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THURSDAY JULY 28, 1908.
THE FORGED BANK NOTE.
Mr. M. W. Slade, counsel for the defonce, commenced to cross-casnice Shi (Hing, the friend of the prosecutor, at the Sopreme Court, this morning, before tho Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, and a jary, when "the hearing of the case was resumed in which Tong Nam and Ng The Gazetta announces that the King Chun were charged with altering n 85 bank" has been pleased to approve of Mr Gustav note to 8100, on the Indin, Australia and Friesland as Consul of Denmark at Hong-hina Bank, and with attempting to pass kong.
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It is rumoured that the important position of Ambasador in Forlin, render- ed vacuut by the imponding resignation of Sir Frank Lascelles, will be offered to Lord Ampthill.
the same.
Further evidence was afterwards called.
HEAVY RAIN AND LANDSLIFS.
These are the days of landslips. The soaking rain has softened many spots on minor dislodgments several tons of oarth different cuttings, and in addition to a four
to day slid on to Battery Path, Locking the thoroughfare. The new mailing pre- vented much of the mass from silding down
PARIS, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley to Colonel Henderson's masterly autobiography. STREET, of Stonewall". Jackson, the great Confederate lendor. We are tempt- ed, once more to refer to Lord Kaid Sir Harry Maclean, who was for Wolseley's concise and telling pre-arrived in England for a rest and change.
many months a prisoner of Raisuli, has
sentment of the case for those who believe that universal military training is not only necessary but highly desir able. Lord Wolseley aaya "the ap plication of strategical and tactical principles, and the example of noble lives, are not the only or even the most valuable lessons of great wars. There are lessons which concern nations rather than individuals; and there are two to be learnt from the (American) Becassion War which are of particular value to both England and the United States, whose annies are comparatively small and raised by voluntary enlistment. The first is the necessity of maintaining at all times (for it is impossible to predict what to-morrow may have in store for us) a well-organized standing Goods per Bencleuch undellvored after army in the highest state of efficiency,
this date subject to rent.
and composed of thoroughly trained and WEDNESDAY, July 29:-
full-grown 18. This army to be large enough for our military requirements, and adapted to the character, the habits,njor. and the traditions of the people." When our two great Field Marshals, night, Sapper A. H. Todd was entertained which has so long affected this Colony some
General Memoranda, MUNDAY, July 27
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Lord Roberts and Lord Wolseley, ad vocate compulsory military training it is time for the ordinary layman to en sider whether he should not throw off hia preconceived ideas and face the position honestly. As Lowl Wolseley says we do not know what the morrow may bring forth. Hitherto the settled belief that we will muddle through
To the Cambridge Honours list in the Historical Tripas, Part I, Clasa 3, find the sames of L. M. Tog (Pembroke) and Nai Tom (King's), whilst in Fast Class, is that ut . J. Chau (Downing).
the bank on to Queen's Road..
Another considerable, slip has occurred Sir Charles Henry Brownlow, who is below Mr Henry Humphrey's house on the just been gazatted a Field-Marshal, was Peak Road, besides many minor slips in He landed in different parts. The rainfall registered at basa Dec. 12, 1831. Ladin no a cadet in 1848, and saw a good the Observatory during the last six days is Ical of service before the Mutiny when as follow- Lieutenant Brownlow was selected by Sir To 10 am on 18th July John Lawrence to raise the 8th, now-the the Easofani border in 1858, in 1880 lie 20th, Punjab Infantry. After service on
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OLYMPIC GAMES.
AMERICAN SUCCESSES.
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LONDON, July 22,
At the Olympic games yesterday the Americans won the final of the 800 metres at mca and also most of the heats in the sprint oventa.
PERSIA
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LONDON, July 22.
Fierce fighting continuos at Tabriz in Fersia between the Shah's forces and the Nationalists.
On-Monday, it is reported, twở: hundred
killed persons were wounded as a result of the fighting.
INTERNATION COMMIS-
SIONERS.
(Chinese Mail's Service.)
PERINO, July 20,
THE DALAI LAMA.
(Camere Mail's Service.)
PEKING, July 22. The Governor of Shansi has wired
to a complimentary supper prior to h
It is intended by the Board of departure for Home on Saturday. There sumptuously extered for and where a Maho Foreign Affairs to colect officers from was a largo company present and a hand-meday sook has been specially engaged to the Board and to memorialise the seription, "Presented to Sapper Todd by the cisted by many persone who belong to that some silver cigarette case, bearing the iu prepare these dishes which are much appre- Throne to appoint them as Interna Engineer Co., of the Hongkong Volunteer particular faith. With this object in view tional Internoares Commissioners at Corps, 1908," was presented to Mr Todd » Commuy has been registered at the Su-Yunnan, Kaichau Kwangsi and preme Court under the name of "The daring the evening by Captain W. A
Pan Hing Hotel Company Limited;" Tho Szechman. Crake. A smoker subsequently followed.
promises at which the Hotel is to be carried on are in Queen's Road West in the area in Lieut. Colonel G. C. Chatier, C. M. G., which many Chinese restaurants are doing bean business and after the extensive alterations. have been completed the Company hope to Gorrison Artillery, at Hongkong, in be able to open to the public in the course succession to Colonel Kent, whose tenure of the next thres weeks when ample recantly expired. Lieut. Colonel Chamier accommodation will be found and the bost has been a gunner officer for over 28 years, of everything in the culinary line can be and was promoted to: hip present mok in obtained at reasonable prices to auit Loth January, 1907. He served in the South rich and poor, African war, and had the enerous duty of commanding the Royal Artillery during the defence of Kimberley, and ha subsequently commanded & mobile column, and saw considerable fighting in Capa
Colony (mentioned twice in despatches, C. M. G., Queen's medal with that clasps, King's medal with two clasps).
Latters relating to business should be address somehow has been justified but war has Royal Garrison Artillery, has ad to Tar MANAGER,
Dow become a science and if we con-appointed to the command of the Royal Communications relating to news should be
tinue to adhere to our happy go lucky polier we will in all likelihood receive sudden notification that our truet has been resting on a totten rood. As we have said before we act in a position to say whether Mr Haldane'e scheme has failed or not. Bat this we feel we are in a position to
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1908.
THE BRIFISHER'S FIRST DUTY.
YESTERDAY we reproduced a scathing article from the "Standard" in reference to the much talked of Territorial Army. At this distance it is impossible for us
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The "Manila Times" has now gone in for a weekly edition-giving the news of
the Throne that the Dalai Lama of Tihet has annconced that he has no intention of leaving the province.
CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT.
(Chines Man's Service.) thing is not going on as it should do in
PEEING, July 22. regard to the work on the Chinese section of the Kowloo-Canton line. There are
Prince Shun is very interested in the reports that, us this line is being built by agitation for a Constitution for China foreigners and Chinese acting together and bas ordered about 130 memorials on special care should be exercleed that
(REUTER'S SERVICE.] OBITUARY.
A CONSIDERATE BANDIT.
Brigand in a new Role. everything should be clear and shove the subject to be copied for perusal. board. The rumours do not announce, in The notorious brigaud Luk Lau Ching, the native press, whet wrong is spected; who really gave $4000 towards the flood but they hint that things require to be relief fund, went to Chau Chin (a large inquired into and reported upos. The grain market in Skum Tak districty and Board of Fosts in Peking has therefore re- if they rose the price of grain he and his Viceroy veresting that he look into the visiteit all the grain merchants, threatening quested the Prisy Connell to wire to the
LONDON, July 21.
The death at Rad Nauhein, Germany,
the week. It is got up in an elaborate covor.followers would seize the grain and distri-mattar and report to the capital and also of Admiral Redjestvensky from heart ·
At tlie Legislative Council this aftor- noon His Excellency said that he had received a letter from the Consul General at Canton neknowledging the voceipt of the cheque for $30,000 towards the relief of the suffers in South China through the
recont floods.
A unguiñiount now film entitled the Bandits of Calabria in to be shown at the Victoria Cinematograph for the first time to-morrow evening. The colours of the rerioue soones are faithfully reproduced, and throughout the very lengthy picture, every incident can be clearly and distinctly
bate it amongst the people free.
OLD AGE PENSIONS.
to the Buren of Railways. The general trouble, the result of wounds received ed to send letters that the brigand had to be very vague, and yet there must be
The merchants helt a meeting and decid. paragraphs containing these reppies seem at the battle of Tsuabime, is announced, written to the authorities and ask for something supposed to be wrong or potitions protection, but on further consideration would not reach as far as Peking, and the decided not to, as Luk merely asked not Privy Council would not be asked to to have the price of grain increseed, a interfore. measure that would also be resented by the officials at the present time. “
THE TIME BAIL.
Black v. Whlte.
The Committee of the Chamber of Com.
UNREST IN KWANGST AND THE WEST OF KWANGTUNG.
It has been stated before that the re- porte of the condition of the people, who suffered from the recent floods, is anything but ransspring. Some of them are said to
gangs farther increase in size, there is dilince danger threatening
to endorse or refute the conclusions seen. This film is very much superior Marec read the following correspondencant be joining gangs of robbers, and if those
to anything that has been shown as per at the Victoria. Cinematograph, although ite forerunners have all been very interesting in their way.
ita last meeting
thing shall be in readiness for their accom
LONDO, July 21 The Old Age Pensionis Bill has passed the second reading in the House Lords by 123 to 16.
THE NEW YORK-PARIS MOTOR RACE.
LONDON, July 21. The Gerinan car which is leading in the New York to Paris motor race baa arrived at St. Petersburg,
BARON KOMURA.
LONDON, July 21. Baron Komura starts on his return journey to Japan on the 27th instant.
He travels gia Siberia.
NEW ZEALAND AND THE AMERICAN FLEET.
arised at by our contemporary but it is
Colonial Secretary's Office, open to na to feature a little way along
26th June, 1908...
This apparently is the opinion of the one of the venues of thought that the!
St. With reference to your letter of officials of Canton, who are on the article in question opens up.". Stripped
the 2nd October, 1906, in which a sugge watch, and are taking measure to
strengthen the defences of the Goy of all oratorical disguises the Territorial The annual report of the Netherlandaion, which bus been acted upon, was made ment in this part of the COUG WATSON'S
Army heme is a desperato attempt to Tring Society says: The General that the Time Ball at Kowtown should be try. It is said that the Viceroy Balouce Sheet and Profit and Loss Account black instead of red, I am directed has issued ohlers that four battalions of avert conscription. Compulsory mili
to 31st December 1907 show that after adopted is satisfactory to masters of vessels that stores and ammonition he arranged ao- Turkish Bath Salts in threatening the deduating current exponges and writing off
to enquire whether the colour that has been troops be sent up into these districts and
habitants of Great Britain and Mr bad debts, and with the addition of the using the port and others. If it is not I that when they reach thois stations every- Imparts a Delightful Fragrance Haldane has made a magnificent effort balsuos brought forward from 1905, the am to suggest that white might render the
hali, mare distinguishable,-I am doi
modation. The officials Ovidently have not to ward of the threatened danger. He (2346,104), out of which, after providing .net profits amount to f4.141,247.645
F. H. Mas,
forgotten the experiences of Yamchau and Colonial Secrotary.
Timchau, and are therefore on the lookout has apparently failed, not because he
for the Statutory Reservo to the extent of
for the first indication of disturbances. intellectually unatted to grasp e6o974,510 (31,200), a dividend of $ per
Chamber of Comores.
Probably this is the very best course to great a problem, but because the problem cent. Is been declared.
Hongkong, 8th July, 1906. be followed, for it is easier and the reelt SIR,Refacing to the Colonial Secre is less ponious when movements like these is insoluable except in one way which
tary's letter of 25th ultimo, to your goodsalt, are anticipated and nipped in the bud Mr Haldane and his friends decline to Lord Nowton has written an article we have made enquiries of masters of the Thore apposts from the reports to be not that of a foreign country, but of a on our present military situation, entitled Chins Navigation Company 'astamerissing muling of the suspicion of au organized unties, kith and kin with the Anglo- recognise After all the question DAT-
“The Great Haldane Imposture," for the this port and find that they consider the uprising anticipated, the danger feared is Saxon race. It may be that some day
present colour-black-ssfisfactory, where- rows itself down to one of duty. To July number of the National Ravimo, as white would be protically indistinguish that the gathering together of hungry and there would be a fight to doolds whether whom or to what does a man dive duty? Lord Roberts is writing a preface to able at a distance. We would mention, disaffected parsons will lose to an out- the Whites or Orientale abould govern, the volume, A Territorial Army in Being," however, that the masters nsnimopaly break, that my cost some time and money Australia and the Pacific lands, and It is obvious that a mom's first duty is which Mr John Muray hopes to publish argent think the height to which the hall to suppress. On this secount therefore the the American Root would then fight foot, for at present the ball is sometimes obscured at the critical moment to distant these natural precautions. steamers by the sail of a passing junk c by masts of other steamers. —We are, Sco.,
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to his choultry, his second to his family in the autumn." This book in described ass hoisted should be intressed by say 12 Viceroy has issued his orders, and take holder to aboulder with thị sẽ ôLA.
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