6
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED AD, 141.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
E
VERY OLD LIQUEUR
in the world's annual gold outpat The usual rate of increase during the period has, indeed, been much larger thin that figure. Between 1890 and 1899, it rose from $118,848,000 to 8306,724,000, an average annual increase of 820,800,000, with one year, 1898, gaining no less than $30,800,000 over the year before.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY. A
Today's quotation for Para rubber, per Moss Vernon and Smyth, is sa, Tåd.
The English Mail of the 13th May was delivered in London on the Pth June.
A Obicese widow reports to the police that about & p.m. last night as she was docending the stairs of her house at No.
HONGKONG CENSUS.
The Provisional Returns.
sonsas in Hongkong are published in the The preliminary returns of the 1911
Government Casatte. They are necessarily incomplete, and the official figures will zot be published until some four months hence. The total population of the Colony
(COPTERET.)
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1911.
BELGIAN POLITICAL
CRISIS.
\ NEW CABINET FORMING
(Reuter's Service to the China Mat.) Lapos, Juns 10.
2
A Message from Brussels says that
[COFTBOXT] DALAI LAMA INTERVIEWED.
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE CHINÈSE,
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, June 10
A telegram frons Calentta say that
| 274, Queen's Road Centrul she was accosted Chinese and non-Chinese--is putat 453,7 | Baron de Broqueville, Ministar fora Darjeeling correspondent has in-
Dropping to $234,876,000 in 1900, by two man who rubbed her of $2.50 and a } of which 293,131_aro omles" and 160,00 Railways, Posts and Telegraphs, is terviewed the Dalai Lama, wbą in
when the Boer War blockaded the South Africa gold fickla, production rose ngain to 8327,702,000 when the Transvaal mines re-opened in 1903, and reached $454,422,000 in 1000
gold earpick value R16.
fommies. Tho total Chipesu, pepulation is 440,638 (285,374 males and 135,202 female), forming a Ministry. while the non-Chinese number 18,157, of which nules total 7,75% and fomalos 5,400. these totals with the 1908 figures, as the It is impossible to give the comparison on
latter only applied to a portion of the
A man went to a shop at No. 78, Des of cigarettes, & foki went along with him Youx Roid Central and obtained 30 casa
to get the money but was left outside the an average anal increment off door of the house where ho remained colony. The returns do not show BAY considerable time before he realized that the man was not coming back,
SCOTCH WHISKY 1,00,000."
A Blend of the Finest Pure Malt Scotch Whiskies.
For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.
A S. Watson & Co., Ltd.,
-ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
NEW VITOR RECORDS.
88308 (Martha) The Last Row of Šum-
mer...Luisa Tetanzini.
$8390
here is a Green Hill (Gounel)... Louise Homer.
64180 Believe Me It All Those Endearing
Young Channe (Moore). John McCormack.
MEMOS FOR-MONDAY, 5.51 am-Full Moon.
dp.m. Auction of Crown Land trublis 5.30 pr.Meeting of the Hongkong
Works Department.
Golf Club,
64181 Mother Machres (Young-Oleuli)..WEDSEDAY, Jute 14 -
John McCormack. 64183 My Laddy (WA. Thayo1)..... Alan
Gluck.
70836 Lucia-Sextette (Donizetti)...Vietor
Sextette.
Opora 60035 Serenade Falls...Imperial Russian
Balalaika Court Orchestra. 60039 Toreador et Andalouso...Imperial
Ruslan Balanka Court Orchestra.
Reautiful Lady Waltz......Lucy Isabelle March & Victor Choras: 31827 Gems from The Girotin-Gizella'...
Victor Light Opor Co.
FOCAD
3123 Gelas from The Pink Lady
Victor Light Opera Co.
91824 Gems from Madsine Sherry .......
Victor Light Open Co.
31821 Geros from The Balkan Frincess
Victor Light Opera Co.
31828 Moonlight Sonata-First Movuncut..
Italian Band,
Vassella's
memorial
A decided halt in this long-con- tinned
rate of increase would
--
In connexion with the proposed straw doubtless again direct attention to hat factory an catablishment has been the theories of volume of gold produc-opened in Wichang to teach women bor to plat straw braid No foo in charged for tion as an influence on prices and the instruction bat. ich pupil is expected prosperity, remarks the New York to work two months for nothing when Nation, It can hardly be said, proficient. however, that knowledge of
The Osaka: Ebouen Kaisha has decided such conditions in the gold market to charter the fudia, an English vessel, in would be equivalent to advance know- ledge of industrial conditions. The world's gold output decreased in euch successive year from 1878 to 1883-a
pince of the Sakura. Maru which is now ferry steamer between Shimonoecki and Fussn. The India was handed over to the Shosen Kaisha on May 30 and after under
will be employed on the Formosan lide.
THE MEXICAN EARTH
QUAKE.
BIG DEATH ROLL
referring to affairs in Tibet, says the Chinese have occupied the country and posted a number of troops there.
The Dalai Lama further claims that his countrymen have been oppressed, and their affaire needlessly meddled comparison with the last completo consu
with, by the present Chinese Ambast taken in 1001-as wo should have thought (Reuter's Serviss to the China Mawho is a strong man, and who has treat- they would.
LONDON, May 10..
ed their very badly The New York Times states that the
When the Lamas and Ministers Analysing the returns and comparing earthquake at Mexico City resulted in deepatabed telegrams to the Wai-an-pu
NON-CHINENUE,
them as far as we are able with the 1906. 1,300 people being killed. figures, we see that the total non-Chinese
for better consideration at the hands of the Amban "their prayers wat
population, apart from the New Territories, IMPERIAL CONFERENCE. disregarded.
Now Kowloon and the marcantile marine, is 12,181, which representa a diet increase | of 1,245, made up of 270 males and 975 females. In all districts have the femalos steadily advanced in numbers, partiştilarly at Old Kowloon, where they register an increase of 537 against a male increase of 323. In Victoria females have advanced
INTERCHANGE OF CIVIL
SERVANTS.
LATE TELEGRAM.
BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, June 9.
SAN FRANcco. May 50. At a session of the Imperial Con-boen ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court The Brit sh Acterican Tobacco Co. ha
period of booming prosperity and Eping, cartain alterations and repairs sheaway by 138. The total number of non-ference Mr. Harcourt's proposal for the to dissolva ca the charge of illegal man-
Ordinanca :-An Ordinance to exempt
dinance, 1901.
in numbers by 275. while mais hava fallan, Chinese in Victoria is 7,895, an increase of creation of an Advisory Standing opoly-Manchurian Daily Netc. 276; at the Peak 723, an increase of 122; Committee of the Imperial Conference
ConsuK.
USE OF THE ROYAL STANDARD.
| rising prices. It increased very rapidly
in each successive year from 1891 to His Majesty the King has not been in Hongkong villages 414, an increase of to consider matters of common inter 1897-a period of falling prices and advised to exercise his power of dis58; in Old Kowloon 8,129, an increase of eat was adversely criticised by several Increase in gold allowance with respect to the following 880; at Green Island and Stonecutter TO. delegates, and Mr. Harcourt said he industrial reaction. output over the preceding year was Crown Leases granted in respect of Fort- The figures for the latter places cannot be greatest, not in such periods of financial shore and submerged lands in the New compared with 1908, inamuch as these would withdraw it. General Memoranda.
The following despatch from the Secret A resolution was unanimously carried ary of State for the Colonies appears in exaltation as 1901 and 1906, when not Territories from a certain condition imposed islands were included in Victoria for that
in favour of the interchange of visita of the Hongkong Government Gastia 5- Unveiling of
only did the ratio of increase far sur-under the Foreshores and Sea Bed Or
Still confining ourselves, to the non-selected civil tablet in St. John's Cathedral
servants in order to
Downing Street, pass all other years of the present gen-
Chinese population, it is seen that the acquire a knowledge of administrative
19th May, 1911. Tray, June 15--
Sumerical strength of the mercantile marine Accession of Emperor William Iteration, but when the actual. expans-
Germany, 1863.
ion in the product, as compared with
has shown a very heavy decrease, the total work in other parts of the Empire. FRIDAY, June 18-
of 743 boing 707 less than in 1906. The 143 males are 867 below the 1008 figures and the 2 females 40 less. In Now Kow. Chiness population is returned at 261-193 loan, and the New Territories the non-
males and 68 females. As the other din tricta were not included in the 1000 census it is only possible to compare Now Kowloon with the Inst enumeration. Here the total of 129 is an increase of 107.
SATURDAY, June 17:-
Noon-Extraordinary General Meeting
Returns of the avenge amount of bank notes in circulation and of specie in King Gustaf of Swalon's Birthday, 1858.1997, was greater than in any other reserve in Hongkong during May aro
year but one in the world's history-
as follows: Chartered Bank notes, that one year being the twelvemonthnad Shanghai Bank notes, $15,392,008; 85,447,444; specie, 34,000,000. Hongkong when the richest surface deposits of specie 80,000,000. National Bank of the California gold felds were first China: notes, 924,020; specie, nil. Total turned up by the pick of the torty-notes, $18,881,562; specie, 813,000,000.
of Messrs Geu, Fenwick and Co. Ltd. MONDAY, June 19:--
3p.m.Auction of Nos, 22 & Prays,
Kennedy Town.
. p.m.Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
THAT, June
CORONATION DAY. Public Holiday,
Kenny-Carlson Boxing Match.
31820 The Last Hope-Religious Medita-Famer,
Vossella's Italian Band.
31695 A Vision af Salome-Waltz..
Vessella's Roman Band
31820 Coutes d'Hoffmann Selection......
Victor Concert Orchestra.
31822 The Two Beggans......Miller and
Wernirath.
5843 Let Me Stay and Live in Dixieland
Bricu and King.
5844 That Follow with the 'Celln Rag... Billy Murray and Am. Quartet. 542 Virginia LoCharles King, 5941 Dreaming (Old English)... Reed
Miller.
5831 I'u Czy 'Bout the Turkey Trot...
Collins and Harlan.
5833 By the Saskatchewan......Reinald
Werrenrath & Haydn Qt.
S. Moutrie & Co., Ltd.,
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS.
WM. POWELL
June 23:-
Public Holiday,
Prince of Wales' Birthday (1804). SATURDAY, June 24:......
Government Holiday,
Midsummier Day.
niners.
The Honkong military authorities Are warning parents in the Command against the practice - of
giving, their younger children money with which to purchase fruit or sweets themselves obtained may ba from
STEESE.
Exclusive of the New Territories, the
The slackening of the increase in 1910 was relatively only triding and can have affected the money market
total Chinese land population of the Colony but slightly. What effect the en-
compared with 1908 of 40,395. This in- is 30,531, which representa a net increase orraous production of gold in recent
crease is shared as follows:- Males, 20,753; | years has had upon the economic most undesirable sources. It is probable females, 19,649. The total Chinese land)
that some serious cases of illness amongst population, including the New Territories extension of credit and the over-attributed to this practice.
Articles
ON
CHINESE HOUSES DESTROYED
(Wah Toz Yat Po's Service.)
PENING, June 9. A great many houses occupied by Chinese in Mexico have, bean destroyed in an earthquake.
וי
CHINESE IN MEXICO.
PROTECTION DESIRED.
(Wah Te Yat Po's Bervice)
PEXINO, June 9. The Chinese in Mexico have wired population was not enumerated in 1903, requesting that warships he sent for
their protection.
9.15 p.m.-National Bank of China Ekr./81uation is clearly seen in the wide the children in this Command many bein 383,344, of which 948,588 are males and
traordinary Meeting.
Match.
9.15 p.m.-Stanton Caphan Boxing capitalization mania which has spread so rapidly though commercial and
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 10,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
industrial circles, and "which has Lient S. P. Seddon, R.G.A., arrived inevitably led to so much rash specul- in the Command on 8th instant, pers. ation upon thestockexchanges through-Chipshing, from the Lagation Guard, out the world. It is still an open ques- Peking. 1911.tion, however, whether in the event
THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
Lieut. D. W, D. Kimm, Inspector of Army Schools, returned by the s.s. Chip shing, from inspection duty in the North
China Commazid.
His Majesty the King has been pleased
Hormurjee N. Mody, Et, to wear the Decoration of the Legion of Honour con- ferred upon him by the French Govern-
of the rate of annual gold production hereafter increasing no further, the world's markets might return as a Ir was CHARLES KINGSLEY who eonsequence to a normal situation. wrote many years ago, the nations If such really does eventuate then to grant provisional permission to Sir sleep, staring on heaps of gold" not only might the economic To-day he would have to say that embarrassments referred the nations are awake and grabbing mitigated, but the riot of reckless at all the gold they can clutch as promotion and speculation, which has it is being poured out in limitless made up so much of financial history quantities from South Africa, America, during the past decade might give Australia and elsewhere. Except for place permanently to sober and FASHIONABLE China all the earth has gone over serious finance.
LIMITED,
A
DISPLAY
OF
Millinery and READY TO WEAR HATS
to the guld standard and, for good"
or ill, is dependent upon that rare
metal for ita standard of wealth
to te
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr W. Tucker has subscribed' 825 to
and commercial exchange, but if the the Coronation Celebrations Fund,
Director of the United States Mint
is to be credited they have chosen
It is estimated that 9,890,000 tons of the better part. We see according sal were mined in India during the year to his report that the output of 1910, gold in 1910 was only $852,000 The staff of the Chinese Legation in above the total of the preceding year. Tokyo, under the instruction of the Hume That is, the U. S. Mint estimates Government, have dispensed with their that Afrin yielded last year about- Flowers, Ornaments, etc. 84,000,000 more than in 1909, Australia 35,400,000 leas; the United States, $3,000,000 less. This esti MODERATE PRICES.mated five millions decrease in yield
of the three great producers in offset by aslight increase over 1009 in such
queuen,
According to an official telegram, the official flower to be used on the occasion of the Coronation of King George V. has been decided upon as sweat pena,
A St. Petersburg despatch states that the chairman of the Dama has announced
long which will enable her to exercise an
Wm. Powell, Ld. countries as Russia, Japan, China, that Russia will possess a great navy before
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. «
DES VEUX HOAD CENTRAL..
:.7.15 p.x." to 8.45 PM. AND
THE FINEST and COOLEST HALL in the COLONY.
and Indis; so the estimated product influence in favour of world-wide peace. for the whole world is $454,874,000
י
ment.
134,756 females. The New Territories
made
under
a comparison cannot be that head.
The total number of the Chinese boat population in Victoria Harbour and Hong- kong villages is returned at 40,046, ví
which 28,739 ard males and 10,807 females. These figures represent an in- cream of 2,128 malos and 774 femalen,
The Chinese employed in the mercantile marine timber 3,300, all but 236 of whom
are males, this doing, an "increase of 385 maler and 230 females. The boat popula tion of the Now Territories (islands) is placed at 8,337. The total bost popula tion for the whole Colony is 440,636, of whom 285,374 are malo and 155,26€ femaler.
FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY.
RISING IN HUNAN.
(Wah To Yat Po's Service.)
PERINO, June 9.
that bandits are rising in the On Fa The Governor of Eunan has reported and Cha Fe districts.
CHINA'S CURRENCY.
FIVE-CENT NICKEL PIECES.
-(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.)
PERTYC, Jane 9.
It is expected that, after his Investiture
The Board of Revenue has given of several foreign orders of knighthood. on the 13th inst., bat for the convenience coins. the Prince of Wales will be the recipient The feast of St. Anthony of Lisbon falla orders for the minting of five-cent nickel at present his Royal Highness is only of the Portuguese Community and devoters member of the Order of the Garter, but in general, in Hongkong, His Lordship for this no special creation is necessary, as Bishop Pozzoni has fixed the day of the the Prince is a constituent part of the feast for to-morrow. Atthe Parish Church original institution.
Lave of absence, on private atars, to the neighbouring countries, has been grant- ed to Capt. P. L. Spicar, B.G. A., from 22nd June to 27th August, 1911. Station luave has been granted to the under. mentioned Officers-Major R. A. Craig, RG. 4., from 18th to 25th June, 1911: Captain D. Clapham, R.GA, from 12th to 26th June, 1911.
SUPPOSED THIEF SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Ballet Penetratos Lungs.
On Friday morning the manager of the branch shop of the opinio farm at Tai Yau entrated a coolie with 81,205.00 to take to the Opium Farmer, but ar
REST-HOUSE "AT TAIPO.
Sir, I have the bonour to inform you. that His Majesty the King has decided that the Royal Standard, which is the personal Ang of the Sovereign, is not in fature to be fowo except when and where His Majesty is personally present.
2. Accordingly Colonial Regulation No. 148, which requires the Royal Standard to be down at Government House on the King's Birthday and on the days of His Majesty's Acccasion and Coronation, haa been cancelled, and Colonial Regalatión No. 149 will in future run as follows: "The Union Flag, without any "badge, shall be flown af Goremment House daily from sunrise to sunset."-I have, etc.,
L HARCOURT.
A RAINT MONTE
Details of the meteorologicalobservations made at the Hongkong Observatory during May show thak the month WM4. Sa abnormally wet ono. Rain fell on 20 of the 31 days and the total registered was 22.146 inches. This cumperes with a 25 year' mean average of 12.23 inchas, maximam avenge of 48.84 inches and ● minimum average of 1.15 inch, pot
was slap noticeable for very little sunshine. Compared with the average, the mouth
Ou ton days none was recordod, and the total number of hours' sunshine registered was 86.1. The average mean sunshine far 25 years is 153.8 hours, the maximum $56. hours and the minimum 82,5 hours. →
The avenge mean temperature" during the month was 75.5, compared with 25 years' average of 76.8. The highest tam perature recorded was 88.9, on the 30th, and the lowest 68.1, on the 17th.
IN THE COURT.
Two men were remanded in connection with a charge of being members of a triad
Trippers to the New Territories will be society; while another man was remand. of this name at West int, there will be interested to learn that the Governmented on 850 bail for being in a houie
a Low Pontifical Mass the morning and has established as a rest-house for the in Old Bailey without permission. in the evening there will be solemn vespers exclusive use of Europeans visiting tho
·Before Mr J. R. Wood at the Magistracy
5.30, followed by a sermon to be New Territories the bungalow at Taipo this morning, Mrs Cameron again ap reached by that eloquent preacher the situated to the east of the Police Station peared to answer a summons of not com Very Rev. Father Costa Nunes, the Vicar and formerly occupied by the District plying with an order of April 13 to remove General of Macne, who has been expecially Officer. The charges for occupation and an illegally conducted bathroom on the invited for the occasion.
refreshments are detailed in the rules,
ground Boor of No. 9, Pedder's Hill. Application for occupation and for Defendant was fined $20. His worship further particulars should be made to the id defendant had given the court and the Second Assistant Director of Public Works P. W. D. a lot of trouble. Mrs Cameron or to the District Officer, Taipo.
pleaded ignorance of the law.
A NEW COAST LIGHT..
ei with a new li:ht which has been placed! China coast mariners are greatly picas
on Cailan promontory, which is situate about 80 miles north of Hongkong. The | light, which is one of the very latent of its kind, has been installed by the Imperial Maritime Customs, and will be in charge of two Europeans and thres Chinese. It was
originally suggested that the light should be placed on Reef I-land, but after the matter had been referred to prominent the mean did not arrive the mattor was coasting skippers it was finally decided that
On this result, the Mint Director ven- Ramour fins it think the Chinese reported to the police. Later in the day Chlau Point was the best place for it. VICTORIA THEATRE. tures the comment that any possibil-Government will conclude another-lown 1min was seen currying something, sus-
ity of an embarrassing over-supply at Germany and France for the by u police it was found that he had 8200 is for the past two years, and the light was remont with Great Britain, the United picious at Shaukivan and on being searched a work of installation has been going on of gold, with the attendant rise in exploitation of the mines in Yunnan copper coins in his posesion. On the way bright ecquiting light, and sores iden of its first used on Saturday last. It is a very to the station he escaped and jumped into prices which economists predicted to Province, 0.15 z.. to 11.15 rum
the harbour. A shot-was fired and we may be gai ed when it is pointed go with it, bas been passed."
The perintendent of the Portuguese fac was got out of the water it was found out that Capt. Passmoru. of the ... Hal. Naturally such a view has not been royal palaces his returned to Queen Marls that he had a bullet wound through the ching, says he is clearly observed it at a at distance of 24 toiles. It is one of the finest allowed to pass without question. than £10,000, which in her flight during
Pis the diamond neckless, tolued at more lungs.
Ho was taken to the hospital in a lights on the Chin sout For instance the Engineering and the revolution she abandoned at her palace critical condition. It is believed that he
The illuminating spamtasia group Mining Journal points out that other The necklace was a birthday present from is the suns person who was entrusted with flashing of the first order, showing three
the King of Italy. experts estimate that the increase
white lightning flashes in quick succession over 1000 was $9,800,000, and then
every 2 seconds The approximate power proceeds to say "Except for the
MMEDIATE relief in Lucensury in alte Cholera Diarrhoes Remedy 150 feet shave the level of the sea. The nut forget to taku Chamberlain's of Chilan Rock, and the Fght is elevred The light tower is situated on the summit period when the Boer War block- nded the Transvual gold fields, none Calle Chen and Diarrhoes Romody with you when starting upon a trips at tower is round, if granite, 37 fest high, should always be on hand. Got a bottle can not, be obtained on board the trini or of the twenty past years has shown and be prepared for sudden attacks 11: steamere and at this season of the year none of Bd foot. The tower and dwellings with a total height from base to lantern nu increase of less than $10,000,000 Chemists and Storekeepers.
nuver fails to give relief.......... Fir sale by all amp can tell when it may be required. For
ars painted white.. sale by all Chemists and PtoroksonSTA.
TONIGHT!
TO-NIGHT!
Instantaneous Eccurs or TRI
COLLIER SISTERS
EMİNENT ARTISTES.
And
UNPARALLELED DANCERS. Always Refined and Up-to-Datë. Bright, Gloan and Tricky.
KEEP IT HANDY..
tacks of diarrhoen, Chamberlain's
the 81,205.50.
A REMINDER.
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