TURDAY, MARCH 27, 1909.
HANKOW STEAMER.
TRAGEDY.
MANY LIVES LÖST.
RAMBLING NOTES.
THE CHINA MAIL.
REVIEWS.
3 Apollo
Some of the immaller provincial papare in England often unconciously apply that Memories of my Escoff boyhood surged touch of humour which is ordinarily lacking
in their weightier contemporaries, It Love and a Woman, by Charleron Mans, ap and almoet overwhelmed me when I ropa up in the most unexpected plass, YIELD. London, Werner Laule. read the oxblos telling of Láout. Shackle-aven in the advertisment column, Sir Ronald Hartley, M.P., and he lay ton's achievements in the Anterotic region. witness the following taken from a antish dying from the effects of a drug ssl-ad- One of the earliest koks of adventures paper; which ever fell in my predatory way was that I will not be responsible for any debts his old Eton fog, concerning his relions MASTER 1, John Smith, of hereby give notice ministered, made a confession to Dr Lbyd, (Wak Te Tot Po's Service,)
an amount of the hole attempts of Sle contracted by my wife, Mary Smith, after, PING; March 27. John Franklin to solve the mystery of the this date, As the steamer Lei Han was proced-polar asan. Most boys at some time or The response of thelady in the following
week ran ing on her way from Hankow to Wang ether have ferpe desire to leave the quiet 1, Mary Smith, of..., bag to say that I She Kong, on the 25th inst., her boiler hundem of home and embark on adven-have pover ran my husband into debt; exploded and over 50 people were killed turos is unknown lands that will bring but I hope he has paid his own debis from
them fame and glory. As I read Sir John the proceeds of the ss of my furniture. or injured.
Franklin's heroic story I made up my mind o nest a power of reputee would brighten It can be understand that a lady with that I would be an Arctic explorer and matrimonial life. would do my best to hit the Union Jack
CANTON'S TARTAR
GENERAL
FERING, March 27, Tsang KT, the newly appointed Tartar General in Canton, left Shanghai on the morning of the 26th for Canton.
TO ERADICATE OPIUM.
MORE DRASTIC MEASURES PROPOSED,
(With Ter Xa Pole Service.)
PEKING, March 20
It has been decided that opium mist be oradiested from Chins by the end of the 3rd year of Haman Tung. From the 4th year of Hsuan Tung onwards the secret-sale of opium will be punished in the same way sa is done in the case of the illegal sale of arms and ammunition
-decapitation, banishment, or life im-
prisonment.
CHINESE RAILWAY
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GERMANY OFFERS EASIER TERMS.
(Wah Ta Yal Po's Service.)
PRETNO, March 27.
on the most inceózsežbi posk that was tọ
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be found in the very fathest north. Alo MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. and al, the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts and in the great majority Mr Evan Ormiste, manager of the of came the day dream which they con-Mercantile Bank of Indis, Limited, has to- jare up over materialise in actual life day received a telegram from the head office Now I have come to laty year," I shud- ctating that at the forthcoming general dar at the mere thought of blizzards, snow-meeting of shareholders of the Bank the drifts and ice-packs-noretic or Antarctic directors will recommend a dividend if 6% per annum, on A. and B." shares free exploration for me!
il income tax; that £10,000 will be added 19,000 wided to the officers pension fund to the reserve fand, raising it to £250,000; and £25,300 will be carried forward.
But thie notwithstanding I am proud that a countryman of wine should have got no far "down South" as Shackleton has done. It proves that there is grit left in the race and that the litur-day descendants of grim öld Martin Frobisher and the Elizabethan sea-dogs are worthy to clasp handa with him and thus across the misty
contuarige.
AMOY NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent.)
AMOY, March 24. SKIPPINO, The s.8. Hong Bee left on the 20th, inst. | with nearly 1,300 passengers for Borow
The sports and baseball matches at and the Straits. Happy Valley during the past week haye
The Blue Funnel . Isertes left the nising with the officers and men of the afforded excellent opportunities for frater-same day with some 1,900 passengers.
American squadron. l its quiet way Hongkong entertained the sailor men in
thoroughly British fachion and I fancy our visitors enjoyed themselves, for I heard nothing but the kidest expressions falling from the lips, of Uncle Sam's boys on the suretal, occasions in which my steps took to into their broery company.
The military tattoo on Thursday night was a pretty spectacle. The brilliantly illuminated Club House and the harbour lights on one side, the hits behind twink ling sa it were with myriad glowworms, and the darkened re where the evolutions took place, created a tereb ensemble hard to beat anywhere for
sfective H.E. Chang Chib-tang having strongPerhaps the affair w over too soon
picturesqueness and
setting. ly opposed the condition in the proposed we still fondly remember the famous loan convention for the northern section Farewell tattoo which the Middlesex re- giment pare us but then we must not of the Canton-Hankow railway, which forget that the Buffe have not been with provided that English materiale be used and an English Chief Engineer appointed, the German offer of a Ican on the same terms as the Tientsin-Chapo Railway loan, was accepted instead and a convention is about to be concluded.
OUR NAVAL VISITORS.
Letters of Thanks from American
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long and the tattoo was arranged st short Dolice. Personally I was very well satisfied and I don't think we should institeta comparisona.
CHINESE NEWS
I hear that the Amor Thotai has not been stually dismissed, but only suspended, ting at Opium smoker, and has been He is accused by the Government of still adored to proceed to Paking and stand la trial on this charge. He will probably have here on the 7th of the Chinese moon. lo has been in Apoy nearly three wars, and has been fairly popular among the Common people. Several raforme have": bren started during his tenure of olice, bat they have all faller through, owing to lack of support by the mutral Government, The Taotsi spont 14 years in Japan, and and writes Japaneso.
EDUCATINAL
The Anglo Chinese College on Kulaga tem as many pupils as it can hold. it in a flourishing condition, and has this.
The Tantal visited the school yesterday, students. Skirashing petico on the bille aad distributed prizes and medals to the
with much intorest by the Tabtai www also indulged in and was watched
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The music to which sokliers mirshed - Mesars Vernen and Smyth's share report most appropristaly reprehend several well-dited March 20th, states: known American airy and thus increased
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with the doctor's couds, whereupon the latter exclaimed :—““ Grint heavens, aij no women to be held sacred Eileen, Kiken, whose I thought, so pure, too pure for even honourable passion! And you ! jen,
why did you do this thing? This more whom I have been proud to call Erund,
than crime? It was not love: lore u I understand it is a shield to guard » WONMI, not destroy. You have no excusa myy brake passion. Surely there is a mufflciocy of other women; women born to sin, used to sin, so used it cases to be a sin but is rather a habit. Why not sure to them for your disagation? But no such men an you see that the sweatest fairest flower are the first to be gathered 25 and killed. The Baunting woods by the
are for the antisfaction of youths and wayside live on polluting the air. They
vincial. The cultured man needa soue- thing more, and so he hunts down the pure, destroys the bexlilful, and call it love! Love! Ha, bu:!”:
Such was the tragedy of Eileen Maximis, a beautiful young artit. But the serie which she made for lors was followed by Sir Ronald's atonement and we are led to expect that upon his exit from life she married her cousin. On the whole this very emotional story is not badly constr ed. It certainly deals with the subjec, of love from a purely femidine point of view and for the same reason we suppose iko delineation of certain men and introduced in the course of the narrative is particularly merciless. Eileen Maxtors
women
for all her ideality and fugleness of heart is rather sinkly lervice in comparison with her noble-hearted ouein.
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BECK, London, T. Werner Laurie, Had Mr Louis Beck bas A light infusion of the divine aflatus in his mental make-up he would have had little difficulty in making this book e to be treasured by boys and toon. · Ugbr tanatoly ho holds not the pou of a ready, much less an imaginative, writer and on-ARRIVE BY EVERY ENGLEH sequently many and many a fine situation loses half its point and more that half lands in San Francism from Anstralia its interest. Louis Date, his here,
after an adventurous siling-ship vorige Jons. Bungay, by H. G. Wells, across the Pacific and almost immediately Archdeacon's Family, by Maud King. planges into excitements and hairbiqadih
encapes. He gets a job as supercaga Together, by R. Herrick,
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himself are killed, gete turned adrift in an of a mutiny in which at the officers sive
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Business has been quieter during the st week and rates in many cases show a further decline, though at the close a farly steady tone prevailed. Bar silver has de-arme-running into Samos, blackbirding Bayoud the Sky Line, by Robert Aitku. oned to 23fd, and steling exchangs to 181 T. T. The T. T. rate on Shanghai his advanced to 75.
he joined a whale alip, passes from her tean Joue Chaloner, by Earl of Idiesleigh. inter-island trading schocher, takes part in
in the Pacific generally, sees a good deal
of "Bally Hayes," and eventually rendes Peggy the Daughter, by Katherine Tyram.
the compliment which the Buffs were pay ing the American visiton Visitors did
ay. It seemed ere the week closed that they won part and part of ourselves so near have the ties of regard and friendship music, I am reminded by an item in an been drawn. But talking of appropriate
Australia again a fairly well-to-do mu. Indian paper that Bandtasters do not needed to 8330 sellers with a small trans-led by the white traders, and having been Banks-Hongkong and Shanghaie ve Me Back knows the Pacific and the lives always hit upon the right reloction for naion reported at 5. The Ladon one himself perhaps makes them out tabe certain consious. The other day in The following expressions of thanks have Calcutta, at a wedding brakfast, the Bride grotation remains at 26. Nationals are finer set of men than they really re been received by Sir Paul Chater, Prohad just risen:
Bill queued with buyersat 851. "cut the cake," when the
We do not querrol with him on this accomt sident of the Entertainment Committee, in band in the garden out-ide struck up "Theoiled, and sales are reported at the in-is a dirty bird which fouls its own meth
Marine Insurances-Unions have hard-for we hold with the old axiom that It connection with the visit of the Amorina | Merry Widow." Mrs Newlywed, read,
barned pile and dropped the knife. No pred rate of 8843, which there are Boys will undoubtedly enjoy his Latest further buyers. North Chinas have been book, for it is devoid of any trace of the wonder, it must have be a shock.
bokad at a. 100, and a small lot) at The sentimental passion. 105, closing So New Zealand has offered and there with probable buyers at the Yongtezes have been sold at Old Country has accepted from her a new 800 and Cantons at $184, the latter das Dreadnought. Truly the Dauchter States tag in further request
Squadron:-
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Hongkong, China,
March 20, 1909.
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Fire Insurance Chium have declined without local sales to #1 sellers. In Hong
The Feys of Men. by HERBERT FLOWS. Daw. London, Mr Fisher Unwin.
A Briar Observant, by T. M. Frookfod,
A Japanese Spy, by Lancelot Lawton.. A New Adromeda, by Carton Dawe. High Life in Far East, by James Debyld. House Called Hurrish, by "Rita.
I Cams and Saw, by 5. Blackburɔ. Imperial Rishonda, by Rosamond Lang-
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What complications can ensue upon a Adventures of Louis Elake, by Louis Deok. of Caunu Porteous, ran away as a school clandestine marriage 1. Mas Porteous, wife
On the eve of sailing, and bidding fare well to Hongkong and its hospitable perpo, I feel that I must say's word to those who kare extended U such
courteous and es reok of that when they use the land netinue firm at 819, with few shires heartfelt welcome, and who, not content which gwa them or the fathers birth in forthcoming at the rate. Indos are still in with that, have mado special efforts to need of a little help. We may quarrol in wajor overy hour of our aty, whether seat or zahoto.
has bean a tarsh and at times an-kungs a fair business hasbeen transacted at sympathetic parent, I what do the Dominions and the Cornrowealths Over, and more shares on be placed. girl with a young, nawd oficar. They Shipping.--Hongkong, Canton & Maces
and the husband a few days afterwards were properly married at the Registrar's west to sea, where he went down web.
the family, but when outadors threatens, request at $40 and $20 for the prefered acquently with his ship Meanwhile his and deferred combiner, and Douglassat shill wife returned to school. In die shoulder to shoulder, four-sqimre against 1823h, and China, and Mauilas st 30, the of a married sister, who passed we put all potty diferensside and stand 85. Star Ferry's (aidi have been booked course who had to seek the protection all the world:
Inter closing weaker with sellers at the inevitable infant as her own. Yours
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for the splendid manner in which the Buffs are indeed.& crais regiment. In beprors" and st £11 for peer talls i love with the g
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We thank also all the people of Hongkongmonge, whom is Laan Corp Andrews, king and Whampoa Dooks in the ely Harberton to abandon Clarice, but homitsui Busan Kaisha we have recoves Varicos makes in stock, including TANGYE & WORTHINGTON.
Squadron to those who have given so many bright pagic in out back of life t With the singere hope that the friend ships made may be renewed many and
any times in the future, I remain, Sincerely and gratefully, youra, GIM B. HARDER, Rear Admiral, U. 8. Navy, Commander of Third Squadron, U.S. Pacific Flost..
Amy, Naval and Civil, who have made wrn music, too, the Buffs cccupy a leading mall sale reported at $75, -but a fimer who, however, inserta a:clataas in hui, vill härbour, st Milke and the dock which the visit so delightful and made us feel really position, as the fine costat recently given taling bas since set in, and sales have on that his son can re-enter upon the property Miteni Company has constructed there. The Bad in parting. Please convey, in auth Manor Be you may deem best, the ainare amply testified. Truly Hongkong has affected at 880, merket closing with further directly he can produce a legitimit thanks of the offers and men of one little much cause to feel thankful at being able byers, Hongkong and Kagloon Whares her. The old lord dies suddenly and it construction of Mike Harbour and Book
to quarter such a body men.
bare receded to $60, bet at a lower te, looks as if Harberton and his wife arein is a private undertaking of the Mitsui probably $48, there are buyers Shanha for hard times. But the long kopt seat Mining Company, one of the three prinispat Shop windows occasionally provide us Docks after dropping in the North to T. of Clarice's parentage is now divulged branches of the House of Mitau, and AZO with sauement by reas of the quaint 82 are firmer with local buyers at 17 84, and the book ende happily for swary- notices which are sometimes seen in con- fhanghai and Hongket Wharves are lover one. There is much goed character de primarily intended to facilitate the export spicuous places. And here in Hongkong with sales and probable layers in the Northingand the developments in Clarice and her of cool from the Mika minus, but in addi one often comes acres something to tickle at Tis. 165. New Amor Darks are waited, headstrong husband are most interest ag tion to this, the necessary equipment and the humour in this direction. But a il 193
to watol They come cob of their ord accommodation for this handling of genera Cargo has alas been laid down,. The lar hour will shortly be connected by a railway lavet at the centre of the Krush Ballway system, and thus the harbour has every quite of becoming one of the gradeab distributing contres of
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Home shopkeepac bids far to outstrip all Lands, Hotele und Buddings, Hong, a splendid pair. -- other rivale, nuconseians of competing or kng Lands after further sales at 100 are otherwise, if the story kld by Sir H. on smowhat easier with probable seller at Herkomer, who was recently guest at the 60 Humphroys' intes have boen Author's Club, is true. He stated that in booked at 8; and Kowloon Lands at 10. London he once saw the product of a West Points are still procurable at famous picture being offered for salThe and Hongkong Hotels & the reduced to painter, and was called The Coming T 116. palate, and wake well known so shanghai Land are unchangel
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The Miltsui wat dook has a surface iron
«Hongkong, ls 20 mars 1909 Storm. Under this title, in large type, Dotton Mills Ewos have improved to Perry, the Goons girls, is deniedly an Amint de quitter Blogkong. je tema the advertisement rau Suitable for it. 120, and Soopshes to Tis 260 bot unconscions humorist, and bovine for Al of 12 seres at high water and the depth of wedding present. Unkito, if appropriate, the other Northern Milla Fire Without her beauty while behaviour water constscaly, kent so hot less can
ange, Hongkonge an still on offer at of several het companions incline in 88 Fook: The quar wall is 1,380 test ing
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Jelas domines en al histrieur de les tickled by the brim of a Herry: Widow hat man booked, and then are more are slanghter to be, got out of hặt hắn đạt Dormal Jarel, and is sufficiently. Iorge for
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Because the back of her neck had been worn by a woman who, behind the inputable at 9131 Can Frontonate from Thackeray An Dobook Threads eliway main in New Yot a spirited young ben geld at 8.25 2. Blocation 11 ters of the novel make gay good read woman grows and, using both hands for the Comente in the farli pay the weekndead, but then sotelow or other job tried to wrupel the hat from the head hanged hands freely at 23.602d 6o mirth seems to evaporate, Earings of He weiter. A fight eated between the bit e sudden fall the since been er hans
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