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JUST ARRIVED.

A Very Largo Assortment of

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FOR THE RACES,

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from Fab. 4 to Feb. 11, 1908.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

found when it arrived that prices baud

At Paris, on the 14th instant, Mr A. A gone up 100 per cont, owing to a local

H. BOTELLO (of Blessrs Barretto and Co.)

and Consul for, Republic of Nicaragus inshorings? Would it be held that he Hongkong. (By telegraph).

Lad earned the additional profit or not?

General Memoranda, TUREBAY, February 18:-

In regard to speculation as to many other things in life, we find that there must

Regutor of Shurch of The Kowloon Land

and Buikling Co., La., class from this needs be incorsistoney. Governments date to 26th Feb., inclusive.

take hesitating steps in what they

WEDNE DAY, February 19:-

INTRIGUE.

CHINESE POLITICS IN 1907.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1908.

NAVIGATION OF UPPER YANGTZE.

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Kiangsu Radway, loin und West patrol troubles. This was responsible for numorous tologmans from every cornerofthe Empire denouncing his foreign policy. But; It is well known thai Ch'a Hung Chi Xuan was not to be put out, and contrary to wrigglod his way into power as Poling by what was expected from a future solf. crafty stratager, and held sway us a Grand government he ordered the prohibition of Councillor of the realm for many years, public mootings and the freedoni of the His stratagem, however, becaine increas- prese, and intenso dissatisfaction

caused throughout.+ ingly crafty with the advent of the year 1907, and his ultimate down-fall my, be

This is briefly what has pissed with 4 p.m.Auction of Rago Pontes opposits believe to be the right direction but assigned a result thereof. The outward regard to Chinese politics during the

the City Hall. Goods per Goeben undolivered after this their faith is not sure and the progress Prince Ching, and the maintesincs of a promise of preparation for a constitution his friendliness with the year 1997, which opened with every date subject to rent. Goods per Nippon Murs undelivered is arrested as soon as doubts begin to relation on the best terms with other for China. Readers may gather the out

after noon this date subject to rent.

deepon. After all a Government is members of the Imperial family, were, it cannot be denied, actions towards the only an agglomeration of men with very nchlevomout of an object he has long had little more wisdom than that mysterious in view. That object was no other than but useful person the Man in the Street Capital. His policy, it is presumed, was the attainment of supreme power in the

first of all to crush Tit Liang, the Minister of War, and Yuan Shib Kai, the Viceroy

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this date subject rent, THURSDAY, February 20:

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Tonkin Inlaid Ware, and Entroideries, &c., at Mr

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Gen. P. Lammort's Sales Rooms. p.m.1

Performance by Hongkong Possibly the Mim in the Street, if he Amateur Dramatic Club f. City Hall.

to 5th March, inclusive.

Monday, February 24 :--

Justices of Peace at the Magistracy.

inconsistencies work very little burdship

earnestness in

scheme aimed directly at the down-fall of

ties yet ahead of such a reformis in Cle. ‚n.

THE SEIZED STEAMER.

From Our Corespondent,)

CANTON, February 14. Developments in eronection with the

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"A Chimerical Idea."

(Exclusive Fervice, supplied by Reuter, tia Bomboy.)

Loxos, February 14.

A lecture has been delivered before

the members of thisCentral Asion Society, upon the Commerce and Communica- tions of Western China, by Lord Ronaldshay, the nowly elected M.P. for Horoscy Division, Middlesbro.

Lord Ronaldshay declared that the

the Upper Yangtza waa chimerical.

At the present time the newly awak-

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ened spirit of Chinese nationalism was

Transfer Books of The Chian Fire Insur. ever worries his head over such matters, of Chili, and finally Prince Ching. The seizure of the Taisu Maru are being awaitaa idea of establishing ateam navigation in

ance Co., Ld., oloas from this date remarks that the laws regulating outery in the case of the singing girl Yang by both foreigners and Chinese with much Che Hi, which created such a great soura interest, but information is meagre and | speculation aro hopelessly inconsistent Noon-Mesting of Hongkong & Wham- but lets it pass as one of those things indicates that it was a carefully planned might lo obt ined are reticent.

tion throughout the empire, clearly oficials from when a great dent of detail pao Dook Co., Ld.. at Co.'s Olices, 2.1 p.m.-Mesting of His Majesty's which are inevitable. Ho knows sch Prince Ching, whose influence proved, of the steamer and the Chinese Compradore hampering tho construction of railways.

According to Chinese reports the Captain | however, too strung to sucenub to such awere on arvital of the vessel it Canten con- to the community as a whole. Conse-scheme, and Chu's Government was dacteal by Commander Wu to the Jaqumow

The lecturer suggested the advisable- breken 121 quently we do not feel disposed to assail

Consulate. where they are staying at pre-ness of constructing a light line of rail- Thus for the groater fiartion of the year, sent awaiting official enquiries. It has also the Government for terning a blind eye while the entside world was induced to been stated flat, thụ xence of the two

from Blamo, Burina, to Talifu. to the proceedings in connection with mode for the establishment of a con- Captain was to the effect that the Tatsu- believe that every preparation was being have been taken and that that of the cash sweeps at the racecourse which į stitutional government, the ministers with Mara was to call at Hongkong directly, have certainly given pleasure to many in the Capital weie in reality all the thread that she did not do so was owing to and, as far as we are aware, have odicts reinling to the future constitution

fighting for personal power, and Imperial the anticipation of bad weather.

4 p.m.-Meoting of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at Uity Hall,

TUZADAY, February 25:-

11.46 Meeting of The Kowloon Land nad Building Co., bể, st DOA Office.

THURSDAY, March 5-

Noon-Meeting of The China Fire In-i

sumore Co., Ld., at Co,'s Officos.

NOTICE.

Lattern relating to buenisean should be address-wrought barn to none.

edhe THE MANAGER,

l'ommunications relating to news should be addressed in The Euron.

Forrespondents must forward their nomea orul addresses with my communications ad- decaned to the Bilik for publication bet aeviience of good faith.

All inters for publication should be arritten an one side of the paper valy.

No annuganonely signed comaturientions that hure already oppeured in other papers will be

inserted!.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN

CANTON.

A Gambler's Crime.

were entirely ignored.

(BEITER'S SERVICE. }' FRANCE AND SPAIN IN MOROCCO.

LONDON, February 13. Advices from-Madrid state that France bas sent a note to Spain request-

The Bandina Opors Company, withing that Spain takes a more active perf which Mr Henry Dallas comes a leading in Morocco, to send a force, which would comedisa, opens here on March 6, when do rather more than the Spaniards did they produce the popular comic opera "Thoat Casa Blanca. Spain has decided to Girls of Gottenburg."

Shortly after disulation of Chu's over- BANDMANN OFERA COMPANY ment, Prince Chum and Lu Chunn Lin were clled to the Grand Council, but it was considered the two new members of the Council had not the quality and ability desir able in statesmen, and the Court inly decid. ed or was influenced to decide to warn Chang Chi Tung, then Viceroy of the Linng Kinng Provinces, and Yuan Shih Kai, then Viceroy of Chili Povince, fo

On the night at the ninth of this Chinese month a shacking tragedy was perpetrated in the Tartar part of the ey of Canton.fons & now Council. A Manelu soldier, one of the Bandermen, had been gambling, and had lost a lis

An Imperial edict was issued on August

inders for extra gezica of the Chisa fan money. Be returned in despair this and in response to the edict, Yoan should be brut before 11 am on the day after wife and desunnded some more silver thattered Peking on August 30. On Sep- he raight try his luck again. She declined pointing Chang Chi Tung and Yuu Shih tember 4, another edict was issued ap- pultiration. After Dant hair the supply Smited, Cash in ets, freit 20 eta, pero accede to his demand. He went back Kai Ministers of the Grand Council In

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THE AMOY RAILWAY.

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The First Engine.

(From Our Correspondent.)

AMOX, Poliury 11. Some perfectly natural excitement was

content herself with organising a police force in nccordance with the Algeciras Conference.

INTERNATIONAL MOTOR CAR-

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RACE.

- LONDON, February 13. New York reports that 3 French, German, 1 Italian and American."

to the kitchen and found the wood-knife.addition to these appointjornts, Yam was used in Amoy on Monday when the motor-care have started for Puris, via on Inger 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7, should be wat to ear execute her on the spot. He eat her Waiwupu (Chinese Foreign Office). Chang

Alterations and advistions to Advertisements and returned to his wife and deliberately further contandert to preside at the Dougins Steamer, s.s. Haiching, arrived Behring and Siberia.

hend ofl with lau kaife.

Office at Wyndham Street not later than 11 a. New Advertisements shouli his send to A

our set at 8, Queen's Road Central, before

apaa.

Cofrestimoments and Subscriptions which are nol overted for a fized perień still be continued sutil counterauded.

Toleyraphie Achircas: Mail, Hongkong. Telephone No.

The China Mail.

man near by, hearing, the entered the house and was fired, upou by the enraged nim. Then some police can upon the scene, and again there was the report of retrats and two more were wanted. Throughout there were three men wounded and the man's wife killed.

with the first milway engine for the ow Chi Tang did not arrivo at the Capital railway. The steaner was delayed in until September, and from Suptember to Hongkong by the diffenity of getting it on December, the Chinese Government may end, and it took a good deal of ingenuity sail to have sen the Chang-Yann-fering it in Amoy to the lighters Government. With the presence of these even though the hits and the frime

whose prominente ad inspired so much

tea statesinen at the head of fies-met

were in different sections.

It is from Germany, so that the honour

THE NORTH SEA AGREE.

·MENT....

Sohou said that the object of the

LANTON, February 13. In the German Reichstag, Herr

Baltic and North Sea Agragent was

of exporting the first rugina for use in the merely to obtain the soleus promiee Fulien Prusince lies with the "Father of the States concerned, that they would

The enraged Bannerman secing what honiconfidence-it was expreted though in dono then rushed out towards the | swak be done to forward the selieme for id," wad, not with Great Britain. The not interfere in the status quo. The

out the empire that something beneficial nearest well and tung himself in. But the future constitution about which so others were too quick for him, and he

ceutractors will find considemble difficulty question of a ware clausum was never was pulled out bufore he could shown him.schus been said. but times shows that in landing it on the spot where the railway entertained. self. He is now held in custody, and with anlutely nothing has been attenspred, lagine, as up to now there are no ap | have to stand his trini. Meanwhile then stiply because there was something HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1908. wounded men have been taken to the of a mystery existing. Perhaps to nuke Canton Missionary Society's Hospital at

untters plain it is unzessary to explain Kukfau, where their wounds have been lost on August 23, a tumour was current altended to and where they will be woll the expital that the Emperor was 1. On August 26, thPeking Daily News," which is the organ of Prince Su

„THE SPECULATIVE SPIRIT.

The letter we published on Thursday from a correspondent in relation to lot- teries raises a question that has never been satisfactorily answered. Where is the line of demarcation which divides gambling as a harmless amuseinent from gambling as ' most reprehensible

F Dnz. Per Bottle breach of the law, to be down? Our correspondent distinctly announced that he was not writing to we because be objected to the cash sweeps being held at the racecourse, anil most readers will agrec with him that the public weal is not hereby really interfered with. But the point be makes, and it is a difficult one to explain oway, is the apparent inconsistency of the Government. Morally there is no difference between lottery dmse at Macao and one drawn at Happy Valloy. However, we are not the keepersoftheconscience of the Hongkong Government. The fact seems fo be that the Government very wisely recognised that the spcculative spirit is inherent and that it myst have a vent. The source of puzzlement to many is that while recognition is given to the existence of this speculative spirit by the authorisu- tion of stock exchanges and in other ways, but few Clovernments utilise it for the replenishment of their Treasuries The stock argument, however, is that the chance to achieve sudden wealth.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The meeting of the Legislative Ummeil ranged for next Thursday has been past poned.

pliances snitable for lifting ench great THE CRUISE OF THE UNITED weights, or for putting the engine to- gether when they do get it on shore. No

rails are yet Inid, so its arrivaiția mono- what "previous."

With regard to the laying out of the and party, was ordered by the Board of that the New Year festivities are over, we line, the work is going on slowly, but now Municipality to cosa publication, owing to the insertion of a paragraph to the effect that an abdiention, which has since been attempted, was imminent.

On August 30, Yuan Shih Kai arrived at Poking and an audience with the Empress Dowager was obtained. On September lü,

may expect work to be more rapid. I here that the contract is out for the iron Bridge aver the North River, which is the only really serious piece of difficult engineering to be negotiated, between Amoy and Chang Chow Fu. But if later on the line is

the Eloperor was present at the anniversary extended to Lung Yon Chow, so as to tap

STATES FLÉET.

LONDON, February 13. The citizens of Los-Auggies havé

Japanese residents to participate in the cordially accepted a proposal of the.

reception of the United States dent;

VICKERS MAXIM CO.

Lasion, February 13.

The Vickers Maxim Co. is issuing**

KIAQUCHOU.

He Majesty the King has not been advised to exorciso his power of disallow auce with respect to the Ordinance relatiugurumong of Confucics. On September 18, the extensive coal mines in that region, it £1,000,000 debentures to carry out to the Publication of Seditious Matter. an edict was issued stating that the E-will require all the genius and ability of their arrangements in coparation with peror was extremely ill and instructing the the engineers, whether they are foreign or Armstrongs, to establish works in Japan Mr J. H. Green, of the World's Viceroys and Governors to look for the Chinese, to overcome the many obstacles to for the manufacture of ordinance and Evangelization Society, will give an address most skilful medical assistance.

be met with. Unless the time takes jis other products. on his work, at the Sailors and Soldier"

Now, between the rumour of the illness will mean a very roundabout journey, not [

course along the side of the river, which Institute, Praga Enst at 8 o'clock on Sun-of the Emperor, his subsequent presence a few tunnets will have to be bored through day (to-morrow). Soldiers and Sailors at the anniversary ceremony of Confucius, the high range of mountains to be met and the attempt at his abdication, there with on the way to the "Dragon City,"

LONDON, February 13. existed a mystery. If astoported, Eperor It is a question whether the newly-invent- The Budget Committee of the Reich Kwougher was ill on August 23, beedning ed "Moudrait system would not be a stag in reply to a complaint about the The Annual General Meeting of the extremely so till September 18, he would better way of carrying the line over the cost of the garrison at Kiaonchou, said Hongkong Chureli Missionary Association not have been able to conduct the auror-mountains instead of tunnelling through the Government declared that a reduc will be hold in St. Paul's College on Friday, sary ceremony on September 15. A solu them. There is more than ano pass February 21st, at 5.15 p.. The Bishoption to this mystery has been advanced over 3000 foot to be crossed.

condially invited.

of Victorin will preside and an address vill the effect that Yun Shih-kai bad all the

be given by the Venerable Archdeach time been working for the abdication of Mele. of Mid-Chian,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

Mr 3. H. Greene, Secretary of the World-Evangelization League, will address the inciting of the Hongkong Christian non in the Y.M.C.A, rooms, Alexandra Buiklings, on Monday, at 5.30 pm.

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tion was impossible, and that Kisoucheu

was of great value for the dissemination of German Influence in China. An

weakness,

This is by Walter R. Lambrit in an abandonmout would be regarded as a

A FEMALE REBEL

the Emperor, for the only person who folt pusafe with the coming into power of the American paper In commercial iu Emperor after the death of the Empress tegrity there are none who surpass the Dowager was Yuan himself, and knowing Chineso merchant. One of the managers that with the exemption of Chaug Chi Teng, of the Butterfief and Swire Steamship body was his opponent to contrived Company remarked to the writer that n under the agis of the Old Lady to get Chinees inerchant of the best class will lose female rebel was captured in Yamehau and, It was reported that short time ago a Chay into the scheme. Chang, however, ather than repudiaty a contract. Howhen found guilty of holding revolutionary declared the scheme infeasible owing to the added his testimony to the fact that several principles, was summarily helendod. Hor likely uprising of the people and disagreed foreignere in Shanghai wipes paper lind name was Wai Sap-yi.

with an abdication.

Now it appears that among the female

Liaut-Colonel Soutt-Moncrict loft the

This, therefore, has brought about come worthless were saved. by Chinese robels there has arison another woman Colony today for Home. he has been in unpleasant distrust between Fann and friends who advanced $10,000 in one case says that she is Wai Shap-yi, and therefore since its arrival here, and lins ubade a host not in any way he compared with that of the European morchant with whom they roman or is passing herself of aga koincar command of the 3rd Middlesex Regiment Chang. The latter, whose influence could tonk no receipt rather than she is either personating the sxecuted of friends whilst in the Colony, his sterling Yun, had recourse to escaping from his bad traded for years go to the wall, nation. However that may be, the articials qualities ondearing him to many.

polition unomy in the capital; while on In a dispute: at Now Chwang over five of the plane are disturbed enough to gond the other hand Yuno, soeing that he was seks of sugar of lower grade which got special. advices of what is going on to tho The string is sanounced at Glasgow alde to carry out his long cherished into the cargo by mistake, a Chiama Viceroy, and to ask for instructions. without earring it is demoralising. That of Br C 1. Galo, A.M.1.C.E, of the his plan had been. disclosed to a third with the reply: "The foreign merchant of the matter, and seems to suggest that

dosirs, felt uncomfortably uneasy, because proposed Luycott, but his guild refused,

Tho Viceroy's reply seems to ako light argument is generally accepted as con- Public Works Department, Hongkong, and clusise but we doubt very much whether Miss Daisy A. M. Clark, M.B., B.S.C., person." It was on account of thie that has been honest and isc is our friend, he thinks the whole aflair a bonx. Ho daughter of the late Dr. John Clark, City months held different opinions as to the Shanghai Banking Corporation, which has in possession of the facts to sand him the the two statesimon vo for the past for the thirtieth anniversary of the Hongkong. However, has ordered the officials to look it would stand-exhaustive analysis. Analyst, and his Clark, of Blockbank,

Again into the master and when they are. 8. WATSON & 00, State lotteries exist in both Germany Patrick Till, Glasgow. Mies Clark was in or the sear Corell, had the shoes of dealt with thousands of Chinese, the romark information, that he way know what to

political affairs of the State. creation and France and we bave yet to learn Hongkong seng time ago, wo understand.the barriers betarron Manchu and Chinese was publicly unde: We have never lost decide. It is not the first time that wo- LIMITED,

catirely dwindled, and preparation for the one tel by the Chinese." It behovas the men have appeared in the lists of rebels of PRAISE FROM EVERYWHERE. future constitution was only a bogey quesof the "open door to deal with such a

American pouple, who favour the policy of China."

that either of these great countries has | become financially demoralised in conse queno. If it were eutlenvoured 10

NZE manufacturers of Chaerbolais's tion.

STUBBORN COUGHS.

WHOOPING COUGH.. HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy will

Creatly lesson the severity of whoop-

ing cough. It lignifies the tough macus:

THE WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTE. restrict the gains of everybody to what the most remote corners of the world Chang as a supporter of his scheme, uad

Cough Remedy receiva letters from Yuan Shib Kai, being unable to gain people with an open heart and a free hand. in praise of this well known medicine his influence, to get rid of Chang. The they actually earned governments would Parents in Ausbaules for colda and croup, result was that the Yun-Chang Govern, soma throat or lung trouble, the tough looss. Any tendency toward find their hands pretty full. How would give it to their babies for colds and croup,

not allow a cold to linger as it indi-making expectoration easy and keeps with the same satisfactory results as do the ment was carrieil into a Yuan Government. ▲ merchant for instance be dealt with mothers in our homes, and becaias just as His foreign policy was also, it about the The timely use of Chamberlain's Cough pneumonia or other serious results

enthusiastic in their palso of its merit same time, changed, accompanied by the all chemists and store-keeper.

Remedy will avoid all danger. For male

promptly counteracted fold by all chomists who bought a shipload of rice and who For sale by all chemists and store-kcope ..

ud storekeeper.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

Bingkong, November 30, 1907..