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Tite meation of No. a Company, H. €. V. A‚ called for Thursday, 8 h lustaut, will take place on Tusiday next, the 13th its'not, lastead, IT appears from a London faper that during the recent Welsh' cont dispate,, no less than 3,000 coal miners went on str ke

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THE ITALIAN CRUISER "CALABRIA,"

VISIT OF THE RC, DIQUOR.

two his morning concerning the import of There was a good deal of speculation in

the salts of fificca guas fired by the Italian

Two boatman wate charged b fore Mr. E. F.cruiser Calabriz, which he just come lato the allifax at the Magistracy this morning for men-of-war anchorage alter undergoing a spell being on board the s.s. Korea without permis.io quarantine, leqatry at th's Harbour Office sioa. His Worship ordered each man to pay a

was uitless of termit, the Naval Yard proved equally barren of information, and even the viually well-informed Tamer folks were at a loss to understand the meaning of ths salute.

But when recourse was had by a Hongkong Telegraph tepresentative to the I alino Con- slats, Chav. Volpicelli imado the matter clear. This forenoon ile bend of the Romna Catholic community here; Bishop Tezzoni, pad a visit a raward of go to be paid to the person whof ceremony to the Gulabria and it was in his in the Directors opinion, firat gives the in-houour that the sinto was given. His Rever oration which results in a con.iction for eace went off to the ship by launch from Mur- forging or attering the transfer receipts.

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THE Liverpool authorities hav: adm'tedi a cargo ex the Lirant which consisted of 6,173 carcases of Chineão pigs, besides thousands of packages of frozen eggs, lard, dncka, pose,

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Joseph Chambulais has written a fettered at the time when Rome was laten over by

Under the Italian, "law of guiracles," pase to Mr. Balfour, sudarting all the points of the the recylir Goverment, a Bishop is entitled to uter's speech at Noviogham and expressing the salute which was accorded Fishop Pei the wish that bo wers able to take the platte-day. The Pope himself is entitled to a royal form to promote, great national and Imperial salute equivalent to that given to a Prince of reform's,

open-minded is Asia that no pretence or apology whatever is made about it, nor is any effort put forth to hide it from the Oc. cidental. The Easterner has thrown down the industrial gauntlet, and from now Asia is destined to witness a progressively A. S. WATSON & CO., intense trade warfare, the Occidental scram

bling to retain his hold on the markets of the East and the Oriental endeavouring to beat him in a battle in which heretofore he has been an easy victor." It is an indisputae of 25. able fact, borne out by the shipplug and trade returns, that European and American ex- porters are finding the Eastern market harder to hold from year to year, for the simple reason that the Oriental nations bave come to see the advantage of supplying their own neede so for #-manufacturėů goods are con- cerned. Most notable of all in this respect is the recent development of new indusules in Japan. Japanese shipping, now that the war is over, is taking up its place amongst the factors which count in the estimation of Home firms with ships lying idle in the Mersey, the Clyde, or the Thanics. And in the matter of naval construction, the Japanese nation are conserving their own warship-building, to themselves and are LouD Crewe, speaking at Liverpool, said that putting into practice the lessous, which they his recont transference to the lodia Onco was have been taught by Western science and ext sought by him; bat he accepted it with perience. India, too, is making haste to follow, because he did not think anyone before the lead of Japan in this matter. Everywhere bad eld the Coloull and ludia ufficés la in Hindustan, mills and factories are being crected, whose products are to supply the Far-Eastern as well as Indian trade. Most of these plants are financed by natives, and Indians manage and pre employed in them. As the awakening of Ching is proceeding. the industrial life in the Dragon Empire is receiving a new impetus. Smoke curling from the tall, gaunt chimneys in the, larger Celestial cities, forcefully reminds one that the day of motive power has dawned even in slow-moving China, and that the country is preparing to take its place alongside the atßer Asiatic nations in the fight for trade supremacy. The trend of feeling in all Oriental countries is to patronise and thereby develop home industries. This sentiment is so acuic that "even at this early stage there is con siderable feeling in Judia against Japan, since

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the Indian is anxious to do all in his power to keep his own market and the markets in other Oriental lands in his own hands, and not permit them to be monopolised by Japan. Similarly, there is to-day consider able rivalry between India and Japan over

A. S. WATSON & CO., the China trade to wrest it from the hands

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of the Occidentals, and this spirit of com petition daily is increasing in its intensity. On the other hand, China itself is desirous of exploiting its own markets instead of [18 being exploited by the subjects of the Mikado, or by the Indians." While Europe and America are ahead, of China in the Industrial race, loasmuch as they have made science the handmaid of industry, the cheapness of labour in the Orient remains a factor to be reckoned with. Fur. thermore, home industries, protected by On Satrday, December 3. 1910, at Trinity Cathedral, Shanghal, by the Dean, Rev. A. J. high tariffs and subsidised by Government Walker, M.A., Frank Fairley, MB.R., A M..both of which policies-are coming.into. MECH. E., second son of F. D. Feidey, Eg. of Redholme, Folkestone, to Louisa M. Mus pratt, daughter of the late Frederic M, Mus pratt, Esq., of Seaforth Hall, iverpool.

On December 5, 1910, at 12, Siccanel Road, Shanghai, the wife of G. D. Coults-of a son.

On December 5, 1910, at No. 4, Chusan Road, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Kimp. ton, a daughter.

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Luccession.

A TRUCK-OWNER was charged bafnie Mr. V-R.

Hallifax at the Felice Court (his morning with accidentally runcing bis truck over the leg of a little boy, causing a slight bruise. The defendant was ordered to pay Sa compensation

to the boy.

The Master of the British ss. Kumchew reports having sees a large itsel Huropeas lighter adrift in latitude ap 50 N. and longitude 118° to the direct track of ships bound between Hongkong and Manla on the sb December, 1910.

Tonking Exhibition ruthorities have published the results of the exantination of ex- Kibits. There are 66 first, a8 second, 4:0 third,. and,

fourth prizes, all consisting of gold medals. The filib prizas cons'st of silver medals numbered 3 315.

His Excellet cj the Governor has been pleased

Hengkong and Singapore Battalion, Royal to appoint Subadur-Major Muhammed Ali, Gaulson Attillery, to bo one of his Honorary Aides-de-Camp ic Subadar-Major Abmed Din, Hongkong and singapore Battalion, Royal Garrison Arti lery, resigned,

Axinteresting Rugby match was played you. terday afternoon at, Happy Valley between Leams representing the Hongkong Rugby Club and a combined tea » from the Navy. in the first half the Club way leading busin the second half of plus the Naval players came up strong and won by 3 poials te 6,

AT Paris, on November 5, Madame Levil'in was hoed £642 for having made cigars and cigarette's from Cocoa busks. The prosecution stated that 3,500,000 of these so-called cigarettes had been annually placed on the market. The action was brought under the law that gives the State a monopoly of the manufacture of

rabicco in France.

the Emperor of Germany has been pleased to confer a very high order on Tsai Naibuang, the late Shanghai Tantai, in re cognition of his valuable services. Decora tions heva also been bestowed on Mr. Kwan

the Blood.

HARBOUR OF REFUGE..

OBSTRUCTIONS TO NAVIGATION.

A notification appeys in the Grownment Giritle that groups of piles are being driven 13 define the area within-which stone ls to be

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NEWS FROM, ZAB, NORIB...

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Telegraph')..

TRE NOW JAPANESH TARIFE,

́ ́Foltagbam manufacturers decided up 1st ul. to join the Manel osier Chamber of Com· merze deputation to Sir Edward Grey to protert. against the now japancio tariff, as calculated to let a severe low upon British trade.

Farther correspondence on the above rub] et -kastakes placalethe columpect the Mancaster

Guardi:n. “Mr. F. J. Liau waiter :----

THE QUEDE IN PIKING.. It is reported that quite a laïge number of people have recently voluntarily discarded their quenas i Peking. Half the body of the troops and practically all the members of the Imperial Grards are now queueless. The

I notice with pleasura that it is proposed Ministry of Foreign Affairs has presented a

that a vary iofluential joint deputatios from seated memorial to the Throne praying that all Chambers of Commercs in the North of Eng- diplomatic officials ho g'lowed to discard their land should wait on Sir Edward Grey in order queues but to retsin ibo present style of dress. to place before him the views of the manuf.c The Prince Regent is in favour of the discard.rring centres of Great Britain on the subject ing of the queue but stipulates that the nation of the proposer cootmobs increases in tha al costume should remain unaltered for the Japanese af, iry must accrus-16-Lan- proscut. The Diplomatic, Military and Police Casales if the present proposed rates of duty services the first change their codems and are persisted in, and it is not less lamentabla. the others will be required to do so as soon as

that great baim is being dɔre to the populari y circumstances permit.

of this Anglo-Japanese altiince by what I have on all sides heard teimed the inconsidera treatment on the part of cur, alii, why, It is pointed out, prefi ad so greatly by the British com. action, particularly during the warwi bu sin. Over twenty years' residence in Japan bas cosvicced me that if this point of view be re cognised by the authorities, some mesas will be found to reduce the present fr pored in- creases, which have leady given iso to widespread protest on the part of the press in ||[apar.~ During the list i wenty years we have fast entirely our export trade to Japan ja faza”, in T cloths, in 7 lbs, 4 lbs, and. 9 lbs. shirt- Ingr, and in drills. is the still remainfog business is cambrics; prints, velvals, and-fan-- cles generally to be taken from us, our reachinery tovle idle, and our workmen üsem. played? And that by the action of our afly, whose example is bound to be emulated, even If not followed quickly, by the other neutral

·markets in Asia ?

HOUSE OF TARLIAME T It has been decide 1 that the building of the Haute of Tariament will to crected according estimated at more than one million taels, The to the style chaialog in Berlio. The cost is

construction of the new building will be com menced next spring.

INSTRUCTIONS BY THE PRINCE REGENT. The Prince Regent tas given instructions to prepare constitutional reforms to the Misiiter of Ports and Commun cations ard the Minister of Agricultque, ledustry and Commerce and to delegate a number of officials to investigate railway and mining effairs in the various provinces.

NAVAL REORGANISATION.

·Prince.Tsaishçün end Admiral Sha have deposited to form the breakwater is connec tion with the above. The break-water will come:nfilestially proposed to the Frisco Reges Imerce at a point about gys feet south by erst

of the south-western corner of Kowloon Marine Lot No. 34, and will termina'e at a point about. &jo feel west by per.h of the north-westers | corner of Kowloon Marire Lot No. 49. Der log the day-time, repas displaying pieces of celcured buating will be stretched across the line of the breakwater between the group of piles for the guidance of cial depositing stone Between the bours of sunset and sunriso, a red light will be displayed ou each roup of piles

SIEAM-LAUNCH OWNER CHARGED.

CASE AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE,

Befors Commander Ball Taylor, R, N,

maining. P. C. Fatisen prosecuted Chia, S2, Marine Magistrate, at the Harbour Office, this owner of the steamiaunch Hoi Kg, with Flying for hire in Mirs Bay in the waters of ha Colony on the 7th Inst. Mr. Folder Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, ag-

peared for the defendant,

Evidence was cil'el and the case was dis- missed.

MANY seports from the interior of Ohion state the measures for the suppression of opium aro uusatisfactory, nod that there is a considerable incres e in planting.

The German Minister, stys ite feinjuster Gutelle, has just put another raty pze. before. the Chises. Government. He says:The German-Chives: Bank has considerable drat ipgs with the Imperial Obinero bank, and I should the to know, whether the latter is a Government Bank, what reserves it bas to bick the issue of notes and whether, as its aams Ta Ching connoter; the Impezial Government is responsible for these moles." Meanwhile the Foreign Board and the Board of Finance are trying to move on "as answer 10 bach other.

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tha: a foreign, loan should be raised for the reconstruction of the Navy. Although the 7hrone is coatemplating the app:opria:ies of a portion of the privy parse of the late Emperni for the purpose, there is still a large sum of money wanting. The Prices Regert has dis approved of the idea, as he is firmly of opinion that the qration is likely to be faught wib

the most serious issues,

THE NAISING OF LOANS.

Mr. . H. Pearson, ef, London, makes the following observations in the course of a long letter.-

The Goverment of Kwalchow Province has many fisci the Throne that in accordance mines io that provinca it is agreed that in the with Imperial Instructions for the opening of

event of foreign capital being raised, the coun try's sovereign rights would be affected, so it is now proposed that the system of raising loans should be the tane as that-adopted by the variors countries in order that a mining company may be established. The Beard | concerned has been instructed to direuss the

maller..

While, of course, the tst thing to be done is to secure such reductions of the proposed tariff rates as wil coable the British portion of CHINESE ENGINEERING AND mining co.

the Japanese Import trade to live, there is a Dake Tsilise and H.E. Sheng Kung-pae matter caurected with the tariff-fo, the con agree with H.E. Cheng Kuni-lung os the gres.sumption tax question-which does not appear tion of the redemption of the Chinese Eogi to have so far received adequate consideration sacring and Mining Co.'s coal mites at an asend it would be wall if the Northern Chambera early a due as possible, and have reported to of Commerce dealt with this subject at the same the Throne in that sente. As the Prince Re-time as the tariff he present 'il valorem ayıt om' geot is also of the sams opinion the question as fornished dishonest traders with an oppor. will probably ba fually settled in the course unily for miklog illicit profits by false declare

tions, and this tpportunity às been utilised to of a few days

such an exter to the detriment of all honest importers that there is some dager of Jaracese trade becoming a byword and a scats. The

salen to a specific scale presets cromous conversion of the consumpli in tax from an ad

difficulties, because this is no likelihood of the Japanese Goverment ogreting to such a con- version in respect of native manufactures, what. ever they might do for imports, ani a spacific ice for imports which would operate with sp proximate equity vis-a ris an ed valorem scata for nat'vo manufactu ca, while act Imporsiblé -devise, would be more or less complicated, and would not be likely to meet with very rendy acceptance. If, as stemi, most probable, the present ad uilorem sys em be malotained bath for imporis and nativa manufactures, it le to be hoped that our Government will press upon that of Japan the imposition of suck heavy penal is an will at least render dishonest prac ticas da gerous in the highest degree.

THE POSITIN IN TIBET. As no suitfactory result has-been eccom- plished in connection with this reorganisation of the police, military and other affairs in Tibet, the Grand Council intends to reques the Prince Regent to recall the Viceroy, H.E

Chao-Erh Chuen, to Peking to consul him en the matter.

IMPROVE EST OF TEA TRADE. The Chiuric-Minister to St. James, Lord L Ching lang, with a view to improving the Chinese tea industry, has sent the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce ten sam- ples of foreign ter at pretent in popular demand with the arggestion to give them a trial on

Jongkong Celegraph charges, than those required by the Asiaties aals and the whingpuo, Conservancy Board, the Japaness Coverament has ordered a battle China's ica plantations.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1910,

INDUSTRIAL WAR IN ASIA,

prominence in Asia--can well afford to compete with European and American im- ports. The latter, also, fabiour under the additional disadvantage of greater freightage and insurance, as well as other vicarious Chun, Sulx Director of the Bureau of Foreign 1 connection with the telegraphic report that

who are seeking to control the local markets. and Mr. Chen She kwang, Secretary-iderpre-ship of 27,000 lous displacement from Massis. It has to be added, too, that in competition tor to the Shanghai Tactri,

Vickers, Son, and Maxim, à Tokyo despatch with Occidental commercialists the Orient CRIPPEN, in a thicc celema statement in a

states that the Naval authorities admit that toth has awoke to a dynamic realisation of the Sunday paper, protested that he had be

an order has been given. The vessel is far red to as of the Katachi type buid fiting futility of pitting unimproved machinery and wrongfully convicted. If he bad had unlimited slightly la tonnage and cost. It is to be com Whilst writers in European and Americas methods against modern modes and appli- funds fike the Crown, the result would have plated within three years. The London tele- newspapers continue to hammer away in.

ances. Casting aside his former sense of besa different. He kasw nothing of the re- giant probably indicates the conclusion of the cessantly upon the time-worn theme of Asian self-complacency, he is studying the scierices males at Hildrop Crescent till he arrived at agreement between Mr. Kato, Ambassador in backwardness in general, and Chinese stag and arts that have given the West its material failure of his appeal broke his heart because of maisage says that the order is a departure from Bow Street Me was out sad to die. but the London, and the English firm The Tokyo pation in particular, with reference to their prosperity. He is putting the result of his his love for Miss Lo Neva participation in the scheme of world ad investigations into practical use, as a rule,

the palicy, followed since 1905, of building vancement, the foreign dweller in the East recasting the Occidental methods and tools A HOTEL for bonnymaen cuples only is the warships at home and will probably be greatly does not escape from having it borne into suit his peculiar needs, and in some iu-

latest American idea. A New Jersey hotel pro-criticised in the Imperial Diet. upon him that the new life that is presently stances improving upon them." And the prictor says that such an establishment would

THE Obica Society aurounces its-programme be a god-sand for newly-mauled couples, who for the session, which extends from the pretest surging through Asia is shaking itself free only conclusion to which we can arrive after

A co'ton ride expert in the course of a let ter remarks

One thing is very caitain-that the Japanere will not clise their mills, so that any remod- strances on cur part are quite useless, and only ma e us look ridiculous in their eyes. I have no doubt that the result will be, as bas happened with other countries-that our ex- DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROVINCES. ^ forts to them of manufactu;ed gardi (cotton It is stated that with a view to hasteping the ad wool.ep) and nincbinery will go on facres. development of the natural resources of the ing, in spite of the fact that they mike the various provinces, the Prince Regent and the coarser qualities themselves. I have vistad Gr.od Courcil are contemplating the sp. foreign cotton mills, and have almost icvarl- fet:lements to enlist capital and ergineering slowly and uneconomically, so that the low pointment of a Commissioner to the Straits ably found them full if antiquated looms work ing skili among the Chinese res'denis there. wages ruling there do tot enable them to It is believed that the appointment will compete with us cu'side their own localities. Yang shi-ki, the Vice-Minister of Agricultu e most probably be made in favour of H.E

Industry and Commerce, who was previously sent there as en Impastal Commissioner.

REGEXT'S POWER IYCREISED. The Irince Regent has been summoned by the Empress Dowager Yu-Long ia audience

THE CONFErence thaT FAILED.

MR. ASQUITH AND "1115 DIFFICULT VIRTUE CF PATIENCE."

The following report appearlog in a London

from the grip of that heavy hand of Lethargy cogitating on the subject is, that in the course sive to embarrass them. All to servinteresting papers is annouɛced. Fion the list assed state of the Empire the adminktration

at present suffer from. Attentions which only month to Apel of nex: year. A variety of i. and was formed that oring to the embar journal sheds an inter. sing light on the recent-

of new industries which the Chinese bave taken up in this Colony alone within recent years is amazing. On the other side of the Harbour we have seen a new town spring up, simmering with industrial activity, "and gradually extending its boundaries across what was formerly waste land in the Taikok and Mongkok districts. With these object. lessons thrust upon our purview, we in Hongkong at any rate cannot fall to be im pressed with the very real nature of this new

will be newly-maried, and the proprietor, at of officers corrected up to the preseat time, wo present a bachelor, has undertaken to have a bride of his own before the hotel opens.

obi drvo that there are two ey Vice-President. Loxd Monkswell, of the Foreign Office, who, as the Hon. Robert Collier, was well known and deserted'y popular in Pe' ing as one of the Secretares of the Billith Legation in die

Sir Fred Luga:J, Gove nar of Korgong, s

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ef refa:m should be carried out in the public interest and shru'd any reform be fund ad- vantageous he should put it into effect him self and hed rot cosok Prince Ching."

HE, TANG SHAO YI,

Veto Conferesce which proved a fiasco-

In his peck to his constituents on 19th Mr. Arqu'th, with that qulet dignity which is so much ia costrest with the style of

some of his collergies, warmly defended the authors of the Constitutional Confetercs,

virtue of pallecce." It in the end the gates-

which has stayed the progress of Oriental peo of a few more generations the aid of ples until they have been overtaken and left the European will no longer be required by behind by the younger nations of the West. the Oricatal peoples. From us they have We do not require to go far from our learhed all that there is to learn in order to Frou A Fong, the local pliotographiar, wo own doors to find evidences of this bring themselves into line with our labori have to acknowledge receipt of a series of in new activity. In Hongkong these are ously wrought out schemes of social and interesting views take at the opening of the

It is stated that owing to no improvement "Not only to quote his words "was the to be met on every band. The number dustrial reforms; and once they have assimi- first section of the Gants-Kowloon Railway Chinesa capital, is one of the pewe flicers and having taken place in connection with the ill. experiment worth trying, but in the circum-

lated all these teachings they will batlen ate beginning of this week. All the mu

Desi of H.E. Tang Ehoyi, Acti g Minister of stances it was the bounded du'y of the states. upon them until such time arrives as be

Posts and Communicatous, be iptends to ten mathip of this country to attempt it,” and he, ca pres of importance on the new line are de- the other. As preously int mele, Mr. Byronder his resignation during his feave of appealed to his fell w.countrymen a large to hoves them to take another leaf out of the picted as well as the principal peius in con.

Bong, C.M.G., after acting as hon, secret-ry

exercise for a short while longer "the difficult European copy-book.

and Mr. absence. There is no forudation in the report nection with the opening ceremody. Copies of for four years, has rerigoed, Like photos can be had at A Forg's studio, Alex. S. Harvey has been appointed his that ho was in disagreement with, H.E. Sheng Mr. Ivan 101 continues his Kang Pao, the Vice-Miolster, or that there was HONOLULU Chiotto merchants, since Prince work forthe Society as joint bon, secretary." any difficulty in dealing with the question of the forelga fos advanced by the four different Tsal T'ao's visit, have cut off their queues, the

THE net personat estate of the late Mits groups of ficavciers. Concu-General there setting them the example Florence Nightingale is sworn at 15,64) says a Fan Francleco papir. Young "kinsmen

She leaves legacles to, several persis and schoolmates of the reformer Sun Yat Sev, lofg matrons of cursing homes, ad directs that the pacted that tural Chinese will follow suit bracelet from the Sultan, and her medals and Note of them has ever rally cojoyed his orders, with an engraving of the ground round coiffure:incethe native Hawaiians began cal". Sebastopol, be given by her executors to some the Chinese" pake," or "the man with a tail." place where the soldiers may see them. If the Tue Financial Nexs, of October 18, states: spirit shown by the influential meeting held at Grosvedor Houso on g'at Oct, be any augury body had yet produced a story of the rubber of the future, Florence Nightingale will have a boom. A correspondent writes to assure us

national memorial worthy of one whom the that he had a story in embryo, but when the chairman, Lord Charles Beresford, declared to collapse came in the price of rubber and rabbs: bs "the greatest woman ever, born to the shoias there was a corresponding reaction on Empire." Many projects have been put for knowledged with thanks;--- my ardous to finish the book, and sa cast i ward, but the form of memorial ges erally

LOCAL AND GENERAL THE English Mail of the 12th November was delivered in London op 9th fest,

TWENTY six subscription griffins are duo to

DUTCH EXO1NERE's DISMISSAL,

men in conclive could act come to an egree. cat, it would still be found that their labours bed not been wholly thrown away; in the other alterative the agreement could only. be "made--effective-if-approved by the follow that Parliament will accept the scheme judgment of the country. It does not.of course which will be the outcome of the Conference if the Government is at the mercy of the Nation. list vete, ard Mr. Redmond is not likely to

industrial movement on the part of the Chi. arrive per 5, Chinkus on the 11th December 24 did the same thing, and, in tinte, it is ex jewels prisosted to her by Queen Victoria, tha | Affers the reason why the Da'ch Civil Eng│it is zuccessful, In. the House of Commons

and will be drawn for at Kennedy's Case

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way Bay Repesi'ory at 5'p.m. on that day, By klad permission of Capt. J. W. Saunders and Officers, the Band of the Pacific Mail Steamship Korea will play at the Grand Hotel | We recently expressed astonishment that no during and after dinner to-night. A special menú has been prepared,

The Foreign Ministerial Corps in Peking have lequired from the Minister of Foreign neer of the Wbanipos Conservancy Board bas bera d's missed by order of the Viceroy of the

Twa Kwanga, H.E. Chang Ten-chun,

THE SOLOMON FUND, FURTHER DONATIONS,

ness and of their determination to fight the manufacturers of Europe and of the United Staten with the very weapons (in the way of modern machinery and appliances), which the Western nations have taught them how to use, with all the advantages of cheap land and labour for the erection of works as well an a plentiful supply of raw material. Just how Asia is preparing to drive Western WE are infarmed by the local agent of the Obioess Englacering and Mising Company, traders from its markets is forcibly set out by Ltd., that the total cetpat of the Company's a writer in the Indian Review. "In one three mlues for the week ending 26th Nov.sside, i had then about twelve chap'ora wilt. 1 favoured in a trust for the benefit of the aged Heinzuóque in-pagin 20.00 respect," he says, "the Orient is really menacing the West, and so camest' and

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and infim membris of the nursing profession, muted to 16,473.64, toms and the exes dur tan. This is quite on interesting chapter of A repristative commitice was appointed to Ing the parted, to 25,174,11 tous,

literary autobiography,

xeport on the various schemes advanced,

Mes, N. Jabb informs us that the follow Ing donations towards the fond for the Sold moa family have been received, and are

Dr. Noble .........$15.00

Charity, didmomembni 15.06

In T. McGuigar (Foochow) ..... 18.09)

give his ecoscal tɔany actoma hat has recored the approval of Mr. Bilfour and Lord Laus- dows o. Nor will the extreme Radicals and the - Labouities show enthusiasm for any proposal which falls chert of reducing the House of Lords to impotence. On the ciber band, no party in the House of Commons is anxious for Barbor dissolu lon next January, nor is there any immediate ergency for the settlement of the constititinol issue, for at the moment there i'mɔ outstazi Eng controvaraj between the two Houser

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