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The French Mail of the lat March was delivered in London on the 1st Aprih

There was absolutely nothing of public interest in the cases at the Magistracy this

the development of her intellectual Fowers. In any gathering of modern women of this type, one sees a new beauty and grace sa different from the clinging dependence of the mid- Victorian maiden as is the natural luxuriance of the fields and woods from the artificial charm of the hothouse A petition has been lodged, on the ground of illegal practices, against the Hower. Moreover, the modern young return of Sir Christopher Furness as mom woman has to aversion from love orber for Hartlepool. motherhood. She knows, as any middle. class woman of common-sense to-day

PER MONTH must know, that marringe is for her only a possibility not even is very But her natural strong probability, instincts are alive and unspoiled within her; and often the conscious desire for

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DEATH OF MR. J, HIRST.

The Funeral

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SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1910.

THE FRENCH NAVY.

TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS LAID

DOWN,

(Reuter's Serrics to 'the China Mail.) LOSTON, April 2,

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DEATH OF PRINCE IWAKURA.

("Independent News Agency's Service

to the China Mail

Torto, April 1. Prince Iwakura, Minister of the Im- perial Housebaid, is dead. (

Viscount Watanabe, Vice-Minister, has been appointed to the vacancy,

Mr J. Hirst, an overseer in the Public Works Department, who was admitted inka the Government Civli Hospital the previous day, died, quite suddenly on Friday mor ning. Deccased was looking forward to s

The French Chamber bas sanctioned trip home, his agreement being acarly.com. cluded, and the news of his death came as the laring down of two battleships this painful surprise to thin me dock place at rear in private yards. They are to & to his many friends in Happy Valley on Friday evening, deceased be ready for service in three years. being accorded a military funeral, he being The Minister for Marine stated that a domom in the Hongkong Volunteer these battleships would be in everywise Princely Court families. Els father was Corps. The band of the Bus was in equal to the latest British or German actions in behalf of the Imperialists bad attendance and them was a large gathering types. of mourners,

It is zeroured timt an official inquiry will be held shortly in the Straits Sottle ments to ascertain how many Government officials have vested interests in rubber land er abarc

Exit the Bandiaanin Opera Company and enter the Philharmonic Society with a

A A A MEETING.

Under the auspicies of the Hongkong Amateur Athletic Association, the second

THE NEGUS MENELIK.

DEATH REPORTED TO BEG UNTRUE.

Costumes, Tuning and Regular children, of her own springs up in her and the A. D. G. with, "Mice and Mon meeting takes places, this afternoon at (Peuter's Service to the China Mail.)

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on the 12th, 18th and 18th April.

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This certainly exhibits the girl graduate" in quite a new and delightfully favourable light, plac jog her in a position which many

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MARRIAGE,

eventually cccnpy once the tumult and, the shouting isevitable in the aweeping away of fasty coasentions and galling restrictions had died down. With, the widening of the intellectual

King's Park, Kowloon." There are a large, Pumber of entries and the event ought to be an ejeresting ano. His Excellency the From the Kobe Herald office yo bare Goverdor kindly presants the prizes at received the well-printed and neatly rot-up the conclusion of the sports. The resulta Kobe Directors for 1910. This publication will be published in The China Mfail on is now in its eleventh year and maintains its Monday evening. reputation for thoroughness and accuracy.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The Englishmen of Kobe will give a ball on the eve of St. George's Day, the actual Festival falling this year on a Saturday.

LANG-Love-On End April, at the and economic horizon for women has uH.B.M.'s Supreme Court at Shanghai Bir H. W. de Saumarez, Judge of Fesk Church by the For, C. H. Bickling.

ROLLBALD, URE LANC son of James doubtedly come a corresponding wide-intends to spend the summer at Rokkosan, Lane, Esq., of Creencek, to ELAN MAR

AT LOVE, daughter of William Masing of the outlook for men, and the near Robe. Aughton Love, Esq., of 24 Palace our London, and Campbeltown, Argyleshire,

MEMOS FOR MONDAY,

Auctions. IT.m-Auction of Household Furi Lure, eta at 'Deronis,' Peak Road, 3p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices. Meeting.

19.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Book

of China, Id. at Bank Ofica.

General Memoranda,

TUESDAY, April B:-

prospect confronting fature generations Jfr 3. E. Wood has been appointed to is all the more rosy in consequence. So act as First Assistant Registrar General the battles of the sexes during the past and Deputy Registrar of Marriages from Sty years, though tending in a slightly different direction in their ultimate cut- come to what the original antagonists

the 4th inst.

Jadga Lindsey Smith and the Crown Advocate at Shanghai, Mr H. E. Wäkin

of China on route to Canton.

MACAO NOTES.

From Our Ous Correspondent.)

Macao, April 1. Mr Lam Ham Lin, the millionaire property-holder well known in Hongkong, Canton and Singapore, and sole proprietor of a potitioning creditor, given 54 hours by of the Si Fong Bank, was, at the instanes

the Court on Wednesday last, at noon, to

show cause why he failed to bonour sundry deposit notes when presented for paymcat. He is said to bare alleged that the bank had not stopped payment but merely pended. Then he pleaded his weakness for opium which led to his relaxing his old- time surveillance over his two managers against whom he had already lodged a charge

Loines, April 2 Reuter's agent at Rome telegraphsT that an authentic telegram from Adis beba says that the reported, denth of the Negus Menelik is untrue.

BRITISH REVENUE,

A BIG. DEFICIT.

(Reuter's Sepice to the China Mail)

Lowrey April 1 The revenue for the year shows a deficit compared with the estimates of

tax deficit of £29,805,000. £31,143,5-14, including the income

WAGES IN AMERICA.

SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES.

(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

Losos, April 1.

The proprietors of all railways en the Fennsylvania Railroad System have voluntarily raised the wages of

anticipated, are proving to have been som, arrived this morning by the Empress of defalcatious amounting to $190,000 all emplorees receiving under $300 aj

well worth while.

NEWS OF THE DAY."

"It is said that the rarisien of the Am érica-Japan Treaty is to be made one year

Lady Lagard underwent an operation for apendicitis on March 9th, and according to the latest news to reach Eongkong she-is progressing favourably.

"A very large company of friends gathered

Gossip says that a couple of days prior to

month, which works out at an increase the run on the Bank, Lam Ham Lin, alios of six per cent. It involves 155,000 Lam Biu Sang-hadicund all his estates, goods and chattels to hate which men and adds ten million dollars to the dred he subsequently revoked, "possibly to wages bill. obviate ton glaring an inference. A general meeting of creditors is fixed for to-day at

now stands from a Portuguese legal stand

bankrupt, barring anexpected contingencies. And once the Court has so adjudged bin

The Steel Trast has acted similarly. This action is attributed partly to

6.30 p.m.-Orgaz Recital in St. John's inter than that of those with other countries.st the pier and on the ship to-day to bid. Meanwhile, siowing the case as it the great prosperity of the country

Cathedral.

WEDNESDAY, Aprl 6:---

We are advised by Mr Geo. P.goodbye to Mr and Mrs Hale, who left by point, an insolvant debtor is ipso facto s

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furai-Lammert that the auction sale at tore, at Messrs Hughes & Hough's Deronin advertise for Monday the 4th

Sales Rooms.

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WEDHEADAX, April 13:—

Soon-Meeting of Union Insurance So- ciary of Canton, Ld., ab Head Office. 12.30p.m.-Meeting of China Traders Insurance Co., Ld.,'nt Head Office.

The China Mail.

BoxOLONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1910

THE ETERNAL FEMININE.

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at 11 im. will be continued at 2.30 p.m.

A native was arrested by Chief Excise Officer Baggarth, at Pokfulam on Friday for being in possession of opium, dies, stamps, etc., repraserting the epiam tarmer's trade description.

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The last dance of the season came off at the Kowloon Duck on Friday evening, and as usual proved a very enjoyable affair, fitly terminating a series which have proved highly pleasureable to all concerned.

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the Asia en route to England. By the same Fessel is travelling the Rev. F. T. Johnson, but he proceeds to England via. Siberia.

It is notified in the Gazette that dir R. O. Hutchison has been appointed to act as Head of the Sanitary Department during the absence on leave of Mr E. D. C. Wolfe, and as Assistant District, ficer for the Southern District of the New Territories during the absence on leave of Bir G.

Orme..

A bronze etligy of the late Prof. C. D. Wast has been crected in the grounds of the Imperial University of Tokyo, where he spent so many years of life as Professor of Engineering and Applied Mechanics. The late Professor West was one of these for themselves in the Far East.

the law demands immediato re-imbursement | of all monies due to the bankrapt's estate, This latter injunction will entail the inevitable undoing of quite a small army:

and partly to Labour pressure.

WEDDING BELLS.

Lang-Love,

At the Peak Church, this morning,

of bankers, merchants, traders, retail very pretty wedding was solemnized, the dealers and so forth. What merciless are contracting parties being Mus Ellen Mar- will it not work in the Colony, let alone garet Love, daughter of Mr W. M. Love, of London, who wana married to MrA O. other points where Laun Ham Lin has vast Lang, son of Mr J. Lang of Grenock, Scot intercate. Subsequent to the adjudication and The Boy, C. H. Bickling officiated, the bankraps may petition for a deed of arrangement which will be dependent on the acquiescence of 75 per cent of the creditors nad representing two-thirds of the total amount of liabilities.

FROM the days of Eve down to the present Washington has gone far beyond decent gifted Irishmen who have carved out names secession crumbled away till their number;]

.

Within the brief span of twp years the leading Chinese banks have in close roughly computed, has dwindled down to about fear. In catastrophes of the kind it was, as a general rule, the over-crud pious depositor who paid the piper on the wholesale compos of the leas stable trad ing establishments. The recent suspension of payment by the Si Fong Bank coming

THE NEW CINEMATOGRAPH

THEATRE.

Grand Opening on Monday

Evening.

Nite-The late Prinne, who was horn in Kyoto in 1851, belonged to one of the the celebrated. Prince Iwakare whose

"such a material influenco, in breaking the power of the Shogunste and thus leading to the Restoration, E., O. M.]

CHINA'S FOREIGN LOANS.

FURTHER OPPOSITION.

(Wah Tam Fat Po's Service.)

PERING, April 1. Following the example of the people of Hupeh, the inhabitants of Hunna have selected representatives to proceed: to Poking in opposition to the rais- ing of "foreign lone for sailway con- struction.

PRINCE TSAI TAO.

„VIŠLE TO BERLIN.

(Wah Taz Fat Fo's Service.)

PERING, April 1 Yin Chang the new President oẾ, the Board of War, has telegraphed suggesting that he be allowed to stay in Berlin until the arrival of Prince Tao.

THE PROPOSED STAMP DUTIES.

MATTER IN ABEYANOT,

(Wah Te Fat Po's Service).

← PEING, April 1. The report of all the provincia governments being unfavourable to the levying of stamp duties, Duke Tsai Che has decided to let the matter stand in abeyance for the present..

CANTON VICEROY

-DENOUNCED.

SECRET INVESTIGATION,

(Wah Tom Yat Pa'i Servics.)

PERING, April 1. Viceroy Yuen of Canton has been denounced to the Throne by the Can- sorate Viceroy Chang Jen Chan, of Nanking, who has been asked to inquire into the truth of the allegations his deputed several officiale to make a secret investigation..

PHILHARMONIC CONCERT.

Baby ..Arditi.

The following is the programme of the Philharmonic Chamber Munio Concert to be given in the City Hall on Monday next nt 9.15. p.m. The popular Victoria Cinematograph, Fart Song .... Phoebus".

I bacio where large audiences have been delighted Solo

Mrs Schofield nightly since its inception some two years Vocal Tris." The Sauw

go, is to be transferred on Monday to the Mrs Maitland, Mrs Goldsmith, Mm Gordon, handsome par building of the Empire Solos () As when the talip" Lehmann

{(b) ** Where corals lío"). "Elgar Cinematograph Theatre, during the orec

Mr C. K. duyd, RN

the seafarer

INTERVAL

Elgar

on the heels of the antorious. Tal We Bank tion of a similar building on the site of the Fart Song... A wind came up out of **** failtre should press bome more forcibly than present Victoria Cinematogrph. Erezy evor the cogoncy of soms definite judicis, ruling relevant to the modus operandi of thing possible has been done by the local native barks. Hitherto, any Tom proprietors and architects in the way of

Charges that the ship subsidy lobby at year of grace humanity has had no bounds are now circulating. It is claimed more puzzling problem to tackle than that in, their efforts in behalf of the now

The death is 'reported of Capt. Ro- that of the eternal feminire. Ever abortive Humphrey subsidy bill they harc

corrupted several Congressmen. A Con-ginald Forks Beriz (formerly Smith), present, ever fresh, erer developing Lewgressional investigation is imminent. - R.N., C.M.G. As a lieutenant be was appointed to the Daring, in Chips, in phases, thefweaker sex bas proved time

1861, and trom this time until his retire. and again that the proper study of

ment as commander in 1893 he was almost mankind is not man, but woman. And

continuously serving abroad, chiefly on the

Dick or Harry who took a fancy to embark comfort for the numerous patrons and their Solo... "Mon eneur s'ouvre's ta voiz"- we are as far off a complete solution of

on a banking enterprise had brat tuntiring efforts in this direction has been the problem which she presents to-day as

The eath in autounced as Amesas, on the jamb orer his door-sill; and so long crowned with saccess in the magnificunt Piano Solo..."Trish Raphsody"...Rosenthal

hang up's signboard to the desired effect were the philosophers and satiris of lands (importation restricted to medical France, of Pastor Theophile Boisset, at the as his personality was invented with the re-building which is a credit to the Colony, ancient Greece, who had just as purposes). It is further notified that the age of 53. M. Boisset had been a military audite glamour of antola hoards he and his not only in architectural beauty, hoth Sols...

Amsociates would begin making in deposits Waited States, Philippine Islands, Nether chaplain, and as back had taken a gloricas and soon and themselves on the higli-road outside-and-in, but in the marvellous short much trouble with the suffragete asjande India, Siam and Japan prohibit the part in the French expeditions of Tong. to affucnce. While the concern thrived all space of time in which it has taken to Chor

we have had. They bad their advanced woman, their shrieking sisterhood, their emancipated female, and for all their wardiness and struggive the world still wagged on. I History repeats itself time and again and will continue to do so, we fimagine, till the end of the chapter

It is notified in the Gulfe that the following countries prohibit or restrict the import of morphine or of compounds of opium :-Siam, Netherlands-India (import-Chinn Japan, United States, and Philippine Is ation prohibited), and Erench Indo-China,

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Mediterrancad Stations.

expectation

Part song..." The dawn of day.Samuel Beay

Mrs Schofield:

Me Denman Fuller."

Up in the guddle

Saint-Saens

SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE JOHN D. Rockefeller would go broke

Elmy and artiste Three more artistes anya avery one that bes nsed it. For are das from Australia shortly.

ale by all chemists and storekeepers

"Worth having

Mr C. K. Lloyd R.N.

There is a spacious dress cizelo (Triangle, MrF. C. Barlow; Tambourine, import of prepared opium or dress opiut. king and China. It was due to his was safe. But we need not peer very far

bravery and clear-sightedness" that the back into the past to lighten upon stdden with upholstered chains and air space blr W Anderson; Castanets, Mr A. Tuz-

in abundance. Messrs Ramos and Ramos ford). culminated in a crashes which have In a deinte in the House of Commons fortress of Tuyen-Quam was saved, and for ritable magistrom wherein the identity are to be congratulated on their latest recently on the War Loan Redemption B this brilliant exploit he was mado

owners and partners was twisted awry achievement combined with the energetic be be faced the the chevalier of the Legion of Honour and ones, and the men vil in doubt atque & D

unsuspecting fortunes were engulfed, upervision of the manager, Mr Gonzales, you why people were disinclined to invest

creditors would this round and about the Hongkong. A special programme is to be trying to prepare a better medicine the in British securities was that they had no A Washington talogram printed a vortex leaving no trace of the responsible proasted on Monday evening for the Chamber ain & Calic, Cholera and Diurhoea confidence in the present Chancellor of Manila papers mys-The popular senti-parties.

It is some comfort to learn that the sub-opening and no expense is to be spared by Hemady for diarrhoes, dysentery or bowel the Exchequer. Mr Lloyd George there.ment against Speaker Canson that has section in Lisboncharged with plumbing and the management both as regards up to-date complaints. It is simply impossible and Guinness' Stout Indeed, before our very eyes is happen pon charged members of the Opposition manifested staulf throughout the country proffering augestions for the remodolment ing a recurrence of one of the phases with decrying everything British and since the beginning of the fight to over-hi administrative methods in Micso pro throw the Speaker has been so overwheka-acnted on 17th February their report to through which the feminist movement doing harm to their country.

ing as to startle the Republican leaders, the big Commission I mentioned last work, has moved in times of yore. Woman

The utterances of the press in plmost evory and no the latter bas, it appears, already

met we are on the tiptoe The "Yellow Peril" bugey dies band, section of the country and the moral sup. regarding the next move of the Minister while abating not one jot of her says the t and 0. Expres. The latest port given the Insurgents in the struggle for the Colonies. Albeit abortive com A. S. WATSON & CO., demanda is realising that she can better example come frors Germany. Professor part icon prepleted for many yeara misalons have become familiar to tho pilot. serve her own enda by remaining woon tursign affairs, who, we are fold, Las Cannon has jeopardized the party by bis called upon to pool, the fruits of practical Theodore Schiemann, the eminent expert Many Republicans assert that Speaker of wearisome contempt yet when men like Azevedo Continho and Diogo de Sa aru monly. A new type of advanced woman access to oficial information," states that stubborn rafusal to compromise with his experience on behalf of the Colony, when is thus appearing in our midst which the Chinese Government intends to in

troducs" universal military service on the secus infinitely more attractive to the German model. Then ecmes a yory interest- eyes of mere man than wore the first few ing calculation. Conscription in Germany broods set loose by Girton enl Newalam, with a population of 60,000,000, producey an army of 4,400,000. Conscription in MABEL. ATKINSON explains the phenomena China; with 420,000,000 people, will pro in the pages of the Sociological Review. duce an army of 30,000,000 mon, which She mays that the present generation of will, declaras rotossir Schiemann, co

stitute a follow meance to white civilias- educated women have not grown up tiod. After all, it is only an army on hard and marnish like their predeces. paper, so we may still sleep comfortably in som because they have not had to indulge in the hard fighting which was necessary to secure for women the privilegen which they now cujoy. The pioneers fought the battle, but the new generation have secured the spolle

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SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT

DE PAUL.

we recall their earnest unflagging goodwill. we would laid be optimistic. Now, M regards an impression which seems to chtain among well-wishers at your end touching the happy bearing on the Colony's pro- specta following the personal acquaintntios of General Blachado with existing condi tions out here, we must say that thoms sho! have probed into the spirit of tie

political world at Homewhp fave long been in close touch with the spilte little rifin within the late cannot profess the same choorfal confidence. Withal times are deaidedly changing. Lion is stirring. So

The Treasurer of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul begs to acknowledge with thanks the sum of 8266.51 not proceeds of the performance of "La Mascotte" by the Lastane Lilliputians at this City Hall on the 9th March. The Society takes this opportunity to thank also. His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard for his kind patron OBAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM Age: the parents of the children for allow

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TOUCH of the sciam, or a twinge Club Lusitano; the member of the

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A exbiagram from Colombo announces the sudden death from heart failure, on arrival there, of the retiring laspector of the Eralequer, Conmikuro P. de Athayde, Angola. The tonalar from the said Colong

of ha succo hure, Sr. Alfredo pins d'Oliveirs has boon gazited

in, Chamberlain's Pain Balm drives may Sociedade. Philarmonica; the Star Ferry

The Patrinatesmed away on Wedrisaday the pain at once and cazes the complaint C.. the committee of the City Hall quickly First application can relief. Mesam Moutnie and Co. The China Mail, morning for sandry light repairs at Hang When a builof it is kept in the house

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