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How to increase the trade hand-locked Yunnan and the regions lying beyond with the Burmese porta
long time before her Indian and with that of The day may arrive when it
and prevent it from being deflected will be imperatively necessary to do so, through Tobin has attracted the but from present indications it would absorbed attention of many"
travellers seem that that date is still very much As it is, French Colonial 200 MACHINES and writers Major Daries, like Coror-afar off,
BOCN Lord RONALDSHAy and others who newspapers are insistent in their have studied the problem and traversed declarations that it is the British and the country, has of course.
a plua soft the French who are deriving the from railway,
AND
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Habian Strai L19: rocsived from the dread little much needed rain. Iar though the Colony has missed one typhoon mariners ara by no means aloar of their troubles, The Observabary report speaks of another depression which is probably moving
THE BUDGET
..W. This may develop into a typhoon LORD ROSEBERY MAY MOVE with a fairly wide radius and though it may not trouble Hongkong priously will make its prosence felt very appreciably by vessels coming down from Japan
NEWS OF THE DAY.
H. M. S. Thistle and the King Alfred
yant ad Nagaaki for repairs. A corre
spondent saka why the British Admiralty cannot place auch work in the hands of British companies ? Considering the deplorable slackness of trade in Hongkong the query is very pertinent.
being so very careless with his figures, and though their assertions seem are both entering the Mitsui Bishi dock- For instance, there is no doubt that he difficult to prove, there is evidently is quite correct in his statement that fairly substantial grounds for
question of Tonkin is nearer than Burma to Yunnes their belief. Meanwhile
Great Britain tapping the resources of fn the capital of the province, yet seven pages before he makes this assertion be Yunnan by her own railway remaina prints the information that the distance very much where it did when
CCLA
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. from Kuulong is exactly the same as our first afroosted his ambitions under the Company laws of Hongkong,
"Hongkoos. April 16, 1907.
BUSINES'S NOTICE
Rates of STERCRIPTION (Pxysbla in advance),
OLAMA (daily) $100 per munth
Including postage, 15.50 per mouth
OVERLAND CHICa Mai (wookly), $15,00 per year; including postage, $17.00
per year. Free delivery to all addromans nocuasible
anil Quarry Bay residences.
chemes.
MESSES COTTAM & CO., LTD.
Mars Samuel Samuel & Co. of Yokohama, bave converted themselves,
into a limited liability concern with' a: capital of one and a half million yea.. Mr EC. Davis will be the managing director. The firm's branches are located in Yoko, hams (principal), Kobe Omka, Shimono saki, Taipeh, Tam and Takao.
·ITS REJECTION.
(Reuters) Serwies to the China Mach)
LONDON, Sept. 9.
The London Standard states that Lord Rossbery will move the rejection of the Budget in the House of Lords
Lomon, Sept. 10.
schedule outlining the maximum Part of It is officially explained that the anden dues is simply a deals and does not represent a definite decision as to the charges
TURCO JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Lombos, Sept. 8.
The Daily Telegraph's Constantinople correspondent states that the establish ment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Japan have been concluded, and that Japan has waived her demand that the Capitalations be extended to include Japanese subjects.
from Haiphong-namely, 535 miles. Again, speaking of the line now built from Haiphong, the seaport of Tonkin, up the Red River valley to Laokai, on We are sorry, to have been the all the frontier of Yungan, a distance unwitting means of causing pain, dis- of 48 miles, he says that the line tress and sanoyance through the publica-
Mr Lloyd George, Chancellor of the tion the other evening of sapocol Exchequer, has introduced in the House of is now being carried to Tuuman-fu, delivered at a meeting convaned by the Commons the Development Fund Bill distance which be places at 240 miles liquidator of Mesars Cottam & Co., Ltd. The object of thy bill is to enable the on page 3 of his book, but at 287 on We are assured that the imputations and Treasury to make from grants for the pur grievances alluded to by Mr Tetrie were all pose of developing forestry, agriculture, by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloon Page 331. Now which of these figures duly enquired into during certain propped- į rural industries, the development of har- does he wish us to take as correct? Itings in chambers, and we may be sure that bours and canals, improvement of fisheries Single coples, Daily, con conts; Weekly is a trivial matter, perhaps, but one if grounds had been strata for public action and construction of new roads, primarily
that irritates the conscientious reader against either promoters or directors such proceedings would have been ordered by making him look askance at other His Honour the Chief Justion. Mr. Petris's
The National Committee to Promote statements as they are advanced in supromarks also had no reference to the Break-up of the Poor Law, which came port of the argument.
the last manager of the Company, into existence at the beginning of May last, Mr J. Beurerile, who also acted as has now a membership of over 3,000, and English proposals for the peaceful liquidator of the oppoem, and we gladly branches have been formed in Scotland, in penetration of China from Burma have make the anouncement as people m Liverpool, and various largo centres. The down
aware of the inner history of the Company objects of the committee are the administra varied considerably since 1831 when might have been mislead-ou-rowding the ton of the existing Poor Law on the lipoe Captain Srive started the idea of open speech.
Elad we also been more fully laid down in the Minority Report of the ing up a trade route. We all know is cognizant of the Company's affairs we should Four Law Commision. A vigorious ca- AR CRUHOUN's proposals and how question, for wo are antisfied that no autumn.
vertainly not be published the speech in paiga is being organised for the coming
neither the Indian nor the Colonial
thirty" osata; for cash.
Telegraphic Address, Man, Hongkong,
Code, AB. O., 6th edition.
PHONE NO. CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
KEMOS FOR TOMORROW...
Meeting. Noon-Meeting of Chias Light & Power ... Co., Id...sa. Čola.Offisos. ; .4
Id., at Co.'s Hotel
3pm-Meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co.,
Amusements,
9 p.m.-Performance of the Port and Starboard Lights Parrot Party pre- sented by Rowtoon Bowling Green Club, on the Green, Kowloon.);
-General Memoranda,
MONDAY, September 13-
equined to motor traffic.
suggestions of dishonesty anche laid against A telegram from Rome states that the
"THE RUSSIAN NAVY.
FOUR MORE DELADNOUGHTS.
(Reuler's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Sept. 10.. The Bussion Admiralty is preparing further shipbuilding programme which provides for four more Dread- noughts in addition to those already laid
THE INDIAN ARMY. LORD KITCHENER'S EULOGY.
(Reuter's Bervice to the Chind fast)
LONDON, Sept. 10. ̧.
THE EVACUATION OF CHIENTAO.
Independent News Agency's Sermes
to the China Mail
TORTO, September: 10. Colonal Saito his best recalled to Seoul by the Residency General to consult about the evacuation Chianto
(Nobo-Col Saito was in, command
order during the time when the ownership
gendarmerie sent to Chientia by to preserve peace and maintaire
the district was in dispute in Case
of
"RAILWAY CONCESSION:
REFUSED
Wal To You Po's Service F
PREIS, Sept 9:
A certain foreign Minister at Paking has applied for the concession of the privilege to constract the Sechuan- Tibet railway, but the Board of For eign Affairs resolutely refuses to accept- the propom
PROPOSED NEW NAVAL STATION."
(Wah "Im Yet Cửa Service.)
PERING, Sept,, 10. Prince Shun and Admiral Sab have telegraphed to Peking that Chang shan harbour, in Chehang, ie most- suitable for u naval station.
CHANG CHIH TUNG'S RETIREMENT.
(Wah. Tas, Tab Pule: Surmian)
PEKING, Sept. 101- BE Chang Chih-tung in resigning This post sa Grand Councillor, suggested
that H.E. Shu Shi-chang, President of the Board of Communications, would.
office could entertain them owing to the the promoters or directors of the unfortun: Mahdist movement in Yemen has become Lord Kitchener, in a farewell order to be the best person to succeed him,
ate concedi..
enormous cost, the extreme diffenity cle
15 p.m.-Meeting of His Majestys: the contry to be pierced, and the very Justices of the Peace at the Magistracy, problematical returnent were consider Transfer Books of Gresa Island Cement
Co., Ld., alone from this date to 26thed at all possible by practical men. Majo inet, inclusive,
DAVIES, who line travelled far and wide
Tuy, September 14
9am.-Military Gun Practice, 5.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Uricket Logon at Hong Kong Cricket Club... WEDSEY, September 18
Transfer Books of Douglas Steamship Co., Ld.. close from this date to 25th instr inclusive.
SATURDAY, September 18-
in these parts, and who commanded-the Tunnan Company's first expedition of reconnaissance (1898-09), now unfolds a complete and a partial scheme. From Kunlong to the Yangtze is 1,000 miles;
6.30. p.m.-Barbour Race for cape pre-and the greater part of the line would sented by the proprietors of the Chios traverse exceedingly difficult country,' Mail, Ld.
acotely revolutionary. Several detachomte, the Indian Army, praises its strrallent of Ottoman troops have been annihilated, work md emphasises the point that the THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the Revolutionaries are matching on Anny is unaffected by the attempts Hodeida." The local Governor has demand which have been made to undermine the
The meeting of the Legislative Compeed reinforcements from Constantinople and loyalty of the native soldiers called for 2.30 o'clock this afternoon did my suggest to the Grand Vizier to ask the
not commence until 3:45.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr R. Boot Orr Stewart, a junior officer on the P. and O. steamer Paleo, died as the vessel was proceeding up the river to Shanghai last Thursday. -
assistance of British and Italian warships in the Red Sea. The cruiser Yolarno has fleft Aden for Hodeida to protect Italian
intercats.
GT.C. WATER' CARNIVAL
» DANGER TO NAVIGATION.
The German seemner. Rajaburi reported. on axival in Hongkong this morning, that she passed a wrecked, dismssted junk, o the 7th inst. in Ist 14'57", Long 110′17′′":" The junk was about seventy feet in length.
THE REV. H 0. SPINK
New Incumbent of St. Andrew
By the P. and O. atesmer Somali, on the
A water carnival under the auspicies of the Hongkong Corinthian Yacht Club is, be The Acting Governor-General of the he held to-morrow, commencing at 4 p.m. Philippines, Mr Cameron Forbes, take In, each event there is a large number of upon himself the full responsibility of entries and keen sport is anticipated. deporting the twolve Chinese from Manils, Machado's band will be in attendance and 22nd fast, the Rev. H. U. Spink, the new which case aroused a good deal of dia. at the conclusion of the sports Mr Francis incumbent of St. Andrew's, Kowloon, will cussion Mr Forbes says, I can only hope Clark has kindly consented to present the aire to take up his datics. The rar, gentleman is accompanied by his sister and. 9.15 p.m.-Promenade Concert of Hong. necessitating in places a grade as steep His Excellency the Governor has issued that conditions will not make it necessary prized to the succesefal competitors.
kong Cricket Club in the Grom da of
a welcome is to be extended to them in the the Ulab.
as 1 in 25, and possibly a few short invitations for an "at Home" at Moun to take any such action at any future
form of a convenzione. Friends Langths of rack,"
time." Most of the deportess are still in afternoon tain Lodge on Wednesday "while a'metre gauge
next. Tennis and croquet. line would cost some fifteen or twenty millions sterling, and would require at
Transfer Books of Hongkong Cotton Spinning, Wearing & Dyeing Co., Ld. dose from this date to 26th/inst inclusive.
TREAT, September 23-
Andrew's Society at City Hall,
Uffico...
j-
1
11.56 Meeting of Hongkong Oot aspect. Major Davis, recognising this,
ton Spinning, Wearing & Dyeing Co.. Ld.jab Mesars Jardins, Matheson Co.'s suggests that for the present the Burma Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship Railway should be extended from Lashio
Co., Id., at Cola Offices. THURADIT,, September 30-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Valuable Lease
bold Land at Shamere, Canton.
The Chen Mail.
to Kunlong, and the Yunnan Railway
Mrs Comwell, wife of the ev. Geo
them
The Maharajah PertabSingh, writing to
the celebisted Cripple Creek goldfield, is the Shanghai Thota. The local Chinese saved it from the internecine struggles of
TEEMŠ AT THE COURTS”-
É. A. Marican good hoo. Wilson," before, Me Justice Gompertz, at the Boprene Court, to day, to recover 914, the price of
a cycle. Judgment was given for plaintiff. -
Mr Justice Gomperts, at the Supreme
Amoy and their wives and children have The Times, strongly reprobates the murder members will no doubt assemble in been told that they are at liberty to join of air William Curzon Wyllie which bumbers to extands hearty welcome to tas
Rev. B. O, and Miss Spink... ays, is absolutely in conflict with the 5.50 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Sleast ten years in construction. These Comwell, whose death from holes The Editor of a Chinaan paper in Japan the great mass of Bindia maver sesociale at the Indu religion. He says that SATURDAY, September 25:
figures most assuredly havé a deterrent Chefoo we.: moorded recently has incend: five others Chinese resident in Japan with the Anarchist propaganda which has died from the disease. A family of dix have arrived in Shanghai in order to young childrin hays thes been suddenly advocate boycott of Japanese goods. taboned upon the morbid imaginations of bereft of both parents.
They have, wys the Bhanghat Mercury, few individuals. Providence has placed paid visits to Chinese newspaper offices and India ander the benign protection and gor
Court, this morning, save fudgment for Mr Robert Womach, the discoverer of Chinese Chamber of Commerce as well as ernment of the British throne, which has
constructed from Kusking to Yun Chou just died at Colorado Springs in a state of Chamber of Commerce is quite determined rulers before the British Indians mint, Pram Singh, for $15 a month, against (145 miles), at a cost of a million and almost abject poverty. Womach sold his not to have a borost here. Oor ounter therefore, co-operate with the British for N. A Beltran, the claim being for $140
claim for £100, and it subsequently proporary understands that the Watrup has the Yegeneration of the country, approach money lent half or two millions. Having thus made duced gold worth £56,000,000.
sant telegrama to Viceroys and Governors ing them in a reasonable spirit by constitu provision for keeping and extending the g
that the negotiations between Chins and tional useas for reilass of Krisvanced Leung Chung Lai obtained judgm Western trade of China with Burma,
MrRansford . Biller, Japanese Sec-Japan are progressing favourably and it is The Indian spirit of loyalty," he adds, before Mr Justics · Corper, at ratary to the United States Embassy in expected that the questions will be solved is opposed to the nefarious doctrine of Supreme Court this Horozora, FRIDAY, SEPT, 10, $1000" and "given an earnest of bur inteng Tokyo, after spending eighteen years in satisfactorily to both Powers and that the anarchism, and the Pricces of India do tros V. Dodd for $200, being
to connect Burim with Yunnan-fu, we Japan has been transferred to Washington provincial authorities should struct people sympathise with the doings of anarchists promissory note.
to keep enim and not attempt to boysets -|- should be in a position to enter into and appointal chief of the Far East
Japanese goods, 20m negotiatios with the French for a joint Division of the State Department. construction of that part of the line Mason H. E. Davis, 2nd Oxfordshire which would join Yunnan-fu to the Light Infantry, in his recently publish-Yangtze." Granted; but there still re ad book, “Yanman, the link between mains the question what the Chinese 00, India and the Yangtze," throws a certain may do, and the Chinese have been amount of dry light upon some of the waking up recently in this matter many problems connected with one of of railway building. We on the spot the great trade routes of China, and know how keen is the feeling Sk puts forth a scheme which will na present among the Chinese not to doubtedly come up for at least allow any more foreign control of partial solution before many decades are railway projects than can possibly be ONG sped, Some day, no doubt, the iron avoided, and if possible after the pre
horse will run through China from Bur-lines Dow in cours of constend
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another ank tinta Festminster doing the rest themselves. As Gametté saks if Britishers:
Tosys the trade of
Bishop Jorge Barling Imperis, the first Flipino elevated to the episcopal bench since the American occupation, has died at Home. He was Bishop of Nueve scores, was born in 1829, received first
ordert in 1870 and was ordained in 1874.
CLAIM TORE MONEY. LENT.
The case in which Oyager Shingh and A Bours to recovet 8110 was mentioned
afore Mr Juties Comperts at the Supreme, Cours to-day.
Ching to the strong spring tide, the Chinese Commercial 8. N. Co's steamer Hang Shan was swoph on tó H.M8. Cho, as she lay at the senior, naval buoy at Shanghai on Sept. 2nd. The jibboom of the Clio was carried away as well as some
cther parts of her bead gear, while the bridge of the Rising Shon was badly dam- aped, stanchions and other from work being CAITĪGĀ." AWSY" After"s low minutes the two reels got close and the Hsing Bhan goiting tar of the Clio anchored in order
to ascertain the amount of damage dons both renaels, after which sho
her: "barth NDARDA ANTYBer: Dear: the Feby, ka uzdly simder mishap happe
to the stemer Hauping which drifted
on HH.80 Flors last year
otring shore. It is
the Ollohn
the Ksing Bhim
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years
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