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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1911.

CHINESE IN LIVERPOOL

[COMIGOT) SHANGHAI CASE.

BRITISH GOVERMENT TAKING NOT TO BE PROCEEDED WITH:

STEPS.

(From Our Own Correspondenti (Reuter'a Service, to the Phimu Ala}.}

Sanciar, April 12, LONDON, April 18

The enzo against Mr. F. Griffin, « Speaking in the House of Commons directe in the Kochies Transportation and Tow Boat Company, has been

ing this we do not forget that the whole of South China is honeycomb-

It was, poð midnight when the curtain el with secret societies whose one Today's 'quotation for Para rabber, was zang down on the opening performanco and only aim is to get rid of por Muser Veruot and fingth is be fit of The Quaker Girl at the Thentro Royal, and the crawled audience which the preacut dyansty and if possible The French Mail of the 14th March End, nasumbled, in spite of the thunder- replace it with a pure Chinese lineras delivered in London on the 12th April storm, Ind a thoroughly happy thron hours

diversion. The Quaker Girl" is still the the Rt Hon Mr. Winston Churchill, of rulers, or failing that to set up a

The wraiser Crescent inturned fromage no the Adelphi Theatre, London, Home Secretary, qunounced that the withdrawn. Republic. But the men who are Shanghai today with the jaid-off men of and the ecture of Bandmanu's engineering this propaganda are not the Yangtse River boats, likely to have chosen such an in-

dividual as WAN SANG CHOT to set the ball of revolution rolling. It was mere blind chance that the aviation mecting occurred as it did and afford-

Wo-understand that the ldos el a per- manent saorial in Hongkong the Coronation has been atandoood,

In the international Bucur match the ed a "man "obsessed with the overall was England one goal, Scotland one powering idea: an opportunity to goal. The game was played at Everton. display the strength of the fanaticis

in including it in their extensive reper-subject of Chinese immigration at Loiro is to be cenuaandel. Of couro, Liverpool was engaging the attention there were wrcastic critles in the dress of the Honie Ofe. The atops which circle and stalls, as there.always azo in it may be necessary to take in dealing Hongkong and one of these who expoot with the situation are now being ed to say the phy carried through with

were disappointed, as they thoroughly the perfection of London performance considered.

UHINA AND RUSSIA.

CHINESE TROPS FOR THE BOUNDARY..

(Wah Tea Yat Po's. Service.)

PERSO, April 12.

deserved to be. But those Thoont RUSSIA'S BLACK SEA In view of a telegram from the

in the right mood, realising the limitations of the theatre and remember

FLEET.

The Crown Colonies will be representing the variety of plays which the Coni: GRANT OF FIFTEEN MILLIONS

which raged within him, and so want the Coronation by sir-governera or likewise surmise that the same blind sx-governors representing six different haphazard alone. provented the ups Viceroy, or even some petty official from being his victim. The behaviour

of the crowd after the murder, the comparative quietness, which per vaded Canton on Sunday after the authorities had officially placarded the city with the true story of the dastardly tragedy, show that the temper of the

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A dividend of 3 per cent is declared. No dividend was paid in 1900.

In a boxing match at Paris, for hours weights, Sam Langford and Sam Maorea fought twenty rounda for a purse of two

themani-panid Tho matalimatl

|-lines--as thone-which-Wax SHAxomilies held last acting, it was resolved to

Croy had been pursuing during the call public meating at the City Hall

Tuesday at 5.30 p.m., to discuss various pt few months. Though there is

второнийн

9.15 p.m. Handel's Messiah" at St. undoubtedly a good deal of discon-

John's Cathelial.

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, April 15.--...

Public Hobday.

30p Gymkham Club's First Gylon.

K. A. A. A. Brokh Crosscountry Challenge Cup Race,

SUNDAY, April 161-

9a.m.--Excursion to Macao,

MONDAY, April 17:---

Easter Monday-Bank Holiday. 9.m.-Excursion to Macno."

10 ...K.V.C. Rule Meeting. -

We are infonod that subject to audit the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., will pay a Dividend of 12 per cent and a bonus of 1 per cent for the year ending 28th February; 1911

tent among certain sections of the community over the abolition of liccused gambling, the imposition of new taxation, the granting of mono- polies, etc, which have all tended to

Lord Charles Beresford, in the course increase, the cost of living, the feelings of an interview, stated that the time had of the people generally did not arrived when English speaking countries carry them to the length of the should combine to provent war. Pence," misguided murderer, and so the great ho added, "is essential to us." city, after the first shock of natural The public are informed that "no" "plar- surprise, resumed the even tenour of cols have been received by the overland its way, merely expressing resentment route vin Marseilles. The receipts issued

I p.m.-Lusitano Club Athletic Sports. that such a senseless thing could be for such parcela should be held in hand

due within its borders, and wonder-pending the arrival of the mail.

Tuesday, April 18:-

Criminal Sessions commence. 3p.m.-Auction uf, Crown Lead at Public

Werks Department,

WEDNESDAY, April. 79 --

11.30a.m.-Extraordinary General Meets

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SATURAY, April 22-:--

ing at the same time, why "such a

The Scorpion Dancing Club brought harmless old gentleman as Ft Chits season to a close last night with a "Cinderella" at the City Hall. The should have been selected as ir viction

inclement weather affected the attendance, of distraught rational hatred.

but those present speat an enjoyable time. To-morrow being Good Friday, there

everment in the matter. The assassin Evening Serviceat 6 pm, at St. Androw's

A question has been raised as to

STERLING.

pany is handling, camu" sway thorough. ly satisfied. It is true that there is a sameness about plays of "This Quaker (Reuter's Service to the Chiva Mail) Girl" typu, in the plots as well as in

Lastos, April 13. chief reasons why we are occasionally left the music, and perhaps this is one of the

Rauber's correspondent at St unenthusiastic about the charms of any Petersburg telegraphs that the Budget now pioce. But for all this in the commitive has approved of a grant of drossing of the pieces there is still fiftonn millions, sterling for additions ponty of scope for originality and colous

Nobody can caril at the quaint origin to the Black Sea Float, ality of the man who conceived the dresses. for

The Cu Chi They opaznač Why tinhtesathayi dan tugatgan taries a remote village in Quaker Britain and a modern dressmaking establishment in up-to-date Paris at least, wo suppose

EXETER ELECTION

THE TABLES TURNED.

**

Minister at Fulan to the effect that the

forces in the territory, the Government Rassians have fargely increased their

inteada to send the Kansu Provincial

troops to the boundary.

THE MURDERED TARTAR

GENERAL

The Latest News from Canton.

This natire papers are still full of the anhappy arent that transpired in Canton last Saturday, but there is not a great deal.. that is now torbo gathared. The namin

and - that IS others are directly involved. Attempts have been made during his osamination to load him to implicate others, but apparently it was up-to-dato despite the ahrenen of (Renter's Service to the China Mail) Lie has not yisided one job in this regari.

hobble-akirts" which presumably interferv

LONDON, March 12.

It is reported that those who wero daring. The result of the recount on a enough to follow the murderer and arrest too much with the freedom of the players to be tolerated in a breezy, happy and petition in the parliamentary election him have been rewarded according to the

for Esetor is that Mr. Duke, EC. (U.), assumed merits of the work. The roldier. vivacious musical comedy. -----------

The music of "The Quaker Girl" may is returned by a majority of ong after Cheung received two hundred taals; other

received one hundred tacks; one or two not bo of that haunting "Viennese" type

This is a Unionist gain,, Mr. St. the revolver and brought it to the officials received ten trois as his reward. On the other band, those who were supposed to be the body guard of the murdered oficia, aud-pecially the two underlings whose daty it is to walk alongside the chair, have been brought to book, and though it does" not yet appert what they will receive, it is aite evident that they will not recolte taola. Possibly some consideration will to

which has become so popular since the a week of exciting serutiny received fifty, and the nina who picked up

advent of The Merry Widow" a low years ago; the story may not be so well-connect. Maur, Liberal, baving been declared od or the dialogue so smartly written as elected last December by a majority in, say, The Chetcolate Soldier," but, of four over Mr. Duke. faking the piece all round, it makes a really good entertainment. The music is good though it is rather are substantial

more English if one may say than that

of Leo Full of Strauss, and there are ons

CHINESE ARMY AFFAIRS.

Wah The Fat Pula Service)

PEKING, April 12

or two very catchy numbers which. Hong kong will be humining or whistling within Prindo Tem Tro has requested that ads for the confusion of the moment; an the next few days. Such is the song Will he be allowed to make a tour of the the other haud, judging from the m you not come to the Ball 2 splendidly Provinces for the purpose of investigat-pers the public are indignant, that they sung by Mr T. C. Maxwell; an ear-buntinging the training of the troope in order turned tail like besten cura at the fint. melody which immediately caught on. shat he may ascertain whether they protch of danger

The play deals, as the title implies, with are making satisfactory progress. a Quaker Girl," who, being not very This has been declined by the Prince good," rebels at the narrow life of the Regent village in which she lives, and is turned

Princo Tsai Hsun and Prince Taai Paris, as almost invariably happens in

It was mentioned in a previous issue. that the bigter officials found themselves in somewhat of a dilemma as to the wording. of the message to be formrded to Peking.

12.31.Boligkong Jockey Club Hit the responsibility of the British Go will be a Merning Serviço at 11 o'clock and away from home. She of course goes to Teo as well as the Military Minister, Apparently they have explained that Fu

Yearly Meeting, Chinese Y.M.C.A. Annual Sports,

Prize Giving at Headquarters. MONDAY, April 24-

1.45 pon.-Volunteer Cozie Dinner and told the examining uugistrate that it Church, Kowloon The Preacher in the was during his residence in the morning will be the Lord Bishop of the Straits Settlements that he became Diocese Napara imbued with anti-Manchu feelings,

3.40

Non-H.R. Schools Athletic Sports

TUESDAY, April 25:----

Meeting of the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. . . . 3.45pm.Sanitary Board Meeting. WEDNESDAY, APHI 26 --

Noon-Union Insce. Society of Canton

Meeting. 12.30 p.m.-China Traders Insce, Co

Meeting.

Faunay, April 28:--

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media txiled Princes, who has providenti Prince Regent to effect an improvement was outside the city engaged in watching modern musical plays-being taken there have been personally instructed by the ally made the Quaker village her home. In in the Army.

Paris the **Quaker Giri" quickly becomes

THE CANTON SEN: SATION.

ASSASSIN'S" LIGHT-HEARTED

MIEN.

"Mad To Fit Paź Sereier; } -

Carros, April 1

military movements, which embraced the is of flying machines. One report sats that the matter was reported first to Peking by the the wife of the deceased official, who, want a telegram tolling of the diaster in all is bareness.

It is most unfortunate for the Punyus magistrate, Young, inasmuch as the as- sination took place within his jurisdiction,

the rage, and she has ainostelijayable A inau was Joned 80 by Mr J. Rime: As is the way of all musical comedy hieroines she falls in love, and after tho in consequence of joining the more- Wasl at the fagutries this turning ins vitable misunderstandings, she marries ment of which Dr. Sex TAT-SEN IS for improperly blasting stone at Mataukok the man of her choice. Such is the skeleton the head Dr. Sux YAT-HES IR 1.4 piece of stone weighing about 2 la went f of this plot on which the play is founded," through the window of the residence and though it is not very bust it serves caused the British nation น Food of Inspector Want Fortunafaly no one as the peg en which to hang suing very

ausing business pretty songs and chara ing dance Vincent is, of course, the In the course of the trial yesterday and the question of responsibility is eo far-

Miss The Admiralty has approved of a week's Quaker Girl, and in the part last night he before the Viceroy, the Tartar-General's reaching and ao-terribia in China that one additional lens being granted to the half | was very successful. Her singing was, anessin gave similar evidence to that never knows where it begut and where it crews of the armed shallow-daught steamers usual, excellent, and her acting, buth at ibe given in the other Courts, but added and. Meanwhile it oppandabat this

denrure Quaker maiden and as the rage that he was going to frea the 10,000,000 gistrate was about to hand aver the seals Woodcock, Woodlark, and Widget, who of Paris, was capital particular sons of Han from the tyranny of the of offer to his successor, who is on the spet

17 with “Mr Coyse, particul are to return home from the Far East in of her." turis the cruiser Crescent on completing two stort of mixture of all the stage people has suffered for more than 200 should be handed over on the eighth day of the oog-in which he is teaching her to Manchus, saying it was an evi the andoriginally it was arranged that theseseslu 1y years' service on the Chin Station.

dances of the last few years she was years."

the mouth, whereupon the responsibility of particularly succesful. Mr Coyne (whic

During the trial the Bass was the providus magistrale would have ceased, played the American lover exceedingly

dent of anxiety since tint day, many was injured. years ago, when Lord SALISBURY made the Chinese Legation in London Stockrofters Association's Settling Day deliver him up, for wherever lie has

for April.

found an asylum within our do- minions, whether in the Straits Settle

Saturday, April 29 ---

Coronation Contingent departs.

5 p.an.-Entries close for Lawn Bowls ments, the West Indies, or Canada, Open Singles Championship. ho has never dosisted from preaching

The China Mail

his revolutionary doctrines. It is une absent from the fing on a cruise through well) is one of the best dancers who has speaking and larghing freely, without Unfortunately, for him, he was not ready,

The craiser Kont, Chian Squadron, is

he found an ideal partner. ever visited the Coleny and in MissVincent showing the least exciternenti e

and the transference of tuos speaks the dialect fluently and uses postponed until the eleventh, Mins Dorothea Temple, an a a fashionable

of the timest principics in our the islands of the Pacific. She was recently constitution to afford perfect libertya Honolulu showing the Bag" sta port

and hospitality to political refugees over which the--Union Jack should have Parisian modiste, wore some exceeding Antonese with a strong Northern the tend the deed was done,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

On the Mongolia is a party of 35 Chicago insitus men who to coming to study

trade possibilities in the Urient.

Hosarong Tarusday, Au, 13, 1911 of every nation who seek om protees been dying bad it not been for the Little tion and we should be the last to England policy of successive Gladstonian THE CANTON TRAGEDY.

curtail that splendid privilege; in fact, administrations.-L. und C. Express. it is only when that privilege is grossly TRIMMED AND

WAN SANG Choy, the fanatic who abused that the time will arrive for SEMI-TRIMMED 15 took the life of the aged F, C',s to reconsider the position vis-a-vis POPULAR & ELEGANT acting Tutor General of Canton, on particular individual. We have Saturday, adds but one mume more to only the murderer's word for it, the long list of murderers whoso-ill- however, that his action sprang from Leave of absence on private affairs, to prepared bynins have been muddled the teachings he had tabibed in the the United Kingdons has been granted to by drinking in the undigested pro Straits Settlements, and, as we wrote 1911, to 15 January, 1012

Captain R. E. Boulton, from 22nd April, paganda -of-revolutionary, societies, above, we do not suppose thuf Dr.

Mr A. GE acting second class. OHARMING VARIETY From the story of his life which he SUN YAT-SEN is at all likely to have draughtsman at Devonpois Dockyard, has disclosed to the examining magistrate chosen WAN SANG CHOy to act for been appointed established in class one, can gather some idea of the him in any capacity whatever, and draughtsman at Hongkung mental processes which went to the certainly not in that of a murderer so building up of his mania. For main we do not see how the notorious it surely must be which punandes a refugee can be saddled with Satur man that the times are so bully out day's crime, otherwise than momily of joint that the only way to put In the same way the British Govern-

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Fexing, April 12,

smart and becoining gownay Ectod and Canced bewitchingly and bold,

As a result of the assassination in always, charting. Miss Lily

Drury played one, of the chief parts, and as tho Canton the guards of Prince Ching's charising, port ladies maid to Princess palace and all the residences of Doun- Mathilde, che giust be written down as cecillors have been strongly increased. of the successes of the evening. Miss

PERING, April 12 Nancy Rosaiter played the exiled Princess,

On account of the outrage committed and may the charming songs.allotted to her in, hur usual talented styin, Mr. Bobby at Croton the suggestion of doepatching Robarts was in his element. As Jeremiah, the cruiser Haichi to London for the

Quaker whose fatlier had been a sinner Coronation celebration is cancelled, and whose spirit occasionally bubbled over regr

CHILDREN LIKE IT.

while on

Very graphic descriptions am given of "Lão encombing of the decussed man.

The

apparently cost eight hundred dollars.

All the higher officials wore present when the body was placed in the coffin, including the Viceroy himself. Special afforts were made to calm the grief of the wife and the sidest son of the murdered mun. It may be mentioned that the Viceroy has sunt orders ta all the magistrates puder his commard that they are to take special care about... thair administration at this juncture, and

in the son, he had scope for much broad comedy, and he kept the house in one constant oar of faughter ME T. 0.- TY Maanel, in a paft sonswhat YominiHEN a. medicinu must be given to that in Apy probability of current gossip,

young childrua itauld be pleasant becoming marked, it is to be suppressed dent of Danilo, was good, and Bis to take Chamberlain's Court Hoody is once, and every effort is to be side to chak McGrath and MF Frith also did go made froni loaf sugar, and Wie roots used any unexpected indication of unusual events. Tomorrow being Good Friday there in its preparation give it a davor, similar to. Evidently this is a warning them to sas will be no performance, but on Saturday maple syrupy making its pleasant, to take to it that no possible chanes is allowed the

The Merry Willow" will hold away, It has no superior for colds, troup-and any diffe-ted parties to most Fogether and..

whooping cough. For sale by all Chemists cause trouble. But none is really antici and Storekeepers.

pated.

The Radway Magusine demitely an The estate of the late Sir John Aird, of encre that the London, Brighton and the firm of John Aird and Sons, co South Coast Railway aro about to clectrify tractors, who died on January 6, has been sworn for probate purposes at £1,000,000. the whole system, coroprising 470 miles of Eine The scheme will be completed in Mr. Johnoon-Hicks (Unionlat) has 1916.

the life of muy person, no matter who, course no harm would be done if Compton (Unionist), who resigned owing { Division, Middlesex, in succession to Lord that the accidents of fortune may have some curb could be put upon the man's to pressure of private business. set up in a position of authority.atternuces so to pievent the m

Ftation ave lus ben granted to the WAX SANU CHOY's mania wis direct-spreading anong such inflammable underpentioned offiuers for the periods ed towards wiping out the Manchus, innterial as that provided by Wasate against their augen-Liest. Taju. afl and sundry, and we gather that Saxu Caoy and others of bis kitley, Cunningham Cunninghain, R.G.., from The following Officers, N.C. Che and inen even so long as he removed one But beyond a little gentle moral 14th to 18th April, 1911. inclusive. Lout of the 120th Baluchistan Infaistry and No.

FW Thickness, R.G.A, from 14th to

this attracon by the sa. Anhui, to Miss A Marcy left for Shanghai

investigate the cause of delay in the printing. of her Commercial Map and Directory, which has been in the hands of the China Printing Co. for some months.

THE PIONEER HALL THE COLONY

official, le did not care very much uasion Great Britaincannot go much | 17th-April, 1911, inclusiv C. EL.K.5.B.R.G.A. arrived by the Das Your Roun Central, Opposite Central Market.

wito his unfortunato victini inight be. has she may deplore the madness and

* Performance 7.16 to 9 and

HJMS Dufferin on the 11th instant, and If the Viceroy of the Tartar Feneral, which resulted in such a tragedy na lake place in Hongkong in May, hetween acceilingly-190th Baluchistan Infantry A narriage has been arranged, and will are taken on the strength of the Coniund so much the better. Unfortunately that enated last Saturday afternoon. Binet Gécrie Nevall, uns of Colonel-Major A. Itos iamboni, Major: W. IL it was the Tartar. Geueral who met

0.16 to 11.30 x

Supart Newall, 0.2, of dielli Zvalatı, au? Ellan "Charlotta (

Weldinger and Captions A. 1. WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, A bis untimely fate at the lunds of the

eldest daughter of Men Im CWB & Jamur, J. C. Girottan, wife AMERICAN CRU SERS.COMING. Walindo, 0, Langford-place THE LIFE AND PASHION OF

naanmain, and to-day all right-thinking

estoba's and two children, B. de la 1 rock, and pambana DANSK Wood, London, CHRIST.

Chimen deplore the horrid dredo customary or ing of the U.S. Asintado de imaging

and W Lagger, 2nd-Laut (FH D. Jarrai Liouts G-1. Russell

We are inclined to believe that the Admini dubbard, will be made in Chinese J. Lippincott Publishing. Conaty, and (EMS) and wife 16 Nativé leurs 75 quadron, under the anmmand of Rent. Mr Craig Japanavit, proident of the Taitafiile Captain (Iskolaison. oct was that of a solitary fanatic, and and spotovo watars, taking ships and men one of the granitest publius in the United V.C.De ani mus, 10 public fullgrube b that the talk of a so-called wide-fito northern elloses during the hot soon tates, committed uicly a Philadelphia private followers No C

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on April He delilamtaly whot himself Adaptálik, T

"wojnanand 7 children, spread conspiracy to exterminate all drab port of paid and its sxpected that the given out as the cause of the ranks dood Native Moury 70 Nitiva: N{C.{),» auch-] the Manchus officials in Canton lehind will arrive in a day of two,

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