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thon, if it wishad, follow the example of the UnitedStates and European nations, and have a parallel calendar dating from its own inauguration. There is no difficulty in thinking of many other practical reforms that must come sooner or later, and which, consequently, might well be introduced now,
In connection with the Medical Congr, TELEGRAMS.
special servios will be held in St. John's Cathedral to-morrow. The Bishop of Victoria will be the preishor at Matias at 11 am, and the Rev. G. R. Howatson, R.N. (Chaplain of HMS. Minotaur, will prosch at Evensong at
5.45 p.m..
Sympathetic rotor suce is made in the Singa. porn papers to the death in Hongkong of Mr. T. C. Hosa. He was the youngest chilt of Bishop Hose, formerly of Singapore. His eldest
and of these one of the most useful would be a radical remodelling of the "system" of weights and measures. The necessity of this does not require emphasizing, but it might be interesting to recall a few of the moro glaring absurdition. The picul theoretically weighs 133.33 1b, and contains 100 calties, yet at Amoy a picul of indigo is 110 catties, of brown WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, sagar 94 caities, and of white sugar 95 cat-the Cathedral.
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ties. The picul of rice at Shanghai is 100 cutties; at Amor it is 140 cattics, and at Foochow 190, while a pical of tribute rice is 120 catties. Again, the catty itself varies in almost every trade; one town may con tain a doza or more different standards, while the Empire contains standards vary [ing from 13 to 42.5 ounces. The variety in the measures of capacity is even more marked there are standard pecks ranging
from 176 to 1,800 cubic inches! The foot is fixed by Treaty at 14.1 English inches, yet local standards are to be found as low as 8.6 and as high as 27.8 inches; and so on, ad nausÆÐIN. Those vagaries could doubtless be paralleled from the English "system", but that does not diminish China's need of reform.” Tin tentative efforts
hitherto wade by the Chinese toesolve ordor out of this chaos have been so half hearted that they have come to nothing, and perhaps it is as well that they did so, for the usual line taken has born to ordain, 1.50 first, standardization of weights and mea. sures throughout each district; to be followed in the next year by standardization through-- 2.05 out the profecture, and, the year after, throughout the province, thus causing three changes and ultimately resulting in only a 2.55 slight diminution of the confusion. The Re
publican Government has now an exciption- ally favourable opportunity for a radical re form that will produce a unity and yield, re. sults that the tinkering methods hitherto tried
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brother is Chairman of the Sanitary Bard, Kuala Lumpur, another is in the Navy and doing very well. One of his sisters is married to a clergyman in Japan, while the other is at Home with the father, who is living near Guild. ford, Surrey. A memorial sorrics was held at
The master of the Hongkong fishing jank No. 667 reports to the police that at 10.45 .m. on the 18th inst, while on the highs off Han Mun, a black painted steamer with a while band and a black fannel, steaming from east to west. in the direction of Hongkong, collided with his Juuk, striking it on the port side and doing damage to the extent of $300. In the collision they lost two anchors, muskote, and a gasntity of clothing, the total los+ sustains! amounting to 8670. No lives were lost. The steamor did not
stop to offer assistance, but went on its way.
In the current number of the Juarnal cf the Straits branch of the Royal Asiatic Society thore is an article by the late Hon. Warren D. Baraes on Singapore Old Straits and New Harbour. It has long been a tradition, ha writes, that the old Biraits of Singapore were the Selat Tobras batween the Island and the Jebore mainland, and is now tradition is now springing up that the page through Now or Koppel Barbour was discovered by the late Admiral Keppel. The object of this paper is to how that both these traditions nee without foundation of fact and the Old Straits of Singapore are none other than the prezent Koppel Harbour.
WHELE ARE THE DEAD??
"Where are the dead?" Thin was the theme
given by Pastor Russell yesterday afternoon to a crowded audience in the Theatre, and the fact that he bold the bugs gathering in rapt at tention during an hour and a half while he gave his answer to this question indicatos that ho han no menu ability as a speaker and as a theologian The preliminary announcements which have bean made have reminded most people that
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
THE REVOLUTION:
BOMB THROWERS PUNISHED.
LONDON, January 19th. The executioner has strangled the three men concerned in the throwing of the bomb at
Tuan Shih Kai.
GALES IN BRITAIN.
TELEGRAMS.
[TALOVOH «BEUTER'S · AGENCY.]
FREE SPEECH IN ULSTER.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
JANUARY 18th,
AN OLD STORY-DEAE RICE," LONDON, January 19th.
The price of ries is rising in Chaton, and this Many of the Irish Unionists deprecate
is a question which affects the whole community interferonse with free spooch. Belfast
to no amall extent. Everyone knows that the Ulstormen" say they will not object to Mr. Chinaso practically live on rice here in the winston Churchill and Mr. Redmond South, but all do not know the discontent and speaking at Belfast, but they will not allow trouble that for conta rise on the outile sauzes. them to hold a meeting. in the historie Mors than anything else doar rice causes-plots Yuan Shih Kai attended the funeral of Ulster fall, which, though the property of and robberies, and when one considers what a the municipality, is situated in the heart of pittance the lower class in a city liks Canton the bomb victims.
the Unionist quarter and possesses especial earn, and nine-tenths of the populace would seem to constiinto this lowor el, it is not to be political associations,
LATER,
wondered at they cannot and will not pay above A women's nati-Home Rule demonstra in Canton in the past have been over this over-
ja certain price for their food,and half the troubles" tion was held in Belfast yesterday evening lasting question, so that the reappearance of the Captain Craig said Mr. Winston Churchill question is serious. The reason why rico ja so would never address meeting in the dear in the City of Rams is because of the historic Ulster Hall, and in view of such a activity of the pirates on the river, Canton direct challenge; it was time to order the depends entirely for its supply of rice upon the fight to begin. No traitor would ever be junks which come down laden from the North- East and West Rivers, where there are now thousands of piraton and robbers abled, particularly on the two first-used. Many cargo boats have been sunk and muy jaoks Looted during the past few months, and'n rohants ars
Loscow, January 19th, The blizzard in Great Britain continues.
*** HALL” LINER WRECKED.
LouDos, January 19th. The steamer Wistowhal, of the fall Line,
anffered to enter the hall.
Liverpool, was wrecked this morning off the Rullers of Buchan, Aberdeenshire. The
Lord Londonderry said there was no more crew of 37, consisting chiefly of Lasers,ardont supporter of Sir Edward Carson's were drowned,
policy than himself.
.
-LATUR.
In all fifty-three people were drowned, Three of the Lascars were savad.
The Wigtowhall was smashed to match wood on the granite rocks in a few minutes The captain, who was rescued, said that as the steamer was leaving the Tyne, heavy seng killed two men and seriously injured himself and the mate. The fires were extinguished and the funnel swept away, and she drifted about belpless, the anchor being unable to hold her.
FEARS FOR A COASTER.
LONDON, January, 19th. It is feared in Aberdpen that the conster Frederick Snowden has foundered and her crew of fourteen drowned.
COLD WEATHER İN EUROPE.
LONDON, January 19th. Snow has been continuous in the Midlands
and the North of England for thirty hours, and the roade aad railways are blocked.
Intense cold has been experienced in Central Europe, several people being frozen to death near Vienna.
BRITISH COAL MINERS.
LONDON, January 19th." The official figures of the miners' ballot. show that 445,801 are in favour of a strike
and 115,921 are against.
Pastor Russell of the London and Brocklyn bodily the Metric System of Europe? This Tabernacles is a preacher who has attracted change will occasion no worse incon- considorable attention by his teaching on the sub- venience than wouldany other similar reform,jost of the hereafter. On that subject be takes and would, for the first time, fix one delia stood of his own, and ono, which he justifies by nito standard for the whole country, and scriptural authority. In his discourse yesterday that, too, one that has the benefit of being he examined the common belief as to what happen. [2 both scientific and in general use in many ed after death. The accepted theory was that other lands. Its advantages need not be the departed had gone to be with the angels in enlarged upon, and now, if ever, the Republic heaven even if the deceased were not a good man, people did not care to think of him in could bring it into usa. Years, of course, eternal punishment. Dealing then with tho THEIR MAJESTIES' RETURN. ntust einpse before it could be general through-belief in eternal punishment, be argued that it out the land, though it must not be forgot would be regarded as ornel were a man to keep
LONDON, January 19th. ten that some businessen (as, for instance, any one twenty-four hours in torture, co bee The Corporation of London has decided the raw silk trade) are already more or less quently it would be much more craol if the to invite Their Majesties to a luncheon at nequeiated with it.. Taxes and duties would unfortunate individual were to be kept in the Guildhall on their return from the be paid by the now system; this would torment for all time. Still they wore faced with
Durbar. naturally lead to a recasting of the whole the question "Where were the dead The land-tax assessment, and, with taxes levied aswer was that they were dead-simply on a known and exact basis, one of the dead. The word sheet in the Old Trata- doors for peculation would be closed. It Testament bad been translated ce meaning hell, is almost too much to hope for that effect bat the real meaning was "gravo." As a matter will be given to this much-needed reform, of fact the word hell in early English meant but if it were enforced (and the now a burial, bat the word had developed another Government will never again have such a significanes with the progress of time, and
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THE AUSTRALIAN NAVŸ
LONDON, January 18th. The first batch of seaman and men of other ratings for the Australian Navy sails on March 1st, to be followed by regular fort nightly batches of twenty men each. Seventeen officers go later. Many reservists tralian Navy. They are taking their families out, the Australian Government paying
Mr. Enuciman, speaking at Newcastle, said that if there was bloodshed at Belfast the responsibility would rest with Lord Londonderrys who was the president of the conspiracy to prevent free speech.
The lobbyist of the Daily News states that Lord Londonderry and others are liable to prosecution under the Crimes Act of 1887, which was passed when Lord Londonderry was Viceroy.
afmid to lot their goods out of their sight. Hence there is very little rice finding its way, down to the City and the price has consequently gone up, while in the North-East and North- Wost Districts it is very cheap. In these districts rice at present costs about 30 cultios to the dollar, while in Cauton to-day the price is 14 catties to the dollar. As the Wost liver gets quieter, more and more rice is coming down, but still not nearly sufficient to bring matters level again, and this necessary commodity will not reach what the people consider its right price until the rivers are quiat again. The LONDON, January 18th.
matter is being faced and troops sent, to protect Reuter's correspondent at Berlin telejaaks and cargo boats en route for Canton. graphs that a Prussian syndicats has taken up the Imperial loan of four million sterling
GERMAN LOANS.
and tho Prussian State lons of twenty-ow million sterling.
Both bear interest at four per cent., and will be issued for public subscription on the 29th inst. at the price of £101.40.
GERMAN POLITICS.
--FIGHTING -- THE SOCIALISTS.
LONDON, January 18th. Telograms-from-Berlin-state that the Government attempt to organise a bloc of non-Socialist parties against the Socialists on the second ballots has been shattered by the refusal of the Tiberals and Radicals to
enter the combination. The prospects of the Socialists are consequently improved..
WHAT GERMANY WANTS.
PORTUGUESE COLONIES IN AFRICA.
Professor Delbrück, the eminent German publicist, stated in the interview published
in The Dady Mail on the 27th ult. ;-
ROBBERIES IN THE CITT.
The North part of Canton has not been so quiet these few days and numerous cases of rob- bery are reported. Two houses where there was a considerable amount of lost lace boan com pletely ransacked and no trass of the robbers is to be got, while in another streat a band of rail- ans looted several houses whils pretending to be employed by the Government in the search for ars and ammunition. The result is that a large meeting has been held to arrange maare of guarding this quarter sgainst further pillaging The citizens there have arranged to recruit
guards on their own if they do not receive what they consider sufficient protection from the Government.
A FAISE ALAIM.
On the Bund near Ng Sa Moon yesterday there was a great hue and ory, and it looked na if there had been or was going to be fighting somewhore. People were running bither and thithor and shops and houses slint up their doors and windows, and soldiers and guards appeared on the scene with rifles ready. · For some time things looked very omiaons, and one was apt to come to the conclusion that a regiment of troops had rebelled or something of the kind. How ever it transpired that it was only two 'men' whom the soldiers were trying to capture and who wore evidently giving them a lively time. The men were captured and marched off towards the East Gate, but who they whore or what their our dis offence was Le one stomed to know, or at least
would not tell...
In Africa alone we see possibilities worth cultivating, but not in British Africa. I thinking of what seems to me the inevitable eventual collapse of Portuguese power in Africa, and a division of the Republic's possessions there between England and Ger- many. There would have been such a divi- sion long ago, I doubt not, but there again British repugnance to the idea of German expansion hus
advantage.
intervened
The Pan-German Conservative news- paper Die Post expressed the following view
"France has North Africa; Britain dominates South Africa; Germany must get
HONGKONG OFFICE: 101, DES YEUX BOADA opportunity for its introduction) it would when the transistors engaged on the revision of} and-pensioners are thus joining the Aus. in a Christmas leading article:- LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLAT STEMET. Bo be of inestimable benefit to commerce, and would go a long way towards smoothing the difficulties in the way of just and equitable taxation.
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, JANUARY 20TH; 1912-
H.M.S. Monmou ́h will leave the unval dooks to-day and her place will be taken by the torpedo boats Welland and tak
the Bible in 1881 came to the word they agreed that they could not translate shoot into a word which had the ordinary meaning of hell. They
expense.
The building of the ships is proceeding actively, and it is expected that the Aus- tralian Navy will be completed by April, 1919
ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN ORICKET.
compromised the matter by using the word and in the Old-Tostament and hades in the New Testament. Proceeding, Pastor Russell asserted that according to Biblical anthority when man died he ceased to exist, and that instead of go Is its adoption of the Gregorian calendar
ing straightway to heaven or hell he lay in the the Republican Government has shown its
time when God would All the earth with His grare until the time of the resurrection, the
LONDON, January 19th: appreciation of the importance of practical
The weather was pleasant when the glory. Death, ho said, was the result of ons reforms of detail, which, even when 10%
man's sin, and the consequence of that act was Marylebone tuin met a fifteen of Ballarat remarkably striking to the imagination, may ultimately be worth more than many of the
that man, who had been placed on the earth under The attendance was moderate and the wicket doctrinaire schemes of social polity that of young children who had died from emailpor portect conditions of life, was driven from that good. The Ballarat team lost nine wickets
are devised. They have chosen the right time, too, for the change, for areryone who Las had to move into a new house knows that, unless needed alterations are made in tho first few days of occupation, they are liable to be postponed indefinitely, every day's delay making the change all the more difficult. Criticism of this me b-needed reform as precipitats is therefore out of place; whenever the change was made, it must, occasion some inconvenience, and even now, many years must elapse before it is effective throughout Republican China. The step has been taken, and the Republican Government should be able, by persistence,
to establish it in every part that is subject
to their own rule. It would have been an
At the Magistracy yesterday, two men were charged with matching a felt hat from a man on the street. The case was remanded.
Damping continues in the Colony, two bodies
being found at Yagmati on Thursday.
The engagements of the Bishop of Victoris for fo-morrow are 11 a.m. preach at the Cathedral; 6.30 p.m. hold a confirmation at St. Stephen's Chinese Church, West Point.
The siesmer Nile, recently purchased by the Pacific Mall 8.8. Co to replace the Avia on the ran between San Francisco and Hongkong, arrived in port from Southampton yesterday.
placs to a locality which was anfit for life. The first man took over 900
since, the span of life tad leans to die, but ever for 294 rucs. A feature of the innings was
decreasing until it was now on an average only 35. Bat we sin the fine effort of the Brothers Herring, came by one man and all men suffered, so the nephews of the veteran Edmond Herring ement of Christ are promise of life to all Edmund, who has just been selected as a the world. This promiss of life was the mear Rhodes scholar, scored 5, and Morris rection. The rection meant the quickening into life of all who played a fine innings of 129. had lived on the earth, and that the earth would be made it for them.
preacher declared that the rosur-
The discourse was perhaps a trife long for that time of day, bat as already stated the preacher held the attention of his hearers from beginning to end.nti
FRANCE IN MOROCCO.
the fron is hot. Mr. Asquith and Sir Ed- ward Grey should be given an immediate opportunity prove their words that Bri- tain does not oppose Germany's expansion. Perhaps
it may eventually be possible to induce England to cede Rhodesia, and France the remainder of the mutilated Congo. If we in the meantime secure the Portuguese possessions a mighty German.. Empire in Central Africa”, would then be assured."
Central Africa. We must strilse now while
A PROTEST AGAINST A PUBLIC.
LATRINE.
We have received from Messrs. Deacon, Looker & Deacon, colleitors, a letter in connection with a decision of the Sanitary Board to erect a public latrine in D'Aguilar Strect Accompanying the letter is a printed copy of a petition against the erection of the latrine on the particular site. This petition, which was signed by só residents and house- holders in the neighbourhood, forth five
of“ grounds
objection against the site, and attached to the petition are certificates by Dr. Marcioft, Dr. Hoch, Dr. Belilio, aud Dr. Henley all certifying that the latrine, if erected in A case, which the Straits Times says so far as the position proposed, will be dangerons to Singapore is concerned, is somewhat unique the health of the occupiers of the surround- in the sanals of rubber litigation, was commenced
RUBBUR LITIGATION,
HEAVY DĂ "ADES CLAIMED FROM WE...E. SARKIES,
in the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice Fisher, ing houses. There is also a report made to when the parties interested contested a question Mr. Tong Lai Chun by Mr. Colbourne of damages arising out of the proper wading Little, architect, on a survey of the site. and cleaning of Sungei Mersing Rubber Batate, Mr. Little says the polluted air from the now known as the. Anglo-Johore
Rubber Ltd. Mr. Tigrad Bal
Sarkies, of the Raffles latrine will certainly circulate into the back Hotel, who is now tying dangerously ill in Lon. portion of the Wyndham Street houses which LONDON, January 19th. don, was sued by Ho Cheok Naw, a trader of
are inhabited by Europeans. The report A Paris telegram atates that M. Poincare, Singapore, to recover the sum of 514,197.61, indicates other sites on which a latrine
money paid by the plaintiff at the request of the At the e evening meeting. Pastor Hussell spoke addressing the Senate committee on the defendant under an agreement made on or about might be built." to a large audience, and the discourse was virtually a continuation of the subject on which Franco German agreement, said that the February, 1910, whereby the plaintiff agreed to
and by the dreadia. He is coming by the P. and he was engaged during the afternoon.
pay for the labour necessary for He estimated expenditure in connection with
clean and wesding certain parts of the O. steamer flimal ya duo to sail from Singapore claimed that the parables were not understood the establishment of a protectorate in estate called the Sangel Mersing Estate, aul on the 25th instant.
because those who heard them were not in a it
the defendant agreed to raimburse the smount condition to understand them. That condition Morocco in 1912 would be 34 millions of such payments to the defendant. The plain of understanding was only the privilege of the
payments for labour A marriage has been arranged between Miss fow whom Christ bad obocon. Ho explained, and sterling. The army of occupation numbered tiff had made
Mr. Claude Severn, the new Colonial Secretary
fougkong, did not come up from Singapore
ing
reful
A minute by the Hon. Mr. Heweit, read at last Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary Board, said that if the Board were to take notice of objections such as had been raised
all, and on the motion of the President, seconded by the Hon Mr. Hewett, it was
Tere David, daughter of Mr. A. J. David, illustrated his points by means of three of the 38,000, but this would be reduced with the bim under such agreement and defeud by there would be no public conveniences at added advantage, though, if they had gony late of Hongkong and now of 19, Ennismore best known parables, that the real resurrection creation of a Moorish army, with French give were made, for what lots, the date of resolved to recommend the Legislative
further, and adopted the year numbers of Gardens, London, S.W., and Mr. Pamiral V. the Western calendar also, instead of in David, only son of the Honourable Sir Sassoon troducing an unnecessary complication in J. David, Bart., of Bombay,
a
the ebape of dates reckoned from the An armed robbery is reported from Black. mythical HUANG-TI After all, from the smith's Lane, Jardine's Bazaar, The polios standpout of histerient neuracy; 1912 is to be informed that three men entered quite an empirical number for the present house there on Thursday afteravon during the year, so Chinese susceptibilities should not rain and terrifled the female inmates, whom they be wounded by its adoption, while, from its bound. They ransacked the house, and lore
a
THE "CARTHAGE" INCIDENT.
had not yet.come. The great resurrection was
consummation of the future; it was to be a officers. second trial, when those who followed in the footsteps of Christ would enter into everlasting life and those who would not believe would be, not sentenced to eternal torment, but absolutely destroyed. The spanker contended that there could not possibly be eternal torment where there we not life and that the soal meaning of the word punishment was & outting off, and so the outting off of life meant the destruction of it.
At the conclusión of bis address, Pastor Russell discussad a number of questions, which
general use in the Western world, great con the bangles and rings from the hands of the had been handed to him, all of which had a more venience would be gained. The Republic could women, securing booty to the value of $300,
or less direct bearing on his subject,
LONDON, January 18th. France has demanded Italy to release the Carthage which is still detained at Cagliari
TURKISH POLITICS.
LONDON, January 19th. The Sultan bas dissolved the Turkish Chamber.
monta
ed and neglected to reimburso, Particulars were.
showing
labour contractors to whom pay
contracting and the amounts of payment.
Council to pass a resolution to enable the
It seems to us that when four medical men and an architect condemn a site for a
In bis defence Mr. Barkies danied having entered into an agreement to engage and pay Sanitary Board to proceed with the work. for the labour notessary for keeping clean and weeding certain parts of the estate. In the alternative, if any such agreement wore made public latrine, the least that might be ex- the sums named in the statement of claim wera rot, nor were any of them raid ander the forms posted from the Sanitary Board t thereof In the farther alternative defendant reasoned answer to the petition, especially submitted that if such agreement existed and
the same set out were paid or purported to be when, as in this case, the architect's report paid the amounts were excessive and were at indicates other positions in the locality on rates which were not autherised by the terms of the agreement
which a Jatrine might be built without the same risks to public health,
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