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THURSDAY, OCTOBERŢ12, 1911.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Hongkong Steel Foundry Company.

We are

SPECIALISTS

to the Manufacture of

Best Cast

Steel:

Castings.

Every Description of Castings for,

Shipbuilders, Engineers, Railways,

AND

ALL CLASSES OF

Machinery

Co.,

High-Grädë

Castinge

General Managers,

GORDON & Coupons Hongkong

GEO. P. LAMMERT

AUCTIONEER.

PUOLTO

A JCTION,

A Times" Comment.

H

Clio

Master W. Wash

L-Qomdr. B. G. Washington

Light Comdr. J. M. Baskor

Comdr. H. R. Veale

Lieut, Coindr. E. S. Monroe

Capt. J. Nicholas. ------ Lt.-Comdr. Hon. Guy Stopford Lh-Comdr. Hon. (Guy Stopford Lt-Comdr. ML. B. R. Blackwood

Capt. S. St. John Farquhar It Comdr. T. J. B. Lyna.

Weihaiwei

Colori be Hongkong

Hongkong Weihaiwai

Hongkong

His Britannic Majesty's Ships

s on the China Station

Name

Alacrity

Astrum

Clase.

despatch-vessel cruiser, 2nd clas

I.P.

Commander.

2700

10

2000

7000

Conda Lowndes****

Last report at Weihaiwad

Captain M. B. Kiddle

Weihalwai

Atlas Bramble &

Admiralty tug.

Hongkong

river gunboat

710

900

Weihaiwal

Britomart

"river gunboat

710 *

900

Shanghai

Cadmua Cherib

aloop

1070

& 1400

Comdr. H. Lynes

Hongkong

water tank and tug

900

300

Master H. Smith

Hongkong

aloop

1070

~~1400

Hongkong.

Famo

torpedo boat destroye

500

5700

Flora

cruiser, 2nd class

..$360

Handy...

torpedo boss destroyer

Hary

torpedo bost destroyer`

Janya

tarpodo bast destroyer

30 7000 *75* @ 4000 275 6. 4000

·380

3900

Kenb

cruiser, 1st class

9000

14 $9,000

Kinsho

river gunboat

618

12:00

Fangtazo

Bern

sloop

.1048

Commr. B.:0. M. Davy

Labuan

• Minotaur

eraiser, 1st class

14,600

27,000

Capt. Cayley

Wothaiwei

Monmouth Moorhen Nowenstlo"

cruiser, 1st class

8800

Capt. L. E. Power, LV.O.

Weihaiwal

river gunboat

180

B00

L6-Comdr.-Q. R. Leith

Hongkong

cruiser, 2nd class

4800

Capt. G. E. P. Hunt," D.5.0.

Weihaiwei

river gunboat

85

240

Lient-Com. C. H. Woodward"

Yangtze

torpedo boat destroyer

360

0

6300

Comdr. O. T. Lambe

Wolhaiwel

depoi ship, sabinarines

880

1400

LA-Comdr. N. E. Archdala

Hongkong

river gunboat

85.

river gunboat

85

river gunboat

85 2

240

torpedo bost destroyer

$50

6 4500

feceiving ship

4850 0

180

800

rivar gunboat

710.2

DOO

torpedo bost destroyer.

355

6300

Hongkong

-Hongkong"

Yangiszo

Shanghai

Waihniwoi

surveying ship

-620

450

'torpedo boat destroyer

-260

0 5900

Weihaiwer

195 A

800

river gun bont

250

150

D '500

500

Lt. O. Godfrey Herbert Lt. Comdr." A. AL-Feder Lt. Comdr. J. B. A. Codrington

Hongkong

Hongkong

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the responsibility of approving or otherwise THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC. Nightingale the proposal. They are not eversanguine about the results of the legislation. them- solvo, though they realize that it will be nothing like Gladstonian Home Rule any way." But if there was anything like a landslide to the side of the Liborala-a thing nobody in this land expects-it would

peers. So in any case there will be plenty of smoke and dust in the political széna in this country for some time to come.

"The formal adoption of the Constitution Sandpiper of the Portuguese Republic and the election: Snipe of the first President have been promptly Taku followed, as we anticipated, by the Tamar

Hughes & Hough MRGOLAMENT has recois to ted to shackle more thoroughly the rocognition of the new Stats by this Teal...

AUCTIONEERS TO THE GOVERNM BENLY

General Anetfoneers

AND

Share, Coal and General Brokers

PROPRIETORS

*To-kwa-Way" Coal_Storage.

der werd A.B.C.4TH & 5TH EDITIOKË.

A1. TELEGRAPH GODG |

Kitaple Address ***MLINICA" HONGKONG

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undoraigned hate received instruer

tions to self by Public Auction,

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED,

on

SATURDAY,

the 14th October, 1911, af 2.30 »,M.,' at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Tax Road,

corner of Ice House STREET,

*A LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF

VALUABLE - JAPANESE CURIOS, Kimonos, Silk Embroideries, Porcelains, ***..

&c..

(Full particulara frem Cataloguio). TERMS 1--ÁS QOval,

AUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hougkong, Sept. 30, 1911.

PUBLIC ACTION.

1976

HE Undersigned no va received instruc

done, soli by Patlis Austin,

Ma

THURSDAY

,

the 10th October, 1911, at 2.30 val., at their Bales Rooms, No. 8, Des Voeux Road,

corner of Ice House Street,

A.Lange' QUASTIKK_02_

VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

.: FURNITURE,

$0.

(Principally now stock),

Consisting of t

Tapestry-covered Drawing Room Suite, Hatstands, Sideboards, Overmantels, &c. with Bevelled Mirrors, Extension Dining Tables, Dinner Waggons, Chairs, &, Marble Top Bureaus, Washstands Ward robes, Brass Beduiends (Double & Single). Axminster and Brassol Carpets and Rugs,

Sundry Blackwood. Furniture, Glass,

Electro platod and Crockery Ware, Cook- ing Stoves, &c., &t.; ̈-

Also

*

One Cottage Pinao, One large American

Ice Chest and One Enamelled Bath with

ed instruction to sell by Public Auction,

од

SATURDAY,

the 14th day of October, 1911, at 12 -o'clock Noon, at his Sales Rooms, ig, Duddell Street, Victoria, Hongkong, The following VERY VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTY,

situate at Tu-kwa-wan in the Dependency

of Kowloon in the Colony of

'Hongkong, viz. —

All that piece or parcel of ground situate at To-kwa-wan aforesaid and registered in the Land Office as Kowloon Marine Lots Nós. 72 and 79 Together with all the buildings thereon. Term 75 years from April, 1902. Renewal for one further term of 70 years.

For further particulars and conditions of Sale apply to

Dear Rea

All the talk in Society circles is of the Delhi Durbar and what is necessary to take out for the great spectacin, for everybody In the swim” aims to see the pageant In consequence of the rush of engagements and the necessity to get her Christmas plans all fixed up before leaving, the Queen has shaadored her trip to Germany for this year. Next year she hopes to go and she will probably be accompanied by the Prince of Wales.

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country, and by other European Powers. Thistle The event, we need hardly my, is generally Viragu woldema to all classes of Englishmos. It Waterwitch was necessarily and rightly delayed so far Whiting as we are concerned, in accordance with Widgeon the established-traditions of our foreign Woodcock policy, which forbid us to enter into full woodlark diplomatic relations with the representatives of any now form of governments in another country until they have afforded the outaide, world resonable proof that they are entitled to cccupy the position they alaitz. This proof, from the nature of things, can seldom be forthcoming until a considerable time bas gone by after the new rulera hava bean installed in office... The system which they introduce has to be organized, the organic laws upon which it is to bo based have to

has to obtain the approval or receivo legislative sanction, and it

the acquiescence of the governed.

It

rivar gunboat

river gunboat

river gunboat

submarine

submarine

submarine

W

240

↓ 240

Lt..Com. O.A.0. Dougla LA-Com. E. J. J. Scathby Lt.-Comdr. Maurice B. Leslie Gunner E. J. Trillo. Commodore C. J. Estes. T-Camar. R. J. Buckin Lt. Comdr. M. B., Hamilton Lieut.Com. H. D. Adair-Hall L-Comdr. Hancock Lieut.Comdr. G. B. Hartford Lieut.-Com-B-R-Brooke-

Com. M. H. Wilding Lt.-Comdr. G. F. A. Mulock".

West Rivoi West River Yangtzo

-Singapore

Fangtazu

Upper Yangtan Upper Yangtare Hongkong

Flagship of Vico-Admirsi Alfred L Winsloe, EC.B., 0.7.0., C.M.G., Commander-in Chist

Name

Foreign Men-of-war on the China and Japan Station:

Fag and description.

: SIR ROBERT HART I fear before this has reached

you bad news may be board of the veteran Bir Robert Hart, though at the time of writing his wonderful vitality is giving the doctors will be a year next month since the Kaiser Fran Janoph 1 Austro-Hungarian cruiser GRIST,Como.kopa.of a secovery-from-the-serious Republie succeeded to the Monarchy in

attack of pneumonis with complications that has fallen upon him at Fingoat Grove, near Marlow, Bucks. His personal medica attendants, Dr Jamieson and Nicholson, bave been regarding his condition with some anxiety for the past few days and yesterday they called in the special at, Sir William Osler, for a consultation. But last night Sir Robert slept well and today is rather better.

WILKINSON AND

Solicitors for the Vendor,

or to MR GEO. F. LAMMERT

The Auctioneer, Hongkong, September 27, 1911.

Auctions.

1284

THE COURT CLOCK STORY.

Portugal. The eleven mouths which have Acheron since olapsed have not been too long a period in which to satisfy dispassionate

Alger onlookers that these conditions of tion have been fulfilled. The cloction of Argus

recogai-Alouette the President at the end of August was the outward sign that the Republic Caronade definitely constituted. It was immediately Cometo by recognition of the part of Decides France, Recognition by Great Britain, and other Powers took placa as soon afterwards Dupotit-Thouars † as the metal arrangements and formalities-Estoc would permit

followed

WA6

WG can never forget that Portugal is the

Esturgeon

of all cur allice, and that it was apor Fronde

It is remarkabic, says the Singapore Free that, just "ghting side by side with us, Jacquin

oldest her soil, and with the very efficient help of Hanel Riviers PUBLIC AUCTION.

her peoplo

hundred years ago, British Particulars and Conditions of the Larting Press, how stories of little incidents go theoldiers vindicated the fiberties of Europe. Lica

by Public Auction Sale, to be held on rounds of the press year after year; with of Napoleon to universal predominanca. ische

and the

balance of power against the claims Lynx MUNDAY, the Ifth-day-of-October, the variants to be expected. Take that of The memory of those ties has always Montcalm 1912 at 3 P... at the Offices of the the theft of the Court clock, a perfectly caused us to feel an exceptional interest i Public Works Department, by Order

the welfare of Portugal and a genuine Mousquet of Elis Excellency the Governor, of true incident. Roderick Random," in Three Lots of Crown Lead at Shin Eing the column of "Random Reflections" that form of their government, is, of the Portagueso nati friendship for

nation. The Olry Street, in the Colony of Hongkonghe, contributes weekly to the Hongkong

́is, of course, matter of indifference to * term of 75 years; with the option of renewal at a Crown Rant to be fixed Daily Press has,thiế":—

No, of Sale

by the Surveyor of Hin Majesty the

Kisc, for one for hoz tarm of 70years.

Particulars of the Lot.

Incality.

Shin Hing Street

Ship Ring and

BoundaCE Measure

menta.

1

It

Upset Price.

Centenia j

Animal Rent.

5,584 9,107

Fatent Water Heater by Fletcher, Russell S. HANDA.

& Co. with all Fittings, &c., complete.

Catalogues will be issued.

On View from 18th, instant...

TERMS:-ÁN Ustal.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers.

Hongkong, October 10, 1911,

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BY HAND OR ELECTRICITY

2ND FLOOD

No. 60, QUEEN'S

ROAD

CENTRAL,

HONG KONG

Near the Old

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TO

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Hongkong, July 21, 1911,

CHERRY & CO WELLINGTON STREET.

ng, May 5, 1910,

LEN TING

Burgeon Dental

678

No. 14, D'AQUILAR STREET.

TERMS VERY MODERATE

Consultation,Free,,

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JEYES

1318

7

FLUID

SOLE AGENTS,

unquestioned and unquestio. It is their Peiho it is the right of all Sovereight, as PistoletTM

States, to

“I have always understood that story suited to their wishes and to their require. Redoutable

choose for themselves what form is beat Prote about a thief entering the Court-room ments. All that we can wish is that while the Judga was sitting and removing should satisfy themselves, and that the Taking

they

Styr the clock for repairs" had its origin in system under which they elect to live

should afford them strong, stable, Takuu Hongkong, but I see in the Strand Maga. and upright Administration. I the Re-Vauban zine that this distinguished piece of public do that, we shall

gladly re Veteran Audacity is claimed by Dublin. The writer

it has succeeded where the cognize that it in the magazine, however, mentions that tank before it is great and arduous, sud

Monarchy very

failed. Incatably

The Vigilanto the incident is mid to have happened in there would be rashness in venturing to Emden - Bungkong-and-also in an American town predict that it will be easily cupidly

accomplished. But foreign nations like Guoiasa Perbaps great minds among thieves, za borselves, who realiza something of the tis smong philosophers, think alike some difficulties that surround any Government Jaguar times, but I fancy if the stories were work of reconstruction, and who look upon which honestly undertakes se laborious a

Leipzig thoroughly investigated, it would be Fortugal with good will, must regard her Luchs found that if this trick was really played efforts with sympathy and with patience, Nurnburg in Dablia or the Americas town, the ordinary mortals in a day, and the

The Augean atables cannot be cleansed by. perpetrators were indebted for the idea to

politics will imperative in Portuguese Scharnhorst

certainly demand Herculean 90

the heathen Chinee of Hongkong, for the Chinese thief has long had a penchant for, clocks."

amount

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exertions.

One of the chief dangers of the im. Taku medinta situation would seem to be that Tiger The fact is that about twenty years ago, the cleansing may be too precipitate. The as recorded at the time as a simple police victorious Repablicans, as a Correspor dent

Tsingtau paragraph, a Chinaman entered the court lately showed in an extremely interesting Vaterland of the sitting Police Magistrate Sing this very subject The Moderato Re Calabria

article, are divided amongst themselves on pore, carrying a ladder, while the usual publicos, who are in office, with Senhor court buaiders 'was going on. He placed Chagas a Prime Minister, see that it is Macao the ladder andernoath the court dock, desirable for many reasons to tread the ascended, and opened the clock, poored Socialist Radical Opposition, undar

rath of reforma with caution.he

Patria Fabout, looked generally wise, and finally, leadership of Senhor. Afonso

the Adder Corla, after fiddling about a while, desconded de unt recognize that infooz est Albany encefully with the clock and carried, l'ennemi au bien." They want to carry Bainbridge

the whole of the democratic programme of

Barry

the ladder. out of the court No one the Provisional Government, regardless of dreamt of thinking that the Chinaman was the state of public opinion, which now Calloo anything else except the secredited an Acoma indisposed to favour some of the Chauncey sistant of como sulliorised firm, and there "advanced" items in that document. he Moderates have shown much modera

Chattanoog clover rascal got clear away,The tian, bub hitherto without conellinting the Cleveland arageph is perfectly well remembered by Opposition. They nominated Dr Arriage Dalo two of the present staff of the Singapore for the

Presidency

place of their Sentier Brancamp, in Ducatur secure united Republican Ministry. Helens They offered Senhor Costs the Premier ship, and.

their support

Jutros trick was tried on successfully, we think, public business with a desire to conciliate Maccasin that they will conduct Mindoro at Hongkong some dozen or fourteen years the Opposition Sephor Costa and his friends latar. It is not impossible, if that he save met all their advances with rebus.

Mohform The Socialist-Radicale, proclaim that hoy. Monadnock

935 Free Press; and it could bo re-discovered by on: Cropitiate their adversaries and El Cano

order

the expenditurs of the necessary time on to the fice of that period,"

We have an impression that a dimilar They now declare him

that it was the same ingenious person who will obstruct the Government whenever Monterey had changed his skies but not his soul'

And wherever Ministers deviate from the strait-path as defined fy the Pro

New Orleaza. visional Co

Government. Who Prime Minis. Pampaugs E 4 strange robbery of a cardinal's body tor announces that he will meet Porpoise

has been committed in the St. Fiacre that theen and other synsptoms noted

obstruction by resignation. Wo may trust Quiros

by Chapel ab Nanay, says the Daily Mail, our Correspondent sro but results of the Rainbow Two cleaners in the church noticed that period of strain through which both parties San the flagstone of one of the tombe, had been have bom passing, On the other hand, displaced, and on farther investigation old party spirit which has dond such incal Shark

thore may possibly be indications that the

and: | Baratoga | discovered that the tomb was empty, It calable harm to Portugal in the should have contained two coffins, that of Lending reappear in a now shape adapted Wilmington Cardinal de Lorraine, den of Charles 111., to Republican lantibutions Should that Duke of Lorraine, and that can army unhappily be the case, the auguries for the Hauterart, but both had disappeared future would not be good. If Ropabila Historians are amazed at the disappearance is established, but it has still to earn ita of the cardinal's body, and po motor can reputation Hora, at last, it wizz 156 be attributed for the theft

judged by tote The Times

W C. HUMPHREYS & CO.,

BÄNK HUTED LEAD.” Hongkong, May 18, 1904

· päst,

Villalobos

French aub-marine French surveying shipTM French cruiser

2:00

Laut Bincall

Yangtaro

Saigon (Reserve). Hongay

Cap St. Jasques

Lieut. Bihal

Tona Guns H.P.

Captains,

4000

Capt. Alfred Cicoli

Last report

མ་

Amoy

M

French armoured cruiser

1830 10

1700

Elsu Bertrand

Бойдон

French cruiser

$490

6100

Capt. Delzons

Saigoo

French gunboat

500

400

Commander Badiu

Saigon

French river gunboak”

180

6

570

Llout. d'Estienna

Canton

French gunboat

160

French gunboat

500

500

Comdr. J. Gervais

French gunboat

_645

_10_ 1000

Licut, de Linares.

Saigon (Reservaj Saigon Saigon...

French armoured cruise. 10,014

30 90,000

Saigon

French gunboat

141

Saigon (Resors).

French sub-marine.

Lieut. Combot

Baigen

French destroyer

350

303

French gunboat

Saigon. Haiphong

French gunboat

308

Haiphong(Res'70

Frunch gunboat

500

Saigon (Reserve)

Lieut. Marra

1625 700000 9700-12, 19,600.

Saigon

Condr. Ragot de Touchs

Saigon

Capt. Cheron

Saigon

French destroyer

• 307 6 300

Lient de la Roche Ketandrson

Saigon

French gunboat

Lieut. de Maindreville

Upper Yangtao

French gunboat.

French torpedo bost 7

180 130...

7.300

French sub-marine

French batteship (reserve) 9437. French gunboat

B. 6071 1708 20 1700

Lieut. Fuech Comdr. Mortenoi Lest-Matris Capt. Drouet Liout. Seriot

.

Tongku

Hongay

Saigon

Saigoni

Saigon

French gunboast

French.destroyer

250

French torpedo-depot French torpedo-depot

French gunboat

123

7 600

Canton...

„German cruisar

3600

German armoured cruiser 11,800

~ 29-13, 500:- 35 29,000

Capt Mullerthun

Taingiau

German gunboat

900

12 1300

Captain v: Uslar Comdr. Marsipant

Taingtau

Shanghai

900

12

1300

Capt. Mysing

Shanghai

German cruiser

3250

Tsingtau

German gunboat" German cruiser Garman river gunboat German flagship

900

Shanghal

$400

Capt. Tägert (Kael)

Isingtau

Capt Lieut. Jantzer

Tanglaze River

German torpede-boat

£1,600 400

*58*28,000

Capt. Kraft

Tsingtau

8-6506

Capt. Lieut. Heyden.

Taingiau

German torpedo-boat.

280

6000

Lieut. Kolbe (Hans

Taingtau.

German günboat

900

.1300

Comdr. Luppo

Shanghai

4erman river gunboat

223

1500

Capt. Lieut. Graf Dohna Seblodien Canton.

Jerman river gunboat

Italian cruiser

gog

500

Capt. Lieut. Kautter

Shanghai

Comdr. Sommi Picenardi

Shangha

Portuguese gunboat

Capt. Martins

· Captain J. Milheiro

Macao Macna

Ensign 3. ML. Murray

Manila

U. 8. protected cruiser

3430 17

7900

Com. Clarence S. Williams

Yokohama

U.S." "orpedo-host desteryer - 420 U.S.torpado-bost destroyez 420 U. S gunboat

BOOD

Ensign E 6. Root

Manila

8000

Ensign Bobt. W. Cabaniss

Manila

243

260

Easiga Stuart W. Cake

Canton

U.B. torpedo-bost destroyer

-420

8000- " Ensign Le N. MoNair'.

'Mazili

U. 6. protected cruiser

3100

10 4700

Comdr. John D. McDonald

Amoy

U.S. protected cruiser U.S.torpedo-bont destroye U.S.torpedo-boatdostro

4700

Comdr. Hugh Rodman.

Cavite

120.

:8000

Ensign F. J. Fletchur

Marila

420

Brign C. 8. Grass

Manila

U. 5. gunboat

German gunboat

Portuguese gunboat

C. S. submarine

U. S. gunboat

U. s. monitor

U. B cruiser

U.S. gunboat

24 11,000

10

22 13,200

Capt, Schroeder

Capt. Lt. Bondemain

Lt. Condr William D: Brotherton Yangters River.

1800 Comdr. 10. Bitler

Lout J., Schoenfeld

Tent, C. A, Woodruff

Yangtze Rirs

0.8 gunboat

Cavite

U. 8. gunboat

U. 8. subparise

Ensign E. D. Whorter

Manila

D. S. station'ship.

Ensign Robt, T. Lowe

Manila

Cavite

4084

520G

U. 8. cruiser

6200

U. B. gunboat

U. B. protected cruiser

27,075

U18, submarine

U. B gunboat

500

Contander H. A Bispham Comdr." William G. Miller Lieut. George C. Pegram; Ensign Van de Carr Lieut. J. W. Schoenfeld 14. Comdr. A. N. Michell Kasten N. H. Goes Comdr. Jomph 1 Jayne Ensign Heary M. Jensen Lost W. L Friodell

Cavite

Yokohama

Cavilo

Manila

Cavila

Carita

Yangtate River

Yokohama Mania

1897 20 1894

Comde W. Edgar

gtaze fivma

kong

U-8. submarine V. B. gunboat

US gumbont

Flagship of Bear-Admins, John Habbard, Commandersto-Chief United Bintan Asiatic Float

# Fear Admiral de Castries, Commander. In Chief, the French China Station.

(Commodore) om Kernistal, Commanding the loca difanos Indo Chips