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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, Miscellaneous.

3 p.m.-Grand Bazaar at Sallora' and

Soldiers' Home.

General Memoranda,

FALDAY, February 4 :---

10 a.m.-Military Gua Prsatios. Opening of New Fremises of Englzoers and Shipbuilders' Institute by B..

the Governor,

Saturday, February 8:-)

11.30 .m.-Meeting of Chinx Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., La., at Co.'s

Offices,

The China Mail

BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EX-HONGKONG, WEDNIRDAM, FEBRUARY 0, 1910.

CELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.

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TABLETS

PAUPERISM AND THRIFT.

Tax number of paupers in England and Wales is rapidly approaching a million. The latest returns show that] on July 1 the numbers were:-England and Wales, 001,038; London, 140,123.

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WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 1:

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"A" REMODELLED GABINET.-

THE GENERAL

SELECTION:

LATEST: RETURNS.

Lesbos, February 2.

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

to the China Mail)

A Libemi has been alected for Wick LONDON, February 1. „Toxzo, February 2 It is stated that after the Address (Sir A. Bignold, U., eat for this district The stock market has become ex-in Reply to the Speech from the Throne in the last parliament); a Labourite for tremely active owing to the publicity has been voted, and before the Belper while Nationalists have been given the report that the Government reintroduction of the Budget, a motion returned for Narth Mayo, West Cork intends to convert one handred million will be introduced re-affirming the and North Cork. yen of Domestic bonds into four oant privileges of the Commons in reference

LONDON, February 2. stock, to be issued at you. 95. All to money bills and declaring the stocks have largely risan, 95.

a week to all who are physically unfit will run into an annual expand- ture of millions, and is hikely to exceed distress and remove the preventible the present cost of old age pensiona. causes of poverty and he therefors The pension system has come to thinks that the poor themselves must stay in the British Isles, but it will be reciprocate the sympathy on their behalf well for the nation if it can be admin- of their own. As he vary istered in such a way as not to sap the by efforts rightly argues, the war against poverty, babits of thrift and self-reliance which ilness, accidental destitution, and pre have been so laboriously acquired by ventable misery is not a skirmish, a the working classes during the past half series of skirmishes, or a single battle, century. but it is a long continuous disciplined

NEWS OF THE DAY. campaign. In that campaign less is

The Government's intention is to required from the generals than from

Among the Birmas elected to member-convert all five per cent domestic bonds the rank and file. To conquer it needs ship of the Hougkoos General Chamber of into four per cant securities gradually, good health when young, strong energy Commoss on Monday was the Yuen Eok in early manhood; discipline, self- respect, sobristy, and manly self-reliance. in every ons. The poorer men are the more they need these qualities. For the women all the qualities required by the] men are needed, combined with the holy It will be en by details of polling Sre of maternal love of children, the elaowhere that Mr Ralphael Balilies, woll knowa in Hongkong, failed, at Walworth, pride of home, and, above all, the choer-where he was Unionist by candidate, by ful disposition. But the great need of only 100 rotas, all is the proud spirit, the maly senso of independence, and, above all, the need of thought, "word, and action to consciously order life whilst they co-operated with cthers in improving social conditions.

Houg,

The annual meeting of members of the China Association, Hongkong Branch, will be held at 4 pm on Monday, 7th | February, in the City Hall.

George Bernard Shaw contributes a preface to Hall Caine's new novel Rave the two grosted soll-advertisers out of York Evening Post asks the question. Africa gone into partnership? The New

The Japanese Army is ostensibly sup- posed to consist of nineteen divisions, but according to the Jiji it may comprises twenty, in view of the "special garrison stationed in Formoss and the temporary

That a considerable portion of the great mass of the working classes of England are fashioning their lives along these lines is seen in the recordia of brigade despatched to Korea Isat year. the great Friendly 'Societies. These

and in such a way as not to disturb the

economic conditions

The present plan is a first and experimental step.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

Sir EL Williams, the famous engineer and designer of the Manchester Ship Canal, died on the lat instant at Altrincham in his 82nd year.

Lieut.-Colonel Reid, B.A.M.C., on his return from Hongkong, has been appointed saplar medical officer for the London recruiting district.

Mrs Fileti, wife of Captain Filcti of Tientsia, died at Tientsin on January 24. Mrs Filoti was a daughter of the Spanish Minister at Peking..

will be remembered as the leader of the It is reported that or Prince Tuan, who Boxar trouble, has died in Chinese Turkes

tan where he has doen in exile.

Viceroy Faan Shü haüun, of Canton, hes

necessity for a change in the relations of the two Blouses.

The positions of parties now stand :----

Unionists

Liberala...

Labourites..

Nationalists".

Liberals who are demanding that the It is hoped that this will satisfy the question of the Lorde veto shall be question before the Budget. The are

.271

473

41

89

Eleven of the Nationalists" O'Brienites.

Usionists

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Liberals 20 Labourites

Birmingham South.

6,207 ... 2,947 3,00

It is expected that the Cabinet will be largely remodelled. Mr. Birrell (Chief Secretary for Ireland) will probably succeed. Mr. Herbert Gladstone as Home Secretary; Mr. Winston Churchill, late President, of the Board of Trade, will Lord MORPETH (Unionist)- succeed Mr. Birall; Mr. John Burnar. E BUTLER (Liberal) No Change. Majority succeeding Mr. Churchill, and Mr. H. L.

Birmingham North Samuel succeeding Mr. Burns, J. T. MIDDLEMORE (Unionist) 6,189- President of the Local Government Mr J. DAWSON (Liberal) Board. Mr. C. E. H. Hobhouse (late No Change. Majority Financial Secretary to the Treasury). Birmingham will probably enter the Cabinet.

(BORDESLEY)

AN ADMIRAL'S RESIGNA-**

"TION.

Rt. Hon J. COLLINS (Unionist)... 9,091 Mr F. HUGHES Sabour

No Change. Majority 5,068 Birmingham (Edgbaston.} {" St F. W. LOWE (Unionist) Mr J. MORGAN (Liberal)

No Change. Majority 5,097 Birmingham' (Central)

(Reuter's Service to the China Mat.)

#LONDON, February 1. Rear Admiral Sir E. H. Gamble has Mr E PARKES (Unionist) resigned the command of the Turkish M- 0. BRAMPTON (Liberal) No Change Majority Nary on the ground of ill-health.

Birmingham (East.) ĮNot-Rear Admiral Gamble is 60 years

STEEL MAITLAND

of age. He has soon service in Egypt Mr

(1895), ---E33,-- 0.M.]

now have enrolled 6,137,306 members, contesta were fought the Unionista claimed communicated with the French Consul (1889). Gambia (1894) and Brass Rivor (Unionist)

while they have accumulated frnds of £41,056,932. The principal Societies we include in the following table-

In the six Birmingham seata in which

an aggregate majority of no less than 27,889 votes. In every case the majority was over 3,000, while the highest was 5.668st Bordesley, where the Right Hon Jessa Gellings was successful.

Society. Membership. T. Capital. Manchester Unity of

Oddfellows 1,083,701 £14,255,731 Ancient Order of

Og its being placed on a new and Foresters.....

912,815 9,154,171 | firmer basis the Royal Colonial. Instituto Hearts of Oak Benc-

St Society... 300,539

bse enlarged a journal, which will now 3,731,013 (On Sept. 30 Inst.)

appear monthly under the name of the Grant United Order

Unitel Empire. My Archibald R. Colqu 1,475,823 horn is the editor, and the Art rumbor 3,000,000

of the new series gives every promise for

of Oddfellows N.. 505,007 Independent Order

241,040

Loyal Order of Au- of Rechabites....

cient Shepherde (Ashton Unity)... 123,703

1,059,961

the future.

+

A Delhi correspondent to an Indian

These figures of membership relate paper reports a sad accident which occurred

This means an increase of 2.5 per cent. only to adulte but there are in many

camp at Tughlakabad. Owing to some on the 8th ult at artillery practice in the

over the previous year in the whole of instances departments for juvenile mem-nfortunate mistakes shell was dropped

cul

of

asking him to expels native Christian who has been interfering in lawsuits...

多

that M. L, J. Bernis, cashier of the Banque The Bangkok Daily Mail announces

de L'Indo-Chine, has been transferred to the Canton branch of that institutión and will shortly logre for his new post M. Petra, of the Bank's Singapore staff, is going to Bangkok to take over the duties performed by M. Bernis.

AMERICAN LEGATION

FRAUDS.

FAULKINER SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS.

(From Our Own Correspondens.) - SMAFCULI, February 2. Faulicaner, the Marms, who was

PRINCE FUSHIMI IN EUROPE.

Captain G. C. Cayley has been appointed charged with the embezzlement of to the Minotaur, the new flagship of the funds of the American Legation in Caina Squadron, and will take up Peking, was yesterday sentenced to five his duties on recommissioning. Captain years' imprisonment. Cayley was appointed a cadet in, Janusty, 580, was promoted lieutenant in 1800,

ship Monarch at the boutardment of commander in 1901, and captain just four years ago. He was a cadet `of the battle- Alexandris in 1882, rind, during the Egyp than war (medal with cissp and Khedive star); and he was a Reutenant of the fatal battleship Victoria when shè wa rammed by her sister battleship Camper. A Vianon dispatch states that two dawa of Tripoli in the Mediterra nos Fears ago, when the King of Slam cale. June, 1995, when "Admiral Sir George that occasion gore his mamats now drowned. Captain Cayley was latterly en: brated his birthday at Hamburg and on Tryon, 21 officers, and 360 men were Pring, he promised to make the town a ployed at the Royal Naval War College. ment for the gardens. The King has now present of a Siamese temple as an orma-

intos marking party, killing Liant. Harvey, of the 6nd Battery, and a ganner, and wounding others.

ALLEGED MISCONDUCT BY FIRST MATE.

Marine Court of Inquiry,

The first mate of the sis. Derwent was

1

(Beuser's Service to the China Mat.)

IH Prince Fushimi has been

Loos, February 2.

Mr.J. STEPHENSON (Labour)

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No Change. Majority

Walworth

Mr J. DAWES (Liberal) Mr R. BELIGIOS (Unionist)

1,713

3,058

6,102

14,509.

Na Change. Liberal Majority 190

(1906)

£319

3,167

2,418

C. J. O'Donnell (L)

Sir J. Baily (0.)

Devonport (9 Seats.) Im Sir J. JACKSON (Uniotist)

Sir C. KINLOCH COOK Unionist) 5,285- Sir J. W. BENN (Liberal)

Mr B. LITHGOWLiberal)

Tre Unionist Gains. Agate Majority

Heading.

~% 8,140+ Aggre

665

5,067

Mr. RUFUS D. ISAACS Aberal). 5,264 Major RENTON (Unionist)

No Change. Majority

Gravesend,

Si G. PARKER (Unionist)" M: S. R. JENKINS (Liberal)

No Change. Majority King's Lynn.

Mr T. GIBSON BOWLES (L) The Hon. E CADOGAN (U)

No Change. Majority

Great Grimsby, MT. WING (Liberal) Bir G. DOUGHTY (Unionist)

Liberal Gain. Majority. Bath (2- Scata.).

Eazetted Knight Grand Cross at the Victorian Order,

At Berlin the Emperor and Empress, and Crown Princour and the Chancellor Sird HUNTER (D) in the presence of the Crown Prince

Herr Bathman Hollweg, received Prince Mr D. MACLEAN (Liberal). and Princess Fushimi, who presented Mr G. P. GOOOE (Liberal) Two Unionist Gains, their Majesties with some coatly Japan

gate majority esa objets d'art.

Manchester North-W

(Unionist)...

TI. Princo and Princesa mahimi: SG G. KEMP (Liberal) had luncheon with their Majesties.

Prince Fashimi has received the Grand Groes of the Red Eagle, with

the country, but in London the increase bera, whose numbers grow from year is only 0.6 per cent. Paupers amounted to year. There are also Humerous to one person in every 49 in England societies connected with temperance and Wales, and one person in every 34 orders, and here again good pro- in London. These figures at first gress is still maintained. There is a sight are rather depressing, it must strong feeling that the thrifty members -be admitted, but the Re Hon. Jon Friendly Societies are unfairly penalised Busss, President of the Local Govern- by the Old Age Pensions Act, and a ment Board, after analyzing, the bids committee of the Nations? Conference written that temple la ready and will the nation be of good cheer. He acknow-decided that a question should be soon be sent in a Bangkok. ledges that it is an undoubted fact that submitted to all parliamentary candi- His Exoallaper Wel Hau, managing ---An infallible cure for Indiges 900,000 men, women, and children are dates asking them to support an axend-director of the Chinese section of the

tion.

dependent upon the ratepayers in same ment of the Act with the object of amking Kowloon-Canton Railway, and Mr Frank form or another for certain periods of it clear that in estimating the income of the engineer-in-chief, paid visit of inspection to the British section of the the year, but he any of this total number on applicant for a pension there shall not line on Tuesday, when they were shown andiary Magistrate, presided, and the Commander Basil Taylor EN., Stip 343,000 ars worner, who are aged, infirm be taken into account any sums received over the works as far as Tape by Mressors were Lieut Henry Butterworth, RN., E. M. S. Tamer; Samuel Robinson, or temporarily distressed; 234,000 are by the applicant from a friendly society Lindsay, the Chief. Buident Bogincér. master of the an. Monteagler Frak STRAINED RELATIONS, children, and 115,000 are insane. There in the form of sick pay or an annuity or

Much' satisfaction was expressede at the Thomas Wheeler, thastery of the 8.8.

Loongsang Dan McClean Scott, master (Reuter's Bervice to the China Maui) progress of the worky... 4 voluntary grant in cases of distress.

of the. Newebwang. are,17,000 casuals, many of whom are Invaluable to Sportsmen and unemployable, and some of them are

The inquiry was into chargos of

LONDON, February 2. Lord LANSDOWNE, we see by a recent By kind permission of Cal. Prist conduct on the part of George Thyne. At Constantinople the newspapers Athletes,

victims of their own inclinations. There home paper, is in favour of modifying and the older and Havildan Party the Derrents applying for an inquiry of the danger arising from the situation The letter of Mr John Jenkins, master of comsel military preparations in view Rajpata under Band

and read, are only 11,413 thle-bodied men in somewhat the present Old Age Pension Demsi, will play the following prograde Cortelainent was first called and hestated in Greece. They observe that the health in all the workhouses in England scheme. Taking a hint from the big of music at the King Edward Hotel, during at firat had to find fault with defendant on admission of Cretan deputies into the at about, the 15th or 16th of January stoc National Assembly would be and Wales, and the great bulk of friendly societies he would like to see dinner, on Thursday:

Belgon. He saw that all the lavatory

WATSON'S

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"AN "RXCELLENT REMEDY FOR

Sprains, Stiffness, Rheumatism,

Bare Chest, etc.

pauperism is due to sgc, infirmity, something in the form of compulsory

GOD HAVE THE ZING."

ance was Horden, to the county of Durham

charged with misconduct at the Marine Court this morning-

mis

chain.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

9712

1,930- 1638

... 7,779: 1,450

MW.JOYNSON-HICKS(nionit) 6,147

Liberal gain. Majority 188 Mr IT. LINCOLN (Liberal)

Darlington.

MB.PIRE PEASE (Unionist)

Liberal Gain, Majority.

Hartlepool

SC. FURNESS (Liberal)

4,815 4,786

6,531

... 8.70€

777.

Mr W. GRITTEN (Unionist) No Change. Majority

Dover. The Right Hon. G, WYNDHAM Jing) (Unlenist)

**** 3,330" Mi A. M. BRADLEY (Liberal) 1,672

No change. Majority.... 1,768

POPULAR REMEDY IN SOUTH

HEATRICA

has been in South Africs for a num CHAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy

bor of years, and the fact that it still retains its popularity as a cure of conche, colds and oop is extins roof that it girom- TRUROUGELY TESTED."

tisfaction. Morum Bros, general mer- (HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy has chants of Turkmatad, Capa Colony, make

been examined by an eminent analyti. the following statement a MOhamberika’E- cal chemist who certified that it contained preparations hare autoady demand all the no Darcctics. It is not only a safe and hana." Tear round and continue to be popolar, Wo less medicine bat the best in the - for always keep a stock of these medicines on closets, colds and croup. For sale by hand. For sale by all chemists and shore-

pis, chemists and storekeepers,

Ibopers.

STATE EXPRESS CIGARETTES.

Quick march ...The Uhlan's Call,

pipes had been cut away and when ques regarded as a casus belli. Ellenberg toned defendant admitted having ent the widowhood, and orphanhood. The state insurance instituted after the lines Fouging me to sleep...Edwin Groans pipes and put oder plugs in the ship's Vaise..La Faute des Roses Retford side. One of the telegraphs had been said. difference between the pauperism.of

of the German system. The proposal has Selection. Les Cloches de Corniville... Cross-examined by Lafondant witness Planquette said that defendant was always sober, and today and that of sixty years ago is that been freely discussed during the past Serenade.... Ia Paloma.....8. d'Gradier he had as complaint with regard to his

He thought the obsolete water; the former was largely able-bodied year and is one that sharply dividen Two Stop Bloger. Moretz Warm work.

closets were of use to the ship, pauperism, which has now become the members of friendly societies. One

The President Are the water in use," relatively insignificant. The reduction section favours compulsory insurance The general election did not pass off with,

Witness No, they are not in 8. WATSON & 00, has been from 12 to 2 per 1,000 able and believes that it can be worked to out some rioting. The scene of the disturb

What are they used for now They are used sa storerooms: LIMITED.

bodied, from 26 to 7 per 1,000 pour law the advantage of existing voluntary

After further evidence the Court found children, and from 62 to 26 in all classes societies without undue interference on of pauperism. There are 235,000 child, the part of the State; the other section ren under the pour law in England and is strongly opposed to any change in Wales. Of these 70,000 are in work the existing voluntary system, as being

ales. Of these 70,000 are in honses, in scattered homes, are boarded likely ultimately to destroy the great hospital. The rioters then threw a motor out, or are in special institutions. They organisations which have been built our belonging to the manager of the colliery, from 8s d. to 208. per week per up by the people for themselves, and a chi The police charged the mol with their batons, but afterwards the child In Mr Boss' opinion the future which have been so powerful a factor rioters set fire to the colliary club-house, of the poor of England must be regarded in the cultivation of habits of well which was guttodr less in the way of their being provided for reliance and self-dependence, in great institutions than with referense

Furveyers to the Government Civil Hospital, etc. etc.

TER HONGKONG DIEPENBARY.

TICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY (Corner of Pottinger Street)

De Faux-Bóan-Gurreal;"

"Preformizcer" 7.15 to ́9,"And"

9.15 to 11.16 7. TONIGHT EXTRAORDINARY SUÇÕESS -.

-TO-NIGHT":

of the owlsbested and eminent Artistep

Ms. MTRA JAMES,

and the fight was partly due to politics and partly to local strike. The Unionist headquarters and His rendenes of the colliery owner were wrecked. The colliery proprietor fred at a youth, who was

was struck by some pellets and had to be taken to

that defendant was guilty of unlawfully converting to his own, use curtain, ship Sttings, the property of the owner of the La. Derwent and making certain structurn? alterations in the hip Lending to impair her Bosworthiness. Defendant's certificate. was anspended for six months and the court recommanded that certificate of com patency a second mats be inued to de- fendant, and takes

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There was opened this afternoon, at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Anal The opinion, however, is widely enter- VICTORIA OINEDIATOGRAPH.

Sitzont, a bazaar in aid of funds for recoTKİS to their accommodation in better houses thined that a Government scheme of

ing the Home. The institution, which la outside. We must have, he urges, fewer State insurance is not so immediately artiste, was applauded again and again modernised and shoroughly cleaned through Miss Sadie, the juvenile Australian Service man, has by degrees been greatly most popular one with large numbers of

ournal wards If the aged and infirm was a year ago, and the latest statement and dancos splendidly and completely word. Various, around bare bed of the the standard of perfection in quality and mode of hygiene workhouses and mare cottages and fever imminent na a practical proposal as it when she made her debut at the Victoris outwith the mulb, that it is finge Closmatograph on Tuesday evening... Bhee • home." in the bear; tense of the ptifined

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to the effect cptivates the large andionon. Mim Myrr extensive work done, until now only about Auton Vocalist in descriptive and oirastar hostels, and convalescent homes. Pen-cost of

volence, it should be in hospitals, that the investigation into the probable James and Mir Gale are also spoedingly $3,000 remains to be wiped of Impersonations

cost of the schema had proved more amusing Missss Baby and Goldle

**** good while meat of the fims are very 5.The stalls, which were in charge sions and almshouses, in his opinion, ers

Colline persons interested in this practical work smongst the soldiers and more, ware wall an ideal better than workhouse for complicated than the actuaries had continus to please and

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