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A. S. WATSON

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HIGH-CLASS

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 1908.

stated that His HIGHNESS WAS Overwhelmed !

Mr. H. L. Donnys and family returned to this

with sorrow on learning of the death of the Colony on Thursday, after a long absence, by TELEGRAMS. THE SITUATION IN PEKING.

Mr. Jolin Fowler, the American Consul at Chefoo, who is now at Home, seems to have created a little sensation in the States by denouncing Li Bum Ling as an imposter, and "mothing but a Hongkong Chinaman. Mr. Feylar's remarkable action, the New York

{BEUTER'S BERVICE.]

THE REVOLUTION IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, November 18th. St. Petersburg papers report that Liak

LOCAL SPORT.

CRICKET.

H.K.C.C. A TEAM V. R.GIA,

DEATE OF PRINCE CHING.. The death of His Highness Prince Ching President of the Wai-wu-pu is, we regret to

On the Military ground (Happy Valley, this learn, confirmed. It occurred on Wednesday afternoon, commengingat 2.15 p.m. the H.K.C.C. about 1 pm. The Prince ays the meamge, "A" toans will be represented in the above was overwhelmed with sorrow on learning of the match by the following players-Mer, W. Reath of the Emperor and Empress Dowager, C. D. Turner, A., E. Lanning,

fordid anys, has been brought to the notice of hoff's Cossicks have joined the revolutionists and was froutiel boganse, he was wot permited A- B.. bero, F. H. Hting, A. P. Dashwood,

the American State Department.

the German Mall steamer Goeben.. EMPEROR and EMPRESS DOWAGEr, and was troubled because he was not appointed to take part in the enthronement of the present monarch. He consequently feared that he would “lose "face" under the new régions and the public are left to atribute CO, the death to aatural or unnatural causse, of the to the inclination according individual reader. Those who expect an upheaval at Poking' aiming at giving to Pancs CHING the guardianship of the Throne are naturally prone to suspicion Let us hope that the long chapter of the venerable istegman's useful life has not been terminated in any other than the most peaceful maurer. By all for

CONFECTIONERY. eign diplomats, who have come into con

tect with him, PRINCE CHING way held We have just unpacked. NEW in the highest respect. As the President SEASON'S CONFECTIONERT, imports for many years of the Taungli-Yuman (the from the loading London, Parisian and

Board of Foreign Affairs; his relations with American Hosser.

the Legations were juttate. As 10›¤ es- His Bightiess entered upon the duties of that important offies, in 1884, in succession

CADBURY'S

CHOCOLATES.

PRINCE KUNG, a great improvement was remarked in the efficiency of that body. The author of The&nglishman in Chius" the late Mr. Mion, whom Dr. MonnISON succeeded as Times correspondent at Peking, remarked of him: Prince CHING, though new to public affairs, acquitted himself like a gentleman, and gained the goodwill of all CONFECTIONERY. The foreign Legations by his laborious efforis

In Fancy Borer: CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCO. LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA CHOCOLATE and REINE, VIENNA

Others in Great Yaristy. FÜLLER'S

COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE "DI LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER MINT LUMPS, MAUSHMALLON BALLS

&C.. kc., &

hás

evor

The state coach now being built for the Sul- tan of Johore at the Central Workshops, Kuala Lumpur, is described as a miniature paisce on wheels. The coach, is billit of cheaghat and Jelutong and contains a commodious state room with easy chairs and folding tables and luxurious sleeping saloon with a fixed bed. A

bathroom is also fitted to the cosola.

Justice. Gomperts sitting in summary juris.

At the Supreme Court yesterday. before Mr.

diction, eleven plaintiffs, who were represented by Mr. C. F. Dixon (of Mesars. Hartings and Hastings) proceded against the Cama Com- monial S. B. Co, to recover a total amount of $897.90 das for wages. Defendants did not appor, and Hi Lordship entered judgment for

the plaintiffs.

A strike of sampan meh is reported from Penang. The alleged causes are the prohibition

It is, however, alleged in loquato Taros. of areening and repairing on Weld Quay, and believed to be the climax of the recent crusade against the extortions of the sampan-wallahs Launches from the Government harras, the Prya Dock, eta, were carrying on the passenger table and assisting in loading and discharging

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A truck coolie was proceeded against before J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday for being in charge of a truck entirely propelled from behind, and soleadod as to obseurs the view of the propellor. The defondant told the Court his wife was in the shafts and he was pulling on a ropa in front of the vehicle, but Inspector Fenton, who followed the defend. ant some distance along the Prays, and he was the only person propelling the track. A fine of $10 was imposed,

to learn his work, and to bring justice and well as courtesy into the transaction of businesi." The PRINCE since stood high in the esterm of the diplomats.. Nor will it be forgotten that in the Boxer enseute of 1900 the massacre of all who were confined in the Legations was averted only by the de- lays caused by his courageous action CONFECTIONERY. in pleading for the lives of the foraigners, and representing the short. TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS sightedness of the policy that would sacrificeing of the bar and other improvements, it could

PASCALL'S

FRENCH

NOUGAT. NUTTONA,

Ac., &o., 20.

LIMITED

WALNUT

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

Toursong, 6th November, 1908

them. His xoras since be entered public life filled many of the bigliest offers of the State and proved himself an

Though Bangkok is not one of the great shipping ports of the world, still with the dredg

be turned into one of the most important and safest harbor in the Far East, says the Siam Free Prass." With the constantly

at Tabriz.

THE NEAR EAST.

LONDON, November 18th. Austria bus re-enforced the troops in Bosnia by 6000 mus, The Serving and Mon tenegrin Envoya bave left Constantinople having failed to arrange on alliance with

Turkey against Austria.

GERMANY

LONDON, November 18th:

The German Press is so relieved at the termination of the crisis that the general comment is avourable to the settlement: It urges a lur for tixing the Ministerial responsibility and to pledge the control of the Monarch's actions.

NEW JAPANESE LOAN.

to take part in the enthronement of the present monarch, and the probable loss of power he would suffer aufter the prosent regime.

DOCTORS DEGRADED.

A telegram to the Chung Ngoi San Po (Chinese Daily Press) states that all the doctors in the Imperial Hospital whe were engaged to attend on the deceased Emperor, hayo been degraded and deprived of their rank although

allow to remain in office. The doctors who were commanded by the Viceroys and Governors of provinces to attend. are also to be punished by being lowered two fegrees in their rank but are allowed to remain in office

THE EMPEROR'S NAME.... A telegram received in Carton by the corres pendent of the Chung Ngoi San Pe states that the baby emperor is to be named Sün Tùng.',

PROTECTIVE MEASURES. The Grand Secretary, according to mother" telegram, has given instractions to the affloors responsible for the protection of Peking to take every precautim to ensure the adequate protec- tion of the capital, otherwise they will be severely punished. Bolliers have been added to the" guard of the Forbidden City and the police have

LONDON, Noven.ber 18th. Negotiations are progressing in London and Paris for the issue of a Japanese loan of 5 per cent for £2,000,000, in the form of ing the action of the Government. debentures of the Industrial Bank of Japan;

hall to be sued in London to-morrow at 97, and half in Paris on the 23rd inet. The object of the loan is the development of Keren.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

LONDON, November 18th. Benter's Tokyo correspondent wires that Coun't Hayashi declares Japan never had the slightest intention of landing a single soldier in China without the consent and maudate of the Power.

|bson instructed to prohibit rumours conemu-

ABREST IN THE PALACE. Our Chinese contemporary is also informed by telegraph that Li Lin Ying, the chief onnuch, und four others were arrested and sent to the

Board of Punishment to be kept in custody as a panishment fat their interference with thể action of the Government.

NATIVE BANKS HARD PRESSED.

Auother fologram is to the effect that the native banks in Peking being hard pressed and suffering from tightness of money the four of Finance has come to their assistance with a large sum of money and thereby removed the fears of the people.

On the 18th November a mourning service for the 1peror took places

MOURNING.

THE ROYAL SIGNATURE

Another telgram announces that Prince Chak

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Waterhouse, E. C. Oliver, R.N., Capt. A. H. Hooper, ári Mid., Lt. Tovey, B., and Flag Lt. Molleneaux, R.N

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1.K.C.C. TEAM. KOWLOON. The above team meet on the Club's ground this afternoon at 2.15 p.m. The following will play for the "B" team:-Messrs. R. Hancock, T. E. Poarce, A. 0. Lang, H. D. Sharpin, W. B. L. Shenton, S. S. Logan, F. H. H. Stevens.

Lt. 0. B. Home, 3rd Mid. and two others.

A MIBBING SCOBE BOOK, Through a carrier's mistake the Civil Service Cricket Club first eleven longue score book wag delivered to the wrong Cricket Club. The secretary of the Civil Service Club would be pleased if the sentory of the Club to which the book has been forwarded would return it to him

early to day.

LEAGUE TABLE.

The following is the Longne Pablo up to date:

Club

Civil Service H.K.C.C. "B" Telegraphe Chuigengewor Royal Engineer - H.K.C.CA" Kowloon R.G.A....

R.K. Police:

Lost.

Drawn,

~~HNWG to Played

-DOG-NIN

SUNNHooo

WOD

BAAFPFP Points

-1

Per

cent

100

100

100

100

33.33

100

0 -1. 100

10.-1

100

2 0 0,-2 100

NB-A. win counts

A. Loa

-1 0

point,

A Draw

CRAIGENGOWER V. CIVIL SERVICE C. C. This league match will take place to-day, at2.15 pm, on the ground of thỏ latter Club:-Tho following will play for Cruigongower:→→L. E. Lanniert (Capt), R. Ban. A. O. Brown, Q. Evans, C. A. Hancock, H. L. Manderson, J. D. Noris, J. Osman, R. Pestonji, L. A. Rose and

M. E. Anger.

BASEBALL

At a meeting held in the offices of the Pacific Mail Sterm ship. Co. of thoseinterested in the visit of the Rouch All-American Baseball

enlightened and a capable statesman: The increasing area under rice cultivation, the rebel plot hed just bean, discovered in a neigh has heen authorised to sign the name of the team arrangements were completed for the

export trade of Siam is bound to increase nation at this critical juncture cau ill-afford enormously in the future, and better shipping A. S. WATSON & CO. to spars him, and we ma confidently say Excilities will then become an urgent secessity that in the Legation quarter at Peking Husin order to keep pace with the growing trade of HIGHNE's death will be recognised as a the port. serious losa to China. At a time when the nation is on the very threshold of a reformacion it is a national misfortune to lose the valuable help of a statesman of the commanding ability and wide experience of the late President of the Waiwapo. But regipts ar vain - and we have only to add that His Brass goes down to the grave full of jeare sud honours--revered by his own people and honoured and respected by the diplomatic reprorentatives of the leading nations of the world.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG. NOVEMBER 21 1908,

It is perhaps inevitable that the air should be thick with rumours of intrigues and

Cholera has broken out at Singapore. two or three fresh cass being discovered daily. The victims are mostly. Chinese

We are infonned by the Colonial Secretary's, Office that the quarantine restriction imposed aguiust arrivals from Manila has been removed,

One crying evil at Saigon arises from the numerous low liquor shops run by Chinese, who retail the worst of spirits which too often take efect as rank poison. The very okapuose of the liquor is convincing proof of its unwholesomeness, but the low prices attract crowds to the spirit shors Soldiers and sailors especially fall victims to these amorapalons liquor dealers.. The Saigon Opinon urges, the local authorities no longer to keep quiet and allow these anprincipled Chinese to enrich themselves quickly by drugging the soldiers of the garrison.

Now that the revenue of Netherbads India sorely needs increase, the Government is don sidering a selama for getting more money out of tobacco planters. At present, on every bale of 100 kilogrammes exported from the Colony, one guilder in levied in Java; The xane rate is also leried in Deli, but the bale weighs only 80 kilogrammes. This tax yielded 715,000 gallders in 1906. It is pointed out that Some hundreds of Americans, under the registra tobacco fetches a higher prica thaa Mr. Clark, the millionaire, have arranged for a trip to Japan, China and India next season in the na. Arabic of 16,000 tons.

Mr. S. T. Denn lectured last night to u good, audience at the Y.M.C.A. roum ex the subject "Up the rapid of Central Fokien." A number of interesting lantern slides were shows.

Java leaf, and that, in conimon fairness, tobacco. should be taxed on the value and not on the raight. The main objection to the idea is that ́ ja daty on the value would be hard to collect

FELLOW PERIL IN INDO-CHINA.

Latest advice from Saigon, says an exchange, bring the tional news that a widespread Cochin China, of wlde houring provinca. Saigon is the capital, had been hitherto free from the seditious plotting so rife in Annam and Tonkin.

Emperor during his infancy,

PEKING QUIET. The city is quist, military precautions having been taken to prevent any disturbance.

The head conspirator is under arrest. He is said to be the editor of a vareniar nowapaper,

FATAL CYCLING ACCIDENT. and he is so far raised aboxo his fellows a to

At the Magistracy yesterday afternoon before. have acquired French citizenship under letters of naturalisation. Several alleged accomplies have turned approvers and have declared that Mr. J. H. Keep, sitting a coroner, and a jury

The composed of

IndabH. the plot ripod under Japanese care,

Boyer, das Ad Messrs. alleged editor and the founing unrest in Cooun China, by trying held into the cause of death of a Chinese roman to stir up rebellion:

The anti-Japanese feeling, which has been named Tu Cheung, who was run over by always very strong in the Colony, has coneyclist at Yausati on October 30th, and died of ratly been raised, as it were, to faver hest, a ruptured spleen. and the ery of the yellow-peril has become Dr. McFarlane, medical officer in charge of louder than ever especially in the columns of the mortuary at Kowloon, deposed to making s the Opinion, a newspaper i Saigon,

That joanal has declared that Japanesestmortem examination of decossed on October the cause of death to be intrigues are at the bottom of all the agitation 31st. He found and trouble in Annam and Tonkin. Sceptics haemorrhage following a ruptured spleen. naturally inquire what is the evidence to prove Sach rapture might have been caused by The facts alleged to bear out the charge are decensed being knocked down by hieyle, but that the rebels in Annam cut their hair in a fall would not necessary have caused it. The Japanese stylo as a distinguishing mark, and spleen was very much enlarged. that they openly profess to wait the arrimal of a liberating Japanese army, This expectation has been coverly turned to account by awin dires who all to the stupid natives! written safeguards to guarantee them from harm at the hands of the expected Japanese invaders. The Opinion premises farther revelations.

this?

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AND SERVIAS CROWN.

game to be played by the above-mentioned team at Hongkong on December 19th. The following way appointed a committee to lake entire charge of arrangements: Fred J. Halton, Chairman FE. MoHugh, W. S. Allen, Dr. G. W Mokesan, G. C. Osborne.

Terung, me

It is expected that residents of Hongkeng will be givan a very good exhibition of the informed, is being done to ensure a good lively game, and those familiar with baseball are look ing forward with much interest to the arrival of the team.

·FOOTBALL

The following will represent the Hongkong Football Club v. the YM.C.A at Happy Valley

this after moen -

·Goal-F. H. Kew; Baks-A. Hamilton and

E. Humphreys, Halves-F. Hadson Clarke, B C. Barlow and T. E. Weall: ForwardW. H Williams, T. Hall, W. M. Weston, N. Gol denberg and Gregory, Kick off 4 p.m..

Private W. Geyer of the Middlesex Regiment

ARRIVAL OF THE BUFFS. spoke to being out cycling on October 30th with Lance-Corporal Leuken. They were returning

Yesterday the troopship Dufferin arrived from Kowloor City when the accident happened. Witness was shot ten paos behind. He heard here with the 2nd Battalion of the East Keat the Lance Corporal xinging his bell, and on Regimenton board. Disembarkation was proceed. looking theed he saw a Chiness woman trying eu with at once and before dark most of the 760 to dodge him. Witness did not see Lance us were landed. They were accommodated at Corporal Leuken touch her with his bicycle, Mount Austin, Murray Barracks and in tants and the woman passed him muttering something pitched on the parade ground. The troopslip was 23 days of the voyage from Durban. The Middlesex Regiment will embark as soon as the others have left the ship and the Dufferin will sail for Singapore, the destination of the Middlesex, on Monday.

in Chinesc.

The Carver-A cyclit may knock down a person and it may be a pure accident, so you need not try to shield the Lance Corporal.

Witness repeated that he did not see the Lance Corporal knock the woman down. They' ware travelling at the time st about six miles an

There has been no confirmation of the rumour reported in the last mail papers that King Peter of Bertia had abdicated the Throne. That he It is much to be feared that the erize of has entirely lost popularity is clear. Last month infanticide in Siam is on a large scale, and that thousands of copies of the portrait of the Duke measures for the preservation of the lives of of Connaught were being spread among the Servian people and army, hie Royal Highness infauts are most urgent. During the past few having for a long time been considered the It is interesting to note that the Daylight, at months, we have recorded facts where bodies of fature King of Servia. In England, however, infants were found floating in the dough of these considered hardly likely that his Royal Sheity and the river Meuam, says the Sium Free Highness will accept so arduous and thankless hour.

a burden. He has already refuse one offer of The Coroner The medical evidence showed Press. We have never heard, however, that the rulership, the offer made to him on the death of that deceaser haul skin braises on the arm and police have taken any stopa to trace up the his brother the Duke of Edinburgh, of the Lip. It seems curions that she should get those At the Marine Court yesterday Livet Beck-guilty party, as no persons, to our knowledge, Duchy of Sare Coburg-Gotha,

The Duke of Connaught is now. Field-Marshal bruises without being knocked down? with imposed a fine of $40 on the master of the have been convicted of consigning infants, steati lanach Ho Hong for carrying 44 whether living or dead, to the waterways of the Commanding-in-Chief and High Commissier passengers in excess of the number allowed.

town. This being the ease, perpetrators of such crimes appear to have no fear of being detected

tragedies at Peking just now, but it is present in the harbour, is one of the largest Karcely necessary to say that these sinister sailing ship under the British Bag. rumours should not be unreservedly a.helongs to the Standard Oll Company, cepted. Following as it does so closely upon the demise of the EMPEROR KWANG Heu

*

The P. and O. steamer Stallia, arrived here yesterday a day late Stormy weather was experienced after leaving Singapore, but the ilia, which has been transformed from a troopship, behaved very will.

n the Mediterranean.

THE POPE'S FORECAST. UELIEF THAT BRITAIN WILL BECOME ROMAN CATHOLIC.

The officers serving with 2ad. Battalion Est

Kent Regiment are Liontenant Colonel R

and the aged EMPRESS DOWAGER; the ad- nouncement of the sudden death of PRINCE CHING possibly serves to strengtheu in the public mind the suspicion that some maligu agency is at work in the Capital, beat on the extermination of all about the Court. We have had the rumour that the death of the EMPRESS DOWAGER was accomplished by poison administered by someone identified with the anti-dynastic movement; another has declared the child Emperor to he dead; and now it is suggested that PRINCE CHING' boa committed suicide tion of the efforts of Mr. McKelvey by the giving him a sound thrashing when Bergeant fold and fall and perfect submission to the Sea granted that there was, nothing the matter operations in the Orange River Colony and was

rumour

Lieut. Col Bayard served in the South

African war garrison ad inient and as station staff officer at Kroonstadt. He took part in

Bayard, D.80/(in Command); Majors C. C Cobbe and WA. Eaton; Captains C. D. I Greenway, 8. P. Barker, C. A. Worthingtoz Brevet-Majors/H. Findlay, ♬ H. Baird, D.8.0. B. G. D. Gross-Raines, H. L. Archer-Houblon, E W. Tvalinson (Depot); Lieutenuates Witness-I did not noo her fall. ⠀⠀

Chichester, L. H Lance Corporal A. Lenken of the Middlesex K. W. Crein, E. B Begiment deposed that on the 30th of October Soames, F. C. R. Studd, L Fort, J. while ayoling near Yaurati he saw a Chinese Crookenden, H. B. Potter (Adjutant), E. Gr.. woman in front of him looking on the Gould, B. P. Wedd, J. V. R. Jackson, H. Å..... ground. He rang his bell when shout 25 Thewles, and W. R. Stainforth (Quartermaster): Four natires were charged before Mr. J.

yards distart. He was riding in the middle of Second Lieutenants C. E. G. Davidson, I. C. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with assaulting na excise offer in the exocution

The Pope, in receiving the great body of the road and the woman did not seem to realise Ines, J. S. Bill, Hor. P. G. Scarlett, G. Q of his duty. The complainant boarded the sa, British pilgrims visiting Rome last month took his present antil he was on top of her. She Henriques, D.H. Anderson and H. D. Collinson

Barton, and Bandmaster C. B., Hewitt, A magnificent silver cup was recently Tak Hing and told members of the craw that he the occasion of the recent Fincharistic Congress appeared to be frightenel, and did not know Morley; Warrant Offers Bergeant Major A.

ence united England to the Church of Home. presented to Headmaster McKelvey of the had had come to search for epiam. One of the in London to recall the dose bonds which had which way to turn. Eventually she gave a Royal West Kent Regiment, on behalf of the crew is alleged to have called out, "There is no He considered that the recent Reman Catholic short turn to the right. Witness did not know members of the Tanglin Club, Singapore, as spium on board; strike him." With this the demonstration in London, combined with whether the handles touched her, but she did showing in a tangible form the high apprecisamen attacked the excise officer, and were frequent conversions to the Roman faith were not fall. Resing she walked on, he took it for

forerunhams of Cogland's complete return to the

Witness first heard of her death on The second rumour, certainly may be music-loving community of Singapore.

was that the excise men accused the crew of Such comments, coming from such a quarter, instaut. dismissed as a pure invention, and we very

the pilgrims to the Police Sergeant Mills tratified to seeing Lance The subsidary collage of Siam is to be con being dilatory, and of obstructing them in their raised the enthusias much doubt whether either of the others verted to the decimal system. The new money search, one of the offices assaulting a meniber of highest pitch, and they intoned the hum: Corporal Lenken in barracks, questioning him sips.

the "God bless our Pope." So touched was. lins any foundation in fact. Both the chiles, bronze, nickel and silver coins, and the the crew. Each of the defendants was fined $5. Hut as bo rating ka ruined on the man's death

Thanks about the accident which Lenken admitted, and EMPRESS DOWAGER and PENCE, Csted had two arst mentioned varieties I have roles of or oven toys imprisonment exceeded the three score years and ten varying dimensions in the centre. It is expected laid down by the Psalmist as the natural that the bronze coins will be put into circulation span of Hife; both were extremely feeble, during this month. The new cóîns have been and it requires no great stretch of the made in Eelgium.

the vicinity of the Philippines was reported imagination to realise that the death of the.

An important branch of trade that in copra yesterday morning to be N.E. of Manila and £6,000 collected in the various dioceses.ing near a bridge. He had it removed to the EMPEROR must have thrown upon the aged is now very hard hit in West Jara in moving WWW. Another message from James Hope presented on behalf of the Catholic EMPRESS DOWAGER, and upon PRINCE CHING consequence of the coconut crop being only half Manile, 5 pm, reports typhoon W. of Luzon, Women's Lengas & magnificent missal.

A latter addressed by the Pope to Archbishop a load of anxiety and care which was too that of last year, owing to recent stormy less than 100 rulles distant and moving Bourne and received at Archbishop's House,

This W. N. W

Westminster reads: The Pope thanks the Arch much for their enfeebled constitutions to weather when the trees were in blossom.

Last night the three green lights were hoisted.bishop, and, through him, all the English Roman bear. In the message regarding the PRINCE's failure of the crop will lead to a heavy rise in

the Eucharistic Congres death which has reached the Colony, it is the price of copre, and holders who wait until It is not often that the typhoon signals are Catholics, for their work in connection with

dearth sets in may reckon upon huge profits.

Appleton rashed to his assistance. The defence of Rome.

TYPHOON NEWS...

The latest typhoon which has been raying

exhibited so late in the year,"

"Wimake,

the 18th

hurraha.

Lakong 175 told the Court that in conne-; Router's correspondent reports that the prs. sents taken by the pilgrims to the Pope included quence of a report made to the Yanmati the chalca and other ihurch vessels bought Police Station he proceeded along the Kowloon with subariptions collected by the women of City Road, and found the dead body of a woman England, E121 subsoribed by the pilgrims, and

Mortuary.

A Chinese schoolmaster residing at Station Street, Yozmali, also spoke to finding the body of deceased on the roadside.

Tung Sani, husband of the deceased, said his wife was paying a visit to Yazmati on October 30th,

hemorrhage following a ruptured spleen,

The jury found that death was due to

twice mentioned in despatches. He was rewarded with the D. S. . rad holds the medal with two clasps and the King's medal with two

THE SIMPLE LIFE

(From the, British Melton Fourat

How for a simple life will lead (Instead of giving way to greed), Just eating what they only need,

And drinking when they're dry;" While many live to gorge and stuff, And never think they've had enough,

And s-untimely die

Ah, yes, it is the pece that kills," In spite of all the patent pills,

Or continental dures"

The rush, the hurer of the race For wealth, position, power, or place, Will soon leave many a vacant space-

Butter live alow and sore.