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MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW. Misceliakeons,
Goods per Japan not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this data subject to rent. Goods per Fersfa undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
MEMOS, FOR MONDAY. Meetings.
1 -Meeting of Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., La., as
Cola Office
31.15 am. Meeting of Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ld., at Co.'s Oliess
Auctions. Noon-Auction of Building Material on the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.'s Premises.
fionaral Manioranda.“
TVRDAY, March 28
Noon-Anction of Leasehold Property
at Me Goo; P. Lammert's Sale Rooms WEDNESDAY, MArch 27
Noon-Austion of Triple Expansion Me rine Engine, at Kwong Bang Loong's Boiler Yard, Tai Kok Tsui, NoonAuction of Household Furniture, &o, at No. 10, Queen's Garden, Park Road. Moottis 11.30
Chica Bugar Refin- Co., Id., at Mesara Jardine, Mathe BOT & Co.'s Office 2.16 p.-Meeting of Luzon Suger Refining Co. Id., at Mesare Jardino, 2.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank Goodie per Siberia andelivered after this
ing
SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1907.
---SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
| Hitherto the magistrutes before whom hitherto hampered the natural develop
Mr D. W. Tratman has been appointed the women ware brought have treated ment of passenger and bigrant traffic. them with most uncalled for and The Workman's Compensation Act is Assistant Land Officer for the New Ter
unnecessary and, naturally, unappreciata measure which ship-owners havoritories, during the absence of Mr J. R. ed gentleness. Such conduct is obvious greeted with opposition. It goes too far
ly improper and for so long a time as it to suit them, inasmuch as by its
Wood.
Mr. G. E, Morrell has been appointed
is continued so long will the unruly provisions the ship-owner is held Crown Solicitor, during the absence of Mr females who are keeping the agitation responsible for accidents to the workmen holiday.
F. L. Bowley, who leaves to-day on
Mr W. C. Jack has been appointed
Asting Surveyor of the boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tons, during the ab-
senos of Mr. E. C, Wilka..
going continue to prove their unfitness caused by "Acts of God," and under for the very rights they demand. One this category are included auch occur poor woman, a Urs Pankhurst, who has rences no typhoons, earthquakes, etc. particularly revelled in the disgraceful It does seem unnecessarily exacting to
The Macedonia had a great crowd on scenes at the House, presiding at a meets impose this provision upon ship-owners, ing of angios in London lost mantly and it cannot be argued that the act of board to-day before her departure for Eng land and it was hard to tell who wAS 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi- said that on the next occasion of disorder the ship-owner renders him any more leaving the Colony and who was renmining.
ture, at No. 35 Wong, Nei Cheong |*, **
they could have to face the possibility liable for an Act of God" than does We have already mentioned some who left Foad, 2.30 p.m.-Austion of Household Farmi- of loss of life but some of them were the act of anyone else. The general by the ship. Others were Mr A, G.
fare, at No. 10, Mountain View, the Peak..
ready for it. They would not be afraid offect of the new legislation will be deris, Mr W. H. Potts and Mr E. Buras- Pyo. All departing residents were given a "if the Government brought out this trimental to the interests of. British hearty send off. Horse Guards and even the soldiers to shipping placing it at a considerable
The marriage of Sir John Kenne and Miss fire upon them." The intellectual un-disadvantage when compared with Eleanor Hicks-Bench, which had boon post- fitness of the leaders of the suffrago foreign competitors by inaking ita ex-pood, from Shrove Tuvádny, took place movement, or those who arrogate to penses heavier in proportion. The quietly on February 14 at St. Margaret's, Westminster. Lady Ketne, the bride- themselves that position, is clearly industry has survived, however, through groom's mother, died suddenly on the pre- demonstrated by this frothy raving periods of depression greater than the vious Sunday. Consequently the wedding was put off till after her funeral at Lismore. A woman who seriously talked in that present, and from all statistics that 'an
Cathedral, County Waterford, on Wednos-- manner would be better suited with a
available it is, still in a extremely day. Lady St. Aldwyn, dressed in grey strait-waistecat, than a vole. One you strong position all over the world. The valvet, accompanied, her daughter to the church, whore Lord St. Aldwyn was in walls ing to lend the bride to the chancel steps. There Sir John Kenne wasawaiting her, with hir best rian, Captain Ward, Noon of Lord Bangor. Miss Hicks-Beach wore, a white tin gown embroidered in lilies, the leaves traced out in palest groom; her old face voil covered a wreath of orange blossoms, and a slicnf of lilies did duty as a bouquet, The six bridesmaids included the bride's The doubtful looking weather that two sisters and four little children--a fith, we are now experiencing is keeping the the youthful daughter of Lord and Lady boating population on the qui rite: chester, was prevented by illness from the service, but a good many relations and The memory of the unannounced tybeing there. There was no reception after phoon of last September followed by the friends were present at St. Margaret's, sudden and disastrous squall of January including Lord and Lady Fortesque, Lady has broken their faith in all things Londonderry and Lady lchester, Indy meteorological. Yesterday the darkness Kerry, Lady Constance Leslie, and Mrs which began to envelop the port, Edward Hope. After luncheon at the accompanied by a slight manifestation house Lord and Lady St. Aldwyn, have taken in Eaton Place, Sir John and Lady of electrical disturbance, dismayed the Kenne took their departure for Oakley sampan and junk people and all who Ledge, Basingstoke, the bride wearing grey trimmed with dark blue, and a grey velvet could get away sourried as fast as they hat trimmed with fanthers. could for the anchorage. Any thunder now is liable to cause a cessation of work on the part of the boating popula tion and since Causeway Bay is far away from West Point the qucation arises
Matheson & Co. Ofice.
of China, Id., at Co.'s Ooo.
dato subject to rent,
effective means of putting an end to the ship-owners do not ask for excitive charges of inhumanity, against the privileges. What they desire is that police, which are invaribly, made so sloy, should be given, an equal oppor the hysterical sufragiats after their tunity to meet their competitors on arrest, would be to ourol a force level terms and this is what they are
of hundred not getting at present. couple 2.46 pm-action of Household Fur of about a
niture, at No. 8. Patell Villas, Kow sturdy women to guard "the up- Icon. Goode
por Leita not cleared at 4 p.m.proaches to Parliament House. Temale on this date subject to rent..
THURSDAY, March 28:--
Over 200 A. S. WATSON may, March 20
TO SELECT FROM.
THE SAVOY, Ltd.
13, QUEEN'S ROAD,
HONGKONG.
CHS. J.
GAUPP & Co.
WATCHMAKERS,
JEWELLERS and'
OPTICIANS,
Alexandra Buildings, Chater Ed.
HAVE JUST Received ́A SPLENDID SELECTION OF
HIGH-CLASS
ENGLISH JEWELLERY -
* DIAMONDS..
EMERALDS,
RUBIES, AND
& Co., Ltd.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
BBTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WATSON'S
Goods per Jumatra undelivered after 4 warders are employed to look after the
p.m. this date will be landed.
mentally afflicted female patients inside Goods: per Bensente undelivered after she asylums. Why should not those
this data subject to rent.
who remain outside have the advantage SATURDAY, March 80:-
of anpervision by members of their own sex?
Transfer Books of China Traders Insur- ance Co., L., close from this date to 13th April foclasive. TUESDAY, April 2
11.30a.m. Meating of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld., at Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office. 3p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Properties #t Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Room. WEDNESDAY, April 3 --
+
THE SHIPOWNERS' WOES.
The general depression in the shipping trade of 1906, together with the proe: De post of increased expenditure after the New Workman's Merchant Shipping and the Workman's Compensation
11 am.-Meeting of Green Island Ce
ment Co., Ld. at Co.'s Offices, Transfer Books of Union Insurance So
ciety of Canton, Ld., Clone from this: date to 18th April, inclusive.
THURSDAY, April 4-
18.30 pz.Moeting of Hongkong Ics Oo, Ld, at More Jardine, Matheson &Do's Office
The Chim Mail.
UNITED STATES TRADE WITH
THE FAR EAST
The return8.01 2110 10LARU, KAWAY IN
United States for the calendar year are now
this inurgake
Acts come into force was the keynote again as to the advisability of construct complete. Broadly speaking, the exports 829,934,015 against 958,674,793 in 1905 of the epcook made by the President ing another refago down the west end to China for 1906 have amounted to of the Charabor of Shipping (Sir John somewhere. It has often been proposed and 827,921,033 in 1904. The iniporte that a breakwater be constructed at the $28,000,000 and 30, 775,907, thus more than which stood for several years at between
$29,000,000, reached in Ellerman) at the annual meeting last rear of Stonecutters. Opp should be 1000 a total of 60 ports. It will be month. The speech in characterised built anywhers so long as it saves time, balancing the
perceived, that leaving out of the com-- of the by "The Looli-out Mon" in Fairple affords decent shelter, and does not trade of 1909, thero la something
is
like HONGKONG, BATÚRDAY, MARCH 23, 1907, as being a "terse, well-reasoned sum-interfere with shipping movements.normal increase in both exports and tmporte mary of the position of trade and the propos of storms it is interesting to If the Hongkong figures are to be added
Linsey
disappears a fact which note that the ovidence, taken by the must be
attributed ad to the effect circumstaness bearing on that posi Commission appointed to inquire into of the boycot Hongkong of kerosene Chitia THE WOMANHOOD SUFFRAGE
tion," and in it Sir Joha remarks that whether earlier warning of the typhoon oil and wheat flour. The
On the exports to of
shrinkage in MOVEMENT.
Parliament has been apt to treat the of September 18, 1906, could have been 1908, asc
as compared Was the women who have achieved so British Mercantile Marino as a public given, is published in today's Gazette, much notoriety at Home of late by their service, not a business enterprise, and The evidence does not call for any com- ment, and as the Commission found campaign of disorder, at the House of still less as an enterprise subject to the tut the Observatory could not have Commons first commenced to compel keenost competition. In this he is sup- given color warning, the staff there BLEND attention there was a general tendency ported by the journal mentioned, and to be congratulated upon clearing them
VERY OLD LIQUEUR.
E
SAPPHIRES SCOTCH
GOLD & SILVER WARE. HIGH GRADE ENGLISH & SWISS GOLD & SILVER WATCHES,
CLOCKS & OPTICAL GOODS suitable for
WEDDING PRESENTS.
All goods marked st present RATE of EXORANCE; old stock reduced in price accordingly.
Hongkong, December 5, 1906.
2912
THE WELDON HOUSE,
LIMITED.
JUST RECEIVED NEW ASSORTHEST OF FLOWERS, SILES SCARFS; VALEN- OLENNES LACE, 'LADIES' SHOES, VESTS AND TRIMMINGIS, eta. CHEAP SALE OF CURTAINS, SHEETING, RIBBONS, AND HATS NOW ON. Erary Convenience in the DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT,
WHISKY.
The Leading
Whisky
FOR OVER
20 YEARS.
is
in
by the decreased export of cotton cloth and to the Chinese Empire is entirely corosed of copper, these two iteras combined having declined from 845,000,000 In 1905, to 0 in 1900. The figures for Japan show a
but an increase of 1905,
81decrease in exports of $21,000,000 as compared with and there is a satisfactory bogiming in nearly $3,000,00 as compared with 1904,
amounted to $1,865,751. Even with Asatio Kores, to which the experts Inst year Russia there has been a substantial gain in
the most remarkablo Perhaps
feature of ts in the steady. the trade with Japan consists in
sports, the figures for 1806 boing 82, 518,717. increase
of importa. The figuros for 1904 1,708;301-1-op 5 day
$64,791,4855- The latter 830,000,000 above the
were 849,7 The Military Headquarters Offices and for 1900
be
to treat them with ridicule. Even when the writer of an article on the spooch, selves of the apparently unwarranted Boveral of them were taken to gaol after referring to the incessant inter- opprobrium heaped upon them at the the incident was considered as merely ference from cranks, clerks, and time of the disaster. All the same it is
to be hoped it does not happen again. a passing episode and it was thought that legislators" to which shipping is sub- the demand for "political rights "would jected, points out the unfortunate
total being die a natural death. Unhappily the position of shareholders in abipping will be closed from Friday, the 29th March, total women who have constituted themselves, companies. The small returns to Monday the 1st April, inclusive, except value of the exports, we shall shortly.
on of the alarming for business of an urgent nature. The hearing, remarks the Journal of the Aineri without a shadow of justification in ou
our than 41 per cent. all round do not Army Ordinance Department will also be proportions of the adverse balance of t opinion, the mouthpieces of the woman-attract fresh capital, argnes Fairplay, closed on these dates. hood of the United Kingdom have tasted because of the obloquy which attaches Easter Holidays the fruit of notoriety and they hanker to shipowning, and the investing pub- Friday, Saturday and Monday (March for more. The papers and especially
lic declines to take part in what they 29 and 30 and April 1) have boon gazatted
Publlo Holidays. ave daily taught to regard as a busi- ness which only by the efforts of our The Supreme Court.
the London illustrated papers pandered abjectly to their determination to force
31
cam Asiatic Association,
in our commerce with Jopin, and the Is land Empire will be accused of making unfair discriminations against the products of American industry, while miasing no opportunity to unload upon us her own.
A DRASTIC MEASURE.
In his earlier carour the late ex-United States Senator Heary L. Dawes of Pitts
a afterwards developed into a fine and enter
taining speakers early drawback was-- the basis of the
anecilate :: the following day before A suit was being tried
tice of the peace at
justice
North Adams, and tho
of argument a vozy oloquent lawyer. the office attracted a crowd, which and blocked up the doors and
alitilo
themselves into the public gaze with dear officials is prevented from ending The offices of the Supreme Court will fold was a very poor talker, although le
be entirely closed on March 20, 30, THROUGHOUT THE EAST the inevitable result. New recruits, burn-Ja
in the starvation or murder of hard, April 1 and will be open from 10 8,0, ing for "martyrdom hurried forward
working, God-fearing orews." Fairplay 1 p.in, on April 2, 3 and 4. and in due course they also were arrested.
puts, the case a trifle too strongly, The Yellow Peril. The motive power of all this colossal
The following paragraph taken from a however, though there can be little
Sydney journal indicates the prevalent idea The old justice needing fresh air, at foolishness was betrayed by ono lady
doubt that the conditions which pro that Austmalis views the Chinese and length stopped the orator, and quietly who made many pathetic complaints
down and let Deuce.
speak because the police would not arrest vail in the shipping world are much Japanese as natural enemies"Some of remarked I wish you would fit her. The halo of martyrdom for which against the British. The New Mer-the heads of female educational establish while. I want to thin out this, crowd"
ments are of option that military service ve she was striving was denied her because chant Shipping Act will add to the should be made, compulsory for Sydney In the New Hebrides women are an unsympathetic constable had a sense existing anxieties of the shipowner, for boys. It would not only do the boys a bound worth two hogs, and the price of humour. But the intrinsic worthless the cost of working vessels under the lounging athat the streets, but would give There is no excuse for n man keing a
sudden war. One of these ladies has a of a bog. So says the Roy. Dr Annaud INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED, $15.00...Per Case. ness and foolishness of the agitation British Bag will bo increased, and thia us an army of natural defenders in onse of bachelor, provided he can raise the price must not blind us to fact that the con- increase in cost cannot be boat with relative in the British nary at Hongkong who recently returned to Boston from 33 D'AGUILAR STREET
stant repetition of the disgraceful scenes corresponding rise in freights; as the He wrote to her asking her to show year servies su missionary in the Now
hospitality to one of his friends in the Hebrides. Japanese navy."
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Don't Forget
TO ORDER THE
OVERLAND
CHINA MAIL
BEFORE GOIGN HOME,
2001
ALEXANDRA
world of good, and prevent them from
15.
and sold like rattle. A five-year-
increnses with age, up to certain limits.
of which the cable is constantly inform-koon foreign competition a competi.uld be with us in sic months as if t ing as shows that the tips for dealing tion, which is supported by foreign decided stent of Visiting America tho TEN Gret war days of spring bring with
prevalente
WORERE:
A S. WATSON & 00., with the problem with gloved hands has Governments makes that impossible. Japanese are reported to feel in Australischemia desire to get out and enjoy the this Indy and others quite uneesy, exbilavating air and smeline Children passed. The creatures who create the Sir John Ellerman is conscious of the especially as it is said the Itoyal Australias hat have been housed up all winter tro LIMITED,
disturbances are offenders against the endeavour of the Home Government to Artillery is going to be reduced by two brought out and you wonder where they all officer. The two inst Jained are to be she came from The heavy inter Cothing is cold wave combe and ins peace of His Majesty's subjects. They place foreign ships trading to British first to go. are a contmon muisance and a menace to ports on an equality with British ships, BUILDINGS, public order. The authorities should but the endeavour has only gone half- at once deal with them as little consi- way, and another welcome reform is the deration and as much severity as if they clearing away of the antiquated passen
g and deep seated and muscular pains. For In pneumonia. were disorderly woman of another class. ger ship regulations which have Sale by all chemists and stomkweke
Hongkong, March 25, 1907,
T
FOR RHEUMATIO SUFFERERS,
are even more dangerous than
TFE quick relief from yain afforded by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes it a favourite with sufferers from nothing rheumatism, sciatica, iame beer, lumbago, countersate any