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no other word for it-in her tendèrest parte. Anyone who has studied the history of the earlier intercourse of

A Good Dividend. China with the West can but-re- member the arrogant air of superiority At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the China Fire Insurance Company, Ltd.. which the Chinese official assumedhold to day, it was decided to declare a towards the foreigner; nor can they dividend of $7 and bonus of $2 per share. forget how hard the mandarinato tried. ta minke Lori McCawrney and Lørd Nacien“ do the kowtow...Ju, the article before us.we find a Chinese

AÜGOVERNMENT HOUSE.

Through the courtesy of Mr Ehrenfels, H.E the Governor, with Lady Laugard and Staff, visited the Oriental Browery yesterday afteriú.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1911.

YUNNAN FRONTIER”

[CorysIGHT] AMERICA AND JAPAN

NO

IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS.

AFFAIR.

APFFAL TO GREAT BRITAIN. His Excellency expressed to M Ehrenfe's his interest in the thoroughnur (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

(Wah Tes Yot Po'a Service) of the methode adopted for purifying the

Loxtos, Fobruary 23, water used and for cleansing the bottles

FERING, February 23. A message from Washington states etc. and admired tho up to date condition that the Fortiga Committes of the Lin Yu-lin in London that be eliould The Grand Council haa wired to FLE. NEWS OF THE DAY.

of the Browary, ita uachleacy and

Senato has reported favourably on the request the British Government - to- We learn that Her Majesty Queen | procosaès,-~*

Afterwards, His Excellorsy with the now Treaty with Japan which is to withdraw its troops from the Funnan Alexandra has been graciously plonsod, to ocept a copy Lady Lawson's "Highways Director of Public Works and Privato replace the Commercial Treaty of 1894; frontier and then settle matters in ant Homes of Japan," and has expressed Secretary inspected the Mong Kok Tsui nad which does not provide restrictions friendly tray. her interest in the book.

Relege, Kwong Wa Hospital, the Small on Japanese immigration, simply Pox Hospital and various other public leaving it to Japan to prevent the works in course of construction.

migration of objectionable characters to the United States.

The entries for the Flower Show, demonstrate that though, the winter has heen very unfavourable from a hortical tamil point of view, there is no diminution in the interest taken by exhibitors,

Mr and Mrs Goo. Hastings, Miss Hastings, Hon, W. Chatham, Capt. Taylor, Lieut. Simpson and Mrs Ehrenfela

liteti netually roviling the officials for what he now holds was the absurd way which, years ago, they insisted upon foreigners bowing and scraping to them at Peking. Ho points out, too, that this attitude towards foreigners was altogether due to the Manchus, for if the Chinese had had their way nothing of the kind would have, been insisted and the lecture at the Y.M.C. A. this oven Bis Excellency the Governor will at-

upon. "The Manelus treated foring, when Prof. C. H. Robertson will speak eigners as enemies, and coerced on The Gyroscope and Its Applications." regular monthly organ recitals on Tuesday, (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

them as slaves and so the inevitable This lecture will be open to the public." results followel" All'this is of course

n strictly true rending of history as fras the actual treatment went bat

+

Professor C. B. Robertson has kindly consented to deliver a lecture on the Gyroscopo illustrated with working whether the Chinese, if they had mudele, at the City Hall, this, evening, keen in power would have acted under tunauspicics of the Hongkong Odd differently we beg leave to doubt. | Volumes Society.

The writer then alludes to the Boxer affair. He charges the Man- MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.chus with encouraging the Boxers, S. MOUTRIE & CO., Howling Malls (2nd Temas) 11.K, Cluby, and the Princes and the aristocrats of the Imperial clan ure scoffedt at for thinking that they were able with such a rabble to coerce the. foreigner to their own way of thinking

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Club Germanja.

General Memoranda. SATURDAY, February 25:-

Noun-Meeting of Hongkong & Shang- bai Banking Corporation at City Hall, 12.30 p.m.-- Mesing of Bongkong Hotel 2 pm. Governor's Cup Competition at

Chal.

-

Tai Hang SUNDAY, February

10.25 a.m.--.K.Y.C. Church Parrde.

J

Router learns that it is not now the intention of the South African Union Government to submit to the Imperial Grunformen pro sabe, rating to the win. scitution of a defence contribution in lieu

uf preference.

Mears A. Kassum and Ca, Indisu

Import and Export faerchants, entertained

and with supposing that such moba number of their friends to tea and cake this morning, the occasion being the open- could drive the Tinted larbarinn from ing of now offices at 37 Wyndham Street. the slopes of China into the Eastern Success to the firm was duly proposed and

fittingly responded to.

NUR.

"The lives of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were only saved by a hair's breadth,' and the Setting Day, Hongkong Stock Exchange indle seals and other valuables of

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Torsday, February 28 :----

Shrove Tuesday,

-Musting of Hongkong Jee C., Ld. 10 pa-Skating Carnival at Vistoria

Skating Rink.

While the United Kingdom during the last fifty years has been supplying population to the United States, to Canada, China were in many instances, stolen,

to Australia, to New Zealand, and to destroyed or lust for ever. All this South Africa, her own population has was because the foolish Manchas increased by more than a third, from under thought that they could do the im-tronty-nine millions in 1880 to over forty possible, and because they were will-five millions at the present time. ing, in attempting to carry out their outrageous designs to accept the assistance of such scoundrels as the Boxer crowds furnished, The Go- vernment had to pay dear enough for 12.30 pan-Meeting of H.K. & Kuwon this act of foolishness,"

Felgury 21 to 23anila Carnival. WEDNESDAY, March 1 --

Ash Wednesday. St. David's Day. Flow Show Opens

Tartuspay, March 2 cm)

p.m.-Lecture at Union Church Liter- ary Club,

SATURDAY, March 4-

Wharf & Godown Co.

WEDNESDAY, March 8

9.16 p.m. il Meeting Institution Engiacers and Shipbuilders of Hong- kong, King's Building." TaraDAY, March -

Nu-Meeting of China Fire Insee. Go FRIDAY, March-10

Non-Meeting of H.K. Fue Ins. Co.

SATURDAY. March IL —

Blake Shield Competition.

The Courrier d Haiphong hears that many parts of the province of Yannan are in a very disturbed condition, and time a fierto anti-foreign spirit' prevails in soma districts. The Chinese dare not attack

were also of the party.

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

Mr Donna Fuller will commence his

THE WHITE SEA FISHERIES.

YUAN SHI-KAI RECOMMENDED,

Leading natives and officials of Shan- tung and Younha are strongly re- commending that Yuan Shi-kai should be called from retirement and given full power to carry out defensive

QUESTION. IN THE COMMONS. measuree.

SHIPPING RATES.

(Wah Tas Yat Fo'z Bervice.)

·SHANGA, February 22, In view of the fact that MesgTS.

March 7th, at 5.30 p.m. These recitals

LONDON, February 22. will take place as in' former years on the

The Times St. Petersburg correspond- the first Tuesday of each month. - The programme of the first will include several ent telegraphs that the Russian Govern- new pieces-including Karg-Elert's Imment has replied to the British protest pressions," Ecelimina's Suite Gothequo," against the Fisheries Bill presented on Butterfield and Swiry, Jardins, Matheson Arensky's By the west Frank the 19th December While assorting & Co., and the C. M.8. N. Co. ure jointly Brkirom Sartuta. It is hoped that as the right to extend the three mile limit increasing their malea on freight and in previous years selections from Bandel's "Messiah" will be sung in the Cathedral it is understood, that there are certain demanding payment in cash, aferchants in Tientsin are negotiating with the on Good Friday at 9.15 p.m. Those willing points on which negotiation is invited. to help are asked to send in their names as

[NoteBy this But the Russian Kaiping Mining and Engineering Co. for soon ne possible to the Cathedral Organist. The practices will boheld abblo Thursdays Government proposes to establish a 12-mile the converance of their goods. in the Cathedral, starting on Thursday, territorial limit from the Archangel Gulf and surrounding islands. This step, which it is declared, is contrary to international saga, will it is fenred cause damage to the British fishing industry, and suricua British representations have been made to tho Russian Government on the matter:- ED. C. 31.

March 2

ALLEGED PARTNERSHIP

FRAUD.

At the Criminal Sessions this morning before the Chief Justico Sir Francis Piggott, Ko Choi Powas charged with offences under HONGKONG'S MILITARY ordinancea 7 of 1899, section 4 and 5 of 1883 section 75-that prisoner being on

CONTRIBUTION.

RUSSIA AND CHINA.

THE LATEST PHASE.

(Fah Te Yat Po's Service.)

PERING, February 22...

H. E. Shah Yin-to, Chinese Minister to St. Petersburg, has wired to the Wai-wa-pa that Russia is quite satisfied with China's reply.

13th day of Decembar, 1909 entrusted with QUESTION IN THE COMMONS, certain property to wit with the sum of 82,500 in money of and belonging to Wat (Renter's Service to the China Muil.)

in order that he might apply the samso

LANTON, February 22, EXCITEMENT IN MANCHURIA_ as subscription to the capital of a firm In the House of Commons to-day | ~" styled the Wing Mou Woodcutting Co., tor. R. D. Holt, Liberal M.F. for

HE. Shi Liang, Viceroy of Man- the intent that Wat Ki should become a partner with prisoner and others did un-

Hexhom, asked whether Hongkong and churia, has reported that much ex- the Straits Settlements would be citement prevails among the people of lawfuly sad fraudently enrett the pro-required to pay as contribution for his province and he requests that it perly to his own use and with on December 17, 1909, being entrusted with $4,000 he defence twenty per cont of the revenus abould be publicly announced when tho longing to Wong Tap Sang under similar realised in substitution of that hitherto Russian question is settled. circumstances did unlawfully and fraudu derived from opium, or whether Mr. lently convert the said property to his own Harcourt could arrange for a substituted revenue that shall free these colonies Mr M. W. Slade, K.O., appeared to peo-from the liability to pay twenty par secute, instructed by Mr Crowther Smith,

cent. and Sir Henry Berkeley, K.O., defended, Mr. Harcourt Secretary of State instructed by Bir Harg.

The following were sworn in as jurors: for the Colonies, replied that the demands are too extravagant. N. A. Belcher, F. M. Gagin, J. H. Under- whole question was engaging his wood, A. Feslier, H. B. Bridgar, foreman; attention, but he was unable to make A. Aitcheson, D. Dorwood,

use and henett

a statement of present.

Mr Slade said that this happened to be the

[Note. Mr Holt is a member of the first indictment under the ordinance passed shipping Grt of Messrs Alfred Holt and last year. Perhaps it would be well to Company EDGAL). refer his Lordship to the ordinance before the same in the operative parts as the addressing the jury. The ordinance was

Europeans close to the railway line, but they bara no such hesitation in remote The third point which this Can-place. Several missionaries are reported

to have been murdered. tonese publicist discusses is the attitude of the tiövernment' in respect The recent lock-out, according to an to the emulle of the Manchu race, the official statement, cost the Boilermaker' fatherland of the reigning House. Society merly £100,000. Mr Jolm Hill, the general secretary of the soluty, in his These portions of the Empire are current monthly report, says: "Nane but known to the Chinese as the Three God will ever knew the terrible tragedies Provinces. The jibe-it smacks great-behind the scenes in thousands of families ly of Canton--is that the Manchus are during the fourteen weeks' lock-out. Just larceny ordinance at Home passed in 1901. little bit of it was made public in a death It was passed to remove many difficulties willing to do anything, and grant to starvation here and a quiet suicide in the larzeney ordinance and in place of anything to foreigners in order that

the long and cumbcross section a more they may be allowed to retain their

simple section was substituted with a much Liosakond, Thursday,FÉBRARY 29, 1911. hold, however flimsy, upon this portion

wider scopeand cutouta namber of decisions of the empire. They do not much

which rendered it penetically inoperative. The facts in that cald werin one sense care what part of China. they re

simple although some of the details were linquish to foreigners provided that they are not compelled to lose face by the relinquishment of their ancestral

The China Mail

CHINESE CRITICISM OF THE

BLANCHES.

there. While none could find fault with the final settlement, they (the men) still remain pawns in the game played by owner of capital for the ever more rapid accumula:

tion of wealth."

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont has been

con.

THE POPE.

RECOVERY FROM ILLNESS.

(Reuter's Service in the China Mail.) LONDON, Tebruary 29,

His Holiness the Pope has completely recovered from his recent illness.

THE PLAGUE.

TO MEET.

FOREIGN OPINION ON THE QUESTION.

It is said that politicians in various countries are declaring that the Russian

ARRIVAL OF THE 3th RAJPUTS.

The troopship Dufferin came into port yesterday afternom from Calcutta with the 8th Rajputi Regioient which is to relieve the 105th Binhiattas at Kowloon. For purposes of convenience the Pufferin went alongside the Wharf at. Käwlson, and the work of disembarkation has been going on today. Including officers, Indies, N.C.0.'s and nien the details 'numi- berod over 900; Lisut. Colonel H. D., Bicintyre being in command. Thư 3th Rajputs are a fine borly of men and the Regiment in days past won distinctions for itself at Lucknow, SuBrann aufd Afghan← Their uniform is scarlet with yellow facings.

a little involved. In the autumn of 1000 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONistan. prisoner obtained a concession or tract from the Government for cutting wold on a number of forestry lots in the

I it is beneficial to he severely home. The fiint thrown out, however, appointed principal Naval Alde-de-Camp | neighbourhood of Aberdeen, Ho seemed|

criticised and to be informed frankly

is that they will not be able to maintain to the King. of one's faults by one's

own people then the Government of China should their hold upon the Three Provinces he in most sigontos form tuyuch longer for no matter how devious FURNITURE. No other Government, we should may be their scheming, foreigners will

HOUSEHOLD

SEE WINDOWS.

Customers Own Ideas and Designs carried out. DESIGN BOOKS,

SUBMITTED.

imagine, gets so much gratuitous -advice-hurled-at-its head from every. quarter, and not even die British Government is more abused for its

elves. The most enfestle of the

take thehund sooner or later. It must not be supposed that foreigners them- selves are allowed to get off without

a

few bitter words from this caustic

Several local people returned to the Cluny to-day by the German Mail, as will be seen by perusing the passenger fint on the back page.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

"LONDON, February 22. The International Plague Commission assembles at Mukden early in April.

*

Licot. Col. McIntyre was formerly second in coramand of the 10th Curkhus Rides and has served in the Indian Army for many years. He joined as second Lieutenant în 1880, was later promoted to Lieutenant in the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, Captain while serving with the Indian S.C., Major while attacherl to the Indian Ariny, and Lieutenant Colouet The Dufferin is dad to leave Hongkong was mangled beyond recognition. When on the 25th with the Bahrattas for Bone- the naturalist remonstrated, she man said, bay, and No Company of the H. and Boss, you can't, kill a mitlesnake-ton 9.B., B.G.A. for Colombo en route for dond."

to bavo bad"partners at tisalātimo and to have carried on the buslaoss of the Wing Captains Thomas and Gentles, of the Mou Woodcatting Co. After he obtained

A naturalíat told how, in a thicket on Aper vessels, have, it is statoil, vacated the concession it appeared that he needed

more capital to meet the rather heavy pay a mountain aids, he saw i man kill a rattle their positions as skippers.

anake. He heat the life out of it with a 1906. meats of the Government and to carry out club, and continued the pounding till it the work within the time limited by his concession. Therefore be got into com amication with two men of the name of Tong Sing Kun and Loung Chuk Wan and be showed them a list of people who wota

DO YOU WANƐ RELIEF) proposed partners, the total capital being $18,000. The amounts against the ames A hater that sanoying tickling in your

RE you freqüently loare? Do you HAMBERLAIN'S Cough-Reinedy - ie CH a very valuable medicine for throut totalled $16,709, learing $1,300 to be sub-threat? Dues your caugh annoy you at and lung troubles, quickly relieves __and scribed and he malfed these two men whether night, and do you rise mucusin the torn

ing? Do you want relief If so, take cures painful breathing and a dangerously they would take up the remaining 81,200. Chamberlain's Cough Remaly and you will sounding cough which indicates gested They declined. Cup came on the list was he pleased. For sale by all Chemischunge

lang

For sale by all Chemists and (for $10,000 and prisoner bad said that this | and Storekeepers.

་༥,

Lieut.-Colonel Bayani, D.§.0., of The

in Hongkong, Singapore, the jest. The difficult part of the busi-Buffs, left. Sitgapore for home by the P/ man and he had faller out and the two men i

ness is to know how to mend matters and 0. Nubia on completion of his period ment. However it was arranged that the two were again saked to come into the arrabge-

shortcomings than is the Chinese Chinaman of the South. They too are

Sir Joseph and Lady Fayrer were administration by the Chinese them-charged with having insatiable capac-

ities for flattery, and with taking and passengers homeward by the German mall crítics, of curse; fixe outside the Munchus On the whole, this jibing months leave of romance.

hollingwhateveris given to them bytheon Wednesday. Sir Joseph has four PATTERNS OF MATERIALS jurisdiction of the Middle Kingdoni,

criticism is not without a soupcon of AND QUOTATIONS FOR ALL FURNISHING WORK, PROMPTLY Ports, ete, for the utterances for which they make themselves respon-

It is thought, in some quarters, in courtinand of the bathelina, sible are often much too violent,

that the Manchu mind is really to pass the Press Censor in China'

111 no way softened towards the cun, either maided or more often figuer, and what is now being done in the way of conciliating the Chinese through the aid of an experienced teacher, make linselt painted by granting a parliamentary constitu tion. is attempted only because with the contents of a Chinese news there is no alterntive but actual paper published at any

of the pluces destruction, "If however,"cencludes persons willing to accept peerages, prisoner got into communication with a! mentioned, the columns of the verna the tile which we have been aping it was merely banterns a private

Wm. Powell, Ld., itself. To the foreign mader who

FIRST FLOOR, - ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

'EMPIRE'

CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE,

Performances

7.16 to 9 and

Bir Thomas Lipton left London on Jan. uary 24-Ier Marsailles on route for Ceylon, the Straits Battlements, India, and Java

Bo orpocts to bo away some month

Mr Gulland, the chief Liberal Whip, now repudiates the statement about making a

mezi and prisoner should, pay the $18,000 amongst them, the two men each taking') shares for 20,000 and prisoner the romain- ing 20,000, and the small subscription capital would be paid back and the men

which had been paid for the proposou

would go out. Accordingly the two men paid the $8,000 each and they received a partnership agreement signed by prisomer and chopped with his own chop. Then man named Wong Tap Bang, one of the

Me PIONEER HALL or In COLONY dar, press tisdag make piquant digesting the Manchus hari their dianer.

Des Your Road Central, Opposite Central Market

reading. Having no fear of my own way, the people would still be serious consequences befalling theni

as grass, and the officials as the these Chinese journalists let them want that blow th upon it, and as selves go with a vengeance when at the wind bloweth is it listeth, dealing with the Manchu rulers of would the Manchus like to clostone, Dorse, on 20th January. The burial Both wen paid their respectivo shares and

0.15 to 11.30 .. The Magnificent Drumatic Film RIGOLETTO

The Eminent Soubrette

Miss DOLLY SWIFT

The celebrated Comedian

Mr DENNIS CARNLY.

O FRIDAY NIGHT,

with the people to-day,”

complainants, who had agreed to pay $4,000 towards the capital. At frat he was asked to subscribe $8,500 but he only The funeral took place on 25th January agroad to 84,000so prisoner anked him if commander of the Pando, Line and War the other 22,000. This man went to Cantos of Captain Arthur Edward Barlow, formerly he could End sombone who would take up dos of Trinity Houm, who dad at Park and friend of his agreed to pay the money.

China"It is in "consequence of the

wax made in the family grase at Elmer's- obtainal receipts in the most explicit turma extreme violence of their opinions that

etd, Cemetery. Those presunt included on the same day that prisoner had received Me Percy Barlow (of the Hongkong and the money from the previous two men so several of the vernacular paper of

One of the best-known and wealthiest Shangbai Beak, son), Dr. Cacil Barlow, that prisoner hast got an extra subscription. Hongkong were prohibited from of distillers walked round Hall one ever- Me Disney Bazion, Colonel Barión, Capt. of 85,500 and what be sctually did with the entering Chinn, and we are scarcely in with another distiller to userve the H. Acton Blake (Deputy Master, Trinity money they did not know. The last two public houses of the town. Seeing that one), Captio Hoare Captain Marshall, mon had applled for their money or their surprised at the attitude of the officials business was place, one asked what it Captain Holding, sud Captain Flint (Eldor shares but prisoner had not sent it to them

wine to, and suggested the Budget. in this regard. A typical article came the Budget maid his friend Bratheon), Bir Thomas Mathews, (Engineer of acounted for it in may way. L'ASKOMMOTIE",

Evilence" was called and the case Wan Tur INN (or the Trink) after F. Onder our notice the other day in that hastanene. It's the sinmuntegapirin-Chief), Captain Gwyn, and Dr. P. C.

hows st take the money now. We can't Atkins

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