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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Thombay, the 14th day of February, being a "Race day the next meeting of the Sanitary Board will be held at 3.45 pm, or Monday, the 13th February,
with the offenders. We use the word offenders advisedly, for--and this brings us to the point which we desire to omphasise the mere fact that the temps of the amendment appeared in the official Government orgas mennt. that they automatically came into force, whether the persons to whom they applied were aware of the julterations or not. The Government
Gazelle is, as ourreaders may know, publisher both in English and Chinese, and any one may keep himself inforu ed of ofleinenactments by perusing its pages. So it is a comparatively easy matter for Chinese as well as Europeans to follow Government
annoncements on such nutters as the conditions applying to liceuse callings Ignorance of the law is no satisfactory excuse for the perion who contravenes its provisions, and
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Wores.--Drowned at Kongou 2th ultime, Mr T. Woxes of the Imperial Maritime Customs, aged 30 years.
The Ixaly will be interred at the Colin Cemetery, Happy Valley, at morrow, the illù instant.
College.
Messes Dady Burjor and Co. sead us useful paper weight issued by Mosers Lopard and Smiths, Ltd, paper merchants of London
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Princess Lucie Cankinzeto and Baroness
Nordhof wors passengers by N.D.LY Yor
Madamo Calvo, mash to the regret of the foreign residenta, did not sing at any of the Japanese porte. Sila has now left for America,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1911.
[COUTRIGHT]
[CorvNIGHT.]
JAPANESE ANTARCTIC THE PLAGUE IN CHINA.
EXPEDITION.
LATEST FROM PRKING
AND TIENTSIN.
(Wah Tas Fat Po's, Sertice.)
PEKI, February 8
In view of the report made by the
ARRIVAL AT NEW ZEALAND.
(Reuters Service to the hisa fail)
LONDON, February, 9., Ahiessage from Wellington, New Genum Sir Luther Vaughan, a distinnland, states that the Japaread Viceroy of Manchuria that a loss of. A commission of Turkish officers isguished soldier who had scen much sarvice expedition ship, Kaimo Maru, has more than two million taels las been visiting Bremerhaven, and inspecting old in India, died-recently at Tunbridge Wells, arrival there en route to the Antarctic. caused by the suspension of railway traffic between Peking and Mukden, onkleutsch liners with a view to their He was born in 1820.
the Whi-wa-pu has made in request to purchase as transports in riew of the troubles in Ambia,
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Lamited, report that the total output of the Company's three mines for wook ending 21st January, amounted to 24,75.59 teas and the sales during the perid to 33,210.40 Lons.
The Daily Chronicle publishus statistics according to which there wou 151,000 deaths lesa in the Midlands in England in
It is reported that Mr W. B. Sutherland, EARL CAWDOR DEAD. the foreign Ministers to support the
Ilankow manager of the Chartered Bank, will be transferred and placed in charge of the Bangkok branch in March next.
Mr Charles Briess, who came to Japan in 1863 and held office at various times as Consul for the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, has died at Kobe aged 09" - * -
7
FORMER LORD OF THE `. ADMIRALTY.
(Reuters Service to the China Mab.) Lossos, February 9. The death has occurred of Earl Cawdor.
least read of any publication in the said to be the result of a conspicuous registry office, on January 23, to Lord 1809. He was born on February 18th,
1910 than in the previous year. This is impavement in the sanitary condition of the people.
Colony, none the less if it is to possess any real worth it must be insisted that its declarations shall be
The Daily Chrom 'cle urges that advant- operative in respect of the particular
age be taken of the Cornuation to regulate persons whom they aliert. The ponce ( the status of the Colonial representatirea have ordinarily quite enough difficulties in London. High Commissionera should in dealing with matters of this kind, surely be placed on an equality with and were surprised that the Ambassadors, and it is desirable that they
be Privy Connellis ex-officia," the Magistrate did not take a strictly legal line in the cases madler notice. Or
At a inecting of the South Carolina cotton, manufacturers, representing four course, while taking the attitude we .., too on this question, we agree that million spindles, it was decided to order K it would have been wiser five weeks curtailment of mills between step to have supplemented the un-April and September, or beginning earlier, at the option of individual manufacturers, |nouncement with an official notice to Shnilar action was recently discussed by
the people concerned, and we assume the New England and other sections. that this step will now be taken before any further prosecutions are launcher. The whole thing, however, discloses n woeful lack of co-operation between Government Departments.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Laying of Foundation Stone at St. Pail VICTOR 11 am. Anction of Unclaimed in Con- fiscated Property at Central Police Station.
9.-Volunteer Dance.
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Emperor of China's Birth lar
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9 p.m.-Royal II.K. Yacht Club's Smok
ing Concert.
MONDAY, February 13:-
Emperor of Japan's Accession Day (1867). Noon-Property Sale by Mr Geo. P.
Lanimert.
TUESDAY, February 14-
Race Meeting, WEDNE DAY, FUbruary 15:
Race Meeting. THURSDAY, February 16--
Race Meetings
12,000 Records SATURDAY, February 18-
TO SELECT FROM.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
The vagaries of a Chinese compositor |mulo-in-responsible last evening for
a blunder in a hending to a gram for which wa AZD very, sorry. ASSUTO our Correspondents
mistake
nuled and that the marked on the first proof, but through a blunder in the press room was not rectised We are as fully conscious of the ridicule which it occasioned among the thoughtless 19 anyone and have sufered in mind ac- cordingly..
Was
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resumption of traffic. A reply has not yet been received.
As the result of a strong proteat made by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Tientsin, the Austrian Consul in that city has abandoned his de termination to bom down all the plague infected houses in the Austrian con-
cession.
RUSSIA IN MONGOLIA.
AN OFFSET TO JAPAN'S POLICY.
[Noto-Frederick Archibald Vanglan Campbell, J.P., D.CL, Third Earl Miss Zens Dare was quietly married at a Cawder. succeedell his father in the tillo.in 1847, nnd would therefore have been 64 Laler's second son. They had hoped to years of age had he lived four days longer. keep the matter seret till Miss Dare's en-Educated at Eton and Christ Church, Carly decided on a Parliamont- Carmarthenshire gagaments were concluded, whorske leares Orford, hoc
for ary career, putting op
27 Conservative when the stage.
Fours of ge He was clected and bold the seat until 1885.
contested In 1892 be Mischarge Curio ma ulceton to the French teady for us your titer fufet rest Erickelwie wireless telegraphy, who obtained 30otes of Lord Lansdowne, He was Clairman of to St. Petersburg, has reported that the. Science, by M. Bruly, the pioneer of from Lord Edmunul Fitzmaurice, a brother toes. The question of the election of the Great Western Railway from 1893 to Russian Government intends enlarging woman to the Academy influenced the 1905, and in the latter year he was made
First
the Admiralty, whits influence in Mongolia in order to Lord of voting.
position he held from March until the set off Japan's policy in. Manchuria dissolution of Mr Balfour's Governmcat. Earl Cawdor-was- f believer. in
fested in the same simetri H. Homete
WUCHOW NOTES.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
Wucnow. February 6.
a
NEW YEAR. Business is gradually opening up since the New Year holidays, though very few of The North-German Lloyd steamer the shops will be abis to get their full Prinz Regent Luitpold left Southampton corps of workinen back for another fort- on January 4, at 1.30 p.m. for Marseilles, night. If there is any difference, it seems to take up her station in the Company's that more red paper and fireemakers have Marseilles-Alexandria service. This steamer been in ovidence during this season than was until recently running in the East we liave ever seen in prurious year. Asian line, and has undergone, extensivo alterations to meet the particular require munts of the Egyptian traffic:
Unique in the nunals of the-rinking world, an event of exciting interest-a twelve hours' Marthon on skatcs-was to be started at the Great Earl's Court Rink. on Friday, January 7. Thus great trial of skating endurance was expected to bring to the front a number of international speed and long-distance experts, and from cloven p.m. on Friday night, when Use start was to be made, till the following morning, a Cable communication with Macke is scene of uteries and continuous excitement
was naticipated.
interrupted,
The German Mail of the 11th January was delivered in London of the 8th Feb.
#
The German "Crowir Trade-offered a valuable cup to be run for at Calcutta races
The export of wild rubber from Saigon dropped almost to nothing in 1900, but cal tivated rubber nude a show for the first time, the quantity being about aix Freach tons from the estate started by the Inte
VEL SING
The waters of the West River are rising rapidly to-day which is most welcome news
to those engaged in shipping. The river has been lower than usual during the past few months.
EARTHQUAKE.
with the
will CAV-
a strong Navy, and his name
ociated always be dor Memorandum, which prescribed, amongst ather requirements, a minimum of four large armoured, ships per year. A celinty Councillor for Carmarthenshire, he has also been Lord Lieutenant of Pent- Colonel brokeshire since 1890. He ass in the Carmarthen Artillery and A.D.C. to his late Majesty
King Edward In 1868 to he married Lady Turnor, daughter of the Earl of
Viscount Emlyn, who succeeds thu 40 years of age and has deceased Earl La sons and daughters. He was cheated at Oxford University, where he obtained bis B. A. degree, and was a Major in-the Carmarthen Artillery from which he re- tired in 1905. Ho unsuccessfully contested Pembrokeshire in 1808 En. (A]
GERMAN MINISTER TO PEKING.
APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED.
(Wah Tez Fat Pula Sérvice.)
-Praisu, Fetrumy 8. H.E. Shab Tin To, Chinero Minuter
THE YUNNAN TROUBLE.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONER
SUGGESTED. -
(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service.)"
PERING, February 8. The Viceroy of Yunnan has anggested that a Commissioner should be appoint-
for the purpose of defining the Burmah-Yunnan boundary.
Negotiations are proceeding between the Wai-wa-pu and the British Minister in connection with the alleged encroach- ment.
GERMAN TROOPER ARRIVES.
The German troopship Neckar with 1,200 men on board arrived in port on Wednes
Wilhelmshaven. day afternoon from During the day the men were allowed on where and spent most of their time sight- Boeing, particularly in the Peak dis- Herr von Haxthauson, of the Pelit-trict. The vessel is under the command Department of the German of Captain A. France and leares for the
(Router's Service to the China Mail)
Losos, February. 8.
Our inland city was shaked to her fogndations, and many sleepora were dis- turbed from their slumbers by an earth- quake about fire o'clock this morning. Earthquakes are not often felt in. this section, being so far inland. It was pro-ical bably a distant ware of asismal disturForeign Office, has been appointed north to-night. bances several hundred miles away... I German Minister at Peking. was distinctly a lateral motion from cast to west...So far as we know no damage was done in this section but we are sure that it must have been caused by great disturbances in some other acction of the country.
A NEW RAILWAY.
Mr K. S. Lowe, a Chinaman who was
on February 9, and the stewards decided 34 Belland. This estate Las 20,000 rubber ducited in the New York Polytechnic HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Finntank 9, 1911. to give twenty thousand rupees in stakes trees of which 10,500 are ready for tapping College who now ranks use Turite in
this year. The soil is so good, it is said, that the trees misture two years earlier Government service, together with some
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THE OPIUM PROSECUTIONS.
Tus failure of the police to secure the ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. infliction of a penalty in the first cases | brought against licencees of registered eating-houses since the amendment of
ANNUAL
CASH
WINTER SALE.
NOW PROCEEDING.
for three new handicap inces.
·
THE PLAGUE,
THE GAMBLING MUDDLE.
Whilst, the officials at head quarters in Canton are trying to suppress official gamb-- AN EXPERT FROM BRITAIN.ling, and all sorts of suggestions are being
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, February 8. The British Government in sending to China Dr. Reginald Farrar, medical
Lovers of the famous Roquefort cheese than in the F. M. 8. The Xa-trich estate twenty-five student assistants and a large inspector under the Local Government on the North River, the district magistrato · must not be surprised if the price of it is comes next,, but the trees there are hardly corps of servants, spent the Now Year holi Board, who bas had considerable asaintante, `hava opened a gambling den in
mised in the near future: A combine of
the companies making the cheese is in pre- use of formation, and if the proposed deal off nine-tenths of the total produe
tion will pass into the hands of the trust.
three years old.
days in the Wuchow Hotel We under plague experience in India. stand that he is on his way to make a survey of the railway from Yunnan-Fu to It is proposed to lay down several Kwei Lis. Most of his assistanta are.
branch lines of milway cotaide Delhi in order to facilitate trafle in connection with
making this trip for the sake of getting more experience in their profession, many
ד'
EARTHQUAKE IN WUCHOW,
mnda in order to meet the difficulty which reaulta from the loss of revenue, it appears that in the country the officials are allowed to do as they like. Nowe las just come fo hand that in the district city of Ying Tak,
himself, in association with some of his
the yamen." It is not necessary here to state all the items of explanation, but tha thing has been done by the magistrate thero will in the expectation that be money in the venturo, and of course there can be no interference the Coronation Durbar. Amballa station of them having stadied in foreign countries.
Wrenow, Fob. 6.. with the affair from any outside source. So yard will be remodelled and work will be A striking feature of the party was their out- the conditions attaching thereto, where--
An earthquake thick was felt here this gambling geen merrily nt, and those who The ceremony of conscerating and taken in hand now at a cost of one lakh. fit of tents and other modern camping furni by the smoking ofopinion the premises erecting Lodge St. John, No. 1072 Scottish The North-Western Railway will also begin ture, including a large cooking stove and a morning about 5.10. The shock and noise love it gratify their passion; the mandarins is prohibited, constitutes our apology Constitution, in Bangkok, took place on the doubling of the line from Lahore to full supply of tinned goods and other catab were sufficient to awaken many people get their tig dividends from the money for again referring to the main question January 24, and was conducted by R. W. Lahore Cantonment West, and thence on-les. He and his party practically filled the from sleep. Crockery was rattled and invested in the concern and run no risks; "Tin Lung" by which boat they went to furniture shaken. The Chinese imagined the best of the people are greatly irritated Brox F Spafford, P. J. G. W., of the ward to Rouvind junction, the work on involved. The article which appeared District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and both sections being undertakan simul Nanning, whence they will go overland. that robbers wers trying to bruk into their
They are said to have had over three houses. in our issue of Tuesday last was South China, Secttish Constitution, nasist-taneously.
hundred packages of luggage, including an
We do not hear of any damage to property penned before the cases were brought ad by the merabers of the new Lodge."
iron safe which is to "contain their im as the result of this disturbance. into Court; otherwise, we should
portert documento.
HOCIAL
Everything Reduced have taken ocquaion to advert to the
Bargains
IN ALL
Departments.
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The B. N. B. Herald reports that a serious amok cise occurred on Teluk Bukan estate on December 19, resulting in the Sulu coolic having a grudge against his andere attacked him. The mandore
Mr Simmons, the successful Unionist candidate for St. George's-in-the-Exat, at the January, 1910, election, who won at action for libel against the Daily Chronicle
Misses Ron and Scarlett of, the Baptist
(From "Our Own Correspondent.]
because of the temptation, while there is no means of preventing the evil The officials at the centre are busy professing to be desimus of preventing gambling, whilst local untier- lings are doing as they list, and en one seems to be able to prevent them, or they are deemed too unimportant to be worth troubling about.
The Englishman supports the proposni
DO YOU WANT RELIEF! decision of the Magistrate in simply
RE you frequently house? Do you binding the defendants over and wounding of 3ics Edwards and Skinnan last inonth, has now been awarded. £5,000 | Mission, have returned from Kong Hoon have that annoying tickling in your to create un fadian navy for the purpose. refraining from inflicting punishment
damages against Libert Opinion, Ltd., for where they spent the New Year holidays throat Does your sough annoy you at publishing a paper called "The St. George's visiting friends.
night, and do you mise mucusin the morn of guarding the Eastern sons. It adds that ing? Do you want relief? If so, take
be pleased For sale by all Chemists-l by Indian Councillors, who already and Storekeepers.
rebunt the military expenditure.
for what was an undoubted breneh
and Wapping Progressive Champion," in Mr and Mrs Bean, of Canton, have been of regulations. The position was, however made good his esenpe. The cookie which it wha stated, with referenco to the the guests of Rev. and Mrs Jafmay, this Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you the project, howevor, will never be support- briefly, as follows. Some two weeks then turned on Mr Skinner, and Mr Ed-election in January, that "Simmons is city, during the holidays.
W. A Blumenberg, of the “Asiatic against feeding the children, Sinuous stops ago the Government published in the warde was hurt in cloning with the man.
Both gentlemen were brought into Land the trams, Simmons is against lower rents, Petroleum Company, has gone on a Gazette an amendment to tho con- Datu for mediest treatment. Both Musare Simmons is against cheap train fares."
business trip to Do Shing, Shati and ditions applying to Ecences of Chinese Edwards and Slimer may be considerad
other points on the West River. Bating-houses which laid down in the out of danger. Mr Skinner will probably Recently at the Centru Criminal Court
Rev. and Mrs C. J.. Love have fast Wm Powell, Ld, plainest words possible that in future be himself again, but Mr Edwards its womo interusting facts were elicited by the annual ossion of the A.B. Mission
roturned from Canton where they attended
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lost his left hand and the first finger of the Judge Rantoul is a caso where some mon all smoking of opium in such establish
right may stillen Mr Edwards' life was were pronocated for having counterfeit ments was to cause. In the instances only saved by the great skill and attention chias in their pussession with iolent to which came before Mr E R. HALLshown by Dr. Herzig.
atter them. The Judgs asked: uppose The Sican Observar understands that FAX it transpired that after the
maker of counterfeit coln used perfectly before very long a pine-apple canning
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publication of the prohibitive regul. It is stated that the British Guvern- goud silver, what profs would he get in factory will be started in Bungkold, the AT OUR ation the licencees of these particularment is considering propenia to populariso making a 2. piece? To which gentleman requisite machinery being now on its way. houses had beca verbally warned Consils with ethall investors. Sir Felix from the mint, Mr Webster, reptio-He Who con considera, says the paper quoted, by the police that they were liably Schuster, in a speech in the City, spoke insight into as much prot as the Mint A that there, are pinees within gany reach of favour of the conversion of Console into: 3wa is only worth 1a. Gd. Bat the plant Bangkok where excellent pino-apples can to punishment for continuing to perpur conti. and their assinption from income necessary would be to much to go into a bo purchased as cheaply as turnips or mit the smoking of the drug, but tax. Bir Felix raposed that bearer bonds ordinary house. Judge Rentoul. But one mangol-wurzels can be bought in England, they seem to have set themselves out be made obtainable at the Post Oflens foran make a crown of perfectly good silver it come rather a wonder that the com
at about a quarter the faen vuluo Yes, to defy the representatives all amounts, trumferable by deel. Mr Benumont Morice (for the prosecution: Inertial possibilities of the eclicino have not and order, and a prosecution Lecerne number of Fark meetings were held on It would be extintorfuit. Judge-Of inevitable. When the canes were Jary 26. feature of the uncussion was course. In summing up Judge Rantoul, the depreciation of Consoli, the speakers id tint unfortunately, there was a grant heard it was argued in defence that boing mostly in favour of making them a deal of quining going on at the present there had been no official intimation mura popuk investment Lord tue, it had been sinted by the Mint given the liceurces by the Govern Alwyn did not believe any Chancellor of offeinl that immense profts could be made ment of the new order imposed, and the Exchequer in the present circumstances by coining, bemusooyen were the coiner it was apparently because of this fiet and erenta 3 per cont. Console, but to a silver na gorden was used at the faroured £ bonds iste at the Post Mint they neverthelem would make about that his Wordip dealt so leniently onces.
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February, 1911