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General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, JROMary 11-ye

City Hall.

the

THE CHINA MAIL.

instituted the new impost of cliest on foreign unboiled

NEWS OF THE DAY":

From Mir A. Fenz comes a espital por

Lugard and the now Viceroy of Canton together with the luncheon party given at Governingus House an Trosday,

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to acknowlodge with thanks the following donatings to the funds of the Hospitals

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. Capt. Mackenzio

250

20

Viceroy 8900 {opium and gave the sale of the articipait group of His Excellency Sir Frederick

to one firm in the City as a monopoly. This action on his part involved Hongkong merchants in very heavy losses and though: the question has

Moss Lano Cawford & Co., local dragged along wearily for the best part agents have been, informed that Meses of a year we see no signs of any redress Mackie and Co.'s White Horse" whisky boing forthcoming Another questions rocured the Royal warrant of appoint which will require delicate handling ment to His Majesty King George V. arises out of the Kowloon Canton railway through traffic arrangement The line will be completed, we understand, in July and no time should be lost now in coming to some harmonious and working agree- ment which will make the milway of practical use. And while on the subject of railways we hope that the outconie of His Excellency's recent visit to Haking will be a clearing up of the doubts assailing the official mind with regard to the introduction of foreign capital for the building of railways and the development of mines China has not got sufficient capital of her own to do all that her reformers desire to see carried out, but foreign capitalists are rendy and willing, under proper guarantees, to provide her with the necessary where withal. His Excelency CHANG is reputed to be inclined to take broad views on subject and it is to be

The Dalai Laman, who is still at Darjiling, Ins rowed-his-request to be allowed to visit and. He will leave for Calcutie Yon January 12, and after a stay in that city will probably go to England. The latest raports From Lhasan state that the situation there is unquiet.

MARRIAGE AT THE

CATHEDRAL

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911.

[Cornuoir.]

DESPERATE CRIMINALS.

AMAZING SCENE IN LONDON.

AND FIREMEN ENGAGED.

Grita Sequel of Hounsditch Tragedy.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, January 4.

The marrings took place at St. Jolin" Cathedral, Hongkong, on Tueuisy of Misa Ada Winifred Wright, daughter of Mr FW. and Mrs Wright, "of Maidstono, aml r Parcy James Kelly, que of Dr James Kelly, latu of the Bengal POLICE, ARTILLERY, GUARDS in the Colony by the P. and O. Sunda, Medical Service. The bride only, arrived while the bridegroom is also a newcomer, being now in the Government Mestion) Service, nevertheless the ceremony was witnessed by a large gathoring of interested friends. The sacred edifice was bedutifully. decorated with palms and white Bowors. The service was conducted by the Bishop of Victoria (Dr Lander); assisted by the Roy, F. T. Johnson. The bride, who was yesterday in the Milo-end rand, Landon, white satin dress draped withninon and olded a building wherein were believed to girou away by her father, looked charming in when several hundred police surround- Carrickniacross vol, while her sister, Miss he biding the men wanted in connection Queenie Wright, who acted as bridesmaid, with the murder of three policemen in wore a dress of pale blue satin and nine. Hounsditch a month aga, The bride carried a shower bouquet of tube lilies and white chrysantheniums, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridegroom was supported by Dr. G. D. R. Black as "bost

M. Jean Pouyer, naval onsign, charged man."

a mission by the French Minister of farine, luft Paris on December 2, bound for the Upper Yangtzo, where he will coutine geographical and conomic studies undertaken by him in 1903-9 which have already given results of great interest.

At the prayor meating at the City Hall on Tuesday evening in connection with the universal week of prayer the Rev. W. II Forster-Pegy gave an address on the subject :

[Corynout.]

BRITAIN'S SAVINGS.

OVER HALF. INVESTED

· ABROAD,

(Renter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, January 3.

The Statial saya that the nation's, savinge in 1910, amounted to 310 millions, of which 165 millions were invested abroad.

An amazing sceso was chicted THE DRUSES DEFEATED.

裁

These men, alien criminals, had taken refuge in the house and they poured a terrific and prolonged fasillado on the

companies of the Scots Guards, with police who were supported by four gatlings, and thros guns of the Horse Artillery, and the Fire Brigade with

After the ceremony a reception www held at the residence of the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. Atkinsop, on Barker Rond to which a number of guests were invited. "The happy couple subsequently left for Macao, the kose.

brida's going-away costano being an

Eventually the amassine, evidently electric blue cloth coat and skirt, a considering the struggle hopeless, sat mambou boa and muff and a brown hat fire to the house and then committed trimmed with marabou icatliere......

suicide..

The bride's gift to the bridegroom was of the Universal Church. The meeting groom's gift to the bride vaan silver-mounted a silver cigarete box, while the bride this evening will be on the subject of “Na-

BARGAIN pin-Grand Variety Entertainment at Kort that the surprise is coricet. Of tious with their rulus" when Colonel C. drewing case, and a diamond and copphire

FOR

CASH!!

AND

12 RECORDS

The China Mail.

CANTON'S NEW VICEROY.

W. R. St. John, P.E., will take the chairing. To the bridesmaid ho presented a and the Rev. C. Bone delirar the address. gold bracelet:

Two policemen, three spectators, a

firemen wore wounded..... sergeant of the Scots Guards and ve

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LANTON, January 3.

The Constantinople correspondent of The Tince states that after four. days fighting the Turks, with a losa of 107 killed, drove the remnant of the Drases into the desert,

Many of them were killed and up- warde of a thousand surrendered.

MACAO BOUNDARY,

A PRIVATE MEETING."

(Wah Te Fat Po's. Service.)

PAKINO, January 3.

A private meeting to discuss the Macro boundary delimitation question has been held by the Senate.T

Nato-The murder of the thres police man in Hounsditch caused tremendous excitement in London last month and a reward of £500 was offered for discovery of CHINESE TELEGRAPHS. ovidence regarding the perpetrators, while a big outcry was raised against criminal aliens being allowed to land in England without restriction.ECM.]

THREATENED RATE WAR FOR CHINA SHIPPING,

PROBABLE BREAK-UP OF CONFERENCE.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDOS, January 4. The Financial Times says that an-

TO BE CONTROLLED BY GOVERNMENT.

(Wah Te Yat Pu's Bervice)"

FERING, January 3.

An Imperial Edict has been issued sanctioning the request of the Board of Communication that all the telegraph stations in the Empirn Le under the. control of the Board.

CHINESE NATIONAL

MOURNING.

other serious rate war in the Chinn shipping trade, is threatened OwIDE CEREMONY OF EXPIRATION, to departures from the Conference tariff

(Wah Tes Fat Po's Service.)

PERING, January 3.

course he will have to expect some opposition from the gentry and literati

Following is a list of presentar and should he at once propose a foreign The Daily Chronide states that three Me Wright, Sheffield tes tray, plate, pearl railway loan, but we see no reason, submarines will go to Gibraltar shortly, and turquoise bracelet Mr Wright, coral three-to Malta and three to the Far Eastring; Mr. Wright to bridegroom, silver given that he is the man popular The battleships Triumph and Swiftsure Bask; Mrs Wright to bridegroom, cut glaas HUSOKONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1911. fancy depicts, that he will not be üble will reinforce the quadron on the Chins spirit bottle Mrs Dann, tantalus; Mr to win them over to his side. Two Station, which is to be made a powerful Douglas Wright, biscuit barrel. Miss other questions, and they are of a.S. Againemnon will replace them in ricklite lamps: Capt. and Ma Kelly, unit, while H.M.S. Lord Nelson and Wright, revolving butter dish and pair of more purely domestic character, will the Mediterranean.

dosert knives and forks Mrs Macpherson, also demand his close and impartial

Bulty

bottia Mrs Wheeler,silver His Excellency CarG MING-K attention. These are the licensed

Hongkong is be to visited on January trinket box; Mr Lionel Kelly serviette created a very favourable impression gambling monopoly in Canton and raisers and a gunboat. The reasels arengs; Mr Harry Walker, jam jar and

9th by a Japaneno squadron consisting of two on Tuesday when he passed through the wholesale brigandage which now the Tsushima, (agship) and Akitsushima "poon Mrs and Miss Woodhams, silver Hongkong to take up his new post renders life and property so unsule in cruiser, and Uji, gunboat. They are under te spoons and tongs; Mr and Mrs W. the command of Rear Admiral Kawoshima : Woodhams and family, silver photo frame”; as Viceroy of the Two Kwang If many of the richest districts of the Their stay will probably, extend over a Mr and Mrs S. Woodhams and family, pair his speech at the Chinese Club enn province. His. Excellency's attention month, and later they leave for Formosa silver candlesticks; Mr and Mrs Boucher, be accepted as any indication of his was directed to both topics on and Amoy.

water colour, Miss Henwool, ink stand future line of policy then Canton and Tuesday and the statesmanlike reply"

Miss Monckton, selections from Tennyson; the rich provinces which it, dominates he made created a distinctly good

-The sale of children in time of distress Miss K Monckton, peart and turquoiso several companies loading at is common enough in Java The Batavia pendant and egg-stand; Mr and Mre F. Antwerp. are about to see the inauguration of impression on his audience. He is Nieuws von den Dag tells of shocking Pine, pearl and turquoise brooch ; Mr and

An Imperial Edict orders that the reforms that have long been crying prepared to put down ganibling, instances in the district of Lamongan Inst Mrs Sydney Smith, silver mustard pot; BL

ceremony is connection with the expir- aloud for a strong man to, initiate restore law and order, and if month, on earth adding from a failure of and Mrs Jude, silver salvar; Misses Mary

ntion of the period of mourning for Coming to his high position at the possible get rid of the criminal the crops. Parcuts have sold their children and Foggy Scott, hot water jug; Birs and

the late Emperor of China and the early age of 36, HE ORANO creates element by deporting it to Manchuria. The children are disposed of in the Mr. and Mrs Bensted and fatally, dessert because they had nothing to give them to Misses Jackson, silver tea spoon and tangs;

Empress Dowager, will take placo, in a new record for China, the long-At the same time he reminded his open market, and the parents live on the sugar bowl; Mrs Plomley, flower bow!

An attempted armed robbery took place the Family Temple on the 13th and 16th lived Empire where, immemorial cas interrogators that the people of proceeds.

Misa Margerot Hoar, cramel brooch sch: Dr No. 130 Fraya East on Tuesday but of the fat moon of next st and Mrs Hoar, pearl and turquoise broach fortunately the miscreants were frustrated tom had apparently crystallized into Kwangtung and Kwangsi must lo

The figures in connexion with shipping

Mr Stenning, silver trinket box; De in their nefarious deeds. Complainant, a adamantine changeless rigidity up their part and bear their share of disasters during Inst Janr show that the Travers, ailver vases Dr Brookn-Keith, woman, states that four men came to her till within a year or so ago. And public burdens and responsibility total losges have aggregated 20,000,000, carved sandal wood box; Mr and Mrs house and tried to get hold of her. She custom had prescribed that no man We wish His Excellency all good The largest losses were those of the Aber. Moore, water colour; Dr and Mrs Shaw aereamed and managed to mise af alarm TO BE DISCUSSED BY CHINESE below the age of 50 could be thought fortune in his new office and trust doon White Star steamer Pericles, which amily, silver cake knife; Captulo by blowing a police whistle which scared of to fill such an onerous post as that Providence will so work to the was lost of West Australis, and the Blue Wright, silver writing table set; Bins the intruders but not before she had been

Doble and Miss Hills, silver serviette rings;- Viceroy under the Son of Heaven accomplishment of the ends that he board of again after leaving Durban on her Soey, brase letter rack; Mr and Mrs Wat. One of the men was arrested by a civilian Anchor liner Waratah, that was never Dr. Collier, breakfast dish; Dr. and Mru somewhat injured by being cut with a knife. Many people are therefore inclined has in view that Canton will in fature voyage from Australia to England. to accept His. Excellency's appoint-years mark with a red letter the ment to Canton as a sign that the lucky month which brought the Powers-that-be in Peking ure earnest roungest Viceroy in China to be the KLEXANDRA BUILDINGS. ty resolved to do their best for arbiter of its destinies.

FOR

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LIMITED.

föngkonu. April 15, 1907.

WM. POWELL.

LIMITED,

China and are only too rendy and

willing to use the most suitable in-

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Thero" are signs of serious unread, in

ATTEMPTED ARMED

ROBBERY,

son, brass ink stand; Captain Walter and the others escaped. The wood was Wright, antique silver salt and pepper sent to the hospital, castors; Miss Ethel Wright, salt cellars; "Nahine" and George, silver ton service; Smin ways o telegram to the Osaka Mainichi There have been scenes in the ice, silver butter knife; Lilian and Kate, alvor cicumber knife: Kate Lipscomb, National Assembly owing to charges having Crown Derby cofue caps; Mr and Mrs

THE SOLOMON FUND.

been advanced that the Premier is one of a Hollands, pieklu jar and toast ruck) that sum of 841 has been collected by We are informed by Mrs N. J. Stabb party that is planning revelation The Mcars. Ambruse and Sun, Lace ten cloth Mesas Ruttonjec and Son for the Solomon Don Jaime, who is at present in Austrin,

year.

AFFAIRS IN TIBET

GOVERNMENT.

Wah Te Yet Pos Service)

Pexo, January 3. His Excellency Chao Erk Shin, Viceroy of Szechuen, ban been ordered. by telegram from the Imperial Govern- meat, to go to Peking in the first moon. of best year and take part in the dis- cussion of affairs in Tibet.

THE BEGGING NUISANCE,

hildren's Department.struments they can find, regardless Mr and Mrs J. Macgregor Forbes and of the ap-called revolutionist to Brand Mrs Harold, roland, pair of rose Family Fand, and that the contributors, Ar ladian appeared before Mr J.

NEW DELIVERY

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of custom and conservative ange Mr and Mrs R. A. Harding returned from It may be so; indeed we fervently homo to-day by as, Miyazaki Maru. hope it is so, and that, we are really

about to open a chapter of better things. But it must not be forgotten that CHANG MENG-Kr early in his 37,320. official career showed signs of ex-

Tout. W. B. Roire, B.G.A., has been

an the throne:

who are thanked "for their generosity, are Wood at the Magistracy this morning

as follows:

A-Zoroastrian"

W Assomull Dhinamil Chelleram.. H. Ruttonjer and Sen A. B. Khara...

bowls; Mrs Rose, desert sugar bowl; Miss Rowlin and Misa terena, silver tea spoons; Dr and Mrs Ground, Irish lace ten The tato Mr Robert Anderson, aged

Mawers Merryweather and Sons, the cloth; Mr Ormiston, silver sugar castor 67, of Belgrave-road, S. W., and into of old established firm of fire engineers, of Bdelle. Rennodis, salt cellars: Mine Aben inking, has left state of the valde of Greenwich and Long Acre, Lendon, Jare ham, silver almane Miss Tsabel Snelling, been appointed fire engine makers to His silver trinket box; Miss Hilda Dunn, ace Majesty King George T. They have also tray cloth Bliss Winifred Moore, knifo been awarded a grand diploma of honour resta da Tessio, Macphad, silver nut N. D. Kapadia at the Buenos Aires Centenary Exhibition, pickers Dr. Goldio Scott, silver quaigh; Dr Leggett, silver vasos Dick," silver where their fire engines and appliances were desert spoons: Captain and Mrs Turner, selected by, the Executive Committee for silver fish servers; Mrs Reynolds break- the protection of the British Sextion

fast crusty Mrs Elsien, table contră, Mr and Mrs E. Cowell, handschio” lace

CHILDREN'S ceptional ability in the handling of appointed adjutant at Portmonth in pics men and public affairs, and in this of Capt. T: M. Wakefield, who has joined most democratic of lands ability some the Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, T.G.A. Jerseys and Caps times gets a chance of searing early

The cfficers who went home from the in positions of influence and respon- China Station to give evidence at the sibility.As Secretary under Viceroy Bedford Court-martial returned by the In the International Court at Bang cloth Mrs and Misace Blanch Mason, STUз, as Provincial Treasurer, and and O. steamer which left Marseilles on kok, on December If, judgment was given travelling clock, Captain and Officers of ALL COLOURS. later as Governor of Kwangsi, the Pth December..

in the case in which Mr G., J, Bruce suseds Sunulu, Japanosu, Chins ted service; new Viceroy gave ample proofs of Peuting Co., Shanghai, in saying at the Sian Observery for Tes 6,000, na drenges for picks; Mr. Wood and Mr Melbourne, sweat Mir Pressott, late manager of the Ching Mr W. A. G Tileke, proprietor of the Dr. Dalmahoy Allen, nat crackers and the stuff that was in him and we Astor House on his way to Singapore. Bir alleged wrongful dismissal and a share of dishes; Dr. and Mrs Y. K. To, pair of m. Powell, Ltd. only hope that he will have an op- Pruscott has severud his connection with the profits. The Court dismissed the c'aim rosebowls and curved ivory, brush: Lieut-

portunity during many years to come, the China Printing Co

Alexandra Buildings.

EMPIRE EMATOGRAPH THEATRE,

EIONEER HALL OF THE COLONY,

TAUX ROAD CENTRAL, ---

- tray *". Dr. and Mrs MacFarlano, "set of

tempoys Major and Mrs Stewart Taylor

on all points und ordered plaintiff to pay Commandes Adair-Hall, nut of silver Ber Tes. 500 costs and a further Tes 250 forviette rings; Dr Fitzwilliaras, silver sugar of developing thoed administrative 11.B. Tang Shao-y is said to have the accountant's fee in addition to the. Tos for: Mr H. A. Micholl, letour cup and qualities with which he is endowed strongly recommended to the Throne H.E.20 already deposited. in ample measure for the benefit of Wu Ting-fang an the most accomplished the huge population over whom he man in China for handling diplomatic A memorial of the Nanking Viceroy pondant and chain, Dr W. B. A. has been set to rule.

Cinng reports that the Industrial Exhibi Moore,silver teaspoons Dr. D. tion of Nanyang hoe heen concluded. The G. R. Binck, kilver butter dishes; total outlay has been Tla. 100,000 in excon Dr. and Mrs Saunders, mother of peart of the original estimated cost. He has sweet dishes and rom bowl; Dr and Mrs granted a perpetual leans to the emigrant Jordan, trinket box; Dr and Mrs Hartlor, Chinese merchant Chang Pei-rintem hl

vernment levies for a period of ten genes, upon lle contribution of The 200 non for thews rights,

There are several questions that he Licatenant A. P. Bounders, who has been will have to tackle almost immediate-appointed navigating olieer of the Alacrity ly. Principal among these will be despatch Pol of the China Squadron, has served allont for eight years, having joined Opposite Central Market, the reestablishment of more cordial the service in September, 1902. He was andertaking free from all taxes and Gro.#ilvor tow kniven; Mr. Christopher Wilson.

relations between Canton and Hong promoted lieutenant in June, 1908, aut 6:15 to 11.30 p.m. kong at present there prevails was recently serving on the loop Cadmus

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charged with being a vigrant and he was sent to the House of Detention. It appears that. defundent had been going to neverl European houses in Kowloon and instead of waiting at the door walked right into the house, However he was seen by Sergeant Davie by whom he was arrested.

NOT THE ORDINARY KIND," HAMBERLAIN'S Cough Remedy in, Matisonojau, —ermy day cough mixture. It is a meritorious Tomedy for all the troublesome and dangerous.com- plications resulting from cold in the hand, throat, chest or lungs. For sale by Chemists And Storekeeper.

FOR

New Year's Eve

YOU MUST HAVE GOOD WINES.

Our selection of Wines and Spirits is the best in the East. Only the best houses in the Trade are represented. set of olive spoons and forks -Mimes Wilkinson, forst suck: Dr. and Mrs WE COMBINE QUALITY WITH CHEAPNESS. Montague Harston, silvor vases - Dr. and Mrs Clarlow Forsyth, silver ten knives DWV. M, Koch, servisite, rings ( ble Logan, frother of peat ten dish Dyer,

scarcely veiled dislike, particularly De Etil Reich, the well-kner Hun manifested by the younger officials caring, buthor and lecturer on history, BEGIN TREATMENT AT ONCE. --- og the mainland, which must be who death is announces had made

you werk thrust 16, Jonailver card tray Mr Woodcock, wilyur homu in Egland for many years, and lis 1 cannot be too deoful. You cannot speedily, liverted, it tho-mutual: death removes zone, of the most popuar↑ begin treatment, texy carly. Each cold weet dishes - Cipt. Ball and Capt. Porry; Interests of Hongkong and Canton bright manner and sternoted, high-cins last is in the trant to cure. If you Fletcher Japanese embroidery : Mr G. Ne lecturers 3D London Society. He land, awakes you more liable to another stil the liquor cups Mr. Woodhouse and Mir are not to be seriously jeoparation for line are not on the filmoun the subeat you will be vel malt trouuls, Orme, two lo tensloths Mes Stedman, audience being in his way as big and will take Clamberlain's Cough Remedy t dized This feeling was greatly Farm Street Cantan sermons of Father For sale by all Chemists ond: Store site card case, and Dr. Hetalon, pepper accentuated last year when the Jate Burnard Pau

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