THIS WEEK
FIRST SHIPMENT
OF
NEW
NEW
PIANOS
ON HIRE
..GOODS $10
FOR THE
FALL.
AT
THE OITY OF
PHONE
8 PEDDER,
No,
JUST RECEIVED
THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12' 1908.
YOKOHAMA PECI BANK,
LTD."
COMPANY MEETING, PARIS, who were good at making revolutions. paratively small number of persons, The absence of general prizeiple behind an enormous amount of power by the
Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd. STREET.
our political acts pre-supposed some control and consolidation of many of
At the half-yearly arceting of sharo
The ordinary half yearly meeting of the 530 thing which formed a marked charne- the smaller corporations into a smell holders of the Yokohama Spesie Bank, held
at the Head Office, Yokohama, on the 16th, shareholders of the Hongkong Hotel Co. teristic in British life, the habit of give number of large ones. Hence has instant, it was resolved to pay a dividend Ltd., was held at the Hotel at noon and take, or compromise, the strong arison a demand, voiced by President of 12% pa. for the half-year ending the to-day.
Dr J. W. Noble presided and there ware insistence upon "playing the game," RooSEVELT, that the State should be 30th, June 1993. to add to the Resorva
Fand Yen 600,000, and to carry forward also present Mesars W. Hutton Potte which was nowhere more ampha-clothed with wider powers in order to the sum of Yen 1,112,000 to the next (director), E. J. Chapman, E. §. Kadoorie, D. E. Haskell, W. E. Clarke, S. A.” “Beth, J. Amold, Ellis Kadoorie, Mowbmy Northeute, with Mr C. Mooney, secretary,
The notice convening the meeting bayingTM“ been read,
A New Consignment tically orpresaed than in the world curb and govern the increasing arrogance account.
OF
PER MONTH PARIS MODES
and GOWNS.
Tuning and Regular
WM. POWELL Attention Inclusive.
LIMITED.
ALEXANDRA
S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
1IMITED.
(a)
Hongkong.. Apell 18, 190%.
BUILDINGS,
Hotals.
MACAO HOTEL.
1PECIAL REDUCED SUMMER
SIPROLA
RATES.
Par Day...8 4.00 to $ 7.00 according to
Par Weck 28.00 to 40.00 Par Month 10.00 to 140.00
room glected A. S. WATSON
Weak ends, Saturday afternoon to
do do,
Monday morning...$7.00 to $10.00. Two perseve occupying one room will be charged a rato and a half only. Ohildren under 39 Half rates.
SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES.
Excellent Cooking by An Cazono, for Over seventeen years chief cook with the! lato Mr J.. W. Osborne,
Macao, May 13, 1808.
730
BELLE VIEW HOTEL TELEPHONE No. 395.
BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
is proposed to hold a TRAM BIL- LA TOURNAMENT at the
above Hotel
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EX- CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.
WATSON'S
YE OLDE ENGLISH
Teams may be selected from different Lavender Water
wanita.
Unite may be composed from Clubs, Works, Regiments or Corps of Members of
any one department.
The Committes will consist of one mem-
ber from oach Tasm.
Terms wishing to enter are requested to forward their names to the Manager of the above Hotel on or before 20th September, 1996.
.
FRED, E. J. BISHOP,
Manager.
Bangkong, August 11, 1908,
493
'BRAESIDE, PRIVATE HOTEL.
TANDING in its own grounde with Tennis sad Croqust lawn, Large Aury and Well Furnished Rooms, Every bome-comie Fine View of the Harbour; Telephone, No. 690.
Apply to In W. WAITS,
Braeside, 24, Macdonnell Road, Hongdong, September 2, 1908. 1214
In Elegant Bottles. A Delight
ful Adjunct to the Toilet.
era
of-sport, but which also ran through of the corporations; while reform move an Englishman's whole life. Englishments are continually springing up to men were singularly resentful of any cleanes the political rozchinery which attempt to put restraint upon them has everywhere I grown so corrupt. to prevent them from doing what they Public opinion has not yet fully ripened liked. Every foreign visitor noticed the however, and it is highly improbable that abesce of order and discipline in Congress as at present constituted will
order or plan. The man who ate an orange thought it necessary to throw
ROYAL ENGINEER'S SOIREE.
JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY &gheb life, Towne grew up without pass such laws as the retiring President dance hall was quite cool, acociated for by i vlading in 4 conspicuous place thereon &
CO., LIMITED. ESTABLISEE 1770. THE Undersigned have been appointed AKSTS in Hongkong, and South Chios for the shave. Company's
WHISKIES.
| HARVEY'S 'ŠPECIAL" 914 per Case.
DODWELL ď OO, Hongkong, August 11, 1908.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY. Auction.
desires to see placed on the statute book. But they will come eventually the peel down where he ate the fruit. The written constitution of the United A nou going into a park disregarded States, designed with more care, skill the notice," Plotso keep to the path," and sagacity than any other constitu-present,
and threw his manly form down on the tion in the world, guards broadly the ronder their several songs. The first
111 grass. It was owing to this feeling rights of the individust, but as we
that the nation wa so long in adopting compalecky education, and
balance
the sum of 81,903,022. 01 that the divident.
Numerous counter attractions in the way
The Chairman Cuntlemen,-I of moonlight picnic and bathing parties will, with your permissions, follow the notwithstanding, there was nevertheless usual custom and take the report and quite a fair attendance at the Friday Soirse statement of accounts as read. The given by the senior members of the statement which has been in your hande Royal Enginess quadrille club. Although for some days balls for no special comment the weather was somewhat oppressive, the excepting perhaps the slight innovation of the large doors being open which allowed sitateaisnt of the Working Capital of the slight breeze to find it's way in and tous Company. The figures have been culled somewhat cool the inner atmosphere from those which appear under the head. One or two of the ladies-who had made previous promises to attend the planic of Liabilities in the party--in order not to disappoint those thest now before you. It is upon
stayed somewhat late to
has been earned and not as many suppose on the capital of $800,000 contributed by item on the programme was a walkz, în which shoutseven couples engaged. Follow the shareholders. It is only bookkeeping tug this the song, "Flight of ages," was wadu easy for those who will not take the well rendered by Mr lease. A few trouble to look carefully into the figures minutes after, a few more people having placed before them, and requirco no further
and evidently greatly onjoyed. When you review the business of the Company has, palar song in Hongkong, was very well sung the Colony, boen very dull, and our know you're not forgotten," ́s now very po in common with busines generally in
by Miss Quinn, who received due applause. revenue less than for the corresponding" A "Velete" dance was next indulged in, period of last year. That your profit is Soldier," sung by Sergt. Bayhound, the and not to any increase in the receipts. followed by another song "The old greater is dus entirely to economics efected De Alberta" dance closing the arst part since last we met plans have been prepared of the programme. During the interval light and contrasts signed for the removal of that
After the lapse of about ten minutes,
3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the bad not yet attempted to punish idleness fiched piecemeal until at length the corned up, a set of lancers was indulged in explanation. During the parfod under
Public Works Department's Offices." ̈ ̈
MiscellaneoQUE Goods per Siberia undelivered at soon.
this date subject to rent Goods par Monmouthshire andelivered
after this date subject to rent.
have seen, the, tendency of late years has been for these rights to be
in penal settlements. It was due to it candid American has to acknowledge also that attempts to introduce cone that the Englishmau has a wider range cription had failed. It
was this of individual liberty than himself. He resentment against State interference will also admit that the restrictions which would provent the most diffinpon his liberty are increasing every cult problem in the way of the year, and that no one seriously secus Socialistic, or sani-Socialistic, projects to mind. Such are the divergencies in Goods per Lutzow undelivered after this which were being sa strongly pressed national characteristics and habits of refreshments wore served to the ladies.
General Memoranda,
WEDNESDAY, September 16:-
date subject to zest,
on this date subject to rent.
portion of the Hotel known as the Olá
Gooda per Pera not cleared at 4 pupon the country by cortain parties in thought which the two discussions the strains că & Derry waltz werd heard Building and the erection on the site made Goods per Inverclyde undelivered after the State. It was important to noties mentioned above have drawn attention ozve aire, announcing the opening of the building, the framework of which will be
this date subject to rent.
THURSDAY, September 17:-
6.30 p.ro-Meeting of Hongkong Cricket
League, in St. George's Building, FatDAY, September 18:-
11 am-oction of Magnificent Irish Linens, de, at No. 25, Des Voeux Road Central, formerly occupied by Matusk Store,
Saturday, September 19:-
Noon-Mading of Douglas Steamship
Ca. Id., at Co.'s Officer. Transfer Books of Hongkong Cotton
Spinning Weaving & Dyeing Co., Ld., close from this data to 28th Sept.,
inclusive.
FRIDAY, September 20
NEWS OF THE DAY,
that from the very beginning of English and they deserve more than passing notice by all earnest students of the ie the liberty of the subject was not
time. Ised upon any abstract principle, but upon certain legal principles, and there was the curious fact that the law was con- caived of as a protector of the individuni against the Government. The first pro tection devised was against administra- tive imprisonment, the second was the independence of the judicial Remeb, and the third was freedom in the expression
5.30 p.m. Meeting of Hongkong St of opinion. The general effoot of these
Andrew's Society at Uity Hall,
SATURDAY, September £6:--
Noon-Mesting of Hongkong. Cotton Spinning Weaving & Dyeing Co., La.,
Office
NOTIOR.
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things had been probably to preserve the personal initiative instinet in the
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The King of Sweden is to pay an official visit to England and France in October and November.
The Manile courts have commenced to imprison persons who steal electric current with the aid of “jumpers”
The organ recitals held in St. John's
Catedral, which were so popular last season, are to be resumed on October
For infringing the rights of the Post- master Gompral, by bringing lotters inte the Colou Chinese was fird $20 at the Tingintaucy to-day.
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at Mosere Jardine, Matheson Co,'sation in a way that would not have been possible had the people been liable to Clovernmental interference and control; and the really interesting question was how far, in looking forward to the future, first time in twenty years. He is in Swit- Cardinal Itampolls has left Rome for the
they inight expect this long-standing zerland resting at the famous Benedictine English objection to Governmental abbey at Finsiedeln, built in the ninth interference to give way. It must give century.
Letters relasing to business should be address
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AB.O Code, dáḥ. Ed.
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25 per cent Discount
POR CARE
PROM
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(until further notice)
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1208
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Hongkong, Desember 25, 1907,
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Communications relating to news should be Correspondania must forward their names and addresses with any communicatione ad dressed to the Editor, not for publication bad ns evidence of good faith.
All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.
No anonymoly signed communications that
have already appeared in other papers still be inserted.
way if the dreams many men bad L'Union Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., dreamed as to the lines of future has a subscribed capital of £100,000; a fire development in English life were to be reserve fund of £018,000, while future realised; but it went back so far in premiums onder ling form policies to the English life, and was so very-dooply total of £4,321,499. Mesra Siemsson and rooted in English character, that it fio. are the local agents.
Miss
available of a pow, modern up-to-date botel
of steel, Thin framework we hope to have sccond part of the programme. Shofield received a well deserved escort for erected and in position by the 27th of May her reading of "Home, Dearle, Home." After a military Two-stop," Mr Allen neat and the entire building completed as per contract fifteen months later.. That part obliged by singing "Auld Lang Syne," of our property known as the East Wing, receiving due applause. After another a. portion of the verandah of which collaps- danco (Quadrille), an excellent rendering ed in the autumn of 1507 and from which of "Can you wait" was given by Miss the entire front portion will be removed, is Myles who received a well-deserved encore.
now being thoroughly renovated and Response to the many encores received was mado hapossible by the lateness of the repaired and should soon be in fret class hour. A waltz, and the singing of the order and ready for use in our business. National Anthem brought the Soires to a To carry out all this work we must have close. Sergeant Atkins, as usual, ably money. Some years ago we issued $500, 900 prosided at the piano.
of Mortgage Debenture Bonds. These will. be, hecalled and borde of similar nature
THE COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS. give in exchange, The new issas low-
Daring The Tyhoon.
The adjourned inquiry into the circum- stances connected with the deaths of seven teen persong, who were killed by the collapse of four houses at Shaukisan Wast
boforo Mr J. H. Kemp, at the Magistracy, during the recent typhoon, was resumed
on Friday afternoon.
Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, représented the Crown, and Mr Otto Kong Sing appeared on behalf of the property
we
ever will be for $750,000 instead of £500,000, with the exception of this chatge all the terms and conditions will
be identical. The new issuo will be made change will be effected through the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 4 noir issue of share capital will also be
acting will be called to discuss and do, and to this you will be asked to subscribe later on when a special
on the 31st of December next. The ax-
decifio the terms of the issno, at which time full particulars of this increase will be laid before gon for your consideration and ap calling up of the fresh capital so that it proval We have purposely postponed the
may be unproductive for the shortcat pos Chung Yau, son of the owner of the zible period timo Jest where it will
to say. property, stated there wam no openings at begin to contelbato as a dividend earring the rear shown on the phaus, but, after Fuwer it is impossible for
Jost only give you the dates apprised consultation with the contractor, he thought in the contracts and these of you who would be advisable to make such openings are familiar with ballding operations in in case they built more houses at the rear. Hongkong know and better than Witades know he was breaking the law in to insert a date oarse in building Ca tell you, how misleading it is having these openings misdo
contract sponifying when the work shall be completed and also, as a rule: what a faroo it is to insert a penalty clauso of so
it
Orders for extra copies of the Ce Max would be no easy task to convince the brass tablet has been placed in St. should be sent before 11 a.m. on the day after ordinary Englishman that the Guvern-Teter's Church, to the memory of the bite Examined by Mr Kong Bing, with publication, After that hour the supply is ment was not his enemy, but only his Mr William Ramsay, for many years said he supplied the time because he was
$10
limited Cack 10 sta, Credit 20 ets, priend. According to Professor MASTER- superintendent tugineer for Messrs But-afraid if he let it out en contract suficient many dollars a day payable for non-
Alterations and additions to Adsertisemena An, therefore, the English xation, while or Pages 1, 2, 3, 8 and 7, should be sent to our willing to hear the arguments of the Offer at 5 Wyndham Berest not Ister than Socialista, is not likely in our time to am. Now Advestiastrents should be sent to our Ofice at 8, Queen's Boad Central before |3 jam.
Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for fed period will be continsel
until countermandeð.
Trisgraphis Address: Mail, Hongkong, Telephone No. 22.
The China Mail.
Hongkong, BaNORDAY, SEPT. 12, 1908.
NATIONAL DIVERGENCIES.
borsake its ancient ways, and submerge the will of the individual in that of the organized whole..
terfield and Saite, and at one time superintendent of the Ecottish Oriental Navigation Co.
Cardinal Merry Del Val, the Papal Secretary of State, has been in poor health recently because of the hard work he has had to do in Rome during the hot tmson, His doctors have ordered him to go to Vicarello, near the Lake of Bracciane, to
take the bure..
The recand discussion, dealing with the United States, was participated in by Prof Divey, Sir A. Ruoren and many lights in the legal world. The speakers The report of the Sun Insurance Co., pointed out that in the United States, for 1907, of which Mesum Liomssen and
Chung Yee, contractor, was called. Me Bowley-Was the lime yead good? -Yes, it was from Saking. The aaner previously bought some other lime, but I condemned it.
lime would not be provided
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performativa of the terms of the contract. To illustrate the futility of inserting dates in contracte I will cite a case in point; wer era, sa you doubtless know, about to alter the main entrance on Pedar Street. The contract time for the completion of this work was seven waste from the signing of the contract in July last; three weeks
were allowed the contractor to pro- Pare all his materials and a further period
Is this motar (produced) good-The stuff I put in was better than this. This
of four weeks seven in all—to plase them is only middling.
in position and complete the job. To-day This out of your wall Some of the the 12th of September, in the date Azanged. bricklayers may have put it in without for the completion of this work excepting properly mixing it. The cause of this of course the tiling which has not yet arrived from England, Had we met collapse is no fault of mine. The wall yesterday instead of to-day I would have would never have fallen but for the said you entered the binding to-day you should have been able to elements.
Mua Ting. a bricklayer, said the tricks pass judgment on what had been done, you of course observed nothing I ADY
not visible, To-day this does not apply ship bad.
as scaffolding is now being erected. And yeb the contract time aspires to-day! Whan it will be completed we don't kaów. The East Wing will also be Beished far behind the contract jume. When it will | be completed we don't knów. It would sppair hat timis clauses in these nontracts are pie crust promises made only to be broken. The penalty dense seçins also to
where the assertion of the rights of the Co, are the local agents, shows that after used were pretty good, but the worktaarthing has been done at all it is certainly
individual had once been a antioml fetish and duly provided for by the drafters of the Constitution as a
providing for the usund reserve of forty per cent. of the premiums to cover liabilities under current policies, there is
a credit balance of £317, 032: 19: 1, which has been transferred to thy profit and loss
Two very interesting discussions took abstract principle of accepted de-account,
place during August, the one in the old mouratic state-craft, the tendency to
Amongst the matters to be dealt with
The hooring was farther adjourned;"
SPORTING.
Golf
ing enforced, though the clause reads 7th.me is the seccase of white cons A holow mockery. In view of this ex- ample you will observe the dificulty one 74 | labours under in endeavouring, to Ex → time for the completion of may work lo 77 hand | Were the time clauses, insisted upon and the penalting enterood, a different state of affairs would exist and the reads would be more satisfactory to those who 9618 78 are compelled to build. And I would por 82379tainly advise no one bo build in this colony
uplers compelled
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world university town of Cambridge, extreme individualism bas of recent at the meeting of the Sanitary Board, on The monthly competition for the Osp the other at a conference in London, years been accompanied by the recogni-Tuesday afternoon are the followingtain's Cap was played at Happy Valley be inserted with ito ider of its not be concerning some of the national charaction of the newer principle that the Cerence relative to sa putbreak of between September 5th, and Sept. rinderpest among the cattle imported from The following Cards were returned :- teristics of the people of England and combined efforts of many individuala Kwong Chau Wan; report of committer
SEAT CAPTAIN'S OUT,
BO 12 WATSON'S
appointed to consider the methods for pro-A. W. J. Wat of the United States and the divergence working in cooperation are my moting the keeping of cats as a measure 1. Paston
Commander Penfold 93-18 Genuine Double Distilled Toilet which is now clearly perceptible in produco desired results, and this re- for plague prercation; report of committes O.R. E. Beavis
their practical application of the ideal cognition has led to the formation of pointed to report on offensive trade, of Bay Rum
denice relative to the contract for the au C. B. H. Beavis ...
H. P. Thoma of_personal_Liberty, or in other corporations and political machines. fat boiling in Clarence Terrace; correspon- words, of the manner in which each these naturally have come to be con- ply of labour and material for the pingus now deals with the liberty of the rolled by the most capable men who, cemetery at Cheung Sha Wan correspon. douce relative to minimiting the breeding. subject. Professor MASTERMAN, speak ing at Cambridge, pointed out that there ras a strong sense of law in English life, in which sovereignty was the out come of law, and not low of sovereignty arests of the general public when these The result was that in all the demarda come in contist with their own. The of the poople the claim was never for over of such corporations has in-myt trip to my properties on the fron-
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An interesting game
There being no questione, the report was adopted on the motion of the Chair man seconded by Mr Chrke.
Mr Kilis Kadporín proposed and Mr. Chaprama "soonndad the re-election of Dr
| Neblo as director, which was carried 2005
and A. I... Love Meera H
re-appointed auditors un the motion
of Mr Seth sochdal THE following paragraph was ipad played at the Institution of Englusers and
from the "El Bai" A Leapers Shipbuilders on Friday evening, between Is The Chama Harmosillo, Mexicty, it being X PME OF Mr E. FL. Hind and Mire MoDubois, whom | berriedain - Uth the jetter so he pubisher from a thiepd
Doralend warrante #On Mr Tid won by 500 t56480
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Cleanse the Scalp and Impart a the concession of thetract rights, but used normonaly during the past tõending
Rich Brilliance to the Hair,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
for an extension of certain precedents or years, due to a period of great agtis in the past. No attempt to establish
prosperity and general develo constitution Rady fucces ment, the Lender or being all the time
UK Ne
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without