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been cccopying the attent’o wef è rious Cham. bers of Commerce and associated Olambis for some years pit. One of the maid prizti which Fas got to be cosidered by the new Viceroy is the matter ti bilgandige, Reference to our columas wi.Ishow that o:e of the things to which.

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A TRApixà junk msite: wax figod gio at thỏ | THE. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE, Vagisfracy this moraing for failing to exhibit to ro,olaticu 1 ghts beteen sunset and son

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JUTITATIONS have been issue? för "An Home" being given by Lady Tagad on the moth of January to bid good-Eys to Fir: Fecry and

Lady May.

LITTLEbre says the £ 180 Fxpress, appears to be entertained by the Libera's of ousing Mr. Gerst om uwart from the Wirral division of Obeslice.

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RECEPTI,N COMMITTEE,

A. S. WATSON & CO.,│Excellency alluded wat big undage a dhe expressed the hops that ocd.r his role, brigandage wuld be suppique). Aúi harpins in our letter from Canton to day we have reperis of ma wat outtsexks on the put of the provincial Tobbers and beadits with the The City Carpatina hs unanimously voted result that many i ves have biolot and mochium of a thru and grizes towards the Kirm:ar, Mr. F. Lieb, Mr. Lau Chu Fak, Sir F. booty has been stolen and carsled away. Edward Memorial Fund, which his now reach-

ed a tetal of £30,0 As a retult of all ibere not only the Capton Government but the Hongkong Government as well must be impelled to undertake drastic men:bres with the corfiteat Bourance that ibey will have the full-support of the rew V ceroy in supprewing the vis As cur Can. An improvement in freights has extended prac ten correspord:ol points rut.to-day increasically to all the company's lines, says the

P & O. report except their is teicolegial enr cumbers of dscoition and igandige is the pro- vice, between Icdis, Chisa and Japio, vince of Kworg Tung occur and it is ope of the first duties of His Excellency Viceroy Chang

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THE Bandmina new combinati-n 'which 'is reported in Ca'cotta to be a very strong com- pany has been drawing very fall Louses thera and elsewhere in India.

THE Somalt, which grounded la't work lo

nes.

THE passerger trade of the Esat moves very

to subdue and eradicate all the evils that stoochow river, is to leave for England to morrow. The protagers who were brought exist. The resul: of Vic ray Chang en'eraz bere by : ffit #wil pircted on their laur. into his new sphere of lib.u seinni thất mà a new era of prosperity for the provinces over all of which, be bow by Imperių decr.e presides sys Qae thing in parti cular that Viceroy Chang wil have to deal with, aptr: from the m. ny affal. of State to which he referred in his ad-

slowly say the directors of the P. & O. The

tendency is largely wards the cheapest medes of conveyance, i respective of cther considera- tios.

In the Admiralty Curt judgment has been given in favour of the Liverpool ship Pocahon fragiinst the Indo-Chins steamy Lai Sang, io a casa ariilig out of the typhoon in July,

903.

Edwin J. Di-Berbo bas se two years to the wide of Chien, Eat returned to Hankow. He joins tha sff of the Bankow Dally Ner. His book, "Across China on Feat" is to be published shortly.

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THE Co. Brd steamer Mastelania w'arted from Liverpool, on December to in an attempt to complete the voyage to New Yor and back to Fishguard within twelve days. She would have to man ein an average speed of iwenty six knots and sep 1 New York cn'y forly eight koirs,

N. Mody, Mr G. H. Medhorst, Hon. Mr. E Osborts, Mr. E. Ormistor, Hoà. Mr. H. E. Pollock, x C: Mr. B. W. Fobertson, Mr. N° 1. Stabb, Mr. M. Stiwa 1, Mr. 8, Sists, Capt. B. R. H. Taylor, Dr. E. A. Vorez cb, Hin. Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.o., G. E. H. Baivir, Hon. Secre-

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CURIOUS CASH AT THE MAGISTRACY.

MOTER BOATS, A MEGAPHONE and FROCIOUS. DOOS,

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ARWS FROM THE NORTH/

(Specially Translated for the "Hongkong Telegraph")

The following is the correcte list of the. Committee appointed in connection with the

THE LATE Chang chin-TUNG.

abcv::-Sir Francis Piggett, Chairman, Mr

His Excellency Deputy Lieutenaar-General Na. J. W. Ktw was summoned at the Wa Lu-cheng, bat memorialized the Throne,›, F. H. Armitr.ng, Hon, Mr. F. J. Bacolor, Mr." G. Balloch. Mr. A. Becker, Hon. Sir C.P. Maghitney this morning before. Mr. J. R. saying that the late Grand Secretary and Grand Chater, CG, Mr. W. Dickien, Mr. GWood by a man named Cury Woo Shind Connciller, H. E. Chang Chih-long, while Eagel, Mr. G. Friesland; Mr. R. Fahrmann, a man called Choy Yee for behaving in a Viceroy-designate of the Two Kwong province's, Mr. Fung Wa Chuco, Mr. C G. Gik, Mr. rictous and noisy manner and allowing his was thoroughly acquainted with the administra T. F. Hough, Heo. Dr. Bo Ka, cua..dogs to chaan tho complainants' posts st|tion and savarat improvemanta bed been made Mr. J Kullm too, Hon. Mr. Kuwick; | Castle Foak,

in Ca tog. The,construction of Tiaa Chib Mr. W. Logan, Mr. S. A. Levy, Mr. R. Leak-

Mr. Rerder Hatris of Messrs. Wilkinson and wharf, which is now used as the official land.. Grist, was for the complaints and Mr. Jacking-p'aca and used meatly by Admiral Li ( huo, sin, of Mestre Jokos'on, Stokes and Faster the wharves for the ferry-boats to Honam and was for the relen-e.

the two g Hạ Udiversity for the education of * Mr. Reider H ir's cp Fued the care

the people were all due to His Excelling)'s. -The fiis: complaidani said she was the owner coils. He suppressed the gambling in the On Surday, Wai Shing lotteries and confiscated the sum of Df property at Castle Feak. 18h December, ihantly after 5 p.m., she went four hundred thousand teels from the Walshing dawn to the vegetable gardens and when the Monop is, why hd been carrying on the was about to tera round abe heard a motorbaittovery for a considerable period. The money coming. The motor boat came 'pposite, ber tbusos i alwas converted lato hospita", char door and anchored and some one ibro shit bis and oda altozat fagdo. His Exaltency 1. megaphone used bid language. At that was responsible for the percefal suppression limash cold cot ray who shouted. Later of the riot to co secting with the attempind on, when she was but to walk way, aerie of Cinton by the French, At that ilmu," man came down and said some ene' w.s

His Excellency was summoned to Peking to coding witars, she went up a bar cost consolio State cars, after which he was a head 51 pp'e coming off a boat. She henpolated Very of Wa Kering provinces, where he remained fr about twenty fare, went up ber veriadah and looked through a telescope sui saw a crowd, inc'ucing dif n' during which period, he was very sel'citons ant, shoilly after they came up to the boundary concerning the welfare of the pea la. The line about this time, her goats were going to memorial prayed that permission be granted. themes and thes w definat pointing to for the erection of a Temple to his memory in the dogs och is, hergoats. The cops gave chase bi provinces to mark the many admi-Irrativo inithe go trap. She then sent a man to go re'o.ms which bed bres c rried out by the lite therefore picially request that every member stop the gort, which he couli zot do Grand Secrotir. Some of his nçb’a woika who can pssibly co so, will make a special Later on, the c uated them and found two kids point (fatter d og at the Club House on Saturing wich he could act fizd; day afternoon orx, the 7th January, at at before the Sus day? - No.

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"SIR HENRY MAY AS A -YACHTSMAN,

CLUŲ ÇILLEAGUES TO MEET RETIRING COLONIAL SECRETARY ON FATERDAY,

The departure of Sir Henry May from the Clay will be very much felt by the Roral Hongkong Yicht Club, whose Commoder

secutive fem 89 to 1991. was for ten years, nice of which were con-

The usual fortnightly races taks pleco on Sa'u day next and will probably be the last in which Sir Henry May will be able to partici.

pato.

Tic Commodore and Committes of the Club

„o'clock, tosay.fariwell to Sir-Heavy_May, who is one of the oldest members of the Club aad who has done so much for it.

MADAME CALVE.

Medamo Calić, aspisted by Signor Gasparri and M. Pintel, gives ansther conceit this even- ing at the City Hall.

dress at the Chinese Club's a point which has besu in a general sente ignored in the past by the Viceroy of Canten. That is to tay the previous ceroys oLCintoa.have for ny years past entirely disregarded he wisher and not only the wishes but the legitimate demands of the British merchants of Hongkong who have had to lis noder the no-fulfilment of treaty obligations, Another of the ques

ANONG the pastergers who air'ved by the tions with which His Excellency be news. Monttage fon h Nath to day was Mr. Viceroy will be faced is this and it W. H. Donald, the local Correspondent to the

At the baglosing of the second part of the has cover been suggested in a sy journal to New York Herald and a well-known figure in

performance on Wednesday evening, Madame jounalistic circles. the East or in any circle of thought in the

Calve was 85 disturbed by the noise cautelty East, so far as we are aware and that is tas of

the inte entrance-after the interval-of a sumber of peism, that she was obliged to the main lines of action which His Excellency

tease singing and leave the stage, until the must follow in Lis sphere of activity in

sudience was seated and quiet restored Canton must be the s ppression alt sgether of

filing rebuke to those who are selfish enough daccity. The West, Rive, and its appoaches

consider themselves only. In many theat es are at the present moment the worst menaces

on the continent, when the curtain rises, the to a Chinele British trade that exists on the ADVICES received from the Uni ed States gives deors are lacked, Izte arriva's being obliged to whole of the China czas. Frigaudage in ran-it that the sum recently asked by the ravy de wait ontsile until the act is fizished. Peace and A. S. WATSON & CO., | pant Bri'ish gua bas sent there are obsolete, partment for Improvemen at Ol ngapo were

quiet are thus assured those within the theatre. The prices for to-night's concert remain the Istimated a $ooo as recently published in Masila papers, is this connection: may besime as on Wednesday night, viz 5.0, 56 and stated that the sea wall at Olongapo which is $J, Madame Calve will sing the "Jamel Sopg"

from "Faust" but one item will bave cost over $500 Tuz Netherlands India Government "intedd" to establish wireless telegraph stations at various points The 6 sto e la at Sabang which wil bo la working order rext April, The establishment of the stations will follow respectively in July, September, and December at a place in Java, and at Timer, Kepang, and Ambyba.

GUINNESS' STOUT

in PINTS and SPLITS.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, 7th July, 1910,

NOTICE.

Chinese gubboste sent to the scens are rid cul. our German gurbals come under the same class, Is fact there is no such thing is de [a fence in the liner, d.lin of the Yang'zi.

All communications intended for publication in "The HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ' should be addressed to The Editor, 47, Des Vieux Road, and should be accompanied by toe. Writer's Name and

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world is 80 cents per quarter.

Slugle Copies, Dalls, ten cents. Weekly, twenty

five canta (for cash only).

A LADY passerger from the Japanese mailb: at Migasaki Miru, was charged in the Singspire Court in conection with, he loss of a handbag, of the theft of which à Chire e ccolle was accus-

A CIOLE was awarded 14 days in the Pol cee. A Japanese steward from the ship stated Court to-day for stealing a quantity of joss. that he saw the prisoner take the hindhag from *.icks.

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Six chair-bearers were fined $4 each this

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THE CONSEIRACY CASE.

Belcra Mr. E. R. Falll'axittle Mag'11 acy this afternoon, the case in which Wong Ta Kio, a one-time stado.t is the Colony, and two others are charged with all:ged chasp'racy to mardartwo of iba first defendant's younger brothers with intent to come into possession certalo property lef, by the latter's father, was continued,

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~lla was thɩot-qattersefa mile away when roulooked through the glass? Yes, a long way You recognised him at that distance? -Yes, How was he diessed?-In brown. What trousers did be want? I did not sc. Did he carry a gun?—Yes.. Po was walking when you saw him he was standing.

No,

.Did you see no one with him at the time?— Yes, I saw ach 'r people, but they were some dance away frim him.

How long bare you been Iving to Castle Peak?-Over a year.

Where was your busband wkes you were looking through the telescope 7-1 did not see where he was but he was in the house,

We a you not frightened of the defendant ?— Yes, he said he would make me dia. This he tell my watchmin

When you locked through tha telescope you recognised everything on the defendant bet not his trousers. How was thu?-My telescope is

big one and I can to everything."

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included the creation of factorier, cotton mille, schools, colleges, etc. His Excellencyzmemory is held in great exterm by the perple is Lis provinces. The memorial ha beon approved by the Pince Regent, who has ordered that a Temple, be built to commemora's Chang'

memory and that the 'funds should be taised by public subscription in the provinces in question. The High Au bezilies of those province were also instructed by the Prince Regent to offer sacrifices bafore the late Grandes Secretary's tablet every spring and solump, so as to comply with the wishes of the peo¿la, : QUEUE-COTTING MOVEMENT IN SHIANOHAN A Queueless Sociaty to Shanghai has been created by His Excellency the Rx-m'nister, to Washing on, Wu-Ting-fag, which is similat' to Dr. Kwan's organization Hongkong.

There are about two huidad mimbara who 'bave joined the racisty who will discard their queuer on the 15th January agir but the stylë of dress will remain unaltered.

CHINA FOR THE CHINESE. The Minister and members of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce ro cently held a meeting at which" it was' decided that to eign losurance companies' should not be permitted to be opened in the in- Is your husband a frequent visitor to Cancial interests of the couby. A large insur terior of Chins, as they are de'r'metal tothefi ane top 7-Yes, he'bas only just come back.

OAD you produce it?—No, o:0 min evan cald not cany it.

On a stand ?—Yer.

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Mr. Hariis-How long is bis telescop:?-pace Company shou'd bensinblished by the Im- perial G.vernment in the Capital, and a branch About two fe t

office in the varicos previoco), nɔ thất thà busisers may extend throughout the Empire, lo the event of succ 1, 20 au to pievast Chinese nace driting into the Bands a foreigners.

Harold Soth was next called and said he was present with a piry, including defendant, in Castle Fork, There was a megaphone on beard the bot Somebody stout d through the megaphone but he did not know who. In did not hear anyone add-easing Mr. Choy through the megaphone. They sil landed thern twice and all the time when he was on board Mr., Kow 'wai thiri. As far as

Hau Hang, a Chisene Police-sergeant, stated (Eat he know Mak Kio (the fi st witness) for the last three years. The leitara produced were brought to him by Mak Kin and he reported he remembered thers - was always a quartal

ber last, he accompanied Mr. Hanson and to:hing hspresed on £unday. Wi'nes." dogs'

SHANGHAI OFFICIALS" DISM'SSAL.

· If in reported that Mr. Cbow-Sin-Po, who had held the Chairmanship of the Shanghai Cainese Chamber of Commerce for the last^· bree years, has been discharged by the Ministry of Agriculiare, Industry and Commerce on account of his participation In the railing of

be lady's cabir, Sente sce of one month's im- the matter to Mr. Hanson. On the 14th Decem-bitween the two parties. As far as he frigo loans and his corroboration, the Ex

prisonment was imposed.”

other Chiness delectives to No. 3, Elgia Sine. Li Fook wast op fist and then they followed. The chop produced was found by him in the sitting-roam op a table.

obstruction In Tedder's Etreet. morning by Mr. E. R. Halifax for causing an THE Blue Funnel liner Agamemnen arrived at Port Swettenham from Singapore and, having taken in her cargo of rubber,. besides some ther local predece, cleared and lek the port for Penaog homeward bund. She took away for Colombo and European porisAll you found which was useful and not use- nearly 2,00 cases of Para rubber besides other fel yet braught to the station?—Yes. local produce, in all el ut 3 'co packages, Er Bowley-That is my case, 'your Wor

IT is posible that Miss Marie Hall may go on a tour to fedia, China and Japan in the course of the next twelve months, says a home paper. CAT Foy, U.S.&., forme ly aid-de-comp to

Genera W. P. Duvall, commanding generat of the Phelipplae army, isstaying at the Hong. kong otel,

Mr. Gardiner Did you a ake a careful search for other chops? - Yes.

did not chase any gea's and neither did he see

any other dogs chasing goats.

with regard to the money marke', which, it has been found, was inaccurate. The Chairman was for her accused of echo'ng whatavar, was' sumoured within commerical circles withcot investigating into the matter.

Tantal, H. E. Tiol Haal Hoang's statement

Mr. Jackson-Were you near Mr. Kew at al af the time when the watchman came up lo you?—Yes, he ordered us away, and Mr. Few vald "You tell Mr. Choy belong fil;nd,"

Ata Mr. Kew's digs exactly the same si

The Governor of Kianjru, Bir Excellency Chlog-Ye Cheos, war the li vestigator appointi yonis?—Yes; about the same.

You never saw any goats?—No.

ed by the Pricca Regent and the Gran's Conni Chuk Yee, a queueless Chinamin, stat-cillors on receipt of a memorial denouncing. THE Ceylon Obrirve "eljects to Sir Thomas ship.

the Viceroy of the Two Kings, His · Futherland's criticism of the Shipping Bill, Mr. Gardiner fald he did ust propose to called that on Saturday night he saw a motor

Hongkong Telegraph This city edite of the Collensms-Anericam, and adry-The development if a Drilib co- any evidence and he doubed very much ifhis bost passing along the Bay about sta odleck Utang Jes-Ching, it stems now that, a

The

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1911.

Mr. E. Hamilton Smith, isurayed on the Kowloon-Caxton railway to-day. He leaves by the Yucatang to-day

lony must come before the c'evelopment of a Worship was satisfied with the cridence pro- De was on shipping company; so one has any right to duced.

usual, some of the Aoilies, will have to offer the cosseq sences, ai the result of the Govertor's report. It is reported that deɓníte cable instructions la c section wilbihis matter wardreceival by the members of the Chamber of

THE AFFAIRS OF KWONG TONG A CHINAMIN was teatercid to three weeks or, in other words, will be u'ned, then it is whether he will send the cass to the Sessions in European dress and using tad language Commerce. The me sages briefly summatʻzid

| harà labour and four bours' stocks each,

crapt.

JAPANESE ACTIVITY.

WHY GENERAL DUVALL LIFT.

the virandah at the time He head papple saying that the motor-boat belonged to Mr. J. Kew. When the motor. bort window was open he saw a man d essing

through a megaphone. He also saw Mr. Seth ; filling on desk, fer this be relorded to the the Goverant of Kangon, His Excelle:cy Ching horse and took to farther notice of it. Te-chuen's tsport relating to his inquiry into

the charge criginating with Mr. Chow Siz-pe,. Mr. Jackson-You say you were standing so the verandah when t'e motor boat arriva?- the Chairman of the Chamber of Commen

the Ministry of Agricuțurs, Industry and Yes.

Commerce and the Ministry of Pos! and Cam. musicallops intacted the Chamber to elect

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healthy competires; and if with ot rings, or His Worship rera ved his decision to Mon- combines the shipping companies canott exist, day afternoon, when be will make it krown

imprisonment and four bours' stocks at the only right that rained they should be. Police Court this morning for the larceny of a it is quite within, this nature of things that

Jacket-and-watch-from-a-house in Nallah Lane -ACCODILG-to-news-from-Paris- the aeroplane wasbould takqcognisance of the oder which bas

industry in France is at prevent saff ring from 01 recently given as regards the administra LUNG BO Chon, of No. 75, Hillier Buses, who a severa slump. Within the last few mintha tion. One of tho mais palats laid down by

was arrested yesterday on a warrant for allegedorfers hive fallen off rapidly, and thee of the Washington, December 30-This depastare the Imperial authorities is that all gambling embezzlement of the sum of $0,000 in respect constractors of seroplanes bava jast d'acharged of General Duvall from Manila before ite And you tooted through this wonderful tale. should be suppressed because it leads to theft, was brought up on the charge at the as fewer than 11s of their workmen. This antival of his successor General Bell is the scope of yours at the boat? - Yes.

magistracy this morning. Defendant pleaded | slac' mess in attributed to the waning interest caure of considerale comment in the 1ress How many men dil you see on’tourd?-anther Pie dent in place of the pretest cas and the pitvalence of banditti. From the guilty and the caso was remanded.

and that Mr. Chɔw should be dismissed, "It is in flying as a spb.i in consequence of the and: out. Ore section of the press holda It | Oely two men. reports that we have got from our accredited

naa.ber of fatal and other acci ents to aviators, op as an evidence that there is nothing Did you see the deferd at?-I could not ie-fortunate for him that he has not lost his official coriaippadents and

Two men were charged at tho. Magistracy this Moreover, aviators complain that the cost in the reports of the activity of Japanese cognise bim at the time, the Canton littoral it appar that these reports contain fare box con'atning Jewelery and clothing

morning before Mr. R. Wood for the larceny of firing is so heavy that only those with ample spies to the Philippines. Auo.her section finds D you see noy goats being chased on

OSAKA SHOBEN KAISHA, means can take it up, Madefactures are turn- Like leaving of General Duvall before the Sunday ?—No, I way out shorting. more serious rews that what we originally to the value of 5149 from a jook owner at ing their oftestion more and more to the com- usual time a concession to the Japanese on the An Indian wit.hman in the employ of the The Osaka Mainichi notes that the board of expected to be the case; because we have ac- Aberdeen. Evidence was called and his Wimercial aspecs of flying, and are trying to part of Washington. It is known that General ropplicants said he remembere! Funday directors of the Osaka Shoren Kaisha wan to cording to our advis, a beard that dacoity and ship sentenced the defendants to six moths develop machines for varicus practical purpo Duvall held extreme opinions of the intentions 18th December. Ha knew the defendant He consider the disposal of the prifis for the brigandage are very much on the increase on

ses, M. Matrice Farman bas already complz: of the Japanese with respect to the ? hilippines | saw a motor-bost and le.rd somebody using present half-year on the 18.h uft., In view of the Went siver and in this respect the Viceroy MR. G. Met oizel (member of the Muzicipal red several 'asro-taxis," and takes "fares" for Cabianews,

abosiva language to his master, Winez was the increase in the revenue for the persent Washington, Janu:ry 1.—Altɔrsey Gepers at the door of his house at the time-boat-500-psried,some-shareholders-expect that-the- Chong Ming Ohl will have use of the most Board, Manila) is now a guest of Mr. Ha ten minuta.fight for £8. Rich American.

visitera to laris aro hin most cumerous Igorelo Villamor of the Fail'ppine( Islands || yards away.

dividend will be increased, but the board of. difficult problems of his administration to sc Ive.alker. A former memb.r of the staff of the

yesterday discussed here the questich of the Mr. Realer Farris-That's the case for the directors is inclined to distribute the same - There is no doubt that His Excellency is equal New York Sun, he is here ranging for customers.

defense of Manila and the probability of an prosecuto's, ··

dvidend as in the past 6 per cent, per annum, representatives of sport in Mozgkong to visit

attack f.om Japan. Attorney General Villamor Mr. J. W. Kew was then pat Into the box and Daring the unfavru able period, continues the arged the necessity of making the defensens id be was an engineer.

Ciaka journal, kiam ir tadded to the reserve ⚫e did not use any for depreciation of the company's fisit was of Manila impregnable and gara support alusiva langunge on the 18th December in bis reduced to a mislmom, sad the opiclon ~ls The new government launch which started to, the demands of the War Deparapent motor-boat. He landed on that evening with galolog ground among he directors th ́t more out from Hongkong to Maalla on December that the fortifications of the city be complèe1. a number of dogs which belonged to his should now be added to this reserve, a dividend the same time the mein point as regards bis Carr. Lewis I van Schaik, Governor of the 19 has not yet been heard hom, and, grave On the subject of the possibilty of an attack braiber. He did not ste sny goats and did of 6 per crat, belog distributed as tefore, administration of Canton so far ea the mer-island of Mindoro, Philippines, is now visiting | learn a e now belog entertaford that some, on the Islands by Japin Sr. Villamor said that art arder his dogs to chase goats.

RANGOON COOLIE WINS £32,460, chapia of Hongkong are concereed is this, that the colony. This is the island on which the Captain Gallio, au Englishman, was in charge lands in the event of trouble between the Unboard your bost ?—Yes,

serious recident barfbefallen the small crif. undoubtedly Japan would `descend on the M- Mr. Haris-Was there a megaphone on Viceroy Chang, should, apart from all other hoge sugar plantailus, $5,000 acres, is situated and to had with him a Chinese crewed States and herself. He admitted that Who nted the megaphons?-I did. Viceregal considerations giva heed to the views, and on which a plant at a cost of ous millico generally expressed, of the Hengkong meris to be erected. He leaves on the Siberis for were notified that the launch was ready to sail there had been corsiderable activity on the chants who are boplog to bavethrough Viceroy Washington. The Capain was one of the bat on consulting with the weather bateau part of certain Japanese individosis in the is--

Jands in the making of, observations in the birdes of the loturrection and was in hospital bere it was decided to hold the boat,

On December 19 the weather was favourable Chang their opisicas fully expressed with rem for a year, soffering from the efficle of a ho'o and local officials immediately wired its cuc country as tout fled to by the people of the pro-

Itloan to the launch to wall-Manila Times, vinces and of Manila, gard to various commercial mátlers that hava | mogud.

to the task because he has proved in bis the Manila c.rival in February. One now govercombip of Kwongai proyince that feature may be a shouting contest between WAS eqanl to face aly difficult an Indian tiam from Hoogkong and Filipino situations that cămo`under bis purview. At representatives,

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LÄUNGH DISAPPEARS.

HONGKONG CAPIAIN ON BOARD.

On December 16 tho cuntem house officials |

For what?-To call sampins. Nothing else?—Noi,

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His Worship-The summons against you is dismissed and you did quite right fa not *pologizing.

An interesting event took place at Rangoon oo December , la the office of the Commira sioner of Police when the Assistant Commis- tioner meda over to a Mohammedan coolla

boy, aged 1. Rg67, being the third prʻsa some of his co-religiintata are trying to des in the Rangton St. Leger sorp, of which pilve blau