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the world. Without the railway these things cannot happen because
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
HMS. Minotaur with Admiral of the Falls of the Madein. Tho Winsloo Aboard arrived at Taingtsa yostor Madeira River empties into tha hy Amazon 900 miles above Pari, which
NEWS OF THE DAY......
A Chiness seaman of Na 9, Elgin) Strods reposts to the police that samoore stole his watch and chain, value $50. In the final of tho Singapore Gel The Philippines government has placed city is 100 miles from the open Championship Mr Crabb Wat beat Dr.ries on ante in all the markets of Manila at cost price, and thus relieved the situation Atlantic It flows from the south-Campbell by 7 and
Owing to the inclement weather the wrestling tournament of the 5th Rajputs is postponed until Friday next, at 9 p.m.
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west, having its source almost 900|
The Hongkong Cricket Club's open- miles above its mouth, at the junction fair concert, postponed from Saturday, of the Beni and Mamore rivers, on takes place to-morrow (Wednesday.) the frontier of Bolivia and Brazil... The Madeira River is navigable evon | for ocean-going vessels as far as Santo Antonic, 660 miles above its iunction with the Amazon, but begond
The U: S. War and Naty Departments that point for a distance of 200 miles he issued orders discontinuing the hat to the mouth of the Mamaro River salute to the flag which has long beat a it is a series of 19'fills and rapids part of the regulations of the service. of such great force that small craft
There were 405-European and 181 only can pass certain portions of this Chinese visitors to the City Hall Librar
Library, distance to a point above the fulls and 200 European and 2,831 Chinese where stein-navigation-is-again visitors to the Museum during the week available. For this reapon the con-ending the 1st October. struction of the railway is absolutely necessary to facilitate comMEITO between the Amazon and the upper branches of the Madeira River, In 1860 and again in 1878 concessions were granted for constric- ting a railway to circumvent the
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Opening of Chinese Section of Centon-Falls, and although under the latter
Suwloon Railway, + p.m.--Fire Brigade Competition out of these survey of 00.miles was cut
side City Hall 9pm. The Jansen Show at Theatre through the jungle, track laid for four
Royal, City Hall.
miles, and the right of way establish ed by clearing for 5 miles, both ended in failure. The hardships of| railway building in a tropical country C.M.S. Paster School's Sale of Work at were not fully appreciated; the base
City Hall. FRIDAY, October fi
General Memoranda.
TafiDAY, October 3 -
5.30 p.m.-Hongkong eduthall,
Aunual General Meeting. SATURDAY, October 7:-
Noun:Jockey Club's Half-yearly meet
ing. 10.30 p.m. Dairy Farm Co's. Ordinary
Yearly eating.
2.30 p.m. Polo Club's Gymkhana.
SUNDAY, October 8:-
19.11 p.m.Full Mov
Liberal Discount given for 3oNDA, October 9-
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of supplies was often cut off; and the Clubfact seemed to be overlooked-that-
the most unhealthy part of the region was the section of the river along Which this paralleling railway must pass. The present undertaking was begun in the year 1907 by an American syndicate and final success is assaçer. This railway is planned to be finished in 1912 and it will be about 220 miles in length. All the
3p.in.Auction of Crown Land at Public
"Works Department. p.tponing of the Kwong Wa Hos pital, Yaunti, by H.E. the Governor,surveys are practically completed and
TUESDAY, October 10
Noon-Doughs Steamship Co. Ex tmer
dinary General Meeting, 3.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, October 11 :-.
Non-China Light and Power Co.'s
Ordinary Annual Meeting.”
THURSDAY, October 19
The China Mail
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Mc Fred Ferguson, Jun., of Singapore, computed in the Irish Open Amateur Golf Championship at Fortmarnock, county Dublin in the first round he best bajer E. Taylor (Royal Dublin) by 2 and 1, bat the second he went down to Mr Lional Dunn, the bolder, by 5 and 4.
-Blanchester Library Committe.has decided to nccept an offer from Mr Andrew Carnegie to subscribe £15,000 for throu uburban branch libraries in the city This is the first offer of the kind which Me Carnegie has made to Manchester. It will come before the City Council for confirmation.
Fi
fficial investigations made up to the ish-alto show that, during the recent storm in Form four hundred and twenty-nine lives were lost, while one hundred and ninety-six people are reported missing. Twenty-seven thousand-houses were totally destroyed and thirty-four thousand partially.
to some extent.
Enalga G. E. Hovey was killed and throo sailors mortally wounded, in an attack made upon the party by a small band of hostile Yarnos on" Basilan island on September 24, according to telegraphic advices roaching Carito. The dead onsign and the three asilers were attached to the U. S. gunboat Pampanga. It is presumed that they were sent mahore to do some "jumped" in ambush by the Moros. reconnoitering duty and that they were
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1911.
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE. Quarter-Master Sent to Prison.
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(From Our Own Correspondant.)
---M -----Macao, Uctober 2.... The creditors of the Estate of Lam Ham
Before Commander C. W. Beckwith; RN., at the Marine Court this morning, Llu în bankruptcy have just bean refunded F. L. Davison, chief chicer of the .. their claims in full. All the landed property Montangle, charged G. Coil, quarter mastar of the debtor has reverted to Com Ein whe of the same ship, with unlawfully sheonting further entitled to a very mug Httle himself from the vessel without leave on fortune in hard cash, the prosise extent of the end. East.
which cannot yet be ascertained. Complainant stated defendant was absent from the afternoon of the first inst. antil the afternoon of the second. There had bena previous trouble with defendant learing the ship without leave and being
absent from duty.
Defendant stated that he had never naked leave in any ship he had been in when he wanted to go ashere,
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Defendant was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour to bo released if the ship salled before that date.
THE JANSEN COMPANY.
The great Janson, and his vaudeville
Count Galembert, Commissioner of the Lapps. Customs, is leaving on a two years
will retire from the servico. Es is relieved. furlough after which, we understand, ho here by Me Smollett-Campbell,
SPORTING.
Cricket.
CHLIGENDOWER VA Q. C This match was played on Saturday and resulted in a win for the 0.0.0. Scores:-
Segte, Osman, p Carvalho, & Taylor Cpl. Johnson, b Tayler ... Pte. Crewe, a Taylor, b E. Braga
For the purpose of conducting mining operations in Mindoro and Buiscan and at Monte de Oro in Rizal, articles of incor poration have been fled by the Rizal iron- mining company, a million poso` corpora- tion which will have its headquarters la company arrived here to-day by the 5.5. Cpl. Taverner, a and b Tayler Manila... The company will undertake the Tengo Maru from Shanghai, where they S. Sgte-Kirby, a Hancock, b Tayler
have been appearing for the past four Pto. Watts, & Churnett, b E Braga. mining of iron, an industry which is but it works with immense success. Jars Cpl. Saunders, b. Tayler... its fulancy in the Philippines, besides gold brings with him a high class body of entor-Cond. Tucker, e Chunnect, b Eshcock mining at Monta de Ore. Out of the tainers and his illusions are the latest and S. Sgt. Graham, mal, Taylor.
moet wonderful which have been saan in Mr Edwards, net vut £1,000,000 capital stock of the corporation,
the East. The greatest recommendation Pte. Lashbronk, b Hancock £250,000 has already been subscribed,
of the company is that provided by the crowded houses which have patronised the
Janson brings porformances in the various settlements visited during the tour. with him over 200 pieces of baggage and is accompanied by a corps of tan sistants. Esch night he is in Hongkong a complete Taylor.. change of programme will be given, so that Brass, E there will always be something fresh to soe. Brag
The atcamer Kumeric had a narrow escape from serious injury during a typhoon at Manila last Thursday morning when the bucy to which it was moord "broko away and the vessel, with no steam up, began to drift "slowly towards Piar 5. Customs haunches went out to her rescue but their efforts were unavailing against the big
steamor, which was at the mercy of the. high seas. Finally, when it soomed certain that the big freighter was doomed to strike the pier, the stokers managed to get up enough steam to comble the vessel to turn about and make for an nochorage.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
THE HOUSE RENT PROBLEM.
J, V, Braga, not out G. A. Huncock, not ont... A. BISA... EL. Braga
Chunnett ...
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(To the Editor of the Cuxa Mast."). H. Tayler Sir,-1 hayo read with deep interest D. A. Rose your leading article of last night in cón-! nection with the house rent problem with
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The Chinese are making preparations on a great scale to celebrate the 8th Moon festival, which falls on October 9. The In connection with the elections at ceremony consists, sy the name indicates, Pondicherry, serious disturbances are reof prayers to the Moon, the goddess under ported, fisherman gathering and attacking whose silvery influence all the love-making the gendarmes with knives, firearms, and has been performed since time immemorial, which residents of Hongkong are faced. stones. Two or three policemen were It is a great festival of the Chinese, with the As you say, this is the question of the seriously hurt, and the Gaumandant order.
juveniles of the community with flags and be satisfactorily tackled in some such man ed the men to fire on the mob. Several sul ring of cockers, processions by the hour, and I venture to say that if it could people were killed.
lanteras and music and all the accompanimanner as you suggest, the China Mail Rithy ments of noise. A feature of the festive would earn the gratitude of the whole Crewe
British community for its timoly plea on is the partaking of ♫ certain kind
behalf of radical action by the Government. a delicacy that of cake,
If rants are not soon appreciably lowered prepared and used at the Moon festival. hore, Hongkong will sonu gain an un-
An interesting billiards match between So- grest in the expected demand for enviable notoriety for being the most costly H. W. Stevenson and Lindrum, the them, that hotels and eating houses are place of the East in which to live. And Australian champion, was concluded stars already baking them. "
unpopularity on these lines is fatal to any Melbourne." -Settlement.-Youre, sta...
Can nire be earned?.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
only
The death is spounced of the wife of Mr James McCarthy, formerly, the bead of the Royal Siamese Survey Department, sad, prior to that of the Great Trigonom etrical Survey bf India.
ALBION.
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
A bandsman, in connection with the
"Billiards in Australia.
By special arrangement each braak of the red was limited to 75. and on these teris Stevenson conceded 4,000 in 18,000- !!
The final scores were:-Lindrun 18,000: Stevenson, 14,438.
Tronch Mines, says the Forld, to the 125 miles of one meter guage track shares of which it becently directed atten- have been huil." The total working tion, have paid another quarterly dividend, which makes 70 per cent. for nine months force numbers.4,000 men composed |
of the year A dividend, of 100 per cent of Brazilians. Portuguese, West
for the full year may be regarded as an Indians, Spaniards-and-Italiane, with-sured-but-more-than-this is necessary if 300 Americans Geographically the the price of the shares is to be justified, Non-Canton Insurance Ordinary Meete, country is the same to-day as it was.
ing:
30 years ago, but there is a big
Le Courier Haiphong complains of contrast beween the conditions then the inck of information supplied by Havas, and now. During the previous under the French newsagency which is subsidised takings montis elapsed before, theby Government, regarding the Franco- German crisis and particularly in donnce employees. could hear from home, ting with the terrible accident on "the HONGKONG, TUESDay, Octoɛer 3, 1911. Now the mail renches Santo Antonio Liberté. It is noticeable in this respect from New York in thirty days; the that the people of Indo-China have had to raly for their information as to the pro- Frest of the world is in telegraphic gross events, on the telegrams translated |(cable) communication with Mannos, from the Chine 3fait.
which city is on the Amazon, 80 miles Tun question of the future of from the mouth of the Madeira River, Brazilian rubber is one of growing and from there the news, is sent by importance and interest. Although, as wireless to Porto Velho.. The latter is well-known, there is practically no town, the northern terminus of the limit to the huge forests of wild rubber railway, is four miles below Santo growing in the heart of South Antonio. Also a telephone line ex- America, so far the output has act tends from the termins to points correspondence with some confudemtes in seriously competed with the products along the line of the
Russia, to steal the flag and sall it to A very quiet wedding was recently alterations at No. 53, Queen's Road Central tettle, heavior and stronger than he appear. of the Malay States rubber plantations. Climatically, too, the jungle of the Russia for the sin of €30,000. The plot celebrated in Yokohama, the contracting without Grst obtaining the permission of ed when he beat Hague, and after a spell was discovered and the above sentence was parties being Mr Alan Le François, for the Building Authority, the same not being of foot-work and rope-dancing he indulged First and foremost, this is so because tropics is no whit changed from what insposed after Komatsu had confessed his many years an officer in the servies of the in accordance with the plau submitted. in three rounds eash with Seaman Parsones
"THE OUTLOOK FOR
BRAZILIAN RUBBER.
road.
The custodian of the aval museum
months imprisonment. to, ton
The
Japanese troups at present performing at Bombardier Wells Getting Fit.. the Theatre Royal was charged before Mri F. A. Hazoland, at the Magistracy this The consensus of opinion amongt thoes. morning with behaving in a disorderly and who have seen him at work, says a home His Majesty the King has been graciously noisy manner outside the theatre on paper to hand by the last mail, is that pleased on the occasion of his Coronation to Monday night. The evidence was to the Bombardier Wells is a much improved intimate his intoutien to present portraits effect that he endeavoured to pick a quarrel boxer, and likely to give the world' of himself and Her Majesty the Queen far with a bluejacket named T. Grattuge of champion' a stiffer boat than many would. distribution among primary schools in the H.M.S. Rozario and some troubla arose. have us believe. Surprise would be univer Crown Colonies and British Protectorates. The case was dismissed. Defendant had sal if Walls, did beat Johrison but it is.
a discoloured eye and otherwise före marks at least das to our champion that he of a severe. handling.
Lieut. Stuart Danisa Blair, who goes
in Tokyo has been arrested and sentenced museum preserved as a trophy of the late the retired list of the Navy, served in the Glory, fagship of Eir Cyprian Bridge war, a Russian dag captured at Port Arthur on the China station, from March, 1902, by Japanese scoute. It is believed that to June, 1903, when he was prometed Komatsu, the keeper of the museum, by the same station. arrangeraents had been almost made by lieutenant and appainted to the Cressy, on
should be given every encouragement in the task he has tradertaken. Wells com- Mesars Weaser and Riven, architects; menced his seriona work this week (begin Kurg Sing and Tao Ha Fong, contractors, ning of September) at Eati's Court, and he appeared before Mr J. R. Wood, at thewill have the advantage of several weeks Magistracy this morning, to answer a sum-practice under conditions as close to those mone, at the instance, of the Buildings will obtain on the night of the fight an Authority, for having carried on certain pouble. Wells already looks in good
* of Landon
of the difficulties of transportation, it has been for centuries; the heat guilt..
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, and well-known to After evidence had been heard his Worship and Jack Burns, and showed great impro. and further reason is to be remains the same, the rainfall and
many residents in the Far East, and Miss dismissed tho caso against Mears Weser vement. It is expected that he will also found in the extreme dangers of the humidity are the same, and the
An the Yatching was leaving her barth Gladys Hosken, only daughter of the late and Raves and fined Kung Sing 260 and have the assistance of a coloured heary.
Tama Fong $20.
weight in tis training. Johnson has pat un a lot of weight, and it will take several at Tanjong Pagar Wharf to proceed to Thomas Morland Hocken, and Mrs Hocken, climate of the Ammon territories imminence of tropical cliseases is not Jah, says the Straits Times, nemo difficulty of Dunedin, New Zealand
SUFFERERS TAKE NOTICE weaks of hard training if he is to enter the Wild rubber, as has often been diminished. But a great advance experienced in steering her clear of
THERE is no recensity of your being ring in condition to do his powers fastica. pointed out, has the great advantage has been made over the hygienie the shipping at the wharf ne a stiff breeze
constantly annoyed by a tickling in He went to Paris to take up his training Rear Admiral Spencer Victor Yorks De
the throat, which keeps you coughing and of costing nothing to grow and of conditions" existing in the early dave was blowing shoreward; and it appeare Horsey, who has been placed on the retired disturbs your sleep and rest. Á ̈dono or quarters in the day City, but does not implying no long period of waiting of the Madeira Mare Railway ring to the Bi-Dilata which wa
to those on shore as if she could not avoid list of the Navy at his own request, was two of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will appears satisfied, and has set to start train | before maturity is reached, but these newer theories of infection and newer moored to the East of her Notwitstard or foutenant-of-the-Archer on the eat the phlegm which is the cause of the ing in earnest. He even talks of returning
facts have been more than counter methods of fighting diseases peculiar ing every effort, her stern, in swinging war, and was landed in command of a party
China station during the Chino-Japanese trouble and clear the pinbrary tubes. Forte by all Chemists and Storskeepers. balanced by its inacessibility and the
round, slightly grazed the bow of the
for the protestion of the British Legation consequent raising of the cost of foodpical climes have succeeded the Dilware which, however, sustained no
older. The Company's little hospital damage, but the snapping of the chain at Seoul, July-August, 1804, being present and in the transport of machinery 1,600 miles in the wilderness in which bold the starboard anchor of the at the capture of the city by the Japanese Howover, it is deily becoming more apparent that these problems are being completely equipped with scientific Dilara in place caused the anchor to break Army. He was also instrumental in loosa. One of the davits of the Yatehing rescuing with the boats of the Archer the apparatus and its physicians are
w however wrenched frant its socket and captain and a portion of the crew of the Chinoso crvisor Kwang Yi, which had been and plantera who are at the present experts in combating tropical bent.
destroyed to avoid capture. Ho received maladies.. tine doveting their attentions to the
As to whether the steps which A moving picture plant, the first to be the thanks of the Chinese Government for Reliable Amazon territories have great faith VICTORIA THEATRE. in the future, of Brazilian rubber.to grapple with the problems call the Oriental, Muring Picture Company: in two expeditions, resulting in the captare have been and still are being taken established in the Orient; will be erocied this From October, 1895, to July, 1808, in Manila in the near futuro if the plane at he ileutonaut and commander of the Plover, on thò Cliina station, and took part
callel to a most important project rubber will eventually cause it to Scenes will be taken throughout the islands of a rebel Dyak chief in British North in this connection, namely the con seriously compete with plantation and out out from the plant over The Borneo, January, 1898. He was promoted
Tim. Powell, Id, amadunity solved, anit the capitalists
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Railway, which is being mpidly will not be for some years yet. But may be shown in nearly every town in this Colonial Ofica for servicos rendered, with pushed forward. This railroad is
in any case it is interesting to note Philippines besides in the larger cities of the special commissing for, taking over the China and Japan, Articles of incorpors Kowloos territory, apposite Hongkong. Bauth American Continent, to develop the natural resources of millions of the products of the Brazilian rubber age to which it was stated that it was the due to the offecie of a wound which he forcts into the markets of the purpose of the corporation to manufacturs Fertile acres rich in robber and cacao,
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SPRAINS. accesorios beatles conducting and manag- western Brazil an outlet to the The China Critic states that the doing theatrical agencies and troupon. The PRAINS require careful treatment. Keep quiet and apply. Chamberlain z Atlantic Ocean, thereby facilitating ferred visit to the Far East by the German agencies of the company will be sontture Pain Balm freely I will remove the
between this section of Crown Prince will be aide this Autozon over the entire Orient, branches in lengte and quickly restore piste transportation
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