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Residents in the Colony will peruseful, the great firms princely, the hos with interest the contribution by an old pitality unbounded; and the prospect of resident on "Hongkong; 1958-1909 achieving fortune, with ordinary in (From Our Own Correspondent), in which the writer has the following dustry and luck, appeared to every
Lovos, December 30. passage with which few Europeons, if young fellow as assured.”
Mias Gilchrist, who was recently Ready made Day and Even-any, in the Colony will exprese disagree-
The rise and progress of mercantile en-murdered in Glasgow, bequeathed to ing Gowns, Paris Models ment: But the facts remain; that terprise is carefully traced by the writer,bir Janes Johnston, of Shanghai, the in Hats and Toques, this island, set in a silver ses, forms a who concludes in the following terms :-
sum of £5,000, Laces, Trimmings, Under-
AUSTRALIAN BOXING clothing, Boots and Shoes,
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DEATH
At the Government Civil Hospital, un the 29th instant, E. Hatprour, aged 42 Funeral will pass the monument at
year.
p.m. to-morTOW!
MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW. Auctions.
SECURES RECORD GATE.
EAST.
BETTER. RELATIONS
ANTICIPATED.
(Exdumine Service, supplied by Reuter,
via Bombay):
LONDON, December 20. An Austrian' Note in reply to the Russian Note of the 24th inst., declares that the extension of the sovereignty of Emperor Francis Joseph over Bosnia and Herzegovina and the evacuation of Novibazar cannot be discussed at the proposed conference. It further laye stress on negotiations Low proceeding LONDON, December 29,
for an entent cordiale with Turkey, The recent prize fight at Sydney, for and says the conference taking note
(Exclusive Service, supplied by Router. via Bombay.)
| striking object-leason as to the benefits "In the half contury during which; accruing from enlightened British rule; the China Express has been in existence that it shows the Chiness the value of the greatest transformation has taken officials who are incorruptible, as also place in shipping that any ago has ever }the monied and social results flowing seen. To put the question briefly, How 67a from the administration of justice by has this grent change arisen? In the impartial and naerring hands." first place, mainly, that one pound of Commercial men will find a good deal coat has been made to do the work of of digestible matter in the pages of the four or five pounds of coal fifty years ago, supplement, for amongst other themes and, secondly, in such a vast saving in dealt with are articles on, the following the carriage of fuel as compared with subjects: Far Eastern Shipping Fifty the old sailing days, that at our Eastern the championship of the world, between of this entent cordials would proceed Yeats Ago," by Sir ThoAS SUTARLASD ports from Egypt onwards to India and Jolinson, a coloured man, and Burns, a to abrogato article 25 of the Treaty of 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Ferni- GCM.; "Shipping, Stilers, Freigh China, freight is so economical (and the Canadian, secured the record gate Berlin. The note draws attention to ters, and Consters, from the pen of supplies of Extern fuel are so kergely receipts of £20,000, of which Burns the Aueiro-Russian treaties precluding THOMAS A. DERMER; "Banking in the availed of) that the coal used through-received £6,000. Far East": "Tea, by an old Che-szey”.
ont the East costs probably not more etc. It would be possible to extract than one-third of the price that was paid from these alone a huge array of in- by the P. and O. Company in old times: structive facts and opinions, but we It is to this great operating cause in minet content ourselves with a few fuel, that last year, in 1907, upwards of
20,000,000 tons of steam shipping: passed through the Suez Canal. Hap- pily Great Britain does not lag behind in shipping enterprise, and if our
taro, &o,, at No. 37, Robinson Rond. Goods per Sanki Maru not cleared on
this date subject to rent,
Miscellaneona Goods per Catherine Spear undelivered
after 4 p.m. this date will be landęs,
General Memoranda, FRIDAY, January 1:--
Exchange Banks Closed, Insurance Olhoun Closed.
Gooda per Benworlich undelivered after excerpts from the article on Far Eastern
thin dato subject to rent,
SATURDAY, January-
9 p.m.-Boring at City Hall,
MONDAY, Juneary
Goods per Asia andelivered at
on this date subject to rear,
TURRAY, Janurry 5:
Cathedral.
FRIDAY, Janca'y 8 :----
Philharmonic Concert at City Hall.
shipping. The subject of marine com- munication with China is one of con- Noonsiderable fascination, and is dealt with in
THE SALT REVENUE.
TO BE CONTROLLED BY SEPARATE DEPARTMENT.
(Wuh s Yat Pu's Service)
PERING, December 29.
The Board of Finance has decided
an entertaining manner by Sir Thomas shipowners hold their own as well in that the revsoue derived from the salt
It is most sincerely to be hope that officials shall not be allowed to the tco meddlesome character of present interfore. day legislation may not impede a consummation devoutly to be wished.""
5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital, in St. John's SUTHERLAND. He speaks of the time the coming time as in the last century, industry shall be controlled in future when there were "practically no ocean- they will deserve well of their country. by a separate department and other, going steamers seen in that magnificent harbour of Hongkong, eave those which
NOTICE.
carried the P and O. flag." He continues: "These were the days of Communications relating to new should be addressed to THE EDITOR,
sailing ships, and magnificent craft they Lettera relating to business shodd be address were. The famous to clippers, the - så to Tax ManaGER,
ship-alape, straight-stemmed, and wide-
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Correspondents must forward their names awake Yankee epilers trading to New to the China Mail.
and addresses with any communications ad-
dressed to the Editor, not for publisation but York, Boston, and San Francisc and as evidence of good faith.
many smaller vessels of other national All letters for publication should be written ities, chiefly engaged in consting, as far
on one side of the paper only.
awnymusly signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be
insorted.
copy.
The German Mail brought no letters | or parcels from the United Kingdom to-day,
SUGGESTED NEW TREATY PORT,
Russia in questioning the fact of annoxation and declares that Austris is prepared to discuss the question of com pensation with Servia and Montenegro.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
+
ENORMOUS DAMAGE:
LALUTEE'S BRAFICE-]
Logos, December 28
An exitliqusks has occurred in the province of Calabria, and u tidal
in Sicily. The damage in enormous and the vletims many
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Losmos, December 30. A world-wide fund has been opened for the assistance of the victims in the Italian earthquake. 3 in variously estimated that there are more than 5,000,
(Wah Ta Yat Pu's Series)
PERING, December 20, Yuan Shu Fan, Governor of Shan-sufferers. tung, has memorialized the Throne that Chinqulu be opened as a treaty port, The English Mail of the 26th Nor. the cost to be covered by a loan from
the Imperial revenue.
wae delivered in London on the 2uth inst.
South as the Islands of the Malay Archipelengo, were a stirring sight in those far-off days. And smartest of all craft were the opium schooners, which cuding in new subscriptions to the Chin
Orders for extra copies of the Cuina MAIL should be sent before I am, on the day after publication. After that hevur the supply is carried their small but valuable freights limited. Canh 20 eta. Credit 20 dia, per from Cumsingmicca and Hongkong to Alterations and additions to Advertisements Amoy. Foochow, and as far North as Ofice, No. 5, Wyhem Street, not later than 11 yachts, currying an unormous spread of on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the Ningpo. They were, in facs, beautifuð
am. New Advertisements should be sent an before 3pm.
canvas, n'numerous Malay crew, and a Advertisements and Subscriptions which are considerable armament, for protection not ordered for a fixed period will be continuict until countermanded,
against the pirates who infested the coast. Too many of them, alas! were
Telegraphia Address: Mail, Honghong.. Telephone No. 22.
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Now is the most suitable time for
Mr Asquith has declared that the vote of the House of Lords will be the domina- ting issue in the next session of Parliament.
Twenty-seven tous of dyqanite ex- Panama Canal. Liling ten jersons and ploded prematurely at Basobispo, on the
injuring fifty.
NEW GOVERNOR OF
KIANGSU
(Woh Te Yat Po's Service.)
PLRING, December 29,
Provincial Secretary of Fokien, formerly It is reported that Shang Ki Haug.
one of the five Imperial Commissioners
The Pionery bears from the North-sent abroad to study politics, is to be
lost in the wild typboons of the China West frontier Province that rities aro once made Governor of Kingsu
Sen. Ner in one's recollection of Hong- kung should one forget the picturesque lorchns and junks, which crowded the harbour at West Point and traded to HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30, 1908. ports and places inbud, to which the European dag had no access at that time. It is by no means incredible that!
1858-1908.
Far East during the last 50 years, and sport has been freely made in the
more pouring in, from the Persian Gulf, and that the prices are rapidly dropping,
The master of a licensed passenger boat as fined $25 at the Marino Court, today, by Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., for lying alongside the Hongkong and Kowloon Co.'s wharf without permission.
...
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
(Nore Calabria, the south west ponin- sular of the Kingdom of Italy, is bounded on the north by the province of Basilicata. Its greatest length from the southern hoarder of Basilicata to Cape Spartivento is about one hundred and sixty miles In ita northern part it has a brendih in some. ploces of more than testy miles, which suddenly contracts bolween the gulfs of Sant Eufemia and Sqalilace, to not more than sixteen miles to entire res nearly 7,0 square miles and its population about 1,208,902. It is traversed through but by the Apenisno mountains and the valleys between the rariðug hills afford rich pastere The distict is very subject to earthquakes-Ev., O M.]
^ [REUTER'S SERVICE.] RUSSIA.
LONDON, December 23.
Numerous arrests of Revolutionarice have been made in St. Petersburg.
Count Ivolsky's speech has made a favourable impression in official circles
A portrait of Sir John Carrington basin Vienna.
been sent by his grand-daughter to the Colombo Law Library.
..
It is believed, says an exchange, that the Ring contemplates offering. Mr. Henry Asquith the Prime Minister and Mr A. J.
OBITUARY
LONDON, December 28, The death of Mr Claus Spreckles, the
At the instance of the Crown, Mr Balfour, the Order of Merit, which has "Sugar King, is announced in San heretofore been confined to men who hate Francisco. The estate is estimated at distinguished themselves in the navy, the £10,000,000. army, in letter and in art and science. The remon for this to the long-felt difficulty in
any of these craft were quite free J. P. Farrell, Nationalist M.P. for North from prejudice in the matter of piracy, Longford, has been committed to six if the chance to exerciso that popular months' imprisonment in default of bad. ing sureties to refrain from incitements to calling happened to come in their way. boycotting. But on for steamers, there wore fear or
the recognition of men for distinguished CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH RUMEDY
IN SOUTH AFRICA. political services otherwise than by confer
none to be seen, sove, as I have said, } decidod f~ must the Standard Oil and the ment of a peerage, which sometimes, sa in. Sebraider, of Koffagfantem, D
ths House of Lords,
The Supreme Court of Missouri bas
those which carried the P. and O. fag." Republic Oil Companies from that Staro, the case of Gladstone, was declined. Then it is interesting to reed that and to dissolve the Waters Pierce Oil Many such man naturally object to larve "the fortnightly service between Bompany. The companies were each fined an active political life for the kundrum of bay, Point de Galle, and Hongkong had been resoned previous to 1869, and the steaners engaged in this service and in the conveyance of the mails to
with the march of civilisation and the progress of commercial enterprise the Gccident and the Orient have been! drawn much closer together and have commingled in industrial affaire with indoubted benefit to both. Therefore! A Very Fine Selecking in Great Variety-
Meerschaum and Briar Pipes, it is interesting to record the com Calabash Pipes (6 spucial. Assortmemoration of a half-century's existence meat), Smokers' Companions, of a journal which has during that Meerschaum and Amber Cigar period acted as an extremely valuable and Cigarette Holders, Cigar and Cigarette Cases in real link between the West and the Far East. Crocodile Skin. Snake Shin, We refer to the London and China Shanghai were practically the only etc., Tobacos Pouches in Bos- Express, which has just issued a world was her familiar all the ocean-going slips with which the China ver, Crocodile, Snake and Doo excellently-compiled supplement to cele-
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The manager of the Sincero Co. was summoned by Detective Terrett, at the Magistracy to day, before Mr J. H. Kamp, for dealing in puisous, he not being a duly registered chemist and druggist. The
labelled in English and Chiness with the poison was chlorodyne. Defendant was also somoned for not having the same
each case was imposed.
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on the S. Annis Sale without per- belief that the journal has always
mission, and defendant was fined $10 or 14 days. Eraca Ply and Thomas SWADRO sought, to use its own words, "to
gig, manned by six or both seamen, were also charged with ob present matters in an accurate and trus eight sturdy Chinamen, to meet their structing P. C. O'Commor in the execution of his duty on the sue brat and a like light, seeking not neutral views, but friends, and secure the latest news penalty was imposed on each defendant.... an impartial and broad-winded verdict from Europe." On the topics that either came
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