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WINO to Unavoidable Circumstances the DANCE arranged for SATURDAY. 8TH INSTANT, has been POSTPONED cill SATURDAY, 157H IDEM.
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DANCING..
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THE POPULAB JAZZ BAND
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THE DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY TCCHINAL LTD, beg to announce, that as from MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, their Offices will be located at-44, DES VOX ROAD CENTRAL (3rd Floor); Phone C. 4554 P.O. Bot 478.
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NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR (1014) OF THE REPUBLIQ. CLÜNSCRIBERS are HEREBY NOTIFIED
that the SIXTH DRAWING of the Third Year Loan (52,750,000) will be held, as annnanced by the Loir Beata or THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, in Peking, on T DECEMBER, and that Fayment of Bonds thea drawn will begin on the 31st of that Month.
The Nideteenth Interest Coupon on this Loan will bikewise be Pail on the Same Date.
F. A AGLEN. Iaspector General of Customs, Inspectorate General of Customs,
Peking, 26th November, 19
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER Gr¤, 1923.
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.
HONGKONG.
THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR will begin
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 10TH. An Entrance Examination will be held on That Day at 9.3. For Prospectus and Terms, apply to-
THE WARDENA
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KOWLOON DÖCK AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB
Will produce the Musical Play THE BAJAH OF RAJAHPORE"
On
DECEMBER 14TH, & 15TH,
In aid of -THE MINISTERING CHILDREN'S [1659 LEAGUE.
THE VICTORIA DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
A SCHOOLS' CONCERT Will be held in
THE THEATRE BOYAL, CITY HALL,
on.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9=1, 174, From 4.30 to 6.30...
Tickets $2 (Reserved) and 31.
The following Schools will be represented:— The Diocesan Boys School, The Diocesan Girls School, St. Paul's College, St. Paul's Girls' College, St. Stephen's College, St. Stephen's Girl College, and The Victoria Home and Orphanage, [1672
THE HONGKONG TUG & LIGHTER WELL Establish. Firm in West.
CO. LTD.
NOTICE OF CALL.
Issue or 100,000 SILARES OF THE NOMINAL VALUE OF $10 each
($325 FAM Ur)..
NOTICE of Bars per Share on each of TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the the 100.000 shares allotted on the 5th day of September, 1943, has been made by the Com pany and that such Call will be payable to the Company's Bankers. Tux HONGKONG & SEANG DAT BASSING CORPORATION, in Hongkong, on 4 JANUARY, 1924
SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.
General Manager. Dated 1st December, 1993.
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HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEETING OF Ehtoo Valle on WEDNESDAY, 19TH OF DECEMBER, 1921, at 5 PM., in the Board Room of Mesers, JARDINE MATHESON & CO., LTD. By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
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HONGE CNG JCCREY CLUB.
NOTICE.
N EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL A MEETING of the Club will be held in the Board Room of Mesars JanDINE, MATHE- SON & COMPANY, LIMITED, on WEDNESDAY, the 19th December, 1923, at 5.15 p.m., im mediately after the HALF-YEARLY MEET ING, for the purpose of proposing the Extraordinary
resolutions
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made by the (1) That the Rules of Racing HONGIONG JOCKEY CLUB be amended by adding after Rule No. 11 the following Rule:-- A China Pony is a horse measuring
13 hands 3 inches and under.
(2) That the said Rules of Racing be amended by striking out Rule No. 77 and substituting the following:
77. The weight for China Fonies accord- ing to the term "weight for inches,
as per scale" aball be 140 pounds for 12 hands with an additional 3 pounds for every complate inch above that height. Fractiona of an inch to count in favour of the pony. "Any China Foay which measures, over 13 hande 3 inches "dead" to bo ineligible to compete in any race reserved for China Ponica,
77. The Stewards must refuse to enter any Pony which in their opinion is not China Pony, but their decision supported by a board of 5 Members any or all of whom may be Stewards. The decision of the board shall be final.
mart
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Should the above Rule No. 77 bo passed, it is rescived that the same shall not apply to Ponies who have ran in Official races in
London. S.W.1., who are well connected with Consulting and Man- afacturing Engineers in the United Kingdom, are preparat so accept BUYING AGEN CLES for the purchase of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Goods for Anthorities and Colonial Houses. References established. Write in first instance
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ALLGEMEINE ELËKTRICITAETS GESELLSCHAFT (A.EG.) BERLIN.
ESSRS. SIEMSSEN & CO. have been Appointed SOLE AGENTS for our Concern for China and Hongkong;
Our China and Hongkong business willin futaro be carried on under the auspices of
AEG. CHINA ELECTRIC COMPANY for which MesaTS. SIEMEN & Co. are acting as General Managers and Mr. L. JUNG-
1051 INGER as Director.
LOST.
YELLOW CHOW Dour, answers to the
Name of "SIN. Reward-Fifty Dollars Finder please telephone Central 407 or Penk
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179.
TO LET.
ARGE GODOWNS with Good Ventilse Water Front, known as 11. 12 and 13, KENNEDY Tous. West Point.
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ASSORTED CASES OF CHOICE
WINES AND SPIRITS FOR
CHRISTMAS.
CASE No. 1. ($30.00)
Bots. St. Estophe Claret.
Port, Full Bodied. Vino de Pasto, Shorry. Old Tom Gin Gilbey's Superior Pale Brandy.
B Whisky.
Spoy Royal Whisky.. Curacao.
CASE No. 2. ($35.00)
Bot. "St. Marcenax Champagne,
Vino de Pasto, Shery Superior Light Fort. Superior Old Cognac.
Apply com
YAT WING BANK,
113, Wing Lok Street.
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TO. LET.
FFICES in UNION BUILDING-Two
Rooms on Fifth Floor,
Apply
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY
OF CANTON, LTD. -
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TO LET FURNISHED.
FROM lut Jarcars 1821. for 13 Months, ROOMED HOUSE in BAREER Roan. Five Minutes Walk from Trim Station Apply Box No. 1670, 1670]
clo Daily Proza Office.
TO BE LET OR SOLD.. EDHILL WEST. No. 1, PLANTATION To Be Let Furnished for Eight Months from April 15th 1924, or To Be Sold.
Apply-
R. L. BRIDGER,
:
LANE, CRAWFORD, LID,
1823)
FOR SALE,
Public
Good VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY.
to Box No. 6, co MITCHELL & COFFERS will be Received up to the 7ra LTD., 1& 2, SNow HILL, London, Engla nd.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
R.
DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of PA
the Sale by Pablo Auction to be held on MONDAY, the 10th day of December, 1992, at 3, at the Offices of the Pable. Works Department, by Order of
GOVERNOR, of Five Lots of EXCELLKNOT THE CROWN LAND at Hatton Road and on the Houd ih rde Lotony ut nulging. 75 years, with the option of renewal at a Crows Bent to be fixed by the Eurveyor of Eis MAJESTY THE "KING, for one further term of
75 years..
No, of Bais,
Lat No. 2123,
品
PARTICULARS OF THE LOTS.
Locality:
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Boundary Measurementa,
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foot, look, Dona
As per sale plan.
Annual Renial,
44,71498
22,150, 230,
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do
50.100 110
NOTICE OF REMOVAL
St. Estephe Claret.
French Vermouth, Blamett's Dry Gin. "E" Whisky
Dewar's White Label Whisky. Creame de Meaths.
CASE No. 3. ($40.00)
1 Hot Marceaur Champagne.
2
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11
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Ch. Monton Claret.
Superior Old Pert:
Superior Pale Sherry.
Burnett's Dry Gin.
"E" Old Brown Brandy.
E Whisky.
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This is to reckon on á loss of 15 Con- servative sents, again at about 40 in the united Liberal representation, and a-toes of about 19 to Labour, The Conserva
HONGKONG BOARD OF EDUCATION.
YESTERDAY'S MONTHLY. MEETING..
MR. WYRE RULED OUT OF ORDER.
Arising out of the minutes Mr. WŸLIS asked: Of the seven assistant ma-ters and the nine assistant mistresses required for the waching staff for 1924, how many have been appointed since the last meet. ing of the Board?****
tive forecast would give the Party majority of 49 over the combined opposi
The monthly meeting of the Board of. tion assuming, as we think it may be
Education was held yesterday afternoon. confidently assumed, that Likorals and
at the Post Office Building, the Director Labourites will unite in the House of
of Education (the Hun. Mr. E Irving) Commons against Mr. Baldwin's Protce presiding. There were also presvut: the tion proposals. On the other hand, we Insprator of English Schools (Mr. E. have, a Liberal forecast which predicts Ralph), the Inspector of Vernacular. that the united Opposition will show a schools (Mr. A. R. Cavalier), the Rev. majority of 112 over the Conservative T. W. Pearce, the Rev. Fr. H. Valtorta phalaus. The Labour estimate is more Dr. Wan Man Kai, Mrs. Hickling, Messrs." modest. It reckons on the Conservatives. W. Tao, X. T. Mackintosh, A. F. B、 Party getting a majority of. only four in Silva-Vetto, U. Runijahn, B. Wylie, H. the House. A grievance felt, against the B. L. Dowbiggin and the Secretary (Mr. last Governinent was that it represented] Y. P. Law). the majority of seats but a "fainority of the electorate, and if that proves to be the case in the next Parliament it must certainly be felt-by-all-parties that it would be madness to attempt any funda-
The CHAIRMAN, replying said that since mental reversal of the country's historic
the last meeting on November 7th one fiscal policy upon any basis short of assistant mistress, Mira Gibson, and one majority of the electorate. It is unlikely, assistant master, Mr. Wellington, had
been appointed. - we think, that the Protection question
Mr. WYLIE Arising out of that an- will be definitely settled by to-day's swer, I would like to point out that, as election. Writing before the dissolution you know, I have been asking several of Parliament a shrewd and impartial questions of a similar nature for the past three meetings, another month, the observer in one of the London papers year 1924 will have commented, and still said: That the Conservative Party alone, we are 14 teachers short of the requisite can command a majority of the nation | Sumber, although the Department ha
heen advertising through the Colonial for the historic abolition of unconditional Office for some considerable time." free inports it seems idle to suppose. June last the Government approved the Mr. BALDWIN's policy is more likely to appointment of nine additional assistant end by making Mr. Lion GEORGz once masters and 13 assistant mistress, inak. Of that number we ing a total at 21. more. and soon, the arbiter of national have managed to secure the appointment affairs." The reconciliation between the of ten. I think you will agree with me two branches of Liberalism in this efees that after nearly six months of faithful. endeavour we have not been very success-. tion campaign and the prominent part, and I think the time has come when that Mr. LyD GEORGE has played in this Department must consider seriously why it is that we cannot secure more the campaign certainly point strongly to
applications for these posts. As I have. that conclusion Even if the Conserva said before, the new year is almest on tive forecast of the results of the present M.BR.snap "election should prove more cor. reet than that made by the Liberal "experts," we may he quite sure that unless Mr. BALDWIN receives his mandate from' a substantial majority of the twenty million, electors, who are invited to decide thi's portant issue-a mandate such as might be given by a referendum-Mr. BALDWIN'S stay in office will be short and iocfectual. One thing certain is that the Conservatives will have in the House
MON this question of Protection the détermined. aid probably the most
Dewar's Victoria Vat" Whisky. Gibey's Spey Royal Whisky. Heering's Cherry Brandy.
CASE No. 4 ($50.00) Bats. St. Marceaux Champagne. Ch. Mouton Claret.
2
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Fine Palo Natty Sherry. Very Fine Old Tawny Port Burnett's Dry Gin. French Vermouth.
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Very Old Liqueur Brandy Dewar's "Victoria Vat" Whisky. Sparkling Red Burgundy. Benedictine.
... SPECIAL CASES
PUT UP TO ORDER
DECEMBER, 1923, for the Purchase or Lease of a Modern Equipped Nine-rcom, Fire- proof, Brick and Concrete Residence at PAK HOOK TONG, CASTOSA Includes three Rath. Com rooms equipped with Modern Fixtures, modions Basement, Kitchen and Bervanta Quarters, Attractive Location. Excellent Views. Surrounded by about 6 mors of well hid out Grounds with Ten year old Trees. Tannis Court Owner's family leaving shortly for Home.
Particulars, Plans and Conditions of Sale A. S. WATSON mpon application to BASQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE
1558 SHAMAN
CO. LTD., Wine & Spirit Merchants. Phone 016.
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. INCORPORATED.
HEAD OFFICE: NEW YORK CITY. INTERNATIONAL BANKING-SHIPPING-TRA VEL
Eighty Offices are established in the Principe Cities of the Worki to provide Commercia Organisations and Private Individuals with a complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and Travel Service:
COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT. DEPOSIT AND CURRENT ACCOUNTE
FOREIGN EXCHANGE. LETTERS OF CREDIT. TRAVELEES CHEQUES." LETTERS OF CREDIT. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. HOTEL RESERVATIONS BAGGAGE INSURANCE. CABLE AND POSTAL REMITTANCES. PURCHASE OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE Every approved Banking Shipping and Travel Transaction.
P. J. VANHECKE
**
***
Manager.
MARRIAGE.
HARMER VOR-At Shanghai, on Nov. 9th, ANTHONY CARRINGTON FARMER, of Brighton, to EFFIE ALICE VOXINS, of Ramsbury. Wilts.
DEATH.
for many years.
The Manila Observatory yesterday re- ported a cyclone or typhoon S.W. of Manin moving 'West.
A
Twelve cases of smallpox were notified on Tuesday. One was a British case, all the others being Chinese.
Lady Jellicoe was a guest at the Cale- donian Ball at Shanghai, and was taken HANSAM-Ät Brisbane, Queensland, on in to supper by the President (Mr. C. H.
Nov. 23rd, CHARLES HENRY GOUDE | Rutherford). HANNAM, aged 46, partner, Thompson, Hannan & Co.. Dairen, South Man- churia.
Hongkong Office: 14, Chater Road. London Offs: 181, Fleet Street, E.0.
The Daily Press.
HONG KONG, DECEMBER 8TH, 1933.
PROTECTION 7. FREE TRÅDE. THE electors of the British Isles to-day are called upon to decide at the ballot box a question of momentous national RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.
Boablos importance. So far as the meagre reports CAPITAL (FULLY-PAID)
55,000,00€ cable" enable us to judge, the election RESERVE FUND....
26,950,000.
has he fought entirely upon the Pro Kan. The CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE
3,500,000 teetion issue: it has certainly been the CHINESE GOVERNMENT
1,750,000 predomicant issue. Foreign Policy, enor mously important as it is at the present time, has been such a subsidiary issue in the election campaign that the Secre- tary of State for Foreign Affairs has been able to devote his whole time to the leinportant duties which daily come to him,
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THE Offices of the "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS have been removed to IA
Hongkong and/or in Gymkhansa in HongkongTHE up to and including the 1st of December, 1923 (3) That Rule No. 34 of the Rules and Regulations of the Hongkong Jockey Club be expunged.
(4)That Rale No. 76 of the Rules of Hacing made by the Hongkong Jockey Club bo
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THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER Co., (1918), LT.
THE FIFTH ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS will
be held at the Offices of the Company. ST. GEORGE'S BILDING, Chater Road. Victoria, Hongkong, on THURSDAY,
CHATER ROAD (3rd floor), to whisk Address all Correspondence should be directed.
Hongkong, 16th July, 1993.
PREPAID
WANTED
ADVERTISEMENTS
Letters are lying at this Office for Boxes YL
the 2015 DECEMBER, 1024, at 11OR SALE-HANDSOME WILTON O'CLOCK in the FORENOON, for the purpose EARPET, Egyptian Pattern, 150
HEAD OFFICE :" Pazin 9, Rua Boudreau. LUNDON_OFFICE:
$4, Old Broad Street, E.0.21
BATTIERS 1.
London: Masers. Glyn, Mills, Carría & Co.
Generale pour Favoriser
Societá
Mr. M. W. Fiddes-Wilson won the Ewo Handicap last week on his own pony Right Royal carrying top weight. Nine teen ponies competed.
The Hongkong Government is inviting by advertisement in Shanghai tenders "for the privilege of running and main taining a tramway service on certain public highways of the Kowloon Fenig Hula"
In
and we are still very short of certi ficated help, notwithstanding the fact that there are so many unemployed. teachers at Home at the present moment. I think we must ask ourselves several questions on this matter. Is it because the advertisements are not attractive enough? Is it because they don't contain sufficient information? Is it because that among the teaching profession at Home there is something in the nature of a boycott against Hongkong (Laughter.) Or is it because the engagement of ap plicants is in wrong hands and would it not be better if some scholastic acency. Do --AL-rown ? stonk this unde? wand be required to work in an uncon- prospective applicanty imaging that they Genial atmosphero or is it because the remuneration is not attractive!
I think, sir, that you, as head of this Department, must consider these ques tions and make reasonably certain that it is none of these things that prevent
from securing the help which we so badly require. Personally, I think one of the reasons why we cannot fill these posts is that we do not make the offers attractive enough in the matter of salary. To you, Sir, this is no new argument of mine, for in committee and in privata.
this. Hitherto conversation I have frequently advanced
The CHAIRMAN: I think you ars exceed- the limit allowed for supplementary questions. I think you are opening a debate in which case "I think you should give notice.
Mr. WYCIE: I think it is perfectly in order, sir. We are. asking ourselves through your answer why we cannot secure this assistance.
The CHAIRMAN rose to speak and Mr. let me finish. Wylie's appeal to him so
was of no avail for the CHAIRMAN said "I am not prepared to enter into the question of salaries to-day.””
gir
Mr. WYLIE: I am not discussing ealaries; I am simply asking why it is we cannot find the assistance we require.
The CHAIRMAN: I have already told you that you should have given uotice of Mr. R. Boulter, Acting British Consul this.
Do you forbid me to Mr. WYLIE General at Yokohama, writing to the continue then, Mr. Chairman?"
The CHAIRMAN: I will ask you to stick Chairman of the Hongkong Relief Com mittee, says: "I beg to inform you that to the ruling as nearly as you can, Mr. These are not supplementary I have received a letter from the Mayor Wylie of Yokohama acknowledging the receipt questions arising out of the Answer to Mr. WYLIE May I ask what your of 1,183 pieces of material for houses, your original question... shipped on the s.s. Bombay Maru by the Hongkong Relief Committee. The Mayor ruling is on this matter?
The CHATENAS: My ruling is that you. asks me to convey his thanks to the Hongkong Relief Committee for their are out of order and that you have to sympathy and most fitting contribution give notice. given to help the suffering people of 31r. WYLIE: Then, Mr. Chairman, I Yokohama. He adds that the material give notice that I shall ask a question or will be used to re-build the Municipai mako a proposal at the next meeting re- Hospital (Juzen Byoin) which
wasgarding the starting salaries of assistant #ho masters and assistant mistreffe»'.. destroyed by the fire
come out here.
Developpement da Commerce et de Fladae without once appearing on a public plat FAR EASTERN CABLE trie en France, FARM: Societe Generale pour Favoriser le form to justify the course he is pursuing. Developpement du Commerce et de l'inder In view of the domestic and foreign trie en France.
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, LIONS: Societe Generale pour Favoriser la Developpement du Commeres et de l'Indus brin en France, New Yo : The Irving Bank-Columbia
Trust Company."
SAN FRANCISCO: The Crooker National Bank
of San Francisco.
BEANCHES IN ANTAI
Flarbin Newchwang Uramichi Hongkong Peking Yokokams
of receiving a Statement of Accounts and 11'3 practically Now, and Without Blemish Changchan Hankow Manchouli Tisntain the Report of the General Managers for SET TENNIS POSTS. TWO TENNIS Cheloo the year ended 30th September, 1923, and NETS, ONE BOUNDARY NET, 1800 Dairen electing a Consulting Committee and 100." All Good as New, ONE RICKSHA, | Ballar
with Rubber Tyres, in Good Condition Box Auditora.
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The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com- No. YB, c/o Hongkong Daily Preca Ofice. pany will be clod from Friday, the 5th December, 1623, until Thursday, the 50th December, 1993, both days inclusive. SHEWAN, TOMES & CO...
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th November, 1923:
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HONGKONG BRANCH: Interest allowed on Caront Accounts and Fixed Deposits. Terms on application Loos TANTED-SECOND-HAND CHES Bills discounted, W TERFIELD, in Good Condition,
Foreign Kebango on the Principal Cities of POWELL OF LINE, CRAWFORD make. Apply the World bought and sold.
R. A. RODGERS, Bor No. YS, c/o Hongkong Daily Fren
Manager. 1148 #5377
NEWS.
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BANDIT SUPPRESSION IN CHINA
The CHAIRMAN said he did not intend to endeavour to answer Mr. Wylie's question, but there was just one point he would. like to make clear. When we say so many mistresses short we must not forget present six temporary assistant mistresses, that, in fact, we have on the stall at temporary in the senso that they are locally ungaged, te
conditions at present prevailing, Tariff Reform never had before, and never can have agnit, so ativantageous, a chance as
Mr. WYLIE: But not certificated?.. "PEXING; December 4th-
The CHAIRMAN: Yes, fully certificated, it has had in this, election. Yet it would
The Tuli of Shantung reports successful seem from the forecasts which the "party
operations against the bandits at Tsao to that I should say that the Education Department, so far as the staff of female experts" make on the eve of the election chuang, in Shantung, in which 17 outlays teachers is concerned, is practically up to: that the ervatives are not anticipat- | were killed and 10 captives released.
strength. There is, of course, a shortage Chang Fu Lai, in a long telegram, of me. ing quite so large a representation in the
The matter was then dropped. reports recent operations against the new as they had in the old House of bandits dating from the time of the re The CHAIRMAN announced that the esti Commons. In the old Parliament the lease of the British missionary latin
Chang Fu Lai says that he personally mates for 1024 were before the meeting. The prospectus for the Central British. Unionists had, for all practical purposes, 347 votes against a divided opposition of led his troops in 10 engagements in which School, ne also before the Board,
the bandits suffered heavily. .....
whilst tentativa plans of the Quarry Bay Upwards of 500 outlaws were killed in School were also on the table 268 votes, giving them a working majority of about 70. Reuter, tells us that the three engagements...
Chang Fu Lai is sending troopa to the plans would be submitted to the Standing
Sub-Committee for consideration. co-operate Conservative forecast is that the new Hupeh border, where they will
This was all the business before the House will comprise 332 Conservatives, with the Hupeh troops in accomplishing
meeting. 157 Liberale, 120 Lahour, and six others. the total suppression of the outlaw gangs.
These
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