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66 years.

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MEMO FOR TO-DAY.

Hall.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The English Mall of the 2nd Sept.

Jewellery to tap value of #180 has State food Not Bonham Road West

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1911.

THE AMERICAN - SQUADRON'S

VISIT.

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pelled. to seek new quarters at a time when tlie demand for good, tenantable residences is unusually great The fact is that the present "boom" is only a progressive step in the upward tendency of rentals which has been noticeable during the past ten or twenty years, until things have now reached fuch a stage that the whole question of horse rent demands very clasp and serious attention.. Not only pior au-Talmtsatsui broke away from the them all the information in his power with saluto of 13 gans will be fired from the t

Au sucher and chair value 450, han been stolen fom the Yus. We shipbuilding yard at Samaipo,

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ROYALIST PLOT IN PORTUGAL.

A TRADE MARK CASE,

Before Mr F. A. Hazeland, at the Mag

The American Squarden is dus here to was delivered in London on the 30th Sept.travy, this afternoon, an interesting trado

mark case in connection with polien whistles marrow and will probably stay for ive

days.

The official landing fakes place, on was commenced, when Mosar Alex Roms and Co., procreated against Hong Sing for Wednesday and to receive Rear Admiral alleged infringement.

Murdock a guard of honour, consisting ofį MFBE Bowley appeared to pro-two officers and 60-rank and Bla, with megl. SOLDIERS AMONG ARRESTED. secuto, and Mr W. B. Bind was for de- tatal colours and band, will be furnished fandant..

Mr Bowley said that defendant had given

regard to the acquisition of the whistles to which defendant's rame had been falsely ⚫pplied, and he had given an undertaking. FROM "CHURCH NOTES.” to give up the whistles, so that he fr He thought defendant had made a mistake.

Defendant was discharged.

During land night, the bamboo police

wall owing to rough, woather.

by the 1st Ba. K.0.Y.II. The guard will (Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail). be drawn up at Blako Pier by 11.45am.

shore battery as the Admiral lands."

have renta risen; so also have the cost of living, servants' wages, etc. Aud the consequence is that many n timony which at one time had high on the fih inst, is postponed until further. Bowlay) asked leave to withdraw the sharge. Ordination Wo would remind our}

hopes, of going back to the Old Country with a little spare money in hand, now finds it almost impossible to save a cent, and with every year the prospects of ever seeing Home Lagun become more nuit more remote- In this regard it is the married Britisher of moderate means earning anything from 3308, to $500 a month who has been most hardly hit. The Portuguese, true, feel with everybody elsa the pinch, but for the great majority of these the East is their hope, and hence the need of making provision for payment of passages to the West, etc., does not exist. They may be "to all intents and purposes British subjects, but there are others" in the Colony who by birth and all

The Fire Brigade Inspection which was to have taken place outside the City Hall

orders.

"A Lover of Flowers."Why not address your enquiry to the firar Itself! Or we could forward the-lotter without.. disclosing your Da

The Hon. Treasurer of the Hongkong Lacies Benevolent Society acknowledges wer thanks a donation of 110 from "Dolged," which was delayed in the post.

DEATH OF A CATHOLIC

·MISSIONARY.

Our Wuchow correspondant writing on the 9th ult. anys very much regret to have to report the death of Monsieur la Peru Besnier, of the Mission Apostolique.

LONDON, Oct. 1. The","authorities of Oporto have nipped in the bad a widespread plot to restore: the Monarchy." Many serests were made.

NSIVE-ARRESTS:

roaders of the announcement made last month that the Bishop of Victoria intends to hold an Ordination in Chinese on All Saints' Day, November 1st, 3 8. Reuter's correspondent at Lisboja - Stephen's Church, West Point. Wo hope wires that 155 arrests ware made at that some members of the Cathedral Oports in connection with the Royalist Congregation will be able to be presente

plot These include eleven soldiers. Confirmation Classes Confirmation There have also been seven arrests made at Lisbon, where Monacchias Hags

Cinases for Boya will be held in the Clergy the Vestry of St. John's Cathedral on Fridays during October, beginning on and are were seized.

Girls will be held at St. Paul's College on

A Chinanan reporta in the police that Monsieur. Bosnier has been lying seriously Friday, October 6th, at 6 pim. Those for while riding a tramar from Happy Valley to the Post Office somoans picked his pocket and got away with, a'ring and se in money, the total value of $42.

Bishop Brant of the Philippines is a bahever is Sunday sparte. So long as you go to church in the morning, according to the bishop, you are at liberty-it in, in fact, your duty to devote part of the day

to wholesame oxatrise."

We have received a copy of the first 9 pm Japanese Conjuron at the City other qualifications are absolutely so, isse of the Philippine Republic, a furt and we contend that if anybody is to nightly journal published in Hongkong whose aim is set out as the immediato have priority of treatment in any restoration of the Philippine Ropublic by cheme which will ease the burden whatever metins, and in whatever form:" excessive rental, it must be these

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.

10 ani-Su of Needlework at the

Italian Convent,

5.30 p.m. Organ Recital at St. John's Bp.-Japanem Conjurors at the City

Cathedral.

General Memoranda.

WEDSZODAY, October :-...

Italian Convent.

*#

Included in a recent issue of American

י

at the Weslogan Hospital horn for over work. The cause of death was typhus Thursdays at 5 p.m., beginning on Thurs- faver.

day, October 5th. We should be very glad The death of the reverend gentleman,if there who have not yet sont in their who had only been a few yours in China, rames would do so as soon as possible. will be extremely regretted by his colleagues Sunday Schools The Pork Church and numerous friends. His loss will be Sunday School will re-open on Sunday, the more keenly felt as just at present the October 15th, at 3 pin The East Point mission is under manned and can I afford Sunday School in connexion with St. John's to spare one of its members. The funeral Catli odml will also re-open on Sunday, is expected to take place to marrow at our October 18th, at 3-p.m.-By kind permis.. little cametary here which is reserved for foreigners. The Rev. Monsieur Sécossesion of the Government this Sunday School East Point. The Sunday School at. Sa of Kal. Un will conduct the funeral will again be lield in the Victoria School, Faul's College continues to be hold overy ceremonies.

Bunday at 10D..

FIRE IN CONNAUGHT ROAD.

latter. For after all Hongkong is a Daily Commiar and Trade Reports is a British Colony.

lengthy, well-written sccount of Hong So far as the Britishers are can-kong's commerce dining 1910. It is from cerned, any housing scheme on the the pen of Mr George E. Anderson, the

U. S. Consul-General here. rent-purchase basis would not be

The annual general meeting of the 10 .:Salo, of Needlework at the workable, inasmuch as the great Corinthian Yacht Club is to be held at the Opening of Chinese Section of Cantonmajority would not reside in the Club House no Wednesday, October 11th Olony for a sufficiently long term to: 330 T. Au extraordinary general Fire Brigado Competition out- Hide City Hall.

complete the purchase What is meeting will be held immediately after. ing. 917.11. The Jatsen Show at Theatre needed is a general lowering of renta,wards to consider and pass the revised

Royal, City Hall:

This is the crying need of the rules.· THURSDAY, October G

O.M.S. Baxter School's Sale of Work hour. How it is to be met it

City Hall. Fray, October :-

Railway,

6.30 p.m.-Hongkong Football Club's

Annual General Meeting.

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SUNDAY, October 8 :----

12.11 p.m.--Full Moon.

Mospa, October §:---

3 p.m.-Anction of Crown Land at Public

Werks Department.

4 pm-Opening of the Kwong Wa Hos pital, Younati, by H. E. the Governor

The China Mail.

HONGKONO, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1911.

HONGKONG'S REXT PROBLEM.

NEW FRENCH. BATTLESHIP.

(Beister's Service to the China Mail'). LONDON, Oct. 1.- Reaters Paris correspondent wires that

Delcasse proposes the constraction of an addi'i pal fatleship to replace the Liberis.

THE TEXTILE TRADES.

A FEDERATION OF WORKERS.

Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, Oct. 1

At Huddersfield a conference of

Children's Services:With regard to Services for Children in the Peak Charah, similar arrangements to those in fores during the list devon, winters have been: made, The Rov. C. H. Hickling of the Lancashire testile Unions decided to Union Church will hold a Service on the fadernia with a view to common action rst Sunday of each mouth, and another in the event of trouble arising in any will be bold on the last Sunday of each section of the textile trade. month by the Chaplains of St John's The Conference passed a resolution Cathedral. The frat of these Services will protesting against the formation of a be held on Sunday, October 20th, at 3 p.m.volunteer Folice Force.

SOCIALISTIC PROGESS IN GERMANY.

A Socialist has been elected to the

Chinaman Perishes in Flames. "About half past 4 o'clock on Sunday morning are broke out on the first floor of No. 3, Connaught Road West when an immate, who was sleeping at the time, lout his life, his charred remains being subse quen tly found amongst the debris........ the verandah of tau first floor, where some The fre is supposed to have started on coolies were sleeping, and the fames Hospital Sunday:-Part of the Offerlogr soon had a good hold of the build in the Cathedral and the Peak Church on

When the Fire Brigade arrived Sunday, October 15th, the Sunday naar there did not appear to be about, so that their efforts were coudnod to St. Luke's Day (October 18th), will be giyen to the Hospitals of the Diocese;" the fire- which was to extinguishing

No-one part will be given to the only Church of accomplished at about 5 n'clock. An an instance of the quick execution suspected for a moment that there was England Hospitals in the Diocese those hard-to-sey, but, as the of work at Taikoc Ducks it is interesting anyone in the burning building and it was of the Church Missionary at Pilot, and Reichstag on a second ballet at Dussel-,"

only after the fire had been extinguished Government has in other respects not to note that at 4 o'clock on Saturday after and the police were looking round that part to the funds of the Alice Memorial dorf, hitherto a Centro stronghold, de- boon the 2,8.; Kwong Tai was slipped, ra thog came acres the charred remains of and Nethersole Hospitals in the city of feating the Dentre candidate by a major- hesitated in compete with business cofred one cant of point, had two propeller man, aged about 5 years. It sube Victoria Contributions from those who ity of 3,153

Requently tapi ed that he was asleep are unavoidably prevented from attending. interests, it might in the benefit of the binder, straightened and reseptered then the thin four almost immediately Church on this Sunday will be gladly

above where the time originated, and

sound received and acknowledged by the Cha Ise must have been

The advance bankings at Moutrie's for public follow out this policy in regarder in less than hour."

sleeper for it would seem that he fell plains

the Great Jason Show at the Theatse right

into the beat of the fames The Mothers' Union-The Hon. Secrg. when the floor of the mom where he was try (Mrs Clapham, La Hacienda, Royal on Wednesday next are very good, sighton chance of engine

gave way, so that he had not the Peak) will be very glad to hear from say and the indications are that fol house wil greet the Company on the meathers, ground four was used as a grocer's who may wish either to become, shop and the foors above us a boardingur to receive information with mgul tog night. Janken has played with sucess in Shanghal, Tientsin and house, the building being four storeys bigh the objects of the Union.

Peking and will no doubt da well here. A The damage is estimated at $7,000.

The Cathedral Choir-There are still Tintin jurnal, commenting on the show, vacancies for one alto, two sopisney, two? Lonors and one buss which we should like

to the housing problem by building • SOCIAL AND PERSONAL conveniently sized tenements, letting

Mr Charles Watney, who was in the Far East some months ago, has resigned

A

very

ORGAN RECITAL

JANSEN THE MAGICIAN.

we have it the space to enumerate, in to see filled. Under this lending we would detail, the thousand and one tricks pro- like to mention that a concert will be given conted by the Great Jansen. They dash Fefore the eyes of the spectator with the

Mr. If, Courtney, of the ongered them at moderate rentals and, and Shanghai Bank, has been transferred Perhaps, granting specially favourable to Johore Bharu. Mr P. de O. Morriss terms to Britishers coming out from takes his place as sub-agent of the Kuala

We Lumpur branch. Home on fixed agreements. merely throw out this idea in the hope that the Goverment will turn

1 be second of the classical organ recitals its attention to what is one of the the editorship of the London Evening will take place to-morrow afternoon in St Tivies, and has sovered his connection with John's Cathedral at 6.30 p.m. The pro most serious problems just now Call the London Evening Newspaper Company.gramma contains several items unfamiliar by the member of the Cathedral Choir en rapidity, and damals of the colour in

to Hongkong audienses, specially Cyril Friday, November Srd, in the City Hall Ealoidoscope: Artistje soonery and lovely ing for treatment. If this suggestion

Sir Henry Bike, on September 14, at Scott's starring tone picture esperale st. 3.15 p.m. The proceeds of the suncert stage settings lend the finishing touches to

And, Saint-Saens. Marche Religiouso

varied and attractive performance. The is-impracticable, perhaps some other

the London Chamber of Commerce, pas other items are Prelude and Fugue in will be devoted to the Cathedral Organ illusions aro worked with beautiful and means of dealing with the question sontod the Rubber Exhibition trophies and minor by Bach, a number which will be Fund for which $2,300 is still needed. The only paraphernalia In the box tricks, can be devised. But, whatever is remarked that the identity of the inde- always remembered as Mendelssohn's programme in Part I will include There and other magic disappearance as there as

indort judges' awards, showed how clear favourite piece of the master's organ works is a green bill (Burstall) for "quaczom ng delays, no* preparing ** Sour little time ago we published done; if any Government schenio is to the standards were..

Dithyramb by Basil Harwood and a magnificent except from Elgar's The panied chorus, a duet Lore divine" by talking their heads off, no superfunns cabinòfaj: The illusion is presented briskly in our columns i broad and general be preferential in its application, as

IL R. H. the Princa of Pitsanulok of Dream of Garonline." This latter item is (Stainer), “I waited for the Lord... Fand startly, oo x fally lighted stage.

one of Mr Denman Fuller's suzangements (Mendelssobc) for two soloists and chorus |-- Miss Edna Herr, the Great Jansen's able outline of a housing scheme which we have already said first consider Sian and the Princess will arrive in and contains some of the finest passages in and other items; Part II will principally second in his illusions and murgie fouts, to it was stated was being launchedation must be given to Britishers Singapore from Europe shortly. T... the work. Mrs R-C.-Edwards the consist of selections from Veronique "more particularly for the Portuguese before any other section of our aro travelling over the Biberian route. The violinist and will play Thome's Andante section of the community whereby,

Mahi Chakkri, the Royal yacht, will most CARRIAGES apparently under Government

them at Singapore, and savey them to Bangkok.

NEW CONSIGNMENT" OF

BABY

WICKER

auspices, a number of dwellings were to be built in Conduit Road and let at a reasonable rental, which would go towards the purchase price of the house; so-that-the-tront at the end of a specifical number of years **POLISHED WOOD would be given the title deeds id

NGLE AND DOUBLE STYLES."

VERY

REASONABLE PRICES.

Wm. Powell, Id.

cosmopolitan community.

to

Leave of absence, on private affaire, the neighbouring countries, has been gated to the undermentioned Officers for the periods stated against their names:

AN LUCTION POSTPONED.

We have been informed that the auction to be hold at Meirlon, No. 9 the teak, which was to have been com- morced to day, has been postponed to Co, G. D. Chomier, 4.1.C., to-morrow, starting at the same time 2.30 p.m.and flat the auction will bu bor, 1911. Captain (D.G.) G. A. Guthrie. continued on the following afternoon,

♫

RO.A., from 17th October to 2nd Nove

R.G.4, froin 17th October to 2nd Novum- ber, 1911

Mr E. Marion Cmwford, the American

E

ard Ries Romance...

and Iolanthe, snd Me Donman.

We note that the Cathedral Choir will Fuller will play Lixta's second Inngarian give a concort in aid of the Organ Fund on Rhapsody. Friday November 3rd in the City Fall

The first part of the programme will be ofAt the Colombo Additional District sacred unaccompanied music, whilst the

be slept at a mosque and forgot, to come.

FORWARD SALES OF RUBBER, the Quart in order that he will not forget.

The Financier announcos that the

following forward sales of rubber liave been comploted g

Anglo-Malay-Thos

o slirectors have sold

of the audienco

most charming and gmteful, stage pre sance ad is thorough intelligence of rola

ate has to play

The pantomime Down on the Farm is a cleres sad original pisen of work, and. the clown act is hunjorous and not over- done, The persistent obstinacy of the

clown in revealing the tricks to the audience.

laughter

Tears of

socand part will be made up mainly of Court recently a Moorman was called upon is cutical, and each time Auguste lete the selections from Veronique (including for an explanation of his failure to appear eat out the bag," be

provokes the famous Swing Bong) and "Iolanthe."

-Mir Nela n Story, Ue, trick Doman. Fulles wil also play Listz's a witness in a case. The man said that Second Hungarian Raphsody,

The Indga ordered him to dand minst alist, contributes his share to the evening's the wall under the clock until the rising of Ceteratamente is a crack gag-timer the xylophone with and can

Neither in he at a loss again. :

to execute an intricate.step dance,

Valora In De Hollis and his fair partner the property thus become his own Wednesday,

SPRAINS.

we have t PRAINS require careful treataimt drollery is just what it should be aral never otwa'really clever jugglers. Their The necessity for some such plan

Keep quiet and apply Chamberlain's dogenerates into the tomfoolery of the was said to have been caused by

noralist, according to the appraisal filed at further 18 tons of their No. 1 rubber at da.Pain Balm freely. It will remove the circus ring. These two smart performers are adopte at their work. They are the the recent "boom" in house property

Now York, foft estate of the value of 38. per 16. for delivery throughout the soreness and quickly restore marts to a £9,800. His widow, who has a large fo-year 1912, in about equal quantities of 14 healthy condition. Fes sale by all Chemists best of their kind who have ever risited

and Storekeeper consequent on the influx of wealthy

ton per month,

this port. dependent fortune, inherited from her London faintic. The directors lave sold Chinese from Canton and as the

father, the late General Elmm Bergon, a further 24 tous of their No. 1 rubber at Portuguese were stated to be the

rrosives £2,000, and the residuary estate. 7d. par lb, for delivery throughout the people most affected by the con-

to the children: Mr Crawford received year 1010, in about equal quantities

fons per month.

Pataling. The directors have sold sequent rise in rentals, it was held

wall royalties from several of his best- in the quarter from which nur in

book, but from others, extending tons of their No. 1 rubber at ds. d. per. over several years, ho derived thousands of 1b. for delivery during January, February abmt midnight the disturbance, was located formation came that they should have some 130 miles to the S.S.E. of Hongkong dollars. From his play: The White Sister, and March, 1912, in about equal quantities. first consideration.

moring slowly in N.N.W direction in which Miss Viola Allen starred for of 3 tons per mouthN ON The Obserratory report issued at 10.50 several seasons, ho roceived about £3,000. Although as yet full details of the p.m.ated that the coat between Swatow and, Hongkong wan theentered. To-day

VICTORIA THEATRE acheme or not known, what we have alrendy published has provoked a good deal of comment in the Colony Gathering up the general trend of the

"DES VŒUX NOAD_CENTRAL

15 to 8.45 P.M. AND,

15 PM to 11.16 r.,

THE FINEST and COOLEST

HALL in the COLONY.

GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TO-NIGHT,

ALL NEW PICTURES.

Harmonious Huxhams

TUESDAY The Gront Fil

A TALE OF TWO CITIES.

44,000 foot in length.,

MATINKES SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.

AT 4,30 M

THE TYPHOON.

After being up for four days, the ty hoon signals were lowered at 10 o'clock this morning and the port soon resumsert its usual activity.

Yesterday the black drum indicating that the typhoon was cast of the Colony within 300 miles sea up all day and at

the north-east, signals were hoisted and at noon it was reported that the typhoon bad cutered const between tratar ant Hong- kung anth was silante so the N.L. of Claub Hongkong has certainly liad s lucky escape.

AT THE MAGISTRACY

Ne & A Hassland at the Magistracy this morning, dog a Japanese shop keeper

of 2

United Serdang he directors have sold a further 21 fona first-latex crepe rubber for delivery in London in equal tavathily portions during the year 1912 st 44.-7d. per l, London landed ternin

A special London Lalegrar to the Ceylin Observer, announces that the Galdón Hopo Rubber Estate, Ltd. and the London for blowing s palice whistle in Springlisid sold forward a ton of their rubber Asistic Rübbur and Produco Co., Ltd.; get hond the Bolsha Rabber monthly for the first quarter of 1912 at the

apinis expressed, we find that there W. Macdonald, an assistant in Mowers Gaples Lazje.",

is'n strong feeling inanifesting itself Witonway Laidlaw's, at Rangoon, has smil boy, ayed 15, was routenced to Estates, Ltd. has sold forward 2 bons to chat no reason exists for singling out | been soutenced to three months rigorous: 48 hours detention and eight stroken of thit be delivered before I ecomber 31 next, de the Portuguese community for an imprisonment and a find if 130, for burch, as the Maglatians this mering, for 5s. 3d. a prund

boy

The cause of anonimúnie,bla, dinensa

notified last week umbred keren, of

treatment in this matter. It is held, which he recited as payment for 21

inical hemch of trust in respect of 80atching a jale tans bangla from another and, we thluk with good reason, that gramophone records, the Portugueso have been no more

A tator onployed by Mr Haraton, at which five more of anterio ores. The other affected by the recent bocathan WORTH TWENTY TIMES ITS COST the Peak was contenced to sine.wook two occurrences--both fallere of diphe

bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Imprisonment, by Mr. A. Haz land, liia khorin and small-pex respo have other sections of the community Cholera and Diarrhoes Romedy goes mening, for stealing a gold ring Princuér

* long way towards selloving sufering Indeed, in a great number of cases hunnnity: It is better than many doctors hind buen engaged, ines February, since this houses bought up by the wealthy praception, and wortal twenty times. Its when several articles of lowellery have been erst in casus of diarchos, cramp erlin or mime. On Saturday the ring was missed Cliccao had Jigen hitherto, occupied lysenters which as. Jinha to come on defer by Britishers, who have been maddenly atthis sense of the year. For

pawning it:

sale lrg nil Chemieta and Sternkoping

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