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Single copies, Daily, tán cont; Weekly, thirty" cunts : for cash. Telegraphic Address, *M," Hongkong, Code, A. B. C., Afth edition.

TELEPROSY No. CHINA MAIL. LIMETED.

11

DRATE

At 19, Doan Park Crescent, Edinburgh; GEORGE Dove, MD., aged 73. Formerly of Hongkong.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, July 10-

11 a.m.-Acotian of Wine & Miscellan

eous Goode, at Messrs Bagh Hough's Safes Rooms: TUESDAY, July 13:--

HE CHINA MAIL.

SOCIAL AND

MH. W. Lucy Toby M, P. of Punah has been knigħbed.

Mr Hagh Gilsord, Colonial Secretary of Joylon, has received the E.Q.M.G

Bro. Stephen, who has dean connecter?.. with St. Joseph's College for 19 years and who rocently returned from a trip, to Europe, will leave for Singapore by the English mal next Saturday.

SKAMAN

PRINCE

BEIP

NAVAL MAMOTİV

OUT

(Beuter': Service to the China, đếnũ)

LONDON, July 7..

Now that the Naval Manceuvres, are

main districts, and so although our population is estimated af about. 2000 imore, souls than: Inst, your, they

tion of water per head paT LATI fallen, from 233 gallons to 18.6 gallons But we fear that even more restrictive measured will be necessary to tide un through the dry season and it behaves everybody to exercise the greatest care in the use of the precious fluid.

concluded the newspapers are eloquent the In former years of famine, Kowloon

upon the brilliance of Admiral Jereman's feat in slipping through the Straits of has always sscaped the ills which have

Dover in a fog and uniting with the befallen the City of Victoris, but a

1. Fernand Pils, French Commercial rest of the hostile fleet in the Atlantic. glance at the figures now furnished by Attache in the Far East, han attended a

A feature of the operations has been the Water Authority give one to pause, meeting of the Paris Chamber of Com the absenos of breakdowns. The Dread- though there is still no reason for merce, when discusión took place o noughts were conspelled to alanken speed matters affecting Franch trade in China getting unnecessarily alarmed. Last snd Japan. Before leaving for the Fart await the slower battleships before year with an estimated population of asb. M. Pils proposed to pay a round of the general attack could be commenced.

Franco.

A POPULAR LOAN. 83,300 to serve we bad at the Kowloon risits to the principal industrial centres in Gravitation Reservoir storage of **

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail y 135,195,000 gallons; this year with an

Edsoos, July 7. estimated population of 88,100 persons

The Tokobam five per cent. loan there are only 26,825,000 gallons in sight. Fortunately the consumption

(£716,500 issued at £98) has been over subscribed ten times. por head is only about one half what it is in Victoria.

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Captain P. S. Saward, Royal Garrison *** Artillery, who has doen spicited to do duty with the Peking. Legation Guard, has served in the Royal Artillery for close of slevan, years and is an expert in gunnery matters. He went through the South African War, 1899-1907, and shared In various affirm in the Transvaal, being sms. airployed for some time on staff duties. U

was mentioned in dispatches and received the Queen's medal with three clamps.

KITCHENER AND AUSTRALIA.

WILL HE HELP THE COMMONWEALT = 7

(Reuter's Service to the Ching, Mail) LONDON, July 8,

The average rainfall for the months, January to June, should reach 40.631 inches. Last year the rainfall for

Mr W. 5. Sinekir, cashier of the London this period was 33 055 inches; this year the figure stands at 22.005 inches; show-office of the Chartered Bank of India, "Aus ing that for 1909 the rainfall is 18.898 tralia and Chian, was drowned in the Thames on June 6th, off Ditton island. Ee

Reuter learns that the War Office has t inches below the average and 11.950

was sitting with a young lady in the stern inches below the amount registered in of a boat, and it is thought must have reach informed the Commonwealth that it has the corresponding period of 1908. Aed back to get some matches from his coat ad objection to Lord Kitchener being pocket, as he had previously loaded" his secured to organize the Australian & water famine certainly seems to be one pips. Mr Sinciniz could not swim, sak forces.

of the possibilities of the near future though his body was recovered from the unless climatic conditions ebenge con-water in a very short time, animation could siderably..

3p.-Auction of Lassehold Properties at. Masers. Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms..

Goods per Delts not leared at å pɔn,

on this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, July 14:---

Geida per Siberis undelivered at noon

on this date subject to rant.. Goods, por Tamba Moru not cleared on

this date subject to rent.

THURSDAY, July 15:

Goode par Caledonien unnlatined after this date at Noon will be subject to ront and landing obargën.

The China Uzil

Horozora, Tavasnit, July 8, 1909

THE WATER SUPPLY,

We believe that according to the Observatory records there is a deficiency of 18.626 inches in the normal rainfall for the first half of the present year. This is a serious position for the Colony to face, for normally we should. by now be nearly though the heaviest of the rainy season, and hence it looks highly

NEWS OF THE DAY. The French Mail of the 8th June was delivered in London on the 7th inst.

Fifty Liverpool schools have been closed owing to fights between Protestant and Catholic children, aided by their

mothers.

The body of a Chinsman who had died of plague was found to-day in Reckumtion Street, Yaumati. This is the 124th case

for the year.

Sir delegates to the Press Conference received the honorary degree of docter of laws of Glasgow University. One of the wix was Mz Stanley Reed, Editor of The Times of Indil, of Bombay.

not be restored

Lieut. Colonel Sir Percy Girouard, who served with the Dongola Expeditionary Force in 1800, And with the Nile Expodi. tion in 1897 has just been appointed Governor of East frien. He was railway traffic manager at Woolwich Arsenal from 1880 to 1895, director of the Soudan rail ways from 1895 to 1808; President of the Egyptian Railway Board 1898.00. Later he served in South Africa, and was coms missioner of railways in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony until 1902. Ho vad made High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria in February 1907, and Governor in April 1908.

CHIEF JUSTICE IN DIFFICULTIES.

Lord Kitcheber's decision in an- know.

KING EDWARD AND THE TERRITORIALS.

STRONGEST SAFEGUARD FOR PEACE..

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the China Mail)

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pendent: Neuza. Agency's” Service,

the China Mail)

Mr. Valentine Chirol, Director of Foreign department of The Kimse revisited Tokyo on Tuesday Fe ed next day at Count Kom residence and sails for Seattle to-night

SPECIAL ENVOY TO RUSSIA

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.)

BEAN FELING, July 1, HET Hong-chi, the special envoy, sent to Bussia to return the thanks of

the Chinese Government for the presence- at the funeral of the late Emperor ofa. special Russian Embassy, has arrived in St. Petersburg.

(Reuter's "Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 8 King Edward and Quem Alexandra have just concluded a three days' vinta Lancashire. After reviewing the Territorial regiments. His Majesty said

to

HONAM AND ITS MINERALS

(Wah Te Tut Po's Bervice;}

PEKING3 July

The Mine Protection Societ

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he hoped that no occasion would arise Province, in a telegram to the Board of necessitating their being called into Communications, reproaches that Bod action, Eut their readiness for defence for extending favours to foreigners

the expense of the national he held, was the strongest safeguard

adding that any conventions concluded for peace.

with foreigners will not be by them. The Board transn telegram to the Grand Council for instructions.

DISCHARGES SUSPENDED.

The Chief Justion, Sir Francis Piggott, mentioned at the Supreme Court to-day

The Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, A meeting of the members of the that be had come to a point in the ones of Manchester Cotton Spinners Federation S.J. David and Co., v. Chan Ut Chus, which granted an application for discharge, to be be could not decide without the assistance suspended for two years, at the Supreme using American cotton has unanimously of counsel. His Lordship then detailed the Court this morning, in the case of SMS. Alleza B& adopted a proposal to cease work on Fatur special points on which he had found Mr Fletcher," (Ofici) Receiver) Ho' days and Mondays from the 10th July toiffeulty sad they will be argued, when apt no books to conceal his affairs. the 27th September..

they hare been communicated to Mr MoNell at Shanghai.

CONSULTING ENGINEERS AND Carbolic Soaps probable that we will have to depend received a sample of the now world famon

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From Messrs, Connell Bros. we have

Del Monte Asparagus. There should be k great demand for this delicacy in Hong- kong. "It can be obtained retail from the Matual Stores.

Lord Rosebery, in a letter to the Fras

CHINESE EMIGRATION TO AMERICA..

The case was rusumed before Mr. Justice Gompertz, at the Supreme Court, this morning, in which Yam Yuen sued Tam being balance due under a promissory note for 3731, with regard to sending emigrants to America

ACARMICHAEL," SINGAPORE in three strengths, containing 6%:10% sad autua. There is hu disputing the fact social and political revolution of the first Him and Hip Hing Lang to recover 8651,||

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ys that the Budget is not a Budget, but magnitude. If carried into effect it will be without the participation of the country Sinister apathy, His Lordship saya, mast lve replaced the former jealons vigilance of the nation if it does not ser that there are vast flaws in the Constitutionpermitt-

that 1900 has been d' very abnormal year so far as climatic conditions in Hong kong are concerned. Opening with bright, cold weather, we had very little rain during the first two months,ing this.

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Mr. F. d'Almada e Castro appeared for the plaintif and Mr. Davidson for the defendant.

nuevidence.

Mr. S. T. Fuller, acting Consul General for America, stated that it was part of hi The report of the London Missionary duties to fast spon the observations of TOTAL FOR S D 1907 Turkish Bath Salt while March and April were both below

218,114,894

norinal in the matter of rainfall. Then Society states that a Special Committee has the provisions of the American emigra May proved to be another extraordinary buen at work for many months gathering tion laws. He further stated that he exception to the general rule, even the nation and shaping out a policy of appeared privately.

reconstruction for the entire work of the Mr Almada-As Mr Fuller is appearing to" rack his Society in China. An Adrisory Council oldest resident having to memory for the record of such a cool, dry representing each District Committee of privately we cannot accept his statements missionaries is in process of establishwant,

His Lordship-You know whit Mr Fuller 00 season. From that point of view it was and when that body sieta to work the fiet

a very delightful month no doubt, but and strain of the past three or four years meant. He is not binding, the Stars by the Water Authority must have viewed ought to be greatly eased, and the Society's, his statements

policy for the next decade or so be clearly Witness the detailed the Chinese migration law in force at present in the its progress with vary different feelings, defined.

| United States. He could employ an agent as day after day went by without a drop

The Hongkong Printing Press bare but he would have no function in the of main being added to the steadily lately improved their establishment by matter He would refuse to discuss the diminishing reserves. It was well on laying down additional plant which matter with a person who represented in June ei main in any quantity fell, il enable them to produce embossed himself to be an agent. There were, cpp- emigration and then not in sufficient volume work of a high character. This new tinuni attempt to break the

addition, will. place them in the front laws and a large part of his time was oc- to make up for the arrears. The rank of all establishments of its kind in cupied in dasling with that question. result is seen in the Water Betain the For Tant, and as a specimen of what published on the 7th Jak by the they can do in the embossing line, they have fasued an admirable enlondar which Water Authority. Therein we read has been designed and entirely made

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OHAS,

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2. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,

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Tytam r

reservoir was 18 feet 5 in. below the overflow mark, this year it ia 50 fost 1 foches below overlow

K BA zoport Enobs Berlin stated that the defences of Kiaochow are being carried nut very effectively, and Germany

in cross-examination witness aid that if the agent bad papers signed by the Cons His Lordship reserved his judgment.

sul at Canton he could obinin'a pantage.

s/worbing

today of of the Chains Beau

zion in the northern

OVER

arks have been

IN 1872 theri

The same diemal tale is told of Tytam began to fortify the Protectorate from the Brewish, Tytam Intermediate, Pokud den the southern and eastern

approsoles marins defence fulum and Wong-ani-chong in varying thrown up in the for.. Grave DBLOS pun leave so you may receirs degrees of intensity Loat year in al

these reservoirs, we had on

while at Home"}}

total supply*%

His Lordship He seems not to have had any from the beginning

THE VAI WU-PU

(Wah Tă Tub Po's Service.)

Fanto, July:

H E. Lang Tun-yin, President of, the Board of Foreign Affairs, has neked Mr Fletcher-He never had any capital. Chang Chih-tung to beg the Prison Ms J. Hastings, who appeared for the Regent to transfer him to another post debtor, suggested that the non-keeping of as the difficulties he encounters Sin hie books was due to carelessness. The present office are more than he car creditors bad got fair. dividund. of some 26 per cent.

The application for discharge of D. R Caption was also suspended for one year.

-surmount..

RECEIVING ORDER GRANTED.

Mr C. M. Extrades, applied for s'rechiy-

At a malo of Chinese porcelain, tho property of Mr Gerald Brockelbeck, of ng order, before the Chief Justice, Sle Shanghai, beld at Mesars Christie's on 9th Francis Piggott, at the Bankruptcy Court Jane, £273 was paid for a powdered blue to-day, which was granted.

Official Receiver, said the liabilities: cylindrical vase, enamelled with worden in

between $11,000 and $15,000. & garden, in familie verts. A famille, verle square-shaped vase, enamelled with flowers and kylins on a stippled green ground. fetched PO' guinea.

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