1912-04-11 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL.

THORSE

WATSON'S

E

VERY OLD - LIQUEUR

AXTLAN and

held their

thing

and so

tamnod the

queathed to

by their fighting

ancient military organization be

alwithir, agod Sh

forebears, they were the terror and woman latter's constant fear of the Chinese em- piro. Bat with the advent of the

SCOTCH WHISKY deboeed form of Buddhism, known as Alberta, was to to paid off on March 50 and

A Blend of the FINEST PURE MALT SCOTCH

WHISKIES,

For oves 30 Years WATSONS E las maintained the

reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE FAR EAST,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED AD. 1841.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

NEW

PIANOS

ON HIRE

$10

AT

PER MONTE.

Tuning and Regular

Attention Inclusive.

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

Hongkouz, April 16, 1907

Powell's

-Satürd

· P. M.--are very, mathef

were also 35 plague casos, All Chinese, of which 29 ended in death. The follow

Queen Victoria's favourite yacht.et parrende were two fatal cason of HALF MILK FLAT RACE.

enterio fever (both Chinese), one "non-fatal anse of puerperal fever (Chinese), and one of Mr Michel's Reformer, 1551ba,

Comdr. Lambe's Fauling, 165 diphtheria (Portuguese)

135 he Mr Ellis Kadoorie's Mogal Chief

The not proceeds of the recent military

Lamaism, they put off their ferocious broken up in the dockyard. military manners and it is no

No information reached the police on exaggeration to say that three- Wednesday of any dead bodies having bean quarters of the men assumed the found in the streets of the Culony... yellow robe and took on monastic VOITE We need not linger over the causes for this very startling change Jumble sale were 8180, which sum has been in national characteristics. But toiven to the Garrison Ladies Halp Bosiy, it was undoubtedly due the easy ebquest which the early monarets of the Ta Ching, or Manchu dynasty, were able to effect once they could settle down to the task of consolida

Being unable to captare Salim-Khin, the vanishing brigand chief of the Caucus, the authorities have imprisoned 100 of his relations.

After the Zafiro had cleared at Manila

Since the beginning of the year there which all þub 20 hare ended fatally, the have been 137 cases of plague recunded, of

sufferers in every instance being Chinese.

CORRESPONDENCE.

KAIRING MINES.

(To the Editor of the "Car Mart.)

Mr Disk Turpin's Firebrand. (late Mr Ching's Lots of Time, 169 The van

Clan'a Lon) 152 lb.

Mr Brutton's Ashington, 152 lb. Ms GM. Meyer's Rheinland, 149 Ibm THE GYMKHANA. Staxas — One Mile Mr. H. Rosa Ben Macdhuri, 151, 1. Messes Hughes and Jervois' Favoniav,

Mesars Hughes and Jerro's Snow Glary

Sir-Car of your Chinese cable reports yesterday credits. Your Hak Ting, Pre sidect's Yuan's son," with the appointment Mr Gilpin's Snowdrift, 151 Iber

(ladó Bon Novia), 181 ihm as director of tho Kaiping "and" Lam-Mr Bration's Ines Mighty, 151 lbe, chow Mines. To the ordinary reader of

ting their newly-won empire. Grade-19 Iloilo on April & the roasol was ordered currunt avents in China,, this item of new { Father O'Flynn's Domura, 146 lbə

into guarantine, a Chinese cook having died

The U. S. Army transport Warren on arrival at Manila from Mike, Japan, was placed in quarantine, thors being five of the crow ill with amall-pozi

ally they forced upon the Mongolians an alien and distinctive system of of pingue. civil and military policy and the dependency became a mere satrapy of the Middle Kingdom. We ace, however, in the recent, declaration of independence by the Mongolians the Band.masterful hand of Russia. She it was

MEMO FOR TO-DAY, 9.15 p.m. The King's Bride" by

mana Opera Co. at Theatre Royal

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. 8.15 p.m. The Girl in the Train' by Bandmann Upera Co, at Thantra Royal

General Memoranda.

Sasunday, April 13-

Army Football Cup Final.

V.R.C. Boring Tournament.

3.

SUNDAY, April 14:-

9 a.m.-Excursion to Macao.

who fomented distrust of China in the breasts of the Mongols and their Princes and when the train had been properly laid startled the slumberous dove-cotes of Peking officialdom by reviving long-forgotten commercial 3.3) pm--First Gymkhane Meeting at chains in the territory. This was be-

Happy Valley

fore, the Chinese rebellion had shaken the Manchus from their throne. What followed last November is within the meniory of all students of current politics The Khons of Outer Mongolia declared their independence, nad Russia accorded them her gracious approbation. She was at pains, to assure the world that she meant nothing in the way of future territorial aggrandizement in so doing. But ordinary outsiders with knowledge Princess Victoria Alexandra's Birthday of Russian doings in Central Asia

(Princess Mary) (1897).

THURSDAY, April 18 ----

The Ayiis Case at Criminal Sessions. St. Stephen's College Sports, Bappy

Valley.

SATURDAY, April 20:-

-V.R.C Sprits.

Volunteer Reserves' Dinner.

TODAY, April 23 ----

St. George's Day.

Noon-Union Insurance Meeting. 12.30 p.m.-China Traders Moating.

THURSDAY, April 25-

The China Hail

зато

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APA 11

THE INDEPENDENCE OF MONGOLIA

3

Daring the past twelve months the Burgess Hill (Surses) Sparrow and Rat verain at a cont of £29. Club has destroyed 35,000 sparrows and

.

a

We have received from Mee Cheong vory clear photographic group taken in the entrance to the German Club, with Prince Waldemar of Prussia as the central figure. At a recent meeting of the Ougar and District Rat and Sparrow Club, it was stated that at farmer, Mr Richard Waltham, bad achieved a record by killing 73 spatrons with one shot.

T

The Senate Committee at Washington on military affairs disapproves of the pro posed reorganisation of the army and so it expected that General Wood's petscheme will be shelved indefipitaly.

The 5th Punjabis are to bold their annual sports on the U.S.R.C. ground on the 17th inst. Two events are open to the Garrison half-mile for British troops and a half-mile for native troops.

- To gather fresh material Jack Londatiy

possesses no more than passing interest. But to those who have closely followed the development of Kaipings Femn the days of the Boxar trouble, rather more than ten years ago, to the native report is attached more than transient significance.

Father O'Figan's Rosyth; 181 br Mr Hastings Mary Scot, 148 lbe.... MAR. Lowe'ʻa Birlingham, 146 lbs... Mr Aager's Brushwood Boy, 148 lbs.

break, bring $33 points to the

of entering tàu bort certainty.

-83.Cor. Ganner Thomas Gunner Green

EK VOLUSTIKES..

Colour Sergh, Rudigrew Privato, Barlow

The Afth and sixth games were play last piulit between the Volunteers, and 87. "Co. Ruth * 1hd Artüiery ware 320f

to the had on the previous games and losing both games, this deffelt he bape în tromsöd to 390:5

The first game, hetween Mr Philipeand Gaur Goodwin, resulted in an easy win for the Volunteer. The winger made breaks, of 19 three times, 13 and 31, and the lower 14 twice and In

The second game between Mr Bishop

ay thing for the Volunteer, Babop win. ing by by 96 poin

Mr H. P. White's Delford, 148 lbs. and Gur Cane, tarned out to be another Mr Billard's Daisy (late White Dainy),

148 be! Mr T. F. Bough's Madrigal, 146 1ba ».. Mr Ellis Hadsaries Norman Chief,

146 Tho

The LADIES NOMINATION, Three Furlongs Mr H. P. White's Deford, (Mr Henry Mr Pepys Trago. (Mian Kekowich)

Humphreys) 166 16:

166 lbs.

T. F. Hough's White Heather,

M. Meyer's Rheinland, (Miss (Men Chathan) 150 lbs...

The phoniz-bike rising of Kaiping from the dead Ashes of the Boxer which converted the Kaiping Mining Ga ameute into the Anglo Belge syndicato into the present day Chinese Engineering sad Mining Co., Ltd., with its vast cami fications of baxincas, is, matter of recent history. The subsequent futile efforts of Delegate. Chang Fun-mao in the Courts of Law in England to wrest the Company from British control and management when the Mr C. **Nationalisation" fad permeated Chinese minds but a few years back, was another Capt. G. link in the chain of evidence that went to prove the China for the Chinese policy that Mr A. U. Collis Browne's Kongsi, dominated the old regime."

(Miss Gordon) 152 be How far the accuracy of the abers Comdr. Lambo's Fauling, (Mra Larder). Chinese raport is to be relied upon may be inferred from a paragraph appearing in

153 lbs. *** your own columns which stated that Yuan Shikai and the British Minister at Peking: bad, on the 26th ult, concluded a pre- liminary agreement whereby the two Mines the Kaiping and the Lamchor-would be amalgamated.

Mines (as the property of the Chinese As is well known, the Kaiping

Engineering and Mining Co., Id, is spoken of by the Chines) are ownïd by the British Company; and the Lamchow Minm claim Chinese ownership. The latter, backed,

T. Brierley's Perseus, (Mra

E. Hasko) 182 lbs."

Anderson) 152 lbs. ......

Father O'Flynn's Delusion, (Mrs C. H.

Ross) 157 ibe.

TEST PRDOING DE PATRA. Capt. G. T. Brierley "[ Mr C. Lawder (Mr. W. Loring Capt. Spicer

(Mr G, C. Mason - Mr. M. L. Logan (Mr.OH. Ross.

1 Mr R. F. C. Master (Capt Agr

Mr. Jarvoir

continue to maintain a very sceptical the novelist, has shipped, sa third mate of a it is reported, by foreign capital, carried/Or Mix FLAT RACE

attitude.

formación

square-rigged ship bound round the Horn to Seattle; his wife signed on as stewardess and their Japanese servant as meas-boy..

Meanwhile we do not see what China can do to force Mongolia back within the pale. She cannot e

gitea "The Ostrich" at Colnbrook, which has stood for cause she is not sure of her army over 700 years and took the place of an inn and besides she has not

the money to burned down by Henry L., the oldest ion in England. The gistination is also defray the expenses of such a can claimed for The Pope's Head," Yarmouth paign as the reconquest of Mongolia. would involve. Perhaps she may hope

+

on their operations in opposition to the British Company, and in spite of their con siderably smaller capacity were competitors in the northern market with their identical coal at lower prices.

Mr H. P. White's Do tã, 160 lbs. Mr Kenrick's Kerry, 182 fb.

Mr Slade's Esperando, 157 The. Mr TF Hough's White Heather," * 157 15

Me Elis Kadora, guer," "100 Mr Michael's Reformer, 155 lb.

lbs......

Mr Pepy's Ballybrack (late Ben-y-

Trend) 154 be.

That auch competition and a argely incrossed demand have stimulated the British Company to augment their pet. put and anise, the published official statistics furnish ample evidence, as the following figures show:-

Mr Bratton's Aahington, 152 Iba 1911

Mr Dick Turpin's Firebrand (läto

Cadsor's Loon) 152 lbs. Output Sales Output Mr Ching's Lots of Time, 150 lbs.

ONE AND A QUARTER MILE FLAT RACK,

Weekly

parind

1012

26,210 30,35732,84728,648 HANDICAP.

24,27583,21033,108 24,775

SOME. weeks ago, wo wrote that the independence of Outer Mongolia hav- to win her way by means of peaceful pe is that of a huge "thermopolion," a Amongst the new discoveries at Pom- ing been acknowledged by Russin infilteration, sending her merchants kind of pubic-house at which hot drinks 1st Jan. 27,387 27,946 32,481 25,310 China might as well regard the big and traders to accomplish the task were sold. This is in a state of perfect 2nd dependency as a lamb lost to her fold that the military could not undertake. he obtained of a Roman place of refresh- 4ch preservation, and an arsat idea can now 3rd The news which we published "last But even then, she has to reckon with ment. Magnificent frescoes have also been 1st Feb. evening only confrms our prophecy. Rassin. That is the sombre reflection unearthed. Five bodies of persons who YUAN SH-KA, as head of the which falls athwart the scene, view it have been found.

had been overwhelmed by, the lava flow 3rd

2nd 17 Chinese republic, has formally naked as one will DRESS DEPARTMENT Northern Mongolia to join the

TELEPHONE 340.

Now Showing NEW

Linens,

Dress

republic and the Kurvenra, or La- maist Pontiff of Urga, has replied firmly declining the invitation. He declares that the people of Mongolia

NEWS OF THE DAY.

H.MS. Flora bas gone to Mira Bay.

The Frunch Mail of the 12th March have proclaimed their independence was delivered in London oa the 10th in order to maintain the inviolability April.,,

of their religion and territory, and he

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr E E Anton, of Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co., left Shanghai laat week for England via Siberia.

Princess Patricia of Connaught has been invited to open the first. Yukon Agricultural Exhibition at Dawson in August next. The formal invitation is bound in moore On pages 2 and 3 will be found snakit covered with Klehdyko gold;"............

17

Ni 4,880 33,843 59,381 Mers Hagies and Jervois' Favoning, 9.276 19,918 34,246 36 169 Mr Bruttura's Joss Mighty, 156 lbs. ...

8,104 13,288 29 501 38,277 20,208 22.884 7,034 27,492 Messrs Hughes and Jervois Bdow 4th

25,848 18,496-180%.27,000 Glory (late Ben Nevis), 154 lbë 1st March 27,472 29,818,7757,669

Father O'Firun's Rosyth, 1521h. 2nd-2 3rd "...

4th

-98,334 28,422 24,742 26,492 McGilpin's Snowdrift, 150 ... 29,919 30,421 30,264 34,962 Mr Billiard's Daisy, (late White Daisy, 28.972 30,176 31,780 34,115 50

97 149 150 Mr T. F. Hough's Madrigal, 148 1. Tutal 253,001 288,411 308,803 371,307 | Mr Elis Kadcore's Norman Chief. For the first three months of the current

148 b

Mr &. B. Lowe's Birlingham, 144. Ihe. Mr Asger's Brushwood Boy, 142 lber Mr Hastings Merry Soot, 138 1be.

year, therefore, the mines have yielded Me Kenrick's Kerry, 140 lbs. 80,000 tons more of coal than the corre spending period in 1911, and have sold about 89,000 tons in excess of last year's first quarterly total, or a percentage in creased aile equivalent to 21.80. The The death occurred in Japan recently of producing capacity of the Linsi Mines---ani Mr S. Mitaui, who was 63 years of age. of the three worked by the Chinese En He was president of the Mimi Mining Comgineering Co. with its splendid electris The net proût of the Bank of Taivan,pany; and for a long time was prominently equipment will be found equal to any

Pretty Voiles, begs YUAN SH-KAt therefore to interesting article on life in Hongkong Crystallines,

respect the frontiers of Mongolia and written from the standpoint of a man who support the Mongolian government was connected with an Indian regiment.. in consolidating its internal adminis

Smart Zephyrs, fration while strengthening its friendly famitad, for the last half of 1911 was connected with the Milat. Bussan Kaisha, demands the Northern market is likely to last quarter, 31.1.

etc., etc.

relations with neighbouring states, Y513,318.78, to which were added The KUTUCHTA then, becoming more 201,806.09, balance from the presioan personal, urges that though he might account. A dividend of 10 per cent.

paid, together with a bonus of Y32,000; and himself 'have been ready to renounce Y210,424.87 was carried forward,

Moderate Prices independence it was impossible to

oppose the wishes of the people.:

M

The hUTUCUTA has very adroitly

fardine, Mathoson & Co.'s Hankow branch, Mr C. C. F. Cunningham, Manager of has been transferred to Tiontain. Mr McHaffie has been transferred from Swatow

Lawn Tennis

HONGKONG. TOURNAMENT." Following we additions! results in the above tournament

DOUBLE HANDICAP " CLASS First round-E H Hallifax and R Sutherland (r.) beat S. E Green and W. H. Vivesah (awe 15/376/4, 6/1.

Second round Comdr. Brooke and

·Comdr. Darley (ree 15/1) beat Comdr. Wald and Lt. Attwood (scr), 7/8, 6/1.

SINGLES HANDICAP ** AM GLAMI

First round-R. F. O. Master (owne 2/d) best Cal Hamilton (ser.) 6/3, 6/3

Second round-A. N. Jose and (awes3/6) best A 0. E. Elborough (owas 2/6) 3/6, 6/2, 6/3: Major Hanter (owes 4/8) beat H HEggerts (recs 15/1) 8/3, 6/3; Worcester (ress 4/6) beat Payme. Farker ((scr.) 9/4, 6/2,

The following havareceived walk-overs:- Championship

Singles--Secon

Col: Hamilton (frem

Found

[GA Singles Handicap, round: C. O. Hickling (from G.

Professional Pairs First round Willson and . B. Johnson (From Simson and LeParis).

ITEMS AT-ZEE COURTS.

For stealing * quantity of fish from the 3.4. Charles Hardouin, a Chinese was this morning, sentenced to six weeks-imprison- ment and four hours. He was also ordered to undergo a like term of imprison ment for returning from banishment

At the Magistracy this afternoon the case in which an American named Hedlay, othermias Bisite, was charged on remand with having arrived in the Colon possession of several pieces of valuable jewellery believed to bave been stolen i Shanghai again came under notice. In spector Collett stated that the defendant Was wanted by the police there, and be understood that he was willing to go.

At the Magistracy this morning

Me Irving, a Filipino named" Santos Cordova was charged with two battles of whisky from Mers Watson, by means of false pratençon, that, be made use of a chit book belonging to Mowers Krosa and Co. but pantad over that name a piece of paper, making the book appear to belong to Mesars Batterfield and Spire. He obtained the bottles of whisky by sending the order ou a piece of notopapar belonging to Messrs Butterfield and Swire He was sentenced to two months imprimont

On a fast course this morning the follow.

Defford, three-quarters, $2.2, 1.09-2, ing time were done.

1414; last quarter $2.2.

Madrigal, three-quarters, 33, 1.06, 1.36.1;

Snowdrift, I mile, 49, 1.14, 14.8.3, 2.20, fast quarter 31,2

Lovers of music

2,44, 3,17.2; last quarter 32.3.

Jose Mighty 1 miles, 40, 1:24, 2.5.3, the Theat Rogal on Wed

by the Bandwana Ope Abor Chief, three-quarters, 36, 108.3

Deutura, 1 milk, 37, 1.12, 7,48, 2.20.; las

make on the coalieids comprised within the area of the Company's concessions

companion has been talked about now for A fusion of interest of the two competing

some time. It is not at all improbable that The number of steam trawlers which to fill the vacancy thus created at Hankow, your earlier report to the affect that 1.42; last quarfor 32.2. the surge number in port daily being Mr John McClure, of the staff of Messrs of the British and the Chibass concern discharge at Shimonoseki is reported sa 65,

preliminary negotiations have been entia- The darth is announced in Bangkok of factorily reached, between representatives 128 at quater 30.4.

Bou Macdhuf, three-quarter

YCAN SHIH-KAI Will find it hard to mount to at least yen 400,000 per aspum, there were very few ports in the tropics

dis utsements made there by trawlers long life in the East forty-five years of your vernacular contemporary pastening Brushwood Bay, three-quarters, 35.3) successfully controvert. The elimina- including yen 240,000 for the wages of he had not visited,

Yuan. Hak-Ting the important ofice of 12, 1422 last quarter 30.2

Bobby tion of the imperial family from crews. The catches trought there in n

director of the sialgamated concerns. Ashington, 1 mile, 43.3, 1.24. 2.01, 2.35, d Chinese polities and the changing of

of year are valued at four million yen. The Lieut. F. J. Wyley, 1st. K.O.Y.I.1 Shareholders in China and in London last quarter 34. the

industry already exercises x lumportant arrived from England per P. and O will surely make their voices heard if one e constitution from that of an Ein-influence on the money market in. Palawan and is taken on the strength of the conditions for analgamation carris a 1.14.4, 1.46.5 lust q pire into that of a Republic was said Shimonoseki and is expected to de su more the Command accordingly. Major with it tho stipulation of the appointment Bijou Scenic Theatre, to have been brought about at the and more in the futuro, which from

of a Chinese official

Patterns on Application seized on a line of argument which seven or eight. It is enimated that the Howarthi, Erskine & Co., Ltd. During his possesses more substanca in fact that that quarter, 32,

Wm. Powell, Id.

FLOWER STREET.

command of the Chinese people, and

prosperous devolopment.

BB. Tyken, R.G.A., and Lleut, and Q

Mr. Bagy, 4.3.C. proces ed to England per F. and O. s... Nubia and are track off the strength

twithstanding bis being a porous grata with the President,

the supreme coatz undertaking like the

Lots of Time, thres-quirters, 39.3; | US

quarter 31.3 Fanling, half-mile, 30, 1.007 Inat

Reyil, I miler, 38.1 1.08:3, 2:17,3, 250,3; last quartet 333

Mogul Obiel, Reformer

An Cand

aile, 39, 1.14, 1.4.2, 2.18.2

it was to the people that the Empress The Leading Light and China Goost 218 F.M. EVERY EVENING 9.15 r.. Dowager, in her famous retiring Shipping Gazette which, from small begin-

in supercession of Major Nathan, the elict, delegated the powers hithertonings nearly three years ago, has achieved a The breach of promise anft which M, General Manager, hom the Company

position of considerable impurtance in the Gertrudo Macfarlaus, of San Francisco, bas attained, held by the Throne. The KUTECHTA world of shipping, has abandoned the title entored against Capt. Greeno, Commander

keen! has therefore appealed from Casan with which it commenced and has adopted of the Chiye Maru, sa boera withḍen

the sub-bitin with the addition of En the dispute having been privately settled more unto Casar. It is a pretty sitngineering. From the present new Under the terus of the agreement, Mina

LATEST GAZETTE AND GRAPHIC NEWS OF THE WORLD,

ATHO

THS POPULAR FAVOURITES VIOLA, THE SERE PRICE LILIAN.

tion,

Of course it intet be remembered that Mongolia was a congeries of in 1.15 PICTURES ONLY 715 pendent. Khanates until well on into

note that it will in future bo known as the adfurans is given full title to the China Bhipping and Engineering facets, mohils which the

hort Lima

the latter department being, we understand, her name.

the hands

ghly qualifed gina

The

|| 30% Finished in the order pamEG

In to-morrow's China Mai

efore be to give some selections. none other

wan hava intested

Page Billiarda

the seventeenth

Manager...R.H. STEPHENSON

lent races which

458)

the erathas GHENZH