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The next point referred to is THE GERMAN CROWN PRINCE.
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faming that is raging in the centre of Chinn. He also recalls that there might have been serious rice riotą, in Kwangtung had not certain be- nevolent people, foresceing what was approaching, advanced money and
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The engagement is announced of the actress, Miss Zeus Dare and Lord Eahor's second won. *
The mother of the Empress Dowager, the Duchess of Kuet, died at Peking on
the al
"We are requested to state, that lady Lugard will be At Home as usual on Fridays during February,
The Far East lours with sincero regret of the abandonment of the German Crawn Prince's visit to China and Japan. The approximate cause is madoubtedly the plagio in Manalteris and the German authorities are quite right to run no risks We can but hope that the pleasant ex periners which fefal His lumpurtat and Mr. Harris, formerly with the Clinstered purchased rice, which they sold to the Royal Highuses in. Ceylon and India will Bank in Kuala Lumpur, is now manager poor without profit, and oven at a induces him to take advantage of another of the Chleuths branch. loss. Thus whilst in the south there opportunity should prout to maku has been no real famine, there has acquaintance with the lands and cuspiros been more than a list of trouble.ying further Fast. Hongkong was looking Even in the most prosperous parts forward to giving him a warai welcome of China the absence of disturbance next month and a must'elaborate pro gramme was being developed. Let us hope has been the result of a happy com: that the pleasure is merely postponud bination of circumstances and is not due to the perspicacity or governing powers of the officials Indeed, though on paper schools of agriculture bave been established no teaching is ever given. So they
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The American Congree is in favour of appointing a permanent tarifi board on lines suggested by President Taft,
Caldwell, who mado the famous affidavit in the Druce ense, has died in the New York City insane hospital,
Capt. Charles Barr, whose last important yachting victory was the Cape May sccan race of 325 miles for the Lipton Cap, has just died in America.
The Birmingham Past understands that the Rev. Mark Napier Trollops, M.A.,
offered the Bishoprit of Chosen.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1911,
LICENSING APPLICATION
GRANTED.
[Corretor,]
THE PLAGUE.
MORE FAVOURABLE REPORTS.
meeting of the Licensing Beard was held at the Colonial Secretary's offied this- afternoon for the purpose of considering an application front Jease Roun Lea for publican's licença. to sell by retail intoxicat ing liquors on the premises Nos. 11 and 13
It is reported from Poking that more. Nathau Road, Kowloon, under the sign of favourable reports regarding the plague "The Station Hotel." Hod. Mr A. W.
(Reuter's Servics to the China Mail) Laspas, February 1.".
Brewis presided, and thero wore also pre- are coming in from everywhere. sout-Hon. Mr C. Mol. Mosser, Hon. Mr
E. Osborne, Messrs Mr. Stewart, R. H. A. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. Craig, T. F. Hough, à. Mackenzio, and and A. Shelton Hooper.,
: FAR EASTERN VISIT.
ABANDONED.
The President announced that he had been temporarily appointed Chairman of
the Boaril
Appliant appeared before the Board and (Router's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, January 31. said he wished to have a full licence for the
It is officially announced that the premises.
Mr Sheltan Hooper-Did we grant n Crown Prince returns to Germany from lizanso for this house a little time ago for
Calcutta.
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somebody else?"
Applicant-The person died, I under-
stand.
For over 30 Years WATSON'S'E has maintained the really do not exist; at least they incruise the officers in the Amertean Army vicar of St.Alban's, Birmingham, has seen the axecutors of this person to you?
reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY
in the FAR EAST,
Watson & Co., Ltd, ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,
NEW PIANOS
ON HIRE
$10
AT
The U, S. Congress willing to
by 400. The President naked for 600.
President Taft has sent a message to Congress advocating free trade botwoon the United States and Canada wherever practicable.
Haring born refitted at Devonport, the cruiser Progus-will-leave_England on Feb. 21 for Hongkong with a new crow for the surveying ship Morlin.
amount to nothing, and no real attempt is made to mitigate the calamities' that are apt to come; nothing is done to teach the people how they might increase the output of their drops, and at the same time avoklam possible famines, The Government has mude all kinds of promises, but in reality things are allowed to go along the old ruts, and the consequences, as they come, must be submitted to without a murmur, because they are supposed to be the will of heaven, HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1911. On the other hand, much of this
CHINESE SUMMARY OF THE 2ND YEAR OF HSUAN TUNG.
The China Mail.
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trouble could be avoided nad adequate food and clothing secured for the people were the Government but ca lightened and progressive.
Ir should surely not be uninteresting Industry, also languishes because to read what a Chinese journalist there are no competent minds to lead thinks of the year which has just and foster it. In theory there rre closed. Of course at the commence-schools for the teaching of industrial no effective PER MONTH. ment of such an article one encounters arts, but there are
the classical platitudes which usually teachers. There are so-called schools mean little more than "padding", of science, but no one connected but they are commendably short for with them understands the half Our contemporary quickly of what science means. There is gets down to his real purpose, which in China no patent law for
once.
The Lowther Range which enlved the distressed Austrian Lloyd steamer Triesto in the Indian Ocean some time age has beca awarded £10,500 salvage.
Mr. and Mrs J. Cruickshank are booked for Hongkong by the P. & O. .s. Sicilia
which was scheduled to leave London ou
11 inst., but has been delared owing to an accident to her propellor.
There were 310 European and 122 Chinese visitors to the City. Hall Library, and 199 European and 2.848 Chineas visitors to the Museum during the week
ended 29th Jan.
At Singapore a monster public meeting has been held to protest against the in-
The death in ennonneed at Calorabo of
Mr. John Ryle, Rosident Engineer of the Harbour Works there. Mr. Kyle ind been suffering from heart trouble for some time.
Pot pega
Art. 3. Trendcock, Firé Clerk at the dinginney, Acting Deputy Registrar, and Secretary to the Licensing Board, leaves for eight months' vacation on the 14th inst. Ee will proceed Home.
Commander Basil Taylor, Harbour-master of Hongkong, loft for Home on lonro by! the French mail. His health of late has not been at all good, bat he was certainly not suffering from appendicitis when taken on board, as stated by a contemporary, His many friends will wish him a speedy
recovery.
Yokohama papers report the death-of the Rov. Mother Ste. Mathilde, Superior of the Yokohama Convent. She ind reached a very advanced age, being Already well stricken in years when she loft in
Singapore in 1872 to open the Convent
Yokohama.
Tuning and Regulars to pass in review the condition of the protection of those who are able another question concerning the ama sub-resigned his position as Ambasador to
China during the 2nd year of SUAN to discover new inventions, and so
ject 1
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The Admiralty announce the appoint».
Note This much to bo regrotted decision has undoubtedly been arrived at because of the outbreak of plague in the North. The German eraser Gueisenau, in which His Imperial Highness travolled to Bombay after ten days in port, recently proceeded to Trincomalie from whence she was to go on to Calcutta, to pick up the
Mr. Hoopur-Thon it is a trasfer from
Applicant-No, it was never taken out. The house was not ready, and he died.
Mr. Hooper-Have you ever held a Crown Prince.ED. C... Licence before
Applicant-No, sir...
Mr Hooper When will the house be ready?
Applicant-The 1st of March.
Hough it is granting Njerice to previously unlicensed promises, I under- stand?
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Mr Hooper—The premises were already licensed but not the man.
Mr Hough-It has never been in use? Mr Stewart--No. The President-We have-approved of the premises, I understand. Really what we are considering now is the fitness of the applicant.
Mr Messer-How many bedrooms have you?
Applicant-Twenty, air. Mr Messer-Are you going to keep hotel business or a bar business 7
"Applicant-Hotel.
The application was then considered in coma, and the Secretary later an- nounced that it had been granted.
CORRESPONDENCE.
"OFFICIAL REGRETS.
LONDON, February. 1. - A mesenge-from-Berlin-states-that- owing to the plague the Imperial Chancellor (Dr Bethmann-Hollweg) has been compelled to advise His Majesty the Kaiser that the Crown Prince should abandon his tour to the Far East. and return to Germany from Calcutti
Regrets have been officially expressed to the Courts at Bangkok, Peking and Tokyo, as well as to the Netherlands and the United States, whose Colonie the Prince intended to visit,
(The Hongkong Colonial Secretary's Department is in receipt of an official wire announcing that the German Crowe Prince's visit to Hongkong is abandoned "for this year"-ED...].
FORTIFYING THE SCHELT
HOLLAND OBJECTS TO INTER-
NATIONAL CONFERENCE. “
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)
Lopor, February 1.
position of an income tax. Most of the speakers were in favour of the Government
One of the Portuguese diplomatic body being approached regarding the Military has refused to compromise his loyalty H.M.S. FLEET IN HONGKONG. Contribution. Is it not about time that to his King, and has resigned his office.
(To the Editor of the "China Blaxe,") the Hongkong Government were asked Ho is, the Count of Sanza Ross, and
BI,In spite of the statement made by France, the day after the proclamation of jana of your morning contempraries tha the Republic. He had been associated all the shipa-of the British Far Eastern
A message from Rotterdam says that TUNG under three or four headings, men will not give their time, money, ment of Surgeons W. C. B. Smith, to the with the Embassy in Paris for thirty years, squadron are now located in Hongkong. I and we will translate from that point. and brains to the pursuit of what Crescent, to date Jan. 31, and to the and had endeared himself to all menthers find that the following are not here at the it is intimated officially that Holland He looks first on official life, then they know, should any discovery be Thmar, undated. T. R. L. Jones, to the of the Governments with whom he had present moment:-Astrea, Bramble, Brito- must decline any proposal for an Inter-
national Conference or negotiations- upon the educational world, thirdly made, will become the property of the Crescent and afterparts to the Woodlark, come into contact, since he first resided in wart, Cadmus, Clio, Thistle.
Canton River:-Moorhen, Robin, Sandwith regard to the fortification of the he discusses the state of agriculture crowd; consequently there is nothing both. undated; E. J. H. Garatin, to the the French capital.". President Fallières
Crescent, to date Jan. 31, and to the has now asked his acceptance of a servico piper, Widgeon.
Scheldt, the queation being considered and induetry, and lastly trade. The new invented. Yet industries must Nightingale, undated; and F. H. Stephens, of Sivres china as a small teken of, the
Yangteze-Kinahs, Quail, Snipe, and too tharny and dangerous to inter S. MOUTRIE & Co.. judgment passed on officials and be protected in these days of fierce to the Crosbert, to dato Jan. 31, and to great esteem, admitation, and regard, in Woodcock.
national parce to be so discussed.
Attention Inclusive.
LIMITED.
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
WM. POWELL
LIMITED,
Now Showing
A
OF
NEW MILLINERY
their aspirations, as might be ex-competition, and unless there is some the Kinsha, undated. - pected, is very severe. Shortly put kind of protection for those who are A new hospital, to be known as tho the article rums: "The Government clever enough to invent improvements is carried on by bribery, and the in the industries of China, they will officials are promoted by means of never develop and things will go on corruption. Funds are raised for in the humdrum way with which we. a hundred projecte but not one of are familiar and have been familiar them is carried to a successful issue." with for such long years." This is the Chinese euphemistic way.
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Chulalongkorn Hospital, is to be erected { almost immediately at Bangkok -aar a suitable memorial to the lato King of Siam. The hospital will be under the control of the Army Medical Department. His late Majesty's children have personally con- tributed a sum of over Tls. 100,000 towards the erection of the institution, and patients irrespective of nationality, will be admitted and treated free of charge.
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which he is held by the French Gorera"
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·ALLEGED KOBBERY ON THE HIGH SEAS
Yours, etc.
NAVILUS,
- [Note--The Scheldt is one of the most tmportant rivers of Belgium and the It is a sine que non that Sir Hedworth | Netherlands. Its whole comes is 21 Lambton must assume the name of Meux miles in extent. As the city of Antwerps if he accopter the inheritance left him by owing partly to the infuence of the tide, it attains a breadth of about 1,600 feet Lady Meux. To Lady Tambton-formerly and a depth of 45 feet, and, becoming stili Lady Chelsea is bequeathed Lady Moux's wider immediately below, for me a capaçions famous pearls, as well as other jewels of and secure harbour, capable of roceiving
Vessels. the largest
About 15 miles below very considerable value.
Antwerp, shortly after reaching the Dutch frontier, it divides into the E and W. Scheidt both these atma being in ecm, Ведерас mimication with the Meuse and the Rhine. The souths of the Scheldt being almost directly opposita to that of the Thames, adds greatly both to its naval and w mercial importanca.
A remarkable. Parsi lady has died at
A Peculiar Case.
At the Magistracy this afternoon before Mr E. R. Halifax, a case of peculiar importance came up with regard to three Bombay in the person of Bai Dosiba Chinees who were alleged to have stolen Covusic Johangir Jussawalla, aged 30, 81,935 dollars while on the French steamer who in her girlhood, despite the protests of her community, was the first Pami girl to Touareg when on the high acas,
attend an English school. She was a great
trip round the world. In England sho waa | traveller and at the age of 57 went for a
honoured by sa' audience with the late.
She was King and Queen Alexandra.. invited by Queen Victoria to the Jubilee celebration and was also present at the Imperial Aarambly at Delhi in 1877.
His Worship (to M. Gaston Leibert, the French Consul General). I understand you are interested in the caso?
M. Liebert-Yea
His Worship-I don't understand how we propose to go on.
M-Liebert anid that according to the general instructions issued to consuls with regard to offences on the high seas, a captain had to report an offence to the consul ́at the first port of call and it was his duty to request the police authorities to The case was, to be tried at the act
DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE
AVOIDED.
J.
THE RUSSO-GERMAN RAPPROCHEMENT.
ITS EFFECT IN PERSIA.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail).
LONDON, January 31.
"A message from Budo-Pest states that A London telegram dated January 14
{IPHTHERIA - {s usually contrasted
when the child is cold. The cold Baron Aehrenthal, in a speech delivered says:-There is a marked revival in the cotton trade. The restarting of mills in first post of call and in this case it prepares the child's system for the recop in the Austrian Delegation, dwelt with
not be tried at Haiphong na Ennt Lancashire reveals a shortage of labour could
tion and development of the diphtheria germs. When there a
are case of diphther satisfaction on the rapprochement owing to the extensiva omigration or Hongkong was the first part of call. In in in the neighbourhood children that hvor between Germany and Russis, and said. to operatives seeking other employment any case it was the Hongkong authorities colds should be kept at home and off the during the prolonged depression. Mang- who had to deal with it at his request. He street until recovered. Give them Cham he believed that the understanding ar berlain's Cough Funody and they will not rived at between the two Powers on
long. It also cleans out the culture beds, operatives from America. All the Black. tried summarily.
His Worship said it was more a case for child's throat when i has a cold, and would contribute to a permanent asser burn mills, are running except four. The
minimize the risk of contmoting infectious our exchanges are endeavouring to the police than the magistrate. The men diseason. For sales by all Chemists and fion of the principle of the open door: attmet workpeople from other countries
were Chinese and not British subjects while Storekeepers. the ship flew the Franzit ang and was on (eaunties.)
the high acis, therefore he had no jurisdic tion
Lastly with regard to trade. Here of saying that a good deal of money the outlook is somewhat brighter, is wasted The character of the though by no means without touches ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS." present Government is next referred of gloom A retrospect of trade The Timeratatos that British Gambia to und to this is ascribed the con- shows that there has been a good likely to be ceded to a foreign power. sequent attenuated influence of the deal of disappointment during the The rumour that British Gambia is about country in the councils of
the year. Rubber shares have fallen, and to be ceded to a foreign Power is traceable to French hints that France would modify world. Indeed, there is not one especially those which were not her attitude towards the Persian Gulf gun- good word to be said for the present sound. This has hit many Chinese running though Muscat if Great Britain Government, he declures; the wonder hard and they are suffering from their would give way to hof in West Afrien CHARMING SELECTION is that it manages to exist all. It lessen. Many banks in Peking, in The report that negotiations have taken resembles more an anemic woman Tientsin, in Shanghai and in Hankow place with regard to the matter is, however, than the government of patriotic, have been compelled to close their earnest and stalwart men.
doors. When the Yuen Fung bank Next our contemporary discusses closed it involved many other smaller educational affairs and again he is very houses, and completely demoralized The Government schools the money market and interfered with are rotten, even more so than under trade. In Hongkong, though some the old regime of triennial examin- small hangs have shut down, for- Government appointments. The di- been really interfered with; on the rectors of education do not understand other hand the uncertain condition of the science of education, while the the money market has lcd. men with teachers do not understand the capital to be cautious with their funds subjects taught. They are the blind so that business has languished and leading the blind, and the longer things are fur from satisfactory.- Wm. Powell, Lid, they go on, the farther they are from It will be seen from this survey that their stations early in the Now Year, question of right. Who will be competent attaining to any real advantage Chinese journalists are by no means Three are to go to Gibraltar, three to the high sens the case must he tried some. Not only is no advance to be noted satisfied with the prevailing condition Malta, and tires to the Far East. Thewhere. But is no not be tried by me. this year over the previous twelve- of affairs. Those who probe benenth vessels selected are of the C. clash, having His Wombip-Nor can I. It is a ship month but there will never be any the surface are dissatisfied with the tourage of 321, an extreme speed of 13 dying the French flag. advance unless a radical cleansing Government, with education and with. The battleships Lord Nelson and with it or the ship.
knole, and an 'armament of two torpedo M. Lisbert-The fing has nothing to do of the whole of those who now pose the so-called reforms in civil and Agamemnon will leave the Home Float His Worship If you have jurisdiction as teachers and a sweeping away for industrint life but therein lies the soon after the Neptune is commissioned, in Haiging waters you have jurisdiction for ever of the last traces of the old hope of China's salvation. Men are no and will be transferred to the Mediter on the high sose on your ships.
MT. Liebert E noi quite prepared to send degree system is brought about. longer self-satisfied and complacent, raheaa, where they will replace the battle. Whilst an echo of these things ro- they are far from being content to go will go to the Far East. The Triumph magistrate to allow us to keep them in hipu Triumph and Senfiure; and these them back to Haiphong and Irequest the mains, and whilst the present order along the ancient ways without ques and Seiftaure, which were purchased from prison wire until they can be sent back to
Chili in 1903, are of 11,800 tons and curry 9:16 to 11.30 of things continues.
unshovelledtion as to whether all is well with each four 10 in. and fourteen 7.5 in. gums. Haiphong. Wonde
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utions. The students are enger for tunately no very important baik has fictares are hoping for the return of must also point out that the case had to behave to remain at hon form in questions of communications in-Persia
The first British submarines be detailed for foreign service will leave for
M. Liebert-There is the general
to try them? If it was n case of murder on
His Worship-I am confident I have no
in Paraia
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
To Kowloon Residents.
On the LST EEBRUARY we will OPEN a Branch of our Wine and Spirit Business at
No. 63, HAIPHONG ROAD, KOWLOON. the convenience of our customers and the residents generally
in Kowloon ALL OF GUR WELL-KNOWN SPECIALITIES, INCLUDING DRAUGHT ALE & STOUT IN JARS will be obtainable at the same prices as at our Hend Ozice,
Telephoned orders will always receive prompt attention.
away even at the end of a hundred the accepted scheme of things; and Admiralty intend shortly to reorganise the jurisdiction to deal with abil. I think Don't forget the address • M
rejuvenated China.
years there can be no improvement from this discontent will arise upon the present condition of affairs." PERFORMANCE OF Apparently there is something very wrong either with the animus of the
LAST AND FAREWELL
Miss SADIE MELROSE
TOUCHES THE SPOT.
It is ruinoured in taval circles that the a destroyer fictillas in the Mediterraneen
and the Far Ea
your proper duty would be to apply to the police. A nangistrato has no jurisdiction of any kind in this so until you apply to the Gorurnment. I am helpless in the nattor,
Lie Worship considered ha decidon and
PAINFUL BREATHING, HAMBERLAIN'S Cangh Remedy is THY suffer from pada in the stomach 7 KUT a very Saluable medicine for throat writer or with the state of things Chamberlain's Colic, Chelort and and Jung troubles, quickly relieves", "ind [id that the Consul zaust apply for extra- that he passes under review for be Dirrhos Temely gets to the right spot curas painful beautizing us 4 dami niyition in the ordinary form. It was for condemas the educational system of
immediately. For crap cole or dir sounding cough which ilicates congustof the price to me to mind w
Extradition · proceedings will probably, Thean it works like magic. For sale by all hang. Fursalo by. oli Chemist and follow. Mr DENNIS CARNLY, the country lock, stock, and barrel - Chemists and Storekeepers,
Clorekeepers.
Miss DOLLY SWIFT.
63, Haiphong Road
H. Price & Co., Ltd.
71
12, Queen's Rond Central, Hongkong,
and Kowloon.
Hongkong, Jan, 13, 1411