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NEWS OF THE DAY,
what is after all a fairly patent feet- | V namely, that the more closing of publie divans, does not in reality touch the ISICOMPLETE evit sought to be remedied. Mr Fin the rooms on Monday evening, at pam.
Tarton, M.P., on March 10th put a series of enquiries to Colonel S
The annual meeting of the T.M.0.A. Literary and Debating Society will be held
NEWS OF THE DAY:
An emigrat to Singapore died sud, denly at the Harbour Office this morning.
- The Garman Mail of the 9th March
dall'ered in London on the 7th April
Manila was delighted with" "Thawa Arcadians. One papar described Me Hartf
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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1810
ALBANIANS REVOLT.
HEAVY FIGHTING.
(Router's Service to Da Chinn Moni.)
LONDON, April
The Maryland legislature has passed. The Albanians have revolted against an ach, reforming the suffiage laws of the Turkish rule owing to the imposition of State, By the new bill, 13,000 Negroes new taxon will be disfranchised.
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Colonies, on the broad question and was informed by the latter that the last remaining divans in Hongkong were closed at the end of February,
Brightonists are laughing heartily over the mistake made by a local lady who Bat this did not take the matter for
was an ardent worshipper of Royalty. enough for Mr Tamon, who wanted to
The two Japanese acoused-of-at-Determined to see the King face to face, know what further steps were being tempting to obtain photographs of the she hinted on the doorstep of the houng taken to check the babit of opium-Manila fortifications left the Philippinos where she believed His Majesty to
on the Tudo Maru bound for Formicas, on staying, in the hope that she would be smoking in the Colony, This was a
April 5.
taken inkidu and thus secure an interview acmewhat awkward query for the Minister, wlio seemingly was noos ico pleased to discover a member whose parsistency toro away the veil and was likely to reveal things as they actually are and not as short-sighted
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10,000 Records faddists imagined them to be. Corner ed, Colonel SEELY could only retort that ho thought his hon. friend would have been so glad to bear that the last |S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. divans were closed that he would have been content without further information. The audacity of secke ing "to be enlightened on the real effect of the Government's policy However, the Under Secretary of State
Hongkong, April 16, 1907.
gte, a Messrs Bughas Sale Rooma,
Amusements. p.m.-Boxing at City Hall."
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Freight on home from the Philippines to the United Kingdom bas dropped from 70 shillings to 50 shillings per ton. in con- sequence of the competition of a new hice
of atomern
His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales has given the King's Colonials £1,00 to establish a fund for the training of con- tingents, which, owing to their distahes from London, cost more for up-keep than the Government grant to them amounts
to.
There have been 36 hours heavy fighting with the troops near Prishters. Martial law has been proclaimed and large reinforcements have been sent to the scone:~-~-~-
The revolt is ascribed to intrigues on the part of reactionaries.
INFANT EMPEROR'S TUTORS
(Wall T Let Po's Service)
PELING, April
HE, Yun Chung, President of the Board of Crest Estrishment, has been appointed tutor to the infant Emperor.
INTERNATIONAL DEAL- INGS WITH CHINA,
3(ah Ta Yat Pela Service)
PERINO, April T. The Board of Foreign Affairs baa isaned intimations to all the Provinces that in future fall affairs of inter
with the King. Unfortunately she fainted THE VETO RESOLUTION, national concern must be referred
on the wrong doorstep and was taken info the house ner: door to Sir Arthur Sassoon's. No doubt, who she discovered lør error she recovered rapidly.
Sir Frederick Thorpe Mappio, who
A QUIET DIBATE.
(Reuter's Service, to the China-Wail)
LONDON, April 8.
"Is the House of Commons a quiet debata took place in committee on
to the Provincial Assemblies, 20
THE AMERICAN ADMIRAL.
OMoial Landing-
There was a large gathering at Blake-
has just diod, was 58 years of ago, and for 21 years, up to the 1906 election, he repre- sented the Hallamshire Division of the she Erstate Resolution, one feature Pier this morning to witnow the landing of an oratorical duel Rear Admiral Babbard, Cenpander-in- West Riding in Padinment aga Liberal, of which was
In Sheffield Sir Frederick Mappin was an between the Rt. Hon. R. B. Haldane, Chief of the American l'acie Squadron, important business man, being Chairman Minister for War, and Mr Anatin which arrived on Thursday afternoon, and Comanders Gibbons, Redman and Mc. A special meeting for mon is to be bold of the well-known firm of Thomas Turton Chamberlain, wherein the former Donald of the Charleston, flagship, Cleve
& Sons, Ltd, and also Chairman of the amphatically urged reform. Gas Company and of the Technical Depart went and Town Trustees. He was Mayor
at the rooms of the European Y.M.C., Alexandry building. on Sunday, at 3 p.m. Mr A. E. Harris will preside, and Rer, J.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auctions 2.30 p.m.-Auction Silk, Drawn Work, Jewellery, ore, at Mr Geo. F. Lam mort's Sala Rooma. 2.30 p.,action of Japaness Curiós added that if the questioner would at the inquest in connection" with the who stood firm by Mr Gladstone who
Hough's give potice he would supply what death of Curly" Watson (ex-champion further information he could. Per.pugilist of the Navy who died from a knock-out blow, received while engaged in socally we shall be extremely interest boxing match with a coloured pugilist, ed to see it Mr Tatton will carry framed Irglia, at Wonderland, Manchester, the matter further. It would be most the medical evidenes showed that the fatality was dua to a fincerated artery in to know what other
the braio. A verdict of accidental death practical atops can be takaz to was returned. suppress opium smoking in the Colony.
4. Baker will deliver an address, on of Staffield in 1877-79. whilet as long ago The Facts and Evidences of the Resurs 1855 he had the great Shuffold distinç- tion of being master cutler. As one of the ruction of Christ."
ataunchest of Yorkshire Liberals, and one
Home Rule disrupted the Liberi party so badly in Yorkshire and Lanzashire, he received a baronstey in 1890.
General Memoranda.
SUNDAY, April 10:
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9 p.m.-Special Meeting for Men, at informative
Y.M.C.A.
TUESDAY, April 12--
4.30 p.m.-Italian Convent Jubiles Er-
tertainmout.
by B.E.4.D.0.
9 p.m.-Performance of Mice & Mon' So for the effect of the olcsing of the public divans has been that many Chi- nese in Hongkong congregate private-
WEDNESDAY, April 13:
Noon-Meeting of Union Insurance So- ciety of Csatos, Id., at Head Office.
Insurance Co., Li, at Head Office,
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A controversy has been going on as. O when the British National anthem was composed. It is contended that both words and music were composed by a Dr. John Bull who lived from 1583 to 1822. There is a bit of internal evidence which goes to
will take place at Fulhama in June will be dered what could have inspired the famed A feature of the Army Pageant which support this view. Many people bara ton-
representations of the following battles, in line, "Frustrate their knavish tricks," bos which the English defeated the Fretch-when one remembers that James 1, came 19.30 p.m.-esting of Chine Traderaly to enjoy the 'socthing infuences Mindon (1750), Dettingen (1743), Corunna to the theme in 1603, when Dr. Bull was (1899), and Kazross (1811), and also of the just 40 years of age, and that the Gunpow of the drug, and so long as they siegu of Badajoz (1811), in which the connection may be quite clear and the line der Plot was discovered in 1605, the take precautions to bring their own French ware victorious over the English suficiently explained. That Dr. Bull was supplies and make use of jointly
The representations will be given by mema, excellent musician is certain from the bers of the regiments which participated in fact he was afterwards organist of Antwerp owned apparatus without making
those actions.
Catherdral, where. Dr. Brewer informs us, payments to any one who could be
gome of his orginal MSS are still preserved. considered as a keeper, there is no
STOWAWAYS ON THE 5 5. more to say Looked at in this light the clcking of the public divans is little more than a farce so far as the suppression of opium-smoking goes.
2.45 p.m.-Auction of Household Fuzni
turo, at the Residence of Bishop's Lodge (Scoth) No. 5, The Peat.
The China Mail,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910.
OPIUM-SMOKING IN HONGKONG.
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Is a recent article we endeavoured to WHISKYphasise the practical effect of the
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ehutting down of Hongkong's public : opium-smoking dicans. Our object) was to show that this step, if taken
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CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT.
Mr Justice Gompertz gave judgment at the Supreme Court this morning, in the case in which Leung Wing Tong sued Sliun and others to recover 8500 due under a promissory uote:
Mr F. X. D'Almada e Castro appeared for plaintiff and Mr Jackson defended the third defendant
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
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King's College Chapel, which benefits by the will of the late-Mr F. T. "Cobbold, M. P. for Ipswich, is an immemorial glory of Cambridge alike for the musical service
in..
AYMERIC..
A Smart Capture.
TAFT AND HIS PARTY
·ĊANGEL 1. VISIT TO INDIAN- OPOLIS.
land and Chattanooga, respectively
On landing they were met by Captain P..
Mitchell Taylor, A. D. C., to His Excel-- lency the Governor, and Mr Roablee, Cön- sal General for America, and were received.. by a guard of honour from the Buffa régi- ment under Lieut Groves-Rainos; Lisut (Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)
Anderson bearing the colours. As the LONDON, April 5.
disting dished visitors stepped arbors the Reuter's agent at Washington tele band struck up a few bars of "The Star graphs that President Taft has cancelled
Spangled Banner." After inspecting the his projected visit to Indianopolis owing guard Admiral Hubbard and party left in to the attitude of the Indiana Republican chuirs for Gorunmezt-House where an Convention, which has adopted a plat-oficial call was made on His Excelency fcrm adverse to the new tariff.
Sir Frederick Lugard.
ROYAL VISIT TO JERUSALEM,
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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Losvos March 7. 'Prince Eitel Fritz, accompanied by his Royal Consort, is paying a visit acclaimed by the German Colony and to Jerusalem. On arrival they were 1,500 German pilgrims, and were wel comed by the municipality.
ADVANCE OF TARIFF REFORM.
Later is the day His Excellency the:" Governor returned the call on board the: fagship and was received will full honours.
ITEMS AT THE COURTS.
The foster of the steam launch Yvonne-
was fined $20 by Commander Basil Taylor, regarding the rulo of the road. R.N., at the Marine Court to-day, for dis
The school boy who stole two pairs of trousers on successive days and pawned them has been bound over to keep to peroc in the sum of $100.
Recently 6ght: took place between SMALL ADVERSE MAJORITY.some Chinese orer a gambling dispute, and one man stabbed another five times with knife. Today the former was sentenced three months' imprisonment
The House
Mohidim Thaka sized A. Almazoff before Mr Justice Gompertz, at the Supreme [Note-It is interesting to recall that Court this morning, to recorer 9145. when the Liberals came into power Defendant admitted the debt and said he in 1900 & motion by Mr Wyndham,That was in prison with respect to another debt. - the House is ready to consider the mesus Judgment was given for plaintif to secure equal terms of competition," was rejected by 471 to 120.-E.-O. M.]
EMPIRE CINEMATOGRAPH
"THEATRE.
Ab Men and Co. obtained judgment.” against Chui 3 for $15 at the Supreme Court this morning. Defendant said he only got 830 a month and asked for a 'weak. in which to pay the money as his wages.
to which Müton possibly alludes in "I Pencere," and for the raagnificent Gothic.
(Reuters Service to the China Mai.) architecture. It also rivals Fairford parish
LONDON, March 7, church for possession of the most complete
of -A smart capture of stowaways on board
Commons has
A rent collector, was charged at the eat of Renaissance-painted windows, in
the s.s. Aymeria, bound for Northern ports rejected, by 235 votes to 902, a resolu- Magistracy with larceny, while bailos of Fagland The interior of this architectual
and Americs, was made pesterday afternoon tion that a change in the tariff of the $408.40, the monies of his master. Mr E gem is best seen from the north-west corner of the antechapel, on a bright summer's by Dotretive Sergt. Davies, Haring ro country is urgent and necessary to J. Grist prosecuted and Mr J. R. Wood day, and the exterior on a moonlight night esived information that there were stor fight hostile tariffs, to improve trade remanded the case until Thursday reits with the avowed object of suppressing
from, the south side of the quadrangle, or axays on board the vessel, he followed her and employment, and to establish bail being granted in $1,000. the opium habit,
from the top of Trinity-street... Viewed in steam launch as she was going out of imperial preference. was naturally bound to
under these conditions "King's Chapel" port and overtook her just of Kellott's Is
The Nationalists abstained from utterly fail in its aim. For, whether
disarts all criticism and compels admiraland. He blow foar blasts signalling to her voting. there be licensed divans in which the
to stop and response the ship replied with lower classes of Chinese ca indulge a
tares and dropped anchor. The steamer was In a Brother of the Charterhouse there then boarded a Sergt. Davies informed desire created by years of habit, or His Lordship said that he found himself
strvires one who was a friend and the captain of his grand and asked that whether there Ee aore, the coolie once compelled to give judgment for the plaintiff
. There was no doubt that the money Correspondent of the author of the French the crew be musterek This was done and baring cultivated the passion finds it as given in the firm name and signed for Revolution" seventy years ago, and has they were found to be complete. A visit FINE MELLOW physical impossibility to abandon the with the firm's chop and the mere fact also seen Sir Walter Scott and conversed was then paid to the storeroom in the poop pipe at a moment's notice, even though that a particulas partner took to active with William Wordsworth. Mr Francis in the aft of the ship and on entering, the interest in the business did not free him Espinasse, who, by the way, is the only police officer found no less thang Chinese FLAVOUR. be become pressed of a desire to do from liability.
aurviving contributor to Leigh Hunt's in various parts of the room, hiding
The new Empire Cinematograph Theatre were not due until the 15th inst. Mr Yet many good falk at Horie
Journal, as an assistant in the carly forties, themselves, some being under bags and is filled nightly with enthusiastic audiences, Justice Gompete suggested that plaintiff was of service to Carlyle in the prepamtion' somo erouched away in the corners of there being a considerable increase in should not take all defendant's cffecta sa he appear to bave believed this would be..
of his Letters and Speeches of Oliver store. It was quite dark there. The the patrongo since the new building was not likely to run away. the result of the peremptory order sent
Cromwell." As a young man he was captain was called and the Chinese opened. Miss Maggie Frazer cen
A native was charged at the Magistrae♬ ties to delight her hearera and is out by the Secretary of State some twe Sir Clifton, and Lady Robinson arrived graciously received at Rydal Mount by brought up on deck, counted and arrested. competed to reappear again and again today, with the larceny of $950. It is years ago. In the article referred to from Manila this morning..
Wordsworth, who, in a parting counsel to the steamer proceeding on her voyage.before to demands of the audience az ap-stated that he was a fallow passenger with we tried to indicate. the illogical
his youthful admirer, warned him against The stowaways were brought before Bir peased. After Party is also very enter the complainant on board the ... Kioshan, understand that Mr
2000, Mr E. J. Gedge prosecuting and Br films are all that be desired. Tonight informed him that he was empowered to supposed desire to show Hon. Mr F. A. Hazeland, acting Attorney
F. X. D'Almada Castro appearing for 17 two new Australian tistea, Mins Addie search for opiam. He therefors went General, will be appointed acting Putino One of the most distinguished and be of the men, having been instructed by Leigh, descriptiva Potist, and Miss the latter back was turned is said to bare through complainant's luggage and while sympathy with China in her efforts to Jadge.
loved of the leadors of the renaissance of
Winnie Ryan, serio and dan, make their takana bundle containing the money and. eradicate what is admittedly a serious
Evidence was given by 'Sergt. Davies and debut, when patrons will no doubt substituted for it another containing a few Mr C. H. Tricker of Messra Butterfield girls' education in England, Miss Lady evil, they merely concerned themselves and Swire returned by the .. Kore on Kennedy, died recently at Darley Dale. to see that four public divans wereThursday from England, after a well Miss Kennedy was daughter of ons of the Mr J. G. S. Ganader, at assistant at accord them a flattering reception
Mosers Dodwell and Co.'s, agents of the deserved holiday. Mr Tricker left for genatest schoomasters of our time, De Bank Line. The latter stated that the closed down, and, having done this Shanghai this afternoon.
Kennedy, of Shrewsbury, and sharessel had no passcoger certificate but slator of Lord Justice Kennedy. She wasried 12 passengers in accordance left severely alone the bigger and mate
No one will dispute the qualifications a brilliant scholar, aui at the early age of
of Trade regulations, of Dr William Wallace for the post of twenty are was appointed rat headma On this occasion there
were eight of the habit itself, difficult to tackle Leeurer in Scottish History, which has ties of Leeds Girls High School. She bad
storage and four saloon passengers, though it admittedly be. The wonder to just been offered to bim at Ghegow Unk been under mistress to bliss Deals at Ca The prisoners were not in the store room us who are hore on the spot is that the versity, In the department. of Scottish tenham, and her experience is that post with the consent of the owners nr had literature and history his work has long combined with her scholarship, her parod people of England should be so slow to been recognised as of the highest marit. By tage, and her apucial gifts to teacher, so foresee what was bound to happen.many his edition of Burns is considered to qualified bar for her responsible post that
be the best, but that is only one of the she held it with great success for fifteen Chiness labourer brought into the States Dos thora than $1,000 was imposed on eVELY. Apparently the anti-opium-extremists
numerous works which have come from his
years: She was in her way as great a have shirked the mal question and pea on Scottish subjects, zovealing his success at Leeds as Dr. Pollock was acil tax of 3500. Replying to Mr D'Alenia, in thut way, while in Canads there was a have been pieally persuading intimate acquaintance with the story of his Wellington, and she was five years youngor
country's pasts [themselves that the closing of the
than he when appointed. She left Leeds Tinos said he had made no enquiries auto by reason of the claims of natural affection, where the prisoners were bound, whether divans would mean on end of the whole
Land Fisher, relieved from official duties Her father had died and her widowed they were going to Moji, Yokohams or business. This is what comes of and endowed with a peerage, has taken up mother needed her servicus. After her America. They were simply charged with
stowing away....... his residence in Norfolk with his son, who mother's death, way the Yorkshire Post Three of the prisonora gare evidence 9.15 to 11.30 a little knowledge, or of superficial con-recently came into possession of a fine she accepted the post of headmistress of the that they were bound for Changhal, ons
sideration of an important question estate. Nothing could be more complete School for the Daughter of the Clergy, admitting that he stowed away.
H Worship sentenced each of the Possessing many ramifications.. then the change of life, sociations situated at first at Warrington, afterwards
prisoners to three months hard labour and pursuits. Writing to a friend in in a more attractive apot, Darley Dale, in whout the option of a fins. But although the public for a time London, the ex-First Bes Lord says: Derbyshire may be hoodwinked by appearances in Through fifty-wix years I have been on such matters, the truth will eventually employed only for three weeks. After in-
BULL DOG attitude of the legeators at Home in 2001 nude te donist die Justion compute "a litersty life" and advised him to be a E. K. Halifax at the Magistracy this after-taining and is roughly approcistal. Tee and knowing that the latter had money,
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copant fighting since the week I was born,TEVER, Foritate about gising Chem-OHN D. Rockefeller would go broke find its way to the surface. We are 1 and to odd to be planting cabbages, like berisina Gough Ramoly to children. if he should spand his entire income therefore gratified to observe that there the Emperor Diocletian when ho deffed It contain na opfum or other barcotics trying to prepare better modicine than are then in the House of Commons why the Impurial purple. I have always thought and can be given with implies copfidens, Ohataburlaine Cole, Cholera al Diarrbora A quick, cure for coughs and aids to Remedy for disrrhose; dysentery or bowel have given the subject sufficient con- tomb of one of Nelson's captains, warned For in by all chemists and song very one that his used Fore
how splendid was the epitaph engraved on which children are sceptible, lan-empaints. It is simply impossible, and there are otbine Brande, of Portocilin Whisky on the market presne that you sideration to coable them to perceiveDeatle found him fighting,"
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