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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The 105th Mahmatta Light" Infantry sports are fixed for Friday next, Seducens Day, when the officers will be At Home

at the U, B. R. 0.

land.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1900,

SOCIAL AND PERSONALA

DUELLING IN GERMANY,

1

By the Prinsen Alice to-day Dr and Mrs Jordan sailed for Home. They will be FIVE STUDENTS IMPRISONED, away for a year and part of the time will be spent among the English Lakes...

(Exclusive Service, supplied by Houter, David Maurice Sayers, a passenger on the ss. Empire, was at Sydney food £140

via Bombay.) for importing 20 tins of prepared opium.

LONDON, March 9 Five Berlin students have been? The drug was found hidden inside his shirt

sentenced to three months imprisonment down his trous

in a fortress for duelling,

The Bor. Mr W. Reee Davis, KC, Attorney General, left by the German Mail Prinzuse Alice to-day. for a holiday in

The police by a ruse surprised two

THE CITY OF PAR18, Rr in his terribly onerous task of 2 PEDDER STREET.cleansing the Augear stables at Peking. It is a task that would daunt the moet intrepid and well-wishers of China cin but hope that he will have strength

The Facific Radio-Telegraph Company and courage to carry out the reforms has been registered, with a capital of Ready made Day and Even which he clearly contemplates. He has £60,000. The object of the company is ing Gowns, Paris Models invited free criticlem-and we gather to provide communication between the in Hats and Toques, has received it; he has granted free acie Iisuds, Australia, and New Zea- Laces, Trimmings, Under-access to his person; has dispensed with

Against the strong view of Mr Joho all unnecessary forms and ceremonies, Dillon, M.P., the National Convention of clothing, Boots and Shoes;

and if rumour is to be believed is follow-the United Irish party, by a large majority, England. His numerous friends will wish duelling associations in the back room"

[be made x compulsory subjoot in the new. HAMOUN AL RASCID of immortal memory University of Ireland, 079 in moving about the city after nightfall

On the Yangtze River, Chinking in disguise in order to ascertain how District, the position of the Bosins Rock Light-bost has been altered, having been things really are with his people.hifted 1 cable est fram ber former 2.43 p.m.--Auction of Household F But the best intentions in the world position. She is now moored about

ture, at No. 34, Morrison Hill Kond. are of no avail if not backed up by tales S.S.E. from Rosina Rock in 27 foot

Meeting.

Will the PatsCE RE- Ger display this very essential quality in the face of the bitter wrangling which

Hosiery and Gloves, etc., ing the illustrious example of the Caliph recommended that the Irish language should him a plonant and happy vacation.

etc.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Amotion.

8.45 p.m.-Meeting of Institution of Er- gineers & shipbatidors of Hoogkony, at Engineers Institute Rooms.

Amusements.

moral force.

of water.

of a restaurant. Pools of blood overed the floor, and doctors were attending to- fifteen wounded.

Dr Paulur, the well known German physician, succumbed to typhoid fever Shanghai on March 4th. He came to Hoglung twelve yeard age and practised VISITORS FROM TIBET. here for two years when he left to taka op the late Dr Zedelics' practice in Shanghai. He was very grently respected for bis pro- fessional skill and broad humanity.

(Reuter's Service to the China Baika Copyright "protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)

LONDON, March 9.

At Tearskonselo the Tsar yesterday rastived Chambongwan, the Envoy from the Dalai Lama, and suite, who offered [a number of presents to His Majesty.

JAPAN'S NEW GUN WORKS.

French, German, and British syndi-

Lord Dalmeny, alder son of the Earl of cates are being formed for raining opera- Rosebery, it is announeed, is engaged to tion in Marocco. Morocco is said to be Miss Dorothy Grosvenor, daughter of Lord 9 p.m.-Herbert, Withers Concert at is now said to be going on daily between rish in mineral treasures; antimony, iron, Henry Grosvenor, ende of the Duke of

City Hall.

Miss Dorothy Alice Mar- Manchu and Chinese? This wrangling coal, copper, lead, fin-the last three in Westminster.

considerable quantities. fold and silver garet Augusta Grosvenor is the only i Goods per Kamakura Moru not cleared if permitted to continue much longer size are found. Hitherto Europeans have daughter of Lord Henry Grosvenor, and is must inevitably have the effect of wreck-ben jealously prevented from engaging in 18 years of age. Lord Dalmeny represents Midlothian in the House of Commons, and ing all schemes of roform no matter how mixing operations,

ha arnounced that he will not contest the subtly planned. It would seem that

Miscellane978

on this date subject to renɔ.

General Memoranda,

FRIDAY, March 12 —

9 a.m.-Military Gun Practice.

ence, Newlands,' S7, Conduit Road.

Notice has been given by the Coast

the intanse distrust of each other on-Inspector of the I.M.C. that, owing to the

2 p.m.-Acction of Household Farmi-

Eure, &c., at Mr J. Y.V. Vernon's resid-gendered by the rival factions is already Goods per Beninters wdelivered after responsible for much of the indecision noticeable in the policy of the central

this date subject to rent.

SATURDAY, March 13:--

scaling of the entrance to the Min River Buoys and also inside of No. 3 Fairway Buoy, it is unadvisable for vessels draw. ing more than 234 feet to attempt to enter

between No. 1 Fairway and No. 2 Fairway

next election, as be fears the pace of the Liberal party, of which he is a member, will be too fast. Ile is 57 years of age.

OWEN-SETH"WEDDING.

In addition to the list of presents publish

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinance & of 1894.)

LONDON, March 9.

It is stated that Mesure Armstrong have received no order to erect large-

Noon-Meeting of Geo. Fenwick & Co.. government at the present moment. A the port of Foochow. It is anticipated yesterday the following have since been gun works in Japan.

La., at Bengkong Hotel.

Goods per Prina Waldemar andelivered

after this date subject to rent

MONDAY, March 15:----

3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices.

Hall

9 p.m.-Military Band Concert at City

FRIDAY, March 19:-

11 s.n. Fifteenth Hall-Yearly Drewing of Sixty-five Debeatures of Hongkong Club at Club House

Noon Meeting of China Sugar Refining Co., La., st Messrs Jardine, Matheson Ca.'s Office,

12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Luzon Sugar Re- fining Co., Ld at Masers Jardige, Matheson Co.'s Office

The China Bail

strong personality of course would soon that increased depth will be obtained dux-received

Such increase, if Mr Cluthier, silver card tray. Mr Peter evolve means for checking the mischiefing the S. W, monsoon.

it occurs, will be duly notified,

Loureiro, black-wood tray, inlaid with can wo reasonably hope that such firm-

Treasurer of the Alice silver. Mies and the Misses A. M. Apcar, The Bon. ness of character is possessed by Prince Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to gald daamscens card case. Bar. and Mrs Cuen? Time alone can show, but mean-acknowledge with thanks the following lace scarf. Mr and Mrs P. H. Tiede. Bunbury, silver salt cellar. Miss Fairall, while China is getting deeper and donations to the funds of the Hospitalsman, oral basket. Mr and Mrs Von

deeper into the quagmire of financial troubles into which her incompetence

and pride have plunged her.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

We are informed by the Colonial Sociolary that quarantine regulations have beon imposed as Orissa ports against arrival from Hongkong.

Zorastrian Charity Fund...

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Tano, Crawford & Co. (arrels Boruer, & Co. Ho Kam Tong Robitser and Rois inoxlero Co

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50 Wiser, floral bouquet. Mr and Mr 50 Schroter, floral baskets. Messrs Dongles! GO Balz, M. L. Arrato and S. Joseph, 25 (Kobe) Japanese cred

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HINDUS SUE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES.

(Reuters Service to the China Mau: Copyright protected under Ordinance of 1894.)

Losmos, March 9,

Eleven Hindus are suing the Canadian

screen, bed authorities at Vancouver for a sum of apread and card frame Mr G.B. $20,000, because of alleged wrongfal 10 Martin, ice pail. Mr Lau Cheak Sams, detention in March, 1908, ander regula- 52 ivory servicita rings. Mra Grant Smith, tions which were subsequently adjudged

silver umbrella handle.

to be illegal.

Mr Walter Runciman, President of; the Board of Education, addressing his congratulations of absent friends were also A number of telegrams conveying the constituents at Dewsbury, Yorkshiro, re-received from Carapists, (2), Bangoon; AMERICAN AMBASSADOR ferring to education matters, said that Aus. Aahake, Penang; Mr and Mrs Zorab,

Java;

Mr and Mrs Sam Jonkin, Java | tralia had obliterated the name of the Deity Edgera, Stephions and Pauls, London Mr E. D. C. Wolfe, Inspector of from the works of Shakespeare and Mil-Munro, Calcutta; Joseph, Aratoon and HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1809.Schools, has kindly consented to proside atten. Such things, Hr Runciman continu-Malia, Kobe.

the annual prizo distribution in connection ad, would not be tolerated in England, with the Victoria British School, at noun

MANCHU AND CHINESE.

Ir is difficult for even the best placed foreign observer to tell what is really happening in Feking. So far the new administration has entirely belied the gloomy forebodings of those critics who believed that the withdrawal of the overshadowing personality of the Jate

to-narrow.

At the Chinees Y.M.C.A. on Thursday,

the 11th inst., ..., Dr K. T. Bo will give a lecture on the subject, "Infection and Prevention of the Plague." Men are invited to attend

and any Government attempting to exclude the Bible from the schools deserved to be well thrashed at the polls.

About the third week in January, the

THE WITHERS CONCERT PARTY.

These talented arietes again scored a

TO JAPAN.

NEW APPOINTMENT,

(Router Service to the China Mall; Copyright protected under Ordinance 5 of 1894)

Lowoox, March 10.

It is reported from Washington that

Italian steamer Capri, Found from long-splendid success last night at the Theatre the Hon. Gacar S. Strause, formerly kong for Bombay, while scaring Sic, por Royal. There was good and certainly Secretary of Commerce and Labour, FAB on sreet near the Horsburgh Lig and highly appreciative audience, and the has been offered the position of Ambai sustated very serious damage. Since the manner in which the varicus. items con- Sines the introduction of Raglish odu-date of the accident the Capri bas beonstituting the programme were executed sador to

He will probably: cation among the girls of the White Jew in the Albert dock, Singapore, and oing testified to the versatility of the party. community in Cochin fest-years ago repairs which, it is stated, will cost Home-

-Mit-Horkort Withers handles the callas

WEDNESDAY, March 10th, Houses:-Atkinson, Piver, Roger

9 TO 11 PM,

and Gallet Rigaud, Houbigant, Exness-DOWAGER would mean a general there has been an intelligent appreciation thing over 50,000. The repairs now only a mastar band can do, and his exqui

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The following are highly re- commended:

site rendering of Boccherici'a Sonata in A. Miuor and Davidoff's Am Springbranner

socept.

THE SHANGHAI-HANG- of the benefits among them. One of the well on the way to completion, and are

"CHOW RAILWAY. break-up of, the widespread Empire successful candidates in the recent Matri. expected to be finished very shortly,

culation Examination, Miss A. Hallegus, By kind permission of the Odicers, delighted those pressent. Ho was re

STARTLING STATEMENTS. belongs to a rich and influential family of the Band of the 13th Rajputs, under Band-pastedly encored, indeed were each White Jows. She appeared as a private master Coke, will play the following of the other artistes during the even

(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail: programme of music at the King Edwarding Mage Elzy again garo evidence Hotel, during dinner on Thursday, the 11th of her accomplishments as a pianist;

Copyright protected under Weather permitting) —

ber solos were magnificent, and load-

Ordinance 2 of 1894), are 102 Cavalry Tyrell.ly applauded. Mr Charlos Bennett's

LONDON, March 10.

• Siamese ......

Philipofshy, fino aritone voice was heard to per- Mikado... Goured.

The Times publishes a letter from Je t'aime... Waldteufel faction in thist gern from Acis and ita Peking correspondent condemning

well sa in the fine air,King Charles."

The shock to the administration caused by the dramatic saddenness of the downfall of YUAN SHI-KA, the oneandidato. reputed strong man in China, has also

Statistica just published in Holland been much less than was anticipated show a marked increase of deaths from and to all intents and purposes the cancer in that country. But the figures do Patrol... Ideal Perfume, Fleurs D'Amour, PRINCE REGEET'S Government is gaining Netherlands Indis are included in the re- Selection.....

not state how many old residents from Waltz Bouquet des Amoura. Indian strength daily. But there are rumours turas. The Batavia Niguablad points Entra-icte... Ja Colorale' Gounod. Galatea, "O ruddier than the churry," as the conditions prevailing on the Hay. 4711 Eau de Cologne, that all is no; well at Peking: that the

Bars Dauco. "Cour's

But undoubtedly his two most popular Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo railway. from its being a matter of cammon observ.

items were the two Irish songs given in It is stated that the terme of the Farina's Original Genuine Eau Court has become a worse hotbed of stion that many former residents of M. U. G. Town, acting Chairman of response to the vociferous calls for British loan have been violated, the Mme Sabrine, with her funds being squandered and the interest de Cologne. Peau d'Espagne, intrigue and chicanery than it was in Netherlands. Ladis die of cancer in the the Kobe Foreign Board of Trade, review an encore.

ing the business of 1908 at the sunual sweet, older voice, did full fastics to Trefle Incarnate, Azurea, Camia the days of the EMPRESS DOWAGER, home country.

general meeting said-Speaking generally. Nymphs and Fauns" (Bonborg), and of British bondholders jeopadised

The lottor further states that the The inaugural ball givon in the Carnival we have reaped the fruits of over-trading, her other songs were also beautifully sung Safrano, Vera Violetta, Coevr of the Eunuch hierarchy. Reform auditorium at Manila, on the 4th it in fostered by excessive credit facilities; The audience shoved its appreciation of line is being constructed by Chinese de Jeannette, Mes Delices, V10-1edicts, and plans for reorganization of honour of President Taft was a great sue following on war boom during which this artiste's talents in no uncertain engineers, the bridges are uusain, the

CORN. In the course of the evening the everybody appeared wonderfully pri- manner.

despite the steadily dwindling powers

out the need for some such information

Honeymoon

GOD SAVE THE KIKO.

let Merville, Floramyl, &c., &c. various Boards and Departments, are Executive Committee sent off the following sperous, and unfortunately coupled with To-night the party are appearing at Can-Tails are of native manufacture, and flowing forth in a plenteous stream, but telegrams To Frosident Taft, Washing a heavy depreciation in the values of inostom, but on Thursday they pay us a return the sleepers of soft wood, being also, shrewd observers are not placing machtonParticipants Manila inaugural ball commodities. It has been a year mainly of visit. We strongly recommend all lovers wrongly laid and ballasted.

hail their old chief as their now chicf. liquidation, very slow liquidation, resultat clasical music to be prosent au this The correspondent hopes that this confidence in them and declare they can Heartily wish him all success." To Musing in heavy losses to many traders, foreign occasion, when they will be more than|

Catch Songs-Numerous Ye Olde

Dialect Stories and Expert

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COMIC AND DRAMATIC

FILMS.

SONGS BY

Miss Cecilia Verard.

Hongkong, March 6, 1909,

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but the lesson having now been learnt it is

to be hoped that sounder methods will be adopted in the future.

invéshore.

PASTEURIZED AMSTEL PILSENER BEER.

have little valve until the Government Taft, Washington-Participants Manila and Japanoso. The Credit System during ropaid for any inconvenience caused by will be a severe warning to intending

inaugural ball inite is affectionately great the past five or six years had grown spate, tuning out in muggy weather, seriously sets to work to reform the ing the first lady of the land." finances of the Empire. This is the urgent need of the hour, and not the" A Canadian named Rutherford, who question as to whether or not the was head of the boring department in alter twenty years of unsuccessful at the oilfields at Pangkallan Brandan in tempts to house the very poor of London, Manchus shall hold the chief adminis East Sumatra, has just been done to a scheme has now been approved for the tmlive posts above the third grade in death there, anys a Suinatis journal. He erection in Cheless of workmen's dwellings. official rank to the ousting of the would never agree with an underling for which only poor men earning less than

named Jangash, who was of a Bulles and 259, a week will be eligible as tenant SPECIALLY PASTEURIZED FOR USE IN TROPICAL- Chinese. Unfortunately for the good of

gloomy disposition. Jansson want to the This opportunity has come mainly through the Empire it is the Intter topic which unger and sent in his rabianation, which the generosity of Earl Cadogan, who has most engrosece men's minds in Peking was folused, and want sway lavaleuing to giren half an acre of land, upon which the hold the manager responsible for the con- Chelsea Borough Counelf will erect the to-day. The ENPIEBS-DOWICER used

The London County Council sequences. The next day, Rutherford and dwellings. shrewdly to balance Manchu and Janssen again had wards, Janasen took have granted a loan of £10,000 for tha Chinese against each other in the up a gun he had with bim for shooting buildings to face of strong Progressive op- wild page, and shot down Rutherford, posilou, which took the form of objecting higher posts of the Empire and in so Jasssgu, was at once arrested and taken to to the system of ssociated dwellings which doing maintained a passable equib. Dell. Batherford was of middle age, and

brium, the opposing forces being kept fairly quiet, if watchil, hit the policy of the new administration is different Ostensibly it is given out that the PROCR REGENT will call to his aid the 00, best men in China irrespective of the

nationality, but various small strews

ahow that the wad of Imperial favour

In most likely to blow in the direction

of the Manchu aspirant for office We

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