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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1909.
PARIS, denn till balf-past eleven. At ten minutes mansrchical system liko curs is onhanced INJURED BY FALLING BRICE.
to twelve we want to pay a visit to Aunt Gloucester. At half past one we lauched, by a study of the Queen's correspon- In the Court of Barry Jurisdiction, At two came the Duchess of North
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MEMUS FOR TO-MORROW.
Meeting.
Hongkong Jockey Club.
Auction.
umberland. As three came Mr Steward doncs, but the dry light which her to-day, before His Lordship Mr Justics till four. At four came Mme. Berdin private Journals will throw upon the Gomperts (Paizne Judge) the case was till half past four
PRINCE KUNI HONOURED.
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Copyright protected under Urdinance 3 of 1894.)
Low, April 15. The Car of Bunain received and Mr Goldring, who appeared for plaintiff, Janched with Prince Kuni and suite at
At seron we dined. At nine we went workings of her mind will be of even mentioned in which C. Siqueira, claimed a to the play to Drury Lane, with Jans, greater service. When and how they sum of $1,000 from Lam Woo, a contractor Victoire, and Lohsen as usual. It was
The Sleeping Beauty" or "La Bails au will be published Lord Eater does not negligence of defendant's servants.
and hoe hy betug damages for Injuries sustained by Bois Dormant," for we came at the end of
Don Juan," Four years later we find her writing: Wednesday, May 24, 1837-To-day is my eighteenth birthday. How old! And
.:
yeb, how far su I from being what I should
I shall from this day take the firm resolution to study with renewed assiduity to keep my attention always well fixed or whatever I am about, and to strive to bas came every day less trifling and more fit for what, if Heaven wills it, I'm some day to be.
Two days after her accession the journal strikes a girlish note:
Saturday, June 24-Saw. Lord John
say; but there is no question of the
reception which awaits them. that said this was a caso in which a man was Tearskoeselo, and conferred the Order
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The French Mail of the 18th March
was delivered in London on the 16th inst, The Bishop of Victoria will preach at Seamen's Church, St. Peter's, West Point, at 6.30. on Bunday next at the Krening Service
An excellent programme has been
hit with a brick which fell from the top of of St. Andrew on the distinguished a scaffold.
vizitor.
His Lordship From the Hongkong Hotel f
Mr Goldring-No, my lord from Jardine's. The case was adjourned for a propered. week in order to allow of plaadings being
A LIQUIDATED CLUB.
Before Mr Justice Gompertz (Puna Judga) in the Court of Bummary Jurisdie- appeared as liquidator of the St. George's Club to earn a sum of $25 from D. MoCallam, who was formerly a member.
13.30 p.z-Half-yearly Meeting of the Russell. Wrote. I really have immensely arranged for the annual Y.M.C.A. con tien, to day Kruest A. M. Williams
to do; I receive as many communications in aid of the library, which will be held in from my Ministore, but I like it very much. the City Hall on May 1st.
Regarding a review on July 9, 1838,
2.80 p.m.-Auction of Honeshold Parni- ture, &, at No. 18, Pask Road, (Up- per Albany),
* Amusements.
9 p.m.-Performance at the City Hall,
A correspondant of the Ipch paper urges the "cat" for gang robbers. The paper supports this opinion. It has had a
9p.n.-Smoking Concert of Institution review in Hyde Park. I could have cried bonoficial effect at Hongkong.
of Engineers & Shipbuilders of kong, in the Institute Rooms.
General Memoranda,
Monday, April 19:-
almost not
she wrote in her journal:
At a quarter past oleven I went to a
Hong-right place as I ought. But Lord Mel- have ridden and boon in my
bound ant Lord Bill thought it more prudent, on socount of the groat crowd, that I should not this time đaiso.
2.30 p.m.-Auation of Hourshold Furn- iture,&c., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales Rooms.
Goods per Tonkin unclaimed after this dats at Noon will be subject to rent and landing sharga.
Lord Esas declares that when the arrangement of the Victorian archives
Singapore has again challenged Bong kong to send down a cricket eleven - an invitation that Hongkong has declined regularly for plastesa years. --Straiće Echo. "This is a reproach to a great name.
at Windsor castle is complete, the ma-With infinite pain I fins you 2s. 6d," said tim will be placed in possession of the named William Shakespeare, charged with Mr Plowden at Marylebone to a man
full story of a Royal and noble life drunkenness.
while defendant did not appear.
Mr P. Goldring represented plaintiff,
Plaintif said by the memorandam and articles of the Club in the event of liquids of $35 towards the asseta. Defendant had tion members wore to contribute the sum
not paid.
Mr Goldring-It is mopany limited by guarantee, my Lord,
His Lordship. He was a member after you had undertaken liqöfdalen ↑
Plaintif Yes, my lord
THE
OF MINISTER CONFIRMED.
Disturbances Qaleting Down.
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LONDON, April 15,
MOSH REVOLT.
A Constantinople message states that the morder of the Minister of Justice in confirmed. He was killed tu mistake for the Minister for Wor, who is
supporter of the Committee of Union and Progroes.
The new Cabines has been definitely constituted, Tewfik Paaha being sp- painted Grand Vizier and Edhera Pasha Minister for War.
A battalion of fortress troops went to Tikis and cheered the Sultan, who ap- Mr Goldring went into the box and said peared at a window and, addressing the defendant recently called at his office and people as "My children, counselled Earl Mints, the Viceroy of India, is advised him that he w. Defendant then crowd dispersed.
asked if he was obliged to pay. Witness them to remain quiet. Thereupon the visiting Amritsar and Lahore, in the Pan handed him the writ and sald be did not The mob yesterday destroyed ther jaub, Everywhere he has been enthusia want the trouble of coming to Court, add-offices of newspapers supporting the atically received, magnificent elephant pro-ing that he would pay at the end of the committee of Unica and Progress. cessione boing held in his honor.
WEDNESDAY, April 91;~-~
Noon-Auction of Valuable Lesseboldalioost without parallel. Though the
Property, at Mears Hughes & Hongd's Bales Rocus,
QUEEN, with the sad history of the royal Noon-Meeting of Union Insurance So-
house of Stuart behind her, had no alety of Canton, Id., at Head Office. 13.80p.m.-Meeting of China Traders' illusions about the divine right to rule,
Insurance Co., La., at Head Office.
it was clear that she was conscious of a
-In consequence of an outbreak of wonderful and mysterious duty which lawlessness and plundering at Buabire, on had been imposed on her by Divine the Persian Gulf, H.M.S. Fox, 2nd class cruiser, has landed a detachment of bine- Providence; and this consciousness jackote who are now guarding the place. mained in her mind all her days, and is
The China Mail.
Horogoro, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1908.
home out fully in her Letters and THE PRIVATE JOURNALS OF A Journals The Queen, with conscious
GREAT QUEEN.
heroism, not only was always herself, but thoroughly believed in herself as WHEN Mr. Joan MURRAY last year Sovereign of her realm. Her character
to
was a factor of the greatest importance,
sound that it was her influence rather as we hinted above, if the contention is
on
with glory when, is wireless operator
Mr Jack Binns, who anveted himself board the liner Republic, he flashed out wireless messages. for help for ten hours after that vessel had been in collision with recently suited for Now York in the White the Florida, and so saved all on board, Star liner Baltic, of which he has been appointed wireless operator.
The members of the Y. M.O.A. Literary and Debating Society cordially invite the friends to an At Home to be held in the mambers of the Association and their ions on the evening of Saturday. An entertaining programme has been provided
published a selection of the letters of Queen VICTORIA, bé British people were enabled to soo for the first time what manner of woran it was who had than her direct action as Sovereign filled the English throne for well-nigh which revived the internet of the British three-quarters of a century. Though people in monarchical institutions, sad, the letters only carried the record up in a certain degree, remoulded the Con
the time of the death of the PRINCE stitntion. The Quy rarely took pdi-programme has been arranged by Captain and refreshments will be served. The CONSORT, they were sufficient to throw up in high relief the strength of
tical initiative, but she could be per- A. Baker and the chair will be taken by character possessed by the QUEEN.
tinacious and consistent. Many times the Hon. Mr F. H. May, C.M.G. Through them we obtained a glimpse of
during her long reign we see by her letters she encouraged the flagging the methods by which a young, untried 41.00 girl of eighteen ao transformed the rub. energies of her Ministers, and urged lic opinion of her realm that the Throne them to he consistent in their sims and which had fallen into sad dierepute; to show firmness in carrying out a polier being held in disrespect and contempt to which they had committed the nation, by nearly all classes of her subjects, She acrutinised the exercise of patronage came to be regarded as the true corner of public servants, and no appointment Per Cause stone of the British constitution and a oferious importance could be made possession of the highest possible value. unchallenged by and unexplained 10 B VINO DE PASTO 19.00 The story of the QUEEN's political life is her. It was clear lint, young as she ................................ 17.50 told in her letters, but there is a still was, her expression of opinion on mar D SUPERIOR PALE DRY...... 14,50 more intimate record which one day ters connected with the bestowal of
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PHILHARMONIC; CONCERT.
The city was quito last night, and confidence is returning.
A feature of the affair throughout had been the loyalty of the troops and people to the Sultan.
BIARRITZ.
The next Philharmonie concert will take place in the City Fall on Friday,
LONDON, April 16,
for chorus of Schubert's Who is Sylvia ed. Troops have returned to barackay April 23rd, at 9.15 p.m. The opening A message from Constantinople states
which is being repeated by request, it but it is certain that the effects of this item will be West's excellent arrangement that normal conditions have been resum
having been so much liked at the last symptomatic ontbreak will long ba felt, Philharmonie concert. Another interest- voices by Smart. This is possibly Smart's KING EDWARD LEAVES ing number will be a Cradle Song for five beat effort in the way of part-songs and it will no doubt be one of the most pleneing he Miss Bath, Miss Clover, Mr. E. B. itemia in the programme; the singere will Ayris; Rev. A. B. Thornhill, and Mr terms in the first part mangement for C.E. H. Benvio. There will be two solo
five-part chorus of Tschaikowary a magni. with Mr Denman ficent but little known song "Ichabod voices. The soloists will be Mrs Barrett on Saturday to Genes, after which he Part two will consist of Finden's "On for Paris, from whence he will proveed Jhelum River a short work for two solo
His Majesty King Edward left Biarritz
and the Rev M. Longridge P, with goes on a cruise in the Mediterranean. Mr Danman Fuller at the piano. This work has been so well spoken of st Home.
A telegram to the North China Daily that it will no doubt mest with much lavour hare. This will probably be Mr. News says that in pursuance of the pro- Longridge's last public appearance in Hoog- coedings that have been taken in the matter kong. Hamish Moosan's Tae Wreck of of the alleged irregularities in connexion the. Hesperia will form the concinding with the Japan Sugar Company, astorgive item and should meet with warm accept- domiciliary searches wore made on April one of the principal items in the Collisoum ance. This work for some time formed 11, and not a few persons have been programmes at Home and there is no doubt detained for examination in Tokyo and that for all round excellence and attractive. Osako. Que former director and one been written for a long time.
gear it is one of the best works that has former member of Parliament have been
arrested.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Japanese papans way that Sir Robert of June and that Sir Robert Breden will Hart will return to China in the early part then go on a year's furlough,
The writing of all the pasta is cost dramatic and the work aboonde with effects of a brilliant nature. It has been specially orchestrated for this concert by the con- doctor of the society and will be performed a chorus and orchestra of between sixty and seventy voices.
balanced chorus than is usually the ease The society is fortunate in baving a better and the concert promises to be one of the best given by the society for some time. Captain Arthur Henry Satoa Hart least two of the works are being par The programme is an excellent one and Symat, D.5.0, P.S.C., East Surrey Begi-formed for the first time in this locality, ment, General Staff Oficer (Second Grade), in fact we doubt if Hamish MacCann's South China Command, has been promote hosed out of England at all. to the rank of Major in his regiment.
Wrock of the Hespertis has yet been
One passenger was killed and twenty-four worn injured through a train being blown
A storm was raging at the time, The ...accident occurred at a place 450 miles
distant from Tokyo,
The advice given her by King Leopold, her uncle, on the day of her occasion, never to decide a question of importance on the day on which it was
We understand that Mr S. Lightfoot, the popular captain of the Kowloon cricket club, has resigned his position with the is about to tako up a position at Swatow. Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., and
captain who has dour much to forward the futerenta of the club by compiling big scores and in other ways.
Mr Frank Grove will be the soloist in the first part and will sing a group of songs by Mrs Grove who, to the delight of the musical community, will also play a piano
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LONDON, April 16.
MASSACRE OF ARMENIANE.
APPEALS FOR HELP.
(Reuters Service to the China Zaski Copyright pratened under Ordinance 3 of 1894)
Losmos, April 18, Comanlar reports from Mersing stater that a masacre of Armeniane has bogen owing to the murder of two Moslems.
pealing for help.
The Christian communities are
LORD DALMENY MARRIED.
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Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)
Lampor, April 18 (83 each) may be booked at the Robinson Rosebery, was married to Miss Dorothy
The booking plan is now open and seats
Lord Dalmeny eldest son of Lord Prin Co. It is hoped that all lovers of music will show their appreciation of the Grosvenor at St. Paul's Church sooloty's efforts by attending the concert.
Knightsbridge
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than a bright fire on winter Majesties the King and Queen, and the
Prince and Princess of Wales.
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bundred volumes. We read that when a tribunal. the little Princess VicTonta was thirteen years old her life, as described by her walf, began, for on that day her mother, 25.00 the Duchess of KENT, gave the child a
all octavo volume, half bound in red submitted to her, she adhered to fuvari morocco, with the words Princess ably, and to this habit must be attribut-The Kowloon Cricket Club will lose an alle VICTORIA," stamped on the side. The ed the avoidance of many stakes. If first ontry was as follows:
the remarkable correspondence between This book mama gave me that I might Lord BEACONSFIELD and Queen VICTORIA write the journal of my journey to Wales Init
VICTORIA. is over published, nothing, says Lord The last entry was dictated and LEDER, will be found to be more strik- dated January 12, and the Quizy died ing than the minute care with which on January 22, 1901 These journals be reasoned and debated, in daily letters will never be printed in their entirety and memoranda, the mucousiva ntages By the Qua's expres wish they have of his foreign policy. No one can read beat earefully examined by her youngest these documents without being daughter, Princess Hener af Battenbend, vinced that they were written quite me more intimately known as the Princess much for his own solightenment na for BEATRICE, who, with infinite labour, has that of the Sovereign. The attention copied in her own bend many volumes which the QUEEN paid to minute details of them, excising passages which the of foreign poliny was of inestimabla Que désured should not be seen by value in enhancing the any eye but hers
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SA FORGED 35 NOTE.
At the Magistracy, this afternoon, before
Mr J. H Kemp, a shop colie was charged with uttering a forged 86 note on the Bank de Llado Ohine.
J. Duinerin, cashier of the bank, testified. to bha note belug a forgery,
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