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Sydney Jonas Masterpiece THE GEISHA.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2RD, Symour Hicks' accesafal musical comedy 'THE BEAUTY OF BATH." THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH, The screamingly funny tousical comedy THE GAY PARISIENNE.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25ra, The highly successful musical comedy THE DAIRYMAIDS.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, The Rage of London and New York- THE BELLE OF MAYFAIR.'
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, The sparking military medy "LADY MADJAP
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THE CHINA MAIL.
2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Furni. ture, &c., at Mr Giso, P. Lammert's Hales Roome.
Miscellaneous, Gooda por Delhi not cleared at 4pm.
on this date subject to rant. Goods per St. George undelivered after
noon on this dato subject to rent.
of the kind to enabba the aerial scouts
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
coived by the Colonial Secretary from the The following telegram has been re- British Consul at Nowchwang Fres
pratique granted all arrivals"
As will be seen in our advertisement columns the C. M. S. Baxter Mission hold their amwal sale of work in the City Hall on 10th inst, from half past throu half past six p.m.
to engago each other without danger 12.30 pto-Meeting of Hongkong &
Kowloon Wharf & Godawn Co., La., ut of the weapon being more fatal to Blosere Jardino, Matheson & Co.'s themselves than to their adversaries A great vista of possibilities ie opanod Up but we are disposed to think that there will be no wholesale revolution in the art of warfare for a long time to come. When we consider the length of time it has taken eteam propelled vessels to displace sailing ships, which by the way are not displaced yet, we have reason to suppose that it wil take quite as long if not longer, for General-at-inge in the East, goes to A
Mr F. D, Cheshire, the U.S. Consul serial navies to displace the marine trafia shortly. He is expected from Sing William Powell, Ld.,fighting ships of to-day. But apart pore in a day or two.
General Memoranda, FRIDAY, October 11:-
Transter Books of Canton Insurance Office, L., close from this date to 25th Oct., inclusive.
SATURDAY, October 12-
Noon-Meeting
MONDAY, October 14:-
Oo., 14.,
Co.'s "Town Ofice.
12.50 p,m-Mooting of The Dairy Farm 2.45 p.m.--Anetion of Household Furni-
ture, at the Chalet,' Mount Kellett, the Pask.
3.16 p.m.-Concert on the Volunteer
Parada Ground,
Taunsvay, October 171--
p.m.-Performance at City Hall, FRIDAY, October 26--
12.30p.m.-Meeting of Canton Insurance Uftion, Id., at Menara Jardine, Mathe- son & Co.'s Office.
The China Mail.
HOKOTONG, TUESDAY, OCToren 8, 1907.
ATREAL NAVIGATION
Mr Wu Ting Fang, having accopted the post of Chinese Ambassador at Washing ho proceeds to America. ton, goes away shortly to Paking-thenes
Consulate.
A number
41!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907.
NOTES BY THE WAY.
[BY P.]
German Poland se interesting to those
The Jowa of Russian, Austrian, and
who are only acquainted with the Israelites
THE TRUNK TRAGEDY.
The hearing of the charge of murder
JOSIE MARSHALL'S EVIDENCE-
of the Far West. The first things that strike against William Hall Adsotts was continued the casual observer are, firstly, that the at the Magistracy this afternoon before nose feature, which we in Western Europe, Mr C. D. Molbourne. habitually associate with the Hebrew race, is by no means prontinent, though the Mr Harding for the defence.
Mr Morroll appeared for the Crown und general well-known facial chamcteristics Dr Macfarlano, Medical Offer in remain in subdual form; secondly, that charge of the Mortuary at Kowloon, there are apparostly two distinct stocks, deposed that on August 7, namely, the Red Jews and the Black brought to the Mortuary. It contained trunk was Jews. The Black are the more numerous, the dead body of a fenuale. The body, was and they are as often as not, decidedly fine on its skio with the back towards Mediterranean 18opic. The Ret hase heat kung forward and downward, imtike boarded spocimens of the taller were bent up to the abdomen and thu looking, not to my handsome men, not the front wall of the box.
The lege
more prominent and less lustrous eyes, ́au
sad Mre Lyon, Mr and Mrs Brewin, Mr is such a thing as a smartly dressin Polish
ル
at Co.'s Offices.. Goods per Persia undelivered after this from that we feel that the War Oflice
"Irish" month and jaw, and a more and was more or loss concealed by the dato subject to rent.
plebian appearance, Their hair runs)
arms. The body was very much.decom- Mr A. P. Wilder goes away for a short rather towards the carrotty than the posed. A chemise was on the body aud dosarves ungrudging praise for its vacation on Saturday. After travelling to sandy as a rule, but bright red and pale wore in the box. Round the neck was a demonstration of ile ability to more tow, Away. Foochow, Shanghase and golden may occasionally be met with. All belt, between witch and the skin tho
two towels-marked Hongkong ilotel- with the times and the confidence and thence proceed overland to Canton, whiskers to grow, but from the fact that thero was onu complete turu of the bolt | Peking Mr Wilder will go in to Hanker, the mou allow the moustache, beard, and handle of a hair brush had been thrust and evoked by their success in aorial naviga- During his elesenes Mr Stewart Fuller, the head is always covered it is wat quite round the landle, thus tightening the belt tion will do much to lift from it the Vice-Consul, will take erge of the clone what is the rule on the clown.
ruund the neck. The mark of the balt weight of distrust and disapproval
The women, especially the older nesround the neck was from an inch wide in wear wigs, and if the younger ones do not treat to a quarter of an inch behind. - under which it has laboured for seob Roy, will be played by the Kowhon seem to tie a cord wund the front. Even be seen, but decomposition would have On the hand 14th inst the dieren follow the example always they at least There were no other external wounds to long.
Dock Amater Dramatic Company in the at Hamburg it is not unusual to see Jewish hidden any others. Reading Room at the Dock. Great pre-women with brown wigs. The Warsa Exchange is at its old tricks.
It puratione tuvu heen male and special male Jews mostly wear a black peakless neck were there any other marks of Mr Morroll-Except for the mark on the has been falling since the beginning of lake Pior at 8.15, returning on the fall doctor's or a French advocate's-a cross
scenery paintedi.
Launches will leave cap somewhat reserabling a university uxternal violence ---No. the mouth as if it were consumed with of the curtain, on the nights mentioned, anxiety find a less exalted level.
between a Russian military hat and "ternal organs of the body, all of which were Witness described the condition of the in- On Gefeber 1 it stood at 9:25. The
Laurenshire trani conductor's. At Cnco the On the afternoon of victober 14 the men either wear top hats of elderly cut or anot say what was the cause of death, but
tory auch doeomposed, next day it was 9 and there it reading mombas of the Chinese community earious kack velvet high bitycock, dis-thought the hand round the neck could Witness could maind until the 4th when it dropped will recived by Izdy Langard at
tantantly approaching the shape of a another sixteenth. It marked time on Government House.
Welshwoman's hat Both at Warsaw! lave caused death; he could find no other the 5th but on the 7th it slid down to citizses to meet their compatriots. Giser genline extending to the feet. Chapel at the Colonial Cemetery on August invitations have been sent out to European modernised male Jow is a black moutane
and moes the invariable dress of the possible curse of death. Prnstars an Government holy is so per-other words it has fallen sing-sixtoon-interesting an entertaining.
2,2). To-day is sinds at 9/2,3, in no weather the gathering should be What takes place within this convenient 15, when the body was in
Witness was present at the Merkury wistently and an schele heartedly abused the since the lugginning of the month.
overall is not for outsiders to hazard an By that time the swelling of the body had coffin. an Clog British War Othee.
Whenever if the man in the street is asked the why, the tennenemememmat is made that some and wherefore he lacks wise and say the new Chinese Ambassador to Great is not an Isikelitish reskness--in fret there a woman, who mid her namo was Jogin Tomorrow night a dinner will be given of cuff and collar got, a passion for cleaning less swollen, were more recognisablo. opinion, bat to judge for the ginpes gens down somewhat and the features," be- at Government House in the Lord Linen," as Doctor Suud Johnson put it. In addition to representatives of the police fother entry has adopted an improve nothing. ment of any kind in armament the discreof course since no-one appeurs to Mr F. H. May, Mr Justice Who, Hel. Mr to the critical Christian eye, which will the body as being that of Gertrude Dayton. Which is perhaps the most Britain. The guests invited are the Hon. is a suuftiness and a dowdines discernible Marshall, was present and she identified erities commence to accuse the War be yet able to give a completel E. 3. Hewett, Mr F. A. Humland, Capt. therefore minit with difficulty that there witness took certain portions it tho Uffier of incompetence, supineness, insatisfactory expinuation of the vagaries Morena, Mr and Mrs Pereira, D and Mrs Jew, however rich a worthy he may be, internal organs and sent them to the fner of most of the erimes on the calen- of Exchange. dar
Jordan, Dr nal Miss Auders, Dr Ho Kai, The Warsaw men usmlly wear high Ras-Government Analyst to exinine for tacos must be admitted that such
Mr Wei Yak, General Frondsood, Capt. sin ixats, as do most of the lower popula. of poison. "clear" judiciary is Bonham, eritivism has in a number of instances
Commodore Stake, Mrtion on the other had they rarely or |ben jtelliece.
thoroughly realised in most countries Blanchflower, Mr W. R. M. de Parr, Mr never affect the Prisk, or temple ringlets ft. 8 in. in height, as hear as ha couto To Bir Haring-The woman was about The War hire has and in consequence no objection is Ho Chak Sheng, Mr Swart, M: next My to brethren. In neither place did I the strangulation had been suicidal, though Fang Wah Chuen, Mr Cau Chu Puk, Mr which are a characteristic feature of their weartain. It was extremely unlikely that heen shown to have been swaddled in ever raised even by the most par Volpicelli, Major and Mix Chitty, Major observe any civilly dressed" up-to-date there wore iwn reported ensos of such dur- red tape to such an extent that reforms eimonious Parliamentarian to large and Mr Tail, Lieut. and Comm. Bauber, ntinute terms with the genuine focal
ul Mrs Stephenson, Major Parker, Dr Jew of the Western type associating on ing the last fifty years. au aluses appropriations for the emoluments of Lieut. Comm. Darwall. Capt. de Horsey, actiele. flourished undisturbed Evidence seems judges. Japan is now apparently res.
Police Sorgent Watt gare evidenco - now to be furthooming that the reorguising that a cheap bench is an exponese, Mr and Mrs Moxon, Mr Leung Warsaw there are 160,000 Jews, and this Howtoon. In the baggage room he saw a Out of the pupihtion of 750,000 in the Monteagle then in No. 1 Deck ut to answering a summone and boarding aisat i of the War Office after the Boersive luxury. We learn from the "Japan War is given a fresh impulse to those Chronicle" that the Japanese Govern-
rely to be the great Hebrew fore-trouk which contained the body of a white AS OTHERS SEE US.
gathering place in Exope. Not a single who are entrusted with the control of our
Hebrew inscription is to be seen in the Kowloon Martanry and he saw Dr May- He had the body inken to the military affairs. Our special cablegram
Holes in the Insurance
streets,; not even a single want Kosher over fathus remove the body from the box. -day describing the unprecedented the Finance Department by the Ju-
Ordinance.
the eating shops; from which it at he light of the new air-ship shows that indicial Department. Our contemporary Monitor" has something to say of the
Ho identified the band found round the assumed that the Russian goverment will The Post Magazine and Insurance
not allow it even in the Store Mysto,shirt was over the body in the box neek and the hair brush. A man's night- wfcrence to the latest appliance for carry says that at first it was proposed to Otitaner recently passed by the Hong.(except on Saturday)
(F **aki markets, ing out watlike operations Great Britain increase the pay to that of the basis of kong Government, and remarks, fest of all, and sell in common with Christians, not las kept pace with the Continental the salaries of Secretaries of local Go that it seems rather infra dig torn British Hebrew sign is lo
tione, if she has not stolen a march on vernments.
Legislature to introduce America instead the other hand By the recent amendment
at Cracow, down by Josie Marshall walked up to the coffinand LAT. It is impossible with the meagre of the Regulation of the official organi-condly, a net premium valuation is no test
of English terus into its Celinance. Se the ristol (whose course was diverted anlooking in, said—Yes. That's Gertrudio information available to declare definite-sation of local governments, the rate of of solvency, and 4 per cent. is quito a Chetto region you may sao Hebrews and
a few years ago just there) in the old Dayton." by Hat the British air-skip is superior to the salary of the secretaries has been one of the companies which will como fav 14 I could looth little Hebrow is kong on August 9 and was living at
ridiculous rate introduce, for at least Polish signs figuring together overywhere. those with which the French and Ger- raised to Y1,050 per annum on an
under the provisions of this Ordinance spoken: only Schlectes Deutsch, "Yiddish" No. 18 Hollywood Road. She had known ann Gloveruments have been experi-average, while the oxisting average earned last yearn tate of 6 per cent. one. Fiidisch or "Forish") is prolubly Gertrude Dayton for almost four years, menting but the terms used by our rate of the pay of Judges is only Y530. them find, with every prospect of a mwant.
The Government finds it difficult to at WHISKY.London correspondent in his cablegram
once increase the judicial salaries to the standard of the local Government
E
WATSON'S
CELEBRATED
BLEND.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
WHISKY
OF
sime in mening
suggest that this is so. At all events it is
obstacles seem to have been overcome.
The value of a
wont has at last decided to increase the salaries of Judges, and the neces- sary estimate has been forwarded to
Lieut. Comm. Stevenson, Ker, and Mrs
Pui Kai
considerably increased percentage in the present year.
when the Jews
SUCH Iz buy
be Kors,
On
lu Posen the Germanised Jews living
elinracteristic
The Schedules have been somewhat al. in the midst of a population chiefly feed from their miginals under the Board polish ยิ่ง not
wenr
:
Woman.
marker with an initial, either "I" or "T;"
a woollen glove and the chemise were also
put in as exhibits. When the body was at.
the cemetery-after it had been oxhumed--
Josie Marshall- a Hingla won war then called. She arrived in Hong-
the
was that of Gertrude. Dayton. Mr Morrell-Ha
Gertrude Dayton my joweltory 7-Yes, quite a little.
Mr Morrell-She means quite a lot. Can Certain articles of jewellery, some marke
"Gertrude," were shown to wit
She also knew the acetod-his name was Waller Adsetts. She had seen the accred and Gertrude Dayton together. They both loft Manila on July 31 by the stormur evident that the new airship is as much secretaries, and it bas been decided to be separated into those under new business where also there a "Kolusan" von had since seen the dead body of Gertrude of Trade Returns, calling for pruniutns to either, but both here and at Brodau, Dayton alive since that date, but she Eastern. Witness had not seen Gertale under the control of its officers and crow increase the salaries to the previous and renewals; the commission to be se-Jaden they have securtly built for them of Gertrude as are the vessels of the Navy proper rate of the local Secretaries-Y1,300. uated in the venus necount into the les agnificent new Synagogues. The in the teeth, by the abnormally large front
Dayton.
When She reco
recognised the body as that. Of course it may be that this wonderful Even this rise will entul a total on renewals; and an item. "Clains Resist Jera is humble, but not by any means and Getrude Dust
Dayton by
gold fillings commission paid on new business and that demeanour of the Warsaw and Cracow teeth, by her arms, t A PURE MALT Hight took place in a dead calm but increase of about Y700,000 in the es-ed by the Compus," introduced into the cringing, consequently without presuring the months. She was perfectly certain und by her long fingers Witness Ind fired. nevertheless it stands out as a line per-timate. It comes as rather a shock to lance sheet. This does not appear to orstenspting to belong to Society they are
with Gertrude Dayton for two years and formance even if the conditions in which learn that the existing rate of pay for be quite just, seoing that companies naking pactically admitted to all municipal pri-
the body it was runde tere ideal. The preliminart Japanese judges is 433 per annum or from these previsions, and will consequent destanding that old-fashioned Jews at you identify that jowellery Yes.
returns to the Bard of Trade ao exemptvileges, there being apparently a tacit un- about £1-18- a week. This is unt a ly be able to obtain information about the feat should not tovel first or even second! But it will probably be a long time ory opulent salary and it may explain Eastern companies which they themselves class, present themselvesat "white man's" helore Tennyson's vision of aerial navies many things that are nos puzzling to do not have to supply. The whole hotels or bustle their way along-in a Miss D
ness, which Ordinance suggests the hand of an Ameri- Eren with a salary of GENUINE AGE pling will be an accomplished fact. £130 a your a seat on the Japaness the lines laid down by the Auxericas of the antess specially invited to mount higher.
can, and such changes as are mado are on word that they should take a fuck sent! As long as gns is used as the lifting banch would hardly appeal to the Caration Legislature. power it will be next to impossible average usher in a British court, that
The now fortifications at Cuxhavon were There are one or two rather singer completion when I was there in muistokos, as, for instance, where the July last, together with those of Helige admittedly for the doing almost extremely hazardons for any hostile fleet to payable to Gertrude Dayton's sistor. clusively an Eastan business are asked opproach the mouth of the Elbe, for at best! Mr Hartling cross-uxamined witness as to to givo separate staments for business at them is barely three miles of intervoning the number of gold-topped teeth possossed. other than European rates. The great spucy between those two places, and by no on
by Gertrude Dayton. There were three blot on the whole Ordinance. however, is as all of that space is deep water. The how many on the upper right half of tho loft side of the mouth.nt the introduction of a standard of wolvency, only reasonable object to be gained by the jaw, or in the lower kat.
the top, but. witness could not say in spite of reputul statements made by ruming this risk would be to block up the know whether accused left Banila with the Sho did not British actuaries that they would not Bassbuttel entrance to the Baltic Cast, deceased as husband and wife. consider this to be wise provision, and and thus prevent the mumcurring in safety. 2.16 p.m.
The Court afdourned until to-morrow if
VERY FINE
AND
MELLOW
PER CASE
-$15.00.
foreigners.
Which she
Dayton.
identified as belonging to Witness was visibly affected when the dead
suit case and a blue skitt- Getirada Dayton's nook were produced the-baik?
-band if which was found round Court, her oyes testified to the ong with tears as the being the property of the dead woman.
to moant guns on these air-ships. The is of course without taking into account companies-although the Ordinance island. They will certainly make it ex- Fourtoon postal vniors word put in, raAZO".
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
danger of explosion would be great and what can be made on the side." it is doubtful whether the delicate ba- lancing mechanisin would stand the cou- cussion. On the other hand for scouting purposes they wil be invaluable. Bodies of troops in broken country can concent. themselves.so effectually that the most keen sighted scout on terra firma could not locate them.
But when that scoat can make a leisurely survey over more than thirty-
His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard Kowloon Cricket Club. has consented to become the Patron of the
BOUND EAST.
The Clinose Board of War intends to the wing of that standard of solvency on of the Kiel fleet, and its junction Hague to study military affairs. despatch members of the Board to thean obsolete table, with a to of interest of with the North
Sta 4 par cont
floet. Th diffieties sro almost as great at Kiv when the Hettenau ond of the Canal and The Chinese Government Council has There were 370 European and 143 Kial lafon are still more strongly fortifien,
HM. S. Amphitrite, 1st class cruiser or forty square miles of country and ordored the provinces to contribute
Chimme visitors to the City Hall Library, though there is always a possibility of left Homo on October 1 with retrofs for A. S. WATSON & 00, can see into ravizes and behind hills commissiouers who are ordered abroad, visitors to the Museum during the wook Kiel Hafen by long fixe from the sen. The recommisioned for further service on the towards the expenses of the three i48 European and 2,051 Chinese damaging caual, arsenal, and feet in the H. S. Kost, which has been LIMITED
concealment will be impossible. Of namely Te Show, Wang Thai and Yuendal Gil October, 1997.
apprechos to Duntsic are a very China Station. Whether the Amphitrite course it is to be anticipated that a
Shih-moi.
different footing; the Vista is a deep and will come on to Hongkong, or discharge A QUIOK AND SAFE REMEDY FOR straight (ut the entrance) but narrow and the Kent's crow at Singap is not fot few years from now ovary army of any
Wong Wing, a passenger on board the TWENTY years ago Mr Goo. W. Brook Indred yards out boren the coast by will one right on to Hongkong. The
BOWEL COMPLAINTS,
sily defensible stromum, carried a few town neally, though it is surmised sho consequence will have these auxiliariess.s. Shan Lee, was before Mr Melbourne
discovered that Chamberlain's Colio, two protecting breakwators, or wall works, Amphitrite in 11,000 tons displacementy this morning for infringing the exclusive Choleta and Diarrhoea Remedy as a
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS, ∙1683 Hongkong, July 27, 1807;
and that affairs of outposts By Frights of the Post Master General by quick and safo cure for bowel compliats, something like those at the Hook of 430 ft. length, 60 ft. in broath and 231.
occur in the middle heavens. It is bringing lettors into the Colony otherwise have sed it and remmended it many beyond the lighthouse at the point to the fraught. She canics 10 six-incli
During all of these year," he sasi" I Holland. The distance from the sea ulso possible that a new arm will than though the General Post Office, to tinies and the resulta havo never yet disa arse and Schielau's building yard is us, 14twelve-pounders, 3 three-pounders,
wit certain correspondence on the 8th pointed me." Mr Broek is pubilaker of inst. He was fred $100. The the was the Aberdeen, Maryland, USA, Inter about the same as the distance from the and 8xins. Her pod is 20.75 knots, paid immediately.
prise. For sale by all chemists and core sen to the Kiel arsenal and Kropp's build, and her complement of oflicern and men. keeper,
iug yan.
devised for which the propelling power will be compressed air or something