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A SOLICITOR'S DILEMMA.
justification for this mode of punishment carr, he fails, way, to sell all his green would cease to result. From this point corn. The left-over he puts in the Noon-Meeting of William Powell, Ld., of view the legislation approved yestor- damp ground for the night, and in the day has much to commend it. Dat wooning it looks fresh to the buyer. to, at Messrs Hughes & Hough' advise those members of the Legislative John Chinaman is set down in the called on,
But the taste exposes the trick, and Council who are sincerely anxious to category of "cheap labour" and as being
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MR TAFT'S VISIT.
It is possible that the Minnesota with the Taft party on board may fitivu plis vening, but Mr Taft will make his officis!
aettied," said Mr R. A. Harding to His Hon. Mr W. H, Taft and party are now woll "I understand tho case as been Preparations for the recoplion of the Honour Mr A. G. Wise, in the Summary in hand and unless anything untoward lay- Court this morning, when an action was ons everything will go smoothly.
"That is no, my Lord," added Mr Otto keep this Colony as free as possible entirely superfluous in these United Sing, who appeared for the second from the scum of the population of the States. It must be said, though, that
defendant. neighbouring provinces to vigilantly as an agriculturist be is sucecueful in watch for any indication of a desire to California, even if his product is not as further modify the law. When the good as the American's. His vegatable thin end of the wedge is ouce inserted wagons are doen everywhere, and many there is a strong, almost irresistible, depend upon his daily visita. The families in tto emall towns and villages 3.45 p.m.-Avation of Household Farmi-temptation to those interested to strike Caucasian, however, has nothing to fear ture, at the Obalot, Mount Kellett, the blow on the thick end which will from the Mongolians now within the
4 pm. on this data will be landed.
General Memoranda,
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THE STOCKS
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Golden Gate, for he is superior intellect ually and morally, and his industry;
LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.
Before Mr Taft left America ho made though not so great, is so well directed a speech at Columbus which was that it counts for much more in the described by one of the local newspapers ashie Presidential prospectus." In
long run."
many quarters the speech was well
more influential journals that it left the received and it was held by some of the
impression that if Air Taft became Pre-) sident the Roosevelt policies would take on an aspect of greater conserva-
The American gunboat Wilmington reached port yesterday afternoon from the
North.
The Portuguese Gaventor of Macao lus conscuted to inform the Portuguese Railway agreement has been cancolied,
od Mr O. D. Thomson, appearing for the
"I have not been advised of it," fonnark-hailing at 10 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday)
morning. first defendant," and if it is I submit I
At the tiffin lo bo given to-mor should get my custs. It has been settledut by the American Consul-Ganora ow at the Tung Ten Low restaur without my consent,"
"You ought to be satisfied that it is sot-doubt follow the lines of his address at Mr Tait will speak and will nol tled," anid the Puisno Judge.
boon settled, and we should get our costs," argued Mr Thomson.
"The plaintiff says it's settled, and that'senough," remarked the Puists Julge, useless to prolong the discussion. and Mr Thomson sat down, seoing it was
As far as ny lent knows it has not
CONCERT AT THE THEATRE
ROYAL.
Shanghai.
In the afternoon at 3 pan. Mr Taft
will make another short speech ut the attend the reception to be given by the T.M.C.A., and later in the afternoon will American Consul General at the Hongkong Hotel.
During their stay in the Colony the Tatt party will bo ostetained in part at Government House and in parf at Headquarter's House. Mr and Mrs Taft and son will, of course, be the guests of Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard.
The concert promoted by Ms F. H. Royal in aid of the Seamen's Mission was his last visit several of the ordinary chaire May and hold last night at the Theatre the use of Mr Taft. On the ocention of A special sedan choir has been made for
highly successful. The programme was met with disaster, but this time the exceptionally diversified, and all the items precaution has been taken to provide him were well rendered. His Excellency the with one of his very own,
Governor and Lady Lugard wore present,
tism. Other papers, however, we learn Minister to Peking that the Carton-Macro and the audienco was large and ap
from the Literary Digest," think the Taft aperch is nothing stronger than an acho of Roosevelt. There is not an
Quito a number of beggars are coming original note in the address," declares down from Carton just now. the New York Sun," which adda that appeared at the Magistracy this morning A crowd Mr Taft seems to be playing the part,}
And they are all in gnol at present to serve of Aaron to "a somewhat difficult sentence of 14 days. Meses," "Secretary Taft's speech was te a second violin," observe the New to have been a trumpet; it turns out to York Evening Pest" (Ind.); and the New York Trs" (Tod. Dam.) re- orks that he who sounds the keynote on another man's bugle, who sounds,
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preciative. Mrs May has every reason to
AT MANILA.
Upon arrival at Manila on Tuesday Mr
be antisfied with hor effort, and the Tift and party will be received by a gratitude to Mrs May and to those who she taken ashore and there will be a land Seamen's Mission in turn is under a debt of lanach parade of 50 lunches. They will readily came to her assistance.
Yamunay'a discussion in the Legislative Council on the hill en limit the imposition of ranishment by public exposure in the sheks was interesting as far as it went It bardly went far enough. What the public would like to know is whether them was any drew pens in the minds of these whe caused the bill to be in fact, the other man's note and in there local information. There are several | bought forward].
other man's manner, does bot an indif- altogether the number is up to standard.
illustrations, local and otherwise, and A suspicion cxista in
ferent service to his own cause, if be sour quarters that the measure adopted
have one.
Alice Memorial Hospital. yestouloy is designed in be the inch to the Roosevelt policies, but gives no The speech "argues loyalty
The Hon. Treasurer of the Atice which will, in the fulness of time, be evidence of ability to grasp new situa-soknowledge with thanks the following Memorial and Affiliated Hospitple begs to stretched to the cll. From the remarke tions, or to lead beyond the mark point-denations to the funds of the Hospitals: of the Hon. Dr He Kai it may be ed out," says the Pittsburg "Dispatch" St. Stephen's College... ... $100 glazed at the Chinese object to the (Tad. Rep.); and the New York
St. Paul's College strela mainly because they are used as
"Press" (Rep.) which is booming an invidious punishment The awaken- nomination, declared one day that the Governor Hughes for the Presidential ing of China's natical consciousness Taft speech was "the thinnest pap." has heal its effect in this l'olony as well and two days later, rn reading it over about the tenth of next month, but will be Highland Fling by Lieut. Fraser, Mr. R. C.
parade from the Captain of the Purt's office
welcome will bo pronounced by the Mayor to the Ayuntamiento. There the formul
of the city and the koys of the city will be handed over to Mr Taft.
the Secretary of War will respond. The Governor General will speak and After the formal reception the official party will repair to the Malacanan Palace. where they will be the à use guesta of the Governor-Goneral.
the Constabulary Band, an organisation of 80 instrumente, will give a concort, and On the Palace grounds in the evening
the Secretary and his party will mix with
Mr Kew, Mrs Perkins, Mesars E. B. A little land of musicians: Mra Belilios,
Agris, S. Moore, E S. Carruthers, and The Hongkong Weekly, as usual, is
H. B. L. Dowbiggin saga part song, "My Bragraphs. bright with topical verse, storios, andtion song "But it is eo," with excellent love is like a rod, red rose," and a planta- The veres includes a Song effect and were warmly applauded. The for the longkang Volunteer, Rumbler olo The Long Day Closes," by Mrs Por ontinues his story in Byronic measurokins, assisted by Mesas Ayris, Boore and the Fles of the Boating People is tande Carruthers was also well done and cordially Story. whilst "The Letters of Lul" gives Far Away" by Mr Ayris, Man Kaw, known. "Grub Stakes" is a Naval appreciated, while the sole and quartat Mrs Perkins, Mr Me and My Carruthers wet with unstinted applause. All of these itens were good, and deserved the applause the people. accorded them. The Rev. Mr Longridgeaf War will open the first Filipino As- On Wednesday morning the Secretary sang ""T is Night" and Myrna " effective if he let his voice have faller play, will be proceeded with, well, hat this singer would in more adjourn till the following day when business very sembly, and the members will subsequently
Mr Bolilies was encued for her roudition
The Assembly inen ure arviving in Manila of "A Summer Night," so well were the
every day. audience pleased, and the recitation "The aut speech on the night of Get. 21 when Mr Taft is expected to make an import- Progress of Madness" by Miss Fala Howean dicial banquet is to be given. -- was well received. This young lady later dancel an Irish Jig admimbly and was which was highly appreciated was the vociferously encored. Another dance
again, came out in a two-column editorial at Goverment Hease to RAITOW,
Manroe piping. The hustrumental items branding him as the champion of the
consisted of an excelloutly played 'Collo trusts. The Springfeld "Republican"
Solo by Mr Koenig, and a piano sole, The first afternoon dance of the winterScheran" (upus 32, Chopin.) by Mr (Ind.) argues that if the voters are Tuesday next between 6 and 7.30 p.m. played and was undodiedly the best item láting to the Colony I turned to "Notes season will take place at the Peak Club on Denman Fuller. This was splendidly
during the senson. Thu diances will be continued bi oothly on the programose.
Roosevelt policies, they would prefer looking for a man to carry out the Roosevelt himself,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
30
main domiciled at Mountain Lodge until The Government House party will re-
On Monday next, Oct. 14, a Promeande Concert is to be given on the Vohmterr Volunteer Corps. We understand an ex- Parade Ground under the auspices of the
collent programaic has been arranged, and that the concert premises to be one of the best held on the grund.
LI CHI CHIN.
OPTUM ON THE NORTH RIVER.
Edict Has No Effect.
(Preat Our Correspondent.) VISTAR (North River) Oct. 7.
CORRESPONDENCE.
A TYPHOON SHELTER.
( the Editor of th; CHINA MAIL.')
interesting to me in your columns of last Sia,For lack of anything particularly
evening's publication of general news re-
by the Way" (by P.), and a short paru- gmph therein attractul my attenticu, which, should it be brought, through this humble effort, to the notice of our Local Administrators may be productive of at least some temporary good to our long sudering shipping community and, in- cidentally, the boat population.
The paragraph referred to reads as follow :-
as on the island As the Japanese Lanvinlready done the Chinese people are begiming to question the superiority of the foreigner and they are galled by any gislatım which emphasises that supersity. This is a view-point for which much sympathy may be rightly felt, agi. theoretically, justice demands
The superiority of the Chinaman as a that jenishments for similar offences market gardener bas generally been should not vary according to
the admitted by the inhabitants of the lands nationality of the offenders. But it very
who were most determined to keep him frequently happens that theory does not
sway. A writer in "Leslie's Weekly work can in practice. The punishment John's ability to excel even in raising has however vectured to question
1 find after quite a close investigation in The force in bad weather of the swell four districts that the peoplo continue to from outside Labo strikes in a straight which would act as a deterrent to a for the succlent "lettucee" or the comfort.
smoke opium as formerly. It seems that line direct upon Wik, and it is probable eign law-bruker does not her in that waying "cabbages." He writes:-Is the
there has been some discussion of the for this reason that a palisade or wooden subject everywhere, yet but little real breakwater, has recently been constructed when: Chinese are the offenders. The Hun. Chinaman discriminated against in
progress has been made to stop the babit. there behind which torpedo craft, Mr Keswick, who is fresh from Shang-southern California because he is yellow, against L4 Chi Chin, as a partner in the taken place among the victims of China's i
To the long list of judgments given Even in this city no great chango has destroyers, etc., can lie in comfort." WHISKY.ai, where a misguided huzamitarianism.
lives on eight cents a day, and worships Talt Lee Loung firm, three wore added this worst habit.
Now, Sir, I would ask it, as is stated, Jed to the abolition of the cangue and
Last week the gentry at this palisade, or wooden breukwator, idol called a josa! He is not, morning. The Sing Leu firm gost judgment Mong-fu kong, a large market town oight constructed at this particularly exposed the bamboo was able to give stane started to buy radishes at a green-
although I thought so at Grst.
for $198.09; Li Yes and others for $63.92; miles cast of here, hold a meeting to devise place affords sufficient protection in bad and the Wing Li Lang for 860,30. means to carry out the Edict, but no weather to the type of unft enumerated, striking evidence of the fatuity of doing grocer's he would say: "That bunch peal against the decision of the Puisus
Li Chi Chiu bas bien given leave to ap. stringent wethods were set in motion. away with forms of punishment which is cheaper because raised by a China- Judge that he is a partner and execution in tion are greatly augmented since
Son say that the difficulties of this see
particularly the otes,, why not a break- water he constructed in our Harbour, say centuries of experience here proved to man, and the other is higher and better all the cases is stayed ponding the result of officials do not practic what they enjoin
at Mongkok, in a somewhat similar way as be the most effectual. As he pointed because produced by an Ameriona that spent, which will not be heard for upon the common people.
a temporary measure, or until the finances out the abolition of the tre forms of It amused me immensely then, because security for each judgment given against everywhere, yet the poppy is not cultival condition that a handsome permanent stone some time yet. He has had to put up I find that though the labit is provalent of the Colony are in suda a Hourishing in my ignorance I could not see baw him. punishment which the Chinese most dread immediately lef to a great inrush
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better if grown by Americans. It was radishes, tomatoes, or potatoes could be
AN UNWARY JAPANESE.
MR TAFTS CANDIDATÚRL.
Enemies at Work.
the
It
The necessity of another typhoon shelter
in an oily accessible situation is obvious
to the most casual observer of happenings
in the Harbour, when, and frequently before, the storm signals ero exhibited; and oven temporary breakwater, where shelter is known to be had, would consider ably help to obvinte the necessity for the present unseonly heltor skelter serumble o hoats, with the consequent lows of valuable
when hat weather is about time, making for the inadequate protection offered in the Causeway Bay muhole
valuable space and enclosing my card- Apologising for trespassing on your Yours, etc.
CREPUSCULUM.
ed at all here. Some years ago in the structme, with boulevard () on top cau Wung-ngen district the farmers experiment. replace it? of nulekactors from Shanglani native like telling whether an American or a
od enther extensively, but not being able to develop the plant so as to produce city where the cangue and the bamboo Mexican was "firing" on an engine by friend who was and pressed for money entirely.
Y. Hachiuma came to the assistance of a usable opium, they gave up its cultivation still reign supreme.
Lurarceration in seeing the smoke in the distance-or, and chopped a promissory note for him. GENUINE AGE a gaol, where they are well fed and at least, I thought so. But the people Then the friend butted and the money houseil, is an incentive to crime rather in California know the Chinaman and leader (K. Dinshan) suot Hachiuma for the principal and interest, a total amount say his cupidty wary is better judg-of $160. tlan a deterrent us far as the Chinese
ment and makes him a poor farmer English, but his son could, so the pair Hachium could not speak are concerned. ff-we fervently trust compared with the American.
WASHINGTON, October 7. that such will never be the case--the Chinausu tries to produce quantity, morning to explain matters to the luisao are fostering the Roosevelt third term The repaired to the Summary Court this The enemies of Secretary of War Tafe stocks are abolished locally we may and he does so at the expense of quality. Judge (Bia Honour Mr A. G. Wise.) expect the criminal class of the main He irrigates too much, and produces was collect on the Puine Judge, divining light and dark are being ostensibly neglect sontiment to defeat him. It is now tho When both stoppel forward as the case field against Taft and all the other horses land to pour into the Colony in greatly!
large, pithy radishes, big, coarse why the Ind was brought," said-"Heed for the Tresklent. The politicians increased numbers.
i potatoes, and immense watery tounioca cannot net as interpreter; he's too young. If therefore the Work? Why, he is industry personi.
The and communicated the remark to his are making capital of Roosevelt's presont bill was intended to pave the way for a fed, and he is jealous of the work father, who looked round at the Judge in trip through the west sal south,
KEIR HARDIE IN INDIA. future abolition of the stocks xoregret its done by the ground in germinating surprise, and blank disany oversprand the is well known to the initiated that it is --$15.00. adoption. I on the other hand it what is planted therein. On the other
for the purpose of clearing the administra
Universal Condemantion. is really intended to restrict this hand, the American works intelligently, ter," added the Puisne Judge. "But then by The Fresident's enemies, and may not realize that he is brandishing s
Teli him ho must get another interpration's skirts of the aspersions cast upon
The Pall Mall" says that Koir Hardio form punishment to more serious does not over-irrigate, and gives Nature stay-ask the buy is the dela adroitted thereby upon the way for the adininis torch, but the danger must be instantly
does he owe the money!" crimes we readily acknowledge that a chance to do things in her own good
tration's candidate, who is Taft. But thended. there is a good deal to be said in its flavour, bringe a higher price in the costs for plaintiff."
time. Result: his product has more
opposition are representing that this trip 1018 A. 8. WATSON & 00, favour. When lunging was the punish market, and the grocer who sells is Then the boy explained that his father
Ob, well, I'll take that Judgmentand of the President and bis evident anxiety should to freed of this atrocity.
The "Evening Standard "ways that India to get a heuring before the people signify
The "dobu "states that the electora o LIMITED,
meat for theft at Home the very quick to label his goods American did put owe the money and the By thus fostering the Itooseest boom they
promissory
The Westminster Gazetto" says that chopped the solemnity and awe they were sup- Nan Hardly for a few old Chinamen. The signature, the ad explained, was that the Prasidout will adhere to his ex
the Roosevelt third terms, the theory Koir Hardie is ill-fitted to advise the inha- posed to possess and inspire. As a result who have given up the idea of getting had chopped the note.
that of his father's friend, and his father pressed datorutination not to us again. Could there be," the paper asks, “a moro
bitanta of
of India. candidato and that they will then bu aile ridiculous contention than to protond that the punishment lost a great deal of ite rich immediately and going back to That's the same thing," said thu to stampede the Roosevelt delegatos for since solf-government has suited Canseln it
Chine are imitating the "Melican man note. There will be judgment and custe, It is believed by the biopurian insurgents The Star is silent ozi the subject.
Puisne Judge. It'a 4 joint and several some candidate of the opposition. deterrent power. It was argued yester-
must suit India?" day with some justice that if misde too, as Brot Harts said, has ways that
and profiting thereby. The Oriental, and you can tell your father to sue his that if they on doten sufficient number of The Headquarters of the Independent
frond."
states from Tail by pushing the third taim Labour Party informs the "Daily News menants of all kinds were placed in the are dark and tricks that are vain, the Ind
"But he has gone to Singatiore," and heon, the Sacrotary of War will not make that the rows on the Iulian situatioit stocks the loss of "face" which is the Going around all day with his vegetable consolately away.
onough of a showing in the convention to ascribed to Koir Cardio are not those of the They had as redres and walked die carry him through when the final tost party, and thinks that a mistako hay
comos.Manita Cablonows-American," occurred.
EMINISCENCES OF INTERPORT
CRICKET
By J. A. L.
Reprinted from the 'CHINA MAR" ID
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that Roosevelt will again be a candidato.the United Kingdom should our their dis- frequency of executions robbed them of raised. Is this unfair to the Mongo-signed and was examined. It was hope to delach Taft's following in favor of "Proval of such mutzigeous conduct.