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NEWS OF THE DAY, public mind in Europa and the United States is saturated, should be dissipated.Our issues of 18th and 17th instant Airships and aeroplanes would, natushira bosu entirely sold out and a
IS COMPLETE Ry, have their place in the warfare of the future, but in the meantime airships and seroplanes are, he said, "ineffective WITHOUT A VICTOR and would require vast improvement as
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Hongkone. April 15, 1907.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW,
· Meetings. 11.30 s.m.-Moeting Di Crien Island
cannot make a bigh explosive which shall be so powerful and destructive when employed in serial bombs, as to fall the expectations and predictions of aerial war prophets. Flying machines will never be able to work wide dee- truction by "dropping explosives from the air. Eren large quantities of high explaises dropped from an aerial feet fortifications, or upon battleships, count the streets-of-large cities, would not ba widely destructive. War vessels! might have their structures slightly damaged, or their decks bent a bit. Hales would be blown in the paved areas of coast fortifications, and small
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The Criminal Sessions opewed this after noon and will be continued next week.
limited number of copine of the Owsland Altogether there were eight cares on the
China Ma sued to-morrow morning, can be supplied if orders are sent in so ouce.
The America Consulate-General this orning circulated the following telegram roosired from the. Manila Observatory!-- Manila,, March 18, 945 m. Cyclona, or typhoon E. of Luzon, moring N. or N.N.E.
Lieut. Col. Badon, commanding the East Yorkshire Regiment at Fysabad India, has been killed by a fall at polo. Ho was a most capable officer and had just been elected for a Brigade Command in India.
This year has been an excellent yeas in tenk, in so far as Siam is concerned is stated that more teak rafts have been foated down to Bangkok, from the begin- ning of the year up to the present, than has been the case for the last six years."
calendar, embracing 18 prisoners, Details are appended:-
Robbery (6 prisoners). Robbery (prisoffar Kidnapping (9 prisoners).. Kidrapping prisoner) Larceny (1 prisoner). Conspiracy prisoners). Robbery (4 prisoners), Robbery 1 prisoner).
SWEARING BY THE COOK'S HEAD.
How a Case was Settled.
the Cock's
[Соггаронт.)
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910.
THE FUTURE OF THE
LORDS::~
SHALL THE HEREDITARY
[Corrainer.) CHINA AND TIBET.
THE LATEST PROPOJALS.
PRINCIPLE BE ABOLISHED? [{“ Independent News Agency's" Savvice-
to the China faй.) (Renta il Genice to the Shine Alath).
~TOKYO, March 15. Louvor, March 17.
The Chinese Government has decided, "The House of Lords to day agreed
as the result of repeated conferences of without a division to go into committee the Grand Council, to take the following. on Lord Rosebery's raform resolutions, steps with regard to Tibet
The first two of them, declaring the necessity for a strong Second Cham- ber and afirming that this would be best secured by a reform of the House of Lorda, will be teken next week.
The third resolution, which aims at the abolition of hereditary right, will be adjourned until after Easter."
principle...
1. Appoint a new Daini Lapta.
2. Increase the Chinese garrison in.
Tibet.....
3. Form a militia force of Tibetans. 4. Appoint a powerful man sa Min-
ister Resident in Tibet.
There has been a stranga ending to casa botwoen-two Chinese as the Court of Summary Jurisdiction. During the week
5. Give instructions to the Chinese- the claim, which was for 840, came before Mr Justice Gomperte, but we both men
ministers in England and Russia to awor very hard and there was no indepen
Speeches hitherto made tand to watch the Tibetan policy of these dont evidence, his Lordship found it im- possible to arrive at the issue so bo dooded show that many Peer refuse to ac- countries very narrowly so that Chinks- head." This is method of taking the oath cept the abolition of the hereditary may be able to cope with any situation that it should be by wearing on which the Chinese consider most binding. The custom is that one of the parties go to a temple and, after the burning of joss sticks, etc., sweats before the image that his version of the matter in dispats in the JAPAN AND AMERICA, trus one. A cock fowl la tha brought in and decapitated and the man solemuly ropests, the oath and adds that if what bu awara is not the truth he hopes he may ment his douth in as many days as the fowl has done. So much oight do the more perstitious of the Chinese The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico fe-attach to this custom that an aggrieved moring and flisted Hospitals begs to party will almost invarishly rost quite Content if the other will only swear by the acknowledgo with thanks the following cock's head, and again and again has a man donations to the funds of the Hospitalsgone to the temple so to declare but at the Tang Shu Shaog
...825 Jast moment has been afraid to do so.
10 Funateu
In this instance the plaintiff agreed to 10 allow the matter to be settled in this way, and the case was accordingly again called on this morning..
Owing to the Tory protracted Chinese administration action daily engaging the attention of the Acting Chief Justice Hon Mr W. Roes Davios, "R.C.), Mr Justice Gompertz is proceeding with some of the cases for trial at the Criminal Sessions.
S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. branches would be blown in earthworks. The few men-harpening to be in the vicinity of the explosion might be killed, both on warships and coast for tiscations, but nothing like the havoc. predicted would be caused. In fact, bombs carrying several hundred pounds ench of high explosive might be dropped in the streets of large cities, and on the tope of high buildings without causing more mischief than "killing a few per lot of glass, and sons, breaking damaging a few roofs.
Cement Co.. Id., at Co.'s Offices. Nocn-Meeting of Goa. Fenwick & Co.,
Lat. Co.'s Offices. 12.30 pm-Meating of National Bank
of China. Ld. at Bank Office.
Anction.
2.30 p.m.-Action of High-class Jewel. lery at Mesara Hughos & Foagh'e Saing Rooms.
General Kemoranda.
Tuesday, March 22:-
45 p.m.Auction of Household Furui ture & No. 6, Victoria View, Kow loon.
WEDNESDAY, March 23-
9.43 p.m.-Aderfen of Household Farmi- ture at No. 3, Carton Villas, Howlcon. 2.00 p.m.Auction of Househela Furni, tare, c. at Meas Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.
TRCBDAY, March 24:-
1 a.m.-Meeting of the China. Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. at Messrs Jardine, Matheson & Co. 05.co.
11.30 *.m.-Meeting of Luzon Sugar Refining Co., Ld., at Messrs Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Offices.
The China Wail
HoNaxoro, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910.
Fi
FIGHTING FROM AIRSHIPS.
PRESIDENT TAIT is said to have abandoned all hope of ever riding on an aeroplane, and, perhaps, con- sidering Eis massive proportions, it
It is really very reassuring to have this opinion from a very competent authority, but it will only atimulate military efforts, we imagine, to devise a machine which shall be able to render effective service in time of war.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
Man Cheang, of Ico House Lane, hus a capital assortment of photographs taken at the University foundation stone laying ceremony.
A St. Petersburg message states that Montenegro, following the sample of Bulgaria, will shortly form itself into kingdom..
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According to a Java contemporary,
certain Dutch, British and French capitalists intend floating a syndicats under the style of the Plantation d'Extrême Orient. It will be capitalised at two millions of francs, and will be domiciled at the Hague, with branches at Singapore and Batavia. Need- less to observe, rubber growing will be the | main object.
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh will issue in a few days' time a pamphlet "written by ↑ Mr Johu I. Plummer, of the Hongkong Observatory, dealing with the Origin of Typhoons." Mr Plummer, we boliere, advances a new theory regarding the be- ginnings of typhoons, the result of twenty
years' study of the problem.
The Chief Registrar of Friendly So. cieties reports that at the close of 1905 there was 662 Trade Unions upon his ra gister, and that the 634 which furnished statements returned a total membership of 1,971,038, a decrease of 2,322, or 0.118 por cent, as compared with the previous year. Their income amonated to £3,205,941, and the balance of funds at the end of the year Was £5,906,032.
His Lordship (to be Interpreter-What happened? Did defendant cut off the cock's head?
The Interpreter-After receiving your Lordship's directions we want to the temple
and the cock's boed was cut off.
His Lordship-And defendant swore that he did not owe the money!
The Interpreter-Yes, my Lord; he said he did not owe the money.
His Lordship Well, I give judgment for defendant with costs.
TO DOMINATE THE FAR
EAST...
A Discredited Rumour. (Reteter's Service to the Chino Mail.)
that may hereafter arise through the- policy of these Powera, Ca AMERICAN MINING CON- CESSION DECLINED.
(Independent Netos Agency's Servies to the China Mau.)
TOKYO, March 18. Negotiations have been proceeding: : LONDON, March 18. for some time between the American The New York World says that Consul as Makdon and the Viceroy Japan has proposed to the American of Manchuria with reference to the State Department that an understand concession of mining rights at Chin-- ing be arrived at whereby the two chow-fu to some American capitalista. countries may together dominate the Far East, maintain the open-door policy and guarantee commercial equality to all nations.
Reater learns that nothing is known in London in confirmation of the New For World's statement, which is is regarded as most unlikely. It is pointed out that Japan and America
CONCERT AT ST. PATRICK'S in November, 1908, to the
CLUB.
The Viceroy declined to entertain anys uggestion of granting such fights- to foreigners,
CHINESE OFFICIAL
CHANGES.
Fj
Wan Tas Fat Po's Srvice.)
Pxxx, March 17.
R. E. Lang Tun Yen, President of the
maintenance of the status quo and the Board of Communications, has been open-door policy. Such a step as now appointed by Imperial Edict to be the propoeed would also be a violation of cooperate Minister of Marine Cus the repeatedly declared policy of E. E. Tish Lang, the Minister of the Military Board, has resigned, and wil Japan.
be succeeded by H. E. Yen Chang.
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THE DALAI LAMA'S MOVEMENTS.
tomen.
PRINCE CHING CENSURED.
!!
(Wah Tua Yet Po's Service.)
Pax, March 17.
1.41
Prince Ching has been again con- sured by a censor.
A most interesting and enjoyable concer was held at St. Patrick's Club on Thursday evening in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. A capital programme had been arranged
A message from Washington states and all the itains were of a high-class order, notably the well-known song "Father that the Japanese Ambassador has ac
n" by Mr Crowley, who also did an knowledge of the proposal, Iriah jig. His subsequent song with cheres, Asleep in the Deep" was also splendidly rendered. The aword swinging exercise se performed before H. M. The King by Mr Burgosa was greatly admired and not the least interesting items on the by the Glee programme were those
Mr J. Peel was an officient
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) of the Farty.
LONDON, March 18. accompanist and the success evening was in a large measure due
The Dalai Lama leaves Calcutta to to his efforts. The programme included:-
Sighs," Gleo Party Gloe, Gently
Comin The British Now Guines Snowy Range Song. Bonnie Rodger," Mr Knight; day for Darjeeling, where he remains esploring expedition under the leadership Recitation, Football Match," Mr Tully the guest of the Government. of Mr Goodfellow is meeting with great Duet, "Mother was the mother of us both. difficulties from the lack of a steam launch Me Lashbrook; Trio, In the evening,"
Mesars Beale and Crews; Song, "Thora" |--~ for river transport. The Sourabaya Band- Messrs Lashbrook, Hogg and Harper; Song. elsblad hears that 250 guilders & month were "Killarney." Mr Bosworth; Quartotta, "It is understood that the British Go- offered for the hire of the Government" Whon evening's twilight" Messrs Best, ation, "Selected," Bir Tully: Comic Song, verament will erect, on the marshes in the launch belonging to the steamer which took Lashbrook, Knigh and Crowley; Recit River Medway opposite to Chatham, stur- the party over, but the commander of the Mao Namara's Band. Mesars Knight age accommodation for oil fuel for men-of-latter could not close with the offer. It is and Crowley Song, Kathleen Mavour. hoped that the Java Government will densen," Mr Hogg: Imitation of Village vat...
Concert, Mr. Peal: Bong Massa's in the the needful for the expedition.
cold cold ground," Mr Bosworth; Comis Song, "An Irish Christening," Mr Craws; we knoes and complaisance of German the Commons when Mr Joseph Chamber-
As a result of an entertainment given by the Alliance Francaise, Yokohama ha heen able to remit three thousand francs to Paris in aid of the flood relief fund.
..
Messrs Bicmesen and Co. send us a big
is not surprising. But other men packet containing booklets, cards and are far more sanguine. Before long y sheets all extolling the advantages of according to-the-continental papers, the Remington typewriter, for which they
Are agents for South Ehiza.-- the German army will be thoroughly
ANOTHER ROBBERY AT KOWLOON.
Song
"The Sailor's grave;" Mr Lashbrook; "Selected." Mr Benis; Olee, Comic Song, **Comrades in Arms," Glee Party.
personal
--
GERMAN FOREIGN
POLICY.
CHARGES OF WEAKNESS.
(Routers Service, to the China Mail.) LONDON, March 18: Owing to persistent charges of the
CHINESE LOAN FROM. BRITAIN.
(Wah Te Yat Pa's Service.)
PERING, March 16, TheBoard of Communications intends. to solicit a loan from Great Britain of £2,000,000 sterling for the building of the Hsin-26 radway.
THE IMPERIAL STATESMAN.
Fuller details of the pathetic scene is foreign policy since Frines von Bae-lain took the oath are to hand, Mr Cham- low's retirement, particularly in con-berlain was led into the House from behind nection with the Mannerman mining the Speaker's chair by his son, Mr. Anaten Chamberlain, and Lord Morpeth, the new Substitute-Servant Suspected.
THE LATE MR JAMES MCKIE.
concussions, Dr Bethmana-Hollweg
Uniogies Whip. Mr Chamberlain, who- Kowloon seems to be the happy hunting Not a Grease, but acting as equipped with an eronáutic section
The North-China Daily News pays the (the present Chancellor) emphatically was supporting himself with a stlek în his Commenting editorially on a recent such.
to every division. Indeed, it is action brought by parents against a school ground of robbers these days. The latest following tribute to the late Mr James refused in the Reichstag to lend him-left hand, sank slows down on to the
recently reported:
self to the Algeciras Aet by sup-Treasury bench, and there the book and bath card were brought to him by Me AS A WASE,
Kaiser WILZLM's wish that all his master at Bedford, The Times says:-Theet of a robbery is that in which Mr. and McKie, whose death on March 14 wo figure from The passing of a prominent birch or cane in the hands of a modern Mrs J. Wilkie, of Knutsford Terrace, wore
Austen Chamberlain, the aged staterman repeating the words of the cath in slow and Cooling. Cleansing and Agree- younger officers should become pric-schoolmaster is never an instrument of robbed of about $700, including money; the midst of a relatively small community porting the concessions,
two gold presentation watches, one gold carries with it a wide scuso of
The coll was signed on tically acquainted with aroplanes or tortare, though if curtain fond and foolish curb chain, ond gold cable chair, three loas, and there are many who have missed other flying machines and arrange-
mothers were to have their way it would lady's gold rings, one gold lady's neck for two months and will still miss the
In presence wall soon cease to be an affective and salutary chain and trinkets and a gold locket. A genial personality and good fellowship of that in the year 2004-7 the income of the his behalf by his son, and afterwards Mr. ments are to be made for facilitating agency of discipline.
number of bangles and other jewellery temperament he attracted respect and local authorities" in England and Wales Chamberlain with his left hand put a mark their endeavours to attain some
belonging to Mirs. Wilkie were untouched. friendship, and he was sasentially happy in ached the enormous sum of £117,838.453, to his name. Then he was assisted to his degree of perfection in the art of flying According to the Bangkok Daily Mail, Both watches are inscribed, being a gift to his surroundings in the Far East, where while they owe £194,187,512. The prix feet by Mr Austen Chamberlain and Lord a new syndicate has been formed in Mr Wilkie from the European staff of the man of his disposition has the widest pos- cipal scarces of income (excluding loans) Morpeth, and formally introduced to the
ible scope. Everything into which he threw were rates £53,887,199, Exchequer granta Speaker by Sir Courtonny Ubert. "T POWDERS through the air. Even in England Bangkok roointly for the purpose of Kowloon Dock on the occasion of his leaving himself with a whole hoort was sure to be $20,085,017, gaw, alectric lighting, bram glad to see you again," said Mir Lowther
and his ways, &,281,976,470, other sourcal; sympathetically, and Mr Chamberla larger sum than ever is set aside in developing the salt industry. It is stated in-Septeraber, 1905. The locket was carried through with éclat, for be sould
enthusiasm quickly fuspind others. Many £15,376,887. The total amount paid in murmured some reply. Then the votezam this year's arty estimates for that a concession bas yon granted for the Prize won by Mr Wilkie and is inscribed Always command attention
a gathering has hung fire for lack of a leader rate was equal to £1 1: 6d. for every statesman was gently lod out. When the For making a delightfully per the purposes
purpose on the banks of Meklong, where "J. W." on the back. of officers studying it is produced in abundance. This will
The robbery, took place while Mr and that has been galvanized into practical and man, worn, and child in the country, late Parliament met four yours ago Me
accial attainmonts, however, were wall famed Egg Julep for Washing eronautics, and hopes are being ex-he shipped to Singapore and Hongkong Mrs Wilkie were dining out. No Arrests have yet been made, though a "substitute preased that though as a nation we where it will meet with roady sale. .......... have started late in the race
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4.
According to official statistics, the
promotod within the last three years amount to about 200. In 1903 80 com-
-coolie is suspected...
KIDNAPPING A CHILD. Heavy Sontences.
James McKie.
The annual local taxation return shows difficult accents.
the absence of Mr Balfour.
STATE EXPRESS CIGARETTES.
ARDATH TOBACCO LONDON
COMPANY,
successful energy by his intervention. His and in six years this average amount per Chautoriain was leading the Opposition in backed by business ability, for his merits head has risen from 21 10s. 6d. had won him a prominent place in the firm of Messrs Jardine, Mathieson and Company after thirty years of service. He represented that house on the Board of. Commissioners. of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway and was also a director of several local companied
Mr McKio, who was born on June 30, ispasies were promoted in German South-
The Criminal Sessions commenced before 1800, at Erskine, Renfrewshire, was the son of a Minister of the Church of Scotland by no means definitely assured, West Africa, of which 70 are diamond
Me Justice Gumpertz, this after and was educated at Manahester Grammar noon with a case in which two estives School, under the famour headmasterabip neither would it be right to credit mining enterprises. Promoting activity in
Un leaving schnol East Africa has been far less active, Only were charged with kidnapping a child of of Me F. Walker. 46 companies, the object of which is trade six years and with harbouring the axe to ontered upon a commercial career. with intent to deprive the father of the specializing in the pisto-goods trade. and plantation, have been promoted. ::
the child. Prisoners, who and he came out to Chine in 1879. Ho possession
we pantially a sportsman, and entered were undefended, pleaded unt guilty. The Anting Attorney General (Bir F. A. Haze with the kernest spirit into the athletic land) prosecuted on behalf of the Crows, ide of Esttlement life. At Girot bath an and intimated that he only intendod
record on the second charge
it with 100 great a potentiality for destructiveness at the prescat. stage of its development. Indeed, the ideo
Some nineteen mainbers of the new Chat such places as Londen, París, Commons they be termed Berlin, or any other City could be Colonials, twa mors than the number
The following ware warm in as jozara: wrecked by explosives dropped from returned in 1906. Eight are sew members:
Tariff Roform. Mesars P D. Sutherland (foreman), F. F Tho gain is on the side fying machine, is characterised by The seven Colonials whe sapported: Mr Eca da Silva, E. Bayca, G. da Rocha,
The Attorney General in opening Mr HUDSON MAXIM, the inventor, Balfour during the past four years aso now. D. White and J. X. Batelho
thirteen. On the other aide of the House the child was missed by its father at ab as "the offspring of childish ignorance, there are four, Liberals, frota overos, on ME. HUDSON "MAXIM (who is a brother of Labour member, sad one Nationalist, Six Sir HIRAM MAXIM) is one of the best accredited authorities in America, in
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a swimmer and an oarsman he achieved no small success, and when he gave up those pursuits, ko turned whole-beartedly to pony nacing. Apart from his connexion with John Pool's stable, he had particularly successful record in Hongkong, where with subscription griffins, jointly owned with the late Mr. Frank 6pse.
Quo Vadis in Tins of 100 1 p.m. on the 18th Innt, from his house in trained by Mr T. F. Hough and, with MrD
Winfred Navy Cut Tobacco in tib Tins Ratter Street, Victoria, On the 18th at W. Cranford as jockey, he won the German 11.3.m. the child was found at 46,Cup three years in succession. Ab tha Partland Street, Yaumeti, ona bod white same time he took a keen internet in all. the two prisoners were slumbering. The branch of sport and was always to the These delicious high-class Cigarettes are recognized onus was on the prisoners to satisfy the fore, when any interport or other fixture the department of high explosives, and ▲ REMEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS, Jary as to how they came by the child required special organization. On two as the standard of perfection in quality, and mode of The first prisoner had stated that be wog occasions he acted as Judge in the Walking in a rocant address which he gave 14 sou by a rodeine which faded the child there, while the second Finance Committee in 1909. As member
TARRHŒA should be cured without to see the second and to have a smoke and Competition and he was a member of a hygienic manufacture, before the Brooklyn Aeronautical Ae-like Chamberlain's Colle. Cholers and said, he went to the first and found the of St. Andrew's Society, of which he acted President five years ago, of the Country Club, the Shanghai Club and the sociation, he asserted that the time bad Diarrhoes Remedy not only sures promptly child with him.
bat produces to unpisassoc after affects, Evidence was then exiled
Face Club, his local interests were the widest possible, while his generosity will be missed in many directions,
It never fails and in pisarant and rate to The jury found both prisoners guily, arrived when trashy ideas about aero. For sale by all chemists and store and they were each sentenced to fly years
Emprisonment, planes and dynamite, with which the keepers
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