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pursue its course of peace, re trenchment and reform quietly, undis. turbed by the impertinent scrutiny of an obtrusive outside world. All seemed to augur a successful if uneventful re- turn to the paths of prosperity by means of industrialism. The long years of comparative political calm which sagaci

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

By the flooding of the Sungari gest damage has been done in Kirin vity, many lives boing lost.

Liverpoolvshipping rates for the past year totalled £1,333,501-a decrease of

98,713 from the previous year...

There was an increase of over 10,000

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The German Mail of the Ist July was delivered in London on the Sise Jaly.

There were 433. European and 247 Chinese visitors, to the City Hall Library, and 841. Europeen and 8,348 Chinose vialtors to the Museum during the wook anding 1st Ang.

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TUESDAY

J8T 8, 1909.

THE TERRIBLE FIRE AT THE CRETAN QUESTION.

OSAKA

THIRTY THOUSAND HOUSES

DESTROYEDI-

· 180,000 People Homeless..

Agency's Service las (Independent Nor

the China Masky

Tikro, August 2.

(Beuter's Servier to the China Mash)

LONDON, August E

A Constantinople message states that Turkish resontment oven the Cretar trouble is stramed in danger point,

The Porte has protested to the Powsta that the effect of the hoisting of the

public opinion. Stronger stepe are Sizniment.

dynasty, was at last firmly seated in the Wales during the month of May, as com photographic group taken at the entranceThe terrible fire which has been Creek flag has been to strengthen

saddle and that the Republican and Carlist ferments, which at one time werg vary threatening features in the politics of the peninsula, had gradually simmered out. But their

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places, it now appears, had merely been taken by others. A spirit unrest, with a strong distaste for combined militarism, was at work, especially in the commercial and manufacturing centres of the kingdom, and when the age-long trouble with the Moors and Kabyles, in Morocco again became serious menace to the security of the Spanish towns on

the African littoral

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD these newly born elements rose in

Hongkong. April 18, 1107.

THE CITY & OF

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revolt. They protested rehemently against more Spanish soldiers being sent across the Straits of Gibraltar, PARIS, urging that it would be far better for STREET.Spain if she withdrew entirely from Morocco, and to show the Government that they were in earnest in their protest they erected barricades.. and prepared to sell their lives in support of their

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to Government, House during the visit of Viceroy Chang Jea-chun and auto. I is exceedingly well finished and is perfect in detail.

Dr. Katherina Fleisher has passed with distinction the professional advocata's examination at St. Petersburg University. says the Jaish Chronica, She is the first

Indy lawyer in Busain.

The Phillipa Sisters make their debut at the Victoria Dinematography this evening and a good reception will no doubt be accorded to thon by the numontis patrona of this popular ball of entertainment.

Mr Dobie, the Hongkong agent of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd, informs us that the total output of the Company's throq mines for the week ending 17th July amounted to 3826.ÖR. tons and the sales during the period to

18.013.80 tons.

Mr E D. C. Wolfe, Head of the

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devastating Osaka, died down at 6:40] d'alock on the morning of August 1st, after lasting for over 20 hours.

The area burnt out is over two miles long and 30,000 houses were consumed, One hundred and fifty thousand persona are homeless.

THE BARCELONA FERMENTA

1,000 KELELED; 2,500 WOUNDED.

Mary thousand soldiers and firemen were engaged in desperately fighting (Router Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, August the Rames and they are entirely T- hausted.

Affairs in Barcelonn are now resumY- ing a normal state.

That there are grant moral problems in Singapore, those who love this hair city best will not deny, writes the Rev. F. B. Meyer in the British Weekly. Her opium dens, har streets dedicated to vices her temptations to young manhood. Con- tummalay, one is discussing, and considering these problems. One is tempted to - compare life here to the jungles where to s the number of casualties and unspeakable beauty niny veil the venomous it is also impossible at the moment to serpent, the tiger, and sharpatinging estimate the insurance lusses. insect. He who, would thread its in tricacies must walk with careful fest.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

As a prešant arranged, Lord Kitchener sfter leaving India, will traved by himsel and will not take any staff to Australis.`

Sanitary Department, with regard to cor- respondones relative to the proposed ex tousion of the New Wostorn market. Senor Anselmo Eevía Riquelme has been mintted at the meeting of the Sunitary apprinted Chillan Minister to Japan. Board, this afternoon, that at Sai Wan Chili's interests in Japan have hitherto the boundary should be extended to Taikoo been in the hands of a Consul Dock gates.

Reuter's correspondent at Teheran says. De W. Pearse, Assistant Medical that it is understood that the Persian Cheer of Health, submitted a repost to the Government is prepared to grant Moham- Sanitary Board meeting this afternoon with med Ali, the ex-Shad, a pension of £5,000 regard to rat-catching in Kowloon Mr A per year, provided that he leaves Persia

immediately! Sholton. Hooper minated-Who is the Kai Ching I cannot understand some of the abbreviations in this minute. Perhaps the Assistant Medical Officer of Health will oxplain 7

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At the time of wiring it is impossible

CHINA AND JAPAN,

(“. Independent "Neus.“ Agency's” Service to the China)

Torto, August 2

Last night, Mr Ishii, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and others gave a farewell dinner to Li Cha-ku, the special commissioner who wis sent by the Chinese Government to study the Japanese Constitution. He is returning to China shortly.

FUNERAL OF THE EM

PRESS DOWAGER.

(Wah Tse Fat Po'r Service.)

PERING, August 3.

The latest telegrams reaching the Far East have told of heavy. Spanish

The Diplomatie Corps in Peking has losses in the fighting near Melilla,

The "appointmenty of chief engineor in for even the severe press censorship

South China, says the L. and C. apres, informed the Board of Foreign Afairs becomes racunt in a few weeks, when Coll that all foreign countries, will send prevailing in Spain cannot prevent

G. H. Darling, R.E... attains the age of 57 special envoys to Peking on the occasion the truth from eventually leaking out. Considering the exteme, sultriness of

£600 pær sonum.

ager, which is take place in the and of reinforcemeats being sent to the weather Hungkong was quite right in, and will be retired on a pension of of the funeral of the late Empress Dow

contining the celebration of August Bank

aatantn of this year. Marshal MARINAS. As for the troubles in holiday to bathing parties or a trip to Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Natal Spain itself, we read that in Barcelona, Macao. Towards eight o'clock the thunder and formerly Governor of Hongkong, over an hotbed of anarchy, the Governolpuds which formed shortly before sunset, while driving on the 8th ult was thrown THE NEW VICEROY

broke over the Colony and a heavy down-out of his carriage as the result of a collis ment troops appear to have become our of rain materially assisted in rodusing on with a wagon. His Excellency SUB- masters of the situation after some the temperature. The storm recurved and tained some alight injuries. desperate fighting.. The barricades have raged furiously again about mid-night.

per year; including postage, 17.00 been swept away by the artillery, while

pur year.

Main fully expected Hongkong to

It has been decided that Baron Rosen,

the Russian Ambassador at Washington,

Whold quarters of the city have bën razed by the Artillery

The Captain-General estimates that- during the riots 1,000 people have been killed, and that there are now 2,500 wonnded bring in hospitals.

THE CZAR IN ENGLAND.

A CORDIAL GREETING. (Renter's Service in the China Mail.)

LONDON, August 3. The Czar and Czarina arrived at Cowes on board the Standart. They wer escorted by British and Russian warships and the King and Queen cordially greeted the royal visitors.

ANGLO-AUSTRIAN ROYAL VISTT.

ABSURD STORY EMPHATI-

CALLY DENIED.......

(Reuters Serfire to the Chiswa Mail) LONDON, Aug.. 3.

by messe. ger, including all Pask, Kowloon either shot by the gunners or hunted anniversary of the big disaster wrought in succeeded by M. Bakhmetief, who was the new Viceroy of Canton, that he must meeting sarved to accentuate the long-

From delivery to all addresses accesibla their erstwhile defenders have been receive a visit from a byphoon in the who was formerly Minister at Tokyo, ahall / instructions from the Prince Regent,

sud Quarry Bay residences,

Single coples, Daily, ton coats; Waskly, thirty cents for cash,

Telczraphic Address, Man, Hongkong,

Code, A. B. C., 6th edition.

down by the cavalry. The firing of the nunneries is not a pleasant feature of this internacine warfare, though "perfectly

TELEPHONE No. 22 accord with past Spanish history. Hongkong Observatory will not sloop his spars, having joined the "Scientific E.Yuan Shi-fan has arranged to spend tarina.

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the city and harbour on July 28, 1908. Father Algue, of the Manis Observatory, told a Callnews reporter that "it is safe to say that Mr Figg, the Director of the tonight.". But as we all know the typhoon took quits a different track, for which Hongkong not forgetting Mr Figg was very thankful.

proceed to take up his new appointment standing friendly relations between the two countries and that the two Boy. as quickly as possible.

Nots-According to the vernacular pressereigns parted on the most affectionate some days in Shanghai where he will meet H. Chang, the retiring Viceroy, and the dition of affairs in Kwangtung. The new two propose to thoroughly discuss the con Viceroy is expected in Canton on August 18.-E. C.)

The British Foreign Office has issued most emphatic denial to a Vienns story published in a Berlin news- OFpaper implying that the meeting CANTON,

of King Edward and Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria at Ischi in 1908 was of an unfriendly character Woh Te Ynt Pu's Service.)

PEKING, August 9owing to their Majesties raising The Grand Council, acting under the questions of naval armaments and

the Bosnia-Herzgovina dispute.

The Foreign Office declares that the be transferred to Vienna. He will be has telegraphed to B.E. Yuan Shi-fan, the first Russian Ambassador to Japan.

Major H. G. Wait, RE, advanced to that rank, has had to wait 20 years for Corps from Woolwich in July, 1899. Ha served for somo years as inspector of R.E. DOW stationed at Hongkong. stores, and is

Lientemat-Colonel Sir J. Foyrer, Bari, M.D., F.R.C.S., Edia, Royal Army Me dical Corpe, Modical Officer, The Duke of Tock's Royal Military School, Chelsea, has at Nos. 142 and 144, Queen's Road Cen-been selected to succeed "Lieut.-Colonel tral by the Chung Kwok Company. This. M. Roid, M D., R.A.M.C., in charge of firm has hit upon the device of offering the Military Hospital, Hongkong.

The Prince Regent has hinted to the State for War, introducing a supplemen-- 10 s.m.-Auction of Naval & Victualling

goods at one price and one price only, and The editorship of the Bangoon Times Storos, at H. M. Naval Establishments.

inasmuch as their stook includes silks, has been accepted by Mr Channing Arnold, Grand Councillors that Tang Shaytary estimate of £73,000 for purposes Transfer Books of Hongkong & Wham- pon Dock Co.,Ld, close from this data

cottons, woollone, quilts, blankets, and art son of the late Sir Edwin, Arnold. Mr should be reminded that he has not yet of aeronautics, anid Messrs Vickers ities of almost every description, they Arnold was a member of staff of the sent in a report on the financial policies Sons and Maxim were building Register of Shares of the Hongkong and Spanish people have little liking for should soon gain great popularity amongst Enayclopedia Britannica when the new of the countries which he recently visit the Government a rigid airship

Shanghai Banking Corporation close foreigners, and at such period as those who care to do their own shopping volumes were under preparation by The ed from this date to 21xt Ang, inclusive. Goods per Tonkin uncialmed after this this, when the Erso himself is being The Chung Krok Company ars in a real Times.

"date at noon will be subject to reat hissed in the.. streeta...of.. Madrid and sense universal providers.

and landing charg TUESDAY, Augast 10:-

insalted as he visits the barracks,

MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.

Miscellaneous,

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23rd August, inclusive.

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Whenever the populace of Spain has risen against the Government its latent strain of cruelty bas, come uppermost and the religious establishments have invariably suffered badly. It is a strange feature in a land where the exclesinatical propaganda. is so predominant.

The departure of Queen VICTORIA and Queen CHRISTINA for a French frontier town is, under all the circumstances, undoubtedly a wise precaution. The

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A HINT TO TANG SHAQ-YL

MODERN WAR MA-

CHINES.

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S AIRSHIP ORDERS. (Reuter's Service to the China-Maï.).

LOSEOs, August 3, (Woh T Fat Po's Service).

In the House of Commons, the Right PERISO, August 2.4o. Mr R.. B. Haldane, Secretary of

It'

which would be at least the sise ...of the Zeppelin model and which would be capable of carrying 20-men. would be ready for use by next Spring. A non-rigid airship was also being built at Aldershot, and two foreign dirigible balloons and two aeroplanes had also been ordered.

skilful continuing in office as Vice President BTS is & mediome of great worth and * of the Bard of Communications In merit. Try it when you hare a sough or cold and you are certain to be pleased order to placate public opinion the with the quick, relief which it affords. Peking Government now proposes to pleasant to take and can always be de

pended upon. For me by all chemistr and storaksepas, appoint Wang Minister to Sweden.

BOWING TO THE The engagemont is announced of Misa

PEOPLE'S WIRI.. $16.50.9.15 pmHosting of This Majesty their presence would add but fuel to the alumi, Vustoms, after the Arrival Caulfield Stoker, the American Cousal at A timely wirs from Hongkong enabled Angola Ooi Tionz Ham, with Mr B. of the Peace at the Magistracy,

(Woh The Yat Po's Service). | Saturnay, August 21 :---

the flames. As Queen VICTORIA is an of the Tenn, to make discovery. The young lady, who is the Noon-Meeting of The Hongkong and

PEKING, August 2. second daughter of the well-known million- Shanghai Banking Corporation, at the Englishwoman and Queen CHUETIA an whereby they were able to seive no aire, will bring her husband a large fortune

The people of the Province of Che City Hall,

as well as a charming personality: Sho Austrian it is well that they have lear than 450 kilos of opium, valued st

kang are still strongly opposed to Wang MONDAT, August 29 :-

Ps. 14,000. The opium was found in a was educated in Europe, and for many Noon-Meeting of Hongkong & Wham-removed from the danger zone and thus boiler which had been taken over from years had an English governess: She is an Ta-ahi, formerly Minister to England, CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDI

pos Dock Co., Id., at Co.'s Office

reduced as far as possible the complica Hongkong for alterations. The Manila excellent horse-rom, and tions now hanging like a storm-cloud customs were searching five days before motorist

they discovered it, and in fact it was not my over their adopted country. Sincere well-wishers as we are of Spain, we can but hope that her difficulties are not ac desperate as the brief telegrams would seem to indicate and that she will find a speedy exit from her present troubles Sise the close of the Spanish-American while we also wish that King ALFONSO can War in 1898 Spain has not occupied may yet emerge with a heightened a specially prominent place in the public reputation and a thoroughly consolid- 00. eye. She has been withdrawn from the

ated Throne. main stresin of Continental politics, ex- cept for the Algeciras negotiations, and

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THE TROUBLES IN SPAIN.

A visit to Hongkong by Dr Wilbur

the custom house officers but the employees Pastor Chiu, writing in the Chronicle of of the Taylor machine works, Percale, who the Lanilos Missionary Society, calls at made the discovery. By way of preparing tention to the fact that the Rev. J. Mas for the drilling of larger holes in the boiler, govan was sent to China by the O.M.S. in they unscrewed a plug in one of the 1859, and has laboured there for 50 yeaTS, lumns and there they found the opin Ho suggests that, the jubilee of this well- known missionary should be celebrated in nearly packed away in tine

some practical form, and the Editor staten that the Home Secretary will be glad to receive contributions on behalf of such s project, which has the hearty sympathy of the Board.

EUROPEAN WARDER

DROWNED.

An unfortunato pocurrance took place on Sunday whereby a European warder named

P. Cocks lost his life while bething.

His Honour Judge Bourne, CMG Mrs Bournu and Miss Bourne Telt. Shang-

has been busy at the work of internal Chapman, Mr 0. F. Alexander and other It appears that the unfortunate foliow, hai for Blome by the R. M. 8. Empress of evangelists has been anticipated by along with several companions, went for Indis. Mr Bourne has been Acting Sadge mform, setting, her hoppe in order, as many as likely to take place in Neven bathing pienie. All went well until of H. M. Supreme Court for China and ➡it were, and

and devising ways and means ber, and a Committee was formed to suddenly deomised was seen to throw Kores since May, 1905, and he has been for developing the vast resources which make arrangements. It now appears up his arms in the water and he is very hard worked, especially during the lie hidden in the mountains, valleys and that the visitors, are due to arrive appeared. His companions: tummediately put als months His Home lease for one

about the end of Angust. Their prolonged endeavoured to render assistance but he year fell dus at the beginning of July, 1

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plains of the Iberian peninsula. The mineraly random i6 Impricticable for them was not seen again and up to the praenot Liediey. Butch, he with Mos Linde Quo Vadis and State Express terrible events which marred the wed to give more than two or three days to the body has not been recovered PREMIER BALL OF HONGKONG. ding-day of her young Munch brought Hongkong. In view of the hot season and supposed that deceased was suddenly seized Zanzibar, will be Acting Judge of H. M.

shorizom of time the Hongkong Cond with cramp the land and its people for a few weeks unttee has reluctantly abandoned the st again into the limelight, but is no "tampt to arzangs for local mestings. further atrocities were attempted and King ALFONSO and Queen Vicro were DON'T IGNORE SLIGHT INJURIES. dlowed to settle down to enjoy the neglect kivier syry out, wound

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