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POWELL'S PLANOS,

ORGANS,

TALKING

2, PEDDTE.

PHONE

X

No

STREET.

536,

THE CHINA MAIL.

gol. Unavailing official protest followed, and naturally riots ensued. Surely no one can be surprised at our indignation and revolt.".

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 190

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The amanlar eclipse of the ma kyke place to-morrow but will not be visibls in Asia.

The Bishop of Victoria held a son- frauation service in St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday, Nine candidates presented themelves, three boys and, ulx girls, aniël to the Bishop Lander addressed some

very helpful words.

BATTLE OUTSIDE

TABRIZ

LOSSES ABOUT TWO: THOUSAND:

(Exclusive Berles, supplied by Bestery via Bombay)

THE CITY OF PARIS, to clear our minds of cant and to read just the personal equation ae between man and man, nation and nation, to scale more in accordance with actual! This gentleman clearly belongs to circumstances than was possible before, the "Rights Recovery" party, hence But Western peoples have not the the bitterness and misconceptions MACHINES, Ready made Day and Even-monopoly of outspokenness nowadays, which underlie bis remarks anent ing Gowns, Paris Models The babit has been eagerly acquired by the railway question, and the extra in Hats and Toques,

the journalists of China and Japan and territorial position occupied by Shang- De a result we are often treated to hai. But the expression of bitter pre- Laces, Trimmings, Under-

specimens of this kind of oracular writ judice will not help matters much. clothing, Boots and Shoes, ing which for sheer bad taste run the If China can put up the capital to build Hosiery and Gloves, etc., worst productions of the Occident very her own railways, well and good; no one close. Just recently we came scross a will be more delighted than the for ezu special article, in the Pall Mall Gazette, signer to see her bringing within the which illustrates our point. It is sphere of usefulness the hoarded supposed to represent the opinion of wealth at present lying idle. But if special discount of $100 on mash piano, estimated to be about two thous

XMAS

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AND

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BAZAAR INSTRUMENTS

OPEN

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DAILY.

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PRESENTS

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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

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FOR TEK

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Hongkong. April 16, 1907.

etc.

MEMOS TOK TO-MORKOW.

Amusementi. p.m.-Performance at City Hall,

Miscellaneous

this

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, December 25

A burglary has been reported to the police as having occurred in a house i, the

nedy Road. The thief or thisvee broke a

Lomon, December 28. The correspondent at Tekeran of the

military married quartare just below Kon- St. Petersburg Buas sends a graphilo pane of glass, opened the door, and got account of a battle outside Tabriz on November 29 resulting in the routing away with a sum of 850,

of the Government forces.

The losses on both sides are

In their advertisement on page 6, the Robison Piano Co., Lt, announce a

clear by the end of the year. Anyone in the market for a high-class piano of Euro-

SEAMAN SENTENCED TO TWO-

YEARS' IMPRISONMEN

a travelled and influential Chinaman all authorities who have studied the concerning what he considers to be the question are to be believed China caunut pean manafacture, has, for a few days » THE AMETHYST aftaiR hile date esbjers to sendered after White Pexil" now threatening China. undertake to finance all the railway ebenge to secure an instrument at value

above the price asked. We have a shrewd auspicion as to the projects which are now being discuss personality of this gentleman, but as theed by her people, not even to the extens For making fast to the steamship Borres whilst under way in the harbour, Pall Mall Gazette prefers to shelter hie of half. To refuse then the offer of the master of a licensed pastangotiboak was atterences within the shadow of anony-

foreign capital to build her much-needed | fined $50, or in default two months' hard railwaye is like, cutting off her nose to labour, at the Marine Court, to-day, by mity we must respect les convenances

Commander Basil Taylor, RN. It was spite her face, and we think when the stated that as a result of defendeat's action also. The interview runs as follows:

there was a narrow escape from serious collision. Defendant went to geol.

Exchange Banks Clored. -Insurance Ofoes Closed. SATURDAY, December £6

9pm-Grand Concert at City Hall, MONDAY, December 28:---

$

230 p.m.-Action of Oll-Paintings, at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at the Pobile Works Department's Offices. TUESDAY, December £9:-

Gooda per Tenkin opclaimed after this date si Noon will be subject to rent sod landing abargen.

Goede per B. F. Ferdinand undelivered

after, this date subject to rent.

Goods per Carnarvonshire undelivered

after this data subject to rent

NOTICE.

"When I hear Englishmen. talking present "Rights Recovery" fever sub- about the Yellow Peril and see them sides that the saber commonsense of the shaking their heads at the idea of

China waking up.' I sometimes wonder Chinese people will freely acknowledge why it never occure to them that the logic of the case and shandon this reformed revivified China would perhape

(Bxclusive Service, applied by Beuter, via Beway

London, December 22

As a result of the inquiry held at

Fortemonth into the ease of a millor The Straits Times learns that a proposal is being considered by the Chinese Advisory who throw overboard part of the gan Board for a Chinese. Marriage Registration Attings of the cruiser Amethyst, while Ordinance, which will probably be framed

be a welceme addition to the family of position as silly and untenable. As nations. China is very big, vers regards this extraterritorial privileges of on the following lines:-One wife orly is on her recent voyage to “Australis anwieldy, very self-sufficient--because self-supporting very conservative, very Shanghai we would ask this influential to be recognised unless she is barren for a with reliefs for the Pacific Squadron, patient. The English, too, are con- Chinaman if his country is not wholly specified number of years, when another the seaman has been sentenced to two servative at heart, very tenacious, in

person way be adopted as a son. If that | practice, of old customs, old supersti. to blame in the matter. What steps has person is the son of a concabins, the years hard labour and dismissed the tions. Like the Chinese, too, and ate taken to bring her laws into con mother is to be registered as a wife, with Navy. A. S. WATSON Communications relating to meme should be unlike most other nations, they are not formity with Western practice, as her the consent of the previous wife. The

wedded to out religious faith, but,

provision has been agreed to by the botton, think of religon as a propriety, neighbour Japan has done, and sa Siata Chinese of Biogspore, Penang and Malnecs, Letters relating to business should be addreas decency, and would rather a man ad to THE MANAGER,

uphold a religion he did not quite is now doing? Until the day dawns and will be brought before the Attorney-

aside. I say all this in order that

an Ordinance. that in the main, the Chinese character she must be content to put up with the Englishmen should get rid of the idea to assume jurisdiction over the foreigner

is mysterious' and enigmatical".

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December 23,

DIANA OF DOBSON'S.

THURSDAY, Dec. 24th,

THE GAY LORD QUEE

Fancy Toilet Articles

#

2

addraaned to Tax Earren.

at

Correspondents must forward their names believe in than waive all such things when China, properly qualifies herste General with a view be incorporating is in

and address with any communications ad- dressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

Ee anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be

insertad,

Orders for extra copies of the Cussa Han should be sent before I am, on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Cash 10 ote, Cradit 30 dte., per

sepy.

"Bear in mind, too, please, that anomalies presented by the foreign natural conditions being such as have settlementa in her midat, and no amount enabled us in the past to be self-

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

LONDON, December 23. Another seaman has been sentented: to one year's hard labour and dismissed from the Navy.

(HELYKIL'S SERVICE.

Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, Gover GERMANY IN THE FAR EAST, nor of Victoria, who was chosen Grand

LONDON, December 21.

supporting, we have been able to do of anrimonious discussion will help the Master Mason of South Australia took up what every other nation would have situation one little bit. One thing this office on St. Andrew's Day, when he liked to do, namely, to shut out that.

It is stated in St. Petersburg that strange creature with his new face interview has done for the foreign redemitted office as Grand Master Mason meaningless speech, and aututored aident in China: it enables him to see

of Scotland.

Germany has detitled to cease sending conduct the foreigner! Every boy

troope to the Far East by see and has The death is announced of Mrs, E. Barranged with Rasain to utilise the Rogers, wife of the Paymaster-General of Siberian railway. the American Navy, on November 4th at Washington, D. C. Mrs. Rogore was for sorae years a resident of Yokohama and had achiered much reputation by her novels and magazine articles. The scene of her novel "Pesca and the Vines" was laid at Nagasaki.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

knows what it is like to see a foreigner exactly where he stands in the eyes of for the first time, how amusing and yet an educated. Chinaman. Alterations and additions to Advertisements how irritating! It is so, you will admit, on Payce 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, should be sent to the even to-day in England, even when Ofoe, No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 your people hay books, stories, plays, am. Neo Advertisments should be sent in and pictures in which the people of before I p..

other lands are described. You know The Hon. Alfred Daheen, Agen Handsome Toilet Sets,

their history. In most of you the blood General of Tasmania, baa fallen overboard Advertisements and Subscriptions which are of other nations runs intermingled, with Silver Mounted in Fancy not ordered for a fized period wil be continued that of the dominant Saxon type. Figure from a Channel steamer and Lead lost,

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Meerschaum and Briar Pipes,

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The China Mail.

BRITISH TRADE MARKS IN JAPAN,

LONDON, Becember 21

In reply to a complaint from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce- The proposal to purchase a site in Mrs Blackie, widow of Professor John ooocerning the piracy of trademarke in Trafalgar Square, London, for Australian Stuart Blackie, has just died in Edinburgh Japan, Sir Edward Grey asid that the Commonwealth officns, for £19,000 has at the age of 90. She survived her busband situation was largely due to the fallure been defeated in the Senate, and it is stated for 18 years. A highly gifted and vultured of foreigners to take proper nation to: that the matter will now be dropped, woman, is Blackie counted among her secure their rights, and he recommended

We have received from the publishers,

to yourself, then, what a foreigner means to a people like ours, millions of whom, living in a country that has enjoyed the arts of perce for centuries. in the midstcfa literary and artistic civil- isation, have yet never seen other than a Mongol face or read or beard other than a Chinese tongue. I is only because we are by nature, by training, & peaceful, studious race that foreigners are not HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 23, 1808. treated as they would be among ay in China, Japan and Corea, for the year Spencer, Rustin, Huxley, and Sir David other people to whom they came at once 1909. This admirably compiled directory Wilkie, She was a warm supporter of ses shock and as a deliberately disturb has thoroughy established its reputation women's suffrage till the present militant ing force. Bearing all this in mind, settlement of strangers in China sad the gradual influence of Western din fomney, education, and trade in China have been tolerated in a manner remark- able in the history of mankind.”

friends most of the leading men of her time traders to appoint a common agent in

the Hongkong Daily Press-a copy of in literature, science, art, and philosophy, Tokyo to watch their interests. the Directory of Protestant Missionaries including Carlylo. Dickens, Herbers

•

AS OTHERS SEE US.

Oh, vad some pow'r the giftie gio us, To see oursels as ithers see vs.

ROBERT BURNS peaned this complet. in the days before the personal interview had been developed by the daily press, He would have little occasion for making such an observation in the present year of grace. If we do not know ourselves

the

for accuracy and completeness and is in valuable for all those whose work brings them into contact or association with the missionary body,

spirit manifested itself. To show her disapprobation of that method she with drew her contributions to that cause.

PROROGATION OF PARLIA ∙MENT.

LOOR, December 21 Parliament is prorogued. The Kig's apsech mayá that relations with forsigu powera continue friendly. Beveral im

Turning to another point, my inform- ant went on. If China may fairly be at Bristol on December 6th when Lord ontinue to protest. If she now smokes tending to the consolidation of peace, named as the country where that sort of Roberts unveiled a large model of the cigarettes, they say, will not the day dawn and there is reason to hope that wish intrigue and corruption always a cap of the Drious bolde debrided Hesidency at Lucknow in the Museum. A when the and wife will share their conciliatory conneele will prevail in the

pipe together and the first kiss of love away, it is plain that these vices have by number of Mutiny veterans and others smell horribly of tobaco? Tatier no means ceased to play a part in Western were present, including Sir Honry Law. civilisation, for we have abundant rence, who presented the Museum with

The prejudice against the woman portant agreements have been concluded, An interesting ceremony took place smoker is dying out. Only the methetic

in which Western foreigners have

CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY

Balkans, and that an amicable settle- - ment will be reached with the consent of the signatories of the Berlin Tresty, Commissioners have been appointed 60 attend an international opium con-

as others do, there are plenty of kind examples of corruption and dishonesty some anpublished docaments written by IN SOUTH AFRICA. A Very Fine Scleation in Cross Variety folk who will gully supply our deine very twyfelings with our empire his grandfather, including a facsimile of s

8. Sobneider, of Kofferfontein, O. Calabash Pipos (& special Ascort- ficiency. For this is an age when the indulged. Thus in our intercourse with despatch, written by Siz James Cute to MR. O. Le very grateful to the forenes in Simpgbs to suggest moutures you, your practices have been such as Sir Colin Campbell an improvised facturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for the gradual supprem of opium, with-

He has found that it cures his childres is ment). Smokers' Companions,"intimate personal touch" seems to be have materially marred the effect of your oypher of Grook characters. Meerschaum and Amber Cigar

well himself of their sought and colis view to salating Chins to eradicate the desideratum of most writers for the precepts.

cepts instance the Railsway Con- Mrs Jean Ambruster, of London. They wore fall coughing out for polit

They were all coughing and got no relief the opiam trade with the empire. and Cigarette Holders, Cigar and Cigarette Cases in read daily papers and the veil which should cassion traffic of a few years back, from presented to the Town Council of hire made this same dlicovery. There Is

the effects of which China etill suffers.

zothing better for coughs, sold and croup, Crocodile Skin, Snake Bidu, discreetly hide the private lives of men You bought concessions from us and Edinburgh, with a view to their being and as le contains no injurious subation

W De pearly, no many people, doughing. eta, Tobacco Pouches in Ben and women from their fellows, or the your Government eufomed agreements preserved in the Corporation Museum, there is no danger in given the phil Dow as there were bulura Bumrna's Vine ver, Crocodile, Snake and Doc Skin, sto., Tobacco Boxes and faults and foibles of nations from the ceny which, if the scheme failed, we land shesaboard and box with antique chess dren. For sale by all chemista and store Cod Liver Oil and on the marker

to bear the financial and other burdens; men, formerly belonging to sad used by reepare. Jars, Ash Trays/

sorions eyes of their neighbours, is now whilst if it succeeded, the profita want Sir Walter Scott. In a letter the donor

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significance of what has been for long a The heroes of the charge of the Light The most conspicuous example, from a White Peril in our landy Brigadant Balaclava bid fair, to becom pational point of view, was furnished, of * You remember the Shangai riots of famous for their longurity as for their course, during the Boer War when Eng last year Shanghai ja now a huge gallantry. It is 64 years since they cuand Cosmopolitan settlement. To the Oby back from the jaws in death, all that was land, mailed in the press of nearly nese mind it represents the chief nest of every mation, seemed to stallone and that parasitin population of foreigners left of the Six Hundred, and at the annual who have settled upon us for commercial commemoration Langbot at the Crystal friendless while her faults and failings purposes of their own and from which Palage, London, it was announced that were shown up in the most unde derive no real benefit at all. They one of the veterans had died during the bring with them their own lows in k colours. We had an experience of very practical sense and a police of year. The annual madnee in aid of the candid criticism and scurrilous per their own lins been forced upon us, in Balooleys, survivors was held at the Alham- Bente int it does not when i bre, and was a great viccESS. At the eznalitica then which will last is Ite a dazed-scruple to

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