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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY."

Today's quotation for. Para rubber, per Mowers, Vernon and Saiyth, in ka, Sd.

Im pages 9 and I will be found a full report of the recent rickshaw Kurika ju

Reuter is informed that, whatever reduction in expenditure in India way, poss ibly be determined on after enquiry, tha idea of reducing the British Army there has never been contemplated..

In connection with the Coronation celebrations, the Commodore has given directions for B.M.S. Handy, to proceed to Taipen Wednesday, 21st Jane, and for ... Taku to proceed to Dumbell Taland

the same dato.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

[Cormm]

THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1911.

[COFTAIGAT

*THE ALBANIAN REVOLT. THE POPPY IN CHINA

---Four mora casos of plague occurred. yesterday, making the year's total 125. Seren, mors cases are reported today, making the total 130.

In the Interport regatta at Koho kirs. home men uaptured all the boccum from Yokohama, winning the single woulls, the double sculls and the four.

THE END IN SIGHT.

(Renter's Service to the China Yail.)

LONDON, June 14. Telegrama from Vienna and Athens indicate that the and of the Albanian revalt is imminent,

RESULT OF SIRS, HOSIE'S INVESTIGATIONS.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mall)

LONDON, June 15, The Foreign office has published reports by Sir Alexander Hosle regard The Turks are prepared to granting his recent investigations of an amnesty and to make political cultivation in China. concessions If the Albanians submit.

MOROCCO.

It is an extraordinary fact, remarks, the B. NB. Herald, mournfully, that our best efforts to show visitors sport in this country are attended with so little success. How many of us when in pursuit of our staily duties, have come across clephant, cindau, rhino-dour and "pig-with| (Router's Service to the Ching Hail.) probably no rifo available., Bute to find

Lonor, June-15-- General Mainier has established a suything for a visitor to shoot is auother story.

garrison of 1,300 troops at Mequinez.

correct solution. The writer first i takes a glance at the manifuld char neter of the work of Empire us it is carried out all over the globe work of development. of pacifying savages, of subduing wildernesses and of exterminating ravaging diseases.acho, Ho then passes on to compare British colonisation with that essayed by other vations, und declares, in no boastful spirit, that no rival race has the same, combination of qualitics of courage, of purpose, of common- sense as the British possess. From his own experience, after living in British Dominion surrounded by foreign Colonies, under the Dutch, the German, and the French flags, Mr Fox says the invariable attitude of these other colonists to give the palm to British colonis rumoured that the company contamplates. Signs are apparent that an 'antis- ation after seeing it side by side building a new coast steamer for themoking and vegetarian movement

gaining ground among the Chinose of Contrasting the

Shanghai. It is well-known that the with their own. respective chamcteristics of the

Chinese have become great cigarette A most successful whist drivu was held amokers though many are equally ardent foreign and British systems of colouis- in the Seegts. Mess of the EO.T.LL, in their wooing of my Lady Nicotine in ation, the writer asserts that the Ladies-1st, Mrs Evans: Sud, Mrs File; ent movement seems to aim at cutting out Rt. Hon. Mr. Samuel said that it was last evening. The successful players were the form of the Manila cigar, and the pins. La the House of Commons to-day the coloured people in particular fisted, Mrs Briguier. Gerts-1st, Sorgt tobacco in any shape or form. Prominent that the British flag means onlerly Setterfield; 2nd, Mr Gilson. Srl, S. Sgt. and sympathetic justice, and an Evans. absence of fussing interferonce. This

In addition, to theʼriver staamer for the China Merchants. Company, the plana of which have shady been passed, it is

general trade.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

is

PARCELS VIA SIBERIA.

AN IMPENDING PLAN.

(Renter's Service to the Chino Mail.).

Lesbos, June 11.

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THE SHIPPING STRIKE.

BEGUN AT AMSTERDAM.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, June 14. The seamen's strike has been pro- claimed at Amsterdam.

Chinese have adopted a vegetarian diet, hoped to shartly institute a parcel nost and within the last few days meetings have service between Great Britain and The balance sheet of the Standard | been held in the Settlement and in Nastao North Chins via Siberia. system of ours, he says, which is to Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., of which with the object of inducing the educated Į let the coloured mau alone, interfering Messre Butterfield and Swire are the popalace to follow their example and albo only with such habits as are absolute-agents, shows liabilities amounting to to give up the weed. In connexion with ly opposed to public order, gives him£185,641 while the assota comprise this crusade it is of interest to note that Avenue Paul Brunat, Shanghai, to Mir and an opportunity of learning in time Investments, £359,791; canh at Bank advantage is being taken of the Citizen and in band, 38,804; sandry debtors, Soldiery movement to further the pro- to play his little part in the new scheme of things, usefully and con- tentedly. "What is so surprising to the student of our Empire," says Mr Fox, is the fact that, without a doubt, this capacity for good govern- ment comes naturally to the British type Youngsters go out, fresh and pink, from School of University, or Military College, apparently soft and helpless mothers boys' Within a and Swire are negotiating for the sale of Koon-Extraordinary Gum Hauding few weeks, notice them in some the China Navigation steamer Hangchow. tropical Dependency, thinner, brown. The Hangchow, which is a steamer of 1,572 3 p.m.-Auction of New, 22 & 25 Prague, a little sterner in the face, and too, was built at Greenoak by Messrs

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Scott and Co. in 1885 and during ber a show, which needs twenty-six years on the Chinn Coast bas 3 p.m. Sale of Crown Laul 5.30 p.m.-Orgau Recital at St. John's splendid qualities of gool courage seen a good deal of service.

and confident common sefise. They fall into the work as if they had been

MEMOS FOR TO-21ORROW. King Gustaf of Sweden's Birthday. 1555.

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, June 17:--

of Messrs Gon. Fenwick and G. Tal MONDAY, June 19:-

Cathedral.

WEDNESDAY, June 21 -

THURADAY, June 22-

CORONATION DAY.

Public Holiday.

Kenny-Carlson Foxing Match.

FATDAY, June 23-

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Public Holiday.

Prince of Wales' Birthday (1804).

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Bongkong, April 16, 1907.

Government Holiday.

Midsummer Day.

In New York recently a great street parade and pageant was held with the object of raising funds for the famine the form of a dragon parade and for the sufferers in China. The street parade took first time in New York Chinese members of the three fighting tongs marched abreast in peace and amity,

It is rumoured that Mesars Butterfield

been made Adjutant. Capt. Allen C. G. Luther, K.0.Y.L.I.,

Tours in the fifty-third anniversary

SPREADS TO ENGLAND.

LONDON, June 15... of the Royal Mail steamships of the Union Castle line at

Capt. W. promoted to the rank of Major and is to wages before signing on.

G. Lycion, RC, is Southampton are demanding increased

remain seconded.

Six hundred Liverpool men have refused to sign.

of the birthday of King Gustaf of Sweden. The crew's

Sir Claudo MacDonald, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, was on June 1st received in audience by the King.

Lieut. W. A. Enggar 126th Baluchistan Infantry, qualified in subject (d) at an examination bed in India, in March, 1911.

The Countess of Thudley's, öter-car Was jammed between two teams recently ab Sydney. Her Ladyship had a fair-breadth escapo, and was shaken and bruised.

The general sigual for the strike has not yet been given. It is stated that 150,000 seamen will be affected.

Shipowners at Liverpool have consented to receive a deputation of men to discuss the question of wages.

SALT MONOPOLY.

(Wah Tez Fat Po's Service)

PERING, June 14. Duke Chak, the Salt Commissioner, has despatched officers to Japan to monopoly is worked by the Clovern- quire into the manner in which the salt

The C. M. S: N. Co. nt Shanghai bas U p.m.-Special Prayer Meeting in City trained to it from the cradle.

ELAL

So, in received a telegram from Captain Frigust a sense, they have. British family of the Co.'s steamer Kiangwan. which had life and British school life evoke just arrived at Hankow, from Shanghai, qualities of resourcefulness, of self-drowned Deceased was noted Robison. stating that the scoond engineer had been reliance, of a spirit of patient and and had been in the C., S, N. Co. for a cheerful co-operation with the other number of years serving in various vessels. fellow, that tall in the work of government."

The hearing is proceeding before the Mr Fox proceeds to give sumeing murder case.

district magistrate of Lucknow of a stert- The accused named 4.30 p.m.-Cerminay at St. Andrew's concrete examples of this remarkable Lakai was arrested while running through Blue Funnel steater Ningchow will, on It is reported that Captain Allen of the Church, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.-National Bank of China Ex-capacity of laptability which is the streets of Kadori with the head of a

ment. woman in one hand and a knife in the completing the present, voyage, take com traordinary Meeting. 9.15 p.m. Stanton Capham Boxing typical of the British race. Iuto tlitse other. In his statement before the trying mand of the new vessel Nestor which in we need not go; but his conclusion magistrate the prisoner said it was the expected to leave England for the East in illustrates the spirit in which the head of his wife which he was taking to the autumn. article is written, and we cannot do produce before the Deputy Commissioner. He had killed her because she had neglect- better than close with it:-"I do noted his household, and his men's had been want to plead for n national outburst badly evoked. of boastfulness. Boastfulness breeds

Match.

WM. POWELL, Chinx Mail.

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OF

The

HONGKONG, THUzsdat, Jose 15, 1911

THE PROOF OF OUR RACE

Mr George Emmett Stecle has passed away at the Shanghai General Hospital.

ALARM AT ILI

(Wah Tea Yat Po's Service)

On

سیجیے

(Wah Te Yol-Zu'r Bersica.)"

PELIO, June 14. H.E. Chang Ming Chi, Viceroy of

The reports show that Sir Alexander is satisfied that poppy-growing has been tomally suppressed in Szechnen and reduced by 75 per cent in Yunnan..

LATE TELEGRAMS.

COUNTY CRICKET.

Lawnow, June A.

In the matches played on June 5, 0 sud

Middlesex boat. Sussex at Lord's (CT. Rawlin's Boneft) by seven wickets';

Yorkshire bent Larosakire at Manchester by 159 runa:

Notta beat Burroy at Nottingham by: Bả. “

Northamptonshiro host Leicestershire at... Laioster by five wickets;

Gloucestershire bant Somersetshire at- Taunton by fiva wickets;

Essex boat Derbyshire at Leyton by mins. wickets;

Worcestershire bond Warwickshire at Worcester hy 118 MN;

South Wales beat the All Indian Team

at Cardiff by seven wickets;

The match between Hamshire and Kent at Southampton was drawn.-N.-O. Daily," | Netw

THE RECIPROCITY BILL.

LONDON, Juno D. Telegrams from Washington state that the Committee of the Senato ou Finanse has decided to report on the Reciprocity Bill with the addition of an amendment

proposed by Mr E Root prohibiting the free entry

until the Canadian wood poly restrictions -OD

"expor: by Canadian provincial legislatures have been removed.

If the Senate accepts this amendment, it is likely to jeopardim the passage of the messore in the Canadian Parliament.- N.-C. Faily Fee

THE MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE:

LONDON, June 8, The Maxico City earthquake killed 89 persoas, half of whom wore soldiers, and wounded 75.

The damage to property is estimated at The shock lasted six 20,000 sterling. minutes.

Lowoon, June 9..

The Mexico City fatalities were mostly due to the collapse of houses,'

Reports from the provinces extend the ares of destruction and state that thousands are homeless.

The volcano Colima, is in 'a' stats, of eroption:-Straiti Times.

CHAMPAGNE RIOTS,

Loxoos, June 7. the vine dressers of the neighbourhood Telegrams from Ear-sur-Aube state that

the gendarmes and dragoons. Many arrosta marched to the Town Hall, weeping away wore mado, and martial law has been pro- olained. The troops finally drove off the rioters, The excitement continues.-N-O Daily New

THE LAW OF THE AIR.

NEW YORK, Jane 1 An international meeting of aviators will shortly take place in Parin to exact new

MONARCHIST MOVEMENT

IN PORTUGAL.

LONDON, June 1 The Monarchist movement in Portugal bas practically failed.. The active conspir stors did not excued & fow hundre The Spanish Government has expelled siepects taking refuge in Galicia-doahis

POLICE COURT NEWS.”

Two blackwood chairs, value £10,

- FELING, June 14 account of the daily drilling of Mr Steele, who was well-known on the the Russian alry in fi, the people regulations controling aviation-death. Chine coast, was nu accrimplished stoneg arrogance, and arrogance the desire The transfer of the Chiness Imperial rapher and had for several months been there have become alarmed and some for easy mastery, and thence cruelty, accompli, and within the next few weeks Bankow. A few weeks ago ho had a nasty

Poste to the Yuch'anpu is now a fait connected with the Central China Post, have removed to other places. and, finally, cowardice. It is at the the headquarters of the Posts will be fall in Hankow and this seemed seriously

COMMAND OF TROOPS. stage when its course begins to be transferred to the office of the Minister of to affect his health, which had not been downhill that a nation's boat be-Posta and Communications. The terme good for some time past. He arrived in FASHIONABLE is a fault of the average Britisher comes grandiloquent. But it is upon which the transfer has been arranged Shanghai on May 20 and went into hospital, that when he contemplates the necessary that the nation which as generally regarded as satisfactory. The where he died on the 7th instant. The DISPLAY

future of his race ho is far too is just now

employees of the Post Office are to be deceased was a native of Altoona, Penn., a little inclined to placed open the sans footing as those of and was formerly in the United States Cantem, has wired recommending that often found in a wood of misgiving dejection, should remember something the Imperial Maritime Customs. Mr T. Army at the time of the occupation of the HE. Lung Tam Kwong (the Com- almost amounting to pessimism. We of the work which it has done in the Piry is to have entire control over the Philippine Islands. Since then he hadmander-in-Chief of Kwong Si, who was have been stolen from No to, Hollywood believe, however, that a marked past in building up the Empire; native and foreign staf

lived and worked in Japan and Chins porte. called to Canton after the recent riots) Road.

be the made Commander-in-Chief of the bat, change for the better is at present of the work which it is doing in the

The annual report of the Commercial. taking place in this regard, a change present in conserving and consolidat-

newly-trained troops. es Union Assurance Company, Ltd., shows which, with the continued prosperitying that Empire. While we breed that the sums carried into the Profit and of the Old Country, has been

such men as those who keep the flag Loss Eccount from the fire, marine and ac particularly noticeable within the wild forests of Polynesia, the jangles out of which the sum of £250,000 has been fying over the passes of India, the cident departments arrounted to £320,000, past year or su Sensible men have of Africa, and many a cold tract of applied towards reducing cost of bud come to realise that things are not the north and the south; and such posses nequired. The bainace of this nearly na black us they are, for the men as those who, with rare tact and account is £158,629 148. 8d. carried for-

Thow Nears. Chad Fittock purposes of party politics, painted wisdom, keep a living bond of unity ward to 1911, and out of that amount a

J. Logan to be. But ahove ull, the material with the free nations of the Empire, dividend of eight shillings per share (lear prosperity of the Empire quite aside, it is not possible to despair of the nemetar), een paid, making, with MODERATE PRICES. & renewed confidence in the inherent future. This or that accidental and last, fifteen shillings per share less income the interio dividend paid in November qualities and characteristics of the temporary circumstance of the! British stock is evident on all hands, monent, after all, matters little, Provision has been made for payment of tax on eight shillings) for the year 1910.

a vast an intazim dividend on ́account of the year Wm Powell, Ld. While it would be greatly to be deplored though it may take on

importance if regarded without a 1311 of eight sailings per share (low in- dew spirit taxes in the Shua-Tak district were this feeling to develop into Huy" [ght sense of perspective. If thecome tax), to be paid on the 9th November has led to some riots, though lees in ex

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CORONATION CELEBRATION

FUND.

James W. Graham Previously Acknowledge George Hogy

J. R. Wood

Mr E. W. Noel, who, after a lengthy 288,813.04 residence in Robe, is leaving the port to reside in Shangasi, has been presented with a handsome silver bowl by the mem

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RIOTS IN BHUN TAK.

The attempt to put into operation the

tant than those which occurred at Tataba The place where the rioting occurred was tis distinctly, refreshing, to note the power of government, the race is all entered into a contract for the establish that they had been ordered to collect the The Government of New Zealand has country town. Thu'syndicate announced VICTORIA THEATRE. budding signs of this new optivaisin, right".

mont of several stations for wireless tax, whereupon owners of distillezion and communication. Teulers were called, and spirit shops asked for a little time that they those interested in the Marcoal system might moet and discuss the sitantion

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OPENING OF ST. ANDREW'S

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A noticable feature in Coronation Wook will be the Service of the Dedication of the Window and the opening of the new cum

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for without a deeply rootel belief in our capacities to deal with the increasingly difficult questions of

having tondered at a much higher price thau When they gathered, the mob wound out Empire there can be little hope of

the other competitors the contract was given what was in the wind, and proceeded to ultimate success.

to an Australian Company interested in the stack the houses and shops of those who Tulafaskon systero. The Union Starship had been entrusted with the work of cllect On this question we note with

of the Kowloon Church. This service will Company of New Zealand has adopted the ing the new taxes, tearing down four shops pleasure & most hopeful article in bo hold in Saturday, Jund 24th at 430me restan: The Telefunken is a Garman and buildings. The owners of one of the the Unital Empire, from the pen pim.

system, and it in statod German capital is were in danger, and ladders had to be used. of Mr FRANK FOX. To read this The windows, representing this Nativity at the back of the Australian Company. in order that they might scale the garden contribution is like taking a whole and the Resurrection, ata the gift of Sir Some feeling is been shown in New walls, and gain accus to the relogs of a some tonic; it makes us feel that, Paul Chuter, C, M., G. The dedication and against the adoption of a foreign big school near by. There were not auf- however varied and however per- The organ, by Mere JW

will be perfanned by the Bishop of Victoriasto, especially in view of the fact that front police in the town to provant

His Majesty's vessels have the Marcoid the t

mou from carrying out their intentions, plexing are the problems of the Loudon, was prosided by dona

established. Thu, matter has spraunied so manid the district city was too far gu tur Any interating, stage, on account of an action; solder to be drafte ato, the plan in future, we have men who can be and will he opened by Ar

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Two men were committed to trial at the July Assizes, at the Maxistancy this mor ring, in connection with the recent highway robbery on the Stanley Road.

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