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Entimation.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY DECEMBER 24, 1907.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

the calendar of the Supreme Court swollen | to unusual proportions, or are the potty Summary Jurisdiction cases growing IDH M. DESTROYER /same has returned from the numbers? There is no evidence to that West River and is now in dock. H.M, sloop effect either one way or the other. Day Clio of the West Fives foilla retarded to port after day our representative who is deputed to-day,

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IS THERE A SANTA CLAUST.

At this time of the year when the little ones hard become excited over their anxiety to know how their conduct during the last twelve months will be rewarded to-morrow morning

by Father Chcialas, the question will arise among those of a sceptical age-especially the Daughty ones as to whether there is such a person in the world as Santa Claus, And it is with this purpose a view that we publish pro- minently on this day the reply given by a

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SAD ACCIDENT ON B, M, N "KING ALFRED"

DEATH OF AD BAUNDERS. All the men of war in port today were flying" their flags at balfimast, An inquiry elicited

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The Reported British Pacifio

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London, sand December The Admlia ty contradicis, in the most. emphatic manner, the statement Standard concerning the establishm new Pacific Squadron in the North Pacif

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A sensation has been caused by the De

fatal fascination of the red riband has led to Sassion & Co. we have to acknowledge the Contemporary to the letter of an eight-year-old fresh air last night. Afer pacing the deck for Beers mines not paying a deferred dividend,

In the course of in interview Admiral Rozijë. trensky has declared that the cruise of the United States dees silences the Japanese lingner, for American superiority at sa precludes the possibilities of war.

THURSDAY evening, December 26th, at the Chinese Y. M. C. A., Mr. T. M. Elliott will lecture on the subject "The value of an Education." He will illustrate his lecture with about fifty läutern slides,

Later,

fact that the flags were half-masted out of spect for the death of a young able-seaman, named Saunders, who came by his'death'nk the result of an accident last night. A. U. Saunders was only twenty years of age and his untimely demise at this festive senson has east a gloom over the whole of the ship's Compaar. With a friend Saunders proceeded on deck for some girl, by nams Virginia, who asked the ques a while, ha elected to sit down, and chose the tion: Is there a Santa Claus? She edge of, one of the forem st hatches. While owing to the large falling off of the demand asked to be told the truth, as some of thus seated he accidentally over balanced him for diamonds on account of the American my little friends say there is no Santa self and was precipitated into the hatch below crisis.

he was picked up Saunders was found to be Clau," The answer to her query, which a drop of some thirty to forty feet. When we politely endorse, and which every little one dead, having been instantaneously killed by

The Eritish Army in the Colony will road with interest was as the fall. No sooner was the sccident known Mr. Haldane, speaking in Edinburgh, follows: Virginia, your little friends are to the ship's officers than Fleet-urgeon Cham said that the Special Reserve, replacing the wrong. They have been affected by the sceptera, asuisted by another surgeon, was im Militia, would be complete in August, when cal age. They'd not believe e cept they see. mediately, in allendance; but their ser six divisions fully equipped for a long cam They think that nothing can be which is not vices could be of no avail as life was extinctpaign would be ready.

when the body of Sunders was brought up, the comprehensible by their inte minds. All medical men being of opinion that deceased

Austria-Hungary. minds, Virginis, whether they be men's or died of concussion of the bralo ‘due to the. The Budapesth Parliament has finally violence of the fail. At nios o'clock this more passed an Ausgleich, and the Premier has ans tag the body was rem ved to the Naval Monounced that an exchange of notes with the tuary at Wanchal whence the burial took place Austrian Premier in regard to the resolu- at o'clock this afternoon. Deceased was given a burial with full Naval honoars. The tion of the 19th instant has résulted in eatis- cffio, resting on a gun carriage covered factory guarantees. » by the Union Jack, was drawn to the Cemetery at Happy Valley by comrades of the deceated. Every warship in the har

was represented by bour beautiful wreaths surmounted the coffin and of stamen, marines and officers. Numerous the Band from the Agship (H. M. S. King Alfred) led the mournful procession from the

utter abandonment. That aside, their there seems to us to be a class of cases which, if it was ever decided to lighten the labour of the Courts generally, should come under a special branch of the criminal code, and be dealt with separately and apart from any reference to the merely vui gar misdemeanour of street-quatching. Al- most every other day our news columns are bedecked with the reports of extradition cases proceeding," and some weeks later we read under "Canton Day by Day" that the accused who were charged with being concerned in an armed robbery and had been extradited to Canton from Hongkong, on prima facie evidence being produced, have been beheaded on the execution ground, in presence of a large concourse of people. Extradition cases are notably diffi. LEUNG SONG, a watchman, employed by the cult, for there is the ever-present danger Hongkong Club, was charged at the Pulice that an innocent gesture may, in the Cour, to day, with the larceny of nice spoons, man's knife and a fork, valued at $8, the property of light of later events, cost

the Club, this morning. He was sentenced to life in the end,

Here in Hongkong three weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks there must necessarily always be a floating, which is to say transient, population of Tux services in St. John's Cathedral on 10,000 to 30,000 per day, and many of these, Christmas day will be as follows:-Holy Crim PURE MALT WHISKY unless laces and physiognomies couot for munian, 7.30a.m.; Mitins and Holy Com It would be as dreary as if there were no Monument to the grave. The funeral celebeing made 19 confess that at one time or nothing, are so closely, allied to the bestial munion, er am. The Praucher will be the Virginias. There would be no childlike faith mony was performed by: Naval Chaplain Lovett another he took part in smuggling contraband that it is difficult to say where the differencecelebration of the Holy Communios, in the then, 'no poetry, no romane to make tolerable of the King Alfred, a fiting party being pro- into Chinese territory.'

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XMAS DAY

'To-morrow brings with it Christmas Day in its train once more, and again we stand in amazement at the little that has been done to add, distinction to the fastly-fading year notwithstanding the flatterings of dove. cols and beatings of the wind that have been recorded. At Christmastide it is usual to hint or to hope that, the world has grown a little better than it was, that people have become more humanised, and that the ap proach of the millenium may almost be divined. But it is really a waste of time to pursue that topic, for the world is probably not much worse to-day than it was in the Never Never times when Caine came to grief over the question of unlimited speed So far over the new automobile track.

as Hongkong is concerned the fact that money is tight, and that merchants are displaying less and less inclination to extend their credit dealing or accommodate past customers, are factors which have to be borne in mind when the festivities of the season are being considered. Many who are paid on a sterling basis will be chuckling Single Capi. Daily en conte Weekly, twenty over their good fortune in getting for some

WEEKLY-$13 per annu The raten per quarter and for men, proportional. The daily issue is delivered free, when the addros is socle is mesenger. On-mples art by not an Additimat F1.80 per quarter in charged for postage. be portage on the weekly iwane to any part of the [* Agworld (6 30 cents per sister

cents.

BIRTH.

wife of WAKEFORD, COX, of a son.

DEATHS.

On December 16, 1907, at Shangbai,

WILLIAM HUFFLEY of Manchester, in his 4and

year.

RUSSIA has protested to Chine sin construction, which has already been begun, of a railway between Taitsihar and Aigua, in view of the fact that a concession for this line had been granted to Russia.

Bishop of Victoria. There will also be a Peak Church at 8 am.

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children's, are into, fo this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intel lect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love, and generosity and devation exit, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and Joy, Alaal how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!

We should have no enjoyment, this existence. except in sense and sight. The eternal light wet which childhood fills the world would be extiouisbed.

It is reported from Peking that, in replying to H. E, si Liang, Viceroy of the Yun-Kuci provinces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the question of the redemption of the Not believe in Santa Claust You might yunnanrailway is now being discussed between as well not believe in fairies! You might H. E. Liu Shih-bauo, Chinese Minister io get your papa to bite men to watch in all the Paris, and the French Foreign Office, but that chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa no positive settlement has been arrived at yet. Claus, but even if they did ant see Santa Claus 'Pollard's LILLIFUTIANS had a very warm coming down, what would that prove? Nobody reception last night when they repeated Thesses Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there Belle of New York, at the Theatre Royal There was a large attendance-even better than the opening night and from the rise to the fall of the curtain the piece was a thorough sucress. to-night the play will be staged again for the last time. Ca.Saturday there will be a grand matinee.

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Ma. Cortelyou, Secretary of the Treasury, has made a statement to the effect that he is not a candidate for the residency. This announce ment helps to clear the political'atmosphere, when teken in conjunction with President Roosevelt's declaration. The issue for the post of Republican candidate is now between Mr. Taft and Governor Hughes. Public favour

inclines to the latter.

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na Snta Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children for men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

"You may tear apart the baby's raitis and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a yell covering the unseen world which not the longest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could. tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtulò and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory be WHEN H.E. Wu Ting-fang, Minister-designateyond. Is it all real? Ab, Virginia, in all this to the United States, pain and Petu, was reworld there is nothing else real and abiding. celved in farewell audience by the Throne, he

"No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and was commanded to present the thanks of their. Imperial Majesties to President Roosevelt forbe lives forever. A thousand years from now, returning to China the balance of the Hoxer Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years indemnity, His Excellency, was expected to from now, he will continue to ma' e glad the leave Peking for Shanghai on 20th inst,

THE District Magistrate of Chenchou has how- received his seal of office and the Taotai has returned to Fenghuang. The new prefect in expected daily. At the beginning of the month acute discord between the local gentry and the magistrate led to the removal from office of the latter. His seals were entrusted to the prefect, who died shortly afterwards, and the town was in the anomalous position of having no official,

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occult reason which they do not stop to consider-something for nothing when On Dicember 19, 1957 at Shanghai, their comes to opening the annual bazaar, As usual the public offices, will be closed while the other places of public resori will be wide open to all and sundry, who have On Christmas and Boxing Days, commercing the necessary fee of introduction, Naturally, p.m. and 11 a.m., respe tively, the Hoog while one section of the community will be kang Cricket Club will play against a combia. regretting the fabulous days of their youthed League XI. The following will represent when snow and mistletoe were the chief the Cub:-R, Hancock, H. Hancock, W. C. Tamer,'T E. Pearce, Major H. E. Lowis, tgth Inf entry, Capt. R. E. E. Kriekenbeck, 119th lifantry, H. R. Makin, A. A. Claxton, A. W. J. Peake, E. A. Fowler and Wm Djxas,

On December 11, 1907, at Shanghai,

· CH›ALES FRED. RICK, MOUL", second son of Bishop Moufejlo his 40th year.

The Houghang Celegraph

On December 19, at Shanghai, Capitulina DA SILVA LOPES, the beloved wife of Tobias delights of Christmas-unlike the present Maria Lopes, in her 65th year,

dead, dull, dog days of blighting fög as recorded by worthy old Reuter-there will also be a very considerable and growing number of residents whose beau-deal of a Tur Waiwopu' has received a telegram from Christmas holiday will be made up of yacht. H. E. Cheng Hsuan-huai, from Hankow, who ing tours and summet sunshine. At all events, Christmas comes as welcome break, and if it he arrived at express speed this year then that is due to ourselves. There will be no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph to-morrow, this next number being that published on Boxing Day.

Hongkong, Tuesday, Liecember 24, 1907.

EXTRADÍTIÓN CASKS,

Few laymen will have the temerity to dis pule the repeated assertions of the judges of the Supreme Court that their Lordships are, like plain, ordinary humdrum individuals overworked. I'verybody is content to be lieve that he is pulsating at an energy deve loped after the pattern of the machines whose delayed advent was the subject of one of Sam Weller's laments. From the factory hand, whose work begins when many people are just conking up their minds to retire for the night, to the latest candidate for honours in the "hopper succiès" all are obssessed with the idea that they are a living personi fication of the verb to hustle," and at no good object is likely to be derived from any attempt to bring them thus enlightenment then we may leave them to them- selves

But whe

the judges of the highest Court in the Colony join in the general cry it highly essential that their protes should be seriously considered and

That importance which it warranta,

CHRISTMAS, AVE,

Peace and good will the ancient mandate

ringing,

Beat through the darkness of earth's

Christmas Eve:

Across the night floats out its message, wing-

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Way through the barriers human efforis

weave.

Break down the bare to-night that hold men

me strangers,

Bridge now the chasms life digs at our

feet

Bebind were perils and before are danger

Leave both awhile, before the Christ

child's feet,

Pall Mall Gaville:

reports that he may he expected in Peking during the course of next week to discuss the Chekinng railway ban with Sir J. Jordan and Mr. .D. P. Blind in conjunction with H. E Wang Tahsich, The Chinese Government wishes the natives to deposit $15,000,000 at the National Bank of China (Hupuyingkong) in Peking and Shan, hal, as a proof that they are

expable of building the railway without outside assistance.

JAPANESE papers say that, in consequence of th forthehcoming transfer of Mr. Takahira from Rome to Washington, Baron Chinda, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, will succeed Bacon Takahira in Rome; Baron. Hayashi Minister in Feking, will be made Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, while he will be succeeded | al the Chinese capital by Mr. H. Jain who won a reputation as Consul-General at Tientsio and is now Councillor of the London Embassy; Mr. Y. Yamara, who has ben Direct or of the Political Burean for eight years past, will go to' London as Mr. Injuin's successor under Count. Komura, Mr. T. Kurachi, to The Hague Conference, will be made Resident Minister in Chile. As Mr. Inouye, now at home, is to resign. Mr. Tsudzuki will probably #ccord him ambassador at Berlin-The

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heart of childhood.".

We wish all our young friends a

"MERRY XMAS."

At the request of Travelling Commissioner Yang Shih-ch'l, the Waiwupu has asked H.E. Liu Shib-beun, Chinese M nister in Paris, to negotiate with the French Government con Cerning the appointment of a Chinese consul to Saigon, "for the protection of the interests of Chinese merchants there,"

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vided by the ship ti which the deceased belang.d.

Young Saunders was due to be paid off next month at the end of his commission when he was to proceed hame where his father and mother besides three sisters the being the only ron) survive to mourn his loss.

SANIZARY BOARD, FORTNIGHTLY MEETING.

Tas usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Hoard was held in the Board-room this after noon, when the following business was trans

acted:

VEGETABLE MARKET FOR vau-ma-t!, The reply from the Government to a petition from Yau-ma-ti vegetable merchants in which they asked for a site to erect a vegetable market thereon, was laid on the table. It was

as follows:-

Colonial Secretary's Office,

2nd December. Sir, Referring to your letter No. 2464 of the 24th September last, Ian directed to state that it is proposed to proceed forthwith with the preparation of the site for the vegetable

market at Yau-ma-ti,

The Registrar-General considers that an aren

AN OLD SMUGGLER",

CANDID CONFESSION AT THE SUPRENE

COURT.

During the hearing of a case in the Summary isdiction Court, this morning, a little amuse-

ment was caused by the plaintiff in the action:

Mr. E. J. Grist, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, who appented for the defence, began very nicely by asking the plain if the same of his native, place. WA

"San-wni," was the reply. Mr. Grist-But in what village? Plaintiff Mök t'in

Do you go home often?. Once a year. You don't say there; long, do you?---Noj only a few days.

During your last visit to the country you had trouble with the Chinese Coverament-What trouble?

In connection with salt smuggling 2-After "pause witness replied: " have nothing to conceal. I must confess that I took part in smuggling salt and opium some thirty years ago. Nothing at all to conceal (Laughter).

CANTON

BY DAY.

THE WEST RIVER.

'[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 23rd December.. Yesterday, the Lospector General of the Nary H. E. LI Chun, on board the Chinese gunboat

of 263 x 30 feet will be sufficient in the first in-ng Shang, leß here for the West River to supervise the arrangements for the proper stance and this area will accordingly be con creted and drained and a water supply will be patrol of the internal waterways, provided as suggested by the Board.

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The area will be lacreased to 160x60 feel when it is considered necessary and when funds permit, and it is proposed eventually to roof over the whole site.-I am, etc.,

(Sd), F. "'MAY,

Colonial Secretary.

The Secretary, Sanitary Board.

LATRINE ACCOMMODATION. Correspondence, refative to latrine accom. modation at No. 14, Des Voeux Road Central, premises occupied by Jay's, Ltd., was cop- sidered: The correspondence is appended -

Sanitary Board,

120d Octaber, 1907.

Sir,-11 appears on inspection that the above

VICEREGAL INSPECTION ABANDONED.

H, E. the Viceroy has abandoned bis con- templated visit to Intong to witness the mili.. tary parade and the gun-testing practice, on account of the non-arrival of the recently or dered Krupp guna

PIRATE JUNK CAPTURED,. Commander As Ki-wan of the Chinese gua- boat Kwang Po strived bere yesterday, from Kaolan with a captured piratas, jurk and a pirate.

SAMPAN CAPSIZED AGA This morning a sampan was capsized in that harbour by the wash from one of the Hong. kong steamers and two men were rescued from the water. No lives were reported 10, have been lost,

TEA CANTON-KOWLOON `RAILWAY, MAR building is not provided with proper latrine

..E. the Viceroy has lastracted the Caston I am directed by the Board to request you to Likin Bureau to rass all goods and materials accommodation for the Chiness employees. be good enough to supply proper tatrice ac commoda, son in accordance with Section 165

1903-I have, etc., of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance

IT is reported from Peking that the amount of recent Vancouver riots is £25.701 and that the damage done to Chiness subjects during the Ministry of Foreigs Affairs has instructed Lord Li Ching fan, Chinese Misic er in Laader to Họ Tung Eng approach the British Government on the subject and to demand the punishment of the rioters..

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THE Japan Mail remarks that a decision deli- vered by a French Court on the subject of the infringement of trade-marks has establi hed the following points, which are well worthy of consideration by Japanese Judge-(1). The indication of a false mark of erigin need nm be expressed, it may be by inference from the worden language used. (2) The use of fancy names of English appearance by themselves is

not reprehensible. (3) The party complaining it is sufficient if he shows possible damage. (4) of this practice seed not show actual damage When possible damage is demonstrated the practice becomes palawful per me and good faith is na defence.

(Sd), G. A. WOODCOCK, Secretary,

Compradora Office,

Jardine, Matheson & Co.

29th November. Sir-With reference to your letter No, 5946/07 calling upon me to provide latrine ace moundation in the above building for the Chinese employees, heg. To request that the Board might be pleased to allow the provision of the conveniences to stand in abeyance uplit the premises are fully let The reasons for my application are:-

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for the Canton Kowloon Rilway Department ment between the. Walwopu and that Depart (Chinese- section) free of dues as per arrange.

ment.

DOCK CHARGES, The Canton Likin Bureau and the Shan Hon Chu have petitioned the Viceroy, alat the charges for repairs of governme elc. at the Whampoa Gverament are somewhat high and requested have them in future repaired in private slips. The request has been granted Viceroy.

A NEW ASSOCIATION.;

H.E the.

Yu Mow Strert, inside the city, by students Yesterday a meeting was held in a school, in and others for the purpose of making arrange. ments for the formation of an association under the style of the Self-Government. Association of Kwanglung. Some students who have re of the Nine Prefects and Seven Suh prefcclurea of the space that may be required, and also turned from Japan delivered spreches before what position will best suit the convenience of the assembly. The text of the speeches was all the tenants, and

At present the whole top floor and the greater portion of the first floor are vacant. When the position to ascertain the availability and extent entire premises i re let, I shall be in a better

In addition to two privies on the first floor Ix Summary Jurisdiction, at the Supreme for use the European and Chinese occu. Court, this morning, Tanung. Ut, allas Treung panis, there exist at present two privies: one Ut Woj u Lader, of 85, Lime Kiln Street, Sam on the first for, maintained by the tenants shul-pe, brought action against issung Fong the St. George's Club-for use by their Chinese Chau, Kowloon trader,77, Lime Kiln Street, to employees, and one on the ground floor mais. recover the sum of $615 due from the defendant tained by the tenants the SC: Morning under an undertaking made and given by the lost," for the same purpose.-1 am, etc,

(54) Họ Tong. defendant to the plaintiff on the 16th Septem ber. Or la the alternative for the sum of $615

Sanitary Board. being money had and received by the defend.

PUBLIC HEALTH, Ant for the use of plaintiff. In request of sales

With regard to the amendment of the exist of property of the San Ki firm Mr. M.W.Slade, Instructed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada e Castro, jug Public Health and Buildings Ordinance Appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. E. J. Grist, and the byelaws in respect of the removal of of Masers, Wilkinson and Grist, was for the infected persons, disinfection of infected

The Secretary,

Mr. Justice Wins found for the miser, etc, a lengthy mis with costs

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to the effect that on account of the dangerous state of affairs at present in Ching partition of the territory of the Empire is generally feared a witness the British interference of the inter cal administration of the province of Kwany tang, the French demand for sions in the southern part of the Portuguese encroachment territory in the district of Heungsha quite time for the Chinese people to in strength to brlog about self-go to protest against fore

Chinese matters.

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