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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19μ 1010.
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THE CHINESE NAVY,
REPORTED AMERICAN
CONTRACTS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail). LONDON, Septempor 10.
A Now York message states that it is announced that Mr Schwab, who con
SOUTH AFRICAN
ELECTIONS
GENERAL BOTHA'S ATTITUDE..
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail).
LONDON, September 17,
The Rand Daily Mail understands that Ceneral Bothn, who was defeated trols the Bathichom and Union plants, by Sir J. P. Fitzpatrick at Pretoria, has accured contracts for the construe-favours resigning. tion of several battleships and other war-vessole for the Chinese Navy.
that the Manchus forced the queue upon be any longer despised and acoffad at by others. It is not ta bo us, and at the same time slaughteroil so
hoped that any renovation of the The Times reports that the official many of the people of the Middle King-country can be worked out by the statistics in regard to the cholera outbreak dom. Whilst therefore the calamity ro- Manchus, bocanes they are Manin Russia are appalling. In the whole mains this hatred will endure. There chus and we are Chinone. There
44,703 deaths. is further the shame that is attached fore, any changes that may be made Empire there have been 164,445 cases and to the wearing of the quene. First by the court are not changes that the
Chinese would adopt, they would not There are 323 Europeans and 241 there is the shame which it always benefit but really injure us.
It is Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library. carring, which is that the Chinens are certain the Manchus cannot make the and Earoposes and 9,436_Chinese the slaves of the Manchus. Then we country, strong. We thorsforo must visitors to the Museum during the wook
consider the mattor, and wo mustouding the 18th Sept. are said to wear "pigtails" by all fore ourselves got the power into our own For ease of 1 dor.igners. Think of the shame of that! ..: 620 Here we have a great and intelligent nation like the Chinese treated as borses and come by a four barbarians. Thus Sofern Chins, and this will cause all Illegal marriago," his lawful wife having great joy. If, however, we relinquish lived apart from hito for five years, was from within we have to endure the the desire to take back the power into locked out of his church at Sutton Cheney, is on the way to meet Prince Trai shinine that a vast and intelligent nation our own hands, and trust to the Man-ear Nuneaton, on August 31, and another has been subdued by the Manchus, and chus, without knowing whether they clergyman took his place.
ere going to be true or falso, this would has to submit to displays of their arbs as though we singed the eye-brows bitrary power; while in regard to out-and oyo-lashca, merely causing pain. siders we are scoffed at and despised The thing to be sorry about is that if by the entire world because.we have to wear the quene. It really is the badge there is a change in dress then thin it is reported that the bodies of one of the ... (Reutera Service to the China Mail.)
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Thea will the Chinoso
With reference to the drowning ahir at Koh-si Chang, by which three European alors and a Chinaman from the German the queue is cut off, then there will steamer Andree Rickmers met their deaths, probably be a change in dress. If
people will rush outside for their Europeans and of the Chiraman hare boen materials so that there will be a decay recovered and buried, after due enquiry
The cargo adds that Mr Schwab
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RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR'S
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LONDON, September 10. The death has occurred of M.
THE JERVOISE STREET FIRE.
Before Mr J, R. Wood, at the Magiatusoy thin aftoracon, an enquiry was held touch ing the deatha of geven persons who, met their deaths at No.98 and 100 Forvoiso Stroot during a recent fire on September 4. The jurors were sworn in as follows ( P. Halm, B. L. Hughes and F. Kapp. ⠀⠀
Mr Leo. D'Almada e Castro appeared on behalf of the surviving parties of Hab Hing The firm and for the relatives of Loung Cho Tow of No. fi8 Jervoise Street.
$20.80 Target the slumo? Thero is the shame of native manufactures and Chinese into the circumstances attendant on the Nolidof, Russian Ambassador to Pariatuary: gave aridence of holding postmortem
deaths.
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Statistics contained in a Blue-book just issued. show that the number of licensed
that we still have to wear the queue, and noney will go into the hands of for- 64,80 while the sign of this bumiliation eigners. But if the matter is looked remains the disgrace will continue. into it will be found that this does not 100.00 But in this contempt of the Manchu for concern the cutting off of the queat, "VERY FINE LIQUEUR COGNAC, 60 Years Old
the Chinese there is another cause of for even now a great deal of money NOTE- For Hongkong the above Feless will be increased by the amount of daty hatred and shame. It is an elementary goes into the pockets of foreigners for in England and Wales has decreased principle that everyone should have the things they bring. There will not since the Act of 1904 came into operation ayablo--$7,20 por Doten.
complete control of his own person. be much change in this respect. by an annual average of about 1,391. Tha Everyone claims, and inteed. should Whether the Chinese will get back number of registered clubs, on the other have this freedom, and no outsider power over their own country or not, hund, increased by 190 In 1008, and is should be able to interfere with it. But does not lie in the wearing or the not estimated to have increased by about 343 when we remember that the Manchus wearing of the queue. Moreover, iflast year. In five years (1905 to 1009) no compelled us to shave our heads, and, foreigners langh and ridicule us for fewer than 952 clubs were registered. The further, forced as to wear the queue wearing the "pigtail" they ridicule us year 1909 is marked by a great decrease in then it is seen that this right to control much more for losing our country and the convictions for drunkenness. Thers our own persons have been seized and being slaves. If then we wish to avoid were 169,519 such convictions, as compared held by the Manchus. Any one who these things we must return to the with 187,803 in 1908-s reduction of 18,234, opposed them in a lesser or greater do- original way of government, and hold or 974 per cent. This is attributed largely
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General Memorands. WEDNESDAY, September 21:-
Noon-Auction of Clothing & Effects, at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales
Rcoms,
9 p.m.-Performance by Warwick Major's
Comedy Co. at City Hall. THURADAT, Septembar 22:--
V.R.O. Annial Aquatic Sports, lat Dapce was killed and slaughtered. The to an enlightened determination. We to the increased spirit duties, &c., of the
2.50 p.m.-Auction of Household Farni. ture at The Pension Francate, 14, Queen's Road Central (Top Floor). FRIDAY, September 23:-
V.RO. Abnual Aquatic Sports, 2nd Day, 2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Farul toro, &c. at No. 8, Gordon Terrace, Hanoi Road, Kowloon.. SATURDAY, September 24:-
Non-Meeting of Dongles Steamship —Co., Ld.-st Go's-0. V.R.O. Annual Agmatic Eports, 3rd Day. SUNDAY, September 25-
MONDAY, reptember 25:-
natural inws of right and wrong could have lost the power to rale our own not have been outraged more effectually persons; we have experienced the grief In all possible causes of sorrow and of having lost our own country. Should shame, where could we find anything not the four bundred millions grieve that could stir these passions more at this ? Should they not be ashamed deeply? Of all possible causes that can of this ?" stir hatred strong and deep in the hearts of men, there is nothing more forceful) than the loss of one's country of causes of shame there is nothing that cuts mare deeply than that we have been made alaves to others, and that the badge of this slavery is yet with us, and worn by
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NATIONALISTS BIG MAJORITY. (Estera SAVICE ra thì Chánh Mala LONDON, September 13. The South African elections have conoluded, and the state of the parties is as follows:-
Nationalists. 67. Unionists
Inspector Gourlay conducted the case on behalf of the police,
De Macfarlane, in charge of the mor- axaminations on the docessed and stated that the cause of death was axphyris; four of the bodies were badly burned. An ur- identified body was found some days altar- wards. It was also badly burned and witness was unable to certify the cause of death in that case,
Several witnesses gare evidence of having identified the deceased victims and A number of Europost officers spoke of ro- covering the bodies from the debris. The death onquiry as
was adjourned and the adise of fire was then proceeded with.
noias
of
Tho aavistant accountant of No 100- Jervois Street stated that the fire broka out after 2p.m, Witness was sleeping in the front room of the second Hoor and the the collapsing floors woke him up.. Bo got out through a window and shouted oat to his fekis but got no reply. A little while afterwards witness perceived the fire. Five parsons slept on the ground fear and ho subsequently sa their dead bodies in How do you suppens the fire started." asked his Worship,
BRITISH NORTH BORNEO the mortasry,
CO.
DEATH OF THE CHAIRMAN.
It will be perceived that if our con-aqd E. C. Wilks were among the passed- temporary detesta the Manchu he has gera per Rubi from Manila which arrived (Router's Service to the China Mail.)'
LONDON, September 17, also little use for foreigners: wherein to-day.
The death is announced of Mr he is typical of many of his race.
The Rer. W. H. Y. Pegg, B., Army William Cowie, Chairman of the! Chaplain, arrives here on the 14th of next British North Borneo Co. He died at month per H. M. T. Rohilla in relief of the Rev. A. Dallas Ennis, M.A,
NEWS OF THE DAY: 9 am-Excursion to Macao by ss.ue. This hateful and disgraceful badge
Boungehad.
is handed down from one to another
We have a latter addressed A. S. G., This proves that we are slaves and menials; that, indeed; we are treated as c/o Chins Mail Office. Will A. 8. G. pleas borses and cows. Then this, is it not apply for same. better to die at once, and have done?! And with this disgraceful badge of servitude still hanging upon us, 35 8 yesterday. sign of our humiliation, they are now
3 p.m.Auction of Pier Rights at the Public Works Department's Offices, TOZATAY, September 27--
5.30 p.m.-Barur Roca for China Mail
Cape.
THURSDAY, September 99:-
Both funs) Aquatic Sports at V.R.O. talking of renovation and of a rehabilita
Bath.
SATURDAY, October, 1:--
Civil Service Sports. TrESEAT, Dctober 4 :—
Jewish New Your Day.
The China Inil
HOKOLONG, MONDAY, SEPT. 19, 1910
The ion learns that Mr Montague Bell is retiring from the editorship of the North China Daily Neite and will be The H. M. T. Rohills left: Binita succeeded by Mr O. M. Green, the assistant
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The American gunboat Wilmington ution of the country! But when we arrived from Swatow to-day. approach the discussion as to the re- moval of the quene, let it be known that this is not the first discussion of the matter. The question originally started some years ago and both the Manchus and the Chinese have been face to face with it for some time."
FABRICS. have wora falte queues whenever they changes, and their reasons are the same many officials who are opposed to any
Fashionable"
TWEEDS.
Cloths.
Suuring was the Chinese moon-Like festival and festivities were pretty general, specially in the evening.
Howitzers at a two iniles range have shattered a dummy airship towed over
Whitstable Bay by a scout. -
The health of the Colony cont'nuca
editor,
Captain Rehwoldt, commander of the Germann steamer Devawongse, died at 2.20 an. on Sept. 30th, while on a voyaga to Singapore from Sxatow. The cause' ol death was heart failure and, as the ship was nearing port at the time, the body was brought to Singapore. ~
Bad Nauheim.
THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
A NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE?
ཡ་
italy Ignored.
(Reuter's Service to the China Maď.) LONDON, September 17.
It is regarded as significant that the Viencese clerical organ, the Vaterland, publishes a summons to Turkey to conclude forthwith an alliance with Hongkong while rejoicing at bir Tadaichi Austria and Germany. It declares that Arima's wall deserved promotion regrets greatly the severing of his connection with no group of Powers would venture to the Coleny. During the ten years that lan attack or resist such a combination.
The article is believed to proceed represented the interests of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha here he made a distinct from an influential military quarter. mark for himself na a business man as wel
The Matin (Paris) announces the con- cinsion of a secret Military Treaty between Turkey and Roumania under
aan charming social companion, He has done much to cement the good relations
British Communities of Hongkong.
A wonderfully attractive book dealing with the career of King Edward as a sportsman is promised. The editorship is
ti
“I don't know,” replied witness." What kind of a noise did you hear when you woke up! The noise of a building, collapsing.
Inspector Gourlay-Did you make a atetement to me about the fire 7- I did.
Did you tell me that you ran out through the ground floor ---No, I did not tell you that.
"You also did not tell me the room was full of smoke when you ran out?--No.
Did you see anyone in the street belong. Ting to your shop 7-No, I ran to iny family
house.
Hate you'seen Po So since ?--Yes. Where In my family house.
Was that on the morning of the firỏ?
Yes.
Do you mean that the muste is living at No 260 Hollywood Road?--Yea
Which house did you go, to direct 1--I ran back directly to my family house to—” see my mother. A
When did you go to the Yi Sang Yuen 7--- On the morning of the firs
At what time?-Between 6 and 7 a.m. Dul you leave your family house and go thero?Yos.
Did you aco Po So before that ?—Yes. What state was he in 7-Eo had a burned -
and swellen face.
Anything else? His hands were burned. Did you not tell me there were six mon sleopiox on the ground flour?—No.
The statement you gave to me was all
false.
His Lordship- Hio denies having made i Were you hurt when you jumped out of ||the window ?—No,
The enquiry was 'adjourned.."
Early on the morning of August 19,
Vienna Governments ensuring for establishment at Brixton was completely Turkey Roumanian support should Bul-destroyed by fire. The girl-employees who lived on the promises had no time to dress "garia attack Turkey.
EGYPTIAN NATION-
ALISTS.
A CONGRESS BARRED BY
FRANCE.
(Reuters Service to the China-Mail: Lomos, September 17.
The French Goyerament has prohibit
and rushed into the streets in thoit night. gowns. They have lost all their clothing. The damage caused by the fire is estimated at £40,000.
The Army Council at Home is seriously considering the adoption of an automatic ride for infantry, sovemi patterns of which are on the market or in the hands of juventors. Weight and difficulty in ammunition supply are the chief obstacles against the adoption of an automatic side, particularly the latter.
Owing to the very wet weather many
Five years ago Prince Hrse brought this matter of the quese to the notice of the Expres Dowaren, and she was
The silk shipped on board the M. M. furious. She said it was impossible to remore the queue, and so change thes. Polynesien, which left this port on the traditions and influence of their depart-16th August, was delivered in Lyone or ed ancestors. She degraded Prince HING the 17th September. THE REMOVAL OF THE QUEUE. for a year. After that there was silence. Recently Prince TBA Tso has been tra- seiling abroad and has been associating good. Only one use of communicated As most readers of the Chim Mail are and dining with foreigners, and he disonse was notified last week-na imported { existing between the Japanese and the the direct inspirations of the Berlin and Messrs. Morley and Lanceley's millinery aware the subject of the removal of the noticed that when he displayed-bis occurrence of enteric fever. queue has become a burning topic of him. So on his return to Peking be "pigtail" foreigners secretly laughed at
A railway car ferry boat which ank ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. discussion in Peking, owing to the bought the matter to the fore, and has in the middle of Lake Michigan, caused recommendations of Prince TSA Two offered many reasons for his view that the death of thirty-nine people." Only
The Matin understands that Italy was the queue should go. Recently, the three were rescued. and others in favour of its aboli Manchus have been troubled at the way
in the capable hands Mr Alfred E. not consulted in the matter. Mr R. C. Gould, a Penang solicitor,Warsuu, better known perhaps by his som tion. Several high officials who have power is shipping from them and again se.vel abrand have already had the and again they have gathered to dis has been suspended for three months for de plume of "Rapier." The introductory cuss and wrangle about the subject unprofessional conduct in connection with chapters will be written by Sir Seymoud. characteristic appendage cut off, but in but have come to no conclusion.
the retention of money belonging to a Fortescue, a very old personal friend of the obedience to conservative custom theyIt is said that there are
a great client.
late King, while Lord Marcus Beresford- who has managed the Royal racing stud The Chinese Engineering and Mining for several-gears past, will also have s have been received in audience by the a those of the Earness Dowadra, that it Company, Limited, report that the total large share in the production of the book. PRIME RECINT. The discussion, how, is not right to change the customs which
their ancestors have banded down to us, output of the Company's three mises for An interesting portion of this volume will ever, is not confined to Court circles. So they oppose the cutting of the quene. the week ending 3rd September amounted be the reminiscence of Lord Ribblesdale of All over China men are talking about But do the Manchus think that by re to 21,467.66 tons and the sales during the King Edward in the hunting field. It is the matter and only the other day when tuining the queue they can maintain period to 21.373,28 tons.
not generally remembered to-day, that in their hold over the people, as in the af order was issued to certain bodies of olden daya? It cannot be denied that
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha wishes it to his younger days the King was an enthused the holding of an Egyptian Nation members of the congregation were prevent. foreign-dilled troops to remove the the position of the Manchus to day is as be known that though the rates of passage astic rider to hounds, as was Queen alist Congress in Paris this month,
The Government announces that ited from being present at the harvest festival queur, a large number of men actually unstable as a pile of eggs. They cannot have been reduced on their American Line Alexand. The book will be Invishly deserted rather than obey. Of course
hope for a single tile of the roof to re-steamers to United States and Canadian illestrated, and it, is stated that the King has acted in this matter entirely on its services at St John's Cathedral on Sunday nain over them. Fortunately their age: Points and overland to Europe, effective has givar directions that all possible facili own initiative, as it does not desire Paris and unless they send in their contributions these conservatives have their counter part leng tyrany is nearly dead. They are not from the 1st instant, the same standard of ties are to be given to the editor and his to become the centre of an anti-British the Mission to Seamen will not benefit an POPLINS, etc. in radicals who wish to see the queue disable with any effect to protect their own excellance in service on board the stenssers colleagues for the production of the work. crusade, and it also disapproves of the much as it deserves. Last year 3000 was No date for its publication can be an Pan-Islamic tendencies of the Nation- Sunday to $190, of which $100 required arcient laws and so benefit themselves, as hitherto will be maintained. appear at once, along with the present We venture to affirm that if they re-
nounced at the moment."
alista.
for church expenses. Evilences of the great havec catsed Patterns on Application. dynasty. One of these, the editor of turned to their original home, there they
Chinese paper published in Hongkong, would find those who waweep away by the last typhoon in the China sen are
all traces of the glory of their dynasty bring frequently sighted by shipa arriving | A SUPPRESSED CELEBRATION. wrow only the day that "if the queue They have handed their country over in Hongkong and the .. Carnarvonshire. was abolished then the disgrace and to their enemies and these enemies will under the command of Capt. W. Gregory, At the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival shame of more than two hundred years make short work of ancestral glorien. fem Shanghai, which arrived this morning, last year considerable ill-fooling was arous would be swept away, and surely we
ed between the villagers of Tai Hang and What are now known as the glories of when some twenty one miles from Ockseu the infoos at Kennedy's stables at Cause the Tai Taing Dynasty and their have reason for shame, and for batred antiquated laws will be brushed niide a
lighthouse in Lat 24", 42′ N. and Long 119, way Bay. In fact, the celebration of the when we view this question of the so much rubbish and sodiment, and not 15 E., sighted a quantity of wreckage just Festival was marred by a serious fight, largely caused by the mafoos making fou queue." Our contemporary in the course a solitary shadow will be left behind. Waal. From what could be observed part of the fire dragon procession and generally
indulging in horse-piny,k of a long and scornful article recounts Why discuss the question? Cannot of the wreckage was supposed to, be s
In order to prevent a recurrence of Come interesting historical data. Whep original lair, the land which is said to
it be seen distinctly enough that the captaized junk. No bodies wora visible.
there scenes the police were instructed the wearing of the queue was first ofte full of good luck, is being trampled American Army, has created a sensation by first day, Saturday, the request was
Inspector-General Garlington, of the not allow the formation of any fre FREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, ali imposed upon the children of Han, upon by Russia? Is it not also over his ruport just inde pablic, Gonetalpected, but yesterday some of the folk doril processions this year. On the
it says, the order was enforced with' run by the Japanes?. If then they the worst kind of cruelty. "Among cannot protect the home of their Garlington asserts that ass result of his got together and formed something of the fathers and their ancestors, why do inspections he has found that the infantry kind, only facing the head of a dragon other places we may mention Kwang- they talk about not changing the cus-of the United States Army are holowed and arrested one
made up. however. The police interfer tung, and we know that for three days toms of their fathers? Since the sign- mediocrity in the matter of capacity to fought before Mr J. P. Wood at the the work of compelling the people to lag of the treaty between Róssia and marsh, Major General Wood, Chief of Magistracy to day. He was charged with Quality combined with cheapness is the motto of share their heads, and to wear the Japan, the homes of their ancestors Staff, taking Gomeral Carlington's report as having taken part in a procession without the permission of the Regutser-General queue was coupled with the utmost in the Threo Provinces have really a basis, has ordered that most rigid inspec and fined 995. The Festival, which sti
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