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at all oveats the law does not give the full relief desired. Thus the Providence Journal (Ind.) joers at tariff revised

THE CHINA MAIL.

age of the lammers ise sheep As long a Democrats conceda protection to sheep growers that can not oppose the protec

IS COMPLETE by its friends the New York Times tive principle elsewhere. We must have

(Tod. Tem.) declares that the net result from wool it we are to have cheaper cloth- shows dutos “higher than those of the ing. The propla demand reduction on

are displaying in their Show- WITHOUT A VICTOR Dingley Act" the St. Louis Republic other acconcias of life-on sugar, on

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MRW. BUTLER WRIGHT BROUGHT UP, TO-DAY.

Remanded Tin Monday,

(From Dull Special Representation).

CANTON, Supt. 25, 5.30 p.m. This morning boforo Mr Vice-Consul Giles, in the British Consular Court for Canton, W. Butler Wright, Chief Accountant of the Chinese.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1909.

Corrntonr.)

DISASTROUS STORM AND TIDAL WAVE.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE IN MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

Heavy Loss of Life.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) LONDON, September 22. A disastrous hurricang hna swept the Mississippi valley"

The damage to New Orleans alone is estimated at a million dollars. Five Farsons lost their lives.

DECLINED AFPOINT

·MENTS.

YUAN SHIH-TAT AND THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

(Wab Ta Yat Pot Services).

PERING September 21.

E. E. Yuan Shih-kal has been offered the position of President of the Board of Foreign Affairs, but bas declined as the ground of ill-health

Their Excellencies Shun Chun Hisin and Chan Fu, formerly Viceroys of Canton, were respectively offered this Viceroyships of Manchuria and Fukien Both have declined on the ground of ul-heals

CHINESE NAVAL COM- MISSIONERS.

(Dem.) denounces the Republican co-cotton goods, on hardwara, anchinery, forene for betraying a sacred trust” agriculturii implements, sto. The plat PER MONTH the Brooklyn Citizen (Dem.) speaks of form also declares for fro huuiber, fro revision upward."; the Florida Tin paper, cto-these are a part of the poopla's Union (Dem.) finds in the bill nothing fight against injustice. After eliminat for the people"; the Indianapolis Stering the worst features of the tariff (Ind. Rep.) monaces the party in power systematic plan should be adopted look

The storm is general along the Cull with an awful reckoning," while the ing toward a gradual reduction-a Louisville Courier-Journal (Dem. 1obvvenuo baaia being the end in vs. siction of the Canton-Kowloor Railway Coast. The waterfront streets of Mobile was charged with transferring without are flooded and shipping is endangered. serves metaphorically that the President, Democratic tarif law should first authourity from official to private! The storm continues unabated and is "may have saved the halter, but a saved eliminate the grosser features of the account in the International Bank, the spreading to the Ohio valley and the

Great Lakes 200 Machines halter and a stolen borss can afford only present law, then fixa msimum ad sume of $5,000 and $13,000,"

LONDON, September 23, comfort to those who hold up the valorem mate and then provide for a The proceedings were entirely formal. Monday's hurricane was accompanied halter On the other hand, the Chi- reduction of a certain per cent, ench

Mr Frank Grove, Chief Engineer of by a tidal wave of the coast of cago Eventing Port (Ind.) is glad that year until revenue basis in reached." the Railway, appeared for the prosecution. Lenisiana Serious damage was done all along the coast, and also to the 10,000 Records the Pros hus vindicated a prin. On the whole we gather that the An application was made

ciple"; the Buffalo Express (Ind. Rog opinion cl the "non-partisan papers iemand till Monday, and this wotton crops and the sugar canes in the Sa will remain in the Chakiang Province

granted. interior. discovers in the bill "an important gain that although the present tariff really Bail was fixed in $10,000 each by two. The damage done of Batou Rouge for the advocates of lower tariff"; the Sen pleases very few people, the recent sureties and if these are not forthcoming and vicinity is estimated at over twe |S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. Francisco Call (Rep.) holds that revision has not turned out to be quite the defendant will be detained in Hong nillion dollars.

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TAFT has shown the way toward more such a farce as was at first expected, kong. extensive revision, and the Bultimers and that the Republicans have very Americon (Rep) points out to its readers cleverly stolen a good deal of the De- the fatility of academic discussion, sy-mocrats' thunder,

ing that the actual working of the tariff will very soon begin to reveal the advantages that may result to the coun

On the whole the Republican

press jy well content to rest the case for the pity on the FirstDENT's concise statement of his reasons for signing the ...bill!

Single copies, Daily, ten centa; Weekly, thirty cants; for cash. Telegraphic Addrocs, Mam," Hongkong, Code, A..B. O., Gifth edition.

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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. Miscellaneous 4pm-Aquatic Sporta at V.R.C

General Memoranda. Baziday, September 25 :---

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

ILM 8. Flora has pat back to Colombo, after commisioning, owing to miles from Colombo when the tubes barat mishap to her boiler tubes. She was 200

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Information has bem received from, the Colonial Secretary at Colombo to the effect that the orrior cuder, the quarantine regulations declaring Hongkong to be a infected port has been resolted.

The PRESIDENT declares, in fact, that he signed the PAYNE Tarif Bill be cause he believed it to be a sincere

Penang was visited by such an extra. effort on the part of the Republican ordinary all of rain on September 15 that party to make a downward revision and the trams stopped running and the electric to comply with the promises made dur-light plans was put out of gear. Enormous ing the electoral campaign. He hango was done to the roads. goes on to acknowledge

According to the nuntal report of the The bill is not a perfect tariff bill Astronomer Royal, the identifications of 11.50 am.-Mesting of Hongkong Cotora ceplete compliance with the pro-carried back to B.C. 240. There are 50 Halloy's comet in the past have been tan Spioning, Wearing & Dyeing Co... Ld.,st Mesare Jardine, Matheson Co.'s mises made, strictly interpreted, but a Officed.

Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship fulfilment free from criticism in respect

Co., L., a Co.'s Olicos.

TUESDAY, September 28:

Thero

2.33 pm Acction of Household Fumito a subject matter, involving many tare,st Mr B. Smith's residence, Cos schedules and thousands of articles mopolitan Docks.

could not be expected. have been a great number of real decreases in rates, and they constitute a suficient mount to justify the statement

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Ofice, Shamoon, Danton. 6.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Foot ball Club at Mestra Jardine, Matheson & Co.' Offices..!

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trustworthy records previous to this date.

A serious outbreak of enteric occurred among the officers engaged in manteayres in Ireland in the early part of September. It is attributed to milk. Nine officers of the Munster Fusiliers and one of a Welsh

Regiment, besides ergusite and officers servants, have scatracted the disease, while the rank-and-file, who are using condensed milk, are ininune.

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CHOLERA SPREADING

IN KOREA

PRECAUTIONS AT THE

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CHINESE PORK IN ENGLAND.

سند.

PASSES M2 DIGAL 1XAMINA-. TION.

Independent News Agency's Service to (Reuters Service to the China Mail)

the Ohitua Mini.).

LONDON, September 22.

Tonto, September 23.

A report by the Medical Ofear of the Cholera is spreading very fast Port of London states that in bis throughout the Korean peninsula. The inspection of the Chinese pork re Emperor has consequently caused for a cently imported he found no ince af time to receive any person in audience, from fear of infection.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The King of Saxony has made two trips in a Zeppelin airship.

Mr Lynch, Inader of the Irish Brigade in the South African war, bas bous clooted unopposed to the House of Commons for West Claro Division.

The explorer Rasmussen, who thoroughly understands the Eskimo language, has had description from Cape Fork Eskimos confirming Dr, Cook's account of his visit to the Folt.

Among the passengers in transit by, the Kitund Maru, are ViewAdmin3 Barón S. Urin and Baroncos Uri, who are entroute to Yokohama, after a trip to America and Europe, The Vice-Admiril distinguished How amal is the risk involved in half in the late Russo-Japanese. War, railway travelling in England is shows by during which he was in command of the the fact that in the thirty years onling 4th squadron that sank the Russian cruiser witli 1007 only one passenger was killed in Varyng and Koreetz off Chemulpho, on the every 41,000,000 journeys, and one injured 8th February, 1904 Baronese Uriu is tion of injured sank to one in 4,500,000 in every 1,800,000 Last year the proport graduate of Vassar University....

that this bill is a substantial downward revision, and a reduction of excess rates. This is not a free-trade bill. It was not intended to be The Repub Ecan party did not praise to make sopar. October 2:-

free-trace bill. It promised to make Non-Meeting of Hongkong Jockey the rates protective, but to ro luce the journeys. Four persons were killed and Club Anuous, Ohuit Bond, when they exceeded the difference sixteen injured on electric railways through between the cost of production abroad coming in contact with "live" rails or

wires." and here, making allowance for the greater normal profit on active. invest

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Borckore, TrURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1909.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF.

Adoondise to news which has reached Manila, President T, who is now making a tour in the Western States, speaking at Winona, Minnesota, the other day declared that the PAINE Tarif bill was the best one yet esseted

trichinosis.

COTTON-GROWING IN GERMAN COLONIES:

HURR DERNHERG VISITING

DIXED-LAND..

(Reuter's Service to the Chma, Mail.)

LONDON, September 23. Herr Dernberg, Minister for the Colonies in the German Cabinet, has started on a tour through the cotton- districts of the United States in connec

on with scheme for promoting cotton-growing in the German Colonies

HONOURS FOR THE GER-

MAN CHANCELLOR.

(Reuter's Servies to the Chinn Mail.}

LONDON, September 23. The Emperor Francis Joseph bas Corsonally decorated Herr Bethnian Hellweg, the German Chancellor, with the Cross of St. Stophen.

CHINA'S FUTURE.

›WHAT AMERICA IS DETER-

(Wah Tes Yat Fo's Service.)

PERING, September 21, Prince Hsun bas telegraphed that her is returning to Poking and that Admiral

to superintend the building of a marat station at Chiang Shan barbour.

ANOTHER DELIMITATION":

DISPUTE.

(Vali Faz Fat Po's Service.)

Frano, September £1 Chao Erk Lin, a member of the Board of Foreign Affairs, has been deputed na a Commissioner to settle the Yin Kat (Blanchana) delimitation dispute, wilr Japan.

GOLD MINE REDEEMED

FROM GERMANY.

(Wah The Fut Po's Service.)

PERLING September 21. The

Governor of Shantung has redeemed the gold mine concession at Man Shan frum Germany at a cost of | $2,700,000,$

CHINESE MINING"

REGULATIONS.“

THOROUGH REVISION

ORDERED;

(Wal. Ti Fol Pola Service. )

PEKING, Sept. 25. The Prince Regent hus directed the Board of Communications to revise tha mining regulations and baa crdered all

Chinese Ministers abroad to send to Peking the mining regulations of the variona Governments to which they ar accredited.

CHANGES IN MAN- CHURIA

(Wah Tax Yal Po's Service.)

EKISO, Sept. 2.

It is said that Viceroy Shu Lung, of Manchuris, will be asked to retire from MINED TO DO. The Nital Spiciater has the following

office and that he will be succeeded by paragraph it has been said that a good (Reuters Service to the China Mail.) H. E. Tis Liang, now President of the Jew is one of God's chosen. If this be

LONDON, September 23.

Board of War. truc, then B.E. Sir Matthew Nathan will

Telegraphing from New York, Router's i meet with recognition hereafter for having borrespondent says that MrChas. Crane, THE MACAO DELIMITA The captain of the Portugese cruiser midaight left Marizburg in order that the newly appointed U.S. Blinistar to he might God out from the late strikers, China, at a farewell banquet, said he

TION. ments here. I believe that while this Reina Dena Amalia is well known without fuss or publicity, what their excess has not been reduced in a sum of the gasboat Liberal. On her way out in Natala taidly word in ways spokes, to solve and that she was perfectly cap

eastern waters for he was in command grievances wero. In. every cot and house bakeved that China had great problems | bor of cases, in a great majority, the the Roinn Dona Amalin broke her propeller whenever the name of the good, goutle able of solving them alone if she was rates aru such as are necessary to pround was detaized seven months at Portmanty Governor is mentioned. To bo kapt freo from menace. She will re- tect American industries, but are low said waiting for a new one from Lisbon, loved by the little ones is indeed a tribute quire much foreign material for her enough, in case of abnormal increase of for Lustructions from home, and by the

At Adon she was detained a month waiting to the King's Deputy

demand, and raising of prices, to parent time she got to her final destination, the possibility of the importation of the cash will be nearly a year on the foreign article and thus to prevent Cxcessive prices."

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PRINCE REGENTS LATEST- DIRECTIONS.

(Woh Taz Tai Po's derrics.)

FERING, September 23. The Prince Regent, afer perusal o.. the interim report presented by the Tag fellowing naval officers have arrived

Board of Foreign Affairs concerning on the station to join ships in the China

the proceedings of the Macao Delimitation Squadron:—Lieut. B. B. Wilding, Coma

CHRONIO DIARRHOKA. mander of B.M.S. Woodcock: Lient. C. H. MANY sufferers from chronic disrrhoes Commission, minuted that E. Com- Saigon, is a bad port for stowaways. Woodward, Commander of E.BLS. Night have obtained prompt relief by the missioner Kao Ehrean be directed to aso of Chamberlain' Colio, Cholera-and continue the conference with the What the Democratic position on the The Opnun tells how a young Englishpon, ingale, Lieut. G.FA. Mulock, Commander Diarrhood Remedy. Some of the worst

13 years old, found himself stranded at of E.M.S. Woodlark; Livut. C. H. Flords, canes of this disease have been permanently Portuguese, Commissioner, with &, viow by Congress He praised the spirit in tariff question, is to be in the future is Bergkong the other day, and, having to Commander of H.M.S. Clio; Lient. D. Roured by after other treatment and to loterraining the boundary according which the Republicans of all shades of thus, stated by Mr Han's paper. The money to my his passage to Liverpool, Ritchie, Commander of E.DLS. Oldmus all abeanists and storakospora,

skilled physicians had failed. For sale by

to treaty. belief on the tariff viel in sacrificing Commoner:-"While a few Demonto Maritimes amor which arrived at Sulgou ..., join the Britomat and Taku, zou he stowed himself on board & Mcasageries Lieuta. My Clarke, and R. E. Burton, in boxes of 25...$11 per 100.

their personal or sectional desires for members of the House of Representa on September 3. There he was handed pectively, while Sub-Lieute. J. N. Taib GRAND ROYAL-EL TAMARINDO the purpose of maintaing the soli, tives and several. Democratic Senators over to the police who brought him be:cro and J. W. 0 Dalgleish join the flagship of the magistrate on September & The latter the Ching station, HM.8. King Alfred. in boxes of 50 $8 per 100, |darity of the Republican Partyc repudiated the platform, they did not sentenced him to three months' imprison. Eng. Lt. T. Butland, G. J. Sisley, and We suppose Prezident Tarr like represent the rank and file of the party mont. The stowaway pleaded in excuse E. I Allon, join the Alerty Virago, and many another democratic ruler before and their apostasy do not change the that he wanted to go to Liverpool to sog his Tamar, respectively.

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The Dill Gourant gives particulars of s be gave utterance to those words, for reform along the lines laid down by gruesome murder case in which a whole family was killed on September, on the Burely the tariff bill to which he the platform. The people now know Durian Mutu estate of the United Lankat recently attached bis signature must the difference between teriff revision and Plantations Co. A native grow jealous of fuvé fallow very far short of bis desires. tariff reduction, and they want tari hiife, and no sunrise that day, he fell Judging from the American papers now zollection, Articles coming into compch her, knife in hand. He slabog her to and the tariff controversy is still petition with trust-make articles should children and his mother-in law. Then, ho in a vital part and did the Raw to his two

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A little girl was sentenced to ano monthe imprisonment, at the Magistency today for sterling sortis clothing.

Thirtsen gamblota were sugood at tho fagianracy to day, and, thrds were fined 825 each and the romninder were finod

Mr Justice Gompertz gato judgment at bill has become law. For the measure among other things, freeiron cre. There their mother died first, and the husband the Supreme Court, this morning for li died the next day. The only survivor Show who claimed 2406,40 one month's Fan the aged mother-in-law of whom there rant and rost in liou of hatico, againab Li were horlos that she would bo kopt alive. Botha Wa On Chat firm.

as it glands there is as chundance of should be a material mduction in the aweeping condemnation and a scarcity tariff on the necessarica of life, especially of ungrudged approval commonly seen such articles as are sold abroad carded to most tariff projects. While more cheaply than at home. No material Democratic and Independent papers reduction can He hoped for in the tans grant that the new law is an unprove on woollen goods so long as the wool ment upon die Senate's draft, they are growers and the manufacturers stand divided as to whether or not it la an together. The tariff on wool is the koy- actual edvance upon its predecessor, and stone of the tarifarch: It is used to fool aro practically united in the belief that the farmers, altho a but a small percent | Fur. sela by all chaçalsts apd s

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