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BEATUESDAY KAT DE 1912

THE CHINA MAIL.

BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH. BY TELEGRAPH BY TELEGRAPH

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TROPICAL DISEASES

BUREAU.

"A NEW DEPARTURE,

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CHINESE AFFAIRS.

Wah Tax Yot Po's Service.)

*PERINO, May 14.

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FIGHTING IN MEXICO.

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VICTORY FOR THE FEDERAL ARMY.

[COPYRIGHT] DUELLING IN THE GERMAN ARMY.

(Reuter's Ser to the China Mail.tury Bag will have stars, each star(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)tion, which aims at the restriction of

Lospos, May 14.

The Chinese State Department has decided to adopt as the National rlag that with five colours; the Mis representing a province: tho Naval Erbe July, the Sleeping Sick-flag will have a su in the centre, ness Bureau becomes the Tropical The Foreign Financial representa Diseases Bureau, with an increase tires have draws out regulations for of funds contributed by the Imperial the disposal of their loans; dad bave Government, and the respective submitted them to Hung Hi Ling Governnients of India. South Africa, who will send them to Yuan Shih Sidan. Ceylon, Malay States, West Kal for rectification. When the Africa, West Indies, and Fiji. The Chamber agrees to the regulation, annual income, is £3,000, and the the loan will be effected. new Bureau will have its quarters at the Imperial Institute. Two omi- ment veterinary surgeons have joined the Committee.

GERMAN OFFICAL

APPOINTMENT.

¿Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 14.

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It has been decided that two finan- feial advicers shall be appointed-one Chinese and the other a foreigner.

LONDON, May 14.

A telegrant from Reuter's New York correspondent states that a twelve hours' battle has taken place at Orozco, in which 5,000 Mexican rebels and 5,000 of the Federal Army engaged. There were some five hundred casualties on both sides. The rebels abandoned ten guns and much ammunition and, in retreating, deft burning bridges behind them. They are expected to make a

The Financial Department has complied with the demand that sane-last stand at Escalon, tion must first be obtained from the Foreign Representatives before any payment is made.

The Central Government intends deeds of the Empire changed into to have all the property and title new ones. A stamp duty fee of one Here Tangenheim, the German per cent, will be charged on landed minister ab Athens, has been approperty and 2 per cent. on house pointed Ambassador to Constan- Property... tinople.

"THE FLOODING IN LOUISIANA.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Loxnos, May 14. There in

an improved outlook in Louisiana. In the cities the rain has ceased, though there is still danger from the bursting of the levels.

LONDON TAILORS'

STRIKE.

DISCONTENT RAPIDLY

SPREADING.

THE CHINESE AND TIBETANS.

AMIGABLE SETTLEMENT

EXPECTED.

(Reuter's Serve to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 14.

In Culcutta it is understood that

CANTON NOTES.

(From Our Dien Correspondent.

CANTON, May 11. AN EXECUTION,

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

THE

HONGKONG NEW YORK

REGULAR BAILINGS, via PORTS and SURS GANAR (With liberty to call at the Malabar Ocant and to proosed via The Cape of Good Hage

MUNCASTER CASTLE of about 25th Hap

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HE THIRTEENTH ORDINARY

ANNUAL MEETING of SHARE BA BOLDERS will be held at the Company's Office, WATKING' BUILDING NO. 31, Quoddy's, Road Central, on the SIT MAY, 1919, "3"

Report of the General Managers-with Noox, for the purpose of receiving the

Statement of Accounts to Jist December,

1911.

(Bouter's Service to the China Mail.)

Losos, May 14. The Reichstag have adopted a Resolu-

duelling in the German Army, with the Socialist Amendment that no officer can bo diamissed for doclining a challenge. Kaiser as Supreme Commander, stood the 31st May, both days inclusive.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Com-

on the lowest moral lavel, by rejecting

Herr Ledebur, socialist, said that the pany will be CLOSED from 20th May to

to take part in a duel on behalf of him- self or his family while forcing others to 5ght

The President rebuked Herr Ledabar, who retorted that if a Prussian Prince immediately. were shot, duelling would be abolished

THE LATE MR. STEAD. REMARKABLE TRIBUTES.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May

CHAN A FOOK/ G. A. WATKINS.

General Managers.

Hongkong, May 14, 1912,

WATKINS, LIMITED.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an

MITRAORDINARY GENERAL MEET-

ING of WATKINS Loures will be held at the Company's Office, Waterra' Building, --No:-91, Quson's Road Central, Hongkong, on FRIDAY, the Sixt day of May, 1912,

four men shot, their crime being rather the late Mr, W. T. Stead, the founder at 12.15 r., for the purpose of consider

The "Review of Reviews Memorial On Sunday near the East Gato I saw issue contains a number of tributes to vaguely described as robbery. The four and editor of the journal, who, it willing and, if thought fit, passing as an prisoner preceded by a colie carrying

paper pinned to "pole telling the be remembered, went down with the Extraordinary Resolution, the following nature of their crime and being a war. Titanic. Mr Fisher, the Premier of Resolution, that is to say rant for their execution, were marched Australia, describes Mr Stead as Lem to an undulating piece of ground by human Dreadnought. · He had a company of soldiers, eighth of whom folded Naval plans to Mr Fisher formed the firing party. The first man in 1885, which, afterwards secured was told to stand up and behaved in a inviting the soldiers to fire and be done who originated the two keels, to one bravé manner sticking out his chest and £5,000,000 for the Navy. It was he

with it but the officer in command did ideal. not think the place suitable and had him

un-

Lord Milner says that be cannot re-

the negotiations between the Tibet-moved three times before he was satin-call an equal amount of vitality in any ans and the Chinese at Thassa con- frd. By this time the man bad lost tinue amicably and that an early heart and fell down on his knees in a settlement nury be expected on lines state of terror and exhaustica. The necessitating the Chinese laying other three were behaving in a similar down their arths and returning to manner and one did not wes very well China via Gyangtse.

how the execution would be carried out

The Statesman's "correspondent at Kalimpong wires that all the Tibetan troops stationed at Gyangtae have been ordered to Lhassa, and the people of Shigatse and Gyangtse have been summoned to serve in the défensive force to cheek the progress

other man. Lord Esher says that no event of material importance to the country had happened since 1880 which Mr Stend had not influenced.

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THE LI FAMILY CASE.

Final Stage Reached.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail- of the Chinese troops on the Khamba ed in the same manner only he was fred has occupied the attention of the Chief

LONDON, May 14,

Contrary to expectation, the London

tailors strike is rapidly spreading.

*This afternoon 50,000 were idle.

ᅡ.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ÉLECTION

PRESIDENTS UNPRECT- DENTED APPEAL.

(Reuter's Service to the Chine Mail.)

Losnow, May 14. The Presidential campaign a waxing Lotter, President Talt is going to address eighty meetings in Ohio Eej bas publicly appealed for the women's vote in the Californian priceries to morrow, taking the credit of the Children's Care Bureau, etc. Such an appeal is unprecedented by a President, The Democrate are delighted by the complete split among the Republicans.

Road.

GERMAN NAVY BILL PASSED.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 15.

The Reichstag have passed the Navy Bill without amendment. The Socialists alone opposel.

BARON BIEBERSTEIN'S

APPOINTMENT.

(Reuier's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 13,

properly. However, though two sich were delegated to dispatch each prisoner it was decided to shoot them one after another and the first man was shot balf standing up and was evidently killed by the two bullets put into him. The next man was requested to kneel and was despatch- at four times as he fell on his face after the first bullet. The third and fourth were hysterical and fell down on their faces in huddled up fashion so that they had literally to be shot in the back and they required quite a number of dong the notice which the coolie was extra rounds. After the work had been carrying was pinned to the ground beside the dead bodies and the bodies were allowed to remain there for several hours before being coffined. While one ad mires, in one way, the strong man in which armed robbery is being put down, still this execution savours of any thing but humanity and cannot but leave a bad impression..

KORBENT IN TOWN AND ON RIVER.

The case concerning the Li family, which

Justice in the Original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court for the past eighteen day, reached its final stage to-day, whon M W. V. Drummond (Shanghai), who with Mr G. C. Alabaster (instructed by Mr J. Scott Harston) finished ha sumating up of Porter commenced his address on the the case for the defendants, and Mr Eldon evidence for the plaintiffa whoud, he is representing.

Mr Drummond said this was ca it be was believed, to get all that he in which the plaintiff was entitled,

asked for, and he said. Let him get it if he is believed." If he was not believed, he was not entitled to one dollar. It was im- possible now to make a compromise in the had proved his case and that the plaintiff's chus, He submitted that the defendant

and was unworthy of credens.

Mr Potter prefaced his summing up with fallen on him. It was always a serious a note of regret at the liness of his leader, by rosen of which his present daty had

have taken place within the last few days Quite a number of armed robberies

and yesterday on the hund at quité a Reuler's correspondent states that the bay spot a shop was looted by four or British Government has signified their Eve urned desperadoes who got off scet approval of the appointment of Baron free. On the river also a junk carrying von Bieberstein as Germany's Ambassa-large urge of rice was looted "com.thing to ang party to lose their leader dor to London. The new Ambassador pletely, and anether and larger one carry but in this case it was particular los will arrive in London by the middle of passingers was attacked and a lot of because non in the Colony had more June.

The storice of a

special mission" are described as 'Inntastical nonsense Germany is declared to be merely sending har ahiest diplomatist

HEAVY-WEIGHTB OXING, out of compliment to Great Britain, and

A WIN FOR LANGFORD.

(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, May 14. Reuter's Melbourne correspondent telegraphs that Langford has defeated the Chicago heavy-weight. Barry, in eleven rounds. The referee stopped the fight ne Barry was out-classed throughout:

THE COAL MININGTM

TROUBLE.

OWNERS' APPLICATION ·

RETUSED.

because Count Metternich is still troubl ed with bronchitis, from which he has long suffered acutely.

THE TURCO ITALIAN WAR.

"

VICTORIES; FOR ITALIANS. (Reuler's Service to the China Mail

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LONDON, May 13,

The Italians have occupied the islands of Caxo, Scarpento, Piscope and Nisers, nding the Turkish garrisons and the authorities prisioners to Italy.

ITALIANS ĮSURPRISED AT

TOBRÜK.

$

Beuter's correspondent at Ποιό telegraphs that the Italians have been (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.surprised-by-Araba-at-Tobruk "whom Loyboy, May 14they drove off, after killing over a

valuables stolen near

the District of experience of the Li family than Mr M. W. Ching Far. This matter is being looked me general observations made by Mr into mad a number of soldiers are making Drummond, MrDrummond had commenced Stads. He proposed first to deal with their way to that district us usual after his reply on the previous day in the same the horse has been stolen.

way as he opened bis evidence-by any resting fraud. Throughout, the defendants' found suggestions of fraad. He said CRAE from the opening to the closing they sag estions advisedly because it had never gone beyond suggestions, and though requested to do so the defendunts refused before his Lordship. In fact they had to definitely put the allegations of fraud been prove hand. but they would he vary. quite frank and said they could not thankful if his Lordship would accept the suggestion and find that in the caso there Potter than proceeded to dend in detail had been fraud from winning to end. Mr with the avidenco.

SOLDIERS GAMBLING, There was some trouble between the police and some soldiers who were gambi ing near the East Gate the other day, The soldiers evidently being of opinion that they were privileged persons resent ed. any interferenca and it nearly came to blows. As it was the matter was reported to headquarters and it has been found that this is very common among srations of the soldiers said a special notice has been faguod,

DEMOLISHING THE CITY WALL

The work of knocking down the wall ay? carrying the refuse away has been going on but not fast enough to picase the authorities so that it has been vir tually decided to give the work out to contractors instead of having it done by soldiers who have had no experience in this line before. It is estimated that n Jear will see the completion of the work by this method."

Lord St Aldwyn has declined to hundred. The Italian casualties za tish team. The two teams represented

grant the application of the Southbered six. Wales coal-owners for a reduction of 1 per cent on the general wage rate. LATER

The Leicestershire and North Stalls. District Boards have satisfactorily settled the Miners' Wages question for their

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Mr. Patter potended that it was im- possible to believe three of the witnesses for the defence ons net important point they had summitted perjury. in tte caso, and submitted that

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HEALTH OF THE COLONY.

SHAMEENTERNATIONAL DOWLING, LE took place the last match for the chal- Last night in the Club Bowling Alley

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