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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

DAY BY DAY;

During the absence of His Ex- collenoy the Governor of the Straits Sottlements in Troug We live in mu uge when unnecesganu, the Hon. Mr. R. J. Wilkin-

son acted as Deputy Governor, sary things are our only mecos Kitios.

To-day is the last day of the Supreme Court Lang Vuention To-morrow the Court will resumo its all-day, sitting,

To-morrow is the anniversary

of the birth of Confücitus and will

as a public holidaye

The body of an unknown Chinese was found floating in the urbour yesterday and conveyed to the mortuary. It had been in the water several days.

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Professor G. Chini, a well known Italian export has been ongaged by the King of Sim to superintend the decorations of his now palace. Professor Chini has arrived in Siam...

THE LAW COURTS.

FIRE BRIGADE INSPECTION.

The Governor's Appreciation following the annual display

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

There is a uraying in England to-day lo 800

"Hamlet" Shakespeare arranged it. The and inspection of the Fire Brigade sticklers on this point were well on Oct. 13, H.E. the Governor luas advised not to visit Japan recent- addressed the subjoined letter to ly when Hamlet was produced at of the Police, Capt. Lyons; tho Hon. Captain Superintendent the rational theatre in Yokohama

Improved Appearance.

Although the Law Courts have been the target of many missiles of criticism a recent market im provement in the appearance of the building has passed unobsery Bby many. Most of the scaffold shall be much obliged if you in Japanese. They would never ing has been removed, which will convey to the officers and mon have recovered frrm the shock. The "Siam Obsorvor" heurs affords an opportunity of appart in the annual parade yesterday evening suit in all the nots, of the Fire Brigade, who took The Danish Princo wore an up-to- be kept by many of the Chinose that Mr. W. F. Thornby is shortly precinting the general offect of the day, my appreciation of the

coming out to Bangkok, as a legal building as a whole, and of the anterinoss and efficiency with oxcept in the ghost scone, where he adviser. He will sit in the Bang bonuties which were hitherto which the competitions were car wore bycling attire. One would kok Appeal Court. Mr, Thornby is a barristor-at-law of ten years Berooned.

ried out. As à foriner amatour give much to learn what was

tho standing.

The Clunesaur Korean roofs were from with the London Brigale reason for that cycling attire

I tako n apocial interest in the especially an object of criticism. work. Special credit is due to

baing worn. The muster of a ballast bunt They were held to be quite out of Mr. Macdonald, who gives his was charged at the Marine Court place in a building of the charac timo us engineer to the Brigade Lieut.-Colonel Everett of the this morning, with, failing to ex- In to-day's issue wo publishibit a light while riding at and their back colour and unstruction the corps owes itselfi

tor and design of the Low Courts to Mr. Tane, to whose in- 2nd Somersetshire L. I., who are the first of a series of articles on chor between

piween supset and sunrise, the impressions of Hongkong in the harbour on Oct. 17. The aesthetic coating of tar were particiency. The flout, us right in igurneying north by the Trans formed by a new arrival. An defendant hail to pay $3.

great port like Hongkong, was port Somali, is not new to thế cularly resented. How many of especially effective and can bo Far East. A Singapore paper article will appear every Tuesday.

us have observed that the roofs relied upon to maintain the high-recalls that it is live and a half Four Chinese masters of stean are no longer black? But few, est standard under the care and years since he left Singapore after A Chinese charged with broak launches were summoned at the we are inclined to think, have been control of Commander Beckwith, three yours duty-us-Deputy-AB- ing into 221 Queen's Road West Marine Court before Commander

"Next your wo shalt divo a ani, stealing a coil of rope value C. WV, Bockwith, with failing to so observant as to noties that the motor tender, and now ladders, istant-Adjutant General in that about three dollars was sent to give the usual three blasts as a roofs have been given a grey and the rapidity with which the command. Major Everett, as ho signal that they wore going astern, tint, so as to bo in keeping rigide can be on the spot will was then, rejoined his battalion, hours' stocks at the Magistracy on Oct. 12. The first two defend with the body of the struc-be immensely increased. then stationed at Cawnpore, sub- Liris morning.

ants wore find three dollars and tire. It remains now 1 tint the the others five dollars'ench.

sequently he moved with the wolwork in accordance with the

THE HUFEH REBELLION. regiment to Poona, after which he Looking from

was again on stuff duty for a timb According to the "Manila general scheme.

An Imperial Edict. cruisor New above the milding certainly

in Bombay, Major Everolt took North Borneo Civil Service, sou Times" the

The following Imporio Elict leave home for four months to of William T. Weelum and Mrs. Oricans had been ordered to does not offond the eye."

was promulgated at Poking on Werdon, of St. Albans, and Lucille proceed to San Francisco on

The dome, of course, isadmitted-Oct. 12-We are in receipt of England and then rejoined his Iver, only daughter of J. Iver Dctober 15. It is rumoured than; It it has lost-much of its telegraphic-memorial-from-diegimout at-Malta, in command. Macpherson Drummonit, Imperiale armoured cruisers Washing offensiveness now that its sur Cheng as follows: On the night Chinese Maritime Customs, ofton and Tennessee, now with the

cruiser division of the Atlantic runding have taken to lighter of the 9th reyolutionists starteil a Shanghai

feet, will be ordered to the Asiatic coloured clothing. Butthe general station. The cruiser Rainbow dosign of the building is certainly has been ordered to be prepared inspiring and the lower portion for service as a flagship.

leaves little room for eriticism.

The granite figure, blind to all account of ill health accessitating ficent residence at Pocantico save justice, is excellently done, a prolonged residence in a more Hills, our Tarrytown, N. Y.-is gil it is hard to conceive that it temperate dintate. The resigna- being remodelled. The ulterations chiseled by Chinese hands, tion takes effet fra March 31 consist of the addition of ten now The result is vory crolitable chambers for guests. Thesa

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, QUTÓBER. 17, 1911.

SEA SUPREMACY.

If thioro is truth in the statement, made from Vienna; that Anglo-Germau negotiations are proceeding with a view to finding

be no such decrease, that the Germiqu Navy Law is (as before).

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An engagement is announced botwoon "W, 'C. Moores Weedon,

In a circular-letter to the sent holders of St. John's Cathedral, the Hon. Secretary of the church | body announces the resignation of the Rev. F. T, Johnson, on

next

John D. Rockefeller's mangi-

rooms will cost £25,000 cheh to them. There is a strong rumour that SirThe work will occupy two yonre. There are points about the Law Steyring Falgerly will succeed While the addition will not Cirts that might have been bat- Sir George Clarke as Governor of destroy the symmetry of the Bus been Private Secretary to the tauntless while the changes are is one of which the Colony has no Bombay. Sir Steyning Edgerly structure, it will have to stand tored, but, all in all, the building

Governor of Bombay Secretary to Government; Member of Coun- cil, Bombay; and Member of the Royal Conimission.ou Dacontra- lisation.

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being made. In the meantine reason to feel ashamed. Mr. and Mrs. Rockefeller will live in the Kent homestead on the

ostate,

CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT.

Last work wo mundo reference rising and he captured some in this column to the unsought dealt with. However, the reprumotion by implication of this rebels who were being tied and mainder of their followers com Colony to the status of a first bined with the engineer and class Power by the despatch of commissariat companios of the telegram addressed to the care of“ trup and at 8 o'clock on the the American Embassy at long- night of the 10th suddenly rose. The engineer company rushed the kong. Apropos of this, or rather look-out, tower and the armoury of something similar, the "Singa-...“

the commissariat company pure Free Press" publishes the set fire to its own coimp and following:-A "Society' forced an entrance to the Yamen-graph referring to a certain lady. Jai Chong directod Chang Pino, Tieh Chung, and Wang L-kang says: "Last year sho" "spent

rebels, and also personally led the daughter and son-in-law, wont in detailing soldiers and police to the winter in northern India; make arrangements against thee previous year she, with lier police in rosisting them.

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The robele made their attack in on a voyage-round the world; several bodies; they were in groat and this winter she intends to go unibera and their attaoke wore to Chins and probably Japan," exceedingly fierce, Juj. Cheng and in the former country she will retired on board the man-of-war

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The nows that Mr. John M. Robertson is likely to be offered a Ministerial post recalls the fact It has is essentially a self-made

Let some one once suggest to| Yesterday the transport Sonali us the life-long delight of culti- In 1909 it was discovered Olu Yu and moved to Dankow. visit the British Minister at Hong- a inatus vicendi for the reduction of naval armaments" and that arrived in port with drafts for saling literary association in centrit the fine organ at St Ho has telegraphed to order the kong.". Our contemporary re-

the negotiationsaro the outerme of the initiativo taken by Germany the Far Eastern, garrisons, anong

noction with the everyday, and John's Cathedral wag,

after-Homan and Kiangse troops for demarks:She will find Hongkong in the spring," we can only say, that the Home Government should whom were the 2nd Battalion, nonplace things about us, 20 years' 96, in such a bad fence to Hupol to assist in quell-to be British territory and no Brit be watchful. Gormany may have luken the initiative, but her pur-Prince Albert's Somersetshire and that one has done us a signal condition that partial rebuilding ing the robellion and prays that a puse may be to secure a breathing page that shall allow her to gain Light Infantry, Lieut. Col. II. G. service. So many things in life a complete overhauling was high commissioner may be up-

ish Minister there." It might have strongth for an always possible struggle for supremacy.

Everett, en route for Tientsin.) have to be suggested to us, as necessary to make it fit for further pointed and that he should take a added that Hongkong is not, politi- Only six webks ago the isor at Hamburg delivered a speceli in They are relieving the 1st otherwise we do not discover 3. To do this it was estimated large and strong force to put down cally at all events, a part of Chinh. which he claimed for Cermitiy, "qʻplace in the sun,”- Hero aro his Battalion Royal Joniskilling think of it, it is, after all, sach required, which amount Mr. Den-

them for ourselves. And if we that the sum of $10,000 would be the rising.

Those correspon·lents wlio persist words verbatim Protection for trade and navigation has in the Fusiliers.

We are greatly astonished in addressing, communicationé last dopatles been provided by the German people in the shape of the

ints and suggestions, and freshmin-Fuller undertook to raise.rending this memorial, Tho Germah, Navy, which is developing" "powerfully. *. If I have understood the enthusiasm of the flamburgers aright, I think I can Young, ligh. Commissioner of our books; says E. M. Wells in and concerts. The organ reang hatched their designs, but

His Excellency Sir Arthur make up our debt of gratitude to just over $7,000 by subscription rising, have longued together and their ways,

obs that help materially too far he has raised, the suni of trips and revolutionists in this Hongkong, China, should amend assume it is their opinion that our Navy should be further strength-the M. S., Jeft Singapore by the Book Monthly enor, so that we may be sure that no one can dispute with us the the Government yachi Soamew

citals wero in aid of the general Jui Chong neither, took precau place in the sun that is our dyo." These words admit of on Oct. 7 for the purpose of pre-

xpenses of the Cathedral, only tions nor mide preparations, with but one interpretation. Willch meant that the Germansenting to His Highness the Sultan

A Washington telegram, dated on special occasions going to swoll the result that trouble suddenly Navy is not be reduced thatévor happens. This is of Trengganu the insignia of the Oct. 12, to the Cablenews the Organ Fund. Mr. Denman broke out and the provincial peculiarly interesting, bocainse, by the 1908 nmendment to the honour of Knight Commander of American" is as follows:-James Fuller is now organizing a concert capital fell. German Navy Law, the provision of four armoured ships in each the Most Distinguished Order of J. Hill, the god houd of the Great in conjunction with the Cathedral le has certainly abused Our man. He had only a country year's programme was to drop to two armoured ships a year St. Michael qui St. George which Northern transportation system, Choir to raise the Fun still favoursand neglouted his office and school education, and he left from 1912 to 1917. On the basis of a coming automatie decrease the King conferred upon him on discussing the state of the country wanted to complete the renovation his offence is unpardonable. Jui school at 13; yet there are few. has the British Government based ford" hopes of a coming de- the occasion of the Coronation in resterday for publication, declared and overhauling of the Cathedral Cheng, Viceroy of Hu Kuning, is more widely-educatod auen in eroase in the Navy Estimates. It is clear now that there is to June last..

that the hard times of which the organ. This concert will take hereby cashiered and ordered to people are complaining are made place-in-the City Hall on Friday, endeavour to rendor service while Britain today. Even those who to be modified" before 1912, comes along, and that modification The master of a licensed passen altogether by the politicians. Nov. 3, at 9.15 pan, and it is boring his guilt. He will be do not admire his opinions pay is again to mean acceleration.. That, at any rate, seems to be in ger junk has reported that his Their agitation, he declared, was hoped thathis efforts will resultinting Viceroy of lfu Kumng and tribute to his ripe soliolar- the mind of the German Emperor, and he knows what he is ress has been sunk off Lungko- responsible for the lack of con- good attendance. The first part We shall see as to his future sorship. In Edinburgh, oven yet, talking about.

tang. At 8 pm, on Oct. 14 hoflence on the part of the commer- of the programme will consist of vico. He shall immediately re Setting aside, of course, the liberal Government and its was sailing towards Ounton when cin interests of the country and items of is non-ascular nature, capture the capital without delay, Journalists recall the brilliance of economianie supporters, no one in Britain or the Colonies ver he had to alter his course to avoid that lack of confidente ha produto. Amongst them will be "There is Should any length of time elapse in leaders he wrote from, 1878 believed that Goran Naval construction would suffer it decrease an unknown steam launch, and in od whatever stringoney or ten-geen hill" by Burstall for un-ithout his accomplishing any o 1884, when he was just over deding or a stoppage. Gerninny is bent on securing her plade in the doing so his craft struck a rock deney to panio there might bo.

ace mpanied chorue, "I waited for purpose, he will be severely twenty years of age. By the way sun" and she is not foolial enough to cry a halt with her task butal and sank-in about five fathoms of

the Lord" (Mendelssohn) for two punished.

it was Mr. Robertson who, some completed. Thonly way in which we can hope to stay her course is water. One of the crew was Bukit Koman. Stone crushed

soloist and chorus, "Tho White, The Cloneral Staff and the six or seven years ago, contribut determinedly to trip her: Britain must have loue with fanta- drowned. The junk which is a 3,002 tons; gold obtained 054 Paternoster" by that coming com- Ministry of War are commanded oil to the North Mail" Fone sies of reduction and face thö kiéra realities. Her attitude for years total loss was valued at $1,000 ounces; averego per ton 4.27 dtposer Walford-Davies for four to despitoh two divisions of troops articles on Egypt, which the.. past has served only to encourago rival naval Powers. A strong while the cargo which consisted of

solo voicos, a duett "Love Divine" to Hupah to put down the rebels. louder-writer hailed as unsterly Bukit Malacca.-Stone crush- navy is, to Germany, largely a matter of choice; to Britain it is marine delicacies, coal, and od 1,094 tons; gold obtained 185 (Stainer) and Teresa Del Riego's The Ministry of Navy will at the in every way. Now the proprietor patter of life and death. The Home Country must do what she general goola, is said to be worth ounces; average per ton 2.18 dwtf reses" arranged by Mr, Denmorder Sa' Cheng-ping to advance Christopher Furness and he was,

well known song "There's a land sime time sand men-of-war and of the "North Mail" 14 Sirir should have done years a agoj she must engage in a naval programmo 10,000, the greater part of which which shall make it clear to the world that it is hopeless to attempt is insured in the Yangtze Co.

"Singapore Free Press," Oct. 10, allor for a contralto soloist and with them. The Ministry will abroad at the time. Months an assault on Britain's supremacy. Social reforms can wait until

Famine in Hunan.

chorus, Part two will consist of sealso command Chong Yun-ho im-later, ho came home, found tho Britain's predominance is once and for all socured and podço finally

The following telegram has lections from Veroniqne, of whiti mediately to take the Yangtzo articles in volume form, and (in established, as it would be. Social roforms would come more sure- The case in which the Hung been roueived by the Central the principal are tho Swing naval forces to the scene. the "North Mail") had a pretty ly if the life and honour and prosperity of the country were no On-kung firm of contractors, of China Famine Relief Committee Song" and "the Garden of Love," Yiu Chang, Minister of War, la attack on them. Evidently he longer being risked. This matter must be faced grimly and in- No. 88. Wellington Street, med from Rev. T.J. Preston, Changleh in addition there will be a trio commanded to lead the troops had no idea that they had ever flexibly. There must be no more tinkering, with peace projects or the Kee Cheung firm, piece goods fn, Hunan, says the "China Press" from " Iolanthe," a chorus "Call and proceed at once. All the appeared in his paper, Moro fantastic schemos for, reducing naval armaments. There is no dealers, of No. 0, Wing On Street, of Oct. 12

John," a dueti "Rebecca, who Hupah troops and tho roliuf troops lign that, the leader writer-aid choice in the matter if Britain's safety is to be secured. Such to recover the sum of $304.70, River steadily falling, flooded stammeil doors for fun and porisli-shall be under his command. Juinot to be the same man as before programme might bring Britain to the verge of bankruptcy, but being balance due for work done district still largely inundated, ed miserably," and a new coon Cheng is ordered to net conjointly supported his chief and also she could recover from that. Could she recover from a devastating au materials supplied, was set- eighty thousand people homeless; song and chorus writton, for this and speedily to devise effective had a go at Mr. Robertson who war, which is the other alternative, with the two-power standard tled out of Court this morning some dan return in the spring concert by Mr. Denman Fuller measures, so that the rising may was proved to be seven kinds of a gone as it is at prèsont? -

Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for others' homestanda completely Miss Harker will play a piano solò, be quickly crushed and not allow false prophet. Then the "North In all this we write with no animus against Germany. Rather the plaintiffs and Mr. W. U, L. lestroyed. Vory meagro fall crops and Mr. Denma Fuller will play od to spread in area,

Mail's rival took a hand in do we honour and respect the German people for their splendid Shenton, of Mesura. Deacon, Looker in high lands. Thirteen thousand Lutz's Second Rhapsody. The The above Edict is sealed by game and related the whole story, self-sacrifice on the altar of national greatness. We trant to res and Deacon; was for the defen- faminesufferers hero fed by people tokets are $3 and 82 and the plan the Princo Regent and signed by with most proper comments something of the spirit that animates Germany breathed into leth- dant firm. The question of costs of the ofty. Best form of relief is to be soon at the Robinson Prince Ching, Na Tung and Hau thermon. Altogether, it was a prgie Britain.

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