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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. S. MOUTRIE & CO., oil, which at the present moment

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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VERY OLD LIQUEUR SCOTCH

one

kionable Wedding.

Service

to the Chma

were also

Today the Frince will at the

Paris inspect the Military Academy. DEATH OF EMPEROR MENELIK

(Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail) LONDON, March 31,

that

15 per cant from Russia.

ibers: barrels annually. The year 1880 Win

Practically all the leading Arecent computation of the Bureau momentons one for the industry, and

socialy in the Colony, Including His Per witnessed the advent of Texas, Kansus shows in a striking manner the beliency the Governor (Sir F. D. Lugard), and other South-Western States aanitude of the petroleum industry were present at St. John's Cathedral this

afternoon to witness the marriage of two bango mineral oil producers, and from that during the 50 years since domestla

xtremely popular and woll-knownresidents Mr Edward Dudley Corsiden Wolfe and time forward the total production made production began. The total outpat

Miss Agnes Catherine Chatham. The enormous strides, advancing from during that period has aggregated

90,000,000,000 gailons, and the value of former, who is a son of the late Mr Thomas 33,000,000 barrels in that year to 57,000,000 barrels in 1300, 100,000,000 the expertstions of the surplus product Wolfe, of Birkenhead, Cheshira, is Goy at present the important position of Hand PER MONTH barrels in 1968, and in 1906, the latest in the 17 years since 1962 is recorded exment afficial, of some standing, Overping. Imperial garden at Shinjiku and after-

a8 $9,832,000,000

of the Sanitary Department By his all- year for which complete statistics are

The relative position of the United round courtesy,ciality and chariz of available, the quantity rose to 19,000,000

States oil industry to the rest of theater be has won a host of friends, all of whota wish him very happiness in the clays barrels.

While this enormously enlarged world is shown by the fallowing table, to come. His bride is, as is well-known, a daughter of the Hon. Mr W. G. Chatham, making comparison of the percentages CMG Director of Public Works, and of production has given the industry a stronger position in the world's markets of production between 100 and 1908 Mra Chatham, of Inverdrive," Barker Rentals correspondent at Rome Says

1901. 1908. Road the Penk. She too has formed a

despatch from Adis Abeba an wide circle of friends and is a most popular in relation to other commodities, 10

63.4 63.1

and talented young lady, Snounces the death of Emperor Menelik 35.821,9

The cred building was beautifully of Abyssinia. adorned for the occasion, and with pows

No The Negus Menelak of Shon led by invited guests, the ladies In Emperor and King of Kings, was born in 2.0 charming dresses and the gentlemen be 18k and proclaimed ruler of the county 2.8 comingly attired, the scene was one of fin, 1839. He traced his dogconb from Tvery considerable brilliance. The service, Menelak, the son of King Seloman by the Queen of Sheba.. & man of much force of 1.2 which was fully choral, commenced at 4 charter his demise may be expected to "80 o'clock, shortly before which time the be followed by troubles.Er. U.M.} -

bride, beautifully gowned and presenting

RAILWAY DISASTER 100.0 1000an altogether charming appearance, entered During the last fiscal year the value

Then, as regards the gradual growth the church leaning on the arm, of father. Her dress was of ivory satin trimmed with of mineral oil of all-kinds exported from 1875, the satistics give the pro- Honiton lace, while her Court train was from the United States was $109,000,000, daction in millions of barrels and the lined throughout with fine tocked Deb, one large true lover's knot being embroidered being practically double those of a experts in millions of dollars. Each on the corner of the left end. She also decade earlier, when the total a year is shown in the bulletin For Word & Brassele not schwhich was em $50,000,000; and treble those of 1350, the ten years ending 1884, production broidered, at each corner with true love

axquisite shower bouquet of white dowers which were valued at 836,000,000. Ther, 1985, value $430.5; the ten years end-knots, and in her hand she carried s most In dosa. attendance were the thron in considering these figures, the value ing 1894, production 389.4, export value

bridesmaids, the Misscs-Etbol Hatton notwithstanding its huge growth, only $478; for the ten yearsending 1904, pro- Potts and Gaelic Button Potts and Miss pim.The Tecxen of the Guard a partially represents the increase inquant duction 726.3, export value $649.4; the Angel Ormiston. These crested a charming. City Hall

ity, inasmuch as the price has decreased four years 1905 to 1908, inclusive, y gracious impression, being attired in dresses of ivory white silk caliende very heavily. Measured in

the production 603,5, export value 93528 trimmed with lacs. The Misses Hat galicos, growth in exportation of mineral cils of Then, for the current year, there has ten Patts wore white chipstraw hats

carried pretty bouqueta e pink telegraphs that all classes is from 424,000,000 gallons already been exported oil to the value adorned with roses and green ribbon and in 1850 to 950,000,000 gallons in 1889, of $106,000,000. Truly with Dominic while little Mis àngel wore a tight bonnes

1,562,000 gallons in 1909. SAMPSON Can we exclaim Prodigions! No Consequently, while the value has wonder Mr Jon D. Became and his lucky associates have accumulated such vast fortunes in the space of so short a time. Men of the moment, they met their opportunity most auspiciously.

LIMITED.

Honakens. April 15, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Tonder Closes. 11a.m.-Tonders close for Governmont

Bills received by Chief Paymaster, Army Pay Department. Auctions,

ii a.m.- Auction of Saltpetre and Sul. phor at Taima-aha-tani Police Station. 2.40 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi- thre, at No. 3, Des Voeur Villas, the Feak.

Amusements. ・・・

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, April 9:-

11-a.m. & 2.30 p.m.-Auction Valasblo Chinese Silverware, etc, st Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Fooms.

MONDAY, April 4:-

11a.m.-Anction of Houshold Furni ture, etc. at Devonia,' Peak Road,

of China, Ld. at Bank Office.

and

19.50 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank increased 195 per cent. since 1880, the 3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the quantity has grown to the extent of 286

Pabllo Works Department's

·TUESDAY, April 6:-

cre.

6.30 p.m.Organ Recital la St, John'e

Cathedral.

The China Mail.

per cent.

A study of distribution of the exports in 1900, compared with 1899, shows some changes of a very interesting. character. During that ten-year period

All other countries

Tatals..

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

(Reuters

resident of the Board

Grand Councilor: Bly

bointed, to the vICANCE.

-Shine, fingi cao of the sent abroad to investigato

estions En CM

WU TING FANG.

(Wah Te Yat

Wa Fing urging him

ILLNESS OF LU CHUẨN LIN

(Walk Tin Fat Paa

Grand Councillor In lying dangerously ill

RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA

(Wal Tam Yat Po's Nesvice)

PERING, March 30

The Resin Minister has offe can to be used in developing Mongola.. Baches also asked to be allotted a share-

MANY LIVES LOST-

Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, March 31. At Mnalheim on the Rhine a military

in Hulingkang, Manchuria train collided with a train-de-luxo. Fifty

severely injured.. persons, mostly soldiers, were killed or preting shipping, railway and mining

POLITICS AT ATHENS. MILITARY LEAGUE

DISSOLVES.FR

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

in the loan which is to be raised for

FAULEY OPIUM ORDINANCE! Prisoner Pleads Guilty but is Discharged.

The new oplum ordinance recently pass ed by the Legislative Council in proving

LONDON, March 30. Reuter's correspondent at Athensanity in one or two particniaxe and cons quently it is affecting the sales of the the all-powerful Opium Farmer in dross and prepared opiti

Magistracy this morning when two Batira the Royal were charged with being in possession of trimmed with pink rosebuds and carried a Military League has decided to Tory largely test case was taken at the gipsy basket of the same dowers. Each of dissolve in

guilty both were discharged, as section 35. of the Ordinance does not provide for tho the briosmaids wore a brooch in the form proclamation moning the National compound opium and although one pla

possession of compound epium. There have been similar cases detected while the excise of a gold safety pin set off with a wolf'e Assembly.

of the bridegroom.

officers have been searching for, opium but head and gem eyes. These were the girls-

they have only brought the one case before the court on account of the fanity ordinance. Section 47 is also faulty as it does not provide for the seizure of opium «drose implements.

HOUSE OF LORDS-

REFORM

PREMIER ADMITS NEED OF

SECOND CHAMBER.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mast) 2.CNDON, March 30.

IMPERIAL EMPIRE EX

"HIBITION

Should Hongkong be Repre- sented?

During the assembling of the congregation Mr. Donman (Fuller rendered appropriate music, while on the appearance of the bridal party be played a rodding March. The only hyran sung was ", perfect love." The duties of best man", where hep Mr Herbert Gladstone has been gazettedly carried out by Mr R. O. Hutchison, s colleague of the bridegroom's.ENGA the exports of mineral oil of the class Viscount Gladstone of Lanark,

The ceremony was performed by the designated "illuminating" grew from

The Rev. C. and Mrs Bone leave Right Rev. the Bishop of Victoria (Dr HONGKONG, Thonabay, Mar 31, 1810 722,000,000 gallons to 1,081,000,000 England by the F. and O. Persia on April Lander), who was assisted by the Rev. Fr. Asquith said there was room and

T. Johnson. gallons on increase of about 50 per 8th.

Further music was played during the THE WORLD'S OIL FIELDS.

cent. To the United Kingdom, however, Mr Denmin Fuller, the Cathedral or signing of the register in the vestry. His but the House of Lords was only a Exhibition proposed to be held in 1915 - the increase meantime was from ganist, proceeds Home to well-ended Excellency the Governor appending his

name as a witness. The development of the oil-industry 179,000,000 gallons to 223,000,000 leave by the N.D.L. steamer Kleist.

Subsequent to the ceremony a largely A Blend of the Finest Pure

during the past 36 years has been truly gallons, or about £5 per cent. The ex- Sapper B. G. Pepper of the Hongkong attended ceremony was held at the beme Malt Whiskies distilled in remarkable, more particularly in the porta to Germany rose from 115,000,000 Volunteers, having left the Colony without of the bride's parents, at "Inverdrive 4United States where its progress and gallons to 131,000,000 gallons--an leave, has been struck off the strength of when the customary toasts were honoured and Mr and Mrs. Wolfe received the hearty Scotland

expansion can be written down as one

increase of 14 per cent while those to the Corps.

congratulations of their numerous friends.

WHISKY

OF

With regard to the Imperial Empire

"In the House of Cominons to-day there was need for a second chamber,

Sir Hoory May, Colonial Secretary, recent travesty and a caricature thereof

Mr. Balfour defended the cor-ly asked the Committee of the Hongkong the opinion of the Committee that this rectness of the House of Lords in Chamber of Commerce, whether it. Sas having sought the opinion of the Colony should participate in the x- hibition before the

The matter was brought people.

MrRedmand congratulated Mr Chamber at its last meeting when it was Asquith and said the Nationalists decided to sak the Government to draw the local manufactures and curio, to the.

of the most astonishing achievements the Netherlanda ehow a decrease from By the Hitachi Baru on Wednesday The toast of the health of the newly would beartily support the resolutions, attention of Chinese Hongs, dealing, in" GENUINE AGE in human history. These remarks are 135,000,000 gallons in 1855 to Mira R. F. Boliling left for England. Her wodded couple was proposed in happy bir. Barres said the Labour Party Exhibition

AND

called forth by a Bulletin just issued 135,000,000 gallons in 1999.

by the Bureau of Statistics in the Asia during the same period also Department of Commerce and Labour took largely increased shipments of FINE MELLOW of the United States which deal with illuminating oil. To China the exports figures covering the years 1875-1909 increased from 23,000,000 gallons in FLAVOUR.

This report shows that more than 1899 to 87 millions in 1909, having 2,000,000,000 dollars' worth of mineral thus, roughly, quadrupled in ten years. oil has been exported from the United Japan took 33,000,000 gallons in 18901

#llone in 1908-6

Robert Porter & Co. S States Buch perceum bogen le growth of more than 100 per cent. The

BULL DOG

BRAND

article of commerce and exportation, at

departure leaves a big blank in Incalters by His Excellency the Governor.

The honeymoon is to bo spent at Mans musical circles.

And in the Philippine Islands. The brids's going-away costume was of vianz-ross cloth braided with black, her hat to match being

marguerites. trimmed with sweet peas and black

Lieut. L. C. Bees, of the Hongkong Volunteers, bas bour granted, leave of 18th March, and Sorgt, V Sorby for a almance for 10 months with effect from the months with effect from the 2nd April,

The Italia (Rome) announces that Prince Borghese, who was the winner of the auto- abllancefrom Fekingto Paris, is about to

e

on the lines of that of the Duke of the

NEWS OF THE DAY Rubbor reached 11/- per lb. in London on March 23, which is record

would support the resolutions failing anything moro drastic.

THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANT

The King of Cadonia.

The dawn of diy?!" Gant's beantil

Chorus, with accos

Bocu

- PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER

MUBIO CONCERT. On Monday next the Philharmonie Society will give e Chamber Music Concerk in the City Hall at 9.15 p.m. It is now, sonia Fears, since the Sounty, has given concert, of this set and it is to be hoped that the attempt will be taken advantage of by the public. Heughly the programme The play-going phablis of Hongkong 1 will consist of a ■ Madrigal by Barnby, an old nothing to complain of in regard to the bill art Soug of fare nightly produced for their benefit Samuel Royongfal

Company Onit six parts Wednesday evilang arohier vrowECH MAJL the beginning of the period under British East Indies during the same Abruzzi, and will endeavour to make a weather the Trooping of the Colqur by the

period grew from 20,000,000 gallons to ascent of the highest post, known a K 2, Buffa, which was to have taken place at the witnessed a sparkling performanes of "The Naval Yard this morning, was postponad Klug of Cadouis," and went home thorough review. The growth of the expert

Mrs H. Lochmara Clift, of the Emanuelly delighted Mirth reigned supreme, for trade demonstrates that in consideratis 40,000,000 gallons, though at Hongkong

there was a decrease from 18,000,000 to Medical Mission, Nanning, has just passed Several sportemen bare the intention the many entanglementa, created in the contrast to ellier commodities, it appears

en route for Europe. Ms Clift in the Courrier, Baigonnats ways that boats for the al intrigues of the royal house wARE EZ- to be less liable to the ordinary into 10,000,000 gallone. Java and the other though Wuchow on bar way to Hongkong, of introducing rowing at Saigon The kingdom of Cadonia through the matrimoni Datch East Indies merely increased authoress of "Very Far East, which purpose have just been ordered from plaited for all they are worth by Messrs

Harry Cole, Frith and Clifford Miss them Connie Leon, Mi Florence Brand, Miss not reb tions consequent upon cycles of depres

from 15,333,333 in 1830 to 16,000,000, was recently reviewed lathe China Mat. Hongkong. in 1909. This, of course, is explained We understand that the book, which is a Mesara Shewan, Tomas and Co., Ltd. Kankook aus Mise Annie Romaine

atory of medical mission work at Nanningre in receipt of a telegram from Shanghai To-night Doar Little Denmark will be Robinson Pianors one of the few articles of stople pro by the fact that the local prodaction of has been very appreciatively received: 12 stating that at the forthcoming meeting of gigan duction in the United Bates whose oil in those islands was during the same their world in England. the Yangtzes Insurance Association, Ltd.,

a exigencias of the work demand the pro sales abroad in the fiscal year 1909

period rising to important figuresan sence of De CIFE”at Nanning on he would the directors will recommend & dividend of WATSON & CO., showed an increase over those of the

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ending June 30th last American statistics all cases show largely increased ship work: Dr Clift holds the appointment of Medical officer to the staff of 1.32. Cantoms exhibit a decline of experts taken as a meta-those to Canada and Newfound

at that whole, while mineral oils ahow an increase land from 100,000,000 to 14,000,000 of over 100,000,000 Tons, and o gain gallons, Argentina from 6,500,000 to JURORS COMPLAIN OF NOISE.

nearly 2,000,000 dollars in alte 16,373,000 gallons, Brazil from 16,250,000 The growth

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