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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The English Mail of the 20th March, was delivered in London on the 17th inst.)

The "new American, “scout-araísor Chester has done. 95:05 knots in her trial

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Filipinos are to replace Chinese and a remarks "the heart of the Em-Japanse as domestic servants in the piro" must be protected, yet this surely Amorfian Navy. could be accomplished without leaving

the limbs unduly exposed. For, when

all

MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1909.

THE ARMENTAN

MASSACRES.

BRITISH VICE-CONSUL: SUSTAINS INJURY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Nat Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1824)

LONDON, April 17.

It is reported that the British Vice There were 375 European and 173 Comer, Major Doughty Wylie, has Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, beea wounded at Mersina, Tarkot,

visitors to the Bluscum during the week commenced. onding 19th April.

AMERICAN WHEAT GAMBLE.

SUGGESTED PREVENTIVI

LEGISLATION.

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Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894-)

Lostos, April 18

The American public are becoming indignant at the wheat corner, and it is"

enacted with a view to preventing li gambles in the future.

is said and done, we imagine that the and 238 European and 2,436 Chinese where the massacre of Armenians has stated that legislation will probably be

Admiralty could make a botter distribų tion of the Fleet than is at present at-

The Admiralty announce the appoint-}| tempted. British prestigo in this región

ment of Lieut. R. H. K. Hops to the of the world suffered a very serious King Alfred, on the Bedford paying off eclipse when we withdrew our battle-undated, and additional for 12 months St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong, by the ships from the China station in the im study of Japaness, to date May 15. Rov. F. T. Johnson, M.A., BixJAMIN CHARLES MATURIN, only son of Benjamin mediate sequel of the battle of Tsushima,

There is a persistent rumour, 'emanat Johnston, Bagi of Listowell, Co. but we imagine that there are plenty of ing from Simla, that the post of Com Kerry, Ireland, to FANNY ELIZABETH, third daughter of the Roy. Samuel Dickson

mander-in-Chief of India is to be abolished Sandos, MA. of 26, St. Paul's Road,

and that Indian military affairs will be "Thornton Heath, Sagrey, England, late

Rector of Marlosford, Suffolk,

administered by's council of four Generals,

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WEDNESDAY, April 21:-

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Noon-Abetion of Valuablo Leseshold Property, at Messrs Hugios & Hough's Noan-Meeting of Union Insurases So ciety of Canton, Id., at Head Office. 12.30p.m.-Mesting of Chins Traders' Insurance Co., Ld., at Head Office,

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THURSDAY, April 92:

men at Home now who, if they brought their influence to bear, could have this

mistake remedied if they set their minds on it. Prestige, we fully under- stand, is a peculiarly intangible asset, but it is an asset all the same and with such a widening empire as ours, with its ever increasing responsibilities and anxieties it is something, we cannot afford to lose. When the Dreadnoughts contemplated by the present scheme are in the water, we hope that the Ad- miralty will see their way to sending

back some of the smaller battleships to this station. That alone will enable us

A petition against woman suffrage. signed by 143,862 womoly has been pré- sonted in the, House of Commons. The 15,845 sheats of the petition, arranged in four portions in book form, stand.7 it. in height.

The steamer Lyo Maru, of the Nippon Yusen Kaista, may be diverted from the northern run as the European service, and the steamer Ceglen Maru, now in the Bombay service, be sent to replace her on the Hongkong-Seattle run.

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Major and Commandant R. A. Der. ing, 76th, Panjabis, garrisozing Tientsin, has been promoted lieut. colonel, Lieut.

1.

Losos, April 18. The latest reports from Adana state that hundreds have been killed.

Vice-Consul Major Doughty-Wylie's aren, was broken in endeavouring to obain a truce between the Moslema and Armenians.

A body of 300 Moslema armed with rifles have lof: Adara making for Tarsus. The German guard-ship Lorelie: 'has been ordered to Mermina.

AN UNAUTHORISĎ PUBLIC MEETING.

REVOLUTION IN TURKEY

THE SITUATION BLACKENING

Bloodshed and Panic.

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LONDON, April 17.

The French cruisers: Hugo and Jules Michalet have been ordered to the Pirens, Greece.

Thro poskers who took part in a

The Sultan of Turkey, on attending Chinese public meeting at the Chai Nam the Selamik, was cheered as he reiterated Restaurant, West Point, yesterday, were the solemn assurance that he would. brought before Mr J. H. Kemp, at the uphold the Constitution. Magistracy, this morining, on a charge of holding the gathering without having first obtained the permission of His Excellency the Governor.

It appears that the meeting was in the latorests of Chinese engineers, who turned up to the number of between 500 and 600, the object being to form a trade society, or union. There were representativas present

Hunghom. Docks, as well as the Naval Yard

LONDON, April 18 Turkey is anxiously awaiting eventa. The young Turks believe that the up- - pearance of the Saloniks troops at Won- tantinople will suffice to restore the predominance of the Committee of Union and Progress, but the people of Con-

easily persuade them to support the new regime.

Goods por dileria undelivered after this to recover some of the losses which the Colonel Dowing, has been nearly a quarter from the Quarry Bay, Cosmepolitan, and stantinople expect that the lams will

dito abject to rent.

present economic and strategic policy Goods per China undelivered after this has involved. As for the self-governing

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FRIDAY, April 23-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Chinese Porcelain, dc. at Mr Gea, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,

4pm.---Meating of Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce at City Hall. 9.16 p.w.-Concert of H.K.Philharmonie

Society at City Hal

of'n contury in the service, and has had experience in the Burmese apueration war, 1885-87, for which he received the medal

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Colonies we think that their needs. "also should have ampler consideration," Mr Roosevelt will be his own reporter especially in view of the very substin-on bis African trip. Not only will no newspaper correspondent be allowed to tin help which they are ready to allord follow him into the wilds, but every mem- the Mother Country at the present ber of his party will be undor contract not

Goods per Nippon Maru undelivered at moment. If Great Britain accepts that write letters home which could be served

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Noon-Mesting of Hongkang Elec ric

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The China Mail

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1809,

NAVAL DEFENCE IN THE FAR

EAST.

SIR N. BOWDEN Surra, K.C.B., speaking at the annual meeting of the Fellows Of the Royal Colonial Institute, in London, recently said:"With regard to the Nazy we are committed to the two-Power standard, and from the pledges given

help she must be prepared to shoulder the responsibilities which the acceptance of the Colonial Dreadnoughts inevitably bring in their train, for after all we live in a world of practical affairs where something is only given in return" for something

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fire swept the business ocation of Rochester, New York, on April 14 and damage exceeding one million dollars we done.

ap for purposes of publication, I will write the story, and nobody elpe," declared the ex-President, in bidding farewell to fryster Bay****

The defendants, who were represented by Mr C. F. Dizon, were romsaded until to-quorrow, bail being allowed in #30 each,

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An ugly feature of the situation is that the soldiers in Constantinople hare bean searching for and mardering Young Turk officers. It is believed that many have already been killed...

The casualties by stmy: bullets at- Wednesday's Ering numbered. 364 wounded and 17 killed,

To-night's Play.

Hongkong theatre-goers are to have s rich treat to-night at the hands of the Ward-Comedy Company, whose success

LONDON, April 19, has beon 30 great that they could not resist Sixteen hundred of the Salonike the demands for a longthened stay in our infantry yesterday seized the fortifica- midst. The Man from Mexico" is to tions at Hademikel, close to Constantin- hold the

boards, and

ns this farcical

1.

A marvellous establishment has beci opened in Oxford Street, London, by Mr Selfridge, an enterprising Chicago mer comedy bxs carried all before it where ople, the garrison abandoning them chant. On the top Hops are suites of it has been produced during the present during the night. restaurants, and adjoining these isa, roof tour, it goes without saying that those who It is expected that 7,000 of the Com- garden. On the third floor are raception will attend at the Theatre Royal to-hight mittee's troops will arrive at Hademoi

are in for a happy time. "rooms decorated in different styles-known

to-day and including her reinforcemanta as the American, Colonial, French, and York and opens in the A room at Benjamin

The scene of the piny is laid in New from Adriacople there will be a total of German zooms-together with gallerien in Fitzhugh's. This gentleman, in the com- 20,000 in a day or two. which are displayed pictures and other pany of his best friend, who fins an un- works of art, an interpreter's room har each situation as it arises, hae during is not expected.

"Resistance on the part of the mutineers happy knock of spoiling instead of improv Tag been set apart for foreign visitors. There the temporary absence of irs Fitzhugh,. The troops have rejected the explant- is also a "rés room for Indies, and a

made a night of it at a place of questionablations of the Government deputations In the Senate at Ota, Canada, Mr room in which a trained nurse is constantly and is subsequently sentenced to 30 which have been sent to meet them,;

resort. ás a result Me Fitzliagh is krrest- Poirier, favouring Seunte reform, suggested in readiness to provide first aid to the days imprisonment in Blackwell Islande The public is most apprehensive at amongst other things that newspapers sick. Railway and steamship ticket officos, jail, while his friend bodily sassults a crazy should have the right, in each titovince, toa buresin fe change, a library, information German and when satisfaction is demand the startling changes which have taken

od blandly presents the card of his friend to place. name a senator.

desk, pest and telegraph office, and theatre the exasperated Teuton. Funter complica- It is possible that a racial outbreak booking ofice, allind places" on the third tions are introduced by the fact of biza floor, and a hairdressing saloon is at the service of customers.

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Fitzhugh paying a visit, heavily disguised, to will occur in the capital.

the same questionable resort inquest of her husind, and by the place being raided by while sac is there. Mr Fitzhugh

the

Lauroy, April 19. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent

is permitted to return to his home to settle wires that the troops ander Hadem.koi

& Low

pressing affairs, but is accompanied by a fares and tracolest

detective. Bir demand the punishment of the ring-

Spanish papers in Manila report the by both political parties we may hope total low of the Spanish mail steamer the standard will be maintained. We Alicante. near Almeria, Spain. All the passengers and crew are reported safe. $19.00 can hardly hope for a higher standard be- The Alicante loft Manila on February 23

cause I do not know how any Chancellor en route to Barceloux and Liverpool, of the Exchequer could possibly find the means, but I would remind you that in consequence of the largely in reasing armaments of some of our spinal marrow in the neck should be aovered Stewart as the prospective Conservative eve of a brillant dinner i

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Fitzhugh only a very lazy, and

Sir John Anderson, Governor of Singa.

Delhi on May 21. pare. is expected buck, pr the P. and next morning an amusing situation arises Promise that they will not enter Con

yzation of leaders in Tuesday's revolution. They what transpired the previous night, the

when

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to the raid. All this happens on candidate for Wirl in the nest election. Fitzhugha, at which the engagemont of a

by! gives 7 tho

A telegram to the N. O. Daily Neur niece to su architect is to be announcedi saya that at a Conference of the Independent The Queen of Italy is suffering from a This Indy's affections are also claimed by Labour Party a long discussion took place broken Ab. The accident was caused at the son of the District Judge who com Messina while the Queen we stepping a imagined the twin situation thus created was stated that £10,000 was nanded to rin mitted Fitzhugh to prison. As may be on the depletion of the party's funds. It terror-stricken woman from committing provides plenty

merriment. That the

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a result of that concentration, at the present moment in Eastern waters we have "no battleship and only four armoured craisers, whereas Japan has a powerful navy and large land forces.

Sir C. B. M'Laren, M. P. for Bosworth Division of Lolecstershire, calculating that

Kingdom, and that, they do damage to the amount of 215,000,000 annually, has introduced into the House of Commons Bill for their extirpation.

In connection" with the Y. M. C. A.

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ITEMS AT THE COURTS,

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Election; and it was therefore decided to without aying. goes

Attention is called to the fact that on mako a shilling levy on members. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday The Salome Danco," which bar been creating.

LINGERING COLDS... a sensation at home, is to be intro sach a

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Baxter who has understudied Miss Maud weakness the system: Do bob zun

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introduce the dance to the Far East. This neglecting it. Chamberlain's Cough Bo

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Two Russian stowaways who'stöle their passage from Shaughal on board the ss. Haichi Mara were fined 850 each at the. Magistracy to-day, in default one month's

It ought, therefore, to be well uniterary and Debating Society an excel- | lent social, arranged by Captain Baker, was stood that neither Australia nor New held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms on Saturday Zealand could expect to get any evening.. The Hon. Mr F. B. May prasided over a considerable attendance and songs substantial assistance from this country were given by Mrs Francis Clark, MrA. H. in case they were attacked by a aquadron Chapman, Mr R. M. Crosse, R.A., and Mr of armour-clad vecsels, because in the Peel Miss B. Clark recited"The Silentprisonment.

Night." Opportunity was taken during the first place under present conditions, evening to present the prizes to the sas considering the extreme weakness of cessful competitors in the recent billiard our land forces, they could not be

and snooker handicaps.

spared, and secondly it would take too

Mombers of the editorial and com-

· Two cocks from the as. Amigo wore, to day brought before Mr J. H. Kamp at the Magistracy, or a charge of being in posses sion of 24 tale of opium. One was die charged and the other fried 2600, or three months hard labour.

Two bostman and a bontwomen weze

These Wines are specially recom-long for vessels, to get out there in mercial staffs of the China Mall gave a ned 33 each, at the Marine Court to-day, mended, being of superior vintage, old, sufficient time to avert a disaster. Ifarewell dinner on Saturday night, at the for being in Causeway Bay without par and thoroughly mature, and, in fine think this concentration of the fleet in Hongkong Hotel, to Mr Thomas Ratherion. The first defendant said he was

anding a passenger and Yes ford, a former colleague, who is leaving him to my.

And yes waiting for Home waters, though absolutely neces- this wook to take up the position of

JE Aaamati Breman was again brought sary under existing conditions, should be manager of the Straits Times at Singapore boforo Commander Brail Taylor, B.N., st seriously considered by the British poou the regretted absence of the proprietor the Marine Court to-day, charged with ple. His a bad thing for the Navy and G. Marray Bain} the gathering was being on board the s.4. Silenia without a bad thing for the Empire that our presided ores by Mr A Bellamy Brown, managing director and editor, who gave fleet should be tied to our shores in the the toset of Our Guest" in complimentary

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