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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 187, 1909.

Europe the prospects at present are not so Extension Works are alas to be noted. TELEGRAMS.

bright, but there are not wanting indica tions of a revival of trade,

In taking stock of things political the outstanding events of the year in this part of the world have been the death of the Em peror Kwand Hsu, followed the next day by CO., the demise of the aged Empress Dowager

snd the appointment of Prince Caus, the

PRESENTS

HIGH-CLASS CONFECTIONERY.

NEW .Wo have. just unpacked our SEASON'S CONFECTIONERY imported from the leading London, Parislan and American Houses.

CADBURY'S CHOCOLATES.

IN PANOY BOXES:

CHOCOLATE

LATE

has been a bau year for plague, the cases totalling 1,078, a total not exceeded since 1908. Socially, the year has not boen distinguished in any marked way, and on the whole it must be set down as a very dull year for the Colony, though not more so than its two or three immediate prede coors have been. May this one be infinitely better, for the Colony as a whole

["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.) CALAMITY IN SOUTHERN ITALY.

LONDON, December 31st. The town of Reggio in Calabria is

late Emperor's brother, as Regent during and for every individual member of it into the sea

Year's Day from 3 to 6. p.m.

the minority of his infant son, who was proclaimed Emperor. Contrary to general The Captain and offers of the T.8.8. Helens expectation, the new régime has been quiet-have issued cards for an "At Home" on New ly inaugurated and the accessional Edicts give promise of the development of those ideas of reform and progress which have been the theme of a multitude of Imperial Edicts

during the past two years. The promise

of a Ostitution has not been lost eight of. It was repeated in the death-bed Edicts of the late rulers, and was endorsed in the Accessional Edict of the new monarch. The baxt eight years will be a time of prepara tion on the part of the nation to receive the promised gift. Nothing else of a startling nature has occurred in China during the past year. The anti-opium movement, began in 1907, has been continn. ed, but it is very dificult to judge of the progress inade. Next month an Interon.

very

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Yesterday a fatal case of plague was reported

The total number of deaths caused by the catastrophe is estimated 150,000.

Disease is spreading.

at

Their Majesties the King and Queen from Wanchai. This brings the total cases to of Italy are actively assisting the the end of the year to 1,073.

To-day being observed as a holiday there will bo no issue of the Hongkong Daily Press to- morrow, but a Shipping Extra will be issued in which the latest telegrams will be published.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. H. Komp dismissed the charge against a Chinese woman from Kowloon City of administering poison to her husband, an Indian.

The officers of the Italian man-of-war in port were to have given a dance to residents on Monday night, but, owing to the news of the sad calamity in Italy this has been postponed.

At the instance of Detective-Bergeant

ALMONDS, CHOCO tional Conference on this subject sita WALNUTS, CHOCOLATE at Shanghai when we may hope to learn ELA REINE, VIENNA CHOCOLATE something authoritative as how far thetaining strychnine and with not labelling

and others, in Great Variety;

COCOANUT

MINT

Torrett, Mok Lai Chi, of 14, Lyndhurst Terrace, was charged before Mr. J. H. Kemp, at the Magistracy, with selling's preparation con-

bottles containing poison in English and Chinese. His Worship imposed a fine of $10 en each count

Bufferers.

The earthquake is the worst on record.

ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE PRIZE PRESENTATION.

and were sppolated to assistant-maatorships i preparatory schools. One resigned in the autumn: the other remains with us. Another Hin. Lordship the Bt. Rev. Bishop Lander boy, a visitor from the S. P. G. Mission i presided at the annual prize distribution at Borneo, stayed with us one year and is now a St. Paul's College yesterday. There were also school-master in Kudat, As regarda studies, present the Bev. E. J. Barnett, the Revì A. Dthe usual subjects have been taught, but more Stewart, the Rev. and Mra. Bunbury, Mrs. F time has been devoted to history and map H. May and a number of other ladies.

drawing than in previous years. In view too of After an opening hymn and a prayer, the the interost taken in the proposed constitution Rev. A.J. BUNBURY read the annual report, of China, I have on the Saturdays of the second from which the following extracts are taken :~~ half year given a series of lectures on the The ninth year of work of the C. M. S. Parliament of England, as illustrating the Training College has been marked by distinot gradual growth of our constitution progress both in the Boys' and in the Students' It may not be improper to say i word about' departments. It is hardly necessary to remind the finances of the Collage. The students are ́our friends that we have here olaases of students | sapported by an annual grant from the Churoh boys, the sons of Christian parents, who are ssionary Society, which is not available for given a general education and of whom the most the Boys' School, except for the salaries of the

suitable are selected as school-masters in our masters. schools in Chins, and men of at least 20 years of age who are trained as catechists. The chief hindrances to our work have been, first the limited oharacter of the buildings of St. Paul's College, and secondly, the repeated attacks of THE SNOWSTORM IN GREAT beri-beri, from which this year, as in earlier

BRITAIN.

LONDON, December Sfst.

A keen frost has followed the snow. storms:

The Scotch Express was buried for twenty-eight hours.

The temperature is the lowest that has been registered for fifty-one years.

A thaw has set in.

Imperial Eaicte enjoining the restriction of native cultivation of the poppy, and the sup. pression of opium smoking, have been obeyed, FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY. Another movement of perhaps a less The many friends of Mr. Stuart J. Faller, ton.

TAFFY, ALMOND general character has been the boycott of who for two years and a half has been American TAFFY, CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE Japanese goods maintained by the Cantonese Vice-Consul-General at Hongkong, will be

gratified to learn that a telegram has bee DE LA CREME CARAMELS, PEPPER for more than half the year, by way of pro-received announcing that he passed his examina

MARSHMALLOW LUMPS,

testing against what they regarded as a bigb- tions in Washington recently, which puts him BALLS, &c., &o, &o.

handed action on the part of the Japanese on the list eligible for appointment as fall consul. Government in insisting on the release. Mr. Fuller arrives on the Empress of Japan due to-day after an absence of three and a half of the Japanese steamer seized near Macao by two Chinese gun bouts on the ground that she was engaged in smuggling arms into Chins. That such a movement should have been allowed to grow up to dely and set at nought the act of the Government, is a comment on the weakness and inefficiency of the control exercised by the responsible authorities which requires no elaboration. That the boycutt is now

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NOUGAT, TOFFEE,

FONDANTS,

&c., &o, &o.'

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Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

ertion on the part of the Government, but is attributed to the circumstance that the ultra-patriots have too much on their hands to give the matter that close attention which they have heretof is devoted to it, For the rest, China has now few unsettled disputes with foreign powers. With the exception of the small question of the delimitation of the boundaries of Macao,

the only matters of importance remaining are the questions now under negotiation

All letters for publication should he written on with the Japanese Minister at Peking and one side of paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that and an early settlement of these is antici.

have already appeared in other papers will bepated. Good progress is being made with invested.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY FEEss the construction of railways in China, and should be sent before 11 am on day of in many other ways signs of peaceful publication. After that hour the supply limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address: Pass.

Code: 4.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

P. O. Boz., 34. Telephone No, 12.

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development nad progress are to be noted.

As to Japan the Emperor and his Government have given substantial proof

months, to resume his duties.

THE NEW YEAR.

In the time herioured manner. 1909 wa ushered in, the ships in the harbour with their whistles adding to the chorus of sounds on land ̧ A watchnight service took place at the Union Charoh, Dr. Wilder addressing the meeting, and the Scottish community at Kowloon Dosk celebrated the occasion with their nemal dance.

LADY LUGARD INDISPOSED.

We regret to learn that Lady Lugard has been confined to her bed since Wednesday through an attack of gastritis. On account of this all her Ladyship's engagements have been postponed.

CORRESPONDENCE.

CRUELTY TO CHICKENS.

AN APPEAL.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG

DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong, 31st Deoeraber, 1906. DEAR SIR-We wish to appeal through the local Press to all house-keepers in Hongkong, who have their chickens brought alive to their houses from the market or Dairy Farm.

If ladies only realized when they write "one

of the peaceful aims of the nation in the chicken" in their Compradore book what HONOONG OFFIOR: 10A, DES VEUX ROAD C drastic reductions which have been made in suffering will almost certainly befall that LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC.

military expenditure; in the Imperial Rewretched bird before it arrives at their houses, script enjoining upon the people the develop- we feel sure that they would provide a proper ment of the industries and commerce of basket for its transit.se

How often one seas a coolie carrying the usual the country; and finally in the exchange of market basket with a chicken, its legs find, Notes effected with the United States Go-resting precariously on the lid or hanging, head vernment giving additional assurance of downwards; and one shudders to think what must often happen to the chickens in the wild peace in the Pacific..

rush for seats in the Chinese portion of the team, when basket is piled upon basket, and excited coolies fight for places.

HONGKONG, JANUARY 1st, 1909.

An old and half forgotten poet ones welcomed a New Year with lines like these:-

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We, therefore, appeal in the interests of humanity, to all house keepers to either have their chickens killed in the market or Dairy Farm, or else to provide a separate basket for their transit, and to insist upon its being used.

Yours faithfully,

H. MAY. D. HASTINGS: L. POLLOCK.

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THE PRICE OF COAL.

LONDON, December 31st. The price of coal has risen 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO SCANDALS.

The expenses of these schools aro defrayed from two sources; school fees and the subscriptions of friends in Hongkong or in England. During thest years, the Boys' School was entirely free, the advice of the late Bishop Hoare; in 1903 the sum of $6 por annum was charged, (a nominal sum as the years, the College has suffered.

boys were. hoarders.) In 1906 the fees were The former diffulty, limited space, will be raised to $20 per annum, and this year to partly removed by an agreement between the 830 in the ollege, and $25 in the Preparatory Bishop of Victoria and the Church Missionary School. Experience seems to show that we huyo Society whereby the whole available room will reached the limit of fees, ne most ofour Christians be placed at the disposal of the College. The are poor, somo very poor, and the boys have to lattor, beri-leri, is a complaint which yearly become wage earners on their own sacount, seems to increase in severity in South Chins, help their families, as soon as possible. Norer Not this College only, but other educational theless the sum received for foes in the Upper institutions in Canton, Wu-chow, and Swatow School increased from 854 in 1903 to 8645 in have suffered, Hitherto the complaint has defied 1907. At the present time, of sixty boys in investigation, and the report recently issued the two schools, only fourteen are supported in that the germ had probably been discovered will the sense of having school fees paid for them. be welcomed by none more gladly than by the These are supported by friends, who usually anthorities of this Collage. To set against these select one boy for temporary 'adoption. No difficulties wo have the assistance of the Rev. boy is supported from the general funds, nor is perA. D. Stewart, whose aid Vice Principal my boy clothed from those funds, for we are a is most valuable. In the students' class the School not a Home. At the same time the sum course of study has been two years, and has of 830 paid by parouts or supporters is only recently been raised to three. The four men sufficient to feed boys during the ten months of who were drowned with the late Eshop Hoare the school year. Hence, for apparatus, and finds would have completed their coure and they to provide for those other expenses necessarily lived, in January 1908. No meant out at involved in the efficient working of the school that time but at the close of this year we have

we are bound to depend on subscriptions. In conclusion, we wish to express our thanks to the or their gifts, adored this ninth year of the many helpers who have by their personalservice,

Colleg's successfalto the Right Rov, the Bin hop for prosiding hore to-day and for his gift of a Scripture Prize; to the Ber. Fek Tsing Shan, and Messrs. Tung, Leung, Li, E, Lai, bu and Kwan, for their instruction during the whole or parts of the year, to Mrs. Bunbury and Mise Stewart for giving instruction in English to elder Boys: to Miss Storr for the weekly singing class at the Kowloon Bchool; to Mr. Chtu Kwan Lam for gratuitous instruction in pathematics during several weeks in the springs to Dr. Harston his are of boys suffering from trachoma; to the authorities he Alice

in

years. During the year the average number of boya Hospital, to whom, ne- in the schools was 60. Of these, twenty-four the College oweza debt of gratitude to Mesars. were in the Upper School and thirty-six in the Lazarus for the gift of spectacles in a esso of Freparatory School in Kowloon City. The defective sight; to Mr. W. L. Pattanden for an latter school is held in an old yaman, the English Prize (for which he has also examined); property of the Colonial Government, who to friends in Clifton and Hongkong who have kindly allow us the use of it at a nominal rental sided in the annual sale of work, and on a repairing lesse. During and many others whose names appear as donors pe year, good work has again been done by horned Jair dovanage the little boys under the charge of Mr. Leung Colonial Government the Kowloon Schoo Kin Foon the head master, and his assistant its present quarters, while the thanks of both Mr. Li Pe Sam. The health of the latter has boys and masters in that school are due to Mr. prevented him performing his duties during Li Ping for having free of charge laid in the last few months and his place has been toin-concrete the whole floor of the large class room, porarily taken by Mr. Kwan Tak Yau. Each Last, but not least, to the donors of tennis balls of those three young masters are old boys, and and hats, we again express our best thanks. their work has shown that their interest in their old school has not fagged,

LONDON, December 31st. Mr. Ruef has been found guilty of the charges, preferred against him, and sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE EARTHQUAKE IN SICILY,

LONDON, December 29th. The earthquake was accompanied by a wave 30 feet high.

Many were drowned, at the coast towns and Messina, Regiodic and Alabris are reported to be practically destroyed.

The rumour that thousands have perished is not confirmed. All the telegraphs and telephones are broken,

A caval division has started from Naples to Mersins. The Captain of the frigate Passino perished at Messina.

The shocks were of frightful intensity and the seismic apparatus throughout Italy has been broken.

LATER.

Messina is a mass of ruins. Refugees report that the Hotel Trineria, with the staff and zinoty visitors, the town hall, the bourse, the post office, and the barracks are destroyed. Most of the villages on the coast of the Straits of Messina are in rufas.

HEALTH IN THE BRITISH NAVY.

FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.

The statistical report on the health of the Navy for 1907, just issued as a blue Book, states that there was a still further improvement or the satisfactory report for 1906, and the average loss of service for each person dropped to 30.46 days The following figures show the proper

tion of ones

mentioned. This is a decrease of 1.29 in com parison with the average for the last five years.

As in 1905 and 1906 the Channel Fleet shows the lowest, and the irregular list the highest,

two students, one from Pakhof, two from Shin. been accepted by the Mission as catechista. The king, who, having completed their training, have

studente niass has never been so large as this year. In addition to the two men just men tioned, nine others entered in February last after examination, and on the recommendation of native or foreign clergy,

Of the fifteen mambers of the Class who have been accepted by the Church Missionary Society for employment during the past seven year four have resigned, two have been removed death (ons during this year) and the remainder are still carrying on good and faithful work amid surroundings which often are far from воду.

His LORDSHIP, BISHOP LANDER, then

addressed the gathering. He stated that Bt. Paul's was one of the oldest institutions in the. Colony. He had found in its archives mildewed statute documente dating back some 60 years, when the college was founded by the liberality of a brother and sister. The object

Pastor Fox of St. Stephen's Church them addressed the boys in Chinese, and the Bev, At the beginning of the year this school was Mr. BUNBURY gave a résumé of the address in one of four schools which provided for the needs English. The Pastor told the boys of the difficul of the sons of our Christians; the others being ties which might attend their desire to serve held at Canton, Pakhoi, and Shin-hing. (All God. There were three types of diffenities, ho the boys who entered the College this year had said, the first being opposition, the second inclin- passed through one or other of these schools.) ation, and the third the question of the When the Rev. A. Diff was removed by death comparative emoluments which were obtained in August last, it became impossible to continue by native preachers and by those who did not the Kowlooning the boys to look to the end when besot by that school, at least temporarily, we received do church work. Mr. Fox concluded by advis eight of the boys into School. Their knowledge of Scripture and any of those difficulties. Total force.

108.740

English shows how faithful and thorough was Number of cases of disse and injury 75,351

Mr. Iliff's work among these little boys during * 692.94 Batic per 1,000 This is a decrease of 85.23 per 1,000, compared the last months of his life, during which he with the average ratio of the last five years.

devoted several hours each day to them, The general aspect of the year so far an

The average number of men sick daily was Progress has been steady in the Upper the Colony of Hongkong is concerned calls Plague on't; the last was ill enough--

3,1184, giving a ratio of 28.67 per 1,000, a This cannot but make better proof;

for very few words. We need a return of

decrease of 2.52 per 1,000 in comparison with School, but studies suffered a severe setbook Or, at the worst, as we brushed through

The last, why, so we may this too. prosperity very badly. The Budget showed

the last five years ratio. The total number of when in the middle of May the outbreak of days' stokness on board and in hospital was beri-beri rondored it necessary to evacuate for of the college primarily was the training of Nine business men out of ten, these last deficit of some $400,000, and the auti-opium

1,138,219, which represents the average loss of a time the College buildings. We did our best native clergy and Christian teachers for the three years, have probably had similar policy of the Home Government bange like

service of 10.46 for each person already for the boys, and our thanks are especially due propagation of the Gospel in China according to the Headmasters of the Sai-ying pan and to the ductrine of the Church of England sentiments at the dawning of the years, a Damocles' sword over the Colony threat.

Yau-ms-tai Government Schools for allowing During its nearly 60 years of existence the but on the present occasion the signs and ening to lop off the chief source of its

boys whose homes were in Hongkong to com- college had passed through many vicissitudes, portents are rather more encouraging, and revenue. The most important legislative

more efficient plete the summer term in those schools. Mr and through all its long history it was never give justification for greater cheerfulness achievement has been the placing upon

Stewart's commencement of work in the more necessary and Dever

than it is to day. They should be thankful College has made possible more advanced teach

for the and hope. In the Review of the Trade the statute book of the Amended Public

ing than in earlier years, when I was the only for the excellent report, and

of Pastor Fok. His of the Colony for the year 1908, which we Health and Buildings Ordinance which is

foreign master. It is probably known that in encouraging words publish to-day, in accordance with our the outcome of the Sanitary Commission,

this school the medium of Instruction is Lordship desired to express his thanks and ́ap- annual custom, may be discerned a tone of There has been a much lighter crime roll

the Chinese language, and that English (in preciation of the work of the Principal, the quiet optimism and confidence in many than in the preceding year, but 1908 will be

which a daily lesson is given to each class] fa a Vice-Principal and the staff. Long before he 'subject' Much may be said for, and much came here he heard from friends at home of the branches of business and the impression noteworthy in police sunals by reason of the

good qualities of the Principal and Vice-Prip fact that the Peace Preservation Ordinance

against, the use of a foreign language as that this collection of reports leaves upon had to be proclaimed in consequence of a

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued medium of instruction, but this at least appears cipal. It pleased his Lordship to bear witness bonduct of the students. He lived, certain, that a technical vocabulary is rapidly to the g which has bung like a pall over commercial Japanese goods. The proclamation Mr. W. Johnson, with Mrs. Marion Latham, of

On the 31st at 11.55 am-The barometer being created in Chinese by the labours of saide by with them, and hardly knew there operations for three years, now, is slowly remained in force for two months and was Goschen Chambore, Hezirietta Street, Strand, has risen considerably over Japan and N. China multitude of teachers and writers both native was a college ne him. He emphasised the great The depression is moving away over the and foreign, and that a complete acquaintance importance of the work of training teachers; lifting. The steady recovery of the United only cancelled last week. It is satisfactory make the law as to marital misconduct the same as hon. secretary. Its main objects are (1) to.

Pacific to the N.E. of Japan, and a high pressure with English, though desirable, is not essential the people of Chins were becoming more and States from the great financial crisis which to record that good progress is being made for both sexes; (2) to manke desertion for one prea now covers N China overwhelmed it in 1907 will re-act on the with the railway and other public works in year, cruelty, nolent, or incapacity to maintain Gradients are steeper along the China coast, to the parpuit of knowledge. The new Govern-more educated every day, and educated people o wife, or conviction of crime or intenons oon and strong monsoon will prevail in the Formosa mast Schools in the Empire of China (of which certainly necessita ed educated olergy Refer- Chinn trade. A gradual return toa normal the Colony, A commencement has been dact a suficient ground for divorce, (3) that Channel and the China Sea.

Poster Fok mentioned, his Lordship said he Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Hongkong is not a part) employ the Chinese ring to the question of emoluments which basia has recently been noted everywhere made with the new typhoon shelter at ont of London jurisdiction in divorce ruite

language only, while giving intruction in some in the United States. Orders reaching the Mongkoktani, the coat being defrayed by being reserved for the existing court; (4) thit all The forecast for the 24 hours ending at

should be conferred on county courts, appeals at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inches.

European language (usually English) as a com. would tough, the other side of the question pulsory subject. Hence it was with deep in. Christians should pay her pastors and teachers industrial centres are reported to be steadily the increased taxation of shipping. This children of divorced persons should be wards of today is as follows

terest that I was able to visit three soconary better, and he hopest the time would soon increasing; confidence in the future is reminds us of the typhoon of July 26th last Chancery. Among other reforms advocated, is to returning and the country is described as which did enough damage to house property one by which, where there are no child, Hongkong & Neighbourhood, fresh to strong; schools in Shiu-hing, and study their methods come when the clergy would be better paid. He

A HUNDRED THOUSAND DIVOR ES WANTED.

giok rato.

.....

The figures of illness from tubercular direnees compare with the average ratios for the last five years 58 follows:-

Number of crises": Final-invalidings Deatha

-86 per 1,000 + 47 per 1,000 22 per 1,000 There were also fewer cases of malarial fever. owing to a careful use of mosquito curtains

"The Divorce Society" has just been formed for the purpose of promoting the amendment and quinine. the grounds upon which & dissolution of marriage. of the marriage and divorce laws by extending may be obtained" The executive committee consists of Lord Haldon, Mr. E. 9. Haines,

WEATHER REPORT.

the mind is that the cloud of depresso riotous outbreak connected with the boycott Miss Margaret Dick, Mrs. W. Venables, and the following report

retuming to normal business conditions to give it title to rank among the notable more rapidly than ever before after a period events of 1908. The commencement of of depression. The Bauk clearings show work at the Taikoo Doseyard and Engineer

ing Works and the completion of the Naval this. In England and on the Continent of

husbands and wires should be enabled to petition,

Boon

N.E. winds,

fair.

of work. As a result of these observations a congratulated the boys on their work for the Same as No. 1. few slight changes have been made in our copre last term. He was very pleased with the report No. 1 of studies at the College, in the direction of of the scripture examination, and was pleased to assimilation with these schools. In Feburary hear that there had never before been such keen

jointly for a dissolution of marriage mon such Formosa Channel grounds as the Court may approve. In the South coast of Chins between prospectus of the society it is stated that "it is

Hongkong and Lamooks. caleaisted that there are 100,000 marrin pool South coast of Chins between Same as No. 1. heart, two senior lads completed their course pompetition for the prizes. who would be divorced if they had the means."

Hongkong and Hainan....