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THE CHINA MAIL.
CREWS OF THE DAY.
The German Mail of the 19th February was delivered in London on the 90th March.
The Hamburg-Amerika liner Cleveland la scheduled to call at Hongkong on March 28 next year,
The Olanogle " arrived from Amoy yesterday and went to the Cosmo- politan Dock for overhaul and survey for
s ranewal of her passenger certificate.
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps Orders by Captain C. T. 1.
Parade at Tolendour Headquartarı at 5.30 p..
Tisesday, 2565.-All units infantry drill. Wednesday, 20th-All units rebearsal 0.0.0. Inspection. It is hoped that avery member who can possibly do so will
tend this parade.
SATURDAY, MARCH 89-1913
SHIPS DOCTOR'S LUGGAGE
PECULIAN CARN-AT, THE MAGISTRACT..
HUNDRED TEARS' PHACK WITH
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The Corning. Galibration.
Details of the great scheme for cooles brating the Hundred Years,” Pisce
When the sh *** Dilvam " arrived in Hongkong the Indian ship's doctor report |ed the low of his box. Lanos Sergt. Willa took charged of the onse and found that s maz tikmed John Lewis Bahan and Captain Monged. English-speaking peoples hare Hendry, booked as second class passenger, i boen, zooolved by the secretary of the luft the boat together. From farther in British Committee from the United quiries Bahan was arrested and was charged | Staten. before Mr. Malbourne at the Magistracy, | Phis morning with sealing this box,, and also with being in unlawful possession of it. The Indian Surgeon on the sa, Dilean said that the defendant joined the vessel
MANILA:-Lolitas, Mandarins, El "Tamarindos, | clearly (even though merely by im. from Wanchal anffering from a wound in || less he is specially excused by the Com. officer. He was away about ten minutes,
Infumables, Perfectos, Estrellas, etc., etc. Dutch, Havanas, German Cigars, Martin's Tweenies. CICARETTES.
The American Committeo- mnà sẽ this.
Lawyers Club, 118, Broadway, on Feb rusty T It was announced that Mr. Coenolius Vanderbilt had agreed to serve
As a man was going along Bonkem Strand yesterday a stack of bricks fall on
Friday, 28th.-Civil Service Co. mou him, and he received injuries to his head in gum drill. Remainder infantry drill. G.O.C.'s Inspection.-It is notified for and arm necesitating his removal bo how-information that H.. the General Oficer pital
Commanding will insport the Corps at a Penang. The day that the vessel arrived, chairman of the Finance Committee, 5 p.m. on the 13th of April. Every mem. in Hongkong (last Monday) bo (witness) and Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, junior, as ber must be prosent at this parade un- was called on deck to one' the port medical member of the sama, commitėse. ~
The committee received and approved and on his return to the cabin he found his the plans of the Municipality of Ghent,. mandant.
Map Rooding-Friday, 28th Lab bax gone. The box (which was in show the last peace treaty between the Members of the class will be notified as Ouure) contained wasting apparol, a Me United States and Great Britain was to place of mosting.
Besl diploma, silver money and bank note;signed, for exorciaca to initiate the eclo The total value was about #303, All the oration which is to continue, there for
naine on the box The defendant ocoupled 1014, has hundredth anniversary of the prop rty had been recovered.. There was NO Traore than a sport On Christmas Evo,
a cabin next to witųem....... He did not seeingotiation of tàn tronty, thoro will ba the defendant leaw the ship.
held an arnot counterpart of the Church
A Chinese has been sent to hospital
the head caused by having a brick thrown at him. The man who threw the missile was arrested.
plication) understood that they have the power of their respective cour tries behind them in the case of an breach of faith. So long as the terms HMS, toral Arthur with relief.crows. for the China Station, is due at Singapore on Tuesday and at Hongkong on April 1, She leaves Hongkong on April 18 and arises as Plymouth, on June 4.
Virginian, Egyptian, Turkish-all well-known brands of the undertaking are clearly under- kept in stock.
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MARRIAGE
MARSHALL-KNIGHT-On March 15, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, Ja NETTA SPANCER-MARREALL, second daugh. tor of the late John Marshall. J.P... of Richmond, Linlithgowshire D.B., and
stood by both parties such a breach is unlikely to arise, and, consequently, na is almost invariably the case, the knowledge of the existence of power behind the lenders is merely formal. President Wilson has obviously not clearly understood the condition of affairs in China at present, and, as obviously, is actuated by very high
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Signalling. Sergt. V. Sorby has passed Uniform The woaring of shoes in an examination in Semaphore Signalling
uniform is strictly forbidden.
Marching Order-As the order for dross the 0.0.0.' Inspection will be
In reply to defendant, witums said devices which marked the celebration ca maroling order, 0.0.'s companies and The body of a Chinese girl agad about | soetipes should see that all the mom-
fendant was under treatment on board. the same night one hundred years before. 17 who died at us on board the s/s Hanorbers of their sections are properly atted Witboss over went into defendant's cabin. Or January 8, 2015, the anniversary of has been removed to the mortuary before the day of the inspection. A He had two tranke iu his cabin. He over the date the treaty was ratified, the cite Another Chinese was taken from the same dummy is fitted up in the Drill Hall for tuld defendant that he had valuables ia hí
trunk. At porta suolion came on bos ship to the Kennedy Town Hospital the guidance of all concerned.
Jained.--No. 1417 Sapper W. V. Pen and took pasangers luggage. He did not suffering from smallpox.
nell joined the Corps on the 12th inst think it would be possible for a cvolie to and is posted to the Engineer Company.go into the wrong cabin and take a box Transfer-No. 1418 Tpr. W. Railton by musake. When withless was brought Howitzer Section to Guanor in same See-by the palies to Victorik House, the box was locked. The contents were jutset, and nothing was missing,
The abspace of Mr. Justice Compertz on leave has necesitated several tempora y changes in the Crown Solicitor's fice Mr. J. H. Kemp, as we announced earlier in the week, haa boen raised to the Bench tampararily Mr P.M. Koneistant
tion with effect from the 19th izet.
Leave-The ender-mentioned members aris granted leava nå follows:--Sapper 0.
.)
A sampan women deposed to bringing
officials of Ghent will give to members of the British and American Celebration Committees a dinner to be the exact counterpart of the dinner given by their prodeoessces ori January 8, 1915, to the British and American members of the High Commission which negotiated the wonty. This dinner will be held in the me" room se the historic dinner, with the same pictures on the wall and the same nonu. The toaste responded to the
vast Crown Solicitor, becomes acting Crown 31st April, 1014; Pte. H. Bond, 12th the defendant and a-me luggage from the previous occasion: will again bu proposed..
| WM. CHAS, HEBERT Kxqer, Shanghai, motives, which he would, doubtless,
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be astonished to learn are likely to LESLIE.-On March 14. xt go Range do more harm than good to China Road, Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs TuRODORE LEALIZA HON.
if adopted by the ather catione who SHENGLE-On March 18. to Mr and Mrs have been negotiating the J. C. SUZNULE, a daughter.
financial transaction in question There is, however, very little prob- ability of anything of that nature occurring, not because they are not
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General Memoranda.
TURDAY, March 25 :---
Noon-China. Sugar Refining Co.'s Meet-
iDg.
Solicitor, and Mr. G. A. Woodcock hae been transferred from the Magistracy to take Mr. Hodgson's post.
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mortem.
The .. Ellric, of the Bank Line, which left Cardiff on January 17, went aground in the Secz Canal as the result of a-bad leak. She had to be towed to Suez,
whers on inspection it was found that there was 17. feet of water in her fore peak. She remained at Buez nine days while temporary repairs were affected; in the encountered. The Elfie will go into dock Indian Ocean a strong N.E monsoon was
Tho B.. "Hanoi," of Messrs. Marty 9 p.m.-Boring Contest, at City Hall, actuated by principles as sound as Pakhai and Hothow with 15
and Co. arrived yesterday afternoon from deck those of the United States new ad-passengers, amongst whom $ esae of ministration, but because they under small-pox was discovered. The steamer atand that the Chinese are actuated was placed in quarantine and wil be released after disinfection. A Chinose by good faith in their part of the loan. pasang who died during the voyage The security based upon "antiquated alus rendidered doubtful. The bad
sont to tha mortuary for post taxes," to which President Wilson objects, is the only security that can be offered. It has been found suf- ficient and satisfactory in the past; and there is all the more reason to believe that it will be found equally so in the future. This new develop ment is so astounding in these days of gigantic concerus in which a few Gnanciers are merely the agents for vast number of people, that even the well-known animosity of Democrats to anything resembling coercion hardly explains it, especially coming from so practical country as the United States. If the policy which President Wilson has enunciated is carried out Up.m.-Performance of New Bandmann to any great extent, it will mean that
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the United States will be much in the background in the development of "awakening States," to say nothing of losing in many other respects among them in ordinary business enterprise.
Meeting
12.16 p.m.-Luzon Sugar Refining Co.'s 3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Land at P.W.D.
Wednesday, March 28:—–—–
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Curios, China,etc. at 15, the Peak, by Mr Gen. P. Lam 5.15 p.m.-Rongkong Olah Goneral
fahrt.
Meeting.
TanSDAY, March 27 :---
R.H.K.Y.C. Pegatin
| Friday, March 28:—
SATURDAY, March 20;-
Hongkong Regatta. MONDAY, March 31
Prince Henry's birthday (1900).
China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATurday, March 22, 1913.
AMERICA AND THE LOAN
TO CHINA...
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
A moeting of the Sanitary Board will be held on Tuesday next.
The dead body of a Chinese child aged about one month has been found in old
Kowloon city...
As would be seen in the lengthy The body of Chinese who was telegram sent by Reuter, which we drowned at Faumati while carrying, coal published in Thursday's issue, the slong the wharf has been recovered. United States syndicate of financiera who had for so long a time been illustrated lantern lectura on "Scases of Mr. 8." P. Ballenger is to give so
deeply interested in the promotion of Canadian life" to the T.M.O.A. members the £60,000,000 loan to China have on Monday evening. A very fine set of definitely decided to withdraw from slides has been lent by the C.P.R. participation in the loan. The reuson
at Hongkong.
Wittrell from Int October, 1919, to March, 1913, 63 22nd March, 1918: Pte. E. B. Clarke, 13th March, 1918, to 13th September, 1913: Pte. R. E. Lindsell, 2nd April, 1913, to 2nd November, 1918 Pte. D. J. Bernard, 16th March. 1919, to 16th September, 1913; and Pte. W. J. Roberts, 22nd March, 1913, to 21st March, 1014.
The Committee on Histories Records, ship to the shore. There was another which President Nicholas Murray But- European with him. When she removed ice was chairman, reported that Professor the luggage, it was not all in the same William A. Dünning, whɔ kolds the cabin, but the defendant pointed dut his Lieber Chair, of History at Columbia own box and the doctor's box to take away. | University, had consented to write, a Sergt. Wills said that the report of the monumental work, reviewing the century. lows of the box was made to him last Mon day morning. He traced the baggage Lu Musketry.—Members are reminded that this standard test for trained men will be the Imperial Hotel, and thence to No. 10 carried out at King's Park range an
Queen's Road Central (Victoria House), Saturday, 22nd, at 2.30 p.m., and Sun-boxes. The ship's doctor identified the where he found the defendant and thi day, 23rd, at 9.38 a.m.
SPORTING.
Hockey.
H.M.S. HAMPinaz e. H.M.S. MOSMOUTH
box as his property. Witness then arrest- ed defendant, and at the police station after being cautioned, be "nado alem
#rillon statement.
In
to defendant, witness said as reply Victoria House Behan' said Good Lord, this is not my box. It must to Hendry's." The case was adjourned' entil Tuesday next, the defendant being slowed bail ii the sum of 800.
d peace among English-speaking peoples.” This wek Mr. John A. Stowart, of the
Commonwealth.'' committee, said would rank with Mr. Bryce's. Arnerican. Polean Dunning recently aucceeded. Colonel Roosevelt nå chairman of the American Historical Association. Mr. Bryce, the British Ambassador, sent word to the committes that he would write a inceword and introduction to Professor
Dunnlag's book as his contribution to the celebration,
The committee invited Mr. Joseph H. Choate to become chairman of a Woman's National Committee, to erect in the United States a státuo Queen Victoria, as a companion act to the English Com... - SOLDIERS DISMAL TIME IN CAMP. mitteo's plan to orvet i statue of George This game was played on the Happy
Washington in Westminster Abbay of priced mostly of officers. After ten minu en Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, and 24t Valley on Thursday, the tesma being com
Wo witnessed the return of the R.G.A« | Westminster Hall, and to dedicats Sul
grave Mazor as a gift to the American Hatch-scored for the Monmouth, but the Hazara Mountain Battery to Kowix people, because of its association with Hampshire, whose forwarder showed excel- Thursday night from Carap at Ho Shouneneral Washington's ancestral history, Moser. Lloyd, Matheson and Curritt, lent combira ion, led at the interval, Choung where they have been for qui The committed also approved the joint ́ɔractice since the 10th March. The me iction of British Columbia and the State London and Liverpool, in their Weekly Beadle scoring two splendid goals for them Tes Report, dated February 20 state - The half time soors was, HMS. Hamp. looked rather worn out, and on enquiry of Washington to erect a moDURODĚ.DIT China.Although the businece during the shire 2. E.M.S. Monmouth, 1. In the ro pacortained that they have had a their borders, and approved the project. work has not been very large, it has bo- second half play was even but the Hamp-extremely rough time of it. Some of the to erect buste of Burke and Chatham, se come rather general, contracteshire's Barwar ́s were deadly in front of hon stated they had ever seen any English statesmen who were friends of
the Colonies, having passed in common to good black goal, Gibbons scored the third, Garland thing in their experience approaching the lent Congous, fine Keemuns and Kiatucks, the fourth, and Rendle the fifth after a nuditions. The weather was horrible while several parcels of Poochow to fine indivilual effort. The score slightly raining almost unceasingly during th including Punyongs and Souchonge also flatters the Hampshire who was with tie whole stay in camp, everything was satur changed hands, the prices ruling showing no material change, but practically every sale marie continues most unsatisfactory to importers... A special feature is the excellent value offering in first crop Manings at 5jd, and 6d. per Ib..
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ME. ROOSEVELT AND THE TREATY OF PORTSMOUTH.
rosalt
H.M.S. Hampshire 5; LMS. Mon- mouth, L.
ELM.S. MINOTAUR v. H. M. 8. Tamar,
This mater took place pa the Happy Valley on Thursday. The Minotaur whn were the better team and at half time held aland of goals to 1. In the second. moloty the play was more even, each side Lieut. Henderson 2, Pay- scoring core. master Groly, and Bid. Smedley and Bavin one each scored for the Minotaur, while Listits, Archdale and Wace scored the
D. M. 8 Minotaur 5, H. M. 8. Tantar 2;
̈Association Football.
In contradicting a recent report, Mr. Roosevelt denies that he received a lofter from the late Emperor Japan asking hím to set as mediator between Japan and Russia during the Russo-Japanese War Tamar's polute. Result. Mr. Roosevelt, mys a New York correa- pondent, authorises the following state- ment to be made :--
THE “CORNWALLS" INTER-COMPANY
LEAGUE.
ated with rain. When one knows the the work had to be carried,on in the ral and ankle deep in mud, and that sleep ing accommodation was in small tent with only three blankets and a waterpro abost on the damp ground, you ca imagine what they had to put up with Cold print could never effectively describe it.
However, despite the undoubted hard ships they had undergone, thers we little inolination among the mon to be on their lot, they acomed keen on get ing themselves and their baggage bac to barracks: the guns being left at Kow loon until Friday morning.
in
LIKE A MOTOR CAR.
mone
A newspaper has made the assertion
A hrge, German-woman bold up a len
me a letter asking me to make pace be that the late Emperor of Japan had written
fine of people at the money order windur
npost office the other day, and all bọ tween Japan and Russia on the ground
cause her memory bad failed." She wante E. COMPANY. v. G. Company.
to send some money to her son, a sailor o that Japan could no longer contiuus the
merchant steamer than in foreign waters. War. No such letter was ever written to ground on Thursday. In this first half the indw the clerks noticed that the
This game was played on the Military hut when she presented the application me by the Emperor, and no representative Realy and Howell scored for B Company address was lacking, The Independent," a Canton be- of Japan ever said to me, directly or and they led at the interval by. 2 goal to be
Wall; where d for this singular action singular, now lingual newspaper, states that
do you want to send it? We can't give you the asked new indirectly, that Japan was in any dificaties uil. In the second half play was fast and order unless you know the name of the that the proceedings have gone Chins University on modern lines about continuing the war. Incidentally I both goals had some strow capos buta, dit', de hoztle," she replie faris entirely due to an announce which law and political economy will be may add that, if I had received such such the defences prevailed and no further I didn't pring his latter, and I can ment made by President Wilson to taught by foreign profesors, will be opened a letter, or if any such statement had been scoring taking place the end care with the remeber der mama of dar town, but it the effect that "the Administration in Poking in September.
made to me, I should, in no circumstances, made either the end or the other public. did not approve of the conditions of
The entire newspaper statement in question is a fabrication pure and simple. In this aantry it was forgotten in a couple! days; apparently it was received more reprinted seriously abroad, and has beau
BIJOU right to expect, according to the
result
3. Company 2 ; G. Ompeny (),
Regimental Sports.
In Wahu the leader of a proposed the loan or the implication for second revolution, Chin Taug-hu and ten responsibility on its own part which accomplices were arrested and, a seal die it was plainly told was involved in covered, bearing the inscription "The
“They8th- Bajputs were, extremely for. tuusta on Thursday in being able to hold the request." Naturally, the syndicate Chang-hwa Ming-kuo Hai-lang-bu!" (Sea had expected as they had every Peking Daily News.
dragon Society of the Chinese Republic) in European and Japanese newspapers their sal sports meeting at Kowloon in
This in the reason why I notice it
fine weather. The sky was an heavy as The Outlook in Ita Ines this week will it has were been during the past fortnight, 9.25 policy of the other great nations... The bad squally weather on Thurs- may that this report has led to some very but no min fell, and there was in con
that their Government would grant day was responsible for several minor interesting correspondence from those who gence a large gathering of spectators, who iba request that they should counter-sccidents in the Harbour. Thron sem fear that the x-President in his romini. In addition to witnessing some keen sport- pans were dismasted and a junk capsized cences might invade the tradit ing conteste word sɩle to listen to an ALL NEW PICTURES 1ance a transaction that would involve near Groon Island. Fortunately the sanctity of diplomatie neg SUURED ZYNEWS ÍN PICTURES so hoge a sum. A proper consider winter junk was in close attendance, saving foncs, mys the Gullock, ime groundless, raibent (Patze Gasitta and Gaumont Graphie)ation of the facts would have shown the crew and towing the capsized junk to adding
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the new Administration that their decision is altogether much too altruistic Their decision is, no doubt, admirable as a piece of sont ment and doubtless is the result of the Administration's, sincere belief
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Cholera and Diarrhoes Rantedy bas red tin litos of more people and relived more suffering than any other somed existenos. It is known all over the aMESITE
that such a loan as is under consider: - od world for its spoody curas of outage in 11ympt
ation might lead to forcible interrains For sale by all Chemists and Blue
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soma plass out by China, det sounda liku der nolaé a motor car maken."/
The two clarke looked at pach other Ambionisly,"
44 What kind of a 'nulse does a motorer maka 1 asked one.
**Hank, honk 1” suggested the other.
4 Yah, dow # 101 azdnímed: the wOUSTI "Hank, hook," dob's da plios: 1”,
Pin it in Hongkong, said the clark and be paid over bur money Otage Wienas.
LEAN THERS FOR PIRMERI
Senator Elihu Root's suggestion that s feature of the celebration ben csation of all sorts of human activity for Bre minutes of December 24, 1914, was on. losed by the committee. Sedator Rook as prepared a number of Stato "and National Billa to arrange for this cosas tion. It is proposed to stop every whed, including those of the fast-mail tesian, Extensive legislation is needed to make Biris feasible.
A NEW SHIPPING LINE.
It is now settled, anys the "Picnooz." Jint we are to have a new line of steam. sex from Europe to Bombay, Colombo, adras, Calcutta and Rangoon This new line is boing iualigurated by Mr. Dan Browtrem, & rell-known Gothenburg ship owner and director of the Swedish. East. Asiatic Company, Limited. This movć as been brought about because it has ova found in practice that Swedish Iso- orion loss, considerable orders on account ice baring direct communication with their inability to compete with coun
India A. Bwodial line already ruur to
eive all the cargo they can carry the Far East, but shoes steamies already
The new line of steamers will load a Lotes the necessity for a special line.
Jun or two ports in Northern Sweden and: will finish taking in cargo a Gothenburg and Christiania (Norway) It is felt thai chors will but be much difficulty in ch caining, retuum cargons-tion from Ban- goon, tes and futo from Caled from Bombay and sod
•que quosban dom not lacin finally settled, but stands. of bang ret
Ahoz day, age
ranged at the reprosent, the whlof, if it doct the Liners ashopping.com
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against she publ ant marf in the Indi