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THE CHINA MAIL.
in the extension of the Manila Rail- road Company's lines. The Philip- pine Railway Company "added · 27 miles of open line during the year. At the end of the year there were in" alf: 1100 tailes of ling authorised, az miles constructed and in operation, 31 miles constructed and not in operation, and 315 miles to be constructed. The report. contains many details of different parts of the railway system, into which it is not necessary to enter. It concludes by saying:-"The results of operations of the several railroad lines show that the material prosperity of the islands in railway earnings last yeur coutinnes, and the probabilities
NEWS OF THE DAY."
WWE RAMBLING NOTES:
.M.S. Tania has gone to her old | While the most lumortant evenà ôf the- anchorage in the harbour again.
wock, from ʼn ngticual point of view, bas undoubtedly been the Peking - Sonsa- bastion," used by the news that two
Sir Frederick Login), KCMG.,
British West African Association.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1918.
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
GENERAL
TIGER AT SZE FILLION.
Thorchoolmaster of Sao Village, in the district of Sai Kung has reported to the police that on August at a tiges Më E. Cornewall Lowie, assistant Post- | took away ond, of his pigs.. The Amistank
Retires on Pansion.
not return to the Calony.
-
seen. the astmal was not found,
ecepted the honorary membership of the tunerals had had their heads lopped off master General of Hongkong who for Districi Offer id a party of men wenk eather hastily by Yuan Shih Nal, the hesith reasons "want home on leave last in search of the tiger on the following avent of most importance locally has cer- The police recantly raided No. 112 tainly been the atrocious tragedy area, has been retired on pension, and will morning, but though traces of it were.
Dub-Beth Liland, as the Foreigner culle Queen's Road. Wast and disevered a larg, or Cheong Chau as it has been namurt
Me Lewis's molunial experience extendal near period of about 35 years, the quantity of materials which, it is alleged, our time immemorial by the Chinese.
greater part of this tipne bo`ng a out in the were used in the manufacture of bombs.
West Indien. He took up the appointment which he has just väosted in April 1899, and during his residence in the Clony made a large circle of friends who will
Chemical were seized which the Garern- ment Analyst, Mr Browne, asid were high- explosies. In connection with the raid twelve man appeared before Mr Irving st the Magistracy, and were remanded in contody.
I be
COMPANY MEETING.
A
KHANG TÙNG NIWE
THE WOMEN'S FESTIVAL,”
Everybody knows, that the seventh aven-
"On the latter I have a fewyreinarka to maks. They may not have the effect I desire, but, on the other hand, they may,You never can tell as G.B.S. anys, what effect may be produced when much regret the reason which made bising of the maranth month, old reckoning, you take it upon yourself to humbly prof-retirement nessary and with him a apbedy in the groat festival for Chinese maidens, What is done is called "praying - Har fer to the powers that be.
restoratin to health. Mr Lawn, took`n great interest in St. Andrew's Church wisdom," and, with the Chinese women in This morning at about 11 o'clock a
the past, the "wisdom” marab songht after. I want the authorities to seriously | Kowloon, whore he was lay reader. | are that it will continue indefinitely."frs broke out in a Chinese house ›pest-
i« clarornews with the needle kod threed... Under the influence of American the Standard Oil Company's, officer at bostir themselves in the proper direction
The mid arouing has just - passol," "Tha Kennedy Town a quantity of shavings that inch an atrocitos tragedy › na
experience of the Festival has abown thab activity, and, with the assistance of on the verandah becoming ignited. The courred last Monday- will have little
(education, and the ** nam timen "- bare noð American money, the Philippine Is-Fire Brigade was summoned, and with ubance of occurring again, without, as feast, thown at vel stations being
materially changed the feeling of; tha fands are certain to play a very im-the new motor tender made a very smart
women and girls in regsed to this festival. takis soine step towards
It in mid that the Bosiones people," who |portant part in the evolution which is ort, but before their arrival the Are able
had been extinguished by the tenants. of ceuring immediate assistance.
anally prepared the things that are callesă going on in the Pacific area. The the house.
hieve it is innocenry that the police
for at this time, because of the supposed fores on sucks islands should be increased,
change in ideas, did not, as in formes development of education which has
for their strength in that respect seems taken place in the islands during
We hear the "China Times" (Tine to be sufficient. What will require to be
days, make anything like a extensive properations, supposing that there would recent years has made available asia) says, that a letter was sent from here done, however-and with all the more large amount of very efficient native recently and no les a sum than forty ning last if these troublox times are by con labour, and in engineering and in-postage at the rate of One Penny per Ouncetion in operation between the outlying
pounds sterling (old) was paid thereon in time--will be to have electric communics-director, F. T. Chapple, manager, F. W. dustrial establishments the greater from which our local statisticians will heislands; the mailaud and Hongkong... part of the work is done by Filipinos.able in their spare time to calculate the weight of the letter which we think bids
This step will involve not a little out- far to be the recurd letter ever "posted. lay, but it will be amply justified if it whether in or out of China. Perhaps some sinds to prevent such terrible gagílies an of our readers can gy better than this. If the sue all base been deploring. by Can we shali bu glad to hear from them.
Indians-subjects of the British Empire were lost in a struggle against great oddy while defending their posts.
THE CHEUNG CHOW PIRACY.
"
Latest Particulars.
which the lives of three brave and useful
A for
at the national sensation
The Garrison Staff Mess wax again crowded last evening, the occasion being another of their popular Whist Drives, A programme of music added a tine finish to the evenings amusement. The prize Icking it has long before now at least winners were Ladio, 1st Mrs Harmanto all appearance considerably abated. 2nd Mrs Alp; 3rd Mrs Wall; 4th Mrs Murolay: Hidden number, Mr Miliner. Gent, Ist Mr Coy., 2nd Mr Seccombe; 3rd 3ft Leech; 4th Mr Avenal 5th Mr-Alp 8th Me Hurle; Hidden number, Mr Rich arden.
Williams. Powell;. Zimited..
The elevenals ordinary poneral meeting of the shareholders of Messrs. Williams Powell, Limited, was held this morning the company's premises, Des Vieux Roui Central. Mr. H. J. Oelge. chairman of directors, presided, and there were also present Mowera. G. C Maxné, Scapheta, I. Guy, H. Mauricio and H.
Perey Smith.
much smaller demand. It has been, fund, however, that neither education.
nora Republican Government has altered the habit of the people in this regard, mod' so the ato kon ale was quito insufficient to meet the demands made on the shop-
The Manager rend the notice conven- ing the næeting.
The Chairman, moving the adoption keepers. There has been some departures, of the report and statement of accounts, however, from the sld routine. For ins
aid-Gentlemen. The report and state. Alans it was seen that a great may rent of accounts for the year ending couples were walking in the streets for With June last, together with the anti-gether, presumably married couples. The tor certificate having been in your hands in some places there was singing. This sone days, with your permission I will singing is described in the papers as follow the usual custom and take them being very wonderful, and whilst it was as read. You will note the net wont going on it stracted large numbers of at profit and low is $10.156.18, which youts, who gathered outside the doom it's proposed to deal with by paying and listened, and seemed to enjoy the dividend of tants per share, wipe off novelty. this of the strange aspects of left the monastaties, and h vo returned to carry the balance forward to new secount. $2.000.00 from "Extures and ättings, and festival was the number of nane, who have Your directors are gratified to come beordiary life. It is said that up to the present their hair is only partially grows. Therefore though some of them were very fashionably attired, because of their hair, the youths could not refrain from laughter, and hardly from jibes. One part of the
The decapitation of the two geral in such a summary manner was certainly to all appearance, a very drastic and runstitutional procedure. It savoured too. much of the despotic ways of the Manre you on a dividend paying basis, and chus, and, consequently, China's free and given again ordinary conditions there is a reuson why such a busis shratld not It is with great regret, saya a Hankowenlightened Republicans were naturally
always be maintained. highly indignant.
The volume of business, transacted Paper of Aug. 18, that we announce az-
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other death in the Yorkshire, detachment
A visit to Cheung Chow r Dumbell „Island yesterday elicited very little fresh 9 p.m.-Bandmann Opera Co. at te information regarding the recent armed
Theatre Royal, City Hall,
Jobbery, but from w resident we gathered the following facts. The pirates appar- ently landed outside the vicinity of the Harbour and to the Fusteside and then Prept into the town and towards the PER MONTH. Tamsy, August
Police Station, The Police Station has Non-Preity Sale by Mr Gear Pits front, which is the side faring the town, a lavavy worden door, which the batter in The | pirates congeneed to
hodian polivorman on watch hearing the wise went towards the door and was met byen fusillade of bullets which ended his istence. The sergeunt and the other
find out what the tow was about. al met their fate in like manner being native of Chesterfield, died about 8.30 her indignation so vigorously against the in the history of the Company, and now rooted are the feelings in the Chinese in shareholders were subjected, and that girls, as well a vractically blown to pieers by expanding yesterday evening as the result of com-sununary manner in which the execution we are thoroughly settled in our new pre-regard to the past tycany to which they
(premises which And the people are Hullets. A Chinese boy who was sleep.plication following an operation for up- was carried out.
should congratulate themselves on men are the subjects of the feeling ing on the premises, hearing the row and pendicitis; he had been ill about 2 weeks, right, as both Yuan Shih Kai and General faling out the cause, slipped into the His age was about 25. He came to Han: Li Yuan Hung would readily admit, for possessing), with all departments so com- Some enterprising shop-keeper made some rater and swam around det, of the kow with the last draft 3 months ago. Af the day has now passed when people may Pact and affording such excellent opport-pictures of the leaders of the Revolution. station. He then landed and ran up the military funeral will be held this afternoon be executed without a fair and open trial.nities for displaying our goals, the future such as Sun Yat-sen, and Li Yuan-hung, should have a bright and promising out and put these pictures or rough sketches of these national heroes in the window for | PHILIPPINE PUBLIC WORKS, who was sleeping in the matshed. Th
look for us. All the offices above our
sergeant went to the scene of the trouble 1. In a quarrel with bix wife because of
fair rentals, our stock is thoroughly clean at once and entered the station where his attention to a chorus girl at the opera. Stsce the Philippine Islands came he saw the dead bodies, but no sign of house, Rotne, Pietro Mascagni, the famous
and the value put upon it represents it
Our interests are so well looked after under the Government of the United robbers. He then went outside and composer, was slightly wounded by bin
in Londen that, we are able to display States of America there has been the top of a house and commenced to quarrel, in which his children rightly took furd them on time steam launch, a crept wife on July 19. Immediately after the
new goods here simultaneously with their considerable activity in the different i fire at them with his revolver. The chief the mother's part. Mascagni rushed from they had marked out for the investige appearance in the leading stores of Lontanching of the festival is very mixed and
don or Paris. Our manager has devoteil departments of engineering. The en- pirate had a very deep voice and was the house to the opery, where he found the isening orders rapidly when the sergeant | chorus girl, whose maine is Constenzi, and gineer, corps has recently averaged sred, and on hearing the shots in yelled with her took a train for Paris. It was
Since then, however, I have read with considerable attention to the revision.cal our various prices in order to successfully 110 engineers of all classes, with an out in chinese who is firing." He was some time before Mme. Mascagni realised Baumed at the President anil General meet present day competition, and there average length of service of two years informed by his men that they came from that her husband had deserted her, but Li Yuan Hung that he should be inform-solutely no doubt the goods we are the top of the house. He ordered them she soon started in pursuit in an auto-ed why the generals were not brought fresh and up-to-date, and our charger and fifteen days, says Engineering."
to fire back, which they did. The sergeant | mobile. This low average is explained by the then shifted his quarters to another house" number of new appointments which have been made during the past two
ustable desvendest from the Hoor above stationed here. Private George Hodgson, į China is on the right lines, in expressing Considerably that of any previous year | lenders of the Revolution, and how deep-
It is a clear indication, I think, that during the year under review exceeds programme shows how popular are the.
5. MOUTRIE & Co.
NIMITED,
Egkong.(April 18, 1907
Powell's
Hosokuse, Saterday, August 24, 1912
SAXONE' of three years. On June 30, 1911, FOOT-JOY
FOR GENTLEMEN,
SAXONE'
FOOTWEAR IS SUPREME
the total number of employers of the Bureau of Public Works was 1489--
an increase of 27 per cent over the previous years. Of this number, 583 were Americuns and 926 Filipinos
hibside to warn the Kuripwan sergeant ||st 3.30 þ.11.
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and gave them a few more stints, which seemed to demoralize them to a certain extent, as they immarellately let go from
to read of the indignation of the Natinued store are let to substantial firms at very feale. The yung women rushed taby they
In regard to this matter, I was glad Assembly and the steps they took to inquire into the question. To my think ing. they allowed Your Shih Kai to dis.
bans-much too easily from the course unde them or to convince them, per
tinn.
pleasure that the Minister of Justice ha
to trial.
true value.
1
this
if they wore specially fashionable finery for personal wear, and these pictures were take home to be bung op as national heroes, and probably some will burn in- conse to theus as gods. On the whole the
somewhat disappointing,
THE CHINESE ON SHAMEES. The native papers for two days in a
cession have been reporting some quarrel between a servant in one of the foreign cineseted with the said hung. It in mid hongs on the Shameen, and a foreign
that the Chiness servant received a good thrashing, and we then handed over te Consul, and, thereafter, was imprisoned end there. All the native employees in for some weeks. But the incident did not
the hongs struck work as a protest, and there is a movement on foot to indues an munay na possible of the Chivers servants
offering to the public today, are clean,
will bear the strictest scrutiny in can Next satuoin an attempt is to be made
This is the proper course-tie Con-parison with any others.
There is nothing more I feel I eat use in London to drill & well with a view to getting petroleum oil. Mr J. T. Smith, the and encouraging to learn that it is meet the adoption of the report and accounts stitutional course and it is gratifying fully ad but before formally proposing the wharf and steamed away; le favour elitor of "Petroleum World," statesing with general sympathy, throughout now before you, I shall be pleased to
theory is for Colowan or the Adjacent that workmen recently cane serous traces the Empire.
answer any questions that may he put Islands, but more likely their destination of petroleum while the drilling of a well was the northern shore of Deep Bays being carried out for ewater at the stretching up to the San Chun: River, White Heather Laundry, Willesden. HeGenera. Li and President Tuan will be of the report, and there being no ques strike, and so leave the foreigners in the
I have no doubt whatever that both to the best of my ability.
Mr. Stapleton seconded the adoption on the Shameen in varioua capacities' to for from the earliest days those villages thinks it by no means impossible that oil able to completely justify the necessity tions, the Chairman put the motion and larch. Indeed pumphlet has been pub have been a hot bed of piracy and under may be found in London, especially if the for the decapitation of the generals: but it was carried unanimously.
lished and circulated, in order to stir up an increase of 107 Americans and 211 the cover of fishing and oyster rearing woll a drilled to a depth of about 5,000 they will probably find it more difficult Upon the motion of Mr. Guy, scended the natives. So grant has been the
many villanies have been enacted b Filipino employees. A large part of these same villagers. On the days st
feet. A site has been provisionally selected to explain why they though it necessary by Mr. Stapleton, Messrs. Gedge and pressure, it is reported, that the Karupeans the work of the Bureau consists in Republican fighting, they were the first at Olympia, within a few yards of the to take the Isw into their own hands and Maxon were re-elected directory.
of the hong in question bars had to mess act, in the capacity of both socuser and
Mr. H. Perey Smith psa unanimounir
elsewhere, and the inconvenience is so con- the construction and maintenance of to loot and porn the Customs Station at building."
jadge.
Tr-elected auditor on the proposition ofsiderable and annoying, that the Head of Sha-tau and fighting more or less has roads, bridges, "and culverts. It is continued ever since. It will be remem
Mr. Moxon. A
the hung hus been; it is reported, to the Each Fair Guaranteed the uniform policy of the Bureau to bored tint, Ha Chun. a village sitrated aged 27, the son of a Himeji, bailif, who trust, that this regrettable occurrence will
A young man named &hibata Kazno,
Meanwhile we'll hope for the best, and
The Chairman announced that
Consulate, with a view to getting the maintain properly existing roads and on the south side of Deep Ray, was at contracted brain disease, while studying in show that both the President and the
other han), does not seem willing to recode structures in good condition before tucked about three months ago by a gan America last year, has since been staying Vice-President (which position. I sup of armed robbers, who, isesped (after at Sumns with his parents. A csople of
to such a request,, as it would be playing. undertaking any new projects, and looting the "village) into Tints and diedays ago the young man's mother was Red by the urgency of the case to act pose General Li still retains) were justi.
fast and loose with the dignity of the law. $10.00. the provinces have recognised their appeared in Deep Bay.
Such in brief is the story which is found in If How-hoi, | working at the kitchen when he stole úp
more than one native paper, and the gist liability for the maintenance of com-n-ta, and a few more of those village from bebind and stabbed her in the back promptly and that the indignation ex pressed by the Assembly and the people in Chinese territory were searched, evi- with a kitchen knife. The woman dodged is general will show that the Chinese are
of what was reported is the same in each. Ipleted ronds and structures by making dence of ethan one robbery would cond blow, and ran screaming out of
BOMEN it a first charge on their available he brought to light we feel certain and the kitchen: This attracted the attention progressing in the right direction. funds. Three hundred and fifty: our opinion is endorsed by many old hands in Hongkong, who have reason to suven kilometres (222 miles) of first-ainember that district, class road were constructed in 1910-
young man died¶n a few minutes from 10 thing really "distressful '" uberal? then pieces of cloth of the value of 38, the landing six of them, of whom kome were SAXONE SHOE Co., Ltd. 11, an increase of 10 per cent, over
of bicod. The woman's injury, however, being the wailing of the female relatives property of a Chinese, Complainant said wonen, by the appearance of their clothes, the amount constructed during
of the deceased, who, robed in a kinthe forat defendant took the cloth from the roused the suspicions of these duty it is to observe suspicious indications. They were previous year Uf the new road
of sackloth, follow the coffin and emit gras, where it had been spread out a dry The proclamations issued by the GaA disgraceful scandal is reported from sunds which would de credit to tie after being washed. The men can croatoly stopped and arrested, for 16 was found that the whole, sir of them THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, Projects, the most important are those ernment declaring Bangkok and water Shinononeki ia connection with the re kocnest of keeners as an old-fashioned a field when he shouted to the base sarried bombe on their parent. They G. KAMMING & C. In designed to run north and south from to be infected ports have now been withmeval of the publio cemetery thers. Some Irish wako. But everybody else concern. give chase with his fokis and defendants were at once marched off to prison, but
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concluded the business and thanked those Chinese released. The Cursul, on the prosent for their attendance. Dividend warrants would be ready on Monday.
POLICE COURT.
INDIÜM BOLDIERS DISCHARGED.
Two Indian soldiers, belong to then the fourteenth in the evening one of of her husband. He grappled with his won A Siamese contemporary has the fol. 25th Punjay, were charged, to-day beforn the passage basis from the country reached who then suddenly stabbed himself in the towing-The funerals of our Chinese Me Melbourne with having stolen Juar Canton. When the passengers were throat. The injury was so serious that the friends are cheerful enough, the only
was found to be only alight.
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their Caring
Manila to the extreme ends of the Is-
dishonost dealings between the contractors ed socias to rejoice rather than therwise were caught on the road.--
nothing has yet transadas where land of Luzon. There has becu u large It is notised in the "Government and certain officials in the Sanitary Depart that the deceased as shuffled of this A witness id be aw the around they got the bourbry nor whe Gazette" that the quarantine restrictions went have been discovered. Several oity mortal coll. For which nobody can defendane running across the field with a intenum in regard to them. amount of building operations carried imposed against the port of Pongkong by clerks have been arrested. It appears blame them,
piece of cloth, which he was dragging use of bombe is reported from W Bo on by the Bureau of Public Works the Shanghai put authorities were with that the men, taking advantage of the cnn Down in Australia, the people call the during the year, to supply the public drawn on the 15th instant.
After hearing some further evidence the Eution attendant upon the removal, Bold Chmoss the Fats, which makes the Magistrate distnissed the case, buldings required for administration,
bandreds of the tomb stones. One of the Irishman wroth in the extreme. But, to
justice, and education. The railways Daily News," in buing installed by the have 'ulls's_wall.'
A wireless station, may the Paking contractors named Nakamura is alleged to judge from the band programme I heard of the Philippines are not under the Americans on that part of the cly wall tomb stones. In
Ese out of the ployed at a Chineno funeral on Suuduv Bureau of Public Works, but are near the American Barracks. It is report sulla found in the grate managed by their special companies, but the apparatus is powerful enough, too old for mod
comatunicate with Shangha and during the year contin
stidous folk.
in construct on murked the
The special ninner appointed
Sixar ta, atte
Prince of Nakon Raj
programme. Acording to the report. ↑ Ring, of the supervising railway expert, there Emperor of were in all 3 nijles of grading com pleted, 65 aniles of truck laid, and miles of dino opened durin Of this the greatest activity was not
of the lari, I should thing there was more of ve the Scot than the Irishman, about tires
For the band played
Asaid Laurie.**
Haition swore loud.
A Chinese was fined $50 for being In legal possession of a pistol an L100 rounds of ammunition.
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHIL
REN when teething are liable attacks of diarrhoea and this trous
Warm Waktier,
market town, which seems to be in the
Fok Lo district. At five o'clock in the
evening, jau party" of top, attacked pawnshop, and easily gained sämittanc The hen threw some bomba" which
grest com
Four of the wegs badly hurts though app
that they are