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THE CHINA MAIL.

Chinese Imperial Clovernment for 30 many years, I am sure you will n cugaise that we have acted in the bent interests of the Bank and will approve of the nation accordingly. The share- holders present at cute signified their approval, and they no doubt also effected the opinion of many not present in the City Hall.

[COFTAIGHT.] CHINA AND JAPAN.

BEGINNING OF BETTER RELATIONS

MONDAY AUQUAT 25 1908

COPYRIGHT

IMPERIAL DEFENCE

NEWS SCHEMERS FOR BOMBAY

AND HONGEONGËR

Independana News Agency's” Sovica to Local Dockyard to be Overhauled.

cant papers from Hume that a little dissatisfaction with the policy of the Bank has been prevalent there. It was felt, we read that a larger is tribution of profits among the share holders might in all reason have been made, but we think the general cpinium i Eongkong and China is that the Directors are wise in adhering to the old traditions and that the further atrengthening of the reserves is more

NEWS OF THE DAY, business-like and more commensurate The English Mail of the 94th July with the Bank's future interests than was delivered in London on the Sist inst the declaration of a bigger dividend Upo fatal case of plagua was reported than has been customary of recent years.from Mongkoksui during the week ending THE OSAKA EXPLOSION.

August 21. To those people who look to the half-

Since January 1st there have been 134 PER MONTH yearly address of the Chairman of the oos of plague reported, 131 of which were

Hongkong at Shanghai Banking Cortatal. Out of these 116 were Chinese.

A VICTOR!!!

$10

WILL PURCHASE

poration for some indication of the

A telegram has been received from EL. probable reading of the trade barometer | B:31's Consul at Batavia that the quaran- for the next six months, the Hon. Mrtine restrictions imposed against Hongkong

have been removed

A Real Musical Gasson's speech will, we are afraid,

Instrument.

prove a trifle disappointing. The pre- sent Chairman of the Court of Directors holds the opinion that the August mear ing of shareholders should be mainly on

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD,fined to passing the accounts, he there

Hongkong. April 18, 1907, --

The Pasifia Mail liner Mongolis is

carrying the first large shipurent of Manila cigars to the United States since the passing of the Payne bill. The shipment amounts to 3,000,000 cigars of various brands.

1,

The China May

Toxyo, August 21 The amicable settlement of the Mak den-Antung Railway reconstruction and the Kirin-Changchun railway questions is welcomed in Japan na a sign of the improving friendly, relations between Japan and Chine.

· FURTHER DETAIL","

· Independanį. News Agency's" "Servi a. to

the Chin Musik):

TOKYO, Aug. 29.

(From Our Cox Dorvaspordila). »

Cortemes THE NETHERI INDIESS

NDS

DATE OF NEW GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENT

(Reuter's Service to the China Mask)***

LONDON, August

Linox, August 23. The appointment of Mr. Idanburg Lande The Birmingham Post hears that thean Governor-General of the Neth Imperial Defence Commission has de Indies, is announced. He assumes his cided to convert Bombay into a first-new functions in December Che naval station and to overhaul the Dockyard at Hongkong with a view to BURNING OF THE KIANG increasing its utility.

Canada, Australia, and New Zealand

have agreed to maintain dockyarda available alike for Imperial und Colonial Beats.

TURKEY AND GREECE

(Reuter's Servion to the China Moth

LONDON, August 29. Reuter Tennis that it is probable that

SAN

STEAMER COMPLETELY

WRECKED.

(Woh Tas Yal Pu's Service.)

SHANGHAI, August 22.

The CM.SN. Co's. steamship

Son has become a total wreck, ha

So

been burnt, to the water's edge as the was approaching Wahu...........

F

The correct details of the recent powder magazine explosion at Osaka abow that: 23,000 kilogrammes of dynamite and 80,000 kilogrammes of Turkey will make no formal reply to the Note The Kinng San was baits for the powder exploded. 1520 buildings were Nots from the Fowers, which does not damaged, and 20 people were seriously call for any response. injured. The probable cause of the

The Consulate-General of the Nether-disaster is said to be quite natural fore refrained from entering upon ang nation front the Governor-General of landsia langkung is in receipt of telegraphic

„JAPAN AND ABRO- lengthy review of trade and business Netherlands-Indin, that the sanitary nien-

PLANES. generally. But this opinība notwith-sures adopted against Hongkong on account PARIS, standing he could not pass the subject of plague have been withdrawn, STREET. by entirely unnoticed. "We are still The funeral of the two Sikh policenien waiting," he said, for the long ex-butchered in the New Territory on Friday morning took place at tappy Valley on pected turn of the tide. It not be saturday evening being attented by said that trade in the Far East is yet in large company of police and civilians. Se In no clues have been obtained concerning flourishing condition, but there is

the murdererss

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20%

OFF EVERYTHING.

BUSINESS NOTICE..

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Dispatches received at. the State. Do. tent in Washington say that Pera has issued an ultimatum to the Republic of Bolivia in the matter of the abusen heaped upon the live and property of citizens of Forn resident in Bolivia as a result of the award, favourable to Peru, in the boundary

tions. and I see no cause for taking a pessimistic view. On the contrary, news from India of the climatic conditions, upon which particularly in that country so much. depends, is favourable; silk crops in both China and Japan are arbitration recently made. reported to be well up, to, if not above. the average; and new life has been infused into the Straits Settlements by the success attending the cultivation of rubber, a product, which bida fair»to

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION

(Payable in advance). " ̧· CHOMA MAIL" (daily) $1.00 per month; become a valuable and, I hope, a per-

including postage, $3.50 per month. OVERLAND CHINA Man (weekly) 115.00manent addition to the exports of that

per year.

Owing to a great,demand on our space to-day we have hers compelled to hold over " A Briton's " letter on the Licensing Question, West River, Amoy and Macao Notes, an interview with a prominent Manila resident concerning the prospects of other matter. For next year's Manila Enenival; soď alet

per year; including postage, 917.00 region. These factors must all bavo a

A currespondent up on the West Free delivery to all addresses accesible beneficial effect on the import trade, more people, expecially tourists, make the River writes expressing surprise flat net. by messenger, including all Peak, Komioon which has been in more or less de-trip from Hongkong up the West River to. and Quarry Bay residences.

Single coples, Dally, tan cents; Weekly, pressed state for a long time past, and,Nanning. He says that the journey from thirty cents; for cash,

Wachow to Nanning does not take 5 ur.7 needless to say, any improvement will

days by mutor-boat, as recently stated in

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Telegraphic Addrom, MALL, Hongkon, Code, A. B. C. 6fth edition.

TELEPHONE NO. 22. OHINA MAIL, LIMITED.

V.

General Memoranda,

WEDNESDAY, August 25:-

10 1.--Auction of Government Stores at Army Ordnance Store, Queen's

Road East."

roome.

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Hessebold Farmi- ture, &c. at Mr G. P. Lammert's sales Gooda per Australien onolsimed affar the date at noon will be subject to rent and landing charges.

be welcomed by all who are interested in Eastern commerce. With these brief comments on the commercial situation we prast perforce have to be content for the present. One little satisfaction there is to be gathered from them; it is.that the men who guide the fortunes of the premier banking institution in the far East evidently think that the murky clouds which have for so long Lung

our colonins; oven at lowost water, with

{"Independent News Agency's" Service to the China Mash.)

Tom, August 2 Mr, Nakamura, Superintendent of the Tokyo meteorological station, ard Professors Tanakadate and Iguchi, of the Imperial University, have been ap- pointed to the committee of the Aero Flane Association of Japan.

.

It is unlikely in view of the concilin tory character of the Greek Note that Turkey will appeal to the Powers regarding Macedon

THE MARINE COURT.

At the Marine Court to-day before Lient C. W. Beckwith, N. Barbour Master. Leung Yan, master of the licensed senger boat No. 230, was dismissed with a caution, and warned not to come up on the same charge again, for failing to produce his passouger bont license when called upon to do so. by a police officer on the 23rd... instant.

LOSTON August 23

The Cretan Goernment has, handed the consules and ten as

ing the hoisting of the Greek fing The Consula bave requested alterations in the text of the docuraent..

LORD KITCHENER.

HIS VISIT TO THE BÄST.

(Renter's Service to the Chinn Mad.) LONDON, August 21, Lord Kitchener sails from Tuticorin for Chim and Japan on September 12th. He was entertained to a brilliant fore well banquet at Simla last night..

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE IN TURKEY,

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C.M.S.N. Uo: by a British art. She wa

“about three years old, coat. $260,000, and

was engaged on the rim between ports along the Yangtze.--ED. C. MA)

CHINA'S PROJECTED NAVAL STATIONS.

(Wah Te Yat Po'e Jervice,)

PEKING, August 22. Friace Shun and Admiral So will leave Peking on the 25th inst. to visit the coast provinces in search of suitable places for China's projected naral

stations.

TROUBLE IN MAN- CHURIA.

JAPANESE KILL CHINESE

· BOLDIERS. -

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)

FEING, August 22 Viceroy Shi Liang telegraphs from Alanchuria that Japanese have killed

twenty Chinese soldiers.

Prisoner said he had paid the 80 and got RAILWAY CONCESSION CONDI CHIENTAO QUESTION

a receipt. He knew he ought to have gono to the Harbour Office for a license, but he had not done so.

THE COMPRADORE CASE-

A Successful Appeal. 19 To-day in the Supreme Court judgment decision of the Chief Justice in the action was given in the appeal lodged against the

TIONALLY APPROVED.

+

(Beuters Service to the China Mast.)

Lascos, August 21.

{Wah Te Yat: Fo's Service.)

FERING, August 22. Governor Chan Chin Shiang, af The Constantinople Chamber bag Kirin, having telegraphed to the Throne" substantially approved of the project airs in Chientao, the Prince Regent regarding the dangerova condition of granting a concession to an American is reported to be greatly perplexed. He Company to construct a railway from is said to have declared that he can that no better terms are offered within from the Grand Councillors. Sivas to Mosul via Van, on condition obtain no proper advice on the subject

FRENCH BUDGET

hosts of difficulties, it only consumes J. David and Co. s. Chan De Chiu Ita period of sixteen months. day, while recently is was accomplished in will be remembered that Mears David and 2 day gar 4 kvars The service of boats, sued Chan Ut Chin for alleged damages now running on the West River make mudar a compradoro's agreement, & d'timat the riverine scenery causes the journey to for the return of his security of 80,000 travelling comparatively luxurious" while there was a counter chim by the defendant be decidedly worth while.

a

OUR POLICE.

A Sensible Suggestion

Correspondent write some time ago suggestion was made in the public press

ngd interest. The Chief Justice on Dec. | Lember 23rd of last year gave judgment on "The claim and counterclaim for the defend-

ant compradore.

ז'י

Mr Duncan McNeil, of Shanghai, and Mr.

DEFICIT.

TOBACCO AND 'WINE TO BE FURTHER TAXED.

i

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, August 20 calculated that the French

C.-G. Alabaster appeared for the appellants, instructed by Mr Gedge, of Mesars John. It

NEW IMPERIAL SEAL

(Fah Tu Fat Fo's Service.),

PEKING, August 29.

It having been decided to appoin the Young Emperor head of the Chinese Army and Navy, a new imperial seal, of solid gold, weighing 80 taels has been.

like pall over everything are begin that there should be a mounted police patrosston, Stokes and Master; and Mr M. W.Budget for 1910 will reveal a deficit of made. Goods per Kanagawa Maru not cleared ning to lighten and that ere long they on duty. daily, covering the road from Slade, instructed by Mr Scott Harston, at least £3,000,000, which it is proposed | Goode per V. Ferd. Lariz undelivered will roll away. Of course, after such a Kowloon to Yaumati, across to Kowloos "ppeared for the respondents..

on this date subject to rent.

after this date subject to rent.

THUsaPAT, Augnat 25:-

11.-Auction of 2,500 tons of Austin lien Coal at Yaumati Police Station. Goods per Bendawers undelivered after

this date subject to rent.

FRIDAY, August 27:-

6 p.m.-Military Gay Practice. 5.30 p.m.-Action of Household Farni

tare, at No. 3, Bina Building (first- foor).

Gooda per Prinz Waldemar andelivered

after this date subject to rant.. SATURDAY, August 6:

prolonged period of depression the time of recovery must necessarily seem long drawn-out, but if the trade revival, when it comes, proceeds along sound lines it will bring ample compensations in its train.

to meet by additional taxes on wine and

A DANGER TO NAVIGATION, In a summary at the conclusion of a tobacco. #

Captain Martin, of the British steamer City and thence back to the sea shore to the bottom of Robinson Road, or other fret, so far as the mortgage was concerved: Long judgment, the Chief Justice found,

Dunbar-strived from Vladivostook yes-- starting point in Bowloud. The atter There is no personal covenant to pay'

FLOODS IN VICTORIA.terday-reporta having passed a stosmar inadequacy of our police. European, Sikli Chinese Jouses. There is not suficient GREATEST KNOWN IN FORTY not under command in latitude 30o 35′ N.. | longitudo 128°12′ E. The name of the and Chinese, excepting the plain clothes evidence of any agreement outake tho department, which is exceptionally amart, mortgage to pay these loases, either from

stoauder was given as Cheapside, but, Capt. is, and husboen, a subject of adverse the recitals of mortage or aliunde. The

Martin says he has failed to find that name criticism for a long time past. It is mortgage itself does not imply the existence

in the Gastle. not enough for huge mon in uniform to of such an agreement or ability. The One other topicmentioned on Saturday eyes open to friends only; it is not enough. provisoes for redemption ozonos be con-

| Ioll about, to stand on point duty, with

YEARS.

Tremendous Damage.

(Reuter Service to the China Mail).

Loxton, August 23.

for Sikhs, with unsoldierlike carriage, strued into covenants to pay the Chinese Reuter's correspondent, telegraphing

INFANTILE CHOLERA.

demands attention. There is no gain and unsmart tout énsemble to content them losses, although they are roferred to in one from Melbourne, says that heavy raing A 41 unaquil "looseness of a child's” saying the lukewarmness which char selves with bullying cooliea; we want of the covenants. Thore is no undertaking have caused the greatest foods, known be a warning tó mothers. Infantile chofers., 2.30 p.m.-Auotion of Honsebold Farni-acterises the attitude of the averag9on beat duty can direct the public to any hare is however a clause in the mortesen in Victoria for forty years. Bridges action should be taken to avoid it

tare at No. 3, Gomes Villas, Kowloon. 8 p.m.-Boxing at City Hall,

Gorda per Mongolia undeliveredat.noon

this date subject to rout. Goods por Flintshire not cleared on this date at 3 p.m. anbject to rent

The China Mail.

smartness. How many sergeants and mon

to pay the Chinese losses in the agreement.

the security is forfeit. In this clause there is a statement that the money demanded shall be due and owing in virtue of the demand: I am doubtful whether I could hold that this of itself is an admission that

for a certain amount of criticism, The Office work and more common pro- the moneys are due and owing, even

Jhan

fall danger may be avoided." For Sale by all.

chemists and storskeepers.

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A bowels during the hot weather should mey develop, in a few hours, and prompt resident in the Colony towards the particular lane or street 1.

Lock how the rickshaw and general which says that demands may be made by have been demolished and railways borisin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea. Remedy, falized by a dose of castor oil, Hongkong university scheme. The traffic in not looked after What would tie fiem for the amount of the Chinese interrupted Great damage has resalt-will chook the diese in its incipiency and action of the Bank in donating to become the vogue Ja

happen if a few buggies or dog-carts were on operates, and if the amount is not paid od and there is much loss of stock

LoBsc. Whereupon the proviso for redemp Rubstantial anm towards the proposed

The withdrawal of a European officer from the Naw Territory was a and mistake endowment, fund has therefore come in and once more to the fact that we

want now blank, hare, or stricter super vi

• The Chairman referred to the matter in the cedure of interior economy of police duty is, applying the law that a statement mado HONGKONG, MONDAY, AUG 23, 1903, course of his address and his ex wo believe, carried on along proper lines by party to deed binds him." But, bat ratepayerswo are not satisfied in the agreement there is a clause which platation of the action of the Court of with the regime as a whole under Captain maillently refers to this clause in the mortgago as a security, and-if a chríby," Directors sufficiently answers these print adsut Paddeley:

are not many people aware that then a security for the amount owing there are among us an ox-officer of Cape There is therofer, a statomint: In the critice, in our opinion. He said Mounted Police and two or three others deed that the moneys demanded are on heve no doubt noticed the from the Nazal Mounted as well as Cape wing in virtue of the demand; they announcement that on behalf of the Police Cannot these individuais he cannot be using except by the person who

proached, by our Colonial Secretary 1 Thess is called on to pay money by the demand men would not want instruction thay this reference to the admission in the deed, Bank your Directors have agreed to are accustomed to work in a hot climate although it is made in a doenment which in subscribe 850,000 to the proposed and brera Eisty dry country toe auch itself dead, shows clearly, if the mortgage pio ad porta of Cape Colony; also they would do not itself show it, that the intention

THE BANK MEETING.

Tur current of prosperity which has accompanied the operations of the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corpora VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. tion for many years paat is still running

ut fluxid-tide, despite the ever increasing Hongkong University, conditionally be disciplinarians witch wins, our police of the parties to the deed was that the number of competitors who have en-uno the fall amount

PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG, DES VAUX ROAD ORAL

Two Performances 1.

SANGE OF PROGRAMME

do not appear to be Bich reserviers mustenge was security for the payment old South Africans would be just the by the firm and 10 owing by the com forthcoming men to form the sies at a body of pradorm, on the strength of which another The shareholders at last Saturday's Without desiring to enter into the Hooghong: mounted polles now so much and further security in cash was given by

wanted and which we now urge the (powán:

was the agreement Paketlerine 7.15 to 3 and 0.15 to 11.15 p.m. ball-yearly meeting were again treated controversy as to the desimbility of 's that be to

door Im therefore of opinion that the to a recital of some big aggregations University at all, I would point out that be cheap addition and necessary and reversed and judgment entered for

with one patrol would judgment in the court below, should be Evany Two Daxa. of figures, showing the magnitude of the proposition has been most favourably Blungare of the road or entering our tar plaintif with costs of the court below and

rity and not being able to satisfactorily of the supeal the business transacted and very natur-received by the Chinese, including the account for themselves could be wearched The Fatone Judge, also delivered a or gap in on jupielen..! It would take a lengthy judgment, concurring with the ally expression was afterward given by highest officials, not only in Canton but pretty strong gang of Chinese highwaymen Chief Justice Mr DUNBAR to the satisfaction which was also in Peking, as is demonstrated by almost universally felt with the manage the way they have come forward with ment of the Bank, which has achies such fine results at a time adverse conditiona

tered the field during the present decade. Endowment Fund tired for the from the Boogal socers under these by the compradore of moneys so demanded

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Te noticed in re-

African Palou Ligins, for Intanco, the amuust endorsed on the writ to ambuscade's party led by trained South BMr Alabaster moved for judgment anybody but Indians, offered as they a now, being so soft as to pam betwden two subscriptions. If you will reflect on the ranks pf Chinese strangers, lika position held by the Bank in Ching and A waigad mounted intonate Enano relations witif the more especially

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