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Sets.

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ASSORTED

COLOURS.

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TUESDAY, 19th NOVEMBER,

at 0.15 p.m.

[NDER the suspices of the Distelet Grand of and South

UNDER

LUMITED.

NEW SEASON'S MODELS

JUST ARRIVED.

BABY GRANDS

and

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

Auction.

11 am. Avation of 2,075 tune Cardiff Coal, at Messrs Blackhead & Co.'s Coal Sheds at Kowloon Point.

Amusement.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1907.

With the coming of Sir Chon Tung, FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM. THE TRIAD SOCIETY ACTIVE BY TELEGRAPH.

a change in the affairs of the Canton-

There everna to be como appreliension on Honkow Railway is anxiously awaited

Struggles for freedom show nations at the part of the High Officials in Canton by the populace of both Canton and their best. Emancipation from Oriental relative to the movements of the membe Hongkong. The fact that Sir Chen, despotian must be for the people of China of the Trind Boolety in the mountainous Tung, who has proved himself to be a process extending, it may well be over district of Sanus, and towards the ses. The p.m.--Tableaux Vivants at City Hall, an able and energetic diplomat, can be a period commensurate indeed with the names of many of the leaders are mentioned

spared by the Peking Goverment to

priceless value of the objects sought, by the Viceroy in a despatch sent recently meet the wishes of the shareholders and essential to the proper growth and to the Military authorities of the Dis- trict, and they were ordered to set about strengthening of the national spirit, yet who have voted for him as President to the more sanguine among her ad. stamping out these rebels, which aro. 50 China. The Triads are stated to bo hold- specially olmoxious to the Government of ing secret cetings where they conform to their secret etiquette.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, November 19:-

9,15 p.m.-Concert at City Hall. troods per Polynesien unclaimed after this dste at Noon will be subject to rant and landing charges.

COTTAGE PIANOS WADZADAT, November 20

BY

| BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH,

RACHELS, PLEVEL, CHAPPELL, HOPKINSON, and ROSENKRANZ, &c.

Inspection Invited.

SOLE AGENTS:

S. Moutrie & Co., Ld.,]

York Building,

CHATER ROAD.

Hongkong. Avril 16, 1907.

A. S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

125

THE

GREAT POPULARITY

OF

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

9 p.m.-Performance at Uity Hall. THURSDAY, November 21:

2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Furni- ture, &c., at Mr Gea. P. Lammerts

Sales Roome. Goods per Malta undelivered after 4 p.m.

this date will be landed.

date subject to rent.

TUESDAY, December 3:---

Stores, at H. M. Naval Yard.

The Chinx Mail,'

THE INTERPORT MATCH.

But this is not the worst charge against

JAPANESE LABOUR.

Mr Lemieux in Japan.

(From Our Correspondent).

TOKYO, November 16. The Hon. Mr Rodolphe Lemieux' ́ K.C.-LI.B., Canadian Postmaster General and Minister for Labour,

is viewed with satisfaction on all sides, vanced teachers unduly prolonged and His Excellency does not come down fraught with the perila that are inciden- in his capacity of government servant, tal to periods of transition in national The Government has been publicly life.

We are probably in danger as Occiden, thent. They are said lately to have presented his credentials to: Baron repudiated ever since the railway trou- bis commenced. The shareholders tale in underestimating the keenness pillaged bath steam launches and passage Hayashi yesterday afternoon,

There is a feeling in official circles

the

Гарапова.

Mr Lemieux goes to India on lear-- ing Japan..

TARIFF REFORM.

Unionists in Accord.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter.. vis" Bombery.)

Lomos, November 16.

At the Unionists' Conference, Bir-

Mr A. J. Balfour was prosent.

T

have no confidence in the Government at thoroughness of the Chinese in im- beats. They have attacked villages and at bibing and absorbing ideas from the the present hour they hold one of the and do not want ite intervention in West that find a ready affinity in their most respectable of the rich residents in that there is no room for further may financial project. They have voted on racial chamcteristics. This is speere he is released. They slew a short time restrictions. being placed on

captivity and demand a mason of $14,000 Goods per Sathien andelivered after this for His Excellones because they think oially tros of movements affecting the go ono Li Ngau Kwang, and Hung his that his name is good enough to inspire commonwealth that depend for virility, bly into the sea, an that the relatives: confidence both at Home and abroad, adequacy, and final effectiveness on the were not able to offer bim a decent burial, 10.00.-Auction of Naval & Victualling White on the one hand the coming of power of numbers united under men of and so frightened wore the friends of the the ex-diplomat meete with the appro-light and leading. No lessons have mardored man that they dared not apprise val of the general public, on the other been more impressive than those derived the officials of the outrage. These are by the Far Eastern nations from the some of the atrocities recounted by the hand the Peking Government is satis struggles for popular liberty that havoury in his despatch just sent to the fad in having a man in whom it has marked the history of the leading West District magistrate, What truth or what confidence to watch over matters. ern races.

exaggeration thore may be in these state- ments cannot be known at present. Whatever may result from the arrival Young Chinese who find a temporary|

The negligence mut supineness of the HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1907. of Hie Excellency at Canton it is im home in other countries as students of military officials have reused this angor of possible to foretell, but one thing seems other politics take ever more broadly His Excellency, and he has ordered that certain and that is that, unless things and intelligently the guage and measure at, once their buttons be wrenched from of Western civilisation as it affects the them, and then without thess button they proceed smoothly under the new

greatest happiness of the greatest nun-are to set about, in right good earnest, to management, the Chinese Government Tg119 of skill such as that which has willagain take to itself the control of the the more advanced provinces are not would seers to be hinted that these officials adopted which advocated a fall tariff

ber, whilst the home-keeping youths of root out these robbers and bring the

lenders to justice. Should they fail it mingham, a motion-was unanimously been taking place to-day on the Cricket line and it is not unlikely that orders without their opportunities of learning will lose not only their buttons but their Ground are rightly regarded as a will be given to forfeit the present from the new literature, especially the trend and utter also.

reform programme. wholesome and valuable variation of paid-up capital. No Government can reforming newspapers, where the lead-

It is worthy of note that it was mention- offord to allow matters to remain in ing nations stand in respect of Governed last night that the revolutionaries are the comparative monotony of local

such a state of chaos for a greater ment by the people through taxation active in Aunam, and are preparing to seni sport. This is not to say that the per-length of time and it is perfectly with joined with representation in deliberative mon, and weapons into Kwangiang. There

and legislative assemblies.

is every prolubility that it will be wise formances of local teams, when pitted in its right to cancel the concession

Rightly regarded the protest of Cle-on the part of the officials to keep their against each other, are without inter- which its people have not been educat-kiang against the action of Peking, and eyes open, for it is not dificult nowadays A Serious Illness.

But when our friendly rivals od up to the standard to take the claims of the province to construct for rebels in Anam to be in close touch

advantage of.

occurs the its railways without foreign loans is the from Shanghai or Singapore visit us

Cantonese will only have themselves outcome of a sentiment deep-seated in with the resolve to wreat our laurela

to blame.

the Chinese, appealed to and awakened from us and take them away with

by a dominant occasion. The situation them many who find themselves too

is full af significant suggestion. Scholars, merchants, and people are entirely awake much occupied with other matters to

to the advantages of railways." attend matches between local teams deem it necessary to encourage with their presence those who strive for the interport honoure. The healthy spirit of honourable rivalry between the

ports tends to establish more firmly the bonde which should exist between the foreign communities in the Far East. It is an undoubted fact that the interchange of visits between teams from Australia and Great Britain has

done much to create a better under-

est.

If this

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The French Mail of the lath October was delivered in London on the 15th inst.

From certain indications observable, und notably from the readiness with

with members of the Triad Society in

Kwangtung, and the object cherished by each party is precisely the same.

TERRIBLE CRIME AT NAGASAKI

Woman and Children Killed.

THE PREMIER,

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

LONDON, November 16.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermann'e1 condition at one time during his sud- den illness gave rise to the gravest

Wo learn from the "Nagusiki Press" alarm. Oxygen was administered to

Five sesman of a cargo bost were which shares have been taken up, it that a terrible crime was committed at him and ultimately he fell into charged at the Magistracy with dumping would seen that what in England Takira-mara, near Himado, Nagaki ben,

a dead body in the harbour. The No. 1 seventy years ago was known as the on Oct. 25, the victims being a woman refreshing sleepi

་

He is now able to sit up and

Ho ascribes bis attack to overwork,

(REUTZA'S SKRVICE}

LONDON, November 143

as fined $50 and the others were dis-railway mania" is becoming prevalent (aged 30) and two children. It appears charged.

in China. Under certain conditions con- that the woman was the wife of an Mesra E. S. Kadoorie and Co. are in siderable parts of the empire would soon unlicensed physician, named Ohta, who is hoped will be able to return receipt of telegraphic advices from Shang- be covered by a network of lines, and the found it very difficult to get enough London to-day. hai informing then that the Maatschappij iron horse would speed his way uninter-practice to keep his family.

A short time since he received a part- tot Mijn, Bosch-on Landbouwexploitatie ruptedly from province to province, Langkat, kave declared a final dividend of northward and southward, eastward and nership other from an old schnoleate, Tis, 74, and a bonus of Tis. 2) per share; westward, wherever there is promise of named Kisaki, who was a graduate of a for account of 1907.

commercial activity and the means of medical college. The offer was accepted add promoting the inevitable change from Kisaki lived with the Ohtas, the practico being carried on under his name, thus

Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, after At the Victoria Cinematograph saloon the agricultural to the manufactoring, standing between the Homeland and at the corner of Des Voeux Road and It is for the more essential of theseable. He was not well treated by the sudden illness, but is now out of danger. making it legal and somewhat more profit speaking at Colston was sezied with the Commonwealth. The same result Pottinger Stroot a new series of pictures conditions that the province of Chekiang family, according to report, but being of a

will be shown to-night. The collection and Kiangsi are contentling. Freedom patient disposition bore the ingratitude trouble.

It is understood that it was heart will doubtless accrue in time as a cane by the last mail, and are the latest from official interference which always of the Ohtas without any attempt at result of South Africa's advent as a produced.

They are of the humorous, means in Chin the time-honoured retaliation until the day of the tragedy, pathetic, and instructiso kind and should competitor for the cricketing supre-be worth visiting.

squeeze regularly and systematically On Friday, however, Kisaki Inst his made and administered; freedom of temper at some slight put upon him by macy of the British Dominions. In & WHISKY smaller way the cricketers of the Faring to communes life as a hawker. He security under a stable and enlightened and attacked her with a sword which had Secretary to the Admiralty, was read

Li Po, n coolio, started out this morn-investment and adequate protection; Mrs. Olta during her husband's absence, East are doing their share towards had no money, but when he got into government: give these and the people been hanging on the wall of the room as at the London Chamber of Commerce cementing the friendship existing be. Connaught Rnd he espied two hawker's of China are, in our view, ready to turnau ornament. He stabbed the unfortunate dinner, yesterday evening, announcing stalls and took possession of thom. The to uncount much that they have been won several times and the kill that in consequence of disappointment tween the communities they represent. owner witnessed the annexation of his silently learning from the west during the children. Wishing to complete his of hopes at the Hague Conference, the Perhaps some cross-grained persons property and had the thief arrested. He the past two decades. They know, rougeance he waited in the house for the Admiralty had decided to build an could be found who would contend Victoria Gaol.

is now doing three weeks' har labour in however, that as a preparation for what husband's return but neighbours gave in-additional battleship. that to neglect business for a week or

China, 15. Ca and the District Grand Lodge SCOTCH

of Scottish Freemasonry in Hongkong and

Sunth Chins,

The following Ladies and Gentlemen

have kindly consented to assist:

Mm Bolilios, Mira Cochrane, Mrs Gordon, Ma Grove, Mrs Maitland, Miss E. Rowe, Rowe, and desere F. Austia. De Balillos, Chalmers, Chapman, Cobden, Cochrane, Carr, Benedetto, Carroll, H. R. Gegg, Grove, Geo, Grimble, Gea. P. Lam- sert, Fraser, Munro.

PROGRAMM :

PART 1.

1 Tonor Solo, Four Leaf Cicvar' Willeby Mr Geo. P. Lammert Baritone Solo, Up in the Saddle'.......

W. Wallace, Mr Frank Austin,

3 Dante, Irish Jig' (by special request).

Miss Ella Rowe,

4 Soprano Solo,... L'été'.... Chaminade

Mra Belilios.

has been attained by its

CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE OF QUALITY.

IT IS

ten days is on unjustifiable proceeding Fortunately auch persone ara but few in number and it is u tribute to the sportsmanlike qualities of the merabers

5 Fano Solo,... Rhapsodio Hongroise A PURE MALT of the teams who conduct their own

No. 7Liszt

Mrs J. Cochrane.

6 Contralto Solo, Life"...... Blomentha

Mia A. G. Gordon,

Interlade by the Bachevors' Mess.

PAST 8.

8 Sword Dance, Leat. Fraser, B.A,M.U.

Bagpipes, Mr R. Monro

9 Soprano Solo,... 'Angels guard thee"

Mr Frank-Moitland.

WHISKY

OF

businesses, and of the employers of those who do not, that the time is given freely and ungrudgingly. No real loss is sustained by these periodi- cal journeyings of tons between the

God GENUINE AGE ports and, if there were, it would he

10 Bass Solv, Vulcan Song, from Phile-

'mon & Baucis'...Guevod | Mr F. Grove.

11 BongThe Serial Story'

Mr A. §. Cabides.

12 Sleight of Hand,

Dr Bellion. A

13 Coon Song & Dance, The Whistling

Mr H. R. Gogg

*God Savo the King'

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THE BRITISH ́NAVY.

LONDON, November 14.

A letter from Mr Robertson, the

THE RUSSIAN DUMA.

LONDON, November 14.

A. Gouluhe has opened the third Dans, of which the Octobrist, M.. Chomjakoff, has been elected President.

is most beneficial in the contemplated formation to the police and he was arrested On Monday evening a series of living commercial and industrial undertakings before he could add to the ruimber of his pictures will be held at the Theatre Royal that involve large outlays in monoy, sictims. the proceeds to be divided between the enterprise, wisdom and foresight, there North-Easter Hospital for Children in must first be the people a right secured London and tho fund for the restoration of to them inalienably of doing within the Winshoctor Cathedmi. A number of ladies lines approved by leading industrial end Sooner Dio Than Work. and gentlemen have devised some excellent commercial people in the west what tableaux and the entertainment should be they will with their own. This is the said the "Nagasaki Press" of Ut. 99th, It may interest foreign residents to know, real inwardness of the agitation that is that the captainof the Ocean steamer Touver werth seeing.

still proceeding against an arbitrary offered to take fire men, nominally seaman, and despotic government, bent on off the "heach at this port. With one Figg of the Hongkong Observatory- thwarting for its own selfish purposes accord they made excuse and declined the the people's will.

The Offices of the Army Service Corps were outered last night and an attempt was saade to burgle the safe. Evidently this effort was intended for the pay office where better haul would have been possible.

We understand, su parsimonious is the drainistration of the War Office, that an

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Captain Willian Armstrong, HEVC Indian watchman even cannot be gmited has been appointed honorary A.D.C. to to look after these most important officos. to hazard even the faintest hint as to 1 seems a miracle that no-one has walked His Excellency Bir Frederick Lugarð.

the outcome of the contest. While naturally wishing to see victory fall

to our own" MƏN we want to so

the better side win. That, we know,

of with documents and cash before this.

The many friends of Mr Armin Haupt,

WEATHER REPORT.

The following notice is issued by M

On the 16th at 11.55 .-The barometer

proffered situations. All have hoen here has risen considerably on the NE coast for sonic weeks and if they ein find poople of China and fallon moderately over Japan to provide them with food and drink will and the Lecce in considerable defect

Pressure romains probably remain her for some time of the normal over S. China, the Loochoos come. Residents may protect themselves and W. against these particular men by refusing to China, and lowest over the Pacific to the Japan. It is highest over N. furnish future applicants with woney, and SE of the Loochoos where the depression if they wish to help deserving cases, give appears to be situated. card instead to be taken to the Seamen's Homo with instructions that nothing is to

The Vit n Terton, Wood, in of Mosers Molchers and Co., will be plated be done for meit whe liave declined reason denouncing harvest festivals as services to learn that he has been honoured by able offers of worke of lies," said that they might as well adorn H. R. M the King of Denmark, having

Moderato to fresh. N. and N.E. winds may be expected i the Formon Chaqueta and along the Northern shores of the China Sen

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours end- Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon ing at 10 am. to-day 0.00 inches.

to-morrow.MAR

FORECAST DISTRICT. to N. winds, noderate, or fresh; probably

1.-Hongkong.and Neighbourhood · EZ some rain.

2. Formosa Channel: N.; EJ

Winds 3South coast of Chins betwóon Hong-

their churches with fish: A plano uf been greated a Knight of the Royal Order THE LARGEST OIL STEAMER.

would titon have a new meaning. is the spirit which animates theorship would

of Denmark, Mr Haupt is to be con respective teams and should our

Francisco gratulated upon reesiving a decoration and According to the "Sun

The Largest ocean-going oil barge in the Chronicle, MT. M. Laflin, of Yokohama, being unde one of an order which he will world was launched at Belfast yesterday visitors be successful no-one in filed a suit in libol in the United States ndom.

from the yard of Messrs Harland and Wolff. District Court at San Francisco, on the Hongkong will grudge them their 7th instant, against J. J. Mooro and Con

The vessel, which is named the Navahoe, On the 2nd instant at 2 p. n. the marriage honours. Cricket is one of those pany, shipping and coinmission more at of Mr. Houry Kirby, Redvoll and Mass is built for the Anglo-Anariest Oil Con- fro

recover $6,955 damages for neglect ned

pany. She is 450 foot long, fifty-eight feet games in which victory is its own re the loss of part of a cargo of logs. The Mary Lloyd took place at St. Andrew's beam, and about 8,000 tons register, and kong and Lamocks :: Same as No. 1

shit arises out of a contract made with Church in Tokyo, The Church was beat has been built for the transport of over 4.South coast of China, between Hong-

nts, Bradiso, Nelson CORSA

Company, werd and in which there is no bitter Moore'sncisco, to load on the British fully decorated with white chrysanthemums 10,000 tons of oil in bulk The vesso! kong and Hain: Same as Not

WINE AND SPIRIT MBROHANTS || 10.

N the outskirts of Victoriḥ, Hongkong,

well furnished, with First-class Billiard

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841

Table, Bowling Alleya and a beautifui:)

Fir full particulare, apply to

H. A. BALAOK, 184. STANLEY STREET. Hongkong, September 6, 1907. 1018

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Hongkong, Navamber 2, 1907.

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gent complete, also a special tas

Boxers are mported to have been

of Sam

fitted with six minste, with fore and: hose in defeat. It is essentially a vessel, Vermont, in October, 1906, while and bamboes, and its seating capacity was to

sils and "clean" game and that is probably logs. The ergo wns to be loaded at the of persons who attended to show their for

machine. and large patent towing chocke putting up altar and drilling behind the nte of 100,000 feet per day. While the the explanation of its universal ponding in progrese a form its respect and affection for the bride's eminent pany's stemmers, by which the kargo will bo take that it is strange the authorities

kaved across the occan, The Navahoe have taken no notice of this. pularity. Whatever fate may meet and a raft of lege was broken and 423 logs father, and to pay for the happiness of

being the counterpart of the Iroquois,

how wore lost.

the bride and bridegroom. After the being finished for the time company, the them on the Cricket Ground we know

A GOOD LINIMENT darvioo the guesta repaired to the residence combination of the two, rossels will enablo - A FOLLOWER OF INFLUENZA. of the Reverend Arthur Lloyd nud Mrs. one steamer to bring from port to port WHEN you need a good reliable lini- our visitors will return to Shanghai

mant try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, MANY persong find themselves affected Lloyd, to offer congratulations to the newly 20,000 tons of oil at one time.

with a persistent cough after so tried couple and to partake of refrosli-

has no superior,lor: spmipă, and swell- with old friendships strengthened, new attack of influenza. As this dough cat. be

ingy. A piece of faunel slightly dampened. friendships happily initiated, and will promptly cured by the use of Chambermento. The day was ideal, and it was the CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY with Pain Baira superior to a plaster for ain's Cough Remedy it should not be universal hope that the bright and gouinlond for cough, golde, croup and also colieses zhoumatic poins and makes MONTAINS absolutely nothing injurious | lame back or pains in the side of chest. It bear away with them nothing but allowed to run on until it becomes trouble-simeline zught prove an augury of the lifehooptig couch it has no equal For sale sloap and rest possible, For sale by ald

W some. For sale by all chemists and store lying before Mr and Mrs Rodwell plonsent recollections of their visit.

by all chemists and store-keepers. keepers

in the port of Muroran;500,000 feet of anktażed to afford room for the largo namberecting hoe with one of the com- } içe depot at Hotung A Tiontain paper,

alemlets and store-keepersé