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an artist and special training as an This gave a grace of refinement to his style, which is one part of its charm.per But another part, and perhaps, the main, is that with a fine humour, in which, as in alt true humour, tho | yesterday by as Rubi, whole nature of the writer is involved,' THLACKERAY retained as a mon

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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. King of Norway's Birthday (1872). 2.3 p.m.-Legislative Council Meeting,

General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, Aggst 5-

12.30 p.m.-Miesting of Members of But hurdiy had the first three

Hongkong Jockey Club. Mosna, August 7.:~~

sentences passed his lips than his Bank Holiday.

9.15

Cathedral. TUESDAY, August 8 —

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

Meeting.

Two splendid full-plate photos of the Trouping of the Colours ceremony have been sent us by A Fong, the well- known photographer.

of Norway)"

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1911

[COPTINAT]

THE VETO FIGHT.

CREATION OF PEERS LIKELY.

Mr R. J. Birbook of Queen's College is | (Beuter's Service to the China Mail )! abius to take a short trip Home. He

LONDON, August 1. The Parliament Bill will not be taken expects to be away only four months.

Rev. G. A. Bunbury, Mr B. L. Logan, Mr and Mrs J. P. Lawrie and Capt. Arthur wore passengers to Manila by the Rubi yesterday.

Capt. and Mrs J. H. Krustion returning to the Colony by the The body of a Chinese malo, aged, Mooltay which connects with about 50 years, was picked up in Queen's Arcadin at Colombo, street and sout to the mortuary. Deceased and the appearance of being a coolie.

the

[Corru] NEW STRAITS GOVERN R

SIR AETHUR-YOUNG APPOINTED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, August 2.

Sir Arthur Young has been appointed to accoed Sir John Anderson

in the House of Commons till the 8th inst.

Lord Lansdowne bas written to Lord Governor of the Straits Settlements.

[Noto-Capt Sir Arthur Henderson Camperdown pointing out that he baeyang, K.C.LO., is at present Colonial advised his supporters to abetain from Secretary of the Straits Settlements, couing when the Parliament Bill is position which he has held for the past returned to the House of Lords. For great satisfaction. Fifty-seven years of age, dvo years. His appointment will give himself he declares that he will in no he is the son of the late Col. Keith Young

C.B. He received his early education at circumstances vote with the Govern- Edinburgh Acadamy and later went to Rugby and Sandhurst. He was formerly attached to the 27th Inniskillings and ir. 1878 became Commandant of the Military Rollos as Kyrenia. Subeoquently he held various civil appointments at Cyprus and at various dates from 1890 to 1008 he administered the Government of the island. He was married in 1895 to Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy, daughter of the 2nd Marquia ! Ailes. Ila who made 0.5.0. in 1897 and K.C.M.G. three yours ago. The salary attaching to the office of Colonial Secretary for the Straits Settlements in £1,700 that of the Governorship £6,000. I. C. M.]

. His friends on the China const will be

The pewspapers consider that Lord gind to hear that Lieut. P. A. Talinck, Say's the Times of India:-We have [R.N.R., lato chief officer of the China | Lansdowne's letter, in conjunction wtih had many eccentric monsoons in India, Navigation Company's steamer Eashing, the postponement of the Bill in the but unless there is an carly return to having completed his twelve months in the House of Commons, menes that the orthodoxy, this of 1911 will take the palmaty, has now joined the mail steamer Government will be forced to a limited

Matina of Messrs. Elder and Fyffes as chief creation of peora. Two canon of pingus are notified ofleer. The loss of such a smart young today, making the year's total 243. One officer from the China coast will be regret- is an Indian constable at the Central Falicated, but it must be taken as 'the antural Station. This is the first non-Chinese case consequences of the improved conditions this year.

that are being established at Home.

In our Advertisement columns Mosse Whitenway, Laidlaw and Co. Ltd. are offering readers of the China Mail Kropp more and ladies' stockings at specially reduced prices:

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presented by the late Sir H. N. Mody, will An oil portrait of H. E. the Governor

be unveiled by the Head Master in Queen's College Hall on Saturday next at 11 am.

· Vistors will be cordially welcomed. ·

Archbishop Bourne will preside ovur second National Catholic Congress which opens at Newcastle-on-Tyne to orrow, The Duke of Norfolk and other leading Roman Catholics will attend. A cirie reception will be given by the Lord Mayor.

p.m.-Organ Recital at St. Johns courage failed, he faltered, then in-the

continently sat down. Returning to London that night he said to FIELD, My boy, do you understand how narrowly you've missed bearing the greatest oration you were ever likely to hear in your life? So with a laugh he dismissed the matter. Such a breakdown, had it occurred

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The China Mail

HOSOKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGtr 2, 1911.

AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN

CONTROVERSY,

Ti: recent celebration of the centen- any of the birth of WILLIAM MAKE

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD PEACE TRACKERAT reculls to memory

SOLE AGENTS.

Hongkong, Apr 16, 1807.

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WM. POWELL,

bookmen

The enormous disparity of the prices in the Calcutta sales between certified and uncertified epigra las audcnster

-nation in the market. The gmulity of un-

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

Yesterday afternoon His Excellency the Governor received, by appointment, a de- putition of Queen's College Profecte, intzoriuced by the Head Master, Mr Ralphs. request His Excellency's acceptance of a The object of the deputation was

specially printed leather bound copy of the Coronation Number of the Yellow Dragon containing photographs of the Coronation festivities st. Queen's College. The pro sontation was made by the Senior Prefect. His Excellency, in accepting the volume, warmly thanked the deputation and 'the pupils of graciously sccoded to their request that he would forward, on behalf Queen's College, a similar copy for the acceptance of Elis Majesty the Hing.

THE TYPHOON.

Last Gening at six o'clock the rod cane and drum were hoisted, indicating that the Thou was more than 200 miles distant and sitante to the south-chat of the Colony A warning despatched from Manila at 8.30a.m. to-day stated that the typhoon

10 DICKENS, would almost have certified plum sold is fax in excess of the broken his heart. "Michael Angelo | visible jemand, and is calculated to en- Titmarsh " was endowed with a conge extensive suuggling for which finer spirit than many in the world Hongkong and Singapore will probably hawas west of Balingtang Channel and was

the bases.-Singapore Free Press. which knew him personally could

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quite understand. Being himself: te Nichi-Nichi learns that tho Chinesa

tenderly framed, he took refuge, like the hermit crab, in a shell that was

Minister of Posts, and Communications is awaiting the time to ripen for state owner-

ship and operation of the China Merchants"

nct his own, and so many miscom

Steam Navigation Company. It is stated ceptions arose concerning him. That that he fears to propose the change today,

DICKENS was no jealous rival

is because it will amast uppheion among

CHARLES

of

that sixty years ago the great majority proved by the magnificent tribute the public and shareholders. He is of the English-speaking people who which he paid to his memory im- rumoured to be negotiating with American were at all interested in books and mediately after THACKERAY'S spitalinis for a load of 10,000,000 tacks

were divided into two den and unexpected death, while which is to be weed for the expansion

the company; but according to another opposing camps, the one champion many letters and memoirs published account, Japanese capitalists will under ing THACKERAY, the other CHARLES in recent years testify to the fact that take the loan and have already started DICKENS Very fierce was the ward stood the genius of

TLACKERAY fully realised and under- | negotiatinas with Peking. which the partisane waged, though DICKESS. the principals themselves were on terms of the most cordial intercourse. It a sense they were rivala, but they were not rivals after the fashion which some folk imagined. Now DEPARTMENT. that both have long been laid to re

and time has brought about the nsual rectification of transient errors

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mea Cheung sends us several capital photographs of the ceremony of Trooping the Colours on the Cricket Ground yester

day.

TO ET-UNITE UNIONISTS.”

A private dianer is being given in the House of Commons' to-night in hoocur of Lord St. Andries, formerly Sir A. Acland Hood, which it is hoped will re-unite the Unionists Prominent men of both camps will be present.

LIBERALS ALERT

Lostos, August Lord Morley has isened a most urgent whip to the Liberal Lords in which he takes the unusual course of asking for a reply as to whether they will attend when the Bill is returned from the

Commons,

"NO SURRENDER" PARTY

FIRM

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The political situation has been some→ what changed by the enthusiasm with which a large body of Unionists is sup- porting Lord Halsbury's "No Surrender party.

It is announced that there are over

moving W.N.W., while the Obserentory whelming applications for tickets for report issued at noon locates it at one the public meetings at Chelsea and

| hundred miles south of the Pratns Shoal, moving W.N.W. 1 the depression eca- tinues on this course it should pass to the south of the Colony.

THE TROOPING SEASON.

The programine of Colonial reliefs in connection with the coming trooping season has been issued.

Holborn

Mr George Wyndham is among the speakers at Holbora.

The greatest satisfaction has been | aroused by Lord Lansdowne's letter,

DISTINGUISHED

וי -

ARTIST'S DEATH,

MR.E. A: ABBEY.

(Router's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, August 2

LONDON DOCKERS

STRIKE.

SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail).

LONDON, August 2. * The London dockers' dispute has developed seriously.

At noon yesterday all the men em- played at Tilbury Docks, except those under the Fort of London Authority," had struck."

The number affected is said to run into thousands.

CHINESE QURREEOY

REFORM.

IMPORTANT MEETINGS. IN

• LONDON.

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

LONDON, August 2.-- Meetings are proceeding in London to consider the question of Chinese currency reforme la accordance with the terms of the recent luan,

British, German, Shinese and Amerî- can representives are participating. In view of the importance of the question, the representativee are pledged to

secrecy.

F. M. S. FEDERAL COUNCIL

NO INDIAN REPRE-ENTATION.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

Lostor, August 9.

Mr Harcourt replying in the Hous of Commons to Hr E. Ruglen mous

M.P. for King's Lynn, stated that the Government was unable to grant fo Indians in the Malay States a représent

On September 8th the transport Somali will leave Southampton with the 2nd By. Scottish Rifles for Malta and drafts for North Chins. She will call at Gibraltar and on arrival at Melts will ambark the 2nd Bn. Sempet Light Infantry for The death is announced of Mr E. A. Tientsin. Honghong will be renched on Abbey, R. A., the distinguished artist. October 16th and left the following day for

Note The death of Mr. Edwin Austin ntive on the Federal Council Ching-wang-tao, where the Somersets wil Abbay, R.A., APS, at the age of 69 disembark. The Somali will then take on yours removes one of the most distinguished board the 1st Bn Royal Inniskillen paintera of the day. His fame is world- wide. Born at Philadelphia, U.S.A., he Fusiloors and other details from North received his early training at the Fra- Chian and will return to Honkong on nsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and in November lat. Here all these drafts will 1878, when 20 years of age, he came to tranship to the troopship Rohilla.

England. Twelve years later he exhibited his first, picture at the Royal Academy "A May Day Morning." He was engaged in 1903 and 1904 to paint the official pictors of the Coronation of King Edward VIL The late Mr Abbey was also a

The Rohills leures Home for the Fast on

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CHINESE STEAMER

WRECKED.

19 LIVES LOST.

(Wah Tez Fat Po's Service.)

Shanamal, August 1.

The sa. Chuk-Tung, Chinese owned,

The report has been issued of the oficial inquiry into the loss of the steamer Inverusk, of Liverpool, which stranded on a root near the island of Juan de Nova Mozambique Channel, on March 22 last. and was totally lost. The Inveresk, which carried a cargo of steel mails and bridge work, ses on & passage from New York to Maji. In delivering judgment the Court October 4th with drafts for Ceylon, Mr Mars, who fell from a height of found that the Invermak during her passage Singapore and Hongkong. She is due at and momentary misconceptions, wof50 feet and sustained serious injuries from Natal up to the time of her strand- | Hengkang on November 6th and will de-writer of considerable repute.-ED. Q.M.] has become wrecked at labang, see that the two men occupy very during an aviation meeting in Pennsylvania, ing was navigated in a most careful and part ten days later. different positions in the field of Hongkong some months back.

is recovering. Mr. Mars passed through seamanlike manner. All the customary

observations were refully taken, and THE SHIPBUILDER'S STRIKE English literature and that cach in

erury precaution adopted in order to ensure

AT ABERDEEN. pre-eminent in his own particular

the_sufots of the vessel But after. 4.30. We understand, saya the Queen's"

The two men, who wore arrested in con- College magazine, that, during the forth. on March 22 the vessel came within coming summer vacation our venerable pile the scope and influence of current section with the shipbuilder's strike at THACKER and DICKENS were is to undergo a thorough refit" at the which set her to the eastward, and as a Aberdeen, appeared befors Sir J. R. Wood, the great novelists of their day and capable hands of the P.W.D. it is still an open question which

Straw Hats domain.

FOR-

result the vessel struck on the rout.

Boys and Girls. occupies the greater position in our F. Ellis and 31r B. Jaibes are collaborating that no blame attached to the master or to

$1.50, $2.50, $3.50,

A VERY PRETTY DESIGN.

IN THE COURTS.

good look-out was kept and maintained The Fellows Dragon understands that Mr The Cout and assessors ware of opinion own time. TBACKERAY'S fame un-

on a serial story which is to be full of local anyone on board the Invereek, doubtedly gained with the passing colour. The only dificulty at present is years, while much that DICKENS that the authors unot agree as to whether wrote is already passing out of the schoolmaster or a schoolboy shall be the

hero! understanding of the people who read his books, so utterly has the world shooting Club recently presented a hand The members of the Shanghai M. P. which he described passed away. ne silver cup to the crew of M. S. As a writer THACKERAY possessed Furs to be competed for among them- Au Indian assistant wärder was ohauged the greater charm, but, us Professor selves. The cup, which must be won thres with stealing a blanket. The case was

times before becoming the property of the romanded,

Wm Powell, Ld. My observes in a critical review winner, has just born won by Sunan

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RETURN "VISIT

A Chinaman, who returned from banish

prisonment. ment, was sentenced to one year' ime

A fisherman from Yaumati "was "finod 850 by F. A. Hazeland at the Magistmey

of DICKENS' works, we must "not Gibdoy with scores of 88, 92 and 93. foreget that with little aid of school- education in his early years, and in The annual report of Pacific Maito-day for being in unlawful possion of much contact with the lower forms April 20 shows a deficit of nearly coal of life, he had the energy of genius 200,000. The receipts for 1012 amounted to 84,974,819, and the disbursements to

Steamship Company for the year ended

A fine of 810 was imposed on a native

THE TROUBLESOME EX-SHAH.

ANGLO-RUSSIAN STATEMENT.

(Reuters Service to the Ching Am.).

LONDON, August 2.

Nineteen passengers were drowned, the rest being saved.

The vessel has suck.

RESTLESS CANTON:

VICEROY WANTS CHANGE.

st the Magistracy this morning, charged

{Wah Ta Yat Po's Service.)

Peaika, August 2.. with leading a strike. The cake

A message from Teheran states that

E. Chang Ming Chi Viceroy of the British and Russian Legations have Canton, has wired to Peking anggesting dismissed.

Evidence was produced to the effect that issued an identical Note declaring that that in the present condition of Canton the masters concerned were member of

REN.

the particular guld and that they had the live frequently admonished the an able Viceroy, such as H.E. Hsin

er-Shab to sbstain from political Chun Heun, should hold office. agreed to pay 30 cents out of overy $100 agitation, and adding that since he is contract towards a sink and accident fund new in Persian territory they cannot appoint FLE. Hain to Yunnan. in place The Cabinet has, however, decided to but had neglected to do so. The two de- intervene. fendants had only gone and asked for the

of H.E. Li Ching Fang. money, His Worship advised the masters to keep to the rules of the guild and told. the mon that they had better go back to work and if they had any complaint to petition the Registrar General. ⠀

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strengthened, and its sy4,819,538, leaving a net incomo o from Taumati for assault. It appean that board to better advantage and in addition | deepened, by a youth of battle against $165,181, against which a sum of 8564,457 a canary bew into dependant's house and adverse circunstances. The strong is charge-1 for repairs, do, to stomers, the owner followed it there when defends will conquered, and the strong will leaving a deficit of 8109,276.-Landon an assaulted him. showed its force until the end. A hinu Bepis

vigour impatient of all check set of all diversities of bachelor tax, the fourteen men fin blug contorned in an Detective Bergeant Willa prosocuted Itself face to face with the ills of life, nostrogeniqua comes from Illinois, where opium diran ut No. 90 Carton Rond, and spent the gifts of a rare genius iuliiats men over thirty-five years of age Kowloon. The keeper was fired 8150 or strepnous service to humanity. The will be anked to pay £2 a year to a fund six wooks imprisonment and the remainder DONNELLY TROUPE work of such a writer must inevitably out of which each mother will receive a 2 or seven days' ench

show, at times, some traces of the stuity of £20 for every child born after |----

two years of untried life. That is worthy

nd the celebrated

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