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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Anctions.
4.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Curios, etc. as Mr Gess P. Lammert's Sales
Rooms.
3 p.m.-Public Roop of Race Ponies at
tha Fountain opponite City Hall.
General Memoranda,
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THE CHINA MAIL.
comment could be ao instructive as "Majuba" and "Gordon" ringing]
the plain figures showing] how the Liberal-Radial-Repeal Coalition of that day corresponding exactly to the Redical-Socialist-Nationalist Coalition of ours was broken down. Look at this fin
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The drizzly rain of the last 24 hours has reduced the condition of Hongkong thoroughfares to a state of sticky muddi-
ose most unplessage for pedestrians.
The Manila Carnival this year has been so economically managed that pos only has the big deficit of last year teen wiped out but a substantial belanes i
carried forward.
TURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1910,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
To-day is the birthday of the Imperor of China.
A voiy anjcyable bal manque was given by soms naval officers at the City Hall on Monday night.
To-day is Washington's birthday and the
and Yokohama aro colebrating tho avent by american communities of Shanghai, Kobe giving pubila balla
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THIS NEW PARLIAMENT.
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS,
(euter's Service to the China Mail.)
Loxoox, February. 21. The Hon. E. S. Montaga has been appointed Under Secretary of State
through the boroughs made against the Liberal party. However, the result of the fight was practically a tie, for the Liberals had polled 33-4 to the 336 secured by the Conservatives and Nationalists. This situation decided
Election. Lib. Con. Majority.
Mr GLADSTONE for Home Rule and he 1532.479.199. Lib. 300 was thus able to convert a hopeless 1818......183......974......Lib. 108 position into one by which he wielded s 1837............309......Lib. 40
majority as huge as that of 1880, the 1841......250......568......Con. 79
coalition advantage being precisely 170. Throughout that period Sir Rom But as is known, the Home Ruis Bill PL's task in the House of Commons was thrown out and in 1886 the and the country was not dissimilar from Unionist made their appearance with the task which Mr. BALFOCK has so far majority of 118. What has happened maducted with at least equal Partia-sinco is known to all; till 1906 the mentary skill." Sir ROBEXT PSZI. 135 newly-created party held office with the boon concluded Canada remits tho surtax, Y.M.O:A., has been nominated to a chap† member of the Liberal Longue. With Mr.
exception of a brief period between 1832 and 1895. "
ป
While H. M. S. Bulwark was at
ganoory practice at Portland, on February 14a twelve inch gun went off accidentally the shell passed through the fannel of
the cruiser Natal.
1:
After a prolonged tariff war, an Agres mont between Canada sud Gormany ha while Germany admits certain Canadian imports under the minimum tariff.
The Minnesots of the G.N.P line is to History repeats itself. Once more instituto a direct service between Manila the great, Liberal party, which would and the United States, making the hardly be recognised, we fancy, Philippine port her point of departure by the Whigs of days gone by, inde itself at the mercy of the Irish. But Mr Asqurra dare not make the rash plunge which his distinguished pre- decessor did; and the Nationalists
returned in the last-maned year with a nundate to maintain Protection, but as the result of introducing free im. sorts without resigning his leadership or consulting the country, the hopes of the Tory party were bEghted for szother generation. At a time like the prosent, when the fiscal question sach a burning isene, it is worth mting, as the berrer points out, that it is quite erroneous for superficial refuse a compact unless he does students of our political history to im- What will happen time alone can agine that Protection perished in 1946 tell. At any rate we live in stirring without a serious subsequent struggle.days and must be prepared for almost In two General Elections after the victory anything. In 1832 and again in 1900 of Cobdenisto the two parties ran we were told that Toryista was dead for teck and neck. Here are the figures over. Viewing the present dilemma of tho Liberals who would so declaim ef the drawn battle, such as we
to-day? tave never known in our modern
instead of Hongkong, which will be omitted on the homeward run.
The new army dirigible has mado na hour's successful fight, with four passer gura, over Laffan's Plain. It travelled at good spend over against a strong wind The Airship is fah-ahapod, and it swered well.
The Hon. W. Chatham C.M.G., Director
returned to the Colony to-day from the of Public Works, Mr and Miss Chatham North by the German Mail.
The Rer. Rex, Amiatami Chaplain of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, and Secretary of the foreign laincy in the Indian Army.
...
Capt. C. W. Norton has, been 'sp...... · pointed Assistant. Postmaster-General. Mr. Wedgewood Benn and Mr. E. J.
Lords of the Treasury. Soares here been chosen as Junior
[The Hon. E, S, Montaguo is only 30 years of age. He was elected to Parliament for the Choatarton division of Cambridge in 1905 and has since been Parlimentary Secretary to Mr Asquith. He was Preni dent of the Union Society in 1903 and is
A. T. Herbert (now Lord Lucas) he was joint author of “Canada and the Empire. Admiral Winsloo has selected as his flag He is the second son of Lord Swaything.
Capt. Norton, who has gained some- commander Commandor A. T. Darlög. This little notoriety in Parliament, has it for oficer was attached. to his staff in the West, Newington since 1892. He was ap- pointed Junior Lord of the Treasury in Sapphire for torpede duties during 1906-6. Bocember, 1905. The son of the late kat. his tay-lieutenant will be Lieut. P. L. H.W. Norton, Ractor of Baltinglass, Ce
Noble, M.Y.O.
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Wicklow, he' la 60 years of ago. entered the samy in 1870.and was twe some years in India, after which he was selected to report upon Italian Cavalry. Later he became Brigade Major of Cavalry- at Aldershot. He retired in 1882 and up- successfully contested Great Taracaib
Among the P. & officers who have received the newly instituted Royal Naval Reserva decoration are Capt. C. W. Ben- sett, Capt. G. C. Talbot, Capt. J. W.
Mr W. Wedgwood Bann is a son of Sir Andrews Capt. E. V. Ienrick, Capt. three years later. Owon Jones, Captain G. H. O. Weston, J. Williams Bonn, and is a trade news Capt. G. W. Cockman, Capt. W. C.paper proprieter. He is 34 years of age. Gregor, who all hold the rank of Com-Ha has attracted considerable novice dur mander; while among the Lieutenants are ing his short Parliamentary career, baving Mesars A. O. Cooper, and G. E. Bridge, of bean Parliamentary Private Secretary (un- paid) to the Right Hoo. Mr Reginald McKonna successively at the Tronary, the C.P.R.].
Board of Education and Admiralty. is a distinguished French scholar. in 1995- he mada tour of the South and East African Colonies.
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Some excitement has been caused at Fremantle by the Gnding of a ship's buoy on the South Eoach. The name is almost worn of, but the latters A E are "dosip- horcable, and in the opinion of sorris peopic Mr, A. Brooke-Smith, whom many will the buoy belonged to the Waratah. remember in Hongkong, who was a member of a shooting-party that had gone up. Over a week agu our Singapore corres-country "from Shanghai for the holidays, pondent telegraphed as sa account of the was accidentally shot in the foot. The damage done to the Johore State railway accident, the N.0. Daily News understands, was not originally a very serious one, but over ninety miles of the line are damaged anfortanstaly nearly twenty-four hours Economy combined with officiency are
and several months must elapse before the elapsed before Mr Brooke-Smith could the watchwords of the new management of milway can again be in public use. Fortun-ch Shanghai, and the wound was thus the Hongkong and Whampes Dock Com.atoly zone of the bridge work has suffered. Mach sympathy is fait for the patient, who is at present in, the General Hospital **The situation was of course, thence-pany. Ltd., and we do not see, if these ideals are pursued with reasonabla circum-
The Waterwitch, surrey-ship in Chinoso 15.30 p.m.Mooting of Eongkong Tee forward materially affected by the spection, why the big corporation should
Ce.. Ld. Masats Jardine, Matho. son & Co.'s Offices.
waters, is about to go out of commission, 2.30 p.m.-Anction of Boarebold Furni
her two years expiring in March nert. She a recommissioned at Hongkong on March
FRIDAY, February #5:—
Neon-Auction of Wines & Spirits at period of more violent electoral fluct- THE EL & W. DOCK COMPANY, by the recent rains. We now learn that
Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Poomsations:-- 2.45 p..-Auction of Honestold Furai-
tafe at No. 13, Austin Aronuc, Kow-
loon.
SATURDAY, February 26-
19.50 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank
of China, Id. at Bank Ofies.
Lib. Cen -Majority. 1847.329......327......Lib. 1859......323......331......Con.
made worse than it should have been.
Mr J. Soares has sat for Barnstaple since 1900. He is 48 years of age and was formerly a solicitor in Manchester. He is
speaker of some merit.]
GALES AT HOME. GREAT DAMAGE IN LONDON (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Lorvos, February 21 Yesterday was the fourth day of the gale which has been experienced in Great Britain.
The hurricane still continues, and the
Peslitse turning over to Liberalism.no, despite the strenuous competition which it has now to face, resume its former tore, etc. at No. 3, MacDonnell Road. Hr GLADSTONE who even at fifty was position as our of the best paying com 11.-Auction of Household Fami still thought of as a likely Conservative panies in the Far East. The spacious day been disappointed in not having their 8th, 1908, by Lient, and Commander Henry damage done in London' is the greatest"
taro at No. 4, Lochiel Terrace, Kew- loon.
Ólab. - 40%
leader, joined PALMASTON, whom he
P: Donglas. O misaloning, Lieut. that has been caused for many years. and Commander B. L. Hancock has been Houses are unroofed, and shop-fronts appointed to the command. This officer biora in; havoc has been played in the has been in the service for 13 years, and parks and the road of the National has been employed on saying duties for Gallery has been damaged to such an
2 p.m.-Smoking Concert at Phoenix bated only less than DIRALI, "and 9.30 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.
this way the personal equation of a TEMPAT, March 1:-
Chancellor of the Exchequer opened a
holly new political epoch! After rich dividends for its shareholders E. Rajputs will play the following programame the past three or four in Australian waters extent that the Turner Room has had
6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. Joba's
Cathedral.
WEDNESDAY, March 9:-
Noon-Meeting of the Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. at Blours Jardine
Matheson & Co.'s Office. TRYRADAY, March 10-
Throat Pastilles ting of Chine Fire Insurance
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HoxeKONG, TomDAY, FEScary 23, 1910.
PARTY FORTUNES.
PALEMsrow's death General Elections bagzao ha convalive and exciting, Under PALMISTON's ascendarey the middle-class electorate, which ruled England from 1839 to 1848, made Ministers more or lesa in its own worthy image, as follows:---
Uwing to the unprecedented demand lately for Del Monte fruits, we learn the local market has been practically depleted. Coast Ports have not been backward in appreciating those excellent dainties, and as a result of the present demand have of its early prime have gone never to return, days when it know no rivals prac-orders filled. We should advise our coastal tically on the whole stratch of the China friends to book ahead. coast, and when like the Indian Kaboba of By kind permission of Col. Prior Clive's era it had only to shake the pagoda and the officers, the Band of the 13th trea at its own convenience to bring forth
and there was undoubtedly in days not so times invariably bring about easy methods rory far remote & line free and lavish way of doing things at the Hongkong and Whan pos Docks which was scarcely in agendacon with the best interests of those who had is- vasted money in the concern. But wogatker |from Mr Gresson's speech at the meeting held on Monday that the Directors have boldly faced the situation, have remodelled
NEWS OF THE DAY.
of music at the King Edward Hotal, daring
first officer of the Fanlome.
-
dinner, on Thursday:-
There ban-junk hoop, angiainend in Edio- Quickmarch... German.......Fullivan Overtura.....Poet and Passant Suppe baagh with capital of £150,000, in £10 Valse......Gold and Silver...... Frans Lohr sharos, the firm of Dückmelson, Findlay
Trebizondi.......Ofenbach Selection...
[and Co., Lid., to take over she business of Piestoon"...... Piccolo Solo.......Beckett
La Paloma... Hartmana merchants bitkerio amžinä on as Bichard- Serenade
non and. Findlay in Glasgow, Findlay, Richardson and Co., in Kobe and Yoko- hamia, Fudlay and Co., in Beile and
GOD SATE THE FING.
The Java Government, in working its
-
On the 28th ly the Si Ray. Bishop Dominics Pozzoni celebrates his silver jub
to be cloend.
PRESIDENT OF REICH- STAG DEAD.
(Router's Service to the China Karl.)
LONDON, February 99. The death is announced of Count Stolberg, President of the Reichstag. CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FOR CHINA.
LORD WILLIAM CECIL'S PROJECT.
Lord William Cecil referred to the-
favourable exception of the scheme in China and urged his listeners to help collect the necessary funds.
CLASSIC DANCES AND POSES.
Lib. Con. Majority.
the system, reduced the staff to limits more tin mines in Bauks, is aver mindful of the Mauila. The signstories are R. E. Find- in accordance with the exigongies of the coolies who delve there for riverun pur.lay, N. A. Black, J. Reid, W. G. Crom, 1857......373. ..281......Lib. 99
time, and have resolutely written down the poses. Those who care to return to China all of 34, West George Street, Glasgow, 1859......347.307.Lib. 10 book-ralues of the stock and equipment are provided by government with passages. and J. Marshall, of Kebo. It is a private Economies at the docks' have already About 3,300 coolies are estimated to return company. The first directors are Messrs 1965.....350...200......Lib. 60
effected a monthly saving of $7,000, while to their homeland in February and March R. Findlay, N. A. Black, W. G. Crum But then came, at last, the inevitable office expenses hara been reduced from this year, at a cost of 72,000 guilders. An and J. Marahall.
(Reuter's Service to the China Ma) LOMON, February 22. Is these days there can be few stories development of which we are only now $30,560 to 819,990. This is very good official will accompany them to ase that all
meeting was held at Oxford yester- a speedy sa ficacious remedy. more engrossing or illuminating in the dimly beginning to realise the full showing for the opening months of the new goes well with them on arrival in Chipa."
management, and now that trade currents realm of politics than that told by the meaning. Enter upon the scene the seems to be definitely moving along the
The foreign residents of Shamcen, les as a priest. His Lordship who was born day and was attended by 600 members As was to be expected, upara brve again, we may reasonably Canton, some of them haring witnessed the in December 1881 at Paterno, near Milan, of the University, to promote the Chris years which have contributed to the working man. making of what is known as modern the granting of household suffrage had anticipate that at the next half-yearly performance of Is Mascotte," are simply arrived in Hongkong as a missionary frous tian University scheme for China.
mesting the Directors will have a mach enthusiastic about having these talented Italy in 1884, being engaged in mistica British history. To cast one's mind ita reflection in the next aght, which more favourable set of figures to place juveniles to perform at Canton and work is Kwangtung until 1905, when he was the first that GLADSTONE could before shareholders than those just die-have unanimously requested Mr A. E. da was alseed Vicar Apostolie in succassion back over the party struggles which really call his own. He secured the cussed.
Silva to take his troupe there. Indeed the to the lats Mona. Pipal. Bushop Pozzoni almost come within the remembrance of largest majority that had been known
matter has already taken dufinite shape for was consecrated Bishop on October 1, 1905, subscriptions have been promised to cover living man, the revelationare not caly for years. The figures were:—
Lib. Con. enlightening; they are to those who
Majority. think there never were more momentous 1806......379......279......Lib. 100 times. than the present not a little and, as we can now so, the new surprising. In these days of convulsive electoral and electioneering epoch was Budget will be passed by the House of
Commgus, side by side. excitevient the dangers of taking fairly opened. That was the year when merely superficial outlook or life cannot Mr. Chaudaix first commenced to be too strongly emphasised. Unpleniant take an important part in politics. And though it be to admit, the fact is that though nobody in the country marked the anthinking ¿ruwil ceases to worry the 'coincidence and the contrast at the how the fire originated is difficult to dis- tous. The authorised capital of the Blue for in the most severe cas, makes it and at Bangkok gave a performance before about taking lessons from the Lap time, that was also the year of the great penings even of comparatively recent Japanese Revolution, which has altered periods. Nor, for that matter, does it the politics of the world almost as much stop to think that unconsciously, it as Household Suffrage and the reign A. 8. WATSON & CO., daily churning out history likely to be with increasing absolutism of the
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most far-reaching in its ultimate effects working woan have altered the politics What is needed to-day is that the nation of Great Britain,
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.
PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, DAS. VOWE Boad Chitral,
(Corner of Pottinger Street),
Performanciá 7.15 to 9 and
TO-NIGHT:
should give ear to the voices of the past. The full effects of that transforming So we can turn with profit to the story period were at first concealed by of famous General Elections as told in strange triumph, utterly unexpected by a recent issue of the Observer.
the Conservatives themselves, almost Begining with the marvellous struggle up to the moment when it occurred, of 1784, whon CHATHAM's son was called which crowned at last, after years of
in by the Kive to pick up the pieces electoral disappointments, the political
Mr. Keir Hardie, speaking at Moun- in Ash in Glamorganshire, predicts that the House of Lords. Veto Bill, and the
all expenses. A performance will, bo and during his sojourn in Hongkong has given at Canton on Friday evening. The made a host of friends who will no doubt
Hongkong is on Saturday night to have inhabitants of Macao, we understand, have wish him all happiness and a long life to
remain amongst them, with cordial good the opportunity of witnessing a rather wishes-on-the-atixisment. of hia silvar | poval-entertainment-for-this part of the also mados similar request.
globe. Mäle. Mignon de Benville, who has appeared at the Hanss Theatre, Ham burg, and at the Winter Gardens at Berlin,
je to
& give number
of classio, CHAMBERLAIN'S OBLIC, CHOLERA to be the principal attraction. She
AND DIARRHOIA REMEDY.
bare foot dances, after the manner of IHIS remedy always wins the good opin- | Maude Allan, and also to appear invacious.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company have acquired Mosers W. Lund and Son's The saw-mills at Foochow originally Blue Anchor Line, trading to and from Australia vis the Cape. Lloyd's Registor owned by Musare. Dodwell and Co., and of Shipping gives the Commonwealth recently purchased by a Chicase Company, Geelong, Narrung, Wakool, and Wilcentia have been entirely burnt out. When and as constituting the line and totalling 29,000 cover, says the Echo, but it is thought anchor Line is £300,000 th shares of 45 spontaneous combustion in the sawdust of which 2289,785 has been subscribed and yard led to the disaster. The mills were called up. There are also four per cost deosntares for £50,000, part of £150,000 well covered by insuraneo,
authorised. The scquisition of the bet will enable the P. and O. Company to The Nippon Maru, 'due to sail from participate in the large volume of traân continually passing between this country Hongkong on February 25, will undergo and Australia by the long sos, route. The [her anbaldy trial run at Nagasaki this purchase price has not transpired, but one of the shipping newspapers. hints that the voyage and so will be obliged to omit basis of the sale is the cost price of the Shanghai. The same liberal arrangements Blue Anchor Beet, loss 5 per cont. par for passengers who do not care to stay on annum for depreciation, and ples a sum for the valuable goodwill of the business- the chip during ber four days' detention at L. and O. Express. Nagasaki as those made in the case of the Tenyo Mara and the Chiyo Maru have
as announced by the management.
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Mo- morial and Affliated Hospitals begs to
donations to the funds of the Hospitals Jardins, Matheson & Co.
E. & C. Telegraph Co...
THE QUEEN'S ROAD NUISANCE.
Queen's Road after dusk, when the Complaints of the disgraceful state of
thoroughfare becomes infested with the $100 most donirable character of women, 50 continue to be made without much avail. 54 The nuisance is now probably más pro. 50nounced than it ever has been in the history of the Colony. These fallen crea- tures do not hesitate to accost the mout
after the American War, the journal career of Mr Disau. The election of acknowledge with thanks the following goes on to 1832, when, after mom 1874 resulted in a Conservative majority than a generation of alma continuic of 32, small in its way but remarkable 9.16 to 11.15 .M. supremacy, the old Tory régime toppled when one remembers the temper of the TO-NIGHT down in a catastrophe like nothing age. Once again the pendulum swung scen again until 1906. It was back and six years later Mr GSTONE, prophesied that the Conservatite after the famous Midlothian campaign, would never see office again. But wont back with a majority of 176 was the unexpected that happened on easily the largest that had been
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SAM GALES, more in the way that prevents politics registered in the half of the century Actor Vossies in Ameriptive and oharacter from becoming monotoncus, and to since the great Reform Bill. The next
Indersonations.
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25 respectable people as was evidenced last evening, when, between 6.30 and p.m., Sir Henry May, Colonial Hecretary, was THOROUGHLY TESTED.
stopped by no less than three optiese woman. The third of those he canoed to BAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy har
be arrested by European constable who been examined by an eminent analyki-
who certified that it contained happened to be in the vicinity, and ho minds all majorities that they election was in 1880 and although in alchemist not only a safe and harm. prosecuted bar at the Magistracy to-day. mortal. In less than ten years the the meantime the agricultural labourer less medicine but the Deat-in use for After hearing Sir Henry's evidence his anughs, colds and group., For al by Worship (Mr E. B. Hallifax) Aned the
offender #25.
Zeiss and javile in, were four General Elections, and no had received the vote, the cries of all cheminis and weekeepers
jubilee.
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