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DAY BY DAY.

The Government of Kwangtung

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

"SUI AN" PIRACY.

Commission of Enquiry.

will appropriate funds to assist the abolition of school homework the Governor has appinted a

The suggestions in Britain for

It is officially notified that H.E the construetion of an athletic would have astonished some of Commission to enquire into the feld, but it has suggested a new the educationists of an earlier Sui An piracy. site for the purpose at North day. For they believed in keep Parade Ground, instead of the ing the nosas of their pupils to Mr. J. R. Wood (Chairman), the The Commissioners will be East Parade Ground as originally the grindstone in a manner that Hon. Mr. C. Mal. Messer, Com- decided upon.

has happily passed into disrepute mander C. M. Beckwith, Mr. H. John Wesley, for instance, in the P. White and Mr. P. M. B. Lake. Approximately &000 pesos school which he established in damage was done on Nov. 24th Bristol, began by allowing no secretary of the

Mr. W. J. Carrie is to be to filmy, movie machine and the holidays whatever, and on the which is to report its findinge Commission, building of the Rizal Cins at the theory that "be who plays when and recommendations as early as corner of Ylaya and Azcarrags, a child will play when a man Manila, when a film accidentally no hours for recreation. His caught fire while the operator pupils rose at 4, and were fully was re-winding the film.

occupied until they retired to bed

at 8.

more

possible.

DEATH OF. MR. R. A. GUBBAY.

Mr. Raphael Aaron Gubbay, well- As we go to press we learn that

change broker, died at sea aboard known in Hongkong as an ex- the Nagasaki Maru on the 27tb.

Mr. W. A. Rumpf, of Tientsio. was awarded Tis 8,002-90 and

Barnet's old-time physic well, costs in a judgment rendered by

which is to be reopened, was only His Honour, Judge Charlese of many places where the Lobingier, in the U. S. Court for quaff a medicinal water. Acton, Londoner of a former day could China, Shanghai, on Nov. 23rd, for instance, was once in high in a case against W. E Malones reputa as a watering place instant. & Company of Tientsin. Plaintiff sued defendants for re-

Hampstead was covery of the sum mentioned in popular; and Norwood, Shooter's the judgment and for damages

Hill, and Sydenham were all to the extent of G.20,000 for Boted for their wells. London was "continual resort by way of even boasted one well to which

pilgrimage," for the legend ran that an ancient King of Scotland, wandering in search of health. was brought by divine guidance to Muswell Hill, and in the waters. there was miraculously cured.

alleged unfulfilment of a contract for the purchase of walnuts.

The opening date of the Hanoi Exhibition has been postponed from the 10th., December to the 17th, and the closing date will be on the 31st. December. This uc-i avoidable change is due to the fact that applicants for stalls are 80 numerous that it has been found necessary to build new parilions, and also on account of the delay in arrival of articles from France, this delay being caused by the seamen's strikes in Marseilles.

Mr. J. H. Curry, who bas bres manager of the Manila Letter Shop, died there on Nov. 24th. in St. Paul's bospital, where he was burried after an Illness of several weeks at his home. "Mr. Curry came to the Philippines from New Orleans with the army in the early "days of the American occupation of the islands. He lived for many years in Iloilo, where he edited the Enterprise Press. A few years ago be came to Manila and was "for a time city editor of the

Cableness-American.

"THE TEMPEST."

...

THOMAS HUGHES'

CENTENARY.

Author of "Tom Brown's Schooldays

WAS

I wonder how many of us, seboolboys and old boys alike, will this 10th, day of October take Within the next few weeks the down from the bookshelf the most. Judicial Committee of the Privy ismous of all school stories and Council will be called upon to dip into it, not only because that decide one of the most remark is always a pleasant thing to do, able cases that have yet come bat by way of a special centenary before it-an appeal in which the celebration, writes “ Au Old Boy" parties are two judges of the in the Daily Chronicle. Supreme Court of Canadian Pro- For **Tom Brown" vince. The Committee to be born exactly 100 years ago asked to decide whether Mr.to-day, or at any rate Justice Harvey or Mr. Justice Thomas Hughes, bis author, was, Scott is entitled to rank as Chief and if I had the authority I should of the Appellate Division of the make this a special holiday in Supreme Court of Alberta Leave every school-and, I suppose to appeal to the Judicial Com- Rugby ought to have at least s mixtes Attorney-General of Alberta, and

was obtained by the week. the two judges concerned have agreed to abide by the decision.

...

I wonder whether the boys of to-day read "Tom Brown's School-

WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FRESH STOCK OF

FILLETS, HADDOCKS

and

KIPPERS.

Just raceived, direct from the Scottish Fisheries.

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days" as we used to dɔ, and as generations of boys have done one of the frequent failures of the in

In a Berlin restaurant doring since i *&3 first published Govercment prioters to keep were won on the playing fields of April 1837. If Waterloo

Pace with the demand for paper Bion-as, unfortunately, the Duke money, an English visitor, in pay-of Wellington ncw appears to ment for a bill of about 3,000 bare omitted to say-it is yet marks, tendered a 10,000-mark more certain that many a battle note. The waiter had not the for ideals bas been won in the necessary change, and applied at pages of "Tom Brown." the desk, but in vain. "We "Tom Brown" had bis imita- baven't yet taken enough tors, and may be said to bava change," he said: "I'm afraid established a school of fiction. It will be found that extra stalls you'll have to wait until some of But, though there have been have been added to the booking the other diners bave paid." It many excellent school stories plan for "The Tempest," as a was an hour before the 7,0.0] since, and for all I know they are certain number of front seats marka were collected. And this still being written to day. "Tom Gr have had to be done away with, was in the most fashionable re- Brown" remains the classic by owing to the innovation of the staurant on Cater den Linden. popular vote. "prop" stage which will take up But, cariously enough, na' Eng considerable amount of space lish visitor in Berlin experiences in the auditorium.

any difficulty in getting change This has been designed to allow for a £5 note! for a novel treatment of the

If the boys of to- day are not being introduced to him there is something seriously lacking in the modern parent ded the modern master. It would be no unworthy celebration of this

Ballet in which some of Shang- Chrysanthemuros now are the centenary to see that he is placed hai's leading amateur dancers are chief ornaments of the garden. in every school library where, figuring,

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I spite of the big scale of the in size and variety with their crime on the part of the author- production, prices remain pampered congeners of the greec-ities, he is at present missing. changad, that is, $3 and $2 and house, but their rich luxuriance Thomas Hughes had other on the Matinee on December 27th. of blossom is such that beds and claims to fame-notably as the children will be admitted at half-borders are as gay as in May. founder of the Working Men's price. Special terms can also be time: "Mums," as they are vul- College, were Ruskin, Maurice,

Mr. W. Thornton Sharp, who arranged for large parties of garly called, are happily within Kingsley, and others did so much

was secretary to the Newspaper school children by applying direct the reach of all, as they are pro- of their best and west lasting

Press Fund for over thirty years, to the A.D.C.'s Hon. Sec., Mr. W. pagated by subdivision of the root work. He wrote other books be- Hannibal.

The famous cable ship Faraday, and, later, a vice-president and and an old plant thus treated will sides "Tom Brown," was in which has been engaged in laying honorary adviser to the Council, often yield in the spring a score Parliament a an ardent social and repairing cables for nearly 50 was on October 12th. elected or more vigorous boots, which reformer, gare shape to those will flower to prfection in the ideals which founded the school years is to be replaced early next treasurer of the institution, in mutero. Moreover, although of Christian Socialism, and was year by a modern vessel This succession is now being built at the order of Northcliffe. Fascy prices are sometimes paid for years a busy county court Messrs. Siemens Brothers and for new varieties, the commonest judge.

Booking opens at Moutris's on the morning of December, 1st.

LOTTERIES & PREMIUM BONDS.

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most effective. There are beautiful he wrote Tom Brown," and by

The Faraday was launched in bronzes, pinks and whites, but that one book he has probably 1874, and it has laid over 50,000 Peking, Nov. 18:-The mem-none of them is so bright and exerted more influence for good miles of cable. bera of the Chinese People's Asso-Į dazzling as the yellow sort, which than any of his contemporaries. "ciation have, memorialized the is after all the true chrysanthe-;

Government orging the prohibi- mum-the golden flower."

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societies and teas to give rise to considerable banks. The memorialista describ-controversy, is based on a statute ed the sale of these premium bonds passed in the reign of Edward I. by the various Chinese and when commissions were issued to foreign companies as more judges of the Supreme Court ja dangerous than the sale of lottery place of the ancient "justices in tickets because the formor are eyre." The assize system has selling at twelve or fifteen dollars long been held sacrosanct in civil per bond per month while the eyes, because it meets the right, latter only sell at six or at popularly ascribed to Magna moet ten dollars per ticket. The Charts, of every man to bava memorial is under the considera- the King's justice brought to his tion of the Ministry of Agricul-own door and to be tried by tare and Commerce.

jury, not only of his peers, but alsa of his neighbours. This applies to civil causes as well as to criminal trials, and the asaize towns have for centuries set much store on their right to Nisi Pring courte. Many years ago the Com- mittes of Jadges recommended

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