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The N-C. Daily News understands that his Honour Wang Hsi (Acting Taotsi of Shanghai) has been appointed Director of the Huangpu Conservancy by HE. Viceroy Tao Fang. As THOtai Wang Hsi is an enlightened and mist affable official, it is quite certain that his Honour will work most harmoniously wi h bis Foreign, colleagues on the Conservancy Board.
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The report comes from Hankow that during a 351 conversation the other day at Wuchang 352 between a certain Consul and H. E. Chao Erl- sen, Viceroy of the Hokuang provinces, the former is credited with a suggestion to the 354 Vicorny that, as the people of Crėkian are 355 opposed to a foreign loan for the Soochow 354 | Hangchow and Ningpo Railway, it woull bis good i'es for the Imperial Government to tak- it up for its own use. "Yes," replied the 358 Viceroy, "then the lenders will be ask ng for 361privileges and benefi's in consideration
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On November 10th, at No. 155 Bluff, Yokohama, het wife of ATHOL B. ROURE, of a son.
On November 22nd, at Shanghai, the wife of ELLIS PUGH, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On November 27th, 1907, at St. John's Cathedral. Hongkong, by the Rev. FT. Johnson, assisted by Rev. G. Searle, Chaplain to H. M. Forces, Lieut. JoHN URMBON HOPE, Royal Garrison Artillery, son of Major-General 3. E. Hope, Royal Artillery, Henley-on- l'hames, CHRISTINE JESSIE SHELTON, elder daughter of A. Shelton Hooper, Rougemont, Hongkong.
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On November 14th, at Yokohama, HAURY THOMAS WAWELL, chief examiner, I. M. Customs Chefoo.
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ARRIVAL OF MAILS.
The French Mail of October 25th arrived, par the 8.8. Tourane, on Tuesday, the 26th instant; and the English Mail of Nove ber 1st arrived, per the s.8. Delta, on Thursday, the 28th instant.
FAR EASTERN NEWS.
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meeting of the Association were submitted, and up at the inaugural Mr. MEAD as of whether a reply had been received from the A.A.A. regarding rule 10 as to whether the record‹ of soldiers who c›mpsted in regimental sports would be accepted.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the r-ply received Was a rather sweeping one. It statel that a soldier or sailor who was an amateur lost his amateur s'atus if he competed at a regimental or service meling wither for a mouy prise or a. Championship of army races were, however ose upt from this rule.
Members agreed to the a imption of the rules. The CHAIRMAN -- Nw we are au Association numbering 6 mbr ules than 37 of whom have paid their subscriptions in advance. Our l'abili i-s amount to $350, mostly for printing, and this will be paid out of the subscriptions.
The SECRETARY stated that the committee had adopted a scheme for a series of orosa country runs in which entrants wou'd pay $1. After five runs the min with the highest agregats would get the challenge cup, while the mau WH 17on each rac would get a medal,
Members approved of the scheme of the committee, and it was decided to hold the first run on Sunday, Destinber 15th, at 330 p.m., over a curse to be selected by the sub com. mittee.
to cover championships it held at any other Regarding the holdi ig of an athl-tio meeting
write, and obtain the -pinion of members, meetings, the SECRETARY was hustruoted to HA was also authoris al to send the. iation fee to the A.A, London.
The Rev. C. Bone has a cook, a housebay and a coolie in his employ, and they all res.de at his house, On Tuesday evauing threa frieuds; called to see the houseboy and the coolie, and stayed in their quarters for the night. The evening's conversation, apparently, drifud · round to the subject of how to get rich quickly. for before they retired to rest the quintet had agreed to rob the raveroud gentleman's cruk and to share the spoils. At about five o'clock next morning, when the cook had left for the market, the five rogue procured a pair of pincers from an outhou, smashel the lock boxes and stole clothing to the value of $44, ! which secured the cook's door, broke open his
and $139.50 in money. Sometime after this, Mr. Bone, thinking that the "bo y had for goltan the morning tea, want in search of him i and found both housebuy and coolie bound and gagged in the s'ables. e im uediately seal for the Police, and mousted guard over the pair until Sergeant Les arrived. After making the -cessary inquiries the sergeant became suspi cious of the bound men. Approach a: the "boy" i at the Board ́ ́om, on the5th November 1907. he shook his hands and the rope that baud Present: -Messrs. W. H. Wallace(Chairman)" them fell away.
-hen he tried the stability of . C.A. V. Bowra, A. F. ‹i trdiner, Tuang Ta'an- the gag, but as soon as he worked the "boy's", chew, W. Wilson, S. Okuyama, the Health jaw the gag fell round his reck. The sam Officer, and the Secretary. thing happened in the case of the coolie, ! 3. he winuts of the last meeting are read,
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KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.
Miuules of a meeting of the Council, held
aud and confirai-d.
well-said to be the property of the British Consulate at Lib-ke tah. It is desi led to ask the British Consul to have the well put into a sauitry condition, or to hial tis well over to the Council as a public well, in which latter event the Conscil would und erlik + the necessary repairs.
so the sergeant arrested both took them the station. There they 2. A letter is read from the Health Officer wern charge i with burglary, and both - drawing attention to the insanitary state of s denied all knowledg of the affair. Finally, however, they told their story and "pached on their accomplices. Polic- ΠΗΓΗ then despatched to Yaumati where the other three men had gone, most of the property was recovered at a house in Mongkok, and the thieves were arrested in a brothel at Temple Street. The five men were chargel before Mr. and after hearing the evidence his Worship F. A. H-z-land at the Police Court y sterday
sentenced each to six weeks' imprisonment with bard labour and six hours' stock.
HONGKONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.
Major Broke presided at the first annual A regulation published in the Gazette states meeting of the Hongkong Amateur Athletic that not more than two chairs, whether public Association held at the Hongkour Hotel on or private, may go abreast in Victoria or in the Nov. 25th, There were also present Messrs. Peak distr ot. When two chairs are abreast, H. L. O. Garratt (-Her-tary), 7. C. Gray, F. the chair on the right hand sid» must give way Lammert, L. J. Wishart and Dr. F. H Kew on meeting another chair, vehicle or pedestrian. | (committee), Messrs. F. 4. Biden, H. T', J.øk- The flap at the back of a hood of a public ricshaman, P. Linton, A. von der Pfordeten, Woods, J. must be rolled up or securely fastened down. H. Mead, H. Battiscombe und A, B, Sutherland.
3. In order to improve the lighting of the & Kitson patent lamp, and experiment with it Island, the Secretar, is instructed to purchase
ou different sites in two St·lemat.
4. The Superintendent of Police reports the following cars hays been dealt with in the Mixed Court sing the last mesting :—
SUMMINSES.
Allowing pigs to stray 4, Selling liquor with- ont a license 4, Assault 9.
SUMMARY AKRE TS,
Being in possession of stolen property 1, Obstructing the Police 1, Assault 1.
(S'gned) A. F. Gardinme, Vice-chairman.
By order,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Searetary.
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