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THE CHINA MAIL.

* NEWS OF THE DAY."

SNOBS.

How is it that the 'mce which inbabit this peninsula, and which are brave and

We have a letter addressed. A. 8. G., 1(Fritten specially for the OTSA, Mare") honest-how is it that they are notofo Chiun Mail Office Will A. S. G, pleasò | masters in their own homeo? The an- apply for same.

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Tuesday is the fifty-seventh annivers- ry of the birthday of King Chulalonkorn

of Siam.

(Drawing room of The Steop, 501, The Peak, the residence of Mr Philpotts, a aureciafal merchant. His daughter Angels and her faned, a young bank clerk, Gerald Gibbs, in conversation.)

A-Did I tell you, dear, I saw your friond The Kowloon Cricket Club opened Air, Woolley with a common anilor? The their sonson with a practico match this funny-thing-was-ho-took-off-hia bat and I

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HONGKONG,"SATURDAY, SEXT, 17, 1810

-SPAIN AND THE VATICAN.

permitted by the State. It is no figure of speech to say that for three centuries the path of knowledge led in Spain to the stako,"

The Hongkong Govorament "Gazetta contains a list of copyright works which have been publicy exposed at the Court House on being issued by the Board of Customs, London,

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1910

[COPYLICITE.]

TURKISH IRRIGATION

SCHEME.

CONCESSION OBTAINED BY

GERMANS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chine Mail)

RUSSIAN POLICY IN SIBERIA

(Independent News Agency's Service to The China Mail)

TOKYO, September. 17. The.Russian, Government intends to prohibit the leasing or sale of land to LONDON, September 17." foreigners in her territory cast of Baikat G.-Then 1 think you werera snob, nob

The Turkish Government has signed from January next, and contracts for in the loxical sense, but as we have come to a Convention with the German An- Government work in these regions aro understand the word colloquially. What atolian Railway Company with a view not to be given to foreigners, Chinese do you think his opinion is of your action to the irrigation of the Plain of Adana. and Koreans can only be employed as and how much pain do you think, you gave A French group has been endeavour labouters with the special permission of that sailor follow ↑ Besides, youshould knowing for fifteen years to obtain this con- Government. ⠀⠀ W. is religiously inclined and-out hero cession. men of his temperament are usually to be met in the company of one or the other branch of the Service.

A.What a bore you are this evening! You call mes mob for no reason at all and then proceed to excuse the friendships of your friends 1 My dear, do bological it you

can't be kind. ..

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G.-Angela, I am going to lecture you on It is notifed in the Hongkong Governanobbishness, and you will please keep mont Gazete that at the orpiration of three silence and respect my views if you cannot months from September 10th, 1910, the assimilate them. Eastern Entertainment Company, Ltd. will, unless causo is shown to the contrary, Le struck off the register and the Company will be dissolved.

with a good complement al passengers on Tho s.a. St. Albans left this morning

its maiden trip to Australia. The vessel, which belongs to the E. and A. Company, kas attracted considerable attention while in port. She was built in Beifat, Ireland,

'A. — (aarcastically) Fira away ! You don't mind if I lean back just like this, de yout ought to tell you I've read Thackeray, but still if you can improve.

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G.-You look sharming so don't spoil the effect by attempts at satirs which, by the way, only becomes childless married women and thin old maids.

"The substance of CANALEIAB's re-and-there-is-accommodation for 6-fistory of a snob, but oven you will agree he

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MR LLOYD GEORGE'S SCHEME.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maily

Losoor, September 17. Mr Lloyd George has announced that he will introduce next year a great scheme of industrial insurance. The scheme will make provision for con- tributions from workers, who will be placed above worries as to the future.

Mr Lloyd George says that a similar scheme is already satisfactorily working in Germany and he hopes that it will prove better still in England.

THE VOTING IN SOUTH AFRICA.

A.--Well, go on !❤ G.-Thackeray, it is true, has dealt delightfully with all and every kind of snob and every phase of snobbishness or the life

is ancient history in the proaant year of grace. Besides, his suobs are all dead or 50 altered sa to be hardly worthy of the name or our attention. Sultico it to say wo things East of Suez where you do not want are only concerned for the moment with rewinding the best is like the wareh

A-Wait ! I know the rhyme to that, but Renter's Service to the China Mail) why list for drinks, doar 7 (Rings for boy) G. Gingerbeer, hated me just now. I. WAR. quoting Kipling when you i

why

Or

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NATIONALISTS LEAD.

LONDON, September 17.

The South African elections have

Nationalista............. 44.

Unionista.

Independents..... Labourites

33.

9.

4.

TAFT AND THE IN- SURGENTS.

forms, as abadowed forth in the King's Speech, aro, briefly, the enforcement of an old law, which has fallen into abeyance, for the registration of religious bodies, and forbidding th establishment of any new religious

Quite a now coparturs from the or Order without the "mnction of the matograph Theatro was given on Friday these words one cannot deny

dinary fare provided at the Empire Cine- and however lightly ho may bara penned so far rosulted me follow:-

thoir trath State. As a corollary to this, all evening, when Miss Addie Leigh and Bliss But to return to snobs. We have simongst us two kinds of the ilk-the positive or religious bodies in Spain (whether Maggie Frazer gave a most effective and commercial anol, and the negatire or

finished rendering of the duet entitled vice snob. It is obvious Catholic or Proteatast) are to be all-Thinking," for which they were encored a suob in less degree than his

the lattar han his prototype. owed to adorn their churches with and had to comply with a couple of extras. The observation about being born and not is of crosses, if they think it. A few years they had the appreciation of the entire aud-Pots or conta

Their other songs were equally as good and made a thing is as trae of anobs as

Military people of them- Fago the pretty Charob of England fence. Mies May Lewis also appeared in are essentially non-soobbish bat mix them with commerco and infection both now songa and fully merited the unstinted immediato and complete. And the church in Barcelos was built with a applause accorded to her. The pictures part of it in the former is one of the first strange on its front. The Bishop of were distinctly interesting, particularly the to malign his quondam pupil, calling him Barcelona insisted on the removal of This programme is to be repeated to-night man was the victim of circumstances an colour d film entitled "The Minstrel. such while he conveniently forgets who was the original snob is the case. I ever = the cross, and the English heretice had and tomorrow night as well as at the army oflcer is surely that man.

From the moment he arrives in a cominaud be is to obey. There is also a very strong matinos on botlidays.

literally chased by every married woman feeling among Liberals that convents

in the place, and who distinctly scores off her neighbour if in the happy position should be subject to Government in-

of being able to invite the latter to view her prandial triumphs. What effect must spection. This feeling has been inten-

this line of conduct have on a young man sified by the scandals discovered

naturally disposed to compliment? It gives himself and it sends him on his way--a Him an entirely erroneous impression of at the Cunvent of Ciempozuelcs.

sach. It is my firm belief that the KING of Sras will stand loyally by CANALEJAS, but if in an evil hour he were to send for MACRA then a Civil War would

CTOBS

WISER counsels seen to be prevailing at the Vatican and Spain will evidently not be pushed to extremities in settling the matter of the religious congregations, break out, in which there could be only

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Qlicar Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Dr Forsyth na asistant Health Officer of the Port during the absence on leare of Di Gröne.

the Government has been pleased to appoint His Excellency the Officer Administering

Mr C. H. Rosa to bo, Captain in the Volunteer Scouts Company and Mr M. W. Slade and Mr J. Johnstone as Lieutenants

Mr A. A. H. Milroy and Mr-Robert Unsworth have been appointed members F. & Brown resigned and duting the absence on leave of Bir Beary Neave, respectively.

It is said that this outcome of the con- one ending-the founding of a Re-in the same Company.

public. A Civil War, directed agdinst troversy is due to the charge of· at-{ titude of Cardinal MERRY DEL VAL, the CASMETIS, may be brought on by the Spanish prelate who, as Secretary to the Clericale, who control half the house of the Hongkong Pilotage Board vice Mr Holy See, governs the foreign policy of

holds of Spain. For my part I doubt whether the Clericals will fight. To the Vatican. At the outset he was pre- pared to take a very high band, think-check the riaing tide of liberty is a task ing that Senor CANALEJAS would not dare, in such a Catholic country "us Spain, to incur the wrath of Holy

'aboon their might. Fortunately for Spain, her army is not Clerical. CANALEJAS has on his side a loyal King FABRICS. Church. But be scou perceise) at the

a loyal army, and a loyal urban popula- Spain of 1010 was a difierent country tion. If the Clericals pose from boasting to the Spain which he knew before the to rioting, and from rioting to civil war, American war. Like a wise man there. CANALEJAS has sufficient strength behind före le deemed discretion to be the him to preserve order and to maintain

Fashionable

TWEEDS,

TARTANS,

VOILES,

Cloths.

POPLINS, etc.

for

moment.

A.You're rather aweeping, dear! G.I think not, darling. If I am not mistaken you have in mind young C., to posed to be engaged. O., I admit, whom you were at oue time generally sup

is of joining the army as an afterthought and charming fellow but he had the advantage Las never quite shaken off his early profes sional training. As you know, he was to have been a solicitor but chucked law for war and entered the Service by the back door of the Militia is that a solicitor

inference A. Your cannot be a enob.

I

at about to

VACILLATING ATTITUDE.

(Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, September 16, President Taft, speaking at Beverley, sunounced that he did not recognise the differences between Progressive and Regular Republicans. Each section would receive equal support.

This announcement is regarded as

■ climb-down from the bostile attitude previously shown towards the "In-

urgent Republicans,

SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTIONS.

GENERAL BOTHA DEFEATED.

(Reuters Service to the China Afail)

Lamos, Sept. 10.

MR DICKENSON IN PEKING.

(Wah Ta Yat Po's Service)

PERING, Soptember 16.

Mr Dickenson, the U.S. Secretary for. War, has arrived here and been enter- tained by the Wai-wu-pu

AMERICAN BUSINESS

TOURISTS.

(Wah Ter Yat Po's Service.)

PELING, September 10. ~The party of American business men now visiting Peking has been enter tained by the Press Assocation.

QUEUE CUTTING.

(Wah Tez Yal Po's Service).

PEKING, September 16- Prince Taai Hsun, now travelling in America, reports that the Chiness: in California are greatly delighted at heir-- ing that the queue is to be abandoned. TROUBLE IN ANHUL

Wah Ta Yat Po's Service:)

PERING, September 16.

Serious deaturbances have broken out at Shak Chin Chow, Tak Chow, Ling-" pik Chow, and Sou Chow in Anhui. province. The authorities are co-operat- ing with the authorities of the province" of Klungnam in despatching big drafts of soldiers to suppress the rioters.

THE WARWICK MAJOR COMEDY CO.

"The Importance of being Earnost.”

The Warwick Major Comedy Co. prodao ad sud played that famous comedy of Oscar Wilde'. The Importance of Being Earnest at the Theatre Royal last night with considerable success. The plot of the piece is very thin but the situations and dialogue are both amusing and witty and the company took full advantantane bath and put a "go" into the play which carried through from beginning to Inish. Hero w might say that the opening scone was weak, but this fault was in no way due to those on the stage The audience themselves were alone to blame, or rather that portion of them who came in late and, by sa doing. disturbed the whole boose and distracted the players by drawing the attention of the other play-goera frote the stage to

them

Ives. Wo

#he

suppozo wo shall `stili hayo in- our community till the end of the chapter those

always come in late to the theatre. Mr

Geo, F. Story was capital as Algernon Moncrieff, while Mr. Kenneth Brampton gave a good interpretation of John Worthing, J. P. Of the other gentle men Bir Robert Stephenson, whose finished and versatile acting has been admired by many in Hongkong during the company a The sensation of the South African present season here, was admirably. at home elections has been the defeat of General in the part of the country clergyman. Botha. Premier of the Transvaal, by Siruited Misa Minnie Rayner, who certaini Percy Fitzpatrick at Pretoria.

The part of Lady Bracknell very happily

'put a deal of vim into her work which success

Nothing of the kind. Eut the nature of his profession--and this applies equally to medical men--precludes caprice in any shape or form. Their business is with the seamy side of life and they are essentially things apart. I do not believe in friendship Under ordinary circumstances the Prince with professional men myself though out here it seems quite fashionable to be on of Wales has two more terms to serve at forms of great intimacy with them. But the Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, to resume. I have traced the negative, that

It is expected that the Nationalists answered considerably for the which means that he would leave the is, the nomadic er sorrise suob, and hope I

of the performance. Mias Georgio Corlass College at Easter next. There is a growing be blamed as pitied for his equivocal state. narrower one than had been supposed. well suited to their parts and each gave a have shown you that he is not so much to will obtain majority, but a far and Miss Maude Stewart Drewry were also impression, however, that His Royal High-Indir cometo the positivo or the commercial, ness will only pass one more term there, and more or loss stationary annls with

bright and lively, set conscientious render- [Note-Sir Percy Fitzpatrick has figureding of her rate, the scene between the and will then commence to read in earnest for whom, however, I have po sympathy at all. prominently in South African affairs for two-Cecily Cardow (Mice Coriose) and bis University career, which can only be and not tread lightly on the ground many years, Bern at King William's Towo, Hon. Gwendoline Fairfax (Miss Drówry)

the Army, but before he is gazetted to a rot always in the movie. Unasterated and later was engaged for many years in small, but by no means easy, part of Miss short one. The Princo is destined ultimately have been cover na both our families he first went to the Transvaal in 1884. In being particularly wellduneknd brought well

connected with commerce (and

(and 1801 he accompanied the Randolph Chur, deserved applanne. Miss Nina Osborne's chill Expedition through Mashonaland, carefully stadin interpretation of the better part of valour and so Spain will the Constitution. The sun of liberty is cavalry regiment he will, in company with from time immemorial.

cannot do better

etter than take my own Taipan commercial pursuits. He was honorary Prism also to please audience. bappily be spared the most scricus rising in Spain."

Prince Albert, take his long-projected tour and his wife as an unadulterated sample of Secretary of the Reform Committes subse- An innovation at the theatre last night- round the world According to present the arch-anch of merely ordinary origin or quantly, and his activities in this cennee- were a number of Feliuú Fans, which were trouble which, religious strife, usually! It is not a fight between Catholic and arrangement, this tour will commence a trifle lewer. They entertain a great deal, tion resulted in his imprisonment. In 1909 at least very pleasant to sec. hope brings in its train.

Protestant. For practical purposes there towards the toil of us will comes avan lavishly, but never ask any of this be was President of the Witwaterermed this is the firm stop towards having pre

Chamber of Mines, being knighted the manent fans in the theatre partics. What English papers think of the is so Protestantism in Spain." A "Span- everything is quite tentative as the young chaps in the Hong to their dinner

same year. Sir Percy, who is 18 years of Their guests almost entirely are

To-night

The Dandy Docto

will be members of one of the "Services" and gas written a number of books, his staged, while on Monday and Taceday the situation is reflected in many articles in Libern!," writing to the Tinics, soya

there is a lot of smart talk about Staff chief production being "The Transvaal Company play Canton. Un Wednesday now to hand. The Daily Mail scén in that there are scaredy 8,000 Evange ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT

things don't you know. Yet how thin from Within". He was, until the Union, they pay us a flying visit before proceeding Patterns on Application. it the struggle for supremacy betrecu lists,

a member of the Legislative Assembly for to Shanghai and the North and will play couple are laughed at in return for Calvinists, and Lutherans

all their profusion! They haven't South Central Pretoria.-Ed. O.M.)

"The New Boy." the common, honesty to see their cook is the civil and religious authorities which in the Peninsula, of which the population most nations have had to pass through is.

To these quiet days two attempted the success, that they don't go down if their aver 19,000,000; and of--these-burglaries in one night is somewhat able, but their conduct from being amusing dinners do Their condition may be pitie in their approach to modern conditions 6,000 nearly all are, foreigners, startling and calculated to put bouseholders has become almost muscating. I do not on the alert more than ever, particulary sapun when I my they are enter up by the of life. A special correspondent of the The Spaniard who falls out with the there has been a period of calm after a military, so that it can only be a matter of Westminster Gagette goes into the de- Roman Church has no refuge but in whole series of daily patty thefts boltrin mard! But I bare lectured you loog time when Tukongs will to dining at their tails of the dispute very thoroughly. hostility to all religion. Spaniards corrud soon after midnight on Friday night I should like to parade and that is the mat Hongkong and Kowloon. The Intest oe enough. There is one other kind of snob "The programine of CANALEJAS, the who have lost the Catholic faith have at No. 4 The Albany,

who contrives at the first opportunity to find Spanish Premier, translated into plain not adapted Protestantism in Mr J. Arnold, acting Secretary of the out your exact paaltion roughly obtainable

Any of

from the Directory-and then cuts or

all and special privileges for none. passed to Rationalism and Ag and had just retired when he heard a noiss English," he says, "is equal rights for its formy; in one loup they have gung. Canton and Macao Steamboat knows you on the merita of your job. Company had been to the Theatre Royal This is a puerile anob but he undoubtedly exista in the community. Of women anobe I have said nothing and think this This statement is accepted ne a political nosticism."

On looking over the veraninis of the right, sa woman cut here is at a premium truism by the majority of the Anglo- As Englishmen who delight in com-the water spout and, having called out and can hardly be blasted if she is colestie. third door he saw a native climbing up some have said at a ridiculous premium- Sato Trace. In Spain the Clericals promise, we hope for the sake of a noble that he would shoob if he did not refrain to heart and never eat a fellow creature I hope, however, you will take my homily 2.15 to 11.30. denounce it as blasphemy. In many astion that Spain and the Vatican will from coming further, M: Arnold: Sred to lint louise. Now, good-sight

respects, in the country districts, Spain be able to corepromise their difficulties went downstairs and was surprised to and

alot in the air. Mr Arnold then A-Good-night! You snob of amabe

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G-Neyert

is still die Spain of Pitur I. To make and that as an outcome will be devised an accomplice in the garden below and he (Disappears into the darkness, laughing)

the cause of the present acute crisis un agreement assuring to rill in the clear to English-Trendere it is necessary Peninsula liherty of conscience and to go briefly into the past. The secret quality before the law.

of the fall of Spain from her high

rod anather shot to scare the would-be burglar.They then ran away into the Botanical Gardens nor by and two soldiers Pho were passing heard." the

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