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Toilet Sets,

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

LIMITED.

✓ MEMOS FOR TO-M«RROW.

Meeting. Noon-Meeting of Humphreya' Estate &

Outces.

THE CHINA MAIL.

no means thankful, work is done by the mensbers of the Association without any!

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Gerzian Mall of the 31st, Docem-

Finance Co., Id., at Oo.'s Registered hope of roward except the consciousness er was delivered in London on the th

of golf-imposed duty performed. When inst. the Foreign Office begins to understand |

THE ORCHESTRELLE Co.'s General Memoranda,

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| RETURNED AFTER A FEW MONTHS ON HİRE

MONDAY, February 3:-

Exchange Banks Clo ed. Register of Shares of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation close from this date to 16th February, in- clusive.

Goods per Socutra not cleared at i paz,

on this date subject to root.

TUESDAY, February 4

On the aburo market business was the true importance to British interests brisk to-day, there huing particular in of the matters it now treats with more quiries for Steamboats, Unions, Banks

and Lande. or leas.indifference the necessity for an unothicial advisory body may cease to

The charge of descerating the late exist. But there is very hulo prospect President Kruger's grave, preferred against of such a drastic reformation taking certain Imperial military officers,

withdrawn on Jan. 5. place in the Foreign Office in our time

6,30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's and consequently we hope to see the

Oathedral

China Association continue its good work and cordially wish that it may grow in nurabora and influence.

FRIDAY, February 7 :-

Regalia Danca at City Hall.

Reduced to $350. MONDAY, February 10:—

A Marvel of Mechanical Genius and the most perfect

Instrument on the Market.

A written guarantee given with each instrument.

Transfer Books of Hongkong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ld.. close from this date to 24th Feb., inclusive. SATURDAY, February 15:-

WAS

The Tokyo "Jiji" warns Japan against ignoring the rumours of misconduct against. Japanese officials in Koron and demands the readjustment of official dis cinting there.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30 1808.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

'Kwangtung's Contribution,

The native oilciale of Canton are etryg- gling to got the money to pay off another instalment of the indemnity from the Boxer movement to Great Britain and Ger many. She does not find it very easy to got the money together. The winter call this time amounts to 25 lacs of dollars. To

got this sum four different funds have to be drawn upon.

BY TELEGRAPH.

JAPANESE IMMIGRA-

ΤΙΟΝ.

Amicable Settlements.

(Exclusive Service,, supplied by Reuters

vin Bombay.) The Provincial Treasurer and the Salt

LONDON, January 29, Commissioner hayo just advised the Viceroy that they have once more collected

Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Minister this sam. The land revenue has furnished for Foreign Affairs, has announced in the largestehere. Then comes the ordinary taxes, by which is meant prosumably the Diet that an agreement has bech the ordinary income from the rovenue arrived at with Canada in regard to derived from the Customa. Then comen thesalt tax, for there was an increased migration. tax put upon salt when this indemnity The restrictions which had been The Chinaman is viewed from taby

themselves have to pay a certain sum. had to be paid. Lastly the oficials placed upon the emigration of Japanese standpoints in this world, and the

That is, a certain porcentage of their to Canada had not affected Japan's light he is regarded in only depends

malarles, has been earmarked to be devoted national prestigo. upon the country he is observed from,

to this object until the whole is paid off. So by drawing from these four sources the

The Minister added that a settlement In. Ainerica, he is chameleon in his

necessary amount has once more, bean with the United States was in sight. characteristics if the newspapors san At the Police Court yesterday Chan nade up, and the Treasurer has informed | |be accepted se judges. A paper in M and Wong Tse-lau were indicted on the the Viceroy that he is ready to send on Tennessee-the Stato where the song Paya East, and on a sceouti charge of heads. In this way the necessary interest charge of murdering one, Chan Tai-tzi, at the money to the bank when the chair is Letters relating to business should be address says good old geff reposes-called the ing unlawfully armed with weapons and will be paid as well as a share of the in- "Southern Lumberman," utters the with stealing gadda and chattels to the dewanity, so that as the your pass by tho allowing piece of wisdom:-"In many value of $25. The hearing was adjourned. interest will be lessened and so the demand respecte the Chinese are the wisest people in the world. They bare lived

Peru will welcome Japaneso immigen and multiplied, whilst other astions boen permitted by the Tokyo Fordige tion. The American Ewigration Co. has

Noon-Mesting of The Hongkong and Shangbai Banking Corporation, at the City Hall. MONDAY, Febrasry 94:-

Noon-Meeting of Hongkong & Wham pas Dock Co., Ld., st Co.'s Offices.

8. MOUTRIE &. Co., LD., ed to THE MASAGER,

YORK BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD.

Hongkong. Anzil 16, 1907.

A.

NOTICE.

Communication relating to run ehould be addreesed to TIK EDITUR.

Correspondents must forward their nomea and addresses with any communication auf dressed to the Editor, not for publication bid on evidener of gonei faith.

All lettern for publication ahende be" vitten on are shir of the paper only.

Na anayırously reperi rummusications that juve already apeared in she papers will be

inacrted.

Orders for rstva copies of the “Cuixa Mare. should be sent before Uam, on the day after publication Mter that lurer the supply

Buckingham Palace caught fire owing to an On Jan. It the butler's pantry at explosion of methylated spirits, Thirteen fire engines ware promptly on the ecoue but the Palace servants suppressed the

fire

have risen, fullon and passed away. Office to send une thousand labourers to

In China grocor ranks higher than a that country by its own steamer, the Jau- grant actor, higher than a soldier, or akushima-maru. The Meiji Emigration Co. politician. The Chinese recognize is also allowed to raise 500 emigranta for that a cor provides the whorawithal can liner of the Toyo Kisen Kaisin.

Peru, who will be sent by a South Ameri- to live. He alla foodstuffs, and the comfort of many rests in his hande

S. WATSON limited Cash fills, Credit ) de, per He is an important factor in the

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Hongkong, November 2, 1907.

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FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION AT MODERATE RATES.

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EVERY SUNDAY EVENINO, from 4.30 to 8.30 p.m. Dancing will be held every SATUR- DAY EVENING from 7.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.

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Alterations mal additions to Advertisement welfare of a nation,"

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Journal" Somebody should carry

Says the "Lincoln (Nebraska) State

the

No doubt news to Poking that an American in

De: Pages 1,2, 6 and 7, smuld be sent to our And this from a Nobrnaka paper, the «Bentrice Express":"A Chinaman

Ogre at 5. Wyulian Street und later than 11 as New Adderetiarvienta shamba be sent to

aur Office at S, (men's Road Central before

3 pw.

Advertisements cont Saimeriptions which are nel nrdered for a fixed perin will be continued antil countermauded.

Telegraphic Adurean: Mail, Hongkong. Telephone No. 29,

The China Mail

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1508.

at

THE CHINA ASSOCIATION.

Tug report presented to the members of the local branch of the China Association this" afternoon's meeting, states that the questions which occupied the attention of the Committee in 1907 were

not so momentous as those dealt with

in San Francisco died from the shock

|

will bo less.

NANKEEN CLOTH.

Decay of the Fatshon Trado.

CRICKET.

www

The English Eleven. -

(Exclusive Service, #pplied by Reuter, via Bombay.)

LONDON, January 29. The return match between the English The manufacture and preparation of Eloven and Tasmania has been stopped nankeen cloth in Fatshun is a very large

industry and has in the past been vory by min and was consequently drawn. prosperova ons. There is a loud cry, however, that things are very black, indeed. Two catses are assigned for this dupression. The first is that rohbors and

their depredations have made it dificult

for the ordinary tande to go on. But Anterica has been sent to prison for life The Chinese more and more, especially the foreign competition has made itself felt,

an American in China suffers at the foreign unde cloths, specially clotba for killing a Chinsman in America. When better chusses, are beginning to wear hand of a Chinaman the offender is punish made of wool, and therefore the salen

ASIATICS IN AFRICA.

Warning to Natal

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Beuter,

of any improvement at present. Of course in the Transvaal shortly recognised their”--

those who want to buy will purchase what

ria Bombay.) of being called a liar hy the presidented. That this would be done without the of the antive manken we falling off of the Wong Wo association. Dis potential influence of an American fact greatly. It is computed that this year

LONDON, January 29, claiming guilt of falsehood, the sensitive cannot certainly be proved. The Omslin the sales inve diminished two fifths, Speaking at Pretoria, Mr Smuts said Mongolian fell dead. "We have yet to jury that found Pumphrey guilty and fired compared with wibut it was same years ago, he would not be surprised if the Asiatics-

the penalty was under no coercion, and there appears to his little or no liope see the Celestial who has lived in San Voluntary justice stopped ass face Francisco more than a few hours who lines. would turn a hair on being bowlod out in a crammer, much less drop dead. There are, of course, many Hongkong natives who would promptly pass over to the great majority if it were oven insinuated that they juggled with truth. But Hongkong is not 'Frisco.

The advent of Socialism as a prac. tical issue, which has aroused so much porturbation at Home, has had one good effect. We learn that the Labour Party has been split into Socialists and nati-Socialists. There is an old saying that, when a certain class of torious class gets its due. men falls out, another and more meri-

Without

The time had come for the rest of

is attractive, ned as test people think more present position was impossible. of their own need than they do of the pros- The Government still offered to register There was an element of romance in perity of the neighbouring manufactory, in the Asiatics if the latter volunteered the late Lord Kelvin's sound marriage. the future even more foreign cloth will lo Canary Islands that the great scientist met still worso.. The Chinese should change The story is worth telling. It was at thed, and the trade in nukeen will fare en masse to accept registration. his bride to bu, and her apparent interest their tactics and prepare for their own in scientific pursuits drew them quickly people, if they can, those things that will together. The scientist went to great ateret; otherwise they will be loft behind length to unfold a new system of signalling, and as he said good-bye to the iwly on the bridge of his yacht on leaving, he looked at her and smilingly said: "Do you think you understand the system now?" "Oh,

yes," replied his lady friend, "I am auro I anderstand." Then," said the scientist,

watch the vessel as it disappears from view, and I will dash you a message." The mosuge was, "Will you be my wife?" The lady's, reply the world knows.

CHINA'S THEATRES,

The Old Way The More Attractive.

Some time ago some Chinese who had ben abroad attempted on their return to introduce amongst their fellow countryman a lantter type of staging and a wore refined type of acting. In fact the prime movers. This paragraph from an Indian paper of the doparture desired to elevate the may find application in other parts of the stage." The enthusiasts, however, did not

South Africa to advier Natal in the strongest terms regarding the necessity.

of preventing the increase of Asiatics in Natal, otherwise the whole of South Africa would be over-run by these

races.

(REUTER'S SERVICE.} FRANCE

LONDON, January-28. In the debate on Morocco; M. Pichon

last year. On this point there is room for a difference of opinion. The West River trouble and the endeavour by the coing so far as to say that the mem British Dominions: There is a cortain And things very easy, and gradually said it was impossible to recognise Nanking Viceroy to establish a monopoly bers of the Labour Party in Great class of official in this country, which they have, drifted back into the old Mulai Hafid referring to M. Dalessa's in opium are questions of more than Britain should be classed with those untappily still preserves an attitude to ways. This drifting has, however, been pecch, he denied that France's alliances- passing importance. Since the report whose failing it is not to be able toward the press which is almost antedilu- gradual, and it has never mot with the and friendships were directed against was sent to the printer the British distinguish between the property of the highest officials in the land, and we are now way. Henco there has come a time viau in character. This does occur among hearty approval of the supportors of the

any Power flotilla bas been withdrawn and conse-others and their own it may be anti-glad to take this opportunity of expressing when a bait has been called. Another |quently the portion of the report dealing oipated that the Britisli public as a

an appreciation felt, not only by us, at the step is to be taken-ruthor another attempt vote of confidence in the Government The French Chamber has passed a with this matter is to some extent out of whole will profit by this division in accessibility of the higher officialcom. But is to be made to elevate the theatre and to date. Nonetheless we agree with the Labour's ranks. The Labourites who Committee that the delay of the Chinese are not Socialists will, in all probability, officiala in dealing with the compensa-

become merged in the Radical wing of the Liberal Party while the more tion claims was directly due to the

it

LATER.

RUSSIA

LONDON, January 28.

and raticonce exist is lower grades that appreciating and enjoying a bettor stage

is still true that a degree of suspicion bring the Chinose up to the point of by 436/61. would be unbelievable save to those who and better acting. The movers in this have had personal and unpleasant expe- attempt have asked those who have sym- rience of it. Considerations of public in-pathy to lost together that the situation tortst or accessity are overridden by may be fully discussed, and if something "lenient view" taken by the British conservative section of the Liberal individuals who would apparently he can be done to mend matters there will be introduced a Bill to the Dums for the Party will be drawn. into the ranks of more comfortably in the middle ages than with many difficulties. The old way is cheap Construction of a second line of the

another attempt. No doubt the way is boseb

and

The Minister of Communicatione bas

THE SUEZ CANAL.

Foreign Office. The belated energy the Unionists. Thus the two historical in the present day. PURE MALT shown by the despatch of the flotilla at parties will benefit at the expense of

the excitement is considerable. Siberian railway, at a cost of £15,782, The many friends of Mr W. T. Payne, There is plenty of noise, and many rough 000; the first section to be completed a time when no extraordinary occasion the Labour Party, the greater gathe popular manager of the C. P. R. Co. in sketches of ancient days and ancient by 1911. WHISKIES seemed to warrant its despatch then being naturally to the Unioniste. But Japan, says the "Japan Gazette" of Jan. doings, all of which are dear to the Chinese

more than at any other time, has in all apart altogether from the effect that the 20, will be pleased to hear that he has been heart.

Any ¡more olaborate staging will probability, convinced the Chinese that Labour split will have upon the poli-highly honoured by H.L.M. the Emperar higher type of actors, and these will de- cost money. Better acting will need a the British Government is irresolute and tical prospects of the two great parties who has been phased to confor on him the mand better pay. All this will mear that The Canal is re-opened to traffic.

which has so recently been introduced recognition of his services to the country whio patronize the theatre. When plays of the flotilla will, in all likelihood, be

into the House of Commons will tondo.P.R. in Japan for over 20 years, at first when everything is free and easy, and, Mr Payne has been associated with the can be out for the looking at them, and taken as a tribute to the power of the

to quieten the alarm that has been at Kobo and from 1896 as manager at meanwhile quite attractive, there seems to [agitators who objected to its presence in created in so many quarters. We have Yokohan. He is now leaving Japan in

OF

GENUINE AGH vacillating. Also the recent withdrawal the weakening of the dangerous element Fourth Class Order of the Rising Sun in larger sums will have to be paid by those

AND,

FLAVOUR.

PER DOZEN.

THE SCULLING CHAMPION- SHIP.

alicuta and Temple, Convenienes f FINE MELLOW Chinese waters on "patriotic" grounds. always expressed the belief that the consequence of promotion in the service be higit uty in the way of introduc The China Association is well advised majority of British workingmon had of the Company and will proceed to Vaning higher type of playing and a higher

couver by the Empress of India on the type of noters. in pressing upon the British Govern- too much common-sense to be misled 23rd inst. He will not as the Company's inent the opinion of the men on the spot for long by the empty promises of the general representative in Vancouver. Not in regard to these questions which aro Socialists. Justification for that belief only has Mr. -Payne been honoured by His. perpetually arising between it and is found in the cabled roport of the Majesty but many of the Japanese nobility break away of a considerable number are favoured him with presenta and $16.50, Ubina. There are those who profess to of the Labour M.F.'s from their or

marks of Eloir estoum., Mr and Mrs Payne sep in the Association nothing but a ganisation upon it declaring straight band of busybodice who are constantly out for Socialism. interfering with other people's business.

CLARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

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and for a night and happy future.

HOW DIPHTHERIA IS CONTRACTED. NE often bears the expression, * My

LONDON, "January 28.

CAPE COLONY ELECTIONS,

A Dutch Success.

LONDON, January 28.

In the elections for the Legislative Council at the Cape, the Dutch party has been sigually victorious.

A ROYAL VISIT.

--

The Webb-Tresidder Match.

Wobb résidder match for the champion Wellington (N.Z.The date of the ship of the world has beest fired for Fob mark and Norway in February.

LONDON, January 98. The King and Queen will visit Den-

rumay 26, 1008. The event will be rowed on the Wanganui River

WHAT is more welcome and practical

ADVT

DO NOT EXPERIMENT WITH GROUP.

SIR HENRY, CAMPBELA.- BANNERMAN

LokDox, January 28.

The Premier is recovering.

SUSPENSION OF A BANK.

A. 8. WATSON & CO., This is unfair criticism based upon lack

THERE is great difficulty in getting pure Bonso down into one word, the happy Drink Imperial Draught Beer and you are than a cask of Imperial Draught eer foode and genuind goods in the Oriont of understanding. Those who, from and successful life is wholesomeness. LIMITED.

long acquaintanco with the Far Fast and Imperial Draught Boor is wholesome, suro of one pure article.-ADVT. personal knowledge of the working of the Foreign Office, are qualified to speak boying medicine; a few penos from child, caught a duvere cold which WHEN & child shown eptoptoms of with authority, know very well that the auch bottle is no inducetront to the developed into diphther's, when the truth Wor

croup there is no time to experi

LONDON, January 28 branches of the China Associatan do Cx- do wants that which is most offc. was that the cold had simply left the littlement with new remedies, no matter how tive, as it is cheapest in the end. This is one particularly acceptible to the wander highly they may be recommended. There

Owing to a severe run on the Natio. cellent w

nitention to why Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is going diphtheria germ. When Chamberlain's is one preparation that can always be de

popular here._ft_La guaranteed to do all Cough Remedy is given it quickly cures pended upon. It has been in use for many nal Bank of North America, the Comp- matters, which would otherwise bapigeon that is claimed for it and its ouros of the cold and lessens the danger of diph-years and had never been known to fail troler of Currency has heen aaked to cough, colds and croup are always satis- therm or any other gerai disenga being cor- via: Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Give holed, or at all events, notreceive their due factory. For enle by all chemists and tracted, For sale by all ohomilate and atorg- it, and a quick cura le sue to fossin charge. The capital of the meed of attention. This useful, and byetorokoopers.

keepers

asle by all chemiete and strekeovers. Bank is $9,000,000,

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BUILDINGS;

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