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SERIET.
X
No
636,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1608.
INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS.
(Woh Tu Fat Po's Service.)
FERING, December 30. The Board of Administration requires
PARIS, of the Philippines and the Chinese out of the Marshall Islands trade by
boycott of American goods. The one a German company," has enabled & Queensland company to An eper increasing quantity of Aus- erect in Mauilo cold storage works on a tralia's dairy produce, meats, bacon, large scale and with all the latest fruits, etc., is finding its way to the Far improvements in machinery, which, Fast, owing to the facilities now afford- Ready made Day and Even-besides keeping the garrison and ed by cold storage plants in all the ing Gowns, Paris Models civilian white population supplied with great contres of population and we in Hats and Toques, eat and dairy produce, turns out should like to me Elongkong doing a Laces, Trimmings, Under 1,000 tons of ics a day. The other, in bigger share in this trade than she is at China and the Straits Settlements, present content with. Hongkong is. clothing,Boots and Shoes,
has transferred a great part of the however, not the only British possession | TRIAL OF CASHIERED Hosiery and Gloves, etc., trace in flour, which was once a which faily to take advantage of all the ota..
all official documents dealing with international affairs to be sent to that card where they will be got ready for the perusal of the Prince Regent
GENERAL.
(Wah Tax Yat Pa's Service)
PEEING, December 30, E-ku, the cashiered General of
Californian monopoly, to the Can opportunities presented by the hondling 879 monwealth. To Japan the leading of Australian goods. India is just ns export is wool, whose value has greatly bad. It certainly seems anomalous that increased since the duty thereon was the American army and American 2.15 p.m.-Uhildron's Sports at King's repealed a decade ago. India, now that residents in the Philippines should be Mongolia, when placed on trial before she is becoming a manufacturing better customers for foodstuffs from the the Board of Law, denied the charge
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous
Park, Kowloon.
Exchange Banks Closed,
Insurance Offices Closca,
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, January 2-
9pm-Boxing at City Hall,
MONDAY, January 4
LIMITED Hongkong. April 16, 1907.
(b)
8 p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Cfcoa.
Good per do undelivered
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9 p.m.-Concert in City Hall.
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THE ITALIAN FARTH QUAKE
·KING AND QUEEN START FOR THE SCENE
(Inclusios, Revise supplied by Bauler,
· Losnos, December 31. Viator Emmanuel III, King of Italy
has started for the scene of the
disasterous earthquako. accompanied by Queen Elena:
The lower part of Reggio di Calabria has completely disappeared while the remainder is in ruina,
Heavy rains have fallen which has Intensified the suffering of the community.
Many English and German tourista- have been killed. EX-MINISTER RETURNS, King Emanual has donated £8,000
(Wah Ts To Po't Service,)"
Paxo, December 30,
Goods per Beavoriich undelivered after ountry on Western principles, too, in Componwealth than the British Army of embezzlement against him,
this date subject to rent.
beginning to import wool in the same and British residents in India. It has way, and the Federal Government are been suggested that without a tariff, looking forward to a time when the legislation, or public action of any kind market shall be extended so to India and Australia might be mutually
embrace the whole East."
benefited, and with them the whole
Shan Páo Yi, the ex-Minister to Another feature of Australia's recent Ecopire, simply by using Government Germany, returned to Peking by the reaching forth into fields of com-control of the Indian Commissariat to Trans-Siberian Railway, arriving at at Noon marcial activity lying somewhat ontside an Imperial end. But when the War Fangtien on the 28th inst.
the ordinary run of mercantile Office gives no preference to home and investments is disclosed in a pars colonial producers one can hardly ex- graph which rune:"It is not only in pect it from the India Office. But time commerce that the Commonwealth is 18 on the side of the Australians and if
energetically in the coming years as they have done during the past decade
on this date subject to rert,
TUESDAY, January 6:---
6.30 pan. Organ Renital, in St. John's
Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY, January-6
Qoeds per Prina Bitzi Friedrich undr- livorod after this dato subiect to rant,
Goods por Syura undelivered after thie making her mark in Asia, but in thether continug to push their business as
date subject to ront. FRIDAY, January 8:---
9.15 p.a-Philharmonic Concert at City
HALL.
WEDEESDAY, JARuery 18:—
9 p.m.-Fr myslav at St. Andrew's Hall.
NOTICE.
MODEST PRINCE REGENT.
(Wah Tat Toi Po's Service.)·
FERING, December 30. The Prince Regent becomes still a brilliant future lies ahead of their more modest, Lately His Royal High- merchants, manufacturers, financiersnadness has twice guns to the Grand farmers.
Council in a sedan chair carried by two coolies instead of in the official yellow chair.
THE ITALIAN DISASTER.
sterling towards the relief of the
sufferers.
A Mansion House fund has been opened.
A fund is also being raised in
America.
Pillaging commenced but the troops were called out and shot down the looters.
The latest death roll is put down at seventy thousand in Sicily and thirty thousand in Calabria,
[REUTER'S KERVICE.]
development of industries and comeзu- uications. In Tokyo, which covers a vast area, the tramways are a private
Lomon, December 29. enterprise, whose inspiration is the
The earthquake was accompanied by a wave 30 feet high. Australian, Sir MALCOLM MCEACHARN
Many were drowned in the coast towns and The company formed by his patient Communications relating to news should be diplomacy has a paid up capital of
Messins, Regiodio and Calabria are The year is closing on a note of horror,
DEATH OF THE HON. MR HG, NICOLLE;
reported to be practically destroyed. of the for every cable now reaching the Far East 26,000,000, · controlling ore
The rumour that thousands have perish only emphasizes the seriousness of the largest and flourishing undertakings calamity which has befallen that part of.. Nicolle, Treasurer of Ceylon. He and telephones are broken. A naval The death is announced of the Hon Mrd is not confirmed. All the telegraphs Correspondents that forward their names the kind in the East. Mr W. K. Southern Italy which borders on the Straits had been ill for a month of enteric fever, divisiou baz started from. Naple to and addreesen with any communications ad D'ARC is providing the money for of Messina and the adjacent island of Sicily and died at Colomboon the 11th December 11essina, The Captain of the frigate
We read of whole towns being wrooked, tidal He vas in the Hongkong Government working a petroleum concession in the All letters for publication should be written Karin Valley, one of our Undeveloped
Extates. Mr. Leana DAVIES
addressed to The EDITOR.
· Letters relating to business should be addrava- 40 to THE WADAUZE,
J
Arensel to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith,
on one side of the paper only.
No cronymously signed communiantions that | hace already appeared in other pigers will be
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finding a profitable field of investment in Ceylon. In his report of 1900 th Resident of Puliang wrote that it was
has been broken.
waves completing the work of destruction Service from 1890 to 1901, and his up-sring perished at Messina. The commenced by the earthquake, and the less timely death will be greatly mourned by a shocks were of frightfal intensity and of life is now being estimated at 75,000 very large circle who admired his splendid the seismic apparatus throughous Italy Sous little oxaggeration may have crept charactor. fato these figures, for one can hardly expect cool and collected compilers of statistica to Imre started in yet: still for all that the wiping out of human lives bas undoubtedly proceeded on very broad lines. This
THE SANITARY BOARD,
LONDON December 29. Messins in a mass of Pains Refugees Judging by the expressions wa hear on report that the Hotel Triperia, with the eagerly desire us that Mr Henry Humphreys the boarse, the post office, and the
should be sent before 11 a., on the day after due to the Queenslander, Mr. BIBH wholesale calamity has naturally attracted all sides, the public of Hongkong are staff and ninety visitors, the town hall,
pllication. After that hour the supply in
limited. Cash 10 cts, Credit 20 clo, per more than thy single individual, the
sary.
Alterations and additions to Advertisements on Pages 1, 2, 3, C and 7, should be sent to the Ofice, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later thus a. Nec Advertisements should be sent in before 3 p.m.
Admortisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued matil countsymanded.
Telegraphic Address: Mait, Hongkong. Telephone No. 22
The China Mail.
Manicure Sets,
Scissors in Cases. HONGKONO, TRUSSIAY, DECENNER 31, 1908
AUSTRALIA AND FAR EASTERN
TRADE.
RAZORS IN CASES,
BY THE BEST MAKERS:
Patent Razor Strops, Shaving Mirrors, Hand Mirrors,
Suc.. &c..
Smokers' Requisites
excation of the gold-mining industry in
the attention of the charitable in all parts
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
the work and very soon abundant relief and Mr Shelton Hooper should be re-elected barracks are destroyed. Most of the will be pouring into the distressed din to the Sanitary Board Neither gentla-villages on the coast of the Straita of this State. The Raub Australian tricks True to the noble reputation man, we understand, is anxious to serve a Messina are in rains, Company, of which he was manager, occasions of national disaster, King Victor persuaded to reconsider and will place
which they have earned on previous further term, but we hope they will bea aro la pala
The Officers of the Italian men-of-war in produces three times as much as any Eassnuel and Queen Elens have proceeded public interests before private inchinations, Hongkong harbour deeply regret that they of its rivals, and in the dark days of to visit the distressed people and are doing The work these gentlemen have done dur have been reluctantly compelled to abandon all that lies in their power to alleviate the ing the past three years is patent to the the idea of a proposed dance on Monday the industry it was his dogged refuss sufferings of their unfortunate subjects, least, observant. Largely owing to their evening out of aysunthy with their brethren to necept defent that provented its The southern portion of Italy lies in a exertions Hongkong bus now the reputain the vicinity of the recent earthquake or atter collapec. Even as early as 1385 district of the world famous for its seismiction of being one of the cleanest cities in Italy. it was Australian concessionaires who time ago an earthquake in Calabria spread Board, whose good fame they have HG and volcanic activities. Only a very short the East, and it would be thousand pitios if they withdrew from the Sanitary. first worked the tin mines of Perak, disaster and rain over a very wide arus, thoroughly established in the public mind. while the oroptions of Vesurius, Etas and Public-spirited mon are few and far in this up to then a monopoly of the Chinese. Stromboli, even within comparatively recent particular quarter of the globe, so there is With this commercial activity maritimes, are famous in history. The sympathy should freely acknowledge the debt we one
sil the more reason therefore that we innestoy.. time enterprise is keeping pace, now of the whole world goes out to Italy today to such man as Mestra Homper and and we feel sure that this expression of feel-Humphreys, Fow know the sacrifices steamship rontas being opened up as ing will take most practical shapo, thus involved in taking on such publio work as the borders of trade widen. Tako, oubling the Italian Government to soiton great drafts apua time, patience and good they have dono, perifices which include some of the miseries which such an sppal nature. They have cheerfully given for instance, the new through sorriceling disaster inaritably brings in its train. all, and the result is that to-day Hongkong. is unanimous in asking them to stand to Shanghai, subsidised by
for re-election. We sincerely hope that they will see their way to falling in with the wishes of the community
the
AUSTRALIA's trade with the countries of the Orient is rapidly expanding A Government of New South Wales. Its table published in the Pall 7 Gazette object is to provide directiolercourse showing the growth of the export trade with China, at present all goods of the big southern continent for the having to be tranehipped at Hong-
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A social evening is to be held at the Hetal Baltimore this evening.
The anaual meeting of the active temburs of the Y.MO.A. will be held in
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY IN SOUTH AFRICA. 18. Schneider, of Kolleyfontein,
TR0je very grateful to the manu
The daith is announeed of the Earl of
General Booth. has been successfully operated on for entamet.
Major-General Gayon has been removed
from the Array.
Mr Wakefield, of Bukit Rajah. Estate, 13 in Hongkong enjoying a sliort holiday.
Siguor Tosti, the faraous song-writer, his been created Kuight Commander of the Victorian Order.20
The marriage of Misa Andersor, daughter of H.B. the Governor of Singa
years of 1891-1901-1907, contains figures kung: Then there is the Eastern na thu routes, Alexandra Buildings, on-Thurs-facraters of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, pore, and Air G. Fatrant will take place that will surprise the ordinary render Australian Lie with three fine day, January 21st, at 5.15 p.m.
at Yokubaus
The first social of the Now Your
Government House.
TEARNS WINE OF COD LIVER On is the paragna of purity and perfection It is a remedy, scientific and of definite" value." Its effects are lasting.
17
Bobas found that it actof his children to in the comparatively near future. It is A Very Fine Selection in Great Variety who has not kept himself au courant passenger and cargo ships, whose
bimself of their cough and colds. id that a younger daughter of His Ex- They were all coughing siy got on relief. Meerschaum and Briar Pipes, with the recent trend of business in this itinerary begins at Bydney and ends condection with the Y.M.CA. will be held until this remedy was used. Many parent cellener is coming out to do the honoura at
have made this same discovery. There is Calabash Pipes (a special Assort particular portion of the globe, for the
on the evening of Saturday, January 30th othing better for cough, cold and group, Besides these new The Hon. and Mrs F. II. May have very and as it contains no injatjous substance ment), Smokers' Companions, expansion during the past six years ventures there is the monthly service to kindly consenteil to arrange the progmums. there is no danger it given te to the ohil Meerschaum and Amber Cigar and Cigarette Holders, Cigar which they dicks is truly very strik-Indian ports, Manila and Jave, which
dren. For sale by all chemists and store. Mok Tai Chi was charged at the koopers. nad Cigarette Cases in realing. A mough idea of the real condition has always done most of the earrying Magistracy, to day, hafore Mr J. B. Kemp, Crocodilə Elrin, Snake Skin, of things will be furnished by the
trade in remounts for the Indian Army,chnine, and not labeling the bottles con- with selling, preparation containing stry- etc., Tobacco Fouches in Bea- following figures ver, Crocodile, Snake and Doe
The most significant more in coning the preparation in English and Chinese, Skin, etc., Tobacco Boxes and
nection with the East is, however, the A fine of $10 was imposed. Jars, Ash Trays,
arrangement by which Mesars. BURNS, PRHP, and Co. are to establish a Subsidised. Hue of steamers for the murppic of opening up communication between Sydney and Bingapore by way of Javanese ports, For it should be
o remembered that when Hetr DERNDEKO,
ACETRALIAN EXPORTS
· 1881.
21,60% 108,1
1011
100
118,32%
County
Philippines Suits Kettlements 151,913
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The compiler of this stable, com renting upon the figures he sets forth, remarks: Australia's products are
A special effort is being made to enaroly empse the dolet which han Surdoned the Y.M.C.A. stros its organise fion, and in this effort all members are earnestly invited to co-operate. Is that 2200 is required to accomplish the desired.
end...
The constitues of the Hongkong Pallarmonis Society would he glad if those members of the society hot vien
vot varied, but they are just these with u view to linking up Australia, proxidents, no, taking part in the forth which Agia needs most. For though the East Indies, and Japan in the Australia's northern territory is tropical, interests of lerman trade, warted the her greatest development in been Beichstag to increase by $25,000, the reached in the temperate South and is Imperial subidy paid to the
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