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MEMOS TOE TO-MORROW. St. David's Day. Emperor of China's Birthday. Flower Show.

JJ

General Memorands.

Saturday, March 2 :--

Flower Show.

12.30 p.m.-H.K. Hotel Co. Mosting.

4 pm. Opening of Pavilion of Chinese

#

Recreation Club by H.E. the Governor.

the

Fote the nation's

committed

turmoil and con

An't a case of my going into *- Rawix. paklichouse." plesdade cabanan charged

There are quite a crowd of other candidate besides Tarr and ROOBE VELT pressing forward for nomina tion, both in the big partion as well as among the smaller and less effective No. organimations, but the principal names mentioned are Dr WOODROW WIL

SON and Spenker CHAMP CLARK,

Back

Irunk, who mad that his fare? The Royal Arthug, cruiser, arriv him a strong glass of: whisky. Spithead on 29th Jan, from Hongkong,

Mr Plowden, the Marylebone having on board the pat

thepablichouse womb into cruiser Kent from the Chine Stat

Kant's crew recurved the cumbi

rent was dalivered on the. Io h

for the Democrat, and Senator Febrity in the Tokyo Chilia Baibansho,

日

̈10, sighteen monatha

plices were also sentenced to firmontient for a similar period.

A Talpuk (Formoe) despatch states

Weather,

~ Whilst it is impossible yet to give the

that the Japanese from sent for the sub- fugation of the northern aboriginal tribes has sucosouded in occupying Kubo bill, it which the aborigines had been rigaruusly defending Four guns have been posted Kabo hill, and the defence lines have generally been strengthened. The erection of barbed wire entanglements in this district has now been completed.

a

The master of a fishing junk summoned man in his employ" for leaving without giring a month's notion. It soems that

Me Stödart

total income of the Chins Inland Mission

their instantnal: resting over which Him KIA for the year just closed, it is interesting to

For Bobalk calfency would preskle be wish note that the amount received in Growd of the members, to thank Sir Frederick Britain was £47,640, an increase of £8,878 Lugard for the interest, he had a over the year 1910. In view of the large in the work of the Association. « H«1 number of missionaries now gathered she would be able to do work the cost places, it has been thought well that Me W. B. Sloan should make another visit to China. He therefore left vis

nature and carry on aimilar ssociations in but now sphere of labour:

Triting:

hawa hoam fairly Neely the revolutionary line. Some of these gentlemen, from Chefoo, by their high-handed méneurne, mad an sticking up the people with their revolrats, de themselvas very unpopular, and at last the manding their monay, and such like, made

FOLLETTE, for the Republicans E the health may cause the latter to retire,mprisonn however, before the Convention meeta It is thought-in some quarters that Mr W. J. BRYAN still cherishes hoper of reaching the White House recent utterances, in fact, seem to indicate that he has by no means abandoned the position of perpetual candidate for the Presidency He is a man of rate tenacity of purpose and has a tendency to force his way into the councils of the Party whether they like it or not. Notwithstanding his mouy defeats, he still exercises a woaderful

amount of influence all over hermen on these jonks are paid monthly Siberia, with Mrs Sloan, early in February Sykes and carried unanimously.

people rose against them. By brilliant the United States and his lectures when engaged for The season. In this case

His Excellency said he was extremely ranceuvre they (the people) captured the In connection with the movement on sorry to leave the Association as it seemed - whole crowd, and then dealt with them in foot in Belgian shipping circles for the

to him that his work in the YMCA was the good old Chinese style mercbant mary, there is talk of a Belgian to achieve so little. He trusted the more-

think, quite origial The in to the Far East (Indis, Chian, and mentcw.ald have all biteness in future for tied behind their backa,” The annual report of the Rhodes Jap with a capital of 16,000,000 tours Sir Henry May would take the Scholarship Trustees sixton that there were £8,000,000. It remains to be seen whether

greatest interest in the work. 178 scholars provided for daring the year, the plan for the establishment of a Belg and sound, though not brilliant work, wis Chinese shipping company, which has heen done by them. The report states that the discussed for some tias past, will make stucting apparently does not reach the any real program this year. The idea is to highest types of scholarship in Germany, interest hig Chinese firms in so America; or the colonice, which are possibly concern. af stel by the all-mound -phydod and intellectual conditions imposed.

draw crowded audiences. The move

the defendant wheappeared at the Ma

The vote of thanks was sooonded by Bfr

P.m.-Kowloon Cricket Club, Annual ments of such a man must therefore gletracy this morning, obtained an advanceshlishment of an independent Belgie only just beginning, and he had been able tortures were invented, the follo

Dinner.

9 D..Masquerade Ball at German

Club.

SONDAY, March 3-

am.-Excursion to Macao.

-6,42 p.m.—Full Moon.

| MONDA), March 4

3p.m.-Auction of Crown Land at Public

Works Department. A. p.m. Concert by H.I.G.M.S. Scharn horst

of 825 and then absented himself........... He was

sentenced to six works imprisonmont,

be carefully watched by the politiciaus, for he declines to be "eliminated," and thus creates a highly disturbing factor in the situation The fear is that Dr WOODROW WILSON will not be able to run counter to Mr BRYAN when the real issue is joined and that this will cause the fruits of victory to again fall to the Republicans, whether 5.30 p.m.-Organ Recital at St. John's they nominate. TAFT or ROOSEVELT But when sizing up all the various Neon China Fire Insurance Co. Most chances for the banner-bearers of

ing.

either of the big parties, it is well toerig band of the Buffs- eco other country east of Sures except Japan, if

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SATURDAY, March 95-

11 30 .m.---Hongkong Rope Manufac-

turing Co.'s Meoling. 12.30 p.m.--Bongkong and Kowloon

Wharf & Godown Co. Meeting.

MONDAY, March 115-

11 am-Opening of Hongkong Univer

sity by EE, the Governor. University Bazar commences.

The China Mail.

HANDSONG, THURknat, Frenuary 29, 1913

AMERICAN POLITICS.

bear in mind the possibility which The Times points out as always being imminent in American politica, the possibility that we may witness on one or both sides what is called a "stampede "the sudden nomination of a man whom no one really wants, because no section is strong enough to carry the man of its choice.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A Chinese woman has been arrested on charge of dumping the body of female child found in se vast district."

We are-informed by the Colonial IT only needed Mr ROOSEVELT's Secretary's offer that Hongkong has been

Ladies' Department. declaration that his "hat was in the declared an infected port by Barum.

NEW RAINCOATS

aldile. Eva Ganthier, the prima donna, is paying a return visit to Singapore, were sho gives a concert on March 1st. The

SALE OF RACE PONIES.

chained and hoisted an temperature then was abo below freezing, so the oxy

of water over their prisoneri Ercatino malidi Another bitch

THE 1913 DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLES

We append below an additional list of the Thom set slight. What a comtry race ponies which were included in Messrs Baghes - and Hough's sale by auction One may may, spending; generally, yesterday. Dwing to the fact that the sale writes the China correspondent of the was still in progress when we went to Lancer, that life in China nowadays has press the falloning ponias could not ba less rak, as regards the preservation of included in yesterday's issue of the China, health among Europeans, than in any Mail.

ordinary care be taken. Sickness and mortality rates unfortunately maintain their high level among Chinese. Os all hands there is evidence of the incremas, of

the singer in all her numbers except out, which will be sung to piano accompaniment The lady will be aminted by Frofessor Paul Zeelig who has attained considerable fame in Europe as a composer un ploces taberculosis. F hare frequently referred Oriental themes.

Acunious dispute appence to have arisen regarding the payment of the exponses of the Getron Crown Prince's recent Indian tour. It is now stated that the Reichstag may be naked to vote a contrileation amounting to about cre third of the total, the remainder being borne by. the Prince's private purse and the Imperial Civil List The sum is stated to be £15,000; exclusive of £2,000 spent by the

Prince in various purchases.

to this scourge, which is spreading through- out the empire, unhampered by any attempt to check it. Sasatoriums are

own; not even the most elementary Principles to limit infection now so well. established in Europe are observed.””

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

MET. W. Poarce returned to the Columy

yesterday by the English Mail,

Bishop Oldham came up from dingepere

the English Mail yesterday,

phena in recent years has often heet The growing popularity of the tale remarked upon, but probably low people have any idea of the number of them in George

Dar pouy, Hos Speranza, Mr Blass Caprice, Kwong He Taperando, Mr Master Alscrity, Mr. Lauring Bejected, K. Her Gordon, & Bes Chaong Tiesand, Mr Kennedy. The Straggler, K. Hee Grey back, Me Rochs, Elburz, Mr La. A. Marchant Chibby, Mr Kennedy Farnell (bate Dasel), Mr Clive. Chesinnt pony, Sun Hing, Chestout pony, Sun Hing, Gray pony, Taha Wah ... Child's small pony," "K. Hẹo Cheong Brown pouy, Sun Hing Lady's hack, Tow Four,

This your an especial interest atbiobes to the Directory and Chronicle for China, Japan, etc., issued from the offes Hongkong Day Pra, insam publication attains its juhise. For half

entury, it has been regarded as tho roughly reliable and complete compe of wall-insisthilled Information,

60 succeeds year its value is being cons 95 enhanced ita scope widmed and in fored 125 tinns more adequately discharged... the

00: familier volume is now deservedly known- 85| everywhere throughout the East, and that 300, this is the case is only to be expecte

65 when the contents of its 1,800 4

47 me comdlarul. It done with 80 Japan, Chosen. Indo-China, the

Settlements, the Malay State

Dutch India's, Bornén, the Pallippines

40 other centres, sup lying in relation to eac 45 a wealth of classifed information, which

is touched

35 could only be secured and published

| expense of great psina and

·150.

port of Inborett

or from

so far regre [an Vladivostock and four hy

relative to each supplie and descriptive and u

applied, together with Tate of the business hours, anil, in some Hongk

Besides the poniew, which figured pro minently at the Hongkong Race Meetings,

The death is announced of the Herta calelogie included several backs and

noch, editor of the polo ponies which sold exceedingly

Some of the best rase ponies, ware disgoodd of privately prix to the auction, and I mems that certain deners, in view of the Mr J. S. Lloyd, of the staff of the Honglization at the sals, regrotted having

to all over the world. "In the Nasonal | dakit e Quarterly Beníeno. The body of a deomposed child was Teleptume Journal no find some interesting tofind floating in the water near the mi-information or the subject. It reckoned tary pier at Lyeemoon yesterday, death apparently belog dae to ameli-pos:

ring" to make the present confusion in American politics worse confounded But the Rough Rider's tactica do not meet with universal approval, to judge by the brief cables reaching us. His

We are asked to bate that the plan of

campaign, in fact, is viewed Manager of the Station Hotel, Kowloos, with mach distrust, and its advanced | wil le *at. home to-diorrow evening, SPLENDID SELECTION ideas are causing alarm in certain Friday. Instead of Saturday The

Seharubiorst'e band will be in attendance,"

IN THE

NEWEST SHAPES.

sections of his own party. In politics anything may happen, but it really.

Moderate Prices. that Mr TAP stands for something tax been sent to hospital suffering from

The Dastor of a junk which was looks now as if the immediate effectAnchored ab Cheung Chan has reported of the ex-President's candidature will that the foam launch Hoi Ning collided be to rally the conservative forces of whhis junk, which was damaged to the extent of $200. It appears that nobody the country around President TAFT

was injured. The Times, recently discussing the political situation in America, declared a carpenter living at Kwa Wa Lano

Itijulios sustained by falling down a stain. defuite and relatively stable Hease Apparently he went to the house on may fail to please many people upon a visit, and while there he was stopped by various grounds, but be my very the police who were precuting an

WAITING When he discovered well please niore people on a balance

apparently, attempted to escape, an 1 in of considerations than any other taste be fall downstairs and injured his

Telm, Powell, Id

candidate. He is not so crowd-sway- | head, fag an orator as either Mr BRYAN OF

VICTORIA THEATRE ME ROOSEVELT, and for that

DES TŒUX ROAD CENTRAL

Pa to 8,45

9.157.M. bo 11.16 2.

THE GRAND HISTORICAL FILMI

his supporters make less abow in pro-

portion, to their numbers

dignified and tenacious

very well

voters all over the

that in Aris there are about 170,000 | Long and Shanghai Bank, Bangkok, has telephones- the most of them being in been transferred to Hongkong, Japan, and almost all the rest in the Britian and Dutch East Indies and China. Ther were over 1,000 telephones at Singapore, and about that number in Siam and Cochin China The toll number of telegrams in all countries amounts to 11,526,000/

Bulletin Nao, 14, ad in with the Emmanuel Medical Missi Nanning, or the West Rive by the English mail. à-

given by Dr Lechnere

visit to Fost big place

Prot

of the

over to offer their congratulations were very friendly, these, after all,

West

· Mr J. T. Beddy, the late agent of the Chartered Bank in Kuala Lumpur, and re- cently in Tientsin, has bean transferred to Bateri

done so.

FEMALE ROBBER SHOT:

Mrs Youn carroar, endu ground; /* Mim Young

vdirectory eveni fully 80 centres, AIS DOYM Then there mal.comprehe

is the

of “all the information

been brought niet op

(the mom? valued fenfuraS

| in the sypions sprigiding

and plans, including a good the whole

on the execution interest Most important of all br

lection devoted to Trender which gives, tha textant all

chien

It is reported that the Prince of Wales, famous robber, and the

commission in the 10th fabions was K, has abtained Rowers, and wi

from time.

to Potchola

men who know the country in South-

and": "the

ind: whose wROSTI

often puta con

Shok, the badit rocently shot in Cont

bride

was hat recently

mpany the Regiment; to time oferes

and sent