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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Amusements,

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Miscellaneous,

THE CHINA MAIL.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1907.

FOOCHOW RACES.

THIRD DAY-Dao. 18.-

It is well known that many of the stirred rather deeply more deeply in THE PEKING PENDULUM. steam launches that ply in the inland fact than they have appeared to have waters of the Canton delte, whether been affected for some time. The of the kind treated of by writers like the Following are the results of the racing,

Court calands and bits of secret history they tow passenger boats or run only language used is certainly much more eldor Disraeli are always unro attractive THE CLUB Cur.One mile and quarter. Goods per Mongolia undelivered after in their own interests, By the British indignant than that employed at the than edifying.

For certain classes of Captain Hope's Iun. Doon on this data subject to rent,

flag. One of the practical reanlts of time of the American boycott. Will it minds they exercise a powerful fascination, THE LADIES' PURSe.—Thrès quarters of a the present disturbance touches this end in smoke or fre?

and the rule probably is that stories of the Captain Hope's lap. type told in Curiosities of Literature lose THE CRITERION STAKES.Ono Milo. question, for we understand that the

little or nothing in the telling.. Of these Captain Hopo's Spots, persons, incidente, and events, that form their subjects, readers of the native press

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, December 21:

a

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Gold and Silver-gunboats that have recently entered In a leading article on December 10 wate, &c., at Mr Ges. F. Lammers the waters to police the rivers are not a Straits contemporary adopts rather Bales Rooms 11a.m.-Auction of Wines and Spirits allowed to interfere with ships flying singular attitude apropos the question

Rooms.

milo.

THE CONSOLATION STAKES, One mild. Captain Hope's Ilio.

in China are likely to be reminded by the TEH MANCHU-STAKER --Once.round.

به

&e, at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales the Dragon flag. This has given an of the military contribution. The Court gossip from Peking which appeara Mr Oswald's Leonius

to be freely retailed in the provinces most THE CHAMPION STAKES.-One mile and a

quarter. 2.30 p.m.- Auction of Japanese Curies, opportunity to patriots to agitate on this attitude taken up is singular by reason remote from the Capital. Probably no site Corrie..

question and they are trying their level of its apparent inconsistency. In the other newspaper utterances are 100THE LEDGEE Oor.-Three quarters of a best to induce the owners of these first portion of the article our contem eagerly road, and wo question if aux are

da, at Mesare Hughes & Hough's Bales Rooms, #prta-Performance at City Hall. MONDAY, December 23:---

date subject to rest.

Goods per Patani ardelivered after this 6 p.m.--Auction of Mechanical Toys and Dolls, Fancy Goods, o. at Mr Geo. P. Lammort's Sales Nooms, TUESDAY, December 24:-

Goods per Beniarig undelivered after ibin

date subject to rent, Goods per Prine-Fite! Friedrich un- delivered after this date subject to

rent

The China Mail,

mile.

launches to replace the British Bag byporary says: "We have no doubt that a calculated to leave a more abiding impres- Mr Dizzy's Salmon.

Biraultaneous resolution by the Unofficial sion on the Chinese mind, rendered Members of the Legislative Councils of susceptible as it is by the many startling Singapore and Hongkong and a petition The two great statemen Yuan Shih Kai changes and movements of the new ern.

A STEAMER SEIZED,

The steamer Wing Chai, well-known

A SOLICITOR ADMITTED.

substituting their own. This action on the part of those who are guiding the present agitation has called forth u.de to the Secretary of State for the Colonies and Chang Chih Tung are centres of as the Macro beat, has been seized by fence by those who use the foreiga flog, at the time Parliament is sitting would extraordinary and well-nigh universalhe Court under three-writs in: Ad- One writ was issued by the and an explanation as to the reason why bave the desired. effect of forcing the interest, not only at the seat of Governmiralty. this usage has been adoptel. In a word, question upon the Imperial authorities." ment but also in all the provinces. Their mortgage, one by a firm of buildors then, it is the rules and circumstances Bat in concluding ite references to the policies in the highest finirs of state aro and one by a firm of blacksmiths.

said to clash. They represent opposing which the Chinese Provincial Govern-subject the paper saya: Ablough forces, and on the nseeridaney of the one I'mént have imposed upon those who fly there may be opportunities of co-operator the other in the Jagerial Comsels

the Chinese flag that live led to the ing with Bongkong, we hope the Unoffi- questions of the highest mouent vital do. Mr P. S. Dixia was this morning ad- common usage. Irritating restrictions cials will guard against combined action the administration of the Empire are demitted as a proster and solicitor of the Supreme Court on the application of the have been imposed and even then there if it io likely to endanger this Colony's cared to depond.

Of Yuan Shil Kai it is commonly Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock. The Chief is no certainty whether the rules will be succes." These sentences are contra-believes that he is steadily upper Justice welcomed Mr Dixon to the over

the transfer of power kept or not, and therefore in order to dietary. Apart from that we are glad to

from increasing roll of solicitors. avoid these difficulties, recourse has to learn that the justice of the protest the Empress Nongées-to the Em" | jobs Mr R. A. Howling, been had to the present way of doing against the military contribution is being paror's hands. Yuan's fortunes are bound things. It appears, however, that one recognised by the Home Fress. We are up in the existing regime, and tho result of this disturbance is that pro- convinced that if the matter was fairly highest statecraft dictates the continuance of the present order of things at the Court ADMINISTRATION in a Colony with auch mises have been given by the Provincial placed before the British public it would during the lifetime of the Empress. Wo a mixed population as that of Hongkong authorities that they will see to it that cordially agree that it is entirely inequitaro reminded of Yuan's history previous is of necessity difficult. Although, we these difficulties shall be lessened if not able to oppress Crown Colonists simply to the Boxer movement which threw China tugboat, built by the Dock Company for understand. notifications which affect removed altogether. Meanwhile, the because they are helpless. As we into convulsion, of his relations with Kang the Hamburg-Amerika Co.'s Singapore householders generally are published whole question is full of interest, and no bave shown before self governing In Wei and the reformers of that ently office, underwent her speed trials;. The doubt the result will be that sonze Colonies themselves fix the contribution period, of the fate brought upon them by outcome was highly satisfactory, the tug

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DEQSKBER 19, 1807-

SANITARY LAWS AND THE CHINESE.

in Chinese as well as English this

the case.

only partially meets the necessities of As is well known notices bava often to be served upon Chinese, by direction of the Sanitary hard, ordering certain things to be done or left undone. These notices being in

arrangement will be made whereby those

these matters Are

Dir Dixon

NEW TUG FOR SINGAPORE.

Successful Speed Trials.

This morning now composite steel-

made.

Tho tug has been christened the Hapug

1 THE BANDMANN'S.

Last night "The Earl of Pawtucket'

| us to congratulate the company on the

his change of front, and the bearing of this making half-a-knot over her contract speed" that they make to the defence of the

digon hier present Fortunes.

of 10 knots per hour. The boat was built The recent proposals to place the under the supervision of Capt. Dougins, of ' who sincerely wish to fly the flag of Empire. The people of the United

Kingdom, through their Parliamentary supreme power in the hands of the Messrs Goddard and Douglas and is t China will be encouraged to do so. representantermine what their Emperor by opening the way for the powerful little rassel. She will proceed to Although many of these launches share shall be. It is only the unfor- Epress Downgor's ruliroment from the Singapore under her own steam, and pre the foreign fing it appears that between tunate Crown Colonist who is compelled as ndrocated by leading members of the pantions for the journey are now being

caros of Stato bid poorerful support and a hundred and forty and a hundred and to pay the piper while being disallowed limited circle that claims clan kiuship with fifty stick to the flag of China. It is in any voice in the selection of the tune. the royal family in China. Chang Chi teresting to note, however, in relation to Chinese are readily apprehendel by this matter that, at present, more than The sense of justice of the British people Tung and his powerful following were with and her diwensivas : Length between the recipients but diffically immediately thirty are held up waiting to be reduction of the iniquitous impastai is suit, however, to have been niere boat was built at the Cosmopolitan Dock has only to be appealed to to secure a these Counsellors in seeking to place the perpendiculars 75 feet, breadth (extreme) Emperor upon the Throne. Tur. Shih 15 feet, depth (moulded), 8 foot, The arises when they wish to enter into examined, and supplied with their which bears so heavily upon us and our than a match for the party which sought to and shows considerable care in construc communication with the Board on the permita, nu as

fellow Crown Colonists down South.bring about the momentous charge. He, tion. guhject. Il information is desired on that time and money are wasted if

carried through very slowly it appears All that is required is to make our it is believed, has the ear of the Express some point which is obscure, or they fly the native flag. The assumption opinion the best method of doing this

Dowager. Of all the advisers he is the grievance properly known. Ja uur

trusted counsellew the person-t-- grata, whom hitherto she has found a safo extensions of time to perform certain is that if they fly a foreign fag tunge is by joint action by two communities. guide. And once more the fate of China, was played by the Bandmann Comedy work, or amendments or exemptions are put through more expeditiously, anaOur interests lie in precisely the same as determined by administration from the Company but though the audience derived are sought to be obtained the Chinese therefore business, as in so many other direction and if we simultaneously laid Throne, has" for the time been decided Breat enjoyment it would be unwise for are in a quandary. Such applications cases with the Chinese, comes before the case before the Imperial Parlia by ons leading statesman.

patriotism. Itie likely, bowever, that the must necessarily he in writing but it is

ment we think that redress would

It is certain that in the affairs of the production. They have played so well in

other pieces that it would be distinctly " present agitation will lead to changes.

Choliking province, one of the present safe to assume that nine hundred and

be granted the sooner. If Singapore storm centres in politics, there is marked injurious were newcomers allowed to took the advice of our contemporary it and deep cleavage between Yuan and Chang judge them by last night's effort. In ninety nine out of a thousand of the The Association of Marchants in would probably have to remain content The Intter is reported to have been consult. comparison with other piecos it wasplay: · Chinese desiring to communicate with Canton for self-government has just with listening to its voice echoing in the sd by the Express Duwaged as to the badly. Not one of the members-

was line-sure, and as a result "Mr OF THE FINEST QUALITY, the Board are incapable of doing so.ant a very significant telegram to the wilderness of red tape for a long time. means of dealing with the disaffection, Prompter had scope that is soldom. There appears to be no regular channel of several authorities at Peking. It was Resolutions, similar in nature, condemnant and perilous, that has spread afforded him, Usually he is expected to

thugh the province as the consequence of communication by means of which they sent severally to the Privy Council, ing the military imposition and setting the ill-advised and continued interferencoder some shady wing, but he made up for observo discreet silence whilst hidden the Foreign Office, the Board of War, out the arguments against its continu- with its railway schemes. Chang is said to can present their side of a case or gain

the Bureau of Interual Communica anco in its present forio, should be sent have pointed out in a judiciously go forth in tones that could ho heard distinctly last opportunities fast night by holding required information. Something should

tion, the Board of Self-government, by the Unofficial Members of the two and strikingly characteristic way that the and to the Board of Law. Of course Legislative Councils, the Chambers of stability of Government is in the good in the most remote parts of the Theatre. difficulty. We know that this is no it referred to the present condition of Commerce, and every public and semi-good understanding between rulera and are usually remarkably correct, in their time to advocate the expenditure of affairs on the West River. After-men-public body in the Straits and in people, a dictum. not to be gainsaid. lines failed many times to pick up the cut- and the result was frequent interruption money. unnecessarily, but, on the other tioning the presence of British ships Hongkong. In this way alone is any When, howover, he endeavoured to give in-the-run of the piece. However, though practical effect to the principle which the the performance was marred by the lack Chinese have always recognised as lying of rehearsals, the company is to be for... at the foundation of a peaceful, prosperous, given. It is a task for a mental Hercules and progressive State he found himself to play a different piece every night, and

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be done by the Government to meet this

hand, we believe that any time is op thereon and the proclamations of the portune for advocating the redress of a Viceroy intimating to the people that genuine grievance. No very great they are to keep quiet, the telegram erpense would be involved to the Gov-says the anger of the entire mass of

Immediate relief likely to be secured.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,

will of the Government, based on n

It was not his fault. The members who

The prize-giving at St. Joseph's arrayed against Yuan's policy, which, as it is indeed surprising that it is only unce

22 LONDON ARTISTES 99 Cat Glass Bottles in Greaternment if it provided facilities for the people is greatly roused and there is College will take place on 3rd January.respects. Chebkiang railways, is not con- in a while that this capable combination

Will present the following latest London

TO-NIGHTI

TU-NIGHT!

THURSDAY, Dec. 19,

Hall Caine's great play

THE CHRISTIAN'

Variety

Perfume Sprays

Razors in Cases

no means of suppressing it. The Bis Excellency the Governor has kindly ciliatory to the people of the province. is found tripping. In view of this we do business and shipping firms are enraged promised to distribute the prizes. and all have decided to hoist anew the

share...

that is abareteristic of them. On Friday;

TWO TYPHOONS,

Chinese to have their requests and

Monatimu we notice that a member of not desire to assist in creating a wrong the Imperial Academy la memorialised impression by saying "The Earl of applications laid before the Board. All

the Throne on the situation in the disturb Pawtucket" was a theatrical suscoss. It that would be required would be a kind Chinese Dragon flag, and so we have of telegmphic advices from Shanghai the dangers that lie in attempts to crash the The Christian," and will no doubt E. S. Kadoorie and Co. are in receipted province. Tho momorial points out was not. Tonight the company play Successes for the 6rst time in Hongkong: Hair Brushes in Leather Cases of Inquiry or Information Office where founded a Union to protect ourselves. informing them that the Oriental free spirit of au awakened and intelligent present this latest success with the verve Chinese could attend and explain their In the province of Canton only the Consolidated Gold Mining Co. Ltd. have people whose desires and ambitions are for their bat night, they give the Moms of requirements and applications. These

Viceroy and the Admiral bave the declared a dividend-of-10 cents (guld) jinr | the advance of the province, not Marous."

separate state but as part of the Empire. could be taken down, translated and

This memorial further points out that on right to exercise power, and therefore daly laid before the Secretary of the we resolutely affirm that no outsider

Station leave of absence has been the humanely just treatniout of the granted to Lieut.-Colonel and Bt.-Colonel Chebkiang population in respect of their Board. It may be urged that the duty has any right to interfere with our F. E. Kent, R.G.A., from 23rd to 26th railway schemes may depend the peace and the following cable from the Manila * of the Government ceases when it sends military affaire, or to attempt to police Docember, 1907, and to Major L. H. Parry, good order in the near futuro, not of ons Observatory: "Desember 18, 1907, at out its notices, but we think that this is and patrol our rivers. We therefore ..., from 23rd December, 1907, to 6th only but of all parts of the Empire, 4.15 p.m. Typhoon near Eastern Visayas, rather a barsh view to take of the beseech you to urge the British gun

January, 1908.

Other paragraphe in the Chins press toll another typhoon Fouth Yap western of an agitation in Chehkiang to resort to Carolinas." Some consideration should be boats to immediately retrace their

During the Christmas holidays: the the ancient practice of "beating on the given to the fact that the majority of steps, and return from these inland we- Headquarters Ofices will be closed from Emperor's door." This means, in other **December 19, 1907, at Palm. Typhoon our Chinese fellow citizens, through noters. The whole of the districts have Tuesday, 24th instant, to Thursday, 26th language, importuning by potition carried about 131st between 122 and 123 long,

from the aggrieved persons to the Sovereign moving W. N. W

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Reprinted from the CHINA MAIL 12 Pamphlet Forre

To be had, ah the CHINA MAIL" Ofice 8, Queen's Road Central

Hand Mirrors

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molter.

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The U.S. Consulate General has received.

LATER

CANTON LEPER FUND.

fault of their own, are less fortunately united in this appeal:If this is not idem, inclusive, except for business of an himself, a last resort when the petitioners circumstanced tlun ore Europeans. It done, there will be calamity and ro- furgent nature The schools in Garrison despair of obtaining justice through the volution coming. The great Boards at will he closed from 31st instant to 5th usual channels. To be at the Emperor's is certainly a hardship that they cannot

proximo, inclusive, in accordance with Peking must indeed arrange this

We will be glad to acknowledge and for- gato till the prayer be granted may obtain access to information, or present ter, For goodness tako do not throw

paragraph 19 Army Suliool Regulations, savour of the old time practices marking ward any donations towards the Cautor applications, as readily as the fortunate the responsibility on the people living

the relations between rulers and people Leper Fund. We have to nekuowledgo The evening thore will be an inter when society was less highly or the following minority. Of course this is a British

along the waters of the West River debate between this Y.M.C.A. and the gooised. May time and oft in Colony and English must be the official of being Yong Lenders. The Yung U.C.LC. at the latter's rooms in Kennedy Chica, as in other Kastern and Western |

Toad, commencing at. p.a. sharp. The lands, it has been affective, and tho language, but regard should be bad 107 tribes were fierce tribe who following motion will be put before the spectaclo if it be for Paking to witness the fact that, for many generations to lived on the North of China Proper mouting "That the interess of the will be through the grer active agancy of CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY

China

the Government owned and controlled the

Afthirs

in the aggrieved province certain

H. Shett H Grossmann & Car... Mrs Bateson Wright,

20.

10.

10:

AND EASILY.

corne, the bulk of the population will and, in the old days were mighty Hongkong public would be better served if the native press, open to the whole of CURES QUICKLY, SAFELY have little or no knowledge of it. Re-warriors and did a great deal of harm public utilities such as trainways, telo cognition of that fact would, we believe, to the Chinese empire, and were at all phone, electric and gas light plants, obe." fallay a good deal of the antagonism with toes grently feared. We, the Seventy "The clmir will be taken by the flow. The law on cusses are activo, reducing Chamberbie's Cough Remedy for ovar äve“.

which the Chinese regard the regula Two Hongs, send on this appeal." It will be soon fromthis telegram that feel. tions framed by their rulers. In the

CH. Hiokling.'

i onil for attention from the responsibleR M. Canter, droprietor of the Uni. authoritics. For in Chehkiang now no raised Supply Stores Smaldre always in every

very place where occasion serves ... ye have used and told order to chaos and turning a fairly well years in South Africa and and it given governed and A carelesa cigarette-smoker was re-into a ecurentented part of the Empire rallave in a very short time and always

of grave danger and probable

gives satisfaction to my customers. When I was in England on trip I was sony to spons for s big hotel fire at Newhaven, disaster.

find that Iuld not procure this remedy, as- doctor's anvico or anything else would not enre me so quickly,

Safely and easily there in bothing bettor for gouglis meil.cine is sold all over South Africa and colds or croup as it containe abeolutely nothing injurious and 14 perfectly safe to give the little ones. For sale by all ohomiats endt storekeepers

4 8. WATSON & 00, new Sanitary. Ordinance it is to beings are deeply moved. Of course soms

Grey - Connecticut, in which five employees were thing must bosubtracted for the Chinese suffocated, while another broke his neck

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hoped that some attempt has been made

custom of using strong language while trying to slide down a rupe into the

NOT minuto ahould be lost when rasaners street Conspicuous among to meet this difficulty.

and poetic language whenever possible; were four Japoncas students from London Chamberlain Coughs komply given as so

Nobild showe symptoms of croup, week who had arrived to visit the Japat

Japaneno

ALEXANDRA.

BUILDINGS, Hongkong, November 30, 1907.4

50 Cat

Calendars come frout Albingia Assur anco. Co of Hanbing, and the Anchen and Munich Fish Insurance C

but when all allowances have been along at Yale. They seemed to know thus the ohiki becomes hoarse, or even af of wada, it must be seen that the feelings shinatively what to do, and ruined their the croupy cough appears, will prevent the clothing in forcing their away through the attack. For sale by all chemists and store of those who are watching affairs aro burning rooms to rescue tho guests,

This