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FOOTWEAR The Piano The GIBSON'

36 Years

and be ready thereto undar the pain of first accession to the rebellion." "It

apparent that Entente existing between France, and Scotland in those far off dors was very real alliance. We are reminder, indeed, by many of the documents in

refer the state of the Nation if heads of grievance to a free ment, that you shall have nobody, to

tha blame, it the fest article should be wanting to your future security and ha

these Edmonstone papers of the closerpiness relation which subsisted for many In the Hay papera State and inter Experience.enerations between France and Scot-national matters are less prominent

White Canvas Shoe,

Satisfaction

Covered Louis

Heel, Silk Tie.

Twenty-nine children died in Marika

years of age. This is the largest percent-

on August 28, of whom were under fou age of furenile deaths yet recorded in the

land down at least to the Restoration. The collection, however, contains many modern history of the city. Two instances may be cited. One documents which throw illuminating.

Mr Lloyd George, Chancellor of the

in a letter, in French, written by MART beams upon the history of old, families Exchequer, Queen of Soots to her mother, the whose estate were by or near the Fund Bill Queen Dowager, when the poong Tweed while it is particularly rich in the purpose of deve

Temury, to maku fren

Guaranteed. Queen was probably about welva sucedates of municipal life in the olden ture and rural indita

years of age. It begins"I am very glad to have the means of writing you my newe, since I was in great trouble

days. The latter feature of this collec-improving harboure and tion is Illustrated by a quaint document, dated 1724 in which a complaint is

faberies and constructing new condus:

THE SANTIAGO TRAGEDY

OFFICIAL SEKS TENCED TO DEATHS

(Reuter's Bervice to the Chine Mail.) LONDON, September: 3.

Note Prince Shaw, who is a brocher the Prin Regunt, in erpepted. in Hond Įkong on the 7th inat - Hòe ÜBER

A menangs from Santiago states that the late Chancellor of the German OFINA BUVING MACHINE Lagation, has been montenced to death

GUNS.

will be remembered that in ancellaria, of the Gertzen and that among the

eskall bein

poreenwho had bourj

med in that Khanmullor's ninth mala khel Chanchlice war criming, but WAS DETAILE lator (when ih imas proved that:

gambled away a large sum of moneye baking.

"A dispute which has arisen betweenng to the Legabion. He was then tried for

abus murder of the portor. —Eu. 0.36. |

of London and their employers, concerning hours of work, has culminated in the man

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CHINA MAX(daily) $3.00 per month.

including postage, $3.50 per month. OYAL CHAMA (weekly) $15.00

per year; including postage, $17.00. per year,

Free delivery to all addresses socible by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residemons.

Bingle copies, Daily, ten cents; Weekly, thirty cents; for sal Telegraphic Address, Man, Hongkong, Code, A. B. C., fifth edition.

TELEPHONE No. PL.

OHINA MAI, LIMITED.

·MEMOS FOR MONDAY: 2.30 p.m.-Anction Housebold

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deciding to pus the qumting of a general strike to a ballet. The strike, if it comes will dislocate the shipping of the Thames. into operation, will affect 20,000 mun and

and goes on to express the young Queen'sburgh and barony of Dens, of "tumults pleasure in learning that the Duke of Rhich aruse on Easter eve consequent CHATTERESBAULT and the principal Scot-for "all the idle people" being "con- tish nobles have made their submissionvened by tuck of drum to play at The rest of the letter is occupied in tel football, which did always end and de-

ሺ . ling her mother that her uncle the termine in the effusion of blood smoong A Broccurred or board the Bluc Cardinal Bus advised her to receive the the inhabitants. In the year mention-rel steamer Theseus on July 31, ne sie Sacrament for the first time. "I prayed the bailie ordered the drum to be rery humbly, adds Max, that Goo lodged in his own house, so that it will give me the grace to make a good might not ennen the hilabitants to their riotous sport; but, notwithstanding beginsing."

this precaution, the football players were Amsterdam. in no way incommode in their game,

a copy

IN THE NORTH POLE

DISCOVERED

PUBLIC STILL SCEPTICAL

Will America Claim the Pole 7.

lay in the Royal Albert Dock. The out (Peuter's Service to the China Mail) break was confined to a small-aros, and was

LONDON, September 9. got under in about an hour, and of sails and awning was destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £200. The Thomous was afterwards able to leave for

A severe earthquake bas disturbed the

The second document which connects the Royal House of Stuart with France is

ta declaration submitted to the and played it all the same. When the regica of the Pannam Canal Great dam Kaya and Council of France in 1661 by game was concluded, "they fell a fight-age to property and life is reported traind Cars the Second. In this papering and besting and blooding of one the Republic of Panama The engiusers in charge of the canal. report that that another; bat at length went into one waterway is not jured in the least. The Casa offers an explanation of the

common concert to go in a body and authorities were much larmed for the canal when the roport of the quake reactied "Washington before" word

30 petion of touch me unfortunate ending to his descant uponaise by force the drum in the said Mr

Sales Rooms.

3 p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at the Pabllo Works Department's Offices.

Amusements.

3 p.Performance at the City Hall.

General Memoranda, TEWAY, September 7:-

11am-Anction of Old & Condomaed Store at the Central Police Station. WEDNESDAY, September 8:

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi

ture, doo, as Meaara Rughes & Hough's Sales Rooms

2.45 p.m.-Auction of Homehold Furni ture at No. 13. Morrison Hill Road. SATURDAY, Septomper li:-

Noon-Meeting of China Light & Power

Con Ld at Co.'s Offione.. 3p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Hotel Co.,

"Ed.at Co.'s Hotel. MoSDAY, September 19:-

9.15 p.m.Meeting of His Majestys

Inatives of the Foace at the Magistracy,

Monday, September 14- 79

9.m.Military Gun Practice. 5.30p.m.-Meeting of Hongking Crisket

League at Hangkong Cricket Club. TruEDAT, September 30:-

2.50 p.m. Anction of Valmble Lease.

*hold Land at Shamoen, Canton. “

The China Inil

„HONGKONU, SATURDAY, SEPE, 4, 1909,

SIDELIGHTS OF SCOTTISH HISTORY.

to

came from

Army the Secretary of State for the Calomine has forwarded to the Hongkong Government copies of a memorandum showing the special campaigns

Hon solocted for the examinations in military subjects to be held in October 1909, March and October 1910, 1911 and 1912, and March. 1913.

John Gray his house. This curious the canal engineers. document, which records many more For the information of University Fident deeds done by these con-Authorities and for the guidance of in tamacious football players, concludes tending candidates for commissions in the with a request for the trial of the offenders. Five years later another and more serious dispute broke out between the bailie then a Mr Jons Hand the burghers of Duns. It-rosa on a question as to the payment of a clock and bell which had been placed in the tower of Duas Tolbooth. The Eny CHAPLE's is per-papers captain also many curious char

ters. In an ancient instrument of Sosine, in favour of JAMES TWEED, dated May 7, 1530, it is mentioned that he holds his lands of the Crown for the yearly payment of £15 and four blasts of a horn "for rousing the King and his

Scotland. "The knowledge I had," he says, "of the desire of my Scots subjects for their restoring of me to my due rights and dignities, intimated to me by the late Trenty of the Commissioners at Breda, was the thing that induced me cast myself upon them; but from the first hour of my coming, amongst them I found nothing but division and the spirit of envy, till my retiring from them; and even at the last fight of Worcester so great were the distractions that not half of the Scots army engaged against the enemy." ticularly severe upon DAVID LENIE, who refused to take any part in the action, in so much that my Lord of CLEVELAND cried cat he had betrayed me, and since now the enemy's forces were near upon that I should shift for myself, else should be delivered ap by him as my father was."

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In the Graham papers the fortunes of the Stuarts and their faithful adherents are also prominent. A pathetic. letter of the great.. MONTROSE dated Orleans, October 1847 is given. It is ad-

successors and their hunter when they chance to come to hunt." Another in- teresting charter, which goes back to

century, records that certain lands are nearly the beginning of the fourteenth

to be held "as freely as any land is held in Scotland of any baron, for payment in the Parish Church of Drumelzier on

TANG

(Wah Tu Yat Pv

Prince Ching Shaoy be appoin

merce.

MINISTERS DENOUNCED FOR DILATORINESS.

(Wah Tea Vat Pos Service)

PERING, September 3. A censor his denounced to the

Dr Cook's narrative of his discovery Throme the Minister's appointed to of the North Pole has so far failed to reform the old Manchu regulations o completely dissipate the feelings of as to avoid racial antagonism, for being reserve which have been maintained

dilatory in presenting their report. towards the account.

Even in America, reluctance accept the mearroborated story is not wholly dispelled.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS.

His Excellency the Governor has bean: pleased to appoint Gold George Wood late Capt. Stir Battalion Essex Regiment, to be Captain in the Hongkong Volunteer Coupe and to command the Infantry

Laros, September 4. Although Dr Cook's story is the sabject of much sceptician, a discussion has already begun regarding the ownership of the discovered land. Company.

The American Attorney-General says the constitution will follow the fingi the land proves of value.

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

The resignation by Lieut. C. E. Rom of his commission in the Hongkong Valuat Corps has Buon accepted by His Excellenc

the Governor

** MISS EDOK OF HOLLAND.

Maurice E Baadmann's Morry, Lith Maids come opers company enthusiastic reception at the The

Royal

AN IMPORTANT VISIT.

(Bester's Service to the Ching Hail, Lose September 4.

on Friday evening, on their return visib Forty-six Japanse, business men re Hook of Holland, was in excellent

Hongkong Miss 11. Grogory: Sall

The recent deportation case in Manila presenting various Chambers of Com is still being discussed. The departed merce have arrived at Seattle. They Chinamen on Teschlag Amoy ware at once are on a three months visie in order to firan their liberty nad on applying to the strengthen the bonds of Americo Japan American Consul were told that he did not The visitors were welcomed by the

ese friendship and trade relations, see why they could not return to the Islanda provided they satisfied the immigrs, Governor of Washington state and the Chamber of Commerce in Manila has had a tion regulations. Meanwhile the Chinese Mayor of Seattle.

stormy mesting and recriminations are now fling the air.

ITEMS. AT THE COURTS.

A sentence of six months' imprisonment

for returning from banishment, with hand labour and six hours' stooks was imposed on a native at the Magistracy,

A ruutive woman was sent to prison for fourteen daya

at the Magistracy to-day, for being in unlawful possession of some

COLONIAL FINANCES

voice and her several nambers servedly applauded, notably

kite" for which at cocote was denia Miss Florence Beach, to

Hooks, and fally merited interpretation of Min tions secorded to her. ME

as. Simon links and Mr Fre Me Hook, togather with Mr the latter taking the part tickled the nubilities of the

reference to chomperios North Pole has been disc Arthur Gowen underte Optain Adrian Paap and

A inencial statement for the month of by their eccentricities; June, 2008, Issued from the Hongkong Treasury appears in the Government Gazette. This shows under the heading of revenue. and expenditure that the balance of assets and Hisbilities on 31st May was $344,846.15. Revenue for the month of June brought in $618,108.66, and expenditure for the asme period totallod $669,467.87. There was the a balsuco at the end of the south amounting to 8401,458, 94,

From a statement of assets and liabilities

perfection. Bi Soldiers of the Netherland feature of the evening.

To-night the Merry Little Maids gire “Havana," while ou Monday evening

The Girls of Gottenburg" will be staged. The company will conclude then visit to

dressed to the. Laird of Fintry and St Laurence Day of a parr of git spurs wood belonging to the railway The case up to the end of Jose it appears that there Hongkong on Tuesday evening by a graph

others, and the writer, after mentioning THE muniment rooms of the old Scottish that he had refrained hitherto from

the

or twelve pence, if asked." An in against another native for being in unlawful is a balance of arts on the General

Account amounting to $1,589,270:58."

King and subject in the fifteenth caz

Robert Porter & Co.'s nobility, and the principal gentry of communicating with them from the structive side-light upon the relation of posesion of some metal was adjourned, Northern kingdom, like their counter. apprehension that it might do them try is furnished by a letter of misinter- parts in England, are furnishing the wrong, goes on to express his astonish

BULL DOG

BRAND

Historicul Manuscripts Commission with

ance given by JAMES the Sorond to

BANE NOTES AND SPECIE.

CHRONIO DIARRHOF RS FANY sufferers from chronic diarrhoes The returns of the average amount of have obtained prompt relief by the

M

Homedy, Bome of

ment, that people's malice should be Jases of Tweedy of Druineinier cu 8th buck notes in crostations, and of specie ie Die, of Chamberlain Souls, Chen, and

March, 1155 In this letter the King reserve in Hoogkeng during the month of use of ski disease have been permanently August, as certified by the manager of nared by alter other treatment, and records that inasmuch as Jim of the respective banks, show the follow all face and storskeepers.

skilled papuciana bid failed. For man Tweedy has become of special service to Ing details ----Chartered Bank— bank notes,

he undertakes to maintain, waist, $3,785,000; specie, 4,000,000 or

jak kong and Shanghal Bank-bank notes,

a wealth of good material throwing unjust and endless that after I have suffered them (by my obedience to Eis valuable sidelights on the history o of the land and its people as well as of its Kings,

commands willing desire to Majesty's o the peace and quiet of that unhappy Guinness' Stout Queens and Prices. Just recently a

volume has been issued based on the kingdom which they will have yet records taken from the family papers of still to be miserable) to ruin and sack and defend him and his home, as we SIT ARCHIBALD EDHORSICKE of Duntrath, my own fortunes, that yet they would would do our own castle and house. Sir JOBS JAMES GRABAM of Fintry, and cast also against all those of my friends, writes rather as a big baron then Colonel MORGAUST HAY of Duns Castle to smart me more than by my own Let me entreat you to 00. Or these Scottish papers the most

interesting from the point of view of yourselves and let no man be general history are probably those sufferer for me, and treat me

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In these are included many letters and

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH documents renting to State and inter-

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