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Hongkoux. Avril 16, 1907.

PHONE

No.

536

JUST RECEIVED

A New Consignment]

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1908.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Renter wires:front Pietermaritzburg chat Dinizubi has broken blood vessel. His condition is serices, but not critica!.

Freetzneros

-- TYPHOON” INQUIRY.

An inquiry was held before My H Kemp, at the Magistracy to day, and a jury composed of Mesers A. Raymond, J. F. Boyes, and R. T. Rowan, into the cir cumstances connected with the death of seventeen persona killed in the collapso at 25 to 27 the Praya, Shaukiyan West, in the recent typhoon.

THE CITY OF PARIS, the lovea; are greater. In Ireland date of the receiving order be-nwed These cases but 2 PEDDER STREET, there were 173 bankruptcies and 125 £22,000 unsecured

deeds of arrangement, the liabilities prove the truth of the old adage that a being respectively £150,573 and fool and his money soon part company. £138,247, and the assets £51,057 and Four bankrupts were prosecuted Isst

A curious feature of the bloodless £70,388. This is considerably worse year by the Director of Public Prosecn-revolution in Turkey, which is coming to than in 1906, so far as the number af tions for offences reported by the official light, is the important part played by failures is concerned, but the creditors receivers following on their investigation

His Worship said the principal rea- of the bankruptis conduct and affairs. A Chinese youth, 17 years of age, was son of the delay in holding the in- last less.

TVAM owing to the number of Out of 6 groups of particular trades in two cases the bankrupts were solici-sant to prison for seven days, by Mr J. R.quiry

Wond, at the Magistracy, this morning for collapses, which caused in all 64 desthe

Inquiries had heen made about the or secupations, 20 showed un increase of tors, who were proscented for misappropaliciomly datuaging property...

contractors of the buildings which entlaps 29.970.996. mining clients' moneys. One was con

The Pervincial Government of Britished but as most of the buildings were old liabilities amounting to while showed decreased liabilitien icted and sentenced to five years' penal Columbia have issued now regulationis re- the contmctors were unable to be found servitude, but the other absconded, and fusing to grant headpullers' licence to The theory in this case was that the Jamoaming to X1,629,210. The greatest

bas since died. The third case was that alions-which means the exclusion of collapse was cauecil by the falling of the increases occurred in the following

hundreds of Japanese from participation in rear wall and the jury had to consider the of a stock and shum broker, who was the season's fishing operations.

question of the liability of the owner and: case-blarchants, £801,382; stock and

contractor. convicted of misappropriating clients' JOHN & ROBERT HARVEY & share brokers, 4515,30 (in each of the

CO., LIMITED.

OF

PARIS MODES

and GOWNS.

679

ESTA LIGE 1770.

Undetrigued have been appointed

South Chins for the above Company'a

WHISKIES.

heary failures with total liabilities

Mr F. P. 1. Bowley, Czern Solicitor,

The Singapore Free Press in a lending abore businesses there occurred the inpneys, and senteured to nine molts article bed on Sir Henry Blake's lettez conducted the inquiry on behalf of the imprisonment in the second division. Its The Times, urges the formation in Hong-Government and gave a short description 1st case was hat of an nexcuntant kong of a political association which shall of those buildings which had collapsed aud TSOLE AGL 15 in Hongkong and anorting to about 6000): architects

be able to wice the sentiment of the outlined what had (uppened. On inspect ho had minppreprinted monys an and surveyors, $17,700; directors of

Colony and approch Downing Street with ing the scene of the sccident he said it C14,131. The trustee under deals of árangruent, a voice of authority. Our contemporary might be found that there were perhaps HARVEY'S 'SPECIAL $14 per Case.blic companies

and he was sentenced to two months says:It has been mentioned to as that other reases than the typhoon which DODWÉLL « 00, principal decreases recurred with 11 Imker. 135,876 - grocery and pro- Hongkong, August 11, 1908.

imprisonment in the second division. in some quartus Heggking, where brought about the extastrophe,

Fridence was then called and the inquiry On the whole the Bankruptcy law of claims to a incopoly of represent.

was adjourned. vision trodes, £138,550 ; carriage coach,

ation of public int rests is tacitly exerted, as at present administered at horpe is there would be displeasure at the form- etc.. builders, £115,857; ker ɑany-

uswering most of the expectations of tion of any bundy that would reatute to express public opinion that did not take its cue to speak or remain silent from the group indicated.

General Memoranda,

(c) SATURUAT, September 5 :-

Goode ver donerien Mary undelivered at noon on this date subject in vent, 4 p.m.-Fourth Meeting of Hongkong

Gyukimus Club, at Happy Valley. MONDAY, September:-

Goods per Brnest Simmons unclaimed after this date at Neon will be enbject to rent and landing charges.

room selected A. S. WATSON

Week ends, Saturday afternoon to

do. do.

Monday morning....$7.00 to $10.00. Two persons cccnpying one room will be charged a rate and a half only. Children under 18 Half rates. SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAMILIES.

Excellent Cooking by An Carono, jer; over seventeen years olief ook with the lato Mr J. W, Osberta.

Mama, May 13, 1608.

7:0

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

TELEPHONE No. 388.

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

|

Fits drafters and amenders.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Cullinan tumor, presented to the King by the Transvaal, bas benu cut into so beautiful white stones, be placed in the King's crown, and the othen in his sceptre.

One will

facturers and merchants, C102018. the following trades the liabilities were over half a million pounds:→→Merchants, 3,207,968; boading trades, 489,111; stock and share brokers, £770,414;

TUESDAY, September 8:-

grovery and provisions, 1,204; beer, Transfer Kooks of Douglas Steamship Co.,wine, and spirits 3505,480. Among

Ld., close from this date to 19th just., inclusive

women the failures in 1997 numbered p.m.129. compared with 501 in 1906. Fewer

Unfortunately, says the Japan Huik. the ranges of rinderpest seem to benn married wonen and widows and more the increase in Japan. The number of single womed failed flan thebenste slaughtered throughout the country preceding year, whilst ten per cent, since the beginning of July is sixted to 6.30 p.mMeeting of Hongkong St. had no occupation, as compared with!

be 2,000, and the condition of affairs in Andrew's Rociety at City Hall.

Tokyo is almost worse than it was in 1902, nine per cent in 1909. The trades in It is under official cyasileration whether, which the greatest mumber of failures in order to deal drastically with the situs-

Goods per Deranha not cleared at

on this date nubject to rente SATURDAY, September 19:-

Noon-Beeting of Deuglas Steamship

On., I., st Co.'s Offers,

FRIVAT, September 25 :—

NOTICE,

ין

Letters relating to business ehund be aditress occurred were→Grocers, 18; millivers tion, all import of cattle from Cores onght

not to be temporarily suspended. ed to Tex MANAGER.

and dressmakers, 30; publicans and Communications relating to mexa shotild be hotel

keepers 35; drapers and addressed to Tar Eomos,

Corresporulents must forward their names haberdashers, 3; lodginghouse keepers

Of the failures with unstenred Habil

and addresses with any communications ad- 25.

av erience of good faith.

In the July Atlantic Monthly Mr J. 0. Fagan makes some interesting comparisons between British and American, railroads He shows that in the year 1908 a total of [1,200,003,000 passengers were carried on British railways on 27,000 miles of truck,

a

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

There is a possibility of Madame Sarah Bernhardt visiting the Far Kast this autumn with a theatrical company number ing 42 persons.

ST. PATRICK'S CLUB,.

A Farewell Concert.

On Tuesday evening a most delightful musical entertainidont was given by mem- bors and their friends at the St. Patrick's Club, as a farewell to some of the older members who as shortly leaving for England. The programme had been ex- cellently arranged and contained nineteen items, mostly musical. As an aid to the orphan boys at the St. Lonis Major-General J. C. Hoad, Inspector Industrial School, who, bye the way, General of the Australian Forces, has left printed the programmes, a fee of ten cente Melbourne for Londoo, in pursuance of each was charged, and since there was Mr Haldane's proposal for the exchange of very large gathering present the funds of officers between the Imperial and Com-the school should benefit accordingly.

wealth military staff.

At eight o'clock, the Club room was woll. filled and by a quarter past, there was standing room only.

A marriage has been arranged between

At eight twenty, the strains of that Captain Hubert Clementi Smith, Royal Engineers, con of the Right Hon. Sir Cecil popular air "The Merry Widow," render- Clementi Smith, G.0.M.G., and Kathleened as în overture, were heard from the Margaret, only daughter of Sir Harry and Lady Clarke-Jervoise, of Lasworth, Hants, and Chelwood Beacon, Susses.

orchestra, composed of Mosers Rogers Shugrue and Eckford, who are ever ready to assist. Flight of ages" was the first song and was rendered by Miss B. 0. | Myles, for which she received duo applause. The Rev. Dr C.W. Mateer, D. After a comic song, "Gallant Doods" by II, the well known septuagenarian

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, to the Editor, not for publication but

All letters for, publication should de writtenities above £20,000, there were from against 800.000.000 passengers carried on ŝinologue, in at present in Chefoo, working Mr Woleh the Misses Thorp and Shefield

BILLIARD TOURNAMENT. WATSON'S

ia proposed to hold a TEAM BIL- LIARD TOURNAMENT st the

above Hotel.

Teams may be selected from different) Kaita.

Unite may he composed from flabs, Works, Regia vuts or Corps or Members of

My one department.

The Committee will consist of one meras

Hey From each Team.

Teams wishing to enter are requested to forward their names to the Manager of the

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

Above Hotel on or before With September, SCOTCH

Di08.

FRED, A J. BISHOP.

Manager. Hongkong, August 11, 1908.

493

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

SPECIAL PROGRAMME:

ENGEL TROUPE

RUSSIAN DANCERS

New English Songs,

CHANGE OF. PROGRAMME

EVERY SECOND DAY.-

Two Performances Nightly.

7.15 to P., and 9.15 to 11.15 ..

Tickets can also be obtained at the ROBINSON PIANO CO.

Don't Forget the Address:

DES VŒUX ROAD (POTTINGER STREET CORNER). Hongkong, December 29, 1967.

1748

one ide of the paper only.

nawe already appeared in other papers will be | Rverlei

Orders for extra copica of the "Causa MAIL should be sent before I am on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Cash 10 ets., Credit 20 cit., per

on important translations of the Hible inte Chinese, monumental task but one which

abatement even on the hottest skips." Dr Mulder performs cheerfully and witheat

onlinary trading, 14 from financial and American railways on mileage of 200,000

appeared and rendered "Tessing" as a No anymously signed communications that speculative enterpris, apart from or-As regards accidents the same writer says

duet. This was a capital itein and both dinary trading, and 4 from extravagance, there wore,13,405 collisions and derail that if we take the year 1996 we bad that

young kulics received well-deserved ap plause. Following can a pianoforte, solo, Sonata in D," by Mrs Finns, which abe gambling, etc. Compared with the ments in the United States, and only 239 previous year, there was an increase passengers were killed and 6,000 injured Hutchins from the Council of India, on in Great Britain. To the same year 140

The rotirement on July 31 of Sir Philip played with brilliant technique. Then came Mr. Rayboud wirs, although not the posses-- of three in the number of cases and of in the United States, against fifty-eight the expiry of the period of ten years for

sor of a strong voice, garcapital rendering. 599,600 in the amount of the unsecured passengers killed and it injured in cat which he was appointed theroe, was an ing with "Housy Boy" received a great of The Diver." Miss Barrington follow- Britain. The number of employés killed event of exceptional interest. as lietad labilities, which emounted over and injured in train cocidents was respre been for the last nine months the only ovation sud the first encore of the evening. Office at Wyndham Street not later than 11 £1,800,000. The total amount of liabil-tively thirteen nud 140 in Great Britain servant of the East India Comp herus over again, the tienee joining our Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before filies in these cases was 30 per cent. of "gust 379 and 7.483 in the United States, abolished fifty yenos ago, still holding au

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In response she sang the Inst verse and

in. Mir Fasco, on his appearance, secmed

official position either in England or in all the unsecured liabilities under the

The late Bishop Potter was himself on India.

a triflo Horvaus hurt so overcame this and whole of the receiving orders made in more than one occasion a guest at Lambeth

very creditably rendered "Sweet Susan." 1907. The failures due to speculative rather a favourite of bis, lost nothing, one Hart, Commisioner of the Imperial

A one for great applause was the appearance Palace, and the following story, which was

The King has grated unto Mr E. B

on the stage of Mr (Staff-Sorgt.) Butche -enterprise, which since 1901 had shown may be sure, in the telling. A bishop from Chinese Maritime Customs, his Majesty's a very pupulut singer of comic surge a considerable reduction in the age of the Westere States, wla visited on licerse and authority to accept and Having rendered Drinking " (in Geron),

Englaut in former days, yus anterizine:]

wear the Insignia of the First Class of the nothing would suffice the audience until The China Wail

and the liabilities exceeded those of the at Lambeth Palace, he and his wife der of the Double Dragon, conferred in Blue." Miss nad Master Barrington, ordinary trade failures by me thanased just in time for afternoon ten, and,pen him by his Imperial Majesty the two very bright youngsters, concluded the HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2. 1308. 541,000. The circumstances of the of the repast, they ate as truely as

though rather dismayed by the sentiness Emperor of China in recognition of valuable ordinary tredo failures varied but slight- opportunity offered. At the conclusion!

KINGDOM.

administration orders and diede of

thoughout arrangement were made England and Wales. The debtors

gate liabilities again showed an increase by the then Archbishop of CanterbaryThisel Ditou. of the Imperial Chinese he gave a parody on "Too Little Girl

will be ozi the table in five minutes."

services rendered by hini,

The trial of two music-hall minagers, PROPOSED NEW TELEGRAPH secen women rebantly arrested as a result of Senator Berongo crusade against

was condemned

LINE.

first part with a Duologue ontitled “Roy

the

Tout Mr Jury treated audione to three capital-coon songs,

and Girl" The children kept the audience highly unused and for their excellent GENUINE AGE BANKRUPTCY IN THE UNITED ly from those usually observable in this of the neat the mistress of the house

The will of the late Lord Derby has been offerte received the appiuse of a very class of case, appearing to be due mainly them to their rouns. They meekly took at 1802,389 gross and £752,139 not,

announced that the servant would show proved. The personal estate las heon appreciative audience.

Daring the interval the orchestra played fto business compotition and in some the hint, and after a somewhat dreary and the estimated value of the total esteta.lections, Miss Myles again opening the programme in the unavoidable nisence of Sose very interesting figures dealing instances to lack of cenition in unduly rision of sunt and chimney-pola verhoth real and personal, is €3,187.139. Mr Leckie, with Diva the Vale" He, with the year 1907 are published by extending businesses without the Thor had just done so when there came a

from a bedroom window duckied to turn iu. After bequeathing legacies to his widow, Jolly Joaki" was woll sung by Mr bis younger children, his agents, wand Walian, who in response to an encuie Mr J. G. WILLIS, who holds in Grent quisite capital for carrying them on or sharp rap at the door. To the bishop's others, the testator leaves the residue of sang "The Soont." Dressed in a beautiful Britain the respousible position of In the means of adequate supervision. question “What is it came the reply, his estate to the present Lord Derby kimono and with sun shade a in Japonaisi.

"It's half past eight, my lord; and dinner absolutely.

Miss F. V. Thorp sypoared to sing "Cherry spector General in Bankruptcy underThe failures due to personal extravag

Blossoms" for the rondoring of which she the Board of Trade. On the whole sce per noteworthy for the rpidity

received a well-deserved encore. Mrs. Binn | Dert obliged with a somewhat difficult though portentous in bulk they are fairly with which the debtors succeeded in

Pianoforte Sole Frogheira del boné," which sha, however, diz fall justice to. encouraging notwithstanding that they dissipating substantial inheritance. In

Following this Mr Hutcheson appeared and treat of a period balure the present great one case az income of 27000 a yet the exhibition of the nude on the Paris Thero is movement on foot to erect a intensely delighted the audience with a se commercial depression set in. From filed to meet the debtor's expenditure, stage, was unded on the 28th July when ins of telegraphs from Yeungkong, on the lection from his bountiful supply of fur- one of the manages wis sentenced to three south of Kwantung, to Fatahan. This piosities. In singing Will you love me in December ?" Miss Sheffield fairly captor the report we learn that in the year

which: averaged about £25,000 Jonhs imprisonment and find €8, and ought not to be a very serious undertaking ed the hearts of the audience. After Ir another case the debtor, on dinining twe of the actresses were given fifteen days as the estimated cost in less than 25,000. the randering of *Good Bye" by under review, 7,500 receiving orders,

the age of 20 years, which took place in pris und fined of 2. The others The line, too, should pay well as it is Mr shortly prior to his bankruptcy, becanie were acquitted. The piece presented which intended to tap the very important to Somo well-runderea songs by A. N. Other, was entitled "Ether of Shuntak, Sany, Sanning, and Hoping and the playing of the antions. anthom entitled to property estimated at Debauch." In acquitting the other per. All the great inland towns in the delte brought the offcial programme to a clow. £147,000, on which, at the date of the sons on trial, the Court held that the air.are thickly populated, and there is a good A word of praise must be said in favour of

deal of business done in each.

Mrs. Binns whe so ably acted as cumstances under which the women ap- receiving order, he had created charges peared naked on the stage bust be taken

accoinpanist. amounted to $10,898,127; assets, de

(imluding £200,000 settled under aiuto nccount. The distance from the su- estimated by the debtorė, to

The Japan Mail states that the outbreak TRAGIC OCCURRENCE IN BUBLIN. for marriage) exceeding diense and the immobility of the artistic of cholern among the passenger and crew.

Lonnor, Augast 18. £5,018,122; while the estimated lose 430,000, which now form the subject of the firing pictures presented of any sugges which is still detained at the Nagabat his janning cae in Dublin and kiliod.

pore assumed by the participants robbed of the British steamer Aratoon Apa Secretary of ireland, has been thrown from Mr Ennis, the new Assistant Under- to creditors was £8,338,544. Those litigation. It is not expected that there tion of licentiouences or obscenity, and left. Quantine Station, seems to be gaining in figures show a considerable deoroase in will be anything for the unsecured creupon the spectators only the impression of virulence. Dr Heanloy of the Hongkong

A 76-h., Mercedes car, while running the number of failures as opumpared with ditors, whose claims amount to upwards natural beauty. Neither the management Goverment, one of the passengers, was

or the actresses, thetofore, were guilty of attacked by the disease on Aug. 22. Captain at a speed of 110 miles an hour at Brook the preceding year, there being 350 of £21,000. In a third case the debtor mural acts. The Government, says A Stuart and the chief euginder of the steamer Innds, left the track. The occupants wors

But the upwarde of £18,000 when he was 24 the judgment handed down, and the Yokohama Harbour Office has ordered the Way, the mechanic being kiilod.

Minister of Public Instruction immediately ship to romnia in quarantino five days liabilities exceeded those for 1906 by years of age. Within a comparatively filed notice of an appeal.

more, though she was to have been released upwards of £769,000, while the loss to short time he was charging his life

on Aug. 22. Further disinfecting more will be carried out on the ship. A dorres A NEIGHBOR'S KINDNES. creditors was greater by over £460,000.estate and effecting policies as security In Sootland there were 237 séquestra- for loans until, in 18 years; he owed MB W. J. Fuller, I.P. storekeeper, pondent reports that the Indians of the Rendeloliam, South Australis, orow showed ebstinacy towards the Japa tions, with liabilities at £805,232 and £159,000 thus secured, while his un- trikes: "I was called to a mu a neighbor nose quarantine officials.

waste who was suffering from, severe, crampa and be 00eeets £226,843; alao 145 cession, in secured debts amounted to upwards of who really thought he was past help. I

which the liabilition were £38,558 and £18,000. The latter were subsequently

A PROMINENT busiņem man who has been: Arestored to health by the timely u the assets £7,500. Here also the paid, and a suitable allowance, debrided

1 aequently as this remedy in my own of Sloana Wine of Cod Laver (ül, refurs failures compared lavours bly with the fur the debtor, but Lis estar again family and soll is to my customers on a po to its priceless blessing A reliable preceding years in number, though I greatly exceded his impore, it the sitiys guarantee." For sale by all chemiafa í blood tonic nod élsens builder delicious in

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PROVISIONS & WINES FLIGHT wholesome, and fewer receiving orders and 153 fewer became entitled to an annual income of Paris message, in grintly dissatisfied with no also it. In these circumstances, the shot a distance of 100ft as the Riv

*REFORM IN CHINA.

4 BINO a letter addressed to Roar

Adasiyal Lord OBALA Baurea, U.E. M.P. And an article in reply to

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letter to the publiaber from & friend : “Oz

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by all chemists and storaksegem.