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Auctions. A
11 am.-Auction of Steam Lsuboh Hung Fick on Bourd, at Causeway Bay,
at Mr Goo. P. Lammert's Bales Rooms.
Meetings. Noon-Meeting of Peak Tramways Co.,
Ld., at Co.'s Registered Offices. 12.30 p.m. Meeting of A. H. Watson &
Co., Id., at Co.'s Office.
Amusement.
9 p.m.-Concert on the Volunteer Parade
*Ground.
General Memoranda,
MONDAY, May 27-
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1907.
beyond its anticipations is shown by the found that I only possessed.one, on the
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,
reception given to the resolution prosecond hill the Shroff kad simply signed The Norwegian steamet "Meira," lying posed by Sir Robert, Band, Premier of "Received payment."I claimed the in Kobe, was struck by lightning : 4.37
2.30 p.m.-- Auction of Oji-l'ainties, Newfoundland, just prior to the Con-ancunt from my Compradore for having pm: on May 12 and one of her masis was ference cloning. With a recollection of paid a bill without obtaining the separate broken to a length of over two feet, but w
receipt, but he explained that his damage was dano to the hull, the recent unhappy fisheries affair Chinese bookkeepers could not read
An Insinuation Denied ovidently rankling in his mind Sir English and did not know when to
In regard to rumours that tho pro- Robert proposed a resolution which demand & separate receipt and when pristor of the Kores Daily News proposes affirmed that if the Imperial Clover not. Since that day I refuse to sign to leave Cores at short notice, the editor of ment failed to support the Colonics in and pass duplicate accounts, the ori- that paper says: "We propose to stay as carrying out local statutes, or suspended ginals disappeared several times, but tongs wo are the British low to upon my refusal to sigu duplicates proleet and guide is." He wildla that as the or abrogated them at the instance of variably turned up again. This fraud News has in trust usum amounting to near- foreign power, it would be a serious in-is practised by the shroff of foreign ly 20,000 yen belonging to the Corenn Furni-fringement of the autonomous rights of fatores. The Chinese shops do the people "the meanness of the insinuation.
the Colonies. Now had the Govein following: When you buy something ment shown any disposition to meet the at a shop you' are asked to sign a Premiers with frank friendliness and Compradora Order. A month or two appreciation of the patriotic motivas aftorwards you receive a bill from the which had drawn them ncross the seas, shop for the purchase made. You do it would have been imposible for such not perhaps recollect that you have signed a Compradore Order and you pass the bill for payment. If you go through your accounts a fox months after that, you will find that the Compradore Order which you signed
2.30p.m.-Auction of Household
ture, &., at No. 8, the Albany, TUESDAY, May 28:--—- *!
Booda per Korea undelivered after noon
this date subject in rant, WEDNESDAY, May 20:---
12.16 p.m:-Meeting of The
Forry Co., Ld. at Messra Gibb, Livingston & Co.'s Office.
Star
4 pm. Meeting of Hongkong-General Chamber of Commerce at City Hall.
2.80 p.m.-Auction of Honeshod Fami-a motion to have been proposed. Bati
ture, o., at No. 4, Tho Albany,
it was proposed and we learn that all Goods per Scharnhorst undelivered after
this data subject to pant,
the Premiers agreed with its spirit Goods per Socotni not alerod at 4p. The taking place at the end of the
on this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, May 30:
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
FRIDAY, MAY 31 -
City Hall,
SATURDAY, June 20
China, Id., at the Bank Promises.
Conference is proof positive that the bas bean collected on the quiet. This Premiera were not satisfied that the has happened to me not once but
can be sualized."
The Formosan Aborigines.
A Taipeh dispatch: states that the resistance among the savage tribes against ing stronger, repeated charges being made the advance of the defcuco, line, is becom on the Japanese police forces. On the 8th instant four policemen were killed while four others. wero wounded. On the th Mr Hayakawa, head of the police of the Toyen District Oflee, and other man wero- killed and four other wounded by a homk . explosion.
Auction Sale of Paintings.
An auction sale of paintings by
Noon.Mosting of The Hongkong and British Government was like.y to paraveral times. If the squecão has been English and Continental artists will bo Shangbai Banking Corporation, at the more attention to their aspirations and tried on by the shop, the keeper will, held at Mr G. P. Lammert's rooms, expressing his regret at the mistake, re- Duddell Street, to-morrow afternam, rights in the future than in the past. fund you the amount, but when it is. Commencing at 2.90. The pictures have Noon-Meeting of the National Bank of The resolution le a hint so broad that the work of the employees, you will find Just arrived from Home and are a fine selection, elegantly fried in very heavy even the most confrmed Little En-it difficult to get your money back. Igilt. The collection comprises scenes from glander can see what it means. For the have tried hard to find the culprit in France, Venice, England, Danmark. Gonnany, Egypt, sako of the whole Empire we hope that one particular case assisted even by a Scotland, Groups, the writing on the wall will not be dis- dotective but I have come to the con- Holland, Switzerland, Bavaria, Austria, regarded and that the next Conference clusion that you are as often swindled Norway, etc. The paintings are on ex- hibition to-day and to-morrow and are well worth seeing. will be in full and complete accord and by the Shroffe of your own Compradore that the Imperial spirit will not be as by the hill collectors: If these lines will help a bit to spoil their little manifeeted by the junior partners in the game, I shall be glad." Empire alone.
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On first view the Admiralty seen to bo adopting a penny wise and pound
An Artificial Typhoon.
The latest "thrill" in-the entertain- ment lico in London is a representation of a typhoon, at the Hippodrome. One journal stator that desina and realism are combined in "The Typhoon," the
SIR WILFRID LAURIER, speaking to an interviewer before the Colonial Confer-
A correspondent writing to the Shang- Foolish plan in dealing with desertere realism being as striking is it is wonderful. ence took place, said that no such word
nalThe Earthquake, "but senational as as "fail" must be mentioned in connee.hai Mercury says things that ought to from the Navy. Quito recently in "The Typhoon" follows "the Flood"" tion with the gathering. In a sense he be sincerely taken to heart by many England eight scams of the Mars these were, it surpasses both in wealth of It grips and There are three was right. The Conference appealed to people in Hongkong. Under the head-broke ship." Four of the mon con-imagination and power.
ing of "A Warning to the Public" Le trived to evade the police for several thrills the audience. the imagination of the British people ac
writes the following which we reproduce days, but were ultimately arrested at scenes. The first shows the departure of the good ship Albatross" for a Chinese strongly that it was impossible that it
at length with the hope that it will Bristol and brought before a magis part, and sulsoquently a series of seascapes could altogether fail in its main object,
prompt some of the .casual residents trate, charged with desertion. To the are dopicted, which are crowned by the i.e. the drawing closer the bunda of amongst us to investigate their accounts, surprise of the magistrate, the Ad-advent of a storm and the swoop of the miralty notified that no official action dreaded typhoon. The cinematograph is affection between all parts of the Em- now and again..
'f propose to expose would be taken against these four brought, into service, showing the vessel The sentimental bonds have in this little article some of the many deserters, whose services ware
ploughing her way through troubled sens. Then, auiid the shriek of the gale, the an Joubtedly been strengthened. But ways in which the Chinese collecting longer needed in the fleet. The pri-wall of mountain ivaves, and the screams
pire.
Incre.
If such a
Ott
one is aging, says the Japan Chronicle, from which we take the foregoing and Hongkong residents with the nonory of Sept. 5 Inst in their minds will cordially
the Colonial delegates wished to do shroffs of to-day defraud in easy going soners were consequently discharged, of terrified passengers the final disaster They wished to secure the and easily deceived public. But before the magistrate commenting unfavour ectura. It may be all very realistic-and In the manufacture of High-establishment of some Imperial body commencing to deal with the shroffe ably upon the official decision. Doubt it must be certainly much placenter to which would reader impossible the themselves I consider it necessary to less, says the "Navy and Military experience the "typhoon sensation" from "Class Mineral Waters the
egregious mistakes which the Colonial preve how careless the public really is Record," it was annoying frora the the comfortable stalls of the Hippodrome following are essential :—
and how easy they monkie it for the legal standpoint that the man should than from anywhere out here when a repl Office so frequently makes.
abroffe to defraud. Not only is the have born free to go after the police body is really brought into existence 29 Compradore system a trap for the young had had the trouble of arresting them has been half promised the people man from home who has to manage and but the action taken by the Admiralty living in the self-governing Colonies live in expensive. Shanghai ou a com- will be clearly understood in the Navy. will not be always subject to the chilling paratively small enlary but the reader Their Lordships wish to show the ser- fear that some of their rights may at will agree with me when we have come vice and the public that they can
"General" Booth preached what may any moment be bartered away by a to the end, that it is to be condemned dispense with men who break out ofbe described as his first sermons to faralgnats Government which put the transitory from all points of view. There are many their ship in so outrageous a manner friendship of a foreign power before the men, bachelors in particular, who when Twenty years ago these men would
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After
**the greatest
All theso conditions are obtained in were in the minds of the Colonial/receiving their accounts at the end of the and tito present policy is to spare thoing him ""Guneral" Booths in
Waters of our manufacture.
:
at the Public Hall, Yokohama, on May 1. the proceedings which were apparently of The Japan Herald gives a long account of enthusiastic character, though the audienco a foreign population of about 2,500.
hymn and prayer, Mr H. B.- occurrences in connection with Natal Jecting them to seloser study and without their service in the feat. The Navy Miller, U. S. Consul-General, who pre- Newfoundland and the New Hebrides examining, the amounts paid when has now no need of "undesirables," sided, introduced the "General" describ guneral of the heart-side of mouth. It can only be put down to, we naval authorities the trouble and the graphic language recounted the incid
which led up to the founding of the Premiera. But they went to London will call it, carelessness of that sort that country the expense of punishing men organisation known as the Salvation Array, in all friendship, willing to set the the following case has actually happened who cobait flagrant breaches of distal how he gave hiniself up,
and
and all be children, and cipline. The weak point about this held dear to take his part in combating the spirit,wife and body, soul ABSOLUTĖ PURITY. Reposted welfare of the Empire above their in Shanghai. At one of the foreign
one of the busiest analyses both locally and at home guarantee domestic interests. This was shown by stores there was sold one day an object, schome is that discipline is anything ovits surrounding hint in one of
centros of London. He told of the growths. but upheld, and encouragement is of the Army and the good work it has done their offer of preference, which as each we will say a lamp costing $35. The
all sections of humanity,
el and the Colonics is protectionist, involved clark who served the buyer omitted to immediately any irritation occurs on very great foal for the rich people, a canla
directly given for men to break away
Ахшу,
ho poor.
said, had not d deal peos! except is to continually introduce every modern a great encrifice. For reasons which make au entry in the books at the board ship. To weed out undesirables in reddet, with a merry twinkle, Improvement in machinery and appliances, are fairly obvious the offer could not be moment, and at the end of the day was is a very commendable proceeding, but I wonder how we shall get on to-night ?** and although each changes are invariably mostly in the first instance the results et accepted by the present Government. unable to recollect who bad bought it to allow such breaches of discipline ne--but it had done something for the chil
dren of the rich. tained in PERFECT AERATION and No-one could blame Ministers for holding He picked out 20 likely customers, who desertion to go unpunished, seems to The "Genarul" remarked in
that the verdict of the electorates might have bought it and entered the as to be a fatal policy. It actually that his own life was now drawing to a diosc. The day must too come when bo would havo to give an account of his was against any tampering with the fiscal cost into their monthly accounts hoping, means that when a man is dissatisfied THE FINEST MATERIALS only policy. If we mistake not the worlict
in this way to find the right man and he can walk off he ship: Moral storardship, and when asked by
what had been the
the practical believing that others would object to punishment goes a long way with some ontero of his life, he thought of the electorate will on the next becasion that particular item. What was the people, but it is misunderstood by/awer with all
the Salvation Amy ENGLISH EXPERTS manage our be entirely different. But the Govern result? That out of the 20 customers others, and we imagine tha Admiralty ask his renk ·
this.
of
UP-TO-DATE PLANT, Our policy
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Around factories and our Waters, ara acknowledged ment is quite justified in taking cognit, no less than 17 paid for the lamp will soon revert to physical daterrouts thems many in aitsory were crying for
those of their own manufacture......
service.
-1-
by
au
by leading English Makers to be equal to
tance of existing facts not of future Needless to say that the money was to demonstrate that dissipline is to help, and eron if they themselves could SECOND EDITION.
could help the Salvation Army, by their contingencies however likely they may returned to everybody by the foreign idle and ornamental part of naval not individually engage in the work they sympathy and financial assistance, and the TVISTORY or THE CHURCHES OF These results have only been obtained
Bat this illustrates to the point INDIA, BURMA, SIAM. THE MALAY through constant experiment, the adverse
be. Consequently the Premiers could store.
blessing of God would surely rest upor
PENENTULA, CAMBODIA, ANZAM, TRIBET,
Acording to repeals anether disthethe
lecture lasted for an hour and ten Gorna and Jaran
climatic conditions of Tropical Climates for not have been very much disappointed the easy-going Shengkai public. No
wonder that the Chinese Shroffs have turbance has occurred at Pakhoi. · Wa ate
, and io response to a vote of thanks Entrusted to the Society of the
the apocessful, wanaincture of High-Class when they found that preferential trade
since long discovered this, I might call not yet in possession of dotails.
ed by Mr C. V. Bate and seconded. *MAION ETEANGELES,'
N. E. Smith, the "General" again Aerated Watera necessitating special study. gained no support from the British it, their opportunity. I shall now relate
opperled for the sympathy of the audience.. Government. They realised that quite a few cates which have come under mig UNREST IN KWANGSI,
especially in connection with the Army's work among the Japanese. He had set: Our STONE GINGER BEER is apart from the official proceedings notice I received a bill from a foreign
Military Activity,
his heart upon Japan and the work of the the only successful production of its kind at the Conference their presence in the store and passed it for payment through
Salvation Army among her people. The best paper for posting to friends For Sam at The CHINA MA OFFIos in Tropical Countries. It at oner became heart of the Empire would unoficially my Compradore This account disap. Travellers who have of fate bean up the
• MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN-- popular and increasing sales testify to
SHINES" increasing popularity, Brewed from the help the cause they had at heart peared and after a while I received a West River. report considerable unrest duplicate, which I passed upon asser amongst the people. Rumours of a rising
THERE is a lesson
lesson in the work of the flueet Janraica Gitiger it is perfectly whole immensely. Judging by the cables taining that the original had not been are cuiront in all quarters, and oven the
officials are taking congnisance of thoni, as thritty farmer, Bo knows tint the they have swung public opinion quite paid. The duplicate was duly paid soldiers and gunboats are being sont up to bright sunshine may last but a day and bo in favour of tarifi reform. But the but two months afterwards when going the districts, wheat trouble is expected to prepares for the showers which are su likely to follow. Bo it should be with
household evory
Dyesntery, diarrhoen Government does not appear to have through my account with the Compra bresk out
without warning.u Chamber- A. 8. WATSON & 00,, restricted itself to sheltering behind the dore I found the original bill also paid. Kvangst has always been a turbulent and cramp colio may attack some member I wrote to the foreign storennd asked to province, and so-called rebote a over on of the hot cholera and Diarrhoea
the warpathi robbing and resisting the Leira Colio, verdict of tho constituencies on the fiscal LIMITED,
be refunded the amount paid trice but troops. Scaroity of rice and generely bad Remedy, which is the best known medicine question. It appears to have done its pecived the reply that the amount bad lucets have caused the pillaging hards for these diseases, should always be kept ne to be grently reinforced, and it is the hand, as inedive trovment is necessary, was asked presence of these in numbers that girgood delay may prove fatal. For sile bg att otmost to dampen the enthusiasm of the only been received once.
"obenie o and storeksegere Colonial Premiera and that it succeeded to produce the separate receipts and rise to the rumours of a rising
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