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NEWS OF THE DAY.

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1909.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

The French Mall of the 30th Marab

There will be an Official Dinner at Gor- was dolivored in London on the 29th inst.ernment. House: to-morrow," to which the|

Foochow experienced a sharp shock of following guests have been invited :—Mr: earthquake at mm. on Wednesday, the Mr and Min Chatham, Mr. Gomperts, Lt. Col. and Mrs Chamier, Dr Mer and Mies Clark, Mr and Mrs Draw Braidwood, Mr Wolfe, Mr and Mrs Coohrano, Majur

Who Hamburg-Amerika“

stormer

The exchange value of the dollar is

When F.M.S. Kont in shortly relievod her place on the China station will be takon by H.M.S. Ester.

Cobbo, Major and Mrs Graco, Lt. Commdr.

TURKEY'S NEW

REGIME

LATE SULTAN PLEADS FOR

What a revolution this invention will cause in the pomp and circumstance of th Ready made day and evening war! Ong can see, in the mind's eye, Sandia la still on the rooks off Ling-ting

-(Beuter's Serviós to ike, China Muš;

Copyright protected under Gowns, Paris Modela in vision of the great battles of the future Island

Ordinance 25 of 1696.) Noble, Rev. and Mrs France. Hr 9.. Hats and Toques, Laces, fought with none of the spectacular

Loucos, April 28. — Gubbay. Mr And Mrs Leefe, Mr and Mrs

The Sheikh-ul-Islam Fatwa's refer Trimmings, Undercloth-ill be neither sound nor sungke. But above 1/9.

accessories of old-time warfare. There gradually rising: d'o-day it is a sixteenth Bolles, Mr and Mrs Maitland, Mr Dowbig-

gin, Mr. A. Forbor, Mr and Mrs Gok, Mesence to Abdul Hamid's tampering Griero, Mina Curter Campbell, Mr Dwith the holy writings and shedding, of ing, Boots and Shoes,

Wood, and Mr B. James,

the blood of innocenta was greeted in Hosiery and Gloves,

the National Assembly with cries of ACCIDENT TO ME BURKILL.

"Dethrone him." We hear that Mr Mody received a Abdal Hamid, on receiving a deputa- talogmm from Shanghai to-day stating that tion, said he axpected deposition Chuck" Burkill, who was to hayo fiddeu. as his fate, and he only - wished for Mr Buxey" in the Shanghai Spring Meeting commencing on Monday next, he that his life and the lives of his sustained a broken sollar bono. It is pre-family would be spared, and that he samed the accident must have happened should be allowed to live at the Chirag while Mr Burkill was schooling a pony for han Palace, where he was baz the Grand National Steeplechase, which in‡ run on the Of Day.

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etc.,

DEATH.

to meet the attack of an enemy who can neither be seen or heard raises pro etc.blems which make, the head reel. Tet such seems but one of the possibilities of the future, a futura teeming with

10,000 RECORDS On the 29th, instant at the Govara conundrums which will have to be

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Meeting.

9.15 p.m.Mocting of His Majesty's Justices of the Peson at the Magistracy

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Performanos at City Hall. sp.m.-Performance of Hippodrome

Circas at Causeway Bay,

The prohibition against the holding of meutings in 'Calostes squares has been extended for another year.

It is reported that, owing to the ag ment Civil Hospital, ExNJAMIN Aras solved by soldiers and scientists alike.groastre attitude of the Ehsandars on the Coombs, aged 25 years.

Regarding one aspect of the silent Afghan border, it will be necessary to again clons the Khyber Fass: The Kabul au irearm, the Soientific American raises thorities appear incapable of restraining A note of warning. It says. If it thase lawless bordet spirits, and discipline were possible to confine the possession

in Afghanistan is slack.

of the new weapon to the military, for whose use, and for whose use alone, it was designed, we would bare nothing to my against the device. But it can not be denied that the appearance of this gun greatly enlarges the oppor- tunities for the commission of undetected crime. This fact is clearly realized by the Police Department of New York and already the chief of police of the city of Pittsburg has taken steps to prevent

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, May 1:

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12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Union Insursuca Society of Canton, Ld., at Head Ofice, 19.45 p.m.--Meeting of China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld, at Hasd Office.

The China Mail·

HONOKONG, Tata:BAI, APart 99, 1909.

Harmston's Circus is expected here on or about Tuesday the 4th prox. by the Kaifong. The show will be transhipped into one of Mesars Butterfield and Swire's boate for Shanghai immediately on arrival Mr Alton; the advance agent, informa ne that Cal. Bob Love has made good progress sad expects to be out of hospital within a

BANKRUPTCY PETITION.

Mohamed Fechad, who was pro- claimed na Mohammed the Fifth, swore fidelity to the Constitution at the Wa Office. It w38. a most impressive

EUROPE "ASTOUNDED.

In the Supreme Court, sitting in banks] ceremony, and the new Sultan was- ruptcy jurisdiction, before the Chief loudly acclaimed by the populace. Justico (Sir F. Piggott), to-day, Mr P. Goldring petitioned for the adjudication of Chang Tsin Kwai as bankrupt. Ho said, the liabilities amounted to $30,000 and the | Assets $12,000. The act of bankruptcy was notice suspending payout of date. This notice said that for the present he was Sir Charles Forguson has been gazetted unable to meet his debts and was suspend as Inspector of Infantry.

ing payment....

week,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr E. Gilchrist, Postal Commissionerat

Commissioner of Customs."

married to Lady Lepel Griffin at St. Mr Charles Hoare, the banker, has been

Margaret's, Westminster..

the carrying of noiseless guns, and has Foochow, is about to proceed to Swalow as anncunced his intention to prosecute, with the utmost severity that the law allows, all persons who are found in possession of the silencing attachment.

By the Eastern on-Wodnesday Mr Robt It is wall understood that fear of detec-Mitchell, late manager of the Hongkong and Whampoa Deck Company, left the tion is one of the most powerful deter-Colony, en route to Australia. rants to the commission of crime. It is

One rather curious result of the Old Age because it does its work so silently that Pensions has been that in Ireland nearly certain races, prefer the knife or the three times the usual amount of Guinness. stiletto to the rife, and revolver. The Stout was drunk during the last quarter menace of the noiseless gun lies in the fact that the man with murder in his a little mechanism which, when attached heart may now dispatch his victim in

THE SILENT-GUN. Scresce is always adding to the worries WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, of life and in her latest development she incidentally increases the responsibilities of the police. Sir Hax Meg is, how ever, the real culprit. He had invented

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His Lordship-But that is temporary. Mr Goldring--At prosent means now, my Lord. I submit that is sufficient.

His Lordship-I don't know. I have nover sean one like that before.

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LONDON, April 29. The declarations and demeanour at Sultan Rechad give pleasure to everyone.

methodical arrangements whereby such Europe is astounded at the calm and

6 powerful man as Abdul Hamid bas bean dethroned and his successor pro- claimed in the midst of a seething. population which has been so excited slate events.

Asked what the assets comprised, MeEx-Sultan Abdul Hamid, accompanied Goldring said a house.

by eleven ladies and his two youngest The Official Receiver (Mr G. H. Wake-

sons removed on Tuesday night to- Salonika, where he will reside in a villa at Allatini, the residence of Chimeral Rohilant, the Commander of the Mac cedonian Gendarmerie.

man) said the house was mortgaged at 800,000 and thers was registered judgment for $7,000.

Mr Goldring--I am told there is no mortgage on the house.

The Official Receiver-There is a mort-

8g to Mr John Hastinge

.:

Mr Goldring-My client didn't know that, perhaps. community Mr Chas Denby, U.S. Consul-reditor, said debtor owed him $5,000 and

To the great regret of the American Chan Hung Tong, the petitioning | Goners! at Shanghai, vacates that post on 82,350 interest Juus ist, in obedience to instructions from Washington..."

The deaths are announced of Colonel

of The Buffs. Gaural Raines went through

both the Crimenu war and the Mutiny.

His Lordahip-What: $2,350 interest on $5,000

Witness—Yes.

Hie Lordship-Want in the rate? Witness-One dollar per hundred par

sort bf

A

his own

Blade Castro-I am informed,

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS RACE,

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Lostos, April 20.

The Two Thousand Guinear Race resulted, as follows:--

Minori...

Phaleron

Louviers

Bayardo, the favourite, ran fourth...

CHINESE EMPEROR'S

FUNERAL

(Wax To Tat Po's Service).

PERING, April 28.

Dowager are to attend the funeral of the The Prince Regent and the Empress

my Lord, that debtor at one time before late Emperor.

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the hearing of the action expressed that his The route will be strongly guarded ment was against him he was still solvent." by soldiers so as to prevent interference was insolvent, and that even if this judg

Mr Goldring-My lord, that is purely so by revolutionists. en parle statement, and I shall want some The cost of entertaining the foreign proof

of it. The Official Receiver opposed the appli-envoys who are to attend the funeral cation on the ground that there were no exceeds a million taela.

sets.

His Lordship-That is what I am puzzled

Several hundred foreign gentry and up I think the case must be adjourned, attend the funeral. about.7 think the assets want clearing merchants with their ladies will also

next Court.

The application as adjourned until the

to firearms, renders them absolutely silence. Rarely does the burglar break The principle on which the into the home of the private citizen vn- Marin silencer works is that of cen-armed; and yet it is a fact, well under-White, formerly of the lath. Hussars, sad 23.00 trifugal force, or the property possessed stood by the police, that the last thing of General Sir Julius Raines, an old officer 23.00 by rapidly rotating bodies of flying out he desires is to be driven to use a

mouth.

Cross-examined by Mr F.X. de Almada e from the centre. An every-day ilustra-revolver. But the housebreaker who

Castro, who opposed on behalf of the . COGNAC ................. 29.00tion of this mechanical law may be ob carries a "silencer" might shoot the

Lieutenant E.. E. Hope was judgment creditor, witness said he was a served by filling a wash-basin, rotating owner without the slightest fear of the cruiser Bedford paying off for recommission- not obtained from the Ming Lee Chan appointed to the King Alfred on the partner in the Ming Les Chao Boarding House. The monios lent to debtor were the water rapidly with the hand, and report being heard by watchman oring, Liont Hopa is to study the Japanese Firm they were his on pitvate monies.

He did not remoting the plug, A hole will form patrol, or even by the inmates of other language for a period of 12 months.

not komp any account of private monies. from the top surface of the water to rooms in the house. The new weapon

It is rumoured that Mr John Johnson was only a friendly patition to oust his Mr Almada e Castro said he thought that BRANDY............. 4100 the bottom, but no water will run out is surer than the blackjack. A belated of Jardines, who has just returned from client of the fruits of his judgment. till the rotary speed abates. Substitute pedestrian might be shot, and the rob-shortly after the Shanghai Spring Race

Home, will be transferred to Hongkong His Lordship-Bat you must give me powder gas for water, and it will bery of his person carried out, without Meeting, which takes place next week.

Mr be easy to understand how the the police on adjoining streets having Mr Johnston will be a great acquisition to Maxim silencer works. The con- the alightest auspicion that a crime was will probably shine in the coming season's the Racing fraternity in Hongkong, and

trivance consists of a tube which is being committed. Not even the cover gymkhanas as he has done in the past. .....$12.00 screwed to the muzzle of the rifle of night, will be necessary for the car- Liontenant E. C. Norman, The Bafis, B VINO DE PASTO... 13.00 barrel. The invention can be fixed to ceniment of deeds of violence. The

who was recently employed with the TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT 0O OLOROSO............. 17.50 ang make of firearms. All that is fatal bullet can be sent to its mark on a restored to the establishment of the re- | local troops Somaliland, has been D SUPERIOR PALE DRY...... 19.50 ecessary is that a thread be cat on the crowded thoroughfare and in broad giment, and posted to the 2nd Battalion, barrel in front of the forward night, daylight, without there being any nic subaltern of the regiment, and E FINEST PALE DRY, NUTTY £5.00

For a 22-calibre rifle the silencer evidence of smoke or report to show has seen service, in South Africa, both. in ia 4 inches long. 1 inches in whence it came. The deadly character peace and war, with the 2nd Battalion, According to the present arrangements diameter, and weighs about 5 ounces of the noiseless gun renders it, in the operations in the Transvaal and Orange China, Hongkong and Singapore, will sharing with the Mounted Infantry the the native battalions stationed in North These dimensions increase with the hands of unscrupulous people, a distinct River Colony (Queen's medal with three stand fast in the coming season, no move-

(Wa T Tab Po's Sarvica.)

PEKING, April 28 size of the weapon, or rather with menace to society; and we are strongly clasps, King's medal with two clasps), Pex Cam, the volume of sound to be stifled. They of the opinion that it should be made

ment being in contemplation.

Prince Su asks that an official be BOR SZAL CAPSULE ...$15.00 do not interfere with the sights, of

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

sppointed to take his place as President

· LAME. SHOULDER. " the subject of immediate and very

of the Board of Interior so that he may O. SUPERIOR LIGHT INVALID, course, nër disturb the balance of the

Fines, were imposed at the MagistracyTIS is common form of ular devote his time solely to the Naval stringent legislation, GALES SEAL CAPSULE 18.00 gun, although some enthusiasts think

The principle respectively on three natives for having a needed. Apply Chamberlain's Pain Balm problem.

rheumatism. No internal treatment upon which such a law would be found-upium in their possession, as follows: #76, freely four times day and a quick care in 00000 VOILET SKAL

that the additional weight at the muzzle

#330 and $100.

curtain. This liniment has proved speci- TAEELING BETTIE TO-DAY-Taces pros od is already recognized in the penalties

ally valuable for muscular and chronic CAPSULE spustermi 25,00 is az advantage i target shooting.

which are attached to the carrying of Mrs Oglivie summoned her amait for thematists and is certain to gire quick of Cod Liver Oil for bad congh in- ple who began taking Steers' Wind Equip the gun with a silencer and concealed weapons. The frightful pos-using shaaive language towards her, ab

Assaulting her child, aged 24 years, and with relief. Forale by all chemists and store general bad health last week, are feeling. EVERY FINE OLD TAWNY,

keepers, WHITE SZAL CAPSULE ..... $4.00 press the trigger. The bullet rushes sibilities of undetectable crime, which the Magistracy to-day, and the case was

better to-day, Don't you wish you did? through the barrel, passing the silencer

are opened up by the appearance of this without any interference, and has

weapon, should be met by a statute de traveled several feet before the noise is claring that the manufacture, sale, or due to begin. The sound is caused by possession of this weapon, for any but the gasca produced by the powder, strictly military purposes, is a felony, reaching the outside air and there set and punishable by a long term of years ting in motion vibrations which strike

in the penitentiary." on the ear with the sensation we call

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PORT:

NOTE-Port, after removal, should be

reated for a Month before use.

Wine required for IMMEDIATE use should be ordered to be decanted before being sent out.

at Hongkong. Lipotanant Norman is the

remanded.

Ho Takwa, fined $25 or one month's

Army Ordinance Department property, and imprisonment with hard labour at the Magistracy to-day for trespassing on the

arrested him. Inspector Keir prosented. one mouth without the option of a fine for assaulting Lance Corporal Whiteley, who

Our contemporary seems to be a little THE NEW CHARTERED BANK

bit hysterical in its fears, but undoubted- ly the Maxim silencer is an instrument which should be kept from the criminal olasses it possible

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CINEMATOGRAPH Those Wines are specially rom-sound. At another velocity they would mended, being of superior vintage, old, fall on the eye, instead of the car, and and thoroughly mature, and in fine

we would call the effect Ught Now.

A magnificently proportioned edifice has condition,

taken the place of Crosby Hall at Bishops- unthi these gases reach the outside air

gata This is the new building which there is no sound, and the only way

houses the Chartered Bank of India, they can reach it is through the muzzle,

Australia and Chins The style of the after the ballet. They hurl themselves home the crew of the Bedford, afforded Italian Renaissance, the whole of the H.M.8. Andromeda, which is taking building may be generally described as after the bullet which they have pro-succour to a native vessel, bound from pelled, and get as far as the silencer, Singapore. She supplied the distressed Aberdeen granito as a bag. The windows Burmah to Bombay, shortly after loving frontage being built in Portland stone with To suddenly stop them there would row of thirteen with 300 lbs of biscuits,

the banking haileare of an exceptional size and are filled in with brass frames, burst the gun in fragmenta. So they 50 the of beef and plenty of water,

thus ensuring a maximum of light, whiin face not checked by the Maxim device,

the damling whibones of the interior is accentuated by the gasfully modelled

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but are set whirling in a rotary motion THE longer a cold hangs on, the more itelling in the principal hall, the work like the water in the basin. They still the risk of an attack of pustimonis by Art Geild This Erm, which hat den wakness the arstom. Do out Faring been carried out by the Bromsgrove continue to approach the muzzle, but neglecting If.. Chamberlain's. Cough Rem

medy will cure your old and all danger responsible for much of the beautif he grains of Maxic has obliged them from this disonas will be avaldad." For sale interlocuri, ban as His export agent My to spend their force turning roundy all chemiste and storicospar, Kone G. H Daan, who will be well romem wared

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