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* Mosting. *2.15 p.m.-Mecting of His Majesty's Justices of Pasce at the Maglerney.'
Amusement.
!our
More than once we have expressed belief that the British working- 13 a.m.-Aretion of 13 Pieces Galvani dan, when he has time to get his
Iron Wire Rope, da, nt Messrs Black head & Co.'s Godowns, Koalson, rather heavy brain to work, is not apt to make a fool of himself. Occasion- ally he is carried away by n wave of. sentiment and is left high and dry in a position in which, he gradually realises, he looks rather foolish. The last gezioral election is a case in point, But the fact that calls for present re- wark is that the railway men of Great
6.10 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's
9 p.m.-Boxing at City Hall,'
Oathedral,
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, November &
'.
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS. }}
was delivered in London on the 2nd Nov, The English Mail of the 5th October
Lieut. A. Gott Inspector of Army Schools, left this station peru, u. Delhi on 2nd instant, for Singapory, on inspoo. tion duty,
On Friday Lady Langari, necompaniol by Captain Taylor, A.D.C.. visited the families of part of the European police
forco.
The scene was a busy one at Mox
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1807.
UNDER THE OPIUM
EDICT.
THINGS SEEN IN SOUTH CHINA.
IV.-SHIU CHAU-FŲ,
[BY. C. B.]
IMPERIAL CHINESE
COMMISSIONER.
Banqueted at Hongkong.
His Excellency Yung Shi-Chi, the Ins perial Chinese Continercial Corumissioner, who was appointed by the Throne to travel." Shil Chan-fu, or as it is sometimes abroad with a view to developing China's- named Shin Kwan, is generally aid to be foreign trade, arrived at Hongkong on situated about two hundred and forty or November 2 on board H.1.0.M. Haichi Afty miles from Canton, nimost directly (1,800 tons), one of the finest cruisers North River. Indeed, it stands on this perial Chinese Navy, the Haiyong," of" north, and is built on the left bank of the of the Northern Squadron of the Im
Goods per Deranha undelivered after Britain have apparently refused to Lano, Crawford and Co's this morning apex of an angle, formed by the on-the same tonnage, accompanying. H
strike in order to allow Mr Bichord when the special sale opened. Hongkong's fluence of the North and Lok CheungExcellency, whose suite includes Tabtai
p.ro, this date will be Innded. Gooda por Palermo not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date subject to rerit. Goods per Namsang undelivered after's
p.m. on this date will be landed.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1907.
THE VOLUNTEERS,
πες από
long. The sale continues until the 14th, most important eity on tho North.
The ball to be held at Government House in colebration of the King's Birthday will take place on Monday next, the 11th inst, We understand that every j9ihlo arrange out is being male to avoid crushing. crowded round about the doorway, Init this Hitherto guests who do not dance have time a broad dight of steps has been in provised to lead down to the Jews. This should be the mass of providing consider. greatly appreciated. The billiard room ably more room for dancers and should be will also be available for dancing.
femininity was fully represented and the rivers. Thought so far away from Mun Yew Chung (Deputy Director Bell, M., to interfere with the hunt for bargains started early and lastedCanton, it is probably the largest and
General of the Shanghai-Nanking Rail-
exception. The unchinery of govora Mr T. S. Fojai, (Hon. Cantab., Assoc. ment for the north of the province laws its Riyor, Teing Yuen itself not being any, and Director of the China Mer
chants Steam Navigation Company), and springs in the yumens of this city. Though, Last. Civil Engineers, London, also Secre surrounded by a strong wall, the suburbs tery of the Board of Agriculture Industries without forn no unimportant part of the and Commerce), and others, was haoqueted" is almost exclusively occupied by Cantanese unity at the Tung Tien Hotel on Satur place. The northern section of the suburbs by the leading Chinese business com- merchants, who made their he there in day evening at 8 p.m. There were present the days when forsign:inate flourished in neighty guests, and among those Canton, and the tens of Hoa wate transitirited wore the Hon. Dy Ho Kai, the mountains for shipment down the rivar to Wa Chun. Lau Chu Pak, Tam Tiu Kong, ported on the backs of coolies and malesover the Hon. Mr Wai Yuk, Messrs Fung the foreignshipsat Whampoa The southern Taotai Wen, of the Imperial Chinese suburbs were built on the opposite side of Telegraph, and others. His Excellenes | the branch of the'river that flows down Yang accompanied by Taotal Mun Yow, A Chinaman. named Ng Tang, was from Lok Cheung, hut were destroyed by Cheung, and Captain of the Haichi, charged before Mr C. D. Melbourne at the the fierce iconoclass of the Tai Ping arrived puntually at a little after 7' Magistracy flris morning, with infringing Rebels, and remains in ruins to this day. ictters out of the Colony and with being in fore to offer special attractions to me in healthy, and after being introduced to the Post-Master's privilege by taking 18
o'clock The Commissioner who is about Ship Chan-fu might be expected there forty-five years of age, looks extremely session of 150 rounds of revolver my quest of foots in regard to what is the members of the business community Post Office. On the first charge a line of turned ut to be nuet loss satisfactory ennmmenced at 8 o'clock,
Mr R. A. J. Savage, being done with respect to the suppression present, photographs of the party were Superintendent af malls, represented the of opiuma smoking. Strange to say, it taken by flash light. 100, in default two months, was imposed, that scene other places. Opiuma “dens"
The banquet and on the scend a fine of Sox one there
After drinking the health of King. mouth.
considerable numbers, Edward VII, proposed by Fung. Wa Chon, although thero appeared to me the and that of T. I. C.-M. the Empress fewer than in many of the market towns Dowager and Emperor, proposed by Lau | lower down the river, when the extent and Ohu Pak, Tam Tszo Kong addressed His importance, of the place, were kept in Excellary in a most cordial manner to the effect that he hoped His Excellency's
management of the railway companies, The whole difficulty hinged upon the refusal of the directors of the railway companies to recognise the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants of which Mr Bell is the Secretary, The Society claimed, that in the event of a dispute arising between a milway company and more of its employées that negotiations betwcon employer, and To-day the Volunteor Encampment of employed should be carried on through 1307 becomes a memory, Jan units Secretary. Naturally the railway ostentatious way our Volunteers are companies emphatically refused to do doing a duty which is neglected by any such thing. The affrontery of the Society's demand is the more evident far too many; although wehasten to say when it is borne in mind that it claimed that, in respect to żeal for voluntary the right to interfere irrespective of training in martial exercises, this whether the employer or employees Colony need not fear comparison with happened to belong to the Society.ammunition. any part of Empire. It is a duty Stripped of all its misleading oppanages which presses heavily upon both the the Society's proposal really meant the Volunteer and his employer. For creation of a lever with which to force the former it often means han non-unionists into its ranks. In the |A. S. WATSON dicap in regard to promotion and for absence of any cubled information to the
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4,
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contrary we must presume that the strike is "off" and that militant trades unionism' has had a severe set-back.
Bre in
AN OVERDUE STEAMER.
Grave feats are untertained for the safety reuembrance. Moreover, I felt, FOIDE of the steamer Thiwan, which left here on how, that I fund not quite fathomed the mission might moet with every sUCECA October 25 for Saigon, with a general surge actual state of affairs. may divide the which would tend to the clavolopment of and some 500 Chinese passengers. She had dens I entered into three dinsex. First, China's foreign trade as woll as secure the not arrived this morning, and it is feared there were some in which I found no co-operation of all Chinese merchants she must have met the typhoon
smokers. Of those, however, it was pro- į abroad, ultimatoly Kurikering Chinese con
the latter it involves, a dislocation of the work of the office. But the snorifico. is made willingly and Hongkong has ar large a percentage of men qualified | No other organization which has for to efficiently bear arms in times of its aim the gaining of the confidence necessity as
other British and support of a certain definite class
of men, has made more wonderful pro-is now owned by the Chinese tiem Winguly, and the few divans observable wore
- The Taiwan is an obt F. and S. heat and fossed that the wars sold opinay retail mercial interests. His Excellency suplica Colonies, if not a larger percentage. The institution of the Reserve Associa Green or has extended its influence into Fat.
arranged for the use of the master or his more countries than has the Young tion has further afforded those who Men's Christian Association. Bogin-
privileged assistants. Moreover, I was in- formel that two of these shops bat lwen closel, and had been transformed into grain shops. Thisinformation is probably corect, as no motive could by fortheeming to sg
exist in actual warfare,
world.
A COOL THIEF.
Wakes Lukong to Steal.
6
fittin,ly, thanking those present for their curdial welcome. He concluded his veranks by inviting the party to tex the next day on board the Haichi.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. have passed through the Volunteersing in London sixty-three years ago,
Mr Chan Kiang Yu, o energetic an opportunity to save themselves from with a group of twelve young men,
opponent to the present aduinistrators of the Coutou-Baukow Railway, next spoke gotting rusty. Altogether the Colony most of whom were employed in a It is plain that one at least of the gest deception, on the part of my informant of the noncompliance, by the present may well be proud of the publio spirit
single draper's establishment, it has criminals in Hongkong had a supreme con- The second class of "dens," of which I adaninistrators, with the Chinese com- gradually made its way into many tempt for the Chinese bokongs and police visited several, was not so deserted. In nercial laws. He asked His Excellency's shown by its people. Annual carape different countries of the
force generally, if an instance which each there were a couple or three smokers; help to pacify matters, requesting His such as that just concluded give the Soveral of the men who started the consideration, Daring the forenoots a numbers, who were lounging on the beds 28,000, which had been paid as first entred this morning can be taken into others were present also in considerable abroad to the sume effect. Of the Excellency to inform Chinese motoliante Volunteers the necessary knowledge of organization lived to see the day when ukong, who was off duty, was past step, thoughout Sucking The latter at ouve call on the shares, a greater portion was conditions, approximating what would its members were enrolled by then the lukongs' quarbera when he was roused disclaimed any connection with opium, de up by subscription by those mer While parade indreds of thousands and the leader of n workman, who said he and to rompre of the master of the shop, who having a Throne bad already appointed Sir Char
by a Chinese, having the appenance but professed themselves simply "friends"
chants. of the group, George Williams, because the brass hinges from his bog, ground drills are of great importance
His Excellency replied that as the of the great help the Association had lukong resented boing-disturbed but the ehnt." What truth there may be in such of the line, he no doubt understood what The little leisure had one in for a friendly Tung Liang Cheng to be Director General in themselves the couple of weeks been to thousands of young men, was other went to work and removed the professions is not for the casomal visitor to spent at Stonecutters are of immen-knighted by Her Royal Highness Queen hinges.
was best to do, and he was the proper Then the latter started to go deride.
person for him (Chan) to approach him-op- surably greater value. The Volanteers Victoria in 1800, and was ever after-would i all probability got cleat luut not come smokers were hard at it, and it seem-invitation of Commissioner Yang, members
away taking the hinges with him and In the second class of "dens," therefore,
his arrival. learn what it means to be subjected warte familiarly known to wet in the constablo, who had heard the Jukong grumed, moreover, from the general appearance the Haichi, As the launch
On Sunday at 3 p.in, in response to the to the discipñor of a camp and to have Association as Sir George. No reward bling about being wakened, looked in. Hoof things, that were others inclined to guests appinuched the representatives of of the Chineso community went on board is en highly prized as that which comes thought the proceedings were strange and smoke, no one would hesitate to supply the superial Chinese Navy, which were no greater protection against the cle- because of help given to one's fellow-interrogated the stranger, finally anesting them with the drug, and mucking apparatus: a. His actioner
conveying the
ments than a tent. This tends to men.
Bay. a band struck harden them and to fit them to endure news of its great usefulness spread to which have since been recovers from
Soon after its beginning the hain for theft. It was then found that no outside power, apparently, was expected gueste most cordially. By the
Yang received the seventeen-hinges were missing, three of to examine into what might transpire. privations such as would fall to their Germany. France, other countries of Marine Dealers' stores, but the remainder
Comtesy of "the In the third class of dans" I founxi a
Northern Diristan lot if unhappily, at some time, they where Associations were formed und
Europe, Canada and the United States, heard to-morrow,
have not been ineed. The case will is totally different aspect of affairs. It should College, England, and had been with frent Navy, who was with the Imperial Chinese with the Greenwich Naval received a serions call to arms. While have made wonderful progress. In the
be stated that I only visited two or three of Britain's Mediterrancon Squadron for two this class. They were as full of smokers as cruiser Haichi which was preserved in d years, the guests wore shown Over the the field training is of value and im last two decades it has spread to Russia,
could be conveniently accommodated, and creditable manner portance to the Empire it is not Brazil, Japan, China, Korea, South
any lamp ter alight, and many en His Excellency addressed the party. He After taking ten and photographing, Africa, Mexico, Argentine Republic, tese valuable to the men themselves.
actually lying beside them smoking, though was gad of their presence. He hoped
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“The Earl and the Girl,as presented by it was hat ten o'clock in the morning, that in the not very distant future, China's Too many of the residents of the Byunny men, who are in a position to ing, was highly enjoyable. Dall went when I entered the "don," because I could Chinoso merchants there would be seen The Levant, India, Australia and Ceylon. the Bandmann Company on Saturday even Romon Catholic Christian.: At any rate, thors powerful vosscle than the two Of there shops, one was controlled by a Navy would be increased with larger and East allow lassitude to fudge as to the power of its influence, there were none and the Company was speak the language more or less in the Dragon tag on the water.
present and that whenever there them and refrain from it is said to be one strong factor in loudly applauded for their singing and telligently, he assumed that I was a taking sufficient exercise to keep them binding the nations of the earth close playing, and individual members were missionary, Whereupon ho scented quitz furbour for the rest of the day, The The two cruisers with His Excellency, together, naking the liability of war vociferously encored. The Company play anxious to establish his relationship as next places of call are Manila, Saigon, loft port, this morning anchoring outside fit and healthy. For such the encamp-less, and rapidly hastening the time "Lady Madcap" to-night and should stated above. I pointed out of course that Singapore, Penang, Java, and thence His went is the means of physical salva- when the motherhood of mat and draw another full house. They have a professor of the Now Faith he should Excellency and suite will proceed to Europe
Willy billy ther must take their nations will be realized. Though the done so woll on the stage during their hardly devote his time to opius selling, but and America by mail steamer. share in the heat and burden of the men who were charter members of the
stay that any piece essayed by them is might he expected to set a somewhat better guaranteed to be good.")
example to his neighbours, whereupon ho Robert Porter & Co., days and when the period of training first Association, were unknown to the
Burghed it off, ns if, after all, the fault was is over they return to their offices with world, the organization now numbers
The Cinematograph Fathe at Weistonan's a heinous one. In these shops, too, by the scare, the highest men in every Rooms drew a good house on Saturday licenses. The smokers informed no that King Alfred (the flagship) arrived to-day The Moumouth and the Astren got Into country as its members and supporters. with its new set of pictures. They were they had not obtained licenses, yet no cuc She was eluted by thus foreign men-of-war I enquired about the use and abuse of the port yesterday from Mars. Boy and the, to enjoy it to the full. Those who Sir Andrew Fraser, Governor of Bengal, highly appreciated, and will be shown intefered with them. They had hea in post. It may not be generally known consider that our military contribution virtual ruler of 80,000,000 people, is the nightly during the week. is disproportionate will see in the active president of the Calcutta Asocia
about them is they may have heard that she flies the full admiral's lag, the The Victoria Cinematograph, which is about the recent slots in Kian Su, but Commander-in-Chief having becù promoted enthusiasm with which volunteering isi, rivalled only by Viceroy Toon Fang, night when now pictures were exhibited, will now be understood what I meant «
tion. Yuan Shib, Kai, Viceroy of Chih-established in a new salon in Des Vour did not consider that they themselves
Bond, was well patronised on Saturday were Interested in the question. It quite recently. Lantered upon locally an argument in the distinction of being the most It will be opened nightly, two performnees when I allied that the results of my which may be effectively used lator progressive and influential Chinese being glvon.
investigations were rather unsatisfactory. Of course at no time could a Statesman, is a generous and constant
CHOEN. RECITAL
Empty dens I found, but under the con- friend of the Tientsin Association. Sir possession of such importance to the
On Tuesday next Mr Douman Fuller ditions obtaining, ope cinuld not be aurs Robert Hart, Director General of give an Organ Recital at St. John's that they would always be empty, and that Empiro at Hongkong be left without the Chinese Imperial Customs, gore granie: Possacoglia (Baul); Aris, My of my visit la no necessary guarantes that Cathedral, the following being the pro- no smokers were found therein at the time the protection of regulars, but the $2,000 towards the Shanghai building heart ever faithful," Master J. Stuart; two hours later they would be empty. presence of a strong auxiliary in the lot, and the Emperor of Japan gave Preludo and fugue in C. Major; Allegro One may add two or three sentences to LIGHT wholesome, and shape of men who would be of material $10,000 for the support of the (Sonata 1); Hymn 1861. To the Spring this paper. On the North River thers is high pressure nean lien over Chips to
invigorating
Resistance if wanted is a proof that we Army Association at the time of the (Greg); Overture in C. Minor (Holine); large well-armed cargo bost, named the North of the Upper Yangtze, and are doing our share towards the de- Russo-Japanese war. This is recogni- (Ousolsy), Meadamos Barrett, Dres and important kinds of cargo, and among its moderate.
The Ho Sai boats." They carry the most pressure is lowest over the S. part of the fence of the Empire. This should, in tion of the worth of the Association, and Perkins; The Storm (Lemmons)
China Sea. Gradients aro slight to the help and support of the very best the young men of any country deserve bene
coneidemble amount of opium, and also
Strong monsoon and highest men which the nation & QUESTION THAT EVERY MAN sro tot to be attacked with impunity by
spesie. Because they are wall art on Formosh Chaney be expested in the and the N. part of the China Sen. SHOULD DECIDE FOR HIMSELF.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours end- at 10 am to-day 0.02 inches..
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affords.
A GOOD LINIMENT
Trio In the Sight of the Unsiso"
H.M.S. Kour left yesterday for Singapore to rycommission.
WEATHER REPORT
Figg of the Hongkong Observatory —
The following notice is issued by Mr
On the 4th at 18.50p. The inrometer, slight viso has taken place also over 5. has risen considerably in N.E. Japan, and Japan and the China coast
A
organized bands of piratas, the better cast for the 24 hours ending at nooD
FORECAST D
DISTRICT, 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood N. winds, frealta
NEwinds
extent,
strong
THERE is one subject in which many class of Chinese merchants and other for consideration later on For the WHEN you need a good reliable lini is the quickest way of getting rid of a opiumi amoking goes on in these boats of us are interested and that is, what usually travel by them. I belloro that present it snflices to felicitate all the sent try Obamberlain's Pain Balra, troublesome cold? Is it best to take some among the passengus, if not just as fredly officers and men who attended campings. A piece of flannel slightly dampened claims, or to pin your faith to Chamber which shows that at least the new Is has no suporine for sprains on well na remedy put our with exaggerated as of oki, yet to a siderable upon their devotion to duty and upon lame back or pains in the side or bhest. It has won a world-wide reputation and these conditions, and I myself
with Pala Balm is superior to a plaster for Iain's Cough Remedy, preparation that fiona are but imperfectly enforced under
new regula
the real service they are randering not also relieves Theumatic paing and makes immense sale by its cure of this disease seen: Biokers on a passenger boat, ano have
cheinists and store-keepers,
and store koopers, kolmea
kong and Lanions: Same as No. 1
3.South coast of China Between Hong-
only to the Colony, but to the Empirep and rest possibla. For asle it This remedy is for sale by all chemists degree loss imposing, and Ice safe than 4-South coast of Chime between Hong
thesad
kong and Hainan: Same as No. 1.