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the oscillation in any one direction so that the preponderance of male the greater must be the restraining births abould go on-increasing. If force invoked to curb or neutralize the present rite of progress is the movement. All ancli nayenients maintained and allowing for the have an inertis, and consequently, greater mortality of the male infant like a pendulum, pass the middle over the femunte, an average marriage line and establish a negative pluse rate of between twenty-seven and The history of any meo in its sex twenty-eight years should produce a
all periods in excess of the females."
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1911′′
SPORTING.
The Harbour Race,
4.33 7.3L-Uwe MILE FLAT RA HANDICAP-For Suberifition Griffins of any season・・
Me C. Jay's Trowint: 1581b... Mr T. S. Frost's Alacrity, 151 IN Mr. F, White's Tralee, 149 lbs.. Me Volux's Greyback, 14. thes
COMPANY MEETINGS.
Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd.
the ordinary general meeting of shares
We wish to mention, as it appears tånd holders of the Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., was held at this Company's Otices, to-day. it is not generally known, that there are
Mr H. P. White prosided and there wore the prizes for the China Mail's Harbour" Mr Ellis. Nadourio's Matchless Chief present Mears 7. O. Mackie, C. A. Tumes, Runner up and third man both
Mr Ching's Urgunt, 141, ibu ..... Hon. Mr CHRoss-consulting com
The race will be swum on Wednesday 5.4.80 г.. LIES NOMINATHAN, THERE most, 27th inst., (weather permitting) the start to be mundo at half past dve..
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oscillations have occurred throughout tine, modified, no doubt, in their regular sequence by such factors as -ware and famine These oscillations,
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sex balance have brought with them certain changes 'und movements
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The manager of a shop, No. 121, Des Vaux Rond, reports that someone
| stole his watch and chain, 'value.$100.
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MEMOS FOR MONDAY. p..-Auction of Crown Land at Public Works Department. Entries for China Mail Harbour Race
cluse
General. Momornada.
TUESDAY, Septembar 25 i---
3.-15. Susitary Bard Meeting.
General Meeting.
receive mementos.
146 bit
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FURONOS SCURRY-For Chima Fonies Subscription Gritans of nny season and bal de Poln Ponies. Me Ching's Urgent, Miss Davidson,
140 The ...
A launch will loavo the V. R. V. nt 5,15” sharp to convey competitors to the starting point, Police Pier, Kowloon; The Buish will be any part of the Praya Wall between Shaun W. H. Hastings Xmas Theisy Murray Pier and the V. R. Q. promises,
Mrs Hasting 132 the.. Entries, which close on Monday, may be Hickman's Rales, Mrs E. Folts sent, accompanied with a fse of fifty punts, 132 lbs...
to Mr Frank Lammert, Hon. Sec. V. R. C..Mr W. M. Withycombe's Tregon, Birs or the Sports Editor, Chino Mail,
Withycombo 159 lbs... 6-6.10 P-ONS AND A QUARTER Mut
Aquatics.
23
FLAT RACES. China Fonics. Mr James Brushwood Bay 180 The Mr Ellis Kadooria's Arcadian Chief
E 155 lbs
HAJDICAP-For all
•
Chan Tong, J. E. Gomes and the secretary, Mr G. E. Darton
The secretary read the notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman said.-Gentlemen. The report and accounts-having-law is your hands for some days, with your permission we will take them as read. We are glad to be able to come before, you with in the people themselves; un excess A despatch from the Secretary of State ascounts showing a considerable improve of males wouhl naturally tend to for the Colonies published in the Gazette mont in working on that of the past two announces that the State of Brunei has years, an improvement which, perhaps, is
place during the last 5 months of the your's working, and as you will gather from the
V. R. C's. Strod Dar.. report, wo have been able to mise the zatos of freight which, during recent years,
Yesterday the V. R. "C. had another have been on a very nuremunerative basis, add as competition in our special successful afternoon's sport The Mr H. Seth wafominas, Tors trade is now rather is keen it is to first avent was the deciding of the bents Mr Hickman's Ferry 102 lbs... be hoped that the improvement pianifested for the 50 yards bandicap. Some exciting Mr Brutton's Oil King 151 1. will continue, though it is dificult to fore-racing and good times were done. The Mr M. B. Login's Merry Scot, 15 he cash the effect the general unrest in China main erent of the day as next-the 220 Mr T. S. Forret's Rejected. 140 The will have on the trade of the East Asyards championship of the Colony. There Mr T. 3. Forrest's Alacrity, 145 lis
Mr Downham's Chilby 145 Ihs regards the present outlook the Haimun were only two entrants, T. Logan and A. has been chartered for Saigon Bangkok A. Claxton. The former won by about 35 tride and this charter though noba fat oric, should show a fair return; while the other feet. Logan's time was taken as follows steamers of the company are obtaining 14.2, 30.4, 47,3, 65.1, 83.4, 101,4,199.8,132. good cargoes on the coast, and despite 107.2,-9 mts. 47 Bees. Claxton's time the severe meteorological conditions was 3 mix. that have prevailed during the last The diving from the spring-board was three month and which have caused un-not ap to standard'. Remedios was easily wonted delay to shipping, earnings for the first, bat second place was a close thing. curent quarter are satisfactory. We trust Tho, sports endod with a fast and exci. that the proposed distribution of profits ting water-pelo match, between two pick- will moet with your approval. for though up tents. White's', captained by H. A. s. 5, 142 we pay away dearly all that has been made Lammert, bent the Blues' by 3 goals to during the year, the general managers and one. consulting committee are of opinion that
position of the company warrant tho improved prospects and the financial
suggested appropriation. Turning to the 1, F. L. Roza, received 6 secs. Time-31 proposed altention in the Articles of secs. Second heat-1, R. C. Witchell, etion which you will be asked to receives 3, socs. Time-30 secs. Third saation at the extraordinary genoml
domestic policy of the community. A new Bill outilled “An ordinanca to There-it-no-doubt that could wamend the Railways Ordinages, 1009,
published in the Gazette for general trace the history of the world, or any information, is to be read a first time at the sections of it, we should see thut (next meeting of the Legislative Council. man simply reacts to *certain
Shipowners, recommends a Bear of variation which are inevitable!
Trade committee, sliculd be warned of the sequences in the establishment of indiscriminate reading to passengers and this balance. Are there at present crew on board line of patent medicines, any indications of the methods upon purgatives, specifies for sea-sicknces, and which, ar factors by which, this state nostrums advertised to cure liver and | nervous complaints, and the like, which is maintained? As is usually found, constitutes a mureo of dangdh.. 'truth is simple,' nïd so the workings of nature, when once discovered, fire easily understood. The sex constit»-| tion of our population, upon which such mighty issues depend, appears
5.30 jm. St. Andrew Scinty's Annual to obtain its regulating force from
| very simple' factor, and apparently is
correlated with age only.
WEDNESDAY September 27-
Entries close for HK. Cricket Longue
Competition. 5.30 p. Chi Mail Harbour Race THURSDAY, September 28
5.15 p.m.-Kowloon Cricket Club's
Meeting...
FRIDAY, Septeober }:—
THE CANTON-KOWLOON="
RAILWAY.
Arrangements are being pushed forward for the establishment of through traffic an the British and Chinese sections of the oftōn-Kowloon rulway As already stated, the through service will be officially "At the present. time the sexgurated on the 2nd October. A work balance is as follows: At Birth the the Canton, and Hongkong authorities, Ang agreement, lus lieen came to between
ratio of males to females is about after a great deal of negotiation, and high 1,030 to 1,000; at the fifth year, are entertained of its success in
operation. Lowing to deaths among the males, the
There are to bo wp through express traina
|
The results of the several events were na follows:-
Two LENGTH HASDICAP First heat-
4.30 pin-Royal H.K. Yacht Club's balance is equal; from the fifth to the day from either end, and the whole dis meeting to Bo held after this tavetin heat-1, A. J. Y. Ribeira; receives & socs: |
Amunt General Meeting.
General Meeting.
SATURDAY, September 50 :---
3.20pm-Fifth Gymkhana Meeting,
TEROWING THE "Poto BALL: 1. L.
Lammert, 64 foot; 2, F. K. Tala, 1 fest
Taustan NoTex
The min this morning rather spoilt the pleisure of the early hours; nevertheless there was a fair attendance at the Race Course Bappy Valley, and a lot of work was done including 'not a few gallups, The inside course was the paly one open and was rather heary going. The following were the times taken-
1.57.3, 2.31.
Tralec, boy, one milo, 44.3, 1.21.3,
Greyback, owner, one mile last three-..
::
Oil King, boy, 1 miles, last three quarters, 38, 1.15.9, 1,49,3
Matchless Chief, by," one mile, 17.24
·1.18.2, 1.53, 1, 2,90,--
Brushwood Boy, owner, one inile, 2.19, last quarter, 32. -
Lachine, boy, half-mila, 1.06.
Kerry,boy, miles, 3.09, last quarter, 34, Alacrity, Gegg, 1 miles, 3.14, last quarter, 32.
"Raffes, one mile, 2.31, Inst quarter Sk Rejected, three-quarters, 1.48, last quar
A
Arcadian Chief, boy, one mile, 452, 1.5.2, 2.0.3, 2.82.4.4
Urgent, boy, three-quarters, 40.3, 117,
6-Hongkong Cricket Cla: Annual fifteenth year the mortality among the tance-over 110 mile will be covered in a empowering the genom managers to in-Time-33 seca. Fourth heat 1, G. V females is slightly higher than angle finder five boats. The first-class fure crese, the amount underwritten by the Sowell, receives 10 secs. Time 35 secs."
920 YARDS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1, T. Logan;tor 34. for the whole run is $5,40 Chinese currency company on the steamers, 1 would point the mules, but from that time onward, and 85.07 Hongkong currency; the second out that the Articles limiting the amount. A Claxton. Timo-3 min. 471 secs. the females relatively increase. {1} class 80.70 And 82.50; and the third class on any one steamus tá $25,000 were framed 81.35 and 15. Return tickets will be at a time when the dollar was at a very issued to second and thirit class passengers | much higher sterling value than at present. at one and a half times the single fare, and as the amount at credit of the under There are available "for return up to two writing necnunt is now over 8110,000 it is days after date of ique. The express thought that the company might with ad- transakca stoppage at Shek Lung about sange carry a larger risk, as any rate, on miles up from Kowloon Each Grst the higher raised steamers, the protaium so
The Cham Mail.
older than
we take the bales us a few years the fenmle for "the purpose of mating, then the balance is disturbed further still. The result HOSGRONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMER 23, 1911. of this is to produce în'a community a section of women who cannot
A. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. THE BALANCE OF THE SEXES, Possibly perform that function for
SOLE DIŠTKIBUTORS,
Hagkone. April 16, 1972
Powell's
Limited.
NEW CONSIGNMENT OF
BABY
CARRIAGES
WICKER
AND
SINGLE AND DOUÉLE STYLES.
class pussenger is allowed to carry 133 which we go to the credit of the under
of
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RUNNING HEADER FROM SPRINGBOARD: 1.51. 1, J. M. A. Remedios ; 2, M. A. Soup.
FOUR, LENGTHS' HANDICAP: 1, F. L. da Roza receives 12 pecs ; 2, R, C: Witchell, receives 11 socs. Time-1 min. 11¦ goes. SMOKING CONCRET. A emcking concert, for which a good programme including animated pictures in the Club's Gymúnsium.
CITYG.
TYPHOON FILLING UP.
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Consulate General, Hong
luggage free of charge, the weights for writing account, inatoul of into the pockets has been prepared, is to be held Ex-night kong, from the Manik (Hmservatory at 11
second and third class, being 1001bs and of the instruïce companies. Claims paid and 7 respectively, "All excors luggage out of the insurance faud daring the Inst | is to be disrged for at specified rates.
10 yenis amount to a little over $5,000 and Special trains can be arranged for, re-
unless there are any serious accidents to the
served sents unn be fixed up, and special
V
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Hongtong Gymkhana Club.
with Gymkhana Meeting to be held at The following is the programme, of the Happy Valley. on Satunlay next, 30th
inst. (Weather Permitting):-
which they were fashioned. Their Leocanus persons have often-of
energics are naturally, directed into late pointed to the preponderance other spheres, as evidence of which of females; at present one of the we see the revival of the movement
stammers, which one sincerely hopes will not phenomena in the English census for political recognition. The agitatorische by picnic parties, sporting hoppet. the normant would be bought of by
"toñiñs," lecupes, eta statistics, as a sign of the weakening tion is no new one, and apparently
Passengers by the through trains from the proposed change in the Articles. Before power of the race, and have preached is dependent for its strength and Canton who wish to travel to Hongkong proposing the adoption of the report and 1-3.30 P.L.-UNCE ROUND-For all various, and touching homilies upon virility on the position of the sex
niv adrieed to now that they receive ticket accounts, I shall be pleased to answer
China ponies which have run and not the abject, varying in degree of pendulum If the present femmilegizing up their tickets prior to arrival as to ask.
|for Hongkong and net for Kowloon. On any questions that shareholders may wish
won at this Season's Club Gymkhanas, Mr M. H. Logan's Merry Scot, 155 lbs. intensity with the ignorance of the oscillation has not yet reached its Kowloon, they will receive from the ticket
Thare being no questions the Chairman Mr Velox's Greyback, 155 lbs. writer. They have pointed out how penith the agitation will continue; if culicctor tickets for the Star Ferry crowing, proposed the adoption of the report and Bir T. S. Forrest's Rejected, 152 Tim... old families taper off in the female the reverse is happening,
| for which no charge is inade. In the cast accounts,"
Mr Hickman's Eerry, 152 lbs. as there is of return tickets holders must retain the Mr T. F. Hough,stoonded and the Mr Downham's Chibby, 152 lbs, iing, and then die out, aud, alopting reason to believe to be the case, then inward light of their railway tickets and will motion was carried. a similar line of argument as applying the present movement, after certain
{1
As a matter of fact, Mr EWART
4
be given a return ferry ticket from the
ticket collector.
Tickets are not issued to Yahmati or Hung Hom by through express trains; passengers for these stations must therefore book to Kowloon but many alight at Hung Hom Station.
4/
GREAT PORTUGUESE HOUSING SCHEME.
As is well-known, the recent unrest in South Chimi has led many of the more
Mr G. O. Mackie, Hon. Mr C. H. Ross and Mr C. A. Tomes were re-elected to the Consulting Committee on the motion of Me G. E. Modharat, seconded by Mr Chan A Tong,
Meers Lawn and Potts were re-elected aditors on the motion of the Chairman, soconded by Mr T. F. Hough...
The Chairman-I may say that dividend warrants will be ready on Monday.
The vosolution will be subtaitted for con--
a.m. to-day-
Manila, September 23-Cyclone or typhoon E of Luzon, more than 300 miles distant, filling up.
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THE FORTUGUESE REPUBLIC. A telegram from the Secretary of State for the Colonies published in the Gazette, states that His Majesty's Government has recognised the Portuguese Republic.
RAILWAY RECEIPTS
ty: fo
Me Ellis Kadoorie's Arundian Chief,
The statement of approximate tradio of 149 lbs.
the Kowloon-Canton railway during August. 2-3.50 r.m.-GyarKILMASTAKE.-Value is published in the Gazette as follows
$100. Distance, One Mile. For all Passengers, 21,227; couching $7,105.29; Chinn Ponton,
goodia. 8569,9 miscellaneous, 82,168, making a total of 80,828.28 or a total of $182,804.01 since the opening of the rail
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Mr H, P. White's Dachine, 356 lbs. Mr Brutton's Oil King, 151 The Menara Hughes and Jervois! Favonius,
149 Iba
Mr James Brushwood Buy 146 16. Mr Brutton's Lymington, 146 Uly
The marks to-duto are- tu..
Chi Tachine, Favoniuse
Arcadia Chief, Kerry,
Mr G. KH. Brutton. Mr U. Lawder.
Mr M. H. Logan.. Capt. Farquhar,
Mr G. C. Maxon Mc U. H. Rays." MR. F. C. Master.
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way.
VICTORIA SKATING EINE.
After being closed down during the hot weather the Victoria Skating Rink will re-open on Sunday, October 1, at 10 am. The spacious rink he been thore ghly renovated and put in proper order for the forthcoming season so that the several
those of last year. From time to time carnivaly and races will be held so that there will be plenty to stimulate interest in this popular pastime. Rinking enthus iasta will be able to obtain monthly tickets on application at the Victoris Theatre;
to the race, faterpret the writing or bursts of rejuvenescence, should the wall accordingly.
But these slowly subside, to be again resurrected good people overlook the fact, noted so
at some future epoch in the history of long ago by TESXYSON that Nature, the world." though so careless of the individual, is very careful of the type, and that as a matter of fact the present lisay, the tendency to produce females crepancy between the numbers of males is present in young males and females a hut a temporary is an excess of males, and the self wealthy Chinese to some to Hengkong and held subsequently when the subjoined
mothers at more mature ages there
An extnordinary general meeting of the phenomenon. The facts of history
Douglas Steamship Company, Limited, was ehow that while during wars and gulating balance depends on this lately there has been somewhat of extraordinary resolution was proposed, other social upheavals males have When females are scarce they maturbom" in house property in the Colony, 1. That Art. 18 (3) of the Company's POLISHED WOOD Largely suffercil, yet: “writhin ally, owing to demand, mato early in thus ousting many families who have had Articles of Association be altered by sub 3.4.1 P.3.-INDIVIDUAL TENT PEDDING- sions will no doulit bo ne enjoyable as
apparently short period of time, as
life, and tend to reproduce an excess nidorable difficulty in finding fresh stituting the sum of 850,000 for the sum of measured by such events, a balance of their own kind (females), this quarters in which to reside. In this con-825,000 in lino two."
action. it is understood that the matter. Mr T F Hough seconded and the has been established. England has neutralizing the state which recently like all matiere great or small; firs had the notion was carried. during the past quarter of a century existed. On the other hal, "with earnest consideration of His Excelency the been passing through great sociales in the minority, the females Governor, and antsing scheme da rather REASONABLE PRICES changes. The new positions open to will ate at more mature ages, in
large-scale, more particularly for the Portuguese section of the community ja women fave been multiplice almost which circunstance an excess of ales under consideration. In a large measure beyond compare, and the result has is produced. We age, therefore, the Portuguese are the people who have been reflected on tile, hirth-mate that the natural tendency at the ben most affected by the boom and that, The subject is discussed in Nature present times is to neutralizo the should have first consideration, in the first hoing the time it is saggested that they by Mr P. T. EWART ud he has female excess. We may possibly look place because they are to all intents and
The collision between the 4.4. Kinshan These Famous Gins are Distilled in London by the DISTIL- some very interesting observations to upon ourselves at the present moment purposes British subjects by birth and and the Chinese gashont Pos Pak is buing
LERS COMPANY, LIMITED, whose name alone record. Pes equilibrium, Mr EWART being at the zenith of a female sad settle in Bacio or go to Portugal
comparatively few, if any, orez, migrate commented on by the native Prens, t is stated that tho gunboat wis returning to VICTORIA THEATRE, Fy be compared to a gyrus oscillation, and as time progresses,
No details of the scheme are yet decided Canton from & tour, during which soms cope, where the greater the dis helped Probably by a saving off we understand that the ilen is to build official had been examining the condition barbanes the greater the forec tend-infantile life, a more-numerical equal- let them at a reasonable rental which will she and he Kindhen collided. It is en
a number of house in Conduit Road and of several forts, and when nearing Canton, - 9.15 PM, to 21.15 Ping to re-establish its position.ity of sox will be estabilihed. The go torrards the purchase price of the house tended with what degree of truth we can.
Nature, he tells us, never dees any relationship of the age of the father thing extetly, it appronto the sex of the child is much the object by lateral control, wh!
e as the mother, and where
VERY
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that the punbont blew hor whistla aniber of years, will be given the title done, but she ran into the stern of the FOR so that a tenant, at the end of a certain and that everything was done that could be deeds.and the property becomes how Kinghat only blew her whistle ones, and Kinshan. There is a statement that the It is also understood that a junior men did not up her engines. But whoevor ber of the Legislative Council is actively was to blame, the bows and outlook of the that if it ever materialiges the achens will immediately, the official on board made FOR
THE GRAND DRAMATIC ART FILM guides her, shank any deviationisparity in. age occurs the influences identifying himself with the proposal to Chinour gunbost wera badly damaged and
• ANTONIO · FOSCRAIN,"
GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRASIME
Harmonious Huxhams
o she does not proceed
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ant his report and forwarded it, to illo, Viceroy, making a demand for an indemity from the owner of the steamer." Tho NOTHING DETTER. demand, indeed, was very cure, y
020,
* along a straight line, but is continually neutralise each other, so that BY HONGKONOS FAVOURITY oscillating like an inebriate in search with a mother of about twenty. years en a solid foundation,
of his dwelling All that can be father of about thhty years, the said is that he has a telency
chance of a boy or a girl should be OR bowel complaints in children always On the other hand, another report was hothewart. The facts regulating
givo Chamborinio's Colic, Cholern and sont in t the British Consul General, and about
clqual as nature can
can make Diarrhoes Remedy, and castor oil. It be duurtourly sent in a request to w sex must be something of the Ame Buch a problem. Education is at certain to affect a cure and when reduced Vicemy that the matter any be at once With water and-sweetened is pleasant to examined to, and sured that an accom- type, and are such that the greater tempting to teach the inhibition of take. No physician can prescribes hotter plished official bo appointed to the work. self, thus delaying the age of marriage, remedy, For sale by al-Ghana and It was tried that the matter be taken in
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