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principles of Chinese family lifa are so different from those on which European and "American civilization has been developed that, auch unions as we allude to come to grief almost in- variably on what might be termed the rock of first principles. La the West for example, the Mother-in-law has been, on the whole, a negligeable

NEWS OF THE DAY.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

The agitation against: Chinese pork in Leutenant Boyd Alexander, F.R-GS, said to be increasing in England, noswith-F.2.3., the sxplorer, has been murdered | by nativos at Wadai in the French Congo, standing British Consular réperts.

The cargo of silk shipped on board the 31. M... Occasion, which left this port on the 28th April, was delivered in Lyone on the 8th May.

King Edward bequeathed his racing and breeding atud to his son, and it is surmised King George will continue to maintain it on the old lines.

Mr William P. Kont, if Virginia.

[COFFRIRT.)

MONDAY, MAY 30, 1910,

CHINESE MILITARY

MISSION.

CORDIAL RECEPTION IN GERMANY.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail)

Loxton, Mar 30. Prince Tai Tso and the other men

[Corvarar:]

CHANGES IN KOREA. Independent News Agency's" Service:

to the China Mail)

Toxro, May 30, General Teranchi has been appointed to take charge of the Residency-General in Kores, concurrently with his position: as Minister for War, and H. E., Yamagata Tsaburo, son of Marshal Prince Yamagata

quantity in her son's homes, a subject Rosebury will postpone the moying of his N.S.. has been appointed American Consul bers of the military mission have sed formerly Minister of Communica-

The Liverpool Pust states that Lord.S.A.. Ints Consul at New Brunswick, Resolutions in regard, to the House of At Newchwang. Lords until November 19.

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for the satirist and the jester ime sut of mind; in China the Mother- in-law is the High Priestess of the There were 56 European sud, 195 house, the one and only person Who-incue visitors to the City Hall Library,

and 172 Europeau and 1,191 Chines

Capt. Rosyin Enking Womys waa appointed Naval AD.C. to the King: the position rendered vennt through Roar Admiral Lyon's promotion to flag rank

Dr. Allor, the Chief Rabbi, speaking in that it was King Edward's personal action fron Kieff which stopped the expulsion of the Jewni

arrived at Berlin, where they were received by Prince Frederick Leopold tous, has been appointed Vice Resident and the military authorities at the General to resident Secul, Legation.

FIVE YEARS WRITTEN must-be-obeyal. In her the white wife visitors to the Museum during the week the Mile End Eynagogue recently, said the Emperer being unable' to den his)

GUARANTEE.

FOR 1910.

bas generally found the greatest ended the 2nd May, obstacle to her chances of domestic happiness. Besides we "have also.

One hundred and five Libernis and Democrats hare heen elected to the to consider the dietary, the domestic Spanish Senate. They will support" the habits, the amenities and comforts of Government which will thus have

NEW MODELS: the Chinese tiense itself-all of which majority of 75 in the House.

the foreign wife, no rontter what

The Luthers chapel and sunny shops grade of life she may come from, have been burns during a riot which broko will find totally different to any-out in Chundhiaho, mienty miles south- thing he ever knew in her own hrd.ast of Yi-gang, is the Yangtzo ralley.

The rioters are now threatening Ti-yang Only an exceptionally gifted woman

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Hongkonu April 18, 1907.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Meetings.

Nong-Mooting of Watkins, Ld Noon-Meeting of A. S. Watson & Co.,

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General Memoranda..

WIDNESDAY, Joue 1:-..

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social surroundings of Europe to the domestic environment of China, and therefore in view of the many wrecked

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A strong feeling exists in policient circled in Europe that the great friendly gathering of foreign sovereigns around the tomb of King Edward VII will have a beneficial

effect in tending to asstage differences and Promote peace.

a swollen

The Crown Prince, in the presence of A HERO'S MONUMENT. flerr von Schoen (Minister for Foreign Affairs), received the visitors at Potsdam,("Independant News Agency's” Service:

to the China Mail parade uniform owing to

Tokyo. May 30. The mounuent to Commander hand, which is due to an insect bite.

Replying to an address, the Crown Hirose, who met his death so heroically Prize said he was convinced that during the investment of Port Arthur, the visit would contribute to the prewas unveiled in Tokyo to day in the motich of German-Chinese relatione. presence of Imperial Princes and 12any

The Empress subsequently received prominent people. the members of the Mission.

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The wreath placed on the King's hier in THE CRETAN FERMENT: Westminster Hall by the Aga Khan was the most costly obtainable. It contained thousands of lilies, rosos, orchids and lilios:

The ambulance corps were kept busyof-tho-valley. Many of the royal wreathes in London on the day of King Edward's cost upwards of £10 apives.

funeral. The weather was worms and six

thousand and fourteen cases had to be treated, of whom twenty were transferred

to the hospitals.

At Foupedy Town, West Point, nes the tramway terminus, the other afternoon two codies were seen bathing each other ander the road hydrant. Yet the Chinese complain of not having sufficient water for

their immediata needs.

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A fine of $10 was imposed on, the master of the private steam launch Tung

lives which the Chinese Government now.bas knowledge or cognizance of, not to mention the serious drain on jubes: and most intellectual manhood which 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of B. Price & Co. the Peking Daily Nerra writes about so feelingly, we are inclined to think that it has legislated well in issuing the new edict China shows so bigotry in this ntter. That indictment cannot in this instance be justly laid to her charge She is merely exercising that talent for sapreine level-Loadedness, known other-

A New York telagrani to the Cablenetes wise as sober commonsense, which she

says that Superintendent Spitzer convicted possesses in an eminent degree, despite and sentenced in connection with the sugar all the cavilling of her detractors. for fmads in Now York has been pardoned. the benefit. of ber sons and for the Spitzer has made a confession in which he implica ed a high official and the pardon is prevention in the future of much untolded in order to get the responsible 5.30 p.m.--Anction of Bonshold Furai misery on the part of susceptible persons higher up.

.m.-Auction of Manila Cigars at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. 9.15 p.m.-Meeting, of the Licensing

Board. 2.30 p.m.Acclion of Household Furni tare, atc. atesara Hughes & Hough's Salos Rooms. 2.30 pm. Auction of Japanese Curion at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. 2.30 p.m--Aartion of 4 Fox Terrier Pops at Mr Ges. P. Lammert's Salos Rooms. .

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HONGKONG,

30th April 1910.

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HoxGXONG, Moxday, May 30, 1910.

SITED MARRIAGES.

Shen, by Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., at the Marine Court this morning for Observation Street. whaz! in such manner allowing his launch to lie alongside the

as to cause an obstruction.

young women of other mces who might

"Today is Decoration Day with the otherwise succumb to the charms or Americans a day set apart for the re the blandishments of the Sons of Lian.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Prayers for rain were offered in St. Jobu's Cathedral on Sunday..

The Thinning brought over to Hong ong this voyage one hundred Filipino labourers for the Honolulu plantatious.

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membrance of those who have died in the military and naval service of their country The graves of all such are to-day covered in wreathe. Here in Hongkong the day was observed by, the firing of minute gens from the U.S.S. Wilmington, nor in harbour, while, Amner can alors placed innumerable wronthes on the graves of their dead compatriots in Happy Valley..

Mr Frederick Ellis in his weekly rubber sharü circular, dated May 27th, says:wing to a drop in the raw material, the rubber market generally suffered a slight

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Referring to recent riots in the Yangtze Valley and cisewhere the N.-Q. Doly News anys: It will be generally admitted that

the Chinese Gavrenment has the power to prevent these suicidal disturbances; but is fer exercising that power in time." lacks the statesmanship to sea the necessity

Mr R A. Lowry delivered the address at the Bangkok Christian Association in connection with the memorial service for

the Ista King. Mir Lowry took as his subject" Thy will be done." There was

a representative attendance of British subjects from the United Kingdom, Canada,

well as from Siam. - Australia, New Zealand, India, Ceylon, Africa, Burmah, the Straits Settlements as

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE SCARCITY OF WATER.

(To the Editor of the “CHINA MALL.") Sir,-In view of the alarmist statementa which have recently appeared in print în referenca to the Colony's water supply, it was gratifying to note the statement published in the China Mail the other evening to the effect that there is at present no need for unde, alarm. At the same

time, as the rain seems to be still keeping course to conserve as much of the precious off, it would cortainly be a wise and proper liquid as we can. But this is apparently not being done, for yesterday in taking a walk around "Happy Valley I was greatly surprised to seu gallons upou gallons of water, apparently from the mains, being poured on to the Eolico and the Civil Service Recreation groende.

A WARNING TO GREECE.

(Reuters Service to the China Afa.)

Losbox, May 30,

A message from Constantineple states

that the Grand Vizier, has assured the Chamber that the Powers will defend

Ottoman rights in Crete, and if Greece committed the imprudence to intervene Turkey must have recourse to arme."

PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE

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CHANCELLOR'S RESIGNATION

DEMANDED...

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

Loxtos, May 25.

The German Radicals and Socialists are jubilant at the failure of the Franchise Bill and demand the resig- mation of the Chancellor, Dr Bethmann- Hollweg.

LONDON, May" 30.

that the Chancellor's position is in any The Berlin press does not believe

way shaken by the failure of the Franchise Bill.

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THE SUEZ CANAL.

RECORD PROFITS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.} Roxoox, May 28.

CHINA AND OPIUM.

SUGGESTED MONOPOLY.

(Wali Tez Fat Pa's. Service.).

PERINO, May 99.

A conference has been held between the Board of Ravenne and the Civil Board in reference to a suggestion that the sale of prepared opium should only be carried out by the Government.

THE WAI-WU-PO.

NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED..

(Wah Ts Fat Po's Service.)

FERING, May 29.

His Excellency Chau Ka Loy haa bean appointed President of the Wai- Wu-Po (the Board of Foreign Affairs).

[Note His Ereallency Chu. Ka Loy has previously held the position of Vice- President of the Board.Eb. G. M. ]/

TAE FUTURE OF TIBET.

ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES,

Wah Tas Fai Po's Service.)

PEXING, May 29. The Imperial Government intends, as a beginning to the reforms in Tibet, to establish positions for,, two Prefects - and four Magistrates thure,

EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPA

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Miss. Eva,, Hughes continues to attract The report of the Suez Canal Com-and please the numerous patrons of the pany for the year 1000-10 states that Empire Cinematograph by her singing and the period has been the most profitable dancing, Miss Addie Leig maintains her in the history of the Canal.

reputation while Mina Madge Morris and

Surely, Mr Editor, this is a most impro- per proceeding in face of the fact that the

The receipts show an increase of Tim Harvey come in for their due share of Chinese population of the island are only allowed a tro hours' supply per day. May nearly ve millions. This is attrib ppreciation. The films are new and ir

therefore suggest that while the presentated to the renewed activity in the testing. scarcity prevails all such supplice to re- Indian trade and the development of CAPTAIN DIXON BANQUETTED

set back during the catly part of the week,eation grounds be cut off?

It is also open to question whether a the Manchurian bean export trade. but at the close a steadier feeling prevails.good deal of water is not daily wasted in alley's comet was seen to greate transactions put through were on a European houses. Why should the Chinese LECTURES AT THE PEAK advantage shortly after eight o'clock on smaller stole sad at declining ratus. In alone suffer? Would it not be far more

CHURCH. is facting as it retreats from the earth. Saraday evening. But already its brilliance Singapore stocks only a small business to just if the supply to Europeans was also (curtailed, if only for two or three hours a bo recorded, and closing rates are practically day? Perhaps then we should all be mora declined to 90. upaitored.". Para Hard Fine Rubber careful than we are at present-Yours, etc.

Hongkong, May 30:24

GAMBLING.

{Tua Peking full) Nome shornghly en-

Said the man from Happy Valley on dorses the wisdom of the Chinese Saturday. It would have been a good Government in decreeing that hence-resolution to have backed Resolution, why forth Chinese students sent, abroad an the expense of the Chinese Government for purposes of sturly or investigation are forbidden to contract marriages with women of other races. Our contem- porary points out that Chine has lost the services of some of her best and brightest intellects through international warringes. The foreign brides in these cases have won such a hold over their. Chinese busbands that the latter bavo,

President Taft is said to be consider ing the advisability of e-tablishing Public Works Department to take the place of the greatly discredited Department of the Enterior.

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The Peking correspondent of the N.C. Daily News telegraphed on May 24:- The Government has fixed as China's standard of currency a dollar weighing eeron and one-fifth caudareens, with subsidiary coine

JUSTICE.

Captain A. W. Dixon, the popular and highly esteemed superintendent of Holt's - godowns, `Kowloon, was entertained to

yesterday that the Bishop of Victoria will evening by a number of employees of It was announced at St. John's Outhedral dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday.

give a series of lectures at the Peak Church Mesars Holt and Mosers Butterfield and | during the month of June, on Thursdays, Swire prior to his departure for Shanghai,

at 11.30 a.IR., commencing next Thürsday, Captain Aitkin presided and amongst those- June 2ad. The anbject of the lectures is present ware Capt. Dixon, Messrs J. M. (To the Editor of the Cmxa MAIL" Some popular Hymns, their history and MasHutcheson, J. H. R. Shaw, 0, E.

Hongkong applicable only to the Chiness

Sma the gambling ordinance of toaching," The lectures are open to all, Bolson, B. Branch, F. W. James, E Herbst, H. 8. Kenpott, A. L. Dawson, antl not to the foreign community? Sweeps

of mea must, I believe, be within the

The State Department in Washington A. V. Monk, H. R, Makio, R. Hall, A, S.

The Chairman submitted the toast of

A. S. Calden. Captain Dixon, suitably replied and other taste included Holt's Wharf," Mr.J. M. MacHutchesón, replied, to by Captain 8. R. Aitkin, "The Ladies,

E shoulder" is almost invariably Mr H. R. Makin, for whom Mr P. Wilkie portunity of attending, and the majority of and calde quis design of the muscles responded. All the toasts were enthusia men who attend these moetings do so, ach and Fields quickly to the free application tically drank. really in a sporting spirit, merely with a of Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This lini

Daring the evening songs were admirably view to gambling, and the papers, ane and most is not only prompt and facial, burzandered by Mesare Blason, B. Rt Atki all, pablish the actual figures of the in no way di agreeable to us For salo and P. Hall, Mr A. 8. Cobden also gavo

by all chemist "and storakenporn.

an excellent story.

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The only cases of communicable disease reported in the Colony for the week ended of fifty, twenty-five and ten cents of silver May 28th were two fatal instances of and a fivo cent piece of nickel, with five and Pari-mutuels run by one man or a body thinks the situation so serious in the Cobden, W. Armstrong, R.'S. Brown, P... at their instigation, alaadoned, race and country and pursued a diferent ambi-imported case of enteric lover. So far decimal ratio. The epins are to be legal in law.

pisque (both Chinese) and can Britore milles of copper, all of hired values in definition of "gambling"; whether it is so Yangtze Valley that it has asked the Naval Austin, R. Greig, C. F. Shackelton, N...

I am not in a position to say, but Department to keep the American Asiatic Hornsby, P. Wilkie,and T. Hall. ... tion to that first mapped out for them, there have been nine cases of plaque dur fender without discount throughout China, in its ordinary sense. I think your readers fleet in Chinese waters, so as to be withia for the woman's sake settling downing the year, all of which Eave ended where they will gradually circulate. The constitute gambling in the strict alriking distance in case of necessity. The Our Guest" and was supported by Mr-

will agree with me that it not fatally.

Board of Finance, will supervise the new sense of the term, then what on earth proposed trip to Japan will be deferred.

ment? generally in the country of the wife's nativity. Or again the foreign bride of Canterbury has resolved in feroair of the the old coinage when the Central Govern-ly gymkhanas aro no doubt a source of

The Lower House of the Convection save and the provincial mints will cesso do sweeps" and "Pari-mutuel

The annual race meeting and the month-

LAME SHOULDERS has come out to China with her husband-repeal of the Divorce Act of 185%. A comment Biat begins the new. The Taching pleasure to everyone who has the ep. and has found the new environment soittoe of the house reported that increased Bank will effect the axebanga of the old

facilities for divorce tended to increase imovinare for the new. her morality, and that the present law favoured possibly repugnant to all previously held notions of how life the rich at the expense of the pose. The ebould be lived that she has had little true remedy would be to abolish divorce CHINESE COXSWAIN'S SMART amounts paid to all the stakeholders.

Where is the gonial Captain Seperinten altogether.

RESCUE. difficulty in pursuading a fond and

dent with his squad of detectives to run in the whole crowd found on the Iace Cottre? adoring husband to leave Obins "and The last typhoon did, much damage to A smart rekene of a would-be suicide by No, it is said that the powers-that-be

the Benguet road, in Northern Luzona Chinese coxswain of a launch was made called "autertainmeats."

generally "wink the other eye at all theso take up a career in lands whore the posi-This leads to Baguio, the well-known bill in the harbour yesterday morning. Shortly score of hard-working coolies who earn But when a tion of the white wife is not quite se report which Manila people hope some day after nine o'clock as the ferry-bost More perhaps 10 cents a day sit down at their equivocal. Where the Chinese husband will be a favourite place for jaded Bopsing Stat was half-way across the harbour into ist meingin littla gambling **entertainment," they are has found it impossible to do this and kong residents, when by means of a quick

* young Chinese female parmenger of re" at once arronted, kept in the Police steamship service it will be little over 3) spectable appearance jumped overboard Station till the Magistrate is in a position has been obliged to pursue his career or hours travel from this Colony.

The steam launch Victor happened to be evidence given by the detective in charge, thear the case, and after hearing the ear his living in his own country and

passing at the time, and the coxswain, they are convicted with a fine of as much among his own people, the result for

amed Chan Yaa Hoi, seeing the incident, nr 84

34 each, or seven daya' hard labour and the man of men who are found with meat the foreign wika, in the vast majority

immediately left his wheel and dived after nice in thei: persons nes given the the giri, whom he succeeded in rescuing. maximum penalty of 8100 or $100, oz 3 of cases, has been heart-breaking and

Ar both the launch and the ferry-bost were months hard labour because these are disastrous in the extreme.

fully under way at the time the courgeons charged as being the keepers of the alleged

gambling-house."

Creat damage has beer done to the dry dock Daway at Olongapo, Manila Owing to some valves on one side baing loft open she pankin 75 feet of water" and agch of the machinery was injured. The dock cost $700,000 and another $300,000

There is a good deal of round.com. to take it to Mauila. Ita raising will be mature of the not may be vappreciated. Doar Mr Editor, could you tell me if 9.15 t 11.30 r.. monsense to our, antemporary's sumos! Protector has been sent to render and representations are to be made withought to be pulillely informed

costly job. From Hongkong the salvage Society's certificate for the saving of life, in the Race Course? If so, the Chiness The cosswein zirendy holds the Eumane there is any Law permitting gambling with- ming up of the situation. Ja tery low assistance. GRAND. BUUCEAS

cases coming under our own observation

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MISS ADDIE LEIGH.

ZUMISS' WINNIE RYAN. MISS MADGE MORRIA,

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