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Auctions.
2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Far- niture, at No. 8, Patell Villas, Kow- loon,
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 27, 1907,
These forms would be probably. Boms excu for lar BY TELEGRAPH.
ARSON AT SHANGHAI.
Two Men Convicted.
formation. solemnly considered by a few score amongst the community, Anxiety to of officials among whom there would be safeguarded against another death- appear to be a keen rivalry as to dealing visitation is catural, and per 8 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Leasehold which could delay the matter most haps the lack of confidence noticeable har been caused by the absence of de- and, possibly, some years after the com.
clarations on the part of the Government plaisent had forgotten that he had ever to attempt some improvements at the (From Our Correspondent.) been in Japan, he would receive Observatory We think that the pub-1
SHANGHAI, March 37. portentous official document expressing lio can rest assured that the workers
The two men Gutierrez and Yaug regret. That this is no fanciful picture at the Observatory are not going to han, charged with arson, bave each but a slightly coloured illustration of allow themselves to be caught napping been sentenced to five years' imprison-
Property,at Masars Hughes & Hough's Balea RoomE..!
Meeting. 5.30 p.m.-City Hall Meeting at City
Hali,
Miscellansons,
Goods per Catherine Apcar undelivered after4 p.m. on this date will be landed Goode per Vella not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date subject to rent.
p.m. this date will be landed.
cerned they will exercise all thoir
“Goods per Sumoha undelivered after what happens very frequently in the gain, and that so far as they are con-ment with hard labour.
kingdom of the Mikado in regard to capabilities in the direction of dia other matters in which the foreigner covering signs of approaching disturb- comes in contest with the officials, ances. We have our opinion about is well known. Travellers of experience what should be dono at the Observatory
General Memoranda,
FRIDAY, March 29:--
Exchange Banks Close.
Insurance Offices Close,
Goods per Henvenue undelivered after will be inclined to take Hamlet's advice to make it the efficient station it ought
this dato subject to rent. SATURDAY, March 30
11 Am. Anction of Household Furni
tare, at No. 1, Salisbury Avenue,
Kowloon." Transfer Books of China Traders' Insur- ance Co., Ld., close from this date to 18th April:
inclusive MONDAY, April 1
Goods per Polynesien uncialmod after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. TODAY, April 2
11.80 a.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld.. at Mesars Jardins, Matheson & Co.'s Office. 9pm-Auction of Lossobold Properties Mr Geo. P. Lammort's Sales Room. 6.30 p.m.-Organ Realtal in St. John's
Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY, April 3 :—
11 am-Meeting of Green Teland Co.
ment Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices. Transfer Books of Union Insuranco-So-
siety of Canton, La., Close from this dato to 13th April, inclusive, THURSDAY, April 4 :---
12.30 p.m.-Meating of Hongkong Ice Co. Ld., at Mesra Jardine, Matheson
& Co.'s Office.
2,45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni
ture, at No. 6, Cameron Villas, the Peak,
FRIDAY, April 6-
12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., at Meurs Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office.
HATURDAY, April 6';
7.45 p.m.-Anual Dinner of Hongkong Football Club, at Hongkong Hotel. THURSDAY, April 11:~~
and suffer the known tribulations of the "foreign-style yadaya" rather than fly to the unknown, but easily imaginable, evils of a Japanese Government hotel.
to be. Those opinions have been often expressod, and at this moment we do not want to join in the elamour for. someone's blood. The Government ought to know what to do now, and probably when the report of the Green It may be thought in some quarters wich Observatory is obtained and that the strictzres passed on the sutra- properly considered - they will take gettes have been too severe. To many some steps. We do not agree with these women seem to be fighting for a the statement that the report is being great principle and some think that they suppressed. Sir Matthew Nathan bat: have been driven to adopt illegal and so far shown himself to be above that improper weapons because all other sort of thing, and we do not believe methods have failed. If there be any that there is a scintilla of truth in the
in Hongkong who hold such views we suggestion. We trust that the lesson would favite them to consider the of last year has demonstrated the folly extract given below from the proceed of allowing personal feelings to inter- ingen the police court in connection fore in the working of such an import- with the disturbance outside the House ant department as the Observatory, of Commons on February 13. Here it end that the decent course has been is-Some diversion was afforded by the taken to patch up the differences which conduct in the dock of Mra Ada existed in the past between this Chatterton, 69, of Fortland Street, Man-Observatory and those of Manila and chester, who had been fined previously Sicawai. To do this is the obvious
THE DAKOTA.
Beneath the Waves.
(From Our Correspondent.)
Toxro, March 27. The "Dakota" has broken in two, through the engine room, and only her main mast is now showing.
SHANGHAI POLICE.
Armed at Night.
(From Our Correspondent.).
SEASONAL, March 27, The Shanghai police are now armed for night duty.
The Indians are provided with car< bines with ball cartridges; the for- signera with loaded revolvers,
BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr and Mrs P. H. Holyoak and Captain
bound by the N.D.L. "Sachsen."
ab this (the Westminister) court. She duty of the Government and we trust and Mrs Roach ar passangers homeward sat down in the dock, saying she was it has been done. tired, and no objection was offered, but sho interrupted the police evidence so insistently that the magistrate put her back until the last. She showed a
11.Meeting of Hongkong Land disinclination to leave the dock, draw Investment & Agency Co., Id., atling, "I'll go in my own time, and ant
Co.'s Office.
·LOCAL AND COAST NEWS..
At Vladivostock.
By the steamer "Tartar" which left to-day thera departed Capt. A. Rodger, of the "Zafiro," Mr and Mrs Maphy, Mr Wilks and Mr J. McCubbin,
According to statements made by the officers of the Norwegian steamer "Pros-
The passengers going home by the Ger por," very mild weather is being experienteman mail stormer Prinz Ludwig" to-day 11,16 a.at-Meeting of Bongbong Land before." The assistant gaoler pickeded at present at Vladivostock. The harbou
Reclamation Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices, her up bodily, and as he carried her out is still full of ice-flues but is expected include Lady Piggott, Mrs A. G. Wisey
to speedily become clear. When the Mrs G. K. H. Brutton and Mr Lauta.
Prosper" left port as we learn from the Nagasaki Press, there were about night starmers discharging at the wharves. The cargoes consisted mainly of frozen meat and other food-stuffs and machinery. There is practically no freight leaving the pot. A Purse Snatcher Abroad.
The China Mail
she exclaimed, "This is lovely" (loud laughter). When Mea Beatrice Sanders, the wife of Mr Alderman Sanders, LO.C., came before the magistrate, it was stated that she also struck a con- HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, ALARCH 27, 1907. stable in the face with her fist. She
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT AS,
HOTEL KEEPER.
raised a laugh in court by the question, Did I hurt you, officer ?" The con- stable's only reply was a broad, grin.
<
A daring robbery occurred yesterday evening at about 7.30 in Wyndham Street. Miss Elvira Day was walking up the street
It is stated that the Japanese Govern- ment han decided to despatch Baron Omwar Vice-President of the Japan Red Crows Society, and Dr Arigo as Japan's delegates to the International Red Cross Society's Conference to be opened in London on the 10th June. To the previous confer now been decided to despatch Baron ences. Dr Ariga alone was sant, but it has Ozawa to show special respect to the British Red Cross Society. Bazon OzawŁ
It would seen as if the British ship-accompanied by a friend, and from hor will leave Japan on April 17 for Washing JAPAN, as we have had occasion to point owner, whose "won" are continually wrist was suspended a satchell containing ton, en route to London, in order tonvey 814.76. Suddenly a Chinese coolie darted to President Roosevelt and the editor of out in previous articles, is setting the being brought to the notice of the out from Wellington Street, snatched the the Christian World the surnace of pace in regard to state interference with general public, deserves more consi-satchell and bolted along the lants connect. Japan's high appreciation of the energetic private enterprise. Hitherto the system derate treatment than is meted out to ting Wyndham and Zetland Streets. The efforts made for the relief of the sufferers him. For instance, the Merchants Ship-alarm was raised but the thief had disap-front famine in the North-Eastern pro has not been an unqualified succesa, ping Act is to come into force on June peared, and so far no arrests have been sinces last year.
We showed a few weeks since that the1, this year, but certain clauses are made. Wakamatsu Iron Factory, a state enter- already being operated upon, much to
return.
hare
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GOD HAVE THE KING.
A smoking concert was held at Stonecut
ter's Island on Blonday evening by the junior Non-Commissioned Officers of the
overing expressed the regret. felt at the
prise, had for years past been extracting the general surprise of ship-owners, Band at King Edward Hotel.
By kind permission of Lt. Col. Pélie, 87th Company. R.G.A., for the purpose money from the taxpayers and even though a cle perusal of the Act will
clear up any oubt that exists as to the D. S. U., and Officers, the Band of the 129th of given Corporal Baker a sand-off, prior BLEND now. did not promise any satisfactory legality of acting under some of its Duke of Conaught's Own--Esluchis, will to his departure for Poking. Members of But the Japanese Government clauses before the Act comes into force play the following Programme of music, both the 83rd and 88th Companies were ia not to be deterred. It is, as we Section 10 of the Act deals with timber at the above luto!, during dinner, on also present. Corporal Allen presided and reported in our news columns recently, deck cargo and the last sub-section Thursday, the 28th March, 107 (weather in proposing the health of the guest of the
permitting): contemplating, taking up life and fire states "This section shall come into March Karneol... Ed. When parting and referred to the efforts of insurance. The railways aro rapidly operation on the passing of this Act." Ovorture ... La Macon Auber Corporal Bakor to promote good fellowship
Sung...
The Everlasting Day... Bevan between the N.C.Os of the R.G.A.. When the Act was passed and the date Selection The Toreador Cazyll Corporal Hakor responded, voicing bús being nationalised and other servicesmay of its becoming operative fixed for June Valse Lune d'Meil... Waldtoufel thanks suitably. Among those who con
Two Hungarian Dances...........
Brahms tributed to the programme wore Ser WHISKY.shortly pass under Government control. 1, it was generally considered that cvory Soler ion "Veronique ' ...... Messger
Now the members of the Diet are said clause in the Act would likewise remain Two Step ... The Arrival of the Gheks geants Fielder and Taylor, Carport Suith, ... Moret Lance-Corporals Beckett and Grandy to be considering the advisability of the dormant until that date. But that is
(RE) Bonbadier Debenham, Kerricks Green, Harbidge, Ludbrook, Malyn, Flood, Government guaranteeing interest at not, and at Newport last month a
Mitchell nud Pensen. The arrangements Japanese Consumption *Cure." the rate of 6 per cent, on the capital ship-master was fined £10 for a breach
of the timber deck cargo regulations, Dr M'Donald, Adelaide, who recently were in the hands of Corporale Allen, necessary to establish good hotels at the
Naturally attention was directed to the received from Japan a supply of tuberculo Dailey and Smith, and Bombadiers Woods
which is said to be a cure for con, and Ludbrook, centres most frequented by tourists. Merchants Shipping Act for authority sumption, is (says tho Adteria) making
toxoidin, whic Once the principle is admitted that the for the magistrate's decision and it was experiments with it. Several persons, whi The Japanese paper Yorodru states that
been pronounced hy medical prac Government may with advantage inter-pointed out that the last words of the tioners to be suffering from consumption, at a recent seating of the Romeji Hirome
bu Kwai, Viscount Hayashi told an interesting. The doctor THROUGHOUT THE EAST fere with the conduct of the enterprises statute say that the Act is to come into called on Dr M'Dounli, and asked to
given a course of treatment.
late war, the Emperor was greatly concerne which are generally left to private force on June 1, save as otherwise has selected a bad caso, no sa to thoroughfe anecdote of Admiml. Togo. During the individuals or companies it would be expressly provided." The excepting test the remedy, and is treating it. Duringed when news came that the Baltic Fleet
the past week the patient's cough, clause is an important one, for it brings which was a source of trouble at night, has left for the Far East. His Majesty sum- difficult to define where that interference
in gained the provisions of Section 10 into being almost cased. The patient 1
moned Admiral Togo and asked him if ho has a good appetite. waight; and should end. Most of those who have An Act is considered to have passed has not been the alightest reaction, and
had any plan to meet the enemy with travelled to nay extent in Japan will when it receives the Royal Assent and to the present this zomults have hooness. Be easy in your august mind," agree that, with a Few conspicuous ex- this is the date which is always printed gratifying. The experiment is being lied the Admiral with great confidence,
watched with keen interest.
for I have formed a definite plan and am sure to beat the cuemy.” As a matter of ceptions, the hotels are so badly con- immediately after the title. In the
Merchants Shipping Act it is December Under cover of the present boom in fact, the coming of the Baltic Fleet had caus- ducted that they could hardly be worse
21, 1906: It therefore behoves-ship copper stacke says the London and thin de no amall amount of anxiety, to the naval Repies, unscrupulous American promoters Authorities. When they heard of Admiral under Government control. It is
masters to make themselves familiar are unloading on the gullible public wildent Toge reply, they were rather astonished.
schemes, aggregating millions of extremely doubtful, however, if things with the provisions of this Act Lollars, Minos that never produced a Vice Admiral Kamimus went to Togo and
dollare. Oo Show Hill, Holborn Vials, 20. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED $15.00...Per Case. will be much better if the Government prevent a surprise from being sprung pound of orb aro being capitalised for asked hire whether he had any roisons for
millions and, tested on the curb market or making so bold
suply [to] the Emperor. through decides to go in for the hotel business, on them.
advertising mediunie, are foistod Togo smiled his stal sorane smile and on unwary speculators. Hundreds of soid: To tell you the truth, I am not so Those who bavo bad the misfortune to
More comment than was expected thousands of dollars weakly are being paid
confident of a victory. But I could
Hot bear to Ste His
Majesty so greatly con do business with any of the Government has bean ouensioned by the belated by Inexperienced people for gaudily
lithographed mining stock certificates that cerned, and so I junde that reply. Any
how, let us do our best. It
evident departments in Japan know that the publication of the Observatory Com-areas worthless as waste paper
Viscount Hayashi, Anit
that when ho mados REFORM IN CHINA, A, 8. WATSON & 00,, evils of red-tape are rampant. Judging mission report. It is generally do
Miss Gonevieve M Claw school-waistros Admiral Togo nodo up his mind to die the reassuring, reply to His Majesty, from experience in other directions the vlered that public memory in Hongsong of Hamaitond, Indians, has been compelled should ho fall to defest the Baltic Plent this by the school board to send in hor resign It is oney to talk of death, but only a here ia particularly short, but on guest in a Government hotel who found
Bubject at least it transpires to be the tion, because she is 60 pretty that every can really make up his mind to die.32*
ene falls in love with her. it necessary to complain of the ADDCK
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