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POWELL'S BABY GRANDS

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS.

CLEARANCE

SALE

OF

LADIES' SHOES

NOW ON

PAIR.

$2.50PA

FROM

Hotels.

KING FOWARD HOTEL

A

HIGH-CLASS PŘIVÄTE HOTEL

TADIES' AFTERNOON TEA ROOMS

and

UPRIGHT GRANDS

BY

RACHELS, RUD, BACH,

ROSENKRANZ, BLUTHNER, STECI PLEYEL, KEMMLER, CHAPPELL & HOPKIN ON

+

etc., etc., etc.

NEW PIANOS

OF THE ABOVE

MANUFACTURES OMY

TO BE HAD AT

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkonz. April 16, 1907.

PRIVATE BAK AND BILLIARD ROOMS, A. S. WATSON

Hot and Cold Water throughout.

Electrical

Lighted.

Electric Fans (if required). Electric Passenger Elovator to each Floor. TABLE D'HOTS AT SEPARATE TABLES. Tole. Address: 'VICTORIA,' Hongkong.

Fox Terme, clo, apply to the

Hongkong, October 2, 1908.

MANAGER.

1352

VICTORIA HOTEL,

SHAMEEN, CANTON. Manager... Mr H. HARNES

Victoria Shameen. Telegraphic Addrest

Situated on the British Concession.

MACAO HOTEL,

MACAO,

Mariager...... II. N. BEAUREPAIDE. Telographic Address Farmer Macao. Situated in the Centre of the

Praya Grand.

Both Hotels electrically ghed and under experienced European Supervision. Guides AED CHAIRS PROVIDED, Every information and special attention given to Tourigs Kessamble Rates,

WM. FARMER, Proprietor. Macao, May 13, 1808.

.

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 184

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHAITS,

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

730

SCOTCH

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

TELEPHONE No. 828.

MUSICAL SUNDAY.

DY find permission of Major Evans |

and. Officers the famous Band of

A Blend of the Finest Pure

the 18th Rajpuit will plag on the Leen, Malt Whiskies distilled in

at the aberre Hotel, on SUNDAY Dex,

the 4th October, 1918, commencing at

P., sharp to SF.M.

VARIona ICE CREANG WILL BE READY,

Scotland

OF

FRED. E. J. BISHOP. GENUINE AGE

Manager.

Hongkong, August 11, 1808.

493

'BRAESIDE,

PRIVATE HOTEL.

CTANDING in its own grounds with | Tennie and Croquet Lawns, · Large | Airy and Well Furnished Roome, Every home comfort. Fine View of the Harbour; Telephone, Nc. 890.

Apply to Mus F. W WATTE,

Eraeside, 20, Macdonnell Read. Hongsong, September 2, 1908. .1214

KINGS CLERE,

A

PRIVATE HOTEL

PPROACHED from Kennedy Road

and Macdonnell Road.

Tel. No. 134. Teleg. Address: "SACK19024,"

A. B.O. Code, 4th Ed. Electriclight, het Akud cold water through- ont Billiards, tennis, coquet, patting green and fine stabling tor horses.

Proprietress, MES F. SACHSE. Hongkong. September 1, 1908 $208.

NOTICD.

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LACE BLOUSES

TO BE WOLD AT

COST PRICE FOR CASH.

M. GAINS,

HOTEL MANSIONS (325 FLOOR) HUNDKONG, (over Hessra Kras 06.)

CARMICHAEL AND

OLARKE, CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE CITY HOF * PARIS, importance in English eyes of a Navy journalistic scares and fancied insults,

big enough and efficient enough to meet but because we are the temporary! 4 PEDDER STREET.

tito other naval Powers on level, termins, defenders of the greatest heritage handed But these things apart, there are many down to any race of unen ainee the national cliaracteristics which two peo-dawn of history."

PHONE

No.

53.0.

TO CLEAR FOR

NEW STOCK

20% off everything

BIRTH.

672

Esst, the wife of L. E. BRETT, of a Boa."

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

Auction.

ples so closely related in blood can honestly admire in one another, and these are the things that abould be ensphasized, and not those unfortunate points upon which we must always differ.

The Kaise in

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 1908.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The death is announced in Amsterdam of M. Hordyk, former Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.

A telegram has been received in Sluang-

By the Japanese steamer luala Maru,

which is expected to arrive at Hengkong

“COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

For Alleged False Protences.

Mr J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy, this morning, committed H. S Holmes, 2

obtained $3,000 from Cheung Chim Loung, by false pretencOR.

Bail was allowed in the sum of $1,000° cash and $4,000 boad.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MB

F. A. CORNELL.

At Happy Valley on Friday evening, the

remains of the late Mr F. A. Cornell, who

met with a fatal accident while employed on the 12th inst, Mr T. Kusamato, the in the slectric instalation of Messrs Butter popular manager of the local offics of the felt and Swire's godowns, at Kowloon on Nippon Yusen Kaisha, returns. Mr Thursday altompon, were laid to rest. The Kusumoto has spent a three months Rev, Mr. Stevens conducted tho buris

sarvice and amongst those present were Mr May (father-in-law), Mr May (brother- After a very long connection with the in-law), Messm Stapleton, E. C. "Wilke, Union Church, Mr George Murray Bain W. C. Jack, P. Nyo, Geo. Grant, F. and Mr J. Dyer Ball have resigned their Gallion, Capt. Wilks, J. Tully, McLellary offices as trustees. The present trustees & E. Crapnell, Bair, W. S. Bailey, A. Vac- Bonnar, Duncan Clark, 4. S. D. Cousland, are --Messrs W, G. Humphreys, J. W. C. stone and others. D. Macdonald, D. Wood and Dr J. C. Thomson..

There is sufficient room in this world, hai announcing the death of the Rev. Dr merchant, for trial on a charge of having for both the Anglo-Saxon and the German Mateor, from dysentery, at Tsingtao. systems of civilization. Both are the

His Excellency the Governor has been outcome of lofty ideals, both can

pleased to appoint Sergeant P. Angus to look back upon past of glorious he Sanitary Inspector for Shamsbuipo, in memories and both can equally look place of Sergeant W. Kendall who has An English schoolmaster who has forward to n

yet more ennobling been transferred. spent three years in Northern Prussia, future. If these two great Powers moke TO END OF OCTOBER. teaching "Jewa, Catholica, Protestants, up their minds to keep the peace and Atheists, Government officials of various remmin friends, there is to combination grades, professional men, clerks, trades of Fowers as present in the world tant men, shop assistants and mechanics," could say them nay. ERETT.On the 3rd inst,, ab 158 Praça has come to the conclusion that Germany a place and on many a platformy vacation in Japan.

many sincerely desires to be at peace has said that he desires nothing but with all the world. Writing to the peace, and we believe that he is thorough. Standard ho

says, regarding cou-y in curacet in his desire; the English 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-versations he had with his pupils: -- people though, their beloved Kiye have ture, &c., at. No. 3, Queen's Gardens The impression left upon may wind is also declared that they desur nothing that the German hostility to England is but pace. Why then should we alley not nearly so widely spread as the mischief-makers and ignoble anayers alarmist letters imply. I found grent to fill the air with recriminations, admiration for English colonial adminis-breeding ill-blood between two nations

the order of the Canton-Kowloon Railway, tration and for English sport, a great that sincerely wish to keep the peace and a great deal of interest was shown on the a steam launch, sixty feet long by twelve General Memoranda.*

deal of contempt for our educational onene it? Germany says she intends 28 ult. in the marriage of the Ros. A. J. fost beam, fitted with surface condensing TUESDAY, October

H. Pitt, Chaplain of H.M.S. Flors, to engines to give a contract speed of nine 30 p.m.Auction of Leasehold Preystem and a certain amount of exulta. to keep her sword keen and her armour Miss M. E. Petty, who came out to join knots. The boat is called the "Marion," perty, st Mr Geo. P. Laumert's Salan Rooms,

tion over German commercial progress, bright, rely for any emergency: Great the Municipal nursing staff about three and attained on trial a spood of neatly ten 5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital, in St. John's

knots per hour of four feet six inches Cathedral.

Germany is heating England at her Britsin ay surely do the same. But his yours ago....

draft. Goods per Beaalder undelivered after own game. I was told again sad again, need in no way prevent sincere ties of Elberfeld, Esson, Solingen mere then friendship from developing between the hold their own against Birmingham, two well-armed nations. and Sheffield.

MiscellaneoUN

1.30 p.m.-Military Gun Practice, Goods per Caledonien unclaimed after this data at Noon will de subject to ront and dig ohanges.

this date subject to rent,

WEDNESDAY, October 7-

Goods por Delle not cleared at p.m.

ou this date nubject to rent. Goods par Wray Castle undelivered

after this date subject to rent,

FRIDAY, October 9

Transfer Bouka of Canton Insurance Office

FRIDAY, October 23-

Such exultation is natural and can be

Ld,, close from this data to id inst.appreciated by all Britishers, for have inclusivo.

we not said the same thing over mod Noon Meeting of Canton Insurance over again in many fields of industry. Office. Id., at Mesara Jardino, Mathe-But regarding the prospects of war with don & Co.'s Offices.

England this keen inquirer invariably received the same answer to lus quest Bons: The Germans do not dream of

NOTICE.

Letters relating to business should be address war. Wat would be madness in the present state of the Gersian Navy."

ed to THE MANAGER,

Communications relating to news should be. addressed to THE Epso

Correspondente must feraard their names and addreenes with any communications ca- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good foilh.

All letters for publication should be veritsen on one side of the paper only,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Monday is the Jewish Day of Atone ment, the most solemn fast-day in the whole Hebrew year.

/

The famour that the A, D. C. will produce "A Country Girl" this season incks confirmation.

the American Battleship fleet has safely From Chinese sources wo learn that

arrived at Manila.

I was inadvertantly stated in our The writer then emphasizes the point is last night that Mrs Mattbary, of the

by observing: "A moment's thought Oriental Hotel, had leased the top floor of must make it clear that the German No. 8 Len House Streut whereas it should

people would not enter lightly upon a great war. The German anay is, as of cld, the German nation in arms. It is no be question of voting supplies and ordering one army corps in one-direction and another in another. The war would

No anonymously signed communications that | have aiready appeared in other papers will

inserted.

copy.

I

Ofice at 5 Wyndham Street not later than 11 am. New Advertisements should be sont to our Office at 8, Queen's Food-Central before Advertisements and Subscriptions which ure not ordered for a fized period will be continued

until geuntermanded.

Telegraphic Address: Maik, Hongkong, Telphone No. 22

The China Mail.

HONGLONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1908.

GERMANY AND ENGLAND.

bare ruud No. 5.

It is some years since a naval wedding

has taken place in Shanghai, and therefore

Among the many passengers to inve Hongkong this morning by the N..K.'s steamer Kanagawa Maru were Mr, Mrs and Miss Nishi. Mr Kishi is the First Secretary Lo the Japanese Legation at Viauna at which place he has been resident for about five- years. Mr Nishi and family are returning for the first time to Japan on a well deserved holiday.

SHIPPING.

William Alexandre Boss, the master of the R, Dakotah, was kned 8100 at the

Commauder Basil Taylor, R.N., for law Marine Court, this morning, by the Hon.

fully moring his ship without permission.

Three masters of licensed boats were fined $10 each at the Marine Court to day for failing to keep the yalo of their boats out of the water. Anuther boat miso and a bouts were fined 35 each for prevent

NEW LAUNCH FOR THE CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.

*

Mears W. 9. Biley & Co. bave built to

CORRESPONDENCE

AN INTERESTING RACE ACROSS THE PACIFIC.

(To the Eding of the Cursa Maxx,') S-Ruferring to the article published under above to your issue of yesterday, it is a great pity that your correspondent did not get thin facts before he wrote.

On July 11th Inst, the steamers Mon- teagle (British), China (American) and Minnesota (American) of 6183, 5060 and 18,323 gross tonnago respectively, loft

American ports. Hongkong a fow minutes after noon for

•

Please note that the gross toonage of the Pacific Mail steamer China is 6060, and her displacement tonnage is 10,200, ag quoted by your correspondent.

Regarding this wonderfully interesting 'race," your correspondent fails to state that the Pacide Mail steamer Chin reaches San Francisco via Honolulu, a distance of with the Monteagle's run of 5954 miles. 7620 miles from Hongkong as compared The Monteagle arrived in Vancouver on August 4th, necording to your correspond- ent, and the China at San Francised on The Nippon Yusen Kaisha's steamer August 9th; us a matter of fact the Chins Kanagawa Maru left post this morning for arrived at San Franciscs at 6am. on August Japan via Shanghai, with quite a large 5954 miles in 23 days 16 hours (not includ oth; thus we see that the Monteagle covered number of passengers, most of whom seeing the double day crossing the 18th proceeding on holiday. The vessel also meridian) while the Chips travelled 7620

Miss E. May Russell was joined ining free access to the s.s. (boising. wollock to Mra, E. Noble, general manager of the Manila Telephone Company, Inst Saturday. Just after the ceremony the young bride underwent an operation as the

Ciril Hospital for appendicitis.

The annual session of His Majesty's

Justices of the Peace will he held in the Justices room, at the Magistmay, on November 4, for the purposes of 'consider. ing applications for publican's knt adjunct licenses for 1908-1900.

We regret that a slight mistake ou qurred in our report of the enquiry inte the building collapse at Yaumati. It was Mr Ench Seth, Secretary to Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., who gave evidence as to the cost of the houses aral not Mr

carried a heavy consignment ci general miles in 24 days: 17 hots, or in other

China's Millions for September gives an Blustration of an-oki-incense baner, The inscription under the brim of this 'censer proves it to have been east in the 39th year of the reign of Chenhua of the dynasty, or int 1483 A.D. Though 425 years old, it is quite a modern work of art in the hoary land of China, But it carries the mind of a Westerner back to 100 years before the Spanish Armada; back before

the Reformation to the accession of Richard

worde the Monteagle made about 251 miles per day while the China monde 300 miles per day, including stop at all-ports, the China having lost 24 hours in Honolulu, to take the comparison oven. I have left out the Mionusta in these comparisons as

understand who called at Nagasaki and wade repairs

In conclusion, I hope your corespondent,

will in future not let his patriotism stand

in the way of his veracity.—Your truly,

"VER CITY." HosGKONG, October 2, 190*

At the Belle View Hotel to-moITOR,

Mesars G. Bertolone and Co. of No. III. Nine years before the discovery of commencing at p.m. the band of the 19ti 73 Queen's Fload Central are giving away, to America this centur began to smoke, Rajputs under Bandmaster C. T. Coke will More than 40 years before William Tyn- | all whe call, free camples of the 810,000 dale's Now Testment was printed cash Black Horse; Vatas, Eileen; Selection, give the fallowing selections:-March, worth of faney goods, chocolate in paper paper, written paper, printed paper and boxes, in pourier and blocks, coena, began to be burned upon this altar before in powder and in blocks which they have the gods--and the smoke has been going received from the celebrated factory of up without intermission ever since. Messrs P. H. Snchard.

RHEUMATISM.

addigore; Cake War, Whistlin Rufus: Välse, Sweet Vows; Selection, Scottish

Fantasis; Valso, Erer and Evor; Irish Ji

and National Anthems. Private tabica con be reserved either on the lawn or on the spacious verandahs, overlooking Kowloon

\ON'T be

NO DANGER

Recent deaths in Slmagħqi include Mr James Bain Roach, assistant-engineer of SOME Birtle confidence has the average Bay. Various ice creams will be ready.

man in the various cures rhonma- the Municipal Electricity Department, aged tism that he often aufers for years without 61; Me L. 1. B. Edmonston, a popular making any effort to Bud relief. Be then resident whose marriage was celebrated finds that it has become chronic. This is a only, a year ago, sall Capt. James Kith mistako, sa the pain can always be relieved, Dhalaid to rive Charbelsäu formerly in the service of the C.M.S.N. and in most cases & curs ffected by apply is intended aspecially for conghe, colde Co., but lately of the Shanghai Tag-auding Chamberlain's Fain Balm. The relist croup and whooping cough, and it is the from pain which it affords is alone_worthmadjolna made for these diseasex-What many times its cost. It makes sleep and makes it save is that it contains no opium. Lighter Co.'s to host Fühy lec.

roat possible. For sale by ali obemiste and Children like it. For sale by all chemists

and store kaapare.

Orders for extra region of the Cussa MAIL should be sent before 11 a.m. on the day after publication. After that have the supply income home to each individuel and to. limited. Cash 10 ets, Credit 20 et, per each family in a way that it is

Alterations and additimis to Advertisements possible for the great English middle WHISKY Pages 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7, should be sent to cur class, completely cut off as they are at prosent from the Regular forces, to inderstand. Moreover, it is manifestly to the advantage of Germany to road all possibility of a colice se long as the relative sizes of the two feets remain as they are. German commerce is at that stage of progress J, H. Seth. which requires peace, and German commercial en realise to the fall their dependence upon England's continuance cf a Free Trade polier."

Later in his letter Mr Stones applies the moral of his Gemman experiences in a way which should make instant appeal to his readers. He says:There is, We are glad to see indications in the however, another side to the question, Englich newspapers of an approach to and it is one which only those who have s saber appreciation of the position etc konwledge of the two nations which Germnay hokis as the leading are in a position to see. What do they Military Power on the Continent, and to know of England why only Fagland better realisation of the obligations tow? It will do is harm to admit

The returns of the average aniouat of | stotekerners. which that position necessarily binds freely and fairly that the Germans excel

bank notes in circulation and of specie upon her shoulders.

Of course the us in many ways-in discipline and in reserve in Hongkong during September alarinist note is still struck by a good social administration, in science, in was as follows-Chartered Bank of India, Juany newspapers both in Germany and literature, all in the ts. Ml this Australia and Cline, average $3,955,770,

| specie $2,900,000; Hongkong and Shanghai | in Englanil but on the whole it is not may be granted, but one thing is clear: Banking Corporation, avenge $15,319,073, | quito so shrill as it was. Tie visits of a substitution of Corman for Anglo-specie $10,000,000: Natural Bank of Chinn, Ltd., avenge $96,321, spocle Germburgounsters and of town and Saxon culture would men for half the $95,000, making a groud total of $19,351.689 village pastors to England, this return wärld the diminution of religion, the avenge and $12,925,000 specia. visits of municipal councillors and lessening of individual energy and members of parliament to Germany, and originality, the incresan of the recent tour of Mr Lamling timentalism, and a return to that state of action by auctioneers. There is gorsally a and other men of responsibility are all manners which was prevalent in the large attendanes of buyers, Indies in particu factors tending to the realisation of a days-of Hocam, not to speak of a far, and tliose it is who so rapally ran up prices for dear little pieces of ivory, as the better understanding batween the two clange in the position of women which fair sex term them. Indeed, some of the nations in whose hands the peace of would hardly please the most modemte curios are often knocked down at a prico fac the worlds largely rests. Naturally advocate of the rights and privileges of thin the original cost of the articles. There is no enuse for wonderment in this, we do not expect that either nation the sex. To prevent the possibility of sincs once a 1 dy annonpes her inton will ever be able to quite properly such a thing no national sacrifice is too tion of getting a certain articlo, gab it appreciate the other's point of view, but great. Therefore, let us instead of she will, no matter what it may ran up to,

Fand she is not satisfied until the particular. if a sincere atterips is made along paying tudue heed to akumists and Tieco is knocked down to her. But what lince of similar, thenight hon at Icost cherishing hostility against a ponceful, cares shot. Her hopea are at last roulised. | something for the better is accomp powerful, and, as I annly beliere, it hers and she takes it home for her friends to idolise and any. Then comes lished. Englishmen, for justanice, can-friendly neighbour, see to it that we are the shroff, the bill vad 1 1:

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