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LOUAL AND COAST NEWS.
'MEMOS, FOR MONDAY.
Anetion.
On Monday we will publish more com. 3.Auction of Losssheld Property meats, specially written by Mr E. H. D. at Mr Goo, P. Lammer'sales Boem. Sowall, on the Internations! Football
#| Miscellaneous," JEEPN Season. Trainer Books of Yangtute Inwuration Associatiort, Id., Close from, this date to 8th April, inclus (loods per. Bularis, unclaimed after thin data as Noon will be 233ject to rent and landing charges. Goods per Benmphe undelivered "after
this date subject to rent
General Momoraida.
TURDAY, April 23-
Some rain has fallen of lite at Amoy but not enough, it is said, to avo the first rice crop. There will be grest distrows in
oonasquenes.
The Government Chuelle to-day an nounces the dismissal froní the service for corrupt practices of Fredrick Ogden
2.50 pm Auction of Homebold Farmy, third-class Inspecto, Sanitary
niture, at No. 1, Ormby Terms, Thegartment. Granvilla Road, Kowloon, WIDEMIDAY, April 24 zem
2,30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Poros- Iain, at Mr Guo, P. Lammert's Sales
Root
Goods per Dthe not altared at 4 pm.
-on this date subject to mat. Thursday, April 26:
13.30 p.Meeting of Hongkong Cot- too Splening. Weaving and Dying Co., La., si Masure Jardiis, Matheson * Co, Office,
FRDAY, April 28-
11.Austion of Housthold Farni-
SATURDAY, APRIL 20 1907.
BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.
MURDERS AT SINGA- PORE
No Arrests Made,
(From Our Correspondent)
SISOAPOKE, April 20. Syed Abdulkadir Alsaroff, the well known · Arabian merchant who was shot a few days since, succumbed to
A
The jurors who were dismissed on Friday morning until further notics are†hili injuries, requested to be in Court on Monday the 22nd. instant at 11.30 m, when their
services will be required.
The Russian cruiser “Askold" and the Gorman cruiser "Niobe" are now at Ansoy, weites a corresponder. The band of 8. M. S. Niobo" has given a great deal of pleasure to the residents by playing
• tura, at No. 9; Knutsfed Terrace, -on the tennis lawn, Kowloon 9.45p
pes.Auction of Houshold Furni- turo. At No. 1, Part View, Lyt deton Bood. 11.30p.m.-Hosting of Hongkong Jockey
Diab at City Hall. 4.30 p.m.-Meeting of Tangless Insur
ance Association, Id., at Elesid Ulice, Shanghai.
SATURDAY, "April 27.:—
Noon-Meeting of China-Bornas Co.,
Id., at Co.'s Quices. 11.50p.m.-Mesting of Canion Insurance Offoe, Id., at Mesare Jadine, Mathe- мод & Co.'s Office.
11.45 p.m. Meeting of Hongkong Wire Insurance Co.; Id., at Meters Jardine, Matheson & Co. Office,
There is to be no stake of Chief Officers on the Chinese-owned prer steamors to-morrow as threatened. Throwners have acceded to the demands of the men, and we are informed the rise in wages to $100, as desired, has been granted,
4:
A foreign fria whose name is unknown is reported to have smuggled a large quantity of arma and axumuntios recently into Peking, and a great portion of the snuggled articles were detected and seized. by the Chinese authorities at the Shupwan
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-mun at Peking."
huyen doi at Giadinh No B Maodonell Road,"
Mordat, April 29 sale
3p.m.-Austion of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices,
The China Mail
MONGKONG, SATURDAY, aran, 20, 1907.
THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE.
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND HONGKONG to-day bade farewell to its
PERFUMERS
By appointment to H. E.
The Governor.
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The well-known skip "Cranley," now ying the Belgian dag, and renamed the "Camota," has been lying at Pagoda Anchorage, near Foodlow, for several weeks waiting for a consignment of coolies which she was to take to Bazil. At the Isst moment the Chinose officals objected, o the coolics-upwards of-2000-had to be sent back to their homes. It is stated that the officials thought they were for Panama. Anyhow they have strong objec tion to their compatriots going to any of the South American Republic
Reform 1
official titles.
The reformed official organisation ef Governor. After the numerota testimo-Manchuria has now been decided upon. nios of respect, al esteem and of affection The administration remains practically the same, the only changes being in the various of which the Governor het been the recipient during the past for days little remains to be said to emphasise the very real regret with which his departure to day was witnessed. The presentation
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr Francis Clark-has bess appointed Director of the Widewa" and Orphans' Pen-
of the address from the community wassion Fund in succession to fr David
Wood, who is on lesve.
Capt. A. J. Thompson, Royal Garrison Artillery, has heon seconded for service a Staff Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, with effect from the 18th inst.
OBITUARY.
Viscount Middleton:
(Exclusir Bervice, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay)..
London, April 197 The death is sünounced of Viscount Middleton, aged 62 years.
Viscount Digby Wentworth Bayard Willoughby Middleton (9th Baron) was bera in 1844 and succeeded to the title in 1877. He was educated ab Elon and served in the Scots Guarda from 1804 to 1889, having attained the rank of Captain.-Ed,, 0.M.
Grout crowds attended the formal opening of the inquest which was ad ENGLAND AND ITALY. journed.
The funeral took place this morning.
No arrests in connection with the
murder have yet been made.
There has been another murder committed, Bugisman (7) being killed in broad daylight in the busiest street of Singapore
No arrests have been made in this
que either.
THE FAMINE.
Help from America.
(From Our Correspondent.)
SHANGHAL, April 20.
The Christian Herald has cabled
$30,000 (gold) in aid of the Famine Folief Fund.
"GENERAL" BOOTH,
Monarcha Most,
(Exclusim Service, supplied by Router.. via Bombay).
LONDON, April 10. Their Majesties King Edward and King Victor Emmanuel have met at
Queta.
Italy's King visited King Edward on board the Royal Yacht and was met at the gangway by King Edward.
The monarchs warmly embraced each other, after which King Edward
conversed with - Signor Tittoni, and others
King Edward roturned the visit: Inneheoning on board King Emmanuel's
Yacht.
There were no toasts.
King Edward has left Gaeta, and
King Emmanuel bai returned;
Romo.
A semi-official note published in Audience with the Emperor. Bome declares that the meeting was a private one," and of no. political import.
(From Our Cerrupondent. }.
ToxTO, April 20, "General" Booth was received in audience by the Emperor of Japan
to-day,
FIRE AT TIENTSIN.
Great Destruction,
(From Our Correspondents)
TIESTSIN, April 20. A fire broke out at Tientsin
zoro than a mere forms, function. Every word was thoroughly endorsed by all, of low or high degres, who have had the privilege of living under 3ir Matthew Nathan's rule. If good wishes bear, fruit then must his future career be successful indeed. It is characteristic been appointed the Naval Member of the of twenty stores and a hundred houses
Lieut. C. B. Mullins, R. M. L L., has
A former officer of the Peninsular and
of the man that amid all the worry and Committee for the Wong-mi-chong and sariety of settling up the affairs of the Queen's Recreation Ground, vice Capt.
George Carpenter, R. M. L. 1. Colony so as to leave things in proper ceder for his successor Sir Matthew has found time to think of the dyil servanta who have been suffering to long from C. Easton, N., is to be called to the the ragaries of the dollar. His Excel Bar this mouth. Ho intends, it is stated, lency assured these gentlemen yesterday that he would do his best to secure
Oriental Company's service, Commander
to practise in the Admiralty Court.
In addition to the Govenor and his
[REUTER'S RERVICE:]
Gsets, King Victor Emanuel and Signor The King and Queen have arrived at
Tittoni, boirded the Royal Yacht on her arrival.
German Comment.
LONDON April 18. The German Government has formerly disavowed all responsibility for yesterday.. article in the Koelnische Zeitung which sharply criticised King Edward's proceed- ings in the Moditerranean, notably the visit to Gasta
The English nowspapers, however, have
on the night of the 18th inst. begun to warmly retost. and resulted ig the destruction
south of
the
Kinbus Bridge. The electric light was extinguialed and the electric tramways were stopped irm rupning
AN INTERNATIONAL
DEMAND.
THE COLONIAL PREMIERS..
LONDON, April 18.
The Prince and Princess of Wales gava a dinner to the Colonial Premiers at Mart- borough House, and afterwards held brilliant recaption.
THE NAVY.
LONDON, April 18. ⠀⠀⠀
Mr Robertson, Financial Secretary to the Admiraly, in reply to Lieut. Bellsira, vigorously defended the Admiralty and
Party the P. and D. S. 8. "Da" to-day ABite for a Garden Required. said that the Government was determined
took away Commodore and Mrs Williams and Mr Murray Stewart, who has done orcollent work this year as Chairman of the China Association."
to maintain Britain's aaral aupremacy as it now steel
favourable consideration of their claims by the Colonial Office. It's this com sideration for others, which has inspired | the affection of which Sir Matthew bas seen so many vivid proofs muce the first announcement of bie impending depar Captain Donald Macdonald, of Messrs tare. Other men would have been tro Major and Second in Command of the a site at the Manahan Mountain for the
Macdonald and Co. has bem appointed lodged a request with the Waiwupu for keep the reative position.
full of their own affaire to worry about Volunteer Corps, vice Major à, Chapman,
(Chinees Mail's Bervice.)
PERING, April 19. Foreign Alinisters at Peking hove
civil servants who had ceased, or were appointed Coramaadant, and Lieutenant construction of a garden. about to cease, to have any official in. Nicholson has been promed Captain,
sice Capt. Macdonald. terest for them. Not so Sir Matthew
Nathan. His interest in those with
whom he has worked so cordially for the last three years in gequine and sincere The representations which he
This year has seen a great produs from Focchow, upwards of forty residents leay ing that port for home or other parts of and Mrs Wedemeyer, who hire endeared China. Amongst the last of these are Mz
The Manshau mountain was the place at which Emperor Shungching committed suicide when his Tarone was overthrown, The vicinity is undoubtedly a suitable one for garden. Whether it is intended for the public or for the Ministers thenwolves exclusively is yet unknown.—En., 0.ad.)
will make at the Copnial Ofice will themselves to the whole community and THE ANTI-OPIUM CRU- usdənbtedly be considered with great will be very much missed. MrWedamayer
has represented Mosers Jarding, Matheson, and Co. for several years, and is surecended by Air Ross
SADE
(Chinese, Mail'e Service.)
PERINO, April 19.
In the event of the Hague Conferences proving abortive and of the Powers extend- ing their gaval progranunes, the Government would extend their programme, in order to
KING'S VISIT TO ITALY.
LONDON, April 18. King Vibor Emmanuól has arrived Greta on board the Royal Yacat
The weather is woISO
THE TURF.
The Craven stakes.
LONDON, April 18.
Stove Gallion
2. Anivoulie Colt 3. Linacre
[THE BUDGET.
respect. But whether encaufal or not the will to do all within his power has been shown and it may safely be said that the civil servants of Hongkong
mail to-day wore Mrs E. I. Barnett and The Board of Municipality memoria-The vathble surplus for 1907-1908 is will ever keep a warm corner in their her son, Mr Norman Mackenzie, Mrs is that in order to effect a complete £3,233,000 frtatis for. Sic Matthew Nallisn, Nor Barnett ha boon engaged in missionary
will they be alone. The entire population of the Colony, foreign and Chinese,
Highly Recommended. wishes him well in the future and hopes
that all the dignities, honoure and wards that can be gained by HiỊ ¿M
A. B. WATSON & CO., jesty's representatives will fall to his los to due course. It was the firm belief that LIMITED
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Among the departures by the Englialı
LONDON, April 18.
No diminution of taxation proposed
work during the last eight yeas in Hong phibition of the opium evil, the but a rebate of 3d upon earned incomes, kong the last three of which have been victroys and governors of the variona when the fetal income does not exceed
£2000 in allorod, St. Stephen's College. The students
of the institution made sons beautiful princes should themselves give up
The Dest! Duties are readjusted, and
presentations" sind farewelled the voyagers, the habit, sud uska the Throne to isste the taxation pa estates over £150,000 are from two launches. Mrs Barrett is due decree to that effect forthwith.
back early next year if health con ditions permit,
BEWARE OF A COUJE,
increased.
£1,500,000 of the sinking fund is invest ed, and ear sucked for the Old Age Pension Fund NA
The duty on tea is unchanged,
A NEW STRAITS LOAN.
LONDON, April 18.
RHEUMATIC PAINS RELIEVED. To one need now safer the agonizing à pains of sciatic and soute, rheuma TOW is the time to get rid of that | vima, na quick relief may be had by suplje cough," for if you let it hang on, no ing Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This fact ono can tell what the end may be. : Othors - has been clearly demonstrated
many repeat bis auocases at Hongkong in have been cured of their aughs vary thenude of cases Thie linisient relieves
quickly by using Obamborima. Cough | the pain ard maker sleep and zest possible, The Timer states that proparations are wider sphere which took off the keennedy. Why not you 1 Try it and you which is alone worth many tides its coat being mads for the issue of Straits loan enge of the regret with which the Colony will be surprised at the quick relief whobi Hair have been permanent cared of of £5,000,000 for the construction of 1tsfordays. Bold by all chemiati and store: skilnatism by the use of this lintment, the docks at Singapore, with the eventual today bade him farewell.
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