidence to arrest him on a charge of forgery.

was abanged by the presence of a number of It is egrinated that 18 suicides in the United Caledonians in Highland costume, States are due, to the crisis,

OBITUARY.

LONDON, November 27th, The death is announced of Lord Batterson. EXPORT OF GOLD TO THE UNITED

STATES.

LONDON, November 27th, Freight for $1,000,000, gold has been engaged for the United States.

MALACCA RUBBER PLANTATIONS. lights. The vestibule was oneluxariat mass of

the compos

As in previous years, all the rooms in the City. Hall were preased into service the halls as ballrooms, the library as card room and bar, the Chamber of Commerce hall as light rofroshment room, and the theatre as supper room. The decorations were carried out on the same grandl scale as heretofore, an energatis committie with artistic tes being responsible for the trans formation of the City Hall. As the guests came within, view of the exterior of the hall the first thing to catch the nya wan a large St, Andrew's aross in the centre of which wass shield on which was painted the lion rampant. Both cross and shield were outlined with electric

greenery which entwined the pillars and spanned the roof, while the balustrades of the steps. leading to the first landing were goreoned by pot plants. On the wall facing those steps way draped on top by the 1 g of St. Andrew and a huge mirror partly embowered in plants and

the Red Ensign, those being surmounted by a Scottish shield. This mirror reflected a isrga thistle which bang on the landing above the steps and was outlined with electric lights of mirror wore draped with large St. Andrew flaga, different buss. The windows on sither side of this

beneath which were the datan 1847-1917, the age of the local branch of this society of devoted

Steel the Plough, and Tho

Wil that shakes the Barley Eton Boating Nong Navalion

The mong was as flows: **Wall 'tak's cup of kindness yel formuld lang ayne,"

MENU,

Some hate revat ani causa eat, And some was eat that want It But we be meat and we can ent And see the Lord be thankit."

1-Sudle of

3-Bork Han

5--Corned Beef

ton-Roast Turkey

4- Кони Спрош

-Gama Pia

-Pute de Foie Gras in Jolly 8-Chicken Säkal. Hot Potatoes 10-The flaggin

Fair la you hetest route face, Grest chiefida o' the puddin race, Abou then ayg tak your place.

Freedom now-by gang the ither Tak aff your dra

SWEETS 11-Gooseberry Tart 1-Jellies

13 Bla Manga 14--Vanilla ea Crea

15-Choclate fee Crea Breathes there the man with soul so dus? Who never to himself hath said

This is my own, my native Jazavi,'* Whose heart bath ne'er within him ba'd Aa Lome lie footsteps, he hath tum'd From wandering on a foreign strand, " Telegrams to the following effect were des- patched to Singapore, Penang, Weibai-woi Manila, Sourabaya, Amoy, Swatow, Yokohama, Shanghai, Foochow &ad. Tientsiu.

"Gie usa haus, droathis meebore. Hop's a wi'ge.

SHEWAN,

**Freeiden!" Mr. R. G. Munro fulfilled the onerous duties of Secretary, and was ably aasiated by energetic committers They were as follows:—

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The meter aapnanosi to take place between Maaso Indias, reunited in a victory in favour of Miss Amalis Bato, the daughter of Mr. A.Í.

The first annual meeting was held on October Basto, the advocate, for which she was weirded S0th at Winchester-house. Mr. George B. beant ful silver cup presented by Mr. King, Dodwell presided, and is moring the adoption the ex-Canadian Minister, The Club "far. of the report stated that the principal cause of monía" is contemplatings match with the men had been, that they had had to agree their the delay in rendering the sovranta for 1906 ber of the Lusitano Tennis Claby Longkong, accounts with Mr. Tan Chey fan in Malacca, and the Macao sportsmen soom very anxious to the guzrautor of the dividend on the preference have this arranged-as-ason-as possible. They shares for the first two years of the working of also accepted with pleasure the suggestion made settling the differences which arose. The Considerable time was taken up in interport match between Hongkong and Macao. it our issue the other day of promoting an directory, however, did not the hoped to he tsay similar doisy to occur in the future; they able to render accounts for 1907 and to hold their Moncrief and offer, the band of the Third Thesahan estate when taken over by the com- By kind permission of Lien-Col. W. Scott next annual meeting in the first half of 1998. Battalion The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following Chinese lines, but it was now under European of the obaracter of the gathering was 2860 in play was managed by Chinese and raa on workers in a charitable causa. Farther evidence programme of masia during dianer, at the Hongkong Hotel, this (Saturday) evening:—

management throughout As the working the St. Andrew's shields with thistle which had proceeded it. had been found advisable Overture..., Rosende," Schubert to make several changes in the original appoint-

adorned the walls of the stairway jowding to the selection...... Patience"... Vales (on Tosti's Songa) Beauty", Eyes," Lesliements, and the directors believed that the second landing. Greenery ale lined the bala Bong Dear Heart... Tito Mattei

... Sullivan present st would be found capable of manag. strades of there fights of steps. electric lights The Dances from Henry VIII.

ing and developing the property in a way which peeping out of the masses of leaves. The ......... Gorman

would ensure handsome retarus to the share- () Morris Dance. (b) Shepherds Dance.

holders in the not very distant fatare. On top landing was a veritable bowery adochod July 12 last the board issued a circular to the with. Aga and other trophies. Passing (a) Torch Dance. Reminiscence of Scotland

shareholders with reference to Harbour Office" ($17,14260), Westera Drenza Pistare Phantom Brigads," Myddleton shortage in the number of rubber trees on the Andrews Hill the visitor sa

considerable to the ballrooms and entering rat the St. and Arrd, Godfrey Market" (512.299 93),Post Office Shanghai Gayotte.........

01 the fac Interinozze,

ostate as Latt

Ccompared with the Egures given in "Railway to Cantos, Survey and DINHEE MEN --Bore Cares--Masar

the The original Agares were band prospectus

wall a large St. Andrew aross draped ja Prelimina

Wark" ($31,780, Farming Fish on Toast. Soup-Mock Turtle.

Fish-

or the estimated areas of the planted-out land, greenery and bearing in the entra a Setish and Kerbing Streets" ($39,25.36), ytan Stewed Fish and Oyster Sauce.

but it was found when the estate was Tak Scheme" (50.972:19), Chuu powder Dopouse, Chishen Liver Aud Hum Patties.

shield. Entrées-Lamb

on the wall at the other end was the Cutlets and Green Peas, l'igeon Farcin and Mush-

that insufficient allowance had been made for crest of the Society circamferenced by a Gordon.

surveyed Green Island" ($14,65 493), Typhosa

Examps, jungle, and other uncultivated land, tartan, while the wall on the right of the uge4 * (818,949.51).

Curry Fish Ball Joints, Roast Rib of Beef and Horao radish, Foust Turkey and Sassig, Boiled acres, thus reducing the area under rabber from

the total defiole or amounting to about 4 untrance to the ball displayed large portraits of J. F. Macgregor and Mr. A. Cumping. Australian Bacon and Bone, Guld Game Pie and 3,300 to 9,900 acres. Avising out of this an Queen Mary, George, fifth dako o Gordon, Mixed Salad. Sweet-Macaroni Padding, Ratafia strangement was come to with the original | K.U.B., and John Knox. On the opposite wall Ice Cream and Finger Cakes, Tipsy Gaku, Cheese

vendors of the Asahan estate for the acquisition Biscuits Dessert-Coffee-Fruits.

by the company of the Kesang Rim estate, at

were portraits of Robert Burns, Rybert Shewan

The principal items on which expenditure. occurred in sresss of the provision made in the Estimates or for which no provision had been, made were :--

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In addition to the foregoing, a considerable excess expenditure was incurred under the bending New Roads in New Territories," whigh vote was largely applied to the construc- Parry, the intention being to ntilize the route tion of the railway between Tai Pornnd L Fa as a coed until it became necessary to lay the rail for the railway, but, as a sum of $42,102.06

TWO MORE BURGLARIES. was refunded from the Railway Loan Acount, the amount appearing as Public Works Ex Burglars are active just now, and it boks penditure was correspondingly reduced. Two though the ranks of lead thieves are being ams of $1,200 and $250 respaotivaly were con the extension of the Kowloon City Road is the Chins, Ou Thursday night the premises of tributed by the Miliary Authorities towards strengthened by an iofax of roguss from dirration of Customs Pass and the improvement Messrs. Erskiel and Co. in Icehouss Street of the road to Kowloon Pans and there amenats

alan do not appear as Publia Works Expendi- were entered through the Fanlight and some 19 6. when tapping was proceeded with

Lure.

Really in the aggregate, the votes did not exeved the actual expenditure by so much as two per cent, of the total, but comparing [1897 the two years, the Colony spent $331,805 less in 1906 that it did in 1905, the respecure totals being $2,046,734 and $2,378,540. That was chiefly a reduction of Public Works Extraordinary.

Out November 23rd, before His Iunish Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghai, CART, OSCAR, ideat

son of the Into Carl Christian Bojesen, Dipt., of Copenhagen and Sangini, to ANIE BATHIX eldest daughter of the Juts Captain Samuel Augustus Lord, of Salem, Mass., U.S.A.

Hoyaxona Urvios : 10a, Das Vœux ROAD C- ONDON OFFICE : 131, Fusar STRENT. E.

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HooKONG, NOVEMBER 30TH, 1907.

The French Mail of the 29th Octobar was delivered in London on the 28th inst

Linga Defensor" writes heatedly to correct "Correct Est" about the derivation

ef

Pedro Blanco." He asserts that it is not a sorruption of " Pedra Branca" but vice versa that is, that anoicat Portugues writings spall it Pedro Blaner, and that the Portuguese spelling has zinca ohanged,

$400 and a quantity of goods were carried away Another robbery is reported by the Italian Far Easters Trading Co, whose safe was broken open and $1200, a number of documents had an LOU. for a large amount extracted- have been arrested, but no trace of the missing In connection with this rabbery three suspects money or documente has been found,

In both instances the robbers gut close with the booty, and coupling this with the fact that the same thing occurred in the recent robbery at Beaconsfield Arcade, the inference to be drawn. la that a clever gaug are ai work.

Ba-

General: Mr. R. Showao, President, Hon. Mr. W. Chathaus, Vice-president, Mr. J. R. M. Smith, Hea, Mr. Henry Keswick, Mr. R. Mitobell, Mr. B. F. Asokay, Mr. W. Armstrong, Mr. A. S. Fraser, Hon. Treasurer, and Me. Ronald G, Mare, Hon, Secretary,

Invitation: All the members of the General Committee, and in addition, Mr. D. R. Law, Mr. J. C. Poter, ion. Mr. A. M. Thomson Mr. B. O, tostaral sound. Intant-Gard and W. Bopit Moncrieff.

Carl Room Mr. P. S. Jameson, convener, Mr. A. G. Gordon, Mr. G. 4. S. Forsyth, Mr.

Ledler Room: Hoo, Mr. Chatham and Mr. D. H. Ajuslie.

Dancing and Music: Mr. C. H. Roar, con- vener, Mr. W. Armstrong, Mr. R. Sutherland, Mr. A. Sinclair, Mr. W. Nicholson, Mr. AB, Fraser, Mr. W. L. Carler, Lieut. A. N. Fraser and Mr. T. Skinner.

Decoration: Mr. J. Gray Scott, convener, Mr. G. Dancas, Mr. H. S. Wynne, Mr. J. R

Captain A. Milroy, Mr. G. Marsinil, Mr. Rodger, Mr. T. C. Gray, Mr. J. I. Andrew, Mitchell, Mr. G. Grant, Mr. D. Templeton, Mr. A. Ritchie, Mr. W. H. Donald, Mr. J. Walker and Mr. V. D. Thomson,

no cost to the company, and only conditional and Sir Walter Scott, the excellent portrait on their granting a loau of £5,110) for two of the affable president of the Socialy years at a low rate of interest. The area owned belog between the two of his illustrious by the company now totalled over 13,000 acres, of which over 6,000 acres were already under

conatrymen, and draped in tarian. To give

to hand, they might ruster; and, according to cable advices just

credit whare, diedit is due, it is only fair to Erbscription: Mr. T. Skinner, convener, Mr. Bats that the pictares which adorned the walls. D. Logan, Mr. A. Sinclair, Mr. A. Hodger,

ter shortages from death and disease, should, Decks, and very creditable work it way. bar 31 about 6,850 seran te kase of Decem rubber, A 003-

In this room were the work of the artistic M. R. Mitchell, Mr. J. Blake, Mr. P. 8, servative estimate, after making die sllowances hand of Mr. G. Dancas of the Kowloon it was thought, give them over 1,000,000 trees,

Jamsson and the honoraty, secretary. sides the portraia the walls were studded The rubber produced during the few months amounted to about 1.15.509b. Pars from about which added considerably to the basity of with shields and draped with greensry 30,000 trees, and about 1,500lb. Rambong from the decorations. St. George's Hall bad also about 5,000 trees. The average prices obtained been transformed by artistic hands.

for Pars Drape Co. 1 58. 51, for Nos. 2 and 3, is. lid.;, and for the Ramborg, 4. 2d.

fiae portrait of Her Majesty Queen Victoria Tapping was stopped from the end of October, was flanked with Aga, while abore it was 1906, but was resumed on the Ist ult. on a small displayed the Gordon cost of arms. Shields scale, and it would, the directors expected, relieved the dullness of the walls, these being entwined with greenery, which also hung in festoons from the ceiling. Under the shields Campbell and others. In the bandstand between were Scottish names such as actarish, Sinclair,

the two halls, which was also enveloped in greenery, the Middlesex band were stationed and provided the dance music, Piper MoEwen being in attendance with the bagpips for the reels and other national dances. Te theatre,

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cualianed from now on, and with

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gradually increasing results, provided the fautorily. They had appointed Mr. W. E. tapping gangs could be augmented satis L. Stand, who had associated with him number of competent European assistants, to be manager of their estates. Mr. Shand had Fained his experience on the Bukit Rajah estate. The managing director, Mr. Jackson, was now on the estate, where he would be resident for some little time. Since his arrival he has reported to the board by wire that he was well satisfed with the general outlook, which was transformed into a sapper room, was Mr. J. Malcom Lyon seconded the motion. In also a pretty sight.. On the stage tables were Answer to a question, the chairman stated that arranged in the form of a horseshoe, und behind the guarantee on the preferones susres would hoped to be able to pay the dividend on these Cease on Deceber 31. Thanireators, however, shares next year, but they had no informalin enabling them la sag with barbinty that they would pay it. The motion was unanimously adopted.

the President's chair was a large ploture of St. Andrew. Greenery twined round the pillars of the dress circle, there was another pleatiful supply of shields, while olaymorez and battleax formed crosses on the walls.

His Excellency the Governor and party arrived shortly after nine o'clock, and were welcomed by the President, Mr. R. Shewan, and several leading members. Piper MoEwen led the way to the ballroom where a strain of the National Anthom was played by the band, and the ball, opened.

THE CONSPIRACY CASE.

After a hearing which has lasted a month, the case of alloged conspiracy and forgery couoluded at the Poliss Court postorday, when Mr. F. A. So hear the close of the year 1907, much of

Hozotand delivered his decision. The defend- the information in the report of the Director

ants, Lam Wing, Hau Kee, Li Hi-hia sad Hop of Public Works for 1906, laid before the

Wo tong were indicted on a first charge of The case of the bonze who refuses to recanto compiring to avert the course of justice, Legislative Council on Thursday, must the Barra Pagola at Macao is peculiar. The Again they were charged separately, Lam Wing necessarily seem stale. Much of it, however, committee are reluctant to proceed against him, with forgery and nttering; Bau Koo with belated na it is, is news" for the simple because he is such an old man, over siglity, but forgery; Li Hi-abia with forgery; and Hop reason that it has hitherto been locked up they want him to get out. Chinese respect for We-tong with forging and uttering. There official archives. Its most conspicuous ag makes them fear the result of a prosocation, was also a charge against Mul Hung, the

which might be deportation,

defendant in the summary court motion, of feature is the stress it lays upon the "hard-

On haraday night Coustable Atwell found Mr. H. E. Pollock.-X.C.-instructed by Mr. R. obtaining money by false pretences. Hon. up-ness of the Government, which has had to put the brake on public works for Moodonnell Road, Yannati. As the man could Mr. R. Harding appeared for the defendants.

a native leitering on the staircase at No. A. Harding, appeared for the prosecution, and reasons of economy, the finances of the

not give a satisfactory reason for being there, His Worship in delivering his decision said- Colóny having reached a stage at whicb, as the constabl took him to the Police Station

In this case, with respect to the charge against our renders already know, the aleroatives (and yesterday he appeared befors Mr. C. D.

Mai Hung, I have gone through the eridense, sad I am satisfied on con-idering it that withic are increased taxation, a public loan, or Melbourne at the Police Court, charged with the wording laid down in Cox and Coleridge, if cestriction of public works. On the item of being a rogue and a vagabond. His Worship I went the case for trial there would be only one

gen enced him to fifteen days' imprisonment: personal emoluments and other charges,

result. That bing so. I order the defeadsnt been made. pablic, it leak of the deeree hou not Les, Hon Mr. Chatham and Mrs. Keswick,

to begin with s Mai lung to be discharged. The other defend-reference to the trial of Herr Maximilian My H. May and Ms. Pater, Hon Mr. Hon Mr. Rees Davies and Mra. Mackay, Hon. $288,022 were voted and only $203,068 MFA. Han land presided over a meetings are omited for trial at the mos Harden and the revelation which shocked the

Emperor

Henry Keswick and Mrs Scott-Moncrieff, spent. This saving was, so to speak, acci-of Justices of the Peace held at the Magistrsey criminal sessions; hsil, $2000 each.

Es points out that the considerations of The dance programme was as follows:-- dental, the Government profiting by the rise Yesterday afternoon. There were also present

imporative the suppression of certain practices religion, morality, health, and decency render Extra Waltz in the army. Commanding officers are therefore

I Lancers;.... directed to take adequate measures, first, to

2 Waltz, enlighten the mee-regarding the grave conse severely those who are found guilty." quences of such practices, and, second, to punish

Mesors, C. D. Melbourne, R. H. A. Craig, in exchange. The estimates were prepared W. Bowen Rowlands and Hon. Mr. H. E on the basis of a one-and-eightpenny dollar, Pollock, K.C. The business was to consider and the average aelanirate at which salaries application from Mrs. 1. Wissing for a were paid was 28. 1d. When the next publican's licence to sell by retail intoxicating report shall appear, it will be seen that this liquors on the premises. Nos in a the Queen's Road Central, under the sign of "The saving is considerably reduced, in 1907, German Tavern." As there was no police owing to Sir MATTHEW NATHAN'S repre objection the application was granted.

"A Close Ring" br M, Betham-Edwards (London: F. Fisher Unwia) is a fascinating family in and evidently close and able 'ndy of a Frenob Burgandy. To the accompaniment of much the wine-growing district of lever character sketching and as interesting vincing ploture of society not known to the hamsa story, we enjoy here a vivid and non- osas traveller. The book is pat to the moment, too, for wo have hoard a good dest of the phylloxera and the priests lately in the land

covered.

THE KAISER'S DECREE.

STERN ORDER TO THE LEADERS OF

KIB ABMY.-

The immediate effect of the osmarilian" scandal has been the publication of an imperial

The official set for the of opening Line ri decree with reference to the moral condition of was composed of His Excellency Bir Frederick army. This decree w signed by the Lugard and Mrz Chatham, Mr. B. Showan Emperor on October, 26, after a conference with the Minister for War and the chief of the May, Flag-Captain Thursby and Mrs. Vaughan and Lady Lugard, Colonel Darling and Mrs. military sta.

Although the exact text of

the

example by leading exemplary lives. Regular reports are to be made to army headquarters concerning the extent of these practices in all bracahes of the service.

The officers are admonished to set a good

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vsner, Mr. A. T., Walker, Mr. J. Patterson, Supper and Wines: Mr. R. Henderson, con-

Mr. W. D. Braidwood, Me. E. F. Mackay, Mr. Duncan Clark, M. G. L. Duncan, Mr. A. Forbes, Mr. T. S. Forrest, Mr. Donald Logas, Mr. J. W. C. Bonnár, Mr. F. Maitland, MacDonald, Mr. W. D. Graham, Mr. J, D.

Mr. J. D. Aald, Me. A. C. More, Mr. A. Rodger and Mr, J. Coulthart,

following were seated, reading from the right. At the horse-stos tible on the stage tha

hand side of the stage:-Mr. C. H. Row, Mrs. Camming, Sir Samust Chisholm, Mrs. Layton, Flag Captain Thursby, Mes, Chatham, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, Mrs. Scott-Moncrieff, Colonel Darling, Mrs. May, Mr. T, F. Hongs, Mra Atkinson, His Excellency Sir Frederick Lagard and Mrs Shows, Mr. R. Shewan and Lady Lugard, Hoa Mr. Chatham, Mrs. E. M. Smith and Lady Keswick, Mr. J. Berkeley, ¡Hon. Mr. F. H. May and Mes; Peter, Mr. R. Mitchell, Lady Chisholm, Hon Mr. W. Ross, Davies, Mrs, Mackay, Sir Houry Berkeley, Mrs. Vaughan se, Mr. E. P. Mackay, Mr. Seymour.

CONCERT AT WELLINGTON BARRACKS.

There was fair attendance at the grand

variety entertainment gives at Wellington Barracks last night by the United Sergicas

performers the audience were well asd judging by the reception accorded the

Bstighet with the programme. There wara unatimesta and comic singers, dancers, and Mr. J. B. Merry Widow Northam, the lightning sketch artist, sarno d The Mikado the admiration of those prassat by 'his olv Blue Danubo ketobing. The programme, was lougthy

Bootch Aimone, but there was as ascessary delay-in- Boarima D'Avril

carrying it through, cossequeatly the audience Fairy Dinge were well pleased. Those who took part were Messrs. H. Harwood, J. Orr, W. Leckie, O. Ano Whistling Bufas,

Soolah Aire Bare, H. N. Hutolson, 8. E. Alderto 1, R. & Strathspey and Reel, Marquis o' Hautly and Ghaver and J. B. Noriksm; The performsaos.

Deil Aung the Tailors will be repeated this evening.

3 Салейваная. 4. Waltz,

5 Eightsome feel, Doil Arang the Tailors and `·

6 Two Step, .. Caledonians,

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