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SATURDAY, APRIL 27
1907
·LOCAL AND COAST NEWS,
«цесвен
stage
that from an experiments. they became an established orgation,
the
Insured purees from Hongkong to the and are now for the fist time sening. Gopisu Post Olkes at Tongks, Tientsin, their pere of notlo by vBS Poking, Chinking, Loliang and Tainantu Colonies will now be accepted at the Post Office.
The Chinese Govorimont is proposing
Consultation Office and fans decided on its the speedy establishment of an Army independence of the Ministry of War.
When Mr Tsutsuki, the Japanese representative to the Hague Conference, was received in audience, the Japanese Emperor expressed his earnest hope for the
their knowledge by communicating it to their lose well-informed nationala? There are numerous Chinese papers published in Hongkong and other ageppies by which the ignorance upon which our correspondent dwells can be dispelled, Would it not be woll force of the world.
Viceroy Chea Fu tried to retain Taotai him and those who think with him to i
Cheng Kunny'n for the wandgemont of relieve their countrymen of unnecessary the Canton-Hankowy Railway, but the latter and groundless foars instead of defend-line refused and roburned to Macho with his ing by implication those of them that family, declaring that he will have nothing
to do with the affairs of the railway. violate not only the laws of the Colony
The
success
mem
embers of the Shanghai Venteer Corps tendered a farewell dinner Mr H. from Haanghai, The'dier was all-fed by Keswick on April 20, prior to his darture"
150 members of the Cope and was
great Lient-Col. Vatson, the Corps the chair and in u Commuridant, was in west speech expressed ha regroll bora E the Corps fet at Mr Keswick's dopalare, The Comiuidant ezɔlained that Mr Keswick came to Eungăsi in 1885, having hd, a commision as Scottish lieutenant in the King's Own Borderers. He wwwttacked to" Com.. panyavid Major Truman could testi-
became the advantage he was to tht Com- (Applause) Enter on l
and Adjutant and was u➡gaged in the Wheellarrow R. Kr Kick was
on
pany.
Capt
While the Japanesu gumbout "Fi:afterwards Captain of what wasten “g” but the higher laws of their own religion,himi" was archorod st Changsha n for Company, but he la to go to etsin on
To conclude in the same sense as before days ago, a large raft proceeding dong buless and so rained his ammission.
but in different words we will support to the utmost the claims of the Chinese about whom we have been writing to have their doad treated with the ros pect which is due to them as soon as
team collided with her doing consider! ble damage. The Commander of the Fushimi, it is reported, put in a clain of 2,500 Taels to the Changsha Tautai.
The Standard Oil Company are desirous
to Eng
Africa,
egiment.-
ion there to Sout Mr Keswick a little later we Land and fron
he sorred with his vire (Applause.). In 1906 he retrned to Shanhai and was persuadod
aecept the command of the Infantry
Battalion
he put
of getting permission to erect oil-tanks near And, by his uxatup and entrs,
he wa
the most generous present of two Rexer machino guas,
Bir Keswick's crear" "apil— Volunteers was well known
auc
was able to Irad made -the Corps Capplause),
On behalf Keswick
from the Sol; ho
eatsen of Hear, bear,.
privato life But in his
knew Mr him. Col.
carned the support me the whole of thoxamanity.
applause). Many of those present kaew him in lis Eusiness 10 letter than the speaker," experience the longer die Keswick the better one Watson procence to speak the support zs. Keswick hd accorde er husband she had ken in the the interest Corps, the members of whitEz always very highly appreciated her price at the priza-givinge, ats In wnchion the Com mandant said he only echo the feelings those prosent saying much they Information has been received from would miss Mr and Mrs. Keswick (hear, Vladivostock to the effect that a mail bagher) and he wred then text they were from this efice for London, dispatched on leaving behind them a lo March 30, via Vladivostock and Siberis, (Applause.) ...
Mr Keswick briefly respaced, and at has been opened and robbed on board the
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr C. F. W. Bowen-Rowlands replaces Mr C. D. Melbourne as First Clerk at the Magistracy.
Boswick's hou he was
of friends.
Outside Mr owed to slight
eing formed, the Reserves, Madonnid.".
Private W. N. Fleming o led in the singing of "Rom The order was von to "diss" but for Some time the majority ried to get uite ho **Dolly Gray" and "Auld
the company by shouting, ang Syne."
MORALITY AT EXÉNTSIN.
The Recent Le Case.
the survivors ceas dumping them in Wuhu, but the native authorities oppasema life into that part of the Corps, Mr the idea stronuously, and the Wai-Wu. Kenwick remained in the CS until he the street in order to save themselves pa lus therfore boen requested by the beae Chairman of the Cou and Civil
bliged to- trouble. We must add that we con-American Minister in Peking to soud Omandant, whe
instructions to the local officials to let the resign his commison, Mrwick's in- sider that reddcing bodies to ashes is a work proceed without hindrance. Whether teat in the S.V.C did not come with his mich more respectful manner of deal-the Board in question will act in the way relation of the cand ofte Infantry
Battalion. "Ho (C1. Watson) Keswick announce that M- ing with them than casting them ataid requested or not, remains to be seen. the filth and refuse of the streets.
On receipt of a memorial from Taotai Hsu Yu submitted through the Commrate, The Chinese Government's dockyard requesting the prohibition of opium eul-which perhaps some day Exey would
be to use, Аррілица)
thanked at Foochow is something of a "white tivation in all the provinces and the raising elephant." The Sinanpao declares of a Public Loan to make up for the loss of the Corps bo
of likia dalis caused thoreby, the Throne for this very generous gift, ~~CApplouse.) that the Throne has referred the Bugges has ordered the Ministry of Civil Affairs tion of converting it into a commercial and the Manchu Generala, Viceroys and undertaking to Viceroys Yuan Shih-kai Governors of the different provinces to and Tuan Fang and the former is in act in accordance with the same and to favour of the proposition on account of faithfully curry it out. the corruption of the officials, and the Auction. inability of the Board of Army Affairs to Mr Ges. P. Lammert announces that exercise any supervision over its adminis the sale is Henderson's house, WITH a courteous and deprecatory tration because of the distance from the "Glendarul," No. 13 Macdomet Roads an antagonist as our correspondent Capital. The proposal to place the being hold to-day, will be continued on "A.B.C.," whose second letter on the dockyard ander private control is Monday at 11 a.m.
encumbered with conditions which it is Robbery of Malls. cremation question we published you feared would preclude the managers The following notification is issued terday, it is dificult to contend. The from making a profit, except at the from H.B.M. Post Office at Shanghai humility with which he defends his expense of the Government. For in position and the deference with which stance it is gravely suted that the dock ho handles our arguments almost dis- yard company may only receive order from the Government, and no private arm us. It is with no desire to pain orders are to be entertained, unless
was carried The shoulders his feelings or the feelings of those who approved by the Fulkien officials. The Baltic." As far as I know at present the conclusion of the fanctic think with him that we point out that company will further be required to portion of the registered mail was stolen at shoulder higi, being on
ag lanips before it, the accession, all' notifying the senders of the registered military onder forgotten, med off to the the chief argument upon which we end up to the Board of Army Affairs is and the remainder tampered with. I am of several offices and with men, carry hare relied throughout is carefully beg. annual accounts slowing profit and covers, where known, so that steps mawe residence on the Busi...
report of the orders executed during be taken to provent negotiation of any ged in each of our correspondent's the year. At the present time maladmi-rafts, ete, that may have been stolen. his feet, an, a circle latters. As we have clearly shown nistration scars to be the stumbling W. J. Solly, Postmuster.". twice already we wish to seo the ut-block to the successful working of the most respect shown for the Chinese, dock. The Government are paying 100 THROUGHOUT THE EAST their customs and traditions, as can be high a price for the services they receive. How then, if private orders are not to ahown without endangering the health
be taken, could a private company run of the commanity. The Orionital the dock with prolit to themselves and
Mr E. D. C. Wolle has been appointed point of view to which our correspon to the Government?. It seems to the dent so repeatedly alludes does not layman that the corruption existing at a member of, and secretary to the Govern explain why the, Chinese, to avoid present would be but little diminished ifing Body of Queen's College, vice Mr A. E.
the reported conversion is made, asen- Irving on leave. 1agony of mind,” to use the rather, ing of course that the private company
Mr F. J. Badeloy has been appointed overstrained expression with which he means a Chinese company. If the dock an Offal Member of the Legislative, describes the effect of an invasion of was handed over to a staff of competent Council, whilst holding the office of Captain sanitary employees, commit the detest. Europeans, such as Hongkong could Superintendent of Police. able and callous offence of treating supply, a different story might sood be
Princesses Yakike, Shigeko and Suyoko, the daughters of the Prince Kanin, meb their dead as so much carrion. Bes
with an accident on the afternoon of the pect for the dead does not depend upon
In characteristic stylo the Ciblenews, of 11th on their way home from the Atom the "Oriental point of view." For Manila, deals with the recent accidents to Girls' School at Koishikawa, Tokyo. A eigners of all nationalities respect the American ships on the Pacific. It says: the Princesses' carriago was about to cross When Promier Deakin of Australia sound the tramway line at Kojimachi Sanchome, mortal remains of those who in life
ed the warning to Great Britain regarding it was struck by a tramear from Shijiku kindly offered in connectioith thismatter, were bear and dear to them. Ip her supremacy on the Pacific, he had for with the result that the right wheels of the civilized countries the bodies, even of gotten the hoodoo that follows the Anssi-carriage were damaged and the driver was can shipping on that oconn. It will not be thrown to the ground, sustaining some strangers, are reverently dealt with necessary for Great Britain to fight to injury. Fortunately the Princesses and Consequently we may claim that we maintan her rank here. The hoodoo will their mids were not hurt. The Princess attend to that. At the male that Ameri- were subsequently received in anothor BLEND rogard the treatment of the dead from can kesis have gone to Davy Jones during carrings, brought from the mansion of the a similar viewpoint to that of our cor the last twelve mouths there will not be Prince. Mr Mudaguchi, President of the respondent. But where ive differ from enough American bottoms on the Fación a Tokyo Tramway Co., proceeded to the man year hence to compete with Switzerland.sion of the Prince and apologized for the him. is in regard to these who dump. There is something uncanny about this negligence on the part of the car-daiver. deep-water Grendel that follows the vako their daad in the streets. We consider of the American ship. His series of dis- The "Scarlet Mysteries" from London that people who are guity of this ab- asters appeals to the imagination, and, if who are to appear here shortly have earned borrent cet show that their regard for our admirals were superstitious, might put for themselves a brilliant reputation in the American Hect under his spell. As it England, and have enjoyed an unbroken WHISKY. their own confort and their own peses is enough has happened to make the record of successes. The fact that these of mind is greater than their love and Japanese cheaty. It would be interesting gentleman travel "incognito" and hide to know what brand of liquor the oleors their identity by wearing cloaks and tasks, respect for the dead, and greater than of our Facific merchant fleet ibilgally entails a rather interesting episode relating the influence of religion or tradition. imbibo, in order tochango it. Meanwhile, | to the origin and organisation of the party those who are thinking of leaving these It appears that during the suMMER HOLSON For such people we have no sympathy islands by water for the United States in London when the city theatres an to spare: Our correspondent inferen should contemplate the hazards of the at-closed, a troll-known throatrical barau lut contracted to fill sonte provincial dates with an entertainment which at the Inst moment disappointed thent. They were Forgeries are becoming unpleasantly drives be their wits end to find another such fine susceptibilities that the common in Japan just now, says a hobetu to fill the gap the dilemma wa nathorities should be very cautious lost paper. Another is reported from Daka mentinel to several good artists who these exquisitely sensitive folk who A young man nanud Takamatsu Kuniciro, happened to be in the entrepreneur'e effec
25 of age, employed at a tice firm in at the time, when one of the thein cheques during he employer's absence and suggested that this being the of season cash them, drawing a can of over at the city thostres, it would be interesting Yen. 11,100 from the Osaka Branch of the to experiment in getting a company to First Bank, and the Ninami-ku Branch of gother of the very best (unemployed) talens the Sumitomo Bauk. Ho made good biro and hide their identity beneath maska paid according to the vorner Undor the style of the "Barlot Mr E ropork,the youngster is very much such a company was formed, and the outer-
tainment they provided proved auch wanted by the police."
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On April 18 the China Le Zones wrote:-
Congratulations Many kind expressions and inve reached s, some n expected quarters, with reference to the recent libel action. O who encloses his letter
xnay enjoy order that he fray," remakes, in my was not a private one,
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we share the vindicated and not clear now, time.
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go
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