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Goods per Chim undelivered after noon
on this date subject to rent Geoda por Prins igirund undelivered
after this date subject to rent.
General Memoranda, ---- SUNDAY, November 24:---
Goods por China undelivered after this
date subject to rent. Goods per E. F. Ferdinand undelivered
after this date subject to rent,
MONDAY, November 25 --
6.16 p.m.-Meeting of Horgkeng A.A.A. Goods per Cardiganshire undelivered
at Hongkong Hotel.
after this date subject to rent. TUESDAY, November 26-
Goods por Benavon, undelivered after this
date subject to rent.
Reduced to $350. Goods per Glenoron not cleared, on this
A Marvel of Mechanical Genius and the most perfect Instrument on the Market.
date subject to rent.. WEDNESDAY, November 27-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni ture, de, at Me Goa. P. Larowert's Bales Rooma.
Goods par Afanchuria undelivered after
noon on this date subject to rent. Goods per Nyanze nut olesced at å p.m.
on this date subject to rent.
A written guarantee given with THURSDAY, November 28:---
cach instrument.
SOLE AGENTS:
II ..--Auction of Household Furni turo, &c., at No. 90, Queen'e Road West. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Hourebold Furni- fore, st Merville, 163, Wanchai Road,
S. MOUTRIE & Co., LD., FRIDAY, November 29- YORK BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD.
Hongkong. Avril 16, 1907.
A. S. WATSON
& Co., Ltd.
THE
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28, QUEEN'S ROAD,
OF
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Hotels.
CLARENCE HOUSE.
33, 34 & 35, NORTH StocHow Roar, BHANGHAI,
$5.00
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Room for one per day, Room for two per day, $8.00.
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Monthly Rates.
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E
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1754 SCOTCH
WHISKY
AS A GOING CONCERN,
THE BELLE VIEW HOTEL
(LATE METROPOLE HOTEL),
ON the outskirts of Victoria, Hongkong,
well furnished, with a First-class Billiard
Table, Bowling Alleye and a beautiful Bar etc., etc.
For full particulare, apply to
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18 STANLEY STREET,
Hongkong, September 6, 1907.
VICTORIA HOTEL,
KELEORANE, VICTORIA, SHAKKEN,
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IT IS
2.16 p.m.-Meeting of His Majesty's Justices of Pepce nt the Magistracy, TUESDAY, December 8-
10 a.m.-Auction of Naval & Victualling
Store, at H. M. Naval Yard. WEDNESDAY, December 18-
3 p.m.Auction of Lenselwald Property, at Moaars Hughes & Hough's Bales
Roonus.
The China Mail
RONGKONG. FRIDAY, NOVEMber 29, 1907.
NEXT MONTH'S FESTIVAL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
| have an assumules that the resultant | THE “HONGKONG WEEKLY,"
flour is fairly distributeda If it is pos
To-morrow's issue of the HONGKONG asible for anyone to give such an assur--WECELY will prove an attractive menconte anco it is those gentlemen who are proof the Cricket Carnival. In addition to a moting the festival. Are they propored photograph of the two tomus and soveral to give it? In-conclusion it is inut fair members of the Hongkong C. O. there are a number of sketches taken by one of our to state that by some from whom in artiste, and a cartom. The match is com formation was sought yesterday it was mented upon by Ranger and a short artide declared that there had been no apalows how cricket is regarded by the preciable, riso in prices since it was announced that the festival had been sanctioned. There being a clashing of testimony on this point the promoters should make it their business to obtain definite information and make it public without delay.
This story is told in America of Wa Ting Fang: Once at a little poker siesta at the home of a Senator in which Wu sat a certain Representative from the West, known for his incurable habit of busting out" with observations that were better suppressed, leaned over to Wn and said something to him about the following effect: "Mr. Wu, I hear that there's a movement in Chino looking to the abolition of the pigtails you fellows wear. What do you wear the fool things for anyway?" "Why," inquired Wu, peering at the margins of the cards that had just been serred to bim, "to you wear your fool mustache?" "," replied the Representative, "I've got an in- possible mouth." "Er--so I should suppose, from some of your remarks," observed Wu, calmly, tossing some chips to the centre to open the jackpot.
It is not absolutely clear why the "Financier " should be so incensed with the Chinese of the Straits Settlements and the Malay States because they wish to increase the price of tin. According
features of the paper are preserved.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907,
AN ANTI-FOREIGN
SPIRIT.
ENTHHONEMENT OF BISHOP
LANDER.
NAVAL NEWS.
To-marow being thu day of the E- There seems to be doseloping in different thronument of the Right lev. Gemrd.. parts of Obins at present a very pronoune Heath Lander. DD., as 6th Bishop of ed anti-foreign spirit. This feeling is so Victoria, there will be a colubration of the wide-spread that it finde adherents in the Holy Communion in St. John's Cathedra Southern Frorinco of Yunnan on the one t&am, veising and the Euthronement band, and in Shensi on the other. Froni. Servise will commence at 3 pm. Seat- native infcarsaation to hand it appears that holders are particularly requested to occupy Chinose. White cricket claims chief there are at least three of these patriotic their seats in good timo. attention in this week's issue tho usust Societies formed. The namos chosen to differentiato' them and thoir objects vary, but the meaning of those names is practically the same. They are Societies of which the tombers are pledged to the
The eight Chinese codots who arrived in death to oppose all kinds of foroigu aggres-port yesterday for servico in the British sion. That of Chokiang for oxample is navy have been drafted to H.M.S. Bedford The launch of a fine steel steam launch called the, Association of Iron Blood."ind H.31.S. Monmouth, four to each ship.
"Iron Blood" is a phroso used to indicate .M.S. Bedford loft last evening for an unalterable determination once taken, Singapore. H.M.S. Kent, having on board 'n now crow, is still in sopthoru wators, and whatever the purpose may be.
What has brought this attitude of these both vessels will remia away until the Societies prominently to the front at pre-last week in December or early in January. sent in the South of China is, our readers
to-morrow. Adoniral Moore is not coming back with her, but will remain up the river for a few more days.
STEEL YACHT LAUNCHED.
H.M.5. Almerity la due hore from Canton
...*
THE WEST RIVER POLICE
QUESTION.
CASTON, Noveraber 21.
at Kowloon last evening, from the shipyard of Messrs Kwong Tak Cleony, is further evidence of the class of work which can be done in the Colony, for this trimi little ressel is the first of her class built here and is also the first yacht to be built by Chi-know, the purpose of the Chiness Govora- deso in Hongkong to the rules of Lloyd'sment to raise a loan in order to build the As the yacht by on the ways decanted with Chekiang milway. But in addition to this, Chinese hunters, her lines were unch it is reported in the nativo papers that one admired by those who had been invited of the English gunboats has been up in the to witness the launching ceremony and the neighbourhood of Ping Hai, in the Wai- good impression then gained was further chau profecture, apparently somewhere at heightened as the vessel slid from the ways the Northern side of Mies. Boy, and bas and floated gracefully on the water. She hoisted the British flag at some point has a very rakish appearance." It was which is Chinose territory. We don't The Cantonese are greatly stirred up after dinner when the launch took place, profoss to know what truth there may be over the question of the protection of the as the tide was then faroumble, and in this assertion, but it has been made in trade on the West River. "They regard the there were quite a number present to the native papers of Canton more than concession that has been made to the Bei witouss the ceremony. Miss Lambert, once. It is certain that the Chinese be-tish by the Waiwupu as leading inevitably to daughter of Mr J. Lambert, Loyd's love that something has been done, and the giving up of the Two Kwang to Great Surveyor in Hongkong, performed the tice thereof, according to the papers, Britain. A mass meeting of gentry, mer
chants and students was hold yesterday to christening ceremony and named the yacht
Then, further, the Chinese have got protest against the action of the Waiwupu, the Thalang.
hold of the notion that it is the intention and to urge that China, unassisted by suy After the launch the usual toasts fol- of the British authorities to take into towed. "Success to the Thalang" coupled their own hands the policing of the West foreign power, protect her own waterways, with the name of Miss Lambert, was pro- River. This apparently is causing the stall make investigation and lot you have posed by Mr H. L. Fletcher (representing lenders among the people very grant further particulars. The matter seems Messrs Carmichael and Clarke, for the anxiety and rousing a good deal of anger. Surious. ornars) and was responded to by Mr Lam. What evidence there is that such a bert Mr Fletcher testified to the excel-stop is to be taken by the British wa A NEW BALLWAY PROJECTED.
lance of the work done, and Mr Lambert pointed out that another vessel was on order the plane of which had been approved of at home. The toasts of "The Builders" and The Visitors" were also honoured.
The Thalang is schooner rigged, two
has been sont to Peking.
Hongmoon to Fatshan.
need no stay to inquire; wo are in. terested here simply in reporting that the Chinese firmly believe that such a step is about to be taken, and they are pro- foundly angry at the prospect of such tivaly formed in order to build a zailway
A Company of Chinese has boen tenta
whilst reporting what was done at a Fatshun. The main reason assigned for The natira press, therefore, that shall connect directly Kongipen and mocting of patriots held on Hopan in
an insult.
INFORMATION has reached us from quar- ters which we know to be entirely trustworthy to the effect that the price to the telegram we published last even-masts and one funnel with a length of the necessaries has already been ing our London contemporary is indig of 141 fest, breadth moulded 22 feet, Canton yesterday, further urges that an this venture in that the waterway's between raised in the markets as a consequence mant because the Chinese have formed and depth moulded 11 feet.
Association along the same lince as those these two large and Bourishing towns are builders Inve also made and fitted the formed in other Provinces should he not so good as between some other, and
The
of the Chinese festival or procession an "unholy alliance" with a view to engines, which consist of one set of triplo founded in Kwangtong, whose object further, those that exist, in many places which is to be held next month. getting a better price for the commodity expansion, having cylinders 123, 20"Kad should be to thwart the aggressiveness of are almost altogether silked up. Therefore
to
are told that, though the inercase in prices is not el such a character as affect Europeans to ong great extera, it is pressing severely upon the poorer
in which they deal. The action seems to be perfectly natumt und even justifiable. Everyone tries to get as much for what he sells as possible, and if he can in- crease prices by limiting production he
31 inches by 20 inches stroke. One large single onded boiler, working at ordinary draught supplies pressure of stent, 180lbs. to the square inclu With the engines she is expected is attain`a
the foreigner at all points.
We
the
OD have only touched
one of the Canton dailies there. have been
fringe of what is a complicated subject. In
lquity of Yuna Shib-kai in allowing the
the promoters think that a line would be s good thing. They have sent in a petition making for powers to undertake the task. to the Vicoroy, stating their position and
The Viceroy's reply is after the usual manner of such documents lately. There
mean speed of 12 knots. The yacht is four consecutive loaders devoted to the in- classes of Chinese. It is moreover feared is at perfect liberty to do so. As a fact also fitted with electric light, a powerful British to have any part or lot in the are the trite questions as to whether the that after the festival is over the go the world. Of late the price of tin has Weir's evaporator, dynamo and distilling Chekiang railway. Every passion of theiles to be followed aro in harmony with 7
it is done by mineowners in all parts of warping windlass for working the cables,
prices will be maintained. There is dropped conaittorally and the owners of some reason for that fear in view of the the tin mines down south have evidently
apparatus.
There is a main saloon, with state rooms, in the forward part. while the
the Canton-Banków line. Whether the people is apponted to rouse them to resist this arrangement to the last ditch. Of said Company is sound and boun Ede. course there is much to be said for the Chi. Whether their objects are public, and fact that there has been nothing to determined to prevent it from falling engineer and captain are berthed in the people it is afizmed are quite prepared to munity. Whether the Company has the nese attitude-in-this particular-matter. The their wish is to benefit the general com- warrant the present reported increase in any lower. While it is not clear from after saloon, and the crew close by. In a find the necessary funds. On the other hand requisite funds to carry the work through,
the telegram what steps they have taken there are ten state rooms-six freward they are not prepared to hand these funds for in order to do this effectively at- to accomplish their aim it may be sup-sad four aft-all being built of teakwood;
over to the hands of the officials. The cost $4,000,000 will be needed. There are Fosed that it is being done by limiting in fret, almost all the woodwork in the
sundry other questions of the same kind, is a satisfactory little craft and her trial the line, and they see nother way of
cost.
If the poorer Chinese are really suffering the promoters of the festival
*
their own hands than by borrowing the Agriculture for their discussion.
An outsider would think that a line
money from outside sources. This seems
to be the situation in a nutshell. The call through this populous district, joining to mums in the two other matters mentioned these two flourishing towns, and this nearer home should be known, and the Hongkong by steamer, would turn out a directly bringing both in contact with
movement should be watched. If the re-
the people...
should pause. While the idea of bring production or, ut any rate, supplies. ship is of teak. Altogether the Thalage intter, however, want to bare a lien up after which the Viceroy indicates that he ing a considerable amount of money into If that is what the "Financier" is trip will bo awaited with interest by those getting this slice of the advantages into will send the question to the Board of the Colony is in many ways an admirable worried about it is wasting good indig interested in shipbuilding in Hongkong, a preliminary trial one there is always a possibility that an nation. There is nothing more immomi She will only run advantage can be purchased at too heavy
in liraiting the amount of tin put on the here, as her official trin! is to take place in market than there is in issuing a small Penang. a price. We are sure the community number of copies of an Edition de as a whole does not wish to profit at Lune. The main idea is similar in the expense of its uncat poverty-stricken each case. constituents. It must not be supposed that we are opposed to the idea of hold- ing the festival, which may have valuable after results. On the tootrary we are prepared to assist anything and every thing that makes for the welfare of the Colony. But, in view of the informa-
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
An Imperial Roscript was issued on Nov. 12 convoking the assembly in Tokyo of the Japanese Diet on the 25th of next month.
Chang Chib-tung and Yang Ching have
|A PURE MALT tion we have gained, we consider that estimated the expenses for the educational
WHISKY
OF
GENUINE · AGE
AND
due consideration, from every point of affairs for the next ten years at the round view, should be given to the results sum of about Taels 40,000,000. which may follow from holding the
The British Minister to Peking Ins festival. It is difficult to say off-hand requested the Poking Government that all what measures should be taken to block the Hour manufactured by Hour mills in the squeezers who are alleged to be China should be cxempted from taxos. raising prices. But after all, it is not
A Seoul telegram to the "Mainichi"
|FINE MELLOW the people responsible and upon them Korona Crown Prince
FLAVOUR.
Capt. T. AUSTIN, Manager, PER DOZEN
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
TOTA
TOTAL FUNTS AZ SIET DECEMBER, 1900, £17,687,118.. Authorised Capital £8,000,000 Subscribed Capital £2,750,000 Pald-up Ospital £887,500. 0 B. -Fire Fonds 8,386,79 198 I-Kot Amaltybands 13,762,888 8 5
E17,887,119 8 1 Revende Fire Branch, 2,081,044 19 8 Life & Annuity 1,718,808 19 10
Branchee.....
£8,774,869 196 The Acumulated Funds of the Fire and Elle Departmenta are free from Bability Ir. respect of each other,
SHEWAN, TOMES 6.00, Agente
was delivered in London on the 21st inst.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
The German Mail of the 23rd October port nnent the hoisting of the British fing good investment and be a great boon to
apou Chinese territory is falso, steps should be at once taken to bring to the notice of the officials what is being reported, and Messrs Butterfickt and Swire send us a information should be imparted to the well got up booklet entitled "The Beauti-people contradicting these reports. ful Philippines." It is designed to assist the tourist and popularise the Philippines,
The Right Reverend the Bishop of Victoria will (D.V.) pronch in St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Sunday evening at the customary 6 o'clock service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7-4 rumour to the effect that Secretary of State Root is about to resign has been phat into circulation. It is said that the unfavourable state of his health will not allow him to. continue to discharge his duties.
a
Roosevelt Moving.
The formation of an Association, liké
New Yonk, Nov. 9. that of the American boycott, would be an unfortunate movement throughout the It is reported from Washington that the Province, and every reasonable step should action of New York in putting forward be taken to prevent the formation of such Governor Hughes as ita candidate for the Society with such aims in view. We call presidency, has not left the White House attention to what is going on, that all may entirely unmoved, in view of the President's know, and so be prepared....
well-known preference for Taft as a succes apr best fitted to continue the policy which has become more or less identified with the present regime. It is also suggested that the reported intention on the part of Taft to return to America instead of continuing his European trip. has some connection An extraordinary general meeting of with Istest political developments, Be the shareholders of the Grand Hotel, this as it the 1
President has now bo Ltd., Yokohama, was bold at the hotel gato
A YOKOHAMA HOTEL.
to ta
definito action by summoning
to a conference at the White House all the New York politicians discuss
This is from, a Manila paper-r on the 5th inst, and the special res the situation in a friendly manner. It is..
an issue of dolentures to the nount of, Y800,000 at seven per cent. per annum
WEATHER REPORT.
our business to find the way out. The states that it has been decided that Prince Tobins Wright, who met Miss Margarite which was passed unanimously on the promoters of the festival themselves are Ita shall love Seoul for Tokyo on DecemJourand, chaming young lady from 1st alt, was confirmed unanimously. This as yot too soon to say want the outcome
Presid ber 5. He will be accompanied by the Paris, at an Italian watering place, utilized resolution provides for an increase of the will be, but it is believed that the
his persuasive powers sufficiently to prevail capital of the company to Y1,000,000 byent will make an earnest offort to prevent
a split in the Republican
camp ut a a junor the duty devalves of seeing that the.
upon her to come to Hongkong to be the creation of Preference shares to the ture when an many important national many do not suffer for the benefit of the
The cloning of the harbour of Purt married and he now returned with his amount of Y500,000 with cumulative interests are at staito. few. It is for them to devise somo menos Moet of the 13 stennors sunk daring the fis. receiving the congratulations of his per cent, per annum. It provides also for Arthur has made omsiderable progress bride, after many exciting adventures, and right to dividends at the rate of eight of preventing the avarice of the sellers war have bean destroyed. The entennemany friends. of the necessaries of life causing suffer-to the harbour, which was hitherto limitad $15.00. ing to the poor. And, if that taal is to vessels not over 4,000 tons, is now Reporting from Hankow, Vico-Cons to be secured by pledge of the whole The following notice is issued by Me
available for warships of about 10,000 tons. W.-D. Hull states that since the introduc property as it will be when the new Figg of the Hongkong Observatory ;-
On the 22nd at 11.56 -The barometer: beyond them, it will be for them to As the severely cold season is at hand tion of railways into the Provines of Houan buildings are completed and furnished has fallen moderately on the F. ngd N.E. consider if the interests of the Colony work will shortly be stopped.
tugas of industrial activity have beer Tho preference shares will be issued costs of Chinn, owing to, & depression shown in that part of China. A clay suit before building operations are begui, which has passed from the continent to the would be best served by holding the
Yellow Ses near the mouth of the Yangtze. The "Anglican," a record of the workable for the manufacture of glass has been and the Debontures later, 'ns the rehigh pressure area, lies now over. festival at all. On this question we are of the Churches of the Anglican communion discovered and a factory is soon to be construction gone en. The total cost of the Son of Japan, and the barometer hae A, 8. WATSON & 00, giving no dogmatic opinion of our own among foreigners is now being issued three started. A number of coal mines are also the new hotel ready for guests is to be
times a year, The first number is being worked at present, but by primitive Y1,300,000. ono way or another, we are simply point creditably got up and coulains much to means, LIMITED
ing out certain considerations which interest those for whom it is boing should be taken into account if the in-produced. Jateuding subscribers are rekeri
to send their names to Brawor and Co. formation we have received is correct. Some announcement from the promoters
WINE AND SPIRIT MERUHANTES
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, November 2, 1907
CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, OBOLERA DIARRHOEA REMEDY."
A QUESTION THAT EVERY MAN BHOULD DECIDE FOR HIMSELF. THERE is ono subject in which many THERE
is probably no medicine made of us are interested and that is, what A meeting of His Majesty's Justices that in relied upon with more implicit is the quickost way of gelting rid of a in this connection would be welcome, of the Peace will be held at the Magistravy, confidence that Chamberlain's ('olio. Cho- troublesome cold? Is it best to take some Most of the European community are 2.15 p.in. on Friday, Nov. 20, 1907, to lern and Discos Rem/2y. During the new remedy put out with exaggerated third of newtary lo which it has boun in claims, or to pin your faith to Chansher- considor an application from Mrs P. Wissing use, people have learned that it is the one tain's Cough Remedy, a proparation that entirely in sympathy with the desire of for a publican's license to sell by retail remedy that never fails. When recluded has won a world-wide reputation and the promoters to bring grist to the intoxicating liquors on the promises Nos with water and wastaged it is pleasant to immense sala by its sure of this discaso
256 and 208 Queen's Road Contral under ruke. For sale by all carmies and storeThis remedy is for sale by all chemist Colony's mill but they would like to the sight of The German Tover.
keepsro
and acor key br
rison rapidly in E. Japan. P
The monson is likely to freshen in the Formosa Clunnel and the N. part of the China Sea during the next 24 hours.
Hongkong Ralofall for the 24 hours end- ing qb 10 n.m. to-day, 0.20 budits,
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow
FORECAST DISTRICE 1.Bongbong and Neighbourhood ?”N.
winds, fresh, cloudy, misty
Formoss Channel
modemto to strong
winds
South joset of Chins between Hong- kong and Lawocky: Same as No. 1. Long and Hainan, Sarie ns No. L
4.South coast of Chian between Hong-
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