POWELL'S
displaying in their Show
rooms, a abarce
of this seasons
CRETONNES
which for daintynese aud
pleasing effect, are
NEW
PIANOS
ON HIRE
$10
PER MONTH.
UNSURPASSED, Tuning and Regular
FIRST FLOOR,
ALEXANDRA
BUILDINGS.
A
S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841
TUBACCONISTE & CIGAR
MERCHANTS.
Smokers'
Requisites.
We have just received a large and entirely new assortment of
smokers requisites, from the
B
celebrated BB Factory: includ- ing briar, meerschaum and calabash pipes, with and without cases. Qualities ranging from the cheaper kinds to the most lururi. Also meershamnu and
her, and all amber Cigar and Cigarette Holders, etc., etc."
We specially recommend the Clobo' pipe which em- bodies the latest contrivances calculated to afford a cool and dry smoke.
RCW
CIGARS
LOLCEAS
de Luxe Bighly recommended
in boxes of 25...$11 per 100. GRAND ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO
in bozen of 50. $8 per 100
B. WATSON: ■ 00,
LIMITED;
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOOR DISPENKÄBY.
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.
FERMIER HALL OF
Attention Inclusive.
supplying
·Breakfast tabl
of the English
for the
politan and provincial press for mach interesting and instructive "copy" pay to frozen game all the way Thus a Birmingham mest anlesnan, in-home to England surely it would pay forms the Post of that important Mid-somebody to cultivate the local demand. land city that although the Palermo brought over to England the first cargo
of refrigerated pigs "there is nothing!
[NEWS OF THE DAY.
One of Mr Lloyd George's amendments
permittin
The English Mail of the 7th August wonderful in seeing Chinese pork in wis de Hvered in London in the 4th it. this country Chinese pigs are no novelty. I have seen many herds of to the them. Chinese pigs are regarded as an sell
Noused strong united excellent breed and the young bours and sows are brought to this country and used chiefly for crossing purposes.
bottle Huake:
The following information Dan, boun
"OLAIM FOR MONEYŰZENTA
Bofors Mr Jination Comparts, ab thè Supreme Court, to-day, Hep Keo med Lam Shing Tean and obbers, to recover 8950, being money lent.
Mr Crowther. Smith appeared for the [plaintiff
His Lordship gave judgment for plain.
against all thron defend
fand it, not in the roma
DINARY:
S. MOUTRIE & CO, We have had bacon pige bred in China communicated to us from the Colonial ting his throat, hanging himself, or throw
LIMITED.
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
BUSINESS NOTIOE
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in advanos). - CHINA. Mam '(daily) $1.00 per month, Innluding postage, $3.50 per month OLD CHINA Man (weakly) $15.06 Perrinaluding postage, $17.00
*
and fed in England for the last twenty years." After this we are not surprised to hear that "the Chinese pig is similar to the large white breed which flourisher in Yorkshire and the northern counties. It is not so refined in character, however,
Socretary's Office
The Morning Fost decl
explorer actially reached most divided
are it is recalled that Mr Sreement should break
Cook's fost ut secunding
Alaska was also accompan unexpectedly
rier of ill-fading and
China and Japan, and
alone and Britain wasraly welchste But the new
THE DASH FOR THE
PLARY'S
tannar of outs
(From Our Own Corvapendent)
Sept. T
ing his body into the water, bel by chopping From HRM. Consul at Chesfoo his hand of When dinonrarest he was Quarantine diacontinued since 3th Sepfound to be suffering agonies, and within tember
fear hours of having committed the act the poor fellow was dead. It is thought that he must have been out of his minds at the time be inflicted the injury which ended, in the loss of his life.
From BBM Consul at Newelwang Hongkong released from Quarantine."
it is reported that the Capadian Pacifis for its skin is coarser and it has bigger line of steamers plying between Vancouver, feet and larger ears, but it possesses baB.C., and Hongkong may refuse to carry compensating advantage of being fuller United States mail because of the ruling |that in order to constitute direct shipment in flesh. The Chinese pig is an ugly commerce between the Philippines and the animal to look at, for its snout is turned United States must be carried in ons bot- up in a prominent manner, whereas the tom. As the C. P. hosts do not now comin anont of the English white pig is paction in such emmerce unless the Company to Manila they will be deprived of participa- Taluzraphic Address. Mais, Hongkong,tically straight. The two types are should decide to include that city in its
Code, A. B. C., fifth edition.
TELEPHONE NO.. alike in colour, and the Chinese white ports of call
per your
·Freedalivary, to all' addresses socrisialbis, by messenger, including sil Pear, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residences.
Bingle poples, Daily, ten cents; Weakly,
thirty cunts; for cash.
·CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW,
Auctions.
animal is used for crossing purposes, particularly with the sandy Tamworth. While cross-breds produce the best bacon pigs, so the Chinese-Tamworth £30 p.-Auction of Honeshold Furni
turo,do, at Masses Enghos de Hough's | cross, it is end, in equal to if not better! Salon Rooma. 2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Fart. ter at No. 15, Morrison Hill Road,
Amnsaments.
9 pm-Pocformance ab the City Hal
- General Memoranda,"
Saturnat, September 11 :—
is
DOLD: BLOODED TRAGEDY
Japaness friend
only possible
Chang dim
and if the
for practioneE
AMERICAN PADITIO
SQUADRON,
COMING VISIT TO THE FAST.
Retifer's message from IndianRouter's Service to the
ru Newfoundland, states that nder Peary has reached the
North Pole.
(Reiter's Service to the China Mail)
Losos, September 7, Commander Peary has wired to the Governor of Newfoundland from Indian Harbour, Labrador, announcing that, he
AT `MACAO andant of the Monts Fort has discovered the North Pole.
Assassinated.
[Note-In was on July 17th, 1908, that Commander Peary set out on his persever ing quest of the North Pole, having wiled on that date, from Sydney, Cape Breton.. His fe arrival in Northern Greenland was later announced. As before, it was the intention of the explorer tolbstablish a |
the ice to enable to start on the
LONDON September
The First Squadron of the Amen Pacific Fleet, comprising eight armoured
users, have sailed from San Francisco for a six months oruise in the Far Easte
PARTICIPAPION IN CHINESE LOANS.
GERMANY'S POLICY.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail) LONDON September 1.
The Kochnische Zeitung publishes
From Our Chan: Correspondent);
MACAO, September 6 Captain. Imac María Pinto, commanding the Artillery Corps at Monte Fort, was bass on the northern shorn of Grant Land. az inspired article from Berlin which The outlook for the Yunnan Railway shot at midday by a privite of hie: Consider being to transport cut ment stores states that Germany does not object, to becoming more and more discouraging,pany. The unfortunate officer was busy at final dash with fully-laden dodges Russian participation in Chinese Lane am Tonkin, a newspaper published at his writing table when the sealant, who.Commander Robert Edwin Peary is, like as far as the future is concerned, and Haiphong, says that British trador profit had been lolling about the guard room Dr. Cook, an American, having been born
adds that already acquired at resson Springs, Penn., U.S.A., on May- more by the railway than French business cloon by having just gone off duty, calmly 8th, 1856. He is therefore now 63 years unaffected by the principle men in Tookin. The latter have neither walked out of the place with his ride and
of ago. It was a period suvered getting near, to, where his superior officer the years 1888-1891, that housed by policy of the open door in
frst expedition to North Greenland again must be reccgnised visiting the territory in 1803-1805. In America slike. 1896 and again is the following year he andertook summer yogagés, to the Arctic regions. Starting out again in 1808 on his third expedition, for the discovery of the North Fale he was absent until 1902, having - during that period rumnded - the northern end of Greenland, the most uorcheriy hand then known in the world, and reaching 8 17. at the highest latitude than attained in the Western Hemispherese
than any other." But to get back to the spirit or the enterprise to intercept the frozen Chinese pig: it seems that the Yuanno trade with Hongkong The sa poring over certain papers, coolly when the carcases were cat up in Lon-sult is that the railway curries British goods more than French wares. That don the butchers found the pork to be journal traces it all to lack of honey and ather fat and coarse, but all the same want of combination in French commercial the quality was declared to be satis circles at Exiphong,
Non-Mesting of China Fight & Powertory and worth 5. a b So far so The U.S. cruiser Charleston, now on
Có, Ed., at Ŏo.' Offices, 8p.meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co., good. If the dealers can overcome the the China coast, won the trophy for gaupery
MONDAY, September 13 Id., at Co.'s Hotel.
...Justions of the Pesos at the Magistracy.
inst; Inclusiva..
in the cruiser class of the American Navy during last year The Tingley stood heat the among the torpedo vessels. Last year the
insular prejudices of their buyers, as they have so successfully done in
arellad the weapon at the unsuspecting man and fired. The abot passed clean through the temples. Modical aid was forsh with immoned to the scene but proved unavailing and close on pm, the viction breathed his last
The murderer is said to be of unsound, mind. He is not known to have ever in Curred the displeasure of his chief boyand remark made half in just a couple of days ago when Captain Piata thestaned to have
which Russs and
THE RECENT AGREF MENT
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
(Wah, The Zure l'u's Brace)
The new treaty betw Japan with respect
Commander Panty President of the 2.15 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty
American Geographical Society, and also Transfer Books of Grean Teland Cement Case of New Zealand mutton, and the Albany won the cruiser trophy and then kept four days on bread and water if He held a similar office in the 8th International gold medallist of the Royal, the Royal Scot Sperry was first among the torpedo bosts did not keep his fingers off the flower beds. Geographical Society's Meeting. He is Co., Id., close from this date to 26th quality of the meat can be kept up The standing “of the vessels in the cruiser / after the deed he surrendered without atish, the Faris, the American and the Phila Mukden Railway and the
standard, then the Bankow enterprise class was Charleston, trophy winner, deceased took op his latu post in the middio been responsible for numerous publications, murmur and was as mooke, an a' child. The driphin Geographical Societies. He has can trim, its sailsheath sunny skies 64114; Cleveland, 56.678 Yorktown. 1 of January lat, being azaferred hero from the most important ferrien som and woo the prosperous gales.”
057; Denyar, 48.543; Albang, 45.830 Angols, and was two months from the ox-plete arstive of his arctic work. He is Galveston, 36.908 Tacoma S67: piry of his oversen term of service. He was a civil engineer in the U.S. Navy, with the Chattanooga, 28.07. The battleship trophy of a quiet, retiring disposition, sud shout rank of Commander.--ED., C.M.]
39 years of age. Ele leares a widow who
Monday, September 14:-...
9 a.m.---Blilitary Gun Praatios, 6.30p.m.--Meeting of Henckung Cricket
Longue at Hongkong Celicht. Clab. Tauraday, September 29 :---
11
It seems that the-English markets 6.30 p.m.Meeting of Hongkong at have been receiving frozen genie and
Andrew's Society at City Hr...
poultry from China for many years, but
TauZEDAT, September 30:-
The China Mail.
will not be awarded until the results of the record target practice of the Atlantic fleet have been completed.
:
is at H me. The funeral takes place to morrow afternoon.
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
1.30 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Lease-as it come via Russia and the Baltic
hold Land at Shameen, Canton,
the trade has hitherto passed almost A woman there was, and she wrote for unnoticed outside the particular firms how to out and sew, a dzema, and how to the press, as you or I might do. She told
dealing in this business. The now cook many a savoury mess, but she never
For testing a knife and a razor from a learn that the Chinese partridge is bad done it bacall. I guess but none of show-case at the Sincare Company's store the bird which is most in demand for and dross the hair, and how out of a barrel sentenced to 14 days' hard hbour and siz her readers know. She told how to combative was, at the Magistracy-to-day, the British markets, and the Man to makes chair would adorn any parlor hours stocks churian-bred birds are proferred. The and give it an air —we thought the tale was true. Our the days we spent and the birds are purchased by dealers in
nighta wo spent, with hammer and ass and back, in making a chair in which no one wouldt sit, in which no one should sit, in which no one could possibly sit, without crick in the hack-The Aconomic
HONGKONG, TURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1909, -
CHINESE PORK IN ENGLAND.
Those of us who can remember the Siberia, who send them in a frozen state introduction of frozen New Zealand to Iliga and Liben, where they are kept mutton into England and the viclent in rold stores and, shipped to Eng storm of prejudice which arose regard land as required. When British part Housuf ing it all over the United Kingdom, ridges are becommg scarce then the
ward over the fireat Joe,” which is a com-
BRITISH BOY SCOUTS
THE KING'S ROPLA
(Reuter's Service to the China Hal LouDos, September 6. Major General R. Baden-Powell has reviewed 30,000 Boy Scouts it the Crystal Palace.
The newspapers comment on the remarkable growth of the three-year
Charged with stealing thres piscus of old movement. clothing valged 86, a stive was at the His Majesty the King sent a messige Magistracy to day, sent to prison for three in which he expressed the hope that the months and ordered to be exposed in the Boy Scouts would do their duty as men stocks for six hours. Ea had been prev-abould danger threaten the Empire.. ously convicted for a similar offence.
· DONE TAKE THE RISK.
Mr A. G. Gordor, manager of the Hong-WEN You are done att be- kong Stan Launch Co., prosecuted three cargo boatmen and two passenger bostmen, before Lieut. Beckwith Marine Court, this mor
for maki
at co the storm launch, is de Jour, whilst under way... were aned 140 auch,
was discharged it being was in Causeway Bay at the time.
At about 11 o'clock last night
His Hocour Mr Justice Granger, the but. more especially among the working Chinese birds are introduced, and it is Cornish coonty-court judge, Istely gare classes, cannot help calling to mind the said that as many as twenty thousand proof of his appreciation of wit in other old adage that history repeats itself. The Chinese partridges pass through the chairman, and it changed that there was st petty session at Truro. He was sitting first shipment of Chinese frozen piga Birmingham market every season. It only one case for triki. The prisoDGE. YES, has reached England and the expected is dificult," mid one dealer, for anyone charged with some trifling offquốc, and with bos happened the poorer classes in the except an expert to distinguish chatices it came to pass that an unusually
slooping out. By some other varian
big metropolis refuse to have anything Chinese from an English partridge, for large mumber of county magistrates wer to do with the Celestial pork. Of course they are very much alike, and the foreign was proved, and the vagrant was asked present, making nearly a full Bench. The all manner of subile devices were bird is of excellent quality for the if he had anything to say •No, he adopted to tempt customers to assist in table." Curiously, frozen pheasants are powered, thoughtfully, **I don't the new experiment by purchasing the act imported from Chine, notwithstand the formidable arraying mag
de that there is much to my.' Then
front pork. Big placards, for instance, were ing that China is the natural home of of him, and ided, Bat it do som printed with the legand China rite fed the pheasant The reason is that phet wel lot of dogs to be after one bone. Briand pigs"--an announcement which must santa are reared in England in more then that a little punishment
opinion have moved many an old Chins, hand to officient numbers. In fact, they are for impe laughter
or Bone of the
he read itrile the often a glut in the market, and large enterprising newspaper quantities are exported to Frange
Paris. During the last fire
their uttermost in
six years an important trade in Eng
South Africa, the biz
Lamp go
native
was walking along the street at West Point
when he soxdentally stepped. on the loop of a town who was lying saloop
fazer: Disturbed in hin injured man picked up the,
let it deng along until I chronic or develop into an attack of sumonīno – búk, give it the "strêntion
zres and get rid of it. Tabá Chamber
Cong Remedy, and you are waze of prompe relia
Fortuin, by All chaunista
50
and P
Climate, was signed by Minister on the 4th inst at the Board of Foreign Affairs............
Japan is allowed to extend the railway from Kirin to Wu-min and five towan
declared to be treaty ports.
Judicial affairs in Chientao will be discharged by a Mixed Court consist of Japanese and Chinese officials.
THE MACAO DELIMITA-
TION:
(Wah Te Tat Po's Service)
PERIO, Sept
The Board of Foreign Affairs bas telegraphed to Commissioner Kno mi Chien that the Portuguese demand for compensation for adjacent lands not originally within the limits of the Tersed territory cannot be entertaine
CHAMBERLAIN'S" COLIČ, CHOLERA
AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY- HIS remedy has been in zee for
thirty years and has proved itself to bus the most auccessful remedy: cored for bowel complais Sada: Sold by all chamison and vines a
50
years
CAMBUS
Ideal
ar
WHISKY