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MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1911.

[Corynight.]

AMERICA AND MEXICO.

SITUATION BECOMING ACUTE.

-Doos-It-mean War 7-

LONDON, March 13.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

A message from New York states that the Mexican Government has decided to - suspend Constitutional guanintees guarintees throughout the Republic.

Four American warships have been ordered to visit Mexican porte, under -circumstances which indicate that they will be virtually engaged in patrolling

the conat.

Don Limnatour, the Minister of Finance, interviewed at New York, said that when an armed force crosses tho 'border of a neighbouring Power without

invitation or permission it means in visian and occupation, and that means

war.

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D. Macdonald, W. C. Jack, J. Findlay Millar, J. Ormiston, A. Sinclair, R. Baker, 1. S. Jataleson, and many others,

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oilfields in various parts of the world, and | things -- run smoothly and without tho sure and constant supply of cheap fuck doubt the great success which hav that this now type of engine will bid fair been attained by Engificering Institu The Annual · Dianer...

to supplant, to a cortain extent that the members hayo educated their tions in the East is, ửng to the fact

the existing steam engine. The groat The new lease of life which has been development of the smaller and lighter 50 that a hot bearing in the adminis iation is aasily located. (Laughter)." And intered upon by the Institution of Er internal abusition _engine_alen has gineers and Shipbuilders of Hongkong lent lel to the possibilities of the neroplano but an engineer when necessity arisa can so sciontlically apply oil to the an additional olament of muscos to the Einhyiroplano, lath of which lavo nuran dinner which was held on Saturday seriously occupied the stention of the introubled waterslu the thes of cli night. The go asembly of mombers rontor for quany years, but wore Bever

qualifications, gentlemon, I ask you how and friends wasnost gratifying and a happy before made of practical value. In navalantharing like tonight's could be any- time was spot. The event took place in architecture we hear of battleship filty thing but an unqualifial success! Person. the new ball-room of the Hongkong Hotel feet longer than the Dreadnought, which is ally I have been very closely associated with which lent itself adminbly to such an not yet five years old; of a new Cunarder engineers all my life, and wanted to sed The new President of the 880 feet long and of 40,000 tons monsure the wheels go round while still on milk. chair, and amongst the fargo campany this meth with the Comet, the pioneer ontering the profession, and my fatkur Institutión (Mr. R. M. Dyur) was in the ment. is rather interesting tu aunparodiet; in fact at one time I insisted on there were present the Hon. Mr. Henry passcuger steamer, built in 1811, exactly seriously considered, the question. Bomer Keswick, Musers T. F. Hough, 100 years ago, which little bust was how or other, however, when it wat Forbes, LL. P. White, R. Sutherland, only 40 feet long and carried 40 passengers,rought love to me that before I

Here in Chins even we see great develop could wear a cap with gold braid and WATKINS' wents in railway enginearing which aro play round with polished wheels, as I already of great benefit in opening up the had envied athers doing, it wa NECESSITY country between bera and Feking. The Chinese themselves are daily realizing more in the first place to get up at five in the and more the advaninges of communication orning for a few years, and use a kammer and the benefits of rapid transit for their at opll chisel for a solid 12 hours a day, this took the gilt off the last and ginger godils, all this showing again the necessity for ench one of us to seize every opportunity bread at the same time (Laughter), though that offers for opening up new connections my interest in the profession nuvor abated, Hongkong Bo referred to the fact that engineering, which pertains more pirtica- best friends are freres of our hosts

in our profession. Outside the sphere of and I am proud to say that many of my No Subscription. he had that aftenen been out sailing from larly to the art of locution, we find a here to-night. Naturally ou such an occasion the Yacht Club. The day was a bad one fold of over widening magnitudo-a field as this more interest attaches to the good and there was a pretty stiff breeze blowing, to which our best scientists are giving fellows one meets with in China, and s so that the hunts out had a pretty hard their brains and their energy. This field experientes has been mere with Marie Claire, by Marguerite Audoux. (From Our Qiên Correspondent.) time of it. He followed the mees with gentlemen, is that of laboursaring marine engineers I make that the excuse fe House of Blight by Mrs Couleu The Thousand Secrets, by John Selborne.. Segar, March-13. mich interest and at the finish the winning appliances. We have been long disused contining my remarks to the tranen The libel action brought by Mfrs natang from the second by only to the clubing of stairs and profer of the profession. Unfortunately, for me W. E. Leveson, Secretary to the in shipbuilding and engineering would trie tram, a motor car, or a bicycle it canst lika sane here to-night could do is orte secord. Those who were interested the easy lift. We seldom walk if an electo recall the dim dark ages of the Chin Municipal Council, against Mr Herbert protably wonder why he was telling available. There is a neat for the poor impossible: still in 15 year shipping work D. Hutchison, a former member, in them about yacht races. Well, it gave inundrymen to sweat our cuffs and collarsat various ports one gets all sorts and connection with a letter which the hin an idea which he thought he could in this climate. It is all done conditions of hien, many of whoni make on latter wrote to the North China Daily use is dressing thear that evening. It machinery. Before long wo my hope to one a life-long impression. I submit Heart of Gold; by L. G. Bloberly.

was evident to him when these men were age the paddy holds of Chim turned up by gentlemen, that there must be something Hawtrey's Deputy, by Harold Bindloss." Nece on January 6th fast "was com- menced to-day before Sir Havilland de Failing that they wore getting the better of the motor plough and the riponed crop in the training of those who are in charge The Branil of Silence, by F. M. White.

the forces of nature. They were sailing secured by the motor driven reaping um of affairs below, dick whielt is responsible The Justice of the. King, by Hamilton Sausmarez and a jury,

against the wind and ses and by their skill chine. Our clothes and our boots and for a curious mixture of long-headedness The Riding) Great interest is being manifested in and knowledge and operations they were shoes give evidence of wonderful mechanical and dry hamois, so much so in fact that Self and

Drummond

Minster. hy Dolf Wyllardo.. the subordinating those forces to their uses durices in their facture. The very in recent years unrelists and others High Water Mark, by Fergus Hume

Other, by

her, by Vietarin Cros [Sote-The letter referred to dealt with were getting on with their job fond we eni is not new dependent, upove. No to speak, worshipped at the The Little King, by Charles Major. Mr Hutchison's rensons for resignation (Applause). Now, that was exactly what the dusty Diamand for its cooking, for T

Chains. by Edward Noble. from the Council. He characterised certain shipbitters and engineers were constantly told that in the more diletanto shrine of McAndrew (Laughter), Such men Dorinda and Her Daughter, by *Intaly proceedings as irregular and highly re-doing." He knew subing about ships kitchens of our palatial hotels you have as are dealt with by Jacobs mal Cutelite The Lesson, by. Gartis de S. Wentworth prohensible, while he also reflected on the He had travelled much on the sea and he only got to press the button and electricity Hyne, although appearing in fiction, are all The House of Silence, by Evelyn Everett

James competence of the Secretary in severely critical terms.-EL CA).

was always full of "admiration for the men does the rest. These, gentlemen, are

dawn from actual living beings, (and any "who had produced auch miracles of ingentity only a very few items in this wide one who reads these authors will not have PRINCE ADALBERT

and skill as the modern steamship. Men field of what we might call domestic en-much trouble is realizing why each who belonged to the engineering professioingering, and they call for ability both cimeter sketch is so successful. The BETTER.

bught to be exceedingly proudof themselves technient and practical, of the highest scoret is that in each case his engineer is but he could assure them that they were not

order in their production. Time is limited. (Reuter's Service to the China Weil)nourly as proud of themselves na hymen entlemen, and I will not ups upon your LONDON, March 12 were of their magnilicet achievements let us forget and the strenuosities of our patience any longer, bat do not, however, The condition of Prince Adalbert of He knes them to be as kees on their work anily work our great inheritance, the Prussia, who was recently seized with as they were in their play. He had always inheritance handed down to us through the oppendicitis, is quite satisfactory. The found that the man who was good at his long line of engineers from Watt, from Emperor and

work was good at his play also; the two Stephenson, from Raskin, and from Kelvin. the Empress have returned to Berlin.

things went together. This Institute Let us endeavour always to remember the been formed for the purpose of bringing --THE BAGDAD RAILWAY. the purpose of ansient,

the men of the profession together for 1435 well of odification. They had oppor PROSPECTS OF ANGLO-

tanities to exchangu. thoughts on the new idens that were GERMAN AGREEMENT.

constantly being, ventilated in the profession little

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higher ideals taught by men of such genius as these. Let us like with us to our work. shops and to our engine-rooms a deter mination to add what little we can to the rent works of those who have gone before and from whose teaching and example we

this toast. (Appicuse.)

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(Reuter's Service to the China Matyinnovations, incomprensible perhaps to have been able to attain tur pa keen sense of duty, it is only necessary the average layman, but of much interest position Gentlemen, I wish to thank you for me to mention your senior member, Losos, March 11, The Berlin Conservative newspaper, and they had opportunities of listening to

and value to mumbers of the profusion-all for the opportunity given an of replying M Kreuz Zeitung, commenting on the papers prepared by experts h the various

qualifications it is impossible to penise too Bagdad Railway situation, says that if brandlies of engineering service. He had The boasts of Kindred Societies." angling fraternity of Hongkong, I have no hesit

highly, and if he is a sample of the engineer. C. KAMMING & CO., LD England's principal concern is to ex-been struck by the fact tlust they had as a ** Our Guests were entrusted to Mr J.

ution in saying that the bulk of thenrgo will

CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, clude a foreign sea Power from the Pez-motto the word "Ebique meaning Findlay Miller. He said there were many acceptable anywhere. Personally Tlenk einn Gulf, then, as Germany's interests everywhere""all over the place." It kindred Societies, and to several of theinost upon him as more than a sample-as an

MANAGELCHENG KAM MING are purdy commercial, it ought not to be happened the his own motto is, and important of these they owed a great deal, example. (Ifear heat.) There is no doubt (late Head Dispenser, Goremment "Civil impossible for an Anglo-German agree when be, as a small bay, asked his father being guided to a great extent by their you are all tarred with the same brush, and

Ecapital) ment to be reached doing justice to " | Most engineers were Scotsues, and, as the pencewlings of thuse scieties entri- the dog shore and launchel you inty the

what it meant, he said, Aye ready!" methods of working. The publication of Mother Nature when she knocked away | PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY

DISPENSED. Die Post says that the negotiations anything in the engineering line, technical knowledge. By means of the conscientiousness-then taking down a pet

they knew, Sentimen were "aye ready"buted in no small degree to the spread of world gave you at the end of a good cont- PIIRE DRUGS

ing of energy mixed with 50 per cent. oË between Turkey and the Bagdad Reil(apphuse). In conclusion, he assured the papers read by members who had special bibolied

Tullowship' way Company have resulted in an members that Ire and all their guests wished knowledge of certain subjects all members the boot-topping.

good

sho applied Nuw gentlemen, to agreement regarding the Gulf section.

overy rusperity to the Institution of were benefitted. If the Institutions aici | much of your tinie has already been taken Engineers and Shipbuilders in Hongkong, nothing more than this they woukl up, and after thanking the members of the Institute. on behalf of tho Visitors for their (Applause.).

precinte them Int they were doing more. hospitality, I cant refrain from quoting MODERN ENGINEERING ACTUETEMENTÀ, - They brought together in a social way nem-verse which is very significant of the The Chalaman, in responding, sabers of the same profession who wrong

Saottish engineer's great putmitism At were the outbreak of the Spanish-American War Gentlemen,It is just eno year since I had likely to meet each other in the course of many of the Don's vesels were run by last, the honour of addressing you in reply their daily business. The Institution of Scottish engineers, who rather than light against their white brothers, the Americana, to a similar toast. Will you please again Engineers and Shipbuilders by following resigned their positions (Appinuse). One bavo patience with me for a few minutes? on the same lines, showed their appreciation did so in poetry and wrote: It has been said that the crowning glory of of those methuda. Spanking to the toast the engineer is in having given to him the of " Our Guests," Mr Miller said they wers power to utilize the elemental forces of glad to have so many prosent and they nature for the benefit of mankind. On an

welcomed them all heartily. They especial occasion of this kind, and under the of the most important firms in the Colony, ly welccuned the representatives of novúfal auspices of this institution, it seems it and who had honoured the gathering with their presence. Unfortunately, the final arrang

An understanding, ofering a basis for negotiations with Great Britain, will shortly be reached.

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PERING, March 12. Tuan Shi Kai has wired to Prince "Ching referring to the difficulties of intercourse between Russia and Great Britain and sets forth several suggest Jong.

And noo, and Spain, 11 has to ging Frae this quid and dance and sang So your sin sand I'm greatly fearin Maun try their hann at engineerin.

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The Press "was submitted by Mr W. C.

Bond, round Government Cilices and Voi- A secret telegram bas been sent to properast esito, for a time at anyrste

telegraphy into the field wild son cushie Garden Rond, up to Kennedy Fund, dawa Yoas Shi Kai, care of the Governor of the more material considerations which in nents were mado rather late, and so they the local Press to follow the movements of to the Monument and past the road between Honan, by the Wai-Wa-Po

these days occupy so much of our thought wore unable to give a long notice as they steamers around the const (applause) and the Recreation Ground and the Baco- let un do so and consider calmly and philo-would have liked, and as some of the invited they all hooked to the Government to Coarse, turi to the right on to the road to THE LATE AMBAN OFsophically what we and our professional guests were already engaged for that night the use of the public independent of ships Wosis-nei cheong Village up Wong-nei-

brethren over all the world are doing to they missed their presence. It was very TIBET,

realizo the highest ideas of our emft encouraging to them as n Institute to Perhaps in marine work the greatest pro- know that the large shipping and other gress in been made. The problem of raw hi Hongkong were interested in the economically propellings she is one of progress of the Institute, and the presence Wan Taun Yan, the late Vice-Ambon commanding interest and deserves our eon- of a few of the leading citizens of the of Tibet, has been sent for by theWai-tinual attention; and it is abe a problem, Colony was, sory gratifying as it showed wu-po, but was unable to go on account gentlemen, which you all know has not yet that their interut

been by any means solved to perfection. (Applause).

The . Polynesien, which arrived in "Azevedo, N. Malier, V. A. Rorio, Distilled from the softest London Bir R. Bakur, of the Kowloon-Canton! In stenu engineering, combinations of the rotary and the reciprocating engine fareRulway, repondel to the former toast part to-day under the command of Captain A. F. Baptista, A. F. Remedi, C. H.

Brimeau, went ashore on January 17 near Londs. ...

Water under ideal Hygienic boon tried, with encouraging results; which und wished.: the Institution continued the entrance of the Fort Joliette, after The officials were:-Judges.--Mensra |

conditions.

(Wuh Te Yut Pos Servier.)

PELING, March 12.

of sickness

BANDITS IN YUNNAN.

(Wah Te Yot Po's Service.)

Pero, March 12.

Li Ching Hi, Viceroy of Yanasz, has

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results are sufficiently good to lead us to

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WAN annintained,

A HAPPY EKTEY.

that might be in port (aplan).

During the evening an excellent musical programme was contributed to by Capt. Aitken, Mess I Be White, Maxfell, Jamieson, and Ivors, Mr Edwards playing the accompaniments.

5.9. POLYNESIEN ASHORE.

cheong Gap to Bowen Road, Albany Blond, Caine Road, and end at the Convent Gate. The first three results were as follows t Lt F. M. de Cruz, rumin. Let god C. Horio, Baptista, 77min to mica.

Those who started included the fol lowing C. Rotario, F. M. da Cruz,

min. 59kee 3rd AE.

colliding weh the pier hand. What C. M. C. Vieim. G. de Rockn ani

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hope that the cost of running largo steamers Responding on behalf of the guests, Mractually happened is not known bot it was 31. 8. Alves. Starter, A. J. O, V. of modernte, power will be considerably R. Sutherland delivered a happy speech very fongy at the time and the force of the Koheirn. The Keepers-Mesurs 3. 0), reduced, and this, mark you, with increased full of humor. He said Among the impact, was so strong, that the vessel broke Remedios and 0. F. Rozativ, Re ofleiny. The building of internal con- guests are severni gentlemen. Closely, na down the pier wall. Most of the pas fera-Moss FX Britto, J. -0. bustion engines of high power has made wrinted with shipping interests who will ar: gors lost their balance, as well as Baretto, P. da Roza, F. H: Hyndmann, SOLE AGENTS; canniderable progross, and today we hear no doubt support any opinion that as hosts or of aniors hut, there was no panic J. B. Britto, A, A. Botelho, E. Antonio," of four stomers, cach of 5,000 tons buriton, you are incomparable, but na engineers being built (ras on the Clyde and thre your handing of consumable wares and Edavoury were akin to got the vessel A. J. C. Ribeira, O. F. Romario, J. Q.

of a thle we subsequently successfully Romedion, and A. As Botelho. on the Continent), all of them being Lubricants ie upen in Meres criticing accomplished. It was fotod that the ship A REMEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS.ted with this propelling agent. With laughter and arius of "Ohf") I note, was not severely damaged. However, it however, the decanters have a patent necesitate the veel going into dock at Daws of time and by a medicine which toss of oil wil take the ship as far as 300 (owed. kughter). While we an exipped veral opinion is that the Joliette TARRHOEA should be cured without those streamers it is estimated that 100 dators attached to sanrk this revolution In Cistal Bergral of the stem plates were

like Chamberlain's Colle, Cholern- anıl Diarrhoen Rutely not only caras promptly tras of coal, and that the space noculary ceulingly grateful for your most extellent Channel, is too narrow for large steners a welcome story to those in search of health but produces no amploneant after effecta. for oil will be unly about one-fealth of entertainment it levely what can ho ex; and, the Polynesian went alsore exactly There is nothing in the world that cures

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