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Hongkong, January 17, 1907,
A.
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY, Auctions.
p.m. Auction of Crown Land at the Pabllo Works Department's Offices, 5 p.m.-Auction of Racing Yachts Joan
and dathors at Ah King's Blipway, Perabat
Miscellaneous. 3.15 p.m.-Lecture at City Hall. Goods par Ernest Simons unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges, Gooda per Lassang undelivered after 4 p.m. on this date will be landed,
General Memoranda,
-TOZADAY, Mkrob 12:----
An amending ordinance should be brought in without delay to make it lear that the protection of the British flag cannot be acquired by paying trifting registration fee. There is n Sentimental objection to ratmspective legislation which would interfere with voated interests. But whero those vested interests have been created by a legal by obvious perversion of the intention of the Logislature it seems to
us that an amending measure, retros
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1907;
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
According to the list of reliefs jiut published, there will be no changes amongst the units of the garrison in the Far East during the trooping season of 1807-08.
A Singapore paper says Java has now clearly established its position as the largest exporter of sugar to India. In the in wonths ending on the 31st December last it sont 142,000 tons to India, Germany coming next with about 82,000 tons; Mauritius third with 81,000, and Austria- Hungary following with 72,000, From all sources abroad India took in the nine months the enormous total of nearly 400,000 tons as against 228,000 tons in the corresponding period of 1905.
Goods per Korea undelivered after this pective in its scope, would be clearly
date subject to reat.
justified. What actual form the WEDNESDAY, March 18:-
11a.m.Meeting of Chins and Manilascading legislation should take it is
Steamship Codes at Co.'s Office.
The authorities of the British Museum Noon-Auction of Steam Launch Apon not for us to say, but something should
have just seenrod a valuable addition to rade as Queen' Status Wharf,
certainly be done to compel companies their print and drawings department, in a the shape of Mr Arthur Morrison's colles- ton of Japanse coloured woodcuts. Mr Calvin, who is in charged the department, ways this collection is one of the fluest in the world. It consists of over 3,000 draw
THURADAY, March 14:~~
$30 p.m. Consert in St Andrew's Hall, which purport to be British to have
certain proportion of their shares held Famay, March 16--
Goods per Benlawers undelivered after
this date subject to rant. Goods per Malla sót cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date enbject to rent.
SATURDAY, March 16:
Noon
by Britishers. This system no doubt would be irksome and would interfere
in some messure with the Stock Ex.ings, representative of Japanese life and customs in the seventeenth and eighteenth facting of Goo, Fenwick & Go, changes but it could be adopted ord esaturies, but for obvious reasons it will be
L., at Hongkong Hotel.
MONDAY, March 191–
9.m.-Military Gun Practice, TUESDAY, March 19
18
1
-2.16 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty's
Justions of Posse si Magistracy.
WEDNESDAY; March 20.---
19.30 p.m.Meeting of Hongkong and Kowloon Whest & Godown Co., I at City Hall,
SATURDAY, March 23:---
Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co., Id., at Mesars Showan, Tomm & Co.'s Office.
The China Mail.
S. WATSON HONGKONG, HATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1907.
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
13, QUEEN'S ROAD,
REPORTs have been current for some
worked successfully. In any event it impossible to place the prints on exhibition
would be better than the present un- fortunate and dangerous condition of things.
The salatory effect that the stocks and banishment have upon the ariminal population of the Colony may be judged from the fact that at the pre- asnt time there are only 360 prisonera in gaol, of which 310 are Chinese. When
for at least twelve months to come.-I and 0. Ex re.” —
Liquor Licences.
A meeting of Justices of the Pesco will be held on March 19 to consider an application from Patrick Roberts to transfer the license held by him for the "Western Hotel" to J. FL Barker.
Wanchai Church
To-morrow evening the Minister will preach in the above church on some phases
BY TELEGRAPH.
BRITAIN'S NAVY.
THE GOVERMENT'S INTEN-
TIONS,
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Beriów, wia Bombay.)
Loxton, March 8. Lord Tweedmouth, Firet: Lord of the Admiralty, in a speech at the ban- quot given by the Chambers of Com merce, on the Navy remarked that the question was one above and beyond party politics.
The Government did not intend to starve the services and absolute un animity prevailed between naval and civil members and the Admiralty.
ENGLAND'S TRADE.
A LARGE INORKASE.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, vis Bombay).
LONDON, March 6. The exports and imports during the month of February amounted te £85,000,000.
Importa totalled £53,000,000,-an
it is considered that the gaol usually of the Now Theology at announced by the increase of £5,100,000 over the pre- contains between 700 and 800 persons Rev. J. R. Campbell of the City Temple.vious month-and exporte amounted
at the same time the great reduction The survice will commence at 6 'velock.
is apparent. It is to be hoped that:
the decrease in the number of prisoners Here's a Go!
Expresi
to £32,000,000--- increase $3,300,000
Among the exports manufactured
A challenge to motor from Paris to
The total incrosso in the importa THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE. may be taken to indicate that through
the vigilance of the police, or the Poking overland next summer has been
issued by the Malin and accepted' by the was represented by raw cotton and stringent punishments indicted, or for Marquis de Dion, acting on behalf of his whatever reason, crime is falling off famous fra. The marquis remarked: "It wool. time that the Hongkong Companies within the Colony. It is too much to is Jules Verns and Mayne Reid, but not Ordinance is being availed of by peoplo hope that Hongkong, with its ever hing is impossible." 31. C. Contal has also whom it was never intended to assist changing population, will be ever free accepted the challenge, says the L. and O. cotton increased by £675,615, In a community such as ours it is from crime-na a matter of fact no neither possible nor desirable that the community ever is, oven with a station companies-registered hore should beary population--but it is quite possi solely British. Some of the best and ble to keep the records of crime down to a smaller figaro than bas yet been attained. Boards of locul companies are not |British subjects and it would certainly
HONGKONG, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. most hardworking Directors on the
CHS. J.
GAUPP & Co.
WATCHMAKERS,
JEWELLERS and
OPTICIANS,
Alexandra Buildings, Chater Rd,
HAVE JUST RECEIVED A SPLENDID SELECTION OF HIGH-CLASS
ENGLISH JEWELLERY
IN DIAMONDS,
SUEDE
EMERALDS,
RUBIES, AND
AND
SAPPHIRES.
GOLD & SILVER WARE
KID GLOVES HIGH GRADE ENGLISH & SWISS
at
$1.50 Pair.
<
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All goods marked at present RATE of EXCHANGE; old stock reduced in price accordingly.
Hongkong, December 5, 1906,
2342
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Brand
Light Ale.
Policemen's Meritorious Service. ·
[DEUTER'A SERVICE.]
COLONIES IN AFRICA,
Hint by Mr Churchill.
At the Magiatey yesterday, three UROWN metals were presented to members of the police force for meritorious conduct in the execution of their duty. Detective
LONDON, March 7. Sergeant Wilden was the only Europeaz
Mr Churchill, speaking at a dinner of Reference has been previously made offer singled out, and the medal was
awarded to him for specially impar de of Protectorates and Crow Colonias in" bo a calamitous thing if legislation to the efforts of the directors of the tective services. In making the presenta Africa must figuro prominently as a work
ресто
the African Society, said the development
THE OPIUM QUESTION.
Reply from China.
LONDON, March 7, Br Morley replying to Mr Sloan, in the House of Commons, said the proposals from China regarding the importation and taxation of Indian opiumt had been received, but that it was not to the publia interest
RUSSIA.
Sicawei and Manila Observatories. totion Captain Superintendent Badeley re of the Empire, until they have reached a wore passed to deprive the community
improve the system of storm signals in marked that be trusted the recognition of self-governing status, and Colonial Admini of their services. In what have ovogue in these waters. We have re-services would prove an incentive to others.strators must feel that there is only one say we are animated by no unworthy ceived from the Roverend Director at Indian Police Sergeant, No. 650, was next England, whatever government may be in
This officer Power. national prejudice hat morely by a Bicawei a copy of the Storm Signal Represented with a medal. desire to point out a facility that the peating Code which has been prepared, jumped into the harbour to arrest the in co-operation with the Coast Inspector, Chinoumn who made the attack on Mr Ordinance offers to persons who may and which will come into use in May, Botelho at the Harbour Office. The third involve Great Britain in very serious about the beginning of the typhoon recipient was a Chinese lakong, Sui Hoi, complications. Any seven persona, season. The Code Reems to have framed who has been in the service for over 30- whatever their nationality, may regis-with a view to mesting the most im ter a company under the Ordinance portant requirements of ship-masters. Fatality at Canton.
Thore are 26 repeating stations. In his
A day or so ago, when the old Star upon complying with certain very easy letter to the ship-masters. the Reverend Forry launch that now takes the passengers conditions. The Company may not Director explains that the present sys from the ferry, in Canton, across the river to lay the papers on the House at have a single British subject upon the ton of giving gale and typhoon warninge to the railway station at Shak Wat Tong, present. the directorato nor on the list of may answer the purpose of ships sailing was ploughing up the river she came into from the harbours but when in the collision with a native boat carrying a cargo shareholders but the company upon
offing no information is obtainable from of water chestnuts. The launch cut the registration is de facto a British com- the shore oxcept when in sight of Liu- other boat into two pieces. There were pany. Its connection with Hongkong Kung tau and Gutzlaff. Every Captain twelve people in the doomed craft. Of may be, and frequently is, purely is asked to observe the signal which is these four were saved by the river Kfeboat. nominal, that is to say the company hoisted before he leaves harbour and, he ofher eight went down as the Chinese Yesterday a bomb was thrown in the say to the crystal mansion's beneath the carriage of General Neplinioff, the Com pays someone in Hongkong to hang by the Sicawei Codo, to repeat it at any waves." The Chinese are nothing if not mandant of the fortress in Sevastopol; the
repeating station passed not 24 hours poetical oven in such scenes as this. The General and the coachman were injured." a card outsida hia office, intimating after having seen the signal himself, body of one woman was so mangled that it The Alice Memorial Hospital lias : that the headquarters of the company There is no doubt that the new system was harrowing. to look upon it. Whose is within. Actually the company may will be of signal assistance to mariners fault it was does not yet appear, nor can have no other business association on the coast. In this quarter of the it be ascertained who will have to bear the world we know from sad experience that expense. Meanwhile the survivors have with Hongkong. This would be sli
the elements are very treacherous, been housed in the nearest police station. very wall if our relations with China Anything that is likely to ensure the were sot fair. Unfortunately they safety of shipping should be encouraged are just the verse. In these cir- and we can heartily congratulate the cumstances some of the nomitally Directors of the Observatories and the Kwangtung and examine into the revenues anyway, there will be no change in the and Splits. British trading companies carrying on
L.M.C. upon the inception of this valua ble service.
Guinness'
Stout
THE WELDON HOUSE, in Pints
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FLOWERS, BILLS SCARES, VALEN- -CIENNES LACE, LADIES' SHOES, VESTS AND TRIMMINGS, etc.
CHEAP SALE OF CURTAINS. SHEETING, RIBBONS, AND HATS NOW ON
Every Convenience in the DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT. HATS remodelled and made to Order.
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10, D'AGUILAR STREET, HONGKONG, Howkonk, March 8, -1097.
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wangtung's Revenue
Chan Yuk Tsong, to Grand Secretary, has been appointed from Peking to visit
Arother Bomb.
LONDON, March 7.
received 810 from Mr J, Walker.
On-Monday and Tuesday, the 11th and 12th instant, there will be no morning steamer from Hongkong or departure from Macao at 2 p.me:
The Chins Squadron.
It would appear that, for the present
The Rainfall.
of the Province. It was arranged at first arrangement that the smior day officer of that he should be in Canton by this time.either the Australian Squadron or the operations in China may at any mo-
Now it is stated that he does not leave China Squadron will command the Eastern ment come violently in conflict with
The county cruiser Bedford," Captain Potrag until the 25th of the Chincan Fleet, which is composed of these squadrons the Chinese authorities. If this ac-E. S. Erskine, has just been completed month; which is to-day, and so some and the East Indies Squadron. The latter says the andere, to her full come woke must yet elapse before he can reach having been reduced to a commodore's com eurred they would immediately appasl
plement of 700 officers and men at Sheer Hongkong or Canton, His duties will be mand will no longer furnishing officer, to the British Minister and the wholeness, to relieve the cruiser Dislom," to see whoro there may be possible whose seniority would entitle him to the of the diplomatic machinory at the Captain C. II. Umfruville, on the Chins economy in the future disbursements of command.-L. and 0. Express. ·
Station The noir officers of the Bed funds, Military Commander Young has disposal of Grast Britain would be aut ford # include Captain Erskine, command been impeached. It is said that, on ordin-
The following table gives the monthly in motion on behalf of persons who ing; Commander A. V. Campbell, Lieutenary nocasions, his disposition in like that of rainfall at the Observatory to the end of
arts H. S. Shipway, G. P. Groen, G. F
a wolf, and that he is hated by his men. February with the mests and extremes have no claim to consideration other Chelmeloy, Guy Blathwick, L. T. Sackville- than the fact that they have paid some West; Captain C. R. S. Hickson, Royal It appears thint another Viceroy, from one for 23 years:
Marines; Surgeon RF. Fasson, Assistant of the other princes, bas sent a memorial registration fee in Hongkong. This Paymaster L. R. Barker, and Mr G. C. to Viceroy Chau, and therein has detailed is not a fanciful picture of what might Barclay. A number of the officers already many of Young'e misdeeds. It a further happen it has occurred more than serving aboard the cruiser will go to the Far added that, with such a black list behind Fast with hor. The “Bedford" laft Cha him, it is impossible to give him a position once already and will surely regur in tham on February 11 for Sheernose to carry na commander in the army. the futures At the precant time in the out her triste and ship stores.
WOUNDS, BRUISES AND BURNA. north of China there are “British"
WATER CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY DY applying an antiseptic dresing to companies, none of the shareholders.of
ANALATE TEÁN D wounds, bruises, burns and liko in-
STREE Los juries fouled without mention
quick relief afforded by Chamber of which British. It is conceivable that must sucessfedicines are those may be healed without maturation and lu laine Cough Remedy in case of La that sid bature. Chamberlain's Cough about one-third the time required by the whooping cough, makes it favorito with ong of these companies might by some Remedy actrThke it when oral treatment. Chamberlain's Pain Balm the mothers of still oblidron. This re- BUILDINGS, means involve itself in a dispute which you have a cut) by the cough, is a natie ptio and when applied to such medy liquilles the tough musan, waking so teve is explocation, opan injuries, causes them to host very quickly easier to expectorate, keeps the cough loca would fereo our Government into war, the socrotious and aid nature in remoring. It also allays the pain and sorentosa and and counteracts any tomlency toward
tim eyatom to a healthy condition. Sold by prevents any danger of blood poisoning, phaumenis. For sale by all chumilata
For sale by all cheminta and alorekeepers.) aubrekoptera: The matter is too serious to neglect, all abomists and store opera
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i
RAINTALU AT HONGKONG OBSERVATORY,
1907 1884-1996.
Mean. MAL Min.
February16 17 January 3.45 1.59 8.43 100 The yoor's rainfall to the end of this month amount to 3.61-inches, the mean for the last 23 years being 3,09 inches.Ver
7.95
WHOOPING COUGH.