Page
J. & F. Martell's
&F.
Cognac.
This Firm's Cognac, even the cheapest quality, is a rapid and trustworthy Restorative in cases of diseases, and its moderate use Be an Article of Diet for adults is usually beneficail. .
HOSPITALS USE IT IN PREFER- ENCE TO OTHER BRANDS.
THE LEADING HOTELS
STOCK IT.
Call for it and see that you]
get it
The
SAVOY
LIMITED.
SOFT WHITE
Tunic
Shirts
THE CHINA MAIL.
S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
LIMITED.
PIANOS
NEW MODELS, FULL IRON
FRAME UNDERDAMPER · ACTION, SILVER PLAITED STRINGS FULL COMPASS-SEVEN Octaves.
PRICE UNSURPASSED FOR RICHNESS OF TÒNE AND LIGHTNESS
OF TOUCH,
.$840.
A WRITTEN GUARANTEE FOR A TEST PERIOD OF TWO.
"YEARS GIVEN.
NEW PIANOS ON HIRE from $10 per month. Regular Tuning and Attention Inclusive.
8. MOUTRIE & Co., Ln., YORK BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD.
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
18
Half Cuffs
12 Bottles.
ONE STAR, Per Case, ...$25
THREE STARS
V.S.O.P.
V.V.S.O.P.
BOLE AGENTS:
$16.80
28
49
90
HALF DOZEN:
H. PRICE & CO.,]
Fine Merchants,
19, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
TELEPHONE No. 135,
POWELL'S
ALEXANDRA-
BUILDINGS.
SPECIAL
DISPLAY
Children's
Outfitting
-
Wm. POWELL, Ld.,
HONGKONG.
AGENTS:
THE SAVOY, Ltd.
13, QUEEN'S ROAD,
HONGKONG.
AN EASY WAY TO
ACQUIRE
MONEY.
SEE THE
Limerick Competition
IN THE
A S. WATSON,
& Co., Ltd.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW; Miscellaneous,
Exchange Banke Oloss. Insurance Offices Close,
THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1907,
BY TELEGRAPH.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
| which presses so heavily upon the com- munity. If a determined stand is takon
There were 377 European and 159. now it way bo possible for the citizens Chinese visitors to the City. Hall Libmry.
onded Mag
Goods per Bentomond undelivered after to win the right to control their muni- and 134 European and 2,687 Chinesa
this date,subject to rent,
visitors to the Museum during the week cipal affaire, at least in
pert. Govern
19th. Goods per Cardiganshire undelivered
after this date subject to rent. ment control of municipal matters bas Goods per E. Franz Ferdinand andeli-had a long trial and it has failed
vored after this date subject to renti
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, MAY 25 -
11 6.m.-Auction of Steam Launch Hung
Yick, on Board, at Causeway Bay, 2.80p.m.-Avotion of Oil-Friotings, &c., At Air Goo. P. Tammart's Sales Rooms. 9p.m.-Concert on the Volunteer Parado
Ground. Noon-Meeting of Peak Tramways Co..
La., at Do'a Registered Offoes. 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of A. S. Watson &
TUESDAY, May 20 ---
dismally. No larm would be done
JAPAN AND MAN-
CHURIA,
first partion of the annual cruise of the
According to the programme of the Dr Morrison's Criticisms.
China squadron teman-of-warshould arrive
Objected to by Japan;
if the unofficial residents were given ap at Port Hamilton to-morrow and leave on the 27th, arriving at Wet-i-wel on opportunity of seeing whether they the 30th. At the latter port gun-layer's could not make the Colony a better tests with heavy guns will be carried out. place to live in that it is now. We think that the time is ripe to cadeavour toed with the Waiwupu asking for the post-Morrison's criticisms with respect to
gain
*The British Minister has communicat
some of the fiberties which, as we ponement of the cessation of the opium
(From qu^ O trispondeat.)
́ToKro, May 23.
The Japanese newspapers refuto Dr
have pointed out before, are enjoyed by import to China until the 1st January of Japan's administration of Manchuria. the inhabitants of every part of the Bri-maxt year, the reason being that the Opium
Crops in India have been already procured, and the peasants may suffer great less if their opium trade is stopped at once.
مية
They state that Japan hao always
adhered to the open-door policy and that the delay in establishing a castonis house at Taisen (Dalny) was due to the protracted nogotiations at Peking.
The allegation that Japan, designed
Co., Id., at Co.'s Office... MONDAY, May 97
tish Empire-except the hapless Crown 9.30 Pont-Austion of Hongchold Furni-Colonies. It is time that the venerable
taro, do, at No. 3, the Albany,
superstition that the British residents of Crown Colonies are so mentally inferior to their brothers in Creat Britain and the self governing Colonies that the Star" Gibb, cannot be trusted oven to elect an alder-Traptoes a large contract for the improvato utilize Tairan to counteract tho
Goods per Korea undelivered after noon-į.
this data subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29:-
12.16 p.m. Meeting of The
Ferry Co., Ld., at Moers Edvingaton & Co.'s Office..
We hear that Mossrs Punghard, Low- ther and Co., who have in hand the have secured from the amboy Port
construction of the new Naval dook hiero,
4 p.r.-Meeting of Hongkong General man should be dispelled once and for ment of the Bombay Harboury The work Nowchwang trade is characterised
Chamber of Commerce at City Hall Goods por Scharnhorst undelivered after
this date subject to rent, Goods per Bocotra not cleared at 4 pm.
on this date subject to rent.
THURSDAY, MAY 30:
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
FRIDAY, May 31:
Noon-Bleeting of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the City Hall,
SATURDAY, June 29
China, Ld., at the Bank Fremises,
all. We are perfectly convinced that land includes this building of a quay wali 12,600 erroneous. •
fock long on piled foundations, and the coolstation of about 620 acres of foreshore. The consulting engineers to the scheme are Messrs Hir J. Wolle Barry and A. J.
the control of the Sanitary Department been in the hands of oficers appointed and paid directly by the ratepayers the scandals which have been exposed would Barry, of Westminster. never have occurred, The community should seize the opportunity to demand ite right of self government-the right Noon-Meeting of the National Bank of conceded to every Britisher outside of Crown Colonics and lately conceded willingly to men who were in arms against us five years ago. We know that there are reasons why full political rights cannot be given to this and other Crown Colonies where the British element is in the minority. But the time will surely come when Crown Colon ista will demand constitutions adapted
The China Dail
HONGKONO, THURavay, May 23, 1907.
THE COMMISSION'S REPORT.
Now that sufficient time has elapsed to their peculiar circumstances. In the for those interested in the matter to meantime it the community agitates
ÆRATED- have mastered the report of the Sani-enough it will gain the right to manage
WATER
MANUFACTURERS.
Japan is doing her utmost to maintain the equality of the dution imposed on important the two ports on goods for Menchuria,
I
JAPAN AND TRADE MARKS.
Convention Infringement.
Captain Martin, of the South African coolie transport "Haliopolia" arrived in the harbour this morning from: Honolulu, after landing 2,200 Spanish emigrants at that port. The omigrants were embarked at Malate, a port in the South of Spain, and Government on the plantations. Of the are to be employed under the American
total 100 were under the age of eight years, and fouteen births took place on the oyage. The vessel took 48 days on the run, covering 14,000 miles. Capt. Martin thinks that it is the intention of the American Government to introduce Spanish labour into the islands for the purpose of supplanting the Japaneso, who are be- in Japan. coming toe numerous: The "Heliopolis
is chartered by the South African mining
From Our Correspondent.)
Tosyo, May 23. The infringement of the Internationa Trade Mark Convention is not tolerated”
Japan is much aggrieved at the ar-
syndicate for three years, aut is on her bitrary translations of Japanese books way there for a batch of repatriated coolies. by the Chinese,
A curious story is roleled of à fmud, tary Commissioners something should |
letting the Government mismanage and credulous public by a number of Chi- be done by the public to give utter them. Some prominent citizen who is nese wonton who baro of late been reported Lance to their views. They have read i what the Commissionere have had to egy and they know the proposals they have made to put things on a better basis. Also they have studied the replies by two Government officials
its own municipal matters instead of said to have been practised on the unwary THE EMPRESS DOWAGER.
In the manufacture of High-one the head of the Secrethrint, the
Class Mineral Watera the
other the Director of Public Works It is not, by the way, quite clear why following are essential:-
and
entirely disinterested the Hon. Mr patrolling the streets of Howrah, India, declaring themauves experts in the healing- Pollock for example-might well con-art, especially in toothache, rhewastinm venc a meeting of citizens at. Fhich the and complaints of that uzturo. A Dangall report of the Commission could be dis- doctor who wanted to put their pretensione cussed and some line of action deter- mined upon. Unless this is done the labours of the Commission will in all probability be wasted, as we have seen how frankly uppalatable the report has
deep in red tape that they will never again see the light.
to the test simsdated a bad tootliche and called in the aid of four of these women to
watched the movements of the women who'
Again Indisposed.
(From Our Carrezzondent.)
PERING, May 23. Hor Highness the Empress Dowager of China is indisposed.
cure him. On examining the afected tooth the eurous told him that there were no less THE NORTHERN REBELS. than three big wors inside it. The doctor were found, according to the story, styly introducing a worm inside the tooth. The police ero investigating the matter..
Serious Rising Imminent.
{From Our Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, May 23,
A large number of secret Bocicly embers have joined the rebels in
The late Major H. MON. Patterson, whose untimely death from plague occurred in India in April, had a close connection with the United Provinces of India. His fathor, Mr A. B. Patterson, served for thirty-five years mainly in the North-West Kwangi. Provinces, and was for some time Collector
of
It is intended to have a general upris
Saharanpur, where by a melancholy coincidonce his son has just died. Majoring at a given dato ngainst the reigning
attornon himself served for many years densely. in the United Provinces in the 5th Cavalry,! This rebels are reported ba ia posies- formerly bik Bengal Cavalry. He was
it was thought necessary for the been to the Government. Unless the Colonial Secretary to write a reply to public show that they are in favour of PURE WATER,
the report.
His department is not reform the recommendations of the Com directly intorested as is the Pablic mission will almost certainly be buried UP-TO-DATE PLANT,
Works Department. Und a minute THE BEST OF bean supplied by the Attorney Genera
MATERIALS, it would have been more understand-
The following story comes to us from able, as questions in regard to the New Zealand, says the United Servics interpretation of the law figure con- Castle. It is that of a smart man spicuously in the report. It is, of hoist with his own petard, and emanates course, eminently proper that the from the mess quarters of a rifle asso Director of Public Works should have ciation, whose annual shoot" was held | A.D.O. to Lord Elgin and also to Lord sion of modern army and ammuation, had an opportunity of putting his views early this year. A competitor who Curzon, and was for two years with the All these conditions are obtained in on regord. As a member of the Sani- being watched closely by a couple of brevet majority. He was lately in charge was suspected of being a "pointer" was mounted infantry in South Africa, where
tary Board and head of the depart-other shots. When it came to the rapid of horse-breading operations in Baluchistan ment with which
the Sanitary firing test so many shots a man within and Sind, and many friends in Quetta as well as in the United Provinces will have
pair of amateurtees as the sa
promising officer. pected man deliberately count out ona cartridge more than the stipulated num| Betting in Japan,
HONGKONG WEEKLY. EXPERT MANIPULATION.
ISSUED EVERY
Waters of our manufacture.
ABSOLUTE PURITY. Ropealed
ho wou the modal with live clasps and ̈a
A NEW POST OFFICE.
fleeting a Wanohai Want.
At a mooting of the Public Works Co-
analyses both locally and at home guarantee authorities have most association his a certain time, st:a difficult cange-heard with great regret of the death of a mittoo on May 16, the proposal for the
Saturday Morning.he
PRICE 20 CENTS.
SUBSCRIPTION": Per Annum, $7; Per half- year, $4 Per quarter;
$2.25.
LONDON:--F. Awan, 11 & 18, Clement's Lane, Lombard Bleeth, 1.0. OlaBER, Box & PLAST, B5 Gracechurch 5, 40. G. STREET & Co., Ltd. 80, Cor
GORDON hill.
& Gozo, 15 St. Brida SLO. BATES, HENDY & Co., 81, Danon
E.V. WITH, Ltd. 151 Street E.. mon Street, O. ROBERT," WATSON,ISTORY OF THE CHURCHES. 67
Co., Snow Hill,
SECOND EDITION.
PENINSULA, CAMBODIA, TAIDET, GOREA, AND, JAPAN, Entrasted to the Sour of the
MisATON HYRANOMRES.';
ves Hill Holbors Viaduch 2.0. INDIA, GURBOULA, ANNAN, TRII, D. J. Kararen & Co., 3, Whitefriars B.G. MATHEE & OROWER, Ltd., 10-11, 19 New Bridge S. L. BUTTON & Co. 22 Glashouse Bh Begent St., W. FARIS AND EUROPE: BATINGE, FAVRE & Co., 18 Rue de la Grangi Batallers, Paris. The Rev. Dr. HART,
d., 19 Bua Vivienne, Paris.
Translated by EDWARD HARPE PARKER
and
Reprinted rom THE CHISA REVIUW, Į Pazos 50 Cents.
of L
*
Plague in Osaka-
opinions are of distinct value. Bat thore is one minute which is conspi- UP-TO-DATE PLANT, Oar policy.
cuous by its absence. What are the bar, and fire them all off. They were The Japanese Minister for Home is to continually introduce every, nieform Improvement in machinery and appliances, views of the Hou, Dr. Mitford about to protest at such an irregularity, Affairs has issued orders to all race-couse and although such changes sro invariably Atkinson, President of the Sanitary when, la the S.M. had shot. so well propriotaries in the country prohibiting the costly in the first instance the results at tained in PERFECT AERATION and Board? Surely a reply from the and truly that he had registered his full of epiake tickets undor penalty
number of hits instead of the "possible '. economies in working justify them,
gentleman who, as one of his official
of one less Disqualification was the colleagues is reported to have naively prompt penalty. THE FINEST MATERIALS only put it, is the Sanitary Board, should
The coine that have flooded the main have been forthcoming. - As the official
Land are really worse to manage than who has had to bear the brunt of the the coins we have here in Hongkong ENGLISH EXPERTS manage our Esctories and our Waters are acknowledged Commissioners onslaught, he certainly Not only is there a big discount on Claim Against a Consul by leading English Makera to be equal to should have bean given an opportunity silver, but there has been lately a larger complaint was filed on May 18 in
copper coins. to render his account of his steward-discount still on
aro used,
those of their own manufacture.
A
Plaguo "is again provatout in Osaka, enses being reported daily, says the Foredzu chhe of Day 2 On the 7th, inst, four casos occurred in the south ward of the city, all of which ended faťšily.
the U. S. Court for China of Shanghai by
an attorney; named G. F.: Certis, against
the Hou Jan. L. Rodgers, the rocont
erection of a branch Post Office at Wanchisi was referred to.
The Chairman (Hon. Mr W. Chatham explained that the opinion of the Com mittee was desired on the question of this site upon which tho Branch Post Quico": should be erected. It was originally in Station, T Queen's Read East, to adapt il far-a Post tended to altor No. 3 Police Office but the building was found to be in buch n defective condition that it was or dorot to be pulled down. The Postmaster Genernt had since represented that it wo
would be preferable to locate the Post Office on the Prays and had suggested that it should be in the vicinity of Na. 2 Police Station."
After discussion, if was unanimously agreed to recommend that the building: shonk be erected, on the⠀ “reclamation adjoining No. 2 Police Station."
WEATHER REPORT.
Thean results have only bean obtained ship. The public would prefer to hear hundred cente, which ought to buy of
The following nolico is issued by Mr through constart experiment, the atreres all the facts before it draws its final course 717 of silver, will only purchase Consul Genoral, for neglect of Eria official Figg of the Congkong Observatory dimatic conditions of Tropical Climates for
C28. Things were getting very bad, duty in connection with the estate of the On the 23rd 11.50 a. The barometer the successful manufacture of High-Class
conclusiope. If the President of the when it was found that these coins, if late Honry H. Cunningliam Damages to has risen slightly over the Yangtze, and Aorated Waters procesitating special study. Sanitary Board does not refute the they were shipped off to some of the the extent of $50,000 gold-an claimed per fallen elsewhere, particularly over Japan
statements put forward and the con-districts east of the province, would plaint further asks for the forfeiture of the conser
Ronally against Mr Rodgers, and the comand this Lonchons,
The depression having passed over the E
of China Last night, ∙is now moving Our STONE GINGER BEER isolusions arrived at by the Commission fetch wore, and therefore large quanti Consul General's bond of 85,000 gold. Con- Eastwards to
to the
9.W. of Japan. Another the only successful production of its kind the verdict will go against him by ties have been sent to Ka Ying Chan. sul Rodgers left Shanghai the same day for depression is moving into the Pacific to the Moderato or freal variable winds will AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW Far Farm at The Omsa Man!". Oretoria Tropical Countries. It at once bocame default But there is suficient The result is that in Fatehan, for Vladivostook en route for Havana, hore N.E. of Hokkaldo,
ho_ngsumes his now post. The Shanghai probably prevail in the Formuss Channel example, the value of the copper coin Mercury understands that the summons and fresh &. nid S. W., winds over the N. before `jug- ovidence
re the public to jus has risen somewhat, and a hundred will was not served on the Causal General bo- part of the Chiun Sen tify them in taking over action, now buy 670 of silver, which of course fore the steamier loft and Mr Rodgers in Their views should also be placed is nearly fifteen cents less than the no longer within the jurisdiction of the on permanent record. Someone must face valor. One of the most provoking US. Court for China, take the initiative and summon a public things to the business Chinese is that,
ZWALAND CORDON & GOTE, M bourne and Sydney.
DEYLON -W. - MS & Co., Tax
* APONHEÇARIES Co., Colombo,
SINGAPORE, STRAITS, &. KELLY &
WALEM, La., Singapore.
Queen's Road Central.
* A HISTORY OF UNION UHUROL
PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-A & W BY RY, GEL BONDFIELD And
eur & Op., Manila.
DHINA -Canton, PATIZ & Co. Amoy,
THE AMOY STORE, Foother, BROGIEXT
& Co. Shanghai, Krety & Wars,
DYER BALL, MR.A.S.
Edited by Rav. C. H. HICKMING:
Ern. Yokohama, KELLY & WALSE To be had at the Omma Matt Of FTV.
THE CHINA MATE, LED
8, Queen's Road Contral
8 Qoooop Road Central,
100,
popolar and increasing sales tautify to facreasing popularity Breed from tho finest Jamales Ginger is perfectly whole. some and is an ideal summer beverage..
4, 6. WATSON & 004, meeting to discuss the maile and agree though the officials issued these debas;d- silver twenty-cent pieces, they will not LIMITED
to certain resolutions to be laid before thee them back at the face value, but new Governor when he arrives. There in the paying of taxes, etc., the usual is an opportunity for throwing off ● discount is demanded by the officials, few links of this chain of officialdom which is peculiarly exasperating.
ESTABLISHED A.D. -1841. Hongkong, May 21, 1907.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours end- ing at 10 s.m. to-day, 0.09 inchoa, ber Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow, ME MAM
FORECAST DISTRICT. 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood: S.W COLDS AND PNEUMONIA. THERE can be no oxcuse for a man for friably winds, moderato, squally,
thunder showers. be allows a cold to develop into Formoen Charinal: Variable winds, pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy moderate or fresh
a date, and yours towards this S. South coast of China between Hong- disease and many doctor's bills have booptrong and Lamocke: Saino en No. 17 saved by ile timely uso, For sale by❘ 4-Suth coast of China between Hong- all chodusts and storekeepere."
kong and Haina Sato as No. 1.