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A
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CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR,
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Throat Pastilles
Highly recommended.
WATSON'S Headache Cure
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a speedy and efficacious remedy,
WATSON'S Cold Cream
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increasing in every way, the distance
THE
CHINA MAIL NEWS OF THE DAY.
from home measured by mail has been
Chian bas, it is stated, ordered from reduced to res weeks; we are closer Krupp's 200 light" mountain guns. in touch than ever with the Old Country
to
The extradition proceedings San A Wan have been continued till day next...
THE REGATTA POSTPONED.
Gfest disappointment was folt this morn- ing when it becntas necessary to postpone the sixth assi rogatis, owing to the saninat turbulent stare of the water, which, "to- Tues-other with a stiff wind, made it impossible
and in consequence have been able surround ourselves with much of the refinements and comforts of England,
A wire dated the Hague, Tabruary 16, a state of things not possible even a
states that the Standard Oil Company has decade ago. Hongkong then has become declared a dividend of 130 per cent, for the a real place of residence for the lower past quarter. middle class Europene, a place whers!
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SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1910.
CANTON NOTES,
12.
(From Que Bun Corresp-indent),
A BOLD BITOLUMOSJAT.
Canton, March 9. Kusterday, the Provincial Judge per
susly tried one of the ring sales of the
recent diaturigances named. Wong Chan Fu. for the races to ake place. There were The man na brce conlessed that he was a larga nambar of people present when the revolutionist and spoke to the Julge very contests were to have commenced and boldly and apparently withous fear. After everything, with the exception of the the trial he was all into a private room weather, pointed to a most successful re-and promised a full pardon if he would give the name of his fellow conspirators. The man answered that he was quite ready
judace hint, to betray hin fallows,
gatta.
new IN A TETATEX.
The Netherlands Government is con- THE RAINFALL OF HONGKONG to be bebonded and that nothing would he can bring up and educate his family, vening at The Hague next year an Inter PER MONTH. where he can make enduring friend-national Congress for the Conservation of
shipa and if be... likes pursue many hobbies impossible in the colder and'
Tuning and Regular
Attention Inclusive.
[Corment]
BUDGET VOTE PASSED.
LONDON, March 10.
A rote an account has been passed by the House of Commons.
CONGO REFORMS.
BELGIUM'S CHANGED
ATTITUDE.
(Reuter's Service to the Chipa Mail)...
Lovros, March, 12.
Sir Edward Groy, reply to a depu-- tation urging decisiva action in order The rainfall recorded at the Observatory
to enforce reforms in the Congo, did during February amounted to .41 fach
Since the Manchu gunds fired on the not agree that the situation was hope- Natural Resources.
the 25 years mean for that month being Warden of the Military School, anti-less. Belgium's now programme, he winter has proved Hanchu feeling has been more bitter then said, was a great advance on the old, Amended rules for the examination et 1.75 rahoo.
The
moro variable climate of England. Butongineers in the mercantile marines appear rooptionally dry; the four months, Nov-erer, among the Cantonese. A few nights bet Great Britain would not recognise in the Gur. No Justinā 15 pages are ember-February, havo suly produced 1.36nge a number el Mancha women came to anexation by Belgium until improve--
putting all this on one side, common
justice seems to point to the necessity
for revising the pension minute in the sense indicated by our correspondent
deratod to them. pi
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"At the elections is connection withi the Finnish Diet, 13 woosen wore rotuzue. The Agrarius and 'Socialists secured 103)
Why should we penalias the old pei-sants, outnumbering 11 other parties.
sione who prefers to remain in the place where the best years of his life have been passed? Here he is among friends, he knows the men and women
S. MOUTRIE & Co. whom he meets, ca the street and at
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gone. Apell 10, 1907.
HEMOS FOR MONDAY. Anotuna Joon-Auction of Leasehold Property a Has Haghee & Bough's Sales
Rooms,
3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Fublic Works Department's Cices..
General Memoranda, - TUESDAY, March 15-
Xoss-Meeting of the China-Borson
Co., Ld., at Co.'s Office. WIDYWIDAT, Marsh 16:
2p.m.- Auction of Sulke & Embroi. lories at Mr Geo. F. Lammert's Sales
Rooms.
FAT, March 18-
2p.m.-Anction of Household Fern
bate, de, atau Mor. Penk Read.
.-Performance of Pandman's Ca.. at City Hall. SATURDAY, March 19-
11.30 am.Meeting of Green Island
Cement Co.. Id., at Col'n Offices. Noor-Meeting of Geo. Fenwick & Co.
Id., at Co.'s Officer...
10.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank
of China, Ld, at Back Oise.
2 p.. Auction of High-class Janel- ya Moses Hughes & Boagh's
Balon Booms.
THEDAY, March 14:
11 seating of the Chins Sugar Rafinion Co., Ltd at Hassia Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Office.
11.50 am-Mesting of 1azon Seger Baking Co. Id., at Memri Jardine Matheson Co.'s Officer.
The China Thail
cases,
Olongapo, in the Philippines, which was swept by 20.000 posos fire the cther day, only a month previously sustained damage to the extent of 200,000 pesos from
similar cause...
L
inches, the arutage for the period being 6.75 inches.
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CANADA AND
NAVY.
cnam Theatre to witness a performance.
ment became apparent. Ons of thent began to quarrel with a Can- jonosz wótuen over some tririki matter and during the progress of the row the Manchu - YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK.
took off her shoe and hit the Chinese wo man on the wouth with it. Thurs was at 12 per cent. Dividend.
once a great uprour and shoats of "Death The Hongkong Agency of the Yokohama to the Mauchte" ware houd. As usua Specie Bank is in receipt of a telegram there were plenty of rudies in the theatre from the Head Office to the effect that at the who were ready to make capital out of a the Hond Odies of the Bank st Yokohams, son ejected the worien and the company half yearly swoting of shareholders held at disturbance but luckily the attendante on the 10th instant, it was resolved to pay hid-sense enough to go on with the pes"
—
a dividend of 12 per cent p. 3. for the balf forgiance., Thus what mightħave been a
THYLATENING LAZZERS.
A list of Public and Bank Holidays year ending the 31st December. 1909; toerious trouble was averted." \ observed as Government holidays ap add to the reserve fund Y350,000; and to pears in the set. In addition is Ex-carry forxud the sum of Y1,167 000 to the cellency the Governor has appointed Saturnext account. day, March 28th, to bo observed as a public holiday,
LAURIER'S PROPOSALS
CARRIED,
Lostos, March 12, (Reuter's Service to the Chino Max)
J
At Ottoma, alter debates extending over several works, the House of Com- mone has passed the second reading of The neighbourhood of Fatshan is in the bill for building a local Canadian.. fested with robbers and these hare Intely Navy, rejecting by 129 to 74 votes an been sending letters to prosperous trades amendment moved by Mr Borden to men in the town demanding money. All contribute twe Dreadnoughts to the the letters santain threats of an atrocious British Navy and refer the neral policy Among the orders of the day for beat THE BRESPONSIBLE FINDINGS OF nature, and the recipients have taken the to the people.
places of public entertainment. To retire, to England. after reaching pen- sionable age means, in most starting all over again, making a plunge into utter loneliness, for the associations of early years have com- pletely atrophied. and new friendships Tuesday's meeting of the Sanitary Board are to be made. How many men arenre: Report of the Select Committee capable of forming fresh associations, appointed to consider and deal with the question of the removal of ceilings and much less winning aaw friends" pad stair fiuinge. Minute by the Colonial acquaintances, at that age? Besides,Veterinary Surgeon relative to the supply of cattle fodder. Correspondence relative the Colony of Hongkong as to
to the slaughter of pigs in Kowloon City. wherewithal to pay provide the
"- these pensiors, why should I be deprived entirely of the benefit of the money put up by the taxpayers? This subject, we know, has been a burning one in Judia, where the lower grades of the Civil Service are in very much the same position as the lower grades of the Engkong Civil Service. But though ladia continues to deal
unfairly with her tumbler European
sisants in the matter of residence after pension, days are reached; that why, Hongkong is no antibly reason should continue to do so and the
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CORRESPONDENCE.
A MILESTONE INSPECTOR.
letters to the Magistrata who has advised
thens on ne sccount to send money or even THE COTTON QUESTION.
PATTEN HUSTLED AT MAN- DHESTER.
(To the Editor of the "China BEAT."to be afraid, as these banditi are evidently Sir,-Os many sides I have heard the only trying to trade on the people's fears. Inquiry, "What is a milestone inspector, This writing of threatening letters is by from when does he come and whither Po means a rare occurrence and even the does he go " I will endeavour to enlighten managers of the big foreign firms on Sha these seekers after information. A mile.meen have on occasions been pestored with (Reuter's Servics to the China zail)
Loxooks, March 12. STSZEZ ROBBERT, stone inspector is not exactly a public ser. then.
The Amerima cotton operator, Me Yesterday's foki belonging to a jeweler's Patten, while visiting the Royal Ex- Tant but rather a servant to the public, in
so much that his services are nok remunerat..
The Hop Treasurer of the Alice acknowledge with thanks the following femorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to. donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-ed by the Government her do they appear Edinburgh Morningside 1 Congi. S. School Sincers and Co.
Ma Ying Pure... L. R. M.
Sonren and Co.... Ulderup and Schluter Dr M. H. Chaun
H. S..
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COMPANY MEETING.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godawa Co., Ltd.
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thep was walking along a street in the change at Manchester was hustled cat
ADMIRAL BA
(Wah
in the annual hudget: he has to support Western Suburbs carrying a roll of red biseli ly the exercise of that virtus so cloth, such as the Chiness use when of the building by a hostile crowd. He 25ably exemplified in the pulpit and extolled decorating their housos for weddicks, and took refage in shop and, protected by
by our Lord Spiritual. Their ranks are feasts. It was suddenly snatched front him the police, aged in a rab. "
Thm faki at once made a largely, recruited from men who bare by another man." recaived, what is termed, a liberal educ-big noise and called for the police bat tiva, unaally paid for by their well mean some minutes elapsed before a constable! ing parents. In their roll-call may be arrived. The lower wanted the constable to found the names of some who have gundo in search of the thief but the policeman
Yat Za Service.) on the cricket fold that the Duke of said that he was not, raspunsfhla for things....
-PRING, March 11: Wellington mid was the training ground stolen in the street, and then calmly Adoura S has left Tiontain for of the Beroes who won the battle ofwalked away. This happened in the Shaffung inspect tha zaval station Waterino A large proportion were district protected by No 3 station and the in that proviane. aducated at the oad isshioned privatecki at spes made his way there to lodge a boarding schools; which have now become complaint against the constable." almost as extinct as the dodo on scenent
of Government hourd-school competition.
valuable space.
NEW BARRACKS AND STABLES. During the Inte riots herricks destroyed by fire. Acting on orders from
The twenty-third ordinary annaal moet sooner this idea can be brought thing of shareholders of the Hongkong and 3ympathetic notice of the powers that Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Co., Ltd. As the spokesman of such inen I have again occupied by No. 1 Regimens were totally was held at the offices of Mesura. Jardinetakan the liberty of encroaching on your Matheson_and_Co., Ltd... to-day.
Before starting it may be as well to
or wordeducation." In the absence define the meaning of that, auch misus, of Webster NutalI will venture to
the better. The deletion of the residence regulation from the Pension Minute would occasion a good deal of heartfelt satisfaction and ease of pind KK, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1810. to a very lescrving body man who by the very nature of their service are usable to give vote to a realy great hardship.
FLONG KONG PENSIONS.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONÁL.
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Hon Bir W. J. Grassoti presided, and there were also presept:- Sir Paul Chater, Meses H. A. Sisbe, J. Bardew, C. S. Gubay E. G. Barrett, J. W. C. Bonnat,
anworthy confreres. Briefly, educ Shelli, A. 5. D. Cousland (directors), the defuition arsyed at among my Hon. Ir E. Osborne (secretary), Mesars W. H. Wickham, H. W. Looker, F. Cation means "training of the mind.
One brutally expressed it by the words, Fotts, D. B., Sil, R. Packham, P. R
Any fool can do what he has been taught Woolf, A. Bryer, E. J. Chapman, T. F.ict an educated man esa do things he has Bough and Capt. Unsworth.
not been taught mer set done befom." an illustration be cited the case of two soldiers who underwents course of electrical had an army first-class school cartiliente; the other could not
The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting,
-The Chairman said Gentlemen,-
training,
able
to do in
THE TIBETAN QUESTION.
CHINA TO-NEGOTIATE WITH`
INDIA":
the War Minister steps have been taken to re-erect this building The terder of a and this man has agreed
ed to rebuild the place. tals. He is for 5000
PARING, March 11. contracter named I Shun has been accepted
The Grid Council has telegraphed cheaply a many of the beds, and stones used again. Since a large number of horses to Hie Excellency Tang Shan-yi request- for military use were imported from the of the former barracks at sapable of being Norca the animals have been kept in ing him to return to Faking Inwordiately. matsheds. Now a proper siltazy stable His Excellency is to be sppointed is to be erected outside the North Gate at minister plenipotentiary to proceed to India in order to negotiate with the the estimated cost of 5309 m.
CHINESE PRUDERY
Indian Government with regard to the The Educational Commissioner has board with, auch indignation that several situation in Tibet. Chinese ladies, among whom were severni
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The appointment of Mr M., Slado as I propose with your consent to take do vulgar fractions lesre alone decim Is, lady.students, had agreed to be stall holders
C. is announced in the Gazette.
To derive the full benefit of a Hong- kong pension it is necessary to retire to Ragland: The Pension Micule OK. farms in dated lat January 1909, and ir provides that. officers not being on His Excellency the Severnor has
appointed Frucis Maitland to be sterling salaries, appointed before the Visiting Justice to the Po Leung Kuk In July, 1807, draw persions in ice br.A. Bryer, who has resigned. England, at the rate of 3/8 to the
Earl Percy, who expired suddenly in deller: those appointed between thesis from pleurisy, aged 38, on December Lat July, 1337, and the Mist Decembor, 23; died intertalo. The personalty of his 1702, both days, inclusiva, a43 those estate is set down if £212,008.. appoimrel-ón and after the 1st January, 1903, at the turrent rate of exchange, Officers living in any Asiflic country
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His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard is entertaining at Government House Bir Tilt and Lady Semos, and Mr and Mr
in
▲ NEW MINING VESTURE.
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computronne) ["dan weke pension in delar at the Douglas Robinson, and their aon, Sir Ehas brought rents,hore especially at the money spent on his son'- schooling Kwong Sai Province somewhere inland1qftja fajale 'dínnozoi. It always
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The leaders of the House of Repes- at & Bamar to be held in aid of the Pinsontatives in Washington have killed the the report and accounts as real. There and algebra was a acivece undreamt of
-The Commissioner is Fong Hospital. is lato in conuertion with Last year's her curriculum. He had worked as fitter For
always been the caston in China for women Representativo Humphrey. It is nor working that "cally for special comment, is an argineering firm, but his puestion prohibiting this action says that it has American Ship 5pbsidy Till introdmood by beyond the disagreeable fact thatfer the had be-n-sadly neglected. Still he obrain-
nd the second positim in the class while to be strictly isolated from vien and he known that the messy mot pass this
looks with alarm upon recent movement scasion.. first time in 24 years, our establishments the educated ene ignominiously brought which seem to give so much more freedom up the tear. Both came out to Hongkong. proved to be too largo for our business; in
The Bamburger Nachrichten wunde consequence of which we had to close the latter obtained a good lucrative position to women. He thinks that such practices several godowns, reduce our staff, and in the electrical profession and was the as stal holding can only give rise to
pioneer of much of the work in that branch immorality. He advises all ladies who that the Powers should bembina sa proveit generally to cut down expensos by nearly now curied on here, while the former stil wish to show their sad for good works to continere alter 1988 of the provisies in subscribe money privately and on the Buez Cinsi conmemine, whereby adal £38,000); and if business does not improve remains a Sapper of the Royal Engineers." daring the cutra year, still further. Another inspector stigmatised the present account to expose their beauty
bo effected. 87sters as an attempt at the survival beholders a would be the case if they duas need only be lower than the diri-
dùnd excsoda 25 par cent. * economies will have to
of the un-treat." He quoted his own became stall holders.
PNEUMONIA. The fc is, the Colony's storage accom experience. His fatter was a self-taught
A merchant and financiar named Chan modation far exceeds its requirements, man who knowing the great benefits
the with
rosult that competition derived from education and thinking that is abcat to open a gold mine, lathe is one of the mos.isagons, and would ansure his future ability of procur from Wuchow. He bas engaged a British sults frestund or frgo an "awake" of the West Point, to ko unprofitable level,
ing a good living. kept his boy at a loading mineralogist to be plaend in charge of the grip Chaabariain a Doagh Remedy quicly is the distinguished threat physician, and and until the surplus godowas disappear private sehood until he was 17 years of work and has also petitioned the Vicemy,cate the disapa ah bracia áby market rate of exchange. To our ways Robinson in the sister of Mr Thoolers or the volume of importa incronson. I usage. The school was an expensive one. The to order the district in which the wins is tondency towards paraula It in ande situated to give that gentleman very especially toe tene nad innilar WTiemontą,, of thinking there is a good deel in the Roosevelt,
no hope, under our present scale of charges, school fea including hoard and lodging for By recommended for
assistance and protection.
For sale by all chemiska and sareesges: for any substantial improvecsont in storage thres montbe, without extras, was £3 (now roughness of the skin.gament recently advanced by The
Times of India says that Mr cerenue. The typhoon of 1906, which you a school is too expensive at $4.00 Max repondent in our columes that this Montagus, appointment to the Under will remember destroyed the wharves and month; Many of this inspector's school- damaged our buildings, arrebom and friend now boom largely the commercial necesitated AD increase of and polltiest world; Perhaps some of your restriction in regard to compulsory Secretaryship of the India Ofice marks Highters.
A million dollars to meas readers may recognise the establishment AS. WATSON & CO., residence in England or other gold-return to the practice of using this post capital of
as to carry on work; nod on the increased was train walks to Sonning, Pangbourne wing county should be abolished.mther as a training ground for young men expenditure which was noceany leezable when I mention that a popular recreation of real promise than as a sup to aereor capital it is difficult to see how we are be and, Wargrave. He was brought up LIMITED.
Is retired Civil servant is entitled to a mediocru politicians whose daim to earn an adequate return if our present associated with gentlemen, and had scale of charges is adfered to. We look, imbibed their principles of bonear and draw bis pension at the rate of 3/8d or preferment is based mainly on long service of course, for the expected revival in boat. xioms that had, in his opinion, placed pees to do much for us, and we have topes England on the pinnacle of her suITERACY. - pax dollar in Englard, then it
that railway development will bring about Un entering life he had to compete against great changes at Kowloon; but even so, theachool-board product whose education should be equally right and proper that
the results of the last few years working his own father had had to help pay for.
will not any that the latter was devoid of ke should able to do the same in
indien's very clearly, that a revision of our
the virtues claimed by the young aristocent ? tariff justified under the circumstancPя. Hongkong, the place where he has earned
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded' but he cortainly had not been accustomed afforded and was enabled to live far cheaper. . Whatever may have been the rea-
On a charge of abducting a Chinese girl by Mr Looken, the report and accounts to with good fig as the private school Bisesta U. S. Gobbay and E. G. Barnett and so gave his services at a reduced rate, sons for placing this restriction of under 18 years of age a native soldier of were adapted.
and declares that the money spent on his residence on the pensioters of the the Rajputs was to-day aantenced to one were-apprinted directora, on the motion of My confrere is now s man of 45 years of age
month's imprisonment by Mr E R. Mr Chapman, seconded by Mr Silas.
The appointinents of Messrs H. A. Sieks election has been more of a ourse than
a blessing. Grown in the days gone by such aliaz Mr Ilind defended.
and J. Bandow to the Board were con-
in some fature letters I may be Perbup (Corner of Pottingar Street) sons surely no longer exist. The times
The third concubize of a Chinese comfirmed on the motion of Mr Hough,
allowed to give some few of his experiences, seconded by Capt Dowworth, have radically altered and their altera pradore at Singapore was arrosted last Mr Wickham proposed, and Mr Packham but I have already overstepped the limits 2 Performance 7.15 to 3 and..
9.15 e 11.15 2.56
tion necessarily demands changes in night at Yaumati, on a charge of larceny of seconded, the reappointment of Messrs T. B. Potts and A. O'D. Gourdin s new jewellery Tale 2600. At the Magistrosaditors.-Carried. local regulations to meet the
to dry defendant said the jewellery was The Chairman-That in all the business,; aircumstances which have now frisan.bors. The casa-anded until Tues. gentleman; thank you for your attendance; Time was when Hongkong was place day in order that communications might dividend warmats can be had on application
on and afber Monday. be made with Singapore," " wiek men were only too ready to clear
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY AND KOWLOON DISPENSARY.
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By request of the Patrona FOR 2 NIGHTS ONLY -Positiely last Nights,
FRIMMAY, IND and SATURDAY, 15%b March, 1910.
THE MAGNIFICENT FILM,
THE LADY OF CAMELIAS,
ITEMS AT THE COURTS. The two defendants in the Hastings case have been committed for trial.
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