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MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,
Misoolianaoita,
Transfer Books of Humphreys' Estate and Finance Joj Id., close from this date to 12th February, inglisive
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY,
MW Meeting.
Noon--Meeting of Kowloon Land and
Buliding Co., Ld., at Co.'s Office.
Auction
p. Auction of Japances Art Carlos and Silk Embroideries, &c., at Mr Goo. P: Lammart Balas Rooms.
Miscellaneous. -
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1807.
of the
BY
TELEGARPH,
A SNOW GAME,
· LEADS TO ARRESTS:
(Exclusive Servior, supplied by Reuter, via Bonsbay),
LONDON, February Exmordinary snowballing scenes have taken place in Berlin with the rosult that whosesale arrests were made by the police.
lousy will be strengthened by lr Root Mrs. Ella Oughman, a woman ex bold declaration and the Demcerats are plorer, is preparing an expedition at Nome, Alaska, to search for the North, not likely to lose the opportunity of
Pole. Somebody has got to find the making the beat political use of it. Mr North Pole," she declares. "The men Roosevalt enjoys an extraordinary who have gone searching for it have popularity but ha not infrequently insists failed. I'm going to try, and I think I upon the correctness of his persona) shall succeed." The peculiarity of Mire views with an amount of doggedness Onghman's expedition is that it will be which le unusual in a politician. If the composed, with the exception.
leader herself, entirely of. Eskimos, issue at the election is States' Rights
Those who will go with me," she says, e. Federal Rights it may be anticipated hy word that they will stay to the Register of Shares of the Hongkong and that the Republicans will be badly end of the trip, and I know they will
Shanghai Banking Corporation-bloss
do it. No white has the endurance that the Eskimos bavo, aud of all things endurance counts in a trip to the. Arotic." Mrs Oughman is known to the Eskimos sa man, Although she ara skirts, the Eskimos have always been led to bellove that they wore donned simply to keep her warm The Eskimos do not trust women as they do men (says the New York correspondent
Losuos, February 1. of the Express) and if they suspected that the leader of their bold expedition Whilst engaged in pheasant shooting was of the weaker sex they would not at Beaufront Castle Captain James follow ber.
from this date to 18th February, indefested. alusivo.
General Memoranda.
TODAY, February B¿--
11.30a.m.-Military Que Praction
PROSPECTS
6.80 p.m. Organ Recital in St John's Tax semi-annoal ateamship circular, Issued by Mesars H. E. Most of London
Cathedral
WEDNESDAY, February 6:-
2,80 p.m.-- Auction of Household Fural
tore, at Glenwood,' No, 27, Osice Road,
THURSDAY, February 4 -
11 am Auction of Linen Fibre, Rattan
Furniture, &, at Masars Harria. Keaney Co.'s Store, Peddar Street. Goods per Palma not feared at4p.m.
on this date subject to rent. FRIDAY, February 8-
Goods per Preussen undelivored after this
date subject to rent.--- SATURDAY, February 9:-
Non-Masting of Humphreys Estate & Floance Co., Ld, at Registered Offics. SATURDAY, February 16 —
Noon-Meeting of Shareholders of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor paration, at the City Hall. MONDAY, February 18:—–—–
11.30 sm-Meeting of Hongkong Ice Do.. Ld., st Jardine, Matheson & Ca's
Office.
MONDAY, February 25 —
Noon-Meeting of Hongkong & Wham poa Dock Co., Id., at Co.'s Officem,
The China Mail
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, TERKUARY 2, 1907.
FIGHT FOR STATE RIGHTS.
Tux trouble between the Fedérál Government of the United States and
13, QUEEN'S ROAD, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, the Government of Californis over the
HONGKONG.
CHS. J.
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OPTICIANS,
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HIGH-CLASS
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RUBIES, AND
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GOLD & SILVER WARE.
HIGH GRADE ENGLISH & SWISS GOLD & SILVER WATCHES.
OLOOKS & OPTICAL GOODS suitable for
WEDDING PRESENTS
All goods marked at present RATE of EXCHANGE old stock reduced in price
Hoogkong, December 6, 1908. 2947
MCDERATE PRICES.ordingly.
Wm. POWELL, Ld., THE WELDON HOUSE,
HONGKONG.
LIMITED.
JUST REOLVED. NEW DRESS GOODS,
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a Naw Assortment of RIBBONS, ets.
Every Convenience in tho DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT.
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invariably contains much of interest to those who are concerned in shipping, We are in receipt of the circular dated
January 1, from which we gather that the past year
has been disappointing to the majority of steamship owners.
4 to
·LOCAL AND COAST NEWS. However the great British and Con tinental passenger and cargo lines have
The usual Prayer Meeting of the done remarkably well, notably the Hongkong Christian Union will be held at the European T.M.0.A. on Monday next Owners of tramp
(D.V.) at 5.15. The Rev, J. H. France will preside
|
A-SAD OCCURRENCE.
HUSBAND. SHOOTS WIFE,
(Exalusise, Service, supplied by Renter, via Bombay),
Harold Cuthbert's gun went off accid entally with the result that his wife- Lady Dorothy Cuthbert--was killed.
[Lady Dorothy Cuthbert was the third daughter of the 6th Earl of Strafford. Cat Cuthbert was the Army revolver champion in 1904-Ea, O.M.)
An outbreak of fire occurred but night MR WHITELEY'S WILL, at Yaumati amongst some matchede used in connection with the Kowloon Canton Railway. The mataheds were burnt down
in a few minutes and before any attempt at putting the fire out could be made. Public Holidays.
.
M
February 6 and 14 have been gazetted Publio Holidays and February 13 a hank holiday.
Alice Memorial Hospital.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Meme. rint and Affiliated Hospitals begs to
H+
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German lines, eteamsra have not been so fortunate. Only moderate returns have been recur- ed and that by owners of modern and up to-date steamers. One of the factors in retarding the Improvement which was looked for in the second half of last year was the phenomenal amount of tonnage turned out by the ship-building yards. The increased carrying power which the new Board of Trade regais. tions allows has also added what is estimated to be nearly equal to a year's promotion of new tonnage to the
acknowledge with thinks the following British Mercantile Marine, Notwith donations to the funds of the Hospitals standing this the out-look for the S. B. Bhabba (to be placed on
fired deposit)
...85309 present year is most hopeful Trade Fon'try Guild.. at home and abroad is booming and Korg Bhai Boarding House
Roast Most Quilà........ practically every 'part of the world is Fork Guild (Central Market)
Sandalwood Dosler's Guild prosperous. In this prosperity steam Mat Bag's Guild
Telegraph Ca ship owners must necessarily participate. Benjamin Kelly and Potta... When trade generally is flourishing AV. Apar there is a greater demand for freights S. H. Michael.................. and the indications at point to rates Fresh Fish Guild
Mre Ho Tung being much higher than in 1906. For Cheung Chau the shipbuilding industry also the prospects are favourable. A pressure of work apon foreign ship-yards has resulted in a great number of orders being placed in Great Britain and
Mr A. J. Cassat, president of the Penn- singularly enough many of them sylvania Railroad Company, died early in are coming from France, As the January leaving £20,000,000. Fronch Government gives a bounty of
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Dr E B. B Batosud Wright
M
OHARITIES AND SPORT:
(Exclusion Sysics, supplied by Reuter, ola Bombay),
LONDON, February 1 The estate of the late Mr Whiteley has been sworn at £1,600,000.
In addition to the family bequests and
those mentioned yesterday, Mr Whitaler left £10,000 to Hospitals and Charities and £5,000 to the promotion of football,
200
cricket, rowing and Swimming.
130
100
90
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..
(REUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL-
QUESTION.
LONDON, January 31. Washington advises that Frenidout: Roosevelt, Mr Root and Mr Matcalfe have 18.10 discussed the California-Japanese school
question with Californian Congressmen.- The latter, after the discussion, stated that they were confident a satisfactory solution would be resched. They have cabled to
Mr Vortech has been appointed Connu President Roosevelt that the San Francisco" for Germany in Hongkong.
Bosed of Education and Superintendent of schools will come to Washington to confor with President Roosevelt and Mr Rost,
THE MATILDA MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL:
Japanese segregation question is likely to supply the Democratic party with a live issue at the elections, President Roosevelt in his address to Congress distinctly stated that the present con- dition of things, which permitted of the breach by an individual state of a treaty make by the central Government, was intolerable. That caused a certain amount of fattering in the state dove cotes but it was left to Mr Elihu Boot Secretary of State, to make the on- nouncement which is expected to give the Democrata a popular battle-ory. Mr Root usually acts as the President's spokesman and it is generally accepted that any important public utterance BLEND which emanates from him is the expres sion of the views of the president. In December. Mr Root attended the annual dinner of the Fennsylvania Society sa the guest of honour. In proposing the toast of the United States" he said, in effvot, that the centralisation of power in the hands of the Federal WHISKY. Geverument, which had bean going on for a long time would increase and that in due time all. States' rights would be obliterated and would be vested in the National Government. There was much dissent expressed and it was only the fact that Mr Root was the guest of the evening which saved him from open
A remarkable cane occurred attion from Government House to meet the and that every effort be made to direct the insult. A Inter speaker, one of the Omaha, Nebraska, when "Kid" Wedge, Duke of Connaught, on Wednesday mest minds of the patients to the Gospel."
“The Matilda Komorial Hospital”' bans THROUGHOUT THE EAST Judge of the Supreme Court of Pean the champion light-weight boxer of means. The reception is at 10 p.m. and
**Full dress is meant moro especially to been erected on a most admirable site an sylvania, evoked frenzied enthusiast Arkansas, declined to take part in refer to pavaland military offers and those Monob Ballett, with accommodation for when be declared that it was the judi-boxing contest, on the ground that he hearsutitled to wear uniforms or orders thirty patients. Dr. J. Herbert Banden ciary which said to executives thus bad been converted, and that it was of any description, The ordinary civilian is in residence as Medical Superintendent, far and no farther" and the assemblage wrong to fight, save in solf-defence, sell west ordinary ovoning clothes but and his sister, Miss Randers, as Matron, with an efficient staff of British Nursen. cheered wildly when he added, "The Wedge entered the ring (says the Now anyone la uniform must wear fall dress and The Hospital in managed by s. Board of
SCOTCH
The Leading Whisky
FOR OVER
20 YEARS.
Mesurs R. O. Hutchison and David W. £6 por ton, gross register, to French Testman (cadets) and T. H. Klug (police builders, the securing of contracts by probationer) have passed their fusi oram- British firms redounds greatly to their inations in Chinese.
Mr H. L Fletcher has been appointed. credit. No special stress is laid in the
Engineer Surveyor for private steam circalar upon
the prospects of the launches under 60 tone, during the absense shipping trade in the Far East but it of Mr H. I. Carmichael... may be assumed that a sympathetic Llout. A. B. Ogle, the populer hockey improvement will manifest itself locally. and football player, has been appointed Our major interests are so wrapped up extra A.D.C. His Excellency the in shipping that every realdent of the Governor, with the local rank of Captain. Colony will hope that this year will sev an all round improvement that will benefit shipper and shipowner alike. The interest of the one, when all is said and done, are the interests of the other and when one is prosperous the other muat necessarily be so also.
York
By the will of the late Mr Granville, Sharp, of this Colony, who died in 1899, the reeidae of ble estate was given and bequeathed for the purpoen of eracing and maintainlag a Hospital in Hongkong. This was to be in most loving memory of Matilda" (his wife) "resident in this Colony from 1888 to 1893, who died, fall of“ - love for everyone, on the 22nd of August of the latter," The Teststor desired that the Hospital should be built on the. Peak, for British and American patients mainly, and for Europosite in general with certain reservations. The highest medical skill and all the comforts of s nursing home were to be provided wholly free of charge for the deserving poor, that is, for those who by their lives and characters have: deserved well of the community, but whose straitened circumstances rendered them unable to defray the heavy expenses p.m.
ordinarily attendant upon severe illness. Further, the Testator declared : “I desire There has been considerable difference of that the Hospital shall in all things ha opinion expressed amongst reaidonta as to considered to be established as an absolute. what the words "Fail dress on the invite Ly religious and evangeliatio institution,
The meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union on Monday next will be turned ovor to the foreign missionaries of the colony. An interesting programma has, boon arranged, and it is hoped there may be large attendance! Place, European FM 0. A., Alexandra Buildings. Time: 5.30
correspondent of the press) in all orders, etc., to which he is entitled. Courts give commande not only to in-
the presence
of 2000 people, and na dividuals, but to Presidents, and they
tounded everyone by handing his must be obeyed." Judging by the
opponent & tract, with the wish that be storm which Mr Root's speech created would read it carefully. The amared
SURE SLEEPING DRAUGHT Bobby was covoring from an unusually hard case of massles, and he could not get to sleep at the end of one restless, feverish
Governors, of which Rev. F. T. Johnson is Hon. Sen. On Sunday last, the 27th, a
private, and informal dedicatory meeting, attended by over a hundred residents was held at the Hospital, and was presided over by the Testator a brother, Mr B, Hemiton Sharp, who fally explained the objects nad
I want father to come here he scope of the Hospital, and expressed the
the question of States' Rights promises boxer seemed to regard this ass personal day,
forthcoming elections, It is a cry on the nose. Wedge then said, "We put off by his mother's statement that to the Doctor or, Hoa. Seo. any truly
Co., Brow Hill, Holborn Ficduct, a 10, D'AGUILAR STREET, $15.00 Per Oase. Ito dominats over everything else at the insult, and he promptly smote the "Kimanded inslatently, and would not be earnest hope that all present would report
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are told to turn the other cheek," Ho which appeals to the most powerful
did so, and was rewarded with a terris political instinct, that of parochialism. ble blow which sooh kim
nginst the People in every part of the world which ropes. I have not been told what to
father couldn't make him sleepy.”
He can; porsisted Bobby, and hailed doserving case that came under their notice. his father with a weak ory of joy, a
Communicat de Talk to me the way you talk to the Sunday school alans, father," he said im patiently.
the
SPRAINS.
KING OF ALL COUGH MEDICINES. MRE, G. CAF, a mail carrier of Canton
M Center Conpalent, UK.
A. 8. WATSON & CO., has been blessed with self-government, de next," said Wedge, "bus- I gusas 7- are jealous of parting with a tittle of can pound you to palp without inter LIMITED
the powers they have possanzed for any fering with my conscience." The Sprate may be cured very quickly by has been in the United States Service for applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm to about sixteen years, saya: "We have tried jength of time. There has always fght which followed was much livelier injured parts sterg bour, and rubbing many couch medicina for croup, bat
Chamberlain's Lough Remody la
King of all than the one advertised. Both pugiliste rigorously at each application. If the rab
bing canana too much pain, apply the Pain and one to lie relled upon every time. We existed between the Governments of the
were badly disfigured, but the victory Balm without rubbing. It should be ap also find it the boat remedy for coughs and State and Federal Government in
was given to Wedge, who promised to plied as soon as possible after the injury is colds, giving certain results and leaving so areouived and before the parts become in bad after effects. We are never without it America a strong jealousy which has pray for his opponent. He has retired dated and swollen. For sale by all chemists in the house. For sale by all Bemist and
storekeepers, shown itself in many ways. This jea permanently from the prize ring.
ALEXANDRA --
BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, January 22, 1908.
and storekospora,