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GOODS

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Millinery

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HONGKONG.

Hotels.

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SHANGHAI,

HIRST-Class Boarding House.

Room for one per day, $5.00. Room for two per day, $8.00. Monthly Rate. Single: $100 & 8110,

Two in a Room, 850 extra. Hongkong. November 2, 1907.

1764

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

SHAUKIWAN ROAD.

Pleasant Drive along the Sea Front,

either by Tram or Ricksha

FIRST CLASS ACCOMMODATION

ATĮMODERATE RATES.

Under European Management.

A FIRST-CLASS STRING BAND will be in attendance

EVERY SUNDAY EVENING,

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Dancing will be held every SATUR- DAY EVENING from 6 p.m. Midnight.

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MARRIAGE.

MEYER-KINO.-At St. Peter's Church,

on the 6th inst., by the Rov. J. H

France, Miss MIRANDA MEYER, of Mel bourne, Australia, to GEORGE HORACH KING (Lappa Custome). Australian papers please copy.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Auction.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni

Sales Rooms.

Amusements. 6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's

Cathedral.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Sir Horace Rumbold, who was a diplomatist of some note in his day, discourses in the "National Review"

RICKSHA STRIKE.

MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1908.

for patrol purposes, and the streets soon BY

presented a much less congested state, an

HIRE OF VEHICLES RAISED. coolies vanished into sida Innes, etc.

Tram Breakdown.

Residents who are in the habit of being

drawn to the City in the warly morning in publie rickshas received an unwelcome

TELEGRAPH.

One of the large proprietors, speaking to A STEAMER ARRESTED. our representative this morning, said that he had 88′ coolics in his employ, none of afraid to continue at work for four of the whom desired to strike, but they wore Breach of Regulations.

consequences...

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, January 6.

upon British foreign policy, and especially upon the chango in Britain's relations with Russia since Palmerston's time. It was Palmerston who was responsible for the resolute stand which was taken against Russia, and which surprise this morning when they discovered continued for 50 years, uzitil the failure that there were no vehicles plying for hire, of Russia's 'Mauchurian adventure, and and they were forced to utilize "Blank's the debacle in Far Eastern Asia freed pony," or travel by chair, and there are England from any fear of an invasion of fow chairs to obtained in the outlying India, and paved the way for the districts, particularly along the lower doed, and the coolios have obtained a negotiations which have lately resulted levels. Additional discomfort we ex Hon. Mr A.W. Browin, Hon. Capt. Lyons,

aigual victory, due to the intervention of the Breach of Regulations.

Bluejackets have been placed on

electric trans had also stopped running,

Government Intervention

Successful.

The ricksha strike was short-lived în-|

The steamer Maoroi King, bound, for Muxio with coolies, has been arrested by the British authorities on a charge of

ture, &c., Mesars Hughes & Hough's in the Anglo-Russian agreement. The parienced, too, when it was found that the Hon. Dr Ho Kai and the Hon. Mr Wo board, and the Mixed Court has placed

diplomatist hints tint the Russian but here the cassation was not due to say Yuk, who summoned the representativas nightmare which oppressed Britian dissatisfaction on the part of the employees and representatives of the men to a con-

of the twenty-three proprietors of rickshas runners aboard, statesmen since Palmerston's time, bas of the Tramway Company. now been replaced by a German night- It was simply a breakdown in the un-

| forence in the Registrar General's office this mare. "The grave error wo originally derground cable, and all that was neces- afternoon. The owners were interviewed Geads per Hargkeng Mars undelivered committed in putting our money on the sary to resume the running of the cars was

9.16 p.m.--Performance at City Hall. Miscellaneous.

after this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, January 8-

9 p.m.-Danos held by Pesk Club, THURSDAY, January 9:--

Goods per Zielen undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

FRIDAY, January 10):—-

2.30 p.m.-Auetion of Honeehold Furni. tom, &c., at No. 7. "The Haystack,' the Pesk. Engineers' Annual Dance at City Hall. Satunnay, January 11:-

9 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Chapter. Gooda per St. Patrick undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

The China Mail.

HONGROIÐ, MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1908.

RICKSHA COOLIES STRIKE."

CONSIDERABLE inconvenience has been caused to the community by the strike of ricksbg coolies to-day. It may be assumed, however, that the community has not suffered to anything like the extent that the men themselves have. The strike was aptly timed. But in a city such as Virtoria the entire cessation of vehicular tralie, even at one of the busiest times of the day, could only operate in the direction of diverting the unney which would otherwise have gone to the rickshamen to the tramway con- ductors, and, to a less extent, to the chair coolios. The rickshamen are not indispensable. In summer it might be inconvenient for some to walk down to

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wrong horse led to other more far reaching consequences. These it has been a signal achievement of the new reign to remedy and rectify.”****

FOR CHARITY.

The Asile de la Ste. Enfance Hospital.

by the representatives of the Government

The owners have also agreed to consult

TRAGEDY AT MACAO.

(From Ow Correspondent.)"

Macao, January 6.

A man named da Silva, who was

A NEW YEAR ADDRESS.

to find out in which section the break had in the first instance and after their side of Hotel Runner Shoots Himself. occurred and to run the current from the the question had been male known some of previous section to the following one by the men were called in. The conference means of the overhead wire. The break lasted for just over an hour and finally the wns, found to be between Arsenal Streptowners Agreed to waive the additional and the Post Office and after the cable was three centa and go on as before, disconnected and the current put through the overhead wire the cars résumed running, the Government should it be found neces-employed as a runner by the Macao An efficient service is now being maititained sary in the future to increase the fee for Hotel, committed suicide Festerday and the extra trafic consequent upon the hiring riskshins. Evidently some Hokaba rieksha coolies strike is being coped coolics were waiting for the result of the morning by shooting himself with a This afternoon at 3 o'clock Sir Frederick with adequately. It is something of a conference, for almost immediately after a revolver.. Lagard and Lady Lagard opened the now coincidence that the breakdown should decision was arrived at a couple of publíc building at Wangreicheong in connection have occurred on the very morning on rickshas, were conveying passengers along with the Arile de la Ste. Enfance. The which the coolies struck, and naturally Queen's Road. The strike is to end building is situated on the East site of this gave rise to various moUTA, One officially at & p.m. this evening. the Racecourse at Happy Valley and is a way that the wires had been disconnected

Altogether about 3000 coolies were The Bishop of Victoria Speaks; spacious one designed on early English by the striker-that colies had been Tected by the strike and it is fortunato Gothic lines. It is for the purposes of a actually seen to eliush the poles and dis- for all that it has been settled. The thanks At the Theatre Rojal last night tho hospital, and is constructed inantly of connect the wine and it was also asserted of the community are duo to the Govora. Bishop of Victoria dalivered a New Year stone, brick and cemont with tiled floors, that in order to force the hands of the ment for the prompt action takou,

address. De Wilder, U.S. Consul-General, and the space at the disposal of the proprietors the coolies had decided to

was in the chair, -n several clergymen architects. Messrs Leigh and Orange, hes strike after the trans service had broken

were seated on the platform, heen used to the best advantage. In down, addition to necessary wards there is had any foundation in fact. provision for drying rooms, laundry, a detached ward for infectious diseases, and chapel. Tho building is a substantial one and is surrounded by spacious grounds enclosed in a granite wall. In the future

garden will be cultivated.

None of these ramonts, however,

a

A RIVAL OF NIAGARA.

Discovered in British Guiana.

(From Our Corresporudent.)

Dr Wilder delivered a stirring opening. speech in which he touched on the philosophy of life in an impressive and eloque manner. Huwa listened to with great at eation such ast a few word

The strike is not directed against the Government in any way. It is due to an increase in the rate charged by tho pro- pristers of rickshans to the pullors – an' increase of three cents per day, Appa rently the proprietors have some ground just died in British Guiant in the person remarka

LONDON, December 3,

A great admirer of Mr Chambariain Is influenced by the spooker's excellent

The Governor, Lady Lugard, and suite, for their imposition of this additional levy, of Dr Carl Bovallios. The announcement Bishop Lander, in the course of his proceeded to Happy Valley, to open thee of the prime causes being alleged to be of his death came within a few hours of nedress, said that is Christians they building, on a special tratu car.

the less secasioned on subsidiary coins, the fact becoming known that he had dis-desired a New Year's message and he felt. while the recent introduction of first class

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

rickelns, has also tended to hasten the covered a great waterfall on the River he could not give them a better one than crisis, for the general public have not been Trong, in Eritish Guiana, which it is said that which had been resul that night: slow to appreciate the advantages of rub will rival Niagara as one of the show "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God The Empress of India came out of ber-tyred vehicles with white-covered places of the earth, and his last injunction and his righteousness." They had. dock thie morning after an overhaul.

Bents, and in order to retain as much of was that the name of Chamberlain Fall been wishing each other happiness and the public patronage as possible the pro-well known in London as the pioneer of only by secking God and his Kingdom. should be given to it. Dr Bovallius was prosperity, bat they could get happiness

The French mail stoamer from prietors of ordinary for second class Yokohama arrived to-day having had a fingrickalns) have been forced to trip down the coast.

pro vido white covers. Thus they have buen put to additional naturelly porhaps, they are not willing to expense, and,

bear the entire additional expose them- aclves.

The Indo-Chins Co.'s steamer Ting Sang from Chingking met strong to heavy North Eat monsoons, with a following sea throughout the voyage.

the rubber industry in British Guiana, They could take it also as a motto for life. and it was in connection with fresh rubbor That verse was particularly precious to sebemos that he was engaged in scooring hind as he remembered his mother having the country.

taught it to him as he spelled the words out from a big Bible as he knelt at her knees, and later at Collage his sister sont him a text boating those eat words "Seek yo first the Kingdom of God." He was afraid of the taunts of is friends and he throw it behind the furniture. Thou A Buddhist Society has been started in ho was prevailed on to hear the late

BUDDHISM IN LONDON.

(From Our Correspondent.)

LONDON, December 3,

Rickeln coolios pay thirty-five cents per day for the hire of the rickslams, and the tramway, or to their offices, but in

There were 280 European and 141 the proprietors pay to the Government OF THE FINEST QUALITY, this kind of weather walking is more Chinees visitors to the City Hall Library, 872 per year-roughly twenty cents per

pleasurable than otherwise. It is satis-visitors to the Museum during the week-the proprietors must pay in notes, of Buddhiste, for there are included in the times and on the Ist evening Mr. Moody and 220 European and 2,449 Chinees day. The coolies pay in subsidiary coin London. It does not consist exclusively Mr Moody speak. He went several factory to learn that the strike was not ended 5th January, 1908.

and as a natural consequence the promosement three or four students of the preached from the same text. He would caused through any disaffection in re-

prietors Inse the discount on the subsidiary Buddhist religion who have not formally never forget that night. He thought how The China Navigation Co.'s steamer coin, which amounts to a considerable suu adopted it. Among these are Sir Charlas

it was the same text his mother had

sor Whys Davids.

The last named is the that it had again come back to him. That

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gard to the laws under which the rick-Chi gta, which arrived this a rung from in one year. For instance, one rickéha Elioh, Lieut.-Cel, Fox-Pitt, and. Profes-taught him, that his sister had given him,

currents.

it

shamen carry on their business. The Australia, experienced fine weather from proprietor, paying $3000 per annum to the question is purely one between the pro-Syday to Port Darwin, and thence to Government, loses southing like filo per greatest English authority on Buddhism night ho solemnly decided that hencefortli prietors of the vehicles and the coolies Hongkong mot strong adverse winda and Fear, for if all the riskshas he owns were and in a speech at the opening of the he would seek the Kingdom of God Brst. ·· The steamer left Sydney on sogaged overy day throughout the year the Society he said though he was not a There were many difficulties but he trusted. who rent them. This being so it is December 10.

hiring fees would amount to about 811,000. Buddhist himself he held that the religion God. And he was prepared to testify difficult for Europeans to determine

In addition there is the upkeep of the contained a very interesting and important that, for over twenty-five years, he had which side is in the right. The proof M. Raggi, the sculptor, on Saturday we

In a paragraph referring to the work vehicles.

But the coolies take an entirely different with which every earnest man should be And that was his message to young phase of human thought. It held ideas over regretted the decision he had made. prietors are of course acting entirely inadvertently state that he had a status view and are not prepared to submit to familiar, and when Europe became better mon. This was the beginning of a New within their rights if they raise the rent of the Queen done in marble when the this extra levy. For some few days there acquainted with theso ideas, through this Year and they wanted to live useful lives. of their vehicles in order to compensate was the plaster model that he had in hund, culminated this morning when the great be made Buddhists but their thought piness, the secret of satisfaction. The Hongkong order was changed. As a fact has been a good deal of discontent, which and similar societies, the people would not Hero then they had the secret of hap Cut Glass Bottles in Great for additional expenditure which they are the statue for Shofield being carred bulk of the coulies dropped their shaft would be fovered by the Buddhist beliefs. Kigdom of God meant the supremacy of

compelled to incur. There is also justice from it.

And declined to go on. Many, indeed, Variety -

were willing to continue but in the face of JAPAN'S GREAT EXHIBITION. live better livas, to conquer come besetting God in our lives. Many men wished to in the complaint that, while the payment

possible, and eren probable niolestation, for the license to the Government has

The programme of the organ recital to they also desisted from work. Round about

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sin, but could not do so. The only way was Hair Brushes in Leather Cases to be made in notes, the rickshamen pay will includo nu Organ Concerto of Handel's, tered, principally in West Point, and from officials of the Exhibition of 1812 are con- soek with a definite purpose. There were bu given to-morrow at St. John's Cathedral the various depots for rickahas they clus

to first seok the Kingdom of God.. Let then According to Japanese, papers, the underline that word "first" Thoy must bire in subsidiary coin. But, it may the Voxepiel to Parsifal (Wagner), and an the ominous signs which were upparont sidering the menus of providing adequate Perfume Sprays

be observed, this disability is one from Allegro Maastozo by Mr J. Urange, the it was feared that disturbances would not accommodation for foreigners coming to People living aimless lives, going from to suo the Exhibition. In this con one Amusement to another, just to kill which every retailer of services or comme traditional carule will be sung (un cipations were realised though but on a

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modities in the Colony suffers. For just accompanied by inembers of the Cathedral small role, for the prompt action of the capital for the purpose of developing it their work. And thoro must be active

is making arrangements to increase the length of time, that the Government

potico in West Point undoubtedly had the business. With this view it is contemplating.

the neglects to grapple with the problem of A prutty but quiot wedding was solem effect of instilling a certain amount of feardenca of the Minister of Home Affairs. The glorify God-it was not to get money, or parchaea of the adjacent official real-work. A man's first business in life was to currency reform so long will business nized at St. Peter's Church this forenoon, into the hearts of the would-be rioters and Grand Hotel at Yokohams and various

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the costructing parties being Mr George mapping in the bud any proposed riots, hotels at Nikka, Kiota, Iso, and elsewhere, to get on in the world, or to secure & and business people suffer. Reverting Horace King, of Lappi Custons, to Miss The stray ricksha puller who did not are also reported to be arranging for ex-good position. To glorify Gnd meant the

establishment of several

seven hurling off of some secret sin; it meant new hotels is also under contemplation. to the case for the proprietors, it will be Meyer, of Melbourne, who arrived by the participate in the strike—and there word's

Chingto this morning. The Rov, J. How who endeavoured to continue their Lending business mea in Rwandai and that mon would have to stand fire from the generally recognised that they appear France was the officiating olurgyian, and daily occupation would have been roughly Kitisia are said to intend to construct taunts of mon. But meu had no right to to have right on their side. But that Mr W. Bowett of the Kowloon Customs, handled but for this.. recognition cannot help them much. gave the bride away. The rowly married Inspector Collett, of No. 7 Station, This is one of those cases in which the couple left by the two o'clock boat for sent out patrols early in the morn Macan, where the honeymoon will be Ing some uniformed, others in plain public has to remain neutral because it spent.

clothes, but all with similar instruc can do nothing else. In course of time

tiona-to prevent strect Sghts and protect

ip with exhibits of Japanese tine arta, and inve one hour of their life to the service of to construct a great hotel at Hiroshima, the devil, in enjoying the so called plos. the idea being to attract foreignons to view sures of the world, or in "seeing life, the scenery of the Inland Sen.

THE TRADE OF CHINALA

Expert Agents from England Wanted.

Sir Alexander Hosie, in his annual report nu: the tindo of China, sayy that a hand-to-mouth existence is the normal con- dition of the vast bulk of the population.

Although importa fell off as compared

They did not really soo life, or know true pleasure, notil they found God. Seok him first, and they could not be disappointed.

TROUBLE IN INDIA.

Magistrate Shot..

LONDON, Decmber 24.---

A telegram from Caloutts states that Bir with 100, heavier stocks remained unsold Allen, a Magistrate at Dacca, while pro

matters will, no doubt, adjust them- As announcement on page. informs those coolies who wished to continue ply. residents and particularly Indy residents- ing for hire. Thin-clothes Chineso Cons selves and our streets be again made that Madame Edwards has opened business tables went about endeavouring to hizo picturesque, if not beautified, by the at No. 1 Carnarvon Road, Kowloon, as a rioksha and in a few cases succeeded, rickshes and their drivers. Any pro-milliner. Madane Edwards was for four bus immediately the sickesha pullor com- years head milliner at Werks and Co.'s, mensed to go along the streets. lie was tracted strike, however, would probably Ltd. Shaghai, and prior to that was with warned by those on strike, and in several cause attention to be given to the Madame Hayward, iu Bond Streat, instances forcibly stopped. In thear cases extension of mechanical traction. Buch London. As Madame Edwarda has the obstructing patson, or persons were and undelivered at the close of the year, ceeding on leave, why shot on the 24th great improvemente, bays been made of buyer in London lady residonta are likely wirested, for the constables were in batches which was gonely spanking, a trying instant on the platforma of the Goslundo

and unprofitable causes con- to be kept in constant touch with the of three, and taken to the Station. late in electrically driven carriages that changes of fashion.

Eributed to this result, the chief being over Railway Station. He now lies in a gro The arrest of half-a-dozen strikers importation in anticipation of a demand condition. the time may soon come when handy and t

** before 10.30 no doubt had its effect, which was not realised.

His assailante, who are believed to be DRKACHING THE GUSPELA 8, WATSON & 00, fust coat and upkeep to justify their buying medicing, o fave out to the the ostentatious display of their arms had more than anything les would be for street cars will be sulleiently cheap in THE BEST IS ALWAYS OHEAPEST offers quinton fund te fisch, and was present. Ohina is in need of maru-

of all kinds, and she wants students, escapod. plant pence from Armed patrols paraded the streets and to

would facilitate busines ass even in places where men of burden buyer. He wants that which is most effect mozni effect. Just about cloven o'clock a ninafsahurers in the United Kingdom to A uitive telegram trons Wuchnw us

tire, be it is cheepest in the end. This is bols of the Camerons were marched along

combine and send ont exper agents are plentiful. Putting the community why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is

prepared

red to tonoh what is and the Kwange dated December 17 states that le needed and the mercantile men there hara mised Tir. to inconvenience is a certain method of claimed for it and jus

popular bare. It la guaranteed to do all Queen's Road, presumably for exercise, prico

cures of hit the coolies who were congregated nations exbibition in Shanghai, the unboats to patrol the Wast River rathor It is proposed to hold in 1909 an inter- 500,000 towards the expense of purchasing coughs, colds and croup are always eati

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Hongkong, November 1907.

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"BUILDINGS, directing attention to the possibilities story, For sale by all chemists and about the western end of Queen's Road industrial centre and commercial mothari accopt foreign assistance.

aborekeepers.

appareatly imagined the sokliers were out - polis of China.