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THE
CHINA MAIL.
estimate of 1910, the year is expected to woll afford. No doubt soma criticism
S. Watson & Co., Ltd. with a deficit of 9208,027, due of various items and policies will be
ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.7
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
A Dutol company has boon formed to manufacturs Portland cement at Padang on the West Coast of Sumatra, where the materials for the purpose, are said to abound. The machinery and gear are on the way from Germany, and the company hopes to start working in March 1811 The installation can turn put 150,000 barrels of
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Wo hard a letter addressed. A.8., G., principally to the cost of the Mongkok heard from the un-official member of op China Mail Office, Will A. B. G, please tsui Harbour of Refuge, the expenditure Council when the Finnuco Biff in which "pply for samo. on which is in excess of the special light those figures will be embodied is duen now being lovied and is chargeable branght up in Committes, but we to surplus balances. As it is anticipat imagine that on the whole taxpayers ed that the Jipperial Government will will be antisfied at the Government make a contribution towards the loss
not attempting anything moro am incurred by the Colony by the supbitious, and for its evident intentionesmont at the outeat.. pression of public opium divans, thang
to keep within the limits of its pro. reducing the valus of the Opium bable resources. The programme is 29 Farm, the Govarument hapa. to maku
sufficient for the day. good the rest of the deficit without changing the present scheme of tax- ation.
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A WELCOME REFORM.
A Paris telegram says that Madame Curie, the famous soientist, announces that, collaborating with Monsiour Deblorno, ske has succeeded in obtaining puro metallio radium. Hitherto only the salts of that metal have been obtainable. The aubataneo has the appearance of white metal and oxydinos rapidly on exposure to the air. It adores firmly to fron, burns paper quickly,
and decomposes watar.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16; 1910.
[COPYRIGHT.]
A HONGKONG APPOINTMENT.
NEW ASSISTANT.-D. P. W.
(From Our Uten Correspondent,),
Susaaron, September 16. Mr. A. F. Churchill, of the Pablis
(COPTIONEN.SEE AMERICAN COMMERCIAL
TOUR
PARTY ARRIVES AT :: SHANGHAI,!e stig
(From Our Own Vorrespondant.)
SHANDA, September 15. There arrived to-day 24. Amorioan:
Works Department, Colombo, basa-business-men-and-14-Indise, who, as capted the vacancy in the Hongkong the guests of the Chinese Chamber of Fublic Works Department saused by Commerce, are to tour China. the departure of Mr P. N. H. Jones, lato Assistant Director.
..
The party is due in Canton on. October 20th...
Note-Mr Alco Fleming Churchill, the new, Assistant Director of Public Work for Hongkong, is 34 years of age. He MAÇAO DELIMITATION. commenced his Colonial service in the your 1897 & Hoad Overscor in the Pabile Works Department at Colombo, and two years later
(Wah Te Yat Po'a Service,)
PEKINO, September 15. was promoted District Engineer. He hold this position in various districts of Ceylon
The Wai-wu-pu has been negotiating until 1903, whon ho was soooded for sor vice in ocnuection with the Colombo with the Portuguese Minister in re- Drainage Works. In 1898 he was
sappoint- od First
*
sigrid up to the present The Portuguese Minister his de part Grade District Engineer, in which ference to the Macao Boundary dispute. time. Air Churchill, who speaks Cinkalmanded that the boundary should be spor in 1838, 50 examination from Pak Shan to Groon Island and Enginvor 1838,-..] TRADES UNION FUNDS.
-THE-GOVERNMENT TO BE
The now order which has just been .. The expenditure for 1011 is sat down at $7,385,320, or 8133,773 more than issued concerning the passages to India and Colonial stations of the intended wives of last year. Nearly all Departments show soldiers, is a decided concession to the fight-
A. technical commission has reparted an increase, due in most cases to the in, ing man. Under present conditions a girl'
ongaged to s celtier who is sorring abroad to the Italian Government in favour of the crease in the population and the cost of must either wait for his raturn-which may demolition of the leaning tower of Piss For Box governing the Colony. But under the hea paciod of soare--before she can marry and its re-rection on a new and more him, or pay her awn passage out in order to atable-foundation, at a distance of only a $20.80 heading of Post Office there is do so, even if he is eligible to marry on the for mobes from its present site. Assum decrease of $47,050, which is due to the strength. Thoreault of this has been that ing that the recommendation is acted upon, 84.80
Imperial Government taking over the large numbers of men annually take their it will be interesting to see whether the discharge from Indian stations before they tower will be erected vertically, or w!tix its 100.00
charge of the British Postal Agencies are time-expired in order to return and old inclination, the commission offering zo - Nors-- For Hongkong the above Price will be increased by the amomit of duty in China, hitherto run at the cost of the marry and settle down in civil life. The suggestion on this head.
soldier cannot afford to pay the passage of his Colony of Hongkong. For this wo are sweetheart, so ho decides that the simplest
The statistics of the movement of ayable-$7.20 per Dozen.
indebted to Sir FREDERICK LEGAND who
way is to leave the Army and go population in the German Empire in 1908, forcibly impressed upon the Home home. The row order entirely romovos which have just been published, show that this difficulty, for if a man serving in the excess of births over deaths was authorities the injustice of making India or on a Colonial Station gets permis. 879,662. This excaga-which, of course, resolution
sion to marry and keep his wife on the a Crown Colony defray the cost strength the Government will in future represents the increase of population, apart of what is really an Imperial pay her passage out, and take her to the from insafgration and qmlgration-is 3,034 actual antion at which her future husband less than in 1907 and 5,713 less than is seon the wisdom of this scheme and are 1906. As compared with 1907, the birth- as ontering into it an enthusiastically as the rate per 1,000 of the population has fallen Powers at Home. Without question this is from 33-2 to 33, while the death-rate has a move which will be thoroughly popular
"NO HOME
BIRTHS.
Law At 104 The Peak, the wife of CECIL LAWDER, of a son (stillborn).
GRIFFIN-On Sept. 12, 1910, at 37
ELFORD GRIFFIN, of a son.
IS COMPLETE Weihaiwei Road, Shanghai, the wife of service. But the saving is more
DEATH,
+
WITHOUT A VICTOR ORCHILL, F..C.., L.Ac.a., London, the
$10
PER MONTH
WILL PURCHASE ONE.
A STOCK OF
200 Machines
and
10,000 Records
TO SELECT FROM.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.
maskonu. April 18, 1907.
WM. POWELL.
LIMITED,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
END OF
SEASON SALE
NOW PROCEEDING
Great
Reductions
=
-
CHURCHILL-On Sept. 1, 1910, at the General Hospital, Swatow, Joux AYLWAED only son of John Footes Charchill, Esq., 3.P., Chesham, Backe, England, aged thixty-five yeaIS,
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Austion.
11 s.m.-Auction of Jewellery, Balt Lengths, Linen, etc. at Mr Goa. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,
Meeting Noon-Mooting of China Light & Ponor
Co., La., at Co.'s Offers.
K
Miscellaneous. 3,50 p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley Amusements. 9p.m.-Performance by Warwick Major's
Comedy Oo. at City Hall, 9.15 p.m.--Hoogkong Cricket Club Con-
cart.
General Memoranda.
SUNDAY, September 18:
MONDAY, September 18:-
apparent than real
so, for
1911 is concerned. As Sir HENRY MAX pointed out the net result is loss to the Colony inasmuch
a
PRESSED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
Lomas, September 16... The Trades Union Congress bre passed by an overwhelming majority a in favour of bringing!
Possure on the Government to do its moss to facilitate the reversing of the Osborns judgment, and determining to make is a test question in elections, [NoteThe judgment referred to w
for Trados Unions to devote any of their
in the barrack room, sines it clears away rison from 18-98 to 10-01. The birth-ratoons by which it was hold that it was illegal and of the greatest difficulties of service has declined in all parts of the country funds towards the payment of represents- sabroad. Moreover, it is certain to keep a
to
a
transit charges in arrear will have be paid while no revenue can be ex. pected.. His Excellency set forth the not results for 1911 and succeeding: years as follows :~.
Revenue from all sources... Expenditure, including Mili- tary Contribution and sub- sidy to P. and O. mail Annual lose "and, therefore
future saving...
$135,500
327,500
number of men in the service who were on the point of leaving it, not only abroad but at Boma.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The &c. Taming from Manila brought over twenty Filipines for Honolulu.
..
The French Mail of the 10th August was delivered in London on the 15th Sept.
The Royal Arthur, cruiser, loft Gibral- tar on lüth August with relief crown for 29,000 Chinn. In 1911, however, Traacit
Hongkong's military, contribution to Charges will be
130,000 the Imperial exchequer in 1911 is estimat Against this must be set the Impe-od to show an increase of $16,918 over that
of 1910,
9 a.m.Excursion to Macao by as. rial'contribution of $27,000 on Recount
Sul an
of 1910 as shown in the estimates, and 12.32 p.m.-Fall Moon.
whatever sum" may be realised by the TUESDAY, Soptember 20:-
9.30p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-transfer of buildings in Shanghai and
tare at The Fension Francaia, 14. Queen's Road Central (Top Floor). TECREDAT, September 22:-
V.R.G. Angual Aquatic Sports, 1st Day. FRIDAY, Soptember 23-
V.B.O. Annual Aquatic Sporte, 2nd Day. SATURDAY: September 24:
Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship
Co., Ld. at Co.'s Offices: V.R.O. Annual Aquatlo Sports, 3rd Day MONDAY, September 28:-
other property to the Imperial Govern ment, say, about $26,000, a matter still unsettled.
Manila papers print telograms stating that the prospects of the Democratic party are very bright. President Taft will not
atand for another term.
The imparts into Germany during July amounted in value to £33,770,000, and the exports to £29,990,100, as compared with £37,665,000) and £97,835,000 respectively during the corresponding month of last
After enumerating the now buildings began this year, such as the Aberdeen market and slaughter house, the work-year. shop and shod at the City disinfecting
Mr Bowen Rowlands, secretary to the station, the hospital at the Laichikok Sanitary Board, reports to the police that quarantine station, and quarters for on Thursday morning someone broke into the staff of the Imports and Exporta
his residence in Ripon Terrace and removed a number of articles and jewellery, together Office, Lighthouse and quarter at with a loaded revolver, valued at $50. Buffs Annual Aquatic Sports at V.R.C. Capring Island, etc., Sir HENRY MAY
3 p.m.-Anction of Pier Rights at the Public Works Department's Offices. TULADAT, September 27:-
5.50 p.m. Harbour Race for China Mail
Cups.. THURSDAY, September 29:-
Bath.'
· SärunDay, October 1;--
Civil Service Sports.
TUESDAY, October 4 -
Jowish Nowy Your Day:
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The China Mail.
THE ESTIMATES.
announced that provision has been
made in next year's estimates in part
:
Our readers are reminded that the War- night that fiue play of Uscar Wilde's wick Major Comedy Co. are putting on
The Importance of being earnest"—a"
to
during the last ten years. The rate for
the whole Empire is 4 por cont. lower (53
par 1,000) in 1908 than' in 1899 (57 per 1,000).
lives in Parliament-ED. O.M.)
41
THE GERMAN “SPY.”
POLICE PROCEEDINGS
Nhumkum.
The President of the Board weat to soo Prince Ching on the matter, but the hitter gave no advice and referred the President to the Frince Regest.
CHINA'S PARLIAMENT.
- EARLIER INAUGURATION
DECIDED.
(Wah Tas Fat Po's Service).
PEXDO, September 15. The Prince Regent bas decided to allow the National Assembly to meet three years earlier than was intended.
AN EYE ON AMMUNI- TION.
(Wah Ter Yat. Po's Service,)
. PEKING, September 15, The Military Board has advised the Viceroya and Governors of the several provinces to keep a keen eye on the lead business in order to prerant the secret. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.manufacturing of ammunition for cart.
ridges. LONDON, September 16.
< COMMENCED..
The old Pacifia Mail steamer City of Poking, which was so long and so favour- ably known on the Hongkong-Yokohama San Francisco route, is to be broken up and shipped to the East Coast as scrap iron, according to a late report received from San Francisco. Moses. Batas audThe case against the German sub, Chosebrough have purchased the Poking!
for $23,000, and will take her to San Pablo altern Helm, who was arrested while where she will be broken up and loaded on sketching "fortifications at Portsmouth,. sailing vessels for the castern market. The has been opened at Fareham Police buyers figure that they will got 22,000 tona"
Court. of scrap iron out of the old vessel, which they will ship to the cast in cures asiling vessels. The City of Peking is 36 yadre
The accused was remanded.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The American Consulate-General at Hongkong circulates the following telegram received from the Manila Observatory st 1p.m. to-day
#
Manila, September 16, 12, noon. Cyclone or Typhoop over S..China Sea,
old having been built by J. Roach and AFTER THE CORONATION. W Sous at Chester, Pa., in 1874. She has been out of the service for a number of years.
ROYAL TOUR IN IRELAND.
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)--
LONDON, September 15,
The cruisers which Vickor, Sons and Maxim (Limited) and Armstrong, Whit
The Dublin Daily Express states worth and Co. (Limited) are to build for the Chinese Navy are cach to be of about that Their Majesties the King and 2,000 tons displacement. Their speed, with Queen will make a tour of Ireland engines of 8,000 Lt.p., is to be 22 kut, after the coronation. and they will cost about a quarter of a million pounds sterling each. They are
LICENSING.
A meeting of the Licensing Board was held at the Council Chamber this afternoon,
to consider the application from Heery Samuel Markham for the transfer to him from J. T. Monchen, the hotel kooper's adjunct license to sell by retail intoxicating Liquors on the premises, No.. 13 Queen's Road Central, under the sign of
The Vienna Cafe Co., Ltd." His Excellency the Officer Administening the Government,
the nucleus of the Chinese Navy that is to AMERICAN ELECTIONS Sir Henry May, presided, and there were
bo. Formerly the Board of War controlled both Army and Navy, with & subsidiar department at Shanghai in the shape of a dockyard. Now a separate Admiralty Da-
partment has been established at Peking in charge of Admiral Sah. The larger pro- gramma which it will undertake is still of course a long way off
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.. The Field Officer for the week In Captain serious comedy for trivial people. To-G. H. Addison, Royal Engineers. morzon night; tlio last night of the season; The Dandy Doctor" something-to- laugh-nt piece, will be staged.
#
Captain Power, The Buffa, has taken over a company in the 1st Battalion at Aldershot.
4.
· POSITION IN WASHINGTON.
present Hon. Mr A, M.-Thomson, Han. Mr E. Osborne, Mr A Shelton Hooper, Mr T. Hough, Mr. A. Mackenzie and Mi G. A. Woodcock, secretary..
Hon. Mr & M. Thomson-(to applicant) - had a license before? -Have you LONDON, Sept., 15.
Applicant-No sir.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
The Republican primary elections
How
a half years. President-You are going in ne manager? ---Yon,`sir.
At Washington indicate that an In-Tong have you been in the Coloný t surgent supported by Mr. Roosevelt will be elected Federal Senator "and two Insurgents and one regular Re publicán as Congressmen.
MOTOR FANS FOR THE THEATRE.
Better late than never. We are glad to
Mx Shelton Hooper-Hare you get any agreement for any length of time as man- ager 7--No agreement.
The application was granted.
A
for the new Magistraog- a very long felt want; the reconstruction of the greatly dilapidated western market; for bullock stables at Yaumati; & Sanitary HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SENDER 16, 1910. inspector's office at Wanchai; increas
Another highway robbery in a lonely ing the accommodation at Yanpati port of Hongkong has taken place. This time Miss Bossio Barrington was attacked. School. Then under the heading while on her way to school. She was "Communications,” a sum of 4600,000 walking along the footpath from Pokfulam
has
morning when's Chinaman came along and been provided, which is throw some powder in her lace. He then expootod to sufice for the com-natebed her bag, containing some money, the total value balog $0.60, and ran away. plation of the road from Castle Park to Shataukok. Under Drainago" $25,000 has been set aside for training nullahs, being $10,000 in excess of the nepal vote; 3300,000 has been provided for the Mongkoktsui Typhoon Shelter; $96,000 of this will be defrayed out of
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH An extraordinary grand programme for Lieat. O. G. P. Cameron, R.G.A., 565 be able to announce that at last a number 10-aight, tá morrow night, and the following been appointed to the Hongkong-Singapore of fans are to be installed in the Theatre night will be given at the Empire Cius Battalios, R.Q.A. --
Royal. Patrons of this popular playmatograph Theatre as well as the matinees Major L. E. B. Dykes, RG.A.; from house will from to-night onwards be able on Saturday and Sunday. Amongst, tha magnificent coloured Miss Addis cooling influences of what are known as pictaru Tho. Minstrel." Company at Hongkong.
Feilun fans. These fans resemble a large Leigh will to sing Josti's Good bro
artistic duct entitled to-night and an The Bishop of Victoria will presch at size electric table or desk tan. They are Thinking" is to be given by Miss Addio the Parade Service in the Cathedral on portable, and require no slectricity or Leigh and Bliss Maggie Frazor. Mise May team to drive them, the motive power Lewis will likewise sing new songs and the Sunday next..
being supplied by a small kerosene oil whole programme is one which deserves Lamp. We hope the installations at the the patronage of the numerous patrons of Theatre will prove in every way success. this popular hall of entertainment.
H. E. Siz Heyay MAY, the Officer for new roads in the New Territory/roservoir about 7.30 o'clock on Thursday No. 3 Depôt, has been appointed to No. 88 to enjoy the performances under the new films is the
Administering the government of Hong kong, was commendably brief on Thurs. day when introducing the Estimates for 1911. It is admittedly a difficult thing to glorify the cumonplace and the Budget which His Excellency laid before the Legislative Council can scarcely
Wm. Powell, Ld.be described in other terms. There is
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
EMPIRE'
CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE,
nothing exciting in the new proposals, and although the year is expected to closs with a deficit there is no suggestion
•
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We learn from the Japan Mail that Tho visitor to the Detention Barracks dainty little affair. It is much smaller Logan, R. G. A.. tho now Japanese Yen 5 note just issued is during the ensuing wook is Major D. F. H.
than the old note; its design is very grace- ful, and a poetic element la imparted to it Lieut-Colonel G. D. Close, EE, pro by the presença of a transparency, which, mated to that rank, has been for soms when held up to the light, discloaca a sub-time C.R.E. at Hongkong. He joined the stantial head of Daikoku, the God of Scientific Corps from Woolwich a little over the special light cues and $204,000 Wealth; thus suggesting that the strength 20 years ago, and bas the Burmese and
Hazara expeditions to his credit.
of any scheme for new taxation being from surplus balances; under heading which aziate for the redemption of these
notes is illimitable, though latest. Miscellaneous" $14,000 is provided pat forward. For this relief the public
On Thursday the s.a. Sangkang return PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, will be duly thankful. The revised for fencing" the new garden in Royal
estimates for the current year now Square, and $30,000 for a period to port having not with an accident in Oppozita Central Market. show that the ordinary and extracrdin-substitution of what is commonly ich part of the shaft and stem tabe
broke with the result that one of the pro-with the firm of Messrs H. Price and Co. known as Queen's Statue Pier. Under pallors was dropped. The vessel, which 9.15 z 11.8086,908,069, or only 8728 less than was the heading "Waterworks" provision was heavily ladan at the time,
Das Vaux Roan Central,
J
↑ Performancos:-{.15 to`§ and
Extraordinary Grand Programpo FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY. The Magnifcort Coloured Film
- *THE MINISTREL":" Artistle Duob entitied THINE" MO
ary: revenue is expected to yield
has been made to the extent of $40,000 for the extension of the Shaukiwas Waterworks dud to the large extension
soms. two hundred miles from Honkong,
her but to return. The Sangking twin-screw teasel and her relate trip was neccssarily very slow The Sunghiang left
and there was no other courses, open for
in that district, and of $30,000 for an for Amoy and Cebu on the 9th inst..
first expected, while there has been a saving of 845,002 on the total expendi- tore. If these estimates are-realised that
the year will close with a credit balance of 81,580, which, odded to the balancs of me t afecta accrued on 31st December, 1909, will give a balance cn 31st December
MIES' ADDIE LEIGH and
Mama - SIAGOIE FRAZER, this year of 91,364,758.
Miss MAY LEWIS
To Wa Bong
additional resurrcir at West Point, which will improve the distribution to that part of the town.
Altogether Sir HENRY outlined Though the catimated revenue for the very satisfactory if modest scheme of coming year is put down at 87,030,383, public works, sil of which are urgently 117,588. more, than the approved necessary, and which the Colony can
Don't Smoke
STATE EXPRESS"
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Mz J. W. Gando, aonier partner of Meera J. W. Gande and Co., of Bhanghai, is passing through the Colony on a business tour to Europe vin India. Mr Gando was formerly for a number of years connected The State Express Cigarettes, Virginian and Turkish Leaf
Blends, are recognised as the Standard of Purity
UNLESS YOU CAN APPRECIATE A GOOD CIGARETTE.
سیت سایت
Mr. Laurice Winn Walter, oldest son
of the late Mr. James Walter of Yokohams,
and quality all the world over.
whe joined the staff of the H. & S. Rank Quality combined with cheapness is the motto of
in London two and a half years ago. has diod of moningitis at the age of 22. He was a Scottish international thron quariar and no athlete:
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cured by a single dose of Chamber
Ticket holders for the Cricket Clab alala's Colic, Chalon and Diarrhoen Remedy:
Only in the most are cases in a second Concert are notified that instead of the for third dose required. Try it. It has Murray Road entrance being uitised, the
reputation of over thirty-five years behind it and is everywhere recognised as the entrances to Jackson Road (City Hall most reliable remedy in uso for diabous corner and Hongkong Club corner) will be For sale by all chemists and storekeepers asada
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Prices for State Express Cigarettes to be obtained from
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TELEPHONE No. 135.
Hoogkong Bapt 16, 1919