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NEWS OF THE DAY.

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

The total onbat of the Exilan

TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1912.

TYFIDON WARNING.

The flowing teleg was reaived from the nila Observatory this morning by the

SECOND EDITION

repsis trind yesterday and will mail on Juy Mining Adhni istantion's men for the work Sist.

ending 13th July amanted to 97,018 bone | Aaron Consul General has berp

amelyet un forublicution:-July Stop Press News 30, 10 ** Depression northern part Chius sen advansing nor hwaid.”

The Hongkong Gun Club will hold ite shout for the o'zimpionship on Saturd y. August 3rd, The Club will be

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and the sales during the period to 10,937

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the terrific strain modern colitions demand. The passing of Japan from what we have called-and rightly we believa state of pure Feudalism to the organised enpitalistic stato domin- ant during the past century is one of

Mr Melbourne evidently has a gond | the most remarkable of social pheno-Eins" to friends on that date, and Lutiesmamory. When a defendant was brought

mena-remarkable chiefly for there corițally invited. rapidity by which it was accomplished and for the completeness by which "Trice perdesinte-Fit was attained. Some people amy look wistfully back upon Japan's life

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General Memoranda.

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# ket...on him this muntii gaya chago uľ% ot stamping reeipt bo exclaimed “Hullo; 1 have seen this man befors." "

Jahea Wiltse started to swim the Channel from Cape Grimnes at 4.50 2.10. 00 recent Sunday, but gave the attempt after two Hours and a ball owing to bad

being nearly swamped.

ARMED ROBBERY AT AAI HANG.

SANITARY BOARD.

A meeting of the Sanitare Beard was held this afternoon. The President Me.

An ammed mybboty was committed yester. |1. B, C. Walis prosided and fuers were Many of the Chinese lasu not yet day afternoon" at a house in Tai Hango peract: Hon. Mr. W. Chatham

of tramcurs in the street. A man who was caught by the villeg ra and handed Mr. M. R. Halifax, Dr. Fitzwilliams, near the over to the police; the others got away ours. F. R. L.. Bowley, W. L. Carter. ignored the apprunch of one

am conditions previous to the relen wasther, the tug which accompanied him learned that it is wise to get out of the way ƒ village by three mon. Ona of the robbers} ¿Vice-President), Colonel Irvin, Hon.

of the Emperor Mutsukito and see in the present condition of Japan and in

uniform state of

bis pocket and passed it to a confederate. who disappeared with it. The thief was The Mix Basin Kish and man identited by complainant ently purchased the British steamer was charged at the Police Court this

dmtelli at Yokohama. The purchase

morning. prize is stated to he £28,000 sterling. Built in 1907 at Glasgow, the Indrarelli is a strel steamer of 4948 tans KrOBE.

At the Marine Magistrate's Court this morning two pasonger beat men were convicted of carrying more passengers on their boats than allowed by their license. Ono who carried nine in excess of his licence was fined $5, sad the other, who carried five excess, 2

$3

man arrested had gonda valued at 817 in

his possession. He was brought up at the Clark (Principal Medical Oncer), Dr. T. Magistewey to-day and remanded.

Perse (Medical Officer of Health), and Mr. W. Bowen Rowlands (Secretary).

A TIENTSIN COMPANY.

TRAINING OF NULLAUS..

A letter was road from the Govertiniant To-day's Application in Supreme Court.inties to the recommendations for the

In the Supreme Court to-day before raising of oullabe during 1915.

Me, Howley reimated : 'Colonel Bedfuli's tin Chief Justice a petition was brought forward by the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, | report was not before the malah com- for the confirmation of a special resolution mitter. Refer back to committee for. for the reduction of the capital of the enleration. Crystal Craipany, Limit>d, Tientsin. Bis Lordship granted confirination. ·

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it in stated that the Kishimoto Storin- / Western Market was sent to hospital with the property they bad stolen. The Ton Te, Chan Kai Ming. Dr. F. The above Beers, brewed by the well-krowu. San Miguel it probable future prospects nothing ship Co. of Kabe, who have recently pussuffering from serious injuries,

local companion will shortly be in the A Chinese was sitting in the street Brewery of Manila, are LIGHT, very PALATABLE and compensate for the loss of an un-chat the Danish steamer Sinn, and other

docbtedly more REFRESHING, and can be recommended as the finest of well-being for the problematical for more sud-hand touge restaeday when a thief stolen $10 bill from

launanting in all to 70,000 cons gain of greater position according to modern ideas of greatness. Pro- ably Japan may yet look back regretfully to her insular scelusion, with its fascination and its plensing charm of bye-gone days, disturbed only by the internal ebullitions of The next "Grand Variety Entertain

ment" at the Palace Theatre, Mount a high-spirited people failing to Austin, will take place, weather pormit realise the sweet placidity of theirting, on Saturday, 10th August. Booking as

THURSDAY, August 1 -

existence compared with the turmoil wil will be at Masers S. Moutrie and Co., "Ltd., and will open on Wednesday, the 0.15. Minden Day-Trooping the

31st July, st 2 pm. Colour by the KO.YLI, on H.K. existing elsewhere. With the neces sion of the late Emperor, Japan en- barked for good or the evil upon

the stern path of modern progress: and took her place among the civilised untions. What that step nieant for Japan is well-known, far from her oliseure position she became one of the world's potent factors, paving} her way to that position by defeating China and Russia, annexing Formoen, subagating Koren, and scenring a firm fothold in Muncharia, All this and more was done during the

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SATURDAY, Áust 3:--

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Sesnay, August 4 :-

Excursion to Macao.

MosDay, August 5-

General Holiday.

a.m.-Excursion to Macao,

Tees, August 'S-

3 p.n-Sale of Crown Lands at P.W.D. 4. p.m.-Lady May's At Home' a'

Mountain Lodge.

WEDNESDAY, Juge 7-

7 p.m.-Entries dose for Fourth Fiv

khana Merting

SATURDAY. August 19:—

9pm-Entertainment at the Pabee

Theatre, Mount Austin.

SATURDAY, August 17 -

9.30 p.m.-Fourth Gymkhans Meeting

atace Borse, Happy Valley.

The China Mail

Hosarosa, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1912.

THE LATE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.

Pr

A bank has been established at Okubo

mua, Toyotama-gori. Tokyo, under the name of the Sence Commercial Bank, with capital of 500,000 yen. The President is Mrs Seno Kin, sixty-nine years of age, and the seven her shareholders of the bank are her relatives, with her eldest son na managing director and his wife as auditor.

A contract for ten year, has been con claded between the Postmaster General of the 'n ted States and the Oceanic Steam- ship Company for the carriage of thails between San Francisco and Australia. The

net stipulates that the company must provide a beat once every. 28 days and the

Honolulu and Pago Pago.

The Mogul Lino steamor Ghazoo," which was proceeding to Nicolajefsk and Vladivostok to load, went aground in the fairiday outside of Nicolajefsk on June 28, but was refloated on the following day after she had been lightened, without having sustained any, damage.

DISTRICT.

The President said he thought MF. Bowley's suggestion was the best way of Aaling with the matter. The programme for next year sovnæd so largo that" would have to be left out, but be called actention to the need of dealing with Ring's Path.

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Mr. Bowley, recommendation

THE ALIVATION,

Tome

FRANGTUNG NEWS,

TERRIBLE DOINGS IN THE TUNG KUN

1 has been reported that there has in considerable loss of life at a piner| adopted. called To Kau in the Tong Kun District. Free-the port before us." it appons that there have been two big class, who have becu at variance for some time, and The salvago work of the British cruiser one of them has been teerntly strength Belford, which wik two years as off jemet by many reruits. This powerful, Quelpart Island, was undertaken by Mr some of its bers hate teen pillaging Suzuki, a contractor in Yokohama, in the their neighbors, and in many ways doing autima of 1910. Owing, however, to the barns to olherst. It came to pass that the rough seas, says the Seoul Prat, the result magistrate, bent on improving the condi- has so far been anything but satisfactory, sion of the countryside, started on During last winter the work was entirely expedition, whose ohjeet wits the destruerable and a reply the applicants pointed suspended on account of the unfavourable of these rubbers. He, therefore, į

An applention was received from the Peak Hotel for permission to creab three congeniences there. From cor. respondence which had passed it ap eared that it was intended to draw the dushing water from the public mains. The Secretary of the Board wrote asking if any other source of supply was avail-

lifetime of the late Emperor and service must be a direct our with calls at weather,but operations were resumed in /artonged to be areompanied by not less out Flint there was to public convenience

though perhaps he had little personal share in the achievement, his manic will undoubtedly go down in the records of Japan, as the monarch who guided the destinies of bis entry from Feudalism to a state of splendour and power.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

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The ceremony of Trooping the Colour" will be performed by the 1st Bn. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the Hongkong Cricket Club Ground at 9.15 a.m. on August 1st, on the occasion of the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Minden, is Excellency the Governor, has kindly consented to take the Salute.

These men were charged before Mr

May last, and have since been continuously two hundred soldiers. The latter of the Post and they would undertake were in two boats, whilst their leader if the application were granted, to keep was in the team launel that towed them the wenvenience open to the public.

carried on. It is aid that since the work WAN begun, brass and iron valued at Y. 8,280 and Y. 14,018 respectively have been recorted.

THE CASE OF THE KUTSANG.

3.12.

Trial at Kobe.

to their destination. Buy the rubbers www.not ignorant of what was going on, and for that matter sehdoin are, though one hurdly knows how it is that they get in touch with most of the facts that con- cera them. But they do. So they made their own arrangements, urd" hid their

Mr. Bowly minted: Grant on condi- ticu of public access M. Cartar minuted: It seems very desirable that there should be a public convenience far others than Chinese coolies at the Peak.

bunds at satisfactory place on the banky The Hon. Mr Chatham minut: Accord- of the river. When the steam Saunching to the plan accompanying the applica It will be remembered that on May reached the spot, fire was opened on the tion the water-closet and urinals will be

wwww-mark

The President said the objection of

There were 401 Europan and 177 Melbourne at the Magistracy this thing lust a deplorable accident decurred in, and thus bullets full as do drops situated side the building and can only

arala storm." Whether their

be approached through the buildings. Chinese visitors to the City Hill Libary with obstructing the footpath in Graham Kobo harbour, as a result of which xix panic those in the launch cut the hawser.

circumstances they can and 12 Europeas and 3398 Chinese Street by pincing stalls upon it. The police stevedore coolies and a Chinese tullymas or whether it was shot away, does not Under these visitors to the Museum during the weekofficer in charge of the case said the men test their lives, says the Kohe Chroni-Blearly appear. But presently the two scarcely be available for public uso in the ending July 25th.

bad Lastens fixtures, consisting of shelves,

houts were teft helpless upon the river's ordinary meaning of the term. to the walls. All three met tad buen les The British Tilia steamer Kut-

surface. Consequently they were exposed charged with a similar offence before; two sung was preparing to leave port at 9.30 the deadly fire of the robbers. It is the Medical Officer of Health was thaă ( were fined and ene pratiomed. Prisoners, in the morning. The loading having been snil that some of the soldiers returned were now fined $ ench

completed; the propeller was being tested about su höur before the ship was a sail. During the test a lighter which hap pened to be it the vicinity was swamped with water, and the coolies in it, fearing the lighter would sink, jumped into down to more than one hundred. Of suficient water available for the Chinese was drawn sourse, there was great distress every community and if the supply wheru,.ue for as it concerned those who en for such purposes they would prob. went to the attack. It is further tably suffer still further.

The United States Bureau of Navige repris 14 strel steamers of 17.30 tits gross built in the United States during the month of May. The two burgest we one of 5,5 tons and one of 3,140 tón,

small stean launch which was to tow the lighter away. The launels, however, was much too small for such a large number

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the fire. Many, however, seized their it was proposed to take the water for rifles and sprang intŷ the water, and so flushing from the mains. I had beep wore drowned or usespeil as the result usual and in fact the rule to practically. Lappened to be. Afterwards, when the reign overy application of this sort owing roll call was finished, it was founal that more than two hundred had dwindled

to the fact that there was not always

AFTER an illness extending some six-

A Chinese was sent to prison for six teen days, the Emperor of Japan haswerks for the theft of fifteen cents. He was been gathered to his fathers. The observed by mu Indian wateŝinan as he was progress of his Majesty's illness taking the money from the pocket vi a has been watched with sympathetic |

mare velan was looking in a shop window.

A servant who absconded from his employer's service as long ago as Juut, interest the world over and the anxiety

1911, and was prosecuted by Mr Otto Konz of the Japanese people in their

Sing this morning, was discharged by Mr sorrow and in the calamity that has

Irving, who explained that as the alleged offence occurred more than six months ago now befallen then, has been the source

he had no trisdiction. Prisoner was not of sincere regret throughout the

released, however, as the prosecution pre- of men, and she heeled over, got swamp parted, however, that the struggle did not Dr. Fitzwilliams observed that they! world. By none will Japan's loss be

ferred against him another charge of fabelyed, and went down. All the men in hend there. Soon after another expedi

At the moment, about £fty, were oftion was organized, which was able to were promised very shortly a further very more sincerely condoled than by the

The Japanese training ship Pasei «htaining 216. On this charge he was

cours farown into the water. Most of reach the place, where the robbers had large supply from Tytam. Britieht, whose admiration of the late Maro, carrying 125 graduates of the Mer. remande.

them were picked up in a few ininutes by | mude their stronghold. Then there was The President said the application Emperor was based upon the know-capite Marine School, left Yokohama on | July 19 for a trip round the world. He is

An earthcanke shock, which lasted other craft which hastened to the rescue lot of fighting. It is said that the might perhaps ba renewed when this ledge that from him much of the later expected at the voyage will occupy thing two minutes twenty-five seconds, was felt but seven men, one of whom was a Chisoldiers fought with great fury and co- nest, went down with the launch and age, because they had not forgotten what greatness of his Empire had been | fourteen months.

Mr. Carter suggested the applicants ere drowned.

their comrades had suffered. The results dorived." Varied as the vicissitudes

The accident, attended as it was with of this fight were that many were killed should reconsider the position of the

much loss of life, naturally caused a sensation in the harbour.

both sides, though what the exact building and erect it near the Peak Tram The loombers were does not appear. It is Station:

EAST RIVER AND LEMIN. The Canton Chamber of Commerce bes

came about.

NEW

· DEPARTMENTAL SCAVENGING SCHEME.

A minute appear, d'on the agenda by been recently in communication with the the President relative to the proposed Governor-General in regard to the par-departmental scavenging scheme for the rent of errtain lekin duties on the East

To President said the scheme way - 2) was handed over to the President of the large ond and he suggested the appoint-

recently in Yokohama. It occurred at half past eleven at night. The vibration was both vertical and horizontal. On the of the life and times of many of his

It has been decided to place the three Bluff the shock was badly fuit, and many predecessors had-leen, none of them steners Kitan Mard, Rujan Maru, and residents were anakened from their slum Court-at-once-gure-orders for the depurported, however, that more than thirty It was siccided to refuse the applica Macs Mark on the Sath Ben line inbr. Fortunately, no damage was done.ture of the Kutsang to be delayed pend-uses belonging to the robbers wero hind pissed through any such tra

October. The reseals wil sail from Kobe, Anuthur shock, in the nature of one sharping an inquiry. A preliminary investiga

tion rm the ground that the suggested barnt to the ground, and so there wus sition as that through which theedling at Hongkong. Singajare. Batavia, tarch, was felt the same evening at 7.37. tico was thereupon held, and the Court destruction on both sides. Such scenes source of water-supply is unsatisfactory. Emperor Matsalito hal passer). Sa caring and Sourabaya mutward, and

allowed the Kutsang to leave on condi-apparently are not infrequent in the in- and that the position indicated is not Born in the year 1852, when the Sig on, Hongkong and Thizæm homeward.

The death has occurred at Cannes, tion that all the officers on board at the terier at present, but this is one of the suficiently accessible to the public. France, of Mr Leco Mumour, of the time should return in her on the "next worst recently reported, great transition to which Japan had reached was just about to be entered

Two batches of ten en were charged Oriental Palace Hotel Yokubana, at the voyage. The Captain and officers readily with galing to-day. Ten who were of b. Muraour-was well known in gave this undertaking, and the Kutsung into with all seriousness and in represented by Mr Seedhain, were re- Yokohama, where he had licen idustified was permitted to leave port about eigh

with the hotel bownew for many years, | o'clock the same evening.". numner which mhuitted of no return add for a week, and the others. who

having been joint proprietor, with -Mew ra The trial took place on the vessel's Wext (to the old ways, the late Em-were a rested in a restaurant at peror saw his cuntry pass through it, were discharged. Mr W. E. Bernd Wolff, of the Grand Hotel more return to Kobe, at the conclusion of River. These duties concern the food of ity of Victoria to be inaugurated Jaou-

second oficer, Mr. than forty year ago. When they and out which the

3.the people, snd, therefore, it is affirmed ry 1st, 1914. Shenton defended tum. a crisis the mature of which was

to an American Syndice in 1888, Mz C. Taylor was fined Y500 or they should not be levied. The despatch

to under wonderful in any respects; and

Mamour returned to France, where in in the alternative, The steamer Asin, of the Russian East Counes be established what was then days simple imprisonment. The charge local treasury for annotation and conclu-nent of a select committee to consider puss into it and grapple with it in Asiatic Flert has been purchased by considh rd one of the must heautifully made against Mr. Taylor was of gross stops. To be voted against the granting it. There was one point which, would way as wonderlai--perhaps the must Messta Iwaki of Chetoo. The wa, former situated howls in Europe, the Hotel negligence resulting in the drowsing of of freedom, on the ground that at this have to be settled and that was whether

seven men... The Court took the view time the treasury is nearly empty, and 'wonderful that ever was belied forly the Tabor, was of 2,416 tons green and Paivers.

that Mr. Taylor was responsible for the money must be had from somewhere for the scheme, if carried out, was to be „ râpédlity of transition from a period of ❤as, built in 1890 by Mesa Aitken and

accident inasmuch as he rang the signal the carrying on of the Government. The enforced next year or the year after, A dispute over some unpaid rent for the stand-by order, which started the commoditier of the list are sweet pota-order that provision could be made to Jane Fendalism with all te primitive 39 x 20. The vre-el will, it is under betwén a landlord and his tenent led to trial revolution of the propeller, when he toes, water chestnuts, toro, and crdinary the estimates is necessary. elements-many of them admirable-lood. trade on the Gulf of Pachili,

the appearance of both men at the police must have been aware of the fact that fruits. It seems strange to us that such to ́a" state of organised labour, with

Court this morning. An Indian ennatahle a steam launch and a lighter were close things as these should be taxed, as they all its ramifications-many of them

But it was pass from the country fields to the great ing Select Committee: The Fresideof, Negotiations are repested to he ia pro, said he found the men fighting and wrest to the propeller at the time. by no means productive of the gre for the sequiement of the Externing in the street. Is separated them argued that Mr. Taylor had every reason cities. It appears that the lekin stations Messrs. Bowley and Chen Kai Ming. and

greatest good for the greatest Shiping Cmpany's feet by the British and went back to his duty, but to be atisfied that all was clear when he wore opened on this river by the old Inds. The Eastern Shipping Company, before he bad gone far they started again. inspected the stern of the shin, and it Coverament about twenty years ago, and

The old bye-laws relative to stairways- zumber. Unquestionably Emperor which operates between Peng, Trang Pulice. Jaspectus Fynand said defen was after he left the poop that the ill-for the present they must romain. Thro

fated craft came within the danger zone. QUO CORCouxion, however, granted, and ceilings were repealed, And the new GUIDE Matulito's immediate predecessor and ingapore, e in uppeition to the dants lived in a very thickly populate He bad to leave the porn at the thine sa Thero shall be no tox levied upon sweet set recally framed by Select Commit

had an even greater task to accom-Gait Stem-hip Cauwny wich has late

district, and he asked that they might be there was no third ofheer on board, other potatoca, inasmuch as they form the ly acquird the routrell ng interesta of the land orer. The men were fined 8 wach wire it would not have been necessary.

ataple food often enough of those who tee and passol, formally substituted. plish, but the role which Mutsulito Siam Steam Navigat! Company.

wi is the alternative of seven Enya' isu- The Kobe Chrouicle" contends that ennnot afford to buy rice. But the other was called upon to perform was that of the first Constitutiil monarch of The four midted willing reset Comet, and war bend over in be for this reason, it is evident that, if any. things, and especially fruits, are and may sum of "800" vaali" to "keep" thus posée for

one was to blame, it was not the second be regarded as luxuries, that pre-mostly which was recently bald by the Angli-trake mouth. Japan, mud with that marvellous usai Americas Uit Company, Limited, to the

offcar, but the steamship company, the in the mgion of the rich man's donsin, vessel not having sufficient ofcers. Much and so they must be taxed-an-before milative power, so general among the Tank Store and Carriage Company,

sympathy is no doubt felt for Mr. Taylor. But a higher court will decidu, Japanese, he not only cast aside all Limited, Lemden, las new bech-reld va

Canibertsin's Colis

Later Japanese paper mention that traces of Feudalisin from his position Gem byen i alt £16, 20. 8e inpur it now.

Char Dinhuseyin alat thortly after the sad nccident, the Indo- China Stosin Navigation Co. paid to the and from his country, but did nach 3,014 10 gram and 2,600 tons et certain to be ded before the tim

reginer, sad but at Pier Glasgow in 1951, near Buy it now and prepared for ch families of the man who lost their lives! "towards bringing it into the first rank with dimensions 923ft. by 46.11. by 28ft. an amergency. For sale by all Chemist 320 each, besides providing a new

and Storekeeper. of the great Powers fully equipped in She is well-known in the Far East

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ACIONAL OF CELINGS.-

A reiaute by the Medical Oficer Health relative to the removal of ceilings in top doors was read, in which ho sug gested that 80 centa per square yard he paid as compensation for replacing ceil- ings on top flour which have been. is proved by the Building Authority. The suggestion was adopted.

Peas nz so trolito in Trax sesson that in many cases 620 an acre has bean refused for the growing crops.