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solves the man of fifty who can recall these TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

Christmas festivities of his boyhood was supposed to recognise that "we have changed all that." But most people, are feel sura, will agree with us that it is difficult to find the evidence which justifies these opinions. We have doubtless changed with times to somo extent in the matter of the observance of Christmas, as we liave changed in much else. Improved travelling facilities and the ten- Jerry of the population to concentrate in the towns have admittedly worked for the disintegration of family life as the older

ĮTIROUGH REUTER'S AGRECE)

THE REVOLUTION.

THE ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS.

LONDON, December 23rd. Rauter states that there is no truth-in the report that Britain and Japan insist on monarchial government in China. The efforts of Britain and other Powers are being directed towards. assisting Ubian to

THROUGH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE WRECK OF THE “DELHI.”

Lennon, December 23rd. All the specie from the steamor Delhi has been landed.

THE OPTUY CONVENTION

LONDON, December 23rd. Router's correspondent at The Hague

CANTON.

(FROM Our Own CorrespornENT.)

Cayron, December 22, PRECAUTIONS IN FATSHAN. ữ Robbers and brigands are still giving trouble round about Faishan, and the soldiers there al present are not sufficient to keep the whole district in order, for when- over it is necessary for them to concentrate anywhere to quell a rising or capture, some during robbers the other pirates lake advantage of their absence in other quarters. district and there is a wholesale outery for Junks have suffered very "severely in this

COMPANY MEETING.'

EWO COTTON SPINNING -AND

WEAVING CO., LTD.,

The sixteenth ordinary meeting of slure

holders of the Ewo Cotton Spinring and Weaving Co., Lids, was held at the offices..... of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Shanghai, last week. Mr. C. E. Aston pres sided, and there were also present : “Messrs.. A. McLeod, E.-E.-Clarle and Zec-Quan-yuen

(Consulting Committee), A. Brooke Smith

(Secretary), Brodie A. Clark, 1. C. Dyer, 1. Kerfoot, R. G. Hurimel. H. 'W. Datdy,

writers have described. it, but does not secure efficient government based on popu-wires that the Opium Conference has passed protection. A meeting held at Fatsban has R.SE. Wilson, D. Brand; J. Johnstone,"

Christums as a family festival-appeal all the lar approval.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. more strongly to the popular imagination on that necount? Is not the onermous. traffic over the railways at this season of the year almost entirely due to this? And do

BRANDY not the Christmas mails afford equally

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| Christmas as a popular festival being on the Particularly is Christmas the children's festival, and surely old Father Christmas never had busier times than he

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Without the door let sorrow liz; And if, for-cold, it hap to dir. We'll bury it in a Christmas pio And-uyer more he merry!

FLAR FOL THE CONFERENCE.

Lorvos, December 23rd. Reuters correspondent at Peking wires that the Government fears that the confer once at Shanghai will fail.

The rebola are preparing to march north- wards via Pukow.

ROBBING FROM THE DEAD.

LONDON, December Lord. Reuters Paris rorrespondent states that robbers have opened the grave of Madame Lautolm, a favourite actress, and stoles jewels from her body to the value of £220,000,

LATER.

The cutrage ou the body of the actress Laatel me has caused a sousation in Paris, The robbers scattered the images at the altar and removed three shells. They dripped the boily of the wrappings of cotton wool, which a fallen watch fired, and the stilling smoke compelled them to retreat. The firmon afterwards extinguished the flames and feand the jewels intact beneath the pillow at the head of the corpse.

BRITISH WARSHIP IN A GALE. LONDON, December 23rd. During the recent greit gale, the battle- ship London, which was on her speed trials, near Ushant, was awept by a son and two of her crew were drowned. Commander Forbes was injured, and afterwards two men wor seriously injured through a steam pipe bursting.

the first reading of the Opium Convention, and has adjourned till the 8th January,

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TURKEY AND ITALY,

LONDON, December 23rd. The Italian wanhip Puglia bus seized in the Ee Sea the steamer Mentilch, bound toward Hodia. The steamer had thirty thousand sterling on board.

LONDON, December 24th, The Mazulch, was allowed to proceed after the cruisers took away the £30,000 and the Ottoman parcels which she carried.

GERMAN POLITICS.

LONDON, Docomber 23rd. Herr Solf has been officially appointed Secretary for the Colonies.

BRITISH POLITICS.

LONDON, December 23rd. Mr. Gibson Bowles has returned to the He says the presoat Conservative fold. crisis is one before which the Conservativé differences "sink lato insignificance, and ad- vines all his friends to support the Couser- vatives.

THE RESULT AT GOVAN. The result of the Goran election was as follows:-

Holnes (Liberal). Balfour (Unionist)

7,502 6,522

The Liberal majority has been reduced from 2010 to 980.

UGANDA BISHOPRIC..

GALE IN THE NORTH SEA.

LONDON, December 23rd."

LONDON, Dioember 23rd. The recent galu played havoc with the

Archdeacon Willis of Kavirondo has fisheries, especially with Franch and British accepted the Bishopric of Uganda. He vessels. Nearly one hundred fabermesreturns to Ugand in a few weeks. were drowned and ranny vessels lost. After

There will be no issue of the Honglong many wooka of stenus and almost continuous Daily Press to-morrow.

It is notified in the Gazette, that Mr. R.

E. Lindsell and Mr. S. B. B. McElberry, - enders," prised" their final examination in

Cantonese on the 25th November, 1911.

The Yanomat police have been advised of

a case of piracy which took place off Finghai Bear Swatow, in Chinese waters. A junk was fittacked by b men in four boats, and one of the crew was killed.

We are asked by Pastor Müller to men tion that 10-day; (Christmas Day) the service at the German Chapel will be held at 11 o'clock, on Sylvester at 3 pm, and on New Year's Day at 11 o'clock.

The American Army accounts show that a 'tojal sum of $2,087,362 (gold) was appro- priand for army rations in the Philippines The average cost per day is worked out at HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, Das VEUX ROAD Czy cents per day,, while the average cost- LONDON, OFFICE: 131, FLEET STRAT, EC

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 25TH, 1911.

in the States is 29.03.

On Saturday afternoon the members of the Civil Service Cricket Club had their annual Christmas Tree Mr. C. Bond acted as Father Christmas and distributed gifts to some seventy children, while the elders were regaled with suitable refreshinent.

His Excellency the Governor as given his assent, in the

name and on be- half of His Majesty the King to the

rain the wind dropped to-day, and the heavy weather gave place to sunshine, There is promise of a fine Christmas

STRIKES IN BRITAIN.

THE AUSTRALIAN COAT, - VEND.

LONDON, December 23rd.

- Reiter's correspondent at Syduoy cables that the result of the Federal suit against

The members of the Coal Vend was that each defendant was fixed - £500 with costs and enjined from continuing the mono.

LONDON, December 23rd. The Manchester paring trade employers this afternoon deeiled to recommend a lock-poly. The cases occupied seventy-three out for Wednesday. The lockout will affect days, and the defendants comprised the principal Newcastle and Maitland collieries and interstate shipping companies. The penalties and costs amounted to over £500,000.

160,000 men.

!

The position at Dundee is most serious. The shipping companies have conferred and refused to compromiso, on the ground that as the matter had now assumed a national charactor there was no ground for, uegotia- tion.

·Sir G. Askwith is proceeding to Dundee to mediate with the mon's leaders.

The strikers have succeeded in blocking cargoes at Leith destined for Dundes.

KUSSIA AND PERSIA. PERSIA ACCEPTE ALL RUSSIA'S DEMANDS.

LONDON, December 23rd.. Reuter's correspondent at St. Petersbarg states that the Persian Charge' 'Affaires has called at the Foreign Office and notified M. Samnoff of Persia's acceptance of all the demands in the Russian ultimatum.

SEVDA FIGHTING AT TABRIZ,

Ar Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year." is the

Telegrams from St. Petersburg show that advice given by an old English poet; and it must be admitted that it is advice which is following Ordinance passed by the Legisla- the fighting at Tabriz on the 2 lat inst. was cheerfully followed throughout Christen. tive Council-Ordinance So. 59 of 1911 very severe, the Fidais attacking from the An Ordinance a further and the Uni-roofs and in the streets. The Bassiane repulsed a formidable attack at Bugitchemal with artillery.

versity-Ordiname, 1913.

has been

His Excelency the Governor pleased to appoint Mr. R. O. Hutchison to art as Assistant Superintendent of Police supermunary to the establishment, and Commander Beckwith, R.N., to assist. Mr.

The Russian enlony took refuge in the Consulte until reinforcementa arrived, and then tha artillery began the bombardment of the citade), where the Filais were mostly ribly mutilated by the Fidais.

WAIERBURST AT WIGAN.

LONDON, December 23rd. A waterburst at a pit shaft near Wigan flooded the mine. Seventy-five men were rescued and twelve are still below.

LATER.

Elovou

word rescued from the flooded mine at Wigan hate yesterday etening. One man was drowned.

PORTUGUESE REGIMENT

MUTINIES.

LONDON, December 23rd. A regiment at Braga in Portugal has mutinied and shot and wounded the colonel.

Thirty-uine men have been arrested.

EXCOMMUNICATION DECREE,

LONDON, December 23rd. The papers comment on the reissue of the Papal decree excommunicating private individuals who, without obtaining per-. mission of the Ecclesiastical authorities, summon any seclesiastic before a criminal or civii tribunal as a defendant or witness.

R. O. Hutchison in the discharge of the gathered: The Russian corpses were hor. It is stated that the Irish law officers are:

duties of Superintendent of. Imports and Exports, with effect from the 14th inst. until

further notice.

After the fighting at Tabris, the Russians occupied all the Government offices and the.

The bombardment i telegraph station. demolitied many private buildings," and fifty Persians were killed. The Russians occupied the police and telegraph offices at Besht, where a number of Government officials were killed.

dom. We remember, however, encounter ing in one of the Reviews a year ago an article in which it was asserted that Christ. mins as a popular festival was becoming increasingly unpopular, and that the family Christmas, such as we may read about in the literature of half a century ago, hað almost entirely disappeared. The write! did not disclose his place of abode, but in bis narrow circle he became impressed the with tho waning enjoyment of children and the growing boredom of the grown-up people who affected to join in their amusements. He declared that a man of fifty who looked back to his childish days and reinembered the enormous im- fportance and splendour of the Christmas

Router's correspondent at Teheran wires estivities and gifts, not only in the

that Russian official sources state that while halls of the then prosperous country

the Russian Government is sincerely de- squires, but in the middle-class families of

sirous of withdrawing the troops as soon as towns; when Christmas was regarded as the

A singement of the traffic on the British possible, no pledge of immediate evacuation season when all the members of the family sertion of the Canton-Kowloon Railway will be given on compliance with the within available distances gathered together!

for the month of October shows that ultimatum. No action has yet beau taken attended the Church which they had previ- the takings for local trafic amounted to regarding Mr. Shuster's position. ously helped to decorate, gave each other $9.413.92, and for through traffic to $7,518- Official notices have been posted ordering presents, lighted up the Christmas-tree, 31. The passengers, booked for local traffic played games, dined liberally, went to pan-numbered 8,397 and for through traffic the people to abstain from holding political tonines, kissed each other (when not too 32,982. Since the opening of the section up rusetings except with the sanction of tle nearly related) under the mistletoe, and to the end of October, the total takings have police, as the question of the Bassian

ultimatam is being amicably settled. generally were supposed to enjoy them. amounted to $150,185.51.

In the Government Gazette an announce ment appears regarding the representation of Justices of the Peace on the Legislative Council. The representation of the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollack-expires on January 16th next and he has expressed his willingness to stand again. In the event of another candidate being nominated, an elenion will be held on January 8.

considering the decree, which is regarded as deuying the Roman Catholics justice..

CEMENT COMBINE FORMED.

LONDON, December 24th. A British Cement Combine has been formed with a capital of three and a half milkons pounds. It has an agreement with the Associated Cement Company. The two concerns will have a capital of twelve inil- lions and will control fire-sixths of the British output.

GERMAN HONOUR FOR. A JAPANESE AMBASSADOR.

LONDON, December 23th. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states that the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Chinda. has received the Grand Cross of the Red Eagle on the weasion of his transfer to Washington.

PROPOSED MONUMENT.

your approval propose to take the, report and accounts for the year ended. October gi, igit, which have been in your hands for some days, as read. During the first,

decided to recruit one thousand men 10 be... Bater. C. II. C. Platt and Paw

Ching-poo. trained and form a provincial guard to

The CHAIRMAN said :-Gentlemen,--With prptect. commerce, especially on the river. The Governor's praihission has been received and the matter is to be gone on with at once.

The Rebels, have not forgotten their un-half of the year under review, the margŝa successful rising last April, and one is always between cótion and our products was far from encouraging, but an improvement set hearing comparison,, contrasts, pusons, etc., for its future. Especially are the leaders in in the Spring and lasted until the out- of this unfortunate attempt remembered; break of the Revolution, at which time it. most of whom lost their lives. Yesterday may he said that demand for yarn was a proposal was put forward by a large hum- becoming increasingly good. The General ber of Cantonese to build a monument of Managers and Consulting Committee ver

sort, say, a temples, in front of the ture' to hope that the result of the working provincial Assembly,, to three of these of the past twelve months may be consider-

heroes" as they are alwayselled, named rd satisfactory and that the proposed appor Lam Kun Tsai, Chuo King Ngan, and Wunionment of the amount at crédit of profit Long Tai, who assassinated, the Tartar and loss account will have the approval of General at the aviation meeting last April shareholders. and who wore afterwards beheaded. It is After providing for interest due on pre- to be hoped that this matter will not get | ference shares and the proposed dividend of any further than talk, for it would be a Ts. per share on the-ordinary shares, the very bad thing for the City of Rams to have sum of Ts, 70.734-35 remains available for a monument like this round which discord allocation, and I trust the desire of the Cor- and lighting would be bound to take place.sulting Committer to build up our reserves Besides, the present Government would be by placing Tis. 40,000 to credit to equalize ill-advised to countenance anything of the kind in their present uncertain state.

some

WINTER FESTIVAL.

tion of dividend account will appeal to you. With the addition of that aiunt, Tis. 290,000 will be available as the provision Saturday was observed as a generál boli-,

against years of bad irade. Additions and day among the Chinese, the excasion being improvements are continually being made

the Winter Solstice, which is one of four festivals held during the year. This means long week-end for business people, for little or nothing will be done with Christmas and Boxing Day coming on top of this,

THE CLEVELAND TOURISIS. The Cleveland tourists are coming here. on Wednesday and Thursday, about 250 in number cach trip. Arrangements have been made to have them conveyed from Hongkong by special stemmer, the Kinshan having been chartered for that purpose, and on their arrival, at Canter they will disem- bark at the Admiralty wharf by kind per- mission of the Authorities. I saw a letter from the Governor, headed "Kwang Tung Military Government," which is in itself -significant, stating that they would guar.. antee them protection and safe conduct through the city. The company is to 'proceed to the different sights in the city, going as far as the Temple of the goo Genü LA Shameen, entering by the British Bridge. After going through the island they emerge by the French Bridge: and thence along the new Bund to the wharf again to embark on the return voyage. The whole journey through the City will occupy about 2 to 3 hours.

and ther

to the machinery in the mills, and those neessitate the transfer of Tis. 30,on to special repairs and renewals accoânt.

The machinery in both mills is in excellent working order, and it is to be regretted that the suspension of business in yarn, owing to the Revolution, necessitated night work in the No. 1 Mill being stopped on Novenne ̧ ber it the moment, the Mills are only being ran during the day. The yarn and cloth produced by our new Mill-tow nited the No. Mifwas in good request until business came to a standstill in the middle of October

Your General Managers and Consulting Convitter boing well satisfied with the re- sulfs obtained from the first lot of beans, bave ordered a further number, and carly.. next year we should have 500' Looms in running order. The 1950-11 Chinese cotton crop was a record one, but prices were exceptionally high in sympathy with the rates ruling for American and Indian staple in the controlling markets.

As regards the size of this season's crop, it is impossible to form any idea, as, owing to the present disturbed state of the coun- iry, very little cotton is being marketed and receipts to date compare most unfavourably: with those of last year. My own opinion is that the growth is below the average; how ever, the American crop promises, to be a

SHAMEEN NOTES. The fifty odd Marines who have been quartered here for the past month have been relieved to-day by one hundred odd men of the K. O. Y. l. I., who are being quartered record one and we may reasonably expect.

in the Naval Canteen, as were the Marines, and in the Swimating Club's lege premises. The residents in the island are very sorry to lose Captain Snepp, who praved very popular everywhere and whose cheery pre- sence will be missed for a long time.

The dance given by the Bachelor Taipans was held last night in the Cub Theatre and was a huge success. The attendance was highly satisfactory.

CORRESPONDENCE.

A PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNMENT ACTION,

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

SIR-Most important changes in the law of the Colony especially referring to authorised architects are being brought before the Legislative Council,

No opportunity whatever has been given us to study these changes, and we, in the name of the Authorised Architects of Hong- kong, most emphatically protest against such arbitrary action,--We are, Sir,

LEIGH & ORANGE, PALMER & TURNER, DENISON, RAM & GIBBS. Hongkong, z3rd December, 1911.

́ THE HAWA MARU" RETURNS

TO SEATTLE.

to see low prices all over the world for sonte months to come.

In comunoa with other mills we bad. to

put up with much adulteration in Chine cotton during the greater part of last season -the addition of water and other foreign "matter became, so serious that early this a movement was made by several firms here, and the Cotton Anti-Adultera- tion Association was formed, which, with the aid of the Consular and Diplomatic Bodics, succeeded in establishing the Shang-

year

hai Colton Testing House. The Testing

House, which is controlled by the Com- missioner of Customs and the Committee of the Cotton Anti-Adulteration Association, commenced work early this season, and

appears to be operating to the satisfaction of all interested in the Cotton trade. So far, it has certainly put a stop to excessive adulteration, and thanks of the mills and. exporters are due to the Consular and Diplomatic officials who energeticaliv induced the authorities in Peking to recognize the imperative necessity of making an effort to place the raw cotton trade of this country on to a healthy basis.

"It is

A year ago my predecessor said: practically impossible to say how we shall fare this year"-to-day, I can do no more that, while the outlook is, at the moment, thin repeat his words and express the hope

gloomy, peace may soon be arranged he tween the contending parties, that, at the next annual meeting, it may be possible to ask shareholders to pass an account equally satisfactory as the one now before you. If anyone wishes to ask any questions, I shall be pleased to answer them to the best of my ability.

No questions were asked, and on the pro- "position of the Chairman seconded by Mr. A. MeȚAnd the report and accounts were adopted.

The Hongkong office of the N. Y. K.

A dividend of 7 per cent. per share on the is in receipt of telegraphic communication ordinary shares was authorised for payment from the Company's office in Seattle that

on a motion by the Chairman seconded by the s.s. Awa Mari, which left that port

Mr. Datdy. on the 19th inst., is recurning to Seattle for The Chairman then proposed the re-elec- certain repairs to be effected, and was duetion of the Consulting Committee, consist- back there on the 21st inst. It is estimated ing of the representative of Jardine, Mathe that the repairs will take three days

son and Co., Ltd., Messrs. A. McLeod, E. E. Clark and Zec Quan-yuen, This was seconded by Mr. Wilson and carried.

IF YOU FEEL A COLD APPROACHING, a bet ballet bed time and a dose of PINKLETS

stipation, ensure rapularity, aid Digestion, care form the beal preventative. Pinklets dispel Con Billonsness. For 60 cents of Chemists, or post

84, Szechnen Bond, Shangbai. free from The Dr. William's Medicine Co.,

The final resolution, that Mr. Geo. R.

on the proposition of the Chairinin second- ed by Mr. Hummet.

Wingrove be re-elected auditor, was adopted

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The Chairman-That is all the business, gentlemen. Dividend warrants will be ready to-morrow.