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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-day's quotation for Para rubber, per Mastra Vernon and Smyth, is és, Bd.

to be Imperial stamps to replaco them in the future. It is now at least eighteen months ago since the Imperial Government WAS supposed to have relieved Hongkong today from Yaumati

of the Agencies. Yet we believe we are correct in saying that the Colony

One more case of plague is notified The total is

now 241.

is still managing them; we certainly Somesas entered No. 8, Gresson Street, havo heard of no official being sent out Wanshal, on Sunday night and atole jewel- by the Imperial Government to dolery to the value of 8860. the work. If they are still controlled- from Hongkong, what payment does the Colony receive for performing duties really outside its scopa 7- This question might well be gone into

The sugar trade is showing welcome advance of #11 a picul is recorded. signs of an upward tendency in Hongkong,

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A Portuguese named Coucsirção, aged by the Unofficial Members of Council about 54 years, and living at No. 30, Though we are afraid the transfer | Canton Road, Kowloon, has been missing of the Agencies has been irrevocably since Monday morning, made, in spite of outward signs to the contrary, wo would that the matter could be considered afresh.

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King of Norway's Birthday (1872)

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MONDAY, August 7-

Bank Holiday.

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TUESDAY, August 8 --

Noon.-H.E. C. & M. Steamboat Co.'s

Meeting. 4 p.m.Sinitary Board Election in City

Hal.

Two solid silver thrones for the use of

the King and Queen at the Delhi Durbar design and workmanship are beautiful. ar being mado at the Calcutta mint. The

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Sir William Robinson, G.CAL.G., formerly Governor of Hongkong," was unavoidably provented through indisposi tion from obeying His Majesty's command to be proecat at Westminster Abbey on the occasion of the Coronation.

Captain M. Boeror, The Buffs, an promotion, has been posted to a company in the 1st battalion, with which ho was proviously serving. Captain R. E. Power has been ordered to join the End battalion and loaves for Singapore at an carly diste.

Barus Adolf von André, a furnier parter of Melchers and Co., in Honghou, recently of 1, Whittington-aronno, London, 5.C., and of 81, Piccadilly, W., and of Rua de Presbourg, 8, Faris, France, of Mosara. André, Mendel and Co., merchants, a director of Paquin, Limited, and of] Maison Virot, Limited, who died May 7 last in Paris, domiciled in France, left;

personal estate in the United Kingdom valued at £37.476.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1911.

THE POLITICAL

WRANGLE.

“NO SURRENDERERS ~ GOING STRONG.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mfail.) LONDON, August L

[COPYRIGHT.] CANADA, AND RECIPROCITY.

ELECTORATE TO BE CONSULTED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Hail)

Lemos, July 31.

The Dominion Parliament has die

11th.

Sarrender" meetings on Friday, owing solved and will reassemble on October

It will be necessary to hold twa "No

to the great demand for tickets.

Lord Halsbury and Mr Auston Cham- berlian are to be the chief speakers at address it appealing on behalf of Sir Wilirid. Laurier in his election Chelsea Town Hall, while Lord Selborne, reciprocity, which, he says, will not Mr F.E. Smith and Sir Edward Carson will speak at Holborn.

impair British preference, but will eventually help to further the friendly relations between Great Britain and the United States.

IMPORTANT SHIPPING

DEAL.

RE-NIE AND HARRISON LINES AFFICTED,

(Renter's Service to the China Atal.) LONDON, August 1.

OPPOSITION WELCOMES

FIGHT.

LONDON, August 1.

An Ottawa message my that M Bordon, leader of the Opposition, has

with other questions and should not be lightly disposed of We are A watch and chain value, $150 was given to understand that although stolen from No. 23. Ship Street. The hitherto the Agencies have been con- owner of the articles suspects a friend who from India for the celebrated Sceptro. The interest in the Rennie Line, but that says it is only right and just that the

left without wishing him "Good Uge."

ducted at a loss to Hongkong, if]»* they could have been exempted from the military contribution levy-RX they surely should-so far from a loss being experienced, they could be made to pay. Remembering there-

The total output of the Chinesa Engineering and Mining Company's thres mies for the week ending 15th July, 1911 amounted to 38,285.49 tons and the sales during the period, tu 23,340.72 tons.

The Shipping Gazette learns that the issued a manifesto iz which he welcomes Harrison Line has acquired a controlling a fight on the Reciprocity question. He the business will be conducted by people should decide this momentous

question.

Mesars Renais and Co se hitherto,

Note The Harrison Line was establish-

Sir William Bass, who, it is rumoured, will shortly sell all his racehorses, began his connection with the Turf in 1903, when he started ustry body by cabling £25,000 purchase turned out trumps, Sceptre win ning valuable esees at Sandown, · New. market, and alsowhere, and becoming the idol of the public. Sceptro won for him in! stakes some £14,000, while Grey Tick, ed in 1830, and is managed by Mesars. werk, won the Cesarowitch in 1905. For under the name of the Charente Steamship" whom he bought to lend Sceptre to her Thos. and Jas Harrison, of Liverpool, the sire Cylleno, Sir William gave the huge Company, Limited, regular services being umaintained to and from West Indies, United States, Mexico, Brazil, Fast Indies, South and East Africa, and Suuth of France. It has a test of. 43 steamers of 917,000

sum of 30,000 guineus,

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

John J. Recaio, Son and Co., Aberdean

enters for South and East African trade and has a feet of steamers of 26,700 total tosnage.-E. M.]

The telegram quoted below was received rats tonnaga.

kong, from the Manila Observatory at 7.25 p.m, Inst night :-

Manila, July 31, 6 p.m.-Cyclone or In connection with the report from typhoon E. of Northern Luzon less than the Government Bacteriologist and Analyst 900 miles distant, moving N.W. on the water supply, De. G. L. Fitzwilliams A warning despatched from Manila at Bond to day.It is netireable tant the typhoon WV.N.W. of Aparri, maving W., or minate, at the meeting of the Sanitary [9.45 am. to-day reads:-Cyclone or Pokfulam water supply still gives the most W.N.W.

2.3 p.m.-Legislative Council Meeting.fore that the whole question of the SaraDAY, August 6 -

incidence of the military contribution In response to a telegram received is at present under consideration at Shanghai Cricket Club will send a team to from Rear-Admiral Sir A. Winsloo, the Home, we should have thought that wei-hai-wei. The team will be in charge 9.15 p.m. Onan Recital at St. John's the matter of Hongkong finally of Mr G. M. Billings, and will prooved by the American Consulate General, Hong direct line, was inaugurated in 1868. it

relinquishing the Agencies might | north on August 5, well have been left over until such times the former concern is dealt with.

Then, assuming that the revenue from the Agencies were to Hongkong & Sunth China Steam Fish-be exempted from levy, they might Imve been carried on at a profit, and, more important still, Hongkong's pre-antagourable analysis. stige maintained throughout the Far Enst. But we fear that it is now too late to think of such a desirable state of affairs eventuating. All the inme, it would be informative to know

WEDNESDAY, August -

Noon-Ordinary General Meeting of

erics Co., Li.

5.30 p.m.-Annual General Meeting of

the Victoria Recreation Club. THURSDAY, August 10:-

10,55 a.m. --Full Moon.

The China Mail

The cruiser Drake of the fastral raisers aflat-bow refitting at Ports mouth, is to be sent out to Australia by the end of the year to take the place of the

A CLAIM FOR CURTAINS. -

An interesting case in connection with a claim for curtains came before Mr Justice Gompertz, at the Supreme Court this morning, when Mrs A. Ogilvie sued Mr

Hoxaxose, Tuesday, Acetat 1, 1911. (whether, consequent « upon the ImPowerful, tingship of the Australia Squ. B. Davidson to recover 89.50.

POSTAL MATTERS.

DURING the consideration of the

perial Government taking over the Agencies, Hongkong has been relieved of all and every item of expense associated with them. If not, why

Di pelding for a supplementary not? lumption towards the expenses

الطبية

tilony, in the Legislative Council the other day, the Hon. Mrf

NEWS OF THE DAY,

31 the first meeting of the Over-Sets E. A. HEWETT bronchod the subject Club, in London, on June 27, representa of the loss sustained by the Hongkong

tires were present' from Singapore and Ipoh. Government as a result of the grow- ing use of the Siberian postal route

dron. She is an armoured cruiser, the Powerful is not, and slis is much speedier than the latter,

Mr J. H. Gardiner appeared for paintiff

and Mr Leo D'Almada e Castro defended.

Mr Gardiner said that bu very much grotted to say that owing to indisposition Mas Ogilvie was unable to be proscut.

His Lordship-Have you a doctor's certifiente ?

The anointing oil which was used at the Coronation of King Edward VII. was used again at the Coronation of King George V. It consists of a mixture of sesame and

Mr Gardiner I will get one. olive oils perfumed with roses, orange Bowers, jasmin, cinn flowers of mess as a sort of boarding house kooper. Mr D'Almada-Plaintiff carries on busi- benzoin, musk, civet, and ambergris ; and She had several houses in Kowloon which its composition is founded upon that used whe jet, defendant being one of the tenants. in the seventeenth century. It was pre-It was a matter of great importance to his i pared by Mr Peter Wyatt Squire, the client.

anointed.

The new town of Forward, in Saskatchemist on the establishment of the King. to the United Kingdom. That the chewan, is to be moved to a railway The oil is placed in the ampulla dud peared intersection three miles from its present into the spoon from which the King is Government should be out of pocket as iccation. an outcome of private individuals and commercial firms showing a preference for a particular inail service, is on the face of it, most anomalous, and we are glad that Mr HEWETT took the stand he did on the matter. So far

The quarterly public health report for London states that of 760 samples of milk examined during April. May and June, 106 were tuberculoom.

Mr Gardiner-And to my oliont Mr D'Almada-1 certainly object to un adjournment.

AMATEUR SWIMMING.

He merely criticises the Government for dissolving without even voting Supply or carrying ont redistribution.

MR BOTTOMLEY TO PAY.

APPEAL DISMISSED.

(Reuter's Service to the “China Mod.) LANDON, July 31.

Mr Bottomley's appeal against the judgment of June 30th has been dismissed.

Noto-Reuter's massage on the 30th- ult read:-

obtained

A sum of £50,000 sterling has been WORLD'S RECORD BEATEN. awarded against Me Horatin Bottomley on a claim by Mrs Eleanor Curtis as executrix (Renter's Service to the China Mail.) of her father, Mr Robert Master, formerly

a Civil Servant at Madras LONDON, August 1. Mes Curtis alleged that Mr Bottomley mile amateur swim-representation in the sale of certain shares. of £57.835 by min The Chief Justice granted a stay of Bottomlay saying that the whole sum, and execution. pending an appost, on M also the coobs, would be paid into Court within a week, E. ..].

In the one ming championship at Berwick, the result was:-1. Taylor; 2. Battersby 3, Hatfeld. Taylor won by ton yarde, his time being 23 min. 354 secs, which constitutes a world's record.

[Note The previous amateur record for the mile was 24 min, 1f sec, which was Battersby's time at Southport in 1909- Es: 0. M.

GERMANY AND FRANCE.

PROLONGED NEGOTIATIONS

LIKELY

Kaiser not Conciliatory.

(Reuter's Serving to the China Mai. |

Losos, August 1

!!

A message from Berlin says that it His Lordship-I fixed it for Augustis stated in oficial quarters that the 1 sud if plaintif is physically unst

•

I cannot help adjourning it. A medical Minister for Foreign Affairs is fully

will strike it out. certificate mast be put in. to-day or I satished with his conference with the Kaiser and will continue his negotia- tions as heretoforo. Predictions of a change of attitude owing to the Emperor's conciliatoriness are therefors

which have just been issued, include, as The half-yearly naval promotions, anual, 12 new captains and. 22 N CO Mr D'Almada The defendant and all manders. Amongst the former is Captain his witnesses have been put to a consider Consett, who is well-known in the Farable amount of trouble.

His Lordship(to Mr Gardiner) Did falsified.

An early settlement of the points at Mr Gardiner-Yes, at 9.30 this morning.issue is not expected, and the Government His Lordship That is very short. Mr Gardiner -I gave notice as soon as I confidence at present.

is not likely to take the public into its

The shareholders in the London, East. He brved for some time on the Tilbury, and Southend Railway Company | King Alfred, flagship of ́Sir A. W. Moore, have approved of the sale of the company a Chias Station, and afterwards commisuced you give notice? properly to the Midland Railway Company, the Alacrity, the Commander-in-Chief's yacht on the same Station. The now com- uuders include Commander Wilding, who

Woodcock in Chinesa waters since July, 1900, and Commander Ward, who has served in the Minotaur, fagship of the China Station, since January, 1910.

as we understand the question, every letter of ordinary weight sent into the United Kingdom from Hongkong via Siberia costa the sender only four service between Java and Australia bis has been commanding the river gunboat know. cents, whereas it means to the Houg beca let to the Royal Dutch Packet Com-

kong Government an expenditure of pany.

A ten years contract for a steamer

The China and Far East Committes

at least five cents, perhaps more. If the Russian authorities could be

All W.O.. N.C.O.s and, men time induced to make a reduction inArmy Reserve, invalids, etc., up to 30th expired, due far d'acharge, or transfer to their heavy charges, the situation (November, 1912, will bo sent home on and members of the Trade and Merchandise would be distinctly better, but so.T. Rohilla, which will leave Hongkong Marks Committee of the Manchester Cham Boys and Girls. long as things remain as they are, it on the 18th November next.

FOR

$1.50, $2.50, $3.50.

A VERY PRETTY DESION.

The case was fixed for Saturday morning His Lordship added hope that if you find for certain that plaintiff, will not be here you will give notice.

Mr Gardiner You, my lord.

AT THE MAGISTRAOY.

A Chinaman was charged with stealing

six tina of of, 'value 860 from the s.. Silvia and the anes was remanded.

BOTO

OPIUM ABSTAINERS TESTS.

(Wah Yat Tes Po's Service.)

PERING, July 31. The Commissioner for, the Suppress....) ian of Opium has notified that all officers who have registered as having been cared of the opium habit must still be tested every three days for a period of three years from the data of their abstention.

SLIGHT ON CHINESS. ENVOY.

MINISTER TO ENGLAND REPRIMANDED.

(Wah Tea Yat Po'e Bervice.)

PERING, July 31,

H. E. Liu Yee Lin, Chinese Minister to England, has been severely reprimand- ed by Prince Chun for having failed to The well-informed Frankfurter state in the notification to the British Zeitung does not share the belief that Foreign Office that the Chinese special negotiations will be quickly concluded, envoy to the Coronation was a member but says that Germany is doing her of the Royal Family, as a consequence of, utmost to reach a peaceful settlement which the Prince was merely treated na It declares that the Kaiser thoroughly an ordinary envoy. agrees with the action of his leading stateamon.

A telegram from Brussels states that ber of Commerce have had under. con-

two, Chinese of cars, who are fluishing THE - HIPPODROME.

their studien at the Brussels School of War: seems as if Hongkong must go on

sideration the position of Britlali marka in The date of this Coronation of His China not protected by registration, and at

Messrs Hanyut Hong, have been orders losing more and more every year Majesty the King of Siam has now been ascent meeting of the Chamber they

There will be an amateur riding contested by the Chinese War OfEce to proceed The Japanese stowaway from the ..at the Circus to-night, at the close of to the Patin School of Aviation, thero to The irony, of the situation is that fixed. It will take place in Bangkok at presented minutes setting out their views Kitano Maru, who was remanded on Juno which Mr Bysack will present prizes of learn to condnetan seroplane and this fit in Hongkong the bulk of the people the end of November. The Treaty Powers, at length in conference with Mr E. F. 121, was discharged by Mr F. A. Hazelnad, $50 and $10 respectively to the successful themselves to participate in the grand would not raise the slightest will, it is understood, be reprosented by Crowe, the Commercial Attaché in Japan, this morning, na his Worship considered competitors.

special Vibassies and there is a general The Board confirmed and adopted the that defendant had been punished enough ebjection to paying five cents per expectation that previnas records in magni- potion taken up by the Joint Committee, by the confinement ho had undergone. letter when the Siberian route is ficence will be surpassed.

As the matter is now the subject of cor utilised, but the Imperial Government

respondence between the Governments The owner of the explosives, which will not permit the charge being

It is a remarkable, thing-I suppose concerned, full particulars cannot with caused the explosion on the Prays on

lost a unique thing-in the history of

advantage be disclosed at the moment. Friday last, was charged with Tunnuslugh

Wm Powell, Ld, raised, contending that this would be

a departure from its policy of peasy in the Christian Commonwealth, that King

nations, renworks the Rev. Ft. J. Campbell Z, and E.Ecțirexi. ·

ter, before, Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Magistincy this morping, sad the case was postage. Here we cannot follow the George can trace his descent right away offical quarters at Hazac importance remanded, bail being allowed in the mara Home Government's view. Accord-back to the Saxon Kings; and it is is attached to a message which has been received from Constantinople to the effect

of 8250...

VICTORIA THEATRE.ing to the prevailing rate of exchange, interesting fact that he can do so, not only

five cents would be, if anything, nearer through the direct English ling, but also that the Hulton Mohammed intends celomated rate on July 11, Console touched!

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| through that of Southand; for the Stuart the value of a penny thun four cents.gs who united the crowns of Scotland Now that Hongkong 14-relieved and England were themselves descended from the responsibility of running the from a bnxon princess of the English royal British Postal Agencies in China, our independently of the later later

marriage which gave them the throne of losses will of course, be as great the southern kingdom in addition, to that as hitherto. We suppose it is really of the north, the case that the Imperial Government

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