POWELL'S
Ladies'
AND
A
BARGAIN
Children's A
BATHING
SUITS,
FOR
THE CHINA MAIL.
heather Chinese or foreigners. That
a man should refuse to have examined & bundle containing nothing but a suit.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
We almirve that a start a bolig, madu of coole clothes, and should then run the with the lying out of the garden in the risk af shootings Custom House Ofsoclosed spot near King Edward's statue Acer, unless there was something behind in Boys! Squnce, which he feared to have disclosed, is al most impossible of credence. Indeed, the rumours that various bores of ammoniti
CASH tion here found their way into China
AND
12 RECORDS
CAPS
and
SANDALS.
FOR
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS."
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D
1841.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
SHERRY,
Per Ter Bezen Bottle
$45.
in connection with this erent are quite credible and if so this is bit n straw showing the way the
ourrent is Tuaning
Sun Yatsua is said to have just published a brochure, both in: Chinese and English, in which he deals with tha situation in China, and this book notwithstanding all that the officials can do to suppress it, will be read by millions of people, and will influence their minds to e greater or less degree.. We may be sure that the influence of the book will be to create still further untest, by stirring up the Chinese 10 lock this way and that in order to find an exit from their present servitude the Manchus.
of
One hundred and fifty-eight members Parliament of all parties have presented memorial to Mr. Asquith calling for de finite action in the Congo unless, Belgium abolishics forced labour before August
next.
The cassin which Sargeant Macnamara, of the Royal Wat Konts, was charged with the attempted murder of Assistant Surgeon Pereira, has been concluded in the High Cours, Calcutta. The secosod was found not guilty.
Tho Tado-China stommer Kum Sang which arrived at Singaporo on June, 1 had a rather melancholy voyage from Hongkang,
three consecutive days three Chinose babies were buried at 6. In twe of the cases the cause of dusth was malnutrition and in the third case marasmas,
decom
What the result of the focussing of these forces will be remains to be seca, If so may judge from recent events there is little hope for anything but strife and bloodshed. We remember one abortive revolution that was attempted some The world's youngest grandmother has sixteen years ago at Canton. This boon discovered at Richmond, Indiana, în ended in a fiasco, and the ridicule the person of Mas Everette Parker, who of those who looked on from afar now 28. Mas Parker was married when was more effective even than the actions.
is
of the Government. Some cases said to, and her daughter was married when 14, S. MOUTRIE & Co., cases to Mrs Parker's great great grandmother
LIMITED.
Hongkonu. April 18, 1907.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Auction.
11.30 a.m.-Lecture by Eis Lordship
the Bishop in Penk Church.
and consigned to a Chinese, named, still alive at the age of 90, and so the baby we think, Wong. The consignment also just bom to her daughter can beat the comprised some axes. What happened? possession of a great-great-great-great The barrels of "cement" lay some day grandmother. or two on the steamer wharf, because tho ran to whom they were consigned
A telegram from Durban announced was not to be found. Ultimately notice that a party from the whaler Mangoro Lave was sent to the late De Kerr, seeing annexed Board Island, in the South Indian 11's.m.-Auction of Batan Ceal at Te tint the man Wong was supposed to be Ocean, on bobalf of Great Britain. The
Kwa-Wan.
in some way connected with the Presby Miscellaneous
terian mission, that some casks of Daily Mail Durban correspondent states
CARCEL"
were on the wharf. The that the exterprise is said to be receiving doctor naturally disowned any know-international attention and that the French ledge of them, or of any object for Consul at Durban has offered formal which they could have been procured objection to the stops taken on the ground in connection with anything under his that the island-is Franch possession. care, and requested the authorities to This open, the barrels on the spot.
The aggregate rane of the year's trade was done, and to the surprise of all concerned they were found to be of Canada, according to a return just issued, chock full of revolvers and martridge is £139,138,810, an increase of £24,186,15 to match. In a word, a local revolution had been hatched and a plan concocted over the previous year and of £5,342,465 to assassinate the officials on a certain in excess of the previous highest record day when they were gathered in one of achieved in 1907-8. The indications are the official temples. But the whole favourable to a still greater showing for the HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Juse 3, 1910 thing ended in smoke because the man current year, for which a conservative cati- to whom the revolvers were consigned fearal for his person, and even before mats places the total at £164,385, 563. there was any appearance of suspicica
General Memoranda.
FRIY. June 10-
at
430p.m.-Lady May At Home
Mottatain Lodge. 4.30 p.m.-Entertains ent of Japanese
Sailors at Happy Valley,
The China Mail
THE RUMOURED UNREST ÎN
CHINA,
www
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
At the Magistracy to-day before Mr. B. Hallis, 8. E. Allana and R. D. Captain were summoned by Miss D. Huard for
All
MW.E. L. Shenton appeared to prose- cute Mr Ronder Harris represented Captain and Bir F.. Hott appeared for
llana,
A witness, who gave his full name as
John Vans Agate Bruce Robertson also
James G. Robertson of Texas, said he chowa to nasume the name of Robertson) since he left the Police Force,
Mr Rander. Earris-You were at one) time in the army Yes
And you deserted I beg your pardon, I never dusurted.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1910
[Corvarar TORPEDO - BOATS RE-
FLOATED.
(Independent News, Agenog's" Service
to the China Maft)
Texto, June
The two Japanese torpedo boats which were driven ashore during a gale in Let Bay have been refiented.
GERMAN POLITICS.
COLONIAL SECRETARY
RESIGNS.
[CoryTmnt 7 WHANGPOO CON- SERVANCY SENSATION.
FUNDS EXHAUSTED.
Chief Engineer Given Motion:
(Pom Vur Own Corrisponden?,)
SHANGHAM, June 8
Mr J. de Rijke, Engineer-in-Chief of the Whangpou Conservancy, has réceir- ed aix months' notice to leave, owing to the funds being exhausted.
The Chamber of Commerce will ask the Consuls to insist on the withdrawal
You have been living with Miss Huard (Rewer's Service to the Chine Mail)of the notice in vills of the unfinished.
a husband and wile I have not.
Had you any intention of doing 20-I had and I have at the presgat timu.
You have dined at her house I have. lots of times, in fact quite often..
You constituted yourself protector of Miss Huard At her own request, to
Why did you not protect her when Cap; certain extent. tain was using absolutely Bithy language? -I think he did. Bacause she asked me got to do so. Did he call you a Whan Captain was raining, or endeavour-
Witses drew a rough sketch indicating the position the parties were in when Miss Huard was struck.
LOSTON, June 7: Ferr Deraburg, the German Colonial Secretary, bas resigned.""
His resignation is attributed to want of sympathy towards him exhibited by the reactionary elements of the Govern-| "fent.
Loston, June 8.
state of the work.
WAI-WU-PU PRESIDENT
HOW HE DISPLEASED THE REGENT.
44
(Wah Toz Yat Po's Service)
PEKINO, June T The manner in which H. Liang
ing to main, laws on Miss Huard, would The Times Berlin correspondent you explain the position you were in
states that the Kaiser and the Imperial Chancellor (Dr Bethnann Hollweg) Tun Yen, President of the Wai-u-pu fruitlessly endeavoured to persuade displeased the Prince Regent has now Herr. Dernburg to withdraw his re been made known. signation, and adds that he believes that
The blow delivered by Allans on Miss
Huard, was it delivered from the back or Cont1-16 was delivered from the front.
the
the late Colonial Secretary has planned
Miss Hard was facing Allans 1-Yea, Did she turn her back on him -She did a journey to Japan and the Far East. not The blow was delivered sideways.
Your name was Carruthers 7-It was. Mr Hett-You say you are a commission agent?-I am.
Since when -Since the first of Inst month. I work for à firm and get a fixed salary.
Ita.
ANOTHER ITALIAN
EARTHQUAKE.
Is that export firm hy any chance Besara FEARED TO BE MOST SERIOUS. F. S. Holmes and Co. 73r Holmes is
(Brater's Bervice to the China Mail) manager of the firm.
Have you done any business
LOSTON, June-S. To what extent salary of $200.
Do you know the owners of the firm
From Mr Balmes
T have received my
Yes
I don't know.
Did he pay you by cheque-No, by noter.
When did he pay you On the second of this month.
earned no commission but I think I am in What commission did you earn f—I have the way of carning commission.
A. message from Naples says that an earthquake ccurred during the night fin the Province of Avellino.
Houses collapsed, and the people are camping in the open.
The disaster seems most serious.
and the King and Queen of Italy have Bodles are already being recovered,
-
How did you support yourself after you gone, to the scene, while relief parties were dismissed from the polios ---It was only fourteen days, I had enough to are also being despatched thither. support myself and I waving with a friend who charged me absolutely nothing
Was that friend Miss Hoard by chance? -It was not.
You were going to say it was Mias somo- Did she give you a diamond ring 7-She
Did you sell it 1—I did not. Did you pawn it I did.
What did Captain say to you when he
BRITISH TRADE
RETURNS.
BIG INCREASES FOR MAY.
`(Reuter's Service to the China Mai)
LONDON, June 8.
end picnics to Trips should become im mensely popular, for wo understand that the railway will issue week-end tickets to returned to the dining room door-Ee The trade returns for the month of parties of five or more at half price. Amid all sorts of filthy things.
Did he call you a I can't say. 1 May show increases in imporis amount bonding house is to be erected at Taipo, should like to write some of the things being to £10,414,631 and in exports
totalling £4,081,565.
on the part of the officials, fled,"eren- ! When the British section of the body I was not. tally managing to get clear away Canton-Kowloon Railway is in the wook-did. This case is not the only one that has cccurred in South China, but apparently Wale we strongly deprecate any alarm-there is nothing in the physical, mental ist attitude being hastily 3-sumed either and patriotic stamina of the modern Chinese to guantee that even if any by the Press or the foreign public regard thing were attempted, there would be ing the present condition of fairs in any hope of success. What will happen we cannot say, and we venture to 13.00 1.10 Chian, we are fein to admit that there afirm that even the best informed trippers. There will be three classes of are many factors at work which cause and most farseeing mind cannot compartments on the railway-first, second
diagnose the future with anything like and third, much searching of heart on the part of confidence. It is evident that there those whose interests are bound up in the welfare of the Chinese Empire.
Light Dry - $12.00 $1,05) B. Vino de Pasto, Green Seal
Capsule CC Oloroso, Red Seal
Capsule 17.50 1.50
D Superior Pale Dry, White Seal Capsule 19.50
A
is a good deal of unrest in the air, that
there are preparations being made both.
so that every conreticos pill be offered exit down for his Worship,
Commenting on the proposed strength
by the revolutionist party on, the casering of the British Fiech in Easter hand, and by the Imperialists on the 1.65 very old resident of Hongkong, who other, so something serious may trang Waters, the L. and C. Expres says—The | has also spent many years in the in-pire. Whether the movement will be passage of the Sefiners and Triumph
E Firest Pale Dry, Nutty,
Violet Seal. Cap."
25.00
sule
The following Wines, -imported
2.15
in
terior of Kwantung and is thoroughly conversant with both the written and spoken vernacular, sends us the follow ing obscrvatione dealing with the situa- tion as he views it to-day.
comprehensive, or sporadic, whether it will successful or not, cannot be foretold. It is however probable that are on the eve of trouble, and we shall do well to be on the alert.
Such is the summing-up of the situation by one wall competent to offer "Where there is smoke, there will be his opinion. But in China, as else found fire." If this proverb be true, then
through the canal will be a notable event, 49. pot sines the conclusion of the war between Russia and Japan hashy Power, except Japan, had a battleship stationed in the Far East. These two British battle hips are of 11,800 tons, and each carries a remarkable armament of four 10 in. and fourteen 47 in. guna keelden fourteen 1-pounders, four & pounders, four machine
They have a speed exccoding twenty kusta,
-British"forces in the Far Easte
31z. Bett-I would not bother about that Have you been callod a before ?---No. He said Miss Hoard' was keeping --? Yea. "
You knew he meant you Yes.
You" thought the nutter of no import Ance 1-I did regard it as Important but instead fzersalting him I wished to have him ejected by the palice.
ou mid just pow that Captain did call Mine Hoard was keeping you a---I said what he said.
gool idea he meant me.
PRINCE FUSHIMI'S HOMECOMING
(Beuter Service to the China. Mail)
LONDON, June 7. Prince Fushimi has left St. Peters had barg, and is travelling overland to
Japan.
Were you in a position to call the police in 13.
Was the house yours?-The house is not mine.
Whose boase is it It is Miss Huard' You are quite certain Captain was not is a better position to call the police in than you ?--I am certain.
You were on very intimate terms with
have no knowledge of that.
BIG SHIPPING DEAL
(Reuter's Servics to the China Mail,)
When Frince: Thai Hao loft": on bie litary mission to America and Europe- |the Princo Ragent ordered the President to wire to the Governmenta of Britain, Americs, Germany. Husais, Japan, and“ France. but the President took upon himself to wire also, to Belgium and... Austria. Hence the friction,
THE CANTON MINT.
(Woh Ta Yat Po's Service).
PRING, June 7.
has been decided that henceforth the appointment of Superintendent of the Canton mint will be made by the Board of Revenue
་",
THE CHANGSHA LOSSES.
(Wah Tez Fat Po's Service)
PERITO, June 7.
The Atting President of the Wai-wu-⠀ pu is now negotiating with the British and Japanese Ministars with referenco to the losses sustained by the merchants. of their respective countries during the recent riots at Changsha:
MONEY LOAN ASSOCIATION
OLÄIMI
A Money Loan Association caso in respecto of which a point of law had previously been.
douded in favour of plaintiffs, again came before. Mr Justics Hazeland in the Court of Summary Jurisdiction this, morning;- The plaintiff was named Chow Cham and the defendant a spinster- named. Tuet Seem, the claim being for $105, which sum ropresented 21 instalmentà anîd. to be due in respect of a 85 Money Loun Association of which the plaintiff · "was promoter and the defendant a member.. D. V. Stearonson for defendant. Mr E. Davidson was for plaintiff and
Mr
Mr Stearnson mid the defence was a- | complota denial by the defendant that she wak present on March 16th in plaintiffs shop that she resolved any money from. him or any one connected with the As
ociation. She was a member of, the- ̈ Association, being induced to join by a hair-dresser who had since. absconded. Defendant paid to this wOAN
troman LONDON, June 7.
The Royal Mail Steam Packet Com pany has agreed to purchase the whole
her contributions each mouth, sud the former absconded about March 28th,
You were on intimate terms with Mise of the Pacific Steam Navigation Com-shortly after the meeting when it You had no employment when you dret pany's share capital at a price of £25 tender and received the money. Dolon
bottle, have been specially selected there must be some reason for appre- where, it is always the unexpected that 8cs, and's couple, of. light quick-frers. Misa Hoard; more than Captain #al-I } and procured from Messna GEO. G.hension at the prospect of affairs in happens. The Nanking Exhibition, the and will greatly add to the strength of the Hard 1 Yes, I am still. SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of LONDON, China. The many vague rumoure
printed in the papers, both in the centre first of its kind in China, was opened Chowto, ASD XELÈS:—
and the north of Chinas all point to last Sunday without any of the dire Bomething serious which may at any time emerge from its present zebulous accompaniments which certain journal- $14.00 $1.20 state and fall upon the people.
isis freely predicted. It may be that The officials themselves are not with- out apprehension, and in Canton, for the present, state of uneasiness may
tr
Per For Dozen Buttle
Light Dry Solera Very Pale Dry
breaking forth, in view of the scarcity occuring, for when all is said and done 24.00 2.05 of rice and the dread of famine. John Chinaman is a singularly law Full Gollan
Several times within the last week the Fale Dry Nutty- 26.00 2.25 Viceroy and his entourage have me: abiding individual so long as the bitter representative merchants, and together Time Old Brown - 30.00 3.05 they have concerted steps to have rice burden of existence does not crush toe
Bupplied from the south, which is to be deeply into his soul. -- sold at a price within the reach of the
20.000 example, they are taking steps to result similarly in nothing untoward 20.00 1.70 prevent the anger of the people from
Kork-For Hongkong. The above
teiling masas. All this is very sug geative and shows clearly enough that
a high quarters there is a dread lest
the minds of the people.
Some of the native papers are doing
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WATER SUPFLY.
How Matters Now Stand,
The monthly return issued by the Hong-
per share
want to Miss Huard No.
Tor sleep on the premises of the commis. sion firm 1 do not.
Where do you leap 7-Is it necessary to CANTON answer that I do not like people to know that I am mixed up with this business. It is a very unsavoury basices.
His Worship-Is there any particular
was alleged defendant drew the successful dant did not know the plaintiff and the statements made by him and his witnesses that defendant attended at his shop and VICEROYALTY.rocoived the money were absolutely false,
Defendant was in the unfortunate position- that she did not know any of the PROBABLE NEW AP- members and it wasolcas for her
POINTMENT.
to bring witnesses to say the
a brothal on the date engaged in named. Defendant did not know - what (Wah Tar Tat Po's Service) she was doing on March 16th, which was aasily understood for it was diffent to PERING, June 7.
remember a month shand what one way. Information from a reliable source deing on a given day. Anyhow, she know she had never attended plaintifa shop in states that EE. Tuan Fang, ex-Viceroy onnection with the dainga of the As of Liang Kiang, will be appointed sociation Viceroy of Canton: -
kang Water Authority for the month of reason why you should not answer the May, and published in our last eveningsiness then said he lived at Beacons issue, showed to what s low, ebb the field Arcade, top floor. Colony's supply bad fallen prior to the Why did you say it was unsavoury to live welcome appearance of rain. As is always there?-I did not say that. This case is the case in periods of drought, the situation most unsavoury.
Most unsavoury 7-I did not want people was only serious as far as Hongkong itself was concorsed there being an ample to know that I was connected with this quantity in the Kowloon reservoir.
You are connected with It? You are in
Mr Stevenson-Can the witnesa bo- the neck. Doesn't Mr Holmes it op live there --He only removed there decision of the Board of Civil Appoint-accommodated with a chair, my Lord she
ments that EE. Yun Heu Hann, the is a small-footed woman. Testerday.
Case.
Defendant was then called to give An Imperial Edict has confirmed the evidence.
prices will be increased by the arcane revolutionary irritation be aroused of the Imperial Tobacco. Company, Ltd., below the figure for the corresponding date the address of the firm is No 2 Pedder Present Viceroy of Canton, be degraded His Lordship Yes. y.
of duty payable-$3.00 per düzen.'.
Alexandra Buildings.
ail they can to stir up anger against
The estate of the late Sir Edward Wills,
has been valued at £2,580,000.
And it is the address of the Erm --No.
Street.
On June 1st the total contents of the five Hongkong remrvous was 74,198,000 gallons, or où less than 128,054,000 gallona
list Feat. With only an intermittent supply the total consumption during the the Erm-It does not.
How does that address connect you with |-- the mandarins, and incidentally against M. - Fallières shows signs of great over month was. 121,426,000 2xlions, this In answer to further quastions witheas i the dynasty and though they profesa work, and it is not denied in his entourage being equal to nearly 4,000,000 gallons said that Captain bad gone there with the S. WATSON & σ0, to be castigating the avarice and the that the French President's state of health per day. Taking, therefore the consump-intention of doing Miss Huard and himsel!
grasping of foreign nations, in reality leaves much to be desired.
tion for the mouth of May as an average, grevious bodily harm."--(Laughter.) LIMITED.
they are girding against their own
the water in the reservoirs on June 1st was said that he had purchased his discharge Re-examined by Mr Shonton witness government We recently read a very In connection with the charges of only sufficient to Inst about 18 days. Ho from the army in Hoogkong.||| bitter article, in which the writer an- inadverts on the recent treaty that is bribery preferred against Superintendentmembering that this average is worked out Can you tell as the mitive for the said to have been made between Japan Haultain and Chief Engineer Chaes, of the on an intermittent as distinct from a con- assault For the month of March Cap and Russia. The writer, points out Calcutta Fire Brigade, both officers hargable additional quantity was consumed only know from what Miss Huard has told.
stant supply, and, further, that a consider- tain's shroff collected chita
Mr Barris I object to all this.--he car with exceeding bitterness that now been called on by Govorament to show before the rain came, it will be seen hohim Worship-As far as you know, if Japan and Russia have becoms friends, cause why they should not be dismissed? they will jointly filch something more from the Chinese Empire. This will
The benefit of the rainfall will be quits further, what is the motive
your own personal knowledge and no give an opportunity to England to
Presiding at the Royal United Servien olivious when it is pointed out that on guzels; oxtend her power over the Yangtze Institution recently near the first annual the mething of the 6th inst. the total Uver money mattura ?—Yes. Valley, to Germany to get more of meeting of the Mid-Scotland Ship Canal number of gallons in the Hongkong
In which you were mixed ap Skantung, and to France to seize more National Association, formed for the pur racervoirs was 191 143,000 gallons. This ly in Captain's power. I showed her what first went to Mies: Huard she was absolute- territory in Kwongai. An remarked, above, the blow is not struck directly pose of furthering a scheme for the configura compares with 201,161,000 on June to do to get out of it. That is only where
gaines the foreigner, though intense struction of a low-level deep water canal 10th of last year. the corresponding weak-Lammized up in it. irritation is shown against him but from the Forth to the Cyde, the Duke of end report. This total is made up as fol You may you constituted yourself hor against the rulers of China. The Argyll said that it was of great importance lows-Tytam, 65,670,000 gallons (come-protector? Did you mean against Captain?
protector uthorities in Peking are upbraided that the great military and naval tab pared with 68,800,000 gallons in 1900 ander tonto her both 188 for being so inept and so supine
to ease her mind. that they allow these things lishment at Rosyth should have a back 11,040,000 gallons on June 1st this year); Was there anyone else -No, nobody
Tytam Byowash, 90,000 (compared with else. go before their eyes and make doar and that the Clyde should became uo protest. It is impossible to believe a great arsenal
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
THEATRE.
FREMIER HALL OF THE CULONY, O Vaux ROAD CherBAL,
Opposite Central Market.
1 Performances:-7,16 to $ and
8.15 to 11.30 F..
tt
TO-NIGHT :
TU NIGET appearance of the Culebrated Jurenile
Artiste,
The Tavourite of the Hoogkong Public, THE WONDERFUL
SADIE.
MYRA JAMES
AND
that these diatribos fall on headless ears, or that they are harmlesa in their
effect the reverso surely must be, the
The unhappy tragedy that transpired at Canton fast Saturday appears, from Mr BAM GALE. what can be gathered, to point to something that is not clearly understood
serious the situation bad' become.
Bi
but not deprived of office.
The case was concluded, and his Lord. ship reserved his decision.
CLUB WHISKY.
RECOGNISED
FOR THE PAST
15 YEARS
Simply
When I
AS ONE OF THE
BEST WHISKIES
LU
ON THE LOCAL
MARKET.
مت
ABSOLUTELY
FREE FROM
IMPURITIES.
THE WHISKY "PAR
EXCELLENCE"
FOR LOCAL
CONDITIONS...
1,186,000 and 64,000 gallona respec. Then it must have been Captain ? Was tirely); Pokfulum, 28,080.000 (compered that so 7-It was so and to case her mind." with 21,150,000 and 1,880,000), Wong-csiCaptain and Allana,
When you said that you meant Captain? Price $18 per case of 12 bottles from THE ANNOYING COUGEL cheung, 7,872,000(compared with 7,882,000 In what respect wore you her probentor? H. PRICE & Co. Ltd, TOUR cough annoye your Keepion and 230,000) Tytan: Interordiale. None whatever. KAKAN KARENE
on to them
in connection with Miss
Lacking and tearing the deloste 78,841,000: (compared with 101,444,000/klad yon sportaffeine FiI had sent membranes i! you want to be annoyed. But
en want relief, want to be cured; take 480 4,000). It will thus bo 200n that Da Captain one chitter Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For mala by June 6th this your there were 116,950,000rther evidence was called, and the chalets and torskegais.
i mire gallons stored than on Juns lat. case was adjourned.
12, Queen's Road Central