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shall certainly not allow any costs.". In other words when six respectable citizens had given it as their conscien- Koros. tibus opinion that the accused persons!
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1908.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
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REBELS AT PEKING.
A Sinister Rumour.
A special concert is to be given, at the Bexmen's Instituta, Kowloon, on Wednes day evening, the programmis having been
It appears from statements Chant bợn marks of authentication that rumours of arranged by Min Drew,
persistent eliaracter have been current Mr. Jolin S. Leech, who for seven years | Peking regarding the intentions of th has been at the bead of the famous official disaffected to fire the City, and so end, it Of the Boxer Indomuity of $24,440,778 printing plant in Manila, is in the city and one vast conflagration, the fortunes of th the United States keeps 813,655,40return.nls on Saturday on the Mauchoris for reigning house and the glories of t
Washington, where he takes charge of the
Imperial Capital the balance to Chinn of $10,785,280.
Govorament plaut at the nations? Capital. Mr Leach is an Illinois nu
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The Bandmann Company are their were not guilty of any crime and deful performance in Shanghai on April 18, served no punishment. Hiia Lordship and then sailed for Jugan:
inflicted a punishment by imposing a BLECHYNDEN-MARYK.Un April 11, at financial disability upon them. If this Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. A. J. Walker, MA CLABA LOUISE had been a Crown prosecution no doubting
The version most calculated to stri MARYE, of Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.. to ALFRED LINDSAY BLECHYNDEN, of Shang this disability would have had to be
terror into the minds of the peace lov hai.
borne, as public policy demande that thej
Among the guests at Qw Hongkong and law abiding is that the plotters Crown should be exempt from the con-
Hotel are Judge Newton W: Gilbert, of their eniissarias in well nigh" all the highest Philippine", Comt, „Judo principal official residences nud in sequences of mistakes. But this was
Gilbert was a prominent number of the Forbidden City itself. There are private prosecution aful the jury found
A report is current in Tekyo that American Congress from. Indiana when who declare that the most trustent tint there were no grounds for bringing Japan intends to ask the lowers to sur-the administrations usted him to go the painco guards have been in coinniul it, and that the defendants had unneces render their extra taritorial rights in on the hench in the Philippines. 34estion with tho zelcis and are prepare
DEATHS.
HAFRO-On April 21, the General Hospital, Miss JuрITH HAGSTROM, aged 33 youts
Soorr.-On April 16, JAMES LIDDES DALS BOOTE, late of Shanghai, on board' the P. & O. S. Marmora, between Port Said and Marseilles.
MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.
Anction
Forty-two nusistant Rest Cinsa 'norsko st Nagano, Japnu, went on strike on April 12, feiving a number of patients without attendance.
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sarily been put to expense. That is the effect of the verdict of "not guilty,”
Gilbert accompanies him.
the opportune moment to aid in striki The "Koba. Shindu" has received a the blow which is to five Chins from th Early on the morning, of April 15th- fire broke out in the head offer of the Tokyo message stating that Dr. Kook, the shackles of the past and leave her free to 10 am.-Auction of Government Stores The functions of judge and jury are Toy Kisen Kafshua, in Toko. The baik, eminent German bnotoriologist, will arrivo move untrammelled along the path of
st Army Ordesnes Store, Queen's clearly defined. The judge has to seeing was much damaged.
in Japan in the early met of next month, bheity and progtors, Under the auspices of Dr Kitazato, a History shows abundantly that rumours
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In the morning of April 15th. Bre broke out in Senzako Machia por quarter of Tokyo, Thuty small Januses were dosat troyed and eleven darunged;
bearing on the ease. There bis duty that it takes to make the journey between ende for the time. The jury has to can- | Taipehind Thinn. side the facts, aud, lving come to a decision; to announce that decision to Noon-Berting of 17-a Hongkong Elre. the judge, who has then to record that
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The Japanese Ladies' Patriatic Sugioty will held its sound general meeting at the end of this month at the Aayaran Panule
of the members will he present. Ground. The Empress and about 40,000
persons were not guilty they were you Suchien was silted up in the latter end of I ment or Japanese Minister to Chilo.
liable to punishinent. Six out of.seven jprynen found that, on the frets, the accused persons were not guilty. As the law has left it to the jury to decide as to the facts it seems to us that a
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An acrobat, nunted Gedkiu, was killed recently in Buisch's Circus, at Berlin. In the presence of 5,000 spectators, he leaped from a roof 300 feet high, and missed the not beneath, with the result that he struck the ground.
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MERCHANT NAVY FOR CHINA.
To build up on a play comprehensive
nro in the best position to appraise them. purpose of tending a cordial welcome to And the fact that in this instance the rangars have been deemed worthy of ite On the 14th instant MrSkúmidzu Seizabu-tealin is not without a certain sigri
Scance was appointed Jajuness Consul-General Oftawa; Mr Sudzuki Eieoku, Consul at Singapore; and Mr Morikawa Sneshiro, Consul at Hongkong. A Tokyo message. states that Mr Ijuin, Councillor to the Japanese Embassy in London, and Mouough to be worthy of the commerce, Iijima. Japanese Consul-General at Cal-actual and prospective, which is unica fo cutta, have been recalled. The former wü Chinese enterprise within the four squ he appointed Blinister to Chins, and the a mercantile marine is one of the projects latter will become either Director of the which is said to commend general, it might The Grand Canal in the vicinity of Consular Bureau of the Foreign Depart even be said almost universal, sympathy. Present day shipping interests of the
March. The Yao Hau Glassworks had to
Japanese along the sea board of Claus Mr J. Howell May (way the “N. C. and the apparent facility anul success shut down as it was unable to get col to Daily News) who has been upwards of attending the mercantile enterprises of
premises from Shantung.
forty-eight years in the service of the Japan in lines of entacionsand weil ordored Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs and trading vessols that now visit the principal has held the position of Harbour-Blaster ports of the world had formed long before for over forty years, being for the past are the days of the present buycutt a frailing All letters for publication should be written judge has no right to defeat that decis
years Harbour-Master and Chief Tide-topic of discussion in native journals. Surveyor at Canton, has now received The position of the smaller sister nation on one side of the paper only. "
sion. If the Legislature had intended
promotion to the post of Deputy Commis as a formidablo trile rival, har, howeven, a sioner at that Port and has at the same bon thrust upon thie otwurvation, and the the judge to drcile as to the facts it
time received the decomtion of tho Order inagination of the Chinese during the would not have nude provision for The discovery of a member of the of the Double Dragon, 3rd class. Mr May few weeks in a manner to render the ques Orders for extra copies of the 'Casa Mal
is, next to the Inspector General, the Hou of merentile marine for Chim hould be put before 11 a.m. on the day after juries. We are, then, reluctantly forced reactionary party in the Military College senior member of the service. Ifis: publication. After that hour the supply is to the belief that the judge does at Canton has used a common. The appointment will be welomaned by tonny patristie Cantonese and to the thousanda prominent and warling. It seems to the limited. Cash 10., Credit 20 c28., PT not approve of the jury system. No to be more anti-monarchists with the newly-
prevailing opinion is that there are likely friends on the China Coast,
throughout the empire and dependendos drilled aroy.
Another old and popular resident in the who stand with them in indignant protest, Colony left to-day, Mr F. W. Edwards, that Japan interss by force or gail to familiarly known as "Pa" has gone on tako avery possible advantage of China's holidays, and tho probability is he will not whals, unprepared condition in order to return to Hongkong, but will go to some victually control her sea boarzi and other station of the Eastern Extension ding appropriate to herself all the fadding Cable Company. On the Chins const Mir advantages that sucir. Emitrol may sure Edusula is extremely well-known, and for du the struggle of tight against right;) » many years past he has been resident in Other considerations flint appel Several sellions of General Kinog, Hongkong, during which time his unfail- would be investors are the facts concer commanding tho Kingsu garrison, haveing urbanity and sterling worth have the Cu Murent Company been decapitated. The punishments have made for hiru a best of friends. It is safe under less favourable auspices, has been weted unt to them as an oxample to to say that there is hardly a more generatus be done by Chinese owed depredations in the villages. their comrades who have been committing ally popular man in the East than Prading in Chinese water.
Shares for new companies on a larg Edwards, and his departure will be to comprehensive plan are on the na Miss Octavia ·Lewis, physician, 25 gretted by inany people. For about a all: the principal triding mud ind year ho will travel about Great Britain, centros thronghnut the Southern Pro 10 for having declined to pay for the proceed to whatever station is allotted satisfactory understanding as to the Wimpale-street, London, has been fined Europe and Norway, and after that will They are wil to be taken up with a and with a confidence that puts onewal of her crost licence. Miss Lewin, him. So far it is not known where his and extent of official who is a suffragette, declared that she transfer will be to. It is hoped that he would not pay until won had been will find a Seperintendent's chair awaiting
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It is stated in a Tairen telegnim to the Mainichi "that rumours are current that Russis is secretly orgetinting with China with a view to the sale to the latter of the Chinese Eastern Railway in raturu for certain privileges,
Occtrasts of the judicial Beneb are utifying and preserving entitled in every respect from the mem
The mails which arrived yesterday|onfranchised. the teeth.
bers of any community. The fact that contained detaile in regard to the they have attained to judgeships is in crushing Liberal defeat at the Peckham by-election on March 25. At the last itself a certificate that they are not only general election the Liberal candidate lecrued in the law but that they possess defeated bis opponent by 2339 votes but unblemished reputations. No man, last month Mr Gooch, the Unionist -Fire Fonde 3,386,720 19 TOOTH PASTE at sevents in a British community, candidate, turned the minority of 2330
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A hawker was fined $5 by the Hon. Commander: Tasil Taylor, R. N., at the Bong Wan without permission and sell Marine Court to-day, for boarding the S.S. ing Chinese food to the Chinese. The master complained that he was unable to keep these people out of the ship.
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official encouragemen support. The creation of a vast murd marine is one of the many indication the nilvisors of Chins do not Lack and courage. The Letter elements | State deserve the success which wo
they will not fail to achieve.
́RINDERFEST OUTBREAK.
Farm Company's premises at Pookfutur
An outbreak of riderpest at the Dairy MORTALITY STATISTICI
was reported by the Colonial Veterinary The mortality statistics for the Surgeon at the mosting of the Sanitary ended April 4 are as follow:-Deat Board this afternoon. The cattle hul hoon for the whole British and foreign isolated, and since the previous outbreak munity 316 pes 1,000 as against 20 Nos. 1 and 2 sheds hail bann hn It, and 1,000 for the corresponding period a were fitted with wire, gauze and wero fly previous year; for the whole Colony question. I is this knowledge that election. Of these seventeen have been reported in connection with the nuderproof. He recommended that shed No. 73. per 1,009 as agaivat 20-8 per 1,000,
won by the Liberals, two by the Labour of a Chinese at Mceara Butterfield and two sheds at Midnày and two isolation inspires the respect of all good citizens Party, one by the Nationalists and Svire's The police bare very little to sheds he declared infected areas.
work on, and although the dying mon charged a boy who is now under arrest
Can attain to the Fench if his capacity into a majurity of 2,494. There have or probity be the least susceptible to been 43 by-elections since the general
for the Bench, and compels the fear of twenty three by the Unionists. In six
No further developments are to bà
all those who have brought themselves instances the Unionists recovered a seat with the crime, the police find it difficult within the grasp of the law. In such from the Liberals and they only lost one to obtain evidence to enumeet him with ciremüxtuvcés criticism of any action of seat gained at the general election, the crime.
The aggregate Liberal vote has been enormously reduced.
The Macedonian Congress has decided to dissolve all the Bulgarian bands in
Macedonia...
The Peking Board of Finance reports
the establishment of a Government prist
THE SILK INDUSTRY.
A. Reported Revival.
(roja trepondent.) ·
CANTON, April 26.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
(From Our Corespondent,).
CANTON, April
At the instigation of the Nativo Association which was formed only rec public. library will be establishe
The native dealeri Juwe répitted a render the supervision of the associ in office in Peking for the printing ofvival of business in the silk factories. An Both the Pin Yu and Namhoi mugis bank notes and other work for the Chinese increase in the price, maging from $70 hayo saol subscribed 1100 towards Govorniment. The qfice is arranged on to 280 per one hundred cuttins has been funds of the libsury
a judge in his public capacity can only | be expressed after the very fullest con- - sideration. It is the duty, we take it, of the public press to preserve respurt An Elegant Preparation. Very for the low and those who administer it,
the plan of the Japaness Government made and is generally appreciated as a While on the subject it may be int Highly Recommeded. Fre- and it would be a gross derilection of The Japanese training squadron left inting office in Tokyo, and is under the indication of revival in the silk marketing to reruns to know that the larges | control of the Director of the National which has been in a Replerable condition vato library in South Chidis the one o that duty to indulge in casious Arthur and Vladivostock, and back to ill iesus notes in both dollars and taels nativys have traced the can of the revival something like 2,000,000 volumes.
Manila on April 24 for Shanghai, pat Bank of China, Tushing Ying Hong, which since the opening of the season. To by Hung Kwai Sun, of Canton. It con quert Orders are received
criticism whenever a judge gave a Japau. This is not the battleship feet for the Government. from Great Britain, Europe, decision or expresset an ophion with which was recently at
to the destruction of the silk crops in Japan books which are not found orca by snow and rain. The weather in North Imperial Library at Poking, it is and America for this Hair which we disagreed. Having defined
China has also affected the crops there.
A Hankow telegram to the Mainichi The Chinese soldier msu is A person states that Rear Admiral Temari, the Com Wash, which has been pop-our attitude in this connection we feel of some importance in Soocher, and under of the Japanese South Clune
COPPER CURRENCY
SMUGGLING.
(From Our Correspondent.):
CASTON, "April 20...
are trensured in this library. To s hugost book written in the Ol language, an in-completa sot of which exists in the Imperial Liliary, is Kung'a library consists of some 4
volumes.
This morning ways a Tientsin exe
of April, 15, a notorious Hunghutzo
hur in the East for Many compelled to declare that an incident therefore not to be trifled with. Recently Squadron, arrived there on the despatch which occurred in the Supreme Court few of him went to theatre at that boat Uji ou the 11th., and had an interview Years,
place, and because the management did with the Vicomy on the 14th. After slay yesterday, by the geity of the question not see fit to admit the few freo gratis log there for two or three days he was to raised, justities us in departing from relyforcements were obtained, and 150 proceed to Yichuang. At the commence- VE OLDE ENGLISH,
with drawn swords ontoted the theatre südment of next month the warship Niigata, muggling of copper currency Ivan our rule to accept unbesitatingly uny
cominonced to break things. They robbed Naniwa, Tsushima, and some others wil Canton seems to be a lucrative business decapitated outside the West Gu expression of opinion, which is made the wonten among the audiones of their arrive at Hankow on an important still. It has been known that corta execution ground hiswylly ironed in
parties were buying the currency lỡ bạ Lavender Water Lom the Bench. licaders will see, in jewellery and then returned to the Polica mission,
melted down for sale in bars. This, uf of wokor basket and met his death apther columit a report in connection Station. Several of their number having been arrested by the police they stated
course, is a dangerous practico stad haerer usual stoical fashion Commi, to the Cly is found to be doing each business renders criminal classes. After the executica a Soprano from the Opera Comique of prolis can be made danger is of knall
At the Victoria Cinematograph to
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shows that a jurs of reputable citizens they would burn down the theatre, the by a majority verdict of six to one found Mixed Court and the Pelipe Station. The Manila and Barcelons, will make her debut account to most Chibase Recently the of the dead man in order to show the in Hongkong. This Indy in reported to authorities discovered that some sight the officials as a proof that the last poly
hundred cases of coppers have been smug had hoon paid. the persons clinrged with criminal
pussers a splendid voice and has secured gled out of Canton but there was un offence “not guilty." His Lordship the HRONIC DISBRBOEA CUBED great triumphs in various places. Her possibility of the authorities tracing the A 2. WATSON & CO, Chief Justice when asked to allow casts COME physicians claimed that chronic appearance here will no doubt be welcomed smugglers
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