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family name, and the Crowy PRINCE wrote to the Count:-
My dear Mucki-Your father still loves you very much. Your mother, I am sorry to tell you, bas completely given you up. If the thing comes out, as it will, yet are impossible ov here, and lost for öll of us.
We need not reproduce Count von HOCHDEnd's 'loiters in reply. Suffice it to say that he declined his father's offer of an allowance of Elba month, as
it was coupled with this proviso that he should change his name. He bis done PER MONTH. nothing he said to disgrace the family patrynomic, nul anyhow the world was well lost for Jove..
Then the Crows Parsee intervened in the matter, and wrote this letter dated Fotsdara January 11, 1907:--
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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Alr-ships are expected to be the main. card at the Manila Carnival next year.
Plague is very prevalent in the Son ning dietrich of Kwantung, many deaths occurring daily.
The latest quip on the street fa-What is the easiest place to quit in Hongkong Why the gaol of course,
The Sanitary Department oflisis aro having a busy time this week attending to Hongkong'a spring clanning-
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Colonial Secretary notifies that the election of a J.P. to serve on the Licensing Board, which was dixed for next? Wednesday, is cancelled.
The mombora of Lawton Camp V.A.P., Spanish War Veterans, at thoir first menting hold in Manila after the receipt of the news of the passing of King Edward, stood with bowed heads for a minute as a tridate of respect for his memory,"
Corcatur...
SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1910.
JEWISH APPRECIATION
OF KING EDWARD.”
· BEST FRIEND OF 2,000 YEARS.
V (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 14-|
[Caremont.)
THE COLLIERY DISAS- TER.
HOPE ABANDONED.
King George's Sympathy."
(Beyler'a Service to the China Mail.) A Jewish memorial service in
LONDON, May 14. remembrance of the late King was held
A message from Whitehaven states that hope of rescuing the men antombed yesterday at Mile End. The congrega- tion numbered 4,000 many of whom has been abandoned at the colliery, as the result of the colliery explosion
were moved to tears.
though the work of bricking up with
The Chief Rabbi, in paying a tribute ja view to preventing the spread of the
firs is being proceeded wit
Mr A. Ward, foroman electrician of the Kowloon Dock. was the recipient en The beavy showers this morning wore Friday evening of a handsome silver ton very welcome, Hongkong has been roservice, as a token of affection and regard oiving very little attention from the raic on his leaving to take up an appointment to the late King Edward, stated that at Home. Mr W. Davidson, in the no he was the best friend the Jews had avoidable absence of Mr W. Stewart, made had for two thousand years. the presentation and reformed in ap-| prociative terms to Mr Ward's service of eight years in connection with the Decks. Mossers J. M. Henderson, Crispin and Logan also spoke.
gods since last November,
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The 'torms of the official proclamation by which importations from Hongkong and Kowloon are admitted into the United States under the raininum tariff are publi-
Dear Macki-Many thanks for your last letter, from which I learn something in detail "of your present: life. Everything poema allshed in the Gorsite.
right what you write. And you can believe What your parents have not influenced me, but, nevertheless, you cannot honourably go back upon your written declaration. I had written in case of marriage with poor people I will change my noble none. Ushould the bave donẹ si, nayhow.“
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The Gouverneur, Jacabke, mys The Zo dỡng Light, claims to havo established a coaling record for the China Coast. In! forty-six minutes she took on 100 tons of
S. MOUTRIE & CO., The Count, after this, decided to Kaiping coal at Tongku.
LIMITED.
Hongkono. April 16, 1907.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY.
MiscellanseUS
Exchange Banks Closed. Insurance Offices Cloged.
General Memoranda,
TUESDAY, May 17:-.
11 s,m,Auction of Manila Cigars at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales Rooma, WEDNESDAY, May 18:-
11m-Auction of Raw Silk st No. 16 Godown of the H.K. & Wharf & Godown Co., Ld., Korleon.
SATURDAY, May 21 :—
19.15 p.m.-Meeting of Star
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Co., Ltd. at Menai Olbb, Livingston & Co.'s Offic.
change his name, and he called himself Hans Ferdinand Barnes." but latex, the 15 a month from his father was cut off, and he resumed his title. The Cows Priser wrote him another letter
on the same subject, giving sour teresting details of his own life
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Tuesday is the twenty-fourth anniversary of the birth of Alphonso XIII, King of Spain.
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Mr Albert Bruce-Joy, R. f. A., F.R.G.S.. the sentptor, took a dead mask of the late
The Gazetét publishes a copy of the register of inedical and surgical practi- tioners qualided to practise medisins nud surgery in the Colony. It comprises. names, of whom two are ladies.
A pumber of well-known Hongkongites
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RESOLUTION OF LOYALTY.
of
The conditions revealed as the result
of investigation preclude the possibility the entombed "calliers having survived.
King George has telegraphed his heart-felt sorrow with, the wives and families of the victims.
MR ROOSEVELT IN GERMANY.
At the Legislative Council meeting on Thursday Eis Excelloncy the Officer Admins istering the Govorament will propose the following resolution :- We, the Members of the Legislative Council of Hongkong; tender our humble duty and desire with profound FIRST CIVILIAN TO REVI¿W respect to convey to Your Most Gracious Majesty in the occasion of your accension to the Throne of Your Majesty's Ancestors our sentiments of devotion and loyalty to Your Majesty. We broke God's blessing
or the successor of our beloved and red Sovereign King Edward VII, and
TROOPS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail}'
LONDON, May 13 The Kaiser and Mr. Theodore Roose- velt, witnessed a sham fight in which 12,000 troops participated.
East Sunday in all the Roman Catholic returned to the Colony by the English in-churches in the British Isles a most secting Mail from the North today. A list of the
mesange was rend firm Pope Pius X in passengers will be found on our back payu. I be granted a long and glorious reign over said. You are the first civilian to wo pray that to Your, Majesty there may The Kaiser, addressing Mr. Roosevelt,
Dear Mucki-B-lice are personally, it is quite ulifferent to me if you have this or other name: you will still be my old and gonal friend to whom I will always stick, but with your new home as the new friends you cannot at once get new ideas about honour., Are reservations of mind, not impossible for gentleman? And then, this offer bl Mr. Barnes-that is genuinely American and watrical. J and it peculiar. Please write me about that again, and with detail. The dictated letter (Barnes dictation, your signa- ture), to your parents, too-excuse me, look upon it ne silly and bonalustic."
which his Holiness spokd' of the high qualities of the lato King Edward in the warmest terme.
By an explosion in the powder works near the city of Ottawh, on the 10th May, ren men were killed and many injured. The explosion shook the whole city and hundreds of windows at a great distance away were smashed.
HILLSIDE FIRES,
The special correspondent of the Hochi united, and prosperous people. Shimbun in London makes quite sational little epistle out at an episode which occurred at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition on the 15th of March, pears that the Queen paid a visit to the grounds on that day and gave special attention to the Japanese garden, which aid on Thursday
It sp
The Hon. Murray Stewart will ask the following question in the Legislative Coun
fu View of the extensive destruction of‡
was then in process of construction. Her Majesty showed particular interest in the portion of the garden which reproduces the trees caused by the recent Killside fires in scenery of Nikko, The sensational feature the vicinity of Aberdeen, and the circum..
review our soldlers.. We are honoured. by the presence of the distinguished Colonel of the Boughriders."
CHINESE MILITARY
MISSION.
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(Renter's Servics to the China Mail) LONDON, May 13. Prince Tsai Tuo, and other members
Jack Johnson, the champion boxer, was The letter referred to was written by the defendant in a police-court case in the Count at the dictation of BARXES, † assaulting an undersized and consumptava hands with him, inquiring at the same timoan this island and others on the island of |
New York, when he was charged with of the stair was that the Queen approached stance that many of these suparata con of the Chinese Military Mission, have
the head gardener. Mr Izawa, and shook flagrations occurröd simultaneously-soma arrived at Cherbourg. TUESDAY, MAY $1
Noon-Meeting of Watkins, Id. at Cc.'s and contained some chservations on the negro, named Findar, whom he met in whether he could speak English. Bir Ap-1-chau-will the Government inform futility of titles in America; that love public house. Tha coloured pugilist was Isaws some to have been quite overcome taken to guard against woodland incendia- the Council what steps have since been was worth more than a title, and that the centre of a juvenile érowd of admirers by such an act of condescension, and, among the villagers and boatpeople of ↑ the Count was happy with his wife. on leaving the Tombs Court. Juhnson is according to his own description, he was
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HONGKONG, Saturday, May - 14, 1910,
and would not give her up.
shortly to fight Jeffries, an ovent which is Browing widespread interest in the United States.
a
Do you not see" (the Crown Prince con- tinued) that he simply uses yon as an adver tisement for himself? This picture (represent- ing Barnes and the Count standing together) Following a series of fatal explosions with the good man! Pour, Mucki? Now in the engine rooms of warships of the please write something about your home, stell "Here it is all the same. I am for afer U.S.A. Pacific Adet, orders have been
completely at a loss how to proceed. - The Queen, however, does not seem to have noticed his confusion. This incident recalls a story which the Inte Prince Ito was very fond of telling. On one of his visits to England the Prince was invited to Sand- ringham, where he dined with the Prince
this particular district 7
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(Wai Te Fet Pols, Service.)
FERING, May 13. The German Minister in Peking hee- We would draw our readers attention to been enquiring from the Board of
days contined to the house on account of issued to lay on a force of 1,000 workmen aud Princess of Wales, now King Edward the letters from the British and American Foreign Affairs in reference to the
the ever-gear-repeated cold; Cecilie, ton.
The baby develops itself in a splendid way to engage in the work of overhauling the that a company, although the carportle of cruisers Maryland and California and West I enjoy my squadron very much. It is nicer engine and reroom equipment of the the First Regiment of Owards are better, At the same time I am now occupied with Virginia. The repairs are estimated to the Government speeches with the Ober- oost more than $600,000. Other craisus Parides and the other day I spent two on the Pacide station are also undergoing hours with Blow. Papa, e, is now alwas extensive repairs.
ory kind to me, and we have approached
Ir is not often that the vulgar outside world has the opportunity of reading the letters of a living Crown Prince The awful dignity which surrounds Throne, especially in Germany, keeps knowledge of the intimacies of life, ne other a good deal. Some days ago he talked with the for a long time about
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lived in the purple "within a very restricted circle. But the other day a rather fordid case beard in the New York criminal courts was the means disclosing to public view a series of
An astute American
The Crows
and Queen Alexand
It was a winter's consolar representatives at Canten in which departure, was struggling to put on a institution Started in 1892 by Dr Korr, Self Government Society, which has led night, and "Prince Ite, on taking his they appeal for funds for this admirable alleged action taken by tho. Canton heavy fur-lined coat, when somebody to spent the best years of his life to Sir Cheng Tang Leung Ching being spproached from behind and nsisted the medical missionary in Canton, it was at the detained from proceeding as Minister to process.Prizes Ita. imagining that this time of his death is charge of the present to Germany on account of "Canten assistance had been rendered by a surtant, superintendent, Dr Chai C. Selden.
Hankow Railway affairs. Since the opening in 1898 there hara turned to express his thanks in an ordinary politics. I am so thankful for it, feding e The number of escapes recently from manner, when to his surprise and conster-bea ndmitted 1480 patients. At present if the oldest sailor of a vessel never in allowed Victoria Gaol calls for some inquiry intonation he found that it was the Princess of there are 250 and more. Last yest 25 to conduct it, still knowing that at any the matter as it would appear as if there Wales who had helped him to den his entered: 195 were discharged. Of the] by him. Some time ago Gustav came to
monient the steerson may have to be replaced
was a laxity of discipline somewhere which
we me, and was very nice. Now, good-bye, ought to "be immediately remedied, the
old chap. Continue to be à German, zal
Ma-Your Cæsar."
garment.- Japan Mail.
CORRESPONDENCE,
laftor, 97 went away well, being 404 por |
of the number admitted, 49 per cent of the number discharged."
The buildings are fall to overflowing and
AN ALLEGED BETRAYER..
"
(Wah Te Fat Po'e Service.)
PEKING, May 13
1.
Chui Yuk Hing has been arrested:
not become thuch an old Yankee business escape of the prisoner on Thursday night
being the fourth in eighteen months. It ap-REFIGE FOR INSANE AT CANTON, anty ars turned away. Certain Chinese and accused of being a spy for a foreign
wrote:--
www.m
THE SALT MONOPOLY.
1
gentlemen have expressed their willingness country, it being stated that he had to raise a portion of the money now to stolen soms secret military plans. He (To the Editor of the "China MAIL.") Sir, Having recently been approached urgently needed- 830,000-which will be is to be dealt with according to martial by Dr. Charles C. Selden, Superintendentsed to build additional needed houses for law. of the Refuge for Inenne, founded at patients: fill in low, unhealthy land; pro- Canton by the late John G. Kerr-a aame vide good, clean water from the river; which will over occupy a leading place in repair the older buildings; provide proper the annale of medical missionary work in quartera for the attendants; erect naw China with a request for assistance in the compound walls; replace the present poor matter of providing funds to enable that entrance by one worthy of the institution; institution to keep pace, in the matter of make other needed improvements and building accommodation, with the increasing repairs. When it is remember that insane Provinces are opposed to the new law's number of applicants for admission. I was thiness people deported from Hongkong in reference to the salt munopoly. so struck with the unique and beneficent character of the work therein carried on, that I felt that an appeal should be made to a wider public. .
It is notified in the Hongkong Govorn ment Cosette that B. B. M. a Consul General at Yunnan-fu has made arrangements with the Administrator of Foreign Affairs of the Province of Yunnan whereby the passports of British subjects entering China at Hokow, which have not been already sealed by a competent Chinese authority, can be Deur Murki,-How do you do, and where presented for vise to the Fu Tu Pan at that
It is for this reason that I crave the are you? Everything is all right here. I Port, who is the local Deputy for Foreign hospitality of your columns to lay the here witli Cecilie in the dear hunting Afair, triins on the Yunnan railway accompanying statement of its history and house, which is a very good recreation for her. The year 1 lave killed twenty-six res only run during the day, a traveller bound of its needs before your readers.
are taken in at this Refuge, we need men tion no further instance of the claims which it has on our community.
LAME SHOULDERS.
(Wah Tu Yai Pos Service.)
PEKISO, May 13.
The Viceroy and Governors of all the
KEEPING THE DALAI“
LAMA OUT.
(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.)
PEKNO, May 13. The Board of Oater Dependencies"
letters which recently passed between
In another letter the Crows PRINCE,pears that an escape was affected by means the Crown Prince of. Germany and his
of a red with which the prindner bored a hole through the roof and thus got clear away. former aide-de camp, Count FERDINAND
"Your motives are unimpeachable and Blood stains were discovered as far as vor HornEng." The young Count bad honour you, and still you ought not to have Lower Castle Road, it being believed that drawn upon himself the anger of his what you did. You have how netically the escaped prisoner cut himself while broken all bridges behind you."We-Foa patriciau faller, Count BOLO VON HOCHA, Heldroff, and myself-will, of course, getting over the glass-topped wall. The
remain the old ones for you, whatever tuyate prisoner had been sentenced for life. BERG, by marrying beneath him to wit. happen, Eert, ali goes along in the same old way My squadron gives me much pleasure a pretty Berlin shop-girl, and as he Cecilie and the baby feel fun. I shall soon start working on Government matters, which refused to give her up, the old aristocrat plenses me. I lied this year aineteun deur, cut him off with less than the proverb thirty-five roe, and three chamois. ial shilling.
An earlier letter from the Cow merchant named NoA.E. BARNES, bear- PRISCE, dated December 9, 1906, is as ing of the case, offered work to the follows:-- young Count, and in the sequel of negotiations, the love-lora couple moved Bottles will be charged for to the United States.
TAME shoulder is almost invariably Priscz was evidently very fond of in the 20th the baptism will take place, Lao-Kay, and there is ample time for him Selden, particularly to those non-Chinesa; and yields quickly to the free application has wired to the Amban of Tibet at Oels, among them a really capital one. for Yunnan is obliged to stay a night at : I would address mysolf, on behalf of Dr. | 1 ̈ exosed ing theamatisms of the muscles of $1.20 per former aido-de-camp and after his and then I shall have to go to the maneuvres after the arrival of the one train a day from who, like myself, have had axperience of the ment is not only prompt and effectual, but stating that the late Dalai Lama must
of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This ini dozen, and credited in full departure for America wrote frequently on being returned in good to him. Unfortunately for the royal are going over to New York for the sailing to cover the boundary bridge to in this Edipice have to submit, owing to by all chemists and atorakospers.
correspondent these letters found theirs in the special clean. Many hearty Hokow to visit the Fu Tu Pan and return lack of Governmental or private cars. Also to those charitably disposed. "Gueste condition."
way into the hands of Mr Barus,and Your Casur."
from afar", whose former beneficence lenda one to cherish the hope that an appeal to when the latter was indicted and It was brought out at the trial that Me
The offence of 12se majesté bids fair to their gorarosity in a deserving cause will charged with misappropriating various NoAR BARNES bought all the letters that disappear from the criminal records of not be made in vain. But above all, I moneys of a company of which he was the Count had received from the Crows the newspapers published almost daily which, from the training it has received is modern Germany. Until three years ag would endeavour to invoke the comerete sympathy of foreign-oducated Young China, President, the wretched man produced PRINCE for "one dollar and other valuable reports of unfortunato persons fined or perhaps in a better position than the rest of them in Court. We need hardly say considerations." At any rate, though moments allowed hasty expressions to
sont to prison for having in inadvertent the country to appreciate the humanitarion obligation respect of providing for che that they exhibit the German Crown Prince WILHELM may be annoyed at his escape about the Kaiser's most excellent
insane, imposed by modern civilisation.
The loss) Chinese Authorities have médo, PRINCE in a
most favourable light. correspondence being printed, he need Majesty. The severity of the law, however, handsome donations towards the Rofuge, was relaxed three years ago, and the police and are at present contemplating the aroc- A little-boriab, perips, but staunch in not be aalumed of a word he has written instructed not to be too eager in bringing tion and endowment of a Provincial Asylam. Until that, however, is in working order, his friendship for a man who had, once He comes out splendidly from a rather forward prosecutions for "Majestatsbeles the John G. Kerr Refuge romains the won his esteem and regard, while the miserable affair.
oilgung," and the result has been that in solitary institution of its kind within the 1907 the number of convictions fell from | Four Seas, azid as ila doors romain hospit little domestic intimacies which they
an annual average of 800 to 120, and thaeably opon, provided accomodation bo
at the rate
Нококове,
,30th April 1910
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
THEATRE.
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Opposite Central Mackpt.
Performance;-7.15 to 9 and
reveal are true to nature, showing that 215 to 11.30 high position has not spoiled in any
wry a noble disposition.
GRAND BUCOESS ·
JIM HARVEY" and
The celebrated Australian Artistos MISS ADDIE LEIGH. KISS" WINNIE RYAN,"
in Mecklenburg. Please write me at last, and
come back. It is too stupid of you to stay Hansi to engage his room at the hotel and is America so long. Ricdesel and Borries
thanks, and from Cecilio just the some.to Lao-Kay in time for dinner..
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treatment to which the mentally afflicted in no way disagreeable to use.
The Chinese Engineering and Mining in 1908 the number foll still further to 39 available, to any member of the blackhaired Company, Limited, report that the total In the first six months of 1900 the number no matter when he or she may hail. output of the Company's three mines for was only 10. The gradual disappearance the weak ending 30th April amounted to of those cases from the calendar is greated 17,971.74 tons and the males during the by all parties with a feeling of relief, as their prevalence did anything eles than period to 28,683.70 tons.
increase the respect in which the Kaiser is held.
KEEP IT HANDY.
am I wrong in süpposing, that an appeal to universal Chine can be made without pre- sumption
Fuller particulars and reports can be obtained from the Superintendent by whom, as well as by the undersigned, remittances will be gratefully received.
J. W. JAMIESON,
I B. M. Consulate General. Canton, May 5, 1910.', '
The CROWN PRINCE in writing to Count MADGE MORRIS, von HocBRERO, addressed hip as "Macki," and the Count called the Prince
RELIEVES SUFFERING HUMANITY "Caesar," reminding one of the pen-
NE Colic, names which Queen Axes and the furous Cholers and. Diarchons Remedy area
I am heartily in sympathy with the ap- SARAN, Duchess of Marlborough, used in humanity. It In batter thar any
hstoneity. It trade lieing suffering IMMEDIATE relief is necessary to peal put forward antral Union, th
attacks of diarrhoes, Chamberlain's H. B. MA Consul General, Canton, in the their intimate correspondence. After proneription, and worth twenty tunes ite Onlin, Cholers and Diarrhena Remedy Interests of the John G. Kure Refuge for COULEST SALOON IN THE-COLONY.
costa in cases of diarihona, ecamp, enlic or should always be on hand. · G-t a bottle | Insane.
·MTEL 8. MYRA, arriving in America the Count's father entry, which are liable to come on and be prepared for sudden attacks. It. suddenly at this sonson of the year. For never lalu to give reliat.. For - rals-by, all
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