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THE CHINA MAIL.
"My pative land cannot, indeed the ling, the apart compare with your honourable
in soil and productions, but i many a fair scone to delight the oys and la dear to the memory and heart. Moreover, the seasons bring to us as ∙to you
the live grains, the eight Ernits; and the face of the land is bright with many coloured and scantad wild flowers Friends and relations also were round us. My heart is not made all of stone, and how could I help feeling the part- ing?
Then the long journey was an anxiety, and the thought of the vast extent of your country's boundaries, and the multitude of the people, and the abundance of productions, and added to these the questioning whether from our Western streams and smail forests there was anything we could
ceptance.
our the
the
sciences
NEWS OF THE DAY,
To-morrow the Cowland China Mail #tha" weekly edition of this paper will Be Inad arly in the morning and vil contain fill reparte of this Intarport Contests, the Unveiling of the Statues, the Government House Bail, and all the news of the week, besides our extensite telegraphis sorvloc. Copies will be posted an receipt of address and thirty-four cente
cost per copy, including postage.
Mr Latham in his seroplane has fluen All that I have learned and disto a height of 1,250 foot. This constitutes
vances in medical and Barg in industry, in metallurgy,
"Let ma remind myself and you, bonourable gentlemen, of the dring words of perhaps the greatest genius the world has even seen, Sir Isaac NEW row:
covered,' he said, is but like a little a record.
KING'S BIRTHDAY IN
BHANGHALSA
KEIR HARDIE'S BYFIGY BUENED.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Tas Fat Fas Sermon.),
FIXING, November 25.
Chiu Kwai Lang, of Hepeh and appointed Governor- Ennan, bas been SHANGHAL November 20. General of Chilli in succession to Tuan "At last night's demonstration in Fang, who has been dismissed for calabration of the King's Birthday, having taken photographs of the
affigy on the Race Course. There was Dowager. organized brokers barred Kair Hardio's funeral prosession of the late Empress an immense crowd which displayed only moderate enthusiasm.
Governor Sia Ching, of Kiang Sa,
has been appointed successor to Chi- Kwai Lung, as Governor-General, of“
child on the shore of the deep-sounding Messrs Lane, Crawford and Co. send us
adverties the glories of Naglen Johnstone's THE BRITISH IN PEKING Enpah and Rusan. sea, gathering up a few shells and pebten Bridge scoring pads, which incidentally bles. The treasure of the deep I
aquara bottle whisky. have not touched. Well, in very deed what are these treasures of the deep which man's wisdom by Italf cannot fathom and apprehend, but the wonder fal doctrine of God's salvation.
The things which I have enumerated nbare-literature, learning, science, com
The Chinese Engineering and Mais QUESTION OF A FOST OFFICE.
Company, Limited, report that the total
output of the Company's thron miner for the week ending 13th Nov. amounted to 94,624.12 tons and the sales during the period, to 30,100.23 tons.
From W. G. Humphreys and Co. we have received the calendar of the State
Fire Insurance Company Ltd., which beara
lovely reproduction of the painting by Mr Fred Tucker of Watendiath, one of the most picturesque hamlets in the English lako district,
Guaranteed,bring to offer for your notice and no-merce, antifacture-concern this life alone. They have a certain valus, and "Deep down I found something will, we believe becent your great land which epiforts my own heart, and IBut they cannot last: they vanish away" trust your hearts, honourable gentle- men. It is this: Let me assure you that covetousness and curiosity have not brought me here. My reason for hope his warts will not fall on deaf returning, if I may venture on the com-care, for Chins sever had is warmer parison, like the apricot and the stork, helper and sympathiser than this singles is not to be found outside, duty, is not mindel, noble-hearted Preacher of the to be searched for outside ore. In Gospel of the Man of Nazareth. all honesty my motive has been to exhibit the loving of others as one-self in the highest form.
Archdeacon Mera concludes his re- H.E. Kao Erh Chion, the Chinese markable appeal to the literati with Imperis Delimitation Commissioner, has concise description of his mission. We donated 900 to the Chinese orphans of quested by the Lady Superior to express the Italian Courant. We have been re- has public neknowledgement of so generous
donation.
BUSINESS NOTICE.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in adVARCO), CHINA MAH (daily) $3.00 per month
including postage, $3.50 per month. OVERLAND CHA MALL (weekly) $25.00 per year; including postage, $17.00 Free delivery to all addresses accessible by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residences.
por year.
Single coples, Daily, lon costs; Weakly, thirty cents; for cash, Telegraphic Address, Man Hengkar, Oode, A. B. C., 6fth edition.
TELEFHOSE No. 22. CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORNOW, Spart
11 a.m.-Cricket, Shanghai v. Straita
(2od day).
Auctions.
What have we coming to you from the West to offer for your use and advantage? We do not forget that your honourable country bay manifested not seldom the spirit of research and discovery. And it is quite possible that what we do offer to you, you your- selves discovered.
But, to tell the truth, we live in an age which seems like the running 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furnout of the ebb-tide, rushing faster and 2.10 p.m.-Auction of Rousehold Fer-faster
aitare &c. at Messrs Bughes & Hough's Sales Ecams,
turo, & stNo. 11, Seymour Road.
Amusements.
And this seems to necessitate fresh energy and speed in all that we do. And the objects of the machinery
4 p.m.-Lært Mainée performance at which we import is simply to economice
labour and time.
~Ģireus.-
9 p.m.-Ferformance at City Hall.
9. p.m.-Performateo of Hippodrome
Circus at Causeway Bay,
Miscellaneous
**
Great interest, has been taken lately in some Western lands in the attempt to construct machines which 7.45.-Dinner at Hongkong Hotel o
visiting Cricket Teams, followed by ashall not merely like balloons, Boat and Smoking Concert.
rise into the higher air, but be steared in that ocean
of the atmosphere like ships in the great res.
General Memoranda. MONDAY, November 29!~~
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Heurekald Forai.
Read, Kowlorn.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Common Council of the City of London bas sanctioned the construction of new bridge over the Tamas, abuting on St. Paul's. The cost will be two million sterling.
·
The Minotaur, cruiser, Capt. W. O. Boothby, arrived at Sheerners on 28th October and proceeded to Chathan to rent in preparation for service as flagship of the
Commander-in-Chief of the China Station..
The first inland wireless telegraphy
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)
CHINESE CONSULATES.
(Wah Tea, Fat Pa's Service). LONDON, November 25.
PERING, November 25, Mr Sydney Buxton, Postmaster The expediency of establishing General in reply to Capt. Norton, Chinese consulates in about a dozen. said the number of British tropical countries is being discussod residents at Peking did not justify the by the Peking Government. establishment of Post Office, but he would reconsider the matter if circum- stances altered.
GERMAN NAVAL
ESTIMATES..
COLONIAL SUBSIDIES
DECREASED.
LOED KITCHENER.
Field Marahat Lord Kitobener, travelled. down from Shanghai by the P. & 0. Asssyo. He proceeds to-morrow to Singe- pore, whence bo trazatips for Australia.
LICENSING.
The Astor House,"
A meeting of His Majesty's Justices oft (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)the Fence was held at the Magistracy this afternoon to consider an application from As a result of the recent tragedy in
LUSION, November 55.
Lange Gammenu, for a publicar's licuneo London the incorporated. Guild of Hair dressers, which numbore some 600 mem-The official details of Germany's or so adjanet licence to sell by retail bars, is about to issue a manifesto to the naval estimates for 1910 show the tots intoxicating liquors on premises No. 18,- trade throughout England with reference to bo £21,704,415, of which sumen's Road Contral under-the sign of to the use of dangerous compounds for £17,177,500 is for new construction shampoo porpORCE."
and armaments. that all hairdressers doing a ladies tande should be advised that it is best to use harmless preparations, and that any re quest for any other should be pelitay refused. The whole trade will be canvas sed to boycott infammable washes.
It is recommended
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The Tharaday popular concerts at the station in England is being erected at Sailors and Soldiers Homa, Arscusi St., Darley Dale, near Matlock, under Governare proving very attractive. The next. ment supervision. The elevation of the one, on Dec. 2, will be armeged by the now station is at least 1,000 feet, and it is 3issos Baker. hoped that communication with the Con tinent will be easily established and ronintained.
Eouth-West Celebes, which is now be coming a land of promise for concession aires, does not attract capitalists in Java. The country is not settled enough for the On the other hand- banks and Edsusicre. British, capital is readily invested in Celebes, anys the Soury Bands blad, because the country is good and the chances These being of profit look reasonble. certain, on other factors need be taken into
account.
Mr Gianell recently asked the Under- Secretary for the Colonies if he had yet
But oar Western invention and received the revi ́ed estimate of cost and
Bath at Windsor Lodge Kimberley discovery are comparatively reccnt,
Tuzanir, November 6-
9 p.m.-St. Andrew's Ball;
THURSDAY, December --
9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall, FRIDAY, December S
pin.--Auction of Household Forni ture & Effects at Bayter,' the Peak. 9p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
The China xil
dreams.
Bir de Champmorin, who is now agent of the Mensagertes Maritimes at Hon.kong.
Tho Colonisi Eatimates are chiefly
interesting on account of the decreases in the subsidies to the Colonies. The subsidy to Kinochow is decreased by £38,203.
M: J. R. Wood presided and there were prosent Captain Lyon, Mr H. Craig, and Mr G. A. Woodcock,
Mr Shenton appeared for the applicant and said that it was extremely difficult to
who were raitors and who were not when they came in o the hotel and people. questions. did not like being asked all kinds of
Their Worships decided not to grant the application and Me J. B. Wood said that the views of the Justices at the annual THE KILLING OF SEALS. licensing meeting roomed very clear that it mas noderairable to have a bar there in. Queen's Road Central. The adjunct license was granted.
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL
"CONFERENCE.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail) LONDON, November 25. The United States Government-is
Mr.G. Bartolons having failed to attend hia application for an adjunct license was- refused.
ALLEGED CONCEALMENT OF
GOODS
Before Mr W, Rose. Daries, Acting Chief Justice, at the Criminal Sessions to-day--
has been appointed igent at Yokohama,considering a proposal to summon an Mr Thomss, from home, succeeds Mr de International Conference to regulate
the killing of seals.
Li Wai Tong (was charged with an offence Champaorin in Hongkong
It is suggested thas Great Britain, and the bankruptcy ordinance, in not The Rev. J. 4. A. Baker has arranged Americs, Japan and Russia should delivering op 305 jars of preserved ginger, to deliver overy Sunday evening during agres to
cease pelagic sealing in valued at over $7,000, to the Official Re
caived Alaskan waters. the easting month a series of sermons at
Hon. Mr F. A. Hazeland, Attorney". the Wesleyan hurch, anches, the topics
General, prosecuted on behalf of the of which deal with Agnosticism, Revein. tion, etc.
PREPARING FOR DEFEAT. Crown, instructed by Mr H. L Denuse,
ALLEGED FALSE DECLARA- TION AND SMUGGLING..
At the Magistracy to day before Mr E
which the chief.resident engineer was pro- Bratt charged the master of a junk with
alleged trouts of the Kowloon Railway R. Hallifax, Rovence Officers Wildern and
Sr., from the office of the Crown Solicitor, and Mr C. G.. Alabaster defended, instruct FINANCIAL READJUSTMENTS.ed by Mr Paget Hott, from the office of
(Bewer's Service to the Chine Mail)
LowDos, November 26. The Times, ketching the intentions
Mesurs Brutton and st
The following were sworn in as jurors: W. F. Gardiner, D. Jackson, G. E. Boaker, A. J. da Cruz Rocha, E. R. W. Rhleobsed, H. A Lammert, foreman; R. D. Harvey, Hon. Attorney Generat said that the
them
and chiefly in the past hundred years.paring last August; if be would give on making a false declaration to the Superin- of the Government regarding the de charges against prisoner were that he in.. We woke up as from a heavy alcop and abstract showing how it was contended tendent of Imports and Exports in reficit arising out of the rejection of the tended to defraud being then a member of Wakemin. Official Receiver, of theen that the railway can ever ray in comference to 100 jars of spirits of wine, con Budget, which is reckoned by Ministers the Lam Yick firm; he did not tell Mr G. H petition with the sherter river routs which maining 360 gallons. They also charged at fifty millions, says an effort will be goods; and that bo did conceal and remove had cost nothing; whether the same the keeper of a Chinese wine and spirit resident engineer still holds office; and, if shop in Queen's Road Wost with smug made to save the tea duty, if a course nut, would ho state the cause of the gling the liquor specified. The defendants antisfactory to the Government, and were represented by Mr Lao D'Almada. change-Colone! Scely: The answer to The negations of the proscention were the Commons can be devised.
The Daily Mail mys that instruc- the first part of the hon. Member's that the liquor was brought into the ment of the heavy duties on spirits of wine, second part, I would refer the hon. Mem-it boing stated that only $25 duty was paid that the full, tes daty shall continue to ber to the answer given to his question on instead of 81,050, Aug. 30. A new chief resident engineer
"At one time astronomers used to regard the sky above as a ceiling, from which hang like lamps the sus, moon,
and stora..
"Then the firmament seemed to lift question is in tho negative. As to the Colony, as Baby in order to escapo petions have been given to the Treasury
and move farther off, and astronomers
A 0 of 2200 was imposed and the jars be levied under the resolution of the House of Commons, leaving the payers are now aware that what we call the
has been appointed owing to the resignation of spirits of wine confiscated.
ta contest the legality afterwards" if HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMEKE 26, 1909. sky, whether near or farther off, is of the officer lately holding the appoint.
they choose, what is known as other: nearor it is ment.
ARCHDEACON MOULE'S APPEAL TO EDUCATED CHINA
Tue Venerable Archdeacon MoCLE, who after nearly a half century's work
Far East to resume faboor in the
•
SAILORS' AND SOLDIERS' HOME.
MISSION.
(Router's Service to the China Mat.)
LOSTON, November 26.
Evidence was taker" and the case was adjourned.
BYBACK'S CIRCUS,
The Hippodroms Circus Company are: closing their season here to-morrow night and expect to sail for Bangkok by one of the N. D. L bosta on Mondays They wil be in Bangkok for the celebration in honour of the birthday of H. & the Amg of Siam. Their last matinée is advertised for 4 p...
you take it. For sale by all alemists and storekeepers,
STATE EXPRESS
TURKISH LEAF No. 1.
rarer in texture. The heavenly bodies, Canada is about to make a start in the attracted and stared by the power of construction of her Navy, and orders will
The Concert which the Cameron High-
SAVE MONEY BY BUYING CHAM
BERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY.. attraction, hang and swing and revolve be placed in Fritish yards for the building
of two cruisers of the Indomitahis type, Inoders gare in the Volunteer Drill Hill and move in this ther; the whole and these are to be completed within two has been the means of raising a goodly mam
YOU will pay jush is much for bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy; and The Chinese Naval Commissioners for any of the other cough medicfuss, but creation, in all probability, revolves years of being laid down. It is at present for the Reupvalion Scheme of the Bailors' intonded by the Dominion Government tand Soldiers Home. The Drill Hall was in and around mid-China retired to round one central heart; and that great divide its feet between the Pacific and lont rent trou and the Concert being in aid have witnessed evolutions by destroyers, you re money by buying the
la in what you get, not what you pay. The the comparative rest of an English centre of all, is it not the Throne of Atlantic shores, though this, the Birming of a Soldiers Institution the Camerons were torpedo boats and submariner at Spitsute-to-oure-yon quality is in every bottle ham Post beloven, is rather against the generous enough to refuse anything in the head. Everywhere they were received this remedy, and you get resnite whas vicarage, has again "come out to the GOD?
weight of expert opinion, which favours the Then came the telescope, revealing concentration of Canada's Dával strength way of "espeases." When the expenses with the fullest honours.
of hiring chairs, advertising and refresh mission fold. During his stay at Home and bringing nearer to one's sight in her alan Halifax 500 oments for the Band are deducted these wifi
Esquissult are about to be the veteran preacher and writer com- multitudes of stars which the naked transferred to Canada, but the basis on be 9550 for the Renovation Fund. The in any way halpad to posed a letter which he has respectfully eye could not catch. The larger the which this transfer is to take place has yet Ray, J. A. ▲ Baker desires to express his
to be settled. In the first place, the thanks to all who in any addressed to the scholars of China lenses, the thicker and brighter ginases, Canadian, leat is to be manned by volun make the Concerts success
The Rev. J. A. A. Baker also wishes to It has been put into English garb by the more in number are the stars made teers from the British Navy, and these are
thank many friends who sent magazinas that excellent Church quarterly, The visible. And by telescopic power anticipated to be forthcoming is gede to the Sailors and Boldiers Home for arabers as soon as the invitation is used. the benefit of the men on the troopers. A Fast and the West, and we beg leave to 50,000,000 are revealed. But those befar understood that the Dominion large tabor that had been red up in Quality Surpasses any other Oriental Cigarette whether style make the following extracts from it, for which no telescope could reach, Government will offer maidarably better the Rome ware added to there and wer reston, board the Raws and the Bondan it ebows the spirit in which a veteran cently the marvellous revelations of terms than can be obtained in the Royal and were very gladly received by the men. VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. miery reanturd upon a self-imposed photography have shown us, and now Navy. A large number of faut ocean-going
ministry
the number is supposed to be about 1 destroyers will be ordered by Canada, during VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH "It is nearly fifty years ago that I 100,000,000. Brat arrived in your illustrious land Think again of these wonders, sun, but more recently during nearly eight moon, und stars, hills and streams, trees years, I was detained in England by and flowers, wild animals and
And now that, through the and creeping things, and, grace of Ecavon, I find erself fully air the five grain restored to health, I and myself also fruit gladly and cheerfully back again
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