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| MITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA (MITSU BISHI 00.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

·OUR SCOTTISH LETTER.

(From Our Own Correspondení.)

Epsurde, Suptember 26.

·SPLIT:IN TER PROGRESSIVE BANKS. -

"Tatties and Ho Over a century ago, a number of. Paisley wanware took a weekly walk to the "Water Neb," the junction of the River Cars with the Clyde, stopping at Renfro toyup on When regues fall out, houest man de potatoes and bering. Out of this Hitle not invariably come by their own, bus company, famed for its disputations on aly thera la always a great deal of bad language flag about Thu remark hulls good, of warts of subjects, there grow an “incor=

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the quartals of political acheniers. There porution," which, this wook met ab the is a local, ruptura,of relations over the re Ancient and Royal Bergh for ta 119th 1: presentation of the Kilmarnock Burghsanniversary. The members are not now of | between the party enctićna that in Parlia

THE PREMIER AND GOLF.

COAL DEPARTMENT.mast make up the Coalities. Labour is the lowly craft of weavers, but they will supporting a candidate of its own, and the partake of herring-berrings fresh quà other two sections, the Ministerialiste and salted and smoked,to the accompaniment SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKA the Nationalists are in furicus tempor. of tattles peeled and unpeeled,

SIMA, OCHI, MUTABE, YO. | As the result, the public have the advantage SHINOTANI, HOJO, KANADA, of hearing some candid truths about each NAMAZUTA, SAYO, SHINNEW other from the mixed body of politicians who 2nd KAMIYAMADA OƊllerica,

are supposed to bo equally randy to act harmoniously in passing a Home Rulo Bill Thoiryting" makes up a most edifying as well as amusing little dracs, it reminds and of that "bitter black outcast" between the tw best harda in a' the West, celebrated by Burns.

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Mr J.E. Sutherland, MP. for the Elgin Burghs, when opening a now golf course at Kintore, Aberdeenshire, told a golf story about the Prime Minister, and incidentally against himself. He had been golding at Lossiemouth, and one day followed Mr. Asquith round the course. “Did you over carry for the Prime Minister?" he asked the caddie. Oftan." What sort of player is ho "Player 1" ejaculated the enddie, "why, he's worse than you are! GREY GALLOWAY.

The Liberal Whip calls the Labourist **wrockers," and taunts them with the gallt of splitting the Progressive vota." Nor are the Labourist and Nation alist actions tongue-tied regarding one an other's merits. They abuse each other In j A new volume of 'verse, ■ entitled good set torms. Mr Heir Hardio com-Boatherbloom," comes from the pen of TYL Jusness for shova: IWAS: ELplains that the Irish haro sent uns Jeanie Donnan, and has the following

·literature "Lying about and misropre-lincs,— "od ; ~àí, ABOBth Ed., Western Union. santing the Labour party;" and that they Ye ha'e lolt the sald toon hers shint ye ars" Doing their level best to defame and blackmuilen who have supported them in Parliament. He adda "a word of warn- ing.""Home Rule is not yet out of the wood. And if the Irish Parliamentary party are going to oppose Labour candi

working men will have a word to say on dates, as is being done in the Kilmarnock Burghs, Scottish, English, and Welsh

the subject before Home Rule becomes Co.”

AGENCIES: YOKOHAMA M. Asada, Esq. CHINKING: Mesars Gearing &

Co. MANILA: Messrs Macoudray

Co. SINGAPORE: Messy Borneo

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For partkralars, apply to

Y. SHIBUYA,

Manager, No. E, PasoER, STREET:

HONGKONG. Hongkong. April 89, 1911. ;

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The Box-BED LY THE HIGHLANDS,

But loal hearts and true frien's will'mind ye,

To make amang strangera yer kame,

And dear ages will pray for a blessin'

Will speak aft and keep groen yor namo.

To rost on-theiz bairn ilka day;..... For weel do they kon sho'll be missin The anld hame in Grey Galloway. An addition has been made to the P. and O. Azot by the launch of the twin-sorow steamer Ballarat by Mesers Caird and Co., Greenock. The new vessel is 11,000 tons grass, and is intended for the branch service to Australia via the Cape.

OBITUARY,

It used to be said that the bed slew more men than the gun, and from what was stated by the Sanitary Inspector for Rev. James Mitchell, D.D., late of South

THURSDAY, OCTOBER

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WARE

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18, 1811.

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HOTEL MANSION8.

:SANITARY BOARD

attention of the community to the fact that TYPHOID FEVER is somewhat more prevalent in Hongkong than is usual at this time of

time of year!

Suth rlandshire at the Oban Sanitary Leith, an ex-Böderator of the Church of Sanitary Board desire to call the 816 Congress, this is certainly true of the box-Setland.

bed, The Highlanders still cling to the i-excluding bunk, and the custom is responsible, he sayr, for the slaughter of more men and women than any of the clan OXYGEN & DRUM CO., LD., teuda and battles. It is very curious that

OF LONDON.

THE

MANAGING AGENTS AT SHANDHAR,

THE ABLATIC PETROLEUM CO., LTD. SALES AGENTS AT SHANGHAI,

SAMVEL & Co., LTD.

HE above Company beg to notify TIPPERS, ENGINEERING WORKS, D.CK COMPANIES, and others-connected with the working at iron and Steel, that their Factory at Nan-ma- tou (Shanghai), is nearing completion and that they will be prepared to supply

COMPRESSED OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE IN CYLINDERS, COMPLETE AUTOGENOUS WELDING SETS, "WELDED", "DRUMS IN ALL SIZES. They would also draw the attention of HOSPITALS and the MEDICAL FACULTY to the fact that they will be prepared to supply PURE OXYGEN, i Cylinders in any quantity."

Further particulars may be obtained at

HONGKONG From THE ASIATIC PETROLEUM 'Co.,

Lan, Hongkong, October 17, 19LI, 1354

MINISTERING CHILDREN'S

LEAGUE.

UNDER THE PATRONICE OF

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY LÚGARD.

A

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BAZAAR and FANCY FETE will be held (by kind permission of Com- mandant and Officers Hongkong Volunteer Corps) on the Volunteer Parade Ground, on TUESDAY, October 31st, from 9.30 to 7 F.M.

MANY NOVELTIES SUITABLE FOR CHRISTMAR PREPENTS.

3.48 F.Children's Variety Entertain-

'ment

5.30 r.M.-Auction.

6.15 P.M.Variety Entertainment. If wet the Bazaar will be held in the Volunteer Hend-Quartars.

Proceeds to be divided amongst various local charities for children and Hongkong Cot in the M.C.L. Home at Ostershaw Surrey,

NO CHITS TAKEN. Hongkong, October 18, 1911.

1950

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.

------- SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

GENERAL MANAGERA, HONGKONG.

J. T. HAMILTON, GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE EAST, TURTO,

Total Assets Dec. 31, 1810...,$494,725,929

Surplus

Dividends to Policyholders

1910.

$10.50 per Ton. Total Expenses far.1910

$11.50 per Ton.

Delivered free Peak District":

$13.75 per Ton,

F. Blackhead & Co.

Coal Merchants.

Total paid Policyholders 1910

Gross carnings from laterost

and Routs for 1910...... Gross rate of Income from:

Investments 1910 Hongkong, May 80, 1911.

NOTICE.

$5,095,159

10,575,157 53,439,980 10,302,032

21,646,598

727

MR. LI HON FAN, a Chinoso graduste

versed in literature, bas boon s teacher to European officials and merchante in chla

Colony for over ten years.

He has a good method of training Euro poans to pass in the Chinese stamination, and is possessed of a fint rate certificate as a Chinese teacher. He has also a good know lodge of Blandarin.“).

Those who istand learning the Chinese | language are requested to write care of Usina Mail ofeo or direct to 07. Bolly wood Road, Ist floor, 24

Bengkong, Dromm.sor 56, 1919, LESI

a people who spend a large part of their. day in the open air should have auch an inveterato prejudice against ventilation in their homes.

THE PASS OF KILLI CRABLE. The Perthshire state of Tenandry, which included the southern slope of the paes of Killicerankie, has been sold by Sir William Dick-Cunynghame of Prestonfield to Mr W. T. Shaw, London, a son of the late Mr. William Shaw of Finegand, Glenshee, Tast gear the other side of the historio pass -was-disposed of by Mr A. E. Butter to

Major Foster of Queenbury, Yorkhire

"CANADA AND 0.8. RECIPROCITY.

The following lines were written in 1897 by Mr Kipling on the question of Imperial proference: they are as applicable in regard to the recent Canadian elections,-- ‚ ̈ A Nation apoke to a Nation,

A Queen sent word to a Throne, Daughter x 1, in my mother's house,.. But mistress in my own; The gaten are mine to open

As the gates xrs mine to close, And I abide in my mother's house,”

·Said Our Lady of the Shows.

"

"Gurr To MoNTROLE.

A gift of £1,000 has been made to Mon- trose by Mr John Traill, Melbourne, and Mr David Traill, West Bromwich, natives of the town. They suggest that a status of Sir Walter Scott might be erected in close proximity to the statue of Robert Buras, about, to be erected by public sub- scription,

TRAGEDY AT COUPAR FIFE. -William Houston, farmer and contractor Mayfield, near Coupar-Fife, was found shot dead at his farm. His son William, twenty, one years of ago, telephoned to the police at Coupar, etating that be had shot bis father, and when the officers arrivod, be surrendered to them. Medical mon certify that Houston is Jasne, and he has boon remitted to piano for observation.

-SCUTIIK EMIGRATION." "

James Fued, 91, a well-known Edinburgh his brothers being Tom Fand, RA, engraver. He was one of a family of artists, R.S.A., and John Faed.

WILLA.

and drink, and the public are warned This disease is conveyed by polluted food

therefore to be spocially, careful to avoid unfiltered drinking water, unboiled milk,

Alexander Hogg Nasmyth, of Middle-aw fah, raw vegetables and food which bank. Dunfermline, coalmastar, in addition may have been polluted by flies.

By Order, to considerable real entata, personal,

A. BOWEN ROWLANDS, £210.247

Secretary. Hongkong, October 10, 1911.

Major General Frederick Nepean-Salth, of Snowbend, Creif, pacional, £10,713. Anderson of Bridgend, Brechin, widow of Lady Outram, daughter of Me James

"Sir James Outram, hart., £10,657.

THE CUTTY.

Ayens the burn, in shint the whins,

Jist ower at the back of the fowerteenth

green,

waitin' for ye, for a' yer sins,

The bonniest bunker ever yu man

-

They on's The Cutty, an' it's no that wide, But it's deil tak' the limmer that gets

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foxido: It's but s dizzen yairón swar the pin,

An' Guid preserve 'e, but I ayo gut io.

A buznart times I've been playin' ma rum' An' landit my drive on the open grun'; An' I've ta'en my cleek, or mobbe ma

spoon,

-An' skelpit the ba' Hke a shot frasa gun:,Į But I'll kick off a divot or stot on a stana,

An' I'm delvin' awa' in the bunker agalu, An' I'll wager ma focket to an sold dish

alout

That Fil delve for a week but I'll no'.win

oot

Whiles I think that it's jist ma fato

Tlook sic & fule afore a' the fowk.- An' the devila o caddies, wha're nang sae

blate,

But they stan' and suigger tac seo me

howk;

An' I howk till the baid flẹon awa' fras the An' whilos I jist gebe kin' o' daft,

abaft,

An' the hauf of the bunker's delvit a'— But there's so thing bidin', and that's the

ba'.

I'm a decent-like man, an' I've lived gey

douce,

An' dune what I could for the gede o' ma

soal,

But I doot Tre fashit tas nae guid uss, I no get the better of the fower teenth hole;

Over 4,000 mors people of Scottish nationality visited their native land this | An' shaira I live, and' it's fine, I ken, with 14,128. The total number of Scots year then in 1910.-18,615 as compared If the deel gets mis doon till his sin bạt-

an-bon,

E. C. E.

who returned to their now homes or who I'll be gion mý eluba, an' I'll tae the line emigrated was 63,087, an increase of 9,403. | Wi' ma ba' in The Culty for auid lang syno. Of these, 33,304 went to Canada, and 16,594 to the United States. The Canadian total is up. 6,111, and the United States total is down 3,362.

The Man Who Gets There

Is the man who has blood- real-rich red blood and plenty of --in his body, WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND· makes blood-low of if-life diving brain, nourishing, strength replenishing blood.

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- Hongkong. Febratry 14, 1811-9 77

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