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MEMOS FOR MONDAY,

Auctions,

8 p.m.-Auction of Crown Landsst the Public Works Department's Oficen. 2.30 p.m. A ation of Japanese Works of

Art, at City Hall (St. Andrew's), Amuxoments. Bp.m.-Performance at Vity Hall.

Miscellaneous.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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Rooms,

General Memoranda... WEDNESDAY, December 18:-

3 p.m.-Auction of Lesrehold Property, at Mesra Hughes & Hough's Sales 9.15 p.m.-Concert at St. George's Hall, Goods per Delhi not cleared at 4 p.m.

on this dare subject to rent. Goods per Nippon undelivered after this

date subject to rent. THURSDAY, December 19:-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Fure

ture, e., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Bales Room.

The China Mail

A NAVY SCANDAL

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VICEROY CHANG TIRED,

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Wants to Resign.

(From Our Correspondent.) ·

FIN

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1907.

A MESSAGE FROM MARS.

he is attacked because he maintains that the retrenchment policy would impair

In endeavouring to stage such a play un the efficioney of the feat. lowever many

"Message from Mars" the Bandrano Contady Company ussayed a task Eroina possible explanations suggest themselves. It may be that Lord Charles Beresford

CARTON, December 13.

which many touring companies would carried his point in regard to the parti Viceroy Chang telegraphed to the Grand shrink, for mechanical effects are essential Council at Pekine, and requested to lie to the success of the production and the cular retrenchments and reorganisation relieved from his duties here. His reasons appliances to attain, this and are not such he objected to. But that apart it would wore that the provinces are greatly dis- can be carried round without great obviously be well to clear away the misturbed, and his talents are not equal to expense. However, that difficulty was the demands made upon him. A reply has overcome last night to a great extent, and of doubt and suspicion which at present came frota the Emperor and Empress oven those who had seen the piese produced hangs over the Channel Fleet. The best Dowager *countorting him and retaining in London wore unstinted in the applause. resulta cannot be obtained from a service in which the highly placed officers are intriguing against each other. This may not be the case but there is certainly ground for suspecting that all is not right. The Buitish public have the right to know the worst-or the best-about their Navy..

him in office."

To the Westerner it seems that this course, would weaken the Viceroy's hands, but the Chinese do not view it that way. The Viceroy rosigne, if his rosignation is accepted he retains fies, because he took the initiative,hodispenges his talents, the Emperor retains him at his post, praises him, and so the people are forced to con- clude that his talents are great and his lands are strengthened:

JAPANESE CURIOS,

An auction rede will be communced on

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FLOODS IN ENGLAND.

The Midlands Inundated.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Bouter, via Bimbsy.)

LONDON, December 13. Heavy and continuous rains have ̃ culminated in floods in the Midland and Southern counties,

Thousand of acres of land are under water and much damage has been depo.

A Mersage from Mara" gives scope to but few of the artistes, but each having the opportunity rose to the occasion. Horaco Parker, the self-contred, conceited and selush scientist, is in the glare of the footlights most of the time, and Mr Claude Klog, who portrayed the character with great skill, cortainly had plenty of opportu nities. The messinger from Mars was A SERIOUS EXPLOSION. wrapped in mystery-and a bluo robe-and created a mysterious effect, his dynamic power being well stimuintod. Mr S. T. A Powder Mill Wrecked.

well. Penso carried the role

The Miss Florence. previous succosses of Hamor in the leading roles led us to expect high performances from her,

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombery.)

LONDON, December 13.

Two explosione have occurred at Kynoch's powder mill dear Brantford

The mill has been wrecked..and two.

injurod.:

[NZOTER'S SERVICE:] SUICIDE OF A TRUST MANAGER,

While great successes have been scored of late with dirigible balloons not so much has been heard of flying HONGEONÓ, SATULday, December 14, 1907. machines of the boavior than air type. by Mr G. 1. Lanumert, when. 1,000 lots of Land it must be said that seldom, if Still it must not bo supposed that in Japanese curios, Embroideries, Damascone ever, is there any disappointment. Nor yentors are not continuing their efforts work, Brocados, etc., will be offered. The was there may last night. She played up 0. Komi's to Mr King numimbly and won the to construct machines which rely upon family and his family claim to sympathies of all in the audience. A find character study was given by Mr Coifford Use this heading the "Standard" machinery to lift and keep them in thee the pioneers of the Damascene Bown, as the broken down inventor, whose deals in very streng terms with the air. The Paris.correspondent of the work. Every article put up for auction is life was ruined through the law-sided by meu killed, while several have been

Standard," writing on November 11, granted to be genuine and Mr Odrink. As a tramp Mr Bown was true to extraordinary signal made by Rear-

Komai, Junior, is here to attest it. Alife, and he gained a good deal of applauso Admiral Sir Percy Scott, early in stated: M. Henry Farman, the young splendid specimen of Dausscene work is for his acting. To-night the Company November, which, it will be remembered inventor, who has achieved some re-

a beautiful pagoda, five storied, done stage "Sherlock Holmes" and on Monday we were informed by cable, lind aroused markable successus with an aeroplane throughout in gold Duascene work. The night "John Glayde's Honour."

Theatregeors and lovors of the gentlo of his own design, continued his experi-piece of work took something liko fire considerable discussion. It may be well to refresh the reader's memory in morts yesterday, when he set himself years to complete and gained the gold medal art of make.heliese will be glad to lestu

the difficult task of turning round in are wonderfully done.

LONDON, December 12. of honour at Tokyo in 1907. The details that the talunted Company is staying two Au old gold lae-nights longer than was stated in their

The Manager of the Quehen branch regard to the circumstances attending

mid-air. His essays were completely quered writing box and paper box, of a original announcement. On Thursday

of the California Safe Deposit Trust S. WATSON the incident which led to a public re successful. In half a dozen flights he design by Korin, on which, inlaid with night, 19th, they play "The Christian “--- |

Hall Caine's popular novel dramatized; and Company has committed suicide. pens. are slows portraits of 36 poots of on Friday, 20th, they play "The Morale elegant kanging picture, patraging the tized. Japan, is another famous piece, us is an of Marcus," also a popular oval drama- famous Naruso Haito in his first hattle. It is worked in gold, silver and brunze and round the horter are the crests of famous Japaneso families. These are but a few of the examples of this work shown. Silk hangings, bed covers, embroidered work of

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primand being given to Sir Percy Scott Lord Charles Beresford, the Commander in-Chief of the Channel Fleet. in order to prepare the ficet to do honour to the German Emperor, issued an order that

made several graceful curves to right and left, and once coverd three parts of the circumference of a circle. The best flight of the afternoon, and one that was most choored, lasted a minute

all the vessels under his command shuld and a-quarter, and was figured like the be out of routine and paint ship after letter "u." Apart from being a record the manrurtes. Sir Percy Scott, who in the sense that such accomplishments artistio design, kinonos, piano covers, cut

to be sold.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,

was in command of the First Cruiser have not been achieved before with a velvet pictures, silver ornaments, cigarette Squadron, part of the Channel Fleet, heavier-than-air machine, this last test cases, cigar cases, carl cases, etc., are also beat the record for length in point upon receiving the order signalled to

of time of an aeroplane's eingle flight." the Captain of the Roxburgh Paint It appeared to all who saw the experi. work appears to be more in demandments on the manoeuvre ground at than gunnery, en you had better come Issy that M. Farmun had plainly in in time to look pretty by the 8th proved the steerability of the aeroplane inst." In consequence of the issuance of a collular type. Hitherto it bas been constantly objected against the of this signal the Rear-Admiral was

cellular aeroplane-the most successful severely admonished and the signal was

|type hitherto—that it could fly only in ordered to be expunged from the signal-

a straight line. M. Farman who has

Mexsis Gilman and Cn. Inve received telegraphic advice that the ss. Charlton passed Sabang on Dec. 13.

A Chinese woman committed suicide

yesterday by taking an overdose of opium, Her body was taken to the Mortuary.

BRITISH BLUEJÁCKETS ON

THE WEST RIVER.

A Special Correspondent's

Account.

It is well to see ourselves as others sue, or as others think they see us, and the following account of what is going on or said to be going on in the West River will be read with interest. The speriat corres- pondent writes to delineating the extravagances of the British bluejackets, or what, ho describes ny their extravagances.

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Canton paper,

AMERICAN FINANCE.

LONDON, December 19, Congressman Fowler, Chairman of the House Committee on Banking and Currency, in a speech, insisted that gold was the only proper bank reservo.“ If the government continued the present currency manipulations, he was of the opinion that a commercial tragedy would arise, compared with which the present would be only a pleasant som- mer outing.

THE P. AND O. CO. AND JAP- ANESE COMPETITION.

"

logs. This is a brief and accurate shown that on the contrary, it can dy has been very cold there since the 3rd., the were all armed according to the account, been established for the conveyance of···

summary of what transpired. But, if in almost every direction, and turn the "Standard" is to be credited, there almost any angle in a horizontal is a great deal more in the matter than plane. The experiments made did

Very Suitable for indiscretion on the part of a naval not show what impetus was necessary A.A.A. is drawn to the advertisement they were arrested by the bine jackets. The

THE U. S、 PRESIDENCY.

LONDON, December 12.. The Secretary of the P. and O. Steam After the ints were anchored at Wu Navigation Company, in writing to the chow, some of the sailors wore landed and

papera, refers to Sir Thomas Suther marched through the stroots which capred all the people to stand and gaze at thou, land's allusion to unfair competition, A Vladivostock message says that it so that no one dared to move. The men and says that an absolute monopoly has thermometer standing at 20° below zero.

On the day when the letter was written, a cotton between Bombay and Japan, launch had come in from the south, and of presumably under the aegis of the A part of the barbour is frozen.

course there were native soldiers on board. Japaness Government, which' shuts out- The attention of members of the H.K. These men had weapons with them, but the competition of all other flags. officer from whom greater wisdom might for the machine to describe a semicircle regarding their first Cross Country Runofficial in charge of the police then came have been expected. Our contemporary of short radius, but as the machine that appears in our new ads. colunm ou upon the scene and there was a great deal of talk and explanation after which the

LONDON, December 12. claims that Sir Percy Scott's message.

mon were let go.

President Roosevelt has issued s The Norwegion steaner Progress |

Meanwhile the boat was taken to some which was described by the Commander

reports having struck a pinnacle rock landing place and the bundles of all the formal statement of renunciation of a in-Chief as "contemptuous in tone and

baging a depth of three fathoms in the Sulu passengers were searched, and the pasthird term of the United States Pre- insubordinate in character," was but the

Archipelago. The position of the rock sengers themselves were made to land sidency...

It is generally agreed in New York natural sequence of a long series of

is-Lat, 6 degrees 7.53 North: 118 degrees upon the bank, and stay there until it was 25.30 East. Baguan Island bearing permitted them to leave. This caused that this brings Governor Hughes to -beckling to which Lord Charles

5. E. E. Magnetis 2 miles.

great deal of tumult and disquiet. The the fore, while the Democratio lenders Beresford had been subjected for a

correspondent asks, “All this, who declare that it improves the chances of is able to bear?" Cut Glass Bottles in Great long time

their candidate. pest. We are asked to believe that "every principle of Variety -

naval discipline is infringed by the underhand intrigues, personal bicker-

Presents.

Successes for the first time in Hongkong Handsome Dressing Sets

TO-NIGHT |

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SATURDAY, Dec. 14, 'SHERLOCK HOLMES '

A. Conan Doyles' Masterpiece.

By special arrangement with Mr Charles Frohman from the Lyceum Theatro, London.

MONDAY, Dec. 18TH, JOHN GLAYDE'S HONOUR'

Alfred Sutro's intent successfol play from the St. James' Theatre, London,

By special arrangement with Mr Qoorge Alexander.

TUESDAY, Dec. 17TH,

Mr W, Jacob's beatiful comedy.

Handsome Puff Boxes

Perfume Sprays

'BEAUTY AND THE BARGE. Razors in Cases

The great Haymarket Theatre rusCOES.

By special arrangement with Mr Oyrel Maude.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18TH, THE EARL OF PAWTUCKET. The present auccess of New York and London, now crowding the Playhouse, London. By special arrangement with Mr Cyrel Maude.

THURSDAY. Deo. 19TH,

-Ball Caine's-grant play----- "THE CHRISTIAN “ Now crowding the Lyceum Theatre, London, nightly.

FAREWELL PERFORMANCE,... FRIDAY, DEO. 20TH,

MARCUS'

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seemed to slow down vory little when following the curve, it is thought that the question of impetus is almost negligible. M. Farmon will attempt to win the Deutsch-Archdeacon prize of 22000 as soon as possible, probably in the course of a weak.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

the back page.

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The Chungchuses appear to be again active. On Dec. 2 four armed Chungcheses

The next description is of another kind. The Rev. Father A. Placzek has been boarded a train on the South Manchurian On the same day four or five suitors went appointed a chaplain of the prisons.

Railway in the neighbourhood of Changtu. on shors and entering a shop tried to They attacked the passengers, fifteen in change's five dollar bitt. The shopkeeper valuables. was afraid either of them, or their bill;-

made their way into the shop and got and tried not to meet them. But the men

hold of the till and took up the silver and threw it about" so that there was no help for it, and the shopkeeper was com pelled to change the nate.

injured, and the robbers got away with cash Eight of the passengers were rather badly

and valuables to the extent of Y50.

SPORTING.

Yachting.

To-day the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club'o

boats will sail the postponed and club race to-morrow the 4th club race will be sailed.

The Corinthian Yacht Club hare a cruise to Fau-ta-chau on New Year's Day-a

Hair Brushes in Leather Cases inge and inspired pross, actacks on

Mr A. Bayer has been appointed number, demanding their individuals which have aufortunately Honorary Secretary of the Church Body, characterised naval administration of rice Mr Pattenden late." This is a most serious allegation

Lieut. Col. and. Bt. Col. A. E. Aitken and if it is well based nothing will 119th Infantry, having returned from leave

The Kokuin " states that the satisfy the British people but an exhaus-has resumed command of No. 2 section of coinpositors and pressmen of the Japan

the defence system.

Herald" went on strike on Dec. 4. The The correspondent speaks of the blue-picnic. tive inquiry into the administration of

cause is that the management announced jackets in graphic language. "Foxes are the Navy. The British people justly take

Lieut. Colonel W. Lambert, Army Ord. the discontinuation of overtime for the they with the strength and fierceness of Dept., has assumed the duties of Chief newspaper work, not to speak of other wolves. He bemoans the condition of

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB, Ordnance Beer, South China, vice Lionut piece work. The management discharged affairs, and remarks that if all this is done There was a good gathering of members Colonel E. H. Seymour, proceeding to the strikers, but it secured the assistance within two days, what will happen if the of the Kowloon Cricket Club at the King Gibraltar for duty

of the Japan Gazette" to continue ships are allowed to remain in the inland Edward Hotel on Friday evening to give publication,

waters for any length of time. He also says Mr. McKenzie a "send off." The chair that the travellers are afraid to roove about was taken by Mr. H. T. Richardson, with

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a great pride in their first line of defence, and, in spite of the tendency to sacrifice efficiency to economy which characterises the present British Administration, it is

At Holy Trinity, Brompton, recently certain that the nation would be pre-the marriage took place of Mr T. Guy

A over hearing a two-cant atau 20w, inasmuch as rumours indiente that Mr. Stewart in the Vice-Chair and among Paget, Scots Guarda, and Miss Betting the local post rack, and the address Mall along the river from Slinking, upward those present word Messrs. Logan, &, Light-

pared for great sacrifices rather than see Des Voeux, daughter of Sir William Dea Ayris, C/o. China Mail" is lying at the and downward, alips are being searched, foot, H. Goldsmith, S. Boith, Shroff, W. our naval efficiency impaired. It is Voeux, late Governor of Hongkong. The office of this paper. Anyone claiming the and the Chinese are afraid of being Pelling, Lapaloy, Goince, Monagh, J. auggested that, because Lord Charles bride was given away by her father. There name, and producing suficient evidence, roughly handlet. Indeed it would appear Clelland, Harvey, Lee, H. Harrop and J. Beresford has opposed certain portions eru ton bridesmaids. The bridegroom duly sigued by two witnesses, to prove that from the correspondent's account, that of H. Mead. The Toast of "The King" of the retrenchment policy of the Ad-gave the bridesmaids bouquets and violet the cover and contents thereof belong to the two evils the Chinese prefer the pirates having boot duly honored the Chairman annel brooches, set with diamonds. After him, may have same on satisfying the to the present condition of affairs. proposed "Our Mas," and referred to the miralty, be has been made the target the reception at 35, Cadogan-square, the ofice boy that everything is in order.

Of course the whole thing is exaggerated,grest amount of work Mr. McKenzie for attacks in the press, the source of bride and bridegroom left for the Con-The article in question is probably a bill.

and most probably is more or less a des had done for the Club. His loss would be severely felt. They all hoped ho would inspiration of which was well known.

A visitor from Caaton was sent to gaoliftituto side of the affair ia that it will Un behalf of the mendant huitably, en- cription of the angination, but the return again after having a good holiday.

tinout.

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to peice.

The "contemptuous and insubordinate."

this morning for six weeks with six hours read by tens of thousands of Chinese, graved. Mr McKenzie replied and ungod Somehow, or other, says, a writer signal sent by Sir Percy Scott is held to on golf, the carrying of clubs seems in the, stocks for stealing 830 from a

who will road suclin description and regard on the Members the necessity of all work-

to rinke

e the Chub Hourish as be an indication that the attacks upon to dry up the springs of human sostaring mail. When arresten he said it a palo fact, and will therefore have their ing together, fo

sympathy in

in the caddie. It was on the

E Bild do. Mr Logan then proposed Lord Chattes Beresford in the press have first teeing ground of a green near London had only arrived from Canton yesterday and feelings roused, which again will not lewd The Kowloon C. C. and Mr Mead ro

that n golfer, as he handed his clubs to its that he had come to the Colony without

plied. The Chairman" was proposed by Mr Stewart and, this concluding the toasta, now found an echo in the feet under boy, asked him why he looked so uncommonly to look for work. A friend had monly cheerful, and received the reply,

the reab of the evening was devoted to his command. It is worth while recall "Favver's lost his log; only cue boot to made him a present of the 930 odd ho had,

songs, eto, the party breaking up at mid- but the Magistrato did not believe his story. olcan."

PNEUMONIA. A. 8, WATSON & 00, ing in this connection that Lord Charles

night after a very enjoyable evening. THIS is one of the most dangerous, and LIMITED,

Beresford recently declared in a speech

often fatal diseases, I always WHY SUFFER FROM RHEUMATISM. rosalte, from a cold or an attack of influ-

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