1908-01-18 — Page 4

Powell's.

ALEXANDRA -

NEW

BUILDINGS.

GOODS

Furs.

Coats.

Ulsters,

Golfers.

Costumes.

Skirts.

Millinery

INSPECTION INVITED.

BIRTH

THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1908.

a few years ago. But we live not to would placate these Chinees who object CHINESE COUNTY FAMILIES. BY TELEGRAPH. S. MOUTRIE & Co., SSBERMAK Atthu Maternity Hospital, shoulder a burden so heavy as that to foreign exploitation of their country

LIMITED,

NEW SEASON'S MODELS

JUST ARRIVED.

BABY GRANDS

and

COTTAGE PIANOSĮ

BY

BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH

RACHELS, PLEYEL,

■CHAPPELL, HOPKINSON, and ROSENKRANZ, &c.

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

LADIES' OUTFITTERS,

*HONGKONG.

Hotels.

CLARENCE BOUSE.

34 & 5, NORTH Boocrow Roar,

SHANGHAI,

TIRST-Class Boarding Ecosa.

om for one per day,

$6.00 28.00.

Room for two per day, Monthly Rates. dingle-$100 & $114.

Inspection Invited.

SOLE AGENTS :

S. Moutrie & Co., Ld.,

York Building,

CHATER ROAD.

Rongkong. April 16, 1907.

A. S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

PORT:

-T'er Bottlo

Por D. Z.

B. Old Tawny. Bed

. $1.25

Seal Capanle $15

C.-Superior Light

Invalid Black Seal Capsule

(old bottled). 18

D. Very Fine Old

Tawny.Superior

1.50

Two in a Room, 300 extra. Hongkong, November 2, 1937.

1761

Quality fold bottled) Violet Capsule

2.10

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

SHAURIWAN ROAD.

Pleasant Drive along the Sea Front,

aither by Tram or Ricksha

FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION AT MODERATE KATES. Under European Management. A¡FIRST-CLASS STRING BAND

“wil be in attendance ÉVERT SUNDAY EVENING,

δάτωση. Az A

Dancing will be held ever? SATUR- DAY. EVENING from "8

p.m. to Midnight.

TELEPHONE NO. 393

VICTORIA HOTEL,

TERBOKANINYZOTONIA, CHANDERN, SHAMEDN, CANTON, Os r Buria CONDESSION.

HHAYNES, Manager.

MACAO HOTEL RÜCKGEIRADO), YARMEN, MACAO. MACAO, CHINA. the Centre of Pays Grand.

Bora Hotele Mectrically-Lighted and

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ander Expertenced Toropean

Marsgoxent. Hubry Comfort and Convenience for Residents and Touriso

WE. FARMER, Proprietor. Capt. T. AUSTIN, Manager.

M. Gains

No. 12, ROBINSON RL, KOWLOON.

MILLINERY

Hats, Toques & Blouses Largest ASSORTMENT IN THE

COLONY

STOREACHING

THE GLSPEE, EX JAPAN AND FIRET, BEN

SHERRY:

Fer Doz Por Bottle

81.10

17:50

1.50

B. Light Dry. Green Seal Cap gule...

...... 813 00 C.C.-Solera, Bed Seal

Capsule ... D-Superior Pale

Dry, White Seal · Capsule ... 19.50 E. Finest Pale Dry, Nutty (old bottle), Violet Capsule...

...

1.65

25 00

2.15

CLARET

Per Cano

Per Case Idez Qts. 24oz Ft... B.St. Estephe (Red Capsule) *

$8.00 $.9.00 G-St. Julien (Red Capsule)

20.00 11.00 D.--L3 Roge (Red

psule)...... 13.00 14.00 Chatean Hout Brion

Larrivet

19.00 20.00 Chateau Mouton

D'Armilhaq 23.00 24.00

Chateau Pontat

Canet ......25 00 Chateau La Tour Carnet - ... Chateau Ranzan Chateau Laf e

20.00:

44.00

50.00

ngapore, on January 0, the wife of LEON 8LBERMAN, of a Daughter,

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

Avotion.

11 sm.-Auction of Ladies' Dress Mate

ris, &c., si Mr Goo, P. Lammer's

Boles Rooma,

Miscellaneous.

Register of Shares of The West Point Building On.. Ld.. close from this date to 28th January, inclusive. Goode per #roy Castle undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda,

TUESDAY, January 21 ----

this date to 28th inst., inclusive.

thin date subject to rant.

Wednesday, January 28:-

Those who attended the lecture given under which, Tientsin la groaning, and would serve as schools of instrucby Dr Wilder last arening, will rumember There is a natural explanation of the tion in which the Chinese could that he suggested that there appeared tu high standard of rents here in the gradually achieve the knowledge:

bo no rich families and imposing houses to be encountered by the travoller av he topography of the place. Tientsin requisite before they can control great passed through the country districts of concerns themselves. Some such China. He wondered whether there were

should not suffer from a similar cause The foreign concessione provide all the room for the port's growth that should be required for the next fifty

years. Our Tientsin contemporary hazards the explanation that the ten- dency of landlords has been to build

expedient we think would remove much of the ill-feeling anil misunderstanding while now exist.

LADY LUGARD SPEAKS.

A Hint to the Children.

any to be found. It is quits true that one may travel hundreds of mites without con- ing in contact with what, would pastas a "gentleman's house." They do not exist in China as they are found dotting the landa- capo in the country districts in Englnud. It should be pointed out, however, that there are well-to-do houses, but they are

THE TRANSVAAL.

Supporting The Asiatic Policy.

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Render, via Bombay,)

LONDON, January 17,

The Johannesburg Trado Council

not found in the country. The houses of has issued a circular appealing to all

Register of 8bares of The Hongkonggo and expensive houses, quite re- Yenterlay Lady Jugard made her first the wealthy people are found in the dis British trade unions to support the

Land Reclamation Co., Ld., close from gardless of the general tendency of the public speech so far as Hongkong is con-trict cities. Even then there is little to

curned. She presented the privos at the indicate that such houses exist. Un the Government's Asiatic Policy. Goods per Flintshire undelivered after times. The landlords have, it asserts, Baxier School for Girls, and took the other hand those who know what to look n fixed idea that greatness will soon opportunity to commend the work of the for will so the spots and will know that Goods per Amserien Maru undelivered come to the port and that the demand Indies connected with the institution. It behind certain walls will be found mansions THE JAPANESE BUDGET.

wens, shu anid, enabling the Chinese women of considerable extent, though these houses will be for costly buildings. If this is to understand the English women, and are for the most part not more than one so it would appear to argue a great lack rico vorsa, and in the work that made for storey high. of financial foresight on the part of the landowners. With an insistent domand

after this date subject to rent. Gooda per Prins Heinrich undelivered

after this data subject to rent, Goode per Prine Waldemar undelivered

after this data subject to rent. TRUESDAY, January 23:-

Goods per Austria undelivered after this

date subject to rent. Goods per Nippen undelivered after this

date subject to rent,

SATURDAY, January 25-

Noon-Auation of Household Furniture,

de, at No. 10, Peddar's Stroot, #p.m.-Concert at Uity Hall, Transler Books of The

of The China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ld., close from this data to 29th Jan., inclusive. Transfer Books of Humphreys Estato &

to 15th February, inclusive, TUESDAY, JADanry 28 :---

11.15 a.m.- Meeting of The Hongkong Land Reclamation Co., Ld., at Co.'s

sho tund sincere sympathy." the spread of love, meekness and obedienes

To the children Indy Logard addressed

There is no class of county families in Chins. If there wore, there would not ́be | anything in the country distrięta that would attract them to make the lines

likened them to the ships and the campus is no shooting; there is no fishing as it is by simile to impress the young minds. She thore. Thers aro ito proper rosder; there

for houses at, moderate rents and faci-heelf with simplicty, and androured lities for meeting the demand which do not exist in Hongkong, what is the Tientsin Land Investment Company, Limited about? If the opportunities ore so good as is made out surely the directors of that comparatively

bus

Finance Co., Ld., close from this date wealthy concern would not pass then by? But on the other hand it must be remembered that "ole custom " an extraordinarily strong hold upon In the good old days the Far Enat. when money was inade easily it was the fashion for foreigners to live in a style which is not justified by prosent condi- tions. The times have changed but we

Offices. 11.30a.m.-Meeting of The West Point

Building Co., Ld., at Co.'s Office. Noon-Meeting of The Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ld., at

Oo.'s Offices.

Noon-Auction of Houses and Land at

Messrs

Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooma. WEDNESDAY, January 28:-

11.30 a.m.-Meeting of China Provident Lost & Mortgage Co., Ld., at Co.'s

Offices.

&

KRIDAY, January 31:-

Noon-Meeting of Humphreys Estate

Finance Co.. Ld., at Co.'s Registered

Offices.

NOTICE.

Letters :rlating to besinere should be addreas Communications relating to wars should be

ed to THE MANAGER,

addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents suust ferail their names mui anteireance with any communications nd-

A Deficit Foreshadowed.

(From Our Correspondent)

TOKYO, January 18.

The Japanese Budget has been now

4,010,000.

in the harbour-some big some little--int | underston | at home; there is no hunting; drawn up. The expenditure is estimated all cage carries, and the cargo the chil- there is no monthly sessions" where the at Yen 615,950,000 and the revenue at dren should take on should be love and cher and the potty awbreaker is gentleness and obedience, the recognition sought up before the gistente to be Yen fi11,010,000 leaving & deficit of Yen of the fine principles which they were examined and generally finel. Conse being taught. These things, when they gently there being nothing in these dik sailed to other Innis, added her Ladyship, tries to attmet, the families eravitate to would serve always the foundations of the contres where they are likely to find by auditional taxation. good homes. The children seemed to their equals, and those with whom they

jenu visit without such trouble and on.

equal terms. {

understand.

NEW “BANK NOTES.”

It is proposed to make up the deficit

CATASTROPHE AT

CHINKIANG.

River Banks Collapse

From Our Corresppadent.)***

SHANGHAI, January, 18..

It is reported froni Chinking that

Then there is another thing, Generally speaking there are tombers of the best families who are fortunate enough to be A Disappointed Chinaman.

officials somewhere. Hitherto in the past few wealthy families have had anything to In the Colony to-day there is me Chinn- with trade. This condition of things. ruan who is pretty sorry for himself-there with the onesgging of New China is chang- may be many others. 40, at this particular ing, auf-to-day-there are many who are are not yet recognised that it is in-one appeared at the Hongkong and Shang- able to invest money in enterprises where hai Bank this norting and enutributed they can add to tlicis inerme, though they cumbent upon us to change with them. something to the sum of his ory sorrows may not and do not themselves tako much Habits of ostentation and extravagance and a little to the unusement of the frokart in the actual working of the concern. three hundred yards of the river are as difficult for a community as for oficials. He was a well set up chap with foilies look towards the only pathway to bank collapsed and fell into the river.

But in the past the sons of the wealthy an individual to get out of. That is an intelligent face, and whether he had glory and to famo in Chim, which is an

been "got at" or whether he was onder- entry into official life.

Twenty persons were killed. what is the matter, not only with Tien-couring to "get at the Bank those chances will make it possible for the tsiu, but with each of the Far Eastern present are unable to testify.

bitious youth not only to secure for hiinself Colonies and Settlements. They have)

and his parents a name but also wealtis. not set learnt that, in days of keen competition among themselves and of increasing ability on the part of Orientals to conduct their own business, the lordly

He casually appeared at the counter and begrinned, some torn and stuck with prosented five pieces of pink peper, gummed paper, but all looking and seen better days,

Once there,

It is obvious, however, that those who

(REUTER'A SERVICE.} THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

LONDON, January 16.

Imvu relatives in afichal life would wish to us if they live in tius uentres of population, and thus another reason obtaina why they should not

A joint resolution of the Washington The bank official imagined he was seen the hills, far from any nows, and indemnity payable to the United States live in the midst of a wide paddy plain, or Senate representative, has reduced the far from their own puojdo; aid every on account of the Boxer rebellion to

a new speeics of note for the first time,

| dressed to the Editor, red for publication 'bat attitude of former days must be and looked puzzled. He stared doubtfully reason why they should wish to live in $11,685,000

as cridere of goedl_faith.

Na anonymnedy siguri communications that karr dready appeared in other papers reill be

Dumerili

THE BANK OF ENGLAND

RATE.

LONDON, Jaomry 16.

abandoned. It used to be possible for a re, with packered eye-brows at one piece of the cities and it possible near to their All lettere for publication shodd be written sident in the Far East to secure servanta paper, and then he suddenly looked amus relatives. Thus it cornes to pass that vu one side of the proper vaty,

ed. A twitch in the corner of tho mouth the class of family known as "county for a song and the comparatively small

soon converted itself into a broad snilo, families" do not appear to exist in Chin, anmber of foreigners made it possible for and the smile mpidly genombod into a laugh and the houses which rise everywhero and Dreiers fur cxture copies of the Cursa Man most to buy or lease laud at a cheap that unde the rolkin ring. It is not which add so much beauty to the English

brank shoubt be sent before 11 am, un the day after rate. Labour being also plentiful and often, that a

landscape luve yet to be built. These official has 11!]

The Bank of England rate of dis- | piuhlivating. After that hone the supply in

cheap the cost of building was not humour in banking! But as the merri-

opportunity to laugh-there is not much houses and families are to be found in the

walled cities, but even then they must be count is reduced to 5%-

· THE DIAMOND INDUSTRY,

LONDON, January; 16; Johannesburg advises that in view

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finite!, Vind. Me ets., "Crecht 2 ctx. xcessive. All that has been altered ment of the uficiat increased the faith off test for by those who know what to

margins

Last Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, shanto be sent to our Office at 5. M'yedkerta. Street wat later than-11

diteroliar and rubšitionadas Acteertisements and it is quite time that we gero fullu diminished. He wanted five golden over by the inexperienced globectl (C

espeel, or they will even then bo passed, recognition to this fact. However sovereigns for each piece of paper, and who makes a tour,boeaning 'Bouiling" only am. New Advertisements should be re to unpleasant the operation may be we the notes were not worth the paper they

could not believe his eats when told that with what is apparent. qur Ojice at 8, Puccin Hond Central before must begin to cut our ecat according were printed on. They were got up to Spor

Advertizonents and "Subærriptions which are not ardereal for a fixed perioil will be continuat

until evandermauded.

Telegraphie Adhiress: Mujl, Honglaway. Teleptoour No. 92.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1908.

THE COST OF LIVING.

Hoxeroxa is not alone in its distress at

to our cloth. We cordially recommend Tientsin, which seeras to be suffering the most, to set an example.

requesent a dve-pound unto except in for a drapery establishment. " colour and they ware an advertisement

V

VIATOR.

THE SWATOW “REBEL"

-The Question of Appeal.

Crown, and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., fifistructed by Mr. Otto Kong Sing) ap prared for the prisoner.

for aerian other thing that for which he had

been oxtradited. The Chief Instics invited

the Attorney General to address himself to the point that the engagement should

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of the collapse of the diamond market. in consequence of the crisis in America, the Premier Mine has postponed the payment of the dividend declared in Décember,

JAPANESE IMMIGRATION TO

CANADA.

HAI BANK DIVIDEND,

The notas read: S. T. Kerr's Savag Bank, No.Incorporated by Aut of the

The restriction of the diamond busi- Proprietor. On demand I promise to pay

At the Suproue Court this morning,ness seriously affects the finances of the We have frequently commented upon the bearer this Five Bound note if it before the Fall Court, the case of the Cape and Transvaal. the lendency of the Chinese people to cats he proved that botter value can be Dir. W. Rees Davies, Attorney-General Swatow "rebel" came up agun. The Hon. believe that they can do in a day what given than at S. T. Kerr's drapery and instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, of the it has taken other people generations to clothing warehouse. By Order, te The Crowe Solicitor's office)--represented--tw accomplish. In his extremely interesting notes were printed at Dunedin. - address to the Odd Volumes Society

And for five of these John remanded

LONDON January 16. The conclusion of a definite and yesterday the American Consul-General, 25, and exhibited is tendency to become

Argument was resumed by the Attomey satisfactory understanding between indignut when told that they were: Mr. Wilder, referred to this proclivity of valueless. He at first seemed appalled, Gouerel, who contended that it was not Japan and Canada is semi-officially the Chinese to essay to run before they but later smiled upon comprehending that necassary for the Court to take cognisance announced. had learnt to walk. He said: "It is a someone had been gulled. His ductured of an engagement by the Chinese Govern the high coat of living On occasions marked purpose with China of late to that he had not lost on the transaction. tent that the prisoner would not he tried THE HONGKONG AND SHANG-- Singapore. voices its woes and now reserve to the Chinese the positions of His mother received the notes from his Tientsin joins in the end chorus. We authority (in connection with industrial brother who lived in a small country learn from the "Peking and Tientsin and other activities). Foreigners, in-ear England," he averred, and his mother

be given by the Chinese Government at Times" that within the past few cluding the Japanese, are being relieved told him to get fivo sovereigns for excl.

He was most kindly advised to tour them Peking; hots he and Mr Justico Wiss in many instances, oren from educational years the cost of living as in-

up but he declined to do so and loft the were of that opinion. The Attorney posts, to make way for Chinese Japan Bank with a puziod look. The chances General replied that an engagement had creased in the North by fully fifty per made a like exchange, when the time are he docmed himself illused, and no already been given by the Chinese Govern The jncrease has, it is stated, came, hat that people were in a teachable doubt he visited overy bank in the Colony muut with regard to this particular prisonor come about since the Boxer outbreak. move for a generation and meekly with the hope thun at least one would Argument was adjourned sina dis. In those days good commodious reabsorbed all that the foreigner had to honour the notes. And by now he should. sidences" could be obtained for Taels give. The Chinese are not, as a rule, not gold-that is printed a piper."

be rudely awakened to the fact time all is 45 or Thels 50 with Theis 70 as the willing to observe a like apprenticeship; extreme. All that has now been altered they covet the success of the Japanese

Wo have received from Messrs Sing without a willingness to patiently endurean. Tomes & Co., agents for the British and a house of any kind cannot be and wait." This entirely bears out the Dominions Marine Insurance Company, Wednesday. obtained under Thela 70. In regard to views to which we have, on several Ltd., a useful blotter and wall calendar wages good boys were formerly obtain occasions, given expression. But while for 1909, able for from $7 to $10, cooks from $0 to the evil cau bo diagnosed it is difficult

cent.

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Prince Fushimi, who is on his way to England, arrives hore un Monday, and he will be entertained at dinner at Govern ment House in the evening. The Prince arrives on the Hakata Maro nuk leaves on

Two of Saturn's rings are disappearing, American astronomers declaro.

LONDON, January 16. The London "Standard" commenting

on the heavy fall in the shares of the Iongkong and Shaughst Bank, defends the Retion of the Board, and says that

by raising the actual dividend to £2

for the half year it is practically stated that the distribution will he continued at that rate. It must also be remem- bored that the divideed now payable

apon a much larger capital.

ALCOHOL AND MARKS- MANSHIP,

Experiments in Bavaria.

BERLIN, Deo. 1.

to $20, the cook $12. to $25, and the is a negligible quantity and it is to be Medical and Surgical Practitionon quali among the Chinese in Java to be put on the the superviAugsburg, and the general"]

lor made more acourts

Whon

The name of Dr. Motashige Euoką,

The Bavarian Ministry of War Jas mader. $12, and coolies from $5 to $6. Now to suggest a refaede. Time will, of Doctor of Medicino of the University of The Netherlands fudin Gorstuent ascertaining the effect of indulgence in sloo- some extensive experimenta with a view to a boy demands--and gets from $12 course, work a cure but time in China Tokyo, has been added to the Register of no longue turns a deaf ear to the clamour holic beverages on the shooting powers of soldiers. The tests worn conducted under same footing as Europeans in the eyes of

of experienced officers at coolie $8 to $10. But the tale of sorrow feared that much listress and dis. fiel to practise in this Colony.

the ranges açar. the law. The Java : boernment Casette" results obtained from Bring 10,000 rounder does not end here. Wo read that the appointment will have to be overcome

by China before she can range herself In the Government Gazette it is re- showing clant is Chines have so fue are now published. They show that when

Alteruting I conlod, that the death-rato in the Colony led that over thirty of them have been a doba soldiers who had recently 00 price of household commodities has gone bebile Jagany The duty of the for the month ended Dec. 31, 1997, among

put on the same level as Baropca, stily than non

aten who had not done so. up twenty to thirty per cont, and meat Western nations is to make the the British, Foreign and Chinco popula even higher. Altogether they seem to ruling classes of Chius perceive thût tion, excluding the Army and Navy, was THE BEST IS ALWAYS CHEAPEST tim of men who had just proriously indulged be in an even more pazlous cose at her best interests would be served by 25.1 per 1000. The rate as regards the Tientsin than we are in longkong. We assiduously devoting herself to a study British and Foreign evil population was suffer from high rats, expensive (and of western science and western methods, unler western tuition Possibly the generally incompetent) servants, and it

way out will be found in tlie establish- BUILDINGS is common knowledge that the prices of ment of great joint stock foreign

many things are higher than they were Chinese concerns. Such institutions Draught Beer.ADYT

WATSON

LIMITED

"By Prol, F, H. PARKET, ALEXANDRA.

on wala at the CHINA MAIZ Offens

Queen's Food Central:

BC Centa

Hongkong, November 30, 1907,

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shouting in companies, hororet, which is a more important feature star timo, the buying medinine, a few punca from fa alcoholic beverages was slightly worse each bottle is no inducement to the lean that of man who had potly wo hoyer Heronta that which is most offeo These experiments are to be continued tive, as it is cheapest in the end. This systematically by the Bavarian military why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is so authoritión: You and every other modern housewife, populer here. It la guaranteed to do all would sould approval if you spot tho that is claimed for it and its dares of browery and see how much card and sill coughs, colds and croup are, always guita. is devoted to the brewing of Imporial factory. For sale by all chemists and flixit a glass of pure Imperial Draught

storekospars,

WHAT gronter luxury, what rarer trent

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