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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
H.M.8. Matur left to-day for gun. practice at Mirs Buy,
not content, however, with giving bis own opinion, he quotes an official high" in the Civil Service, whose testimony must carry much weight. This gentle- man, it seems, had a number of Exchange boïday is at 1/9jdi; last year | appointinents to make. "I wanted," heat this date it was 1,847. said, "to secure public school and University man if I could, bemuse the type is such a good one in every way, and I interviewed a large number of candidates; the men of the kind I wanted were in general ways the best; PER MONTH. but they simply were useless for
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AT
Tuning and Regular
purpose. They could not, many of them, write a respectable hand; they could not express themselves in English, ther could not calculate accurately, they Phew no French and (ferman, and they did not even know their classica. That is indeed a very
formidable in-
foundations cannot be whittled away by argument no matter how specious or plausible. We have undoubtedly all the machinery necessary for our
CREPOLINES, Attention Inclusive.dictment and the pity is that its
POPLINS.
ANTI-CORROSIVÉ AND ANTI- FOULING COMPOSITIONS,
Interesting Paper at the Insti- sate of Engineers and
Shipbuilders.
Before a large attendance at the Institure. H.M.S. Bedford returned from target of Engineers and Shipbuilders on Friday practice at Mira Bay on Friday.
A stand for public chain has been inalitated opposite the filter beds in Bowen,. Road.
The Nippon Club will shortly be nov Ling into prors commodicus promises
Wyndham Streat.
is
Rubber is now at 19/4 per pound, and yet it can be profitably produced at 2/- per
und No wonder there is a boom.
:,
Becking for "Mico and Men" is proceeding very briskly and large audiences are assured for all the performANCES,
"
"A splendid show of arum filie's was along with a plentiful supply of riolets to be soon in Flower Street this morning,
and strawberries.
+
Rain is falling in the Interier of Sonthern China, but the coastal regions
evening, Mr H. G. White.read na interest- ing paper on anti-corrosive and sati-foulleg compositions. Mr J. F. Miller, vice prosi dent, presided."
The lecturer referred to experiments made by the late Mr William Froude
SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1910.
[CerraḍET] GERMAN NAVAL ENTERPRISE,
THE INVINCIBLE CLASS "EXCELLED.
(Beuter's Service to the Chine fai
Lopes, April 9.
A Hamburg message statos that a turbine "cruiser of a now tyge, more powerful than the Invincible class of
JAPAN'S FINANCIAL RECOVERY
·PREMIER'S SANGUINE
SPEECHL
("Independent News Agency's" Servise to the China Mail)
Toxo, April 9. Marquis Kataura, the Premier,
soms forty years ago which demon boats, has been launched. The cruiser addressing a conference called by the strated that the resistance experienced has been christened the "Moltke".
by ship nioving, through the water
RAJAH BROOKE.
(Reuter'e Servics to the China Mfdil)
Lonpos, April 9.
wks composed principally of surface-frio tion, shu rabbing of the minuto particles | of which water is composed against the side and bottom. Me White then dealt with old-time defupet practices of preserv jug wooden hulka and the various devices and preparations used, as well as thow of the present day in protecting a ship from deterioration and cha matorinis beat adapted to overcome adverse influences found in the water. He said thas experiments wore la enures of trial upon several loent ships from which wonderful results wore antici SUEZ paid. Owing to the difference between on the Continent, shipowners and others local conditions in the East and thone.
out hers, including the manufacturers of the half dozen or so compositions which take the load in that line, were bot so hampered as those at Home with the two coats af one," or the this at half the price is
vin paint, as in other things, were Chanpres a very important desideratum, but as one well-known maacfacturer said, "You can
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. S. MOUTRIE & Co., purpose, but, as this evidence shows, suo fill complaining of the continuance of eficient, if not, better than that." Ope
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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
WATSON'S
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SCOTCH
LIMITED.
Houskone. April 18, 1907.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
MiscellaneoTS ..
9 p.m.-Special Meeting for Men
Y.BL.C.A.
General Memoranda,
TUESDAY, April 19:--
W
4.30 p.m.-Italian Convent Jebles
tertainment.
t
9 p.m.-Performance of Mice & Man
by H.K.A.D.O. VEDNESDAY, April 13:-
Noon-Meeting of Union Insurance So. ciety of Canton, Id., at Head Office. 13.30 p.m.-Meeting of China Traders
Insurance Co. Id., at Head Office. 3.15 p.m.--Auction of Household Furni- tare, at the Residence of Bishop's Lodge (South) No. 5, The Peak.
9. p.m. Mico and Man' by B.E
A.D.C. TRUESDAY, April 14 :---
Noen-Auction of Leasehold Properties At Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,
FRIDAY, April 15 ----
2.50 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni tuzu at Dethick,' Robinson Road.
it is working along wrong lines and therefore producing deplorable results. The principal factor in English higher education to-day instead of turning out a man thoroughly equipped for the battle of life, brings him the thres bold of early manhood, as it were without a prospect of being fit for any
the long drought..
has arrived at Singapore. She is 06 tons
The Rajah of Sarawak bas left for Sarawak.
CANAL CONCES
SION,
PROPOSALS REJECTED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LORDOX, April 8 Reuter's correspondent at Cairo The val tug Alas, which left Chat-not, make omelettes without breaking telegraphs that. the Egyptian General bam on January 18, en route to Hongkong,285," and the egg in the composition Assembly has rojected the Govern basket cost money. The cheapest ofer may get the order without any regard to ment's proposals for the renewal of the the fact that considerable differences may Suez Canal concessiou. exist in the quality of the materials and that quality is so devised as to be in with the price obtained, and not the price with the purity and suitability of the ingredients IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
offering the lowest tender must pay Apparently no thought was bestowed on the consideration that the contractor
burden and carries a crew of 23 men."
Under the Sale of Food and Drugs Ordinacee six samples of heet and three of Analyst during the quarter ended March milk were analysed by the Government
- situation. at all... Our secondary educa-31st. "All were found genuine.
tion is not fulfilling the object originally desired of it, while in the lower raake of life we are turning out "by the
follow the callings of their fathers thousands lads and lasses unfitted to
and mothers.
certain limit of prica for his raw materiala,. which, if pure, are only obtainable at a certain well-defined rate; his expanses are thes, he is faced with a loss which must far from small, and having to cover be made
compositions being com
adjuncts, and coupe usually with
SATISFACTORY INCREASES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, April 8.
The imports for the month of March
Biel Exchanges, said that Japan's. financial condition was becoming farmer. The recent adjustment of the tax, system`häd, a beneficial influence upon the economic condition of the country. The Government intended converting all loans bearing high rates of interest both internal and foreign. to lower rates
DYNAMITE EXPLO
SION AT KOBE.
-
LOSS ESTIMATED AT £440,00 €
("Independent News Agency's" Service- to the China Mail.)
TOKYO, March.
Yesterday morning a lighter laden
with 41,000 cases of dynamite ex- ploded just outside Kobe harbour..
Several bonses were destroyed owing to the strang vibration thus generated.. The loss is estimated at: 400,000 yen.
WESLEYAN CHURCH QUAR- TERLY MEETING.
At the quarterly meeting of the Wailoya Church, in the abedoco of Mr. R. 3. Piarcy,, Mr J. C. Jonghin read the report of the
At the British Mixed Court at Han- kow a shrott, hitely in the employ of Mess Melchers and Co., was sentenced to one month's imprisonment for embezzling the sum of five hundred dollars from that firm.posed of organic and volatile oils and show an increase of £6,106,923, of
substances, difficult if not impossible which £4,000,000 represent of analysis, renders this course of action Between 8800 and 8900 in copper per quite feasible, discovery that the cheamaterials. The exporta have increased collections for the quarter were $198 mOLE- is not always the best only being by £2,486,885, made up chiefly by Ton Sunday collections were for church than the corresponding quarter of last year. It is not a comforting reflection diem is still the average takings of the pest after a long time, and at some ex electrical apparatus, and cotton, wool, expenses and amounted to $495. Mr C. H..
that the mistakes perpetrated at Home are being duplicated in many
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of our Colonies abroad. Here in Hong-desperately anxious to buy. kong it is greatly open to question,
"
The Rov..J. A. A. Baker has received we think, whether we are really pro- 850 each from His Excellency the Governor 2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni-riding in our different schools the ang His Excellency Major General Brond-
tare at 10, Humphreya Avenue, Kow- : Jooo.
SATURDAY, April 18:-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni- tore at Dethick,' Robinson Road.
made
raw church atawards which showed that the
ITALY'S NEW `AMBAS- SADOR TO FRANCE.
Hongkong Post Office Fortunately there
ponse. Nevertheless, the lowest tender is no fear of a shortage in, the supply of ofton secures the order, and only suber- silk and steel manufactures, receipt stamps which the coolies are soquent experience proved that initial chesp- ness was usually synonymous with heavy outlay later on. The proof of the (com positico) pudding is in the anting thereof in the East they were saved this to a cer- thin extent, but it was very annoying to the shipowner to see a ship come into dock, in a dirty condition, after running up her coal wood, as well as $10 from the Hon. Dr J.bul for the last month or so she has moet sensible form of education pos. Atkinson towards the renovation Fuad been out, knowing that he has not paid a sible; we seriously doubt whether we of the Sailors and Foldiers' Home. good price for a reliable article. Doubly harassing to the manufacturer who knows that the paint is all right so far as nothing is beolately perfect in this world his knowledge and care can make it, but yet, and this sort of thing goes to the debit of the general cussedness of things. In
are really equipping the rising gen-
9 p.m.-Performance Mice and Meneration in each a way, mentally and
by H. E.A.D.C.
morally, that they will not in the para
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The China Mail.
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fixed for Tuesday next R. F. Daly is to At a meeting of the Licensing Board apply for a publican's licence to sell by rotail intoxicating liquors at the Owl Grill
to come regret the hours spent at Jil-1 Rooms, at present au ajuret license is the last four years. 1,707 ships had been
advised tasks and the time wasted in hold. acquiring knowledge of subjects which
researches.
CORRESPONDENCE.
docked in Hongkong. of a gross tonnage of 3,982,000, an average of 427 ships and very nearly one million tons gros per year. The Chichele Professor of Modern His of composition had been used, a few exten About seventeen or eighteen different kinds can be of no earthly use whatevertory at (xford, Professor Oman, is bring sively, the remainder spasmodically, to their future careers. Educationists have ing out, through Mouare Methuen & Co., e cont this toonsge. So it is apparent that got into a rut, which, working smoothly volume dealing with the history of England the Sght against both barnacles and com- before the Conquest He devotes och potition proceeds apace, and its end is not and offering the easiest and most com- space to the rather neglected period of the yet accomplished. I was ALFEED THE GREAT, of pious and fortable path from their point of view, Roman occupation, besides dealing with immortal memory, who deaired that all satisfes them to an eminent degree, Celtic Britain in the light of the latest free-born men within his Kingdom who The real interests of the persons to could afford the means should be kept be educated in, but a minor consider- at their book until they lind mastered ation in the minds of many of them the reading and writing of the English in comparison with the maintenance of
undoubtedly happier and luckierthan Hong- tongue, and by founding and promoting the old traditions; and so the unhappy bent of Australis by the best types of kong in many respects as evidenced by the schcels, by inviting scholars to England, condition of affairs continues and Bandin to make surveys and the mercial enterprises, such as tin mining, Frenchmen. In 1800 he despatcher Capt. | great successes not only in their Com and above all by his own splendid England and her Colonies remain with- story of his adventures now see the light of robber planting. etc., but in their good example he inaugurated the revival of out such an educational system as the day in an English dress, the work of Mr fortune of having secured a further terms of mental culture among the West Saxco. times demand. We shall wake up some
Ernest Scott Mese's Methuen and Co. administration of their popular and abla That is over a thousand years ago and time or other from our day-dream of
are the publishers.
It is forgotten by most people that
the active brain of Napoleon was the colon.
among the many projects which occupied ting of the then almost unknown conti-
·A. WORTHY 'GOVERNOR,
(To the Editor of the 'CHINA MA') Dear Sir,The Straits Settlements are
governor.
(Beuter's Service to the China Maš.)
Losos, April 8. Signor Tittoni, the former Minister for Foreign Affairs in Italy, has best appointed" Italian Ambassador France.
THE LORDS' VETO.
2.
DISABLING RESOLUTION
CARRIED.
to
(Buter's Service to the China Mai.)...
LONDON, April $.
Bone was elected steward in place of Mr Jonghin.
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
THEATRE
Miss Addio Leigh made a great hit at the Empire Cinematograph Theatre op Fri- day evening on the occasion of her débos. rendered while Miss Winnie Ryan, a neÍD Hor descriptive songs were very finely
and dancer, was also good. On Monday evening Mr J. Terrara, a colabrated tenor, is to maker his debut whils all those who- attend the matinee to-day will receive a free ticket for to-morrow's matinee at which sweets will be distributed to all the children. present. All the artistes will also appear..
MARCH WEATHER.
Meteorological observations made at the The first veto resolution disabling Hongkong Observatory reveal the fact that the House of Lorde from rejecting or the moan temperaura during the month of - amending money billa has been carried March was 63.3, the total hours of sunshine by 330 votes to 237.
THE PRINCE REGENT.
BODY GUARD TO BE STRENGTHENED.
91.1, and the total rainfall 0.580-inch. These gurce compare with 69.7, 82 4 and. 2.86 respectively for the mean of 25 years
from 1884 to 1908. It will thus be seen that the month has been an abnormally dry one.
to-day the means of elementary educe misguided muddling-but. then it may for his brilliant repartee and biting our province to hope for the benefit of a siderably strengthen the body-guard, 11 days when rain alightly fell, the heaviest
Robert Porter & Co.'s tion are provided free to every it be too late, for the race will have.
habitant of the British Isles who passed us by.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The appointment of Mr A. E. Wood as an-Official F. P. for the Colony in gazetted.
The Rev. C. Bono return to the Colony a May 18 and will resume charge of the Wesleyan Church.
cares to avail himself or herself of the facilitics offered by the Govern- ment schools: We bare in addition | ... an elaborate system of secondary educa tion, and to complete the ladder magni- ficent Public Schools, for long the glory of England, the principal forcing beds for the older Universities. But this notwithstanding fall is far from "being well in the educational.world. It sets CO., that as a nation we have provided our selves at vist expense and after infinite wrangling with a set of apparatus that is failing to produce the effect desired. In other words, our educational system is working upon lines that produce nothing
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Mr Robert A. Lowry, chief shorthand writer to the Ministry of Justice, Bangkok, and formerly of Hongkong, is expected to arrive on Sunday.
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PROPOSED NEW BONDS.
fall being on the 9th, when the record- was. | 8,250, or nearly hálf the month's total.
The highest temperature recorded during the month was 1.3 on the 18th and the (Wah Tan Yat Pa's Service.)
lowest 50.9 on the 3rd. There were 11 PERING, April 8.
days when to sunshine was falt, while In consequence of events which in contrast to this there were 10.1 hours” Successful mining and planting enter. have lately transpired at the palice, sarshize on the 18th and five days when Mr Lloyd-George is famous, of course, prisen we quoot hope for, but it is within the Prince Regent has decided to con- over 8 hours' were recorded. There were
BITCOM, "I am here be remarked worthy Governor on the expiry of his pro
further term of administration by our
ence at a political meeting, but before he sent term of office. Could not the Home. a-d time to finish the Hontence, a noisy Government and His Excellency be interrupter had chimed in, and so an Approached by our leading public men to
sedure this privilege But the retort was as quick as it was over. whelming. "Yea-but you are not all there "What do our opponents really want?" he inquired in recent speech. In the momentary pause that followed the question there came a voice haaky from the effects of alcohol, 'What I want is change of Government.” No, no," was the ready roply,what you really want is a change of drink”--M. A P.
a
SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE.
The many matters of great public interest, Wah Taz Yat Po's Service) principally the amendment of the Public
TOHN D. Rockefeller would go brokë Health and Buildings Ordinance, the L
PERING, April 8. if he should spend his entire inocme Budget, and the University Scheme have the issue of certain loan bonda re Remedying. disrhoes, dysentery or bowel queurs Ordinance, the last stałomaalike
The Board of Industries has proposed trying to prepare a better medicine than † Chamberlain'e Colic, Cholera nad Diamboes- been so ably dealt with by His Excellancy during his short term of office, that he has aembling premium bands, under an complaints. It is simply impossible sna shown himself to be one of the most, if not
the most, jest and capable administrators improved method.. that have ever been sent out here to rale this Colony.
I have carefully watched and stadied the varied administrations of many Governors There seems to be an amcant of un- during the past twenty years and am fully curtainty as to the actual boundary of convinced that every matter dealt with by Sir Frederick Lugard which bas-appeared Macno, says the Peking Daily News, for in the Prass has been so deftly and ably bandled as to merit the approbation of every section of this cosmopolitan arm munity. His efforts have invariably result. ed in the greatest good for the greatest, number.
Among recent departures from Hankow the Cantonese bave started a newspaper is that of 3r J. B. Fitzgibbon, who is recalled the Hom Kai Fas whose columns tiring from the Imperial Maritime Customs are dorosed entirely to the discussion of after twenty years' service.
how Macao kas become Portuguesa territory and what is its actual boundary. But this When His Excellency came to these His Excellency the Governor has acceptis no excuse for the Macao Government to shores for the first time this place was aufter- the resignation of Sobadar Major Ahmed interfere with the paper, as that Governing keenly from a sovers depression, want of
confidence in investiments of real property,
THE SANITARY BOARD.
sprin
but. Paste and disappointment in thee great majority of cases The subject Din HKS.E., R.3.A. of his appointment is said to have tried to suppress it, harsh sanitary measures and many other ment as Hon. A. D. C. to the Governor. according to a report from Canton, The draw-backs. But all those have now vanish- paper being published in Chinese territory,od and a general prosperity and restoration the question is what jurisdiction is the of confidence all round have set is. Many Portuguese gorofament over it if the in- alio officials have been installed in. Govern formation is correct. So far as the report the Bervice and the heraft of the public,"
taent Departments for the improvement of goes, nothing has been published in that
Fingeraly believe, but I am not supers» paper which is anfriendly to Portugal. titions in saying, that His Excellency has brought "good luck." to us, and if this Colony could secure the advantages of his able administration for at least a few yeKLA more the prosperity of Hongkong would be materially enhanced:k
bas, been discussed recently by the Headmasters Conference and by the Colonial Institute, and from those ac- adenoic circles has spread to the columns of The Times and other influential exponents of public opinico. Mr. A. C. BERSOX, the well known writer and College Professor, who, during the time he was a Master at Eton, had something ike two thousand boys of all ages and attainments passing through his hands,
Questions to be Asked.
Colonel Bedford pursuant to notice will ask at the meeting of the Sanitary Board on Tues/lay",
Whether any stops have yet been taken to resume the pli fields on the rond recommended by the committee appointed loading up to Devila Peak Barracks, a
by the board, on 9th of November last
CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM A 1, HOUSEHOLD LINIMENT.
TOUCH of twinge
This letter is written absolutely without
Chambers in Balm sc way bus, as I bare all my interests rested in A of neuralgia, whatever the rage any solicitation or suggestions of any tid.
in
the pain at once, and cares the complaint this place, which is also my birth place, I
Can it be stated when the now slaugh on battle of it is kept in the house perled by one who has proved himself one galekly First application gives rallef, anturally wish to see it governed fors toug
M
ter house for Shaukivan will be provided?" the naina ef burns and calls may be of the best representatives the King has în contributing his quota to the dis-
*** Whether any of the Sanitary Inspectors promptly roliered, acts unit braises quick ever went here Are CU8sion, freely confessed that our mentioned in paragraph 17 of the Public 1 belled and swellings promptly reduced. I should be greatfni' if some of our load- Health Ordinango den spacially detalled to In fact, for the household is, it is just ing, man would take this matters up to present system of education ia
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