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But Persia's most powerful neighboor ia Russia, whose bureaucrats, notwith- ameling the establishment of the Dums, view constitutional systems që Govern ment with abhorrance, and the trouble which the Nationalists, foresaw was thas Russia would take the first appor unity to interfere, ostensibly in the interests of its nationals who might Buffer by the breaking out disorders in the capital, but really in the interests of despotism and the ald autocmey. The inclinations of the SHAH are understood to favour Russian
THE CHINA MAIL.
... NEWS OF THE DAY,
The German Mail of the 13th June
મ was delivered in London on the 13th must.
The old Bem of Messrs. Bush Bros of Newch wang has changed hands, haring been purchased by Mr Betts.
The Pinang Gastle hears from worthy sources that trade is reviving, owly but surely, both in Singapore and
Ponang.
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TORTO, July 14
(Reuser's Service to the China Afany
A Government proclamation farbida LONDON, July 15.
the exportation to China by ordinary Vice-chancellor Herr von Bethmann-mall pocket post of wespons, army apparatus, salt, morphine or its aye ringes, and zinc, excepting at the orde of the Chinese Government or in such manner na is permitted by Chinese
les.
All Wednesday night the wind remained blustery, with occasional hanvy downpours of rain, but all fears of the typhoon were dismissed, the Observatory having found that the unwelcome disturbanog had passed to the south. It has indeed prazed into trust-the Gulf of Tonkin by way of Faiuna Straits and now threatens Haiphong." It luft Hongkong a legacy, however, in the shape of a ocpions supply of rain. At daylight, the German Mail steamers,Hellweg has been appointed Prince von which had sheltered in Kowloon Bay. Buslow's successor as Chancellor of the came in to the wharves, the P. and O. German Empire. This involves several intermediate steamer, the Syla, fellow ministerial changes. Her: Sydow, ing suit, while the C. P. R. steamat! Monteagle put out to so on her sun to the Secretary for Finance, becomes Prussian Herth. Gradually the sampans and junks Minister of Commerce, and Herr For stealing leads native was san- intervention, for his ideal of earthlyanced to two months' imprisonment with left, shelter, but owing to the showery Warmouth, Under Secretary for the j bliss is to wield within his dominicas hard labour and six hours' stocks by Mr weather it was late in the day ore work Interior, replacee him.
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is exercised by the Tain throughout| the Russian empire. But though welcoming Russian interference on his own behalf he still had one little
We have been informed by the Colonial Secretary's Office that Newchwang (North China) has declared Hongkong to be an infected port.
Captain and Mrs Horsley, of Hongkong, have been helping the Yokohama Pomm slating Pierrots in an entertainment given as the Kai-in-hin at Kamakura. Capt. Beasley played the banjo; Mrs Beasley
doubt: would it result in the end sang Villya" and was ancored.
in his kingdom becoming an appanage of Russia and himself reduced eventually to the rank of a nonentity like the rulers of the Khanates in Central Asia
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(Reuter's Service to the Chind Mail) The following have been invited to dine at Goreradjent House to-morrow night to
LONDON, July 15. Prince Suleman Effendi, younger meet His. Excöllency Kao Erb-chon and] Wo understand that the Maple Leaf,uite Mr S, W. To, Mr Chau Salki,brother of the Sultan of Turkey, is which has been a familiar figure in the Mr Kwok Yik-ting, Mr Yung Hin-pong, Taikon Docks for, some time, would have Mr Ng Li-Ning. Mr Chiu U-tin. Mr Li dead. He was born in 1860. left port yesterday, had we not been closely Yau-chun, 3r Lau Yam-taun, Mr Loung
Leaf will probably lesya as soon as the Mr We: Yuk, Dr Ho Kai, Mr G. F. Lloyd, weather cioara.
Mr Law, Mr Harris, Mr Blanchflower, Mr COMPULSORY Clementi, Mr P. N. H. Jones, Mr Growson, Mr Murray Stewart, Mr Brewin, Sir Henry (Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 14. Barkeley, Commodore Lyon, Mr Hutchi Bon Mr Wodehouse, Mr Fletcher,
approached by the typhoon. This Maple Rui-chi, Mr He Fook, Mr Lai Cha-pak
At the Champlain turcentenary celebra- tions at Plattsburg, New York, President Taft was present. Mr James Bryce, the British Ambassador, made a spooch in which he mid that fresh Britain, France and the United States were linked in enduring friendship that seed fear no renewal of strifo.
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Reuter's Peking correspondent says that Britain, Austria-Hungary, and the United States have notified China that they manot recognise the preliminary Russo- Chiness agreement with reference to the administration of the railway zone in Man- churia. Laws affecting residence in the settlements, it is pointed out, muat origi. anto with the treaty Powers.
past fifty years? This undoubtedly made him pause and his vacillation is likely to cost him dear. While he has been halting between two opinions, the Nationalists bave steadily pursued their way and now the issue has been joined in the capital itself." The events of the next few weeks should prove interesting to foreign observers. Under the Anglo- CHEAP SALE Bussion agreement, Great Britain is at liberty to move troops into the south of Perein as soon as Russia moves her men in the north. So far, we have not heard of Great Britain sending any troops to the Persian Gulf, and we gather from recent speeches in Parliament that Ministers would be very reluctant to
The Report, Army Signalling for take such a step. But with Russian1908 states that the large deficit of efficient troops near Teheran our hands word signallers in the cavalry" and infantry at Home noticed in the Report for 1907 has be forced. It is a complication that few bean somewhat lessened, and the numbers Englishmen can view with any pleasure, below authorized establishment have been reduced by half. At colonial stadions the for our sympathies as a nation must 80 total of signallers in all arms exceeds the out to a people who are honestly, with establishment, and no difficulty is experi of course an exception bere and there, enced in maintaining the complement. striving to obtain constitutional liberty and yet if we send troops to Persia we must perforce either support the SA or else maintain a strictly neutral attitude, an attitude doubly exasperating to all riends of freedom and progress. If the precedent of Turkey in her recent
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WEDNESDAY, July 21:-
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The Day News remarks on the fact that bye-elections are pending in Cleveland, Mid-Derby. High Peak, and Dumfries.. These are due chiefly to ministerial changes, and will put the popularity of the Budget and the Government to & severa and comprehensive test. The paper says that Mr Partington's promotion proves the Goverment's" readiness to challengy
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His Excellency Sir Frederick Logard
presided at the meeting of the Legislative Council which was held this afternoon.
There were also present
Hon. COLONEL DARLING, Officar com manding the Troops.
Hon Mr A. M. Tuoмror, ating Colonial Secretary.
Hon. Sir HENAY BERKELAY, K.C., Act- ing Attorney Genaral, -
Hon. Mr P. N. . Joses, Acting Direc ter of Public Works.
Boo. Mr C. McI. Messen, Acting Colonial Treasurer.
Hon. Mr. W. Bazwis, Registrar Gen-
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The cruiser, Izumo will sail in September to participate in the San' Francisco anniversary.
The arnisert Amma and Tokiwa will not go to the Hudson tri-centennia celebration
IS HE DOWN-HEARTED
(Wan Tax Fat Po's Service)
PERING, July 14.
FE. Tang Shac-yi, seeing that ha has not been appointed to any office, has- left Peking a rather sad-looking man.
The House of Lords has rejected: ILLNESS OF PRINCE SU Lord Roberts' Eill providing for the compulsory service of the Territorials by 123 votes to 103.j
Lords Milner and Curzon supported the Bill and Lords Crewe and Lansdowne opposed it.
DISTINGUISHED
JAPANESE VISITORS.
(Renter's Service to the Chips Mail.) LONDON, July 14 The Lord Mayor of London enter- tained TLH. Prince and Princess
Hot. . J. BADY. Capt. Supt. of Kuni to lunch, The Japanese Am- Police,
bassador and Madame Kato, and a distinguished company were present.
Bos. Dr Ee Kar
Hon. Mr Wei Xux, Q.MG. Hos. Mr E. A. HEWETT Hon. Mr E. ORBORNE. Hon. Mr W. J. GRESSON. Hon. Mr MURRAY STEWART. Mr C. CLAMENT (Clerk of Councils).
COMPANIES OKDINANCE.
Hon. Attorney General moved the thirti reading of the bill entitled An Ordinance to amend the Companies (Lucil Registers) Ordinance, 1907.
Hos. Colonial Secretary seconded and the bill was read a third time and passed.
The bill wis re-committed on clause
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HONGKONG, Thursday, July 15, 1909.
PERSIA.
thing the struggle should not inst long. though, the Smag may prove a more
alorous may, than the cr-Sultan Auer who all his life through was a veritable poltroon... Ho may, perhaps, take his own time in making terms with his outraged people, but we should imagine that the victory will eventually rest with the Nationalist party, for the great bulk of the nation is behind them.
Conservative record.
Some striking figures are published relating to the performances of the Chirurd liner Mauretania. During ten consecutive exceeded an voyages the Mauretanin average speed of 26 knots, and the average of the best day's rus on each voyage, was over 26 knots. The highest average on any one day was 28.36 knots and the highest for a whole royage Westwards 25.62 knots. On the record runto New York thu voyage of 2,892 miles was accomplished in 4 days
16 hours and 53 minutes;
fee for registration be $1 per 81,000 on paid-up capital and in no case the amount
to exceed $250.
RAILWAY ORDINANCE.
Committee on the bill entitled An Ordinance to regulate the construction and management of railwaya..
The bill passed through the committee stage!
Hon. Attorney General proposed the third reading.
Eco. Colonial Socretary seconded and the hill was road a third time and passed
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A sum of 8150 in, aid of the vote, Police and Prison Departments, A.-Police, other charges, furniture.
IDUCATIONAL.
ALEXANDRA CINEMATO-
GRAPH.
To-night the Alexandra Cinematograph re-opens with special attractions, La Belle Chiquita making hor local debut while Bliss Amity Rita will appear in a Dance Fantaisia." The good bill of fare, presented at the Alexandra should draw a full house
A YOUTHFUL DEFENDANT.
(Won T Tat Po'n Service.)
PEKING, Jane 14. Prince So, head of the Naval Depart meat, is unwall and has been granted
sick leave.
GOVERNOR DISMISSED.
(Wah Tes Yat Po's Service.)
PEXING, July 14
Eung Pong, the Governor of Kwai-- chow, has been dismissed from office.
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DISAGREEMENT.
(Wah Tu Fat Po's Service.)
PEXING, July 14.
The Prince Regent disagrees with the report of Prince Ching that Chan Fu, a late Viceroy of Canton, is a capable official and should be restored to office.
WEATHER REPORT.
The following notice is inated from the Hongkong Observatory::---
Ou the 15th at B.10 am Signals. owered
On the 18th at 12.06 p.-The baro- meter is rising in Hongkong and falling. over Tongking.
The typhoon has pissed into the Gulf of Tongking by way of Hainst Straits and now threatons Haiphong.
Li Fux Hing sued Li Kam Tong, other
Pressure has increasing moderately over wiss Blung Siu Wan, trading as Wai TaiN. Luzon, Fermosa and the E. coast of Tsan sud Tut to recover 8000 under 3 China, and given away considembly in N." deposit unte.
E. Japan.
high are remains over the Pacifio to: the South of Japan.
Mr F. X. d'Almada e Castro appeared for the plaintif and Mr Reader Harris de- fended.
The
Moderate E. winds may be expected the Formoss Channel, and S. and E along the winds lowly decreasing in forcé, S. coast of China.
Hongkong minfall for the 24 hours end- ing at
10a.m. today, 0.86 inches. Forecast for the 24 houze anding at noon
Mr. Almada said that the case was one for money depositod, with the defendant when he was the owner of a stall' în, the Central Market. A few days after he had: made his acquaintance defendant told plain-tu-mezzow --. tiff that he was the registared owner of the
Boogkong and Neighbourhood: stall. Plaintif did not believe it, where SE and E. vinds, slowly decreasing
squally, showery- upon defendant said his photograph was
Formoss Channel: E. winds, mo in consequence of that plaintiff deposited kong and Lamocks: S., and E. winds, South coast of Chies between Hong- 8300 with defendant. Plaintiff, had since
fresh.. demanded the return of the money but had Boutli coast of China between Hong- act received it. Sometime in, June the re-kong and Hainan S.E. gale. gister was altared and another person represented himself as defendant. »...
His Lordship Where is your client? Mr Barris-There is my client; he is only nine years old.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The annual meeting of the Shanghai A meeting of the Finance Committee was Tunas are evidently coming to 自
Dock and Engineering Company, Ltd., then held under the presidency of the Hon. The Singapore Courtabavo just been pat crisis in Persia. Russia is moving
to a great deal of trouble through a Chinese held last week, was a little, livelier than Colonial Secretary when the following votes hanging up and asked him to look at it and derate. troops from Baku to protect the lives juror. Three Japanese were charged with the ordinary ran of businose meetings.. Mr were considered and passed:
POLICE DEPARTDENTS. $16.50, and property of her own subjects as well extortion and terrorising the inhabitants Morgan Philips, in a rousing speech, pointed as other nationals in northern Persia; of a certain house and their trial lasted two out how the company's profits had been days. Just as the judge was about to steadily dwindling during the past four while the Nationalist party have at last begin his summing up it was discovered that years, and anid it required to wake up entered Teberna and fighting bas taken a Chinese juror had understood but very The Chairman declined to believe that the
A sum of 81,376 in ald of the vote, little of what was being said in Court, his company required waking up. It had place in the streets of the capital. A knowledge of English being extremely already Raked up. The mosting was not in education, other charges, grants, principel
grint under Grant Code. month or so ago correspondents of the limited. There was nothing for it but favour of anjexport being brought out from diamix the jury and empanel a fresh one. Home to probe into the details of manage. English papers were writing that
before hom the trial had to be begumont, Mr.Jauner Hogg saying that what was really required was that thecompany should seck for its business and not wait for the business to come to it."
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empire which still retained quy sort of allegiance to the SA, that the rest
They tell you a story in Quebec, says writer in Harper's Weekly, of a man who was coming one winter marning down the
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
It has been reported that Captain Sandbach has relieved Capt Arthur in the Tackwo.
of the country was in the bands of the Nationalist party, and that the latter long flight of stone stops leading from the A touching case of devotion to duty
Japanese papera say that Baron Takahira were resolved upon making the Shan upper to the tower town. The stops wero is mentioned in the Timer obituary notice
The man slipped, and of Mr William Wills, junior counsel to Japanese Ambassador at Washington, in proceeding home on leave, being seriously comply with their demands or, failing started bumping, down the long flight, on the Admiralty, who recently died of bei with disease of the ears. that, they would dethrone him. There him back, feet foremost, with incredible chiai proumonia in his fifty-eighth, yest can be little doubt that the great majority ve city. Just as he began to gain speed ke Me Wills had appeared for the Home
covered with ice.
The Straits Times of July 7 ssid - Mr. A.
of Persians are anxious for the establish- stuck an old lady who was carefully pick-Onice in many inquiries and early last
ing her way downward. She fell plump year he sat as Commissioner for the pur. Both, who recently retired from the poat ment of a constitutional form of upon the unfortunate man and held her pose of formulating regulations for the of Registrar in Hongkong, had the pleasure government, with a Bas at its hood fast through his dizzying fight notil he presentinn af disease among workers in of being on the bench yesterday with Mr Justice" Bercombe Smith who is zur-old whose powera sball be strictly limited.topped with a bump at the end of the long brass foundries. His habitual, conscion Hongkong friend of his.
journey. He was bruised and his clothing tioumons in getting to know all that could The whole nation is tired of the was almost stripped from him. The webe known of a subject, led him to visit despotic regime of the present reigcing may retained her seat, holding on with some of the worst foundries, and he him-
In consequence of peerages bestowed on house, which bleeds the land white frantic graag and breathing heavily self became a victim to an attack of briss Juns 25th the following changes will result, "Madam," said the man with grave potefoandor's: ague, from which he never do Mr Herbert Samuel of the Fame Office' is for the benelt of a corrupt circle news, "you'll have to get off here. I don't of courtiers." It
rs. It has also been go any farther pointed out by more thau one writer,
OVER THIRTY-FIVE YEARS.
Persian as well as foreign, that if the TN 1872 there was a great deal of diaz.
plebely recovered.
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