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THE

CHINA MAIL

お

POWELL'S NEW

displaying in their Show

rooms, a choice selection

of this seasons.

CRETONNES

which, for daintyness and;

pleasing effect, are

PIANOS

ON HIRE

$10

AT

PER MONTH.

UNSURPASSED. Tuning and Regular

FIRST FLOOR,

ALEXANDRA.

BUILDINGS,{

A S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1341.

TOBACCONISTS & CIGAR MERCHANTS.

Smokers'

Requisites.

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We have jest received a large and entirely new assortment of okers requisites, from the celebrated Factory; includ- ing briar, meerschaum and calabash pipes, with and without cases. Qualities ranging from the cheaper kinds to the most luxurious. Alse meershaum and amber, and all amber Cigar and Cigarette Holders, etc., etc.

We specially recommend the new Clebo pipe which em- bodies the latest contrivances calculated to afford a cool and

dry smoke.

CIGARS

LOLITAS

de Luxe

Highly recommended

in boxes of 25...$11 per 100, GRAND ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO in boxes of 50. $8 per 100

8. WATSON *00

#LIMITED

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS":"

AND KOWLOGE DISPENSARTZ

Attention Inclusive.

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

INIMITED.

Hougtone. April, 16, 1807.

** BUSINESS

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Katzj ́or SUBSCRIPTION,

(Payable in advance). CHINA Man (daily) $3.00 per month

Including postage, 85.50 per month OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. (wokly) $15.00 per year, including postage, 17.00 per year. Free delivery to all addresses. sooossibis by messenger, including all Pak, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residences.

Single copies, Dally, ten cools; Weakly, thirty"cents; for owah.

labours of his critics all, the mom delicate. But that his new exits proposals should invite criticism se s inevitable as that night should follow day, for they touch us one and all. The gracal consensus of opinion, however,

Max, the UUAI KIROLDAME of Hongkong som Aserbeck itsellen

Grand Secretary in the Grand Counci day the musanse is worse than ever. On ataly Fangraphed to ex Councillor Teen Sundays, parlarly when folks are less ad inviting hurt to Faking, but Tuan ing the Cathedral, or Union Church, the declined, the request, in a long reply, e nuisance of mesting two chairs sbrasat on this narrow pathway is particularly objec tionable. It means that pedestrians Atw

Vice Admiral Sir A. Berkley Milne, now

Replying endance of said that the Germa

trian a rock of bronze where Czech be built, which

popu tion in the area occupied by the in the world befitting

The Czech Press bitterly scha the Kaiser's anti-Polish polics

is that the Goverment in their search driven into the gutter or pressed against in command of the Second Division of the smanceuvres are boycotting the

the wall. Camot the police rectify the Home Fleet, is spoken of at Home as the successor to Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton, K.C.D., KCV.O., on the Ching station?!

for fresh sources of supply to make good the loss of the opium revenue azich the Calling-off in receipts from other sources, were quite right when they selected the

liquor trade for topping in the intermi

of a depleted freasury. Most people were prepared, notwithstanding the

tree-tnds traditions of the port, to accept

a reasonable seals of duties on the spirituous liquor consumed within is boundaries if zo other resource offered. The Government have quite rade up

their mind, after considering all possible"

nuisance at ones?

NEWS OF THE DAY. Thunderstam scen to have been the vicinity lately. doing good deal of damage in Tokyo and

Sportamen at Shanghai are congratulat ing themselves upoty the large numbent of snips to be seen this autuan.

Nam Sang from Singapore on Sunday, and Sixteen deportem arrived by the ad. 118 from Estaris to day by the 36. Tehikini.

១.

and impossible projects, that this was In reply to the representations of the foreign Consais Bultan Mula Halid has their only resource, and in compliance given an assurance that texture henceforth with the inanimously expressed with | shall be abolished.

of the Unofficial Members of the Legis-

at

of

lative Council, as set forth in a series resolutions duly printed in the Colonial newspapers, drew up an eveiss bill and presented it in dne form, last Fly This Bill; as we informed our readers on the day of its presentation, provides that there shall be paid upon intoxicnt ing liquora bereafter imported into dis

The tram convey Klear from the

A correspondant informs us that is a letter from Home he has been told that was held up for a short M. D. Macdonald's son has passed from detonator which had Dulwich College Preparatory School into the metals, it the Royal Naval College, Caboza: We congratulate both parent and son.

Mr John Burkicsisw, of St. Bruno Sunningdale, Berks, formerly of Singapore, who died on July 15, aged 58,. left English

chievous individuals.

JAPANTS FOREIGN TRADE

Independent Nig

PEARY ANNEXE: THE

LG POLES

to the

property of the gross value of £35,913 FOISTING OF THE STARS AND

net £35,867 1 14 Ha lefs foreign property of the gross value of £92,755, nat

32, 392 10s. (exclusivo.of immorables), gone b "A

STRIFES OFFICIALLY,

· NOTISTED.

RAILWAY DISBURST-

(Benter's Service to the Chinn Mart) From an itinerary published in the BC Laspar, September Duty Niu, we learn that Lord Kitchener

It is reported from Washington that Scrives in Hongkong en or about September Commander Peary cabled to the Navy The money which Japan paya to We extend felicitations to our Parsee 25 and stays till October 3rd. During this and the State Departments officially China in regard to the Kirin Chang Lisnds upon entering another New Fear.time he will visit Canton and Macao. He notifying them that he had hoisted the chun railway, will be paid over to the We hope the year 1979 will be fruitful spends thron days at Shanghai is the Stars and Stripes on the North Fale Chinese Minister in Tokyo on the 14th

blessings for them.

of

Auother week has passed with the Colany free from any communicable disease. The plague returns are now to be discontinued until further cases of plague occur.

Telegraphic Address, Man, Hongkong.tilled, made or prepared in the Colony party given at Government House on Fri-

Taro No. 2 the following duties

Code, A. B.. C., Alth edition.

CHINA MAILE LIMITED.

* BIRTH CHATER.-Un Angust 2nd, in Jendon," the wife of PA Chases, of a daughter.

➡ MARRIAGE, WALTERS-LIBivour.—At St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, on the 13th Sop- tember, KATHLEEN Exam IvMvGET to

a.3. Charles Hardouin.

ALFRED JOSEPH WALTZES, Chief Engineer,

MEMOS' FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneons. 9`s.m.---Military Can Priction.

An excellent photograph of the tiffin day in honour of H. IH Prince Tsai sent to us by A. Fong, the well- known photographer.

Chi all spirituous litors...$3.20 per galau On all sparkling wines, 3200 per gallon On all still wines 8133 per galon On all other intoxicating ligor, oxcepting native wines and spirits, 3032 per galon

On all nativa vizes and

spirits,

Starting from Aldershot. Colonel City bas established a cross-country record by avelling in an aeroplane 40 miles in sixty- three minutes. He flow over the troops { who cheered him as he passed.

Naral officers are learing Constan-

gast of Col. Bruce, then proceeds to

Nanking, Kaukiung, Bankow, Peking and and took possession of the entire region inat. Stanbaik wan. Lesting the latter place in the name of the President of the he visits the battlefields of Manchuria, United Sistes, Daley, Alukden, Port Arthur and Korea, arriving at Taurags on November 1st

Congratulations were freely given on

serenity with birthday. Sir Thomone started. August 16, to Sir Thomas Sutherland on his life as a junior clark in the P. and 0. service, came to the Far East and become chief representative in Hongkong of the company when quite a young man, and worked his way up to chairman of the company, as well as that of the London Board of the Suez Canal Company. Sir Thomas was one of the facades of the Bengkong and Whampoa Dock and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banki

.:

-9915 per gallon Now, as we said ove, the general public were prepared to pay a reason-tinople for England to examine the two able import duty an intoxicating liquors, Dreadnoughts under construction there for but the figures at out in the bill, in the rail with a view to their being purchaseds

by the Turkish Government. opinion of most people we have consult ed, cannot be placed in that category. They are much too hi. The schedule, 5.30 p.m.Meeting of Hongkong Cricket

Langue at Hongkong Grket Clubs His Excellency informed the Coum

is based on the Singapore Spirit Fam, Wow Adverthement's Column on the back but that is no reason why Hongkong | page. should adopt it bolus-bolus. Singapore should have been treated more as a gaide along the path we proposed to

Capt. G. B. Mackenzie, R.G.A., on the termination of his period of service on the

of the School of Gunnery, Shoobury nok, has been-appointed to No. 83 Com pany, R.GA, Hongkong. Linn RS This week cuition of the Overland Thompson, G. A has been sppointed to the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, China Mail is now randy for posting. TRA Legs LRE. Taior, KG.A.. tho French Mail to-morrow, morning. : A has been appointed to the. Hongkong. list of the contents wit be found in our Singapore Battalion, RG.A. Capt. C. N. Ewart, B.A., has her appointed · staff officer to the Colonial Forces in the Straita Settlements.

Masting.

General Memoranda,

WEDNESDAY, September 16:--

Transfer Books of Dungla Steamship Co., Ld, close from this date to 25th inst., inclusive.

SATURDAY, September 18 :-

5.30 p.m. Harbour Race for cups pre-tread then as a positive w to us

Mail, Id.

kang Cricket Club in the Grounds of duly taken into consideration. As it is

“inclusive.

Thumbay, September 23 :---

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The Secretary of the Ouka Eigher Commercial School, a famous long-dis ance swimmer, has Tat his life while bathing umar Nishinomiys. It is thought from the marks on his body that he was mangled by

-OBITUARY

The death is announced of Mr Carl

HARDSHIPS OF POLAR

EXPLORATION,

PEARY'S CR®W A GRUÏSOME SPECTACLE.

INTERNATIONAL

COURTESIES

(Wah Tar Yat Po'a Service.)

PERING Sept

Li Cha-chu, the Imperial Con Bioner sent to Jayan to stud Japanese constitution, hav directed by China to proceed to Keres make investigations there,, was conveye to the peninsula in a special provided by the Japanese Cruver

(Peuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, September 13. The Captain of a Newfoundland steamer met Commander Peary's ship. the Roosevelt, at Battle Harbour The Herived at Fusan on the 7th inst ship has been roughly handled by the elements and the crew look pitifully thin and weakly, presenting on the whole a gruesome spectacle, showing the arduousness of the expedition.

Note In the course of an interdbw Dr. Cook laid emphasis on the fact that he had recorded a temperature of 83 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.-C. M.]

LORD ROSEBERY'S FUTURE.

HAS HE JOINED THE TORIES ?

(Brutor's Service to the China Maй.) LONDON, September 12. Lord Rosebery resigned the Presi- dency of the Liberal League before he delivered his speech against the Budget at Glangute

LATER

RESIGNATION

FOLLOW:

ING ON FAILURE

(Wah Te Yat Ed's Service)

PEKING, Sept. 19.

In consequance of their being unable to arrive at a satisfactory eettlement o the railway question in Münchner Viceroy St Leang and Governor Chin Chic-abiang, of Kina, have tendered their resignations.

NEW GRAND COUN CILLOR

(Wah Taz Yat Po'e Service.}

PEKING, Sept. 13,

-It is said that Lân Nhão in will be

appointed a Grand Councillor,

anted by the proprietor of the China and the special circumstances pre-shark, his right log having been torn off. Mittell, who died at the Peak Hospital on Bunday evening. Mr Mittell came to the 9.16 p.z.Promenade Cocourt of Hong? vailing in Hongkong should have been

The Vienna Cafe Company are coin-Far East about twenty years ago for Mesura the Ulah.

mencing business as confectioners and W. Meyerink and Co.. Shanghai, and was Transfer Books of Hongkong Cotton the proposed duties, in the opinion of bakers in Queen's Rood Central, Hongkong, afterwards trauslented to the Hongkong

Spinning, Waving & Dysing Co., Exd.

The newspaper comments on Lord close from this date to 25th inst, the leading men in the trade, will do and respectisily solicit a share of the office as co-manager. Last year he was

In their weekly tea report under date August 12th, Monata Lloyd, Matheson and irreparable basm. They place low-chas public's patronage. The bakery has been appointed inspector for the Deutsch Axis Rosebery's attitude are of a very varied

fitted with all the latest sanitary retische Bank, but he never entered upon his character.

The Standard, the Daily Mail, and Curritt 887, regarding China tea-During 6.30 p.m.--Meeting of Hongkong Sawines and spirits on terms of equalityquirements and will be entirely under duties as he was taken seriously ill. On

Andrew's Society At City EML

his way home from Taingtao, he suffered a the Telegraph say it makes the rejection the past fortnight we are able to report. with high-priced liquore and vintages. European management."

rispse in Hongkong and was taken to the of the Budget by the House of Lords a good general business in New Sesion's bea Koemans have been dealt in freely at 91. What the Government should have dine,

Negotiations for the fusionofthe RinoPeak Hospital where he gradually sank. certainty.

11. Ichangs at Is. Id: Is d they say, was to have drawn up a table Chinese Bank and the SiberianCommercial Docensed leaves a vast circle of friends, The Liberals consider the situation Fanyongs st 54d. 6d. per lb., Southongs with a sliding scale so that the chap Bank are said to be practically complete who mourn his loss,

unchanged. The two great concerns have liiharto and wholesome wines so langely con

operated in rivalry, and the arrangement

SATURDAY, September 25 -

11.30a.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Cot. ton Spinning, Wearing Dyeing Co... La., si Messta Jardine, alatheson Co.'s "Office. Noon-Meeting of Dongle Steamship

Co., Ld., at Co.'s Officer THURIDAY, September 30:-

3.30 P-Auction of Valcabile.

hold Land, at Herbert Dent & Cola Office, Shameen, Canton 97.

The China Mail.

Honokaso, Monday, Ser. 13, 4908;

EXCISE DUTIES.

The Daily News says Lord Rosebery We regret to announce the death of has definitely joined the Conservatives, sumed in the Colony aball not be will meas not only economies in working Mr C. Koch, manager of Messrs Lamke

THE RAISING" OF THE YING KINK

Civil Hospital on Sunday. Docessed had recently undergone an operation, kaving been, ailing for gone time, and this perved fatal. The late Mr Koch came to Hong kung acute twelve years ago and his demise, ll occasion regres among large circle The Chan Tai Keo firm and the Yin of friends and sequaintances. Hink Loong firm in the Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Gomperts to recover $665.76, being datang for broach of contrack for a hardwood spar used in raining a sunken wrenk

wines can stand the higher duty, ger China laps, and so can the more expensive spirits but the great bals of the unde cannot, and we hope the Govern ment will see its way to making á con cession on that point. The high daty placed on whisky, too, sa tirely assured on Saturday will opes the way to an extensive system of TAXATIOs is never palatable to the or-muggling from Macao and Canton, for dinary citizen: new taxes, be lie never it will pay any coolie to run the risk so much a patriot, generaly make him with even single bottles, so here again squirm and writhe. Yet all keely admit we hope the Government will rerade that we must submit to some system of somewhat from the advanced position goverriment if we are to enjoy fairly bas taken up peaceful law-protected and comfortable

These were the more important cri- lives, while none will gainsay the very time brought to our notice in the fubvious frek that governmental systemares of a series of ungurus institu cannot be run for nothing. On the whole on Saturday, but doubtless others

Mr George Baker, Superintendent of the Commupolitan and International Doors, dhanghai, whose death is announced, had beert in the service of that firm and its pre- 8303.74 against defendants for a piece of cod, for several years. He was a D Shan Tin Nam sien ondo a claim for cor, Mesare, S. C. Forbaro, Boyd &

hardwood

who was woll-liked and respected by all and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs, He married Miss Black, daughter of the Mr E. Davidson, of Most Hastingsho knew him, says the N. 0. Daily New and Mr La Almada d'Castro, of Inte Miz Daniel Black, who was for many Golding Barlow and Morell, defended. years dockmaster at the Old Dock. Mr

Mr Davidson said that the plaintif bad

Baker who leaves a widow, and two young the contract of raising the Ying Kinoghiara, went by the General Hospital which foundered nt Castle Poak some time

hort time ago auffering from dysentery.but age. For the purpose of taiting the wreck

friends did not realize that his condition Fortsin haben were required, Mr David

son, then expaued the

1156 vonaland said, the whole

VICTORIA GINEN:AT JURAPII the Collny of Hongkong has in the pube ventilatod ere the bill comes up for to the timber whielt had

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HOW TO PREVENT BLOOD POISON.

Fat 11:32, and a fow choice peronle at 15. 5d. & 13. 10d. per lb. Good common black leats are moving slowly from id

44d per lb, showing no change in prices. A this week's auctions. 158 packages were offered for sale. VÄRELESSNES9 and neglect are the chief causes of block polsoning, Imediate attention. A good liniment and AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY, cat qe bruise, however, alight, should have CHAMBERLAIN'S COLIO, OROLTRA one that not only gives prompt reliať from

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