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confined to household duties, the rearing or the training of children. Tu many of his aspects, however, he represent the fine flower of his nice and time. His home-life has been a model to all his people and we trust that he many bo spared many more yents of life to eet an example so worthy of emulation.

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NEWS OF THE DAY,

al's ing, and R.M.S. Kent came into port shortly before nine o'clock this morning from Singapore.

H.M.S. Minotaur, flying the Admi-

The next mooting of the Hongkong Christian Union will tako plico on Monday, the 6th February, at 5.30 p.m., at Ruther ford Hail, St. Stephen's College. There will be no mesting on Monday, the 30th, January,-Chinese. Now Year Day.

EMPEROR OF GERMANY'S BIRTHDAY.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1911.

GERMAN OROWN

PRINCE.

[COPYRIGHT] THE GOVERNMENT OF CHOSEN.

DIET.

To-day Emperor William II of Germany colourates his 62ral birthday, and wherever sous of the Fatherland foregather to

manner or other. His fuperial Majesty occasion is being market in some special PROGRESS OF INDIAN TOUR. WARM NYSATE IN JAPANESE

the Kaiser has presided over the destinies of the Empire for nearly 23 years now, anil he has won a high place in the astoum and notion of his subjects, while he is also recognised na de wino, and astute ruler by men of all nationalities. We hope that he

It is understood that for the three months will be spared for many more years of useful

beginning from January 9th at the opium, sales at Calcutta the whole of the opius chests sold will be allowed to be marked for import into Chins leaving adjustment

to be made on sales in the succeeding nine

month nothint the total marked for import into Chiis may not exceed the amount agreed to with the Chinco Government.

service to his country and to the world, and at this time we would extend our felicita tinus to the German community in the Colony.

Owing to the fact that there is at proscut representative of the German Navy in harbour the day has passed without much outward indication of the event. The only Gernian vessel in part is the s. s. Prine Waldemar, which arrived this. morning

(Bester's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, January 27. The Crown Prince of Germany bas arrived at Allahabad after a successful shoot in the Mirbapur jungic.]

PORTUGAL'S NAVAL

AMBITIONS.'.....

EXPENDITURE OF £20,000,000

** CONTEMPLATED.

(Independent News Agency's Service

to the China Nail)

Toxo, January 27. Viscount Terauchi, Governor of Chosen, yesterday addressed the In perial Diet. He explained the details of the annexation of Korea and the necessity for maintaining the present regime..

Temuchi very closely

Mr Olahi, MP, questioned Viscount

A hot debate ensued.

We asked at the beginning of this article to be allowed to associate with the German people in the eclebration of their Emperor's birthday. We might claim, the honour by right of blood, for, as Mr H. S. CHLAMBERLAIN in that wonderful work of his, "The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century," points out, we are really kin to one another. Mr CHLAM The United States gunboat Hornet from the North. Lying alongside at the BERLAIN enlla the people of the has landed a force of American bluejackets Kowloon wharf, she has been fully British Isles and Northern Europe at Ceiba, Cuba, to protect the fires and dressed is flags in honour of the day. The British and Americau firme had made EUROPEAN COMMITS SUICIDE property of American, citizens in that Consul has been "At homa" at the proposals which would enable Portugal Aid case of suicide occurred on board by,, the term Teutonic

By the section. Word has been received at the Consulate today and a large number of to carry out a scheme of recorganisation the 8.8. Empress of India last night at phrase, the Teutonic peoples, State Department of disorder and riots at

force in Caban waters to stand by to pro

Mr T. Hanai, M.P.,will introduce a (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)bill entrusting the Governor of Chesen LONDON, January 27. with legislative power till 1915 (five In connection with the message of the years). 22nd inst. from Lisbon, stating that

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hë means, broadly, those who have that place and orders were sent to the anal callers paid visits to extend their congratu- of her Naval floet without sacrifice, the about 8 o'cicek. Mr Nicholson, a boilar

best preserved the great Aryan tradi-tect Americans and their property. tions-the principles of civil liberty,

of free creative energy in all. depart- nients of life, tolerance of intellectual differences, loyalty to chosen leaders, spirituality and imaginative ardour in their conception of the universe. BROWNRIGE.-At 58, Zaimeku-cho, Since the fall of the classical nations Azabu, Tokyo, on 15th January, Lady these traditions are represented by

BROWNEKG, a son,

BIRTH.

DEATH.

SKELTON. On the 28th instant at Bed ford, England, the beloved mother of A. H. SKELTON, of Hongkong.

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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.

11:30a.m.-Chins Provident Mecting. 9 p.m.-Bering at City Hall.

General Mamoranda. SUNDAY, January 29:-

Accession of King of Denmark, 1906. MONDAY, January 30:-

Chinese New Year's Day. Bank Holiday. Tuesday, Jazuary 31 :---

Bank Holiday.

The China Mail.

The difference between Canada and the United States in the matter of grain: production, according to the New Tork Commercial, is this, "While the availablo has practically reached the maximum in areas are about all occupied and production

the Staten, Canada, with 50 per cent greater productive capacity, will bra long

to

lations. To-night at the Club Germania

attendance.

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NEW TERRITORY SPORT.

committed with a razor which was found lying near by.

there is to be a special dinner, at which Daily News Bays that the aim of the maker employed on the steamer, was found the band of the 18th Rajputs will be in Government of the new Republic is to with his throat out, thie dood having been secure cruisers of British type which would be able to protect her counts, in Libe axant of man without Great Britain the case is being investigated by the police, who at present cannot supply any assistance.

further details The reason for the com

£20,000,000 sterling..... The expenditure, which is to be toittal of the rash act is not yet known. spread over a long period, is estimated

What Birds can be Shot ?

Territory sport were anised at the Magista Some interesting points on Now

came up in which J. BL C. Lopes, employed mcy this morning when the case again

Mr D. Almada produced two ringdeves which had boun stuffed, and Sergt. Kerr handed in a bird which he called a blue rock and another which bo described as a scaled pigeon.

His Worship explained that pigeons of all kinds were excluded from the licence to

TOKYO EXECUTIONS.

PROTESTS IN EUROPE.

-LONDON, January 26.

1

CLAIM FOR GOODS SUPPLIED.

Before Mr Justice Hazeland at the Supreme Court this morning, Messrs W. G Jack and Co, Ltd., sued ah Ling to re- cover $13.79.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for phin- tiffa.

it

Defendant said that he did not owe the

It is reported froin Paris that in consequence of protests from Frenchay it was some other people who owed": revolutionaries against the occation Hi Lordship-What is the nature of the of anarchists in Tokyo, the Japanese action 7 Embassy is being specially protected by the police.

the Northern peoples-Scandinavians, way off from her maximum yield in twenty at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was Celts, Germans, and the older and yours to come. And it is largely a question charged before Mr E. R. Hallifax with pure. Slavs, all of whom he includes of land conditions. Canada's wheat grow. shooting wild birds in the Now Territory under the title Teutonic, simply being belt is four times greater than that of without a license. Mr P. P. J. Wodu cause, if one must have one designe Cantina Testern agricultural area is under prosecuted, while Mr Leo D'Almada e

the United States and only 5 per cent. of house, Deputy Superintendent of Police," (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.} tion for them all, it is natural to take cultivation. There are 171,000,000 acres Castro defended, that designation, as we take the name of wheat lands which will make those English, from that of the leading western provinces richer, more populous, stock. And then, he goes on to more dependable for food supplies than the sayThe Teuton, has proved western States can ever become. The centre of food supremacy will change to himself so intellectually, morally, and

Canutia." physically pre-eminent among his kinsmen, that we are entitled to make his name summarily represent the whole family. The Teuton is the sonl of our culture, what binds us all together and makes an organic unity of us is "Teutonic' blood If we look around we see that the

living power to-day is dependent upon King Edward VII Memorial Fund, which the proportion of genuinely Teutonic is to be devoted to the improvement of blood in its population. Only Teutons the Singapore Medical School. sit on the thrones of Europe." There fore, in all sincerity, can we English in Belford, Engiand, after a long pain- We deeply regret to hear of the death

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr and Mrs A. L. Strin ste returning to the Colony by the French Mail after a shart visit to Shanghai.

Tewkay Leong Feo, bf Ipoh, a member of the Malaya Federal Council, has given

shoot game. There were one or two kinds of pigeons which the police did not intend to prosecute people for shooting. That was the point that should be made clear now.

B Wodehouse confessed that he was iguurant about the different kinds of birda to be discriminated upon.

His Worship-The police must have

orders.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1011,importance of each nation as a the splendid donation of 810,000 to the which refer to the blue rock pigeon and

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

Mr Waduhouse-Yes. They have orders, the shell back. Sergt. Kerr, describes ope as a shell back and the other asa blue rock.

Bir D'Almada-Tho intention of the

Legislature is, no doubt, that local birds should be preserved

His Worship-It is not the intention of

TO-DAY all loyal Germans throughout the world will raise their ginsses and toast the, health of KAISER WILHELM People by right of kinship wish longful illness, of Mrs Skelton, mother of the Legislature at all.

life and prosperity to the German Mr.A. H. Skelton, of Hongkong. Sho was a resident in the Colony some years ago, and made a host of friends who will hear of her demise with deep regret. To

S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. II., and as Englishmen we crave KAISER on this his natal day.

Bongkang, April 16, 1907.

WM. POWELL,

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permission to join the chorus of thanksgiving that arises because another year has been added to his valuable and active life. It is a truism now that nowhere has the German Emperor more sincere nd- mirers than are to be found within Secretary's office the "Hongkong Civil Empire, Princess Clothilda has lived the borders of the British Empire. Servico List for 1911." We admire him for many things,

NEWS OF THE DAY. her son and daughter we tender our respectful sympathy. The late Mrs Skelton ELM.8. Kent returned from Singapors left Hongkong in 1906, having resided in day.

the Colony for ten years.

We have received" from the Colonial

The recent rumours regarding the sink. but principally, perhaps, because of ing of big shi in the Pacific have been the high ideals of Kingship which traced to fou, and cotton speculators ou he has consistently followed ever the Japanese exchanges. Now Showing since he ascended the Throne. From The F. M. S. S. Cox .s. Mongolia, the day of his accession he bas recently reported by a contemporary ds kept the welfare of Germany in having been lost, reached Tokohama to-day the forefront of his daily thoughts and is due to arrive her on February 3rd and though at times his activities in this or that direction may at the moment have seemed ill-judged there is no denying the sterling integrity of intention which actuated him.

CHARMING SELECTION

OF

NEW MILLINERY

JUST ARRIVED.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

'EMPIRE

Some povaze weather has been ex-

perienced in Japan of late. Heavy snowfalls have occurred in Yokohama, while at Kure two bluejackets were.frozen to death on a torpedo-bost,

There are at prescht plenty of re- minders that Chinese New Year in dawning.

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Ever since the overthrow of the French

retired life at her Chateau of Moncaliere, near Torin. This she has turned into an orphanage and hospital, and here she lives as a Sister of Mercy, dedicating her life to good works and to the service of the poor, The case of her sister, Queen Fia, is one of the most tragie of modery times. She fias lived to see her avourite brother, King Humbert, assassinated, her son and grand- son cruelly slain also by assassins, and her grandson dethroned; while she herself is many years made herawo, now an exile from the land she has for so

DRAMATIO ENTERTAINMENT AT ST. JOSEPH'S 'COLLEGE.

Mr Gardiner-We wipplied him some gourds on commission to be sold or returned and they have not bees returned. Defen- dant has bocu in the employ of the firm.

The case was adjourned until Saturday, February 4, at 11 o'clock. --

A Madrid telegram states that placards posted at Barcelona "calling n tions at Tokyo have been torn down meeting of protest against the execu-

by the police, and the Premier bas instructed the authorities at Barcelona to disperse the meeting if the least attack is made of the Japanese Chamber of Commeros Activity, Government.

PERSIA'S ENTANGLE-

MENTS AMERICAN HELP REQUESTED.

TO IMPROVE HONGKONG

TRADE.

"In order to facilitate intercourse between local Brms and Western commercial houses, the Hongkong General Chamber of Com merce is endeavouring to prepare a classified for this purpose has sent out a carefully- list of business firms in the Colony, and

compiled register asking for certain detail ed particulars

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, January 20. A circular letter accompanying the re The State Department at Washing-gister says:- be shot, beause they are considered game. ton confirms the report that Persia

Mr D'Almada These are migratory birds, and that is why they are allowed to

Dear Sira-This Chamber is annually.in

His Worship The point to bo kept has asked for American financiers, receipt of any enquiries from firma in clear is how far the police are going to including a Treasurer-General and Europe and America desirous of opening. exercise their powers for sunning any Director of Taxation, to disentangle or exporters, and great difficulty has been up business relations with local importers,

one who shoots pigeons.

Mr Wodehouse-We summon for theso the Customs and Inland Revenue experienced in collecting data sufficient to

two kinda.

called Hog doves."

His Worship-The stuffed birds are

Mr Wodehouse The palice don't pro- secute in these two-the blue rock or the scaled back.

His Worship-No pigeons can be shot under a ganie licence. I understand there are two kinds for the shouting of which the police will not prosocute?

gave instructions with regard to the two Mr Wodehouse-Yes. Sir Henry May kinds of pigeon.

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systems.

UNEARNED INCREMENTS

IN GERMANY.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, January 28. The German Reichstag has passed the second reading of the Bill for the taxation of unearned increments,

PARTICULARS, REQUIRED.

Mr D'Almada observed that the instruc 'tions must have applied to other than local birda.

In the case in which Mussra W. Bailey His Worship-The shooting of pigeonu and Co., Ltd., send J. C. Login before is outside the licence." It is for the polico Mr Jastico Hazeland at the Supremo to summons. If they are not going to Court this morning, to recover 8546,34, Mr prosecuto in certain crees, it is for them to Leo D'Almada Castro asked his Lordship to direct particulars of the claim to be supplied and that the case be allowed to stand over.

make that cleant.

Mr D'Almada--I would ask that the

His Worship-I think the police might

withdraw in this case.

Mr Wodehouse-I think it would be better to continue the simmons and if your

should advise you to withdraw in this enso. Worship finds it proved

His WorshipThe case is proved, but I

Mr Wodehouse-All the holders of game licences have been notified about this matter.·*

His Worship Its for the police to clear

enable mu to bring the producer and dis. tributor into touch with each other.

This is, of course, due to the fact of Hong- kong being a free port and the consequent death of commercial statistics.

It is desired to prepare a reliable buai- ness classification of the European, Ameri- can, Indian and Japanese firms of the

Colony, and to this end I shall be obliged of the word "Yes" or "No" in the space if you will signify, simply by the addition

provided, whether you are doing busines in the commodity opposite, either as Im- porter, Exporter on, Manufacturer. No brands need be mentioned. Your early reply will be appreciated.

I am, Dear Sirs,

Yours faithfully,

E. A. M. WILLIAMS,

Secretary.

DANGER FROM CROUP. few minutes delay in treating some Mr Jacksou said it was on account of a time it takes to go for a doctor, often proves cance, of croup, even the length of launch and various sums had been paid dangerous. The safest way is to keep from time to time so that defendant knew Chamberlain's Cough Benedy in the house,

what was due.

and at the first indication of croup give the done or improperly done."

Mr D'Almadi There is certain work not child a deso, Pleasant to take and always CUTUR. For sale by all Chemister nad, The case was adjourned.

Storekeepers,

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

To Kowloon Residents.

for shooting, and publish it. A

After further discussion Mr. Wodehoue defendant was dischargod commented to withdraw the summon, On the lar EEBRUARY we will OPEN a Branch of our Wine

and Spirit Business at

In a sense be in the Father of latter- day Germany: His virile personality queen's Road West and Jervoise Street has set in motion many of the currents have been converted into a veritable fair, Joseph's College on Thursday night to

There was a large attendance at St.unions be dismissed..

of thought and industry which have there is the usual influx of mendicants, and witness a very interesting dramație enter transformed Germany within the nobody seents to like work.

tainment by the Apostleship of Study PRICES MOST memory of living mer. To-day when

entitled "Falsely accused," the funds of we look at her teeming and pro-with a leading member of the Bombay.com-Heart. The four act drama was thoroughly "The Englishman publishes an interview which are to provides banner of the Sacred REASONABLE.sperous cities and harboura, her well munity, whose name does not transpire, on well staged and its production reflects the regulated social nad civil life, her the unfavourable situation in the silver greatest credit on all concerned. The plot splendid provision for the sick, market, indicating the possibility of a crisis right to the und and gave the performers was simple but nevertheless interesting Wm. Powell, Ld., the aged and the maimed amon becoming a large purchaser of the white ficant abilities, P. H. Provod took the up the matter. They should sunke an exact

in the event of the Indian Government nos ample scope for their by no means insigni. her workers, we cannot help but actal ni un early date, a contingency which title role of Jasper Roseblade and his Godescription of the bird they will prosecuta admiring the pertinacity of purpose in well-informed circles is considered highly acting of this difficult character was a which has brought it all about. Of improbable. course Kaiser WILHELM has had many

had no light--task in Jonathan Roseblade, feature of the evening. FT. Silva, too, abla lieutenants, men who have helped and Co., Ltd., nro opening on the 1st ly distinguished himself in it, while R. D. The erterprising firm of H. Price and Enthoz vires and Claude and he certain in the advance in industry, commerce, February branch of their Wine and Baptists admirably fulfilled the oflices of a science and politics, but at the same Spirit business, at No. 63 Haiphong load, worthy son. Plenty of fun and amusement tirne we must not forget that their work Kowloor, for the convenience of customers we created by the irrepressible Henriqnoz

Rev. Fr. Augustine thanks the Com-- and residents generally in Kowlcon-All Lopes together with Jorge Vasi mittes of St. Patrick's Club, the Captain would not have been crowned with their well-known specialities, including their Rocazs and M. Baptista and their or- and Olcers of the 8.M.S. Kaiser Franz such complete success had theoccupant daught beer and staat in jars will be old vices cannot he too highly comnionded. Josef, the Conductor and Artists of the of the Throne been of a less sympathetic in this new branch and everything will be

The naveral utliar characters were all warship, Mrs, H. N. Mody and Mrs T. J. Orchestra belonging to the above-med and inspiring a temperament.

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