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WM.

POWELL;

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

EVERY

REQUISITE

FOR

BIRTH,

THE

S. MOUTRIE & Co., JANSEN - Díatol 28, at 71 Babking

LIMITED.

NEW PIANOS

AT

ON HIRE

$10 PER MONTH.

Tuning and Regular

Travelling. Attention Inclusive.

Wm. POWELL, Ld.

HONGKONG.

Hotels.

ARENCE BOSE

4, 9426, NORTE Socogow Roar,

SHANGHAI.

FIRST-Claas Boarding House,

$5.00.

Room for one per day, Room for two per day. $8.00 Monthly Ratea. Single-$100 & 8110. Two in a Room, $50 ot. Hengkong, November 2, 1907.

175+

BELLE VIEW HOTEL.

ONE NIGHT ONLY.

Saturday, April 4, 1908.

CARL ROZELLO'S GRAND CARNIVAL OF VARIETIES.

SOMETHING NEW, STARTLING, KOVEL AND CLEVER. Prices of Admission: $ & $1. Doors Open at 8.30; Overtom 9.15 p.m. MACHADO'S FAMOUS STRING BAND

will be in attendanc

EVERY SUNDAY EVENING,

from 4.80 to 8.30 p.m.

Hongrong, March 31, 1908

NOTICE.

M

Gains

COURT MILLINER,

42, ROBINSON ROAD, KOWLOON.

TIROM 1st May nest, thusbove

HOTEL, MANSIONS, Hoog-

Kong.

Further Reductions-Ther. ATO $3.60 to cloar. FLOWERS. c. Falf-price.

CARMICHAEL AND

CLARKE,

CONSULTING ENGINESIS AND

BURVEYORS

493

& Queen's Building. Hongkong.

DHANOR ALLEY, SOAPORE.

CABLE ADDRESSEN:

CARMICHAEL, HONGKONG.

CARMICHAEL, SINGAPORE, Codes Used:-Scott's 10th Edition; A.B.O. 4th and 4th Editions ; Elebor's Standard Watkins; and A.1. TELEPHONE No. 232,

FORTH BRITISH AND MERDANTI! E INSURANCE COMPANY,

TOTAL FUNDS AT 31er Drozmra, 1905.

£17,837,116.

Authorised Capital £3,000,000 Subscribed Capital £3,750,000

Paid-up Capital

£687,500 0 E

-Fire Fauda 3,386,720 18 8

U-Elie & Auquity Faude 13,762,898 3 5

Well Road, Shanghai, to Mr and Ms J. DEWITT JABEN, A BON-

MARRIAGES.

ABERY-IUTCHES.- March 30 at

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the

Reverend A. J, Walker, M.A., Dean; Panir Jous ABDey; of Yokohama, Japan, And ETHEL ANNIE HUTCHINS,. of Denver, Colorado, U, 8. A,

MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Miscellanous.

Goods per Armand Behit unclaimed after

rent and landing charges.

CHINA MAIL.

wages than pay them. The real LOCAL AND GENERAL meaning of the claim which has beeu

Training is natively procceding at ande is that wages lu Australia are to Shanghs for the spring race meeting be fixed by a body the majority of the | members of which owe their political will be allowed to land here for six months. No dog from the Straits Settlements lives and perquisica to the wage.

It is as certain as anything

The Russian revolutionist leaderÜrdiff, at Nagwaki, is in a dangerous condtion, suffering from tuberculosis,

SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1908.

FANCY DRESS DANCE.

ANARCHISTS AT BARCELONA.

The Scottish Masonic Association wound up the dancing season with a Fancy Dress Ball in the City Hall last wight, dancing Most of these present were in faucy being continued until well after one o'clock. TERRORISM AND BLACEMAIL.

costumes and the many-hued garments

(Fœclusive Serrics, supplied by Router, representing such a diversity of styles lent an unwanted air a novelty and galoty to

ofa Bombay.) the function. The attendance way not as

Losos, April 3. iarga, as was expected, but no doubt the

A sensational trial is at present The amount that is to be exponded unseasonable, weather bad a great deal to it will use them in the apparent upon education in London during the forth-do with that. It was really too warm proceeding at Barcelona in connection

coming six months is £61,020,

for dancing last night and the Masonio. Association would do well to consider next with the recent bomb outrages in that year, when they are discussing the pros city.

earners.

can be that if the Australian Parlia

ment can take to itself judicial powers

thia date at Neon will be subject to terests of the age-earners. We

say apparent interests becaus very Ettle reflection will that the interests of wage-payers and

General Memoranda,“

Torsday, April 7:-

1.

THURSDAY, April 9:--

Transfer Booke of Union Insurance So. ciety of Canton, Ld., close from this date to Brd April, Indusive. Transfer Books of China Traders, Inear- ance Jo Ld, close from this date to 23rd April, inclusive. Goods per Deanha not cleared it 4

pm. on this data anhjest to rent. Goods per Benalder undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

Д

show

A military commission has bei ap pointed in Russin to devison special type of gun for firing at steerable balloons,

Podolin, Russia, sixteen tubs of gold Eu a quarry near Vrublevs, province have been discovered, valued at £160,000.

Mr Hull, the Transvaal Treasures, says that the Federation of South Africa will be an accomplished fact within five

6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital in St. John's wage-camere are really inseparable. If

Cathedral,

wages are raised afore a figure which of allows a reasonable margin of profit on the product of the combination of capital and labour the capitalist will cease operations. Attacking his interests meana attacking the interests of these to yours. who he pays wages. An industrial] euterprise muy without improprias be compare to a ship. The wagepayer is the owner, the wage-carners the crow, the profits the sails, Compel the owner to shorten sail to too great an extent and

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld., FRIDAY, April 10:--

YORK BUILDING,

Chater Road.

Hongkode. Abril 18, 1907,

|A. S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

Goode per America Maru undelivred aftor noon this dato subject to rest.

SATURDAY, April 11:-

2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Furni- ture, &, at No. 4, Victoria View, Kowloon.

Monday, April 13 :--

A

0.15 p.m.-Mesting of His Majesty's the vessel loses aterage way. She

Justices of Peace at the Magistran.

WRDNESDAY, April 15 ----

3 p.m.-Auction of Motor Launch Mar

guerite, at Ah King's Slipway. THURSDAY, April 23:--

Noon-Meting of Union Tusurance So- ciety of Canton. Id., at Head Office. 12.30 p.m.-Meating of China Trailers' Insurance Co., Ld., at Head Office,

NOTICE.

and one of a fancy dress dance, whether

it would not be more advisable to hold that.

Evidence was given which, disclosed particular dance varlier in the season, say the amazing fact that successive in December or Jannary. Of the.costumes bandsame, particularly those of the ladies, styled Anarchists large sums of money tliere were many tint were striking and Governors of the city had paid self- ME. Long, who admirably represented

Laughing Water (The Indian Squaw) had to secure the cessation of bomb a costume which at once original and outrages. unique, and withal it was serviceable and handsme. The Navalio, blanket siirt,

This faint-hearted policy of necessity mocasins, heads, feathers, etc., wers, all defeated itself. The demands of the there, and it was evident that more than

Mandalay has experienced latelyn bestowed upon it Miss Shofield,, as Ln whenever they failed to receive money an ordinary amount of curo had been terrorists gradually increased and auccession of earthquake shocks, a pur-Poupes, was dainty lo king; Miss Bowtell ticularly severe on causing much alarm on Nui 12.

Major E. R. 1. Chitty, 105th Mahrat- tas, will take over command of No. 2 Section of Défonce from Jam, on Tuesday

The cost of the official history of the South African War is already amounted to £31,389, although only two of the four volumes have been published.

either drifts on to a le-shore and owner next, 7th instant. and crew lose their all, or the owner hins her towed back to part, pays off thecrew and lays her up to await the time when tlio retum of reason will enable him to set enough sail to make a prosperous

During March there were 146 hours of voyage. If the High Court of Australia sunshine, 66 of cloudiness and 765 points holde that the law which is now the fof rain in Hongkong. The coldest day wa

the 7th, the warmest was the 31st.. subject of litigation is constitutional

Lettere relating to buniwera should be addream both wage-payers and wage-earners will { The distress among the unemployed suffer. They will each lose their capital in Johannesburg has become nccentusted, and the municipality has again started —for labour is the expitni of the age-relief works. It is estimated that 7000 aro

ed to THE MANAGER,

Communications velating to urga alemal k addressed to TIE EDITUR..

Correspondents must forward their names fearner and unless he is afforded the op- destitule and addresses with any communicatione ad-portunity to work bis capital becomes dressed to the Editor, not for publication but

The French Court of Appeal has con as evidence of god faith.

immediately unproductive. Should the frined the decree whereby the name of M.

All letters for publication should be written law be allowed to operate it will not be Hervé, the notorious anti-militarist has on one side of the paper only.

long before the cry is raised that the

No anonymowały signed contmunications that

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, have already appeared in other papers will

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

SCOTCH

M

WHISKY

A Blend of the Finest Pure

ecited.

Ordere for zira ropice of the 'Cuts

be

State must become the employer. Such demands would probably receive should be sent before i am on the day after support from master as well as men as publiertion. After that hour the supply in the masters would sees chance of getting limited. Cock 30 eta, Credit 20 cts. Per rid of businesses which were rapidly

dopy.

been stack off the roll of lawyers.

--

The Chicago News" has issued this warning to feminin smokors he wo who puffs cigarettes is throwing shos on the vings of Cupid and blowing sanko in the love God'a ince.

****

Alteration and additions to durertisements becoming unprofitable. It is well-known A powerful committee has been focused on Pages 1.6 and 7, should be sent tour that in most cases where profit-making is to le expended in erecting a status and in London to raise £200,000, half of which Ofice at 5 Wyalkam Street wat later the 11 enterprise have been taken over by the memorial to Shakespeare and the romaine

am. Nec Adrevtisements should be ved to

& par.

aims."

our Offre at 8. Queen's Road Control for State the results have been unatis-der to be devoted to some interuniau! factory. An object lesson is available purpose in furtherance of "Shakespearian close at land in the Japanese railways. Since the Government took over the

Advertisements and Suberriptions which are not ordered for a fized period will be continued until countermanded.

Telegraphic Addreen: Vail, Hongkong' Telephone No. 24,

The China Mail

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1908.

STATE INTERFERENCE.

and scapital nurse, the Missen Goldenburg outrages immediately followed. represented a Spanish Dancer and Eastern: Princess, Bira Dolisson, Nolanska Coon,

Mrs Wyniary, Gipsy Mrs Oxberry, Ronnien OFFICIAL PROCEDURE. Pessst Girl, etc. the lest costume was undoubtedly thist atc. Among the gentlemen worn by Mr C H. Parkinson, representing Watson's " Whisky, the abstitute

to jed

(Chúiese Mail's Streice.) Tea." The other costumes were and fateresting The committee,

PEKING, April 3. including Mr J. J. Blake, the secretary, should he congratulated upon the success Board of Tribunals, proposes to make Tai Hung Chee, President of the which has attended this series of dances throughout the year, --

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs C. W. May departed to-day on their honeymoon.

Lord Overtown who died recently left £1,000 for charitable purposes.

Mr R. C. Barlar has been appointed assistant master at Saiyingpun Anglo-

Chinese School.

set as Registrar Gonoral during Mr A. W. Mr E. A. Irving has been appointed to Brewin's absence ou lonvo

Mr A. Chapman has been appointed n suceussion to Dy Fratteis Clark, Director of the Widows and Orphans' Fund

in

-

the Yamen of the Provincial Judges- independent, in order that the judges may communicate direct with the Board at Peking.

As soon as the sanction of the Throne is obtained the new system will be commenced.

TANG SHAU YEE.

WANTED IN MANCHURIA.

(Chiness Mais Service.)

PERINO, April 3. Hsiu Su Chang, Viceroy of Man churis, has wired to Tang Sino Yee, Governor of the provinces, to return

duties as Postinnter General and Air

MrL. A. M. Johnston has resumed his from Peking immediately.

G. H. Wakeman has resumed his datics ns Land Uthicer.

G: B. Seoane to bo Cuneul-Ceneral for The King's Exequatur emporering Mr Porn in Hongkong has received His Majesty's signaturs.

During the absence on leave of Reverend Angustin Placzek, Roman Catholic Chap Lord Ampthill, ex-Governor of Madras, lain to the Forces, from 22nd April to

think that if a formidable conflict ware to break out between the Western and Eastern races the strategic positions-occupied by France and Great Britain in the Far East would be invaluable if the countries co-

lines they have been operated without the slightest regard topublic convenience and tequirements. Japanese merchants have been bitterly complaining of the operatei. | incivility of officials and the irregularity

Hullo! The Government has appoint- of running. Moreover the receipts baveed Me . M'I. Messer as Acting Secretary diminished in proportion to the exposes. of the Sanitary Board! Is this appoint- Other instances might be cited but berament of a cadet not following one of the recommandations of the Commission which is no need to labour the subject. was driled by certain persons, and charac. Malt Whiskies distilled in LAST months constitutional ones was Australia seems determined to make terised as an attempt to have no

commenced before the Commonwealth bazarcons political experiments and the High Court to test the legality of a best that can be hoped is that her law whereby the Federal Government pursuit of Utopian shadows will not GENUINE AGE claimed the right to fix the wages paid cause her irreparable injury. But,

Scotland

OF

AND

FINE MELLOW

FLAVOUR.

by manufacturers.

whatever the consequences to herself, The actual D itself ie of course of purely local in her experiences will be necesssily

But the great principle in-

terest.

volved is of importance to all. Here,

instructive to the rest of the world.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

it is true, wo need never be afraid of

A band of Chinese who have

notos has hood arrested in Tientsin.

the Government being compelled by a Labour Socialist ininority to wantonly counterfeiting Yokoban Specie interfere with private business. One

£17,887,119 8 PER DOZEN- $16.50. of the few, perhaps the only, bentfit

Revenue Fire Brunob... 2,081,044 19 S

Life & Annuity

Branches718,908 19-10-

£3,774,855 19 8,

The Accumulated Funds of tho Fire and

Elfa Departments aro free from ability to

espoot of each other.

-B5

SHEWAN, TOMES & CG. Agenti,

SIR ROBERT HART'S

MEMORANDUM.

Series of Artioles on Bir ROBERT

A Haur'e Batmaze for the Improve

want of China.

Beprinted from the China Moll To be had to pamphlet form at this Office, 8, Queen's Road Central.

Pater 50 Cente.

MAST PRAVA RECLAMATION

БОНЕМЕ

AS PROPOSED TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT AND THE MARINE

LOT-HOLDERS BY SIR PAUL CHATER

WATSON'S

D. SHERRY

Superior Pale Dry.

Per Dogen.... $19.50.

A VERY FINE WINE, POPULAR THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST.

The Full Detad's Printed in FameNeber A, B, WATSON &

xây ba taid at Dana Male Oile

Queen's Itoed Cont

Price LP Cents escb.

LIMITED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

loen mk

secretary" for the Board!

In Indian military quarters the in tended increase in, and equipment of, the Commonwealth army is looked upon as

creating a new en so far as India is con earned. It is considered that by arrange ment Bulla might be cuabled to draw upon Australiy for first winforcements to the extent of 30,000 men in case of war.

The proposal of the Mongolian Suparin- tendency to establish a tan service in

Mongolia which was recently satanitted to

the Thrne ha tean approved. Tho Political Agent and the Military Govenor at Urgu and Chahkar. respectively lava been instructed to us very effort to man ass for shares among the various Princes of the Mongole.

{REUTAR'S SERVICE.). TIENTSIN-PARAU RAILWAY

LOAN.

Largely : Ovorsubscribed.

LONDON, April 2.

The Tientsin-Pakau Railway loan has

22nd October, his duties will be performed been largly oversubscribed, and it is by Very Reverend P. de Marin

worthy of note that Chinese applied for '

considerable amount,

Lenso of absenc, on private affairs to the neighbouring countries, has been. granted to Lieutenant A. N. Paxton, R.E., from 18th April to 22nd June, and Lieu. tannat E. Woodheat, R. E., from 18th April to 22nd June.

THE BRITISH REVENUE,

LONDON, April 2

The actual surplas for 1907/1909 la about £5,000,000.

The appointments are Gazetted of Mr J. H. Kemp as acting First Police Magis trabe, Mr J. R. Wand no acting Second THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION.

Police Magistrate and Mr. H. H. J. Gompetz as acting Puiene Judge. Afr Justice Wise, Puisnu Judge, and Mr F. A Hazeland, First Magistratu, are away on leave.

LONDON, April 2.

and Russia nra interobanging views on Reuter's learn that Great Britain

their respective Macedonian, proposals,

On March 20, Bon Sonic, Governor which may lead to Great Britain pro- of Tokyo, was appointed Minister of posing no amalgamation of the two Justice, sud Viscount Hotta was given the schemes in a manner to constitute en post of Minister of Communications, while effective plan for reforzos. Mr Matsuda, the acting Minister of Finance was appointed Minister, Mr Hara, o Homo Minister, was released from bis additional duties as Minister of Communications.

Mr C. Mol. Messer, who has been Acting

UNITED STATES AND

MANCHURIA.

LONDON, April 2.

It is understood in Washington that

as Postmaster. Genom! for some time has the policy carried at by Mr Faber, been appointed Seetary of the Sanitary the U.S. Consul in Harbis, is to be. Mr Mower brings to bear the uniform tráð Board during Ble Woodcock's absence. If equally applied to Southern Manchuria,

It is recognised that this le displeas and courtesy which he exhibited during his administration of the Past Office thing to Japan, but it is believed that the public should have a softer place in East will support the United States,

Baropean nations interested in the Far heart are long for the Sanitary Department.

The Emperor of Japan bas telegraphed we receive from the Crown Colony to King Alfonso his thanks for the codial form of Government is that we escape

reception acorded to Prince Kuni, from rash politicul experiments con- Liqutqunut Genumlando, whorectly

It is proposed by the Formosan (or curred in by a Government which returned to Tokyo" from Manchuria, ays ernment to deduct te per cent from the would agree to anything to maintain that Chin has three, drisious of troops salarios allowed to Formosan officials to in the the provinces whilo Japan lins but be repaid when the oficial retires from his its hold upon office. Lest we be mone division and six battalions. He post, or to his family in the event of his

The following extracts are from the understood, however, we mustati suggests that the Chiese aro making estimates in annual earing of Yer 400,000, Subadar vice Homam Singh, retirod. death. By this schema the Government Battalion, Jemadar Lal Singh to he London Gazette:Hongkong Singapore our belief that a representative form of proparation for any emergency in regard which usey will be available for the Dated it January, 1904 The Duke of Government, whatever calamities it may

development of industrial enterprises in the island

to Cliente.

Tho Die de Montpensier, says the

Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), Captain Samuel H. Hingley from The

GERMAN AFFAIRS.

The Kaiser Gratified,

LONDON, April 2.

The German and Prusian loans (4%), of £12,500,000 and £20,000,000 have

entail, is eminently preferable to being Saigon Opinion, prepsies to travel live The Erst passenger train that overran West India Regiment, to be Captain been inued at 981, in addition to deprived from any participation Saigon to Augkor Wat by motor to Nanking arrived at the ancient capital supernumerary to Establishment, with which a banking syndicate has taken Government. This, however, is by the fine Dietrich 36 H. P. His intention is aid of China on Saturday, March 28, at 1.30 precedence next helaw Captain G. A 10,000,000 of Prussian Treasury notea. to be to go from Proponh by Past, p... husing covered the 108 miles from Bridgnu. Dated 2nd February 1809. way. The Australion Parliament Las Battambangand Sisophob. The only mad Shanghai in 6 s. 3inin inclusive of Second Lieutenant Stander Preston tu, be

The Kaiser is at Otranto and hos deliberately declared that the law of in Camboda runs for 59 kilometres out of time spent in stoppages. It was a fent of Lieutenant, vios H. L. Honau, seconded telegraphed most versaly to Admirat supply and demand can be influenced Prompent beyond that ure-hillock art which this engineers and managers of the Dated It February 1908. Lieutenatron Tirpitz on the Reichstag's adopti in its operation by a legislative ennd where by owels, somo a them very deep finish the journey mode without the Lisaprio, on completion of his period of most important stage et building up the tracks and slephant, tracks, crossed ovary railway my wall feel puud, From alert Colonel and Brevet Colonel George B. ofthe naval programine, by which the

meat. This is Socialism with a vongs. The "Opinion posts but the difficulties oughtant bitch.

service command of a Battalion, isuary has been reached; and in order to anon. It must be remembered that i

and smilingly wishes the Duke luck,

placed a half-pay. Dated 24th February mark his gratitude, the Kusor has sum- 1908. Loutouant-Colonel Robert F. Boned Admiral von Tirpitz to the Glover, D.8.0 from half-pay, to be

DONT NEGLENT A COLD. WA

Australia Members of Parliament COIDENTS WILL HAPPEN IN THE TERHAPS you Feliore you will be solo) Lieutenant Colonel, rice: Brevet Colonel i Prussian House of Lorda

NEURALGIA AND SCIATICA CURET

elected on an adult suffrage, That is BEST REGULATED FAMILIES

to throw off every cold you cantot. B. Lampriere. Dated 24th February CO to say they are chosen by all persone avort home in toquently in bed You may have dono co pany time over 1008. Second Lastern Michel J.

of a good liniment, accidents and yet the very next may develop who are of age who have complied happen and slight ailments appear when into positionis. You cannot always fill Anderson rengus his Commission. Dated great pain relieving power of

rest expaited. For a cut or braiss,

Chamberlain's Pain Balakas been the condition of your system, and it is 4th March 1908. Ardy Medical Service- with a few incontynential require burn or gold, Chamberlin's Fain Balm is better to hike precaution thsh to risk the Royal Army Medical Corps-Lieutenants fem beuralgia and bejalice. Too externoint the surprise and delight of windy auferers excellent. - It is also geel for sprains and dangerous disease. Chamber:ain's Cowh ments. Obviously there is as much as allthge and for lame back it in superior to Remedy will promptly are your cold and Charles Kyley and Augustlije. T. Frost, ing pains charactorial of those diseases greater number of voters who on any plaster. For sale by all chemists and love your paters in a healthy conditio. M.B. bo Caplains. Dated 30th bra quickly layed by this liniment. For

For, sada by all shourian' and storekeeper. Janusev 1908,

they sale by all themists and aforykeepers.

store ken pers