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DURING the cold season Hongkong indulges in a good deal of dancing,

THE CHINA MAIL.

ŃEWS OF THE DAY.

No caso of plague have occurred in |the Colony during the past 24 hours.

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The hours of the King's Birthday Parade on Saturday morning have been alwred to 9 to 11.

Schio 282,400 visitors were presunt as the opening of the Corontion Exhibition at the White City by Prince Arther of Cannuglit...

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have grown so rough in its expression, even if this is the age of athleticisin and oxuberant animal spirits. Some peo- plo ascribe the degeneration of the modern bail-roon to the decay of good manners which has followed upon women taking up the rougher field sports such as hockey and similar games The Amazonian qualities | developed in the open-air encounters are said to be transplanted to the ball- room, and, as bad manners are infee- tions, the rougher dement is soon the predominating influence. Perhaps when women begin to realise all that

The number of mail bags and packets they have lost in throwing asitle

dealt with in the Hongkong G.P.O. last gracefulness and dignity of caringototalled 205,078-an increase of 13,067, or | for the ruder, and ill-regulated quali-over si per cont., compared with an ip-

ties of the romp and rowdy, we shall crease of 4.520 in 1909, see a change which will, show us once again that real dancing is actually the artistic expression of the natural joy which the rational human mind ins in rythmic motion when under due and proper restraint.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

· To-dny's quitation for Pam rubber, per Messes Vernon and Smyth, is Se. Ild.

The German Mail of the Sad May was delivered in London on the 31st May.

Three cases of plague, two of which enga fatally, occurred recently in Shinghai.

There are. vacancies for one tenor> one alto and five sopranos in St. John Cathedral Choir.

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Fivo more cases of plague occurred dating the twenty-four hours ended noon Wednesday. Four of the patients died.

At 7.11 am. on the 21st instant a very light earthquake shock was felt in Yokohama, tasting 48 seconds. The oscilla. tions were principally in a northerly and southerly direction.

Dr Reginald Farmar. British Delegate to the recent Plague Conference, has been appointed by the British Local Govern ment Board to make a study of the pigs that are exported to Gront Britain from

China.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Bankruptcy matters were dealt with by the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the, 1.Supreme Court this morning.

APPLICATION ADJOCHNED.

Mr J, H. Gardinas appeared on behalf of the petitioning eruditor in the application of the You Tal firm for a roveiving order." Mr Garditur mid that the application bed uses adjourned, when it had come before his Lordship on the previous occasion as

his Lordship wished further proof of the act of baskruptcy. There was a further atidavit en the file to the effect of the

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THE DERBY.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1911.

A WIN FOR · SUNSTAR,

(Redler's Barvica to the China Mail.)

LASTON, May 31

The Derby resulted as follows:-

Sunstar Stedfast

Royal Tender.

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JAPAN AND GERMANY,

(Reuter's Service to the China Maz),

Laspor, June 1.

The Reichstag has passed for third reading the provisional commercial

arrangement with Japaz.

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LONDON, June 1. in the Hongkong Post Ofe in 1910 num-bankruptcy, relating to the absconding of bereit 1,001,810, and increase of 48,822 the partiers of the debtor firm,

The betting was as follows:----13 to 8 assesta as far as could be ascertained ware against Sunstar, 100 to S against compared with the previous year.

about 8700 and there were some book debts Stofnat, and 25 to 1 against Royal but it would be difficult to gut at tho actusi |

Tender. figures. The liabilities were about $8,000 to $10,000.

The Rov. I. Genahr, of the Rhonish Mission, will give a lecture at the Chinese Y. M. C. A. this evening at 8 o'clock the subject of The German Universition This is one of the actics on the grea

universities of the world,

Next Sunday, June 4th, is Whit Sunday, the Birthday of the Church. Thore will be celebrations of the Holy Communion in S. John'e Cathedral at 8.15 a.m. and 11.45 a.m.; the latter will be fully Choral, and the Services used will be Bennett in D and Sanford in B dat.

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During the summer months there will bo a change in the order of Services at St. John's Cathedral on the third, fourth and 6th (if there is a Afth) Sundays of each mouth. Or these days Matins with Sermon) will be sung at 11 am, while on the third and fifth Sundays there will be a Celebration of the Holy Communion at 12.15 p.m., and on the fourth Sunday the Litany will be said at this same hour. In onch case thers will be a short but distinct interval between Matins and the service that will follow.

An Official Service in connexion with the Corointion of their Majestier King George V. and Queen Mary will be held in S. John's Cathedral on Thursday, June end, at 11 am. The preparations for this service are already well in hand and a special Form of Service, adapted from a Form of Service commended for general use in His Majesty's Dominions by the

Archbishop of Canterbury and Fork, is According to an authoritative report being printed. It has been found necessary from Washington, Mr Taft will stand to dispossess sontholders from their se as presidential candidate for 1912, whatever customed seats but seats obsewhere will be may be the chances of his success. Mrreserved, as far as possible, for all ment- Roosevelt is said to have pledged his holders and subscribers.

support.

It is a matter of surprise, remarks the Siam Observer, that with the increasing passenger. trade between Singapore and

12,000 Records and, the man or woman who has Bangkok none of the passenger stammers

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SIAMESE ROYALTIES.

Visit to the Italian Convent.

Like the Gaekwar and Maharani of Barods and the Maharajah of Whorbanj,

kong paid a visit to the Italian Convent Schools yesterday. That distinguished institution for a visit is small wonder. visitors to the Colony should ringlo out that since the establishment is a distinct feature of what may be tormed the public in- stitutions of Hongkong.

not some idea of the rudiments of are fitted with a refrigerating row with the Siamese Royal visitors now in Hong. the art has rather a poor time of the necessary apparatus. it. But this does not imply that

As the mummer draws on and lathing the standard of dancing is much parties are all the thing, many look forward higher here than it is at Home. to moon-light picnics. For the convenience The tendency to romp is us pof our readers we shall publish during the

summer months under nur nounced in Hongkong as elsewhere femorands the time of full moon in General and the rowdy element is quite as Hongkong each month. much to the fore, especially after

At the spring regatta in connection supper. The old days of stately with the Shanghai Rowing Club, the Hong deportment have gone, perhaps never Fours Fern won by Carlowitz and Co., to return, and the old idea of Butterfield and Swire being second, the

Chartered Bank third and the British

In the to have followed suit.

naval race the cutter of H.M S. Calmas Recently The Times has been hail-beat the cutter os H.M.S. Clic by about a ing with a certain amount "of satis-length. faction the revival of country danees

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Mr Fletcher, Deputy ¡Ohulal Receiver, said that one of the acts of bankruptcy was fraudulent proference and he had made fut enquiries as to where the goods bad gone bat, had been unable to find out. The man had run away and left a little furniture which was not enough to pay Ms Gardiner's costa.

The application was adjourned;

WAICKS LEFT IN BAFE

Sunstar won by two lengths, and the second and third horses were separated by four lengths.

received with

KAISER TO MEET TSAR (Router's Bervice to the China Mai}

LONDON, June 1

His Majesty the Kaiser is to meet Hig Majesty the Tear in the Fionist akerries sometime daving June.

MOROCCO.

FRENCH COLUMN'S

EXPERIENCE,

(Reuters Service to the China Ma:) Losboy, June L

The victory was tremendous cheering.

Their Majesties the King and Queen were present, and the record crowd A telegram from Tangier states that included the Premiers and other General Gearand's column, assisted by delegates to the Imperial Conference.

General Dalbiez from Fes, reached Fez There was unprecedented betting.

on May 26th after beavy fighting.

In connection with the petition of the Wing Youn Bark Me WB. Hind said that was a 360 of a Chinoso bank carrying on businow here and all the partners had absconded, as well na the employees. Be ing petoning creditors they had no idea Epson on the afternoon of Wednesday,, of the assits and there would be book debts | Msy 31st, 1911. which it would be difficult to trace. He expected from what he bad recently heard that they would be able to discover some partners in Hengkeng whom they could juta.

[Note The Derby Stakes of 6,500} sors for entire colts and Allies fouled in 1808; colts Dat., fillies 8st. 9lb.; second to receive 400 mors and third 200 sors :, about one milo and a half ; 374 entries, Rus at

Mr Fletcher said that the partners had run away. There were a few chairs left and the safe was full of bricks."

The application was adjourned for a week.

ANOTHER PETITION.

A patition was presented in the case of tho Yai Ling Hing firm.

Mr Reader Harris said that the act of bankruptcy was a notice suspending pay ment to the petitioning creditor. total assesta were 316,000 and the liabilities $27,000,

The application was granted.

EXAMINATION CLOSED.

The

White was closed on the application of Mr The public examination of Mrs Rose

Fletcher, who said that Mr Leo D'Almada e Castro had asked for an adjournment at the last bearing but he did not wish to

continue with the examination.

THE ALBANIAN REBELLION.

STUBBORN FIGHTING.

Sunstar is a brown lt by Sundridge.

(Peuter's Service to the China Mat.) Doris, belonging to Mr J. B. Joel, Bu

LONDON, May 31. lapt ints high favour by winning the Two Thousand Guinens and theri the Nor-there has been considerable desultory A Constantinople message states that market Stakes. His previous record is fighting with the Albanian rebels. fourth in the New Stakes (5 furlougs) at Ascot to Seaforth, Nerestin and Sandali

The Turkish Commander now reports several stubborn engagements. won the Exeter Stakes at Newmarket July 1. beating Canvas Back and St. Girons) after a close race; second to St Nat in the Levant-Stakes (5 furlongs) at Goodwood,

beaten a length only, Night Rider third;

IMPERIAL DEFENCE.

(Beuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, May 31. The Imperial Conference has con- cluded its discussion on Imperial

won the International Two-Year-Old Plate, Kampton (o furlonga), beating is and Peggy Hyland; third in the Champagne Stakes (5 furlongs, 152 yards) at Doucaster to Pietri and Wrinkler, Cellini fourth Defence." won the Hopeful Stakes (5 furlongs) at Newmarket October 1, beating Barrow and Porphyr, at 3. yrs. He was trained by

Mr J. B. Joel. Morton. Walter Griggs usually rides for

Stedfant is a a chestout coît by Chaucer, out of Be Sure. He was second to Sunstar Last year he carried off the Prendergast in the Two Thousand Guined last April

Stakes, the Hook Two-year-Old Maiden Plate and the Witkeralick Plate. Stediast was trained by the Hon. G, Lambton while F. Wootton rides for Lord Derby.

THE RAILWAY TROUBLE.

VICEROY IMPEACHED,

(Wah Ta Yat Pu's Service.)

Paso, May 31.

Communications, has impeached HE H.E. Sheng Hauan Kwai, Minister of

Yang Min Tm Governor of Hunan, to the affect that he has tolerated the people to oppose the Imperial. Edict

No direction has yet been given on this matter

APPLICATION POR ADJUDICATION. Bir Fletcher applied for adjudication in the case of R. H. Whittaker. Mr Fletcher

Royal Tender, the out-sider, was evidently anid there were no sagots and the forniture named after the entries closed on 9th July roalised very little money which was all last as his name does not appear in Ruff'sin connection with the railway quest gone to pay the rent.

The application was granted.

MONEY BORROWED.

examination.

F. J. Barretto came up for his pubüc

Examined by Mr Fletcher debtor said. his salary was 8185 a month and he had The Queen Mother, accompained by the been earing that since January: His E. R., B. Prince Dovawongse, Foreign liabilitics was $7,000 practically all for Princesa and Princes, and escorted try Minister, and Dr Aprasait, called on the money borrowed. He had received in Mother Superior shortly before & p.m. on actual cash $1,200 and his friends for whoon Wednesday. The party comprised fifteen he stood security about $9,000. He was Martinoin and His Lordship Bishop led to borrow money through family members and was received by Rev. Mother Pozzoni.

The public examination was closed..

troubles.

PUBLIC EXAMINATION.

At the wish of Her Majesty, the party was conducted over the entire establish- ments, including the new block of buildings on the western slope of the grounds to the G. E. Chaves also came up for public rear of the main building Visiting

the numerous class rooms first, the visitors were examination. Debtor in answer to Dir inter escorted to the boarders' apartments, Fletcher said he was a clerk at $10 a whence they visited the industrial depart month and had been in his preserit 'em--

Her Majesty manifested tha F.M.S. Invincible was recently docked keenest interest in all ake saw and fre- ployment three months, Previously be in England and seems to think that at Portsmouth for a complete overhaul, queatly interrogated the Sisters and their had been in the Harbour Office at a it means the dawn of a new and and when the fall weight of the cruiser popila through one of the members of the salary of $120 a month and also in the who conversed fuently in Italiau and Sanitary Department at 850 a month. ncceptable era Its views are not rated on the wooden blocks her steel party w

French. frames strengthening her double bottom shared by the Yorkshire Post, which suddenly buckled and collapsed.

The next point of interest was the found. His liabilities were $1,000 and he had The lings department, where the queenly and received in actual cash 8500. says "In treating the revival of ship's weight bent the frames like a bow, motherly interest shown by Her Majesty

The examination was closed, Morris or other forms of village bulging them put on either side. When to the little hapless babes was most sifect dancing as a sort of revolt againt serious injuries were disclosed.

the vessel was refloated and examined ing. Picking up one, then another, of the

vulgarity in recreations, The Times -

HERIOGS ALLEGATIONS,

The public examination of A. H. Tavares was continued.

Spring Edition this year. We think he is probably Capt. F. Forester's hay cult by Persimon-Tender and True, it so lo ran five times last year without once being plared.

Last year's Derby was

Mr Fairie's Lemberg. B. Dillon ... Ld. Villier's Greenback, F. Tenspleman 9 Mr A. P. Cunliffe's Charles O'Malley,

S. Donoghue Prexious winners have been

1902, Ard Patrick. 1903, Rock Sand. ·· 1904, St. Amant,

1005, Cicero. 1900, Spearmint. 1907: Orby..

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1908, Signorinetta, 1909, Minori.-E», (. JL.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

Wah Te Yat Pa's Service.)

PERING, May 31, The Cabinet bas sent out telegrams to the Viceroys and Governors of the various Frevinces stating that all diplomatic matters with Japan hare Dow been settled with the Japanese Minister.

RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA,

WAR TEARED.

(Wak To Fat Po's Service.)

Perso, May 31 Russia has increased her troops at Harbin,

(To the Editor of the "Cxtra MAIL."); Sir, Many thanks for the information published in your last night's issue re the elections in Portagal. Although the said information was received through your own aroused among the people there, and Great alarm has in consequence been correspondent yet the wording of the telegram makes me remain still an un-; rumoure are prevailing everywhere that bei ever of what has been described a war is likely to take place between **Absolute quiet": Complete victory 1" Russia and Chins.. To fight a quiet battlo and win a complete victory is a mystery to me.

A GOOD FRIEND,

Let us not be too hasty and let os-await) He had previously been a meat dealer in events that will soon be forthcoming. Ad or can have a better friend when Ntroubled with colic or diarrives than Timor and what he commenced as a curio sitting the fact of a quiet election (which Chamborigin's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes dealer in Macao he had over $1,000 and appointed to the New Cabinet? The toan of to-day was a child it has been going is very significant) who are the "bosses Ramedy. Ever since the middled aged

He had also deal in archange and had ant point. Let us wait; as I say, do not and stands unrivalled for its

silence of the nomineca is spotber signific. about doing good until its tame has spread to nearly all parts of the civilized world.

prompt cures.

littlo ones "Queen Mother petted wad caressed them most affectionately, an act which seemed to be much appreciated by the The Labour party in the House of little children. Stiff Cuffs seems to have misunderstood, or Commone has initiated a memorial for pre-

At her express desire, Her Majesty nucli exaggerated, a movement which sentation to the Prime Minister, asking for was shown over the works room, where is interesting enough in its way, but a disinterested inquiry into the matter of exhibited. It was dorely inspected by the A very ine collection of embroidary was very much in danger of being spoiled Cabinet patroonze. Mr. Phillip Snowden Royal party, the Indiay putting aside quite made over 80,000 or 840,000.

large number of-articles that had attruct- by being made fashionable. There admits that the Labour party has benefited ad their fancy.

from the recent patronage. He explains sont to "The Grovaere ordered to he been in the Macao police force years before he too hasty and too gloriousYours, etc. It never fails to give relief. For sale by sceins to be à cult' for this dancing that so long as there is a game of grab the visitors. oo. passing by the Conventieved frons the police and did not know

Bafore returning to the sitting just now and the best friends of every party will grab; nevertheless, the chapel signified their desire to be Colonel dos Santos. He was not discharged the Morris movement are afraid of grabbing ought to end.

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he came to Hongkong, Ho was not "die"

Sacrament just as it was being held on the wharf. The choir girls and the Slater prosiding.

In the House of Commons Colonel If it is to achieve all that they Yate asked what precautions would be at the organ were just commencing He knew nothing of a wealthy ioper hope, it must be simple and as nearly taken under the Opium Treaty with China the cyaning service with the sacred coming from California to Macao.

con. to prevent opium from other countries molody of the Litany on the

Mr Fateher You dony that a wealthy

■uding day of the Month of Mary. The leper came to the house of a Chinaman tod

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us possible spontaneous; any attempt reaching China, while they supply from soft, harmonious, voles of the girls to the tappestol maidenly i dont know any The Best Navy Cut on the Market.

to force it will be a mistake. India was stopped. Mr Montagu replied: gentle notes of the organ deeply appealed thing about. It.

in force.

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questioned me about it.

You say it is untrue --It is all lien. The order was rescinded.

Labour members of the Hours of Com

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The Times speaks of it as a The Secretary of State anderstands to the listeners, who remained for quite a The Macao Government any that you natural renaissance of an ancient that measures are being taken by the long while during the progress of the were very poor and suddenly became rich rolemo servico. The occasion was also and they could not account for your sudden Marine Customs in connection with China's unique for the visitors to observe the ag wealth-When I was in Maco enjoying urt which for a time had been undertakings on the occuzion of the agire.gregation of Europesm and Chinese chilmy riches the Macan Government never unnaturally neglected, and goes ment of 1907, in regard to the import of dren in their religious exercises. on to point out how senseless by Persian and Turkish opinn, which are still

Toa and light Tefreshments wore served in the sitting room, and Her Majesty ro quested the Superiancas to announce a holi THE FINEST and COOLEST comparison are many of the waltzes in a modern ball-room; they are

day to the children that thay may be remind=. As Hongkong is shortly to have itsed of her visit to the Conven. Noed less ponotonous and unimpressive in steam trawlor it in interesting to note the to say, Her Majesty's wish was complied mons and trades unionists are informally themselves. and are usually illuceos of this type of fishing craft in with much to the delight of the school- conferring with a view to the amalgamation

girls

of the Parliamentary Labour party, the We understand that the Secretary to the Tratos. Unlea Congress, and the denmal Per Tin performed to music which is beneath Japan. According to the Ouka Asahi

there are now 38 steam trawlors in Minister for Foreign Affairs was deputed to Federation of Trades Unions, in order to contempt, they are in fact the last operation off the costs of Japan. Tun Reverend Mother Her Majesty's thaiska tions, thereby effecting economy in admin. call at the Convent to-day to convey to the Lab fish, oreriipping of the thres organisa degenercy of an art which deserves trawlers are being built at the Osaka and appreciation of all abs me in the ad istration and strengthening the Labour to be taken us seriously as any, since Iron Works and fivant other yards and the mirable and most deserving institution. party throughout the country,

able-bodied person can practise it, Oriental Whaling Company has decided to and any-one who takes a healthy purchase five at a out of Yon 300,000. With others to be built or purchased delight in expression can enjoy it. abroad, it is believed that the number of There is much, however, in what awlors wred in Japan will rise to eighty The Times advances. There is no next year. It is only thine yours ago that reason why modern dancing should the first was imported into spe

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