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BIRTH.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY.

Auctions.

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1907.

"The humble petition of the undersigned. Showeth,

THE GOVERNOR'S DEPARTURE,

An Address to be Presented.

A committee of the following gentlemen has been formed to consider what steps should be taken to express the com munity's sense of regretne His Excellency' departure, and to mark their appreciation of his services to the Colony during hair tanure, of office :-The Hon. Sir Paul

| policy decided the Government of Japan in the small coins. This company had At the Government Civil Hospital to protect her flank by assuming control adopted that procedure but The kick han Hongkong, on Friday, 6th April, 1007.

come at last. A portentous document, the wife of A. W. J. SIMONS (P.W.D.), over the Hermit Kingdom. Much as |of a Daughter,

which set forth the titles of the Manag we appreciate the sontiraentel loss to ing Director in impressive detail, was the people of Corea in the passing of with due solemnity handed over yester- the sovereignty to an alien power we day. It read: 2.45 p..--Austion of Household Far-fail to see how things could have worked niture, at No. 18, Kuntaford Terrace, out otherwise. Having admitted this Kowloon

we by no means express the opinion that the Japanese have gone the beat

evious Inconvenience of the payment Dr Ho Kaf, the Hon. Mr Wei Yok, the way to work to propossess the Coreaus

of subsidiary coins, and they beg most Hon. Mr H. E. Follook, K.O., the Hon. in their favour. It is notorious that the humble to draw your kind attention to Mr E. Osborne, the Hon. Mr W. J. Gras Army which could, and did, summarily their difficulties; your petitioners pay A. G. Wood, H. E. Tomkins, &. Balloch, son, Messrs. D. R. Law, J. R. M. Smith, deport foreign traders from the war their house rents and almost all of their . Shellim, A. J. Raymond, T. F. Rough, zone apparently found it impossible expenses are mast he observed as to the II. N. Mody, J. Armstrong, E. Ormiston,

8 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Publie Works Department's Offices,

Miscellaneous.

1 p.m.-Performance at Causeway Bay

Goode per Fille de la Diotet polsimed after this date at Noon will be subject to renkaid landing charges. Goods per Glenlogon not cleared on this

date subject to rent,

General Memoranda. Tozaway, April 9

Pokfoolum Road,

That your petitioner sro aufered very

Chater, the Hon. E. 4. Hewett, the Hon

Chupt.

.....

to prevent large numbers of lower regulations of the Government Treasury H. Humphreys, D. Clark, G. H. Medhurst, class Japanese from flocking into and of the Hongkong and Shangbai E. Shewan, H. P. White, Murray Stowart, Curea and Manchuria. These men, if Bank, in current bank notes, or sab. H. W. Looker, Ho Fook, Fang Wa Chun, PURCHASE..Auction of Household Furni

idiary coins not exceeding two dollars Lau Chu Pak, Ho Kun Tong, and Un Lai the reports are at all trustworthy, com- (32); so your petitioners are obliged to 3pm-Meeting of Canton Medical Mis-mitted a number of excesses which oven't you to pay them, their wages in the The Hon. Mr E. A. Hewett was appointed Sir Paul Chator was voted to the chair, New Pianos for Hire, $10 per "sionary Society in College Auditorium,

the chief apologist for Japan can only same way as above.

Begrotary of the meeting. month, regular Tuning and at-

palliate by the use of the tu quoque And your petitioners, as în duty tention inclusive.

arguisent--the last resort of the disband will ever pray."

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6.18 p.m.-Meeting at Hongkong Club Goods per Arcadia not cleared at p.m.

on the date subject to rent.

THURSDAY, AprD) ££:-

·

11.Meeting of Hongkong Land ridiculous to suppose that a nation that in das order, No-one, not equipped

Investment & Agency Co., Id., at

After various proposala had been made and considered, it was eventually decided

with an illuminated address which all the unanimously to present His Excellency members of the conquiunity will be invited'

with a heart of steel, could read this to siga. was able to head off the foreign adven-" Co.'s Office.

The Chinese gentlemen, present alated: auching petition without emotion. But 11.16 .m.Meeting of Hongkong Landturers who wished to follow on the what is to be done! Is it entirely that a meeting had been called for today

Reolunation Co., Là., at Co. 8 Offices, 2.36 p.m.-Auction of Houssheld Fural heels of the army was powerless to beyond the power of the Government to consider the question of preventing &

esparate address. turs, at No. 5, Ormsby Torrade, prevent her own nationals from so cloing to put an end to this miserable worry i Kowloon

A sub-comislites was their appointed to „Goods per Benalder undelivered after The supposition is so obviously absurd There is enough financial ability con- draw up the terms of the address.

this dute sabject to rent.

that it is remarkable that it should ever

centrated in this Colony to settle weightier probleme then this We have been advanced. But it is not alone beseech the possessors thereof al-

Goods per Indrani not cleared at p.m.

on this dato subject to rent.

Goods per Formicas ondelivered after

this date will be landed.

4

Goods per Merionethshire undelivered

dato subject to rent.

aftor that SATURDAY, April 18

Noon-Meeting of Union Insurance Bo

ciety of Canton, Id., at Head Ofles, 1.80 p.m.-Meeting of China Tradera Insurance Co., Ld,, at Head Office. 19.30.Muoting of China Sugar Re- Buing Co., Ld., at Mesars Jardine, Matheson & Jo'' Office.

12.45 p.m.--Meeting of Imron Sugar Refining Un., Ld., at Monara Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office. p.m.-Concert in St Andrew's Hall,

MorDAY, April 16

& Co., Lá,, at Co.ʻn Office. TRUFADAY, April 18-

p.m.-Performates at City Hall.

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the unofficial excesses which base roused though we cannot hope to emulate resealment. It has been stated that the the pathetic pleading of car acquisition of land by the Japaness petitioners, to show us the way out of authorities has been characterised by the difficulty. Unreservedly we throw questionable methods. So ang reporte to this effect have been oirculated that

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr Duncan McDownld bas been appoint- ed Sanitary Inspector,

Mr S. B. U. Ross has been appointed a director of the Widows' and Cephans' our correspondence column open to any Fund, vics Mr L. A. M. Johnston, | sagacious 'person who is qualified to guide us, and fellow sufferers, out of of Land Officer, consequent upon Mr G.

it would be unwise to dismales them as this founciat wilderness,

entirely unworthy Credence. The

last and one of the most serious allega- tions against Japan is in relation to one

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

Mr P. Jacks has taken over the duties

H. Wakeman's departure on leave.

Mr J. H. Kemp, Deputy Registrar and' Appraiser, Supreme Court, has been ap- 3 p.m.-Meeting of Campbell, Moore of the bistoric monuments of Cores, the and imported from Europe, America or during the absence on Mr G. H. Waky A list of medicines, manufactured in pointed Official Receiver in Bankruptcy,

Songdo Pagoda. It was reported some nay British Colony, exempt from the pro- min. time since that Viscount Tanaka, who visions of the Prepared Opíure Ordinace,, was sent on a special 'mission to Seoul "ppears in the Oquernment Gezette. by the Emperor of Japan, had before leaving thanked the Emperor of Corea for his gift of the Pagoda whereupon

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The China Mail.

HONGKONG, KATURDAY, krem 6, 1907,

JAPAN AND COREA.

:

By the Imperial German Lloyd steamer" "Habsburg" Mr N. A. Biebs left the

In today's Government Gazelle ap Colony yesterday on holiday. Mr Sieba is pears the despatch Sir Matthew Nathan one of the most respected gentlemen of forwarded to the Secretary of State on the the German community and all will join damage done by the typhoon. All matters in wishing him a health-giving trip. Me the Emperor declared that he had never connected with the storm are set out Van Buren, agent of the Great Northern given his consent to the removal of the in detail and His Excellency meations the

names of those who distinguished them- Steamship Co is also a passenger by the Fagoda. Later came the report, whichselves in rescuing people from the waters. same steamer, was indignantly denied by the Japan These cougeous persona have at least the satisfaction of being mentioned in dos- Daily Mail, which is regarded as the

patches." fareiga mouthpiece of the Japanese Government, that the Pagoda had been removed to Japan. So indignant was the paper mentioned that it renewed its importunities for the suppression of the English paper in Corea which published,

Mr Guy Stevenson, representing the well-known publishers, Messra Blackie and Sons, of London, is at present in Hongkong Prospectors' Licenses.

in connection with the forthcoming public- Regulations concerning prospecting oration of a work on the horse. This work mining in the Colony are published in the will be issued in nine volumes and will he Government Gazetter

M

10 cents extra is charged for this service.

ing the testimonial, wished the recipient long life and remarked that he was to look. upon the witch as a token of the Fatal Squibble in a Barracks.

In the Western suburbs of Canton; high esteem formed of him by so many there is a local barracks at Sai Tau-mi, of his follow workmen, and when it where a small garrison of soldiers is kept, should please the grest architect of On the 20th of the Chineso mouth, soon the Universo to remove him from this

edited by I. J. Wortley Axe, M.E.C.V.5, `·. JAPAN possesses in Corea some very

If the standard of the specimen is main- Parcals for Kisutschou.

tained the book should he of constant implacable enemies. Singularly enough

Insured parcels for Kiautschon will

value to the man who loves his horse.. they are found amongst the British the report. Now, however, comes a now be received by the Hongkong Post and Americans. This is not a recent letter from Mr Hulbert which appeared Office and its agencies in Chine.

The staff at Kowloon Docks met last. night in the Reading Room to present Mr development, the animosity has existed on March 27 in the Japan Chronicle

Money Orders.

Robert Whyto, who eails by the P. & 0, since the occupation of Cares by Japan which states that the writer visited

A system of furnishing selfders of steamer Balta" to-day, with a hand- for military purposes. Perhaps the Songdo, found that the Pagoda had been money orders to the United Kingdom with some gold watch on his leaving the most prominent of those who have removed, and learnt from personal in-into the Hongkong Post Office. A fee of Roading and Recreation Club, in present- advices of payment has been introduced Colony. Mr Morrison, Chairman of the publicly expressed their disapproval of vestigation that it had been taken by a the Japanese and their spethods in the party of armed Japanese and had been country over which, with the tacit sent southward by rail. It is almost approval of the Powers, they have inconceivable that this monument was assumed a protectorate, is Mr H. B. removed by a gang of coolies on their Hulbert, the well known American own responsibility. The Japanese Go-after noon, a quarrel arose amongst the life may the token he handed down as an author. Mr Hulbert was connectedverament, in justice to itself, should lose soldiers, and in's moment firearms were heirloom to his childron, and stimulate WHISKY with the Corean Government service no time in thoroughly investigating this used. A Corporal and a private were thom to a course that won for their ancestor overely wounded, and, though they were the praise and respect of his fellow mas.. from 1886 to 1905. He has written matter and showing, if it be possible, taken to a native hospital, the former soon. After songs renderad by Messrs. Parvus, several books on the country which that its hands are not soiled by this passed away. The man who fired the Taylor, Crawford and Sibbit, Mr Rutter, weapon has been arrested, and an inquest before favouring the company with their lave become standard. As far as crime. An act of vandalism such as has boon held.

old time favourite," The Keef Man," authority to speak of the relative this would do more to deepen the hatred

also paid a tribute to Mr Whyte. Mr. Bank Notes.

Simmonds also spoko and Messrs. Crispin," - advantages which the Coreaus possessed of the Coreans for Japan than years of

The following returns of the "Average Gow, Menzies, Keith and Baxter contribut when they were independent and since faulty administration. An Oriental race Amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and od to the harmony. Mr Whyte brielly ra. they passed beneath the protection of attaches an importance to these centuries of Specia Reserve in Hongkong, during pondod, thanking the company for their association with the country for twenty realise. We sincerely trust that some Japan, is concerned Mr Hulbert's close old monumenta which we can but dimly the mouth onded March 31. are certified by gift and their expressions of good will. A very enjoyable evening was brought to a the Managers of the respective Banka, close by the singing of "Auld Lang Syne."

Broka.

Average Specie la Amount Reserve, Chartered Bank of

·India, Australisand ཐོ China,... 3,043,168 2,300,000. Hongkong and Shang- hui Banking Cor poration, National

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years is sufficient. We hold no brief satisfactory explanation of the removal for the Japanese nar for those who are of the Fagoda is given. It is for the opposed to them. More than once we Japanese Government to speak. bave expressed the opinion that in the unfortunate position, in which Cores found itself, due largely to the shocking corruption among her ruling classes, circulata-under difficulties in this

The tribulations caused by the fluc.

tuating value of the small coins which

THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY

WASHINGTON, March 30.- President, Roosevelt, to-day, signed the order directing the Philippine commission ...12,537,000 9,000,000 to call at Blaction to select delegates to the Philippine assembly, in accordanco 75,000 with the set of Congress of July 1, 1902.

Bink of China Limited

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Total...915,757,148 $11,375,009

it was, perhaps, the best thing for her Colony are always with us. At certain ATOUT 12,000 tons of lobsters are caught that the management of her concerns perioda the shoe pinches more soutely and markoted every year in Canada.

cooped the lice

WEATHER REPORT,-

The following notice la isited by Mo Figg of the Hongkong Observatory:

On the 6th at 12.50 p. the hamster has risen slightly in S. Chins, and fallou considerably over Japan

Many of the returns are not yet to hand Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours and- ing at 10 x.m. to-day, 0.78 inchoal

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

$15.00...Per Case, should be taken over by the country than at others and we then rise and

which las progressed furthest in demand that someone, having knowledge A HEBREW Bible in the Vatican weigh

3201b., and is the largest Bible in the worlds and authority, should write and deliver It is all in mor script. Wastern civilization, Real independence

The depression appears to be moving us from this evil. Ons of these periods

N.E. over the Sea of Japan. The area of for Cores bas long been impossible.le even now upon us. The price of the

Mr Yoshida Chokoi, of Omka, has been high pressure probably remains over the

continent to the North of the Yangtua. nominated for the managing Directorship Fresh to strong monsouri will probably She is doomed by her geographical follat is steadily going down but the of the Kobe Marine Insurance Company prevail in the Forms Chatunel and the position to be under the dominance of discount in relation to subsidiary coine which has just bean Bosted, and has China Ses. one of the three great countries which is as steadily climbing up. That the 8. WATSON & 00 encompass her. The choico lay between count in regard to Canton subsidiary

·RHEUMATIO FAINS RELIEVED." TO ono need now suffer the agonizing China, Russia and Japan. The Chino coinage ja 914 per cent, and in regard

pains of sciatic and acute chouths to-morrow to our own locul subsidiary coinage 94 LIMITED

tious, as quick rollef may be had by apply | O FORECAST Japanese War settled, China's prospect

per cent. This is a matter of graveing Chamberlain's Pain Balm, This fact 1-Hongkong and Neighbourhood; N.M of dominance in the Peninsula. For moment to all firms which have to his been clestly demonstrated in many winds, fresh; cloudy, some r the present at all events, the Russoccer subsidiary coins in payment of the pain and makes sleep and rest possible, fresh to strong.

thousands of ones. This liniment relierer 2 Formosa Channal: N.E. winds, 3.--South coast of China hotarcon Houg BUILDINGS, Japanese War has settled any prospects small accounts. Many of them who while in alone worth many times its cost,

Many have been permanently ourel of kong and Lammocks: Same as No. 1. which Russia may have hud. Japan employ large numbers of Chinese have rheumatism by the use of this Hniment, South coast of China between Hong- alone reminined. Both inclination and bean in the habit of paying their wages For sale by all chemiste sad storekeepers, kong and Hainan: Same as No. 2.

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