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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
9 p.m.-Bandmann Co.'s Performance at
Theftre Royal, City Ball.
9 p.m.-Aquatic Fite at Victoris Recrea-
tion Club.
General Memoranda. TUESDAY, August 3 :---
9.30 am-Trooping of the Colours by
K.O Y.L.L
3.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. Bantam Championship Boxing Match at
Circus.
THDAY, August 3:-
King of Norway's Birthday (1879). 2.30 p.m.—Legislative Council Meeting MONDA, August 7:-
Bank Holiday. p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
TUESDAY, August 8 --
Noon.-H.R. C. & M. Steamboat Co.'s
Afceting.
WEDNESDAY. August 9-
Noon-Ordinary General Meeting of Hongkong & South China Steam Fish- erics Co., Ld. 5.30 p.m.Annual General Meeting of
the Victoria Recreation Club. THUESDAY, August 10:-
10.56 A.m.-Full Moon.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, July 28, 1911.
THE BIRTH-RATE PROBLEM
Most thinking people agree that one of the most serious and buffing problem which England has to face
of least efficiency at the other. We should be divided not merely by the accidents of fortune, not merely by one man having a better education than the other, but by an actual definite physical inefficiency. I do not see any trace of that. I do not see that that is going on." Later in his
BALFOUR speech, Mr
said: “Differences of education, "of course,
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
[COPTLICHT.]
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1911.
To-day's "quotation for Para rubber, JAPANESE CRUISER'S HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. por Moers. Vernon and Smyth, is 49. Bd...
The
turred today, three hoing fatal.
Four further case of plague have.00%
year's total is now 935.
A Leipzig maaga says that a French officer named Capt Lux has been sentenced to six yours confinement in a fortress for esplosage.
The Winson troupe, a company of elever jugglers and acrobats, are appearing for a short season at the Cheung Eing Theatre, West Point.
The 8.5. Tenyo Maru, which should have departed at noon to-day has been delayed by yesterday's typhoon and will
not sail until noen to-morrTOW.
There was an attempted arined robbery
EXPERIENCE.
CAUGHT IN A HURRICANE.
(Independent Noica Agency's Service. to the China Mail)
TOKYO, July 28, The cruiser Flashidate was caught by a furious hurricane while in the offing off Insha.
She was lashed about by the seas with the result that treo sailors died
ROYAL VISIT AND POSSIBLE
UNDERSTANDING...
Beuter's Service to the China Maik}]
Lornos, July 28
A message from Brassels states that Queen Wilhelmina of Holland and the Prince Consort are on a visit to the King and Queen of Belgium.
At a banquet held in the Palace most cordial speeches were made by the King and Queen Wilhelmina, emphasising the
from injuries received while aix pettyfriendship and confidence existing be
tween the two countries. officers were more or less seriously hurt.
ASIATIC EXCLUSION.
The Times Brussels correspondent mya there is considerable feeling in Belgian in favour of à defnite under-
[Cormar)
SPANISH MAJESTIES. -IN LONDON,
VISIT FROM EX KING
MANUEL
|(Beuter's Service to the China M33%)
LONDON, July 3
The King and Queen of Spain haye arrived in London.
Ex-King Manuel of Portugal paid visit to King Alfonso.
THE MONSOON.
ANXIETY STILL FELT.
standing with Holland, the possibility Renter's Service to the China Mail ) s
LONDON, July 28 ala military arrangement having been
Messages received from Simla indicate that anxiety is continued at the foebler: ness of the monsoon.
by three men at No 43, Chucan's Road East MEXICO FOLLOWS AMERICA. discussed for some time.
on Thursday night. Nothing was stolen and one arrest has been made.
One of the events at the Epsom Coco- nation sports was "the Nursery Plato, which was the title given to a perambulator race for married women of all ages, while the Oaks Stakes was a 50 yarda handicap for women over 40.
Mr John Purut, who is 102 years of age, and has lived in six reigns, planted a Coronation tree on the Weybridge Recron- tion Ground, and, after enjoying & dinner given to the old people, sang "The Death
| there are; differences of opportunity.of Nelson" and "Rule. Britannia!”
of course, there are, but I should
| look with very grave apprehension on all these schemes for enabling us to rise from one class of position to another by means of scholarships, examinations, and all the rest of it, if I thought that the result of it must be upon this theory that you are going to end by having at one end of the Beale people who are physiologically and socially destined from birth to an inferiority which I do not sec in them at the present moment."
Ia thus carrying the theory to which we have referred to its logical conclusion, Mr BALFOUR disclosed the flaw in such reasoning. He did not, though, venture on speculations of his own on what the future of the race will be. He, however, urged that we must go in for making every man, woman, and child--especially child-as well as treatment can make them, and asseried that we have the farther duty of doing all in our power as a community to encourage that research which is going to make the medicine of 30 years hence as superior to the medicine of to-day as
is that wrapped up in the decline the medicine of to-day is to the in the birth-rate among the better medicine of 30 years ago. "I do not want," he said, "to elaborate or classes of the people. Famílies
to dwell among those who, by virtue of means
upon that proposition, which and education, ought to be contribut-I think will be accepted without doubt, without question, by almost ing to the population sons and
all those whom I am addressing.
Bishop Elogius, a prominent member
(Fu Te Fat Po's Service.)
Przmo, July 27. HE Chan Yin Tong, the Chinese Minister in Washington, has wired to the Wai-wa-po that the Mexican Govern.. ments intends to copy the American law excluding Chinese immigranta. He has requested the Board to enter af protest.
SUGGESTED HEAVIER «
SALT TAX.
(Wah Yat Tes Po's Service.)
PEKING, July 27. Dake Chak and HE. Yin Chang
of the Dunn, has organised a committee of the Minister of Military, have suggested distinguished Russian scclesiastics and an increase in the salt tax in order amen to receive the representatives of to aid military expenses, the Anglican Church who are expected in St. Petersburg in the autumn with the British members of Parliament.
The three men who were charged with kidnapping a woman hare boun discharged. The police having investigated the matter,
.}
AFTER THE TYPHOON.
Little Damage in Hongkong.
Reports from the several districts show
THE POLITICAL WRANGLE.
THE HALSBURY BANQUET.
Fighting Speeches.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 27.
[Note-The following" message from Siila, dated July 6th, appears in Rangoon contemporary "The somewhat unsatisfactory, advince of the Monsoon i best indicated by the fact that out of 170 stations which reported their daily rainfall" to the Government of India, 111 roemd the fact that from the 1st of May to date. they are under their average receipts. From the 1st of May to date awar in:
Konkan is no lus than 2 inches short f Batagiri and Desgin are 18 inches ber hind and Bombay is 11 less than usual. On the other hand Cherrapunji stands a good chance of beating its own record, ne it is plus 3 inches; Nanyanganj, ́iu Bengal is 2 inches over the average; Hazaribagh, in Chota Nagpur, 18 inches and Marcam, 13 inches to the good."
No list of these present at the Hale bary banquet was given to the Press. The Morning Post has the names of 3 Pears and 40 Members of Parliament among the 400 present. The pro-03) ceedings were most enthusiastic, the gusate repeatedly rising to cheer the speeches, which unanimously protested loyalty to the leaders.
Lord Salisbury remarked that be! would sooner cut off his hand than con- tribute to the fall of Lord Lansdowze. "It is," he said, "in a spirit of completa. loyalty to Mr Balfour and Lord Lang downe but with the determination to assist in a more decided and more gallant course that we shall discuss the Bill when the Commons return it."
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
IMPORTANT HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE.
(Reuter's -Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, July 28. The debate in the House of Commons
was continued last night, various ques- tians being raised.
Sir Edward Gray, replying to the debate, referred to the Albanian revolt. Lord Halsbury's remarks on the poe He expressed anxiety and regret at the sibility of an impeachment for advising occurrence and, intimated that a con- the creation of peers was frantically tinuance of British support of the new
the information given was found to be that very little damage has been done by false. At the time of the remand on Satur- the typhoon of yesterday. There is prac day hat it was stated that probably the muretically nothing of any seriousness to record serious charge of murder would be preferred with the exception of a, launch, named against the men, but that has been dropped Kowloon, belonging to a contractor named Tak Fat, of Des Voeux Road, being sank as the men concerned turned up a few days in Hunghom bay about 1 o'clock on Thurs cheered. He said that the last-time regime depended on its power to afterwards.
day afternoon.
A coolie living at No 133, Hok Yuen Sercot, Hangham, reports that part of the wall at No 134 fell on to the roof of his house bringing down a protion of the roof. He was slightly injured but refused to 5
Considerable damage has been done to some of the roads in the outlying districts, A big hole was made in the road near the Balls View Hotel, and consequently the thoroughfareia at prosant rather dangertjus. Two large holes were also made in the
The twelfth annual report. of the General Federation of Trade Unions states that the year's record closed with a financial reserva less than at any time since 1902. The total membership was 710,984, and to hospital. the income was lower by £1,650 4. Dd. than in the previous your. The dispute in the cotton tande did not seriously develop, but the boilermakers' lock-out cost the federation over £63,000.
It is announced that the iron and sted
manufacturers of the world will meet in
Aberdeen and Stauley Roads about 200
yards from Aberdeca.
the market..
.
peers were created three of the authors produce order. He would not say that were impeached, two fled the country, the Powers would not intervene if an and one was imprisoned in the Tower.
emergency serious enough arose. Intervention, he added, would mean the "Lord Milner said he never went inta
destruction of the new regime. would be warting in self-respect if they fight with greater reluctance, but they
Adverting to Egypt, Sir Edward paid a tribute to the late Sir Eldon Genst. in any way shared responsibility for the and stated that. Lord Kitchener's creation of peers. Let the Government appointment was a civil one and did appoint its own agents to do its own not mean a change from the policy of evil work.
civil government and reform to a military Mr Auston Chamberlain said Mr As-and reationary policy. Sir Edward quith had tricked the Opposition, paid a tribute to Lard Kitchener's entrapped the Crown, and deceived the impartiality saying that he had not people. They were loyal subjects of the stirred up strife, and had shown Crowns and honest servants of the people, considerable diplomatic qualities in
smoothing out difficulties.
The Foreign Estimates were adopted.
and would do their utmost to prevent a repetition of the outrage. When Mr Chamberlain described Mr Asquith as a
LORD LANSDOWNE'S SUPPORTERS.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
SURGERY IN AMERICA.
New York, July 14th. Dr Frankenthal, of the Hopital for Deformities, New York, has successfully
log of a woman suffering from necrosis. Japan Advertiser.
SAN FRANCISCO JAPANESE,
The seawall at Quarry Point, Shaukiwan, Brusels next January in an interns has been washed away and the wall under fional congress to discuss a world wide mined in several places. The reclamation agreement for making stable the market front of Saiwanho market was washed British, German, away and now the water is undermining for their products. French, Americon, and Belgian interests the foundations of ars to be represented. It is understood dangeroca gap was also made in the road trickster the hall echoed with shouts of that American delegates propose to presentat Shaokiwan village while several "A traitor !" The speaker was also a scheme for regulating the output in matahoda were blown down at Saiwan, greeted with cries of "Future Premier." Mr Joseph Chamberlain's telegram proportion to the demand, with a view besides a bamboo pier.
It is considered that the typhoon passed to enforcing "balance of prices.”
between Hongkong and Gap Rock, and said the country was indebted to Lord Chruch Notes for August contains the that its centre could not have been more Halsbury for refusing to surrender 18 grafied the shin bone of a man on to the daughters of whom the nation has But if I were to give, from the following:-Diocesan Girls' School --The than vigliteen miles distant from the principles in such a crisis. great need, are almost invariably small, purely external point of view, the Summer Holidays commenced on Saturday. Colony. At no time, however, and the while those dragging out a miserable rough division-the firet rough July 22nd. Our congratulations and gales reach typhoon force in Hongkang, existence at the lower end of the division-between the happy and thanks are due to Miss Josie Them, as though at about noon a velocity of about social ladder go on producing their the unhappy, I should put it less than 8103 for the School Funde at merely tempomry, however. The Obser "old girl" of the School, who collected no 70 miles an hour was recorded. This was kind with practically no regard to their at the division of health. I should Pagode Anchorage, Fooches. Are there vitory report to-day states that the typhoon ability to feed or educate their off-say roughly-very roughly-it cor- not some other old girls" of the School passed near Macao yesterday afternoon and spring. It is no longer fashionable responded with the division between ample and also try to collect funds to help All the debris at the Star Ferry pier has
who will copy Misa Thom's excellent ex- disappeared on the Continent. ENTIRELY NEW STOCK for the wealthy to lead the way the well and the ill. And if I were the School in its present extreme financial
now been cleared away and the landing in size of families, and we are afraid to be asked what the next rougheed?
stage minus any covering looks strangely that the tendency to avoid the division was, I should say it was
Five children in a village near Mounow bare. The launches have been using the responsibilities and obligations of between those who suffer from des who were playing at home in the absence pier all day. We understand that small Wicker and Coloured parenthood is gradually spreading to titution and those, whatever their of that parents climbed into a big iron safe temporary matched will be crested until
the middle classes as well. The profession in life or theit, monetary with a massive lid, held up by a prop off such time as the new pier is completed, vis: Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and The large inwurgent element in Maxico;;;
Diarhous Remody. It is almost certain Upholstery general conclusion drawn from this position may be, who do not suffer wood. One of the children must have bat that it will be marely confined to the to be nooded. It costs but trife and which has never been satisfied with the accidentally knocked the prop away, for first-class section. Something is certainly never fails to gir i ruliet. Can you allord resumption of pesce, has again takon to state of affairs is by no means comfort from destitution. It is there that the lid full, and, owing to the automatic | needed to provide shelter from the sun and to be without 1 For sale by al arms, and in six States fighting is now in progress.-Apocal to the Japan Advertiser, ing. Probably the most common the great division as regards worldly catch, becaine immovable from the inside. rain, while the absence of the time-indicator Themists and Storskeopera, Furnishing deduction is that the population of goods comes in. But this is the After a long delay the safe was opened, is also keenly felt at present.
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the future will be entirely drawn tragedy of the situation: that, those and the dead bodies of the children, their from those who are plausibly describ being the two great divisions, they found. ed as the least efficient members of interact one upon the other." the community. On the face of it this seems a fairly sound and logical ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. Conclusion, but in a recent utterance
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While wallding near the junction of Yea Woo Street on Thursday, a native, who was accompanied by his son, aged about 7
ditions that he is, his words are Wharf matabed after the ryphoon,"
amad, item ought to draw a packed house. Orulins Road and anter Yue Woo strest. worthy of more than casual attention,
From start to fish it is a wild dash over Heroed over to get clear of the car! Orders for the peper should be sent hurdles and jumps, horses and riders when he suddenly noticed another one
tearing round the area at break neck speed cuming from the direction of Shaukiwan and finishing ap with the great rater Hosd. While trying to avoid one he wne io danger of being run over by the other. jomp
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As it happened. Es escaped but the child was knocked down. Furtunately the ANY ask the reason for the continued wheels of the ear did not pass over the
It was at a great meeting in the early to the Chia Mail Office. Albert Hall, held in connection with the National Conference on the Pre-
The motor of the licensed motor bon vention of Destitution, that Mr |
Suby wis Aned #10, by Commandor. C.-W. BALFOUL addressed himself to the B ckwith, R.N., at the Marino fourt question under notice. After referring day, for disregarding the rule of the to the general problem of dcstitution and similar penalty was imposed on the master of the rest launeb Kam Hai and taking the preliminary point lysts al guide Blaku Hier in wash remember it as the remedy given them by that the community na a whole, manur un to rovent the free socus of acting through its central govern other vasei. A fios of 85 was imposed ment and organisation, cannator the meter of the steam launch He treat as no affair of its own the Long for scoring in launch alungi
Winy Lok Street, Wharf, thereby prevent general well-being of
ing the free socam of other roseala,»
Lord Lansdowne, who sent letters to his followers making whether they sup port his policy, has received replies from port him. 230 who signify their intention to sup
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San Francisco, July 18th The Japanese residepts in this port will hold a meeting this evening to discuss & proposal to invite a number of journalists from Tokyo, Osaka and other places in Japan in order to disclose the actual con ditions of the residents hare.Tokyo Asant. MEXICO AGAIN GETTING OUT OF HAND.
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