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THE CHINA MAIL.
The Peking Goverment has decided to despate several experts to Mongolia and Tabera attend to the attains relating to industries, training of troups, and couch tion.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1908.
TREND OF UHINA'S
THOUGHT.
CRIMINAL CONVERSA-
TION.
ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
Against A Co-respondent.
with in South Africa. But, as we have LOCAL AND GENERAL, said, it would probably be impossible to
The Peking Government: hae decided persuade the people of Great Britain toto Appoint Cestors Thots from aniong
We and mong the questions of the day. agree to a direct expulsion of the Ilesocials who have bean abroad, in future.
in Chim that prepedence has of nocnahity MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.
galar Army with the consequent addi-
2.Wain has been ordered to to be given to financial problems. If the tional financial burde. It was realiza-ogotiate with the Dutch Minister at Pe-needed reforms are to be carried out an Miscellaneous.
At the Supreme Court to-day, before Gooda per Sumatra not cleared at 4 pm, tion of this that decided Mr Halline king to stop the alleged cruelties inflicted must be. Furnished and the minds of ic-
on this date subject to rent.
upon the scheme which te now being on the Chinese in the Dutch Colonice fromers are turned to possible sources of the Chief Fintice, Si F. Piggott, ku sëtion income which the aggregate must be was heard to recover 10,000 nd damages- carried out. As against Mr Arnold
are indeed if these measures of reform, and $15,175.40, special damages, incurred Forster's objectors we may quote a
that commend themselves to the misisers by the plaintif on nccount of divorce of the Government, are to be comiod out proceedings. The plaintiff was Thomas German Oficer of high rank, who write
and the uation into coure in the near Alexander Mitchell and in defendant wysers future wasiwances of construction John Laing, architect. ing recently in one of the reviews
safe and are foundations. While the Sales Rooms.
The Hon. Mr. E. Pollock, instructoi bestowed the highest eulogy upon Mr
Government promed by ingenions by Mr Stevenson, appeareil for the pinin SATURDAY May Bir
Noon-Meeting of The Hongkong Elce-Halkue's plan. This authority painted
suggestions for u.w and improved method till, and Mr Slade, instructed by MrJ. Scott gric Co. Id. at Co.'s Office.
out the absolute difference between the
of taxation, the incidence of which shallarton, defended. be so adjusted that the burden; shall MONDAY, May 4
not fall beasily or press unduly on particular wouds per Farm unclaimed after requirements of Great Britain and her
this date at Noon will be abject to
claraes or on the toiling myriads, there are rent and landing charges.
neighbors and argued that the Terri-
seors and sages who are not afraid to utter total Army scheme would produce, in TORSDAY, May 5-
their minds concerning the luxury and
The defendant is an architect of No. 64. extravagance of the Court of Poking and to point out how the vast sama, which wro Queen's Road. The defendant, says the declared to be needed for the upkeep of statement of claim, on the 12th and 13th Oriental magnificence and barbaric display, | days of Oct. 1904 and on the 11th and 12th may be diverted to the wes of the nation.days of December, 1504, and in other Never before in the history of the erpins dates, did pidu hinwelf with one
...
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6.30 p.m.-Organ Recital, in St. John's time, un army amply sufficient for
Cathedral,
Colonial garrison purposes and to pro-i -SATURDAY, MAY 30-
Noon-Tenders will be received at the tect the Home-Innd from invasion. On
Office of Colonial Secretary.
NOTICE:
Lettere relating to businers almuld be address- ed to TILE MANAGEIL
the whole wo think that, while Mr Hatdane's scheme may very possibly be imperfect in some respêuts, it promises to give the Empire a greater spirit of security. It will also tend to familiariso
The Acting Viceroy of Chilli has in- forved all the provinces that according to now laws on meeting sladd be allowed whenever there are more than two hundred present.
A native paper says: Thotai Lin of Amay has protested against the frequent prests of Chinese by the British Consul there, which is alleged to lic'against treaty stipulation.
The plaintiff is a Master Mariner in the employment of the Indo-Chinn. Steam Navigation Cofpany, Ld., of which Messra Jardine, Matheson and Company Limited" are the agents in this Colony, ...
The Douglassteamer Hatching brught 179 Chiress to port; 300 went away on the Michael Jobson to Shanghai and Maji, 300 went to Saigon on the Bonbon, and
on the Catherine Apear to the Straits. His Majesty the Emperor of China feling from pains in his legs which prevent bini from walking. limperial and addressen with any communications ad- some form of conscription; il it ever be physician Tang is attending the Emperor sist between the throned monarch and the bei un commission fa Hongoog,
now, states a Peking telegram dated April
Communications relating to news should be more people with the idea of military service and thus-prepare the way for
addressed to. ThE EDITOR,
Correepordenta muet forward their names
dressed to w Editor, not for publication but
me evidence of good faith.
All lettera for publication should to written on-one aide of the paper only.
No anormously signed comww.entions Line have already appease in other papers will be
comes necessary.
LOCAL AND GENERAL, Once more! A Peking telegram dater April 19 It is reported in Peking that the Empress Dowager has the inten- Úyder for entrü copies of the 'Corsa Maition of abdicating her regency. should be sent before il a.m, on the day after publication, After that hour the supply is
inserted,
limitrit. Cank 20 Credit de per
copy.
:
Alterations and auditions to Advertisements on Pages i; 2, 6, 6 and 7, elwould be scut to our Offernt & Wyndhan Street of later than 11 om. New Advertisements should be sent to our Office at 8, Queen's Road Cerdrul before Sp.m
The British Bone. Exploration Com pany has increased the reward for the discovery of mineral fields in British North Borneo from $5000 to $10.000. Singapore currency,
has public opinion been instructed sú per- Hourlotta Maud Mittell, she then being sistently in the manners and morals of the wife of the plaintif Innence rulers with the object of showing that of the said miscondnet of the defendant, standards and ideas suited to a less en- plaintiff took legal prussédings in the First lightened age must perforce give place to Division of the Court of Session, Edia- others more in keeping with the new com-Ing. Sarkad, against Honrietta Mant ditis of the empire and the changed Mitchell, his wife, for a dipree. On Nor. 7 relations that are presumed to already sub 1900, after evidence of misconduct had been governed people. The fierce light that decres of divores was obtained. Tlaintiff beats upones throne" is revealing what now chimes payment of $10.000 as dam. Au essentially Chines method is the rulers of China have contrived during ages, and further 915,175,40 being. suggested to ascertain what advantage the ages to keep hidden from the know special danges incurred by the plaintif Mr Slade svid he had to argue the ques Chinese students who studied abroad have ledge of their subjects and some of the in connection with the divorce proceedings. derived. Chang Chih-tung proposes that revelations are instructive. they shouki be made to write an essay on the Chinese classics.
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The steamer Gryferale which brought 6,000 tons of wheat for the Hongkong Milling Company, valued at half a million dollars, Mexienn, and which was not taken delivery of an aon, fixed, to proceed to Europe.
the Comtoon Law Courts in England aud transferred entirely to the Matrimonial Cauzts Up to that time an action for criminal conversation could be brought in England in the Common Taw Court,..........
ly abolished, and the like jurisdiction was but after 1857 it was absolutely and entire- given to the Divores Court. That court (the Supreme Court) was regulated by the Supreme Court Ordinace of, 1873, which was passed twelve years later than the Passing of the divorce and Matrimoni Courts Act at Home. He submitted that,
A recent article in the Chinese press is tion of low which arese out of these pro- responsible for the statement that, in spite ceedings. The question of law which was of all losses incurred during the past half raised was under the modem practice in century, the Court pultery now in the place of the old demurring. It was an action for criminal conversation, and in poses of the reigning emperor is 1657 such jurisdiction was abolished in millions of dollars. To pure the estimate if the Chinese editor would be to invite the scmptie's sem. Yet we see no gut: oient rousia to discredit the statement when it is remembered that the Emperors Kang Teo and Yang Ching devoted them- selves to the art of collecting. With the resources they had at command and the known character of both sovereigns, itial marked intelligible and credible that the cerante treasures of Imperial Poking would, if sold for the purpose, suffice to do what is sug- The sting is in the will end of thisgusted, provide the means of const defence order: An Imperini Decice has been along the sen.bard profices; of torguno The "Echo de Tientsin" states that eucd to Viceroys and Goremors of pro- patrol fitting and adequate on, the in the caning of the section in the Ordin- Belguim is also going to start l'ost-offices inces to promptly attend to the enenumge waterways, besides finishing a balaucesce, that when it says "except for a in treaty ports: for which purpose the taunt of female educative and profice army to form the races of the sons acted for the said laws are not applicable to the building up a navy of great war vessels of laws of the Colony," the section was not present issue of Belgan stamps will be training or they will he dealt with.
practicable, if it has been repasled by the HONORUM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1903, surcharged Chine, until a new and speciat
the most auern and foruddable type.
Advertisements anì Subscriptions which are nol ordered for a fixed period will be continued
until countermanded.
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THE TERRITORIAL ARMY,
Another stage in the progress of the movements for closing the places licensed "for opium smoking in Shanghai was reached April 29, wisen the whole of the licenses Eparticipated in a public drawing to decide what establishments should be shane down on July 1 in accordance with the resention of the ratepayers to reduce the uniber of opium licenses by 25 per cent on that date.
issue can be made for. their use. Thus another ser, we prose abo with a fer errors, will be added to stamp collectors allrunis remarks the "China Critic."
+
Tim Throws los instructed the Com: mander-in-Chief in Kaupsi to suppress the local rebels promptly. This is what accessiva Commander-in-Chief have been attempting to do for decides
signal lack of success.
The Hangehow to Linping portion of Chiang Railway has beau completed and the line will be opened to the public on May 14. It is reported that a Mir Moule Bas been appointed by the Chekiang Railway Company as Engineer of the Hangelew Ninghpo Line. *----
--
Mr Slade-It is taken from the previous Untivance.
If there is wisdom to be found anong lol legislature. This Ordinance was the counsellors of the empire is passed in 1873 and the jurisdiction relat pro-eminently the time for its exerciso.ing to criminal conversation in England: The distribution through other channels was transfered long before shat.
Bis LordshipIt is curious and little than those which heretofore have con
AIZROSCH Mr Haldane's Territorial
-P is officially, admitted that on the
recognised as fitting of the stored up wealth careless in drifting. Fof-the-estion, the utilization on a largo Army scheme has received the sanction East Coast of Acheen, a brisk tade is
sole of available resources for the need of carried on with foreign steamers iv xrms of Parliament, and is at the presentat ammunition. The smuggling is
On Saturday night another of those the new civilisation, are the moins, among time being carried into operation, it still affected by means of pighis. The Govern popular smoking concerts organised by the obers, of bringing to pass that bloodless jurisdiction was ons for a Matrimonial WHISKY mets with criticism. Mr. Arnoid rent cannon as of tests to cruise Secratary of the Phunis Club, Mr E. a. prolation most desired by, all friends of Court, and in that aption ne subiittød Forster, as an ex-War Lord, continues along the coast and check the smuggling. Jordan, will take place. Sogne new talent China who fan wild see her take that that under the Ordinace alone that Court
Measures fre now being taken to despatch has been secul and the programme ples in the world's estimate to which she had no jurisdiction.
His Lordship: Is there anything in the what is really required is an expansion which was stopped at one time, has now to assail the scheme and claims that a Vessel there for the purpose. In other promises to be better than any of its pro-is entitled by the extent of her territory,
Charteri words the snuggling of arma into Acheen, decessors.
the capabilities of her people, and the
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THE CHEAP RICE FUND,
(From Our Correspondent.).
CANTON, April 97. The Commistes for the cheap sale of rice
Mr Pollock argued that section mine of the Interpretation Ordinance of 1897 did
not apply, and they bad to turn to the Online of 1848 to so whether it repealed ng previous enactments. Ur dinance-velid not purport to repeal any previous enactments, but on the contrary it had, on the face of it, to extend to this Colony certain provisions contained in certain Imperii) énactments.. Therefore ibras clear that the provision of section nine of the Orimanes were not applicable to the consideration of the present case. In other words, he submitted that the Or
to the poor has received a communicationdinauce number five of 1858 being reparted
had as regunda an action for damages
good and all, as if it never existed and whatever force the Ordinance of 1845
1r criminal conversation was ontinued
still contine up to the present. It must after 1860. He therefore argued that it iso be te fo mind that in England the plaintiff hand, his ready, and could gring
an action for damages in the JATIS: FOUTË, KA he was bringing his notion for, diversu ngomst, the en-respondent, but negering to bis foirned friend'e segment they could net bring each an action, in that cours, which was not the same,
Judgment was resorved..
WEATHER REPORTS
A Haimintun correspondent writing from the Tung Wah Hospital, Hong by the Ordinance of 1800, it is reponted for the China. Critic" on April 12 said: kong, in which it is stated that by kind Last week there was a big fight between consent of the Hongkong Government all the Chinese Imperial Troops and the money received from abroad for the cheap Hunghuizes at Ma-san-gah, the next rice fund will be remitted to Chaton after station to Mukden. Several of the troops deducting the cost of telegrams, and that were killed and wounded; and the Ifung the sum of $1000 from Chinese Merhauts hutzea got away. This is the same place at Kobe will be the first remittance. where a fight took place bome time ago; The "Kokumiu" is in receipt of new and it is clear that the robbers are getting CHAMBERLAIN'S REMEDIES, to what constitutes the mum ex- of police interference, with the forthou stronge and shooldier.
The Chamberhin Medisine Company, of penditure compatible with security. In ing Japanese general sections which this to be gathered that the foals Des Moines, Iowa, C.S.A. are displaying regard to the Navy we have a fixed rule souves from China aid Ibaraki Prefectures at Peking have obtained an invention to considerable enterprise au cadeavouring to the Two Power standart. But it is inclined to assist the Soiyukai candidates ascertain when a mau smores opium, call the attention of the millions of Chinese
at Apra 20: The Waiwapu has examin- the excellence of their products. Clun The following notice is issued by Me Parsons in favour of any anti-iyaki caned the officials in that Board with the Army. Our military necessities do didate meeting at restaurants or tea-houses, machine and found six of them still having and Diarrhoea Remedy and Chamberlain's
baclain's Cough Remedy, Colio, Cholera Fige of the Hongkong Obervatory *** «
On the 29th at 11.06 The Unfomater not require that we should have an army are always dispersed by the police before the opium smoking habit and dismissed Pain Belax ar min aning all Western has rien constahly over Japan, and equal to that of any two Continental they have opportunity of making definite them. The other Boards are going to nations and abould soon be equally as fallen slighty in Tonghine PowereWe, happily, have no frontiere arrangments. Thus the Government follow the axemple of the Waisu No voll-known to the Chinese. Mi A. W Fressure is high over the Yellow Rea
policy of controlling the movement of cau- doubt we will soon see a machino on the Schnerler, the representativo in the Far and molatively low over the N. part of to protect and our standing army is only didates in the election campaign as recently. European market, calpulated to settle the East, in at present in the Colony, having or strong a
Fried or strong NE, and L. windralny required to garrison our Colonies and intimated to the Prefectural Government, vaxed question of when sanan is really arrived here from India and the Straits benspected in the Formosa Channel and resist invasion by a force, limited in is only applied to candidates other than drank
those of the Belynkai strength becauas it has to cross the s80, ft is clear than that we do not want an army based on a fixed ratio
impossible to adopt any such rule for and to oppress the anti-Saiyukai candidates.telegram ernanntas from Paking under date within the great neighbouring Empire to j
to Continental armies. Quite possibly it is true that our present army is too small and that we would be in a very awkward position if we were now and denly called upon to face another emergency he that we had to grapple
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