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THE CHINA MAIL..
NEWS OF THE DAY:
There were na onses of public interest the Magistracy`to-day.
Sir Ernest Shackleton has revoired the Order of Saint Atine from the Tree of Russia
tion of the military authorities here, as within the last few years block- Į at houses bare boen built at a large number of passes and in some cases on the summits of the hilla, o5 RHY attsative его сли вое These are all very good in their way, but where are the man coming from to na them when the colony is in late of The Pacific Mail liner Siberia is on defones?
veying some three millions of Manila cigars to the United States.
The Gazete contains a full list of persona liable to surve sa special and .commos jurors in Hongkong.
The only danger of an entrance of PER MONTH. this kind being forced unexpectedly
à temporary 100 feet pier is to be would necessarily be from Chins, fororocted at the end of Sor Street, Bong koktaui, and tonders are being invited for at present we have an alliance with its construction. Japan and for any European Power such a movendent,would be impossible without the Government being aware of the transportation of a large srmed. forco. Eastward. The necessary com-
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The Municipal Council for the Sha meen. Canton, for the coming year will consist of Messra C. Alirendt, P. R. F. Carter, J. L. 3. Gilman, and T. E.
Grichth.
It is notified in the Gautie that at the expiration of three months, unless cause is ahown to the contrary, the Hill Remedy Co., Ltd, will be struck off the Hongkong register and the Company desolved,
In view of the complications connected with the assessment of the residents of the Shameer, Capton, a special assessment committee of the Municipal Council is to be appointed to deal with the matter.
plenient for manning the defances would then naturally be drawn from Indin in the first place, as the services of native troops for fighting parpones could be utilised. But as this would take at least fourteen days, and, our position in India is none too secure the large bulk of the troops required would really have to be sent out from
A megting of the Licensing Beard is Britain. What General Faxxca's reporsallad for Monday, March 7th, to consider 11 ..-Addresses by Prof Rodger, would have been liks had he visited an application for the transfer of the the colony a few years ago before any licence of the Globe Hotel from Lydor attempt had bean made to fortify Silberman to Ephraim Fischel Tellermayer. Mount Davis or before we had any
Hongkone. April 16, 1907,
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Miscellaneous
Union Church, and 9'p.m. City Hall.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY,
Auction.
2.40 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni
tare at No. 5, Lochiel Terraco, Kon-permanent fortifications to cover the loon.
Miscellaneous.
back of the island, it is difficult to
6.30 p.m.-Address by Prol. Rodger, at imagine.
City Hall.
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, March 1:-
5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's
Cathedral.
CHEMISTS MONDAY, Marsh 7-E
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS
EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
WATRON'S
Antiseptic
4 p.m.-Meeting of Licoting Board at.
Colonial Secretary's Office.
The China Mail.
As an instance of how the now death estate of the late Mr George Salting, who duties work it is worth noting that the left £1,257.906, pays duty of £280,000; under the old scale it would have been £190,000.
BAMBLING NOTES.
The beautiful wonther that hun favoured Hongkong over since the middio of Novem ber has finally passed away and the period of alternate drizzle and intermittent suns shine is now fairly upon us. On the whola It has been a gay winter in social circles, I know of one young enthusiast who can boat of attending over thirty dances, and
still there are a few more to come.
Which rominds me that as a Colony we
do not seem to go in very strongly for the observation of Lent. Dances, bridge partion and social diversions are as genotal now as they were before Ash Wednesday dawned. The clergy of St. John's Cathedral have certainly prepared a special series of read- ing and sermons for Lent, but beyond that I hear or so nothing of the penitential and self-denying observances which usually attend the susters season elsewhere.
SATURDAY, FEERUARY 26, 1910.
[COPTRIGHT.] "LA MÁSGOTTE” AT CANTON.
A GREAT SUCCESS.
[COFTRISKY.] FLIGHT OF THE DALAI
LAMA
SAFE ARRIVÄL AT
KALIMPONG.
(Pern Our Special Correspondent,) CANTON, February 25.
(Reuter's Bernice to ine China Masl.) The performance of "La Mascotte"
Lósrox, February 26. by the children of the members of tho Beater's correspondent at Darjeeling club Lusitano, at the Canton Club wires that the Dalai Lama has arrived Theatre last night, was a huge success, Kalimpong after a journey which everything passing of most success-involved great bardship. He was will. fully. The foreign, residents are de-ingly helped by Buddhist Sikhimose.
His arrival as caused great excite- lighted with the juveniles.
ment.
- MORG AMERICAN TOURISTS.
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(Wah Tes Yaz Pé'z Service.):
PERING, February 25,
An Imperial Edict has been issued
Yet Hongkong cannot afford to flaunt an("Independent News Agency's" Service deposing the Dalai Lams and directing
affectation of scorning righteousness over any other of the big porta of the Far East.
to the Cliam Kail)
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the Tibetans to choose another to be bis auccessor.
Tox, February 26. The condition of Queen's Road after five Another big party of American tourists o'clock every evening brings the blush to arrived here this morning. They will the cheek of every self-respecting citzua. receive the usmal welcome and hos INDIA'S OPIUM LOSSES. What to do to remedy this state of things
pitality.
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SOUTH AMERICA, !.
som to be puzzling many people these Bays. To tine, imprison, harry and deport the pour misurable women is of very little uso. The proper thing is to get at the in- fumens gang which battens upon their earnings, the procarers, who promptly im("Independent News Agency's" Servico
pors another unfortunate as soon as one avon from the Colony. If we could only get hold of these inhuman wretches the and mile would soon cease, for lack of supplies
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to the China Mail.)
Toko, February 26.
The Japanese Government has asked the Diet to rote the necessary funds to
3
NEW TAXATION
PROPOSED. -
Shanghai Commission`Upheld.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
Lowboy, February 28.,
Reuter's Agent at Calenttä telegraphs that Sir Fleetwood Wilson has introduc- ed the new Indian budget.
provide for the expected losses of £72,000 in the opium revenue.
The departure of Admiral Lambton amenable the Navy to send warships to his merry men along with the Uagship King attend the anniversary celebrations, of It imposes fresh äxte in order to Alfred, leaves a sous la biank in the social, the Argentine Republic and the Anglo-
Japanese Exhibition trish them all good luck on their retura sporting and naval life of the Colony.
on the to the old country, especially football fold, for they were aportamen ali. If the Minotaur brings out as good a lot Hongkong will be more than satisfied.
So our next new British regiment comes What from the county ef broad norus. a splendid record the First Yorks have to be sure. They were "the men who fought at Minden," who saw Wellington through Some years ago the China Mail
all bie Peninsula troubles, and in many a modern fight have shown the world that pablished a series of articles ander the
they "yield to none." But what an ironical title of the Back Door," which dis-
fate that the collection of the initials of their present regimental title should have cassed the then defencelesa condition news of the disposal of four more vessels. fastened upon them the nickname of
They will be mostly absorbed in the coaat-Coalies." ing trade.
of the Colony, und we had been led to believe that the defects therein
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha are steadily selling off their older craft. The other day the ale of six was reported, now comes
THE FISCAL MOTION.
GOVERNMENT SAVED BY· LABOUR VOTE;
The new duties include a tax of four annas per ounce on süver.
Sir Fleetwood Wilson said the Indian Government had fully agreed with the Sadings of the Shanghai Opium Com --Reiter's Service to the China Mañ.)
mission and was prepared to take any Lomos, February 25.
practicable means to make them effec- The Tariff Reform Amendment to tive. Our ideal, he continued, is to the Address in reply to the Throne secure the absolute stoppage of opium was rejected by 285 votes to 253-smoking. majority of 31.
The Nationalists and O'Brianites, Radicals abstained from
Truth, I see, backs up the suggestion of sa ofico-4 suggestion made long ago in and two The harbour is now destitute of Brit- mentioned bad all been remedied and ish cruisers, the King Alfred having left the columns of the China Mathat the voting.
Indian regiments should be accorded the privilege of bringing their women-falk. with them
that the Colony had really been render- ed impregnable. It is therefore some. what of a shock to discover that Sir
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEDIMART 28, 1910. | JoBS FRENCH condemna our whole apatom and advises drastic remodelling: -THE DEFENCES OF HONGKONG. Have we really been spending yaat sums of money all these years in producing
The telegram from
Our
for home the Monmouth gone to Colombo to recommission, the Kent boing at Mira Bay for target practice, and the Bedford being in dry dock.
The 16th (Queen's) Lancers colebrated Aliwal Day with a big dinner at the Holborn Restaurant. Like the 13th Rajputs the 18th Lancers played a con- spicuous part in that battle under Sir
finally broken in Upper India.
The Labourites supported the
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
when they come to thGoremment. station. Now that solid brick barracks are replacing the old matsheds at Kowloon I certainly "do not see why the ̈ ides could not be extreid ost. It would mean a very great deal more than the Dere monetary cost involves, physically... morally and hygienically.
Here in Hongkong we are grumbling
REFORM FROM WITHIN.
HANKOW RAILWAY.
GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY
AND FRANCE MOVING.
Wah Tas Yet Po's Service)
PRKING, February 25 The Ministers for Great Britat Germany and Fradeo have' trged Lord Rosebery on March 14th will the conclusion of the formal contract
Lomov. February 25.
abeat the quantities of depreciated Chinesa move in the House of Lords that the for the construction of the Hakow special nothing but a complicated mucdia! Harry Smith when the Sikh power was currency which foods the colony, India Hodan abould go into Committed to raway, the Board of Foreign Affairs-
Throat Pastilles London correspondent printed in our which we should find of no avail
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very great dotriment and loss. In now they are complaining of the steady Mr William Whyte, second vice-presi. indux of Chiness made rupees: these rupoes azo manufactured from genuine gent fef-tho-Canadian Pacific Railway silver-and-are splendid imitations of the The profits made by the Company, gives an interesting estimate of real thing crop conditions in 1910. The area under rascally coiners must be immenss, and the erug in Manitoba, he says, will not be eventual lose to India proportionately largely increased in 1910, but la Saskat-heary John Chinamon at such imitatiqu
is hard to beat, chevia the increass will amcant to 20 per cent Within a short time Saskatchewan produes more wheat than any State in the United States, and within a few years will produce more wheat than all the
isate of Thuraday last, wherein it is positively declared on the authority of gossip in official circles, that the report of General Sir John FRENCH and also of Lord KITCARNER are to the affect that the defences of Ceylon, the Wo, do dot wish to suggest that the Straita and China are not by any two eminent cficers who are said to means satisfactory, must have been have reported adversely on our forti-it a speedy and efficacions remedy read by a large number of business "fications err in this "direction, because
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we have not their report before us. But we do think that the public
men in this Colony with feelings which can better be imagined than described. For a number of years there bna bean should not be unnecessarily slammed at a well-reasoned protest against the the revelations they are supposed to heavy military contribution this have made.. If the Colony is really Colony is called upon to pay annually, depending upon a broken reed in con. but the outery bag lessened in tinuing to rely upon its present systom volume on the faith of assurances of defences then the sooner & remedy that the interests of the Colony were is applied the better, coat what it will being adequately defended, these That is the gist of the whole matter. who bear the brant of the heary con-But meantime it is better to wait tribution believing that large sums of until the Report is available ere we money were really being spent on say "witter things about our former putting the defencer in what was military advisers and their works. considered almost impregnable
แบ position. It is pepinos only natural, General FaRyou'a report being of a
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise Mr C. E. Liebert as Vice-Consul for Spain in Hongkon
United States combined.
The indomitable tenacity of Sir Frederick Lugard's will has won through so well that I hear it is highly probable that the by ere ha inya the foundation stone half of March will sosteely have down of his much desired University. It has been another striking instance of the truth of the old proverb, "where there's a will there's a way."
consider the reforms of its organisation ong to constitutes strong and effective Second Chamber.
BRITISH POLITICS.
RUMOURS OF CABINET RESIGNATION.
(Bauler's Service to the China Bail),
Lastos, February 28.
The House of Commons pissed the Address to the Speech from the Throne without a division.
having refused to heed the anti-foreign loan representations from the people. of Hopeh.
The Board of Communication is in a difficulty over the matter.
ANOTHER RAILWAY
DILEMMA
Pazine, February 25. The Japanese Minister baving re- peatedly pressed for a settlement of the loan dispute in connection with the Chinchoa-Taitsihar Hailway, the Boards. of Communicationt sad of Foreign. The lobbies are filled with rumours Affair are in a dilemma.
A prolonged Cabinet council.LI afterwards held.
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The three addresses to be delivered by Prof. Jay G. Rodgers are on connected subjects. In the Beginning" at Union
The rubber boom in the Straits ha Church, Sunday morning at 11; "Evola struck the community of Singapore 80 tion," in the City Hall, Sunday evening at badly, that, according to a valued corres pondent, nothing else is heard whereever 2 p.m.; "Involution and the Climax of two or three men are gathered together, and there is even talk of easignation, Earth Life," in the City Hall on Monday but rubber. In the clubs, on the street, in but this is wholly unconfirmed. at 6.30 p.m.
Doubtless many of both offices and even in Church!". Weil, we tave a bit of the fover on us here in Hong-
SCOPE OF EDWARD MEDAL sex and various races will avail them-kong but we do drop the sticky thing when
EXTENDED. solves of hearing these subjects treated we go to Church. seriously in the follest light of up-to-date science.
A Washington telegram printed in Manila says:-As a ruait of the formidable.
| campaign waged by the newspapers and in Congress by the American tobacco intereste against the guarantee stamp authorized for the Secretary of State for the Celonies and ment has just resolved to suppress the The Gazette pobllabes a despatch from the Filipine tobacco producta, the govern-
It is a bit rough when the Colony wants to be generous to be snubbed by the Soc- retary of State for the Colonies. We were We have received several letters all quite agreed that it was only fair that the an accompanying copy of a warrant extend-guarantee. The delegates of the Philippine duning with the subject of the nightly wises, etc., consumed at Government House ing the scope of the Edward redes se to legislature in Washington, Sra. Quezon
slcald be imported free, but Downing admit of its being awarded to thom of His and Logarda, tensionaly opposed the- traße in Queen's Road and elsewhere. Street says no, the Governor must pay his Majesty's subjects who in couras of ju measure, invoking the assential provisions. Most of our correspondents are agreed shot like other mer. So there you are, that the police should have the power to don't you know, only the naval and military dostal employment endanger their own of the pure food sci sad polating out the proceed against the procurers, say of people the always lucky people are ex lives in saving or cuderosting to save the need of putting a stop to the campaign of lives of others fram perils incurred in cot defamation instigated by the tobacco trust whom are well suspected; while others empt from the common lot."
auction with anch employment. Previously against Filipino importations; but their advocate the setting apart of a certain
That illuminating little insight into the the medal, which was instituted in 1907 adotts are in rain in the few of the district fairly remote from the contre of mind of the Glasgow working man and his cold only be smract for corage in the town where this trade or profession wife which the Chin Mau printed the other saving or attempting to save life in mines methods adopted in Crogress by the repre oonld be kept onder close supervision and night reminds me of a story I recently, read or quarries. prevented from contaminating everybody in M.A.P. regarding a seriously uttered
opinion of what constituted socialism: –
Workman (to Socialist)- What's this 'ere Socialism yo talks so much abort 7"
Socialist Wall, it's like this are. Yer! gets all the money in the country and
abaro," divides it all up each of a ving
confidential nature, that the parti. cular part of the defences which are John Sibres, the last of the literary as et pressit
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice A. 8. WATSON & CO., defective are not specified by our group of Coventry associated with Georgo Elist, has died at an advanced age. „Born correspondent, But we can readily LIMITED.
in Coventry in 1893, he was educated at Memorial and Afted Hospitals begs to imagine that one of the points which Mill Hill, and latex in Germany. Besides acknowledge with thanks the following would be dealt with most exhaustively being an educator, he translated Hegel's donations to the funds of the Hospitala:→ 100 "Philosophy of History" (1857). He was Dairy Farm Co
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
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Workman-"Well, what would, with your share!"
Socialist Why, spend it like a man.” Workman-What would you do then?”! Socialist Well, we'll divide it all up
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would be the attempts which have described as krowing his Horace by heart. Sir C. P. Chater, C.M.G. been made to defend a certain range and as an ardent evolutionist; and with his His Excellency The Governor Sir F.
Ingard... of bills on the mainland. Even to igure readers of Cross's. Lite of George. Wicking & Cɔ
Eliot are not unfamiliar. the lay mind it is evident that an in-
Palmer and Turner VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.vading Army would only have to Ind
Telegrams to Manila papers say that Sperry Flour Co
W. R. Loxley & Co somewhere north of Deep Bay, or the street car strike at Philadelphis is in-
· Patroos of tho Salou Ginematograph will Yokohama Speulo Bank reasing in violence. Traffic is paralyzed, N. Kody Esq ...
no doubt be pleased to learn that the man- Mirs Bay and their march into Brit- throughout the city and mob violence E. Pataney Faq
agement have secured a re-engagement of (Corner of Pottinger Strow).ish territory would, under existing against property is general. Scorse of cars H. M. H. Nawagal Saq
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Robitsek and Reis... ... conditions bs almost unopposed endangering life. Thousands of rapecial
25 appearance in a low day's time. Mísa Ada King, Misa Ruby Chrystal and Mr Carl 9.16 to 11.15 P.M. Once an entrance had beon offected policeman have been sworn in by Mayor what force would be required to stop serre & semblance of order. The leading
Rayburn and yes they are unable to pre-A POPULAR REMEDY IN SOUTH Wallber, are also appearing in new songs, Batinees are held every Saturday and Sunday. them taking possession of the range citizens are demanding the assistance of
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