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Quills,

Feathers,

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and

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Price $425

FOR HIRE OR PURCHASE. "Now Pianos for Hire, $10 per month, regular uning and at- tention inclusive.

Tuning and Repairing a Speciality.

MARRIAGE.. HAY-BRIGHTEN. On March 10, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Ror.

augury for the future. If Lord Roberts and those who are associated with him

A. J. Walker, M., CHARLES HERNEET in insisting that it is the inherent Paupers HAY, oldest son of Charles William Hay, Esq., of Dalwich, England, duty of every able-bodied man to to FLORENCE ETHEL BRIGHTEN, only daughter of the late Charles Itichard qualify himself for the protection of Brighton, Esq., of London.

hia country required an object leeann it would be found in Hongkong The General Hospital, WA Jons BLAY- mało citizens horo have recognised their LOCK CANTER, aged 39 yenra.

duty and have set an example, which might well be followed in every other part of the King's dominions.

DEATH. CABTEE-On March, 18, at Sanglai

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW, Miscellaneous.

Goods per Zielen undelivered after this

data subjot to rent. Goods per America Mars undelivered

after this date adbfuct to rent, Goods per Indnorakire undelivered after

this data mulje to rent.

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The news contained in our special cable with regard to the proposals to be ubmitted by the Russian Government to the Dama during the present sessing will be read with interest, more particu- larly with respect to the legislation it Noon-Mesting of Hongkong Rope is sought to enact concerning Bassin's

General Memeranda.

| SATURDAY, March 23-19-

Manofsergring Co., La stessra Shewan, Témes & Co.'s Office."

SUNDAY March 24 (----

interests in the Far East. The abolition of free porto means that Vladivostock

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907

CHINESE SCHOOLS.

Education in South China.

(From Our Correspondent.) One of the true signs that Chine is

few months. "The excitement-subdued | as it was for the most part--that pré progress railed while the war was in had barely subolded and the people had hardly begun to hanker after some new sensation when the "boom" in shares really awakening from her sleep of centuries was started. The bait was laid at is that atronuous efforts are being made by opportune moment; it was caught and the officiale to open schools modelled after- swallowed with avidity, and some of the western learning, while the books of Con-

they hold at one timo. No doubt there. disastrous results are now becoming fucious hold no longer the venerated place parent. Ferceiving the popular ter schools are often very embryonic in their dency, various schemes quickly sprang efforts at impaiting a western education up in one forin. and another for the to the Chinese youth and though it may encouragement of the gambling spirit, even be affigaod that there is no system iw which has been forced up to fever pitch, conducting such schools, still the thin edge of the wedge of western education has The manis has spread to all para of enterad the thought of the Chinese, the country and seems to be affecting and the outcome will be good on the not only the poorer classes of the big whole. In some respects the girls' schools cities but the people of the country dis- started in Canton may have been unwise close. It is said that even Minister Wu tricis, who have no hesitation in taking and premature, and hence came to a speedy heavy risks for the prospective chance declares that Chinese girls want to gy of getting riel quickly and with case faster than they are able to go, beyond Inderd, the ungholesome tendency is so the limit of European or American girls,

Goods par Japan not bleared at, & path. Twill cease to become a free, port, nad general and widespread that it threatens but we can all rejoice in the general trend

on this date object to `rent,'

to awerp away the thrifty habits of the of the Chinese mind.

Goods por Persia andelivered after this in all probability heavy imprets people which have been fostered at

date subject to rent,

MONDAY, March 25

1 s.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co, Ld, at Co,' Oos. LD.11.15 san-Meeting of Hongkong Land Rensation O., Id., at Co.'s Gigas. Ncon--Auction of Building Bistorial on the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf

S. MOUTRIE & Co., YORK BUILDINGS, OHATEE ROAD.

Hongkong, January 17, 1907.“

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HONGKONG. Hongkong, March 8, 1907.

THE BACK DOOR.

Light Ale.

Godown Co.'s Promjess.

will be levied on all importa. Japan, assiduously for many years past. It is perhaps more than any other nation, will feel the effect of this legislation, for the trade between Japan and Vladiy sinck has, according to all reports from the north, been advancing with leapa

Being recently in the District city of Son Hing, where there is. Government

A

school of some 20 odd boys, I inquired how part of the funds comes, I was told, from now being realized that unless efforts the money was raised to support the schools. are epeedily made to turn the tide in voluntary subscription, but the greater

part comes from the rent of

shops which had been closed by the Govern the other direction thie gambling spirit

robbers amongst the industrial classes will provement on one pretext or another-some-

times on the accusation that very serious drawback in the solution have been harboured--and still another part by the Mandarins for certain misde of Japan's economic problem. This is comes from the fines imposed upon partners remeanours, just or otherwise. The writer precisely the sort of thing that occurred

fooling

this was mther an imaavoury method of raising funds for supporting the schools, as it gives officiale. another opportunity of squeering fron cartain people who may be blessed with considamble of this world's gonds. The Chinese look upon the whole scheme of raising revenus for the schools as some

2.30 p.m.-Auction 1 Household Furni-acid bounds since the conclusion of the ture, at No. 35, Wong Nei Cheong war. Geographically, Japan has a great Road. 2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Farnl advantage over other nations within England in the early days of company could not help

Fare, at No. 10, Mountain View, the regard to Vladivostock, for her cut floating, and if English history is to be Peak..

repested in Japan the day is not far trading vessels can make the voyage distant when a crisis will be reached TURADAY, March 26 :----

Noon-Auction of Lassehhold Property across from her commercial centres to

at Mr Gen. P. Lammert's Eslo Rooms,

which will plungo thousands in Japan Russia's port in very short time. The WEDNESDAY, March 27:-

Noon-Auction of Triple Exppasion Ma-construction of the railway from the rice Engine, at Kwong Sang Loung's Trana-Baikal line to Khabarovka is the Boiler Yard, Tai Kok Tsui. Noon-Auction of Household Furniture, resurrection of an old scheme. Original- at No. 1, Queen's Garden, Peakly it was intended to build a line from 11.30 am-Meeting China Bogar Refin- Vladivostock to Lake Baikal, but while ing Co., Ltd., at Mesars Jardine, Mathe the work of construction from Vladivos son & Co.'s Offics, 12.15 p.m.-Meating of Luzon Sagar, tock to Khabarovka (which, by the Refining Uo: Ld., 6 Mesara Jardine, way, is situated near the junction of

& Co.'s Office. 2.80p Meeting of National Bank the rivers Amur and Ousouri, just out

of Chins, Id., at Co.'s Office,

side Manchuria, and about 400 miles SATURDAY, March 30:-

north of Vladivostock) was being carri.

Road,

the

miler

Transfor Books of China Traders Insured on, the idea of inaking a short outled on to the memorable decade of de-icials has an attain. No doubt some

ance Co., I,, close from this date to 13th April ipalusive.-- TUESDAY, April 2

11.30 Meeting of Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., La., at Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office. 3p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Propertius

at Me den. P. Lammert's Bales Room,

The China Mail

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907.

"VOLUNTEER RESERVE

ASSOCIATION....

because

in financial ruin. Parliamentary inter-hat illogical

One must, however, not suppose that the ference will be necessitated, as it was Chinese youths are allonger to avail the Government schools. Alas this in not necesitated in England after the famous themselves of the opportunities offered in Boijning. with a crisis of 1866 when the Companies the case and such a city as

Bends only about one dozen boys to the Amendment Act of 1867 was passed. Epulation of 10,000 with its suburbs, The manis that took possession of school established by the Mandarins.

the Chikkai

is about: city, which is b

forty the people between 1862 and 1864, the

to that was similar

now being west of Macao, some of the Chiness youths would not attend the new school, svom witnessed in Japan, and more though they wore fined by the authorities.

trouble many of the Old Country was in a far mors: healthy state then than Japan is to day schools hore is the system adopted, or it took her considerable time to pull rather the lack of system, and aspiring through. The crisis of the lato i to which t

men see nothing definite before them

thay

schools merely opened their across Manchuria was conceived and pression in the seventies, when during

they were ordered to do so by 1874 and 1879 the total pominal share those higher in authority, and honce it acted upon, with results which are capital of companies registered amount need not be surprising when occasionally oro found or little advance is still fresh in the minds of all. The ed to only £340,000 but a Sith of the

made. "All Russian" line, along the banks amount recorded within & similar period cholas

Time will regulate these school and o of years subsequently. Suspicion and of the Amur, is what Premier Stolypin want of confidence in anything savour better system of school Government and is now aibing at, presumably along the ing of joint atook tightened money, and instruction will be adopted. Perfection

mont will route already marked on most modern trade was almost at a standstill. In 1880 cannot be attained in a day, but improve follow. Mission schools thus there was a semi-recovery, but it was a far load in the quality and efficiency of the wapa

to let me spaene of two years, only depression instruction parted, but there is no again fastening its grip on the neck of rosson to suppose it will always be so, Erade and commerce until the 1888 though for the present at least it would be boom in "Kaffir mining shares caused great movement in items caused That year a record of share capital was registered, viz., £358,781,094, and the boom continued for two years when The Canadian Pacific Mail of the 14th another drift downwards brought in the February was delivered in London on the 1893 depression. The invitation of 18th Marolt. capital by large commercial houses in

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thing if methods the Mission foals were trone closely, flood lym Chinese Government schools.

The Second Division of the Feiyang

The vagaries of oxchange are ever mattor of interest for residents, and the sudden drop which has best experigrices during the past few days will be wel. comed by a large section of the community, particularly those who bare been beregning the cheapness of gold. His Excellency the Governor must. It is worth noting that in March and

Consul Shimasu performed the open- 1896 witnessed a surprising responso have felt considerable gratification at April the dollar is usually low. Bed- and the hazardous risks of mining wore ing ceremony of the Japanese Consulate at the large attendance at the annual rock was reached last year during the replaced by steady speculation in com- Kirin on the 10th inst:

mercial concerns. Generally speaking firet fortnight in March when the dollar since that period there has been con- meeting of the Volunteer Reserve

was quoted at 28. 0d; in 1905 the fidence in the market, though one or Association. He has taken such a lowest quotation was in the last week-of two large failures have created tempor Army stationed at Yung-ping-fu las pro- pronounced personal interest in the March and the first week in April-1sary panics, and so far as can be seen reeded to the North to act or the Mancha

the effect of the early speculation madrian Garrison, Association that the steady increase 101d. Exchange seems to be following near has worn off. It Japan, at thia in numbers mest fill him tith satisfactch the same course this year, for, particular juncture in her history, is to with the exception of a slight rise to tion. The figures quoted at the mestwards the end of January and early part ing showed that the strength of the of February, the tendency Las been Association had grown from 76 in 1905 steadily downward. The year opened to over 251. This is a very notable with exchange on demand at 2a. 31. increase. But, as Sir Henry Berkeley A rise occurred by the 4th, but eight days later the quotation was 2. 34. pointed out, what was still more satis To the end of the month there was a factory was the all round improvement steady drop, and January closed with

Tho Tambo Maru," which arrived Alice Memorial Hospital, in shooting. It would be comparatively exchange at 2s. 2d. February com

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice yesterday from England, brought out new easy to build up a large membership menced with a slight rise, 25. 2 10-10d. Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to lifts for the Hongkong Hotel. For some being reached on the 4th. There was acknowledge. with thanks the following time past bricklayers and carpenters have for an Association which makes next to

little change throughout the month, the donations to the funds of the Hospitals beon at work in the hotel preparing for the

925 installation, and the Lifta should run no demand upon those who join, but lowest quotation-2a. 2 11-16d.- being Tai Sling Paper Co

Hancock

ning before any works are part, to get them to take a live interent in attained on the 20th, but two days later Parall & Co. it by making themselves proficient in there was an increase of jd. March has Moor & Co.

Kelly aud Peroy Smith and Seth the use of the rifle is another matter, so for been characterised by the accen-

Rodger The presentation of a cup by the tuation of the fall. Opening with us... Moxon.

2 13-16d it dropped 1-16d., remained shaw and Splits. Governor had the effect of largely in stationary until the 5th, and then the

B. Marty creasing the interest of members in descent began. Between the 12th and P.F. Talati

Einstimma

Guinness'

Stout

in Pints

BOTTLED BY THE.

CELEBRATED FIRM

C. H. Kane has been confmitted for go through a similar crisis as that which trial on a charge of stealing 100 cases of ret burst up the company-fosting fever Cigarettes. Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., is England it will take her considerably appeared for the prosecution yesterday, longer to recover unless her recuperative powers are greater than supposed. Her poverty is intensified by her obligations merchants and the literati concerning to her foreign, creditors, and it only needs bad-seasons to plange her into mines in Shani Province, and an outbreak financial chaos that will cripple her for is feared. The Governor has therefore many years.

urgently wired to the Wxiwupu for advice.

10

10

10

10

There is serious conflict between the

A big fire raged on February 28, at the

village of Pitu-tank, one of the suburbs of 10 Saigon. About half the village was con 10 sumed The fire arose from lighted catt 10dles that had been placed on a gravo for tokome. Buddhist ceremony, The plank

Robert Porter&Co., Sir Henry Berkeley, to the innovation month. The quotation is the lowest pervial interests in the Near and Far News was received in Shanghai on

Limited.

A

killed The rioters in considerable numbers

partition of a neighbouring stable caught shooting and that it had also had the the 14th a decline of 216d. was

firo and the fates eprend extensively, gistered, and by the 16th another 3-16d. Lofferts Enor

Carl Mittell effect of bringing out intent talent was

10 about eighty houses being destropod, Wong Po Chun shown by the fact that the first three bad been lopped cff. On the 19th 2.

10 Three hundred persons, mostly Chinese, *****1 13-10d. had been reiched, yester

damage competitors had learned to shoot since day the quotation was 28. 1 9-10, and

A new company has been formed were renderal bomeless. they joined the Association. Reference to lay a further drop to 28.1'd.occurred, Berlin under the nams and style of the done is set down at 325,000,

"German Orient Syndicate for the pur was made, both by His Excellency and a decline of 1d. since the 5th of the pose of promoting and extending German The Ningpo Riot

East, and of facilitating and safeguarding March 14 of t

4 of a riot at Ningpo, in which the since August last year, when after re- German commercial relations with the Methodist Mission premikus are exid to parts of the world. Agacies are to be es of shooting at vanishing targets in

maining compamtively steady through fablished of Belgrade, Buchirset, Skal, haro bron nitacked and one building out Juno nud July the sensational rise and Constantinople, and bronches at connection with which the CHINA MAIL had given a prize. This forth of com commenced, which stopped when 25. Smyma, Saloniks and Adrianele destroyed at Be-shun. (1) Two of three of

ing the enterpro. petition is admittedly one of the most 34d. had been passed. Since the large number of firms are said to be support they kissionaries are suported to hava boen

DO NOT CROWD THE SEASON. valuable for men who wish to quality depression in tratto bas been ordilel to

the high value of the dollar it is to be TIBE fret warm days of spring bring with gou their way. Thoro are about · themselves to shoot woll under condi

hoped that now it is descending com tions which would prevail in actual mercial prospects will improve.

brought out and you wonder where they all going to do ne the soldiers have revolted and are therefore not giving their assis ▲ 8. WATSON & 00, wariare. Shooting at a fixed target is

Yesterday wa referred editorially came from. The heavy winter clothing fance. Further particulars are lacking..

a cold ware comes and in- tbrown saide, a undoubtedly excellent practice and LIMITED,

should be encouraged as much as pos. to the company promoting wadia infuetis is prevalant Colds at fals season ara even more dangerous that in mid-win-

OURE YOUR COLD BEFORE IT sible but the use of the vaulshing Japan. An exchango just to hand has ears is much more danger of

ter, an

ENDANGERS TOUR HEALTH. the interesting statement that "in no pneumonia. Tako Chamberlain's: Cough target is perhape of still greater im

period during the past forty years have Remedy, however, and you have a quicker's gold

nothing to fear. It always curos, and BUILDINGS.ortance. The enthusiasm, which hos

has the Japanese people se a whole, been counteracts any tendency of a cold to result lain's Coug's Remedy and been shown in connection with the more possessed by the gambling and in pneumonia. For sale by all chemists lost, whether the cold.

For sale by all chemists, and vatione competitions is an excellent speculative spirit than during the last and storekeepers.

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SOLE AGENTS:

SKETCH OF WHAT MIGHT

HAPPEN

Reprinted from the ORIRA-MA

To be had at the CUINA A Office,

8, Queen's Road Central,

ALEXANDRA

Hongkong Februang 20, 1907.-

are now marching on So-shun city, pillag

then a desire to get out and enjoy the fifteen mission cinches in this district and exhilarating air and caushing. Children the missionaries do not kilow what they are that have been hooked up all winter, ara

batter. Procure