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extreme and likely to do considerable Karm. The immediate effect of mising the already high licenses will be to drive all the smaller folks out of the business, while unless the present system of adjunct licetises is altered and placed on an equitable basis, many of the present hotels will surrender their publican's licenses and apply for adjunct

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Borry Blaida left for Manila to-day for a short.seison,

A Sub-Agency of the Chartered Bank of Tidla, Australia and China, was opened at ang in the Federated Malay States on

the 20th alt

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The Executors of Harry Barnate bave dquied to apply a sum of £250,000 sterling, loft by their Minds to build a'hospital, for

THE ICT DISPUTE.

Nearing the End.

„TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1909.

LUGANIA ON FIRE.

For the eighth time the hoaring was bo-

VESSEL GUTTED AND SUNK. day resumed before the Chief Justion (Sir F. Piggott) and the Puisto Judge (Mr Justice

(Reuters Service to the Okina Mall) LONDON, August 16. Campariz) of the action in which the Hong-

The Cunard Liner Lacania (19,869 kang Milling Co., Ltd., of which Br Hornos Party Smith is liquidator qued Masars tons, speed 22 knots built by Fairfields Arnhold, Karberg and Co. for a sum of in 1809) while lying in the dook at. $100,000 damages for alleged breach of Liverpool caught fire and was com

COPYRIGHT.

THE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN

DEATE LIST : MITGEL RUINED: PROPERTYN

(Independent News Agency's" Service to the China-Mail)

Toxto, August" UT

The earthquake which occurred on

licenses instead. For it is no use blink-tha, bqilding and endowment of an institu. warranty by the defeadsats under an plately gutted forward. The reasor was Saturday afternoonaa falt moet

ing the fit that there is less drinking

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ton for cancer patisats.

Agreement to supply an ice making planta sunk in order to save her and doa waranted to produce ice of a specified rests, badly damaged, on the bottom quality.

of the dock. Sir Henry Berkeley. K.C., and Mr M. w. Stade (instructed by Mars. Hastings and Hastings), appeared for the plaintiffs,

at the public bars in Hongkong to-day PER MONTH. than there was even five years ago. This is only in accordance with the general

endency of the age everywhere; weThis is the smallest return with, one excepnade Duncan MeNeil, of Shanghai, and

ars becoming more sober, or shall we gay, more al stentious year by year,

"For the weeks ending July 31st and agust 7th there wore 3,207 rats caught in the Culooy, of which 18 were infected.

tion for over four months."

Speaking at Leedu récently Sir Edward

Tuning and Regular while mother factor making for less Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign

Attention Inclusive.

drinking at hotel baray is the great increase in the number of social clubs so noticeable of late years. These things must be taken into account by our! legislators. The immediate effect of the raising of the liquor licenses then,

Affairs, defended the Budget as just and reasonable and providing security against external aggression and internal dh content

!

The Hongkong Agent of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd., informs that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 31st July

Mr C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. H. W. Looker, of Musara Deacon, Looker and Deacon), appeared for the deferidanta.

MY U.3. Cruikshank, tacchanical angi- near in the employ of Mesars Arnhold, Karborg and Co., spoke to being acquainted. with Mr Rannie, with whom he baut, dis cussed the matter of the erection of an ice plant at Junk. Bay, This was a matter of

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AUSTRALIA'S NAVAL DEFENCE SCHEME.

AN ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL

(Reuter's Service to the China. Mai.} LONDON, August 16. Reuter's correspondent at Melbourne wires that it is believed that the In perial Governriant and the Common- wealth have agreed upon an alternative scheme.

|S. MOUTRIE & CO., in the opinion of those best qualified to 1949 amounted to 29,511.93 tots and the ferens methods of ice making. He had to the British Navy, Australia provides

LIMITED.

Hangkona. Apeli 18, 1907.

THE CITY OF

9. PEDDER

679

PHONE,

sales during the period for 15,972.07 tons..

Instead of a gift of a Dreadnought|

squadron of swift cruisers, for the Pacife and a large naval base.

severely in East Asai county in Omt province.

The total casualties in Omi were 31 killed and 168 injured..

The number of buildings entirely- destroyed, including temples, official buildings,, business promises and pry- residences aggregates 9,208; par- tinlly domanged, 2,418.

Mount Ibuki was probably the coutre of the earthquake. This eminence has, quite altered its shape.

DECORATIONS.

'

(Wah Tn Yat Pu's Service)

PERINO, August 18. Princes Shon and Tao, brothers of the, Prince Regent, have received the Star of the 1st Order, 2nd class F. E Tie Liang and Admiral. Sa Chun-ping THE FUTURE OF THE have been decorated with the Star of

the 1st Order. 3rd class.

CONGO.

fairly frequent discussion up tur October, 1908. "Mr Röngie bad evidently gone into the matter thoroughly from a commercial point of view; and apparently knew of dif-

quita a los of English, Americin and Ger- speak, is, that the small traders will

umis catalogues of plant for that purpose. Bir close shop, many of the hotels will apply

The J Be hears that the Sarawak Reunie purchased from Arahold, Karberg for adjunct licenses and close their bars, Dyaks have boome so trublesome in the and Co., gas engines and other machinery, and on the big concerns and border districts that Dutch troops may have as well as 'n small Brunswick ice-plant!

to be stationed og the frontier to check capable of turning out-100.tone per day. PARIS, dis will he left in the business. their head hunting raids. The tribe mast This as some tim in 1906, and was on STREET. Consequent upon this will closely to blame is that of Bating Zupars. It the "can" system Witness had visited

large extension of the practise in utterly inspiraticable to watch the whole Junk Bay at the time sono difficulties were WHAT PRINCE ALBERT SAW.

of the frontier line wwing to the great extent experienced with the plant concerned in

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) already in rogue to a certain extent of the border and the difficult nature of the this action.

The Samwak authorities do

LONTON, August 17. of people sending Home for their country

Prince Albert of Belgium, the heir to own supplies of wines and liquors. something to keep their Dyaks in check,

bot they seem to be unable to stop head-The inference as that this plant could! Government therefore stands to lose hunting. So far they are powerless tour out the next can ice, made. He the Throne, has returned to Brassels. considerably by the high licence scheme, arrest and surrender the ringleaders of two could not have the Court left with the in- What he saw of the Congo region sur

The country offers in-ex-haustible re-by H. E. Shing Shun-wai, to look after instead of making in two hcg as the recent murderous head-uuting forays into farned that this was first-class machinory.passed his expectations. ...

The Court held that Mr MeNeill could Dutch territory. 'Surely. Colonial Treasurer expects.

continue to examine his witness on the sources for man of energy and initiative. their interests. Two auditors have also

The future of the Congo is assured if been elected. inex on which he was proceeding.

535.

CHEAP SALE

20%

OFF EVERYTHING.

MEMOB FOR TO-MORROW, Anction.

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Curice, de. at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooma.

General Memoranda,

THURIDAY, August 19

3p.m.-Anerion of Steam LaunchesSual

"Long & denne alongside Queen's Stude

Wharf.

The

in making this sanguine estimate be bas

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL forgotten how the last raising of the

"Harry Cole, the well-known comedian. licences failed in its anticipated, effect?

is enming out to Hongkong in the autumn But the public are not quite so forget-in one of the Bandnaan companies,

ful.

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to

Mr Sinde abjected to the question of

whehinery being gone into at that stage.

Sinde asserted that if this question was gone luto it would add four or five dngs to the hering of the case,"

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CHINA MERCHANTS

་་་

S. N. "CO.

(Wuh Ta Yat Po's Service.).

SHANGHAL August 16.

The shareholders of the China «Mer--

have elected a committee of ted, headed

chants Steam Navigation Company

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the Belginus will but strive to raise the These elections have been come moral level of the natives by improving musicated to the Board of Communica-

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Mr. McNeill' complained that this threat their material condition. of Mr Slade's was not fair.

Witnes, proceeding, gave detail of what FIGHTING IN MOROCCO. clated a do-setator the ice-plant consisted, stating that it in-

Mr Eric Wolf, from the office of Mewers Arnhold, Katberg and Co., was then

That the money must be raised goes John's Cathedral, has gone to Manila Mr Denman Fuller, organist of

without saying and we gather that not-epen up a new organ recently created there. withstanding the Covenson's remarks concerning the impracticability of such

The silk shipped per the C. P. R. *. Monteagles, which left here on the 14talled. He spoke of visiting Junk Bay a scheme in Hongkong, the general foly, was delivered in New York on durin the erection of the ice plant.

Cross-examined by Mr Slade-Did Mr public would gladly welcome the im-Monday Inst, the 16th instant, ..

Borsig send out a description of what he position of an import duty on every

alled the distilling plant? Yes.. drop of spirituous quot entering the Colony. This would be a fair and equitable solution of the difficulty, Goods per Spesia andelivered after thin for it would then throw the burden

date, subject to rent.

in strict proportion on the whole body SATCEDAY, August 21 :

Noon-Meeting of The Hongkong and of the consumers. We know that in many quarters we shall hear the cry that Hongkong is a free port and that

FRIDAY, August 20-

*

Changbai Banking, Corporation at the

1 City Hall. SUNDAY, August 22:-

The omrriage is siturtly to take place at St. John's Cathedral of Stad-Surgeon A, a Touche Darley, of the Royal Naval Hospital, and Miss M . E. Scobell-Clapp, of the Matilda Hospital.

Herr Koehler, the pianist, who is at present giring recitals at Karuizawa. Nikko, and other sommer resorts in Japan, intends returning to India in the cool weather. On his way thither he will all

Goods per Palma pot clesred at B. such a scheme as we suggest is not to in at Hongkong and give a recital..

on this date subject to rent.

MONDAY, August 23:-

Noon-Moeting of Hongkong & Whom

poa Dock Co., Ld., nt Co.'s Office. Goods par Nippon undelivered after this

dato subject to roat.

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The China Mail

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, August 17, 1909.

LIQUOR LICENSES:

be thought of. But is not the whole theory and practise of human existence, whether singly or in the mass, governed

GOVERNMENT MEDICAL

• OFFICERS.

Two or Three?

ww

nd this is what is applied to the Milling Co. -Yes.

The evidence of Mr F. Lee Strong, con- sulting engineer, of Manila, was rend. It was to the effect that the can ice system

mere generally in use in America.

The blocks of ice made by the Milling

PRETENDER'S POWER

BROKEN.

tions.

TREATMENT OF SMALL-POX.

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board held this afternoon a letter was read from the Government relative to the use of Kennedy Town hospital for the treatment of small- pos, and also in reference to the sale of the hospital hulk Hygein. The communica tion stated that upon the recommendation

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, August 17. Renter's correspondent at Tangier of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, aupr

ported by Dr. Stedman, His Excellency the “ telegraphs that the Sultan's forcas com Governor had decided up offert a ratrench bined in an attack on and defeated thement in the Colnnial expenditure by wing Pretender. They took many prisoners the Kennedy Town hospits for the treat and all the camp manterial

ment of small-pox and by selling the hospital hulk Hygeia. The letter further stated that Elis Excellency bad also decided

The tretender escaped "but it is expected that his power is entirely

POSITION AT MELILLA.

hud, in his opinion, aut been made withdre broken. care, there being mere gero than ther should have becu. He did not consider a wits given by Mr Evidence was week's trial sufficient for the plank.

E. Ough. architect, as to experiments" he had made with the respective ices, stating that it the lang

run there was very little difference in melting speed of the two...

SPIRIT OF SPANISH TROOPS ADMIRABLE.

Mr McNeill, addressing their Lordships, cheerved that the fact remained that Araut did not know the exact terms of the Reuter's Service in the China Mail.) guarantee between Mr Hennie and the fee

LONDON, August 17. G. Proceeding, he said plaintiffs had to cular kind-that was to say, the words of

that

it was

it

to accede to the r quest of the Directors of the Tung Wah hospital that leave should be given to the Chinese community to use their Infections. Diseases hospital at Kennedy Town for the treatsept of smail-por, and the necessity for the construction of a new' small-pox hospital under the auspices of the Tung Wah-Hospital and thus been obviated.

· BANDMANN'S OPERA CO,.

That the inimitable productions of Gilbert

Theatre Boyal to witness that old favourite in the field of comic opera, "The Mikado, se presented by Bandmann's Merry Littis Maids Opers Co. The piece is capitally mounted, there was plenty of colour and soovement all through, and the bright and tuneful music with which the play.abounds was not allowed in any way to suffer. The principals, all of whom gave of their best,

probably Miss Book of Boland" or * The Girls of Glottenburg."

News lias reached Hongkong of the serious illness of Mr Rubles, the newly appointed American Consul-General, who by the inexorable laws of evolution and has been operated upon at Vienna for progress, and in the event of progress Iaparotomy to relieve a stomach trouble of

ten years' standing, His condition on July prove that there was a wartanty of a purti-"Reuter's special correspondent at Sullivan still retain their popularity being blocked does it not inevitably 14th was reported as rather unfavourable. the warranty had a particular meaning. Melilla says that General Marinas' force was amplevidenced last, night by the Further, they had to prove that that consists of 30,000 infantry, 1,400 crowded house which assembled at the follow as night does day that stagnation

warranty attached and and decay "sem in? Times change and

broken. He submitted that the war cavalry, 10 field and 30 mountain guns. maty was not a warranty that the

The spirit of the troops is admir we must change with them. Hongkong

ice to be supplied and to be in every

Hatle. respect identical with the ice of the Ice undoubtedly, owing to vastly favourable

Co.. but was only to he ice of elesiness and The nature of the country presents purity and of a merchantable kind. They immenso obstacles. -- circumstances in the past, flourished by

must find, further, that Mr Rednie koek reason of its being a free port, but that The following minute by the Head of the whist the can oystem was, and knew that

ena d zot produce ice identical with the jet OFFICIALDOM clearly expected that the does not mean that such a policy is to Sanitary Department was considered at of the Ice Co. Therefors hugaveA WATAnty THE COLONY'S DEATH RATE.

this afternoon's meeting of the Sanitary to Jardine, Matheson and Co. to do what

Came in for considerable notice by the proposals of the Hongkong Treasury to be pursued after it has outlived its Board His Excellency has instructed be know the plant could not do. It was The mortality statistics presented at to-manded and responded to, while the floral Audience, encores being frequently de- radically izcreuse the liquor licenses in period of usefulness. By imposing an me to ascertain whether the members of either a warranty with his full knowledge

without

out that kind of communication to the day's meeting of the Sanitary Board show- tributes sent up to the leading ladies

which

the

might expect, or it order to make good the expected defici-import duty on all wines and liquors, the Board concur with me in stating that other pay him with the full knowledge ed that the death rate among the civil bátokened appreciation of their efforts.

made by

Altogether a delightful three hours ency in the local revenue due to the the Government would realise all the only two Medical Officers of Health are that it was impossible to perform, and population of the British and foreign com- spent, thanks to the genius of two faceous serious falling-off in receipts from many money that it wants, for everyone, hotel, Dow required and not thred. I proposed made on Arnhold. Karberg's part with a munity of the Colony for the week ended collaborators whose works will stand endless to refer the matter to members in coke knowledge. Whatever the terms of sources and the anticipated loss in the club, wine-merchant,, and private im-gection with the Retrenchment Com-the warranty that' warranty did not attach/Jaly' 31st was 22.3 against 19,8 for the repetition at the hands of a clever company. because according to the express terms of corcosponding week of last year. For the The Company now, proceeds to hamils, opium revenue, would pass the Legisla porter would contribute by the system mittee's proposal, as the matter is urgent; the warranty it was to run for, ous year whole Colony, including Ammay, Nasy and and on their return they hope to favour tive Council at the Gratine of asking of high licenses which the Government however, I should like to bring it forward from the date at which the piant was Chinese, the rate was 11.3, compared with Hongkong with at leset one appearance, The Hon Mr. Osponse's amendment, proposes only a certain portion of the resolution. That the Board recommends they had it in evidence that the plant va

at the next meeting in the form of a taken over in full working order, and 31.2 last year.

never taken over in full working order. Guinness' Stout though it was ruled out of order, caused trade will be affected, mostly injuriously, that there should in futurb bo one Assistant Therefore the warranty did not attack.

Medical Officer of Health only, and that the Mr Alabaster also addressed the Court the authorities to pause, and Biswhile a great impetus will be given to

post of 2nd Ansistant Medical Office of on behalf of defendante. He dealt io. Excellency the Governor, ever quick to private importations of liquor which Hexith be abolished as soon as convenient, detail with the matter of special damages, and then proceeded to point out differences grasp the bearings of a suddenly ex will escape all impost. Free trade is and that arrangements be made with the in the two warranties. One, he said, Wa

Medical Department for the loan of ten years' War Ronnie warranted and the other a one posed situation, fell in readily with the no doubt an admirable thing in itself, medical officer during the absence on leave, year's warranty. suggestion of the Hon Mr. MURRAY but we do not think it good political etc., of either the Medical Officer of Health ice for 10 years and then went and deliber- B. WATSON 30 STEWART to adjourn consideration of the economy for the Colony to run into or the Assistant Medical Officer of Health,

one year perform that warranty. to discharge the duties of a sanitary Dealing with Mr Barton's experiments, proposed measure for a week in order bankruptcy in deference to sentiment, adviser to the Board and the Department." Mr Alabaster said Mr Haxton had asserted that public opinion might have an no matter how venerable and highly

Mr Ho Kem Tong minsted I think one that, size for size, the Ice Co.'s ice wasH heavier than the Milling Co. He then M.). H. is quite enough

said that a 77 lbs block of the Milling Co.'s opportunity of expressing itself upon a revered that sentiment may be. Of Mr Shelton Hooper-With the large tes as the same mize as a be blook of very vital point in local politics. course we fully realise that it will amount of mortuary work to be done by the Ice Cr.. When asked to explain the HOPITAL-Particularly useful in cases of difficult diges

he said there must have been a mistake We have made it our duty to as require the display of some amount of AMLOH it is doubtful if the proposed inconsistency between the two statements

In the experience was the heavier

and insisted that wize certain during the past few days the courage to break away from the old Dr Filzwilliams-I think that this is a for size tho. Ios opinions of several representative men traditions but break from them w wine and suitable retrenchment and I the two. If this were so, said Mr Alabas in the Colony upon this subject and the must sooner or later if we are to find an don't agree with the skinute of Mr Shelton ter, it simply proved that weight for weight GRANDE GRILLE-Renowned Specific for Liver Com

and was sold weight-on Hooper that the amount of work in the could get a bigger place of the Milling Co's. resit is that we have discovered a very equitable solution of the present mortuary is likely to give any sorious foe for the same money then he would of

truble. A

the Ice Co's, and it would go further at NOTE--Supplied in Cases or Single Bottles in Quarts, Pinte FREM ER HALL OF HONGKONG. Song, nay almost unanimous, feeling question.

for ordinary purposes in athar

words, Mr Las Chu Tak-I agree with Dr would fill and cool great many more to exist against the Governmente

Fitzwilliams-

glamou. The people who bought great proposals, Everyone is agreed that the

Hon. Registar Gonemal This cannot be daba of ice to be placed in ice-chalata merely liquor trade provides the most suitable L'ANY⋅

Abowels daring the bot weather should considered satisfactorily without full dis to keep things cool did not care whether it efinaal for furnishing the money which be a warning to mothers: Infantile cholers Oussion in committee as to present duties are or whether it was opaque, and my davalop in a few hours, and prompt of the A.M... and some explanations of the Government will be in great need notion should be taken to avoid it. Sham the reasons why the post can now he

berlain's Colia, Cholers and Diarrhoes Abolished. Ag of before the year is out, but realy Remedy, followed by a dose of castor oil, Hon. Director of Public Works-I think,

In the incipiency, and everyons is also of opinion that the will check the disones

all dangbr may be avoided. For Sals by all too, some explanation and discusion is Government's scheme is faulty in the shendes and storakespuesi

IN PINTS AND SPLÏTS.

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VICTORIA.

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INFANTILE CHOLERA.

annual loownma `of' ■ "uhild's

retrenchment is advisable

a

VICHY WATERS.

ately bought a plant guaranteed only for CELESTINS.-For Gout and Diabetes, Vesical and Analo- gous Complaints. Mixes well with Wine and Epirita. May be drunk freely by the healthy on the principle that Prevention is better than cure.

Way

of

it

the people to whom clearness was of portance were the people who used it for scaling their drinks, and they would get far more in buying the Milling Co, toe than in beying the Ice Count

The hosting was adjourned until to orrow when Mr Blade will' reply and the hearing bé concluded.

tion, dyspepsia and gastralgia, and also for delicate Constituents.

plaints.

and Splita.

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de No. 135.

WINE MERCHANTS,

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