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LOCAL SPORT.

CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB.

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The annual meeting of members of this club was held yesterday at the Happy Valley ander the presidency of the Hon. Mr. Chatham, The Chairman commenting on the report pointed out that the members bad desressed by 21,

ALLEGED ARMED ROBBERY

- NEAR SAIKUNG.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 111, 1908.

Obeng Kam and eleven other seamen were oharged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistrany with committing armed robbery

Balkung, 'on the 6th August. Inspector Langloy prosecuted:

Un Lang, master of the junk which was almost a fifth of the membership, and an effort held up, said he was a trader and the owner of most be made to restore the numbers. Mr. L. Honed junk. At 1.30 pm, on the 6th ult, bis E. Brett, in seconding the adoption of the report,oraft weighed anchor. The cargo consisted of referred to the good work accomplished by the officials and the committee and alluded in

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

LONDON, July 81

THE YOUNG TURKS AND THE PHOKISED CONSTITUTION,

zarolt of the fewer of the Turkish army, is

THE PHACE SOCIETY.

The meetings of the Panos Booty in London this week sya attracting, considerable attention. The King has received an international depata. tion and renewed his beliefs in paso, There are delegates from almost every country in

rope, and also from the United States, Caslon and Japan. That prominent member of the Society, the Bareness von Battner, has

received a letter from the Japanese Minister of Education, evidently acting under the inspira tion of the Mikado, expressing the most earnest Bocisty. "Japan," says the letter, is now sttioment to the principles espoused by the devoting all her energies to the peaceful develop. ment of her people."

The promise of a Constitution to Turkey, given by the Sultan under the pressure of a distrusted by many of the Young Turks ledare, some of whom are refuged in London and Paris. tins of kerosene and 75 bags of fear, half happen to know one or two of the best of of which was his property. There were six them, and they have received already assurances complimentary forms to the services of the persons in all on the junk, and the only arm that an amnesty is about to be proclaimed serer bonerary steward (Mt. C. Bend) whom, be they zied was a shopper, used for cooking ing all political offenders and appealing to them suggested, should be voted an honorarium of purposes. He was bound for Ping Hol, and to return to Turkey. In the old English saying | had arrived at Fai Fong when the robbery, took the answer Juvariably la-"Not for Joseph," $100. Mr. Bond, in view of the financial,! condition of the club, expressed his unwilling. It was a thundering" dark night, and It is feared that, once the Sultan has megregated nese to accept the offer. Mr. L. E. Brett raised with wasteering the ship when the robbers the fenders of the movement and disperso the question of altering the rules by providing appeared all hands were rowing, thers belag -the-central-organisation" by crafty re-arrangely interrupted Mr. Lloyd George in his for the establishment of a bar committee as the wind. Five mom in a boat ran close to the junkment of his formes, he will put the grip on Germany in the British agreements, to such an

toward was unable to cope with the work at times. After discussion. It was decided that * bar committee be appointed oon-. sisting of five members, this to be a suboom-

and ordered the rowers to stop palling. They did not atdy mntil they beard the report of a firearm: then they all rushed down into the hold, The robb re boarded the junk and asked

gain and, as in 1876, so row the promised Constitution will remain inoperative, So 107 friends the Turks remain on their guard till events have proved the sincerity of the Saltan's

The foreign delegates witnessed a specimen of Suffragette anlies at the Queen's Hall on Tuesday night, for the rowdy hoydens persist. powerful ples for peace, and the inclusion of extent that the foreigners, were amazed at the patience of "andlence,

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In hondar of the birthday of the Emperor of AWAY trade for nios details like that. It is more probable that the enterprise is not paying on the

mittee. The election of efoe bearers resulted witness for hitmoney. He had only two dollare plans. It may well be, however, that the robems Chira, the Chinese Minister, Lord Li Ching-facilities at the railways' disposal, and the as followe:-Captain, Mr. R. O. Hutchison, which he handed over. Another five dollara od will mature for I am aantred by a Constantie Fang, gave a dinner at the Ritz Holel, a large magnates are anxious to throw the blame on tlio |

Vice-Captain, Mr. F. Biden, secretary, Mr. W. was obtained from the remaining fokin. The B. Woolley; trenenrer, Mr. E. W. Dawson; robbers did not go down the hold, but the cargo Captain "A" team, Mr. A. E. Daray ; com-

was there. The crew were imprisoned, saarched milten-Memra-Jefle, Kelly, Witchell, Fincher, and relieved of valuables and clothing. Then Thornbull, Bond and When The queation of two of the robbers returned to their own boat, erecting a permanent pavilion was discussed.three remaining on the jeuk Bails were

hole Abdul Hamid has ever been in, and he cau Deple correspondent that this is the vary worst net oven rely on the loyalty of the Asstolis Rodifs from Asia Minor, upon whom he has arrays loaned, when any other part of his

territories becais obstreperous.

Baron von der Golts, his German military.

number of potable guests being present. The makes him extremely popular wherever he Minister's genial manner i all social functions appears, and the anticipations of his countrymen in England when his appointment was anzone- ed are being abundantly realised.

INDIA AND JAPAN,

Roosevelt policy of trust and railroad super- will be diverted to Canadian, lines, but the bulk vision. It is to be hoped that part of the trade of it will doubtless fall to the Japanese.

Lord Strathoona and other Canadians, by the way, are still hammering away in their demand

Mr. Bidea estimated the cost at $2,500 and Mr/boisted on both boats and they arrived at Tas adviser, has been summoned back pret haste Dawson, suggested that $3000 bể raised by de- Long the next night about 11 p.m. During from Aix-les-Bains where he has been taking the India Office cartain proposals that have beon Quebec, where the Prince of Wales has just bontures, at the same time indicating economie-1,that night the jank's cargo was removed to the sure, to help. ia arranging for clearing off made to him affecting the tariff relation between celebrations, will to the summer terminus of I bear that Viscount Morley is considering at for the All-Red Roots, and it-is-hinted that which would enable the club to most the pro. the shore, and the swil ropes were out by the

been attending the impressive tercentenary posed liabilities. The meeting decided that robbers before they let tothe rain, we constant source of discontent in the Turkish ese towards foreign imported manufactured some of the arrears of pay of the soldiers-a India and Japan. The attitude of the Japan permanent pavilion be commenced at an early getting the junk under weigh again. While dale at the cost mentioned. This concluded imprisoned below the twelfth defendant army for years past... The Court camarilis has gooda has been auch that it has become

supplied the row with "ohows twico.

His Worship And when did you get your

the business of the meeting.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

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The Shanghai cricketers have invited the Hongkong Cricket Club to send a cricket team to Shanghai, and the invitation has been no-

next meal!

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the Atlantia stosmihip section of the route,

THE AMERICAN ELECTION, The election of Mr. Tält na President of the United States is considered to be more than. ovor sunred since Mr. Hearst, the American

soaked up the money from the Treasury necessary to take steps to protest India. Al rest of the nation have gone dry. To keep has noted the ohauge in the British attitude like sponge taking in water, and the ready Thear that the Japanese Governweat up all this corruption the secret service and he made representations calculated to off newspaper owner, set the Independence League, Witness nevar got anything else; my pies kept pouring into his ears the weirdest set any tariff changes in India, on the basis of which he founded, going inté Federal politios. stomach was as fiat no fat could be through yarus of plote against him until the poor certain exemptions in respect to various Indian Two of his benchmen, Mr. Hiegen of Massa bunger.

On the question being repeated witness said

manufactured goods entering Japan. If the heatts, and Mr. J. T. Gravos, of Georgia havo

be heard of the mattor. manufsotures a fair chance, nothing more will ghost of a chance, but they will steal thousands Vice-President respectivaly. They have no

cepted. The team should leave Hongkong he next dined-at one o'block on the afternoon of is to be found in the fact that this gang 'o/ Japacese tar. E is relaxed so ai to allow been nominated an owndidates for President and;}

about October 1st, probably by the P. and O. mail of that date, Selection of the team and all practice arrangements will be decided on by a special sab-committee composed of the Hop. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Major E. W. K. Stephen- sou, 3rd Middlesex Regiment, and Mr. R. Hancock A representative team should leave for the north on this occasion, for the selection is to be made from all cricket alals in the Colony, Invitations have been issued to the Tarious cricket clubs to nominate two of their members who baro a probable chance of placos In the team, to practice on the Hong kong Cricket Club ground during September, and members of the Club sro invited to notify the Secretary of any likely spirants to interport honours, with a view to a trial being afforded

them:

RA, Captala A. H. Cooper, A.D C., Captain Oliver, Lieut. G. B. Home, Bodeman Barton and Corporals Sharpe" and · Gooding of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment, Oiptain J. A. Mar- ray, A.O.D.

the 8th August. When the robbers left the ship the crew got out the hold, repaired the all ropes and steered for Liu Chung Bay where, as he stated, they procured chow." On the same afternoon he reported the matter to the police at Balkong. Witness could identify the twelfth defendant, because he saw him through a hole in the hatch, --

Corroborative evidence was called, and the hearing adjourned.

CHINESE LANGUAGE REFORM.

A correspondent-writes to the NC. Daily News The proposed memorial on the lang uage of China which appeared in your columns China is about to take in the wilderness to few days sirae seems to be another step that

reform in which she has entered. There is nothing more, chaotic in China than the lang age, in words, names and their written form. The language of Obius bas developed enormously and now has no proper and practie able means of being written to meet the new conditioun in the necessary changes going on in the country, in all directions. The colloquial, specially in its general mandarin form, is equal to all the Governmental, business, social and

monarch was almost out of his wits with fear.

Now the best prospect in the whole situation parasites have had notice to quit, beginning with the-Sultan's evil genius, Isast Bay, who in the past four or five years bas secured the exile of scores of better mea than himself. Now Izzet Bey has on his own initiative, set out for refuge in Asia Minor, and secret men are alinking out of the country like rats from ship, for the energy of the Young Turks ir burning against them and a dozen of them have been shot in the neighbourhood of Salonica.

It is even reported that the Sultan is so do lighted with the reception of the promise he has given to the people that be is no longer afraid of his life and contemplates a tour of the aspitals of Europe to personally consult the rulers and

Turkish Constitution. statesmen of the Powers as to the extent of the

THE AUTUMN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN," The autumn will bring no peace to this weary land, for there is to be a heavy political campaign. The Old Age Pensions soleme, poor as it in, and obscur as it-is-as to the confilence in the Government, in the minds of payment in the future; has undoubtedly revivad workers, especially in the rural districts. To take advantage of this feeling eighty or inely members and candidates on, the Li- beral aide bare Volonteered for an an

Capaign. The Conservatives are also preparing for a vigorous Bault on the thickly populated areas, believing that the ele. tion may come upon the country earlier than are making free use of the speeches of Lord "ppears likely to the man in the street. Thay

Rosebery and Lord Cromer in criticism of the -Old Age Pensions Bill, b.th those peers being most persimislio about the future effects of it. Lord Cromer's speech was especially vigorous and he twitted the Government with making the for the future. He was reminded of the remark road assy for the present without any regard

of Frederick the Great to. His soldiers who

*Rascals, do you expect to live for ever.” !!

DOBANDO A POPULAR HERO." The Italia, Dorande, who won the Marathon race-last work and was disqualified for being helped to the tape, is being killed with kindaests

́ohsered to the scho. Then he is fited wherever

of votes from Mr. Bryan, the Democratic cand-

made a little more extreme. Mr. Bryan himself idate, for their platform is the Democratic one fears the loss of support and has appealed to the extreme Democrats not to be seduced by the Hearst promises.

LATE TELEGRAMS.

[FROM CEYLON FAKES.] RIOTING IN BOMBAY,

Bombay, August 14th The Government of Bombay have remitted the unexpired portion of the santeness of convicted in connection with the reont riets in imprisonment passed on air of the persons Bombay.

THE MANCHESTER COTTON CRISIS.

Londen, August 14th. It is alated that the Manchester cotton trade depression is worse than has been known for i quarter of a century, and the continuance of short-time working in foreshadowed.

THE SEAL FISHERIES QUESTION.

London, August 14th, A folegram to The Times from St. Petersburg sisted Lost the Russian Ambassador in Tokyo has been instructed to regotiato a Seal Fisheries agreemant which will take the form of Japsa's adhesion to the Russian Conventions with Beltain and America, of which the object is to

Only the players whose names are included in

The Sultan has publicly appeared on his balcony Two things are significant in Constantinople. the special list on the notice board at the

before his applauding people, and the women Cricket Club are entitled to practise at the

and girls of Turkey have been allowed to nais. before Golober 1st. They include the

demonstrate in favour of the Constitution-ap general committee and Mesere. R. E. O. Bird, A. A. Claxton, H. R. Makin, E. A. Fowler,

aboard of innovation, The women demand the abolition of the harem system and the R. O. Hutchison, A. E. Lanning, A. W. J. Paske, F. H. H. Stevens, E. H. Hinds, Pliterary needs of the country, and in an easily of veils in public, il now depends on the abolition of the rule commanding the wearing Nesbitt, E. B. Reed, Captain H. H. Beasley written form, equal to all their educational

·and Lisutopazta R. H. Lucy and L. C. Lermoar, enter into the twentieth century civilization may bound forward on the path of progress, or feemed relusfant on one cecasion to charge, needs, and capable of development. 80 sa fully to ture of the intriguing indussons Tarkey and advance, If-Chins would enter in earnest she may revert on this language reform, it would put her, as to internal duplicity. It is the latter eventuality to her ancient policy of language, In a condition to absorb words and

that my Turkish friends fear, and they declare forme of speech, and advance so as to meet all needs in ber

devolopment now unforced it would mean a torrent of bloodabed and a upon ber. This advance, without a language wave of fame across the entire arts of In a letter to the various cricket-olubi in the capable of development and a form easily written, Macedonia, and the war might conceivably be. He appears nightly at the music halls and i als from extermination. Cokny the Secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Cinb explained the conditions for selection, and naked that two men who, if chon could probably arrange to go to Shanghai, be sent to the Club ground to practice. The team would probably be away for a fortnight, and should-Tientsia send a team the trip would probably extend to three weeks. The varicus cricket clubs receiv ing invitations to supply probable interport players aro Kowloon, Craigengower, Civit Service, Police, Farees, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers. Departmental, Third Middlesex, and the 18th Rajput and 185th Mabratia Regiments.

INTERPORT ROWING:

Mr. R. F. Lucas, Secretary of the Shanghai Rowing Club, recently wrote to the Secretaries of the Yokohama, Kobe, Hongkong and Canton Rowing Clubs extendinganinvitation to compete in one or more Interport Races at the Shanghai Autumn Regatts, to be held at Harli, Quinéso, on or about October 23 or 24. We learn from Shanghai contemporary that Mr. Lucas has now received replies from Kobe. Hongkong and

she cannot make in any proper and satisfactory taken even into Asia Minor. way. Her book form and high eiple in character

was not a pretty one. It was such a'contrastto

students, not to say the common people, to of the Sultan in granting the Constitution letters, including the inevitable offers of are too dioult and impracticable for the The Kaiser is credited with being the adviser he gow, and overy, post brings him shoals of enter into an education which the advanced but the fact remains that it is Great Britain marriage. The decision of the judges was civilization of the present day requires. But

He could never have finished with the colloquial in easy written form the that has apparently gained most by the change certainly just Empire and is growing foreign relations, because England stands among the nations as stumbled and groped his way round the Stadium language in oirable to meet the need of the of policy.— Izzet Boy was a violent Anglophobo alons, and the spectaolo be presented as he and in a literary way is not behind the best the foremost example of a fuil and successful form of speech now known among the nations. operator of the Constitutional form of Govern- the ideas we had all formed of how a Marathon It is a good and powerfal speech capable of the highest and best literary thought and mont and is moh has been always the bright race should finish in glory and strength. Hat polish. Already the new students in China and shining example for the Young Turks, he has the sentiment of the public clearly, and do not know the, written character as their fathers did, and this will be more so in the Now Said Pacha, the chief man in the saw the Queen did a most popular thing in present future: and anless a good colloquial speech and refine, has altered all that, and unknowning a special cup to him. easy form of writing are encouraged, the Englishmen in Constantinople are being mad,

· JOEL TERSUS SIETIER. language of China is doomed to become more the recipients of surprising ovations in the street

Amazing interest has been taken in the and more chaotic, and the new China will have no high or low stylo to take its place, and no

Coincident with these events comes the case in which Robert Bievler, the owner proper written form in which the rising has taken over the protection of Turks in the was charged with blackmailing J. B. Joel, the anacancement that the report that Germany of the sporting paper the "Winning Post," upon twentieth century learning, literature and Far East is incorrect. I believe there was no South Afrionn meguate, by printing attacks. gonotations may receive an education and enter civilization.

mistake about the accuracy, of the report. Any on the diamond Jew and then bargaining for way, the transference of protection is denied the attacks to cease on payment of £5,000, and Germany, in spite of the fact that such a There was the atmosphere of the Turf, with change is part of her general polios, has the effovia" of unsavoury connections and declared officially that she does not desire any intrigues superadded. None of the parties to extension of her responsibilities in that directhe case are high-class oitisons and the methods

THE GAMBLING LAWS IN THE

PHILIPPINES.

OBITUARI

Loudon, August 14th, Taylor, Master of St. John's College, Cam

The death is announced of the Ray. Charles

bridge.

St. John's since 1881, was a voluminone author (Mr. Taylor, D).D., Hon LL. D. (Harward), who was born in 1849, and had been Master of

He was an 'Alpinist.] on geometry, mathematics, and Egyptology.

THE "YUGANTAR" PROSECUTION.

Calcutta August 15th,

The printer of the Tugantar pleaded guilty at the sermons to obarges of sedition, and was sentenced to three years' hard labour.

ME, WINSTON CHURCHILL'S

ENGAGEMENT.

The ougagement is announced of Mr. Wins

London, August 15th. ton Churchill and Miss Clementina Hozier, daughter of the late Bir Henry Hozier.

THE HEDJAZ RAILWAY,

London, August 15th. Advises from Constantinople state that the

GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY,

"Gambling is not prohibited in the Philippine Canton, but still awaits the decision of the Islands," remarked Judge Low, from the bench tion. Altogether, if the new regime in Turkey' i adopted all round were not creditable to any of Hedjaz Railway has reached Medina. Yokohama Rowing Club, The Hongkong RowIf the game je one demanding skill on the of the municipal court at Manila last week. ing Club has expressed its willingness to send a part of the players, and not a mere matter of four sud an eight to compete; Canton is unable chance, why I can open a resort anywhere in to send a crew, and the Kobe Rowing Club has this towo, advertise it, and run it in the broad light of day. There is nothing in the set to left the matter in the hands of its Committee, touch me. it permits the wagereg on a game but the Becretary expresses the opinion that the of skill to go seet-free, while raling out the

of games of chaños.'

PERSONAL ITEMS.

is maintained, Great Britain will have less them. All were nervous about their connection complaint to make in the future,

with the case and abandoned each other most cheerfully. It was a case all round of "You are Bir Bobert Hart has been entertained by several bodies to dinner, including the Telah with the whole affair. The Joel trap apparently s liar," and the Judge was clearly disgusted Unionists in the House of Commons. The set for Sievler was not to the taste of the

London, August 16th.

war between Great Britain, and Germany was Mr. Winston Churchill, speaking at Swansea, deplored persons spreading the belief that s inevitable. Such a war would be a wicked,

We were told that the Colonios eculd be seized,

Club will be able to compete with at least one pismen were charged by the police wit Nationaliste have also paid him great attention public, but it is amazing how Bierior, with bellish orime. There was nothing to fight for.

SHOOTING.

KIN ARD CUP COMPRTITION.

for the Wingard Cup

Sportsman's Gun Club'Shanghai

The Northern Gun Club

Shanghai Gun Club...

Foochow Gun Club

The

Ares with

but bo great commotios of Carela, is dit their own destinier, which could not be altered by the result of such a struggle.

THE DANISH EXPEDITION TO

GREENLAND.

SUFFERED A YEAR

WITH SORE EYES

Chemists' Prescriptions Did No Good at All-Cuticura Ointment Cured Them in. Two Nights-Writer's Father Also Found It the Only Relief for Chronic Eczema-Again CUTICURA PROVES ITS

WONDERFUL EFFICACY

"My eyes were sore for a year. 1 went to a chemist who gave me some ointment to put on them but it did no good. Then I went, to another chemist and he gave me some lotion to bathe them with which did not do them any good, either. One day I read of a per- on whore sore eyes had been cured by Cuticura, so I got one box of Cutleura Ointment and I only used it two nights and it cured them. My eyes have been quite well since. My father has auf- fered with eczema for the last six year. We have had ointments from two or three doctors without success. Then we tried Cuticura Ointment and it is the only thing that gives relief. He is much balter now, since he has been using it Miss-FRicketts, 30, Dunweston, Blandford, Dorset, Jan. 24, 1907."

Bend to nearest depot for free. Cuti- Gura Book on Treatment of Skin Disenses.

CUTICURA PILLS

Cured Irritating Skin Trouble When Doctor Failed.

It would indeed be ingrateful to withhold the well-deserved words of praise after receiving auch benefit from be Cuticura Remedies. I'am seventy three years old and for several months suffered from a skin trouble which may. have been due to blood poisoning. The only real remedy for I consulted deuter without result was Cuticur Rosolvent Pils, assisted by Cuttoura Seap The Intenso irritation was greatly relieved and I about "three months I got quite cured, and my cam- plexion is fresh and claar with scarcely 6 wrinkle. Mrs. . A. Brady, 574, Wandsworth Itd., Loudon, S. W., Mar. 28, 1907,

Complete External and Internal Treatment me Every Humour of Infauts Children, ad. consists of Cutients Boop to cause the Skin, leurs Ointmena in Real the Skin, and Cutters Pili Chocolate Onktól, in vals of 00) to Pusty tite Blood. A Single Set often Miren Salf though But the world. Dapat ander, 77. Charterhouse

5 Rue de la

Australia, R. THERE Sydney; South Africs, Lenton, 134, Chpe Town; sten UB. A Putter Drug-de Chan, Corp Bola Props, Borted, --

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written perished at 79 degrees under hardships in returning over the foland ice in November I arrived-bere under the waning moon and cannot go on, owing, to frozen font and darkness. The corpses of the others are, in the middle of the Fjord."

The bodies of the others were not fonud,

COLLAPSE OF A HOUSE IN CALCU ITA:

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Calcutta, August 17th.. A house, fifty years old, collapsed yesterday

fest, leaving only a pillar standing The lomatas Seven Europeana in it had narrow and exciting escapes, Some of them had left the veranhah to hara tes only a moment before it fell thirty bolted down a stairouse which was not demolished.

SEDITION IN THE MADRAS PRESIDENCY.

Madras, August 17th, Ethiraj Sarendranath Arya, a Madras sedition. preacher, has been sentenced to five years' traze- portation on the first count; and to

lion for three years on each of the ports

and

third counts-the sentences rao concurrently. In all the accused will be transported for five years. An application to adjourn the remaining charge bill next session was refused, and it is being proceeded with,

ANOTHER AIRSIMP IN TROUBLE.

London, August 19th. The new Army airship" Dirigible No. 1," turned by a gust of wind. The propeller war when descending at Farnborough, was over-

bent and the envelope toru. The occupante olang.to the shroude and were not hurt. The damage dong to the airship is slight

WEATHER' REPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday- turned the following report

On the 31st at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer slightly over the Lochote, Formons and the has rison coneidorably in E. såd fallen Philippines.

The son of high pressur covers N. Chins and the Bes of Japan, and pressure appears to be somewhat low over the Pacific to the E. er N.E, of the Philippines,

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as a famous Trishma. He goes for a holiday remarkable record should have the Canada, Australis, gamba Jadge got Yes Ken to show hit how in Switzerland and then ou. Lisa return remmen herp of the applause of thousands. Surely there they played Fan Taast the big Chinese gaming in motivities, including the attendance at is no more capopular man in England than "bell" in, colle Ugalde, Binondo. The police Wesleyan Missionary gathering of som, Joel, Evidently the crowd thinks Sievler is magistrato was rot certain in his mind. whether magnitude fa Yorkshire in October. The following is the result of the competition involved skill on the part of the participant. the Ugalde variety of the Chins davorite game

Baron Komurs, why is retiring from the of the sporting world, takes life easily, gaveng a good follow" because he hangs ontheskiria. Yos Keo had the bank, the judge put his London ambassadorial post of Japan to take and down light-heartedly, and parreys each

* Moderato N.E. wirds may be expected in the 180 Birds money on No. 2, and Captain Wilson, Captain the Foreign Secretaryship in Tokio, left London week the noisisat selestion of doubtful stories

Scott, and the stenth who arrested the defendents this week on his way home. He was seen off that ever appeared in print. An odd coincidens news of which was received last week has

- London, August 16th. Formosa Channel and the N. part of the Chins The Danish Aretio expedition to Greenland, Bea. *** on trial, covered the other their hais. The judge won, and Yee Kee then by representative of Sir Edward Grey, Lord is that Joel and his brother Solly have won big arrived at Bergen. It reports that a great si 10 am, to-day, 0,06 inches

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending explained the system of three for one paymenty

Fitzmaurice, the Chinese Minister, Sir Roberts after big race this last fortnight, much to sledge expedition to explore the unknown minns seven per cent sale off for the manzer fart, the whole start of the Japanese Eribassy the disgust of race, goare. It was during a discussion of the primpiples of and many leading members of the Japan Society:

North East Coast was despatched in the The forenset for the 24 hours ending stʼnoon Fan Tan that Judge

Low

explained how men

HR PACIFIC TEADE.

Spring of 1907 from the ship, which was then today is as follows He will not hurry on his return bat will call at The auno unoèment that the Atchison, Topeka and his two companies, who were lost, were gamble in the Philippines and women, too

76 degrees north of Drichsen. The leader Hongkong & Neighbourhood. moderste; pro N.E. winds, and Major Bishop who was assisting the pro- Faris, Vienna, St. Petersburg, and Moscow. and Banta Fé railway and six other American weather-bound on the coast throughout the secuting attorney, commented. What, with a Everybody who has had deallüge with him like lines are going out of the Eastern sud Aus 95.

bably some rain. dollar in each corner, makes things interesting him, but he has not shons publicly, liks his tralasian trade from the beginning of November was found in crevice. Beside the body were Bouth coast of China between I Same sa No. 1 They perished in attempting to South coast of China between Sáme sa No.1. ...Same as No 1. return over the inland ice. The corpse of one four o'clock in the morning." The case had not been decided when the last predecesor, Viscount Hayashi, and there is a should mean good businem for Japan

Hongkong and Lamooks, keen desire for that popular diplomat to return.

The ketohen showing the results of their work and reason given for thestop is that the Interstate' also a diary in which the following was

Hongkong and Hainan...

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172

158

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Singapore Government Homes Gun

... 121

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Hongkong Gau Club -- Clay Pigeon Club Shanghai ...

The Shanghai Club has challenged the Northern Gun Club to shoot under identical conditions to those governing the Wingard Cup competition, and a match will probably be

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