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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
One case of dipilienin, an. Eurisina, was reported last week in Victoria, Hongking.
Mr Langere informs is that the property sold by him to say fetslied 83,000, the purchasar boing Mr.Li Ping.
The Chess Ministry of War is ro-
ported to have ordered, from a shipbuilding act in Shanghai, an air ship for trialų.
The Rubi, which arrived to-day were shared in equally by the Generul | from Manila, brought 30 European and 10 Mariagers It must therefore be Native passengers. disheartening in the extreme to them | i have to issue such a report as that]. which came up for criticism at Satur- day's annual general meeting of share- holders. Disheartening aml disap- pointing, for only this time last year Mr ROBERT SHEWAx close his Address as Chairman of the share- hollers meeting with these words: "For the moment our prospects are full that we-could-wish, we have volt
The cost of old age pensions in the to date more than we did this time tited Kingdom has risen to £12,370,000; last year, and we have just closed, Father more than twice the original estimate, a contract for eighty thousand bags! for the North. It is always dan-; gerous to prophesy, so I shall say chat I shall be disagreeably surprised
if we "do not do a little better this year than last,"
Three cases enteric fover-two British and one Swisle, and all imported were reported in the Colony East week.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
M. Kohakowaki, Governor General of French Indo-Chinn, has arrived in Paris.
M. R. Latausat, general manager ef] Fathe Freien, is expected in Hongkong in
fow dayó,
- -- י '
Sergeant Purden has been transferod ta the Registrar Genum's Departint in place of Surgeant Taylor, who has hel transferred to the Sanitary Departinent,
[ConYmGHT,]
MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1911.
RUSSIA'S FINAL
WARNING.
ULTIMATUM PRESENTED.
China Givon Until To-morrow.
(Fruter's Service to the Chine Jail)
Losos, March 27.
-
JAPANESE LOAN TO CHINA.
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS,
· (Independent News Agency's Servisa. to the Chinn Mail.)
Toro, March 27,"
The tono of the press generally in favourable concerning the new agree
A St Petersburg message states that the Russian ultimatum to China deronude ment entered into, by the Yokohama It is rather strange, romarks a Straits au exhaustivo and satisfactory reply to Specie Bank and the Communication paper, that so soon after the death of Mr her Note by the 25th instant, otherwise Department of China, whereby the It. Cochrane by a fall from a window Russia reserves to herself freedom of former supplies the latter with funds. indo, Mercantile Bank's promises at action to make the Chinese Gorerament The terms and conditiona are substan- Hongkong a similar fatality should be
tially the same as those of the ponding" reported from India. A wiry dated Dacca,
loans arranged with England, France, March 3rd, saya that Mr H. T. C. Boll, whe hail-just-arrival-to-take-over charge as
Germany and the United States.
Agent of the Bank of Bengal thero, was falled that morning by a fall from the verandal of the upper storey of the Bank.
Captain C: H. Hood, who has retired ThoA.s. Ouf, which leaves on Tuesday from "The Buffs" on pension, is the son morning, is to be fitted with wireless teleaf the Hon. A. F. Gregory (Wood), inte graphic apparatus on its return to Bug, years' duty as superintendant of gymnasia
kopg
loth Mussars, and recently finished four
responsible for its obstinacy.
In London a considerable amount of
a risk insurance is being effected at Lloyds, and yesterday the insurance rate as ion to twenty guineas as against three guineas last Monday,
RUSSIAN POLITICS.
PRESIDENT OF DUMA- RESIGNS.
JAPAN AND AMERICA.
THE LATEST PHASE,
-{Independent News Ayoncy's Servi
to the China fuit): 0.
Torio, March 27. Optimistic views are entertained by well-informed diplomatists here regard-
A writer in a Fronch paper says that Royal Marine Light Infantry in 1896, was (Renter's Service to the China Ming the Bill prohibiting the holding of
Knowing the way, and his public the Pope contemplates leasing the Vatican record in Hongkong as we do, we and desires to fix his sost at Lourdes in feel thoroughly convinced that at the France.
time he uttered dog pomarks hafavorid people lievi buan demirst by honestly believed in them, every word, wolves in Constantinople, witcher the The frankness with which he answer- animals had been driven by the cold in the ed"Mr. Toner's questions shows mountains, WHITTIc.—On March 14, 1911, at that he has nothing to conceal, and Highcity Queen's Bata Hickthat his firm's faith in the stability of England, the wife of FREG. WHITHICK, Luperini Provincial College, Tainmfo, of the Company and its future pro as (By cable.) Hornless On Sunday Morh 26, at the spects is still unshaken, for Mr Peak Hospital: Hongkong, the wifa of Ai | SHEwas told the meeting that they KEATING,
have increased' their holding in its SINCLAIR, -On March 17, 1911. the
VICTROLA X wife of 3, E. Sisetum, at Ilmiyen, of
Price $175.
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On Wednesday February 22, 1911, at All Saints' Church, Bikewell, Derbyshire, England. Virias H. LANNING of Shanghai, FLORANCE, nly daughter of the late Capt. Lalshan, 3.S.C, and of Mrs Long. Wat Band Alone, Backwell.
BOOKLE-HESRSON. On March 20
stock. A good deal was said in
The s Miles, which has just been built for tradsport work to the order of the Government of the Philippine Islands, by the Taikoo Dock and Engineering Co., Jerry on Tuesday for Manila.
The London and thina Express -VË
February 24 reports that a consignment of the course of the discussion on guns and other war material to the total Saturday about ME SHEWAN'S value of £250,00) was about to be shipped
timism and_a_considerable-moiety from the Tyne to Japan. of the blame for the Company's present unhappy condition was laid to that score. We do not, think however, that the time is opportune to argue the point in public print, for 3 Examining Committee has been appointed by the shareholders, and cheerfully accepted by the Gen eral Managers, who will in the course
1911, at H.B.M. Consulate and afterwards at the Union Church, Sunghai. Amma RAOKLISH,
Chief of Police, Ningu ไป ANET, only daughter to John Henderson, Morningluck, Swinton, Berwickshire,
SWERTINOAM-Some -- Mpek -22, 1911, at ly Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai,their investigations no doubt take
Tho 'increase in the population in and and Wales last year was 414,000, as enrapared with an average increase of 405,000 in the preceding five years. Both birth and death rates were the lowest on record
It is understood th & the Messageries Maritimes s... Gudlian will be put on the run between Tonkin and Saigon thus con- recting with the 5.9. Cachar and the 8.5.
hen-welcomes the new departuru.
in the Western Command. He joined the
promoted in 1897, and served in the Royal Oak. Ho was appointed nido-de-camp to Sir II. Smith-Darrian, D.S.U., in the Boer War, and was mentioned in despatches and apecially promoted over senjors to a com- papan di The Bulls in 101.
Lostos, March 27. Reuter's agent at St. Petersburglard by aliens in California. They are telegraphs that M. Gutchkoff, the of opinion that even if the Bill passes smoothly through the Lower House and Octoborist, has resigned the Presidency obtains the assent of the State Senate,
The Governor of Californis THE MANSLAUGHTER CASE. CALIFORNIAN LEGISLAate to reto le mensure.
TION
Angel Henriques, a Filipina chauffeur, again, appeared before Mr. E. R. Hallifax PRESIDENT TAFT'S WISHES
at the Magistmey this afternoon, on the charge of manslaughter of a Chinaman
by colliding with him while driving a metor-ent in Consnught Read on the 20th tiant.
PREVAILL
(Beuter's Service to the China Miri,)
LONDON, March 27. President Tait's message to the Governor of California has had the effect of checking the progress of the anti-Japanese legislation prohibiting aliens from holding land in California.
THE HANYANG IRON WORKS.
·CAPITAL TO BE INCREASED.
· Waḥ Ta= Yut Po's Service.)
PEKING, March 26. A consultation has taken place be tween Sheng Kung Po and the Grand Council with regard to the capital of the Hanyang Tron and Steel Works. He urges that the capital be increased by 2,000,000 trels so that the works may be developed in onjer, to supply irou work to meet the increasing de
Lourds in the Empire. THE MIKADO REASSURES MIX.mands of the military and milway
JAPAN AND AMERICA.
TAFT.
Mr W. Clark gave evidence that he was in the car on the day in question The accident happened about 3.30. and the defendant was driving. Witness hired the ear and it was proceeding about seven or eight miles an hour. The defen- dant sounded his horn and a number of toolies, who were crossing the street about two blocks off Jardine's wharf, ut out of the way except one who seemed to he approaching the nietor which raŋ into himi. The car stopped within eight feet (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Witness got down and thought of taking.
LONDON, March.27. Reuter's agent at Washington deceased to the hospital but the Chinese gathered round and proceeded to pel telegraphs that M. Uchida, the Japanese mali boy, who was sitting next defendant, Ambassador, has delivered to Fresident
any longer on account of violence and Mikado in which, His Majesty declares advised defendant to proceed.
that he never placed any credence in the false and wicked reports that Japan had designs in Mexico.
ARTHUR Wala, youngest son of James the subject into careful consideration Blanche for Singapore. La Courrier d'Hai from his seat Witness was afraid to stay { Tait a personal message from the
Joseph Sweetingham, of Southampton, Hingland, to 2x Baunan lest daughter of Haver Somme. of Cardiff,
Wales.
DEATHS.
Until their report is presented then discussion should be postponed. But. there is one point in connection with Saturday's proceedings, that deserves
The enquiry into the circumstances attending the death of the Chinamaa who only dermed homicidal mania in a
- ELLIS-On the 26th inst. at the Govern. ment, Civil Hospital, E. J. ELLIN, aged mention. It is frequently said, bourding house in Queen's Road Central, ́a |
to-day,
Slinghai, Struits aml Tudian papers please copy.
Daas-On Blatch 21, 1911, at No. Witam, eldest son of Mrand Mrs James
Hongkong that public spirit moribund and criticism of the working
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD, Demare Road, Shanghai, suddenly, of limited liability coupuries in which
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
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short while ago, will commence at the Magistracy on Wednesday afternoon. **
The Tuching Bank is about to under- Dougina, Renfrew, Scotland. aged 28 the public in interestert is impossible radical reforms, as three branch offices are alla ed to have misused the funds of SHEARER-On February 24,1931, at because, owing to the intimate-and in--the bank-The-Fhanghai-office is said to. The Honestund," Renfrew, Scotland, of tricate business connections and social hare burn deceived mostly by the mort- late of Shanghai and Hankow.
STEWART On March 23, 1911, at No. 316 Avenue Paul Bruna, Shanghai, A
has not only been on the decrease for the
double pneumonia, ARCUSALD SHEARERses of everybody with everybody else. [Sagers of real propertice, the value of which: no man is free to speak his mind. TAI, infant son of Mr and Mrs Charles J.The annual meeting of the share L. Stewart, aged 16 months,
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, 12.16 p.m.-Meeting of China-Bomen 3.45 p.m.-Sanitary Boxard Meeting. 8 p.n.—Entries close for V.R.C, Sports.
General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY March 29
Entries else for Lawn Bowls. Open
Singles Championship. THESDAY, 3Larch 30:-
Stockbrokers Settling Das.
Business Meeting,
FATAY, March 31-
SATURDAY April 1
bolders of the Green Island Cement Company splendidly refutes this aspersion upon the fair fame of our Iocal lenders of opinion. The Hon. Mr POLLOCK and the Hon. Mr. E, OSBORNE were true to the traditions of their free-spenking, clear thinking, downright, straightforward ancestors, fami- they rose to the level of their Topportunities in a fashion which must be very gratifying to the inartienlate, but no less important, if smaller
9 p.m.--Union Church Literary Club areholders. They saw their duty clear before them and distasteful 4.00 p.m.-Lady Luzard How though the task must love bean they
Government House.
fearlessly discharged it. In so doing they have rendered a great service, and no one will appreciate their motives better nor give them higher meed of praise than the gentleman against whom they had to address
2 p.m.-Blake Shield, Competition at
King's Park Range, 20 p.m.-Regimental Gymkhana, 7.4 pan.~Oxford & Cambridge Dinner.
The Cham Mail
HONRONG, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1011.
· GREEN ISLAND CEMENT..
their argumenta:---
GOVERNMENT HOUSE..
We are desired to atato that Lady Tigard will be At Home 4 usual on Friday afternoon, the 31st instant, when through the courtesy of His Excellency Vica Admiral Sir Alfred Winska KC. P15 CV.O., C.M.G. the Band of H.M.S. Minotaur will play nt Government House,
DEATH OF MR F.J. ELLIS,
مسعد
last few years, but was orer-estimated in most cases.
b
His Worship-Didany of the other coolies
have to dodge the car?-Nn. He seemed to be blinded by the main and ran intes
the car.
OBINA MERCHANTS
S. N. Co. DEDARATION OF DIVIDEND. (War T Fat Po's Sarice.)
SHANGHA, March, 23.
H. E. Wa Ting-fang has been elected on the Committee of the C. M. S. N. Co. The profits of the Company allow of a dividend of 15 per cent-15 tacla per 100 el-share. The shareholders will
You did not see bin early mough to THE STOLYPIN AFFAIR. receive 5 tacle in cash and one. 10 tacl avoid the accident?-No..
Was it slippery underfoot No.
Did the car skid?-No.--
share in the Commercial Bank.".
RUSSIA AND CHINA
NOW ONLY ONE QUESTION REMAINS UNSETTLED.
COUNCILLOR SUSPENDED. The outside speed was irlas It wa
(Reuter Service to the China Mai.) well ander ten miles an hour,
The ear
under control ?--Yes,
Losos, March 26, Defendant was howag the or on-ressage from St. Petersburg says
Wah Ter Yat Po's Service) tinuously.
that on Imperial Decree has been issued The other coolies heard the horn which susponds from the sittings of the
PERING, March 26... think so. Deceased seemed to run tight Council of the Empire until 1919 General The Wai-wa-pu has. granted this Trepaft and Councillar Durmore, who Russian demands with regard to the were mainly responsible for the defent of establishment of Consulates and the M. Stolypin.
decrease in the ten duty. The boundary. question alone remains to be settled. LOAN FROM JAPAN.
PEKING-HANHOW RAILWAY
fato the car.
Prisoner was delayed.
The Department of Aubo in France is
SMART CAPTURE BY A in passiva zorelt owing to its exclusion from the Champagne District delimitet
* LUKONG, ander the new law to secare the genuine
While a lakong was patrolling his best seas of champagne. The authorities-in forty aunicipalities have resigned; public in Queen's Rond. East'un Sunday morning services are, at a standstill taxes remain he became suspicious of a man who ans unpaid and Hags are Hown as half-mart carrying a bundle. Having stopped him be Cunter-meetings on the part of the in- thought it best to take the man to the police habitants of the dolimited district, threaten station but as the fellow offered resistance violence if the Department of Aubo bethe Tukong attempted to sound his whistle. included."
The inan grabbed hold of it and broke the A telegram from Paris states that, in chain but the lukong pluckily stuck to his whistle which he managed to blow. This to Chambar of Deputies, M. Bortenuz. The man land on him 3,850 copper cunts, the discussion of the Army Estimates in brought Inspector James Kerr to the scene.
the Minister of War, anid that the numbers 256 h and a 'bundle of clothing. As ne enrolled in the Army were at present in report of the missing-of-thing was creasing, but that even if they sank to an forthcoming during the morning luspector insuficient level, France would still have Kerr questioned prisoner who cheerfully her glorious Foreign Legion, and might admitted that he broke into No. 158 cren think of her binek troops. Every-Queen's Road East. When told about the body should know that they were not a matter the owner was quite surprised to find that the money and clothing had been dying nation, but a strong and solid people. stolen. At the Magistry this surning. Bir J. R. Wood sentenced prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour.
The Bon Treater of the Alice Mentorial and "Ailisted Hospitals begs to Acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospital F. P. Talati Esq)
...810 Percy Smith, Suth and Floining....
10 Wong Po Chan E Dr Chadwick Kew.!. Hon Wei Yuk, C.MG.. G. P. L.
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ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
10 manth's imprisonment with hard labour, by
John McCathy was sortenced to one
MPE R Hallifaz at the Magistracy this
G
morning for stealing a gold finger ring
MEXICAN AFFAIRS
RESIGNATION OF THE
CABINET.
(Reuter'e Service to the China Mail.)
· London, [ March 25. "The Mexican' Cabinet has resigned.
President Diaz has deferred taking any action towards replacing the
Cabinet.
INTERNAL TREATMENT NOT NECESSARY-FOR RHEUMATISM -
PULLY nine out of every teu cases of
rheumatism is simply rheumatism of the muscles due to sold of damp, orchronic rheumatism, neither of which require any internal treatment. All that is needed to afford relief in the free application of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Give it a tril You are certain to bi plosed with the quick relief which it affords. For sale by
All Chemists and Storcksepeis.
·REDEMPTION
(Wah Te Fat Pos Service)
FERINO, March 28. The Board of Communications has obtained from the Yokohama Specio Bank a loan of 10,000,000 yen where with to redeem the Peking and Hankow railway.
GREAT BRITAIN AND THE YUNNAN BOUNDARY.
TR 10PS TO BE WITHRAWN. (Wah Te Yat Po's Service)..
PEKING, March 26. The British Minister has agreed, pending the, settlement of the Burma- Yunnan boundary by a Commission, to withdraw the British troops
NOTICE.
We beg to give the Public notice that our PRICES WILL
valno 85 from a shop at No. 102 Queen's BE INCREASED according to the scale of duties imposed
Road East.
While Detective Sergeant Brown W patrolling in Yaumati on Friday he noticed a man pawning a pair of ladies bangles at the Hai Lai pawnshop. The fact of a
the Government on the 16th instant,
from the 1st April Next.
man parning such articies was suspicious Until that date our goods may be obtained at
Trɔg was, and that only three short years ago, when Green Island Centeu were among the most popular of local small-priced stocks. That the Company should occupy thy position disclosed by its last balance-sheet is An ell and respected resident, passed therefore greatly to be deplorul, for away at the Government Civil Hospital en its misfortunes react upon a section Sunday in the perwin of Mr EL Ellis,
so Detective Drown questi hed the man who was a very well known member of the of our community which can ̈ill'
and as he could give no satisfactory account Jewish community, He was honorary afford to sustain any divination in
of how he came into possession of the secretary of the Jewish Hynagogue and the
"Dining in the North Athriticowellery Mr.LB Xoad this porting its income. For it must be Jewish Charity Fund, to which he gave s borne in wind that Greet a great deal of time and attention, much to during the bent voyage of the British sontanced him to seven days' imprisonmout
steamer Indra--which, arrived in Hong with hard labour, Cements have been held for invest the joy of the poor people of the cong sestry uniler command of Captain ment, not for speenlative, purposes munity. The decease, who had resided 9. Omban-fireman was waited over- in Hongkong for over 35 years, won board just as ke was leaving the forecastle, ever since Messrs. SHEWAN, TOMES, trusted surrant of Mesure E. Panou But he was washed bird again by the Dost of time and by a inechicine which & Co, took over in 1995 what looked and Co. and bis death at the age of not wave, witch lan led him on the after. perilousy like a derelict company and years removes a valuable employee. He deck. With the exception of a few hubes Diaries Bemedy not only cures promptly he escaped lajury and want a work in but produces no unpleasant after sects. brought it up to a dividend paying as numerous mlatives, to whom sincero ympathy is shown at the loss they have Isis To has to what an extant
The funeral took place this tig following day. A facky chance of hot moret fails and is pleworlit átul safu ta aka Foz ale byl Chemists nud Austained.
in every respect.
Stotekuper public opinion was convinge of its afternoon.
REMEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS
IARRHOEA should be cured without like Chimburiladi's Colic Cholers and
existing rates.
NEW PRICE LIST WILL BE ISSUED ON THE
1ST APRIL
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