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·MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.. Hongkong Races:-Off Day.

General Memoranda.

Sunday, February 25:—-

9 a.m.Excursion to Macra.

11.

THE CHINA MAIL.

AY FEBRU

BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH

view of their opponents But the

methods pursued

HENRY BROADHUI

of their stamp Their

vastly different, as witness the plat-spent form advanced by Mr HEN TURNER

at the Birmingham Labour ference all in the building in January. He said that among the things the Labour Party aimed at

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For boxunand

"It is reported, that the Toyo Kimp Kainhachas made a profit of boob two million yen thi taim and that a dicided of 6 per cent per annum on old shares wi

be drolated.

To make the Labour party the dominating, controlling, guiding, and ruling party in the State.

A man was charged with anatoking a Reversal of the Osborne judgment. | has, before Mr C. Diak Malboums, at, the A bargain with the Irish party to Magistracy this morning, and a sentence establish Home Rule and “free rule"

of six weeks" imprisonment with: hard Nbour and twelve, strokes of the birol for trade unions.

rse imposed.

Votes for all women.

Free education, from the primary school to the University...

(Reuter's Service to the, China, Mask)

LONDON, Fab. 23

"At question time in the House of

Commons, Capt do whether there had been any negot tions leading to the Walfisch Bay or Zanzibar

THE GOAL DI

ORINESE

Service to

ition to.

(conly the

that, the balances of God from Walsh

on the list be sent to Home dock- Tas Admiralty has also charts

SOCIALISTIC BARBLE

Sir Edward Gray, replied that for | ered steamers, tu load immediately. many years the possibility of exchanges of British territory had been consider- ed informally. Boma had been found possible,

He em

for ing

dropp

bevond

A number of new Alma, have arriend for the

atre and will during the noth few days, The | of, the "Elons- of Commons must be Mickers Have unteract on their Inst wek of asked also ro ocssion of territory then stay in Hongkong. Next week the belonging to all governing Colony, Bremana, champion elg dangers, will could be made without its consent. make their debut

He concluded that it must not be assumed however that the cension of either Waldsch Bay or Zanzibar war contemplated.

A Legal Eight Hours Day. Abolition of night work in factories. Land and railway nationalisation. afunicipal coal supplies. Housing Reform, &

The performances of “The Prodigal More Labour members in Parlin Law Student and Tan Blind Primer,

to be given by the students of t. Joseph's College, will take place on Saturday, the

iment

"17

It will be a pretty poor day for the United Kingylona should the Labour party obtain the supreme control of affairs, especially if that condition of

24th, and Monday, the 26th-instant, resp ctively, instead of on the 26th and 28th instant, as first announced,

The German ateamar Eybfals, from

BYE-ELECTION AT MANCHESTER.

Volunteer Parade Service at things also means "free rule" for the

Trade Unions. Nothing short of Bamarang, an into the Apcar liner Light (Bester's Service to the China Mail.) sing at the quarantino station, Bingapore, tyranny would that mean, the end ofn Feb. 18. The powerful current carried

LONDON, Feb. 29.

St. John's Cathedral, MONDAY, February 26:---

WEDNESDAY, February 28:-"

Noon-Hongkong Ice Co. Meeting THURSDAY, February 29:--

4p.mLF. General Chamber of Com

merce Mosting. 8p.Baad 'at HK. Club Skating

5p.m. and ab H.K. Club Skating which would be chaos and the down the Kybiels où to the Lightning, the heavy

Association...

fall of the state. For the possession bowsprit of which placed the port side of of power does not necessarily imply a

the Kybfels slaft the bridge, went through the maloon and up through the canvas was there are few classes harsher in their way then carried her clear, with the Light widening of the field of vision, and her sheets of the bridge. The Kablale

verdicts on men and things than the aing's bowgrit still sticking in her upper class to which the Labour leaders bo-wks. Beyond that, the Lightning lost long. The saddest part of the present her bows have been burst open.

her figure-head, while the upper pistes of labour situation, indeed, is the deli- berate manner in which class intred is fomented and implacable hostility developed between master and man

Association.

Saturday, March 2 :--

12.30 p.m.-H.K. Hotel Co. Mesting, TavasDAY, March 7 - Noon-Chins Fire

Katrance Co. Meet-

ing.

The China Mail.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Tues up is the anniversary of the birth-

Justead of labour and capital work-day of the ex-Empress Dowager of Chi ing together with a mutual object,

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1919. with mutual trust, and a readiness to

give and take, we have the spectacle of a bitter fight from which all the

A bye-election is rendered necessary i. Manchester (South) owing to the appointment of Sir Arthur Haworth as Janier Lord of the Treasury, as soc

appointed Treasurer to the Household. cesson to Me Guest, who has been

[Note Ab the last election, the sitting member was returned unopposed, while in January, 1910, his injority over Capt. Jackson (U.) was over 2,000 --Eo, CM.]

«ARGENTINE DEFEATS M.0.0.

Lieut. C. J. Heath, R.G.A., has been Reuter's Service to the China Mail) appointed adjutant, R.G.A., at Singapore,

Lord Alington, brother of Lady Hard

-Lorror, Feb. 29.

Argentine in their first innings.com

THE DEMANDS OF LABOUR.humaner qualities in human natum inge, is lying very seriously ill at Govern piled 209 and in the second 136 for 6

are eliminated. If this is the result

ment House, Calcutta.

wickote.

The Marylebons team in their second

that

brating*

SUCCESSFUL MOTOR BOAT TRIALS

On Thursday aperia of highly su0000 ful trials took place, when the tra "motor hosta. bulls"by Ma Mr Bartahom, the leader cd the and Co., Ltd., for the Gore Welsh miners, in a speech at Maesteg, ran their oficial trials one, the mos predicted that March Int would begin | mile in Kowkon Bay a new epoch, as the day when a million": workers would rattle thair, chaing for gather and dealare that they would no Tonger be slaves.

Mr Hartshorn added that the miners executives were of the unanimous opinion that nothing could be gained by Government intervention:

THE CHURCH AND THE

CRISIS.

450x bound and are fitted with and wingh ☺ with" "the

open ses of the Philippine DRST." bons are very Brongly built of tanks Manda, hard woods and specially designad to withstand rough was and hard unge. Tas motor engince each of 100 borse power ure of the Speedway six cylinder type, using patrol as fuel, and upon the trials worked perfectly both in steady running and when reversing or minceuroring.

The builders ontract mailed for a speed of 8 kanta apain six continianas mnaanradi,

The Archbiship of Canterbury has issued a prayer for use during the pre-mile runs at lund draft, and these coun sant criti

ditāmus mero" «ply fulfilled, the average speed attained, being 93 knots, loaded and 10 kauba when light. No trouble of way | kind was experienced with the motors, and jä alift north each breeze and lumpy Bal

proved the vessels good ses bosta,

MORE CONFERENCES.

LONDON, Feb. 23.

· My Asquith and his colleagues met in seperate conferences at the Forsign

the Conlowners, Office, first the Miners and thereafter

The Miners to-night reconfers with the Government.

It is stated that at the National Conference meeting beid in London ou Tuesday, Mr Asquith invited the Conference, or a Committee thereof, to meet him, and he also invited the coal-owners, ninety whereof wars present to-day, to appoint a cama! committee for further consult tion.

ACCIDENT TO THE PREMIE

LONDOS Feb 28,

Mr Asquith, when leaving the Cont

S. MOUTRIE & COIT is a trite: saying that when the of universal compulsory" education, It is said that Captain Swain will receive innings made a total of 157 Argentine ference last evening, slipped and fall

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an bußösarium" of 30,000 yen from, the

French Revolution had worked itself then all we can

Bay is that univers out things remained very much as education has misstably miseried NY.K. when bo retires from its service. they were before the great upheaval and completely falsified the hopes of There were many..

ruided families

next month.

its earliest advocates. But there is Mr. Les N. Morris, son of Mr Nelson in every city, town and hamlet, pro- this consolation: violent excesses bringscern of Nelson Morris and C. Chi- Morris, head of the great beef-packing perty had been wrecked or destroyed, many old abuses had been

about their own cures, so perhaps the cage, is en route to Hongkong, via Colombo Bwapt away; but in their places were found result of the present threatening aspect and, Singapor new landed, proprictors with harsher of things may be a reaction which ideas concerning their dues and rights will lead us up to the catablishment of heavier taxes and a whole

the golden mean. crop of new inequalities, while it was a very open, question whether the general

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Information has been

received

Brisbane that the surgeon of the steamer Taiyuan, from the East, was lost overboard on the voyage between Port Darwin and Thur-day stand.

thus won by wicketa.

PREMATURE,

(Reuter"a" Bervice to the China Mail.)

London, Feb. 20. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin telegraphe that a semi-official Note

has been issued to the effect that the statements in the Lokal Anteiger with regard to the drawing up of en Anglo-German protocols re parely con jectural and are therefore likely to sun of human happiness and content- During 1911 the serling rubber come evening by the Empress packet, travel-hensions.

Mr Shelton Hooper leaves for England raise false hopes and unfounded appre- |ment and been advanced by even the pany Squidations cambered $12, with slightest degree. Will that be the total authorised capital of £3,600,000, result of the present industrial unrest A medical practitioner has bequeathed which seems to be shaking the econo- £150,000 for the erection at Hell of alma mic and financial fabric of the United houses to which persons who have been in Kingdom to its very foundations better circumstances will be admitted in

preference to others.

NEW RAINCOATS story, we know, has a knack of

SPLENDID SELECTION

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NEWEST SHAPES

Moderate Prices.

repeating itself, and it is highly pro bable that it will do so again.

For the Hospital Saturday Funda grand total of £45,521 was raised in London last year, compared with £42,009 in the

numbered 03,581, against 59,737.

a

ling via Kobe and Taurage, and thence. through Siberia. Ho in due in Brussels on St. Patrick's Day, March 17th.

TOKYO MUNICIPAL LOAN.

heavily on his hands. He was süsissed to rise bus walked away apparently.

unhurt.

EUROPEAN POLITICS.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail)

Losnos, Feb. 22,

Mr John Bong, Superintending Engineer of the Quartermaster's Department, Havile, and Mr Thomam, of Mers Carmichael

and Clarke, watched the trials on behalf of the Government, and the vesmała, ween- under the command of Capt. James. By Wood.

SPORTING.

League Crickat.

CIVIL SERVICE : KOWLOOS. The following will represent the Civil Service on Kowloon ground. 2 p.m., on Saturday REO. Bird, Captain FR: O- Hutchison, F. A. Biden, H. R. Philips, Times, R. C. Witabell H. T. Jackman, A. M. Butherland, A. A. Cox, 12. E. Bretti J. Molven...... Umpire-W, Woolley Boorar. Fisher."

STEL SOUTH AND THE

SETTLEMENT, AT PIKING

A long telegram has been sent by Wong Tring-Wei to the Viceroy of Centon agent, the settlement effected with the Imperial family. It evidently sent in reply to

expronsing diaatisfaction at the liberal tems offered to the Imperial family

Wong argue that if the course now sug gested is not accepted by both parties, there will be an enormous amount of

Most cordial telegrams have been exchanged etween Count Berchtold, the new Austrian Foreign Minister, and bloodshed. This by all means should be Herr Bethmann Hollweg, German. Im- roided even though the Bouth has to con penal Chancellor, and M. Bazanoff, celea little more than was at first intended. Russian Foreign Minister, emphasising The South apparently does not quite Ther the desire for continuance of the the idea of the Emperor and his party intimate relationship bequeathed by the late Count von Ashrenthallen

ANARCHY IN MEXICO.

FIGEMING KIPORTED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LOSION, Feb. 22

scended to Foreign Kings dwelling within -bang, travind with the a me etiquette se is

is borders of the Republic. But afterall, the country has been turned into a Rapabe lic, and that is the great thing therefore whether there are ** extride kings” residing within bar borders or unt målters littler. for they will have no authority, and can do tha. Republic no harm. After all the Emperor must be called something hall we call him "the Emperor of the Ting Dynasty" Such's name would be neithes, fish, flesh, nor fowl dent st Washington ways that official Bridently thers are divided counsels lá Seminary tu America. Three or four years London and New York portions were spread anarchy in Mexico. ago De Knox received from Japan the 3rd resued to-day, the former et 98 per overál cities are in the bands class of the order of the Rising Sun, in

There arrived in Hongkong by the NDL steamer Torek on Thursday evening the Ras. Professor George Willam Knox, | (Reuter'e Service to the China Mail.) D.D., LL.D., for 17 years a Missionary

LORDON, Feb. 22 1n. Japan sad for the last 10 years Pro- festor of Apologetics and the Philosophy The Paris portion of the Tokyo foan of Religion in Union Theological Seminary, is largely over-anbaoribed, at a premium

A message from Reuter's correspon

We have every desire to be fair to previous year, and benefits grant dew York City, the leading Theological of one and a quarter per cent. The advices indicate the existence of wide Nanking in regard to what shall be done,-

wards the legitinato aspirations of the workingclasses. They have every right

As a mark of the City of London's

with the Son of Hesten, whom at he pre sent the+binere do not delight to honour." But having got so far, it is clear enough, that even the most radical will yield the

to demand and obtain their fair share | appreviation of the heroic efforts made by recognition of his services to that country. cent, and the latter at 17 per cent. rebele, and paytests by Américan citi-pointe avoid bloodshed, and to gran pence,

where

of the good things of life, to surround the crew of the French cruiser Friat, to Dr Krox is on his way from India, » themselves with greater comforts and as in the rescue of the passengers from he has been giving a series of lectures, to to reduce the grind and squalor of Delhi it was resolved by the Court of proceeding arath he will visit Canton for a the wreck of the P. and C. steamship Japan where he will lecture also. Before

their lives to minimam. Just as Conion. Come, on the motion of Me week or ten daga. the middle class, upon the rise of our Water Boyer, to send £105 for distribution amongst the relatives of the member of period of industrial espansion, won the crow who were drowned in the work of an easier place for themselves in reseus. The amount is to be sent to the | - the social comity than the feudal ages French Ambasador for distribution, allowed them, so the artisan and

lm. Dowell, Id. labourer of to day in entitled to better

WEST BIVER-PATROL

Our Wuchow correspondent writes very interesting, christening:

rmed

The Olant Trust, Limited, is being naw floated in London, with a capital of 300,000) Wing conditions than his father knew But i shares, and a present issue of: 130,000 formally while they have these undoubted shares The Trust in scquiring the for by Mr

Mar | lowing s

VICTORIA THEATRE have they not also equally un- 5,000 shares in the Straits Rubber Com-

DES VŒUX BOAD CENTRAL:

1.15 PM to 8.48 2. AND

9.15PM-17.15 1.1-

NEW FILMS JUST ARRIVED.

THE ZYALL" SISTERSÄ

–9,800 alarms in the Schube Rabber Eat sister,

disputed responsibilities 1. In the noisypany and clamourous talk not among them we hear only of the rights, and motining

the respons pary, Ldipi bilities That, toour way of thinking17,000 shar

Blows the warped reasoning, powers, but

unstable

tion octi eir

the Bagat Berai Com

when the -the ring

bouti

US. PRESIDENOY.

WILL ME ROOSEVELT, STANDI

(Beuter à Service to the China Mail

INSURANCE

zena against robberies are:multipizias.

Contine

king; "takos "place amơng the Government: froops and the insurgents

THE REVOLUTION.

TERTION OF THE CAPITALA

Wah Tes Fat Po Berrics)

Feb

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