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THE CHINA MAIL.

PANIC AMONG THE CANTON

OFFICIALS.

LADIES' GOLF SHED

BURNI

WHEN we say that there is a panic amongst the officials in Canton, we must not be understood to mean that they have lost their heads, but merely that they are taking steps which, were we of the west to take, would indicate that a very grave crisis was approach ing, which, unless it were met by the most stringent measures would eventuate in overwhelming calamity. We recently referred to the im-new bungalow is erected.

The mashed utilised by the lady members at the Fas Ling Golf Club: was burns, completely down this morning The fire originated in the kitchen and spread with great rapidly gutting the sunt in a few minutes. The damage in to axtessivo,

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AND

DEATH.

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WILLIAM MORTON SMITH, on March 6th, 1914, at Chinwangtan, in his 64th year.

MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.

Hongkong Volunteer Reserves man

Devre in conjunction with the Army

and Navy.

MEMOS. FOR "TO-MORROW.

of the Kwangtang province. It was

stated by the Governor-General that

it was difficult to find the nieans of carrying on the local government, and that it was impossible at present to disband any appreciable number of the "People's Ariny." -----Notwith- standing this, we are surprised to see that within the last day or an the Viceroy has issued a notification in which he has offered buge rewards for the persons of those whom he regards

The attention of laly members directed a notice in our advertisement chimns which states that there will hë accommodation for ladies until the

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL "AND GENERAL

F.M.S. Moorhen " yesterday.

AN INTERESTING MOVEMENT.

-If the plans are carried out of the Hands Around the PacifaMovement which

WEDNESDAF, MARUH 36, 1014

THE SANITARY BOARD, THE BANDMANN OPERA

`HONGKONG'S #STORM - WATER DRAINS.

COMPANY

THE OPENING PERFORMANCE.

the Bandon Dumpsny will begin thait To-morrow seaning in the Theatre Rayal short son in Englang, when they wit

Mr. D. W Truthin presidel at the now protky fairly untranched from San pans to Manila by way of Hawaii, ordinary meeting of the Sinnitary Board There werk, present the Fiji New Zealand, Australis and Jars, the stunlay whole Pacific will be united in a joint proton, Mr. Churchill: Col. Irwin, Dr. Produce Ob! On Delphina" This pica motion campaign to induce the tourist and lack olien Other of Health), Dr. stated to have orga most emphatic Fitzwilliams, Messrs. F. BL Buwhy, hit at the Shaftesbury Theatre, in London, the investor of the world to visit and trare Ng Een T. Chan Rai Ming and Mr.Whilst it has a pandid american rogatation around the Pariác

As a bright brvexy and go-ahead show Ora its production in Calcutte, the Prem 'na- * claimed it as being as fuùng mà “* Cheriey'm

Aunt"

..

Mr. Alexander Hume Ford, editur, of the.

leaders in the Hands Around the Pacific work, now making a tour around the Pacife, is in Hongkong for a few days and hoper that this city, will decide to unite with the Movement.

B W. Hamilton (worotury). -

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Afr. Bonely in mealshoe with notice Mid-Pacific Magazine, and one of the asked the appended questions

(-How many of the sewer flushing

Delphine, in a terrible quarrel, with her. tanks mentioned out pagis 2 and -24 of Mr. Osbert Chadwick's pre- artist hasband Victor Julihena, divorsva limiunry report on the Smitury hint and married Alphasse Eucholte, who condition of. Flongkang dated 10ths had just divorced his wife Simone, and April, 1903, are now in operation | Vioter, to be revenged on Delphine, married" and bow many additional dading | Simone. Delphine and. Simone were beteck tinkų ard now in operation for the|1ivals and the four pondu meet at the mome City sewers ?

hotal xt. Brüst where the fish, Aet in hi

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Speaking to our reporter of the way in which other cities are promoting their interests far and wide, Mr. Ford and';

the

La Honolulu our Chamber of Com- marco and Merchants' Association! mob appoist two members of the Promotion Committee and the committee electas Afth.member. This Committee attends to arrived, here the Publicity work of the lands. It is

subsidized t the Goterament Sadhana Association, the Chamber

Canimerce and the people reunally. Moreover we voluntarily tax ourselves ten cents on each ton of goods coming into Hawaii, the sum to be spent in making. the interests of the islands knows abroad.

had to contend with free sugar, today wa

Honolulu, for there is a constant stream: (

!;

The French river guabost “Vigilante sailed this morning.

Another cans of suspected cholers he,

to the Tulation Hospital.

to be inimical to the stability of tae been removed from the quarantined junke The rvou t has bean, that although we hava | State. The general edict refers to the measures which he himself took to defeat the rebels last summer, and to

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(i))--In the report above mentioned Mr. [the husbanda baring bean called up on. Chadwick offered to equider the their annual 28 days military service. It question of flushing the storm fölbein's custom to go to Tours buk water, drained further when Buchotte was always there so he fixed pa

have never had such prosperous times in

ņ

of

It is expected that the deferred jungmones.spending tourists that fill every

ship

the auccess which followed his efforts. ment in the Origin 1. Jaris liction active that e me from the mainland to the (jii. the water of the nullahs into lending. Delphine to him to hoodwink ·

The Great Western Smelting and Reining Company versus T. P. Marques (Macao) will be delivered early next week. -

is'ands.

Seventeen pisers of clothing valued at 860, two articles of jowellary, valued ntin à

anited

PA

We abo have in Honolulu sa Club

Advertisment Club He then adds a meed of 'pruise to

"Ad which was organized to those who acted with him, though,

we luncheon" discuss the best way from the fighting that went on, it

of advertising. But the merchants soon worried

and, moreover talking ahog would appear that the task they

Hawaii they discovered that advertising

best form of undertook was neither difficult nor

way was the very

bly) dangerous. Those who were induced 810, and 890 in money have been stolen advertising and brought immensurably

more business to themselves to take sides against the Government, from a Chinese shopkeeper living at the " Ad" Club, in now the great | individant cilvertising could The Bandmann Opera Co. at Theatre if reports are to be believed, suffered much more than any of General

A number of pot palms have been Lung's army ever could have suffered placed today on the steps forming the under the existing circumstances. As base of the Queen Victoria memorial. to the gist of the notification. The Their bright foliage lends a welcome touch of colour to Statue Square, which since the

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General Memoranda.

SATURDAY, March 28:-

at Hongkong Hotel.

8p0s and Cambridge, Dinner Governor-General proceeds to offer big rewards for the persons of certain rebels, and certainly the money is enough to tempt those who see it

Serate Mean, H E.V.C., Dinner at

Volunteer Headquarters. SUNDAY, March 29-

J.A.m-Excursion to MacAO, MONDAY, March 3-

11 a.m-Chins Suger Refining Co's

Meeting.

11.15 m. - Luzon Sugar Refining Co's

Meeting.

Noon.-H. K. & Whempos Dock Co's

Meeing,

20 Lung Fat Lane.

45

bring, so

Any

[ruthless destruction of its trees has looked them visitors in the town to addr

vory bare,

plota plan of the draine was before bim: a footnote states that the rest. Buchatta would have guine to Tours plan then (in 1902) being pre- but for the fear of meeting Ju; may bo' pared: was such plan prepared and too want to Beest. To Breat there al submitted to Mr. Chadwick ? if not, I comes J libesu's rich dadle who has not why not go, what further re been told of the divorce because he wan emmendations did ho submit? and fond of Delphine and the nephew is to what extent have suele recon-expectant of the good things in the uncle's monelation been succivil sub?

will, so Jolibeau worries poor Buchette

the old ancle. Buchotte is dreadfully. jealous of his wife x d keeps a parrok which cries Oh! Oh! Delphine" whenever she ogles another man-which wu pratty often. To make things worse for Buchotte, Delphins and Jolibeau think their divorce has been a big mistake and start their courtship afresh. The Buchotte's Colonel a great Indy's man and when Bochotte to protect Delphine from him attentions, introduces. Famin carpet seller an his wife. the Colonel pats him un- der arrest to get him out of the way. But though Julibeau through these fortunate events fa able to have things pretty much his own wAY he awkward and anxious menta

for dushing the storm water drains rocommended by Mr. Chadwick? It net, why not? (iv)-Havo all inneressary storm water drujus been filled up as recommend ed by Mr. Chudwiek? (v.)-What means exist of flushing and cleansing the storm water drains of the City in the dry sonson? and what stega no being taken in this dry on to Rund and cleanse stel drains.

promotion neat to the islands. When the Pr.mation. Committee has been in mend the Ad Club has raised $30,000 gold in « single day to carry o on the good work. (Ti.)-What officer or officers are now in The Club used to sit down to lunch once

only a dozen members of charge of (a) the maintenance and (b) the cleaning of (1) the sewers the Ad-Club

weck. but they began to

to javite the most

and (2) the storm water drains of thes City and what staff is em and tell how these things are don

Tod·

ployed by these" "Warki 7- the club has five members and

sometimes.

three | (vii.)-When was the covered nullah, frau hundred of

of them sit down to lunch on

above Wanchai marken to the sea The Advoca's of Tadin sostent in Tuesdays to her from some distinguished

Les cleansed? of an affiliated club elsewhere.

Thers is one in Wellington, another in clubs has spread around the Pacific. Sydney with more than a thousand mem bere, one in Perth, West Australia with organized in Manila with several hundred five hundred members, and ene recently

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|

•had

whole show is one Inng scream. Thu second act is laid at the Villa Primn-se. while the third and lush sot la laïd at the recop ion room of the hotel..

The play will be beautifully staged, and

dangling before them to try to get with much regret that we have to announce The idea of these weekly Incheon (viji.)--When were the other storm water most of the new artistes take part in it.

hold of it if they can. No less a sum than $60,000 is offered for the person of Ch'an Kwing-ming, who was Viceroy at the time of the

the death of the Bombay Gazette. The staff know nothing the Ensing down of the paper until March 9 when they arrived to carry on their work as usual. The beads of the departments were then called in to

3 p.m.-Sale-of Crown Land at P.W.D. outbreak. This is a big sum, and Mr the head office, and were informed that is members. but they als mest once a week,

TOKAY, March 31 --*

Non-H N. Rope C's. Meeting. 5,15" p.m. -Hongkong Club General

Meeting.

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Может, Арні! 15

SH.. Ice Co's." "ee ing. SATURDAY, April 11

First Gymkhana Meeting of Season.

had been decided to conse publication. and discuss first what is best for their own Ch'an must still be regarded, a8 This step was come to by the directors at x 1 city, and then what is best to prontute the

of the commerce di Pacific, in which they are meeting on the 8th last. The directors are all interested. J, E. Woolacott Robert Kennedy, Bir

time Shapurji Ernacha and Colenal Collie Blen Hongkong, will have here s polly lazonfere kinsopp (on leave).. Mr. J. E. Woolacott clab, where the u met datinguished non managing editor, was appointed on Novem: who visit the city will be invitad to, and her 1. Employed in the works are ten Europeans luncheon clube, the Gore nor of the Stats

from the coming

Statesman, Calcutta

slcutta meet your people. In most of these and 400 Indiana. The Rombay Gazette or province in the actual presiding pre- was the oldest pap r in Western India videot, and I trust that your governer here will take sufficient interest to appoint a Among its editors have been J. M. Maclean, Grattan Geary, and G. O Plinston.

Committee that will enquire, into this! movement about the

and per

great menace to the stability of the present authorities. For the person of Tang Hia 820,000 are offered, and this sum is promised also to those who can get hold of and retain. Che Chap-sun. Then there follow the names of others for each of whom $8,000 are offered, if they can be arrested and brought safely to the | Canton officials. But hurtlier than this. The second section of the notifi cation points out that there are men Hosokong, Weḥnriday, March 25, 1914 of money who are believed to be

The Chinx Mail.

THE ULSTER CRISIS.

visiting Canton with a view to foment-

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

ing another revolution and, though it on board the "Katori Maru.". is difficult to get hald of such persons,

mmmm

..

Mr. A. G, Steven, manager of the Hong if they can be discovered and arrested kong and Shanghai Bank at Shanghai, latest telegrania to hand and proved to be connected with any arris, & here to-day indicate that the situation in Ulster section of rebels, whatever property

THE

is at present even more reassuring they happen to possess shall be con- Among the passengers who strived to-day

haps indace Hongkong to join in with this general movement to make the Pacific better known as the attra

attractive

The Pi

ervising penund of

of the world tourist... is iblicity Committee of

Foo of Viji supported by the Chamber of Commerce. and the Government In New Zealand the Mr Len d'Almada left today for Home Government has its own tourist berman,

but in several of the cities thers are inde

clubs of all of the citizens who pendent clut make their city and its surroundings more attractive to the tourist, who is tempted in large numbers, and many of them become investors The Australian States anch have their Coe rnment. Tourist BurEJUS which jointly spend millions a year inducing and taking care of the tourist, and this work is supplemented by the weekly luncheon promotion the different

There citios.

clubs have brought the transportation companies, the Government and the people together to act as a united force for the interest of the country, and it seems to me that the time is soon coming when Chins wil be glad to induce the tourist to travel through the length and

of her land, and they

of the good qualities of the people and the Chinese Before Mr. Hazeland Lais afternoon, something of the foreigner and that he is Takes a source bat two men and two women-one of whom not a source of danger, was nearly blind-were charged with mwasiting and contructing an Indian con

TAILORING DEPT than it was yesterday. Nothing discated and given to those who were by the English mail were Mzi. J. Swire

NEW & RELIABLE

MATERIALS for

coats and trousers

special interest, has occurred, unless

Bombay.

OBSTRUCTING A CONSTABLE.

responsible for their arrest. In addio Marseilles and Mr. D. Baakell from we take into consideration the fresh tion to this 3200 are to be given fr debate, that took place yesterday in encl person so arrested and proved the House of Commons on the intro to be a member of such a party. duction of the Army Estimates, Lastly, it is notified that any person There is little in it worth commenting who gives any assistance or offers an upon. One of the Daionist members, asylum to any of these rebels shall be Mr. Amets, moved a reduction treated in the same way as the rebels because he was of opinion that "the themselves, and be regarded as rebels Government were not entitled to use to all intents and purposes.

stable at West Point.

the Army for Party purposes." It is It will be seen from the document | Me, J. H. Gardiner defended.. This party and his party alone who that the Chinese are reverting to the

will

learn to

Fearo

Foru

oating)

.

drains in the Wanchai district last eleased ?

The replies from the Vice-President ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. (the Hon. Mr. E. A. Churchili) were:--

1-(a) 40; b.), 10.

2-(a) and (b.) Record" plans have

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alien Memo“.

boen ing. They were not sub-rial and Affiliated Hospitala begs to mitted in Mr. Chadwick probably acknowledge with thanks the following for the reason that the flushing of donations to the fands of the Fospitala all storm water drains, was not Thoresen and Co...

Wendt and CS. considered necessary.

3-0) No. (b) In the dry seas

there would not be sufficient water. In any case, a storm "water drain

Cruz, Basto and. Co., Hughes and Hough W. C. Jack and Com

and Walsh

is not usually flushed, since it only Lamke and Rogge...

N.

dy and Co.

Midy

Funy, and C...

takes storm water. Ver. But it is not possible to make out, and 100. certain that there is no unknown Noronha and Co. nd disused storm water drain in Percy Smith Sath and, Fleming Victoria. It is considered, bow- Sander Weiler and Co...

Visira and Co. ever, that the large building opera- | Warren and Co. tions in recent years have resulted Weissman, Ltd. in the discovery of all or very nearly all.

and their despatch would not materially

5.-Storm water drains are not flushed. Open nulluùs and channels are cleaned by the Sanitary Depart alert the situation in home waters.

Lieutenant J. Pepys, 2nd Battalion, meat in the usual way. CoveredKing's Own Light Infantry, will join the mullahs and channels are cleaned rife qualifying class at Hythe on 4th by the Public Works Department. March. 6.1 executive engineer, 1 assistant engineer, 1 European overscor, 2. foremen and 60 coolies are regular ly employed. It moro are equined, they are engageal accordingly 7-On January, 20th and 20th. Int. 8-AB elosed nulloha and channels "were cleaned at the end of Jsau

ary, 1914, by the Public Works Departament

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

and China Express.""]

It cannot be gainsaid that the British

Captain R. L. Borton, Boyal Garrison Artillery, posted to No. 80: Company, Hongkong, has been in the service for over 19 year, and reached his present rank in 1900, whilst campaigning in South fries. In the latter we he was possent

various actions in Orange River Colony, including the bombardement of Cronje's laager at Paardeberg, and the actions of Poplar and Driefontein (Queen's modal with three clasps) ¦

From, the Arny Supplementary Esti-- mates it appears that the additional Patimuted expenditure on account of tha Indian troops sent to Hongkong" in 1912

Bear-Admiral John G. J. Hanmer bas been awarded a natal persion" of "£100 year in the pisen of the late Rear,

of revenue and a deceminator of knowledge. At the Panama Exposition in 80 Francisco, we expect to have all of the (Ey the Correspondent of the London is £45,000, tourist barms and Publinity Committees of the Pacife working together, shoulder The prosecution alleged that the con- to shoulder in a parision weile lands.

All Pacific for present

and have been endeavouring, or at least untocratic ways of the past. The pro-stuble was making inquiries regarding unformation concerning to do tes Government has not honourably kept ita Admiral John E. Stokes. Adraizal Hog

have been advocating and sym-niises remind us of the days when rosking an arrest when the defendante work is done between the pret of 1909 so far as the Eastern flectir, who is now in his 76th year, servéd.

obstruction, and was on the point of There they

work srid when the pro

proper surrounded him.

ments of the Pacific and the transportation concern that feet composed of the in the Chius War of 1858, being present- coming season af whom it may be safely predicted are head of a highwayman in England or

companies, the business men and the people, East Indies Squadron, China Squadron, at the capture of Taka Forta, and took there will be a flow of people to the Fife and the New Zealand Division. Is that Part in the North China Expedition two that will benefit all that live on its whores,

Government undertook to years later. and it is to forward these objects that the ear the

Mr. E. Dingle who has just returned quite moderate Party purpover. Happily that pre-when the Chinese officials delighted and shy pushed him out:

Hands Around-the Pacific Movement has station a battle cruiser ni Engship in been organized, with the heads of nearly all East Indian waters, to Read the New home from the Far East on appointment of the Pacific Governments controlling its Zealand gift Dreadnought to the China foreman of stares at Chatham, has pality.

prices.

Patterns with pleasure.

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,

0. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Druggiata

REAS REDUCTIONS IN

PRICES.

IPTIONS ACCURATELY.

DISPENSED.

Patent Medicines, &o

Опис Воль, Наха

'puthising with certain Army officers, thousand pounds were offered for the

The defence was that the constable use the Aray for of what transpired fifty years ago, led a man into the defendants' house

Case proceeding.

Conservatives, Lo ̧

cinus piece of audacity has been to frighten foreigners by placing n effectively curbed and the officem henry price upon their heads. In have been allowed to return to their addition to this, it seems that special regiments—a concession which only precautions are to be taken to protect

SPORTING:

Lawn Tennis.

HIGKONÓ CRICKET CLUB TOURNAMENT.

1901

Station in ⚫ similar copacity, and to bad, says the Naval and Military He otherwise improve the fighting efficiency Viow, an experience probably unique for of the naval forces in the East and Far Dockyard official - He wa the serious aspect of the present crisis the railway, especially as now thered and again searched the premises,

Eat. The Swidiaura was certainly sent Devonport Dockyard until warmnts. As Mr. Ramsay Macdonald are niglit traits roaning Ita and though it does not appear trom

to the East Indian, but she cannot be when on the termination of the war be pertinently pointed out in the course thought that such a train will afford the report that anything of a suspi-

rogarded as a high speed modern battle tween Japan and Basis, of Monday's debate, officers have facilities for traitors getting into cious nature was found, the owner of

cruiser, or have the promised three pointed to Wei-hal-vei. In modern araisoen yad reached that Statlon turned to Devonport, and reaal shown no scruples in obeying the Cautan, and, therefore, the Chinese the dwelling was marched off to the Club's lawn tennis tournament were played with regard to the China Squadron, to Sydney. To consequence

Two matches in the Hongkong Cricketly on kas joined the fag them, until March, 1010, whom he was orders of Government when told to section_nnist be quarded with the ramen and kept there for hirther ex-uts overing. In: the profesional cours

guards and amination. We think there are dangers AE W Salt and G. E. Marley 60, the request of the home Government to Dockyard at the latter port B. P. H. Lang sad B. Stokes best in trus that New Zealand consented at monwealth Governziens taking should not, and neither should they pickets are pusted throughout the threatening and that the officials know and W. H. Ford and CG, Clarke allow the New Zealand to ho kope in home transferred to Hongkong last July have dared to do so in the case of any city and there seems to be all round it. They are wise, therefore, to take 60, 4–6, B-7.

best L N. Murphy and H.: 0; Bandfoodwatore, and instead the battleship/now ho han kom slected to obstinate part of Ireland. The Army almost feverish activity as if the was stringent precautions in ord

suppress strike rioting. Of course they utmost care,

has no concern with the political more known by the officials, by deans sarve order. On the other aspect of any question. Their duty of their secret service, than is known think that this offer

is clear: they have merely to do by the main the street All-this certain individ

what they as instructed to do; not means additional worry to the poo

what they think they should do, but, alas, from that there seems to be

As Mr. Asquith pointed out, the escape. A day or so, ag

fabric of the State would be dispapers reported that soldiers ent

solved if the Army were to appraise the house of

policy of Government. All true and, with without

British patriots will hope that never

inay such a blemisli. be east

will

their

Triumph, a sister of the Swiftsure, was at Chatham caused by the wond to swing at her moorings in Hong Bigby. Since us has left ACkiams coolis was set to the kong hackade. As a matter of fact the Dingli, who is a native of Dersang Governmwat Civil Hospital auxering from China Squadron her bean weakened. The much rospostedy has with his wife

stab wound in the

farbarm which is semenred aruiser Defones and the light family travelled. Alleged to have bang dưng by hros

have been withdrawn the eqtator twic

bran

sre stated to from the

„000 mifle, "and"