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KNUDEN-Drowned at Kongmoon on the 9th ultime, Mr C. J. Ryupses of the 1. M. Custon, aged 28 years.
The barly will be interred at the Colonin! Cemetery, at Happy Valley, to-morrow, Tuesday, the 14th instant, at 9..
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. - Race Meeting...
11.45 a.m.-Exchange Eanks closal, 11.40a.m.-Insurance Offices closed.
THE CHINA MAIL.
mischief maker and the anions as the result of the Russo-Japancas labour of the propagandist would be war, the thousands who received silence or would conse, but he hoped neither rows, décorations or titles that the voice of Americans resident the real burden bearers-these in Japan would make itself heard words appeal with great force. It in the homes, and felt in the hearts of may be that little will be necomp their fellow countrymen across the listed by this newest of all Pence Pacific..
Societies, still even the little that it may achieve will be supremely worth while.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Cable communication with Mao las been restored.
Continuing he said "We may believe that this reinforcement will be welcomed by the already mustered forces throughout the civilized work. Within the last few years this great -unavement has grown until itseffective- ness has been marked. Within this time I believe war itself with all its hideous injustices and its neCESSATY iulumanities has in fact been averted because of the indirect influence of the forecs opposed to unnecessary war. True, powerful armica and A seizure of 20,000 dollars worth of anvies have playel, as they always opium has been made on the steamer must play, their part in the prevention Karen at San Francisco, of war but we must not underrate this other great and huranne influence. America has taken pd is taking the foremost place in this movement. The cynic and the thoughtless may
sucer at or babble of the peace ¡ movement' but, Sir, this committee of yours asks the membership of this organization to mark well recent developments Within a few weeks almost just as the old year was going -out and a new and better yang waited on the threshold, an American, practical and business like, an Ame- rican who had risen from poverty almost to unteld wealth has financed this war for peace to the amount of ten millions of gold dollars. It is possibly the greatest gift and the greatest endowment that ANDREW CARNEGIE has ever made. Not only that, Sir, but we find upon the roll of trustees, who have accepted the responsibility for the proper ex- Penditure of this huge surti, the mines of WILLIAM H. TAPT, the President
[COFYLICET.]
MUNIFICENT GIFT FROM *** JAPANESE EMPEROR.
(Independent Noire Agency's Sarries
to the China 'Mail)
Toxro, February 13. The Emperor of Japan has given from the Privy Purse yen 1,000,000 to be pont in free medical treatment and for free distribution of medicines to the
poor.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The body of Me' C.J. Knudsen,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1911.
[CorenGIT.]
JAPANS POOR AND
NEEDY
[CornGHT.]
FALL IN SİLVER.
ASCRIBED TO PLAQUE EPIDEMIC.
THE EMPEROR'S GIFT..
| (Rénter's Service to the China Mail) - (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, February 17. Losvos, February, 13.
The weekly circular issued by A message from Tokyo states that Messrs. Montague & Co., ascribes the the Emperor, in the course of a fall in silver to the plague epidemio Imperial Rescript, dwells on the imin North China, especially as it occurs portance of adapting the Government's at a time when the Soya bean trade policy to the changed economic con requires to ba handled.
ditions.
His Majesty gives a donation of one A youthful prisoner escaped from formerly of the Imperial Chinese Customs, and a half million yen for the relief of Victorin Goal this afternoon.
who was drowned in the recent double the poor who are unable to obtain ragedy at Kongmoon, has now been re- adequate medical treatment. covered, and the funeral will take place at Happy Valley to-morrow morning at nine o'clock.
For the convenience of jations during race days the Grand Hotel will provide tiffa from 12 noon, until 3. 30 p..
The classical concert which was to have been given by the Scharnhorst band ou Thursday next will not now take place.
of
There were no fewer than sorca čases
all-pox in the Calory last week. All were Chinese, and three ended intally.
Two cases of enteric fever occurred last weck in Hongkong-one Chinese and one Japanese. One proved fatal
Wong Kan and Ching Luk were duly exccated at the Victoria Goal this morning where they were imprisoned under sentenco
of death.
가
A'smoking concert is to be held at the
Corinthian Yacht Club on Saturday night
The reports presented at the Sanitary Board this afternoon from the Government Bacteriologist stated that the water had been examined and found to bo fit for
potable purposes.
A ression of the United States Cout
for China will be held at the America Consulate Genom in Canton, China, beginning on Wednesday, March wightli, 1911, at ten o'clock forenoon.
of the United States of America; keu capital programme has been EUHU ROOT, Ex-Secretary of State, arranged for the occasion. Members can practical man and ong of the greatest take friends. statesmen America has over known. We find others of that class. Are we ashamed to enroll our names alongsido of these or shall we apologize for 50 doing to those who laugh at scars that never felt a wound? A great banker of New York, FRANK A. VAN- DERLIP, a great thinker too, said the other day (let me quote him): There is no excuse for war and the immense expenditure it entails, for ironclads and armies, but how to obvinte it. The great French econo- mist, EDMUND THIERRY, figures that Variety Entertainment at FLE. Theatre, the mintenance of Europe's "armed peace footing in the last 25 years has THURSDAY, February 16--
cost 29 billions of dollars gold. The Race Melting,
p.a-Thuckerny Centenary at Union public debt of European nations in Church Literary Club...
the Inst 25 years hins increased by 94 billions of dollars gold. And the FRIDAY, February 17:-
people of those countries, are paying the toll Not only this, but the maintenance of this peace footing has withdrawn and excluded from productive labour nearly 4 millions of Ld.men."
General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, February 15 :-
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The China Mail.
Mr. THOR. O'BRIEN, the American Ambassador, in the course of his speech remarked-It is a strange anomaly among civilized people that nations woull see the flower of their HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2011. population subjected to suffering and death in appalling numbers in a way with those of another nationality, and yet with what energy and skill and
PEACE
The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, report that the total output of the. Company's three nines for the week ending 28th January, amounted to 9,275.40 tons and the sales during the period to 19,215.64 tons.
?
TO FIGHT THE PLAGUE.
A RUSSIAN MISSION.
of the message which stated that the Reuter telegraphe to us a correction
Chinese Government proposes to use three (Reuter's Serpico to the China Mail) quarters of a rullion sterling, the monies allotted to the visit of the German Crown Prince, to combat the plague. The amount named should be three-quarters of n million tads.
His Excellency the Governor in
Council has made an order for the inclusion of the following regulation in the prison regulations:-"Mohammedan prisoners convicted for the first-time will be allowed to observe the East of Ramadan, `and-
during the fast will be required to labour at Buch roduced tasks as the Medical Officer considers proper."
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
is Execdency the Governor has bean pleksed to appoint the Rev. Otto Schaltse to be a Member of the Beard of Examiners, sice the Rev. T. H. Vomel, resigned.'
Bir. R. T. Wright, of the Hongking and Shanghai Bank at Kobe, is relieving Mr II. D. C. Jones as manager at Tokoh
H. B. Pike replacing Mr Wright at
Kobe.
the Cnited Kingdom, has been granted to Leave of absents on private afairs to Lient. C. R. Heygate, lab Bat. K.O.Y.L..I.. from 20th April, 1911, to 20th January
1912.
Laos, February 11. A St. Petersburg telegram states that at
the request of China, which is defraying the cost, Russia is sending a scientific plague expedition to China, hended by Professor Eaboloing
FRANCE'S SENSIBLE STEP.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, February 13.
It is reported from Paris that if Broquet, of the Pasteur Institute has left for Manchuria.
He takes with him numerous boxes of Halkine serum dealined for the French
Consulates in the Far Fast, there to be distributed for the protection of French soldiers and their nationals from plague..
JAPANISE REPORTS.
(dependent News Agency's Service. to the China Mail.)
Toxo, February 13. The Plague Suppression Bureau in 10th inst, 9334 cases bave been reported Manchuria announces that up-to the
in all three Eastern Provinces.
General Oshima, Governor of Kwan- tung Peninsula, is negotiating with King George, in receiving at Buckingham Viceroy Sik Liang, of Manchuria, with Palace two German divines, who are visita view to cooperation in measures for ing England in connexion with the most ment to foster friendly feelings between suppressing the plague. The details Great Britain and Germany, said: "Bly are now in the course of discussion. father was called the Peacemaker and was Dr. Kilamato and Mr. T. Yegi, special Peacemaker. I consider it my duty to commissioners to investigate the plague, follow in his steps, and shall support every left yesterday for Manchuria, endeavour in the direction of the promotion of peace and goodwill between antions to
The Committee appoined to enquire into an outbreak of foot and mouth disease at No. 9 Shed, Sassoon's Villa, reported the best of my power," at this afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary.
Board that it had decided to declare this shed to be an infested area, the disease having spread there fram other shicda
WATCHING THE TIGER.
...
BRUSSELS EXHIBITION
MISHAP.
MACHINERY HALL COLLAPSES.
(Reuter's Service in the Chino Afri.)
́PRINCE KUNG AT-
TACKED.
PUNISHMENT FOR A EUNUCH..
(Wah Ts Fat Po's Service.)
PERING, February 12. Prince Kung, the Minister who has been charged with the task of suppress- ing the opinm habit, who was recently injured with a knife by an opium-loving eunuch, is now on the way to recovery." The aggressor is to be banished to Urh. Long Kinng after having bee givan 80 stroken with-a-psle. ↑ La Peking telegramy printed in the N.U. Daily News says:—It is reported that a eunuch, who had been fined for muling opium, has made an attempt on the life of Prince Kung. Little.tredence is however, given in well-informed cireles to thiờ ro-2- port. --It was known for more than a week that Prince Kung his been ill. His illness, however, is considered to be connected with the discovery of certain intrigues aiming at putting upon the Throne one of the elder lines of the Imperial clan. The whole affair is surrounded with ranch,
LONDON, February 12, The great machinery hall in the German section of the Brussels Exhibi- Ation has collapsed.,
A European was watching the performing Reviving an old naval title, the new tiger at the Chinese Recreation ground on super-Dreadnought battleship Jaid down at Saturday when he was pushed back by-n Devonport Dockyard will be named the man and at the same time his watch und Centurion. The last warship of that chain were removed from his waisteet name, formerly Engship on this station, pocket and he has not seen them sincs. was sold out of the Navy last year. In Chinanuo was also watching the tiger displacement, dintensions, gun power, and when he had his pocket cut open and the armour protection, the Centurion will excel falling to the ground of $1.53 attracted his
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Up to the present three dead bodies and seven injured persons have been
recovered.
JAPANESE ANTARTIC
EXPEDITION.
GOOD-BYE TO CIVILISATION.
"ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Į TENNYSON, fifty years ago, foretold courage and expenditure of money all other warships built of being built. attention. This enabled him to seizo the the approach of the age when the they combat disease and pestilence! Two sister ships of the Centurion are to be man who appeared at the Magistracy this last war-drum should sound andIt is true that one party or the other bulit-one at Purtsmouth and que by con- morning. Tha case was remanded. the last battle-fing be unfurled, when in submitting their alifferences tu in fact the dream of the old Egyptian arbitration, may be disappointed."
“THE FOLLIES". Captain E. Combes, of the N.Y.K. soothsayer for the aspiration is This is the case with private litigation Rotabay on the last trip from Japan, was theatrical entertainment the public ang steamer Colombo Maru, on arriving at After a long lapse in the matter of old as civilization-that the lion should lie down with the lanila, that
between individuals, but they submicresented by the Indian Govermenty looking forward, to the opening of
(Recuter's Service to the China Mzil...)..
LONDON, February 11 men should beat their words into the nations will submit once the authorities with a handsome pair of bing- "The Follies" season on Friday next,
A telegram from Wellington (New plough-shares and their spears into system is put into practice. We must culars in recognition of the rescue last and bookings already are briskly proceeding
autumn of a number of distressed fishermen at Houtrie's pruning hooks, should be realised. remember that war is disappointing who were shipwrecked during a severe
Zealand) states that the Kainad The Fallies" have been, and still are Maru bas sailed for the Antarctic Fully a decade before TENNYSON also. I do not believe that the wars wrote the great exibition in Hyde of history have advanced the cause of Colombo Muru was presented with a teleking a great hit in London, and the regions.
Company coming here is the first and only scape, while the men of the boat's crow
one ever scat out of the British Isles. Mr
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storm of Bombay. The chief officer of the
secrecy and it is most difficult to get at the root of the facts. But there are many ports from the Palace that starting creats live occurred lately.]
SUPPRESSING CANTON
GAMBLING.
NEW VICEROY'S SCHEMI APPROVED,
(Wah To: Fat Po's Service.).
PERINO, February 12. -
An Imperial Edict ban been issued sinctioning the proposals of Viceroy Chan Ming-ki for the suppression of gambling
YUNNAN SITUATION
IMPROVED.
(Wah Tiz Yat: Po'z Service.)
FEMIXO, February 12.
It is expected that the question of the presence of British troops on the Yun- nan frontier will be satisfactorily settled.
COMPLAINTS OF DUTCH TREATMENT
Tez Tat Po's Service.).
PERINO, February 12.
The Wai-wa-pu has, wired to the Chinese Minister in Holland to the effect. that he should mäkö representations in connection with the alleged cruel treatment of the Chinese in Netherlands Jadice.
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RUSSIA AND JAPAN COM- PLAIN.
(Wah Tez Yat Pos Service.)
PEING, February 12. The Russian Minister in Peking has notified the Wai-wa-pu that the "Hong het tao (the robbers in the North) are
The Spanish Government has decided causing great annoyance to Russian trade,
Park had been held by the PRINCE humanity one juta, while, on the other which rescued the fishermen were awarded H. G. Pellissier, the famous author, com to undertako -vast public works, involving and if they are not immediately sup→
Rise in Prices in EUROPE in consequence of the complete failure of the 1910 Vintage.
CONSORT and others to signify the hand, they have destroyed millions of £1 each, setting in of the reign of universal people, overturned Governments, and
power, originator, and proprietor of The Follies" assisted Mr Henry Dallas ini irrigation, road, railway and canal construc pressed by the Chinese Government. peace, and yet since then we have brought misery and distress upon all
Router's Agency, learns that the Coron
tion in Arragon and Catalonia with a view Russia will despatch troops for the par- seen some of the greatest was known concerned. What is worse than all, ember 12, at any rate before the Festival of artistes, and aimed at maintaining the with work, and so proventing wholesale sent a note in precisely the m
ation Durbar will be held on or about Des selecting the present Company of clever to promoting agriculture, providing people pose. The Japanese Minister has also to history. Yet hope springs ctorial the strife in the majority of cases wrs, Moharram. The details of the Royal high reputation of the original Company, in the human breast, and now that no doubt, wrongly decided. But in have not yet boca settled, but the King Mr Pellissier puracoally rehearsed the Far enigmation to North and South America wording. Mr ANDREW CARNEGIE flings ten the face of peaceful intentions and and Queen Mary will probably land Eastern Company for six weeks at tho millions of his superfanus wealth activities, we witness all about us the (where the Durbar will be held). At the antisfied that they were no hear an exact
Dombay and proceed direct to Delhit Apello, Theatre, London, and was quite PORT WINES & CLARETS. Wm. Powell, Ld, into the hands of a committe of most active preparations for offense conclusion of the Durbar thurs will be a replics, of the Borac Company as was
American gentlemen to spend in and defense,
Efforts are being made, trip to Nepal, and x visit to Calcutta is possible for say to be promoting the cause of peace, the without success so far, to induce sorae Their Majestien will asil for Home in the
contemplated upon the return jourzay; Mr Dallas opened his tour la Calcutta and there he had a most successful. senson, Various Pence Societies throughout of the nations to suspent their midis of January.
the. ** Follyisma" evidently appealing to the world have plucked up spirit
the Calcutta tasto just as much as to the guin to recommence a campaign. in
preparations I doubt whether they The preparations for taking a consus liking of London. Then he went on a the cause of that which lies nearest
will do it until the burden becomes of the population of England and Wales triumphal, scries of visits to Fargoon,
next April are being steadily pushed for Penang and Singaport, and Hongkong AT OUR OLD PRICES, to their hearts. Under the circum- so great that public opinion, sockel ward in the iron buildings behind the Tate will be the none topping-place. We stances it is not surprising that at the cost will insist upon putting Gallery at Millbank. Two thousand regis predict bumping honees during the stay of American residents in Japan, headed an end to it. As this is sure to come trark have been communicated with und |
requested to appoint enumerators in their
AT THE SAME PRICES, by their Ambassador, should formally and as it is to the advantage of all districts. The number of enumerators that 10.15 to 11.30 .. and themselves into a Pence Society that it come soon, perhaps it is unwise will be required in not yet known. A DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE (for the same quality of Wines) as were charged to residents by
and should pledge themselves to do to oppose the spirit of the times. We orion for the taking of a census will electrical tabulating madhe employed in
their Home Wine Merchants before the failure of the 1910 all that they can to cultivate the minst rest aspired, however, thist in very likely be mol at Millbank The D when the child has a cold. The culd
Vintage. Samples and prices on application to friendliest relations between the spite of all warlike activitics the three month later a preliminary and un- tion and development of the diphtharin consus itaulf is xp for April G, and shout preparen the child's system for the recep various nations of the earth.
love of peace is extending its in-vised report will be issued, followed by genus. When there are cases of diphther One of the most eloquent specchics fluence and when once these pro
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