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General Memoranda. TUESDAY, July 4:--

Declaration of American Independence. SATURDAY, July 8-

3.30 p.m.-Third Gymkhana Meeting. TUESDAY, July 11-

8.53 p.m.-Fall moon.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1921.

in Northen China, speaks freely in anticipation of the time when China will re-establish Wei-hoi-wel as

THE CHINA MAIL.

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THE FRENCH DERBY.

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THE CORONATION FESTIVITIES,

SATURDAY'S NAVAL REVIEW. A Wonderful Spectacle.

LONDON, June 24.

MONDAY, JUNE 26 1911.

THE MU

DER OF MR

HIGH

TEN" ARI

REBUKED

(WON TE THE Past Serviet

(Reuter's Service to the China fail.) Prince Ching and Duke Cask

LONDON, June 26. been reprimanded by a censor The King has sent a message of Calcutta telegram anys that tengist of the complaint is that on thanks to the Duke of Norfolk (the Earl arrests have been made in connection foccasions they have caused the people Marshal) stating that nothing could with the murder of Mr Ashe, collector to be dissatisfied with the Imperial have been more" sadisfactory than at Tinnevally, on June 17th.

Government everything connected with the most Evidence is accumulating showing

The tremcriat, however, remains ca beautiful and mered service in the that the murder was the result of a

the file Abbay.

conspiracy.

CHINA'S WARY FOREIGN POLICY.

His Majesty in a message of thanks to the Lord Mayor said be greatly ap preciated the patience and tact of the police, whose conduct had been generally admired by the foreign guests.

BANQUET AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

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Their Majesties and the visiting Royal personages and Foreign Envoys attended 3. A. E Dodge was the third horse, a banquet at the Foreign Office last year he won the only two moes he started chestnut colt by Tarquin-Amaryllis Last evening.

GERMAN JAPANESE

TREATY.

(Wch The Yat Pole Service.)

FEZING, June 25.

(Rester's Service to the China Mlad.)

The Prince Regent has instructed the Wai-wa-pu that any mathers ha LONION, June 26 international intercourse most in A Berlia wire states that the new future go through the hands of Chinese German Japanese Commercial Treaty hands of the foreign advisers of the officials only, and not through the

has been signed.

HOME POLITICS.

Government. This step is taken to prevent nows prematurely leaking out. RAILWAY PROTECTION

naval base. He says that "the British Government had given up al! iden of fortifying Wei-hai-wei even before the result of the Russo- Japanese war and the fall of Port Arthur bad drawn attention to the merely temporary nature of the ocenpation of Wei-lai-wei. More-

[Nota-The Gmod Prix de Paris of over, Wei-hai-wei is not officially 300,000 fr. (12,000 sovs), if the winner is recognised as an integral portion of food in France the breeder receives 20,000 (800 Novs) in addition: for entire the Kings Dominions beyond the colts and Gillies foaled in 1907 of every Seas; it is occupied and administered stakes of 1,000 fr. (40 sova,) each; second description and country: Added ton swoop- by Great Britain, but its inhabitants to resigns 30,000 fr. (1,200 and third unt, with technical 15,000 r. (600 sovs) colts 58 kilos (about Out. elba) Bilica 56 kile (about Ste 131) accuracy, to be described as British about 1000 metres (one mile and seven subjects Wei-hai-wei has never been furlong) SM eutein cxle to the British Crown, and II. Annatasie nudi owued by the Marquis

The

is a black colt by Macdonald when it is restored to Chins the du Ganay. Apparently he did not ran

lant gent as a two-year-old. British Crown will suffer no diminu- The second horse in the property of tion of Instre, though doubtless Veil-Picard and is by colt by unjustifiable murmurs will be heard won the Prix des Chassis.

Bay Ronald-Chiffonnette,

Last year he concerning the damage to British prestige. As to when rendition is to take place, this is entirely a matter

THE NAVAL' PAGEANT.

A SEAT FOR ME MASTERMAN. for international agreement; though.it

(Woh Ic Fol Pa's. Servics.) will be remembered that the date of

LONDON, June 25, (Reuter's Service to the Chian Mail)

PESISA, June 25 the expiration of the original

The Naval Review took place on-

Lossox, June 26.

The Viceroy of Human and Hupeh Russian lease of Port Arthur will not feros, Pietri and other English cracks with overcast skies. There were

bas warned the Government that a The Hop. Mr. C. F. G. Masterman, patty of members belonging to the King William, Leacon, St. Sat, Knock. Saturday at Fortsmouth in cool weather take place until March, 1923" Mr were entered.

no Uader Secretary of State for Foreign Railway Protection Society has left for JOHNSTON further holds that the

fewer than 180 British and foreign war affairs, who was unseated at West Peking. vessela present. Thirty British battle-Ham North, is to contest the Tradestion port is only useful to us na

TO ships lay in ten long lines.

division of Glasgow, where the local summer rendezvous for our Dayal men on the China station and says that |

Their Majesties reviewed the immense Liberal candidate is retiring in bis feet and proceeded to Cowes Ronds.

la tour. as the port is totally unfortified the

Although the strike has caused many.. interests of the British Navy would

steamers to be laid up, the sea pageant hardly suffer if the whole of the

was on an enormous scale, sccres of mainland territory were unreservedly

great liners passing through the lines restored to China and only the island of Liukung and the right to use the waters of the harbour retained in British hands. An arrangement of this kind, he says, would only be welcom- ed by China so long is she was without a Navy of her own.

These assertions of Mr JOHNSTON'S ure, remembering his official position in Wei-hai-wei, invested with far more significance than would be the THE FUTURE OF WEI-HAI-WEI, words of a mere student of interna-

A good deal has been heard within

the past few months concerning the future of Wei-hai-wel. From certain

statements which have appeared in

tional questions. From them it is quite

clear that Britain's occupation of

Wei-lai-wei is distinctly temporary in character. If, however, the lease

is

-de Dieppe.

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the Prix du Pallot and the Criterium Last year's reault of the Grand Prix wan unge, Reinhart, Bronzing and the previous winters since 1906, Spearmint, San Souci, Northeast, Verdun.

RUSSIA OBJECTS

CHINESE. (Independent News Agency's Servies

to the China Mail.)

TORTO, June 24. The Amur Viceroy of Russia has Chinese landing in Rassion dominions issuel t

atrict prohibition against without certified passports from their Consuls.

have no permission from the authorities It is also announced that those who

cannot live in Russian territories.

DEATH OF MR HOOSEN.

We regret to announce the death of Mr Bosen. First Interpreter at the Magis tray, which sad event took place at 3 o'clock this morning, at his residence No. 10 Leighton Hill Road, from typhoid fever. Deceased had been in the empley of the Goromment for many years and had risen to the position of First Interpreter. About a month ago he took to his bed with an

The funeral took place this evening.

HONGKONG CORONATION,

surrendered before the expiry of iness from which his never recovered.

the Press quite recently there would the period originally set down, it is appear to be some reason for the only natural that compensation should belief that the question of the con- be expected by the granting of other tinuation of Britain's lease of the privileges in some other part of the

S. MOUTRIE & CO., territory has been, and perhaps is Chinese Empire

LIMITED.

Hongkong, April 16, 1907,

WM. POWELL.

LIMITED.

still, the subject of official consider- ation between the Chinese and British Governments. What the precise

nature of the exchanges may be

NEWS. OF. THE DAY.

To-day's quotation for Fara rabber,

it is hard to gather. One report per Mears Vernon and Smyth, in-39, 1144. says that the Peking Government

The troopship Hardinge arrived in

FESTIVITIES.

The Committee's Thanks.

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CHOLERA

-DEATHS AT SEA-

review trim. of men-of-war which were all in (Renter's Service to the China Mail)

Losos, June 26. A New York message says that a umber of deaths have occurred from cholera on board immigrant ships i arsiving from Italy, (

The fleets at Spithead were illuminat- ed last night, and despite the downpour.

sightoers. Bluejackets of all nations of rain, steamers were crowded with

came nahore and fraternized on the most cordial terms with each other.

From Port Said it is reported that an Englishman died from cholera on board

TRE KING AND PORTSMOUTE. the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer

Gochen after leaving Naples.

His Majesty King, replying to the welcome offered by the Mayor on behalf of the Corporation and citizens of Portsmouth, said that on every visit he made to Portsmouth be found marked improvement in naval construction and in organisation. He looked forward to future developments of naval strength and power.

The latter part of the day was brilliantly sunny.

In the evening Their Majesties viewed the-illuminations of the Fleet from a platform on the semiphore tower of the Dockyard.

We are desized by the secretaries of the

The King received the British and committees to say that they will be glad to foreign Admirals on his yacht. have all the accounts in connection with the recent celebrations sent in as 20071: mi possible,

We are also desired by the Chairman to say that a few programmes, both of the general festivities and of the garden föle, romain in hand. In case anyone would like to retain them, the former may be obtained at Menara Kolly and Walsh, and The French Mail of the 23rd May the latter at Messta Brewer & Co.

has advanced the proposal that the port yesterday and left again to day. port should be used as a joint British and Crinese naval base, while

The new double-deck cars of the ather is to the effect that Britain Electric Tramway Co, are now in use. has expressed her willingness to Gentlemen's Outfitters.terminate the lease provided. China will open up as an international settlement the

town of Pieuma, Britain's temporary occupation of EVERYTHING which has given rise to a rather

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was delivered in London on the 24th June. Mr and Mrs W. Paton, of the E. P. Mission at Swatow, have left for Home via Siberia,

The signature abecets will remain at Messrs Kelly & Wash's during the weak in case any person who attended H. E. the Governor's reception on 22nd June, and did not sign, would like to do so.

THE SHIPPING CRISIS.

LATEST NEWS.

(Reuter's Service to the Chine Mail) LONDON, Juns 24.

Donaldson line have conceded the

At Glasgow the Anchor

seamen's demanda.

and

DREADNOUGHT COMPETITION.

-AUSTRIA'S LATEST.

(Reuier's Servies to the China Azil.} Losos, June 26.

A message from Trieste says that the Austrian Dreadnought Viridus Unitis has been launched.

SULTAN'S TOUR

ENDED.

(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail).

Lostos, June 25.

∙A Salonika message states that the Sultan bas sailed from Constantinople on the completion of his Macedonian

tour.

SOCIETY.

Home &acing.

ASCOT STAKES.-

Losrow, June 14.

The AscocStakes' result was as follows:

Wiliary...

King Midas

Victory

dan 100 to 7 against Victory,

Batting 9 to 2 against Willonyx and King

Times.

ROYAL HUNT CUP.

Straits

LONDON, Jma-lb. The Royal Hunt Cup result was

Moscato

Loupset.

Spanish Prince...

Batting 100 to 6 against Moscato, 33 to against Longact, and f to 1 agxinst Spanish Prince.--Straits Tuma

-ASCOT GOLD CUP.

LONDOR, June 18,- The result of the Ascot gold cup WAN

-Willony...

Charles O'Malley Declara

Betting 5 to 4 against Willongz, to I against Charles 'falley, 7 to 2 against Declare. Straits Times.

AVIATION TRAGEDIES.

LONDON, June 19.,

The so-called-European circuit aviation race has started from Paris. The course lay through France, Belgium, Holland and England, back to Paris, & distance of about 1,000 miles in all,

Two competitors were killed, one before, and the other shortly after the start.

LONDON, June 20.

In the aviation circuit race (from Taris

through Belgium, Holland, and England and back to Paris) another competitor has beer killed and one was seriously injured.

C. Dady Nates.

IMPERIAL ATHLETICS. THE DREAM OF FEDERATION.

CANADA LEADS.

(Beyler's Service to the China Mai,) Losmos, June 25,

The Empire Athletic championships decided at the Crystal Palace have

INTERNATIONAL HORSE SHOW.

The duckers of the Anchor Line struck immediately, and received an advance. Five torpedo boats and two launches

Just before the opening of the garden

The White Star Line has arranged resulted in Canada obtaining three firsts, heated controversy of late. With belonging to the French navy are to be fête on Thursday the Chairman of the terms with the strikers at Southampton. the United Kingdom two, Australasia, regard to the former of these reports, sold by public auction at Saigon on July 1. committee received a most generous and, At Liverpool Mr. Tom Mann, Socialist none, it is to be noted that already, by A Tack has a splendid collection of from Mr Vicente Atienza, the local agent ordered the Union seamen employed by in the circumstances, appropriate offering leader, has issued a manifesto and the terms of the Wei-bai-wei Con-photographs of Hongkong's Coronation of the Germinal Factory of Cigars of 46 firm belonging to the Shipping vention, Chinese war vessels, whether festivities. Most of them can be had in Manila, in the shape of 57 boxes, of cigars Federation to come out on Monday, neutral or otherwise, possess the rightful post-card forra...

of all shapes and sizes. This enabled the committes to place the fragrant cigars in Shipping in the Firth is at a The total output of the Chinese the refreshment tents, which ad led much standstill Thirty-seven steamers are while, us regards the other rumour,gineering Mining Company's three mines to the cojoyment of the evening. The lying at Lieth without crews. it is difficult to see what special to 35,406.54 tons and the sales during the the Germinal Factory for their generous that they are the masters of the situation for the week ending 10th June amounted Chairman has written a letter of thanks to The shipowners at Rotterdam consider desire Britain can have to wish for period, to 39,268.75 tons. the opening up of a little-known

contribution.

and have demanded the strikers to town in what appears to be a most unhealthy region.

to pse the waters leased. to Britain,

The British lease of Wei-hai-wei has now rum for just over twelve:

,

This afternoon a junk used for the

The following letter has been sent by

conveyance of stone sank about a rallo Sir Francis Piggott to the Japanese from Green Island. Nothing is now show. Consul in Hongkong with regard to the ing ahora the water. The crew were firework display in the gardens: resenet by the fishing bosta in the vicinity.

years. The place has never during from Paris showing the aviation soddent The magnificent new film just arrived that perical tasted the sweets of to two French Ministers and the fans

di Dear Mr Funstsn-On behalf of the

to you, and through you to the Jap general committee and the Colony at large whom they represent I have to cover

MODERATE PRICES.commercial prosperity, nor is it ever procession of M. Berteaux, who was killed the community who have made their

likely to do so. According to the will be exhibited at the Victoria Theatre home in Hongkong, our most grateful Convention, the port was leased on Tuesday night. "in order to provide, Great Britain

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HONGKONG CORONATION

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thanks for your splendid contribution to the festivities of last work. The Krewark display which was such a special feature of A BIG DIVIDEND.

the evening fête, was most greatly appre We are informed by the local bennch of that your Bovereign will be gratified to cisted by all who saw it, and I feel sure the Nederlandse Indische Kandelabank, think that his subjects should have, in so otheriami India Commercial Bank) that charmingly practicals fashion, silind them. telegraphic advice has been received from occasion of the coronation of His Majesty's selves with us in the rejoicings on the

dividend of 23 percent, has been dechred the Head Office at Amsterdam, dating that ally, our King"

for the year onding 31st December, 1910.

IN THE COURTS.

For unlawfully carrying nine passengers

SPORTING.

Boxing

CATIAM DEFEATED BY STANTON. Etanton easily overeme Caphem at the

as in the days before Japan patched in exre the number allowed the mister Victoria. Skating Rink on Saturday night;-|

Fort Arber from the Russians of the atonis nuach You Wo, was filled WING to climatic conditions these Wei-hoi-wei has, in fact, been of no 820, by Commander C.

pictures have to be finished- in Shanghal and their exhibition has therefore further vilne to Britain than as a B.N., at the Marina Court i been [POSTPONED] until the first winer resort for her Far Easter in July!

INSTANTANEOUS BECCES OF THE COLLIER SISTERS ARALLELED DANCERS.

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"A sentence of dixe

tire,

Fleet There is therefore, nothing and air hours stocks to be wondered at in the reports of Britain's possible relinquisliment of her leaseIndeed, Mr R... JuanSTOX

blan the sto

morning

-and was declared the winZIGT. thecleranth round, Stanton was much too good-for his opponent to whom he administered severa punishment: Chapham, however, allowed a considerable amount of plack, bas The xnx vowhere against a veteran in the ent Part

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during the eight-roas

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surrender unconditionally.

COUNTY CRICKET.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maz.) Loxoox, June 25. The following results are recorded in the County Championship

Somerset best Hampshire by 101

Yorkshire played a pointless draw in their match with Northamptonshire

Notta drew with Kent; Lancashire drew with Surrey; Leicester drew with Derbyshire; Bassar beat Eases by four wickets Worcester beat Middlesex by 188

PACIFIC RAILWAY AMALGAMATION:

DECLARED LEGAL

(Reuters Bervice to the China satu)

FRENCH BONQUES.

Loston, Jaze 20. Lord Rosebery, speaking at a luncheon given in honour of the Over-ses Legislators. Kaid that he believed that, owing to the external pressure of the world and other cases, one day we should find omgives federated ampira.C.-Daily News.

SCOTS WIN MARATHON,

Loxpor, Jaus 12 The Marathon race in which the ter ritoria? regiments of the British Army took part has been won by the London Scottish.

Manila Tay

THE COLONY'S HEALTH

During last week there 25 case of (Reader's Service to the China Mail.)

plague in the Colony, of which 8 ended LONDON, June 25 fatally This brought the years, total up The International Horse Show has have occurred. Cut of the 160 canen all

to 166. Since then three further closed. H

par

Franch officers won the jumping The only other cases of communicable

but 40 have ended in death honours, the Russians being second, disse notified were three of Belgians third and English fourth.(all Chinesa), one of which was inial, and The American competitors were not one nua-fatal case of relapding fever, placed.

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