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population against the risks of life— Sanite hna passad the second ronding of the the periods or occasions of helpless Bill making Greenwich thue the official nas-childhood, sickness, uncmpiny-tinic for France, ment, invalidity and old age The principle underlying this idea is that, under existing economic conditions, the individual is not capable of adequately protecting himself and his dependants against these 'risks' that, nevertheless, it is his duty to do his part and thint, upon the whole, he will be stimulated to perform duty by the frank cooperation of the State":
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Another aspect of the esse iH
JURY CASE,
MICHAEL COMMITTED FOR TRIAL:
“(Prom our Shanghai Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, February 10.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1911.
[Corrmour. RUSSIA
THREATENS
CHINA.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK.
Mr. I. R. Michael, share and general broker, has been committed to take his (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) The Avintur, McCurdy, set out on a trial at the Supreme Court on the charge seroplane to fly from Key West (Florida) of perjury alleged to have been com- to Havana (Cats). The aeroplane waemitted during the trial of the Michagi. fitted with pontosus. Ton miles from Carmichael rubber settlement case which Hovana Mr McCurdy fell into thoses, but I was heard on 4th October, 1910.
was envrd
The Crescent, cruiser, which left Porta
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ALANGOEN.On February 12, 1911, at No. 5 North Stanse Road, Shanghai, the wife of J. P. ALARCOUS, of a son.
MCKELVIE-On February 13, 1911, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to
Mr And Mra K. MOŘELVIE, a daughter..
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Of Day-Race Meeting 9p.m.The Follies" at City HaN.
General Memoranda.
MONDAY, February 28 :---
9p.in.The Bollies" at City Hill TUESDAY. Eshuary 21 ;--
9p.The Follies" at City Hall.
WEDNESDAY, February 29 :--
for the Chin Station, is to arrive at Hong- Kong on April 1, leaving again on April 5, and returning to Portsmouth with the relieved crews on Juno 28.
The Deli Cergand states that the sup- ply of Jarancsu cvslio immanigrants continues fall, short of the demand, owing to een competition in neigbouring centres, especially Singapore One labour office alone in Jar which recruits for the Staite and F.M.S. has booked orders. for about 30,000 coolies.
Laying out noney does not of itself make people better citizens, and unless we are making then better, the money is a drain upon the industrious and productive part of the community which cannot be into definitely continued and increased without lending, to disaster. It is hardly possible for anyone standing aloof from political wrangling to think that sufficient attention is paid "to-day to the only side of the question that is fundamentally important. We Henr incessant talk about rights, but little about duties; incessant-uppens to men to consider how much they do not possess
but very few re- minders of how much they are not that they ought to be; and constant references to what that great abstrac- tion the State owes to the individual, without much inculcation of the dis- cipline and civic virine which the individual owes to the society in which he lives"
Looking at the matter broadly we think that, there was musch truth in a recent remark made by an American newspaper, that the most Socialistic government in power any where hold now the reins of office
2.80 p.m.-Anction of Chinese Porcelain
at Mr Gen, P. Lammert's Sales rois Great Britain, and the nation hardly yet realises the great lengths Auction of Ponies at Fountain to which it had gone along the road pposite City Hall.
to pure communism since GLADSTONE passed away.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
•The Daily Chronicle states that the increase in the Navy Estimates will not be
Parių statisticians figuro that about 566 millions of franes of French capital are invested in various enterprises in Indo- China. The nonint of foreign capital sunk there is put at about 120 millions, mostly furnished by Chinese at Singapura and Hongkong, and chiefly invested in advances
to cultivators.
A scusation banking incident at Samarang is reported by the Batavia indad. An employes of the Nether lands Indin Copimercial Bank failed to return, after going on short leave, a few days ago. An examination of the books in his charge is alleged to have shown that 75,000 guilders' worth of shaaca had dis- appeared.
"..
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE
TRACKERAY-
LONDON, February 16. The Bourse Gazette of St. Peters burg announces there has been su important conference at the Ministry. of War on the subject of Russia'a relations with China.
The journal enya Russia's patience is exhausted owing to the persistent flout- ing of Treaty stipulations by China..
A vital pronouncement by the Foreign Ollico is expected in a few days.
FORCIBLE ACTION TO BE
TAKEN.
Other Powers Informed.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
This year each the contenary of the birth of William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist, essayist and humourist, and the Union Church Litomry Club arranged an orening for the discussion of his works. On Thurs. day, in the absence of Mrs E. J. Main, who had boon announced as the lecturer, Mr A. Bellamy Brown gave an impromptu address on the life and works of the great and-Victorian man of letters. He tanced his career from birth in Calcutts, through hit wahooldays ne tire, Charterhound, where roughness and bad manners made a very unpleasant impression on the shy and guntie Anglo-Indian; then on to Cambridgu where his associates were Tennyson,
At St Petersburg-it-is-understood Mockton Milne, Fitzgerald and all the clover, genial, intellectual band whom that the long-smouldering irritation of we meet with in the pages of "Mis Russia against China, which, it is Brookfield and her Circle" University life supposed, bas culminated in the spread over, a few years in Paris as an art student, of plague through Chinese obstructive and some wandering in Germany, woreness has ended in Russia's decision to followed by the less of his small patrimony, take forcible action.
It is understood that Russia will Thackeray then faced the problems of
LONDON, February 17. Russia Lue_communicated to Britain, France and Japan her intention to make a demonstration along the Chinese
frontier.
COMMONS FAVOUR HOME RULE.
DISAPPROVING AMENDMENT.
·REJECTED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Moil.)
LONDON, February 17,
In the House of Commons en amand- ment against Home Rule for Ireland has been rejected by 320 votes to 213.
The Address in reply to the Speech: from the Throne has been adopted.
ALSACE-LORRAINE.
GERMANY DIFFICULT
PROBLEM.
(Renter's Service to the Ching Mail)
LONDON, February 16.
A Berlin telegram states that tho Alsace Lorraine Bill will probably be withdrawn owing to adverse rates. in the Reichstag Committee, which, despite the strong opposition of the: Govern ment, adopted an amendment raising Alsace Lorraine to the rank of an in- depent federal State. ""
TO-SUPPRESS THE PLAGUE.
JAPANESE RED CROSS
WORKERS.
(Independent News Agency's Service.
to the China Mail).
Toro, February 17.
At the request Governor-General. Oshima, of the Linotung Peninsula, the Red Croes Society of Japan will despatch
life seriously and took up writing as a re-cecupy Kuldja, which was restored overal corps of medical men to Man means of bread-arnicy. But success did to China by the Treaty of 1879, and churia to engage in the work of plague
come, as it did for Dickins, suddenly that. Russia also intends to enforce suppression. and early. He was verging on middle age the provisions of the Rosso-Chinese and growing rather impatient of the
The extent of Russian action wil
depend on the attitude of the Chinese.
CHINESE IN LONDON.
IN DAIREN.
(Wah Te Yat Pos Service.}
PEKINO, February 16. The plague epidemic is decreasing in Dairen and the Japanese plague sup pressing soldiers have been ordered to Falaa,
The Nairobi (East Africa) correspondrudgery following on non-recognition ere Treaty of 1881, and not of 1879, in PLAGUE DECREASING dent of the African World states that Mr. the publication of "Vanity Fair" in 1848 cluding the questions of free trade in Grey, exmanager of the Tanganyika oon showed England what was the full extent Mongolia, extraterritorial rights of cessions and brother to Sir Edward Grey, of his marvellous powers From that Russians in China and the establish was severely mauled by a lion while time on the worst of the struggle was ment of a Russian consulate at Kobdo. hunting on the Athi river on January 20.over and he steadily grew in the estimation was worried like a rat and was rescued of the reading public. Mr Brown thor with difficulty. He is progressing farour-passed in rapid review the principal novels, The History of Henry Estaond," "The ably.
Virginians," its sequel: The Newcomes," the sequel to "Vanity Fair;" "Pendennis," etc., alluded to bis work on Punch and the various magazines of the day; spoke of his editorship of the Cornhill and the great success which was attamod from the very outset of its career; his lecturing tours in (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) England and America, which enabled him
Loxtoy, February 16.. to make provision for his family; and then
-A Hall of Hedence for Chitess
Thackeray's literary style and the delight ful quality of his intimate and personal The mising of the big Indo-China letters, letters which be freely illustrated
A Jew named Jacob Abed, who has been employed by Messrs E. Meyer and Co., Singapore, for many years as a cashier, committed suicide in the office, by taking trado - carbolic acid, on hearing that o warrant it been issued for his arrest on a charge of criminal breach of trust to the
three small children.
PROTECTED STUDENTS SOCIAL CENTRE.
CHINESE CONSULATE
IN SUMATRA
(Wah Te Fat Po's -Service)
PESING, February 16. The Wai-wu pa has decided to estab
Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Ico Co., I. considerable, and nothing like as reported, extent of 818,000 or $20,000. Eo leaves mod on a discussion of the charm of students will shortly be opened in fish a Chinese consulate in Sumatra.
February 21 to 28 :-Manih Camival.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1911.
INSURING AGAINST
INVALIDITY.
£4,000.000.
Sir John Jackson has received the
of an enormous area.
The Dutch Government has taken up the question of military Aping in Jaen, An officer of the Netherlands India army las beun despatched to France to learn how to By. The army in Holland lins, says the Jam Mode, already been supplied with military aviators.
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London.
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The Chinese Minister warmly sup
THE POPE'S ILLNESS.
PROBABLE EARLY RECOVERY.
(Reuters Service to the hinc fail.)
LONDON, February 16. The doctor in attendance on His
contruct for the constraction of a great | public works loan, to which we drew atten- | with clorerpen and ink thumbacil sketcher Porta the scheme which is intended to provide a good social centre for students. dam on the Hindia (Hitin) branch of the tion the other day, is proving difficult, A loveable, big hearted nun, who won.
Sir J. MeLayy Brown is Chairman Euphrates. The work will cost-several The Saigon papers say that the Governor the affection of children at the very outset billions and will permit of the irrigation General will shartly proceed to France to and stole into the affections of men and of the Committee, which includes Pro-
explain matters to Parliament. He is ex- pected to be any about four months, and, to retain their love till their lives fessor Sadler, Sir George Kemp and will start by the mail Tearing that part on end, Thickeray has displayed inore of the Mise Kemp.
innermost secreta of his tender spirit în his February 18.
various writings than have most wielders of Before Mir J. R. Wood, at the Magistancy the pan. To shield a very sensitive nature this morning, Aman was charged with from the assaults of the unthinking and the stealing four baskets from Gillman's Bazar brutal he zasumed a cloak of synicism,which NEXT to the question of the Veto
and a sentence of six weeks' imprisonment more fitted him than does the borrowed of the House of Lords, the most
and four hour's stock was imposed.-A campacs of the hermit crab-though Lord Claud Hamilton, presiding at a small boy of about fourteen years was also undoubtedly it was an effectivo defence. important proposal put forth in the
meeting of the Creat Eastern Railway, said sontenced to one months imprisonment He is one of the white-plumed knights of King's Speech at the opening of the Admimity was considering making and ten strokes of the birch for cutting the literature and to the end possessed, deep Holiness the Pope is convinced of Parliament was the but that the Harwich a strong naval base under the pocket of a man with a razor, while he was down within his capacious bosom, the soul complete recovery in four days. social legislation of the past few command of a Reur-admiral It was looking in the window of a watchmaker, of a little child, for with all his deep insight years would be supplemented by a expected that nine thousand blue-jackets and stealing a purse containing & Defen- into the meaner motives, the degradations dant had a previous conviction for a similar and the senesnes of human nature, either. bill securing the workingman against would shortly be stationed there.
offence-Another native was charged with individually or in the mass, he kept his sickness or invalidity. In the papers
The India Office has concluded the larceny of about 80 from a house in fine, true spirit pure and unspotted from
Kowloon City Road and he was sent to the world. He died on Christmas Evo, DEPLORES INTERFERENCE IN prison for three months and awarded four 1863, and his passing left the world of hours' stocks. For keeping a money chan-English letters the poorer by one who had gera shop in Kowloon a man was fined $25. "kopt his conscience as his King." Defendant said that he was a provision dealer and he had a number of Indian customers who paid him in rupees. Some of them came to his shop and he changed the money to oblige them. His Worship however did not believe his story.
the
CASH SALE just to hand by the mail we gather contract with the Marconi Company for
some idea of Mr LLOYD GEORGE'S Urection of wireless stations at Calcutta, scheme in this respect. Briefly it is this, Delhi, Allahabad and Simle, primarily for FURTHER REDUCTIONS says the Saturday Rerier:-"Every military and other Government purposes, man ihoss income falls below £160It is hoped that work will be completed In time for the Darbar. The total cost will a year is to be insured in an amount
be £50,000. up to and not less than a week
The Oxford University Press will cele. during illness or general, incapacity:
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Wm. Powell, Ld., home to beadministered through and Wyclifits Bibles, Tyndale's New Testament, Mr Ramsay Biodonald has neopted the Coverdale's Bible, Matthew's Bible, the Chairmanship of the Labour Party in the in cooperation with the friendly sccie Ort Bibles, the Genovs Bible, the Bishops Krise of Cominous in view of the illness ties and insurance offices. The plan, Bible, the Reims New Testament) of Mr Eames. it appears, after being carried through secondly, the Bible of 1011 itself, giving a ancarly stage in Parliament, will be sus list of the revisers and the rules by which
On January 31, the Calcutta High pended for consideration by the friendly they were bound; and thirdly, the later Court granted a decree nii to Mrs Florence history of this Bible. The volume will societies. On principle, the Saturday emtain The Tearstatory to the tender Arnold, better known as Miss Beach, the
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· FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)
LOSLON, February 16..
PRINCE CHUN'S
EXPENSES.
(Wah Tae Yat Po's Service.)
PEEING, February 16.- The expenses allowed in connection with the visit of Prince Chun to London are 150,000 tiels.
THE IMPORTATION OF OPIUM
(Wah Tes -Yat Po'e Service.)
PERING, February 16: The Wai-wa-pu has been in negotia tion with the British minister requesting that the time be curtailed with reference to the importation of opium. HBM's minister has replied that Chins must first eh w proof that she is suppressing the growing and planting of opitroe before he can deal with the request PROPOSED EXHIBITION
IN SHANGHAI
(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service)
PECINO, February 16.
Yan Se Chi vice president of the
A Teheran dispatch states that all] the members of the Mejlisa visited the Inasmuch as gambling is not allowed in Regent, on Sunday, as he had intimat Board of Agriculture, Industry and be sworn Commerce, has memorialised the Throne Hongkong, in the general meaning of the fed that he would refuse word, the Chinesa nes said to be taking unit a stable majority was formed in anggesting the holding of an exhibition steps to gratify their natural instinct in the Mejlise. He deprecated the pre-in Shanghai, the expenses of which this direction. It is affirmed that certain sent eccessive interference of the would be equally borne by the Govern enterprising persons have erected some Mejliss in foreign affair.
ment and the people, a shede just cross the border, from the terminus of the Kowloon railway. Berco Chinesa enger for this form of excitement. go out by train, cross over to zative. tar-
PORT WINES & CLARETS.
Rise in Prices in EUROPE in consequence of the complete failure of the 1910 Vintage,
ritory and aro able to play as long as the trains run. It appears, however, that this sort of thing is not to be allowed to go on without protest. As is well known, there is considerable section at the native community whe frown down on gambling, and we gather that this Acction of public opinion through the Hongkong Gotum AT OUR
ent bare forwarded a statement of the
Ta PIONEER HALL OF THE COLONY with small-incomes to insure thei-Loume, the Aposcyplts. Mr Henry Frowds Company against her husband, on grounds to . B. M-Consul-General t
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The Nation, commenting on the selieme, ways:The broad idea of
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THE EMPIRE.
attacking residente in a village near Wang - A very dudest of pictures of the recent moon at Thuring. The pirates, sprearne terrible catastrophin of the. Taal volcano in to be present in great number and much the Philipping Inlande are to be exhibited. IIY affer from pain in the stomach contenation saumon to bo provalent at the Empire Cinematograph Theatro to Chamalorlain Colie Cholern and it the instants of Wangmoon night for the Erab time in Hongkong, Diarrhoes Tomedy guts to the right spot who were alwhitely unprotected as far as Dynnie Carooy continues to please the Immediately, For camp colle, or diary hen it works like angle, For sale by ali troops were concorrisi, neither were there numerons patrons while Mile Delly Aft Chemists and Storskeepers
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