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NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Siberian Mail was delivered in Lendon on the 1st inst.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1909
THE NAVAL, SCARE.
GERMANY ONLY ORDERS ELEVEN DREADNOUGHTS
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Lospony June I
Mr Andrew Carnegie has given e200,000 to the French Haroos Fund,
The parochial property to be applied in the House of Commons. Contrary according to schemes by the county to usual precedent at a drst reading of a catge hospitals, provision of trained bill, several speeches were made on the timile as a consequance of the new Eight councils for the erection or support of)
A. eritia in arising in the British, coal use, public halls, institutes, technical present occasion, the most important Hours Act Two hundred and thirty and higher education, elc
Mr Asura's reasons for submitting coming from Mr. A. J. BALFOUE. The theamt men are affected the present bill may be briefly stated, He urged that the Church in Wales was
Government, said he scornfully, "have diverted their energies from attempting
The Civil Lord of the Admiraaty, Mr George Lambert, speaking at Bishops that it was impossible for Germany to Nympton, said it was now ascertained
The Canse liner Mauretania has established a now record for the trans- Atlantic passage, envering the distance in have seventeen Dreadnoughts ready by four days and saventosa hours.
July, 1011. Only eleven were yet i ordered.
SITUATION
ia no sense an offshoot or a missionary social reform to the more congenial taske development of the Church of England of destroying one of the ancient institu When the Principality was, for political tions of the country. He balted for un The Shanghai Race Ulab wired purposes, incorporated in or annexed to instant and then added, "I think they Edward on kinning the Derby, and ro
"Heartiest Congratulations" to King AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL the kingdom of Ebgland, contem do it better. It is your ancient constitueived the King's thanks by able last poraneously or consequently, the Church tional role, but you might do it with Briday. of Wales was incorporated in or annexed more decorum." It was admitted by to the Church of England. The English the Prime Minster, said Mr. BarOUE, Government succestled in doing with that the Church in Wales had risen to the Church in Wales what it had never the height of its great responsibilities. ancceeded in doing with the Walsh Was the doctrine now brought forward
The death is announced of the Right | Hon. Sir John C. Randy Colomb, F.C.M.G., late of the Royal Marine Artillery, and for
and Bromley, and later Great Yarmouth, many years Conservative M.P. for Baw
aged 71.
writes to us com-
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LONDON, June
Governor-General has refused to order A Melbourne message states that the
Dissolution in
Consequence of the defeat of the Labour Ministry.
The Cabinet has resigned, and the
Hon. Mr Deakin is forming a Ministry.
GENERAL SIR LAN HAMILTON,
FROMOTED TO ADJUTANTÙ GENERAL
Service in the Ching Hats Copyright protested under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)...
LONDON, June General Sir Ian Hamilton, KCB,
people--it denationalised it. For cen- that the, Church was to be improved by Noa Dermitus taries the Church was used by English being deprived of its property? Is plaining of an automobile which traverses Bingle coples, Daily, ten cants; Wooky rulers for political purposes and as the fit not a monstrous and extravagant Wyndham Street in the small hours of the Telegraphic Address, Man Hongkong organ and instrument of the English doctrine," he exclaimed, "that religionraing and creates such disturbance with ita hors-Mowing, etc. We advise our Government. Welsh Nonconformity was is to be more efficient by making its conspondent to communicate with the TELEPHONE NO. 9 CHINA MAIL, LIMITED.
the result of a revolt against this state ministers poorer? That is a doctrine police on the subject. of things. Starting from the voluntary sometimes wrapped up in rhetorical
We understand, says the Shanghat | principle with a new form of teaching and phrases, but which sometimes appears Mercury, that as a result of negotiations organisation, it captured everything that in all its naked-abourdity-It is between the Spanish authoritos-and-the-Pariter's
Municipal Council no case as was anti- Goods per Kawachi Maru not cleared was best and most progressive in the doctrine carefully kept for the Estab-sipated, and was even intimated to the religious life of Wales. True Mr. lished Church, and is never applied to Council, will ensue in the Court of Consul Amurrn acknowledged that a new and Nonconformist denominations." Speak-over the Alhambra contretampa. At pro beneficent chapter opened in the lasting generally we gather that the opinion sest settlement some to bare been Performance of Ching Ling Foo seventy years in the life of the Walsh of English politicians is that the Bill further will transpire in regard to the affair arrived it, and it may be that nothing Church, but he urged that it had learned is not expected to pass into law, and unloss circumstances siter considerably. ite lesson too late. The present position this feeling is shared by the Government. Since these words were written gambling was that the Nonconformist community Mr. Asquirm, with an eye to the general on lageraie than over has recommenced. He is the eldest son of Col. C. M. Hami- at the Alhambra, much to Shanghai's ton, his mother being third daughter of of Wales provided accommodation in election, which cannot possibly be put-off
Viscount Gert. General Hamilton entered. the ratio of three to cue, for those for more than another year, and fearing
the Army in 1873, and has seen a very great deal
servies, having" takan who frequented their chapels, as Welsh revolt, has, however, introduced
part in the Afghan War, the Boer War of 1881, the Nile Expedition, the Burmobe against the accommodation provided the measure in the hope of binding their in the Church. The amount contribut-allegiance.
Expedition, the Chitral Relief Expedition, and the hat Boer War.. He has recaired, But neither honor his
numerous well-deserved decorations for his he took in the last Boer War he was services in these campaigns. For the part promoted to Major General and then
General Memoranda,
FRIDAY, June 4¦—
at Thoatra Rojal, City Hall Goods por Print Waldemar undelivered
after this data rahjest to rent Geoda per Istri undelivered after thie
date subject to reat.
SATURDAY, Juno 5 jama
11a.m.-Aaction of Household Furai
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2.30 p.m.-Acction of High-class Irish
Rousehold Linen, &c., xã Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salen Ronin
9.15 p.m.-Open Air Court at the Cmnigangower Cricket Club's Ground.
TUESDAY, June 8
ed by the Nonconformists in 1904-6 party imagine that he is doing more Goods per Mongolia undelivered at Foon was £$18,700, as against £296,400, than ploughing the sands..
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HONGKONG, Wadnisdat, Je S, 1909.
WELSH CHURCH DIS- ESTABLISHMENT.
contributed by the Church community. The Nonconformist Sunday school at tendance was 592,000, whilst that of the Church schoola was 178,633.
The figures quoted by Mr. Asqer, however, are much out of date. The Church in Wales, unlike the Noncon- formist bodies, has shown a remarkably steady increase during the past few years, the following figures which deal with communicants, zot irresponsible Sunday
A correspondent who was present in the House of Commons on the ovening when Mr. Asqerro jutroduced, for the tool saholará, proves third time, his Welsh Church Dia- establishment and Disendowment Bill, says that he,, was greatly struck by the air of unreality which pervaded the ceremony. The Premier addressed the. House in a dull, constrained way and had frequently to be coached by Sir
NEWS OF THE DAY. Three more cases of plague have been
notified.'
To-morrow is the forty-fourth anniver. sary of the birthday of H. R. H. the Prince
of Walos.
Since the suppression of betting in New York if is estimated that bots amount ing to £10.00 daily are made by cable messages upon reces is England.
Tao Hongkong and Shanghai Bank will shortly open branch office in the handsome triangular building which has just bean erected at the corner of Broad- way and Seward, Road, Shangbai.
disgust.
COMPANY MEETING.
Star Ferry Co., Ltd.
The eleventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Star Ferry Co., Ltd.
D.S.O., G. O. Commander-in-Chief of the Adjutant-General of the forces. Southern Command, has been gazetted
Note-General Sir Ian Standish Mon- teith Hamilton is 38 years of age, having
been born at Corfu on Jan. 18th, 1863,
of
was held at Sir Paul Chater's office, to Lieut. General. He was Chief of Staf Vistoria Buildings, to-day." Sir Paul from that time until the end of the Boer to Lord Kitchenor in 1901 and 1902, and Chater presided and there were present the War he commanded the nobile columns in Moers T. F. Hough, Ho Fook, Wang with the Japanese Field Army in Man- Hon. Mr W. J. Gresson, Mr E. Shellim,western Transvaal. General Hamilton norved as Military Representative of India Kam Fook, W. H. Pottsy J. W. Bandow,churin in 1964-5.] H. A. Siebs, and the Hon. Mr E Osborne, secretary,
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REPORTED OCCUPATION OF
"PERSIAN TERRITORY.
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LONDON, June' 2.
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The secretary read the notice convening the moeting.
The Chairman said.With your per mission I propose as usual to take the report and accounts as read. As fora- shadowed in my remarks to you at our last: annual meeting, the year's working showe Dr. Amoa P. Wilder, the newly aproconstruction of the last of the Kowloon an improvement on its predecessor and the pointed American Consul-General at wharves which were destroyed in 1906, Sunday
Shaughai, was due to arrive at his new post being Bestly completed, we may, School
I think, Total
Mombers, yesterday, his trip home being cut short
look forward to further improvement The Times Teheran correspondent Easter "number of including
during the year in Japan.
just commenced.. Communicants. Communicants. Teachers
The loss on
subsidiary coins
The states that, it is reported that Turkish amounting to 1906......334,414 185,004- 183,000
80,240 was principally on copper cents. Regulars have occupied Persian territory 1905.135.984 107,2591 com-192,004
the depreciation of which is at present at Sujbulak, near the fruntiar. 1907138,732 201,340/puted 196,034
18 per cent. In the typhoon of July previous yours in regard to the boats; that a large force of Turks is last we were not quite so fortunate as in
Beuter's Tabriz correspondent says These are Church figures, but even
one of them, the Morning Star, having about to occupy" Khoi, Salma, and the Nonconformist Year Book, whose
been blown from Stonecutters on to the returns were submitted to the Welsh
rocks at Lai chi kok. The cost of repairs, Urmia, three important Persian towns
parceive, has been debited to the on the frontier. Lanco Sargeant George Jackson pro-insurance fund. Church Royal Commission, which,
you will by the way, has not yet sent in its junk, before Commander Basil Taylor,
The item of $30,000 secuted the master of a licensed trading which has appeared in prorious accounte
under the heading dated
Hotel de- report-prove that even allowing for the RN, at the Marine Court today for together with the 8102,000 owing by tho and will
merely throwing a sop to his Welsh due to the famous Revival in 1905,
his junk, and a fine of $10 was imposed. soon as a favourablo opportunity occuERS, I supporters, who have been worrying the Welsh Church stood out well ahead H. M. S. Kont, for the trial of those removed the adoption of the report and se- shall be pleased to answer any questions The Naval Court Martial altting on you may desire to put him greatly of late. The proposals in the matter of communicants. Thesponsible for the mishap to the destroyer counts. Mr Hough seconded and this was There boing no questions the Chairman contained in the bill can be summariz-
Fame when she bumped the rocks in the carried Hirado Channel, has concluded Lioste- by Mr Siebs the Hon. Mr W. J. Onsson On the motion of Mr Bandow seconded nant Commander Thomas was "reprimand- was elected a director of the company. ed."
election of the Hon. Mr W. J. COLIC AND DIARRHOEA- CURED." Greason and Mr Shellim as directors WAS
FTER an hour's suffering from cramp on the motion of Mr Ho Fook Aolio or damboes, the best remedy confirmed on socoaded by Mr. Wong Kam Fak
obtainable can not give relat too quickly. W. H. Potts be re appoined aaditar.
Mr Siebe proposed and Mr Hough Chamberlain's Colic, Choders and Diarrhoes seconded and it was agreed to that Mr Bamody is the best medicine in use for
dividend warrants are ready, and may be home to be without the very best For The Chairman:That is all the business even in the most severe, and dangerous these ills. It always gives prompt relief gentleman. I beg to inform you that cases, and you can not afford to allow your had on applicatiofi.
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Disestablishment to take effect from
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No. Bishop.in the four dioceses affected
to continue to have a seat in the House
of Lordsy the number of spiritual peers thus being reduced from 20 to 25,
From the date named ecclesiastical law in Wales to cease to exist as law;
figures are as follows:-
Church communicante in Wales Calvinistic Methodist... Congregationalist
Baptist
.193,081 .170,017 175,313 .143,581 10,811
We loyan
Vice-Admiral Sir Hedworth Lambton It is clear that, on account of the with H.M.S. King Alfred, Bedford, Mon- decrease in Nonconformist members in mouth and Kent, armoured cruisers 1906 and 1907 due to the inevitable H.M.S. Olio, sloop; and four torpedo-bost the articles, rules, and ordinances of the reaction following an hysterical Revival,M.S. Astraet, 2nd class cruiser, and the destroyers arrived at Weihaiwei on May. 28. Church of England to operate in Wales, Haven's Fire Branco 2390,852 13A. 8. WATSON & 00, presentations of any authorised body of grass of the Church during these years on
by agreement and subject to the ra- on the one hand, and the continued pro-dispatch vessel Alacrity were dus next day. tic Church.
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An amusing incident was witnessed in Des Voeux Road last evening. A European being drawn along in a rickshaw when, tilted backwards and remained with shafts owing to a sudden stoppage, the vehicle pointing in the air. The cocupant was unable to extricate himself but a gang of
for the purpose of dealing with the Nonconformist denomination now than property of the Church when dises-it was at the height of the Revival in tablished.
With respect to disendowment, three 1905. The confirmation statistica giren coolios and an Indian constable agon tame bodies to operate for the purposes of ad in the Year Booke niso show the to the rescue and lifted him out. It was
"ministration :---
(a) A temporary body, consisting of continued progress of the Church infortunate that no injuries were sustained. the Welsh Bishops, whose functions Wales. The figures of the four Welsh shall end in 1915, to be called the Welsh Commission.
(b) & Council of Wales, to be ap pointed by county and other councils,"
(c) The Church Representative Body
above named.
dioceses are as follows
- Period.
1838-1887
1878-1887...
-1898-1907
Parsons Confirmed. 72.081 .101,803 135,120
The number of those confirmed
All property which can be described as Walsh Chureli property to he vested in the first instance in the Welsh Com- during the ten years, 1898-1907, in the mission.
The Commissioners to transfer to the Church in Wales is more by 84.6 per Church Hepresentative Body all cathed ceas than the number of those
The annual service for membuta of the Order of Et. Michael and 86: George, was held on April 23rd (St. George's Day) in the Chapol of the Order in St. Paul's Cathedral. The Prince of Wales, Grand Master of the Order, was present, and Bishop Montgomery, Prelate of the Order, art, Sir William Deal Voux, Sir Thenias officiated. Amongst others, Bir Robert Sutherland, Sir Alfred Dent, Lieut, General
Sir J. B. Edwards, Bir Frank Swettenham, Admiral Sir R. Harris, Admiral of the
rale, chapter houses, churches, chapels confirmed during the ten years, 1818 Flest Sir G. Noel; Bir J. Denison-Fender, of-ease, and other Church buildings, ecclesiastical residences, and endlosed 1887.
lande connected with buildings and ali benefactions which date from 1662.
Mu. Ascurm in also sadly out in his
Sir Patrick Manson, Sir Wiliam Treacher, Sir John Rodger, Sir Walter Egerton, and prosent Rear Admiral Ble C. Ottley, were
A REMEDY THAT NEVER FAILS.
The Commissioners to transfer the financial statement by something like glebee and the burial grounds in use to the present incumbents, and these to be half a million pounds, while he says afterwards vested in the local bodina.
The commissioners to transfer to the county councila the Welsh tithe regt Churchmen have spent during the past charge, subject to the payment of the decade in restoring the Cathedrals, never fails to give relief. You cannot stipends of the existing incumbents and
nothing of the vast sums that Walah suatter how severe an attack of Colic, Cholers and Disrrbok Remedy diarrhoea may be Chamberlain',
the tithe rent charge issuing from land parish churches and other
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