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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A ballis to be given at Government House on November 9th in honour of the King's birthday.
PARIS, the debt increases in the futuro at the samerate as it bas during the inat fow STREET.
year Germany will be faced by a annual deficit of several hundreds of million marks. is pointed out that this unsatisfactory state of the Imperial finances rosets unfavourably on the money market, and constitutes a
A native was sentenced to twelve national danger, insspuch as great months' imprisonment, by MrJ. H. Kemp,
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The sports in connection with the A A. Association aresto takeipiacs at Kowloon on November 14 when there will be a race for soldiers,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908,
BULGARIA AND HER INDEPENDENCE.
(Exclusive Seizics, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay).
Losmos, October 15.7 The Bulgarian Premier, interviewed Ly the representative of the latin, re- peated that he was actunted by pacific intentions but if the nation had sgain
THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
TO BE INSPECTED BY MINISTER OF MARINE.
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay.)
Lostox, October 15.
The Russian Minister of Marine is
difficulty would be experienced in case at the Magistracy to-day, for returning to purchase its independence, it would proceeding to Sevastopool to inspect the it
The P, and U. 6.5. disig, left at 5
of war in raising necessary loans twice from banishment since 1906. One of the new Finance Bills will," therefore, provide for a compulsory TO END OF OCTOBER. gradual redemption of the Imperial
MEMOS FOR TOMORROW Anction.
€79
11 am Auction Dreva Lengths & Suit Lengths, dc., of Mr Gen. P. Lam- mert's Sales Room.
MiscellaneonS Goods per Mongolia undelivered at 5
p. on this date subject to rant.
2 p.m. this date will be landed.
deb. The German Government have sies come to the conclusion that large sums of money are wasted owing to the clumsy methods of bureaucratic administration which are prevalent in most of the departments of State. announce the Prince BULOW will
P.m. to-night for Shanghai with the interport cricket team on board. There was a large gathering of sportsmen to see them off
It has been reported that the wreck of a tongkang was seen at about 20 a.m on the 27th September in the Malacca Straits. Fatitude 37; Longitade 10" 25 E.
do so with its life's blood.
THE BOYCOTT OF AUSTRIA
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via Bombay.)
LONDON, October 15. Two Austrian steamere have been prevented from entering Beirut.
LOOKING FOR A FRIEND.
ilcel.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
BULGARIA'S DESIGNS ON
MACEDONIA.
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LONDON, October 25 At his home near Llangollon, North
Young Turks in Macedonia believe Wales, Sir Theodoro Martis, the roteran author, has celebrated his ninety-second Goods per Lighting undelivered after administrative reforms which are in-ty. His works include biographies Laut Kai, unemployed and of no ized that Bulgaria ennereplates the seizure of tended to bring about a system of the Prince Consort and Miss Helen bodo, was charged at the Marine Court Macedonia while Turkey is unprepared.
to-day, before the Hon Commander Basil Fancit, his late wife,
Taylor RN with_unlasfully_boarding -of-rigid-acouong Those reformes.
Liostonant Barrington Kennett, of the the stern launch Ram Po, without cannot be carried out by parlia-Grenadier Guards, and Mr Eustace Short; permission, while it was alongside the eronat, made a balloon fent at London bamboo wharf at Yaumati Pelice Station. on Sept. 13th and wore caughti.asnowstorm Defendant got on board and went into and gals. They wore carfied across the the engine room while the kunch was laid North Sea, and were Binally requed by up for the night. Defendant said he wanted to find, a rana, & fhead of bit. A Dutch pilot tag.
fine of 55 or 14 days' had labour was the appointment of the Dalai Lama as
General Memoranda”~~~~ MONDAY, October 19:---
Goods per Polynesien unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to
rant and landing charges. Goods per Poons pot cleared at 4 p.m.
on this daze subject to rent,
TODAY, October 20:-
thle date subject to repl
THURSDAY, Oslober 22:-
mentary Billa, but it appears that strict instructions will be issued to the differ- ent departments of State to abandon the
Goode per Benn undelivered after systems of wastage which has hitherto prvailed in favour of strictly business- like methods of administration. I sems, further, that the practical reforms introduced by the banker, Herr von DRSBURG, in the Colonial Office, when he was appointed Seuratary of the Co- lanics, are to be copied by the other
Goods per Arsye not cleared at 4 p.m.
on this date subject to rent. FRIDAY, October 23:-
Noon- Meeting of Canton Insurance
Office, Ed., at Measts Jardine, Mathe
soy & Co.'s Offices. Goods per Senegambia undelivered after
this date subject to rent.
Goods per China undelivered after this
date subject to rent. TUESDAY, October 27:---
Noon--Meeting of The Dairy Farm Co.,
Ld.. at Co.'s Town Office, 9.45 p.mAuction of Household Furni
ture, o.. at No. 1, Gomes Villas, Bowlcon.
WZDNKRUAY, Otober 28 :---
at Mrs & Rooms.
Ministries. Henceforth departments of Sate will be instructed not to increase the number of public officials, which has teen steadily growing during the last few years, but they must compel the present staffs of the public offices to do
The ideal wife for the working man is a woman who knows howto roast a joint imposed. of beef, boll a basin of brah, and get her
elbows down to her work without her.
fringetets boing in the way.”—Mr 8.1 Robinson, a member, at a meeting of the
Baildon Education Committee.
Messe W. G. Humphrys & Co. hate
received a telegraphie communication that
their various well known brands of
a woman
CONCERT AT MURRAY BARRACKS.
THE DALAI LAMA
(Wah Te Yat Po's Service.)
PEKING, October 14. The Grand Council has recommended
the Supreme Head of Religious Affairs
in Mongolia and Tibet but that he shall nct be allowed to interfere in political
A most enjoyable- concert-was given by mattera. the N.C.O's aud men of the 3rd Battalion Middleser Regiment yesterday evening on the drill square in rent of their barracks.
"SOME PECULIARITIES OF INSECT LIFE."
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Mosses Godfrey Phillips &Sons of London, The concert, which had been postponeć | have hero awarded the Grand Prix at the from Wednesday evening on account of
A most interesting lecture was given on Thursday evening at the Union Chuch Frans British Exhibition, London, for the inclement weather, was organis.
Hall, under the auspicies of the Unica od by the brother N.CO's of the late Church Literary Club, when Mr F. W. cigaretes, for which Mesare Humphreys W. H. Wild, Band Sergeant of the same Terry dealt in an exhaustive, and placing hold the sole Agency in the districts.
Regiment, who died in England manner with "yome carious peculiarities A Chinaman was charged before Mr Jcently after having been invalided. home of insect life," having made experiments Ad in the Colony on behalf of the Honolulu WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Hughes of Hough's Sates the requisite work by adopting more R. Wood, at the Magistracy, to-day, with from South Africa during the war
in mission was gained by paying an entrance Govorament. The lecture was inestrated modern and less bureaucratic methods, stealing an ear-pick from a
Queen's Road Cential. Defendant was fee, the whole of which is to be derated by several lantern slides, and the lecturer Also, we rad. instructions will be also charged with recurring from banish towards a fund being raised for the bonds dealt particularly with the white ants which issued to emrcise toore caution in moot. Complainant stated that she way of the lato sergeant's wife and three child were to he found in Hongkong. There concluding contracts, which must hepce about to enter a shop when she felt a pick ren, who had the xaisfortune to be left was a fair attendance and Mr F. Browne
being pulled from her hair and she tar totaly unprovided for. Letters relating to business should be address
forth be granted on strict commercial und aud caught hold of defendant by od to THE MANAGER.
Communications relating to news should be principles: white greater economy will shoulder. A witness which the defendant brought, said the defendant was walking addressed to TEE EDITOR
have to be observed in cursing out all between the complain and the person Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with any communicatione ad public works. Although these adulnia-who watched the earpick and the caught dressed to the Editor, not for quilisation betrative reforms are expected to result in hold of defendant in mistake. The first na evidener of good faith,
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up in good numbers and practically the whole of the seating accomodation was taken up, the front seats also being filed with the officers and their families and friends. The concert arrangements were in the capable hauds of Bandamster J.J. Punctually at half-past eight, the or chestra, who were scated in front of a nicely decorated stage, opened the programme by playing the selection) "Hilarity." by Sharpe. Handsman Ward on board our Training Ships and in our then appeared and rendered "A whispered Country Homes for poor boys and girls? vow," after which the members of the hind Our Committee will be extremely glad to. took up a position on the stage and sang hare your aid, for they are very anxious a plantation song, "We're off a sorenadh,
(To the Editor of the CHINA, MAX.") Sir,-May we appeal to your sympathy and help in behalf of the work we are doing
considerable saving, new measures of taxation are inevitable. One Bill will provide for the levy of increased death duties; another for the introduction of papers of Lieut-General Little, brother of Orders for extra copica of the 'Cause MAIL taxes or spirits, beer, and tobacco; a third Canos Knox Little, agod 71. He served should be sent bejors 11 a.m, on the day after Bill will ensaia tax on gas and electricity in the Crimea, Afghanistan and Burtis Lance Corporal Rolfe taking the solo, it that the valuable work may be continued WHISKY publication. After that our the supply in
and received the C. B. Dr Blaydos, god this point loud applus announced the unimpaired. There is a special reason for mited. Usah 10 ets., Credit 20 d., per another measure will systematise the, the eminent Greek schrlar. Preben-coming of the Regiment's esteemed Colonel asking for assistance, because the-Society has now additional Homes and larger payment of the inatricular contributions dary Montague Villiers, aged 71, the null and Officers.
Lec, Corp). Orrell gure an excellant
number of children unter its care. We A Blend of the Finest Pureon Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to our of the individual States to the Imperial known London clergymsa. Charles Whit-randoring of Revo D'Amour as a comet
Dilken a famous by-election for Choises and applause and an encore but in consequence 11ses 120,000 men, and the Mersantèle Malt Whiskies distilled in defendan. Street ret later than 11 Exchequer. The fovernment freely mure,, aged or who ousted Sir Charles sole and for his attempts received lead may further mention that the Royal Navy m. New Advertinaments chould be sent toit that all the new taxes will impose represented that Bereagh till the ad of the lateness of the hour was unable to Service 220,000 more. Tao necessity of
respond. pur Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before
Take a pair of sparkling eyes keeping up the supply of British sentezi Scotland
heavy hardens on all classes of the general election. Dr Max Falx, aged 80, was then sung by bir Ayris, his song antwill, we are sure, appeal to every Bril
ing with due appreciation. Then came per
Of our Enitor lads over uation, but it is held that the increasing prominont Hungarian politician and jourhaps the best turn-of the evening it isher abroad.
nalis William Farren, the actor. Wil was found in Miss Parke's rendering of 1,600 have entered the Royal Navy, prosperity of the country renders new
liam Tallack, the well known philan-Rid me to love." Miss Parke and over 6,000 the Merchant Servics, and In excellent voice and her delightful render contributions to the Imperial Exchequer thropist.
ing of the song was rocired with vociferous others from our Country Homes have possible. It is hoped that Germans
Mr George Macortray, His Majesty's applause-richly deserved. It was in vain entered 60 Regiments of the British Army. will accept the new burdena chcerfully, Consul at Kashgar, arrived in London in that the troops could be quieted, until she Alfegather, over 18,000 Boys and Girls ouce more appeared and rendered one have received training at the Society's in a spirit of patriotic self-sacrifice, for September, accompanied by his wife and of Gonoud's Serenades. Captain Parker hands, and 95 per cent of them are today children, having travelled overland through then appeared and for sem ten minutes the welfare of the Empire. Simultane Russia. The journes from Kashgar across kept the crowd in au exceedingly god bearing good characters.
humour with his funny witticisms and may- ously with these reforms in imperial the Tian Shan and through the provies ings. Duc appreciation alea mat Mrs. W. the band, finance, the Prussian Government will of Sorairitchin and Turkestan was not ac R. Stephenson's song "In the Homeland."
complished without some adventures. Another plantation sug
Corp. Stupe soloist, and an execodingly lay before the Diet a Bill to provide for Much of it was done on the backs of ponica mirth-provoking song by Rapper Leckie, GERMANT AND HER NATIONAL the introduction of a tax on dividends at salow rate and undervery hard conditioga for the rendering of which he received and in respect of supplies. Mr Macartney was responded to au encore, closed the first tlerived from invested capital.
Test of the programs. Practically the dotined at Tehimkent for a mouth by the
whole of the ascond part was taken dp by Germany secus reblutely bent on
illnces of his children, one of whom was one act farcical sketch, "Rumans from TEARNS WISE OF COD Læs Om in THE increasing yearly deficit in the setting her house in order and we bort at Kashgar. The Chinese authorities Rome" or "Ajax and Hercules," Beads- the greatest strengthener of the age. Orrell, Rolfo and Band Sergt, Elison wall countrice, for its superior qualities have sustaining the characters they represented. made it world famous."
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fonemal Booth, the veteran organiser and commander of the Balvation Army, is auforing from cataracts which have formed) on both eyes.
bas caused a good deal of anxiety to the odd in geting some sort of system officials were particulary kind and helpful throughout the journey through their advises of the KAISER and we are not out of the present chaos,
territory. 'surprised to read, in the Berlin cor wealth of the nation is increasing very respondence of the Standard, tint when rapidly and there seems no reason why the Raçastag reassembles on November the State should run short of fundo, in 184, the Imperial Government will lay carrying on the work of government. before the Legislature a series of hills Bad book-keeping is said by Mr Con- making necessary provision for the TETO to be the reason for the United much desired financial forms. Ac-States piling up a deficit this year; a cording to this well-informed authority, beter system of book-keeping will also in Pints and Splits. before thedinancial bills are introduced, benefit Germany considerably. As for
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