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CANTON DAY BY DAY.

[From Our Gita Correspondent]

'PEATAS 19LAID.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY DECEMBER 22 1010

SPOR MAG. ·

FOCKEY.

*YAL ENGINEER! Ur. ¡QUEEN'S COLLEGE,

A-filendly game of hockey was played be- twein the above teams yesterday afternoon on the Military Ground at Happy Valley. The match resulted in a win for the Engineers by 5 goals tɔlwil. The boys will have to strengthen their team considerably before they can hope to meet on even terms their quicker and bigger

Catton, zist December. F.. the Provincial Treasurer bas handed over, to the Kwangtung Tantai of Isĉusty the sum of Tie. 6,367.40 ́n respect of the estimated preliminary expenditure for the opening op of The Pratas Island Of the amount in question, the sum of Tls. 3,869,40 11 for the first half-cpponents. your's working expenses; the remalolog Tis #4 B is for preliminarÿ opening expendítors,

PROTOTION of nat.ve inDUSTRIES, “

Tre Kwanglung Tao'ai of Industry 'bus for warded despatches to the various districts throughout the province calling on the people to establish Bureaus of Industries and to elect officials with a view to the promotion of local fodustries. All such bureaus and names of officials are to be reported to the Taolai,

CANDLING MO KOPOLY.

The Chamber of Commerce of Lunchow has telegraphed to the public bodies of Canton protecting ng i s'ard refusing to recognisa as their rep.esentatives the shirty-fire membois of the Kwang'ung Deliberative Assembly wtó voted for the continuance of the gambling motopoly.

A VIGORCUS CAMPAION,

The rules for the suppression of eplum in oking aie being made stricter as time passes, wi.h a consequent decrease in the number of smokers and optam-selling crablishments, Yesterday, the Astl-Optum Bure‹u circulated Eotices to the opium divans throughout the city, orlering them to send in daily reports of 1h: number of smokers miklag, purchases of the drug and the quaati'y sold to each smoket. h's registra are to be kept up-to-date and aro 10 ba hauded to the Barenu from time tọ si ze

NEWS FROM THE Nortii,

[“pecialty Trimelted j ́r the Bungkung: Zeograph]

CIVIL EXAMINATIONS.

The Commissioners of Consiliuliozal Re. forms have decided that the examinations, of Civil officials should be divided fold two sec tions the superior class, and the ordinary class. The examinations of the superior class will be bold so Feking in September next year and those in respect of the ordinary class will take place in the various provinces,

CILITA'S PARLIAMENT.

The Prince Regent Las received several tale grams from the Viceroy of the Three Eastern previcces, E. E. Hue-liang, requestlög the Throns to shorten the period for the establish. meat of a Fail'ament by another year.

"AN URGENT REQUEST

The Viceroy of the Three Easter pravicces, H. E. Hsa-liang, bas wired to the Ministry of Finance urging the Ministry to advance.im? midiate fonds to meet the necessary expend). ra of Hu Lu Kok, a new treaty port. Should the remittance us delayed, it is faare that the foreigners will interfere with the administra tica

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ARMY OFFICIAL DISCHARGED. The Minister of War, H.E. Yim Chang, h c'smissed from suvice Ho Chung-lico, Com minder of the First Division of the Army, and has appointed Liang-pe to replace him. It is stated that the Commanders of the and, 4th and 5th Divisions will also be replaced by

new officials,

GRAND COUNCILLORS DENOUNCED, Cers Chao-bre bas impeached the Grand Coscilles, accusing thera foegligence of their du ies and failing to take the resposibl Hayir their action. The memorial has bero

abe'ved,

<PIUM NEATURE RECEIVES CONSENT, The Bills probibiting efter June-mix year the importation and smoking rf oplum and a's hs cultivation of the poppy bas passed the Privy Council in Peking,

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MILITARY STUDENTS 1X JAPAN, Eton Caloese military sedents who graduated from the Military Cafes Acadray

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RUGBY,

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ARMY UN, HAVY,

An loteresting rugby match was played yes terday afternoon on the Hoogkong Football Club Ground between the above teams in con- prction with the Triangula: Contest., The game was of a fast nature from start to finish. In the first half the naval men led by 7 points to mii baj at a later stage of the game, the Army warmed up mod scored two geals, thàs galning an advantage of three points over the Navy. The sccre remained unaltered till the end of the game. The match thus resulted in a vic tory for the Army by to points to 7.

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It'is int: resting to 10.e that the latest half of play witnessed a rough-and-tumble spectacle. Sleaves were flying off in every direction and several shirts reacted their ends ere the players eft the field. These are some of the joys of Rugby, Football,

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THE CHINESE-ASSEMBLY..

Reuter's Peking correspondent states that the success of the Imperial Assembly bas brea a matter of surprise to the oldest and bast Informed residents of Peking, both Chinese and foreign. He continues -

it was generally expected that the members would meet, pass certain inaceous resolutions, and having justified their appointment to their fallow provincia's, quietly adjourn, thankful to have passed through a dangerous ordeal in safety. Some such Ideas were probably cutár. tained by the Imperial panty when they ap- pointed the accomplished but inexperienced Prince Pa Lun 'as President of the Assembly, Had Prince Obing, Prince Yu: Lang, or any other recognised statesman mong the princes been appolated to proside, the Assembly would hava bazun lis tabours eadowed with con- siderably greater impariance is the minds of the general public. It is doubtful, however, whether its success would have beni so mask ed; and, in the fight of recent events, the Throne probably bas cause to congratulate itself upon the appointment of a President who has been visibly improved by the

SENATORIAL BEARING OF THE MEMBERS,' and whọ, not fieling any shadow of contemply, showed no trace of haughtiness during the whole. of the proceedings. Indeed, the entreataess of the President has been as notable as the quiet dignity of the members, who esce only appeared in danger of getting oût of hand, Though not quite experts in technical subjects, they proyed that they had given long and cuefat stady to the matters INACCURACIES RESPECTING THE MATTER,

la band, and so it gradually began to dawa upan The public that these men would really be a We rote that the reputed agreement between great acquisition to the Councils of the Em. Chlos en America, which was first published pire. A slight but unmistakable change came in a British paper at the end of September last,ver the-spirit of the Assembly when tha quas. is still being given credence in some Fartion arose of petitioning the Throne a third Eastern papers. This document stated that the time to shorten the period arranged for the whole material for the censuuction and cğu ́p- | opening of a Parliament. ment of the line was to be either Cainase ar: America, and it further stated that the chief | which might not luaptly, be described as grim, engineer was to be an American. At the time spread over the House. After several speakers of this publication Meis:2. Pauling and Co., the|| *British contracto18, issued to the Press a denial of the correctness of the clause regarding the material so far as their agreements went. Un for upately, Messrs. Pauling's letter

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JAPANESE, AND CHINESE

· POLICE.

FRIENDLY RELATIONS ESTABLISHED IN MANCHURIA, The New York World of the 7th ultimo con- tions between the Japanese and Chinese police Reports have been frequent of strained rela- tained a very strong upon Mr. Rozsevalt des In the South Manchurian Railway zone. We to affirm that the denial only extended to their

cribing him as "a public scandal." The follow- now learn from a Tokyo dispatch that as the op agreements, and did not necessarily in

log sro soms of the mera vigorous passages:-result of a memorandam exchanged between clude any erienzement came to between the

Mr. Roosevelt's conduct in this campaigo has the Japanese and Chinese authorities re Chices and, Americans Advantage seems to

been a public scandal-a national disgrace, the conflicts between the Japanese and garding police administration in Manchuria, have been taken of this by some people to up

Never before did any man who bid been Pro Chinese police officers, which had been bold thale contention that such an agreement and cheers broke out from sco people in the sident of the United States descend to the gut constantly taking place on the boudary does exist, and the China Association has been gallery, including several princes. The cheerster of ward politics and sweep up its dregs with of the Japanese railway zane, bave Dow reproached in some quarters for supporting an were taken up by the members, and a scene of the prestige of his great office. Never before patirely ceased. When entering the raliway anti-British scheme. It has been declared a'so great enthusiasm followed. When order had did any man who has been Frssident of the Obinese police officers first obtain the cassent zore on business now, says the dispatch, the that the British Foreign Office is in possession been restored, the Froident appointed a com- United States show himself ready to racrifice of the Japanese authorities. On the occasion of the provisior b of this agreement if net <fibe | mittes of six members to draft the memorial to

every cons'deration of,

of the strong protest being made by the Japan ese authori ies against the unlawful arrest of. text, Official enlightenment on this the Throne, and the House adjourned, decament is a forgery, and has been wilfully point wou'd be of great service. Either this

the Vice at Tungle by the Chinese police, Viceroy of Manchuria, Issued instructions to local Goverols ordering them to be careful published to

that such action was not repeated. The altitude

and Chinese police authorities in Manchuris of the iccal authorities in general toward the Japanese has much improved, and the Japanese are becoming more and more friendly.

DAMAGE HAITISH INTERES'S IN CHINA,

A leading article is a recent aumber of the Saturday Review, by a band wa zesmi to traço, or, it does exist, then Ertsh support hasing founded on the opening of an Imperial truly points out that great expectations and be been wrongfully obtained to the schems. Bat Assembly at Poking. More incisive is the everything goes to show that this professed writer's remark that great expectations are agreement is an invention, and its alleged ex's-always being founded on samsthing that is tecke to be an attempt, and not a very credkable happealog, or about to happen, in China, and one, to alienate British support Had it existed the unfuf.led promises of many edicts make it would not the Secretary of State for Forċigo | difficult i riso abova an attitude of expectancy Affairs hava intimated as much when replying to. the many question: pat to him in the Hōure of Commers in the endeavour to enlist official support to the scheme? Sir Edward Grey was

bord put to it to explain the attitude of the Foreign Office on mere then one occation, especially when he hated his refusal on the spirit of what is now, presumably,

AH OBSOLETE agremeNT

between Russia and England referring to spheres of influence. It is only reasonable to believe that he would have at least conveyed ths terms of this agreement to those who were so persistently worrying him.

Tie is a Times of Oct. 25 surpasses every hing A long leter published in the Fcking and

regarding projects evan of parliamentary re- presentation. The crux of much in the nâscent parliament of China is finance. Reform here is at the root of most reforme is China as the writer points out, a

SYSTEM WHICH RECOGNISES PECULATIO T

POLITICAL DECENCY

"Hause.. in order to make his way back to the White

"Mr. Roosevelt has remembered his 'prime slander and vil ficatos, of cheap demasogy obligation by conducting a campaign of

and personal abuse, which has not best sur passed in the recent history of New York politics..

"He has assailed the Justices of the Suprame Court of the United States as 'fossilized' and

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media! He has denosuced Judge Ander- are unrivalled in Hongkong for their Wide and Choice Stock of JEWELLERY. of every klad,

son of the Federal bench as a crook and (a jackası' for deciding the Paisms libel case

"gainst him. He has branded his opponents

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LIARS AND CRCOKS

or the alies of cro ks. He has appealed to

and has elevated "querzi.g" into a fan art, class prejudice and class batted with all the which admi's the diversion of Naval Approasprincipled vabemence of a professional de. locks on tribute or presents as sources of im priations to repair of the Summer Palace, and magogue.

perial incoms, might pass when the heaviest imperial expenditure was in connection with the Imparial Court, when janks fired fingals, and military examinations wete bated on bows Summer Palace, which involved golden oppor- and arrows. But that precise instance of the

yet to hand in its attempt to draw contumelytuti.ies for the chief euauch, was par.ly respon on those who have been suppering British insible for China's defeat at sea by Japan; and, terests. Unfot usae'y for the writer there is though ozpsaditure has gone on increasing, no ample evidence to show that British interests attempt has been made to purify the collection okis, have been ordered to farther pro-ware atd are supported on solid and justifiable of such sou:ces of revenue, say, as the land tax, secure their studies is, the Toyams Militars foundations,

which conceals opportunities proportion ly Eco', the Cavalry Practice School and the

Mesir, Paulings have shown the preliminas great. After finance we might put the F.1.co stley and Engineering College, Tokio, each

ary spicement, which ir, we bɛppen to know, and it is ihsie where intrigues and corruption for a term of three years,

tripar.ite oce between Chion, the Amaican hold high revel that reform is likewise urgently gidup, and themselves, to more than one per seeded. - L. & C. Express, zon of iofliezco. The agreement contains this clause:-

CFFICIALS DENOUNCE D. Censor? as-fun hes memorialix d the Throne, accusing a large number of officials in Hopac Povince of Legligence of their duties and conmuting vitious effences. As Imperial De- cre has been issued ordering that all these officials are to be punished, cashiered and dir mistel from office as the case may be.

·BURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.

1. Consequence of the change in the military system ia the Ministry of War, several buo- ér:ds of tfficials and out of employment. .E. Mi ister Yim Ctang has decided to dismiss them entirely.

REDUCTION OF ALLOWANCES.

'On equal terms Chinese material thill be given the preference. If, however, Chinese materials are not available recourse shall be

bad to other markets..

The subsequent and fisal og:eement, with Messia. Paclogs as contractor, contains the following:

The materials for the constraction of the railway and the equipment shall ba

OBTAINED FROM THE BEST SOURCES,

so as to insure the best quality, bat i prefer erce thall be given to the steel valls manu.

The special allowances granted to the memfactured at Han Yang Steel and Iron Works

THE TA 'CHING BANË.

Hon. Mo Lia bay asked the Board of Finance the following questions with regard

to the Ta Ching Banki-

(1) Since the Board baş stated in antwer to the Hea Lo-chish that the Ta Ching Bank is modelled on the Central Bank of Japan and that the issue of bank notes is the exclusive right of the Central Bink, why dogs it allow to issuz bank notes with impunity? the Communication, Kong Yih and other bank

notes by the Ta Ching Bank?

() Is there any limit to the fisus of bank

bers of a Ministry of Peas and Communica and any other goods manufactured and prodea Whether the value of the bank notes tiens are to be reduced to half the presented in Oblog of equal price and quality. amount commencing from next month.

We may also add that the appointmest of the chief enginter dating construction rests

JRI PARENTIAL TREATMENt suggested.

The Governor of Chekiang, HI,E. Tseng Yes, with Mens. Pauling, subject to Chinese has memoriilizidike Throne to reduce the ex- Gavernment approval of the person ap port duty on native goods bat suggest that Impit duty on forego go:ds should be in

creased..

THE NEW SPIRIT,

The Minliteref War, H.B. Yim Obarg, in- tends to quest the Prince Regent to order tha all military officers should appear in

if im on being received lo andlence,

TYPHOON WARNING, -

The telegram quoted Lo'ow was recolved from the Manila Chiervatory at the American Consol, ta General to-day:-

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Maalle, December si¡ 5 p.m. Cyclone or Typhoon E of the Northern Vit pyador Southulstýra Ludza, directión asksową,

poisted. The attempt to bring discredit on a British firm and to aliona e all British sympathy

should not be allowed to rest with plain con. tradictior. Opposition to this scheme of China to bal'd a railway in her own territory has been widespread, though the rights of Russia and Japan to interfere rest on slender authority and are not based on any treaty right. Our own Government's attitude has met with very con- siderable criticisms. Perhaps the last word bas not yet been said on this subjret,→L, and C. Express,

It is undersload that sho British representations with regard to the hardships imposed upoa Brilish, trade by the new Japanese Tariff aro bafore the Government in Tokyo nadare being – seriously considered,

issued by the Ta Ching Bank tallies with the amount of its reserve furd?

"Instead of helping the American people solve their great problems, as he promited in June, Mr. Roosevelt has complicated thos problems and made them more difficult of solution. He has sought to divert public at

evaded every question that went to the heart ention from a very important istas. He bar

of these issues. He has helped to discredit the progressive movement in his own panty. He has acted as a shield for Aldrichlım and

Capponism. He has been the best friend of Republican Serators like Aldrich and Guggen. beim and Scott and Oliver and Smoot and Crane, who invised the tariff for the

BENEFIT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS, because he has enabled them to hids from sn examination of their records. He has brought honest and calism again into, distrust and set. bick the clock of political progress, as free silver set it back in 1895, Mr. Roanvelt's' ticket should be overwhelmingly delanted in this campaign as a rebuke to digraded, Indo- Coat and abamless demagogy,

"Such conduct cannot be excused in' a man who has not been President of the United States. In one who has been President and has held the greatest elective office known to human history it is intolerable-unspeakable, of New York owe to the'r fillow-Americans

"There is one supreme daly that the voters send the Roos:velt ticket and the Rocvili pro- | gdganda down to irrevocabla defent.""

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Thanday, and December. Bijou Hcenic Theatre, 9 p.m.

4 Scharnhorst" Band Concert at Theatre

Filday, 23rd December.

of the ordinary banks and the chief financial

́(4) As a coutral biok should be the bankers | Royal. organ and the Ta Ching Bank carries on the same business as the ordinary banks, whether

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a Contral badk?

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