operato against the opinio shrinkage, and
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. they would doubtless have
ESTABLISHED A.D, 1841.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
THE CHINA MAIL.
been inaugumteil sooner or later whether the Opium Farmer's tender was larger or entaller than in prosious yeara-It-would-be-more-edirect-te, bay that the now opium policy merely brought matters to a head.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Seventy-five lives liave been lost in a coal-ming disaster in Yaunguchi, Japan, of a mine collapsed, letting in the son.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The typhoon warning issued today Irem the Manila Obsermtory says that the cyclonus typlom . of the Visiyas Iriands is filling up.
At a meeting of the Liculising Bant The Morning' Poit "slator that an incount may be expected shortly ofte bo lud on the 16th inst., Mr J. H. fiattleships armed with 15-inch guns, superseding the 13-inch mont
Taggart is to apply for the transfer to him from Mr A. F. Datier of the Reenco to
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1911.
COPYRIGHT.] FRENCH NAVAL
GROWTH.
COMPARISONS WITH
GERMANY...
(Reuter's Service to the Chine Mail.)
LONDON, March 11.
COPYRIGHT.
THE H. AND S. BANK.
NEW BRANCHES IN THE NORTÉ.
Independent News Agency's Service) to the China Mait
Looking at the question a little
M. Delousse, Minister of Marino, stated
TOKYO, March 11: sell intoxicating liquors at the Hongkong in the French Chamber that by 1020 doser wo find that the accepted
According to a report received from a Japanens porching for meals at the Hotel.
Germany will have 20. Dreadnoughts certain quarter the Hongkong and tender for the Opium Farm'nmounted | Komandorski. Islands have been caught by,
The British Home Office publishes and France the same number, while Shanghai Banking Corporation intend |to $1,183,200 a year, as compared the Russian patrol. They have been sent with the $1,152,000 per annum jaid to prison and thair schooner confiscated rules with reference to the preventive Germany will have 12 armoured cruisers opening branches at Mokden, Harbin
detention of pricsional criminals The and France 18, but the latter will be and Chang-chun. by the previous holder of the moun~ | ». Exporimentą carried it from the Eiffel poly. This, roughly figured, workel Tower have proved that a dirigible canales provide for matruction"in useful-more-powerful than Germany's......
andos with payment for work, and the ant for the three years to a loss of
cally be destroyed by an abruplane dying
Canteons and THE PEKING LEGATIONS. about £75,000 sterling. But how missiles which burst the gas-ling.
at a higher altitule and launching sharp establishment of prison
garden allotments. The produce from the |latter will be purchased by the prison at market rates. The prisoners will be allow
to associate at meal times, and in the evenings will enjoy social and literary
SCOTCH WHISKY h of this falling of was due to
A. Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Scotch Whiskies.
For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E has maintained reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.
די
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. NEW SAMPLE RECORDS. JUST RECEIVED.
5811 T Looking for a Nice Young
Fellow.
5813 31y Dreams (Tosti),
5814
Winter (Bryan-Gumble).
5815 Merry Wedding Bells
5817 Sweetncas,
6816 Universal Peace Marchi,
131810 Song of the Soul.
33800 Geats from The Three Twins,' 81803 Gems from Pirates of Penzance,"
16707 Sourchaly Else-10's Always Sonnes
body Else,
Watermelon Minis
16704 The Rest of the Week She's Mine.
& McCarty's Old Trombone,
ACG08 That's the Fellow 1 Want to Gut.
The Colored Doctors.
18897 CheUp My Hours
108
I'd Rather Be
Minstrel Hasi
Then Multi-bilifonire.
New Mown Hay-Barn Dance.
7 American Rhapely.
18701 Dream Fac
1070
Eileen Allanna
The Moond ght, the Roseal You,
& Afar from * Then My Lov
16706 a I
16703 Slip on Your Gingham Gowa.
6 Honeymooning in Bombay.
Won't Be Back Till August, The Avenger March, 10708 a Dentiful Tele of Somewhere. 1. Dear Lort and Father,
85144 a La Firteee Waltz.
Dream on the Deer Waltz
00031 Italian Street Song.
70029 Gungs Din (Kipling).
70029 Concerto for Harp and Flute.
70031 Am Springbrunnen (Zubel)
87070 For You Alone. Gel. $2.00. Enrico
Caruse
3158
A May Morning. Gd. $1.00 Evan Williams,
"Gonoral Memoranda.. TORSDAY, March 14:-
the
the too sanguine expectations of the previous Former in framing his tender, and how much of it was traceable to his successor's fears of a lower con- sumption of the drug under the new
L
It was sorted in the Prussian Diet the other day by Dr. Kirchner that thru plague cases had recently occurred in London, but this has since heon oflicially denied.
puriad
relaxations.
NEW ITALIAN MINISTER.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, March-11. Count Sforza, the Italian Consul- General at Buda Pest, has been appoint- The C. P. R.. have just received aed Italian Minister to Peking. telegram advising that the silk shipped bý the Empress of Ini fra Hongkong on thu 11th February was delivered in New York on the Oth ̈lastaut,-tluus making the
THE
MEXICAN TROUBLES.
AMERICAN MEN-OF-WAR
DESPATCHED."..
transit in 18 days from Yokohama and 20 ways from Hongkong. With valuable carga of this kind, prompt despatch and quick transit are features of the first importance(Reuters Service to the Ching Mut.).
LONDON, March 10. The United States Navy Department has ordered the scout cruiser Chester to Tampico
and the excellent time shown with the Empress of India's cargo is worthy of
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
SouhemeJose Azevedo and Jons Continho,
+1
The War Department has ordered desplanada bests to Texas de
ex-Ministers - Inve bean banished from be used in scouting. Portugai,
It was the Carnarvonshico which order of things, it would be utterly recently went aground in the Inland Sen. impossible to any!" At any rate both She is said to have had seven foot of water | in her hold when towed off Nabeshima. 85 circumstances without doubt comes from Kobo. {tributed, though in unknown 'pro- "portions, "to the result. What credits regulation has been made by the lave se to place against this loss? Governor-in-Council to the effect that no First of all there are the compensating mitted to land in the Colony for a
dog bought from Shanghai will be per grants from the Imperial Government. of three months from March 11th. The extent of these we now definitely
.....................At" s ̈ macetẳng of the Council of the 'notice MEMOS FOR TOMURKOW. know, for in addition to the suni af Regalf slege of Surgeon, it wasandownerd, 10.25-II. K. V. C. Church Parade | £9,000 voted last year, weareto receive that the College, in conjunction with the
at Union fhurches
Royal College of Physicians, has decided after apoyo de ench. This means a total of £33,000, and brings the debit balance down to some £42,000. In conjunction with these grunts if we regard the liquor duties in the light of providing amongst other things, difference to square the necount, we shall find that they will easily do this and still leave a balance to apply to other Government charges. Estingting the revenie to be obtained from in- toxicants at an average of three lakhs By a regulation made by the Governor. of dollars per year—a modest compat-in-Council the market limits in connection ation-we shall get in three years about with the new market at Tan-tai taui (Kowloon) are to be as follows:-Eastern bour: northers, Austin Road and Austin Avenue: southern, the harbour.
3.15 -Hongkong Club's General Meeting of Members in Club House. 9.15 p..-The Follies at Theatre
Royal, City Hall.
THESDAY March 16:-
Soon-esting of China Sagar Refining
Co., Jal.. 12.30 pm-Meeting of Lazen Sögur
*Rething Co Ld. 9p.m.-Lecture at Union Church
Litery Clab by Mrs W. Williams B. Litt.
Farnay, March 17-
St. Patrick's Day. SATERDAY Marel: 18 :—
First Aviation Meeting in Honghong. MONDAY, March, 20:-
Aurinal Meeting Hongkong Chamber of
Commerve.
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, ecountants and auditory of London, Hong. kong and Shanshni, have opened a branch
office at Kuala Lumpur, under the manngo. rent of Mr Cluscle C. Dunnan, A. C. A.
The Washington Treasury has accepted | a full compromise regarding the civil claims against Messe Broke & Co. of Bradford, England, whose branch house in New York was attached on November 18th. The Treasury recovers 60,000 dollars and retains 24 cases of merchandise seized.
9.15 1.4-Lady Lugard ‘ut, Home' at £85,000 from this source. This will-boundary, the harbour; western, the har
Government House THISDAY, March 23-
p.. lecture nt Union Church Literery
Club
SATURDAY, March 20:—–
inean wiping off the opium deficiency of £42,000 and still leave £13,000 in hand. Of course, these figures aro
Inspection of H. K. V. G. by Gerdot sure to apply, inasmuch as there is every probability that the present scheme of liquor taxation will be considerably altered during the
Officer Commanding,
Tote!. TUESDAY, March 28 :----
8 Dovonian Dinner at Hongkong
115 Meeting of China-Bornes next two years. But should...that
Co., Tal.
The China Mail.
be so the cause will be entirely outside the opiumi question, and will have to be sought for in the heavy expenditures which shortly have to
74202 (1) Moment Musicale (2) Tambouria. HoxGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 11.-1911: he faced, particularly the interest on
Kriesler,
74204 Drink to me Uply with Thino Eyes,"
lig McConnock.
74205 Answer (Robyn) Evan Williams."
WM. POWELL
LIMITED,
NEW DELIVERY
OF
LADIES' BOOTS and SHOES
REVENUE REFLECTIONS.
..
Private Palmer, of the Cameron High landers, was shot dead while on sentry duty at the magazine, Calcutta, by a bullet which appears to have come from the rifle of one of a squad of the samo regiment engaged in firing with dammy catridges in the barracks near hy. An inquest was held, the verdict being accidental death.
W. "A. Dijdag, alias W. A. Hurtz, and id mauzed Goldie Shath, his sweetheart, have been found guilty of matter in the first degree in connection with the death Stanley Kutchell, clumption middle. weight boxer, in Oetiber Inst. sentence, recommended for the prisoners
his life imprisonment.
The
The new Bishop of Southwark is Dr. George Nickson, for many years suffragan to the Bishop of Daiham as Bishop of Jarrow.
The Gautle notifies that the Hon. Mr A. M. Thomson returned to the Colony on the 47th ult, and resumed duty'ns Colonial Trensuter.
Dean Gregory, of St. Paul's, han rosigned, For a managenarian he was very active over up till last month when he was reported na attending service at least ones daily.
It has unfortunately been decided that
Ranjitsinghi cannot take part in the tour of a native Indian team in England next season. It was hoped that he would captain the tena.
From New York it is reported that the cruisera Tennessee, Montana and North Carolina, have sailed for the Gulf of Mexico.
'.
WHY AMERICA IS ACTING. (Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.)
LosDay, March 11.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE
BANK.
DOUBLING ITS CAPITĀLE.
(Independent News Agency's Berries
to the China Mail).
+
ToxTO, March 11.
At the meeting of shareholders in the Yokohama Specío Bank, a resolution was proposed and carried unanimously for-the-doubling of the existing-capital- of the Bank, making it Yen 48,000,000,"
RUSSIAN NEGOTIATIONS AT A STANDSTILL:
— Vah ́Te_Yat- Pota Semico)
PEAT, March 10, The Russian Minister has notified the
verzagoto farther instructions, the negotiationa cannot be continued,
CURBING THE PATRIOTS.
A SNUB FOR THE STUDENTS.
(Wah Te Yet Po': Service.)
PERma, March 10. A message from Washington states
The Board of Education has wired- that the object of the concentrating of the to H.E.. Wong Tu-shi, Minister to Japán, American naval and military forces on that he must prohibit Chinese students the Mexican boundary is now oficially within his jurisdiction from banding explained as being intended to check together to form a national army. filibustering and the smuggling of arms and men across the frontier in order to
benefit n fruitless insurrection which has been disturbing the borders for nearly a year past. ..
It is certain, the message bays, that Sir A. F. G. Law leaves Kuala Lumpur unofficial if not official forrige represent
CHINESE FRONTIER
TROUBLES
REPORTED MOVEMENT OF FOREIGN TROOPS.
Viceroys.
on March 8 to act as Chief Justier, Straitsations bars prompted America's action. Latest Reports From Perturbed Settlements, in place of Sir W. H. Hand- man-Jones, who goes on leave. The Malay RAILWAY TRAFFIC RECEIPTS. Mail understands that Mr. T. Sexcombu
༣་་
Smith will act as Chief Judicial Couimis- | A request was recently made through sioner, F.M.S.
the columna of the China.Mad that the traffic receipts for the Kowloon-Cuuton Bailway should be periodically published
►
-
(Wah Tiz Yat Po‘ä Bernice.)
PEEING, March 10, - HE. Shib Liang, Viceroy of Man charis, has wired to Pakibg that a body
The Gazette announces the appointment. of Capt. F. W. Lyons to act as Captain in the Government Gazdie The first of Japanese soldiers, about 1,000 strong, Supt. of Police and Mr P. P.J. Wodehouse Latch of such reams are now included in have arrived at Cheung Fak-shan (Shekhota Alin, N.E. of Manchuria), and Deputy Captain of Police during the the current isste of that publication. absence on leave of Ir F. J. Badeloy, and The figures show that for the five mouths are surveying the district in all direct
ended February 25th the number of pas-ions.
the former to be an Official Member of the Legislative Council.
sengers patrovising the lina have con H. E. Yun Tai-fa, Governor of Sin Reuter wired from Brisbane to London Herr Hexthausen, who is to acceed 128,923; that a sum of 848,602.11 has been king, has reported to the Throne that
Vonico.
received in fares and a sum of $11,020.86
the Sinking Fund in connection with the Railway, which will absorb some $65,000 per year. In the foregoing THERE exists in the Colony at the comments we merely wish to point present time sugh a considerable out that the opinm losses for three
Con-Roleury 20 that Mr-Staniforth Smith Count Rex at Peking was Prussian-Ambax degree of misapprehension respecting years are substantially modified by acting Administrator of Papus, two white sador at Hamburg in 1888. Later, he was
in goods charges. The total resei ed for Russian troops have seized Ili and are proceeding to Wan Sea Fu, in Sinking. the firu munths is therefore 850,113.01. the situation which has been entscit
-Conant-at-Harseilies.---T the Imperial grants-much-more : officers, Lwolve native police and fourteen
+Hejitztreeth¥e;
He requests that instructions be sent to During the first week after the opening locally, on account of the Imperial generous contributions than even carriers were loft at Port Moresby on No. Foreign Office m 1805 and served afterwards of the line only 1,250 passengers travell him, and asks whether it is a case of peace What in the circumstances Government's restrictive direction Government officials anticipated and ember 18 last to explore the interior. as Consul General at Warsaw, and Austered on the railway and their fures or war? with regard to the opium trallic that that they can be regarded as cutirely thing has been heard of the party since dun, and as Resident Minister for Ballvin amounted to $816.26, while the goods shall be bis attitude toward theresiane?..
December 7. It's reported that all have
freights only brought in $5.25. During In reply the Grand Councillors we feel sure our renders will be wiped out if we take only one half heen massacred, except two natives
Queen Alexandra will spend some time the week ended January 28th the advised him to keep quite calm but to thankful if we..
advance words and from the total of the estimated liquor wher reached Gabari, & search party is at Athens during her spring cruise in the totul passengers using the line reached place a close watch on the Russian move- Mediterranean, but there is stated to be no the record figure of 9.256, resulting in meats and to make enquiry is to their figures to reveal the actual state of revenue under the existing scale. also missing.
truth in the announcement, which has fares being paid to the extent of 23,223, 11. affairs and to counteract much that On carefully analysing the figures we
strength. The tonnnge nointained by the Nord- appeared in numerous journals, that her In the hat wesk of the year 1910, has been foolishly spoken and hastily were surprised to find this result, and deutscher Lloyd in the Bingapore-Siam Majesty will go on to Corfu, where she is however, some $100 more was received in written on the subject. It hardly we have little doubt but that the trade, has been reduced by the sale of three to have a meeting with the German Em- fares then the sum quoted, though the
FEBRUARY WEATHER. reeds reiteration that during the public generally will also be ngrecably of the company's steamers. The Tringannu, perer, and that she will proceed thence to passengers only numbered 7,611. period of the last Opium Farmer's astonished at the facts disclosed. purchased by Japanese owners, and the the Bangkok and the Komt have all been
The reverrug from gaida traffic has
Meteorogical observations made at the Euctuated very considerably. In the first Hongkong Observatory show that during monopoly the Home Government Certainly the situation is better than two first mentioned shipe have already been Acting op medical advice Messrs Ed-week, as we have stated, the amount was February there was absolutely no rainfall decided that the whole of the public most of us believed it to be,
transferred to Japanese waters, where they warts and Skinner have gone to Hongkong only $6.25 but by the end of the first recorded. The monts for 20 years are as will be followed shortly by the Kort. The after their serious accidents on Telok woven weeks the amount had risen to opium divans in the Colony were to
Norddeutscher Lloyd have still sufficient Bulcan Estate. Mr Skinner seemed to be 81,919.04. In the following weeks, how follows:-maximum, 2.96 inches:" "mean, be shut down, and that in due time
tonange in the East to meet all the well on the way to complete recovery, but ever, there was a falling away to 8207.12, 1.77: minimum, 0.02 There were 189.9
then to $131.56 and then again to $10.88. this step was actually taken. It was
requirements of their trade.
Mr Edward's wounds were causing much Three weeks later the figure was up to the hours of sunshine, there bring only one anticipated at the time that when the
naxioty. We were only informed quite oor en we have any figures the sum ren seven days we had over ten hours of rocord of 32,385.75, but for the last week day when none was recorded, the 25th. A rather amusing correspondence is
recently that Mr Edwards' left hand was carved was only 836.94. next tender for the Farm was called
being carried on in the Tageblatt as to the sovered from his arm by the first blow for there would, he a shrinkage,
correct dress to wear at an ordinary dinner, which struck him, and in stooping to pick senger and goods traffic. during any one od was 74.2 on the 15th and the lowest where a lady is present. It appears that consequently a corresponding loss to
made by a large number of the Chinese
-For a long time an endeavour has beep certain lady in Peking arranged to hire up his own hand lo received the terrible week was $5,718,11 for the inst week in 47.1 on the 24th.
wounds inflicted by the Bajau on his right December last. the Colony's reveans of about community in Hongkong to enlleet aub a couple of friends, casually, at the same shoulder and arm (B.N B. Herald.) | $600,000 a yeur, but when the tenderscriptions towards the extension of St. table with herself and huskarai, and there Paul's College with the idea of providing friends came in smoking jackets and black came, in it was found that the dis building which would serve as anties at which the lady got offunded. As a year will be Princess Maud of Fife, the Among the dabutantes in London this Chinese school-the lipit hurber that parity was not nearly so great, and the the
spaco would
having been rele, says the China Critic, it may be said younger daughter of the Princess Royal permit one eventually accepted for a perival of riched within two yours of its being that for formal invitations full dress is and the Duke of Fife. Princes Maud Wm. Powell, Ld., three years from March 1st, 1910, he open for public worlip on Sundays, og jacket, and black tie are as permisable and is two years younger thua her sister, opened and a a college chapel which would
necessary, but for casual purposen a smok-attains her seventeenth birthday hi. April,
was only some $270,000 less per year the now building by His Excellency Birr it was for visitor at the of our seaside Princesa Alexandra, who will be nineteen
The ·laying of the foundation stone of
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
SHAPES.
GREAT VARIETY OF STYLES,
Prices Moderate.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
-'EMPIRE' CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE,
ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE EX-
TENSION.
Governor Lays Foundation Stone.
+
20
than the sun received from the Frederick Langard, this afternoon, marks plaeos to tiffin with a bly in a bathing in May next. Other distinguished debu previous nionopolist. Still, even this an epoch which should soon see the realiza costume,
tantra of the Coronation year will he "Lady tion of the hopes of the promoters, for over was: a fairly serious drop for a $13,000 has alrenly hoon subscribed.
Romeniny Loveson-Gower, Lady Barira The authorition of Comall University Willashara (second daughter of the Inte The weather was decidedly unpleasant small Colony like Hongkong, and in for a ceremony of this kini, reverve Intely decided that it is necessary to Earl of Lathom), Lady Honor Ward (eldest view of greatly increased expenditure theless there WILH large attend } adost' some system of discipline for the dughter of the Farland Chamtess: Of ning up, in the near future, itu, not those present, in addition benefit of curtain of the undergraduates Dudley). Lady Diana Manners (third
His Excellency the Governor, who was became necesary to look around for cenied by Captain P. M. Taylor, about one per cent of the total number-daugliter of the Duke and Duchess of new warces of revenuc. Hence the Johnson, Hov. A. D. Stewart, is Landesh falen into dissolute habits, and, na
A.D.C., being Binhog Lander, Roy, who have adoptel false stamlards of living, Rutland), the Hon. Sybil Culogan (grand
daughter of the Earl of Cadogan) and 9.15 to 11.20 .. liquor taxes. But here it is necessary Dr. Ho Kai and many ult.
Mrs Atkinson, Dr and Mrs Saunders, Fun.
climax of their offences, waste their time, the Hon. Monica Grenfell (oldest daughter: to observe with emphasis that these After prayer the foundation stone was The oftied of pristor has therefore been
of Lord and Lady Desborough). THE GREAT JUVENILE ARTISTE duties on intoxicants were certainly
Kitty Donnelly.
Tix PIONEER HALL or rise COLONY DEN VEUX ROAD CENTRAL, Opposite Central Market! #Performances:-7.15 to and
IN THE
HANGASURE CLOG DANCE
TREMENDOUS SUCCESS,
GRAND. MATINEES, FORDAYS ANZ Sundays, at 4 1:31.
AT REDUCED PRICES.
Lugand, who was burdently prosent instituted for this purpose. Neither the well and truly laid by Sir Frederick
not called, into being, solely beenused with a bande silver trwal by name nor the function is altogether a INTERNAL TREATMENT NỮT.
one f. of the diminution in the opiumthor boys of the schurd In accepting be occasions for the announce ULLY-nine out of every ten cases of
the scholars on behalf of the novelty in non lone story, but there mayNECESSARY FOR RHEUMATISM the revenue. Had this been so there gift his Excellency said that hu
was very much oiliged to the boys for inent of the University's first appointment thoumtiam is simply thaumatin. of would have been no need to have the beautiful present and it would to the new port. For the choice of the the muscle doo to cold or camp, or chronic made the duties so heavy, as we shall always remains in his house as a remeinde faculty" luns fallen, aut um me of its internal treatment. All that in varied to ritoümmtisin, neithor of which require noy maco of that occasion. slow later on,No, the liquor taxes Bishop Lander then detailer, the history on members, but upon a gentleman who afford ruliet in the free application of were required to furnish funds for the Governor delivered an appropriate police force of Philliphin, having the quick relief which it affords. Borale by of the school after which FI Hxcellency has served for a number of years on the Clamslala's Pain Palm. Give it a trin. You are certain to be pleased with the other imminent changes na well as to dress which will published in think of tenant,"
11 Chemists und Storcktepersi China Mail on Sunday
for
The highest total received for both passurshine. The highest temperature reach-
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SCOTCH
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