1910-12-03 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 8898

CONTENTS.

Birth and Death.

Loading Artiolos:-

Binishment.

Sneering.

Shaukisan Road.

Raising Reyesve.

The Consequences of Acarchy. Hongkong Companies' Ordinance. Old English Honser

The lens-Cattleg Campaigo.

Reva in Hongkong!

Christmas Boxes,

Legal Intelligence:-

Claim for Damages.

A Bankrupt Defendant.

Police:-

The Moslaughter Case.

The insecg Case.

Excitement in Hollywood Read.

The G-gs Street Case.

The Grant Care.

The Charge Against Thayer.

Claim en Permissory Nole.

The lasura ce Presicalico. Miscellaneous Articles and Reports

Revolt in Macao..... Ex-Geveren of Mecan. Notes by the Way. -

News from the Nattb...

Big House Collapse.

Bjou Scenic here.

The Collision Cyst.

Garden Party at Headquarters House, Excess of Passenie.sa

The Tung Woh Viosp.

Exeunt slit Jesuits.

Kolangsu ( may) Municipal Council."

St. John's Cathedrali.

Typhoon Warnings."

The Quadruple Agitement."

Fight for the World's Oil Trade,

Hongkong's New Regiment.

Traatiatic Litres Reca

Boosting Rubber.

Desib of Deck Company's Employee.

Sta-Yip Queueless Society.

Sparling

Canton Hankow Railway,

A Long-Drawn-Out Cain.

Strap Rumont in Manila.

Toyo Kalten Kajka..

• pacy.

Chinese in the Phlippites,

The plum Case,

Lloyd's Register

The World's Tex Trade,.

The Queue-Cuit na ampaign..

Clala for Money Lent,

Facts about the Kowloon-Calos Railway. Heavy Storm in Japan Sea,

Automatic Telephones,

The French Coavent..

Chinese A. D. C,

Bjo cenic Theatra

Subscription Griffins..

St. drew's Ball.

H.M., Newcastle,

Foo bail.

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good stories. As we write, we are told by a friendly critic that the chapter on Bucking hamshire is not best, but that on Bedford, Hertford and Middlesex. Now, when you get several opinions, and each one of them fastens on a different chapter for special commendation, the conclusion to be arrived at by a reviewer is that, the book is really a charming and interesting work.

THE QUBUE-CUITING CAMPAIGN.

(1st December.)

in many quarters, there still prevails a good deal of scepticism with regard to the reality of the Reform movement in China, creeds, are able to show a more impartial rather one should say amongst the Chi and a really gentler spirit towards such dannese nation, for they are a widely scattered gerous persons as the Sisters of St. Francis than the baptised and confirmed and other wise several sacramented Portuguese. That Macao on its reversion to the dignity of the, position of being an integral portion of the Chinese Empire will enjoy the blessings of Law and Order under the mild and equable administration of the Penal Code of the Ta Curing Dynasty is our earnest hope.

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developments which might startle oven some against, and many of both sides are which), the King of England ordered that

Revolutionaries. They needlessly rebelled influenced by religious feelings. We look public services of thanksgiving be held in all

against their King, thoy now appear to be in A most interesting part of English life is at it from the sensible English standpoint. the Churches. This was too much for the If a man is a criminal, punish him. If he sense of humour of a Voltairian free-thinker

T communal centres, as with Imperial needless rebellion against the very Govern the antiquity of many of the homes of the is a good and useful citizen, respect him. I like Frederick. "So, my lord" said he to

for built not only for themselves but for he agrees with us in our religious or party the British ambassador at Potsdam "50 I Governments, a perpetual problem is the ment which they helped to set up. This people, from Duke to cottager. Our ances opinions, let us rejoice in him as a friend. see the king, your master, reckons Almighty discovery of new means of raising revenue would be of only intellectual interest to us, their children's children and for even later But if he differs from us let us not on that God among bis allica." The Englishman to meet new public needs. In this respect, and to all who are not Portuguese, were it generations. A fascinating book, we have ground break clementary laws. We are replied boldly "Yes, Your Majesty, and the our Crown Colonies as a whole have their strong believers in toleration. Liberty for only one who does not ask us for subsidies." own burdens to bear; and, just as their pot for the fact that British and other Forcigo often thought, might be written about some This of goographical or constitutional conditions interests are vitally affected. Chinese interests, of the beautiful and historic old houses everybody and for everything except for Thus.seer was met by speer.

successfully done at last. The book, entitled criminals and crime. We differ, as English course was only fair, but we do not leara differ, so each particular Colony has to of course, are more concerned. in Macao which abound in England. This boo been than any other, not only Chinese of the Old English Houses" by Allan Fea, pub- men, from Hinduism as a religion. But as that it did the Prussian king any good. wont its own salvation in the man.

As it hap mainland but Chiness of Hongkong, many lished by Martin Secker, London, is worthy Englishmen, we not only respect the liberty When Voltaice was utterly beaten in contro- get best suited to itself. of those who profess that form of belief, but very he always took advantage of the cheap pens, two Crown Colonies-Hongkong and of them British subjects. The conduct of of a place on one's bookshelves. What a wo even protect it. We are not followers of reinforcement of ribaldry. The Jesuits had the Straits Settlements-find themselves the rebellious soldiery will be watched with charming companion when co a holiday in the Prophet Mahommed. But we strongly get the better of him in some Biblical argu- forced into similar positions at the same time interest, therefore, not only, no doubt the country Mr. Fea would make! His book advocate. the protection from issult or proment or other, by quoting the writings of the and by reason of the same set of circum- by the British Naval Forces in these waters, reveals a thoughtfully humorous disposition, and a mind stored with historic and anti- fanation of the mosques devoted to Islam. prophet Habbacuc. "Ah bah!" cried Vol- stances: Damely, the extinction and final but also by the numerous and far from We are not Quakers, but if such a cruelty as taire, Babbacue était capable de tout!" All reduction of the opium trade with a con- ill-trained and ill-disciplined Chinese Army quarian learning. It also shows that Mr. the persecution of those gentle, pious and Paris laughed, and refused to take Voltaire's sequent disappearance of a formerly valuable in Kwang Tung Province at the very gates Fea is possessed of the sense of beauty. He most inoffensive people who style themselves opponents seriously, which was, of course, source of revenue, As to the Imperial Go. of Macao. How seven hundred soldiers is an artist. The photographs in the book are, delightful, they remind us of countless by the attractive title of the "Society of exactly what Voltaire wanted. His sacer verament's action in compacting with China who apparently take a light-hearted view of

effective than all his for a gradual diminution in the imports of the responsibilities entailed by wearing a spots of the South of England, a country Friends," were to be revived in these days, was vastly more we should protest in every possible way clerical antagonists' learned exegesis. We the drug from Todis, there is apparently uniform, are going to defend the very inter-dear to us not only as lovers of the beautiful, against it, as an enormily, ao auachronism, trust that when we quote, or rather refer nothing more to be said. It would amount esis which they are busy destroying, is a but as students of history, and still more on To banish people and confiscate their proto, Sir Henry May's admirable speeches on only to "flogging a dead horse further to puzzle which may be paradoxically solved account of those personal associations which perty is a violence which can only be ex-volunteering and on the formation of the dwell on that subject. But that leaves us by the Chinese. It will be really interesting clude expression. The chapter which deal cused by some crime of, the first magnitude corps of scouts, we shall not be met with an still face to face with the fact that both. and perhaps even consoling to a philosopher with Kent and Sussex and Hampshire in on their part. Confiscation has long ceased English equivalent of Voltaire's flippancy, Singapore and Hongkong bad to look about to observe Chinese troops engaged in the terest us most, but that on Buckinghamshire to be a punishment common'la the practice such as "Uh, but P-y May is capable of for some new source of revenue which was unaccustomed task of restoring order among is probably the best in the book. It is next of English Law; banishment is unknown to saying anything" He is certainly capable tapable. In this Colony the deficit was made the inhabitants of a Foreign country. Of to impossible to lay down this book whcu it in our days. The Statute Book contains of saying many home truths, and we trust good by means of the imposition of a course, the latter designation is now disput-once one has begun to read it. It is full of some obsolete provisions which touch this that those who feel inclined to make light of tax on spirituous liquors, necessitating ed by the Chinese when applied to Macao, very Jesuit question, When it was raised in the usefulness of our auxiliary forces in this the organisation of a Revenue Department There is, however, no denying the truth that and Preventive Force. Until the end of until, quite recently Macao was a Foreign an English Court some time ago, the Judges Colony will carefully re-read his speeches.

this year, we can hardly expect to learn what country, inhabited by the decendants of men absolutely refused to listen to it at all, and

this L'epartment's contribution has been to whose renowned names, still shed a golden magistrates decline to force those obsolete

the local exchequer. In Singapore they lustre on the face df history. It is true that statutee. We pote that the Eoglish Law

have adopted the principle of an income tax Macao was the point whence Christianity does not require any additional or special

China MacaO WAE once the to make up their deficit. How it will oper- provisions to enable it to deal with

Christian civilization. political plotters. If the Jesuits ic Since the opening of the electric tramate remains to be seen. Hongkong to raise representative of Great Britain were to become dangerous.to ways there has been apparent a growing money has impinged upon the accepted for Now that the latter has ceased to exist the body politic; the ordinary law could deal tendency on the part of the public to take mula of Free Trade. Singapore at any rate in Macao, there does not seem to be any with

extraordinary full advantage of that spendid run along the has not gone any farther than the Imperial serious reason why Confucianist civilization them without any

should not take its place. Perhaps in some measures being taken, We also note that sea-front from Wanchai down to Shaukiwan, laws by which income tax is recognised as a the gentlemen who have been exiled from and a correspondent very righteously com perfectly reasonable form of taxation, always the Chinese will recivilize Macao. It their own country, Portuguese Jesuita explains of a nuisance to which passengers are though it may press a little more hardly is an entertaining speculation to a thoughtful pelled by Portuguese revolutionaries, have subjected at our point of the journey. This upon some citizens than upon others, mind to wonder how it is that the unbaptis- not even been accased of political activity. complaint does not in any way refer to the Nearly all laws do. Again to contrast theed Chinese, serenely indifferent to the quar North Hummack (Selangor) Rubber Com. The first act of the revolutionaries was to Tramway Company, whose service is excel- laxative methods adopted by the respective rels of sects, or the jangling of discordant expel the Jesuits and attack all religious lent, but to the nuisance constituted by the Colonies, Hongkong has gained or at least orders. We really must appeal to the sense crowd of yelling coolics and imitative boys hopes to gain her ends by an indirect tax, which of fairplay in our readers, when considering who congregate where passengers have to is bound to strike at the small consumer in

modera Britons, founding communal bodies this sorry business. Every one knows that change cars at Causeway Bay and follow up a far greater degree than in the case of the

people like the ancient Jews or the more large consumer. Singapore, on the other

in whichever country their adventuresome- the Jesuits who went away to day in the the vehicles, whether these be going town

hand has elected to accept the direct tax, Lella were harmless and, learned men, wards or outwards; Their vociferations are

than another goes to prove the change of whose heads were never troubled with any enough to jar the nerves of the least sensi which is cerinly not so burdensome upo

mess may lead them. But if one thing more other affairs than their immediate duty, live and positively to frighten nervous wo the poor man. A citizen who indulges in

sentiment that is tending to alter the der and that that duty not only did not include mea. This state of things reminds one of the use of any dutiable article and thereby

tinies of China by demolishing the barriers interference in politics, but absolutely pre- the squads of beggars, filthy and aggressive, contributes to the revenue indirectly can

which stood between her and the pro greasiveness of the world in general, it is the cluded any kind of interest in any other kind who pursue the foreign visitor in Levantine pay just as little as he likes by regulating his

movement that can best bo described as of other people's business whilever They lands demanding "backsheesh" as a right consumption of that article. That kind of tax

"the queue-culting campaign." There is no were school-masters and ministers of religion. and heaping curses and objurgations upon might well be described as a voluntary one.

dubiety about the enthusiasm with which this What would sensible Englishmen have said the heads of any bold enough to ignore Au income tax, on the contrary, is a com

campaign is being followed up. It is an indis- if Mr. Balfour had banished Mr. Campbell their attempted extortion. In the case alpulsory one.

putable fact that there is no people the preacher, on the ground that he was a the Causeway Bay rascals, doubtless their

In commercial circles far and near there. more adaptable than are the Chinese to the radical (be is) and was using his pulpit as a object is a similar one. They come rushing

manners and customs and life of the foreign platform for political purposes (he did), and after the moving cars, especially when the

has been nothing but commendation expres that this was political interference by a reli first-class section is filled. It is a peculiar is put at $1,200 per annum. That is to say, a.sed with regard to the action of the Hong countries to which they are constantly find- gious sectarian? What would they say now thing that Shaukiwan Road has always ratepayer would require to have a regular in kong Legislatura in bringing forward a Billing their way. As a rule the Chinese are come of $100 per mensem before he could for the emendation of our local Companies' ruled by the precept, "When in Rome do sá if Mr. squith, and his áme downée Lloyd borne an unenviable reputation for being a

In dis. Ordinances. The only fault that is charged the Roman do." And no doubt it is this very George, were to expel a Tory Anglican resort of robbers and bad characters general- bo called upon to pay income tax. Clergyman for preaching Conservatism in his ly. With the inauguration of the tram-cussing this same question, the " Free Press" against the new Bill seems to be that it does adaptability that has led countless thous These suppositions seem ridi- ways, of course, its evil name has largely says, one thing that will occur to many is not go far enough in defending the investor ands of them settled in the United States, culous to an English wind, but the disappeared, In the old days, however, few that the bulk of the population, mainly, Chi- against the specious company promoter, Mexico, Southern America, Austra asia and the Federated Mal y States to discard the. Portuguese have done worse. They have cared to run the risks of the then dark and nese, who found the exciso revenue from Well, Rome was not built in a day. It is driven out scholarly and innocent men with lonely road. Shaukiwan and its purlieus opium are now to be relieved, when that some satisfaction to know that the existing queue. If we remember aright, it was Dr. out even the excuse that they had taken were the haunts of numerous bands of des commodity goes out of the market, from Compantes Ordinances served in great Arthur Smith, in his Chinese Charac sides in politics. This is sheer religious peradoes, who were ready for any crime or contributing anything to the revenue at all, measure to protect British investors against teristics," who declared pithily that the peo. persecution, and we as free meu, as lovers devilry and defied authority in every shape unless of course they proceed, as indeed many spurious conceros in the past; and it ple of China never could advance until they is still more satisfactory to realise that in the parted with their queues and stopped the of liberty, abhor it and are disgusted at it, and form, issue from their lairs' at night, they are now doing in a marked degree, to If the Society of Friends should not be par- to harass and pillage the villagers. For the substitution of alcoholic liquor for their future the "shark" promoter will have less practice of shaving the head.. It is rather a trite remark, containing far more thas secuted, a fortiori the Society of Jesus should years the Police had the utmost diffi- former quota of opium. The levy of an in-and less room for the employment of his not be molt sted, for whatever our religious culty in dealing effectively with the evil, come tax will in the main mean nothing else nowers for evil The regular phalanx of meets the eye. It is striking because it shows views may be, even were they those of Mr. but in the end it was suppressed and now than the settlement of the old opium tax to rubber companies, good, bad and indifferent, that such a keen observer as Dr. Smith R. J. Campbell, was not Jesus the Fricod of the road is almost as safe to the night way the shoulders, to a great extent of a different registered under the Hongkong Ordin regards a change of style in the man- farer as any other in Hongkong Yet, only class of the community. And so, the result ances, was mostly responsible for the oer of wearing the hair an essentiality friends the Friend of all-Maskind?

a few years ago, quite a common beading in will be that the con-oplum consuming Longkong Government wishing to exercise if the Reform movement-is-to-progress-at-all. the "Hongkong Telegraph" was "Another classes will have to take over the burden of better control over Shanghai companies. The late Chinese Minister to Washington, Outrage on the Shaukiwan Road" and even supplying the deficit produced by the opium. But, says "Capital and Commerce," the new not long ago forwarded to the Throne an to this day robberies there are not infre smoking classes being forcibly deprived of Bill has not taken note of the fact that the earnest appeal from his countrymen in the quent, though nothing very serious has been access to that commodity, and so be de- directors/of companies in Shanghai belong to Americas praying that an Imperial Decrea We have noticed a tendency to laugh at reported for some time post. Police super-prived of any responsibility to contribute to all nationalities. The penalties imposed be issued to authorise the cutting of the our Volunteers and Scouts, and to jeer at vis cn and control have, of course, been con- the Colony's revenues in that way. Yet there, upon fraudulent or negligent directors would queue by Chinese subjects resident in foreign their manoeuvres and work in camp recent siderably strengthened and improved. Where is practically no other way, declares the have little or no effect on such if they be lands. So far no such Decree bas been Mockery before was nothing but forbidding thor Straits Settlements Government, of still re longed to another nationality and it would promulgated, yet the receipt of such a peti- must sometimes be used as a weapon in a oughfare, there have now sprung up terraced taining the classes that used opium on.thebe iniquitous if while the British member of tion surely must have some effect upon the a company is punished his associates of other most callous and cate-hardened reactionary good cause. No weapon is more deadly houses on both sides of the road. Quarry list of contributors to the revenue. In com- when well wielded. But one cannot excuse Bay village is being completely Fighted up ing to their decision to impose an income nationalities should go scot-free, or at least in the Imperial Household. The spirit of the use of the same weapon when it is dir with electricity by Messrs. Butterfield and tax, our neighbours in the Southern Colony be not directly amenable to the laws of the Reform has penetrated into the very heart of the Empire itself; and as the many young ected against any sacted or honourable, or Swire, and both their vast sugar refinery and had considered the taxing of matches, among government under which the company in re- HONGKONG, SATURDay, December 3, 19to.worthy, or even innocent object. Now the dockyard are flooded with this illuminant by other things, but this proposal was thrown gistered. Our northern contemporary draws patricians return from their studies abroad

purely unselfish labour of the Volunteers is night. Shaukiwan as indeed undergone a

out of Court as derivative of only an ia attention to another point equally desery- they are bound to carry with them new ideas num and new views absorbed during their jour- both honourable to themselves and worthy of marvellous metamorphosis of late and we finitesimal proportion of the sum reing consideration, namely, the all patriotic meo's approval..Weure all of usled are certain that the fast word in the story of quired. So also tobacco had to be left ber of Chinese companies-many of them neyings in countries overseas. So far, we

out of count, The true view of the not very desirable-which adds to the list of have not learned of any high Imperial offi by our sense of humour to "chaff others her progress and development has by no (26th November.).

who do anything at all out of the way. This means been reached. More than incident new income tax is that, so far as it goes, it its directors a few Britishers, and claims cial daring to bring down upon himself the This morning a philosophical spectator is natural and is a not unhealthy instinct. ally, the thoroughfare leading from the city is a transfer of the disappearing opium re protection under the Hongkong Ordinances. Celestial wrath by cutting off bis queue in. might have discovered food for useful medi. But too often we are carried away by it, and to this the farthest suburb to which the tram®

venue to the shoulders of the people who It.quotes the case of the recently issued pro defiance of the displeasure, and probably tation in the scene on Blake pier and after what was at first mere lup becomes cheap way extends, has also vastly improved, and bever used opium but are at the same time, spectus of a Kinngsi Steam Navigation and disgrace, that would follow upon any such wards on board the s.s. Lielte. The "danger and nasty jeering. We must guard ourselves it appears to be a pity that there should be for the most part, contributing to the revenue Tugboat Co, Ltd., which commences with action, but it is no secret that the Reform ous characters called Jesuits" who have been against commi ting this fault. No good can allowed to remain this wayfaring puisance of on other branches of excise, and on almost the very suggestive phrase, "to be incor Party numbers amongst its ranke several high expelled by the Revolutionary Government be done by hutting other people's feelings which our correspondent complains. It bas every other head of the revenue. Of course porated under the Companies' Ordinances dignitaries who stand very near the Throne; in Portugal from all territories belonging to wantonly. "More flies are caught with one to be kept in remembrance that Europeans it is the people who before used opium who of Hongkong, whereby the liability of the and the forward march of the Reform Party that unhappy country, proved on inspection to drop of honey than with a whole barrel-full often amute themselves by throwing coppers will escape any increase of taxation, for what members is limited to the amount of their will surely bring an extension of the queue. be really very bawless. Modest and retiring of vinegar," said that wise and saintly Francis to the street urchins who run alongside the they formerly contributed to the revenue in shares." This is a purely Chinese concern, cutting campalgo. The custom is not yet men, most ofthem were unnecessarily tbin and of Sales whose writings we recommend to the rickshas tumbling cartwheels, and even that way they will simply transfer to the and the Britishers in the concern, if our con- much in vogue in the interior of China. In pale, and one could not help wondering who curious. We have said that in a good cause travellers in the tramway cars spmetimes other side of the account. The idea of an temporary is correctly informed, is that they fact, it is beld in to much disregard in the had been looking, after their commissariat, the spacer is at times necessary. It is a follow the same practice in order "exeat" tax on Chinese departing from Sin- are there so that it may have the benefit of way back provinces of Shadey and Sheusi They proved to be fine scholars, too, and useful arm of self-defence, and often con- to see the wild scramble that takes gapore with their savings has been often the privileges of protection under the that the white missionaries deem it not of Hongkong only advisable but essential to personal interested only in learned questions. Poll-veys tebuke better than any other form of ex place among the gaming for possession tics obviously were altogether out of their pression. When the cynic philosopher shod of the coveted coins. So it may be would be sure to be ineffective, and the In

But all along the coast and sphere of interest and action. After a with rough, thick, and heavily nailed shoes. inferred that the nuisance brought. to our Chinese could always evade it by remaining Messrs. Parker, Robb and Co. is the or artificial, great deal of trouble we have ascertain came to the house of Flato, and brutally notice is traceable in some instances to the in Singapore until a fitting opportunity offer managing director, Messrs. Parker, Robb in other countries where the Chinese come ed that there unfortunato gentlemen have rubbed them into a valuable Persian rug, thoughtlessness of the passengers themselves. ed, as it would be sure to do some time or and Co, inspect the steam vessels, hulke, immediately within the sphere of foreign la been arbitrarily driven from their homes in saying "I trample under foot the pride of But one thing is indisputable that that part other.

cargo boats etc, and value it, and Mr. Robb fluences, it has taken afirm hold and is widen- Macpo and Timor for no crime or offence Plato," that calm and high-bred gentleman of the road leading from Causeway Bay to

of Messrs. Parker, Robb and Co, reports ing in scope from day to day. In Hongkong, whatever. Even a Pilate could find no fault merely answered "With greater prido," the joss-bouse in Infested with beggars who

that the business of the company as a "very we have abundant evidences of this fact. valuable one and their plant suitable." On Here the movement has taken concrete. in any one of them, save indeed their name, Sneers can be met with sneera. At a time at Festival times when so many women walk'

the face of it, it is clear that the Hongkong shape in the formation of the Eze-Vip to which, of course, a Pilate might be ex- when Frederick of Prussia depended largely down to worship, follow up the templo de

Ordinances were never designed for the pro- Queueless Society, which already bas pected to feel some objection. Cur senti upen English gold to aid him in his com-votees and plague them into the giving of

tection of such companies nor to give them a vast membership roll and is constant- ments, which are entirely impartial, are not paigns (for gold as well as consummate skill alms. There are beggars and begger, of concerned with the religious side of this lo- and iron valour, even the valour of the Great course, and one could not think forą moment The news from Macao is only what might such an alluring aspect in the eyes of the ly gaining recruits to its ragks." "Under its portant event. Throughout the world the Frederick, is needed for success in war) that of abusing a decrepit old woman, but for bave been expected. An Army and Navy too confiding investor. The new Bill is of auspices, no less than three thousand, expulsion of the Portuguese Jesuits is being great commander ventured to sneer at the correction of the rowdy element it seems which have distinguished themselves as vital importance to the healthy trade of the five hundred and forty-two metalers have argerly discussed, and sides are being taken, the English reverence for their Church, 4 to us that the application of a policeman's, those of Portugal have done in the recent Far East, and, with our contemporary, we become queueless. No later than sunday fast we had the remarkable spectacle of a pome for the action of the Revolutionailer, victory having been won (alas) "we forget switch would not be amish,

ovcats et Liabog' last month, are capable of * anxiously await the final drafk

A Marvellous Farape. Oriental Development Coy A Canadian Author's Book. Famine in Kinggru. lapiokse Steamer Burst. Spatch-Making.

Coolies' Fatal Fight,

The American Loun. The Panama Canal. Cook's Trip. in New Zealand: The Opium Traffic. How to Swim Faster. Local and General, Commercial:

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BIRTH.. On November 6, 190, at 3 Tenzshan Rai, Sbangbai, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ham-

id, a 100.

DEATH,

On November 16, 19:0, at 97 c Woosung Road, Shanghai, John Lewis, light-houss keeper, 1. M. Castems, aged 63 years.

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BANISHMENT.

mooted, but it is preposterous; moreover it Companies Ordinances

this company, Mr. Parker, of safety to wear a queue, either natural

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANARCHY.

(30th November.)