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Auctions.
2.30 p.m.- Auction of Japaness Embroi dories and Curios, &o., at No. 66,
Queen's Road Central.
3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Officon,
Amusement. 9p.m.-Porformando at City Hall.
Miscellaneous.
Goods per Koren undelivered after this
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General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, October 30-
THE CHINA MAIL.
11 o.m.Auction of Rousehold Furni
ture, fa, at Mr Gao, P. Lammert's Balea Roa
THURSDAY, October 31:-
foel inclined to risk his empital. All | this is particularly intereating in view of the fact that an attempt is being
made in Great Britain to use the
threatened railway strike as an argu- mont for nationalizing moans of oom-
THE TRUNK TRAGEDY.
ADSETTS CONFESSES.
A Plea for Pardon.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1907
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
The printment of Me H. H. J. Gompertz as First Magistrale (in successka
BY TELEGRAPH.
Extensive Damage.
Great Loss of Life.
to Me T. S. Smith; and to act as Pain EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. Judge during the alernes of His Lordship the Chief Justice is grotted. Mr € Influenced no doubt by the solemnity of | Clementi, Assistant Registrar General, munication. In theory Government the sentence passed upon him on Wednes has been appointed Assistant Colonial ownership of railways would be bene.day argla realisation that only by a miracle Secretary (Vice Mr Gompertz) and Mr ficial; in practice it is most disastrous.en he escape the gallows, Aductta has, wo E, D. C. Wolfe takes up Mr Cleansali'e
kareit on the best authority, confessed that vacant position. If any evidence wegs requirod Japan he murdered Gertrude Dayton. could supply suficiest to convince the most soptical that except perhaps in the case of new countrica which re quire opening up to promoje anttle- ment, Government control of railways
2.40 p..-Auction of Household Furni-simply cupimeises the objectionable
MacDonnell Road,
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vie, Bombnys,
Loos, October 25.
A violent earthquake hno occurred in the province of Calabria, south-west
Tho confession was made in the hope
THE POWER OF MIGHT. that is Escolleury the Governor would be moved to clemency when he was aware
Commenting on the United States' of certain circumstances erected with outlook in the Phile the "San Francisco Adbetts' family. It appears that he has Call" way: he inthence of the United Ima old and decrepit sather and young We maintain a fleet in these waters Italy, resulting in widespread damage.
States on the Pacific must be chiefly smrad. brother in Ameries hired by capable of dealing with that of any other The town of Ferrazzano bay lecu com- the exertions of a sister, a yeong ghi,
ture, &o. at the 'Queluz, No. 13. features of private ownorship. A com- his arrest 20 a charge of murder she/he feet will ever in called to nation, bub) pletely destroyed, and the enthermol
FRIDAY, November 1:-
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2.16 p.m.Meeting of His Majesty's Justices of Peon at the Magistracy.
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TO-NIGHT:
TONIGHT!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 261,
The great Daly Theatre Success THE CINGALEE
which ran for 3 years at Daly's Theatro,
London,
MONDAY, COTOBER 287a, The great Appollo Thestre suocon 'ME POPPLE OF IPPLETON.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29тя, The Rage of London and New York THE BELLE OF MAYFAIR,“
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, The sparkling military comedy LADY MADCAP.'
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ɛr, The sparkling Ohinese Comle Opera
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"FRIDAY, NOV. IST, LAST NIGHT, ..THE SPRING CHICKEN.
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MONOPOLIES.
parison of the efficiency of privately owned and (ipsemment railways Europe was mundo recently in which the superiority of the former was shown by overwhelming testimony, Government monopolies have been
When his mother recrivel the news of power. It is not in Ve Beast likely that
collapsed, and moùcal opinion bas it that the shook of learning that Le is the
executed will prove tatal to low.
This news arrived by the last Midland
its being as a recessary factor in the fat Ciesace has collapsed. diplomatic game that, will be played for the The loss of life is estimated at two
contrai of markets. In a word, our
inżerver in Pacific vates must be malo
it probably had its influence in decidingworth while if we are to hold our own with Japan in competition for Chinese Laude." Alentts to make a clean breast of it.
His confussion is, we believe, fun after the dead woman and he lud visited may tried in the balance and beyond allisos of il-fame and drunk a large qua question they have been found went.tity of liquor, they returned to the long- Long Hotel and quarvoled, Adsetts alleg- ing.
ing that the woman continually provoked
hin
Chu this he struck her in the region of the heart and knocked het down
The woman fell to the them unconscious and thinking that he had killed ber Adsetts determined, before dispusing of the body, to make sure that life was extinct, putting tight with a hairbrush. He then put the waist bolt round her neck and twisting
the corpse in the trunk, as admitted.
ENGINES ON THE CANTON- HANKOW RAILWAY,
(Prom Our Correspondent, }
CANTON, October 23, My attention was called ton communica- tion in your esteemed evening contem Potary, of the 22nd inst., headed Canton Hankow Railway." Alleged Defective Loemutives." A the question touched upon is one of so macht importance, I have: unde ware-fal, parvonad divestigation.
It was stated that the three engines for ! Wang She arrivedi ting! and thoup for Shek-
The confession, we understand, has been wa teng ister. The fuel is all five cune
hundred.
The Pope has expressed his deep sympathy with the sufferers and is sending money to the homeless.
The Government is hurriedly taking reliof measures.
THE LUSITANIA.
Breaks German Record.
¡Exclusive Service, supplieti by Reuter, viu Bombay).
LONDON, October 25.
The anatomuth Cunarder Lusitanis
placed before His Excellency the Governor steer. The reasons why has arrived at Queenstown from Sandy al will no chatbt be put before the Į the of pre- d Ahok widdong were set up! Excesiva Comcil in due contg.
ror wally don that Wong Shame Houk in 4 days 22 hours 5 seconds, that they were really needed to achieve having covered the distance at an Longines Mas Lauk to for laid up for repairs,
We understand the date of the exmention
lime from fixed for November 13.
TYPHOON WARNING.
| while there so te pressing need on the Wong Sha sertion ; second, because the facilities for erecting the engines word better at Slick-wi-fing, where a properly
Chius har, according to the native MONOKONO, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1907, newspapers, made a discovery some-
where in the Canton Dolta,
"It is reported that there is an island near Hongkong and Macar which has been found by Japanese who live there and Wack the antitrust enmpaige con-engage in mining in that island. The mat pd in the United States those Waiwapa has ordered the Viceroys of who favoured state mucialism thought Sanking and Canton to send warships that ste prities in which they believed to investigate the matter." This paru- Shanghai paper. fair prospect of ultimate graph appears in a
Te is to be hoped that a zaval engage. adeption Evon Mr Bryan, looking |
ment will not be fought without for a govi entchword for hie lust effort notifying the river steamer owners. to secure the Presidency, thought that Trey might ron a few excursions.
Government Ownership of Railways" would catch on with the cloctorule
The break in cupper which is held That it did not do so and was general. to be primarily responsible for the finnu- by condemned us ridiculous shows that,cial crisis in America is an illustration of the liter being bit. It was the Amal- however trusts way abuse the privi
i gamated Copper Company which forced legos of private ownership, the people the price, which was 16), couts per pound
TENDERS WANTED.
in 1905, up to 20 ceals in the earlier
Tenders are invited by the Government The Company for repairs to the Hygein; maintaitance Ranes to suppose that state ownership portion of this year.
finnly resisted the efforts of consumers and repair of Government buildings, would be an improvement Dany to obtain some concession and apparent maintainance and repair of roads, bridges, orensions we have pointed to Japan as aly were too blind to see that a slump delivery of iron and brass work for telegraph and telephone lines; supply and ghaatly example of the ill effects of was looming up. On July the Pre-waterworks and sewerage for 1908; supply the Government taking ever commer
sident of the Company expressed this and delivery of public works atores for view in regard to the price of copper: 1908 and for providing and fixing cint enterprises. Every mail from "I don't know why it should change; boundary stones to inne lots. Japan strengthens the belief that if certainly not for lower values. Europe the results of state socialism are to be is short of our copper and the world': judged from experience in that country demand is greater than the world's then the only possible verdict can be supply." Ten days later the price had
The Bandmann Company played the fallen to 22 cents and immediately popular comedy The Dairy Maids" last that it has failed miserably. Our con-afterwards to 18 cents. It continued night to ate apprecitive audience. Fun temporary, the "Japan Chronicle," into decline with the result which wedded neother laurel to the wreath they
waxed fast and furious and the Company danger at any time. the course of a thoughtful article on knuss. The moral of this seems to be have collected during their atay. Harry Government Monopolies, lay it down that the controllers of trusts are fallible.Cole was "Joe Mivens," and kupt the pot as its natured opinion that there is They are just as likely to make mistakes of fun boiling. Tonight the Company
as the melinary citizen and when they play "The Cingales." inerensing evidence ou all hands that
do make thom they have to pay heavily
The U.S. Consul-General received the+qmpard machine shop is alrendy in uper- tion; and third, as there was no pressing | following cable from the Manila Observa
try to-day: "Cetober 26, 1907, at 1.50 peet for the engines, Claiď Engineer Kwong .1, typhoon E. N. A Manila mot far diduct care to increase his force temporarily and do is regular force has done the work Nastern coast Luzon."
of erection.
of Ameries have too much common
the Japanese Government's propensity for their errors. The discomfiture of the for taking into its own hands some of | Amalginated Copper Company will the most important branches of the not he the occasion of a great demonstra- tion of sympathy on the part of copper country's commercial assots bas proved
| consumers, either in the United States detrimental to the real interests of the
or elsewhere. country." This bears out what we havo claimed consistently. But it i ant only the foreign papors in Japan
A PURE MALT which donounce the Government's in-
WHISKY
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VERY FINE
AND
MELLOW.
PER CASE-
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
Attention is directed to the advertise terferencs with the country'a industries.ment is another calusin re gun practice. The "Jiji Shimpo." which hus bcon stylod the Times of Japan, recently solemnly warned the Government that its policy was calculated to obstruct
The Japanese Crown Prince left Chenud
on Oct. 29, to visit Chanhai Bay and Tsushima Island on his way to Sascho.
Rov. J. H. France will lead the Houg. the commercial progress of the Empire.hong Cleristian Union meeting at 6.30 p.m.
financiers and manufacturers in dapan Alexarim Buildings. wore becoming disinclined to put
The Cinematograph at Weisman's money or energy into any enterprise.Rooms is to show a programme of new As soon as the Government saw that piduos night. We are informed that thers and some specially good nos amongst good returns were obtainable frou un the mumber. undertaking worked by privato coter- prise it at once began to consider
In our report of the meeting of the [Canton Insurance Co. a mistake was made the feasibility of nationalising it.
regarding the auditors. Mosers W. H. Most of these enterprises have Potis ami II. Perey Smith were appointed been developed laboriously and ut for the ensuing year. great cost. Now it has become katyn
Duke Tsui Teo, the President of the
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Branches of Hongkong Milling Company.
It was stated that the sliding valve was defective, thus causing too much escape of steam," uni that “There might he other defects. Anyhow, the boiler was very marly injured on one reason when water was found at the last moment to be almost exhausted, "
Now the facts are these: Duting the first
shout the yard, the sliding, vadres were purposely renoval to let any water and tiri that might be in the sylinder und cape. Any one acquainted with engines
average speed of 23,61 knots per hour, against the Deutschland's best average 28.51.
The weather was laut.
On her maiden trip the Lusitanis averaged 23.01 knots, the best day's ran being GRS knots and the highest spoud in unu day 23,86 knots. The following figures are interesting:--
FASTEST ATLANTIC VATSADE, Deutschland, New York to Plymouth, 2,982 knots, ind. Th. Zhuin., Sopt. 14, 1900. Average spend
28.36) Tennta, - Deutschland's highest average
on longer route, 3,082 knots 25.51 knots. Deutschland's uniden trip: Plymouth to New York, 5,044 miles, July 1900, Ind. 15h. 46m; average speed, 12.42 knob,
RECORD HINGLE DAYS RUN.
Deutschland, March 1902. 60 knots.
Comparisons between the speed of the will see the wisdom of this in starting a Lasilania nail the two crack German Limats new engine. As to the boilur being almost would have more value if we wero sor without water, it is supposed that what that the knots by which each boat's speed is casured wore of the same length in gave rise to this report is the fact that a connecting pipe was not properly adjusted English feet. Theoretically. & knot for and the supply of water to the boiler was nautical mile) is a minute of arc of the interrupted, but it was promptly discovered meridian of a particular Intitude, and varies and rectified, and the boilers were not in with the latitude, oring to the earth not being a perfect sphere. At the Equator, for The engine in question is now in first instance, a knot would be 6,015.10ft,, st class working condition and is out on the the Poles 6,107.70, and in the latitude line. Yesterday it was subjected to of the ocean route from Europe to Now Bevoro test. Eleven farge Aneric coches York about 6,080ft. Nautical surveyon were hauled from Wong Sha to the end of take into account these small differences; the completed section, twelve miles and the measured nautical mile for speed distance and return and the engine's work trials un the Clyde, where the Lusitanis was in overy particular satisfactory. Some was built, is longer than the nautical vulg thought that, with such a load, it could not used for the same purpose at plaens more carry enough water to get to the end of southerly. the line, but the run proved that it could have made the mund trip.
The British Admiralty knot is 6,080 16, and the recognised knot of the United States Navy 6,060.27 (1.
Ne sort of repairs have been effected the parts have simply been raljusted sinça The Gorman knot muounts to 1,852 Wo learn on credible authority that the the first trial runs. The engine is of the metods or 6,077 English feet-practically Hongkong Milling Company, Limited, has standard suburban type, in use around the same as the British Adniiralty. branched out into a new and profitable many American cities. I went out to th A knot in very gopra) use meaŠOTOS branch of enterprise. Over and above the yards this awning and talked with the 1,000 fathomus; and, a fathou being th power required for the ordinary work of representative of the American Locomotive this knot would be 6,000lt. Thom the mille, even when working at high Company, who is here superintending the statement, therefore, that the 693 kmpfs pressure as at present, there was a surplus erection of the engines, and went on board constituting the Lusitania's previous available. The management has turned one of them. I noted that its shop twenty-four-hour run is eight knots lege portion of this to good account by register number was 13,581, which, I than the Deptschland's record of 601. knots - establisiting an ice-making plant with aam informed, meant that the American in the same time is neless for comparison wspacity of 24 tons per day (63,760 pounds.) Lognarative Co. had at the time of the purposes. If the knot used in both cases The entire output for 10 yeaza has been put completion of that engine manufactured were the knot of 6,000ft, or the Admiralty chased by the Hongkong Ice Company, just that many railway locomotives. The not of 5,080ft, the difference in the Ger Ltd., (of which Messrs Jardinu, Mntheson
CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
IGENUINE ACHIt based this assertion on the fact that on Monday next at the Y, M. C. A..and Company are the General Managers) Company's representative told me that man bont's favour is over niac English miles; whereas if the Dontsehland used at a handsome profit. Also we under their shops, seven in number, I believe, the 1,000-fathom knot her actial lead wa now had & combined capacity of 3,000 less than one-tighth of a mile. In the stand that the Milling Company coa- templates the erection of a brewery and a engines per year. They ship to all parts absence of metal lines, which, as r large aerated water plant as they have of the world. Such a company ought Samuel Cund remarked, so not needed suficient power and possess, moreover a certainly to know how to construct on the beautiful lovel sen, the champion- unlimited supply of excellent water. It is serviceable engines, and it is scarcely ship of the Atlantic must be awarded to gratifying to know that this Company fris probable that they would foist an inferior the vessal-not necessarily the speediest- so soon and so materially added to the defective engine upon a railway that crossing between two agreed-on porta in actual producing industries of Hongkong, in the near future will purchase close on a the shortest time. upon which its future so largely depends. bundred engines. I talked, with Thotai Kwong and be told me that lio was altogether pleased with the ongines, and THE DEVANHA COLLISION, they were fully up to the standards agreed
(From Our Correspondent.) upon, and that there were no defects of
CANTON, October 25, A New Finding,
any kind in the construction. He was
The "Canton Daily Nows states that a especially pleased with the result of the strictly secret meeting of the directors of Found of Finance, Ins memorialized the
Touro, October 19.
test made yesterday, Another engine was the Canton-Hankow Railway was hold Throne asking to instruct all the provincial to-day quashed the judgment of tho Osaka third will be ready within another week
The Supreme Marine Court at Tokyo to make its first trial trip to-day, and the yesterday. Eight directors were present, together with Assistant Director General governments to be more counomical, the Court exonerating the pilot King and
Wong King Tong. Not even the secretary. Lasury of the state being lately very suspending, the licenso of Captain Shima-
and reader word admitted to the meeting, kawa for three months, for the collisioa ruch impoverislied.
Miss V. Evenly. B. Baugh in on a visit so it was impossible to get the least hat between the Dayanha and the Shinshu to Canton to be with her brother, Mr HG.of the proceedings. Tell the interpreter to speak up," Mr. Both are now blained and King's Baugh, the American Vico-Conent Conera!, serious results of the policy of the said the foreman of the jury in the license has been suspended for a month, and is the guest of Rev. and Mrs R. EA QUIOR AND SAFE REMEDY FOR
and Captain Shimakawa's for four months Chambers. Government, according to the "Jiji Supreme Court yesterday. Tho interpre King asserted that ho mistook the Shin- ter raised his voice and ropated the sensu Maru's turning courao and took stops Shimpo," is in frightening forsigntence again and just at that rapment the too late to avoid a collision. He also capital away from the country. If, our alock in the tower boomed the hour alleges that Captain Shimakurs failed to "Can you hear that?" asked Sir Hoary take stops to avoid the collision, who he contemporary saye, Japanese are su
Berkeley of the jury. It's the clock made out the two sidelights of the Devashs, discouraged that they will not embark making all the row, now, interjected the He turned the Desanba's hond to starboned BUILDINGS. on any new enterprises it is hardly Acting Chief Justice, and the sally brought suddenly when he saw the green light on
his port side."NC. Daily News."! likely that the foreign investor will forth a general smile.
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