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opened men's eyes and given new views of environment, and the successes of the future will go to, those who know best how to use all that natora provides for humanity in thinge, in men, in opportunity." That is the case everywhere. It is when Bir Bouzer speaks of the future-not of the CO., prant or the past-that we find him most interesting. In his speech acknow-

It is stated that H.E. the Governor will pay TELEGRAMS.

an efficial visit to the Governor of Maoso on Bunday,

The death is sanonnoed of Mr. Harold Blade who for many years has been practising at Kobe

dental surgeon.

Mesers, Renter, Brockelmann and Co. nounce that they have been appointed age

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[“ DAILY FRIE” REGLUSIVE BREVICE.] KAISER AND REICHSTAG. LONDON, November 18th. The resignation of Prince Buelow

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, November 13th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE H16 HoNon Ms. H. H. J. Go

PEBIZ (ACTING Porsun Junos).

▲ KOWLOON CRICKET OLUR CONTRACT. The once was called on in which the Ham

LOCAL SPORT,

CRICKET.

ledging the address presented to him of the National General Insurance Company owing to the Emperor's alleged dis. of the committee of the Kowloon Cricket Clas Waterhouse, J. W. Taylor, H, H. Taylor, E. C.

by the Belfast Chamber of Commerce Sir Rosner while expressing his belief that trade will go on growing, slowly perhaps, but steadily, added these words, in which he seems to doubt his premises, so far at least as imports are concerned "Foreign trade is a luxury, and not necessity, and even if it does continue to

CONFECTIONERY. increase, the Chinese theme ves will

NEW

We have just unpacked our SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY, imported from the loading Lonton, Parisian and

American HousER, -

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES.

acquire a larger share in its direct manipu. lation, and will less and less depend on foreign middleman at home or abroad. And not only will they do this, but Chinese manufacturera at some future day will com. pate with foreign goods not only in China itself, but elsewhere." This is, indeed, dip. ping a long way into the future, and, with all dus respect, we venture to say that these are In-Fancy Boxes: CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCO-visions which need not trouble the present nor the next generation of traders. There LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA *REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and are few countries in the world which could not describe foreign trade as a luxury with quite as much reason as China, Japan, for instance, considered foreign trade a luxury CONFECTIONERY. and rigorously isolated herself from the

world for two hundred years; but, in spite TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE of the increasing manufacture of foreign gonds in recent years by Japanese mills, the volume of annual imports into Japan shows steady growth. The goods which fifty years

Others, iu Grest Variety, FÜLLER'S

COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND

DE LA CREME, CARAMELS. PEPPER MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLON BALLS

ko.,

邊 &c

PASCALL'S

NJUGAT,

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FRENCH

LIMITED,

210.

Lid, of London.

We understand that a Chinese syndicate in being formed at Swatow to take over the sleetris light works there which have been sh down for some time past.

Mr. F. W. Carpenter, who was privata Secretary to Mr. Taft during his Governorship”; of the Philippine Islande, is to be the now. Fresident's Private Secretary at the White

House.

the German Chancellor, is probable | Ban Wing Arm sued Tang Ches, as a member to recover 8744.08, balayes due on a contract for the erection of the pavilion on the K.C.C. ground.

satisfaction with Prince Buelow's defence.

Mr. Davidson (of Moeard Heatings and The popular discontent against the Hastings) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Crown is not diminished.

P. W. Goldring (of Messrs, Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) for the defondant, "BRITAIN'S NAVAL POLICY.

LONDON, November 13th. The Guernment adheres to the A proposal is on foot at Shanghai for the policy of maintaining the navy at the formation of an Amateur Athletic Association two power tandard plus à margin of in Shaughal on the lines of that which already exists in Hongkong and in affiliation to the A. A.A. at Home. The arrangements are in the bands of Mr. F. W. White.

For some time past there has been bad feeling between several of the Chinese nocieties of Rangeen, and frequent rows have taken place with more or los serious injuries to the com batants. Special Chinese sonstables have had to be worn in to assist the regular polios.

ten per cent. GERMAN MINING DISASTER.

LONDON, November 18th. Fire occurred in a mine at Radbod in Westphalia and caused the death of 200 men,

SHANGHAI LIBEL ACTION

SHANGHAI, November 13th, Mr. Hory O'Shea, editor of the China Guette, was sentenced to two months imprisonment for libelling Judge Wiley, of the Americ an

To-morrow, (Sunday) being the birthday the King of Portugal, and also the 19th universty of the Independents of the Republic of Brazil Commendador Jozo J. Leiria, Coal for Portugal and Brazil, will be At Home" at his residoncs, "Duart," Arbuthnot Road, from His most Faithful 11 am to 12.15 p.m. Majesty D. Manuel II of Portugall, attains the sye of 19, and the occasion will be observed at Mano by the Te-Daum being sung at the morning morvice at the Cathedral and at 32 The Cown requested a lenient ago were regarded in Japan as luxuries have,oolook there will be an official reception at sentence. with the abanging times, come to be son-Government House. At night a' ball is to be sidered necessities; on what has happone given at the Government House, in Japan in this regard may be expected to

Constitution) have eleated offles bearers at

Court.

BUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE GERMAN REICHSTAG.

AT BOOK-MAKING DEBATE

LONDON, November 11th. Besides the outspoken criticisms and the autocratic Indancies in the debate in the

Mr. Goldring applied for sa adjournment until next Monday week to enable him to file a counter claim. He had been absent from town,

sad had not had time to prepare it.

Mr. Davidson wished the ass to be set for next Monday.

His Lordsibip--That is rather short. Up till the luat njoment I was in bonsiderable doubt as to whether this sotion could go on. ·

Mr. Davidson I thought it would really prejudice Mr. Goldring I would cassat to the adjournment, but it is not a big matter filing soounter claim in a Summary Court action,

His Lordship fixed the hearing for Thursday

H.K C.C. A TRAM V. CRAIGENGOWER. The following will represent the "A" tosin |in the Longus match on the Club's ground,

this afternoon commencing at 2.15 pm -

Moers, W. C. D. Turner, A., E. Lanning, E. H. Hinds, A. P. Dashwood, E. Irving, W. Oliver, R.N., Lt. E. J. H. Haughton, and Lt. E, M, Lipmann,

The following will play for Craigongower :

E. Lammort (Capt.), R. Bass, (). Braw, G. Evans, G. A. Hancock, H. L, Manderson, J. D. Norin, J. Osman, R. Postonji, W. H. Vivessh and L. A. Hoss

H. CO. "B" TEAM V. 3.§.A. The "B" team will be represented this afternoon by the following, commencing at 2.15 p.. on the Military ground

Messrs. R. Hancock, H. Hanocok, A. A Claxton, F. H. H. Sterene, A. O. Laug, S. s. Logas, W. E. L. Shenton, P. Jacks, F. I Golsthorpe, C. T. Bạath and Lt. G, R. Home, CRAIGENGOWRE TEAM V. CIVIL SERVICE

"A" TEAM.

This match will take plans this afternoon commencing at 2.18 p.m. on the Craigongower ground. The following will represent the A WIDOWER'S CLAIM..

Craigengower "A" team:-M, E. Anger, P. The case in which the Indo-China Steam Curry, W. H. L. Warrener, C. H. 1yson, J Navigation Co. were aned by Yun Wad For Pastonj, A. P. Greave, H. W. Petersen. Collision, was osllet. $1,000 for the donth of plaintiff's wife in AM. A. R. Souza, J. Lot; 0. A. Rodrigass and

S. Ba'liwals.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plais. tiff, and Mr. Davidson for the defendants.,

Mr. Davidson mentioned that he had not

been applied with particulars in this case, and it out.

on the last occasion asked bis Lordship to sizike

Mr. Kong Bing said be was prepared to supply particulars. Plaintiff was the only person who would receive any benefit;

Mr. Davidson said the defendants could not consider whether the claim was a bona fide one, or whether it was ridiculously inflated. In the first place, in considering whether the claim was a proper one they hat no grand to form any opinion because they did not know how many people were claiming, and the amount depended on the number of persons interssted. If he had no rasl defence he might be prepared to pay the money into Court at once. His Lordship had discretion in all cases

'LEAGUE TABLE."

The following is the table up to date:~

Club,

Civil Service...

H. K. C. C. "B"... Telegraphe... Craigongower

H.K.CO. "A" Kowloon

→ Played.

Fer

2 0 0

100

1 0 0 1

100.

100

33.99

...21 0.0 1 42.11 1

33,23

-10J

1 0 1 0 1 100 10 101-101 Royal Engineers 3 1 2 0-1 K. K. Police. 2 2 2 0-2

NB-A win counts 1 point

A Loss A Draw

FOOTBALL,

The following will represent the Royal Engineers Football Club in the match between

Larab

adjournment should be given to the defondants Valley:

Beardmore, McGregor, Coxon, fu.any event.

Mr. Kong Sing-Costa would to payable to MeCrory, Ormond, Jackson, Morrish, Meaney, Taylor, Shave. Beserves: Woodford and Mr. Davidson-It is part of the A. B. C. of Wilsher Kaiser agred with his advisera iu recognis-prnotice that amendments can be made on such ing the importance of what had been terms as the Court thinks fit: Ion't under- achieved by Japan both politically and stand whit the question of payment into Court is. I don't intend to pay anything in." militarily.

His Lordship granted Mr. Kong Singan adjournment, and slowed Mr. Davidson costs, THE ALLANA ESTATE—ANOTHER CLAIMANT,

St. John's Lodge of Freemasons (Bootlisk CONFECTIONERY. happen also in China. Sir ROBERr told

NUTTONA, WALNUT his audience that there are now some three fallows: R.W.M., Bro. 8im; Seater Warden, TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS thousand foreign firms established in China, Bro, Course: Junior Wardes, Bro. Robertson: the majority being Japanese la respect of treasurer, Bro. A. Ritobie; secretary, Bro. numbera, though perhaps not representing Banas; senior deacon, Bro. Glendenning | anything like the greater part of the capita Junior descon, Bro, Dovnoy; Later guard, Bro. Reichstag, de unanimous declarations of of amendment as to costs, and Mr. Davidson them and the Y.M.C.A.. Football Club to be invested. We may add to this information Raggart; stowards Bros. G. Watt and S. Kelly German friadliness to Great Britain were thought this was a caże in which costs for an played to-day on the Military ground Happy ·

tyler, Bro. Vanstone.

notable, Fince Buslow said it was wrong 4. S. WATSON & CO. these foreign firms are mainly on the

Macno is once more tɔ have a newspaper. to interpret the interview as inimical to fringe of the Empire, As China becomes

The first foreign newspapers published in the Japan. Gemany did not contemplate any gradually covered with a network of rail-Far East were produced at Macao, but in the maritime aventure in the Pacific and, they friend if the money was paid into Court, ways,and the Chinese & rernment, deva lops Portuguess Colony newspapers som, like the its policy of opening international centres of gods, to die young. The list of papers which foreign trade in the interior we may surely Mano has had during the past century would Becently Mecno bs been look forward to a great incress in the makes long one.

for some time withouta newspaper. This long number of foreign firms in China before the felt want" is now about to be supplied by Mr. dawn of that far-off era when the Chin. J. da Silva, the advocate. The name of the man will be in a position to dispense with paper is to bo " 4 Verdade. " the foreign middleman. That time, like tho Millenium, may come one day, but it is a

Representatives of the Pros were excluded long way off yet; and the day when the from the annual general meeting of the Oriental Hotel Co., Ltd, Kobe. The Chairman foreign import trade will steadily tend to diminish is, we venture to think, farther offened that things had changed very much still. We ought to look forward with confidence to tremendous growth, for the awakening of China spells increased

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND

KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Hongkong. 6th November, 1968

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Reichstag und Prince Buelow was greeted. Crowds waited the opening of the

with cries of“ Casablanca resign,"

LATER.

The delite in the German Reichstag which is all proceeding is spoch making; Never have Sovereign's acts been subjected to such sarching criticism on all sides. even the Kaiser's visit to Austria and His Majesty's interest in Count Zeppelin are denounced is trivial at the present june

questions in Parliament is demandel.

in Kobe lately. în regard to hotel interests, and E it had been decided that it was advisable that the prosesdinge should not be reported. There now serious opposition to be considered, and it was not to the advantage of the shareholder be published.”

The Bank of India L. soed B. E. Allans and

Co. to recover £35. 19»; öd.

A receiving order having beck made in connection with the debtor's salate, bia Lord- ship adjourned the case sine die.

opportunities for trade. Nor need the that a Press report of these proceedings should tare, aud the English fashion of asking Home, Arsenal Street, is "being responded to

prospect of China harselt competing at some future day with foreign goods strik On November 8th, at Shanghai, Mra. L. C. Rdismay. International trade has a habit of EDMONDSTON, of a daughter.

BIRTH.

expanding with the industrial and scientific HONGKONG OFFICE : 101, Des Vox ROAD development of nations, and we can see no reason for believing that Chins will prove an exception to the rule.

LONDON OPPION: 131, FLET STAAT. E

The Daily Press.

HOT LONG, NOVEMBER 14TH, 1908.

Taz story of the awakening of China, as it is outlined in the speeches delivered by Sir ROBERT HART at Belfast, has attracted that wide attention at Home which the engros.

Readers are reminded of the Bassar in sid

THE RUSSIAN NAVY.- Vissent de Paul's Society, which takes place of the poor, andor the auspices of the St.

LONDON, November 11th. On Monday the to-morrow and on Monday.

In referece to the report which appeared Roman Catholic Cathedral will by illuminated in the Sandard that thirteeen Russian with lanterns and electricity.

St. Joseph'e Admirals has been placed on the retired College façade will also be illuminated, in The census of Tokyo recently taken shows honour of the Sacerdotal Jubilee of His Holi-list as per telegram 6478 of the 7th inst, popolation of 1,625,555.

ness the Pope, Plus I. The Band of the 13th Renter's officially informed that the Bishop Brent received's most certial welcome Rajputs will be in attendance both nights from Admirals aired with promotion rank.

P

back to Manila on Monday last.

The Frosch Mail of the 13th October, wan

delivered in London on the 12 instant.

Point.

Yesterday was a busy day at the Hongkong Fost Office. The pared mail for home by the long.ees route glosed with heavy bookings.

9 to 11 p..

[FRONTES MANILA CABLENEWS."] The Bishop of Viatoris, Hongkong, whose appeal for the sum of £2,000, to complete £3,000 MR. TAFT AND THE PHILIPPINES. required for the areation and equipment of a

The polics dance has been fixed this year for now institute, was published in The Times of Christmas night at No. 7 Pulice Station West June 6, now writes in the bugs

for Hongkong on the 2ith Ontoher but Mr. Gershom Stewart, of the Whiteholme, Hoylake, Cheshire, a member of the building committee, will gladly, reveive and nożnowledge any con tributions or they may be paid to his oredit for this purpose at the Hongkong Shanghai Bank ing Corporation, 31. Lombard-street, E.C." The eum needed to complete the scheme is £1,500.

reported.

sing interest of the story no less-tau the high authority of the speaker certainly JustiGes. To the resident in Chine who is as acquainted as he ought to be with the history of foreign intercourse with the great empire, the speeches contaiu, perhaps, little

Mr. J. B. Kemp, First Police Magistrate, that is new, but facts which may be familiar returned from his honeymoon trip on possess a new interest whed related by one Thursday, evening, and resumed his aint on who has ben a prominently identified in the Bench at the Police Court yesterday the making of them as 8. BOBERT HABT morning. has been. Iu. all the speeches Sir RosenT has made since he returned to England he has spoken confidently of the future progress of China. What bis so far been accomplished ha regards as but the laying of the foundati mus for further development. A Chinese woman residing in a flat at 37 It is all, as be most aptly explained, the Queen's Road Central, is alleged to have natural and logical outcome of the may bottle of sau de Cologne. Dr. Moore was

attempted suicide yesterday by swallowing forces but have been at work, where more alled in Bad after attending to the patient, especially, a powerful and progressive causmu ber to be Tomivel to the Government Christian civilisation which aimed at shap- Civil Hospital, ing the future, and of whose ethics the. key note in the word Do!' came into con tant with a seemingly somnolent and antiquated society, whose only ambition Bremed to be to continue what had been and reproduce the golden age it dreamt of as its glorious pasta pint in which the Confucian Do not was the soul of its golden rule. The clash of internationalism and the play nflicting interests have, however,

of

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KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Minutes of the meeting of the Council held at the Board Room on the 20th October 1908,

Presen-Mesara W. H. Wallace Chair. map), C, A. V. Bowre, J. 9. Fenwick, W. Kruse, Huang Ts su chew, and the Secretary, (J. Barkeley Mitchell),

TIPHOON DAMAGE.

The SECRETARY reported that considerabla damage had been done by the gals on the 14th and 15th October toʻroads, drains, walls and buildings, the Recreation Ground Pavilion being completely wrecked.

THE BUILDING BY-LAWS.

On the motion of Mr. Bows, the present

NEXT WEEK'S CONCERT. We are glad to be able to accuuuse that the call for charity in aid of the Soldiers and Sailors heartily. The concert which is being arranged. by Mra, Bolition takes place in the City Hall "on the 21st inst, and, bids. fair to be's snoosao.'"

Mr. Danenberg after his long sojourn at the conservatoire in Leipsig has no doubt soms thing good in store, and many will look forward with pleasure to the prospect of seeing Mra Logan again after her success in The Liars, She will appear in a duologue with Mrowing either to faulty castruation or the John Robertson. The fall programme is an employment of building material of an inferior

quality. follows:-

PART I. Piano Solo, Tocatto Fugne in D minor Bach, Tansig Mr. E. Dazenberg. Violin Solo

Mr. Genzalce... Song.......!

Mon Cour.......... Mrs. Bolios. eri Piano Bolo

Washington, November 9. Fresidentalect William H. Taft, in on Duologue. interview today at which the correspondent of

..Saint-Saon

Chopin

.....(8) Ballad in F minor.

(b) Venezia e Napoli Mr. E. Danenberg. Mrs. Logan and Mr. John Robertson

PART 11.

Solo.......Mr. B. Danesberg..

Violin Solo.......bir. Gonzales

"Persian Garden" Glee. Mrs. Balilian Mrs. Courtenay Lane..... Mr. Mooro......Mr. Frank Austin

Mr. J. H. Chalmers, accompanist, Deologue...Mrs, Logan and Mr. John Robertson

the" Cablewa" was present, said that one of Piano the reasons why he was most thankful for having been elected President of the United States was that it gave him the opportunity of helping the Philippines

He spoke hopefully of the fature of the islands and said that the outlook for tariff legislation a favour of the Philippines was bright. Fom President-elect Taft's conver sation I would judge that he contemplated the.

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BABY OF 23.

Building Permit By-law was discussed and it was decided to embody in the 1908 aunual report a recommendation to the ratepayers of the desirability of adding a clanes to the by laws giving the Council the powerto oriminally Prosonto any buildor, found to be using inferior materials, sad the builders and owners of houses which are proved to have collapsed

POLICE REPOET. The SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE reported" that the following cases had been dealt with at the Mixed Court since the last masting. Summonses: Breach of agreement 1: debt 3; permitting gambling 1; contempt of Court 1; illegally quarrying stone 3; assault 7; breach of mupioipal regalations (disorderly house) 4; brasch of slaughter-houts "ragulations &; kidnapping 1; creating a disturbancs 2; illegally selling land 1; throwing rubblak into the public drains 2, ill-treating a child 1; using threats; allowing pigs and cattle to stray B. Summary Ariests-Contempt of Court 2; brench of new opium regulations 5; committing a nuisance 1; embezzlement 1; gambling * 31. being in possession of stolen property 1; kid- napping 2; assault 4.

WEATHER REPORT.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL EXPERIMENT. A medical experiment of grant interent in being tried in London in the case of the Derou shire girl, Mildred Hart, wh, thongh nearly twenty-three years of age, has not developed either physically or mentally since she was fire years old.

Details concerning the strange fate which evertook the chitt, who is the daughter of carpenter living at Cove, appeared in this journal on September 29. She still plays with a doll, she had a more limited vocabulary than most children of five years old, and she still wasra baby clothes,

The girl's state is due to a disease known Pressure has increased slightly in Japan, and as sporadie erstinism, and the one romedy fallon moderately over N Chius. It remains which has so far been discovered consists in the low to the NE. of Japan, and high slong the administration of an extract of thyroid glands Upper Tangise. taken from animale.

of hill giving free trade to the islands; believed, nily, that his prestige and the long Commenting on the Japanese Rescript, th education of the American people in the needs The action in the Summary Court against Patt Mall Gazette saga-Japan is in nothing and worth the islands, would persuade Con-

gree to pasthe desired laws. more admirable than in the singular conser“ Presidentelest Taft, who is at Hot Springs, Meara, Wallon and Co, we decided in favourvation of her moral system. She is one of the told me to end to the people of the Philippines, of the defendante (Messrs. Wallen and Co.) and fow nations that know their own minds in the messy of hops which he expressed not in favour of the plaintiff, sa inadvertently regard to grest first principles, and perhaps the to me. I said that he believed the lean only nation in the world that seems able to Years were past and that the islands were assimilate what is bast in other civilisations entering can era of prosperity.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ON THE without much danger of indigestion and distar,

CAMPAIGN. banco. It is an enviable state of things. In the notable Rssoript which has been issued by

Washington, November 9th. the Emperor taking its stand so confidently President Roosevelt has written a strong per the bowlingropateretet stora letter on the reasons for Taft's election or

f thyroid gland unbstance, taken seally from and the records of our glorious history," there rather these thereof. He emphasizes bis are, indeed, no ideas foreign to the English opinion the ion did not enter into the sheep, be given to such a case development fight. The President ways that the question of proceeds in the most remarkable way. But to The extradition case in which the Chinese mind; but there is greater necessity here than greed was it a factor in the campaign. Bryan ensure encoess the patient should be treated Government sought the surrender of Chan in Japan for an insistence upon these ideas is a davat Presbyterian and Taft is a when young before the ouification of the honey Sim Cheung on a charge of armed robbery as essential to any wise patriotism. The main Unitarian, and the latter is not a conspicuous his proceeded so far as to zender growth im within the jurisdiction of China waa

note of the Rescript is that national strength of his okush esnings,

church aber, while Bryan has made much possible. This ossification is

pleted by or before the age ly.com. Mildred excluded before Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magis comes of fostering the sense of duty, and of Roosevelt said that morality in its broadest Hurt bas reached. tracy on Tuesday. The defendant, who was what we know as the Spartan virtues What mense, and not orthodoxy affected the resnit. represented by Mr. Johe Hastings (of Messrs is said against the mischief of ostentation and He said that the people had been convinced Hastings and Hastings) was discharged, but on indulgence comes home to a rich nation like that westernism was not thought of

that Tafts a clean living, upright mau, and the application of Mr. F. D. L. Bowley, Crown our own much more sharply then to a nation The Peuident's letter was probably drawn Solicitor, was re-arrested on a charge of which is only entering on the crucial path to out by the statement in some jourmale and circles that the Catholic Church had aided armed robbery and murder.

Taft mustebilly.

commercial prosperity.

If

It is probable, therefore, that in her oase the administration of thyroid gland will be too late materially to assist growth, though it may profoundly stimulate her mental prosseses. Iz any case, the experiment will have done no harm, and she will at least have been given s phanos,

The Hongkong Observatory, yesterday Issued the following report:

On the 13th at 11.55 am. The barometer continues to fall slowly over the B. Philippines, the ares of low pressure being apparently almost stationary to the Eastward of the 8. part of the Archipelago.

Strong monsoon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the N. and N.E. g les over the N. part of the Chiza ess

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 înckes

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

(N.winds, fresh; Hongkong & Neighbourhood,

flae. N.E. winds

****** strong. Formosa Channel ... South coast of China between 1 Seme za No 1.

Hongkong and Immocks

winds,

Bonth coast of China between FN

Hongkong and Haines....... Í strong.