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FURNISHING

GOODS.

NOW

PROCEEDING.

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ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

CONFECTIONERY.

We have just unpacked-our- www seasons Confectionery, im- ported from the LEADING TONDON AND PARISIAN

HOUSES.

FULLERS

CONFECTIONERY.

Chocolate Almonds.

Chocolate Caramels. Peppermint Creams.

Butter Toffee.

Assorted Sweets.

Geconnut Squares.

Peppermint Lumps,

Walnut Toffee.

Assorted Caramels..

etc. etc., etc.

OTHER KINDS IN GREAT

VARIETY.

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FOR

The Piano

36 Years

THE CHINA MAIL.

your was paid by the Portuguese to the Chinese Government, but in 1848 this! was stopped. Jn 1887 treaty was negotiated by the two Powers by which 13. were confirmed the perpetual occupa tion and government of Mieno and its dependencies by Portugal, as any other Portuguese possession," and by Article II of that treaty China pledged herself not to disturb Portugal in the possession of that territory, for thersin it is ex- prosely laid down, long as the delimitation of the boundaries is not

concluded everything in respect of them shall continue as at present, without addition, diminution or alteration by

Experience, either of the parties." There is an old

Satisfaction

Guaranteed,

Biblical injunction which warns us that it is well, to settle with our enemy while one is in the way with him. What reasonable man can doubt that had

Portugal at cuce set to work, in 1887,

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. procrastination were

Hongkong, April 16, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Anotions, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farni- ture at No. 7, Dos Voeux Villas (No, 54, the Peak).

2.30 p.m.-Anction of Gold & Diamond Jewellery, &c. at Mrs. Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

Amusements.

9 p.m.--Performance at City Hati. 9 p.m.--Performance of Hippodrome

Ctrons at Causeway Bay,

General Memoranda,

Famay, November 19:-

never

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr Lammert's auction at No. 64, The Peak, to-morrow, commences at 2.30 and not 9.45 as advertised.

[POPE:PRUS X.

A Chinese patient died from dyphiker's | Anniversary of the Consecration.

of His Holineza,and ictorin during the weak ending Nov

On Tuesday the Roman Catholly com The English Mail of the 18th Octobermanity calebrates the twenty-fifth anniver, was delivered in London on the 13th inst.my of the Episcopal consecration of His Holiness Pius X, which took place in Venice, 16th November, 1884. Bishop W: Pozzoni will officiate at a Low Pontifical Mass at 6.30 am in the Chapel of the Laumaculate Conception, and general com munion will be administered to the congregation. The choir, under the con- ductorship of the Rev. Bro. Hearl, will aing hymns at intervals. In the evening The silk shipped on boned the at 5.30 o'nlock there will be Exposition Oceanien, which left this port on the 19th Cotobet, was delivered in Lyons on the 13th November.

Rear Admiral Hubbard will relieve Rear Admiral Barber in command of the Asiatis Squadron of the US Navy,

Those was a small fire at Tat-tez-mu on Saturday morning, a native house being burnt down. The damage is estimated at about 640 x 360,

A

A concert will be given to-night in the! Seamen's Institute, Kowloon, at half past

eigh Barral of the man from. H.1.3.

Moumouth are assisting,

There were three cases of anteric fuver in the city last week, one Portuguese died from the disease, but a Britisher and a Parsee are still suffering.

to delimitate her boundaries she would have found China fairly complaisant and the present impasse would never have been reached? The perils of BO for

The Palawan, which is bringing up the cibly emphasized as in the present Straits cricketers, is reported as having instance. Within the lus: five years left. Singapore at 2:30 on Saturday after the whole prospect has changed. There noon and is due hero next Friday at about bas arisen s spirit in the public life of 18 5.m. China hitherto unknown and to a great It is a spirit extent unsuspected distinctly hostile to foreigners and though in some of its manifestations it is quite laudable and proper, still its more obvious effects are likely to lead China into a sea of troubles which may eventually engalph her. It is this spirit which has rendered the recent negotia-from 5 to 7 o'clock. tions abortive. Sir Joach MacHADO is said to have expressed the opinion on Saturday that the only possible exit

6.30 p.m.-Orgen Rectal at St. Peter's from the present dilemma was to have

Church, West Point.

The China Mail.

THE MACAO BOUNDARY.

There were 431 European and 237 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, visitors to the Museum during the wosk sad. 207 European and 2,490 Chinese

ending the 14th Nov.

of the Holy Sacrament, and the Bishop will intone a solemn Te Deum, responded to by both the Sanctuary Choir and the Choir of St. Joseph's College alternativoly concluding with the Funtum erge and Bandiction.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 1908

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DISASTROUS FLOODS AND HURRICANES.

JAMAICA, SUFFERS BADLY,

(Rester's Service to the China Afau,

Losno, November: 13. Router's correspondent at. Kingston. reports unprecedented foods due to main sizes the 5th inst. The average rainfall has been ten inches daily. Communications are interrupted.

Three steamers and several aniling

CALAMITY IN RHIO STRAITS.

·FRENCH MAIL BOAT SUNK.

Big Death Roll

¿From our Qum, Correspondent,) (

SINGAPORE November 14.- The incoming French mail boat La Seyne, from Batavia, collided in the Straits of Rhic with the British India

... Orda

The La Seyne tank in two minutes, ships have been wrecked by a hurricane.and among those who wore drowned The American gunboat Eaglo were four European ladies, three other- European passengers, the captain, fire: has been smashed against a pior:

Binay persons have been drowned European ofEcors, 33 of the native The sharks mauled many of tha and enormous damage has been done to crew, and 50 native possonors. plantations.

passengots....

LONDON, November 14.:

The Ords was damaged but WIE "THE FLAG LIEUTENANT."

Newfoundland, Hayti nad San Donable to return to Singapore with 61 There was again a good house at the Lingo have ales boen visited by burrived.

THE BUDGET:

Theatre Royal on Saturday evening when canes and the foods have done great Maurice E. Bandmann's Comedy Co. damage. staged "The Flag Lieutenant. The s diezco was kept interested from start to anish and the whole piece was greatly ap preciated Mr Houry Dallas a Richard Lascelles, the Flag Lieutenant, ́ was the life and soul of the production and his interpretation of the pert, as usual, loft nothing to be desired, whils Mize Lillian Dundas splendidly pour- trayed the role of Mrs Cameron, ber determination to find out the truth of the

WHAT REJECTION WILL INVOLVE.

(Renter's Service to the China Afail.) Loos, November 14. The Economist estimates that the rejection of the Budget by the House

rumours regering Richard Lascelles giving her ample scope to utilise bar best efforts, which she did to great advantage. The of Lords would cause a loss to the Royal Marines, conld not have been in sterling part of William Theolger, a Major in the exchequer of from 374 to 51 millions

bettar hands than those of Mr Douglas Vigers, Mr Charles Vaze too, as the Hon

Baron Braything (head of the bank

Sir Berkeley Wynne, Vice Admiral of thing firm of Samuel Montague and Co., Floet, was exceedingly good while the

rejection of the Budget would mean s several other characters were most fittingly London), in az interview, said the represented. staged when there ought to be again a large

Scotsmen intending to be present at the forthcoming St. Andrew's Ball and their guests are reminded of the Practice Dance at the City Hall to-morrow evening attendance.

The Chiasso Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, report that the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending 30th October amounted to 23,488.637 tons and the sales during the period, to 2,103.970 tons.

Miss Grace Palotts writes us from Now stand to the effect that Mx Albert Goldie is no longer in the employ of the Hugh Ward Co., and is no longer authorized to use her uxme in connection with his eater.

prises.

To-night the Merchant of Venice will be

THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.

Menibers of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps are now under canvas at Custom's

90 Fass, in the New Territory.. During the week-end the mustor was about 30 officers and men, several of whom have to-day returned to the Colony to pursue their businosa callings. In some cases the men are arranging to return during the afternoons, while others intend spending the whole of the latter part of the weak in

camp.

the case when the camp was on Stone-

cutters

Yesterday wae ideal so far westber

paragraph" will find their paper stoppeding was put in. There were a good number only days allowed for friends to visit thro

We

enormous increase of importa. seriozaly tight money market, and an had not sufficient gold to pay a fraction of this increase.

MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL'S SUPREME CONFIDENCE.

(Reuter's Service to the Chius Mail.). Losos, Noyember 15. Mr Winston Churchill, speaking at the Colston Day banquet in Bristol,

pitch in the gutter millions of revenue. said that the House of Lords would The Treasury calculated the resultant

BOMB OUTRAGE IN INDIA.

·VICEROY AND COUNTESS MINTO: NARROWLY LE CAPE.

(Beuter's Service to the this. Misl.)..

LONDON, November 15:

the affair arbitrated. The Chinese Commissioner declined the suggestion urging that such a course of action was quite auprecedented in China. Chinees dipluminis are always very astute men,

The camp is situated in a most healtby adroitly taking advantage of all opport"

spot, and though the ground is very rough HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1909–unities that come their way, but surely

for purposes of parades, pat on the other deficit at fifty millions.. The Liberals The following is the way our cen-hand this has much to recommend it in were confident of a brilliant victory. - TH.E. KAO EHR CHEs must have forgotten

samuch as it more nearly approaches con that only a few months ago when the temporary in Shanghai, the Union, deals ditions that would likely be encountered

with subscribers who forget. to pay in actual spamtions during war than w negotiations between China and Japan their subscriptions:-Owing to non-pay had reached a deadlock, it was China ment, the subscribers whose copies have The fiasco which has attended the who proposed submitting all their dis-red cross and our office stamp against this was concerned, and a good day's hard train- negotiations between His Excellency Sirpates and misunderstandings to the next week. We only adopt this plan after of visitors at the camp. Sundays being the JOACHIM MACHADO and His Excellency arbitrament of the Hague tribunal. we have written several times to these under training. So far the nights bare Bio Eco Cher with regard to the Arbitration, it seems to us, is the only people but have not received any replies been somewhat cold.

Most of the subscribers referred to are two delimitation of the boundaries of Macao possible way out of a very unfortunate or three years in arrears, so we are com- bordly comes as a surprise. Almost position. If the Macao boundary yelled to strike their names off our list. from the outset it was apparent that negotiations are transferred to Peking Wo don't even know whether they are WHO MAY FLY THE UNION JACK?

(To the Editor of the "Corsa Mal.") China was taking up an impossible we shall simply see a repetition of the

Sir, -I read in your paper of Saturday position and it would have required present fiasch. For even supposing

night a paragraph which commenced "Par explode.

Subsequently one bomb exploded, in almost super-human powers of diplomacy Peking proves more amenable to argu ·Byanck's Circus and menagerio havearriv mission having been obtained from Hi to have brought the matter to a favour-ment than H.E. Kao Eat CN dared to ed in Hongkong for a short sensors only. Excellency the Governor to fy the Union jaring a passerby who had picked it up. able issue. Portugal entered upon the be, with the turbulent provincials of Spacious tents have been erected at Cause Jack

way Bay and the show will open to-morrow asked from the Governor out of courtesy negotiations in quite a different spirit. Kwantung always at his heels and dis-night at 9 p.m. Saretal entirely new and rather than for any other reason, for there END OF SENSATIONAL She was prepared to make concessions, turbing his peace of mind with public sensational turns are promised, and highly is no reason why any subject of Bis paid artistes from Europe and Australia Majesty King Edward should not fly the to meet the arguments of the Chinese meetings, memorials and telegrama will make their first appearance before a Enion Jack over his premises whenever he likes without getting premission from tha within reason, and had an honest intento Peking in which they set forth in Hongkong audience...

Matinees are advertised for Wednesday government, for the government has nut tion and desire to arrive at a complete unequivocal terms their opinion that and Saturday at 4 pm. For further par and satisfactory conclusion. But the the Chinese Commissioner was a traitor ticulars we refer our reader to the the right to order any one of His Majesty

cbstinate, anti-foreign mood which has strongly marked Chinese diplomacy those latter daye was in this case intensified in a very marked degree and it was' soon apparent that no good could be expected

alive.

THE HIPPODROME,"

advertioment columns.

THE CYCLOFS ROW.

The case in which four Chinese crise

tallymen engaged on the s. Cyclops was resumed at the Magistracy, before Me E. R. Halifax, this afternoon. Mr H. G. Godge was for plaintifs and Mr E. L. Shanton for defendants.

CORRESPONDENCE.

I presume permission was

subjects to haul down the Union Jack if he does not wish to do so This

that might exist on the cubject, whether it was a fact that the fall Union Jack might be flown on land by every citizen in the sad publio buildings, Empire as well as on Government offices

.

be

As the Viceroy and Countess Minto ware driving in a "carriage through Ahmedabad two hom's were hurled at

them from the crowd. They struck members of the escort but failed to

•

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TRIAL

MADAME STEINHEIL

ACQUITTED..

(Beuter's Service to the China Mait.) LONDON, November 15.

MUSCULAR PAINS.-

MAC

ENZIE'S

TERRIBLE MINING

DISASTER.

400 MEN KILLED, (Reuter's Service to 158 China Maž.) LONDON, November 15.

At Spring Valley, Illinois, 400 man have been killed in a fire which broke out in the Cherry colliery. The work Frascne has been abandoned.

RAILWAY LOANS.

NEW CONVENTION. CON- CLUDED.

Wah Tu Yat Pos Service).

FENG, November 14. Li Ching Mai, who was appointed by the Board of Communications to negotiate with Great Britain, Germany, France and America with regard to loans, for the building of the Szechuan- Hankow and Canton-Bankow milways - has concluded a loan convention.

OUTRAGE ON BAILWAY-

NEAR HARBIN.

Russian Minister Escapes.

(Wal Tas Fat Fo's Service):

PERISU, November 14.. Some explosive substance was placed on the railway near Harbia but Kozoketzoff, the Russian Minister of France, fortunately escaped uninjured.

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

NOISY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING.

(Wah To Fat Po's Service.)

PEKINO, November 14. Fiery speeches were delivered at the

Bankow Railway which had beca meeting of shareholders of the Canton convened for the purpose of electing a Railway for the ensuing term. No election rasnited and an appeal will be- ̈ ̈ sent to the Board of Communications in Peking.

Chief and an Assistant Director of the

ZOROASTRIAN CLUB.

medals to Mesas Kawas Dinshaw Gazlar and Rastani Ardeshie Dastoor, the winners respectively of the Club's draughts and chess tournaments. There were twelve entries in each competition, bath of which

were keenly contested. The Club pre mines were very tastefully decorated and a special dinner was held in the evening, la bener of the double presentation and also to mark the occasion of the Ere of the Indian New Year.

Dr MACKENZIE'S

INVALID STOUT.

On Sonday afterhoon a specially larga gathering of members of the sbore Club- The Steinheil trial in Paris has ended-gathered at the Club House, when Mr bent only on giving his country away,

presented, on behalf of the dub, alver... Mr Jackson, the manager of the Bipmay not be generally known, but the Prisoner, who was charged with murdes. Franaroze Pestonjes Shroff, the president, the PRINCE REGENT and his advisera podrome Circus, itforms us that he has matter has often been brought up and dising her husband, an artist, and her would naturally hesitate to make any arranged to have the usual sarvice of cars consed, both in this Colony, and at Home micther, was acquitted amid frantic after each performance and has also and in July last year in the House of

of cheering. concessions within reason for fear of arranged for Peak Tram to leave for the Lords, Earl Hows asked the question

the Becretary for the Colonies. I attach a published by the London Standard on LUNDREDS ‹ testimonials oculd be to come out of the proceedings China stirring up the hornets' best at Can- Peak half an hour after vach performance. copy, of the Earl of Crowe's reply de

15th July, 1008, in their Parliamentary tarnished showing the great pain To ton. Therein lies the great source of seemed quite determined to shat ap

Column under the heading Who may flyering power Chamberlain Pain. Halm the Gnion Jack."-Yours etc."

in case of muscular rheumatism, lassen LOYALIST. or sorenses of the muscles from any base. Portugal within a most circumscribed trouble. Peking femra Canton, Canton

It is for sale by all chemiste and storakosp bates the foreign man. The Portuguese

Farl Howe asked the Government. are upon the little peninsula pi Maçao, cutting off all the islands and depend. while standing firm on their just and officers were charged with saund with a view to removing any posalbis deribt i encies of Lappa, Colowan, Taipa, Green ancient rights are prepared to make are willing, we believe, Island and Don Joao, and even refusing concessions, to recognise the Barrier of Porta Cerca to have the present 125 square miles

The Earl of Crowe (Recretary for the A letter sont from Mears. Buttarfeld Colonies) in reply, said that many of them 00, sa boundary. It was an impossible reduced oven to 60 square miles. China

were aware that there existed in the attitude to take up in view of the past refuses to entertain this very magnant and Swire to Capt. Harris, of the public mind curions confusion as to history of the disputed territory. Macao mous proposal and would, if she cared, Cyolope, was alled for by Mr Shepton. what fag might be flown and what might was first occupied by the Portuguess in drive the Portuguese almost entirely This was produced and a paragraph therein not. At one time it seemed to be

stated:Wo hare boom pressing the Go believed that the Royal Standard could

Hown anyabets and by anybody.” That, 1557. The reason for the occupation is out of the disputed territory, or atoment to take action in the matter and however, was not the case, as they all not quite clear, the Portuguese versica least would make historie Macso an institute an enquiry into the ofrenetancos, now knew. It had been formally announced of the cast. This they have finally agreed that the Royal Standard was the personal running that China gave her the place International Settlement. Where the to do, bat the enquiry must take place flag of the Sovarsigt, and could not pro perly be town without His Majesty's per as a mark of imperial appreciati parties to a dispute nto so widely before Felice Magistrato ne mission, which was only granted when the Addrewing the Court for the defence, King or Queen was prowout. But, of course, asperated in their ideas, where their Shentonaked that the summonses aduerent gate of things applied to the against the second, third, and fourth Union Jack. There were other fagty size. VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. pirates then doing incalculable harm

in the delta of the Pearl river; the element of unrest and pubšie disqato defendants be dismissed on the grounds noble earl very well know, and about which

that there was no evidence on which a are so pronounced as they are af pro- conviction could be recorded. He admitted he did not ask, but he thought it might Chinese serring that Portugal treacher

should be regarded as the cational flag, sent in southern Chios, we honestly there was some evidance on which to progenerally be stated that the Union Jack Against the first defendant. There and undoubtedly might be Bown on land ously seized the anchorage while China

think that Sir

MACHADO's was plenty of evidence of row, but none by all His Majesty's subjects

The Earl of Meath mid fist there had ORAMAN OF PROGRAMME EVERY 3 DATE AS engaged in emoking out the pirates

His Worship-I think in all four cases been certain amount of doubt on the proposal is the only real solution.inst these particular three man. herself. But whatever may have been

Arbitration if quietly discussed in a there is a case to AWAY subject, and he was glad to have had so Prosoeding, Mr Shenten submitted that authoritative annoncement from the noble TO-NIGHT

the ongin, Portugal has been seated at

on the excisemen, and to show this ha Macio for over three hundred and fity country far removed from the tur-the sult was committed by the tallymena years and for a considerable rast of that moil and the strife of the immediate could prove that one of the defendants was period her fing has wared over nearly locality, by arbitrators selected by ranibed. An to the statemente, that the 120 square miles of territory, she has the Hague Tribunal, should surely be collected taxes from the inhabitants there able to arrive at an impartial cog- of and has policed and infeguarded them, cluster just to both parties and ac- At first nominal rental of 500 tales ceptable to Chies and Portugal

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STOUT.

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A PERFECT FINT OF STOUT FOR THIS CLIMATE.

The local Government-Analyst: analysed. tro Samples of this Stourt

on the 8th of October, 1909, and cer tified that it was both good and soun

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