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The Hongkong Telegraph.

NEW SERIES No. 8449.

Telegrams.

THE PLAGUE..

ANOTHER HEROIC EURÓ-,

PEAN DOCTOR DIES.

THIS-TU RAILWAY INFECTED.

25,000 DIE IN ONE CITY.

[THE

TELEGRAPH CORRESPON

DENT,]

Tientsin, Jau. 25, 4.50 p.mi

The pingue is continuing to. spread,

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and bad nows is arriving hero from many districts.

1 loura from Harbin that a Russian

priost as steensbed in the infected

Ares. By onfer of the mythorities the

body has been buried.

Time situation at Makden lans bærane

much wors.

Fifty-eight cases of plague vere re- ported yesterday, and of these fifty

died.

One of the Chinese medical mon, Dr

Isu Shi Ming, who went north to fight

the plaigna, has become infested.

(ESTABLISHED 1881.)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1911.

CHINA AND KING

GEORGE.

耽六月二十二能育;

ilo arrived there only last wook, but

dovated himself hoari, and sou) 'to- fighting the dead discsso and while he

could did herois work.

It is reported that numerous cases of

plagio pro tow occurring in Tientsin. Nativo City, but it is impossible to vorify them oning to the Chinese

· Government's 'policy of reticgnée.

IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVE

THE CORONATION;

(Shoung Po Service)

Ar the crowning of King Edward at

四拜禮

THE NEW YEAR.

Icast 7,000 spectators word prescat. This HOW ROBBERS ENTERED” A

number is likely to be ounsidombly ox-

sexded, since King George has ordered that accommodation shall be provided

HOUSE.

[THE "TELEGRAPH " CORRESPONDENT]'

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Canton, Jan. 25. On the 22nd indust, the house cupied by Cheung Kwai Sun and family in Hok Yuan Lane, was entered and their ladies. Two tickets will by robbers. It appears that there was o knock at the door, and when the

for members of the House of Commons

六叶月正英港香

To-day's

Advertisement.

THE HONGKONG ROPE MANU- FACTURING CO., LD.

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TULAL MEETING of SHARE- THE 27TH ORDINARY AN- HOLDERS in the above Company will be held at the COMPANY'S OFFICE St. Georgo's Building, His Highness Princo Tani-jun, oldest availablo for orory member, and these inmates enquired as to the cause tho

6 Connaught Road, Victoria, où, SATURDAY, the 11th February, robbors replied that they had New Year's receiving a Statement of Accounts and 1911, at 11.30 a.m., for the purpose of

Poking, Jau. 20.

son of Prince Ching, lins been appoint-will be issued oarly in the now your presents, in the form of dried maat, for the Report of the General Managers

All trafie has now been stopped by ed by Imperial Degres to reprosent the Ench member of the House of Lords in the master of the house.

Imperial Edict on the Imperial Rail ways of North China from Shanhai-

kuan and Tongka to the South,

HOW INDIA VIEWS THE

OUTBREAK.

母

The Adeucate of Eulia

Our last epidemfe in Bombay had its

origin in Hongkong, of that there seems`

to be but little, doubt, and began at

Mandvi.. The transmission, of plague

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Emperor of China at the coronation King George V.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT TO

, HAVE CHARGE OF

MILITARY.

ontitled to a ticket forthe core mony and another for his lady and these demande

must be satisfied before any other claims are considered, oven, those of foreign royalties or their representativos.

·Exim accommodation will be provid- ed by creeting galleries in the chapel of The Duke of Connaught has been King Edward the Confessor, which invited (says the Pall Mail Gusette") commands an excellent view of the to take command of the whole of the whole ceremonial. Similar galleries were troops, which will be assembled in Lon-built prior to the coronation of King don for the Coronation, the military Edward, but were not used, because it

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The door was openal and the des- poradoga rushed in, and ransacked thờ house. The polles arrived but no

arroste word tnade.

THE BIORAMA.

THE BRITISHER AND THE MOVINO PICTURE.

for the year ending 31st December 1910, and deoting & Consulting Com nittee and Auditor.

COMPANY will be CLOSED from The TRANSFER BOOKS of the MONDAY the 6th to SATURDAY the 11th February 1911, both days juclusive."

SHEWAN TOMES & CO,

General Managers, Hongkong, 26th Jan, 1911.

[649

535 PER ANNUM, SINOLE COPY 10 ÜENTS

The Weather Forecast.

FAIR

On the 26th at 11.60 n.m.-Ti barometer has fallen couridembly over

like amount on tho N. E. coast of China China and Tongking,, and risen a

and at Windiwostok..

A depression lies over 8. Chiun. It extends from Tongking to the Lower Yangtze valley.

The depression lying over the northern shores of the Son of Japan yesterday,ia * jinseing to the Pacific to the North of

High pressure now vayers Mansliaria. Light monsoon may be expected over the Chiun Bea..

how duplores the fact that British

The manager of a moving picture WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT. Hukknido, ** actors and netrassuf do not make good eobjects for this form of acting, souses, but women make homes,

Bishop of Liverpool.-Men make mach depends on gesticulation, and it is admitted that to, as a core fail in

this. More vor, the British actor finds example of which given. it hard to take the mattur seriously, an

Mr. A Hackman Young.-Art, Hongkong Nalafall for the 24 hours cannot adronco in the highest sensooling at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 Inchos. except by extremes....

Mrs. Ellen Thornoyeroft Fowlar.

from ona Chinese port to another is nut arrangements for which are now well was feated tint they hight obstract the hounds and shot. When the pisturas rests in the last resort on the sanction |

a difficult mattor, and the commerce

between those pits and Bombay is

"Kufficient to import the disease at any

timo. Wherefore it believes as to tako

The authorities are now confining all social promotions.

their energies to proventing the diren a

spreading but little can be done for

thusu who

To stricken.

A STRICKEN CITY,

Sautiation is a city of tie derd." Its

*population of 10,000 has con reduced

by the dreadful selega do 16,000, The city is now-isolatos by dio mili-

tary, a cordon of troops prova iting any from catering pro ving

Froar Shanikuau 22 me are res.

portal to-day. Eight have proved fatal.

Eleven deaths oscuro l'since, morning

at Protingfe, whi'o sdditional en: a) atc réported for nadat Peding, but, up to the time of calling a do the occurred.

Toatsin, 9.50 p.m. Sixty now we are opinto mu Makdon this evening. Forty persons

have died.

Two cents oured this afternoon

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in the Austrian concession buro.

Serious news has reachel and from the weath the gridonic ims prent nlong tie Tientsin-Pitkow Railway lino, and almost every-village, for: mitos is

now infectel Deaths and numerous.

CITY.

advanced

To line the streets on the day of tho

nctual ceromony, and when the King and Queen make their progress through the heart of the metropolis, regular troops. will bo required. Those will be drawn from

60,000

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view of distinguished visitors.

COMPANY REPORT.

THE HONGKONG LAND RECLAMATION

COMPANY, LIMITED.

Décanber, 1910.

Rov. W. D. Morrison-All law

of public opinion.

A thrilling scone was being preparaluppiest, and best, and most solul.

It is the common-place people who are whero a murderer is pursued by blod were thgown on the seroon, tho iofariat al manager saw that all the actors—~ corps, villain, and pursuers-were wearing broad grins. The dogs were the only serious people in the play,

Misa G. H. Jacob.-It is woman's birthright to be unselfisli.

Mr. Stauley Parker-Meu will not

commonplaces. go to charoli to listy to platitudes and

Que can imagine what the manager said as five hundred feet of grin flicker- ons prefers our national habit of self-compulsory unless it is necessary. ed before him. On this while, though,

Dean of Norwich-In England we are always reluctant to mak anything restraint,even if we have to leave the biograph held to Frend and Italin actors, Gestionlation may be necessary to imoving pictures, but it is apt to pall in ordinary conversation. Tho vivacious gentleman who brings orory muscle

Mr. Thomas Burke-Only child hearted life-childhood because it does hood and middle-ngo dare to be light-

it does understand. not understand, middle-age becauso

Hor. W. Metcalfe.--The spirit of trus citizenship will coine soon as men fully- realise that irmspective of class distine- tions they form nuo fraternity."

Directors to the ordinary meding of The ninth report of the Board of

shareholders to be held the Company's Offices, Victoria Buildings, at 12 o'clock noon, on Saturday, the ith February, 1911, is de fallows :--

Gentlemen. The directors have now to submit to you a general statement of the affairs of the Company, nudity play when speaking," and ass balance atect for the year ending 31st eyebrows, shoulders, and hands to un-

phasise his speech, is rather a

tiring companion. A deaf mute would ap prociate it, but it is our custom to say what we have to say, without "throwing ourselves "about," small boy said. In a foreigner it looks natural enough, and wo are glad to stogonius we could spare; at least wo du it, since we do ax want all races moulded on the one pattern, but the

not always feel the need of them. Britisher cunt gracefully use "apt gesticulation's artful aid " (to vary the poet).

The net profits for the year, includ-

THE BANKOW FRACAS. | nearly ovory garrison in the kingdom,

the bulk coming, of course, from Alder BUSINESS RESUMED IN THE shot. The territorials also will ho large ly used for lining the route. Practi- cally all the uretropolitan volunteersing $304,149.17 brought forward from last account, after paying all charges will be under arms, and the provincial and writing off the sum of 810,183.62 from Loans Receivable, amount to territorials will be represented by thora 8278,284.78. It is now proposed to pay a dividend of 7 per cent on the paid oorps of which the King is colonul-in-up capital after providing for which and

("Sheung Pu" "Service.)

Hankow, January 26,

Quiet is being gradually restored here after the inforlanato inside of

the killing of the ten Chinose by In- dish police.

The shops in the city were all closed after the affair and business was at a standstill, but to-day they have re- of died and trade has beon resumed.

[The list was the result of the accid-

ental killing of a rieksha, coolie by n,

policeman. It broke out in the British Concession, and quickly assumed such

ngly proportions" that the British and

German volunteers wero

chief..

The contribution of the Royal Navy

will amount to nearly 3,000 ton, and by direction of the King-thies will

writing off directors and auditor's foos, there remains a balance of $202,509.78 to be carried to credit of a new Profit. and Lous. Acconut."""

Directors-Messra C. S. Gubbay

85 the irreverent

The Hongkong Royal Yacht Club's

Mr. P. E. Matheson.-There are

many books about, in men's binds to-day, which lead to the rearing of prigs and anwholesome sentimentalists.

Mr. G. H. Perris.—Most mon of

Father Joseph Brown. Before the age of 14 a boy is not very receptive- except in regard to 'lood"!

Rer. A. M. Mitchell-Better ba anmarried-and longly all the day's than 'an hidegend abeltor, though an ignomut

and E. Shallin having resigned Messra, regatta-ngol-smoking - convert, whiolone, of national degeneracy and raco §. A. Levy and W. Logan were invitedwaro postponed on account of the death

deterioration.

Mr. Authony Hopo.—Probably all

provide the guard of honour outside to join the Board and these appointments of Boar-Admiral Guller, will take place the groat men living (if there are any)

Westminster Abboy, as well as geenpy a

Albay,

leading position in the royal procession.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA WİLL

HAVE THRONE.

An interesting foturo of King

.

George's coronation will be the provision mobilised, and. of a third throne for Queen Alexandra. both II M.S. Thistle and G.M.S. Juanar This will be plodor-the-left-of-the. landul men and quick-firers. The mob King's coronation eltair, Queen Mary' woro fired on and ten persons were kill-being on the right. The two Queens' od. The casualties included sorom chairs will be identics in height, and The authorities have stopjol the Europeans, among thom i namber of each will be two stops lower than that of teins.

sailors, and the Customs Trotni, who the King,

HEROIC DOCTOR.

no foveral

wounded. The entire busi-

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Wostininster Abbey will be closed to We were shorkel to lesin here to-ness of the city was spended, and the the pulio from the middle of February.

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day that Dr. Jackson, of the well-known precautionary measures taken were not when it will be handed over to the Office

Shanghai doctors, Jackson, Hanwell and fankoa, ja dying of 41.0 post at

Makdon.

abandoned until a day or two bio The Viconsy of Wachang ront 2,000 native troops to rostore-order.]

of Works. When this takes place a complete transformation in the interior of the building will begin.

now requita confirmation.

Mours, 5. A. Lucy and W. Logan now retire, but offer themselves for re-cloution.

Anditors.-The recounts have been andited by Masses. W. H. Potts, ad A. OD. Gourdin, who now retiro and are recomdunded for re-election.

WIRELESS.

INFORTANT INVENTION,

Rome, Deogmler 16-Professor

Jacoviello, of the Farma University, Hertzing wavor in improved applianos bás invented for the production of

which is likely to revolutionise wireless mote interes are continuous. wavos, telegraphy. The invention secures

influenced by tho uw appliance are re- ard increased ways longth Signals

ceived with extraordinary foros and olenmass.

CRICKET.

on February 11.

Along letter in the current British Medical Journal on "State Sickness" is entirely non-political, and has no bearing on the nervous debility of the Government. Nor does a “Dublin Gas" in the Lancet Inetade n.

uote -on

single reference to Mr. Rodou, Now cold those class jonmals are to passing events!

live annoyed largesections of humanity. Rov. W. C. Roberts-Men need women overy bit as much as women need picik

· Mr. Edmund Gosse.—A`Mographer ought to be as indiscrest as possiblo,. within the bounds of good taste and. you feeling."

Miss Bunstall.The hutoradoxy of to-day is the orthodoxy of to-morrow.

Mr. Alexander Simens.-One great difficulty about young students is that hun they leave the schools they are absolatoly certain that they know every- thing

Prodigies are no longer exponents of the fine arts-unless swindling be a of a boy stockbruker who has “diain- art. From Boston comes the nows

pearod" after having swindled okler

MQ Defalo Barna-A continual bonde out of important sum of possimism cooms to run through the his victims is, it is said, a Scotel; come-

study of history, because the chick dian. Truly, the boy stockbroker must lentar seus to be the greatness of hayo boun a genius.

men's ideals and their pitiable achieve

The opening of the Bellot View Lotol's open air skating rink tokos place to-night, and the management is working hard to make the event a great United Bervices y. Hongkong, Janu-sucoys. The feature of the night wil ary 30th nad 31st. The following wil be a masquerade carnival, in which represent this United Sortives -

prizas will be given for the best draws Lt. Col. I, A.; Hamilton, Capt. od lady and the most attractive eos- Llout. A., U. Collis-Brownc. 1st the most comic gentleman. A coni- H. K. Hughes, Ldant. C. R. T. Thorpo, tume. A prízé will also be awarded to

G. E. Garnight, Lient, 11, G. Bagnall, K.O.Y.L.I., Capt. 1, Clapham, Capt

16th, M.L.I., Lieut. Murray, Lieut. R.G.A., Liedt. E. J. H. Haughton,

Ward, Mr. G. A. Caşko, "R.N. -

monts.

Miss Holon Gladstonu.--It is quito as wrong to starva the mind as to starve the body.

Miss Wallace. This is pu ago when the individual has begun to receive much and to give little for it.

Prof. Moore Sinith--Au educated person always admits that there are two sides to a question.

the colony, and the proprietor is to be musing.

Mr. Bipin Chandra Pal-Tho Bri- val on sites las aver been held in tish consolence needs a good doal of

will run from the hotel gate to the happy husband and wife inust have the commended on the idea. Lato ogra

Central Market at 11:00 pm¿

zama native language)`

Madame de Thobes-To be truly

FORECAST DISTRICT,

1.-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, E. and S. E. winde, frosh to modemtó; cloudy, místy. `--

1.

2.-Formosa Channel, same as No,

3-South coast of China botwoon Hongkong and Lamocks, Batno as No.

1.

4-South coast of China between longkong and Hainan, samo os No.

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A PEER INTO THE FUTURE. Gladstons League, Gladstone League,

Gladstone Loaguo, onward' Frightfully out of breath

Bushed the Five Hundred. "Forward the Bright Brigade! Charge not too high !" he said: Frightfully out of breath

Rushed the Five Hundrod Forward the

Bright Brigadel- Was there a shrink displayed Not tho' the whole world know Some head was dundered;

Theirs not to tell you why, Theirs not to diguity; Theirs but to misltiply; Frightfully out of breath

Rushed the Five Hundred

the Fixa Betmold

to right of them, Redmond to left of them."

Redmond in front of them

Volley'd and thunder'd `j-

Stormed at by shot and shell, Taunted by Christabði, Frightfully out of breath Into the Gilded Hell

Rushed the Five hundred.

Balham dad Battorsea, Brixton and Bermondsey

(Not to omit Dundee), Sout their contiagouts while All the world wonder'd, Waving their shibboleths, Braving the worst of deaths, Craving coneussion, Worshipping Ashtoraths, - Forward they blundered. Nono till then ever, saw

*Such a Five Hundrol.

Redinand to right of them, Bedmond left of them, Redmand behind them,

Volley'd and thunder'd; Stormed at by shot and shells. Tackled by Christabel, Tickled by Keir as well, Frightfally out of breath Camo to the Gilded Holl With their receipts in hand All the Five Hundred.

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When can their glory fade?

✪ the wild change they mada į All the world wonder'd. Honour the Bright Brigade! Honour the focs they paid, Nobled Five Hundredi

"THE WORLD."