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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912–

AN APPEAL

SANITARY BOARDI

orter and prepared for any sudden 'unon « now safu was brought to this house. Trisste Munich-London via Flushing. This abandon als immovebla atitude and accept B. L. Borloj, lr Lau Cha Pak," Me Ng..

rocvelul from It's useless then for, fr

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CONORATUL V JONS TO BENIHABEN The President said that before com-

the northermes to hope for anything of the kind. When tho apring arrives there being ordinary business of the day will one disease and abne alfredthote pro tired untars to which he would death cato will be very heavy. Tash of two of the, wasbus concerned were not sickness, auch in plague, and Churfing the like to call altention. He regretted that this the appeal is that Yun hall give then event and unfortunately he coold way and asist the rulers of Chintamot kan than waiting. He assure that abdients the Throne in order not only to prevent bloodatud, but ako to avoid the attacks of various forms of dis.no that will assuredly show themselves in the rear of warring amfer and which curry off wore lives even then builets and shells.

Ar E. D. C.. Wolla", presided" i res a a very daring attempt ab rubbery' was

The native doctors of Canton and those Wa have received from the Hongkong interested in the well-being of the people eating "I the Sanitary Board on Tuesday inde early this morning at 70, Wyndham sony of the Austrian Lined S. Comaro aquod an appeal to Yuan Hon. 3r F A. Halls, Cale Ira

afternoon, when there were also prokit Server. It appears that yesterday after-pany amphilot advertising the new roure on the ground of humanity, delicet P.B. Dr. T. Failliams, MF, and it may bare incited the mhbore to shows that the trip Adin Trieste to Lon the situation. Of course the old argument | emergencies which may arise. All arry out their plan. Til all the natives via Fluding Folkestons can be acusad. It is pointed that alusest the Hon Tx, Dr. F. Clark, 11.0.8. De W the more reason then is the subjectwo seem by a lady residing in a house in plished in 80 hours. Through cufetor entherm of China sunil, the Yollars, Ait M.D.H., Bot. Me W. Pattinsor Street, just opposits; one was carriages, 1st and 2nd clase, paret the iver his captak the Repulses tavern. Chatham, ..., and the secretary, s matter of Mr BONAR LAW's speech to being lowered by zupos habl by two com- Austrian Lloyd beats in Triesto. The tent and this position will serer he/ W. Bawen-Rowland be deplored. In our opinion questions panions who were standing on the top of route is takon via Villach, Bail-Gastein concerning the Army, or the Nary the South-west corner of the roof. A paper romantic Salzburg, Munich, Frankfurt, bundle containing powdered pepper, to Coblenz, Celegua, Antwerp, Brussels, Flush should be taken completely out of

strips, cution, &n, for gagging the insistes, the heated region of party politics wore later found on the balcony of the 1st clase, single, £7.10; 2nd Class, 15:

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most comfortable · connection between bracted the attention of the rebbers, mightly spectacle of the leader and the Que who was being lowered typt. India (Bombay) and the Far East and London. By the Austrian Lloyd of the Opposition trying to make was gilu drawn up. Being failed tents the journey from Alexandria to Trieste political capital and manufacturing his

in heir attempt they in mng threw spies 88 hours; only to Trieste to a largo piece of brisk as the lady and undays, and the new Far Fasture monthly material mostly from vague charges, fortunately struck her on the head. This fast sorries between Hongkong and Trieste and Lord HALDANE, the Secretary of pee of brick, the paper bundle and days. War replying at length with equally lies were handled over to the In- apoctor who was promptly called in from unnecessary negatives. In the back the Bat Palio station just apponite, ground we have Lord ROBERTS, an the roof, it may la vily surmised that As there was ng pange from the house.to jexpert we freely acknowledge, who declares timt we have nothing like the Army we fondly imagine or requins Yet Lord Rougars for all his valuable services to the country, suffers under 11da-Dhasilation of Prizes at St. the imputation that who he was into her neigh our in whose house the rob

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MEMGS FOR TO-MORROW.

General Memoranda.

FRIDAY, February 2--

Suxray, Febinary 4-

9a-Excursion to Macao,

¡¿ ̈position of authority he did nothing towards bringing about the changes and improvements he now so warmly.

9.3) pan. ---Auction of Chinese Porcelains [advocates. It is the same with the

of Ming Dynasty.

Navy, Lord CHARLEN BERESFORD'S book, withdrawn last November, bas now been reissued, but with all due MONDAY. Priamy h

Noon-Kowloon Lara & Building Cospect to the gallant Admiral's

Meeting

יי

Teksbay. Felaary Ge

5.30pm. Organ Recitalas St. Joan's

Cathedral.

WEDNESDAY, February. F:-

210 p.m.Licensing Board Meeting THESDAY, February 8

11.30 a.m.-Prize Giving at Queen's

College by H.E. the Guferoor. MONDAY, February 12:--

10 Criminal Sessions begin. Tusstar, Fulquary 13:-

Emperor of Japan's Accession-1867. WEDNESDAY, February 14:-

St. Valentine's Day. SUNDAY, February 18-

Chinese New Year Day. MexDay, February 19-

Public Holiday.

day (1867),

Hongkong Races-First thy.

Thurday, February

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The s. a. Bohemia.

The Austrian Lloyd stemmer Boltenia,

the collier wat neters to the of front the which is now on her maiden voyage rocis of the adjoining Chinese house in Wadhum treet, and as in spite of all the to the Far East, having previously and he

ergetic font of th Entopean constable been or the Trieste-Bombay run,

inspector.

eis i dua to Mirai mado

"good their is up-to-date in pipe. No title

evory respect, trained attempt at rendering sasistares accommodation for ninety first class Meyer for her presence of mind and co: It has a comfortable salon with a cabin sengers, forty second class and twenty, ight third class Electric fans are Bited was to have been e anmittel.

in all the cabins, and enfons and the ship is equipped with wireless telegraphy. doctor is carried on board as well as stavärden. Passengers have also the advantages of a well equipped laundry, an indispensible necessity whilst travelling by Mr and Mrs_R. Kelilios are shortly. Ne pains have been spared to make expected in Hongkong. Having visited everything as comfortable as possible. For

gentlemen there is a spacious smoking | India they are now touring through the

roon, while a very nice music room Malay saber.

provided.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

H. M. S. Drake has relieved H. M.-S. Powerful as gip in Australian waters.

Major-Generd -Anderson, G.B., con manding the troppa 'n South China, accom panied by Major D. G. Tulloch, General Stuk visited the camp at Lo Wu on the 26th January,

purity of nutive, we must say it appears at RA inopportune time. He reopens a controversy that had much better have 'remained closed. Here again it is more a question of trying to derive political capital than the benefit of the serviceLieut. Col. F. W. Gordon Hei, M.B., that is most obvious And so the scal Mobile Field Unite," at the modest outsider, who is not à farious Used Service Intention on Thursday, party man, may be forgiven if he asks at 30 p.m. what is the use of alt this fault-finding

R.A.M.C., will speak on, The taction of

Truth in a recent issue equest‹ upon

depreciation, "and unnecessary eth many changes that have taken place in posures of conjectural weakness? The the ranks of Asistant engine ce and time is surely come to ery, Walt, and overseers in the P. W. D. of Blogkong, an opines that it cannot be of advantage to let the Army, expecially, have at the service. quiet breathing space in which to

TUESDAY, February 20:-

Less of Files (Pinus Royal) birth perfect the reforms and assimilate the revised systems which were in augurated by Lord HALDANE and (his advisers, and which, if allowed to be developed, should result in a body of workmanlike proportions of which the proudest pass-words will be

Ready, aye readly."

Hongkong Pacer:-Second Day, FRIDAY, February 23 :—

Hongkong Inces:--Third Day. SATURDAY, February 2-

Hongkong Baces:-Off Day,

The China Mail

HONGKONO, WEDNEYDAY, JANUARY 31, 1912 |

--

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Minnesota Hunghoon gestenta,

docked at

The Glds Company is paying interim dividend of 74 per cent."

an

The silk er R.S. ondergle which

left here on the 3th Dec, 1911, arrived

New York on the 29th January,

THE BRITISH ARMY,

WE think is ruther a pity that Mr BOSAR LAW, the newly chosen tender of the Unionist party, should have

The lecture given by the Res. C. B. thought it necessary to open his cam-flickling in the Union Church Lecture Hall on Tuesday as grantly appreciated. tion with a violent attnek upon the Nor my. present equipment and condition of

NEWpaign against the Asquith administrate displayed why lovely views of

CHARMING NEW MILLINERY

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Major-General Sir R. Baden-Powoll the founder of the Boys' Scouts movement, visit Hongkong in the course of his tund-the-world trip. Be is at present in the United States delivering ledures on

Boy Scouts, their kims and objects.

The whole of the crew are Europeans so that the service is excullant

A notable feature in connection with the atowards and stewardessus is the fact that

they are not allowed to take lips.

AN APPİTAL ‹ ASE.

MACAO NOTES.

(From Our Own Correps dent.)

Macho, January 30,.'

the members would join him in cra tating Mr Elewett on receiving the C.M.G. It hardly needed any words of his to show how much they, as moralers of the Bend, appreciate the services Mir Howitt had rendered. When, they tooksținăm cona sideration the many other public aorticos Mr Hewett readered and the large numbe of prominent public interests he safeguard cd be thought that they would all thet proud that Mr. Hewett still graced the Beard with his presence. The other tra matters he had ta month n dealt with the

The quidnutes who sugared a fur, moru dogged attitude by Chinn on the resmuption.ppointment of the two new members. of the delimitation inquiry we, I trow. They extended a welcome to Me Bowley

Canton Government who are to appear his advice nire fully than in the past when hardly prepared for the latest coup of the who had for some yours past advised the Board and he had now come to give them unces endeavouring to eat the Gordan his advice was confined of legal matters knot in a practical manner. Anemissary or that advice won'd not be con from the authorities up the Delta emeined to may particular subjet bat over yesterday, equipped with a formidable to waiters in genom). He also congeal array of documentary implements tuated D. Fitzwilliams on his re-election. exact from the floating population engaged Head heard rumours that Dr. Fitzwilliams in the salt fish trade, their annual quotum did not intend standing again but he was. to the provincial exchequer. The tradere glad to ray that if Dr. Fitzwilliams ever declared their recognition of no other thought of retiring from the Board he had authority but that of the Macao Govern roconsidered his decision

ment. The Farmor naturally referred tho matter to competent quarters where it bas been taken in hand. Things have evident. ly started humming.

It is not surprising nut. Lisbon should wire at this juncture that the portfolio for the Colonics has again shifted hands, the present holder being Sr. Antonio Macieira. Whoever on earth is he?"

MARKET LISTIN AT ABERDE N Discussion arose in connection with a minute by the President relative to the, market limita ai Aberdeen. On the motion of Mt. Bowley seconded by Mr. Lau Chu Pak it was decided to refer the question of hawkers licenses to the law officers of the Crown. !)

POKJERM WATER SUPPLY..

The Chief Juice Sir Francis Piggott

'The report on the investigation of the and Mr Justice Gompertz sat in appellate the futility of taking Lisbon to task Bacteriologist came up for consideration Bitter saperience has lont pressed home Pokfulam water supply by the Government jurisdiction at the Courts of Justice this for its deg in-the-manger and short-sighted and on the suggestion of Dr. Fitzwilliams morning, where the Lai Yuen firm, the policy touching colonial affairs. Wait was allowed to stand over for a fortnight. Shiu Lang firm and the Chung Yuen firin may, however, be condoned a transient fas

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AT THE MAGISTRACY.

Charges of savaiting Chinese wa

and the Shi Kee, partners in the Yan Wocination to the flickerings of huge barn of Bra and Chan Kit Shan were the appal- the elusive verbiage that ushered in the lants and the Fook Loong firm were the

new regime, which has proved a maro's nest. Well merited strictures in other respondente.

Me M. W. Stale, K.O., appeared for the clues have recently delayed heads appullants with the exception of Chna Kitutedly wise but de facte the reverse, and of being in unlawful possession, of Shan, instructed by Mr A.W. Hilborrow, seat tho wanton eating attending the digger were this morning" prefened and the Hon Mr H. E. Pollock, E., Appointment of a postmaster to relieve against a youth named F. Maria. Soun represented respondents, instructed by Mr Mr Almeids who, incidentally, was on the first charge is was fined $3, or ons one of the most tangibly ficient week, and the second was ordered te C. E. 1. Benvin

The appellants desired, that the judge-past occupants of the pot, The met in the netion given by the Chief report is cow going the rounds that the Pay $25, us under a month's Hard labour He was also bound over in a personal bond Justice in a far as it ordered that sn new incumbent, auong other reforms, is

letters which come with the afternoon mail PC87

for the morning after their arrival hera. A storm of protest is brewing among the Colony at higs will not stay joining mercantilo community, in which tho

Inspector Caysh summoned the Wing On marked "Fre Company for selling Code which containe 39 per cent of

for the Austrian Lloyd Steam Navigationings hetween the plaintiffs and defendant,

Vespre. Sinder, Wieler & Co., Agents account be taken of the partnership dalah ut to time the delivery of registered of $100 to be of, good behaviour for me Compusy, have issued invitations for the Lai Yuen firm, the Chung Yuen firm. dinner to be given on board the and Shiu Kos, shall be taken only visco Bohemia on February 4th, on the occasion January 18, 1904, my he varied by order of her maiden voyage to the Far East.

ing that ea account shall be taken from and chorus, agnigst a move which, wildly put, chicory. The defendants pleaded guilty Mr Claud Sovern. Colonial Secretary of the appeal may be paid by the defendant, after March 1, 1883, and thas the costs of Hongkong, is expected by the Himalyn Li Yuen firin and Cheung Yuen fir and to-morrow, Acciding to a wireless meethe Shui Keo. sage the velsel is experiencing rough weither and will probably be, little lator than her advertbud tine, viz., 4 pm.

M. S. Pawlulwell known, on tho China station some twelve years ago, and recently fagship of the Australian squadron, is on her way Home. She is to be used in fu uron boy's training ship at Devonport, relieving the oil lampregambie, a relic of Nelson's days...

the British Arruy. It is merely taug-LeHoway visit, the management any enses of shall-püz, including Eu|

matter of political tactics, we know Laad un reflection is intended on the Specially Selected from the personel-hence all the more pity

best London and Paris Houses.

Moderate Prices.

As there lasheen a record booking for ile extensely obliged if the patrons of the theatre Royal will kindly" taka.up -Leir son's Be sous as possible,

Mr. H. N. Dory, of the Sinni Import Company, died on Jan. 10th at Bangk k and was buried next day. There ware peas, during the week." From Jan. 7th and 175 from anall-poz, to 13th there were 33 deaths from cholers

Mr Pollock said. he had a preliminary -objection to mako..

Mr Blade-So have 1. Mr Pollock said his objection was of

Happily the point demands no reference people in the country and not for local Chi breathes a me absence of common-sense and amted that the tins were interxled for Home, but we have reason to deplore that nere. A fine of $25 imposed. Tho appointments to substantive berths dainot other shopkeepers of Queen's Road wein hinge on the discretion of the sme heads simthrly summoned, in the one can there that we may trast for not shoring found being six per cent of chicory and in the pega inth square holes,

|other 40 per cent.". Fines of $10 and $25

respectirely were inflicted.

VICTORIA THEATRE.

gnificent histarimi £m represent-

very considerable substance because it wan The incipicat broil at Colowaniu which the no less then an objection to certain amend African was credited with unique jou ments which had been inads on the recurdence, turned out after all to have been a in the statement of defence. Te thought short banana nad jumele acolle arising he would show their Lordships clearly that from a singular misconception of the relative of the battle of Trafalgar, showing these amendments ought never to hire cost of the delicacies. The prept superior the ships in action and the man in the Loen måde,

mesaares adopted warrant a non-recurrence enemy's round-top who shot the beloved of sach, blunders.

Admiral Nrison, is to be presented at the Victorin Theta tonight. Th

The Chief Justice-But thab is understood. That goes out in consequence of the list besue

Mr Shade-We had leave to amend,' The Chief Justice Then I cancelled that because it was necessary by the subsequent

i-aus. So I understood."

A desperately enamoured twain who thems in full thrilling and exciting eloped from Hongkong have bees tmcked incidents and is sure to please. The by the Macao police to a antive lodging instantaneous populanty of the Lysl house where they were found occupying Sisters has not waned hat. instead ny the same room with two other pitics who increased with the Inpsc of time. They.. were privy to the chaine! The your cow appearing in now songs and dance elect, I hear, is wanted by the police stand ar drawing crowded houses nightly.

Mr Pollock said their Lordships would are Peor in England, with an

Land Howard de Walden, the wealthiest that the amendments were not made unti 50,000 a year, is engaged to Miss December. There was no time Huit

income of Margherita van Raalte. The van Ralo's given go that the fourteen days' time linit

January 29 pursuant to leave given on your end.

England, and it may be remembered that

This report that two Landing were found;

Bat in the attempt to seire, a point ".

A Chinese woman living in Yes Yi off nu opponent, however, Mr Box Man has been taken to hospital suffering Law does really inflict a large amount injuries inflicted on or with a dagger of harm, while at the same time serving

by a man with whom she lived. The l'or in old Dutch family long settled in would apply. It was clear that on Duccis.stark dend at daybreak after a night's } no useful purpose. The British Army,

was druck in a quarro',

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not lating it propuls. There 20

| being, when all is said and done, the Messra Siemssor and Co., a general the father, Dir Charles van Balto, diedur 10 the time for the order to be mals patrol is baseless. It is hardly conceivable your cold you may know that you are.

Inspection Invited strictly only under th-bound allegi servant of the D: moericy, though

Wm. Powell, Id.

Yer icherungs-Geelbehalt of. Tamburg

ant: in Hongkong for the pistise end suddenly in Calcutin on New Year's Day becamo ipso facto void, there having been that the men should stoutly persist in no application ronde to the Court in thing about larolegged and with a single departmants of the Norddeutsa 1908, leaving a fertone of £400,000

montime to extend that order. Therefore pair of kluski pols despite repeated offers

ance to the Kixe, must esject to and riking es mir litho rap din receive a certain amount of criticism,

blick and gilt.. and on the whole it is quito prepared

The Chinese Engineering and Mining for this as part of the disagreeables Caman. Limited, repeat that the fath utput of the Ca pany's three mines for connected with its job. But we the weak ending 1th January amounted VICTORIA THEATRE the amount of criticism in which it pod to 228,043,00 tons,

think most people will agree that to 32,817.78 terial the sales during the

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MATINEES TUBIDAYS AND SUNDAYS,

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CORRESPONDENCE..

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(To the Editor of their wa BATL) little space to report prgeous. The ful St-May I again beg the favour of lowing donations have come to band, viz

Mr G. Gordon ..

Mr. C

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it was obvious that none of the amend of warmer equipment.

monta could be allowed, speaking, gonor ally. With regiled to the second polst he had to dm their Lendships alten" tion to the notes of the Chief Justic for at the hearing. His learned friend had that there was only two amendronte naked

applied trinid the words and ngrood" es

well as by sting the Statute of Limita tinas Therefore apart altogether, from the proniany point which went to the rank id the amendments as a whole he wished this's Lonehips to bear in mind that thore were

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to Boer War has been most exers-ply the police in the last 24 hours. aive in quantity and on the whole Ts were fer of six months sad tre renarkably fatile in quality pecively, both gin, the performance of the Army in certaiting us in ore stanco in sinall-put a d phases of that disastrous campaign razo was one in which a mat of 40 years the other to tint, cause. The other caused profound disappointment goes found in the Western district, donth without saying, Eut since thereeing apparently dus to natural causea. melancholy, dark days of ten years

Those win wish to procure ago, the cervice has been practically fempitat protams of the diareers uzdar 880, The work forection in suw rerimised, and a new spirit has been military and naval Decupation can be red and is being ahedon is quickly fused from top to bottom. To-day stalled by Mes Cheung, the well-known promoters if intending donors will send pmojajila. It will greatly set the the key-note of everyone, from Field photographer who has red a very fine their contributions an ently un poilu, sering of stapshots, Thiene show the aand vein thrquyntes cuinimerce wont. Marshal to private, is efficiency and boy mimpi, prosps of parinee and Donations will be gndly rocuived and the product.t. cirer-and women. If a carnicht endeavour is made to make soldiers, the Indian troops punding various knowledged by. Mr. K. Tata, Queen's, may be vital in ciso di a child. There the best use of whatever oquipment in which have been turne: Into military

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We are not over-stating cortora otoy eter

It la nafo budemre. Por ahlahy all Chemista sul Storskar ere.

The Papalarity of good Port Wine has ficreased in Public favour all

tro amendmagis, xsked for. Therence over the World, on account of its Dietetic Vahie und es a Natura's Natura]; In pagraph 10 of the 'amended pleading. Tonic.

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putkiance to the love given by the Cisf ram the Oldest and Most Reliable Houses in Oporto, for wich we have Justle. The love was in referone, to the been acting agents for a great number, of years.

instais lines and not irrégard to the whio Taera are Ports and Ports, and we advise you not to be led away by paragisph

** [more labels on account of cheapness. de The housing was adjourned.

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