SIR HENRY MAY
FORTHCOMING RESOLUTION ÄT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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At the meating of the Legislative Council on Thunday next, Dr. Bo Kalj s u, amo, will move that the following resolution be adopted by Council:-"That the bestty congratulations of the Members (fibis Council be (ordered to the Honourable Sie F. Hamy May, 'CMO, on his well merited promoted to the Governor ship of the Colony of Fiji; and that a record be made and inserted in the minutes of this Coan- cil of the deep appreciation felt by the mem bets thereof of his long and valuable services as an Official Member, and of their regret at losing a colleagan who is distloguished no less by his great ability and high character than by ble consian! courtesy and straightforwardness,
respect and admiration of the satire Council"
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY JANUARY 14 1011
TOWN GOSSIP.
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It is a graceful act on the part of a Y.CAM.A. to arrange a little function as a farewoll ip Sır Henry and Lady May, Bath the governor elect of Fiji and his wlle have always taken, a keca pleasure in supporting the work of the Association. The "social" takes place on Monday in the Y,M.Q.A, rooms at 9 a').ck, Mr.Atkinson tanrıangiogamusicalprogras me.. I am ignorant whether there is a branch of the Association wahn the coming sphere of Sir neary's social activities; bat il iho,e be, ils gam will be the local branch's lois, for much of the populardy of the literary evenings here was due to ir Heniy May's energy and personality.
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CHINESH. Captives TELL 74L8 bich, it is promised, will develop at later
investigations that are expected."
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OR HORROR,
KER AND GIRLS, STOWAWAYS ON "MAN- CHURIA," LIVED TOGETHER IN
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OFFICIALS HEAR STORY.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE OF GREAT IMUG- GLING RINO DÉVEL: PED, AT INVESTIGATION.
MUST NOT DISCUES AFFAIR. Th, first action sesulting from the fatore of
BLACK SUITS IN AUCTION
BRIDGE,
the coitems inspectors aboard the Matchuria.CHANGED RELATIONS IN REGARD TO : LD- to prevent the escape from that liner of the
WHEN SPADES ARE DECLARED, fifteen Ch'tie was taken yesterday when Colonel Bin, acting Surveyor of the Post, s sued an order that the for Manchuria guards Charles Freund, Jobo Kilemade, Edward Gibbons and William Robibicker-should be detailed at separate stations on the waterfront bercafier. No two of them will be allowed to From the lips of the seven ( h'nese girli who
work together goarding a single vessel,
Until the investigation by the Surveyor of gled from the steamship Afar churia, Assistant the Per. is stated the order has gose out to were caught Sunday night, af er being smog Commissioner of Immigration Harty Edsell
the customs inspectate to refuse to discuss with yesterday ho.td a tale of horror which, he says, any one the details of the break of the fifters
Chinese stoss the inner workings of a plit more de
from the lac.fic Mail liver. Neither spirable than any sin far crime he has bed men who were guarsing the vessel nor the four-lonpectors, Joseph Head, Samuel H, are permitted to discuss the affix upill they a celled upen to give their statements at the Fedaal inquiry.
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AMERICAN NEWS.
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Washington, January 6.-Representativa Nicholas Legworth has prepared a biti pro-. viling for a permanent läriff board.. The bill.
No bridge player en learn to play auction specifies five members it is drawn at the well until he fully understands the changed region of President Taft and will be pros Tatings to which the back suits stand in regarded as an admin's measure.
Washington, anuasy 6-California is great. to the declaration ne compared with bridge.ly roused ever the ripost of the War Celege Every one knows bilge she despern'e feel that the Japanese could land in the State and tag which one bas jo being obliged to declare destroy its chi city with tlo difficulty under citbor spades or clubs, cless this scora is sa well, advanced that success spells game. Oa
the present cordai n of defences on the Pac fic the contrary, the fe that you hold great
Coast. The Statá'hu's asked the Federal Gov- emment for additiorat de'esces. The delaga- tion is Coogrean are urged the citizens of of the greatest possible benefit to your band,
by strength in either black suit at auction may be and may be of the utmost assistance to wiusing force in their respectiva house.
the Sible to preteptile-matter-with-ali-possible- the game. One week bid there is to auction ned that is when the dealer rames one space, lature has chosen A. V. Jahason to succeed Washington, January 5. The Malve.legis-
amount of hidden suength; only implies that Senate. Johnson is a democrat.
Seentor Eugene Hate in the United States at that time the dealer is not justified in saying
New York, January 5-Tho. New York anything mere aggresive. When the bid comes around to him again, after hearing what his representative in Mexico in which it was World yesterday published a dispatch from its parteer has said, he may feel able to do better.asserted that Japan is negotiating for a naval
In other words, bid of one spado is merely equivaleat to saying "I pass for one or two clubs is entirely different. Thes this bird car sind helain stong back the prerent," A bid of two apades or of
established and path pimedatste streogh A had of this sore is likely
qualities which Lave won for him the profound | programme was presouted. I am a strong tug. / ©ccasion to investigata during his work with Hackett, Ü. J. Esqpiɔger and P. Q. Huffaker but even then iba does not deny a castning
QURUB. CUITING IN CHINA.
VIEWS OF MANILA.
the service.
The Bij The raws filed to overflowing oa Saturday evening, when a very pleasing porter of thero cleap and clever places if Talking dr:cify to the little Chiness girls amusement, and I am rcie my leaders win their own language, Ediell was able to agree that they are 'a' disttuct noclat and moral benefit to theory.
scue from them a complete story of the They act smuggling plot so far as their knowledge goes. as a corrective, or counter antracito to place. While he has not y.t eximised any cl the of which the least auid' the bitter- fact that elgt! Chinese men taken at the same time as th. Bishop of London recently recognised in the girls, he has already much information The queue-cutting movement in China has public speech. Scms difference of opinion concerning the work aga of the smuggling in attracted very wide arention throughout the may exist as to the justificat oa of Sunday pit and information that is being carolusly guarded world but, it is not in jossible that its importformances; but at leas; these latter are, to my by the Immigration offices ance, extest and sigaificance, bave been mag. | mind, better far than those idto evening, Da nified. It does represent for those who kava | which mischief may be found for us to do. joined in it a wide depusture from time-horored "custom but it should be remembered that as
yat it numbers
AN INFINITESIMAL FRACTION
of the people. The central government con Houss to withhold i's sanction and while it does the movement can haid'y by general. It has bjes reported several times that it was on the verge of issing a dscreo ordering queue cutting but when this latest mɩvamant bayın Itaantiestruc ions to some governments:udents at Mukden ta totsin their back hair, a cir- cumstance that would indicate anything but approval. The fis:
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There are thing military bands to the nor ihern city o Togists Lapiskilug's, the fadian regiment's and the Freach, They play twice a week, and on Sundays in Victoria ark, much to hs enjoyment of the public, who ck to bear the mus.c.
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I feel impelled to ask why this goabe d city
sould never, except on public occino05, bet,eft by the presence of two military bands? It is not that the uniformed bandam:n are too sellist to give us a little of their a tol that 1 am sure. The men would be very willing to play for us poor civitans, and it a band-aight —————KASTY-JUDO-MENT OF FOREIGNERS were arranged weekly, and the cricket ground not residents of Chica is that queue-cutting used as the mis: en acces, a small entrance ice beralds the great reform the bas been anti-woad be willingly paid, although, of course, it cipated for so many your bat it will be better c.uld not legally be caipiced. I am so the to defer conclusions until th; situation develops Editor would be gal to have my readers' a bit. The mere fact that a China maa' decides pisicas on the subjec to change the mode of treatlog kis bait is hard- ly a definito indication that" be has stei the light or proof that he hs is b'm, the stuff necessary to aid in making a arw China. Rea! reform in China is something more than, a, question of bangs or frizzss. It is
A STUPINDOUS TASK,
such a task as only a bloody revolution might accomplish, or tremendous forces working
through the body of socisty might achieva îë arolutionary time as they slowly broke down deepacated custom, uprooted prejudice, chang. ed the viewpolat and purposes of men and gradually created new ideas. It is wosk that calls for real leadership and it does not special. ly matter whether the lande s have bair or not. Something under the crown bodes of their heads is much more to the point than what may or may not be over thrss crown bangs,
Quene-cutting is probably
A HOPEFUL SION,
Quetei are an encumbrance from the stand- polat of convenience and a menace from the standpoint of health. Also they are colecose mical and so all Chinssh would be better wilboat them. Their removal shows a willing mess to accept new ideas and to advance but the character of the ideas, what is done with them and the actual advince itself form the essence of reform in China.—Mala Times,
'AMERICA'S TROPICAL FOS- SESSIONS.
That we need our tropical possessions the Philippines, Hawali and Porto Rico-appears from the fact that 40 per cent of our mer chandise Imporis lat year w39 of tropical pro- duction. With the growing demiad of our manufacturers for tropical predicts fo: use ia their graad istries and the increasing re gutrement of our population fs: foodstaffs" pro- deced only in tropical and subtropical climates, the dipendence of the United Sister upon the tropics steadi'y and rapid y increases, says au American paper. Qurfuparts of this character in 19to fiscal year reached a value of $136,000,000 Against $315,0 10.00 in 19.0, 5191,02, in algo, and $14,000,000 in 1820, ad increase of $324.x0,035 in thinly jous according to figuras on record in the Dureau of Statistics of the Department of :mmercs and Labor.
Nearly $1000 o worth of these Importe la 1910 came from our own island possestions, but still leaving $40,000,000 worth of tropical miteti drawn by us from fareiga cosatries. Ten years ago the share of such imports drawn from tropical islands under the American flag was but $31,0:0,0 0, that in that brief period our own ur pical islands mors than trablad their contributions of these necessitios- $95,000,000 worth in 19.0, 1) be exict. But the advantage in trade increase is not all one- sided. In the decafa our exports (almost entirely manufactu es) to those needed tropical possessions if ours increased from $.000,00 10 $640.0,000, having thus a'so mớjo than
sabled in the period in question.
CHINESE STUDENTS IN JAPAN
A DECREASE IN NUMBER,
We learn from a Tokyo dispatch to the ski that the number of Chloese students to Japan. which at one line was 40,037, has dwindled rapidly during the past four or five years, patil there are now probably no more than 4,200. Many of them, says the dispatch, have go home rather than cary out the Regulation adopted by the Ispantie Depar ment of Edacs- tion for their control, and private schools in Tokyo which have been supported by Chlosse
students have been closed ons by and
COST OF PARLIAMENTÀRY
HONOURS.
Every General Election costa mora than lis predecessor. In twenty-five years the cost bas doubled, as we find from the figaros jast inued. But, at the same time, the cost pir Foto polled has fallen-by twopance. Thrifty Scotland s ill costs more than England to pol, but she is alsɔ iwopence bettercihan she was twenty-five years ago. `Ireland, ́oo the coa- trary, finds that the expenses per vote have riken by olxpence, The record sum spent upon as election was, no donb', achieved in Yorkshire at the beginning of the pinctsenth century, when three candidates managed to "get rid of half a million.
Yorkshire was always liberal in the mer * of cash. It was Mɔs, Wontwerih BeaumoLt wha" "drave to Downlng stinct-the first of women intimidators-and interviewed tho Prime Minister. She demanded whether he was reflons: la opposing her man in Yorkshire. He was," "Vory wall," said the pidlady"I am on my way down with £83,000 in the carriage, for my map. Try and do Better than tha
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1 may be pardoned for agai, refering to.ho inad quacy of the Fue Brigada's appliances in view u tha 5.rous file lutt-week-end was i prestat at the biz: almost from taɛ first alarm, and with all respect for the energy and a dour cf be Brate, um fenity acquainted with fire fighting to tap wabout hisnali, il at it should have been put out in less than half
Directly resulting from the attempt to land Gitean Chinese-seven women and eight men at the China bisia lato Suedy night, a series of investigations have bees started that Federficials dicire will serve to probe'fo the bit om the existence of an organizid smug gling ring. That employes of the customs service will be involved in the scandal before ito inves igations are completed is the balief freely-expressed by effidats in the customs service yesterday,
WILL GET AT FACTS.
Frederick S. Stratior, Oollector of Customs, and Colonel C. H. Bl.ao, acting surveyor of the port, apaourced yesterday that when the investigation of the conduct of the foar custom. bouriiospectarr, Freund, Kilemide, Gibbona and Robibag er, was started by then it would by thorongh, and wherever the blame lay,
flite ac on would be taken, Importast facts were developed at the inquiry being conducted at Anjel island by Assistant Commissioser of Immigration Harry Edsell, who has b;en detailed by Commissioner. of Immigration Luber G. Stewart to hardle the i. vestigation for that departmeat.
It has been defici el; established that the fifteen Chinese captured by the customs speciosafer they bad been landed at the China basin from rowboats by white men, arrived at this part on the Pacific Mail steamship
Manchuria.
Colonel C. it. Blian. yesterday dispatched tier la Commitsioner of Immigration Lu ther G. Stewart, requesting him to supply the surveyer of the Port with a complete report of island. Until that report is received no further action will to raken in the case of the fans the lovest g-tion now in progress at Angel
Manchuria guarda than tɔ separate them.
One red i
base on all Saints Day. According to the World's correspondent Mexico and Japan ata Bow constructing a treaty and one of the pro- v'sient of the treaty will be a concession of a publication of story.ins created.com. bass 10 the japizess on Mexiai territory, siderib'ac mment.
Boston, Massicbusélís, Janú:vy 5.—. Gover nor-elet Eugene Form was inaugurated pestar- advocated rigid forms in te veroment of day. In kisi saugural a 'dresi Governor Foss
the Sints and retrenchmeat is the expenditures and public mesey.
COLLUSION 15 SUSPECTED. "My first idea was to suspend all of the 10 daveing through the bit ligg into a success. inspectors on the Manchuria aller 1. heard ful no train per, and, by bidding two spades or of the break," said Calanc! Blian "11 and club, the dealer says to his rattoers "t does not seem possible that those Chinese can tacit of a black suit, and, if you have could have made their way from that vesicl, or scflsie + red protection, go ahead and say no even from the what after they left the Mau-trump" Sucegi in black shown across the churia, without the knowledge of some of the table is much more likely to induci a po-trump guards on board. The Chinese girls are little from the partner than is a red bid, for a insority
Washington 7 h. Jen ›ary,—Prix dont Tafi more than children. They are only about 15, of defé, ol an-tumpers lose through the black has invited Eul Go h: governor 16 and 17 years of age. It nousense to think suits which are beld against the declır x, and ¦ general- the I'm on of Canada, iba: they could be taken off the Manchuria which are si filiently strong to defent the con-10 a conference on the q festin of reciprocity tract some time before the declar.n hard has
between the two co intele The Eail bas not over the stain or over the side without the
laken a single trick.
yot replied to the invitation bat the prevalilog owledge of some one on board the vessel. "I have asked for a report of the inq siy be- In declaring two spades it must be remem. opinion is that the c'erence will be held in ng conducted by the immigration officials. It bered that your partner will give you cie fit for the rear future in 1 that the interests of the was originally my intention bilag the four being able to take care of the spade suit no Uolted States and the Duminian greatly beat- Kards of the Manchuria beloro ma Wedcesinitio, and, therefore, you must have either ace, fi ed the eby. day, bat, far conning wah Collector Strat-king, and three small carts, or king, qaceo, ton, I have decides to await the report of the and three small cards. It will to: do to have Commissiozer of Immigration.
four small cards headed by the queon or king formation will be secured as to the manner of that and a strong rei sait, the red said should "From the Chiacae I believe valuable in alore; therefore, with only such black cards as
be named. If, in connection with a strong black suit, you should also hold a sai of five hearts beided by three horors, one of which is the ace or two of which are the king, queen, hearts should be declared rather than back.
moving the stowaways from the Manchuria, and the me hod of concealing them. When more of the facts are brought out at the dug i and invis.iga loo, there will be misre for us go on in the isyest gation that will be made.
Reze."
certed at empt being made to land Chinese in As a further indicais that there is a can- the time, with a consequent reductión of the
Oue of the women who was larded at China this country illegally, immigration officials cite camage. The fault war-pol altogether thetasin Suiday night, attempted to land hers last the fact that secourly twenty-eight Gainese personnel's, but rather the :charc machines
Merch but was deported.
who bad bros landed illegally at Seattle were they work with. On the otser had i saw one
Tie captura of the Chinese has developed captured and twenty-six saken in the same incident that caused a by-stander (he may bayo been suffering from les, poor fellow), to stown bare are worth Shou and more as slive
the fact that the Chinese gitis landed in China-way, were caught at Portlasd," if we were present at Church parado, or a
girls. fire. Prelet to the army dl of the first engine,
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In the first place, it was more than an hour behind time. Do not ask me why: I don't know. Perhaps it was bung po.ished up to as to look prety. Then it erived amid shouts and canvia ica Itouse Street, the tower end of which was blocked by three key of bot the only water supply then on hand. water was cut off, the hose remaved from the hydract, and the engine proceeded majestical
ly on its way to the water bio. t.
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Now there is no excuse for this sur: of thing. Delay may be explained, since to drog by hand ahovy cagine is not a rap da priormacce as Jalnag cf a log. But with a adeqente force (not overworked by any means) it should surely be simple to station at salito: points mco who wou d direct the engine to a route that would to: necesitate a coisation of bosti- ities. What is wanted is a regular brigade with proper appliancer. tasurance companies, please note
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The manner in which the girls and men were tikeo sbca'd and were taken from the Mar- churia has bota.cs.ablished.
The fact that an agent in Hongkong, acileg ikere and that other age.ts took charge bere, for the smuggling ring, made all arrangements
was ascertained.
PRIS HORS DURING VOYAGE.
chur a, fourteen tee: square and with a low cei
Huddled together in a room aboard the Man..
ing the seven girls and eight men ma.e the trip across the Pacific ocean from Hongkong, Fortwenty-five days hy remained witblo ih se four well i, sleeping upon the floor or upon coils of rope in the lit la campament, No one ou beard the ship appeared inside the room during that time. The door wit locked, and there was no meios of exit. Foufal of being caught, the stowaways made no cutcry,
faside the room, when they entered, was a supply of w.ts, cold tee, crackers and dri'd fruit, Upen that fare te fifices subsisted until they ched San Francisco,
While this gay crowds aboard the Pac
Mail licer made merry upon tre decks of the big vessel during those twenty-five days, the fif.com Chinese were spending days and nights of horror in that feal hole below, Litla did Vice-President and Gaul Minngr R. P, Schwern of the steamship copany, who was a passenger on the vesse', toalize the plight of the filteen whose names failed to appear on the P31:oger list.
When the stowaways were taken lato the It barbecome the habit of a cestzis class of litle room on board the great liner, they found wilers to harp, upon the precocicaster of the
besides the li the sapply of fod and drink, male modern child, its boredom with the amuse-Aitio far the women nad en extra supply of ments that delighted the last generation, and
clothing. so for h. I wish they could bave heard a small friend of man wistfully ask the other day if pantomims would ever come to Hongkong. Since then have as ed other small people who have never bean befond the confines of the Colony if they wouli like to see a parte mine, sail cao assora local purvey: Is of stage art that if some bing in the nature of a real panto" were produced next year it would have many clients. The young people of the Colony a e got well-provided with amusement, and it would be an interesting and v ry kindly step on the part of the AD.C. if it devo ad i's talents to the prif cling of a fazy extravaganza for next year. There are many among us who are quite capable of writing the words, Who will step into the breach?
MILLINERY HINTS,
The Paris millinars tell us: Toat velvet poinsettias will be a populer flower on winter hats.
lined with siay beads.
That the newest roses have their pati out-
That many of the now willow plumes will be shaded lika rainbow 1.
That velvet and lica make a modish com- bication.
hat laces of gold and silver are very pp ular, and that silver nad gold soutache braids ata used in pet to good advantage.
That ribbons embroidered and embossed lo gold and other metals a e quite the fad,
That siasol ribbons, with black velves siripes are lo fashion idle,
That Pocahontas bands of feathers, which stand up around the hat lize a leather feace, are this smart thing.
That some of the turb, ns are made enilly of feathers, their only trimming teing a bow of birboo or a waving tai: feather.
Washingros, 7. Januuy.-Congressman Martio jesterday cross-examined Com- mussioner Worcester and Attorney General invest gation of the sale of the frilands. The Villamor before the committee for the
examination was a lorg and izid 010 and marked by many sharp pis ages. The ex-- aimivation of Commisioner Worcester was particularly marked for the searching questions and sharp retocis,
The committed yesterday took a recess upt'l Wednesday of next week when the lavest ga-
It has become one of the courtosies of thi bid by changing it to ad-trump, the logic.ition will be resumed. game taver to take away the pittgers heart
reason for this being that it is always, anför to Washington, 7h January.-President Tast play a sure honst declaration than a risky no yes erdey declared himself on the question tramp. If you find yourself with a strong dis-of imprisonment for the heads of trusts mend sult in connecile with a set up black suit, and corporations found guily of violat Fit is always preferable to bid black rather than ing the laws of the country, The Fresident diaments, unless your score is so well ad takes the groard that files are not effective vanced that you sen every prospect of going slap imposed on criminals of great wealth and game with diamonds as trump. A good action advocates a law providing for jil hentences for player will always look ahead of his immediate such offer ces and such offendera 'as the only done by the next bidder. For this resor, it is bid, and will conjecture what. Is likely to be way to make it effective,
expedient occasionally ro; to bid so as to dia- close the full value of the hind, at once; fria. stauco, if you bave kasime amount of strength and length in beth red suits, it frequently pays Letter to declare firstdiamonde sathat if your bid be doubled you can have a moans of escape by going to beatis without increasing the number of tricks which you obligate yourssil to take, This is one's the finer poluts of the bidding which beginners do not seem to grasp it first. Here is a hand which, jf held by a bridge player, would generally be considered a heart make: Hearts, ace, 43sen, jack, nine; clubs, ace, king, qces, 7, 4, 2; diamond, queen; spader, len, nine.
Now at auc in this is just thy sort of, hard where, if you wers to say hearts, you would shut out a no-trump bid from ye ur panner, sn, being a weak you s:lf in diamonds and spader, That pretty hats are made of black beaver you have a perfect right to hope for some wit. imitatitig broadtail in its sex.pro
bing cards isthosssoits with your partner; there That a mobcap of black velvet wit's a fill effore, you should say two spades, maming that white Valoncitores is quite the chic bat for the
lil with a pretty fice.
That the modified Cos.cc turban, which completely covers the hair and comes dawn well on the back of the neck, is becoming to the younger act,
FIRES IN HANKOW.
Haskow has been notorious for its forlodi. Feal great fires. Another took place at about
toa on D.cember ay in the quaite, koow TALL OF THEIR H RDSHIPS. Their confidence won over by the mat to houses abound, As
Hao Hu, io, B.ck Lake, where plank-built was on the same day as whom they could Lik in their own 1 nguage, that on which the Wachang College was the Chinese girls told Assistant Commissioner partially destroyed by fire the conditions wese of Immigrsilen Hany Edsl yesterday the de- much the same a strong gale was blowing tails of that trip. They told of having to sleep from the north. The flames soon assumed upon the hard flour of the steamship or alarming proportione, spreading very rapidly upon coils of rope, of being unable even to all directions. The flots of the fire brigeds wash their hands or faces because every drop were in vain: the fire barat liself out after of the water that had been furnished mur behaving cossumed houses to the number of raved for drinking purposes. They told of the about Éco to 1,000, last few days of the trip, when the room was Ricarie, Vicente Soito and cibers, write to Zain a cerver, possibly a bit c'emer than the The expatriatel Filipines in Hongkong, reeking with fiib; bow they buddled together Vanguardia as follows:-
FLANEUR.
FILIFINOS In hongkonG
The Filipino colony la Hongkong has received with delicious enthusiasm the plau- sible idea of sentlog our firm patriot Colonel Saedico to the United States to take advantage of the recent Democratic victory to labor for our Immediate independence,
have but Tule faith in the Americas people, "Of a truth we are all pessimists bere. We Repub ics or Democra's.
others, and wish,d that the boat would sick and thes end their misery.
SHIPPING QEWS.
f he declares no-trumps you can safely pro mise to take care of the spade suit for him, and that y also pr: b.b'y have one outside trick, although the luter is not a positiva assurance,
FIVE MİLLIQNS LOST BY
LUSTOMS FRAUDS, .
.S. GOVERNMENT SUD TO HAVE BEEN
CHEATED OUT OF VASE SUM DY
THE ART DEALEFS. ̧
The Chronie's of Dec:mber 6th says:-Five million dollars is the amount of duties out of which the Goyainment was def auded by Daveen Bo heis, dit impoders of 371 Filtä avenue, so it was reported to-day, the Custom- bansa izvo'c s showed. The members of the firm, Berjamu J.-Devaen, and his uncle, Heory J. Daveen, were aires ed on October
hier alleged undervalulag of goods. It was cximated ibes that the daten ist though this means would ageregata $4,000,000. Beitura.of the books of the firm revealed by comparison with the Custom-house invoices that the loss will be Eva times that figure, it was mild. –
Il came out to-day that Hasty J. Darcos, bead of the fim, bid been permitted to de past for England, after he hat deposted a money band of $75,000 with Commissioner Shields. He west s'enribly' to raise money at the $,00,cos bord that has beca imposed en bis Fish avezua store, Tan Government took paression Immediately after the arrests ind exprcis to recover at least $4,000,000 from the stock.
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Here is another example: Heastiace, 7. Clubs-, . Diamonds-ace, queeu, Jick, H. Spades-king, queen, jack, to, 7. Hers, 1 though you do not held the ace of spades, you can certainly take care of the spade suit, caj, besides, you rot only have the diamonds, but the aceeftears. You are averse to bidding ose no-trump until you see where the clabs lie, S
so you start with two spades and awa't de
up cdts. When you are over-bid you have
At the annual dinner of the China Associe- so avadue of escape is to diamonds, ortion, Mr. W. Keswick, MF, who presided, re your partoer bids her clubi you can
ferred to the evergreen subject of the regenerá perd upon him to help at hard.
tion of China, a phrate which hageupplemosted As ito bid for ono, spade hows that the the "Chinese Peril" of a few years back. We dealer has a taod that cannot offer even aver have heard so much about ibis regeneration, age assistance, so the declaration of one club and nothing seams to happen, that soms (inferentially at least) offers assistinics at a noceptici m may ba pard. aid. Tan troth, trump declaratios. To declare clubs simply however, seems to bo thit the regen- because that sult happens to be stronger than crating props is no myth, but is "ed the spades would be an absurdity, for if vancing slowly, without any of those exci'ing you fail in carrying out your spade contrast your episodes which fix popolar attention, such as fosses are limited to ons husdred peists abi va accurred in the theatrical revolution in Portugal ite line, white with clubs as trumps you lose fit yNote the less, the damind of the Young points above the line for every trickby which Chinese for a national Parliament is a sign of the you fall short of your contract, just as you do in times. Another progressive step, litla noticed the red and no-trump makes therefore, to sia this country, is the corclusos of the treaty sume this additit nal risk, unless you were fully
between Russia and Japan, and between Japsá protected in the clubs, would be the height of and Chins, under which, as Mr. Keswick point- falls, and alves the logical reason for the lofered out, Manchuris is becoming one of the great sacs that in miginal bid of one club shows a centres ofexputteth's crustry. Changes of this protected suit of clubs, and is a direct encour kind mike for the regeneration of China, and agement for a scrump declaration by the will enable her to hold her own among the pa teer. As a sole a bid of one cjub shows that nations of the world. Eo far as her trade with the bid?er has a so: up suit of club, although this country is concerned, the China Assscia. his is not a necessity if the band coatalassion, which is now is its twasty-first year, in other outside stength. You may bid ons club | disj excellent work in prom sting the interest with but ace, king, and a small card, or aco, of British traders. It represents an important queen, ord a small card, but you di you body of business mon, and is always be and with should hold at least ooo outa de act, or king, compliment y considera lon by the Foreign quaen, protected; for instance, you raight op Office. propriately bid one club, h. Laing these cards Hearts-10, B. Clabs-ace, kiog, 7, 3. Dia. from ibese: cats-queen, fsck, 10. Club moeds-kick, queen, 5. Spadet-3, 4, 32, or AISHAP ON S.S. "MINNESOTA”
Diamodds-gusto, 2.
An arrangement has been made by which The Chinese gir's questioned at Angel island the steamers of the Chica Navigation Co, will, range in age fom 14 t TO yrart.from the beginning of suit swar, berth at Dal They are orphans and were p cked up in inag-gety's Wharf, Miller's Point, instead of at kong by an igent af the smuggling ring. That presect, says a Sydney paper. For several the agen: is a whiti man is geserally believed, years pas: Meșsta, G. S. Yüli and Co., who are whether he is a white man or a Chinese. but the immi ration officials refuse to say the agents for the line, havs benhed the vessels
at Circular Quay, la former years be com Some the girls were told glowing tales of pany's whart was at Miller's Point, not far from life in America, whera tich husbands word |the place where they ars to go under tas new thera would be only hippionis for them. Their awalt'ng them, in a land of freedom, where faruugement, expenses were prepaid. They were merely to meet and marry u werkthy mas of their race, In conticuation thess members of the Fili-amp'y able to provide them with the good Pino colony promise to give Sardics a warm things of life. reception on bla arrival thera en route to the United Etatss. The re option is to be held at the Astor fosse and among the speakers will be R care, who will eccharge Sandice with things that cannot be spoken of iļoud in the Philippines, without exposing oneself to life Imprisonment in Bilibid.
"We expurialed Filipinos are all of the Ricarte: that our indepardesce, must come lame opinion as cut renowned General through other channel, as is demonstrated by history."
ADMINISTERING THE OATH.
LAUGHABLE INCIDENT AT THE MAGISTRACY,
An amusing lacident occurred at the Magia tracy yesterday. A Hakka witness was put in the witness-box and whon about to be swain, the witness waythe cavis of no little embarrstr. ment to the Court interpreter. The fellowlog dialogue ensued:-
The interpreter-Rephat what I say, Witners printed hosvaswards (Laughter). The interpreter-I ollow me. Wire-Yes, I am going to tell the truth. (Larghter),
Finally, for a considerable amount of
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ONE GIRL SHANGHAIED.
The China Crific states that the ice at Tong ku in the river is reported to ba about 6 inches think, and is much thicker up hers, although parts of the Peibo are still opto-water.
A Mokden dispatch states that according to In the case of one girl 15 years of age the agent of the smuggling ring sed lured to ation in Liensten have made greater progress ace, quien, 9, 5. 2 was met on the stress in Hongling by the Lizzahan, the preparations for barbar-constroc A person who recently weat to Mukdes frein
café, where she was drugged. While insoosible she was taken on lourd the Waschur'a at
Longtong and awakened in the late fouileep foot room with the six other girls and the eight
moo,
Ons gil Ab Ying. is more sophisticated is this country. She was brought bee list than the cibers, yat simplefies girl at her sgo
March and so attempt was made to get her into the country, but she was deported.
When the Manchuria aniv;d at San Frat- cis:o the fifteen half-s atved and sick stowa ways awalled their deilterance from the wretched kofe..
thau expected and that the purchase olland | Spides-5, 3. 7, or these: Hears. 7. 1 the light railway linking the port with the king,7, Spices-10,9 for streets has been completed. Too work of Cfats-queen, fack, 7, 4 Dimordi-ice, Feilag-Mukden Railway is expected to be, completed by the beginning of next month,
LUSITANo recrbation CLUB,
FOOTBALL.
THE PAR HAST.
ILAGUE IN MANCHURIA.
The final of the LR.O. inter club compati-
[From N. C. D. Ŋeta] tion will be played on the Causeway Bay Ground on Wednesday, 28th instant. Kick-off Pellag, January 4 --Telegrame from Harbin All the girls know is that men came and at 5 p.m.
state that vigorous measujes nin leƐog ta en opened the door of thali prison... Some of the Mr. Grue's team:-Goal:-L E, Remedios;, by the Russian and Chinese authniti s, who girls and some of the men were lowered over Backs:-E. Leitao, A. H. Hyndman; Hili- are co-optin ing freely pparently, to co file the side of the ship into a rowboat., 1 ha girīs | backṣi-K, Mahor, F. M. da Cruz, A. F. | the plegue to the areas of the township in which were tied to the end of the tops securely and Baptiste: Forwards:H, A. Hyndman, C. M. it nigina ed. The dashs simbed thlity
Sequsira, J. V. Braga, IL. A. Castro, M. R. daily, bot this r, ti ja being esduced steadily. Those who went into iba other: bear, wera | Laitvo.
THE CAPITAL. Mr. Ribeiro topaz-F. M. Guterres, J. C.
let dow
vitupe.alive on the part of the torpreter had taken through an open post hole and banded Dandito, It. C. da Silva, A. A. Botelho, A.1. been axpinded, simething appreaching the down into a boat. 0.theder form of repetition was drawn out-of Just how many white man there were in the V. Ribeiro, V. F. Souter, R. da Lor, D, Fap- wilesus a'though the process was slow to the plat and who took part in it are details that a, E. L. Braga, P. A. Yvanovich, A. V. polot of exasperated,
thing are withhold by the Immigration offizon bat | Ribalto,
be a appainted Treasurer of Fé spien.
Peking, Janga y 4–H.E. Tai Fụ Tien bai
and H. Tang Shse-yl are determined to so It is possintently reported, that Prince Ching ཐངས ་
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CHE POPELLER LÖST
On the night of the rat jost, the Head Office
of the Nippon Yuren Kaisha received informa tion from the G, N. S. S, Minginita by wire. incs telegraphy, the "kubitanga of which is as follow.
Thi atomer is at a pisition about 700 miles from Yokohama, encountering strong head winds. An acc'doat has occaired to ona of her shifts and the propeller has been lost Taps we are unable to give the exact date of our arrival at Yokohama,”
HIĠIBNE TEAM COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS.
Tha result of the usual Hygiene Competition which was held in December has now been published. There were 16.competing formy with 135 competitors, The Balufos Eublic School oblaíced the first place, and is accord- inly antided in held the Saleld during 1910. sumber of marke, Balas Shin Takhing, was a
The comppultor who obtained the grastest,
member of the winning team,'
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