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TO NIOW
36.
TO-NIGHT!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2471
The seemingly funny musical comedy
THE GAY PARISIENNE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH.
The highly successful musical comedy 'THE DAIRYMAIDS,"
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26m, The great Daly Theatre Succes THE SINGALEE' which ran for 3 years at Daly's Theatre,
Zendor.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TH, The great Appollo Theatre auctea MR POPPLE OF IPPLETON.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, The Rage of London and New York THE BELLE OF MAYFAIL'
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH, The parkling military comody -LADY MADÈAP.'
THURSDAY, OCTOBER SIST The sparkling Chines Comic Oper
Music by Sydney Jones, composer of The Geishu,
*SEE! SEE!*
FRIDAY, NOV. les, LAST NIGHT,
•THE SPRING CHICKEN.!
Bax Plan NOW OPEN at Meeart, 8, MODERIE & CO., LD.
Hongkong, October 1, 1907.
1583
OF TONE AND LIGHTNESS
OF TOUCH.
A WRITTEN GUARANTEE FOR
A TEST PERIOD OF TWO
YEARS GIVEN,
NEW PIANOS ON HIRE from $10 per month.
Mogude Tuning and Attention]
Inclusiv
MEMÓS FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions.
11 a.m.-Avotion of Chinese Porcelain,
11
c., at City Hall,
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
General Memoranda, SATURDAY, October 28 :—
THE
CHINA MAIL.
THE TRUNK TRAGEDY.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1907.
UNDER THE OPIUM
EDICT.
Things Seen in South China,
IITSING YUEN AND YING TAK.
[DY C. B.]
very ill from excessivo smoking and was reduced to skin and bones;
In the other temple-quite a large and
but not so degraded, for so far advanced fashionable building-were other anolers,
on this way to physical tuin. Exempt the smokers in these two sacred buildings I w no others. I visited perhaps ton "dens" in these two country towns,
situated about fifteen miles above Shek
The District City of Tsing Yuen is and found them empty and desolate,
The same response was elicited in each Kok, and twelve bolor the famous Ti Loy Case
to the,usimal question, which was
prompted by the most sordid motive, the greed for goin; it was executed in se callous and calculating a manner that
An exmordinary demand took place. ~Auction of Wine And Spirits, the normal mind is revolted even by people being desirous of reading the report yesterday afternoon for the CHINA MALL, do, at Messrs Hughes & Hough's. Baloo Booma.
picturing the scene in Imagination, and of the procedings at the trial and sentenco Meeting.
after it was perpetrated until sentence of Adestla Preparations were 13.30p.m.-Meeting of Canton Insurance
made Offis, La., at Meeste Jardins, Mathews passed upon lint Adsetts never hundreds of extra papers, but the demand for an expected rush, by printing some son & Co.'n Ooo,
showed the presession of any redeem was so keen that the ordinary and special Amusement.
ing, human sentiment. In such cir-editions were sold out before & o'clock, cumstances and in view of the fil for the paper, and in order to satisfy Pass and Monastery. The now railway that opium smoking was officially prahi-
Still thes were large muters inquiring brazen attempt to construel a story to layers, & four pago puper-ntaining the will pass near it and it will add much to bited, and therefore it was contrary to the account for his actions when he was report of the trial and other news-ww the traffic of the line. At present it is in law to "open the lamp,"
Ying Tak is situated farther up the committing the crime it is not to be run off. There was no time, and under daily communication with Canton and wondered at that the jury returned a the ciremstances it was impossible to Hongkong by steam inch and the Sam-North River, at the confluence of the abai railway. Native newspapers, publish. North and East River. (There is another verdict of guilty after a formal adjourn-But the whole eight pages out, and this in Canton in the morning, are on sale East River opposite Whauspon, and it is paragraph is written to explain to Jals in Tsing Fuen on the following morning hardly accessary to rominal the reader that The case was proved up to the buyer how it is they came to get a four at daybreak, and apparently a goodly the two must not be confused). The bilt and there were no extenuating cir-page paper.
number find buyers. cumstances. It should be recorded. We might add that a full report of the
people of this District eity have a reputa Much of the residential part of the city tion for rowdyism and idleness, though trial will appear in the OVERLAND) CHINA is olit, and the usual condition of things whether it is worse in this regard than that the conduct of the trial was in Maut, to li pablished for despatch home obtains. On the other hand the business some other inland towns a casual risitor accordance with the best British tradi- by the Fanch Mail. Orders should be streets are fairly wids and not specially can imrdly determine. Certainly it is that tioza. Mr Rees Davies displayed sent in t
dirty. Many shops are large and hand- HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 34, 1967. spirit of fairness which was wholly un mimble, and Sir Henry Berkeley made u gallant effort to win a cute which was almost hopeless from the first and was quite so dinctly Adsets casyed to give evidence. The prisoner and every chan to establish his innocence. No
a.m.-Military Gun Practice. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Vmbroi- derics and Curios, &o, at No. 68, Queen's Rond Central, Goods per Beniomond undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
The China Mail
1
END OF THE MURDER CASE.
V
S. MOPTRIE & Co, L.A sose the obligations which press upon VORK BUILDINGS, CHẤTER ROAD residents in any country oreolony under
Bepkone Avril 18, 190.
A
more
ment.
3 thn
some, and some are filled with foreign gambling dops abound, and when I booked imports.
into them they were patronized by large
failed at nust now face the doom HUNUKONG WEEKLY on Satunlay number only about $20 or 80 worth of stamps into eight ten dons and found them al
which is erime has brought upon him.
THE NEW RICKSHAS.
The Hongkong Woolly. While many people are interested chist The Chinese Imperial Post has an office in numbers of working people who were ly in getting the report, the whole report the city ontiroly se apet for this business onger to cam a string of cash in an easier ... nothing but the report, others look for In Samsini and La Pou the office was like way than poling and tracking boats up the
whai a principnis hunk like, how thes something mor They wish to know any villago offices at home, fixed up in river.
a shop, whose main business was to sell It may be said, however, that in tlie demean theusesives and to get senas idos other thing. The business of this Post opiunt shop risited in Ying Tak, I found Pritish jurisdiction
of the "wosphere" of the trint.
Office I found in fe gradually increasing- no smokers, but it should be mentioned When it was first opened four years ago again that the hour was mid-day. I looked #nerous pr more solemn than that of i
of photographs and sketches will be given were sold per month. To-day in the same desolate and deserted. In no case did I sitting in judgment upon fellus crea
and a kind of impressionistic account of apnee the sales amount to about 8300. The see the orthodox lamp, either lighted, or ture who is being trint for his life.
the trini will appear.
It is intended to piles of letters that stood upon the table placed ready for the customers, who might make this issue well worth sending to showed that Chinese business pouple are come in after their work was done. This is a responsibility from which most
Yesterday we published a telegram friends living at Home and abroad. Derler beginning to trust their correspondence to Whether the District Magistrate, who shrink and it is a demonstration of the to the effect that there was a likeli- for copies should be sent in early.
these Imperial Post Offices. I pasted rules over this domain is sterner than he hood of an amicable settlement of the stern songs of duty which aniinates our
three letters and expert that they will bo who rules lower down the river, is a ques citizens dat there was absolutely no Jr, ao in regard to Kantao or Chiantno | helary question between China and
in Canton to-morrow morning. Five years tion we must leave unanswered. A strong ago at least five days would have been hand, however, appears to be held over attop tale in cane tion with the as it seems to be indiferently callexiubber tyres and the white evas sal
The "fod-class" mokslas, with the allowed for transŠE,
the suckers of this district, which keeps S WATSON pal slid tem tebe yesterday A recent issar vi the "dupan Mail covers pre coming out graimlly. There took me shore I found as I expected that crash it altogether. But, as in other places, Reverting now to the actual quest chat soking well in cheek, though it may not evate the rhligations of clisemaksip on
stats that the Kukuniin Shimbun "aro a few plying for hire uw, and they are the presence of a District Magistrate was the weak link in the chain is the license self indulgent groundy Our lawns serouplished quite a journalistica cut abor; the old ones, but still stitt in not without its influence in the sale of which E» model for the world, 1 coup by procuring and publishing the wall. but no doubt beauty has more or/Precisions of the Impaial Edict wasnything bettor could be devised.
the springs. They
ished" opium and on the way in which the system, though it is diffent to see how photograph of a monument which pro less, to be sacrificed to utility. An easier promulgated and enforced. It is true that mises to find a not unimportant place set of springs would meet all requirements,lock and a flat out found cost people hardly be expected that 60,000,000 adult I went ashore in the morning about uing the lunds of their officials, but it coulo in Far Eastern history, namely, the
hard at work at their morning meal. human beings, even though they be Chines paid 1 visit to perhaps I shops will submit to bo doprived of opium by a and found that the divans commented stroko of the vermillion pencil. Some plan, with each had a duschale and deserted of course, had to be devised to mout the CANTON, October 23. Appearance. As I remarked above some needs of the addicted sot, and perhaps no News has just reached me that there is allowance must be made fry the hour of better one entld be discovered than great deal of talk in and around Shin the visit. On the other hand all inquiries the levase systeni. On the other boundaries
Iling, on the West River, about a rebellion elicited the response than the provisions of hand, of Chientno ut
arrangement easily Yelo River
to take place during the 10th Moon. The the law were enforced and that little or no leads to an aluse. We have remarked the Doron (Chinese Tuman) on the tions.
on the west and atoffeints are active, and taking all precau- pium was smoked in the ordinary "dens," alreads leat whilst the arrangement was to east. The word "Domon" is nomis-
Had the time been afternoon the securacy pormit smokes above sixty years of age to of these asseverations could have been indulge, as well as those who have more conclusively tested. On the other contracted the "yun" or eaving, licenses, hand, although I by no means "did" the pium is sold and in one case found city, I found nuny shops open in which
buyer at that time of the morning, Otherwise I saw none being sold.
& Co..
Ltd.
E
WATSON'S
CELEBRATED
BLEND.
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
SCOTCH
opportunity of profiting by any element
rightly gite ar: uccused person every
of doula which may appeal to the minds
haudary stone which stands on the mountain Patau-shan in the Champel range. The insoription on this monu-
of the jurymen
A jurige night he disposed to take a narrow legal view of the evidence, the jurymen weigh it ment states in the clearust languago on its merits apart from any obtrusive that its signatories, after due and considentions which in Ingad training full investigation, had fixed the
(" at
the
ALTY 110
UNREST AT SHIU HING.
(From Our Currespondent).
THE BANDMANN'S.
A few questions put to the owners of the
i
The Chinese aro a much enduring ruso at
ch
413
younger nun mun, too, who, judging by arently, have been issued to much
ago and appesmanes, should not be victims of thisFan.”
their
Hence, whit the necessity of procuring
might be apt to Endure rander, the jury which rejected the ingenious story put forward by Adactis and held him to have been guilty of a takably written with ideographs in- foul and bratal earder, spoke on be-dicating a branch of the Tumon River, half of the law-abiding people of this not that river itself. The inscription rewarded with a good house last night The Bandwane Open Congany were eeromunity. Those sein expressed
is dutud May 15th in the 51st year of when they staged that musical comedy the seose of everyone who bat followed Kangshi, and inccribed on the monu.The Beauty of Hath." Thom is nothing
ment are the mares and titles of the really brillist in the pipes and consequent shops were awured without exception in a license will probably deter some smokers, the case and who, consequently, were
commissionors. The "Kokumin" al-ither individually or
ly very little chance given the artists, capable of forming judgment. As
collectively, of the same way, and the general drift of the who are not wedded to the pipe, from leges that from this monument in a appearing at their best. Northeless the reply was that the sales of opium fund applying, and will, in all likelihood, ke the Attorney General so eloquently ex-northeasterly direction marks, con- "Beauly's highly diverting, if somewhat fallen off enormously. In one case the back non-smokers from beginning to pressed it the law, the up-holding of sisting of stones ur wooden pillars, aro frivolous, career was followed with evidenter of an opiusa shop said that he only smoke, and so, in this way, will be- which was placed in the bands, not of set up in a line which can be clearly interest, and pleasure, and there were hat old ten percent of what he sold prior to come a repressive foren, yet, the way officers of the Crown, but of private traced to-day and which leads to the the acting appeared somewhat slow, but no caso did I find oplum slope closed have hoon granted, apparently, to all who fow dull moments. During the first scone the publication of the Emperor's Edict in which, in some cases Heenses appear to citizens, was not seeking for vengeance. claims to be the case. This line of of the company pulled themselves together,
bank of the tributary stream, as Korea throughout the second act, the members through the falling off of sales or did I have applied for them, soos to indicate a
find that the inner compartments where weakness The wisdom of the people of all mees marke is said to have been set up by with the result that the comicalities of the Hokers izsually lounge and smoke modified remedied.
Lieut somehow should be and all times has broadly agreed that in Chinese officials who, at the request kilted Cole, together with the spirited pillows were there in considerablo num- or the furniture removed. Even the stone
One fact should not be overlooked, which the case of life feloniously taken the of the Korean Government, were sent acting and singing of Miss Curias made burs, which might indicate that later opiam shops appear to be closed. Which seons to obtain all round. None of the WHISKY.that the offender shall be rendered in-
interests of those who survive demand three times between 1882 and 1889nds for the somewhat slog introductory scene. To-night the company play "The
un in the day the beds for the purpose of delimiting the Gay Parisicuna."
would be erer way one stuntore in these towns, all used and smokers would be found the shops stand open as of yore, and the capable of further offending. Thus the this in conjunction with Kogan com- boundary. They were to have done
thereon. On the whole andour compels master, and his assistants are ready to me to say that in the city of Tsing Yuen serve customers. This would seem to rentence of death passed upon William missioners, but for some reason the
there is overy appearance that a strong indicate that still much opium is sold, Hall Adsetts yesterday was in no sense fatter did not arrive upon the ground
pressure has been brought upon the people and take away, to be smoked in Over Sixty Cases.
and that the determination of the officials some less conspicuous spot, where the revenge taken upon him because he did and the Chinese fixed the boundary
thiemselves.
to give offinct to the Imperial Edict has oficist eye cannot penetrate, and the to death the unfortunal woran Ger-1
It is undorstood that
official hand does not reach. The outbreak of cholera ou the steamer borne good fruit Korea claims nothing now excopt that Hengbee does not show any signs of abat-
If smokers can take the drug to their trude Dayton. He is watenced to be this boundary should be recognised ing Up till noon to-day a total of fifty cases
own homes and make it there, the gain is little. On the other hand, shop assistants, hanged because the general sense of by China. The Peking Government had been sent on board the hospital shin the personal views and determination who might indulgo ma pipe, in an opium the cominunity holds that it is undesir-however, is said to be adopting a mosted not including the nine who died on the honest, vigorous, and conscientious they think that it can hardly be doubted that Hygeia, and eleven deaths hard heen record-of individual rongistratex If they are in his master's shop. On the whole, I divan, will hardly be allowed this privilege able that such a person should continue resolute mien towards this problem. voyage. They have also bern a number
exert a great influence for good amongst the Importal Elst has done some good in to enjoy the privilege of life. The compan does not attach any paramount of deaths on the junks but the number has the people over whom they culo. If Ying Tak, and that less opium is consumed. importance to it and desires to sottle it not been ascortsined. Twoive eases were itle is done that demands oxortion munity is simply applying the raile that:
they are ensy-going and pleasure-laring times ware framed, issued, and enforced.
now than on the days before the regula in an amicable manner, but naturally taken to the Hygeia this morning and about an so the vices to which the Chiness wro the interest of the individual must be with auch conclusive proofs in hor twenty yesterday. subservient to the interest of the hands she is indisposed to yield,
addicted are allowed to fourish. There The Hougher is being fuunigsted und can be no reasonable doubt however that majority. His crime so heinous as that
cfcured and the junks are also being dealt though no shops appear to have hoen clos- for which Adselts stands convicted was
Iaspestor Mackenzie, of theed and though, as in other places, licenses to be overlookoil or a mitigated sentence
Sanitary Department, with a staff of coolies, will allow buyers to perhase as much was to be accorded, every person in this
The German Mail of the oth dept. stationed in quarantine to render noy own houses in the presence of their chil- is assisting in the work and a polies bont is opium as they need and saiko it in their was divered in London on the 23rd inst.assistance which might be necessary. Colony with leanings towards crime would be encouraged to commit esceSHES.
The Chines in the junks are being fed Daring the absenen on duty of Major from the Hongle, but every possible care Although British law only recog General R. G. Breadwood, C.B., Colitiel is being taken to see that the food is pure. nises Que degree of murder in C. H. Darling, C. E.. amies command of A water boat les handy and doles ont a
the troops in South China from the 25th daily supply to the segregated men, prae-October, inclusive.
A PURE MALT
WHISKY
OF
GENUINE AGE
VERY FINE
AND
MELLOW.
PER CASE.
that in
..
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
they we know tice several degrees are recognised. Murilor arising out of the violation of j Mr Hazoland will give his decision on $15.00.the sanctity of the domestic hearth or Chenk, a shop colio, who is alleged to Tuesday iest at noon in the case of Tsong
THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK.
with.
SOUTH MANCHURIAN RAILWAY.
Doubling the Track.
As everybody familiar with Chinese life wows very much indeed depends upon
dren, yet there is a marked diminution in the quantity sold, and a gumal idles abroad that the Emperor wishes his subjects to break off for ever the habit of opians smoking.
This rousing into existence of a public opinion along is bound to be productive of much good and lead to permanent results in the coming days.
YING TAK
It may be mentioned that before reach- ing Ying Tak, two smaller paces, between hore and Tsing Tuen, were visited. Boing
It appears that the doubling of the track only small country towns whose chief
A SENSATIONAL BALLOON ESCAPE.
Eronnuts' Experiences in
Sweden.
LONDON, October 15. The balloon Mamooth, loft the Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, on Saturday after nous, and provided noross Kent and Exsex, and away or the North Sea in the direction of Russia,
Ska broke the overson long distance record by descending yesterday evening at Aumaal, in
West S Sweden.
Whom the balloon came to ground the car was found to he
and it was emisty, learned afterwards that three axonutss had previously, at a Swedish villago, by sliding escaped from the balloon three hours down the guide rupe attached to the car, which was then found to be damaged badly....
PROM: T RELIEF FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE,
very badly en a loose one," says
from other extreme provocation are have stalen goods valued at $1182.59 from seldom dealt with rigorously. Tu such. R. Lailey and Co. Quees Society is defended but it is not
on the Manchurian Railway will have to business appeared to bo to cater for the docmod necessary that the offendor The sale of eprise being conducted at be suspended during the winter, with the needs of the shipping that throngs the A. & WATSON & CO,, should die a shameful death. In this the City Hall by Mr G. Lammut isnt exception of the portion betwest Tairon river, it was not to be expected that duyOME time ago I spmined my ankle
LIMITED,
case there were no clemonts such as good prices were stained and samo kiston section, however, will be finished
tracting a number of buyurs, To-day some and Kinchow The Kwanchonetes-Mon- thing very striking would be discovered.
It alould be stated that all the opium Mr Geo. Stevens, who lives naar Durban, might appeal to the jury. Lore, hatred, bargaina were obtained. The sale is to be and opened to indie during the juosont winking I Saw in these two towna Natal A neighbour gave nion bottle of jealousy, these are not justifications for ivories are to be put up. The curis hunter has issued bedy of gulations resting one, tliere wein ve nien, s woo-begone I was surprised next morning to find the
continued to-morrow when some good month. Meanwhile the Railway Company found devotees of the pipe. In the rabbed my ankle and then bound it."
was done in two temples. Therein I Chamberlain's Poin. Balm with which I crane but when they prompt it the jury, should look in.
with a cloth saturated with this remedy. to perons inhabiting the belt of territory
F which is composed of men who them
assigned to the Company on either sido of crow as it was possible to run against, oven swelling gone, but still very sore. I used selves have ordinary passions, are apt
CROUP:
the line. We (Japão àlail ) loam from in. Chiun. They were evidently of the the Fat Balm faithfully during that week these regulations that all untionals without lowest Linde of Society-probably chair We have used this semesty in our family and the sprain gaven very litto trouble. Nattack of croup can be warded off distinction will be cqually eligible to take coolles--and coch ono was a "sot. They several times sin e, and have never been to realise that even they in such cirby giving Chamberlain's dough up their residence there, but that they will had, they said, never heard of leons, disappointed in getting quick relief. I
A Cuntances might commit the crime, the approach of the dino. For sale by paay may thus proper to impose from though how they scoured opium without a the miket.
Hemedy promptly at the first indication of be required to pay such taxes us the Com
consider it the best hauso-kold liniment ou The murder of Gertrude Dayton wast
sli chemists and stord-keeper.
time to time in the public interests. license I don't know. One was oridently store-keepers,
For sale by all chumiats and
WINE AND SPIEPT MERCHANTS
ALEXANDRA.
BUILDINGS,
Hongkong, July 27, 1907.
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