POWELL'S NEW
ALEXANDRA.”
PIANOS
BUILDINGS ON HIRE
FOR
UP-TO-DATE
Trimmed. $10
and
Untrimmed
Millinery
FLOWERS, FOLIAGE, etc.
VICTORIA =
CINEMATOGRAPH
TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT!
+
ADSON & THORNE
IN THEIR ORIGINAL
SPECIALTY ACT
#
***
Introducing Catchy Songs, Humerous Humorosities and Expert Dancing
NEW FILMS, COMIC' AND
DRAMATIC.
SATURDAY, 17th inst.,
GRAND MATINEE
AT & P.BL
THE CATASTROPHE AT SICILY.
Hongkong. March 8, 1909.
"THE STAR'
328
CINEMATOGRAPH
WINDHAM STREET,
up from the Clock Tower.
IN TOWN
RAIN
THE
BOW
DANCE
AT
PER MONTH.
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
S. MOUTRIE & Co..
LMITED.
Hongkone. April 18, 1907.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE CITY OF PARIS, might think advisable. There was a treaty Eetwa Sium and Great Britain STREET:
in 1896 which supported this view, for PHONE NO. 196 distinct clauses in the treaty dealt with the position of the two States. But Siam gradually assumed airs of suzer
Ready made day and evening Gowns, Paris Models in Hats and Toques, Laces, Trimmings, Undercloth ing, Boots and Shoes," Hosiery and, Gloves, etc.,
etc.,
› 679.
etc.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Wireless telegraph stations are to be established on the Canary Islands,
10
The Senata at Washington 'has again refused to pass an appropriation to purchase an Embassy Building in Paris...
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1908,
CHINESE ENGINEERS
COMBINING.
An Unauthorised Hongkong. Meeting.
The case it which three Chiness spaakárs, wers charged with convening a publis *Meo Cheung has some capital photos meeting at West Poing without having the Viesreg to the railway works at the Governor, came before Mr J. H. Kemp, taken at the recent oficial visit of H.Efirst obtained the consent of His Excellency Canton.
at the Magistrsoy, to-day.
time of
THE TURKISH REVOLT.
TALK OF DEPOSING THE
“SÜETAN, S
Consternation at the Pala06:
Th
(Beuter's Service to the Chins Mail:
Copyright protected under
Ordinance 3 of 1995)
Lowcos, April 19.
ainty. The basis of this claim was the Golden Flower, that picturesque gift which comes yearly from the chiefs of
Nine thousand of the Committee of" Mr C. F. Dizon, who appeared for the Union and Progress troops with seres the minor States to their great neigh-
British expenditure on intoxicating defendants, said it would save the time bour. A token of allegiance, inter-liquor last year showed a decrease on the the court if he pleaded guilty on their be- batteries have already passed. Tahatalys preted Siam; 'a propitiating gift from previous year, the amounts being 1008 half. He had gone very fully into the They are perfectly equipped and dis
amall State to a great and powerfal £161,000,000; 1907 £187,000,000.
Enets, and had advised the defendants that ciplined, and the vanguard is within Stato,' explained Kelantan, and pointed
there was no doubt that what they 18 miles of Constantinople. Other The output of British coal Inst year was did, in meeting together as they battalions are en rete" to the capital out that Burma, indisputably a Sover-201,506.379 tone, & decrease of 0,306,479 did, amounted to a technical breach, from Sufali, Tourgas, Smyrna, Erzerou, sign State, and Siam herself, no lesstons, compared with the output of 1907. of the law The mosting, was called and Trebizond..
The number of miners increased by 47,105. by the first defendant who was an en- independent, sent 'Golden Flowers "to
It was convened by cireulare
LONDON, April 20. Kinoor. which
he banded to engineering friends for
The Young Turks have taken pos- the Emperor of Chinn. Yet the rights The German Emperor, as King of distribution amongst engineers, and the session of £80,000 sterling from the of the Britan to trade freely with the Prussis, in an edies to the Prussian army, object of the meating was to discuss the Government funds at Salonika.
expresses his displeasure at smoking at possibility of forming a school for the two States were well defined in the
study of engineering, - The second and
(From Our Own Correspondent) ladies
ing the meeting, but they attended it.
Losos, April 20. having received the cirenlafti. Neither of A garden fate on a large scale is being them at the present time had way-
Thirty thousand Young Turkish organised on behalf of the Renovation thing to do with agitate the pole as troops have assembled close to Constan- ly they had and still they took an Scheme for the Sailors" and Soldiers Home interest in it. Both the second and third tinople and will enter tomorrow. and the new Seamen's Institute, Praya defondants made speeches at the meet. They declare that their objects are ta Good per Arrage not closed at 4p. So these States, tolerating the assump-huld during the afternoon and evening of could go, but it was expected that only stitution, and punish the traitors.
| Bash. (Missions to Seamen). It is to being. Admission to the meeting was not depose the Sultan, safeguard the Con
restricted bo ticket-holders; anyone
MEMOS TOR TO-MORROW.
Auction.
Noon--Anation of Valuable Lansehold
Property, at Messrs Hughes & Hough's.
Sales Reams.
Mootings.
ده
...Noon Meeting of Union Insurance Bo-treaty of 1826, and so long as the dances and dinners in the presence of third defendants did not take part in call-
ciety of Canton. Id., at Head Office 19.30 p.m.-Meeting of China Traders' requirements of British trade did not
Insurance Co., Ld., at Hand Offico.
Amusements.
9 p.m.-Performanon at the City Hall MindeliancDNS
demand intervention there was no need to define mors particularly the political status of Kelantan and Tringan
(1)
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
BSTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
BRANDY:
→
Fat Cass.
AKSUPERIOR PALE $19.00
|B"SUPERIOR OLD COGNAO........ 23.00
WATSON'S *** COGNAC ... 28.00
C SUPERIOR OLD LIQUEUR
D VERY FINE OLD PALE LI-
QUEUR COGNAC 35.00 E FINEST OLD
BRANDY
BROWN
aka 11,00-
SHERRY:
LIGHT DRY...
B VINO DE PASTO CC OLOROSO
Per Cost
17.60
on this date subject to rent.
General Memoranda,
THERANAY, April, 22:-
loon.
ول
Goods por Silesia ancollvarod after this Goods per China undelivered after this
data subjeon to rent,
"date subject to rent. FRIDAY, April 23
2,30 p.m.--Auction of Chinese Porcelain, c., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerco at City Hall. 9.16 p.m.-Concert of H.K.Philharmonic
Society at City Hal
לי
tion of suzerainty, pursued their course. Wednesday, May 6th. English traders came, and for the main
i
2
people interested in engineering and in this
would
if
ני
NI
It is reported that Abdul Hamid, the
AMERICAN NAVAL AMBITIONS
-
FIRST CLASS FLEET IN PACIFIC.
school would attend. As a matter of fact Diplomata believe that the Sulta The North China Daily Naus says that some detectives were present, but the pro- will yield so that fighting may be
moters of the meeting knew they were avoided. 45 p-14.Auction of Household Ferni-part failed, either from inexperience or Messrs Vickers, Maxim and Co. hays been there, and, considering it was a meeting
Consternation prevails at the palace. tare, at No. 7, Barrow Tarraco, Eow, because their trading rights had not definitely awarded the contract for the called not for any unlawful purpose, but for been properly secured. But with the modernizing of the dockyards at Ferrol a very laudable one, they did not thinks they get into any trouble. They did not and Carthagena and for building the tow apply to the Governor for permission either Sultan, is ready to flee. increasing prosperity of the southern Spanish Nary in those yards. The con-through ignorance or because they thought States, those States where British in. tract amounts to £7,000,000..
they did apply they would not get it though, if the latter, they would be entirely Breace bad made itself felt with such
wrong, for he understood from the police This is how the Mauila Cableness that if they had applied for permission it wonderful results, there came the fringe American relates the tale of a victim of would have been undoubtedly granted. In Wasa view of this explanation he asked his of the southern success to throw into misplaced ignorancs-Martin
native of Capiz. He had never sean dy-Worship to deal with the defendants very contrast the poverty and madadministranamite before and while on his way to
leniently. At the meeting there were no inflammatory speeches, and nothing in the tion of the northern States. Then came neighboring town picked up on the road nature of inciting the people to combination, a stick of something that appeared to him trades unionism, or striking. The only the development company, who were A
to be candy or a piece of wax candle. He discussion which took place at the meeting granted by the Raja two concessions, took it along with him thinking that it to the possibility of forming this school for the promotion or study of one of which gave them the right to might be of some use and somehow it engineering. The circular stated the object
Mr. George Von L Meyer, United' - exploded, learing him in pieces by the for which the meeting was called. develop for their profit the resources of roadside. He was gathered ap and encïied
Inspector Robertsum, who prosecuted, States Secretary for the Navy, in a said the circular of which Mr. Dixon had some 3000 square miles of country, and to the presidentia and there handed over spoken was never once referred to at speech at Boston urged the maintenance"
the meeting. the other fisml rights over a much to the local president of the board of the
The school was never of a first-class battleship flest in the health but repair was out of the question mentioned nor a technical institute. The whole of the speeches were with regard to
Pacific as well as on the Atlantic. larger ares which embraced and extend- and the remains were ardered buried.
getting subscriptions for forming a trade society similar to those at Home, to defend themselves in case of a strike. It appeared ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
double pay for Sunday and night duty they that a new man at Hunghom Docks had suggested that instead of the men having
Goods par Nippon Maru andelivered at
noon on this date subject to rönt.. SATURDAY, April 24 :----
Non-Meeting of Hongkong Electric
Co., Ld., at Co.'s Offices. 3.30 p.m.-First Meeting of Rongkong Gymkhana Club, at Happy Valley. MONDAY, April 26-
2.30 p.m.Auction of Householà Farnl. túre, de, at No. 10, Kennedy Rosd. Tuesday, April 27---
2.46 p.m.Auction of Household Furni-
ture, pt No. 1, Salisbury Avene, Kow-ed beyond the geographical limits of the other. Here, in the briefest possible space, is the story of the beginning of
logo.
As concerns the revenue of Hongkong contributed by the Opiumi Farm, says the and that considerable proportion which is
Farbay, April 30
2.16 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty's
Justices of the Peace at the Magistracy the friction, although friction" is much Land 0. Express, it is neemingly not to be should only have pay and a half, and it
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1909.
in one of RUDYARD KITLING's well-known
poems and in answer to the querulous
too strong word to use to describe what was never more than an incom patibility between. Siam" and har
was held and a committed of four from the
question of our morals and other was to fight against this that the meeting people's money. The practical and states. Hongbom, Quarry Bay, Cosmopolitan, and manlike memorandum laid before the Naval Tards was appointed, these men's Legislative Council of Hongkong by the instructions to be obeyed in all cases
The subscriptions were to be at the that Lord Crews, the Secretary of State for in,pay. This rooney was to bo devoted to Governer, Sir Frederick Lugard, stetos rate of 30 cents per every dollar received the Colonies, has undertaken to ask Parlia-defording themselves. The speakers nover ment for a substantial contribution towards tnes referred to a schoot or institute making good the loss in the Colony's motery write to the Governor and express His Worship--I suggest that the pro-
THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.
41
bat ho suggested the promoters
Mr Dixon-Shall I write the. Governor
י,
- (Router's Service to the China Maši # Copyright protected unilor Urdinance 3 of 1874)
Losbox, April 19.
MORE BUTCHERY,
(Reuter's Service to the China Med Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1895) *
Labor, April 19--
languered in a house belonging to the Telegraph Company.
The missionaries at Adana are be
THE MAN FROM MEXICO.
and state that your Worship has adjourned the caso eine die and has suggested that I frem Mesico" wore evidently, much to the The rollicking humours of The Max shoold write him and explain?
His Worship-I suggest they should taste of the audience which assembled at write him.
the Theatre Royal on Monday evening. Inspector Robertson-They knew they The many comical situations created by should have asked for permission.
suzerain: States. The agreement the company made with the Raja was COGNAC 22.00 ROMANCE OF TREATY-MAKING ratified in Siam, but it was made very
at Tarsus and Alexandretta.
One thousand people have been killed "ROMASCE is dead." said the dullaevident that the ratification was politesse revenue; in other words, the British tax-regret for not asking parcission...
rather than a diplomatic necessity payor is to pay for some portion, at least, Mr Dixon anid he did not suppos, the
Losmos, April 201,·· Governor would refuse permission even if With this situation Great Britain was of the virtus that lie naked other people to the meeting were called for the purpose of
Consular telegrams from Aleppo stato" exercise. Our sympathies are entirely with forming a Trade Union. A Trade Union that 20 people have been killed in the protest Romance brought up the 9.15." confronted: Who was responsible for the Chinese in their crusade, and we shall was perfectly lawful; it was only a com- Maraah, Province and at Aleppo. Romance, e are assured by some
the States of Kelanion and Tringannu? go a little ahead of that Government in bination for mutual protection.
His Worship said the offence was veET folks, died"
away amid the gross
To whom might the British Government Booking to eradicate the habit, but if would write expressing their regret,
pass sympathetic resolutions in Parliament materialiom of the final decades of look for redress should redress bewe must be prepared to stand our share of the nineteenth century. But is it so? aceded? It was obviously impossible the financial consequences thereof in Hong- The building of the British Empire to expect it from the Rajas, he had kong and the Straits Settlements. $12.00 from the day when we acquired not the means to enforce their wishes, and with this situation existing the 19.00 Newfoundland right down to the very
Mr Dizon-Whether they know they the blundering friend and the suspicions latest acquisitions in Malaya has been treaty that followed was inevitable.
In order not to clash with the Hugh J. ought to hate permission or whether they ifo were taken full advantage of by the 19.5othing but one long romance, a 10-Germany has a hold upon Siam through ward Company's engagements, the Hong-did it in ignorance does not matter. They clarer Ward. Coppang, the principals as may have thought they would not have got mail being admirably supported. “The 25.60 mance as vivid and interesting in the Northern Railway. She might oog Philharmonic Society have decided to perminion, and they inay have been quite Spanish dancing of Mise Palotta and Me
the present year of grace
had she the time, have driven a wedge postpone their Concort, fixod for Friday mistaken as it
next, to Tuesday, April 7th. All tickets was in the spacious days of Good of commercial activity between already famed will be valid. Queen Bess. Only the discerning eye British Buzma qu the north-west and the receptive mind are necessary, and the Federated Malay States in bat perhaps these are not the possession the south. But the agreement that has
A fine of $10 was imposed on a bost ****PAT Chat. of everybody. A well-informed cor- been come to between the British woman, at the Marine Court to-day, for 78B RED SEAL CAPSULE $15.00 respondent of the London Standard Government and Siam has placed an failing to exhibit the regulation light.
C SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID,osures as that there is not
insuperable" barrier between which no
For altering the water sorrice at the new GREEN SEAL CAPSULE 1800 romance hidden behind the recently outside influence can now remove. The Western Market a native was fined $200 signed treaty with Sium, by which the Siamese suzerainty has been renounced by Mr F. A. Haceland, at the Magistracy
['to-day CAPSULE ****Kuopiokken/ 25.00
British Empire received an nocession of over Kelantan, and, instead, British
EVERY FINE OLD TAWNT,
15,000 square miles of territory, and protection has been extended, with, one WHITE SEAL CAPSULE.... 34.00 after reading his story we, thoroughly cannot but feel, the most beneficent believe it. He says "If one takes a resulte."
Every" Evening. 9 to 11 o'clock. Price 50 cents, 80 conta and $1.20. NOVELTY MATINEE
EVET SATURvar, at 4 o'clock.
-Hongkong, March 16, 1909,
OARMICHAEL AND OLARKE,
CONSULTING ENGINEERS ̋AND
SURVEYORS. Queen's Buliding, HongxONE, 6-6, Duanez Alley, Singapors.
CABLE ADDRESSES
CARMICHAEL, HONGKONG:
CARMICHAEL, SINGAPORE. Dodes Used“-Scott's 10th Edition * A.B.O. 4th and 5th Editions ; Lieber's Standard; Watkins Western Union and L Tazaraona. No, 935;
HOSE PIPES
Why buy flose which quickly decays, when you
can get
MERRYWEATHERS
High-class Brands, which fast out six ordinary
HOSE PIPES?
Specify LONDON MADE" Hann.
"Wells for Blustrated Pamphlet with prizes.
"ERRYHEATHER & SONG
LONG, ACRE, LONDON, WG
DERMOLakad erir 200 years.
D SUPERIOR PALE DRY
E FINEST PALE DRY, NOTTx
PORT:
VOILET SZAL
NOTE-Port, after removal, should b
rested for a Month before use.
Wixe required for IMMEDIATE use should be ordered to be decorted before
2
little
Paner, who hears a name which has figured frequently in the romance of English history, is to be congratulated on the quiet success of his negotiations with Siam and if the prosperity and calm which has attended the southern Malay under British guidance is
map of the Malay Peninsula, tracing with The maker of the treaty, MF RALPH one's finger from Bangkok right down to Singapore, one comes a little more than half-way down to the State of Kelantan, Elerein is situated the concession of development company, and with the history of this company runs, to some These Wines are specially recom- extent, the history of the Anglo-Siamese states mended, being of auperior vintage, old, Treaty. On the castward coast of the duplicated in the northem, then the and thoroughly mature, and in fine peninsula is the State of Tringannu, Empire will have no cause to complain its capital, Kota Bharu, being at the of the increase in its burdens which the mouth of a river which runs through newly signed treaty involves...
being sent.out.
wondition.
."
SINGLE BOTTLES
into the adjoining State of Kelantan.
-
At Proportionate Prices.
8. WATSON
LIMITED,
་
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
افراد
14
The restar of licensed steam launch faed $29, at the Marine Court to day,
for blowing the steain whistle other than for the purposen of navigation....
The police have been informed by the Public Works Department that 1,000 feet of iron railing have been stolen from Kennedy Road, the raluo being $300....
A chair coolin having been found in
posscasion of a silver cigarette ense boering
the inscription Presented co C. S. Wade by his colleagues at Dick, Kerr and Co.'s, Preston, 13:00.07," was brought to the Police Station. One of the colleagues, who
was present when the presentation was made in England, and who is now in Hong Zong has identified the case as belonging to his friend, who, he has informed the
palion, is now in Japan, The coolie was charged with the theft of the case, at the
Earl Boauchamp, who was so sucegistracy today, and was remanded.
Bat for a concession granted by the Governor of New South Wales, is spoken
Raja of Kelantan to this English com- of as the probable successor of Earl Greywars charged before Commander Banil pany, it is possible that the question of as Governor-General of Canada.
the status of these two territories would
The Tai Wo Co., night soil contractors,
Taylor, B.N., at the Marine Court, to-day, Shanghai papers state that R WR for obstruction to the Ping On Wharf not have arisen. But the Raja of Dr Ivy will be installed D. G. Mor The evidence was similar to that given in 00:
Northern Chint on April 30th, by Birthe are in which the ze Zap 5.8. Co.. Kelantan regarded himself as an in Paul Chator, D. G. M. Hongkong and the Tai Wo Co., night soll decor, for Ltd. Lesaces of the Fing On harf, uod
dependent Sovereign, swing neither South China, and of a q
$100, before Mr Juation Gomperte, at the Supreme Court, a week or two ago, Los the defendant a allegiance nor revenue to the King d
alleged damage through (OOD-TS. HELDLGE is what people boat being improperly moored to the Biazdy free to conduct his own St
say who hava Stauras': Eloadscha Oure wharf in cansaqueos of which the promi negotiate his own treaties, and grants handy. For beed this won't stay where peller of the Tak Bing, the paintiffs bost pleased him such concessions 4xcellent remedy le. Bala to use and became entangled with the rope of lots
11 astoadhat's. A fine of $10 was imposed pleasant to take.
AGRKANDBAS BUTEDINGS-AND-
KOWLOON DISPENSART.
be
His Worship remanded the case rine die Ward peaved enjoyable features of either for Mr Dixon to write to the Go pleasant evening. vernor on defendants' behalf or that they write themselves.
THE SICKLY SEASON IN BURMA.
A magnificent statue of Mr Cecil Rhodes has just been completed at Thames Ditton, and is to be erected in Cape Town
diarchoss and bowel complaint is weight being thres tons, and the height NE of the most effective remedies known The figure is of bronze, the approximate
Chamberlain's Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoes to the top of the hoad just over 13ft. Komedy, and every home should be sap plied with it during the warm wasther. A writer in the Shanghai Mercury con-
H. J. D. Wilkinson, proprietor of the
the Upper Burns Gazette, Mandaisy, ways: firms many of the strictures which Dr Mor. Ever since I first tried Chamberlain's risen passed upon the building and promont Culic, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy, = condition of the Shanghai-Hangchow made aapply of it has always been in my house and is always in demand daring the sickly way, and alleges that foreign engineer has
skemista and storskespers.........
be put right... This medicine is for sale by all now been engaged to see if masters cannot
THE POPULAR
BLACK
& WHITE
WHISKY
H. Price & Co., Ltd.
WINK MERCHANTS,
No. 12, Queen's Road Central