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. MEMO FOR MONDAY. Noon-Kowloon Land & Building Co.'s

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General Memoranda.

TrESDAY, February -

THE CHINA MAIL.

at

NEWS OF THE DAY.

the Vlotaria Theatre to-night.

Madame Abdal in tamake her cabut

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1912

RAMBLING NOTES.

Is was something approaching to feat ings of joy that, Hongkong-noticed the change in the weather of Filsythe

MIKS BAY PIRACY.

Meagre details are to hand of a gimay air at Mrs Bay. So far as can be gathered agg of pirsty's cumnmadeered

induced the Expres DowAUER to coinmunity. Foigners are dobarred issue an edict to that effect. Aunther from acquiring property in the in- group was opposed to this barbarus terior and even to-day edipts are measure and managed to change the issued to this effect. Yot in any contral word of the edict so as to

The English bail of the 6th Januaryu at last. Up to that time we had junk when a police launch gaye chane nullify the Intention of the majority,

province property can be acquired,

was delivered in London on the tui Fød. boen having nothing but grey, dismal The pirates opetted die on the lunch with The result was confusion. Chim was though sometimes the deedairy, re-

Taking. Every other person that one met their rifles, whereupon the police aro huatiliated without achieving her gistered in the unme of Chinese firms, Forty-six generale of the hapatial firing from a colt and a guttetustat to have 1spended with their Mazit purpose. The same may be Bull of but it is well enough know that the Army petitioned the Throe to abdicate, feeling of dreariness porraded, the xif gun. It is not believed thad anyone way thenttack upon the Legations, \ One | property belongs to and will be used the petition being bonded by Tang Chi-jai, į Flongkung bas seldom had such a' visitation killed, but it aroma that the stolen junk.

by foreigners

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of Eupah.

Notice is given in the Gases that the Governor in Council proposes to make an order for narrowing Shaupt, Street by erecting a lean to bad to be used a fruft and vegetable market

risovered by the police. en la p

FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD WEST:

in the winter and I suppose it fabeesus. (we are so secustomed to, the drur stige Now instructions to police offers wi band bright sunshine that ustaly prevail regard to calling a traps to are in the all through January that we mined the orders: suppression of fire are detailed in Garrison

Perhaps it appropriate, however, than]

Albustyenty minutes after midnight the year of the ravening boar should goout.

the Fire Drigade were called out to Are this morning oncerning the death of a this Zalineni siga nevez brings much the forer, under Br P. P. J. Wodehouse, A neoquiry was held at the Magistracy gloomily. According to Chinese traditional 416, Chaben's Road-West. On arrival Chinees who had died in gaul. A verdict good fortune in its train, au fact in many decorered there was an outbreak in the at desth from natural can earned. ercles it has quite justified its title by rear promises of the establishment, which }·bringing Avoda, storras and general strife was a jättan shop. There was a big stock The coming year, however, is mid to be of wickerwork stored there, and the flames full of good up. It is the your of the had get good hold of the place. Thanks ram Now According to ancient authorities however, to the good work of the framen the rat is the messenger of the God of the conflagration was coined to the mag Good Fortine, and in old pictures te sue premises bad it spread to the main por, the brawny, well-fed divialty teated on tion of the building there would have" his side bags, with the rata sumporing daubtiers been a big blaze, for thers are the rat has a very sinister significance, fut it was, the out promises were completely freely about. In Hongkong, of course, tumerous, mat shops in the vicinity. As practical dis

out that he is. the gutted, while the main portion of the is now being disseminator of plaque, through the agency building was only damaged by water. The

of a cerkin flen, but that is another Bames vero pot under in about an hour.- story. If the year of the rat is rally so The extent of the damage is unknowa, nor. auspicious era, I think all will agree that is it known whether the place was insured. do with a snill slice of luck just now, to hours. it will be very welcome. Every one could The reprobally originated in a cook compenate for all than we missed in the dying year.

Tao Englishman states that the ques

section was for annihilation; another felt that such barbarous deeds would It would be easy to multiply these never be forgiven. The result was examples almost a inftat, but a miserable fiasco, in which China sufficient has been said to: illustrate incurred all the odista of having what seems unfortunately to be an shown a ferocious attitude towards ingrained characteristic of the official friendly envoys, yet did not accomplish mind. Yet the Chinese are not with the one thing that might have grati-out examples of what the clear grasp fied her wounded pride in those days of worlly ideal may result in aud of her terrible humiliation.

what can be achieved thereby if The same confusion has been seen resolute, dear-healed, and ceni. in her attitude towards Western es handelt mer seriously and patiently cation The Manchu "Government saw clearly enough that China matically tuhy turns to the great

apply it to practical life. One nut

ancient system of education was as obsolete us her revenue junks and as Irishan who but recently passed to tion of separating Burma from India and uscless na the ancient canncu "that his reward. We refer to Sir ROBERT arenting the former Crown Colony has still guard the walls of populous HART Here we have a confrete already reached the stago cities like Canton. But whilst the example of grent achievements which collected which will form the basis of i

cussion Information rulers saw this clearly enough, they single mind, seeing clearly n possible despatch from the Government of India to did not necept with hearty sympathy ideal, and patiently working towards the Secretary of Stato. much that the new education fone, end, could achieve. We need brought in its train. Hence, whilst only refer to the Imperial Maritime youths flocked to foreign schools, some on their own initiative and at their Customs and the rapidly extending Postal Service, arhich is taking ront own.expènié; others as nomincer of the Government and supported out of in all the most important cities of the public purse, the rulers of Ching China. This colossal achievement, looked makance at the new idens that the result of the clear vision of an the students imbibed and the innovable man, who, by patient application tions that the better informed minds in spite of all obstacles and dis suggested. Education is the concouragements, at finies serious and straining and directing of youth to even dangerous reached his goal is a ward right reason which the law magnificent object lesson. Where A Mahomedan corresponden, writing

to the Madras Vai, repeats the ato

We

have found

*** THE TAMING OF THE

Lik SHREW."

ballotting for a list of the world's greatest The women of Illinois have been woman, and have arrived at this result Carrie Chapman Catt, Mary Baker Eddy, Facia, E. Willard, Harriet Brecher Stowe, Jane Addams, Elin Flagg Young. The manual cricket match between the Emeline Pankhurst, Florence Nightingale, Preas of Hongkong and the Police Brillant Opening of the Mathe Clara Barton. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Force and its ucl resuit so far as Eliot, Elizabeth Browning. Charlotte wielders of the pas are but indifferent

score sheet is" concorried. Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, Georgothe

Bronte, Marguerite, Fuller, Sarah Bora wielders of the willow, As one sym- badt, Mrs. Raymond Robina, Rer. Anos pathetic outlooker remarked, they always been a great a puzzle to the sterner Howard Shaw and Mme. Curit

mean, well, but their execution's poor," portion of humanity as the riddle of the But all the same the afternoon proved very. Sphinxl and will retain so, wo, imagine, enjoyable and the little reunion showed till the cad of time. We may therefore be how clow were the bonds of good fellowship pardoned if even at this Inte day wo

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Tho

son Lang Senson.

The psychology of a woman's soul has

.30p.m.-Organ Recital at St. Jobi affirms, and which the experience of the Chinese statesman who can which is prevalent in Lahore that a greeniting the two teams. This is of course - express, surprise and puzzled wonderment 9 pm.The Merchant of Venice' atas truly great." The Greek philoso deeds of Li HUNG-CHANG, CHANG displeased with, the. King Georg rupee, only is it should be. for Press and Police that Katherine, the most famous Shrew in

Cathedral.

Thestre Royal

WEDNESDAY, February

2.16 pni.-Licensing Board Meeting,

Theatre Huyal.

9 pm Sweet Nell of Old Drury at

Thum-Day, February 8-

the best of our elders hins sanctioned point to a work so great! The many labomedans acein to be much

pher and the Oriental official do not agree in the object of education. The CHI-TUNG, and Chinese mandarin bad some confused iden that the new education was es

11.30. Giring at Queen'ssential in order to meet the aggressive

College by ILE the Governor.

9 in. Runeo and Juliet at Theatre

Royal

Fatar, February

Non-DistriLntion of Prizes at Beli-

jos Public School by H. E. Governor.

she

9 pm The Paxing of the Third Fise

Back at Theatre Royal

SATURDAY, February 10:

7.- Volunteer Dinner to Capt.

Thoon,

9 p.m.-Ham.let' as Theatre Royal, MONDAY, February 13 --

10 am--Crimind Sessions begin. Up..Much Ado About Nothing' a

Theatre Royal.

Tuny, Felizuary 13:

Emperor of Japan's Accession --1667. pia Othello" at Thestre Koyal. WEDNESDAY. February 14:-

foreigner and checkmate him in his advances. We suspect that this nut little else was the motive behind the feverish movements of recent years in this regard. Meanwhile, the Chinese Government hated the entrance of light into the minds of the people and the tomentation of thought" which alway follows the imbibing of new lens, as the rising of dough fallows

YUAN SHI

Kai pale when confronted by the work of ROBERT HART. They spent their days for the most part in conserving a decadent state of things, in suppressing, those who vainly struggled after something bet- ter, and in saving the wreckage that floated about. after much, serious national calamities as the defeat of China by Japan 1

as they believe it has the likeness of a pig on it: He adds:" I examined a numa ber of coins carefully under a leas and find that the rupes has the likeness of an elephant, and not a pig, very small size, just below the left shoulder of the Kings so my co-religionists need not be perturbed any more. "

ده

in

can be mutually helpful in the onerous task of prering His Majesty's peace in such

smopolitan community as ours.

literature, should have been tamed "by the methods adopted by the truculent Patruchin, Surely such a termagant, witk such a tongue and with such a tomoper,

The death of the Duke of Fife throws would have been simply gonded to even the Royal Family of Great Britain, into further, lengths until at last wo should mourning just at the time when the king have expected her to have refused alto- and Queen were retura ng in triumph from gother to be transmuted in the alembic of India, Univer-al sympathy will go out to love. Of course we know that we are them, be what touches the King and looking at the question were in the light A correspondent has foranled to The Queer tuches as their loving subjects of the experiencies of the present day--the Times the following communication which The Inta Duke was an able min and day of the emancipated man and the Landor, asted lanes, December 1-and in his home life was perhaps the happeare wrote for a very different age. he has received from Mr. A. Houry Savage, possessed it many admirable qualities, militant suffragette and that Shake-

Have just arrived here overland hom Rio piest of mortals" "There can be little doubt his time wo are aware it was the One of the most needled reforms Janeiro, having cromed all the userplored that the slick and privations arperienced habit of parents to whip, contumacione" which the new Guvernment should regions of Central Brazil-regions which of the thae of the rock of the Delhi were grown-up danahtars, rocasionally to starve them into snhaision, and altogether therefore strive to inaugurate le to wars consideren impenetrable by the contributory causes to his death. from contact with yeast

to treat them ar merg chattels to be ward Braziliana Lhemselves. In the latter part I wonder who the yandel was who just as their sweet will dietafod, Katharins reform the way Chinese statemen of my journey in the virgin forest I ran smeared the home of King George' statue therefore explains heres if we look at it. The same confusion of ideas is look at idents. If an ident is short of provisions, and w 18 catre days with red paint! When the remdways from this point of view. Sho was as much evinced in

I in the discussions that have admirable and worthy of acceptn without a morsel of fixed. I am still suffer-around the Courts of Justice are complete indpenced by tho Time-Spirit as are the come to the front in regard to extution, then it should be adopted, while ing in consequence, and I am so armmic and the pit of ground, in front beantrameled daughters of the 20th century. territoriality. Perhaps on no question the collateral circumstances and corol-fect. It will take some months before I their way to glacing light row Fillige

and weak that I can hardly stand on my laid out, I hope the authorities, vül gee And above all, she is a woman, is this confusion greater than in regard aries must take care of themselves can regnio my former strength. I should round the various statues and protect lies to our haud in the writings of Shakes p.m.-Jack and Jingles at Theatre to prison-reform and the administm. «A donble-minded man is unstable like to write more, but must leave it for them fror wantoa damage: or disfigurepeare! It requires, however, a good

tion of the law. Renders will rein, all bis waya A double-minded Bank member, and especially those

who are familiar with

Government is not only unstable but Chinese newspapers, with what a fanfare is useless for the people over whom it of trumpets, about five years rules, and is a worry to other Govern- ago, the improvement of prisons ments with which it may have inter- was announced. We, nice not sty

national intercourse." Clear con- Duchess of Fife's (Princess Royal) birth, to examine the paction! results of ception lens naturally to clear, and thuse "gracions edicts" Any are correct expression," not only in speech who, before the révolution, had visit-and in books, but also in deeds ed the interior of a prison in a district Chinese reformers would do well to city could see what changes had been think over the matter, for the days of introduced and what reforms had been double-dealing are surely passing. Horakoxe, SATURDAY, FLUNUARY 3, 10,9opter. But the Chinese Gorem-

St. Valentine's Day.

"Royal.

SATURDAY, February 17-

Non-Hongkong & Shanghai

Half-yearly Meeting.

SUNDAY, February 18:

Chinese New Year Day.

MONDAS, February 19

Public Holiday.

Tuzsnay, February 20→→

day (1867).

Hoogkong Toe-Firs Day.

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SPORT.NG.

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empang to bring it out, and therefore we

The school prize-givings this week have consider Hangkong exceptionally fortunate. drawn forth some good speeches. At the having the opportunity of seeing such French Consent is Excellency the Gov-annibination of first class players as those Training Notes."

onur expressed pleasure flat domestic now, appearing at the Theatre Royal. The economy and hygiene hebl such high gou na verlict of læst night's crowded The thermometer was down to 48 this place is the school curriculum; while sadience. was lint's company of more morni gab the Race Course. But the air Bishop Banister's address at St. Stephen's excelent, all-round merit would be difficult did not feel en cold as it was dryer. Early College was stirring trappet call to find, and the spontaneous manner in Young China to equip itself which the house herally ass”, at the rem.) shone brightly down and lit up thoroughly for the barks now opening up Sal reene, when the merry strains of the the whole valley. Later the sun came in the wake of a reformed government wedding dance set all the players wessing China will have great need of all the graceful pices on the stage, testified in the up and made things very pleasnat.

Royal Ross was one of the first out and doctors, sngineers and lawyers which the high approval they had won. pat up a nice mils aud & quarter gallop, train aa produes and if only the rising highly satisfactory. Of fine presence, and scholastic institutions of Hongkong can As Petruchio, Mr. Matheson Enng was

the full moon (this luminary was full ab

taking 3 minere to cover the distance

·to.

He was not ridden out but finished easily generatim takes full advantage of the aware of it, with 's shrewd i nowledge of in 34 seconds for the last quarter. Boject opportunities, here presented the future the weaknesses of the ppowto sex and

but it

ed came next and was sent all he knew should s over a milo, The time was farily good

Ta

weak

finish. Cleric

THE KUTWO FLOATED..

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Jarding, Matheson and Co, kindly

very bright indeed, ready at all times to take advantage of inform us that the Iud-China S. N. Cu's

et leur Eutso, which has been wont well over a mile his fuish The Shakespeare in senson opened in the then for his own and with, A roving CARLYLE Mys, "Idenlk can never to withdraw their apposition in regard alle time piat, was successfully farted the old ponies; "He strides ou like a heard this morning than Mr Matheson cajolter, with pretty wit will aground in the Yungtazs for some consider was partienlarly, goad, last qonto Theatro Royal last night to a criarded je and a supple forgue, a boisterous White Lilac a performance was the best of house, and I judge from the comarks I

bally on occasion, "At other tan, adroit be completely combodied in practice, the present status of their na- yesterday and has apparently suffered no horse: His finish in 32.4 of a mile and Lang and. Miss Hutin Britton linys fick the raw, he realised the part of a and yet ideals exist, and if they be tionals vis-a-vis the law of China dange. This is good news.

not approximated to at all, the whole wit more was needed? Ericts - should be read by Chinese officale in vogue in the Weat was righteous

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truth.

The appointment of the Hon. MrUned

kong, lá Announced in the Gazetta.

which never missed an opportunity to

quarter spin was good.. Capello finished very game after going eadly far established themselves by storey eleman of quality of the fiftenth 6e first three quarters

To splendid player's and are supported by century wben sorda and actina abrauk Durbar Chief'a mile and a quarter to 1.6% one of the must level companies I have more robust texture than is usual in these was the best gallop of the morning. Ha

prayed up to by Katherine, Miss Butin went with a nice, long, easy stride all the seen in many years. I think Hongkong adays of drab ngd fastian, And he was Bratton, inest wonderfully well Poor the distance, and finished comfortably in

Katherine, one felt very worry for her, The quarters were, 37, 343, 34.1 It was an old journalist who remarked whether she was in revalt raherwise. 32.3, 33. Beowdrift was ridden out over a that a fint-born child was a landing article, The work went very lard for woon is the mile and a half and finished with as amab the second paragraph, the third, Anmaroly focussed in her the characters of

Middle

Ages, and no doubt Shakespeyre

33.

His Excellency the Governor distributes

there is no other country in the dignity that her lows were oppressive the prizes to the scholars of the Beliffon disposing of the lust gasiter in 39. Kadri ichination & London stock, broker, many women who had come under his keen ́

A

I practical importance; as Chian. Before obtains.in regard to the residence of opslingen, and will be in, Bangkok name him as the winner of the Derbs, number applied for; if I had got more faire We Are not so sure about the

VADO

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world where there has been such and her methods of applying them Friday, February 9th.

Pallic School at Queen's Colleg

WAS-nent amila and three-quarters and unished well in 33.3. Gordon however, goes much better, if not quite sand schtle of servation. Fortuuntely-for- confusion of idenle, and therefore often barbaric! Could there be a

put up good time for at the

buterssly, when describing to friend the tie cast her wars in the form of a had nothing Jeftin bim.

a medy, sud "true "nübter comes fastend such uncertainty in regard to the next greater confusion of thought ?

The Queen implier of Sist is going on a end, though his last quarter was laids 33 arrival of his sacond son. He wrote of tour when strat ahminson is undo. step to be taken in many mutters of

tour of Japan and Choson. A comfortable White Hawthorn made 2.56 for a mile and The Jau Ras allotted or Saturday Vary sweet minst that submission have Again, the same conditi n of affairs cruising yacht has been ordered from qarter 1st quarter 2.3. Many sports morning it 4 n'elnck. I b one the sound in the dark ber, masculine

though his form, does not compare should have been clive to mor! It was

| Indies. As for "Bisnes, Miss Dorothy pussing on we will add n quotation foreigners in the inserior, and their will eat throw or four months and Berndidate.

time to abart if possible in March. The tour favourably with some of the other not fully paid up. so I suprines I shall very retly and naturally, making a cor

Ripley played that father cakurless part from EMERSON, which will con lo cquiring property outside the boun- Majesty will visit various places of interest. There in nothing "ticking out amongst have plenty of calls-ospecially at night.trasting foil to her imperious sister right to ths circle: "Idens must work through duries of the Trenty Ports. Every Japan and Chosen, while this royal the bont showing this morning, and akop away from the House'! I Pints her husband.”: Tu Me Charles

the Buber yet, White Da sy made (However, if I do, I shall cisim my rights, the very and, when he so bitterly dimp. the braius.and urine of good and brave body kuwathat theoretically foreign-Chins quart. The Foreign Minister will practically ina i desi-heat uvek mile and suppore I alinil have to take up sd as the role required. But we need not venel will also call at various posts on the he usually does. Miners and Esperance

well the part of Baprints, and he was na digni THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR therwise they are not better thutu dreams." lileas vaguely keld

era can only travel in China under the proudly socompany the Queen of this quarter in 2.62 Porchute finished carry at any to, for a time. I think through the der Beery part was in tour. It now bon decided that Hore alter ging smilar distince, Last the thing is sound, as it is in the hands spoord with the high uded of the prin protection of a duly authorized pas Majesty, will proceed to Rumpo' after the performances we very madioen. The to nurse it a bit, P. SI hnya passedere difitally relied, for they exuded by oscillating minds will never, add

quuter: 30. The rest of the Sub. Mrs Rockyhilds, but I ozpeat I shall have tip and the comic charnefor one cubit to the country's stature, or port; yet perhaps not one foreigner Kit next yer. It probable in which will foefend on page

wit kri honour abil encingle the mutional life, even with

fa hundred has ever been asked to that during the next cold scsson Her Fere all done in the gas conts, which the name, but I bultors I have some exify its mitjaned

Majesty visit India, returning tarly was still sticky.

further liability!"

voro criticis the semblance of a kingly erown.”

with li pden this document us a guarantee in 1913. Cappotti

y-four the comedy The confusion of hienas is to the lowed by treaty to travel in the in- of his good faith, Foreigners are only

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In New Song Ay Discha

SATURDAY NIGHT, Debut of the great French Artiste MADAME ALDALA.

MATINEES SATURDAYS A BURDAYS,

ly illustrated in the history of Peking

during the Boser trouble. One sec

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