POWELL'S
diaplaying in their Show-
choice selection
of this seasons.
BARGAIN
CRETONNES A
which, for daintyness and
pleasing effect, are
FOR
CASH!!
AND
UNSURPASSED. 12 RECORDS
FOR
FIRST FLOOR,
$45.
LEXANDRA.
THE CHINA MAIL
was then dockled to invite both tenderers | closing days of last century and though
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to put in estimates for half the original the great entrups of today are not quita 0,000 rubic are so all rful as ware the Viceroys This course was adopted for two eigning on, still pking is far from
reasons: (1) owing to the fact that
possessin that authority or local
nooward wa
matters that Tokyo possesses in modarn made on September
Japan. 6 the original tender was consideral to have lapsed (2) it was considered, NEWS OF THE DAY. for a smaller amount of dred ging
On dit that the Rajputs Band may be sithor syndicate might wish to revise aked, nbjout to 6.0.0, paraission, to its prices. The East Asistio Dredge again go to Manila for the Carnival.. ing Company at once put in Reports from Hankow abate that Capt. second tender for 228 candareena, a Bohm has been drowned while assisting to figure which would barely pay the costly out an extra cable during a storm. af maintenance of the dredgers, without The Taxing Government has red allowing anything for their hire. In Oodbor 14 as the day on which the Proin the circumstances it is understood that cial Diets all over Chinn shall be opened.
LORD KITCHENER,
On Monday afteracon Fold Marshal Lord Kitchener want round the City sight scaing with Captain Fingold, his A.D.C., and purchased a number of ausios in Queen's Riad Central
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 28. 1908
TY WELCOME TO REV.
HO. SPINK
"Social. Evening at Kowlson,
Praching in St. John's Cathedral some little time back, Bishop Landor quoted the sborg fold of a workingman who pithily
BRITISH CAPITA)
BUSHIA
DEVELOPING THE CAUCASUS.
(Bauter's Sarviqë
The Daily
* BANQUET AT GOVERNMENT HOUmed up, the chief characteristics of Ahanquod was held at Government three of the principal Protestant decomin House in the evening when those invited ations in the following fashion To British Sy
North Caucasia
laded Major General Broadwood, C.B., Baptists have all the water, the Wesleyans advance of £25,000,000 to R Sir Paul Chatar, Sir Houry Burkley, all the fire, and the Anglicans all the return for a concess K.O., MiJustice Gruppetz, the Hon. Mr starch. Now there was an entire absence arieting milway Rods Davies .. Attorney-General, of starch in the pleasant social gathering minerale and forceta Commodors and Aliss Lyon, Captain which the Vostry of St. Andrew's church for a long term. Marescaur H. M. S. Kent Colonal organized and successfully ran on Mon Stacpola, Colonel and Mes Feior, Calonal day ovaning at the British schoolroom THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE. and Mrs Lambert, Lont-Colonel and Mrs. This was observable from start to finish. Chapmad, Major Phillips, Colonel and Mrs The convermziolie was arranged for Dann, Dr and Mra Tait, Colonel and Mrs the purpose of introducing the now Bedford, Calmmel and Mrs Bayard, Captain chaplain, the Rev. R. O Spink, and Hoathesta, A.D.O., Mr and Mrs. J. R. M. Mian Spink to the members of the con Smith, Captain Fitzgerald, Calenal Dungregation in an informal way, and the bleton, Colonel and Mrs Chamior, Captain happiest ments followed. The Bishop of acceptance of this second tander, chiefly granted a sum of Tis. 230,000 for con Stewart, Major Hart Synnot, the Hon. Mr Vistoria prosided and among the clera The Vianin nomi-olicial naway DA account of the 'imperative necessity urovincial capitala AN IN JW. J. Grosson And Mrs Grisson, the Hon. I prasant were the Rava, Jobason, Barnett
the Engineer-in-Chief recommended the
of continuing the work without in terruption. The Chinese tandarer, it is understood, required three months grace balore commencing operations, so that in any area, the' Esat Asistic Dredging
BUILDINGS. S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. Co would have had to be asked to
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smoke.
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Hongkon April 16, 1907.
BUSINESS NOTICE
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. (Payableʻla advance), Orina Marz (daily) 81.00 par month
16
817.00
including postage, 83.50 per month. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (weekly) $15.00 per year; including poenge, Por year Free delivery to all addresses accessible by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residences.
Bingle coples, Daily; ton conta; Wookly, thirty cents for mah....
continue operations for that period.
The matterene still quoting from our contemporary's columns--we then referred to the Shanghai Tactai, who replied that there were no funds, so that the proposal could not be
The Ministry of Finance in Poking has
ing and improving prisop buildings in the
The band of the 19th Rajputs willphy on Saturday, October 2nd, at the Oriental Hotel, a diuer, inde: Bandmaster, Gala The prozranime will comprise German
The Village Forge" by Coke, Italinu opera, and the descriptive ploce
A morament is on foot to hold ati opers,
FRESE ASSURANCES FROM AUSTRIA.
(Bouter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDAY, LONDOS, September
Mr. A. Hewett, the Hon. Mr Murray Hipwell, Howitt, Banbury, Stewart and the Fremdenablalt, status towart, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai to Hon. Dalla Ennis, while of the laity there were Horr Bethmann-Hollwe Mr Wei Yuk, the Hon. Mr and Mrs Mr Eres, Mr Richardsqny 31r John Chancellor, to Vienna Badoley, Mr Cecil Clementi, Mr La Chu Plummer, De Forsyth, Mr B. Jamos, Mr the policy of the Pak. Mr Ho Kom Tong. Mr Furg Wa. Cauewall Lowa, Mr Packham, Mir been purned by o Chun, the Hou Mr A. W. Brewin, the Brose and a host of others Hon. Mr Mel, Mosest and the Han Mr K. Biskop Lander in opening the proocod Debarca
Spgs; congratulated St. Andrew's congrega
on on the marked vitality shown during immovable basis of their Europcar the vicissitudes of the last three years and policy. The relations with
Later in the evening the distinguished
for three decades, 35-
relations with the
which
air concert in Diacao, when, if possible, a suest returned to Monstain Lodge to loop he complimented them on the improvements are based thereca, continue with their
BURTEISE VISIT TO KOWLOON. That Lord Kitchener is energetic no one
can doop, and that, despite his many years
in the church and in the serices. But they old certainty and trustworthin
·TECOME
foreign military band will be procurod. It is also far from improbable that the King's Birthday will be again celebrated as it was
arch baldor affording the congregation events bang quoted in proof tha Last year at Ohntop, when the Rajputs of hard anvice, he has lost none of his old ties for the sorrice of God, should also be a
SPAIN AND THE RIFFS.
Band made such an impression.
means for public worship and opportuni-
love of being up with the birda war proved this morning, when he paid a surprise visit: Cantra of social life and censions should [ bo sought whereby the congregation could to the ferroks of the 19th Rajputs at seven thirty o'clock Colonel Prior, Major meat from time to time, as they were doing Camilleri (second-in-command) and the that woning, on tome of perfect equility. ofacors word, as usual, watching the mon By so doing they would be able to creato At their various, exercises when the Field
POSSIBILITIES OF PEACE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Dail
Lospos, September General Marina has concentrated twenty thonenud troops at Nador in readings for un advance on the Moorish
adopted. The East Asiatic Company's small village en Lantau Islamd was contract, including the extra 500.000 the scene of a daring robbery on Sunday cubic yards dredged free in settlement erning when several robbers entered s
house and stole spwards of 9900 worth of Marshal arrived. The guard turning autosphero of cordial Christian fallow of the trouble in connexion with alleged monoy and jewellery. Revolver shots zero and the bugle sounding the salute was the ship and would be able to extend the Birst notification of the distinguished sphoro of the church's activities. His Lord irregularities, expired on September rod and the inmates were visitor'anival. The purard was, in a ship then pased on to a short account of inform manner, inspected, the smart is first relations with the new ohaplain, Pappistance of the mon in their mufti who had been one of his curates in England, materially anbanced by the pretty and and congratulatod St. Andrew's upon have enlogistically referred to Tho, men's in Kowloon. He believed Mr Spink was rooms is the matshed wers inspected, destined to do good work song them, Ralf campaign was ending, their general cleanliness also being utice while unquestionably there was plenty for being attained and the most able. Certainly the 13th Rajputs deserve willing hands to do but here great credit for the way their bodding is
17th. While some hopa remained of
frightened.
Tolexraphia"Address, • Mam, Bongkong, the work proceeding the Dredging Com Mr A.J. Balfour, in his speech at Bir
stronghold at Zeluaasta
The Spanish Foreign Minister, in the
TALLPHONE No. 29.pany was willing to meet the Conser.mingham, declared that it' was incolumble variegated colours of their turbans, being ing such a man accept the call to OK course of an interview, eaid that tho
Codo, A. B. O., fifth edition.
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OHINA MAIL. LIMITED.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Meetings. 6.10 p.m.--Meeting of Kowkon Cricket
Clab at Club Pavilion.
5.30 p.m.-Masting of Hongkong. Ama
- tour "Athlotic Association- it the Office
of De Formah, Alexandra Bailding Efiscollaneous 7p..Military Gun Praction
General Memoranda,
BURADAT, September 20:—
9.30 p.m.Anotion off Valarble Lease hold Land at Herbors Dent & Co.'s Oed, Shameen, Canton. 2.45pm Auction of Household Furnt- 1iors, st No.
Hinephroge Avenue, Kowloon W 6:30 pm. Hesting of Hongkong Foot
ball Club at Messen Jarding, Matheson (& Co.'s Offices, SATURDAY, October 2
TeDAY, October 5-
2.30 p.m. Auction of Household Farmi- ture, &e. at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's
Skies Kooma,
]'
that America and Germany should be ranoy Board balf-way, and it undertook Allowed to forge weapons with which to
to continue dredging for another weckonst us from the trade of our own colonies
at the old rate if its second tender while went with folded arms hiding bo-rept, and the sanitary arrangements seen
bind an antiquated fermula.
The Rev. H: O, Spink, in reply, said that tribes are desiring peace,
ITALY.
(War Tez Yut Po's service.)
PELINE, September 27, Wa Changin, the Minister to Italy,
he was really embarrasol at the kindness which had been showered upon his sister was not ultimately accepted, or the
After quitting barracks, Lord Kitchener and himself from the moment they entered CHINESE MINISTER TO The Yokohams Office of the C. P. R. was escorted to the Most of the regiment the harbour last Friday. It was maily new rate if it were to enable the
whore with General Broadwood and hi hewildering, and he could not thank them Teotni agnis to be approached. On the in receipt of a windess feessage from A.D. Cho was the guest of the officers at suficiently. Mins spink and trimself had the Commander of the R.M.S. Empress of breakfast Daring the mest the band come cat to Kowloon to do what they could 20th of September it was learnt that the Japan stating that he expects to arrive at played on the lawn, one of the numbers in their own little way to further God's being warch, specially written for Lord cause in this part of His dominions and Toetni declined to have anything further Yokohama on the morning of the ith Kitchener by Bandmastor Coke, with be believed that they should find plenty to say and the Dredging Company batant. The mesenge was despatched singing effects in Findustane. The old to do. As a newcomer ha neked the therefore decided to stop work. while the ship was 700 miles distant from sunt binullincos, sanoo went to do forbearance of this ceugrogation for us has embarked on his voyage to Rome,
sy once the alight defoot in vision which might be ap Japan, and the Commander stated that a bandmaster, and aftar some conversation, The seriousness of the situation that was well on boar
parent until such time as he had grown to was understood to congratulate Mr Ooko mow them by sight, while be asked for has arisen, as the N. C. Daily News
on the music, while he further expreasen aithilar forbearance for Mias Spink, whe, his pleasure by allowing the march to be cut having the, same physical defect As dedicated to him
himself, "might be troubled with, a slight
CHINESE NAVAL AFFAIRS
Woh Tes Yat Po's Cervica
PERING, September
FILIAL COURTESIEL,
The Officers of the Buffs deserve the points out, can hardly be exaggerated. thanks of the community for giving the After the officers, with Lord Kitahaner mental affliction, in that he would see "As soon as the Area Channel was services of their band en often. At Few and Queral Broadwood in the centre, and poople but not be aware who they wura Ecially oganed the restraining work 1000 the Bas played gratuitodaly on the boon photographed, the band played the Langhter) Time would rumbo Chase cavior of the concert in aid of blie Sea-gimental march as the illustrious visitor defects he felt sure (Hear, hear). Brings in the Ship Channel went on spaceman's Institute; they played, too, for the
tonie bis departure, Sing a pleasut, racy tile spaceh to a con It is proposed that Admiral Sa Chun-
The 13th Regiment has always been a clusion, Mr Spink annannada that he and and at the present moment the dams at Hongkong Cricket Clab, and on Saturday favourite corps with those in command in his sister would be at home on Woduce Ping should be stationed in Shanghai. ATOA Mesting of Hongkong Jockey each and are being raised as fast as is Colonel Bayard gave his hand to the V.RO and under their protest O. C. and acting post from 4 to 6p.m. He invited all the construction of a Naval Station should - India for their smartness and " bono, day, Thursány, Friddy and Saturday, and that all works connected with thờ Club on the grund. Door of Hongkong consistent with ginkatak work. Conto oslebrate tasje half century.
adjutant (Lt. Mazah) sertainly betray no congregation to call, though he hoped Clab Annexe, Chater Road,
signs of falling of "The adjutant, to whom considering the sim of the Vicarage and be superintended by him. 9p-Forformance of Harmiston's currently, dredging has been continued
Messrs Lloyd, Matlicon and Carrie's corps' entries is invariably due, Lient His limited supply of rookery, that they Oirons at Kanoody Town,
in the Astra Channel, and it will have wookly tos report for August 28th says:ent Bunbury, is away on leave, returning would not all come in a bunch or all on by the F. and U Nory in December. The the same day. (Laughter and cheers). The first shipment of Canton Scoated Tossuntive officers all paraded this morning and Mr E. Corewall Lewis, as: Hon. Tren to go on so long na the restraining arrived por Egypt on the 2ith inst, and shared in the encomiums of the Field surer of the Church, extended a hearty works in the other channel are in immediately found buyers as follows
Marzbal
welcome to Mr and Miss Spink and then The new march Salaam, Bpers Sahib passed on to an appeal for the support of complete. Stoppage of dredging for Capers about 6fd @ 101d., and Quchaines will shortly by published by Hawkes and all residents of Kowloon, so as to make St. "Andrew's a finazumal success. Mr Spink, any length of time means that both Sld. par ib. The market a quet-Sun, London.
SLUNCIL'AT pod last week contrude very firm for good fa
MARULE The China Mail
ha was eure, would make it a centre of the Ship Channel and the now channel quality black leaf bens, Keemurs are now Chater today, and afterwards inspected his fore must heartily co-operate and so relive Lord Kitchener launched with Sir Paul spiritual influence, the congregation there-
will gilt up. Even the stopping of ing freely at 91@18, with very little splendid collection of Chinese percplain the Treasurer of any suziety on the other for the purpose of repairing big before departure HONOLONG, TUESDAY. Sarr 28 109. dredging for a few weeks may be safemaining in importars hands, the latest To-night his Lordship will be bangetted score.
ancestral graves, Under the abla direction of Mr Frost by the Royal Engineam after which he wi cient to undo the results of several showing an advance of fully id. permbark on the night river bont for Canton several glane were tung during the evening for the United State
tb. Common to medium qualities are The prindeal nights at Canton will be these ingluding "The Huntsman's Chorus, THE CONSERVANCY MUDDLE AT months work." It is generally believed, steady, and are receiving other more suited and diz, M.B. Coned. General O summer wind," and "Evening Mrs Nineteen! dead and 105 wounded, on
dinner, will be pasta cen of with ] 2! Oh, who will o'er the downs with me," SHANGHAL
our contemporary understands, that a attention. Foochow Several parcels of His Lordship will sleep at the Consulate. Hill sang A May morning," bir dyris the Spanish sido, were brenght' jack to considerable sum still remains over from anyong sold from od. @id per ih. At 8 am on Thursday morning Tard Kit patributed sing song. M: Andersen, an Mollis as the price of the
sales are also reported of broken leaf and chener will embark on a torpedo bost oboe solo, Reverie the programme conve WHES the last rasil left Shanghai no the Conservancy frnds, and that if the alftioga at 3d 3d por lb. At this destroyer and as Hongkong will join the cluding with the singing of the National By the Spaniards. The lesson of Icats a
P.&O. Himalaya for Shanghai Anthem by all present.
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN
CHILDREN when toothing are liable to
for sale,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The Rev. U. Hickling returned frons Japan to-day by the Hitachi Maru.
The Rev. A B. Thomhill, who has toen by the Humano Mard on a visit to Japan, returned this morning
ezit had been found from the impasse Total refuges to pay it, the Diplomatic wool's auctions 132 packages were offered into which the Viceroy's action in Body at Peking will be arged to revert stopping supplies had thrown the to the original Protocol of 1001, in Fuang-pu conservancy work, From: accordance with the Inst clause of the careful resume which appears in the Huangpu Conservancy Convention. North China Daily News of the recent From other Shanghai papers wa history of this apparently rather learn that so far the Consular Body unlucky undertaking we gather that have not been convened to discuss this in boxes of 25,$11 per 100. for the time being dredging is stopped very important question, neither can the
the Astra channel Now it
A marriage has been arranged and will GRAND ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO
seems Viceroy be approached, as he is at pre take place abortly, between, Licut E that with the approaching termination. sent absent from Chinhinng. Becas Blanchflower, souslary to Commodore in boxes of 50 $8 per 100. of the dredging contract with the East that the Diplomatic Body In Peking, Lyon, and Miss Phillippa Constance
8. WATSON & 00,
LIMITED,
ALEXANDHA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY,
tendere came in, from the Asiatic.
Collins, of Australia
All the warships in. harbour ware de- corated to-day in honour of the anniversary of the birthday of the Queen Dowager of Portugal and a royal Raluto was fired et
IMPENDING CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.
(Wall Tez Yat To's Service)
PRKING, September 27. Chang Yin-tazig, the newly appointed Minister to America, has been granted a month's leave to return to Canton,
said to be 400,
ocent advance
HOW TO PREVENT BLOOD PORON. NARELESSNESS and neglect are the attacks of diarrhoea and this trouble, ühist causes of blood, garsoning, Ta aspecially in warm water, should aver at or bruise, however alight, should hire Several chapgos in connection with the bo neglected. The best medicine in ass for immediate attention. A good liniment and ailments of this kind is Ch mberlain's Coli, que that not only gires prompt relief from Civil Service are likely to take place when Cholers and Diarrhoss Remedy, Whon, pain, bat being antiseptic, heale the wound the Chief Justice, Sir Faucis Pingott, goes roduced with wkroz od sweetence, it is without maturation, le Chambarlar's Pala home on well-earned furlough. It is under, not unpleasant which le of great Import Balm: When thin remedy is applied sil stood that the Hon Mr W. Roos Davios, ACT ale by all chemists and storekeepers. For saly by all chemists and shrekopar
suce hon giving medicine to charaw. danger from blood poisoning is voided.
Aftorney General, will not as Chief Justice,
and that is A. Hazeland, First Poligo Magistrate, will not as Attorney General
Mr G. Woodoock has been transferred to
Mr O. D. Melboorus whose appolotman as Domity Registrar and Appraiser at the Supreme Court was gazetted on Saturday,
the Magistracy, no Blend Clark in place of
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
Two walohmon were ined #10 each by: Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistracy today, for sleeping on duty. Inspector Dymond prosecutod,
à daring robbery was committed on tho ground floor of 29 Li Yuen Street on Sun
JAPANESE CHAMPAGNE
CIDER.
A WHOLESOME SUMMER
BEVERAGE.
Tansan Water used in Manufacture.
Amatic Dredging Company Landera however, as stirring and we hope were invited for dredging. further
they will be able to find means 1,000,000 cubic yards. These tenders for restarting the works before
too had to be sent by the end of August,
much damage has been done. ·It and wore to be silocated to the successful
would be o thousand. pilies if Chiun noon... Lenderer, if any, on September 0. Two allows this most important riparian
Captain Broughton, 13th Rajpota, bas acheme to fall of succesful fruition gone on privilege trave; Major Evans in Dredging Company, po offered to for the works have been carried to been promoted to the command of the 15th. VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. undertake the works at 27 candareens within a measureable degre of finality, scoond it cominánd of the 13th.
Rajputa, thus leaving Major Camilleri PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG, per cubic yard, and the other from Yet we have sad misgivings. What Major.Gen. Sir Wilene Blank, of the day- botwem 1 and 2 p.m. The thiovse Chineso Syndicate, whose price was 24 amount of affective pressure can Peking Junior United Service Club, Fall Mall, gained an entrance to this godown by candurena. It may also to mentioned bring to bear on recalcitrant provincial B. W who served with the 42nd High- opening the door with a key which they that the former contract with the first government authorities? In the part oders in the Crimea, and who took part had obtained to fit the look and stole pics Per Case Dozen Pinta... mentioned tenderem was at the rate of when the capital pitted itself against the fly 6, agod 72, loft entate valued at Blessrs. Visita & Co., at 50 to be Queen's Per Case-100 Splits
in the Kafir war of 1878, and who died on goods to the value of $800, the property of thirty candareans per cubic yard dredge. provinces it usually came off second 54,824 gross, with not personalty £64,616, Road Contat Berfore the tender wore
are awarded the best and the central government have question "67 providing the ascessary time and again been forced to follow
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA fands bind to be faced, and it was then most devious devince to save face" W
hay obtained prompt relief by the ANY kiferere, from akzonie dlazzhoes not latin drag along until it be found that what funds remained would because it had not the necessary potter comes abroale or develope fato att attack of use of Cumberlain's Colla. Choler and pudumonia, but give it the attention Diarrhoes Reedy. Some of the wornh bo inlulicient to provide for a contract to follow threats by decisive action deserves and get rid of lake Chamber cases of this disease have been permagantly dodopera plata's Cough Remedy and you are fare of cured by "after" other treatment and of this magniteds. - September 6 passed Though the Chinese Administration is prompt roilet. For sale by all chataria skilled papricians had failed. For sale by
palloltomista sad stozékospereza na slidi without any award being, made, and it not quite", 29 inchoate as it was in the
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