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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

-Miscellaneous,

THE CHINA MAIL.

proved passively pustianimons.or actively traitorous, in time of stress

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MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Auotion,

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KING'S BIRTHDAY.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1907.

KUMSHA TO CHINA,

NANKING'S OPIUM MONOPOLY,

Imperial Yacht From Japan.

British Merchants Protest.

make a present of a yacht to the Imporial A Japanese dockyard has proposed to family of China and has asked the Imporial Chamber of Commerce and the Govern«<-

Correspondence has passed between the household to lease the Kangraing lake tement in connection with the proposed. fit the yacht up.

establishment of an opium monopoly by the Viceroy of Nanking. On Sept. 3 thu Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. wrote to the Coloujal Secretary bringing: to his attention certain information conveyed to the Chamber by the British

engaged in the opium trade.

The Review,

conting these obnoxious oflie'ala have

Brilliant weather favoured the King's Birthday review of Happy Valley this baun east and set up on a site near morning and there was a good muster of the principal cailway contre. Those spectators, regulars and Volunteers. Short 11 m. Auction of Albumbra Cigars,

&c, at My Geo, P. Lammert's Salos figures have the bodies of boasts Frederick Lugard, accompanied by Lady. ly bafors 9.45 a.m. His Excellency Sir Miscellaneous.

and the heads of men, the design Legard, and Captain Taylor, A. D. C., Goods per Indrans not cleared at being to hold up the lasting derision,rived on the ground and His Ex-

WEST RIVER PIRATES. alloney took up scorn, and contempt, the men who be- saluting base. After inspecting the position at the

A Threat to Peking, trayed a trust reposed in them by their troops the Royal astuto of guns, followed fellow citizens. Their names have been by the fea-ile-joi was givou and the troops

PEKING, Novembor 1. order: -Volunteer Mounted Troops, Royal boun two cases of pirates attacking British by the Viceroy would result in all existing then nurched past in the following written to the Waiwupa that there have The British Ministor to Paking his

Garrison Artillery, Royal Engineers, Third steamers within ten days and if Vicorey raw opluca establishments being compelled Middlesex Regiment, Hongkong VolunChang Jon-chut does not carry out the to suspend business, and the whole. teers, Hongkong and Singapore Battalion, arranged steps the British Government trade being converted into a close Govern. R.G.A.. 119th Infantry, and 120th Ba will send her own warships to arrest the ment monopoly. No doubt the experiment luchis.

General Memoranda, TURDAY, November 19:---

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WEDNESDAY, November 19:—

Goods per Syria not deared at on this date subject to rent. HOPKIN-THURSDAY, November 16:--

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The troops then reformed and advanced in review order, after which they returned to barracks.

The ships in harbour were gaily decuratel with Inunting, and at noon the usund salute was tired.

solemnly struck from the public registers, an act which deprives their children and descendants of the pri- vileges most valued by Chinese, including those connected with public p.exntoinations for degrees. The mga of the people against those whom they Furni-regard as renegades has caused resort

to public meetings as denouncing their misdeeds. That the final means of retaliation, breaking up the ancestral (omlis of the four men, bas... not been employed is due probably to other considerations than those stated in the native newspapers. Enough has been done to inspire the Peking official with wholehearted dread of insurrection, and to show that the people once united to secure their rights are not to be turned aside from their purpose.

2.30p.m.-Auction of Household Furnt ture, &c., at Messrs Hughes & Bough's Salea Roomon.

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The China Mail

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1907.

CHINA'S FINANCE.

This Poking Government lins decided to regulate the finance of China. Duke Taxi Tee has suggested the necessity of getting of each department and district, and Yunus Shih-kai has proposed to have the returns of various itens of taxes and also-of the The measures for regulating the finance of expenses of all parts of the Empire.

full information of revenue and expenditure

China are still under considerations.

robbers

IRON AND BLOOD SOCIETY.

Certain people in Hangely have organized a kociety called the The Iron and Blood Society to assassinate Wang Ta-haich as the enemy of his country and they are quite determined to carry out the acheme.

It was pointed out that the action taken.

was being watched by ather provincial authoritica and, if it proved successful, there would be overy likelihood that they would adopt a similar course.

The Chamber added:---

"The Committee of this Chamber has more than one occasion in the past bren obliged to protest against attempts, on the part of the Chinese Authorities in tho neighbouring province to interiors withi the foreign opium trade and believes that

THE UNREST IN KWANGTUNG. unless the Nanking Vivaroy is compelled to- Chinchow Bandits, hus petitioned the arise in the provinces of the Two Kwong..

Huang Yi-liu, the singlender of the ly, similar causas for complaint will shortly abandon his proposed creation of a Monopo-

Viceroy at Canton that he has never attempted any rebellion but having been

I have therefore the honour to request The Viceroy has replied that if they will good enough to give this matter his con- falsely reported had been forced to rise, that His Excellency the Governar will be surrender and become good people they the Chamber in piotesting against this sideration and trust that he will support. may be leniently treated, otherwise they

merce

HARBOUR BUOYS.

proposed infringement of our tresty rights

and request the Right Honoumble the Socrutary of State for the Colonies to represent the matter in this light to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,”

THE TURNING OF THE WORM.

WHETHER OF not Chine succeeds in establishing within the next decade or dread that if Chinese are allowed The Filipino does not apparently

TEACHING THE YOUNG IDEA. will be exterminated.

two a form of Government, less allied to unrestricted entry to the islands that Shanghai Rifle Range recently. Some An amusing incident vecurred at the despotism and more after the methode he, the Filipinn, would suffer. Perhaps Police recruits were out practicing. and of administration anii control most the unkind and cynically dispositioned rides stendy and fire at number four, their instructor told them to hold their

A Question of Control

In support of its contention that the approved in the West it is certain that person would any that the Filipino in meaning of course No. 4 target. Tho

proposed action of the Viceroy was con- At a incoling of the Chamber of Com-trary to treaty, extracts from the Nanking the movements of the new time in the not constitutionally afraid of anyone bobbies," however, got a good night on concerning the shipping bungs in the of Tiontin ef. 1858 were cited.

in October 1st correspondence Treaty of 1842 and the Fronch Treaty Empire tend to render glowingly effec-working, except himself. However the big figure 4 over the target and let harbour was.

The tive the strength of the democracy and that may be we learn from our eon-

considered, The Colonial British firms at Shanghai and the Chinese drive. As no results were signalled, the Secretary wrote the Chamber proposing Opium Guild it was said refused to sell to give the people a larger share in American," that the session of the right. No. 4 was pretty well riddled and the lessees the fees to be collected by the that while the monopoly professes to bo instructor concluded the men were firing that private buys be used for other opians to the monopolists hut it was being temporary in Manila, the "Cablenews

high, and investigation showed he was shipping when they are not being used by procured from Hongkong. ahaping the nation's destinies. No-one Assembly on Nov, 2, was for the most it is reported that a now one will require lessees, and that the Harbour Master be anti-opium in principle no less than 200

It was shown.. now doubts that the people of Chekiang part a secret one, the public session to be placed in position. will succeed in bolding their own not commencing until eleven o'clock,

empowered to send ships not having buoys prepared opiun establishments are to be against the forces united at the Capital After the roll call and the reading of

to any vacant private mooring.

opened in Nanking. After considering the- In the letter the Colonial Secretary academic question of the wisdom of st to brow-beat and intimidate au eutire the minutes of the previous session

sinted that of 43 private mooring buoys tempting to abolish the trado in the drug several bills were introduced and read

in the harbour, more than half are always the Chamber sage:- unoccnpied and as no vessel can anchor in and the session was then declared ad

"The point therefore that the Coin- their vicinity this means that more than mittee would wish to impress upon His- journed. The bills proposed included About two o'clock on the afternoon of from its legitimate use and the out of by His Majesty's Government to curtail half the harbour is constantly alienated Excellency is that no stops abould be taken one for the appropriation of half

the 23rd instant, reports a Kube contemthe way localitics are consequently over the foreign opium trade until there is million pesos for the purchase of agri-inshore and struck a rock about 300 foek porary of Oct. 27, a floating mine drifted cultural machinery for sale to farmers from the beach at Sotarai-mura, Kameda

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ample ovidouce that proportionato re- railway schemes. The astute Viceroy on annual instalments, and a bill to district, near Hakodate, and exploded with merce pronounced this to bu salt an the native drog,

The Committee of the Chamber of Com-duction is being made in the production of has probably convinced himself that provide for the unlimited immigration at the time none of the inhabitats of the port of it some preof should have been.

Lorrific fores. As main was falling heavily astonishing statement

The Committee consider that as matters- interference at the present stage dan of Chinese into the Philippines under village fortunately were near the scene of bought forward.

now stand there is no guarantee that the only end in disaster, that the voice of a certain conditions, the aim of the tain that considerable loss of life would

the explosion, otherwise it is almost certo be supplies with the

Thoy also asked Provincial Authorities as a whole seriously whole people acting as one man and author of the bill; Podro Paterno,

maines of intend to suppress the opium smoking but- thoroughly dotermined to carry out its boing to use the soms derived as fres decisions in the one way which is not

from the immigrants to the reduction of the sedula tax, and to encourage of the Philippines.

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havo resulted. The shock of the explesion owners, or their representatives, who are merely taking advantage of the present Nos distinctly felt by the people in the have complained as to their inability mavement to further their own personal houses along number of windowe and glass doors were that the Committee of the Chamber of expense of a very valuable section of the shore, and quite a burge to secure the use of moorings, saying ends and increase their own revenue at the smashed. Some of the fragments of the the way of a corrupt party in a weak the commerce, industry and agricultureThe news of the reported findings <f experience, was that it was of quite are opium merchants engaged in business here,

mine were found high up on the hill at the Commerce included several representatives British trailo." rear of the village.

of leading Shipping Companies, and their

administration has to be heard; and

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

that the most timely consideration of policy points in the direction of judicious concession. That Yuan Sbih Kai is still throwing the influence of his great

It is reported that Yuan Shib-kai will name and authority into the scale against be appointed Comptroller General of the Chekiang only indicates an unwise Board of War.

obstinacy and a fatuous perversity. The) time has come for him to hand or to i break and he will bend. Railways in Chekiang will be made by the people of the province and the control from the beginning will be independent of the Central Government. And in

fighting as they have done the Chekiang people have gained some thing more than the right to do what they will with their own. They have fought a good fight for liberty-mit independence, and echoes of conflict

China has decided to cancel the min-

concession of Shansi province but as

Copies of lotiors forwarded by the floating-mines in Japan waters must give occurrence for them to recaive any request Messrs David Bassoon and Co., Ltél, E. D. rise to considerable apprehension on the

and

part of those engaged in the coasting trade, from agents of other lines for this use of Sasson and Co., S. J. David and Co., Ein

it is to

bo feared that the efforts made their moorings. It should be needless to Palaney, Tata Sons and Co., H. H. H. tu clear the seas of these terriblo to navigation were not very is dougars udd, the Committes wrote, that were such Nemazon, Cawnejec, Pallanjoo und Co., P. F. that The Hague Conference has done little moorings were not in need of them for hit und Co., C. Abdeels and Co., Moosa carried out. It is much to be regretted request received and the owners of the Talati, M. E. B. Ellis, Abdoolally Ebra with a view to checking the use of these their own business they would be only too Vieirs and Co., Phiroko B. Petit and deadly weapons of warfare which are as glad to place the moorings at the disposal Co. and other correspondence on the dangerous to neutrals as to belligerents.

of those asking for them.

subject were attached to the communica The Committee pointed out the dificulties tion. which would ensue if the Harbour Master

On Sept. 26 the Colonial Secretary

strated that it was essential for the owners to the ether in the harbour, and denon bad forwarded the letter to the Secretary ind power to shift steamers from no place replied, stating that B.E, the Governor

of State for the Colonies. The Governor

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

pensation the matter is now under negotia Sergeant, McKay, on leave. the Peking Syndicate demands heavy com-pointed Sanitary Inspector, vice Palice Lange Sergeant W. Pitt has been up

ti

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Profesor Harlan P. Bench, of Yale ther University will deliver an address to

interpreted.

of privat moorings to have control of advised the merchants of Hongkong to taku. action similar to that taken by the. It has been decided to pay sa induni-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the nugd, that for several itays at a time certain interests.

It is quite true, the Committee conti-erchants of Shanghai to protect their to the woount of 2,000 dollars for the Chinese Y.M.C.A. The address will be suborings in the centre of the harbour tay the Weston gate of Maichai street, Kan damage done to the British missions at

A reply from the British Ministor at he vacant hit these are required by vessels l'eking to a communications sent by the chow.

in special trades which in any esso, though Hongkong Chamber of Commeren was as According to a St, Potersburg alospatch, not mail steamors, zun almost with the under- Admiral Alexoieff, ex-Viceroy of the Rus-rogularity of such a service nad whose The Hon. Mr E. A. Hewett, Chairman, his tuno now cluefly in Paris and Genon that it is well known to the Consignees in possessions in the Far East, spends quick despatch is largely dno to the fact He is credited with being immensely rich and Shippers also the Commander in

Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. British Legution, Poking, Soptenber 18,

-

Chang Ming-tse, the Governor of Government that the arms now in use by Kang, has potitioned to the Peking the Krangsi troops are of obsolete type

Professor Harlan P. Beach, of Yateadvance that the steamer moors, to a cer-

1997.

Sing-beg to acknowledge tho receipt

Robert Porter & Co., other province of the land. Govern supply them with new type of anus.

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hold in the European Y.M.C.A. rooms, has only to be compared with the state of Nasking.

In reply. I have to inform you that or hearing of the proposed establishment of the monopoly, I de ball written and

vertal apresutations, to, the Waiwapu

which has been forced upon the central ordered, by Imperial command, the promot Alexandra Buildings, at 5.30 o'clock Monirs that would ensug if they had to go

The Chineso Board of Finance authorities at Peking by the attitude report of the actual figure of the consume day afternoon; the 11th, and is open to all searching all over the Harbour for their of onu province. The next steps intion of the native opium within a fixed

A large congregation assembled in the latement to convince the Government the same direction will be sasior,office and silver mints are ordered to al- an invitation from the Church Committed to

date and the government opima monopoly Tinien Church Hall last night in response to best interests of trade

pointing out to them that pending the What Chekiang bas one other pro-tend to the reporting of the same.

The Committee expressed themselves in negotiation of an understanding on the welcome back the Ror. and Mrs Hickling favour of unoccupied buoys not required by whole question of opium between the two vinces will do more readily under the

A most enjoyable evening was spent, and their owners being placed at the disposal of Governments which was indrisable, for like conditions. The irresponsibility

during the eroning the following pro- that the Harbour Master should be given daviso measures which had the offect of re Lothers, but dissented from the suggestion the provinces to take upon themselves to gramme, arranged by Mr George Grimble, or to shift stomers to buoys as he stricting a trade the freedom of which was

guaranteed by treaty.

The Governor-General once

mor

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Undoubtedly the best Beer that is brewed in America.and arbitrary attitude of a few highly ploquently exhorta us to contribute to the Organist was gone through might feel disposed to do,

placed officials has received a check, the Imperial Navy. We do not want to Piano Solo, Mendelsohu's Lioder obny the lessons of which cannot fail to be shabby Lot the British Goverment, worte No. 1 Book 1, Me: Goo Grimblo question would receive further and carcial The Colonial Secretary replied that the quitting gonolitics, tell as precisely or Baritone Solo, The Bandolero," Mr consideration by the Gorginment. prove salutary and lasting. Mean-proximately how much we are expected Claxton; Contralto Solo,Fusco and time the gentry and people of to contribute.Professor Goldwin Smith; Hest," Mrs Williams; Monologue with At this time of the your Rio is at her Chekiang havo impressed the whole of

in the “Weokis Sun." Toronto,

Piano accompaniment, "What is a gentle-beat with cool weather and a bright sun, a man," Mr Colden; (Piano, Mr Chilmors); really ideal climate which later on will be becoming a most serious blem, said

The influx of Chinese inte, Jamaic China with their fertility of resource.

Piano Solu, Chopin's 15th Prelude, Mr Ppreciated by the tired and jaded Leh Jay R. Larrymore, of Kingston, Jamaica, and the strength of the weapons with

Gray, Mr A. Paino; Dulcitous Sulo, or airship: Brazilian Review," Rio do mpidly filling up with the yellow men nud doners who will run down home from at the Utopia. The city of Kingston is Chalmers, Tenor Solo, Sulliya's Edward Saturday to Monday by flying machinu which they carry on the war in defence

Mr Geo. Grimble; Violin Solo, Simple Janeiro.

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Hickling, on behalf of himself and his wife, the evening closed with the Doxology.

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