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PICARD-DISTELAN. On April 20th 1909, at Peak Hospital, Hongkong, to Mir And Mrs. PICARD-DESTILAN, azon.

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MEMOS FOR MONDAY.

*** Anction. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Honsebald Furni.

ture, &c, 42 No. 10, Kennedy Road..

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Performance as the City Hall.

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General Memoranda,

Tuzibar, April 27

to

THE LATE MR. GEORGE

MCMURRAY'BAIN,

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1909.

SULTAN'S DEPOSITION

VOTED.

ABDUL HAMID.

THE KALOMO BAISED.

QIL CAUSES ANOTHER FIRE

(From Our Own Correspondent), “

SINGAFORR, April 24,

› (Router's Servizo to the China Mail:: Copyright protected under

The steamer Kalomo has been sace Ordinance 5 of 1994.) -- cessfully raised and pumped out. The LONDON, April 24...tide carried, the ashore where is again took fire, burning down trees and damaging the Hospital

Lionstely as Hongkong becomes âu industrial centre her shipping will

At the conclusion of his address at the CON TANTINOPLE LOYAL TO increase." But it will be long years wei annual meeting of the Hongkong Chamber, of Commerce, held in the City Hall on Friday fear before this transformation of a mere evening, the Hon Mr. A. Hewitt said trading depot and part of call into an in-At this hour yesterday, gentlemen, w dustrial centre appears in any consider paying the last mark of respect to ona of our eldest and best known residents, able degree. Meanwhile Mr Haway, as Mr George Murray Bain, as we all know, a practical man at affairs whose business is entirely with shipping, points out the public and incidentally of coures the official bureaucrats who are inclined to treat shipping as a convenient milch cow from which to supply the deficiencies fearless critic, working with all his Marshal Chekvet has telegraphed to of local revenue, that the signs of the in which he spout su large a part of his life deposition. The Army's mission is to ability to further the interests of the Colony the, Sultan repudiating all idea of time all tend to demonstrate that Hong-In view of the aimcat unique position held maintain the constitution inviolate. kong does not occupy the commanding by Mr Murray Bain I think I am justified position to day in the shipping world cure therefore, on behalf of the Hongkong, yesterday in great state.

in thus referring to our friend, and I ven

The Suland the Selamik

He was lond- that she once did. To quote Mr HEWETT,General Chamber of Commerce to offer ourly cheered.

to

It is within the memory of many of us, when practically the whole of the Far Eastern trade centred in some three porta in Japan, three in China, and in Hongkong, ocean-going steamers rely calling at other parts. The consequence was that an enormous trade centred in

has for many years, for more years than It is persistently stated in telegrams prominent member of our community. Assembly at San Stefans has voted mmat of us have been in this world, been a arriving from Constantinople that the

Representing an important section of the for the deposition of the Sultan and Fourth Estate throughout his long and the proclamation of Rechad as his honourable career, ha eqnsistently showed himself to be a cougeous champion and successor.

with the members of his family who are 'most heartfelt and respectful sympathy

now morning his loss,

NEWS OF THE DAY..

The Pacific Mail Steamship Co's, Siberia went into dock at Taikoo today.

The Anaual athletic meeting in cutt

PERSIA

RUSSIAN TROOPS' ADVANCING.

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LONDON, April 21.

AMERICAN PANICS.

DUMPED WHEAT; CORNERING COTTON.

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LONDON, April 18

In the absence of Mr Patten, whose whereabouts are a mystery, the bears have dumped wheat at Chicago and New York. The prices are now at their lowest.

Brokers fought, ripping off one an other's coats and striking blows

The New York Evening World says: that, Mr Patten is trying to corner cotton, in which he has invested a

Oring to the failure of the Shah to million sterling within the let two these ports, collected by coating vessels nection with Hongkong schools takes place soquaint the-Royalists of Tabriz of the days. which acted as feeders to the ocean

2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-

türe, at Noz 1, Salisbury Avenue, Kow-lines. This tendency for concentration

9.15 p.m.-Cohoertof H.K.Philharmonie

Society at City Hall.

core, at No. 7. Peddar's Street, Goods par Siberia undelivered at Noon

on Monday commencing at 12 noon.

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Sis persons were burnt to death in the is, however, largely disappearing. Offre which destroyed the St. George's Hotel, late years shipowners have shown an San Francisco, on April 17. The loss is

estimated at $125,000.

WEDNESDAY, April 38:-

2:30p.m.-Anotion of Household Farni-.increasing readiness to send their ocean steamers to other" perts, and this is, year by year, becoming more marked Owners are now loading steamers direct

on this data subject to reat.

Goods per Dorflinger andelivered after

this date subject to rent. FarDay, April 30-

2:15 pm. Meeting of His Majesty'»'

for Europe or America at ports whose

The proposed estimates for the Sani- tary Department for 1910 will be laid before the members at the Sanitary Board meeting on Tuesday.

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His Excellency the Governor has been

conclusion of an armistice, Ratsisa troppa are advancing by forced marches to protect Europeana..

GERMAN LOANS ISSUED.

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LONDON, April 24.

AFFAIRS IN TURKEY.

A PROCLAMATION TO OBEDIENCE.

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f LONDON, April 93.

The Deputies and Senators sitting a National Assembly at San Stefane have issued a proclamation arkorting

Justicen of the Peace at the Magistracy. names frere hardly known to the outside pleased to appoint Mr H. L. Dennys than will be jointly issued on the 3rd of obedience to the Ariny of investment.

SATURDAY, May 1--

9 16 p.m.-Library Concert at City Hall. FRIDAY, May-

18.30p.m.-Meeting of Usion Insurance *Society of Canton, Id., at Head Office: 12.45 p.m.Meeting of China Traders Insurance Co., Ed., at Hand Uffice.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1909,

HONGKONG AND ITS SHIPPING

world a few years ago, or, which than did not even exist; and with the in- creased facilities for direct trade, which the development of railways in China and other improvements which are con- stantly offering, this tendency to decen- tralization must increase. The move

act as Crew Solicitor during the absence on leave of Mr F. B. L. Bowley...

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police that yesterday afternoon between Commodore Lyon has reported to the the Naval Yard and Happy Valley ho lost a valuable gold pencil case of telescope pattern.

Capt Liddell of the s..

Cherng

A sixteen million starling German loan, and a twenty-four million Prussian

May. Each isane will bear interest of 4

96%. per cent.at 102., half 3 per cent. at

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Colonel Bob Love, who., has been o patient for some time suffering from he-.

thing" arriving yesterday from Tientsin, hagin allpox, at Manita, is steadily reports having passed a capsized junk, improving.and is now out of danger. dan erone to navigation, on the 22nd fast.. 19.40 p.m., in lat. 24.24 N. and long,

118.43 E.

ment cannot but be encouraged if the Government of Hongkong persists in what I cannot but describe as a suicidalt policy of increasing the taxes on ship- ping when they should, on the other

attract shipping to the port instead of hand, be doing all in their power to

driving it away."

it

It is notified in the Gazette, that Francia Clark has been appointed Benora Treasurer and Mr J. M. Beck a member

of the Church Body, in connection with St. John's Cathedral, for the year 1909 vite Mr R. Hancock who has resigned.

Dr Mounsey, the new Bishop of Labuan," was consecrated in the chapel of Lambethi Palace on Mirel: 25th, the Feast | of the Annunciation. He leaves England early in May for, Borneo.

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G. Humphreys, retained to Canads today Mr Allred Hemphreys, a son of Mr W. by the Nippon Maru.

We understand

ho has taken this step partly because the Hongkong climate is not beneficial to his health.

...

A strongly-worded denial is issued regarding the reported betrothal of Princess

Mr J Gray Scott had a great sand off Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, daughter this morning when he bid farewell to the

The fleet, which left Constantinople without Admiral Gamble, has unexpect edly arrived there and declared loyalty to Parliament.

ANOTHER TREATY

FORT.

(Wash Tes Tat Po's Service.)

PEKING, April 23.

It is proposed to open Hanchum as a treaty port.

[Note-Humahun is a town about one Korean boundary-Eu. C. M.] hundred miles west of Vladivostock on the

A SMALL LOAN.

(Wah Im Yat Po's Service)

FEZING, April 13. The Board of the Interior being

* OFFICIAL CHANGES.

(Woh Tu Yat Po's Service.)

PERINO, April 25,

B SUPERIOR OLD COGNAC 23.00 THE common teal of Hongkong is wel WATSON'S *** COGNAC... 300 served by its demi-public organisations, politically by the China Association

We hope these weighty words commercially by the General Chamber

warning will not fall on deaf ears, but of Commerce. The man who labour on that we shall see an immediate change their respective Committees are actuated

in the Government's policy in regard to of the Duke of Edinburgh, to King Manuel Colony The special ferry launch was short of funds proposes to obtain by a high sense of public duty and they shipping is not probable. Easement of of Portugal. The similar report, coupling crowded with his friends, whnee namo is loan of $300,000 from the National display their zeal for the public service is burdens, not increase is essential in the names of Princes Patricia of Connaught Legian, and the scene on board the Nippon Bank. in the manner in which they approach the vital intereste of the Colony. Times and the Count of Turin, cousin of the King Mara was particularly animated. The best every question which they take up, change and we should change with them of Italy, in also denied:

wishes of Hongkong accompany hirn for a private feelings being always subor- but unless we adapt ourselves to meeting A.moting of His Majesty's Justices

future repleta with prosperity. dinated to the general good. It is a the changed conditions with policies of the Pance for the Colony will be held on Readers will be sorry to learn of the characteristic, of course, to be found that project a little farther than the application from Carl Fiedler for permission the Landon Mission, who, we understand, Friday next, at 2.15 p.m., to consider an indisposition "of Mrs T. W. Pearce, of Fer Co. elsewhere than in Hongkong, for happi-needs of the immediate hour then we to remove the business now carried on by has been confined to her bed for some few

It is said that Yang Shishang .....19.00 ly it is a characteristic of the race, and must be prepared to see the trade of the Hand Central, under the sign of The Home vin Cassia as soon as the Rev. Dr churia, and that Si Liang will succeed. him under ar adjunct licence at 34 Queen's days and has now been ordered to proceed of Chibli, will be transferred to Man- 13.00 explains perhaps better then anything world pass by our port leaving us for Weismann Limited, to 14 Des Treux Road Feares returns from Hankow, 17.50 else the position which the British other and, more convenient places Centra

empire holds to-day.. Nevertheless brought into existence by the inexor- News froin Macassar, a port in Celebes, Hongkong is fortunate in, baving such able working of the economic laws which received at Batavia early this month,

OFFICIAL GRADES. representative men as she has to-day to have governed the shipping industry Norwegian sailing ship Kriemhild, in that China Coast, Captain J. Warwick, Inte of brings word of the stranding of the After thirty-four years service on the

(Was Ta Tak Po's Service)" Toice public opinion, to advise the Gov- from the days of Tyre and Sidon down-qeighbourhood! The vessel, is a total lose the U. M. steamer Anping, has left Shang-

PEKING, April 23," ernment, and to influence the course of wards.

and will be sold by auction, Lloyd's hat to enjoy a well sarned rest at home,

The Board of Foreign Affair has Register shows the Kriemhild to be an Prior to his departure, Captain Warwick, classified the ranks of Consular officials. iron barque of 827 tons. She was built in who has acerss of friends all along the as follows: Consul General, 4th 1884 at the Germania Shipyard at Kiel, and Coast, was made the recipient of a splen- grade; Consul, 5th grade; Vice-Consol didly atted suit case, which was presented

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current affairs. The pity is that their advice is not more frequently followed BRED BELL CAPSULE...816.00 by those to whom the governing of the Colony is entrusted. The Hon SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID,

MFE. A. HEWETT, the Chairman of the General Committee of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, in his address delivered on Friday at the annual general meeting, emphasised one or two points in which the Cölenial Govern ment have shown a sad luck of fore sight in the matter of raising revenue.

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A CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING.

Tarse bright little Chinese children, all abost five years of age, ant on the steps outside the Court at the Magistracy to day. They played with one another and wore ments by the police to keep them in good overjoyed when they were given sweat

temper. The picture of happiness, say

who occasionally whimpered, they but this is what they were. looked the opposite of kidnapped children,

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is owned by a company bearing the vessel's name,

We have him in Chibli

been informed that atologram has been sent to Hankow recalling Dr Pearce and that he and Mrs Pestco will leave here by the Empress of China on 1st Miny.

to him by a few friends as a token of steam 6th grade. -

and the high regard in which he was held. It is expreted that Rear-Admiral W. T. of the Helen Battars, which was bot.ht He arrived in China in 1875 as chief officer Swinburne, Commander-in-chief of the by this 0. M. 5. N. Co. and renamed Rear Admiral R. P. Rodgers, now on duty U.S. Pacific Fleet will be ordered home. Thin

LINGERING COLDS. THE longer onld hangs on, the more

weakness the system. Do pot, zum the risk of a lack of pneumonis by at Washington will take command of the A-NEW READ or You.-If your head neglecting it... Chamberlain's Cough Re.... aches, try Stearre Headache Care, medy will care your cold and all danger second Division: Rear Admiral Gules B. Your head will soon feel like a new one. from this disease will be avoided. For i Harber will be detached from the comIt's the same head, but the ache is gone. 8 by all chemists and storskoopera mand of the third squadron United States

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They had been brought down from Shang-Pacific fleet, and assigned to other duty; aval here by the se. Chonan, was arrost be detached from being commandant of the hal in charge of a woman, who, on her while Rear Admiril Arthur P. Nazo, will It goes without mying at this late hour. The suspicions of the crow were drst Cavite and Olongapo naval stations, and be aroused when the steamer had been out at appointed commander of the third squadron Wine required for IMMEDIATE se kong is hand up in its shipping, and begging for ten and water, but as they

o one day. They heard the little ones United States Pacifio fest, hould be ordered to be decinted before no public writer, in our opinion, is were from the North and the woman a this month at Buitenzorg, pear which is curious incident that happened early being sent cut.

exaggerating aben be adopts the Oatonese, the latter could not understand the residence of the Governor-General of These Wines are specially recom-language of a letter of protest deshem. The captain was informed of the Netherlands Indin, ships that JATRICS mended, Ecing of superior vintage, old, patched last April to the Government case, and he could get no satisfactory ex women in the villages have the right to vote. The Jae Badesaya that, on a planation from the woman. 976 and thoroughly mature-1, and in fine wherein the shipping industry is des-

At the Magistracy; to-day the woman village heldman dying, overal candidates condition.

cribed as "the mainstay and livelihood was charged with kidnapping the children. stood at the sleation to all the vacancy. of the whole Colony. His Excellency Evidence was given by Capt Brown, the Tho electors were over a thousand in mum- the Governor evidently is not quite o comanded for a week. ⠀

master of the steamer, and the case was ber, and crowds attended on the polling- day Out of 203 wongan on the roll, only Bathroo ame to record their voter. But, at to vote through delegates. On finding this palling time, they felt shamed and wanted

to be against the law, they drew back. The Javanese are thus abis ahead in the matter of women moffrage,

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Thader the Direction of Pro. Kikugoro,

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Professor Kikagoto hegs to announce to

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that way of thinking for in a memoran It is stated that two of the little ones are dom which he wrote for the information children of prominent Chinese in Shangba of the Chamber he declared that "our"

Public that oxing to the request of the A. 8. WATSON & 00, it is aan port of call," and the argument

Chicase 'community of Hongkong he will mobtinus bis mysterious magic and marvela Hons sot before saving the Colony, and be Hope that the Pahlia will continue tape- tulse his most interesting entertainment. SODE 7.30. Performance 8.80 p.m.

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