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HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE.

COMING CHANT-STEAMER.

We have received the following cewspaper Corr: spondence firm the local branch of the Ilamborg-Amerika Linie:-

Whute shut pin of time is a period of len yea. We'ch recall, as if i had happened

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14 1010

PBXING BEITORIAL WRITERS.

The National Pally Nows makes e rijaluder of the recent telegram al Vigelny:Ching Jen. chun regarding constitufional questioas. The journal, says that the. Viceroy seems to bove mistaken the cause for the effect. The ViceTOJ said that there must be a

PERFECT SYSTEM OF LAW.

THE HOME, FLEET,

A NEW DAVLOPMENT.

The Naval Correspondent of the Telegraph auntuses a in ther importin; developme tis the Admiralty's policy of concentration ia re- gard to the Braith fire sia home waters. When, a few months hence, the two protect com mands of the Hems and Atlantic Fleets are relinquake", a single commander-in-chief will," ho states, be appointed, with his flag Bring in the English Chinre', the Nerh Sei, and the Allante, and under the orders of this supitm ontrol the combined war training will in fù ore be carried out, Sir Francis Bridgem'ın, tha the a would not be a prific system of law Second Sea Lord, will be the first holder of the without it, and because them being no paliases imma ad, and Sir John Jellicoe, the Third meat, responsible cb'oet, sel palicy and well Sea L rd, will suc ced V ce Admiral Prince planned budget, the people would contcialy Louis of Bauenberg with the title of Vice- refuse to artusse any heavier financial respons. Admiral commanding the Atlantic Ficet. bilky for the coveromen. Such is the jordal's des of his m's aking the effect for the cause. Morcover, he Vicerby said in his telegram that at the cabinet would not be under the

oppivistos of

yesterday, this.sensation caused at the cl se ofen the one hand, and the people must know the last century the Express-tramer how to fulfil their responsibilities on the Deutschland entered the Hamberg-New York other, before the Parliament csald bo con-

on the reponsible cabinet estab arrvice The Hamburg-Ameri a Linie ard the vened Stettin Vulcan conceived that in vellous trans-lished. The for al, however, does not ng de Aflactic line, he German Emperor west to with him, because Parliament being the

CENTRE LE LEGISLATION, be highest cfficers, and Fürst Flow, who sub sequently. cane Imperial Chancellor, named Ther; then the ship me fi'r first voyages and chirm the whole world with her beauty and wonderful performances. For many years she proved herseli by far the fastest se mer of timen Who could lay cla'm to being at home po the Ner. American Highway of the world's traffic without having travelled by the arge, the splendid, the rapid l'eutschland, which then appened to be in every resort the Queen of the Seas?...

.

And to-day, al te end of a single decade, there comes into being on the ilan bag lips of he Stettin Vulew, a sership, cicated by command of the Hamburg-Amer ka Linie, but ti quile noother type in by Zedeklad but which, he the Deutschland, allt, e lhe atten ten of the whole world. She met intreded to create auy new speed-record but abe will be B.Dew creatio with reg rå to s fely and com- fart lo medeen travelling, and is sorge that in her hell the mighty Deniszål, mt could liter al, flat, as if in a bisio, Lod she and all her fugee's could be perfectly hidden within her. Oly ten years-hut wha a ich span of time when measured by such imn.cise progress.

CONT.NDING POLITICAL PARTIES, '

be

its power would be ico, large

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o to late. In this c nexion, the journal constitutional ys that the cabinet is coin tesatsumes.. enly the execuțiva responsibility, wherias the Grand Council nsurps not only the Empero.'s exccuire power, but his legislative and judicial powe as well. The purpose of establishing the cabinet therefore is to,

TAKE AWAY THE LEGISLATI END JUDICIAL TOWERS

„A QUICK, PASSAGE,"

SMART RUN OF THE "LUTZOW."

The Singapore Free Frine of the 5th ins', has the following-

"Faster and faster" would seem to be tha watchwerd passed around the fiae flest of Eastern lines fiying the well known coleurs of the Norddeutscher Lloyd. That at least is what pot a few of this passengers by the spardy Latest, which arrived ters early yesterday moning, may be excused for surmising; for thpopuler vessel brought them into part from kang in considerably less than four days Sto la Hdogkong about 1 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon and arrived here about 8 am yesterday-a remarkably god perform- 'a ce that fairly entitles her galant skippe, Capt. Wille'm, to the credit of putting up a Hongkong Singapore record which, while it may be equalled some of these fine drs, will assuredly not soon be besten, for the voyage The National Oulum: Suppression Assccia-through the turbulent China Sea usually takes tion held a meeting la Peking at the end of 4 to 5 days, whist the "Iu'zyw," it would last month to direas the question of accelerat stem, reels off her 17,10 18 knots, keeps up tep ing the suppression of opiom and passed the speed for days together and comes saunterlog into part almost a day ahead of her schedule time just as though cothing unusual were hep- pening.

from the Grand Cruecil and to entrust them to Parliament and the judiciary. This, concludes the journal, is another ins nece of the Viceroy's

mit akig the off ct for the cause..

OPIUM SUPPRESSION.

hy wandertalership is still without a namo. As yet but little of her flute ppear Auce can be seen in the Yards. Hut on pape imagination can sit forth her embiya_ic (x's ence and we are able to publish may particu lars concer. ing her eventual form,. To begin with, we can compare the longitudioal seal osi of the new ship aad of the 1) ufuhl,nd. Abfallwig resolutions:- theugh the later does no' measure less than bú. feet in 'cogib, the new vessel will exceed that measurement, by maily dne furth having a length of 8 feet And while the height of the maxis of the Deutsch?nt from keel to itc amount to 18 feet the new steamer will teach nearly as bigh with her masts aloné.. As soon as the colossustites on the ocean, it will be difficult Inywhere on the seas tai a'more airy cm. mander's bridge than on this sea giant, where that bridge projects 72 felt above the, water when folly loaded. Sirely newer has a Com pany'a fig flated bigher above the sea thr will the Hapag's banner on the must of th new steamship, for it will rise 2-8 fast above fe kvil of the water, whereas even the main mast of the s.iling-ship Pr..., the larger

· sailing-vestal in the word, o. ly reaches n beish of 196 feet.

(1) Tht the Wai Wu-pu be asked to negotiate with the British Government for the abrogation of the treaty relating to importation of opium into Chlon so that to Chices Government many hire velatsted powers in the supp etion of epiam.

(a) That the National Assembly be requested to decide upon the shortening of the pe iod for the entire suppression of opium, to make stair gent fegu'a ions in that behalf, and to ask the Wai Wa-pu to negotiate with Great Britain

the abirgtion of the ojium i ça'y. (1) To unite with the Provincial Cucils and y'uicip litics in helping the Government in the matter.

UNITED STATES HAS LARGEST

REFRACTING 1PLESCOPE.

The great refracting telesc pe erected in the open air at the Treptow Os e vior, near Berlin, top paar zithestice:f the beavers, ck imed to be the first refracting telescope the world, tu: this is n mit.ke. The lar by Yerkes Obitory, near Lake Gereza, Wis., although its length is only qz ft., while bat of the 'German Initiun'ent is 70 ft. The ens of the Yerkes tele-cops, however, is 42 in. in diameter, as compa ed to the 27-b. diameter of the Cermin less. The diameter of the glass or mirror is the deciding (ctor in estimating the size of a telescope. The

The greatest ceas:-section of the new Hapa, steamer is shown la our scind justration where it is compa ed, with the corresponding cross..ectio:a of the Deula, Mazz and two other ocean giants of the present censury, the Bitsh Muret t-la and the Gumas Keinris Augnlegast is the mizo fizen: ezaróid refractor of Victoria." The last n med ship stands to day at the head of all largo ships beleni g to the FIpag's feet and no one who bas paid her in terior even a.curs 113 visit) and seed kro Ike dick premeral es, ber spacious ral2005, companion ways and talla, ber airy cities and state-rooms, can fail to gather from the cross sectious bete presented an. m z'ng view of the still lug spaciousaess' of 'she new giantship | Popular Mechanics. and the cops quént possibilitles of ber decora tios. Capacities of 16 500 lens gross abgister (Deutschland, 74 60ɔ (Kaiserks) Zumal. Vie toria), 31,0 0 (Musr.tario), ne confronted by a cubical capacity of 10x10 tons regis er.

The importance of the numb.rs of feet with which we baic designated the dimensions of, the ten steamer, is illustrated by our picture which cor pates the new vessel with the well- known arteried fenement-bours' of our Targa citiza. A drzen sach tenement-hönses could be plied one agon the other t illustrate the length of the new stramer. Again, if te wore to pl ce the ship e ghw'te as the flats on the water, ofthe pavement of the street of a large city, she would sits with her hull high above the roofs of all such fur-sto ied houses and with her funnels lewe twice the bright of such houses many feet besta her. There- fore, the passenger who will one day walk ou the lowest promenade-deck of this pujcie ship, will find himself three or four stories above the level r the sea. Moreover, op such an césan-monster the travelle: will:C3:CC- ly be able to realizz that he is on a ship at sea. bat will imagine he must be actually caterr. firma.

BIG GEEM IN LINE 70 invart THE PACIFIC.

Los Angeles, Nov. 5. The Hamburg-Amirici Stermship Cum pany is formulating plats to iv.de Facif wators, establish a torvice altegi is co atfiom -Alaska to South America and to eve y part of the Far Eas", and develop an eno.m. us traffic. Richard Bons, of Hamburg, the Headquarters of this, the greatest steamth p,corporation in he world, is the authority for this stalgiment. As a member of the great importing halsà establish- ed by his grand a hey, which is represented on the transportation company's dir:ciorate, he is qualified to talk,

PARTY KIVALRIES AT PEKING.

THE EMPRESS DOWAGER'S INFLUENCE. Official quarters in Peking are slowly becom ing Impressed with ite idea that the Empress Dowager's party is really in the ascendact, To get an idea of the situation in China it must be realised that there are four gresí-factious, each of which migh: be divided against itself at any

meat by the rivalries of its leaders. These factions are (1) The Government under the lederstip of Prince Chus, the Regent and Supported whole-heate 1, by the Re, ent's bro thers; and as a matter of policy by the chief of varios Boards ard Ministries end certain Viceroys, who, content with their present posts recognise that a case is the control of the Central Government would imperil their posi

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ions; () the Dowager's party, with Prince Kug. Duke Tsai Tie, Tich Ling (who was recently appolated Teriar General at Nau king, to rler to remove him from Peking), Sheh Hsu (rec,nil, d'amissed'from the Grand Con clby the rince Regent), and many other Maichus, including the members of the Ychon- als chan; (3) the minder te reformers, who 118 principally Cantonese-educated in America and are derpy imbued with American ide of democracy, if sot of Republ carism; and (4) the revolutionaries, concerning whom little is known; thôngh they are applicatly the bane o the preset Government. For the moment.ibe CHINA'S-POLITICAL SYSTEM,

revolutionaries are flying law) witching the Though cur pòllical system may boast of progress of events and seeing, co doubt, mach being a long-standing one, it i. Levertheless use for ratification in the concessions and unfit for mesting modern requirements. It promises of refaim md by the Throne. That itey are not inactive abroad may be gathered has beeɔ cri iz'z :d as being an expensive che in that more officials are emplyed the liom the frustrated attack upon Prikes Tai Hui, trge her with'ibe expulsion (I Sun Yat than are accuseary, The system is also open Sen's brother fom. Hongkong teily and the o abjections because of the fact that an efficial sppo alment attaches therewith the cedowment civilies of Sun Yat Sen in Dorolalu, while al an othc al rink and an official is often ap there are many evidences in China that an polcted to aroition more on accout of his sacra ing campaign of convexiɔ to iko doctrines of the party is being cercled on as ask stay on

on teerut of his competency to

secresty as possi:le, especially among the cen dischare the duties pertaining to that oral and frovincial it:ops; and as the reformers Cons(quently an appointment is sought in order to promote one's own officit advance are unconsciously aiding the rev. lutionaries by spicating the desire for reform, "the, rev. ln«, ment and not with the object of sauf leg his tieraties see no immedisin peed for felin, patifolium to serve his chaty Vorever, as

The Regent's patty, now largely tinder the here eri mere officials than recessary, the fence of fraco Tsai Tao, is "gridstly be

pobsibility is divided ameng ihim pro rá á,,

cem og weaker. The dismiss 1 of Yaza Shis and on sing'e cue is zote resposible, The

|1ai, Tuan Furg Teh Liarg, and Sheh fu res: It i. that great dissatisfaction with the

laves it a Contr. 1 Government with only one oresfat syrem is expressed by the press, by states hen, Na Tong, who, in ce tainly the reformers, and by mors enlightened per ple strongest in n la Peking today. And it speaks Peking Daily News.

much for bis diplomatic ability that be has been able to avaid an open conflict with the Regent. Amid there conflicting ia terests th>Empr.- Dowager bis gathered around her the most puolūts. Mirchis of the day. The leader of the pry ricole the Goverem ni's w.akness and refuse ta believe that Ch'na bas suak ke- on the level of independent aciin A year aga the Emp ess-Dowager's ambilien to rule was not taken seriously; row the question is con i sually being asked-Why dos not the take the réim in'o her own bards at once?.

A VOLCÁNO IN ERUPTION.

The jollowleg is from the Jip n Adurtiur | of Decembr

A Nagina dispatch reports that the volcano Yaleg iske tegan activity early on Wednes day morning. Several severo run llogu won heard and subsequently a vinfert eruption took place. The vicino was sending liva op and a thick e lame of fames emzoited from he crater, prescating a fiery scern. The whole muntaío districts in Adzomi kava bien covere ed wit ashes. A Matsumoto dispatch sys hat the blans of the volcano was seen there, even though the city-is twenty-five miles dis Fant. Sems parts of Ma'sumoto ci y were also sprinkled with asbes from the crater.

JOURNALISM IN CHINA,

COMMERCIAL,

14th December, I p.m.

The following quotations for rubber shares by wire, are supplied by Messrs. E, S. Kadootle & Co. ;- 2

Allegars jom Anglo-javas...ULAKLARI DEA

Tis. 7

Anglo-Malay.noarvanı

..241.

$:0.75 .6;6

Balgownies

Bertams...

Caroy Uniteds........................ 17/6 prem Castlefolds.

........119/ Changkat Serdangs ...... Cheras (part paid)......................................$8 prem Do. (fully paid)..rauenacin som $8 Damansaras ............... .......15785- Eastern Internationals...... 13)- prdim. Glencalys

....$2.03 Highlands and Lowlands ........107/6 Indragirls cute

***$131 Kamçpings M.........................................5/- prem.

Lordon Ventures...

To-day's Advertisements.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

HE P. & O. S. N. Co.'s Steamaz

THE

"HIMALAYA,"

FROM BOMBAY, COLOMBO AND

STRAITS.

Consignces of Dargo by the above-named Fossal are hereby informed that their Goods ar being landed and placed at their risk in-the. Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Company's Godowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out mirk by mark, and delivery can be obtained as soon as the "Goods are lauded.

This vassal brings on Cargo *--

From London &c, ex s... Mooltın. From Ferslan Güll, ar B. I. S. N. and B.

;& P. S. N. Coli Steamere. Optional Goods will be landed here unless Instructions are givan to the contrary within 6 hours.

Goods not cleared by the rịth insi, at a PLM, will be subject to rent,

No Fire Insurance Will be affected by mo la Any case whatever.

Damaged Pakiges must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignee's and the Company's representatives at as -appointed hour,

All claims must be presented within tes days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised.

Intimations.

THE DAIRY FARM CO.,

LIMITED.

CHOICE AUSTRALIAN

BEEF

LAMB

MUTTON,

RABBITS

AND

HARES.

'. Koala Lampora....................................................................165/·

Ledburys....arenezabi

71/

Loggle svazerji 447:3

London Asiatics.....

.13/.

516

Merlionas.......iy. «mu519 Pajams..........**

Pegouse

..Siti ..$31

ASAHI

Rubber Trusts......................................?7/- prom...... Sandycrafts Sapongs

.$26

.37%.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowas.'

ASAHI

SeaGolds................ » sk Shelfords

140/

E. A. HEWETT,

Superintendent.

ASAHI

AWARDED

73/9

Hongkeng 9th December, taia.

and

.SAPPORO

GOLD MEDAL

.d1/6 ....14).

FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG AND

AT

SAPPORO

SAPPORO

BEER.

Slogapore & Johores....................... .513 Sungei Chob................ Sungel Kopar Tangkahs...................... ................................30' Taarabglotitest ja.............par Dalted Serdang,....................! 12,6 Jalted Singapores......... United Sumatras........................................ United Langkats

•DuTs........... Trench:

www.

Para Robber

...B/3..

.34/6 -5/11 per lb.

RUBBER CROPS.

NOVEMBER RETURNS,

Agents Sime Darby & Co.

RADELLA ESTATE:-1,911 lbs; Total to" November 11,415 Its.

16,

*

AY:R PANAS „100 lbs ¡ Total lo. Novam-] ber 6,016 lbs. Agents Derrick & Co.“

BALGOWNIE

CALCUTTA.

Taking Cargo on through, Bills of Lading to Rangoon, Madras and Mauritius.

'HE Steamship

THE

"LIGHTNING,"

Captain E. P. Smith, will be despatched fr the above ports on FRIDAY, the 16th lost.,

at 1 P.,

For Freight or Passage, apply to

DAVID SASSOON & Co, LIMITED,

Agents..

Hoogkong, with December, 1910, .... 175K

JE

ANGLO-JAPANESE

EXHIBITION

PRICES:

4 Dox. Qaarts.$ 12.00 per case

8 Dog, Plats $13.50 9

17

OF ALL' WINE

MERCHANTS,

NOTICE OF REMOVAL:

The plagus Infection among the rats of East We have VIRU DAY RD, COVER AL

DES VIEUX ROAD, CENTRAL

THE MANAGER, "Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited."

Hoogkong, afth November, 1910, «

NOTICE.

ALOR GAJAH 380 lbs; Total to Novem- | Anglia seems to be spreading over a wider tet 1,072 lbs.

area. It was recently stated that a dead ra' PANTAU:-379 lbs; Tolal to November 1,391 | infected with plagus had been L'u id at Holler.

ley Bay, more than a dizen miles from Freston whore the outbreak was first discovered. The Local Governmere Foard bas therefore at last resolved to do something. Mr. John Buros, lassed a Lotification conferring special powers

LARGE Number of BOOKS, PERIODI-

CALS, MAGAZINES and ILLUS... upon Iccal authorities fa district's where plogus TRATED PAPERS are required for the use in rats is present or suspected, or is which there of the Troops leaving bare next month in the is an unusual mortality a mong rats. The local S.S. "Rohlila" for home. Any such literature authorities are authorised to take meatures for will be gratefully received by the Acting the destruction of rats, and for prevent ng their Chaplain (Rev. A. B. Thornbill) either at S. entrance upon buildings and other premises.

FORT DICKSON :-

9,569 lbi 1,653 lbs: BUKIT LINTANG :—6,100 lbs; against 2,050. Total 5 months 23,350 lbs ; against 5,885.lbs.

Agents Guthrie & Co.

BUKIT KA1480:-7,833 its; Total eleven months 43,19b3, Agents Jarger & Co.

UNITED SUMATRA:- Coffee 151 pkis; Rub..

pals; Rubber 4o,36 İbe.

5705 Ibs; Total 11 months Cofee 2,765

Agents F. W. Burker & Co.

PENGKALEN:- ALMA:-

K TA BARROZ :- MERTON :-

KLEBANG

CHENG-

1.405 lbs.

.#,300 s

1,320***

2.33 "

413, 11

1,100 F

LEDBURY 12,370 lbs; against 6,619 lbs. Total eleven months 105,761 lbs; againct 57 709 lbs.

SINGAPORE AND JOHORE:-15,643 lb against 5.578 Total ten months 116,007 lbs agiast 35,9-6 158.

SINIWANG 9,858 Iby; against 3,222 lbs. Tatal ten months 66,144 lbs; against 17,19

-16s,

LAN/DRON : -29,636 lbs; against 27, 77 ibu. Total eleven months 333,918 lbs; against 24817 lbs.

Agents Evatt & Co.

NYALAS: Tapicer 437 pkls. Agents Barlow & Co.

REMBIA ESTATE :~~1,658 ¡b'. SEMD WATO-641381.

MANDAL-TREONG :-937} }bs. CAREY UNITED-

10,150 lbs. The output of Payter should read 7'4, not 444 is p:isted.

Events Coming.

Wednesday, 14th December. Bijou Econle Theatre, 9' p.m.

Thursday, 1th December. Organ Recital at St. Peters Church.

* Taesday, 20th December. "A! Home," Government Hosp. Sanitary Board Meeting.

Wednesday, 21st December. Hongkong Fhilharmonic Society Conceit. Wednesday, find December. St. Joseph's Collego, Priza Distribution.

Friday, 23rd December, Police Ball.

Saturday, 24th December. Bexlog at City Hal', 9pm,

Monday, 16th December, Volunteers Field Day.

THE FESTIVE SEASON.

COUNT OKUMA ON THE OUTLOOK

Tokyo, December 6. To a speech made at the intercatiozat Press Aucciation last evening, Court & kuma referVERYTHING is ready for CHRISTMAS st the BRITISH-AMERICAN CANDY red to the significance which the opening of STORES, N., Pottinger Street. CANDIES the Chinese Parliament would have for the of every description, XMAS CRACKERS Internetizual Press organization, and when and STOCKINGS cin bu had at very reason-

able prices.

Bons came here yeste day from San Francizco with William F. Schmidt, general agent of the THE Milan correspondest of the Daily Missouri Pacius, for an os.ing at Catalion, and Chr.nilo reports on extra'rdinary case of will leave in a few days for Germy.

smuggling. The Marquis Gino Capponi, a With the completion of th Panama can1 member of a famose Florentina family, hus China would send delegates to the Internation the company will develop a system on the been arrested at Valese, Italy. The Marquis al Parliamentary Conference, and become like Pacific as complete as it has on the Atlantic, it is alleged, has long been the leader of a Japan. This was en ontlook which would bs

ho said, "it niw has an interck in the Kos

powerin' ging of smugglers, who scale the raft

reallard without any doubt in China, He far.

mos liar, bahoo Fin's of its cwn on this high metal fence along the Italo-Swiss-Aust lather said that the work of the representatives to ecoin Have to China and Japan is the Suez frontier, angeling lace, saccharins, and the Parliament of Journalists had much in ca: 1; but its great ships will sen be every-witches. One of the gang of the Marquis commen, with regard to responsibility, pol when So Francisco and I of Angeles will was captured in posision of 3,02 100 cigare bility of harm, capacity for rood, and for the be the bibla bauçficiaries on this Oekak and cigareitis,

|enlightenment cai tha pecca of the world,

All kinds of PRESERVE FRUITS, JAMS, &c., &c, &c, can also be bad on the

pramises.

Thousands of o'ber dainty things suitabl

for Xmas and New Year Frescats are ready for sale. Farents would do well to take their Kiddies to the store, where they can to sure of andleg good things to suit all mates.

[750 Hongkong, gih Decembérą agto, ↑

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