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COLONEL MARTIN
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PARIS, FRee association which the King has
been at such labour to form. Germany. STREET,
is the only great Power besides Russia which stands outside the
(From Our Correspo· dent.) charmed circle and every effort is now
Torre, June 8. being made to improve relations
Colonel Martin, of Hongkong, was between Great Britain and Germany.drowned in the Chuzenji Lake, nepr In the event of a frienelly understanding Nikko, whilst boating. being arrived at by Great Britain
THE CONNECTION OF
MADAME FLINT
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The City of Paris and Russia Germany would probably
desire and would i necorded the torminates on 6th June, 1908. right to be an assenting party.
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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Miscellanions.
Gezeral Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, June 10-
11a.m.-Auction of Surplus Stores and
Offo. Foraiture, AFH: B Naalde
Yard Extension.
Goods per Carnarvonshire undelivered
after this data subject to rent.
MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1908.
BOILER EXPLOSION.
DISASTER ON A CRUISER
(Bechiste Serrice, supplid by Reuters.
via Bonday.)
LONDON, May 7
A Low Angeles telegram states that four men have been killed and ten the
A DIPLOMATIC CHANGE. injured in a boiler explosion on
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HAYASHI GOES TO ROME.
(From Our Correspondend.)
TORIO, June 8.
Baron Hayashi, Japanese Minister to Peking, has been appointed Japanese ambassador at Rome.
THE BOYCOTT HERO.
protest against any scheme to enlarge it. Russia and Germany must be aware of this and must therefore le quite ripe for more friendly association 1500 Persons Meet in Hongkong. Goods per Binist undelivered after this with Great Britain. If His Majesty the
date subject to rest.
At 11.50 yesterday the Tsai Hing Hotel, King succeeds by this visit in improv-in Possessing Street, was full of men and ing our relations not only with Russia women of all classes and there was still a but with Germany as cell, he willage crowd standing outside vieing with each other in order to gain admittance. the loyal gratitude of every woi Already 1500 parsons, representing the who has the felicity to owe allegiance commercial class and educationists, Ind to the British fag
entered and it was not thought advisable to allow any others to do so. The meeting was the occasion of a memorials:rvice similar to those hell throughout the treaty ports to pay respects to the late Tang Sui Hing.
Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerco, Shanghai, for his services rendered to the 400,000,000 people of China. Kwok Yik Chi was the Chairman. The hotel, which was taken up for East | day entirely for the memorial service, was decorated with wreaths and towers from the first step of the staircase tothe roof. Onfront of the building was a piece of white clucls- bearing the following characters in Chinese "Ia memory of the death of China's great Hero,"
TuraBAY, Jone 11-
Noon-Auction of Old Iron, Railings,
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Owing to the insiemency of the weather the sports which were, to have been held on the Civil Service ground at Happy Valley. to-day, have been postponed until Saturday
next.
Dr O. Francke who was formerly TUESDAY, June 23-
Chancellor of the German Legation at 19p..Anction of Sandry Old and Sar-Peking, and has seen several years in the
plus Naval & Victualling Stores, at H. M. Naval Establishments.
Gernian Consular service in the Far East, has been appointed' superintendent and reorganizer of the schools for natives in Kiaochow.
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Communicatione relating to news should ba addressed to TAK EDITOR.
Correspondents, nitat forrard their names and addreeses with any communications and | dressed to the Editor, act for publication but
aseridence of good faith.
All lettere for publication should be written on one side of the paper unly..
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Copy.
American cruiser Tennessee, off the Pacific Coast.
GERMAN MILITARY.
SERGEANT SENTENCED
BRUT: LIFY.
FOR
(Tolusive Service, supplied by Reuter, ria Bombay)
Losos, June î
A Court-Martial held at Berlin bas sentenced a Sergeant of a crack regiment of Guards to fifteen months' imprison ment and degradation for brutality to subordinates.
Six hundred cases were mentioned in
the indictment. It was shown that one victim committed suicide..
Seven other Non-commissioned officers : were given "ghter sentences.
CHINA
ASSEMBLAGE,
CANTON'S REPRESENTA. TIVES ARRIVE.
(Chinese Maif's Berržtė.)
PERING, Jane 8.
THE TATSU MARU II CASE
Indemnity' Negotiations Opened.
(From Our Corresponden!.)
CANTON, June 5.
Negotiations for the payment of an inddragtly, by. China to Japan for the illo capture of the Tated Maro II in February last and which was responsible for the boycott against Japanese goods now going on, were opened yesterday and will be continued today. The Japanese Consul - Gesoral sal in company: with repre sentative of the Chinese Gorernment to thrash out the amount of damaga.suffered by Japan at the handa. of China. Ther opening of negotiation was prompted by the two Governments, who desire to olose the incident as quickly as possible. Both the Viceroy and the Consul-General have - received instructions to tant effect.
The Chinese here offer to pay any in- demnity which may be demanded by Japan on behalf of their Government out of the funds of the various societies. But the general opinion is that the offer will be declined.
Japan Demands $200,000.
(From Our Correspondent.)
Caxton, June 8. Yesterday's negotiations were kept strict. ly private. It is however stated in well- informed circles that Japan demands
$200,000,
THE PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS,
(From-Our-Correspondent:)
TONDON, May 5. The Pan-Anglican Congress next month in Londen is now in the final stage of arzangement. There will be a thousand delegates from two hundred dioceses over sess, all the Colonies being represented as well as India and United States. The Bishop-of-Mid-Chins-will-be there, along- side the Bishop of Cubs, and the Bishop of Penusylvania will rub-shoulders with the Bishop of Lehombo, Central Africa.
Among the mustters to be discussed will be the attitude of tho Church to Socialism- and Labour problems, and the attempts of The representatives from Canton urg, the Mohammedans to spread their faith.
Sir Charles Elliott K.C.S.I. is one of the notable laymen down for a part in the
Tang Sia Hing, as chairman of the Chi-ing the Paking Government to open a The American Religious Tract Society,nese Chamber of Commerce, has been from their Central depot in Hankow have credited with having started the first somaticual assembly arrived here to-day.proceedings. distributed during the year 1907, 1,714,000 eiety for the prohibition of opium smoking The memorial to the Throne has been tracts and over: 300.000 Toklets of a in Shanghai, with being the agitator of the religions nature. This issue, although a large one, shows a falling off from the preceding year.
America nyent, and an organiser of handed over to Canton officials at Peking
amarus colleges and being instrumental for transmission. in furthering China's Courtnercial Intoreste. He died a fortnight age.
On the second.Roor of the hotel was For setting fire to his cell .Perklust
placed among hundreds of wreaths Prison, Horace Rayner, Mr William. froa various classca, the deceased's Whiteley's Tuurderer, has hoon sentenced portrait and surrounding him, and on to fourteen days solitary confinement. every floor, were hangings which bere Rayner, stated that the cause of his action poetry and retses and modern Chinese
(REUTER'S SERVICE.] ITALIAN AFFAIRS.
LONDON, June 5. Signor Tittoni, Italian Minister for
A SOURCE OF TROUBLE.
(From Our Correspondent.).
CANTON, JUBO G. The Chinese Government is unreliable ; there is abundant proof of the fact. Such is the general opinion of the Clinoge. There is now now between the mercantile. class and the Peking authorities. It is on ac- count of the China Merchant Steam Naviga tion Company and Imperial Telegmph Com-
trouble is that the Board of Pesta and Com- munications desires to assumie entire control
fra bis wife. was that he had rewatly received a letter literature in commemoration of the ds Foreign Affairs, speaking in the Cham-pany. The fact that has given rise to the
ceived,
should be sent before 11 am, on the day after Ordera for extra copire of the Cams Mu the FINEST INGREDIENTS publication. After that hour the supply in
ber at Rome, said that a complete The Chairman rend à memorial which limited. Casis Wcia, Credit_20_ste, pret OBTAINABLE, These Waters
During his recent voyage fram Ber- was worded in the cost solenn manner, Anglo-linesian agreement regarding Macedonia would probably result from and those present were asked to approach are manufactured UNDER
iHermions and additions to Advertisements mud Mark Twain had a very narrow
Fle was walking on the bridge of the deceased's portrait to law. This the meeting of King Edward and the THE PERSONAL SUPERVIan Pujen, 2, 3, and 7, should be sent to our escape.
Ufice at 5 Wyndham Street not inter than 11 the steator when a heavy son strok the done, the Chairman, helped by several Tear at Roval. The capital for the SION OF ENGLISH EX. New Adretisements should be sent to versek and wasted him away from his posi- other gentlemen, gave a description of construction of the Danube Adriatic PERTS.
our" Office at 8, Queen's Road Central before tion. He had the prescher of mind to the curaer of the deceased. He told railway was already secured. 3 pre
ssiza one of the rails, and so svoɑ biselt his complegation how. Tag sacrifeed
In regard to Italy's naval demon. Advertisements and Subscriptions which are from going overboard,
his life for the good and welfare of the stration on the subject of the Post country. Although he was now dead il countermanded, not ordered for a jized period will be edatimed
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The China Mail,
·BOBORONG, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1908.
ANGLO-RUSSIAN AMITY".
Or late there live been indications that
the friendship between Great Britain
of the telegraph and the starship services reprosented by these two detriments,
Already the Government has controlled to which the Chinese merchants object. the two Compazine so far se management is concerned. What is now proposed is to deprive the Chinese of their shares in the companies by paying them at rates con-
pany's shares, according to the Chi siderably below market quotations. The China Merchants Steam Navigation Com-
Onders live be a placed by the Orient allel the altention of his hearers to a frash proof of the decisive influence of his name would he immortal. The speaker Offices in Turkey, it was, he declared, Company for all the five stequera which their duty towards the country. He good naval and military crganization nose, are worth wel over Table 300 are to be added to the company's fleet as laid stress. the imminent danger upon foreign policy, and that its enccess but the Puking Government has de
bud to enfront and was due to the policy of European termined to force a sale by paying the Australia Goremment. Provision is the importsues of developing China's solidarity now followed in the East Taels 170. The same thing applies to the
He concluded by asking
the result of the new mail contact with which China
to be made on a large scale for the carrying resources.
{d[]
of Government emigrants or troops, and the congregation to fellow the footsteps THE KING'S VISIT TO RUSSIA. wireless apparatus will be installed on the of the docsused gentleman, whom they ou vessels.
louch, respected. In the matter of opium prohibiting the Chairaan intimated that
Imperial Chinese Telegraph Company, Meetings were hold by the shareholders at Shanghai, Hongkong and Canton to enter s protest, but the Government has deter [mined to do what it wants done. The
Government on its part claimed that it was fair to the stock holders as the shares were originally paid up considerably less the amount that has been offered to the public now. As both parties are unwilling to give way by expected that sooner or later a
Laros, June 5. There were very large congregations very shortly the Chinese in the Colony His Majesty King Edward and party * St. John's Cathedral yesterday, both would be sending a memorial through have left London, en-route for Russia. morning and evening, when fall choral His Excellency Sir Frederick Lagard to
A seuil-official article published in the sorrices were held, the day being Whitsun the British government requesting the St. Petersburg Rosseya, regards the day. In the morning Attrend's "Vepi prohibition of open dons in Hongkong to be Creator," was splendidly given by the carried into effect. He also told the public visit of King Edward to the Tear as a chair, the tenor sola being taken by Mr the rumeuse good which is bound to result new pledge of a solid universal pean, conflict will ensue which ultimately will Kew, Mrs Dosty, Mr Aysis and Mr Car Government, and praised the latter for its idea implies any taipairment of Russia's E. B. Ayris, and the gnartetto by Mrs fan the humane action of the British and deprecates emphatically that the result in the Government getting the
and Russia might be made stronger.ruthers. If it were not for India, Russia would bo á negligable quantity as far as Great Britain is concerned. But the fact that our Tudian Empire--from Russian point of view is the predestined goal for Russian advances in the South. las made us learful and our policy in the
THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENCY,
humanity towards the millions of Chinese, ancient friendly relations with Ger
Several gentlemon also'speko, amongst many. Up to the present, 9000 tons of Sale whom was a member of the Anti-Opium have been exported from Shantung via Society in Australia who gave a description Tsingtau, to Chingliang, for the Goreen of how the Commonwealth Government cut Depot in the latter portrays & Tion liad kindly consented and carried out the in contemporary of May 20. The total prohibition of Opium in Australia on the value of the salt thus shipped in Tis. representation of that. Society and he was 300,000. During the next four weeks at the Hongkong Government would do another 10,000 tons are to be shipped. At likewise if approached on the subject. the moment, thors are five steamers eng-
better of the shareholders, but it will be
extremely difficult to expect that the micrelants will extend their assistance to government enterprises in future.
AMERIGA AND JAPAN,
LONDON, June 5. –
New Yoas, May 2 Washington announces that President The United States Embassy in Tokyo Roosevelt will sail from New York for has received telegraphic information that both Fouses of Congress have unanimously The speakers were applauded and tea | Csira to April; accompanied by bis ann,
and it is not intended that he will visit invitation to participate in the Exposition ceptance of the Japanese Government's any other country. This action of the at Tekyo in 1912. The message further President is considered significant as states that both Houses have also unani meating that be will really not accept mously voted an expenditure of $15000,000 re-numination for the Fresidency for the saine purpose
Far East has largely been determined aged exclusively, on this salt-carrying and refreshments were served. The party to hunt big game in the wilds of Africa Passed the Bill which authorizes the ac... ·
by this fear. The Anglo-Japanese trade.
Alliance would certainly never have
socing to be at
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A bomb exploded in Grey Street, Culcutta, early on May 15. It injured three persons, and marked the adjoining.
come about were it not for the doubt it has formally adopted a great sohejus for The Mersey Dooks and Harbour Board
THE PHILIPPINES. regard to the future of India. There expanding the ducks towards the mouth of
The "Hochi" remarks in an editorial that possibdity that the the river. The total cost of the work will Japan bas po reason to feel anxious over vitit of our King to Russia although ludes river entrances, locks, and deck bat, on the contrary, should welcome her amount to £3,500,000, The scheme in-Amerim's: aquisition of the Philipplees,
THE LUBITANIA'S RECORD, Mixed with Aerated or no direct political interpretation can be accommodation for liners up to 1,300 ft. development in the Far East Thore is no
NEW YORK, May 23. plain water make given of the visit will lead to improved long and 50 ft. deep. It will take five roason to leave America isolated from
years to complate the work, and the docks international ententes in the Far East again reducing the time of her laat record
The Cunard liner Lusitania has arrived, house. rektions between the respectivo Govern- {will be the greatest the world. has ever The "Hochi's intention is to suggest an trip, those latest figures boing 4 days 20A Masonio trowel of silver which is on
It is sincerely to he hoped soon. The decision has been arrived at American Japanese endente, as a comple hours and minutos, that this will be the case. If Russia with a view to retaining the Atlantic ment to Japan's agreements with Croat and Great Britain were relieved of the assenger trade for Liverpool against all Britain, Fintice and Russia. It would be Guaranteed to be made from heating terror which is focussed into
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