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SAMTAWY BOARD.

FORTNIGHTLY MEETING.

A meeting of the Sanitary Board was held last Tuesday afterapon, when the following. business was trapsacred :—.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

44, dated a chỉ 7th, 1907) recommending that' provision be made in next year's estimates for market at Kowloon Point for the sale of European food.

Colonial Secretary's Office,

3rd August,. Sir,Referring to your minute of the tat lastant, I am directed state that the ques

"ZHE CHINISH LANGUAGE”

SIR,WALTER HILLIER'S · LATEST BOOK.

FRIDAY AUGUST 23 1907.

· ENGINEERS' INSTITUTE BUED.

gonius of each form of speech may employ them | of QUESTION OF COMPENSATION, in different methods as is clearly exemplified is the wide difference of their general usa in the Fokleness type of languages mantioned above and the Cantonese type with its numer

dialects, in all of which lesser divisions of the language which have been studied they lává been discovered.

We have no doubt that this book will prove those who are beginning to turn their attention to the acquisition of Mandarin.

WUCHOW A07ES.

CHANGEL

Draft estimates for the Sanitary department Point has, been "notes for consideration withary to H;M's Legation at Peking, and some very useful to the over-increasing number of builders af Hongkong for $15, being com- that time he has made himselt vary popular

SANITARY DEPARTMENT. ESTIMATED.

for the year 1908 were tabled. Below is appended 1908's estimate, as compared with that of

1907-

Approved Estimate, 1907.

Estimate,

1908, $119,640 220,753

General Emoluments $219,655 Other Charges.......234,574

Total......... $454,320 $446,393 THE CUBICLE QUESTION IN KOWLOON,

most

The report of the Committee relative to the cubicle accommodation in Kowloos was laid on the table. It is voluminous repost, showing numerous plans, and dealing with the matter most carefully, In the report 744 houses; containing 2,366 floor, situated in the four chief districts of Kowloon, viz., Hunghom, Tsim-tsa-tsui, Yau- math and Mongkok-tsui, are fully dealt with.

Mr. Shekon Hooper minuted: This report requires careful consideration by a Committee. The Hon. Mr. H. A: Hewett: Should be

referred to a sub-commitice.

The survey tepost relative to cubicle accom. madation in the city of Victoria was also produced.

NEW KOWLOON SLAUGHTER HOUSE. In reference to the application regarding the

•position for a new slaughter house at Ma Tau Kok, correspondence was submitted on the subject,

ilon of the erection of a market;at Kowloog the Estimates for 19-8 in September next.

(Signed), F. H. May,

Colonial Secretary, The Secretary, Sanitary Board. "

A NEGLIGENT contraCTOR.

to

appear from

The Chinese Language and how to learn it: A. Manuel for Beginners By Sir Walter Hil. fier, R.C.M.O., CS, Professor of Chinese, King's College, London. Formerly Chinese Secre

time H.M's Consul Generalia Korea. London: rench, Traboer & Co., Ltd. Kegan Paul,

ablishing Price: 12.6. It is a trite saying that there is no royal road learning: but the present volume would

rom its post boards and clear ty The following letter, dated 24th July, is fromnography and tout ensemble to be an attempt to

the road an artistic one at

at least. There Mr. W. Bryan, Sanitary Surveyor, to the is one of the text-book appearance about it Principal Civil Medical Officer of Health, re-in fact, it would seem as if the author wers lative to the drains at "Chalet," the Peak:-On determined to make the book look as little like 1 a 17th instant I received a memo from Messrs.] the formidable text-books,' as he styles them, Palmer and Turner asking that the new drains as possible, for he is of the opinion that would. at "The Chalet," Pask, be tested. I sent for the be learners of the Chinese tongue are dis contractor, Yeung Yui, on the 1 Bih instant; who couraged at the beginning by the sight of the informed me that the drains were not ready, books put into their hands, I then told him to let me know when they were ready..

He attended my office on the zoth inst., and said that they would be ready on Monday, the aand. I told him that I would go up on that day. I visited the works, but there were no workmen on the job, and the drains were not ready for inspection. His excuse was that there was a defect in the pipe, which he had to make good but as I saw no workmen there

think the excuse is a very poor one.

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Under Drainage bye-law 32 the Board have pawer lo inflict a fine for such neglect, and 1 suggest that they do.so in this instance.

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ZINY OF ZROOPS IN KIRIN.

Custome

Mr. P. Kremer succeed Mr. Russell as Acting

ARNAVAL.

Wuchow, 19th August, 1907.10-1 An interesting case was heard in the Sum Mr. 5. M. Russell, Acting Commissioner of may juridiction of the Supreme Court, lastCustoms at Wuchów has retired, from the Tuesday, before His Honour Ms. A. G. Wise, Customs service and leaves to-morrow by ka. Pulson Judge, in which Mr. C. }. Tyndale. Les vanui en route for England.” Mr. Russell has sued the Institute of Engineers and Ship only been a few months in Wuchow, but during

pensation for room rent for thateen months.

wish all classes of the

community, boka Cup: Mr. P. W. Goldring, of yests. Goldding and and Chimpse.

service in Barlow, appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. A.

Mr. Russell joined the Holborow, Mess. eacon, Looker and 1879 and has had a distinguished career. Deacon, for the defendants,

In 1893 he received from the Chinese Govern Mr. Les s'ated that he had lived at Moreton out the order of the civil rank of the fourth, The Government has received a telegram Terrace since 1905, Tu" April, 1906, he class and exactly leb years alters got the from H.E. Viceroy Hai. hih-chang of Man, entered into an agreement with the defendants British war medal and clasp "Defence of churia reporting the mutiny of the troops of the act as their secretary and manager for 5150 Legations, at Peking. Mr. Russeli İdayda Chibsiang military force in Kirin praviace. per month and a free unfurnished room. He Wuchow with the hearty good wishes from hi This force consists of six battalions of infantry

gave notice to the Land Investment Company umcious friends that, he will enjoy the rest and cavalry, which are distributed in Central that he intended to vacate Moreton: Terrace

that he bat so deservedly mined.

As most of the soldiers, however, were

of his furniture, On Commissioner of Customs, ad interim," Mr. hutze, as most of theppaision of the Hog. tions for the tesnovaly and marle prepara. formerly Hunghuise themselves, the remedy is the first of May be took up his dalies

W. Von Dewall from the Canton Customs is at the Institute, but as Mr. Lennox, the transfered to this port as an assistant? This latest attempt to smooth the via worse than the disease. The corruption of the dificilis to the aspirant to possess a Chinese officers and uselessness of the troops have retiring secretary, had not ra oved fris pro- tongue and Celestial book knowledge is recently prompted H.E. Hsu to remove the comperty from the room at the Institute, plaintiff modest enough in its claim as to what a nanding Brigadier General Ho Tien-chia from could not move in. On the following: diligent study of it will produce the result is command and replace him by Major-General

it rained in torrents and again plaintiff was which will ensue from following out the Liu Chung lang. The schaue in view in grad delayed and on 3rd May Committee necting lines of study laid down by the author. Heually to disband the soldiers and substitute new

was held at the Institate when the question of does not inform the use of the book that it will recruits to be enlisted from the various dis providing a card room for members was raised, transform him into a Chinese as Iras speech friets in Kiria province. But this, decision got The upshot of the discussion was that plain is concerned; but its aim is to start him fairly wind among the Chihsing trophy ccord plaintiff's consent, subject to compensation

before the tiff's room was utilised as

card room, with sad to put him on the road to ultimate success arrival of the new commander, as a speaker, a reader, and, to a certain extent ingly decided to rebel. Upon the arrival of being paid for the loss of the room. "Some at all events, a writer of the language.

General Liu from Mukden, the troops went in nonthe ister plaintiff saw Mr. Crake, in his a body to his quarters and demanded their capacity as President of the institute, and ask arrears of pay, which they said the former

ed him whether it was not tie the question of laintiff suggested Commander Hu had owed them for fully five compensation was settled. months. They then looted and smashed every that Sto per month would be fair compensa thing in the Commander's quarters, carried off tion, but Mr. Crake thought Sag per month the sum of Tls. 30,000 in specie and lite by beginning of his agreement and that later on if could be added to plaintiff's salary from the the General himself, who only saved his by facing on horseback. Upon receipt of the circumstances warranted it another $15 might of the mutiny, Viceroy Hsü immediately be added, making the salary $100 per month. re-appointed General Hu to his old commaod

laintiff thought this arrangement a fair due, so as to pacify the minds of the soldiers, most but he had not received anything. In answer of whom have now subsided and become ouce

to Mr. Holborow, plaintiff said that he had more regulars of the Chinese army.

to occupy a room on the premises, here was no mention of the discussion regarding the card room on the minutes.

This is not 'Chinase without a teacher,, as On the oth Instant, Messrs, Palmer, and the constant direction of a palive or other Turner received the following letter from competent instructor is insisted on. the Secretary of the Sanitary. Board :-i am The greater part of the book is takes up directed by the Board to inform you that the with lessons of considerable length, consisting A. W. Brewin,, Registrar firneral question of fining Yeung Yut, drainags con of sentences for the learner to turn into Chinese. wrote: I have received petitions from the

under Drainage Byelaw 31; was coo. To aid him in this task are placed in parallel butchers and cattle deaters in the Kowloon sidered by the linard at the meeting held on

columns the English sentences and the same Peninsula against the proposed removal of the 6th instant. The question of Graing the sentences put into the Chinese idion, or pid- the depot and slaughter house from Hung contractor arose out of the manner in which begin-English, in that here the proper sequence hom to Ma Tau Kok. i allach a precis carried out certain drainage work at "The of words is shown, that is to say as conteros of the reasons given by petitioners against Chalet," Peak, when employed by you. The the Chinese construction, and consequently the the proposal and recommend the maller to be Board decided before taking action to ask you 1yro has no difficully in the arrangement of his considered by the Bonds—(1) Troubla may| whether you could give an explanation of the words as they should be. Here the element be caused by the oxen eating the vegetables negligence of the contractor.

of topsy-turvydom conspicuously present in growing in the market gardens at a Tau Mesars, Palmer and Turner's reply reads: nearly every thing Chinese when compared Kuk, (2) That the passing and stomping of -In reply to your letter re the drainage with our style of doing things is most marked; the cattle does no: take place until & am. works at the above; we can give un excuse in fact, there is nfien a regular buutevertement MA . Thủ Wai being further away than for the negligence of the contractor and of nearly the whole sentence: the Chinaman see no reason why he should not be fined. speaks backwards, rears backwardu, and the present situation of the slaughter house, it will take three times as long to reach the took an unnecessarily long time in complet-writes backwards,, that is to say, the order the market in Hongkong as it does at ing the work, thereby causing both the tenants of the sentences is often inverted. Here is n goodrals from the bank:-it is a sale rule, present, with the consequence that the meat and ourselves a considerable amount of an would arrive too late for sale. (3) There is noyance. We inspected the works on the 16th in attempting to reproduce an English sentence no Government wharf at Ma Tau Kok, borulte, and found the drain nearly completed in Chinesa, ta begin by calling out all super- say crane to lift the burdens Starting from and were informed by the contractor that same Buities. It should, in fac, be treated as one Ma Tau Kok at 12 noon the meat could would be finished that day, consequently we would a telegraphic message and be reduced Arrive with a favourable East wind în wrote to the Sanitary Surveyor on the 17th ulto, in its lowest possible dimensions, af er this it Hongkong at 3 p.m.. but in summer, as requesting him to have the drain tested. We may be transposed into a 'Ch nese key with there would be no favourable East wind, consider the contractor has no excuse for failing the liberal interspersion of certain particles. rowing would have to be resorted to and to have the necessary arrangements made for But to return to the lesson:-At the foot of Hongkong would only be reached at 7 or 8 at the testing...

the pages are the Chinese characters, which are night, too late for the markets. (5) As regards

to be used in the construction of the sentence pigs they would have to be taken from She

given above with the spelling and tones marked song-isal to Ma Tau Kok if the slaughter house

according to Sir Thomas Wade's well-known is to be at the intier place. (5) The pig men

system of orthography, which is the standard mode for the transliteration of the Chinese pro- say the best place for the slaughter house would be at or near the Pumping Station.

nunciation of Mandarin; for the book is for the at Yau-ma-ti, or the cattle men say at

future student of Mandarin The English Mongkok Wai, which would be near the

meaning is also attached to these words. It is Tai-po road, by which road the cattle arrive

almost unnecessary to say that these sentences from the county.

and lessons rise in gradation from the simple phrase of a few words sufficient to express the commonest everyday wants to a more complex structure with subsidiary clauses, or sentence,

known merchant of Manila, and Miguel Osso- By the time the student ro, broker, by which the last-named gentlemen mastered these lessons by a diligent study of criminal prosecution. them he has some 600 words at his command This settlement was affected yesterday, says ready to slip in well-ordered sentences from A list, however, of of a quarter of a million pesos ko the offended 1,000 characters is given towards the end of the the Manila paper of 15th insi, by the payment the tip of his tongue. company by the accused Maclend and Ossorio, book with pronunciation and meaning There Of this sum Pin1,000 was paid in shares of the characters are beautiful to look at, clear and asay Estate, P45,000 was paid in notes, of distinct in typography, nod some three quarters friend-and-business-associates of Mic the. The paradigm of a verb is given, so that the and Ossorio, and a one-half interest in the Alejandro Macleod property along the bay in learner may be able to see how moods and Malate, on which the residence was burned tenses are built up by the employment of ad- same time ago, answers for the remainder of verbs and particles of one sort and another. the peace money.

Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted-The fine should be imposed.

Mr. Humphreys-Certainly, the maximum penalty.

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THE MACLEOD-OSSORIO

PROSECUTION,

THE SETTLEMENT, .

*The Cadlentwus is able to give its readers the truth in the settlement between Aldecoa and

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news

whom

The Viceroy has now sent Major-General Chang Hsun with eight battalions of the Pei- yang Husichun troops to Kiria, nomically for the suppression of the Huoghutze, but in reality to keep a sharp look-out upon the disaffected Chihsiang troops,

t is still hoped to disband gradually. General tu will be court-martialled niter the disband- ment of his command, for he was accused by some of his subordinate officers of having insti gated the mutiny. It is certainly curious that the mutiny was suppressed immediately after bis re-appointment to the command.

Instructions have been issued by the War Office to Viceroy Hivil and Governor Chu of Kirm to send more troops to the scene of trouble in order to prevent the mutineers from joining the Hunghuize in the three provinces W. C. D. News.

THE MANCHURIAN - VICAROY,

HE. HSU SHIH-CHANG IMPEACHED.

Mr. Holborow-Why is that? Plaintiff-Wall. I don't put down everything that takes place at the meeting. Some were in favour of it; some were against, and they talked and squabbled about it for I don't know how long. don't take part in the discus sions; did speak once and was told to shut up, and have religiously done so ever since. I could give them advice on, many things, but don't. They talked so much about it that I got tired of the whole thing, I did not want the roam and when they told me I was not to have it I was very pleased; I had my own house.

Did you say to Mr. Crake that the room wat of no use of you?-No, I did not. What 1 said was 'I am quite willing to give it up if you pay me the equivalent of it.'

Did the institute ever refuse to give you a room? No. The room was there, but they took it away.

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With your consent Yes, with my consent, subject to compensation, remuneration, or whatever else you" lika is call it. $150 per monib is not much for a man to live on when he has to pay rent,

cise.

The German gunboat Tsingtam has surprised cerybody by succeeding getting back to Wuchow yesterday afternoon from Nanning. The Tringfau took advantage of the slight rise the River to get down as far as the Gruod Rapids. There she waited for another side and managed to negotiate the rapid success. Hsier, but the water was just high enough to fully, "Another delay took place ni Kwei enable the Tringa to get through and from there to Wuchow she had an uneventful passage. The 7 zinglan left for Canton at day- light this morning.

NEW VICEROY

The news of the appointment of H.E. Chang Yen chun as Viceroy of the two Kwang has pleasure. The new Viceroy has been received by the local Chinese with manifest vory 'good. record so the Chinese say, and they are look. ing forward to have a few necessary reforms. accomplished locally. For some considerable time past many of ibe leading Chinese now- papers have been under the fate Viceroyli ban and their circulation in Kwangs) provisca p ohibited This the people considered an injustice as they were kept in ignorance of cur rent events. Since the appointment of the new Viceroy this prohibition has been removed and the people hail this as a good omen and

aro alated thereat

TRADE.

The trade of Wuchow seems to be improv ing. The Customs returns show a decided in crease of revenue for the last quarter as com- pared with the corresponding quarter in 1906. A very marked increase in the importation of cot

on yaru and raw cotton is noticeablo, and the exports of raw silk, silk waste, camphor and camphorwood planks, etc. are the principal staples to show an increase. Wuchow does not

I enjoy this measure of prosperity entirely, AS ander existing conditions, Wuchow, is main ly used as the chief depot for distributing goods to the various trading centres. The export of live stock, principally cattle, con tinues in great quantities and a slight feeling of dissatisfaction is expressed locally as it is feared the country will be denuded of cattle if the present rate of export continues.

FATAL.FIGHT,

straw to you Chairman at a meeting in the shed when he was stopped by the cattle

Did you ever

the market in good condition it is advisable Company, and Alejandro, Macleod, the well-attached to the main one has thoroughly for of the 'Chiaosèchi or Foreign Intercourse Husb Rushi Don't say anything about it just and in a few minutes both combatants were

The Colonial Veterinary Surgeon wrote:→ For the convenience of the public and the butchers and that the meat may arrive in that the slaughter house be as conveniently situated as possible On the other hand the nature of the work done in the slaughter house it desirable that it should be as makes far as possible. The objections offered to Ma Tau Kok are chiefly that it is far away. I quite agree with them. Figs are principally killed at Hunghom and pork is quickly deler iorated by hot weather and handling. The Han, P.W.D, will be best able to say where

were able to avoid a

for compensationes. But I was always told now. The Institution was.always, in an ex- traordinary financial state,

You assisted that hoapcial position?-No My accounts were all up to a cent.

The Poking correspondent of the N. C. D.

A serious affray took pisce yesterday morn Nemus writes under date the 7th inst. :—H.E.

ing on the foreshore. It appears that a coolie the Viceroy Hsu Shih-chang of Manchuria has

You have a private income -Never mind engaged in refuse gathering made his way loc been impeached by Censor Yang Chich-san on

what I have privately; it does not matter the big cattle shed in front of Jardine's pon- the ground of not showing a firm front to the

toon and was proceeding to collect the raluse Japanese in South Manchuria. At the same time the Expectant Tactai Tao Ta-chan, Direc.

shed. Cook, Words and then blows ensued

Office at Makden, has been charged by Mr.

hard at it. All of a sudden the cattle abed. cook picked up a big stone and struck the Yang with being a pro-Japanese official, who

refute-gatherer with it on the head, the latter should be no longer entrusted with the work of negotiating important matters with the Japan

falling to the ground apparently stunned. The ese Consul-General at the Manchurian pham's clerks extra money?-No." I asked for men reducing his features to pulp. Not one Did you ever pay Messis. Lowe and Bing-cook then commenced kicking the prostrate A copy of the memorial has been sent to Viceroy Had for his perusal and answer,

a littleassistance in summarbing and dissecting of the big crowd altempled to interfere and a Mr. Yang also charges Viceroy Hsu with and was told that if I wanted to be trained as specimen of the focal police watched the pro

en accountant I would have to pay for it. ceedings with apparent interest, but made no having done no good for either Government or people since his appointment last May. It is told-flem-1-was-not-paid for that.-1-dely-any effort to intervene. The stricken-man-ssemed said that his Excellency is not on good terms out in the world to find a red cent wrong with 10 revive for a minute or two and picking up his iron rake strutk the crok a fearful blow on with his junior colleagues-Governors Tang my accounts. Shao-yi Chu Chia-pao and Cheng Têh-chuan Mr. J. D. Morrison, who was on the manage; ; the skull with the result that the cook was laid The book cods with an fadex of Characteri

ment committee of the Institute in May, last of Fengtien, Kitin and Heliuogkiang respec

out, Both combalapls were now hora de com yeur, stated he was at the meeting which | bat and were allowed to remain on the beach · When this settlement had been made by the according to their radicals; but we are inform-tively, because they are not satisfied with their parties to the affair, word was sent to Macleoded that there is to be an English-Chinese limited and slender powers which make them

decided to utilise the 'secretary's room as in the burning sun, the police refusing to move and Ossorio in Macao and the later at once Vocabulary in A second volume which ap more like subordinates of the Manchurian card room, but denied even having expressed them. Early this morning the cook dind went to Hongkong, under the impression that parenily has not yet been published.

himself to centralize all the power and authority compensation.

and exposure. The refuse gatherer is still on the beach and is likely to succumb to his ser- he was no longer in danger of arrest.

into his own hands.

ious injuries. Great indignation prevails amongst the Chinese at the attitude of the Police in this matter and a complaint signed by a number of leading merchants has been made to the Polico. Magistrate. The Magis trate replied that the Policeman did not taka the-case up as there was no "Examlatog Officer" in the yaman.. Needless to say this excuse is flimsy and further representations are to be made to the higher authorities.

THE RUSSO-JAPANESE. CONVENTION.

land is available, I beg to suggest somewhere in the neighbourhood of Mongkok-tsui. There are little valleys, to behind some of which are quite secluded and away from dwelling houses, and at the same time could be made very easily accessible from the main road. This would also be fairly near the sea and convenient for landing animals from Hongkong or laking away meat.... I think the time has come for con sidering the advisability of a small slaughter house for pige anly at Kowloon City, though the direction of the new road from Mongkok'ta

The Hongkong authorities had received no Hunghom might make a slaughter house ne

word of any change in Ossorio's status, from the Governor-General of the Philippines, and cessary. At present there is practically no supervision of animals killed in Kowloon City. Ossorio was at once placed under arrest. Then the Hongkong police communicated About to pigs a day are killed for local con

with Manila and learned that the case against sumption only,

Mr. Shelton Hooper minuted-How far will Ossorio had fallen to the ground because the prosecuting witness no longer desired to pro- propbaed site be from Yau-ma-li? The D. P. W.-The distance from the prosecute and the government was powerless to

proceed under the circumstances. posed slaughter house to Yau-ma-ti market is

was set at liberty, slightly over two miles by the existing roads, It will be considerably shortened by the con struction of other roads in the future. The

the

distance from the city slaughter house to the Central Market is two miles fully,

KOWLOON MARKET.

The question of providing a marker for the sals of European food at Kowloon was dealt with, when the following letters were read :-

J find that in October, 1900 the Government promised to prepare a scheme for providing a market at Kowloon Point for the sale of European food. The non-Chinese population of the Kowloon peninsula was then 895. 1, now 2,245, in 19ot the European population was 668; it is now 1,467, I should like there facts brought to the notice of the Board.

(Sd.), A. W. BREWIN, Registrar General.

The Secretary,

Sanitary Board. Hongkong, 8th February, 1907.

Sanitary Department, 7th March... Sir, I have the honour, by direction of the Board, to report that the following resolution was unanimously adopted by the Board at the meeting held on the sth instant.

That the Board recommend that provision be made in next year's estimates for a market

Ossorio

As soon as the arrangements had been made, the attorney for Idecon and Company advised longer desired to prosecure the fugitives and the prosecuting attorney that his client no there was nothing to do but to ask the court to dismiss the charges that had been filed. Mr. Macleod is still in Macao)......

ACCIDENT ON THE VANGISZE.

There was a very swift current running in the Yangtze last Saturday (roth inst.) which caused quite a number of accidents amongst the native craft. About 11.30 am, a large juuk becoming unmanageable, struck the bows of the s.. Pokyaug lying alongside the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha's upper hulk and turned on her side, the current carrying the boat dawa river; fioally she got across the bow of Messrs. But terfeld & Swire's lower hulk where she went to pieces. Later in the day another large junk had just finished discharging her cargo of cotton yarn into the sa. Yokyang Mars when the rope that the was tied to the side of the ship with broke and the boat started to drift striking the ss. Kianesu and sweeping all the down river with nobody on board. After cargo boats away that were discharging into the ship the got across Messrs. Butterfield and Swite's large pontoon where a crowd of natives

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The radicals are not forgotten, the kaltino Viceroy than colleagues, while H.E. Hs exerts his surprise that Mr Lea was not to be paid) through the result of the fearful clout be got,

expedient for an alphabet in a non-alphabetical language, and without a knowledge of which the scholar is unable to make use of a Chinese- English dictionary when he does not kaow the pronunciation of the word he is in search of

To one even, who does not wish to learn the language, the book, in a number of its pages conveys in a succinct form much information about both the spoken and written languages, of the genesis of the latter, and how the crea tive faculty of the primitive Chinese was exercised in language-making.

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The promised reforms in the provinces which were intended as a guide for other provinces in the Empire will probably end as so many others have done on paper. 11, E. Hsü still lingers at Mukden, though he has been urged by the Waiwupu to proceed to North and Cen tral Manchuria on the tour of inspection which was to show the Russian Government that China is paying equal attention to affairs in those two provinces which are still under her infidence.

itisreported here that H.E. Hau has obtained Imperial permission to borrow Tacis 40,000,000 from the Russians under the nominal cover of the Belgians as was done in the case of the Peking Hankow trunk line) for the improve ment of the administration in the three provinces.

With our knowledge of the superiority of an read as regards the written language: To alphabe ical form of speech, it is amusing to many thoughtful Chinese it is a matter prise that this script has not been adopted as a common medium of communication through out the world. They say "Why multiply scripts and invent complicated systems when His Excellency has wired to the Chinese you have ready to hand a language free from Foreign Office here for the services of some grammatical intricacion, a language that hat officials speaking Russian and Japanese to stood the test of ages, and in which it has been work under him, "This is obviously necessary found that no changes were necessary or dein view of the increased intercourse with the sirable?"

two countries in Manchuria.

Sir Walter puls down as difficulties in the acquisition of the language, tones, pronuncia tion, prefixes and suffixes, and the amplification of the written language when speaking, so that though the former is monosyllabic, it is not far wrong to describe the latter as syllabic

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Some foreign Mandarin speakers make light the tones, but our author is wise in saying, they are most assuredly wrong.

Another difficulty called attention to is the redundancy of metaphor and allusion in the written language,

A NOTORIOUS CHARAC7BR.

HIS CAREER AS A CRIMINAL.

20th inst.

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That closed the plaintiff's case and Mr. Holb yow submitted that plaintiff had failed to establish his case..

The Fuisne judge-I think you should call one of your committee at any rate. I do not want to non-suit him at once.

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Mr. W. A. Crake, President of the Institute, was colled. In 1906 he was chairman of the management committee and corroborated the agreement between the parties. When it suggested that a card room be added to the Institute plaisliff said he did not want the room, but he did not apply officially for com- pensation until he was about to leave. He had spoken to witness personally.

Mr. Halberow--Was he ever promised com- pensation by the management committee --

No.

Had Mr. Les' wanted it he could have-had- the room Yee, at any time he could have had it.

By Mr Goldring-Did you say that if Mr. Les had not brought this action he would have got compensation? Was it not the intention of the committee to give him compensation With this reservation; I said that if he con ducted himself properly as manager he would get compensation. At one time it was con- templated to give him compensation.

By the management committee ?-No. By some of the members personally.

By Mr. HolborowWhat were the condi. tions?Fisst the Institute could afford it, and second, if he gave satisfaction. When it came before the committee it was unanimously decided not to give him anything..

By

THE FLL TEXT. [N. C. D. Newt.]

"Tokio, August 15: The Russo-Japanese Convention which was, signed on July 30 has been published to-day in' Tokio. Its terms are as follows:~~

The Governments of their Majesties tha Tsar of the Russias and the Emperor of Japan, desiring to consolidate those relations. of peace and goodwill between the two nations which are now happily restored, and 10' dis perse all causes of misunderstanding in the future, agree as follows:

First, the High Contracting Partion engage each the other, to respect the integrity their respective territory and matually to respect all rights accruing from Chinese treaties Wong Yau, a well known character, with five

and contracts which bave heen exchanged bo black marks against his name, each mark re-

tween Japan and Russia (in so far as such Irenties are not incompatible with the principle presenting a previous conviction, became

of equal opportunities for the two patsons); as entangled with the law again on Sunday,

well as the Portsmouth Treaty, and the various Wong was banished from the Colony for, five years on the 13th December, 1906 le return. - Mr. T. Skinner, chairman of the manage-special Russo-Japanese treaties.

Secondly, the Russian and Japanese Gor- ed io Hongkong last week and for a while layment commitice, said that he was at the

ernment recognize the principles of ing low; not because he was afraid of the police, meeting in May, after which Mr. Lee stated

the territorial integrity and

Yes,

the Court-That was after he left?—

for Wong, it might as well be told, has on four that he was pleased that he was to remain' in | dependent opportunity commercially and

of.

at Kowloon Point for the sale of Euiopestumped aboard and claimed bar as a derelict. posision and expression, in which movement occasions been convicted of retuming from his own quarters, as it would suit him beiter austrially,' in respect to China; and agree

food,'

The erection of a market at Kowloon Point was recommended in Sanitary Board letter No. 142, dated September 28, 1900 and a reply, No. 1,946, was received informing the Board that

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Another junk while trying to go up river against the current was swept across the bows of the as. Tungting and got caught in the anchor chain; it was several hours before she

to natives on board while trying to reach the

The book is an up-to-date one, as the Author is apparently well aware of the tendency to burst the trammels of the archaic forms of the book language in use for many centuries and to find a fresh vigour in a simpler style of com- the growing and progressive newspapers are taking such a prominent lead. The vogue of the pedantic, cumbrous, highly ornate style of the part is going with all its picturesqueness, more suited for prements are being met by one We are glad to see sinologues more and more taking up the only right view that the so-called Chinese dialect is as distinct as to chustitute (eight) different languages, any two of which are quite se unlike as English this view boldly, and, not to mention Dibars, and Dutch Caris Douglas enunciated Parker and our Author subscribe to it.

We are also pleased to notice that a variat

needs.

banishment, but because there were certain things that required his attention. Those things" being sculed, Wong started out yes terday afternoon for a walk. While strolling No. 51, Benham Strand carelessly past shop, No. 5% de lying on the East he caught sight counter. He lounged outside for a while, and when the last customer had departed Wong entered the establishment and, apologising for leaving my parcel bere so long, picked up the bundle and started off. This cool piece of im the bundle belonged to a customer. As it be pudence would perhaps have worked well had longed to the master of the shop, who saw. Wong walking away with his property, a chase followed and the thief was collared.

the Government is prepared to take steps for the preparation of a scheme for providing ass. Esang lying in the stream was caught market for Kowloon. It was estimated that the cost of the erection of the market would Risen Kaisha's lower halk, where

by the current and carried into the Nishio be $81,000 and $5,000 were voled, for, the

she preparation of the site, which has now been was capsized. Luckily there was a big prepared. The reasons adduced in support of net hanging from the pontoon over which the erection of a market will be found in the the melting the whole lot must have been the men climbed up. If it had not been for above-qunted Sanitary Board letter,

drowned A coalie while working cargo on the ss. Yehyang Maru fell overboard and was not picked up until he was abreast of Messrs. tons in Mandarin is called attention to, and a Geddes & Cola pontoon where a sampan went eofa laid down for its observance, Mandarin to his assistance. A cargo-bont loaded with has not made such a use of the ancillary aid of C. A. D. Melbourne, yesterday morning, in the wood oll whils coming down river, with the variant tones as, for example, has been notably Police Coast, on two indictments. Wong ad- correst tried to get to the bugd but was carried dope in the Swalow, Amoy, and Cantonese mitted both very gracefully with a bow of the on to Geddest pontoon, only the stern of the forms of speech; but that it is made use of is. head. On the charge of theft he was sentenced On the 1st August, the Secretary of the boat struck and she was then swept out in apparent; and eventually it may be discovered to one month's imprisonment and six hours Banitary Board wrote to the Colonial Secretary: the stream; opa man fell over-board but was that not a language in China but is indebted to stocks. For returning from banishment be I have the honour to point out that no quickly picked up by a sampan. Hankow | this aid for an extended use of words otherwise received a fumber: term of one year's hard reply has yet been received to my letter (Na. | Delly News.

confped within the primary tones, though the inbour

may add that the non-Chinese population of the Kowloos Peninsula was 895 in 1904 is now 2,145, The European population wai 668 ; it is now 1,469.

(Sd.), G. A. WooDCOCK,

..Secretary.

To the Colonial Secretary,

Inspector Ritchie arraigned him before Mr.

Nothing was said about compensation.

Later.

To Mr. Goldring-The question of compen- to support and defend the maintenance #ation was not raised as far as witness was ¦ of the status quo in China ; and" respect Aware until plaintiff was about to leave and the the principis thereof by all peaceful means, committee decided not to give him anything.

according to their several positions. The Paisoe Judge said there was no doubt that plaintiff intended to take possession of his room at the outset, the only question being whether he relinquished the room with or with out compensation. The point was never off clally raised until plaintiff was about to leave, right to compensation. Judgment was given and in, his opinion plaintiff had waived this for the defendants with costs.

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THE "KNIGHT-COMMANDERS

On the 16th ult. Major Anstruther-Gray Rake, ed the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is the intention of the Government to abandon the claims against the Russian Government for the sinking of the British ship Knight Commander, materia

Sir E. Grays. The spiwar js in the negative.

It is stated on trustworthy authority that Russo-Japanese pourpuriers were opened in December, and that a baja of agreement materialized in February. The Convention although expressed in the briefest termis authorities emphatically contradict the report is of far-reaching consequences Government that Japan has recognised Russia's preponder anco in outer Mongolia, inasmuch as Mongolia in su integral part of the Chinese Empire, the territorial integrity of which Russia and Japan

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deeper

to indulge in speculation as to significance of the Convention than is cons tained in its specific pidvislose. It makes yesterday's foes to-days friends, and ambly Be compensates for the enormous outlay of ib