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POWELL'S MOUTRIE

ans displaying in their Show rooms, a choice selection

of this seasons

CRETONNES

which, for daintyness aud pleasing effect, are.

UNSURPASSED.

FIRST FLOOR,

ALEXANDRA.

BUILDINGS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Lions. The expanditure, which ives from possibly of the cost of the general THE GOVERNMENT AND

101 millione in 1801-5 to 2054 in 1901-2% | betterment schemes so popular to-day

fell to 140 millions in 1906-7, and rose in the two succeeding years to 152 mil

PIANOS on has never excreded, the Badgek

and supplementary estimates. In 1508.9 it approached to within just over half a HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY million of the estimate, but in 1908-7 it

OF TONE

PERFECTION OF TOUCH,

AND

SOLIDITY OF CONSTRUCTIÓN.

Over 1200

now in use.

was nearly three millions less. Taking revenue and expenditure, the greatest deficiency was 53 million in 1900-1, and the biggest surplus, five and a-quarter millions in 1900-7.

The increase in Post Office receipts, in estate duties, and in property und Income-tax are the most notable factures of the increase in revenue, and it is a sotable fact, in view of the present Budget, that the land tax is the only head of revenue which has shown a shrinkage. Here are some of the figures

N LANDOWNERS.

LIKELY.

paid by the community. Honce the steady rise in mtes and Imperial SUBSTANTIAL CONCESSIONS taxation to pay for the town improv munts we consider necessary and to pay the cost of carrying out the many bygienic and industrial laws with which

nowadays, surround acurly overy class of labourer industrial activity,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The F... Prince Sigismund Avstralia is two days overdue. :

from

H. M. S. Flors is, to visit Labaan Joselton and Suntakan at the beginning of October...

Hongkong trademarks are now scoord-

od protection in Iceland under a Danish Royal Decree dialed June 3rd, 1909.

There woro na mses of pingue notified last week, the only communicable disenas Receipts..

reported being a fatal case af antorc fever, Custom £20,310,675...£99,200,000 the subject being a Chinese: Estate, etc., du-

18044-5.

1908-9,

ties 10,872,030........18,370,000 Iand tax........||') : 1,015,000....... Property and In

come-tr.....

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. Inland Revenue

•

"Hongkong. April 15, 1907.

BUSINESS "NOTICE,

RATE OF SUESCRIPTION (Payable in advanes),

A. S. WATSON On (daily) $3.00 per month

& Co.,

Ltd

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

Including postage, $3.50 per month OVERLAND CHINA Man (weekly) $15.00 per year; including postage, $17.0% per year.

TH5

Free folvery to all address accessible by messenger, including all Feak, Kawloca and Quarry Bay residences.

Single coplon, Daily, ton cants; Waäkis, thirty cents; for cah.. Telographic Addrone, Mas Hongkong, Code, A. B. O., fifth edition.

TELEPHONE NO. 2, JOHENA MAIL, LIMITED.,

TOBACCONISTS & CIGARİK

MERCHANTS.

Smokers'

Requisites.

We have just received a large

and entirely new assortment of mokers requisites, from the

B celebrated BB Factory; includ ing briar, meerschaum and calabash pipes, with and without cases. Qualities ranging from. the cheaper kinds to the most

Inxurious." Also meershaun and amber, and all amber Cigar and Cigarette Holders, etc., etc.

We specially recommend the now Clebo pipe which em bodies the latest contrivances calculated to afford a "cool and dry smoke.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

JAuction.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farni turo, &o. at Mm Murray Bain's reald enco Bienam Bms, 31, Conduit Rd.

General Memoranda,

THURSDAY, September 23 :-

730,000 15,800,000........ 19,930,000

65,357,867. 00.350,000 Post Office and.

Telegraphs... 19,310,000... 29,300,000 The cost of the Army, Navy, and Civil Services, has grown by leaps and

bounds:---

Army Navy

1391-5,

1908-0. £17,000,000... £26,810,000

Mess;• Jardine, Matlicson and Co. are ing into their new offices in Des Voeux Road to-day. Truly the princely house" wita hoyiso in princely state. :

A revised senle of fees for patients in the Govamment Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Lunatic Abylum and the Kennedy Town Bospital is published in

the 'Gazelle.

Mr Geo... P. Lammert wishes us to notion that at the auction of household furniture to be held at Birous Brao." Confuit Rone, to-morrow he will sell up to

Possible. Understanding with šho 'Lords.**

(Rator's Service to the China Mail.)

· Lowbox, Roptember 19. The News of the World state that Mr Lloyd George will to-morrow an- nounce in the House of Commons sube- tantial concession to land-owners under the income tax provisions of "the" Finsnco Bill,..

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1909.

Cormar.] AERONAUTICS.

ORVILLE WRIGHT ACHIEVES

WORLD RECORD.

(Beuter Service to the China Mzik)

LONDON, September 18.

A Reuter wire from Berlin states that Mr Orville Wright, the American nerimaut, has crested a world's record fight with a passanger extending to 96 minutes.

A BIG AMERICAN FAILURE.

This is believed to be the outcome of Mr Lloyd George's receiving a deputa-

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail')

tion headed by Lord Onslow, who'is act-

LONDON, September 18. ing es peacemaker between the parties. The Littlerock, Arkansas, Buch Com This deputation submitted a scheme pany, one of the largest grain businesses which it is believed will lead to an in America, has failed. The annual anderstanding between the Government tumover of the company was from four

to seven million dollars. and the Lords.

AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO.

THE RECENT DOUBLIN MURDER.

Five Arronta.

The police have been stadily at work in ulioir pudeavours to bring to justico tho murderom of the pro Indian polico officers in the New Territory. They have met with a measure of success and have arrestod five mon who are believed to have boon concerned in the afkir, if they are not the actual perpetrators of the foul deed. The men were capturedby Sergeant Moore ni Âu Tau and will in due time be placed on trial on the capital charge.

FATAL TERMINATION TO "AN ASSAULT.

On Thursday last fivo Chinese were charged with nemaulting a compatriót in Queen's Road Wed and wore remanded) on bail. In consequence of the victim boming were the men were re-arrested on Saturday, when Mr J. R. Wood attend- number 316. The rest of the lote willed at the Government Civil Hospital and took the man's dying depositions. Since than the victim has died.

The American Consul-General nt 17,545,000... 32,183,000 Hongkong circulated to-day the following Ciril Service 18,915,000 32,388,000 telegram received front the Manils Obser- And although the postal receipts show ratory at 6.1 p.m. pu September 18;-- Cyclone, or Typhoon S. af. Meiscosinua, au percase of nine millions, the ex-moving W. W penditure on the Post Office has grown. from 10 to 18 millions. The National Debt, which stood at £055,908,928 in ISUS, now stands at £702,687,000 which is however, £68,000,000 lower than the 6gure at which it stood in 1903.

But, on the other hand, the liabilities on account of suas borrowed under various Acts of Parliament has risen from just over £3,000,000 to over £51,000,000, the effect being to make a rise in the total liabilities of the State from £650,001,559 to £754,121,309,

5.15 p.m.-Meeting of Royal Hongkong increase of 205,119,737.

Yacht Club at the Offices of Mesars Leigh & Urange.

5.30 p.d.-Meeting of Hongkong St.

Andrew's Society at City Hall SATURDAY, September 26-

11.30a.m.-Mooting of Hongkong Cot. ton Spinning Wearing & Dying Co., Ld., Messrs. Jardine, Matheon Co.'s Noon-Mooting of Douglas Bleamahip

Co., L1⁄4, ab Co's Offices,

UT

Tavazbar, September 30:

Among the liabilities on loans the chief items

val Works: Acts, 1890 to 1905,20,570,019, Military Works Acta, 1897 to 1003, £11,805,171, and Uganda Railway Acts, 1880 to 1902, £4,937,984. The Income-tar has risen

be sold the next day.

·PRETENDER SHOT..

(Reuter's Servics to the China Afpil.).

LONDON, September 18

A telegram has been received in Paris from Fez stating that the Sultan, erag ed at the Consular protests regarding cruelty, had the Pretender shot in the presence of the Imperial Harem.

THE PREMIER ON THE BUDGET

[Corraicu KITCHENER AT SINGAPORE

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Surapons, September 20. Field Marsha Lord Kitchener left the Massageries Maritime Ca's steam ship Sydney when near Ferg and. transferred to the Colonial yacht Sear Bello. He then took a special train, which conveyed him down the Peninsuls and arrived here at 1 o'clock, tha beating the mail. The gallant Field Marabial looks well, and

Lord Kitchener will lunch and dine with the Governor and proceed to- marow to Saigon.

THE OVERDUE CLIO.

H.M.S. ASTRAEA CÚNE IN SEARCH/

(From The Own Correspondent).

STARCHIAL, Soptember 20. H.M.S. Astraes left yesterday after noon in search of the H.M. sloop Clio.

TEN MILLION TAFLS FOR CHINA'S NAVY

AN OFFER FROM THE PROVINCES

(Wah T'es Fat Fo's

Service.)

Parra, September 19...

The Viceroye and Governors of all the provinces has sent a telegram to Peking promising a contribution of 10 million taala towards the Naval"

SUFFRAGETTES LATEST MAD Reorganization Fond.

PLAN.

Axes and Hammers. (Reuters Serve to the China Mail.)

LONDON, September 15.

Mr Asquith had a remarkable recop- tion at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, the

TO ENQUIRE INTO NAVAL MATTERS.

{Wali Te Yat-Po's Services)

PEKING, September 19.

It is said that. Yin Chang, Chinese mister in Ferlin, will be appointed ✯

This morning the Bre prisenors were audience numbering over 7,000. He special commissioner to enquire into the brought before Mr Wood, at the Magis afterwards addressed an overlow meet-unvies of foreign countries.

charge of murdar. Mr Leo

Sing defended. The men wore romanded d'Almada proscented and Mr Oto Kenging of four thousand. for a wank

metal notification that His Excellenes the da

The Gazette of Saturday ocutained an Governor had given his assent in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King Lo of duties upon intoxicating liquor. the Ordinance providing for the collection

It was merely'n coincidence of course that the Chaplain of St John's Cathedral, preaching at Morning Frager yesterday should take for his lending illustration, the subject of ixtion." The smile which went through the Cathedral when he rand but his taxt was almost sudible.

which was only started last year, has The St. Andrew's Society of Bugapore, decided to give a ball on November 30. The Society has 130 members, a balance in

H.M.9. CLIO FOUR DAYS OVERDUE.

Fetired Loss in a Typhoon. નાં

The hon. gentleman described the meeting as demonstration of the determination to secure an equitable: distribution of the burden of taxation. He defended the land taxes and caked what was Lord Rosebery's alternative,?. Was it Tarif Reform?

A band of sailingettes, led by n

For the last few days a fooling of anxiety has made itself felt throughout the China naval station in consequence woman armed with an axe and hammer,

PRINCE REGENT

· PLEASED.

(Wah Tax Yat Po'a Service.)

"Perso, September 19. The Prince Regent is very pleased! with the exhaustive report presented by ti Cha-chia, who was sent to Japan tor: make investigations into the system of

that country.

of the uncertainty of the fate which is made a violent effort to break through constitutional government pursued befallen one of the ships of the squadron--the cordon of police. Two women curry that this sloop luft Shanghai for Hongkong adjacent factory and showered bricks B. M. S. Clio. It was on Monday lasting axes clunted on the roof of an and up to the prezent nothing has been and stones at the hall. They were treurd of her since her departure from the finally brought down by the police by

northern port. The greatest anxiety

from 7d. to 1s, and the amount of in-subscriptions outstanding of $224. Among felt lest she has foundered in the typhicon means of the fire escape after a desperate

2.30 p..-- Auction of Vainable Lease-comson which tax was levied has steadiy

hold Land a Horbert Dent & Co.'s -Office, Shameon, Canton.

increased, although the total income from the ownership and from the occu- pation of land has dropped.

SATURDAY, October 2:

Noon-Mooting of Hongkong Jockey Club on the ground floor of Hongkong [Club Annezë, Chator Road,

The China Mail

Horozone, Monday, Serm. 20, 1909,

THE RISE IN EXPENDITURES.

卝

1893-4.

1007-8.

bank of 2001-82, with entrance fees and

the names on the Ball Committee we notice that of Bir Thos. Rutherford, lata of Hongkong.

1

BAISING THE WIND.

Wali Te Yat Po's Service.)

PEI, September 19. Chan Kom-to, a Secretary of the

which was reported in the Formosa Channel struggle on the edge of the coping. on Wednesday, the typhoon which played [NotoAs a counter-binst to the Liberal Board of Finance, has suggested several Buch havoc on the crest in and around gathering Mr Balfour is to address a sources whereby to obtain tamey t Echow. Theroux, of course, the possibility meeting in the same ball on Sept. 22nd. rebuild the Chinese Navy, Among that the Clio, having encountered rough Thery is ample ovidence to allow that this these suggestions be advocates, the levy- The Governor-in-Council has approved wither, has put in for shelter semowhere demonstration' will be one of the

Jargest and appointed the godowns at Kowloon along the condt, or bas run to the Pescadores ever known in Birmingham. Mr Austen lag' of stamp duties. Income of which tax was paid. Paint and at West Point, the property of be the fet that eable and degraphic chair, and it is hoped that Mr Joseph authorized to seek advice from all or Formona, and that it is merely owing Chamberlain will, it is expected, take tho The Board of Finance is henceforth. the Hongkong and Kowloon Whacf and communication has broken down that noth- Chamberlain will send a message to the Godown Company, Limited, and the Going lins so far been heard of her. It is nadiones. Binglay Hall, Birmingham, is a wholesale merchants in the Empire downs at Kowloon Foint known at Holt'e sincerely to be hoped that this is so, for mastrous square barn of a place, quitë wow of 120 oficara andre of furniture, which is mainly used for Wharf the property of the Ocean Steam-the sloop carries. ship, Company, Limited, to bo King's nion Commander Charles T. Darrett was fat stock shows and other exhibitions. Mr in charge when she left Shanghai, the other Gladstone, Mr Bright, and MrChamberlain warehouses for the purpose of the Liquors fico being Lieut. Porter, Lieut. Fielding, haro addrcased historio meetings within it. Ordinance. II.

Surgeon F. 3. Gowans, and Bab-Lient To propare it for Mr Asquith's meeting on Henry James of 1,070 tone, the Cito it for a week-four days for putting in the September 17 the Liberals had to engage

From land and house owner. ship..........£106,000,000 £6,000,000

4,000,000

From occupa

tion of land... From Govern. ment securi ties (British Indian, Ca.. Hocial and foreign) ...... From husi-

0,009,000

$7,000,000... 43,000,000

THE student of economics will find

new profes plenty of food for thought in, the Fifty-

Nice, uke. 20. 270,000,000... 534,000,000 - Sularies 'ä sixth Statistical Abstract for the United Government. corporation, Kingdom just issued by the Beard of

and public Trade. Even the man in the street

company of...

should momentarily halt in his stride to Total amount

}

ficials

36,000,000..

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

To-morrow is the Sity-sixth anniversary of the birthday of King Cheulalorkorn of Sinm.

A screw sloop

was launched in 1909 and commission accommodation for the audience and three

days for diamaaling. The secessary tim-

INDISCREET NEWS-

PAPERS

(Wah Te Tai Pu's Service.)

PEKING, September 19. For publishing some secret telegrame

edat Sheerness on January 19th of the following year. She cost the Ad- bar will cost £1,000. At the and of the which have passed between the Board: mirely the sum of £2,530. She is 185 period for which the Liberals engaged of Foreign Affairs and the Viceroy feet long and has an indicated horse it the hall passos at once into the use of an Manchuria, two vernacular papers in power of 1,400 (forced draft), he average exhibition. Thero being no other building Peking have been closed by Imparial speed being about 13 knots per hour. The in the city capable of containing a mass

only other sloop of the same design as the demonstratico, a quest was made to the decree. H. E. the Governor entertained Rear Clic in those waters is the Cadmus, which Budget League by Sir Alexander Acland. The publication of seditions matter 54 000,000 Admiral Harber and the Officers of the was laid down at the same time. This Hood, the Chief Ucionist Whip, for the

U.S. Squadron nt dinner on Saturday even-particular design of vessel is considered, in

ase of the hall, on terms, for one of the concerning Manchuria is strictly for ing at Mountain Lodge. The Squadron it is a significant fees that of six originally Norman, the secretary of the Budget?

naval circles to the most unseaworthy, and evasioga within their tenancy. Sir Hoary bidden. built the other four have other boon League, consulted Mr Winston Churchill, UHAMBERLAINS COLIC, CHOLERA here collected for they are not only of paid 525,000,000 $52,040,000 left for blanila 'to-day.

of income on..

CIGARSlance over the nighty, array of igares which tax was

LOLITAS

de Luxe Highly recommended

in boses of 25...$11 per 100. GRAND ROYAL-ELTAMARINDO in boxes of 50...$8 per 100,

Local authorities' receipta from rates, Government contributions, and ghe, water, electric, and other undertakings, bave risen from £67,511,853 to 2133

great cousun for himself but for all bis acquaintances. But of course it is to the earnest student of the time that they will make must appeal. The statistica over a period of fifteen years 203,908, and their expenditure has been and deal with an infinite variety of sub-erly equal. Kearly a million fewer jects. Tint place is given to Imperial acres of land were devoted to corn erops finance, and the tables on this matter

matter kust year than in 1800, the number being

alone occupy over 100 pages. Oply

5,914,505 against 7,854,974, and the

After an absence of eighteen months on sick leave, Sir Havilland de Saumarez, Judge of H.B.M's Supreme Court for Chian and Korea, arrived at Shangbai on September 14. He was necompanied by

any un

Lady de Faumarez

His Excutioney the Governor proceeds to Canton to-night for the purpose of ra turning the official call made upon him recently by H. E. Yuan Shin, the Viceroy of the Two Kwang. His ceny will be accompanied by Mr Justice Gompertz

wrecked or lost at sen...

Le chairman, and replied to the Chief Unionist Whip stating that although the AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. request was possibly ungirecedented the IS comedy, na boen in use lot over. Liberals were glad to sccade to it an pay thirty years and has proved itself to ment of a fair share of the expenses. Bir be the most successful, réziedy pot dis- Alemnder Achool-Hood replied that the sorrod for bowel complaints. It never courtesy was mucha ppreciated. En: 0...] falle, Bold by all chemists and atbrekoepers

NOTICE.

Apparently the Clin, which net with one litt o damage, na the result of a collision some for days before she left Shanghai, was coming to Bongsong in order to convey His Excellerey the Gremor (Sir F. D. Lugard) to Canton in order that he might return his call on the now Viceroy. Why she was allowed to some south in sich disturbed weather as much have been prevailing in "the China Sea when she left it is difficult to say, Cortain is it that Shanghai-must have been aware of the unsettled conditions, inasmuch a daily reports are set up from Hongkong This borning wo received a telegram from our Shanghal correspondent stating that E. 11. 8. Astres had gone out în scards of the missing sloop, and on making The death of Mr. H. §. Hendry, out-door enquiries at the Naval Yard at d. p.m.-to- foreman engineer at Taikoo Dockyard, took day we were told that ne information had place on Sunday morning, at the (cvern-yet been received as to her whereabouts generally that the PRICES OF OUR GOODS WILL

though the aid of wireleas telegraphy haď million.

ment Civil Hospital; after a short illness.hoon requisitioned. What is the inner meaning oftesen native of Greenock, Scotland. He had Bir Hendry was 34 years of age, and nurvallous figures? At first sight Beon 34 years in the Dockyard, previous

A. 8. WATSON 400, three times, it appears, since 1884-5 have total area of cultivated land decreased the receipts into the Exchequer bon less from 32,029,855 to 32,211,386 in the than the Budget estimate, namely, in same period. Permanent pasture as 1902-3, 1203-4, and 1608-0, when this re-creased from 16 million acres to 17 venues were respectively less by half a million, two and three-quarter millions,

* LIMITED,..

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS AND KOWLOON DIEPENSARY.

ITEMS AT THE COURTS,

VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH, and one and a-alf millions that it was thoy de apt stem to hear cut the to which he was employed with the sentenced an Indian to fifteen para im

PREMIER HALL OF HONGKONG, anticipated they would be..

De Vaux Road CENTRÁL

NEW FILMS, EVERY CHANGE OF FRILLMME,

MISS IVY: ZEL,

MISS ETHEL LESLIE,

CELEBRATED AUSTRALIAN ÁLTIFTE,

MATINEES :.

Saturdays and Gundate, st á tu. REDUCED PRICES.

Hongkong, March 6, 1902,,

1908-0

We beg to notify our Customers and the Public

from this day, he INCREASED in proportion to

become Law.

The Chief Justion, Sir Francis Piggott, the SCALE OF DUTIES embodied in the Ordinance Indu-Chiun Steamship Co. Decoased prisonment with band labour, at the Crimin for levying IMPORT DUTY on LIQUORS which has least a widow with three young sbüldren ni: Sustena, this moming, for an ladecont to mourn his lose and the deepest assault on a Chiness boy. sympathy is felt for them in their bereave A cook was last sight arrested on one of mont. The funeral took place on Sunday the Canton boste on a charge of seating a evening at the Protestant cemetery, Happy box of clothing from his master. Io lind

colieagues of the docessed. Valloy, and was largely attended by the the box with him and admitted in guilt. At the Magistracy to day he was rounded. Au ludica was roaded, tho Magis

contention that the old The growth in national expenditure

country is docadent while at the same time the in in shown by the following figures

creasing cost of administration shows Revenue. Expenditure. 1804-5. £101,607,00...£100,031,803 that we have definitely formaken the

161,578,206... 152,209,306 simpler habits of mid-Victurian times From ovot 1003 millions in 1894-6 Ta that for thic Insting good of the race the revenue increased yearly to 1014 Fifty years ago the individual did more raillions in 1902-3. Then there was for higolf and expected less from the UN to Drie diktebook 15 appears that this latter borrowed money drop of ten millions followed by gmdaal community then he does to-day. The Mave obtained prompt, relief by the trots the indian and signed three prouits- increases up to 1503 million in 1907-8 tendency of the age if it is steadily with a dedine to five millions less last bent on increasing the comtats and soars In 1808-1000 the receipts topped monition of all classes is also as firmly the estimate by nino and s-quartet mil

resolved upon getting as much as all christ and storekeepery.

ایراده

CHRONIO DIARRHOEA

Buforora

Crazyto-day, on a charge of stealing a pros aslasery note for $150 Exom a Japanese.

uno of Chamberlain's Colic, Choler and pory so for various amounts, attaching Dicos Rumelis. Some of the worst his mature to the last on condition that adenu of this disease have boon permiuntly the others were returned. It is allegedl cured by it after that treatment and that the Indian thon put the three docu- skilled physicians bed file. For sale by mont in his pocket and would retum none!

of them,

New Price Lists will duly be sent out.

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