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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 1908,
THE SHANGHAI LIFEL ACTION.
HOME POLITICS.-
the Cabinet, however, is to stick to offe
HEAVY DAMAGES..
(From Our Own Corresponders.).
SHANGHAI, December 10.
Feeling must be running dangerously high when the Liberala petition the Premier to appeal to the country. The opinion of as long as possible, and if Mr Buxton, the Fostmaster General, voices the feelings of his colleagues there will be no dissolution National Liberal Club recently he said that the Government refused to be dictated to Mr E. T. Bethell against the North by the House of Lunds in regard to China Daily Newca, the jury returned a
OF PARIS, satisfactory but when we turn in the lose support at the polls. Yet some- the account we find that thing must be done, and done quickly anal expenditure pa elementary if an unpleasant catastrophe is to be stion along has rison during the last averted. Of course the present depres- £5 years from £8,500,000 to £14,500,000,sion in trade will pass and another era During the same perind the cost of the of prosperity will dawn, but that does Civil Service has grown from just over not warrant the nation in continuing it 20,000,000 to early £10,000,000, and mad policy of drawing unlimited drafts the military and nucal expenditure from on the chances of the future. Besides, we are becoming more and more depen
evar the Qovurament have had their verdict for the plaintif and awarded £33,000,000 to £55,000,000.
For the financial year 1808-09 (the dant upon other countries for our food appeal to the country. Since then how- year provious to the Bouth African war) supplies, another very disquieting fee-Licensing Billthrown out by the Lords, the 3,000 damages. there was a small realised: surplus turo, ua the following table shows:--
Ready made Day and F-
ing Gowns, Paris Models in Hats and Toques, Laces, Tri
mmings, Under clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hosiery and Gloves, etc.,
etc.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Auctions.
2.30 p.m.-Aration of Jewellery, S., at Mr Geo, F. Lammert's Sales Rome.
2.80 p.m.
- Auction of Chinese Porcelain, o, at Mr Geo. P. Lammort's Sales Rooms.
Amusements,
8 p.m.-Concert at Praya East Hotel, 9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall,
General Memoranda,
MONDAY, December 14:-
FOOD IMPORTS FDA THR, HESPROTIVE YEARS,
1399 05,423,088 857.039 02,02
Wheat (ow
Bacon (cwts.)
Live one and bulls.. Lire dheep and lamba Beet (1)
1907 $7,169,000 450,208
105,60X
1,Kus,051
5,735,003
Multos (ents)
1,973,500
4678,722
8,798,56%
5,506,005
2,327,474
1,210,185
2,077,185
3,926,819,300
3,119,794,
4.571.300 2,823.12
Butter (ewts.)
Choose (ewis).......
2,37%,139 2,228,148,000 18. 2, 106, 199 4,932,138
-8,045,048 5,249,900
Egre (certs.).. Appler (bushels). Banana (bunches) Onions (bushels)....... Potatoes (swis.);
Certainly these figures make one pause to wonder where Great Britain is
-£180,000-but in the Budget for the 679 following year-which, it must be remembered, was framed during times of peace a deficit of about £2,650,000 was shown. This deficit was entirely due to a great growth in ordinary exponditure especially as regards the amount devoted to the Army and Navy So far from" the revenue! having contracted then, à further largo. expansion was anticipated, and the deficit referred to was entirely due drifting to. to the estimates of expenditure being increased by about £5,000,000. Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, drew the serious attention of the House to this recessary but ever-increasing expansion in the national expenditure, and indicated pretty plainly that the matter was one which would have to engage the Wood. elosest attention of Chancellors of
2 p.m.-Bazaar City Hall. Goods per Manchuria undelivered at
noon on this date subject to rent. Goods per Istria undelivered altor this
date subject to rent.
(Fouda per Ernest Simon, unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subjust to rent and landing charges, TUESDAT, December 15-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Caries, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. WEDNESDAY, December 16:~~
2.30 p.m.-Aretion of Japanese Silk Embroiderien, tc., at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.
9 p.m.Corcert at St. Andrew's Ball. THURSDAY, December 17:-
2.46 p.m.-Azation of Household Farmi.
ture, at No. 55, Elgin Terrace. Goods per Aragonia undsilverad after thi
data subject to rent.
to
NEWS OF THE DAY,
for at least two years. Speaking at the
Education Bill has been withdrawn, the Scottish Land Bill also, so that matters may be wearing a different complexion
now.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr and Mrs. R. Belilios returned to the Colony by the English Mail this morning.
Bishop Hendrick, of Manila, arrived in Hongkong this morning on his way to the Philippines.
Among the afrivals by the Delta were Mr and Mrs. J. H. Scott Mr Scott, the head of Butterfield and Swire, is paying * long promised visit to the Far East.
Dr J. C. Thomson will deliver a lectura Sporting notes, and the teams for to-at the TLC.A. moms to-night on "The by lantern views and Scottish story. The morrow's matches, cricket and football, Romance of Lowland Scotland"; illustrated will be found on Page 8.
public are cordially invited.
Reuter wires from Mombasas that, owing to the Congo State having practically!
In the action for litel brought by
.
[NOTE: This telegram was received last
O.M.) night after we had gone to prees,--En.
ARMY TO BE UNDER ONE COMMAND.
(Was Te Yat Po'e Service.)
PELING, December 10.
Te Liang, President of the Board of War, proposes that the whole Army should be placed under his direct command.
DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY.
(Wah Tu Yai Po's Service.)·
PERINO, December 10. The Board of Agriculture, Industry
For entering a house at Shaukiwan and stealing six bugs of seed, a shop cordie to six months' hard labour by Mr J. R.hunters have hemmed in eight thousand was, at the Magistracy to-day, sentenced ceased to administer Lado. European and Commercs, directs that every
A boatwoman of a licensed passenger
the Fxchequer in coming. years 98 host was fred $25 at the Marina Court, for raising to-day, by the Ion Commander Basil Unfortunately, this Taylor, H.N., for unlawfully carrying nine
the best neane fresh revenue.
elephants and are shooting the males, Provincial Tectaš in order to promote the development of industry, abuild They are reaping large profits.
After 17 years' service in the Hong. take upon himself the duty of promoting kong Police, Inspector Ritchie has retired agriculture. on pension, and leaves for home to-day.
Goods per Delia not cleared at 4 p.m. Conservative Chancellor himself showed passengers in excess of the number allowed. Be was formerly a member of the Edin
this date anbject to rent. FRIDAY, December 18:-
2.46 p..-Auction of Household Furni. ure, &c., at Holyrood, Das Yeux Road, Kowloon.
NOTICE.
very little courage in facing the question, and was content to meet his deficit by reducing the amount fired for the redemption of the National Dabt by £2,000,000, and by a few trifling Communications relating to mera should be increases in the stamp and wine duties, addressed to THE EDITOR.
In the autumn of 1899 the whole Lettere relating to business should be address-
position was changed by reason of the ed to Tax MaxAGER,
outbreak of the South African war, and instead of the financial year closing
Correspondenta must forward their nomes and addreens with any communications ad dressed to the Editor, not for publication bud as evidence of good faith.
with a small surplus, there was a deficit
All letters for publication should be written of nearly 14 millions starling, while the romaratistang# wapasowan notes ... pa inserted
hurgh Police, which he joined in 1686. Ho leaves the Colony with the good wishes of all his colleagues.
For returning from barichment a
at the Magistracy, and
Another Indian Mutiny veteran has native was to-day sentenced to six months hard labour forstealing wood the same man will undergo passed away in the person of Lient. General A month's imprisonment. Mr J. II. Komp Sir Henry Wilkinson. Bom in 1837, the son of clergyman, he entered the Army as the magistrato,
in 1800, served through the Indian Mutiny,
A native timber merchant was to-day charged at the Magistracy with having been in unlawful possession of 200 legs of pine timber, valued 8600, and also a quantity of the be valued: 8:00. Br. J. H. Gardiner defended, and the case was remanded.
The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, reserved his decision at the Supreme Court, LORE. get confegerami stok Faisengrob ment and a comber claim by afondant for
further Ceficit of about for the years
RAILWAYS IN CHINA
EARLY COMPLETION DESIREN,
(Wah Tr Ta Po's Service)
PEKING, November 30. Wing Kwong, a member of the Ka and later rose to the command of the 16th Lan Hsien, has memorialised the Throne Lancers. In 1880 ha commanded the Chairy Brigade operating in Afghanistan that the early completion of the and later took command of the Bozdar railways throughout the country should
Field Force. After service in the Egyptian
compagin of 1882, he held high command be urged, za they are closely identified in India and later in the N. E. district of with the establishment of England. He retired in 1894.
kad paty
stitution.
4 Co-
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
-PELA MET DE SIR EWEN
We regret to announce the death of Sir) Ewen Cameron, who for years was principal
Lexier, December 9. manager with Sir Thomas Jackson, in
The Austrian Ambasador, M. YOU The celebrated band of the S. M. S. London. of the Hongkong and Shanghai Pallavicini, after a conference with the
Hanking Corporation, newa ́of which sad Grand Vizier, bas intimated that m
Orders for extru copies of the Cama Na deducting 4 millions front Sinking the return of his security of 855,000 d scia, Piver, Roger and Gallet, Rigand, should be sent before 11 am, on the day after Fund and inercasing taption to the interest
publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Clash 10 d., Credit 20 ets., per extent of over 13 millio thie deficit
was partly met in the fidget, but Alterations and odditions to Advertisements
Houbigant, etc.
Specially selected for our
copy.
Plan of Seats Now ready at MOUTRIE &CO Christmas Sale by our: London on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sext to the rapidly did the wa expenditure of music during and after dinner at the Shanghai Bauk to-day, in cuasequenco of would make proposals for a settlement
PRICES
...$3, $2 & $1.
Commence PM Doors open 9.30.
Hongkong, December 2, 1809.
1629.
Honse. The following are highly recommended, and are very euitable for presents:
new Ofice, No. 5, Wyndham Strest, not later than increase that, in spit of the
taxation, the year close with a deficit q.m. Note Advertisements should be sent in before 8 pm.
Fücret Bismarck gave a capital programme erant was received by the Hongkong and mediately the boycott ceased Austris Oriental Hotel on Thursday evening. The which the house-flag was dying at half- spacious dining room was crowded, any mat
of the Bosnia-Herzegovina question.
being unable to gain admission and the The late Sir Ewen Cameron, who had The Grand Vigier mys that the boycott Advertisements and Subscriptions which are of about 53 millions, wch was met by several numbers were very well received, boen in failing health for a considerable wili cesse immediately Aqstría bas- VICTORIA ONEMATOGRAPH, Ideni Perfume, Fleurs D'Amour, Banquet not ordered for a fixed peried will be continued borrowing. In the following year The verandah was tastefully festooned for time, and had underpone four operations, submitted satisfactory proposals.
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
The celebrated Artist of the Tivoli Theatre of Sydney, MISS OLGA MONTEZ.
TWO PERFORMANCES NIGHTLY
1.15 to 9 F.. and 9.15 v 11.15 ..
Tickets can also be obtained at the ROBINSON PIANO CO.
Don't Forget thé Address; DES VOUX ROAD (POTTINGER STREET CORNER), Rongrong, December 23, 1907.
1748
PATELL&CO.,
SHAMEEN, CANTON.
WINE, PROVISIONS & GENERAL
MERCHANTS.
·
AGENTS FOR Douzos' Best Egyptian Cigaretta, MAOLRAT DUTT'e Ligneur Whiskies. HASARFIRE's Fine Brandies,
Direct Importers of the best of English, Amorisan, flerman French and Australian Provisions,
Now and Assorted Chocolatos and Sweets. XMAS & NEW YEAR'S CARDS Da Show-
CARMICHAEL AND OLARKE, CONSUETING ENGINERES AND SURVEYORS,
Building, Hongkong, Queen's 84 CHANGE &tist, Singapok CARES ADDRESSEE
CARMICHAEL HONGKONG
QAR MICHAEL SINGAPORE Codes Used Scott's 10th Edition A.B.0, Eth and 5th Mallons
de Amours, Indian Hay, 471 Eau deuil countermanded. Cologne, Farina's Original Genuino Fa de Cologne. Peau d'Espagne, Trefle Incar. nate, Azurss, Cawia, ete., oto.
YE OLDE ENGLISH LAVENDER WATER
(in elegant Bottles),
Telegraphic Address: Mail, Hongkong. Telephone No. 22.
the occasion by Mre Matthacy, with flags had expressed his intention of presiding at
An able seaman of H.M.S. King
further taxation and rowing became necessary by ran the war, while in the Budget for 0208 the maximum
of all nations.
of expenditure s ichad, the estimate
The China Mail
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1908.
DISQUIETING FIGURES.
The means
the annual bank dinner in Landon, but the
own of his death was hardly anuzpected.
In 1996. the late Sir Ewen Cameron,
ая
created a
SCOTTISH LAND BILL WITHDRAWN.
LONDON, December 9,
red was playing a game on Chinese K.C.M.G., F.R.G.S., prenises yesterday when he felt some one Knight. He was born in 1841, being the for that year bei 193 millious, a tugging at his pocket. On looking down eldest son of the late Mr William Cambron, Mr Asquith has announced that the compared wild estimate of 111 he iscovered that a sharp cut had been Muckovic, Invernesshire, and in 1878 be Scottish Land Values Bill has here
year hate in his clothes, and a native cook was married Josephine, daughter of the late withdrawn owing to the Lords' amend millions in 19-1900-the
kolding his hand so as to catch the money Mr John Houchen, of Thetford, Norfolk.
menta This is the second Sloottiak previous to the war.
which was falling ont. On a search being To him is largely due the great succes Land Bill which has been killed by the employed penting the special made the native was found to have six which attended the career of the Hongkong extra war endure was, firat, by loans, dollars of the money in his possession; and to six weeks hard labour, by Mr J...
Safrano, Vara Violetta, Dooer de Jean-FOURES, we were assured in our school about allicis being raised through at the Magistracy to-day he was sentenced is difficult to estimate the enormous amount
while about £47,000,000 Wood. through increased direct
An interesting sale of work was held and about £57,000,000 from No 1, College Gardens, this afternoon,
Such was
the when the several stalls were laden with a
Fl.ramye.
PIVER'S FANCY TOILET CASES, Containing :-Soap, Porfume, Powder and
Toilet Matter.
notte, Mes Delicas, Violet Merreillo,days, could be made to prove anything so ductile were they in the hands of
taxati skilful manipulaton. Last month the Statistical Abstract for the United Kingdom appeared, showing the re
this m
Was
indi taxation
COD
19
and Shanghai Bank in its early daga, and it cause during the present sessivo.
of work he did for this big institution, ANNEXATION OF THE CONGO, particularly during the years he served in Shanghai. He will be sincerely mourned by hosts of friends.
Lorno, December 9. Mr Mckinnon Wood, in reply questions in the House of Common TO THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY. said that Great Britain bad not yet of affairs down to the year large assortment of fancy work, children's TN catering household supplies, dont recognised the annexation of the Congo 05, when, for the first time carved wood; ste, besides goods left over it now but you are altacat sure to before the Congo's obligations under the Berlin.
clothing, toys, lacquer and silver ware and forget to lay in a supply of Chamber-
lain's Cough Remedy. You may not nood Belgium had undertaken to abide by
Mrs Busbary's stall are to be given to the of croup For sale by all obemista and
markable advances made during theithe war, the position became from the M.C.L.. Bazaar The proceeds of the winter is over. It nover fails in Act, including the freedom of interna past 15 years in every department cf the fl; the year ending with a sma funds of the CMS, Tanining School, Sistoraksepers, -
nation's affairs. Here we have figures. From that time onwards each Paul's College, and the proceeds of other thint can be adapted to any good or evil was characterised by remission Falls are to be devoted to the Ministering Children's League Institutions. The bazaar
echeme which the mind of the mathamaration, the gult at the presenta under the patronage of His Excellency
fer a reduction of about 44 millions
being that since 1905 there base-over
Fancy Toilet tisana devise. Yet whether of Articles
=
Very suitable for Presents. Handsome Toilet Sets, Silver mounted
takes up an optimistic cr a pessim attitude regarding them, the masses of figures spread over pages of which the book is give food for much sober thou begin with, they show that {
in Fancy Cases, Bandeoms Foff Boxes, been an enormous growth in
Out Glass Botlica in Great Variety, Hair revenue and that this e
Anumber of prettily designed calendars in indirect taxation and 2 millions in blotters for 1909 reach us from various direct taxation, while, poparing the Jurces. Amongst these are those for position with the maxima of taxation arded by Messy Melchers and Co., on occasioned by the way the ball of the Royal Insurance Co., Ltd;
total has remission of indirectation hasers from Mesars Sassoon and Co., as ants of the Queen Insurance Co., Ltd ;. honal amounted to about 15 milous and of from Meeste Arnhold, Karborg and
has direct taxation to about pillions. great The present fiscal year iste to
C as representing the Lancashire urance Co., Ltd; while still others are so by the Victoria Disponary, and tho
Brushes in Leather Cases, Perfume Sprays, been accompanied by a indeed, close with a very big debring agits of the Dhaka Mercantile Co., Ltd
=
increase in public expen
HMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY-
IN SOUTH AFRICA,
ury alone to the Old Age Pension andof the Albingis (Hamburg) Assurance a pace as tuming out more exponsive in the Co
Here are Radical party at first anticipeand g with me the falling off in revenne dito
trade generally. How the posin ito he met, Mr LaomD GROBES, the n for of the Exchequer, alode Ine. warns the nation, like other Challon 32,380,000. before him, that a limit must be certl this remedy was God. Many PAIBDI
1907-8. 82 £156,537,090
19,070,000
Manicare Sets, Scissors in Cases,
RAZORS IN CASES, by the Best the outgoings from the Mukers Gillette, Kropp, Rodgers, Wil- have leaped upward at toslarin moderate ecu kinaon, Golden Fleece, Keen.
Patent Razor Strops, Shaving Mirrors, sotos of the figure
tional income :-* &c., dos, &c.
National revenue From estate, du 898 $,000 Income tax,100 Post Offer 10,000 Telegraphs Post Office
So far s
B WATSON & 00.
#LIMITED,
ALEXANDER BUILDINGS.
880,000 490,000 on the national expenditures, like most of his predecessors be greaters 150 6,349,993
to use the pruning knife lest hity the figures are
5. Schneider, of Koffeyfontein, O. | B. O., is vory grateful to the maGO- factoses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He has found thas le cures his children well himsell of their sought and, colds. were all coughing sed got no reliat
baro sonda thử sampe discovery, Manan in sothing better for coughs, ond and croups sad sà la combatón - montajuzioan wahinenote use is po danger in giron it to the chit- on For sale by all chamets and store
tional trade.
HIGH-CLASS
CLARETS,
PORTS and
SHERRIES.
H. Price & Co., Ltd.
WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS
No. 12 Queen's Boad
Nerosaber 18, 1968/