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POWELL'S THE Piano

ARE EXPERTS

RENOVATING

AND REPAIRING

EVERY CLASS FURNITURE

OF

MOUTRIES

SUPPLY IT.

Price

THE CHINA MAIL

utilised to the very beat advantage her into Her fanciers, gr

rion, Eave taker big

miles throw-by the chhatre condition of her national fiscal system. Is China too disdainfal" to barran leaf from syn book: ave sadly fear that such is the case for none are bo blind as those who refuse ta sue,

"NEWS OF THE DAY.

AD OF GENERAL TO

THE KING

MONDAY JULYAMSIŲ

THE

[COTYEIGHT ANOTHER. BYE BLEO. TION CAUSED

DEATH OF MR O MACARTHUR

(Reuiar's Service to the Chinn, Mail):

TAXDON, July 4

A Constantinople The death has occurred of Mr C.the anti-Greek bogents

The Forte han anked-Germany and NoteBy the death of Mr MacArthur Austris whether they would be prepar

the hole a magnificent access bas

NEW APPOINTMENTS. been their reward, Luck again bns entered Ingely into the scheme of things.

Cauter's Service to the China Mai) The Island Empire was situated in a

LONDON, July 2 portion of the world where the short-

General Sir W. G. Nicholson, General sightal observation of the Western Thea. Chili frym Haiphong picked Smith-Torrien, General Sir Arthur MacArthur, M. P

been appointed to the new rank of Aidobe Eivatpool, for which decossed has sat de camp General to the King,

in the Uniquist interest since 1907. Prior with a view to o defhite settlement- to that, from the year 1897, he was M. being artired at. for the Exchange Division, of Liverpool.

being obairman of the Association of Average Adjusters of the United Kingdom;

industrial.nations seldcnt penetrated up several of the crew of a wrecked junk Fuget, and Major-General Ewart have vacancy is caused in the Kirkdale divisioned to join the Chaan concert, of Powers:

until recently-and thus she was able to

$378. dorise and carry out. her schemes of

FIVE YEARS WRITTEN

EXPERIENCED MEN ONLY, ALWAYS READY TO WAIT ON CUSTOMERS.

แ

GUARANTEE.

**FULL PARTICULARS

IMMEDIATELY ON REQUEST.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

FOR 1910.

and brought them, to Hongkong.

During the last rock the only cason al

two fatal Chinsse perusrences of plague.

development without incurring any communicable discass in the Colony wezė į THE JAPANESE TARIFF 8e was a well-known commercial THE JEFFRIES JOHNSON

The Rabt, which arrived-to-day from Manila, goes into dock for overhauling The Ruhi in nler to be fitted with wire lows telegraphy,

{STILL' SERIOUSLY CRITICISED:

| (Rautar's Service to the Chino fail.)

LONDON, July 2

opposition or active dislike on the part of nations likely in the future to become her competitors. Indeed, the best intel lects of the world were freely placed at her Bisposal to extract for her the best

The King has decided that Witch of 62 latter day methods in overy branch of the Air, the fly who won a mes μt [Hfe and activity, and what she owes to Kempton Park late in the afternoon of the

day on which King Edward lied, is hover and American Manufacturers Agent, to run again. X

PATTERNS, PRICES AND NEW MODELS the great army of British, Antericas, French and Gennan advisers who served her so faithfully during the early days

A Pioneer London cable says that the Standard's Callo, corresponden wirus that of her modern history only a few people the Ministers are receiving threatening really realise. Her entry into the letters daily mud that no one goes at comity of moders nations was coin-naccompanied by detectives.

mighty expansion of

In East Java heary unseasonable rains the trading developments of the whole

have kind bad affects on the sugar crops, world, and as this commercial On many catates the yield of cane and the expansion was accompanied by antput of juise have fallen far below the general rise in the standard of luxury average. Sertral sugar mills have stopped

working. everywhere Japan found herself in

S. WATSON

& Co., Ltd.

BISTARLIGHED A.D. 1841.

KIGAR MERCHANTS

AND, TOBACCONISTS.

SPECIAL

JOHN COTTON'S

Smoking Mixture

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. cident with a

Hotakone. Aprli 18, 1907.

BIRTH.--

PADRILO. On the 14th Jens, 1919,

a

25, Hansastrasse, Hamburg, the wife of ROYDON E. N. PADFIELD, Cf the Houghtont and Shanghai Eank, of a daughter.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Mooting. Sanitary Board Mosting.

General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, July 6:-

2.16 p.Meating of the Licending

Волта.

2.30 p.su.-Aretion of Household Fera

tare, etc, at Mesars Hughes & Hoogh's" Salus Rocms.

9p.m.--Band Concert in Public Gardens. Trummay, July 7-

6.20 a.m.--New Moon.

Bishop in Peak Church.

11 s. m.Auction of Manlia Ofgars, etc. nt Blestre Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms. 3.30p.m.-Gymkhana Club's Third Meet-

ing. Empoy Yalicy

The China Fail.

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The new Japanese tariff continues to form the subject of serious criticism.

The Tinics publishes a letter from Mr. T. Ruddinin Johnaton, English

dated from Tokyo, emphasising that the tariff favours flimsy machinery at the expener of the more solid and more hating British machinery, notably printing machines

was from 1602 to: 1998 President of the the Liverpool Chamber of ComINSTON, WLA Chairman of the Commercial Law Com- mitted in 1887, and was membar - of the International Law Commiten Ha ❘ was 80 years of age. At the last General. Election his majority, over- My A, 0. Cameron (Lab.) as 129 – En. O.M.] ~

DEATH OF MAJOR HUME.

A NOTED WEIZER.

· (Hoster's Service to the China Mati.)

Loxtos, July 2 Major Martin Hume, editor of Spanish State Papers Lecturer in Spanial History and Eiterature at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and emminer in Spanish at London and Birmingham

· SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

sident of the United States, is seriously is in most charming writer and

Mrs Sherman, wife of the Vice-Pre-Universities, is dead

Mr Scarborough, of Musra. Dodwell and Co. Ltd., is poatenger to-day by the

8. Kamsang for Kube.

who recently

Mrs Jackson, of gave birth to triplets, has received the King's bounty, the first, granted during the now reign.

Note Dverased,, who was 62 yenta

his works dealing with the fading glories of Spain from the period when her docny bogan to show itself will live for over He hs, a retired Major in the Sed Bart. Essex Regiment. and was educated, ná Madrid, whore branchos of his family resided for over a century. He was gross traveller. In addition to his mere important works he wrate numerons his torioni articles in the leading English and Spanish reviews. A list of the publications from Major Hume's pas would 811 much Mr G. W. Olivery hour secretary upuce, but a few of his most well-known the Kirkford, Sussex, Cricket Club, has productions are the Calendar of Spanish taken part in every match played by the State Papers, Elizabeth, 4 vola); Court

ships of Queen Elizabeth, 1806 and 1904); club since its formati rin 1884. *|

The year after the Armada; Spain its Greatness and Decay: Modern Spain Spanish Inflace on Euglish Literature ere, etc. According to himself his Fav aurito fecreation was books, books, books"-ED. O.M.]

the happy position of supplying in ever- A London cable says that the Britis increasing quantity the growing luxuri-Governant will organize a feat consisting of 200 warships in August neșt year forn ous demands of the daughters of Eve in visit to China and Japan via the Mediter the matter of silk and silken fabrics. maneno. The fleet will then proceed to the Other things Japan had which the western const of America. The figures are quoted as they appear in Japanese papers. Western peoples or her neighbours were glad to by from her, such as 3 Colombo resident writes: We coal, rice, marine products, and war Lemberg win. It was a beautiful want to the Derby with a party on a coach, copper, fue art works, etc. All these chua- day; and the gathering-smaller than usual ecks of trade brought money

I believe was very orderly and respect-Senato in 1897 from Iparisians, has died at into the

able. Except for the bookies it might have New Orleans from acute indigestion. country which was never allowed to been a big Sunday School treat. The al Confederate officer of some distinction, he Le idle, for the Government did all it rowdy, drunken meets of our forefathers practised in after the Civil War.

are gone for ever, which is, perhaps, just as well,"

11.30 am-Lecture by His Lordship the corld to promote the tralal develop- SATURDAY, July 9.:--

ment of the empire by providing | subsidies on very liberal lines for all manner of things likely to stimulate the national resources. To Englishmen brought up in quite a different echool of economic thought this very lavish scheme of state-encouragenient of industry, the establishment of various monopolies, etc., form the great blots in Japanese Enancial methods. But the Japanese will say that the ends achieved have justified the means adopted, and that The Finest Smoking Mixture in and Economical Anzual of Japan,

success has fitted the crown upon their the market.

just issued by the Department of

patiently constructed edifice. Her Finacce in Tolijo, a copy of which peculiar needs, in fact, were met reaches us through the courtesy of peculiar measures demanded by the Marquis Kaarna, Minister President times. We are well aware :bat a new

Mild and Medium.

Hoxoxong, Momay, Jur 4, 1910,

JAPANESE FINANCE.

A perusal of the Tenth Financial

by

CIGARS of Etate and Minister of Finacce school of thought is arising in Japan

de Luxe

pecially manufactured from the finest elected Manila Tobacco

Lolitas

-în bazes of B

"

“An Exqulalta Hauke 85.50 811.00

El Tamarindo

In boxes of se

Avery Ene Cigar' in axcellent condition'....$4.00

LIMITED

aförda food for much reflection. As which condemas, the artificial aids the eye glances down the columns of afforded by the State to banking, ship statistice deaẳng with every phase of building, navigation, means of com- munication, etc., urging that it is not right that the whole nation should be exed for the benefit of certain privileged

national finance with which the book is filled, the thought is impressed upon the reader that. Japan has been ex- ceptionally well-erred by the men who classes. But it will be many years, we

ין

Mr Mic Enery, who entered the U. S.

DEATH OF DR. FURNIVALL.

A MAN OF MANY PARTS.

(Raster's Service to the China Mail) Lospos, July 2

!

Not many people know, perhaps, that Queen Mary is a water-colour painter of no mean accomplishments, a talent that was possessed by Queen Victoria and for which Princess Henry of Battenbergis also noted. a.water-colour drawing by the Queen was at the Whicsantide carnival of the Sailors' Frederick Furnivall recently sent Her Majesty for disposal The death is announced of Dr Orphan Homes, Sewland, Hull. It is a

[Note Dr Frederick James Furnival, small picture, entitled On the Marshos MA. Pb. D. D. Lit, was a man of many

FIGHT

BETTING FAVOURS WHITE" MAN.

(Router's Service to die China dé

LONDON

Renter's Beno corresp that both Johnson"

cased active training thing is in readiness for the big

The betting is 10 to 6) on The purse totals £20.200 which is a record,

BOTH FIGHTERS IN FINE.

VE CONDITION.

[FROM THE

CARLENEWE-AMER

Reno, Nevada, June 977.

Apparently both Jeffries and Jolmson are in splendid condition for their ring an counter. They continue to do light work, but each camp reports that it ready for the battle.?

It has been arranged that the men enter the ring at 1.30 o'clock on the afternoon of July 4th.

The report that Tex Rickard, principal. promotor of the Aght, would you act referee is unfounded, and he will be the third man in the ring.

JAPANESE TRAINING

SQUADRON

(Independent Nets Agency's

to the China Mail)

Toxro, Jaly 4

The training squadron, consisting of the cruisers Aro and Soya, arrived Kare yesterday

COTTON CROP RETURN.

BELOW. THE AVERAGE.

(Independent News Agency Service to the China MAL)

TOKIO, July 1. The State Department of Agriculture

The report for 1909 of the Java-China Japan Lite-un offshoot of the Rogal Packet Navigation Company-which his just been published shows increase in business enough to warmnt two additional steamers being built for the run. One will be ready in September nezt and the other in May 1911. The dividend was set it at Saettisham, near Queen Alexandra's interest. Hon Fellow of Trinity Hall and Commerce declares that this year's per cunt, as against 3 per cent, in 1909.

Cambridge, a barrister, and a Member of Bungalow," and is described fine broad the British Academy, he was founder and cotton crop is officially estimated at Lord Smpthill has consecrated the Star treatment of landscape and clouds. The Director of the Early English Text, Chaucer, 70 per cent of an average year. This of India Lodge of Freemasons in London: Painting was despatched when the artist Ballad and New Shakespeare Societies,

was Princess of Wales, and arrived after founder of the Wycliffe and Sheher has caused a rise in the pros of It is intended to serve as a rendezvous for she bad become Queen. Several high bids Societies, joint founder of the Browning cotton, and cotton yard." Anglo-Indian visiting Engind. As the have been made for the picture, which it is and Old Texts, and did tinch work in the Society. He was editor of English MS, subsequent banquet Lord Ampthill asid hoped to acquire for the saunicipal collec Christian Socialist and Co-operative mare- that Freemasonry had quelled distoriances tion. in India and promoted good feeling between the English and natives. It was tho only effective means of promoting social feeling among all classes.

TRIAL TRIP OF THE 8.5. &HASI.

launched at the Taikoo Docks, and her

The A. Shasi successfully underwent Dr Curating, in paper on Old Age, ber trial trip this morning over the Ad.

miralty course and in way holds that a relaxing climate is especially tray case spected of Leather favourable to people of advanced years, has been built by the Taikoo Dockyard and being directly conducive to the amolior Engineering Co., for river trade, She is ation of the symptoms which usually the first boat of any size to be built and accompany this period of life. Such a trials were looked forward to with a god climate, he says, may be compared to a deal of interest. The Shasi reflects great warm but light top coat. Day and night it credit on her builders and designer clothes the shivering body; the warm, moist air bathes and soothes the pulmonary mucous membrane, fessening the tendency to bronchial affections, and keeping the remaining, vesale of the skin in such gentle and continuous dilation as to diminish the work of the kidneys and of the gradually failing beart.

par 100 have undertaken the management of ingine, ere Japan makes any radical her finances from the very beginning departure from her present system of national finance. The immediate of the Meiji Ert down to the present!

returns "furnished by the variotia year of grace. When that Ert opened Japan was almost unknown and still monopolies are too easily earsed p

asset to be abandoned; while the State clung to her audient routine. To-day

is still too deeply involved to be able to -$8.00 we see Japan ercupying nu hoscured

position sunug the Great Fowers, afford to relinquish the system of sub-morning, for gambling at Yaumati

aidles to various industries in favour of

par 200

equipped with a modern, spatem of jurisprudence, a powerint Navy, (an

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ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

R. Halifax, at the Magistracy, this Five natives were fined $2 each by Mr

COMPANY MEETING:

ments, and at the Working Men's College. Hoots prolific writer.&_ thorough sportsman, he built with John Beesley in 1843 the firah two narrow sculling bosts in England He introduced the first sealling four and sculling eight races in 1883-87, and Tourled a number of Seulling Clubs. Sccha keen carsman was he that on bis last birthday he rowed 18 miles. He w 36 yours of age. Eo. . M.)

AMERICAN RAILWAYS.

PACIFYING INVESTORS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.j

Lomon, July 2

A semi-oficial statement is published for the purpose of tranquillising the minds of American and European investors. It declares that the Inter- An extraordinary, general "meeting of State Commerce Commission will do

Hongkong Ice Company, Ltd. -

JAPANESE PRINCES

RETURN,

(Independent, Norte -Agency'e

to the China Mail.

Team, July 4. Prince. Fushimi, Junior, has arrived home from his tour in Eumpo and America.

THE COTTON OUTLOOK

JAPAN TURNING TO CHINA FOR SUPPLIES

(Independent News Agency's Sprovce, to the China Mail)

Torto, Juze 2.

shareholders was held at the offices of the nothing to jeopardize the interests of It is reported from America that the General Managers, Mestre Jardine, Mathe-investors or interfere with the legitimate prospects of the cotton crop this year ad and Co., Ltd, to-day, to consider the business of the railway proposed extension of plant and promises.

are very adverse, Fearing that there

Mr H. Keswick presided and there were The statement has stimulated Eur-will be serious and unusual fluctuations

Shi, J. Barton, L. N. Leefe, J. Johnstone. Pet Mears C. R. Haxton, manager, opean buying in American railways. A. Rodger; D'Clark, Ho Fook, Lo Cheung

H. W. Looker. J. Graham, Barton, and L. Marfell, secretary

meeting in The secretary read the notice convening

The abairman" said Gantieinway-1h»

THE TRIESTE SAFE.

- LOSS OF PROPELLOR.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail) COOPERAR LOSON, July 2

purpose of the mooting is co-authorise the The Austrian-Eloyd Inger Tricate war general managers to make a considerable additibo to your property and plant. Our on Thursday night ghted close to business in cold storage and the making Bombay, She had lost her propellar and sale of ice is gradually increasing and and was proceeding quder mail. it is very necessary for us to anticipate, before other people do, the requirements of the Colony. What am going to ask you Applications have been filed for to-day, is the of a

remanded.

the English system of strict non-interbance with some Chinese Queen's Bond

Filipino onigmans caused a distur Martin's Tweenies efficient Army, splendidly adapted decks ference with trade; while the aptitude of Rask on Sunday afternoon with the result

and shipbuilding plants, a Mint, a con-

the people for "fending for themselves" that four Filipinos were arrested. At the Magistracy today Mr E. R. Hallifax Per 100. $4.50.

tral bank, with minor banks maceting is still in inverse ratio to their oppor discharged three, while the fourth, who was tunities. In the realm of high finance charged with stabbing and wounting, as every need of the nation, extensive kar, bour-works a well-devised network of Western people have little to teach the 8. WATSON & CO., railways, big factories and industrial Japanese: it is merely as regards the happiof the car is whines B., B. Caplan concerns of avery description-the full methods of going to work that some of and 8. F. Alisus were sentenced to 14 equipment, in fact, of a modern states do not see eye-to-eye with the states day hard labour. by Mr. T, Halifax,

for, sasaulting Miss Della Huard on May And it has been practically all created men of Japan. Yet when one observes 6th. The grounds in each instance, are within the past forty years Bow is the admirable self-restraint that has been that the appellant was not guilty of the offence and that the evidence given before has been brought about fowmen are

exercised during the Inst three years, the Magistrate whi sic in law cuties one from You have wisely in the past competent to say in the space of the claborate post-bellum schemes rigidgport the conviction. few words, for the closer we looty cut down, altered or spread over many into it the more complex does the more venus than was at first intended, situation becoms. It many respects and the plans, devised for restoring the it borders on the marvellous, for action's finances to a perfently sound it must be remembered that Japan condition, the conviction is forced home is not on julierently rich country; her that the statesmen of Japan have pursued to be hoped the weather, will keep up and Colony, te beginning to show that our los

Alexandra Buildings.

SPTRE CİNEMATOGRAPH THEATRE N

MIRE HALL OF THE COLONY, YEUX BOAD CENTRAL,

DAY

Opposite Central Market,

1.16 to 9 and

9:15 to 12.80 resourers, indeed, are of the poorest the only path which could possibly have TUESDAY 1 in many respects, and she had no brought them to such a sucessful issue most completa and ring great accumulated national or private as that revealed at the close of the

riims of the funeral pro--

of His late Majesty King i hordes of capital to draw upon at the Edascial year 1900-10, when the last ontact of thermodern career, Skilful of their domestic and our was converted foancing will explain away a lot of

interest-bearing basis of per

WHGRAND SUCCESS"

in the price of cotton, the cotton mills: of Japan are refraining from buying

The export of yarn to China is in bat 1 most prosperone

the horde demand is very algich. Some spinning mills are expecting their the stapia e from

is, supplies of hand tap

mills are waiting to see what will be probable output of the American crop before they go in for extensive buying.

PORTS, ALES, STOUTS,

WHISKIES, GINS,

BRANDIES, etc.

machine with it its Roureuries, Cupshe of CHAMPAGNES, CLARETS, turning out 25 tons of ice per day, the purchase of "some 18,000 sq. ft. of land on our neighbours the China, Bazar Roinery, and the erection of two sold stores complete. The cost of all this will be quite considerable, close on two lace of dollars. Now as to where the money is to taade provision for contingencisa, and-have accumulated a fond of $150,000. The general managers consider that the time has now come to make me of this amount, and they THE HIPPODROME,

will neranga for any balancs required at the onlícary, rate of intaresti An economy Bycks well known Cirens and might be effected by installing a cân plant isabead of a plate plaat, but it Menagerie has returned after a most suc mould only be in the first cost and be gason here will be a short vns and le is glad to hear that the experience of the cessful tour in various countries, The more apparent than real. You will be

le göstter All Found than can loe and that it

tangle

DON'T BE LED ASTRAY

specious: talking, but deal only with a firm which has a repu

tation

for the best quality in the lead WINES

SPIRITS etc.

to give Hongkong residents, a chance of pista longer we are in consequence re New Artistes have been added wine the the cheaper product and Erin confident enjoying themselrow at Causeway Bayaning customers who were induced to try previous ridt so that the public will have that we shall be able to dispose of our in H. PRICE & CO, have been established for over 15 years add the pleasure ofáceing new faces, as well as of crassed production Tery watafactorily.

welcoming old favourites. We refer our therefore proposed that the ganen

dwillt! the roaders to the advertisement appearing in gurs be suthorised to another ball.

mädition en het forib, but before putting i to: "the role whall be glad questions you may wish to

There

of the Queen of the Banjo

oystery wo, któw, Japan, has med cent

In this antter of finance Ble

S LAURA & DIAMOND

AKE

AGAINST ILLNESS T zala at your home to keep Colfa Chola and inlegirá apsinet.

(questions the

and have built up. to none in the Blast

12 Queen

for themselve

second

further and for.