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SPORTING NOTES..

Only one decisivo result was obtained in Loagno cricket hat Saturday, and that one was quite a forcgore conclusion. The R.E. only made a draty out of their ravating with the Hongkong Cricket Club when with ordinary luck they ought to have gained the points. Of the

Kowloon-Remnants match the same, cannot bo `said. The scoros cortainly indicate a very oven

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9en, 1910.

Boddie Standon, the Canadian, ná stated, is to prove his worth in a fifteen-round contest with Seaman Steer, If he gives a good account of Lintself in this Aght Lewis will doubtless be

ready to take up his challenge. From all counts Stenden is a clover pugilist, and there

is little doubt that he will be watched with

CORRESPONDENCE.

HARBOUR POLLUTION.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESA."|

Hongkong, December 7th. SIR-From your report of the proceedings at Lewis before long. Then we shall soon fight the Sanitary Board meeting of December 6th, between two smart little men. Lewis bas I no that the question of sewage disposal contest. The Police in meeting Craigengowornerally been seen battling for honours within connection with the pollution of the harbour could scarcely hope for a win, but it was not middle and heavyweights. It will be a change is again commanding the attention of the Go- to see him pitted against a mon about his own weight.

OBSERVER.

expected that they would male such an ia differout showing as to be all dismissed for 36, The only man to reach double Egures was Pitt, and he was caught at ten. Craigengawer ran up 223 for Bevan wickets, of which number Cartalho contributed 96.

The aualysis now reads:

Kemnants

H.K.C.C.

Kowloon

Craigongower

R.E.

Police..

Civil Servico

R.G.A.

Yorks ...

een Ramianta

Civil Service Kowloon

| |; }.] Craigengewor

maa||

Polico Ha | RG‚Â

WWL

THE TRATA!

The most interesting match to more or will be that between Yorks and the Police. The regimental team then makes its debut in League! oricket, bat. its appearance the other day against the Garrison, whom they heat by, thirinen runs, suggests that they are a quantity which must be reckoned with before League honours are decided. The only other match is at Kow- loon between the home team and R.G.A.

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Practically for the first time this season last Saturday was a blank so far as football was concerned. The Lungo had no fixtures for that date and the match set down, Civilians. Navy, to be played in aid of tho Bedford disastor rollet fund, coukl not take place owing to another fixtare having been arranged. It was unfortunate that such a clashing of fixtures should have happened.

Though the Buffs have gone off with Teague honours, interest will still lie in the competition. as the best of the remainder has to be solved, The R. E. and the R. G. A. are the auly two. ix the running, and, the form of the sappers ought to bring them to the position of runners up Five works will bring the fixture list to an end, and then we shall see the Shield com- petition under way. It should be exception- ally interesting this go in view of flis large number of new combjántions and players in the Colony. The Bedford is no more, but the Ming- taur is now, the K.O.Y.L.I. is also now, and it is not unlikely that the Newcastle will be here in time to enter the struggle,

On Saturday next Be E.K.C.C. are to play the Navy, this being the first match in the triangular league between the Nury, the Garrison and the UI.K.C.C. The following will represent tho H.K.C.C..-R. E. Q. Dird. Hanoook, H. Hano ek, W. C. D. Turner, T. E. Poarce, A. C. E. Elborough. A. II. Young, A A. Claxton, S. W. Payne, H. D. Sharpit and A. N. Other. Begin 1.45 p..

Ragby is claiming no little attention at presen, and the opening of the triangular competition between the Club, Army and Navy on Saturday attracted a large crowd to the Club ground, where the home team faced the Navy. A good match resulted in a well merited win for the civilians by 14 points to three. The next match in the competition is between the Club and the Army. It will be played on Saturday, 17th inst.

The following have been chosen to play for the Hongkong Club against H.M.S Kentto-day

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NOTES AND NEWS.

'DECLINE IN WHISKY DRINKING The Scottish distillers, contrary to custom.. have not yet made a beginning with the new muit distilling season. It is stated that, some distillers have decided not to begin operations at all this season owing to the lack of demand. Distillers who carry on a blending business declare it is only a for favoured distillers who will this season have a chance of making a profit. Molt whiskies could only be marketed at a heavy loss.

THE HOBBLE GÄLTER.

THE UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.

THE DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

(FROM "THE TIMED CORRESPONDENT.),

New York, Nov. 9th. The country awoke this morning to find itself Democratic. Not since 1890, in the mid-torna

cloetion which procoded Cleveland's sacerd

The "bubble garter" In connection with the Presidency, has there been such a turnover of hole skirt is the latest comicino vention votes. Never has a change ben acboraplished This precious contrivance," says the "Draper's in ao spootacular a founver, Uncottainty ran Record," than which nothing has gone further high till the last moment; yet the result could in the rention of exhibiting the slarishpose hardly have been more decisive. In New York of fashion, is nothing less than shackle for the legs, just below the kaces, mato in the usual garter materials. It is a pair of garters joined together by a third, and its purpose is to "warn' the wearer in walking so that the narrOW skirt does not get undaly strained out of shape."

BIG WINNINGS AT MONTE CARLO.

LONOSVITY!

the Roosevelt forces have been rented. In Mas mohusetts all the traditioza of "rsek-ribbed Republicanism have gone by the board New Jersey, for the first time in a generation, has called to office a Democratic Executive Con necticut has done the same. From Indiana and Illinois and from other Western States comes.

A Democratio majority in the next house of the nows of Democratic triamphs. between 30 and 40 is sured: The Repablicon majority in the Senate has probably fallen below 15. Mr. Chauncey Depor (New York), Mr.

Jorsey) are among the Republican Senators who Jose their seats. In the House such Republican leaders as Mr. Herbert Parsoas (New York), Mr

New York Mona (Illinois), and Mr. Tawney (Minnesota)

оце only send will next year be missed.

Republican City representative to Congress. Among the Demo- erats who have been elected is Mr. Honry. George son of the " single taxer."

vernment and the Board, ne it inevitably must do in a city such as onra.

The advisability of permitting .cs. is gov orned by two considerations, vis BAZAAR AT THE CITY HALL.

1. The supply of water for Bushing purposes, 2. The objection to pollution of the harbour The ananal barnar in aid of the Chinese

The former may to provided by private orphans of the Aslie de la Brinte Enfazes, promoted by the Mother Superior and Sisters, sources of supply, such as wolls, or where pro took place in the City Hall yesterday, and as perly pays sufflatent taxes to provide the zoces-

Mr. W. Darabrengh is one of the luckiest mel alizotol a considerable messure of eary water without exceeding, the quantity: support and patrovare. Ther Tar eieren, silowod, it may be supplied from the Governmen who have played at Monte Carlo for some time. He recently left Paris for London with stalls, most of them laden with the flue speci- mont mains,

£64,000 which has had won during a month's It is with the second consideration that I stay The first day ho played, the Express says, roons of needlework for which the institution is justly not. 1. The lincu, lace, and embroidery wish. to deal, the pollution of the harbour. ho risked £1,200 and won heavily. He continued, work was shown to advantage, and naturally This may be entirely avoided by the employment and at one time had a credit balance of £93,000. From that moment his luck turned, and he won avoked much admiration, especially when it of barteriological purification of the sewage,

The main principles of this system ara as fol. Bad lost from £12,000 to £16,000 a day. He Haveridge (Indiana), and Mr. Kean (New

finally decided that his had passed the maximum was ramer bored that some of the most beautiful specimens were wrought by the fingers low-Sowage contains bacteria which are cap. of good luck, and so let well alone, of those who are infirm and of those who able, under proper conditions, of peptoniring are blind. In addition to the fancy work, there solid organie matter; or in other words propar- wore many useful articles, and the whole was afing it by a process comparable to that of dives a nature to appeal to the fair sox. There was a tion, for its final disintegration. These condi- good attendance in the afternoon, which included tione are provided in what are popularly known Lady Lagard and his Lordship Bishop Pezzoni, as Bacteria Beds. A set of bacteria boda cap. and the business of buying and selling pro-able of dealing with the entire sewage sod rofase cooded briskly. The stallholders and assistants, of a dwelling or a group of dwellings accom- modsting ons hundred persons can be con a cost of $1,000 to $1,500, Refreshment Stall-Indy Nay and Missos structed at May, naisted by Mrs. Eyras, Misses Eyres, Mrs. | and occupies a space of 20 test by 15 feet in any Miss position where a fall of five feet can be obtained. Keswick, Mia Cunningham-and.

The hole of the sewage from w.os, kitchens, Wilkinson.

stables, sto, is drained in the ordinary way to the beds, and in them every train of solid matter effluent discharged from them being colourless other than minerals absolutely disappears, the It contains po and inodorous, in foot water. barmful organisms or solid matters in suspension and is irompable of subsequent putrefaction, French Stoll-Madame Fire, nesisted by Mrs. All the conditions requirol exist in Hongkong. Von Wiser, Madame Thomas and Mrs. Harker.sud effluent from bootoria beds can be discharged German Stall-Mrs. Justi, assisted by Mrs. into the barbour with perfont safety, as it in sufficiently puro to satisfy the requirements of Muller, Mr. Hoch, and Mrs. Recker.

No. 7 Stall-Mrs. Stabb, assisted by Mra. the standard of the Rivers Pollution Commis.

sioners and Thames Conservancy. Blato and Mrs. Saindera.

wore!

Toy Stall-Mra. Lammert and Mrs. Seth, assisted by Mrs. Nicholson, Miss Wallace, Mrs, Grimble, Ma. Chapman, Mies Bath, Miss Rodger, and Miss Harkor.

-American Stall-Mrs. Walker, sssisted by Mra. Batherland. Mrs, Davie, Miss Potts and Miss Hutton Potts.

No. 8 Stall-Mis. Looker, assisted by Mrs. Pollock, Mrs. Ross and Miss Smyth,

No. 9 Stall-Mrs. Jordan, assisted by Mrs. Ormistori, Nra, Alabaster, Mrs. Harris and Miss Hooper.

No. 10 Stall-irk. Chamior, assisted by Mrs. Brawin, Mrs. Dalgeon and Mrs. Hitchcook.

No. 11 Stall-Mrs. Bird, assisted by Mr Van Reus, Mr. Stedman and Mrs. Hostluge and the Misses Gordon,

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE PROJECT IN CHINA.

AY AMERICAN SCIENTIST DECLINES: TO ASSIST,

The Manila Cableness correspondent at Washington sends to his jourand a copy of the following letter sont by Professor Bailey Willis, the well-known geologist of the United States Geological Survey, in reply to an invitation to him to co-operate in the project of the Universities of Orford and Cambridge for the foundation of a University in Central China

To J. Leslin Johnston, Royal Ağatio Society, London, England.

My Dear Sir-Yone letter of May 5 relating to the University for China which is proposed under the United Universitica scheme reached me in South America, where for the time being I was unable to give it proper consideration. I beg to express my appreciation of your courtesy in addressing me on the subject, dat must regret

tako that it is quite impossible for me to active part toward furthering the enterprise.

any

This arises partly from the fact that I er poot to be in Fatagouis for some time to come. Eat more particularly from the conviction that It will be best for China in the long run if she works out her own salvation in educational mat- tors

residence in China I became During my deeply impressed with the power and originali- ty of the Chinese mind and also with the foot that it

characteristics which PORSGREES will lead it to develop along lines

of thought that are not wanting in our own thinkius but ara less potent

ant with them.

I refer to the wall known differences between the philosophical of the Chinese and the inventivo

kick-off 5 p.m.--Full back, H. G. Hegarty of the western peoplo There are

Three-quarters, J. Roberts, T. E. S. Rabaon, E. A Godwin and Rev. Burbury; helve T. Cocker and D. E. Donnelly; forwarde, A. Ravenhill, C. C.F. Cunningham, J. Bell-Irving, A. Mardoch, A. Temperley, D. G. Chessman, E. R. Scott and H. W. Lester.

•

Bill Lewis arranged an attractive programme for his last boxing tournament, and a good at. tendance followed the progress of the many events. There is no doubt about the farty however, that local sportsmen prefer to see the clever welterweight in the position of a principal rather than filing the role of referee. Bill is not at home in the latter job. There is so much. of the fighter about him that he forgets himself and if he does not keep his hands deep in his trousers' pockets, unconsciously his guard goes up is exciting moments of a fight. It did at the last tournament, and caused many of the spectators to smile.

There should be a record attendance in the City Hall on Christmas Eve when Lewis mbeta Parker, the Shanghai champion. Following his defeat of Siems, Parker has also disposed of Souman Gitney, and arrives at Hongkong nnbasten. He will no doubt train at the V.B.C where Roddie Standon, the Canadian boxer, is getting into form to meet Seamas Steor, the winner of the middleweight championship. Lewig ja settling down to hard work with his sparring partner, Capham, and although he has taken on a big proposition in the clever Shanghailander; he will doubtless give a good account of himself,

I quote from a lesturs delivered by me to the Students of the Hongkong Branch of the Royal Sanitary Institute, the following descrip. tion of a smell set of beds constructed in 1909 and which are now working satisfactorily at Ightham in Kent:-

will

In reference to the Prussian lady, whose age was given as 1:5, recently referred to, a case of still greater longevity appeared in the Liver pont Mercury of 1852, which roads as follows:

April 1st, at Brooklyn, New York, from decay of naturo, aged 145, Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick The venerable docoased was a native of Scotland, and bad led to the altar no fower than eight members of the male sex, foar in Scotland and

THE FAILURE OF ME ROONEY ELX. four in America. She was wonderfully active,

The utter failure of the Boosevelt Republic and her eyesight was so good that she nearly

tion. Mr. Roosevelt has met the first gravė political reverse of his career. Hie or district back-stitched a shirt the day before her death.ans in this State attracts, of course, most atten- Thirty children survive her."

of Oyster Bay went against him. His protégés and followers were singled out for special

that bis career as a Presidential possibility bumiliation. His enemies proclaim gleefully that hie power as a great political leader is gone; and that his new nationallem is this morning that he has met hie Wat

consigned to the limbo heretofore reserved for Mr. Bryan's multitudinons and abortive policies.

DIAGNOSING, INFLUENZA.

Tofluenza (akes various forms, says a writer in Black and White biratly, the irritable, this occurs to the preliminary stages and more arcand him, denounos doctore as mentally de- folent, and throws delicacies out of the window, coramanly in males; the patient glares at those Sencndly, the invertebrate, the patient's neck of indiarabbor, the knees Backbone Thirdly,

tao liquid. being apparel desponding-ofton mot with in the fomale. Th suterer fails to find sayone who cares whether she is ill or not, trusts that no relative will trouble to cook her any food or provide her with any comforts--she would prefer to starve-and

wishes she was dead..

COST OF LEGAL TRAINING,

Joseph H. Choate, the brilliant lawyer of New York, deprecated at a recent dinner the exorbitant foes charged by some lawyers

porbaps "You have

heard," said Mr. Choate, "of the gentleman who remarked to his "Well, your foe, sir, is exorbitant. I know counsel, whon his caso was settled positively that you didn't give two hours to

These beds take the whole of the sewage case from first to last. and slop waters from a large house, stables and lodge; they are entirely automatic and no chemicals are employed.

on

the bottom.

Al, sir,' said the lawyer, airily, it is not one my actual time I charge you with, but the cost of my legal training as well...

THE GOLDEN THER

over

Doabtless the ex-President has been dealt a smashing blow. He is no longer the invulner no good reason why, with his power of political ablo Crusader of American politics, but there is appen and his compelling sincerity for the brosdor, good of his country, Mr. Rosovelt should not recover most of the ground he has

lost.

HONOUR FOR PIERRE LOTI.

Captain Viaud, better known by his paen. donym. Pierre Loti," the novelist and mem bor of the Académie Frononis, has been mised. to the grade of Commander of the Legion of Honour The collar, which is the badge of the commanderslip, was conferrol upon him recently on board the cruiser Patrie by Vico- Admirsi de Joaquières,

At the luncheon which followed the ceremony

Admiral do Jonquières proposed the health of

the

now Commander, prefacing his romarks by au invocation in the language of Tahiti, which, he said, had already been addressed to M. Leti by voices more gentlo and more inusigal though not more friendly.

In his reply M, Loui recalled his long yeora of comradeship with Admiral de Jonquières, beginning in their rohooldaye, and he exposed ho would in all likelihood never again wear his regret that, having retired from the Navy, nayal nuiform in a Frouch warship.

RING

FOR A CASE OF

UP

M.P. WHISKY

JOHNSTONE'

EXTRACT FROM “THE LANCET.”

66.

OUR

ANALYSIS of this Whisky

indicates that the statement made in

Malt Whisky distilledin the Fot Still Moro over, the evidence of the palate is in favour of regard to it is honest, that is to say--it in Pure

the statement that it is fully matured. The Barone, while malty and rich, is soft. This Whisky is well adapted for Special Dietetic Purposes."

IT PAYS

CAUSES OF THE REPUBLICAN DEFEAT. The best immediate explanation of the Re publican debacle is probably the unpopularity of the Payne Law, aggravated by bigh prices. Then come the somewhat unsatisfactory busi- nore conditions which are nearthed to the menace of Administrative interforence. So you to buy this Whisky, Each case contains a for a Now York is concerned Mr. Roosevelt's coupon, and one who holds the Due selected by demagogic smpaign methods and the ex- the Distillers in antiful to a FREE FIRST

to the result From that premise the tremism of his policies have doubtless contribut CLASS PASSAGE HOME.

from Journal of Commercs argues as follows:-- The result is a rebake te Mr. Roesevelt which be will benefit if he is wire. It is a rebuke to his

which

onght to produce a different party, leadership and a change of poli

of polley. It can ra triore itself only by becoming truly and soberly Progressive, not violently radiosi.

od

In New York the Conservatives may be held to have triumphed over the Radioals. But the national victory has been fe. The Democrats almost irrespective of rarty. The ran a progressivo, platforma. In California, Wisconsin, and other States where the Repub licans have held their own they have done so with the help of the Progressives

There is pasture reminiscent of the "Arabian Nights" in a report issued on the Malay State of Kedah, which was ceded to Great Britain by Siam last your. It was the

gustom (says the adviser to the Kedah -Government) to send to the King of Sium once in every three years a golden tree and a silver tree, each about 5ft high, with branches and flowers of formal senAfter the session of the territory the are Etate Council asked the High Com- missioner if King Edward would like to receive

The electians may, indeed, fairly be regarded the tribute the last of its series. A. reply in the affirmative was given, and last November the as the registering rather of a rebuke to the

H. BUTTONJEE & SON, 1260] WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTE.

MAPPIN & WEBB

(1908) LIMITED,

LONDON,

"All vory fine, retorted the client. And The raw sewage is delivered by a dish now I wonder if you'd mind giving me a receipt drain with a fall of 1 in 40 through a for the cost of your legal training, so that your vertical right angle inuetion info avert customer won't have to pay for it all over

(No. 1), holding small

Bottling tonk one day's flow; the vertical pipe prevents again!'"--St. Louis Globe Democrat. the breakage of the soum which forms on the of olour surface, and has the appearance and post. The paper, eto., being delivered below the surface rises under the scum out of sight and is gradually broken down and disapped altogether; and mineral matter is

From this tank the liquid overflows by a similar pipe on to a bad (No. 2) composed of liu. Kent agetone, When this bed is full it starts a syphon and is completely emptied into a bed (No. composed of in. Kent engstene, No. 2 being aerated until again filled by the sewago. Oue charge of No. 2 bed is sufficient to fill No

His gold and silver trees were sent to Singapore, the Republicans for their ton tards, soll-smancipa CHS. J. GA UPP 3, and a drip tap placed near surface of No. 3 permits a little of the liquid to set of the Contral Government, together with ing forty-two spears and twenty-four ahields, which escapo into a sahill tank (No. 4) containing by custom always accompanied the sharing.

tap. asphon. By opening or closing this the time during which No. 3 stands full car The pifts were forwarded through the Colonial be regulated to a uicaty (two hours is found ice to the King, who expressed admiration of suficient), and on No. 4 becoming full the the workmanship of the trees. syphon starts and ompiles No. 3 into the effluent drain, through which it is discharged into a small fish pond where fish lire uuia jur 63 and from this overflow into a neighbouring

YANKEE.

A Dalel professor has been investigating the origin of the word "Yankee, which some con- wider to be an Indian corruption for "English."

FEELING OF THE COUNTRY

tion from the sway of the "Old Guard" than

a whole-bearted andcraement of the Demo- crats. They have, of course, been a gravo reverse to the Administration. Mr. Tull after the next Session will be confronted by a hostile

HAVE APPOINTED

& CO.,

House. The nitimate conclusion of Canadian WATCH MAKERS. Reciprocity and the passage of other monsnres on which he set his heart may well be importlled, But it very comprehensiveness has robbed the defeat of some of its

Ho truges the word to the time of the Dutch Taft and Mr. Roosevelt, both for Mr.

JEWELLERS & OPTICIANS.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS;

CHATER ROAD,"

TO BE THEIR

is little in- The only attention this plant bas required occupation in the 17th century, when New York vidious distinction about either New York since the start has been the clearing out of was New Amsterdam. It was in 1674 that or Ohio. Though too early even to No. 4 tank syphon, which had become blocked Waw Nostex dem. is at least succisable that Mr. Hoogevelé with fine sand washed out of the masterial, and lime Great Britain was at war with Hoiland. may become lose Radical, and thut two years the removal of a luxurious crop of grass which and conflicts arose in America between the hence he and the President may be found work- interfered with the aemtion of both No. 2 English sed Datoh colonists. The English ing shoulder to shoulder in the interests of Another alternative is, of course, that recently ed up and raked over without nuisance, only Christien names of the two brothers de Witt. snit No. 3 beds. The material has been stir called the Dutch Yankees, formed from the sanity and Progressive Republicanism an earthy and not unpleasant odours is persent statesman who at that time assisted in directing suggested by Mr. Rest-Republicans with the ible. No. 1 scum tonk has disposed of all the the affairs of Holland, Gne was Jan and the Roosevelt of Osawatomie, or some even more

Conservative Democracy. paper and vegetable matter, and no odour can other Cornolins, who was known as Kear. The Radical statesman, at thoir head, ranged against

The Dariocrats, at any

rate,

with their now A he perceived on stirring this up through the two names combined make Jan Keca, or Yankees, a broader reasons reating upon views which

inlet or ontist pipe.

The mud at the bottom does not exceed one fuch in depth; the under

lendere and new hopes have the makings of an I. held as to the evolution of the haman.

drainags of the beds has not choked, and the

effective party. A page of political history has beau finally farned. The Conservatism of the which and mom) type highest intellectual race and the certainty of survival of the

beds themselves have no sludge in them.

old high protectionist sort is dead. The wild The effluent is clear, and inodorous, its koop- lead me furthermore to believe that it is desirable that an individual poeple like the

ing qualities have been practically demon-

The Medical Officer of Health for the City Democracy of Mr. ryan is dead. Everything Chinese should develop a civilisation without

strated, and for all pastioak purposes the beds of London reports an extraordinary plague of has to be readjusted. Nearly anything may are a complete success..

cigar beetles" which have invaded a house in heppen except, one is inclined to think, the Interference on our part in so far as they them

The fact of no attention being required is Upper Thames-street and practically rendered banishment, so freely prophesied to-day, of Mr.

Later. selves may find it advantageous to avail them- selves of our learning. Having these views and

important: so many small installations failit nuinhabitable, The inseste, it stems, were Roosevelt to some political St. Helena. having this basis for them, you will understand

through neglect and irregular supervision hatched out of a consignment of tarmeric lying

Tolerably complote returns give Mr. Dir's why I cannot accept your kind invitation to

that an automatic plant becomes a necessity. in an adjoining warehouse. An attempt was When dealing with large quantities of sewage made to destroy them by means of famigation majority in New York at about 65,000; Mr. support the United Universities scheme. Very

BAILEY WILLIS,

it is not so essential to have automatic appar. with sulphur dioxide, but they were so numerous Woodrow Wilson's in New Jersey at 35,000; truly yours,

Washington, Oct. 29, 1910.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 8th at 11.55 am-The barometer has fallen moderately over the E. coast of China, 8. Japan and the Loochoos. It is rising over the

coast of China. NE.

and this combination was used to designate the Dutch in the same manner is to day John Bull represents the Englishman, and Brother Jonathan the American.

known

PLAGUE OF CIGAL BEETLIA,

who

CCAL REPRESENTATIVES.

Very Large Stock, the Finest ever seen in the Colony has just arrived.

SPORTING CUPS AND

TROPHIES

The Nama

MAPPIN

& WEBB

stus, except for avoiding night work; as it is that it was

was only partially muccessful. The inho Mr. Harmon's in Ohio at 60,000; Mr. Bald SUNDRY SILVER WARE necessary to employ a man to clean out the bitants of the house have been driven out and win's in Connecticut at 3,003; and Mr. Foss tanks, or catch-pite that intercept mineral the premises clored until the pests have been in Massachusetts at 30,000. Mr. Payo, PRINCES PLATE

was reported to have been defested last night, matters, to tako samples, and keep records. exterminated. The adjoining warehouse con During the day thers usually melt spare fained 227 bags of turmeric, weighing about 15 has, after all, been re-elected for Congress

of ho

Beveridge who CUTLERY time, and it is better to let the sealant tons, imported from Bombay openrices, and so keep him regularly em the beatles were forwarded to the Natur by a reduced majority.

His was thought this morning to have failed to ployed, than to use syphons or tippers. tory Department of the British Museum, whers secure re-election for the Senate, still has a

chance of success. Otherwise, the latest news TANCY LEATHER GOODS. accentuates the Democratic "landslide. The The system I have briefly described is emin, it was discovered that they belonged to the Lasioderma Serricorne, Fab, and are Aently suited to the faland of Hongkong for any in some works as the cigar

Congressional delegation from Ohio will be more hoes aitosted four feet above the level of cigarette" beetle, owing to the injury dore strongly Democratic than before. Mr. Long- Queen's Road. The existing nullahs sud store by them in boring into cigars and cigarettes. worth. Mr. Roosevelt's son-in-law, & close water draina can be used for the discharge of They have been noticed in Barms oheronts, and friend of Mr. Taft, has, however, been re-elected. The Democratic majority in the House will be over 40, about the same that the Republicans the effluent without susance, The whole city are frequently found in Manila cigars and can be divided into districta wish coparato sofa

have at present. As foreshadowed yesterday,

waukee, The Socialists in New York,

though of beds, caisting drains being utilised and the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS, the Socialist candidate has been returned af considerable supportsvelt system extended from time to time as necessity.

The H.-A. Linie str. Scandia loft. Singapore unsuccessful, ressived arises, or adopted or a small scale in any locality on the 7th instant, at noon, and may be expected. Despite its eugerness to see Mr.

is beaten, Wall-strent apparently somewhat without disturbing existing conditions to any part on or about the 14th instant.

The materials for the construc. Tho P. M. 8.S. Co. str. Manchuria, which depressed at the result. The Democratio victory sion of the beds ar to ho found on every sailed from Hongkong on the 5th uit, areived is doubtless more thorough in the national

than it had expected or desired. The utter great extent. building site, the ironwork can be imported at a at San Francisco on the 4th instant. reasonable cost, and no royalties are payable. Yours faithfully, an

ARTHUR HOUGH. Assos. M. East, CE, FRIBA

The depression lying to the North of Japan yesterday is moving away over the Pacific. second depression appears to be developing over the Facide to the Boath of the Loochoos.

The high pressure aron remains over the con- tineat to the North of the Yangtze valley,

Fresh to strup non 13ay be expected over the N. pact of the China Sea.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am. today, 0.15 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

winds, fresh to-day is as follows Hongkong & Neighborhood at ilrat, improv

Formosa Channel

Ling 'ster. (N.E. winds,

strong South east of China between Same as No. 1

Hongkong and Lamoeks Bonth ocast of Chins between Bame as No. 1.

Hongkong and Hainan...

cheroots.

field

The P. M. 8.8. Co. str. China sailed from uncertainty of the political ontlook that it has San Francisco on the 6th instant en ronte to eased will it is held in some quarto, tend to Hongkong, Honolulu, Yokohama, Kobe, affect adversely the commercial and financial Nagasaki and Shanghai, being due to arrive at situation.

this port on the 3rd prox.

GUARANTEE oF QUALITY.

An Inspection is Solicited. Hongkong, Lat December, 1910.

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