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MEMOS, FOR TOMORROW,
Amussments/ .p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
Miscellaneous, Goode par Nippon Af undelivered after noon this date sithjoot to rani,
Dooda por Mimosa undelivered after
(this date_moþject, to ronk, Goods per Lightning undelivered after pm, on this date will be landed.
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SUNDAY, April 21-
this date bloot to rank.
MONDAY, April 28-
Sp.m.-Auction of Leasehold Property
at Mr Goo, P. Lammert's Sales Room,
Transfer Booke of Yangteze Insurance Association, Ld., Clone from this date to 28th April, inclusive. Goods per Balesis unclaimed after this dade as hulee subject to real Goods per Benmahr undelivered after
THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1907.
passed ill that will bind nobody to BY TELEGRAPH.
anything and anyone who wished to earn
a reputation as a prognosticator might safely prophesy that the war budget brought forward, after the Conference will not differ one whit from what they would have been had the Conference never been held,
SINGAPORE SENSATION.
Attempted Assassination.
(From Our Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, April 18. An attempt was made last night to kill Syeb Abbulkabir Alsagoff,
He was shot whilst praying in bis
house.
Humour in the Court is usually of a Goods per Denbighikire undelivered after forced nature, but an incident happened pathis morning that caused a rill of genuine merriment to ripple throngh the Supreme Court. A charge of high" way robbery was preferred against an
The wound is a serious one and the Indian soldier by a Chinese hawker. bullet has not yet been extracted. The latter was asked if he recognised The victim is the nephew of the late anyone in Court as one of the Indian Mohamed Alangoff, and a member of robbers. He gazed round the Court, the wealthiest Arabian firms in Singa- scanning the faces of those present eagerly. Then his glance rested on the pare prisoner. He peered steadily into bie faca for a few seconds, then turned to the interpreter again.
and landing charges.
this data subject to rent.
TODAY, April 83 ;—
2.30 p.m. Auction of Household Fur niture, at No. 1. Ormsby Tormo, - Granville Road, Kowloom : Wednesday, AprI NA —
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"Ask him to take his hat off!" he said.
Sir Henry Berkeley (appearing for accused)" Ask whom?” “*
$2.50 p.m.Apotion of Japaness Force
Jain, at Mr Geg „P. Lammert's Jalos Room: Thursday, April 265–
12.30 p.in.Meeting of Hongkong Cot ton planing. Wearing and Dyeing Do., L., af Messrs Jardine, Matheson
Sir Francis Piggott directed accused & Co.'s Office,
and another Indian in Court to take FRIDAY, April 26 :—
19.80p.Meeting of Hongkong Jockey their head gear off. This was done and
Club at City Hall, 4.30 p.mseting of Yangteza Insir-witness carefully drew his spectacles ance Association, Ld., at Head Offer, from his pocket, adjusted thein and Shanghai.
again peered intently into accused's face. Apparently not satisfied be walked over to the dock, looked at accused from various sides, then turned and minutely examined another Indian soldier's fan
Arrests have been made..
..
DEBASED.
The Subsidiary Coin Question.
The Vigitimate strictures which fell from! the lips of Mr. R. Shown the other day and which were the subject of coomdet in these columns yesterday regarding the flood of debased coinage which inundates the Colony at present has brought cop siderable keenness to discussions on currency matters in all quarters
Currency is a tople, it must be confessed, which in its attractiveness impole people. who know least about it to say the most. and it is only when men of the commercial sounen of Mr Showan speak on the matter that something reasonably accurate, cao be gleaned as to the true state of affairs. These persons who have the handling
the knowledge brought hous to them
of large sums of subsidiary coin have
In a painful way all losses that touch. the pocket aro painful that there is "something wrong in the state of Dan- mark," but as a rule these people cannot. Intelligence has been received at Calcutta bring themselves to make public their of the death in Bombay on March 27 of trials. It is on their behalf, actually, that Mr Pat Doyle, proprietor sud editor of Mr Shewan, apsaks, and that being so his Indian Engineering. Little was known of comments are worthy of the immediate
attention of the Government.
the deceased who led s rotired life bat it in said he had a brother, « priest in Madras,
Tremendous losses are being suffered both by the civilian section of the com
The Bands Follies open to-night inmunity and by the Government itself the Thestru Royal, and it is to be hoped which looks very much like being whipped the rain holds off to give the public an with a rod cut by Itzelf-and some effort opportunity of being present. The Cam- should be made to minimise them now and pany comes with a good reputation from eventually do away with them altogether. Calcutta, and as the Colony is in need of The process, will be a long ons. CurraUCY ontortainment just now there should be defects cannot be remedied like a leak in large attendances.
We understand that the Chinese owners
gas pipe era holo in roadway, and it' would be egregious folly for traders to get.
of river steamers who have been approached it into their heads that a stroke of the pen
Saturday, April 972-
Noon-Meeting of China-Borneo Ca,
Ld., at Co.'s Offices, 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Canton Insurance Office, Lad, at Messrs Jardine, Mathe son & Co.'s Office, 12.45 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Fire
Insurance Co.. Id., at Mesars Jardine,tures. Still he was undecided but one by the mates of their vessels for that is necessary to clear way the illo Matheson & Co.'s Office,"
increase in wages held a private meeting under which they now labour. Nothing Sazurday, June 29 -
to-day to discuse the situation. So far of the kind. Noon-Meeting of the National Bank of
the decision has not been tande koown to China, Ld., at the Back Fromises.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, April 18, 1907.
ARBITRATION AND PEACE.
more long searching gaze at the accused convinced him. "Oh, that's the man!" he ejaculated.
Amid the simmering laughter which followed this very confident declaration the Hon. Attorney-General remarked:- "I don't think anyone can say he is a raah man."
us, but we wnderstand the demand is to be
acceded to.
in the Legislative Counc!I would be all
An expert on currency matters with whom a representative of the CHINA MAIL conversed this morning confered that the Government, was greatly to blame for the existing unhappy state of affairs; but. are only se
Notice is given that the following altera-whilst they are culpable ed to the
tions have been made in the buoyage of to the extent that they the Taungming Crowing. Yangtze, Eart incessant demands made
the general public some
some years ago for the issue of more Later on, when asked how it was he Entrance Gas-lighted Bury is moored in soil. This Oliver Twistise greed on the 23 feet at low water of spring tides, M. the part of the community dates se far back as did not need his spectacles to identify, distant 3-94 miles from Quarantine fourteen or lifteen your o another Indian the hawker retorted :—Beacon, and now marks the northern side response the Government koil out as mɛoh "That's not the man: what's the need of of the channel, and its colour is changed to be consumed. It was profit
Vrassing Busy is now moored able to them-all issues of subsidiary coin are profitable, there being no money made: in 33 feet at low water of apring tides on issuing standard coinags and they Quarantine Beacon. Becand Croating Buoy and whore the lack of foresight was shown N. 39° 30′ E., distant 2.69 miles from metrily went on supplying the demand.
It was
foolish, as it turns out, to do 50, in new moored in 19 feet at low water of was in not calculating upon the fact that spring tides, N. 730 E, distant 148 the Chinthe would also ultimately see the profit is the business and set their mints Folling miles from Quarantine Boscon.
out the doubtful wealth. At the
Notion is given that, owing to the wash ing away of the Yangtze river bank, the Chuankiangkow Beacon Light has been
following Beacons have been shifted minting. and the
the Chinese traders were
rit of coago,
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND Our exclusive cables yesterday contained my recognising him?**
information of the opening of the Tommy Atkins is not, as heretofore, PERFUMERS
National Arbitration and Peace C-to pay the bill for his youthful indiscre ference at New York. This is a kind of tions after he has become a staid and ourtain raiser to the official Conference sober soldierman, approved by his 0. O,
period when the at the Hague. Its object is, of course, and favoured in the sight of the
Government gawo way to the temptation
the Hongkong Regimental Sergeant Major. The latest to bring pressure upon the main con
issue of the United Service Gazette states
to make an honest dollar or so. South was doing very little in the way of Ching was ference, through the American delegates, that the efforts made some time back by
good enough to accept the Hongkong col by demonstrating that public opinionia the Duke of Connaught to relieve, the shifted to the cliffs on the right bank of at its face value. Hongkong thus became America is strongly in favour of pense. soldier from some of the disadvantages the river and boats N. 89 W. from its the supplier of the Two Kwang Provinces
and as fast as
as the coun was shovelled out This was deemed to be necessary us in under which he was placed through formar position. Eagle Island Beacon here it went up the rivers. The inevitable the agenda for the Hague Conference being made the victim of his defaulter Light has been shifted 300 foot S. 35 E. happened The Chiness awakened to there is no reference to disarmament or sheets, and especially in relation to the from its former position. Shansi Point the fact that something can be maile char mist at escapades of his early days of soldiering, Beacon Light has been shifted 300 foot N. Carton rained out delaed coin which Leven
even to the limitation of armaments. have at last borne fruit. The Army E from its former position. Point soon swept to Hongkong And when Those questions are, however, morally Council have wisely decreed that w
Otter Been Light has bem shifted 3661. bogan to tome over the next folly. on the part of the commercial man certain to arise. The exact usefulness regimental and company defaulter sheets funt. Beveon Light has been shifted Chinese coin at its face valle, B
foot S. 18 W. from its former position. hero was cominiited. He accepted the Because of the proceedings now going on at New are to be abolished, and to make way for 5 feet 9. 16. W. from its former position had twenty-conte
or ten conte stamped upon its ince he the equiva York is not obvious. The Conferente is what are in future to be know, as con- All beming's given ate magnetie
Had lent for it. Now we have to pay for it. the Chinese coin beon nocepted at its ow national, not international, and although duct sheets. Also that the indiscretions
The Hon. D. F. Wilber, American worth all would have boon well or at least and lapses from the military code of Consul-General at Singapore, has received waald hayo boon better than at present. We lears from American exchanges that conduct during the first six months of a cablegram from Washington, U. 8. A, and intend
to foes of having . the dis
discount weighty matters are to be chsoussed by service, are not afterwards to be brought announcing his transfer to Halifax, Novacoin would have had to pay up Refreshing and Invigorating weighty men" it is not at all clear who forward in testimony against a man Scotin Sone months ago, Mr Waler
In Hongkong subsidiary coin to the is to proft. The affirmations or resele-whose subsequent good behaviour might wrote to his Government stating that value of 30 per head would, if the Colony The only preparation of tions of the National Conference will be prejudiced by happenings in his in while he liked Singapore very much and were self-contained, have been sufficient
had no complaint whatever to make, per outside, have been a
twenty years. That wonkly at the very been a circulation in total kind which does not lose have preciadly as much effect upon the exporianced days. Having gone so far, sonally, regarding his present station, be value-to-day of $2,000,000. But what i Hague Conference as would airmations and it is only right to say that this is would appreciate very much, for the suke it? The absorption and demand of fow one of the best services that has yet best of his wife's health, a transfer to a colder. years ago resulted in the stupendous resolutions adopted by our owu Odd rendered to the soldier, it is possible climate, whenever a suitable vacancy deur amount of 340,000,000 worth being fired. Volumes Sonety. For a number of that the Army Council may elect to go MeFarland, at prisont stationed at menee amount of inferior coins sent out from red. 3fr Wilber's successor is Bir Silas C. Just twenty timce as much as should be
available And on top of this comes the im estimable gentlemen to meet and en- still further, and assimilate the Armyteichenberg, Bobreinis, Austria, who has the mint of Canton. In Hongkong the thusiastically reclaim motions declaring system to that which obtains in the sent word that he leaves that country for that arbitration should replace war and Navy, under which a toan's character is Singapore in May. Mr McFarland is from
end of each year, and the State of Iowa, that war is a crime and a relic of the assessed at the
records of his previous misadventures
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dollar the standard worth listening to. But when wo gay military body, is a recommendation in beating of tin pots and other noisyanderd in Canton. But vor, according
instruments with the samo object. If there is any truth in the statement that microbes to news published from Canton, they are same rate as ∙the turning out dollsenet that the conference can do no lism favour of its adoption throughout the
Army generally. The suggestion is well require a quiet place to brood in, the noisy smaller denominations we providuals
But red of.
sprosess they will said. Those that take part cannot bind Council, and it has the support of many a few millions now and again."
It is something to know that the ague of ten and twenty-cent coing anyone but themselves and it will be no influential officers of experience.
but tho.concern. ling been stopped, news for anyone to learn that wall-
The Furaing Committee, consisting of of the local community is the removal from the market of quantities of those known advocates of disarmament still That sons of the postal officials in Canton and Hongkong merchants are in circulation of the moon and ure of the at moment. Flow. is hold opinions similar to those they have country places display an unnecessary having a very busy time in view of a it to be done? The serum action, but
must always profossed. Real interest and amount of interest in their duties is shown thrustened famine coming, and are working situation
by the following story.
moet diligently to relieve the people in what direction should it be? That is
the question
If the Goreniment trys to importance attaches to the official coin a certain village the postal business During, the past few days no less than make amends for the follies of the past, ference. The delegates who will confer is transveted at a small "general" shop, $250,000 has passed between Hongkong those amends can only be made
million dollars They niet guarantee at the Hague will have at least be at which a particular family are in the and Canton for the purchase of rice to be expense of diagorging at least a couple of habit of obtaining their provisions. On sold at east price in the interior. Two or
ten fan-cent pisces or are twenty-cent power to do much in the direction of one occasion the weakly order had been three of the prominent rice firms in Hong-gioccs of their own make to be worth a given. In due course the goods were all kong undertake the purchase of rice from: dollars and immediately they do that the securing the peace of the world. If a delivered, with one exception, viz, ham. Aduan, and on board the sa. Stugon Colony will be four to
trouble. A member of the family called at the
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tion undertako to tranship the rice to Canton ad infinim proprietor's explanation. important, qurations regarding
Oh said he, me and my wife road free of charges.
Can any reader suggest a solution of the difficulty Our colutons are open to them. WATSON & 00, ages of warfare may be decided. But the postcard addresend to you, saying that the friends you expected to cal souldn't
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