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ists will probably see in this circum- atance a justification of their y

pet belief in a future conflict between the two Powers, but for ourselves we have sufficient confidence in the strong men. Ready made Day and Even-of both countries to hold the view that

A

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Right Rev. J. L. Vay, Roman Cathalip Bishop of Siam is dead,

The British Consul at Batavia has dvolared Hongkong to be an infected port.

H.E. the Governor General of Nether

Shrukh, the English rammer, has beaten Dorando, the Italian of Marathon fame, in a fifteen miles rage at Buffalo, U.S.A.

ing Gowns, Paris Models they will see to it that everything lands India has declared Hongkong infected

possible is done, to avoid a European with plague. in Hats and Toques, orisis suck av

happening of this Laces, Trimmings, Under-character would produce. While it is clothing, Boots and Shoes, trus that in recent times an impetus has

We have boeri asked to state that Hosiery and Gloves, etc., boen given to measures for increasing the

naval efficiency of both our own country an arts car will run after the Boxing etc.

and Germany, it has been recently made Match to-night, at about a quarter past clear at Germany's programme is to be twelve... framed purely to quit its own needs, and this does not of necessity indicate antagonism.

872

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

Auctions. 11a.m.-Auction of Nwatow Drawn work- &c., at Me Goo, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms £20 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcelain, &o, at M: Gov. P. Lammert's Sales

Rooms

Amusements.

The nation well armed possesses the best guarantee of peace within its bor- ders, and this is fully realised by those

9 p.m.-Herbert Withers Concert at who have the shaping of the destinies

City Hall,

of the British and German Empires.

MiscellaneoNS Groda par Chiyo Mars undelivered at

noon on this date subject to rent. Goods per Neva andaimed after this

date at Noon will be subject to rent and landing charges.

Goods per Palms not alexeed at 4 p.m.

on the data públoct to rent,

General Momeranda.

TUESDAY, March 9:----

12.30 p.m-Meeting of Hongkong Fire Inurseca Co., Id., at Messrs Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Office. Goods per Alesis undelivered at Noon

on this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, March 10:-

12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong and

The likelihood of an Anglo-German war

Mr W. O. Bridgeman, son of Vice Admiral Bridgeman, hanged himself at Caleatte, on the 15th February, as a result of rooney difficulties.

Ganera! Achado, the Portuguses Com

missioner on the Macao Delimitation sioners in Hongkong.

miwiog, will meet the Chinese Commis

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1909.

WINTRY WEATHER IN

ENGLAND

THE ** CHIYO MARU.”

Surely the last word in luxury has been reached in the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's Pacifio

(From Our Dum Correspondent.) Finer Chiyo Maru, Everything that beart

LONDON, March 6. a desire is provided on her.. Single-berth cabina, private suites, including sitting Frost and now have stopped all room, bed-room, and private bathroom, sports and racing in England since the a nursery and play room for the children, 19th of February, an up-to-date laundry fitted with every

electrical device; telephones to avory part of | the ship, wireless telegraphic apparatus, a special deck õtted up as a bail-room, allthess in addition to the ordinary accomodation

ons latterday mail-boat. The decorations of the ship are also unique and compriso some of the handsomest and costly hangings over devised by the wit of man.

SINGAPORE OPIUM QUESTION

GOVERNOR'S PROFOBALN)-

(Fram Our Own Correspondent.)

Souroix, March 6......-- famous managing director of a big stasmakip line recently remarked that the

At a meeting of the Legislative modern passenger was much pampered Council today, the corespondence His remark holds good of such a vowel which has passed between His Excel as the Chiyo Mars, and the passenger who lency Sir John Anderson and Lord- could grumble on board so completely Crews relating to the findings of the equipped a vessel must be hard to please Opium Commission, wherein His indood..

On Saturday, Capt W. W. Greens, com- Excellency the Governer supports the Commander of the Chiyo Maru, entertained Commission and asks for a free hand, the editors of the Hongkong papers to a was laid on the table. His Excellency mimptuous lunch and afterwards he and bis also suggests that B. Government officers did the honours of the magnificent monoply would mean the end of the Opfum Farm and urges a reduction of the military contribution as an offset for the loss in the revenue.

An extensive fire broke out on the vessel, a most enjoyable afternoon being 18th February at the National Jute Mills spent. The Chiyo Mary is a vessel to be is growing less and less remote: cerat Tajganj opposite Garden Reach, Cal-proud of.

tainly the two nations have not for many outts. The damage is animated at ton

Jakha, Tears been on such terms of friendship

sa they now are. Great Powers do not fall to fighting like dogs in the street for no particular object except the pleasure of fighting. As a well-known journal recently put it, the probability of an international war of extinction

The London Gazette announces the

grant of climate allowances to the officers and crews of warshipa engaged in the Persisa Guil. The same is granted to crews serving in the China rivers.

L

The Municipal Reformers in the Lon. don County Connell wore on February and ablo to announce that, owing to careful and that is procisely what an Anglo-management, half a million pounds would Certoan; struggle would amount to-is be used for the purchase and cancellation wildly Fremote at this stage of the of stock,

world's history, when the laws of pércs

and humanity have left their impress so En-strongly on every fcivilised nation, and

Kowloon Wharf & Gedown Co., L., st Masare Jardine, Malbeson Co.'s Office. 3 p.m.-Auction of Old & Rare Japanese Curios, at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Sales Room Goode per Atacadonis not cleared at

p.w, on this data subject to ren THURSDAY, March 11--

8.45 p.m.-lasting of Inetitation of

gineers & Shipbuilders of Hongkong, at Engineers Institute Rooms, Goods per Kamakura Maru not cleared

on this date subject to rent: SATURDAY, March 13-

Noos-Meeting of Gee, Fenwick & Co..

Ld at Hongkong-Hotel.

In aid of the H.K. Ladies' Benevolent BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EX-MONDAY, March 15

Society and Eyre Refuge.

Assisted by local Ladies and Gentlemen.

Flan at the ROBINSON FIANU C.,

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Hongkong, February 23, 1909,

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Hongkong, March 8, 1909.

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CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

PERFUMERY.

3 p.m.Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Cfices. 9p..-Miktary Band Concert at City

Halt.

FRIDAY, March 19:-

Noon-Mesting of China Sugar Refing Co., Ld., at Merars Jardine, Matbeson Oo's Office,

12.30p.m.-Meating of Luzon Sugar Re. Fining Co.. Id., at Mesers Jardine,

Matheson Co.'s Office

when every Power fully realises that fighting does not pay, inmorduch As it paralyses the world's trade and es tablishes general insecurity of life and property. "We firmly believe," says this journal, that the commercial in tereats of Europe are quite strong encogh and quite influential enough in themselves to act as a great restraining

Power to any lurking desire to indulge in any pugnacions proclivities." this wofquito ngeca

With

A further significant sign testifying

General Sir Juline Raines, G.C.B.,

Colonel of the Buffa regimant, is now quits

convalescent, after his serious illness at the end of last year. The General has just completed his sixty-seventh year of service in the Army, having been gazetted ensign on January 98, 1849,

AMOY NOTES.

(From Our Cun Correspondent)

AMGY, March 3rd. The Annual Spring Vegetable Show of the above Socisty will be held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday, the 6th March, and the Judges this year will be. Mra Berger, Mrs Leyte, and Mr V. C.

Henderson.

Lord Creme has given his general approval of the Governor's suggestions in his despatch but has deferred his final opinion.

THE S. 8. KUT SANG.-

(From Our Own Oorrespondent),

SHANGHAI, March 6. The rainy season has now set in, and wo are getting a great deal of rain. A strong

The ms. Kat Sang from Hongkong to North-saat gale sprang up on Tuesday Shanghai went ashore at Chin Island afternoon, driving up heavy rain-clouds, in the Haitan Straite. Thess. Lok Sang and all last night and to-day there has been has left to assist in the salvage of the a steady downpour.

THE DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE.

For very many years the Directory and Mr and Mrs Montgomery of San Chrooide of the Far East issued by the Francisco will speak in the American Board Hongkong Daily Press has been looked tion to those posseeing commercial und Mission Church, No. 5, Ladder Street, upon se an almost indispensable publica- to-morrow at noon and again at 7.80 p.m. other interests in this part of the world, Mrz Daniel, who is a singing Evangelist and it is with pleasure that we wel from Philadelphin, will sing at both ser come its 17th appearance. As usual, vices. All are most cordially invited to it is a most comprehensive volume; indeed it grows in bulk every year. The come and hear these earnest workers.

new issue contains close on 1,800 pages.”

gear.

[Note: This message is opnfirmatory of- the telegram published last night which we received from Mr T Buthorford-En 0. M.)

THE CHINESE NAVY.

THREE MILLION DOLLARS· PROMISED.

Wah The Tab Po's Bervica.)

Pex, March 6. Cho Ping-hang, Chisme Consul as The annual meeting of the Hongkong The book is splendidly produced. Its Singapore, telegraphs that the Chinese auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society is to be held at the City Hall letter press is clear and next, the numerous residents at Singapore gave promised Wednesday next at 5.16 p.m. The chait maps interleaved in their proper places are 23,000,000 towards, the teorganization will be taken by the Hon. Mr F. H. May, models of what maps should be, and the of the Chinese Davy. A Fine Solection of the

C.M.G., and addresses are to be given by whole has been bound so that the volume to the existence of a desire for peaceful the Bishop of Victoria and Mr Athos Pp. will open perfectly fat at any section. An CHOICEST FRENCH PER-

understanding between the nations of Wildor, Consul General for U.S.A. FUMES in Elegant Bottles, Homdrowo, Saturday, Marcs €, 1909. the world is reflected, in the fact that from the following Celebrated Houses:-Atkinson, Piver, Boger and Gallet Rigaud, Houbigant,

etc.

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The following are highly re- commended:

The China Mai

NAVAL ACTIVITY AND THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

.

(Wel T Tat Pé's Service.).

PRING, March 5.

idea of the value of the Directory may be CHINA'S PARLIAMENT. gained when it is stated that the area covered With reference to the perraits to Jpan comprises China, Japan, Koras, Indo-China, at the International Naval Conference as women proceeding to Australia, which Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands-India, Bornes, the Philip just concluded in London an agree-have hitherto been restricted, the Ministor

sections of the publication is that dealing | ment has been reached on nearly all of Foreign Affairs is reported to have in pins, etc. Quite one of the most useful MANY have been the messages borne the questions which came up for grant such permits if possible, in view of with Treaties, Cudes, ste, which has been provincial authorities to recommend inclusion of the text of the intent agreement appointment in the cutitutions! across the cables of late concerning the consideration, and it is a matter for the bad feeling caused by the advoma brought thoroughly up-to-date by the right and respectable gentry for

emigrants.

structed the Prefectural Governers not to

The Government has dircoted, the

naval policies of various European special gratification to us in the Farroports of the character of this class of between the United States and Japan. administration department, at Peking.

The Imperial German Tressary bas

THE PEKING MUDDLE.

OFFICIAL RITIRIS FOR THE THIRD TIMEA

There also appears for the first time classi fied lists of the principal centres in the countries, and their effect has left it Enst that the complex contraband

•Returns of the average amount of bank Far East, which, naadless to say, adda quite clear that anything in the nature problem was apparently successfully of mutual disarmament is very remote. handled. As to what other questions notes in circulation and of spocis in reserve materially to the worth of the book. The

in Hongkong during February so certified price of the Directory is 30/- nett. |But this, of course, does not by any came up for deliberation we are not yet by the managers of the respective bankı Ideal Perfume, Fleurs D'Amour,

[means necessarily imply a departuro informed, but the mere fact that a show the following details-Chartered

(Wah To Yat Po's Bersitz.): Bouquet des Amours, Indian

from the present happy and peaceful declaration on over seventy points of Bank of India, Australia and Chins, just bought from the town of Kiel several Average amount, $3,874,683, specia in plots of land lying along the Kaiser-

PERING, March 6. Hay, 4711 Eau de Cologne, conditions which prevail in that part international concern has been signed reserve, $2,300,000; Hongkongaud Shang Witholm Canal. The cost of the land was

For a third time Chu Shih-chang hax Farina's Original Genuine Eau of the universe. Chief interest has, in itself, a matter for all-round hai Bank, $16,184,878 and 13,000,000 £100,000, and this ground is to be used for

National Bank of China, 862,498 and nil.

enlarging the great waterway that rupa resigned his appointment as President de Cologne. Peau d'Espagne, naturally contred on the declarations congratulation, and not

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice between the Baltic and the North Sex, so of the Board of Communications. The Trefle Incarnate, Azurca, Camia hailing from Great Britain and important and far-reaching of its

Tin-lam, acting President, for the Germany, who, as the premier European effects should be the part it may play Memorial and Affiliated Hospitali beze to that Germany's biggest warshipe can paza Grand Councillors have nominated lä

acknowledge with thanks the following along it' in either direction with ease. Safrano, Vera Violetta, Coevr

donations to the funds of the Hospitals' nations, and as keen commercial rivals, in preserving the peace of the world. de Jeannette, Mes Delices, Vio-ach with world-wide interests to guard, let Merville, Floramy, &c., &c. are led to regard one another's activities from the standpoint of their possible effect upon the future of their respective Empires.

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Mr J. H. Kemp, at the Magistracy. to-day, committed a native for trial on a charged of having sixteen counterfeit $10 hills in his possession

For infringing the rights of the Post so far able to consolidate the conflicting master General by bringing letters into the alements in his Cabinet as to be able to Colony, a Ketive was fined $50 at the sanounce the Government's acceptance Magistracy, this moming.

of a two-Pozor standard, with a succinct Fires of $100, S8, 128, $25 and $40 and satisfactory definition of what is respectively were imposed on five nadves thereby involved, oven to the extent of at the Magistracy, to-day, for having opium inchicating the intention of laying down in their passeion. five, and possibly mix, Dreadnoughts in

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After a thase of a most exciting nature

a party of alleged emugglers, who were in a fast atsam laumab, were overtaken by Customs officials at Sydney recently. In all 867 time of opium, contained in sir sacks, and valued at about £2,500 were secured. The steam launch Warreember was scized, her, machinery disconnected, Two coolies were charged at the Magis and an engineer named Edward Merchant the coming year, Farther than this tracy, this morning, with stealing nino iron and a Chinese storekeeper, named Ah Way and certainly quite beyond the exholts value $10.50, the property of Bears plaped prder arrest, The Warreember was watebed by the Customs officeta, and when Batterfiets sud Swire. The case was 10-

the steamer Empire was several kokios Cown pectation of the must sanguine, the manded. ***

the cost on the way to Melbourne, the Government--which during its three

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The officials allowed the faunch to native was sentenced to two monthly in return to port, which was done after night. expenditure an the Services—has,

prisonment by hir J. II. Kemp, ak too fan, and a wiern chise followed in the it is stated, decided to TESATTE || MAJUmey to-day.

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