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THE WATER SUPPLY,
[CORTRIGHT]
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1910
Monday is Decoration Day in the We are informed by the Colonial THE CHINESE MILITARY United States of America,
The French Mall of the 28th April was delivered in London on the 28th May.
grier ously arred. The issue of the wro anders mentioned above is said to have proyed the case to be quite the opposite, for coughing in church so far se certain battalions of the Army are concerned.
We understand that a large' chest of has now dimoat disappeared, How Popiamo, value about $2,000, has been stolen wonderfully Tommy Atkins responds from the a, Gregory Apear which is now to the stern admonitions of the dis-in port
PER MONTHciplinarian!
WILL PURCHASE ONE.
I
A STOCK OF
200 Machines
3 epidemic of cholera has broken ost in Cau-guot, in the Tonkin district. In one no less than fifteen deaths in bas day. village which is unregistered there were
1
Between May 1st and th one hundred and sixty nine books have been Borrowed from the Y.11.C, A. library. This: give a little idea of the extent to which the library is used.
A strange thing in connection with the mistter is that the tiro orders in question apply in bath instanera, ta soldiers.who are members of the Church of England. According to the United Service Gazette, "wen whe Lelong to other religions, persuasions are not to have any penalty hanging over their heads, but may indulge in the luxury of coughing to their, hearts" "content, much to the envy of those who worship st other shrines." Our contemporary commenting on the order, anya"The The following telegram, was received so-day by the Colonial. Secretary from the rights of man (which in these days resursary of State: -Referring to my eapposed to include not only the right telegram of 15th May, half mourning will condemn good statesmanship, but also come to an end on June Suth instead of
July 29th. Signed, CREWE, S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. the right to convert willing patriots
and
10,000 Records
TO SELECT FROM. ·
Hopskom. April 18, 1907.
METICS FOR TO-MORROW.
Auctions.
Aasty accident occurred at the Kowloon Docks yesterday afternoon when solle had one of his foot smashed up. Some boiler plates were being moved when on fall on the coolic who was standing
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Secretary that there is at present `na immediata cabeo for anxiety as to the Colony's water supply, “**
There was on the 23rd inst, a total of 11 million gallons in the Hongkong re- serviors which amounts to four, wook's supply
th
MORE ARMA SEIZED.
MISSION.
LUNCH WITH FRENCH
PAXSIDENT.
(Renter's Service to the China Mail) Loxtos, May 7.
Prince Trai Tao and the other
CHINESE MINISTER TO JAPAN.
(ah Tar Yat Pola Service.)
Prent, May 26, His Excellency Wong Tai Shi ha been appointer Chinese Minister at Takyo,
THE CHANGSHA BIOTS
Yet another seizure of arra has bone members of the Chinese military ESTIMATED FOREIGN LOSSES. offected by Detective Sorgeant T. Murphy mission yesterday lunched with Pre- whereby one revolver and Bfty rounds of sident Fallieres. ammunition were confiscated. Thoy wor discovered on the sis.. Shun Li,, which is ou the Kongmoon run, soncoated in a basket of biscuits. Ons man was arrested and at the Magistracy bala morning a fina of 250 wan imposed by 2 J. 1. Wood
DIN THE MONEY-LENDER'S
HANDS
In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction this morning, before Mr Justice assised,
FRENCH SUBMARINE
DISASTER.
SÚNK BY STEAMER.
(Wah Tu Yat Pa's Service)
PREIO, May 26.< It has been representeil that the loss autored by foreigners during the riots at Changsön amounts to" "one- million tasks.
PALACE FOR EMPRESS-
DOWAGER.
Lass of 23 Lives.
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail) 4 ja
LONDON, May 27... The Channel steamer Pua de Calais
(Wah Tamat Paʻa Servior.)
Perso, May 20
The Express Dowager has ordered
sa Iadian money-lunder samml Oyagerstruck the Franch submarine Pluvaise, Stags qued A. da Silva, employed by the which was rising from a dive beneath a palace to be built for her use at a
Star Ferry Compay, for $110 on a fout the water. And. several promissory notes. MrJ. E. Gardiner was for plaintiff.
said he did not owe all of it.
Asked if he owed the mouny, defendant
Alf the crew of the submarine, numbering 23, were drowned.
The 8.8. Fas de. Calais returned to Calais in a damaged condition.
into hateful conscripts) ought surely to this morning that the cyclone or typhoon latter had gone bankrupt and therefore THE JAPANESE TARIFF"
include the right to cough, no matter bat a man's theology may be. An arrangement under which members of
The Manila Observatory telegraped line of southeri Formosa, moving N. E. Hongkong will therefore not reap any much-needed molature from this disturber of the China Sen.
BRITAIN HARD HIT.
Pointed Comments åt Home.
Me Gardiner stated that it was a joint and sororal promissory notos given by the defendant and a man named Gomes The plaintif was entitled to claim judgment of the whole amount from the defendant.
Defendant. admitted that he was liable under the age, but stated that he got. hall of the money and Gemes the other half,
half dollars a month. It was pretty hard
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) en hins to have to pay the whole amount
LONDON, May 27. but if his Lordship ordered him to do so Mr Chatterton Wilcox, Secretary of whois $15 a month until the debt a Times quoting figures to show that
11 am Auction of 3 cloaks, 2 Patent one religious body enjoy a certain right, The Chinese, Engineering and Mining sash paying back at the rate of saven and
Logs, etc. at Mesara Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooma.
Il .m.-Auction of Elena bold Farmi-
tare 17a, Queen's Road'
and those of another body are penalised for exercising the same right, is
Company, Limited, report that the total output of the Company's three mines for he week ending 14th May amounted to
period to 34,727,43 tona
cost of Thols 6,000,000.
CHINESE NAVAL LOAN.
(Fok PeruEos Po's Service)
Pero, May 26,
It is intended to rise a foreign los to secure funds for the Naval Board.
JAPANESE STATESMEN IN PEKING.
(Wch Ton Yet Po's- Service,)
PEKING, May 26.
A party of Japanese politicians' bas
9.90 p.minetion of Household and surely. indefensible, from whatever 19,000:80, come and the sales during the he would bo pleased to continue paying the the China Association, writes to the arrived in Peking.
• Office Furniture at 21. Cochmne St.
Meoting. Food-Park Tramways Co. General
ilceting
Miscellaneous 3.30 p.m.-Second Gymkhana Meeting,
Race Course, Happy Valley.
General Memoranda.“
MONDAY, May 30:-
2.30 p.m.stina of Household Furnt tura at Harperville, & Garden Read TUESDAY. May 31 -
Noon-Meeting of Watkins, LA Noon--Meeting of A. S. Watson & Co.,
Itd.
10:30 p.m.---Meaking of H. Price &
Ltd, WXDXKADAY, Jute 1:-
Board.
Sales Rooms.
4 Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salon Rooms.
at
standpoint we look at it. It perhaps should be said, in explanation of the extraordinary fits which seem to attack soldiers when in church more than eby other time, that the theory has been advanced that the paroxysms are indulged in not as an unwonted luxury, but as a protest against being detained in church too long. Be this as it may,
Telegrama from Constantinoplu stalo that the Turkish journal Tanin declares that Ottoman confidence in the Fowers has been shaken and urges that a Turkish squadron should proceed to Crete to ptascut au ultimatum to the insurgents.
dischargée:
Mr Gardiner said there was no bape of the burden of the new Japanese tariff gatting anything from the other man, but falls heaviest on British interests and no doubt defendant would get some con will compel many Britishers to abandon tribution from him, as they both worked business with Japan. for the Ferry Company.
FTEMS AT THE COURTS.
Three boatpeople were fixed 310 each · MJ. R. Wood, this morning, for lying alongside Kowloon Wharf so as to CAUSE an obstruction.
His Lordship made su ardor for the pay. The Times also prints a leading ment of the debt by monthly instalments of article endorsing Mr Wilcox's state $15, the first instalment to be paid on ments but adds that it does not believe June let.
that the statesmen of Japan fully "As a nation was walking along Queen L realice the effect of the tariff on Anglo-Reed on Thursday he had his pocket picked Japanese trade relations. The journal but the thief was caught, in the act of Thore arrived in Hongkong on Thursday points out that this is another instance docamping with 8180 gold. At the Magi Gonzales, will take place at the Chinese gentleman, who as the result of a bet made Trade country to purchase much-needed
.M.C.A. this evening
The fireb performance of Beauty and the Basat" by the Juvenile Musical Party,. under the direction of Professer Danenbarg, Assisted by the Philharmonic Society or
LA WALKING TOUR.
it has certainly been observed, in the chastes under the baton of Professor afternoon Mr.A. E. F. Saeys, a Durch illustrating the inability of a Frea tracy this moming he was remanded.
A Japanese, was charged at the Magis. tràsy with keeping a ferocious dog and three dogs without having: llcenses and a
fize of 913 was imposed including #1 com pensation to a person whom one of the doge bit
Tenues concerned, that there has been a marked decrease in the chorus of
in a student's club in 1906, undertook to tariff ecncesions from other countries. coughing since the orders penalising
walk round the world in six years, for By the Siberian mail this morning we 24,000. A stipulation was made that Mr it have been announced to an unen- received from our London correspondent Saeys should start without a penny in his BRITISH AND JAPANESE 2.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Licensing lightened "world. This seems to sug-long letter, reproduced on another pago, pocket and that he should not for 5.30 p.m.-Auction of Househuld Fural-gest that there has been either a metropolis attending the death of King af had been by bont from Amsterdam to
describing the scene in the Empire's money on the journey, The route follow- ROYALTY MEET curo, ale at Messrs Hughes & Hough's marked improvement in the health of Edward. Despatched from Temple Cham-America to San Francisen santhwards (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)and seeing & pair of trousers hanging ous
Tork then on foot across". North 9.30 pm. Auction of Japanese Curios the Anglican military community, or bar takon just nineteen days and a few Guianss Brazil to Esanos Ayres, thenes bers on the afternoon of May 7th it through Blexico, Patama, Venemaala, the
LONDON, May 26. 9.30 p.m-action of 4 Fez Terrier that the threat of being kept back from hours to rasch us.
Pups at It Geo. P. Lammers's Sales
across to Chili, up the weatorn side of South
Prince Hiroysau Fushimi visited America back to Venezuela, whours -lfi Saays returned by best to Rotterdam. He Tacir Majesties the King and Queen at then visited every country in Europe before Marlborough House yesterday,
on to Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Aukan Sumatland Garciau hat Afrita, and then to Cape Town. Bombay. He walked right through India
Me Sacys next move was by boat to NEW GERMAN CRUISER. four days' imprisonment and four hours. and book bont froot Rangoon to. Penang and thence through the Malay peninsuls and then through the Dutch Indies and Cochin China.
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TRUESDAY, Jacy 2-
This Sonson's Prices:
por doz,
Soda Water
50 cts.
Soda Water
60
(Bombay bottles,
Potash, Seltzer
60
* B. P. Soda
Lemonade ...
6.
Tonic Water
75*
Lithia Water
Ginger Ale...
75
Sarsaparilla
... 73
Orange Champagne
75
HOSOKONG, FRIDay. May 27, 1910
Lemon Squash
75
Raspberryade.
75
COUGHING IN CHURCH.
Specialities:
Mons Ginger Beer....
PINTE
80 cta.
1+
Dry Ginger Ale...$1.00; Splits 80 Lime Fruit
...$1,00; Splita 60. Champagne"
Bottles will be charged for
2.30 p.m.-Ano'ion of Household Furai- Comtacepat-ir-Queen's Gardenepu
The China Mail.
Another grand balloon scent and parachute descent is to take place at the „Chineso Garians, Happy Retrack-by-blr-
P. B. Bilborne, sasistud by Mr Hee Chong, the Chinese seronaut, on Thursday after noon, June 2 Mr Hilborne will sacend 5,000 it, and discend from that height by 13th Rajputs will be in attendance. means of a parachute. The land of the
!
From information received by the
officerant Sydney
SPEED OF 28 KNOTS.
· (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
Lostos, May 26.
The trial trip of the German craiser
A coolis was walking long Canton Road
[to dry thought he would like to possess them. Accordingly he proceeded to suner the trousers but unfortunately for him was observed by a friend of the owner.
Rickshaw anolies also joined in the chass "KEŠ "RO"MES KITESNEN VAN SEE Tunde bat Mr E. R. Hallifar sentenced prisoner to'
stocks at the Magistracy to-day
ALLEGED LIBEL AND
the case was motioned in which A. Fisher sued A. Jenkyns for $1,000 damages for alleged libel and slander. Mr J, H- Gardiner was for plaintiff, and Mr M.-, Reader Harris for defendant. M
church left a wholesome impression of the probabilities of something worse to falloz Evidently soldiers have bear brought to the knowledge that cough ing in church is a much more heinous sin than ordinary conventional mor- ality is inclined to view it." Into the larger aspects of the caso presented
Mr Sacys expects to leare Hongkong about. Sunday úr Monday by way of Row- by those who consider that the arder Customs
loon, sad will proceed through China and a tip to Makdon then southwards through
In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction" interferes with the principle of the gatensibly containing Chinese wine wa Koros afterwards passing on to Japan. Vonderaan gave a speed of 28 this morning, before Mr Justion Hazsland, liberty of conscience we do not intend spored in the Circular Quay sheds, and at the From thence he will take best to: Vladivis kaota an hour. It is claimed that she bottom two large tins were found centais. 'tock and will then walk along the Siberian Sraasca, indeed aro the manifold activitat the moment to anter. Much Baring one hundred 14th, tina of smoking railway back to Amsterdam. Mr Saeys is superior in speed and gun power to
expects to complete the journey by the end the British Invincibles. ies of some commanding officers in His rassed Army Chaplains no doubt wel opium of the very best quality. The of 1911.
material is valued by experts at £800. The Majesty's army. Nothing seems to become the order, the genius who drafted shipmant arrived recostly by the Changsha, and standa 5ft 11 inches in height. Hi Mr Babys is an interesting personality
Mr Harris said he was at a loss to under- too trivial or beneath attention in the it no doubt takes great pride in his consigned to a man named Willie Choy. weight is hont 13 stone. He is an coom-WAGES ABSORBED IN DIBTS.
stand why the notion was on the Ilst, as it plished linguist speaking no fewer than great and sacred cause of placid unilor.
achievement, while seeing that Tommy Two other names were given to the Cusias languages besides his own.
was adjourned tine, die on the 18th of last toms ofears in connection with the case, appears to be remarkably it and ou de
In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction month. It was really adjourned until mily and iron-clad discipline, Some Atkins obeys it, whether grudgingly and it is stated that all the names were Docsainn walked afty miles in one day when this morning, bofore Mr Justice Hazeland, Capt. Janiyas should rotara, when notice
desth threatened him from thirst. time lack the papers at Eome made of necessity matters not well, there used by one man, who has been arrested.
Mr. Saeys supports himself by lecturing and Chinaman sued another for 390 balancs was to be given his friend Mr Gardiner. mérry over an order issued to a battalion
is nothing more to be mid.
The report of the British Comptrellor.ad by the sale of photographa. He of interest due under an acknowledgment... The case was now ordered to be adjournm General of Eatents for 1909 says that one the Dutch Club this evening.
expect to lecture before the members of of the Grenadier Guards fulminating)
MrE, Davidson, for plaintiff, asked for | ad sine die. feature" of the year was the enormous. against what was evidently considered to
"payment at the rate of $22.50 per month. development in aeronautics, the number of
·His Lordship-How much do you offer 1 | be a most heirous practise, to wit,
more than three times the number recolved applications relating to this subject being
Defendant-Two dollam a meath.
during 18. With reference to the much coughing in church.
discussed Patent Acta, 1907, up to Dec. 31 last thers were 73 applications to revoke patente, and 17 patents wore actually
- NEWS"]OF THE DAY.
Surely the P.W.D. or the Sanitary And now comes authority could see to it that the deying news that the General Officer Command-wreaths around the base of King Edward's at the rate of $1.20 per ingat Woolwich, has issued: a similar statue were now removed.. -dozen, and credited in full order. It would seem that coughing in
being returned in road (oburch is a much-loved practise on the ordered home to. England un grounds of bored, 6d8..
condition.
HONGKONG,
30th April 1910.
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M139, EVA 'HUGHES, KISS ADDIE LEIGH.
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Me ̧ CIM HARVEY,
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His Lordship-Two dollar. That will
take about four years,
Á LIVE BAVER.
1
red me, or it saved the life of my
child," are the expressions you boar every day about -- Chamberlain'a. - Colic, Defendant stated that he was a clark Cholers and Disthoek Raurady. This is
true the world"over where, this y Jueblo), employed by the Hamburg-American Line remedy bus bean introduced. "No other
·
DOGS ON THE FERRY.
(To the Ediber of the **China Mai") BIS-A few weeks ago I wrote to you and was in receipt of 8130 month, He medicins to see for diarrhoes or bowel | revoked. ̈ ́ The applications for patenta ra- calling attention to the nuance, not to was already paying 8110 on judgments, complaints his received such general »p- The Pov. J. A. A, Luke ha been ceived from women during the year anm-say the great inconvenience, caused to His Lordship made an order for the proval The escres of the snocess of Chan- passengers on the Star Ferries by the fre-payment of the amount at the rate of 820 Remedy is that it cures. For sale by all-
Borisin'a - Dolis, – Chofera" and Diarrhoea quent presence on Mazd of doga absolutely
month.
hamista and atosakospora. - The now battleship St. Vincent was under no control whatever. The privilege commissioned at Portsmouth ou May 3 by which the Company has allowed its cus Captain D. R L Nicholson to relieve the tomers of taking their dogs across the Irresistible in the First, Battle Squadron water free of charge ban been gromly of the Home Fleet. There are thus tan abused, and to my way of thinking-and in The Hongkong Post Office is still doing Dreadnoughts in commission, all in the this I find I am in agreement with many of the martial congregation seated a big business in copper. How long will rat díviaión of the Homo Flest Seven aro sexson-ticket hölders the time has come i this stamp-buying craze laat we wonder? battleships-Dreadnought, Bellerophos, small charge for dogs or eles insist that
part of Tommy Atkins, but the custom health. He leaves Hongkong on Juno ig evidently grates on the more sensitive by the s., Asia, Thia news will be beard ears of his officers, not to mention the wich considerable regret throughout the
Colony.
chaplain whe maybe attempting to instil
a little devotional fervour into the breasts
Fortunately fine police are now taking coolios who daily gather in Queen's Road haed in regulating the dirty horde of for the pursuance of this little bit of specu
istop
Temereiro, Superb, St. Vincent, Colling Invincible, Inflexible, and Indomitable: wood, and Vanguard, and three cruisers
"There has lately, come to light from the dusty depths of a bookshelf Inf the Education Office alim binok volume of the
before him. There is nothing that we know of more infectious that a cough in church. Some unfortunate wight suddenly is obsessed by an irritating tickling in the throat which
can only be relieved by a cough. For a time he struggles against it, but in the end the cough
At once some one in onspootacles daily to be witnessed on the the first A few notes in the extent of adjoining, pew who has been similarly Prays at Macso, and suggesting that the Chinese Eduestion and the second
conta
Și non vere, bene trovato" writes greatest interest to all concerned in educs.
to us complaining of certafy disgusting then today. It is divided into two parts,
few
when the Company should either make a
every dog taken on the Ferry be on leash Wednesday evening would have been or chain. The fight which occurred on
svolded had the Company some regulation such as this. Yours truly,
May 28th, 1910.
KOWLOON
THE WIDOWED QUEEN.
THE TWO FAVOURITE LONDON GINS.
afflicted but bas restrained his desire, Police should be instructed to deal with notes on the Government Schocle of the the Daily News, says that Queen A London telegram dated May 21, to the naisance, otherwise indies and chilldron Island be Author is the Ro W Alexandra was dresiod in the deepest more out of timidity ex fear of attracting will have to give up visiting Macao. Inci Lohsid-Missionary, and lospector of black at King Edward's funeral and had attention than anything, likewise re-dentally our correspondent advocates the the Government Sobool the date is 1850, on a thin veil Her Majesty was wearing lieves his pent-up feelings, and so the feipoultion of a tax on dogs, now cas of 1 and the publishers to Cura Mart."The the brilliant jewel of the Order of the the Distillers Company's-London Destillery are noted for their mellowes and epidemic spreads until nearly everyone the biggest nuisances in the adjoining Tallas Dragon,
has caught the malady more or Inom colony.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, inchumh
unpreven
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HAMBERLAIN'S Congh Ramdy is
severely. In all innocence we used to imagine that coughing. Was A distressing but.
ible phenomenon, duo
to faults of climate or the bad ventilation of most
Tha softness of the water of London makes an ideal Oin, bence the Gins of
Garter. The German Emperor hastaned FINE FLAVOUR.
niet her to alight at Westminster Ball
fod kised her effectiquately. After short Sole Agents: service, the Archbishop of Canterbury's
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Queso not ifisfied after using two-thfeds of abou'd always be on hands, Game Before entering her carries betale according to directione, par m/ray and he prepared for madden sticks, Alasandra patted King Edward's dog and TELEPHONE N
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