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The 196th case of plagun was reported. It was that of a Chinese Hring at Mongkok-takzia
The examination for external studenta" for the degree of BD of the University of London, can now be taken in the Colony.
A reception takes place on the Japan ess flagship Crown this afternoon, who Rear Admiral Terasaki will be ab home to his guests.
number of plays. As every Chines kan play, is in part operatic, he must also ildhood learn munió cultiváto a falseltovor to impersonate women, know that for singing without destroying his the parts of Ophelia Portia, Rosand natural speaking voice, and become an all SHAKYSHARE' galaxy of immortal adept at tumbling and acroba women-ware created by boys. The These Chinese actors, symboliste by fifty actors of the Doyer's Street Theatre nature, have introduced into their effects in New York run their own enterprise, a great body of conventional gestures all sharing in the profits." So, the which take the place of setting and documents prove, did
my Lord properties. They have symbols to show Chamberlain's servants. The Chinese that the actor is on horseback, that he actors are so law, that even the lowest of is under an enchantment, that he the spectators despises them. In the stands behind a wall concealed from days of SHIESPEARE, the English actor his fellows on the stage that he in was a brother to thieves and tinkers, a dead and out of the action. that he being unworthy of Christian burial is invisible, that he is a man of high The actors of the Globe Company lived station in disguise. Further, they hare PER MONTH together in the basement of the theatre: some strange conventionalities in the Just so live the tors of the Doyer's way of stage propertian. To Chinese Street Company in New York, and so drams, gs in all other Oriental art, one NEW RECORDS by EVERY lived the Jackson and Washington never knows where realism will end
Street companies in the old days of and conventions begin. So, when any Chinatown, San Francisco. The reproperty is really a part of the action,
emblance covers even the matter of it is more than likely that the stage firm.
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It is notified in the Gastle that. His Majesty the King has ruled the age should be flown at bainast on the day of the death of any foreign sovereign and also on the day of the fanaial. -:
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At the mosting of the Sanitary Board on Tuesday a letter from the Government.
Shaukiwan and its environs will be readipi relative to the report on - malaria, in and also the Additional Cemetery Bye-laws.
SATURDAY, JULY 17
THE SUBMARING.
«DISASTER.
"MPATRY OF THE KINEK.
(Reuters Service ty the China. Mfsit.)
LONDON July IQ.
The captain of the steamer Eddystone, which sank. Submarine C 11 off Lowes-
NEW AT
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It is officially reports
toft, has been interviewed. He said that that Mr. Charles Chao dense fog prevailed at the time and he manufacturer, has been resa, unaware of the presence of warships American Mimister by Chi until he was blinded by their search lights.
HM the King and the Prince of Wales bave sent messages of sympathy.
The siete and liabilities of Holist day, Wise and Co., in the Philippines have been taken over by Messrs Wise and Co., Id. "Mr R E Humphreys and Mr L Dyson have been authorised to sign for the
trusts Times was in sarcastic mood when We suppose our contemporary the it wrote-Efforts to make Flame of the Forest trees flourish between the chinks of Tho granite slabs which surround the foun- tain in front of the Singapore Club, having failed, an attempt is being made to mise
palms there,"
BISLEY SHOOTING.
MACKINNON CUP GOES TO CANADA.
FEDERATED MALAYA,
TAKING OVER NEW STATES..
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, July 17.
The taking over by the British government of the suzerainty of the State of Kedah hitherto under the protection of Siam,, was a caremony of the most brilliant and cordial checrip- Canada has won the Mackinnon Cuption The Saltan received Mr. Max- well, as the Brith adviser, and Bisley with a score of 1,616.
(Renter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, July 16
The Transvaal came second with a welcomed the Siamese dispatch which thanked the Sultan for his post loyalty. score of 1,514.
The Governor of the Straits Settle- menta, Sir John Anderson, and General Perrott are sailing to-day to take over the suzerainity of Trigganna "and
A FUGITIVE SHAH. SEKS SHELTER IN RUSSIAN
LEGATION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mus.)
LONDON, July 16
It is reported from Teheran that the Shah has taken refuge in the Russian Legation.
Kelantan. The transfars have been. made amidst the happiest auguries.
actors, we are toli, furnished a bare itself, but a pretty and conventional stage with simple, curtained entrances representation of it. I have seen two to right and left. For scenery, they Chinese actors enter in a representation
THE CHINESE NAVY. depended upon the auditor's imagination of a boat. Their feet, concealed by and the poet's lines and to this we owe the hull, propelled it; the swaying of
(Wah Ta Yat Pa's Survice.) of the greatest poetry in their bodice gave it the necessary' WAYF
PERING, July 16: Regarding the race between the Ger- SHAKESPEARE. Further, the stage man-motion; the pose of their bodies,
Prince Tsai Tao, brother of the Prince ager of the Globe or the Blackfriars appearing above the gunwale, suggestedman Mail Lutzow and the Blue Funnel
Theseus, both of which left here for Home AMERICA AND CHINA. Regent, isappointed a Minister to assist
in reorganising the Chinese Navy, anggested the scans by the properties, that they were sitting at age in the on 18th June, the Lutzow is noted in our as having, arrived at But did it not look like a shipping column
Genos on Thursday last, 15th inst The CHEAP SALE setting a bed on the stage to designate craft,
IMPERIAL BANK OF a chamber, a throne, to mark a palace. boat? No, indeed, it was a great Theseus, we have been informed, is due in
OHINA Not otherwise is it with the Doyer's deal prettier. It was an affair of pink London on Friday next, the fird. Street Company in New York. Many tissue-paper, fringed and trimmed with of the falsetto solos which so amuse and silk pompons and in every chink of sex the tourist are descriptions of the the decorations burned pink Christmas stage setting which is further suggested candles. These properties, like the by the properties an altar for a temple, costumes, are always a delight to the a crude arch of bamboo with a sign at eye they exemplify that art which th
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MEMOS FOR FO-MORROW. Miscellaneous. Goods per Caravopshire not cleared.az this dare's: 6 p.m. subject to rent.
At Marne on June 5th, Mr Lathan; an English avister, flew for one hour and even minutes on his Antainetta monoplane, thus beating the French aeroplane record. He erecated the evolutionis with great sase in spite, of the air at a height of from 30 to 60 feet. When he descended the specta
its apex for a city, even a pile of chairs Chinose puts into the common abjecistors shouldered him in triumph,
and tables for a mountain."
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NEW MINISTER APPOINTEDÐ.
(Reater's Service to the Chiria Mail)
LONDON, July 17.
President Taft has decided to appoint Mr. Charles Crane, a member of a firm of Chicago manufacturers, as American Minister to China
EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE.
MANY LIVES LOST : KUCHE DAMAGE DONE.
and implements of his daily life."
The Chinese actor and his patrona The Chinese theatre, however, "is older than its Elizabethan prototype, are steeped to the lips in the traditions Though it only came into xistence of a hidebound conservatism, hence "we with the rise of the Mahommedan expect it will be many long years before Steam Pact, &o. at Mr Geo, P. Eam religion, it is really nothing more or a movement similar to that which have passed between the premier shipping province of Elis, on the west coast of
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*General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, July 21:-
on this date subject to rent,
The N.T.K., steamer Iyo Maru recent ly transmitted to the P. and O. steamer Mantua, when in the Indian Ocean, a wireless mensage to be delivered to Mesers Carson and Co. in Colomby. This is the first commercial wireless message reported in Caglon and it is singulas, that it should
company of England and the premier shipping company of Japan.
A native was sentenced to six" weeks"
hard labour and four hours' stocks, by Mr
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, July 17. An earthquake is reported from the
Greece (opte Zante) There are many casualties. ?:
LATED
Great' devastation was caused by the
MB CHAMBERLAIN'S BIRTHDAY.
less than the old Greek drama trans- now going on in Japanese. theatrical planted and adapted to the racial circles the introduction of adapted idiosyncracies of the Sons of Hap. The modern European plays and European Goods per Andalusia undelivered after whole idea, saye Sir JoHN DAVIS, is theatrical methods-will be inaugurated
earthquake on the west cost of Greece J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy to-day, fu Greek: the mask, the chorus, the in China. To drop into a Hongkong stealing brass and copper from the Tram. Thirty people have been reported killed music, the colloquy, the scene and theatre to-day is practically to transportway Co. Defendant was also sentenced to while 400 houses were destroyed at the the act. The Chinese merely took the oneself back to medieval days, for the fourteen days' hard larbour for having his village of Havari A dozen other
master's silver cigarette case in his posses vilingon suffered severely. Goods per Syrit not cleared.st. 4 p. idea as it filtered through to them from play being represented on the boardseion. For stealing brass from the Docks Taumax, July 28:--
India and worked up plays from their may tell a' tale as old as the Saxon Hep-another native was sentenced to soven
"days" hard labour and four hours stocks. own history and their own social life, tarchy (Tang), the limit on one side, or The Chinese drama is based on music as recent as the Plantagenet Kings of just as the Greek play was, and the England (Fuen), the limit on the other whole conception of the play is foreiga, for "olo custam" would not tolerate any while the details and the language are thing more modern. And to judge by Chinese." There are three distinct the patronage accorded, the audiences epochs in Chinese dramatic history, are quite satisfied that it should be so, the Tang (420-005 A.D.), the Sung hence our conclusion that the Chinees (720-1119 A.D.), and the Yuan drama will be the last stronghold of (1123-1341 AD. since when the conservatism to be influenced by the drama has slowly crystallized, like so
"time-spirit," now casting so many old-| many other things in China.
things into the crucible of change.
2.18 p m.-Acction of Household Furni ture &t Sharps Building,' abere H. A. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co.'s Offices, Kowloon. Goods per Prins Ludwig andelivered Goods per China undelivered at noon
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Mr. Inwis is certainly able to draw La closer analogy between the Chinese actor of to-day and the strolling players
of SHAKESPEARE' day when he speaks
of China are popularly called, are
The alow pace of justice in Java may
insurrection which happened in the pro
be judged from the fact that a case of vince of Kedirie, two and a half years ago, is still awaiting trial. Of the 53 persons Several of the witnesses have also gone to the next world. The Nieuws va don Dag says that attention to this failure of justice will be called in the Dutch Parlis munt shortly.
under arrest, aineteen have died in custody.
a
RETURNS THANKS TO HONGKONG./
(Router Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, July 17.
Mra Joseph Chamberlain begs the assistance of the press in gratefully acknowledging the world-wide birthday telegrams which were received on her husband's birthday.
Mr Chamberlain also desires to ex
We learn from Manils papers that proposals were opened at Manila on the 12th in the office of the Chief Quarter-press his sincere thanks for the good
(Wak Te Yat Po's Service)
PEKING, July 16. The Board of Posta and Communi cations has appointed Luk Chung chief auditor of the Imperial Bank,
RAILWAY PECULATIONS.
(Wah Tu Tot Po's Service.)
PERINO, July 16. HE. Chang Chihung has asked H.E, Na Tang, now acting Viceroy of Chibli, to seize and declare forfeit all the pro- party belonging to Li Tak-abso, the degraded chief director of the Tientsin- Fakat failway.
MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
Wah Tes Yat E's Servici.)
PEKING July 18..
It is said that Prince Su will shortly
be succeeded by Prince Chun on Prince Yu Long, as President of the Board of the Interior.
INDIAN SETTLERS FÖR UGANDA.
Decrease of Sleeping. Sickness,
Sir Henry Heaketh Ball the Governor of Uganda, is now in England, with the. object of discussing with, the Colonial Socratary some important projects for the development of that Protectorate. One of these is connected with the question of the an important commitme employment of Indians of the prof on which, subject Government is sitting a London. The Governor holds that Uganda appointed by the is eminently suited for Indian agricultural colonisation and for the introduction of Indian colonists on a large scales,
Important work has lately been done by the Administration in connection with- sickness. A stretch of country
master, for repairs and alterations to the wishes expressed, and in this expressionlee Victoria Nysam Lako shózo two-
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along th
transport, Warren. The bide were of thanks he includes Hongkong.
miles wide and 500 miles in length has been follows:-Shanghai Dook and Enginering. Company $69,240, gold, to be completed
sutirely cleared of population. The Sand Kalands remain to be cleared of 20,000- 12 weeks after delivery of the vessel at
people, ad it is expected that this will be. Shanghai New Engineering and Skip-
done within the next four months, as the ₺WHEN attacked with diarrhoes or bowal native chiefs are now convinced of the building Works Ltd., Shanghai, 8159,181, Want you want a medicine tast advantages which will accrue. The measures gold, to be completed in 5 months; Castlets quickly. The attack is always sudden, taken by the Government to cope with the Bros., Wolf and Sons, rspressoting Taikoo generally severe and with increasing pain, scourge, have succeeded to a remarkabin Dock Board and Engineering Company, Chamberlain's Colfe, Cholers and Diarrhoes degree, and the mortality which few Hongkong, $90,184 gold, to be completed Remedy has never been known to fall. For years ago ranged from 20,000 to 30,000 *
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ORGAN RECITAL-AT, ST. PETER'S.
THE POPULAR
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The King's Exequatur" empowering. Mr Ir is perhaps a sign of the increasing
Manuel Domingo Dericano to act as Consul of their social status. The Brethren General for Pern at Hongkong has received interest taken
in Things Chinese that
of the Pear Orchard," as the Thespians His Majesty's aigusture. an article on the Chinese Theatre, as seen in San Francisco and New York,
Moungohn Ghine and his wife and outcasts from the social order. Which daughter attended their Majesties Court appears in a recent number of Every- body's Magazine. It is from the pen of reminds us that only the other day in on Juau 24. This is the first occasion on of Mr., WILL ITWS and treats of the England an actor who was summoned which Burmese ladies have been presented. subject from its historical aspects to serve on a jury made the successful
The Hope diamond, formerly a famous principally. This writer sees in, the plea that under the law be was " French Crown jewel, has bean sold by auction in Paris fer £16,000. May Yohe Chinese 'theatre of to-day mang par-
rogue and a vagabond" and therefore
used to sport this jewel in the days when allels to the state of things which ineligible. In support of his conten- she was Lady Francis Hope. The diamond existed in England in SHAKESPEARE'S tion be produced an old act of Parliais reputed to being ill-luck to its owner.
An organ recital is to be given by M days, when the Servants of the Lordment- which has never been repealed, Ms. Pankhurst and another suffragette, †- WATSON & 00, Chamberlain and the Children of the and the astonished judge had to admit who were concerned in the demonstrations George Grimble at St. Peter's Charch his claim. And how is it in China? "To outside Parliament recently, have been to-morrow evening, the programma boing King's Chapel played on Bankside. As
fiued £5 with the alternativa of one month's as follows: LIMITED,
the third generation, the descendent of imprisonment. The magistrate, however, Organ Solo... Prelude and Fugue No. 1" residents of Hongkong and the const
Mendelsohn ports know, the Chinese present, their Chinese actor is disqualified, under advised that there should be an appeal on
a legal point raised in the course of the Tenor Bolo... Comfort Yo (Messiah) the old régime, from taking those plays on a platform almost devoid of
case. The anfragettes claim that they are
Dov. A. P. Crofton, 2.4. literary examinations which lead to all entitled to petition the King through the accessories in the way, of scenery, and Mr. Jawis contends that probably so did political praferment. By a world's Prime Minister, and to present their peti- Organ Bole..."Grand Offortoirs tu. „D“...
tion to the latter personally, and that the the Lord Chamberlain's servants at the width the superiors, in intelligence, polics and not entitled to obstruct them Soprano Solo.." And He shall food His flock" (Messiah) Fandal Organ Solo, Andante Tranquillo............. Globe Theatre, when they "created breeding, and perceptions, of the Chinged while they are doing so.
- Sterndale Bennett SHAKESPEARE'S parts. He then continues,
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** coolie or laundryman, they form a caste In the old Chinees theatres of Bun so low that we have nothing wherewith Francisco, tourists and Chinese digni- to compare it." Yat many of them, we
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1 thươs, dysentery, and infantils cholers, 1979 there was great deal of dias.
taries used to sit on the side edges of the are assured, are admirable men. The it was at this time that Chamberlain's stage, so close to the actors that I have training to which the actor submits seen a tragedian, in one of his most himself is long and arduoue. In the solemn passages, stop over the legs of a beginning he must have a fair literary
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A GOOD SUMMER REMEDY.
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes Bamedy war int brought into wes. It proved more seful this way other remedy or twat ment, and has for thirty-six grace main this season diarrhoes and dysentery cained, that record. Nine chemists out of A am always pravalant, Chamberlains
ten will recommend it when their opinion Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy is o No. 2 spectator. Just so, we are informed, education, for the plays are couched in a bed although they are sorber is the beat medicine obtainable for trouble of zi dinde that pay. thim greater post For this kind. For inte by All chelor pad
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