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TYPHOON "WARNINGS.
The telegram quotoil bolow was received.
Servicos to the Chinis tifata,
LONDON July 201
hundred and twenty membera
of the London Police Force have arrived Reuter'a' Service
al Cardiff, while 200 trospa-at Newport, 1957
have been warned to-be in readiness
The Right Hon. Mr L Harcourt hing should their services be required announced that the Oracaena Premiere -Aamuse meeting of workers of all wars consulted on the new Treaty with kas Japan amending the Alliance They
|olassen"it" waa" resolved to cense
Union
(kas no power to alter or remedy it./completed her overhaul at Hongkong, all from the Manila Observatory at 8p.m. Instantil shipowners recognise the Seamen's unanimously approved of the Treaty
Such an office was not likely to find favour with a man of Lord Krr CHENER's temperament, nor would it offer any scope for his genius as an organiser and administrator.
KITCHENER of KHARTOUM now
bho larger ships of the China Squadron are might Stted with a wireless installation, so that they will be able to link up with each over the station.
The King's consent has bean signified to the Southampton Harbour Bill, giving further powers to the Harbour Board to dredge the channals in order to provide
Olympia and Titanic, and also
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RESULTS OF COUNTY “MATCHES:
Manda, July 19, 7 pm.-Cyclone or typhoon Na Tap moving W... cyclone or typhoon near or over the north- ura Ladrons or Mariana Islands moving W.N.W.
The following telegram was received af(Router's Service to the China Muik) 9.m. to-day
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The joint stock company, Carl Boedikar cate British diplomacy in Egypt from and Cc., of Hamburg, which has busineen. its present chaotic condition than this relations with China and Africa, reporta for 1910 a profit of m.5TD 786 hero of niany wars. His earliest
(m.579,143 for the previous year) and a experiences in Egypt date as far back not proft 106,418 (m.198,603). The as 1889, and thereafter he took special reservo receives m.20,000, and the pirt in many engagements, notably shareholders get m.117,500 sa a dividend in command of the Dongola Expol of 0 per cent for 1909. HALLIFAL-On July 29th, at Kowloon, itionary Force and the Khartoum to Mr and Mrs E. R. EALITYAN,
*Expedition. For services rendered daughter.
the latter he was raised to LESBIBEL-At No. 4, Victorin View, in Kowloon, Hongkong, on the 20th July, to the peerage and a grateful Govern EDWARDS. At Shanghai, en 19th July. ment granted him £30,000. His the wife of G. H. EDWARD, Esqof qualities as a leader and fighter will stand him in good stead in Egypt where the recent steady growth of General Memoranda.
suarchy calls for a strong-willed man. Tarkay, July
Bandmann Opera Co.'s Performance in His predecessor in office, itt. the
City Hall.
BIRTHS.
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MOST UP TO-DATE The China Mil
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opinion of many, did not display that firmness-which must be brought into play in dealing with a subject race. That Lord. KITCHENER, the
Manila, July 20, 8.30-..-Cyclone or W.N.W.; cyclone or typhoon W of the
Tadrone or Marian Islands moving W...
BMIGRATION FROM HONGKONG.
County Championship cricket matches commenced on the 17th
THE FRANCO-SPANISH RUPTURE.
SPAIN CLIMBS DOWN,
LONDON, July 20 | (Reuter'a Serviça, to the China Afark): The following are the results of the
LONDON, July 20, Despatches from Madrid and Parts Toraired last night point to a sest of the Franco-Spanish dispute al Alcazar.
Lancashire v. Notis (at Manchester win for Notts by eight wickets.
Kent. Worcester (as Maidstone) win für Kent by lôi runs.
Spain haa fatimated her readiness to apologise If the French version of M. Boisset's arrest is confirmed.
Spain is sending A new Consul to Alcazar with conciliatory instructions.
SPAIN APOLOGISES.
Sussex Warwickshire (at Chiches The following is from the report of the Registrar General for 1910, laid before the ter-win for Warwick by 80 runs.
Hampshire v.. Middlesex (at Southamp Legislative Council this afternoon
Emigration of Women and Children-on-win for Middlesex by 127 rara. The number of women and children pas- Gloucestershire v. Surrey (at Dristal) sengers affained and allowed to proceed dmw.
Yorkshire v. Essex (at Shefelil)—os
A message from Paris anys that the The All-Indian X1 best Somerset at Spanish Ambassador has called on M. da. Selves, the Minister for Foreign Tungton by one wicket.
Affairs, and expressed regret at the Alcazar incident. He said the Spanish Government tras auxions to maintain
One hundred and three (103) or. 61 per
On the arrival of the M. M. &... Tona 16,800 as compared with 11,886 in kin from the Far East at Colombo the Fort 1200. There is an increase of 4,871 in Surgeon, who boarded the vessel, found passengers going to the site Settlements; one of the first-class passengers, a French decrease of 27 in those going to the man of Bangkok, who embarked at Singa-Anerican Continent, and an increase of The rate at which the passengers were pare, suffering with what he suspected to 100 in those going to the Dutch Lodies, be plague. The vessel was accordingly examined was about 81 per hour. placed in strict guarantie, and a further examination of the unfortunate passenger was made, Dr Allo Castellani's assistance cont of the passengers were detained for being requintioned. The Port Surgeon's quiries, or against 112 or 96 per cent, in consideration at the end of the year. Of suspicions were confirmed and the vessel 10. Of these, 5 cases were still under was ordered to proceed to Galle to land the remaining OF, 28 (27 per cant;) were the patient as well as the other passengers, ultimately allowed to learn without any about even in number, booked for order being made. Colombo. The attack of plaguo it appears, was a mild two and the patient was prae
Male Emigration.-The number of as sixted onsigrants examined was 24,866 as
dram
THE TURF.
VERPOOL CUP PROSPECTS (Reater's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 20.
The probable starters for the Liver pool Cup are:-Decision (F. Wootton), King Midas (Maber), Eadoras (Clark), Rathles (Earl), Delna Crag (Rickaby)
people's idol, will not fail whetically recovering from it, when he arrived against-18,511 in 1903. These number Atty (Donoghue), Baise the Wind!
others have not altogether succeeded, we have no doubt. He has peculiar qualifications for his new task and is in many respects an ideal wall for the post. The narrow-minded reinark of Mr BYLES in the House of Commons that soldiers should keep to their own jobs" displays
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
include the labourers going to British North Bornen, who are technically rot assisted emigrants though treated as such The number of thous examined who doctars Mr G. W. Barton, of Messrs Douglas, their unwillingness to go, is now in Lapraik and Co. (Amoy branch) arrived in significant. In 1008 it was 8.1 per cent; Hongkong yesterday by the Hirano Maruin 1910, 07. Seventy seven listed after a holiday in England.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1911.
BELATED RECOGNITION.
WHILE the news of Field Marshal Lord KITCHENER'S appointment-as successor to the late Sir ELDON GORST as British Agent in Egypt has been a woeful ignorance of the past history formed to the Royal Naval Hospital, on the several labour agencies, but labour' still received with general gratification, of our Empire. A moment's reflection cruiser sailing for the Sorth, Is new to continues to be recruited in the same ways S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD., one cannot escape the impression would have shown that a big pro-euparating at the Royal Naval Sanatorium,
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emigrants were returned from Singapore and elsewhere as medically unât.
The demand for labour in the Malay |
Liout. Landon, who was recently granted discharge from H.M.S. Flors and trans-Pauineals resulted in the formation of
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Miss Florence Heccb, farinerly of the Bandana Opert Co. is at present filling the leading part in "The King's Daxis”. musical comedy by Mr Robert Arthur and Mr C. St. Joha Deaton, at the Kennington Theatre.
and
through the same Chinese agents, and
Fitton), Zorgal (G. McCall), Humonrist (Winter), Persist (Trigg), Clanish (felliah).
LATI. Bin
instructing its representatives at
cordial relations with France, and was
Alear to that effect
From Madrid it is reported that the Spanish coromandant at Alcazar reporta that he has punished the offending soldier and apologised to M. Boisset.
MR BALFOURS HEALTH
A REPORT AND A-DENIAK.
The betting is as follows:-3 to 1
Hidas and Persist, 8 to 1 agst Atty, agat Decision, 6 to 1 agst King (Rester's Service to the China Mail,
100 to aget Clunnish.
THE EDINBURGH ROYAL VISIT.
FURTHER OVATIONS.
LONDON, July 19- The Daily Telegraphe states that Me Balfour health is causing some ancisty
Mr. Balfour will shortly proceed to Gestean fer é car
LOEDON, July 20 The report that anxiety is felt tia bealth of ale Balfour tradicted.
emigration does not appear to have, bein that this belated recognition of portion of our most successful in
stimulated much. The number of stated the services of a great un perial administrators have been
euigants passed in 1909 was 16,502; 2710,23,854, the number going to the (Reuter's Service to the China- Mail:)" made by Grawn from the Army. Of that we has been tardily
Loures, July 20 the Home Government.
have a striking example in Hongkong
traits Settlements and Malay Peninan's It might in the person of ELE. the GOVERNOR.
1903, to the Dutch Tadies 3,677 against Holiday in Edinburgh- baing 18,177 in 1910 against. 10,714, in Yesterday was observed as a Bank SALT NATIONALISA. even be said that the Government The tall of our becoming an Army
TION. 6,023, and to Bomeo 1,500 against 11% has been driven by force of public ridden nation" is sheer nonserxe.
Emigration to Borneo has BORD Their Majestise the King and Queen Majer S. F. Williama, Royal Engineers unsatisfactory features, and enquiries attended the brilliant ceremony of the opinion to find a worthy post for a While we have men of the type of Lord
now stationed at London, has been placed distinguished and capable officer KITCHENER to call upon to wader under orders for duty in Hongkong in now being made in the fope that dedication of the Chapel of the Order of whose long period of unemployment take Imperial obligations in distant relief of Sinjor W. M. Fyne, Royal Engi-cans may be found to remove them. he Thistle in the south-east corner of St.
An attempt to defraud some labourers of at a critical stage in our national lands we need not fear the future.noers who has been ordered to Clashathe advance they were entitled to under
Great crowds thronged the streets, their contract, resulted in two boarding history has been a standing disgrace Subject races must be dealt with for duty.
houses being closed and two well-known and Their Majesties were accorded great evrying the phar into effect. to the country. As has recently been firmly but yet not despotically, and pointed out, the Government knew only too well that, as a particularly strong man, a man of great organizing powers, his opinions could not bo
CARRIAGES, bought and sold to suit the ex-
igencies of Paris requirements. and although froin time to time various military appointments, includ- ing that of Inspector General of
are sure no-one realises this better than the new British Agent to Egypt. He carries with him to his new work the confidence of the nation.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
One caso of plague is notidal to-day. The total is now 210
The annual goneri meeting of ENTIRELY NEW STOCK the Forces, were suggested as likely Philharmonic Society is to be held
positions for K. of Knone murrow evening at 3.20 p.m.
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Mr. Sam Hong See, the chief compradore of the Banque de F'Indo-Chine at Bangicoir, has died. He was well-known to many in Bangkok, having arrived from Hongkong somo 12 years ago, since when he has been fairly prominent in business circles. He leaves several wives and children and a cetate sail to aggregato over Tas. 150,000.
Giler Cathedral.
recruiting agents being refused permission rations,
to continue their business) The practice of giving the coolics an advance Icads
to constant trouble and I propose to try THE WHITE SCOURGE, and pat an and to it..
MBS PROUDLOCK'S THANKS.
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HOW.CONSUMPTION IS BEING
CANNIHILATED,
LONDON, July 20,
The Conference for the Frevention ef
(Wah To Fat Po's Service)
PERING, July 10, The auggestion that the salt industry be nationalised Las been abandoned because of the inany difficulties of
CENSORSHIP.
(Mich. Ir Yat Pos Servios.).
*****, PEKING, July 19.
It has been decided that in future na censure are to memorialise the throne: direct. They must act through the President of the particular Board cot cerned.
CALENDAR REFORM
The British evident at Selangor sigard,(Reuter's Service to the China duit The death has occurred of Ir P. V. at the Government officce, an anthority for Locke, Municipal Commisioner, Penang, the release of Mrs Proudlock on the same them a cerebral affection. At the meeting evening on which the pardon was granted,
of the Municipal Commision a resolution Shortly after seven o'clock she was free Consumption has opened. His Majesty of deep regret was passed at the death of and was being embraced outside the gates the King telegraphed expressing he Dr Locke, the loss of whome, advice and coat, Padu Gaol by her husband. Her fathes sympathy with the aims of the Con
(Wah Te Tuf Po's Service) operation in Municipal affairs would be and mother, and Miss Marjorie Carter, greatly felt in Penang Dr Locke, was were also there to welcome her. fence,
The Right Hon. Mr John Burns, in Duke Chak bas. only 4 years of age. He was editionted at Proudlock was 16 attired in prison. Penang, Singapore and Edinburgh, being chethes, the having changed into clothes his opening address, uid consumption European calendar be add Prominent part in sport and was on the Committee of the Penang Turf Club,
of these were given him. True, he Russia has under contemplation, the was offered the Meditteranean Com-opening of a wireless Lelegraphic service mand, but remembering the limit Latween European Russia and the Far East: no-one was surprised that he refused The site for a small-pos hospital a Queen's Scholar for 1837. He took & which her mother had forwarded. Mr Cowan, I had a chiminishing force, and he thought one in use at present is ons
ations and restrictigus of the office
Yaumati fine been definitely selected, Plans hare been approved, and work is already in hand. The contract price is $9,260, and the building will provide accommodation: for 16 patiete
THE CONFIDENCE TRICK AGAIN.
Protector of China, and Min. Cowan bad it would be asnilitul a 25 years among Chinese placed their carriage at the service of Mr Tas disease declined with belter housing Prince Ching suggested ind Mrs Proudlock, who were quicklyan social conditions and the diminution important alteration should con driven away from the precincts of the of the drink bill.
prison.
Lo the course of a letter to friends and sympathiscza, written after bez release, Me Proadlock says
The number of bodies abandoned ly Chineso in Rongkong dropped last year
381 to 368. Tubs reduction of 30 per worked out a woman who was
The conddence ta was successfully **I would like to let all my friends in ilking in Kuala Eamper, Penang, Singapors, and all cest le the more gratifying, as the number Des Voeux Road one
A over the Straits Settioments and the Pen- of des be among the Chinese in 1910 a benevolent-looking old man asked be invals know how grateful I am to them for greater than that in 1009. The percentage directed the way, when lo suddenly palled their very great kindness towards me and af bodies abandoned to death in 1910 is
aub of his pocket a roll of alleged bankroke my husband during the truy wretched time ezainat 14 in 1900.
which he and ber to eliange as he was through which we have tot just passed. stranger in Hongkong and did not know But I am afraid I am not able to express
all Is Look "changed. A he'
can only my that I have tan- doupes foodings at gratitude towardsë. etary roby koi have done
it.
The reason of bis constant slights may well have been, as suggested by a Southern contemporary in recent references to the then existing scandal, that it would be very inconvenient to have a man of his military experience, in the full vigour of life, with all the prestige of victory in the various cumpaigns which he has been the leader, condanning measures which lio believed to be unsound or inade quate, but which the Wat Minister and his sycoulantic coterie of generals copper for whali he could not give 40 20des ficel favoured. They could not encer at account. He was arraig
ner Acton yesterday and per Ext 9.15 .. to £115. him for an old fossil and weare
as they dul at the octogenarian Earl BOBERTH
inds on the inadequacy of Home Defence were regarle
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