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OUTFITTERS.

WINDS FOR TODAY. 9 p.m. - The Talk of the Town' at this

Theatre Royal..

MEMOS YOR TOMORROW. Tennis Campionship at H. Cricket

Club-Nisbet v. Hancock. Opening Day of cenic Railway. 2.15 p..-Licensing Beard Meeting. 4.30 p.m.-Full Mon 9. Raymond-the Conjurer--at the

Vity Hall

General Memoranda.

9.13 p.m.-Firewall Concert to Mrs A.-

a

While My Hava't an addrossing mesting of 5,000 persons. st. Purtland (Maine) on March 23 the platform enllap d, his ex-President and several others iniig thrown havily.

The nation I debt of Japan, says an

The

THE HON

SPINNIN

DYEING

The Secretary haring read the active conroning the meeting,"

CONFLICTING REPOR

(SUNYA SEX IN UI

Not Too Optimistic.

Hon MrE

pablo thun nam có th batera and -Western-extremities of the

SEY PROON: RETOUR-

Hun Mr E. Ob zne will also ak ~1. Will the Government atate, whatbo

the progreat made on the Typhoon Befuge

fedibuted by the financial statement and diagram recently fuld before Council) in consistent with completion of the work within the contract period f

cat, with completion of the work within 2. If the progress made is not consis

gate what steps will be taken to ensure

nipletion within that period An

| An Extraordinary Genaral Meeting of the math

Above company was held this morning at Cum 1; recent, lona, of a nativa" paper, wa the offices of Memra Jardino," Matheson notice the repurts of three events which and Co Ltd

Suga Cam do contrary, the one with the other The Chair was peupled by the Hon. that it may not be uninteresting to notice E. Ron (chairman), Sir Pant Chaters them. First, there is a brief telegram. W. C. Bunnse (Cheating Committee which repo te thata hude of rabola hat More Moxon H. Gitten", To N. Shui, rise and seized upon the Wai Elsien.- H. F. Hicknar, G. Frisland, A. S. ii, which is a prefecture ton al in the A Rodger, J. Harrop (manager) Kerbot prince of Kwanga. This in all that be (consulting engineer) and Chaa. Back appeared at present, so that the poble are gaite unequsiated with the extent of the (Secretary)

uprising, and the quantum of danger that threatens the stability of the province.

The sound fact that. calla for polion in the leader. It enlarges upon the terrible

the vocabulary of Chinese characters in trying to describe the unsettled condition spindibe and accompanying equipment at of the country, and the þerrible evila from $15 per spindle delivered in Shanghai which the farmers and small shopkeepers In my opinion the offer an advantageous offer at the hands of marauders and one, and had in emanated from any other brigands, Villages are said to be batai, source but that of a branch of my own properly in large areas carried off, people firm, I should have recommended your are left homeless, and winetimes children Ordinance 1911

themselves.

are orphans, because their parenta bave First reading of Bill entitld An Comulting Committee to sancti n the sale. Under the circum been killed in the Bghts that occur, wherein Ordinance by amend the Law Auandmet stances, however, I think it is in every the owners of property try to defend their Ordinance, 1911.

First roading of a Bill entitled An preferable to lay the offer fully own possessiune. Indeed, socording to the and clearly before you, as that each and all description of scents, it would seem that Urdinance to authorits he Appropriation

The Chairman mid-1 bava naked, 'you' to meet here to-day to consider an offer

Matheson and Co., Ltd., Shanghal to

The following Bills are among the: the day

Fust reading of Bih entflied As

revolution of society is possible or Exchange, sa the end of the Inat on which ban bean, made by Manara Jardine, state of affis in the interior, and ases up she contract period, will the Governatonë"

ya wa Y.1,116 255,770, domestic, and would be beneficial is another ques-1,43,443,208 Toan, unking & pital of purchase from the Company 10,000 of its tion. In any case, such à revolution Y 2,183,704,972. || would have to be enforced on a field

Friday, May 24th, being Empire Day. other than that of the polls. History an attractive programme of athistle sport shows us that though check after. check dies away, the Democracy often (trusta temporary control out of its own hunds to those in whom it believes, and there have been and there will be leaders whom the people love, who do not fear to tell them that for their part they are going in a different direction from the miss."

speaking would accomplish a very great deal of good, but are the masses of working people, smarting under the wounds inflicted by the recent strike, in a mood to entertain Plain truths?

Sean arranged in connectim with the Bay Own Club. There are seven amateur championship events as well as many open events which will take place on the. Recurodine, by premission of the stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club

and ninety-air Dollars and ninety-three

were of Chinese together with their having received an offer from Japanese look at these facts, and take steps. Conta, tu defray the Charge of the Year”.

1917

First ronding of Bill entitle* An Op- dinaoca to askhlish Limited Partnerships.

First reading of a Bill entitled "An.

Committee in the Bill entitled" "An;

A telegram received here dated Cal. of you may have full opportunity of co-in the interior there is low cousity of & Supplementary Sum of One hundred eutta the 16th instant, says that insidering the proposal. You will remember than there was under the Manchus, and sixty-three thousand right hundred Lasses there has been a borrible mas at our hot Mosting, that I mentioned the local Government is called upon to families and children. Official buildings, friends for the entire Milf as it statin,mediately to remove the danger, or it will For the moment we await the shops, houses and monasteries, have land, buildings, plant, machinery, sta overwholm what has already been done." arrival of such a leader or leaders. been phundered and destroyed. Chinese which was declined as being inadequate. The third report tells of the entry of at Shigatzo, Gyantze and Chumbi ate and may now state that the amount There is no doubt that a little plant" } threatened "with" death, if they fall to offered was $700,000. The offer which I Sun Yat-sen into Canton and the trem-

leave. The Government is advised to put before you to-day, for 10,000 Spindles endous applause that was lavished upon Ordinance amunt the Deportation send troops from the nearest place with and equipment, shows a net rotura to the him and his work. Almost every step he Ordinance, 1912.

commandant to restore peace and order. company of $180,000. On our total instal took is chronicled, and even the number of Find reading of Bill entitled An -Peking Daily Youn.

lation of 55,000 spindles this is equivalent bearers that ouried his chair. It seems Ordinance to content the exhibition of to $880,000 for the spinning plant alone that immense crowds waited to welcome advertisement.Sql A curious story reaches us from quite spart from land buildings and him at the bund, and so dense was the First reading of Bill entitled An- Shanhaik can. There has been some tric power plaut, which would still re crowd that it was with dithealty that the Ordinance to amend We hardly think it. Demos is a very tion, between a Chinese Colonel at Shann intact. I may here remark that the plan of etiquette arranged ould be carried dinanor, 1902 sallen beast at times, particularly haikuan and a General stationed outarde

say that there was no mpression that he has been thwarted.Fences and

feeling, the General invited the toad Noon-HK. Electric Co.. Ld's Meeting. Still for all his capriciousness he can to aimer. The Colonel accepted the in- SONDAY, May 8--

be handled by those he trusts and if vitation with the unhappy result that 9_a.m.-Excursion to Macao.

stick anone were to arise in our he was dead a few hours after having partaken of the meat. There being po Saturday, May 11 :---

Noon-International Petroleum Ce's 1st midst to-morrow it would mean a

autopsy or post-mortem examination of ~Annual-Meeting-

very-rent thing indeed: the stilling any kind, many are the cogetures going of the waves

aarest and discontent round as to the causs of death. that the scale of a inducement to the i lished fact But though this is so, there! Chinese with the exception of two In which recent stotras, economic, social) Paling at Tentan Times.

best class of labour and as in the area great many people who do not truly dians) of which 112 were fatal. One of past

wo bave boem able from and otherwise, have brought into is to hand of the death of Mr this case to work one full number understand the inner meaning of the the cases was imported. Since the be aliguant being. What the world Colin Smart, who was formerly connected of spindles, it is obviously better Revolution nor what it implies. Therefore, ginning of the year there have been 370

terminated in death.AN requires is a moral regenerator, with the China Mail" staff. The sad to get rid of our surplus quantity in pre- let me remind you that you must not my cases notified, all but 40 of which hare

forsace to keeping these idle. The Shang that the case is won, sad the merit your event occurred, after a sovers ilinees, on hal offer is tor 10,000 spindles, and of Where are we to look for such a Good Friday, at Mír Smart's residence: 11 quantity there are 5,000 spindles We must not shrink back from the duties

preparation which have been standing Those words indicate that the speaker Chinese and ord was an imported cocur

purchased in the days of our before us le fue sareral years. They are orected non clearly enough that, upto the present, in room which was originally intended the work of the leaders is anything but

G. Gordon at Volunteer Headquarters,i when brooding over and digesting an the Wall. They made up their who's of our plant and machinery is writ out. The great feast is also described, and Ordinance to spend the Magistrates

SATURDAY, May 4:-

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, THESDAY, Arem 30, 1912.

THE HEYDAY OF DEMOS,

Th-Day, we are frequently assured, is the day of democracy, triumphant democracy, From "China-to Peru" comes the reiterated cry that it is the voice of the people which is alone to be heard their former rulers oro exhorted to submit to the people's dictation and resign all powers and

one The moment seems scarcely propitious. But human nature has weathered many storms in its time, and doubtless it will in the end find a proper leader who shall be able pat Demos in his place.

to

News

The feature of the health, retums for

ten down to the equivalent of $11 per the various toasts. The etiquette was flininter, 1890-1923- spindle and it would therefore appear that more or less after westam modein, and the the Shanghai offer le advantageous. In various officials dofed their head-gent, as a HONGKONG'S PLAQUE EPIDEMIO. submitting this offer for Shareholders token of Tespect to the great Reformer. sanction, the general managers have had] But we are not here so interested in all this before them the fallowing considerations as in some of the spoethest, which are sum-last week is that they reveal an alarming Notithstanding our utmost endeavours,marized her before Sun Yat-sen's inertise in the number of cases of the supply of efficient labour causes us speech was mana chough. - “Today it may bubonic plague. During the weok fhers anxiety and trouble. There is no doubt be said that, the Revolution is a scooup were no fewer than 129 occurrences (all- to pay offers but sinall"

prosperity.

notvery

which we can afford

bat as this room.

The small-pox epidemic is slowly, den reasing, there being 17 cases last week,

of which 12 ended" fatally. All were

repos.

The only other cases of communicable

German, imported, and four Chinese two of these did not recover.

Young Street, Perth, Scotland The news will to received in the Colony witis much regret by a large number of people who formerly know the deceased while he was for ginning ectantly sitosted, (it was found complete, and, therefore, he warned them digasss vers 40s of cateris, Laver (ötta) here from the Isto nineties until 100 in practice to be costly in the transfer of pot to be indolent, and satisfy themselves when he returned Housand, ie partaërshp | material to and from the main mill) and with what bag been accomplished, as if with Mr M'Kinlay, who was also about there we also constant difficulty in others were nothing more to Je dune viding operatives for the machines, this. the same time employed at the China isolated plant has therefore given but Afterwards, however, words, seamed, to Mail" Office, took over a bi-weekly nows a small return on the money invested to overtow all boundaries. There was paper in Perth named the "Perthshire These 5000 spindles could therefore be much toasting. There were three defizite Russia is said to be selling machine Coarier," which Mr Smart bad since edited disposed of without in any way there tosats: First the Republic, then Sun Yat- night the ilusionist, and conjurer kłowni

NEWS OF THE DAY.

guns to the Khans of Mongolia.

with the mill as originally planned, and

THES " GREAT” RAYMOND.”

In the Theated Royal, Hongkong, last

with much success. Mr Smart was of a while these remarks do not apply to the sen, and afterwards the Kangtang as the Great Raymond "opened his genis) disposition and bad many friends same aztent to the other 6000, yet they Province. It is difficult to see why the series of performances, which will extend

can be *pared, and the remaining plant in the Colony who will extend to Mrs would in the opinion of our consulting single province should come in for special until Saturday evening. A large audience Authority. But somehow or other in the Culle Salucedo, has been destroyed Smart and her young family their despast engineer and of our manager be quite glory, moding that, notwithstanding the was present, and from first to last the

A business block in Manila, situated

Ere, the damage being estimated at pesos 100,000.

by

The A. Ningchow, which arrived bere to-day from Shanghai, reports having passed a water-logged junk on the previous evening off Tong Mi Point, bearing N. 3 W.

The Manila Customs hare seved

sympathy.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sir Kai Ho-kai, C.M.G., returned from Shanghai to-day by the Pacific Mail steamer Nile

Sir Douglas Browning, Bt., was a pas enger to this port from Manila by the 1.5. Fuchsang.

suficient for the finer yarns which it has many attempts made, the central provinces been decided to apin and supply to Hong

kong and Chins markets would also must have the glory of having made the point out that the money received for start which has so far been successful. those spindles would - waterfally, reduco | But then the Kwanglangites hava always.

(unazis $10,000 per annum)

would

entertainment was a great saceGRS--- clever, humorous and mystifying." The

Great Raymond's reputation s illusionist kad preceded him, and in every

our overdraft and by saving of interest heen local and parochial funt, national respect he realised the most sanguine expectations. In a truly bewildering reduce cost of production. A point, which, later afterwards Imperial. Meanwhile, romaner. Mr. Eaymond produced ducks I think, should also be brought to your roadThat at this juncture the hall was and various other kinds of fowl from notice, is the possibility in the future of full of people, and the busness comiacuity. the Republican Government of Chino

adopting a policy or protection for and the military ware mixing together, and industries within her border, and of form a one complete whole. The bastars top arranging with the Treaty Tower for a representatives praised in: no very material increes in her Impert terms the military for their prowess and WUTO Tariff. These changes may come perhape

the declaration that Demos alone is in the right does not ring true. Certainly, Demos seems to be paru- mount in various aspects of modern life; he is heard everywhere, brawling DRAPERS, MILLINERS, noisily in the market-places, but it does not necessarily follow that be- cause of that he is the all-powerful pium on the steamer Jelas de Filipinas and invulnerable person he believes to the value of pesos 80,000. The drug huself-to-be. The recent big confwas packed in cement along the bottom

strated indeed, that he is really an

We are informed by the Compagnie image with fect of clay, and not by des Messagories Maritimes, that the cargo any means the formidable creature of silk shipped on board the as that people think. He can disturb the Turane" which left Hongkong on the I settled order of things, but he cannot | 26th. ult. was duly delivered at Lyons of California, who bave done so much in the fature. han proposed the follow there was a grad deal of enthafarm and

COMPLETE HOUSE strike in Great Britain has demon pistics of the ship.

FURNISHERS

New Address

entral

the 27th int

T. Furniad, lately Consul for Japen in Bangkong, has been appointed Japanese Consul at Nanking..

By the Kubi arrived Mr Alfred Burbank, member of the famous Burbank family melentific borticulture. He has been

g some months in the Philippines. spanding some

In connection with the appointment of a new Russian Minister to Peking. Hassian paper at Harbin has published authorities at home, paying due attention

wooner than many of us now deam pechable ability in protecting

or possible, and it might then become a ring the

y for us to onasider the advilained the ; transferring our Company or

ot of

necessary f

of

sa

the whole of our plant and machinery to the self-denying manner

Chink, and if the present favourable offer they had found the money

-where," and in the illusion entitled

“Ark” ad literally covered, the the paratus with quite a variety hich

Community large number.

officers turkey,

which

be accepted by you it might form a surrying ou of the Government

bass for such negotiations: In saisfactory bass for such

The Chairman

It will be seen from these reports” that,

ing resolution That the General Manager is genel in the full now of surred fael.. besothoriend to all 10,000 spindles be longing to the Company with their room.ng, words not alwaye carefully guarded, pinying equipment to Mass Jardino, may have implied more than was latonded. Matheson and Co., Idd. in Bhanghai. - -

Still it does seem strange, with the interim There being no questions, the Chairman of the Province as it is, and the uprising put the resolution to the meeting and

in Keangai, that these people should here, equall "felt so alated, and should hire expressed which,

theniselrod as if the millenium of Chius's was tied glory na dawned, and the days of broken peaca set in? Of course, it was natural that the rejoicings, should be- clooded any shadow and refere

to Eastern affairs, havo "appointed a G. KNOWLES IN HONGKONG. Minister, who is familiar with Eastern affairs. The new Minister M. Krupen- “Under the auspices

ky served as First Secretary of the Bandmann, Bussian Legation In Peking of the time smi of the Boxer rising:""

gavern himselt. All the same this

Lieut-Gen. HC. Sulster, C. Fl., qume demonic potentiality for creating much mischief and doing incalculable barmanding Quecia Division, Koyal Indian Army, xid Mrs Belater, are visiting the creates the fear which constitutes his battle scenes of Linoying and Mokden, 12 Des Voeux Road greatest strength. The twentieth from whence they will proceed to Peking paragraph to the following effect. Tha was carried unanimously.

century is not remarkable for witness and then back to Tiantain, where they will en ark for India, via Shanghai and Borg. ing the spectacle of Demos assuming kong the swaggering nirs a conqueror,

The British Far Eastern Squadron, Turn back the pages of history and que finds that in almost every agemand will be concentrated at Wal-haf Vice Admiral Sir Alfred L Winsor in

some nation or other has born ten-wer either towards the end of May or early porarily forced to bow hentar hism Jone, for a grodd: natal toriew: This Beet comprising 11 cruisers,” with dir sway. The ancient Crocks ance b

Mature flagship, 3 gunboats and 7 lieved that the voice of the people.

a pedo-destroyers, i lio at Anchor at was the voice of Gon, but they had a Well wei till next Octaber Bijou Scenic Theatre, rude awakening, Democracy may

(Opposite their Old Premises)

Mm. Dowell,

FLOWER STEIFT.

possess many virtues, but it certainly has no mandate from on High to 12. EVERY EVENING 9.15 7. subvert the inexorable laws

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