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NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr W. H. L. Warrener and Mr F. J. Rowe have joined the Hongkong
of the tree is furnished when we state that in the side of one recently levelledde a hole was cut sufficiently big to Volunteers. provide accommodation for a kitchen
"
BYRE DIOCESAN REFUGE.
Annual Meeting.
On Thursday afternoon His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard, presided at the annual meeting of the Erro Diocesan
The new flagship of the Chins Station, and all its appliances wherewith to.. S. Minotaur, is expected at Sing-Relago, at the Refuge, Causeway Bay,
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then Governor-General of Australia, and bis suits, during a visit to one of the regions where these gignatie trees abound in the State of Victeria,
ELM.S. Kent bas returned to harbour from Mirs Bay, where target practice ins'- been carried out.
The U.S. cruiser New York is to com- out to the Philippines, replacing the Charleston as flagship.
The second, tarm of the peasión in connection with the Hongkong Technical fastitute commences on Monday evening.
"The aucalyptus tree is a genus of trees and shrubs of the natural order of Myrtaces, embracing about. 150 species: All but four of them are na tires of Australia and Tasmania only, The eucalyptus trees are so abundant
A Volunteer Ride Meeting is to-bo in many parts of Australia that over held at the King's Park Range on Easter rast areas they are practically the only | Monday, March 24. There are six events, trees visible. The fact that the fully and entries closa en Barch 24. developed trees are destitute of sym-
A grand farewell benefit perforasser metry and beauty robs the great Aus is to be given to Little Sadie, Miss My tralian wooded regions of that attrac-James and M: Sam Gale at the Victoria 10,000 Records tiveness and charm which give such Cinematograph the avoning when admirers
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General Memorandoe
Monday, March 72—
pleasure and delight to the primeval forests of America."
will no doubt roll up in large numbers.
An excellent programme has been The most striking characteristic of arranged for the social evening to be. held several varieties of the eucalyptus, as.M.C.A. The Est will consist of masical at 8 p.m. on Saturday, 5th March, at the mhay people know, is that, while they items and the second part of a clever do not shed their leaves, they slough | exhibition of conjuring, of their bark in long slips overy The leaves, which have a lea- thery appearance, contain a volatile oil with a bitter aromatic taste, which is used as a remedy for various diseases. "The Eucalyptus globulus, called "the blue gum. from its bluish-green leaves, is the variety most successfully grown
4 p.m.-feeting of Licensing Board at | yeur.
'Colonial Secretary's Office,
WEDNESDAY, March 9:——
Noon-Meeting of the Hongkong Fire Inerrance Co., Ltd, at Mosers Jardine,
Matheson & Co.'s Office. THUESDAY, March 10:-
Neon-Meeting of Chios Fire Lostranca
Co.,-Ld., a Co.'s Officer.
SATURDAY, March 17:--
There was a good attendance and amongst thous present ware Bishop Lander and Archdascun Barnett.
Miss Pitts, in the absence of Min Erro, read the annual report, which showed a record of satisfactory progress. Reference was made to the grit appreciation of the
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.
[Cormidar.] SUPPLEMENTAL NAVAL ESTIMATES.
PROVISION FOR FOUR DREADNOUGHTS.
(Beuter's Servies is the Chines Mai,) LONDON, March 3.
A Supplemental Naval Estimate £689,100 has been voted.
[CoryRIGHT.]
ARMY ESTIMATES.
AN INCREASE OF £325,000.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail);
Lostos, March 4. The Army, estimates amount to 427,700,000, which is an increase of £325,000, due to the successful filling of of the maks of the Territorials. The establishment strength of the Regulars
Of this sum £137,000 is for has been increased by a thousand
recruits in excess of requirements. four contingent Dreadnoughts.
Replying to criticiams recently made by Lord Charles Beresford, Mr Me- Kenna, First Civil Lord of the Ad- nimity mentioned that the guns of the new Dreadnoughts will not be actuated by electricity.
new home, and the better health which the inmates enjoyed in comparison with the old place, and the report stated that the number in residence during the rear had been forty. Thirteen had been admitted daring the year, and a number of the girls had been happily married and others had boen betrothed. The laundry bad had 243 working days during the your, and in that. time 63,084 pieces had been washed, an average of 261 per day. Needlework had also been undertaken, khd 58 suits of coolio clothing. 16 boys suits," and 4 other garments had been made, while mending (Renter's Service to the China Mail) was alea undertaken.
THE TIBETAN CRISIS.
RUSSIA CONCERNED.
LONDON, March 3.
A St. Petersburg telegram states that the Russian Minister at Paking has informed the Wilwups that Russia cannot maintain an attitude of unconcern regarding the deposition of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of
merous Russian Buddhists. The Waiwupu replied that the de- position would not affect the adminis- tration or the religion of Tibet.
BUDDHIST INDIGNATION.
A Excullency said it was just two years ago, in January, 1908, that his wife presided at a meeting held at St. Paul's College, when it was decided to form a committae in order to carry on the work of the Refuge, which up to that time had been maintained
Eyre. They had both visited the place by the almost undivided efforts of and witnessed the institution as it then was and they were very much struck with the difficulties and disabilities under which The announcement that Lord Curzon the work was being carried on. They were bar resigned the Lord, Rectorship of Glas-also struck by the devotion and pluck with gow Unirarsity is apparently premature. Two years was not a long time, and which Miss Eyre carried on the work, The students have decided to take a plebis-yet he could see that day what remark- cite whether they should accept his lotter able changes had bean made in the conduct (From Our Own Correspondent.)
of the institution. As a private con-
LONDON, March 4. cern under the auspices of the Musionary
Reuter's Darjeeling correspondent Society it was not very feasible for the Gorernment to intervene, but as public wires that a mass meeting has been
cluded many of the ladies in Hongkong Bishop, it becausa faasible for the Governing indignation at China's treatment under the presidency of his Lordship the which a resolution was passed express-
mont to place that building at the disposal of the Dalai Lama and demanding of the Rafuge with the kind consent of rhia reinstatement. The resolution also Bellice and give a small grant and bring the institution into relation with the requested the Emperor of China to withdraw his troops from Tibet and to Registrar General's Department and the Po Loung Kuk. He did not pretend that remove His Excellency Lien, Chinese the material assistance given by the Go- Resident at Lhassa.
as a reasonable explanation.
The proposed Christian University for Chins will be loated at Hankow if the
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RIOT AT TSITSIHAR,
("Indipendent News Agency's” Servien to the China Mait)
Toxo, March 4. Owing to the compulsory conscription law being anforced in Manchuria an uprising of the mob is reported from. Tsitsihar.
JAPAN AND FOREIGN SHIPS.
(Independant News Agency's" Service to the China Afail.)
Toxre, March 4. The Bill for incrasing the import tax on foreiga ships to yen 15 par tou is expected to be amended. Shipowners in Tokyo bare already taken steps to support the original bill...
THE EXTRADITION CASE.
Before Mr E R. Halifax at the Magistracy to-day the Sun A Wan extradi- tion as was continued..
Another witness for the prosecution, s distart uncle of prisoner, was cross-c amined by Mr Otto Kong Sing
12.30 p.m.-Mooting of Hongkong and in California. It has also been intro- scheme eventuntas. The Secretary of the institution with a committee which in-held by the Buddhist community at The hoad constablo, gavo me modsy to
Kowloon Wharf and Godown Cr., Edduced and flourishes in India, Natal, Magdalen College, Oxford, and the bankers fund is Mr J. Lailie Johnston, Folio of At Mesara Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s Offices.
Egypt. Algeria, and in various parts are the Rongkong and Shanghai Bank. TUESDAY, March 15:-
Nocs-Desting of the China-Boraco of Southern Europe and is some other
Guaners W, 3. Hone and E. E. Ellis Co., Ld., at Co.'s Offico.
warm countries. Although its intro-ave been permitted to resign their mem- FRIDAY, March 18:-
duction into California has been of bership of the Hongkong Volunteers,
the former having left the Colony Gunner but recent date, already its value to. S. Gibson, haring also left the Colony, that State has been very considerable. is struck off the strength of the Corps. its growth has been so rapid that trees Teet in height and over a appointed by His Excellency Sir Frederick thought an institution of that kind should. not primarily depend upon grants-in-sid fect in diameter have developed from Lavard to consider the educational system from revenue which was raised from the tax- of Hongkong recommend that the size of
p-Auction of Household Farsi ture, &c. at Ian Mor.Peak Rosd. SATURDAY, March 19:--
11.30 a.m.-Meeting of Green Ieland
Cement Co., Ld., at Co.'n Ocos. 19.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank
of China, Ld. ac Bank Office.
The China Mail
It is understood that the commission
verument had been at all substantial. For his part he did not think it should be. Ba
(Wah Tas Fat Po's Servics.)
PEERSO, March ̈3. The Russian Minister has made a
When you came to Hengkeng how much money did you have?--I had no money.
of the ship. come down; he paid for my passage.
Did he pay it to you?-To the captain
Did he give you any money to spend ?---
No, sir.
Did ho give you say money in Hong- kongt-No.
When you went away?-Ha took mo back.
How much do yen earn a mouth 1. Nothing.
What do you farmer.
do for a living 7-1 am a
Have you come dowa bere voluntarily ?--- The bead constable told me to come down.. Did he say if you would not come be would accost you?-He mid my sephaw
would strest me
Further evidenco was taken and the-
the small planting of a dozen years.the claseca bo limited to forty pupila. A Payers, but that it should depend upon representation, to the Board of Foreign had been arrested and if I did not come he Its rapid growth makes it a valuable
voluntary subscriptions and the personal, case is known where one master alone has forta of those whose botter fortune in it. Afairs that the Dalai Lams should acquisition to those lands where in a newly thres hundred pupils under his care. had placed upon them the sacred duty of not be deposed until all the Powers case was adjourned. many instances there was such a great Lack of forest trees of general utility. Memorial and Aliated Hospitals begs to
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice defending those whose fortune in life had have been consulted and given their
not been good. He was anxious for his sanction. THE AUSTRALIAN EUCALYPTUS.To California its timber is being extun-knowledge with thanks the followfor part that the institution should be
donations to the fands of the Hospitals:- piscad upou a basin upon which the THE AMERICAN FLOODS.
HONOZONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1910.
Ir is often a matter of surprise to Americans that the "big trees" of the world-famous sequoia grove in "Coli- fornia are not the tallest trees in the world. That honour belongs rightly to Australia, the original home of the blue gums, and very proud are dwellers
sively used for telegraph poles, railroad ties, for fencing purposes, and in the manufacture of some Kids of furri.
ture."
G. C. Moxon...... J. F. Boulton-
Ltd. P. Talati... EP Weissman, -M. H. E. Elina
Barretto and Ca, Bismarck and Co.... "W. A."...
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.8 10 Government could afford at any rate its
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10 moral support, because he was well aware of the value which attached in the ages of 10 the Chinese, and nightly so, to the moral support of the Government. As an illustra- tion of that they would have noticed that in the accounts just read there was an item, subscription from the Po Leung Kuk, $200.76. He looked upon that subscription
FURTHER DEVASTATION.
INSTALLATION OF THE ARCH
DEACON OF HONGKONG..
A special service will be held at St. John's Cathedral on Tuesday next, at 5 p.m. when the Venerable E. J. Barnett will be instituted and lostalled as Archdeacon of Hongkong. The service will be partly LOON, March 3.
in Chinese and partly in English. The Owing to avalanches and flood all sormen will be prechod by the Bishop of
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail)
of far greater value than the netunt the northern trans-continental rail- Victoria. number of dollars which it represented, "One of the last links with Thorens De because it indicated the recognition
with them and as being conducted on lines Quincey has been broken by the death of Chiness of that institution as co-operat ng
the which thoughtful Chiness could
Mr. James Hogg, once a well-known figura
the ways of the United States have been
blocked.
An avalanche at the Cade Moan-
"Some of the species of eucalyptus: are much more valuable than others. There is also a great diversity both in their appearance and worth. One of a spoedy aud efficacious remedy. under the Southern Cross of the dis- the most valuable is the Eucalyptu,
tinction which the fact confers. Indred marginata, popularly called the Jarrah in the publishing world of Lerdoa. Bir approve. It was for that reason that ho tains caused a train smash in which it is noctaggeration to say that Australia wood. It grows to a great size and its. Hogg at fourscore was a mise of literary scggested to the Bishop and Lady Lugard, sixy persons were killed. can produce giants which are 150 feet timber is so hard that it is found to associations with a great a writer as the should be placed on a basis of a public genaip, and was naturally proud of his when they consulted him on the subject over two years ago, that the institution Miss Eyre and her repre- taller than the monstertrees of California, be especially valuable in the construc-athor of, “The Confessions of an Opium character.
Eater." He know Do Quincey in his sentativo, Miss Pitts, and the committee Some specimers of the Eucalyptustion of wharves, as it resists the attack
lonely Edinburgh days, when the dreamy bad every ground for pride and pleasure which had been results amygdalinareach to the great height of the ship worma and bores that are critic and sentimentalist was in pitiful irhieved. Ho adered to them his of 150 feet, and specimens shound that so destructive to ordinary wood. B. donncial struits, and in 1895 be published hearty congratulations and hte tributo of are from 120 to 200 fest in circum-sause of this quality it also enters clumsily handled, perhaps entitled "De
a book-it was full of information, rather admiration for the success which had attended their work. Instead of the dark ference. The larger ones are practically largely into the construction of shipeuincey and his Friend." Mr Hogg was
was conducted formerly they saw that of no use for commercial purposes, as and is utilized, in other marine uses. At one time editor of London Sxidy. found building which he thought justised its name of a home, a home conducted by the expense of cutting them down and Some varieties of the eucalyptus yield'
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Shanghai was defeated in the Interport ing off or dissipating malaria in regions hockey match on Feb. 28, the Inniskillings where malaria abounds, the eucalyptus team from Tiestain making 3 goals to the has obtained a considerable reputa 2 secured by Stanghai.
tha
and squalid rooms in which the Refuge
well-
ROCKEFELLER'S MIL- LIONS.
WANTS TO BENEFIT MANKIND.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, March 4.
And noble work. A simple narration of of mankind. the report and accounts just rend formed a tealimony more e cloquent than anything he cald say of the work which was being done in that institution. In conclusion,
he moved the adoption of the report.
Bishop Lander, in seconding the adop tion of the report, said he felt the work
wis a necessary one, sa they knew there were unfortunate Chinese giria who through no fault of their own were there under
AUSTRIAN SUBJECT,
ARRESTED.
Extradition proceedings were commencad before Mr E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy this afternoon, with regard to Walter Oswald Moebius, who was arrested to. day on the ss. Duits, for alleged perjury within the jurisdiction of the Austro- Hungarian Consular Court at Shanghai.
Mr Reader Harris mixed the point that prisoner could only be extradited if the crime was committed in the territory of Great Britain or Austria.
Prisoner was remanded until tomorrow ait being allowed in the sum of £50 and the page ticket to Marseilles.
Messrs Nesbit.
MARTELL'S BRANDY.
THE
A message from Washington states splitting them up is great that these
which enjoyed as they had just heard that Scrator Gailinger has introduced during the past year an income of
a Bil in the Senate incorporating monsters are actually passed by the viau, while from others a species of
about
and which afforded every 80,000, thrifty lumbermen for the smaller ones hard, alightly, sweet sub- Edward left England yesterday for Biarritz Buccess and prosperity. He commend werk.
According to long-settled plans King prospect of an enlarged and continned Rockefeller Foundation for philathropic
that are more easily handled. And on
stance obtained in cocsiderable whers it is expected he will spend the ed the institution to the support ou He explained that the amount of the quantities. As an antidote against whole of March.
As a result oft his two brief visite to Hongkong, and more especially to the the whole we are rather gul thereal"
Indies of Hongkong, both British an endowment was not yet fixed but Mr
Chins Lord William Gascoigne Cécil has njalaria and as being valuable in ward-
Chinese. Isa constitution was a guarantee Rockefeller was seeking for a method of written a book called "Changing Chins," The American Government recently
that the work was being conducted on the commissioned a Blr. FICTION E. YOUNG
best possible lives and Gat it was a great disposing of his fortune for the benefit which will be published this month by
to report on the "The Tallest Tree that Growe," and he has presented a pre- tion." A. S WATSON & CO., liminary statement in the National
Mr H. Macarthur, who arrived in Strangely enough the eucalyptus Yokohama early in the seventies, has just LIMITED.
Geographient Magazine, of Washington, does not flourish in Hongkong? Like died in Japan after several years of pre- which abeunds with many interesting the few specimens, very stated, which curious health. He was 65 yaps old.. facts. "The Eucalyptus mygdalina is have found lodgment on the Bluff at the tallest, if not perhaps the largest, Yokohama, those growing in this Chapel, London, he refused the invitation reference was made to the fact that he ha Dr G. Campbell Morgan, of Westminister very trying circumstances. In the report tree that grows," he says. "Specimens Colony are very spindly representa 16 the pastorate of Fifth Avenue Presby-advocated some further extension of the institution. Es talt it desirable, as that over 100 feet high are frequently found, tives of the Australian forest kings of £3,000 a year.
terian Church, New York, with its stipend a Christian institution, that there while some have been measured tower and are of no use for making timber.
ahould be a chapel where those who wished could attend the services. Some friends It is stated, says the China Timer, that were collecting for that object, and the VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH. ing up to 470 and 480 fest. The
committee hoped that before long the timber of those great specimens is The Manila Polo team about to visit Mr J. O. P. Eksud does not intend to re-chapel would be an accomplished fact. easily workod, and, as it does not warp Hongkong wel consist of Lieut. Swift, turn to China bat will in all probability The report was adopted.
On the motion of Archdeacon Barnett, readily, is much used in carpentry. Capt. Mitchell, Mr Edward Bowditch and devote his undoubted journalistic abilities the following committee war constituted: Benlightening the home-folk apon Chinese President, Bishap Lander: vice-president, The method of falling them forest giants.
afairs, in the columns of a well known Mrs Lander; committee, Lady May, Lady 9.26 to 11.15 r.is rather different from that pursued
Fayrer, M Atkinson Mra Brewin, Mis The Morning Leader announces that London journal.
Edkins, Misu H. 8. Fletcher, Mrs Grasson. GRAND FARIWILL PROGRAMME elsewhere. The bottom of the eucalyptus the Liberal Government in seriously think.
Mrs Genalir, bira C. Hastings, Mrs Ken- rody, Mrs Lyon, Man Leefe, Mrs Steepola. 3x rule will feel well satisfad it is Tooker, and Mrs Turner, with, Misa A he can hobble around on crutches in Eyra as hou. secretary and Min Pitts an two or three weeks after spraining...búi
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It is stated by Chinese report that ankle, and it is two or three months before institution was inspected by the visitors. platform, averaging from 12 to 20 feet
the Dalai Lama's deposition as due to the he is fully recovered. This is so unneces from the ground. flero, with their Prince Regent's decision, 48 for overal SET lots of time, for in many cases, in which Chamborkio's Pain Balm has been great long-handled axes and Raw, they months past Resident, Lin Yil had been promptly and freely applied a complete CHAMBERLAINS COUGH REMEDY. work and tail until the giant tree, that reporting on the behaviour of the Pontiff, cure has been affi cred in ore than one THE many remarkable vuxen of tolds and week's time, and in some skes within grip effected by this propantion have perhaps for over a tartsand years has and Edieu had been issued warning the three days. Pain Balm in most widely made it famuna over large part of the Dalai tó að hand-in-hand with the Resid-known, however, for its cut of rheuma. arilised world. It can always be depended Fed up its bead in that land of
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