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NEWS OF THE DAY.

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H.M.S.. Monmouth arrived posterday of petroleum and its derivatives has from Weihsire. The transport. Sondan become so enormous, and is likely toiled yesterday for Chingwangtao. undergo so great an extension in the future, that it is highly desirable tha: the widest possible field of supply should be secured. Anything like a

tight monopoly must of necessity be

SPORTING.

CRICKET:

Kowloon ND Fouet, «

This match was played at Kowloon, on It is reported that the Governor of Saturday. The Police ware unable to turn Kwangtung has informed the "zopresents- tives of the foreign powers that the apena full team, having only seven, men, ing of Port Arthur is afros-port in im minant.

great handicap to European industry, Captain J. E. Winckler, the oldest and the systematic exploitation of the European rasident of Cochin, died on Sep baulei 15, rather suddenly at the age of Ecuador deposits can hardly fail to 181. The deceased had been local Port Officer for a long time and on retirement

became Surveyor to Lloyds.

A Chinese servant girl" at 65 Des

Voeux Road Central roparts that while she vas Lacending the stairs of a house in Sai Street with a child on her back, a man who passed her on the stairs anatched a bangle vahand at $10 from the child's wrist and

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Capt. Word, b Kelly P, W., Wilkis, b Woodebek J. M. Aaron, e Pitt, b Kelly...

F. Bison, a Pitt, b Kelly A. W. Savage, b Kally

D. J. Mackenzie, o Fitt, b, Kolly...

G. Woll, not out

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(IN PİNTS AND SPLITS) have some influence in modifying the tendency to a great increase in price. "PYERIS "

In the eight years from 1905 the im- ports of petrol into England have risen from 18 to 80 million gallons, while in America,"France, and several other countries there has been an even greater increase. During the

Lieutenant' H Bradnog, Duke of same period the world's production of crude oil has only increased from Cornwall's Light Infantry, of No.

Quarters, Gun Club Hill, Kowloon, bas about. 20,000,000 tons in 1905 tuinformed the police that yesterday to bad 50,000,000 tons last year, so that it stolen from a locked drawer in the quarters is clear that the demand is growing bank notes value "887. He suspects a MaaLantan, b Wolf

coolic who has absconded,

Grimmet, a Bacon. b Capt. Wood... out of all proportion to the supply:

Booker, a Edward, & Capt. Wood Dr. (Miss) Hooshon, F.R.C.S. (Edin.), | Kelly, o Capt.. Wood and the world has need of all it can

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MEMÒ. FOR TO-MORROW,

Juction of Crown Land at 3 m.

P.W.D.

B. p.m.-Organ Recital, St. John's

Cathedral,

5. p.:.--A action of stage Stampsat Mr Gro. P. Lambert's Sales Roonis.

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, October 15 :-

2.30 pm.-Auction of Furniture at Mrs Hughes and Hough's Sale

Cubs.**

FRIDAY, October 17

2.30 p.m.Auction of Sundries

Mosar. Hughes and Hough's Sales Roomie.

SATURDAY, Octol er 18-

Soon-China Light & Power Co. Ltd.,

Annual Meeting.

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MONDAY OUTOB 187918

BY TELEGRAPH.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

BRITISH LAND CAMPAIGN

OPENED

A TREMENDOUS ISSUE,

CHANCELLOR SPEAKS FOR TWO AND HALF HOURS.

315,489 fram

LONDON, Oct. 13, engaged in agriculture in Great Britain Mr. Lloyd George opened his Landsteadily desroused by Campaign at Bedford, where he received 1,711,819 in 1871 to 1,308,350 in 1901, great ovation. The Earl of Ben while the number of male shepherds and tarra labourers decrossed by 348,800 from champ presided, and there were fifty 1041,445 in 1871 to 802,546 in 1001. ...75 members of the House of Commons pre- 11, also gavo, figures, showing that the Mr. Lloyd George, who was serenge of arable land and land under cheered for many minutes, emphasised treat had steadily declined, while the that there were "Some Rule and Discre under permanent grass... had Testablishment "difficulties, but said that steadily increased. From 1871 to:1011 roland in Great Britain decrobat these were easily adjustable by the axer-

by 3,755,337 acres from 18,400,125 acres cise of goodwill. Meanwhile the Gove to 14,817,78 neres. Land ander wheat ment desired to lift the people from the in the same period decreased by 1,945 Fin mire. The time had come to inquire acres from 3,571,04 acres to 1,904,008 into the great power of the landlord, for ares, while e permanent grass land in. landlordiain was the greatest of mono, creased by 5,011,129 poros from 12.438, 443 t> 17.416,870 notes! And during he polies and could make and maintain a period between 1871 and 1911 the popula wilders. The landlord had legal tion of Great Britain increased by over

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get in the way of new raw material. and Mr. Ben Hosking of British GuianuT. H. King, e Wilkie, b Wolt ail Loudon, passed through Singapore by Pitt, a Sub, b Capt, Wood,... the Aki Mary for Hongkong. Mr. Hoaking Woodcock zut out....... rebarns to London where he will reside permanently. Mr. Hoaking is a Chinose Hongkong, say the "Straits Times." Freemason and may inaugurate a "branch in

It is thus a matter for congratulation, not to Great Britain along that the mongpollets of the United States have failed to corner" this region. There is, of course, and can be, no question of any British interest except a purely commercial one in this or any other part of the American continent net

ready owing allegiance to the and capable of killing a man with a bottle. Crown. But most thinking peopleThe police have examined both their regu- agree that in the past we have lations and laws and thus are now in pós- session of many of the society's secrets, neglected far too much the rich which are described as being of maces than usual cunning and cruelty. The premises highly satisfactory to find that British of the president of the society were found to be like a small arsanal, well stocked enterprise has gained the day in a

with revolvers, pistols of the Browning country of very considerable pos-ippo, and Mauser riftes. The accounts of the Bap Ho have also been secured, and give much interesting detail to where money came from to support the society ad where it has been paid out. From correspondence it would appear the HAP Eo were the instigators of the recent dis- turbances at Klaten.-(Englishman.)

The Bataria police have, it appar, E. Ovory... unearthed public danger in a Chinese Capt. Wood society called Hap Ho. Members of the G-Wolf society have to be above average strength

| SAT.. TUES, & TICKS., 1 t. 25, 28, & all-regions of South America, and it is

9.15 pm - Entertainment * Twelf

Night" at the Theatre Royal

The Chim Mail

Hosatoso. Mosner, Der. 13, 1913.'

A BRITISH TRADE TRIUMPH.

FROM the Home papers to hand we obtain an amplified statement of what is termed the "remarkable business burgain" which Lord Murray of Eibark recently obtained on behalf, of the great British 6rm, Messrs. S. Pearson and Son, in the Republic of Ecuador. The contract virtually'im- plies a peaceful penetration" of Equader by British enterprise and çapital. Ecuador, even more than must Latin-American States, offers a field for development on a grand senie. It is not so obviously rich in mineral wealth as Colombia or Peru,

sibilities.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The death is announced at Waisbaden of Mr. H. Schlichting, chairman of the German Municipal Council of Hankow.

A gardener at Wong nei Cheong Vil. lage has reported to the Wanchai polise that on Saturday someone entered his gar den and stole aight pots of orchids valued at 870.

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Damage to the extent of 820 was caused by a small fire which broke out at a matshed used as a tos-shop at the junc- tion of Sai Kung and Taheng Lan She Rands in the new territory.

A Chinese married woman has lem sent to the Government Civil Hospital from a village near Kowloon City safering from injuries caused by a man kicking her. The man was arrested by the police:

A cook at 50 Queen's Road West has reported to the police that on Saturday of $1,200 belonging to his master A foki afternoon the till in the shop was robbed

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

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Mr. J. W.✪. Davidson, of the British Legation at Paking, has been transferred to the Consulate General at Canton,

The Rev. Arthur Sowerby has left Tien- sin for Poking and entered on his duties as tator to the family of E. Yusa Shih

Kai.

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TYPHOON WARNING.

... 10hority to do more than a foreign in-

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in millions wi from Ireland away Turning to the question of ownership,

141 mälients.

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SPOUT OTSTING LABOCH.

Ta is not for a moment to be suppowd. that this depopulation is due to the land

44 Mr. Lloyd George afirmed that. be wou eering te opportunities for the further

application of labour. Where every nero

should be der sido culture, we find the staghounds hunting carted deer serous

not burden the community with a buge w.antional debt in order to perpetuate abuses. The conditions of the labourer were a scandal to a rich and powerful derelict waste. An over the country will be found estates held for sport, The 1 112 country, and he expressed armpathyteral condition of the countrysido is with the farmers. The worst districts that time in occupation of the land aro were those in which the sway of land- not ushaustinu its potentialitics, and that lordiam was greatest. Mach unculti, a multitude of men desirous of applying These teams turned out on the Militaryvated land had been given up to sport, their labour to it are prohibited from

doing so. The reason why those on the ground on Saturday to fulfil a 1st Division, while millions had been spent on foreign do not make the best use of the United Services League äxture. There was food. He declared that before we consol is not far to seck. The land is a very large crowd; that witnessing the sidered the purchase we must recast mostly held under a yearly tenure, and Gyankhans recming small by comparison the whole condition of the monogly, the land user therefore dares not employ Teams-R.G.A.-Moore; Archer, Me which must be put on a business-like the maximum of labour upon it so as to Cubbin: Norton, Richards, Burt; Drives, footing. The labourer must have a render it fully productive, sa to, do so would result in the landowner raising Draper, Green, Dallman, Pinchard.

Hence the farmer aims at. D.C.L.I.Johnson: Bailey Fits: List, living wage, a decent house and a piece the rent Dunsford, Tregigas: Ryan Eardley, Bed-ofland, and also be given a ladder to getting as large an area as possible, so progress, with the prospect of becoming that he can obtain a livelihood in the dowe, T. Smith, G. Smith.

a small holder and cultivator. Ele mustamer culling for the feast expenditure Reforce, Mr. F. W. Eagur. Baddows started for the Cornwalls amidst have expert instruction and facilities to on his part of labour or capital. There much enthusiasm. Richards was the first get to the produce markets. The State we get the 1,000 are pasture farm, to try his hand, or rather his foot, at must give him greater, facilities to ac where every sero should be filled sa a

gurden. scoring, a fast low shot of bis crossing the quire land, especially where it was The homediate practical thing to be goal a d just missing the far post. The uncultivated. Financial State aid must | done is to set up Sennomic forces which nippy Cornwalls forwards were soon off to be invoked to carry out the scheme. the other end at a rare pace, McCubbin

(Cheers) being compelled to give a carner to prevent them taking the ball right into goal. Tho pace a cracker, the next, instant Johnson_at_the other and wa_racing. soross his goal with the ball in evading

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NO HALF MEASURES.

will make the Land holder as anxious to have the land-user as the land-user is to get land.. This the taxation of land values will achieve, for it will penalize the landholder who keeps-lands-out-of- use, and by making land available will give" users a) better opportunity, to get fair terms when bargaining for any parti ular area. In the "Dukeries," a great brach of country largely held for the pre-

the eager gunners forwards. Frogligasi Mr. Lloyd George, opening his Land tried a pot at goal and found Moore catto Law Reform campaign his Bedford, said alert. A pont towards good by Dunsford it would take fire hundred years to buy serving of game, and blongside, in Derby. was completely missed by Archer but he ratriered the situation with a bearer in out the landlords. "Undeterred by shiny, ducal, estates so link up that we the goalmouth. Loud shouta eiguslised calumnies," he continued "we will fad four Jukes, new neighbours, who that Baddows was going for goal but he continue till the land is emancipated, own in Great Britain about 100,000 acres. These monopolista would all be fooling

The telegram quoted below was received / shot over amidst the gronas of the "Dukes" Liberals do not object to a conference tbo pressuro of the tax, and dil would be from the Mania Observatory by the supporters. The Cornwalls played up like with their opponents with the view to Bin search of land-uses; so land-users all American Consulate General here at 16:15 en pcasessed and More emerged from settlement of the land, question by over the kingdom would have a cal made this morning

Cyclone or Typhoon E. of northern

scrimmage with the ball, T. Smith doing

is best to embrace him. Ryan was about agreement, but we must not bend to upon them and be in a position to make laid upon this economic effect of the tax, newhere to send well up the field. The

because it will be seen that under such

but undoubtedly it has in its oilfields, who has sencded is suspected of com- Luzon, less Elian' 300 miles distaph, izoving to do the trick when McCubbin came from ball measures which would' in effective.' / better terras than st present. Stress is

as well as in its deposits of precious mitting the theft. and other hetals, great potentialities

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THE BABY of prosperity. Moreover, the greater the West River ateamur Tai Ou as she lay

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afternoon found's number of loaded mauser,

gunners now attacked in carriest. Dallman THE LAND MONOPOLY QUESTION. put in a beauty that Johnson sent over the

circumstances as these it would be imi possible for landlords to shift the tax

bar and in saving from Norton he dropped How Land Values Taxation Will Stop on to their tenaute. Instead of being the ball, several gunnars forwards rushing

up just too late. Bailey cleared this at-

"Depopulation.

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Mr. R. L. Outinwaite, M.P., write on

able to increase rents, they would prob. ably have to reduce them.

BRITONS VED FROM, ABROAD.

On the one hand we see huge areas of

industrial scntres, and even in the first There can only be the maximum pro- eity of the world itself, shd, on the other, Reynolds's Newspaper, thus:-

wo find food proxides being poured into

part of the country is practically at the wharf at Kongmoon on Friday FALSE REPORT OF ROBBERY. virgin soil. Roads are generally meroatomatic pistols in some inggage, and as male tracks, there are few railways, it was fested that an attempt would be

The gardener at Dahree Villa, "on the tack in splended fasting and Tregilgas. and bridges made of rope still afford made to pirate the vessel the captain Shaaktwan Road, reported to the police worked bis left wing along Buely. T. Smith the only means of transit across deep coramaricated with the Commander of that on Sunday night, three men armed evaded the backs and delivered a beauty the Depopulation of Bural Britain is stilled nerts actually locking in great

H.M.S. Robin, who sent a petty officer and with a revolver and kuivos locked him in that Moore pashod out at full length and gorges and roaring mountain torrents.three bluejackets to patrol the steamer.

aa outhouse and afterwards into the villa recovered in an instant to sava again from The sum which Messrs. Pearson con-The guard was on duty with bayonots and stole clothing valued at $50. The Ryan, the performance evoking hearty duction of wealth when the whole of the

of the earth. This process has been tract to spend within a definite period fixed and magazines charged till Hongkong police made inquiries, and as a result of cheers all round. A finely contested first labour force of the community is applied these centres from the tittorznost parta

their investigations they found that the half endod:-

to all its natural opportunities, and in greatly accelerated during the laat tocaty- will, in these circumstances, represent was reached.

R.G &.0:-D.O‚Ï”, -0. man had locked himself in the outhouse

the increase of but a minute fraction of the total

A notion on a scat on Blako Fier and thrown the keys out of the window. On resuming the Cornwalls were all over the most productive manner. This in Ave years owing to

which demand has so stupendously Ins amount of British capital to be em-isdicates that it is Reserved for the age They were found in an adjoining autish, the gunners for a time. Moore was the far from being the case now. The farz. population. And during the period in ployed in the development of the oil- of ladies and children." The word willst the property which was alleged to | outstanding Sguro plajer at this period, ing land of the United Kingdom is for creared, and has came to bo satisfied in Gelda. Railways will have to be "ladies," we imagine, will be very widely have been stolen was found, secrated on saying twice in the first minute expital the most part labour-starved. There are

abota. Green put Driver in possossios and interpreted, and Europeans waiting for the hillside, by a policeman.

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part from land the "world over, little

built, roads improved, navigation Tunches will still have to mix with a

the winger after beating several opponents millions of acres devoted in the main to blessed by nature, from drought stricken earned a corner... A little later Green the preserving of game, and tens of mil-areas and wow-bound regione, 4,000,000- extended, and huge importa of machi-crowd of people of the coalie class, or

Britain have gone out of cultivation- caused a diversion. fecating in midfeld lions the potentialties of which are only of the fertile arable lands of Great nery and skilled labour will be necca-stand. In any case, where do Europe in ROYAL ENGINEERS VARIETY he went straight for goal. One after as partially exploited. far from the land that is so say, between 1871 and 1911- sary. Lord Cowdry estimates that men come in? Would it not have been

other of the opposing defence tackled him supporting an over increasing population. It is not suggested that those importe bat shouldering them off one after another caring to science rendering incesesingly he literally left a trail behind him, wad on

at least ten miliotis will be sunketter to reserve one gent caclusively for Europeans? If this had been done, European before his scheme reaches the stage ladies and children would have had a of operation, and this sum may be chance to sit down. considerably exceeded. It is a triumph

At St. Patrick's Hall, Garden Hond,

CLUB.

„AMOXIKO CONCERT.

sering goal shot wide just as two opponent Productive the labour of the land-user, grassed him. Groen made two further we find the reverse to be the case, and attempts at storing after which when going that the countryside is undergoing through he was charged in theras, steady process of depopulation.

tions could be obviated wore the land of the United Kingdoin put to its fullest possible to, but when users, van so for adeld an Australia, can of a profit. sell thoir products in England while there are idle acres in England Stack, it is

A smoking concert was held at the Royal for British enterprise that this,colony, on Saturday an enjoyable concert, under Engineers Theatre on Saturday night sal task should be secured by an the suspices of the St. Joseph's Choir, and arranged by the Royal Engineers Variety from behind the Refores pointing to the Some startling figures were given in a clearly due to the existing monopoly The programme included some penalty spot. Groen took the kick himself rotura by Mr. Hunciman, te Prasident system. Rather than suggest that the English Grm in the face of competition arranged by Bfm. Lamb, was given before Club. from the United States, Americaus

a large audience. Those who contributed capital turns" by representativos of and scored what proved to b the saly goal of the Board of Agriculture, in the House chipet to be simed as is to obviate in- to the pigramme wors Mrs. Lamb, Mrs. different units in the garrison, and the This stimulated the Cornwall to increased of Commons, in reply to a question of ports, we would hold that there are all- efforts, and play waged fast and farious in naturally look upon themselves ne

F. Maitland, Mra, K. Jordan, Miss Brage Ingo audience went away perfectly satisfied the gunners goalmouth. Twice Moors fated mins. He gave figures showing that the lions insufficiently for and that Britiek most intimately interested in the Ms. M. Byras, Misa & Gordon. Meesra with the entertainment provided for the way and then G. Smith weighed in with number of persons (mala sad female) Iniki should food them,

The chair was occupied by. Q. M. Sergt. beauty that best Moors but snuck under development of Latin America, and A. Reynolds (violin), H. Rolph, H. Cham Change, P. The geccompanist was Mr. the bar and was luckily cleared,. Darafond

worked like a trojan and

a grand spare no efforts to keep at arm'sa berisin, G. W. O. Barrett (recitations) J.O THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, length the enterprise of the old world Gregory (cornat solo) E. 7 England, S. Elliott, E. R. A... N., and he with chance of equalising hat while judging his Mr. T. G. Fiyzu, (violin) and Q. I shot Archer came across quite pleased to L. Waite, and Professor E. Duconberg.

give & corner, Green fell back to assist But Lord Cowdray has already The gloss, in which west of the vocalists Jenkins, E., (piccolo) played some goed the overworked gunnars backs and rollered protection against professional dead, beatis Ɑ. KAMMING & Co., LD.

done a great work in Mexico, sent took park, were sung very plassing music at the opening of each half of the Chemists and Druggista' and it is in the highest degree im the socompsuinests were shared by programme. The following also con

probable that it will find its bargain. Gurdan, Mrs. Lamb and 3fr tributed to the eveninge amusement Sappor F. Baker, RE.. songs; Sappor GREAT REDUCTIONS IN

fu equatorial America less advantage-

Venner, R. tambourine solo-Corpl 0. Grimes B.E, songs: 8. Bergt ons from all points of view,

BDRIPTIONS KUURATELY.

DISPENSED. reitrags, Patent Medicines, do

Chery's Road, HONGKONG,

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To a naval Power like Great CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM Erane, B.E, songs, Mr.

HERE nothing so good for muscular violin solos Bergt A. B. Allen, D.P. Britain, which is contemplating them canine, stage songs Corp. A adoption on a large scale of oil fuel, of the mescles, bruises and like injuries as Sapper C

the opening up of another souros o supply in of the highest importand

Chatberlain's Pain Balmak wil Malork

ofte ku Inas time this day cộhar trosimer Wot ade by All Chamlach and Stock C

Manila hotel proprietors are urging the imperative zeed of legislation-You-

DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE

AVOIDKE

IPHTHERIA is usually contracted

treparen, the child's system for the resep tion and development of the diphtheria When there are ossos of diphtheria

the situation. The gunners made one or and others who secure board and lodging old the cod two sorties but generally the Duke without paying therefor winning a hard game, Result:- were attacking, but in rain, the kunders

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CHILDREN 8"OULDS.

17HY let the children rack their litile bailes in such a 'distressing manner

GST NEVER FAILS..

in the neighborhood children that have Emolda should be kept at home and of the HAMBERLAI'S Colla Cholers and street until recovered Give them's han Diarchpen Bomedy in all its name berlain's Cough Remedy and they will m impline, It cures diarrhoss and dysentery have to remain, 86 home long. It also arah nieither children or adelle, and was most out theulture beds, whils wollent cases of cramp colle or pain Ju foblld's throat When Mothkal give way to a few dowed of 3214 delnindus the risk