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THE CHINA MAIL.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1911.
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HOROKONO. Hongkong, April 5, 1911.
NOTICE.
Menus and Clothes.
Intimations.
THEATRE
ROYAL,
CITY HALL,
We were all Britishers on the passenger Mr. Edgar Crammond, F.S.S., is the author of an important article on "The list, wa sailed or a ship which proudly Financial Difficulties of Home Rale" in the trailed the Red Duster astern-so of course October Nineteenth Century. He says:wo had a grievance, and à gumine) "The financial problem with which as Irish grievance. Legislature would have to deal would be, briefly, to make a revenue of about
feeding arrangements. Breaktant and £10,800,000 west an expenditure of about £12,000,000, pins such in amount as it may luncheon were alright, for the bill-of-fare was written out in the phin, unadorned be decided that Ireland shall contribute to Imperial services, and plus the additions! English which makes a bill-posters hoard" expenditure which will be incurred in respecting such a real educational item in the of the working ef the new National British constitutionBat-when the shades aurance Bill in Ireland. How is this deficit of oraning began to gather and in secard to be made up The Irish party haveance with the ingrained conservatism of the plainly intimated their hope and belief race we went below to attire ourselves in that the deficiency or the greater part of the raiment which clo gustom, and con- It-will he made up out of the pockets of sentionality has decread for the dus honour the taxpayers of Great Britain. It is and glory of the meal of the day, a change of serious import came over the artwhile happy scene.
Equally of course it had to do with our Grand Orchestral
expected that Great Britain will make what is formed. à 'generous settle. ment. The Irish party expect to see 818 at the hend of the wedding pre
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EYESIGHT
Vocal Concert TESTING-
INDER the Patronage of H. E. The DOVERNOR & LADY LUGARD and H.E. General and Mrs Anderson.
ON
SATURDAY, November 11th 9.15 p.m.
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MILITARY and STRINGĮBAND
OF
1st Bat. E. O. Y. L. I.
Of course in théno days of tho entents The following Ladies and Gentlemen have corale we all more or less speak, read, or
kindly consented to sppear understand the language of la belle France: some more, some less, and some after the Mrs. GORDON
" Mr DENMAN FULLKE style of the "schule of Stratforde-atte-Dr & MISSCHOVELS M H. 1. Jos Bowe" as they did in Chaucer's day, but that no reason, so far as I can sen, why, our
We dressed for dinner and were address. sonts, Great Britain, a cheque. Well, iced in French by the menu-cards spread is worth attempting to form some conclu- upon the table. THE CHINESE ENGINEERING ANDsion as to the extreme limit to which any MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. body of responsible British statesinon could
go in the direction indicated without be traying the intaresta of British taxpayere. On the basis of Ireland's relativa taxable FINAL DIVIDEND of ONE SHIL-capacity, namely, 5 per cent., it may be ALING per Share, free of tax, bas snid that Ireland's share of the National been declared by the Director of the bore Debt & present outstanding amounts to Company, making a total of 10 per cent £36,000,000. Surely even the Irish people for the year ending 28th February, 1911.
COUPON No. 17 payable on the 2nd would regard it is a generous act if Great November at the Chartered Bank of India, Britain were to mato Ireland a present of Australia & China, and the Fusso-Asiatic her share of the National Debt so that the Bank at Tientain and Shanghai.
Irish Legislatura might commence its career Bongkong, October 31, 1911.
frou.of debt?"
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Dealing with the question of the Irish Ferly Budget, Mr Crammond points out that under Home Rulo Ireland's expen diture may be expected to exceed her ravenue by no less than £4,200,000 per, Aunum; and even if Great Britain forgos"
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digestions should be impaired night, after PRICES 83, 83, 81 & 50 cents. might, particularly in the hot weather, by" wandering what on earth the next.diah. will a like. Of course "Rosbif d'Angis" sa plain sailing But why did the poor" thing lure to masquerade as such, especial- ly on a ship where we invariably sang the first verns of the National Anthem at the close of morning and evening service on Sunday; or as a round-off.to our hi-wookly concerte, and even at our fancy dress enter- thinnents!
I know that ship-life is rather inclined
or remita any payment from Ireland in to uske one torpid and intellectually
rapid, but really the amount of grey brain- matter consumed in trying to discover what Filet de Poisson Murany," or "Fer dreaux rôtie" concealed was something phenomenal
NOTICE.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
FOR Convenience of Passengers,
notified that the Train cermepanding to that leaving Kowloon on WEEK DAYS
INGS at 8.15 A.K.
respect of naval and military services tho Irish Legislaturawwould have to face » deficit of at least £1,209,000 to £1,500,000 The deficit any only be per annum. atisfactorily mat by increased taxation. It may, perhaps, be contended that the annual deficits could be met by loan in- And talking about rati. One night in stead of fresh taxation. It would, of course, the Indian ceas there appeared upon the be possible to resort to this policy, but it card the item Canard sauvage rôtie," would have a most prajudicial effect on I suppose we had all been out East WO had alightly lost Irish credit. Under Home Rule" thers so long. that
our taste for extremely gamey J. dishes. At any rate that unfortunate bird walked into the saloon- and out of it again untouched.
SWATOW WARRONG & CO., would be an immediate increase of taxation
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in Ireland to the extent of at lesat 15 per cent. all round; or, if Ireland, is to discharge her minimam contribution of £3,000,000 per annum to Imperial services, an increase of taxation to the extent of 45 per cent. is equally inevitable.
Ireland," in short, says Mr Cram mond, has everything to lose and nothing to gain by the separation of the two ex- chequera, The Union was never of more value to Ireland than it is at this moment.'
THE STORY OF “PUBLIC. OPINION."
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In the smoking-room later on we got von with the Chef.
Said the unlicensed jester:-"Why did the canard sauvage, this evening remind one of the mummy of Pharaoh Rameses1" A thought strangling alonico ensued: than we gavo itap
***Because it had been too long dead.”:
We drassed for dinner, and going up the
Straits of Mances, you could pick out
Hongkong or a Straits man by their cloth.. Public Opinion, the weekly review of ing. The men from the faland of fragrant stroamer "the rock of the petticoat what won and women say, do, and think, string" ra a broader Chinese translation has entered its second half-century. The" tile of Public Opinion as ruggested-try she has it-imo dewa to dinner in white meas Robert Prol-to George Jacob Holyoaks jackets, looking cool, calm and nu impertor, when be said that England was governed boblo as they do even when they lift.s by opinion." The first number was pub Derby sweep; the men from the Straits dressed in black. And why? Because the 718xhud in 1801
Fair Sex of their steamy, sun-drenched -Whan Public Opinion was young, Lord Palmerston was Prime Minister, the Prince parts have put the taboo on white for gen tleman's evening wine Surely this is Ounart died; King. Edward came of age, another esgary of femiuins runsoning "Thackeray was editing the Cornku; victor which no fellah can understand.
Eugo was writing his famous novel "Lea
THE BABE Miserables," Punch had not attained its jority, the Civil War was raging in the Vaited tates and Abraham Lincoln, waa wrestling to are the Union, Europe was disturbed. from the Baltin to the Mediter #snean, Franco was in Rome and gotika. Venice, Mazzini (and •* arilaldi wern striving to saite, Italy with or without or against the Monarchy."
ASAHI BEER
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In England we find the cotton. famine, controversies about, worden ships seres ironclade, about the incime-tax Church raton, and the Thames Kmbankment. And what men did and said about all thes inatters is daly recorded in Public Opinion.
Eighteen girls of Vasard, Transylvania have been drowned in the Iliyot Alula, OBTAINABLE EVERYWHERE. There local tradition that any young woman who bathes in the river at mid- fight will, by married before the year has expired. Twenty young women of the
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THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANOR SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES." SHEWAN, TOMES & CO., GENERAL MASAGERA HONGKONG.
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FOR THE RAST, TUXTO,
Total Assets Doc. 31, 1910....$494,716,923
Burplus Dividends to: Pokoyholders
1910
Total paid Policyholders 1919 Total Expenses for 1010... Grom earnings from Interesti
and Renta for 1910..... Gross rate of Income from
*Investimenta 1910 Hongkong, May 30, 1911.
A
85,025,459
10,675,157
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No. 2, D'AGUILAR STREET suitable for godown, eto, staly occupied by Vienne 4/ Cafe Com For Particulas and oto.
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