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prosperity of here on a pleasure.

Mr. Een, A. Packar National Bank of Day and daughter Dorothys. aident of the First Nation and twice mayor of that

PH TUESDAY SEPTEMBER

and health conditions have been pictured with dark colours, vas the mosquitos are supposed to be especially ferocious for snakes and other reptiles, well, they baye hardly room to wriggle around one anothert The people, Loo, bave fillen in for gross mistopresentation_ and the whole country has been put down nu something to bo avoided. The truth may be started abroad by the several means open to Its dissemination but that generally fails to accomplish the purpose and after all the best way to get at and establish the facts is to have men seo for themselves. Hence it is that Manila is more than happy in wel coming this large party of visitors. They are given an opportunity to see things for themselves, to live for a few days under the alarming conditions that beset the regular G. 1. Stamm of Los Angeles ITA inhabitants and to make their own judg||banker, He is accompanied by Mrs.

aud à son and diughter. ments. And the community will be very glad to accept their judgments. The pro- Fred. L. Allas, a prominent business, mar sent is not the most favourable time in the Los Angeles and a member of the Caimber year for travelling in the islands. It is the Commerce of that city, was with the

·féï' Chamber of Commerce ERCENIOS scaton of rain and storm and the sure. Alles is with him is still close enough to make ilicif fell

"NL"Laizjosky, a will known bu especially in the middle of the day. But of San Diego, is accompanied by the country is willing to submit to ex and John Loog, a iet red banker of the amination and comparison with a great many city,AN other countries even at this time of year!! As already stated, we welcome our American visitors and hope they will find things copy. *ble in our Colonial administration. Whe.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

3. E. Est Linog, Viceroy of Manchuria, is re- turning to Makden,

bard president of the Grapa, NOLI and Mr. late aft Stoddard, a cousis of the Pra idant, are in the party.

fdimarïdayM BY? enemy present the

the compan

oliceman; la sple of ross Biclety, medi bielejares and his böc

erible

ined for some days until the alsence caused the neighbours magistrale to hold an inquast – A yamen run- ber was sent to iba place but be ruinsed to do bything until he had levied a squeris from the kal-long. Having obialded this, the corpse whs removed and the police are now searching for the murderers who escaped dating the con fasion caused by his terrible act

The:

dated

lections taken w Which this subje

were to the dangers contained with tow

sprays. I sitech a minuto by farpactor, R explaining the working of these rotary sprays but I do cot wish to press this

members consider that the bax

ordinary spray As supplied to tes present carta will be more effective and lans labia to get out of control, it can be affixed to the new catiS. The latter should, however, ›ba of the fours wheeled type to save time and furiber to enable stigin the fall,adyzotege of the new form of traciloo

(5).), B. D. C. Wo te.

following farther minute was niso con- sidered ¿Maayan part

present cant takes 203 galons or absut aut jact of which it is stated was a woman. therefore past of the weight must be carried by

The second murder is also the result of a Rab-The bing affray. Two men had bang bosom frianda from thels youth up but at last had a quarrel the

friend with certain information, the result of which was that the man was dismissed from his position. The dismissed man then resolved on revenge and, sacking out his one-time friend, stabbed him to death and then took to flight The police are still vain'y looking for the criminai.

POLICE IN KWANGTUNG.”:

1,000 lbs. of water," it in two-wheeled and

It would orities Colony's build those tamble. ways provedḥ

senace to life)

VICTORIA DIOC

"FERENCE;

The Victoria Dircesin Cɔn'ore

1. Opening prayer

held at St. Pane Co lege from 11 am, to 1 2,0 moves while being carried so does the weight agat di paper is as follows cha on the animal vary, and especially so on uneven surfaces or when turning. A certain weight. The Bishop's address, must always be on the neck so as to prevent the cart tipping up. Only a narrow track fa watered, necessitating the use of more carts and bailochato, water, a⠀ givan" e ríaco.

$. Appoinment of secretary to the Con

ference,

4. Reports of Committees

Report of the Shang bal Conferenca zgiek, Consideration of the preamble, conillin- tion god canons of the General Synod put forth provisionally at that Cond ferencs, and ieiolations (hercon. 7. Appointment of commit;es for Diocesan

organisation

Some others are Charles A. Brant, manager of El Tovar Betel, Grand Canyon, Aris and bis wifs. Dr. S. 8. Crew of l'es Augeles, Join J. Connots of El Paso, Tex, Me and ther or no such be the case, we have the Mrs. James E. Darbs, proprietoise of the men then woot to jhe mastercf his former the bullocks on their racks. "As the water and a to 4 pm.lo-mor,ow, 24th" inın The

the Van Nuys Halal of Los Angeles," The pleasure of their presence for the time beingle and two daughters of Walier L. Vall, and we are sure that the hospitality of Hong big cattleman of arsona and Call kong will not fall far short of the well known fornía. Mr. T. G. Nonis, wife of a wallknown lawyer of Pieico!t, Asition John r. Newell, hospitality of Manila,

a setired business man of Los Angeles, and his wife, Miss Marin C. McGinais, timer of F. 5, McClanis, irivalling patsonger agent of the Southern Pacific Co.; bar aunt, Mrs. Josephine The powers that be in Kwangisng are great Griffin and her cous. Miss Maria Rooch Mrly exercised over the inefficiency of the police and Ms. F. T. Tanterman, of Los Angeles, foice. Many of the countly towat steun Clifford R. Here, of the Dil and Metals Bank policed, the only system of protection being of Los Angeles and Mis Boras, J. E. Hux the old system of watch men who aen eften old table, pres, of the Douglass Drug Co. of Doug and decrepit and not seldom in league with lass, Aizspo, and his wife and Harry Kay with vil-doers. Latterly there have been an as large land and irrigation inteïente in Arienna,”

tonishing number of robberies, thefts, murders, kidnappings and other crires the perpetrators of which have, in almost every instates, get AWAY scol-fee. The more enlightened of the community are demanding better protection by for this purpose, for the provincial treasury has an increase in the palice force. The Govern ment respond that there are no funds availab's at present the greatest difficulty in making both ends siast. In recent proclamation the Viceroy has called upon the people to remedy the ballacks. the present slåte of affairs by subscriblog- money to enlarge the police force. His Ex-

LiEur. J. W. Cleyton has, the Admiralty at nounce, been appointed to the Minotour, THE Golconds Malay Rubber Company, Limited, announce an interim dividend of 25

per cent.

THE home battalion of the King's Den Light Infantry has prepared a big dr.fi to join the 1st Battalion at Hongkong on its arival here.

VISIT TO CANTON AND MACAKO During their brief stay la Honglong the paity, even though under adverse neuter con ditions, have done much sightseeing; but Can STYLED the Siemens Chins Electrical Eaton and Macao, from the point of historical stabilaked in Berlin, a compasy with a capital tereating objectives. We have bean Informed piseering Company, Ltd., there has bass associations, will form the party's mest in that the entire party, consisting of 114 per sons and guide. have completed arrange ments with the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd, for their port to and from Cantos and Macio Ac cording to present plans, the party embark on board one of the River quotes early to-morrow morning for Canton, and as the

of 3, 500,000.-

THE steamer filaroe, built for the Java Chien-Japan Steam Navigation Company, bas bren launched. The steamer has a length of 430 matres, u breadth of 54 instrax, and a width

A. S. WATSON & CO., of 30 metres, while the keel was set on Oct. 20,

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The ratas per quartar and per mensem, proportiozat Subscriptions for any period less than one month will be charged as for a full month, The dally larne te delivered free when the address

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1909.

fastest and the most commodious boat will be placed at the disposal of the American visiter they are expected to reach the Southru cartial

cellercy polois out to the people that it will be to their benent to do this also that they ought likely, beaver, that the appeal will have much to do it from motives of paitatem. It is not affect for the people have bat là le faith in their guardians and, as was pointed out in

With Tor-whenfel caris taking 400 gallons there is no weight on the ballocks at any tim turning is easier, owing to the larger wheel bise, mure than double the width of the slicet is watered and fewer carts and blocks are needed. With both cuts, the whole weight is only to be moved at the beginning of the journey, as the cart proceeds the waight-leans, On fair y level sonds tie amount of work done by each pair of ballocks in the two-wheeled or four-wheeled carta will be tactically the rame a the four-wheeled cart there is a heavier pull

tear on the bullocks' legs and feet through hav- but this is compensated for by the absencs of '39gging of the load and by ibn less weir and ing loss we'ght to carry and in down-bill work by the brake doing the holding back instead of

'(5d);÷ADAM GIBSON,

Colonial Votaridkly Surgara.

22. 8:10. Scavenging Inspector Reidia reported as

she width of spread, on the proposed new four. allows sa working al levers and controlling wheel rotary street-watering e:ziu am

(1) The width of spread can be centralied

one for each disc.

H.E. TISH LIANG has been appointed Tartar General in Nanking. This transfer materially weakens the Empress-Dowager's patty. The Frince Regent is baable apparently is recall Yuan Shib-kai and is putting off the expected in a liuto over five hours from leaving the Hope cativa journal a' day or two sgo, weather ihre Lom the 'dziver's scat by the use of two levels,

official changer..

·

Ma. Boog Choo Leek writes to the Singapore papers to say that he shot an esgle at Kallang River on the afternoon of the 3rd instant. The bird weighed rolls and its messursment from wing to wing was 7ft io. He thinks this is the biggest bid he ever saw in the island. GENERAL Baillond, General Officer Command ing Algeria, has made in ascent in an aeroplan driven by an officer. He was impressed by the facilities afforded for military observation and thought that the seroplane would prove useful in effecting reconnaissances in Southern Algeria.

ESTATE which is valued at £196314, with 9429 st pirsonalty, was left by Mr. Arthur Lloyd, director of Meiss, Roward Lloyd, de

koog wharf. The tourists will thus be afforded ample time during the best part of Wednesday to "do" the most important sights of Canton and retur in time to Shameen to catch the night boat on their retura to Hongkong. On Friday the trip will be made in Macao, and for this ex cursion, too, the mangement of the Hongkong Canton add Macao Steamboat Co. has bad entrusted with the entire transport arrangement, Alter the practical demonstration of their ability to handle io a thoroughly satisfactory manner large parties of the touring public instanced on the occasion of the Clark yi italy 16.the year when twelve hundred pastongs mare catered for without a single hitch-there is every reason to bellera that the Exam nir tourials will carry away with them a pleksigg a recollection of the river services as did their fellow-coumis, men who preceded them under secretary of the Steamboat to Mr. J. Arcold, is too much alive to the convenience and cam fors of his Company's patrons to neglect avap the smallest detail to make the jurnoje to and from Canton and Macao anjthing but a plea sure to those participating in the four jo-moir, and Friday.

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ba police or ao police, the number of crimes remalus about the same. The avaraga Cantoni policamau has "inefficiency" mit large spon him, Slovenly in galt, untidy in appearance, laubging at sticsi corocis, foul la: language, the local curtidisa of the peace has little to His in recommend him to the pubi.c. efficiency is only equalled by the brutality with which he treats an unfortunate wretch who falls into his hands. What is wated fiera is a strong, competent man to assume the epptrol of the force, a man who has had some unining in a contry where palice are police, but the problam

to fad such a mandato

THE SECRET SOCIETIES.

Shair copies delivered at their 'roaldoneos without any extra charge. On copies sent by post an propristors of Lloyd's Weekly News and the the cynductorship of Mr. Clark. The acting commonly known as the Trind Society, and the additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Daily Chronicle, who died recently at the age The postage on the weekly laue to any part of the of forty-nine. At least £120.000 is to be ap

world is 50 cents per quarter.

five cents (for ojah only),

BIRTHAN

plied to charitable parpotgi.,

Single Coples, Dally, en cante:Weekly, twenty-Boon after the luncheon hour, the interesting sight was witnessed of a long procession of chalts in double fie me ching along Queen's August 6, at Pariickhill, Glasgow, wife of Road from the Hongkong Hotel up. Battery C. B. Gale, of Hongkong, daughter,

Path to the Faak ́Trim wsy - terminus. The procession was made up of a large proportion S. CONSUL GENERAL. of the American tourists to much in evidence MEWMARKE in the City tos ay

The Senghong Celegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1910.

M2. G. E. ANDE JSON'S ARRIVAL: M. G. E

Ir. G. E. Ander », the new Comml Gen- al for the United States in Kangkong, arrived brib:P.M.S.S. Co.'s a Mongolia this morn

ing.

(1). The valves balng in close contact with the disc, their action is instantaceans, both in altering the width of spread or completely shutting off water, je

8. Report of slot Conference re Pan-Angili

can Grant,"

19. Formation of a Diocesin Board to hold

property in China. –

10% Fropo, al of the Bishop of Kwangs) and Husan re the work of the Church in the Province of Kiapgsi in thli Diocese.

11. Discussion on the supply & d training a Chinita clergy and catechies,

-12. Requests from the Bishops of. Singapore and Lebuin re Ohläste Christian am!”:

13 Resolutions the proposed-Hotel in connection with the Hergkong Uni

14. Any other business approved by the

Chaimian and; Conferenc^.......

SHAMEEN NOTES,

THI T

[From Our Own Correspondent.]||

Canton, 12th September. Luckily, the foreign community resident on the Shamren do not st fier much from the mu (3) When the spread is reduced, the water welcome visitations of thieves. There a supply is reduced in propostos to the sid his unpleasant variety to this happy.mate of and, when passing an obstacle on the road, the affairs when Mr. J. Rule, cfths Standard Qil', water can be shut off lestantaneously on one Company, found that money, jewellery and or both sides, a

() The disc can be thrown in and out of gear while the cart is in motion by means of frc lon clutch, or they can be fi tod with an

ordinary clutch, if preferred..

o her valuables to the extent of 5500 had buen

taken from the Bedroom Suspicion fill da ons of the domestics who la at prosent in custody, BUILDING ACTIVITY

There is a good deal of building activity just Hop. Mr. E. A. Hewelt minuted:--I approve | at present in the Se tlement, 7h) Chartered of fo.s-whenied ca to provided the Colonial | Bink are putting up fide promisis in tha Ve'e inary Furgeon is, satitfied that two bil- Central Avenus while the British Amircan locks can draw 4 000 lbs, without undue strain.

POKFULAM WATER SUPPLY.

LETTER FROM GOYARNMENT,

„The following het er from Government rai istive to the Pokfulam Water Supply was laid on the table at the meeting of the Saaltary Board his sitemoost

Tobacco Company are erecting what promis to be palatis cffices and quarters not fee off, The Bitish Consulate is now looking quite smar, having lately been newly printed and decorated,

o

THE WEATHERE During the last few days the wasther han cooled down considerably and it is now pos ibin to get soms elerp at ibi. Although the mornings and evenings ara much caolar the middle of the day stili gemsida. very hot so that:

Just now it is a triff's puzzling to kaow exicily

Colonial Secretary's Office,

19 b'August, 1910": Ez-With reference to my litter No. 2857/10) of the 23rd ultimo, I am directed to inform you what to wear.

Most of t that the leccar to preclude acce

access to the tannal were reported on the aard instant by the various m He Director of Fable Works to be complate with the exception of the fixing of a low wires which gath must await the completion of arms work that Swan's horsi the Military au hoʻilies are carrying out in the stream-bed

· The a. cret societies which exit in this pro- vince are giving the authorities a world of trouble. The same of these tocieties is Irgion, but chief among theth are the "Sam Hop Wui Kim Traj Wat or Dagger Leagus. Both these fraternities are ave wedly political in their sima, but the fact of the matter is that they ex'st la. plunder law-abiding citizens. Some time ago the Viceroy orde ed a free pardon tothose msm hers who would acknowledge their membership and, then enter into an undertaking to Jea1|2 | quiet lives. © Haidly a man accepted the offer and at the present moment the activities of these lesgues is greater than ever. In the Shun Tak add San Wai Districia one hears of whole "QOL BELT. J. Prendergast, half-pay," iste

villages being terrorised into becoming, mem, R.E., who has gone in retired pay of £450 per

bers. A flute while ago at a fair held lost Aurum, joined the "Scientific Corps from

farmer district the merchants almost to a man received: threatening letters demanding the Woolwich 53 years ago, and was premated to

payment of money to the societies of the altar bis present rank in 1907. He did good work

native al death and such was the terms around in the China expedition, 1920, as Acting Civil

that the fair became a fasco. The Viceroy in and Military Guvernor at Wei-hai-wel, and was

a recent circular on this mailer ways" that this The Millary Luthorities were sequest fast employed as C.R.E. at Weymouth,

state of affairs is due to the supianoess of

agih uliimo to bevathebuildiógépbblab the officials to the country districts and be his commanded these cfficials to sand in a terori about on the bill opposite the 114, the company comes to see sed study DICK has been translated into most langs:

very als months on the steps that have both lio Barracks tidied up and the ground tuned things in the Far East with a view towards ages, but it is stated that David Copperfield,"

nken for the suppression of these dicicibers of where Decessary, recently pabi,shed in Portuguese, is the first of Dailog hin recent brief stay in Manila, Me, the place, so you ca the furthering of American trade generally his works translated into that language. The Anderson was greatly interested in the Philip assAULTIKO A MAGISTRATE la the Far East. We wish them good luck book has had a good sale, and possibly others pines and devoted as much time na possible day of two ga

*to go the Magistrate of Hok in their Eastern tour and trust that their of Dickens' stories may now fad. Portogusan while laere la sindying conditions and galling Kong had a most unpleasant experience. fi “The Secretary, sojourn in Far Eastern ports will prove of translators. It is to be feared that the atmos in touch with the officials of the Covernment particular business and his way lay through

· bad occasion⋅ toʻlaira:klışyaman on some MADRAS

value

Our fends have come by way of the risks to quilon, to render tisulation and the basines Interde He called on local y la hich bad characters abound The DEG of Manlin and this is the comment of the works to question, to sendor translation Governor-General Forbes and other, insofar official who had become somewhat unpopular intere

Lowing to bis energy was surrcanded by a gang made upon their presence by our ex- 80 easy task.--O-herwise we must have amour officials, timable contemporary the Manila Times our fellow-residents a number of Fonpgaiss Carl-General Anderson, like many other of rowdits what once began to aulanickin magistrate. The latter's guard took to flight D. Nawar Ped from formālism. His boma logolate capable of such authorship.-N. C. men in the American consular serv

leaving their chief, at the mercy of the mob. noisi. However, some law-abiding parsons, haaring the balis made a diversida in his favour and ke was lucky enough to escape, and fake ref the yamep. For a time there was ment, and, it locked it sation

restored;"

OUR AMERICAN VISITORS,

Today we bara to welcome among our midat "the Examiner patty" from the United States of America. Numbering no less than

the

Consul General Anderson has been serving at lo, Jantico and after bis arsigoment to Mengkong, paid a visit to the United States China will not be a new experience.to him because he had several year, service bere in the costalar corps, Amoy being the last post at which he was stationed;

The cordial welcome which Manila bas iren to the members of the largo, party

the Orient under the auspices of ~ Juitke Harsland, Acting Fuisse and he was publishing & pews eles Examiner is la line with and a common jury in the Summary state when first appoin'cit

Court this moralog, Chau Tiua Tens, of 167] Spanking to a Maslis Tinca munity Manila and Queen's Road West, and Chin Pa Shing, aut always bech dominated trading as the Wing Sblog Loong, furatiore record goes, dealer, of xya Now Bireet, 10 recover the sUM

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