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General Memer anda.- SATURDAY, April 22:-
Nood-Goe. Fenwick Co. Ltd. General
Meeting of Shareholders. 19.30p.m.-Hongkong Jockey Club Half
Yearly Meeting.
Chinesa Y.M.C.A. Aunual Sporta,
7p.in.--Racu at Victoria Skating Rink 7.40 p.m.-Volunteer Corps Diner and
Prize Giving at Headquarters.
SUNDAY, April 21
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE KOWLOON RAILWAY.
An Interesting Report.
[COPTIONT.]
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1911.
THE MEXICAN
SITUATION.
ARMISTICE-NEGOTIATIONS OPENED.
LONDON, April 20, Telegrams received to-day mention the cponing of negotiations by the. Mexican Government for an armistice: with the rebela.
[COSTERNT.] HOME RACING.
THE CITY AND SUBURBAN.
(From Our Special Correspondent)
The result of the City and Suburban *Lester, April 19.··
rup to-day at the Epson Spring Meeting was:-
Mushroom Demosthenos
Brunzino ............ Won by two lengths.
The betting was 5 to 1, 25 to Į sa
UNSETTLED MOROCC0.8 to 1 respectively.
[Nota-Mushroom, & b. or br. colt by
REBELS GAIN BIG VICTORY.by Common Quick, in Three Year Old
A plan is now being prepared to show the netual Crown Lands acquired for the (Beuter's Servies to the China Mail.) made of all land which is no longer required telegram from Tangier states that Railway and to enable a surrender to be
LONDON, April 20. for railway purpose
aiming at a permanent solutionment, the antisfaction of English of an admitted difficulty, which they Nonconformists grudges against the aro ondeavouring to make fair to all Anglican Church,
or one particular parties without a definite breach with method of improving the Scottish
A report of the work dens on the British tradition. Thus, they have in view had system. But they did ask for section of the Kowloon Canton Rallway what Lond SELBORNE calls a modern settlement of the constitutional during 1010, drawn up by Mr E ate reform of the House of Lords difficulty, and it is incumbent on Mrlaid on the table at to-day's meeting of the (Router's Servies to the Chino Hain).
Lindsay, Chief Resident Engineer, was The hereditary right of a Peer to sit Asqurri as a professed deniorit to Legislative Council. The report contained is to be waived, but a certain number fulfil their desires as soon as he can.. good deal of technical information and a of Peers are to have elective, The Unionist party are thus well number of facts already well-known, But nominative, or ex-officio title to sit within their rights in propounding
the following extracts are of interest
Tando further land was acquirod in the Secil Chamber, The Union, their own scheme of reform, as the during the year. The site for the work ist dealers are opposed to a purely Government decline to put forward shops has buan obtained by levelling ground elective Second Chamber, chiefly on any scheme at all. And when the at the back of Inland Lot 199, the spoil the gimml that, it would be too time comes, the House of Lords will be diver ion of Gascoigne and Chatham from which has gone to take ap the strong a rival to the House of Com-fully justified in insisting upon details Ronds. mons, but they are in favour of in- of the Liberal plan to which the troducing a considerable elective ele-preamble-refers and on a guarantee ment, large in proportion than any that the plan will be carried out, semi-official Unionist scheme has yet before it passes the Parliament Bill. contemplated The reform of the fraQUITH appealed to Casar, and House of Lords in most desirable on every ground, but it must be supple. mented-by new methods of removing deadlocks between the two Houses In finance, of course, the predominance of the House of Commons must be: definitely asserted. The Unionist leaders think, and we agree, that a joint sifting would be the simplest, and best way of ending ordinary disagreements between the Houses on Any non-financial measure The House of Lords, ruch reduced in number and more evenly divided between parties, would sit with the House of Commons in Westminster Hall, and a majority of the Assembly would decide the fate of the measure or amendments on which the Houses could not agree. Finally, in rare and
exceptional cases where the very of the Constitution were
bases
9 p.m.-Danes at Victoria Skating Rink. threatened, there would be an ultim Mosay, April 24
ate resort to a poll of the people.
Criminal Sessions begin.
Noos-115. Schools Athletic Sports. But it is widely felt among moderate
Tersoas, April 25:-
Noon--Meeting of the Hongkong Electric
Co., Id. 3.45p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, April 26 ş
Nook-Union Insee. Society of Canton
Meeting. 12.30 p.m.-China. Traders Insee. Co.
Meeting. FRIDAY, April 29:-
and practical politicians that this democratic device, called a Re ferendum, could be employed very seldom, and only where the issue at stake was very important and very definite Lord BALFOUR or BURLEIGH'S Bill would make it fa
and is the property of Me T. Baring. As a the Hallen T, Y. O. Plato, May Pinto, Fern Two Year Old Inst year ho wou dvO TES→→
Buttare. the Richmond Nursery. He was trained Hill Stakes, Buffolk Nursery Plato sod
by
in the Doncaster Spring Handicap. Ha Demcethenes, Two Year Old B. oolt by
ம். Deamond-Carlin was toccareful last year was trained by Leach
Bronzino, Four Year Old ch, colt by Marco Flitter, the property of Mr James The rebels am-greatly improving A. de Rothschild, won last year the Greet ham Stakes and was second in the 8t Legor
on the lince laid are sufficient for require from the Sherarda country, where the Station and Building On the reclamaba Sultan's Army is retiring on--Fez he must abide by Cesar's decisionments for some time to come. They can be troops met the rebels, who gained a
and are laid with slight modifications in great victory. added to as required without any difficulty, geordance with the plans sabitte to the Hung Hom. Ab Blackheads a gooda aked Secretary of State for the terminus at their situation. has been emated and a part of the old sheds ro-roofed and sidings and a loading bank built sufficient for the trafo which is pier at Blackheade has been repaired and likely to offer some time to come. re-docked and has been in me on several occasions in comanction with handing MR-BARNES' APPOINTMENT. material for the Chinese Seclot tha, landasyshow calabaza s
He asked the electors to vote for the Parliament Bill, and as a majority of them did so, he must stand by the Bill as a whole, preamble and all The exigencies of Parliamentary tactics cannot relieve him from the responsibility which to assumed for reforming the Second Chamber, and the Unionist party must see to it that he does not think the unwelcome task."--
NEWS OF THE - DAY.
· HONGKONG'S NEW The COLONIAL SECRETARY.
required exclusively for railway purposes to food and a pion is in course of
temporary preparation by the Direttor of Pablio Works showing the various lots available.
Workshops-The material arrivett in the
Reuters Services to the Chitta Ver.)
LONDON,, April 18,
Last year's result was Bachelor's Double, Mustaphs and Dean Swift; won by a neck, The bathing was 25/1, 41, 123/1.
THE YUNNAN QUESTION:
Bada Polica.)
PEING; April 10. The Wai-wa-pu intends appointing The appointment of Mr. W. D.HE. Li Ching Fang, formerly, Ministar
Colony in September and October and aftar Barnes, Resident at Pahang, as to London, as the Ypanan Boundary "To-day's quölätion for Para rubber calling for, tendera for erection a start was Colonial Secretary of Hongkong is Commissioner. The Viceroy of Yuan
per Blessrs Vernon and Smyth is 58. 5d.
HMS. Crescent is fying the paying off pennant. She leaves for Hons on Friday with time-arpired half crew.
H.M.S. Newcastle has come out of drydock and is at present in the Naval camber.
xico valus $1,800 by means of a falee order A man obtained 200 bags of damaged from the Yiu On godown in Des Toux
Road Vietn
We would remind our readers that tho China Ma census competition closes on May 20th Particulars will be found in anotter column.
made in Novembar, Masaz, W. S. Bailey and Compary being the successful tenderer gazetted. for the erection of the ironwork. Excellent progress was made both in erection and building, with the result that at the end of the year the shops have been almost completed,
THE VETO BILL. =
FIRST CLAUSE APPROVED.
will be called to Peking.
The Viceroy of Yunnan has reported that the British troops have proceeded to the Hung-whan River, where they aro stationed.
NEGLECTED. CHINESE
SOLDIERS.
Almost half of the machinery for the shopa was landed at various times of the year. After considerable discussion with
(Reuter's Sergice to the China Mail.} the Consulting Enginear it was decided that the power for driving the shops should
LowDow, April 18. be supplied by the Chins Light and Power The House of Commons has adopted Company and a contract was accordingly the first clause of the Veto Bill by 143 ments for the provision of the power, and as entered into with them for are years votes against 78.- The Company has now made all artunge- soon as the shafting arrives the necessary rospecting cables will be laid and the shope terma be ready for use.
11) If a Money Bill. having hoon Traffic. The railway was opened for passed by the House of Commons, and traffic on the 1st October. It would be sent up to the House of Lords at least one to pay the troops at Ili, it is feared that out of placuto give anything like a detailed mouth before the end of the session, is not muting will break out. report on a three months working but it is passed by the House of Lord without HE.To Ya, General in Command st interesting to note that after making amendment within one month after it is soli, has requested a fund of threa allowances for the first rush of excar-sent up to that House, the Bill shall,million sels and has asked for special
clapees. The first is in the following [Note The Bill only contains six.
FEARS OF MUTINY.
(Wah Ts: Yat Po's Service)
PENING, April 19, Owing to the failure of the Provinces. to send up sufficient money with which
All the great railways will grant free sioniste, the rustic settled down to sueless the House of Commons direct to the power for the appointment of officers, Stockbrokers Association's Settling Day too easy to lake n poll of the people. Colonial Delegates to the Imperial "Con- good results and the passenger traffic is Assent being signified notwithstand direct with the Grand Council.
Tpass throughout their systems to the was instituted to Sha U Chung,, with very broome an Act of Parliament on the Rove who should be permitted to communicate) - steady third class traffic. A launch service contrary, bo presented to His Majesty and
for April. 9.16 p.m.Philharmonic Concert in City
Hall
The China Mail.
furence and their Indiew
A Toronto message anys that Mr. Ward, tho New-Zealand Premier, speaking at a infoquet, urged a system of co-operation between Colonien in building navies.
A minority of 200 in the House of Commons would be entitled under Kils Bill to claim a poll, and would- doubtless insist on exercising the privilege us often as possible, so that the Referendum would, becomeu HONGKONG THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1911 continual uuisance to the ordinary The funeral of flue to Cupt Frampton citizen. If we are to adopt the cook place yesterday afternoon at Happy device at all-and there is much to Valley and was attended by a large number of deceased's old friends. Capt Frampton be said for it-we must apply it leaves a mourning widow. and an aged sparingly and in the last resort, and mother, for whom the greatest sympathy this seems to be the official Unionistis view."
The flying boat inventor, Fabre, on The article then goes on to take April 13th appeared at Monaca. He rose
evolutions, his boat was dashed on the back easily, but next day, during testing rocks and wrecked. The aristor fell into the sea but was rescued.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL
QUESTION.
THE ancadment of the Constitution by applying measures of reform to the House of Lords is still the question
steadily inamaaning. So far but little goods that the House of Lads have not consented. kaftic has ofered and indeed it could hurt to the Bill, ly have been expected. Å dag station was (2) A Monoy-Bill meats a Bill which in opened at Taipo Market on the beginning the opinion of the Speaker of the House of of November and since then the addition Commons contains only provisions dealing goods results: There is a steady passenger namely, the imposition, repeal, remission, of a siding for goods has been productive of with all or any of the following subjects, trafic to Inru, and although the launch is alteration, or regulation of tation; charges still running but few passenger come down on the Consolidated Fund or the parision to Hongkong that way, notwithstanding the of money by Parliament; supply; the difference in farea. Information supplied sporo riation, control, or regulation of by the District Officer. Taipo, goes to show public money; the raising or gaurantee of that there is a stendy going backwards and any loan or the payment thereof; or Chun, and as this.will materially increase of them. forwards between Sha Tau Kok and Sam putter incidental to thoss subjects or any the receipts on the main too, it is proposed (3) When A Bill which the House of Sha Tau Kok, using material which is now Majesty for assent ass Money Hill, the to lay a two font gange from Fan Ling to Lords has not coosented is presented to His available-from-construction and laying the. Bill shall be accompanied by a certificate mils on the new mad. From about the of the Speaker of the House of Commons fifth mile from Fan Ling towards Sha Tau that it is a Money Bill. Kok there is a good deal of heavy work to (4) No amendment shall be allowed to a time before this small line can be carried House of Commons, is such as to prevent cessful, and eventually be contiuned to Bill.-Eo. C. M.] out. There is no doubt it will prove ave-the Bill retaining the character of a Money Castle Punk for the three months after
The summings
4
SUSPECTED REVOLUTIONISTS.
(Wah Te Yat, Po's Service.)
Perso, April 19
number of people at a thestro. They The police here are arrested a large are suspected of being Revolutionists.
THE MAGISTRADY."
Report of the Year.
The report on the police magistrates' Courte by Mr E. R. Halifax, which was Inid on the table at the Legislative Counc
of the hour in political circles at Home, the Government to task for failing to/from the sea oight or ten feet and dropped be done on the road and it will be uomo Money Bill which, in the opinion of the this aftemoen, was as follows:-Through
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL”
been mostly material for the Chinese
couraging...
required
ORGAN RECETAL
in summer." The next series of recitals 1901 with the saception of 1908 and 190925
WHE
CHILDREN LIKE IT
Although constant in their declar disclose its solution of the problem,
out this year Mr F. A. Hareland, 1st Police tions that on the December elections and makes a good point when it
Magistents, acted either an Attorney a clear mandate was given which avers that a purely elective Second
General er Puisde Judge and be ER.. opening have been 326,899.00 soaching and.
Hallifax acted in his place na 1st Police- would justify the most unistic steps Chamber would be too democratic and Banjoowangi, in Java, has a female $7,141.31 goods. This latter has however
Magistrate. The duties of 2nd Police NEW
being taken to clip the wings of the too powerful for the liking of Liberal police agent whose work is said to be Section. As unly 820,000 was estimated recita's will take place in St. John's stantive oficer, Mr J. B. Wood.
The last of the present series of organ Magistrate were performed by the sub Peers, the Government of the day has statesmen. In modern politics, as in an femala suspects but takes an active part in months, the fact that the earnings are in Cathedral on Tuesday, May 2nd, at 5.50)
very effective. She not only watches in June, 1909, for the carnings for six not made the least endeavour to fulfil its old roval household, it is convenient to the handling of malo transgressors. In excess of this in the three months is en-p..The programme will be made up of 1010 ns against 340,119.09, a decrease of The total expenditure was 838, 108.3 in MILLINERY pledges to the people. True a Par- have a whipping-boy, some offend- appearance she is described, by a newspaper The final secount now submited shows Puller will endeavour to incinde as many as against $60,526.42, an increues.of. picces played by request and Mr Denman 81,691.68 while the revenue was 875,970.76 liament Bill-a most cumbersome ing scapegoat upon whom the sins of representative: who interviewed her, as that after making the necessary taste of these sa possible. There will be two 35,984.32. The total number of casos measure at that has been introduced, a greater personage can be visited. elderly and angular.
-god-adjustment, there is a net, Baving: and its first clause passed by the House Liberals make a great deal of party
on the total of the revised estimate quartete which will be sung by Mfrs Watts, tried was 11,888 as galat 10,771. This Im Schofield, Me Watte and Dr. Schefelt, IN of Commons, but its provisions do not capital
The Chinese produce brokers in Sings for 1900 of 874,568.11 The excesses out of our hereditary pore laver after all, forestalled the table with the explanation thereof. It will start, it is hoped, in September and The percentage of expenditure to revenue and savings are given in the subjoined One of which will be Elgar's As torrents total is less than any previous your since, really touch the main question at legislators, even when they are known European merchants in the establishment will be noticed that the main items under
They merely provide complicated to be expressing and enforcing the of greenge. Premises have been the provision for land now not regard each month as in previous years, eday in was 6069 0192 dan machinery which is-to be brought view of the moderate clement in the picasant little function was held some days account of profit on exchange. Against socured at No. 4 Change Alley, and a for railway purposes and a credit an into use in the event of a conflict nation. We can quite understand age to celebrate the inauguration of the these savings the main excesses are due to
DANGER AVOIDED. between the two Houses. Any the reluctance of the Government to exchange. A number of European me with the two fout guage lina to. Fan Ling and this never happens when Clusraberlain's made from loaf sugar, and the spots used THEN a medicine must be given to provision of expenditure in connectionTHERE is little danger from a cold c
young children it should be pleasant actual reconstitution of the Upper see the hereditary legislator disappear.bido a large number of instabers,
cept when followed by pneumonia, to take. Chamberlain's. Cough Remedy ir chants were present at the ceremony mounting to about $72,000 under various OHARMING VARIETY Chamber is severely ignore, though A really democratic elective Second
heads ; provision of lose and rolling stock Cough Remedy is used. This remedy has in its preparation give it a favor similar to the preamble to the Bill makes a Chamber could not be made a target.
8160,000 due to the neocenity of new stock on its great reputation and extensive sale maple syrup, taking it pleasant to take. for the through running to Canton; certain by its remarkable arres of ealds and can It has no enperior for colds, croup and vague reference to future treatment for platform abuse and could not be
additions to permanent way and)
i loco, which
ha relied upon with implicit confidence. I whooping cough. For sale by all Chemists are really transfers from plant retained for For sale by all Chemists and Storekeeper and Storekeepers. of this aspect of the question In held up to contempt as being mail at the meeting of the Legislativo, Council Way VII, $24,268.52; to Loco. $14,200.08; Hon. Mr C. f Alabaster was sworn in pon line uses folks To Formationt face of the delinquances of the ifestly nufair, to the Liberals or as this afternoon as Acting atterasy General-balance of stores in suspense partly obtain
tal 838,480.60 and finally to a big
F Goverment in this respect, it is being uudemperatic. Another reason refreshing to observe the uvidity is advanced to explain the reluctance Capt. W. J. E. Bell, R. A. C., from 25th during construction. These items. nisy Le Loate of absence has been granted to ent way usul by Messrs. Taigh And Orange et by transfers from plant such as perman which is being displayed in the of the Government to approach the April to 28th July 1911.
classified as follows-Valse of permanent Very Moderate Prices. Unionist rank towards a solution of question of real reform, and that is
way available for renewala kad inying of Mrs Clark and Bliss Clark, wife and extensions and private aidings, 877,809.88 the problem. The vigou with which that the provisions of the Veto Bill,
stores in aupense for revenue purposes the party as a whole is tackling the on which they have staked their
may be disposed of if unles offer or be used. inclusive of sparen, spans for bridges which question and the thoroughly tolerant existence, could not possibly be
on line as occasion demands #35,524.00; strongest possible evidence of the ber. But, as the Herald points out, duty. In consequence, Cel. G. W. Rrents and depreciation of 31 por cunt. nature of their attitude, supply the applied to mi elective Second Cham Major General. C. A. Anderson, B., sales at loss than book value, miscellaneous total, 8113,393.36; loss on stores due to has proceeded to Shanghai on inspection charges for repairs to launches and lighters, vitality of present-day Unionism, and the community as a whole not St. John, C. E, has asumed the Command written off the book value of now stures, though the variety of the remedies concerned with Me Asqui
$13,126.50 Taine of actual stock so written AsQUITI's of the Troops in Hongkong --- prescribed may at first have been a difficulties withhis composite majority.
down available for sale, 331,000.0p.⠀ The Dublin Brening uit zoontly on The actual valus of the plant now at Hung The other excessus, are not Important. trifle. confusing, making it somewhat "What the nation wants, it remarks,nounced, ou vinst it described as hotcap on at prices averaging about half the difficult for us in the Far East to "was clearly shown in last December's tional cuthority, that Mr. Birral who original price amounts to $192,279.54. It
health has been subjectal bevore
will not be safe to count on getting anything. posals of the Unionist leaders are now temporary method of dealing with the Chief Sexstary for Ireland to a position on down stores: 832,000 and the argunt of Camount should be added the value of written. hcoming fairly clear.”“
relations between the two Houses,the Jududal Bench, and dust be will be anticipated credit on sales any he allowed The Gungow Herald states the post expressed in the clauses of the succeeded in Ireland by Mr Winstar to stand at $180,000 first of $150,000 as
Churchill. The task of fucurporating the siren inst your
The grants for the year tion in a thoroughly interesting and Parliament Bill, and for a permanent Government Bonic Bujo whema tern 60 100,000 for instruction and Sole Agents succinct manner. It says that the reform of the Scond Chamber, entaustal to Me: Chavchill, Lators to 31,914,911.84 was poot and 873,074,33 stated by the Dublin nowager, will 8100,000 for mine. Against the formur chief feature of the proposale in their promised in the preamble to that Bill other hand, stated that it bad the authority from the construction pet is mainly dae Exchange Tolograph: "Company on the int, the fattor I The amount lapaing comprehen
The Unionist The majority did not derland Irish Leaders, the journal anys, Home Rule, or Welsh Disestablish
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