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April, the wife of A. J. MAOKIE of a Bot
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the right of all who sought là. • •
to learn: it bas takan Anglo - m hin day it will be seen that the late
Mr Murray Bain was a strennous Bghter peoples many centuries to soquire, but
silly it is the c in the mup of right and, we know we are undou not, exaggerating what we say that in this which a modems state can be governed. Colony no man was more loved and honour-
T
eupon
d by his fallow residents. For to borrow it is perhaps a pity that Turkey, which and adapt the language of the great poet changed from a system of absolute whom he so often quoted in bis racy speech despotism to one of constitutional free to know him was to love him."No dom without the spilling of blood, has zan actions could ever be attributed to boer unable to maintain that splendid George Murray Bain. He was the mout of
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1909.
HONGKONG UNIVER
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·YMCA. LITERARY AND
·DEBATING SOCIETY.
SULTAN OF PARANG
ABDICATESS
Our Own Correspondend.
SEGATO, April 21.
The Sultan of Palang has übdicated
1,000 on account of old age. Ha som haa 1,000; been appointed Regent.
500
500
500)
1500)
TANJONG PAGAR
WHARF CO.
HIG DILLINUTION OF TRADE
[From Our Own Correspondent).
SINGAPORE, April 21.
honour and his face was the transparent record. But human nature is very mirror of his mind. Open-handed, opga mach the same all the world over, and hearted, no one appealed to him for help
it was hardly to be expected, perhaps, in vain, and his ofiarity was as boundless as is was unostentatiously applied. Many a that the Ottoman empire should escupe devarying local institution will lose a good the trembles and disturbances which have the MCA. Litasry and Debating Society Co.'s half yearly report shows a dirina- The annual meeting in connection with The Tajor Per Wharf and Godown friend by his removal.
followed the birth of Constitutions in was held at the Y.M.C. Tuesday tion in the number of vessels coming to But if his loss will be deeply felt by wide
every other land. That the present ring. Mr. J. McPherson presided wharf of 90, and a decline in tonnage troubles will lead to the abdication of fair attendanoo: The officials for of 308,000
the ensuing your were elected as follows ARDOD. HAMID we do not anticipate. He aplain Baker, president : Captain. F. A. as weathered too many bad storms sts: Mr. P. Currie, secretary; Mr B. Bad Erown and Mr. E. B. Caber, vice-presi and come through smiling to lead one to Taylor, traseurer: Messrs W. Emberilay
and W. J. Troakes, committes.
MICKIE.At Victoria Hospital on 21st circles in Hongkong, it comes as an int
mate porsenal sorrow to the staff that had the inestimable privilege of working, undar him. Never could any body of journalists are had a more considerate, kindly, help
DEATH.
At Birosis Bone," Conduit Road, Hong
BAIN, in his 67th year.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
koos un april elat, Gaonga MERSAT
afternoon.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.
̈0.45 p.m.--Auction of Household Fural turo, at. No. 7, Barrow Terrace, Koy loou,
Amusements.
9 p..-Performance as the City R
Miscellaneous
Goods par Silesia andelivered after this
date nabjoon to rent. Goods per China undelivered after this
date subject to rent.i
Rooms.
General Memoranda, Friday, April 29 ----
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcelain, o at Mt Gea. P. Lammert's Sales ip-Meeting of Hongkong Gazera) Chamber of Commerce at City Hall. 9.15 p.m. Concert of H. E. Philharmonie
Society at City Hall, Goeds per Nippon Maru undelivered st
zoon on this date subject to rent, SATURDAY, April 24 ;-
Nona Musting of Hongkong Electric
Co Ld., at Co.'s Offices. 3.30p.mFirst Meeting of Hongkong Gymkhana Club, at Happy Valley, MONDAY, April 28-
2:30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni. suru, de at No. 10, Kennedy Equi Turday, April 97:---
2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-
me, st No.1, Salisbury Avene, Kow
loon.
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Kapay, April 30:-
4.15 p.m.Meeting of His Majesty's Justices of the Pasce at the Magistracy FRIDAY, May 7 ---
18.30p.m.-Meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton, La., st Head Office
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
fat Chief than the, warm-hearted man who has just answered the call of the grim expect that the showing of the."white Reaper. His death leaves, a blank in feather" in the present instance their lives that will never be filled, for he preludes his exit from the scene, won their undivided allegianco from the Arst day they entered his employ. His last few yours have been years of much bodily infirmity, but the physical worries attendant on his illnesses never embittered his spirit nor clouded his intellect. Surely it is such a man as he, living the honourable, apright life he did and facing the end with
remain behind the aurest hope of the truth such bright coarags which give those who
A fatal case of plaque is reported afsa Resurrection and the completest as-to-day from Austen Road, Yaumati, the
victim being a Chinese.
(surance of a reunited life, in the world to
come.
The angur company scandal: seems to be growing in Japan, many influential people being implicated,
other
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"
An earthquake which occurred in the To his sorrowing widow, his daughter Taipeh district, Formose, on April 15, and his sons, in the hour of their deep killed, twelve persons and injured twelve affiction the sympathy of the Colony will go out in full abundance, for ono and all, his intimate friends, his more acquaintances realise that he was a man and that upon his like we shall not look agaie.
TURKEY.
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THE present struggle in Turkey is clearly between the Committee of Union And Progress and the newly formed. ocalition of Liberals and the Mahom medan League. It was the Committee of Union and Progress, originally started in Paris some two years ago, which spread the seeds of discontent in the Army that led the Sultan to grant a
constitution to the Ottoman Empire. So
The Shanghai Mercury has just cale- beated its thirtieth birthday by inviting the foreign "journalists of Shanghai” to dinnor.
Mr A. R. Vincent, seting Assistant Judge of E.B.M.'s Court for Shanghai, bas returned from a hurried trip home. He was absent from Shanghai exactly 49 days
At a meeting of the Directors of Messrs Hall and Holtz, Ltd., held recently,
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The Bill for the amalgamation of the ways the Great Northern, the Great systems of three important English rail
Eastern, and the Great Central has passed
It was agreed that Parliament go into recess after the next open debate, the sub- Jeet of which will ba Tarif Reform v. Fres Trade. Mr R. A. Lowery and Captain Haker were appointed to take the side of Tariff Reform and Messes W. Emberisy and J. W. Troakes that of Free Trade.
KOWLOON SCHOOL.
The prizes in the Nelson Essay Com-- petition have been awarded as follows: at E Taylor; 2nd, T. Boutinoa ; 3rd, F. Schmetz. The competition was held as a result of the lecture on Nelson given by Lieut. Davies, R.N., (bo presented the fat priza) as the school a fortnight, ago. The second prize was presented by Liont Duke. R.N., and the third by Mrs Main.
OLAM AGAINST COFEE CÓ. The Dismissal of a Runner. Before Mr Justice Gompertz, at tho Supreme Court, this afternoon, W. Brown, proceeded against Mesari Dorabjee and Co., propristers of the King Edward Hotel, to recover $165 damages for wrong ful dismissal. There was also
daim
counter
plaintiff and Mr W. J. Daniel defended.
Mr Otto Hong Sing appeared for the
Mr Otto Keng Sing said that
in the hotel. On March 30 defendants
12.15 p.m. Meeting of China. Tradera long as AnGL. HAMID "felt that he had its second reading in the House of Comteged was due to them by plaintif. The
Insurance Co., Ed., at Head Offics.
The China Stiril
the Army at his back he remained deaf to the discontent and grumblings of his peopls and continued to pursue with Oriental serenity his old despotic ways. HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1809 But when he found that the Army had shrown him over he at once bowed to the inevitable. For ABDUL HAMID is an astute man. No wonder, then that the Committee of Union and Progress having accomplished so much for their country and that without bloodshed, should,
DEATH OF MR GEORGE
*MURRAY BAIN.
The Passing of a Hongkong
"Veteran.
with the backing of the Army, become
тоди
it was decided, subject to audit, to recom-was a hotel runner employed et plaintif mand a dividend of 10 per cent, and carry fendant company at a salary of $80 a month forward over $0,000.00.
and commission. A commission of twenty- Ave cents for each passenger brought to the hotel was paid to plaintiff and in that way the commission brought in about 830 or
wrote to plaintif through their solicitar 40 a month, besides free board and lodg
giving him: notice of instant dismissal. They also gave an account of what they defendants admitted the amount of the salary and the commission. In outlining the reasone given by the defendant com pany for their counter claim Is Otto Kong Sing said that it appeared that some three months ago a passenger arrived by the s.5. Asin bringing with him a quantity of luggage. Plaintiff secured the pass enger for the hotel and in the ordinary way the luggage was in the custody of plaintiff and he alleged that he deposited it in the hall at the hotel. Un the arrival of the passergar at the hotel he discovered that one of his boxes was missing and he Immediately reported the matter to defondant company who made inquiries and incurred certain expenses in connection with with telegrams, solicitor, etc.
These enquiries had been made without the eccoons of plaintiff.
Mr J. J. Hill, the great railway magnate, has warned the Republican party in America that unless it fulfils its election pledges and revises the U.S. Tariff, the Democrats will sweep the laid at the next Congressional elections.
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Miss Nicholson, of the Cosmopolitan Docks, has reported to the police that whilst riding in a rickshaw between Ferry Wharf and Yaumsti on the 19th inst. she lost a frog-shaped pume containing 835 in notes and 81,20 in silver.
TURCO-BULGARIAN
AGREEMENT
(Router's Servus to the China Mat:" Copyright "protected under Ordinance. 3 of 1894)
LONDON, April 20. The Turco-Bulgarian agreement has been signed.
TURKEY'S TROUBLES.
RUMOURED ABDICATION[ OF
SULTAN
(Beuter's Service to the China Mad: Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894)
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LONDON, April 20. Constantinople is in a state of great xcitement at the rumour that the Sultan has abdicated, and han obtained refuge at the British Embassy,
There are now 36,000 troops at Hademkot It is expected that the
enveloping movement will be completed. to-night
Constantinople is anxious over & protracted conference which has takem place between the Sultan and the Grand Vizier,
1
The Sultan's yacht, with steam up, is alongside the cruisers.
BULGARIA'S INDE- PENDENCE.
(Reuter's Service to the China a
Copyright protected under "Ordinancs & of 1804)
Loves, April 21 The Triple Alliance has recognised the independance of Bulgaria.
THE ARMENIAN MAS- SACRES.
BRITISH BLUEJACKETS
LANDED.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail : Copyright protected under Ordinance 5 of 1894.)
LONDON, April 21.
British warships have landed 800 men st. Mersino.
It is with feelings of poignant sorTOW that we announce the death at a quarter w eleven o'clock this morning of Mr an influence in the land before which 13.00 George Murray Bain, proprietor of the the Sorris and his Ministers were China Mail, only those who land on practically powerless. Had they been more, closely associated with Mr Murray Bain in the last few months of life content to exercise this power discreetly were aware of the very precarious hold all would have been well but, to judge
Owing to the Chicago wheat corner the during the three days ahe remained there stipa Canopus and Ocean and the cruiser he had on life, and his passing will
the 'inquiries bo had the store the plate from the cables which have been price of flour is steadily rising in London return to Hongkong, she immediately Minerva, have been ordered to Turkey. friends. A stroke of paralysis some three reaching us during the last few days, and on April 14 the bakers decided to raise reported the matter and sent the box back Admiral Bir Curzon-Howe is aboard the
Ocean. years ago was the first warning the veteran they have, as was perhaps inevitable, the price of the quartern loaf to fid. The The gentleman who lost the box claimed 8825 which was paid by the defendants and journalist received to lay aside his pen for awhile and leave to others the more active, developed into a tyranny and have in tuation is said to be the most serious refunded when the box was roturbed. There The German cruiser Hamburg, now
were other items of 888 for chits which he at Corfu, has been ordered to Menina, would plead, was, statuto barred; #35 in respect to the occupation of a room for a friend of the plaintif As a matter of fact the room as occupied was the room set apart for the use of the plaintiff of his soliciter's statement.
Plaintiff then gave evidence in support
The case was adjourned.
Souator Stone of Missouri has intro- His Lordship'Was the box found i duced a bill in Congress providing for un- Mr Otto Kong SingYes. Continuing
The latest consular telegram states Otto Kong Bing said that after the conditional free trade between the Philippenses had been incured it had been that 2,000 people, including 200 Mos
igen one to this islands at the end of found that the box war at Astor House lems, have been killed in the town of independence of
and been taken there in mistake afteen years-1924.
a lady passenger on the same boat. Adana and 5,000 in the vilayet. This lady had gone to Canton and AMalta message states that the battle-
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direction of the paper to whose interests consequence raised up enemies against Fer C. he had devoted the best years of his life.
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Visits to Japan and England in search of themselves who are determined to either health were partially successful, but when break them or end them. Both parties,
known for twenty years.
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cang-chow, the new port which the Chinese are establishing about three and a half miles north-east of Macan, is to be
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HOW TO CURE A COLD. DE as careful as you mu you will occa Me Bain returned to Hongkong last Nov if we understand the cables aright, are oficially opened to-morrow (Thursday)
sionally take cold, and when you do, get. GEREN SZAL CAPSULE... 18.00) ember it was seen that he was very frail,.
medicins of known reliability, one Munt has an established reputation and that though his interest in all things around pledged to support the newly-granted The occasion will be marked by the pre-
dis certain to affect a quick cures. Bush w him was as koon as ever. He was in the Constitution, and as the Sturas himself sence of the Viceroy of Canton and Toffice as recently as one week ago, but
Admiral L, while a large body of the lead-EADAUBES are never too large to be medicine is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, already the flame of life was flickering to is equally deeply pledged, we are driven ing Chinese commercial men in Hongkong as small do, and it's safe and its remarkable cures of this common all- 181 driven away by Starze Headsabe, it has gained a world wide reputation by fits close, and during the last few to the conclusion that the civil war will also visit the place, they having it is may to take, but is does the work mant For sale by all chemists and store- 34.00 days he gradually sank, the end coming which has so unhappily broken out is chartered a special steamer, which leaves every time,
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be
at lost with a gentle folding of the heads being fought simply for the purpose of to sleep." Well has he earned his 'reat.
The death has occurred at Southscs of
Captain Thouse Rapson, EN M.V.O.
retired. Captain Ropson, who had some
Mr George Murray Bein was one of the deciding which political party shall be gived here on February 9, 1864, to take The Turkish parliamentary system is brilliant war service to his credit was the tidest, residents of Hongkong, having the paramount power in the State
up the position of subeditor of the China Mail. He came of up oid Scottish family, barely fivo months old and already it King's harbour master at Portsmouth in being born in Montrose on the 24th August, has sustained two very severe shocks, 1303 when the battleship Neptune was 1642, and very early showed the sterling involving madical changes in the ad actor and we for his services our ting Victory, it time
metal of which his character was composed
NOTE--Poit, after removal, should rested for a Month before use. Wine required for IMMEDIATE use)- should be ordered to be decanted before being sent out.
These Wines are specially receby the manner in which he discussed pubifministration, and it looks as if these occasion in being the old flagship that he Affairs in Hongkong. Absolutely straight disturbances must continue until the was made a member of the Victorian mended, being of superior vintage, old, forward it all his ways he did much to power of the Committee of Union and Order. 370 and thoroughly mature, and ip Sine purge the oficial and public life of
condition.
*** Hongkong of the prif reputation which Progress is curbed, or, at least, brought
It had obtained is the general under effective control, The tempts timation. In 1972 he became proprietor which assails these men is of the China and is ofahoot the Wah Tea, Yat Po, and how that day to undoubtedly very great. They have being cancelled, in which case it is likely this these journals hayo been under bis accomplished so much and their aims that, the whole cost of the construction predominant influence an influence always seem to be so naselfieh, but to place the line would be provided from Chinese exerted in the cause of, honourable dealing ign
TO NIGHT I
HONGKONG CINEMATOGRAPH
Ton Tur DAY ONLY." (pposite the Central Market) "JAPANESE JUGGLER COMEDYUM.
Os Tota TO XUROPE, Under the Direction of Pro, Kikugoro, Japan's Orest Foofneor Prolator Kikugora begs to announes to the Public that owing to the rest of the Chinese community of Hongkong be will contious his mysteriona magic and marval Jona set before laying the Colony, and he hopes that the Palle will continus to pa ergolag his most interesting entertainment. Dosta baba at 7.30, Performance 8.80 p
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In the event of the gunzatites from the Portuguese Government not being forth coming, there is a probability of the agree
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and that the lizzze
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and high probity. During the unfortunate abridled power in the bands of any Jearn when dir John Pops Hennessey was one group, parliamentary or otherwise, the station at that end. Chin Shan is about Governor of the Colony, Mr Marrsy Balin's constitutional country.
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