THURSDAY MAY 9, 1912
BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH.
[COPYRIGHT.] CHESTER CUP RE- SULT.
Routers Service to the Ching Mail)
LONDON, May 8. The result of the Chester Cup Race- 24 miles at Chester-was! -----
Kathle
Clarenceux
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with Annan ... The betting was 8 to 1-against Batblen, 7 to 2 against Clarenoenx, 9 to Ingninat Sonth Annan.
Twelve mn; one length and a half haween first and secoüil; one length dividing second and third,
FIGHTING IN RHODES.
TURKS. ENDEAVOURING TO.. ESCAPE.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 9. Reuters correspondent at Rome telegraphs that the Italians have captired Vali in Rhodes. of Turks endeavoured to escape ia A number
-boats..
THE FENCE IN MOROCCO.
43,000—MEN– IN—ARMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
Boxnox, May 9.
Reuter's Paris correspondent states that, with the French reinforcemonts- in Morocco. the total is brought up
·to 48,000.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
RESULT STILL UNCERTAIN.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Losnoy, May 8 The final returns from Maryland. show that Mr. Rocsevelt has won by s majority of one only, which leaves the chances in the election as uncer- tain as before.
The campaign continues to be con- aucted with extreme heat, and as there is now a definite split between the Republican factions, there will probably be, in consequence, two
eparate Cementiqzza.
VALIDATING MIXED MARRIAGES.
·RESOLUTION IN THE REICHSTAG.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 3.
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A Resolution has been introduced in the Reichstag urging a Bill to validate "marriages between whites and natives in all German Protec- torates.
STATESMEN IN A
SUBMARINE
Rauter'a Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 9. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Churchill, accompanied by Mr Balfour, made a cruise at Weymouth in the latest submarine.
MINERS' EXPENDITURE STRIKE PAYMENT.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.).
LONDON, May 8.
A statement made by the financial secretary of the Northumberland Mizers Association shows that the expenditure in the course of two and quarter years has exceeded the in some by £160,000, including £70,000 paid during the recent strike.
"THE MINIMUM WAGE AOT.
FIEST DECISION DISPUTED.
Reuter's Service to the China Meil.)
LONDON, May 8.
[COPTNIGHT.] LATEST HOME CRICK T.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May S.. Notta beat Australians by six wickets; Yorkshire beat Marylebone by two wickets and Somerset defeated Sussex by six wickets
THE ALICE MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL
THE CHINA MAIL.
R. G KNOWLES IN HONGKONG..
To the Theatre Royal last night Mp»«T¢‚ ̈ G. Kalan, the colebrated Amerima comedian made his dabur batore" a "Hong kong audience. He recaivat avory Wann reception from an audience which was nos a large as it ought to have boun, and 100 which he rapt in perfect humour 100 throughout the evening. To listen to Mfr 100 Knowles for
U fow, minutos 100
is fully tu understand the reason t
The Evh. Treasures of the Alive Mumorint and Affilmstuck Hospitais begy to acknowlodger with thank the following onations to the funds of the Hospitals, being collections on Hospital Sunday :- Butterfeld & Swire "Hongkong & Sh Bay Bank g Corpu
Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd. Ries & Ca
E, D, Sansein & Co. D. Son & Co., L. II. Skot
Sandar On C, of New York J. W. Bolles"
Avent Northern Telegraph Co.
The South Africans beat Derbyshire-O Pasage Money Fun i
Ainho'd, Karbery & Co.... by seven wickets,
Asiatic Petroleum Co., Lal.
England beat The Rest" by an Carlowitz Co. inning and thirteen ruas,
| Thom, Cook and Sons.
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P. & O. COMPANY AND J. D. Hutchison & Co.
THEIR SEAMEN. ›
(Reuter's Service to the Chind Mail.)
LONDON, May
The Peninsular and Oriental Company, in their reply to a further deputation representing the varices Sesmen's Unions by which they were unable to pointed out that the real object of the comply with the men's demands. They
Union's wish to substitute white seamen for Indian crews-which impos sible in the tropies would mean that the Company would require 19,000 whites, while if this measure was appli- el to all British skips 50,000 Indians would be displaced.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
(Wah Ts Yat Po's Service.)
PEKING, May 9,
Bung Hi Ling, the minister of the Financial Department, has beenne gotiating with the Foreign financial representatives, and it is reported that the negotiations are going favourably. Youn Shib-kai intends negotiating with the representatives personally on financial matters."
Tang Shaoyi una been censured by the Consultative Chamber for his failure in the Foreign Loan negotiations
SHANGHAI, May 9.
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The cruiser Hai Chi bas started
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THE NEW CHINA.
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100 his world wide popularity. He is
#100uminato actor, with a great gift
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50 of mimiers and having the culty, highly 30developed, of knowing how far to go with 30 his audience, what to do, and how to do it. towards making them rory "much 50 amused. He neither plays to the gallery
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lings"-which, probably, today is one and
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the same thing. Me Knowice is also a facialCHEMYST
Kartinta of great talent. To hear him talk is
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a delight, to hear himsing, 'souroo of great
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pleasure, and to soa him danca is to be filled
50 with an agreeable, sense of amusement at
DRUGGIST.
-50 the case and destenicy with which, this We use none but the purest
truly great comedian-(not now so young
25 as he used to be!) "tripping it lightly Drugs obtainable, and have
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Knowles gave of her bare sud mes with an experience of many years. FOR PLASTER WORK AND REINFOR
a very cordial and well-merited re-
ception. His study of "Life ou
Liner" introduood what was happily Physicians 20described as "Casiat conceptions of quaint
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characters in quaint conversation," and it 25was truly inimitable, and, in ita way, quita equal to the best efforts of the late George Grosmith. Later in the programme, Mr
Prescriptions Carefully made up.
PATENT MEDICINES,
2 Knowles gave several songs, among which 15-1-was-his-well-known dittyKyay" Utila |
-bit added to what you've got, inakis just a little bit more," which he sang excellent WE ly introducing a truly voluminous amount
Lord William Cecil's Great Educational of patter of a A very whimsical naturo. Mr
Scheme.
Rov. Sir David Hunter Blair..
This lunchop party was to give an opportunity to Lord William Ceil to put forward a idea which may have far-reaching results in the new era of found in China a university in which the Eastern civilisation. It is a proposal to learning, the philosophy and the ideals of Western civilisation may be put at the service of the Chinese people.
WANT and if care and attention will ensure it,
Knowles still lead in his own peculiar will have Your Confidence t lize, and is unquestionably one of the greatest comedians of the day.
WATKINS, Ltd.
The other members of the Company. which is travelling ander the auspices of Mr Maurice Bandmann, are well selected, all being highly talented. Miss Marie Terry sang three vary pretty songs CHEMYSTS &
Apron Strings," Italian Love" The Starlight Maid all of them having pretty "catchy " aire.
And
and
Miss Winifred
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The Chinese Ambassador and a largs number of distinguished people interested in the Far East were the guests of Sir Henry Lunr and the directors of the Cruising Company at a luncheon at the Hotel Cell on the 10th ult, says the Daily Chronicle, to meet the Rev. Lord William Cecil. Among those pre sent were Lord Saye and Sele, the Earl of Hardwicke, Tord Eversley, Admiral and all admirably suiting Miss Terry's Sir Massie Blomfold, Major-General Sir delightful soprano voice, which is of wor Charles Scott, the Hon. Sir Richard Solo-derful flexibility and which she knows how mon, the Bishop of Birmingham and the to use to advantage.
Johnstons, described as the "Kubelik of 81, Queen's Road Central. the Banjo," proved herself to be a perfect "master" of that not particularly tuneful. instrument. Her performants of "Home, Sweet Home" was exquisite and was very were tery funny in their "burn," which highly appreciated. Terry and Bentley took the form of what was described As a "mirthful melange" antitled "The Lord William Cecil was under no illu. Cadets in which there was a lot of ex- sion regarding the weaknesses, the vices cellent funnioition introduced, and in which and the errors which may be fogad in Mr Bentley was aiment “weird” in his our-Western condition of civilisation, contortions. Other members of the Com- and it is not his proposal that an attempt pany who took part were Messrs Kelly and should be made to transplant all those Ashby, whose acrobatic performance, ca conditions in the Far East. He paid a titled the Bounding Billiardists," was just tribute to China na the home of a extremely good and was greatly enjoyed. great race, which was in the full stik- From beginning to end, the progra:nme light of an Eastern civilization while wa was delightful, and we strongly recommend glimmer of what we now posses, mud to Knowles and the other talented arlistea, were groping our way forward to some a visit to the Theatre Royal to see Mr to the China Mail.)
a people who thousands of years ago who intend to appear, every evening, ex TOKIO, May 9. posscard great leaders of learning, inven- cept Sunday, until the 13th inst.—Monday Baron J. Kikuchi and Baroh K. tion, art and industry. He gava.a re evening includad.-- Kitagaki have been appointed Privyspectful admiration also to the idealism Councillors.
of Oriental religion.
Wang Hin, the commander at Nan- king, bos proposed to Yuan Shib-kai to start the national boods in the Empire instead of borrowing Foreign loans. Yuan has ordered the suggestion to be dealt with first by the state Department and afterwards by the Consultative Chamber,
NEW JAPANESE PRIVY COUNCILLORS.
(Independent News Agency's Service
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Toxin, May 8. Prince Waldemar, who is visiting Japan, was invited to dinner at the Imperial Court, and received the highest degree of the Order of the Chrysanthemum.
THE NAVAL MAN- OEUVRES.
THE KING FOG-BOUND.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
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BCOTTISH SPORT. has established a new regime, and has entered into the great family of nations
(From Our Own Correspondent.) which belong to what we call Western
EDINBURGH, April 18. civilisation. No doubt them must be a For the second time in eight days, Clyde great period of confusion, for no great were disappointed. Their chief ambition change takes place with simplicity was the Cup, and In that they were RE-UPHOLSTERED China must make her way forward by doomed to failure; but they did cherish experiment, and she must try what part sincere hopes that second place on the AND of our civilisation is suitable to her vast League table would be theirs, to the ex
ness and conditions. It béhoves all seri-
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ous leaders of thought in the Westernclusion of their nearest-and shall we By world to see that Chins learns the best however, denied thom, for Celtic declined
dearest neighbours Second place in, BY A things wo hard to offer and leaves the worst alone.
to surrender a great "home" record at TRAINED the demand of Kilmarnock, and Clyde themselves, made a quite unexplainablo | STAFF OF stumble against the Hearts.
***I have no patience," he said, "with people who think that civilisation is a mere accident. We live in an age when thought dominates. The great hope of
the world lies in two things-religion and
It is possible that four clubs will finish
UPHOLSTERERS
with equal points at the bottom of the AND,
LONDON, May 8. Crowds gathered at Weymouth yesterday, despite the fact that the rain and fog obliterated the fleet. education.**
table-Raith Rovers, Hilmarnock, St. Disappointment was expressed at the animated by religious and educational
He urged therefore that English people, | Micron, and Queen's Park. non-arrival of the King, who was fog-gus, should visit the new Republic of and Wilcox Athlete in the final for the Queen's Park Strollers defeated Baboock "bound at. Yarmouth, Isle of Wight.
China and come into contact with the Scottish Amateur Cup: Johnstone. won leaders of the regime. The greatest step to bring about a union between Eart and Weat would be to found a university in China na à centre of thought and Western culture...
THE KING AT WEYMOUTH.
Aviators" Wonderful Work.
LATER,
The Chinese Ambassador warmly wel-. comed the idea, and said that China need-
the Consolation Oup from Galston and Hibernians defcated St. Bernard in the final for the East of Scotland Shield.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION... Celtic Kilmarnock, 0, -- Heart of Mid-Lothian. 9; Clyde, 1. QUOOD' Park; 3; St Misted, 0. Raith Borers, 3. Falkirk, 0. Motherwell, 2 Aberdeen, 0. Morton, Airdrieoniana, 0.
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The South Wales District Board, The King has arrived at Waymonth.ed nothing more then such a scheme ne of which Lord St. Aldwyn is chair. Sunshine prevailed, though there was and he hoped that in fires there would Heart, &; Ranger, L
this. There are 18 provinces in China," man, hus, given its first decision still hazy weather. His Majesty sailed be a university in each one of those pro- under the Minimum Wage Act through the Saluting Fleet, while vast vinces, from which the Chincas race granting the underground labourers crowds were on the shore. The King would learn all that is best in the reli an advares of three-pence per day hoarded and hoisted the flag of the gious and educational philosophy of the The men are dissatisfied, and a con
Neptune. Aerance of the Miners' Federation has
English people. been summoned."
ABORIGINE'S BRAVERY.
ALBERT MEDAL AWARDED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 8.
AN ENGINEER'S BRAVERY.
Bangers Celtia. Clyde. Partick Heart
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How a ship's anzinear Look his lie in Dundee
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On the orsion of the visit will be inaugurated the re-organisation of the Homa Fleet into first, second, third and fifth battle squadrous. The vessels participating in the manoeuvrea Ars
his hands and dished into a lomas of blazingAirdrieonians valued at seventy million serling
The new 13,6 guns ars to be tested oil in a burning petroleum steamer was flamilton Aesda. this afternoon, and a mimic battle will for the Protection of Life Iron Fire Hibernana
heard recently at Singapote. The Society Third Lanarke i take place between fleets commended awarded £10 and a silver medal to H. Rats Bevers
3Lithocall respectively by Admirals Callaghan and Hors, engineer in the steamer Spondus Kilmarnock. It is garetted that the Albert Jellicoe
The vessel, which was carrying 8,300 tons Queen's Park Medal has been conferred on an The naval aviators made magnificent of petroleum split might fire while in the Bb, Mirren... aboriginal of the Roper River, Aus-nights, four stuering compasses being Indian Ocown. It was impossible ta lannoli
alla for saving the life of a police picked up from the rooper, who was talking him to theuch ease. Mr Graham White and
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