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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

AN OVERDRAWN ACCOUNT:

the vort Siberian Mail from Europe At the Supreme Court this morning

in die here to-morrow by the s.,, Kleist.

The English Mail of the 9th July delivered in London on the 8th inst

before Mr Justics Haroland, J. H. Seth, receives and manager of the A. Dai 'ärm, brought an action against To El to recover 8280.84 boing amount overdrawn from the firm at the and of 1900, and, ona mouths'

Thieves are again very active in Kawwages a danges for leaving the firm's loen, particularly in the neighbourhood of emplcy without notice.

Mr B. Johnson sppeared for plaintiff the Nathan Rond.

and Mr Wilson defended.

Mr Johnson said the amount shows in

....

has been taken to institute reforms; where it was absurd and beside the wark it as been wisely ignored. To-day! the nation is satisfied that there is no is stated in Paris messages that icager ant need for anxiety as to the there He 14,225 illiterates amongst this existence at the War Office of definiter's conscripts,

Swimmers who

are

will be going to Shanghai with the Interport tom notified that they may practise in the RC. bath between 3 p.m. and 7 pm. daily.

Several bales of silk, part of a ship- ment from Hongkong to Seattle, were sported to be missing from the hold of the Minnesota, before she left Manila on August 5. No clue has yet been found.

pinas to meet the ever-growing military The Catholics of Spain are bluming, tho ureds of the Empire, nor of the lack Queen for the prosont raligicus troubles in of auen and material for the work. The the peninsula. This was only to be

expected." man to whom the greatest credit is due) for this happy state of things is an- doubtedly Mr R. B. HALDANE, the Secretary for War, and wë gladly quote an extract from the United Service Gazette showing that in military circles) this is freely acknowledged. Says our contemporary-Successive Secretaries of War have devotes their best thought nad efforts to the problem of national deictice, hut in the retrospect of all that Mr Haldarie has accomplished there stands out the whole-bearted intrepidity of the man. his strenuousness, and bis enlightenment in a matter to which he has given the closest study and ap! Flication. In bis efforts for reform he th came into conflict with those who bad a vested interest in the status quo, and Lis proposals were frequently subjected to the most severe criticism, but

DETMERS CERVO-IR-in Aug. at "Glenskiel." The Peak, to Mr L Try DrMens-Cornvoierza, a daughter.

MARRIAGE

HOLLAND-AFTART-On July

at H.B.M. Consulate, Harbin, Manchuris.

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Notice has been given thes an unchart. et rek, covered 10 feet at low water of Spring cides, is situated with the south- ter bescing N. 54 (agnetic). distant

blow

the books had been overdrawn for a con-

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910.

[Cartmon)

ANGLO-JAPANESE

EXHIBITION.

SURPRISE ROYAL VISIT.

(Reuter's Service to the China Milj

Lonios, August $ Their Majesties the King and Queen

[Color]

THE RUSSO JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

MANCHURIAN SITUATION

OBSCURE.

18 A Times Plea

and Prince Arthur of Connaught part (Reuters's Service to the China Mail.) a surprise visit to the Aglo-Japanese.

sitterable number of years and it had been brought forward from year to year. When Exhibition, which they thoroughly

Seth was appointed Receiver the matter inspected. was brought to his notics and he decided to reduce defendants salary and to place the amount of the reduction to the credit of the overdraft,

His Lordship How are you going to prove your caac,

Mr Johnson said he would call the ne- countant and Me Soth and put in the books. Mr Wilson, said it would perhaps shorten the case if he said the managing partner of | the arm in consideration of having had a prosperous year agreed to wipe the amount out.

His Lordship The whole thing was cancelled?

Mr WilsonYes.

Mr. Johnson-It was enrrior forward afterwards but reduced.

Evidence was called and the case was ndjourned.

SAN GABRIEL ARRIVES AT

MACAO.

The Portuguese cruiset San Gabriel. eastern extremity of Goat Island. Honghai 1,850 tons, arrived at Maeno on Sunday.

A moramount his been set on foot in Chicago which has for its object the in- corporation of all outlying towns and suburban resorts within a radius of 100 mics, the iden being to make Chiengo the largest city in America,

NAVAL ATTACHE TO JAPAN.

RECEIVED BY THE KING:

Reuter's Service to the China-Mad

Loxtos, August S.

·Captain Sir Douglas Brownrigg, the newly-appointed British Naval Attache to Tokyo, has been received in andiedre by His Majesty the King,

THE TURKISH NAVY

PURCHASES FROM GERMANY COMPLETED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail. LONDON August 8.

morning and saluted the port.

The San Gabriel left Lisbon on Decem- bor 11th 1909, for the purpose of training The sale of the German battleships

sand visiting the fortuguese colonies. cudet The vessel arrived at San Francisco on the Karfuerat, Friedrich Wilhelm and 1st Apri, after having called at South Weissenburg to Turkey has been month, the cruiser proceeded to Honolulu, American ports. After a stay of junt a completed. where she remained twenty four daye. The The prices paid total £900,000 rossel is commanded by Captain Finto Basto, sterling who paid a visit to Japan twenty-two years

The building of substitutes for the ag Captain Pinto Baste is personal

Beaier, who is navigating the steamer 14 officers and 191 men. There are so

Toronto telegrama state that Captain kong. The ship's complement consists of and 1012,

friend of Consul General Leiria, of Honzships sold will be begun during 1011

Arctic in the direction of the North Pole, fifteen cadets on board. In her round-the- Labrador, has been instructed by the world cruise it is expected the vessel will Ottawa Government to attempt.the North.coor 43,000 miles, and of this sumber west passage and proceed to Victoria. B.C. After staying at Yokohama nine days the FIGHTING IN

abd has already steamed over 30,000 miles.

At abour 220 this morning a tro broke out at 112, Shanghai Street, Taumati.

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GUT CUTHBERT FANNING HOLLAND, 13through it all be has never faltered Customs, eldest son of Dr J. F. Holland. H.B.D. Consul as St. Moritz, and Mrs but courageously fought his way to Holland, at St. Moritz nad Varenza, Jake progress and efficiency. He has laboured of Come, to GERMAINE MADE, youngest daughter of Mme, and M. Appett, of indefatigably for a strenger and a Paris.

more "efficient Army, and it is his. enduring, distinction that be established MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

the Territorial Aray an achievement The local are bricade, which we onder-arrive at Lisbon in March next year. Meeting.

under any circumstances honourable and stand consists of two European and two Chineer, turned out and succeeded in cog. Noon.--Meeting of the F.K. Canton and worthy of all admiration, but in an erining the themes to the ground floor. The

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ceptional degree greditable when carried shop, however, was completely gutted.

General Memoranda, Saturday, August 18:

10.01 a.m.--First Quarter Moos. SUNDAY, August 14:

9 a.m.-Excursion to Macas by a

Hsungshan

MONDAY, August 15

3 p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Cffices. 5 p.m.-Statutory Meeting of the Toer angie Rubber Co, at 5 Queen's Road, Central

The China Mail

out in the face of the greatest possible obstruction such as has been consistently place. In lus path: By the advocates of compulsion, as well as by so called experts. We are only at the commence ment, as yet, in the organisation of our national defences, and there is always

The and 6. stoniner Java (2,582 tons), which arrived in Yokohamn from Les parts, on the 18th July, bas been sold to Mr Harada, of Denka, the transaction being effected through Mesara Jardine, Matheson and Co. The vessel will be transferred to the Japanese flag immediately.

craiser left for Macao, sia Kabe, Nagasaki, and Shanghai, en route for bume by way of the Cape. The vessel is expected

to

The San Gabriel is doo to activo n

Hongkong on Wednesday or Thursday and after a day or two will proceed to Manila.

V.R.C. WATER CARNIVAL:

Novel Evening Sport.

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Und of the many advantages of the new

PERSIAN TROUBLES.

THE CAPITAL

[Beuteria Service to the China Mail)

LONTO's, August 8 Renter's Teheran correspondent wires that there has been fighting at Teheran oring to the refusal of the Tedai warriors to surrender arm in skoord- ance with a Government proclamation,

After a bombardment with quick- 'frers and-siege-guns the Fedaia, with

LONDON, August 7.

The Times in a leading article urges that though the Russo-Japanese agree meat is welcomed as tending to the preservation of peace the position in Manchuria is still obscuro in some rospects. It would be a great salia- faction to learn definitely the whole of the conditions under which the Japanese and Russian control of the milways will be exercised in future. The lock of such a statement is the sole cause of the fear occasionally expressed for the interests of third parties.

Moreover, the Times says, persons: interested in the Chinchow-Aigun ail way are entitled to be told how their scheme infringes Russo-Japanese rights.

The same mistiness applies to the Hankow-Canton and Szechuan railways, regarding which China remains re- luctant to carry out her undertakings.

A NAVAL LEVIATHAN."

+

LAUNCH OF THE LION.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail)"

LONDON, August 7. The monster cruiser. Lion, which has a displacement of 26,860- tous, and is capable of a broadside of ten thousand Ibs.. has been launched at Devonport.

She is the largest warship in the world, and will be fitted with eight 135 inch gune...

THE UNREST IN SPAIN.

"

AN ABANDONED DEMON- STRATION.

(Reuter's Serrier to the China Mail').

Losmos, August 7. The organisers of the Catholic

swimming bath at the Victoria Recreation their leaders, Sator Khan and Baghirdemonstration in Spain, mentioned in

evening when an excellent and most enjoy- Clab was fally demonstrated on Saturday Eban, surrendered.

IMPENDING FAR EASTERN" TOUR.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Friday's telegram, decided to abandon- the, demonstration at San Sebastian in

ment and to publish ananifesto on the. subject.

GERMAN SHIPPING

STRIKE.

ble water carnival was held in the presence GERMAN CROWN PRINCE. view of the opposition of the Govern some confusion at the beginning of a three case of communicable diseases in the

During the past week there were only of a very large allendnace, amongst whom were quite a number of ladies. Aquatic great enterprise. Critics muat buve Colony. Two were heal recurrences of sports us familar events in Hongkong, but the novelty of the entertainment lay in patience because much more than a year enteric fever (both Chinese), and the other the fact that the sports were held at night,

was a fatal case of bubonic plague, the and the committee, are to be congratu- | or two is necessary to place the organisa-istin in this also being a Chinese. There lased in introducing such gatherings

are now been 23 cases of plague during well as on the excellent manner in which everything was carried out. All the ovents the year with 22 deaths therefrom.

were keenly contested and good sport was provided, while the bath lent additional Singapore can go

one better than facilities for a little by-play which was very Hongkong in animal stories, as the follow- amusing. Two big are lamps illuminated

every part of the bath. ng from the Straits Times imlicates - "Last night, at about 8 o'clock, a Chinese sherman took a live crocodile to the Out tongte was 7 feet and 8 inchis and it had ram Rond police sation in a rickaba. Its

been caught in the Kallang River. Inspec- tur Daley shot it."

tion of ad efficient Territorial Army on asound working footing, while to bring BONGKONG, Monday, August 8, 1910. is to anything like a state of perfection will be a work of years. It will be well, therefore, to go slowly."

THE BRITISH ARMY,

Es stars are beginning to emerge from that state of bumbled depreciation

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The death is reported by drowning in the little river Min of Professor L. H. Bowling, of the Government College, Chengta. Deceased, who was only 20 and Agreement Russia surrenders her exclusive Mount Omei, and there are very strong In coppelion with the Sungari Riverative of America, was travelling alone to rights of navigation on the Sangazi in suspicions that he came by his end through accordanes with the open door principles foul means, as it was known that he was of the Russo-Japanese Convention.

carrying a quantity of sycee.

Mr Churchill said in Parliament that he was considering the general question of the punishment of youths for minor'ofences with a view to seeing in what manner com- mittals to prison could be dispensed with ar at least diminished.

The results were as follows:-. Two LEXUTH HANDICAP-J. A. S. Alves, owes 2 sec, 1; B. 3. Carvalho, hund for second place. owes 3, and J. M. O. Lopes, over u, dead,

Lowbox, August 7. Peuter's correspondent at Berlin mports. that E.LE. the Crown Prince of Germany has arranged to start in November on a tour to the Far East, touching at India, in order to study the conditions in the East.

Carvalho the second and J. M. C. Lopes.. 3. A. S. Alves, won the first host; B. A.“

LONDON, August 8,

the third.

The Crown Prince will not be Alves had a start of two seconds in the final and retained the lead.accompanied by the Princess. Carvallio and Lopes exerted thembelves to overtake Alves who won by about a second.

He will visit India, China" and Japan

A. A. Claxton, 2 Time-2 min, 36 sece.

EUBT LENGTEN RACE-T. Logan, 1; and will not travel incognito.

This race was the surprise of the evening

in the distances between Clastou, Cooke and after a hard contest T. Logan won by about twoHucends. There waskildedifference" and Logan ap to the last length and the excitement was intense as Lemn came in

winter,

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AN UNFORTUNATE

SUBMARINE.

EXPLOSION ON THE "AL"

Penter's Service to the China Mail.) Lospos, August 7.

COSTUME RACK-FB. Silva, 1;.A. R. The Canadian Pacific Railway Com- Ellis, 2. pany's Yokohama office is in receipt of samount of comment and the raco caused

The cletomea came in for a considerable vireless message from the R.M.S. Em- great deal of amusement.

An explosion has occurred on the the evening of the 27th July, reporting all and Braga, press of China, which left Vancouver (n Lare BATING RACzJ. M. R. Perairuafortunate submarine. "A.I."

xell and that. the Commander expects to competitors but the others were nowhere

This event drew forth a large number of Portsmouth...

THOUSANDS OF HANDS OUT.

(Bruter's Service to the China Ma2.)

LONDON, 'Angust C. Ten thousand shipyard hands have gore on strike at Hamburg owing to the mastera having refused to shorten" the hours of werk and to mise their wages.

Six thousand shipwrights at Kiel may join the strike.

BRITAIN AND THE STATES.

WHAT AN ALLIANCE MIGHT

EFFECT.

When we remember the hard things that were said about the Territorials and Mr. HALDANE's army reformą gener- of themselves, and their inetitations ally, those words sound as the opening which set, ia so powerfully after the pean to a day of better things. chastening, experiences of the Boer War, The new mood is reflected in the news- Prs and where once we used to rend nothing, but doleful accounts of our national degeneracy and the utter futility of relying in a case of emergency upon the costly make-believe force we chose to call an Artog, to-day, we find com- menta pitched is quite a different key It is well that it should be so. To entertain a sober and chastened spirit is ever laudable, but when we overdo the thing our neighbour, and eritius |

The China Inland Dission has refused reach Yokobaum at 6-p.m. on the 10th against the strong swimming of Pereira. ure apt see in it nothing but a fresh of its property at Changsha. The indem patched the steamer was 1,450 miles dis- his progress while some of the methods

to accept compensation for the destruction inst. At the time the message was des. His method of rescuing gave the drown-Stopford and four men were injured. addressing the American settlers of ing' maa no opportunity of impeding phase of what they are pleased to call nity to be paid to Germany is Th. 59,000, | tant front. Japan.

adopted by the other competitors would our eternal hypocrisy. Now John Bull to France Tle.. 40,000, while the other,

claims have not yet been settled...

The British steamer All Craig, which is not a hypocrite, neither is he the

arrived at Innoshima on July 17 from blundering, short-sighted idiot some

Mr W. J. Bryan, who has been cham-Singapore, line been sold through Mes re, would have the world to believe. All has been overwhelmingly defeated at the and is now known as the Konkon Maru, piqning local option and salmon licencing, A. Drowell & Co., to Mr Inui, of Hiego, appreciations of national character are Nebraska Democratic Convention. It is No. 3. Having been docked and surveyed relative, and therefore they call for re-new considered that Mr. Bryan's political she was transferred to the Japanese Bag, vision from time to time. Englishmen

This rush for the purchase of steamers is, are realising too that with the advent

For a safety lock device for railway the Robe Herald reminds us, due to the of a new Kis upon the Throat the age dona a Colne man, named L. W new tariff which comes into força in July

King, has received, £2,500 from, the Great next year. time has arrived for a fresh stock-taking Central Railway Company. The company

death knell has been sounded."

hes also given him an appointment at

ut

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Lieutenant Regnart, Sub-Lieutenant

(Renter'a Service to the China Mail)

Lovros, Augušt 6. Router's correspondent at Winnipeg.. telegraphs that Sir Wilfred Laurier,

the North-West, aid "You cap do 'A GOOD INVESTMENT.

much to weld an offensive and defensive have been useless as in some cases the TT coats but a small amount to keep alliance between Great Britain and the object of the rescue was flosting by merna Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers and Disr of his own powers and was simply being rhoes Remedy always on hand, and it is United States, without the permission carried along by his rescuer.

economy in the ent. For sale by, all of which a single gun could not be FOUR LESOTIS HANDICAP:-R, Mooney, chemists and storekeepers. 1 min. 28 secs. go, 1; F. L. «Koss, owes 15, 2. Time-

fired in the world."

Rona came in a good second.

Mooney kept the lead all the way and

TIME RACE:A J.. Mackio, L.

A large number of contestants entered for this race the distance being two lengths And the time fizså at one hundred seconds, The winner touched the wall exactly on

time.

TRAH BACE-The winning team was Cardiff. He has hitherto been employed the tenth occasion since 1898, Liout, Bette, Remedios and R. Mooney, L

For the Sfth time in succession, and A. Baros (captain), A. H. Carroll, W. J. Carroll, A R. Ellis, E. M. 0.

in the Great Hulme Mille, Colne.

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Chungut, A. V. Barros. H. W. Petersen, For the second I. A. Carvalho, A. 8. Ellis and F. K. Tate

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in regard to various national assets, foremost among which we place the

of the Army Gymnastic Stall, if the 'cham--Warex Poto:-5 water polo match Army and Navy The recent gui

The extremo Radicals, says Londonpion swordsman of the British Army Atwae very fast throughout. The teams DISCRIMINATING SMOKERS.

concluded the evening's sport. The game fient naval maneuvres, though they telegram to the Jiji Shimpo, sro ondeavour the Naval and Military Tournament, Livut. ware were not allowed to be spied upon hying to force fr Edward Grey's retirement Batasgaia won the cup and gold medal in BLUE-A.. Carroll (captain). I, E Opposite Central Market, outsiders, are said to have demonstrated from the Cabinet They are not likely to the foll v. foil contant.

be successful, however. They object to that, as ever, the Royal Navy is in a the Foreign Minister's policy in the Neke mize, there was a close content between gol) 9.15 to 11.30. thoroughly first class condition, its East and Egypt, which they term illiberal, Corporal Grainger, of the 2nd Life Guards, Rosa Pereira, F. L. Ráza, 0.40. Rod- WETTER :-0. J. Oooke (captain), J. M. ever-increasing sobriety being com- and they are also aggrieved at the efforts and Captain R. M. Willoughby. Queigos, A. 3. Ribaro, J-MG-Lopes

made to Imprové Anglo-Ryan relations. Victoria's lifes, tho guardent eventually and H. &. R. Souza (gual). mensurate with its increased educat-They would break off relations with Russia, proring the victor. The final beat of the The Bines attacked and Chunyut ional standards and technical efficiency, because of her treatment of Finland and 130-stone tug-of-war between the Army registered the rat goal. while the marvellous advances made of the Radical party will attack the Foreign hard-fought tussies over witnessed at the However they were unable to keep it up her reactionary tendencias. This section and Navy provided one of the most had hard liger in being unable to score. in gunnery of recent years show no Uber Vote when it comes up in the Comteurament. The teams which mat wers and Carroll for the Bluse scored another signs of falling behind.

from the Royal Artillery Experimental goal. This margin was reduced by Cooka Etablishment, which has not lost tag-of finding the net. Final Floss, 2 gola; war for six years, and the 1st Leinsters,

Whites, 1 goal. A TIME SAVER.

At the conclusion of the sport Mr A. who had until this ocassion benten all Rodger kindly presented the prizes and being expressed. There is little doubtop Chamberlain's Pain Balm on hand. comers at the present tournament. The shears ware cocorded to him and Mr

It is an antiseptic liniment and Trishna won the first pull in 9 min. 4 so0, Frank Lamort, secrotazy, about it that we are at last on the high-cases wounds to heal in less time than by but lost the second in 3 min. 34 sec., and Saturday, 20th inst, commencing at the The next fate will probably be held on foud to possessing a thoroughly capable ahemists and storekeepers.

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