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THE CHINA MAIL.

DARING BURGLARY.

TAILOR VICTIMISED.

THE CITY OF PARIS, alluence the necessity el combatting those (supposedly) new ideas which are gaining so much favour to-day. In spite of all the Acts of Parliament in the

Last night the premises occupied by world a gentleman will remain a gentle Mesars Diss Brothers, in Wyndham Street. man. And, if it be true that gentle alus of about 8150 worn stolen. Entrance were hurglariously entered and goods. Le

samas he the outcome of thres was ofected by the breaking of a fan light generations of gentility, that is an arguabove the frent door and the thieves, or thiei, evidently Enow soraething shout the ment in favour of everyone laying the tailors' busines, for instead of taking rolls

THE CONNECTION OF

MADAME FLINT

WITH

RACHELS, RUD, BACH The City of Paris

terminates ou 6th June, 1908.

BOSENKRANZ, BLUTHNER, STECK, PLEVEL, KEMMLER, CHAPPELL & HOPKINSON

etc., etc., etc.

NEW PIANOS

OF THE ABOVE MANUFACTURES ONLY

TO BE HAD AT.

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,]

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong. April 18, 1907.

enam selected AS. WATSON

#Per Day...# 4.00 to 7.00 recording to

Per Week 23.00 to 40.00 #er Mouth 90.00 to 140,00

Week enda, Baturday afternoon to

do. 40.

** Monday morning...00 to $10.00. Two persons occupying one room will be

charged a rate and a half only. Children ander 12 Half rates.

*SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES.

Bent Booking by Anthrose, for åter seventeen year chief cook wind the Gate Mr. W, Osborne.

Macat, Biny 13, 1808.

750

KOWLOON HOTEL.

To-morrow Night

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

OUR

ÆRATED.

WATERS.

670

JOHN LEMM,

Sole Proprietor.

MEMOS FOR" TO-MORROW.

Oup."

• Mianellaneous.

foundation. Conservatism is indis

solubly associated with pride of mes and funnily. It wishes to preserve the things which are, but, as the history of the Conservative party will show, it has welcomed advances which really meant progress. After all we think our most radical friends will agree, this is the wisest frame of mind to adopt as habi-

of

SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.

LETTERS ON LIFE.

NO. VIII

MRS GRUNDY.

HONGKONG, June, 1908. Dear ManDo you remember the origin of Mrs Grundy? She was fret beard of in a comedy called "Speed the

cloth, rained at high Rigiro, only about Plough', written about 1795-by-one

La América they have killed Mrs, Grundy-the spiteful witch-murdered her in cold blood. I feel inclined to issue a circular throughout the length and breadth of the Colony to-morrow asking,--Will all units to rid ua of this social fiend

Do you think many people would respond?

VERONICA.

What The Chinese Do.

ainety yards of lining were stolen. This Tom Morion, In the play Mrs Ashfield, TO OUST THE PORTUGUESE laing had no special characteristic to dis

FROM MACAO. tinguish it from other lining used by the a farmer's wife, was wildly jealous of a tallers in Hongkong, so that it could easily mysterious neighbour called Mrs Grandy be disposed of, but all the cloth in the shop and Farmer Ashfield both bored and was of a special pattern and would have angry with his wife's references to their (From Our Correspondent.) been easy to trace. This was ridently neighbour, thus reproves her:-"Be

CANTON, June 12. within the knowledge of the thief, for be onrefully left the cloth alone. All the quiet woolya? Always ding dinging Owing to the facto demention gues drawers in the shop were prized open, but Dame Grundy into my ears. What willtinn being unsettled, the gently and mer- the only money found was in the pebby Mrs Grundy zay, what will Mrs Grundy chants of the Heang Shan district, the wash drawer sad this was betrnoted. The think? Be quiet 1 zay.”

majority of whom are resident in Maono, lining was passed out by the side window

have joined in a memorial to the Viceroy which was left open and the thief made his

This accomplished hypocrite then with a view to opening a business centre was created somewhere about the mid- in close proximity to the Portuguese exit through the fan-light again.

In escaping the thief apparently, was ale of the eighteenth century. Can Colony. Two places, viz Wanchi and cut with the jagged glass, for there were

Kutai, have been selected and the you imagine it possible that before Viceroy's sanation in being looked for. blood stains on the doar and clots of blood

stained paper and some louse tabacco were nio found, indicating that the wounded LOCAL AND GENERAL ning had wiped the blood away with the

paper and placed tobacco on the wound. Monday is the twentieth anniversary of The occupants of the upper floor hard the accession of Emperor Wilhelm II of noise between nine and ten o'clock, but paid no attention to it, and it is, therefore, Germany.

surmised that the fan light was broken at that time and the thief returned lator to completa his nefarious plan.

10 am to 12.800.-Shooting of B..tual. Antagonism to change need not Volunteer Rosurve Association Mer necessarily mean antagoniam to pro- gress. It may merna disinclination to exchange the prudent for the problema tical. And herein the shrewd reader

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.S

Auction. liam-Anction of Stesiner Pordan,

at Mesam Hughes & Hough's Sales can find our definition of conservatiam. on the door-step, whilst's, piece of blond, that time there was no Mre Grundy An agitation for ench s step, prompted by

Ecome.

MiscellaneOKS.

Goods per Polynesien anclaimed after this date at Noon wil be subject to rent and landing charges. Goodspar Karonga undelivered after this

date subject to rent.

General Memoranda, „Tuesday, June 16:--

Goods per Montrose undelivered after this

date Bubject to rent.

Goods per Maita not cleared at 4 p.m.

on this date subject to rent.

WEDNESDAY, June 17

Goods per Feskawur undelivered after

4 p.m. this date will be landed.

NOTICE.

-

The new bye-laws of the Hongkong and Fowlem Wharf and Godown Co. are published in the Gazette.

The "Governuiunt Gazette" contains a notification prohibiting for a further terra of a year the expertation or possession within the Colony without a pamit, of

arms, ammunition, military or naval storės.

or any one akin to her? If so the alleged incrensa in taxation in the it has taken her less than two centurica Portuguese Colony luas been proceeding for to conquer all English speaking coun- tries except America, and to make her self more feared than the ten command ments, to say nothing of her success in bringing us into ridicule in must foreign

countries.

sometime, but actual step was taken until very recently. The armorial to the Viceroy was poly signed. As soon as the Vicemy's consent is obtained a deputa tion will be sent to the Board of Agriculture, Industry and Compierve, when work will begin. It is stated that a fund for the Purpose has been subscribed by the

merchants.

Lose than a month ago an attempt was We, as anatica, pride ourselves made to enter the premises from the rear, above all things upon our freedom

hole being made in the Isok doer, but on this occasion the thieves were frustrat-

and

ret the African negroes before COLONIAL REPRESENTATION.

Mr W. Long's Advocacy,

Loxous, May 16.

cd as the door, as well as being looked, the slave trade was abolished were was harred up and they were unable to never in inure completo bondage to their remove the bar.

EVASIONS OF THE LAW,

}

"We had not time to sweep up,"

The police have the nutter in haud and plende: a defendant at the Marine Court, are making enquiries. Letters relating to businesa ahoutä be address this morning, when he was fired $5 or 8. weeks' hard labour for discharging ashes| ed to THE MANAGER.

Communications relating to nowe should be from his launch into the waters of the

Harbour. addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondiente mum forward their names! and 'addresses with any communicatione ad dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of good faith.

If the British residents of Hongkong had votes in the Wirral Division of Cheshire

Shipping Companies Beware.

masters than we are to Mrs Grundy.

"

She owns our bodies and almost our

At a quet given by the Mayor of souls, too, for do not we make daily Westinister, Mr Walter Long, M.P. sacrifices of truth and sincerity at the Unionist), sald he hoped soon to see re shrine of her whose character has not one redeeming point. She is worse than the worst tymnt who ever lived,

presentatives of the colonies sitting in the House of Commons in the interests of the Empire, which they had made ne much ne

ourselves.

Councillor Weedon (Lord Mayor of Mel-

bourne) replied on behalf of the visitors.

The Colonial Treasurer announces in tho because when, one comes to think of it, we believe they would plomp for Mr Ger-Government Gazette" that it has come it is the influence of Mrs Grundy which shota Stewart at the next election. We to his knowledge that certain Shipping makes us friends and unreliable com- } Companies or Agencies in this Colony All letters for publication should be written bally want a cbarapion in the Commous babitually evade the law in regard to the panions; she encourages snobbery and Victoria, am Mr-Bey (Victoria) were also:

on one side of the paper only,

No aronymously signed communications that zore already appeared in other papers will be

inserted.

Orders for extra copies of the *Caira Mar should be sent before 11 am, on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is himice. Cash 16 eta, Credit eis, per

copy."

fare guaranteed ABSOLUTELY Alterations and additions to Advertisements WHY?

on Pages 1, 2, 3.0 and 7, should be sent to or PURE being manufactured with fee at a Wyndham Street not Enter than 11 Please enquire from your the FINEST INGREDIENTS. Nes Advertisements should be sent to our Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before friends.

OBTAINABLE. These Waters 3pm. Hongkong, June 9, 1908.

аге manufactured UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVI- BELLE VIEW HOTEL. SION OF ENGLISH EX

SHAVKIWAN ROAD,

TELEPHONE No. 398,

853

PERTS.

The most up-to-date Automa- tic Plants and Appliances are,

Pleasant Drive along the Bea Front, employed, ensuring ENTIRE

either by Tram or Ricksha

FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION

AT MODERATE RATES.

UNDER EUROPEAN

· MANAGEMENT.

FRED. E. J. BISHOP, Manager, rongkong, June 3, 1008.

ABSENCE OF ANY FORM OF CONTAMINATION.

Advertisements and Subscriptions which are ust ordered for a fixed perind will be continued until countermauled.

"Telegraphic Address: "Mail" "Hongkong:

Telephone No. 29.

The China Mail

Wirral will be well represented if Mr Stewart is elected:

According to a Shaughal paper the Central Government, having received a re-

stamping of bills of lading and ships' re-insists on obedience to that unworthy ciple under the provisions of the Stamp commandment Thou shalt not be found Ordinance, 1902, Ordinance, 1991, as amended by the Stamp out.

The Treasurer points out that any re~ On my first vonge from England Fore that Chinese revolutionarias contem-coipt by chep in a chit iwok (whitt is a bere fet a very delightful woman, plate starting a revolution in Shensi and ship's receipt by law) should bear a ten who had been living for some years in Kanst, simultaneously, has strictly in-cont stamp. Owners and agents aro re-

Mr J. M. Davies, Attorney-General of

present.

MANCHURIAN RAILWAY

LOAN.

Japanese Press Comment;

Commenting on the raising of £2,000,000-

structed the Viceroy governing these two commands to keep two sets of receipta in our Colony; clever and witty, yet un-sterling of the South Manchurian Railway provinces to station more garrisone in all stock, properly stamped by the stump pretentions, a good wife and an excellean through the medium of Messrs. Pan-

uporant towns and cities.

office, with the amounts of 10 cents and 20lent mother: everything you see to re.ure and Gordon, the Jiji Shimpo

emarks that the issue price is said tole £3. cents respectively. ***

commend her as a social acquaintance. interest 5 per cent and the Icon is to be re

WEDDING AT KOWLOON.

Proctor-Rome.

K

IMPERIAL CHINESE TELE-

GRAPHS.

Hongkong Shareholders

Disagree.

.... A very pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday | afternoon, when Miss Dorothy Rome was married to Captain A. Henry Proctor, L.M.S., 107, Mahrabia II, Major

The Hongkong section of the Chinese Chitty gare the bride away, while Lieut.hareholders in the Imperial Chinese Telp. Haughton, son of Colonel T. Haughton, graph Administration wired to H.E. Shang

MAIL

We became great friends and after settling down in our house in Hong- kong one of the first things I did was to call and ask her to come and see me She had laughingly told me that if wanted to continue our friendship should easily fiart her.

deemed at the and of three years. Whether the conditions of the new leat are favourable of unfavourable in comparison with those of the first bu to the armunt of £4,000,000, which was mind ja London in July Inet, cannot be known until the receipt of fuller information. Calculated on the issue price, the interest of the present loan will be 5.78 per cent and when to thi On the day she first came to see the underwriters' commission is added the several other women were calling also netual rate of interest paid by the railway chief staff officer, Bombay, acted as heat Kung-po, Director General of Telegraphs They rudely and pointedly ignored my will be in the neighbourhood of 6 per cent Amongst those present were Colonel to the effect that the Government's offer to friend Mrs. Dash, who, before long, got This is by no meats a low rate of interest,

buy up the shares in the hands of mer

eren in times of searcity of money as Rt. Darling, Commodore Stokes, and Captain chants is unacceptable owing to the rate up, said goodbye, and went quietly present From-this-lown 17ansaction it Taylor, 2.0.0 to His Broellaney theeing considerably below its actual value away. Directly she had gone the other may be inferred that the feeling of the Governor. The Res A. Dallas Fauis, and insisted upon the production for the women beg to hint-gently at first foreign capitalist towards the economic Chaplain to the Forces, and the Ber A. Jexamination of the shareholders of the but by degrees more decidedly, that she conditions in Japan is not at all satisfac Stevens officiated. A reception was sub-statement of accounts, of the Administre-

tory; and this circumstance, coupled with was not a desirable acquaintance. He

sequently held at the Mabraits Mess, and tion: the honeymoon is to be spent in Japan.

But why not?" I asked. "I think the tightness of the market which evidently still prevails to a large extent, has made she is in every way charming." "Oh the task of los negotiations anything but EVACUATION OF EGYPN

you know," was the reply, "she is not in easy. Tho introduction of foreign capital Demanded by Moneyed Classes the set here, and it does not do to know is most desirable, the Jiji" continues, if outsiders, especially if you are a new. it could be made on conditions favourable

must be tried when the European money

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1908.

CONSERVATISM.

MAN is inherently conservative. bates change.

What did for his fathers, he says, baif-resentfolly, will do for him. This spirit, of course, would check all development, but it is

restrain impossible to

a certain

THIS SEASON'S SPECIALITIES

498 Lime Fruit -

Champagne

Ginger Aleympathy for those who wish the con tinuance of passing habits and customs. In Great Britain to-day a speedy and in every way striking change is pro- ceeding. The British worker, AN

· VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH,

ARTISTS:

Mrs PASTOR.

Mr CARVAJAL

NEW FILMS EVERY SECOND DAY

Two Performances Nightly,

4.

3.15 to 8, ex, and 9,15 to 11.15.1.10.

Dry

in Splits

Price $1.20 per dozen.

HOME FOR THE POOR.

à

LONDON, May 18.

The Rer. Mother Superior of, the Italian Convent acknowledges the follow- ing donations

A meeting held at Alexandria, attended comer." This put my back up, Then to the borrower. To do this, however, it The Hon. Committee in charge of the by 000 land owners, and notables, resolv. I am very sorry for the set," I said out markets have recovered their normal cour Funeral Service of Their Majesties the kateed to send a cablegram to Sir Edward Grey, loud, cannot know how much it loses "dition and the financial credit of Japan Eng King and Prince of Portugal, by the Hon. Secretary of Stata for Foreign Affire and ic myself I said "Oh, Mrs. Teen more enhanced then ut present in the Treasurer Mr A. M. Rom Pereira 850.00 Collected by Mr C. J. Fergira

Murphy Baby Alver Kind Friends Collected by Mrs Wood...

A. Kind Friend 2.

*

Credit given of 00 cents por dozeni for bottles returned in good conditionale, is able to withstand the more The Co-operative Society.

WATSON'S

Tlokets ou also be obtained as to FRUIT

ROBINSON PIANO CO,

· Don't Forget the Address;

DES. VŒUX ROAD

(FOTTINGER STREET CORNER).

Hongkong, December 23, 1947.

1740

WORTH BRITISH AND-MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.

TOTAL FORDNE AUT 31ST DIMIR, 1908, £17,837,110.

Authorised Owpfial £3,000,000

• Bubaribed Capital £2,250,000 Paid-up Capital £687,600 00 H-Biro Futsal income: 8,586,720 198 KP-Elfe & AruityFunds 13,782,699. 8

EAT 887,119-81

A

**

CHINESE STOWAWAYS.

95.50 protesting against the continuance of the 20.00 British cecspation of Egypt, and demand. 20.00 ing the fulfilment of the promise to 20.00 evacuate.

11.00 10.00

10.00 10,00

When the E. and A cleamer Empire

SIR FRANK SWETTENHAM'S

ARGUMENT.

Grundy, Mrs. Grundy, I thought I had left you behind in England and here you turn up as large as life and very much less welcome than the proverbial bad penny,"

***

Those three women callers left my

eyes of foreigners. If such an influential company as the South Manchurino Ruit way, on the capital of which the Gorern- merit guarantees a cernit rate of dividend, terest lower than 0 per cent, and except Cannot dispose of its debentures at in-.

at a short period rodemption, the diflculty that will be met by less influential concerns regarding the loan business may well be imagined. Presumably, concludes the Jiji." the South Manchurian Railway people laven definite iles as to the quo table emplosment of nano borrowed; né stol high interest. In that case, possibly no outsider has ray right to Name them for what they have dorks it now only

public that the enterprise bak been well planned and rightly executed,

mendacious argumente of the Foolalist But recent bye-elections, though they hare given no direct victory to Labour

In the course of his letter on the opine house iromediately, highly offended, and question Sir Frank Swestenham says: if it had not been thut my husband is have testified that the Labour move Two Discovered On The Empire. The House of Coramione is uneritious that "such a useful person to know, I feel ment is growing in force and popu

money loss, even if it be other people's sure that from that moment I too should larity in the United Kingdom. This reached Sydney after her rent sorage is nothing compared with moral liave found myself outside the set. Do

grin. The Straits Settlements have for is an indication which cannot be from the East two Chinese stowaways were very many years contributed one fifth of try for one moment to realize what remains for them to demonstrate to the reported on beard. It seems that the their annual revenues to Imperial, defence Hongkong would be like if Mrs. Grundy disregarded. The mind of the people Empire embarked number of Chinese ie groping about for something that passengers at Hongkong for Australia, and purposes, and it will be a source of genuine were dead and respectably buried in satisfaction to the Treasury and Colonial the Happy Valley. The first result would two other Celestials seized the opportunity. the shibboleths of the day do not of secreting themselves ch board, hoping Ofices to be able to tell the people of the the abolition of Slavery. We should Mixed with Aerated or

colony that, as they must love half their supply, Some fine firm upright cry to land in Australia and evade the poll tax revenue, the Imperial Govorment will become free men and women, able to plain water make DELICIOUS COOLING DRINKS,

SYRUPS

Guaranteed to be made from the PURE juice of sound ripe fruit

ware, however, frustrated by the ship's nfl contribution towards the coet of imperial

“WEATHER REPORT.

The following notice is issued by Mr Figg of the Hongkong Observatory

has fallen moderately in Centrul and

Northern Japan and neww-slightly over 8, China,

is needed to rouss the masses from amounting to £100 per head. Thoir plans droline in future to necept from them any act and speck naturally, and honestly on the 13th at 11.45%. The barometer their potty squabblings over liquorce, for in the course of a search when defence. The colonists will then appreciate guided by heart and instinct not by within a few days' stess of Port Darwin, Colonel Seely's reference to our morsis and questions and such like. Great Britain the two stowawage were discovered in the other people's money, and they will be Mrs. G.

Mind you, Mrs. Grundy is no moral now, speaking as would a physician, Chess were quarters. The matter was gmtiful; for, while their morals are as good reported to Captain Holme, and the two se those of other people, their means of requires a new policy,

She has exnions were placed ander Errest. Upon raising new revenue are very limit, ud, roforser, the never prevents us from

arrival at Port Darwin the men were taken unless I am misinformed, they we suffering cellent men as Ministersen who as shore, and the representatives of the com- from a trade depression greater that she doing harm, she merely teaches us to so pany were formally notified that they would known to the present generation of Straits let our light shine before men that they for as personal attributes go could not be held responsible for the return of the people.

may not see what is going on on the two men to Hongkong. At present the be relieved of their duties without loss two stowaways are being kept under lock

ollior side of it. and key on board the Empire. They will

BE ON THE BAPE SIDE, :-

A bhallow depression Ties over Central Japan, and pressure-remains somewhat low.

Pacific to the E. of the Boning over N. Chins. It is highest over the Moderate. 6. monsoon may be expected

in the Fernos Channel tuid the N part of the Clins, SenTVAN

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end-

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at uBOU

but it is certain fact that thecatum in the vossel to China, and will havo YOUR physician ensy be busy be out of The other great result of the death of ing at 10a.m. today, 4.139 inches, Reraane Fire Hraneb. 1,061,0419 | A. 8, WATSON & UO, Overses Colonies regard the labours to pay the penalty of their indiscretion for town just at the time a me member. Mrs. G. Would be that the slaughter of to-morrow.

stowing away when they seacliffengkong of your family has no attack of colic innocence would ease. Is not ale the

FORECAST DISTRICK. A LIMITED.

of those men with grave suspicion,

diarrhoes Buch sanes frequently prove

iwinska, moderate; squally, thunder shower In any brent one still small voice crying ANY a person's life is rendered misex. fersl before a doctor can be summoned or leading spirit at three gatherings where Hongkong and Neighbourhood: 8.

2–Formosa Úbánnal, Same as No. 1. can be quickly cured by the use of good wall, Chele and Dissyhoes Rended It And o man's or a woman's character kong and Lampe Simek NG, I 11 able by distressing weak that medicine procured. No physician can pre- folks meet for tea and malicious gossip? scribe a better medicine than Chamberlain's

$3 Bouck coat of China between Hong da blood-builder and tenis- mich sa Stearns? |

wing of God Liver Oil. This remarkable has been in use for more than a third is but down, the breath of scandal youth count of Chica between Hon

a century and has never been known to fail. remedy producea wonderful resulta.

kong and 21 ninad : Sciens For Isle by all shemitats and storekaspers, blows over is and it is gone.

Fife & Annuity 1,715,600 19:10

28,774,863 135: C

The Acotamolased Futale of Me Fire and HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA

in the immensity of the Tar Fast cannot

14.

Kouch 'othar,"

help or prevent the inevitable. But wa

Established 1841.

Elle Departumika are free from Hability li

SHEWAN, TOMES & (0),

would urge upon those whom we can