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to a wholesale redrafting though we observe that the Hon. Hewer, who represents the Commerce in the Legislative Council | thought it necessary to wars His Excel- lenty that the Bill was in many respects highly contentious and in the chaing sentences of his speech expressed the belief that the questions raised would

THE CHINA MAIL

• NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fare unavoidably helt

returned to the Colony

to-day per the ms. Monteagle..

CHURCH.

to be Dedicated Tomorrow.

The Right R. Bishop Lander will publicly dedicate the new raredos and pub German Mail of the 11th August pity the gifs of Sir Paul Chater, and a hand- was delivered in London on the 10th home hasse Lection, front an arenymous givory and Eraan iltar rail presented by the Under an order made by the Governor Church Council, at St. Peter's Church, in-Council the Bee of 81 payable to the to-morrow morning. His Lordship will Head of the Sanitary Department forasiso presch the sermon and the serice will

church notices in another column.N men ateration than the Governor at the

The pulpit and rorodne in the work of moment might think deeimble. The grapher, sonde us an excellent group taken

Mee Cheung, the well-known photo-Moana Leigh and Orange.

Hon. Mr. MERAY STEWART, the represenas Caverament House yesterday, of the "tatins of the Justices of the Peace,til party given in honour of H. LE Prince Tal Haun. It should meet with having explained why he had come

ready sale.

CRETONNES The Pianoogaire more consideration and posibly neciants of death in, in the case of soldiers, be fully, choral it will be coqu from the

which, for daintyness and 36 Years

pleasing effect, are

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Experience. round to the opinion that the time had arrived for Hongkong to Impose axals duties on spirituous liquors, hinted at the paints wherein he thought opposition might arise. He was, for instance, opposed to the granting-to subordinate officers the power to make searches and domiciliary visits, until the sbsolute necessity for so doing had been amply proved to exist, and be

Guaranteed.

now reduced to 70 cents.

CANTON NOTES.

(From Chur Own Correspondent.)

CANTON, September 9.

Samuel Baboo, an Indian interpreter By permission of the Viceroy, the chief Police retired from the Hongkong Pulice to all the Tamen tu the Fruvince saying And: Orderly to the Hon. Capt. Supt. of of the Anti-Opium Buress has sent notices force on the lat Sept. haring served that no opium smoker is to be mikined in full pension. He had an absolutely clean who are found addicted to the we of the 45 years and several menth's and named the series of the Government

rooord..

drug will be given a short time in which is break off the babit

.

MOUCATION

Those

SATEFTY

THE BIVAL EXPI

REVULSION

DE CO

Laman September 10 Dir: Cook starts for New York direct to-day.

The npidity of Commander Perry's dach, doally covering thirty-four miles « day, and overging thirty miles a day, has created a revulsion in favour of the credibility of Dr. Cook's account.

DEATH OF ME. HARRI MAN.

WELL-KNOWN AMERICAN::

·MAGNATH

(Beuter's Service to the Chung Mai) LONDON, September 10. The death is announced of Mr Harri- man, the well-known American railway

An individual named Akstake Keskichi, ad 91 and a girl called Tamagrachi Yoshi, also aged 21, recently committed to better the conditions of the private depressed the New York Stock Market.

A society has been formed in Fatshangasta.

The knowledge of his sinking severely Shirahama-maru, Bhiba Prefecturo. The shirju, with dynamita in a licensed housë në

schools

in the locality.

A mesting was

Note-M Harriman was of those

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. sugested that a better way would be bodies of ano, two loves remonto plocos bald yesterday and Mr How Shak Po was impolsous of Finance which the tradhi

Hongkout. Apell 18, 19076.

BUSINESS.

NOTICE

RES OF SUBSCRIPTION (Payable in advance). GHINA MAL (duily) $3.00 per month

including postago, $3.50 per munth OVERLAND CHINA MAIL (weekly) #15.00 per year including postage, 317.00

per year,

to diminate from the bill the clauses conferring such powers and hereafter. by resolutions of Council enact reg ulations "conferring the same us the necesity arose. We fully realise the force of Mr. Mennar Stewar's objection, but we are afraid that the Government will not be able to see its way to falling in with his suggestion. If it does,, it will have the effect of starting a new system of revenue raising riddled with opportunities for ever-enlarging leaks, and the mischief which would sub- 22,sequently have to be repaired would very quickly be found to have grown beyond all reasonable control. For in the matter

Free delivery to all addxomes accessible by messenger, taluding all Pesk, Kowloon and. Quarry Bay residences.

Slagle copies, Daily, tan cents; Weakly,

thirty cants; ter cual, Telegraphie Address, Man, Bangkens, Code, A. B. C., fifth edition.

TALARHOM No. OHINA MAIL, LIMITED.

BIRTH.

LAMMERZ-Co the 11th September, 1909, at No. 4 Elliot Crescaut, Robinson Rond, the wife of Gro. P. LANKAT, of a daughter.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY

Mesting...

by the splosion and the fural ure in the

rooth was also demolished..

There is a notification in the Gazette

ing amended scalo of ratas on parcela to places in China, where delivering is made by the Chinese Imperial Post Office, will come into focep to be... 50 cents Over 3lbs. and up to 7lbs. 75 cents: over 7ths. and up to 1.1lbs, 31.

that on and after Get. Ish, 1909, the follow-

the chief speaker. In the course of a very lengthy address he deplored the slow improvement made in educational matters in the district. This slowness he attributed to three causes (1) The divergent opinions on education held by local residents; (2) The lack of funds to erect suitable buildings and to employ well qualified teachers; (3) That the so-called reformers had caused much injury to private schools by speaking of them with an air of contempt. "Many other

matters:

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CATTLE REARING.

J

It is motifed in the Gafe that it ispaakera gare their opinions on these the intention of the Governor to make an order on March 11th, 1910, directing the zamoval, of all graves in Mount Caroline Such ordre is, to be made for the purpose cemetery which are within specified areas.

of executing a public work, namely the proper laying out of such areas in terraces

for future lotofments,

of customs dute it is always the oppor-Spanish private was carrying of a wounded In a recent combat net Melilla a tunity which creates the evader, and if captain, on his shoulders when he was the powers which the Government now suddenly surrounded by Mears. Placing seeks to give to officers not below the rank of sergeant are denied, we shall be giving opportunities which is very con-

9.15 p.m.-Meeting of His Majestya'

Joatlues of the Pance at the Magistracy.aidanble portion of the Colony's popul

ation-human nature here being much

Miscelaneous.

Transfor Books of Green Isised Cement

inst., inclusive.

TIMBER 11-1909)

AMERICA

(Birutar é Service in the China;lau)

LCEDON

President Taft received

Kuni în audience. He

of personal good-will to the of Japan.

MONEY NEEDED FOR CHINESE ARMY.

Wah Tas Yat Po's Service)

PERING, Sept. 10.

The Prince Regent has directed Liang, President of the Board of to arrange with the Board of KAISA AS MUCH as possible. to pay for the recruiting and of an army of 38 Invisions

SEEKING COUNSEL.

(Wah Tu Ygt Po's Servet.)

PERING, Sept. 10:

The Prince Regent ordered E. E

conditions of the United States produced Shao-nin, formerly a Grand Councillor, abundance during the last thirty to come to the Palace to have a personal years of the nine coutury. Starting from a very lowly position he became the InterviewThe Prince Regent sough predominating factor in railway and ateam advice on some important questions. manners of a certain portion of the Ameri- ship faire. It is characteristic of the can press that as the railway magnate lay dying the reporters made a ordon round. TO ENCOURAGE CHINESE his house. The family wore much dis-

GIRL STUDENTS. tressed and aut off all telephonic connec they had to promise that they would faith- trop, and in the end. to secure a little peace fully report any change in Mir Harriman'a condition in a certain quarter accessible to all-ED.. Q.M.

A native of the Ban Ling Distries h THE DEPOSED SHAH. sent in a petition to the Tantal for the

for permission to start a large cattle farm Development of Native Industries praying

(Bander's "Service to the China Mail) a place called Tong On Po. Be intends.

LONTON, September 10. Reuter's correspondent at Teheran to finance the undertaking with a sum of $40,000. The Taotai has referred the states that the Ex-Shah of Persia has matter to the local magistrate to enquire started for Russia. Till the magistrate makes his report the if the placa mentioned be Government land. mattor is in abeyance.

TROUBLE WITH ANDY POLICE.'

•

THE ANHUI CONCESSION.

** BIR JOHN LISTER KAYE'S

POSITION.

soldier said: Wait, little captain, we than every Sunday. A police corporal the officer, carefully on the gound, the "As a rule the police are drilled in" Yat- will lease together." The aiming, he Mving charge of ten constatics, found that one of hie: squad was absent. The next killed three Moors in quick succession, time he saw the sheentee he struck him a

Arage blow and disabled him. lavestiga-Beute's Service to the China Mail.) tion proved that the absentee was suffering, from a foot disease, hence his absence.

LONDON, Sept. 11. His comrades were greatly annoyed at the Sir John Lister, Kaya's writing to treatment received by the man ‘and made

and the others fled.

The Yokohama Specie Bauk, Ltd, ars in receipt of a telegrine-from their head

Co., Ld. close from this date.to 25th the name as elsewhere-will not be office to the effect that at the half yearly demonstration, the result of which was The Timer.complains of China's breach 5-

General Memoranda.

TOREDAT, September 14-

9 a.m.-Military Gun Pracies.. 5.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Cricket

League as Hongkong Cricket Club. WEDNESDAY, September 15:

Transfer Books of Douglas Stenmahip Co, Ld.. close from this date to 28th inst, Inclusive. SATURDAY, September 18

6.30 p.m.Harbour Bace for raps pre- sented by the proprietors of the China Mall, Ld.

elow to take advantage of

The Hon. Mr Hew, we observe, took cccasion to offer objection to the scale of the proposed new duties. Es thought they were too high and in answer His Excellency pointed out that the proposed duties were identical with thestimposed in the Straits Settlements, if allowance is made for the fixed exchange of the Straits. How much

meeting of shareholders held at Yokohama, on the 10th instant, it was resolved to pay a dividend of 12 per cent, for the half year ending 30th June 1909; to add to the reserve food Yen 400,000, and to carry forward to sum of Ton 1,155,000 to the next account.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

ASSOCIATION.

1

(Wah To Yat Pole Servic)

PEKING, Sept. 10.

Lord Li Ching-fang, Chinese Minister in London, has suggested that the Board of Education be directed to draw UF some regulations promising rewards to Chinese girls who shall have completed Amerion, in order to encourage them in * university bourse in Europe of their studies.

CHINESE STUDENTS FOR AMERICA

(Wah Tsa Vat Po's: Servics.)",

PEKIND, Sept 10. The Board of Education has selected comination 68 students to be sent

to Anteto

that the corporal will have to face the of faith regarding the Anhui mines.

THE RAINFALL OF HONGKONG. magistrate.

JAWADICAL SCHOOL

He says that he hopes His Majesty's The following table gives the monthly A new medical schol to tested Government in considering my other rainfall at the Observatory to the end of Chung Sang will shortly be opened in compromise will not allow the question | August with the means and extremes for the, Western suburbs.

Forty male and female studente are to be admitted of our nights to be made a matter of 23 years— Special instructido is to be given to the discussion, hat will maintain the strong students in obstauia science,

attitude adapted by Sir John Jordan.

AN UNFORTUNÄER WITNESS,

+

ROSEBERY AND THE

· RAINFALL AT HONGKONG"OINERYATOMYA

1909

0:00

7.96 0.02

Some months ago a gang of robbers ate insista on a fair price in the event i January 1.46 146 843 Ying Tak murdard one of the Li family of a compulsory sale of the property. Lately a man named Wong was arrested.

by one of the Lf but. Wong asserted his in- and charged with being the leader of the SADE, Evidence to this effect was given nocence. The end of it was that the un- fortunate Li received 500 strokes of the bamboo for being an unreliable witness.

IMPORTANT EXAMINATION.

BUDGET.

OUTSPOKEN ADVICE TO

9.15 p.m.-Promenade Concert of Hong, revente the proposed new duties will

kong Oricket Clab in the Grounde of the Club.

bring into the Treasury, it is difficult at Transfer Books of Hongkong Cotton |

Spioning, Wearing & Dyeing Co, Ld.. Present to estimate. Mr HAWET is of close from this date to 26th inst.. opinion that the return will be some reported that nine clubs had become have attained to the firat literary degres (Reuters Series to the China Mail

inclusive. THURSDAY, September 23:

#:

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPT: 'IL 1909.

GLASGOW.

· 1884-1908, *: Mean. Max Mi February 1.68 1.75 March..... 2.342.86

II.48

0.17 April 2.48 5.88

14.80 197 May

6.70 12.29 48.84 1.16 2007:38 16,88 04:37 2.34 July 12.83 12.77 28.244.57 August 9.34 14.20 27.87 3.87 The year's rainfall to the end of the month amounts to. 43.17 inches, the years meat for the same period being 67:59, inches,

LONDON, Sept. II, VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH Lard Rosebery addressing a great meeting of business men in Glasgow Sisters Phillips was given at the Victoris A grand benefit performance to the

which would put the future of Great good attendance. Madame Harrison also described the Budget as a revolution Cinematograph last night and there was.E Britain into the melting pot. In the appeared in new songs. "To-man row night best interest of the nation the Budget Miss Dory-ta appears for a short season should not become law.

as well as Miss B Young.

annual meeting of the Hongkong Football Mr Frank Brown presided at the first Association held at the T.M.CA. rooms inst evening. There was a thoroughly representative atharing from the various clubs of the Cylong.

The Secretary (Mr A. Storrie) having examination will be bold among these who In accordance with ancient custom an thing over a million dollars, but we are affiliated, suu had paid their subscriptions (a ta'oi), for admission to the second 6.30 p.m. Mosting of Hongkong St. afraid that he is a little too sanguine, at of 96, each, the chairman said it was degree (pak kung). This examination takes

Andrew's Society at City Hal SATURDAY, September 25:-

least for the first year. We have yet to extremely atisfactory that such an Associa place once in twelve years. The 1st and 11.30 a.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Cot find out what the new preventitive service to the good work they had already boan

tiqu had been started. He made reference ath days of the 8th moon have been chosen

as convenient dates for the examination. ton Spinning, Wales

will cost, as well as the cost of collecting able to do, and asserted that part of the reference to the dispute with has La., atesari Jardine, Matheon Co.'s

THE RICE QCILES AND THE

WALE ACILITARY. Office. Nann-Meeting of Douglas Sanship the dus, while another factor operating was that while they provided for the proper uken place betweas the Bice Guilds and

policy of the body as laid down in the rules Co., Id., at Co.'s Officer'

for some considerable period will be the control and management of clube in the the soldiers of the ith Regiment, the Self- THURSDAY, September 30:-

Colony it was to be understood that each Government Society took the matter 1.30 p.m. Auction of Valuable Lease large stocks of liquor which will be im-club or competition had a right to manage and petitioned both the Viceroy and

hold Land at Bhameen, Canter.

its own internal affairs. Therefore clubs | Admiral Li çu the ratter. "As a result the ported to forestall the imposition of the ought not to look to them in Case of Admiral held a court-martial and the new deties. The whole situation; how any difficulties arising in connection with offenders were sentenced to be forged and BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN, HOW TO PREVENT BLOOD POKUN,

grounds or such like matters. True, they the officer commanding the regiment and ever, will be considerably clearer byd been able to assist in getting a ground the petty officers thereof were dismissed LDR when teething are liable toARELESSNESS and neglect are the

at Kowloon, but now that,

attacks of diarron and this trouble, chief cause of blood poisoning.& had been from the service. Captain Lo Ting Boon especially a warm weather, should never cut or brame, however light, should have next Thursday when the Bill will come secured it was for the Kowloon and other was in command of the regiment.

clubs, as wall to take proper care of their

be neglected. The beat medicine in use for immediate attention. A good liniment and up, for its second reading..

As a sexuel yesterday the regiment was allmmte of this kind in Oh mberlain's Colic, one that not only gives prompt reliat from grounds and to resist encroachment. Aparaded and the Brigadier of Kwong Chow Cholers And Diarrhoea Remedy When pain, but being antiseptic, beals the wound matter which would soon come up was the ant nba red-covered able near the entmnes reduced with water and awostaned, it is without matoration, in Chamberlain's Pain drawing up of bye-laws and the examination to the Police Station. One by one the decot unpleasant, which is of great import Baim Who this romady, is applied all HEER HEENRICH KOHLER.

of referees. There was nothing to be willinquents approached and received each 200 so when giving medicine to children. danger from blood poisoning ing avoidedep against the referees in Hongkong people strokes with the bamboo | 187 men received als by all chemists and storskeeper: For sale by'all chemists and storekeepers. who visited the Colony had told him that this punishment. When it was over the Herr Heanrich Kohler, the well-known the games here were better controlled then Brigadier General naked the representativo piduist, returned to the Colony by the any of the other places they had visited, of the Childs if they were satisfied They GRAND ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO TE Colony of Hongkong has the op accould tour which included Japan, body, and he was sure that the Ansociation Brigadier said that the punishment as German mail-steamer Buelow after a very But it was desirable that there should be replied that they were only merchants some control of the game by a responsible and knew nothing of military law. The in boxes of 50. $8 per 100,portunity during the next few days of Vindivalock and northern China, se well would do its best so that football was given in accordancs with order from critically examining and discussing the Hankow. He is now due to give recitals played in the spirit of the game Admiml Li and that if the Guilde were not proposed Liquer Ordinance which was that all proced to Java and then vi resolution was brought forward by big the lesder of the disturbance or dies at Canton, Swatow and Amoy, ad after Mr Alestone secretary and treasurer greater punishment. After these proceed. Mr Brown way i-elected President andatished they had the right to petition for formally introduced at the meeting of the India houoward. It is hoped that he will be Sapper Beigh to the effect that the Asso will His hand was endircled with a pieco Legislative Council on Friday afternoon. prevailed on to arrange for a racial on two subscription of naval and military teatas his ass however, no blood was sen. to on should try to arrange that the annual of red oleth and two larte were driven into The present proposals are much morala Hangung before he leaves this quarter, be paid out of some common fund in en issue the bystanders concluded that this equitable than those originally placed. of the Far East-

nection with each Service, so that in case latter proceeding was fardo The mGAR WES of any new ship coming to the station or then paraded about Shaker for some time auyegiment being changed the new much to the amement of the crowd, comers should autoustically become miere picials then returned to their yanens VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. duly on one particular class as the

bors of the Association. Ele did thie in and the guild people assembled agam at the hope of avoiding confusion andsuggest night to consider what further stops s abould Metoplogical observations made at the ed that the subscription should be 325 in be taken before a fiat pe oamen Hongking Observatory indicate that during each case. After dinequality will be sent ind 1 in liquor licenses would the moun of Augart the total pinfall in was left over until next year

to the Viceroy sequeding him to place the have done, while great care seems to have the Colony was 8.340 inches. This is Camerons in November on their way from under the care of the Water Polier and In view of the approaching visit of the numbered boats nainy the Shs Kel Cock been exercised in trying to meet the thao 13 days when no fall was recorded the Clube in the Colony to arrange fibres posing and closing of the water gate

acuscally low, there having been no fees Tintain to India, permission was given to that certain definite hours be 8xed for the special exigencias of the Colony Of The mara of 25 years from 1884 z 1908, with themed pizan coursewaan we have such a radical depar that the mazimum was 27.87 inches, the there was hopey

depart inclusive for the month of August, ahotseated that the anonrould sunouted that a telegram has been recevad probably start on October Ined that stan that owing to the failure of the Pure from the longestablished primiple meas 14.30 and the minimum 3,817 ames before

concluding the League c @imʼöertain prorinoss the pubs of ment of the this grain will abortly experience sto hitherto ering the fiscal polior of thie proposed. Ordlaanne

in boxes of 25...$11 per 100.

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THE PROPOSED "LIQUOR ORDNANCE.

before the Council, for they affect the wide community and do not press un- -Ang

ASCANTY RAINFALL,

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