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TO-NIGHTI

TO-NIGHT!

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2er. Symour Bicks' successful musical comedy THE BEAUTY OF BATH

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24TH,

The Foreamingly funny musical comedy

*THE DAY PARISIENNE,

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20TH,

The highly successful musical comedy 'THE DAIRYMAIDS.*

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, The great Daly Theatre Success

THE CINGALEE'

which ran for 3 years at Daly's Theatre, London.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2973, The great Appollo Thestre succes MR POPPLE OF IPPLETON.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29′′E, The Rage of London and New York THE KELLE OF MAYFAIR"

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER SOTH, The sparkling militsey comedy *LADY MADUA P."

WHISKY.

BIRTHS,

THE CHINA MAIL.

for Great Britain reducing her military Onvernment Evil strength. But as things we we believe FRANCE,- tho Hospital on the 2nd ist., the wife of the Rov. J. . FRANCE, of u Daughter.

ABROTT. On Oct. 21stist Kowloon, to Mr and Ms T, Anvorr, Daughter.

MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. Auction.

MACAO'S MONSTER

PROCESSION.

wow-Barbad

(From Our Correspondent.)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 1907

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pageant. He, she or it came from bo district outside the boundary of Muené. It was blindfolded, lust, in the event of its not liking the locality for which it was bound, it should find its way back to its den again. Safely within the precincts of the city, the paper was removed, and burnt with mucli ceremony before this you of n eredulous nation.

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da body

BY

TELEGRAPH.

NEW JAPANESE CRUISER,

A Successful Launching.

(Exclusive Servies, supplied by Beuter, vis Bumluy),

that the beg military advice will be against tho uction, that is apparently under contemplation. For reasons al-

MACAO, October 21.. ready given we are afraid, however, that

At 12 noon, yesterday, the munster pro- One usually thinks of the dragon ns political considerations am more likely cession stated on its tour round Maca sufliciently small for an onlinary man to 11a.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcelain, to influence the present administration In point of numbers and in grandow say. It would take at least 20 Georges to

kill the &, at City Hall.

dragon which coiled through the perlups nothing has ever equalled this streets for the last two days. It had a than a due regard for the safety of the extraordinary attempt at worship in these silver head as big as a town clock, and Meeting. lip..Meeting of Chaton Modical Mis- Empire. Any reduction in military parts. At least 30,000 people came here pair

pair of eyes like motor lamps, and a sionary Society, at Missonic Elall, Sta-armament, even although it does not other parts as many as 500 passengers and fifty men were employed to hoist this from Canton, Che steamers bringing from covered with scales and fios, measuring fully 190 foot in length. One hundred directly relieve the taxpayer at Home, is unch at a time, How Mucho provide food fabulous monster in and out and round regarded by a powerful section of the and aleaping accommodation for so many about the winding streets uf Maca In

will probably remain a mystery. At all front of Elu dragen aan

d of Torrendor, I now and then endeavouring to thrust tons,jbas been successfully launched at golden down

map the dragon's throat. When I heard of the dragon, in the Yokohama, the ceremony being wit first instance. I pictured to my mind nesend by 811 unimal

Their Majestics the impregnated with A sort of dronmy semi-consciousness possessing little

uperor and Empress of Japan, It is anticipated that a speed of

meen, Vinton.

Amusement. ..Porformance at Uity Hall, Miscellaneous.

LONDON, October 22.

A Reuter telegram from Tokyo

Goods per Denbighshire andelivered after Hess of Commons as a triumpa. honre of the day the streets wcro im strange autics-acting, a kind performed states that the cruiser Kurama, 14,620.

this date aubject to rent. Gooda per Prin: Waldemar undelivered

after this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda, FRIDAY, October 20

11 a.m.-Auction of Wine and Spirits, Sc, at Messes Hughes & Hough's

Sales Roome.

12.30 p.m. Mosting of Canton Insurance Oflice, Id., at Messrs Jardine, Diathe

BON & C's Office.

Haturday, October 26 :—

2 a.m.-Military Gun Practico.

While that spirit obtains und the Minia-passable. Windows were crowded as well

try remains inrgely dependent upon the goodwill of that section there does not Beem much likelihood of the broader

aud

avaliable louse-top all along the line of march. The people below label like so many ants hurrying about in all directions,

The temperature was 8; the air was or no personality, hal living a kind of principles of national policy receiving dicat la nnd it was with gerent hibernating existence. A little experience proper recognition.

diffeully that one moved from place to showed no my err, Far from being The one saving place. Many Chinese gentlemen, clad in dragon to be very vile awake. In the

Ireamy and uncosalous, If the 21 knots will bo reached. factor, however, is the sound common-Sungkai silk, drove in rickslas, causio promoters of all religions there will sense of the British elector. He may be much annoyance to those on foot. The

be

certain element of found restant, fruit st 31, and tea-tuble dealer sorgulase It might be interesting to of her class. led astray occasionally, but when he are making a fortune.

know that whereas the dragon, in its Yesterday they perninbulations, passed by, with lisdain, brows being "web with honest sweat."

2.30 p.m.-Anction of Japanese Emhoirealises that he has made an error bewere simply bathed with ozention, their the hovels of the poor, it paid particular

Gooda per Bentonand undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

deries and Curios, de, at No. 68, pockets his pride and strikes out for the

attention, and specially long visits on the Queen's Road Central.

No Chiness house was not without its Palaces of the rich. When it reached the right path. If he finds that his defences 1 dec natious.

Fancy Bumps, beautiful cu mansion, it passed and repassed and coiled and recoiled, knowing well have been seriously tampered with wers, and relics of by-gone ages were that n distinguished persoango was over- Gooda per Korea ondelivered after this swift punishment will overtake the find com. The Run Felicidade - a tame, Chin Joss, from the dang

displayed where ever it was possible to inaking his snowy sinuations. "Chin the Geromor of Macao Goods per 4thoil undelivered after the Government when it has to face him at which, to some, will awaken momories ont big the intervals as the ri

might have of the sleep of years was perhaps the most drum-bang. The house of the old

MONDAY, October 28 :--

date subject to rent.

dste sabject to rent.

The China Mail.

BONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NTOBER 23, 1907.

THE INDIAN ADMY

the next election.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

At the l'aien Church Literay Club to-monow evening Engineer-Lieut. Bell will read a paper on Addison and his wrtius**

Sir Hiram do Saumarez, H. B.BI.'s Judge of the Supreme Court at Shanghai, and Laly de Sansaarez returned to Shanghai from Japan on Sept. 17.

The Waiwapa us probibited any foreigner proceding to Thibet and lus decided not to issue any passport and ani there. to be responsible to protest any foreigners

ari Kwaugai,

The Kurama is the most powerful

EARTHQUAKES.

Russia Visited,

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,

vic Bombay).

LONDON, October 22. Undulatory earthquakes occurred at

Many buildings were cracked; the minaret of one mosque and the dome of mother collapsurd.

artistically decorated of all places. Its man sold duel with 14 days fur on Hlowers and pictures, was meets and it was passed by without a tear or drea disem works of art arrested the attention is stated, gave the dugon 8000, and who took of pity. But the Governor, who, it of the passerby. The Tuildings of Hang might give the enne sun ngai, received Samarcand (Russia in Asia) from

and C. (Messrs Luz Kaunid Sons) were the recognition and by-play due to his 8.4 a. to 10.30am, yesterday. highly oriental amil ornamental,

exalted position. Mary is after all, the Throughout the city were any triumphal The dingen know this. The degan was Juss that rules the destiny of mankind. arches and large structures were erected to right. It is the way of the world, Chin serve as grandstands for distinguished Chin Juss. lookersion. The editiee standing in front of the Goremer's Palace was as high as it was imposing Haul Sir Frederick Lugard

THE THEATRE. been in time to see the procession, he, in company with the Governor of Macro,

When the Badnamn Opera Company would have received the obeisance of the essay the production of such an old dragon from this viceregal superstructure.

favourite as "The Gelin" success is bound The theatres were as well packed a

to crown their efforts, and no appreciative emigrant ships. The actresses hailed from audiones gathered at the Theatre Royal; Hongkong, Canton, and Singapore. The last night to lavish their encobriume upon for Labour, is going to Japan, via

[REUTER'S SERVICE) CANADA AND ASIATIC LABOUR.

LONDOS, October 21. Mr Lemieux, the Canadian Minister

Sour developments arising out of the better understanding between Great Britain and other Powers are pertain to rauss grave disquietude to those who are responsible for the defence of the {Papire. It is not only the Peace Party

Fantan houses showed that the path of the various artists and artistes, singling out bich urges that the logical outcome of

It is again reported that: the troubles worship and the path of pleasure lie in ece for special applause Miss Constance Lait, London, in order to confer with the in Kwangtung aro serions and that the and the same straight line.

Miss Georgie Cortas and the inimitable Colonial and Foreign Offices on the the lessened danger of friction with Baking Government intends to again ap- It will always be form that where there Harry Cole. The story is well known question of Asiatic immigration gen- other nationsis a decrease in armaments. point Thun Clam-huen, Vieuroy at Canton,re great demonstrations of religious life, and need not be referred to, and ealy. Politicians who bare pledged themselves to take control of the troops in Kwangt exhibitions of rice. The impulse which member of the company acted up to. there will als he found corresponding it is suflicient te, say hot eli

LATER. Mr-Lemieux has again changed his proutes the one is the ready hamlmaid of his or her highest standard. The plans, and will sail direct to Japan.

singing of Miss Lait was the feature of the To-day there are many sick honds, empty entertainment, more particularly in the THE MERCANTILE NATIONAL pockets, and long drawn faces. In a fow"Jowel of Asia," while the clancing of the bayleaves withered, the countrymen to the enthusiatic encore.

BANK... hours the dragon will be as good as dend, Miss Corlass had to be repeated in response Mr Cole like the glory of a shooting-slar. Acd, and the glamour of this pageant gone danced until the perspiration coursed down bis face and showed through the Chinese The event ha, however, been the means costume he wore, and this despite the fact of emphasising the hospitality and genero-that the evening was comparatively cool. entertained in most lordly manner, for he came up smiling each time. Miss the Chinese gentleman is always a gentle O'Connor (the French Girl), Miss Minnie man at heart, whatever his other failings Rayner (Lady Constance Wynne), and may be. Be does not, as a rule, indulge Miss Annis Romaine (Midshipman Stanley)

to the speedy intronduction of social re- fornia anch as old age pensions are hampered by the immense amount of money which would be required to fulfil their promises. Additional taxation would be distinctly unpopular inasmuch s many of the so-called war taxes are still being collected. There is little

The Following tologam is be received by the Colonial Secretary from the Secretary to the Government, Sink. Order withdrawn Venice Sanitary Cos vention Regulations t Madras Portm against arrivals from Honghong ised 1764. inst."

The Rov. A. M. Mitchell, vicar of

the other.

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Lesnos, October 21.

Mr Morse, Now York's big financier, has announced that he has resigned ail Book Directorships, owing to his con-

prospect of saving much by ecoamies Burtonwood, Warrington, describes in the Bity of the Oriental, Numbers have been? But Mr Cole seems brimful of energy and nection with the Mercantile National,

except in regard to the expenditure

has been cut flown considerably and, if parties remain as they are in the House of Contuous, it may be expected shat, when the next Budget is an nounced, it will be found that there has

every

buta significant announcement followed an all-day investigation by the Clearing Hosse into the affairs of the National Bank of North America and the Now

conteras.

Morse is a director of twelve Banks, with $15,000,000 capital and deposits of $80,000,000.

parich magazine the harvest festival as a servian of ties, which never fails to nttrnet on the Army and Navy. Already the a motley crowd of the vulgar, irreligious, amount spert on the Imperial services godless, and profane. Why not, he asks, in scented cigarettes in the middle off added greatly to the success of the per- Asterdam Bank, the largest of Marso's Adorn churches with trophies of the bat dinner in the pesence of Indies, without formance, the latter outting quite a figure cher's art and the triumphs of the poal-first obtaining their perzissima breach as the diminutive Middy, whose sir of terers and fishmonger's skill?

witnessed, last night, in a certain Biacao importance intruded itself on Hotel, by a reputed millionaire who sponda possible occasion. Mr Ellis' representation Coelin-China. 50 it seems, Is no the greater part of the day playing fantas of the Marquis Omari was good. Te-night proper Lunatic asylum. Europeans who disastrously. But I am forgetting. This is the company will stage "The Beauty of become insane are taken to a hospital at

a time when the European leaves his good Bath," and to-morrow night The Gay treatment leaves, it is said, much to be desired. Sometimes they sie put in irous or contlined in disciplinary colis.

roused such sting adverse sent that the Government has decided to alter matters by hitting up special quarters for the insane at the hospital.

terday evening that all the Banks The Clearing Houes announced yes-

been a further free use of the pruning plus called Choquan, where their manners at home, so that now we find in Parisienne," both of which should attract exagined were scirent, and that it way

knife.

While certainly aut in favour of undue expenditure ou armaments we agree with those who costend that it is the height of folly to economise by allowing the insurance policy to lape. In the last resort the gratuess of the A PURE MALT Empire can only be maintained by our mavy and cry. Those who are build

WHISKY

OF

THE CAMP.

This

Last night the volunteers at Stone-

close proximity to the very dimer table, full houses. the cigarette, the toothpick, the spittoon, and the washbasin minus the soap.

To return. The Procession was really a

THE KWANGTUNG-KWANGSI

RAILWAYS.

| prepared to assist them,

GERMANY AND CHINA.

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LONDON, October 21

brilliant affair, numbering as it did over 3.000 gorgeously dressed artists. If there is a tide in the affairs of mon, it certainly Owing to the want of funds to construet :

It is officially stated in Berlin that - came ir yesterday. There is no way of an all Kwangsi Railway, the Directors of China is making difficulties regarding estimating the number of the lookers-on that railway have proposed to the Directors: probably they reached considerably over of the Tuch-Han Railway to combine and the railway concessions in Shantung, construct, as a first step, a line connecting and that the Chinese Minister, has

100,000 souls.

In the Pageant wore Indies on horseback, Sanshui (Sumslui) with Wuchou. That is requested Germany, in the interests of

line from Wuchoa to the Kwangai-Kwang to renounco the Ringchau-Tebin con

into a sense of security by the sentter's were vaterlained by Mr and Mrs whose faces testified that they were not to say the Kwangsi Company will build the the excellent China-German relations, of annity which has lately manifested Romsdale. The lights in the mess matshell rustored to the use of the rouge. itself among nations are forgetful of the were covered with different coloured box and paint-pot. Artistic doll hemises order, while the Canton-Hankow cension.

Wo know that a Papers, red, yellow and blu-the corps own as, Chol Mung' with rainiaturs Railway Company shall construct the line colours and the stage was decorated for the mirrors, and aramented on the top with border, to join the Wuchou line. Each from Sanshui to the Kaangtung-Kwanesi summer sky may, in the twinkling of an occasion. Lack of space provints is dead baby dugons and curious birds whose Company will provide its own funds for GENUINE AGE so to speak, become obscured bying with the programme in detail, but the antitype aro long ago oxtinct rore carried building the proposed lines.

VERY FINE

AND

MELLOW.

PER CASE

lessons of history.

performance was highly enjoyed.

1

clouds. So is it with the political sky.

This morning every one was up and Those who judge by appearances and on duty as it s ever, um evil signs love their umbrellas at home are apt of the orrning's Eivolities being visible to get wet. According to the "Standard" anywhere. Soie energetic drilling was done, the men kniving signs of the benoit the Cabinet is shortly to consider the and improvement they havojequired sine advisableness of further reducing the the comumenicoment of camp.

To-night the camp will be visited by the land forces in India. This will not in

G.O.C. in Hongkong.. any way dourense the financial burden upon the British taxpayer but will as- suredly leave Great Britain in a still le commanding position in the Far East By the withdrawal of our battleship flest ..$15.00. from these waters wo transferred the

command of these seas to Japan. If material reduction in the strength of the

THE CHOLERA ICARE.

ོརྩྭ་

Seven More Deaths.

The outbreak of cholera which was reported by the Cuwa. Man two days ago

is

by brinzed candies. Long lines of mea marched past, now in single file, now in double, with costs of many colours and THE PHILIPPINE ASSEMBLY.

Dolly Varden bats trimmed with black velvet and bearing on the top, in Chinese characters, the locality from which they

came.

absence of an offer of adequate com- Germany has refused this in the penestion.

ARREST OF AMERICANS IN ST. PETERSBURG.

LONDON, October 31.

The wealthy American writer, Mr

Me Secretary Taft opened the Philippine Assembly on October 16 with a brilliant and forceful speech giving sound advice to Walling, his wife and sister, have been There were little children, dressed in the Assemblymen and outlining America's arrested in St. Petersburg, together. green and gold, suspended from knife-desires. The ceroniony was attended by a with four Finna; it is supposed as blades, carrying baskets of choice flowers, large crowd of people and the greatest Socialiste, but the charge on which they and eating buns on the way. There were enthusiasm prevailed. provision-carries, tea und water-carriors,

When the 70 delegates appenrod at 9.08

were arrested has not transpired: their

Bliere Gallion, the famona mechorse Guiness was sensationally beaten in tho which after winning the Two Thousand

an Austrian sportsmm, for £15,000. Derby, has been sold to Baron Szemere,

PROMPT RELIEF FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE..

and oven chairs were not alent to 'relieve the applause was beirty and listed room were searched and books, par the wearied horsemen when occasion arose, several minutes. All wpro dressed entirely phlets, and manuscripts seized Girls facing each other, with draw lances, appeared to charge on horseback. A con- that the majority of the delegates are in white. The public noticed with surprise tingent of Portugueso soldioarching two deep, followed the procession and ung men. Nearly all were at assuming rather serious dumensions. The dinner and a long sleep. Old men with there were not over a half dozen grey looked as if they had had a good shaven, many looked quite boyish, and steamer Honghee on arrival here reported shrank shauks, drossed as blundarins heads in the lot. army in India is made we practically ninu doaths and since then seven deaths now and then alighted from their chairs to

havo occurred on board the Hygein, to exhibit their custumes or to inspect the the Constabulary band under the direction OE time ago I sprained my ankle

Everybody stood up sad chearod when nounce that in the Middle East which 23 patients weru roved. The throng. At intergale, in the long tail of of Captain Walter H. Loving hogan to are prepared to be a negligible quantity remainder of the passengers were, it will people, groups of musicians arrayed in all play "Hail to the Chie Scecotary Taft Mr G. Stovens, who lives near Durban, very badly on a locso stone, saya THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31st,

No fault could be found with this policy be remembered, removed to junks, in the colours of the mainbow, played upon passed thigh the crowd arm in arm with Natal. A neighbour gaye ne a bottle of The sparkling Chinesa Comic Opera,

if any of our neighbours showed order to prevent the spread of the disease, the most, weird instruments, such, being Governor Genom Sunith, and singly rubbed my ankle, and then bound it

Chamberlain's Pain Balm with which I *SEE SIEL.

the Yu Xin, the Dong Ku, the Sam Yin, acknowledged the tribute paid bun. Hoe with a cloth saturated with this remedy. Music by Sydney Jones, composer of The WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS the slightest desire to take similar whilst the ship was being disinfected.

It is reported that several donths have the Sion, the Tek, the Pou Ta, the Sheat in the contral seat on this platform, was surprised next morning to find the nation. We have not heard that Russia, ocurred on the junks, but no definite Lau, the Tri-gu, the Hoi Tek, and the overal feet above the Assemblymen. On swelling gone, but still very sore. I used in view of the understanding with now is to hand regarding them. This Tai Pau. Evoriling in the procession his right was Governor Gonoral Sinith, and and the sprain gave me very little trouble. the Pan Balm faithfully. during that wook Cheat Britain has docided to disband afternoon a number of other cases, about was new, made in Latton, and of tho vory on bis loft, Major General Leonard Wood, We have used this remedy in our family.

material. At one time the procession fifteen, wero comoved to the flygelaate to a standstill. & lady's has becsine Rear: Admini Joseph N. Hemphill sut several times since, and have never boort any portion of the urmies within striking. distance of India. If that were being being carried out but it will be a couple, the movement begin again,

The disinfecting of the Heghee is still unalone. The dressing being one next to the governor, di

disappointed in getting quick relief. I Mr Taft is accorded a great welcome the market For sale by all chemists and. it the best house-hold finiment on The dron brought up the tail of the aspon arrival in Manito. done there would be some justification of days before it is completed.

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