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MOUTRIES
FOR
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for daintyness and 36 Years
pleasing effect, are
UNSURPASSED.
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LEXANDRA.
BUILDINGS.
Experience.
Satisfaction
Guaranteed,
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Hoartoon April 16, 1907.
BUSINESS NOTICE
Bares or SunSCRIPTION
(Payable in advMEDD).
A. S. WATSON SA MA (Sally) B.A per month
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED Á.D. 1841.
TURACCONISTS & CIGAR MERCHANTS.
Smokers'
Requisites.
We have just received a large and entirely new assortment of mokers requisites, from the calebrated BB
B
Factory; includ ing briar, meerschaum and calabash pipes, with and without cases. Qualities ranging from the cheaper kinds to the most Inxurious. Also meershaum and amber, and all amber Cigar and
·Cigarette Holders, etc, etc.
We specially recommend the new 'Clebo pipe which em- bodies the latest contrivances calculated to afford a cool and dry smokę,
CIGARS
LOLLEAS
de Luxe
Highly recommended
Including postage, $3.50 per month OVERLAND CHINA MALL (weekly) 15.00 per year ; including postage, 817.00: per year.
Fros delivery to all addresses socoenible by messenger, including all Fask, Kowloon and Quarry Bay raidences.
Single coples, Daily, ten cente; Weekly thirty cents for cant
Teraphic Address, MALL, Bongkang,
Code, A. B. C., Bith, edition,
TELEPHONE No. 22 JOHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORKOW,
Auction.
the lines of
these columns that a sliding would be much fairer than the one put forward by the ment, proposed that the following scale of duties be made part of the bill
י,
Brandy and liqueurs... Whisky.
Gla, Rani, and other spirituous Champagne
an
All other sparkling wines.... Port, Sherry, Madaira Other still wines in bottles, Other still wines in wood...
All other intoxicating hiquors,
and the GerIDEN, Gruber
| havo-arilyod ab Toholama on their way to attend the Portola fit at San Francisco..
freloni matangan from New York:zra received or Intercaptod daily by the military station on the Eifel Tower, and thendionally radio talagrams have alas boen, moedrad from Canada, which is believed to form record in wireless teingraphy.
Par Gallon 83.00 2,40 liquore 1.20 : 2.40
The committee of the TM.0.A. babk 1.80 FF party are arranging another moonlight 130pienia on Monday, 7th inst. The launch 0.80 will Torre Blate Pier at 8 pm and mem.
bare many invite their Friendia," gentlemen...
ing Epielta of Wine, and native wing and spirite
On all native wines pud spirite, othời Wblian arrack
Spirits of wine and arrick
0.94 served, and fellition, will be; kdo
gentleman. wet bathin.”
3,00
} for
THE RAILWAY
Probable Date of
day, was the beat a whips theFiberal wqwe hady wna-Fink Lord of the Adm fîn 1906-27 ke tharlatlar yuar, ka decade: Lord Procent of the Cornells: 1; wan while, haiding this offion that he mansed i grant monastion by quoting from a prívaði late from the Kalmar dis alm, in
Mr.W Buber Wright, chief accountant of the Chinese section of the Canton Kowloon Railway, left Shanghai by the singland a naval position The Ashal and is expected to arrive at Canton the cached led to his retirement,
book! Ill over since,-In. (CAET on Monday. The preliminary hearing of the alleged charges of emberalement, will
PEARY FOR THE SOUER probably be commenced on, Tuesday British Consular Court
A fall repos
CELITEST/CORONATION:
STAMPSAS
President si Shih-chang of bo. Fachyampu propones to mise a fund for the The new issue of these stamps will no construction of a railway from Kany pro-doubt attract the attention of the stamp ines to Chinese Turkestan and employ the collectors, not only for their beauty but amino-rufugees on the work, thus bati-for the limited number that may be on tating memployment for contributions Theses. The complete set comprises 3-kinas bi proposal has not with goniral approval of the value of 2, 3 and 7 cent respectively
among his colleagues.
We understand they wore only best isated: in Shanghai Inst week and the whole
The mover of the amendment informed the Council that this scale had been drawn up by the wandicial members in the course of a discussion lasting ber two hours, while in its compilation they had had the advice of two
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr Mr W. Slade was a passenger to the f north, by the Iyo Maru
Europe next year. "will have a dor perta, gentlemen engaged in the trade,king, According to a Prague report, Prince portion was disposed of in one day. These The new scale be thought would pro- Nicholas of Montenegro has decided to take stampe are already been seen in the duce nearly the same amount of revenue the title of king on the boosion of the 50th Colony, and no doubt they will be in grot as that proposed by Govertiment. In occur on August 14th, 1910. The reporta
anniversary of his accession, which will demand.
our opinion it undoubtedly removes say it is understood that the Powers will many of the objections which had been
raise no objection to his doing so.
urged against the first scale by men peculiarly conversant with the details and ramifications of the trade now under discussion. A short debate en sued, the official element in the Council at first being rather of the opinion that it would be better, to pass the original scale and amend later if necee-
A telegram to the N.-Q. Daily News sary; but in the end Ets EXCELLEROY says thap it in stated that the managers of the Unionist party anticipate that at least
al
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-accepted the new scale after it had been care,do, at Mars Hughes & Hough's agreed to discriminate between spirit Sales Rooms,
“Amésements.
nous liquors in cask and in bottle, and to insert in the schedule whisky in wood $3 a gallon," while all small fees proposed to be charged were deleted, on
5.30 p.m.-Harbour Race for cape pre
seated by the proprietors of the China. Mall, Lad
8.10 p.m.Promenade Concert of Hong Long Crinket Club in the Grounde of the Club...
Miscellaneous,
Transfer Books al Hongkong Coston Spinning, Wearing & Dyeing Co., L., close fromz this date to 25th. inst., iuclusive.
“General Memoranda, Traspat, September 11,
The Hongkong agout of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., informs three mines for the week ending 28th returned to the Colony by the same as that the total output of the Company's Colonel Bob Love, of Harmaton's Cirens, August amounted to 29,234.87 tons and to day the sales during the period to 90.768.10 tazz... For the week ending September 4th) Mr G. H. Medhurst, of Dodvoll and the figures are 25,561.44 and 22,196,45 Company, Ltd. returned to the Colony to- respectivaly.
ay after an absence of eighteen monbba.
The City of London is already preparing for the recaption of the young King of Tortugal when he pays his visit to Windoor
three hundred Unianists will be returned in November. Dom Manual, following the at the general election that will probably course customary when foreign monarchs be held in November. This would give to pay State visis to England, will be invited the Unionists's suficient control over the to lunch with the Corporation of the City House of Commons against a heterogens ous, nominal majority,
short the Roo
AMERICAN BANKING
SYSTEMS:
PRESIDENT URGES REFORIE,
(Reuters Service to the Ching Mail)
REDEEMING.
OANE
were preser
THE KIBIN RAILWAY
(** Indipendent News Agency's" Service (
China Mail:
TORTO, September 16, The Kinn-Chang chow- was handed over to the Chinese Ministers
Lamon, September 16. Prendent Taft, addressing the Cham- ber of Commerce at Boston, urged, the necessity for the adoption of antiafactory
pressal administration. banking systems before the end of the on the 15th inst
TSAR SUPERME WAR
LORD.
DECISION IN ST. PETERES.
BURG
(Reuter's Service to the China, Mail)
LONDON, September 16. Renter's correspondent in St. Feters.
at the Guildhall. He will then be present-burk sys that a Cabinet decree antamis
ed with an address enclosed in seatly gold that all legislative questions concerning casket. The absurd statement is made in
OHINESE MILITARY OFFICER IN ENGLAND:
(Reuter's Service to the Dhana Main
Advices, hom Batavia to the 4th inst. some of the Home papers that his Majesty defence are subject to the saxotion of the suggestion of the Hon. Mr MUERA all of further insurrectionary developments will be presented with the Freedom of the the Tar as supreme war lord. STEWART, whe remarked that such fees in the island of Florca. A terrible disaster City. That, of course, in a mistake. None were simply vexation, Council then and just befallen a party of armed police but a subject of King Edward can have the who fell into an ambush and lost 15 killed honour of undertaking to pay his soot passed on to the consideration of An armed frysent to the got killed 67 and best his lot," as a loyal citizen of his. clause 4 to 14 which deal with of the enemy is an engagement on August Majesty's loyal City, The Portuguese com the manner of importing or exporting the same day came off with the loss of 35 fuential, will also present addresses of 10. pakrol attacked by the enemy on musity in London, which is rich and in 2:30 pm. Avation of Household Fami
ecessary to be ob killed. zace, e. at Mrs Murray Bab'e resid. liquors, the forms once Birnam Brae, 31, Conduit Rd. served and the nature of the various Mr Hiram Maxim, who has just re-loucester Place for the purpose of meat- loyalty to King Mandel, who will in all TUESDAY, September 23
probability, attand at the Legation in Meeting of Royal Hongkong Permits which will come into use under turned to New York after exhibiting his ing his subjects. Yacht Club at the Offloss of Meers the new system, after which an adjournment gue at Enfield, Paris, and Tegel, Leigh & Uranga. 5,80p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Es.ment was taken till 4 o'clock this afterne Berlin, is quoted as stating that he
"Andrew's Society" at City HAI,
Dr. September 25:
11.30 am. Meeting of Hongkong Cot ton Spinning, Weaving & Dyeing Co..
- La..., sèMoares Jardine, Matheson Co.'é
Offco.
noon, when in all probability the bill will be finally passed.
has successfully attached a cutler device to a German machine gun abich die- charged 850 shots a minute. The discharges The public will, we inngine, read there smokelow and noiseless. So m
pressed, according to Me Maxim, are the to equip all Government airships with the now gun.
Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship report of the whole debate with con-German authorities that they have decided
Oc., Ed., at Go!'n Officer;" TERADAT, September 50:-
9.90 p.m.-Aartion of Valable Lease. hold and at Herbert Dent & Co.'s Ofice; Shameen, Canton.
The China Mail
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Szpp. 17, 1909.
THE 'LIQUOR DUTIES.
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
For wasting water a Chinaman was fined $15, by Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magin tacy to day.
fine of 33. each was imposed on two siderable interest. It is no doubt very
ustives, at the Magistracy to-day, los #ght, regrettable that the pressure of circum stances, over which the Colony has
Judgement has been given in the caseing over 39 Cents absolutely no control should bare of Taranda Shotaro, on whose precisos the Two American sailors were Eined 35 each,
that recent great- Osaka fire originated, on forced the Government w bring fer-september 4, at the Osaka Ku Saibansho by Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Biagistracy ward such a measure, but we must He was convicted of having caused the fed today, for being drunk on the roadway.
by augligencu, and the maximum penalty, Ray we are rather inclined to agree a fine of 1800, was imposed. If the fine is imprisonment with, hard labour and ax with Sir FacDICK ENCARD that the sut paid be is to be imprisoned for, two imposition of these preposed import
hundred days. It is believed that Tamada- who appeared in Court with an ecord of duties simply for revenue, not for protal wast friends to protect him from tective purposes, cannot by any munus will pay the fae and will not appeët against be regarded as an infraction of the
الموز
As we anticipated when writing on this subject last Saturday, the Government, great principle of free trade, which, an anrious to give every reasonable con- the Hon. Mr MORBAY STEWART reminded sideration to the sober opinion of the the Council is "the pols star of Colony, has accepted modifications of its policy, the fixed mark which han so
in boxes of 25...$11 per 100. original scheme regarding the scale looked on many tempests and nevery el
GRAND ROYAL-EL
in bores of 50..
HINDO
per 100.
of duties to be adopted in the proposed new liquor ordinance, „while also readily agreeing to seven other alterations which public opinion has demanded B. WATSON & 00, during the past few days. As originally drafted the bill proposed, that the LIMITED
following dutien should be impo
"ALMLANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.
PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG. D VAUX BOLD UMYRAL
been even so much as shaken.
jud
THE LIQUOR TAXA APA
Mong
In the clube, hotels, the street and
A native" was sailenced, to my weeke
stocks, at the Magistracy to-day; for stealing a basket containing clothing 800, at Taikokeul,"
In the Court of Summary. Jarediction,
|| before the Puisto. Judge, (Mr.
Gompertzy to-day, the Dairy Farm Co. Li Lord Rosebery, in the course of hd Mrs Miller, of 14;
that barii rofozer
everywhere the one topic of conversationalism would to-day la the liquor tax, the principal quar tion being when the bill is likely to become law," "Beon by a representative of the wholhar On all spirituous liquors..83.20 per gallon China Mail, a prominent wine and apicit Os all sparkling winon, 800 per gallon merchant in the Colony, saul that-- Dasllstill wings,...*** -25 per gallon | mediately the bill was passed prices wou
be raised but until then they would
Un all other intoxicatio
liquory,
winga mud
·On all),
45. heretofore Where has been mor
per gallon once amongst the seve
doubt prices will
The powers
debatable pain
the Gover
merpl
for sum
A native entered the house
Ford Rosel
Losos, September 17-
Any menoeuvres.
Colonel Liau, of the Chinese Army, has arrived in London to attend the
SAMBIA REFLOATED.
(Benter's Service to the China Mall)
LONDON, September 17,
The homeward bound. HAL stemmer Sambia, ashore near the Suez Canal, has been refloated
OFFICIAL CHANGES
(Woh Tw Tat Po'r Sermas.)
PEXIN September 18
It is said that Sir Chin Ting Shing will in all probability pointed Vice-President of the of Communications
Lin Shao-nin will be appointed Vice roy of Manchuria,
The following names are subm
for appointment to the Grand Cou
Duke Thai Cin, Priz
War
Princa Pu Inn and Prin Chu Shi Chiang and LubYun Chang
MANCHU TROOPS AND
AMODERN DRILL
Pak Ta Yat Pu's Service)
PERING September 18. HE The Liang has issued an ordery to the Tartar Generals in all Provinces that Mancha troops under fiair Com mand must be drilled according to the new models.
HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.
The vatman CoL Bob." Love is again in the Colony and informs us that | expect: Harmaton's Greu ginning" of nart monia. CANADA AND ORIENTAL have taken
LABOURS
QUESTION SERIOUSLY
#REOPENED.
(Reuters Barrios to Viê: Chana Mas,). Lospor, Beɓtember 17,
Grind
ject in Robinson Road; and
50
50
year
GAMBUS
Some