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SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908.

KING AND MINISTER.

FRENCH PREMIER

INDISPOSED.

(Etusive Service mppised by Render via Bombay,).

LONDON, August 22. His Majesty King Edward has arrived at Carlsbad.

M. Isvolsky, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, was a member of the luncheon party. M. Clemenceau, the French Premier and Minister of the Interior, was unfortunately confined to bed owing to indisposition.

CONCENTRATED ATTACK

BY TRIBESMEN.

SHOTS EXCHANGED BY

OUTPOSTS.

(Zetusive Service supplied by Reuter, vic Bombay)

LONDON, August S. Filteen thousand triberman in the Tafilet région have made a concentrated attack on the French troops posted along the Algerian frontier.

General Bailloud is in command of seven thousand men.

The outposts exchanged shote and all to meet the wxatures were taken

attack.

[BEOTER'S SERVICE.]

MOROCCO.

Lestos, August 27. The organ of Prince von Buelow, German Imperial Chancellor, afirms the right of Moroceans to choose their own ruler, and thinks it desirable that Monceaus should be quickly and thor ougly re-assured regarding France's policy in Morocco.

THE KING AT MARIENBAD.

LONDON, August $7.

After lunch at Marienbad is Majesty King Edward coaversed pri. vately with his guests, 31, Iswolsky and M. ClemeNCERT.

ARGENTINA AND BRAZIL

Limos, August27.

JAPAN'S MILITARY

ENTERPRISES.

CURTAILED BY CABINET.

(From Our Con Correspondent.)

SHAYORAL, August 20. The Japanese Cabinot settled the details of the now Budget yesterday. It curtails the military enterprises and will effect savings of Yen 200,000,000. This sum includes public loan bonds mounting to Yen 30,000,000 which will not now be issued.

SPORTING.

Hongkong Gymkhana Club,

The Fourth Meeting of the Gymkhana Clab, fixed for this afternoon, has, owing to the bad weather, been postponed until next Saturday, the 5th September.

Notes From The V. R. C.

THE CHINA MAIL.

"Home" Cricket.

FIXTURES FOR MONDAY, Oval, Surrey v. Leicestershire. Brighton, Sussex v. Gloucestershire. Bournemouth, Hanipshire v. Middleser. Scarborough, Yorkshirev. M.C.C. and Ground. (Scarborough Festival)

The Cricket Championship. The following table shows the position of the counties up to August 22nd

Countion————|—

ENGLAND'S OLDEST OFFICER.

Has Served Under Four Sovereigns.

Colonel John Bower, of Droxford, Hants, whose name is a household wont among the last generation of English Army officers

COMMERCIAL

JERE BEFORT. In their weekly share report, dated 28th August, Meera Vernon and Smyth state

Banks-Hongkong and Shanghais have been bookedat§770cum theinterim dividend of £2 per share (at 1, 97, ox=821.94) paid on the 24th instant, and later an 8750 ex div. at which rate more shares нro available at the close. London is unchanged at £80 cem div There is no change in Nationals which, continue in request at 1. farine Insurances-Unions liave been donant 8750 and 8746 closing with buyers at the latter rate, North Chinas have improved to Tle. 80 and Yangiszas to $160 both with buyers, Canton continue on offer

at 8220.

Fire Insurance-Hongkongs Fires are still procurable at $315. Sales of China Fires are reported at 892 and 893, closing with buyers at the former rate.

THE

AUXETOPHONE

AN ASTONISHING DEVELOPEMENT

OF THE

The past wreck has produced but little change in the general condition of ene market. A fair business has been transacted, GRAMOPHONE. in Comunts, and to some extent in Kowloon as the inventor of the idea of mounted Wharros also, but otherwise dorand has boen of a very fitful order, and thore in infantry; reached the ripe age of 99 years again hat little of interest to report. Rates last week, says a Home exchange of July have not varied much during the interval, 25, having been born at Kinsaldrum in and at the close are fairly steady. Bar ailver, is quoted today at 291d, and T.T. en Gerdage Jaly, 1802. In the course of an intersting Tondon at Ls. 9d. The rate on Shanghai Water Pelo is still the chief attraction at

conversation with a nowopapar representa remains at 75 T/T. 23 16 0 7 16 100.00

tive, he said he was getting more deaf than this club's enclosure, though a few may be Yorkshire......

Kortm

24 16 3 5 13 68.42 24 13 8 10 6187 over, bat, in order to make certain as to

50.00 weck. What a change from what it was Middlesex...... 14 6 2 6 4

one or two dates of events in his fe, he soon in the gym onager to latius a Surrey

24 € 2 15 3 33,53

rose from his chair and went upstairs 9.09 when the new premises were first opened. Sussex ...........

Worcestershire 16 6 5 5 1 28 9 9 6-0

0.00 unaided to fetch bir mertonndum book. and the different squads entered into Lancashire......

168 3-1 Hampshire

6.60 Then the gymnastic section was very strong

"When I was at school," he said, "they 18.38 the exercises with enthusiasm. This fall.

Notts...........

17 5 7 6-2

wanted me to study for the Bar, but I pre 19 67 7-2 16.00 INoto-Marquis Watsura is loyally carrying off might be due to the hot weather, Esecx........................

17 4. 76-397.27 ferred a cadetship in the Indian Army, and ing out his pledges. When he took over and with it the charms of water pals Leicestershire

the gymnasium.Gloucestershire 21 6 11 4-5-29.41 having obtained it, ost sail on the Clydes

Warwickshire 19 4 9 6-5 - 38.46 the souls of oflice from the Saionji Cabinet as against that

water polo achool this season Derbyshire

20 4 12. 4-8-60.00 dale in December, 18. We went via the Capa, and our vessel arrived at Madre in he promised that armaments should be T7 reduced and thus the peace of the world is particularly strong in numbers, while Northampton- shire......

21 3 13 5-10 82.50 Jure, 1826." He proceeded to say that he Somersetshire 16 2 13 2-11-73.39 served in the 28th Madras Native infartry should have no complaint to bring against the play of the first two teams is up to

for 15 years, and was afterwards given, a Japan. He has an easier task than that that of former years, The "A." team has

staff appointment, subsequently going to which lay before Marquis tainnji. The bean without one of its strong players, fatter's Cabinet, which came into ofice in who is on the sick list, but it is hoped as

the Cape in connection with the devolop ment of that colony's industries for the January, 1908, fulfilled a necessary, if will be sufficiently well anergh to be able

There seems to be a difference of opinion purpose of supplying the Indian troops.

Ho retired in 1868 thankless, function. It had to guide the to aasist his teams when they meet, in the

"I have lived under five sovereigns, and Forries (new) can still be placed at Japanese people back from the highways final match of the Shield Competition, the as to the advisability of publishing the fall

served under four," added Colonel Bower, Refineries.Quotations are unchanged of victory, and exalted hopes through the Corinthian Yacht Club's team (who, by the results of the takings at the Canton bassal's with an expression of pride on his face. and there is uo business to report.

Asked to carry his mind back to the

Mining-Reubs have been done at 873, bard path of reaction and bitter payment way, are all members of the V. R. C. with and several of the editors of the Caulon for the glories of war, to the humble the excaption of one). This event is being realization thus the world is, after all, not looked forward to with a great deal of owopapers have sent a round robin to the fities, when he formulated a scheme for and more shares can be had at the rate. managers of the Bazaar, asking that the raising, a corps of mounted infantry in Charbonnages continue in request at $580.

Droxford Light Hampshire (known as

Docks, Wharves and Godisona-Hong- interest, and there should be a large whole of the receipts taken at the sale be Horse). Colonel Fower said that he could song and Whampoa Docks have been number of members and their friends pre- sout. As both teams are very arealy mateli.published for the information of the public. not lay claim to being the absolute inventor neglected during the week, and clees with of the idea of mounted infantry, but he was sellers at 899 at the interim dividend of od the ultimate result is being put down at It appears that at first five editors of free ensinator of it in England, and the $4 per share paid on the 25th inst. Hong- another drawn game, which would bu a important Canton dalies sent a joint regiment which he raised and commanded kong & Kowloon Wharves have benh hook- pity and ales unsatisfactory, as a drawn quest that a full statement might be prepared wan copied very extensively soon after-ed at $15 and close in further request. game was the verdict when these tenta sad audited for the information of the public. last met.

This request was ignored; but the secretary Last night the "B" team met the Royal stated that if the editors would take the POSTPONED FOR FIVE YEARS. Engineer's team, whom they defeated by trouble to come to the central office, on a

The goal scorers were two goals to si. Claxton and A. Ellis. It is worthy of note certain day, they whould be allowed to see bere that when the "A" team played the all the accounts, and so gut the necessary R.E.'s the result was the samo-two goale to ni-from which it would seera that there's little difference between the first and second teams

Japan's Martis Katsura, all the same, has a hard row to hoc.--n.; C. M.]

THE GRAND JAPANESE EXHIBITION OF 1912.

www.

(From Our Own Cerregandent.)

SEASCA, August 29. The Grand Exhibition, which was to have been held in Tokyo in 1912 has

On Saturday next, the 5th Septen been postponed for five years, until tho

ber, the Committee have arranged for Jubilee of the Emperor's accession,

an Aquatic Fate, on a small scale, to be [Note-Raucus of the probable post held, commencing at 3.30 p.m. sharp, punciment of the Grand Axhibition have Entries will close or Thursday, the 3rd Lown rife for some time, though the culis Sept, at 7 p.m. The entrance fee is the oficials rigourously denied them. that Japau feels that she cannot accomplish nominal sum of fifty cents for each erant. all the desires to do if the way of suitable There will be six escats, as follows:- preparation in the time at her disposal

It seema

The postponement, nevertheless, must be very apilatable.-E. C. M.]

LATE TELEGRAMS.

FROM THE N--C. DADY NEws") —

FLOODS IN MANCHURIA.

Lengths Handicap

Plunging

9 Longthe Handicap

Running Header from Springboard Team Race.

Water Polo Match.

These impromptu Saturday afternoon fotes should be encouraged as much as possible, and it only remains with the TOKYO, August 24. members to coine forward in large numbers Puations of the South Manchuria Rail-and support the committee. At the same way line are inundated; the Telissa. time it gives the younger members a Heungforhang section has suffered the chance of showing their paces which they would not otherwise have, besides creating A light milway is being built to connect that healthy spirit of rivalry which tends to cement the foundation of a sporting elab passenger cars, but the traffic of freight! can probably will not be open for tom such as the Victoria Recreation Clube

most.

The Chamber of the Argentine Republic bas voted eleven millions sterling for additions to the feet and daya.

renewal of the field artillery. There has The Amur and Sunguri rivers are slin beep talk of war between Argentina and swollen considerably.

Brazil for some time past, and it is

AMERICAN POLITICS.

BosroŃ, August 24.

suggested that the three "DreadROM THE "CABANEWS-AMERICAN."] noughts" which are being built in England for the inter country have been ordered with a view to a probable content for the future sovereignty of Uraguay.

FLOODS IN AMERICÀ.

LANTON, August 27. Serious foods have occurred in Georgia and South Carolina where great damage has been done to the cotton and cora crops;

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ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE.

LONDON, August 27.

An influential meeting of the London Chamber of Commerce has decided to form » Russian section to strengthen Anglo-Russian-trade relations.

in the Philippines had to do with bringing champion.

ou: this announcement is not known. It

Soulling,

ROUGH ON THE UMPIRE.

MORE PUBLICITY DEMANDED.

information for themselves. But this was

wards.

What was their distinctiveness?" he was asked, and the simple reply was that they wereRifo Caralty." The regimost lasted 10 years, and was disbanded in 1876, "because we were starved by the Govern- ment."

INDIAN FRONTIER WAR.

Counting the Cost.

Shipping.Hongkong, Cantor and Ma- caos have been booked at 8273 and close firm at the rate. Shell Trauporte are in THE INVENTION OF PARSONS

OF TURBINE FAME, request at the improved rate of 44 and

REPRODUCING THE NATURAL VOICE WITH GREAT POWER AND FIDELITY.

$15.

Sharghar Docks have improved to Tis. 85 and Shanghai and longkow Wharves to The 1724, both with buyers in the North.

Lands, Hotels and Buildings.-No busi ness is reported in this section, and quota- tinna are without change..

Cation Mülls.-Ewes have receded to TB.

ROBINSON PIANO

5

KOWLOON HOTEL.

08, but otherwise there is no alteration in ON AND AFTER FRIDAY NEXT

rates to report.

THE

Miscellaneous-Chins Providents have again been done at 29 and Grest Taland PARIBIAN CINEMATOGRAPH

The Cements in fair quantifica at 10

ALBORTICE. an interim

not what they wanted. The editors do not profess to want to leak into matters! for the sake of themselves. Same ugly A blue book containing dospateles relatter company

Zakka Khels, the Afridis, and the of 1999, payable on the 31st instant. rumours are Boating about, and the wish lating to the recent operations against the dividend of 40 cents per share on account of the journalists is that everything should Mohmands on the north-west frontier of Dairy Farms continue in request at $19], bo verified sad published so that ovary. India has been published: The despatches and United Asbestos at $18. There are covering the first campaign state thas the sellers of China-Borneos at $10. Ropes body concerned may be able to see for them-Governor-General concurs' with the Com-at $24, and Campbell Moores at the setres what has been done. Monawhile, mander-in-Chief in his opinion that the reduced rate of 89. there have been some fragments of accounts able manner in which the operations were prepared and sent to the papers, but these conducted reflects great vredit on Major have not been used. Nothing short of General Sir James Willoooks and the

The following notice is issued by Mr brigade commanders and staff working the full accounts will satisfy.. So far as under his orders. Appreciation is also Figg of the Hongkong Observatory

On the 29th at 11.45 a. The barometer outsiders can judge the Canton journalists recorded of the soldierly conducs display- appear to be prompted alely by a desire ed by all ranks throughout the operations. has fallen moderately in E. Japan, and

General Willepeks, in his report, says

WEATHER REPORT.

..

to secure perfect publicity in order that no that the enemy inst heavily, whilst our risen slightly over China and the Philip

ariac.

auspicions of graft" may subsequently own casunities were small, due to the pires

The depression is now situated over the It is a good ting that they improvement in musketry training and the

Presre is high over China and in excess slonld have taken up this matter, for manner in which the troope worked and N. E part of the Sea of Japan. it is well known that one of the most ran up shelters at the short possible of the nornial generally, except in Japan. Moderate N. E. and E. winds may be aggravating things to thoughtful Chinese notice. He adds: As far as bill lighting at the present time is it no publia is concerned our troops had little to learn statement of official expenditure is ever from the Afridis." The Home Govern expected in the Formosa Channal and along Hongkong Hairfall for the 24 hours end- published. It is a sours of irritation to the meat through Viscount Morley expressed the Northern shores of the Chins Ses.

Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon beat informed people that they really know appreciation of the service of the political

to-morrow. Hence the struggle at Canton, and Willcocks, oftours, and troops. Chiun.

On June 16 the Viceroy telegraphed as

FORECAST DIATHION nothing of the revenue and expenditure of oflcers, and of the services of Generaling at 10a.m. to-day, 0.49 inches. though up to the present the efforts of the

1.-Hongkong and Neighbourhood, sion. It is not yet possible to obtain final winds, moderate; sbewory.

winds, papers seem to have been abortive, they follows Cost of Zakka Khel expedi figuras, as it will take time to determine will probably get their way in the end:

the exact extent of replacements. But 2-Formosa Channel: N.E. at present, 207,000 estimated cost, moderate. Mohmand and connected operations, estl. maste is £150,000, but this is wholly provisional. Excess of cost over that for expedition against Zakka Khel is due to the premuticmary movements made in view of prevention of possible devolopment, to the outbreak of cholera among the troops, ard to the longer duration of operations. Provision for batta is also included in the ustimate."

A CANTON OFFICIAL

REINSTATED,

When Shum Tsun-hack, the late Viceroy R. Arnst, on August 1 defeated H. Pearce in the sculling race for £100 aside of Canton, was relieved of nice there fell on the Parramatta River by two longths with his one I Ka-cheuk. He was and-a-half, in 20m. 50s. Peatee rowed in wrongly charged at Peking, and at the The Anti-Imperialist League has plung-plucky style, the race being a splendid one time was considered guilty. His case has ed int the political arena with the an.for the first mile. Arnst received £100 for now been gone into, and the Government nouncement that its members will support himself and £14 for his backers, and cach bave decided that the man was not guilty Bryuu and Kern. Just what effect the scullor got 250 as his share of the gate of the charges laid against him. At the proncuncement of President Roosevelt as The winner is hailed as the coming ro-hearing of the case tho heavy fine which to the tentae of the American governament

had been impose upon him was reinites, and the official himself is coming back to his old post in Canton, à responsible mili- A riot occurred at a football match best He will beauty to have the grati of the Procidant to be in the nature of a preliminary to announcement of a tween the Port Melbourne and Brighton fication of having worsted his detractors. -innger stay in the islands.

clubs on August 1st. The crowd had to and his encritos, DES MOINES, Iowa, August 24, be dispersed by the polis. A savage attack Cradicate Toft and his managers baro succeeded in bringing harmony to the camps made upon the umpire for the Brighton of the Iowa Republicans. The two factious toum, who was fellet by a blow and roader. have agreed to buy the hatchet for the od unconscious. present campaign, at least. Since the Chicago Convention and for some time before that erent, the line between the stand-patters and the revisionists has been sharply drawn in this State. Tis fact is believed to have lest the nomination for

is believed howover that the anti-imperi alists, generally, believe the announcement

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ENGLAND'S INVITATION TO AUSTRALIAN CRICKETERS.

The Advisory Committee of the commit

the Vice Presidency and it has been feared tees of the County Cricket Clubs met on

by the national leaders that it would lose July 30. Lord Harris prasided. Mr C.

In view of

conditions vero nos remedied.

UNABLE TO GET REDRESS.

It is said that the present Viceroy" of Canton in instined to treat under-officials too leniently and consequently they do not fear the authority that is abbay them as they ought to do. The officials of several of the

Prefectures are spoken of as doing practi- cally as they like, and no restricting hand

the State to the Republican candidate it. Horner moved, and Mr G. L. Jessop

is laid upon them. The complaint' is THE PATENTS AND DESIGNS thie, under the direction of Chairman seconded.That the Advisory Committee

*ACT.

Hitchcock, special attention was given to recommends that an invitation be given to that, though the people who are cften. the situation in lows, with the rosult that an Australian cam to visit Eugland in oppressed appeal, and bring the matter both factions will support Taft in this 1009. The motion was agreed to, and to the notice of the Viceroy, nothing

the Canton officials, perhaps the Pro-

Loxes. August '27.

campaign

WASHINGTON August 25.

Marylebone Clab agreed to cable a cordis is done. His Excellency appointe one of The Patents and Desigue Act comra

Candidate William H. Taft has caused invitation to Australia. General satisfac into operation to day. Extraordinary fuhr of excitement in offical and tion was expressed in the Commonwealth vincial Trenaurer, to look into the case, who, again, as he cannot du the work. activity is being displayed by Germans diplomatie circles by clatements madu to- and Americans in opening works in day in a speech, in which he discussed on perasal of the message. It had been himself, n. 1st appoint some other minor oriental conditions in general au declared feared that tho Australian visit to England mandarin and so the foreo employed is too The oficials arè England in order to prevent the can- that the United States should aid in the which had already boon delayed a year, fooble to carry the thing through and the

development of China. The speech hos

pleased that things should be so easy for cellation of patents and there is every been widely reported and the dictum on might be deferred for still another 12 people get no rollef. prospect that twenty-five millions ster China has been given a special significante months. An attempt was apparently made ling will be invested in England for the in view of the revert proposal of an allians to force Australis into the triangular. manufacture of articles previously made between the United States and China. The

opposition has seized on the remarks as scheme. South Africa was keen on having abroad.

an econainn to point a moral and adora a an imperial cricket contest next year, and tale of the dangers of imperialism and en tangling alliance, while the friends of these were the countios. The Board of Con- candidate interpret the declaration troi would not, however, accept the deft throwing a nes light upon the satin sehere, as it was not considered advisable sitension and pointing the way for American for two teams to be touring England at the diplomacy.

same time. Eo alls well that ends well.'

VENEZUELA.

LONDON, August 27. The Carsons Court has found the French Cable Company guilty of com- plicity with General Matos in the revolution, and has condemned the Sompany in five million dollars damages

LINGUIN, Nebraska, August 25. The fight for the control of Nebraska during the present campaign is destined to be ons of the sharpest ever waged in the

OLYMPIC VACAFTING,

State. The Republicans are confident that Great Britain won all three events at they will carry Dryan's home olty and the the Olympie yachting regatta st Ryde,

esides an amount to be assessable on wealth at large as they did in 1904 beating Norway, Belgium, France, and

SHOULD BE KEPT IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

Un the other band the Democrata are pro Sweden.

paring to make the strongest canvass over

put up by the party hare. The candidate

has discussed the issues of the campaign Two entiment preachers of the Gospel.

se outlined in the platform into phono grapbe and it is planned by the State com

place of the local spollbinders and, it helieved. prove more effective, they will

recently met and played golf together for Sa varit of saving my child I regard mitte to flood the State with the records. the first time. At lunch the loser was These will in a large wease take the asked how he got on. I won't play with Chamberlain's Colic, Cholem and

him again," said the hungry clergyman, Dirrhoek Remedy sa a medicing which sbald be in every household...To bring even the remotest township anderWhy not le ba so beastly bad? ADMs, Merchant, Gold River, Nove the spell of the Bryan rolce, which line No. he plays all right," replied the Boota. Fór sale by ali shemlats and store provod so powerful with the average votar eminent preacher, "but he can't comt"

'THE SHEATH, SKIRT.

Was going much too far: Last month I thought the slender form The Ripless figure gave my soul

3-South coast of China betmoon Hong-'

keng and Lamecks: Samoss No. 1.

4.-South coat of Chins between Hong kong and Hainan, Same as No. 1.

A WELL KNOWN REMEDY. THERE are few people in this country who have not used, or at least heard of Chamberiniu's Colic, Cholera and Diarchues Remedy. It is the first thing they think of when they or any member of the family are stricken with diareboos, pala A STUBBORN DISEASE,

in the stomach or cramp colic. It has pro- DHEUMATISM is considered by the bably esved the lives of more people than medical men to be the hardest di- any other medicine in use, and once it has sease there is to control, but Chamberlain's been used in a home and its valuable pre- Pain Palm bas remarkable power over it.perties become koown, they rely upon it One application: will give relief. For unless confidently se on their family physiolan.

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