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MEMO FOR TO-DAY, 9.10 p.m. The Arcadians by Band- man per C. at Theatro Royal.
All Europe joins in the condolences extended by the House of Conimous to those bereaved by the catastrophe. In Berlin the Reichstag rose when the President expressed sympathy for Great Britain and the other nations involved, while simi'nr expressions are wired from the other capitals of the continent, the shipping in the various porta half-masting their flags It is the one touch of nature--a sad touch in all verity in this case which makes the whole world kin.
Six cottages have been sold at Staly bridge for 2, which works out at the remarkably low figure of £3 du. Ad. Per cottage..
Yarmouth ecosing justices have refused to give permission for vocalists after church hours on Sundays. to sing sacred songs in the winter gardens
has given the Board of Agriculture Captain Dense, of the 21st Lancers, 210,000 to defray the cost of making experiments for improving the breed of steeplechaser.
„A marrings" has been arranged be tween John Alfred Haskell, of Calcutta, and Agnes Dorothea, eller daughter of the Ince Sir Chaloner Alabaster, Consul General for Ching.
MYNEWS¬OF THE DAY.
Gresh Wastern Railway Company have recently been experimenting with solid oil. fuel.
Moms Hazland and Wolf and the
before Mr Justice, Gemparts, Wong Yes In the Summary Court this morning
coolie contractor, claimed from Lok Hang. trading as the Kwong Fang Shing 8223 as balance due for coolie hire. Judgmane
as given in facour of the defendant
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WEDNESDAY, ÆFF
RIC
Dividend 14 Per Cent.
We are informed that subject to the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., will 27th February, 1912, dividend of M per cone, for the year
SPORTING.
Billiarda.
SOLDIERS" CLUB TOCENAM, NT,
reas to shipping
MACAO NOTES:
(From our vien Correspondent.)
Macio, April 13 Mr Rocarelt, in opening his Proni-
Reliable schoes from the Metropolis that the real issue was whether or not the petition between the Royal Engineers and and the worst is feared in the none future. dential campaign at Washington, declared
The Sfth and sixth games in this com- point to a most-diatrowsing state of affairs. American people were to govern then... were played last evening, Portugal is in unutterable chaos and the selves. President Taft, he said, was afmid The Engineers, commenced play with 10 stand of the sliding oursion is such. to trust the people; such a doctrine as points to the gool as a result of the pre-that the Macao, clergy Amort It would be. that would create a bulwark for special sous four games and last night they secured against their own intereats to foster sunf privileges, and was a dresdfal cue to him,
a useful lead of 175 pointa
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Mr R. E. Bellion and Mr W. Logan
abot now the restoration of the Monarchy, For divers raumen no little anxiety of present obtains among the officers sud men of the local garrison.. hundrum contingity ice, Inat, advices.
Events here have run their coune fa
It is proposed this year to increase the returned from a trip up the const.to-day 1 20 twice, 13 and 15, whilst the losers Were | The indux from Canton within the last few ·
Government gmnt to the Royal Geogra-para Haiching phical Society from £500 to £1950 on -con- dition that the society exhibits to the branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Mr H. Gerry Gardner, of the Shanghai public, tree of charge, its collection of Bank, bag bean transferred to Hankow. limipe
At Culkirk, near Fakenham, the
Among the passengers who loft by the or in ber one hundred and second year. Jeffries, Col. St. John, and Mr F. L death is announced of Mrs. Dinah Sampa Siberia yesterday were Mr B. U. Sho had lived in the lage all her life, and had only been away for a fortnight's holiday once.
... Padlington Town Council is to buy silk hat for the town hall keeper for cluding gold hands, at 309. enck, and two 17, two livery hats for the beadles, in. silk hats for the Puddington Green keep
at 178, each.
Of course the greatest cause fur comment has been the apparent inefficacy of the watertight compart ments. Up to the last moient it was believed that the danger of such a ship as the Titantic sinking after collision had been removed from the region of possibilities. This impression was as universally entertained on shore as on the ship itself, judging by the cables: but the event shows that all man's 'ingenuity and foresight in this respect has gone for naught. What we believed happened was this The Titantie, which, it must be ro- membered, was 45,000 tous burden,ers proceeding at a great speed struck the iceberg with such tremendous force that the intensity of the shock, not only crumpled her bows but buckled up the enormous bull and thus threw out of gear all the delicately poised head doors closing the water-tight futura an establishment for the breeding of machinery which operated the bulk Netca, expects to organize in the immediats The Luchun Pu, ays the Peking Daily
compartments. The impact of such horses. Dr William L Chow, who ro an enormions body as the Titantic will be most probably placed in charge. ceived his veterinary training in France,
Athletic upon an almost inert nass such as Rawian and French Borses will be used for
a three-quarters subnierged ice-berg breeding purposes. must be is so terrific as almost
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. The Ayuis Case at Criminal Sessions. St. Stephen's College Sports, Happy
Valley. 6.15 pm.--H. K. Tennis League Annual
General Meeting-
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, April 20
V.R.C. Sprits Happy Valley... 7.30 p.Vojuntoer Reserves Dinner 7.45 p.m.-H.K. Football Club Annual
Dinner.
0 p.m.-Smoking Concert at Engiagers
Institute.
SUNDAY, April 21 --
9.-Excursion to Macao.
| Mosday, April' 22—
Noun Hongkong Schools
Sport 3.p.-Sale of Crown land at P.W.D.
TUESD1Y, April 23 - St. George's Day.
Ston-Union Insurance Menting. 12.80 p.m.-ins Traders Meeting. 6.15 p.m.- H.K. Horticultural Society's
Meeting
THURSDAY, April 25:-
Princess Victoria Alexandra's Birthday
(Princess Mary) (1697). 3 p.m.-28th Punjabis' Sports, U.S.R.C.
Ground.
SATURDAY, April 27
19, p..-Hongkung Gymkhana Club
Meeting. 9p.n-Raymond-the Conjurer at the
Cuy Hall
TUESDAY, April 30:-
The Chinx Mail
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Mr A. M. Townend, late Manager in London of the H. and S. Bank, has been received in audience by the Emperor of Japan. He lately received the Third Clas of the Order of the Rising Sun,
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boon appointed a member of the Sanitary We learn that Mr Chan Kai-ming has
Board, in succession to Mr. Lau Chu-pak: On March 27, shortly before the who has resigned. Mr Chan is one of the Viceroy body farewell to Calcutta,
most popular Chinese residents in the lightning struck the flagstaff over Govern-Colony, which is the place of his birth and pint House, ring the tag to latters, education, and his appointment will.com. This rus-leoked upon as a signifiennit and general approbation. omen by the natives....
Corpl. Rogan and C. S., M. Tatton were the first to go to the table. The R.E. held the upper hand throughout winning by 106 paints. The winner's best breaker 10, 11 and 17 twice. The second game ful, Sapr. Morgan boating Bergt. Heath by w the RE representative again success 30 points. Morgan made breaks of 10, 11, 13, 18 and 10 and Heath only two of 10.
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Hongkong C. C. Tennis: Tournament
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Below are the latest scores in the "Hong- kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament which is in progress :—-
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BIDOL HANDICAP "B" class Third Round.-W. H. Vivash, owes 13. beat Lt. H. P.. Norwood, RN, reo 2/6,
was 15, beat fr. Miskin, owes 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. Lb. A.. U. Collis Browne,
||26, 36, 6-1, 6-1; · ·
ya han Iwan abeormally large and steady munition found on passengers when innd- and the number of revolvers, and aut
Lug has swelled a pace. I regret, however, haring to chronicle a daring cass of barglary in which the police night favo displayed more activo, cunicarne as two o'clock yesterday morning the inmates
Rocha, were surprised by the mysterious of certain promises in the Calçada da
entrance of four intraders who made away with a trank and a quantity of pewter before they recovered from their aurprise. Roused by the alarm they then raised the neighbours, who were at the door grievance. Not so the constable on the in their night shirts inquiring as to their
beat in the street, balaw who was leisurely ~DOUBLES HANDICAP, "y" class."
at-iking up the small'inclina, nor's member S.cond Round:-H. M. Webb and C. the secred service who was cazlice on the, Baker, rec 2/5, beat Lt. H. G. Faris, Racene and most laughably attempted to and Lt. F. 8. Wiltshire, R.A., ows 10/2, reassure the gathering by displaying a re 6-2, 7-6, J. Hop and R, P, Thursßeld, volver. It was noticed that the guardians ow" 15, beat R.-F. Long and C. N. G. of the serce made no effort to follow up Captain Hubert Lynes, who has jast Walker, rue 1571, 8:2. 64. M. M. Mans the miscreants. It is surprising that a
at Hankow, was recently promoted to lis of the China Squadron, for service ashore and E. J. MaeNalty, rus 15/1, 6-0, 15-0, been appointed to the Minotaur, fagship and G. Miskin, rue 4/6, beat I. M. Whyte locality so extended and isolated should be
preesat rank from command of the sloup in the Fleat for nearly 25 years, and at, his Cadohu în China waters. He has served
promotion examination took four firsta.
Major C. W. Davoy, Royal Engineers; In the basin of the Lamer, a small has been placed under orders for duty in to baffle computation. The mind tributary of the Amur, gold Helds were Hongkong, in relief of Major St G. B. S. recently discovered which at first were Caulfield, whoss tour of daty at this station hesitates in front of such a proposition seer.tly worked by 300 Russians, Chinese, expires at the end of the year. Major Davey, and gives up the attempt to frames and Koreans. At present there are three who is Staff Officer to the Chief Engineer satisfactory formulae. But this weld prospecting parties on the fields ro-Irish Command, is at present stationed in reported further finde A large number of War during 1902, being present at the presenting various companies, who have Dublin. He served in the South Africa gold finds have also been made on the operations in Orange River Colony right bank of the Lower &mur,
January to May 1902, and operations in Cape Colony, January 1902, Queen's Metal with 4 clasp
are sure of: in a collision such as this between the brute force of inanimate Nature and the work of man's hand, -no matter how gigantic that work The fire which occurred on the Pacifis may be the superiority of pre-Mail steamer Manchuria while lying in San Ponderating force lies with Nature Francise harbon on March 18, broks out and man and his work must go under, It is a sobering reflection, humbling
CORRESPONDENCE...
ST: JOHN'S CATHEDRAL...
(To the Editor of the “Caisa Mät"}, Sir-Some time ago I was asked to act as Hon. Secretary and Treasurer in the matter of an address and presentation to
Golf
CAPTAIN'S 'CUe.
Rev. Foster Pepy.... *Mr. F. Hattisga *Mr, A. R. Austip... Mr J. W. Stewart... air Bulmer Johnson Mr A. MacKenzie... Mr W. B. Hinds... Captain Spiser Mr R. E. O. Bird. Mr M. M. Mas Mr E. L. Arnold Major Cauliaid
TIE FOR CUP.
Rev. Foster Pegg... +Mr F. Harrison... Me J. W. Stewart... Mr Bulmer Jahnson Mr J. D. Kinnaird Mr M. 4. Murray... Mt A. W. We
W. Walkinshaw Mr A. MacKenzio Captain Spicor Major Canifold MrE. L. Arnold
TIE. FOR FOOL †54 Entries.
40 spanely watchel I understand that bitter complaints have been addressed to the Fulice Authorities.
It is interesting to observe ancient survival. The ages of Faith, bie 77+1-78 diaeval superstition purified to a great
modern. education
ad
14-18-78 93-15-78 extent by 97=18-79 clerical learning, passionate belief ar- 91-1279 hibited publicly, piety without human 9212-80 9233pect, vore all shown, reproduced, and 02— 0.83 | commemorated in lest- Holy Week's care- 2-18-83 monies and especially this Good Friday. 1051887 The services in the Cathedral were attended 106-16-90
33-28 by a vast congregation and it is difficult to
give any ides of the earnestness and slu curity shown by so many people of all d. In the afternoon the Procession 77178. .96—18—78 of the Sepulohrs" left the secred pils at 97-1879 balf past four Hundreds of people lined 91-12-29 the route, and every available window O 89980
844-80 the line of the procession was crammed 81 182 with worshippers and sightseers. Many of ̧ 92-3-63 the latter expremed their wonder at the $29,-83 evident: Faith which prompted a spectacle-
13m 588
106-16-00 8o unusual now a days. The fact is, the present day, priests of Macao RTO FERY different from the "slack" and sinecurist clergy of formor days. A little per ocution
"TAZ "PINCKNEY CUPAN
in the No. 6 hold but was subdued before it could spread to other holds. The structural damage to the ship consists of 1a.m.-Extraordinary General Meut-
ing of the E. Colten, Spinning to our pride, and disturbing to those four deck stringer plates and 18 dock Weaving and Dyeing Co.
of little faith. Yet it is by such broken. Considerable damage was done beans buckled.or bent, and 25 deck plates catastrophes as these that man wins to the cargo in the hold by water and to a higher level of resource, ingenuity smoke.
The competition for the above Cup, is a capital incentive to real devotion and renewed confidence in his powers
Bar, F. T. Johnson before his departure which has been ia progress for several and sinceri y. The rather crude coffin The French farmers living in the vi- from this Colony on 7th May next. to eventually mould the forces of cinity of Farman's nerodroms have brought
mouths over the dew course at Fan Ling, containing an effigy of the Saviour of I sent out a circular approved by the has resulted as follow.
Mankind was carried on the shoulders nature to do his bidding and obey a legal action aginst Mr Farman with the Church Body to Restholders and sub-r A. W. W. Walkinshaw 83+ 1=84)
of men who are not accustomed to his behests. Marine architecture, we object of having him, prohibited from scribers; now it has come to my kour.
carry physical bardens. The figures of those women who stood at the foot of the may be sure, will be profoundly allowing any aeronaut to fly lower than 658 ledge that several of these circulars have
Cros, some ninetoon handred add yours affected by the accident, and if bancea caused by the too frequent passager
feet from the ground, owing to the disture day, ad Task if you will kindly K. M. Cumming...
insert this letter in your paper. THE TITANIC DISASTER."
ago, were far from artistic but they were it lends to the devising of a
beg to request those who may wish to add
I have received many replies and new MFG. M. Dalgety
the expression of za enduring belief in their names to the list, to send to me more perfect system for keeping
Christianity, A procession, of this kind Ics is the greatest terror of the
instructive, not only to the poor and simple, North Atlantic and most of the afloat the Leviathans which it has be
51 soon as possible.
but to those of us, who, rightly or wrongly. think ourselves more learned, more ex- tragedies which have appalled the come the rage to build these days, world in connection with that stormy the victims of the Titantio will not
than our poor neighbours of ancient, great lightened, more polished and accomplished ocean have been solely attributable bave died in vain.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
voying to the Far East during the It is neat & that there is now no ship past two days is one of the most in the British Navy without a temperance distressing on record. Here we have society on board.
a magnificent vessel of 45,000 tons,
the largest ship aflant, built regardless
of seroplanes over the land. The case. which will be tried shortly by the French Courts of Justice, is exciting a great deal
of interest among eviators everywhere...
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Yours faithfully,
ALFRED BRTER.
PORTUGAL AS IT STANDS.
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8701 91.91
102-12-00 106-12-13
105-12-23
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the course.
"WUCHOW NOTES.
and apparently mean present actuality. They say perhaps who known l-be nearer to ultimate Truth then the wiacet of un who was it said that probably one might learn more tion Calvary then from Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh or Heidelberg f
Thiah (rain 45 thought lands me ✔ few days back to Palm Sunday BETAnga perverse new nf, taste shown persoon employed, perhaps only
Conditions:-The aggregate of the three The address is in the ore, (Leigh and best scores to count. Mr. T. S. Forrest met with rather shock when the Marada Road Central, for signature before May 4, 6, 4, 8, 4, 6, 5, 4, 542; 4, 5, 3, 4, 4, 5, Many of the Europeans in Sandakan Orango. Prines's Buildings. 1 Des Vœux handed in a card of 80 made up as follows:
left, anya the B.N.B Herald. As is always. | Ist." The custom, seretal people came down to the boat to see friends off and have "A last cold drink," and when on siguirig's chit for what drinks they may have had, wary informed that ne more chita would
(From Our Own Correspondent) haallowed, but that cash on delivery" would bs the rule bouceforth "Noodless
Everything here seem a quiet as in (Trandates for the "CHINA MAIL"); The cargo of silk shipped on board to say this caused a great deal of feeling
former times. With the exception of the M, M. Co.'s 6.8. Dumbes, which left this am-ng-t old babitues of the N D.L. steam shoot out, so affairs in Portugal promise city ons sould sarealy man that the Blossoms in spring are beginning to fact that we see more soldiers about the of expense, fitted out in n style of Lyons on the 13th April.:
port on the 12th ultimo, was delivered iners to have always had chits and pridan imminent change which is fast ar goremment bad changed hands-judging porarily, by a government which itself lavish luxuriance unknown before,
them immediately on being asked to do so.
preaching. The red and green are fading from outward appearaticos. But the and, to use the current phrase of the
Information was received in Colombo and the white and blue are brightening. authorities seem to be on the lookout for may be only temporary, was admirably na March 29 that a fire bad broken out hour, "expressing the last word in
the steamer Zinnis, on ber voyage Arriaga. The prominent republicans soldiers on either side of the city. Convite good take whi
Theophilo Brags hates his successor truble as they still have a strong guard of exhibited in the day for question. The marine architecture," on her maiden Headwaters Mining Company of Baguio Comorin. Arrangements wore accordingly. been despised by the populacs. The mai. the interior. From Wachaw also the transform the Christian Fenst of f
from Calcutta to Bonalbay, when off Cape Almeida and Machado dos Santos, have since ditions seem to be gradually improving in new-sulars of the Cath voyage.from-Liverpool to New York, in fact that Hookong-ban being, made to send nasistance, and the ority (if not the whole) of the Navy is meeting with an ice-berg, crumpling discharge the mortgage on the property The Zinnia was in Colombo on February all the provinces are waiting the latter weeks ago. Traffle between": "b're and which the highest Gayern piens.
steam launel: Lady Incheapo dispatched sympathizing with Fairs Conceiro and in 16 laat, having arrived from Natal with a eargn of coal for the P. and D. Company, and she sailed for Calcutta on the 28th of cargo of coal on board, it is presumed the same month. As she reports having
Manila papers contain a contradiction have withdrawn their support from, tn of he report that Hongkong ospitalists
plied the bulk of the funds necessary to
up, and sinking, carrying with her and to resume operations. into the watery depths of occan nearly fifteen hundred human souls. No
Some sterling good advice was tendered wonder Mr ASQUITH, in conveying Horse Distillery, in a recent address to his by Mr P. Jeffrey Mackis, of the White
the ghastly intelligence to the House workmen in Glasgow He traced the that she loaded at the fadian capital and Bijou Scenic Theatre, of Commons, said that he was afmid case of the present uniest in labour sailed for Bombay. The Zinnia belongs
FLOWER STREET.
members would have to brace rets, and pointed out the remedies which to the Stag Lins and was built in 1000, themselves to confront one of there tarif raform, free trade, trade unions,
should be applied. He dealt with taxation, her gross tonnage being 3,842, 17. EVERY EVENING 18 terrible events in the order of Provi-sociality, and, expressed hope that the dence which Unfiled foresight and workingmen would soon come to see that
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appalled the imagination," There is labour and not the present
donbt that sneli a catastrophe us this makes the whole world blench improved all moond.. with horror, for onco again is man impressed with the fact dat he is brit
puny creature Nature and her gigantic forers We
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DOL
WHY COLDS ARE DANGME Vyou know that of s
Bays the Bangkole Times:-Mr Los grave arrived in Bangkok a couple of
ngo, having walked no zon
triumphant entry foto the Capital.
Affovo Coste has flod to Switzerland to be seen in Lisbon any more. A regular suffering from tuberculosis and is not likely shaon prevails amongst the republicans and the Zacari ille fort of Douro will
orbs of piracies and robberies are not into the non-religi early so frequent
wory for Family" was shown
Sheds Shal la comparatively safe po
bara celebrated. Falm Sunda bar fom the coast some wine but at lar edition
All the refugeeing foreigners have been pisnic and s apmetnou
We are sorry to learn that Mr Alexander none have gone back to the interior places, chan W. Cross, conimissioner of customs at thiữ port, has been trusferred to Shanghai. He
and the inno cent prisoners will not leave the ports however, juntas
kite, and blas
deliad;
| having just returned from home
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