Co.,
WM. POWELLS. MOUTRIE & CO. THE CITY OF
LIMITEE,
ALEXANDRA
·BUILDINGS,
SEASON 1908
Bathing-
BABY
LIBITED.
GRANDS and UPRIGHT
GRANDS
BY
BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH RACHELS, STECK,
Costumes PLEYEL, CHAPPELL,
DAINTY
DURABLE.
Wm. POWELL, Ld.]
HONGKONG.
Hotels,
CLARENCE HOUSE
49, 34 & 35, NORTH. SOOCHOW ROAD,
SHANGHAI
AIRST-Class Boarding House.
Boom for due per day, $5.00. Boom for two per day,
$8.00.
Monthly Ester. Single-100 & $110, Two in a Room, 860 extra. Hengkong, November 2, 1907..
ROSENKRANZ, KEMMLER, and HOPKINSON, &c.
SOLE ACENTS
FEDDER
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
PARIS, conditions that, on, the university, of
the declamation of American indepen
A fine of $25 or fourteen days', uns. STREET.
dence, Dritiale consular and, diplomatic imposed on a ecelio at the Magistiney representatives extend their congratulato-lay, for cutting trees on Crown land tions. This shows that not only is the pust forgotten hut that the present and ANOTHER LOT OF NEW the future is attended by pur very best
Just Unpacked-
SPRING
GOODS
DIRECT FROM PARIS.” Hongkong, May 4, 1908.
BIRTH.
Scone braits on the frontiers- are.
trying to enter French territory by wearing Chinese Imperial @ddiers' unifozzám,
MONDAY, MAY 4, 1908,
LOSS OF THE MATSU- SHIMA.
A REPORT FROM JAPAN.
(By Courtesy of the Japanese Cununi.zi
Tay, blay S,
On the th April, at 4.8 a. ime of the Japanese training squadron, the Mntsu. atsium, sank in a few nents while
The Yuk Charitable institution Canva has refused to take part in collect ing money paid on the second call of the Canton Hankow Railway shared.
wishes. We know that our American Iriends appreciate this sentiment and that they feel that when we criticise the criticism is based upon genuine and |
The United Service Recreation Club abiding friendship. The proof of this hold a paperchase on May 7, the meet realization of British sentiment towards being at the Club at 4.30 p.m. America is shown by the cordial accept advertisement appears elsewhors. 679ance of the invitations to visit, Australia
COFFIX. On rd May, at *** Elan- donan," The Peak, Hongkong, to Me and Mrs A. G. "Corris, a Daughter.
DEATHS
S. Moutrie & Co., Ld., requested to attend in ftil rogalia.
York Building,"
CHATER ROAD.
Hongkons, Auril 16, 10%
174A S. WATSON
BELLE VIEW HOTEL
SHAUKIWAN ROAD,
A by Tram of Rickaha,
Pleaset Drive along the San Front,
FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION"
AT MODERATE RATES. •
Under European Management, MACHADO'S FAMOUS STRING BAND
will be in attend sacs --
EVERY SUNDAY EVENING, from 4,80 to 8.30p.m.
TELEPHONE No. 393.
Bongong, March 31,-1908,
CARMICHAEL AND
CLARKE,
CONSUETING ENGINEERS AND
SURVEYORS,
493
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,
TORNIO April 16, at Tai Ten Fu, Shndai, M ANNA TURNEE, wife of the Bev. J. J.. Turnier, of the English Baptist Mission.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW,
* Anations.
and Honghong, Those invitations were extended simply to show that the British people were anxious to give tangible ex- pression to their sentiment of friendship. We feel sure that they were accepted in
PERSIAN TROUBLE,
RUSSIAN AGGRESSION.
TEARED.
(Exclusion Service, supplied by Reader. via Bombay)
LONDON, May 3
It is feared at Constantinople tha
choring at a part in the Pescutores owing to the explosion of the after magazine, Russia will take advantage of the dis only four metres of the chimney being bances in Persis to occupy Persinu above water at full tide.
According to the investigations up to districts with a view of re-establishing noon, on May 2nd, officers, 24 midship. Ал
order. inei, semi-fficers nail others of the view numbering 305, were saved,
There were 385 European and 152 Chinese visitors to the City, Hall Tabary, and 186 European and 2,780 Chineze visiars to the Museum during the week ended 3rd May,
The bodies of the Captain, sére officer, 27 midshipmen, one semi-officer, and 39 of the crew were found, list those of 21 officers, & midshipmen, and 111 crow are still missing.
Being "olistructed by the quantity of
duris it is very dificult for divers to
discover the bliss.
The charge against the coolis, who was a similar spirit, Turning to the in-arrested on suspicion of having entused the death of a house buy at Mesars Butterfield mediate question of the coming of these Syim's on Arail 21, was withdrawn at ALLEGED NEWSPAPER LIBEL.
the Magistragy this afternoon.
Wang Village is responsible for a long holi- The elau fight which is raging in Fung
day in the Ling Nani College, Canton. Fire
being resorted to endangers the College, which is near the scene of the
fight.
Aotion For Damages.
A libel action came before the Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott, in Sunuiary Jurisdiction, at the Supreme Court this morning. The plaintiffs were Two Tsui Wo and they claimed $10,000 from the defen dants, Sai Kai Kang Yik Po Nowrepaper
Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by bill in the Sonate providing for a sub-
Mr Otto Kong- Sing, appeared for the staatial enlargement of the powers of the plaintiffs, and Mr M. W. Slarte, instructed United States Court for China.
Died, at the Egwloon Hotel, at 12.30 pc, JANES WILLIAM Danoaxe, aged 65 The funeral cortege will the monu-
pasy ment at 1.30 plin, to-morres, Tuceday.
All members of St. John's Lodge arar vessels to Hongkong it has to be borne in mind that, for the time, we are the representatives of Great Britain. The warmth of our weloone will show the death of the affection felt for America by the British people. This not only are we placed upon
our mettle 2.30 p.m.-Anction of Household Furni- as a Colony, but we have to acquit our According to Washington cablegmm,
ture, &c., a Myrtle Bank,' 53,Mount selves us befitting the great Empire of dated. April 29, Senator Henry Cabot Company Ltd.. for alleged libel. Kellet Road, Pask. 2.30 p.m.-Anction of Dress Material, which we-form a part: If our treat Fait Hats, e, st Mr Geo. P. Lam-meut of vur honoured guests falls short raert's Salus Room.
in the slightest way of what is due from 5.30 p.m.-Organ Becital, in St.John's international courtesy and friendship
The statement of claim was as follows:→→ When the police were about to enter The plaintiffs are merchants, and carry on not only will the Colony be humiliated house at West Point on Saturday night business at No. 147 Connaught Road but the Empire itself will be degraded.to execute a gambling warrant, an ala Contral. The defendant is the proprietor, With this heavy weight of responsibility was raised and one man endeavoured to printer and publisher of the newspaper Goods per Delia not oleared at 4 pm. on upon them we have no doubt that the Go-escape by jumping out of the window or known as the Sai Kel Kung Yik Po. The
this data subject to rent.
the second floor, into the street. As plaintiffs have for many yests carried in Goods per Kelamo undelivered after this verament and the people of Hongkong realt he struck his head on the floor step business in Hongkong, and are well known will rise to the occasion. Opportunities and fractured his skill. He was taken to as the Two Tagi Wo Foreign Goods Firmy.
Miscellaneous.
Cathedral
General Memoranda, WEDNESDAT, May 6:
date enbject to reat
FRIDAY, May 8-—
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STIOTAL FUNDS at Slap Dromete, 1905, £17,837,119.
-Authorised Capital £5,000,000 Baboer bed Coplat £2,750,000 Fald-up Capital £887,500 ₺ @ -Fire Funds 3,586,150 18 6
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NOTICE.
Letters relatingts business e7ould be address. ed to "THE MANAGER,
- Communications relating to neies should be addrimed to 'E EDITOR.
welfare of the globe chiefly depends
Lalge of Masseirasetts has introduced a
aduditted.
by MF Stavonson; of Messrs Dencon, Looker and Deacon defonded.
and we have received from Messrs Me The words translated into English mean,
JAPAN'S NAVY.
MATSUSHIMA DISASTER,
(Exclusive Service, suppliet. Sy Beuter.
via · Bombay.)
Toxro, May 3.
· The London papers deeply sympathise" with Jagan over the loss of the training ship Matsushimi.
Several leading articles have appeared in regard to the accident, all intensely. sympathetic.
Many messages of sympathy. have been received by the Japanese Am
Issation.
RIOT IN ANHUL
ORDER RESTORED.
Magistrate Stil”Missing,
-(Chinese-Mail's-Service)-
SHANGBAL, May 3..
The rioters who had gathered since", the destruction by fire of the Magistrate's Yamen at Yingahanhsien, have fled or the arrival of re-inforcements.
The magistrate je still missing.
VICEROY CHANG.
Returning To Canton.
(From Our Correspodirat.)
CANTON, May 3. Viceroy Chang, of Canton, loft Tabbing" on the morning of April 3 for Wucher, whore be arrived at noon. On the way His Excellency met with several cruisers ou patrol duty. At the request of His
Goods pez Prine Sigismund undelivered for welcoming a large numberof men are the hospital, but died soon after he was on the 5th, 16th, 17th, 16th and
after this data abject to rent.
29th days respectively of February, 1807, naturally few. The methods by which SATURDAY, Miny B
defendants falsely and malicionaly printed Goeds per Nippos Marundelivered after welcome can be extended are limited.
An announcement was made in our and published in the said earspaper, noon this date subject to rent.
But such methods as exist should be advertising columns on Saturday with certain bellous article in the Chinese 6:16 p.m.Meeting of Hongkong Chib utilised to the fullest extent and the regard to Collver's found the World Tours langusse refering to the plaintiff firm.
visit of the battleship fleet to Hongkong Ewen, Fricket and Company, win aro and are understood by those by who should be made to conduct to the amity representing Collar's in Hongkong, a very they were published to mean,If thoro are such thing how can he acizo of the two countries upon whom the attractive booklet, setting forth the company's property. as his own
advantages of accepting the opportunity The Tso Yuen Rep aro culatrated persons of seeing the world under the guidings of
in the congreint cities of Manila. Bo- an axperienced firm of tourist agents. Thoides the branch Shop Taut Wo Long, they beoklot irextromely well printed, is pro also have established in Hongkong the fusely illustrated throughout with glimpses Tso Tani Foreign (els Firm. It cauzot of the places to ho visited, gives a lot of said that they are not fish persons, and useful information to the traveller and yol they have done such inaut. It is not has the aditional merit of being free of that owing to there being a great prokt, Excellency they were erdored to some cost. All who are contemplating a trip their gready month is watered for it as alongside and after inspecting the logerand should call on Moore Moyun, Friskel it were watered for min. It is not that giving a few words of advice, the crukeres they look strong in their outward appear- and Company for particulars regarding ande, but are dried up internally, and as were allowed to resume their duty. Ifis Collver's. The party of Collver tourists they and it unable to pay out the aforesaid Excellency stayed at Wucliow over the whose names we give below, strived on amom, they tuve been compelled to donight and left Cantonwards on the iorning
of May 1. Saturday by the Nippon Maru," and or 530h au act. Recently we have egon their correspondence published in a Hongkong busy doing the wow. They are personally newspaper giving false allegations regarding conducted by Me Leon Collver, President the matter and we therefore give a little of Company-Hon. and Mrs Gardon explanation here, and make all our villagers and relations in the island know, that Wattles, Miss Caralyn Taste, Mr and Mrs between Heaven and earth (ie. in the Charles X. Payne, Mr Ms E. M. Towner, universe) there are such unjust and lawless Mrs Zaé Smith, Mrs K. G. Hallack, Mrs characters."
Correspondenta muet forward their nantes
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Several persons were captured in and addresses with ony communications nd-Kochow last week for manufacturing as dressed to the Editor, not for publication to supply the bandits.
as evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written antre side of the paper only. --
No anonymously signed communicaticha that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
WHISKY Ordera for exien ropita of the 'Causs Mini, should be sent before 11 am, ar the day after
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OF
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AND
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* Borasfied to the Boozer of thr
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"BIB ROBERT HARTS
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Bertos of Articles on Eir Boszes
HART'S SURF for the Improve
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Reprlisted from the Chino Mall" "To bị
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веру
A proposition has Loon put before the military authorities to convert the barracks of Canton into fortresses.
This Fathian hotel ami restaurant Suilds have entered into an agreement to se o Juanese marine ments under Ane of $200.
-
case is pending in the Nam Hai Allerstions and additions to Advertisments Magistracy. Canton between an American or Pages 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7, srould be sent to our firm and a Chinese dealer. The recovery Office as & Wyndham Strees not later than 11 of a Sim of money dus is sued for. non. Riew Advertisements should be sent to our Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before 3pm
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered för a fixed period will be continued wall countermandad
Telegraphic Address Mail, Hongkong. Telephone No.
The China Mail
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MAY 4, 1908.
THE BATTLESHIP FLEET. -
F
A "Chinese Mal" telegram from Peking under yesterday's date states that thirty-four Chinese students who have graduated from Europe and America, are to be before Chong Chih Tung for examINK- Lion ab Peking to-day.
Bank deposits in Tokyo still continue
In the mid article it is alleged that one W. S. Graham, MT. L. Nowell, Mr. Tso Hing Lam, a member of a certain firm
THE BATTLESHIP FLEET.
Due at Manila lu Octabor.
-----
WASHINGTON. April 29, It is manounced at the Navy Department:
B. Newell, Mrs Percy Roberts, Miss Mary in Mars, Kiowa the Too Yaer Hop that the battleship fleet will wil from Ban Maxwell, Mrs N. E. Miller, Mr. Charles firm, had absconded, and had, in concert Francisco on July 7, beginning its cruise J. Shoemaker, Mr R. H. Morgan and Mr with the inanagers of the said Teo Yuan through the Orient and homeward by the
Hop in the said article described as "an-Sez Canal. Leon Colivor
just and lawless characters," conspired to
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr.J. W. Osborns, Jute paprietor of the
lp show a falling off, while advances Kowloon Hotel, and extremely well known steadily increases, Tus total deposits of locally died today. The foural will take the banks in the Tokyo Bankers Union place at 5.50 to-morrow afternoon and will ou April 17 showed a decrease of Y1,484,000 beanie oue, deceased having boon a as compared with the end of the preceding member of Lodge No. John, 618 S.C.. and weak, while adrances showed an increase Logo Eastern Scotia, Kowloon, No. 993
of Y129,000).
S.0%
Sir Robert Hart is due on the German Returns made by the Sanitary Bureaunil steamer Yerck this evening. Sir in the Japanese Home Dopartmont slow, Prams no news could be more gratify that during last year 3,691 cases of chotara Robert has been invited to may at Government House during his sojourn in ing to the people of Hongkong than were reported, 2.025 suding fatally : 24,926 post, but has had to decline the invitation cases of dysentery, 5041 of which wore |that America's battleship fleet in to
fatal: 23 062 cases of typhoid fever, 6,691 of His Excellency the Governor, on-the visit this port. We have here numerous ending fatally: 1,034eses of smallpox Mitchell-Taylor will call upon Sir Robert, grounds of failing health. Captain representatives of American interesta-with 437 doathe: 522 cases of scarlet fever, a free port, Hongkong offers to the ending fataly; 14,781 cies of diph-half of the Caramor, upon his thesis, with 4,292 Beaths; nod 845 cases of
Superior Pale Dry. people of all nationalities an equal plague, 674 having a fatal hull.
Fer Dozen.... $19.50,
Rainier Beer
had in papphlet form at shh Offer, 0, LIGHT, wholesome, and
Queen's Boad Cotsteal,-
Poor 6 Case,
REFORM IN CHINA
DENG letter addossad to Ren
B
Adrizal Lon Chats Brazzrono,
6.B. M.F. - And su artiols in reply to
CHINA: 'THE SLEEP AND AWAKENING.
To be bad in pamphat form at the UMBA HAI Offee, &, Qames Rosa
invigorating Undoubtedly the best Beer
brewed in America."
chance for the rewards which await
arrival.
On October 17the battleships are schu
Tdefraud s. certain company in Manila, re- The fleet will reach, Sydney, New South ferred to in the article as the Land Invest Wales, cu August 20 and Manila, Oc ment Company, and that the Tao Yuen tobar 1. Hop firm Gud established in Hongkong a Lmneh known as the The Tsui Wo Foreign Goods Firm (meaning the plaintiff's foreign Uuled to reach Yokohama. Seven day goods firms), and meaning that such firm will be sport in that port.
Rear Admiral Sperry is to lead the flost time been counted in business with the on the long cruise. Hie Bugship will be
the Connecticut. said Tso Yuen Hop.
was than connected with and had ab one
The statement contained in the article
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS to the effect that the The Tani We foreign goods furni was established in Hongkong by Tse Yuen Hop, is absolutely antruo
AT THE ITALIAN CONVENT. nod is without foundation and has been made maliciously and nufastly on the part of tho defendant. By reason of the
During the week end Centenary celebra malicious statement aforesaid, established tions have bees held in connection with by tito defendants of, and concerning the
it's firm known as Taus Wo, the tho Italian Canyont. The celebrations plaintiffs have been greatly injured in their commenced with a gormon in Chinese on credit as merchants, and have been sudden- I called upon the quest their liabilities Suturday, while the discourse on Sunday The defendant in his, dafence admitted | was delivered in Portuguese. This morn
does not admit that the plaintiffs have for paragraph 1 and 2 of the statement ofing the sermon was preached in English laim. The defendant does not know, and and to-row (Tuesday) evang, the
many years canied on business in Hong Convent buildings are to be illuminated kong, and that they are well known salin honour of the occasion. the Tea Tsui Wo Foreign Goods frm. It was in 1800 that a little hand of giz Defendant said that the article was Another crowded gathering paid high published in good faith and he had paid devoted sisters came from Italy to Houg tributes of praise on Saturday evening to $500 into Court. The article was sent to kong, and the result of their labours is to industry and enterprise, and tar The last Gigan Recital of the present the Parksguess children who are odcut the paper by persons who had also sont he soon to-day in the large institution American friends are by no means to serias takes place in St. John's Cathedral in the production of the Belle of their names, and defendant was ready and which stands in Caine Rol, not to mention
willing to publish an apology. A
the numerous agencies throughout the to-tuono (Turday) 76.30 p.m. All the Yers, at the Citano Club Floral, tri- Sir Henry Berkeley, addressing the be ranked second in those qualifico-items to the pagrants are by request butes were unicavus and many of the Court said that the paymont into Court, Colony. Besides to choos tions. We know and appreciate Ameri-and the vocalist will be Me Frank Austin, youngsters were singled out for speel admitted the hability of the defendants to Wanchai. St. Mary's school at Kasloon, presents, at the slow of the first not Mr pay some damages and the only question the home for foundlings at West Point, the was the amount. Both sides had left that Chmere schools at Ebaukiwan, Yaumont, cans, although at timen we may indulgo The programme is as follows;
Preludos
Rachmanise Alver, one of the leading members of the to the Court. the friendly privilege of criticism, and Toths Spring
fie Club, presented all the childrum with a Evidenes was then called in soppart of Huughom and Aberdeen, as well as homos for foundlinge at Namau and Sambue, are yen denunciation America is nearer
Sullivan sual souvenir subscribed for by the meri the phintiff's claims at paYON
all andor its supervision. liers of tho Club. The children were l to us than any other nation using
secrabled on the stage and as they advang. In order to give the Hunghutzes One of the interesting features of the nearer in the sentimental sense of the
od to receive His present received rounds, sharp lesson the Viceroy of Manchuria has Institution is that Shater Mario Stella, one word. Her language is our language 7 Solo
of opplanes, Miss Irene, Pomedios being sent more troops to Kirin to samt Gentral of the six sistem who laid Ha foundation, singled out particularly. The performi Ching in this work and it is believed that is still hate and hearty in spite of hat 75. and her political institutions are largely
wice was really excellent, and encrres were the troublesome handits suffer femres, forty-eight of which have been spent
in the EastE based upon ours. The national instinet
AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER MAN'S frequent luster Anthony Castro was re- grostly. of Américo is to a great extent similer ESPERIENCE WITH DIARRHOFA, alled six tithes after singing the humourou to the of Great Britain. Latterly the R8, G, Mather, publisher of Okrog Don't You Know had Miss Camilla
Cret
times-piter 11 nicle, Norminatorn. Qobemand, has acquired oversea possessione und saga: "Chamberlain's Colje, Cholers"
NAMAN DAGatcon Remedy completely cured me close
2 Angel's Farewell..
Sole Thou'st passing
Mr F. Austin: a The Storm.. 6: Finale
• Melody in Figureség
It is enough 3 Dilitary Marth (Not).
kar
fre de tho
diroopo
8. WATSON & 00, this has caused the creation of an impechsmile, droites from oth
rial spirit. Any bitterness canised by the offered for years I too condens ATMETEROD.
geramedy, alan waved the life of Beverance of America from our Empire diughter he when asthing we severaly Cutorre
nitinkid with diarrhoea and was given up other ans long been laid at fest, anil so per: pythedostora?!. For als by all chamets
THE HONGKONA DISPENSARY.
fect is, burocamescadre in
and atorekenDOES
The Pelog Board of Agriculture, York and Comnieron has presented to the the new system of weights and wiba drawings and explanation the regulation to a food the
Romript has orien
biont of the sisters at the prosent time sin Italy, trut the number, includes Spanish, Portuguese and German. Thes daughter of Bir John Bowring was the novice to be resolved by the sisters. Bir John Boering was at that ticio Governor of Hangkang.
TEARNS HRAJAGIE QUIN Cavarishi pa bilious houd
systern and fely and quick!”,
uct try it t