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WM.

POWELL,

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA.

BUILDINGS.

Children's

}

⚫ Outfitting

Department.

IMPORTANT DISPLAY

11

Children's

Millinery

LIGH

AND DAINTY

MODELS

in

SILK AND MUSLIN

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

Des Voeux Road.

Hotels.

LARENCE HOUSE

33, 34 & 36, NORTH Soocnow Roar, SHANGHAI,

|IRST-Class Boarding House.

Room for one per day, $5.00. Room for two por day, $8.00,

Monthly Rates, Single-$100 & 8110.

Two in a Room, $50 extrs. Hengkong, November 2, 1997.

175

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

BBAUKIWAN ROAD.

Pleasant Drive along the Sea Front,

either by Tram or Ricksha

FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION AT MODERATE RATES.

Under European Management. MACHADO'S FAMOUS STRING BAND

will be in attendanc

EVERY SUNDAY EVENING, from 4.80 to 8.30 p.m.

Dancing will be held every SATUR-

DAY EVENING from 7.30 p.m. tu

11.80 p.m.

TELETRONE No. 393.

CARMICHAEL AND

ULARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

SURVEYORS.

To Keep in Touch

With Home.

BUY A

VICTOR TALKING MACHINE.

A STOCK OF OVER

200 MACHINES

AND

10,000 RECORDS

TO SELET FROM,

EASY PAYMENTS

CAN BE ARRANGED,

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD

YORK BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD

Hongkong. Avril 16, 1907,

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

BEER & STOUT

Robert Porter & Co.'s

CELEBRATED

BULL DOG BRAND

Guinness'

Stout

3, Queen's Building, Hongkong. BULL DOG

8-4, CHANGE ALLER, SINGAPURE.

CABLE ADDRESSKE -

CARMICHAEL HONGKONG.

CARMICHAEL, SINGAPORE, Codes Used: Boolt's 10th Edition; A.B.C. 4th and 4th Editions; Lieber's Standard: Watkins; and A.I TELEPHONE No. 232.

REFORM IN CHINA,

Bdmiral Land OntanES BERESFORD DEING & letter addressed to Rear U.B. M.P. And sa article in reply to

CHINA: 'THE SLEEP AND AWAKENING,

To be bad to pamphlet foris at the CHINA MAX Office, 8, Queens Road *"entrál,

Pdo...

.........80 Dente,

FOR SALE,

BOUND VOLUMES

ON-TEX

THE

CHINA MAIL.

BINTAS.. Wei-On March 15, at Fornbauk," Tufnell Park, London, the wife of F. A. WELL, of a Daughter.

SOUZA OR March 15, at 40 Boone

of a Daughter.

MARRIAGE.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908.

THE LATE CONSUL ROMANO-

with this excellent publication but, show that this was only to be expected. THE FLORIDA WATER CASE, we think publie convenience would A new Treasurer comes into office. He

The case against the Kwong Sang shop. The funeral of the late Consolficiro Ro... he served it the total figures for the looks into the safe and an aching void of 243 Des Voeux Remit, charged with sell. mano took place this afternoons, the cortege Road, Shanghul, the vile cf A. BI, Gouza, previous year were given. It will be meets his expectant eys. His predecessor's ing Florida Water labelled in a manner leaving Duart," Arbuthnot Road, at 4 1. O. U's are becoming due and he has similar to that manufactured and bottled o'clock. The funeral was largely attend- of interest, though probably hardly a to raise the financial wind somelow, Aby Messrs Ianman and Komp, of Newed, His Excellency the Governor being TUCKEY DONOVAN-On March 10, at matter of congratulation, to residents to happy thought strikes him. While York, was Heard at the Magistmay, this represented by Captain Taylor and His the Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. A know that the military contribution, Ivan will resist any demand for taxes charged with an infringement. of trading represented by His A. D. C. Dur- morning. The masters of the shop were Excellency Major General Broadwood be- J. Walker, WILLIAM RODINEON TOWNSEND, St. E., A.M.I.C.E.. Tientsin, second son of the against which so many emphatic but with a club he will eagerly purchase mark, the complainant being Mr Lamperski, ing yesterday and today messages of late Major John Tuckoy, of Kilronan. Dunmanway, Co. Cork, Ireland, to Many utterly inefective protests have been licenses to sell the deadly vodka to his of Messrs Melchers and Co., local agents condolence were received at the Consulate. GRACE, daughter of Charles Donovan, fed recorded, amounts to $1,214,310.05. thirsty fellows. The financial tightness for the New York firm. After evidence His Excellency Sr. Frederick Lugard, was led the defendants were liberated on Major General Broadwood, His Lord- Indian Civil Service (retired) of Ummers

ship Sir Francis Piggott the members Probable, for just so long as the touch- is relieved by transferring, if we may be bail of 8000 excl. House, Timoleague, Co. Cork, Ireland.

of the Consular Service, the Governor ing entry under "Political Franchiso" permitted the feeble joke, the tightness from the Treasury to the people. Thus

and leading officials of Maragall sent remains "nil" will this outrageous

sympathetic messages. Captain Monteiro, are the advocates of state owncrabip as

A.D.C, to Ilis Ezallenoy the Governor of Macao was present at the funeral, an ao- count of which will be published to

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.

:

11 am.uation of Electro-Plate and burden upon citizens endure. However, a panacea for all the social ills under the

Clase Ware, &c., at Mr Geo. P. Lam-

mert'a Balos Rooms.

Meeting, Noon-Blesting of The Chins & Masila Steamship Co., Lair, at Co,'a Office, Amusoments.

9 p.m.-Performance at City Hall.

Miscellaneous.

3 p.m.---Opening of Hongkong. Yacht

Club'a prersises.

Goods per Japan undelivered after 4

p.m. this date will be landed.

General Memoranda.

MONDAY, March 23;-

Goods per Tourane unclaimed after this

and landing charges.

our purpose is more to give some sun utterly confounded.

sort of a review of the Blue Book than to preach a political homily.

The social condition of the Chinese so

AN INSÒLENT SAILOR.

A British sailer was charged at the Magistracy this morning with bohaving in

morrow.

an insofent maunor and was sentenen to 21 days' imprisonment. It appears that

Mr J. J. Leiria, Vice-Consul for Portugal the defendant, who was apparently out of and Brazil will act as Consul until an off-

Some of the entries in tho indes sound far us Canton is concerned is undergoing work, wont to see Mr Shuw of the Cotton cial announcement is made.

Mills or Tuesday and told his tale of distross. Mr Shaw gave him a dollar and told him to come no moro. But two days

afterwards he again made his appearance

THE BANDMANN COMPANY.

There was only a small attendance at

a change whether for the better er pompous in the extreme. Consider, for

otherwise it is unknown. In the future instance, this item: Return of Rail history of China this change in society ways, Canals, Roads, Telegraphs and will be noted, and it renmins for the at a moment when Mr Shaw was very the Theatre Royal last night when the Telephones." This conjures ups vision historian to record whether the present busy with his work. Defendant was furious Bandmation Opurs Company staged "Three of snorting locomotives, watchful signal-decade is a bright one or not in at not obtaining an answer and insolent- Kisses." The music and souga ure good boves and bustling station yurds, to say regard to the increased liberty claimede What do you mean by writing bat on the whole the ontertainment is not when I am speaking to you." Still no as gooil na somo of the other piecos staged nothing of heavily freighted barges by females. During the past few years answer being given the defendant left, but during the present tour, Miss Lait, Mias data at Noon will be subject to rant being towed along by slow but sure it has been known throughout Chinn was arrested by the polica at Mr Gogg Corlars and Migs. Probyn had the loading office. The charge laid down against him roles among the ladies while Mr Dallas, was for being a vagrant and asking for alt Mr Clifford and Mr Grover had a good deal in an insolent manner. At the Magistroy to do in their respective characters. Mr ho stated that ho came to Hongkong be- Champney was excellent in the character causo luck was against him in Yokohama of Mr Gobbins, the Tourist's friend, The Ho was out of work and tried, to obtain a piece will be repeated to-night, job with a Narvagian vessel, but on arrival Girls of Gottenberg" will be revived by he was put of owing to his inability to the Bandmapy Company on Saturday night. apeakorwegian. He was recommended This excellent opern should draw o packed to the Rov. France, who however could busy. Those who bare not seen it are not do anything for him. He was accord advised to take this opportunity of doing ingly contenced to 21 days' gaol.

TUESDAY, March 24 :-

3 p.m.-Aaction of Household Property at Mr Goo. P. Lammort's Sales Rooms Goods per Persio undelivered after this

Asto Bobject TOGL.

to 30th March, inclusive.

THUBADAY, March 26 :---

Oo., Ld.. nt Co.'s Office. Noon-Meeting of China Sugar Redning i

don

Oo.'a Office.

1.30p.m. Meeting of Luzon Sugar Re- fining Co., La., at Mesers Jardine, Goods per Lowther Castle andelivered

after this date subject to rant, FRIDAY, March 27:---

Matheson & Co.'s Office.

horses. But although this is but a vision we can find comfort in the know- ledge that in a few years it will be a accomplished fact as regards the railway,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lady and Miss Souter are passengem by

that what was called "the wind from Europe and the rain from America have sprinkled over China with such force that a rapid change took place, which according to the opinion of the WEDNESDAY, March 26:--

The Post and Telegraph iguurs disclose Chinese public was in a senise neither ac. Transfer Bouka of Hongkong Rope Manu-

earing Do.. Ld., close from this date among other things that this depart-ortable nor applicable to the endilin ment made a profit of $12,781.08 ou of the people at the present stage. While Meeting of The Cbins-Borneo exchange. The total profit of the de-foreign education, from which immerso partment was $78,968,45. There is benefit is derived with regard to Id., at Bears Jardine, Matheson always a certain fuscination about figures scientific, industrial, and commercial advancements, is eagerly being looked relating to crime and this is indulged for and appreciated by China and the to the full in the Blue Book which Chinese people, the habits and manners the Marnota devotes twelve pages to the subject. surrounding the society of foreigners comparative table shows that 11,540, which are gradually coming into Chinego Goods per Benvenue andelivered after cases were reported to the police in 1907, familics are severely condemned by the higher class Chinese for the simple. reason that the adoption of such habits and manners at the present stage is destructive. Perhaps they are right. In a country where polygamy is allowed for matrimonial decision to rest with persons of immature age is deplorable and this is the general condition which prevaile in Canton Ever in European countries the parents are greatly hurt to find their children declars their betrothal to persona whom they do not know, and it is mach

this date subject to rant.

MONDAY, March 30

Noon--Meeting of The Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co..La., at Co.'s Office.

NOTICE.

some 100 more than in the previous year, but almost the same number as in 1905. The number of persons appre hended by the police or summoned before the Police Magistrates was 19,716 or about 600 less than the preceding Communities relating to neue ehould be year. There is a mass of other informa- tion in this publication which will repay

Laters elating to Timoners should be addrem- ed to The Manager,

aled to The E

Correspondever must parent the name

and addreven with any comitionally but we think we have presented dressed in the Editor, sut for publicațian to as many figures as the avenge reader au cristence of goat faith.

will care to digest. Those whose cray more so in a country where from the

Bishop,nad Miss Scott are passengers by

the Marinora.

Mr V. Lamning, the well-known Shang- hai cricketer, is Honwward bound on the

Marmara.

Į

so. It is worth it.

SEEKING REVENGE.

.......

A Chinese Trick.

"The

Evil bo to those who evil act. Two- Chinamen were brought beforò the Magistracy this morning for depositing Mr and Mrs G. H. Potts arrived to-day illicit opium on the second floor of 316 from Shanghai on the Marinora.

Queen's Road Central, which was occupied by a certain individual whom it appeare that the defenders had a gridge againet, the two. men-Leung Chin and Sau Yik went to the Opium. Farm and brought information to the excise officers to the effect that ficit opium conid be found in the premises in question and at the same time asked his companion in Fukion dialect whether the other pinced the opium there, nover suspecting that the excise officers understood Fukien dialect. The man spoken to answered in the affirmative. In the meantime the excise officer gave no sign- that he know of their deception and told

"Japan, the Ally of Britain," is the title of a lecture to be delivered by Mr W. T. R. Preston, Commissioner of Commerce for Canada, at the Y... rooms ou March 21.

All letters for pudientias mieurti be writing for statistics is not satisfied are re-existence of mankind the gentle sex Lugard personally tact her Ladyship this

on one airle of the paper only.

No aucun county eigned communications that commended to study the Blue Book for kuce ulready appeareti iu sther papers will be themselves.

ropy.

Lady Logard arrived by the English mail, from Shanghai, to-day. Sir Frederick have been taught that to abide by the

morning-being down early. Lady Lugard, the men thint & Wairant would he issued instructions of their seniors and to be residents will be glad to know, hus bene- quiet and submissive is a virtue. Itated by her short holiday. behoves, it would seem, those of the

a

Orders for catro ropice of the Curs‹ Mai

Chiness pens, are at a discount or parents who have overlocked their The Marmora is taking home quite should be sent before'll man, on the day after pulliention. After that hour the supply is premium just at the moment and a duties towards their children to revert number of Shanghai people, among them limited. Cash 11 cts., Credit 20 cls, per fortune might be maile by calling at to the cld customs until the proper time being Mr and Mrs J. L. Scott, Mra. and Alterations and additions to Adtertinements the editorial officer of the native papere comes. This belief is arrived at in Missca Campbell, Mrs A. W. Burkill, Mrs on Pages 1. 2, &, £ and 2, should be sent to our at Canton and Hongkong and collect view of the many cases recently before Harker Taylor, Miss Hunter, and Mrs Office of 5 Wyndham Street not later than 11ing the pens that are said to have been Canton courts in regard to misconduct Crawford Korr. 4.1. New Advertisements should be sent to thrown away. The Chinese editors in expressing their indignation at the manner in which the Tatsu Maru II case was settled said that they threw

pur Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before 3 p..

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are nat ordered for u fixed peripe will be continued until countermande:l.

Telegraphin Address: Mait, Hongkong Teleplume No. 2

The China Mail.

RONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1508.

BLUE BOOK OF HONGKONG.

The Revuo Scientifique" of Paris states that success has orowned efforts

on the part of young women as well as young men.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Criminal Sessions today four

the next day. A search was enade at the house indicated and opiti was found..

Loung Chin came the next inorning, but-

he was detained and takes to the Police Station. Lator in the day Sad Yik was also arrested. The claro ngainst then was giving false information. They were remanded.

by

GREAT FIRE IN JAPAN.

1500 Housos Destroyed.

FCA

tha

A telep ack on.

the

destroyed, with the result that cum

houts.

According to the Mainichi, the amoupta insured by Tokyo fire însurance companies in Niigata, with their probable lossea, nre are as follow !=

Amount In- Amount of sured.. Loss Suffered, Fire In- The Meiji

· F surance Co. 200,000 50,000 The Tokio do..... 100,000) 100,000) The Nippon d The Kiodo la The Yokolam

By the Peninsular and Oriontal steamer

It is reported from Niigata that at about- Marmora, which leaves to-morrow fore-6 o'clock on March 8a disastrous fire broke moon, a burgo number of local residents out in the vicinity of the Italy-ken, a will bid farewell to the Colcuy, some on restaurant at the back of the Kokusui Many writers have claimed that so far leave, while others are severing their con- theatre, Furunchidori, Nügeta.. As there

was a gale at the time, the finnes

rapidly their pens away after writing the from China being the child among na-vection with Hongkong. Among the most spread to Nishibori dori, Forinucht

dori doth -par paragraph rolating to the firing of 21tions which must he taught a walk she prominent are--Vio-Admiral Sir W. Higashibori deri, Honmachi

is in reality the grandmother who has Arthur Moore, Captain Cocil F. Thursby, of Okawabata dori, Higashihori, and other hundred -build- guna in honour of the Japanese flag.

Paymaster Rowe, Commander Vyvyan, streets. In all, sono: aught the others most of what they Assistant-Paymaster Richt, Fing-Lieuten- the Kokusu thostre, the residence of Mr ings were destroyed. among these heing know and could teach them much more ant Nicholson, Commander E. In T. Saito Kijf, a well-known millionaire.

Niigata Savings Bank, the Branch of the which they could learn with advantage. Leatts, Fleet-Surgeon Chambers, C 80th Bank, the Chamber of Commerce, the

of the premises of

Fishery Com- that were being made to make card-Without going quite so far as this wetain and Mrs S. L. Vaughan Lee, the

Very Reverend Bishop Lander, Heverend pany, thr

three

and the Ishizne. can admit that there is something in it Mr Sherwood Jones, Mr Justice Wise, Elementary School. The Bre was not gat board articles strong and waterproof BO

rol until about – as Daniel muy have said when he made Roverend Mr Gibson, Brother Sylvester, under control until that they might be seed as receptacles

following morning

received at the Impera Bailway Ofice Tokyo for liquids. This is no doubt a great reconnaissance in force (of one) of Messis A. J. Rayinond, A. G. M. Fletcher, BT Books as a rule are not particularly accomplishment but it suggests possi-the lion's den. An American conteru-H. G. Calthrop, W. Skelton, W. Taylor, states that one third of the Bandaibashi, a Mr and Mrs Maitland, Mrs Doonar, bridge connecting the City with the ter enlivening reading-the avenge man bilities. When picnic parties go purary, from which we have not often Mr E. E. Terry, Mr Norton, Mr S. C. minua of the Hokusten railway fiue, was would not, for instance, lay aside one of out-pleasuring they generally take had the felicity to quote, the "Nebraska Khao, Inspector Macdonald and Sergeant munication has to be made "by means of ROBERT PORTER & CO.'S the Baroness D'Orsay's enthralling novels one or more generally more-bottles State Journal," puts this rather well. Gerrard.

Thar journal, in the course of an article of the liquid which bas tho to study a collection of figures relating

in its editorial columns enys: From the even to the Colony in which he lives. tea that it both cheers and intoxicates how much farther back the western Chinese were charged with defrauding a dvantage, in some opinions, over the time of Marco Polo and nobody knows. But the Hongkong Blue Book for 1907 If the cardboard "receptacles" come BRAND has much of interest to recompense the into general use the picnic parties will

uutions have been content to trail along Chinese contractor of about 87500. Most of our Evidence showed that the money was gut one who makes an intelligent excursion have to be very careful. If the fat mean the wake of China.

modern inventions and progresive cus-by means of a confidence trick. into its pages. Here are gathered to-olanced to seat himself on the

The charges against May Hempstead in China. When China decided of Hollywood Road, and Ella Morrison, of The Nisshu do... to contemplate.

couple of yurs ago to enforce a progres-Lyndhurst Terrace, for keeping lodging

The Neigal do, tr. One of the specifics for the drink sive, prohibition of the opin traffic houses for women of ill-fame was heard this The Yanato da in regard to Revenne and Expenditure, curse is state ownership and control of most of the United States from very morning at the Magistracy, but remanded Naigai, and Yaunte failed to make full the Military Expenditure, the Political the industry. So at least we are told by force of habit followed with a tremend- Franchise (which is properly and with Temperance enthusiastics. The system rus atfuck on the whisky busines. The The Hon. mre candour, describe as "ni") has worked well, notably in some of latest news from China indkates, how Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to Exchanges, etc., and any other inform the Scandinavian countries, but evidence over, that we have come to the parting acknowledge with thanks the following tion relating to the Colony you can find is to hand from Russia which rather of the ways at last. The newest orders donations to the funds of the Hospitals:

upsets the complacent conclusions which against opium give all. Chinese officials A. Kochn

the option of entting out the habit with- were drawn from a limited knowledge of | abipping statistics, which of

are

the results of state ownership. A three months or giving up their jobs. For keeping a ferociousdog Mrs Oliver simple. He has already sent about 1,200 supreme interest to those who have cost gentlenian handicapped with the naoof Head officinis are ordered to eat the ex-was summoned at the Magistracy, this machines to Java, about 300 to Manila, in their lot with the Colony we find 'cliclysheft recently arose in the Dama ample and aru male responsible for the morning, Detective Sergeant Walt pro and is now manufacturing for the Canton that during inst year 23,819 vessels with and affirmed that the Government candidates for ofice, civil or military, bitton Chinsman, but said that it was its SUDDEN ATTACK OF DYSENTERY

sbstinence of their subordinates, All scosting. In answer to the charge the warkot.

a tonnage of 11,512,233 entered at ports obtained its revenue by poisoning the are required to sign the pledge. The first bite. She promised to keep the dog within the Colony. Of this numbor people. Que Russian journal saya that discovery of secret violation of the pro-mused, and Mr Hazeland ordered her to 5,288 vessels

a tonnage of the great difficulty lies in the Govornbition will be followed by impeach pay 85 compensation to the Chinaman,

LIGHT ALE gether all the figures which shows the receptacles? The prospect is los anfutons prove in time to have originated

Rainier Beer

LIGHT, wholesome, and

invigorating

Undoubtedly the best Beer brewed in America.

progress of every branch of activity in the Colony, Do you seek for information

it in this publication. Turning to the

with

‘NEW WEEKLY A S, WATSON & 00, 6,922,830 were British, showing that in

ARE ON SALE AT THE

China Mail Office,

-LIMITED,

8. Queen's Road Central.

ALEXANDRA BUILDIINS:

Hongkong, November 81, 1907.

spite of the competition to which the

ment's interest in the revenue from

until ziext wook.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice

A. MacKenzie

Kiodo

250,000 100,000

45 000

10,000

30,000

25,000

150,000 130,000

·43,000 10,000 Of tho aboye Companies, the Nisshu.

payment at the time of the fire st Hakodato.

Mr. Duchonin, of Tonkin, is at present

in the Colony having a number of machines made for extasting hamp from fibre. · Mr Duchomin has patented several readlines,

10 but the one now being manufactured in

defondant admitted that the animal had

the best ons, and is effective as well as:

CURED. PROMINENT lady of Brooklyn, A New York, U.S.A., writes to în- quire where be can obtain Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Distrhees Remedy. Sho

I

drink and further that no reform willment. We may as well admit that bo possible so long as the budget is China has bluffed us out. Prohibition CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIC, CHOLERA While stopping at a ranch in AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. South Dakots † was taken ill of what der is all right for the negro in the south, Betish alpping industry is subjected based on the exploitation of a national and the poor man's, cind foar have 18 remody has been in use for over Beemed to be cholers. They gave me so-

thirty years and has proved itself to of this medicae and it cured me. it recounts for more than 50 per cent. vice. All the svidence goes to show to go, but to cut off the nip at the top bo the most succesful remedy yet dis brought a bottle home, and have just used of the touage arriving at Hongking that drunkenness has increased under is too much Hergifter we follow an covered for bowel complaints. It never the last of it to-day." Franla by 1

other star.

fails. Sold by all obeinists and storskonpóra. 00 We are sorry to love to find a Luit state ownership. A little reflection will

shemlate and storekvotima.