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POWELL'S A BOOM TO MUSIC THE CITY

LOVERS.

2, PEDDER

PHONE

OF

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

PARIS, ing up the question of utalarin removal.

Dr. Rúsa deals with the subject að grent | STREET.

Thousands of people were present st length, going into. it very thoroughly the funeral of Mabel, Countess Russell, Of course much of what he says is who was twice-dirorced. already in the knowledge of Hongkong

'536.

Alexandra Buildings.

THE

JUST RECEIVED

WELL CUT

Costume Skirts.

DAINTY

UNDERSKIRTS,

Hotels.

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A

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A PERFECT MODEL

OF

MECHANICAL GENUÏS,

Recitals Daily.

INSPECTION

...

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 1908.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Inspector A. Watson, of the Bacitary Department, has been granted nino monatus

Icave of absence.

ALLEGED THEATRICAL PER FORMANCE IN A HOLEL

Before Mr J. R. Wood, at the Magis tracy to-day, the proprietor of the Sitang- hat hotel was aummoned for carrying on a Chinery theatrical performance which was

people, but one of two of his remarks arey.M.U.A on Tuesday avaning in conned by a Brussels peber, is suffering from public without having furnished the plat

--

The American Consulate General.is in receipt of information that on Tuesday there were only five cases of cholera in

Manila.

Iromptu speeches were given at the

worth underlining again. For instance, tion with the Debating Society, referring to "Personal Prevention," he writos: "If they can avoid it people should not live in known malarious places or in the vicinity of marshes, or close to un i. ected native population. Even in such, however, the chances of infection can be much reduced by the Bra careful use of mosquito nets. The net should not hare the smallest Eole.

off everything

TO END OF NOVEMBER.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW,

Anation.

2.50 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Corice, ke, at Mr Goo. P. Lammert's Sakes Roms.

General Memoranda,

FRIDAY, October 30:-

2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- sure, at No. 7, Dee Vieux Villas (No. 64, Peak),

INVITED.Goods per Tenyo Mary undelivered at

Hongkono April 16, 1907.

A. S.

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& Co., Ltd.

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SHAMEEN, CANTON. Manager....Mr E. Haynes. Telegraphic Address Victorja shameen." Situated on the British Concession.

MACAO HOTEL,

MACAO.

Menager. Mr H. N. BEAURETAIRE, Telegraphic Address Farmer Macao, Situated in the Centre "of the

Praya Grand.

Both Hotele electrically highted and under experienced European Supervision. GUIDES AND Chains PROVIDED, Brezy information and spesial attention alvon to Tourists. Rammorable Ratas:

Ww. FARMER, Proprietor. Macao, y 13, 1808.

780

BELLE VIEW HOTEL

THE

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URAL KETREAT OF HONGKONG.

A

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SUNDAY, November 1st,

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5 p.m. this date subject to rent.

SATURDAY, October 31:-...

Thond Middlesex Regiment are to give another military tattoo en the Cricket Ground on Thursday evening, commencing

a1-10 o'clock.

King Leopold of the Belgians, it is statod

wore throat, but his condition is not at all serious,

Miss Violet Elliott, a well known Aus tralian singer, has been married to Mr Cael Hare Duke, of the Royal Carrison Artillery.

of the piece to the Registrar General....

Mr Morrell, who appeared for the defen dent, admitted that a Chinese theatrical performance had taken place on two' or three occasions, but it was not publie in so fas that it was simply an entertainment for the guests at the hotel and no charge was made for admission. If his Worship held that the performance was public he would ask that a nominal fine be imposed

that tire defcadent be cautioned. Hiy Worship-The ground of defence, is this the public wore not admitted.

Mr Borrell-The general puisie were not numitted and no charge was made.

The honorary freedom of the Borough of Carlisle has been conferred on the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Right Honor

J. W. Lowther.

Thousands applied for old age pensiusThe divorced Countess of Yarmouth British Isles on September 24. Aged crip- be known as Mrs Copley Thaw. She is at the various post offices throughout the has give up her title and will in fature

ples-were curried ju arag to make their sister of Harry Thaw. application.

a

Prince Ranjitsuji, Jam Sahib of Nawangar, speaking at a farewell dinner Chiabridge, advocated the stern sup" pression of bomb throwing in India.

It was just like the band at the Hongkong

Hotel

Chief Inspector Hanson asked for per mission to call evidence. He did not see with Mr Morrell when he said that the performance was not a public one. Be would put a man in the box to prove that he bought wo tickets.

Mr Orme, of the Registrar General's office, gare evidence as to to plot being furnished,

It should be hung inside the poles when these are provides and not outside the. It should be tucked ander the cattress all round, and Miss Marie Lloyd, popular music should never be allowed to liang-downhall artiste, has a hat made of terra-cotta anywhero to the floor, and it should pink cordod silk with a large osprey, which he stretched tight in order to allow very breeze to enter, and not be hung in foose folds, which check ventilation. Those who can afford it should protect the windows of the house with wire elections, set to, x chant dinge-like in its thirty years of fighting in New Zealand number of prostitutes.

9.3 p.m.-Bazaar & Fancy Fots at the guze, and provide the doors with

has a brine measuring 'oser tan fest in gireumferance.

Wootton, a young apprentice who has met, with such remarkable success on the English Turf this season, has just been offered £2,000 as retaining fee to rido for

The Unionist Chant" is the latest thing in the House of Commons. It. Veil Picard. consists th the members singing in umison the figures of the Urionist anjority at bye-

Volunteer Parade. Ground.

monotony.

Goods par Austria undelivered after

this date subject to zent.

automatic closing arrangements.

It

is

especially advisable to protect a room

Goods per Lawang uadeligrad after

4 p.m. this date will be landed.

MONDAY, November 2

It is understood in natal circles in Venice that the marriage of the Duke of the Abruzzi, the cousin of the King of

Colonel G. Familton Browne, who aftar

and South Africa, is now stranded in a London lodging-house and is seeking suit- alde employment.

Mr Thoms Rain Walker late British

A Chinese detective also gave ovidence to hid buying two tickets and attending one of the performances with Inspector Hanson and a friend. Both men and women were on the stage and the convers.- tion used was very ribsoent. There were about thirty-people present, including a

His Worship imposed a fine of 850.

CLAIM UNDER A CONTRACT.

Before Mr Justice Gompertz, at the

or a part of the verandah fer sitti Kaly, to Miss Elkins, daughter of Sanator Vice-Consul at Honolulu, was taken sud Supreme Court this morning, the Han

dely ill at the Wilton Hotel, London, Sum Wing Gem sted Thng Cheo, otherwise

Goods par Tourane snelaimed after in during the day or evening. Pupkes Elkins, U.S.A., is only being delayed until

this date at Noon will be subject to and electric fans not only drive away he has received his proniction as Rear, and, falling heavily on the tesscialed Roots Dang Choe, as a member of the committee

rent and landing obarges.

TUESDAY, November 9

6.30 p.m.-Orgar Recital in St. John's

Cathedral.

Goods per Somali not cleared at 4 p.m. Goods per Denbighshire undelivered

on this date subject to rent.

after this date subject to rent.

WEDNESDAY, November 4.

2.30 p.m.-Meeting of His Majestys Justices of Pear at the Magistracy,

NOTICE..

addressed to Twy Baron.

mosquitoes, but alas keep the body cool, comfortable and vigorous even in. great repical boat. Where there is great danger of unintia. five grains (one-third gramme) of quinins should be taken regularly every day just before breakfast, but it is advisable to

take a double dose at least once a

Admin!.

H. Hason, donkeyman of the British sailing ship Eclipse, was summoned by Mr Curtis White, the master, at the Marine Court to-day, for wilfully disobeying his commands. Defendant had to forfeit two days' pay, and was sentenced to 14 days'

hard labour.

Mr Amos P. Wilder, the American

died from couenssion of the brain

The-Times of Malay henna that Mr T. Wright, lately of the Hongkong Daily-Fres, has been appointed editor of the Brits Eche. Mr Wright is now at home on a holiday but will be returning to Penang in January.

of the Kowloon Cricket Club, for $744.3, 7300 being the balance due in respect to a contract for the construction of a clubhouse al 3444.3 for extra work done to the mid clubhouse in addition to the controt.

Mr Davidson of Messrs Hastings and Hastings appeared for the plaintiff and Mr P. W. Goldring defended.

-

Edward Williams was the winner of the

Mr Goldring pointed out that the mst prize given by the Provinces of Wales toters in dispute had booti agreed to be sub- the boy of the Farm School, Bisley, who raitted to arbitration and the proper course best fulfilled the Mayflower Guild's motto, would have been to have taken the matter

week, say ou avery Sunday. In such Consul General at Hongkong, is to give a Be good and do good." Williams was before the arbitrator.

Communications relating to ware should be localities the bands and feet may ales bo protected by gloves and boots, but those cannot always be endured owing to the best; and it is preferable instead

Letters relating to busincaseakould be address

Në anonymously signed communicatione that

descriptive address entitled "My tour in the Philippines," at the Union Church Hall on Thursday evening, under the auspices of the Crion Church Literary Club. The Rev. I. w. Pearce will occupy the chair and the lecture is sure to prove both in teresting and entertaining.

elected by his comrades;

The P. & U. Company's Somali reached pet late yesterday afternoon; bringing with her a full complement of passenger for Hongkong and northern parts. Amongst those for Hongkong were Mrand Mrs H. A. Lammert, who return after a Two men wore charged at Marlborough. six monthe' holiday in the all country, Street Police Court with being concerned On Tuesday afternoon II. E. Wen Tsung io feloniously sending a letter to Mrs J. B. Yan and Tanthi Wa leff Astor House, Joel, of 34, Gresvemir-square, W. on where they have been staying, for Tibat, September 15, well knowing the contents embarking on the S. S. Austria, by way

Benaces £500. thereof, demanding by

of Calcotta and Lhasan. Captain Hooper, There was a second charge of malicionaly sending to Mrs J. B. Jod, on the came 4... to His Excellency the Governor, dato, a letter threatening to kill and was amongst those who bid both gentlemen

ed to THE MIXAGER,

Carrespondente must forward their names and addreance with any communications ad to carry and use constantly a palm-leut dressed to the Editor, not for publication bu

fari, with which mosquitoos can be as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be uristen largely driven off, and the body kept on one side of the paper only.

cool. It is extremely dangerous .50 haps already appeared in other papers in beslaup in a house which is occupied, or has recently been occupied, by infected persona, especially native children; or in or close to za infected antive village." Dealing with Public Prevention," Dr

Under the distinguished patronage of Rose says: "As a broad general rule,

His Excellency Sir Frederick Langard, who alaria causes from a quarter to one has also promised to attend, a grand con-

inserted,

Orders for extra copies of the CHINA MIL' should be sent before 11 am on the day after

publication. After that hour the supply is

limited. Cash 10 s., Credit 20 ds. per

copy.

ན་

Alterations and additions to Advertisements

on Pages 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the

murder her husbrad.

adieu.

CHEUNG WAL-CHI SUGGESTED FOR KWANGTUNG.

His Lordship asked if that was mention. od in the agreement.

tioned in the contract which stated that

Mr Goldring replied that it was mon- all disputes should be referred to Mr E. M. Haceland as arbitrator and the only pro vision for an arbitrator was mentioned in the code, which said that any party could. Apply to the Court to settle the proceed. ings which it is agroed on should be settled by arbitration. He would have made his application before but plaintif had approached his client with a view to settle, but he could not see them. His client had always been willing to settle the matter by arbitration.

Mr Davidson contended that they wero

for. which a certificate had been given and

suing for $300 as part of the contract price the balance for extra work done which had also been cartifed by the architect who was the suggested arbitrator.

Mr Goldring said thess certificates had been given in the morning for work which WAR to have been completed that after- noon, but as shon as the contractor got the cer ificates he did not complete the work.

Davidson said that it was implied in

WHISKY No. 6, Wyndham Street, no later than 11 half the total sickness in the tropics.cert is to be given at the Theatre Royal in

am. New Advertisements, ahould be sent "Malaria can always be greatly reduced aid of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home on Poking havə, decided to rumové General the contract that the final certificate was

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"Don't Forget the Address:

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before 8 p.m.

until countermended.

Telogmphis Address: Mail, Eongkong, Telephone No. 29,

Saturday, November 21. Admiral Stokes will also be present and a very interesting will be run to the Peak after the perform programme is being arranged. A late tram

si

It is reported that the Grand Council st

Chun Ping-chih to Paking, where he is Advertisements and Subscriptions which are or may even be extirpated, in any

nooded to give advice about military mat not ordered for a fized period wist be continued tocality. Large marshes in populous

Provinces. The man selected for the tam regarding the Kwangtung and Kwang

places must be drained, deepened, orance.

vacant post is Cheung Wai-chib, whorecently examined into the efficiency of the exilitary filled up. A proper permanent or

Major A. A. S. Braie, of the Wilt-colleges of the South. This taas is a protago ganisation must be established for deal shire Regiment, has been appointed by the of Yuan Shih-kai, and his nomination has ing with the smaller breeding places Army Council as the new commandant of boon endorsed by the royal princes at of Atopbelines, and for distributing the Shanghai Volunteer Corps. The No. Peking. It only awaits to recsion the Im

Daily News says Major Barnes has be carried into effect.

pecial sanction, when the appointment will quinine, especially to infected children.erved continuously in the British Army HONGKONG. WEDNESDỶ, Our. 28, 1:08. Other measures can be adopted where for twenty-two years. During the whole

A DISGUSTING PRACTICE. called for The cost is likely to be of that time he has been employed in, more then recouped by saving in life, actual regimental work except for one year

Mr, Humphreys, at the meeting of the when he was appointed Transvaal Govern, Sanitary Board on Tuesday afternoon, re labour, invaliding, medical attendance,ment Emigration Agent at Chefee. Oferred to the disgusting habit of Chinese

The China Mail.

MALARIA,

It is not so many years ago since and hospital accommodation. The thioso twenty-two years, nine were spent in expecto ating in public, buildings, and Indi, eight in North Chins, and five at wished to know what setion bad been malaria was the scourge of the foreign campaign will remove other mosquito home, while of the eight in this seven taken by the Bosed to prevent this too settlements in the Far East. Even now bone diseases as well as malaria; und

were spent with the Chinese Regiment at prevalent habit its ravages are pretty severe, especially will tend to improve general sanitation Weihaiwot. Major Barnes was one of the

Notices were issued in Chinese when the in some parts of China and Japan, but in the locality where it is undertaken."officers sent cat originally to assist in Board had previously discussed the matter, raising that Corps in 1898, and accom- and it was decided to wait six months to in Singapore and Hongkong, thanks to Professor Eoss points out that Dr.panied it through the whole of the North see if these had any effect.

From his Mr C. McL, Massor replied that the time and the campaign carried on against the tion Department, estimates that malaris servings in India and Chins, he is well had not yet expired.

acquainted with the languages and peoples anophelo mosquito, malaria has lost most costs the Estates in Marritins 6,50,000 of both countries. of its terrors, and genuine cases are few

Robert Porter & Co.'s increasing knowledge of sanitary awe, Borrow, medical officer of the Imprigna Chins campaiga in 1966.

BULL DOG

BRAND

STOUT

in Pints and Splits.

Rainier Beer

rs. a year in loss of labour, and the

and far between. Towards this happy reabouters themselves 1,50,000 rs, in loss VICEROY OF CANTON APPEALS

sult the experts of the British School of Tropical Medicine, now attached to the Liverpool University, greatly con tributed. Their researches and expor ments in the Far East, iu Italy, in the African swamps and elsewhere have borne riel fruit and the whole of the

of wages besides similar losses to the general community. We wonder what it cost Hongkong in the days of old.

TO PEKING..

It is stated that the Viceroy of Canton, in view of the widespread distress amongst the people of his Province, owing to the Referring to the recent Inperial destruction caused by the recent floods, oscript in which the Eniperor of Japan has sent an earnest appeal to Peking sujoned upon bis people the necessity asking thas money be sent at once to assist for eschewing extravagancs and the restop those in distress. The officials in the

white population of tropical lande sretion of frugal ways of living, the Japan capital, however, have not yet decided eternally their debtors. We observe in Ch cicle tells a story, which, if true, is what can be done, some being for one line of action and others for another. They are recent home papers that Dr. Rox extretien Characteristic of the Mikado. certainly not united in refusing the prayer, Ross, one of the pioneers in this par-It says:-As possibly explaining the issue for the manga sent by the Viceroy is very ticular Geld of scientific usefulness, has of this-Rescript, we understand that a fur strongly worded and if one half of what days ago the Minister of the Imperial he states is correct, there should be ne submitted his report on the prevention Household recommended that in the new hesitation in the capital Beanwhile news of Malaria in Mauritius to the Colonial Budget, now miler consideration, there continues to reach both Cauton and Hoag which now amounts to ¥3,000,000 and has and the appalling misery which the foods

LIGHT, wholesome, and

Invigorating Undoubtedly the best Beer Colonial Secretary (the EARL of Ex) that Professor Ross visited Mauritius for

brewed in America."

Office: It was at the desire of the late should be au increase of the Civil Tast koog of the tory great extent of the damage

been unchangeil for twenty years,in view have caused.

of the ingrossed expanses of the Imperial

House. On this coming to the knowledge.

*

NO DANGER

the purpose of making this report and the result of his misajon refused to give consent to the proposal, Oough remedy to your children. 21s 8. WATSON & 00, is a document that should prove valu-saying that it would be wrong to iverasse is intended especially for eonghe, ealds, able not only to the particular colony-ompat, and instructing the Minister of as it save is that it contains no epid the burdens of the people at the proscat crop and hoping cough, and it in the medicine cavde for these disease. What LIMITED.

under consideration but to other the Household to cut down expenses so that Children like it. For sair by all chemists tropical countries who are seriously takbo prosent Civil List would suffice.

of the Emps, his Majesty at once ON'T be afraid to give Chamberlain'-

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

and stom keepORS,

regard to all actions.

to há conclusive between the partios in

Hi Lardship:--You are not contending that these certificates are not good.

Mr Goldring-They say it is entirely a matter for Mr Hazeland. The work haa not been completed although the certificates have been given.

Hi Lordship thought there ought to have been affidavits filed.

Me. Goldring thought that the plaintiff.

ought to be non-suited as the form of the writ was wrong,

Further argument ensued and His Lord- ship did not see the slightest use of voing on with the use and adjourned it so that aldavite may be filed. Ho thought that prima facie Mr Goldring was right and if an affidavit had been filed he would have made the order.

BRITAIN STILL LEADS.

Britain's supremacy in the oversea trade of the world is again exemplified in the the world's trade for following, retura

the first half of this year, just issued by the Board of Trade:

Six Montha

Imports. United Klogdoat .. $249.010.000

GATELANT..... United States Franco

FROM -

BUCKINGHAM-

£204,584.000 £18,844,000

Exporta.

£199,923,000

£150,305,000

$115,000

£191,944,000 ...." £106,327 000-

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