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years with pretty much popajanioni në n

continue to use it with impy drastic remedy of discontinuing the use of the Pokfulam Reservoir has been ang "gested. Tõusisno sew proposal. It wil be within the mamary of old residents that some 20 years ago, at the time ofthe completion of the original Tytam Works

THE CHINA MAIL.

ELECTION PARE

– 1,817, cloured

possible and perhaps practicabla, that Convert or catchwater might be cop-

to ditart from Pokiniam at the Liberals are gradually traeping of the

Salyan raturus of yesterday's polings show

pass to other water courres such ups. They are now only 11 bahing, while beans on fra quan streams as are most liable to pollution if the Tiberal Labour and Nationalist vote If this were found feasible, and its pitted against the Unioniste, the last. acme small Filter Beds were established are some 38 in arrears. at Pokfulam for the benefit of the It is, however, watafactory to note that

a residents. there, it seems that the the only rains scored yesterday were by Reservoir might be used with compar Unionists. There were four, altogether, ative safety for years to come and one from the Labour party.

three being wrested from the Liberals. Ant

Dr CASTLE, then our leading medical serious shortage of water or immediate practitioner, got up a petition address- † heavy expenditure be thus avoided. “ PER MONTH.ed to the Government asking for the

Tuning and Regular

Attention Inclusive.

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

LIMITED.

abolition of Pokfalam Reservoir: as z

sonres of supply, on the ground of pas- sible pollution. The petition was never forwarded, Justatthat time there coous

KING OF TE DẠY

The Great Northern Telegraph Co. in form. un that cable communications betwear Japan and Corca is restored..

""In fall four cases there wers, as ni, the Last General Election, only two candidates for each constituency, and is every instance the sitting member has been defeated.........

having

NAVAT ISSION.

Independent News Agency's Sarvicë

The Right Hon. Me Water Funean, Pessident of the Bosht of Rducation, who han again bean returned for Dewsbury, was Dent, and Labour ontdidate. Es is upposed by a working-man: Unionist, Afr

popular Minister and the promotion has Prinse Taal Haun, Admiral Sah, eto bon rapid. He had only had about four are exparted to arrive at Ching years' Farliamentary experience when he

"The Chinese Natal Con

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was in 1905 made Far iamentary Secretary on the 28th inst to the Board of Trade. He was appointed.f. Financial Secretary two years later and in ↑ 1906 was olevated to the Board of Edues----

tinn. He is 40 years of age. 2ATE

AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS IN TOKYO.

Should the Unionists be returned to power, Mr F. E Smith will slupet are to

“Independent News Agency's Service The best achievement was at Nottingham est a place in the Ministry. Only 30 years

"to the China Mail.) City East, where Capt J. A. Morrison (U) of age, he has, during the few years he has been in Parliament, sprung into grož

Tokyo, January 20, grercame Sir, B. Cotton's (L) majority of prominence askeen debater. He is a Last night the Commandare and 1730 while at Nottingham City Sew. K.O.. and had a moat brilliant career at

red the "great rainstorm" of May 1999. Lard Crowe has offered £20,000 yearly Leed Bentinck. (U), unsuccesful in 1906, Oxford, L'oiversity. On the ocasion he officers of the Amarican fleet now at

the Tytam conduit was carried away eciation, and it has been gratefully for three years to the British Cotton Grow in the neighbourhood of the Happy accepted.

stood between him sud the Labour mem-G. Jellione rospectively.

wiped out the 800 rate which then was opposed by feral and an Independ Yokohama were entertained at a

"ent candidate, Mr F. L. Joseph and Me Ei

banquet fn the Naval Club in Tokyo. ber, Mr A. Rishardaan.

Ministers of State and other high dig It was only to be expected that MrSydney nitaries were presant. Buxton, Fastmaster General, should bare turned. for Poplar, where he was opposed by Capt Leslie Wilson, Mr Burton has a here ainee 1886, and had 9,000 majority NEW JAPANESE TARIFF. at the last Mestion. Besides, he has proved himself a good man at the.G.P.0. He was Under Colonial Secretary from 1309 to 1895...

A new revolution baa been begun in A Denbighshire Mr W. Ormaby Gora Nicaragua by the insurgent troops, who(C.) has displaced Mr A. 0. Edwards (L.) object to the proclamation of Sans Montse who previously rejoiced in a 675 majurity

president while at Hackney North, Mr Raymond poly bibel Greene (V.) has accounted for more than The American gunboata Wilmington the 224 coton by which Mr T. H. Davies Callnorived this morning, the former (L) won the last election.- From Shanghaiand the latter from Swatow.

·A; salato was fired.”

Falley and the town was left again for some weeks dependent on the old Pokłulam 'supply, thus demonstrating that it was fall early to talk of the Abolition of that source. The saggen- tion had been put forward on the assumption that the completion of what was then spoken of as "the big reservoir at Tytam would solve the Science Publication. Committee two well We have received from the Christian STANTON-On the 19th January, 1810, water question for many years to come,priated and illustrated pamphlets describing This was soon found to be a delusion, the founding of the Christian Science The long dry winter of 1890-97 pro-werk of editing and producing this widely Monster, and giving details of the daily

read daily journal.

Hou: konz. April 16, 1907.

BIRTH.

at Canton, China, the Wife of EDWIN A. STANTON, ofs Soa.

DEATH.

.

ULLMANN - On the 29th December, 1909. at Chaux de Fonda, JACQUIE Unduced a serious water famine, and MANN. of Ebaux de Fords. Joli Bite, 17

since then, even with considerabia Rue du Commerce, aged 59 years. Sealer partner of J. Ullmann & Co. Chaur e extensions of the works, which have Fonds, Hongkong, Shanghai and Tientsin.

Shanghai and Tiantsin papers please doubled our water storage, ‘a copy.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW,

Miscellaneous. 10a.m.-Military Gun Practice.

9 p.m.

Amusements.

The Toreador' by H.K,A,D.C. at Theatre Royal, City Hall,

General Memoranda, “ Saturday, January 2

2.30 p.m.-Anction of Household. Fur-

niture at No. 3. Caine Road...

5 p.m.-Balloon Ascent at Mumay Bar

Tacks Parade Ground. MONDAY, January 24 -

1a.m.-Auction of Wines & Spirits at

Mr Geo. F. Lammert's Sales Rooma.

First performance of La Mascotto by

the Portuguese Children............. Tuesday, January 25 :—

year

has seldom passed without the supply being curtailed for a longer or shorter period. The Public Works Report for 1908 shown that in that year, out of a total of 1,467 million gallons supplied from the reservoirs, 272 million gallons, or 18 per cent, came from Pokfulam, and there are other considerations besides that of the quantity supplied which make the retention of the Folt- fulam reservoir at least necessity. The Pokfulam supply is delivered at a considerably higher level

present

than the Tytan water and if the former

to

Hanover Square, a few months later he

and has still a future before him. son of Lord Lyttleton, is keen sportaman,

GENERAL INCREASE OF $15 PER CENT.

The name of the Right Hon. Mr Alfred (Independent Nace Agency's" Servies Caph Morrison, the new member for Lyttleton will always be associated with Nottingham City East, has soen a good the Chinese labour question, for he was

to the China Mail)

TAKTO, January 20. Khartoum and in South Africa. He was care, hier over at the last General Elo submitted to the Dist the newly deal of service since he entered the Army Colonial Secretary, when the Onfinance was in 1896, serving in the Soudan campaig, very" Han, the electora at Leamington passed. Carried away, with". Chiness.

The Japanese Goverment to-day: Unionist M. P. for South Wits from 1900 tion, but at a by-election at St. George's, revised Tariff Bill. The proposed new 1905, being defeated at the General was returned unopposed. He is the seventh tariff is 15 per cent higher on the Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck, now Election by Mr L. L. Morse.

elected to Nottingham City South, is # || half-brother of the prosent Duke of Por News has reached Constantinople that hand. He is 47 years of age a uns heavy rains have fallen in the Hedjax and bat year later was elected there by

costully contented N. W. Norfolk in 1885 floods have occurred at Mecca. The great majority of 20 votes. He was defeated mosque was inundated on January them in 1892, but from 1895 until the ifth, and eight persons were drowned Dissolation of 1905 sat for the division to

which he is One person was killed by the collapse of

now again returned ease. The Mecq railway is damaged.

Mr Walter Raymond, the now M. P. for North Hackney, is 41 yanis of age. He is a kizember of the L.C.C., and was Unionist member, fag, the Chesterton - diviseer of

South Africa, getting the Queen'e medal Támut -Col commanding the Tocmary, Loyal Suffolk fussars, and saw service with three clasps.

"The Seoul Prenzlaton-time?

taking in Korea is steadily progressing. Cambridgeshire from 1895 to 1905. He is expectedly large that the registration is stated that the poptilation is so un-

papers prepared beforehand have been found insufficient. The sathorities cons

exceed 15 millions.. cerned expect that the total population will

Encores were fairly frequent on Wednesday when the A. D. C again drow good house to witress The Toreador Could not the management harry matters

little now that the company are so thoroughly at home in their parts, the

Sir Henry Cotton, the rejected of Esat Nottingham, only entered Parliament at the last General Election. Prior to that "most. of his life had been spent in the Indian Civil Service, from which be retired in 1902, He has filled ssay positietis in India with distincting, being Chia Com. misstomer of Assam whom he retired." He

ran made K.C.S.E to 1902

average over the old tariff, thereby providing for an increase in Customer rough experiences during the election. At

Mr-Loyd George evidently had some dues of yen 15,000,000. being out abroad for granite, his meeting indigo is cut down by 20 per cent,, Falmouth, owing to Government orders

The import tax on perfumes and was broken up and he fled in a motor car on cotton yarn by 10 per cent; while with his arms linked in those of two count- abies. At Grimsby a friendly ditch afford the import tax on tobacco in doubled

and that on sugar increased by 10: Per cent..

ed him much-needed shelter.

Mr Joseph Chamberlain has the honour of being the first member returned to the now Parliament.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, preaching

both sides were displayed in every news- a sermon on the elections in the Lathedral, mid-grow untruths and exaggeration by

paper and onerary hoarding, and in most of the speeches of men who were ordinarily. truthful. It was most humiliating in a Christian country."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Captain Cardeaux has been appointed Gorem of Uganda, and Sir William Manning. Commissioner of Somaliland,

11.30 am-Meeting of the Hongkong were discontinued considerable extra | waits, got rather wearisome when too-long #000 majority. At the bye-election Dr Endwig Manié begroesthed fifty-aït

Land Reclamation Co., Id. at. Co. Office.

11.45 am-Meeting of the West Point * Building Co., Ed., at Co.'s Office.

expense would be entailed in pumping; also the residences at Pokfulam itself

drawn out.

Dundes still seas something in Me Wins. ton Churchill, who has been sent back with

1908, be polled 7,079 to 4,570 for the Con- This evening at the Union Chumb for Prohibitionist Teers are trosest servativo, 4014 for the Labourite and a Literary Club, Keedy Road, a debate Wilkie (Labour),

here, the other being retained by Mr

the Extension of the Franchise to Women is desirable." Miss G. Briggs will lead

-Noon-Masting of Hongkong Land Yo./have to be considered, and it is plain be held on the following subject, That

vestment & Agency Co., Id., at Co.'s Offices 9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni

tara, etc., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.

that until the new reservoir at Tysam Took is completed and perhaps after then, we

At Marylebone East the Unionists are

Raphael's. "Crucifixion,hich cost him pictures to the National Gallery, including

£11,000.

My E. M. Jazionat present in Batavis, credited with the seat, but as there were will shortly be returning to Singapore, to

Taxes, on various kinds of machin ery are increased in general.

REVENUE FROM SÅLT.

(Wah Tes Fat Pa's Service).

PAKING, January 19 Prince Su recommends that An Ún Lao, an official of the Board of Finance, be sent to Japan to enquire into the methods of Japan's salt revenue bureau.

THE CHEKIANG RAIL-

WAY

(Wal Tes Yat Po's Berviss,

PERINO, January 19, Shan Win Pui, Vice-President of the Board of Camminication, was

railway troubles,

shall baro to make in the affirmative, and the chair will be two Unionist candidates, Lord Robert Cecucceed, Mr T. Jones sa manager of the) sent to Chekjang“to enquire into the

9p.m.-Scotch Consort in Theatre Royal, the best of our present sources of WEDNESDAY, January 26:-

Thursday, January 27 :—

School

FRIDAY, January 28:-

8 p.m.-Volunteer Dance.

Saturday, January 23 :--

Noon-Prize Distribution by

Governor, at Baiyingpoe School.

the

Tuzanay, February 8

Moon-Masting of Hongicong, Canton & Macao Bleamboat Co.. Id. at Co's Uffice.

"

The China Mail.

HorazóNG, THUHnday, January 20, 1910.

The

taken by Rev. C. I. Hickling at 9 p.m.5.

C

wiped out huge

finance it,

THE BALLOON ASCENT.

rapidly at the Astor House office.

we are told tickets are being zožk

(Free Trade) and Mr D. McGarel Hoge

Taria Reform) it is difficult to say who was Chartered Bank. elected Probably Lord Robert has bean - K15 pmY,K,U.A.- Anaval-Merting, Spoply. The Tytam Took reservoir is after we had gone to press last eve

mucosafal, for he was the sitting membor. Mina Jean-Clemens, daughter of Mr

He reports that he is in favour of *-*-*-*- Samuel Clamena (Mark Twain), was drown- | the Government contracting a loan to- How held back for want of funds and ing we received note from the Depa Mr J. Stuart (L) and Bir-T. R. Bummed in a bath at fier; fälher's house in New build the Ningpo-Hangchow railway,

Sunderland the two sitting members, Prize Distribution of Diosest Boys when these are available it will prob. Registrar of the Supreme Court asking us bell (Lah), have been rejected and replaced fork on Christmas Ere, during an instead of allowing the people to

to inform juros summoned to appear an by two Unionists, Mr J. Knott and Mr 8. epileptic St." abably take 3 years to complete. the 18th instant at the Supreme Comt Story, They have

House for the priment session that they majorities. bacteriological analysis are

anoma-

Mr R. A Lowry, formerly of Hongkong, lous that we will leave the experts to session unless notified otherwies. The men who has overcene Col, Seely; kok Christi Association, in succession to

Reed not come on Thursday or at all this!

La been appointed Secretary of the Bang. fight over them. It appears that the

Under Secretary for the Colonies, o Abercromby, is Col. R. Chaloner, who is Mr W. M. Cameron, who is leaving tions for his big arant and SKATEs us that Mr Baldwin's agent has made all prépara suspicious water-Pokfulam gives good

Wish flags flying from stem to sterother of Mr Walter Long, having taken Shanghai.

the ascent will positively take place on results, while the unsuspected water; masts, the Douglas Company's steamer in 1888. He sat for the Westbury division And the figures 700 hung between her the name of Cheloner, under the will of

cholate Admiral Chaloner, by Royal licence The many friends of the late Mr J. Saturday afternoon, as advertised, unless Tytam, gives bad caes to an expert Haitan presented a brave appearance in the tel Wiltshire from 1895 to 1900. In the Ullmans, of Cham de Fende, Juli Bite, Prevented by heavy min. The huge balloon the explanation may be simple but theist and drizzle on Wednesday. Avery Batt, Imperial Yeomanry. He is 54 years of his death, at the age of 59, after only two handed and nothing will be left undone to South african War he commanded the lat 17 Bus de Commerce, Will read with regret and, parachute are being carefully over- lucky boat, in all her career she has never of age. "man in the street i can only leave

days illness which took place on 29th alto: make the affair success. Considerable met with an accident, the Haitan is com

Mr Ullmadan died his residence in interest is being manifested by the pahire such evidence any of court, However manded by one of the most popular skip of Wight from 1900 to 1904, when he

Col. Sealy eat as a Unionist for the Inle Switzerland. W we are still left with the facts that the pore on the coast Capt. J. A. Rosch; wharesgned, being strongly opposed to the Chats de Foods, Hongkong, Shanghai Semor partner of Ullmann & Co, Pokfulam supply is liable to obrious

has made 500 trips in her. Both ship and Government on the Bacal question and on and Tientsin, Mr Ullmann arrived in the captain remixed many complimenta pasta Obies labour. He was, however, return- Colony in 1871-ben be founded hit ang Toontamination and that the water from day.

This was at the last General Election, when and Tientsin. He left here in 1883 for his that source cannot cow bo dispensed

abercromby returned him with majority heme in Switzerland here he started a Our Water Supply difficulties in the

The Banual Report of the Insular Cal-mista. He did brilliant service with

of 199 Two with The Waterworks Ordinance lector of Customs of the Philippine Kalance the Yeomanry in the South African war.

years later he became

watch factory past have been owing to insufficient

NO OPIUM IN OF AMBERLAIN'S quantity, it appears now that we have precludes the selling of land within the far the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1209, being mentioned in despatches, receiving CUBE THAT COLD WHILE YOU CAN

shows a balance of trade in favour of the the Queen's medal and ave clasps, as well PETTER and the small amount you have sough, care cook

LOOK AFTER YOUR HEALTH to face the question of a possible defect collections Artis, but these are already Lalance of over $3,00,000. U.S. carry that the D): 350. Semeren

D bottle of Chamberlain's Cough is symptom of more serious trouble. in quality. The recent discussion at the several houses within the Pokfulam wiplog out the debit balance acumulated in Pa Brooke (64), who has run the risk of a solar peveloping" info obtainable and you need have no heat angy: Femedy would co-f ght now than to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the best Sanitary Board has shown, though with area and many more to situated on it on and learing di Balance in favour or (U.), is a son of Dr Stopford Brooks Fox als by chemists and for mala by all chemists and storekespons during the first years of American occups been to eat at Bow By Me Alfred Du remonts, which may men abgedector in using it as it contains nothing injurioca. some divergence of opinion among the boundary line that a stoppage of their WATSON & CO., experts, that there is not only a pos ordinary drying would send the over- LIMITED,

sibility but a considerable probabilty of for to Pokfulam We may trust the pollution of the atree flowing into the Water Authority to do all in his power yers to the Government. Pokialam Reservoir. It does not follow to prevent such pollution from this or Civil Hospital, etc., etc. that this would necessarily lead to im other sources, bat, with Chinese human

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THE HONGKONG DIEFENSARY,

THE PORFULAM RESERVOIR.

and

Mr G Blopford

of the islands of 81,074,523 net. The all known man of letters. He was at United Kingdom leads in merchandis ported-with-s Painst of 85

United States next with $4,693,391, and

onetinis a Unitarian-minister in America, and his majority at the last election was:

the French East Indies, third, $4,975,598 4 notable talumph for Unionism a

foen gained at Southwark Wast, where the Best Hot R. K Caston boen Miss Madeline Rawlings, a daughter afted by Col, Bir W. H. Dana. The

dal exted member had represented pure water being supplied to the townstore as it is we doubt his power of the Medical Officer of West Hartlepool, constituency nstead ance 1888. He wa Storage

filtration have great purify to efficiently cope with the anisauce and poison self-administered. Bhd in 1963 Ba-polled 45 more than died on 14th Dec. Itanithe effects of cas Junior Lord of the Treasury from 1892 tổ -1895, and war made Paymaster General and. ing effects. The zerrous may be com-Something more should be done. was 25 years of age and was to have tom the Unionist at this last election. The new forted by remembering that the greater, Though ther Pokfulam Reservoir as married shortly to Mr Edgell Stillwell of inebar Lentenant of the City of VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH, part of the supply of London is draws whole cannot be dispensed with, it Backenham, who is in the Civil Service. He has several decorations, including the London, and was Sheriff in 1906 and 190%; Thames, that there am very seems quite likely that a portion of it were to go out to Horneo, and the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan). rospect of separation from her family had WA MA few collecting areas in England free from drainage ares might be cut of withoutvidently distresod (Carner of Puttinger Street) habitation and that the water drawn any great loss to the supply. It is redict of death from poland, self-adminis 12% rote below ME. B. Beat (L)

PARUSH HALL OF THE COLONY, De Vaux BoiD CENTRAL,

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GRAND PROGRAMME.

FEDUCED PRICES,

from

from them is only rendered fit for use common knowledge that Poktahm corned by flitation, and with care, the danger Reservoir is too small for its drainage

so far as our town supply is concerned, aren, it overlows every summer even could be reduced to a very small amount in the, drieat year

But we must remember that the cars

in the end to be exercised by Chinese

bird, 1895 f

East" pacity of 08:

coolies who to notoriously care-cas and while the also that the inhabitants of Fokfulam

itselfins, the water unfiltered

therefors scaronly do to put

Maids with the Answer that as we aaye

The Hon. Mr Bury LawSDD) (US) Wa

Mill End In 1900, But he has now CovIES adme him. Ho hat dad's previous Fa mentary@exponence, having me for in's leading Article on the 804 Pances, East Gloucestershire and.

Brid from 1905 to 1908) PISANA TRHAIR ABORrved by his old electors, –

bopeng FA-Liberal was returned.

25 tasfority of 1,092, but

was noɑhbuja erodid overcoming the La

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