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Price $425
HAUENTZEN.
→IRTHS.
to Mr and -On October if, at Pallmi, Mes PAUL BARETZES, 8 Daughter.
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THE CHINA MAIL.,
-On October 8, 1907, at
AMIR, LMC, of a Daughter.
NARRIAGES.
Game control. This may appear to be by not to start a boat or train at the ap- fan unfair way of explaining the position pointed time is fixed at £500, with a but it is really an exposition of the further penalty of £100 for every 24
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 1907
THE OPIUM SMOKER.
verrol that not one half as much was sold now is formerly,
the wife of W. A. Bar situation stripped of its rhetorical dis-hours" delay whilst the penalty of late Things Seen in South China. when I say thore appeared to be more
arrival, in either direction is fixed at
Brindisi and Bombay, or Brindisi and £100 for every 12 hours as between dhanghai.
KNAURY-SOUTER. --On October H, at
Moly Trinity Cathedral, by the Ro. A. 3.
Walker, M., assisted by the Rev. R. G.
DEATH, HAYNES. AL Canton, on 16th just..
guisor. The union which embrates one sixth of the railway workers claims
.:
Between Port Said and
I-LO PAU
[ar c. ...
WRECK OF THE AUSTRALIAN.-
Generally speaking, I think I am correct,
smoking at Lo Pau than at Samshui, and' that more indifference was shown to the that it should be recognised, as, the ad
now regulations. Further, tlust less opium fía sold, depends more on the oxistence of a vocate of men who do not belong to the Betubay and Ponang and Shanghai the Rinning, 34. HORACE HANBURY, young
wow pablic opinion, that is exerting an est son of the Inte Sir Thomas Hanbmy, organisation and have no sympathy Company is to provide an adequate Theron, in glowing Chinese characters, responsible authorities in order to apply Lo Pat has a famous Lokin station, nence on many peoplo, than on any x.c.v.o., La Martola, Ventimiglia,
vary stringent measures adopted by the LATEST CEATION Italy, to IEXANDRA BEATRICE KATHLEEN with it. The railway companies deny room for the sorting of letters, and stand written the curious lopend, which, without hesitation the regulations of the
youngest daughter of the late Sir Frank ORCHESTRELLE CO.
Souter, K., C.LE., J., Commissioner that recognition and declare that any officer or oföere in the service of the pean garl, before, is so amusing that it may
proper nesommodation and weas for a though it has probably appeared in Euro-Imperial Edist. of Police, Bombay, etc.
mutter at issue between their employees Post Office to take charge of the mails. faula hona in the Middle Kingdom, but This perfect Model of Meat Overlaw, Kirkcudbright, Scotland by and themselves is of no concern to any The Company shall, at their own cost, sedly this is one of the strangest of
DALZIEL-HOUSTON,-On the 18th inst..
appear once more. Strange ideas have. NOW on SHOW chanical Genius can be heard JAMES DAC, Hongkong, to
the Ites. Alexander H. Christie, .D.,
Ausgs outside body.
This terribla strike land deliver, and oralnik the mails at them all: Let the revenue and taxes be
The Salvage Operations. MARGARET, Second daughter at our Show Rooms daily.
cought of store which may cause seful distres to mil-all ports or places at which the mails paid and the country will bo prosperous; steamer Australien, which went isshore on Houston Anf
There is every prospect of the Chins Overlaw.
lions of people will, if it occurs, be are to be laudes. During the continu-lot tndo and commerce flourish and the reef of the Northern Territory of Aus entered upon to endeavour to recurs for anes of the agreement the Admiralty people will be happy." The second half tralia last year, boing Bcated. Mr. David ALFRED HAYNES, infunt son of Mr and Mr Richard Bell the right to interfere of the mail-ships at a valuation or during people to swallow the first half affort is to be made with the spring tides to has the power to purchase all or any
of the epigram is, probably, like the sugar Drake, the well-known shipbuilder, who (FOR HIRE OR PURCHASE. MH. Haynes, Aged 14 months.
with other people's business. Natural
on the pill. intended to emble a much en-interested in the venture, states that a big The latest Comic Opera's, Piano.
ly such a atriko is fore-doomed to failure. Cute Pieper, and Songs
The railway companies bave been pre- paring for it and if on November 1, the day fixed for the atrike, the men are called out the trangport services of the old country will be carried on. There is certain to be a great amount of loss and inconvenience but, judging from the statements in English exchanges, there
Souse of these country river ports aro will be no suspension of trafic. A
centres of considerable trade, and the tomber of men will lose good positions
contrast between the sleepiness of Sam- shi and the restlessness of La Pau is and will perforce hare leisure in reßect whether Mir Riburd Bell's dignity the godowne on Blackhead's Post this stress in quest of opinn “deas."
very conspicuous, It true, it was! The Kent Crew Going. market day when I strolled through the
H. M. S. Flom leaves first thing to indol, the word "strolled" is by nu Kont will also be out of harbour whortly, as
Golf
Jerseys
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WI present the following latest London Successes, most of which will be staged for the first time in Hongkong:
TO-NIGHT!
TO-NIGHT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH,
The Rage of the present Loudon Season
THE NEW ALADDIN'
at present crowding the Quiety Theatre, London.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, The brilliant musical comedy 'SERGEANT BRUE OF THE C. DIVISION.'
MONDAY, OCTOBER 21ST. The beautiful Comic (pers 'AMASIS'
from the New Thestre and Criterion
Theatre London.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, Sincy Jones Masterpiece
THE GEISHA.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, Symour Blicke succesful musical comedy THE BEAUTY OF BATH." THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH.
The scrasiningly funny musical comedy THE GAY PARISIENNE."
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 201,
The highly successful music comerty THE DAIRYMAIDS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16,
George Edwards' superb production
THE GIRL ON THE STAGE OR
THE LITTLE CHERUB”
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28TB,
The great Appollo Theatre success
always in stock
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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW,
Auction,
2.30 p.m.-Auction Japanese Curing, &c., at Manors Hughes & Hough's Sales Peoms.
Amusement. p.m.-Performance at Uity Hall.
General Memoranda. MONDAY. October 21:---
Goods per Hongkong Maru undelivered after noon this date subject to rent, Goode per Brnet Simons unclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject rent and landing charges. Goods per Numantia undelivered after
noon on this date will be landed,
TUESDAY, October 22:---
11 s.m.--Auction of 100 Doa. Slazenger's Racy gets, &c., at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms floods per Glenean not aleared on this
data enbiect to rent. WEDNESDAY, October 25:-
Noon-Auction of Leasehold Property of Mr Geo. P. Lomen's Sales Room Goods por Arcadia undelivered after d
p.m. this date will be landed.
Thursday, October 24 :-
alane their incons of livelihood. One of the most lupeful manifestations is the sane view that is taken by many
oharter thom exclusively for His Ma jesty's service.
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
The Masonic datives fixed so far are November 4, December 4, January 3, February 7, March 4 und April 3,
The Colonial Secretary is in receipt of telegraphic information from the British removed at that port on rivals from Consul at Bangkok that quarantine has been Hongkong, but ressols are still subject to medical inspection.
aftun
A the broke out in the esl stored in
without pronounced anuses.
get the ship afloat. When Mr. Drake left By the way, there can be no intention the scene, the salvage party, under Captain of doing away with the Lekin tax, for Strachan, were busy jettisoning a quantity" amist other Gevarmuent improveuments, of cargo from the fore-hold, consisting such as railways and schools, which are chießy of sleepers, and Mr Drako hopes supposed to raisu China to a lofty pínunclo son to hear that this vessel has been of political power, now, conmmodious and fonted. She will, i flanted, be taken into substantial buildings are being erected in Port Essington, and there beached for tem- which the Lekin ux is gathered. There isporary repair The voissel, recording to hew station as the port of Samshi. Mr. Drake, is not badly damaged. The That in La Pan is okler, but by far the diver reports that sito is resting on a bod most conspicuous building in the place. of broken coral and linestone, with a rip
in uno of the forward plates
The
NAVAL NEWS.
| Chief Inspector Baker, and the fire float place was litorally crowded with people morrow morning for Shanghai, and the
The firemen Lærard out under
was also requisitioned. The extent of the damage is yet unknown
of the anionjure themsolere. They have From the P. and D. Company comes o sumouneed that they are not going to inademe booklet with illustrations
in
means the word te wairy. usel ' wrigglil."
1 should have
she is due to be at Mirs Bay for battle 1 found the pample, though they The Hagship. King Alfred, is dus in Mits practice when the foot examble there.
one pon another, just like Ok Joe, and sacrifice theinselvez and their families colour of the Hert of the Company. It is quite ready for n lark." In other words, proceed to Singapore for reliefs which are
Little Pip in "Great Expectations,”
Bay on the 25th and battle price will then in order to make a vaințiist holiday in the gel-up is extremely good. The design and responsive to a little unter and she will be recommissioned for further. caller The P. and O. Fleet Book" and they were in the most genial of tempers being brought out on the Amphitrite and be conteneur. Afterwards the Kent will
11 .. Auction of Chinese Porcelain.
bonour of Me Richard Bell. Isternaling is elaborate and the pistures, striking a live elit. &c., at City Hall. p.r.-Mesting of Canton Medical Mis.
dimensim will in all probability speedi-to a degree, displaying tost effectively the
In all I visited Bevon Rervice on the China station. Rionary Society, at Masonic Hall, Sha-ly bring the strike to an end should itmptusness of the steamers of the lins, mcen, Cantu
really occur and a blow will the struck against militant unionism fron which it will take it a long time to recover.
The China Iftail
RONGKONG,
Falbay, OsToBER 18, 1907.
THE THAREDITED WF A PON
Travellers should see it.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Lord Li Ching-mai. Intely Chinese Minister at Vieuns, is to be appointed to a part in the Central Government, either as Commillor or Deputy Vice-President of, some Department.
Sportsman, particularly footballers, will
of these opium dens and probably there were several others in the town. As at Sunseti, two of them were opened regret the departure of the men of Kent, next door to two fan-tan hours, which proved themselves very formlable foes. for, at soccer" especially, they have again suggests the chrious infernce that They have not won the Hongkong ehield, gamblers and opium smokers gagate When the competition started last year it is true, but that was purely misfortune. together, even if it does not imply that they wore away and so could not enter, but many gamblers are opinn smokers and when they returned they thrashed the vice vers
wimmers soundly.
The first "den" Isntered appeared to be faff of smokers. Although the regulation shall be opened in any “den," there lays darn the law that only are lamp
to witness the commotion, when I referred
WILS written
was extin-
the China Squadron, was due to arrive at H. M. S. King Alfred, Flagship of Woosung on Oct. 14 and will romali there until the 22nd or 3rd instant,
FIRE!
The Resourceful Sikh.
The enterprising proprietors of a cinciha togaph evidently, rezu: hard at work at 6-
yesterday preparing a now and aur-
p.
211
whistles heralded the approach of une Sikh, the fearful blazo raging on about a square- who evidently was in no hurry to discover prising effect for fature film. Police
yard of the Queen's Status Wharf matshed.
the and.
out the hose in a hepall over him, while
the
The signing of a treaty between France au Canada is an historical event of the greatest importance.
It settles ones for all the question whether a In response to dispatches in the Reasons that the strike is a discredit
British Colony can enter upon relations Govens of Kiangan and Chekiang and with a foreign power its own account, Waiwhas decided to notify the British el wapon imes but slowly to the irrespective of the Mother Country. Minister in Peking us the Government's to this alious breach of discipline" the petition of the Railway Company the were several alight. It was meher amusing trades unionist. The union officials, who effect the conclusion of a treaty between decision to insist upon the cancellation of Chick as movement would sulmit, everyono, hare a very strong personal interest in France and Canada is an announcement the rough draft of the Soochow und Niuga of the Eghts, excepting one. inducing the ordinary member of the to the world that the batter is actually a
Railway Agreement. anion to believe that better wages and nation endowed with the power to con-
guished, and a look of genuine sureiso Mr it. C. Simnas, the highly esteemed the appearance of a foreigner who was conditions are to be served for them trol its own external affairs as well Co., Ltd.. left by the Arcadia for Shanghai Emperor. In fact, some further inter
014 Every face local agent for the North China Insurance conversant with the deerees of the Great if they zealously support those who those which may be styled dunestic-to-day on his way to England, via America.ference was anticipatel, ni the crowd appoint themselves as their spokesmen, This is a great advance and one which
molly. Mr Biaans is one of the must awaited dovefopments, always keep the strike in reserve as the
marks an epoch in the history of the popular anderwriters in the Coley and, last but the most effective weapon.
Empire. The concession of the right has a host of friends who join in wishing endezas I found sitting in front of the
When I emerged from this particular After this had burnt merrily for ten In to enter upon engagements which might him ben voyage and a pleasm hollygambling den, some local polee, whose beneath the burning roof. He seized the Lice a very smutty individual was ten days' time Great Britain will learn possibly he prejudicial to aperit in-He expects to be away about a year.
observed to creep down a ladder from whether its internal transpurt service terests to a Colony is something at
inty it was to keep order. When I is to be disorganised or not. On Octo which the controllers of the Colonial in Shanghai was solemnized at Holy Trinity apparently thought in a good joke that the
recounted the episode of the extinguished two life buoys placed there to save persons One of the prettiest weddings aver seen lamps, they roured with laughter, and the other element and flung them into ber 28 notices which have been sent torre stood aghast. It means the practical parties were Miss Alexandra B. K. Souter, daring breach of the Emperor's laws, managed by a Chinaman who was much Ollie of, say, twenty years back would Cathedral on Oct. 14. The contracting skres should be frightened at this the members of
Inmediately arrived a bose art well the Amalgamated independence of self governing Colonies, youngest daughter of the Inte Sir Frank Obviouly, the police cared nothing as to interfored with by two Sikhs who dragged Society of Railway Servants asking them Although it will certainly take time we Soutter, ..., ... 5.P., Commissioner the number of lamps that were lit. whether they are in favor of a strike may expect that this new spirit of bag, this son of the late Sir Thomas found a lounging and smoking on the stood ready near the scene of the late fire of Police, Bombay, and Mr Horns Han- or not are to be returned. This society acquiescents with
In all the other "dens," except one, I he endeavoured to couple up the hydrant. the ambitions of Hanbury, K...O. has a membership of abomi 100,000, Britishers beyond the seas will ever-spend their honeymoon in Hongkong and apparently as the keeper of a village shop, but no water came, Sikh No. £ having The happy couple divans. The owner of this particular shop, which by this time was nearly burnt out, After much struggling the ChinamIO rather less than half the number oftually lead to a change in the relations Chuton. Splits.skilled railway employees and about a Chown Colunists will probably be given often delighted local convent-gers with and cotta yurs, both of which a boon water turned on again when a splendid
of Crown Colonies with the Motherland.
adds tobacco to his sales, to increase his carefully turned it of The friends of Mas Newborn, who sThe trule of this shop was raw cotton the Sikh was violently removed and the
incente, said opium as non-essential itoja. On the Chinamun zeturning to sixth of the skilled and muskilled mil come voice in the management of their hor singing, will be pleased to hear that imported; the iron hoops around the bales brown stream of tonic, or rust water, was
hydrant to SCB
see the cause of the stoppage way servants of Great Britain. The own affairs instead of, as at present, she met with a decided success upon told their own tale. In this shop wore to directed into a small V.R.C. tup contain- atrike that is threatening is urer, no being to all intents and purposes as appearing in Sydney. The Syringy Daily smokers, sad the invar room and divansing an oarsmaa in inculate white question of wages or hours of labour.much disfranchised as the members of Telegraph," commuting on Mrs Nerbom's presented a neglected and comfortless Tower some twenty minutes Inter where While in a few isolated cases men ure any inferior ruce song whom they performance, says :-"Shu lins a phasing appearance. Still, in this shop was all anguificent procession stopped all the scene then changed to the Clock worked for a length of time which is may chance to be living.
stage presence, nail a well-trained voice of the paraphernalia for the preparing of and ongino proceeding to the rescue. good range and quality, which she uses opiuto, and, apparently, they were in
trafic. This proved to be the fire escape of their duties and the wage they re-tween the Postmaster General at Home Sydney."
The new contract entered into loand should do well during her stay in as if recently used.
artistically. She scored a distinct success, general use, for they wew frush and clean ceive the general run of railway servants and the Peninsular and Oriental Com-
CORRESPONDENCE. I have said that in each of the other are well paid and are satisfied. The paay for the carriage of mails is quite
"dens" found suckers. In some cases |
OBJECTS TO ORITICISM. whole trouble arises from the claim of ao interesting document in its way.
two or three only, in others more. The Mr Richard Bell, MP, that he should be Provision has been made for an EC.
ahop-keepers appeared to wish to justify
(To the Editor of the CNA MAIL"} be presence of the smokers, and in wasting from the Paris Conservatoir,” who Sin.-The talented critic, doubtless hail. appointed a sort of supervising director
celeration of the servics by 24 hours
A Japanese Concession.
cases, which, of course, was obviously akes this business to fost around pick- of the railway companies of Grast Bri-the south-west monsoon allowance from the Chinese forestent for the question. The retort that the master p
cash way (subject to an extension of
It is stated that Mr Nikomum, of Doa the owners or assistants of the shop in Military Bands in the Colony work do exense, avared that the ankers were ing holes in the performances of curtain michi, Nagaki, has socured a concession tain. He las enuseinted the theory from 24 hours to 36) and for an in-cultivation of amphora Cheling the shop was very poor if such ragged, men Undoubtedly the best Beer that it is in acordance with the crease in the yearly subsidy from of treas and the annufacturing process can laugh; they found that the foreigner was when he will be aware that it is not per well to make a careful study of the co that is brewed in America'splendid traditions of unionista bat if a £300,000 to £340,000, the latter sum: be conducted at small cast. His assistants less unsily kamboozled than they expected,missible to criticise anything portaining to
Frosince, where there at a large number owned the promises generally provoked áí
venances of polite life in the 20th century. porter on the Great Western Railway being, however, subject to a reduction have already left for Cina, accompanied by unionist or non-unionist wants a day's the contract of 1904 provided for a
to £230,000 or £315,000. Whereas comronco experimental operations:
a_umber of coolies, and will shortly leave he must apply for it through the stop at Hongkong of 24 hours on the Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of outward voyage and of 10 hours on clure to a Miss Way, after a courtship shui; apparently, the same blook tud A young man who was to be married kind of licouses as wore shown me at Sam, I found in theke shops exactly the same Railway Servants--who is of course. Mr the homeward voyage, the new con-not to open the service by singing, "This been used for the printing, and there ap-
of six years, privately requested the choir Richard Bell. But Mr Richard Bell trast provides for a stop of 24 hours is the Way I long have sought." bas much higher ambitions than this. in both uses, The average speeds at
peared to be but one kind. As before the Ka railway company thinks of lowering
ees are calculated by the Post Office:
conditions were that applicants must be raore than sixty years of age, addicted to charges for the conveyance of goods from to be Brindisi to Shanghai 14.48 kuota COME time ago I spined iny aukle opium-smokers. Yet the majority of these Moraes, teask you to kindly correct what
the drug-mest be, indeed, confirmed declares that be should be entitled to vers the spend is 16.05, knots. The Chamberlain's Fain Balm with which I The shop-keepers admitted, when ques Railway," saying that the Consul Gemoral 03e place to another Mr Richard Bell and Shanghai to Brindisi 14.08. Be-r Geo. Storons, who lives near Durbatt, |
very badly on a loro stone,' says net who were smoking appeared to bo tween Bombay and Brindisi and vice Natal. A neighbour gave me a bottle of about forty yours of age. veto such a proposal if it seemed to him Company agree not to give any undus ubnd lay ankle and the bound it up one, that arking on the premises was and the Hartoon Conraisioner of Customs that it might result injuriously to the preference in their general carrying swelling gone, but still very sore. I used hard there was no lirait placed on the fict was, as Consul-General I was surprised next morning
with this remedy. employes. In a word the threatened business to the dandvantage of British the Pain Balu inithfully during that
to find the a breach of regulations. On the other were kopt, waiting by the Viroroy. The striko is to decide whether the railwas shippers, and thatthemusterand officers and the spraingwe me very little trouble, quantity of apium that "conld be sold to Vicary's place they net the Kowloon. Motos and lus suit wore on their way to the and at least three fourths of the crow of sovorni timca since, and have never been and smoke it of the promises." Lastly, s.. companies of Great Britain are to con- every mail ship, and a majority on the disappointed in getting quick relief. 1'all agreed in asserting that luring the last
We have used this tumely in our family customers, who would take the drug away, Commissioner who was returning.--Tours, dust their business as they deen best Bons of Directors of the Company, as the for sale by all clients in three months the sales of opium had fallen Portuguese Consulate-Gonozel,
consider it best or whether Mr Richard Bell is to as are to be British subjects. The penal.storo-keepers.
A. G. RoMaND
Robert Porter &Co.,not commensurate with the importsnec
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Rainier Beer
*M POPPLE OF IPPLETON LIGHT, wholesome, and
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2,
The Rage of London and New York THE BELLE OF MAYFAIR."
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2011, The sparkling military comedy SLADY MADUAP,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER Mer, The sparkling Chinese Comic Opera
SEE! SEE!
invigorating
in PINTS and QUARTS.
SOLE IMPORTERS & AGENTS: Music by Sydney Jones, composer of The AS, WATSON & 00,,
Golehs FRIDAY, NOV. 1ST, LAST NIGHT, THE SPRING CHICKEN,
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Box Phin NOW OPEN at Mossra S MOUTRINA, O0% LD.
Cotuber 1, 1907.
CAMPHOR INDUSTRY N
CHINA
PROM'T RELIEF FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE
with a sloth mturated with
wool.
A general Ingli then smoothed the way being unheard of in England-but possibly His Majesty's forces-such a proceeding for farther conversation and inquiry, his Colonial breeding is responsible for his
ignorance on this point-Yours, etc.,
W. HAMILTON GRA Kowlogs, Oct. 17.
A CORRECTION. (To the Editor of the Unisa Masi). Canton, Consul-General J. R. da Costa de SIA,Taut requested by my colleague of
your Canton correspondent wrote under dato of 1 iust. on Canton-Hunkow
off to a very marked oxtant, and sonie October 18.
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