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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 1909.

Early on Saturday morning a fire courted in TELEGRAMS.

a small Chiness village near the electric light works at Hunghom. The buildings were mostly matsbeds, and once the fire got a hold, those burned freely, so that before the fire brigado could arrive on the scene to render assistance, the village was practically demoted The villagers, however, succeeded in saving mohl of! their offers.

the advice of his officers it is evident from the speech of the COLONIAL GEOXETABY that thers is little improvement to be expected for some time to come until, in fact, the Post Office and Taw Courts are com plated. No dates were mentioned, but the Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY had no doubt CO. that the time will not be so very long distant now." Having regard to the length of time already occupied in putting up these buildings, there are inany people who ar inclined to believe that a year is but as yesterday in the sight of the Government. The foundation stone of the new Law Courts was laid in November, 1908, and it is doubt ful if we shall see the building completed and ready for occupation in 1910. The nuisance has been existing far longer than this for the foundations took a very long time to prepare. As to the Post Office, it was mentioned by the CozoNIAL SECRETARr that the contract for the superstraeture was let in August, 1905, that it was a contract for four years, but will probably not be And when completed in less than fire. these buildings are completed, what guarantee does the COLONIAL SECRETARE speech contain that the whole arce now occupied by the extensive range of nate beds, the wood and stone yards, etc., will be converted into the promised garden plot? In the past few years the plot has been needed to accommodate part of the staff of the Public Works Department, also to house at one time the Police and at another the Volunteers. And BIB. HENRY told the Council that he knew of no other site where either the Police or the Volunteers could have been conveniently housed. So the argument seeins to be that this

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GREAT GALE IN ENGLAND.

SHIPS FOUNDERED AND MANY LIVES LOST.

The returns of the average amount of reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended bank notes in aroniation and of specie in 30th November, 1999, as certified by the manager of the respective banks are as follow

Average Specie in Banks,

Amount. Reserve.

LONDON, December 4th. Chartered Bank of Indis,

Australia and China... 4,357,989 4,400,000

A great gale is raging over Great Hongkong and Shanghai

Banking Coporation... 11,160,714 13,000,000 Britain and the telegraph lines are

everywhere disorganised. National Bank of China,

Limited Tetal,

site is absolutely necessary to the Govern ment in all similar circumstances. For the purposes of a defence to the complaint, it was, perhaps, as good as could be found, but we trust that when, once the plot is appropriated to the admirable purpose for which it is designed, the Government will find that there are other convenient sites for the temporary accommodation of its officers should similar needs arise as it is quite likely they will in the future and that they will also be able to find other places mitable than this for boiling tar when

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51,336 Nil. $16,459,492 17,800,000

LATER. The hurricane has done enormous damage.

The Isle of Man steamer "Ellen Vannin" was driven on Mersey Bar. Twelve She split and foundered..

DEATH OF PRINCESS WALDEMAR.

LONDON, December 5th. The death is announced of Princess Waldemar of Denmark.

RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

The sporting festival is concluded, St Andrew's Day has been duly selebrated, and we have got back to ordinary life.

Aye, there were some sair heids on Wednes (The Princess before her marriage was day morning. It was not Scotch whisky that Marie, Princess of Orleans.]

could be blamed on this occasion. Strango though it may seem, the Boot's beverage takes WELCOME TO T. M. C. A. SECRETARY. second place at the Scottish festival to the wine On Saturday night there was a pleasant little of Franca. Champagne was first favourite, and gathering at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms, Alexandra whether it affects the hood or the foot the result Buildings, the occasion being a reception given is always the same. There is always plenty of in honour of Mr. G. E. Lerrigo, the now"life" in the dances and the "heoching" would Amociation Secretary for Hongkong, and Mra gladdon the heart of any Soot fresh from Home Lerrige. The programme had been arranged by Sir Henry and Lady May, a fact which gentlemen present were treated to an agreeable speaks for its excellence, and the ladies and entertainment in addition to making the soquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Larrigo, H. E. the Governor attended, and was accompanied by Captain Mitchell Taylor, A. D. C., and Captain Simson, private secretary.

The strathspey and reel went better than was could be desired for that dance, and everything expected. The music of the Buffs was all that

paared off most successfully.

Hongkong secured the cricket honours, but the tennis honours went to the Straits. It was a big surprise to see Carr, our local champion, After a for preliminary remarks by the

failing to make a stand against Cox, who, with-- President, Sir Henry May, the programme was opened by a recitation from Sir Henry, which ont doubt, is the finest player we have seen was followed by Captain Taylor singing to the here. His service was protiaally autakeable, Green Isle and the precision and force with which he made accompaniment of Captain Simson through the Colony, contributed the "Promise vellous. Moreover, hin every stroke was plean of Erin." Then Miss Stewart, who is passing the ball skim the net were little short of wax- Thistlemor? en route to Capetown of Life," which was sweetly surg, and Mr. and free, and it was a pleasure to watch his play. Hose, a son of the former Bishop of Victoris,

foundered off Clovelly, and it is feared that thirty-five lives have been lost.

Mr. E. H. Hinds, who is leaving Hongkong on the 15th inst. for Home, after eleven years residence in the Colony, was entertained by large number of friends at a farewell dinner at the Hongkong Club on Saturday night. The Hon. Mr. B. A. Hewott cooupled the chair passengers and twenty-five members and Mr. A. Shelton Hooper, the vice-chair of the crew perished. The steamer In proposing the toast of the evening the Chairman gave expression to the esteem in which Mr. Hinds is so widely held in the Colony like on account of his qualities so a sport and his enterprise and ability as a business man. Immediately underneath the menu was a quota- tion from Shakespeare's Anteny and Cleopatra: "Let it alone: let's to billiards," and the com- pany secordingly adjourned to the billiard room after dinner, when Mr. Hinds played a game with Mr. Beattie. He was in spital form and gave an exhibition of play worthy of his reputation as a billiard player,

Council to issue a proclamation exhorting that

PARLIAMENT PRORÖGUED.

LONDON, December 4th. Parliament has been prorogued. The King's Speech announces that foreign relations continue friendly.

It thanks the House of Commons for the liberality and care wherewith it provided for the heavy additions to

THE BUDGET DUTIES.

In their latest circular to hand on the position of Silver Messrs. Samust Montagu and Co point out how China continues to be the mainstay of this market. It appears that Chins is endeavour the national expenditures due to the ing to become more independent of the West, requirements of defence and social desiring to profit by its own labour, and, as azi indication of the trand of events, it is reported reform, and regrets that the provisions that the Prince Regent has lustrated the Grand proved unavailing. futurs railways should be financed and controlled by the natives of China, and deprecating foreign

LONDON, December 4th. loans generally. There is also a tendency to import raw material into Chias in preference to

It is officially notified that payment the manufactured article--notably cotton and this naturally reduces the value of importa. “A word of caution, is nosessary to moderate too of the Budget duties is optional, but it is required for repasing Kennedy Road or anguine a view, especially as to the near future persons not paying will be liable if thoroughfas. y distant from the There may come a time when the Exchange the duties are re-enacted retrospective ahed and yards true fa it too onerous to shoulder the

funk va muaabud Zuzenekar that he only dumped and before India is ready to absorb the metal on material where it is because he found

large scale, it may be diffent to shift the NOTICE TO CIT ONLTINCUSOns relating to the news the Government more complaisant and weight on to other shoulders without some con - moumn should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward their names and accommodating than the private land siderable fall in price." matrasses with communications addressed to the lords from whom he had previously tried to Editor, not for publication but as evideos of rent a site, but it is not clear how there good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on would have been "a very large increase in sus side of paper only,

the cost of the building" had the contractor been obliged to go elsewhere for the accom-fire boarding-houses, situated mainly in amy modation. We may suppose that the Fields, West. India Dock Road, and Lâmelouse contractor had not left the cost of such Causeway. The colony is a perfectly safe

THE HONGKong DispExkKE Hongkong, 3th October, 1909,

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No anonymously signail communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inarried.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PARSO should be sent before 11 am, on day of

BLOG NA KAAKT WORDT U IKUSIDY Coongaza

Opium smoking in the Chinese colony of the

East End of London, as an openly conducted praction, at anyrata, will be shortly mypressed The Chinese colony comprises about beenty

THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

A

LONDON, December 4th. The Election Campaign has been Unionist demonstration opened by at Plymouth, at which speeches were delivered by Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Austin Chamberlain.

Mr. Winston Churchill has opened

rendered "Three for Jack" Mr. Balloch, a local Scot, gave the Irish song" Molly Carew." In the interval Mr. Larrigo made a short speech. He expressed pleasure at the hearty recaption sccorded his wife and himself and indicated how favourable were their impressions of Hongkong Mrs. Lerrigo, he said, wie so charmed that she could not describe Hongtong, but, he added she described California. The second part of the pro gramme was opened by Captain Taylor singing "Bongs of Araby," Miss Stewart gave "The birds go north again." Sir Henry May told a number of delightful Irish stories, Mr. Hoso sang "Mistress Prue," and Mr. Balloch rendered

"Drake's Drum." Refreshments were served during the evening.

KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

Following are the minutes of a meeting of the Council held at the Board Boom on the 16th November:

Presert: Mossr, W. H. Wallace (chairman), J. 8.. Fenwick, N. Kruse, N. Wilson, K. Tradsurabara, Ling Nee Kar and the Asst. Secretary.

THE REGISTRATION OF BAMPANMEN, A communication was read from the Haifang

all Kulangusumma ting, requesting the Council to issue orders for

It was decided to refer the Halfanging to the Council's previous letter on the same subject, to inform him that they do not use any reason for changing their former opînion, and regret they cannot comply with his'request,

The Assistant Secretary was directed at the some time to supply the Haifaagting with complete list of Ramgans registered in the offles of the Kalangan Municipal Council.

QHINESE POLICE,

The Assistant Superintendent of Police report

ed that out of the 10 Chinese who were enlisted

into the police for Jetty work on October 2

Apropos of St. Andrew's Ball there is su interesting article on “Ancient Highland Spaa ” in the British Medical Journal, in which the story is told of the dancing sure as it was prac tised many years ago in Strathspey. A Highland shepherd, one Donald M'Alpin, a famous danver, was reputed to have oured his mistress of a mysterious maldy by dancing a reol with her, and this story being noised abroad gained limi the reputation of being a successful physician. His humble cottage was besieged with crowde of patients, and he soon had a thriving practice. He engaged as assistant an ancient piper, who did the duties of apothecary, and the two evolved

a course of treatment for almost every ill to which the flash is hair! All these different processes terminated in the patient being wrapped up in warm blankets, and the doses of medicine and dancing were repeated eccording to the patient's constitution and disease. This was Christian Science before the days of Mrs. Eddy, and even in Hongkong the strath. P97 and the more popular waits are cure for mysterious maladies to this day.

Dear me is the Legislative Council des. sending to the level of the Sanitary Board? It certainly looks like it when a whole afternoon

nuisance. Reminds one of the thrilling disore. is given to a full dress debate, an oratorical

sions sometimes heard at Home as to the condi. tion of the parish pump.

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Perhaps it was because the subject under

debate at the Connell on Thursday was so enter. notice was comparatively unimportant that the

taiping. Our new knight was entrusted wit the official explanation of the "nuisance," and scored when he pointed out that the term was tables was not quite so successful. not rightly applied., His attempt to turn the

Star Ferry Company's matshed is no doubt a

The

worthy object of ridicule, but to suggest that

publication. After that hour the supply is accommodation out of his calculations in hiding place, for one Chinaman to British dresa tour in Lancashire with a meeting at only one man was at present available for daty, the advertisement alluded to was a reference to

limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address Pass,

Codes: "A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

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

Hongkong Offion: 10a, Des Vœux Road C

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 6TH 1909.

more

THE VETO OF THE LORDS.

drawing up the tender which the Govern- looks actly like any other. The Board of Preston.

Trade, however, is expected shortly to make sa ment accepted, and so the risk of under esti-Gedor in Conneil authorising the LCC. to

LONDON, December 5th.

mating was his, and not the Government's enforce that only licensed persons shall, keep

It is officially announced that However, we shall doubtless see this place seaman's lodging-houses or let lodgings to Parliament will be dissolved on in time the fitting entrance to the city that samen. The bye-laws redrafted by the LCC January 8th and that the elections .it was designed to be-the sooner the Public Health Committee, but not get better-and it should not be forgotten motioned by the Council, specially forbid the will begin on January 18th. that the original conception included the practises of gambling and opium smoking in anch houses. The houses are consistently over- replacing of Status Wharf by `a

orawded, but it is next to impossible to convict, becanse, nis soon a the Council inspector It is satisfactory to the publie to have the imposing structure.

appears of any house, the occupants are smuggl Dr. C. M. Heanley, who resides at the Astored by back exits into adjoining permises. Tha House Hotel, has been registered to practise Chinese have bean sa cunning in the past in medicine and surgery in this Colony. evading such occidental trivialities as bye-laws

and regulations that the total suppression of six platforms from which a resolution opium smoking can hardly be expected to result was moved affirming that the action from the order which will come into force carry of the House of Lords in regard to the in January. But it is at least bound to be considerably modified.

Budget was a menace to the liberties of the people, and demanding therefore the entire abolition of the veto.

A batch of seventeen griffins for the forth coming races arrived from Shanghai by the s. Hangsang on Saturday.

Assurance of the Government that the areas corresponding to what are known as the Bank Gardens in Royal Statue Square" will, with the sanction of the Secretary of State, be set apart and converted into gardens as soon as ever the Law Courts are finished and as soon as the Praya Reclamation Office is

A Chinese who was arrested at West Point vacated, and those areas can be tidied last week on a charge of stealing a diamond up." The Hon. Mr. MURRAY STEWART, ring, a pair of gold bangles and $51, and ad- in moring 8 resolution committing zitted to bail in the sum of $500, failed to pat the Legislative Council to BD expres- sion of opinion that "immediate, steps should be taken to abate the nuisance,"

in an appearance at the Magistracy on Saturday, and his bail was estrested.

A FULL COURT DECISION REVERSED.

Now has reached the Colony that the Privy Council has reversed the decision of the Hongkong Fall Court, consisting of His Hon Sir Francis Piggett (Chief Justice) and His

LONDON, December 5th. A large crowd assembled in Trafalgar Square yesterday around

THE KIEL NAVAL SENSATION.

LONDON, December 4th,

The Director of the Navy Yard

the remainder refusing to serve as the hous, ¿e., some new brand of whisky was rather a far. 9 p.m. to 9:a.m., were much too long. After fetched attempt at the factions on the part of discussion it was decided to fix the hours of duty the Colonial Secretary. An Irishman ought to from 12 p.m. to 5,30 am.

be more conversant with the different products. of the still. But one wonders with whose eyes Thirty-five dogs were reported to have been the raliant critic looked at the advertisement destroyed since last meeting.

DOGS DESTROYED.

POLICE REPORT. The following case wers reported as having been dealt with at the Mixed Court since last meeting: Summonses:Debt, 1; Contempt of Court, 1; Assault, 1 Leaving protection, 1 Summary Arresta-Loitering at night, 1; Being in possession of stolen property, 1; Committing antisance, 1; Hawking-milk from an unlicensed dairy, 1 Obstructing the police, 1: Attempt at theft, 1; Being a Rogue and

Vagabond, Ļ

8IR R. HART ON THE AWAKENING

OF CHINA.

when he read “millinery and underwear." I have studied the advertisement camfully more than once and have never been able to interpret it as Bir Henry has done.

.

From what transpired in the course of Thurs- day's debate it would appear that the Star Ferry Company have been anxious for quite a long time to replace the matched on their wharf with a more permanent structure, but the

Government have neither said yes nor hay. That sounds all right, but one fails to appro- ciate the attitude of a company desirous of improving its property being content to wait Sir Robert Hart, in an interview with a years for a reply to its proposals. One London journalist regarding the Chinese Naval would have thought that the Government mission, is reported to have said: China is would have been reminded that paying more and more attention to Western methods. Missions have already studied the swer had been received to a certain letter. an ordinatý business view European educational system, and attempts That seems

been made before to study constitutional of the matter, but possibly the explanation has subjecta. Local bodies are preparing the way not been full enough.

for representation; the increase of newspapers, the great growth of railway traffic-all these things point to development.

Leint. E. P. H. Pardee, R.M.L.I., and Mr. explained that this meant "the erasure of A. Rodger. President of the V.R.C, have been the drawing office, the removal of the road-appointed memes of the committes for the Wongnuichoong sad Queen's Becreation surface factory and an issue of marching Grounds, in succession to Lieut C. B. Mali Hon. Mr. H. E. J. Gompertz (Paisue Judge stores at Kiel, who with three subord-influence.

in the sation between the Russo-Chinese Bank inates and five merchants were

orders to the wood yard," but, after listening

R. M. L. L., and Mr. Armstrong.

Bad Li Yan Sam.

ANOTHER COMBINE FORE- SHADOWED.

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no

I am told that the orators at the Legislative

lesson of the growth of Japan' under Western

Before them the Chinese have the object Council were particularly happy on Thursday.

In every department the Chinese The clock ceased work and its warning hands are taking matters more into their own hands, did not remind speakers of the speeding of the competing more directly with the European in minutes. matters of trails.

of

You may go on exploiting the Japanese and

ac-

the Chinese, but the time will come when the Sir Henry May is happiest when he is most intellest of the natives will awaken-and then Irish. On Saturday night he gave “a lesson in the work of international evolution will go on.

to what we cannot but think was a feeble

His Majesty the King has not been advised The plaintiff Bank sought to reverse the charged with the wholesale robbery and unsatisfactory defence of the existence to exercise his power of dismalowanes with res decision of His Hon. the Chief Justics on the valuable naval stores, have been of the nuisance, the hon. member waspect to Ordinance No. 3 of X9—An Ordin-ground that he had misdirected the jury.

quitted. content to drop the motion on receiving the ance to amend the Evidence Ordinance, 1889: The plaintiff in the original action, Li Yan assurance of His EXCELLENCY THE GOYEE Ordination No. 24 of 1909.-An Ordinance to 8mm v. the Russo-Chinese Bank, gare 30,000 NOE that he would give his own personal amand the Rating Ordinance, 1901; and Or- tants to the compradore of the defendant bank consideration to the matter, promising that inace No. 25 of 1909.-An Ordinance to for telegraphic transfer to Shanghai, and the

amand the Dogs Ordinance 1893,

compradore, instead of handing thy miner - whatever can be removed will be removed."

to the bank, converted it to his own use. We have received from Messrs. Ah Ling and Plaintiff sought to recover from the band, but Perhaps it was the fate of the motion no less than the rhetorical brilliance of the Co photo of the unveiling of the statue of the latter denied that it luid any knowledge of debate which suggested to a contributor in Her Majesty Queen Alexandra. The photo the claim, and contended that the transaction includes the massed banda and is a work of art another column the idea of a "pyrotechnic which should command itself to all. Á souvenir display, for the simile is complete when we of Hongkong, giving awe and twonky views on Mr. H. J. Gedge (of Means. Johnson, Bikes amointing to ninety-eight millions think of the thing going up as a rocket and surface of about 3 by Ginoties, has also been said Master) represented, the appellanta, while sterling coming down as a stick. We have no doubt received from the same fins. This card has Mr. M. W. Bladě, toatzuetad by bác £. E. É. that His ExoRLLENOX will fulfil his promise, been well arranged by member of the Royal Beavis (of Moser, Wilkinson did (Filet) wan This is regarded as foreshadowing & but if he is gindod at all in the matter by Engineers and would make sa interesting the counsel for the respondenta.

though large Christmas Card.

LONDON, December 5th. Mr. Pierpont Morgan has acquired control of the assets of the Equitable was between the plaintiff and the compradore. Life Assurance Co., of New York,

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, KC., instenoted by

gigantic combine of banking interests.

*And the result? . We shall not see it to Irish" at the Y. M. C. A. and slipped into s morrow, or the day after. The Chinese are a beautiful Irishism in the course of one of the slow and deliberate people. They will go slut stories he was relating. He said a certain things in their own You see, they have way such an enormous population to pull into line, and they have to combat institutions which have existed for thousanda of years.

landlord was dressed in a pair of brown boots!

Those who heard Sir Henry's concluding Gradually China will adapt herself, and if you ask for the time when Chine will be sa story on Saturday night went home happy. It Westernised as her neighbour I would put it at wAL- particularly good and is worth afty year

giving. An Irish teacher complained to a pm mother that ker son Micky was dirty, "He's not only dirty, but he shumells." * Shmells,* * exclaimed the indignant mother, my Micky's not a rose. You've not to shmell him, you've to laứn liha."

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