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MOUTRIES

digni

Fit is, in short,, something that

SUPPLY IT.

Mang

be entertained on saffemuce. Yet it is well-known fact that the Siberian route | onlinary Silas, being Bus completely ousted the Suez Vasconver and San Francisco routes For mercantile orrespondence with

acer

waps, pe olioared by Cuthom! Tàm, important information

Those of our rexlurs who wish to retain the Map permanent catr obtain from the

citors to the City!

196 European “ADO, I AIN visitors to the Moseum during. Dou work). entfed the 28th Juno..

Good condual andals have been pre- sunted to Quasturmaster Sergeant Marz, Servant Main, and Sergeant Eastbrook PE Col. St. Joha pinned the medals on

Price $378. Europe. It is about time, therefore, China Afini Ufices, a copy meuntest on on the firmets of this maipients

FIVE YEARS WRITTET

GUARANTEE,

NEW MODELS

FOR 1910.

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD.

Hongkon. April 16, 1907.'.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

Anction,

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni tare,sta. at 14, Seymour Terisce..

Mooting.

5.45 pim-Meeting of Victoria Beeres-

tion Club in Gymnasium.

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, Jaze 29:-

2.30 pm Auction of Household Farni- turo at 6,Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, 2.20 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-

tare na Mesars Hughes & Hoogh'a | Salon Rooms

9p.m.-Forformance of The Dollar

Princase at City Hall THOREDAT, Jane S0:-

10.39 a.m.--Laat Quarter." 118.-ánction of Manila Olga, etc. at Masara Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

it

11.30 Lecture by His Lordship the

Bishop in Peak Church. 12.80..-Auction of 6 Faints: Pape At Mr Gea, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms,

The China Gail

HONGKONG, HONday, June 27, 1910.

HONGKONG POST OFFICE SCANDALS.

that some

hard a bed for banging at the prko

Airshould be made into of tea, cents per pupy.

SOTYPHOON WARNING.

Miss May Loris will make her debut

16 the Empire Cinematograph Theatre to night with a novelty Slur showing Miss Lows" "dressing - suom. A par and magnidcomb Alm, of the funeral of the sta

during this work that King Edward VII will bu on exhibition

Idoats, June 27.

Queen Varandra Palace present Capt. It. Stott

Britia fisg, which be

pla-3 farthest South on bis Antarctic expedi

tion.

THE COTTON SCANDAL

BIG AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY

(Reuter Service in the Ching Maily

Jorous, June 27.

Alabama

A

bets

and Japan, bas deni to withdraw the force from leaving only k ten who understand situation and the politics of the

BIG FIRE AT HANKOW

the working of the Post Office, apart even from the Siberian mail scandal, though we must confess that we have vory little hope of getting any "antisface from the Manila Olsteratory by the The following telegram was recorrod tion from a Government which think American Consulate Goverxh Hongkong

acon to-day

At Birmi Pune Sarmatis comments are appearing i lightly of the responsibilities of the Manila Jade 2 11.00 ..the Yokohama papers concerning the way a petition has been led which will | GREAT LOSS OF

tang Chandal-noring W or WNW

Cyclone or Typhoon near or orar Falin-in which the foreign community crowded | place Mr John Knight, head of the the Guiety theatre during the visit of the firm of Knight, Yancey and Company, Bandmann Opera Company, being in strong contrast to the beggarly array of empty benches soon st high class concerte giren there of late, including that organised by Mr Herbert Withers

Fostmaster General as to appoint him to discharge stone and the same time the duties of PLG. and acting Colonial Treasurer-like two single gentlemen rolled into one- an appointment which caused much send, though of course entirely unheeded, criticism throughout the Colony. Though not going quite so far as one of our correspondents and demanding Commission

to inquire into the working of the Post Office we think that the time has arrived when the department should seriously mend its ways and endeavour to discharge its obligations to wards the public in a better spirit than it at present displays.

ROSE GROWING IN CHINA.

The Sungkong Obscrvatory to-day reports the appearance of a low pressure trough lying over the north part of the Chink Sen indut 180 r. This may bring Hong kong a little much needed moisture.

PIRACY AT DEEP WATER BAT.

Many visitors to Canton though heonly interested missionary work are unable A story of a most caring, and exciting to get into touch with the vanour bodies pray is reported to the Folice from owing to lack of information. The went han Starkey, though the details are accepted been adequately supplied by the Directory awith some reservation as yet. The China of Protegians Missionary Work in Cantos man who makes the report states that at issued from the prds of the China

.50 pm on Sandha wife Baptist Publication Society. Barsia le their fishing boat at Deep Water Bay when three other bosts came along and the set forth the may of the various missions male occupants thereof rushed on board and their staffs, togather with their ad- the smaller craft and attacked them. They dressce in English and Chinese, enabling are stated to have worhided the man with onu to find the diferent. Missions with the

chopper sult then thrown the womens graxtest esse. It is an admirable produc drowned. According to the informant, the path o overboard with the result, that she was tion.

pirates then took the boat in tow for some||- distance and set her: adrift after they had sat firm to her. -Ha awoke, from a state: of semi-conscienzes at about 10 p.m., and feeling the flames near him he jumped over board and clung to a portion of the boat In this ho says he remained until 8 am, which happened to be floating near at hand sext morning when he was picked up by the occupants of another fishing boat.

NEWS OF. THE DAY.

The Rose Annusl" for 1910, one of the publications of the National Rose Society, contains ap interesting article by Mr R. A. Nicholson, of the Cosmopolitan Dock, in which he describes for the benefit of home horticultorists, the difficulties of rose-growing in South China. Mr Nichol- son is one of our most enthusiastic Local rose-growers and took the first pris for out roses at the Horticultural Society's

The English. Mail of the 8th MaƐ Show last March." He obtains his plants was delivered in London on the 26th June. from England, Australia, San Francisco and Japan and appears to be best pleasest with the Australing ones. The difficulties!

FLOWERY LANGUAGE IN A

- PARTNERSHIP DIED.

in bankruptcy.

Three Liverpool firms are claiming $53,844 (gold)

THE FRENCH DERBY,

RESULT.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail) LONDON, June 21. The Grand Prix, ron at Paris, realted as follows

Nuage

Reinhart Bronzino

Seventeen an, including Lemberg. and Charles ( Muller.

(Kch The Fat Fr.

A big fra broke out 40.us on the 24th imat

mted

on the river bank.

Hendreds of amps and houses were burned, while numeronDE destroye

Kinag

nging

the U. MSN Company, was "lost" the fire

CHINA'S COMING PAX- SITAMENTE

(Wah T Fat Pe's Sercice)

The Imperal Governme last given comederation to of Provincial representatives. the

THE BIG FIGHT:

(Reuter's Service in the China Mail.).

LONDON, June 26. The Governor of Nevada has intimated adi

The Prince

Before the Chief Justice Sir Francis

ing, the Tong Sang Wing firm sol the that be will not interfere in the 20t Piggott, at the Supreme Court this morn-

Chou Chan it to recover $13,034.17 for Johnson-Jeffries fight to take place inaugur monies had and received by defendant, and

for the use of plaintiffs and converted by in that State on June 4th- defendant to his own use.

Mr Eldon Potter appeared for plaintiffs

England by the Empress of China."

Mra A. J. David and family left for fastructed by 3r P. 8. Dizon, And Mir

sake oven fort two-inches long numbel Island on Saturday. It was colled www killed by Police Sorgt. Gordon at up on the inside of the roof of his matshed,

The Ohio Démocratie convention laye

s

Since the beginning of the year thare of obtaining suitable soil are dealt with have been 14 cases of pinguo in the Colony. in the paper and the necessity for of these all but one have proved fatal, good drainage the laster is ensured by raising the beds about 3 feet sbor the surface and forming thera with good foundation of stone rabble. The roses known H. Pa. (hybrid perpetuals) can The Colony of Hongkong has long been not it appears, he made to flower here, though Tens, Hybrid - teas: Chiñas" and dissatisfied with the working of its dwarf polyanthas do well, the best varieties renominated Governor Padang Barinn The Finest Smoking Mixture in General Post Ofice. Complaints are being The Brice," Catherine Mernet," for another term and endorsed him as the

continually reaching ts of delinquencies "Sofrano." and "Souvenir d'un Democratic candidate for the Presidency.

Pruning is done in October and the blooma on the part of this most important are obtained in January and February. According to Manila news there was department of the public service, patting The rose grower has many comics to can possibility of President Taft succeeding in into the pillary at one time or an- tend with. Among these are enumerated getting all the legislation promised in his other nearly every oficial, from the Poet and man, but, as Mr Nicholson says, when

typhoons, cockchafers, caterpillars, mildewossage passed by Congress before it rosa.

mister-Ceneral downwards. Now the we get our blooms “it is worth all the

The command of the troops in North ratepayers of Hongkong are, ordinarily trouble we have taken, for there is nothing Caina becomes vacant in a few weeks, when

like the scent of a Gloire de Dijon to hring Brigadier Gen. W.HH. Waters, C.M.G spanking of a most notorionely long-back memories of home and our Bose C.V.O, RA, completes his four years suffering type, seldom growling at the Gardens there." Laches of the Civil Service, unlces driven there by desperation, and therefore it follows that matters must be very far from being satisfactory; |

the Pest Office

when such

CIGARS

de Luxe

pecially manufactured from the flanst aleated Manila Tobacco

Lolitas-

"box of 50 per 100

An Exquisite Smoke ..$5:50 $11.00 an "universal" choros of complaint

El Tamarindo

In boxed of 50

per 100

y no Cigar in

arices

fery hand. Lotters

RICKSHAW STRIKE

FIZZLES OUT.

As intimated in the Chine Meil on Saturday evening, the strike amongst the rickshaw coolies of Hongkong owing to the

service.

Mr C. G. Finlay, & pinter engaged on the duru estate, has lion at Panang of bydrophobia, at the age of 25. He tried to seperate two fighting dogs about six wooks previously and was bitten on the and. He leaves a widow

HUNGARYS

G. O. Alabaster, defended, instructed by TTS PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT, Mr P. W. Goldring

(Reuter's Service to the Shina Ma

LONDON, June 25. The Emperor Francis Joseph,

but the defendants bad raised the point Mr Potter in the amount was admitted

that the partnership was illegal as it was composed of more than twenty persons, Mr Alabaster considered that under these opening the Hmgarian Parliame circumstances be and the right to. belag said the Government's victory heard, and Mr Potter said he would leave

the matter in his lordship's handsampledge of the peaceful develo

His Lordship You raise a defence that and strengthening of Hungary frem one of the partners is a partner

in another KOMAST Government intended to Mr Potter- The partner does not deny defensive fores His- Mr Alabaster I do not raise that point universal suffrage, and to thaler and that was a partnership deeply grateful for the reacefulness of Europe.

Bir

banking concaEZUMA

of mong the many persons and was a His Lorship What is the raply 7 Mr AlabasterIt is a deni 1. They my that the firm does not consist of more than twenty persons,

Mr Potter The firm was established in 1999 but a new partnership has been

suimequently crested

Mr Alabaator That has

never been pleaded.

Mr Potter-The pleadings state that the permanship does not nonsist of more than twenty pebrook paper

Me Alabaster then the part

the partnership agreement as follows:

crease the jestysras

MR BIRRELL AND THE CONFERENCE

NOT TO INVENT COM PROMISES.

(Beuter's Service to the Ching daily

LOSDON, June 25, Mr. Birrell, addressing a meeting

planned.

carlier than

POWERS OF PROVINCIAL OFFICIATES

(Wah The Far To's Serv

superior

confer

CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE NEW FORM OF OATH

Evidently the Chief Justine, Piggott, finds that the Colo grisaed during his absence” dni?” bis.return he acoms to have ordinanco with regard to the of the fath which was passed to within a month of its becoming law Home, 's good deal of his me and atten tion, forst the Supreme Court this morning he said have been looking question of the Oath and I find the same and one may still recite so help me God," but the adm

di Bristol, said it was ridiculous to of the Oath in the new

We have beard that nations have their laws and merchants have their regulations. suppose that the Constitutional Con-unless the witnes), or The national law being married "out the

Osta a Qulinance the.

governmental falra will be well managed ference would meet to invent com the Book as far an

comparegulations being observed promises. The object of any Conference stated in the men will accordingly become prosperous, Thursfors of old this bas, always been the mapa be to discover bases of agreement

the

in the commercial community and if the hiter were imposable or We would submit that the object of unsatisfactory, then the politicians would our setting up in business in this Colony be able to resume the light as vigor is to seek profits. And thereby in course

for the production of wealth how can we ously us before by Tuen Muk? I wa-possess ability pursue the grand mode of action faren

nut oil

KUMLAUKO NOTES.

(From Our Oven Correspondent)

MACÃO, June 26,

poignant di

Herr Heineken, one of the managing which have recently appeared in the Government ordering them to have the director of the Nordeutscher Lloyd, in spoentation a large business me that of tarif board sfixed in a prominent stated, will shortly inare Gepox on board To Cha can be expected. Therefore we columns of the China Mail bring to position on their vehicles has filed the stummer Prinz Regent Luitpold for an assemble our fotitate friends and subscribe a head the dissatisfaction which hos ont no donot un account of the investigation trip to Australia, the German together the capital and set up jointly the Business in Hongkong under the style of acellent condition...14.00 .colong existed marding the handling Government refusing to give in to chair colores in the South Sin, and to Chins the Tong shang Wing to receive ordans for Dr. Mahaths, our modal Colonini Sec- of various ports of the Californian retary, has been apprised by wirs of hi and distribution of the Siberica Mail demands and partly by reason of the comand Japan

busincas and thers to receive orders for safer to the secretariat-general at an- petition by the Tramway Co. Probably It is no use for the energetic Harbour the question of want of funds and is suing in the Japanese Courts for divorce, the source of wealth is expected Cast month's time will be, follo

Captain Mocker, of the NY.E service goods of various countries. It is wandily

what is called “principal for opening up gola.« His departure from Mass about Master to devise a special sigual from rice had also something to do with it from his wife, who two years ago, left her we partners in establishing (this business) Martin's Tweenies Waglen of the approach of the steamer A few sits we were seen on the stress little shild in as hotel st. Yokohama and should advanes and will be glorious it

bearing the Siberian Mail if, after the on Saturday afternoon but there was 20 fed from Japan with a Scotch engines anda. We have to use all our might and cha

insistant demand for a fare Capt. Mocker, who is Cermati, was married we are to carry out (this business) ir bax intelligence to parase a skilful scheme and vessel is in harbour, relve, freon cously flung, upon the sweltering air to his wife, o Australian girl, at Moeman, mony, and not to exulte any displeasure subst and sometimes more hours elupse crean in the days of old. The men Branta

among us. We have also to put forth our the leisurely Past Office will like looked very shamefacell and waited to ano

energy and foster « large business in. Bezoe WATSON & CO., delivery of the mails. The facts which becedent of offered their There were sight cases of communicable and harmonious, termut Love sud Undoubtedly they had lost able dimam and fire deaths it the Colony profit: shall be equally, borne and enjoyed our corespondent Up-to-date stated faces the Chinese terra i As the last weak They was two at planne (both or joy, our orginal intention will be un

respectively) - In aziaty or dangue, sorrow in black and white, in our true of afternoon wore or more and more rickshaws fatal), three of enteric foror (twe fatal) changeable from beginning to and and we were to be seen and now the strike is at two of smali-pox, (una fatal) and one of fehould not give it up hallway. Than it an end for they are all back at their stands diphtheria (non-fatal). All wara Chinese again as if nothing had happened. It is to except the case of diphther

Per 100,

LIMITED

Alexandra Buildings,

EMPIRE, CENTRMATOGRAPH

Saturday lust, can be vouched for, and

we hate cohesipation in adopting his expression when describing suche hoped that the men have learned a lesson. well as one of the cases of encic

action on the part of the Post Office

as nothing short of scandalous, and

in adding that the Public are entitled

It was with reluctance that the conlias uteported.

decided to resume running, for at first only

few ventured out and these were firearet,

way be well that the biasinges set up in foreign port: "will"rsoniye wealth from various slater and & Foundation Inici, în a Chtowe place will attract profits, from all Crew Hinceforth thonmads of tanla

This will be

for the

most angular and

abla

The

by those who desired to continue the hung over Lon strike. In fact, on Saturday morning the | balore the late King to an explanation of these serious onlays police arrested five coolies for intimidating sky was purple and "gold and Government departments are hide others--three in the Ceutral-district and is curious coincidense tha Oppgate Central Market. bound by official red-tape but the Hong- beo at West Point

kong G, P. O deems to bo so wedded

THEATRE PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, ON YOUX ROAD UKRYKAL,

was seen on thement the fuda

Vitoria By one writer

to the sunat ja Turda

the business after which followed

Famer and a15

being freely

A STRAITS COCKTAIL.

The Bingapore: Tres Pr prarte the

rocrpe for a cocktail invented by a Captain

quarter

wineglade

STATE EXPRESS CIGARETTES

The Cigarettes of I

The mode of

# PaetoresanODE

#7.15 to ́9 and

TO-N

BLEWIS.”

loomy

OD LEA SCAY

DND

.51m account for the way in which it during the exhibition of the Alms roost

handle the Sibenan Mail? hon the tuneral of King the Hongkong General Fest Office started played walls and

career the Si

mong the fato,

9.15-ic 11.90 v.m. to its archaic forms and regulation........... A correspondent, using die som de the Tomemare being,

as to have lost all reasonable, powers of plame Froteep, writes indignantly con

the alesticity. Otherwise how can we corning an insidontich peoürred

Spton-Cinime on Baturday evening, when,

Iberta

ound, the