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THE CHINA MAIL.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1808,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
China produces 400,000 ounces of gold
a
The Daniels flag is the oldest of all national flags for it has both in uso since the year 1211.
a
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The Waiwupu has granted a licence to certain American engineer to prospect for
gold mines near Amoy.
The National Gallery has purchased
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr James, Head Master of Row 1-16on School is being treats for mudaria
at the Government Civil Hospital.
Mr J. H. Scott, the President of the London Branch of the China Association, intends coming out to Ching on a trip to wards the end of the year.
Mr. E. A. Hewett, the agent for the P. and D. Company in Hongkong, who has bean staying in the South of France, hopes
to be back in the Colony this month.
The death is nazounced of Mr Kaw Siow
from Lord Talbot de Malahide for 25,000 Khearn, son of Mr Raw Hong Tak. Mr guinea family group by Frans Hale.
PARIS, been well-sorred in this respect: there the higher classes are beginning to or have never been wanting, courageons nument their honeri (a sort of collar) STREET S
men and women ready to point out the with expensive jewels, in addition toyantly, evils of the time and to castigate the rich embroidery, and in this way, they 6.36.
The British postal agencies in Morocco follies of society. Be that as it may, ure vying in ostentation. Such extra-bare boer brought within the penny postage however, the pressnt campaign for an vagance is absurd. On the other hand, schemo. improvement in the morals of society is complaints of tradesmen in regard to lead by the Tokyo Mainichi Shimbun, a business depression are in the air, and paper edited by Mr-SUMADA SABURG-an the public is generally dejected; yet the eloquent barrister and earnest Christion, prices of commoditics do not go down, whe has represented Yokohama uniuter- but are rather maintaining an upward ruptedly in the Lower House of the Diet tendency. Turning one's eyes to the ever since the opening of parliament in state of industry, one finds that the 1801. His journal enjoys high repute manufactures turned out are mostly of in Japan and consequently some conside spurious quality, and that confidence in ration should be attached to the article Japanese goods abroad has totally col wherein is deplored the wane of morality lapsed. Since the great war the people to-day sent a coalie to goal for six months, Kow Siow Khearn was formerly an In- among present-day Japanese as manif Japan, who ought to be serious, -feated--in-the-lux relations between the honest, and earnest in their business
sexes, the publication of literature having are fickle and inconstant in their deal: sensual and effeminate tendencies, the ings, blindly following the prevailing growth of a speculative spirit, and other fashions. This state of things is to be HARVET'S ‘SPECIAz' $14 por Case. undesirable and unsalubrious pheno-traly deplored for the sake of the coun-
DODWELL, & 00. Hongkong, August 11, 1908. Ilmei These form" (we are using the Japan Chronicle a translation) "an BIRTH.
insidious danger which, unless immedi- (a)
PANLIPS-On Sept. 3rd, at No. 4 Ca meron Villas. The Fesk, Hongkong, to Mrately flealt with, must ultimately san
A telegram to Ceylon exchanges states and Mrs A. R. PERLIS, & Daughter.
and undermine the good morals and amount of money is spent on various that, in consequence of the Wigan colliery *DEATHS. TAYLOR-Suddenly at the Government foundations of society. As roflecting amusements in order to attract visitara,explosion, the cricket mateli between These pintes, nrerpowered the shop-
[S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.,
Chater Road.
Hongkove. Aerl! 16, 1907.
67%
JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & CO., LIMITED.
ESTABLISHED 1770. THE Undersigned have been appointed TBOLL AGENTS - Hougkung and South China for the above Company's
WHISKIES.
Mr J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy
for stealing two gold rings from Mrs Hobbe.
------
Several sunumonses, under the now Public Heath aral Buildings Ordinace have been withdrawn pending further instructions from the Government.
Ra goon exported this year to ámorisa try. Such evils have been fused info 14,579 tons of white and cargo rico up to things. Even in the case of lealtors for the reponding period of last the first week in August, as against 17.179
industrial exhibitions, which should be | year.” conducted with seriousness, an enormous
Kaw Hong Tak, the father, was a Justice of the Peace at Hongkong and is a ropatel millionaira living at Boihow. The late Mr
spector of the Bank of China, and, later, Inspector of the Penang Opium Form. He died at Shanghai, leaving a con in Penang and three daughters at Shanghai.
DARING ROBBERS,
News comes to band of a daring xotbery near Samtak, Langkong. It appears and want a boat with several men taking that some shopkeepers clubbed together-
8500 with them, to proceed to Kaukong to purchase silk. At seven o'clock in the morning, in full light of day, they were attacked by pirates in two small-houte.
Civil Hospital, on the 3rd lost., Police the morality of a people, its literature is the mere exhibits of manufactures and Forkshire and Worcester was abandoned men and carried off all the money on.
Constable William Taylon, third son of James Taylor, Farmer, East Thunderton, Paterbead, Aberdeenshire, aged 24 years. Deply mourned.
Government Civil HACK-At the Hospital. on the 3rd September, CARL LESLIE HACE, of the 1.M. Customs, aged
31 JEATH.
The finoral will pass the Monument to-morrow morning at 9 a'clock.
Clans. Un August 29, 1908, at the Shanghai General Hospital, LAURA WIN- NIFRED CLARK, aged 1 year and 2 months,
I. f. Customis.
an unmistakable mirror of the social conditions prevailing in the country. Those who are acquainted with the conditions which obtained in the Heian and the Fujiwara periods and in the druastics of Louis XIV, and XV. in
produce being considered insufficiunt." This is plain speaking with a vengeance and to drive it home Baron Dua bas caused an instruction to be issued to the local Governors ordering thero to correct the evils of which he com
French history will know what is inplains. It is only fair, however, that!
as clouds of smoke darkoned the ground. board. The robbers had, assistants on
The members of the United Services Recreation Club and their friende will indulge in a moonlight picnic on Monday next. Launches will leave the Police Plor, Kowloon at 5 p.m. and Murmy l'ier at
5.15 p.m.
Carl Leslie Hock, a member of' the
the Tanks, for men were scen awaiting them as they landed, and they wore also ea corteil across country. The boat people. as soon as the pirates decamped, hegan in the usual way to stout and heat the over- present gong. This brought out some of
the local militia, who want after the rob bera and traced them to their lair. But
S. WAISU beloved daughter of James and Ida Clark, store for Japan if the current tide of the other side of the case should be Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, died by removing, a wooden bridge, the robbers
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MEMOS FON TO-MORROW.
Hosting.
4 p.m.-Fourth Meeting of Hongkong the rampancy of the speculative mania, turboace of late years, as is evidenced demanding more than the legal fare. Mrbery, at this time of the day, has moved
Gymkhana Club, at Happy Valley.
at the Government Civil Hospital on there able to prevent the soldiers from getting near them. Afterwards, the MACDONNELL-Up August 30, 1998, at general degeneration is allowed to flow presented, and we had, it stated in 3rd September. The funeral will pass the soldiers attacked the pirates in the rear the General Hospital, Captain DANIEL Aubiecked. There is no blinking the that rather Chauvinistic journal, the monument to-morres morning at mine MACDONNELL, Pilot, agod 48 years.
bot were driven of, and did not fact that present-day morality among Nippon. It acknowledges that the 'clock.
succeed in capturing one of them, time they knew ox- the Japanese is on the decline. The moral equilibrium of Japaness society Mr Xavier, Assistant engineer in the though at the laxity of discipline between the sexes, has been subject to considerable de P. W. Doputment, summoned a rickshaw actly the spot where all the robbers conlia, at the Magistracy to-day, for were in hiding. This set of daring rob- the countryside greatly, and thirty two Hirms hare sent in a round rabin to the Vicorey, pointing out the disgraceful cou- dition of affairs, and requciding that some more satisfactory means I discovered for the protection of traders; for unless some- thing is done, there is no possibility of
wording of the protest is very definite, ser carrying on the work of the day. The
that it is difficult to see how the Viceroy
Miscellaneous
Goods per America Maru andolivored
at noon on this date subjent to rent.
Gooda per Namsang undelivered after
pm, this date will be landed.
General Memoranda.
Ld,, close from this date to 12th Sept., inclusive. MONDAY, September -
the growth of the money-grubbing fever, by the repeated outcrop of a large mir J. B. Wood, the Magistrate, import”a even at the cost of selling one's country, ber of crimes and other phenomena be fine of $5,
We regret that an unintentional the prevalence of suicide and the like, tokening an unhealthy oral condition |tus Bigns which will be deeply deplored of society. Then it goes on to say › — misdescription crept into our paragraph
by anyone who has the country's welfaro
“It is not surprising that this should concerning Mr Dorward's departure. Mr SONDAY, September 6-
al heart. Especially the epidemic of sui-gire cause for alarm is the mom list, but Dorward, we learn. was assistant to the it ia necessary to look deeper into the manager of Messrs. A, S. Watson and Co's Transfer Books of Hongkong Hotel Jo-,cile from which the country is suffering cause that are brought about audi aurated water department.
must be considered a most regrettable state of affairs. During the three
hundred years of the fential regime tunt Quite a number of people wore present can avoid doing something to prevent these Goods par Ernest Simons unclaimed after phenomenon. In early days self-destruc preceded the preseit era perfect order at the Oriental Hotel te do justice to the too equent daylight outrages.
this date at Kcou will be subject to ftion was usually the result of feelings of and a distinction between last evening, daring which the band in society had been special menu provided by the aangemont the four classes et peorde inte of the 13th Rajputs, under. Bandmaster. which the community was divided C. T. Core, rendered, appropriate selec was clearly drawn and rigidly ob tions. served, one class being free from the intrusion of auther. People were con“ tent with the lot assigned tbera and they
incleaire.
rent and tarding charge,
shame or repentance for wrongs done, TUESDAY, September 8 pm
Trausfer Books of Douglas Stasmship Co.,and as such it had an clement of justifica
Ld.. close from this date to 19th instation in upholding social discipline. At Goods per Devasha not cleared at 4 p.m. present the majority of those who com-
on this date subject to rent.
aut suicide are young men and women THURSDAY, September 10-
Goods per Benvende undelivered after who resort to the cowardly, not because
this date sabject torent.
of disappointment occasioned by their Noun --Meeting of Hongkm Datel Co., incompetency or inability to attain de 9.16 p.m.--Volanteer Concert st the sired ends. This reveals the lack of strong will power and the deterioration of morale among the rising generation. It is true that modern civilisation has
WHISKY SATURDAY, September 12--
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STANDING in its own ground with Malt Whiskies distilled in
Teppis and Croquet Lawns, Large
Airy and Well Furnished Rooma, Every
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Apply to Mas F. W. WATTS,
Braeside,' 24, Macdonnell Road. Bongaung, September 4, 1908.
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-A.B.G. "Gode, 4th Ed.
Electric light, hot and cold water through- Ballarda, tennis, croquet patung green and fine stabling for dereen.
out.
Propristress, Mas F. SACHSE Hongkong September 1, 198
1908
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.
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Noon-Meeting of Douglas Sternship
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Andrew's Society at City Hall.
NOTICE:
ed to THE MASAREE,
addressed to THE ROTICA
Communications relating to nate should be FINE MELLOW
Correspondents must forscard their names and addresses with any communications ad
FLAVOUR.
maintained. The
HAPPENINGS IN THE
HARBOUR.
The British steamer Chili, Erom Hai-
The mssagement of the Kowloon phong, with a large consignment of cattle were only anxious not to endanger the Hotel hace secured the services of Maand pigs from that port, aired this position or profession handed down from chadu's string band, which will play during morning. their forefathers. If this deprived and after the special gymkhana dinner people of progressive ideas, they never tomorrow evening. Entirely now pictures dreamed of richesor honours putside their respective province, and society enjoyed will be shown by the Parisian Cinemato perfect order and peace. At the dawa graph Company. of the present enlightened era, however,
their efforts towards them great
The Now Orleans has been retinated by a Hongkong salvage steamer, and in all probability she will be repaired at Tanjong
Pagar Dock. It is rumoured that, during the salving of the ship, a diver lost his life.
of rice and teak wood.
The P. and 0. staarner Delhi arrived in
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the people were rudely awakened from In view of the jwoposed reorganisation centuries of restful slumber. The class of her Navy, the Chinese Government has distinction on which the social fabric issued instructions to the various Providers
After a very quick passage with fine was built was rest asunder, and the atong the coast to build railways. The weather the German steamer Rohsichang 6.30 p.u-Meeting of Hongkong St. bought the ethies and other moral doc-usages and traditions on which the Ministry of Way has given directions for from Bangkok arrived in port and anchored maintenance of social orcer depended the establishraent of Intelligence Deat her buoy just before nem to-day. There trines of the East and West, ancient and
were ruthlessly swept away. Figura
were fourteen deck passengers and one *****modern, close together and within every-tively speaking, the country has Parlament in each of the Provinces.
Freverted into the state of pandemonium
cabin passenger, a Mr G. Keitel, who is body's reach. These doctrines, however, that reigned in the Genki and The British postal order system lus a pleasure telp round the world. The Letters relating to bruinces should be address are nothing but enunciations of logic Tensho periods, when internecine strile now heen extended to Northern Nigeria, vessel brought sacarge fifteen hundred tons
was at hoight. Now that riches and orders issued in that Territory will and arguments. No amount of and honours have been placed at the be pagubie, under the usual conditions, at philosophy seems to have the real power disposal of any who are able to extend any post utics in India. Postage stamps of taking hold of the people and guiding competition is created. The plucky British postal order, will be paid up to the them along the paths of morality. Th have gained power and the lucky
riches. The rebellions at vitiated atmosphere is invading every Yamaguchi, and other places and the
The suicides anong German school occurrences of assassinations one after All letters for publication should be written commer of society, not excepting another, culminating in the Satsuma children between the years 1980 and 1902 en one side of the paper only,
military and educational circles. The Rebellion of 1877, were nothing but the reached the inssing total of 1,15%. There new ideas. The promulgation of the proportion being four to no. The growing evil can only be chascked by result of the conflict between old and were more cases unong boys than girls, kinserted.
the united efforts of those who have Constitution and the opening of cans were attribored in 3 cases to fent National Assembly brought to an end Orders for extra copies of Bha 'Crisa ML11. should be sent before 11 am. on the day after people's well-being at heart.”
Jur about the time this naticle publication. After an hour the supply is limited. Cash 10 eta, Credit 20 s, reared, Baron Orna, Minister of Agricul Alterations and additions to Advertisements ture and Commerce, delivered a word of on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to our
dressed to the Editor, not for publication · Bra as evidenes of good faith.
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nate abreuly appeared in other papers will
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ONG CHINESE |
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the harbour at ter thirty this morning with passengers and mail from Shanghai. Smooth seas, with pleasant weather, ware' experienced."
From Manda the British steaser Teatr
ing mails and seyen passongers, all of whom are staying at the Hongkong Hotel.
arrived at nine o'clock this morning, bring
The N. Y. K's Australian liner Yawata
of political bloodshed and of punishment, hi 70 to mental disorders; ap-disturbance in Japan's modern history. in 68 to intemperance. Other canses were Maru ieft part, to-day ate now for Mando
During this period of transition many disappointment in love, religious doubts, men achieved success and its many and dustals induced by the premature failed. The so-called Elder Statesmen reading of Nietzsche und Schopenhauer. and the majority of the new per ars the produnt of this period. The country
Office as 5 Wyndham Street not later than 11 warning to the nation at huge sainst
. New Advertisements should be next to the tendency to luxurious habits which
is still in a tranentory stage, and it is
perhaps inevitable that it should suffer
our Offee at 6. Juson's Road Central before is spreading wrong the people. He from evils which are incidental at such
period. Generally speaking, however,
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are pointed out that the nation has been the country and people, it must be
until countormandod.
Telegraphia Address: Mail, Hongkong, Telephone No. 22.
Rainier Beer The China Mail.
LIGHT, wholesmie, and
invigorating
Undoubtedly the best Beer brewed in America,"
DEATH OF CONSTABLE WILLIAM TAYLOR.
From Sunstroke.
and Australian ports. Among the passan. gers were the wife and children of Mr W. B. Walker, Assistant Manager of the local ation of the Standard Oil Co. of New Fork. They left on a trip to Manila.
"The Charterer of the S.S. Spit was fined $40 at the Marine Court, Lo-day, by the Hon. Commander Basil Taylor. H. N., for
anlawfully allowing the vessel to leare the harbour with more passengers than is The master of tho ship was fined ter allowed by the port clearance.
cents. N.
mat ordered for a fixed period will be continued burload with a heavy debt of admitted, are making bealthy progreES, It is with sinocre regret that we and here is no doubt that whatever nonnes the death of Constable William 12,300,000,000 since the great war with undesirable social phenomena may be Russia." Corsequently the peopleshould now in evidence will disappear in das Taylor, from sunstroke. Some two years course, an order will gradually begin go the late afficer was drifted from the be thrifty and work asiduously to assert itself.
Aberdeen City Police where he had served
in their business with the same
These then are the pros. and enus, of two years, and since his arrival at Hong- kong has been stationed principally at the
Discussion took place at the Supreme in the war the question and we are glad to know Peak A few days ago he was detailed for Court to day before the Chief Justice, Bir spirit as they did
crificing all personal comforts, Japan has men of ability ready to duty at the Centar Wharf and about 11 Francis Piggott, na to the form the docree and striving in conjunction with the discuss the matter in the public press o'clock yesterday morning he was taken to should take in the action Hip On Insurance No 5 Polico station sintering Co. sad Hongkong and Manila Yuen Sheng Stato authorities towards the further though the eventual outcome is very unstrotu, only to be immediately removed Trading Co. Li Po Yung and Ld Po ance of national wealth until the whole problematical.
to the Government Civil Hospital whero
Honroe, FRIDAY, SEPTEM ̈ 4, 1908.
JAPANESE MORALITY."
Kimin which his Laardehip found for the
WHOOPING, QUUGH:
WE gather from translations appearing of the deb has been, repaid and the The bearing of the motion in which be died within ten hours of his admission.efendants. Eventually, the Chief Justicó An' the Japan Chronicle that prominent nation's financo hab bean consolidated. Ranter Brockelmann and Co. ask for a Constable Taylor, who was only 24 years Japanese newspapers are seriously dis-Contrary to this, remarks Union Owl, her trial of the case in which they were of age, was the third son of Mr James reserved the point
defendanta was continued before the Full Taylor farmer, of Hast Thunderson, pussing the question of the alleged the people are mpidly acquiring a habit Court this afternoon and adjourned, Peterhand. He was a uniranal, fareceito and much respected by his rallongues in A. 8. WATSON & 00s, decline of morality in the Japaness of caroleasons, indolence, an extra-
nation at large, and our contemporary raganco, The luxuries indulged in in CME people are fith to believe that longong The funeral with full songs lo and liver of preparation ova be, inde honours, deceased being a member of the LIMITED,
considers that the fact may be regarded regard to food, residence, and dress and pleasant and agreeable in taste and yet. Join G 618 Lodge, takes place
prangen all the wood, as a significant sign of the times. Our reaching an astonishing point Not the all regional qualities of tonight,, pag the Monront at 5.30 it is samer to aspectorate, hope rocollections, that Japan has always content with these lurries, ladies sexing and tonio arma Wins of Cod Liver pa. The DG. M. granted the
PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION BANKRUFTOI - LAWS In: CENA HONGKONG, Repeated from the China fad,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
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as 8, Queen's Road Dhanical,
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Oll will convers the most akentical. Tá phy
Masonic funeral.
It properly treated, but all dangermayt
Very dangerous dicked unles avoided by giving Chamber Congo Remedy. It ligates the tough
dongă loces, ind makes thi coughing less frequsar, and.