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or-should we may the tyranny of fashion count for much in this connexion One might imagine, Sir ALEKANDER proceeds to say, that good blankets, carpets and the like would appeal to the well-to-do classes, but-end here he strikes the right explana tion-Occidental and Oriental ideas of! comfort lio far apart. The Commercial & CO., Attaché regards as remote the possibility of

ESTABLISHED LD. 1841.

HIGH-CLASS

The U.S. cruiser Charleston has resondh Manila to relieve the Rainbow, which has been the flagship of the Philippine squadron.

The steamer Laeries from Saigon landed lo deportees in the Colony yesterday, and another batoh of 24 arrived by the na. Gienogle tram Singapore.

We note in Ceylon papers that the Hon. Mr. H. C. Nicolis, who was formerly Government. Latest reperts are of a favourable nature,

TELEGRAMS.

[“DAILY PR088", HXOLUSIVE BREVIOR.]

REFORM OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, December 4th. A measure to reform the House of

THE CHINESE EMPEROR'S ACCESSIONAL EDICT.

·HOKOUES AND PARDONS.

The first edict isaned by the new Chinese Emperor on his accession to the throne states that he has been appointed successor to the late Emperor Kwong H, and that he will do all in his power to follow in the steps of his angust predecessor. Chinese New your, the edict states, will be the first year of Sun Tsong. In con

THE 8.8. "FATSHAN" AFFAIR.

EXCITEMENT AT CANTON.

There is great excitement in the City (writes our Canton correspondent) over the decision given by the British Consular Court of inquiry re the s.s. Fatahan incident. A boycott of the Steamboat Company's enteir fest seams to be threatening.

I have no doubt the excitement would soon

a relaxation of the conservatism of to-day in auditor in Hongkong, has been seriously Forda has been introduced in the memoration of His Majesty's ascension all Prince, fizsle out if the local authorities were to isme

these matters, for just as good roads, for instance, bad to precede foreign carriages ini Peking, and elsewhere, so must decent floors precede the us of carpets, and sa regards clothing, the increasing contact with foreigners, and more especially with Japanese will tend to gradually modify Chinese ideas of dress. Thers is even now steady advance in the import of woollen -CONFECTIONERY. and cotton mixtures, chiefly alpams lustres We have just unpsoked our NEW and Orleans and clothing including hate and BEASON'S CONFECTIONERY, Import trimmings goes on increasing. European from the lending London, Parisian and umbralles are also gaining in favour and and among Chinese ladies there is a great demand for jewellery. The author of the Report remarking that one has few oppor CHOCOLATES. tanities of seeing the adornment of Chinese

American Houses.

CADBURY'S

FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY,

Ladies, mentions meeting in a railway train In Faucy Boxes:

a lady whose "thumb and four fingers of CHOCOLATE ALMONDS, CHOCO.

each hand were simply covered with gold LATE WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE DE LA REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE and encrusted with stone of every description, from diamond to torquoise." Others, in Great Vari-ty,

If this is an example of what wealth and position demand in China, Sir ALEXANDER Home is surely right in saying that the jeweller need have no anxiety as the disposal of his wares. Fer- COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE fumiers have not the same consolation DE LA CREME, CARAMELS, PEPPER- unless they are more careful to study MINT LUMPS, MARSHMALLON BALLS Chinese tastes, as our sweetest perfumes

sppeal do not

Chinese." Passing from clothes ne personal adora ment to other things effecting the

&c.

20.

PASCALL'S

&G.

to

to the

FRENCH comfort of the people, we may note the great

CONFECTIONERY.

KOUGAT, NUTTONA, TOFFEE, FONDANTS, CARAMELS

&0.,

LIMITED

&o.

business now done in kerosene oil, the import representing a value of about twenty WALNUT million taals or three-and-a-quarter million pounds sterling per annum. Korosene oil, the Report tells us, is an article which is very keenly pushed in China; the facilities afforded now by railways for forwarding it en bulk into the interior are eagerly availed

of

A. S. WATSON & CO. of by the oil companies. We have heard

schemes for buying up, exporting and putting to other uses all the native oils uned for lighting in China, but Sir ALEXANDER Hoste says these schemes are not so simple they look, for the chief lighting oils in Chins are also used for cooking and could not easily be dispensed with. Most people are familiar with the fact that China imports great quantities of rice. Last year that

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.

- Hongkong, 6th November, 1908.

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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

edum should be addressed to THE EDITOR,

inserted.

...

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. Upper House, proposing that it shall and Princesses are to be honoured according a proclamation explaining clearly to the public

Wood discharged the Russian merchant, Beus Lane Minkinaky, who was charged with boing in unlawful possession of five cases of cigarettes

valued $1,080.

Typhoon warnings still continue to come from

consist of 200 hereditary peers, ten bishops and representatives of the colonies, and further places restric. tions on new creations.

Manila. One received by the Consul-General of THE GERMAN CONSTITUTION. the United States yesterday morning reported a typhoon E. of the Pelew Islanda moving

W.N.W.

Wintry weather prevailed all over England

during the last week of October. There were alight falls of snow in the suburbs of London and in many places there were from five to eight degrees of frost.

For stealing a watch and chain from a Chinese gentleman at Yanati on Thursday, Mr. J. H. Kemp yesterday sentenced a coolie to six weeks' imprisonment. Mr. J. R. Wood passed a shailar sentence on a native who was found guilty of stealing a jaokret.

The American papers in Manila condenn Ad- miral Sperry in unmonenred terms for his "avoidane of the decencies of socil inter- course" at Manila, and for his "absar insuits to the Governor-General, the Army, and the Americans resident in the Philippines.

Dr. Sun Yat Ben, who appears to be still st Singapore, and not in Japan, as recantly sported in Japanese journals, denies being asocisted with the revolutionary movement in Kwangsi province as `rocently alleged by the Governor of the province in a memorial to the theme.

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Singapore has up to this year had the enviable distinction among Bootsmen if being the one place in the East without a Bts fadrew's Society, but a very largely attended meting of Scotsmen there last week decided to brm one, and unanimously elected Captain Sir Arthur Young, KCMG., as President.

Several meetings were held by the Chinese community at Rangoon in connection with the death of the Emperor of China. A telegram was sent to the Waiwapu protesting against the

LONDON, December 4th. Some proposed amendments for the alteration of the German Constitution have been referred to a committee of the Reichstag for consideration.

THE COMMONS AND THE EDUCATION BILL.

LONDON, December 4th. The debate on the new education Bill has been suspended.

Successful negotiation of a com promise is very doubtful,

[BEUTER'S SERVICE.] AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.

Lospor, December 2nd.. A noticeable improvement has taken place in the Turco-Austrian relations, believed to be due to the influence of the Emperor Francis Joseph. The Austrian Ambasador remains at Constantinople, but rumours at Budapest and Belgrade that transports have been ordered to be in readi- Deas at Ragusa, are causing uneasiness.

TTALY.

LONDON, December 2nd. In a debate on Foreign Affairs in the Chamber, a vote of confidence in the Govern

appointment of the infant Prince P Wei agment was received with an uproar and a Emperor Some of the meetings won clearly storm of Radical protests. Signor Barzalai Anti-Manchu, that is, against the present caused a sensation by declaring that when dynasty, the feeling being in favour Chins the Tripple Alliance was arranged, Austria for the Chinese" and not for the Manhus.

Sir Alexander Hoaie, C.M.G, this British Commercial Attaché at Peking, strongly recommends the British manufacturer and merchant to study carefully the "Analysis of Foreign Trade" now published annually by the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs. The will impart more information regarding the foreign trade of China than hundreds of pages in writing.

Bishop Laader returned to Hongkong yesterday by the P. & O. steamer Nile. The Bishop was, to have conducted a confirmation service at Singapore on his way out but he was rented from attending until the service was almost arer, owing to, the steamer's late arrival at the wharf. It happened, however, that Bishop Maloney of Mid-Chins, was waiting in Sin gapore the arrival of a steamer for China, and His Lordship kindly undertook the service Bishop Lander was, however, able to speak few words of encouragement to the confirmees.

promised compensation to Italy for an eventual anexation of Bosnis by the cession of Trentera.

PENNY POSTAGE.

LONDON, December 2nd. Ponny Postage between Germany and the

January prox.

THE NEAR EAST..

LONDON, December 2nd.

The Italian Ambassador, united with the Grand Vixier, have intimated that they would make two proposals regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina, for which they have received instructions.

* their station. All officials, Chinese the facts of the inquiry or if the proceedings the at the ingairy and the evidence of both foreign and Mau-chus, of the capital and n provinces, are to be promoted one degree in and Chinese witnesses were translated and rank. Each and every civil official from published in the leading local papers. the fourth rank downwards at the capital, The translation of a circular which I give and each oficial in the provinces from the below, issued by the Self-Government Association, privilege of sending a third rank downwards, is to be given the is apparently the first step towards a boycott

won' to be educated † movement:

and their brethren.

at the Imperial College. All officials who have We beg respectfully to inform the public been degraded are to be restored to their that on the night of the 6th day of this moon man, and against those who were sentenced (29th Nov.) a Chinaman was kicked to death

be cancelled. All officers connected with following patriotic and eminent persons vis to forfeit their pay, the order of forfeiture is to by a foreigner on board the .. Faishan. This Government schools are to be promoted. From Yeong Wo Kai, Choong Lau Ki, Tung Chenk each district or prefecture a citizen who bears and Tim Shew Po were strangers to the decessed an excellent obaracter is to be rewarded the yet they possessed auch patriotic and honourabla second degree. All criminals who have not feelings as to come forward us witzegges to give committed murder, or token up arms against the evidence in the osae and petitioned the Government, or who have not been convicted Authorities to obtain redress on behalf of the for being desarters from the army, are to be deceased. This really shows the sincerity of pardoned. Pardons will also be extended to their feelings and ardent love of their country exiles reported to bear good conducta, after an absence of three years. The liability of

From inquires made we learn that all ¡these officials who failed to pay up roremmes owing to patriots are business man.

For several days the Government is to be cancelled, Soldiers they have wasted their precious time and dis and civilians over 70 years of age are to be ex regarded their toilsome labour. Those who are empted from any kind of service to the Govern our brothers must really respect them. We ment. Those over 80 years of age are to be have decided to invite these patriots to come to male officers of the ninth (lowest) rank; those the Assoolation on the 10th day of this moon over 90 am to be made officers of the eighth 3rd instant) for the purpose of taking their rank; those over 100 are to be made officers of photographs, which we will carefully preserve the seventh rank; and those over 120 are to be a remembrance. We therefore invite all car made officers of the sixth rank. All citizens brothers to attend at the Association on that from 100 to 120 years of age and over are to be day to pay their respects to them.” provided with means to defray the cost of erec- tion of statues of honour. The edict concludes by exhorting all officials, military and civil, to be diligent in their anties and loyal to their

Emperor and country.

THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION. A second edict states that on the first day of the 8th moon an odiet was issued by the late Emperor promising that constitutional govern. ment was to be established within nine years from that date. His Majesty exhorts all officials to make preparations for the patting into effect of the promiss contained in that edict.

CIVIL SERVICE CRICKET CLUB.

The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham presided over a special mosting of members of this Club which

was held at the matshed last evening.

The CHAIRMAN sald the business of the meet ing was to confirm a resolution, pudeo previous meeting, “That a permanent club building be erected". Since the list meeting plans had been prepared, and tenders had been obtained. So far no application had been made to the Government for permission to exout the

any obstacles put in the way. The design was a promising one, and would provide a handsome and valuable place for the club.

Mr. JEFFREY informed members that four tenders had been received for the following prices-$4,200, 84.400 83,950, and $3,750 Another tender was for $3,000, but contained provision that old, sound bricks might be

a

use. There was no objection to this,

FASHIONABLE WEDDING AT

NAPLES. "

MARRIAGE OF ME. V. F. MUSSO DI PERALTO. We translate the following from a newspaper published in Naples:-

On 20th October last Clav. V. P. Muso di

Peralto (of Hongkong) was married to Mish Margherita Pignone Del Carretto, Marchioness of Orioli, in the "Red Hall" of the Municipal Palace at Naples. The Marquis de Caresto acted as best man, and there were present the Marquis of Benzinonte Bonelli and Count Forzella supporting the bride, and the Marquis de Goguste di Teranno and the Duke Carlo

Carracciolo, the bridegroom's friends. On the following day the religious ceremony was with goat pop the Clauren of Bu Maris degli Angoli in Pizzofalcone, the Rev Bishop Marigliano officiating. The bride locked charming in a wedding gown of real crêpo de Chine embroidered with large obryanthemum inlaid with precious stones. In addition to

woro Cav. Banunzio di Lorenzo, Cav. E. Serra, Baron Toscano and Cav. Salvatore Volpicells The splendid caremony ended with the playing of Wagner's muptial March Lohengrin" after which a luncheon was served at which the ride out the traditional wedding cake,

After luncheon the young marchioness

ONLY communications relating to the newa "import was valued at over five and a half tables which these volumes contain, he says, Taited States will be established on the 1st building, but he did not think there would be those present at the previous ceremony their Correspondents must forward their names and million pounde sterling. Few, however, addresses with communications addressed to the know that Chine is an importar of tes, but tor, not for publication but as evidence of it is a fact that last year India, Caylon and good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on Java sont nearly nine million pounds, sme side of paper only.

principally dust. It is used for mixing No anonymously signed communications that with China dust in the manufacture of brick have already appeared in other papers will be and tablet tea for the Russian Market Oriters for extra copies of DAILY PRESS Chios's foreign drink bill seems to be should be sent before 11 am on day of increasing and though the import of publication. Ater that hour the supply nerated and mineral water does not

mited. Only supply for Cash.

count for mash, these waters the Report Telegraphic Address: PRESS. Code: "A.B.C. 5th Et. Lieber,

tells us

are now manufactured in enor. mous quantities all over the Empire. "In summer they are dispensed in must tea houses in Peking, and street stalls are laden with bottles which contain waters of all colours, impurities and,' as · a sign of the times, they can be hadiced. A half sudawater bottle of liquid costs from

P. O. Box, 34 Telephone No. 14.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES YEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 5TH, 1908,

readers.

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At two o'clock yesterday morning fire broke oat at No. 7 Lai On Lane, West Point. The ground floor of this building is a preserved ringer shop and the first and second floors coolie residences. The outbreak originated on

THE JAPAN-AMERICAN AGREE-

MENT

The motion passed at a previous mecting was confirmed.

grey and black distributed the wedding dressed in an elegant tailor-made costume of souvenirs. The bride and bridegroom after wards left for Torre to spond the first part of the honeymoon and propose shortly to start on a tour round the world visiting China,

Among the selected gathering were noticed

The CHAIRMAN said $3,000 was within the jimit of what they expected to spend. He was informed that 82,600 had been obtained up to Japan and America. the present, and the club funds would be able LONDON, Desember 2nd. The St. Petersburg semi-official "Eossia" weclomes the Japan-American Agreement as dispelling gloomy apprehensions of war between two Pacife Powers and averting

to provide the balance if all went well. It did the Marquess di Lagraras (the bride's mother) not matter if the materials were old, so long in a beautiful dress of rose crepe,, the Misso as they were sound, because they would be Musso Palmieri, Musso Lauro, the Duchess di entirely invisible when the building was finished. San Vito, Countess Caltabellotta, Countess What concerned them was to get the building Sanicandro, Baroness. Margeritha Mazi and within their means. He proposed that the com- many others of the Napolitan aristocracy,

40 to 50 cab, and it is dear at the price. the first door, and spread rapidly to the ground international complication relative to China mittee be authorised to accept the tender once i

and third floors, the whole building being in This excerpt leads us to note other lines of flames before the fire brigade, who were

second foors of the building were gutted, but the stock of the shop on the ground floor was more damaged by water than by fire. The goods were insured to the extent of $21,000.

BRITISH SHIPPING FAST AND PRESENT.

the sanction of the Government had bean obtained.

The proposition was agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN'said the contractors were a substantial firms, and, assuming they got good.|| weather, they should be able to finish within the

time specified-four months.

THE NEW BANDMANN OPERA CO..

Mr. Meurice Bandmann brings with him to

ALLEGED MURDER

Before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon Ohi Yuen Euk was indicteel on a charge of murdering a villager at Chenng- shawan on November 26th.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police, M King, prosecuted, and the prisoner WELS undefondod.

Mr. King stated that on the night of Novent-

ever.

SCATTERED here and there in the ninet-trade in which the native manufacturer is promptly on the scene, arrived. The first and

An interesting leotare entitled "British and nine pages of Sir ALEXANDER HOLE'Sing to dust the foreign product. Native candles for instance are now being turned Report on the Trade of China for 1907,

out at several places in Chica and are "an

Shipping Past and Present" was delivered by Captain Brown to a good andienos at the are many interesting observations which

exact imitation of the foreign article in

Y.M.C.A.rooms last night. The lecturer, whose arrest the attention of the reader. We every particular-colour, weight, general The fist that the Public Works Department life and experience made him a capable exponent quote in full to-day the general summary appearance and packing being identical," in Tonkin had sat focal industrial interesta aside of the subject, handled it in a very masterly which prefaces the British Commareial this is quite apart from the native caufte by getting ante steamboat from Hongkong has manner. His discourse, which was made more Hongkong on his forthcoming visit a carefully bar 25th the defendant went to deceased's houre created mash comment at Haiphong. The interesting by rosson of a number of lantorn selected company, who will appear here in the and the deceased accused him of stealing $1.50. Attaché's report, confident that it will be industry of China, which is enormous steamer was built by Chinese shipwrights at a ilhastrating different types of vessels from most recent London successes, which will be A quarrel followed, and the combatants were read with interest and advantage by all every province. Soups too are now being Hongkong. The Departmert secured it from the days of the Vikings up to the present, was staged on a scale as near as possible to the actual separated by the villagers. On the following actively concerned with commerce; but in produced in native enablishments, but "the the agent of a Hongkong Chinese Syndiceste for very comprehensive though not laboured and was London productions Mr Charles Vane, Mr. morning the defendant again visited decessed, this article our object will be to draw atten- finest soaps will always hold their own until 8116,000, of which 886,100 went to the builders listened to with marked attention. Captain Douglas Gordon and Mr. Douglas Vigours will and once more they had words. After a few tion to what we may term a few side-lights good foreign factory is established in this says the "Avenir da Tonkin."

That journal Brown sketched the rise of the British appear as leading men, while Miss Florence moments of argument the defendant flourished on the trade possessing an interest for all Country which contains in abundance mont criticises sharply the Department for giving the mercantile marine from its earliest beginnings, Hamor will again assume the role of leading a knife, and deceased ran out of the house. He

work to foreigners, instead of to the shipbuilding Take, in the first place, the re- of the materiais required in their manu-yards at Haiphong and Saigon, which can turn the growth of our commerce the development of lady, and her qualifications are too well-known was followed by the defendant, who soon

the shipbuilding industry. In tracing the to local playgoers to require any recapitulation, took him, and they fought. In the course of the The" drops of nearly 10,000 cut a similar class of vessel any day. * to the woollen imports. It is safe facture."

progress of steam navigation from the beginn. Other important additions are Miss Duchie Bght the wounds which caused deceased's death to predict, from year to year, says the tone in the import of rails simply

ing of the last century down to the present, he Forsyth, a clever child actress and Mis were supposed to have been inflicted. Some o that rails are being turned Beport, that the value of woollen goods maans

remarked that at no period of the world's history Blanotte Vandan, a skilful danseuse who has the villagers secured the defendant and handed supplied at the Hanyang imported into China will be between four out and

had any particular pentury marked so stupendous captivated large audiences with her classical him ever to the police. Deceased was taken and Eve million Haikuan taels; it has Iron foundry at Hankow. As everybody

change in matters affecting the well-being of danding.

back to his house, and lied shortly afterwards.

Mr.A.1. Wright, an assistant engineer in the been so for the last thirty years, and there knows, the number of Cotton Mills is yearly

mankind as had been effected by the application of steam power to the purposes of locomotion on THREAD MANUFACTURES' PROFITS. Public Works Department, submitted a plan of seems little hope, for the present at least of increasing. Developments of this kind are

land and sea. any great expansion." What is the ex-o be expected. Sir Alexander Hosin to- planation? Bir ALEXANDRE HOSIE supplies wards the end of his report mentions that more than one. In the first place, he says he has frequently alluded to the desire of the ordinary Chinese cannot afford to have the Chinese to buy machinery and set up Docks, st Kowloon, on Wednesday, and in the clothes for the winter and clothes for the summilla of various kinds, "The will to me nu-evening His Excellency Awill dine with the vernor and a bumper house, the A.D.C. produced 30 per cent, the same as last year, mer; he prefers to have several thin cotton facture is there, but the lack of technical Stewards of the Jockey Club at the Hongkong "A Country Girl" for the third time at only in the Colonies and America; but also on were pro trading through a cut in the abdomen. discarding suit after suit as the weather The day may come when Chins will possers On Friday next His Excellency opens son at their best, and the hearty applause of niets have lately sent out machinery and men to produced it could have caused all the wounds which gote warmer till in the middle of the summer medical and technical collages, and it is C.M.S. Training School, St Paul's College of the skilful acting of the performers. Mrs. European countries for Mesurs. Costs, who have

pleasure to note that some of the highest Evidence he then called regarding the wholly to poverty? Does not folo custom," officials recognise their necessity,"

H. E. THE GOVERNOR.

HE. the Governor received Commander J. Dougherty, the US. Naval Attaché at Tokyo yesterday, and at night attended the AD. C. performance of "The Country Girl”.

To-day His Excellency lunches with this drinket teams in the Pavilion at 1.15...

His engagements for next week instuds an inspection of the Hongkong and Whampoa

suits which he can wear, one over the other, knowledge not unfrequently leads to failure, Club.

SEA COUNTRY GIRL”

It was announced the other day that the the locality where the murder is said to have profits for the past year of Messrs. J. and P. been committed,

Dr. Macfarlane, medical officer in charge of Coste, the great thread manufacturers, resched

the large total of £2,701,697, which, however, the Publis Mortuary at Kowloon, deposed to shows a falling off of about £354,000 compared making a postmortem examination of deceased

In the presence of His Excellency the Go with the previous year. The dividend paid is on Nore mber 27th. He found numerous enta

Messrs. Costs are extending their business not and bruir bea about the body, and the intestines Theatre Royal last night. The amateurs the Continent. A. Bolton firm of textile machi Death was due to haemorrhage, and the knife Bamar at 1, College Gardens in aid of the the anditors bore witness to their appreciation fix it, in Norway, Sweden, Austria, and other

Institutions.

received bouqueta as well as unstinted applause,

electrically equipped,

witness had described.

quarrel, and the hearing was adjourned.