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POWELL'S

MEMOS FOR TOMORROW... Miscellaneous.

9 a.m.-Excursion to Macao by 4.3.

Heangahan.

MEMOS FOR MONDAY, Auction

3p.m.--Anation of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices.

Meeting,

6 p.m.-Statutory Meeting of the Toer angis Rubber Co. at 5 Queen's Road, Central.

General Memoranda, TUESDAY, August 18:-

10 am-Auction of Naval & Vicaling Noon-Auction of Furniture & Goodwill

Stores at H.M. Naval Establishment.

at Mr Geo. P, Lammert's Sales Rooms. 3.46 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, August 17-

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-Auction of Naval & Vlotmailing Stores at H.M. Naval Establishment

Acgast 15:-

of Austria-Hungay's Eirthday (1850). 2.30 p.m.- -Legislative Council Meeting. 9.30 p.mz-Anction of Household Fazal

tare,&c.st. Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales' Rooms.

SATURDAY, Agust 20—

THE CHINA MAIL.

sympathy with the reform movement and with the roforman. This is seen in the fact |· that some of "then have already remarad. their queues and in other ways shown sympathy with foreign ways and'ideals. It this is allowed to go on without interrup tion there will be trouble aboad, such as as do not drium of." After some further disuasion, in which the Canton officials tried to soften the wild scane between the General and themselvas, he said, "IF I were in power it is certain that. I would stop the whole thing, and there should be no sympathy shown between Chinese and

tates that were principalities have become kingdoms. The fetters that were supposed to bind Bulgaria to the Sub lime Porte-the obligation to pay tribute

have been severed. Bosita and Her zegovina have coaxed to bare even cominal connection with the Ottoman realm. In Macedonia alone, on the European side of the straits, has the Türk any longer the power to oppress the Greek Christian, and there is, to be no meddling in Macedonia without a Haropean concert." Europe is inclined to give the Young Turks a chance, and akanwhile the years are shipping by, that to the new generation in Russin

NEWS OF THE DAY..

The nama of Mir Bertel Show, of Afosari Fletcher and Co, has been added to the register of chemists and druggists in the Colosy.

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Mrs Brown (hacghtily); "And what would you be now if it hadn't been for my money" Mr Brown (softly): "A bachelor my doar H

Considerable distress exists in Work. foreign ways. It is the turp of rich ignorington owing to 1.300 men being thrown ani and stit-necked officials that reglers out of employment by the closing of the it so difficult for the more enlightened of Derwent Steel Ral Müll at Workington. the oficials to male any serious headway, The latter know that say definite move, oh as an order, or permission to remoro tha queue, would rien a host of antiquated

spoko, would make endless trouble, it

at lead to riots. *

Oldhana Tramways Committee has deckled to allow the blind people of Oldham to ride on the tramcars free of charge, the

accidents.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 1910

NING O BEN BAI

(COPYRIGHT.]

Over two and a quarter million pennies, LEE STRANDING OF the weight exceeding awenty tons, warn THE MONGOLIA, taken from the slot meters in Wigan last

PERILI

WHAT THE JAPANESE NAVY DID.

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Dr Walford has, the Hospital points out, come to the conclusion that many dis orders are the outcome of the use of neck | (Independent News Agency's" Sereitos clothing suficiently tight is interfere with

to the China Mail.) free circulation of the blood in the head

TOKYO, August 13. and neck, and to press unduly upon the marees of those regions. He has himsali Some misunderstanding has arisen benutted to a marked degree by wearing regarding the action of the Japanese his collats looser, and to this fact attributes Navy at the tipe the Pacific. Mail

the role of the Romans as the consors, and their words, both written and Corporation accepting no liability in esso of sabject. He also quotas esses in which thpt the commander of the Japanese WHY-

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The miny weather still continues, and the temperature remains fairly low-which makes one faoi very thankful in the usually sweltering month of August.

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Some of the Americao advocates of (women's sufragu are considering the policy

his recent freedom from headache, rheum steamer Mongolia stranded Dear atiam, high blood pressure, and gouty mani Shizidzu, on the east count of Japan... fastations, to all of which he was formerly

The captain of the Mongolia declared similar gost results have followed upon vessel Takao refused assistance when the use of looser neck wear,,

applied to. The Naval Department now explains that the Commander of the Takao declined assistance on the ground that the stranded vessel was a leviathan

of adopting sudlagette tactics in that Fer Josaph Fischer, who for forty year The Muncher Fast pays a tribute to country. A committee has been formed in without a single braak has been a daily Ameries with the view of organining fighting campaign, and Mrs Belmont, one customer at the Diet! Bravery in the Town of 15,000 tons fully lader with cargo, of the leadors of the movement, is going to spent $4,000 in bear and $115 in tips tons. He thought that the help she of Straubling and during that period has while the Takao is a small craft of 1,500 England to investigate suffragette tactics,

"Such men, as these," remarks the

Jestroyers of Turkey is gradually re- ceding into the distant past."

Since, Pres the GREAT, at the close of the seventeenth century, inaugurated the warfare of Russia nguinst Turkey by launching his tiny feet on the Binck Sea and capturing Azoy, un such long interval 32 the present-thirty-two Tals not believe in those temporary

Muncher Post, are the pillars of our could give would in such a case be very Als of teatotalism," said Dr, Wyn Wost- years-bus capsed without a Russier. the coroner, at a Shoreditch inquest bishop of Canterbury had the distinction holders of our patriotic traditions. The was jettisoned he would try to rug the Through a misunderstanding the Arch-native brewing industry, the steady up mall. But he said that in cass cargo. attack upon the Ottoman realm, Af-["They de mors harm than good.”

of being "tonsted" twice at a luncheon a chair in which this modest hero daily sat Mongolia of, and be prepared to give ber the humiliating Peace of Paris,

Wakefield. Another amusing inciders for forsy years should one day and a place such assistance. Further the Iki, which closed the Crimean War, Russia

octarred later. A TAs and reverend of honor in the Town Hall of Straubing, another maa-of-war, was instructed to took only twenty-one years to gather

ecclesiastic, who had evidently seized his to be reperated as a memorial' of our hat from the cloakroom in a hurry, walked imbued with a profeund love of his country, strength for a fresh invasion, which

to the station as quickly na dignity would who fulfilled in a faithful and unassuming carried her amies to the gates of Con- By direction of B. E. the Oficer Ad-pemit with a numbered ticket displayed manner the real duties of a citizen." amantinople. The Crimean war cameregister provided for by the Copyright

ministering the Government the copyright, couspiciously in the front of his silk!

** topper." only twenty-four years after the advance | Ordinance is to be kept by the Registrar

General in his offices of Dixartsch across the Balkans to Adrianople, which consummated the great act of the deliverance of Greece.

A man charged at St. Helens with begging was said to have bound his arm so tightly with six yards of rope that the limb became swollen to twice its normal size.

A good deal of refuse in floating about the harbour again these days. It will be a happy thing short the Government finds

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proceed to the spot to render assistance. Meanwhile the Mangolia was bappily refloated without any outside aid. The Japanese Navy was prepared to give all

A wedding among the Poles may be possible assistance in a case in which said to hold its own among the more enter international interests were involved taining of marriage colonis. After the and it so informed the American Am wedding feasts,canos is in order, and it

During the service some commotion was caused by a gentlemen who accidentally guited a box of waz matches in his pocket, that dance every man who would distin-bassador, who in reply sent a letter and was trying to put them out, while higuish himself must, cnce in the evening at of thanks. alarmed neighbours struggled equally bard least, clain the bride for a partner. The hooour dancing with her, however, is to help him. The minister, being shart- sighted, could not make out the reason of the disturbance, and thinking to cover diplomatically the incident, he invocally said Brethren, there is a little noise going on. Until la it over let us sing "Some

PITIABLE SIGHTS IN TOKYO.

not to be obtained lightly. The aspirant THE FLOODS IN JAPAN- must win the privilege, and pay for it by contributing to the bride's dowry. In corner of the room the mother of the bride has taken up her position with a plate in her lap. The wise woman har chosen that plate carefully. It is sadu after the pla of an eating house coffee cup, and could not justly be described as frail. The gallant who wishes to dance with the bride munt pull out a piece of silver and throw it into the plate. Nat until he has succeeded in breaking or chipping that almost invincible

So it has been going on for two ban-itself in a position to instal proper dred years, but now the Russian Fan-machinery for consuming the city's rub

bish... slavist himself can bardly fail to realise that the dreams of the White For the purpose of laying cut the area in terraces for future interments an order Czar seated on the throne of MonaMMED is to be mada on Janury 29th, 1911. by II is likely to remain a dream. Taking all these things into cusideration, The Nation concludes. "Abother cross-

Rev. Cyril Bickersteth (Mirfield), who ing of the Balkans by Quixo or a

The Gazetti publishes amended regula saducted a special mission in Hongkong tions made by the Officer administering the SEBELEFF may be something that Government-in-Council by which benzine last spring, writing in the British Feely the future has in store, but it would is included in case oil rules, while titere "that the Missionary Conference has piece of crockery has ha won the honour Fukugawa, and some parts of Asakusa

the Governor, directing the removal of all times a Light Surprises."-San Francisco

aves in Section A of the Ms Tan Wai drgonzui.

mmatery.

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seem to be a distant future. In the mean-conditions of a beences to store benzine arely deepened the impressions formed in a

while Russia has not mered hoc.from- tier forward in this direction for about hundred years. In 1812, the year of

also sei oui, in detail. ́.

Statistics compiled by the Insurance Press show that during 1909 the vations life insurance companies in the United States

recont missionary tour through India, China, and, Japan, that the Anglicas com. munion is only taking a very small aber in the evangelisation of the world. Itame hemo in a chastened and bumble 'spirit,

Noon.-Mooting of The Hongkong and NAPOLEON'S invasion, it was advanced to and Canada paid out £106,500,000, Of this but resolved to do what I can to promota a j

Shanghai Banking Corporation At the City Hall.

9 p..-Aquatic Fatn it V.R.C.. SUNDAY, August 21:-. 3.14 ..Full Moon.

The China Mail

HONGKONG, SATUspar, Abetar 13, 1910.

THE FUTURE OF RUSSIA.

The population of the Russian empire is now set down at 160,000,000 souls,

better understanding of the greatness of the task to which all Christians alike are called"

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

Toro, August 13.

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The foods. in: Japan widespread. Tokyo and district bas suffered greatly: In Hougo and

moat pitiable scenes are enacted, the water coming right up to the second

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA floor of the houses.

DOCK CO., LTD.

Half-yearly Report.

The report of the Hongkong and Wham pon Dock Co., for the half-year ended June

There have been many land slips, and the trains are detained through

washonts.

"The loss of life has not yet been as- certained.

the Fruth, and it is still the River Pruth amount £73,300,000 went to beneficiaries that bounds the realm of the Czars. If of the insured, and £33,200.000 were for ever again the Russian hosts should dividends, enrander values, and payments

of annuilants, march toward the Bosphorus, it is not

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board Sth, 1919, to be presented at the meeting THE SITUATION IN SHANGHAL unlikely that the advance will be made. A meeting of the Licensing Board is on Tuesday afternoon the orders of the to be bald on Monday, August find

to be held on Wednesday, August 24th, day include a reply from Government states:-- from the side of Asia Mizor. Russia for the purpose of considering an applica.lative to, a modification of the require | Gentlemen,The directors beg to submit may be biding ber time. She will have on under the Liquor Licences Ordinances, ments of section 188 of the Public Basith the report and balance sheet, for the half-containe the following paragraph regarding the financial position at Shanghai: -The to wait till Europe sees what a rejuve-1898-1909, from James.Campbell Logan od Buildings Ordinance 1903, in respect of ] year ended 30th June, 1910. After paying details in connection with the load by the nated Turkey can accomplish-and that for the transfer to him from Louis Comarthe proposed extension of the Tang Wah expenses, interest, Crown rent, insuran Foreign Banks to the Tastai hare been

is a long way off."

Mesars liberts and Co's latest circular

of the publican's licence to sell by retail Hospital; repers of the select committesal expenses, directors and auditors' fees, intoxicating liquors on premises No. 65 appointed to investigate the proposals for and all charges, there remains a ned profit, finally arrenged, the 34 million, teels being But would it not be as well for the Des Voeux Road Central, under the sign of the departmental disposal of refuse for 1911 for the half-poar's working of $16,174,14, now available for the relief of the critics of Russia to casually look over" The Imperial Hotel.”

minute by the Head of the Sanitary Depart from last account, 159,766.92; leaving the money market, and will probably added to which is the am brought forward situation. This will considerably ease ment relative to dues and water carte; available the sum of $148,040.06. the map of the world and take stock of

duly reflect itself in stimulated trade From the half-timers' papers written pamphleta by the Medical Officer of Health

During the six months we completed 13 conditions. The effect however of the at a recent term examination and repro-sed Lieut. Col. Si J. Fayrer, Barbiyassels consisting of steam launches, motor recent stress through which business has nations Russie shows the most steady pads which now acknowledge the swat duced in the Manchester Guardian: "Some relative to malaria and its prevention. and persistent increase of population

of the Czas, and to make a few mental of the chief inventions of the last 150 years are having an act so that no person under

Gentlemen's Outfitters. of 31.000.000 more than the census

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and people are asking what she' will calculazione as to the number of years fourteen year must go into the public of Braganza" seems to hold a record in ita castings. Presently under constraction ye j numerous native banks to zaly to a large

which will be required to either populate bouse. Another not was so that no person them or to turn them to some account? ander the age of sixteen years must smoke Russia will and all her work out out foris, papes, and cigarettes; and no person under that age can be served with any. a century er so to properly digest the My brother Bill is now all right for this territories which she has acquired since invention. He was sixteen last week.

Here, too, is geography szer: The

do when she finds the pressure within own borders too great to be bearable. In what direction will she expand? Her check in Manchuria at the hands of Japan, had the growing

boats and lighters, so several marine passed will not wear off quickly, for in boilers and a large amount of forgings and the past it has been the custom among the According to a Pais journal, the Ecase. multinamed members. The King of Part-have 2 steamers, 4 steam launches, 2 motor extent upon loans from the foreign, banics gal bears these names: Manoel Marie boats, 16 railway carriages, also a large for carrying on business many times in Philippe Charles Amelie Louis Mishel number of marine boilers, four of which excess of their nominal capitals. Alter th Raphael Gabriel Gonzague Xavier Francois are for the 9.9. Heungalan.

experience which the market has jus Christian names: but the uncrowned mem profitable figure. d'Assise-Eugane. Here wo have thirteen Service launch K13 has been sold at undergone it may be preamed that con- fidence among the foreign banks in the hors of the House eclipse this, for instance Marie "Josephe Beatrix Jeanne Ecalie

The work on No, I Dook extension has stability of thanu native institutions cannot

Michelle Raphaelle Gabrielle, Franovias practically finished. The dock's dimensions without substantial guarantees in sound. Assise at de Paule Inez Sophie Joachime aro uox sufficient to scomodate the largest form or another, and in the meantime is Therese Benedicte Bernardine, Duchess of ships visiting Hongkong. Bavaria. Again Marie Ana e Camal It will be noticed that the sum of facilities for the carrying on of the trade of Henrique Therese Adelaide Jenze Caroline | g227,000 hitherto standing at the credit of the port. Sir George Reid, the High Coumis Agnes Sophie Eulalis Leopoldine Elisabeth No. 1 Dock extension account, has been The recent uprising in Kwangsi is said toner for the Commonwealth of Australia, Bernardins Michelle Babrielle Francoise transfered to reserve, this being possible

d'Assise et de Exull Ignace Gontagna: to have been suppressed, as many other recently said in London that Australis was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: In the by the company haring paid all expenses risings of the sama kind have been, and beginning to jo more for the Empire than

restlessnews of China at any further the Crimean war. She has in this ver system of Canada is what you might Laopodine Adalida Eisbeth Carolina Proceeded rapidly, all excăration being be re-established, upon their former lines edcrouchments on the part of Muscovite nobler task than that of robbing the call very good, but sometimes they shoot freebooters or others suggest to many

Tark of any more of bis Iuda. - - the rapids, and unless you ares Red Indian this is very troublesome at times especially observer that Russia's next big more.

when you get sucked under like Captain will not be in the direction of the Far East. The New York Nation is inclined

to think that the logic of events will

cause Russia un zevive her dreams of

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Wm. Powell, Ld. aggrandizement in the direction of the apparently will, be again. The Lael in it had ever dodie before. The authorities multitude of names the lawyer rejoices against the extension out of revenue.

Mediterrancas, though it predicts for wangai was entrusted to Lung Tasi had agreed to a ya em of national compulcially when drafting deeds charged by

} the folio. Kwong. He is said to have been more or sory training, which would apply to young ber 'many...

obatacles which lave grown loss a soldier of fortune, who has made his men between the ages of 18 and 25, but to up solely during the let few years.way to high position through Foris, of youths at an erlier age: In about seven Father Adorni, the young priest whose The draum conceived in the days of character in which refinement has little yours time there would be 200,000 well-trial for the murder of she octogenarian place and sympathy with the gentler zide driliod men in Australia, who would cost clergyman” Costantini at Rome in Septemze CATHERINE of Russia's mission as the of life none at all.. He is described as the Commonwealth shout £1,900,000 ter, 1908, be occupied the attaction of the We have just received a consignment of the fresh Kupper Beer deliverer of the Greek Christians who sn obstinate and self-assertive man who year. They ranted also to bare » Navy, Bono Ansize Court for some weoka past, were bowed under the Turkish yoke has, deeds shall be trumpeted abroad Australians began a thing they know how gallays, the first seven years of which have loves himself and takes or that his which if small would be vigorous. When has been condemned to thirty yours in the

says our contemporary, been realized for all that they may by worth, and par to push it along. They would have one of to be passed is absolutely solitary con- in great inensure, but coupled withhaps for something, more. Genaral Tang the best craisers, aftost and three destro.mement. Fother Aduni, says the Daily bea put down the uprising with ruthiomyers. Their naval expenditure would run Chronide Milan correspondent, was an this dream was the expretation that severity, and has thought of nothing but to about three-quarers of a million a year, imate of the historic oratory of Saint the With Char would be enthroned the trampling out of the tre before it got and they would be agending wall over two Philip Neri, at the Chioss Yuove in Rome, PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, on the shores of the Golden Hom big enough to cause alarm, or even and a half millions a year on their naval and the old priest, whom he brutally best Das Yaux Road Oxital,

From this objective Russia ecome to Governor do not weer is get on well than the expenditure was the sealing which himself of the victim's board and Lank Apprehension. Meanwhile he and the civil and military operations. But far stronger to death with a hammer so as to possess Opposite Central Market.

be further removed than ever. The together, for the former is said to be lay behind it. Australis perceived that her books, lived in an apartment directly op carrying out of the altruistic part of her provides and a seat in the capital in perial defence. They well know that if our florui, according to bis own confession, hankering after the Govenorship of the own dolancé vas part of a scheme of Imposite. After perpetrating the foul deed programme his only had the effect of wailam. Whatever win the cause of the Flest went down the Power the destroyed at down in front of the corpo and drank making Constantinople slip furthat from quarrel between the two worthies, Lung it would never allow another British Flest a bottle of wine, laughing heartily awkils thus come down to Cantor iphot baste, and to appear of the water. The whole at his venerable colleague's fate. · Bewys her. The changes that have taken placowing flashed with astive wins, and hardly destinies of the Empire might be staked he has never since felt any pang of remorse. in the Balkan Peniamin since Rasds the master of his own actions or words, had upon the fate of one great encounter. undertook her successful campaign of dience with the High Oficials. In the deliverance a generation aga have boon

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the heat of passion he delivered his soul on

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In an antiseptic liniment and

Balore leaving the house he put the body in bed, adorned it with a cruciar" and rosary, and on the following days visited the chaiaber repeatedly to search for other

He is reported to have said: "The colleges, Koep Dhanberlain's Pain lam on hand labia property of the victim. Bis

of "good" Ismily to elope with him to the professors, and the studentë, su waliz, wounds to heal is less time than bylterior motive was to indice a young lady i

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Hongrong, July 25, 1910.