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the uses to which they put their money, and the effect of the life on their korula and future. The result on the com missioners was auch that they make the following drástie recommendations; →→

1. That street trading by boys be wholly prohibited hy stitute up to ng

of 17;

THE CHINA MAIL.

- NEWS OF THE DAY.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sir Charlo Stanford has brought out. The captain of the s. Glenogle A new hish aong cycle. It was, sung for reports having passed a boiler, apparently the Arst time in London by Mr Plunket-in good condition, in lat. 8.94 N. long. Greene

| 106.52) E on the 8th inst.

Ca of Rossini's earliest operne, Taners," is to be revived in Berlin next

wrote it.

2. That street trading by girls boson. He was only twenty-one whep ke sirailarly prohibited up to un aga not less than 18:

3. That the definition of street trnd-

ing be revived, as ne to make it clear that the delivery of newspapers and other goods by the employees Dis tradesmin to regular customers is not covered by the term:

4. That the functions of local eduration authorities should be extended so as to include the administration of the law, oither through school attendance officers or thrigh officers specially appointed for the purpose, as well as the giving of advice and assistance to childrec at or leaving school in the finding of suitable

employment;

5. That street trading cases should be heart in the Children's Court, or hiling such a court, in a court of summary jurisdiction;

6. That the penalties for illegal street trading should be revised.

In the Blue-book much is said about the lite of the street boys to show that it is a dangerously attractive career, offer ing prospects of baudit-like freedom and unlimited pocket money for spending on cigarettes, sweets. ice cream, and music balls. Superintendent J. Meray, of the Metropolitan Police-an officer of considerable experience in the East-end ---speaking particularly as to the news- paperboys, said street trading was a sort of blind alley that led to nowhere.

The rush of storm water fairly Booded

Land Carrington has announced that the British Government will establish a system of co-operative credit banks, especial. ly for the beast of agriculture.

[Corvantur.)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1810,

BIG GERMAN STRIKE.

AFFECTING BATTLESHIP

CONSTRUCTION.

(Reuters. Service to the 'China Mail.) Lambos, August 12: The shipbuilding striks at Hamburg for shorter hours and higher wages

Though it rains in torrents the Hong-has developed to great proportions. the lower lovals for a short time this mora-Rong the Sanitary Department applies itself ing and depressions in Queen's road Central assiduously to the watering of the streets. Bremerhaven, as well as elsewhere, the Owing to lock-outs at Stattus and as usual received more than the usus This Iudicus spectacle was soon in striks is expected to last some weeks. attention,

Quoan's Road, Central today, when the

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The Scottish Faculty of Actuarios fad that elegymen have the best expectation of long fe. Next come the lawyers. The onsual labourer has the poorest chines of longevity.

The heavy rain this morning must bare badly caught a good many business men en their way to office, for between tivo minutes to pins and a quarter past it simply came down in torrents.

The lightening this morning was very

virid while the thunder-claps gave the

impression that the storm was circling round and round the Colony in an on- sucessful endeavour to break away from the attraction of the hills.

The small patch of ground at the repr of King Edward's statue is beginning to take on the semblance of a garden. But how much longer will the building con. tractor's matsheds continue to flaunt them- solves on this portion of the Praya?

Eugen Corneille, the last male des condent of Pierro Comcille, died about six weeks ago at Bersey at the age of

In their small way these children gam-forty-sena. He was on the staff of the 10.01 am--First Quarter Moon. 3.30 p.m.-Extra Gymkhana at Race bled on horse races by putting a few Independent of the town where he died,

Course, Happy Valley,

and continued, in his deration to literary activity, the long-standing traditions of bis family.

Anstion, 11.Auction of Miscellaneous Goods at Mr Geg. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms

General Memoranda. Sunday, August 14:--

9.-Excursion to Macao by 2.0,

Heupgakan.

MONDAY, August 15;---

1

3 p.m.--Auction of Crown Land at the

Public Works Department's Offices.

5 p.m.-Statutory Meeting of the four augia Rubber do. at 5 Queen's Road, Castral.

TUENDAY, August 18:—

renes together amongst themselves. If one were to visit the music-balls and such places at night they would find that these boys weat in at halftime, when they can go in for a small amount lie 2d. There were some cases where the boy street-trader was a decent little boy who took his money home to his parents, but he was afraid that there were great number of cases in which

10a.m.-Auction of Naval & Victualling he simply spent it. Throughout the

Stores at E.M. Naral Eatablishments. 3.45 pm-Sanitary Board Meeting, country, newspaper selling was found to

WED NIIDAY, August 1

-

To his teacher's request that he give some idea on the subject of "Bravery," little Johnny delivered himself of the they always plays with little boys, and some following:-"Some boys is brave because boys is bive because their legs is too short to run way, but most bays is bravo because

somebody's lookin","

fain was coming down in a perfect deluge. It is affecting the progress of 15 war Surely somerno is responsible for the days ships. assignments allotted to the respective em ployees.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sir Woetman Pearson, who was raised to the Peerage in the last birthday honous. has taken the title of Lord Cowdray.

THE NEW YORK SENSA-

TION.

COMETRIBUIT

CHINA'S POLITICAL WEAKNESS.

NEED OF A RESPONSIBLE CABINET.

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

Toro, August 12. Prince Tai Tso has reported to the foreign countries. He attributed China's“ Grand Council the result of his tour in

weakness to the lack of unanimity of political principle and strongly urged the necessity of a system providing a responsible Cabinet.

RIGE AND COTTON.

to the China Mail.)

TOKYO, August 12. Owing to floods in the country the price of rice has suddenly risen very

MAYOR GAYNOR PROGRESS- | [Independent News Agency's Service:

*ING FAVOURABLY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Sir Luke Fildes, "R.A., has successfully

LONDON, August '12. undergons an operation for appendicitis. Mayor Gaynor, who was shot at considerably. And his condition continues satisfactory.while on board's steamer about to leave

It is exposted Vice Admiral Sir Percy. Scott will succeed Vice Admiral Sir Richard Puore as Commander in-Chief on the Australing ptation.

In September Sir Andrew Noble.com. pletes tifty years' active service with the works of Messrs. Arrostrong, Whitworth and Co., Elswick, Newcastle-cu-Tyne.

We learn from a London exchange that Mrs R. E. Belilips, who we reported recent ly as being very ill and having to undergo favourably recovery. in operation for appendicitis, is making a

A London cable, dated July 29, states) that Lord Kitchener is visiting General Smith-Domien at Aldershot. He spends his whole time in the saddle in mufti watching the operations of the troopa.

"

Trade in cotton is very dull and for Europe, is progressing most prices are coming down. favourably.

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Elie assailant was an employee of the

Municipality who had been dismissed THE CANTON VICEROY-

ALTY

for various misdemeanours.

TIBET.

WAR PRESIDENT NAMED..

(Wah Taz Fat Po's Service.)

PEKING, August 11.

RUSSIA'S ATTITUDE. (Renter's. Service to the China Mail.)

The Imperial Government has come LONDON, August 11 The St. Petersburg correspondent Yun Hai Hann, the present Viceroy of to the conclusion that His Excellency of the Times says in reference to Colonel Canton, is tec old and weak for the Younghusband's recent articles on the discharge of auch important duties as Situation in Tibet, that the Russian those attaching to the slice, and it is Government does not contemplate taking intended to appoint, H. E. Sou Hsun, the initiative in revising the Agree Fresident of the Board of War, as his. ments with a view to the appointment successor.. of British and Russian representatives

Sir George Bpchapas, British Minister at Chass, together with a right of inter- St. Petersburg. Sir Ralph S. Paget, otherwise than through Peking. The at The Hague, is appointed Ambassador at ference in the internal affairs of Tibet

Belgrade. Sir Vincent Corbett, Venezuela favourably regard a propomi' of the Minister at Munich, is transferred to Government of Russia, however, would

character by Great Britain.

Foes to Munich.

Reuter wires from Lisbon that Captais Beltram, and Lieutenant Solano Almeids Before the arrival of the P. &.0. steamer private quarrel.

A Buhay despatok of July 29 reads — fought a duel with pistols as the result of s At the third shot! the connecting red had broken and this hand and fainted..... Morea at Aarseities it was ascertained that Lieutenant Almeida was wounded in the necessitated a delay of twenty-four hours

1

CHINA'S LATE MINIS–

TER TO GERMANY.

(Wah Tu Yat Pos Service)

Paxise, August 11

H. E. Yin Ccang, the er-Minister at Berlin. delay his departure for abor a month on amunt of matters arising in connection with China's.. order for the construction of cruisers in

THE SITUATION IMPROVED.

LONDON, August 12, A message from Simla states that it is Germany. reported that the Tibetan situation is- improving. The military activity of the

"

19 act.-Auction of Naval & Victualling by far the most common form of street

Stores at H.M. Naral Establishments, grading, over 16,000 children under 16 in order to effect repairs. While on the The Woman's Christian Temperance nese is decreasing, and it is believed CANTON “ SQUEEZE

BADRIY, August 18:-

Freparor of Austria Hangsy's Birthday

(1830).

2.30 p.m.-Logisistive Council Meeing. 9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Fural

tore,&c.at Mr Geo.P. Lammerbašales

Roomg SATURDAY, AUxuat 20:--

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld, Non-Meeting of The Hongrong and

Honkong, April 16, 19UT.

POWELL'S

Shanghal Pabling Corporation at the City Hall.

p-Aquatic Fête at V.R.C. SUNDAY, August 21:-

3.14.m.-Full Moon. MONDAY, August 22:—

Non-Hongkong & Whampoa Deck Co., Id Meeting at Company's Offices, Queen's Buildings.

The China Mail

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, A corer 1, 1910.

being licensed to sell papers in England

and Wales. In London the aumb

He 19

AN OLD ACCOUNT,

The San Fuk Cheang fru aued Lan

THE PEACE OF THE BALKANS.

14

WARNING TO BULGARIA,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, August 11

age to Adea a stoker tried to commis Union has put itself on record as condem suicide by jumping overboard. The stesing Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth for to be doubtful whether the British troops mer ismediately turned, lawered her bonts smoking cigar. The society took the mat. Will now cross the frontier. having badges is 6,730. Everybe this and the stoker was picked up.

ter up at a recent meeting and the vote of occupation was found to dominate second attempt to jump overboard.

kept andar observation, as he made a condeincation was penetically unanimous. many of the girls also be

ng engaged in it. Though some 7

A Washington telegram fugust s are employed by

saysThe campaign for the Congressional retail agents, fur greater number trade and State elections is on in every part of Tang Cham, before Mr Justice Hazeland own account. They sell not as the United States. Indications at present at the Supreme Court this afternoon, to loyment agents but as principals, point to a crushing defent of the Re-recover $33.10 balance due for meals and fcfter employing younger lads them-reached by the independent press. It is paid by plaintiffs at the request of de publican Party. This is the conclusion provisions sold and supplied and money

selves, and their receipts are in the form founded on a "straw" vote of the various fendaat. of prufts and not of wages.

States. The opinion is strengthened by Mr F. X. D'Almada a Castro appeared the apparent confidence and lack of con- for plaintiff and Mr P. W. Goldring

conced the leaders of the two parties in defended. different sections of the country.

on their

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CASE.

THE VICEROY'S RECOM-

MENDATION,

(Wah Tez Yat Pola Service).

PREI, August 11,

1

H. E. Yun Han Hsu, Viceroy of Canton, has urged that Tong Fung Chi ̧ a Prefect, and late assistant manager of A Constantinople message states the cement factory at Canton, be de- official circles the Powers have informed squeeze" against him he tried before that according to statements made in graded, and that the charge of

Bulgaria that if, any severities are the Provincial Judge. practised in Macedonia they must be His Excellency has further requested now discontinued. The Powers are the detention of Lan Soy In, the chief We are not surprised to find that the

Me Goldring said the question was determined to prevent by force if manager of the factory, in order that the Committee in its minority report came

whether or not the action was statue barred. necessary any breach of the peace of books be examined. to the conclusion, after hearing a great

On the face of the writ it was statue barred the Balkans. and since he first raised the point his deal of evidence bearing on the point canton Vaad and Valais, according to which he alleged was an acknowledgement I the Alpine regions of the Swiss friend had furnished him with a document from many kinds of witnesses, "that the L'Induarie Loitiere, cheese makem pro. within the statee. His contention. was effect of street trading upon the charac-serve their products for years.. Says this that it was not

Mr D'Almada- my that it is not paper. They assert that the cheeses statue barred at sl sed I shall prove ter of those who engage in it is only too improve with age. At Ormonts, in the to your lordship that its not. The claim frequently disastrous. The youthfulsanton of Vaud, occurs the custom ofis for goods sold and delivered in Apri THE guttersnipes and street urchins of

street trader is exposed to many of the making special cheeses for curtain family 1207.

festivals. "These are properly labelled and Mr Goldring-I submit that is wrong and The coxswain of the steam launch Sybil, The Cardiff Corporation is preparing London and the larger cities, the sad worst of moral risks; he associates with are not eaten until several years later, on dute in right then the English date is used by the Health Officer of the Port, was ascheme extend the borough boundaries. by-product of na utilitarian age which and acquires the habits of the frequen- the occasion of some other festival, or even wrong

to-day charged at the Magistracy for fail-taking in the old cathedral city of Llandaff“ Mr D'Almads-The date is the 4th of ing to exhibit lights after dusk. The caea and the neighbouring villages of White' has developed too many loose cadsters of the kerbstone and the gutter. If a bequeathed from generation to genera. January 1908.

was remanded. FOR COVERING DARK COLOURED of a similar character, are secured of aatelisöller, he is likely to become a tion as heirlooms. In recent years, at

church, Llanishen, Lisrand and Leckworth.

immortality for all time by the sketches begger; ií a newspapera seller, a gamb-Ormont, there was found hidden a cheese other date I must ask for an adjournment Street, Yaumati, was the appearance in the is 106,000 and if the axtqasion scheme were" A sequel to the recent tro at Shanghal The present estimated population of Cardiff Bis Lordship Un the face of this writ dock at the Magistracy this morning of two carried out it would add 18,000 to 20,000... Mr D'Almada-But he admitted the Chinese who were charged with,

cuso was remanded.

THE

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GUTTERSNIPES AND STREËT URCHINS.

on the face of the writ it is. If the Chinese

at a futeral repast. Often these chosen

long antics of this. If he alters it to an Mr Goldring-I have given my friend

dating from 1786. It was as lined na a

it

is statue barrod.

delit...

Mr Goldring-Is it in writing or verbal. Mr D'Almada--Verbal

5

A weU-known Piris doctor, 'the executar of the will of the late Francois

He had

Coppie, 31. Duchastelet, was killed in Paris in a singular motor-cir accident,

and the evening at me of the Champs Elysées pusic-halls. coming away st

Evidence was, given and the case was adjourned.

3

THE CANTON-HANKOW

RAILWAY..

[Note-It will be remembered that about two years ago Mr Tacx, a Hongkong gen- ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

tleman, was enticed into the factory ab Canton and was threatened and *'aqueezed” lout of several thousand dollars. The For making fast to the 1.3. Aratoon matter came to the knowledge of the Apcar whilst under way the coxswains of Viceroy, who ordered H.E. Wei Hag to four launches were fined 830 each at the make investigations. The outcome of these Magistracy to-day.

In indicated abore —Ed., C. M.]

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and pictures of the late Pan Mar and ler; the evidence was extraordinarily stone and had to be cut with a saw, but Lady Byre. The pathos, the humour, strong as to the extent to which betting was nevertheless good." the glamour as well as the degradation Prevails among the boy vendors of the the seeming hopelessness of battering halfprany evening papers. There was the mutlook for the unfortunate children, almost equally strong testimony to the effect that, at any rate in crowded cen- all lave at various time-made appeal to the hearts of the English people. Many produce a dislike or disability for 11.30, be was standing in front of his tres of population, street trading tends have been the schemes of pbilan-

Our Canton correspondent writen under more regular employment; the child electric motor nr lighting the later, thropists which hats gone hopelessly fo wreck in trying to solve the problem.

Ends that for a few years money its own notion, and crushed Dr Duchastest public will greatly regret to hear that

when uddenly the car started forward of date of August 11-I think the foreign Gradually; bowever, the truth has is easily earned without discipline or against another ent that was just behind deplorable naterms of the recent squab

special skill; and the occupation is one liim. He fainted and was carried to the away affairs at Cantou is the resignation From the world famous house of Hanappier & filtered through to the public con-which sharpens the wits without déveBeaujon Hospital, where he died shortly of Taotai Wei Han from his position on science that there can be no solution loping the intelligence; it leads to which he been thus fat rouchasfod of this for regret for His Excellency had made afterwarda. The only possible explanation the Canton-Kowloon line. It is a subject Rave the entire elimination of the nothing permanent, and in no way helps accident is that a drop of rain fell on the himself indispensable in all matters in

rage of child-traders from the traffic

bling and subsequent investigation into

him to future career. There can be rheostat of the dynamo while the doctor which foreignarn ware soncerned and u of the strecta. This is the conclusion no doubt that farge numbers of those that it produced a short circuit, which set or more conscientiously for the sake of the was mianling in front of the motor-car, and one discharged his duties toore 'nesiduously l'of a weighty report issued by a Depart who were once street traders drilt into inte simultaneous action the entire serios publie woal. The resignation also comes

mental Committee on the Employment

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Much of the gaiety of the London on de minutes of evidence heart-by

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