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SIR HENRY MAY'S IMPENDING.

DEPARTURE.

THE GOVEENCR.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY DECEMBER 31 1910

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

2B:h last There will be an official dinner it Govern VALEDICTORY REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY MEDt House to night, to which the following have blepinjited Bishop Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. Keswick, Miss Cingingham, Mr. ord. Its Roberts n, Miss M cFaran, Mr. H. E. R.. Huniel, Rev. Lanchester Mr and Mrs.

Dr. and Mrs Stedmar, Mr. Nedhurst, Mr. and Mis. Dickson, Mr. I alloch. Mr od M15. von Wiser, Mr d'Cettingen, Captolo Agg Captain Wardes, Catalo Boulton, Commander Casa nuova, Captain Heats, Colon:ined Ms Dano, Celesti srd Mrs. Ermilton, Cilonel and Kri, Starpole,

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HONGAONG VOLUNIBER CORFS

COME FACTS ABOUT THE 1910 CAUF

3 11 dst. Extracts from the Report of the longk.ng Voluntes Camp, 5th to 13th November, 1910,

EFG NEER COMPANY, Were was carried cut on the defence lights

CANTON DAY BY DAY.

CENSUS OF RIVER TOPULATION.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

Canton, 23rd Decemb'r. fastenctions have been received from the

27th inst

VAL AFFAIRS.

The Minle ry of Naval Affairs has lost scted the local authorities to fornish a foll repart of all localities along the coast of this province which are u tible for caval purposes The Ministry directs serial attention to places to this provinca and Cheklang, as there two pro- local ara reported to pairess several polots

Lookir, Mr Tomes, Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman. et Lyemun atd 'Delckers and thras men who † Ministay of In'ornal Affairs (Minchongpu) hy / sui'aħla fer conversion into naval bases,

Sit Hay llaod and Lady de' S umarz ard Mr. R. Ponsonby as staying at Government House.

REPORTS OF ROBBERIES.

3 hirs

zgih inst, A pleasant function was performed at the marting of the Législative Council this afternoon by His Excellency the GaveI- nor, lo affick liy ansourcing the appilat meat of the Colonial Secretary, Sir Henry May, to the Governor of Fiji and High Commissionerbly of the Western P. cis, His Excellency stated that Council wis going to adjourn eine die and as far as he could forties, they would not meet until the first werk of February next, 'o consider the jurors' list, and that was the last recasion before skat time on which they would see the retiring Colonial Secretary la Lis accestomed sent-a seat which he had occupied for a longer period than any of his predecessor. His Excellency thou ht it a pity that on the records of that Council should be placed the

Mr. Viéria reports to the Police t ́at je ter departure of Sir Henry, and the Colony ara whole would sustain a loss by his departure.day tome one stole jewelle.yat his e idence at He was confident that a few observations No. 15, Cane Rod, ef a tal value of $77. by him would add to and voice the faslings e suspects bis re:vaits of having committed

the theft So far, no, arres's have been made. of all the members of that Council. It was nit possible to dissoclate the work of the Colonial Mr. Wm. Barker reports that lives broke Secretary to that Gounel with the larger ato bis store at Bea ossfield Arcade and viale spheres of work la which be engaged rusideo 'dies' a d'oue gentleman's umbrella of a

toti rau of Sis. the Council For 28 years, Fir Henry had bson in bi presort capacity, and during the whole of that po lod he had worked most strenuously in the cause of public service (Applause). He never spared himself and cid not place any close limits os either bis time or thought.

ex He had set 84 ample to the younger members of the service by bis devotion to duty. His (the speaker's) own life bad been a varied one spent in o Government service and never in all his ex- perience bad he met an official more thorough. ly conscinatious ard baid wobiaz than Si Henry. His knowledge of the country and the people won't be alus to both the Colony and bimself (His Excellency). That was not the place in which to refer to Sir Henry's many good qualities and doubtless opportuales wou'd arise alembere to do so. He cou d ooly add that both Sir Henry and his wife wouldOffer-you-new-George M. Cohan Theatre be greatly missed in the Colony (Applause), . Perhaps for of them could 'aspire to a greater honour than bad just beed con arted on Bis Harry. Tortughout his term of service, he had always upheld all the traditions of in English gentleman-mees sana.in cerfore sno (Applause).

· DEPARTURE OF "WILMING. TONS" COMMANDER.

Mr. Hamilton, of the South "China Muning Fut, reports that b treba the 14 h of Novem ber and the 7th of Decembar, hs lost a number of medals and some articles of c'ething Ised at 141, either in the Hoogk ng Club or la the Hengkong Hatel.:

MR. LLOYD CHORCE.

JA TEMPTING OFFER.

Misir. Çoban and Harris, the leading America producers of face and eccentric musical comedy, in New Yrk, hava stpt the following telegram to the Chancellor of the Excheqeer:-"

David Lloyd George,

1. Downing-street, Lenon.

and guarantee thousand pounds a week sup post for he purpose of crino'zing an Ameri- can campaign to'ril you against the Lords.

Must be twice daily hom your repertrite on Limthe using liner, which is Davily here.

(Signed) COHAN and HARRIS.

NEW BORD,

had out pravico ly qual fied as clericlads and | H.E the Viceroy calling for statistics coc Engine dr vers were examined on toth Novem-cerning the ppatrtion dwelling on the watery The boldlog of embar ments on he various ber by the Officer in charge Electric Ligh's of the provlace. The rumber of boats and w, tirways has Darowed the wat e passages to and Telephones. 14 members attended this their respective nations are also to be report the dit iment of low lying hand, which is often ed in course of time. A consus of the riv r | vasbed aw_y by Bo trail left by pariing eximisation and all passed.

This Company laid n'l the telephone lices | population will first be taken from the statistics staarers H.E the Acting Viceror, In view of required dosing iba bowi zer practice.

prepared by the varian's Customs av horlties the early completion of the Band in Ca ton and

NIGHT ATTACK.

All other statistics will be sent in in the comthe necessary building of a bund along the Hosam wide of the rivar, has now latrocel log year.

certain offi.iso co-operate with the Water The Trimetara of the anwspaper established Palica with a view to finding out if there is The stacking fore consisting of Officers by the memors of the Canton Deliberative any caager in the carrying out of the latter and 3 other ranks linded in Jack Bay and Assembly who voted in favour of the continuandertaking, which will entail the narrowing marched to the neighbourhood of Hess Nillance of the gambing monopoly jo wanging where, they hallad until pearly am. when fearing. Itst there'll be no rub-cribers to the moon set.

their journal, hava fècided to present copies gratis to the pub'iz for a period of ons vear, at the expiration of which tims a charge of s'i per copy will be made.

An attack was made in the Camp during the sight ath to 13 b November by the Scouts Compisy u der Captain C. H. R1,2

The attack was ably direttel by Captai Ross and the advance of the force by night over viry difficat cruszy way mo creditably performed. The mais attack was unable to pierce the line of deferce by 6 am. when optricas were starp d.

The erf nang force consisted of the troops present in camp who were dipared's a outpost companies a dieteve.

Great interest was taken la the operations which were ms is ructive to all concerned. 1XEPICTION-LY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

His Excellency the Cova nor i spicted the. cimp on 12th November ard was afterwards present at the Brigade practice at Customs Pass,

-I (SPECTION BY GENERAL OFFICER

COMMANDING.

A RIMARKABLE NEWSPAPER."

PROPOSED IRON, FACTORY,

Cartale merchants hive petitioned the Kwangtung Tasial of Industry. praying for per- scale in Canon with a capital of 11s. 2,000 C00 and requesting the Tartai to grant the coopera request for a monopoly bat been refuted. The a monopoly for a porled of thirty years. The tequel for a grant of land free of charge has also met with an 'unfavourabla- reception,

mission to establish an iron factory on a large

A SUCCESSFUL RAID.'

ng of the river to a certain extént,

A SOURCE OF DANGER.

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There is at present a large quantity of dysami o s ored in the Terpeds Bureau which has been mainly seized from smugglers. The storage of the exples ve's is considered to be a | sures of danger ned as a co:s quence the

Director of the Bureau bas pet tioned the Viceroy for permission to utilise ita explosives in terpedo preclices.

NEW COINS...

The Tech hp (Ministry of Finance) has ascertain whether the new coins distribuind by deputed an official to Canton to lovestigate and the Mint are up to the prescribed standııdı -

PRISONERS DEHIFADED, Yesterday, four prisoners were beheaded in the presence of the Paryü Magistrats. The offences for which the unfortunate men paid his

OPUM MON FOLY

A rald" was made the other day by the lecat officials upon bcusa in Sul Lom In Heungshin district, when a number of persupreme prnally we:n of various disciptions. ross were arrested for printing courterfej His Excellency the Gereial Effi or Com-lottery ticke's of the upch Giv.rament manding inspected the Corps at Gin Practite Lot ery. A printing press was fond en the 0311th November and afterwards inspected the premiers, which, rpio exam'ontion, showrd Camp.

that the forged tickets were fram time to time forwarded to Hongkong, where they wera im. pressed with another amp bakre belog put

INSPECTION DV C. R. A. The C.R.A. inspeed the artillery companies

un practice on : b November.

DISCIPLIKE.

The disc'p'in of all janks in camp was excel. lept. The work was of ea very hard and cat- red rut, poder most unfavourable climatic condi,in', but was always p:ri rmed willingly and chessfully..

GENERAL REMARKS.

up for sale.

“C”NTƠN ATHL' TICS,

A despatch tas bien firo ved by the Viceroy from the British Consul bere coccaining the prapated opiam monopoly. The dispatch states that frequent requests have bed mide for a terations la the regulations providog for hi Mosopoly, which is a gr at hindrance to the opium trad It is reported that there will b: another charga of moopalists and the pro- picted to furnish gr. uads for a fresh protest by the trkish <fficial,

LIFE SAVING.

kently, vivid's, and dailngly bomar, and, like the Atheal, as of old, always usaking some paW thing, ever exploiting fresh avotices,

From the lit any polot of view she is almost. ivrably up-to-date, and in the present article, which is bised op) many conversations have bal, pad orpecially on a recent talk with Mr. A. L. Humphreys, who, as the manager of the world-famed society library, "Hatchards," knows more on that sulject than any living person, I endeavour to prove my point as to the width and variety of ter innumerable in-

taroste.

THE PAVOURITE NOVELISTS..

-I suppose I must give first place to the pow pular society fictionists ofthe day for novels are the favourt'o readlog of women to-day, though binginphlos mun them hard for fi ́s: place,

Well, Mr Hichens, of course, is always pɔ- pu'er asara Mr. Matrics Hewlett and Mr. Da Morgio. Mt. Algerman 11 ci wed, on sc coast of the psychic in a est of Lis works, it ge ting a very corsiderable di azer table fallow- [Ing-and in society a nivel is made or marred at the dinner table-while Mc, Araçld Foxcon's facility and variety have won him funumerable almirers, Father Bois mysticism-wbich

clety absolutely revisin to-day-ban plated him ahead of his twa c'ever brothers, while Mr. Temple Thostin's auntentious and clever sola. tions of problems with a strong human lotarest put him alongside if Mrs Humphry Ward,

who rever waörs in their est ̈muiör, and the sensationa' Mr. 1 h llips Opp: heim, never for- getting Mr. John Gliworthy's fios and polarity. polished work is the very front rank of society

Meredith' appeals from his sheer under- sanding of the woman's beirt and because he is-with`u: 'cant or preichmen is absolutely racers, and has no axo. to grind. Books of humour when good'm ke au ltresistible appeal. to society. Mr W. W. Jacobs for instance, is read with avidity: Mr. Dincan Schwann's "Brok of a Bachelor," "Mr.Dasley,” and Mr. E. V. Lucas-thess oro always pɔpula: -

THE CRAZE FOR MYSTICISM.

theology an duil and todgy, has ats:lutely no For orhidex. xolipio, society, regarding.

who tasty years ago and loss were interes ed use whatever. The daughters of thore work en to Far.ar's Eternal ome," Mrs. Humphry Ward's "Robert Elsmere" and Margaret De

Acoher mesting of the Capton Athletic As-posed regulations of the dew monopoly are ex-land's "John Ward, Proicher" aro abio' sly srciation we be'd at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday, when it was decided to bold the following com petitions only) F obrace: (a) Long- jumping; (3). High-jumping:(1) Obstacle rice: (5) Racing whilst carrying a burden; {) The camp was tlt on the same lines as last Wrestling. It was decided to ask H.E the Viceroy for his pitmargs. A charge of five cants will be charged as entrance fee for each cortest.

In an interview with the Niw York entres- pondent of the Daily Bir, peas, Weins, Cobaper. Hair's said that they boped Mr. Lloyd George It is much to te regretted ibni mors mem- would accept the for, as American audiencesbers carn't obtain leave for the whole week as would ck to bear his picturesqus language, mach beiler wo'k could be done with o ́e NEW GOVERNOR OF GUAN FULLED ASHOREich is in a class by list!" They ray that week's coatizu us attendance by all ranks in- forture awaits flm in America as "azy one

stead of the interm i ent training undergo:e by BY OFFICERS.

who can improve on American slang, will be the majory. the wonder of the thest tal senson.' Mr. Lloyd George has not yet:ignified bis c'cceptance of the offer.

17th inst.

Commander George S. Falist ury, Command. log the United States ship Wilmington, now in Hongkong harbour, laft Hongkong to-day for Manila ra route to-tako up his duties as Gov. eroor of the island of Guan. On leaving tho Wilmington to-day to take passage to the Zan for Manila, the retiring Commander was com plimented by the officers of the ship in a peculiarly naval way, the ward room.fficers of the Wilmin tow manolog the gig which car. ried him first to the 7 and later to Blake pier. As the Governor-Elect tell the gig The Chief Boatswain's mate and fur chief Pay officers manned the side of the stip and when the gig pulled away from the ship all hands on deck gave thres ansing cheers. The compliment of being pulled ashore by his officers is the greatest a naval efficer can have

bau retiring.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH.

[Spicielly Translated for the Hongkong Belagroph

Its suciors were kirdly lent by the CR.A O.E. and OC. nd Balto, 7he Buff and I am indebted to item for the way they worked and

| the great troub'e taken,

Therargs party was provided by the I.KS.B RGA, and was under c maent of Licoteosat for the whoe of the artille y prac ice were very Taylor, KG &, whose services as range officer

gre y aprechlei.

TXCITING DEBATE IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLYs, Ins 10ctor is Gbore:y, South bina, fox I am shically indebted to Captain F. A. A heated discussign took place as the ith bis a tendance in camp during the whoin peried ist. in the National Armbly over the ques of actice and for his able assistance in all tion of the fiqancial starija i Shanghai matters caro cled with the carrying out of the caused by Rubber speculation. *he Vicer y practice and for the instraction given daily to of Two Kiangs, HE Chang Jen Chao, was

the effi er engaged. mainly blamed for the exit ng state of firs and ex-Toomai Ts i Naihung was more or less exonerated Finally, it was r sɔlved in memorialize the Throne About the matter,

A REMARK BLE TELI GRAMÍ, The Victray o'the Three Enners provistes, NEW CANZON VICEROY.

H.E. Hồi Linng has again cabled to ibe Grand Ouncil urging that body to submit to the EXPECTED SHORTLY IN HONGKONG..

Thro as soon as possible the mem'als praying for an early establishment of the new goth inst.

Cabinet and Farliament, which the Vireray bad The newly-appointed Viceroy of the Two presented recently, and which were kept back Kwong, H. E, Chang Ming Chi, will leave by the Council. The tele;ram stated that the Shanghat by the C. P. R. steamer Emprzu (Grand Councillors Fad neglected the'r dules, China to day and will arrive here on the 3rd | which action was against the wiskes of the la'e prox. It is believed that His Excellency will Emperor. Dame ist of the cable, the Cɔon- make a brief stay in the Colony and will pay cillors were excerd ngly engaged. an official visit to H.E. the Governor. The Acting Viceroy, H. E. Trang Chi, has sent a Chinese River gunboat to receive H. E, Chaug's father from Kwongie. ·

SNATCHING PROSECUTIONS..

EXEMPLARY SENTENCES AT-THE MAGISTRACY

at ist.

A NEW TRADE.

It is rumoured that the British, Fench asd.

tis Germao merchants stand to establish a large Navigation Company In Kwongse. The steamers will ply between Wuzbow, Narning Pak Hel and ongkong. Chinese wil be in vited to take up shares of the proposed com- pany.

(78) 2. CHAPMAN,” Lieut. Colonel, Commandant, H.K.V.C.

MEDITAL REPORT, H. K V. CAMP, 19 0.

A G ́ÒWING LOVEM NT.

24 h last.

The Heungaban(Qurut-Cu ting Society was formally opened on the 18th lestant in the principal city of that district, when there was present a large githa:iog, including several hundreds of women. Many speeches were made urzing the speedy abolition of this as sightly appendage and printing out all its in the course of the proceedings cut his quee disadvantages The Secretary of the Society. in the presence of, the crowd amidst lood had already discard d their ques's had been applause. After a photograph of those who taken, the meeting dispersed.

DESPERATE ENCOUNTER WITH ROBBERS.

The Heal h of the Camp during the weeks is reported to have kes either killed or was excellcat in every way. Only two cases wt fe admitted to hospital The fold and water supplits were very good indeed.

(d) C. FORYSTH Surgeen Capt. H.K.V.C. (sd.) J. W. Hanley, Surgeon Lieu', H.K.V.C.

COMMENTS ON R' PORT,

1, have no parlcular remarks to add, except that it stems a pi y that imploye's cannot

of training without a break.

Commander Wu Ting-yu has left for the district of Lienchon wib two detacherests of troops to quell the robbers infesting that locality and who are gking endless trouble to the inhabitants of the district. The number of depredators in the ranks of the outlaws is said to be very great. A large number of

wounded and about nine hundred men only ara believed to bave survived the onslaught. A telegraphic despatch has been received by H. E the Viceroy Lom the Commander in charge of the troops asking for reinforcements. H. B. After consultation with Admisal Li has decided to at once detail one regiment of troops to the tesne of the diruthance and has granted Ti1. 3,50ɔ to mast the expenìrs of the troops, etc.

THE OPIUM DAN,

spare their men to go through the short period opium-smoking and the institution of a severe

(5d.) C. A Anderto),

Major Geoeral, Commanding the Troops, Fouth Clica Command.

CRITICISM OF PRACTICE.

The whole pr.cite was a disiact improve, ment on that of 19:9. Fu'es of ranging were mera strictly adhered to by battery commard. the, and detac' meets worked quietly and well. There, were, however, some serious mistakes made, Battery commandeis falling to gearp

CHINESE POLITICIANS, The Eastern Times in commenting on present status of Chicere politicians at Peking,

says:---

In view of the immédiave suppression, of

enforcement of all-oplum regulations the local anthorities & ve decided to establish a Government branch of the Anti-Opium Bureau at Fatihan.

NEW CINTON VICERCY

It is reronted here that H, E. Chang Ming chi.ie Viceroy Designats of the feng Kwanz, wil immediately larve Shanghai for the South. He will take over his stal of cffice in the 1st day of the 11th moon.

ADELITION OF GAMBLING.

27:h ins

A Chipamao was charged at the Magistracy this morning with snatching a pair of tatton gold-mounted tangles from a school girl aged eight years. Evidence was called and Mr.

the situations being the most important. These J. R. Wood parand septence of one year's hard

The politicians.at. Peking, whose influence

wis also a tendency to ignore the Range labour, four hours' stocks and 10 strokes of the and power may count at the present moment

Takers`nod take sanges from maps. If the

A telegram has been received from the blich.

in our governmen', may, 'with the exception of

range takers are at all we'lt siied, their obser- Kwangtung rep esentatives #f the Imperial Another two men were charged with com- the Prince Regent, be divided into four partles.

vari ins are more likely to be correct, that Assembly at Peking by the heal Delibarat vi mitting the same offence, in this case for mat- The first and foremst party consists of the

Assembly, stating that as the meant for making ching eariiegs from two little girls His Wor. Grand Councillors, the Presidents I the Misharges estimated from a scale map.

good the deficit through the abolition of the ship reminded the case till to-morrow moralogtries and Boards, and the Viceroys and Gover-

gambling farm bas been obtained through the bars of the provinces, who were originally the The attendance in camp was better than in 19:9 but it is a matter f r regrat, if leave can-

creation of the prepared epium and liquor mist powerful,

monopolies, the Assembly has decided to The second party is composed of the Com.not be granted for the whole priol of camp.

memorial' the Throne to abolish the Kwang missione s of Army and Navy Re-organ'zation, that employers cannot spare their men to at and the beads of the Army and Nary Ministries, teed, at any rate, on all days when gun prac.fung Gambling Farm from the 1st day of the

tics takes plica

int'moon sext seas : his proposal has passed who, in addition to their

the Assembly.

at 11 o'clock.

A number of men have been perpetrating these auriges lately. It appears that they wait for the victims outside their schools and when the day's work is over they follow the kids to their homes and reheve them of the valuables on their persons. So far, about ibirteen cases of this kind have been repoite and only faur arrests have been made with successful ideal. fication.

FIRE AT SHAUKIWAN,

Yesterday morning, about balf-past tim o'clock, the Fire Brigago, at Shaukiwen got intimation that an bu break of fire bad occurred on the water-front. The men forced out in all despatch and were successful in preventing the flames from spreading to the crowded houses Adjoining

POWER DERIVED FROM THEIR ĊFFICI 5, can boast of the power of royalty.

ATTENDAKDE IN CAMP.

GENERAL EFFICIENCY, The kdowledge displayed by all ranks sp The third puty Is the Minister of Finance,peared to me more thorough than in former who, apart from his efficial ir flueres, has the years. Officers and men are very keen and satisfaction of controlling all ficavcial policies, energetic and I consider mari ed progress bas

The fourth pity, and the last, is that of the || been mide. National Assembly, which can assert its power In its official fuccisos er hinted ard backed by the enviable support of the people of the whole Empi s

Besides these four parties, we may rot omit to mention that the Ministry of Foreign Affai and the V ceroy and Governors of the three Easiera provinces, have each the unique ej y ment of power apd is fluccca quite district

(sd.) G. D) ChaMIER, LL-Colonel, R.Ç.A. C.R.A., South China. The work done in camp was satisfactorily and creditably performed.

(d) C: ST. JOHN

Col, C. E. They showed great kecentsy and intelliger ca out was occupied or a grass store and dwelling by their callagees, ir asmr ch as in addition to the lamp and engines, but they require more The domicile in which the fire criginal broke from, tut more ptential that that ussally he'd in picking up the work and is maripalating pizce, and the walls were le such a bad coudste power derived from their respective offices, pesctice to the tactical control, of lights from flon that they had to be pulled down la caso they can male

the Directing Station. Otherwiso_they__ aro works happened. Inspector Collett was in

JUDICI US USE OF FORCION INFLUENCES

RAILWAY MATTER).

The Canton-Yach Han Railway Company has received a 'e'ezram from H. E. Jeme Tien yaw, the newly-elected Engineer-in-Chief and Director of the Company, stating that he was to leave Feting on the 4th day 5th instant)

vio Hankew for Canton.

1

OPIUM SM KING OFFICIALS.

it to the babit as existing among government

PREPARED OPIUM L'ONOPOLY.

Oathe 3rd day of this moon the Provincial

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AN CRIUM DISTURBANCE.

peinterested in the spiritual problems of the Churches around them, which does not in the, least imply that they (r) incidaient to what The local authoritisa fave istoad fastrictions ona may term other-worldim, "or ‘o the c'aims. Inbidding the crews of patrolog verstis 17f a spiritual 1 fe of some kind or another. In accept manstiry reward. for services rendered deed, as a mater of fact. a keen interest Is by way of life-saving, as this should be con- growing up ip e c'e y in a devoted cult of the sidered in the nature of a duty,

kindred dart ines of Great Bÿddyp, Isod of the Eastern World Asirian longerworks slippers for ber favourite curate, bu yeuw1 fiad berwell versed in Fielding Hals "Lyward Light” or 25th inst.

Francis Strp'ord's singularly delicate and ba Anti Op'um Baran has depated a we thoughtful Tol of Life, cwe authors who, by yuan, and the Namhoi M gistrate with a the by, are, with others, tom swhat supplanting fachment of troops to or ced to the various soc'e'y's erstwhile pr'es: and prophet, George places throughout the distalot to investigate Bernard Shaw. Then, of coins, they are into the suppression of opium-smoking. Al deeply interested in Richard and Isabella together, ix een opium divans have ben sal logalean's "From incarnation to Reincarna od up by this drpity for illegal tale of oplom: tin" Meny a society woman of to-day, fol

divans were sold as The peep'e the ught of mind power and how to use such poættin Yesterday, the official lo que in proceeded lowing the insusions of the--to bar-sp:s to the Ngin Kang Mart, where the opium lic legaleses, is no adept in the development that the diven keepers were being badly treat any given direction; which is one reason why ed and col'orted to the numbered several bus-Christian clerce bas takea such a bold upon dreds and threw stores at the troops, i hire them result that s. v rit «. Idiers wera injured. The

must be dia Lietly understood that ely also uff ral from the wrth of the mysticiem as studied here in saci ty is not of excited populice. Toamitter bi bien report: that vulgar American type, the outcome of a ed to the Magistrates

MATIVE BANKS CLOSED. Ara iva bank here, the Lai Yusn Bank, and to her in Fatsban, named the Lei Sus Bank, were yesterday seal d up by officials from the Namboi Magistracy, through a request received from the Garmin Coneal here. These firms are repered to have owed a German firm a large amount of mosey.

DASELY MATERIAL SPIRITUALISM. - 1.14 something far more delicats and subtle based mainly on the mysticism of the Middle -Ages; of St. Catherine cf Siena or St. Francis d'Assi. Psychic literature of all descriptions is eagerly sought fir in society. Toba Silence." for instance, has a great vague O also had F. W. Uala'a adepʻations of Eastern stories, dealing, as they do so much, with the spiritual phase of human existence, Mr. Aither An irmed robbery wascommitted on the tyrdachen's books are very popular, especially his ins', in the Cow Tsun village in the district cf Nambol whes eight child es whose aces varied fran two years to ever, ware kidnapped. Yesterday, the p rin's rep, rid the case to tha Namhoi Magistrate and Admiral Li praying for the arrest of this robbars.

ARNED RIBBERY,

GAMBLING SUPPRESSION.

Great God Pan"-anything, in short, dealing with the pessibility of an existence oattide our earthly experience.

Qtua,munity, therefore all boobs den'iog with spert Society is essentially_au_ent-of-door com-

Yesterday, the Canton Sell-Goyo umeat Society issued the following circular la regard to the suppression of gambling :-"Gambling In this province has been ordered by the Imperial As enbly to be prohibited from the it day of the is! moon of the coming year as the deficit in revenue caused by supp ass a of the farm will be made good by the following

and il e open-a's life are invarinb'y sought after -Mr Jack Lord u's werks, Floin Macleod's and W. J. Long's and Kenneth Gabime's. books on the poetsy f life and nature. Even the immort 1"Sporge's Sporting Tour," though this is naturally a more exclusively man's brok.

**B CGRAPHY, BUT NOT ECİENCE, The "Smart" woman is Immensely le terested in biography and in certain tis tir's Salt mmopoly, ab ut Ttorical books, such as Miss Sichel's books on 2,0-0000; prepared oplom monopoly. Tls. "The Medici" or Julia Cartwright's. "Naps- 2,00 1,000; and liquar minopo'y Tis, 1,0 0 x0; | leon," and all of Mr. Fraccha Gribble's excursions -total-Ila. 5,oco oso.” The circular go:s on to into the lava advento ea of Reussean and advice the perple to keep the peice and set to George Sand. As to science I fear a society create any disturbance and states that the local woman's mind is too ill-cikipi elit lacks the anthari iss are doing their best to bring about necessary power of concest ation, it, is ton er. the immediata suppression of this evil, sentially light and langhter-loving for her to be

THE LIGHT FINGERED GANG,,

deeply interested in tisuce, as science pora Yesterday afternoon, while three ladies were

and simple, though when Si. Oliver Lodge and walking along a pubic highway, a thief anden. Professer ombros wander accido tally as it ly snitched a pearl bead band from the head ware, into the specutivo and so'r tual existence The in a possible her:aker (hy follows in their foot.. of one of the ladies and disappeared, police were not to be found but when a police. s'eps with dreamy enteu.iasm mau did appear the thief was not to be traced,

SMUGGLING OF FIREARME

Admiral. Li Chun, in view of the frequent reports of smuggling of Grearms, etc, har de cided to s'ation the Ghizess gunb a's to me Ch'ng and Kiong Ching in the vicini o Yo Mua sud Ling Fa Shs to keep a strict look out for smugglers The goub at Ewane I'men has also been stationed by Admiral Li is the vicity of the dis't'ct of Sun Wul, where rob bery has benn of frequent occurreċce lately.

THE "SMART" WOMAN'S MENTAL DU 18IT,

Itina cu ions fact that poitry, as such, with almost the soilta'y exception of Laurerca

Hope's "Grden of Kem, "tor of the Derr, and "Indian Love Forms," has practically died out among women of this class, I speak, of course, gaite generally, fully cÒDEY

c'ous of

MANY DELIGHTYUL EXCELTI NJ Browning and Tenoysen never quits, dia dowe, ofe use Madelinek, always popu lar, bus pract dilly" presched rew gospel to society, but that because bein premice dy a mysle. Omar Khayyam and The Ca: too Anil-Opium Bureaus find it ex-

Margus Aurelios bo'd a warm crraer la their tremely dificult to send its offcials to the

Affections, as also do B. L. Stevenson and, various James to lavestiga's into opium-

cultuily enough. Walter Pater's charmingly im king, as many obs'acies are placed in their

wifites essays. For a acciaty wemas, together way. The Bateau has, therefore, decided to

Lectoring recantly to a typical middle-cisa with her craze for palmistry and sp'ritualism, appoint special' officials to sokly Investigate || audience upon the society of Ancient Greece | is a delicate and k only perceptiva cice of all and the so-called "smart set of 20-day, writes that constitutes what is his hest and best in officials.

Mr. Raymond Blathwayt, in an English jouma', | l'terarysiyle, Scholarship,as such, may have bot I was rather uken aback by the vigorous dis- | litle at ric in for these worshippers of human- sect expressed by my audience from my asserity, there sp noses dud kaltlers in the sun, but tion that the modera woman of fashion was a all that is sincere and artistic and open-ɔle:

comes to thim with singing voice, and Irresis. For my now somewhat lengthy expositoce | tible perinaslon, z. had led ne to the coacision that that most de licately subtle, alert, elastic, and Erightly in. In being deemed desirable to revise the sllow. telligent sul of the womsa of society, with

ances and gratei les to British officers stodging long traditions of coltore bebied ler, widely in Japan, li-is now ordered that a consolidated travelled, and versed in man and minneis,

allowance of £iço a year ba pald in lieu of the parrers:s an insight into human nature and a quick, Leen pirception of this muli udinots Present efficers, lodging and provision allow

fe of ours walch far transcends anything of ances. The gratuity for those who study for isarned sister of the provinces or the suburba could ever be capable. A woman of society for it is women who constiture society, and it is with women that deal exclusively

TOUCHES LIFE AT ALL POINTS,

charge of the Brigade and was assisted by ↑ for their own ends, irrespective of the nature of quita fi.ted for taking their place in defencs Treasurer granted an interview to she repro-1-cultured and an intellectual person.

Sergeant Laungan, "The damago ampusled to about $700.

THE TROOPS OF MACAO.

GENERAL PARADE,

auh influences, whether stev nie brought in to render us nazistance or to rffer us resistance—. they would always help them er ba prefal to them if they only knew how to wield them.

· THE REFORM MOVEMENT, IN

CHINA.

WOMEN'S RIGHTS,

Yesterday, on the Praça do Cemserio, there was a general parade of the troops of Macao. There were abou: six half-companies of io. fantry. They marched and countermarched The Chintso Ladies Scclety in Peking, and formed square, and gave on exhibitlop of onder the laidenh'p of Princess Karachia

stations.

(sd.) R. S.. CAULF.ALD.

Meja, R. E, O i/c E. L. & Telephones,

A MOTHER'S MISFORTONE, TWELVE-YEAR-OLD INFANT 18 ACCIDENTALLY

KILLED

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sentatives of the Opium. Importti's Guilds, 10. which the prepared opiam monopoly is to re- vert. The Treasurer asked the representatives whether they were willing to guarantee the collection of the $1 800,000 revenue as estimet- ed in respect of prepared opiom, but the Guild was averse to doing so and merely stated that the amount in queitien could be der ved pro- vided the monopoly were to or placed under prepar supuvision. Tas Guild farther stated ibai it would give H.E. 4 definite reply at a which her plaiser-hned i mere sold and more later date. The deputation then withdrew,

FATAL FIRE.

18tb inst. A somewhat gruesome discovery by a mother has been reported to the Police. It appears fla-firing and volley Bing. The Chinese pre- we learn from a Peking d'spatch, bold that a Chinese woman residing at Yau-ma-ti,

ent were greatly impressed by this thw of a meeting on the

Os the sath instant, a fire occurred in Ching 11th jostas", allerded | who lvad alone with her child, a twelve-year force, which was clear intended to convince by over 200 ladies, The object of dsrld infant, tied the later to a bed post pot far Wun Lane, of Tal Ping Street, when a pris them that the Macad garrison is alert and cusion was concubinege, Mrs. Kong, one from ber side, thinking in this way the little ter's shop was destroyed, Yesterday after. efficient, and is not to be caught apping of the members, densuered the custom, and mite would be prevented from falling on the noce, Dether fine broke out fatie city, when and there is notblog in humasily which does This must be a comfort to those who woo urged that such an objectionable system should for while she wert and d daring washing. To several brothels were destroyed by the co- not appeal to and interest box, .. suffering from the scaro <f a few days-887, be removed. The meeting adopted a motica her surprise, on her return to the spot she flagration. A famala servant was found under. And she is above all things sympathetic and when it was reported. and believed by many to appoint a committee to draw up a peti in found the chill dead, hanging betwres the bed the debris alter the Games had beso got under ocderstanding, Licking, perhaps, in concentra here, that as army of tard al thousand Oblutts! Ja the Senate asking for foglalation abolish and the for, with the siting exisading ac.011 control. It is also parted that a number of tion and with little taste for seal science or was marching on Macaż,

Concublage in Ohios,

the chip,

women of the underworld were burnt to death, study, sha in absolutely au courant de jour,

years and who pass the eximiustion sac. ceasfully will be fico, and the grainity for those who sudy frone year only Lice, Tha gratuity is to be pa'd le irs almeria of £to at the end of the first and second six mopibs, subject to the candidata på sing the test on each occasio, the additional, Lies for these who remate for two years being paid on feally passing the bigber standard. Tera proporati, says the News and Military Regard, so to be retrospective so far as conceres officers at present studying ia jepan who remain forg excond year,