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THE CHINA MAIL.
NAWS OF THE: DAY.'
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Many children are reported to be dying Institute at Wanchai is to be opened on from plague at Nanning fu
The low birth, marriage, and death
We understand that the now Seamen's
June-18
unskilled labourers of the lowest type Cabinet-making approaches extinction, The art of Sheraton and Chippendale is only a memory. Ninety-nine per cent. of the paper used in England
Racing was abandoned in England to-day is mill made, while the fine old rates on record were registered last year in from the day after King, Edwaet'e dunkh
Scotland.
till May 333. craft of bookbinding has been almost ket in the multiplication of labour. saving devices."
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The right-of-way to the Police pier at
The police havo seized 50 rounds of Kowloon is to be respected, a lèvol crossingrevolver ammunition which was unclaimad being in process of making.
on the 8.9. Hai Tung: The boat was just leiving for Canton as Detective Sergeant
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1910
[COPYRIGHT INTERNATIONAL ARBI-
TRATION..
JAPAN'S REPLY TO AMERICA. (Trdependent Mus Agency's” Service to the Chipa Mail.) -
TOKYO, Mus 26.
NEW WAI-WU-PU PRESIDENT
FOREIGN MINISTERS
OBJECT.
(Wah Ter Fat Po's Service)
PERIS, May 24: The foreign Ministerd in Peking hare
The Japanese Government has poti protested against the appointment of fed, the American Ambassador in Eis Tökya that it approves the American Las
Excelleney Char Cha, Lay President of the Wai-pur proposal wegarding international arbi-(Board of Foreign Affairs) and have
tration in principle, but it regard to recommended His Excellener Wa Ting... to the details of the plan it deems it Rug late Chinese Minister
In the urts, too, the machine "has been equally destructive of manual A military band, under Bandhaaster T. Murphy efected the seizure. skill. The old eatery are reproduring the excursion to Mac on Sunday Coke, will play on the Heungshan
At Samaring a port in Jars noted for duced in the crudest colours by paint-ext..
b unhealthings, a panie prevails owing aquirting devices, and the market is
the ravages of disease. From February necessary to settle these after con Blooded with them. Line engraving basinttus of Australing visitors, romarks that there of cholera. Typhus and dysenteryerested in the proposal."
The Kobe Herald, in view of a large to Jay 9 this year, over 2,000 persons disa sultation with the various Powers in Washington, for the position. alust gone, and mezzo-tinta are te-Japan seems to be fast recovering its old have taken an opidemic form in that rimo popularity as a happy hunting ground coming very rare. In his own domain far tourista."
of surgery Air FADERICK must be ac-
cepted as oue of the grotest of experts. and be does not hesitate to declare that surgeons are less dexterous than before the discovery of anesthetics. When the old surgeon was called upon to
When Mr Focsorolt arrivoli at Brussels
how winded a communication from Pastor Hockark containing a protest against the "great massnere of animals ea-President in Africa.
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by the
quarter.
On April 15 a 'mosť remarkable aud us shipment resched Plymouth in the ship of twelve hundred tons of German. con for the use of the Great Western Railway. It is the best consignment of German coal aver sent to England for rail- way use and it was purchased in an teipation of the coal strike which was
S. MOUTRIE & Co. operate on the open-eyed subject, who co-signs of statement, despite the precau- thronzaned a few weks ago.
LIMITED.
Hodgkone. April 16, 1907.
MEYOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Auctions 11am-Auction of Miscellaneous Goods At tho China Navigation Co. Godown, Praya, West Point. 9.30p.m.-Auction of Household Forni taro at Geolistan. Conduit Rond. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-
tare at 166, Praga Est.
General Memoranda, .
SATURDAY, May 29% -
Sales Rooms.
quivered at the touch of the knife, he had to be "marvellously deft of hand, zool, yet alert as a fencer; quick yet as sure as a matader." Speaking of con- ditions to-day, he says With the use of anesthetics the surgeon proceed with easy deliberation; every stejl can be measured and judged: there is no call to be brilliant; there is no element of hurry, for in place of the Rashing of a blade is an action as studied as a movement on the cliess
11 s.m.-Auction of 3 clocks, Patent bourd. The result of it all is this: Logs,ere, at Mesura Hughes & Hough's Surgery as a pure Landicrait has us 11a.m.-Auction of Hoorehold Furai-doubtedly lost ground, ret the gain in
ture 1, Queen's Road. Non-Fouk Tramways Co. General other ways has been great."
Meeting
9.30 p.m.-Auction of Enesehold and Otico Furniture at 21. Cochrane St. 3.30 p.m.-Seezed Gymkhana leering,
Race Course, Happy Valley.
MONDAY, MAY 30
2.30 p.m.auction of Household Fari- ture at Harperville, & Garden Road, Tuesday, May 31-
Nena Meeting of Watkins, Ld. Noon-Meeting of A. S. Watson & Co.,
Ltd.
- 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of S. Price & Co.,
Ltd. WEDNESDAY, Jane 1:-
Board. THURSDAY, June 2:--
ture, at 6, Queen's Gardens.
The Chin Jail.
st HONGKONG, Tatasday, May, 26, 1930.
DECAY OF MANUAL DEXTERITY,
.
The cholera epidemic at Hapoi shows
tions that are being taken to pruvout its spread, in consequence of the insanitary habits of the natives.
The contract for a hege-graving dock at Portmouth to accommodate the biggest type of Dreadnought has been given to It will cost over £1,500,000, - Messrs Morrison and Blason, of Glasgow.
An order has been issued authorizing and Haiphong, such permission having Franch officers to wear mufti in Hanoi
been held in abeyance on the ground that they were ou active foreign service.
Sydney, through their agent in. Kobe, sends The Government Tourist Bureau at
us a packet of blotting pude advertising the wonders of the World-the trout streams wonderful Jenolan Caroe-one of the
and marvellous waterfalls of New South
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HANKOW-SZECHUEN RAILWAY.
NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED.
in
IN LEAGUE WITH DEPOS-
ED DALAI LAMA.
(Fah Tic Fat Po's Service)
PXL, May 24. His Excellency Lap Yu, Amban of Tibet, has censured two petty officers with the late Dalai Lama, and an Imperial on the ground of their being in league
officers for life. Edict has been issued impriscaing the
Four Nations Participate. (Router's "Service to the China Mail)
Loxpos, May 26. The Times Faris correspondent states that an agreement has been signed. whereby the Hankow-Szechuan Railway CHINESE ARMY BOARD is to be shared equally between Great
PRESIDENCY. Consequently Britain, Germany, France nad 'America.
"From the 23rd May His Majesty's, act of clenteney at his secossion cams.inte oporation at Hoogkoog. soldiers under sentence of detention up to
fifty-six days are to be released, others with The Chief Engineer and also the half unexpired sentences are to hare them agent for the purchase of material for remitted. Men in military prisons of deten- the Hankow-Canton line is to be tion under sentence of imprisonment, half British. unexpired, will have the sentence remitted.
SOCIAL AND PER" ONAL.
Dr. Cordon Stables, the well-known caravaner and writer of books for boys, is dend.
Is Tadin, has died at Aldershot as the
Major Cameron, formerly Staff Surgeon:
result of a cycling accident.
Sir Francia, Piggott, Chief Justice of Hongkong, is at the moment making a tour through the Federated Malay States,
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Siz FREDERICK TRaves agrees, with Wales. ESRIN that "Every youth from the King's son downward should learn to the Kowloon-Cantenrailway will be open for It is hoped that the British section of
do something finely and thoroughly trafie by tho' middle of July. The neces
Bir Gilbert Lyall has been appointed by with the hands. Thus might the eldary work will, in all-probability, be Insurance Co. to succeed the late Mr W. the Board of Directors of the North China completed earlier than this, but a good arta be preserved,, if not by profes-deal of the rolling stock to come from G. Bayne, as manager of the Company's sionals, then by amateurs, and not 50 Home has been delayed. much for the sake of the shoes, the books, and the chairs themselves, as
Loudon Office.
King George's first speech concluded with
Tho present railway station being the words:"I am encouraged by the wharf on the Kowloon side will in, all pre-who will be a constant helpmate in every fitted up at the godown near the Star Ferry knowledge that I have inmy dear wife one bability, be but a temporary arrangement.deavour for the peoples' good." A tomporary station is just about to bo commenced on the reclaimed land this latter site. A regular ferry service will be run beteran it and Hongkong.
":
Admit the Hon. Sir Kodworth Lambton Chelsea will be styled in future) were, on and the Hon. Lady Lambton (as Viscountess
the
return to town, to take up their residence at 49, Bryanston Square.
Mr. Keif Hardie, M.P., speaking at Preston, said that whatever might be one opinions of the Throug av an institution, King Edward; added dignity and lustre to it and he hoped that King George will: following in the footsteps of his father.............
Mr Arnold Sayer, who is at presont on a When the P. and O. Asaye, carrying walking tour arrived to-day by the sa the English Mail, arrived at evening it Telemachts from Saigon. It is four and was reported that there was a case of sunil-a half years since Mr Sayer loft Hollad moored at the quarantine anchorage, where plished his journey th another two years. pox on board. Accordingly the atesmer and he expects that he will have accom-
delicate tools she remained until this morning. The)
י
(Wak Te Fat Po's 'Service.) PRXING, May,
A telegram has been forwarded to His Excellency Yin Chung, Chinese The corresponding posts on the Han-
Minister in Berlin, requesting him to kow-Szechuen line are to be Alled by Germans, while the extensions of that return to Peking in order to become line are to be carried ont equally by President of the Army Board: America, Great Britain and France.
NEW RUSSIAN CONSULATE.
TYPHOON WARNING.
Through the sourtery of the America Consulate General, we are able to print the following telegram received from the Aauita Observatory :--
Manila, May 6, 10.40a.m. Cycions or typhoon near or over" Balin- St.tang Channel, moving N.NE. or N.E..
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
LONDON, May 25, Benter's correspondent at Petersburg telegraphs that the Bourse Gazette states that M. Ievolsky, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, has
↑ Bill in the Dama An Indian watchman was fined $5 to providing for the establishment of a day, for assaulting a boat woman at Junk introduced
Enssian consulate at Changin, in Bay :: Kirio.
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SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS.
DR JAMESON ÜNIONIST LEADER.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, May 25.
At the South African Progressive Conference held at Bloemfontein Dr. Jameson was elected the leader of the new Unionist party in South Africa.
CHINESE OPPOSITION TO
FOREIGN LOANS.
ANOTHER PROTEST. (Wah Tox Yat Po's Service.)
PEKING, May 24.
money.
CHINESE MILITARY DETECTIVES.
4.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Licensing for the sake of the youth of the land. That a man is himself the better for 8.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- doing something "Anely and thor- oughly with his hands no one can doubt. The chief obstacle to a gen amal acceptance of Brass's advice is that in this very practical world" of Ferry Company, with characteristic enter- It is gratifying to note that the Stat
to-day we are too busy. The point is prise, is following up the suggcation re- ibat. while machinery may have ceudly made in the columns of the China Mail by orceting an additional indicator on abolished art and exhuished, handi- the Hongkong side which can be distinctly crafta, it has multiplied a thousand.seen at its different angles from the much Tr has long been a matter of complaint fold the channels of work. The young
used approach from Ice House Street. in England that the present race of man who has to earn his living carpenters and joiners do not compare by sending a lathe for eight or nine in craftsmanship with the generations hours a day will not come home at immediately preceding them. The in-night and spend three or four hours
The representative of the Human troduction of machinery and the err manipulating those
Railway Company has entered a strong increasing unmber of mechanical ap which the lathe has superseded. If which then came out of quarantine and shire on May 5th of Mr D. E. McIntyre, tions against the borrowing of foreiga aubject was remored from the raesel, The death took place on the Glamorgan-protest with the Board of Communica ploces by bich the cost price of he were a true artist, he would prob-went alongside the Kowloon wharf. fnished woodwork is meterially reably prefer to spend these hours
for many years chief engineer of the Tean. He was preceding home on sick leave. duced, is responsible for this deplorable learning the violin while the work-
By permission of Col. Frior and efficers Death was due to pneumonia and the body was buried at sea before-reaching Colomba. falling away in manual dexterity. "Toran who earns his living by making play at the Craigengewer sports on Satar-Bia, untimely death will be regretted by
the Rajputs band, under Mr Cake, will such an extent has the deterioration violins would rather handle a billiard day, commencing at 3 p.m. The programme many friends in Hongkong. Kowloon and proceeded that Sir FaRDCE TV, que "anely and thoroughly," than the will opprice Valse, "Eldorado"; Valse; the eminent surgecu, discussing in the implements of bookbinding.
"Hydropathen"; selection, "Airs of Scot Here and"; song, "Our Handy Man" (From Ningeerth Century the question, "Are then perhaps we may strike a remedy A Nation in Arms") by Coko; selection, we losing the wee of our hands?" is for a very palpable retrocession from The Guisha" cornot soln, "Killarney
intermezzo, "Over the Sticks"; 2 step, prepared to answer inhesitatingly in the standards of our forefathers, The "Won't you come "ome, Bill Bailey." the afirmative, Naturally this decay in muchinist" from "sheer necessity must manual skill is greatly deplored by Sirek in his hours of relaxation some fined $2,000, and Capt. Bainbridge, the territory. He obtained the Purak mekal
The owner of the Hong Moh, has been rate of $1.20 per FREDERICK. "It is lamentably true," be form of recreation and why should be Master $950, as a sequel to the last big with clasp. at the
remarks, "that the things that were not turn to those which will insensibly seizure of opium on that steamer. The dozen, and credited in
yesterday rude by hand and are to-day train hand and eye and thus help to solicitor for the defence urged the hard-ths. E. and A. Telegraph Company at Cape Owing to the illness of one of the staff of on being returned in good produced by machinery are not as well slacken the tendency to manual deterio- masters engaged in this trade Ownersand St. James, assistance has had to be sout from
ships imposed by the ordinanca un ship. dore. They are done more cheaply, but ration at present 60 rampant, condition.
captains were denrous. of stopping smug-the Hongkong office and consequently Mr| at the expense of ten thousand bands
gling our their ships, but it was impossible R, B. Beattic, who was to have sailed for having lost their cunning. Cloth- The new Dreadnought, graving dock long na the informer was allowed to go | hrnie on Wednesday by the Himano Maru, for Portsmouth, the contract for which has free and the innocent captain and owner has had to pos'pong bis departure ou well- making and the contriving of dainty lags been obtained by Mears Morrison and only were prosecuted. In considered that owned furlough. The telegram sappinz by hand, Enitting wool into garments Minsou, of Glasgow, at the price of in this respect. Most perangs will agres vessel's departure.
Rome amendment of the law was required leave only arrived an hour or so before the and embroidering on the domestic frame £1,500,000, is to constructed alongside that the law at present is must unjout. are almost lost arts. It is true that here or building by the same contractors, and to the now Dreadnought lack, pom in couree
The Most Rev. William J. Walsh, D.D. and there some manufactures defy he completed in four years. It will honourous side, ne was crideuced at the ordered a votivo mas for King Edward at Bathing parties are not without their Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, machinery, in part, at least, The yarn tan meet the coquirements of our super-.M.U.A. picnic on Tuesday. The launch the Pro Cathedral'in Dublin on the day of
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HONGKONG,
30th April 1910.
full
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
THEATRE.
PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, Opposite Central Market.
Oma Yaux Road ÜExtraL,
Manila.
Commander A. H. O. P. Hill-Lowe, of Court of Hill, Teabury, Worcestershire. who has died at Tenby at the age of sixty- one, while first lieutenant of the Thistle, was employed in the operations against the Malays in the Perak War, and was present at the capture and attack of Pasir Sal sad the operations in the Sungei Ujong
TO STUDY IN JAPAN.
(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)
PERING, May 24. Prince Pu Long intende sending 200 soldiers to Japan to study military detective work.
Mr J. R. Wood today fined two opium divan keepers 8100 or six weeks' imprison ment each, and two smokers 24 or soven daya' imprisonment each.
"
Chno Chik San has been arrested on
auspicion of printing lottery tickets and he was brought before Mr E, R. Hallifax, at the Magistracy this morning, and the case was retenuded, bail being allowed" in the sum of 81,000. The police raided No 4' Observation Place and seized a whole lot of typo, etc.. used in the manufacture of lottery tickets,
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VOLUNTEER NOTES.
Mr C. A. J. Wilkio joined the Corpe ou the 26th May, and was posted to the Engineer Company
Dunner G. Duncan of No. 1 Co. has been granted leave of absence for 6 months with effect from the 1st June.
Gunner H. S. Scrivon af No. 4 Co. has boen
granted leave of absence for 6 months with efect from the 24th May..
It is proposed to hold another Billiard Handicap Tournament at Kead Quarters. Members wishing to enter should send their
mittee will meet at Head Quartera at 6 cames to the Corps Sergt. Major by Batur day 4th June. The. Handicapping Com
p.m. on Monday the 8th June.
The result of the Government -epium sale held at Calcutta, on May 3, was not as antiafactory, in the prices realized, on that of April 5. 1,850 chests, of Behar opitm sold at an average of Rs. 3,100, against Rs. 3,657-15 por chest; while the same number of Benares opium realized an aver- chest. The general average of the anle nga of Rs. 3,055, against R. 3,928-13-6 per was Rs. 3,082-8 per chest, against Be. 3,827-3-3 in April, and the total realisation amounted to Rs. 10,172,250, compared. with Rs. 12,630,000 in April.;
KEEP IT HANDY. TMMEDIATE relief je necary in
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. attacks of diarreen, Chamberlain's (HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy is
and be prepared for sudden sticks. I bottle acuarding to direction for my Culic, Chelern und Diarrhoes Remedy sild on a garantee that if you are. should always be on hand. - ' hatzia not satisfet after using two-thirds of a naver fois to give relief. For eie by all will be refunded. It is up to you. 14 T For sale by all chastista and store koopers,
chemists and storekeepers."
H. PRICE & CO., LTD.
NOTI E TO SHAREHOLDERS.
the royal funeral. He wrote: "Surely it THE THIRD ORDINARY ANNUAL MEETING
in our daty to record our appreciation of ..
entering into Dacca muslin in stil Boo st. long, 100 ft.-Tride, and will give number of thyes who could not swim were made on the spindle, sad ladies deftly augh water over the will to docktakon, ashore in a dinghy, When they Lantion rare embroideries and treasure Dresdrought when watedogged. The now ishod to return they found that the the Peacemaker. Them must be widespred SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Company's Offices at Ince because it has not come from the big Boating stock is expected at Portsmouth positively dangerous to return to the launch friend of Insinad, was not spared to have 12, Queen's Road Central, on TUESDAY, the 31st inét., at hid become up choppy that it would be that the Sovereign known as the 9.16 11.30. FM, Lictories. But there has been a great next summer, and with the completion of the little craft in which they left it. So the satisfaction of inseribing in ove apaela |
loss in beauty and finish. Where is the will be able to asy-dock four. Dreadnoughts
the o new permanent works-Portemonth after consultation one of the best swimmers Avernis placata.” lace that will compare with the Venetian simultaneously
ou the launch offered to take over to the wanded four or five their boots in order
Parfürmance:-7.10 to and
GRAND SUCCLES
of the eminent Austraan Artistes.
MISS EVA HUGHES,
“MISS "ADDIE LEIGH....-
rose point of the eighteenth century?
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MISS WINNIE RYAN.
MISS MADGE MORRIS,
Mr JIM HARVEY.
GRAND MATÍNEES; izradaya and Sundaya, at 4 km.
REDUCED PRICES.
There is no question that carpentering
· ́A LIVE SAYER.
12.30 PM, for the
purpose or receiving the Report of the Direc- Coinmodore Crosswell J. Eyres, who has But they might be able to walk into ben appointed commodore at Hongtors and the Statement of Accounts to the 31st December, "1909
khokiwan. This he did, and after some kung is an officer with a sound record-of- curo! m2, or it saved the life of my time the dripping fathers arrived at the vira. He was appointed a ordet in July, child," are the expressings you hose Shaukiwa Police Station. Here through 1874 was promoted ficutonant in 1882. overy day but Chemtain's Colic, Chohin And Dia rhood Ranoty. The fast kindness of a sergeant on the premises taking thres Srata, comminander in 1897,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED
has deteriorated, and that men are masquerading as carpentera to-day who might with as much justice pose a run the world over whore this lushla they were severalls Eited out with clothing, and captain in 100th Captain Erron was a from the 28th to the 31st instant, both days inclusive
remedy bus ren introduced Nither which, although not exactly made to ft middy of the old battleship Shab who abe shartered accountants, or sesistant in dieino in for diarrhea or bowelthele respective Tramor, watne waged the rebel turret ship longer, of
complints has received ah anemi
By Order of the Board of Directors,
ourates, for all the knowledge they are
of handicraft. In the good old daya they would have been rated
provat The recret of the sucers of Chaugh. In this gurb the unlucky ones the Foruvian navy, off Yle, in May, 1877, made fo that core. For sale by alived in due entre none the wors for during the Egyptian War, 1882 (modal w.d Swain's Colic, Blora and Diarrhoes Cook frau-for Hongkong where they and he was a sub-lieutenant of the Hecis
homiter and brak.copera.
thels little experience.
Khudive's star)."
CHARLTON