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POWELL'S S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

Toilet.

Sets.

Six Piece Sets.

4.85

ASSORTED

LIMITED.

NEW SEASON'S MODELS

JUST ARRIVED

BABY GRANDS

and

COTTAGE PIANOS

BY

BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH,

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

Inspection Invited.

SOLE AGENT? :

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Axotion,

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furn

tare, &, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.

Miscellaneous, Goods per Malta undelivered after4 p.m.

this date will be landed.

Goods per Sachsen andelivered after this

date subject to rent,

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, November 22:-

loon,

SATURDAY, November 23:-

THE CHINA MAIL.

Unionist party, will see that he ha all to lose and nothing to gain by throwing the institutions of the coun try into the melting pot, The suc cess gained hitherto by the Socialists has been due to the fact that no proper steps have been taken to expose and contradict the extravagant statements they made to electors who were, not suficiently educated to detect fallacies

PIRACY.

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 1907.

• THE EMPRESS OF CHINA.

Attack on a Fishing funk

How She Sank.

The Empress of China arrived last night According to a report nude to Inspector from Vancouver, looking little the worse place on the 14th Instant, about four miles will be remembered, was wired out by Dymond at Aberdeen Station a piracy took for her unmorsion at, Vancouver, which, it outside Lima Island, in Chinese waters, o fishing junk owner being the victim. Sousenter, The sinking of this popular liner

days later the man feturned to the se

was not due to a collision, or anything of that nature, but by an accident in the waters and had scarcely thrown his not out engine rom, as a result of which one of when the pirates again made their the cocks was left open and the vessel filled pearance, took from him what little money with water and settled down steadily to

he had and doparted with his oyre,

Finally, the sherman got his way back the bottom.

All that remained to be done was to to Aberdeen, and Inspector Dymond

done by the water.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE KAISER'S VÍSFT..

Another Rest Necessary.

(Bxclusive Service, supplied by Reuter,- via Bombay.) LONDON, November 19. The Kaiser has proceeded to High--

The Empress of Germany has teft for Holland, en route to Germany.

2.46 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-and inconsistencies in their reasoning. ture, at No. 4, Carnarvon Villas, Kew There is every reason to believe that the

Laving been informed paid a surprise pump the vessel clear of water, when she cliffo, near Bournemouth, where họ educational campaign now being entered visit to a house on Llana Island, arrested rose, practically uninjured, though of will remaia for a fortnight." upon will alter all this.. It is unfortunate four men and succeeded in recovering course a certain amount of dainago was from one point of view that the great most of the stolen property. The mon wore charged before Mr F. A. Hazeland Liberal party has been led into suck and the case remanded. position that it is tacitly allied with the' Socialists and consequently can take no part in the war now being waged upon them. From the Unioniat point of view, however, it is not unfortunate. When the victory is gained the laurels will not have to be divided.

Goods per China undelivered after noon

on this date subject to rent. Goede per Prins Sigismund undelivered

after this date subject to rent. SUNDAY, November 24:→→

Goods per China undelivered alter this

date subject to rent. Gooda per E. F. Ferdinand undelivered

after this date gablect to rent. MONDAY, November 25:-

L

6.15 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong &.A.A

at Hongkone Hotel. Goods per Cardiganinire undelivered

after this date subject to rent. TUZADAT, November 26:-

Goods per Besan undelivered after thin

date subject to rent.

S. Moutrie & Co., Ld., Gonds per Glennon not cleared on this

York Building,

CHATER ROAD.

Hongkous. April 16, 1907.

COLOURS A. S.

POWELL'S

ALEXANDRA-

BUILDINGS.

Totals

ULARENCE

HOUSE,

33, 34 & 35, Nowa Soocнow ROAD, ÁHANGHAI.

FIRST-Cisas Boarding House.

Room for one per day, $35.00. Boom for two per day. 99.00. Monthly Rates. Single-$100 & $110, Two it a Room, $60 extra. Hongkong, November 2, 1907.

WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

TEE

GREAT POPULARITY

OF

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

JT SCOTCH

FOR SALE OR LEASE.

AS A GOING CONCERN.

THE BELLE VIEW HOTEL

(LATE METROPOLE HOTEL),

ON the outskirts of Victoria, Hongkung,

wd forvisiel, with a First-class Billiard Table, Bowling Alleys and a beautitut Har etc., etc.

For full particulars, apply to

M. A. RAZACK,

18 STANLEY STREET.

Hongkong, September 6, 1907.

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SKULOLAME, VIKTÓRIA, DHAMIRËS.

1018

SHAMEEN, DANTON, ON THE BRITI CONULS91021.

H. HAYNES, Manager..

MACAO HOTEL,'

THEEGRAMS, FARMER, HAQAO. MADAO, CHINA,

In the Centre of Praya Grand.

A

DOTH Hotele Electrically Lighted and Bader Experienced Baropos

-Management,

Evory Domfort and Convenience for

Realdener and Tourists."

W-FARMER, Penorters.

date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, November 27-

Goods per Manchuria andelivered siter

Boon on this data subject to rent. Goods per Nyands not cleared at 4 p.m.

on this date aubject to rent. THURSDAY, November 28:→→

TUESDAY, December 3:--

10a.m.-Auction of Naval & Victualling

Stores, at H. M. Naval Yard.

Some of the information contained in the annual report of the Chief Commissioner of the Landou Metro

politan Police is extremely interesting. The force has become a young army, there being now close upon 18,000

11 Auption of Household Farmi-officers and men and its upkeep costs

ture, &c., at No. 90, Queen's Road

£1,520,865.n your. Buring the past West.

year crime decreased in London, the number of persons apprehended for all offences being 119.897, a decrease of 7,420 as compared with the previous year. An indication is given in the roport of the rapidity with which mechanical traction is replacing horse traction. While, during the twelve HONGKONG, WEDNESDAT, NOVEMBER 20, 1907. montis, mechanically drawn convey-

The China Mail.

FIGHTING SOCIALISM.

GREAT BRITAIN is proverbially slow to uove. It takes ber time to realise that anything now has come within her pux view and takes her longer to decide what to do about it. Thus the spread of the Socialistic doctrines in the United Kingdom was for a long time disregard- ed. Now, however, the people at Home have awakened to the fact that the Socialists possess a splendid organisation and are daily extending their influence... To event this counter organisations have been former and they have entered the field against the Socialists in no half-hearted manner. The National

A CHINESE NAVAL BASE.

Survey of Santuao.

(From Our Correspondent,)

A DARING ROBBERY.

A Chinese gentleman was robbed in a very daring manner at Skektontsai yester day, as a result of which one of his assail- ants was sent to gaol for six weeks (four hours stocks) by Mr C. D. Melbourne, at tho Magistracy to-day,

According to the complainant'a story hu was walking along the street whesi bis arms were suddenly pinioned from behind by a native, while another cut his pocket

AMOY, Norenber If. The Chinese Government seems to be in earnest in its desire to build a Navy worthy of the Empire. As a firdot of this,

is to be noted that the Ministry of War open and relieved him of his puese con in sending two Obeers of high rank-Yataining some small money. The pair Hei-kung and Liang Pih- with a largo ran away and their victim reported the staff of military topographers to Suntao matter to the West Point Police. Shortly

it

THE TERRITORIAL

ARMY.

How it is Commanded.

(Exclusive Servite, supplied by Reuter, #i Bubny.)

LONDON, November 19. The War Office announces that the

Territorial Commands will consist of and at the station he admitted taking part fourteen divisions, commanded by one in the robbery, giving the mine of his accomplice, but in Court he told his Lieut.-General, two Major-Generals, Worship that the polica nearly killed him and therefore he had to admit.

and eleven Brigadier-Generals.

Kulot, in our Fikien Province, North of afterwards one of the man was arrested Foochow, to inspect and survoy the place, the iden being to make it a base for part of the new Chinese Navy, projected by the Chinese Government. As Amoy is such a tine harbour, it should benclit by its proximity to Santuno,

A WHEAT CARGO.

His Worship-Cha you show any nurko of violence?

Defoudant said he could, and pulled off his jacket, but on examination by the A few days ago the steamer Barkston Court muse were visible. Defendant then arrived from Portland, Oregon, with admitted that he hail been in the Colony cargo of wheat, and is now discharging at only sight days. He had no work to do East Point. The "Morning Oregonian" and had no fixed place of abode and had of Oct. 28 says The British steamship slept during his stay here in bruthals or Barkston cleared for Hongkong yesterday opium divars, with a full cargo of wheat. She carried 233,00 bushels, xlued at 8108,300. The Markston will leave down this morn ing. She carries une of the largest full cargoes of wirent that has been deepitched | from Portland for several years.

AMOY, November 16.

THE PREMIER.

At Work Again.

(Exchule Service, supplied by Reuter, vic Bomboy).

LONDON, November 19,

Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman' presided at a Cabiust meeting and was congratulated by his colleagues upon

his recovery.

TRAGEDY AT AMOY. ances increased by 891, in the same period borse drawn couveyances de

(From Our Correspondent.) creased by 959. The report mentione

Kuhugsu has been the scone of a most that the finger print identification

The departure of the Barkston will sordid tragedy during the evening of system continues to give unqualified

Á simpannian "satisfaction, not only in the United bring the wheat exports for the month p Thursday, the 14th inst.

to #01,781 bar-hob, with the addition of decoyed a well-known Cantonese tailor' Kingdom but in every other country i

from his shop, on the pretext that some 89,659 bushels of barley. The British ship in which it has been introducerl.

Dalgonar is in the stream and will clear foreigner on board the 8.8. Merapi, now in part, wanted to be measured for some before the end of the month. She bar on clothes. He rowed the man into an unfre- heard a little better that 149,000 bushels. quented part of the harbour, and knifed Question of Compensation.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,

We understand that the vessel encoun-him, throwing his dead body overboard,

A virulent outhreal: of libonic plaguetered very bad weather on the trip over and all for the sake of some gold rings and

has acesared at Osaka, Japan. Numerous deaths have taken place and the disease is reported to be spreading.

--gne **Hongkong vuurly" on Naturday will contain much of interest concerning the Interport match as well as sketches fánd a photograph of the tents.

and in consequence quantities of water entered the lid, somewhat danaging the

grain.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The friends of Dr W, Wykeham Myers, of Pagoda Anchorage, will be pleased to hear that be is in the Colony on a short visit.

apeudunt the man was wearing, valued at, Fay, some $50.

When the tailor did unt return late at night, some of his friends went in search

THE CHEKIANG LOAN.

[Chinese Muil's Fertine).

PERIU, November 20.

The British Minister has urged the

of him and found out later that he had imediato signing of the undertaking nover been to the Merapi at all, aud

so they became rery anxious. Finding for the Railway loan, but was put off from n vit to the house of the sumpan-by Prince Ching owing to the troubles- man, that he had also not returned, they

naturally became even more anxious, and at Chekiang.

their suspicions were aroused that he had It is stated that the British Minis- some hand in the mysterious disappearance.

The Elapress of China enue in last Union is this month holding a series of evening from Vancouver with a general

Among the passengers to arrive by the meetings in the towns and villages of cargo and a long list of salon passengers,

sixteen second class, and 848 in the "Empress of China' were Mr T. F. So at early do wu the Municipal Authorities ter has demanded compensation of Great Britain. Practised speakers are

Hough, Mr Jas, Onurge, Mrs Keswick, wore communicated with, and before the $800,000 for the cancellation of the steerage. travelling round in vans fitted with all)

Sir Samuel and Lady Chisholm and Sir day was out the sampannau was found, The Manchuria arrived from San Fran-Liang Cheng, who has come down to take and is now duly lodged with the Chineso loan. the apparatus for popular lecturing,

Authorities to take his trial shortly for the cisen shortly after seven o'clock this morn-charge of the Cantou-Hankow railway. Great results are expected from this

capital crime of murdar. ing, carrying a full complement of saloon WHISKY political missionary work which is an passengers, and 424 Asiaties. She left-

adaptation of the methods employed by Amerien on October 24. the Socialists. Hitherto the two great

has been attained by its

CONSISTENT EXCELLENCE OF QUALITY:

FT IS

A PURE MALT

WHISKY

OF

Princo Ito,

(From another Correspondent.)

(REUTER' SERVICE.] GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES.-

battleships, instead of two previously. proposed; one large and two small cruisers, a River Gunboat for China, and. Mks 7,000,000 for submarines,

The trilor had a good reputation na a The Seoul correspondent of the "Japan clever worker, and it seems very sad that Timos" wires that Sir Francis Pigott, Chiof Justice of Hongkong, arrived at the South he should have fallen a victim to the sordid

LONDON, November 19 Mer Cheung and Co. have for sale Great Gate station at 6 pm. on the 7th. varice of a common sampanman. Both

men are young, and no other reason The German Naval estimates show parties have held aloof from what has excellent photography of the Shanghai and Prince Ito and Director General Nabestis for the critae is forthcoming. The dead an increase of Miks 60,000,000 and been described as a "homely method" Hongkong cricket teams.

received him at the station, whence he wady has not yet been-recovered, having include the first instalments for three A photograph of the combined teams, with a number of driven to Madame Sontag's house. During of winning votes. But when conditions members of the Cricket Club will appear

bis stay in Seoul he will be the guest of probably floated nut to sen. have changed new expedients have to in Saturday's "Hongkong Weekly." be employed. With the widening of the franchise the British working-man bas

changed at the Magishmy to-day, with secured preponderance of power. having in his possession without a permit Obviously it is to the best interests of Winchester rifle. 300 rounds of ride an of the Clyde Navigation Trustees; was much excitement. A great gash was seen the country that he should be taught munition, a rounds of revolver ammunta member of the Carnegie Education in the back of the dead man's head, and tion, 15 bozes of caps and implements for Træet from 1899 to 1902; and has been there was a rope round his neck, showing making cartridges. He was fined $260 and connected with numerous public institu- that the murderer had tried to sink the est at the rate of 2% per annum, and the arms and ammunition were confiscated. tions. Sir Samuel entered the Town body. In addition to the saropanan now are redeemable after 10 years, at the The fine was paid.

The cook on the steamier China was

a

AMOY, November 18. Sir Samuel Chisholm who arrived by the The body of the Chinese tailor was washed press of this is the Lord Provestashore, opposite the London Mission pre-

of Glasgow Lord Lieutenant of the mises early on Blonday morning last. THE PANAMA CANAL BONDS.- County of the City of Glasgow; chairman grant crowd collected, and there was

Council of Glasgow in 1888.

LONDON, November 18.

Per inter

The Panama Canal Bonds bear.

pleasure of the Government

The Treasury Certificates bear 3%, and are issued at par, tana

President Roosevelt beartily approves of the scheme.

to use that power wisely. The Socialist has gained his ear to some extent and unless prompt and effective measures

wider arrest two others are said to be im- plicated, and as they cannot be found thoy are taken there is a danger that be

His Excellency Hwang Hou Cheng, the are said to have left the port. Robbery is The ship Galileo, which is assisting in will be led further astray. Now

the raagnetic survey of the world, under Chinese Imperial Commissioner, who supposed to be the motive but it is said that the Unionists have decided on taken by the Carnegie Magnetic Institute, visited Australia on route to Europe Inst that there is a woman at the bottom of it. GENUINE AGE vigorous counter agitation we have no of Washington, will visit Lyttelton, New year, has, on his return to Peking, sont to

fear of the result. When it comes Zealand, between December 1 and 15 to Lady Northcote, wife of the Governor Amoy come from Tungang, and these compare her instruments with those at the General of Australis, a large five-fold people have a very bad reputation. Many to a calm and dispassionate choice be-Christchurch Magnetic Observatory.

will remember that it was Tuugang men screen, consisting of 20 panels of em-

LONDON, November 18.. tween a steady, but sure, improvement

broidered silk, framed in elaborately carved who made the murderous assault on Dr.

Horn and Mr Eadic about a year ago. Tokyo wires that a company of Chinese Mr G. D. Austin Melbourne in blackwood, and also a large silk tablecloth,"

Many pincios are taking place botwoon troops in the Japanese service have

AND

Most of the

sampanment'

TROUBLE IN FORMOSA.

chaos in the hope that a Utopia can be reutor, who left 11 taonths ago for London,embroidered profusely with designs of Amoy and Chaubey, and the unfortunate revolted and murdered 33.Japanese

FINE MELLOW of existing conditions, or the creation of

FLAVOUR.

Capt. T. AUSTIN, Manager, PER DOZEN-

-NORTH BRITISH AND MEROANTU E

INSURANOR COMPANY. A

TOTAL FUNDS AT BST DECEMBER, 1908

TOTAL

****£37,887,119.

Authorleed Capital £3,000,000

Subscribed Capital £2,750,000

Pak-up Caplial........ £887,500 00

- IL---Mt-

III-

3,386,720 198

}

$15.00.

carrying with him models-nad plans of an birds and flowers.

raised on the ruins the British working-invention which he claimed would revolu

NEW YORK, November

emigrant returning from the' Struts with his hard-earned hoard is often the victim.

fawach, were shot recently in an attack on these pirutės.

man. may be expected to unhesitatingly tionise naval warfare, has returned to SAN FRANCISCO MAYORALTY. Three of tho Toctai's men, in susod declare for the former. For a time it is Australin. He states that a special board of Foxperts has been appointed by the Ad- possible the eloquence of the Socialist imity to inquire into the merits of the orabor, who depicts ideal conditions of contrivance. existence as a result of the adoption of

The mayoralty election at San Francisco

WEATHER REPORT.

The following notice is issued by Mr igg of the Hongkong Oberstory

On the 20th at 12:00 p.-The barometer has fallen over Japan and risen on the E. coast of China

depression which formed over the

Autoy district seems to sinnt a strong has resulted in a sweeping victory for the man to pat low this Inxlesstess, which is

sure to increase as the winter comes on reform party. Dr. Taylor has a plurality

A It is quite refreshing to hear of the

his political creed, may obtain a hearing ceenge from destruction on a recent trip of sixteen thousand. The public are juri deserts in Swatow, and hardly a week Frezauro lits given way moderately over The steamer Dilkers had a femarkable of eleven thousand and Langdon a majorly summary way in which ovil doars got thoir Eastern Sen has moved to the NE and is and gain a certain amount of credquce, from Port Rambla, New South Wales, tolant over the outcome with the exception pastus without an execution. Even the the Philippines. It is highest over China But his promises will not bear analysis. Albany, Wast Australia, with coal. When of the labour party faithful to Ryan and lichita, or lingering process, was meted out to the North of the Yangtzo, and still.

the cargo was being unloaded at Albany, a McCarthy. The newspere indulge in the

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A. 8. WATSON & On Stripped of the trappings of oratory in containing 14 plugs of dynamite was hope that a noi era bas darned for the to a woman for kidupping three girls the relatively low over Tongking.

LIMITED

Socialism stands revealed as a gigantic robbery and as a check to the natural

Amolty Funds 13,763,898 8 5 WINE AND SPIRIT. MEROHANTS and legitimate whitions of all mon to

£17,837,119 81: Rerente Fire Branch... 2,081,044 19. 8

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£8,774,859 196 The Accumulated Funds of the Fire an Elle Departments are free from liability i respect of each other

'ESTABLISHED A.D 1841.

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ALEXANDRA BUILDUTAS,

Hongkong, Noramber 2, 1907.

found amongst the coal By some means, distracted city. the dynamite got into one of the skips, was wholed out of the raine, and lipped into the vessel's hold.

A QUESTION THAT EVERY MAN SHOULD DECIDE FOR HIMSELF |HERE is one enbject in which many of us are interested and that is, what is the quickest way of getting rid of a troublesome cold. Is it best to fakes

Fresh ton Chancel and the N monsoon inny be expoct- willed in “the uther day, and after all most people

Formosa think she richly deserved it. There is a set of the Chius So gront trafo in children, girls particularly; | Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houra und- and it is time the intter had attentioning at 10 am, todley, 0.00 inclos

Forecast for the 24 hours unding at noon from those supervising emigration

FOTO

ASIATICS IN AMERICA

FоALCAST DISTRICT. 1.-Hongkong and Neighbourhood - N. cloudy, samo

2-Termom Cluammel : N.L. winda, fresh

E winds, modandy or fresh, clo

min

reap the advantage gained from superior

A GOOD LINIMENT skill and intelligence. In an ideal world

you need a good reliable lini THEN YOU

LONDON, NOV. 4 Socialist would be the ideal policy bus

nibut try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, Is has no superior for sprains nod swell bar remeds put but with exaggerated At Erort, Washington State, mob, unfortunately this is not an ideal world inge. A piece of lannot slightly datapened chime, or to pin your faith to Chamber consisting of labourers, has attacked

with Pain Balm is superior to a plaster for Isis's Cough Remedy, a preparation that locality where forty-one Indiana wore to strong. The British elector, when he has the fame hack or pains in the sido or chest. It has won a world-wide reputation and living and destroyed their residences.

Also

rolioves rheumatic pairs and makes immense sale by its cure of this disease?hu police is protecting the Indians from issue plainly before him, as it is being deep and real possible. For sale by all This remedy is for sale by Al skemiss tho peoplo by locating them in a prison

building But now, thanks to the energy of the chemists and store-keepers,

and store-keepore,~

--South coast of China between Houg kong and Lammocks Site ds. No. 1,

4. ----South coast of China between Họng.

kong and Hainn: E. winds, fresli