POWELL'S MOUTRIE
FOR
SMART
BOWLER
PIANOS
quite
ssible to have plague
such a cocapara
a that in which the Tung Wa hospita atanderwithout endang the gener **Shend of the mirrounding
Dulation,
toeboballer) now, hly," said the Bishop of London at a ban porance meeting in Horton,
At the holder of the
Flisabeth Kutnett, woond daughter late Capt. Henry Kennett, and HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY The great factors in the spread of the L Lasile Sutton, shiger son of Mr
dreaded disease are site and decay, Button of Hongkong. Mim Bassio Kannst OF TONE,
was the bridesmall and Mr Herbert Batten and the real propagators of plague meat bust want. The bride was given away | ~ à rest little pocket diary and a waly ship cổ.... rats and fea. The question then for by her brother, Mr H. Y, B. Kennets, salonlar issued by the General docident mons us to consider is how can we best keep. After the ceremony, which was perform Fire and Life Insurance Company has been twelfth round. down the rat and his ubiquitions by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, spception sent out by the Hongkong agenta, Mesara
was given at the Hongkong Hotel by Mr W. G. Humphreys & Co. satellite. The Sanitary Department is and Mrs. F. W. James, of Kowloon, waging a ruthless war against these CONSTRUCTION. houseboki pests but of course it
PERFECTION OF TOUCH,
AND
SOLIDITY OF
HATS. Over 1200
28, QUEEN'S ROAD.
A. S. WATSON
& Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 11,
FANCY
TOILET
ARTICLES
HANDSOME TOILET SETS
Silver-mounted,
in tancy leather cases.
MANICURE SETS
--Silver-mounted.
CUT GLASS PERFUME
BOTTLES
CUT GLASS TOILET.
BOTTLES
Silver-mounted,
GILLETTE RAZORS
(Pocket)
Gold and Silver-mounted.
THERMOS FLASKS
now in use.
cannot do everything, and the Governor was quite right in appealing to the Chinese community for their cordial cooperation in the measures now being pursued in the interests of the sanitary welfare of the Colony. So far. with the exception of the few far-sighted leaders of the Chinese community, this cooperation has not been so hearty na
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Yokohama Facht Club bare decided to and motor boat sailing to their list of objects.
A sweeping victory has been gained by the Conservatives at the general election in British Columbia.
Mrs. Clarke, who is in her 108th year, has attended, the Salvation Any revival vertices as Wood Groen
Extremo difficulty is being experi
candidatos for commissions in the Army.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.might have been expected. Still re onced in England in obtaining suitable
Hongkong. April 16, 1907.
MARRIAGE.
SUTTON KENNETE-At .St. John's Cathedral, on the 27th December; 1909, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, ARTHUR LESLY, oldest son of W. D. Surrox, of Hongkong, to Rosz ELIZABETH, second daughter of the
late Hayny KawwETT, of Hongkong.
"
[MEMOS FOK TO-MORROW."
Auctions.
10 a.m-Auction of Naval & Victualling
Store at EM. Naval Establishments.
11.-Azation of Oki Iron Wars,
Co.'s Godowns, Kowloon.
means are being neglected to educate the purblind masses and the imperativa necessity for bringing about a better state of affairs is preached day in and day cut. Indeed if the Directors of the Tung Wa beapital weary zot in well doing to hope to see considerable improvement in this regard during the coming year. Complete immunity from the plague may perhaps never be at tained, but at any rate we can take such precautions as may prevent it from again reaching the propertions which will
etc., at E.K.&. Wharf & Godown make the two great plague years ever
Amusements.§
རྩྭ
The Bolg'um. Chamber has passed the secund reading of the Military Service Bill which makes service compulsory for one sou. in each family.
Flowers enclosed in ice sent by the Governor of West Australia to Mr. Joseph Chamberlain were taken home by, the Orlent liner Ophir.
"I have too many officials," said the London City corner at an inquest. "There are thirty-one diferant officials who summon my jury men."
At the end of this year, according to
Both in Jane last, and in Nove obsc the number of candidatos for admission to the military academics at Sandbarüt and Woolwich was barely sufficient to fill the vacancies, and all the pandidates are accepted without the paual competitive examination.
Tabers in the London County Council schools are being asked to place before bogs and girls possessing musical talenta, when they love school, the advantages of son tinuing their musical studies by joining the vocal or instrumental classes in the evening Bobools,
Some of the puffragattes who are undergoing imprisonment as result of the disturbances which attended Mr Winston Churchill's visit, to Bristol are said to be making a novel protest against their treat- ment. It is stated that they have refused to don prison clothes and are remaining in the costume of Ere before the fall. They endeavour to keep warm by singing the suffragettes Marseillaise."
Sentance of six wooka' hard labour was imposed by Mr E. R. Halifax, at the Magistracy to-day, on Francis Ritchie for obtaining a sum of $49 by false protances from & Chinese woman. Defendant want to the woman and told her that her hus band had been arrested, while coming from the Canton boat and that if she gave him
the
champion) in the
The fight was for the heavy-weight championship of Australis and a parse of £2,500;
[Bruker's Service to the China Maz).
Lorpor, December 18 The worst blizzard experienced for the last 20 years is raging in the eastern territories of the United States. No less than 15 fatalities are reparted.
At New York three-lives have bee
Fifteen hundred people have been
STORMS IN SPAIN AND rendered homeless by a tidal wave
PORTUGAL
DEVASTATION.-
(Reuters Service to the China Mark)
LONDON, December: 26.5 Five steamers and two sailing shipe have susk at Operto and seven steamers. and three sailing ships are perilously aground.
Terrals.
Chelsea, Massachusetts.
There are 20 inches of suc Philadelphin.
THE CANTON HANKOW RAILWAY SCANDAL.
(Wah Pam Tas Pare Service.
Paix December 27. Viceroy Yan Shi Fan, They are mostly British and German in denouncing Sir Chun Tung Cheng, the late Director-General Canton-Hankow railway, states. is owing to his bad management that no less than seven milion dollars have bean wisted,
The river Douro, which runs through Spain and Portugal and falls into the Atlantic at Oporto, rose forty feet.
The devastation in the ruml districts of Spain and Portugal is terrible Whole villages have been levelled by the docde.
FAMOUS GERMAN BANKER DEAD.
(Beuter's Barvice to the China Mail.)
Losion, December 27. The death has occurred of the great German banker, Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy
several
Board has despate officials to investigate the trail of the allegation.
CHINESE ARMY MAN
OEUVRES.
(Wah Tas Yot Po's Service)
PERING, December 27.*
Colonel J. H. B. Seely, Under-Secretary of the sum named ho could secure his release GERMANS IN BHANTUNG Sochan and Yunnan pect year under
pemorable in local annals. But to State for the Colonies, only about 1,800 secure this happy state of things we Chinese miners will be in the Transvaal. p.m. Facing the Muso, by Band-require the earnest and thorough Fire has destroyed three hundred
mann Ocmody Co., at Theatre Royal.
General Memoranda.
THURSDAY, December :-
cooperation of our fellow Chinese rehoused at Ichione-cho, Niihara, I harak sidents and this cooperation will only Prefecture; while three persons were
icinerated at Togamura, Akita, on Decum come when reciprocal feelings of perfect |
ber 15, candour and unquestioning-confidence
3 p.m.-Auction of the Bio Lima, on are thoroughly established." No man
on bail. The woman parted with the atoncy but it was afterwards discovered that defendant had played a hoax on her.
THE NEW MAHOMMEDAN '
- CLUB.
NEGOTIATE TO WORK FIVE
{"Independent Neros Agency's" Service to the China Wail).
TCKTO, December 27.
The Board of War has decided that summer: manœpyre shall be held fix the provinces of Kwantung, Fakhien,
the auspices of a Minister of the Bost
THE DALAI LAMA
(Wah Tu Yot Pổ's Service.)
PEKING, December 227 Yin Tobas telegraphed froma
board, at Kaminon Docks, Bungho-has-dene-more-towards bringing about Monkey Island off so that shaft of members, frienda, and÷wa)lwinbers. The agreed to purchase the mining rights of an enter to Russia.
p.m.Meeting of Ching Tight sha Power Co. 5.50 p.m.Meeting of St. George's Cink 9.PA Pair of Spectacles, by Band. mann Comedy Co., at Theatre Royal
FRIDAY, December 31-
Last day of Exhibition of Chinese Lite
tare at Y.M.CA. Rooms, Queen's Rd. SATURDAY, January 1 ;--
Public Holday.
Banks and Insurance Offices Close Supreme Court Xmas Vacation enda
15 p.m. Childrens' Sparts at Kowloor Cricket Club,
MOXDAT, January 3-
Pabllo Holiday.
Banks and Insurance Offices Close, TREPAY, January 4;---
The Hongkong police have recaired Information from the Customs station st 86,159 and two gold watches and chains has been committed there.
this highly desirable condition of affaire than Sir FRETENCE LUCARD And we con sider it the bounden duty of the whole te Sydney Burton, Postmaster Colony to supplement his effores in this Gogetal, announced in the House of Com direction in every way possible. Reduc-ons on December I that he had been unable to obtain any redaction of the rates ing it to factors of the lowest mercenary for outward newspapers and commercial denomination, it is above all a matter of papers sent via the Siberian route. personal concern for each individual, for the immunity or otherwise of Hong kong from visitations of the plague affects the pockets of every one of us.
↑ 6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's | Self-interest therefore prompts us all to
Osthedral.
THURDAY, January 8:-
11 .m.-Auction of Bard17 Old and
do what we can to impress upon our Chinese friends and acquaintances the
The formal opening of the Hongkong Islam Club, took place or the 26th inst in the presence of a very big gathering of Club premises were very tastefully decorat ed. The proceedings opened with matical selections provided specially under several members' directions. The Chairman, My E. Chandoobhoy, of the firm of Mr E Fabaney, in, a neat little speech expressed his thanks to the members for their willing Co-operation, which has made the Gib possible, thus enabling them to increase their national social meetings in the Far East. He exhorted them to maintain their Mura Shewan. Townes and Co, kindly interest in the Clab and to uphold its forward us a pocket diary for 1010 in name. He then thanked all the guests by the Law, Union and Rock Insurance Co. for the honour they did the Club by their Ltd., and a wall calendar advertising the kind presence and expressed the hope that Yorkshire Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., for the cordial relations which have always both of which offices they are agenta, existed in the Far East would still o
tinue, and concluded his speech by public The Chinese Engineering and Miningly thanking Mr Mahomed Alarakis, the output of the Company's three mines for his valuable sorrices, remarking that but the week ending 4th December amounted for his exertions the Club would still bo to 27,789.97 tons and the sales during the only a dram the period to 24,348.67 tons."
Condemned Stores at P.V.D. Store beolte necessity of waging a relentless Company, Limited, report that the total worthy Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, for
Wanchai, Prays East.
FRIDAY, Januarý 7 :—
9 p.m.-Philharmonie Concert. Tuesday, January 25:-
war upon the rat and to cultivate habits of cleanliness, private as well as civic;
9p.m.-Scotch Cornert in Theatre Royal, to keep all buildings in repair and
The China Mail
HOXOXONG, TUINday, December 29, 1909
CLEANLINESS AND PLAGUE.
SPEAKING on Thursday last at the opening of the new plague wards just added to the Tung Wa hospital, his Excellency Sir FREDERICK LUGARD
never to allow filth to accumulate, or rat-runs to remain unstopped.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..
Among the passengers who left for Shanghai and the North by as. Delhi
A Berlin message says that the War Minister of Prussia has issued a notification for the purpose of encouraging a military spirit among school children. The Social istic papers are vigorously criticising this nction, declaring that it is an interference with the offorts of the common people to give their children 'satisfactory education.
lica.
were Mr. W. W. G. Row, and Mr and Mit Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to
The Hop, Treasurer of the Skottowe.
acknowledge with thanks the following decations to the funds of the Hospitals Capt. Mackenzie
525 Basil Mission Church ameri Students of St. Stephen's College- APatient, Wong Like pretek
for Xmas treat to children(special) 20-
Perfume Sprays,
Hand Mirrors,
Shaving Mirrors. pressed the hope that the occasions for ed Mosers Arding and Hobbe premises as
Mr John Burns, the President of the Local Government Board, took an active ahard in Shting the flames which destroy
their use might be very few, either in Clapham on the night of December 20. extent or occurrence. In this hope all
AND OTHER ARTICLES IN residents of Hongkong should most Mr A. E. Irving, Director of Education, cordially concur. The colony's pro- will preside at the kanaal exhibition of GREAT VARIETY.
sperity received a very material shock embroidery, work, son, Wednesday when the plague first broke out hers morning. at 10.30 s.m., in comutation with S. WATSON & 00, with virulence sore fifteen year ago, and Delílios Public School, vernacular side. it is no exaggeration to say that we have LIMITED
aster really reserrod from its effects. Archdeacon EH. Thomson, of the The measures which we in our ignorance American Church Mission, who has just
ALEXANDRA BUILDIVAS,
23
20
The Club was then formally declared open for use by members. Various refresh- ments were partaken of by all present, and the proceedings teminated with the good wishes of all the guests for the prosperity of the Now Club of the Mahommedan community. The Club premises Rosituated at No. 19, Queen's Road Contral
KOWLOON SEAMEN'S
INSTITUTE..
Christmas Tree and Sports.
The Governor of Shantung reports to Paking that German syadicats have Tibet that the Dala-Lann has scat fire mines in that Province. He is antious to close with the offer for financial reasons.
JAPANESE DIT
Carrion
ADJOURNS FOR NEW YEAR-
HOLIDAYS.
“Independent News åpenny's to the China Mai.)"
TOKYO, Dober 27, The Imperial Japanese Diet tanda. adjourned till the 20th of January next.
IMPERIAL CHINESE
BANK "Independent News Agency's"
REJECTING JAPANITS DEMAND.
(Wah I'm Yat Po's Servica)
PARINO, Decabar. Governor Chin Chin Sh
jected the Japancan proposal that. PO of Commissioner of Gus Chienme shall be filled by a Japanes
RETIREMENT OF MESA, NOBLE
The rumeur that Mr. M. Ar Noble, wha so successfully captained the last Australi an ericket team in their tour in England in enda retiring from first-class cricket will be received with general regist. ÂU £L- captain Noble was unrivale't, his judgments. Service being seldom, if er at fault, AS LA
cricketer he came very near to being the best all-round man that the Commonwealth Svar: BEDt over.
to the China Mail.)
Toxro, December 27. The Taching (Impe Chine) Bank having decided to open a branch at Harbin, the Chinese Government has despatched a staff to the place.
A series of extraordinary charges were heard at a court-martial HLM. B. 4mphitrite at Devonport, when the krial of Warrant Officer James Davidson was adjourned on charges of being dreak
M-A. Noble was born on January 28, 1873 so that he is nearly thirty awwen years old. He limt, visited England in the summar of 1898, and started off by scoring 116 pot out in his first match agairt. English bowling. He played in all the fire. Teatere matches, coming second in the averages to Clem Fill with an average of over 60 for nine innings. This performance at once stamped him as a great player, and since than he has been one of the mainstays of
erary Australian boam, that bas ruited abroad.
It in aid that Claw Hill will tako Noble's
A GOUD HOUSEHOLD LINIMEST. 117HEN a bottle of Chamberlain's Pala
on board Torpedo Bost No. 14 and place as captain of future Australian team. of being guilty of sets prejudicial to There was a very large attendance at the good discipline. It was alleged that
Davidson was guilty of Throwing Seamen's Institute, Kowloon, on Monday scattle of coal on the bank of Lieutenant A Balm ir kapt in the house the pains evening when the annual Christmas Tree Blackworth, his commanding officer; refer of buren sad scalds may be pandy and entertaiment, as hold. In the after-ing to his commanding officer in disgusting relieved, cuts and bralem quick's healed, noon sports are held at Stonecutters language in presence of the ship's companys swellings prooply red mood and rhegmatitz Irland which was followed by s tes at the threatening violence to Chief Engine-room and neuralgia, rubbed of their terror
Artifices Lohn Turpin: The prosecution fact, for the households presto in just donde Institute and later the Christmas Tree. The alleged that Davidson deals dieutenant alinment gaseriny Imally about Members of the Victors Geol. Staff all, was tastefully festooned for the peos Backworth treated the petty quis like provided with. For mala by all r
od and storskeepers, spant a right merry evening on Monday,sion and the proceedings were very enjoy little dogs. when they held a most enjoyable smokingable, The Tror was prettily decorated by concert in their mess room in Wyndham Mrs Stringer, Mrs Garraway, Mrs Nicholls, Street. The premises were specially ad Mrs Bolton, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Molson
red for the occasion, and a capital pro- And Miss Parker, and the Rev. I. gramme was sustained by a large body of Jones, Rev. A P. Crofton, Ber. O. E entertainers. The arrangements were Thompson, In charge of the Misson, Mr POPULAR admimbly made by a committee of whom 10. E. Lloyd and Engineer Liest, Laze, Ms W. J. J. Gant was president,
H.M. Bedford Mers HL Stringor, Brad W. Nicholle, B. Drada and Master R. D. There has been quite a controversy Wilks gave giant sesistance during the
guns. The invention, of course, has always
STATE EXPRES
CIGARETTES FOR DISCRIMINATORS.
completed fifty, years' work in Chine, was Intely in Frenca as to who invented machine de pawg Stove Winfred (Virginia Lestrang
The results of the sports were as follows: Bunning long jarap. Jones, 141ft; three
at first adopted to combat the dreadful at Shanghai on the 21st instant presented scourge made a very deep impression on with a handsome silver tea service at the beer attributed to Gatling and Nordenfelt, the Chinese mind, which despite the Chiness Y.M.C.A. to commemorate, his but it was recently stated at the Royal legged race, appleton and Jacobe fat No. 555
golden jubilee. The members of the
BVERTORIARCINEMATTUCHAPI.change in procedure of the last few years Mission prosented the Archdesoon with a. Un'tel Service Institution that the road Jones thread and needle race,
"PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG. has not yet worn off. We had to learn
|
lesson, however, and at a tremendouscost. To-day, thanks to the unasifik labours KANIM EVERY 3 DAYS, of the Indian Medical Service we have
TO-NIGHT
The Colpbrated Roptal
MISS ETHEL LESLIE.
settes sad cushions,
lacton and Waddington Post mon Linxentor was a Japanese; in 1704, who wa
Caster Leon putting the promptly lulled for being too clever! It shot, Soomy,
(Sina bindfold ROB, has now been put forward, and hotly argued. Howard; tug of war, 4 teams, representing Shanghai papers report the death on the that what may be called French patenta rosmona
Sarit night of the 21st ist at the Generalexsted as far back as the fifteenth century, Hospital, Shanghai, after a brief illness, of and some pieces in the Artillery Museum
China. The decusood, who was Bootland, and twenty-eight
a batter knowledge of plague, its causes Mr BO McGeschen, one of the staff and the most probable-taeans of the Chartered Bank of India, A prevention than we had even thres years ago As Bir Farence pointed cuty we now know that plague is not infections, inthe Cardi
word that it is
was instaferred from Bangkong about two
Hom
months ago and was shortly
"sense, at the on leate, - Ha fell ill and two openc
galposes on the liver ware performed, but aynilad The funeral, took plátcs afternoon sa the Bubbling
the follow
Bennett and BD
csented the prizes are cited as evidence. It is quite likely, Aalst the concluation of the peste 10 the French hays a kusok of always getting- the lead in matters mechanical, though they generally fail to keep it. For instance, at meant moment the French, who once
all their owners entiering, sa a Tault.
Your cold!
No. 999
$100
The
high class Gigarettes are
in quality and mod
50 cta
H. Price & Co., Ltd.