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POWELL'S MOUTRIE

CASH SALE

OF

HOUSEHOLD

FURNISHING

GOODS.

NOW

PROCEEDING.

PIANOS

known and almors household

Lazoughout the British Em

no longer be found either of landed proprietore or on the roll the House of Lords.

THE CHINA MAIL.

How few, indeed, of those whora names appeared on the Exitle Abbey roll-that HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY list of the Normans who came over with

OF TONE,

W the Conquer-have descen dents in the male line still living! Of {PERFECTION OF TOUCHome twenty earldows, too, conferred by WILLIAM after the Battle of Hastings not a single ons now remains, while only fire of all the English earldoms created before 1553, still exist as separate peerage dignities-the five in

AND

SOLIDITY OF

CONSTRUCTION.

Over 1200

1.

now in use.

solchers.

Gamiss and Earenent, in the case of lawyers: Gosca, CURZON and Main the case of administrapes and politic its; AVEDUET and KRIVI in the case of men of science, it will be seen that

fouled the

In the Shanghai river the other day..

à telegram from Berlin states that Dr Kleine claims that he has discovered, that the teetae fy does not convey sleeping

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 9, 1602.

ORIOKFT AT SINGAPURE.

responciant.).

November 9

In their match against the Australian Singapore only unds. 65 runs in their second innings, Cotter taking four

The U. §. Dakota, the latest American

The Australians in their second speed trial. Her estimates provided for the House of Lords represents the finereadnought, has made 22.25 knots on her wickets for 20 and Noble 5 far: 16. venture compiled 128 for the loss of flower of the three Kingdoms really 21 knots.

eight- wickets, Nobla ontributing 44, better than the more democratically

Armstrong 15 while Cotter was `dia- selected House of Commons.

missed for a "duck."

COLONIAL SECRETARÝ

·KNIGHTED.

The U. S. Supreme Court has affirmed the prison sentences imposed on Samust Gompers John Mitchell and Thomas Morrison for contempt of courts

A native barber wat knocked down by a car at Taxi Tax Moi about 9 o'clock on

immediately conveyed to hospital. --

question being SBURY, DERBY, Well Deserved Birthday Honour. Monday night and badly injured. He was HUNTINGTON, PEMBROKE, and Devor," NOT

is there a single male descendent of any one of the Magna Charta barons now sitting in the House of Lords Indeed, the same may also be said with regard to all poorage titles conferred up to the end of the reign of HENET II, the oldest peenges now extant being

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.the two Baronics of Dr Ros and

Hongkong. April 15, 1907..

BUSINESS NOTIOE

Rates of SUBSCRIPTION (Pagable in advance).. CHINA MAX (daily) $3.00 per month

including postage, $3.50 per month,

MOWBRAY, both of which, however, arc heritable in the female line, bearing dato by Writ of Summons 1283, and one has to pass on to a creation of 1558-the Barony of St. John of Eletro-before finding an instance of an English barony that has continuously

When it became bruited abroad thin forenoon that among the man whom is Majesty King Edward had delighted to honour on the occasion of his Birthday was the Hon. Fruble Honry May, C.M.G., the general, opinion was that no one more

fully deterred the diguity of elevation to knighthood than our energetic and popular Colonial Secretary. Congratulations were therefore hearty and sincere from All! quarters and they flowed in upon him in

one steady stream all day long; -

All the warships in harbour were dying the Dingon flag at halfmist to-day, in tokan of respect to the late Empress-Dowager of China, whose funeral took place today.

...\..

The Manila Codlines says that the Pacife Mail steamer Korea has picked up wireless messages at a distance of 4,505 miles, thus braking all provious records.

Our renders are reminded of the Baxter School Aantal Sale of Work which E. the Governar has consented to open at the City Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock

The newly created Knight Commander of St Michael and St George was born in Dublin on the 34th March, 1860, being the fourth son of the Bon G. A. C. May, Lord

The Organ Recital advertised to take Chief Justice of Ireland. Educated at place at St. Peter's Church on Tusaday Harrow and Trinity College, Dublin, ho 18th, matant has been postponed till came out sa 1st Honourman and Prizeman Friday, 12th, so a St. Andrew's Practice in Classics and Languages in 1881. On Dance has already been fixed for that date. The police have executed a gambling competitive examination, to a Hongkong cadetship. This was in 1881, and the Aid at No. 264 Queen's Road Central and whole of his official career bas boon No. 44 Bonham Strand East and over fifty spent in the Colony.

In April, 1888, nativen were arrested. In connection with we find him seting assistant Registrar- the raid a large quantity of Chinese type General, and in the January of the follow-used in the manufacture of lottery tickets ing year he was acting assistant. Colonial was sized. Secretary. After several terms as private

A. S. WATSON|OTLAND CEA MAI (weekly) $15.00 passed through the male line since its graduating BA. he was appointed, after

& Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CONFECTIONERY.

We have just unpacked our

w seasons Confectionery, im- ported from the LEADING LONDON AND PARISIAN

3 OUSES.

FULLERS

CONFECTIONERY.

Recolate Almonds.

Chocolate Caramels.

Teppermint Creams,

Butter Toffee.

Asserted Sweets.

Chcounrt Squares.

Peppermint Lumps,

Whant Toffee.

Assorted Caramela.

etc.

etc.

per your; including postage, $17.00

per year.

Free delivery to all addremes socossible by messenger, including all Peak, Kowloon and Quarry Bay residences.

Single copfes, Daily, ten cants; Weekly,

thirty cents for cash Telegraphic" Address, 'Mar,' Hongkong, Code, A. B. O., Efth edition.

CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.

MEMOS TOE TO-MORROW,

Amusements.

foundation.

Although viscounties first began to be created na,long ago-as-the reign of Har VI, only one English and two Irish dated before the seventeenth cen- tury now have separate existence, while

From the second year of Hsuan Ting

The weather is fine.

Nots-Up, to the time of going to press we have not recolved any wiza giring particulars of the first innings, and can only occlude the message has gone astray. By Singapore papers we.son that the five Australians were to have boen saristed by snumber of local oricketers, O.M]

“GOD SAVE THE KING."

KING MANU

TOUR

PRECAUTIONS-TOR:BAFETY.

(Reuter à Service to the China Mail) November & The King of Portugal has started co his official visits to Madrid, Windsor and Patis

Eatmordinary precautions" -foe, his. Majesty's safety (we being taken at Madrid.

Lakow, November 9.

King Manuel has arrived at Madrid. He drove to the Fance, being accom panied by King Alfonsa

GERMAN NAVAL BOANDAL

YARDS TO BE RECRGANISE

(Render's Servion ka the China Mait) Lanos November 8 The result of the revelations recently

To-day throughout the wide flung dom inians and dependencies of the British Crown will go forth the fervent prayar that King Edward's life is long, be made at Kiel in connection with the spared to this British people. Though holele robbery of Naval stores is that the official celebration, of his birthday it has been decided to reorganise the is postponed, owing to the funeral German Naval Yards on commercial of the Express Dowager of Eines. Chine taking place to-day, until the 25th of the month, none the less the toast of the King's health will be drank loyally by all his myriad subjosta to-day wherevar they may chance to be.

THE TYPHOON. PA

The red signals wero hoisted towards anndown hat evening indicating that the typhoon was outside a radius of 300 olles epath of the Colony. To-day the area of disturbance is reported to have passed the

GERMAN AMBITIONS.

COMMERCIAL ADVANCEMENT

FIRST.

(Bester's Service to the China Mai) EL LONDON, November 9. Herr BernstorffGerman Ambassador to Americs, addressing the Academy af Science at Philadelphia, defined Germany's foreign policy as being pure-

Parcels sad is moving WN.W. It ly commercial without territorial ambi- therefore presumed that it will strike. Hai- tions. nan and pass inland, while 'Hongkong Be asserted that Germany was the can expect some rainy weather to-morrow first Power to side with America on the

Manila sent the following telegram to

secretary to Governor Sir William des the practice of receiving apprentices among the American Consulate-general to-day occasim cf the new departure adopted TALEEMONT No. 2. only one English Marquisate, that of voeux. Sir Francia Fleming, and Major sunachs will be stopped, after which cla Manila, November th, 11.55 a.m. in regard to Chinese affairs.. This proved :

WINCHESTER, bears date before the time General Barker, he became in April, 1892 and infirm eunuchs will be peraioned and Orolone or Typhoon over N. China Sea that Germany was always ready to adhere of Gronez L, although there is a sating Colonial Treasurer. In 1893 he be

to the "open door" policy even at the came Captain Seperintendent of Policent back to their native homes. The sixth inclining westward. second one (WORCESTER) stills in exis-and Fire Brigade, and later of the Victoria Fear of Hsuan Tung will see the last of them. Soon after 8 am. on the morning of expense of wcrificing some temporary

October 28 the as. Hop Sang from Honger advantages. tence, but merged in a higher dignity. | Gaoi, a position he held until he became San Francisco has elected another sighted a junk with the distres signals as well as four marquisates of Scotland acting Colonial Secretary in 1000,

Labour Mayor, Mr F. H. McCarthy. In hoisted but on approaching and after having 3pm-anuel Sale of Work as Cly of earlier creation. Again, with the years later he received the substantive ap- Cleveland the redoubtable Tom Johnson given several loud blasts on the whistle no has been defeated by a Republicar. In firing being appeared. The junk was num- Philadelphia the Reformers won, and at bered 2,096, Hongkong, and was last. Baltimore the constitutional amendment to 2009, Zong, 11:03 E disenfrancine the ncgroos was defanted.

3 p.m.-Anction of Valuable Household Furniture ar Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salon Root-

9 p.m.-Cancert at City Hall.

* General Memoranda, TACESDAT, November 11:--

exception of three those of NORFOLK, SOMERSET, and the Royal Dukedom of ConsWALL, held by the PRCE of WALES

Two

The invitation committee of St.

INTERESTING QUESTIONS.

LORDS AND THE BUDGET.

FIRST READING. PASSED.

(Beuter's Bervice to the China Maû.) LONDON, November 9. The House of Lords has formally

pointment, and from November, 1903, to July, 1904, he administered the Govern- ment of Hongkong, winning golden Onions during that period for his tact and discretion. For his services rendered during the coolie strike and the great plague cutbreak of 1894, he was created Andrew's Society are sending invitations Legislative Council since May, 1895. At to all the members of the visiting Interport To come to the present day, of some one time Hongkong was in great danger of teams to be present at St. Androw's Ball Council, the Hon. Mir Murray Stewart will passed the first reading of the Finance 673 extant peerages upwards of 70 will losing the services of Sir Francis May, he As it is understood our visitors leave on having been appointed, Liout-Governor December Ist, this should make a very

happy termination to their visit.

2.30 p.m.Auction of Household Fer--not one of the dukedoms crested

piture, de.at Menara Hughes &

prior to the reign of CHARLES II is now Hough's Salas Rooms...

left.

2.45 p.m.Auction of Household Furni-

tare, at 24, Bellies Terrace.

9p.m-Ferformance at City Hal

FEWAY, November 12-

2.16 p.m.-Meeting of His Majestys Justices of the Peace at the Magistracy. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Houssacid Fural ture, at Na Cameron Vilas, The Peak.

OMG He tras been a member of the.

11 s.m-Anation at Stock-in-Trade of become extinct at the death of the pre-of Ceylon, but on the eve of bin de

City of Paris Dressmaking and Mi- | finery Establishment.

sent peer, for lack of male issue or parture the appointment was cancelled at the earnest request of a newly-appointed representatives to succeed within the Governor who falt he could not undertake limitations of the titles, while the same the administration of the Unlory if Hong. thing may be said of no fewer than 135 kong was rubbed of its right hand mau. out of 1,050 baronetcies, amounting in the latter to over 12 per cent of the total number. How often, too, is it that

SATURDAY, November 15:-

2.30p.m.Auction of Household Furai- ture at No. 7, Ormsby Terrace, Gran ville Road, Kowloon."

MONDAY November 15-

9 p.m. Concert in the Volanteer Drill

Hat.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, Tozsday, NoveMSKE 9, 1909.

-

At Thursday's meeting of the Legislative

Bill

ask the following questions:-

(1) Is it fact that, in the original instanes, the postponement of the King's THE MACAO BOUNDARY. Birthday Celebrations was ordered by:

The name of the befl solo played on the

The Committee, which sat in London.

Secretary of State without any previous reference of the matter tn, or consultation with, the Government of this Colony? ...

(9.) If so, will the Government convey' to the Secretary of State's respectful in- tiointion that such treatment is rasented in the Colany?

CHANGE OF CHINESE COMMISSIONER.

85 (Wah Tes Yat Po's Service.)

Pero, November 3. s The Peking Government intend to appoint EE. Wa Ting-fang, late

Sunday night at the al fresco fête in the R.C. Cathedral grounds, is "Tell me while the Church bella ring," by Tempest Tost Sir Francis May is well-known for his (Boosey and Co), and the march was koen interest in all forms of sport; hunting,Kitchener's March-Falam, Sahih Salem' shooting, sailing, fishing, polo, rifle-shcot (Cake) published by Hawkes and Bon. ing, etc. receiving his impartial but devoted attention. As a racy raconteur of Irish

(3) In view of the fact that the well Chinese Minister to America, as Imperial titles conferred on our most brilliant stories he is well-known on the public to consider the question of the consorship known date of the birthday of The Commissioner to negotiate the delimita fail in a comparatively short platforma of Hongkong, while his labours of plays in Great Britain has recommended Britannic Majesty was chosen for thation question at Macao in place of EL E

as an author have produced e "Guide to that the censor-hip be maintained, but that obsequies of the late Dowager Empress of Cantonese Colloquial," "Yachting in plays not approved may be performed at China some weeks ago, and that up to last Hongkong." and shortly, we understand, the risk of the manager and author, the Friday the Secretary of State gave no sigu records of old racing days. in Hongkong Director of Prosecutions to take actione considered that the claims of the latter As an official, an administrator, good sports ainet] them if he deems such plays ever-rode those of the former in this British man, welk tried friend and warm-hearted Irishman, our new knight is "onu

the objectionable.

Colony, has the Government any informa best."

is to the reason for this sudden change of attitude i

men

time for this very reason, and it would almost seem as if the attainment of the highest intellectual gilts is not conducive to the perpetuation of race. Where now are the titles of CANSIER, CHATHAM (PITT), HOLLAND (FOX, THE HOUSE OF LORDS

MACAUTAY, PALMERSTON, BEACONSFIELD EVIDENTLY the members of the House of (Data), ABMSTRONG, BLACKBURS, BUCK-s Lords have made up their minds to HAY BURDETT-COUTTS, COLLEGWOOD

daughter of Lieutenant-General Digby In 1891 Sir Francis married Heleas

In reply to a challenge by Land Barker, O.B. In all forms of philanthepic Charles Beresford, Mr McKenna, First work in the Colony, Lady May has taken Lord of the Admiralty, has given out a most active share ever since she arrived tabulated list of the careers of the ar-

Hongkong, and there can be but few among the many charities and

Kao Erh Chen

RUSSIA AND MAN- CHURIA

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.)

Prnia, November 8. Chin Chin Cheng, Governor of Kirin, Is it accessary to the work on the Post met the, Russian Financial Minister in Ufice that the plot of Government Landomference on the 6th inst, but the

reject the Budget proposals of Mr LLOYD COWPER, FARSDOROCOR (MAT), KELVIN Bb on foot locally which have works officers, Captain A. R. Halbert and Captain between the Law Courts and the Pray subject of their discussion is kept secret

&

GEORGE, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (TuoMSOS), LYNDHURST, LYONS, MELIOCENE, for the Daily Telegraph now definitely PENZANCE, and SYDNEY, to mention caly informs us that Lord LANSDOWNE will few of the many that have passed out of move a motion to that effect when the existence since the commencement of Finance Bill comes before the Upper the nineteenth century? To the above OFHER KINDS IN GREAT Chamber. The fight will now have to may also be added the MARLORocon and be fought to a finish and the coming NON titles, both of which, although VARIETY

general elections should be the lilies; we still on the roll of the House of Lorda, have seen for years. General Borg, we inmediately passed from their original notice, thinks that the Liberals will rantees through the female lins.

WATBON

LIMITED,

00

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY,

But if the old families are dying out back with a greatly reduced

their places are being very speedily majority, but the Unionists are..no less confident that upon them will devolve taken by the new men summoned to the the task of forming the next administra House of Lords through the lavish dia- tun. Meanwhile, in the light of the tribution of titles from the "fountain of violent demagogic speeches of Mr Lore honour" during the last and present George and his coterie, who lose ao reigna, whether inspired by Conservative opportunity of denouncing the wicked-or by a Laberal Government matters not. nese of the old nobility in opposing the During the last three decades 118 peer CTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. new taxes on land and property, it is ages and 181 baronetcies have become interesting to Flake glimpse at the extinct or dormant, or fallen into abey present composition of the House of ace axung co-heurs-a termo which has Lards. It is an undoubted fact that no monetary significance, but refers much of the landed property in the solely to blood relationship and so United Kingdom has, in the last few passed into oblivion; but during the decades, Igone ont of the hands of many same time 228 peerages and 410 bazon of the oldest families (both titled and etcies have been created, the propor untitled) by whom it had been previous tion of creatinas to extinctions thus

~HALL OF HONGKONG,

Dm Youx Boad Ükszal.

NIGHT |

ROGRAMME EVERT 3 DATE,

TU-NIGHT

SUCCESS of the Calabrated Artisto MISS DONIS MCAULEY.

held for many generations, and has being nearly two to ons in the case of pand into those of comparatively peenges and nearly three to one in the

FILMS TURI NEW TIENES |

MAINEN 9:

Taf but

at one H. H Campbell, who, Lord Charles should be largely occupied as workmen's time or another come within the sphere of Beresford contended, had been unjustly dwellings ? her generous activities.

The following telegram was received at removed from their posts Mr McKean Government House this morning from the shows that the said officers had reosired promotions in a manner that is without Secretary of State for the Colonies:-

It gives me much pleasure to inform precedent. you that His Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer apon Mr F. H. May, CMG, the honour of creating him Knight Commander of the Most Distin- guished Order of St. Michael and 8t George."

The Customs Trotni of Newahwang bas

storekeepers.

How many people are housed nightly în BAVE MONEY BY BUYING CHAM- the quarters which the Contractor is allow

EERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY. ed to maintain there, and what rent, if any, does he draw from their occupation YOU will pay just as much for » bottle Are all the people housed there engaged in Iof Chamberlain's Cough Remedy se work on the Post Office 7

for any of the other cough medicinen, bat And are we to understand that the you save money by buying in The saving nuisance crested by the condition of the re-to-cure-you. quality is in every battis concluded an agreement with the New Public may be asked to put up with the is in what you get, not what you pay. The obwang Foreign Chamber of Commerce a plot in question for the year or more of this remedy, and you get reinite when connexion with the raising of funds for the during which the Post Office will be you akelt. For sale by all chemists and purpose of conserving the Lias River. It course of construction 7. has been definitely agreed that a surtAX. DË 01 per cent ad valorem will hereafter be imposed on all goods which pass through of ten years and secondly tonnage.duse, will the Newchwang Custom house for a period

be collected on all steamers which vall at The Prince Imperial of Japan bas been Nawelwang at the rate of 23 tool couts for promoted Testonant-General of the army cont. All funds derived from both sources and Vico-Admiral of the Navy, these steps will be devoted exclusively for conservancy in rank being conferred on the Emperor's purposes.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Lord Kitchener is due to leave Kobe on the 19th inst. of his sotaxa to Hongkong

birthday last wook.

WHERE ALL-MEN ARE EQUAL.

Among the passengers who arrived in the

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board this Colony to-day per as. Tenyo Mara vore Messrs J. E. Bingham, F. B. Descon, A.afternoon a temporary map of the Colorist

Lows, Dupree, Mr and Mrs Leffert Cemetery was presented, Kaor, and Sir Paul Chater

Mr Shelton Hooper, minuted-think the Government should be asked to sed the Board a plan of the cemetery showing the aras it is proposed to tiedicate, for any observations the Board may make

New York papers are suggesting that our recent visitor, Mr G. E. Fairbanks, ex Vice-President of the United States, should be sant to London an American Aan banan- Hon Mr E A Hewett-1 together don. Mr Fairbanks, they say is nothing object to the division made betwen if not solutely correct; and that is what residents, leeven, yours residents, and 20

"we ziquire of Ambassadors,

E

DO IT NOW: TOW is the time to get rid of your

plying Chamberlain's

sens cut of is matists; and yind

own people, or of families ease of baronetcies; number of person of this finiment.

growth in the social

"named once well

pertain to be delighted

Cours conferred has alia ris

kara and bounds. And sa mady of Mamuta kad

years' residents. We are all equal, when in the Cemetary, Mon

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