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FRAMTOSA. Government Civil pútal on the 18th instant, BATHFIELD CHARLER DALTON FRAMPTON, late master ["of us." "Enesten, ; eldest "Som of Mrs Farpton on the Inta Major Frampton of Teignmouth, DevoLL.
Funeral will pass the monument at 6.30
pain, bo-morrow, Wednesday,
Singapore al Saigon papers please copy. GUFTIN-A-3 cihair Shanghai, Jours, son of Mr and Mrs G. E. Gritin, aged 7 months,
Military College will be given to candidates for commissions in the British Ariny
THE CHINA MAIL.
Subject to the eligibility of can diktes, about one-fourth of the prize cadetstrips available will be awarded te candidates highest in order of merit on the Royal Military Academy list and the remainder to those highest in onter of merit on the Royal Military College list. At tho esamination to be held in November, 1911, not more
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.........
[Corralour.]
TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1911.
[COPTRIGHT.]
HE. The Govomer gives an offic THE MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL LOANS
FERMENT.
FRONTIER.
AMERICAN TOWN ENDANGERED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.} .
LONDON, April 18.
A New York telegram states that
"TO CHINA.
"CLOSE-OF-NEGOTIATIONS,
(Independent New Agency's Servics -
to "the China Afail,)
Toxro, April 18. The long pending quadruple inter national loan to China is said to hare been arranged lataly
What securities China is pledging is not yet definitely known, as the selection of Councillors has not yet concluded."
The press of Japan has not yet offered
DEATH OF CAPT. FRAMPTON. anxiety at the trend of events in
Mexico has been intensifed as a resalt any opinion concerning the matter, We regret to have to record the death of a great battle, which is now proceed-
of
Military Academy of Royal Military College in cases only where such contribution is fixed by the Royal-
dinner at Government House to-night, in The first memorandum wo find Warmant at £150 per annum.
(b) Tho remission of the summe henour of Admiral Hubbard, the guest specifies that the age limita for can-sually paid for uniform, books, including:-Mr Lackey, Mr Milne, Mr didates competing for milinission to library, etc, viz, 133 on the cadet Frans Dr. Wilson, Mr DuBois, Cow the Royal Military Academy-et-the first joining the Royal Military ander Jayne, Commander Williams, Con- BIG HATTLE NEAR THE examinations in November and Academy or Royal Military College,mauder Millar, Commander Edgar, Mr nud £15 at the commencement of a Cuko, Mr and Mrs Anderson, M; Carleton, December next will be idj-198; the accond year's residence.
Me and Mrs Walker, Mr and Mrs Dowley, higher limit, it is annomecd, will (e) An outfit grant of £60 on the Commodore and Mrs Egres, Captain Flunt eventually be reduced to 19 Toalet being appointed to a commission brand bis Stainer, Major and Ms ater passify the final examination at Ralph, Major and Mrs Tyne, Colonel extension of the course at the Royal the Royal Military Academy or Royal Rowlandson, Major and Mrs Bancock, Military Academy from two to three Military College.
Mir, Mrs and Miss Faber, Miss Cust and Mix Medley. terms will first apply to a portion of the anccessful candidates at the examin ati. The limits for entrance to the Royal Military College, beginning with the examination, to be held in June-July, 1912, will be 17 to 194, and in this case also the higher limit will eventually be reduced to 19. The extension of the course front two to three terms will first apply to a than five will be awarded to the death most regretfully. For many yet ploughing a way through the buildingschuria, has been called to Peking by. portion of the successful candidates formier and not more than fifteen to field and Swire, but some throo rows and digging up the ground. at the examination. The age for the latter. While no inquiry will be ago be was appointed to the s. Laorta admission to the Army qualifying made into the means of the parents He has had a varied caroor as a shipmater inding betweon Hongkong and Sälgoz, examination is reduced from 17 to 16 of candidates, the scheme is essenti- and until recently, when he developed for the examinations to be held in ally designed to give assistance to lung trouble, his looked good enough for September, 1911, and Mareli, 1912, those who stand in need of it; and many a year of activity. Some ten days (Rauler's Service" to the Ching Mail.)
Loros, April 17, (ah-T Fal-Po's Service.) afty which no further examinations provision will be made for inviting from pneumonis, and though everything "ago he was"admitted to hospital suffering
The correspondent of the Weg
PERINO, April 17, will be held by the Army Qualifying those who are in a position to resign posillo was done for him he passed away York Tinies, telegaphing from Mexico
Prince Su, President of the Civil Board Baikk
-time emoluments of a prize cadetships stated Io leave-as-egod motor City, sase the federal power is weargu- has wired to the Churos Ministers in to do so, while retaining the titulare to Devonshire, and for her thing in practically every Mexican State. London and Paris requesting them to
greatest sympathy is foll
The rising tide of revolt is shown in engige an experienced delective to be noon, pasalny the Moqumunt at 5.30p bands unconnected with the followers
The funeral takes plice to-morrow after the appearance of numerous marauding the adviser of the Board
The following is the new definition Horn leaving certificate:-
distinction, The emoluments ***No
resigned, will be given to a candidate less fortunately circumstanced
The schemes outlined above are
WANTED.
a well-known and popular Chine-soating between the Federal troops and MANCHURIAN VICEROY skipper in the person of Capt. H. 6. the insurgents near the frontier. neut Civil Hospital this morning. Tha Frampton, who passed away at the Gorain
A furious hail of. bullets from deconsed had a host of friends up and machine guns...falling within the down the coast, and they will hear of tisAmerican town of Douglas (Arizona),
Capt Frampton was with Messrs But e
A FURNITURE DISPUTE.
A-leaving certificate for army purposes is a certificate which testifies to a certain standard of proficiency in the subjects stated in theso regu-
tons and which is granted by certainly worthy of consideration,
A dispute about a quantity of furniture rerlin bodies to candidates not less but, 18 we pointed out last than 16 years of age who-have
cine before Mr Justice Hazeland for set. attended a course of study at a school week, the falling-off in the supply of tlument at the Supreme Court this mom approved by the Army Council,”
officers is mostly due to the mado-ing, when Mrs Morti sued Cheong Lee and The Army Council have, augs, the qünte pay of the subordinate ranks, Co.,, for the return of her furniture Standard, decided that a certain the meagre and discouraging outlook $8.00 the value thereof."
Mr Otto Kong Singappeared for pinjali number of cadetships at the Royal generally, and the superior attractions and Mr R. E. Hind defended. Reman March 1, 1911, at Lan saume (Switzerland) Los Raten, date Military College will in future bewhich the chances and opportunities Commissioner of Customus),
reserved each half-year for the nomin- of civil life now present to the class atim by the Army Council of suitable from whence our military officers are candidates at schools recognised by usually drawn. the Anny Council for that purpose. To be recognised by the Army Council, n school must-
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(a) Be inspected at least once in every five years by certain specified educational bodies, and reported as fufilling the necessary educational
General Memoranda,
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Noon-Geo Fenwick, Co.-G. General requirements.
of Shareholder Meeting
(b) Maintain a contingent of the Officers Training Corps (This 19 12.30p.m.---Hongkong Jockey Club Half aubject to relaxation up to January,
Yearly Meeting.
1913).
Chinese Y.M.CA. Annual 'Sports.
7.45 p.m.-Volunther Corps Dinner and
Prize Giving at Headquarters. BONDAY, April 24-
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The English Mail of the 18th March was delivered in Londou on the 15th Aprjk
Prof. J. G. Rodger will lecture, on Mental Telegraphy" at the Sermen's Institute to-night at 8 o'clock.
The Hon. Mr MI. Musser, Postmaster General, leaves by the as. Borneo to norrow, going Homoluare.
Mr Otto Kong Sing mid the case was peculing one, it being an action by plaints for the return of certain furniture or the equivilent of same. Plaintiff bought from defendant the furniture for which she paid 3300 down and it was agreed between the parties that plaintiff was to pay as nucha she could from time to time. There a
|no question of hiring the furniture.
Mr Hind-I am not setting up any Hiring.
Mr Otto Rong Sing, continuing, il
**
FEDERAL POWER-
WEAKENING.
of the insurgent loader Madero.
(Wah Ts Yat Pe's Service.)
PERING, April 17. HE. Si Leung, Viceroy of Man
telegram.
EUROPEAN DETECTIVE FOR CHINA.
CHINA'S INTERNATIONAL
LOAN:
NO FOREIGN FINANCIAL
ADVISERS.
(Wah T Yat Pa's Service.)
PRONG, March "17.
Britain, France, Germany and America, In the loan Agreement between: Great
[Note-A telegram publi-bed le the Fee York Herald states that fighting occurred. at Aguaprists, Chihuahua. on March 12th, when a detachment of three hundred surrectos from Colonel war to fret Color Blanco's command town of Aguapriate, which is just across the Arizona boundary Ene from Douglas. The fight lasted more than three hours and were forced to retire. There were thirty the insurrectos, who had made the, attack,
fira killed on both sides, although whether insurrectos or federala bore the burden of the clauso providing for the engag the loss cannot be learned. This is the first decisive attack that has been made in meat of foreign financial advisery has Sonors, although Colonel Blancoe, men been cancelled. have been acties in this vicinity for the Last
The loan is quoted at 95 per cent. bearing interest at 5% per annum.
The Agreement was signed on the 15th inst.
week.
After mystifying both the Mexican of cars and the Americas on the border, Colone! Blanco suddenly broke out of the Canyon loading from Cenises Springs and engaged the federal troops that had been rashed into
into Agunprists the previous night on a special train, under cummond of Colonel Mora.
BANDITS IN YUNNAN,
BRITAIN'S POINTED
WARNING.
It is understood that Colonel Blanco'a entire fores did not participate in the that it was now admitted by his friend that engagement. Colonel Blanco's first more the goods were bought and paid for it was to throw out a skirmish line for the
purpose of drawing the federale into action. (Wah Tsz-Fat-Fo's-Berrics) certain value and plaintiff went on paying to ascertain their strength. It is believed month by month and made maveral pay that the retreat that followed was for the
PIXING, April 17. The British Minister has notied the ments. This year she got into dificulties canyon, where the mala bedy Colonel Wai-wu-po in strong terms that there purpose of drawing the fedomis into the j
with her landlord about the rest and is Blanco's force was stationed. The federals,
S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. Noon.- H.K. Schools' Athlete Sports, Ron Military College, a candidate Co., Ltd., desiatas a dust dividend of 15 los to sign a paper which she did not know
Hongkong, April 16, 1007.
WM. POWELL.
LIMITED,
NEW
MILLINERY
TRIMMED
AND
SEMI-TRIMMED
TURDAY, April 25:
Yoon-Meeting of the Hongkong Electric
*Co., Lal.
3.43 pin.Sanitary Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, April 26-
Neun-Union Insco. Society of Canton
Meeting.
12.30 p.m.-China Traders Frute. Co.
Meeting.
FRIDAY, April 28:-
will be required-
To be eligible for nation by Army Council to a cietship at the leg from London to the Times went to defendant and asked him to by however, after a spirited pursuit, called are still a great many bandita in the afghan states that the Senfeld Rubber the furniture Bach. Dutentant askal and returned to Agaspista, refusing to be vicinity of the Funnon boundary. He
entrappen.
The rebels were seen at ning 'o'clock added that the British troops there. per cent, making 40 per cent. for the about but she understood that the fur streaming over a little bag and pouring are for the sole purpose of suppressing (a) To be recoramended by the head-year. £5,840 is carried forward to there was to be put up to auction and she down into the side dow from the inter these marauders. master of the school as suitable in all new year.
was to get whist it fetched. As a matter national line. The Americans a respects for admission to the Royal
of fact the document mid that defendant | rush from Douglas to the boundary by would paid $60 for the rent. The furniture thousands, mounting the house tops and Military College, with a view to his
was taken hack by defendant and plaintif watching the rebel movements with field obtaining eventually a commission in
had not had an account or the money.
glasses. Soon the eastern edge of the city the Regular Army.
Evidence was called,
was'n solid phalanx of sightseer".
(b) To have attended continuously for at least three years at one or more recognised school
ation.
The War Office has issued a notification to the cfset that it has been decided to dicntinue for the present the permission bilberto granted to Reservists to reside in foreign countries outside the British Empire,
ckbrokers Association's Settling Day
(e) To have been in residence at for April.
his school to the end of the school The Shanghai Society of St George Yall.
Philharmonic, Concert in City term immediately preceding his nomingve a Coronation dinner on April 25. In Kobe and Yokohama the Royal Societies (To be an efficient" member of St George are holding talls on April 21. Coronation Contingent departs
of the school contingent of the Officersal Hongkong has no colebration of Bp.m.-Entries. close for Lawn Bowls Training Corps. (Not essential up
Open Singles Championship.
to January, 1012.)
SATURDAY, April 29:-
-The China Mail
IN
POPULAR & ELEGANT
SHAPES.
OHARMING
VARIETY
HATS
READY TO WEAR.
NEW SCHEMES FOR THE 5 BRITISH ARMY--
the kind....
We are informed that the total cut- (e) To be within the limits of age put of the Chinese Engineering and laid down for admission to the Royal Mining Company's three misea for the woek Military College by competition. eading 18th April amounted to 28,694,88 (To fulfil the general conditions tons and the sales during the period, to for admission to the Royal Military 24,518.51 tons. College ne laid down in the regula-
tions
Last malit the staff of the China Matt
**
His Lordship reserved judgment.
I
When it was seen that the rebols were advancing on the town the Commissioner
of Police in Aguapriata, Laborco Vasquez,
.THE DEPARTURE OF INDIAN telephoned to Captain Johnatona, com
TROOPS.
The following Officers, N.0.0.8 and a
left the Command by R.L.M.S. Dufferin on 14th inst., nud are struck of the strongh sccordingly
13th Rajputs.-Lient-Col. J. M. Cho illeri sad wife, Major G. Watling, wife nof two children, Caritains B. A. Corbett, B. D. Broughton, G. B. St. P. Bunbury and wife, D. Mc. Slater, Lieutenants H. N. Lopman, E. W. H. Marsh, H. L. Falkland Captain W. A. Mearns, I..S., and wife 19 Native Officers, 770 Nativa N.0.0 and men 8 public followers, 10 private Ellows, vilian handmaster
mander of the Third United States cavalry
at Douglas, and within fifteen minutes the
BOUNDARY COMMIS- SIONERS RETURN.
(Wah Te Yat Po's Service)
PERING, April 175 The two commissioners who wore
rope had galloped through the city and sent by the Wai-wu-pu to investigate lines. -ED C.M.) had established a perfect patrol along the, the Mongolian and Siakiang boundation-
are returning to Peking by the Siberian Railway.
LANDING OF ADMIRAL HUBBARD.
ASHES FOR SILK..
Messrs Eambhoy and Company have. This morning Rear-Admiral Hubbard reported a strange esse to the police. Commander-in-Chief of the U. S. Aniatis They state that they expected a consignment Fleet, a portion of which is at present in ports of two case of silk from Canton by the 4.5. officially landed at Blake Pierin the presence Kwongrai, and on sending to the steamer a large encourse of people. The distins, they gua given delivery of 100 packages. guished visitor was not by Mr Anderson, which bore their name. On opening them,
Nominations will be made by the entertained Mr A. Bellamy Brown, martgh Rajputs 1 22. TEG,A.—Capt. C. Consul General-for America, and Captain; however, it was discovered that instead of
aging editor, to a private farewell dinner
Army Council in January and August at the Hongkong Hotel. Mr Brown leaves for admission to the Royal Military for Bomb -morrow on holiday, taking College as the commercement-of the with him his three children.
duths numbered three. The only other ense of coniunicable disease was one]. + non-fatal oprurenes of enteric fever,
following spring and automu terms,The all-pax epidemie is dying out. The War Ofice bas-fost time in didates to be nominated from any one last week. All were Chinese and, the respectively. The tumber of can- There were only five cases in the Colony outlining for the information of the
school will be..detormined-on-euch general public the plans which Visocction by the Army Comcil Count HALDANE peaking recently in the House of Commons, said he had The Army Council have decided been considering. By these new
that, with a view to encouraging a chemes the SECRETARY for War hopes
higher standard of education among candidates for commissions in the testmount some of the diffelties now
British Army in connection with the confronting the dutinistrators of the
Very Moderate Prices. British Army caving to the shortage course of instruction at the Cadet
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We are desired to state that on the soution of Lady Lugard's weekly Ab Hans on Friday Mr Timmerscheldt, ac companied by Mr Dannenberg.. has kindly frank's Sonnta and Me Donman Fuller also consented to play the whole of the Cesar bas kindly promised to play.
Bickling, F. T. WhiG and P. M. Taylor, A. D. C, & His Excellency silk, the cases were filled up with old mcke Cleery, 3 European N.0.0.8, 1 woman and
No. 3 Coy. H K.S B.
children,, 1 Native Oficer, 88 Native Sir Frederick Lugard. Hasing inspected and some bags of ashes. The appearance N.C... And mos, 1 woman, 4 children, the guard of honour of the E. O... of the cases showed that they had not been drawn up to revive hun, Admiral Hubbard
and 4 followoIS,
105th M.LI-Captain A. Dalme Rad left in the company of Captain Taylor and inany way tampered with, and i
dit sumed die, wife and childh
CORRESPONDENCE.
RACECOURSE GATHERINGS,
Bi-It has been customary to invite (To the Editor of the Chisa Mar the Ladies of Hongkong to use the ex closure and grani. star at Happy Valley during the meus and grakhanas and thi gratefully availed of invitation has hitherto been largely and
Laen, however, steps are taken i
Mr Anderson by ehit for Government that the Lokis in Canton or the coolies who.. House where 'un-officia! call was made on ware entrated with the proper cases sab
-Excellency the Governor. Enter instituted these others and themselves got the morning His Excellency returned the of with the silk, which is valued at some call on board the U.S.S. Saratoga.
$700,
Don't
Read
This
mon who visit at their houses and perhaps Unless you want to buy good Wines, Spirits, Oigars, etc.
It is not pleasant for ladies to see young
moet their daughfëra at dinner og: in the ball-room
of examinations for ulmisalon to the baliyearly examination for admission Haichi which will take part in the ualeating the women s ther
of officers. On March 8th the College, and to reducing in the case Interest has been caused in naval prevent the attendance within the c Loudon papers were furnished with of the better qualified candidates the circles in England by the announcement closure of a certain class, who used formerly an important memorundam, from expenses incurred by their parents or that experiments are being made with a to have a separate stand at the souther which we make the following extracts.
guardians during the college course view to producing fifteen-inch gans This and of the enclosure, the wires and is regarded as Great Britain's reply to the daughters of other residents will be com A--Decisions arrived at by the first appointment, acerritin nnm-on-inch, gons, adopted by other relied to declins the huvitation, T PIONEER HALL OF THE COLONY Army Council, revising the regulations ber of prize cadetships shall be award Forors.
goveming the age limits of system ed to successful competitors at each
The officers of the Chinese cruiser Royal Military Academy and Royal } Military College, nad the leaving and to the Royal Military Academy and festivition of the Coronation of King jrence of demimondaines upon a Eure While it would he shurd to cavil at thi Army qualifying certificates the re- Royal Military College coinmencing Gangs bevo bene decorated by their pean roo-courge, whore tid great insjority H. Price & Co., Ld., have the best lines gublions rovised in detail will be with the examination to be held in Cheaping to ho Ronr-Admiral with the matter in a small place like Hongkon Emperor. An Ediet prometes H.E. Subars stmpgers to each other, it is another promulgated Inter.
B-A keleme under which a
November, 1911. Under this scheine brevet rank of Admiral.
where the Euregiondi ladies form such i certs number of caietship at the the lder of a prize cadetship will while the Benator wan on the Commodule will, füs Stewards of the Jocker
all proportion of the population." (If the Govorher, the tenoral and the Royal Military College will be re- not be eligible for a commission in voyage from Feztamanth to Siszaporu ono Club direct the police to act as they did reserved for candilates, who will be the Indian Army. The following of the Chiruso firmen attacked another nominated by the Ariny Commeil from sclides to be specially recognised for pecuniary advantages will be attached with a knife and indicted severe injuries that pirpose.
-A schemelder which certain (0) A reduction at the rate of 235 which certain prize cadetship Baler of prize endetships at the per form of the contribution payable Hayal Military Academy and Royal on behalf of a culet at the Royni
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on him. The assailant was charged before Mr.J. R. Wood at the Magistracy to-day but was discharged, his Worship holding that the matter should have been dealt with at Bhogapro.
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