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IN THEIR ORIGINAL

SPECTÁLTY ACT

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BY

RACHELS, RUD, BACH,

ROSENKRANZ,

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THE CITY COF

FEDDER

PHONE

THE CHINA MAIL.

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

SATURDAY APRIL 17, 1909.

AUSTRALIA AND EMPIRE DEFENCE

(Reuder's Service to the China Mail :” Copyrighi protested under Ordinance 3 of 2893)

London April 17..

PREPARING FOR A CONSTITUTION.

(Wah_Tan-Yos Pa's Service.),

11 Parise, April 15,

His Excellency Shi Su has suggests of that all Viceroy and Governors whe are not in earnest in assisting to

FARIS,ter receiving a Government 'licence, and one who should be well paid for STREET.

The death has taken place at Thame his services a man who should be.able of Mr Sarah Hudson, who is said to have 536 to tell the President and the Directors of been the sole romaining surviver of the Company that their stocks should be fulfated Birkenhead. Deceased was 23 further written down-that more deyears of age. Ready made day and evening preciation of their machinery be made,

The Times say that the Common Gowns, Paris Models in that repairs to machinery cannot be Goast are dead. The former spent thirty wealth of Australia has cabled to the

years in the Indian Civil Survice, and the Admiralty that in the event of Hats and Toques, Laces, reckoned as an asset of the Company-latter was the General Officer Commanding, emergency the whole of its naval forces establish a constitutional form of govern are placed unreservedly under the direcment should be dismissed from office Trimmings, Undercloth-in fine, a who should be such a Mandamay, in the early ninetics.

tion of the Admiralty.

The Prince Regent has approved of the ides..... ing, Boots and Shoes, power that if his demands were not Hosiery and Gloves,

BLUTHNER, STECK, PLEYEL, KEMMLER, CHAPPELL & HOPKINSON $79

etc., etc. etc.

NEW PIANOS

OF THE ABOVE. MANUFACTURES ONLY

TO BE HAR AT

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.,

SOLE AGENTS........

Hongkong, April 16, 1907,

(c)

A. S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

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Introducing Cateby Songs. Humorous Humorcaities and Expert Pansing."

NEW FILMS, COMIC AND

DRAMATIC.

SATURDAY, 17th inst.,

(RAND MATINEE

AT P.M.

THE CATASTROPHE AT SICTLY.

Hongkong, March 6, 1909.

79%

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TO-NIGHT AND EVERY EVENING, 9 to 11 P.M.

Przeno ;, 60 cts.... 80 cts, and $1.10. MISS ROSA BARNES,

BRANDY

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etc.,

etc,

etc.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

Auctions. 2.p.m.-Anaban of Household Fami. tam, de, at No. 13, Faak Road, Up per Albany).

Sales Rooms.

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Performance at the City Ha

Miscellaneous

Loods per Tonkin atclaimed after this date at Noon will be subject to rent - and landing charges...

Sir Charlos Stevens and Sir Mathew

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of the rulief work fossinn, the absenas of lighting, means of #tansit, sanitation, and water supply, and with the insuficient. provision of housing and food, "

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INDUSTRIES.

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PRESIDENT TAFT'S WISHES.

met by the Directors, he would, at any to be dissatisfied with the backwardness TO PROTECT PHILIPPINE rate, be able either to refuse to sign the accounts or else to publish some thing which would warn the share holders of the danger in which their property stood." This is very well put, and it applies as much to China with her many railway loans and foreign com-

as

A telegram from Melbourne states. that Mr Fishera speaking at Grupie, said that voluntary defence had broken down, and that compulsory service was necessATY, beginning at the age of ten. Australia, bo said, would have twenty-three home built. destroyers in three years. The offer of a Dreadnought by the Commonwealth would be merely spectaculai....

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3.30 pm. Auction of Household Furn-mercial engagements as it does to Japan, itars,. As Mr Geo. P. Lammert though at present the latter country is more nearly coucerned. "Japan is anxious to attract foreign capital, but she will never attain her desirs so leng sher public companies are conducted in the manner in which they are today, Of this there can be no doubt and the socner Japan realises it the botter, at Tientsio, provided that the banks and for, a Mr. Davis suggestively traders concerned will offor" russonable. remarked, whatever

adran-conditions. Neither the Government nor

General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, April 21:-"/

Nocu-Auction of Valuatio Leasehold fröperty, at Maars Hughes & Hough's

Sales Rooma.

Neon-Meeting of Union Icsurance Sc- ciety of Canton,lade, at Hand Office.

19:30p.m.-Meeting of Clans Trailers'

Insurance Co., Id., at Head Office.

Cloed per Astaye not cleared at 4p.m.

"on this date subject to rent, "Tetoaday, Aprü 99:- -*

Goods por tesia undelivered after this Goods per China undelivered after this

"dare subject to rent.

dste subject to rent.. EBIDAY, April 23:-

2.30pm-Apetion of Chinese Porcelain, &c., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salte

Hooms.

4p.m.Meeting of Hongkong General Chomber of Commerce at City Hall 9.15 p.m.Conerztof K. Philharmonis

Soalety at City Hall.

Goods per Nippon Maru undelivored at

noon on this date subject to rent. “

SATURDAY, April 24-

Non-Meeting of Hongkong Electric

Co., Ld., it Co.'s Offices.

3.30 p.m.-First Meeting of Fongkong

Gymkhana Clola-si Happy Valley:

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Par Came

$19.00

The China Mail

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A telegram printed by the "North. China Daily Neca says that it is fsported that Vicomy Yuan Shu-haun, of Chihli has offered to advance. Tha. 1,000,000 to relievo the stringency of the money-market

{Reuter'»; Service to the China Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinants & of $39.5.3'

-་་ Losos, April 17, President. Taft has sent a Message to

Congress proposing the adaptation of the Philippine tariff to the new Federal tariff with a view to the protection of Philippine industries.

ARMENIANS MAS- BACRED:

FURTHER OUTRAGES.

Restor's Service to the China Maế: Copyright pratacted" undar Ordinancs & off 1824)

LONDON, April 17. The outbreak at Adana has been

tage which would accrue to for-the Diplomatic Body is prepared to en- aiguers by the introduction of Char-by the Tientsins Chamber of Commerce, tertain the proposals recently pat forward

tered Accountants, if would be in and supported by the Goran Minister finitesimal compared with the enormous for the repagment of the traders' losses by British consulate and one German sub-

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a Government loan.-

A fourth attempt has been made on

racired. Sixty Armenians have already been killed and the dragoman of the

ject bare been wounded.

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FRESH DEVELOPMENTS.

gain the Japanese public would derive. But, what le more important, "such a system if introduced now would the life of Mr Hume, the public prosecutor CIVIL WAR IN TURKEY. tend to establish commercial and at Calcutta. A bomb was, thrown into a train in which he was supposed to be. financial understanding between the travelling on the Eastern Bengal rail-ay, Japanese and the Foreigner which but Mr Hune had lucky changed his would do more to cement real, friend-train. Two Bengalla were seriously injured by the bomb, and 'no arresta havo bezn ship, good fellowship and mutual made. Mr H. THumse has been engaged confidence than all the alliances and in the Calcutta High Court recently in- diplomatic agreements that Japan has conducting a cacoity charge against a num civil war. A battalion of pro-Committee mado during the last few years of her Times believes it is correct in stating that

bor of alleged revolutionists. The Straststroops stationed at Saloniks have started history." All the foreign newspapers this is the fifth attempt upon his life. Haby rail for Constantinople, another is published in Japan endorse Mr. Davis" is boing guarded night and day by four following and others are preparing.

suggestion and with them we hope that | something will corpe of it. Japan has never lacked the courage to

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and there is no reason to doubt) that she will hesitate to do so in the future. If she can be induced to see

detectives.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mrs Gouspertz was amongst those who left for house by the Devanin tọ day.

Mr G. G. Barnett, of the G. P. O. leaves only next month for a holiday in Eug-

land.

It is proposed to appoint Yang To, Peking official, to explain the principles of constitutional averment to tha Prince Regent.

JAPANESE RAILWAY ---- ACTIVITY IN MAN-

GEURIA.

(Was Tu Yat Po's Serviss.).

PANG, April 15.9 His Excellency Chu Shih Chang, the... Vicary of Manchuria, reports that Japen is pushing forward railway constructions in Manchuria in order to secure a direct .connection with Korea.

A NEW GOVERNORSHIP

(Wah Yat „Poʻa Servies.)

PEKING, April 16.

for the Province of Yuxaxu.

It is proposed to create a Governorship

THE PRATAS ISLANDS.

(Wak Te Fat Po's Service)

PEXING, April 16.

Negotiations have been opened be tween the Board of Foreign Affairs and (Beuler's 'Service to the China Mail : the Japanese Minister respecting the

Copyright protected under

occupation of the Pratas Islands. The Ordinance of 1894.)

Bcard is assuming a firm attitude. LONDON, April 17. Turkey appear to be on the brink of OFFER OF RIVER BOATS.

The Committee of Union and Pro- gress counts on the support of the Second Army-crps at Adrianople, but this is seemingly doubtful.

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CANTON THEATRE FIRE.

Destruction of over 80 Houses.

(Wah T Tub Po's Service.)

discos, April 15.

Ta terrible tangle into which the this matter in the proper light and can accounts of the Dai Nippon Scito Kaisha Bo brought to realise the important have fallen, involving practically the ruin bearing it has upon her reputation in the Arthur Winbolt Brewin has resumed duty Ning district, was the scene of a disastrous

NEWS OF THE DAY.

of the largest sugar-refining company in world's money markets she will no 41.00 Japan, and the financial troubles which doubt inaugurate such a system of have befallen a big Marine Products public auditing as will scon place the Company, direct attention to a very weak balance sheets of her public companies point in the Japaneet.commercial systems, above the region of suspicion. that of the auditing of the accounts of public companies. The matter was very 19.00 naturally referred to at the annual meeting of the Tokohama Foreign Beard of Trade, when, in the course of

interesting speech, Mr E C Davis,† the head in Japan of Messra Santer SAMUEL and Co., after obtaining permie

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sion to allude to a matter not sat down

A farawall letter from Dr Bateson

Wright to the Masters and scholars of Queen's College, appears in the issue of the Fallow Drugon for April.

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It is notified in the Greek that Mr

as Registrar General.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr E. D. C. Wolfe to bo Deputy Registrar of Marriages."

The late Mr Thomas Harris, J.P., of South-place. Calne, Wilts, bacon,, curer, fast £3,000 to the Christian. Literature Society for China.

His Excellancy the Governor, has been pleased to appoint Mr Archibald Ritchie to be a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tona burden during the

A theatre at Son Chinog, in the Hsin

Bra on the evening of the 14th inst. As a result of the conflagration spreading between 80 and 20 houses in the vicinity ware destroyed.

1 (ab 2 Yas Pula Bervice.)

Prime, April 16..

A certain country has offered to make present to the Government of a number of river boats for the mae of the Hemam and Sp Chuan Provinces. The Bourd of Foreign Affairs and the Board of Communications are discussing with the Viceroy and Governor, concerned as to the advisability of accepting the pro-

sentation.

MACAO DELIMITATION QUESTION.

(Woh To Yui Pa's Service.)

PEKING, April 15.

The Peking Government intenda

A smoker is to be held at the Institu- follow the advice of the local gentry in tion of Engineer and Shipbuilders this reference to the Macan delimitation and evening when the following artistes will to maintain a firm attitude. take part-Messrs E. P. Ayris, F. 1. }'. Chapple, J. D, Aald, J. Cobb, C. C. HIL TO PRODUCE BANK W. C. Worcester, P. G. Carroll, J. P Jordan, Lt. Crome, R.G.A., Capt. Beadley,

-NOTES. RG.A., F. C. Barlow and G. Grimble..

Sensational stories are forthcoming regarding the discovery of the plot against Inspectors have been made by His Excel the ssassination of the Amir. Iasyet Ulish The following appointments of Sanitary the Amir. The original plot provided for

Mr E. A. Hitchcock, formerly Amaxi-alasence on leave of Mr Thomas Skinner. Ambasador to Russia and then Sec-j retary of the Interior In the Cabinets of Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt, is

in the report, remarked that what Japan dead, aged 74.

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needs as the present moment is the

(Wah Im Tat Fu's Servise.)

Pxx, April 18..

Chiu Kan Tao, one of the officials whe

accompanying His Excellency Tang

lency the Governor-Inspector A. Collett Khas, the heir apparent, and Sardar Shao Yi on his present mission t to. Shaukivar, Inspector G. Dymond to Nasrullah Khan, the Amir's brother. America and E rope, has sent home s

A list of 114 masters, mates, and Aberdeen, and Sergt. G. Sim to. Kowloon This falling through, another plot wasmachine used for the purpose of print

Chartered Accountant. Ha pointed out ongineers who have passed their examineity.

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devised, and the name of Sijil Salat, the

Commander-in-Chief, was added. An oathing banknotes. The Board of Finance of socrecy was taken on the Kors, but proposes to make use of the machine. Field-Maralal Sir Evelyn. Wood, met with an accident while hunting with thee of the compitatoes divulged the plot, shortly. Essex Hounds on March 17. His homiring the names of all the conspirators, That a national lottery would ba s fell at a fence and Sir Evelyn was injured among these were thres Punjabi, Mahome act to the Philippines is the opinion of about the face. He was unable to remain dans. The former were all executed and Calasiao and Aguilar, Pangasinan, who the riembers of the municipal councils of in the field, and had to return home have communicated with the Assembly to that effect and requested that the lottery

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LINGERING COLDS.. longer a cold hangs ca, the more iz wenkarms the system. Do not rart the risk of an attack of paeumonia by noglesting it. Chamberlin's Congh Rai fraud this disease will be avoided. For mi medy will cure your cold and all dangan

by all chemists and sterskeepers,

THE POPULAR

Per Cats that as a consequence of recent scandale tions and obtained certificates of com- Rap BIAL Carenza...$15.00 in certain large and supposedly solid petency during the year 1908 appears in

the Hongkong Government Gazette. companies, the Japanese Government... will be obliged, sooner or later, to listen to the voice of public opinion and

the latter arò in custody. The discovery. 25.00 completely repisu her Companies

was made just in time to svert simultaneout outbreaks in Kabul and Jellalabad. The putting them on a more practical and

Probate has been granted in London of assassinations were to be accomplished by ounder basis. The machinery is prac-

the will of Major-General Charles Edward poison, tically there already, but the method of bill be passed.

Laard, of Ightham Knoll, Sevenoaks, Kent, and late of the Royal Engineers, who its running is at fault. The public in More than 400 grams of opium were committed suicide at the age of sixty-nine, Japan, said Mr Davis, is used to seeing found on board the British steamer Taming on September 18 last, and whose wife was ab Manila. Rafaol Concepcion, a labourer, murdered on Aug. 24 lost. His property the names of responsible "men in the was found with 200 grams in his possession has been valued by Mr Thomas Hartley, business world attached to grecounts as by an agort of the secret servico, and Landed proprietor, of Armathwaits Hall, auditors, yet as a matter of fact all that rested for having a like amount of his executor, at £7,374 188. 3d. gross, with Marcos Ramos, a quartermaster, was Ar Armathwaite, Cumberland, the sole these estimable gentlemen haye done has person. Charges have been filed against met personalty sworn at £8,680 25.9. been to affix their seals where they were the two men by Assistant Chief Keith of told to place them while in effect they

the Custome Secret-Sarviço.

Captain Thomas J. II. Rapson died on the know nothing more about the accounts According to advices which have reach 13th March at Southwon. Captain Rapson than does the Man-in-the-Moon. The an official quarter in London iram saw service during the second war with Lisbon, the Portugusex Government pro Chian-in-the-Scout. He was presege-in matter is of more than local interest: it poses to sand out to their Enut Aftican that vossal at the capture of the Pei-ho affecta Japan's financial standing among territorise an expert Commission to report forts in 1860. He was in charge of the apod the necessity for improving the rail-out's cutter at the best attack on the the commercial nations of the "earth,

way and telegraphic facilities between these aludu pirates on the coast of Borneo in which at present is far from being territories and the British colonies in view T For these anrvicon he received the satisfactory. England and America of the federation of the latter. The Com China medal and chop, and in August, mission will leave Lisbon probably, about 1864, was promoted to navigating aab- have found the Chartered Accountant the middle of April and upon its report houtenant. He was retired in 1902. an adjunct to commercial life whoso will depend the Invitation of tenders, mounting to barly two millóns storilogi presence is absolutely necessary, and which, in principle, have already been Japan, in her inmost heart, must also agreed upon

Wine required for IMMEDIATE us should be ordered to be decrated before being sent out.

These Wines are specially recone caded, being of superior vintage, old, and thoroughly mature, and in fins "condition.

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