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Hongkong, 14th January, 1908-
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Meeting.
THE CHINA MAIL.
A SUDDEN DEATH,
The friends of Me E. L. Woodie, former-
TUESDAY JANUARY 14, 1908.
EXPERIMENTS WITH TROUT.[
We are infotuted that the Government
But it is evident that his circular must have been extremely strongly worded. That is shown by the fact that the shop ly in the employ of the P. and 0. Company, intend to try the experiment of stocking at which it was printed has been Buin-will regret to learn of his death which took the reservoirs with trout, a consigament of warily closed. Such action is that place anexpectedly last night, or early on buing expected shortly froin Canada. this morning. Mr Woodin arrivod in the The Colonial Secretary would be pleased would only he justitied if the offence Colony on January 6 and took rooms at to see anyone who could waist in the
THE WEST RIVER PATROL.
experiment,
BANK DIVIDEND.
BY TELEGRAPH.
TEST CRICKET.
The Australians Batting.
*
(Piom, Our Special Correspondent.)
ADELAIDE, Jan, 19, 7.45 p.m. Continuing after the tea
We are officially authorised to state that, interval, Noble and Armstrong subject to audit, the Directors of the Hong-uded runs, the former playing
kong and Shinnghai Banking Corporation :
Mye Luzia A. B, Dj Rozauzo and family beg to return thanks for the many expres sions of sympathy and condolence they were particularly flagrant. It may be the Hongkong Hotel. He retired last FROM
have been recipients of in their heroave expected that the indiscreet banker, morning and his body was convoyed to | night, and. was, 'found dead in bad this
whatever may be his fata in a the Mortuary. The fenomi will probably Chineso
take place to-morrow, Court of Justice, will be acclaimed by the populace na 3 martyr. The people will see in him a
will recommend at the forthcoming mest an extremely steady game. The Question Settled.
|ing a dividend of £2)- per share of the old gallant fellow-countryman who suffered for the attempt to recover for Chins her
issue, a pronta dividend, or £1.10/- per
Armstrong was dismissed after (From Our Correspondert.) share of the ner isso, add to the Silver he had compiled a useful 34 lost "rights." They will not trouble to
CANTON, January 1.
Reserve Fund $500,000 and carry forward and the Victorian, McAlister, Goods per Devanha not cleared at 4 p.m. analyse the reasons which actuated him!
The Poking Government have tolograph-about $2,000,000. In addition to the above on this dare subject to rent.
in advocating a boycott, nor pause toed that some of the telegrams that have the amount received as premium on the left after adding 17. O'Connor inquire how he would benefit personally patrolling of the West River have used
from Cantonese concerning the now shates has been dealt with as follows: joined Noble and the partner
1. To the purobuso of Consals ·zof
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cessful issue. It is this lack of reasoning power on the part of the populace which constitutes the real danger in China. The people are not sufficiently educated to be able to look below the surface. They accept everything their self-constituted leaders choose to tell them at its face
and the Vicary has been directed to take investigation and report.
The Viceroy has replied enying that in their great patriotism some of the Cantonese may have used langungo that was too strong, but he feels assured that the people have been actuated solely by love of their country in all that they have said about the question.
the Sterling Reserve Fund by £500,000 were called for the day, Noble
which fund will thon stand at £1,500,000.
2. To the transfer to the Silver Reserve Fund of the balance of $1,250,000,
THE VICTORIA CINEMATO. GRAPH.
Last night an excellent performance was The Vicoroy Lns issued a proclamation value and as a result they are led into stating that the question of the patrolling given to a crowded house at the Victoria all sorts of difficulties, into which they of the West River has been settled between Cinematograph by "Frogolini," the “Grand hin and the British Consul General. He Transformist." His change of voice in drag with them the helpless and un-nya that the British ressols will be with- wonderful, and although the audience knew very little of what he was talking fortunate Government. In attempting drown in due course.
to start a crusade against the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the individual now under arrest at Shanghai
(From Aunther Correspondent.)
CANTON, January 15,
Final arrangement for the withdrawal of tention-lating is set himaulf-defiberntols-in-oppositioner as been made between the British British flotilla : now patrulling the West
raditveneed to Tha: Error,
Carrengouleme mat formed their men
and editreumen wah buy emunications and deemed to the Editor, ved før paddiction but
weccidence of yout fank.
A filters for publication nland be revitten | ou une sile of the paper only,
Yu anonymously sigard communications that Bare alvendy appeared in her papera trift be Purrrted.
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Telegraphic Address: Mail, Brugkong. Telepime No. 2:
The China Mail
BONGKONG, TERDAY, JANUARY 14, 1908.
INCITING TO BOYCOTT.
following is a translation of the sme
to the policy of the Poking Government. Minister and the Chinese Government, China is changing rapidly but we To-day an official nouncement has been will be greatly surprised if this latest issued by order of the Viceroy, and the attempt to injure the foreigner and stultify the Imperial Government is allowed to pias without severe punish
ment.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
about, his language heing a mixture of
French, Italian, and Spanish, they thorough-
ly appreciated "The Comic Monologue,
being 63 not out, O'Connor 4
not out.
All the Australian bowlers were more or less punished, McCartney's two for 49 being the best average.
A Poor Display.
Aberaros, Jan. 14, 2.40 p.m2 Intense heat prevailed this morning when the match was
of a distinctly different type. His imita-two runs to his overnight score. In this he represented four elameters, all resumed and Noble only added.
He
timroitum celebrated-sungabrossus of Paris-
as very good and it was dificult to realize that it was indeed a “mere man" one was
gave a very patient display. O'Connor and Ransford occu-
listening to the merrily warbled his little pied the creases for but a short
love songs. His changes of apparel were
The recent dispritch, for the patrol of the less wonderful than his rico anipula period, both getting into the has exted disentisfaction among the notice. West River of British gunboats, which tion. He appears nightly til further twenties before being dismissed, and the South Australian crack merchants, has been explained to the
(C. Hill) then partnered Harti- pupulace, nud they were requested
gan, both being still in at the t wait and not tổ
f
nake any dxcitement. Now I havo concluded
tiffin adjournment, when seven negotiations with the British Consul-
wickets were down for 199 General, and hereafterall British gunboats,
The English Mail of the 14th Dosith the exception of those lying in the
was delivered in-Londen on the 11th inst.
The annual meeting of the Hongkong Load Reclamation Company is called for January 28-at 11.15 1.at.
We notice that the prices of Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares in London are quoted at £82, and the Hongkong price is $720, on a difference of, say, £13 Rs. QL
per share. As the Chinese boy would
explain "How fashion?"
Canton River for the protection of foreign trade, will be sent mck to Hongkong, and the future the West River will be policed under the supervision of Adural Li Chen
(Chinese fa'a Serri e)
PERING. Jury 13.
A LUKONG DI CREDITED.
Chair Coolies Resist Charge,
A Chinese constabla could not convince
Mr F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this morning that the tale je tald with respect to an alleged assault was true and in consequence the two-coolies charged. were disch ged. From the evidence it seems that the two coolies, who were inho ouploy of Mr B. Ormiston, of
rung.
A Good Recovery.
ADELAIDE, 5 p.m.
the Mercantile Bank, bad euriel a Hill and Hartigan continued Lady to Meyers Kruse and Company's at the wickets, and at the tea show mom and while waiting outside,
the lukong interfered and finally blew his adjournment were still batting, whistle for police assistants to arrest the the score then being seven
lies wickets for 309.
The Canton Viceroy has wired in reply to the Peking Government that Admiral Li Ch will in fiture supervise the policing of the West River, and that incolies, alleging that one of the On the 27th ult, a Japanese Eshur- the event of bis inability to bring about Collett and Sergeant Deveney arrived on bad struck bin with a bamboo. Inspector wan, while engaged in awahi fishing off satisfactory results, request for tho despatch the soune but one of the coolies, be who Takushan fort, Port Arthur, discovered a of a nar from the Poi Yang Squadron was charged with assault, refused to give suuren torpedo-bost lying in sixty fathoms will be made.
of water. He has applied to the authorities
far permission to refloat the vessel.
Our Amoy correspondent wrote en Japonry 11-The Jara 4. Tjikini arrived an 16th with one of her engineers"
ticket about Yen 2,300.
AMOY RACES.
clusion of which he was loudly cheered.
bis name.
- Mr. S. Kingsbury and Captain Lossion
The scores are
AUSTRALIA.
First Junings
Second Innings.
happened to be standing noar by and V. Trumper...
a good deal of the securrence, and their }
Mr Hazeland dischargit both coolios.
Many thanks are due to Bir Hasinin, THE AMATEUR PARLIAMENT. the hardworking Secretary, who very materially helped towards the success of the Meeting,
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309
ENGLAND.
First Innings.
L. C. Braund G. Gum J. Hardstaff
W. Rhodes S. F. Barnes
The YMCA. Literary and Parliamon. tary Debating Society met agrán last aven- ing when the House carried the second J. N. Crawford... reading of the Bill for Introducing com-J. Humphries... pulsory military training, whích bin live
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(From Our Correspondent), story did not at all coincids with that tola C. G. McCartney
Amox, January 11. byte lukong. They saw the chair arrive M. A. Noble The Chinese gentleman who made his
The Amoy Races were held on the 8th, and saw it placed in the side channel. ill with small-pox. He has been remoradh, and 10th inst, and a most sucessful The first intimation of trouble was that
W. Armstrong appearance before, the Mixed Court on
to the Hospital, and is being attended to. Monday, charged with insiting to boy-Owing to this, the steamer has been unable perfect as it well could be, and everything Mr Kingsbury said the lukong seemed O'Connor ... meeting resulted. The weather was as they saw the lukong holding the coolic. P: McAlister cout, will, we trust, be so severely dealt to come into port.
worked together in excellent fashion, Ato be using unnecessary force and twisted V. Ransford with that his fate will discourage others
Large company of visitors were prosent, the coolies queue. The lukong also raised! The "Asahi Shimbun," which pub and the whole foreign community with his hand as though to strike the coolic and O. Hill, not out from following in his footsteps. When lishes Tokyo and Osaka editions, is few exceptions turned out.
the latter, in stepping back to avoid a P. Hartigan, not ont he appears before the Teotai he will arranging an around-the-world excursion Cousiderable ambers of sailors from theblo, raised the chair carrying pole but and made no attempt to hit the lutong. Then probably plead that, in urging the The route will be from Kokohama, via H.M.S. Fler, S.M.S. Arcona The following are highly recom-boycott of the Hongkong and Shanghai Boston, England, France, Germany, Russis, and helpect to keep the large crowd in broke from his grasp and man a few paces Honolulu, San Francisco, New York or Kaiser Franz Joseph wery present, and blew bi police whistle. The coolie tho lukong struck the coolie on the jaw
mended, and are very suitable
Banking Corporation, he was impelled Siberia, Tauruga. Eighty-five days will bo order. Some excellent music was provided but was caught and again struck by the for presents:
by the most patriotic motives. Patriotism the duration of the trip and the cost of a by the Bands of the last two mentioned Jung
The coalie denied the assault but claimed ships.
that the luktag. without saying -nything, Ideal Perfume
may cover a multitude of ains but it will
The Ladies Purse, was won by Mr came up and struck him on the face. HF. L. Fane not, or should not, erccse in the eyes of
According to a Vladivostock despatol, Master, of Hongkong, autt was presented, tried to ward off the blow but was u the Taotai an endeavour to damage the thus Trans-Baikalian district is experioncing on balalf of the Amuy Ladies, by Miss successful and did not strike the constable J. B. Hobbs
in return. "Row dare I," he remarked, business of a concern which acts as finant orare weather, the temperature Merz, who said a fow. words of congratulastrike a man bolonging to the polica K. L. Hutchings
being much below that of an average year.ion. Mr Master replied in a few well force." cial agent for the Chinese Government. A large number of domestic animals have chosen and iclioitous words, at the con- The fact that the guilty person is a been frezen to death. The railway trafic in occasionally suspended by heavy snow banker is suggestive. In all probability drifts. be recognised that if a powerful, pros-
At the Magistracy this morning Mr perous and well-conducted foreign rival
Gompartz commended Lance Sergeant were compelled to withdraw from the Fowler for holding on to Lam Sing after Geld more business would coune his way. being stablo in the had. Lam Sing This is at all ovguts a reasonable deduc was out to gaul for six months on the Leave of absence, on urgent private topic in practical politics in the homelands A. Fielder, not out
charge of assault and on three charges of affairs, to England, is granted to at this time. The discussion was of an tion to draw. If the mainspring of burglary also to six months--twelve months Lieutenant E. J. Brodis, 2nd Cameron interesting character and showed consider action in many of the anti-foreign dis-in al).,
Highlanders, frous 10th January to 10thable improvement on the first evening's July, 1903.
debate, many members having evidently turbances could be ascertained it would
The Japanese training" squadron,
give much time and thought to thoir: probably be found to be the jealousy of consisting of the cruisers Matsushita, President Roosevelt has appointed subject, while both the attendance and Chiness traders at the success of their Hashidate and Itsukushima, commanded by Justice James F. Tracey, of the Supreme membership showed an increase, the lattar
McCartney Rear Admiral Yoshimatsu, is expected to Court of the Philippine Islands, to the now standing at 47. foreign rivale. The people of China, levo Yokosuka on the 22nd Just. for au Philippine Commission, to be. Secrotary of
Mr Sutton opened the argument for the. O'Connor.. speaking generally, are not actively extended cruise. The ports of call will Finance and Juation and vice-governor. opposition and was followed in quick Armstrong
succession by Messrs Frost, Pendlebury Saunders anti-foreign. Travellers in the interior includo Saigon, Singapore, Colombs,
Borneo, Batavin, Manila, Pescadores, and We regret to on that Mrs Stoker, White, Barlow, Neirn, Moore, Ayris, Mes Delices; Violet Merveille have found that, while they were re- South China ports.
The squadron is wife of Commandore Stakes, ressived a Edwards, Barrington, Faller, and Caplaist
Noble garded with the suspicious curiosity expected to return to Japan in August. telegram from England yesterday an Browne, most of who spoke on the Hartigan
naming the death of her mother. which is invariably exhibited by home-
All opposition side. The next bill will be for By kind permission of ht. Col. Price Mrs Stokes' friends will syispathise with improving our commercial relations with
MEXICAN DOLLARS. keoping folk towards the stronger, they and Officers the Band of the 129th Duko her in her bereavement. were not molested and, when it was of Connaught's Own Balushia will play the
According to a cablegan the Mosion understood that their intentions wero Edward Hotel, during dinner on Thursday, who is a naval comandor and has been
following programme of music, at the King It is expected that Prince Fashimi, ji; | CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY. govemment, has decided to resume the
coinage of silver dollars owing to th pacific, they were treated--hospitably 16th Jan, 1008 (weather permitting,) onlored to proceed to England as an (From Our Coisespondent.) decrease in the tendency of the currency to It is only when the agitators, religious March El Cupitan Souza attache to the Japancre Embassy, is a
Ciston, January 13. leave the country. It will be remeinbered. Overtars...... Flotte Bursche Supps passenger on the stoner Hakita Moru The Board of Posts and Communications silver dollars because her currency was that Maxico decided to stop the toinago of or ommercial, set to work that the Serenade Andalonso Eatonberg. The Prince was commander of the warship hayo petitioned the Empress Dowager and being exported to the oriont in such
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