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SOGAR REFINING IN JAPAN,

EXCESSIVA PROTECTION OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MARCH 22 1910

SÂN FRANCISCO'S ORIENTAL

"NEWSPAPERS,

San Francisco's Oriental newspapers are the

· FORMOSA" INDUSTRY, ··

Wolder of the journalistic world. There are Tho Nichi Nizki publishes an interview with eight of them, all dailies-four Chiness and a certain prominant business man who is in four Japanese. Each has its own building, terested in the suger industry regarding its really metropolitan staff of reporters and wri- future in Japan Proper and in Formosa. Thirters, and an editor whose sense of news values authority declares that the Government isisas acute and up-to-date as the average giving too much protection to the sugar indus. Americ.n's, try in Formor even at the cost of its decline in Japan Proper and he is inclined to believe that though the industry is in a very prosperous condition in Formosa st present, the excessive protection may ultimately lead to an advarse reaction The writer proceda

Contrary to general expectation, por haps, the Chinese papers are the largest and best. They are located within two blocks of one another in the rehabilitated Chinese quarter, which is now 'one of the bandsomest and most substantial as well as most sauitary sectious of the uew San Francisco.. A modern" two-story" concrete building is the humblest domicile of the San Francisco Chinese news rapers while a four story brickţie, the meat pretentious. The other two are thres nories in height and gieo of brick,

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BANK ACCOUNTANTS DEATH.

·BAD CASE OF CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM,

On February 16, an inquity was held at Ken. sington with reference to the death of Percy Russell, a bank accountant, who died at an hotel at South Kensington on February 12,

Mta. Russell, widow of a stockbroker, mid that the deceased, who was ker soo, had been in a bank at San Francisco, and after the earthquake he was sent to Shanghai and Hongkong. After leaving San Francisco, be took to drink, and last year was sent home to England on sick leave, owing to his intom. perate babits. In London, be was seen by |„Dr. Hazligan, the medical officer of the bank, who said he had kidney discare. For a short time he was in the Keeley Institute. He came to the hotel on December 21, and while there ke bad been drinking henvily, and had been told by the doctor that if he did not stop he would kill himself. He did not vsemi to carO to go abroad again. The was pouse drunk, but much, as he and failed to pass bis examination

was peculiar and had delusions,

To-day's Advertisements.

LEGAL.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that from 1910, the Offices of the undersigned Solicitors and after. TUESDAY, the 28th March, and Notaries, will be REMOVED to the First Floor of PRINCE'S BUILDINGS, Ice House Streat, (opposite the King Edward Hotel),

JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1910.

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"BEN" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

S.5. "BENVENUE," FROM ANTWERP, MIDDLESBRO,'

LONDON AND STRAITS.

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"The existance of a feeling of antagonism between the sugar men of Japan and Formosa Marising out of a conflict of their interests would be mest deplorable from the standpoint of na tivzal economics. · Since the revelation of the notorious. - scandal that has shaken tis fuundation, the public has come, by believe three tropery and one single-story buildings the credit of Japasibre económic circles, to

The Japanese, newspapers are domiciled in

that commption in some shape or other is Two are ct frame and two of brick. They are inseparably ttached to the sugar industry pro scattered over a considerabia area, about belf blem. In such circumstarges, it is not un.

a mile apart, pod but ace is near the Chinese natural that those who are interested in the insection. This is the Teló, rapli de Sacramento dustry are refrainiş garone say movement hav.

near Stockton streets. The Joko Shimbun or log the nbjé of securing he protection of the Japanese Daily Név a occupies a former dwal State. Looked at from the viewpoint of eng-house and has the smallest circulation of consumer, the present policy of the Goverall-i-subscription-list-being-about-two then-times the deceased would stop in bed all day..ect to rent

ment leaves much room for improvement, and it is almost certain that, uniris the silustion is ameliorated, an active agitation against the Government will break out sooner or later.

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sand copies. The New World, boused in a frame building at Geary and i owell streets, bas the osty Web Perfecting (flat bed) Press in the city with a capacity of six thousand twelve page papers per hour, while the Japanese cmerican bas the best building and most up- tordaio equipment, generally of the Japanese dailier.

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When Fermoss Well into Japan's posses: sign or a result of the Japan-Chins War the Government set about the encouragemtapt of the sugar industry on the islued by according every available. Assisture in its devalop

The Chincas papers, in sharp contrast to ment. Protection or encouragement is given their Japanese contemporaties, have each a in various forms and under different pames, marked individuality, a strong policy and a de- and it is estimated, tha ahogether Formosa finite aim aside from mones-getting. The Tar crude saga: rece.vas assistante amou. ingung. Yol Fo or Chinese Free Preis is probably to 70 to ga per cent. of it. value. It is unt the most aggressive and forceful in this regard. surprising, therefore, that the suganindustry in is the 'ficial organ of the Chinese Free For youais becoming moje nine prosperous. Mason Society, a very powerful organization So far 40 million yeni capital has been

which bas thousands of wealthy members, and invested in the industry on the island, and the to which about one-eighth of the entire Chin. anpual production is returned at 3comillion kin.

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Mary Duke, the, manageress of the hotel, denied all knowledge of the deceased's intem- perate habits. She said that when he first cime to the hotel he had a companion. All spirtis were entered by the book-keeper.

Norah Pepper, a chambermaid, said some

Frequently she had taken him up two bottles of gin a day, and he had appeared dazed. She had, however, never reported it to the management.

The mother stated that the person referred to as a companido was really an attendant from a dipsomania institute,

Grace Ackerman, the book-keeper, produced her books, which showed that while this com panion was in attendance upon the deceased there was no diminution in the supply of drink. Sometimes there would be two bottles of spirits, besides wine, supplied each day. Since the companion left there had been generally sup plied two bottles of spirits per day and wine in addition. The witness also admitted that the books showed as much as 115 and 145. charged per day for spirits..

Dr. Arthur Grayling, living at Forest Gate who had known deceased from childhood, said deceased was a man kaówa among bis clats as "soakor," who was constantly "cipping," but

Dever drunk.

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Dr. Bridges, who was called after death, said his postmortem showed signs that the deceased suffered from excessive alcoholism in the principal organs and that dealb was due to proumbuis and Bright's disease, accelerated by excessive alcoholism.

The jury returord a verdict that death was due to chronic alcoholism.

The sugar industry in Japan Proper, on the

A very interesting Chinese daily is the Sai other hand, is receiving practically no parti Gli Pai Po or Chinese Porld, edited by a cular protection except an annual subsidy of young, California-ban Chinese named Roberta Y50,000 which the Government is defraying L. Pat. The World is probably the most for the encouragement of the industry in Ckinnhoroughly Amencanized of San Francisco's wa prefecture, This is a mere bagatelle com Oriental papers, It has a staff photographer, a pared with what the Government is doing for corps of reporters who can wille a news-story Formosa. When the revised tariff comes into in English as well as in Chinese, and who operation and the duty on code sugar is raised caver the police counts, city hall, incom to so per cent, the refiners will be prevented rg and outgoing seamers, with remark from using cheap-fara sugna'ns¬at piesent, able boroughness, The World: publishes and will be obliged to use

Cycols and will Formosa daily half-tones of news sugar, which is comparatively higher in soon install an engraving plant-a dignity to price. The market price” of sugar, turned which pu Oriental paper in Amesica bas yet out by using the Formosa"material will be stained. The World is an afternoon paper Y2.0 per 10 kin at the lowest. Such so and, while having un telegraphic service, priots increase in the price will be keenly felt by the very compie e line of cable news, translated consumer, who will no doubt he gradually and "boiled down "finin the American more- obliged in dispense with the use of white sugaring papers. It has correspondents all over the altogether in favour of browo. Thus the sugar Pacific Coast and a representative at Peking refiners in Japan will bé plusged into difficulty who occasionally wires some news item of im- side by side with the growing prosperity of the poriance iù addition to his regular mailier. Formosa sugar mes. Ar present 110 million vice. The circulation, though small not exceed kin of java sugar is nouually imported | ing five thousand copies; is almost unlimited into fapar, but it is computed that one, grographically. "The World goes to a score of third of this amount,—that is, 40 million different American cities, and has subscribers kib, is to be obisited · from Formosa in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and Hawaii. this year, The decline of the refioing The Chung Sai Ya Po has for its editor Industry in Japan will not be conducive to the perhaps the best konwa English-speaking advantage of Formosa in the long run, as the | Chinese in the West. This is Ng Poon Chèw falling-off in the demand for crude sugar toge who ranks with Wu Ting-fang as a celestial ther with the growing increase of production humorist and raconteur. Ng Poon Chew is will result in the loss of the equitibsi: m be? | faud of saying that he is almost American-bore. tween demand and supply. Altogether it looks | " If I had come fourteenu jeara cailior," he êx- Inevitable that a serious question will arise on

presses it," would have been ay Americap this subject unless the Government is induced citizo. I have 'always regretted that I did to pay more attention to the welfare of sugar, ant, but when I arrived bare it was too late,h refiners in Japan Proper,"~Japan Chronicle.

Mr. Ng (io Chinese the family name comes firat),is in continual demand as a lecturer, aud makes a great deal of copy for the American papers by hs quaint, forceful re- marks, before classes at Catifnenia and Stand- ford Universities, women's clubs, at banquets, tic. fle was educated in American schools, and speaks English as well as any foreigner could. He is very pa icular about the diction used in his paper, and has two Chinese associa tion editors with all sorts of college degrees to write editorials and keep literary errors out of ibe Chung Sai Yat l'e.

KOGRY COMPETITION.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB 09. THE NAVY,

Yesterday the Club met the Navy in the abovs competition as the Hongkong Football Club ground before a large gathering of spec tators. The Club had an easy wia. The teams lined up as follows..

H.K.F.C: Black barn; Oliver, Kilby, Pearce, Ferrier; Claxton, Clarke; Lester, "Temperley, Mclinib, Robertson, Courtney, Ravesbill, La Fontaine and Hutchison,

Navy Piddack Aannheim, Heppel, Camp: bell, Crowley; Glaister, Turner; Highton, Dennison, While, Johns, Lubbock, Sioman, Heapon and Davies.' ..

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The Navy opened, the kathe, and a good and fast one it was. The Club made a good few runs.up ihr field, but no tres could they make. Later Claxton got possession of the leather and passed it to Pearce, the fatter on return passed it to Piddock, who made na excellent, try. This was taken by Mellahib, who scored the first goal for the Club The play was now very close and both teams

The New Bra is a paper with a unique blas tory, it was established by the Yee family, which is the clan from which nearly all the Clinese laundrymen-come. For hundreds of years the Yers have been wasbee, wasbee men, and the departure of one of that kin from this time-honoured profession to the racks of journalism caused a rupture which for many years was dot bosled. The New Era is now, however, controlled by a stock company, and is pablished in a four story brick building of noble proportions and excellent appointment.

FAR EASTERN POLITICS.

"ATTACK UPON DRITISH POLICY,

London, March 17,

CRICKET.

TELEGRAPHS & DODWELLS' C.C. v.

CIVIL SERVICE C.C.

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This League match was played at Happy Valley on Saturday, afternoon, and resulted in a win for the Telegraphs & Dodwells' C.C. by 5 wickets: Scores

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CIVIL SERVICE C.C.

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P. T. Lamble, b Oliver „.............................. R. E..O. Bird, c Matson, b Oliver...... & A, R. Sutherland, b Shields,......................

R. A. Raven, b Oliver

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ONSIGNEES of Carge, are: hereby informed that all Goods are being landed' at their risk into the hazardous `and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

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To-day's Advertisements.

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NOTIOR.

is bereby notified that the Supply of Water to Shaukiwan East and West will TURNED ON in the public mains during following hours only :

6 am. to ga.m.

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority.

Public Works Department,

Hongkong, aist March, 1910,

the

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ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE FRATERNITY

QF

FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.

Ltd, DISTRICT GRAND LODGE OF HONGKONG

AND SOUTH GRINA.

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowna, and all Goods remain.

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tog andelivered after the 29th inst, will be sub-

“All Claims against the Steamer must be pre- sented to the Undersigned on or before the sih prox, or they will not be recognized.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the agih inst., at 11 A,M.

No Fire Insurance has been affected, Bitis of Lading will be countersigned by

GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., ...

Agents. Hongkong, asud March, 1910

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TSINGIAO DOCK.

A PROSPEROUS TIME.

Writing under date Tsingtao, toth inst., the correspondent of the N. C. D. News states >

The Tsingtao Dock seems to be 'having a very prosperoos time to judge from the amount of work which is accomulated about the, place and the strenuous overtime on which the hands are working. An attempt to cut down the privilege of the operatives resulted a few “dayn ago in a little unpleasantness. Owing to the pressure of work'the manager gave notice that the custom of closing at half-past five on Satur day when the wages ware to be paid (which had, previously been 439) would be discon- tinued, and work would continue as usual till

This seemed to be the proverbial last stram, and the Chinese employees throw' down their tools aud-alked out. The manager and superintendent attempted to make them return to work, but without success. They were soon surrounded by a yelling mob, each man screech: ing his own particular grievance in the usya Chinese style. It came to such a pitch that sime of the crowd threw stones at the manager, but without any serious result. The police were called in and the matter was settled in some way, the details of which are not known. At all events the operatives went back to work The next day and all seams to be going on as usnal

In view of the fact that the

mon are well paid for the over-time, it would seem that they

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THE Installation of Wor, Bro. THOMAS GRAND MASTER of Hongkong and South China, E.0, will take place at a SPECIAL MEETING of District Graud Lodge to be held at the. Masonic HALL, Zetland Street, Hongkong, on THURSDAY, 24th "March, 1910, at 6 F.M.

FREDERICK HOUGH as DISTRICT

The Installation Caramony will be performed by Right Wor, Bro, Sir G. PAUL CHATER, Kt, CM.G., District Grand Master of Hong- Long and South China E..O.

Mambar unattached to Lodges in the Disk trict, who may be desirous of attending the above meeting, are requested to be at Masonic Hall, on WEDNESDAY, 23rd instant, at 5 p.m., when they will be accommodated as far as possible with tickets of admissiou,

A. O'D, GOURDIN, D. G. Secretary/ Hongkong, z2nd March; 1910,

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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

FROM CALCUTTA, Penang AND

SINGAPORE.

THE Steamship

"CATHERINE APOAN," having arrived from the above Foris, Cog sigases of Cargo are hereby informed that their God will be delivered from, alongside.

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Cargo impeding the discharge will be landed once, at Consignees risk and expense. Cargo remaining on hoard after 4 P.1., of the 24th inst, will be subject to rant.

Consignees of Cargo from SINGAPORE, and PENANG are requested to take IM- MEDIATE DELIVERY of their Goods charge of the vessel will be landed and stored from alongside, such Cargo impading the dis at Consignnes' risk and expenss.

No Fire Insurance has been offected, Bills of Lading will be countersigned by

DAVID SASSOON & O., LIMITED,

Agenta Hongkong, zand March, 1910.

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Intimations. SAUSAGES

OWN MAKE

EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS,

Pure Pork

AND

Beef Sausages

at 35 cents & 25 cents per lb.

THE DAIRY FARM Uo., LTD.

Hongkong, tath February, 1910,

ASAHI BEER SAPPORO BEER

TO RE OBTAINED

FROM ALL WINE DEALERSİ

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THE

"HINA PROVIDENT · LOAN AND

MORTGAGE CO. LD.

(Capital Paid Up...$1,250,000)

Loans on Mortgage of Honsa Property, &c. Goods received on Storage. Advances made on Merchandise. Loans made on the Provident System.

(Rates and Farticulars on application),

-THE OFFICE OF TRUSTBI, XXBOUTOR OF 'WILLS, ATTORNEY, &c., Undertaken and Exsenied.

SHEWAN, TOMES & 06,

General Managuru.

Hongkong, vath March, Tink,

SALON-CINEMA THEATRE,

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WYNDHAM (FLOWER) STREET, OPPOSITE GENERAL POST OFFICAL

ENTERTAINMENT IN HONGKONG.

COMIC and DRAMATIC FILMS.

from England to proceed with the opening of Miss JESSIE THORNE, Australian Soubrette,

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would have little ground for complaint, li

R.O. Hutchison, c Shields, b Waterboute

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J. McEwen, b Waterboase.com

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A. G. Pole, & b Shields...

sbows how narrow a margin there is at all times in the relations of the Chinese and their employers..

J. Mackay, c Lack, b Shields

BEST

L. E. Brett not out......

WE (British North Borneo Herald) ate officially

J. Gast, b Oliver Extra's

informed that instructions have been received

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a now rubber estato near Liugkongan, on the Decofort-Weston lins. Work on the estates al

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|- Tawao on the East Coast, and Mawas on, the

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with as rapidly, as possible. We trust that

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R. E. H. Oliver, c. Hutchison, & Bird C. T. Hose, b Hutchison .....

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TELEGRAPH & DODWELLS' C.C. W. Manning, é Hutchison, b Bird E. C. Oliver not out.....

G. M. Dadwell, c Bird, b Brett

A. H. Young, b Hutchison 4. W. Waterhouse noi out

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Total (for 5 wickets)... 15

H.E. Hei Liang gave a dioñer on the 16th fast. to the Chinese and Japanese journalisis of Muk den,

H.E. Shou Hsuo, Vice-President of the Army i uzrd, acts as interim Minister at Peking. ·

MR. W. 4, Calhoun, the recently appointed United States Minister to Ching, bas left San Francisco on the T. K. K. S. Tedyo Maru

H.E. Tiah Liang's resignation has been a cepted. H. E. Yih Chang, Minister at Berlin, succeeds to the portfolio of Minister of War and leaves Germany for Peking.

Tira torpedo boat destroyers flocchers Bod

· Telegrams from Peking have been received † Ostrich have been badly damaged as the result

The news bas caused much surprise and resentment.

Jeuselion-Beaufort. lino is also to be proceeded

Miss DORIS MCAULEY. New Songs and Dançes.

Mr. CARL WALLNER, Whistler and Comedian.

this portends the formation of several new DAILY CHANGE OF PROGRAMME, COMPLETE CHANGE TWICE A WEEK, companies..

Events Coming.

Tuesday, 120d March

Bandmann Operá Co., “Our Miss Gibbs," City Hall, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, 23rd March. Hughes & Hough Auction'sale of furniture,

2.30 p'm...

Goo. P. Lammert, Auction sale of furniture, at 3, Canton Villas, Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.

BandmandOpera Co.," Walix Dream" 9 p.m.

Thursday, 24th March.

China Sagar Refinery Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting, at the offices of Jardine, Matheson Co., Ld., I am

Luzin Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Annual Meeting, at the offices of Jardins, Matheson & Co., Ld, 15.30 a.m.

Friday, 25th March. Bank Holiday.

Saturday, 26th March, - Bank ftoliday.

Hongkong Hotel Half Yearly Meeting,

Hongkong Regatta, I p.m. Hongkong Football Challenge - Shield forl,

4 pm.

tried bard to score a try, which they could upt here Appouncing that, owing to 'severe diplo of a collision during tactical exercises off do. Later Claxton again pushed to the frost matic pressure, the Walwupu has been forced and passed the balf to Pearce who made a run

13.30 p.m. to abandon the negotiatious in regard to the Beachy Head. The destroyers wore towed to up, and passed the sphere to Oliver who scored Chinchnu-Aigua Railway. China's sole bope Devonport. atry, This was again taken by Meliaith who

cow is for cutside help. pus up a second goal for the Club. The Naval mag now did not let the Civilians take things casy and their fullbacks played a good game. A few minutes before ball time the Navaimen had a try the credit of which fell to Sloman, and Crowley scored their first geal The whistle, thes want for half time and the scores stood

H. K. F. C. Navy

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Major H. C. Maysey-Thompano, Unionist Member for fandsworth, has given notice of

Tits Opium Regie in Indo-China finds itself in difficulties owing to the suppression of poppy growing in Younes and the steadily increa

a question to Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of sing dearness of the Beqares drog. The only State for Foreign Affairs, asking what instrac- remedy is a rise in the mies charged by the tions have been given to Sir John Jojdao, H. || Regia to consumers.

M. Minister at Laklog, in view of the new

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development affecting British trade in particular an article on the Indian Budget, The Timai and the open door principle in general,

r. Pauling (one of the concessionaires), refers to the peculiarity of the Calcutta debates writing to The Timra, affirms that Japan and suggests it is time for the Council to re has peralateaily opposed by ovary means flect on the disability of ráfusing' (written in her power the constraction of the Chlochou-speeches except under special circumstances

At the only patt of the second spell the Navy played wolf and had a try which Crowley shot too wide potting the Navy 8 up. The civilians now did not give the sallors many Aigun Railway. Now Russia seems to be or from new and inexperienced members. opportunities and made many a good rob, copying Japan, The British Government has when Claxton scored on try. About the en's simply said ditto to Japan. Is It wonderful," of the game the Clob scored another try, but 'failed to score a goal Theary then made many attempts to equalise bat no further scos ing was done when jhe whistla west for time.

final sco:ds were:—

AG. The Fu

H. K. F. Can”. 3 I. 18

Mr. Pauling asks, that resentment is felt is THE figures compiled for the year just pausd America at their fisgrant treaty violations? show the Philippine Islands to have produced Why may not Chins develop her own territory? | 1,658,774 piculs of copra, thus making the le- Why does England, formerly leading the way lands the largest single producer of this staple In China, throw cold water on a project strongly supported by the United States, within the world, excelling in production _oltber whom surely she migai me cys to nye in Far Java, the Straite Battlements, Ceylon or the

South Sea Talandu,?:

Monday, 28th March. Bank Holiday.. Lusitano Recreation Club Sporty, at Raed | Coursa.

Boxing Tournament at Bella View Stadium.

Tuesday, 29th March, Gea, P. Lammert, Property 'sale, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, goth March.

Buffs Athletic Sports, Kowloon Cricket Club. China Commercial Co., Ltd., annual meeting At the office of Ewens and Harston, Alexandra Building, 4 pm

Saturday, 2nd April HEAAA Sporty, Kowloon Uricket Clob

Monday, 4th April/ › National Bank of China Ltd, "Extraordinary "meeting, 12:39 p.m./

MONDAY and FRIDAY, DAILY TWO FERFORMANCES. First commences: 6.80 half-prico, Second commences 9.15.

MATINEES EVERY SATURDAY and SUNDAY 4 p.m. Half-price.

Hongkong, 18th March, 1910,

CLARETS & SHERRIES.

BEST VALUE GIVEN.

Medoc, St. Emilion, 'St. Julien, St. Estephe,

Ch. Larose, Ch. Mouton Rothschild.

Manzanilla, Amoroso, Fino Seco, Amon-

tillado, Vino de Pasto, Grand Old

Brown.

H. PRICE & CO., LD,

| Talephone 185.

werkweg, 4th March,

WINE MERCHANTS,

12, Queen's Road,

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