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Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Twelve bolts of canvas valued at 201, share been stolen from Mesas Bhewan, Tomes and Co.'s, godown.
The Manila Observatory wired at 10 'clock to-day that the cynicno or typhoon woah of the Ladrane, or Marlaga Talands is moving N. W
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Lurn of Trussar alnimed from Chân, Tai Kes-8999,74 for ploce of hard-wood, There was also a urosa. summons for $909.50 as damages for breach of contract
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(From Our Dien Corvurpoziciani),
Loos, October 18, Mr. Davidson appeared for the plaintif The Hon. C. Crane, the newly a and Mr Leo d'Almada defended.
pointed American Minister to China: hic of the Canton-Kowloon railway, Evidence, was called and the case na resigned the aphantment at the bogen Bola merking in the British adjourned.
request of the State Department owing Court room, on the Shamson, before His to his having given out indiscreet news. Honour Mr. Justice Lindsey Smith, Assistant Judge of HBM's Sopreme. paper interviews.
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"MACAO NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondenă 】⠀
MACAO, October 18. Among the ville proved in England
Ganarst demonstrations on the birth- during the first week of September were those of Mts Life Burrows wife of the stay of Confucius have gained both in
playing horns of meerdere be those of ready, Barretost, pe tot pepsiarity and ecat with each spoonoting
had drawn the line there, and, to borrow a typical phrase of his countrymen's, "let it go at that." But unfortunately he went up to New York and there, we suppose, he began to read the New Fork
£97807. She Bequeathed £6,800 to re- ligious and charitable institutionni Mr W. Pewah, formar turt commission agent. £533,609; Lady Sassoon, 2240,000 gross Mr G. A. Mankiewicz, £173,000. The Rev. E L. Adams, a Congregational minister, bequeathed over £20,000 to charities and
S. MOUTRIE & CO., Herald. And that led to his undoing, religious societies,
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A TALKATIVE DIELOMAT.
State Department' asks for
Resignation.
M. ELP. Wilkinson; Crown Advocate led for the prosecution, Mr. J. C, E Douglas, of Shanghai, defending the acced
When the indicimens was read it, pre found that the item of 327,526 was NOG included in the list of charges framed against the primer.
The Jury were quickly empanelled
the prisoner challenging no cus
(Reuter Service is the China. Mast.). year since common colebrations were inaugurated in 1907 Or Sunday a
LONDON, October 13. happy mulation seemed to spur the Renters Washington correspondent Chinese community to erral one another intelegraphs that Mr Crane, the newly munificence and taste. Temples, schocis, clubs, binks, hongs and private residences appointed American Minister to China, wore gala day attire which bespoke a tree in believed to have inspired that stated that of the $13,000 transferred. from the Railway account to private relaxing of purse strings. The avent of ment, appearing in a Chicago news the day was the general rendervoga at the
fmanes, the sill transaction. - $5,000
Mr Wilkinéon, opening for the Crown,
**Reuter's Agency stater that the Raging Ho Hospital. A huge dragon : paper; forecasting American policy, and account. 10,000 were used as a loan to tered from the hospital fagstar and a paprestating that America was about to peaks similarly withdrawas was spent in share sian Government have definitely agreed to the introduction of a Press tariff over the attive line of bunting flowed around he & formal protest against the concessions transaction: $4,000 was paid for some Siberi telegraph lines. Negotiation are bilding from a pole of which the united made by China to Japan under the son of other to a naval officers
colours of Portugal and (hina formed the recent Chino-Japanese agreement, 98 Proceeding as to the distribution of the hand-bid. From the gateway over which tarif between Administrations concerned,
THE BRITISH NAVY,
MENT
(Benter's cence to the Chines Muth.)
The Court at the close of Mr Wilki son's address adjourned for tiffin.
The China Mot",).
Tokyo, October 1& The Mitani companies (now trung formed into" joint stock limited liability
insugural meeting, when the ratio beards of directors were duly appointed
daring the past eighteen months cannot but be impressed with the evident and maliguans intention of that newspaper
fared a gigantic Rug T in gold ensconced optrary to the policy of the "open to argue ill-feeling between Japan hudand though many matters of detail are yet in a wealth of nosegays and rare trappings. door."" England on the one hand, and China on to be arranged there is no doubt that she is mat awning led to the main door.
Mr Knox, Secretary of State, has THE MITSUI COMPANIES the other. No stone has been faft Great Northern Teloamph Company will Flower pots innumerable fringed the path, notified Mr. Crane that his resignation
{"Indspandent News Agency'," "Serace · unturned to bring about this result shardly be able to accept Press messages while above countless fancy lantorns hung
for China, Japan, and the Philippines at amid wreaths of sweet scented blossoms and will be acceptable. More especially with regard to Japar the rates prevailing on the Eastern Tale evergreen, garlands through which silken draperies were twesked across. In the has the attempt been made to harrass graphs system.
reception hall a life sized affigy of the great and nanoy. We need not particularise,
The Swiss watch trade is at present Sage rose from a ses of flowers, niched in a for anyone interested in Far Eastern passing through a serious crisis. The recent profusion of klik and gold. At noon sharp NEW MOBILIZATION CEPET concerns) held last night there form politics must naturally have followed British patent laws, the new American the gathering numbered 3,000 souls. In an Telegraphic Address, Mar Hongkong the controversy and observed, perhaps tariff, the opening of factories in other interminable-chain cane first the native
Code, A. B. O., fith edition,
countries, and "fight" money among the gentry and merchants in full official tenue TELEPHONE NO. 22, more in sorrow than in anger, its sinister well-to-do ciasma are the principal reasons to do obeisance at the shrine of the duiñed CHINA MAIL LIMITED.
developments from day to-day. To read for this state of affairs. At Chaux-de-Fonds, philosopher. In their wake came all the for sample, the factories which osport.schoolrastars with the students under the Nere York Herald one would
perhaps, more watches and portions of their charge, in double file, sach beating a. imagine that Japanese diplomacy is the matches than those of any other tows in distinctive silver badge. The general public Switzerland, there are SAS worknien, moet followed in the rear. Refreshments w010 most vile and despicable thing that has of them expert, who have had nothing to subsequently served on a meet lavish 8.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese & Japan-ever been bred in the atmosphere of de for several months. So is £3,000 has scale in the adjoining court and a large
6SE Carion at Mr Gao, P. Lammer's modern international relations. Natur- been paid them by their association, the Sales Hooms.
"Laisse de Chorange. The outlook is schons are of credit is due to Mr. Loo ally suspicion Blourishes makly in an Tetween 4,000 and 8,000 men will be Chan Tun for his unfailing courtesy to atmosphere of suspicion, and there affected directly or indirectly in the near the gathering at large and carte blanche orders that supplies were not to fall short.. has unfortunately in consequence of
In the afternoon a gymnastio display was this unhappy state of affairs grown
** From the details which hare become held on the grounds and 400 boys and up in many minds an idea but known of the new Invincible cruiser, to be gisla went admirably through the pretty Japan has become a Power menacing laid down at Davenport Dockyard in evolutions of the Swedish drill. In the We have just received a large 12.30 p.m.Meeting of Dairy Farm Co the peace of the wcral; a Power which November, it is apparent that she will evening a gorgeous and artistic bara
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** General Memoranda.
Tuesday, October 19:-
future.
Loupos, October '12. The Admiralty has announced the formation of a new Mobilisation De partment. The officers directing it and the Intelligence Department will form. a Standing Navy War Council presided over by the First Sed Lord.
BRITISH POLITICS.
KING RECEIVES LANSDOWNE BALFOUR, AND ASQUITE.
(Beater's Service to the Ching Mai) LONDON, October 13:
~Lord Lansdowne and Mr A. J. Balfour must be brought to heel as speedily as muck further advance in ships of this of light enhanced the superb decorations have been received in joint audience by throughout the Colony. The illuminations the King, who afterwarde received Mr 6 p.m.-Meeting of Kowloon Cricket possible if the white man is not to be class embodying the all big gun prisciple, and merry-making-wera resumed yesterday | H. H. Asquith, the Premier..
driven from China, and off the face off the new veskel is credited with a speed arening. We are sorry to add that the of Bently 30 knots, obtained from an in excessive hilarity of a couple of youths led
ad entirely new assortment of
Id. at Co.'s Town Office.
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FRIDAY, October 22:---
11 st.-Meeting of Canton Insurance Offen: La Mors Jardins, Mathe zon & Co.'s Offices.
the Pacific. We do not wish to suggest creased displacement on a length of about that Japan is the pure white salat of 800 ft, which will permit of a more pot diplomacy but we de contend that very ful machinery installation than that in the SATURDAY, October 23--
often these days she does not receive three Indomitables and the Indefatigable. 12.15p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey
Club on the ground floor of Hongkong even bare justice at the hands of her The main armament will consist of 12in. Club Annare, Chater Road. 9.16 p.m.Open Air Concert on Yolen.journalistic critics.
teer Parade Ground.
The Chien Mail
bodies the latest contrivances WHERE SILENCE IS GOLDEN.
calculated to afford a cool and day moke.
to their safe custody by the guardians of HARRIMAN'S FORTUNE the peace till Monday morning,
£60,000,000 STERLING.
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JAPANESE PREMIER DINES WITH JOUR- NALISTS.
(Endependent News "Igmey's” Service to
the China Mark.)
Toro, October 12. Yesterday, Marquis Katzura, ther Premier, gave a dinner to the members- of the International Press Association. Among those present were Conn Komara, Minister for Foreign Affairs Prince Ito, Couns Okuma, and Capt. Brinkley (the Times correspondent in Tokyo and editor of the Japan Mat). who all delivered speeches.
FOREIGN TAUGHT
STUDENTS.
(Wal Tea Yat Po's Service)
Perso, October 12,
On Saturday a private" from the Artillery Corps committed suicide by shooting himself under the jaw. He in said to have been in the wont of handing We do not know the full details ofrpedo armament. The torpedo equip over to the safe keeping of a comrade kisailway - magnata, discloses an estate thes on the 15th mat. Two handrad
warings which had already reached a cray
guns, in association, with a more powerful
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)
It has been decided to hold an ex- LONDON, October 13-amination of students who have finished The will of the late Mr Harriman, the their course of studies in foreign coun
ment will consist of the new 21in. wespons,
and dight students have presented. Mr. CRANE's indiscreet utterances in with an effective range up to 7,000 yards, little figure. On Friday he fell out worth sixty million sterling.:
Nota-According to the American papers them salves for the examination Chicago, but clearly, from the facts The reseal will carry only one mask of in with his chum and as the breach widered M. Harriman's vast wealth was all ac
he asked" to be refunded hir Ekile hosed. | cumulated after he had passed, his furtieth which Reuter has placed at our dis-improved design, and with grunter resisting This the other refused point blank to do year. He began life in very lowly circum
stances.En. . M.] posal, they must have amounted to power than those now in use. The length
urging that the money lay at the baor in to extend the building slip by about 3Mt. right. The shock proved too much for the of the new cruiser will render it necessary his name and was therefore his by every
the next Sinangial year.
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friend that China has over had, from the days of BURLINGAYE down to the time when Col. Jous Har formulated Ir was a witty English ambassador of the famous " open door" policy is tired mid-Stuart times who wrote in a young of seeing the Middle Kingdom oppres- lady's commonplace book that "am-sed, especially by Japan, the upstart bassadors are sent to lie abroad for the and is prepared to group the Powers good of their country." It was, take it together w lodge s protest against the how one will, an ambiguous statement, Inst Chino-Japan treaty, more par- though undoubtedly a wiss one con- ticularly those clauses dealing with was charged with robby of 8100 un bailee;ber 1906, and enjoe the crying out of informed the Board of Fension Affairs Dongh Rameds to var childrack
(Wah Tu Tat Po's Service) It is understood that this will be the type deluded man whose past conduct is reported
PERO, October 12: ship of a group of four single-masted as exemplary
The Board of Foreign Affairs is mak- cruisers, provision for the remainder of It is the unexpected that always happens.
ing preparations for the reception of (Wah Tu Fat Pa's Service)
Lord Kitchener. The distinguished which will be made in the Estimates for Unless the recent sanction issued by the
Parsa, October 12. Rome Government to proceed with “the dredging operations in the harbour be
Yuan Shi-Kai has felegraphed to British General te expected to reach strictly on fis, the Fide Neua will have Chang Chih-tung's son that he will Faking on the 20th by
Hankow railway. landed Lisbon in a very narrow dileman shortly come to Peking to pay his by unearthing the royal decres of lat, mourning respects before the bier of September 1904 which approves of the pro-Chang Club-tang,
The Diplomatic Corps in Paking has
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was dismissed at the Magistracy to-day.
A SAFE MEDICINE, The case against Captain Rankin, who | jest submitted under date of 24th, Septem-
UN'T be afraid to give Chamberlaina:
the work by contract which was to be of their intention to pay the last respects in Intended especially for congbr
to the deceased Grand Councillor, Chang bent medicine made for tame disasse Io
croup and whooping couch and it secured, by public tonders.
The teetotaller sny chackle in his sleeve Chih-tung, by visiting his house in a contains no opium or other marcolic, The trade mark case of the Ho King Wa but we see no earthly rason for the sense body
vals by all alemista, and storekeepe the railway area. But aufortunately firm reached its 25th day of hearing, at the less increase on lique prices. Whisky is matters have not advanced guile Magistiney to day, having commented in at 50 per cent. premium, let along the so far as this. The State Department July at
sidering the state of the times when it the Manchurian railway and the Yen-tai, was formulated. Some people, indeed, Fu-ahun and other coal mines within bold that it still applies. At any rate, a in boxes of 25...$11 per 100. very large proportion of the general pub- GRAD ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO lic to this day believe that it sums up the in boxes of 50...$8 per 100. terms of an Ambassador's commission
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advance on rod wines which are not. even stocked in Hongkong. It is all very well trying to imposs on the groenhorn who has not even an inkling of what the Hongkong quer duties aro, but it in time the author, ities saw to the matter
criminately manipulating Gesign, receiphu.
~The multi-millionaire La Kương Yi has
concisely and accumtely and a few years
Two natives were fined $15 each, back when the people of Great Britain
of it at Chicago gave the show at the Magistracy to-day, for fishing with 00 watched with the keenest suspicion away." We imagine that the budding each for having dynamite in their possess. dynanaite; while two others were fined $20 every move made by Russia in Asia, the diplomat must have had a pretty bad fion; A native was sentenced to six weakat†2 Docal chemiste any petitioned the Governor touching the insuficiant legisla man in the street was quite ready to get
quarter of an hour when he walked into Imprisonment with hard labour and six tion in favour of their de. It supplement King Day's ejaculation, PHILASTER CKY's closet at honts stocks for stealing, sothing from alleged task their native confrères are indi ~All men are hard, with the adden- Washington the other evening. The boss in Wah Lane. dun especially Russian diplopontists. Secretary of State is a lawyer of wide So much for the past order of things experience and knows well, the value To-day we are supposed to have no of the spoken-word. As the old Arabic advanced, towards the realisation of the
proverb, bas it, srord once spoken cazi poet's dream of the confederation of the
never be recalled. Renter tele world that Ambasador and blinisters which we printed last night," said Plenipotentiary are looked upon as the Mr CRANE was recalled to very fountain-heads of truth and verbal to clear himself," and restituds, while they are suppone never do that his coun
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Uvidently the Hon. CHARLES GRAME, whose recent, appointment as United Beate Minister to the Court?
A case came before Mr A Hazeland Psed away at his native place Chic Liz at the Magistracy to-day in which a Chinese Hang Bank and a holder in the Fantan
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