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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

OF PARIS, investigation and reorganisation. Last. your these Crown territories. purchased STREET.

The German Mail of the 7th April ¿pods, from foreign nations to the value was delivered in London on the Sth inst.

X

No.

536.

Ready made day and evening Gowns, Paris Models in Hats and Toques, Laces, Trimmings, Undercloth ing, Boots and Shoes, Hosiery and Gloves, etc., etc.,

879

etc.

MEMOS YOK TO-MORROW.

Meetings.

19.30 p.m.--Meeting of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Id., at Head Office, 12.15 p.m.Meeting of China Traders Insurance Co., Ld., at Head Office,

› Auction, "** 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- tare, at No. 18, Babington Path; -

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Performance by the Bandmann

Dramatic Co. at City Hall. p.m.-Performance of Hippodrome Cireur at Causeway Bay,

..Miscellaneous Goods per Scandia undelivered after this

dats aubject to read...

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to Greenock is to be deferred for a year.

THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1909.

SIR FREDERICK LUGARD INSPECTS KOWLOON

INDUSTRIES,

.....

On Tuesday, 4th lust.. HE the Governor [acoompanied by the Hon. Mr. Chatham,

plained the general nature of the Company's unterprise. The party then proceeded to

BE over £5,000,000, the greater part of: + The Duke of tho khruzzi passed which should have been supplied by our through Labor on the tith April on his own factories. At the same time every way to Kashmir. He is accompanied by G., and Staff visited the Asiatic Fetroleum Company's Work at Tai Kok year aces a larger control by foreign eight guides and thres companions.

Thui whore the party was received by Mr nations in the local industries in these

Orders for £100,000 worth of torpe-escorted them over the buildings and ex Luykx," the general manager, who kindly Colonies. While we are carrying the does having been placed with the torpedo burden of government of over forty factory at Woolwich Arsenal, its removal Crown Colonica, scattered throughout the world, practically ng effort is being A Nonconformist. Anti Socialist Union made to secure the reward of trade-to for the purpose of counteracting the int retain these territories as markets for fluence of the Chris i Socialists have been British goods, and to raise in them the formed at the Baptist Church House in products that we need for our own consumption, and which we now havenhibiting Canon Hensley Hanson, Rector The Bishop of Birmingham's action in

to purchase in foreign countries."

London.

of St. Margaret's and Canon of West-

minster, from preaching at the Wigboth Institute, Birmingham, at the invitation of the Rev. J. H. Jowett, bas. boen arousing great interest in Church and legal circles

at Home. Canon Henson, who preached in defiance of the inhibition, stated that the step lay not with him, but with the Bishop, the affair having passed into the legal stage. Ir Arnold Stotham, the well nknown authority on ecc'uiastical law. gave it as his opinion that Camon Henson did not appear to have dolented the spirit and (object of the ecclesiastical law.

The policy of Great Britain in regard to most of her Crown Colonies is to treat them as unwanted step-bairus, as Hong- kong in times past knew to its cost. Seant consideration is 'ever given to their needs and nothing is done with out it first being rubbed in that such and such a Colony

is particularly troublesome and import- unate dependency. It speaks well for the stubborn tenacity of the race that the Crown Colonies bure managed to develop so sturdily as they have done in the past, and that despite the cries of the croakers, the share in their trade and commerce secured by foreigners is not larger than for a double-storied: bungalow for Kowloon.

Auction of Valuable Postage it is. The policy of letting each Colony the loco shops. The government are the traffic superintendent, overlooking Stampe, of Mr Geo. P. Lammert's fend for itself is of course sa outcome building now police station offices and lock Goods per Pathan undelivered after of the Manchester school of individual-ups and from the quantity of timber and

This dale sobject to rent.

the number of carpenters working these istic endeavour which for so long a TUESDAT, May 11

buildings will soon be up. The Chinese

General Memoranda. Saturday, May 8:-

Goods per China andelivered at Noon

on this date subject to rant.

Goods per Manda undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

MONDAY, May, 10-

9.43 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni

ture, &c., at No. 2, Lycemoon Vilias,

Sales Boome

There will soon be quite a change in the British North Bornea Herald. First of the appearance of Jesselton town, observes all the railway department are bilding first class and most substantial carriage hailding sheds and carpenters shops, and the contract has been gizon

Joods per Prine Eitel Friedrich ande-period- has deminated the thought andars beep building new shops and Me Swee

livered after this date subject to rent, WEDNESDAY, May 19:— '

2.30 p.m.--Auction of Household Furni- tare, &c, nt No. 3, Kennedy Road. Goods per Koranna undeavored after this

date subject to rent.

The China Mail.

HoNerona, TRURSDAY, MAY 8, 1909,

BRITISH TRADE IN CROWN COLONIES.

aspirations of Englishmen. But the times demand a change. These are the

days of combination and co-operation the days when the individual is more

at

Chang is clearing new sites and lavalling same for bungalows, and the government are ling in swamps by the town club and more bungalow sites are being prepared.

"

| SHANGHAT JUNK CHAN

NEL NAVIGABLE.

SUCCESS OF CONSERVANUT WORK

(From Our Own Correspondenti);

SULTORAT, May 6. HMS. Astraen successfully navigated

Junk Channel yesterday at noon.

This is the first large vessel that has the Cosmopolitan Docks and went through all the workshops and buildings under the navigated the Channel, a feat which has courteous guidance of Mr H. Smith, General beer made possible through the success Manger, who explained the work at the of the Conservancy scheme. time in progress and the scope and capacity of the Company's establishment there. His Excellency also visited the Chinese Ginger | 28 feet. factory in Yaumati, and inspected various. [Note-Junk Channel in the new wubar-

Director of Public Works roads, houses and projected works with the way which has been made by dredging the Whang-pu' Rivoz according to plaza prie pared by Mr de Rijke-Ex-C M.]

SMART RESCUE AT QUAREY

BAY.

The minimum depth was found to be

THE BUDGET.

the docking of the steamer. Taiyuan at the MR LLOYD GEORGE PLEASED,

A rather exciting incident occurred at Taikoo Dock, Quarry Bay, on the 4th inst One of the coolies engaged at the dock fell

(Renter's Survica in tha China: Mail": into the water and had already sunk trice

Copyright protected under when Mr Murphy, the dockmaster, was

Urdinance 2 of 1894) attracted to the spot. Without divesting

LONDON, May 5... himself of any of his clothing Mr Murphy In the House of Commons, Mr Lloyd immediately jumped into the water and effected the rescue of the man who, after a George, Chancellor of the Erchequer, time, recovered sufficiently to be able to said he was gratified at the reception walk home. All Mr Murphy required was accorded to the Badget. Eo pointed: a change of clothing,

"out that criticism of its proposals waa practically confined to the question of land licenses, in regard to which we were merely following other States including the Colonies. He anticipated

Navy would have the first call. a large surplus in 1910, on which the

THE APPEAL CASE.

The appeal case was resumed at the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, and Bir Supreme Court, this morning, before the

Exchange and Loan Co., Ltd., and the Justice Gempertz, in which the Hip On Hongkong and Manila Yuen Shing Ex- change and Trading Co., Ltd., appellants, moved that the decision of the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, be reversed in the sction with Li Po. Yung respondents. in certain instances.

Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., said that since the adjouroment he had had an op- portunity of looking up the caso referred to and therefore he did not press his objec tion as to the appeal being out of time.

"W

THE CHESTER CUF,

(Renter's Fervice to the China Mail : Copyright protected ander -Ordinance 3 of 1894)

LONDON, May 6.

The result of the race for the Chester Cup is:-

Santo Strato

All Black Tiraillerie (colt)...

MURDER OF GERMAN TRAVELLERS.

(Beuter's Servics to the China Mail: Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1594)

Louros, May 6.

The murder of two German travellers

than ever absorbed in the nings. We are hand in one direction, and tho Baghdad He thought it would be convenient that

What with the Hedjas Railway in changing our trading methods and we Railway in another, one would not have the notice of motion against Li Po Yang must change our ways of thought. If expected Tarkey to be thinking about should be taken seperately after the prosent we are to keep our trade we must study the Cafagne Gastle, which is usually well-might be a saving of costs.

fresh projects in Asia; but, according to notice of motion had been disposed of as it its underlying principles as scientifically informed on these subjects, the Turkish Mr H. G. Calthrop in explaining his ss the Germans have done. We must and Egyptian Governments have worked position in the case said that he had been out a scheme for the construction of joined by order of the court, se a party. combine the theoretical and the preti railway to connect Egypt with Syria. The Both the appellants objected to his boing cal and worst neglect, no opportunity line, it is said, is to run along the Suez made a party and say he had no interest in ME BES H. MORGAN, in an excellent of pushing our interests in the world's Canal, cross the north side of the Sinai the matter at all under the judgment de- désert and terminate at Jerusalem. It is livered by His Lordship in September. paper, on the development of empire market-places by every legitimate means not stated, whether this line would be linked Tire mortgage as between his client and Per Care trade and industry, read before the our disposal. The discussions at the members at the fifth ordinary meeting Royal Colonial Institute are significant of the Royal Colonial Institute, said of the fact that the claims of the If we are failing in duty to the Comics are at last beginning to get a trade and industry of the self-governing

fair hearing at home, and we hope that Colonies, what shall we say to the the outcome will be the development position respect to the forty-odd of more cordial relations between the

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Crown Colonies which are controlled Mother Country and her dependencies. from Downing Street? What efforts

Queen Margherita,g of Italy, has again postponed her proposed visit të Japan. are we making to develop the trade and resources of these magnificent ter

M: J. M. Barrio, whose books and plays ritories The fact is that practically

bave delighted so many thousand, has re. About three o'clock this afternoonceived the honorary degree of Doctor of nothing, whatever is being done. The uasty accident occurred in Des Youx Rond Laws at Edinburgh University. He was 202 in the street has beard of the West near the Hongkong Hotel. It appears that a Chinese lady endeavoured to alight from Indies, but the other Colonies might a tram proceeding cast while in motion, Don't miss the opportunity of seeing NOTE--Port, after removal, should be not exist so far as he is personally and in doing so fall and received

Tested for a Month before use.- Wine required for IMMEDIATE use interested or his knowledge is conjuries to her head, face and leg. She was should be ordered to be decanted before cerned We have not a trade represent

immediately conveyed to hospital. being sent out.

up with the Hedjaz Railway, but this would the plaintiffs as to the sale subsisting in Tunnan is reported in Cologus. no doubt ovautually follow. It is, however, he was entitled under the judgment to difficult to see how the necessary funds can the decision because the snic under the de- Details of the affair are not yet to be raised unless Egypt contributes the cision was sot aside. The appellants asked hand. larger shire. The statement of the Cologne that the sale should be held good and that paper must be recpired with reserve until His Lordship's decision on that point be some more definite information is forth- reversed. That sale could not be held good coming:

without affecting Li Po Kom under the judgment. They asked that the sale be held good as regards Li Po Yang und that the sale should be held badas to LiPo Kom, therefore

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SINGLE BOTTLES at Proportionate Prices,

to collect information as to openings for trade and capital, and yet foreign nations have hundreds of such ropre sentatives. There is not a report, or a Inoflet for the matter of that, available |A. 8, WATSON & 00, that will practically and definitely help the trader or capitalist to investigate these tropical "markets. The result perfectly natural one. Traders of foreign nationality, selling, foreigu goods, are rapidly gaining control

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NEWS OF THE DAY:

A picturesque caramony of a novel character recently took place at Jurias, where the Archbishop of Paris, solemnly blessed a now aerodrome and two aero- planos, The Archbishop took holy water and sprinkled the machines, which were decorated with tricolour ribbous.

accorded a greas ovation.

ii

he was a necessary party.-- They also asked that there should be an order made against. Li Po Fung that he should be compelled to redeem. They were in effect saking their Lordshipe to make an order affecting the equity of redemption at the same time caly taking no notice of the other. The appeal bringing in one mortgager, Li Po Yung and

AFTER ABDUL'S FALL

REVELATION OF EX-SULTAN'S

WEALTH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall: Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1804.)

LONDON May 6.

An Inventory Commission on pro

could not proceed without making Li Po ceeding to the Yildiz Kiosk at Con- Kom party and so much time having stantinople discovered bank notes to the On the 23rd April Bishop Erington. Mrselageed before bringing the appant they value of £450,000, as well as a large and Mise-Erington-left Nagasaki for could not now make him a party. Vladivostok, en route for home via the

The hearing was adjourned. trans-Siberisa milway. The Right Rev.

H. Evington, D.D., late Bishop of Kyushu,

quantity of jewellery and a rosary valued at £75,000, ATMA

Documenta "fcund 'revealed the fact that Abdul Hamid possesses over a million sterling in foreign hanks.

is leaving Japan for good, having rosigned

The non-commissioned officers, who through ill-health. He first came to Japan were arrested at Malta for smuggling opium in 1875.

and hashish from Austria via Malta into Egypt have been released. It is believed that this action has been taken in ac RELIEF FROM RHEUMATIC PAINS. cordance with instructions from the Whamberlain's Fain Balm is clearly great pain relieving power of Office.

shown in cases of sciatics and inflammatory rheumatism, both of which are extremaly TOOKING FOR TROUE-WherStatus painful, but one application of this liniment Wins of Cod Liver Oil goes down the gives relief and anables the sufferer to throat it begins looking for trouble, and sleep, which in meny instances he has not when it Buds the troubly it begins caringit,been able to do for sersal days. For al › Makas wack people strong.

14 by all chemists and storekeepers.

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

Clarence Frederick Linien way, at the Magistracy to-day, charged with being a stowaway on the 5.8. Koronas. The 'care was remanded.

Alderman Sir William Treloar presided on April 2 as the first City of London Two boatwomen" and a boatman wore Children's Court andor the new Children's fined $30 each, at the Marine Court, this Charter, which was held in the Court of morning, for failing to exhibit the regula Aldermen's Room of the Guildhall, at twisting light on their respective junka, o'clock in the afternoon. A pitiful half- dozen ragged little urchins faced the

Darid Bartos, overseer, of Figin Road. Howloon, was, at the Magistracy, to-day,

compensation for refusing to pay a 'flekshow uned to and ordered to pay one dollar

of these markets. We should have kindly magistrato in turn. No girls were at least one commercial represen-wide as the cripples' friend," and his in custody. Sir William is known far and tative in cách of these Crown Colonies, tenderness to helpless children was ever investigating and reporting on the Apparent. openings for trade and, capital, and

The case in which a native recently Despite the spread of education, anid entered a shop and attacked' a Chinese there should exist at this end a coun-Me Asquith, presiding at the annual widow with a knife was concluded before mercial intelligence department to print meeting of the Barristers Brauvojant Mr F. A. Fazoland, at the Magistracy and publish such reports, whose Society recently, the general public to-day. Sentence of six months hard business it should be to thoroughly on as a parasitic and unnecessary ex

was still apt to look upon the legal profen Inbour was imposed.

A disturbance arose between the Indian trade, for the establishment of industries, sorioty." Indulging in reminiscences of watchmen at Taikoo Dockyard yesterday, and the employment of capital. Some his carly days at the far, the Premier said The disame was oocseloned to reference to ho remembered occupying chambers in Fig soms mess accounts, and in the end one of valuable work is being done by the Trea court, where the advent of a county men was set upon by the others and Imperial Institute in investigating and court brief, markod one gulnes, and sult six arrests were made and these men badly wounded on the shoulder. N & 29- raporting upon the products of the bearing the name of a client whose time of were brought up at the Magistracy to-day. payment was, to say the least, proble. On charges of wounding three wern remand. PICTURES IN TOWN. Order before you leave as you may receive should be taken to bring the results of frequent phenomenon.

Crown Colonice, but some detive steps matica, was a welcome and not very ed, while the remainder were charged with MISS RUBY RAY,

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