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COMMANDER Fred. C. Coffin has been ap pointed to the command of the monitor Mosad mock, with station at Canton,

Welhalwei depends on the lease of Port Arthur, THE Nanfangpão says that the lenses of

and hence the negotiations on the matter with New treaty with Japan has been published. the Minister can begin after the

YESTERDAY afternoon on the Hockey Club ground a friendly match was played between teams from H.M.S. Diadem and H.M.S. Sutley, RETURN of visitors to the City Hall Library For a few minutes after the ball was put in and Museum for the week ending the 31 motion a good game was played, but later the December, 1905 excluding Christmas Day and men of the flagship had the game to them-Boxing Day:-Library Non Chloess 185, Chi- selves and ultimately won by four goals to one.

nese 77; total 263. Museum Non-Chinese 45, Chinese 1,635 total 1,680, WHEN asked in Manila regarding the time he spent in Hongkong the Hon. W. J. Bryan said had been well received. He called on the that he had only passed a few days, here and

Governor and other officials of prominence. When asked whether he had received an ova.

bid me stay nor go," tion at Hongkong he said: "They neither

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18 Peru, when a man wants to break into a house, he often takes a sponge and a bucket of water, and moistens the walls, which, being covered with only a thin coating of mud, am easily dissolved upon the application of mõis ture. Burglaring seems to be an even simpler proceeding in Peru than in Hongkong.

FOR the reassurance of Chinese Students who have been leaving Japan owing to their un willingness to accept student conditions, it is now stated that the cruisers acht and prevent such students from returning to China, but to preven! them from, going elsewhere abroad.

1906.

THE TELEPHONE CABLE,

ALLEGATIONS AGAINST §. 3. "RUEL."'"

In Summary Jurisdiction this morning, before His Honour, Mr.. A. G. Wise, Puisne Judge, the Chios and Japan Electric and Telephone Company, Ld., sued the China and Manila Steamship Company, Ld., for the res covery of the sum of $1,003, being the amount of damages sustained by the plaintiff company by the breaking of their submarine cable in the harbour, by the defendant company's 1.5. Rubi, Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.C., instructed by Mr. and Mastor, appeared for the plaintiff company, H. G. C. Bailey, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes

and Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C, instructed by Mr.

F. V. Deacon of Mears. Deacon, Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defendant company. The following special jury were impannelled: Hough, and C. H. Grace. Messrs. Lawrence Gibbs (foreman), T.

VERY OLD │Che Hougkang Celegraph uffering diseased neat for sale. Twelve people. Huiyung were not sistióned at Woosung: to given up 538.14 in order to bring the claim

LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

Per Dozen

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1996.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the actual amount of damages sustained by the Mr. Sharp, in opening the case, said that plaintiff company was 51,038.34 ; but they had within the jurisdiction of this Court, Mr. Sharp said that on the 28 h August last the Rudi was lying off the Kowloon Dock, kad as-

A CATTLE disease, the nature of which" ir noi given, appears to be prevalent in the country districts and is doing great damage. It also appears that a butcher of Poopyong has been

have died after eating beef supplied by him And the terror-stricken butcher has accordingly gone into hiding.-Korea Daily News. THE Military Governor at Mukden, ChaoA NAVAL Reserve man named Alec Taylor, who is a native of Newcastle, bar, been ap the General Lureau of Commercial Affairs and pointed to the post of public hangman, render THE German' mail of the 6th Dec, was deliver- that the investigation of mines in the province.ed vacant by the death of Billington. Taylor usual custorn in the harbour under such con

has resided some time in the Holderness had been in the employment of the North- division of East Yorkshire, and until recently

Eastern Railway Company,

ed in Löndun on the 2nd inst."

SEVEN years ago to-day Lord Curzon was received at Calcuta as Viceroy. WHISKY. CAPTAIN I. R. F., Shinkwig, Army Service

$16.50

KOWLOON City Range will be handed over to the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment by the 129th Baluchis on Saturday next at 10 am.

Erh-hsub, bas asked the Throne, to establish

of Shengking and the poll tax as well as the placed under the control of the General Bureau military funds and salt administration be

of Finance at Mukden.

Corps, is appointed a member of the C. U. B. I contrast with the news from London of the Rifle Association.

increasing seriousness of the unemployed pro- blem, the following remarks of a fashionable jeweller are of interest:-"This year we have made a large number of exact models in silver of an 8p. Panhard motor-car. They run freely and are intended for passing cigars and cigarettes round the table after dinner. Silver wheelbarrows to carry chocolates and quaintly. shaped dishes of hammered silver are also in 'great request."

No. 8 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery, will move into camp at Stonecutters from the 8th instant to the 10th February for aapual regimental course.

A CHINAMAN was sent to three weeks hard A. S. WATSON & CO., labour and six hours' stocks, by Mr. F. A.

TED.

SPIRIT

WINE &

MERCHANTS,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 28th October, 1995.

Hazeland this morning, for snatching a gold coin charm from a gentleman's watch chain in Queen's Road Central, on the and inel. Ma. William Maxwell, the war correspondent, who is accompanying T... the Prince and Princess of Wales on their tour through India, before he left England completed this book on the Russo-Japanese war. It will be published by Messrs. Hutchinson, Mr. W. H. Mudford Kas undertaken to see the volume through the prest.

WHEN charged with being in unlawful posses sion of a bundle of clothing for which he could not account, Chau Chong tried to evade arrest, but finding he could not do that he offered a bribe to a Chinese futong, who, honest man, [34 refused to sell his conscience for cents, and in the result, when placed before the Magistrate, the accused was fined in all $35.

GREGOR & CO.,

We learn from the Japan Timer that the Tokio Municipality will rebuild Nihon-bashi ́ next year, at a cost of about half a million yen. The new bridge will be of granite, and will weigh 15,000 tons. On each side of the roadway, about the centre of the spas, a cylindrical pedestal will be erected, supporting a figure of an ancient warrior on horseback.

It is reported among those who know Sir 19, QUEEN'S. KOAD CENTRAL.Thomas Lipton well that he is a Henedick,

BRANDIES

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having secretly married a Scotch girl in humble circumstances years ago befo.e he dreamed of reaching bis present condition of prosperity, People who knew Sir Thomas in his youth say that the facts are well known to certain people. Sir Thomas himself has nothing to say on the subject. The announcement is made that, he is seeking a country seat in Ireland, either in

Wicklow or Menth county.

PRIVATE Lecsard Gadsby, 4.5.0., was charged by Sergeant O'Sulliyan, before Mr, C. A. 1. Melbourne, this morning, on remand, with the theft of the sun $164, the propeny of one Wong Kam, a resident of Hunghom, on the 31st ulto. The sergeant proved the arrest of the defendant, on whom was found a large sum of money, on the Istinit, Defendant has nothing to say, and His Worship sent him

one month's hard labour,

to

THE other morning the mail boat Phya Not

A CURIOUS fact regarding diamonds is that it is not uncommon for the crystals to explode af

400n as they are brought up from the mine, Sometimes they have burst in the pockets or the warm bands of miners, due to the effect of increased temperature. Large stones are more likely to do this than small ones. Valuable stones have been destroyed in this way. By way of safeguard, some dealers, imbed laige diamonds in a raw potato for safe transport from South Africa.

By kind permission of Lt. Col. Aitkin and off cers, the Band of the 19th Infantry will play the following programme of music, at the King Edward Hotel, during dinner, to-morrow, 4th inst. (weather, permitting) :-

TB period during which the sale of substan- five official ranks in the province of Kwangtung is sanctioned by the Government being almost expired, and the provincial treasury being stil! in urgent need of funds, H.E. Viceroy Tiên of Canton proposes to present a special memorial to the Throne praying for permission to con- tisue the sale of such ranks for another twelve months.

As will be seen from our advertisement columns,

she was under repairs, her boilers were emply, and of course she had no steam up. The typhoon signals were hoisted, and, as is the dutions, as soon as the vessels riding at anchor.

TELEGRAMS.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH'

SERVICE,

THE SHANGHAI AFFAIR.

BRITISH GUARDS REDUCED,

[From Our Own "Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 3rd January, 2.25 p.m.

The authorities have now reduced the guards, leaving only the men belonging to H.M.S. Andromeda, to guard the settlement.

THE COMMISSIONERS

LEAVING FOR JAPAN,

[From Our Oton Correspondent]

Shanghai, 3rd January, 2.26 p.m.

The Chinese Commissioners are

or moored to bunya saw the signals they made leaving for Japan on Sunday, the for sale anchorages, behind Stonecutters 7th inst. Island, and other places. Notwithstanding the conditions of the weather the Rubi sent for the Robert Cooke, the most powerful tug of the Dock Company, and had herself towed, not to

safe achorage, but to her buoy opposite the Hongkong Club. The barometer, continued to fall, and the black drum was hoisted, And at 10 p.m. the typhoon gun was fired. The wind rose steadily, and other vessels

continued to move to safe anchorages, and yet the Rubi, with emply boiler and no steam up, and therefore helpless, remained where she was instead of signalling for the Robert Cooke

liver a lecture on "Native life and customs in ing by with steam up, as usual when a typhoon

Mr. Oliver Bainbridge, F.S.A., F.R.,5., will de Southern Seas," at the St. Andrew's Hall, to. morrow evening commencing punctually at side. The lecture, which will be delivered un- p.m. His Excellency the Governor will pre der the auspices of the Hongkong "Odd Vo tumes," is open to the public.

TRE Chinese merchants in Java recently des- patched a petition by telegraph to Viceroy Tién

of Canton the contents of which we gather are asfollows: Itseems that because the petitioners enjoy no consular protection they very oken are subjected to oppressive treatment at the hands of the Dutch on the island. "They, there fore, requested the Viceroy to address the Wai- wapu on their behalf to secure the appointment of a Chinese Consul at the earliest opportunity, The Waiwupu, upon the receipt of the petition, has been carefully considering the request, Jix. ..Berger..

Robini Laddell

March... Right Left" Overture. William Tell". Waltz The River of Year,” · Selection.......The Gif from Kay"......Cary

"Moda" Cake Walk......" Jolly Nagroes"

Song.

God Save the King --

As this journal has on several occasions been prosecuted for unwilling and uni tant in fractions of the regulations prohibiling the pu blication of reparts concerning the movements of troops and warships and other matters, which were issued at the commencement of the war, we have satisfaction in noting that these regu lations were yesterday (21st ult.) förmally with. drawn. As it is now some four months since the hostilities consed, it cannot be said that the authorities have exhibited any undue haste in this matter:-Kohe Herall.

THE latest number of Black and White to hand, viz., that dated the and ull, contains a fine reproduction of a group photo taken at Singa. pore of those participating in the recent Tan. jong Pagar Arbitration, Penang's very ow Adams was there, of course in the very front row, in fact-but with his classical features almost concealed behind a huge pair of moust aches is (now) unrecognisable, and the letter- press accompanying the photo, which labels him W. R. Adams, is not much help towards his identification except to those in the know."

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shows that the revenue collected continues to THE Customs Gazelle, July-September 2005 be satisfactory, the comparative amounts for the third quarter of 1905 and 1904 being in

Haikuan taelo:

1905.

1904. Chinese Ports ......8.619,623 7,989,271 Kowloon and Lappa... 88,147 160,943 Lungchow, MAngize") Szeman, and Teng- 48,898 yuch.............

59,161

Total.....8,886,668 8,209,375

The following 11. Companions have been IN the Hongkong. Consistory No. Ir, A.A.S.R. elected as office-bearers for the year 1905. Grand Commander,

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{Jalor. Senior Warden, Junter

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'Secretary & Treasurer, Master of Ceremonies, Chancellor, Chaplain

Master of Works, Standard Beares,

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Grand Director of Music,

Aide-De-Camp. Inner Guns

Pail Comounder, Janitor

III. Comp. T. Stafford,

15. B. Bridger,

F. Howell,

C. Fluock,

C. F. Focked, Tang Chee,

1. Suclides

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W. Farmer, J.

Dibome. W, A. Allen,

J. 1mm,

1. M. Everall,

C. Lastiel,

E. R. Udall,

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G. A. Watkins 33.*. Comp. J. Vanstone.

THE Observer confirms that the British Govere- ment do not intend to give Weihai-wei up They have resolved to maintain it as a flying naval base and sanatorium for the Chinese Squadron; but the station will be fortified only

is

FORCING TRADE.

RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA AND MONGOLIA,

[From Our Chon Correspondent.]

Shanghai, 3rd January,

2.25 p.m.

It is reported in Peking that the

A DREAM,

to take her away, although the latter was stand-Russiaus are endeavouring to carry blowing about, in case her services might be out enterprises in Manchuria and required at a moment's notice. During that Mongolia by means of force. night the work continued on the repairs to the

when the black cone and drum were hoisted, Rubre starboard boiler; and the next morning,

with steam only in her starboard boiler, she

Kowloon Bay, instead of requisitioning the proceeded in the teeth of the typhoon towards assistance of the Robert Cooke, in augmentation of her own steam, as she ought to have done, her condition, empty as she was and therefore bigh out of the water, rendering her entirely at the mercy of the typhoon force. The not then dropped her anchor in what is known as the "Reserved area," through which the cables of the plaintiff company and lay there until thé weather abated, an

peter began to

ise, when she have up he anchor again to proceed back to her buoy. It was then found that the anchor had hooked one of the plaintiff company's cables, which it brought up, and that cable was either broken or cut, and freed by the plaintiff company later in the day and from the anchor. The breakage was discovered

proved to be about one third of the length from its authern end, and within the Reserved aren." The Rudi's faul, he said, 'lay in two points in seeking safety so late, remaining in her position so long after the other vessels had gone hellers, and that having to move at last be cad to with only one boiler in use, without alping the aid of a stearn tog, having to the fact that that was the height of the typhoon season.

Counsel ten called evidence for the plaintiff. Mr. W. L. Carter, nianager of the China and Japan Electric and Telephone Company, gave evidence as to the discovery of the breakage, and produced some of the strands to show the strain on them, and testified as to the actual cost of the repairs to the damaged cables, showing that the amount paid was consider- ably more than the amount now claimed.

Mr. F. G. Figg, First Assistant, Hongkong Observatory, testified to the weather prevailing at the time of the occurrence of the breaking oggerlily-hantithe wind

of

Wa

awoke with a start this morning, having

· {By ́àn ardent lover of Football.]

dreamt that the following rules had been st adopted by the Ipoh Games Sub-Committ with reference to football:

Captains in a team at one time.

(1) There shalt not be less than eleven

unless he be an opponent.

(2) Under no consideration is a player [?]

(3) Never face the ball in a kick off. (4.) Never lose an opportunity to foul aucther player even if he be one of your own side.

(5.) Always shoot at goal directly you get the ball, no matter what part of the field you may be, or whose goal' it is.TORES DO CA

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(6) Never use your head if you have your (7.) If you have not got your hands, your hands with you,

feet may be used, but under no other circum stances are the feet to pa brought into play,

miss a chance, as it always impresses the rest (8.) Always argue with the referee, paver. of the field, that you possibly know something about the game.

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(9) Always mark your man, provided he be much smaller than yourself; chase him all over the field, but Mark Him.

referee: he thinks much more of you for doing (10) Continually hurl foul epithels at the

50,

(11.) Should kick off be fixed for 5. o'clock, on no account turn uftbefore half past............

(x2.) At half time when oks are brought on the ground never fail to emply the fug be fore the visiting team has a chance of

of the District Grand Lodge Scottish AT a Regular Quite Communication. Freemasonry in Hongkong a China, aid in Freemason's Hall, Zed Street, last week the following were clected as District Grand Lodge officers for 1906;— District Grand Master Depute, Mr. Bro. F. Howell.

J. Dickle J. 1. Addraw

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Junior Grand Warden,

D. ARKAKINYA

Grand Secretary

Senior Grand Chaplain, Junior

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Sa Grand Chaptalo, `. » Senior Grand Deacon, Junior Grand Architect,

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Grand Director of Ceremonies

Sword Bearer, Organi

A CORRESPONDENT of a Japanese newspaper says that all the Chinese, from the officials to

Webs, engineer of Messrs. McDon the general public, are resolved to obtain the

ald and Co., stated that he would only..Bobstitute Grand Master, restoration to China of all privileges and con-

raise his anchor in a typhoon, with half bis District fienlor Grand Warden, cessions as to railways, miner, etc., which have

boilers laid up, under protest as he had often been granted to foreigners. They have been

done, and entered the protests in the log books. much elated at their success in obtaining the

He had had 27 or 28 years' experience. cancellation of the American concession for the lef Bangplasoi for Bangkok. There were about Hankow railway. With the exception of in the event of a future emergency requiring that that in the condition of the Rubi on the zgih Captain Christic said that he did not consider 200 passengers on board, Bang Hia was in Germany, all the Powers consider that such course. When Part Aribur fell no definite, re-August she should have gone to her buoy, bul MARIE BRIZARD & ROGER, sigh when the boat began to make water action by China would be disastrous to her ply as to the Government intention could be 10 a safe anchorage, as she had no steam up.

rather badly. There was great consternation

interests, Germany, however, is disposed to obtained in the House of Commons, and in and it would have been prudent among the passengers, and it was decided to support the wishes of the Peking authorities in Wei-hai-wei the greatest anxiety was entertain- and go to a sale anchorage. She took upon call a tug turn back. Finally the vessel was beached order to promote German interests in China. near Bangplasoi, everybody being quite safe. There were some 200 bags of sugar on board IN Japan," where "the pipe that soothes" be and about go of them were spoiled by the water.

comes an expensive luxury owing to the high duty on tobacco, any hint how to make a ping last will be acceptable by smokers. A Home Government. Mr. Lyttleton wrote to stance of what can be done in this connection do not consider that the British tenure of powerful tug in the Colony. Against the wind was given during a novel competition for emakers recepily held at Lacken, a suburb of Wei-hal-wei was affected by the result of the at full speed, the Rubi ought to have made Brussels. Each competitor was provided with operations in the Far East."

ten knots. Cross-examined by Mr,. Pollock, witness said with one boiler disabled she would

COGNAC

FROM $19.20 TO $126.00

Per Dozen.

London?

ed as to the future. A well-known local gentle herself a great risk, the next day, in going to rasp appealed to Mr. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Kowloon Bay, without a tug. It was very im and Mr. fockhart referred the question to the herself towed inside Stonecutter's Island. the Commissioner, for definite information, prudent, and she ought to have

Her proper course would have been the Commissioner stating that the Government signal for the Robert Cooke, the most

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scarcely make mure than three knots certainly not anything like half speed. The case was adjourned till to-morrow.

A LONDON correspondent of an Eastern journal writes thus:-"The latest fad is to smile and be healthy, a West-End physician having ad vised his clients to smile as much as possible, since the action is beneficial and relieves the brain by quickening the movements of the blood through the vessels and veins, accelerates of on ounce of tobieco, and the task was to

a new clay pipe (pipa en terra) and one-eighth AN amusing incident happened the other day the circulation and aids digestion.". We would keep this alight as long as possible. Com its doors to two other clubs. A certain well- at a club which had hospitably thrown open like to know the fee charged by this physician petilors, to the number of 200, came from known officer in the Brigade of Guards was for his valuable advice, and whether there is a all parts of Belgium, Antwerp, La Louviere, guilty of the offence of smoking in the mom- News from South Celebes report progress in School of Smile Culture yet established in Charleroi, and other provincial sowas being ing-room. As a matter of fact, he was under Boni where the submitted people have been represented. The first prize was won by the impression that it was the smoking-room set to work making rods. There, and in other On the 21st ult, the Waiwupa wired Minister M. Kos, who is believed to have catablished a

A brother officer told him of his mistake. He States overrun, the people are very slow in Wang Tah-hai of London that the following record by making his pipe last for. 3hr, min. went up to the only other occupant of the room giving up firearms, the weapons delivered being four items shall be asked from the British For Saboo's 2hr, 8mio, One of the competitors an old gentleman dosing in a corner-and † mostly damaged and out of date. Stern mea

The shortest smoke in the prize list was Mr. Twyman, 2-Dismissal of the Police Inspec- method of filling the pipe. The best way to do replied, without haste, as follows: My dear proved so successful in Achton raised such

explained the secret of success lay in the of the rules of the club. The old gentleman happily, the fire and sword system which for who was the course of the fracas. 3. Here this, he said, is to pack the tobacco loosely in after detention of Chinese prisoners shall be in the lower part of the pipe, press it tightly to air, pray do pot apologise. In the first place, humanitarian outcry in Holland, that the cam the hands of the Chinese authorities. 4.The gether in the centre, and more freely at the top. am sure you would not have smoked had you paign in South Celebes had to be conducted in purely Chinese cases shall be heard by Many clubs in Belgium have been training for known that it was prohibited; in the second, i mild fashion, The result is that the enemy, Chinese tribunal. Minister Wang has replied the competition for a long time, and the object should be the last person to blame you, if you have been overcome, but have not been brought

of the display was to demonstrate that mora that the British Foreign Office has not consent pleasure and loss harm is derived from slow had done so in the third, I am not a member under. They show every sign of only feat keep ed to the same yet. The negotiations are pro-smoking than from pating away a pipe-load in of the club; and in the fourth, I have just been (36-74gressing and he is doing his post.

smoking myself,”

THE LARGEST AND MOST VARIED

STOCK OF BRANDY IN

THE EAST,

Hongkong, soth July, 1905,

eign Office. -Removal of the Vice-Consul

few minutes.—IR

apologised for baving inadvertently broken one

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C. Firtok

J. Smith.

C. P. Fock

W.C.

Colter,

F.

G. J, Tyndale Les.

J. W. Last.

N. K. Davidios.

H. R. Bridger.

A. W. HIL

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A. Chipman.

P. Allen

A. Bitch's,

J. McGiulian J. Vanstona,

SHIPPING AND MAILS:

hama on to inst

MAILS' DUE." Australian (Taiyuan) 5th inst. American (Niption Maru) 5th inst. Indian (Kufsong) gìh inst, i- American (Dorti) toch inst. French (Caledonien) Toth iput. German (Prink Sigismund) 14th inst, Canadian (Empreis of India) 17th Inst.

The P.A.1.5. Numantia arrived at Yoko.

The Imperial German Mail s.a. Prinz Regent aid which left here on 6th ult, has arrived at Genoa on Monday, at a p

The M. M. Co.'s 23. Calfdenten, with the text. French Mail, left Slugapore on and inst, at 17 Punt, for this port via Szigan,

The T. K. Kas. Nippon Maru › salled from Shanghal at 3am, on sed in, and ing them quiet, and of biding their time to be expected to arrive at Hongkong to-h evan with the Goverment,

sures are required to bring them to hook. Un-

DOOD,

to-morrow