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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CANTON MAN'S DEATH.

A GREAT CHRISTIAN

WORKER.

The death took place on Sunday. evening of Dr. Lau Tung-shang, president of the Canton Y.M C.A. and a well-known dentist of Tai Sun Kal.

Canton Dr. Lau, says the Gazette, had been for many years many na outstanding lender in Rocial and moral movements. He was one of the leaders In raising the standards of the dental pro- fession in Canton. His own office was a model of good faste in modern equipment and cleanliness.

Over, seventeen years ago Dr. Lau mot a small group of progres~| sive Christian men and organized the Canton Young Men's Christian Association. Through seventeen years he had stood behind this charter organization, first as a member, afterwards as a worker and a member of the Board of devoted Directors. Under his leadership the Y.M.C.A. work has!

For

many steadily advanced. years he had been an active mem- ber of the Yan Tealkai 'church, During the last few years he had aerved as superintendent of the Sunday School.

Dr. Lau was a cultured scholar who loved the beat in China's past and believed in and worked for a nobler and greater future.

PRINCE CHICHIBU.

TO SPEND TWO YEARS IN ENGLAND.

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Takyo, Dec. 17.-The Nichi Nichi tearos authoritatively that Prince Chichibu

proceed. ing to Eugland May 11th by the N. Y. K. Fushimi Maru. He is expected to spend two years in England, part of which will be as 512. Oxford. an undergindunte Thereafter he will visit European

further study. fur countries Reuter.

CHINESE POLITICS.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE BRASS PLATE WARNING.

Washington, Dec. 17. The Government is not answering M. Tehiteherin's note af December 16, at which coastguard officials are most amused. They point out that similar plates, in order that passers-by should take stand- observations, hive been fixed in many foreign places and Ardised. The warning against violation inseribed thercon was only Intended for domestic consumption-Reuter,

SOVIET DINNER IN LONDON.

London, Dec. 17.

The Soviet delegation held its first dinner in London. It was attended by Mr. Edward Manville, members of the House of Commons, Lt.-Com. Kenworthy and Mr. Stolt, M.P. Mr. Rakovsky, presiding, Kansted the King, M.-Rabinovitch, the President of the Delegation,

mentioned thal Russian exports to Britain had increased by nearly ' £8,000,000 during the past two years-Reuter.

THE MOROCCAN TROUBLE.

Tangiers, Dec. 17.

The Spaniards have completed the withdrawal to the Tetuan. Larnicho line of 3,000 troops which have been sent home. Other con- tingents will leave shortly and spend Christmas in Madrid. Efforts are being made to subdue the Anjera tribesmen by means of aerial bombardment. Several tons of explosives have been launched villages in the past few days-Reuter,

PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE EAST.

London, Dec. 17.

nt

The celebration of the coming of age of the University of Leeds was marked by the reception of delegates and the presentation of congratulatory addresses from universities all over the world, includ- ing universities in the Dominions, India and Hongkong.

The Rev. Dr. Mackichan, speaking for the Universities of India, Burma and the Far East, pointed out that the danger in India was that knowledge was pursued too exclusively for the students' own nake; therefore, contact with the Western world was both beneficial and corrective,—Reuter.

GERMAN POLITICS.

Berlin, Dec. 17.

President Ebert has asked Herr Stresemann to form a Cabinet. Herr Stresemann, is considering his decision,--Reuter,

CHARTER PARTY DISPUTE.

HEARING OF SUIT ENDED. (Our Own Corespondent )

Singapore, Dec. 17th. The case of the charter party dispute, in which Chop Bank-beng

GG DESCENDANTS AND NO DEATHS,

Sixty-six descendants attended the golden-wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morley, aged seventy-three and seventy- one respectively, of Griffydam" Leicestershire, recently. No

TUAN CHI-JUP'S VIEWS.

is suing Chop Siang-him and deaths have occurred in the Peking, Dec. 17th-Tuan ChiLatham and Company for $750,- family. Mr. and Mrs. Morloy jul this morning told Reuter that 000 for alleged misrepresentation, have lived in the same house. he was strongly in favour of using the British Boxer indemnity for was concluded yesterday afternoon since their marriage. The grand- Judg-children include Joo Bradford, of

the Birmingham Football Club.

m the Supreise Court. railway construction or other con-f

structive work, He added tha: mant was reserved.

one of the most important pro-1 blems that China had to face wa that of improved communications, Questioned regarding the recent reports of the impending dissolu- tlon of Parliament and the dunun ciation of the Tsao Kun constitu tion and the provisional constitu- tion of 1912, Tuan Chi-jui said that the Provisional. Government did not intend to take any action at present. This question would be referred to at the forthcoming conference. When the question of new constitution did come up, he thought that it would be best for China to start off with a clean alate in respect to her foreign policy. It has been announced that the Government intended to respect her foreign obligations and maintain all treaties, conventions and agreements.

Regarding financial policy, Tuan said that the main plank was re- construction. A scheme of finan cial readjustment would be put in- to operation embracing the con- solidation of foreign domestic loan, but the whole financial ques- tion would be worked out by the forthcoming conference.

National Convention. This conference would deal with ad- urgent questions relating to ministration and reconstruction, disbandment of including the troops and financial and political reorganization, etc. It would also draft regulations to

Kovern the second conference National Convention. It would probably last about a mouth, but no dale for

given the opening could be many matters had first to be ad- justed.

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It was not possible to say much about the Convention for its duties and scape would be. entirely determined by the first conference. He couldn't say whether Chang Tao-lin, Sun Yat-sen and Feng Yu-hsiang would personally attend but otherwise their responsible, represenintives would be there,

Asked what he thought of tho Protocol Powers recent note, Tuan anid that yesterday he gave in- structions to the Foreign Office to. draft a reply which will be made known in due He had also

glvon tions that the Lincheng mands should be settled as Boon na possible. It was regrettable that this affair, has been allowed to drag on so long-Reuter,

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