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was near the Throne an adviser to the now Monarch, and we think that before
BARGAIN ang Whitehall will see the matter in
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|the same light. With the Duke of Cos- NaCory shortly to be away in Chunds, with the aller Field Marshals like Earl Rovara, Lord WOLSELEY, Sir EVELYN Wood and others gradually ape cumbing to the benumbing influences of advancing it is but natural
age, that. King Gronar ahould be supplied with a military Councillor of the status and ability of Lord Krica. He would fill the position to the satisfaction of the mation and of the army, and would be able to weld into one bomogeneous whole the great Imperial Army which bar just been outlined as the result;
12 RECORDS of various Councils of Empire and much discussion, sa na other man could possibly do. It must not be forgotten too that Lord KrVER has been practically an
exile from his native land for. cearly thirty- eight years, most of which have been filled to the utmost with hard work
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Japanese druiser Chitose is due in Hongkong next Monday.
Glasgow's newagu'schome to purify the Clyde, bas cost bro and a-quarter millions.
fo 1908 the Mitsui firm transacto 21 per cent of the total volume of Japan's foreign trade.
The Geographical Society of Pennsyl- auis has awarded a good medal to Sir E.
Shackleton.
During 1900 16,812 persons were in-
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
ka
Flis Excellency Siv Henry and Lady May gave a tuncheon party at Government House today in honour of Sir Cheating } Liang Ching,'at which the following gucata waro present-Admiral, Mes and Mis Lyon : Col. Mes And Miss St. Johs, Hon. Dr Ho Kai, Hau. Mr Wai A Yuk and Mr and Mrs Blanchfower.
THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA.
The Bishop of Visteris returned Hongkong this morning in the a... Haitau. He has been visiting Swator and Chow
jared by rehicles in London streets and Choy Fu. At the former place he con Son of those injured died.
ducted a special service on Sunday last which was attended by the missionaries of | several different davominations and by the majority of the English-speaking residents of Swatow: His Tordship will continus This course of Lectures on Hymns and their story" at the Poak Church, to
Compared with 1908 there was laat gear a decrease of-3; 603, 112 passengers eo the Lendas Urited Tramways,
www.
„Canada'ā” immigration figures for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 1910, ware morrow (Thursday) at 11.30 am. 198,781, as against 146,000 the previous
year,
Earl Grey has unveiled a monument erected at Toronto to the memory of the Canadians who lost their lives in the South Africa
every buyer of a dozen golf balls should be A Scottish correspondent suggests that
rubber companies.
-SOCIAL AND PERSONAL."
The Bishop of Victoria preaches ab St. Andrew's 'fhaich, Kowloon, next Sun- day eveolog:
S. MOUTRIE & CO., and successful achievement. He has presented with six shares in any of the'ner that M: Roosevelt's recent comments on
LIMITED.
Hongkone. April 16, 1907.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Miscellaneous
King of Sweden's Birthday. 11.30
m.-Lecture by Bis Lordship tho Bishop in Peak Church,
General Memoranda,
FRIDAY, June 17':-
11 a.m.-Auction of raised goods ex, 8.8. Kweigang at C. N. C. gedowns, West Poin'.
relinquished the command-in-chief in Lidia in the full plentitude of his
Altogether, 41 atiation companies have powers, with his mind disciplined by been registered in England in the lase the stern and sobering responsibility twelve month; their combined nominal of great office and his powers of obser- capital being £442,200. vation and co-ordination enhanced
1
Egyptian question mean anything they show If Sir Edward Grey's remarks on the
British policy in Egypt have received the attention they deserved.
It was the ambition of the Duke of
the same,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1910
[Corrince:]
THE VALLEY OF DEATH.
AWFUL CLOUD-BURSTS IN GERMANY.
(Reuter's Service to the China MaF) LONDON June 16.. A terrible denth-mall is recorded as
41.
the result of cloud-bursts in the Rhine Valley!
It is believed that 50-have boon drowned at Adenau, 150 at Abr Valley, and 25 at Hoenningen.
Warkien's barracks were swept away
Bankenstein, where it is believed that 100 were killed,
BRITAIN'S EGYPTIAN
PROBLEM.
請
[Copycat] INTERNATIONAL COUR- TESIES.
Independent News Agenoy's”. Servics-
to the China Maik)
Tokyo, June 15. General Oshima, Governor-General Regent's Sword) has rimited Viceroy of the Kwangtung Peninsula (the
ficent entertainment was prepared for Sik Linng, of Manchuria. A magni- him and the most cordial sentimenta ware exchanged.
A DISTINGUISHED TRAVELLER.
__
(Independent Norca Agency's" Service
to the China Mai.)
Toxo, June, 15. Sri Ram Chandara Bhanj, of Orium Mr Roosevelt's Speech Resented with his site, has arrived in Toko- who recently passed through Hongkong
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS
,4}
(Reuter's Servies to the China Afgi.).
LONDON, June 14. In the House of Cemmiors, Mr. A. F.
drew attention to the situation in Bird, Unionist 3.P. for Wolverhampton Egypt and-attacked the Government's policy of fostering self-government in that country,
Mr Robertson denounced Mr Roose-
háma.
KOREA.
("Independent News Agency's Service to the China fcil.)
TaxTo. June 15. Mr Chiuichi Ariyoshi has been ap pointed Secretary to the Residency
General in Kores."
Cornwall, when a very small boy, passa velt's Guildhali speech as an insult, SILK OUTLOOK IN JAPAN. law who I am King, stopping, all sin, but Mr Balfour defended the er The crew of the Kowloon Dock Com the cutting of puppies tails, and the telling President, who, he said, realised what { .. tour through the Commonwealth paay's launch, recently found ashore, lava of lea." A tall order, but meritorious all of Australia, and the Dominion of pot so far been traced. It is nasumed they
| have dea to Cantou. New Zealand, with incidentally
inspection of the battlefields^« The value of importe landed at Grimsby military last year was £11,183,000, and the arports
13,885,000 the Fish Docks 3,310.00 cwts of fresh fish were landed of the valve
#a
of £2,301,300. 1841.
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
SHERRY,
Light Dry
-
Par Per Boz Bottle
$12.00 $1.05
B Vind de Pasto, Green Seal
Capsule: 13.00 1.10
EC Oloroso, Red Seal
1.50
Capsule # 17.50 D Superior Pale Dry, White
Seal Capsule 19.50 1.65 Firest Pale Dry, Nutty, Violet Seal Cap---
eule
25.00 2.15
2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household FurnI ture,&c.pt Mr Goo. P, Lammert's Seles Roome.
SATURDAY, June 18:-
11 a.m.--Auction of Miscellaceous Ar
Sales Rooms.
ticles at Menara Hughes & Hough's
4 pin-New Scouten's Institute Opening
Ceremony.
MONDAY, June 20-
3.30 pm-Quarterly Meeting of the Mothers' Union at St. Paul's College,
TUESDAY, June 21:-
9.45 p.m.-Meating of the Sanitary
Board.
WEDNESDAY, June 29:—
Board."
THUREPAT, June 23-
4.19.-Full Moon.
of Manchuria and the systems of Japan and the United States. would be sheer and wanton waste ០៥ the part of the authorities at the War Ofice if all this ripe erperience were allowed to run to seed, either in the Mediterranean or in semi-retirement, and we think public opinion will force the powers-that-be to offer Lord KucEr the task of taking up the work which clearly lies prepared to his hand. There aro mighty and unseen forces" arrayed against him,
2.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Licensing those forces which even such a strong man as Mr. Habaye firda difficulty 11.30a.m.-Lecture by Hie Lordship the in circumventing, but there is no reason
Bishop in Peak Church,
to despair of a solution being found. Lond KITCHENER's organizing ability too great an Imperial asset to be
FRIDAY, June 24:-
Midsummer Day..
SATURDAY, June 25-
JI
is
Annnal Tennis Match, Kowloon v. Boug~sacrificed to the fears or futilities of
kong, at Kowloon, Opening of the Corinthian Yacht Club's the little tin, gode of Whitehall, or the
now premises.
inans puerilities of Belgravia.
The China Mail.
.NEWS OF THE DAY.
Coal has been mined at the Mike HONGKONG, WEDNEDAY, Joxe 15, 1010 colliery, Japan, since 1468.
LORD KITCHENER'S FUTURE.
Lond Krinsen's refusal of the sinecure The following Wines, imported in which that horest mun, the Duke of Bottle, have been pecially selected
CONSALGET, threw up in disgust, the
Writing from Nanning an occasions correspondent tolls as that the West River is full of water and there is even a likeli hood of foods,
The rumour that there was a possibi
thankful to the Police for the regulation of the loafers who for a time monopolized the seats there. It is now possible for a lady waiting for a launch to find a sest on the
Bathing parties who use Blake Plos are
benches.
Lieut.Commander Thomas, of the torpedo best destroyer Virgo, who was admitted to the Royal Naval Hospital a few days ago, having been brought from Swatow suffering from appendicitis, has been successfully operated upon and is well on the road to con valesence.
others failed to realise, namely, that Egypt and other Oriental countries had never shown the slightest trace of a capacity for self-government. The situation in Egypt called for prompt [and decisive action....
+3
AN ADVERSE REPORT.
("Independent News Agency's" Service to the China MoU)
Toxre, June 15, The spring crop of silk is reported upon most adversely throughout the sericaltural districts of Japan.
THE KOBE COMPRADORE
Sir Edward Grey paid a tribute to the work of Sir Eldon Gorst, and said that Mr Eoosevelt's speech was the issue of Inst evening to the effect that Sr, any country ever bestowed by a citizen With reference to the paragraph in our greatest compliment to the work of Menarte, Manager of the Banco Nacional of another. The situation in Egypt Ultramarino. at Bagno, has been recalled, was not' pearly so grave as was pointod
The Chief Justice Sir Francis Piggott; we are asked to contradict the statement, fout, bat a serious warning would be the fact being that he is soon going to necessary if the symptoma continued. od judgment in the case in which the Tap 15 the Supreme Court this morning, rosary.
ACTION.
Judging from the latest files of the Europe on leave, which has bean granted Is would be the first object of the Hok Ling sued Chan Tang Sang to recover
to him by the Bank.
American papare, the people of the United States are about equally absorbed in the doings of Mr Roosevelt as with the vapour- ings of the prize fighters Jofferica and Jobaron.
ار
The Dragon- festival celebrations in Canton,as usual resulted in loss of life, though this year the total is fortunately very amall. Curalesanca was the cause of on explosion of gunpowder which led to the drowning of two mon..
CORRESPONDENCE.
LORD KITUHENER.
To the Editor of the 'CHINA MAT!)
British Government to assert authority:
PORT ARTHUË.
(Wah Tec Fat Po's Service.)
PERINO, June 14,
and breadth of the British Empire Foster-communicated to the Wai-Wu-Pu that Sir,The news flashed across the length The Japanese Minister line officially
day that the long-delayed "final decision as Port Arthur is now to whether or not Lord Kitchener should
trade.
bo further insulted with a further offer of the position of Commander-in-Chief of the
865,330,82, boing the equivalent of yea
66,643. upon ■" judgment of the Kobe District Court, Japan, dated July 12, 1908, Plaintiff also claimed interest on the sum of #56,206, being the equivalent of yen 60,000 at the rate of 90 per cent per annum until Payment of judgment.
open to foreign" MONEY CHANGERS AT LAW.
در
At the Supreme Court this morning be fore Mr. Justice Hasoland, Loon Cunis,
Mediterrancan Forces is coupled with the NEW TARTAR-GENERAL of the Cosmopolitan Hotel; saed J. E.
The great finn of Mitsui in owned by Lasurinen that the offer has been refused. eleven partnera, each being representative True the appointment is one which bas of pas of the sloven Mitsui families. The been much dilated upon in glowing terms activities of the firm are divided among but. I ensnot forgot that however strenuous
have four companies which deal with banking, the duties may
boon they mining, and general business.
have pritically carried selves for the
months, past ten
Russia.
Messra Shewan Tomes and Co., hare huen appointed agents in the Far East for
on
them-
SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of Losoy, Command of the British Mediterraneantity of tho Yokohama cricket pitch baing Terrier Jouet and Co.'s Epernay gham, that the Army Council could not then find
ad procured from MESIR GEO. G.
#Oporto, and XF-
Light Dry
Për Per Dozen Battle
FOR CANTON.
*(Wah Tsz Yul Fo's Service),
PERING, June 14. The present Tartar-General of Canton
ነነ
CHINESE RAILWAY -
FINANCES.
(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)
PEKTU, June 14.
The Board of Communications has
Board.
Solomon, No 2, Beaconsfield Areads; to recover $100 being balance due in respect of money changed on board the 3.3. Derfinger on Jane i.
Mr Reader Barris appeared for plaintif and Mr E Davidson defended.
Bir Harris said the facts of the case wore
board the s.s. Derfinger and he found. defendant already on board. They know each other but had never had business. dealings togather, Defendant approached. plaintiff with regard to the, changing, ef Some Shaughal notes for German marks. The amount changed was 1710 marks, or 8950 in Hongkong money. Defendant paid to the plaintif $500 and said he would give him the remainder whan Lis partner cime
A position worth £600 a year, to thead, that further the appointment was is to be removed and His Excellency little diffienit to understand as they wore spccessful applicant has been posted among generally understood to have been vacated Tusn Fang, Inte Viceroy of the Twosomewhat complicated. Plaintif went on the situations vacant at the Coventry he, like an honest man, refused to take 1.
by Lord Kitchenor's predecessor because Kings, will probably be big successor. Labour Bareau. The man wanted was one capable of supervising the manufacture high salary for a position which did not of tyres, and he would have to go to first made public some eighteen months justify it. When the sppointment was ago, it was freely stated in the home press that Lord Kitchener rofused twice and only finally yielded under a pressure which he could not very well resist, viz. forces, comes as no surprise to anyone saved after alls ems to have had no satis-pagne. They have just laid in a stook of Since then, however, times have changed, another suitable appointment for him, | factory foundation. who has followed the trend of public
the famous 1900 vintage, a sample of which and we are now faced with the problem discussion during the past twelve
has reached the China Mail Ofics. This of how best to maange our prent home-ordered an investigation to be made into on: board. Later 2250 was paid and The Bandmann Opera Company will $14.00 $1.20 months. When all is said and done rotura from the North at the end of June,
on trial proved an excellent brand.
geneous Imperial Army which is yet in its the position of the railway funde plaintiff did not discover that there was infancy and must sooner or later, apparently the sooner the better, call for the services throughout the Empire. If these are plaintiff would say that after both he and discrepancy of $100 until some time affer, Solera
20.00 1.70 public opinion is still the great con- They have had a triumphal season both at In a cuture just issued by the Treasury of a chief military adviser of some kind. Very Pale Dry
trolling force in English life, whether Shanghai and in Japan...
it is shown that the experiment of tobacco Although we as a nation do not trouble insufficient future construction will be the defendant had gone to a Chinese 20.00 1.70
growing in Ireland is on the increase, the much about technicalities where our Army camied out under the control of the money-changer's to corroborate the chang- social or official, and there is no doubt
is concerned an injustice is keenly resent- The Kamioks mine, from which silver. argest grower in the past year being the ed, stid I am quite sure that this forced Full Golden 24.00 2.05 that public opinion from the very out-bearing galena and zinc blends is extracted; acres of land, raised 29,7561b. of excellent of the public generally. Here we bare a
lug by plaintiff of the 3500 that defun- the Earl of Dubraven, who, da only 30 retirement will call forth the displeasure
dant's partner naked defendant why he did not pay up and then touched plaintiff on Pale Dry Nutty 26:00 2.25 BL was resolutely opposed to the was discovered twelve centuries ago but it tobacco.
soldier rotazning to his native land after an TEETHING CHILDREN. : the arm and said defendant was cheating practical shelving of the beat organizing was not till the Mitsuis purchased the
exilo which has lasted almost without TEETHING children have more or les Fine Old Brown 36:00 3:05
Lim. mine in 1988 that development on modern The Postmaster General states in intermission for nearly thirty-eight years. diarrhoon, which can be controled
Evidence was then called. genius which the British army has de- lines began.
Parliamentary papers that during the holiday soms to have been his last Diarrhoes Remedy. All that is necessary
In all that perid of continuous toit by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholars and with coats
His Lordship gave judgmont for plaintiff veloped in the course of a hundred
recent activity in the rubber market thought. He first attracted attention by is to give the precribed dose after each years. The feminine influences From the Milani Basan Kaiths, we telegrama to and from the Threadneedle his management of the Egyptian Army; operation of the bowals more than natural No fewer than 410 mombarn of the handsome Wustrated Street Post-office (Stock Exchange) in which management terminated by huisting and then crater eli to cleanse the system. House of Commons have signed the immediately afterwards he was called on to late and storekeepers the time of the Boer War, together with of the Mitaub Firm." This firm now there had been increased by nearly 40 go to the rescue in "outh Africa and there
penny postage to France. the high crate Brabmins who still wield controls coal mines at Mike, Tagawa, percent."
stablish British prestige with an Army Yamato, and Hoodo; sulphur mine
which," to Bo myth power behind the shelter of Iwsonsburi, and a
intents and purposes, whe metal mine at The discovery of some giant land tor- beyond the control of those then in charge. Ana_token" of "sppreciation no gronter the red-tape encumbered bureaux at Kamioks. Throughout the book one is in the islands of the South-West honour could have been conferred on one so ▲ 8. WATSON & CO., Whiteball, were responsible for the is struck with the care which the firm Indian Ocean bag been reported by Pri- gnung than the appointment of Lord Hi chenur to the command in India, an LIMITED.
will be the culminating point of soldierly, appointment which is and possibly always ambitions. In Indis he found an Army tho foundations of which had been laid by our catert Genorals but still an Army which adly lackad organisation. An Army divided into Northe, and Souths and Easta and Wests, the natural outcome of their respective requirements but in nollway Decan- prepared for rapid mobilization. tralization of work and devolution of ros
have received A
NOT-For Hongkong. The above which ployed such disastrous havoc et booklet entitled "The Mining Enterprise crossed by 40 por cent and that the staff the British flag at Khartous, and almost It is safe and surs. For sale by all chem- nemotial to the Government in favour of
grices will be increased by the amount duty payable-$3.00 per dozen.
Alexandra Buildings.
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
THEATRE
Om Vaux Road Central
Performance; -7.15 to ́s and
tako of their workzon in the matter of fessor J. Stanley Gardiner. These animals offer. They were afraid of the amasher housing, hospital and sanitary require are of shy and retiring habits, and the
the Mahdi and
were bitterly mente, thus showing an excellent examplo apocies is in danger of extinction, their opposed to his stirring up their dove to the rest of Japan,
of
coles, consequently, the Army Coun-
greatest enemies being rate which have escaped from ships. It has been stated that only 10 per cent, reach maturity.
An Italian shoemaker, when examined the conscription authorities, was found
of his work in Indin an elsewhere and although his plane for the redistribution
expres
The Police were making some attempt cil, who feared greatly to thwart this morning to control the hordes of these unseen forces, could find nothing coolics who invest the neighbourhood of the Post Office these days, by forcing them better for him than the Mediterranea to keep moving. Later on some of the to hare his haurt on the right side, and his persibility were the outstanding fastorer | REMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, and their fiat having gone forth Lord confise Found harbourage on the sto;s of the liver on the left. A spasialist anys that Opposite Central Mar's of. KINER and the general public were former Phonix Club in Wyocliam Street. laugh this right-hearted pheromento
of the. Amy... were much criticised, and. Thin nuisance anctus very difficult of sup- went his heart on the wrong side theŋo is
gave rise to many - strongly expected to bow in meek and lowly pression, for this afternoon shout 8 o'clock no reason why he shouldn't be a long liver contradictory opinions it is how 3.15 to 11.30 .M. quiescence, But timer have changed the ill-smolling crowd just below the as the digestive apparatus is quite normal appearance of the Celebrated Javesile greatly since the offer was fret made Clock Tower was so depus that it was with in its action. The man is to ho studied by
difficulty one could get through without commission of physiological ezparta. to the retiring Commander-in-chief in coming in contact with a number of thei India. A now Krsa has come to the othing apparently was that being done to Official Shippers Quide contains a wonder The Pacific Mail Steamship Cas koop the mob in check or to maintain a clorful amount of information which will be of general opinion seems to be that those in Throne and new conditions prevail. passage for pedestrians.” The situation is indeed ripe for the in- traduction of fresh ideas and the ir auguration of rational reforme, tak
The Daily Telegraph was but express fing the general opinion the other day when it said that Lord Kuzcurata'e place
Artists, /
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recognised that he left the Indian Army.het- ter trained, better Armed, more contented and better paid then be found it. It is comigon knowledge that on his return to England he found's worse paid semy than keynote of the present situation. The he lolt, and in this isa wa may have the
the utmost value to all who peruse its Kitchener to dear Whitehall and, however Authority have dread of having: Lard pages. Besides containing an interesting much truth there may be in the assertio THE ANNOYING COUGH."
article on the commercial casibilities of the it certainly seems strange that after such VOCE cough annoys you. Keepton Orient there is a most interesting and career on whose tame will go down to You membranes if you want to be annoyed, Bus scaphic description of a tour round the
Wellington, no better appaion and i want relief, want to be cured, tako world, all the principal ports being men ho fared to such a valundir püblin servant. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy For sale by timed in splendidly illdstaated and contiso chemists and storekeopera,
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