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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1807.

pulation would incline fù the direction BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

of the British. This, notwithstanding the correctness of the opinions to which General Botha has given utterance, is a consummation devoutly to be wished. There is stili s number of Boer irrecon- ciliables and while they are numerically

Dannkino-On February 8, at 50 superior to the British it cannot be Boone Road, Shanghai," FRANCIRCO XAVIER CARNEIRO, aged 44:

BAYOL-On February 10, at Shanghal J. Barol, of the Imperial Blazītims Customs.

MEMOS, FOK TO-MORROW. Booking.

Noon-Meeting of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the City Hall,

B

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Amusements. p.m.-Performance by Hongkong Amateur Dramatic-Club in-City-Hall.

General Memoranda,

MONDAY, February 18-

11,30 s,m.---Meeting of Hongkong Iss Co., Ld., as Jarding, Matheson & Co.'s Office.

Sp..-Auction of Leasehold Property at Mr Geo. P. Lammort's Sales Влютч

TORSDAY, February 19:- ---

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anticipated that the administrative ma- chine will work quite smoothly.

How-

ever it is good news that the men to whom the Boers look to for leadership recognise their responsibilities as citizens of the Empire. Time will do the test.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The thirtyisighth ordinary meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong Fire In surance Co. Lidą, will take place on Thursday, 7th March, at 11 am., and not 11.30 cm., an was previously advertised.

.

Notwithstanding the fact that "there had been no court for two days there were. very low cases for trial at the Magistracy

THE "DEVANHA"

DAMAGED.

COLLISION NEAR JAPAN.

(From Our Correspondent,).

SANORAL, February 16. The R.M.S. Dovaabs," with Prince Fushimi and suito on hoped, arrived at Kobe at 9.30 a.m. to-day in a damaged

state.

When off the coast of Toss Provinca

the mail steamer collided with the steamer Shinga Mare"

BATTLESHIPS COLLIDE.

ALBEMARLE AND COMMON- WEALTH.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via. Bombay.)

LONDON, February 14.

The first class battleships "Albemar

and "Commonwealth ".... have

collided. The former is damaged in

the bows and the latter on, the, start

board side.

[The "Commonwealth" is of the "Africa" typo and is 4591t, Din. in length overall, with a beam of 78ft, and mean drought of 26ft. 9:

The "Devanha" had three holes inches. She was laid down at Fairfield in forced in her plates above the water June, 1902, and launched eleven months later. On bar trial trip she sitsined a mean line, and her stem was twisted to star-speed of 19.01 knots over eight hours. board..

Bor displacement in 16,3950 tons and ber Indiaated horse power 18,000. Her armour The steamier has gone into Kawa-consists of a 9in, to fin. belt of krupp steel,

this morning. As usual, at New Year saki Dock for repairs, and it is expec-with a belt of Bia, on the lower deck bet time, the Obines are too busy making

9 p.m.-Performanes at City Hall, WEDNESDAY, February 20;-

·Goods per Lothian undelivorod after this | daga.

date subject to rent.

THURSDAY, February 21:

9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall, Transler. Books of Chius Fire Insurance Jo., Ld, cloge from this data to 7th March, foclusive.

"Facing the Music."

ween the parhatten. Hor turists and bar-

merry to get into mischief, and the policsted she will leave Kobe this afternoon. bettes are also heavily protected. She is are able to relax their vigilance for a few

The accident will not delay themed with four 12in. 50 ton 40 cal. breech...

loading guns io pairs to booded barbotten į mail.

four 9.2in. 45 ca!, singly in turrets at the corners of the superstructure; ten Gio. 45 cal quick firers in maindeck central bat. tory; fourteen 12 pr. quick-firors; fourteen pr. quick-firers; two machine guns and four torpedo tubes. She carries a come plement of 777 men.

The comedy that is to be put on by the A.D.C. to-night le laughable to the last degree. It abounds in most comical situs- Transfer, Books of Hongkong Firo Insurtions, and is one of the lightest that has

ance Co., Ed... Close from this date to 7th March, inclusive.

FRIDAY, February 8 :—

bren put on for a long time. The cast bas boon woll-selected, and the dress-rehearsal

Goods por Coptic undelivered after this last alglit demonstrated that all banda hayo

dsto subject to rent.

MONDAY, February. 25 :—

Noon-Meeting of Hongkong & When pos Dook Co., Ld., at Co.'s Oilces..

Truesday, March 7 :---

11a.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Firs Insurance Co., Id., at Mesars Jarding, Matheson Co.'s Office.

Noon-Meeting of Chins Fire Insurance

́`Co., Ld., at Co.'s'Offico.

The China Mail

BIG BANK SWINDLE,

RUSSC-CHINESE BANK.

Compradore Bolts,

(From Our Oorrespondent.)

SHANGHAI, February 15. The second compradore of the

excellent concopalous of the parts allotted them. The spectators present were con- valsed with laughter, and that fact in itself augurs well for the success of the produc bion. We have no hesitation in recom-Russo-Chinese Bank has decamped manding those who wish to enjoy a hearty

laugh to go to the Theatre Royal to-night, with a large amount, variously stated to-morrow night, or Monday night or on to be between $200,000 and $800,000. each night. The atsging is very good.

Dumping a Body.

A strange case of dumping a dead body formed the subject of a chergo against as old Chinese woman and coolle, at the Magistracy, the morning. The body

--HONGKONG, FRIDAY, TRBRUARY 15, 1907. damped was that of a young Chiness girl.

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

RESUMPTION OF TREATY NEGOTIATIONS.

རྞ་

CHINA'S ARMY

FOREIGN METHODS

APPROVED.

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 15. The Board of War bas ordered all

It appears that some time ago, the girl's father went abroad, leaving her in charge

(From Our Correspondent.) of her mother. The mother, havover, THE TRANSVÅAL.

SEABORA, February 15. married again in her husband's absence and removing to the country left the girl The treaty negotiations between GENERAL BOTHA's views on the political to Hongkong in charge of hor grand-Russia and Ching will be teramod on mother. This arrangamont Boted fairly situation in South Africa, coming as wait until ■ few days ago when the March 1; they do just upon the eve of the elec. girl became ill and yesterday she tions under the new Cranuqaal Con- for such trouble as this and wreaked her diod. The grandmother had not looked

stitution, are extremely interesting. A rengeance on the dead body of the girl by reference to our special message insting it about the face with a frying pan, probably to render the body unrecognisable. another column will show that, broadly After this the old woman, with the akt of speaking, the attitude taken up by the a coolic, took the body to a side laus and Boors is correct. They accepted the both arrested by an Indian constable. The just left it in the gutter when they were

foot that they were now subjects of the defendants were fined $10 such. King-Emperor and that they had be come citizens of the British Empire. On the question of the repatriation of the Chinese the views expressed by BLEND General Botha were sound. The Boers,

though as a matter of sentiment op.a fault and bere is a warning. Novor BOARD OF COMMERCE.

take the packets any other way than posed to Chiness labour, realise that the directed. The young lady in question took well-being of South Africa largely de- the contents of the blue packet and a pends upon the mines: Any blow random quantity of the other. She led a few minutes later. A doctor said that struck at the mining industry would taking the contents of the blus packet with necessarily re-act disastrously upon each an insufficient quantity of tartaric acid was of the Colonies, more particularly upon tisble to kill anybody with a weak heart

like the victim. the Transvaal. Naturally the Boers have no wish to injure the mines, as their own prosperity is largely wrapped up in them. If General Bothe can be

Tho approach of the faces is heralded by accepted as the mouth-piece of the Boer many allusions in the various contributions party it may be hoped that the Far-which go to make tho imane of the Hongkong liament which is shortly to be elected Wedy: which is published to morrow, ope of the best which has got appeared. will tackle the labour problem in a ta "Sports" and others will be highly amusing his brother Sir Matthew. Sir sonable spirit. Some substitute must with the entries for the Hangkang Nathaniel line been in the Straits Settto- Racos" and the metrical effort by a may

Death apparently luzke in many nu- the Tartar Gozerala to commence drill. suspected places. Last month the homely ing the Manchu troops according to seldiets powder was made to bring about the sad of a young woman school teacher

forsign tabthods. in a village near Wroxham. It was her

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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY.

OBJECTS TO BORROWING.

(From Our Correspondenti)

SHANGHAI, February 15.

The Board of Commerce at Peking refuses to approve the Belgian loan of four million taels in connection with

the Kiukiang-Nanchang railway which wat negotiated a month ago.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL:

Sir Nathaniel Nathan is at present visit-

The ** Albemarle” in a similar vessel to the "Montago," lost recently. Her length in 420ft. overall, beam 75ft, Giu, ; draught, 26ft 6in. She has a displacement of 14,000 kona. Her indicated borso) power is 18,000 and at her trial she averaged 18.6 knots. Her keel was laid at Chatham in January, 1800, and she was launched in March, 1901. Her armament is as fol- Home-four 1995; twelva 6in.; ten 12

pre; two 12 pts. of 8 art. ; six pra, i two maxime and four torpedoes-Ed., 0.M.]

SOUTH AFRICA.

GENERAL BOTHA INTER”

VIEWED.

Repatriation of Chinese,

·(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay).

LONDON, February 14.

General Botha bas been interviewed

by Router's correspondent in South Africa and has stated that the Dutch had accepted King Edward and the British fing.

Britiafi supremacy in South Africa; he remarked, was safer in the hands of the Boera than in the hands of commo politan capitalists.

Roferring to the question of Chinese labeur Gepers! Botha said that the talk of repatriating the Chinese labour. ers without regard to the consequonone was abaurd; the Boors did not wish to injure the mines.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.] JAMAICA.

Cost of the Earthquake.

Losmos, Fedeuary 13. The Legislative Council has been opened. The Governor in his speech said that the

damage caused by the earthquake would exhaust the estimated surplus of revenue, and that he End asked Lord Elgin to sanction a now Government Joan of £55,000.

THE GOVERNMENT'S IRISH FOLICY

LONDON, Fobruary 13.

THE OPENING OF PARLIA- MENT

Sir Henry Campbell Bannermann ex- be found for the Chinese, The native thical Clerk of the course will be mants for some time, and came on here by plains that his Irish policy does not mean THROUGHOUT THE EAST labour appears to be inefficient and in- prove amusing. Veronica finds the subject

the German mail steamer..

an independent parliament in Dublin; but it will not affect the solidarity of the adequate. It has been's

declared that for one of her lively and satertsining Opon Letters in the local medico, Socisblity

Among the passengers to return to the Empire if the Irish have what overy self. salvation must come from some im and sporting are as rual quite up-to date Colony by the German mail yesterday were governing colony possesed, that is power provement of neghanical appliances and will well re-pay porusal. Those who Mr and Mrs Wai. Danby. Mrs Danby to manage their own alinire.

Like short stories will find that they are has been away in England for some time, which will enable white miners to earn well entered for this wook, and a Hongkong but Mr Denby only left at the end of Inst good wages by doing the work that is "Seer" emulates Zadkiel and Old Moore year. His trip has done him a world of now being done by cheap labour. A and makes some remarkable prognostics. good, and his many friends woro pleased to

Lompos, February, 134, tions for the coming your. The Answers to son him so hale and hearty. recent issue of the London Economist Correspondents will probably prove interes

The King and Queen opened parliament Mr.T. D. McKay, the well-known pas- with the fallest state. The King, in his states that a new type of drill has been ting to many others besides the writer of

the querice. The number contains all the senger booking agent, is again in town and spoooh, said foreign relations roman invented which will make it possible usual features, Chase Columna, Timely staying at the King Edward Hotel, Mr friendly. He commends the courage and illustrations, including the second month of and amongst other experiences was interofficers, and thanks the Americans by 50,000 hammer boys" to be per- the Hongkong Calendar, the third of the viewed by su army of newspaper men for their assistance after the earthquake. formed by 14,000 white hands who will series of Songs and their Bingere, and a regarding his travels in the Far East. He The Ministers finve under serious son- each be able to earn as much as £47&valentine from "Emly," as well as has returned to Hongkong full of new sideration, serious questions arising from

numerous humorous plotures.

ideas, the latest from America, and is the unfortunate differences between the month. If this proves to be correct the

solution of the labour problem is in

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FOUND ADVICE.

Chamberlain's Cough Remély is king of all N not tell how it may result. A simple

THE THAW CASE.

Suppressing Obscone News,

Loubor, February 13.

easier. Such a large body of white has been in the United States Service for about sixteen years, says: We have tried

At the instance of Prident Roosevelt, many cough medicines for group, but ATEVER neglect a bad cokt. You can the Federal District Attorney has notified" and one to he relied upon every time. We howo remedy will effon bring relist and the New York newspapera of his intention colds, giving certain results and leaving do porotiablo ne Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, the Federal laws against the cireplstion of also find it the beat remedy for coughs and should not be ignored, but there is nothing to prosseste, criminally, violation of bad after effects. We are never without it It is well known for its quick obras

obscene mattor in reporting the Thaw in the house. For sale by all chemist and coughs and olde. For sale by all chemists storekeepere,

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Hongkong, January 13, 1906.

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