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Ireland, or
more definite suggestions. This time (3) Who has held for a period of four ho proposed that the whole body of years any one of the following offices, or poera should delegats a certain num who, with less tenure of any such office, bor of peers to sit for a limited period has been for twenty-five years in the as representative peers; that are paid service of the State in any capacity, constructed House of Lords should namely:-) Permanent head of any contain a large number of elected of the principal Government Depart peers, elected by county boards; ments; (b) Governor, Lieutenant-Gover- municipalities, or even by the Hovesnor, Chief Commissioner, and Political of Commons; that there should be Resident of the First Class in India life and official peerages; and that (c) Governor of the following Colonies: the self-governing Colonies should New Zealand, Cape of Good Hops, Cey- send their "Agents-General or other lon, Hongkong, and Straits Settlements; ropresentatives to sit in the House (d) Ambassador; or of Lords. He also suggested tha:, in the event of disputes between the two Holes, they should both meet together, and, by certain Axed majorities, carry or reject any mea sare in dispute. Ai a rasult of the debate which followed, Lord Dvs. BAVEN formally drew up a bill of which the principal points were:-
(1) That the temporal peers should elect by some system of proportional elelion 180 from among their number to form representative section of the House, and thus, by graduni spatom of elimination through death or voluntarly retiremmt, bring about the cessation of hereditary im -House of right to sit as legalstora Lords.
(2) That no peer slected to sit la the representative seation should be less than
years of age.
(3) That say hereditary posr created after the passing of the Act should only be entitled to sit and vota ed being elected to the representative section.
This Bill was withdrawn after debate, and in the same session the Marquess of SALTY introduced two Reform Bills both of which were debated and with- drawn. Lord SauBury's Bills suggest
ed:--
(4) That the Crown should have the power to create life peers to sit in the House, but that nobmore than fire of these Counsel moed during the life
of any Parliament.
(3) Who has been Speaker of the
House of Commons; or
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
The name out agala on Monday, after an absence of nearly a fortnight.
Whea in work going to be resumed the market building a Trim-test-sui, Ker. loon. It is really a public scandal.
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1910.
ST. ANDREWS CHUROW"
KOWLOON.
Still we do not
—thas nathing he too good for the sortion of Jakema. So ren will desira that your riton shall be worthy, not only nf the muse hut even worthy of Him Who will deim to The Organ. Fund Efert.
accept them. The gerids of our Prayer: Rook is that all member of the congregs- Brinco the Rev. H. (). 'Spink het dan baklji. Tour Organ will do had charge of the pretty little church of you more harm than good if it should in. polised by any one section of the congrega." St. Andrew's, Kowloon, a new spirit of Any way lead to the worship being mone energy and enthusiasm has taken hold of in. You must all bear your part. L. the people who attend there. The worthy the Early Church the responses of the Practices began this evening for a chaplain bas become immensely popular Christines were said to be like a clap of with him, so that a feeling of unity and that every man and every woman would lea
their voices be hoari Philharmonia Socisty during April.
love has sprang up between the pastor want mare lip service. We want the Madrigal Concert to be given by the with all who have had the joy of working thunder. Oh that that were so today
oar ravorones" There was only one case of communicand the flock which has the happinss of cervise that comes from the heart, and,
In the future.
no matter more so for God's Day and our attendance in Ell
bouss should be more than anything else imported smallpox, the patient being than in the improvement of the services upon the ground of gratitude for all that baa this influence been seen and falt, He has done for us. Your organ, I keps, able disease during the wook-a case of oculta and gives grand promiss for it seems to me this
especially in the musical portion. The will help you so that your services may be British subject.
noed of a suitable organ bomo falt, and harmonious, so that you may always be in Do all you wn to maintain that spirit of to the task of raising funds for the push and your voleor one in praising God. of a good instrument all put their keen unity. Put aside from you any spirit of energy. The crowning day was rosched criticism. any attitude of condemnation. yesterday up to which time an effort was one of the other that may tend to mar the made to get together a sum of $5,000. The unity and harmony of the congregation. hearty manner in which the workers had Ses to it that you maintain anity of spirit if you would realise the tree worship of God." The Rev. H. O. Spink preached at night gone about their self-imposed labour many be gathered when it is stated that at the and arged the necessity of consintering what God, hossid, must have His share first. In end of the day it was announced that now owed to God befors satisfying ourselves. loss nisam than $3,910 had boetz sojured.
are Homeland there was much anxiety There were largo congregations st bol about the means of life, but he thought
here was more thought of God' sorries That held a the morning was there would be much less anxiety on that marked by the attendance of His Excellency score if
the truth. There never yat had been a the Governor (Sir F. D. Lugard), who was park. Mes Josua Christ was not speaking Mitchell Taylor) and his Private Secretary and as worry for ib, Ver who was the (Capt. Sizusan). They were accommodated poorer for i. W know not how, but in the pew belonging to e Paul Chater, God always returned the blessing, some- K.C.M.G., who was also present. The orviss was jointly taken by His Londship while the lessons were read by Mr E. Bishop Lander and the Rev. E. 0. Spink,
Cornwall Lawin.
On Thursday next Lieut. Col. Beyard, D.S O., will lecture before the Union Church Literary Club on Eight Meath in the Aden Hinterland"
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(4) Who has attained the rank of Vice- Admiral in the Royal Navy or of Lieutenant-General in the Army provided that he is, or has been, cu the active list in such capacity... Finally, it was recommended that there should be created 40 life peers, not more than four to be created in were killed, being buried benanth some sccompanied by his A.D.C. (Capt. P. Į parson decovered who had helped God
Ang one year. The composition of the House of Lords under this scheme of reform would be:-
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Peers of the Blood Royal Elected by hereditary peers...... 200 Qualifed hereditary peers...... 130 Spiritual Lords of Parliament... 10 Lords of Appeal in Ordinary To these must be added a possible annual increment of four peers for life, up to the number of 40, thus bringing the total number of the House to same- thing under 100.
A reformed House of Lords on these lines would make a most effective second chamber, but for that very reason it did not appeal to the Liberal Administration of the day, who looked with nervous dread upon any scheme
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A fatal accident occurred on the dock extension works at Henghum on Saturday, landslip two junkmen Owing to
debria,
There were 609 European and 34
Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, aad 12 European and 3,752 Chiness visitors to the Museum during the wook ending the 6th March.
Telegrams from New Orleans stata that, a receiver has been appointed in connexion
The Bishop of Victoria was the special Ele-based an able discourse, on preacher.
Praito," on the 13th and 14th rarsas of
dial ways, sometimes in piritual thing, and cortamly in eternal
matters,
At the close, MrSpink announced the Kanncial result of the effort, and the service concluded with the singing of the Dorology..
COMPANY MEETING.
with the Textile Mills Corporation. The the 5th Chapter of Chronicles. All worship The Union Waterboat Co., Ltd..
capital of this Corporation is G. $5,000,000; it operated large cotten mills in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Dr. W. H. Hillyer, surgeon on board the P. and O. S. Nore, committed suicide by shooting himself while that vessel was in the Royal Athert Docks. Dr Billyer only joined the Nore the previous day. At
temporarily insane" was rotarsed.
Atheista.
Th
of God, he said, must possess one eventinf
The 6th annual general meeting of It would be of little avail that the ritual was most stately or the appointments of any church mast complete unless God Himself deigned to accept it and manifest shareholders of the Union Waterboat the presence of His Spirit. Worship must, Co., Ltd., was hold at the office of Messrs- 3tr.G. H.. Medhurst prasided, and there- if it were true worship, be in spirit and Dodwell and Co., Ltd., to-day..
were present:-Mesari P. J.Bisschop, in truth, and preaching, if it was to do any good, must be preaching that was in demonstration of the Spiric and with J. W. C. Bonnar, Duncan Clark, C. G. power. Men were slways very slow to praise Gok, T. Kusumoto, R. Shewan, consulting. whole Bible. Praise was the one act in Rosch and S. R. Carhilt, secretary, God; they had always been ro. Yet praise committee, J. Edwards, E. J. Bar The Secretary read the notice conrening hich we could really give anything to the inquesta vordict of "suicide while most frequent command in the ratta, J. D. Auld, A. G. May, J. S.
God, praise was the great action by which the meeting.
Chairman said :-Gentlemen,--Tha- could join with the inhabitants of According tu intelligence from Heares in glorifying God, and praise itself, report and accounts having been circulated For this the results of last year's working are so un-
favourable but quusidering the well-known. purchased there at the rate of Y. 20 per blevated a mose's character. Tisdivestak, 20,000,000 bricks have been perhaps more than anything else, really I propose to take them se read. I regrot thousand, for the purpose of enlarging the reason he (the Bishop) would rather have a
The Atheist had nothing hade, shareholders I think will not ba surprised at the falling off of prob cu trad- fortifications and military barracks. Fouration of idolaters than nation of depression that has existed in the shipping guns of a new type and large calibre have that he could praise, there was so arrived by steamer belong to the thing he could worship, he could not ing; coincidental with sheet the cost of ex-
look up to anything above himself. misiartune to have to
rate felt coptional ropairs Damage to the extent of But the idolator at any Russian Volunteer foet
that there was some power higher than $7,000 was cared by the typhoon of The substitution of bullocks for coolie himself. This reminded us of the great October 20th., and Hills for upkeep and haulage of the Sanitary carts in Kowloon responsibility laid upon a nation like oare maintenance were very heavy indeed, all when we came in contact with &sistip races, of which, however, had been debited to is a move in the right direction. It is also. If by our mods of life we did temd working account. I am glad to my we for their own Gods, how very important dess boats during the year though tho 10 rutig apprek in the Hoppe o ha amet from the struggle. The supposed to be a more economical plan to destroy in those people oir reve-babis to dispose of our two Armor and as the estilo will it was that wo abould each them to praise price realised was only some $3,300. The rauke of judges. Admirals, generals, Am-shown that the British electors mas
of those people is one, and dllaricated to repair, we considered it or Governors-Generals. bandara and Misiateca, Privy Councillors no desire to abolish the Upper Chamber, inconveniences of the past will be avoided.ves of thous the boats beta axpensive to run and too old the first. His Lordship went on in the best interests of the Company to sell (2) The appointment in the same way of for the dangers of a single House of
An interesting social evening was held arge the importance of orderliness in wer- raluo. The remaining boats taken over any person chosen by the Crown for special
ship and then spoke of the great influence from the Hongkong Steam Waterboat Co. qualifications other than those specibed in Parliament am too clearly apparent. at the F. M.-C. J. on Saturday evening ridded by music In very early times have been thoroughly overhauled and the Act. The dimity and privilege were Lord Rossens, meanwhile, has moved when songs wore admirably rendered by music became the one Bishop proceeded, that al que ter bosta are now in first class. xccompaniment of wor-repaired, and our Superintendent reports "So to-day," for another Committee of the Peers to Miss Baker and Mr Edwards. Bir Gibson ship.
"you are seeking that your beautiful condition. I hope, gentlemen, you will delighted the large attendance with a church may be equipped with an inden, approve of the balance of Proft and Loss rumber of conjuring feats, and recitations ment that shall help you to worship God Account being mansferred to a Special
Noon-Meeting of the Chiss-Borneo
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HONGZone, MONDAY, MARCH
REFORMING THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
Mr. AseCITE, it would seem, has mana- ged to placate the more violent of his followers and the much talked-of raform, or abelition, of the House of Lords at the hands of the Radical party
learning."
(5) That the Crown should appoint 16 strengthening the constitutional value lords of Parliament for life to represent the Colonies, Roman Catholics. Protestant of the House of Lords in the eye of Dissenters, and science, letters, and sound the astion. So the Hatentar proposals (6) That each county council abould re-fell still-born and Mr LD-GEORGE commend one person for appointment as a
took the earliest opportunity for lord of Parliament.
forcing a quarrel with the peers in
(7) That one-third of the lords of Parlis- ment should retire every three years.
(3) That certain grent officers of State, Scing menilors of the Privy Council, should
pet in these cases to dasceud to heirs.
(3) That under certain conditions writs of summons to peers might be cancelled.
In 1839 Lord Carnarvon introduced a Bill very similar to that of Lord Salisbury for the discontinuance of
a speedy and efficacious remedy, has been postponed until the financial writs,
affairs of the nation have been adjusted.
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the hope that a good election cry would
take up the subject of internal reform
and probably this time better luck will attend him. That the House of Lords needs reforming is admitted by every- body, and if it can be brought about on the lines laid down by the HALSBURY
but ал amendment W38 mored
the second reading Tent it is inexpedient to proceed with
the present generation will ece the the question of the amendment of its con- of this House which does not deal with
House of Lorda mended or ended. Marescitution." The amendment was withdrawn, but the pennd ruding of the Bil was not
It is a nice question, however, whether any Bill affecting the privileges of members committee, so much the better.
the
carried.
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MR BL W. SLADE CONGRAT ULATED,
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3 W. Rees Davies, Acting Chief Justice, and Mr Justice Gomporte, sitting as a Full Court, at the Supronte Court this morning, sougratulated Mr. M. W, Sinde, on hi
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were given by Captain Nicholson. Captain in spirit and in truth. I think there are Repairs Account. I would mention that Baker presided.
all members
some things about the method in which the abject of this Special Account is to form you have set about the work of obtaining in fand to enver exceptional repair bills we this instrument which commend them may have to meat, and ales to serve as. In the nucleus of an Insurance fund for Japan, it seema, has pointed cut sclves to right-thinking people. Chins that a serious blunder was made in the firms of your wogregation the improving conditions of trade the pros
you
are desiring such of our bosts as are uninsured. With missing the Dalai Laman before consulting shall be shareholders in this new organ pects for the present year are distinctly the Powers interested. This message han You do not desire that it shall be the gift more favourable, andI think we can room- of any one or two individuals. You desireably expect better results in the future. I upset the Chinese Government particularly that everyone shall contribute his quota, now beg to more that the Report and Ao. sa Japan saya she will support Great and so you are sil seeking to promote the rounts be received, approved, and adopted: Britain in the event of any frontier troubles cause. And in the next place you have after this resolution has been seconded
sot dona'ks I am afraid is sorostimes done shall be pleased to answer to the best of my occurring.
ia Church matters,-gone largely into debt ability any questions shareholders may and then asked to public to help you out. wish to 18. You are waiting unei money has boon 沁 搐 There boing no questions, the Chairman. very large extent subscribed before you proposed the option of the repert and oven order the new organ. That surely is courts.
Mr R. Shemin seconded and the report the right principle. Especially do I com mend the principle you have adopted in and accounts were adopted.
king members
Do the motion of Capt Roach, seconded congregation and friends of the Church to give what they give by. Mr Edwards, the appointment of Mr P. as an offering to Almighty God. In many J. Bisschop to the consulting committee masse the gifts will be absolutely anony.was confirmed,
the
than forty years have elapsed since subject first came up for public dis
Equally abortive was the measure cussion, and yet with the exception of proposed by Lord NEWTON in 1907, and the passing of an Act in 1871 disqually then, a year later, a committee was ing bankrupts from sitting and voting appointed under the chairmanship of in the House of Lords, and the Appellate Lord HALSBURY whose report gained the Jurisdiction Acts of 1870 and 1887, approbation of all those who have the limiting the qualifications us ait and welfare of the British constitution at vote of Lords cl Appeal in Ordinary, ro heart. It was a plan which muggested changes in the constitution of the Upper reduction in the number of legislative Chamber have been made in modern Peers, accepted the principle of election, whom he bad laboured with such succeseknowledge with thanks the following not giving to the Church of England, you {'HE many amarkable carts of colds atď.
The Franch papers are showing some alarm at the incrosse of the Japanese sardine industry. The succulent and dainty indah eleration to the rank of King's Counsel. Lave long been known to foreign residents The Chief Justice, addressing Mr Slade, who have highly appreciated them, but so said that their Lordships desired to offer to far the Japanese packers have not quite hit bin thoir, congratulations on the honour the foreign taste in the matter of favour conferred upon him by His Majesty in
meus. What you place in the offertory The Chairman-That is all the business,. elevating him & the rank of King's Counseling the canned fish.
to-day will be solemnly dedicated by bang | gentleman; think you for your attendance. laid upon the Loly table and giren ovar.to The profession were sincerely gratified at
The Hos. Treasurer of the Alice the service of Almighty God. You are not CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY, his promotion, which their Lordships falt was shared by the commanity amongst Hemorial and Afiliated Hospitals bega tesiring to St. Andrew's Church, you wE'S
grip effected by thin preparation have are not giving to anything human; you made it famous Over donations to the funds of the Hospitals giving your guts directly to Almighty God svilized world. It can always be depended harge part of the- for many year.
Patient Lan & Nai.
...83 Himself. And as you realise that I think ...101you will feel as the Jewish people of old fall upon. For sale by all shemists and store
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
times. There have, of course, been many declared that heredity was itself no attempts at form, beginning with kager to be a title to legislative power, Earl RUSSELL's Bill of 1869 and ending and that representatives of the Domin with Lord NEWTON's Bill of 1907 and ions and Colonies overse should be the deliberations of the Select Committee included in the Upper Chamber, as well A. S. WATSON & CO., of 1908, but so for nothing has been as such men who had achieved distine-steamer Antilochus.
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The death is reported, of Capt. G. P. Koay, commandor of the Blue-funnel
Mr P. H. Illingworth, Liberal Member
Earl tussent's bill in 1859 was in- provide for the adequate representation for Shipley, Yorkshire, has been appointed troduced to empower the Crown to of the hereditary peerage in the reform- & Jior Lord of the Treasury.
Mr Wa Ting-fang, late Chinese Ministor
D'Almada and Smith Hon. Wei Yu, C. M.G.... E. D. Kotowali.. Bet A Shu
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Mr R. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, replying in the House of Com. mone to Mr Lough said's era azo thirteen shipe of the Dreadnought or Invincible type completed or in process of constraction in Germany. Four are due to be laid down in the next financial year.
create 28 life peers, not more than foured House of Lords, the Committeo The rail bringe nowe of the death at 39 But as it is understood that the orders in any one yet, but the scheme was recommended that the bereditary peers, coner, widow of the late G, B. Falconer of form a reliable estimate of the date of Colinton Road, Edinburgh, of Mrs Fal-are not yet been given, it is impossible to
voted down by 100 to 78: A. more including those of Scotland and Irelands Hongkong.
completion." serious proposal was that formulated should be formed into an electoral body VICTORIA CINEMATOGRAPH.by Lord Bison in 1881, when he for the purpos of electing 200 from in Washington, loft London on the lat
When receiving the Archbishops, of PREMIER BALL OF THE COLONY, advocated that, in order to increase among their number to sit and vote as uiting, for The Hague and other Europeaz Canterbary and York and the members of Convocation at Buckingham Palace on the efficiency of the House of Lords, Lords of Parliament, and that these capitals on his way to Egypt.
Judge and Mre Thayer, and bir and March Tak King Edward said that bo wa the quorum should be enlarged; that representative peers should ait not for Fasett arrived by Cha as. Manchuria this
convinced that, as civilization adragoed, 9.15 to 11.1 r..a system of joint committees of the life, as in the case of the Irish peerage, moming. Judge Thayer is trying a civil Christian teaching would increasingly in. Ab.the 2nd Performance, 9.16 to 11.15 2.Mtwo Hounos should be instituted for bat for a Parliament, as in le case of ass in the American Court at Canton this culcate the love of peace. He prayed į
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from war, which would lavolve the ruin of
the consideration of Bille, both public that of Scotland. Then in regard to and private; that the Churches, the Lorda of Parliament not possessing Many in Hongkong will hear with regret millions. Rarely in the world's history professional, commercial, and labour hereditary titles the Committee aug ing classes, selence, art, and literature gested the following table of qualifica
in the Colonies should be represented one (1) Wie holds, or has held, any
in the House of Lords; and that of the following offices:Cabinet Minis there should be an extension of the system of life puerages. — Aftor.
Dramatic and interdurikang. Rebate Lord Rosemar's motion was
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that Mr. A. Brooke Bwith, who recently lad daaire for peace beso more widely sat with an socident while out shooting, charishod than at present. has had to have his leg amputated below
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