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tare, at No. 1, Des Voeux Road, Mount Kellet, Peak.

COTTAGE PIANOS FAIDAY, February 28

BY

BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH

RACHELS, PLEYEL, CHAPPELL, HOPKINSON, and ROSENKRANZ, &c,'

Inspection Invited.

SOLE AGENTS

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Hongkonu. April 18, 1907.

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General Memoranda,

Goods per Asirvia undelivered after this

date subject to reitt... Goods per Asia undelivered after noon

this date subject to rent. SUNDAY, March 1

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1908,

the

MINISTER.

Sentenced to Imprisonment.

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(Exclusive Bervice, supplied by Reuter, '

via Bombay)

LONDON, February 20. Siguor Nasi, the Italian ex-Blinister, whose trial has been proceeding for

his extraordinary feat of tergiversatinot that the Olief Justice would have JAPAN IN MANCHURIA CORRUPT ITALIAN EX- was performed Because the solicitors been better advised to have left the

were unaware of the fact that the personal aspect of the matter alone. For practical purposes, any the “N.C.D. mattor had already been referred to and The position is now that the Bench, the strategical aspects of the case,

News" in a leading article, and ignoring the

Goods per Delki not cleared at 4 pm. disonssed by the Committee of the Law Dary and, for the present moment-it iumsdiate question appears to be, will the

on this date subject to rent.

had practically would obviously be dangerous to affect traffic on the South Manchurian Hainasintun-Fakumen line injuriously Society who Auctions.

agreed to the extension of the vacation prognosticate what view they will take Railway; that is to say, will it take fron upon certain terms." This was lament-to-morrow--the solicitors are satisfied that Railway freight which it now handles? The dißculty of proving a negative state- 2.31 p.m.--Austints of Household Furntable ignorance upon their part because that their convenience will be served by ment is recognized by lagicians, but all the nearly every well-informed layman in the an extended vacation. Only one section weight of evidence is in favour of the Colony knew befors Feb. 10 that the of the community has been overlooked in contantion, namely, that the now line will tap a populaas and fertile country Committee of the Law Society had given the litigants. But fortuantely, the without present outlet and separated from several months before the Senate sitting. its agreement to the proposal. If the Chamber of Commerce has left no room the Manchurian system by a natural as a High Court, has been found guilty

boundary, the Lino | River. We are solicitors, who have manifested such a for doubt on the question whether the unable to sympathize with the views of of improperly expending public funda singalar lack of knowledge in regard to public interest will be served: It tho Tokyo journalists, Japanese and for years and for other acts of dia the matters which concern themselves declares emphatically that it will not British, who maintains that Japan has nearly, turn up our issue of Des. 21,1907, and we thoroughly endorse that "ubjecting herself to severe Chinese com was sentenced to imprisonment for already erred on the side of benevolence, honesty during his tenure of office. Har

they will see that we then stated that statement. The public wants to see the petition." by "banding over" the Haig there was a movement on foot to extend legal wheels go round more quickly. Japanese, interests are still theoretically

mintun-Mukden line, for Chinese, not eleven months and twenty days. the day vacation. On Dec. 23 we pub- If the Government grants the extended paramount in China. We wnous rather in lished a leading artiele pointing out that vacation it must provide for the the view that the farm existing enst falle an extended racation would be against appointinens of a third Jadge. In any titled to railway facilities and that these may between Fakaniem and Hsiumiot is en- the public interest and once more em event such an appointment is necessary legitimately Ins paused without detriment Grande por Safruain undelivered after the phasising the necessity of appointing a bit if this vacation which on Feb. 10 to the Manchurian Railway. The Jajinc

claim, on the other land, would appear to third judge. Thus it is evident that was "not wanted" and "lurumful" is condemn the people of tint region either to convey themselves and their goods by cart in perpetuity or until such tino, as railways are built for them by Japaar There remains the British point of view, no Convention between China and Japan

UNDAY par Monmonthshire' andolivored

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19130m Meeting of Hongkong Is Op., L.,at Mosers Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Unies. TODAY, March 3:--

5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's

Cathedral.

WEDNESDAY, March 4-

Fifth Dance at City Hall.

date subject to rout.

TAUERDAY, March 5

Non-Meting of The China Fire In. the fact that an extension of the vaca-approved, there can be no avoiding it. tion was being moved for was public The decision of the Governor will be knowledge over two months ago. This awaited with anxiety. We venture to zaakes it still more, remarkable that the believe that the project of extending the solicitors whose views have veered vacation will not be successful in spite

surance Co., Ld., at Co.'s Offices. p.r.-Performance at City Hall. SATURDAY, March 7:-

Noon-Meating of The Hongkong Milne

Co., Ed., at Co.'s Ollicas.

TUESDAY, March 10:-

12.30 p.m.-- Meeting of The Hongkong Fire Insurance Co., Ld., at Messrs Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Offices.

NOTICE.

Letters relating to business should be address

ed to Tom MasAGER,

Communicatious relating to news should be

andreamed to THE Exton.

forrespondents mas forward their numer ani addreason arith any rommunications ad dressed in the Editor, not for publication but as eristence of good faith.

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round with anch startling suddeniness of the change of attitude on the part of should have remuined in ignorance of the solicitors.

what their Committee was doing until

some time after Feb, 10. But the fact remains that the solicitors of Hongkong are apparently satisfied that, because their Committee "practically agreed" to

LOCAL AND · GENTRAL.

The United States fleet was due Callu on February 21.

can overrido the central fact that the first

THE SEIZED STEAMER.

Instructions from Peking.

China Weakening.

(Chinese Mail's Service.)

PERING, February 25.

object of the Anglo-Japanese alliance

The Chinese Foreign Office does not was the open door. On the other hand, approve of the Canton Viceroy adopting. feelings of friendship and loyalty to or too strong an attitude with regard Ally must lend to recognize the

rategical necessities of the situation, the case of the Tatsu Maru II.

That recognitium would be spontaneous,

had at these necessities frequently been!

In a telegram to the Viceroy it is

at us, since the "evacuation, as leveragested that there is no necessity to create

for a policy of commercial exclusivoiness, Which has created

uneasiness. Nor trouble if the case can be settled"

mat it be forgotten that the Imperial Railways of North China are an undertak amicably. The Viceroy was instructed" something, this effectually disposes of Schools, left the Command on 22nd instant in

Idoutorent. A. Gott, Inspector of Army ing with which British capital and engines,

closely mate

identified; it is no now

to communicate all evidence for the in- the weighty arguments they themselves per .. "Dovanha" for Colombo, sa in-hat a very legitimate ob the British beformation of the Japanese Consul at

object, for our tivities, 11 fact ou brought against it. No further com-spection duty..

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ing are

ment on this phose of the matter in A talogeam to our native edition statoa necessary. It will be remarked that His that Chang Ming Chi, Governarof Kwangsi, and later, during the Boxer troubles, I is recalled, and that Wong Chi Chan je All letters for paindication ntauld be written Excellency the Governor on Dec. 17 appointed in his stend. on one side of the paper only.

No antnymously signed communications that

asked the Chamber of Commerce

There were 598 European and 161

vointient laid po small stress ülen Russin (on political grounds) opposed the extension to Hsinminton 1890, when our vested interests saved the. lino for the Chinese. We are, therefore, Icart with conflicting sympathies. Hostile eriti- i of our Allius were an m exteful task; equally unpleasant the necessity for arquie- accepted, meer inevitality lead to

otsin

| have alrçady appeared in other paper will be whether an extension of the vacationChinese visitors to the City Hall Libenry, sconce in political inbitions which onc

Zarried.

"will be detrimental to the commercial and 203 Egropean aml 4,450 Chinese Orders for catre copier of the 'Cinsa Mau. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, should het before 11 am, on the day after

interests of the Colony," The Cham-visitors to the Mossum daring the week

ended the 23rd February, publication. After that hour the supply is ber of Commerce apparently com- limited. Cash ca, Cwdit 20 es, prmenced to ascertain what views the

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THE CONFISCATION.

(Frons Cher Correspondent.}

CANTON, February 27.

The following is a copy of telegmnma

of the Chinis Faqe. We trust that the exchanged between the Canton Viceroy

of "section! policy

tul opportunities will yet bo and the Wainups relative to the seizure of Japan, the Tatau Maru at the early stage of tho maintained. The true interests

well

and we are confident that the steamer with and unition which Government at Tedy realizes that Japan

directions, ut eitin, all lie in this his everything to gain had nothing to low of the Alliance the integrity of Chun

A callegme from Feking to the Alterations and additions to Advertisemente people best qualified to speak held and Chinese Mail" dated February 24 states on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be and to our while these investigations were proceed-pointed Compoyllor to the Imperial Rail

that Wong Chung Kwong has been op- by steadily pantoteining the avowed, object Office at 5 gulham Street not later the 1ing the Chief Justice sent a letter to the ways and Telegraphs. mer Pfier ut &, Queer Bead Central befor Chairman of the Chamber naking that

he should reconsider his position in re disposed, and the Imperial medinal adviser,

Emperor Kwonghsu, of China, is int

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Advertisements and Suburriztious telejeh mię i not ordered for a fired period will be continued gard to the Law Society and the vaca-Luk Yon Tang, is in attendance, saya s tion. This letter does not seem to be Feking telegram to the "Chinese Mail "" in reply to another but was apparently under date of February 24, inspired by the knowledge that the Chamber of Commerce was endeavour ing to obtain the ipformation necessary to give His Excellency the advice he bad asked for. It is, by the way, HONGKONG, WEDNYSDLY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908. singular that in this letter of the Chief

The China Mail.

SUPREME COURT VACATION.

Justice written on Feb. 8, to a layman he states almost in so many words that one solicitor at least did know what the Tun correspondence laid before members Committee of the Law Society had

THE HARDINGES

Departure of the Baluchis

case: Canton to the Watwapa: Japanese

were being amlanded in Chinese Waters hav

Customs duly notified the owners and a

been seized. According to neual rule, the

uit of two days was allowed in which representation might be made through the consul of the nation to, which the reset belong The time limit be cured, nothing was heard from the Japanese consul and the Customs have been daly The transport Hardinge leaves hero on instructed to confiscate the vessel, March at noon with the 129th Bafuel is.

From Waiwupu to Canton: If confiscation She calls at Singapore for coal, and-goer has been canied out in accordance with

states that Russian articles continue to B.R.C.A., disembarks. She is due there inform the Japanese Minister,

A Japanese telegram from Harbin to Colombo where the No! Co. H.K..treaty regulations there is no necessity tn. pass through Suitenhe free of duty, in on March 1. n the 18th March she spite of the recent announcement that loires for Kanchi, where the 19th Castoms stations bad been opened in North Manchuria.

The battleship Mikasa," which bad been detained at the quarantine station near Sasche on account of the presence of dysentery aiming her crow, was discharged on Feb. 7th. Her repairs are expected to

of the Chamber of Commerce on Mon-agreed to. It appears to have quly heen he completed before the end of March.

day in regard to the Supreme Court, a summary of which we published yestor-

those eight firms, who took such

a kcon interest in the matter that

day, is interesting and instructive. The they wrote to the Chamber of Commerce student of human dature will find much to ask for aid, who knew nothing of to amuse him. In the first place we what the Committee of the Law Society must admit, while we are more strongly had done. The Chief Justice mado in convinced than ever let an extended this letter a cryptic referente to a vacation is absolutely unnecessary, that willing horse which might prove rostive

It is reported in official circles that General Wang Yin-kai is about to be ap- pointed to take command of the 1st, 2nd Srd and 4th divisions of the Peiyong Army

in succession to General Fong Shan, who

Baluchis disembark.

ODD VOLUMEŠ SOCIETY.

Yesterday orening Mr. E. D. Haskell rend a paper on A defence of the House of Lords," at the City Hall, under the suspices of the Cdl Volumes Society. The

chair was taken by Sir Henry Berkeley. Mr Haskell condemned the policy of the presoat Government, and regarded the House of Lords na being the fitting Senate of the Empire in the coming time of Imperial

Federation.

Looking Out for Smugglers.

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Fifty three stations have been establish- ed for the purpose of checking arms and Ammonition running in South China, This was done in compliance with the Viceroy's orders,

LEUTEK'S SERVICE.]

CHINA AND JAPAN IN MANCHURIA.

LONDON, February 24, Sir Edward Grey has made friendly representations to Japan in reference

will be appointed to reorganize the Mongol ANOTHER MURDER AT AMOY. to the latter's opposition to the Kalumen

forces.

At the request of the Russiau Minister,

of the Liongkiang provinces that a Russian:

the Watwupa luna informed the authorities

conditions.

(Fran-Our Correspondent ),

Amor, Feb. 24.

On Friday morning, two mon began quarrelling in front of the Customs House.

railway.

THE KING AND THE MILITIA

we were wrong in supposing that the with which we have no immediate military official will proceed to Hingnan Óno man was from Tong-an and the other

LONDON, February 24. local Law Society would have the concern. But we are concerned to know (Liangkiang) to study reforms concerning was an Amoy mau. After going at it as The King, in a message to the Army, ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S courage to express in public the opinions upon itaut pripoiple the Chief Justice police, education and military and maral Chinamen delight to do, for somo time, takes the opportunity of the Militia the Tong-an man took up a revolver and undertaking new dotles and respon- which the majority of its members intervened when the Chamber of Com BULL DOG

profess in privite. Those who come merce was obeying the command of His A "Chinese Mail's" special cablogram emptied three lerrols in to the other sibilities, to express his keen appreciation, of, sad thanks for, past services and · worst out of the whole business are the Excellency the Governor and before the Tong Shao Yi, Governor of Mukden, peo

from Peking, dated February 24, mays that fellow, killing him on the spot.

He at once laited up country, while the sacrifices, and His Majesty is convinced BRAND"everal members of the profession" report for which the Governor had asked ceeds to Peking in the second moon for an relations of the murdered man at once that the foros will continue in the same

Audience with the Throne. A report on

organised chase, and chartered two who" personally approached the Com- had been furnished. The fact that such the administration of the city under his Launches, and followed hard after. What devotion to their duty, whatever.calls mittee (of the Chamber of Commerce) intervention was made on Feb. 8juciediction will be laid before the Emperor happened up there is not known, but it may be made on them.

cannot have been a pleasant business. The und the "eight solicitors firms represent-renders the protest of Feb. 10 ineffective.

The Compratore of the Hongkong and majority of these up-country boatmea ing half the urms in Hongkong." These By the reference to the "willing horse" Shanghai Bank writes us to correct, and seem to carry fircuts, and do not scruple legal gentirnien representing obviously Bie Honour was apparently aiding the we gladly do so, the Fulics Court report more than half of the solicitors' firina in Chamber to "colicct evidence" in regard that the gamblers arrested and fined wors

shroffs. The guilty ones were "boys" Anthicial dinner is to be given at Hongkong, deliberately asked the to the vacation which he declared, on of the Bauk, the stuffs living in Stanley Government House this evening: by their net decrease of £301,000 and of 3,100 Chamber to express an adverse" Feb. 19, was not their business. In Street and living nothing to do with the Excellencies Sir Frederick and Lady opinion to the proposed extension, regard to the alleged innuendo, we gaule. They gave their reasons. The vacation entirely concur in the Chamber's belief was “not nooded” and “ is, harmful" that there was no innuendo in ita minute

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LONDON, February 24.

The British Army Estimates show

Lugarl Those who have accepted invite men. It has been decided to withdraw ations are Dr. Roch, Mr Lewis Rees, Mr from South Africa a regiment of cavalry Li Oi, Li Wan and Chung Ten, of J. H: Kemp, Mr and Mrs. Tookes, Mr W. and four battalions of infantry. different addresses, were charged at the H. and Mrs Willions, Major and Mrs

FRANCE.

LONDON, February 34

When there was no vacation there was to the Governor. That minute was Magistracy this morning with being in Macdonald, Major and Mrs Hatch, Mr G. no complaint." Judges in England used on actual frets communicated to ds tive mace propared; eight tuels dress and Mrs Andrew Forbes. Mr and Mrs anlawful possession of prepared opium-x Friesland, Air and Mrs. A. J. David, Mr do not get one year's leave in every the Chamber when doing the duty and four taels opium water rospectively. Mrs Montagu Ede, Ms Murray Stewart, Craddock, Mr and Mto Graham, Mr and

M. Jaures again interpellated, on the three or four" and during the sittings entrusted to it. That the solicitore The cases were rommaded to 28th instant, the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Miss Beattic. Morocco question in the Chamber of *ure infinitely harder worked than the should suddenly eat their words could bail for the thros dofondants amounting to Ray, aut Miss Stewart, Mr Bockwith, Dr. Deputies, when a vote of confidence in

81,100 being allowód.

and Mrs. Montagu Baratou, Mr G. Hithe government was passed by an over- Judges here." Thus the solicitors of not have been foreseen by the Chamber Hongkong, or the representatives of the and when it was made public that an

Medhurst, Mr and Mrs F. Maitland, Cupt whelming majority.

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Gazette" of the wedding which took place and Dr. and Mrs Boll, will be unavoidably A long sccount appons in the "Japan and Mrs Charles Low. Mr stid Mre Figg, JAB, WATSON & CO majority of them, on Feb. 10. But on extraordinary performance of the kind at Christ Church, Yokohama, on Feb. 10, absent.

Feb. 22, twelve days later, these some had been accomplished it very properly between Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Hall, gouttoman lint that a vacation which on forbore from taking any further part in sound daughter of Mr John Carey Hall, British Consul-General of Japan, and Mr

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all chemists and store-keeper,

İsind storekeepers.

Feb. 10 was not needed and is the discussion. It had done its duty Oswald White, formerly of the BO not allow a cold to linger as it indi-making expectoration easy and keupa