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NEWS OF THE DAY,

Three Chinese newspapers in Poking

Dr. BOYD CARPENTER, the Bishop of Ripave been suppressed by the police.. on, living na bë dous among the sturdy Yorkshire dulesmen, sees cause for alarm

day,

Typhoid fever is prevalent in Tokyo,

"Three bluejackots belonging to the U.S.S. Helena' wara drowned at Hankow May 4th through the capsizing of a sampoo...

Friday next, the 20th instant, boing served as a dies 1871 the General Post Office will be open the same as on a Sunday.

in the prosent situation. Indeed, tover twenty new cases appearing every considers that forty" years mag ba given as the range of English authority and influence, if the diminution in the birth rate and the increase of the PERFECTION OF TOUCH unfit goes on. This sounds rather like the shrill note of an alarmist we adimit, but the Bishop points out that these who are increasing rapidly in number ara not those profitable to the nation The cargo of silk shipped on board as citizens. The ramp and the the M.M... Polynesien, which left this disessed are 'increasing rapidly, but Port on the 12th April, was delivered in

Lyons on the 13th instant. the best classes are not incresing.

The Registrar-General's statistics provide striking proof of the decline in the birth rate. As a matter of fict it has fallen steadily sizce 1820, from 20.2 per 1,000 to 26.0. While in 1903, fer instance, 1,183.607 births were registered, the total in 1907 was only S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. 1,148,988, a difference of 35,639. In

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Hongkong, April 18, 1907,

DEATH.

CAS.On the 13th lay, at the Go- Teramont Civil Hospital, Boogkong, A PREW CANEY, Tato Master of the 8.5 Hing Leo.

Singapore and Manila papers please copy

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Anction. 11a.m.-Auction of Raw Silk at No. 18 Godown of the H.K. K. Whart & Geduơn Co., Ld., Kovicon.

Miscellaneous 3.15 p.m.-Licensing Board Meeting. 6p ni.-Meeting of Boy Scouta at Union

Church.

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Funeral of King Edward in London. Day of National Mourning. 11.Memorial Service, St. Joba's

Cathedral.

6p.m.-Memorial Service, Union Church. skitsDAY, May 21:

12.15 p.m.Meeting of Star Ferry

Co., Ltd. at. Mesurs Gibb, Livingston

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The China Mnil.

1904 the total number of births register. ed was 1,181,803; in 1905, 1,163,535; while in 1900-it rose to 1,170,537; only to fall rapidly, as mentioned in 1907. This decrease. of course, is due to the fact that fewer couples embark apon matrimony nowadays. In thirty years the proportion of bachelors per 1,000 has increased from 381 to $11, and the fact that every year there is an increased desire on the part of men to avoid mar- riage is of national significance, when it is mentioned that, roughly speaking, there are 1,200,000 more females than males in the population. And it is an indisputable fact that the average

230 p.m.-Legislative Conficil Meeting. middle-class husband avoids a large FRIDAY, May 20:

family. He believes in having no mere children, than he can comfortably feed and clothe, while there is every justification for the reproach levelled against the childless rich of England of the present day as of Rome of two thousand years ago. On the other hand, the poorer classes are continually struggling with the problem of how to feed ten or twelve children on a pound ar thirty shillings a week. The result is, of course, that thousands of youngsters are reared under circumstatances which make proper physical development impossible. They live in congested Ill fares the land, to hastening ills areas, where the overcrowding and insanitary conditions make decency, morality and good health dh im- possibility. They grow up weaklings, marry and produce weaklings, and thus add to the

Hoxazora, TOPSDAY, MAY 17, 1910.

PHYSICAL DEGENERACY,

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GOLDSMITH was writing of the gradual decay of the Irish peasantry, with a wider eye to the condition of England, when he composed the Deserted Village.

The steady decline in the height and But the question is, can his couplet bo se truthfully applied to the Enghrd of girth of men accepted as recruits for the

British army

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The Wai-wu-pu has approasted tho Diploratio. Corps in Peking, concerning the curtailment of the period for opium suppression but no decision was arrived at.

The Standard continues to publish attacks on the new Japanese draft, Tariff Law, which, it points out, will heavily! penalize manufacturers in the North of

England.

Though immigrants are trooping inte the Canadian West labour thore seama to be scarce. Failway, construction contractors are bidding high wages for men of the kind they require..

According to the Osaka papers, the appearance of the O.S.K. transpacific carriers has led to a freight war, and the rates on raw silk have been cut down considerably.

There were 384 European and 140

Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 166 European and 2,299 Chines

visitors to the Bluseum during the week ended the 15th May.

SOOLAL AND PERSONAL

Sir Henry Berkeley leaves Hongkong for England to-morrow........

The Bishop of Victoria (Dr Lander) refused by the a Chins,

Mr B. Party Smith returned from Manila yesterday by the es, Zafiro.

TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1910,

| THE CRETAN ASSEMBLY.

CHRISTIAN DEPUTIES-OBING

TO MUSSULMANS.

(Renter's Service to the Ching Mixit.).

LONDON, May 17.....

VICEROY OF CANTON

„RIPORTED TRANSFER. TO:

LETUNNAN

(Walt Tez Yot Ro's Service,)

PERING, May 15. - It is reported that His Excellency

A message from Canea atates that Li Ching He, Viceroy of Yunnan will Sir John Jordan, British Minister ic Christian Deputies are preventing the exchange positions with His Excellency the Tun Han Esin, Viceroy of Kwangiang, Mussulmans from sitting in

China; arrived in Tondon on April 25.

Assembly.

The Comauls have notified the party

Lord I Ching-fang. Biinister to the Court of St James, has been re-appointed lenders that if Mussulmans are not for another year.

allowed to sit the consequetices will be of the most serious character to the Cretaas.

Mr and Mics Stabh returned by the ss. Buelow to the Colony from their trip ap north, this morning,

Quoon Alexandra has ordered facsimila of her letter to the nation to be sold and the proceeds to be devoted to charity.

MyTheodore Roosevelt haa,accepted the appointment to attend the funeral of the Iste King Edward na Special Ambassador on behalf of the United Statek...

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MR ROOSEVELT IN ENGLAND.

AUDIENCE WITH KING GEORGE.

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(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 17,

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THE SALT MONOPOLY..

TO REVERT TO MERCHANTS.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service)

PERINO, May 15,

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The Imperial Government has decid. | ed that the salt monopoly in the Kwangtung. Province shall be given back to the original monopolists, who have agreed to pay an increased sum of $2,500,000 to replace the money at present received from the gambling

Mr Roosevelt and family resterdayhouses. There is still $1,000,000 shorte

but this will be looked for from another source in Centou.

As the youthful Emperor of China will arrived in Loudon, and bad un bour's shostly sommence his schooling, the Gov-audience with His Majesty the King.

Mr Roosevelt afterwards visited the ornment has recommended Chancellor Chen Pro-ahen for the post of Imperial. Tator.

Throne Room, where the body of His late Majesty King Edward was lying in state.

The death is announced jat Davos Platz, Switzerland, of Mrs AE. Coopar, eldest daughter of Mr Bucks, one of the oldest and most respected residents ef Kobe. She loares a husband and three young children.

Our Macao correspondent writes:-The Colony has iest another active friend, ax. Governor Cantinho, The Homo papers report his admittance to the hospital of Conde Forreia-which corresponds to

Bedlam, poor soul !

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TO CHINA.

LORD WILLIAM CRCIL'S PLAN.

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(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 15, Lord William Cecil has arrived at Liverpool, after visiting America to consult the Educational Authorities

The Peking Daily News states that it is there regarding a University mission rumoured that Sir John Jordan is not to China. Lord William said that hia coming out again and that a gentleman who visit had been most satisfactory, and Miss Eva Hughes will make her debut has been connected with the Hongkong there was every possibility of the the Empire Cinematograph Theatre and Shanghai Bank for a number of years mission being married eat. Saturday night. There will be no will be appointed British Minister in performance on Friday on

of Peking. the funeral of His late Majesty King Edward VII.

at

account

His Majesty King Grocge has requested that the race meeting at Ascot should not The Diplomatic Lepresentatives of be "sbandoned, and, in order to prevent Groat Britain, America and Japan have many suffering from loss of employment, asked the Walsup for the payment of he request that the theatres should be indemnities on the reports received from closed only on the day of the late King's the Censule in Hanan sad the amount funeral

roaches over Ms. 1,000,000,

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There has been a sudden and extra ordinary flow of oil in the Echigo cil district of Japan, and the companies are quito unable to cope with it. These spurte of energy are generntly followed by periods of almost complete cessation..

The glorious weather es. Whit-Monday had the effect of stimulating the water picic devotees, to grout activity. Every possible innnch seemed to be pressed into the service. The observance of the holiday was, however, very quiet, while no business seemed doing any where.

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THE DEAD KING.

A PATHETIC SERVICE,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 16. Yesterday evening the King and Queen Mary and members of the Royal Family attended the service in the

CHINA'S EMPEROR IN MOURNING.

(Woh Tez Fat Fo's Service.)

PERING, May 15. The baby Emperor of China, Esur Tang, is to be dressed in mourning for even days as a murk of sympathy on the death of King Edward VII.

CHINESE SPY'S SENTENCE

(Wah Tom Yat Po's Service.)

Faso, May 15"

The man Chai Yuk Hing, who was accused of being a spy and of stealing military plans, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life.

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THE CHINA SQUADRON.

News of the King's Death

H.BLS. Minotaur, flagship of the Chines Squadron, arrived at Saddle Island from Hongkong on the 6th inst, and the

In an interesting. article on King Ed-Throne Roop before the bier of the Alverity, with Admiral. Winsice on board, ward's last days the Daily Mail saya at dead King. Biarritz His Majesty was repeatedly urged to drop business and to keep to his bed room. He replied smilingly, No, my back is to the wall and I shall fight it out." King Edward's last words before he became

comatoso were :----^ No, I shall not give in. I shall work to the end.””

A London.telegram to the N.-Q." Diy News says:-South Africs and Croads are each clamouring for H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught; the former that he should replace King George at the opening of the Uzivo Parliament and the litter that bej

Seeing that Amoy is such an unhealthy should succeed Earl Gray as Goremor. place, it is a wonder the Municipal Council General. Both may possibly be disap have not encouraged the growing of sun-pointed, as a Regency Bill is anticipated fower plants. We tancy, these would, if

appointing the Duke of Connaught Regent planted in large quantities, suon clant the in the event of Edward, Duke of Cornwall. place of forer. The expense would be acceding to the throne during his minority. triking.-The Unios. ・

This measure might prevent the Duke of Conusaght leaving the country.

As an instance of the growing facilities! now afforded to skippers at the Port of Chigwangtao, it may be interesting to note that the 4. Kaiping and .. Toba Mara,

few days ago leaded a total quantity of 4,350 tons coal-is 16 hours or an average throughout the day of. 270 tons hourly, This constitutes a record at prosent for one day's work as Chin wangian."

a distinguishing characteristic of the recent physical examination of batches reigns of the early Hanoverian Sover of youths born and bred in manufac- eigns. To-day we look upon an Englandturing cities of Lancashire and York shire, when compared with similar lade very rich in material things, enwrapped to the chin in comfort and ease, but brought up in such places is Bourne ville-Cadbury's model town--and Port lacking the power of vision desired Sunlight. Differences of several inches Vancouver on the evening of the 4th inst.,

in height and several inches in chest measurement were reported in each case,

while the general physical development

of the industrial towns was very poor indeed..

- The Yokohama Office of the on Monday received a wireless message from the sis. Empress of Japan, which left

to the effect that all as well en board and!" the Commander expects to reach Yokohama on the 18th inst., at 6 p.m. The steamer,

TYPHOON, WARNINGS.

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The folegrame quoted below.wara restived

put in later in the day. On the following: His Majesty's Guardsmen were on day the Commander-in-Chief embarked on- daty at the corners of the catafalque, the Minotaur for Tokohama, bat at about. and throughout the service maintainedP.. Ders was received by wireless

telegraphy from HM. Kent at Wal-hai--- statuesque positions, absolutely imwai that His Majesty King Edward And mobile, with bands crossed on the passed away. The course was then in.. butts of, their reversed rifles, and heads mediately altered for Wei-kai-wei. bowad,

Crowded mourning services were held at all places of worship in London yestertiny.

ANGLO-JAPANESE » EXHIBITION.

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The pagship srived at Wi-bai van the 9th inst, and the Fleet, consisting of the Minotaur, the Kant, the Flora, the Handy, the Hirt, the Otter, and tha Janus, fired salute of 1 guns and pazaded guarus, at the proclamation of King George V. At 4 pim. on the mme day the Minotaur left for Woosung, from. whence a landing party will proceed to Shanghai to take part in the memorial service to be held at the Cathedral on the

day of His Majesty's funeral, when minute. guns will be fired by ali abipe,

PRINCE ARTHUR'S WISHES. (Renter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 15, Prince Arthur of Connaught, the fer honorary president, has telegraphed to Mr Kiralfy his best wishes for the Buccess of the Anglo-Japanese Ex- hibition.

by the American Consulate General, Box-LIBERAL M.P. UNSEATED. kong, from the Manila Ubservatory

Maxta, May 17th, 11.30 am.

EXCESSIVE ELECTION `

EXPENSES.

THE STAMP “BOOM.

Immediately on the opening of the Hongkong Post Office this morning, after being closed all day yesterday, there | STRA a great rack of coolies as usual: to buy stamps.. The quane formation and the orderlines, which characteris-- ed the early days of the stamp “boom.” have entirely disappeared so that from the latter box entrance to nearly the Sapreme Court the footway is so crowded

by Chinese as to be absolutely impatable.

May 18th, Noon. Cyclone or Typhoon East of Northern Luzon, more than 300 miles distant, moving C.P.R.W.N.W. or N.W.

Cyclone or Typhoon S.S.E. of Nabs, (Feuter's Service to the China Meil.) inclining northward.

LONDON, May 16.

Podestrians are obliged to walk on the Captain the Hoo. F. Guest, Liberal road. An Indian policeman parades his M.P. for East Duet, bas been heat in the vicinity apparently absolutely maented en petition on the ground unconscious that the nuisance referred to xcessive. The other charges were after. This kind of thing has been going jhst. bis. election expenses were is one of the things be is there to look |

not sustained.

on for so long now that possibly His Ex and two of the cases Imported.Thess. Nicholson (U) at the General Election again whas the nuisance is

oellency Sir Henry May might be inĉniód Note-Capt. Quest's majority over Cal. J. to take a stroll along Queen's Road Central

was 1,250 miles distant from Japan when the mossago was received.

A telegram to the Tokyo Asahi saya

HEALTH OF HONGKONG.

reru eight cases of communicable discas

During the week ended May 14 there

notified in the Colony. Of these three wary of diphtheris, all the subjects being British,

the Hebrew, seer of old. Though Lord KITCHENER, on landing in England, after Bottles will be charged for his long tour through the Far East at the "rate

Australia, and America, declared that of $1.20 per

he saw no signs of decadence in the dozen, and credited in full spirit of the British mce, other Many are the schemes which have that an English inventor has given en were no deaths from this disease. Theresas 125, the figurza being, Guest, 6,907, allaboly abated, is it is a positive scandal on being returned in good observers undoubtedly see cause for

been propounded of into years to resettle hazing performance in the Hippodrome, were two Chinese cases of plague, both non- Nicholson, 8, 531-KP.- CM.]

London, with a toy airship which he man-fatal, one imported; two cases of enteric alarm in the figures re- condition.

more of the population in healthier, palated by means of wireless telegraphy, fever (one Chinese and one British, the cently published by the Registrar or even in rural, surroundings, but so making it go wherever he wanted it to go latter imported) with one death; as well General regarding the steady deteri- far they have been of so visionary a audience and discharge dammy shells in any

in the air over the heads of people in the as one nonfatal car of small-poi, the oration in the numbers and physique character as to have proved of little part of the theatro. The inventor workedthe abject balaga Chinese.

HONGKONG,

30th April 1910.

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There have now been seven casos of

of the dwellers in English manufactor effect. It would be well for England airship by means of's complicated electrical plague during the year, with five deaths.

apparatus and keyboard. If this can be

course of a generation or so we have not

warfare will be entirely changed.

Germany is a country of Nimrode.

SANITARY BOARD DRAFT ESTIMATES.

ing tows and districts. The nation's could the petty, barren strife of political carried out on a large scale the part which hope for the future lies, of course, in partien he laid aside for a time, airships and torpedo boste play in modern the children of to-day, yet what is the antagonism now existing between the use of inkling gigantic warships labour and capital merged in a common

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board and manufacturing gun it in the rocognition of each other's inherent There are 600,000 sportsmen, which picans this afternoon the draft estimates wors mutual interdependence and necessity fall to the gun, on an averago, 100,000 stimates and expenditure for 1000, and sale gas for every 100 people. Each year submitted giving the statement of the

national's moral and intellectual strength 145,000 woodcock, 40.001 wild duck, jattar is also compared with the or- for comperation, and the full force of the hares. 4,000,000 patridgon, 2,000,000 the autimates for 1910, and the expenditure thrashes, 500,000 rabbits, 190,000 deer, during the first three months of 1910. The davoted to considering a national pan 25,000 pleasante, 24,500 door, 15,000 quail, punditure during the first quarter of 1900 whereby the dry-roa new cating into 13,800 backs, 1,400 wild boats, and 1,80 an analysis of the incidental exposes for the physique of boys and giris, excits very vitals can be electually senta 25,000,000 kilogrammes. The more officers of the department to which they boatarde. In weight this "bag" repre 1900, sad a statement of increments to the

got sufficient robust men to use them?, As a matter of fact, there is not only startling decrease in the marriage ini birth rates for the last few years, but

in the vory favoured classes at the

eliminated. The meunce to the nation's tary value is 32,000,000 marks, of will become entitled during the year 1911 upper end of the social scale, is deteri orating to auch an extent, an account stability herein shown is far more £1,280,000. The sum received for licenses If their services have been such that they

to shoot is 7,500,000 marks, or 2200,000 can be recommended for them. of over-crowding in our large towns and serious than any possible menace 10 Bally's Magazin

Mr Shelton Hooper minuted-Let copy be aunt to each member and tlie dis- improper living and feeding, that there can ever receive from Germany or any

cussion of same be poetposed for quite a wook from te receipt, is a dangerous possibility, nt no far combination of hostile powers. The BELE TILIG FANS AND PUNKAHS distant date of the nation suffering opening of a new reign beoms an COMING-MISS EVA HUGHES, from a dearth of men capable of mil. Opportune time for attacking the pro.

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