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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bangkok and Biam exchanges of the are cutting down expenses. During the early part of December were only received war money como very freely to the work-to-day! ing classes of Japan, the standard of com

The French and English Mails of the 3rd and 8th February wore delivered in London on the 6th iusk.

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1909.

EX-POLICEMAN'S FATAL FALL. THE DAYLIGHT SAVING

Yesterday afternoon Mr D. McKerzlo, formerly a member of the Hongkong

Police Force, fell down the stairs at the

Prays East Hotel and sustained a fractured skull. He was removed to the Hospital

10 p.m.

TO-NIGHTS CONCERT.

BILL

REFERRED TO SELECT COMMITTER.

(Reclusive Service, expplied by Renter, via Bombay.)

LONDON, March 6,

In the House of Commons the Day

This evening at the Theatre Royal light Saving Bil passed its second there will appear in a very select concert reading by 150 votes to 94, and was programme & company that comes endorsed

Two more cases of plague have been fort was mised generally and habits were notified, both patients being Chinese, one bus auccumbed to his injury at about Ready made Day and Even-contrac'ed which it is now difficult to of whom has died.

ing Gowns, Paris Models eradicate. With the drying-up of in Hats and Toques, many of the Pactolean streams set Laces, Trimmings, Under-flowing by the war and the boom which followed the signing of the peace-treaty, clothing, Boots and Shoes,

has come a great rise in the number of Hosiery and Gloves, etc., the unemployed, and the misery they are sulloring is said to be very acuto. 672 The Government with the test intentions in the world carnot do much to help It wants every cent it can raise to keep the machine of State moving at all, and

etc.

MARRIAGE

TERREY-MCNAUGSTON, At "Louisa ville," Gas Works, on the 6th March, by the Rev. C. H. Hickling. Union Church, thus the "three bad taxes the tax on Hongkong, EDGAR WILL TEREBY, of the Gas Works, to MARY ARN MONAvon-textiles, the transit tax, and the salt zos, cldest daughter of James Mg. Naughton, Esq., Chemist, Port Glasgow, monopoly which should have been Scotland.

abolished a year after the ceasation of hostilitinn must continue to be levied; and despite all the ravings of

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.

The Coloni 1 Secretary informs us that the Colony has been declared an infected port by the government of Netherlands Ladia.

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with singular unanimity by the Press of referred to a Soleay Committee. There Indin as quite the best musically that has is little chance of the measure becoming.

AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.

THE QUESTION OF ECONOMIC

COMPENSATION.

Butterfield and Swiwo's steamo buraxyet been heard in the Far East, contain. tien opened the Tientsin river trade this ing as it does nn fewer than four noted law this Session Foar Jardine, Matheson and Co.'s Lien musicians, vocal and instrumental, whose shing being the second vessel to arrive at names are household words in European the Bund

art circles. The party is touring round the world delighting music lovers of the out- There were 447 European and 25 posts who rarely are afforded oppurtunity Chineam visitors to the City Hall Library, of hearing the favourites of the Continental and 140 European and 9,704 Chinoso visi- concert halls. Me Withers, the 'cellist tore to the Museum during the weak who gives his name to the company, is ending 8th March.

endorsed by a no less conservative journal than the Times as "foremost among Dominadon Gomez, the self-appointed the 'eellista of the younger generation,” leader of the labour party in Manila, bes while Madame Solrino is one of the pris besa sentenced to six months' imprison-denna soprani of the Royal Opom, Coreat Zeitung issues a warning to the effect favourite. Mr Charles Bennett, the humble Austria by objecting to bur eminent American baritone, and Mais.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail:

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Ordinance of 1884)

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LONDON, March 8.

The Berlin semi-official Norddeutschs":

10.30 ..-Arction at Mens Jay's the political parties and the grumbling ment for threatening the firm of Warner, Gardan, and a aterling festival and concert that any attempt to intimidate or

No. 14, Des Vœux Road,

Meeting.

of the countryside it seems highly 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Fire Probable that they have come to stay store Adson and Jossie Thorne, will give a Marguerite Elzy, F.R.A.M., solo piauiste discussing the question of economic com-

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for many years yet. If things have to special act entitled "Gitting Ready" be grow worse before they can be bettered,des numerous dialect stories at the 9p.m.-Herbert With Concert at then it would appear to the Chao that Victoris Cinematograph this evening..

City Hall.

the turning point cannot be reached, Goods per Alesia undelivered at Noon even at the carliest, until the prospects of this year's rice harvest become discernible. And if the outlook is then unfavourable, there is nothing for it but

Miscellaneous

on this date subject to rent.

General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, March 10:-

"Lucky" Baldwin, the famous Californian race-home owner and specu- labor, has just died at his San Gabriel ranish, near Los Angeles, aged 81. At one time he was mated to be worth $30,000,000.

The Japanese House of Representatives

completo the list of principals. For evenly pensation with Servis direct would be balanced ausomule excellance as well as for wrecked on Austria's resistance, backed the quality of the individual artistes the by GermIADJ. organization is distinctly notabla, and lovers

of music may count this evening upon a MR ROOSEVELT'S AFRI- trost destined to be historic in this portion

CAN TRIP. of the East. The Company arrived yester day from Java, where so great a succesz waa

(Reuter's Service to the China Maz; scored that the season at Batavia waseons-

Copyright protected under sarily extended an entire week. While

Ordinance 3 of 1894.) here the party make the King Edward

LONDON, Marcha! 6.

MILITARY BANDA. S. WATSON 12.10 p.m. Mosting of Hongkong and a prolongation of the existing dulness has passed the ousan Lavigation subsidy Hotel their home.

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Messrs Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Office. of trade, and a deepening of the poverty-bill, with an amendment requiring that the

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Sales Rooms.

Curios, at Messrs Hughie & Hough's Gooda per Macedonis not cleared at 4

p.th. on this dato mubject to rent, Goods per Arvatoon Apear undelivored

after 4 p.m. this date will be landed. THURSDAY, March 11

8.45 p.m.-Meeting of Institution of En gizsers & shipbuildere of Hongkong, at Engineers Institute Rooms, Goods per Kamakura Maru not cleared

ou this date subject to rent. FRIDAY, March 18

this date subject to rent.

| Saturday, March 13:-

Noon-Meeting of Gen. Fenwick & Co.,

Ld., at Bongkong Hotel, MONDAY, March 15 :—

Diet shall have a voice in the granting of the subsidy. The shipbuilding aubsidy was passed without modification,

VOLUNTEER CHURCH

PARADE.

Mr Roosevelt starts his African trip on March 23rd.

AMERICA'S ARMAMENT

POLICY.

"SHATTERS BEST HOPES OF HUMANITY."

line for the lower middle classes and the great mass of the working people. The Kobe Herald, in one of its weekly

From all sides wo hour eonfirmation

Service at Union Church, commercial sunmazies, was inclined to of the statement made by Mesura Wilks think that the gloomy view taken by and Jack, that the users of the Osram Force attended a parade at Union Church Members of the Hongkong Volunteer metallic filament electric lamps effect en the writer in the Chuo is not altogether economy of 70 per cent in their monthly yesterday morning. There was a good unfounded. It points out, for instance, bills. The firm have the sole agency for muster of men under the command' of

(Render's Bervice to the China Mot South China and having got hold of a really Túaut.-Colonel Chapman, and the service that after a considerable interval re-good thing are pushing it for all it is worth was bright and inspiring Appropriate

Copyright-protested under Uniinases 5 of 1394) hymns were zung, and the choir gave a capital rendering of the authen Seak ye the Lord," the sole in which was ably

LONDON, March 6 sustained by Mr S. Moore: Mr E H. Birrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, The Right Hoa.. Mr Angustina Chapman was at the organ, and played two speaking at Bristol declared that Fre well-executed Voluntarios.

The Rev. C. H Hickling was the armaments shattered the beat hopes of sident Taft's references to America's preacher and he based his discourse on the sell his cloak and hay one." He spoke on desired to be supplied with a great words He that bath no sword, let him humanity, and showed that America

the necessity of national defence becoming Navy and a powerful Army. Thus the general, and said selfishness, thiovery, and game of "beggar my neighbour" con- capital repeat performance of "The Silver modern armaments which were becoming to spend an enormous and growing jealousy had inevitably resulted in those tinued, and Great Britain mat continue King" on Saturday night. There were colossal. They had increased and were amount to maintain her shores inviolats. audience, who were won engro-ed in increasing. And yet the nations went on following the incidents of the woll known talking as though they wanted peace. A melodramatic piece my translated 17 th any rate all this involved sacrifice on the capable body of amateurs. The principals part of the nations. As to Britain, looking Again did their work almest without blemich, at things as they were, we might be proud and especially was this so of Mr and Mrs of our Volunteer Army, and that morning

2 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-ports of Companies and other concerns

tare, de, at Mr J.Y.V. Vernon's rázid- ance, Newlands, 37, Conduit Road, having failed or being in difficulties Goods per Bentaters undelivered after have again hegun to appear in the columns of the commercial press and with some frequency, Japanese papers, indeed, are generally of opinion that more failures will take place, and they say that, while the failures which took place after the collapse of the "boom" were natural and even to be welcomed, the concerns affected being

3 p.m.-Auction of Crovo Land at the Public Works Department's Cffices." 9p.m.--Military Band Concert at City

Hall.

FRIDAY, March 19:

Noon-Meeting of China Sagar Refinaz

Co., Ld., at Mossrs Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Office. 12.30p.m.-Meoting of Luzon Bugar Ra-

Matheson Co.'s Office

Mais Con Ld. 10. Besore Jardine, mostly speculative or unsound, the

The China Mail

HONGKONG, Monday, March 8, 1000,

* HARD TIMES IN JAPAN.

JIPANESE newspapers are

It is stated that the Prince Regent shows much solicituda over Emperor Hause Tung's schooling, which, if carried out in the old way, he fears, would be of little practical value. His Highness recently ordered H.E. Chang Chih-tung and H.E. Jung Ching to arrange that it should con for the people so that a practical education ducted according to the school regulations

for his Majesty might be obtained

The Kowloon Dock A. D. C, are s

Interest.

KING EDWARD IN FRANCE.

A CORDIAL RECEPTION.

(Renter's Service to the Chind Mau: Copyright protected under Ordinance of 1894)

LONDON, March 6. King Edward Inached privately in

undertakings which are now being over whelmed a substantial enterprises which have struggled hard against the effects of the depression: This is re-R. B. Baxter, in the parts of Wilfred they welcomed the Hongkong Volunteers Denver and his wife. The next work to thero as Volunteers among Volunteers. garded as a very regrettable feature of which the Kowloon amateurs turn their The oxistence of such a body showed that the present position. The steady fall attention will be awaited with the keenest when the time une to the community of in the value of silver, the low price

Hongkong to sell its cloak and buy a sword which copper fetches in the market at

they would largely respond. They sold SOCIAL AND PERSONÁL.

their cloaks when they placed time, vigour, present, and the falling-off in the yarn

It is reported that Karan d'Anethan, effort, and attention on the Colonial altar, Faria with President Fallieren, The not very experts to Chim are factors litting Belgian Minister in Tokyo, will feare for and to that extent became living sacrifions guests included M. Clemenceau, the Ideal Perfume, I'leurs D'Amour, cheerful reading nowadays when deal Japan hadly just now. But as trade Home on March 10th in connection with for the nation. This was an altogether Premier, and M. Pichon, Minister før Bouquet des Amoure, Indian ing with the commercial outlook and revives in the world at large, the island the proposed viait of King Leopold to commandable spirit and proved that they Foreign Affairs. Hay, 4711 Eau de Cologne, kindred subjects. At the turn of the empire will share in the returning tide of

Japan.

ware worthy sous of worthy sires. So long

LONDON, March 8, a the call had to be made for King and Captain Philip Going, for many years a country, for hearts and home, for defence

Thie King has left Paris for Biarritz, Farina's Original Genuine Eau year a general idea prevailed that the

prosperity and the experiences which she worst was over and that signs of is garnering, bitter though they be, Kaisha service, is proceeding to New and as commanity they would always the streets he was hailed with the most

popular commander in the Toyn Kisen not defiance, he trusted that individually

At all His Majesty's appearances in de Cologne. Peau d'Espagne, revival wore discernible here and there. will inure to her advantage. If her Zealand to take up an important position respond and always be willing go sell their condial cheers Trefle Incarnate, Azurea, CamiaIndeed, Baron Masco, the President of

present troubles result in the evolution Safrano, Vera Violetta, Coevr the Bank of Japan, speaking at the half of a higher standard of business' mo- de Jeannette, Mes Delices, Vio-yearly meeting of shareholders the other rality throughout Japan-a consummathe N. V.K. steamer Inaba-maru on March tion joined in singing the National 31-

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At the cloas of the service the congrega

THE STRAITS OPIUM REPORT.

(Router Service to the China Maûr Copyright protected under Ordinance # of 1895. }

LONDON, Marela

Mr K. Sonoda, President of the Fifteenth Bank, will leave Yokohama for London by day, was inclined to think that the ion devoutly to be wished then she 17th or business concerning the Rotation thea position was more hopeful and that the will have czuse for congratulation that of a foreign Joan, sto. :i fature could be faced with confidence, she passed through cleansing fires so

appointment of Mr Frank A. Bran- TEADACHE oscure in many forms and but his optimistic views are evidently soon after her emergence from com-

as 5 member of the Philippine Com-H produced by various causes. mission has boon confirmed by the Senate, There are sick headache, billous headache, shared by very few. A writer in the parave obscurity into the position of The Washingtou newspapers publish culo nervous headache, etc. Etoarus Hendade has been issued in London.

The Straita Opium Commission report Chuo Shinbros, who is described as Great Power.

Ouro cúrsa all gistic comments on the appointment. business expert, gous so far as to declare

Major O. P. Higginsok, D.S.O., King's that the bottom has not yet been Supervisor Coffey, one of the bonding Shropshira Light Infantry, who has taken reached. He points out that many com has been sentenced to seven years in the up the dution of Deputy Assistant and ponies and firms are only now beginning penitentiary for accepting bribes. Do

members of the city council of San Franciso,

Quartermaster General, Tanssin, North Chion, carned his decoration in the South

2nd Battalion in the fighting in Orange Free State, and Lord Roberts's victorious

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to reduce the number of their staffe and the first of the supervisore to be sent to African was when he was adjutant of, the reduce the outlay for gas electricity

prison. Coffey was implicated in the series of scandals of which Abs Bust we the So far the commercial depression chief figure. through which the country is passing The only change in the Far Eastern has only seriously affected the upper garrison in the trooping season of 1909.10 and middle classes, the lower classes will be the transfer of the 2nd Battalion having been only touched in the mat ter of the increased cost of food and clothing, for wages remained high oron though there was less work to be hud Now, however, it has come to the turn

A REVENUE BUGGESTION. of the masses. The EMPEROR's junt

(To the Editor of the tion concerning the advisability of the

The Bonreasurer of the Alice, New list the C nation onltivating the virtue of thrift Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bed to erased at the near fall bas been seriously taken to heart by the acknowledge with thankto

4. 8. WATSON 00 whole people with the result that

tailers throughout Japan are severely from the effects of thes

Tientsin to India. The Qamerons will be Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders from

replaced by the 1st Battalion Royal Innis killing Fusiliers, now stationed at Malts The Inniskillings were previously in tho Flowery Land" in the "eighties, "serving at Hongkong and lator in the Straits Settles

about December ngit.

The move will be carried out ments.

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