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Miscellaneous.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1907.

appear in vessele. Rather would they KEIR HARDIE IN ASIA BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH.

set at once about getting the crew at

Transfer Bucka of Hongkong Hotel O., work at the pumps, and, if the position Some Views on the Oriental.

Ed., close from this date to 14th Bept.. inclusive.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Auction.

2,80 p.m.-Anctions of Household Furnt turo, &c., at Me Go, P. Lammert's Salsa Rooms.

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THURSDAY, September 12-

SADY, September 14

19.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Hotal

Oo., Id., at Co.'s Hotel. 8.16 p.m.-Concert on the Volunteer

Parado Ground.

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Mr Keir Hardie, MP., the Socialist' of ' England, who is now taking a dose of

travel as tonio for the health of mind

were sufficiently serions, call upon the adult passengers to lend a hand. Tho other objection that can be urged against the Committee of the Navy League is that and body, finds it also a sort of file to rub it has never been asked to associate itself the corners off rough-hewed opinion. with party strife. The question of our Original ideas go down in a race round the naval supremacy is above party. Any woxid, and alterations and repairs are Ministry, Liberal or Unionist, which journey. Mr Keir Hardie will find that generally badly needed at the end of the seeks to render our sovereignty insecure his contact with the outer world will is an enemy to the nation, and the Navy modify some of bis extreme views there League, which represents or should represent--the nation, should take up the gage and fight for the right to the bitter end. But does the Navy League represent the nation? The German Navy League has a membership of hundreds of thousands; the British League counts its members in thousands. The German Navy League is energetic

11 a.m.-Auction of Screw Steam Tag and aggressive and is a power in the

Jolent, at H. M. Naval Yard,

land; the British League is supine and mild-mannered and-es at present-con- trolled-bas no power whatsoever. In these circumstances, while regretting the threatened dieruption-in one way because we give the Committee overy credit for the most estimable motives, we MONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1907. welcome it in quother. The storm which has been playing round the League for the last few months will clear the air and we look forward to the

The China Mail

THE NAVY LEAGUE.

obrious 1963.

The estimablo Shum is said to have

KING EDWARD THREAT- ENED.

A Plot Frustrated.

(From Our Special Gurrispondent.) LONDON, September &,

King Edward has been staying, statoe A report from Marienbad, where

that a plot to assassinate His Majesty

FIRE AT KOBR.

Foreign Warehouses Destroyed.

(From Our Correspondent.)

Konz, September 7. The most disastrous fire that has

hean experienoad in Kobo for many years occurred this morning.

Mesare Carlowitz and Company's

is evidence of it now-and that by the time ho has completed his travels he will was divulged to the Paris police who warehouses and offices wire totally have to lay up for an overhaul of opinions. wore warned that an emissary of the destroyed and Messra De la Camp and he is as sturdily honest as he is rugged Anarchists had left pledged to carry Company's Godown was also burnt in his character he will confess when the change works its influence.

If

Brot Harte has

out the assassination.

down.

The loss is estimated at Tis.

In conversation this morning Mr Hardie admitted a surprise so far as the China man is concerned. formed our opinion in England on the English Labour Party, and I have to Chinaman," remark the leader of the

Nothing untoward, however, occur- confess that it is a surprise to me to see red and the King returned to London the high estoor in which the Chinnuun is in the evening as arranged. held in comparison with the Japanese,"

Paria police guards were immediately 1,000,000.

Upon receipt of advices from the

posted.

spot, oh

That's the evidence of the man on the

IRELAND'S BURDEN.

More Police Wanted.

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

"Yes, I find the Chinaman is valued for is not. But I fancy the judgment on Japan his business integrity, whilst the Japaneso

is being passed because of the modern development in commercin life in Japan. There are two distinct types of inpatese. The man in the interior, the man unsullied by too close contact with business practices, | oldest Japanese firms are just as good as is the soul of honour, and some of the anything going. There has been what utmost efforts must be made to procure Ordore have been issued that tho might be called a recent development in

LONDON, September 6.

Japan, and they do not seem to be so which is to be considerably increased the character of the business men of recruits for the Irish Constabulary,

deran them, especially so far as their con-above its present reduced state. duct in the law courta is concerned. There I fancy they do not come up to our standards far as the trade marks prosecution is con- because they don't know the game. So cerced I am of opinion that there was not

THE ANTWERP FIRES.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Router,

#

1

PEKING CHANGES.

(Chinese Mail's Service).

Pexivo, September 7.

The appointment of Yann Shih Kai to the Waiwupu ie likely to lead to the removal of Wang Tak Shib, formerly Chinese Minister to Great Britain.

THE NEW VICEROY.

(Chinese Mail's Service)

SHANGHAI, September 7. Preparations on an extensive scala

munity here for the reception of Viceroy bare been made by the Cantonese com

Chung, the new Viceroy of Canton, who

is expected hero from Henkow to-day.

PRINCE CHING.

Charged with Treachery..

(Chinese Mail's Service)

PEEING, September 7.

CANTON-HANKOW

RAILWAY.

(Chinese Mail's Ferpice

In the present political condition of ultimate creation of a body which will Chest Britain a non-political organisa-carry out the purposes for which the tion such as the Navy League has its Leaguo was originally started with scrupulous. But I would hesitate to con-

The Ministry now in fearlessness and resolution. office pledged itself to a reduction in naval and military estimates. This was the price of the support of the ultra-been recomiended for the Viceroyalty Radical portion of the Liberal Party and of Mancbaris. When he learns this so much guile about the theft of the marks Sixteen Acres Swept Clear. of the Labour Party. It might be

he will probably say, "urely an enemy as ignorance, and the verdict in the Black has done this thing." Hsu Hai Chiang, Scotch order not guilty, but don't do it remarked in passing that the anxious

and White case seemed to me to to of the solicitude which the Labour Party is

who is at present struggling dismally again. Anyway the merchants of Japan to hold up the Chinese and of the stick are taking concerted action to invoke the

via Bomb y.) always professing for the down-trodden in the thrrin distracted provinces, aid of the Government in laving the trade

Lasion, September 5. working man is atrangely exhibited would no doubt gladly make room for marke put right.

The Chief Justice of Hupeh, Liang The fire at the Antwerp docks and Ting-fang has memorialised the Throne when it moves heaven and earth to Shum even if he should in consoquonon man the Chinaman is on a diferent plans, wharves burnt itself out yesterday, charging Prince Ching with treachery "But learn that as a general business cause him to be thrown out of employ-lose a little face. With the Russians Certainly Japan is more modernised, but after making a clear sweep of eixtean to the country. ment, The working men retrenched in the north and the Japanese in the Canton created a better impression than 1 at Woolwich and at the Government Bouth the position of Viceroy is any net nearly so bad as alleged, and there are have been led to expect. The smells were

acres, mostly all being timber yards. ship-building yards are now possibly

thing but a sinecuro, Japan is reach vast improvements going forward, the

The shipping in the barbour was wondering whether there is much Russin, as soon as she is convalescent, being, by common consent, of considerably but finally

ing out for whatever she can get and work of Viceroy Slum in this reapcot severely, endangered for a long time, virtue in having representatives of thoir will certainly take a band in the same

change in the wind own clase at Westminster if these re-game. Thus the nominal ruler of the you, say, in comparison with European

utility."

"Did anything in particular impress checked the progress in that direction. presentatives start to "improve" social provinces is between the unmention satenie?" was naked, and our representa

Five arrests have been made for

CARTON; September 7. conditions by having their means of ahle person and the deop ven.

Four of the shareholders who hold Hetive was astonished to hear Mr Hardio

incendiariem, livelihood taken away.

However that may protest against Japan absorbing bay: "Yes, the prison. I regard the now

the largest number of shares in the is a question between the British work- Kantao and refusing to pay Chinese England, and although the prisoners wore

Canton Hankow Railway have joined place as superior to anything we have in

(REUTER'S SERVICE,} ing men and the agitators who induced daties but a protest, unless backed up chains, and the longer service men were

in a petition to His Excellency Wn ⚫ MOROCCO. them to put the latter into Parliament. by an armed force suficiently strong manacted, the degree of freedom they were

Oficer Administoring the Govera Redaction in the efficiency of the fast to inspire respect, is of little avail now permitted contrasted favoumbly with our More Fighting at Casablanca.

ment of Canton, requesting him to is a matter which concerns all Britishers hope that he will receive the appoint-

a-daya. Shum'e worst onemies willi

system of treating criminals which, I regret

memorialize, on their behalf, the to say, is antiquated and very bad.

LONDON," September 5. Board of Posts and Communications and not least those domiciled at lougment. It is one in which the best ton unilway, which is a thing of the near reconcitance on the Sed inst.

"I should think that the Kowloon-Can-

Seventeen French were wounded at the for permission to nominate His Brooi- kong. The true purpose, in fact the administrator in the world would make future, will do for Canton what the railways attacked the retiring French in the vicinity be the President of the Canton-Han- It appears that the Moors reformed and loney Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng to only reason, for the existence of a Navy but a poor showing. And Sham has dono for such places as Koba and of the camp. League is to see that our Navy is kept up yot to show that he is much of an into a manufacturing centre. The Curton- that General Drudo had sustained a

Osaka in Japan, convert it more or less

M. Clemenceau, interviewed, denied kow Railway. to the standard which experts have decid-

administrator. It is not to bo Bankor line, when it comes into existence, WHISKY.Jod is the safe one-thast is the two Power forgotten that during his regime will, in my opinion, develop a now phase in standard. While it is eminently desir-territory for the foreigner to stay away also develop politically, and although the the Two Kwang became excellent the Chinese problem. The people who as industrially stimulated and developed, will able that the Navy League abould keep from. His control was work and Chinnman has no ambition to-day in the way clear of politice it is inevitable, if a bandits and piratice did pretty much as of expansion, thero ja no telling what may Ministry is in power pledged to what is they liked. On the whole, in China's considered a dangerous impairment in interest, it will not be a misfortune if our maral efficiency, that it should Shum fails to find his way to Mukden. strenuously oppose such a policy. Un- fortunatoly the Committee of the Navy League bas adopted such a timid and vacillating attitude that the organisation was delivotyd in London on the ith inaṛ.

The French Mail of the 6th August

BLEND.

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

A PURE MALT

WHISKY

OF.

is threatened with disruption-if such has not already cecurred. Certain mem-

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,

GENUINE AGEbers of the Committe were in favour of to Mama to-morrow. She will go to the

VERY FINE

AND

MELLOW.

PER CASE

By Prof. Es H. PARKER.

On mala s the Cana Man Ofice.

Queen's Foad Central.

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Prica...

HASZ

“OFILME.

The Paul Besu goes on an excursion whart for the convenience of passengers,

reverso.

THE ANGLO-AMERI”AN ARCTIC EXPEDITION.

LONDON, September 5. The ship of the Anglo-American Arctio

happen to-morrow and during the next Expedition has been last at Port Anxious, twenty years as he becomes a factor in and it is feared Capt. Mikkelsen and the the world's markets. The Chicanan is Arierican Scientist Liffingwell, who have mors and more coming into line with been absent from the slip for 70 days, Wastorn ideas, though I strongly re ve perished. sent the notion that we are going to teach these Eastern poopla civilization

His Excellency Wu and consented to the request,

CHANG CHIH TUNG BESIGNS

(Chinese Mil's Sey've

PERING, September 7. Following Yuan Shih Kai, His Excel lancy Chang Chib Tung has also ten

ment to the Cabinet during the lengthy interview with the Throne yesterday.

THE TRUNK TRAGEDY.

The Extradition of Adsetts.

Though the greatest relicence has beau of Adsotis, in connection with the Trunk maintained with reard to the oxtmdition

We have more to learn from them than RUSSIA AND GREAT BRITAIN, dered bis resignation of the appoint- they have from us. And there is one thing I would do. If I were Dictator of

Losbox, September 5. the Empire I would give the missionatics a free pa sage homo, at least all missionaries Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to King oropt the medical and educational Edward at Marienbad, and the King con- M. Isvolsky, Russian Minister for

a vigorous campaign against the

misimuaries -oducational in a secularsenen, ferred the Grand Cross of the Victorian Government but the majority, by somo A Nagasaki dispatch states that the

I mean,"

Order on the Ministor, Afterwards, the extraordinary pickess of reasoning. Facitic Lumber Company, of Canado, aud Home Mr Hardie says that it has developed ether for thirty-five minutes.

Speaking of the labour moremont at King and the Minister were closeted to- came to the conclusion that such pro- the Lumber Company, of Vancouver, have with tremendous 'mpidity and the news still a few details of the Anglo-Resaian Router's Agoney learns that there are cedure would involve the abandonnent foot of timber for the South Manchuria lydiessing the question of union of mtify it.

received orders for the supply of 5,000,000 paport of botli tho other parties are serious Auresment to settle before the Sovereigns than a probability that Adsetts will be of their polifical neutrality. It was of Railway. It is stated that the timber forces in order to block further progress of

cislam nnd organised labanz, tant d Mr Hardie continued on the P. and 0. 8. 8. Marmora to-day for India, thenca he

Africa, and back to England. goes to Australia, New Zealand, South

...

no se to point out that if it were a ordered will be suficient to build 1,000 Unionist Ministry which was endeavour-Passenger cars.

ing to jeopardine our sovereignty of the

sea it would be just as violently perial Japar ose Majasty las prosented the A Seoul message states that his Im $15.00. tacked. The Committes took up the Euporur of Koren with a handsome car position that the duty of the League siege, which will be used on the occasion of the forthooming corucation ceremony at was to educate and that by informing

Seoul. the minds of the rising generation of the paramount importance of the Navy

8. WATSON & 00, to the British Empire it would do better Stevenson, is expected to arrive here from

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April

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THE JAPANESE CRUISERS,

LONDON, September 5. The Japaness cruisers Tsukuba and Chitoso are at Tricato.

CHOLERA IN RUSSIA.

Tragedy, wo understand that thero la more

brought to Hongkong for trial.

Whether he is to be voluntarily banded over by America or not we have beon un- able to leard, as our inquiries locally have It is said, however, that Adsetts will be failed to adduco anything authoritativo.

tried in Hongkong before very long.

During the absenco on leave of the Hon.. LONDON, September 6.

Mr F. J. Badeloy, Captain F. W. Lyons will not as Superintendent of Police and Cholers is ingrossing along the Volga. Mr P. P. J. Wodehouse sa Deputy Su Precautions are being taken in St. Peters.. burg-

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Hongkong, July 17, 1907,

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