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able to congregate as before without coming within the scope of the restrics tive Ordinance. This is precisely what Las been happening, so much so that wo have it on the very best authority that dens have boon and still are springing-up-in-the-colony to such an extent that already there are quite tall the number there previously were,
In
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A. Government wireless' telegraphío
intion in shortly to be established in Hongkong,
A Japanoso weinan dentist has opened dontal surgery in Conduit-street, London, My English is as broken," she told a repertor, as soms of my patients' teeth."
L.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
The only use of communicable disease"
notified inst week was one non-fatal occurrence of enteric fever (British).
infections discasos yet the ban still. - Bangkok has long been free from
continutes où steamers arriving from that port
----Yokohama, Kobo-and-Shanghai-have-The overseas members of the Instituta all opened relief funds on behalf of those of Journalists wore to meet in the Council left dostitute through the drowning of the of the Institute, London, as a special ovar eighteen mon in the stoke-hole of the sons sossion to-day, ill-fated Bedford.
| of £250,000, or at the rate of £1,000,000 ↑
:
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1910,
[Cormous]
[Cortmont.] NAVAL CONCENTRATION. SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBI-
CLAIMS OF THE NORTH SEA.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
+
LONDON, September 12.
TION.
(Independent Neica Agency's Service
to the China Mail
A Favis besage states that M. do
Tonro, September 12. Lanesan, ax-dfinister of Marine, bas The State of California las decided to written an article protesting against the float a San Francisco City Joan_to_the_ naval forces, contending that in view of on behalf of the San Francisco Exhibi- I redistribution cf the French amount of 65,000,000 to be expended arggested German preparations it is in the North tion. This amount is the same as that Sea and not the Mediterranean that the most powerful feota should be con-
passed by Congress.. centrated. Moreover, he adds, such
JAPANESE' MAYORS.
a large number of cases it is beyond
The cricket match between the Gentle- suspicion that these places are run A quarter of a mile of "tube" railway men of England and the Players of England, illegally, and the police have been is about to be constructed from the Bank to played at Scarborough on September 5, policy is dictated by the understanding
with Brithin. exercising the greatest vigilance in their Liverpool Street Station, London, at a cost and 8, resulted in a draw. endeavours to cope with the situation.mile. It is to be ready in eighteen months. The Chinoxo Engineering and Mising Company, Limited, report that the total But it is a matter of extreme dificulty
The vicar of Sutton Cluney, ia Lol-output of the Company's three minen for cesturalire, whose wife has lived apart from the week ending 27th August amounted to him for five years, has gone through a 24,028.58 tons and the sales during tite marriage ceremony in the Scottish fashion, period to 15,201.81 tons. and, «ufends his action to the Bishop of Peterborough,
to carry out a successful raid, inasmuch ns before arrests can be made there must be good grounds for believing that the that proof can be secured. Per De establishment is one where a fee or its
...(MARIE BRIZAID & ROGER's)... $20.80equivalent is being charged the smokers experiments in the export of gmpes by cold Hongkong Post Ofico about" a.m. this
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BIRTH.
GRACEY September 3, 1910, at Shanghai, to the wife of WILDER T. GRACEY, American Consul, Nanking, a son (Wilbur Tale).
DEATH.
MANLEY-03 September 2nd, 1910, at 21, Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai, Maude, the beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs J. T. MANLEY, agod years.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Mosting.
3.45 p.m. Saltary Board Meeting.
Amusements.
3pm-Performance of Warwick Major's
Comedy Od at City Hall.!
General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, September 14;—~~
posed in all instances, but care is taken. in most cases to avoid the actual passing of money on the premises, the amounts being collected from the smokers at specifiert periods. In this way the almost utter impossibility of bringing the law-breakers to book will be appreciated. Once or twice it has been possible to get a member of such a gang to play false to his comratles for a financial consideration, but the custom- ary plan has been for the police to send to one of these cEtablishmnis and en- deavour to secure by payment the privilege of a smoke. When success has attended such methods it has been possible to take proceedings which bave resulted in convictions. But as the smokers themselves regard the offence as an extremely trivial one they swear vengeance on the
tale-tellers, who
2.80 p.m.--Action of Household Furai. henceforward go in actual dread of
turo at Rock Villa, No. 19, Wong Nói Chung Rend.
life being taken. And as a consequence FRIDAY, September 10 :--
the police are now finding it, no easy 2.15 p.-eating of the Licensing
Board.
matter to procure the services of informers willing to undertake the risks. This is briefly the situation at pro sent. The obvious remedy would be to amend, the Ordinance so as to make it unlawful for more than a given number
SATCHDAY, September 17:-
Noon-Meeting of China Light & Power
Co., Id., & Co.'s Odicas. 3.30 p.m.mkhana at Happy Valloy. 9.16 p.m.--Engkong Cricket Club Con..
COFF
SUNDAY, September 18
Sai An
MONDAY, September 19:
12.59 p.m.Full Moon,
ABROAD.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, September 12, The Mayors of Tokyo and Osaka hate
་
The Siberianonil which arrived by the as. Cheann from Shanghai on Sunday arrived at Berlin. The West Australian Government's evening about 7 pm, was only taken to the storage is proving most successful The morning. A number of sheep in the water fruit arrives in London in perfect condi- were also sighted by the Chonan and it looks tion, so ensuring a supply in England all as if some ship had a particularly tough
the year round.
The Lisbon mini-officin organ Diario de Noticias reports that the Marconi Wire less Telegraph Company has made an offer to the Portuguese Government to establish Telegraphic stations in all the colonies of Portugal on easy torms of payment.
time of it indeed.
GERMAN ARMY MAN- ŒUVRES.
UNIQUÉ EFFICIENCÝ
REPORTED.
(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail.) LONDON, Septemper 13.
ri
Golden Gate Park will be the site of
libition,
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
|(Independent News Agency's Service tò the China Mail}
Toxro, September 12. The Tokyo Kisen Kaisha will open, o direct service between San Francisco and Yokohams, without calling at Honolulu..
MORE LABOUR TROUBLES.
THREATENED COTTON LOCK.
OUT.
-...
(Reuter's Service to the Chiña. Mail.)
LONDON, September 10.
In connection with the failure of the electric light at the theatro on Friday Inst, our readers are rouxinded that the last two
The Federation of Master Cotton acts of Bornard Shaw's play "You never can tell" will be giron to-night after the The German Army maneurres bave Spinners at a meeting at Manchester performance of Charley's Aunt" As concluded.
decided on a lock-out of the entire trade aunounced in our Saturday's issue Mr
All observers praise the stamina and if the operatives do not consent to Tho annotation of Korea has been Warrack Major is allowing all those who training of the mea, who have been arbitration of a dispute which has arisen accomplished with far less trouble than occupied booked seats on Friday to witness working in a most arduous manner in at the Fern Mill, Oldham, sems people anticipated. Thus Japanese the entire performance this evening with the country with unique efficiency. Government of course took claborate pre-out further payment. rejoicings in Japan had a salutary effect. cautions, while the prohibition of any public
In reply to a letter from Lord Meath, mising the question of altering the date of | Empire Day from May 24 to June 24, Sir Amongst the natives in Cochin China, Alfred Bigge states that the King considers a cry has been raised that the rubber the question of altering the dato a very planters aro land-grabbers. The grie-difficult one, and that, in view of the fact vance is that they take up land; ased for that May 24 has been fired by the Logis. grazing purposes. A secret society has intares of the oversea Dominions as the been formed, the members of which bind statutory holiday, Bis Majesty could not themselves to kill all the rubber plants on consider the proposed change unless on the
advice of his responsibio Minister. the grabbed" land...
In one of the inwor Courts in Portugal recently, a dressmaker sued Queon Marin for £4,05) due for the making of gowns. Pia (grandmother of the King of Portugal)
The court held that the Queen sna pri- vileged in the matter, and it dismissed tho claim. The High Court at Lisbon has now
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lieut. G. P. Shöjden, R.G.A., has been ↑
appointed for duty with the Legation Guard at Peking,
The death was announced on August 18 of
**Messagories Maritinia in London.
RETURN OF THE "IKOMA."
CANTON OPIUM MONOPOLY.
(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.)....[ (Reuter's Service to the China-Mail)
PERINO, September 11. LONDON, September 11.
The British Charge d'Affaires in Pek. The Japanese cruiser Troma, home-ing has approached the Wai-wu-pa ward bound, has arrived at Port Said.
GERMAN PRINCE'S TOUR.
1.
decided that Her blajesty is liable for the Mr Camile Bertrand, Agent General of the that the arrangements for the German debt.
Sir Arthur Nicolson, the new Permanent Uador-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will begin his new duties on October 1.
Ill-success haa, usually attended the various efforts made to acclimatise to Manila hemp plaut outside the Philippines, but certain theorists fancy that Jarn is an Herr Deraberg has arrived in Japan and arception. In America, however, where the usual round of diplomatic dinners this hemp finds a ready market, the idea and receptions is now taking place in his is not favoured among experts. Experience honour in Tokyo... Philippines only, and that, in other lands, shows that the plant flourishes in the
it soon degenerates and becomes worthless
Messrs. Yarrow & Co., of Glasgow. hare at present in hand two destroyera for
DUE IN HONGKONG IN MARCH.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, September 11 Renter's Berlin correspondent reports
Crown Prince's tour after reaching; Ceylon are as follows: His Imperial Highnose will arrive at Bombay on December 14th, travel in India and leave Calcutta on February 14th at the latest for Singapore and Bangkok. An excursion to Java is contemplated, and
suggesting that a telegram be sent to Yuan Shi Shun, Viceroy of Canton, to stop the imposition of the prepared opium license fee, but the Wai-wu-pu has not yet replied.
QUEUES ORDERED TO BE REMOVED.
MANY MEN REVOLT.
(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service).
PERINO, September 11. Grand Counsellor Yu Lang. com- mander of the Royal Guards, lias ordered bis men to cut off their queues.
if it is undertaken His Imperial Hundreds of the men, who dislike the Highnese will reach Hongkong about idea, have deserted. Yu Lang, however, the middle of March. A visit will be has formed another force and rewarded M. R. Bagge, Consul-General for Switzer-paid to Canton, and thereafter the those who have observed his order. and at Shanghai, has died suddenly at Prince will proceed to Shanghai and Yokohama. He lnd not been in good Kinochau. Several days will be spent health for some time.
9 am-Excursion to Mace by of persons to congregate for the purpose of the smoking of opium, though even then the Oriental mind would in all probability, find some way by which V.R.O. Aantal Aqantic Sports, 1st Day. to elude the law. But we believe the British Government of a special type. there are provisions in the Opium They are building in Holland two des V.R.O." Annel Aquatic Sports, 2nd Day. Farmer's agreement which would not beam, for the Dutch Government. They the mid-aatume festival, beginning from Highness will start for home via
troyers 230 feet long by 1 feet 6 inches
THUESDAY, September 22:-
FRIDAY, Septeber 23-
SATURDAY, September 24:-
Nonn-Mesting of Doulas Steamabip
Co., Id. Co.'s Cces. V.B.C. Al Aquatic Sporte, 3rd Day,
The China Mail.
In cir- also have in band ons destroyer for the Portuguese Goverment, the hall of which,
permit of this being done. cumstances peculiar to the East it is open question whether this is an evil which can be effectively dealt with by prohibitory legislation. And for ourselves we are inclined to disputo the view that it is a question which HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPT. 13, 1910. ought to be so handled. In matters of this kind we think it far better to educate than to force the public But HONGKONGS OPIUM PROBLEM. it is late in the day to raise that point now. For good er for illre are com- Tr was on the 28th of February' this mitted to a stern policy of absolute year that, in accordance with instructions probibition. All we can hope is that received from the Imperial Government, the Home brand of anti-opiumists will the last of the public opium divane now learn from Hongkong's experience were closed in. Hongkong. Here in the
that to pase a law is one thing, to wipe
Army Advisory Council, has decided to Prince Tsai Tao, Commissioner of the
inspect the troope in the provinces after
the metropolis.
The King sa granted to. Sir Robert
at the latter place. Thence the Prince
April 10th. Tokyo will be reached will go to Peking, arriving about
about April 25th, and His Imperial
Siberin at the commencement of May.
is being built in Lisbon and the machinery Edward Bredon, K.C.M.G., his Leonce CRETAN GOVERNMENT. and boilers sapplied from Mesars. Tarrow's and authority to accept and wear the Works at Glasgow. They are also building | Insignia of Commander of the First Class two fast gunboats, propelled by internal of the Order of the Dannebrog conferred. combustion engines, for the Governor upon him by the King of Denmack. Gederal of Bagdad.
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
FJ
(Reuter's Service to the China Lail.)
LONDON, Beptember 10. M. Venizelos haeresigned the Presidency of the Cretan Government.
DISASTER
STOKE-HOLD FLOODED.
The 6.8. Cheran, which arrived in port sighted a lifeboat belonging to the se. in charge of cargo boat, by Commander on Sunday from Shanghai, reports having A fine of $5 was imposed on Chan Kau, THE "NORTH DAKOTA" Yawata baru, which left Hongkong on Basil Taylor, R.N., at the Marine Court September 1 for Japan. The latter vessel this morning, for not basing a license. was due in Japan about the 4th or 5th inst and on enquiry at the offices of the N.Y.K
A sentence of three months imprison- this morning we were informed that no ment and six hours' stocks was imposed on communication had been received with a native at the Magistracy to-day, for regard to the Yawats Mary so she is stealing a bundle of clothing from the s., presumed to have reached her destination Kwong Tung alright, otherwise in the event of any extra- ordinary delay enquiries would have been made with respect to her. It will be remem
(Peuter's Service to the China Mail.)
1.
CHEKIANG RAILWAY
AFFAIRS
(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service)
PEKINO, September 11 The Board of Communications bas. sent Ip Kung Chek to investigate the Cheking Railway affair and towel- como Tang Shao Yi in Shanghai..
THE PEAK TEAMWAY.
In order to allow of repairs being affected the Poak tramway servico was temporarily suspended from Saturday night until to-day. It was intended to recommence ot 8am. to-day but owing to the work being still unfinished as that hour it was 2 o'clock bufore the trams were again running Some inconvenience was naturally experi- enced, and to-day quito a number of folk" walked to business-a novel experience for the majority.
LONDON, September 10. The fatalities on the United States VERY family should be provided with
GET IT TO-DAY. battleship North Dakota were due to hostle of Chamberlain's Colic, Four stowaways on the s.s. Lai Sang drowning owing to the flooding of Cholora and Diarrhoea Remedy at this were sentenced to one month's imprison the stoke-hold, which was the only season of the year. Attacks of bowel.
Colony the event passed almost without out by ware of the hard a notional bored that the Yawata Maru left Hongkong ment each, by Mr E. R. Hallifax, while a means of preventing & catastrophe, as and when this remedy is at hand, all danger
babit quite another.
notice. There was none of that re- joining which anti-opium fadilists at
Genel Bailloud, General Officer Com. Home evinced There was, on the manding in Algeria, has made an ascent in other hand, a good real of scepticism, so aeroplane driven by an officer. He was for we op themjot knew exactly what the impressed by the facilities afforded for military observation and thought that the
Wm. Powell, Ld. step meant. He remember with what an aeroplane would prove meafel in effecting
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complaint nearly always come on sudderly when the typhoon was hanging round out. native was fined $25 for being in possession the powder magazine was close to the may be avoided. For sale by all chemists side and the lifeboat having been seen it of a number of military precusatan cape oil tanks. was feared that she had met with dienster. in Des Voeux Road. This apparantly nppenes not to be the case.
A cook on the.. a. Hin Sang was sent to The arrangement by which King prison for seven days for attempted aaaauit," George will not pay any income-tax breake It appears that he was seen chasing another a tradition that has only lasted through officer want to the aid of the cook attacked cook with a chopper and as the second two reigns. When Sir Robert Peel was defendant threatened to kill him." about in instituto his income-tax of 7d. in
Bixteen gamblora frèm Tauí Loung Land, Wanchai, were fined $4 each by Mr ER, Hallifax. at the Magistracy "to-day"; ton others from Hunghom were also fined $i and 13 from 10 Chineso Streót were fined, two keepers in the sum of 825, and the
air of self-righteous pride Colonel SEE. raconenden in Southern Algerin. LEY in the House of Commons unctuously
A Peking telegram to the N.-C. Daily the pound on all incomes of £150 and announced slicnly afterwards, in reply to News "anya-A sokome has apparently upwards in 1842, Queen Victoria dorided a query as to what steps bad been taken been evolved providing that the Empress to pay the impost. Lord Melbourne was in the Straits and Hongkong towards as nominal bead of the Government, while he said, certainly be popular. At the mome Dowager shall supplant the Prince Regent disposed to think she was right. I would, the suppression of the opium babit, that a Council of Three, namely, two Princes time, ho pointed out that she was giving remainder $3 the last of the divans had been closed and a Menchu ox-Ministor, will direct up a principle of the Cupstitution which affairs. The schome in considered to be exempts the Sovereign from all direct down. The forthy an oricently hopeless and probably represents the fanl taxation. He was not sure, either, whether hours' detention and twelve strukes for A small boy was sentenced to forty-eight thought that he meant the end of the effort to restore reactionary petticoat gay the announcement to Parliament of her larceny a bailes of 816. Defendant was wicked opium-smoking habits of certain
Majesty's intention might not be pro-sent to the maket to buy some goods and inhabitants of Hongkong.
Mesars Easton, Gibb, and Sonouncement of the Crown on a lax still he sat his basket down in front of the
under discussion, aud-thus constitutionally market and left on a steamer for Swatow. To those acqaniated with local (Lupited), the contractors who are concbjectionable. He pointed out, too, that conditions such was the impression un-ructing the dockyards at Rosyth naval the Queen would be making a great
bass, ars rapidly overcoming the difficulties pecuniary sacrifics. Nevertheless, Qunen CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM A doubtedly comycott the public with which they wore faced by the recent Victoripe initiated a system which King HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY. smoking of valum in. Hongkong, had destruction by fire of their electric power Edward saw good to follow, King George TT is in time of endden mishap of accident thus for over came to an end. But what station. Satisfactory progress is being would have to pay a much higher sum by that Chamberlain's Pain Ealm can be are the festa Distinctly the reverse, withstanding that the wenther recently has of Queen, Victoria, under the operation of moment. Then it is that Charsberlain'
maintained at all parts of the works not way of incoras-tax than either King Edward relied upon to take the place of the family Some little tirai ago we commented on boon far from favourable. Is the laying of Mr Lloyd George's suportax. He has Fain Balm is never found wanting. In s the possibility of bodice of coolies forman ponderous monoliths of concrete to proferred instord to undertake the burden casos of sprains, cats, wounds azid braless form the great seawall fully two thousand of the charges for the entertainment of it takes out the soreness, drives Away the ing clubs for the purpose of renting men are now employed.
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