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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

I ain-Farewell Presentations to Sir Henry and Lady May at City Hall. Noon-Sir Henry & Lady May and family

leave for Australia.

9 p.m.-Prof. Grossi at Theatre Royal. Royal HK. Yacht Club's Regatta and

Smoking Concert (9.15 p.m.)

General Memeranda. MONDAY, January 23-

Queen's College Priza Distribution by H.

E. the fovernor. Noon-Jane Admiral at Home."

p.-Prof. Grows at Theatre Royal.

Lecture by Rev. Cu Bone at V.M.C.A.

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THURSDAY, January 26 :—-

6.13 p.m.-Y.M.C.A. Annual Meeting. 8 p.Dmatic Entertainment at Si

Joseph's College

p.m.-Lecture at Union Church Liter

Ary Club,

FRIDAY, January 27:-

German Emperor's Birthday (1858).

Meeting.

Noon-Land Invert. Co. Mesting.

SATURDAY, January 28:-

THE CHINA MAIL.S

favour. Mr-TAWNEY, Chairman of PRESENTATION TO LADY MAY.

the Houro Committee on Appropri-

The diamond pendnut to be presented |ations, for instance, believes that the

to Lady May will be an view in nation's money can be spent to better Mesra G. Falconer nail Co.'s window ta- advantage than in erecting costly forta merrow (Saturday) till 11.30 aan. Tho and batteries in the Canal zone. Like prosentation wit take place at the City President TAFT, he has made all at 12,30 p.m. personal inspection and before leaving Paulina gave" out,"ns is the habit of American public men, an "interview for publication." Therein he expressed himself as follows!—"

"If the nations of the world agee to regail the Panama Canal "us" neutral territory, there will be pu need for fortifications, I am opposed to any plau of, or scheme for, military or naval defense of the Canal until the nations of the work have been given an opportunity to express them

selves

This great enterprise is being built with American money, and in time of war there is no untion that "would dare say to the United States, You can not send your ships through the Canal built by you at a tremendous.cost of money and blood.

The Canal is being built for the

́ ́SIR HENRY MAY--`

Civil Service Officials Prosent

Addrosa,

At the Council Chamber this afternoon

SOCIAL AND PERSONALA

[Cortreur]

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1911.

The Misson Potts retummed from Shanghai STRAITS MOTORING to-day by the English Mail. -

Capt. B D. Broughton, 19th Rajputs, in the Field 1 Officer for the weak.

Capt. G. T. Brierley, D.S.O., R.GA, has been appointed adjutant at Hongkong.

Mr. E. Mast, of the C. P. I. Co', entne down from Shanghai today by the Empress

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Mr B. Janus has been transferred to

TRAGEDY.

LADY AND GENTLEMAN KILLED.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SINGAPORE, January 20. Mr Grandjean, manager of the New Comet Rubber Estate, and Miss Stone han were motoring together near Klang when the car akidded and turned over

there was a very large gathering of officials in the Civil Service of the Colony to say "good-bye." to Sir Henry May." The Hon. Mr W. Recs Davis, K.C., Attorney

Lieut. H. J. G. Gale, R.G.A.. lins beat" General, presided and read the illuminated appointed to the Hongkong Singapore Bat- aldress to which Sir Henry May feelingly talion, R.G.A. replied. Subsequently Sir Henry shook hands with all present. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our issue

Queen's College as a senior assistant master in a drain. from December 1st.

to-morrow.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Japanese squadrim returned to i Hongkong to-day.

During Christmas weak the General Post Ofice in London dealt with 24,500,000 lotters;

H

Some snow fell, at Shanghai on the

Capt. G. E. Garneti, R.D.A., has boen' appointed superintendent of the Detention

Barracks, Hongkong.

Major Y. C. Sambontno Palmer, "19th Rajputs, is the visitor to the Detention Barracks for the ensuing weak.

Leave of absence to neighbouring countries has been granted to Capt. H. M. J. Perry, R.A.M.C., Iren 21st January to 30th March, 1911.

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Both occupants were pinned under

neath the vehicle and drowned:

FRENCH COLUMN

AMBUSHED.

FIVE CASUALTIES,

QUESTION OF ETIQUETTE.

SHOULD GOVERNMENT

RESIGNT

(Independent News Agency's Servies": to the China Mail.)

Toro, January 20.-

In accordance with Japaneen etiquette, Marquis Katsura (Premier), Viscount Oura (Minister for Agriculture and Com-

marco); Viscount Hirata (Minister for |Home "Affairs), and Viscount Komat- subara (Minister for Education), mem orialized the Throne, apologizing for the fact that while they held the reins of Government auch an infamous affair as the recently discovered anarchist conspiracy should have happened. They LONDON, January 20.

wait to receive the Imperial reprimand A Paris telegram states that Cass for they acknowledge their responsibility Blanca brigands ambushed a Franch and their lack of administrative ability. colume proceeding to arbitrate a native. [Note-The trial of the Tokyo anarchists Innd dispute (in Morocco).

having been held in camera little is known re- garding the strango affair. But outsiders cannot help thinking that the Judiciary and Administration have rather lost their hands over this matter and are pushing the sacro- sanctity of the Throve to absurd lengths. It is clearly a casa where thu thought of the

the West.-E. CA

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Five members of the column were killed, including a lieutenant and quartermaster, and six were wounded.

benchit of commerce; the land is ber 11 h inst, but in the Settlement it melted tion of his period of service on the staff of A FISHERIES QUESTION: East widely diverges from the thought of

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divided-in-order that the entire world! may be united and markets be brought

Petitions have been presented against into closer communication one with the elections at Chippenham in Wiltshire the other. The United States is big and at Mile End, cougli, or sly all be big enough, to];

Major R. A. Craig, R.G.A., on 'comple

the Proof and Experimental Department,

Is been posted to No. 87 Company, at TEST OF THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN Hongkong.

The Times of Cylon thinks that the Members of the RA.K. Yacht Clubppointments of Sir Francis Piggott as Chief Justice of Ceylon, and the Hon. Mr kend all its energies in the direction are reminded of the Smoking Concert in Lascelles as Attorney General of Hong-

the City Hall to-morrow night,

kong, "for various reasons appent most

ENTENTE.

LONDON, January 20. A St. Petersburg telegram. states that Great Britain has made serious representations to Russia regarding a proposed twelve-mile limit for the

A strange activity has taken hold of unlikely."

buildings. By the aid of big are lightsentative of New South Wales for China and work is now carried on in the interior of Japan, was a passenger by the Empress of India which arrived to-day. Mr Sutter booked home by the English 3Lail

the workach engaged on the Post Office Mr J. B. Sutter, commercial 'ropre-fisheries of the White Sea and in the

the buildings at night time.

of making the Canal a world-wide commercial success instead of a war mensure by which an advantage could be secured over an enemy.",

- Mr. TAWNEY's views are supported by the Springfield Republican, This

At no very distant date Queen's College paper draws attention to a recent report by General Wood in which the expects the Imst of Dr Wright, subscrib military unpreparedness of the Uniteded for at his retirement. It will be the work of Mr MeKennell, the designer of States is shown up in very plain the new coinage. terms. "The Army, has a serious shortage of field artillery and am munition," he says, "and the sea-cast worthless because of guns are

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Class I at Queen's College have start debating society which will meet on Wednesdays at p.m. to discuss ques. tings of monent.. It will he under the the lack of powder and shot." Then direction of Bir James, 11.45 &..-West Paint Buildging Co. the paper continues, "Mokey is wanted

The University buildings are rapidly at once for aeroplanes. Of course, assuming up. Already the structure the Navy needs more money every has risen well above the first storey. Some year. Whenever England lamehes aides can now be obtained of the big extent new Dreadnought, nearly every for- of the area of ground being utilised, eign-battle-ship drifts perceptibly During the Russian Christmas in St. toward the serup-heap. Should the Petersburg thero wore twenty-sovan sui- cides, or attempts thereat, three thousand Government spend millions лужи waval fortifications, under these cir-arrests for drunkenness, of which üfteen

from alcoholic poisoning.

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HONGKONG, FEIDay, January 20, 1911.

THE PANAMA CANAL

PRESIDEST TAFT on his return to

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The many friends of Mrs Wheeler, who met with such a distressing accident on the Skating Rink last Monday, will be gind to hear that her case is progressing most favourably and that the injury sustained was not so serious as at first inngined.

It will interest the public generally and the Reserves in particular to know that Sir Henry May completed his musketry cours at 7 o'clock this morning to make himself efficient before leaving the Colony. Wo Ipe that such an example as this will ho sundo the ideal and followed by all

the other members of the Reserve.

THE SOUTH CHINA MEDICAL COLLEGE.

The third annual graduating exercisus of

cumstances, if the case for them is tot per cent were women, and thirty deaths this insblution, which carries on the Canton

and mortar

·

At about 3 o'clock this afternoon the timber of the new buildings in Spring Gardens, Queen's Road East, was noticed to be on fire. The brigade turned out and

government of Archangel.

The result of the representations is awaited with interest as a test of the Anglo-Russian entente.

THE TROUBLE. IN.

ARABIA

BIG MILITARY OPERATIONS BY TURKEY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)

OHINA'S IMPERIAL

EXPENSES.

(Wah Te Fat Fo's Service.)

PERINO, January 19.".

It is proposed that the expenses of the Imperial, Family, be fired at five million

taels a year.

THE PLAGUE.

SPREAD OF THE DREAD DISEASE.

(Wali Tez Fat Po's Service)

PERINO, January 19. Flagao has appeared as Tientain, Tangchow and Shanhaikwan.

JAPAN IN MAN OAURIA.

Lember, January 20. The Turkish Government "has re- solved to send thirty battalions and a REPORTED APPOINTMENT OF

GOVERNOR-GENERAL strong force of artillery to Arabia for the purpose of finally crushing the resistance of the Arabs both at Assyr | and Yemen.

DEATH SIR FRANCIS

- GALTON.

THE FATHER OF LUGENICS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loo, January 20. The death is announced of Sir Francis Galion. F.R.S., D.C.L."

(Wah Tin Yat-Po's Service)

PERING, January 19. An argent telegram bas been sent to Peking by the Viceroy of Manchuria to the effect that Japan has inaugurated the appointment of a Governor-General of Manchuria. He has requested immediate instructions:

The Grand Councillors, an receipt of this wire, at once had a consultation with the Prince Regent, but so far no decision has been arrived at.

Prince Ching has wired to H. E.

Medical Missionary Society's medical entirely clear? Howmuchwould be the

educational work, were held at thự Canton military advantage from costly forts

Hospital on Wednesday, the 13th fet. and batteries? If the Navy can not

The church auditorium was beautifully [ defend the country's investment in the

deconted for the occasion, and a large audience gathered, including representa Canal, is there anything in concrete extinguished the configation in half as

tives of the leading Chinese officials and that can?

Better hour. There was practically no damage any influential Chinese residents. Mr ripe old age of 83 years. He was aducated Yuan Shih-kai asking him unofficially

[Note-Sir Francis passes away at the neutralization than $50,000,000 in except to the timber...

Leo Burgholz, Consul-General for the fretat King Edward's School, Birmingham, big gun."

As a compliment to Sir Henry May for United States, presided, and after munic and later at the Medical School, King's to come to Peking to confer on the The New York World agrees with the great interest be has shown in the and an address of welcome by the Chairman, College, London, and finished at Trinity Manchurian situation, but he has

sight years ago made Hon. Fellow. Не Washington, after a hurried visit of this line of reasoning. Let us ner Resurres, members will fall in at Blake Taotni Sah, the. Viceroy's representative,ollege, Cambridge, of which he was some declined on the pretext of sickness.

Pier on Saturday 19.30 after the con-delivered a speech in the Mandarin dialect, won the gold medal of the Royal ALEXANDRA BUILDINGO. | inspection at Panama, lost no time tralize the Canal, it says, then elusion of the address in the City Hall to "peaking in praiseworthy terms of the cal Society in 1859, the gold of the Royal Society in 1886, the

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. Huxley modal at the Anthropological Insti- in sending a message to Congress canal fortifications will be unnecesbid him farewell on his departure for Fiji. excellent work of the institution.

Dr. R. E. Chambers gave a stúking tutein 1901, the Darwin medstof the Royal asking that body to make a substantial eary, new naval bases can be It is hoped that every member if possible

Before Mr E. P. Hallifax, at the Magis- address on "Chameter". He appealed to Celebration medal in connection with the tracy this morning, Leung Ho Chun charg Society in 1893, and Darwin-Wallace Children's Department appropriation to enable the War dispensed with, and many millions will attend.

the graduating class to be true to themselves Linnean Society three years ago. In the ed Chan Chan Nam with embezzling Department to fortify the Panama will be saved to the people of this At the Young Men's Christian Assocla- and live for others, to remember the years from 1850 to 1852 lc explored! 14,335.43, and also with forging three

South vampoland, Canal. He asked for $5,000,000 country. If the construction of the tion, in connection with their Literary and importance of their calling, and also, in the Damaralan

cluding the Secretaryship of the British embezzling $10,000 and not guilty on the SPLENDID ASSORTMENT gold to begin with; the whole cost Canal is to be justified it must be Debating Society the Rev. C. Bone will years to come, to remember the institution Deceased held numerous high offices in receipts. Defendant, plouled guilty to of the scheme being estimated at as a highway for the commerce of theliver a lecture on Monday evening next, which was now conferring on them the Association, of which he was successively second charge., Mr W. E. L. Shenton.pro.

January 23rd, at 9 o'clock. The subjectis degree of Doctor of Medicine.

President of its Geographical and An- thropological sections; "President of the socuted and the cam was reminded, $12,500,000. Needless to say the Pre-world, not as a military measure that Geography, and Ethnology of China." Dr Chambers was followed by the pop

Chairman Anthropological Institute; sident's suggestion came af at karprise involves continually heavier expendi- A hearty invitation is extended to all ular and talenter spesker Mr Yeung Comasitter: Management of Kow. 4i

Seung P who exhorted the grunting was, & prolific writer, and in 1905 he Observatory and the Royal Fociety, etc. to n great many people who had been furex."

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A Howler Eradication. Society is chase to live lives worthy of the high call-established in the University of London a Coats and Millinery.libly comparing Panama with Suez, Whether President TAPT will have

not realizing that the two projects much difficulty in carrying the country been formed in Class 1 Queen's College ating they had chosen. are in many respects very dissimilar along with him in his desire to fortify the suggestion of the Director of Education. This Society aims at the reagoval of care. propositions; but a little reflection the Canal and make it one of blunders in composition. Such bius showed them that, all things con- the coast ports of the United deer to be liable to a fine of five cents sidered, the United States were quite States remains to be seen, but sad the total amount will be devoted to n within their rights in fortifying the big we think that there can be little feast at the end of term.

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justified in taking all preentitions to be furtified. Everything points that prevent the gigantic undertaking be-way now. ing left at the mercy of the first mau- rauder. Still although a little umbrage

JURY HARDSHIPS.

CHINESE CONSTABLES COM-

MENDED.

The programme was interspersed with excellent music, rendered by Mr Tobler and Dr Efarw Reber (violin and piano) and salus by Miss Drury, the possessor of an exceptionally fine voice..

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