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suburban club has one or other of these services and the striker-pat gives thera

It is satisfactory to state that the very little proferance. The novelty ins Sanitary Departments is taking steps to been overlone and has not improved prevent the increase of malaria, which, a. the game. The good, straight English everybody knows, is largely spread through: service, hit hard and well placed, is the agency of mosquitoes. A kreen lock-

The total trade of the United Stator more formidable than all the "twists."

out is now being kept for likely broading for the year ending Juno 50 was upwards pinces of these pasts, and the officers of the of 83,000,000,000 of which the imports With it the brothers R. F. and II. L.Department are charged to be most rigilani amounted to $1,500,000,000, and the Donary were able to conquer the best in this work. Householders are being forparts to #1.750,000,000. players of three continents. They have retired from the game, but there are still a few players who are content with

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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1810.

PRESIDENT TAFTS

RECORD.

THE PRINCE REGENT.

DISPLEASED WITH THE VICEROY OF CANTON.

REPUBLICAN APPROVAL.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service) (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

PELING, July 27, Lesbos, July 98.

The Prince Regent ia displeased with At Columbus the Ohio Republican sa Haun, Viceroy of Cazten, in State Convention, after a defest of the on the island of Colowan. His Royal connection with the affair of the pirates

for other State plitforms. It warmly instance the sovereignty of Calowan has "Insurgents", adopted a platform Highness maintaine that owing to the which is expected to serve as a model action taken by the Viceroy in the first endorsed President Taft's legislation, been lost to China.

on October 30 and, after which it considered, unequalled in organizing in Divisions, will proceed to the bistory, and extolled the tariff law. Mediterranean.

got partially filled with rain and in time of the approaching visit of the United States Washington telegrams give particulars the water in them becomes stagant Ariantic Squadron to European waters, Por case of Idem. simplicity. Orre From, the GerAnother favourite breeding place is to be the mosquito larvas is rapidly bred..

Sixteen battleships will leave the Atlantic man champion, whose entire method

rendezvous is stringely reminiscent of the quiet and deadly accuracy of H: L. DOHERTY, relics for his success upon a straight drive on both the forehand and the backhand. He may yet win the chan- pionship of Edglands

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the hereditary peerage. When a nobleman iugonious way of desling with decadeucy in diss his son and heir only succeeds to s

title one degree lower than that bald by the father so that loss the members of Annamese peorage soon becomes extinst. the family win honours for themьolves an

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

IMPORTANT STATEMENTS IN

THE COMMONS.

The Opium Question.

w

(Reutera Sereide to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 27.* the Indian

TO

CHINA'S NAVY.

(Woh Tes Fat Po's Service.)

PERING, July 27. "Prince Tsui Shun and Admiral Sah will leave Peking on the August 18th for Shanghai whence they will pro- ceed to Japan and America to in vestigate anval matters.

REVOLUTIONISTS IN

MANCHURIA.

(Wah Taz Yat Po's Service.)

Perso, July 27:

found in the pota in which the lotus lily is grown in the Colony. These beautiful bloom are very popular with the Chinese,

vessels containing stagnant water. The by whom they are often cultivated in

Sanitary Department inspectors have Dow, we understand, bean requested to keep a special check on there things and to giro instructions that the bad water in periodica?. The fact is, the argument continues, ly poured off and replaced by clean fluid. that certain injudicious writers have profecation was made by the Department To-day at the Magistacy & praiseworthy done a great deal to spoil the gate when the Chiness owner of a house in of tennis as it was played. The best Wong-noi-Cheong Road, who had previous Lance-Sergt. Pare, of the Hongkong

screwed or twisted" ball is a slowly been warned, was summoned for causing police, died at the Government Civil Ros-Estimates in the House of Commons

In the debate 320.86 bal. It is slow through the air, and tanks, etc.. in which the mosquito larvas of the brain, after being in the institution Parliamentary Secretary to the India ariance by got Stonusing certain water pital yesterday afternoon from an affection to-day. the Hon. F. S. Montagu, 3480 slower after it has touched the ground was proved to be much in esidence. Mr for less than a week. Decensed had bean (Office, said the new treaty with Bhutan!

The only exception is the ball bit by ordered the nuisance to bo abited.

J. R. Wood imposed a ine of $10 and in the force, for about seven years. The Mora- For Longkong the above Prices will be increased by the amount of daty rising raquet which imparts a rolling hope that this is the first of many aftoracon, boing attended by a large nuntion not to allow foreign interference in hommedans are about to enter Man- It is reported that a number of Wa fanomal took place at Happy Valley this was evidence of the Government's inten. revolutionists in league with Ma- spin, and that is as old as the game prosecutions of this kind, for there canast ber of deceased's former colleagues. itself. Those who remember the days large numbers" of similar, cases in the

Nepal, Sikkim or "Bhutan. He was churia from the surrounding countries. be the slightest doubt but that there are

glad that those states shared in that of M, F. LAWFORD, a pioneer of hwn Colony..

determination. As regards Tibet, the MILITARY BAND CONCERT. Government had made it clear to Chira that they would require strict conformity

The Botanical Gardens presented a most- with the Anglo-Tibetan Convention of inated apparaoco last night, when the 1904 and the Anglo-Chinese Treaty of vided a rich musical treat, under the god- popular band of the Bufs Regiment pro- the Chinese Government left nothing to Judging from the size of the crowd the 1906. The assurances received from ductorship of Bandmaster C. B. Howitt. fear regarding its good faith.

experiment of reducing the admisarion price Referring to the opiur question. Mr the promoters should now be encouraged to 50 cents was abundantly justified, and Montagu said that China claimed that continue these delightful evenings at

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DEATHS. CLARK-Co July 24, 1910, at General Hospital, Shanghai, the wife of JAMEN CLARK. I.M. Customs, aged forty. seven years.

WRITE-TLICHER - July 15, 1910, at Hankow, Wcory, daughter of Mr and 3its White-Thacher, aged aleven months.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Mosting.

6.50 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Phil-

harmonic Society.

Miscellaneous, 5.34 pm-Last Quartor Moon...

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The Indo China government has

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

M. de Cuors de Cogolin, one of the founders of the Courrier de Haiphong, is now Vice Consul for Brazil at Yokolums. Sir Benry and Lady May are making inspection of the British section of the

next. Kowloon Canton milway on Wednesday

&

Majesty's

was no once a week, preferably Saturday nights,

NEWS OF THE DAY. STEWART On the 10th insirat. at 159 Blut, Yokohama, the wife of H. the speed at which he made the ball STEW IT, of a daughter..

Members of the Hongkong Philhar- trivel has never been exceeded. Hemonie Society are reminded that the executed. the lifted" stroke in adjourned annual general meeting will be different manner from that which is It is hoped that there will be a good held at the Uity Ball: to-morrow 'evening. now popular, but he invertel what attendance this tízné. is still, without doubt, the most effective

It is understood that the King had she had reduced her output by more regular intervals. Parsonally we think. method of bitting hall at entis:

The Federation of Master Cotton intended to confer the honour of knight than three-tenths. There Spinnery at Manchester has resolved to hood upon Mr Charles Dibdin, secretary absolute proof that this was so, but would not be at all too ofton. For last Washing the erratically bounding balls continue short time, but to increase the of the Royal Nations! Lifeboat Institution, there was no reason to doubt it is night's concert the conditions were perfect. at Wimbledon one may sigh for working time where possible, and has cou-whose death was recently announced.

firmed the wages settlement made with the an hour of Lawronn to shore, their

After an oppressively hot day the evening Government accordingly operatives.

To-day being Independance Day in Pens waived the production of statisical breeze making itself felt in all parts of the was delightfully cool, a most refreshing futility, OT even for the robusti

the Consul for Peru in Bongkong was "at proofs and offered China an extension picturesque Gardens. There were the methods of S. H. SHE. Before the decided upon establishing wireless telegraph Street, this morning, when there ware With reference to the suggestions to the whole circumstances lout themselves to honte at College Chambers, 31 Wyndham of the agreement for three years more. usual tasteful illuminations, and altogether latter's hard, decisive bitting many a stations between Saigon and Hanci in large number of callers representing all shorten the period, China itself suggest thorough enjoymont. His Excellency the player with a legion of tricks has Tunkinn distance of about 940 ruiles.sections of the community in Hongkong. learned than they avail Hile when used The postal department, with the help of

ed ten years, but it was not suggested Henry Bay) and Lady May were pre- Officer Administering the Government (Sir that there should be any reduction nor want, while B. Major General Broad- against an opponent who bits hard and specialists, will take the work in hand. with. heartbreaking "sureness.

A large number of lending lesson which S. II. Sum taught has not been learned; when new school arises which will have something of his supreme contempt for the subtleties of the game, the championship will be in less danger of departing from England. Fortunately we have still a few players who have not been tempted from the path of straight tennis, Messrs. Gor aad Runs among the number. Their it secure the mail content again, tenders

for which are now out

General Memoranda, SATURDAY, July 36-

Accession Day of King of Italy (1900). Noot-Wm. Powell, Ltd. Meeting.. Noor-Auction of Goods and Chattels at Moses Haghts & Hoagh's Sales

Rooms.

SUNDAY, July 31:--

9 a.m.-Excursion to Mach, by

Soi An,

MONDAY, August 1:-

Bank Holiday.

Tuesday, August :-

Sanitary Board Meedag.

WIDNESDAY. August 3:-

King of Norway's Birthday (1872). 3.15 p.m.-Meeting of the Licensing

." Board,

Thursday, August 4:—

Pope Pius X elected (1903).

The

2.30 p.m.- Legislative Council Meeting. high avenge of success at an age when FRIDAY, August 5

9.37 p.m.-New Moon.

most men, bave retired from active

Mr Marshall Patrack's Shakespearean athletic pursuits may suggest that there

Recital at Peak Hotel, SATURDAY, August 6

·

3.30 p.m.-Gymichan at Race Coarse.

The China Mail

Hovorana, THUÉSDAY, JULY 28, 1910

D

Lard Ellenborough urged the Government to make over-insurance on ships illegal Lord Erasey said that over insuranes was the most fatal cause of loss of life at Ara Legislation rainst it was necessary to protect the honest shipper.

In the house of Lords on June 29

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Mr Koi Hardie. Mr. Ramany Mac- donald and other Labour leaders arany alteration which would involve wood and Liberal peers to be created. One sturdy siderations. waxing very sarcastic over the last batch of serious, administrative financial con-residents, both civilian and military, also toiler declared that he had no objection to mining in a friendly spirit America's of classical pieces approved by the test of

Government

attended. The music supplied was of a aristocrats, but he did abhor plutoceste, tentative programme for another Opium time. The manner of rendering these left especially of the Liberal variety.

high order, and included a big sprinkling Conference to be held at the Hague, but nothing to be desired. The largo audiczce could not agree to a Britain's diplomatic relations with the musicians and gave unmistakeable discussion of revelled in the good things contributed by China. It was also desirable to know evidences of its approval... In a programme whether the Powers were willing to deal so full of choice numbers the task of with the exportation of morphia and not an easy one, but it eno be truthfully cocaine to the East.

singling out, particular items for prains is

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke has resigned his post of director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York owing to

The Messageries Blarities Company has undertaken to build a new and up-to-Leath date'steamer measuring 15,000 French tons. she will be the pioneer reasel of a new flest which the company intends to build should

...

The trustees. in aceopting his resignation passed a resolution of regret, and ordered that Sir Caspar's salary be continued for a year, and that thereafter, he be given a sum of £1000 annually for No. The trustees desire Sir Caspar to be come honorary European correspondent of the institution.

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"James Buchausi, washerman on the a... Minnesota, who was charged with stealing, a bundle of 50.coppers from a money. discharged by Mr E. R. Ballifax. It is changer's shop at Wanchai, was to-day

probable than the complainant will b charged with perjury.

4.

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atated that among the best work of the evening were the following numbers: March, "Nibelangen (Wagner); overture. "Oberon (Weber); selection, Cavalleria Rusticana

(Mascagni) suite,

"Poet

Serviert" (Groig); and the selection "from

Patience" (Sallivan).

A RESIGNATION. (Independent News Agency's to the Chino Mail.)

TOKYO, July 28. The resignation of Mr R. Oshima, Civil Administrator of Formosa, has been accepted.

r

DEATH OF A GENERAL.

(Independent News Agency's Service to the China Matt.)

"The result of the inquiry in regard the sinking of the French submarine Pluvise nent Calais. indicates that a fire, is more in the simple game than the owing to a short circuit, occurred before advocates of contortion, will allow, the collision. The crew was phyxisted, The article from which we have quoted not drowned. The submarine probably was deals at considerable length with the collision.

not under control at the time of the cause of championships still being won by veterans, and, after carefully an Indin is held by pensant proprietors. The Forty-seven per ccat. of the "and of alysing the question, comes to a con- and revenue last year totalled £13.750,000, clasion which seems quite feasible and and the net opium revenue amounted to which would appear to account for the £4,048,700, the highest total since 1902, striking fact. It is that the younger Nearly one-third of the land cultivated in Court on Wednesday we understand that when the retam stood at £2,849,955. Just now when, in spite of the heat, men lire devoting all their attention to under rice. On one tentli whest is grown. Mr Savage, Superintendent of Mails, In reference to a coas heard in the police

daily participates in the pleasures of hut which has very little chance against lawn tennis, it may be interesting to the directaess and practical character of

youth, for the theft of two silver cups, a goid chain and a biankat. A sentence of Fears, that caloulstod last year being observe the opinions being expressed at the older methods. The opinion is ex-a naval writer, in an article published in

Captain Mahan, the well-known Ameri-six weeks' inprisonment was imposed.

£1,334,000, an increase of 70 per cent. Eome in reference to the modern de-pressed that if players can rid them

compared with the output of 1908. velopments of the game. What is known #elves of the stultifying belief that as the All-England ground if Witwists" and "screwe," "chops, and

STYLE IN LAWN TENNIS.

TOKYO, July 28. General Okazaki Seizo died yesterday,

The output of minerals in India has

FURNITURE practically everybody in Eongkong a style of play that is pretty to watch, The cotton crop last year yielded 3,643,000 prosecuted a Chinaman, aged 33, not shown a marked increase in the last six

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To turn from the ethereal to the mun- dane it might be suggested that so futuro grounds. concerts refreshments be obtainable on the

SPORTING.

Swimming.

V.R.C. FZTE.

Since publishing the announcement of the next fate xt the V.RC, the time and conditions have been changed. The date and time have how been fired as Satur day, August 6th., 9p.m. The programme

will be sa follows:-

In

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The exports, aw agricultural

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1 Two Lengths Handicap.

2 Four Lengths Handicap.

3. Eight Lengths (scratch).

4 Costume Race.

5 Time Race.

Life-Saving Race.

7 Team Race.

8 Water Polo.

SILAKOHAL WATER CARNIVAL

and German navics, argues that the dis- Aplichan with a tin dagger in his posses of £13,652,000 was employed bat year in the Daily Mai dealing with the British "A native was arrested in a boat house at other large industries capital to the amount quieting fenture of the situation is the. It looked a harmless weapon enough, 292 cotton mills; having altogether 74,034 the one held in Hongkong last year, to be parent indisposition and sickness of the bit in the moonlight would probably serve looms. There were also six roolien mills, held at Shanghai, will probably take place, The proposed Water Carnival, similar to ledon has of late been the scene of "break-backs" can competanta for the resolute spirit and tremendous facility for the purpose of creating an impression thaine paper mills, 117 factories belonging to between Augush 20th and 30th,

now voters in Great Britain as against the these championship tussles participated Lack of clean driving and accurate organising strength vident in Germany. it was not exactly the kind of thing, which panica.

the State, and 2473 run by privata com- men baro, siguified their willingness to in by the very cream of the world's placing there will be hope for English The creation of a great German navy has one would care to face if threatened. A produce, show su immeras preponderance.

At present we understand only seven tennis playera. Thousands of spectators tennis. have been drawn to the famous courts. method and the use of force combined abandonment of naval predominance in the

This plea for simplicity of warships in home waters and the gradual to-day.

necessitated the concentration of the British fine of 810) was imposed at the Magistracy

participate by signing the notice in the 7.R.C. the number of players taking part in with skill in "placing" is worthy of ment of the most efeential link in the Mediterranean, which is almost an abandon. the.wurnaments has been larger than consideration by all who aspire to wield Empire's communications; ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. over before, and they represent more the racquel with any degree of suceras, nationalities. Of the universality of lawa tenais there can be no doubt, The tennis racquet has imvelled farther than the cricket bat a the golf club, and it is not now an easy matter to find

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the Government and Lady May gave

His Excellency the OfBeer Administering dinner at Government House on Wednes

was charged at the Magistracy to-day by A Portuguese named Bonifacio Arlegui

his sister, Maria Gomes, with disorderly con- duct. The evidence showed that there had

CLARETS.

Visitors to Adon often notice the boon, a family aquabble. Defendant said erious appearance of the Somali boys when he came home from Mass he asked Our Stock of Clarets is unequalled, and our prices will almost jet black skin with red or faxes his wife why she bad gone to Hongkong

bir, and the explanation is given by Dr J.without his knowledge, leaving a sick child alone. She began to cry. Then his

be found most reasonable.

sisters came back from church and asked Our Clarets are from the famous house of HANAPPIER & CO., of Bordeaux,

the wife what the master was and she said

she had had a'row with defendant. Then

and include

neighbourhood, in a little book he has just C. Young, a medical missionary in that the country in which lawn tennis courts it 3, Commodors Eyres, Mr Cooke, The hair of the Somalis is naturally black, one of his sisters began to insult bin and Cotes, Medoc, St. Julien, Cos St. Mitchel, Chateau Leoville,

day, the 27th lust. The following were written, entitled "The Children of Arabia." are not to henumbered by the thousand. Mr and Mrs Chatham, Deputy Inspector bat when they come over to Adeo from his son threatened to fetch..a mun to With the growth of the game new General and Mrs Barrington, Mr and Mrs their home in "the Horn of Africa." they asanalt bizo. 3ho other sister intervenod strokes and new tactics have naturally Macedo, Capt. da Cunha Lene Capt. their heads in European style, and plaster should not make a row hat should go and Leiria, Bir Carleton, Mr Tratschöld, Mrthink it improves their appearancò to drese and said as it was the Sabbath Day they'

Chateau Larose, Chateau Pontet Canets, Chateau becu evolved, but it is very much open Hopcraft, and Mr C. E. 0. Davidson. After their hair. to the crown of the head with

to question whether these have been dianer the party wout to the Band Concert mixture of lime and soft mud. Then when

really helpful to the scientific advance-

in the Public Gardens.

TYPHOON WARNING. "The talegrams quoted below were received

meat of the game As a writer in the Westminaler Gazette points out, when Mesere Davis and War, the American from the Manila Chaervatory at the Ameri champions, came to Wimbledon with can Consulate General to-day- their break" and "reverse-twist" Bervices most of the English players were painfully unequal to dealing with these. Now every record player in

Manila, July 28th, 10.35 a. m. Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Naba moving N.W.

Manila, July 28th 10.35 a.m. Cyclone or Typhoon naar er over the Northern Ladrones or Mariana Islands Direction unknown.

they bathe in the sea, the salt water, soting on the lime, sets fruo oblecine gas, which bleaches the hair, giving it a hue varying from light flaxen to dark brown.

WHY BUFFER FROM RHEUMATISM IT is a mistake to allow anyone to auffer from rheumatism, as the pain, ean Kimya be relieved, and in most cases Pain Balm. The relief from pain which it curo afected by applying Chamberlain's for in a stone worth many times its cost, Forkle by all chemists and storescopera.

given in charge by his sister. rse their mother's grave. Later he wis After hearing the ovidenco Mr E. R. Halifax discharged the dofondant on the ground of insuficiency of evidence,

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