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Persia would be worse yet. What is to be done? The Manchester Guardian thinks the Russian troops should be sant here. It reiharks" The duty of England at this moment coineldes with her advantage. It is to our advan tago that Persiu should be reformed and free. A strong Persia and an
Independent Persis woaki be a bude
THE CHINA MAIL:
NEWS OF THE DAY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
We lowrat through the copy of The Rer. H. Spink, the now incumbent Mr J. M. Beak the afternoon. |enblo | of Bei Androw's Bowlcon, and Miss Spink, communication with Mamo la incorrupted, artivod la the Quiony this morning, we
Exeter Fall. There will also be uniform price, for the whole of the 470
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CHINESE GRADUATE INVENTS BIPLANE.
FLIES HALF A MILE.
(From Chur Oven Correspondent).. LONDON, September 21.
A Chinese science graduate from San
EMBER 24, 1909.
THE BUSINESS MEN'S TOUR,
Independent New domey's Service to
Torro, September: 24. "The party of Japanco business man having risited, the Wisodn sily have proceeded to Everywhere in America they have been enthusiastically welcomed.
An interesting No Tipe experiment la fe has now been definitely settled that to be made as the case of London's nawet Colonel Dunlop Smith Private Secretary hotel, which is to be opened on the site of to Lord Minta, is to succeed to the appoint ment in London held by the late Sir Curses
February. He will be much mised in Livented and sucessifelly down for TH Wyllie. Colonel Dunlop-Smith joins the India Oficecarly next year, probably about Francisco named Fing Quey, has
India, but the good judgmont, tact and half a mile a biplane. ayguthy which have stood him in such
bedroomster
expected to
The Roglish hop crop be the smallest since 1889. The Continent rer be atrength and Amaries are also shart, and the world's stond as Private Searastry.ta tha. Visaro e intends 49 proceed to China and
cop is estimated at, à million hundred equip him also in a esponial senso for the offer the machine to the Government, weight, compared with his unul con important political duties he has been
selected to fill in London, fsumption of 1,700,000 wt.
THE BATTLE OF THE BUDGET.
to Indis, and we are in honour 60 in interest bound to asist sad not to hinder Perain to and retain her independence. That means, in general, a return to that policy of benevolent sympathy and non-intervention which was the policy
TARIFF REFORM.
THE NORTH POLE
NEW YORK FRLIEVES.
Dr. COOK.
(Bowler's Service to the China Mail) LONION, Sept. 240.
The Board of Aldermen of Now
freedom of the city cn Dr. Cook, and to treat him as the discoverer of the North Pole.
The Jewish Chronice announces the We have recaived some copies of a danéh of Rebbi Samuel ŝalant, Chief Rabbi most artistically produced brochure out of the Gorman Jewish ovegregations in MR BALFOUE COMES OUT FOR York has decided to bestow the ed The Orarland Route to the Road of Jeraniom. The deceased, who was 13
housand Wonders. It ndmirably finished and the coloured illustrations are years of age, had been blind for muzy
Strong Fighting. Speech. tains much informative letterpress, in discharge the duties of his office. Efe did excellent The booklet, which also con-years, but almost to the last continued to
(Router's Sermce to the China Wail) intended to illustéite the many advantages much to raise money in Europe for in-
LONDON, September 23.
HARMSTON'S CIROUS of the route of the Calon Pacific and the stitusions in the Holy Land. Although a Southern Facile from Mn Francisco to scholar of considerable attainments, the Mr A. J. Balfour, leader of the
was not an author, and oh Opposition, addressed a most enthusi-left Taka on the evening of the 2310 and Col, Bob Love informs us that the Cired activities to promoting tho well of his astia meeting at Bingley Hall, Bir should be here in good fine for the grand. community M
mingham. He read a letter from Mr opening night, Saturday, 2nd October, formation of the motor car accident informs axpressed the hope that the House of The tent will be stocked at the tram tor Tord du Cliford, the pear that Inter in Joseph Chamberlain in which the latter We are promised several new featuros.
us, lost his life to say that of a faimer, Lords would force an oleotion.
minus at Kennedy town a change that was the representative of the oldest branch of the Russell family, which is also repre-
should be popular as it will allow of Mr Balfour made a strong declars-splendid servico of trans to and from the sented in the Poerage by the Duke of Bed:tion in favour of Tariff Reform and centre of the City Soldiers and sellors ford and Lord Ampthill, the barsay having depoureed the Budget. He declared will be admitted to the 81 and 32 sunts a been created as long ago as 1299. Jack that if only an appeal to the people)
balf prico. Southwell Russell, the Sith Baron, we were forced between Socialism and born on the 2nd July, 1884, and succeded Tariff Reform he would have no doubt to the title when he was ten years old of the result,"
Experience, of Bir EDWARD GASY a year ago, and in particular that wo should press for the recall of the Russian troops from Persia. It needs no siga ment that Perein can be neither frou nor strong so long at her capital is threatened and her Northern pra-Omaha. vinces are occupied by a foreign army."
The Nationalista, or revolutionstice, he General Post Oleo, Londen, had to Fiva thousand two hundred officials at are bitterly opposed to the presence of wait on August 24 mech beyond the sp the Russian troops, but as their pointed time for their breakfast, and for
time they were in fent lest they might have activitics are the cause of the into go without lunch. Soma 10 employees torvention, the more actively they in the kitchen department want en strike object, the more necessary the in-wing, its said, to discontent caused by the dismissal of one of the thefs for organis tervention beccrues. As Mr WILLIAM ing an agitation for better hours and pay MAXWELL who, when correspondent When it was explained that there had been a misunderstanding about the dismissal the
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for himself in the Far East as a shrewd observer of modern politics--writes in the London Daily Mail." The Nationalists
and the Bakhtiari are not reconciled to the Russian invasion" and "demand se a conditien of peace the withdrawal of the Russian soldiers. They have them: salves made this concessica impossible, for until order is firmly established in Tobera and Parliament has given 11.30 -Meeting of Hongkong Got. proof of its authority it is essential
zon Spinning, Teasing
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General Memoranda,
day, September 18:
5.15 p. fleeting of Hongkong Cricket
Club at Club Pavilion, WEDNESDAY, September 29:-
5.16 p.m-Meeting of Kowkcon Cricket
Club at Club Pavilion. 5.30 pm. Meeting of Hongkong Ama- tour Athletic Association at the Office of De Forsyth, Alexandra Buildings, tanar, September 30
the duty of policema" in Persin, "the makes Great Britain for debtor. The Hamburger Nachrichten, striking put i
for the rash of slecks for early lunch.
formerly, a Liautenant in the Shropshi Imperial Yoonary. He married Miss Eva Carrington in 1006 and Imres an infant son to snowed him.
THE CHARGE AGAINST MR.
· BUTLER WWRIGHT.
The rose of an Indian wito tuns ox perienced a considerable rise in Police Court valus during the last for weeks, saya
in Upital mill be remem bered that two Indian Deputy Magiviratos and the whasa nose at thirty days' rigorous. Format Proceedings at Cantan tently valued the tip at fourteen days
It has been reserved for a Europeso Magis trato, MeJ. C. French, S.D.O.. Barrade pore, to show a more excellent valuation, although one too high. Ho sentscoed Phora Loar, an up-country Binds, on the ad instant, to two years rigorous impri Even if Mr Franch had given the rascala Bonment for batting of his wife's no
langor tear it would not have been too a punishment for disfiguring a woman for life.
Mr Chamberlain, being too ill to be present, listened to the speech through an electrophone, and declared it to be the most important that Me Balfour bad you delivered.
FLOODS IN SOUTHERN
FRANCE
CROPS RUINED; VINEYARDS DEVASTATED.
(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail,
LONDON, Sept. 24
experienced.
The first stage of the actual bearing of the charges of embezzlement preferred against Mr. William Butler Wright, Chid Accountant of the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, was resched brought before Mr Launcelot Giles, British of France storms and foods have been on Thursday morning, when accused was
Following an earthquake in the South
Vico-Consul at Canton. In charge of Detective Welch of the Shanghai Police Force, accused made the journey from The German steneer Dortmund, Capt. night by the s, Anhul: They landed Hongkong to Canton Curing Wednesday
Malchow, one of the fright steamers early the following morning and after visit of the Hamburg Amerika Linio, passed the Anamba Islands da September 16th shouting the Victorin Hotel for breakfast noun. The S. W mousson was blowing appeared at the British Consular Count of very strong and the sea was very high. On the Shamoen.
It was known in Canton that this stage
more original, Line of, though the, outlying rock of Toponk Ninas, o of the proceedings would be purely formal.
the little Court room were the Vice-Consul
'AMOY NOTES:
From Our Own Correspondent)?
HOGEŃTYTROOMS, A
Amor, September 21.
Sunday last was just the same kind of day as the previous Wednesday, and with the same typhoon indications. A dropping glass all night, and towards morning a strong westerly wind, with heavy min Warnings were hoisted every few hours, mad? the typhoon appeared to be moving across central Formosa from the8.Eof the Meiaco Bima Island travelling wet. Howover, su the day adranced, the gas rose, the wind lacking to the nortti oast, and thad weather? cleared The .. Baitan arrived in the morning after a rough pasange Blue unchored for 8 hours in the Namos- Straita. Boven steamers took shelter in the outer Harbour, and two ships in the
The weather ever since has been rigs innor liarbour deemed it advisable to make for the typhoon anchorage before. dark
unsettled and licovy squills from the north onat follow each other, at quick intoevala The glass shows no tendency to rise, and" indientions, seem to point to another de preistori to the south of mog
VISITORS,
The crops have been ruined and the
the vintage is considered ruined. vineyards devastated, so much so fast
We lava su interesting person with us Many people Lave been drowned in at the moment, Mr. Krior, a Dutchman,, who, with Mr Milligan is walking runnd the villages.
the world. These two vien, "atarted from Denver, Colorado, in January, and bone to
says it than 2 miles from the main island, about and consequently there was no attendance SIR EDWARD GREY REPLIES of themadires, for whatasur price poople
70 feos high and covering about 00 square would not be surprized if Russia perfeet, the chief, officer beerved a man of the general public. The only persons in suaded the Nationalists to receive the standing motionless on the highest peak of deposed Stan back to be throne upon satiafactory conditions.
setting as Acting Assistant Judge, the
ANTI-BRITISH BOYCOTTS rosch Singapore, by Christess. They are not allowed to work, a bug and misy only earn their way by selling picture pastards
TO QUESTION.
STD willing to give for them. Milligan is at prosent aak in Shangbai. Bir Kajos, however walked down from.Shanghai, and the little rock. When the steamer clerk of the Cour, Detective. Welch, threw Luxxer, Sept. 24.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) way at Foochow during the lato typhoon, where be saved several lives when the proached the rock within a mile the man
storm was at its height. His experientes Waved wildly some green branches to When his name was called accused step member for King's Lynn) drew attention show in the Chokiang province. The u The Temps anys of Persia's future: attract the attention of those on boarped into the dock and was told that he
Hongkong journalists and the accused,
Lieut. Carlyomellir, R.N., (Liberal are most intonating. The only time he has been badly treated in Chipa was at Tai 2.30 p.m.- Auction of Valuable: Louis What shall we say about to-morrow? The Captain at once hove to, navigated the might avail himself of the chair provided, in the House of Commons to an article sives there, were very serious about his hold Land at Herbert Dent & Co. The SL who has disappeared leaves Dortmund to looward of the rock and which he did. He appeared fairly composed published in The Times of the 18th inst.okets, and abepaling various Artico Eco, Shamenn, Canton.
shatracting azione articiós, 6.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Boot-20. Fert behind him
ordered a lifeboat to be manned to try to and followed the brief proceedings with tho from the pen of its Shanghai corres They took his opera glasses and his com Heras & ball Club at Musar,3
Jardine, Matheson
rescao the shipwrecked man. The lifebankalosest possible interest
pondent, and asked, what steps had pass, and this was about much se bir & Co.'s Offices.
mediocre scoundrel who lied to every one under command of the second officer, Mr
In the following terms the charge was been taken to terminate the Ant Kries could stand. So he proceeded to Satunnar, October -
without even having the creuse of being. Helet, mamed by seven Chinese read by the Acting Assistant Judge Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey Clah on the ground, door of Hongkong
about half a mile from the rack, and after Kowloon Railway, duly swan, complains Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State started pulting him with stones, broken milors left tho ateamar, which vas lying Frank Groves, angineer in chief, Canton"
• Naturally, the Chinese di bot liko, this Club Annoze, Chater Road.
treatment, and at once turned an him, and mech dificulty rescued the poor castaway that William Butler Wright, chief aceous for Foreign Affairs, replied that no bottles and so forth. He was obliged ta
tant, Cantor-Kowloon Railway, did on information and been received from Sir bring out his revolver, and get his back to The late Shat's jewol chest, now September 14th, 1908. and again on John Jardan, HBM's Minister at His exponieners of Chiness inna seems to wall before he had the whip band of them. Teheran, is stimated to be valued at some authority from his official account standing in due course. There was, however, 30 and comfortable, though it is hard to deposited in the Russian Logation at ember 30th, 1008, transfer without Paking, but a report would be asked for be rather different to what most for seven millions sterling The estimate may in the name of the Chief Accountant of foundation for the assumption that believe one of the diamonds of the world. The be optimlatie: but the property includes the Canton Kowloon Railway in the Inter-
The China tail.
BONDZORG, FRIDAY, BEFT: S4, 1609,
THE OUTLOOK IN PERSIA."
a success. His exccessor is an infant under whose name heaven only knows who the real power behind the throne will
ke. Whatever government is established, ite firat duty will be to remember trise remark of Sir EdwaRD GREY sureat way of proventing foreign
the
The
inter
British slipping boycott referred to things
half strangle the man who had stolen his
therein.
are used to. He has found thein ** olcân
From Amur ir Krier travels by steam
vention is by maintaining order. We Ses of Light," amplified the of Bational Banking Corporation at Canton British trade suffered more than Japan-anch to Chang-Chow, on the mainland,"
...
and walks to howloon via Swatow, which
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA. "ANY"; auferura, frum chronia diarrhoek:
MA hata obtained prompt relief by the
to his privato account in the same ese in such circumstances. Owing. are very pleased to wes that this advice report as "The Ocean of Light The Bank the sums of 25000 and $13,000 as want of support for the movement we he hopen to reach in shout i fortnight. is being followed."
Darya-i-ner is the finest gem, as it is shown by the Bank statement here had, indeed, suffered loss from beyentta certainly the largest diamond, in the Per with produced, and the said Frans Groves in recent years than America and THE deposed SHAH of Persia is now It has long been apparent that the ins regalia. It was amongst the last which charges the said William Batler Wright Japan, on his way to the Crimea, where he tosi lying before the Persian Regonte is Nadir Shah, who had began life as with fraudulently embezzling the mid [Note The article referred to con use of Chamberlain's Cafe, Cholera and will henceforth live us a pensionary of by no means a light one, though it does clothier, brought back from his big raid sum of money, the property of his om trasted the uncbooked boycott of shipping Diarrhoes Remedy Sorta of the wont Sworn the third day of Sept companies on the Yangtze with a similar cases of this discaso have been permanently the Government which pulled hire from not-begin to compare in magnitude with India. It weighs the exact weight ployers.
anti-Japanca movement by the etudest eared by if after other treatment and of the Koh-i-nur before the Intter was embor, 1008. the Pacock Throne. To the last he the issues confronting the Prince Regentent, 186 carats, and according to e
Detective Welch, of the Shanghal Folice under pressure from Japan-To-Off.]all chelat and storekeeper
classca wherein the "Tholai interronad exiled physicians bad failed For afe by haggled over what he might carry away at Peking, Persin, however, has won legend, was set with the Koh-i-pur in there, went into the witness box and asid Last Thursday I received a warrant from with him and what he had to leave through tra constitutional government throne of Aurung-zebo, According to receive over Wiliam Butler Wright from eyes of the pescock that overshadowed the the British Consul General at Shanghai to behind, and altogether his exit was China has not got borend the conanother legend, this gem in the missing in its not have the scale undignified to, bis Teign had been sidering saga; but much of the infamo postos The Sen of Glory," which The warrant having been produced,
him to Cantou. We arrived Great Mogul," The Persian Treasury morning. despicable. The tiny lad whom forme table material Iring broadcast in Persin figured na ont of the principal gems in the His Honour said to Mr Groves-Do you has put in his place is said to be in happily absent from the Middle crown. And there is also The Mountain Mr Gaven-Yos. I want to make an
want to uske an application wi pathetically unhappy, and according to Kingdom.
application for s remsad." in Honour Mr Wright's barrister has written to ask for a remand until Monday, 97th instant. Will that suit you? Mr Gruvi-Tas Kung
the correspondent of The Times be would willingly exchange his now found hodours for the comicorts of his mother's lap. Most of the European
Jitle fellow can not restera order in hia unhappy country, and that as long as
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. als gres that the disconsolato FREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG.
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THE MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LIMITED.
Declaration of Dividend.
this
uf Light," stond of even greater size and value than Tho Sun of Glory, weighing 135 carats, and valued at some £160,000 If the Commission becites them gomis, kad tau the rest of the collection is in proportion, His Honour Thoro will be a romand the Shah's rotiring allowance of £15,000 a | thon until the 27th of this month at ten p'elook, and the semised will be allow- yaar does not soom excoast:d. 'n
ed bail, in two suration of £10,000.oach. You will have time. The inspector will letters or attend to other business. If you take you to the hotel where you can write
can do got the mureties youill bo dotamed ie Boogkong in pustody.i.
Accuso Thank you
Mr E. Urmiston, Mannger in Hongkong T of the Mercantile Bank of India, Lite, la in receipt of talographia advice from thas
ARREST IN PRISON CASE.
Referring to tin declaration of a court in
some Tower suust undertake the task, it London Ofice that an interim dividend of might as well be Russia as any other; 0% por aquin free of income tax will be prison in his judgment in the habeas corpus At the close of the proceedings, Br but it is vvidant from the British papers paid on the à and B shape of this Back case on Thursday, tha Olef Juation Biral Detectify Welch to the charge of a pokry
for the past half-year to 30 June, 1909 that England is unmay over the pro- sence of the Czar's regiments in a con
ry that Russia has so long ooteled. BOWEL COMPUAINT IN CHILDREN. Objections have oron been made on tho
HILDREN on telling are jiable to attacks of diarrheos and the trouble
Wright was fannsferred from the custody Francis Piggott really said The Magis. oficer from one of the British gunboats in trate took z chair of the verandah of the port, Later he was brought down to Hongkong, satisfactory suraties not being prison, the prisoner apparently playing forthcoming 2isbe to his Pyramus without bin custom- placard, Just as it was necessary on the tego to inform the andisuce that this le
floor of Parliament. To demand a Bus-(especially in war westler should never a wall"; so in tranmoting judejal world in Bo neglected. The best meddinu in use for ailment of this kind in Oh whertain's Colio, cocarary, to inform the public thao this reduced with water and areafened, it is court, and this is done by a proclamation Cholora and Diarrhoes Remedy. When place where the Diagistrato is sitting is 4. not unpleenant which is of great import of the Governor, Unitas, hore is such a ando when giving madlains to childcon.
la by alichomists and storekeepers, proclamation there is no Courte
sian evacuation of Persia would raptore the entente that England has boon to long cultivating with the Czar'e govern ment, but to lot Businquietly zniziato
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