THE CHINA MAIL.
Essential Requisites during the Hot Summer Months. The officials creept those on the NEWS OF THE DAY.
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ROMBAY'S WEAKNESS,
MONSOON CAUSING ANKIETT. Ona more, cano ut plurge ima⋅ ciccurred to-day, making the year's total 290,-
(Beuter's Service to the China, Mail) railway staff bungalows at Tai-po There were 108 European and 106 Bombay's weakness, the intermittent
LONDON, July 25
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TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1911
[CORTGET] THE VETO DISPUTE.
ECOFTRIONET SPEAKER SUSPENDS SITTING
LATEST DEVELOPMENT.
ar Balfour said best was ext Lord Carson's Facide Advice..
but he deprecated is being carri urces. The Government, he said, (Beater's Service to the China sfait. Fin one stroke misused the pres Lopes, June 4 of the Crown, destruyed this inder Lord Curzon, in a letter to The Tinies, ence of the Second Chamber enforcing the creation of Fuers, and Republican dictator possessęd appeals to those differing from this view.
Sir Edward Gray moved the adjourn to place the true interests of their country mant of the debate, whereupon Mr F, E- above immediate Farty considerations.
Lord Curzon believes that the country only has to are the Bill in operation for a few years to be convinced of its arbitrariness and injustice. "If add- itional Pours are created." saye his
bon sunt down from Alcazar to Larachend more despotic. We expedite and of the Lords amendments will ho
One hundred Spanish troops have lordship, we prevent this by substitut ing machinery infinitely more dangerous
SPANISH TROOPS IN MOROCCO,
MALARIA OUTBREAK.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail
Smith rosa The Ministerialists drown-
his remarks, and the Speaker there- pon suspended the sitting,
GIVES INSTANTANEOUS RELIEF FROM THE IRRITATION, and, in the Sha-tin valley were Chinees visitors to the City Hall Library, character of the monsoon, is causing defends at great length the policy of net arrogated to itself powera which AND EFFECTS A SPEEDY CURE ... It has long held the reputation of advertised for sale. Considering the and 15 European and 2,249 Chinese increasing anxiety everywhere. being the most efficacious remedy obtainable. Our customers include many class of structure and the shortices visitors to the Masuum during the work residents thighout Indin, Ceylon and Straits Settlements; besides the Far of the lenses offered, the prices asked
were so high that it is not surprising China has in consideration the opening | there has been no response. The of a grad industrial axhibition at Hankow train service also is such that business in 1914 in commemoration of the th people can scarcely be expected to anniversary of the promulgation of the
Constitution, says the Peking Daily News, go out for anything more than week- end trips. The first train in the morning arrives at Kowloon at 10.35 am, and the last train out leaves Kowloon at 3 p.m. We complain bad times, but the slackcat business could scarcely be run to fit in with such hours If any use whatever is
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Trench and Lieutenant Brandon, the Eng- of lish officers who were sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a German fortress for espionage
sident,
Lospos, July. 24.
stricken with malaria. Three deaths
have occurred,
*
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Ms J. D. Auld arrived back by the sa Persia to-day.
AL. Lauret, has been promoted to the The U. S. 5 Samar, which went general secretaryship, second chas, for the ashore on Riechow spit about sixty mike Colonies, and placed at the disposition of below Kikiang, has been refonted. The the GovernanGeneral of Indo-China. 1. S. S. Villalobos stood by hor while sho was agronnd. She does not appear to be any the worse for the mishap but she will
suffered any damage.
NEGOTIATIONS."
Is is not expected that the discussion
THE PREMIER'S ---UNDELIVERED SPRECH.
render certain Home Rule and Dis- resumed for several days. establishment, and we gratuitously
Itie axpected that the interval will": Increas the Government's power forbe utilised for negotiations. mischief,” · He denies that, the creation of additional Pears would basten reform, as the whale party machinery of both: Houses would be exercised to perpetuate conditions so advantageons to the Radicals. Finally the creation of Pears unable to deliver owing to the inters Mr. Asquith's specchi, which he was would drag the Throne into Party uptions of the Opposition, has been politics, and inevitably, however wrong-buted to the P It the criticised
cause resentment to be manifested towards the Crown.
NO HUSTLING POLICY.
JIATIB
Lente emen hants in detail, and said that taken a whole thay monsted to a rejection of the Bill and fat
negation of the decision of the ouantry.
In justification of a resort to the proroguiva of the Crown as a
The 14th of July was celebrated with to be made of the grund country great enthusiasm in all parts of France. beyond the Kowloon hills as a M. Falliores was accorded a great oration residential district, there should be at the review at Longchamps. A few
Sir Paul Chater Wae amongst the guests royalists crested a disturbance but the train arriving at Kowloon about 9
people responded by seclaiming the Pro-American Society in London
at the Independence Day banquet of the am and one leaving between 3 and 6 in the afternoon. A futile attempt was made to establish the reputation of, Tai-po as a bathing resort, but as
General Memoranda,
unfortunately it possesses nothing Thunnay, July 7
worthy of the name of a bathing Bandon Ops Co.'s Performance in beach and as the return train landed
City Hall.
one back in Kowloon just when it (bo uxamined in a few days to sen if she has actor, had the honour of playing the part / of the Lords' amendments for a few days ational act, be quoted the prec was getting cool enough to bathe with comfort, this ill-thought-out | schepe proved a failure. The dressing Dr Hars Riota, who has beep do
sheds have been removed to Lok-lo-hu, patched by Japan to investigate the latest where the conditions are little better.ystem of water works, has thoroughly in We have been promised the opening spected the equipment and catire. plan of of the through line to Canton early the Water Works of the city of London, in the autumn, and we hope it is not under the guidance of the London County too much to expect that with it we
Council.
shall see a train service which will do
The China Mail
Hosexo, Tuesday, July 25, 1911.
LOCAL RAILWAY...
MANAGEMENT.
IT is now some ten munths since i the British Section of the Kowloon- Canton Railway was opened for traffic. With the exception of souIE initial diffienities with the rolling stock, everything has worked smooth- ly up to the present. There have been no big washouts, no serious
Mr A. A. Drow who left Shanghai kanb¦*. autuma to embrace the profession of an of a citizen in the Forum scene frim Julius Caesar" at the gala performance, Before the King and Queen, at His Majesty's Theatre on June 27.
Jn connection with the Frenck celebra-
tions of July 14, soveral hanners were bestowed. General Gallieni was decorated with the first class military medal; General Lefèvre was nominated a grand officer of the Legion of Honour; General Lainbin was promoted to the rank of Commander
At the Gloucestershire Assize, a-jury. Has officer of administration, M.
The intention to postpone the rejection
Possa to be confirmed, the Government considering that in view of the mova ments within the Jaiouist Party, hustling policy would probably defeat its on
ende.
EXCITEMENT IS THE
COMMONS.
LONDON, July 25. - The House of Cormous assembled last night to consider the Vets Bill on its
of 1862, detailing the history thereof to show its identity with the present procedure. "I need hardly say the Premier added, "that we do not desire... that, the Royal prerogative should be exercised. Wo trust that the necessity may be avoided. There is nothing derogatory or humiliating to a great party in admitting defeat. Nobody: asks them to accept the defeat as änal. They have only to convince their countrymen that they are right and
justice to the large amount of money has awarded the Rev. W. Pursell a verdict Jouannet and Surgeon-Major Tedeschi (return from the House of Lords. There we wrong and they can rapeal the
railway venture. the Colony has put into
its
for £10,000 damages against the Rev. J. A. Pearson in consequrace of the defend. ant's action in persistently sending to the
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Contained in a box. the idy of a Des Your Road Monday. It is Chinese boy about 12 years oînge was found
Price $175. madships, no derailusents, and we believed that death was due to natatal
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causes.
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Before Mr Hazeland at the Magistracy a palive from Aplichau was charged with throwing a bucket of boiling water over his assistant cook and scalding him very badly. As the man is still in hospital the case was remanded.
was great animation and excitement, the Bill. Believing that the chances of a were nominated Chovaliers,
Bcnse being thronged.
satisfactory issue may thereby be in- Dr MacLean Gibson, of the Alice Men-
On Mr Asquith entering, the Ministeri-proved, I do not propose to ask the newspapers notices alleging that the plain- forial Hospital, and Mrs. Gibson, were alista rose in their stats and barst into Fouse to-day w make any action in as": passengers by the Empress of Japan on cheers, frantically waving their hand- Saturday. Their many friends will bekerchiefa
tiff was about to marry the-defendant's divorced wife.
In view of the impossibility of further doing, the Russian Council of Ministers has decided to establish a Russian Consulate at Kabdo (Mongolis) and s. Vico-Consulate at Aigun (Manchuria), by the exercise of the Imperial prerogative, in virtue of Article 87 of the Fundamental Law, without awaiting the sitting of the Imperial Duma.
The Yokchama office of the C. P. R.
is in receipt of a wireless message from the
pleased to leau that the Doctor's health
has improved considerably of inte. It is was equally we in..
M Bulfong reived a oration which hoped a trip to the Homeland will prove thoroughly beneficial and that they wil both return to their sphere of usefulness AUDIENCES WITH THE KING. here in invigorated health.
•
The Hon. Rufus H. Thayer, Judge of
the U. S. Court for Chim, will post Shanghai in the antumn. A lotter which has just been received states that his Honour has recently had to undergo s light operation but he is now evidently.
| believe we are correct in saying there
have been no accidents involving | injuries to passengers or others. This is saying a good deal for a new line with heavy embankinents and cuttings in a difficult country and 3. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. worked mainly by antives with no
previous experience of such matters Lever Brothers (Chins), Limited, has Furthermore, the traffic receipts have been registered with a capital of £20,000 greatly exceeded expectations. Thein £10 shart, to nequire the basics R. M. S. Empress of China, nent, at mid-proceed to England and thence to China? carried on by Lever Brothers, Limited, of night on Sunday, 23rd July, when the Biberis, and he expects to hold a natives, to whom it is generally con- Port Sunlight, nt Shanghai, and elsewhere vessel was 1,100 miles distant from Japan, session shout the end of October before sidered time is no ubject, have shown in China.
advising all well and that the Commander coming to Shanghai un appreciation of improved transport
expects to reach Tokohama on the morning facilities which is a pleasant surprise.
of Thursday, thu 27th instant. We give below the mont'sly traffic receipts since the line was opened:
1910, October.........
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS, «
Hongkong, Apel :0, 7007.
WM. POWELL.
LIMITED.
BABY
CARRIAGES.
November....
87,545. $13,917. $12,128, $12,965.
December...
1911, January,
February.
$13,202,
March.....
April,
May..
$15,464. $12,162, 37,097. June....
311,132. Three-fourths of these receipts are from passenger traffic, while the bulk of the freight has been the carriage of material for the Chinese section
teises us that the following telegram was The American Consulate-General
neccived from the Manila Observatory at 21.45 am, to-day :--Manila, July 5, 10.54 a.m.-Cyclone or typhoon W. of Balintang Channel. moving E.N.E.; Cyclone or | typhonu E. of Naha, inclizing northward,
The ceremony of Trooping the Colour will be performed by the 1st Bn. The King's Own (Yorkshira Light Infantry) on the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground at 9,30 ax, on August 1st, on the occasion of the
162nd anniversary of the battle of Minden." His Excellency the Governor my kindly consented to take the salute.
The attention of the Shanghai Health
Department was called a few days ago to large deposit of mesquito larve (wriggles)
on the surface of the Hongkow creek opposite Isolation Hospital. A
#to quantity of the larvae was taken for examination. This discovery put to fight the coumonly accepted theory that mos quite do not breed in running water.
Lord Kitchener bad a remarkable Coronation experience. While riding in the procession the Star of Indis, which he was wearing on his breast, because detached and fell into one of his Wellington boots.
fully recovered. From America ho wil
KWANGTUNG NOTES.
DELATED PAYMESTE.
It will perhaps be remembered that
LATER
then Mr Asquith, have had audiences First Mr Ballorand Lard Lansdowne,
with His Majesty the King, at Buaking, ham Palace.
STORMY SCENES:
LATER.
The scanes witnessed in the Hover of] Commons last night were among the stormfest ever witnessed in Parliament."
regomis, the Lords amendments, bat to adjourn the debate."--
HUNAN FLOOD RELIEF.
(Wen To Yai Po's Section.)
PEKTSO July 24.
to be devoted to the flood relief fundin An Imperial Edict orders 60,000 tuels
Hunan Province.
MINISTER TO AMERICA. RESIGNS.
(Wah Tea Yat Po'a Service.)
PEKING, Jaly 24.
BLE. Chang Yu Tong, the Chinese Mr Asquith stood at the table for Minister in Washington, ha tendered twenty minutes and essayed frequently his resignation, but he has been advised to speak, but was drowned with Irantic by the Wai-wup to wait until the
Mexican political alinir is settled.
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when efforts were made by the Chineseories of Traitor," followed by ches Government to reorganise the Chinese and shouts of Dictator Redmo}, nagy, the share of the lory falling upon {“Divida! Divide !"-. province was one million two hundrad but met with small success. tho boulders of the people of the Canton The Speaker repeatedly intervened, thousand tadia. This payment of this sum
Ultimately Nr Asquith began by was extended over four years, and each payment would therefore be three hundred reciting the history of the Parliament thoused taels. In addition to this dum Bill. When he mentioned the death of the Acanal payment for general purposes King Edward he was met with vehement Paking amounts to two bandred ebcams of Who killed him"? and hundred thousand taels have to be fe thousand then. Each year, therefore, Eve "You did? wardet. It appears from a report before interruptions that he had to
The Fremis continued amid such which are to be established.
***
Ia pucancerul Chuse 3 of the Opium He was quite unconscious of what hart that is amount for lust year has dot bis speech short, merely declaring
all been paid yet. In Exet only, ope_half
Wah Te Tat Fo's Service)
PERINO, July 24, The Military Board his decided to engage soven German military in- structors for the various military schools
AN OPEN SECRET. ANY sak the reason for the continued and increasing demand for Cazin bar
ENTIRELY NEW STOCK of the railway. There is, however,
a fair amount of country produce Agreement, Chinx hus requested the pro- happened at the time, but towards the end ass been paid in. The Tressary in Peking that unless the Lorde passed the Bill M carried-pis, poultry and fish. The bibition of the importation of Indias of the ceremony he felt something hurting has lately been dunning the local govern with only such amendments as did not
Opium into Manchuria, Szachunn and his leg. He discovered the Star of India monthly figures show no progressive Shanat. It is not likely that the requiredged between his leg and the treatment in Canton, and the local Treasurer has interfere with its principles, the Gorers increase, but rather a inlling off, will be entertained until thero is proof of the Luot!
town compelled to take guarous nathan in ment would invoke the premgatives of order troboy Imperial demand. Be the Crown. This declaration was met which may give emise for anxiety. Compliance with, Clases 7 at Canton, So details of working expenses are provincial restrictions on wiclesale Inding bour Sister's roport, the Leading Light the Salt Commissioner, and ordered him to Mr Balfour followed, regretting frunk-maintained, Nc remedy harvest bean
Commenting on the Hongkong Har his turn, has brought force to bear upon with crier of Stame furnished, but cu turning to the opium, Chuke 3 that importation in mys:-Making all alinwances for the long-pay the arrears at ones into the Pat Tay that be bud not been able to hear produced is its equal for the prompt relies.
IN
Wicker and Coloured Upholstery
Furnishing
Department
Claud 7 enacts that China will remove
provinces shown to base oppressed
in rowing shall be prohibited.
A very exciting scene was witnessed
bank. This has now been 'done, and sy
lend held by British chipping in the East, the money has been forwarded to the the Premier." it was not ceassuring to find last year that capital. The Viceroy Las potited the one pation has been able to catch up upon Imperial Treasurer what has been done,
4 with such giant stridos; and that nation and so for ho mount there is rate
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Colonial Estimates for 1911, we find the estimated expenditure for the year, less interest on cost of construction, put down at 9183,108. This amounts to about $15,000 a month, so it at the French mail jetty at Shanghai won ability in run their vessels cheaper then our one which, owing to State subsidies and cho appouts thit already we are well
Recently Commisioner Lung was sent to the, man V. Dumesnil, who has dean 'a on the way towards paying working authorities for some fine past, was de-nags can, however, bo partly secounted for and also to take steps to take over. se of considerable trouble to the French competitor. The increase in Japanese tonlook into the question of the railway
own, may yet prove a still more formidable Cynton by the Imperial Goverament; fre ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS. expenses. We should, however, look portal. The man was taken to the Jetty by the hog verses which had been placed ou
beyond this. The line has been built by a puuple of police conetables to bo puton on the ruu to America, the vessela com milways throughout the province. Ha is behalf of the Govereniant, all nt a cost of twelve million dollars, board the tender for transportation to the posing which, being largely passenger liners to be assisted by the Director of Industries VICTORIA THEATRE. much more than the cost of working aging he became very piolent around are apt to give a unislending intpression in and hardul in Life: crvenitiale: To as ear Sole
stentner, Dumber On reaching the land and carrying large in proportion to He has already reached Caution, and has faterest on this sunt amounts to age he violent and made their tonnage than a purely enrgustesmer, had an Interview with IE the Vice-17.
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the line. The public has to pay this captors; but they were too strong for him the returns,
ler despatel is in was pointed out that he Interest, and though it can scarcely ex- and be was safely gut on board. On the
was appointed to look into all matters com pect to he relieved of this burden for jetty were several Catholic Enthers and | HONGKONG PASTOR'S VICIOUS Rected with the railways, both income and several
some of the Consular. Staff and when
expenditure, and his orders were so milante years, it may well look to
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So trains a day seems a somewhat
doop water. magre service, and if one turns again Showing Ilariantane and Investiture of to the Estimates it would seem that HRH TIE PRINUS OF WALES. the cost of running more would be a
ble trouble lie was quietened down and Sanitary Inapper Allez charged Pastor of nisu motorial, dual curs from Lin teaching the Lumbea be was put in a Valer of the Burn Mission, No. 1 High cusutions with B.E the Viceroy that safo plecs until the ship soonid reach Sleest, for keeping a ferocious dose it is still the mention of the Government South
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Evidence was called to the effect that on to rede w 11 whole stock, and to pay
July 13th the animal iba Chinese girl on down isstenths of the original cut. Theres
the leg and in
inficted a iscerated wound after the camningur part
His Worship ordered the dog to be dorpeld has instiljente, wha
troyed within & weak, othersino ho would
inflict a fire and order the destruction of the animal gla
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