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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY"

The Tuch usapu contemplates a fond his opinion regarding the new tax of £4,000,000 rpm Great Britain and Finding that it was useless to expect Germany to parry on the Tientala-Pukou Mr. Jaumos to vary his viewa the

Railway merchants so seriously affected by the now fiscal scheming of the Kwantung Treasury, sought through other channels have their treaty rights respected. Their cause. was energetically take up this morning by crowds of coolies anziens by the Hongkong General Chamber of to buy receipt stamps with deprosisted Commerce. The Chairman of the Com-copper coins.

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Per casool Idez,'{mitee, the Hon. Mr. E. A. 'Hewart, left no stone unturned, and we cannot let the opportunity pass without complimenting him upon the 'diplomatic skill and rare pertinacity which he brought to bear upon a task of nd mean dimensions. It is largely due to his efforts, supported of course by the loyal action of the Hongkong Government, the Chinn Association, etc., that China has again been reminded in no uncertain terms that her great provincial satraps are Per. De required to respect the provisions of the 80.80 foreign treaties in spirit as well as in 64.50 for equally with the Central Govern- 100.00 ment. Had unt the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce taken the part it did in the controversy we should undoubtedly have had firmly established by now an opium monopoly in Kwanting, the officials thus succeeding where similar attempte in 1909, 1903, and 1907 had failed! For this is an old game which the Chinese local officials have been playing, ona more illegal attempt at mising revenue at the expense of legitimate foreign trade.

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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.

Amusementa.

9 30 p.m.--Performance of Hippodrome

Circus at Causeway Bay,

General Memoranda,

TROMEDAY, July 14-

30 p.m.--Auction of Household Furf tors at Woolan. Chatham Road, Kowloon.

2,30 p.m. Auction of Household Furni tura, etc. at Mieases Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

hamonio Seciets at City Ball

The China Mail

The silk shipped in board the 31. M.. Tourans, which left this port on the 7th June, was delivered in Lyons on the 10th instant.

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Podder's street was agnín blocked

A party of well-known residents, in- cluding Rear-Admiraland 3irs Lyon and Mr and Mrs J. R. M. Smith, wure taken by rail to the Chinese frontier yesterday.

The Japanese courts have grapted the petition of Capt. Mocker, of the N. Y. K. from his wife owing to her elopement with Hainia Mari, who sought to be divorced

Fa Mr Carmichael, an engineer..

MAGA, NEWS „OF THE DAY.

There were 4C5 European and 170: Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library's and 18 European and 9,534 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the work ended the 10th July.

The Chinese Engineering and Mining Company, Limited, report that the total output of the Compay's three mines for the wook ending 28th June amounted to 26101.18 tons and the sales during the period to 23.787.11 tona.“

The death has taken place of the Hon Maurice Gifford, who was undergoing a rest sure at Hoddesdon. He was found rahing about the gardowe mass of Bames,

and said he was cleaning his clothes with petrol when a cigarette must have ignited them. Ab the inquest a verdict of accidenta death was returned.

and printed in the Pinang Ghastle says:

A wire from London dated June 30,

The directors of the Cicely Rubbor Estates Co., Limited, bave declared a Bual dividend The M. M. steamer Polynesien, with of 80 per cent on the ordinary shares from London of June 18th. will leave for the gear onded March 31. On the five French mails of the 19th June, and mails making a total dividend of 133 per cent

Singapora at noon today, 11th inst, and per cent. Preferance shares they havo July 13. She will probably leare for Stanging in all 148 per cont, for the year. The Le duc to arrive here on Monday morning, declared a dividend of 11 per cont., mak-

hai and Japan the same afternoon.

Eloquent tributes to the memory of the

wore paid at the funeral ceremony by bir Iate Mr Mitsuhashi, Mayor of Yokohamun,

Fan. Syurg, Consul General for Goruny, Foreign Board of Trade. They spoke of and Mr D. H. Blake, Chairman of the

him sa patriotic Japanese and true friend of foreigners.

So strict is the enforcement of the Customs on tobacco brought into Francs by passengers crossing the English Ohsunel that a recent visitor who declared pine cigars was charged 3d. on each, and three ounces of tobacco which was carefully weighed was taxed one hundred per cent. of its retail est...

Jeum of £5,440 has been 'carried forwald,”

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[COPYRIGHT)

CRETE.

FINAL WARNING.

MONDAY, JULY 1910

OHINESE NAVAL STUDENTS.

(Wah The Fat Fo's Service)

PLLING July 10

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

The Naval Board has decided to send LONDON, July 11.100 naval students to each of the follow- Koater's correspondent at Canea ing countries:-Britain, Germany and telegraplis that the Consuls have France. announce that unless the decision of the Powers regarding the admission of PAPER MILLS IN CHINA. Museumen to the assembly is carried out by Monday troops wille be landed and pccupy the Customs

(Wak To Yet Po's Service),

Honges.

THE ASSEMBLY'S DECISION.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 11,

A message from Canen states that, the Cretan Assembly met and decided by 55 votes to to admit the Moslem Deputies, and then adjourned for four months..

AERIAL NAVIGATION.

RAEIMS WEEK RECORDS.

(Renter's Berries to the China Mii) LASDOS, July 11. Bheims Aviation Week has resulted

la farowell senga Mr Theodoro Roosevelt said that he left England within a triumph for monoplanes. kindness shown to him. ineffaceable memories of the goodwill and

Captain Sir Douglas Brownrigg, Bait. of the Naval Intelligence Department at the Admiralty, has been appointed British Naval Attaché at Tokyo.

Mr R. Negishi, who has been in London since 1898. has been appointed acting manager of the London branch of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, with Mr James Blair an assistant manager. Both are old officials of the company.

Mr A. J. Balfour created a record in the

Parliamentary Golf Handicap at Sandwich

down.

PIXINO, July 10. The Board of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce proposes to establish paper mills throughout the Empire.

TERMS OF THE AGREK- MENT.

(Wah Tes Fat Po's Service)

The terms of the Treaty between

PAKING, July 10,

Japan and Russia are to be published in Peking and Tokyo on the 13th fnstant.

CHINA'S REPRESENT- ATIVE IN GERMANY.

WILL THE NEW MINISTER BE RECOGNISED?

(Wah Tax Yat, Po'e' Service):

PERCIO, July 10. His Excellency Yin Chang, the

M. Mampet, with two passengers on board. Ber 57 miles in 99 minutes; and the Belgian cronaut, 3 Obeslagers, Covered 51 miles in an hour. Both present Chinese Minister in Berlin, bas these feats were accomplished on mone-wired to the Wai-wa pa stating that he placed.

is afraid Sir Liang Ching, the newly- Mr Labouchere on a biplane did 211 appointed Ministar, will not be recognis miles in 4 hours 27 minutes.

ed by the German Government.

RUSSO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

GERMAN COMMENTS.

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CHINESE

OFFICIALS.

(Wall Tsz Yat Po's Service)

PEITO, June 10.

The Wai-wa-pu has decided appoint H. E Sim Ngai Hsun to the

Yang Shu Man as Minister to Spam à Consul-General is also to be sent to each country.

But to retum to the correspondence. The protests from Hongkong having The Khedive has addressed a warning Fanar, July 15;

been supplemented by messages sent to the Clams of Al Ahsar University, de- 5.30pm-Meeting of Hongkong Phu. to London and India, setting other slazing if they continue to make common June 11. as by finishing one down he

cause with the students in the promotion secured first place for the third time in the Clienter's Scṛvice to the China Mai) position of Minister"to Mexico and H. E., powerful bodies in motion, the long-of disorder, he would either have to chastise history of the competition. Play was over

LONDON, July 2 kong Government were able on June 10 those who stirred up trouble or to abandon 18 holes and against bogey, which was 77.

The German Fress comment adverse The run-ly on the Russo-Japanese agreement, to transmit a telegram received from to the Government the task of reguiting They were 81 competitors.

theso difficulties.

ner-up was Mr A. P. Du Crows who was 3 which they consider to be aimed Mr. Mat MUTER, the British Charge",

principally as Aiserica, but which also d'Araires at Peking, in which he stated

unfavourably affects other Powers. that in accordance with instructions

The Frankfurter Zeitung declares from the Foreign Office I have requested

that the agreement has not changed the situation and that Russia and Japan the British Consul-General at Canton to

remain natural enemies.

Mr W. Ferd. Tyler, Coast lasa itor of " protest against any measures violating

The Vassische Zeitung asserts that gives notice that the Woneung spit gas- the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, THE voluminous correspondence dealing article to Cheloo Convention." Mr. treaty rights; secured under additional

the agreement is

directed against lighted buoy has been shifted, and is now America, which is Japan's most dau-mecred iz 19 fent of water at low water of with the strenuous attempt of the Kwan-JAMIESON geordingly sent in a vigour

gerous competitor.

spring tides with Woosung Lighthouse tung authorities to set up on opiumously worded priest to the Acting good. Last week there were only three British section of the Kowloon-Canton AMERICAN WHEAT CROP. To outer end of the Outer Bar Training bearing S. 67′ 30′′ W., distant 1.06 miles.

DONGENG, "MONDAY, JULY 11, 1910.

THE OPIUM MONOPOLY AFFAIR.

Governor of Kangtung, and there the matter rest- for fire moment. The new

and Canton confabulate and waste time tax is still being levied while Peking and exhaust patience generally. In

monopoly in the province, which the Hongkong General Chamber of Com merce made public on Friday, and a pcie of which was printed in the Ching Mail on Saturday evening, affords food for much relection. Unfortunately we view of Mr Jauzsor's original attitude fear its real meaning will be wilfully his protest now makes strange reading, misconstrued by the antiopium fan- but we will not comment further upon atics in England and by the gentle the performance, the letters speak for meu who write with such fluent themselves. case in the columas of the Peking

aspect

It is reported, says The L. and C. Ex-

By the impending departure of Rear press, that the Chinese nathorities have

Admiral Lyou the Colony will be losing lately been making unofficial inquiries with

view to arcuring a British general officer to and in racing has been constant, and it was thorough sportsman. His interest in pole instruct the Chinese army. The desire was a happy circonstance that at the inat axpressed for an officer of general's mokymkhana before his departure his pORT and several prominent British soldiers have Llama Chief should win him a couple of buen named in this connexion.

The health of the Calony enntinues

cases' of communicable diseases, notined, with one doith. The fatal case was one of plague, the only one which occurred for

which the subject was Britisher, com diphtheria and one of enteric fever in the week, while one Chinese case of

prised the other notifications,

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tirate.

Mr M. H. Logan, district engineer of the

Railway, who has supervised the construc- tion of the 15 mile of permanent way from the north face of Bascon Hill tunnel to the frontier, severs his connection with the

enterprise this week. He letres for Home on Saturday, but hopes Inter to retura to the Colony in another capacity.

ABSENT PLAINTIFF.

Piggott, at the Supreme Court this after. Before the Chief Justice Sir Francis

noon, Arthur Deyfused Mesars Ulmann and Co.,, and another for alleged breach of

Arriving at Land's End at 5.27 p.m. driving a 34-h.p. Triomph and side-car, os Tuesday, June 7th, Mr Hugh Gibson,"

beat the End to End" record for pass enger machines by nearly eleven hours. Mr Gibson left John o' Groats, with Mr We understand that the Wai-wp-pu Wray as his passenger, at 1:40 as on agreement

Monday, June 6th, so that his actual-time

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WOOSUNG SPIT BUOY SHIFTED.

Jetty bears S. 72 W., distant | cable from POOREST FOR THREE YEARS is boy. All bearings given azu magnetie

(Peuter's Service to the China Hait)

Losmox, July 9..

A New York telegram states that the Government report on the wheat crop estimates 620 million bushels, compared with 758 millions last year.

This is the worst report since 1907:

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HONGKONG'S WILD CAT.

Mr M. W. Slade, F.C, instructed by Mr The animal trapped by Mr Jones Hughes

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.:

be haid on Thursday, 14th July, when the

A meeting of the Legislative Council wi27.

orders of the day will edmpriso

First reading of Bill entitled An Ordinance to secure the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice.

*First reading of a Bf entitled. An Ordinance relieve the Governor-in- Council of certain duties,

First reading of a Bul entitled Ap Orina, 1909

Daily News. The most unfortunate have telegraphed to the Canton prfor he journey was 40hr. 47 min., as against Reader Harris, appeared for defendants and at his residence at the Pask about a fort-Ordinanance 'to amend the Young Persons

of the affair, to our way of think-vincial authorities asking for an im-the previous record established last October plaintiff did not appear. Mr P. W. Gold-night ago resembles a cheetah. A repre- ing is the inexplicable stand taken by mediate explanation of the incident, and of 51r. 40min. the British Consni-General at Canton though this is rather poor consolation

ring watched the case on bis behalf.: sentative of the Chins Mail saw it stuffed dinance to amend the Law of Copyright.

|_ First "reading of & Bill entitled An Or Plaintiff in his statement of claim stated and found it to be a really good specimen. of the vutset of the complication. Mr. we suppose that as soon as a convenient father to the eighth son of a house décors Hotel, No. 28 Queen's Iloai Central, and had his poultry fard invaded recently, and Resumption Ordinance, 1800, and takmakar” The Emperor William will stand god. that he was a clerk residing at Queen's It may be remembered that Mr Hughes dinanes to amend the Copen Lands

First roading of a Bill entitled An Or Jasrson took the attitude, when" first "aving face" can be approached by the Hongkong merchants, the proposed opium monopoly in ceived, through, the local authorities, business at. No. 34 Queen's Road Centical predator. In this he was successful fr Crown, Lands of small value for public that in bis opinion the new tax which Kwantung will go the way of previous action is in accordance with a decision partner in the firm.

from his Majesty's private purse. The sad defendant Engene Bernheim was a

Hughes will be pleased to show the cat to purposes.....

First reading of a Bill entitled Ar the Kwantung aathorities proposed to attempts made along the same line arrived at by the Emperor last year that be

anyone interested in the wild anims?-life of Ordinance to amend the Protection of Hongkong.. By an agreement dated November 20,

Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897. put ou raw opium was non-different. The misshing of the monopoly, however, in any German family, richt or poor, with for five years commencing on the date he would stand godfather to the eighth child 1906, defendants agreed to employ plaintiff

First reading of a Bill entitled An Ori dinance to provide for the stopping up, and was directe against smokers, there is slight, compensation for merchants view of stimulating the birth-rate, which arrived in the Colony until the samo date

AVOID ALL DANGERS.

diversion, turning or alteration in levels of fore be wrote, "that being sc; I confess who have had their business placed in has shown signs of decrearing.

Highways. in 1912. Plaintiff arrived on March 3, D YSENTERY is a dangerous disease but that I am unable to see in wint manner serious jeopardy. Unfortunately these

First reading of a Bill entitled An Or can be oured. Chamberlain's Colic dinance to further amend the Liquors r 1907 and remained in defendants' employ. Cholers and Diarrhoes Remedy has been dinance, 1900, British intercals are adversely affected. interferences by the official classes with Agriculture, the Governor of British was to receive 750 francs for the first hall fail. It is equally valuable for children of a supplementary sum of three hundred Speaking at a menting of the Board of ment until September 20, 1909. Plaintif confolly and in nine epidemics of Second reading of the Bul entitied An dysentery. It has never been known to Ordinance to authorize the appropriation Whether the tax is paid by foreign raw the legitimate business of the people Guiana, Sir Frederic Hodgson, said many of the first year and 950 for the second and adults, and when reduced with water and fourteen thousand five hundred and opium in bulk or in detail prior to its have to be reckoned with as the penalty inquiries and been received with regard to half; 2100 frauss for the second year; and aweetened, it is plans int to take. For thirty-three dollars and thirty-two cents, being boiled down, is surely immaterial, attaching to trade with China, an irritat the industry was evidently going to go and 3,000 for the fth year. Defendants

rubber growing Inzids in the Colony, and 2,400 for the third; 2,700 for the fourth sale by all chemiste and storekeepers. - to defray the charges of the year 1909. inasmuch as, equally with native cpium ing penalty which apparently will con-aboad. It was reported that the Goyer. were also to provide board and lodging ant it has to bear the incidence of the lovytinue to the end of the chapter.

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mant experiments with the growing of washing. On September 1909 defendants IMMEDIATELY ON REQUEST.

rubber had been successful. Most of the wrongfelly dismissed plaintiff since when The will has now been proved of Sir had done exceedingly well, the trees attein

varieties, including Herca and Saplum. no salary had been paid. ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. to budge though his correspondents Bisho Britol, one, of Headlined, Stoke ings girth of 11in., 3., and 8gin. in 2 misconducted himself by willfully disobey Per Case

Defendante denied wrongfully dismissing Edward Fayson Willa,

plaintiff and alleged that, plaintiff · had called his attention to the addition of the Imperial Tobineto Company Limir mouths, whereas reports from the East ing the reasonable orders of defendanta article in the Cheloo Convention in stoke, is chairman--and a mornber of the two years was satisfactory'..

which his cousin, Lord Winter-state that anything from Sin. to 9in. in which it was provided that duty and W. D- and H. O. Wills branch of the Bikin having been paid to the Imperial died March 13, aged 76 years, and was stitute, recently, Professor Spenser Wilkin Pisintiff had left the Colony without with Imperial Tobacco Company (Limited). He Lecturing at the Royal Colonial In- that plaintiff should withdraw the case. Maritime Customs, foreign opiam is not son of the late Mr Henry Uvaton Wills son pointed out that, in the case of a war drawing the ection. He had received a EMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, to be subjected to any furtherization and a brother,,of the late Bir Frederick with an adversary of such ktrength ́se that certain sum of money by way of settlement 1 Dozen

Opposite flentral Market. cxcept at the place of consumption and as of the gross vaino of £2,587,085 112. 50, take on the issue al that she had and all their lisbility entorn

Willa. His property is valued for probato of Germany, Great Britain would have to without in any way defendants admitting

EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPË

THEATRE.

Yeux BOLD CXFIRAL,

and defendants thereupon discharged him. Mic Blado said plaintiff had come to terms with “defendants in which were included;

them only, provided that a similar tax of which the net personalty has been sworn that obo was. It would be madness to a vadgment was entered for defendants.

7.16 to 9 aud

9.16 to 11.30 r.K.

is imposed on the native drug."

GRAND SUCCESS

of the Queen of the Banjo

EISS, LAURA & DIAMOND,

COMING MISS MAGGIE TRÁZER and LITTLE PERCY.

GRAND MATINEKÄ SATURDAYS and Bonnari, at 4 7.M..

REDUCED PRICES.

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THE HIPPODROME.

at £2,061,207 26 5d: The estate is left to suppone that England could accept auch It was soon possible to place in the of some minor bequests. The value of whole of her national resources; unicas the testator's children, with the exception a content unless she could dispose of the Consul's hands a permit with receipt E. Wille's estate rocals other notable she tu nrganised herself for her war and showing that the buyer of a particular focus of tobacco, the chief of which are able to take part in ft. His fooond point was programme is as good as, if not much bette fortunes left by men engaged in the manu trained har people so that all of them were change of programms. We hear that this To-night the Cirons gives ita first grandi hall of opium intended for the country those of his brother, Sir Frederick Wills that the brunt of the conflict must beseethan, the opening one. If that is the case had to pay to the Kwong Wing. Un first baronet, who died Fabriary 16, 1999. arily be borns by the people of the British then all who go ars sure to spend a most Hong-to which had been assigned

sped-70, leaving 2,018.114 Mr Gilist Isles, and that the extent to which they plassent evening. There was a fine gather-

And Co., who died February, 1900,

the profitable job of collecting the act of the frm of Mosers James could be ralioved or assisted by the mopis ing at the Circus on Saturday night and

new tax on a basis of 30 per cent of the Hignett, of Liverpool, who died in 1898 by geographical and strategical conditions orenings amusement.

aged 79 yoses, leaving £1,321,521; Sir John of the great Dominions overen was limited everyone went away wall satisfod with tho proceeds the sum of $7.20 as tax and George Lopes of Liverpool, who died in Ray British war was a fundamental now many children were present who hearthly nged 6 years, leaving £460,457 (net); Mr The doctrine of the primacy of the Navy At the afternoon performance #good give an undertaking that the opian 2274,000 -

1898, lossing personalty valuad

enjoyed the olover tras

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