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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1907.

and thus offer his request in this State for the faterior told a deputation LOCAL AND COAST NEWS. Rumiliating way. But this is by of the men yesterday morning, very Another bank failure is reported lin no means all that is urged. In fact bluntly, that the Government would no Japan in that of the Fuso Ginko Bank,

more think of allowing Paris to be which maponded payment on April 4. deprived of light than of bread, and that farmy engineers would be employed in

Let

BEEKUBY.On April 10, at No. 7 North Szechuan Road, Shanghai, the wife of G. I.it is far the smallest":

nada and least | SHEKURE, of a Bon.

important part of the petition. ‚IEL"-5 MARRIAGE.

Horr-FoamarOn April 11, at U. 8. the rules of intercourse between For igners and Chinese be reconsidered. There should be men available, versed in the ways of Lusiness, who are able to understand what course should be

James L Rodgers, by Ven. Arohrleacon E. H. Thomson, D.B. Shanghai, B. Gainos Horz, representative, Pacifio Mail 8. 5. Co., Shanghal to Miss Jassin FOXWAY, of Erie, Penn, U. 9. ALIE

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- Goxoxan --On April 10, at Weihaiwe Road, Shangbat, THEO, GUINARD, aged

40 years.

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Viceroy Chou Fu has recommended to the gebarsting stations. Detachments the Throne that H, E. Wa Ting-fang, of these troops actually arrived in Paris Ex-Vice-President of the Board of Punish- during the afternoon, but the strike it, shall be ordered to take the manage ment of the Kowloon-Canton Railway to as good as over, and they were firs not put to work. f. Jauren sent the Prime Minister notice that he intends

followed when there is any trouble in pat a question in the Chamber on between both parties. When difficul the interference of the Government

The Frenchman, who intends to traveï by motor car from Peking to Siberia through Kalgan and Mongols, has applied

should be instructed to give hins necessary

ties arise, whether from business with the liberty to strike. He is likely to the Waiwapu that district authorities MEMOS, FOR TO-MORROW, matters or between Christians and to receive characteristically stinging protection. The Shanghas ferry thinke non-Christians, let such men be sent reply from M. Clemenceau. After their the motorist has a difficult task ahead of

Batisfactory interview with the Under him..

Auction. 2,30 pm Austion of Household Farmi-

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trikers had a bad quarter of an hour

... Goods per Trieste undelivered after this local officials. We do not recommend with the Prefect of the Seine, who

date subjest ta tent

this data subject to rent. Goods, per ufang undelivered after p.m, on this date will be landed.

Drowned in the Squall.

During the sudden equal on Saturday evening two lives were Lost Chinese male and a Chinese child-owing to a collision

between two cargo junka, ✨

Uar Water Supply."

the report of Mr Frank Browno (Govern-

Goods per Mania undelivered after that this Commissioner shall take the amplified the lecture delivered by M. power from the hand of the loen! Sarat. Finally they were told, what official and decide the case, but they might have learned without going he should assist him with his advice: on strike, that their interests would ba, At the Sanitary Board this afternooR' by so doing he could prevent the properly safeguarded in the new ment Analyst) as to the quality of the foreigner from having his own way, arrangements that were being made water in the Pokfulam, Kowloon, Tytam and from frightening the local official by the municipality of Paris for and Cheungsharon services was held on the

the farming of the into action, which otherwise would

table, the water being declared to be electric light

of excellent quality. Mr Lau Chu Pak probably happen, because the officia apply. The moral of the strike is minutedWas it not agreed some time is ignorant of the proper course and is

that the labour lenders who direct the ago that the bacteriological report should

afraid of becoming involved in trouble trusted to allow any questions of public Absence of Flaxus Infected Bata.

polloy of the Paris unions cannot be also be circulated with these!

were he to oppose the foreigner."convenience and well-being to weigh

date subject to rent.

Général Memoranda, THURDAY, April 18

@pm-Performance at City HalL Goods per Genears not cleared on this Goods per Poona undelivered after 4

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Goods per- Nippon Maru undelivered Goods per Shimoas endelivered after

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SUNDAY, April 21 :-*

The return of rats captured in Hong-

Goods per Denbighshire undelivered after There is much more to the same effect. with them in the adoption of means for kong and Kowtoon during the past two

this date subject to rant.

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3 p.m.-Auction of Leasehold Property st Mr Glow. F. Lammert's Sales Room Goods per Salazie uncisimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges. Gooda Benohr undelivered after

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Throughout the petition there is an the attainment of even utterly unim-weeks was laid on the table at the Sanitary Board meeting this afternoon. Altogether portant ends. They are evidently 1,48 rats were caught, none of which were détermined to follow a purely selfish couse with supreme contempt for the

infected with plague. Since the beginning of the year only four plague infected rats have been found, while during the car. responding period of 1900 there were 314. This looks encouraging.

assumption that the foreigner is still very aggressive, and unjustly so Words are used to describe his notions, which, ware they true, would brand publie wolfare, and regardless of the him, whether he be merchant or misle which should apply to all disputes Bionary as unworthy to plead his own

between capital and labour. Therefore, it behoves everybody to msks himseit cause, and unfit indeed to be in China

The mortality returns for the week Independent as possible of the ending March 83 show that 139 deaths at all. It is stated that he "forossongtices of syndicated labour, especially have taken place of which 16 were due to

OF

Mortality Statistics.

12.30 pm-Meeting of Hongkong Cot

ton Spinning Wearing and Dyeing Co., La., at Liessra Jardine, Matheson action," that he compels the natives in the matter of the supply of electric small-por (all Chinese, eight being children & Co.'s Office. FRIDAY, April 26 :--

"to suffer wrong," that he "makes light and power. Hotel proprietora under the age of fire), 20 due to 13.30p.m. Meeting of Hongkong Jockey use crooked and harsh measures to cannot afford to have their lifts stop 7 to fever, & to heri-buri and to general pneumonia : 10 to bronchitis, 11 to phthisis Oldb at City Hall,

carry his point," that in fact he is suddenly between two foom and their tuberculosis. For the following week the Nooh-Meeting of China-Bornec Co., "rafty and cunning." What notios gusts plunged into darkness; manufac deaths totailed 100, of which 10 wers due

Ld., Joe Lal, anger, Saton Ta susunce the Viceroy will take of this long peti-res oannot afford to have their to smallpox (all Chinese, twelve being

Jardine, Mathe-

tion we do not know, for we havo but

machines idle newspaper proprietors young children), 8 to general tuberculosis, * son of Cole Office. *

2 to plague, 3 to fever, Bto brunchitis, 7 19.45 pm Meeting of Hongkong Fire touched on the frings of the things

cannot stop the publication of their to pneumonia and 6 to phthis Compared Insurance Co., Lai, at Messen Jardins, Matheson & Co,'a Office.

journale, and theatre managers cannot with last year the rate per thousand for discussed, but throughout there is an

sammption that the foreigner is always all, those who are responsible for public

sufor their houses to be closed. Above the whole Colony for the week onding

March 39 is 9.2 against 49,0 for 1006,

in the wrong, and the native in the

order cannot allow a great city like right, and if the suggestions of the

Paila to become a prey to wrongdoers for petitioner were accepted and car-

want of light in the streets. The theatres

The China Mail

HONGKONG, FURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1907,

CHINAMAN AND FOREIGNER.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

At an informal meeting of the membere

sened and in fact, be done away with

held recently Mr C. W. Ure, the retiring recent strike, and through them the chairman, was presented with a silver altogether. It is unfortunato that such poor and the suffering in Paris. One cigar box. idese should still be abroad, for they of the chief sources of the Assistance

ried out, this wrong would be lea were, perhaps, the heaviest losers by the of the Shanghai Sharebrokers' Association

Paris,

It is stated that Lord Kitebaner has decid

Ir must be anything but asinecure to will be accepted by the masses of Publique, the organisation which in ed to continuo in the India Command for

nearly all the great hospitals, is the droit des pauvres, toll of twelve per

cent levied on the takings of all places

summer, and that Sir Archibald Hunter

be the Viceroy of the Two KwaDS readers as a correct description of the Paris looks after the poor and manager two years more, that he goes on leave this Petitions on all manner of subjects, the average foreigner, who must there

will officinto as Commander-in-Chief⠀⠀⠀⠀ important and trivial, pour into his lap fore be disliked by the average native, hourly and daily. A rather important

The Duke of Connaught's party have lind document has been sent into His Excel Shipping men at Shanghai are having of public entertainment. This toll qually some of them were attacked by bees, and quite a time of it with insects. At Ceylon lency during the last few days, and it is a fierce little argument with the Com- brings in from £600 to £800 a day in bore is another story of white ants: An from the pen of a Thotai named Homissioner of Customs. Formerly it was Kuen Seung. The subject which is rule that permits for working overtime brought to the notice of the Viceroy is which were not used need not be paid the necessity of there being more effec. for, but now the Commissioner demanda fall fees for same. Shipping firme are tive means and measures in order to

indignant and protest volubly that the prevent the aggressive foreigner from only needful thing to be paid for out of always having his way with the minor the fees are the batch of tidewaiters officials, and so, too frequently, treading engaged for the unloading of a boat and down the elementary rights of the that this expense would not nearly natives. It iq, said that too often the amount to the sum puid. aa fees. On the other hand, the Commissioner states

Paris, but the average has fallen during unpleasant taste of the inconveniences of the last two nights to a very small travel in the tropica was experienced by fraction of those amounts,

T. RH. the Duke and Duchess of Connaught during the journey by train from Prome to LOUAL AND COAST NEWS. Rangoon. They were invaded at dinner time, by white upts, and eo iusistent were An official order suthorizing the con- the insects that the carriage had to be struction of the Kobe. Harbour works has cleared, both of travellers and ants, and been issued in Japan.

everything relaid

Lieutenant G. C. Dickens has been

Mr E V. E. Bapat, the French Minster at Peking, will go in the acar appointed to the command of the destroyer fatura for a short visit to Seoul.

"Hait," and will be borne on the books.

Alfred," with which he was latterly serve

joins frein: the battleship “Revenge,” Portsmouth. This officer has won the

The management of the South Man. blus since January, 1901, and he was pros chura Railway was handed over on April moted Lieutenant in the August of lest

Your w 1 by the military railway authorities to the South Manchurian Railway Company. The gross income per day is Yen 28,000.

Rev. Dr Bevan, the veteran mister of ibo Independent Church, Collins-strest, Mellourne, who recently met with a fevere

country oficials are afraid of doing that it means retaining many membora The inauguration ceremony of the Ung of the Tamar at Hongkong for that. justice to their own countrymen because of the Customs staff who naturally Harbour works has been performed. The duty, on transfer from the cruiser "King they do not know the laws which guido desire to be recompensed, but this has work will extend over three years and the ing. Lieutenant Dickens has been in the Royal Navy since. January, 1894, and the action of foreigners in their own not been their principal reason for the estimated cost is Yen 338,757 countries, and therefore, fearing lest there inauguration. It has been proved that

reached his present rank in December, There were 398 European and 145 1901. The vacancy aboard the "King. should be a fuss if they were to thwart 40 per cent of these permits are not Chinesa visitors to the City Hall Library. Alfred has been filled by the appoint. the will of the foreigner they concede used and the fees are charged more and 450 European sad 3,254 Chinesement of Lieutenant R. B, Jaavrin, who what he demands and let him liave his mits being asked for when they are not ended April 14th.

especially as a test and to prevent per-visitors to the Musoum during the week

own way. This is a general indiclinent really required. The Customs properly A specific reference is made to the con recognise a ship cannot always say just cession made to foreigners by treaty, by when she will lead and leave port and virtue of which they have been excused in view of this it has been arranged once for all from kneeling before an that a perinit may be issued up to within one hour and a quarter of the hour fixed official when they come into his presence for closing the working day. How the France will establish a consulate at accident, has been ordered by his medical to seek a favour, or, as it may be dispute will be settled remains to be seen Nanking within short time. Ir advisor to take a long sea trip. To that thought; justice. - It would seem from but no doubt the Customs decision is Feat, at present first interpreter at the and he left by the steamer Taiyuan" ex Couulata General at Shanghai is likely to March 20, for the East. The steamer the spirit of the petition as if the final

ba sppointed Vice-Consul at Nanking, says arrived in Hongkong yesterday. Dr Bevan memorialist rather deplores this con-

Writing on March 10, the day that thoeking correspondant of the Ostanatischs is accompanied by Mrs Born, bliss Bevan, cession made in bregone days, but as t

Lloyd

and daughter-in-law. Tließydney Daily the great strike, of Paris electricians

Telegraph saya Dr Bevan's present ipten- has been made and ratified, and ap-collapsed, the correspondent of the

The British Minister has addressed the tion is to unke Shanghai hisprincipal place parently, cannot be changed, it is Standard in that city gives an interest-Walputs in consequence of the opposition of fil.At that place que of his sons, of the gentry of the province of Szechuan Rev Willett Berau, is principal of the suggested that the same privilege being idea of the result of the men's against the mining concession of Mr Little Bedburst Colleges his other son, who has granted to natives as is made to forsig action. He says:--The strikera bave in Kangpeh, and has asked for an indent

been in the East some time also, being the COs. It is very derogatory to the gone back to work unconditionally. pity in caso Mr Little should be prevented

native self-esteem, that, whilst any

I think they saw almost at once by the gontry from making use of his contentioned institution died two years ago, and the chances are that Mr. Bevan will bo that they had made a very bad

perhatently appointed in his stend. foreigner, hoverer humble, who may

mistake in ceasing work without Exchange. notice and without legitimate exonse. take it into his head to visit a local

The downward tendency of exchange

LAME SHOULDER. official, is allowed to stand before him Nobody sympathiend with them, the seems to have stopped. During the WHETHER reuniting from a zprala or and is even invited to take a seat, and working classes perhaps least of all, passed sixtoon days it has varied between from theunstjo pains, there is no BUILDINGS. often the most honoured seat at tint, because through the enforced stoppage of 28.0 15-10 and 24.15-16d and for the thing so good for lame shoulder as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Apply it frooly the native must still humble hum many industries the latter were heavy laat two days it has remained at the latter and rub the para vigoronly at enda Hongkong, April 13, 1907,

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