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THURSDAY, June 15-

Accession of Empere William (1 of

Germany, 1888.

Faroa, June 16:-

King Gustaf of Sweden's Birthday, 1858.

MONDAY, June 19

6.30 p.m.-On Revital at St. John's

Cathedral.

TarasDAY. June 2

CORONATION DAY. Public Holiday

Kenny-Carlson Boxing, Match. FRIDAY, June 2= Public Holiday.

Prince of Wales" Birthday (1894).

THE CHINA MAIL.

ment to economy. Bad maungement to an unlimited extent, would in- will be promptly and effectively evitably lead to unlimitext shamming penalised Good nunagement will and deception.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

It is stated that there were no Moni archist candidatos at the recent elections

Portugal.

pitilink

the question. The ethical significance A Filipino passenger by the P.M.

the staimer's arrival at Yokohama from

passenger,

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A collision took placo in Yokohama har kour between the Nippon Yusen Kaisha stes), mer Bonten Maru and the steamer Shinkoku

Yokohama Dock for repairs.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1911.

[Corrugat. EARTHQUAKE IN MEXICO.

70 SOLDIERS BÜBIED.

(Reuter Service to the China. Mat.)

LONDON, June 8. An earthquake which occurred at o'clock in the morning has wreaked, the Artillery barracks in Mexico City.

Seventy soldiers were buried, and it

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M. ROUVIER DEAD,

FORMER TRENDH PÅEMIER.

(Router's Service to the China Mail).

LONDON, June & The death is announced of M. Rouvier, a former Premier of France.

TROOPING.

The R.I.M.. Hardinge in duo to, arrive, hore on Sunday with No. 4Coy. H.K.S.B., R.G.A., and 3 British Officers, 1 bativa WELCOME TO MADERO,officer, 100 mank and file, and 3 followers,

26 Baluchistan Infantry.

WILD ENTHUSIASM.

(Reuter's Service to the" China Mail).

LONDON, June 8. General Madero, the late leader of the insurgents, has entered Mexico City, where he was received urnid scenes of wildest enthusiasm.

be rewarded. The Bill only partly Such are a few of the main points rests upon compulsion, for while the of what most people will agree is n The Home Office has instructed prison great majority of workers will be well-thought-out schema In the governors that the dist on Coronation day compelled to contribute by deductions foregoing, we have simply confined to be (lb. bread, b. boef, and lib. plum from wages, there are quite a number!

ourselves to the practical aspect of of people to whom this compulsion will not extend. These include agente paid by commission or fees of the scheme we may have occasione Persia fell overbond shortly after and employed by more than one to revert to later on. It will remain Hongkong, and would have been drowned is estimated that 50 were killed and employer, wives employed

to be seen whether, after all, the but for the timely help of a Japanese injured. br

British workman, in whose interests husbands, extremely precarious cus nal employments, casual domestic the complex plan is conceived; is employment, persons reciving more worthy of all the trouble and pains than £180 a year by way of salary, which the State is taking on his Mara belonging to the Kashimoto Steam- soldiers and sailors (who will be dealt behalf. The experiment will be ship Company, of Osaka. The Benton was with separately), pensionable em-watched with doop interest, but it alightly damaged, and had to gu into the ployees of "the Crown or of local will take some years before we shall Authorities, and others specified..... be able to judge its economic effect— The scale of contributions has whether it be good or whether it be already been published, so it is only bac necessary to point out one or two conditions under this head. Contri- butious will cease at 70 years, nad persons over 65 years of ago at the inauguration of the scheme will not be taken into insurance. The minimum benefits will comprise medical attendance throughout life for the person insured; 1 4d. a head annually for a sanatorium find

From our gal notes it will be observ. thoughout life; 10s a week in sicked that the erasers Moumouth, Astres ness for inen and 7 6d a week and Florn are to be in Hongkong harbour for women for 13 weeks from the during Camnation week. fourth day of sickness in each

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Today's quotation for Para rubber, por Messrs Vernon and Smyth, ir 44. 3.

The French Mail of the 9th May was delivered in London on the 7th Jane.

The sa, Delhi with the Siberian Mail is duo ta arrive here on Friday, the 9th instant.

The apocial jury case fixed for Monday case, und as for the next 19 weeks; has been adjourned until Tuesday and 5s. for the remainder of sickness; jurors summoned for Monday need not

Tuesday." attend at the Supreme Court until

a maternity benefit of 30s payable from the father's insurance unless the

"We are to have a rival to Punca, at mother is an insured person. Smaller benefits are to be granted to young Sphere. It is to be issued by a great a penny," says M Clement Shorter, in the unmarried persons, under the age of 21m of newspaper proprietors, and its first years, while boys and girls under the editor will be x Dion Clayton Calthrop. age of 16 will only be entitled to medical attendance and sanatorium

THE MILITARY CONTRIB TJ-

TION.

Six Questions from Mr Pollock.

At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock was to have naked the following questions on the military contribution question but in his absence, they were put by Hon. Mr C. H. Ross.

JAPAN'S CORONATION-

REPRESENTATIVES.

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The troopship will be moored at Kowloon wharf, and after disembarkation will leave the esine day for Chingantac, which will be reached on the 17th. Three days later......... the Hardingo will leave for Singapores and -- Karachi and may call in at Hongkong on the 16th inst. on the rotara voyage.

Lieut. Way, R. G. A, will embark the 11th inst.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Major-General C. A. Anderson C.B. rasamed Command of the Troops in South China, with effect from 8th instant.

·ARRIVAL'IN ENGLAND.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maid,}· The Hon. Mr.W. D. Barnes, the new

LONDON, June 8.

Colonial Secretary, who arrived yesterday Admiral Togo and General Nogi | by the ss, Aradia, is staying at Govern- have arrived on board the as. Kama mont House. Baru.

Station.

1. Is it not a fact that, if the schéma of His Excellency the Governor for devoting half of the margin (Le.. hálf of the excess The Japanese Naval Attache met them of Ordinary Revenue over Ordinary Ex-nt Tilhary, and the personnel of the penditure exclusive of military contribution Embassy met them at St. Pancras had come into force on the 1st January, and Volunteers) to military contribution

1904, the average annual saving to the Colony on such a scheme for the 7 yoursing at Hyde Park Hotel. from 1904 to 1910 inclosive wouki ozly have amounted to about 873,380? If not, he other figure does the Government suggest as being correct?

2. Is it not the fact that, if the Colony had paid a fixed annual contribution

seven years, the average manual maring to of $1,000,000 during the said period al

the Colony would have been about 8235,040 If not, what other figure docs the Government suggest as being correct?

3. Is it not the fact that there is no prospect of the expenditure of the Colony!

begun and/or proceeded with with rea- if our necessary Public Works ara to be

sonable despatch?

The Tallah overhead reservoir,” the ingest in the world, 899 feet square, and gallons for the continuous supply of

extended at an earlier date then operation on May 16 There is no would otherwise be possible Mem-teremony. bers in arrear will be given the right

treatment, the balance of their con- sixteen feet deep, tolding ten million, being decreased during the next few years } tributions being accumulated in order

The China Iftail to enable the whole scheme to be filtered water" Calcutta, was set in

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THE DALAI LAMA.

BRITAIN AND RUSSIA FAVOUR RESTORATION.

(Wah T. Yat Po'z, Service, } :

PEKING, Junë 7. The British and Russian Ministers baro zoade a request to the Wai-mu-po that the Dalai Lama should be restored to his title and be sent back to Tibet.

RUSSIAN INFLUENCE IN MANCHURIA.

[{Wah ̄Ta Ya! =Polu:-Sardic)

PEKING, June 7,

"4. Will not "such" "expenditure-involve ! the raising of a corresponding revenue and the payment of a corresponding military The Yokohama Office of the C.P.R. is

It is reported that the Russian Govern- sessing the latter remains analtered? contribution, if the present method of ment intends to transfer the Governor of

to pay arrears of contribution which in receipt of a wireless meaange from the bave occurred in the current and.. Monteagle," sent at 1.00 a.m., on previous calendar year with interest Wednesday, 7th Juno,-when the vessel was Tö4 miles distant from Japan-advising at 3 per cent.

all well, and that the Commander expects to reach Yokohama on Friday, the 9th

The Goverment is to rely for the working of its schenie on (7), Ap-instant;' at noon. proved societies; and (b), A Post Office system set up by the Govern ment for the benefit of those persons who fail or neglect to join a society,

Mowers. Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co., vacant ground in Bishop Street, Penang, Ltd., are said to have acquired a plot of adjoining Muvera Riley, Hargreaves and

MINING SYNDICATE'S DIFFICULTIES.

5. If the answer to Questions 3 and is Amur to Kirin in order that he may in the affirmative, must not the fixed con- more easily control affaire in Manchuria tribution proposed by the Unofficial Mem- bers necessarily be advantageous to the ratepayers from a pecuniary point of view, both as compared with the present system and as compared with the half-war rygin scheme suggested by His Excellency the Governor?

6. Will the Government forward the

above five questions and answers thereto

ANGLO-FRENCH SCHEME

·ABANDONED

#ah To Yat Po's Sereine.)

PERING, June 8.

On account of difficulties in com-

The Rev. RJ. Campbell, of the City Tample, is about to visit the United States and Canada, and eventually Australia, en a preaching tour

The Times says that Sir Henry Wood, who was recently invited to conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York, has definitely decided not to learn England.

F

Miss Stopheus, at prosent employed as Assistant Teacher at the Garrison, Infants' School, is appointed Acting Schoolmistress...“. at the Infante School, Lyemun, vice Mrs Giddy relieved.

Mr Thos. Rutherford, manager of the Straits, Times, Singapore, left for home on

the Miskina Máru, Mr Rutherford was on the staff of the China Mail before joining the Strait. Tines

We learn from the Peking Dedy Necs" that the engagement of Miss Bredoni daughter of Sir Robert Bredon, K.O.M.OF. to Mr C. H. Lauru, of the Imperial Nazi- time Customs, and recently acting Secretary to the Plague, Conference s Mulden, is announced.

A farewell dinner is to be tantered to-night, at No. 1, Duddell Strust, to Mr

Janmabomed Mehernili, who returns to Bombay by the next English mail after having completed his agraament us-chien- clerk with the ficha of Mesars E. Fabozor The dinner is to be given by Mr Esmailbhoy Chandoobbey, the manager. A large nam- bar of merchants and personal friends bavé been invited to moet Mr Meharalli.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. It is obvious on the face of things or who are rejected. Among the Co., on which they propose erecting their to the Right Honourable the Secretary of |

John's Cathedral yesterday, when Miss that the question lus not been conditions of "approval " of societies! own business premises, a similar plan State for the Colonies for his considerationmunication and transportation; the Ethel Potis, daughter of Mr W. Hutton in connection with the proposal of the Anglo-French Lang Fling Mining Potis, was married to Lieut. G. H. Bowdey, Unofficial Members that the military con- Syndicate desires to return to China its of the U. 6. S. Wilmington. Miss Goelic tribution should be fixed at an annual sam privileges in seven profectares of Potts was the "britlesmaid and Lient, of $1,000,000 1

Yunnan and Szechus provinces.

Beatmus, a bitter officer of the bride THE REPLIZA

groom, "best man. The Rev.-FT. CANTON-HANKOW Hoa, Colonish Secretary replied as

Johnson officiated and a reception was RAILWAY,

liter held at the Hongkong Hotel: The honeymoon is being spent in Japan.

Solemon Abrahams, aged- fourteen,

trial, caused the court to rock with laughter follows:- who gave evidence in the Houndeditah by his reply to counsel, why asked; "You 1. The exact Egure of the annual average are a pretty intelligent boy, aren't you?" saving should be $75,399, 43 above the witacis box, retorted: Well, 3. & 4. The reply is in the affirmative. Abrahams, whose head could just be seen. The exact saving is 8286,001. 57 self-praise is no recommendation, sir. 5. Since the average military contribution for the past 7 years is stated by the Honourable Member to have been $1,296,94', ita a reduction to $1,000,000 would obviously be a pecuniary

gain

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The Kobe Herald states that the Osaka

having been followed in Calcutta and superficially considered by the Chan-

are absolute self-government, not other centres where they have important cellor of the Exchequer, whine working for a profit, a minimum brauction. enthusiasm in this great piece of number of 10,000 insured persons social reform is equally apparent under the Act, and the keeping of In an explanatory memorandum separate accounts. It will be open attached to the Bill, Mr LLOYD to any society which satisfies the GEORGE summarises and elucidates conditions to become an approved the measure in a thoroughly interest-society, and it will not be asked to ing manner, and although we are apply any of its existing funds for the prevented by limitations of space from purposes of the new scheme, even reproducing even a tithe of the points though they have been contributed in which he makes, there are a number respect of benefits now included in Bhosen Kaisha have purchased the T. K: K. which were not included in the neces that scheme. All the great friendly Liner America Maru and that the intention sarily brief message which REUTER societies and trade unions will be is to place this fire vessel on the Kobe Formost run, Paesanger trade between sent us but which are deserving of able to comply with these conditions. these two points has greatly increased dur It should be added that societies ing resont mouths. The America Mars The framer of the Bill states that which do not contain the prescribed was built thirteen years ago. She is namber, 10,000, will be able to join 1100 tons displacement and can steam 13 5,307 -groes tonange, 3,100 net, with the measure is intended to effect as

or form an association or society of knots an hour. The vessel has a library, wide an insurance as possible of the

societies containing that number. A reception halla, a special promenade deck working population against sickness

clause has been inserted preventing, and all the modem confouinces with and breakdown. It is also intended to make the Bill, as far as possible,"

under a penalty, double insurance in accunimodation for 100 cabin passengers the State scheme, and the a préventive measure operating to reduce the amount of sickness. Both person will not be able to draw both the majority and minority reports of unemployed and sick benefit.

bers will, of course, be entitled to

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The Port Dickson, Botation was sub- scribed fity times over, aven although the the banks "lut down" on subscribers ten minutes after opening tins, writes the

Ceylm. The Linggl shareholders, who

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may desire voluntarily through their received one share for every five Linggi adequacy of our methods for pre- venting and curing sickness amongst societies or in any other way. shares they held, were not slow to dispons 8. the industrial classes The Bill con-1

The greatest evil which has to be of their rights. The premium tumbled guarded against, says the CHAN by the time the allotments were out it is promptly to 3d, from a previous Oday and tuins several provisions designed to amend this unsatisfactory state of CELLOR, in all benefit schemes of this doubtful whether the subscriber of the things." We are glad to see that the character comes from the danger of huge amount--who hoped to be successful idea of the Government is to co-

malingering. The friendly societies stag" found themselves in any other have never been able

position to that of being landed with operate with the friendly societies

and not to run in opposition to these altogether, and no plan which it the shares.

human

most praiseworthy institutions. It geunity can devise will succeed in

The Mitsui Busan, Kaisha is reported

OPPOSITION TO NATION- ALISATION.

(Wa Te Yut Po's Service.)

PEKING, June 7.

At a special meeting of shareholders

w

The auxiliary stasta barquenting Nimrod, which Sir Ernest Shackleton employed in hin the towards the South Pole, has recently been sold, subject to inspection in dry-dock at Birkenhead. The price paid is

to the Taxpayers. The proposal made in the Canton-Hankow Railway, had to about 22,200. The Nimrod, which was by His Excellency to devote half consider the Government's nationalisa constructed at Dundee in 1888, is a craft the margin between Ordinary Revenue tien scheme, there were over 2,000 of 227 not tons. Early last December sho And Ordinary Expenditure to the

military contribution was based en people present.

was offered in London for sale by auction,

bat was withdia. It is understood that The meeting unanimously resolved to her purchasers will employ her in a trading

the assumption of the military contr bation" remaining practically at its presnt smoent. The Brinciple, how protest against the scheme in a peaceful voyage to the Kara Sen. ever, that the military contributionmanner. should be a percentage of this margin: instead of a percentage of gross revenue was suggested by His Excel- · NOTHING UNPLEASANT.". Juncy in order to give effect to Mr Chara-

HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, "Cholem aud berlain's intention that the amount det only use

of the contribution should rise

KEEP IT HANDY. IMMEDIATE relief is necessary ate tacks of diarrhoea. Chamberlain's Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy

·Get a bottle-

and fall according to the prosperity promptly het produces no unpleasant after should always be on hand. of the Colony, and in order that it docte. It is the world's most successful and be prepared for sudden attacks. It medicine for arajs in the stomach, and never fails to give relief. For sale by all Of should not increase in conseqaúpos

increased taxation to meet increased bowel complaints. For le by all Chemists Chemists and Storekeepers. expenditure. If therefore it were deand Storskeepers.

rod that the average contribution

should be decreased by the sum

nained by the Honiarable Member; EXQUISITE AROMA.

viz. $285,680, this remit could be ob- tained by devoting about 38 or 10 per cant. of the margin to military contri- bution.

The questions, and replies will be for

warded to His Majesty's Secretary, of State as desired.

A FAMILY DISPUTE.

Before Mr Justice Gampertz, at the Supreme Court this morning, Yueng Ho Shi med Yueng Bai Chi to recover 2900.60 for money lente

Mr FB L. Bowley appeared for

is proposed that under proper safe stamping it out. The best that can to be turning our one hundred tons of e-ka

daily at the Mike Colliory. In order to plaintiff and Mr D. V. Stevenson for da guards the administration, of the fund be achieved is the compression of it ingrase the production nod to meanfacturs fandant shall be handed over to the great within limits that will not substanti- other by products, the Kaisha has decided, Mr Burley said the case was more or friendly societies either already ally disarrange or affect the funds as the Nagasaki Friss, to install plent lom a family affair betwears widow and her costingtwomillion yen. The work hairandy nephiwe understood that defendant established or hereafter to be available for honest men. The most been commenced and will be finished admitted holding the money which was zo founded inder the. Act. "An all effective check-in fact, the only May/f-boxt year, when it wil bo postbla enived by defendant on March 9 of last year; deficits das fo malingering will have really effective check upon malinger to produce from 300 tons of dust coal theMr Stevenson in ho did not admit to be borne cither in levies or loss of ing is to be found in engaging the motive purposes: 180 tons of cake: 20) fone date,

following: 1,500,000 enbin feat of gas, for roomying any money from pluita on that benefits by the members of a default self interest of the workmen them of coal tar, which will be further Mr Bowley mad

ing society, and not by the State or the employer there is every indice

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