THE CHINA MAIL.
must be suppressed even though it. NEWS OF THE DAY.
S. Watson & Co., Ltd. involved this Treasury in benvy loss,
(ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
VATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
Patrick Gallagher, who shot Mayor
THE RECENT FATAL FIRE.
Death Enquiry.
This itemoon, at the Magistracy, an enquiry was held before Mr E. R. Hallifer, na Chronor, and Monsen A. O. Potley, F. M. Xavier and AA.. Guttieres, a jurora, The first reading of a Bill to ameninto the circumstancca connected with the death of nine people who lost their lives in tire which occurred at 200 Queen's Rond East on January 300.
The cargo of silk shipped on board the M. M. a. Ernest Simons, which left delivered in Lyon on the 7th January this port on the 6th Documber, was
For the evil which it wTght was Gaynor, of New York, some months ago, very great and the people cried aloud has been
sontuncul to twelve years in Sing for ita abolition. At the same sing time the demands made by Peking upon the provinces for funds grew greater as the list of national re-the Lopers Ordinance of 1010 will be moved at Thursday's meeting of the Legislative quirements increased in the matter of
Council. administrative expenditures, public works and the military and naval services of the Empire. So it would be seen that although they were about to lose-n good, deal of their revouno Peking expected that Kwangtung's contribution to the Imperial exchequer so far from being retlucul in proportion to their straightened circumstances was in fact to be increased whereever possible, In answer to the Viceroy, the Provin einl Trensurer ventured the suggestion the that opium might hear a heavier
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His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard has kindly consented to present the prizes to the successful students in connection with St. Stephen's Colege, in prondig at nou
It is runtoured that one of the finest intial properties in the Colony has changed hands for the price of four lakks of dollars. The purchaser is a well-known
His Worship explained to the jurors
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911.
[COPYLOUT]
SHANGHAI RUBBER
SENSATION.
MUNICIPAL COUNCILLOR CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
(From Our Overs Correspondent,}
[COPYRIGHT.]
THE BAGDAD RAILWAY
EUROPEAN BALANCE
UNDISTURBED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)-
LONDON, January 10
The Times Purie correspondent says
Suanora), December 10.. Mr. H. J. Craig, a member of the that since the return of M Shzonal, Municipal Council, and maging Great Britain and Face have been director of the firm of Craig and kept fully informed of the state of Court today with fraud in connection the future of the Bagdad and North Company, was charged at the Police Russo German negotiations regarding with the Sink Indrappora Rubber Con- cession, Lad, and was remanded.
that very early in the proceedings thero was an explosit of same orackers which tropol the staircase and out off-the-retreat vor in the house. This explosion des of anybody on the upper floors. The result was, that these nine people (women and children all) were unable to get away. They dared not jump; as two other mec had done from a higher storey, and were killed anhysiatod as the doctor e evidenco would show. It would be for the jury to As the .. Phu Yen was coming to Bay whether anybody was critically to Hongkong from Hongay she struck the blame for the deaths or nak
rocks at Caio d'Halong nad received such Mr J. W. White, of the Public Works damage as will necessitate her being PARLIAMENTARY AD Department, produced plans of the prom-docked. The vessel sarived at Hangkong ises
to-day.
VOCATE ARRESTED.
The auster of a plocs goods shop for merly situated on the ground flour of the Surat promises deposed that the fire oc- aurred on a Festival day. The gords in a shop were insured in a sum of £2,000
crackers were left in the shop by a mon named Kui Keo,who formerly occupi
The Overland Limited from Chicago to San Francisco has been ambushed by high wymun near Ogden; in Utah. Two of the train officinis were killed and G 92,500 wand
impost and so make up for a part of wealthy Chinese resident., the deficiency, whereupon CHANG MING-RI remarked that he had also received very definite instructions from Peking that the use of opium must be vigourously suppressed, so that the evil might be completely uprooted from the soil of China.. U to Christus Day fu corpsm had Therefore if any increased revenue boon recovered from the Bolton wine. It way to be derived from opium it is believed that over seventy more remain KOKNIG-On January 4, 1911, at 33 could be but teniporary, for if his below, The reliaf funds, which have been
opened, now amount to £13,000.
BIRTH.
Ward Road, Shanghai, jo Tranor and KOENI, a daughter.
DEATHS.
CESAR-On January 10, 1911, at AUGUSTOS C.SAAR, of Portsmouth, nged a
Funeral will pass the Monument at 9.15
Government Civil Hospital ANDREW
years..
AVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY an tomorrow.
OF TONE
PERFECTION OF TOUCH
AND
OLIDITY OF-
CONSTRUCTION
Over 1200
now in use.
MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.
TRENGUE ALEX 17. ISOT
WM. POWELL,
LIMITED,
New Seasonable
Goods.
EIDERDOWN QUILTS
BLANKETS
WINTER CURTAINS.
orders were carried out faithfully this source of revenue would speedily
stolen.
We are asked to state that the prize dry up. The problem was a very distribution in connection with the Ellie difficult me Money was urgently Kadoorio Chinese Schools will take place needed to carry on the administration at noon on Saturday, the 14th instant-not of the province yet the impositing of 11a.m. as intimated in our Saturday's fresh taxes to take the place of the
COURTERY.-On January 4, 1911, at the Isolation Hospital, Shanghai, Bama, wife of M. COURTNEY, (Captain of the I.C.S.N.disappearing sources of revenue Co.'s str. Chorang)
would undoubtedly meet with very vigourous opposition on the part of the people who already declared that Annual Meeting and Dinner at Semen's they were taxed to the limit of their
|_ capuçity........
MEMOS FOR TOMORROW,
Miscellaneous.
Institute.
...
9 p.m.--Grand Variety Entertainment at
City Hall.
General Memoranda.
TCHDAY, January 12
11.30 ..--Humphrey's Estate. Extm-
ordinary Meeting
For the mument the Viceroy has sent his officials back to their work with the abmonition that they must give the subject of raising funds their enrest attention and should any new
a portion of the abop, but who had now
ceased busicara.“
His Worship Why did he lease there goods with you?
Witnessa ored to house text and money for provisions
You seized these crackers by way of distraus He left them with me and reported the matter to the police.
How many cracker Two bundles......... How many in a bundle -Ten thousand: Witness added that he intended to hold the crackers until such time as Kui Kep came back to pay his rent The crackers were stored on a shelf situate between the kitchen and the app.
By the jury-Was there a fire in the Areplace?
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limitan), report that the totalVitness - I didn't see any..“ output of the Company's three wines for the week ending 24th Dec. amounted to 22,050.81 tons and the sales during the
period to 21,973.84 túas,
Mr Willian Corey has resigned the Presidency of the Cnited States Steel Trust. This indicates that in the critical dispute beteen the Directors of the Trust the Olinirman of the Financial Committee
become supreme.
His Worship-But you were baring festive feast and all that sort of thing that
Witness Yer night?
S.S. PHU YEN. DAMAGED.
"THE JAPANESE SQUADRON,
Arrival To-day.
Persian railways, therefore it is made olear that the present Russo-German pourparlers have nothing to do with the European balance of power: or Russian's relations with Emanca or Great" Britain
(Fals Ter Fat Po's Service)
PEKING, January 9.
An advocate for the early establish-
This morning the ensisur Akitashinment of a parliament has been arrested of the Japanese South China squadron, by the police in Tientsin and sant to under the command of Rear Admiral the Civil Board. Kawashiut, arrived in Hongkong and salute the port. The Flagship Tsushin is expected to-morrow and on Thursday
2.
PRINCE CHING'S SICK LEAVE.
the cruiser Uji ia dhao to arrive in Hongkong. These are the biggest ships of the Japan cse nary at present in South Chine the the Tsushima being of 3,305 tons displace ment, 296 feet long, with a beam of 44 feet, and a draught of 16 feet. Her his sick leave after the closing of the indicated horse power is 10,000. Shs Septe
way- built at Euro in 1902 and - her
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service).
PERINO, January 9. Prince Ching has decided to conclude
GERMANY'S AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA.
A GUIDE FOR ENGLAND.
(Peuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, Janmary 9.
armani eat consists of six 6" guns, ten 3" and foar 31 poundors. The ship has a speed of 20 knots. The Akitsushita is 3,160 tons displacement, with a length of 39) feet, a beara of 421 feet, and a draught of 18 feat. Her indicated horse power is 8,400, and she was built at Yokuska in 1892. She no cumplentent of 330 me The Uji is only 620 tons' displacement. She Replying to his Wonhip, witpesa said also built at Kuro in 1908.-*-* his family house was situated above the
Should the flagship arrive in the morning Russo-German Agreement may shop, and others lived thers as well. Altogether there were: 11 or 14 people is expected that the landing of the regarded as a guide to the shape which residing thers, but at the time of the fire Admiral will take place to-morrow an Anglo German Agreement might then were only eleven on the premiser.afternoon. Two men escaped by jumping, and witness on the following morning identified the
including his wife, his infant daugliter and. his mother-in-w. Four of the others
9'pin-1 Welsh Evening at Union lea or suggestion regarding a better / of the Trusty 'Mr Elbert Henry Gary, has hodies of the other nine at the Mortuary,
Church Literary Club. FRIDAY, January 13-
3p.m.-Auction of Booths and Matches
for next Rave Meeting. 5.30 p.m.-Letire by Col. W. G. A Bedford, C.MG.. F.MO, at Volun teer Headquarters. SATURDAY, January 14-
Hongkong Gun Club Annual Champion Nocn-Distribution of Prizes at the Hongkong College by H. Ethe Governor.
8p.-President's dinner to Hongkong
Reserves at-Hongkong Hotel. 8.30 p.m.--Police Sinaking Concert. Sunday, Jangery to
Field Day for Volunteers and Reserves 9p.in.-T.M.G.A. turewell social to Sir
MONDAY, January 10-
Henry May, K.C.M.G.
TUESDAY, January 17 :--
way of increasing the provincial revenues strike any of them they are Telegrams have been received reporting at liberty to communicate with him that an earthquake, that lasted for five at once.
minutes, has occurred at Virenyi, in Meanwhile it is known Turkestan. It threw down houses and in Canton that the Viceroy has demolished stores and thus caused great already begun upon a policy of auffering. There was at the time and retrenchment and administrative degrees of front there. Forty, boulies hava reform. Five high officials have been informed that their posts are abolish
Loen 'recovered
The Supreme Court of the United
ed and many others are waried that States affirms the quashing of the indict their places are in danger, The ments against the editor and proprietor of strictest economy
the New York-orld for libel in connection is to be observed and all discoverable leaks are being gmit on the part of relatives of bigh oficials with the Panama Canal The libels alleged
stopped. It is an old adage among and the action was taken by the Attorney English people, which is likewise a Generd at the instance of the Government. very true saying, that "a new broom.
5.25 pan-Philharmonic Society's-Pre-sweeps clean," but we certainly are of sentation to Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G. opinion that H.E CHANG MING-KI 8 pin-St. Andrew's Church annual
meeting.
favourably prepossesses one in his WEDNESDAY, January 18 -
favour by the straightforward methods Non-Prize Distribution at Belillos)
Public School by H. E. the Governor, he has adopted in the very beginuing
of his administration.
HONGKONG, TERDAY, JANUARY 10, 1911.
Ling
CANTON'S NEW VICEROY.
CONGRATULATING SIR HENRY MAY.
were children and the remiting, two women. -
Did you do anything to try and have these people on the upper qor 1 I didn't do anything; I was nearly suffocated by the smoke.
The jury pointed out that there was wooden partition on the first floor between Non, 206 and 208, and enquired whother ar not this could have been broken down, --
Bi Worship reminded the jurors that many of those killed were children.
Witness stated that the partition was not a strong one: a
His Worship--Could a woman have broken it down 1
-Witness-With great force.
The next witness, was a "46substituta"
ACCIDENT TO MR W. REES DAVIES.
We are requested by the Attorney
The Daily Telegrapt.cossiders the
take
THE GERMAN PRINCE'S TOUR
General, Mr Rees Davies, to state that the report appearing in the South. China Morning Post of this morning in regard to his accident yesterday, that the pony shied many in now at Lahore
(Reuter's Service to the China Meil.)
Lospos, January 9. HLH the Crown Prince of Ger
and threw him, is incorrect, as is also the statement that he was picked up in a "semi-conscious condition."N
The fact is the pony, while cattering, crowned his legn-and foll and Mr Rees Davies, who was never at all unconscious, proceeded to the Golf Club and afterwards to his rooms entirely unaided.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The news is to hand of the death of
Senator Elkins, of West Virginia.
Hall.
FOREIGN CAVALRY IN MANCHURIA,
(Fan-To-Yat Po's Service.)
PERIFG, January 9. B.E, Shi Lung, Viceroy of Manchuria, Las reported that the cavalry of two Powers have entered the boundary. in great numbers and refuse to depart in. spite of strong protests being com- tinually made.
THREATENED STRIKE.
Ful
cook who was engaged in cooking the meal Absence of any peerages from the Honours He stated that the fire was left burning of Lisat, Commander Harold D. Adair
The Daily Chronicle says that the on the premises on the sight of the fire
H.M. S. Virago is now under costmined last is a surprise, and nicans that the very low when he went to have his meat creations have been postponed until the Corozation, or rulerved for all emergency outside the shop. While there he heard when wholesale creations would be rosen the roaring of a fire and then he ran
Senator Bale of Mame, unu of the Bary. The Gorerament, the Daily away He saw the smoke before he dominating Republican figures in the late
(Wals Tez Yot Po's Service) Chronicle declares, will not oppose every heard the crackers explode. At fret Senáte, is to be replaced by a Democrat
PERING, January 9. amendment to the Parlament Bill, but it be tried to get some water to put the fire Mr A. V. Johnson.
The atudents of Fanglica province must pass substantially unaltered.
out but could not get to the kitchen, a
threatened to go out on atriko on Hin Wombin-You wanted to get water-
The Yokubima Ofice of the C. P. R. is account of the death of their representa that's all you mean ?"
We regret to announce the death of MrAndrew Augistas Casar, of Portsmouth, which and event took place at the Guvern- ment Civil Hospital to-day, at the age of
Witness-B
His Worship-And then you ran outside? Witness I did,
that given by Dr Macfarlane, who stated Farther evidence was called, including that he muda
post-mortem examination
in receipt of a wireles message from the
R.M. S. Empress of India, sent on the tire, in connection with the opening Bil instant at 11.00 pm, when the vessel of the National Assembly, but were was 1,240 miles distant, from Japan. The disausded from doing so by the Viceroy the expects to reneli Yokobaran, on the 12th to tender a memorial to the Tarone, on Commander advises that all is well and that of Manchuria, who has promised them
instant at noon. ·
At a meeting of the Legislative Council fixed for Thursday neat, Hon, Dr Ho Kai will more the following rewolution:
That the hearty congratulations of the b1 Deceased was employed at the Naval HE CHANG MING-K, the newly Members of this Council be tendered to Yard and was an old resident of Hongkong installed Viceroy of the Two Kwang, the Honourable. Si F. Henry May, having resided hurd for about 25 years of the ning bodies-all females. Bome of is not letting the grass grow under K.C.M.G., on his well merited promotion The funeral will pass the Monument at the bodies were much, burned, but so far his feet before setting about discuss to the Governorship of the Colony of Fiji: 9.15 to-morrow morning.
as he could make out, death was due in a the much needed reforms of the minutes of thin Council of the deep and that a record be made and inserted in
cates to asphyxia
Inspector Kear was called, and he stated Province. Within a few days of his spruciation felt by the Members thereof at the Tung Tan Chinese Restaurant list premisse. The crackers were stated about There was a large attendance of gusts that since the are he had eramined the arrival in Canton he called meeting of his long and valuable murvices as an night at a dinner given by Mr. Là Hong Mi five fast away from the fire, and there was of the principal officials at which he Official Member, and of their regret at in honour of the marringe of his son, Mra trick pastation between introduced several topies now of losing a colleague who is distinguished no Li Kwok Ming. Amongst these prosent His Worship Five you ever soen keepers. burning interest and which have ex-
less by his great ability and high character were a number of members of the local Bar crackers stored in this way before? ercised the minds of the bureanerney forwardness, qualities which have won for others who had been saucisted with the
thun by his constant courtesy and straight and their ladies, as well as numerous Witness-No. |-- very greatly during the last few months. him the profound respect and admimtion host fa his work as Chief Interpretar at the First of all he brought up the of the entire Council LEXANDRA BUILDINGS. question of finance and inquire into
Supreme Court over a long period of years.
PORTIERES.
"FIRST FLOOR
KEMPIRE. NEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, FIONEER HALT, OF THE COLONY,
Du Yeux FOLD CENTRAL Opposite Contzal Jiszkan,
atformances -7, 16 to 9 and
9.15 to 11.50 BRAND SUCCESS OF ALL
BEWART,STES.
MINS DOLLY SWIFT In ber Oution Speciality ELIN IS ON THE SPREE"
Milan BADIE MELROSE,
COMIN
MADENNIS CARNEY MATCH HIS "DERÓT.
I
Would you consider it dangerous 3-That souldn't asy. Of course, the heat from
the fire might set off the gunpowder.
The banquet was served in Chinose fashion. Would they be allowed to be stored in ware delivered. The Land of the 13th they are supposed to be kept under a glas and a number of congratulatory spouches this way - Tasy are not supposed to be Rajputs on med the proceedings,
an
Lance Corp Taylor, R.A.M.O... SATE atidance to aceing the fro. He was pang in front of the shop when he heard a lo of crackers exploding. Later he saw amoke" lasaing from the building and the peopl rushing fut. A few seconds akorvates the whole shep burst into flagon.
His Worship informed the Jary that
the reasons for the present much. Preparations are being made by private depleted state of the local Treasury, individua, in New York to finance on His Excellency recognised the heavy pele. Some twenty Ive young-man-will expedition for the discovery of the South calls which it been parle upon the probably take part in the attempt. The The opening of the new bulding exchequer during his predecessor's expedition will be led by Ciptain Bartlett. of the Shanghai Clubs by Sir Pelham Warren perd of office and then went on
A January 8 WA A very gecate event in to remark that even more s
Kerious
The English now pipera uro publish nl life Over 500 members were present od the atlises of the Bickness and In-at-thie ceremony. The Shanghơi Mercury difficulties awaited him than those which the Inte Viceroy face Two communicated to the Friendly Societies by the building built after the Englah vase to keep crackers in a shop unless válility Insurance Bill, which is been gives Ove coleman of space to describing the eng no regdition which mate is no pincipal sources of revemio were about Mr Lloyd Gorge Chancellor of the Ex-Renaissance style-and the speeches do they were for ante. If they were for mia t be entirely abolished in reference cherier. Char Bill provides for couplery Livered at its opening. One paragraph we they had to be kept under curtain ooţi- to the newly reawakened morall workers turning low than £100 per reputation to maintain in architecture, in having the crackers in the shop provided nartzes through the Frilly Bocintios ut quote In the lays Shanghof has dision, such as tuning tunglass, caro, instincts of ruters and people - These 10 fie indiuin of Ave bilings and without a should of exaggeration it they were kept in position which coul Otherwise there was nothing illegal 22 all were the Gambling Monopoly nul work. This minimum along in guarančad y well he wild that this latent structure not randably held dangerous. It the Opinn traffe When His Ex-by the state. Half the comb of this supports that shy The settlement in in mod with the crackers or abeth r w for them to say whether the fre ellency was lately in Peking it be which lan not yet been racers trath a city of Ene baklings, thanks to the sociable cure with the crackers would pointed out to him by the ligh wilded, wir
workeru enterprimu sifrecen us and along the base prevented the deaths officials in the capital thit lice
oplayers and the Staturing many anime and grand wired if on datal desno, Tatimsted that they
The jury retroud vertier, of allyThe Government will show it will be difficult to find one to could anion as to whether adelaints
HUTTMAN the new Cis,
ne not the fr›overy caused, the Bra..
thuglinut Kwingting
won the
the subject.
treating
BEGIN TREATMENT AT ONCE, —— - DANGER-FROM-OROUP- Hannot be too careful. You cannot Aasen of croup, tren the length of
AVE you a weak throat? If so, your minutes delay in treating begin treatment ton ently. Each cold time it takes to go for doctor, often proves lest is always the hardest to pure. If you Chamberlain's Cough Bemedy in the house makes you more liable to another and the dangerous. The safest way is to keep will take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at and at the first indication of croup give the the outset you will be saved much trouble. child a dose. Pleasant to take and, always For sales by all Chemists and Eture cures Earls by all Cheunster and
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