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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Non-Meeting of China Fire Inscb. C. 9.30 p.m. Legislative Council Meeting. 5.15. Auuual Meeting of the Church Missionary Society Society at St. Paul's College. 9.p.m. Union Church Literary Club, Mr A. Bellamy Brown on "A Physician of the 14th Century." p.su.-Skating Carnival at Belle View
Ratel,
General Momoranda.
Fansy, March 10:-
Noon-Meeling of H.K. Fire Insee. Co. 5.30 pm. Lecture by Major Watting at
Volunteer Headpinsters
THE CHINA MAIL.
represented his interpretation of the eight of the least modern were assign- necessities of the tino, of the reful to the direct defence of Homs quirements, of the altered conditions waters. In the spring of 1009 the brought about by the evolution of Channel Fleet was alsorbed into the the warship, of the development of Tonic Fleet, which now in ench of our Navy, and the transformation in its divisions includes oight battleships the listribution of naval strength of the most modern type. Who abread. But it is only necessary to enumerate the chief features in the far-reaching revolution which he accomplished in the reorganisation of the British fleet to justify the wisdom of his selection for that high office, and to indicate the quality of his genius and the energy of his char
acter.
Lord Frsun joined the Navy in
1854 steam navigation was in its infancy. He leaves it building ships of the Dreadnought type of increasing magnitude, andarued with gunsof13,5 calibre. Elis career was not unevent. ful before 1904, but it is since then that he has made his way by entirely revolutionising the maral defences of the country, Ile retires crowned with honour.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
The failure:is reported nf. Mr." Wada, Toyojico, a prominent, woollen cloth mer-
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Hongkong Aviation eating bas been definitely fixed for the 18th, 19th and 20th fast at Shnin
Tho annual mesting of the Hongkong hold on the 20th inst. General Chamber of Commorca la to bo
at
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911,
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FRENCH POLITICS.
GOVERNMENTS SAFE. POSITION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Nail)
Losnow, March 7. Router's, Faris correspondent telo
A fancy skating, carnival is to be held. the Hello View Skating Rink on Thurs.graphs that the reach Chamber bas day night when there will te dagbo bon passed a vole of confidence in the large attendtuco.
Our vendors will be glad to hear that
The Follies to returning to Haughton: from Marila shortly. They will open acre `on Tuesday, the 14th inst., nad remain for
three nights before going North.
Goretamout by 300 votes to
FRESH DISSATISFACTION.
(Reuter's Service to the Chins Mail.)
LONDON, March 8.
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DEATH OF A JAPANESE SINOLOGUE
(Independent News Agency's Sarrien to the Chino Mail)
Taxvo, March 3,
Mr. Afarikainan, poet of the first rank and a prominent authority on the Chinese classios, died yesterday after
long illness.
This death is universally lamonted by the public, but more particularly Chinese literary circles in Japane
JAPANESE POLITICS.
... It is reported from Paris that the new THE ANNEXATION OF KOREA M. Pichon before his retirement as Cabinet's programe is too advanced for
DISCUSSED. Minister of Foreign Affairs rejected to the moderate groups and too moderato proposals of the Socialista ta opon a dis.
for the extremists...... cussion with lingland and Gormiany looking to the gradual disarmament of the three Powers.
Upon his appointment to the post of First Seu Lord in 1904, re marks the same critic, followed quickly the introduction of the nucleus crew system, the scrapping" of obsolete vessels, the adoption of the Dreadnought type of warship, and |the formation of the Home Fleet. Secondary reforms were:Complete reorganisation of the lockyards; im proved systcin of refits of ships; the The Government of the Commonwealth | Conference collapsed. introduction of the Royal Fleet Roof Australia is about to appoint a British serve, composed only of ratings who oficer to organize an extrusive wireless system. Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson Have served for a period of years Lia roznramended for the prett in active service; improvement of the
Both The Times and Daily Telegraph chant of Tokyo. His liabilities aro esthunt-have loading articles ploading for the ed at. Yen 1,800,000, the creditors including publication of the points on which tho Constitutional Conference agreed or nearly several foreign firm in Yokohama,
agreed, and the differences on which the
"
the Austenlangute.
The need of two stops in the organ at St. John's Cathedral is much felt, viz: a bass flute on the pedal organ, costing about
Negotiations between the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and the Governor-General of the Philippines for the purchase of the NY.K. steamer Yawata-maru have ended Royal Naval Reserve by enforcing} The gross receipts at the recent Bangin failure, and the signier, saya the periodical training on board modern kok ariation meeting amounted to about Japan Gazelle, will continue her service on Commissioned ships Instead of in. 24,700, Liu total thus fading below obsolete hulks or shore batteries; the Tes 25,000 agreed upon. The Royal establishment and extension of Royal Bangkok Sports Club had to forego their Naval Volunteer Reserve; the es tablishment of a service of offensive mines and minelaying vessels; the introduction of vessels for mine- sweeping; the complete organisation of a service of auxiliary vessels for the flects in war; the development of submarines and the equipment
430 p.m.-Lady Lagard's "At Home.", | of submarine bases with all necessary SATURDAY, March 11:
First Aviation Meeting in Hongkong. Governor lays Foundation Stong, Now
Wing, St. Paul's College. p. Boys Brigade Inspection, St. Andrew's Kowloon Blake Shield Competition. Engineers' Dinner.
p.-Boxing at the City Hall, 10.25.-H. K. V. C. Church Parade
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TUESDAY, March 14:—
6.15 Hongkong Cluby's General, Meeting of Members in Club House THURSDAY, March 16
Non-Meeting of China Sugar Refining
Co., Trd.
12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Luzon Sugar
Refining Co., Ld..
Q
p.m.-Lecture at Union Church Literary Club by Mrs W. J. Williams,
B. Litt.
FRIDAY, March 17 ;-- St. Patrick's Day,
MONDAY, March 20:-
9.10 p.m.-Lady Lugard at Hote' at
Government Housu, TupuSDAY, Barch 23 —
p.. Tecture at Union Church Láterery, |
huxiliaries; the proper organisation of destroyer flotillas with their essential auxiliaries; the development of wireless telegraphy for naval purposes; the foundation and develop- meat of the Royal Naval College; the establishment of signal schools at ench post; the establishment of a navigation school; improvement in gunnery and torpedo-training; com- plete reorganisation of the arrang- ments for mobilisation, whereby every officer and man is always detailed by name for his ship on nobilisation, and the mobilisation of the whole fleet can be effected in a few hours.
The adoptionofthe Dreadnought type
percentage...
Lord Lansdowne has offered the nation 880, and a double trumpet on the swell the refusal of Rembrandt's picture "The organ costing about $600, whilst the addi Windmill" (for which he has received an tion of the twelve lowest pipes of the pèdri rice for of £100,000). Lord Inns-siivne, forming the transept, fronhich downe will himself contribute £5,000, if would cost about $500) would add much his offer be accepted.
to the effect and appearance of the
A New York telegram says the Inter- Stato Commerce Commasterr has decided that both the Eastern and Western mil ronds have failed to prove the necessity of increasing their rates and orders the old rates bo restored by March 10. ` :
A Christina Scientist Grand March, dedicated to Mary Baker Eddy, arrived by the last mail. On the title pinge appoais a photograph of Mr Eddy taken from her favourite uil painting when 8 years of age. It is a very pretty march and while brilliant
is not difficult.
instrument
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Several people well known in the Far East are passing though for home in the P. & 0. Syria.
Under the auspicies of the Odd Volumes Society, MFSultor will deliver on illustrated lecture on Australia at the City Hall on Thursday at 5,16, p.ar.
By a meter accident which occurred at Kuala Lumpur," Mr Keddie, of the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank, sustained a broken leg and Mr Steadman was injured
At a meeting of the directors of the on the head, Shanghai Gas Company, Ltd., it was decid-H. H. the Suitas of Perik, accompanied dividend for 1910 of Tis. 3.50 per share, by his suite, have booked their passages ed to recommend the payment of a final
being at the rate of woven per cent. the paid-up pil; making thirteen per
sent. for the year. -.
on
A 5,000-jous steamer being con-
of battle ship in 1905 has becu regardestructed at Gingow for a foreign shipping by many, as anything but a blessing. dr. The vessel will be driven at a speed
It has been urge that it was too of 12 knots an hour by Diesel engines. Club by Mr. W. J. Williams B. Lätt hastily adopted, and is shown by the The latter will use oil fuel, 100 tons of
tons of coal would, which will propel the steamer as far as 300
The China Meil
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 1911.
for Home by the P. and 0. Dalia Jonving
Penang on 3y 30th. . H tlie Sultan will arrive in London on June 1
a 17th.
A number of local people left for hos on furlough today by the P. & O, Syria, among wiem being Mrs and Miss Hastings and Mrs I. M. Ramsay, Mrs A Denison. 3ra R. D. Harvey and Mr and Mrs Frank Maitland.
Mr D. Lyle, of Taikon Docks, is leaving the Colony by the s.a. Davanh at the beginning of April for a vacation in the misfortune to slip while on board the a.. Homeland Mr Lyla recently had the
large modifications introduced into the succeeding vessels of the same type. Moreover, it has vastly increas- ed our naval expenditure, and foreign navies have readily adopted it, -and | circulars asking for public support. Only Lightning and put his shoulder out of|
us
Flying does not seem to catch on in Deli, where a committee formed to arrange
for demonstrations by Kuller sent out 2,000
a few hundred dollars could be raised. joint. At Batarin, the public are just as backward,
being a perpetual shortage of coins of all
kinds
We are desired to state that through the courtesy of His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Alfred Winsloe, K.C.B., C.V.O., CM.G., the Band of HMS. Minotaur will play at Government House on the occasion of Lady Lugard's At Home." an Friday next..
A short life is predicted.“
PRINCE LEOPOLD
BETTER.
TO VISIT JAPAN.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) INDON, March 8. A message from Sydney, states that Prince Leopold of Battenborg, whe was recently seized with sciatica and acute throat trouble, is now convalescent He will shortly proceed in Japan.
BRITISH-TRADE RETURNS.
FURTHER INCREASES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Lobos, March 8.
The increases in the trade returns for
the month of February, as compared with last year, arc-Imports, £4,918- 448; Exports, £3,081,250.
AMERICAN POLITICS.
MINISTER OF INTERIOR RESIGNS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LANDON, March 6,
From Washington it is reported that Mr Ballinger, Minister of the Interior, has resigned, and that Mr Walter Fishes, of Chicago, avoceeds hint.
(Independent News Agency's Service
to the China Mail) · ·
TORTO, March 8.
The Government bill seeking the Dieta post-Eeto consent to the extraordinary financial measures necessitated by tho anneration of Korea, and the Bill con- ferring extraordinary legislative powers on the Governor-General of Chosen for five yeara, rere yesterday discussed in the Lower House.
A hot debate ensued and in the event the two bills were approved.
AN IMPORTANT CON- SULTATION
(Wah Taz Fat Po's Service)
PEKING, March 7. The Prince Regent has convened s meeting before the Throne, at which important questions are to be discussed.
REPORTED RUSSIAN
AGGRESSION.
ILI SAID TO BE SEIZED.
(Wah Te: Yat Po's Service.)
PEKING, March 7.
It is reported here that a telegram has been received from the Governor of Sinklang to the affect that Russian troops have seized Ili and turned out all the local officials.
It is further rumoured that the Acting Tartar General has abandoned the city
and fed."
RUSSIA'S NEW POLICY: ECHO OF THE CHANGSHA
POLICE FLOTILLA FOR THE AMUR.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, March 7,
RIOTE.
(Woh Te Yot Pu'd Severe.):
PERING, March 7. The Governor of Hunan has reported It is reported from St. Petersburg
that a sum of $800,000 is required to that a Russian police fictilia will be meet the demands made by the varioce stationed on the Amur in the Spring Consuls for compensation in connection and that all vessels, including Chinese, with the riots at Changaba last year. will be subject to its orders..
A NEW ORGANISATION.
(Wah Tem Yat Po's Service)
PEKING, March 7. The aristocratic families of Mongolia are catablishing
a Ruin Preservation Society.
TROUBLE.
BRITAIN'S CLAIMS UPHELD BY POWERS.
A Washington telegmon to tho Cable- news American states that exneration of Secretary of the Interior Worester, Executive Secretary Carpenter, and Dirce tor of Lands Sleeper, as well as important recommendations concerning the future stand in relative strength closer to
land policy of the Philippine Government,
The Grand Council has ordered that sum up the majority report of the special enquiries be made into the objects of A SPLENDID ORGANISER. than they could have done had there
Lord Dudley, Governor-General of the investigating comunittee which was sub- the organisation in order to avert riots- | been no advance on the older type of
Commonwealth of Australia, will retire in mitted in the House of Reprsentatives WHEN, Admiral of the Fleet Lord battleship. But, on the other hand, it
July, and will be succeeded by Lord Den recently. The report finds that land airs Half-sovereigos are mid to be serceman. Lord Denman, who was born in in he Philippines have been honestly SETTLING THE YUNNAN FISHER KALVERSTONE retired is contended that the type was bound
in England owing to a machine at the Mint 1874, aw service in South Africn with the adininistered by the accused officials, and from the active list the other day to come sooner or later, and thus being out of order. In being scare, how Imperial Youmanry and is Captain of the that the criticism of them by Congressman on completing his 70th year, then adopting it first we secured the over, half-sovereigns can scarcely ba Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.
Martin of Colorado, and others, is unjust.. FURNITURE. British Navy lost one of the greatest great advantage of priority in build considered an exception to the general
organisers has ever had. We may ing
rule, the common experience of most people
Tho report farther recommends tllat disagree in some details with “JACKY The nucleas crew system has
calations of vilicials of the Philippine SEE WINDOWS.FISIIPAL," but in the broad outline provided a great development of the
Government should be discountenanced
(Wah Tez Tat Fo's Service.) hereafter, and that step should be taken to of his policy we think all well-wishersghting officiency of the feet and its Gunner James, of the Royal Field
limit Philippine land holdings in future,
PEKING, March 7. Customers Own Ideas of the Navy see that he served its immediate readiness for war
The British Minister has agreed to. Even Artillery, who arrived at Coonoor with
convalescents from Kirkec, went out shoot
A REMEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS withdraw the troops from Li-ms, bet and Designs carried out. interests splendidly. He was the those who consider the system faring in the jungle when his gun went off creator of the latest phase in the from perfect acknowledge that it is acidentally and tho shot passed through
JAREHOEA should be cored without has insisted on a recognition of the map The forthcoming visit of the King En-Dons of do, and by, a niedieins which modern history of the British Navy an immense advance on the system is left jaw shattering it to pieces and kill perox to India is a topia which is being like Chamberlain's Colic, Cholern and which upholds the British contention as and that he leaves a deep pirk opon it superseded Under the nucleus the unfortunate man on the spot. The eagerly discussed in the courts of the Feur ou Reedy not only curea promptly to the boundary line. This map has
but produces no unpleasant after effects. been approved by all the Powers. deceased had been only four years in the story Chiefs and many of thera are anlous It never fails and is pleasant and safe to its records no one will question." It crew system every ship of any fighting servicu.
that their Emperor should pass through take. For sale by all Chemists and This means loss of considerable just a year ago since he retired from value, if not in full communission, or if
their States. It is stated that the Nizam of Storekeepers. the post of First Sen Lord of the not undergoing such heavy repairs plan has just been projected and carriedjesty, but it is extremely doubtful whether permanent Philippines Exposition. Hyderabad has formally intited His Ma Admiralty and it is well theas to be for a time unfit for service, is through successfully and in future everytime will permit His Majesty to gratify Ella Wm. Powell, Lid, tore to look back a little and see kept in commission with a reduced or year will see a vast quantity of the best Highness's desire. It is also understood what manner of work he has accom-nucleus crew of from two-fifths to parts of the annual exhibits brought to that Baroda and other Native States havo plished. During the five years that three-fifths of her full complement. Manila in connection with the Carnival invited His Majesty. he held that high position he was. The system enabled a much larger remain in the city as a feature of the responsible for such striking changes number of shipd to be kept in com-atlippine Museum which is shortly in the administration, organisation, mission, without any great and costly distribution, and equipment of the increase in the aggregate personnel of Tolegeams: from Poking state that Greenwich, in succession to Admiral Fir Royal Navy that he earned for him the feet. The policy of "scrapping" Feng Hat, the Famine Commissioner, as John Durnford. Sir Frederick is a youngir
reported to the Throne by telegraph, that self the distinction of being the most vesels of no fighting value also he has just completed no inspections of the brother of Lord Fisher of Kilverstons, and conspicuous admimi who had held contributed to this end, the completamine-stricken districts in Anhut and up to last year was Admiral Superintendent that office in modern times. It was ment released becoming available for succour was ascertained to be at least two forty-five years ago, and knows the Chinn Kiangpei. The namb z of people needing of Malta Dockyard. He joined the Navy inevitable that such sweeping reformis nanning the nucleus crew ships. 0,15 to 11.30, 230,
millions, but the funds, at his disprenad Australian Stations well. ase initiated and carried through There followed on the introduction were absolutely in Belent. No requested CHAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME should disturb the old school, and of the Dreadnought, the organisation
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