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Since the work of segregation-bogan 1908, leprosy shows signs of diminishing. in the Philippines..

PARIS It contained much, matter for thought and we earnestly hope that our Chinese ETEKET.

readers will study the subject as care 536 fully and sympathetically as the lecturer

has done. Mr BARRY reviewed the whole | way field of Chinese railway building from the time of the ill-fated Wecsung line, luid down in 1875, to the present day, when railways are no longer objects of aversion in the Middle Kingdom but ars looked upon na necessary though annoying adjuncts to the developing of the trade and industry of the country We do not intend to review the paper in its entirety, bat would like instead to notice the closing paragraphs in ending 13th June. which the speaker points out the great |

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There wars 433 European and 258 Chinese visitor to the City Hall Library, and 206 European and 9,355 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week

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MONDAY, JUNE 14. 1909.

GUNARD LINER AGEOUND.

SENGERS TAKEN OFF.

Seretes to the China Mat.)

LONDON, June, 12.20 The Cunard liner Slavonia a ashore at Azores,

BELGIUM AND OH

TRAD

KING LEOPOLD'S ADVICE.

(Reuter's "Service, to the China, Mail.) Lamon June 14. King Leopold, in the course of a speech delivered at Antwerp, arged that Belgians should establish a Bank and financial houses in China to facilitate

Six hundred passengers have been taken off the ship.

It is feared the liner will become a Chinese trade. wreck.

IMPERIAL PRESS "CONFERENCE.

UNITED ON IMPERIAL DETENCE.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, June 12. The Government gave: a banquet to the delegates to the Imperial Press Conference.

Lord Crews, Secretary of State for the Colonies, presided.

The Right Hon. & H. strunk, the Prime Minister, in a speech, said that there was nothing more striking about this Conference than the unity of

statements on both sides, on the subject

JAPANESE ROYALTY.

(Reuter's Service ba the China Mad) LONDON, June 14.

Prince and Princess Nashimoto have proceeded to Paris where President.- Fallieres received them and Prince and Princesa Kuni

JAPANESE STRIKE AL

HAWAII

ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL & COMMERCIAL CONSPIRACY”

What a reputation for keeping late lack at the present moment of hours Hongkong will obtain when the following paragraph, has duly circled the properly trained Chinese engineers globe: Empress boats find it possible to and the bounden neceanity, untill up Hongkong with wireless at night China has equipped herself, of the but aut in the day-time.". emplement of competent foreign assist- ance to superintend the building ofarm Co. Ltd with a pat of their Honey Single coples, Daily, ten cents; Weekly, her railwaye. "There is little doubt," thirty cents for cash.. Telegraphic Address, Man, Hongkong, he said, "that for some time to come Code, A, B, C, fifth edition. China will have to engage engineers

(Router's Servies to the China Mail) Lasnost, June 14. TELEPHONE NO. from abroad to meet her requirements,

Reuter's agent at New York mays that CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.

and the same remarks apply to the

Stanley Ling reports to the police that of Imperial defence and this, he regard- while he was riding in a public chair oned at an anapicious omen for the forth a telegram from Honolulu announces that senior officers of other railway depart-the morning of the 13th, inst, he either lost coming Defence Conference..

5,000 Japanese labourers have struck DEATH.

Note. The formal debates at the Pruss work. Their leaders have been arrested MORRIS.At her residence, 26, Namacts. There is nothing derogatory to or had stoles, while under the influence of than Road, Kowloon, Many ANX, dearly

and next the Colonial journaliste will spend beloved mother of Mabel Mason, Aged Chinese dignity in this. China has drink, a Waltham watch, two guld rings Coafaronce closed on Saturday. This week ou a change of inciting to disorder and a silver cigaretta case of the total the time in sightseeing and junkatting On Searches at the offices of the Japanese 63 years.

always been loyally served by the fore-value of £9.

Monday they visit Coventry, Stafford on labour organization and the newspaper, Aroa, Leamington and

and Oxford. On Ta igners whon slie has emploged, and

day they will be entertained by Lord Curzon the Jy, have revealed that a conspiracy always will be. Their knowledge and

of Kedleston, Chancellor of the University was forming to wrest the control of of Oxford Wednesday will be spent at land affairs from the Whites, Sheffield, where the huge works of Vickers, Sens, And Maxim, Mappin and Webb, Rogers, ote, will be thrown open to them. In the evening they dine with the Master Cutler The Ship Canal at Manchester will be visited next day, the Lord Mayor dining

Friday the delegates in the evening, them back in London preparatory" to journeying on Saturday to Windsor to seo tho King present Colours to the Territorial regiment. On Sunday, June 20. they start

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, Meeting.

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Yacas Club at Club House.

Amnsements.

5.45 p.m.-Meeting of Royal Hongkong experience in their own spheres have been, and will be, of the greatest benefit to her in every way; but if China is to be able to borrow the money she

9 p.m.-Performance of Bandmann

Opera Co. at City Hall.

MiscellaneOTIS

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Mr Doble, agent in Hongkong of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd, informs us that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week and ing 29th May, 1909, amounted to $1,247.37 tons and the sales during the period to $2,113.23 tons.

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The public will be interested to hear that Mesra Fate & Co, have taken over the

Goods per Beniedi undelivered after requires abroad, on the best terms, it

this data subject to rent. Goods par Devanha zot alesred at 4 p.m. {will be necessary to cultivate the business of the firm of Framjee Sarabjee

on this date anbject to rent.

General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, Jane 16:--

Goods per Sanuki Mari not cleared

on this date subject to rent. ぶ THURIDAY, June 17:--

6 pm.Auction of Valuable Footage Stampa at Mr G. P. Lammert's sales

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9.16 p.m.-Open Air Concert at the Craigengowar Cricket Club's Ground: Gerds per Tenyo Maru undelivered at

noon on this date subject to rent Goods per Brasilia, andalfrered after this

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confidence of the foreign investor, a&Co. at Hankow. Mesars Patell & Co. confidence which events recently are have now branches at Hongkong, Canton, been calculated to shake."

Hansow, and Calcutta. We understand Mr. M. J. Patall is the acle proprietor.

Mr. BARRY sees a way out of the dilemma in which China now finds herself, in the establishment in Peking cf a Railway Board. He outlines a very practical scherne, but we fear that China, in her present wayward and perverse

SOCIAL, AND PERSONAL.","

The Empress of Korea has just had hor Brat railway ride. Her Majesty thoroughly enjoyed the experienes.

Manila papers say:-"Stark is to visit mood, is not likely to follow the well- Alico at Beverly, Mass. A word to the meant advice. Saya Mr. BADDYwise is suficient, wo imagize."

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What I venture to think is required is Mr. Sundins, late British Consul at aetrong and capable Railway Depart-Amy, left Hongkong by the Empress ment or Board in Feking, so constituted packet, on his way home on long leave. sa to command the confidence of the General Alexander E. McClure, for foreign investor, and strong enough to Times, and a Federal roteran, is dend. nged early thirty years editor of the Philadelphia,

command respect everywhere in Chins itself. The present Board of Com-

to profit by the lavish stream of munications falls short of this. Such a good advice which her wellwishers Department would have its staff of are now pouring out for her delecta-expert assistants and inspectors, both Chinese and foreign, and keep in touch with the administration of each railway who would be responsible to the Board. The net carnings of all railways, after payment of the cost of maintenance and renewals would be paid to the Government Railway Department--the

very fruity world of oura a state govern ed by the lofty principles dictated by the counsels of supreme perfection. But from what we can gather, of the red con- dition of the public mind China means, more determinedly than ever, to "gang

the Medical Profession her sin gait, and outsiders may, for Principles of its organisation might be

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The death is reported at Canton, of Mr Richard Braus, Deputy Commissionor of the Inipcrial Maritime Customs. little over sixty years of age.

Ele was

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FIRE DESTROYS CON- FUCIUS' BIRTHPLACE.

(Wah To Yos Fo's Service).

PERINO, June 13. The Temple of Confucina, in the Kako sightseeing, Inncheons and dinners await Fan District, Shangrang, the place of them. In the words of the immortal bard, birth of the Sage, has been destroyed by

may digestion wait on appetite" in meta

fire. ways than one.-ED.) M.]

RUSSIAN TORPEDO BOAT'S FATE.

·SUNK DURING TRIAL.:

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, June 13.

The Russian torpedo boat Rambala sank during a storm in the Black Sea while she was on her trials.

Twenty sailors perished.

HANKOW-SZECHUAN

LOAN,

AN AMERICAN CONTENTION.

(Reuter's Service to the China. Mail:) LONDON, June 13.

The Times correspondent at Peking Mr Jack, of the firm of Wilks and Jack,ays that the American Charge d'Affaires loft by the Empress of India on Saturday in an interview with H. E. Chan Chib to catch the Siberian mail. His trip, which is connected solely with business tang protested against the ratification will not be of long duration.

of the Hankow-Szechuan Railway" lan on the ground that China is bound by The Hon F. H. May, Colonial Secretary, an undertaking given in 1903 to apply Mrs May and two daughters, who will in the first place for America capital. spend the summer at Banff in the Canadian Rockies, left on Saturday by the Empres

of

uther members of the family.

Japan. They will be joined there by

Among the departures on Saturday by the English mail was Mr W. H. Kelly,

TANG SHAO-YT'S RETURN.

Wan Te Fat Po's Service)

PERINO, June 13.

E. Tang Shio-Yi reports that he will arrive at Peking on August 21st.

RUSSIA AND MAN- NACHURIA

(Wah, Te Yat Po's Service)

PERING, Jane 13"" H.E. Ta Hung Chi, President of the Board of Law, bas "bean granted an indiance with the Prince Regent prior. to his departure to return thanks to the Russian Government for sending a Special Envoy to the late Emperor's funeral.

Be has been directed to endeavour to ascertain Russia's policy with regard to Manchurian affairs.

MACÃO DELIMITATION.

(Wah T Tut Po's Services)

PEKING, June 13.

The Board of Foreign Affairs has telegraphed to Kao Erb Him, the Chinese

NATAL FAVOURS UNION. Commissioner, in regard to the Mand

(Reuters Service to the China Afail.) LONDON, June 13. The Natal Referandum has resulted

For Union.. Against..

senior writer is the audit office of the

as follows:- railway construction should be isid Naval Yard. On Friday he was- the recipient of a handsome testimonial sizb- scribed for by members of the Civil Service

down. To build

up

the revenues of the Board the best paying railwaya should be constructed first. The revenues and expenditure of the Board should be published. In time I think a Beard so to rise as constituted would be able on its general revenues, and pay off the various Icons for the service of which the revenues of different existing railways dre now hypothecated."

This is an excellent scheme and were China to take it up, even through the

medium of the much discredited Board of Communications, it would go a long way

Cricket Club in which he had taken grest interest,

Mr G. A. Caldwell, who has just com- ploted twenty-five years of service with the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, of which he is now acting Secretary, was entertained to dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday in honour of the event. A very entertaining orening was spent with toast and song, several old-timers" con tributing their reminiscences of the early days of the company.

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An ardent Church worker, superinten- dent of and of the Sunday schools in con- oction with St. John's Cathedraly and lay redder, Mr F, L. Galathorpe, victualling

on Tuesday. He also took a very consi- greatly missed when he loaves on furlough derable share in the labours of the Philharmonia Society, of which he was Secretary. Mr Gelethorpe is going up the Tanglere, then taken train for Peking, crosses Manchuria, visite, Japan, looks in st San-Francisco and finally crosses Canada ere reaching the old country. He wil taks with him the good wisher of a host of

would, on the other hand, open wide the flood gates and let in a torrent of undigested and unassimi- lated reforms upon amation utterly unprepared for sudden changes, but strictly on the understanding that THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY henceforth it is to be "Chine for the Chinese" The struggle will be between these two extremes and if the Panor towards solving the difficulty which is store officer at the Naval Yard, will be Resta, manages to steer a middle now confronting ber-the provision of course between them without bringing proper security for her foreign loans. about his own downfall or wrecking the As it is the margin of security has dynasty he will in future ages he looked approached vanishing point owing to upon se one of Earth's rulera more than her gross carelessness combined with fatuous stupidity. China is full of vast ordinarily favoured by that fickle jade Dame Fortune. But, harking back to the potentialities and were her, der

mineral resources alone bus properly friends: The Overland China Mall subject of good advice now being offered

ploited she would have security for an almost unlimited amount of foreign

There has bem rather a sudden jump in capital, but as matters now stand she is

the plague rotura during the mat maddling her finances and her resources hat, soven dases being reported, of badly that a plange over the five ware fatal. They, includo-ossen, Indian at the Military Hospital, Kow onal bankruptcy, seems we Chinese in Shanghai Street, Yeun

gency in the while the dead are

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ac freely and on every hand to China and the likelihood of its being almost entirely ignored, we would altention to the address delivered last month before the tprentieth ordinary meeting of the Royal Society of Arts in London, by Mr ARTHUR JOHN FARIT, M Inst. C.E., on Railway Development. Chins, summary of v

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The Marry Little Maida appeared again at the Theatre on Saturday afternoon and gave a clever performance of The Dandy Doctor." Applauso wa free and hearty. neglect your family. Chamber The many dances introduced ware greatly

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