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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Colonel Bixby has become Chief of engineers in the U.S. Army.
The donth is reported at Tokohama, at the age of 61, of Mas E. F, Thorn, who first arrived there in 1889,
The Gazette nobiles that Mr J. D, Lloyd, ender, passed his final oxamination in Cantonese on May 19th.
played a great part throughout the themselves by weight, crimps controlled century in enabling the country to the market, and crimping became a successfully prosecute its foreign wars. profitable business, openly engaged in [There were fifty-five, Militia "Acts of by all classes of the community, official Parliament in twelve years--and and otherwise. Counties even stole one year ena claim seventeen of them-men from each other, but the clever and more or less concerned in keeping discreditable means employed to entrap effective the regular units, and by men were too naaworous to be dealt corps complete the strongth "of our with The price in some districts was aries, but foreign mercenaries in over £60 for the regular Militia, and
Wednesday is the twenty second an ther units also materially helped our £100 for the Militis Army of Reserve,nivery of the accession of Emperor PER MONTH operations. In Flanders, 1703, and ou but this latter force was secretly in Wilhelm II. of Cera ny,
sunto other occasions, the aliens exceeded tended for drafting. which together the number of British troops. There with fear of service in the West Indies were about 90,000 in England's pay and pour tyrannies practised to force ia 1812, and a large force nt Waterko. voldteering, caused it to disappear, Parliaments likewise embarked in after a change of name, doubtless much But rumerous remarkable schemes and mourned. for by the crimps. devices. Acts were passed to pardon it must not be supposed that patriotism capital offenders, release debters, press was aftogether dead in the country unemployed men, and clear sil goals. Large towns and individuals presented The Vagrants Act was to be strictly new regiments, at one period over enforced to obtain at small cost and 15,000 men. There were also Fencible onder compulsion all who could bear Regiments and Volunteers in their
Tuning and Regular
̈ ̈Attention Inclusive.
The death has taken place in Fisice of the most Rev. P. X. Mugabure. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tokyo,
Mr Dickinson, Secretary for War in President Taft'e Cabinet, is expected to visit the Philippines in the Isto-sammer,
(COPYRIGHT.).
SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1910.
THE COMPROMISE.
OPPOSITION BY IRISH AND
LABOUR PARTIES.
(Kanter's Servies to the Ching Mail.)
Lasron, June 10. The feeling is steadily growing in favour of compromise in view of the Royal bereavement.
The Nationalists, however, are vehem. endly opposed to the Conference, and declace that once negotiations are com menced the passage to surrender is fatally ensy,
The Nationalists And Tabenites give strong reasons for dissatisfaction and alarm.
LATER.
It is stated in the London Press that i
The name of Mr J. E. Bitchell, of the the Premier yesterday wrote to the London Missing, has been added to the Right Hon. Mr. A. J. Balfour, who is in registar of medical practitioners entitled to the country, inviting a Conference. practise medicine in the Colcuy
LONDON, June 1. There are indications of a political trace everywhere.
Telegrams to Japanese papers say that or President Rocsevelt's recent speeches have grostly angered the Radical party in
S. MOUTRIE & Co. arms, all regsierers were even as bandreda. The Militia sent a complete England. We can wall believe it.
LIMITED.
Hongkone. April 16, 1907.
MEMOS FOR MONDAY,
Mooting. p.m.-Water Polo Association Meet-) ing at V.R.O...
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General Memoranda, THURSDAY, Jeno 16:-
11.30a.m.-Lecture by His Lordship
the Bishop in Peak Charch. SATURDAY, June 18:-
4p.m.-New Scameo's Institute Opening
Ceremony,
WEDNESDAY, Jane 99:-
Board.
The death occurred yesterday afternoon of Mr F. Hosley, who has resided in the Colony for upwards of 20 years. Decensed was formerly District Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasons for Hongkong and South China. The anus of death was apoplexy. Dicensed was engaged at his offico only about an hour prior to his passing away.
scrabbled on one occasion, strangely Voluntary Brigade, which took part in without regard to extreme old age or Weizinaron's general scheme for round wans of limbs. The pilgrimage in ing in Napolrow's army, that ended in caris, wheelbarrows, and on donkeys the final battle of Toulouse; also, as has been graphically described. In volunteers Militia corps, and men 1770 an Inpressment Act required fought in Egypt, outside their obliga, al thieves, pickpockets, and vagabondation for European service. What the about London to be apprehended and Militia and in garrisoning England and
Halley's comet is responsible for at least delivered as soldiers, but the men Ireland during the Crimean war is wolleno death. Miss Thorpe, Lady Eppuristen- secured were as the historian Gros known. Truly the old constitutional dant of the Belguum Civil Hospital, Central remarks, "those who were too lame force has served its country well. But to run away or too poor to bribe thewhat a contrast this story presents with conditions to-day King GEORGE's Army represents a finer type of soldier than as ever before enlisted. Long may
2.15 pm-Meeting of the Licensing parish officers.". On a great emergency, these latter officials had been appiented recruiters for the Regular Army under Lavish remuneration, and with power to imprese, but subject to heavy penalties
The China Mail
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTSONG, Savendas, June 11, 1920. for neglect to find the numbers required.
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is not wanting in historians nowadays sens to him as being the dregs of
it be so.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
To-day is the Chinese Dragon boat festival.
Sevand minor shocks of earthquakë
hase recently been recorded in Manila,
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India, was very anxious to see the celestial visitor but on three consecutive mornings was unfortunate. Finally she resolved to 89 out to the fort rampart and watch the skies from there. After leaving the Hospital she was ant again seen, until her dead body was picked up in the most later in the day. It is surmised that she slippod on the rampart and fell 40 foot into the
wat below."
THE NANKING EXHIBITION,
(From a 'Special Correspondent.)
NANKING, June 5.
T
It is believed that an informal meet- ing between Mr Asquith and Mr Bal- four will precede ile issuing of the formal invitations to the party con- forence.
[Carvaat.]
THE ALAMBRA AGAIN.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGAL, Jene 11.
At the Alamb, a former gambling bouse, which was recently reopened na a roadside house. the police on Friday about moon, arrested two persons, a American named Sexton Hadley and an Austrian named Popovich on charge of permitting gambling.
GREAT OIL FOUNTAIN IN JAPAN.
("Independent News Agenty's “ Service to the China Mfuit.)
Torro, Jure 11..
A great fountain of oil has been discovered in the Akita Prefecture. An immense quantity is Gooding out and it is supposed that a bountiful stream of the mineral oil exists in the vicinity.
THE RAINFALL OF HONGKONG--
The following table gives the monthly
May with the means and extremes for infall at the Overvatory to the end of 28 years
RAINFALL AT HONGKONG OBSERVATÓRY.
1010 -1884-1009.
Mean. Max. Min. 0.80 1.46 9.43 0.00
7.93 0.09 .1.76
The bulk of Liberals are still pèse- imistic as to the outcome of the negoti ations, while the Nationalists and the January
February 9.41 Labourites are distrustful of the whole March...... 0.58 proceedings.
INDIA'S NEW VICEROY.
SIR CHARLES HARDINGE APPOINTED.
Chester's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 11. Sir Charles Hardinge has been ap- pointed to succeed Earl Minto as Viceroy of India.
3.13
22.84 11.49 0.17
6.75 14.89 1.23:
FID 12.08 48.84 1.15-
The year's rainfall to the end of the month amounts to 7.57 inches, the 25. years mean for the same period being 43.88. inches.
THE ASSAULT CASE.
Sentence of Fourteen Days Each.
SOLICITOR BUGGESTA STOCKA... No evidence was mlled for the defence in the case continued before, Mr E. R. Halli-
[Note-The new Viceroy, who is 52 years of age, has had a long and distinguished fax. at the Magistracy this morning, in career in the Diplomatic Service. A which S. E. Allsna and R. E. Captain were brother of Viscoung Harding ho_has_for summoned by Miss D. Huard for sssanit. somo years been Permanent Under Sec
Mr W. F. L. Shenton appeared to prose. of State for Foreign Affairs, & retary position, which he has filled with consider cute. Air Render Harris represented Cap- able distinction. Educated at Harrow and tain and Mr P. Hett appeared for Allans. Trinity College, Cambridge, he entered the Mr Shenton directed his worship's atten- Diplomatic Service in 1880 and after tion to the manner in which the assault various promotions became Secrotary of After all the wild alarms and terrifying Legation at Teheran in 1896. From 1899 had been commistad. From the evidence excursions of the last few weeks, the. to 1903 he was Secretary of Embassy it would appear that Captain came in by who can adequately bring to the know-society drinkers. robbers, and pro-
No lives were lost when the submarine persistent rumours emanating from Peking, at St. Petersburg, and then for a year the front door and then went to the Tientsin, and elsewhere that the long be undertook the office of Assistant back door and admitted Aliana when the ledge of a rather nnherding country the fane swearers-he very bighly comeana iu Vladivostok harbour on May 30.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs Than ssault was afterwards committed on Miss Under anticipated trouble was at lset about to boil he returned to St. Petersborg, this time as Haard and the other man. Another point pay obligations under which it is plimented his troops after the battles
The French Mail of the 9th Mayover in China, more particularly in the British Ambassador, holding the position was the malicious, and renemous way in Light Dry $12.00 $1,05mler to one of the most patriotic bodies of Blenheim and Ramillies. It should was delivered in Londen on the 10th June. Tangtze basin, and in and around Nanking, until 1908. In 1890 he married the Hon.
it is bighly gratifying to be able to write Winifred Sturt, Bed Chamber Woman of which the cross-examination had been con duated. Matters totally and wholly Beaury and the Beast" is to be this evering that the long-heralded Nan-H. M. the Queen and daughter of Baron irrevelant to the case were put to the B Vin de Pusto, Green Seal mer ever placed under arms. The be mentioned that in 1799 a subal-
Alington. Sir Charles is a Privy Councillor witness Robertson. Bir Shenton, in con- latest chronicler of the doings of the tern problem also existed. Five thou-performed at the Club Lusitano this king Exhibition has been opened with the and was created a E.C.M.C. in 1905. E clusion, reminded his worship of the fact
greatest club and without the slightest sign holds numerous decorations from foreign that there was an ordinance by which 13.00 1.10 Militia is Colonel Sir Quoran J. Hat, sand men in seven regiments landed in evening.
of trouble even beneath the surface. Thore Powere, including Grand Officer, Legion period of steeks could be given. A fine of 852.50) was imposed on a
of Honour Grand Cross of the Crown of
Mr Reader Huris mid he had hoped in no doubt that a good deal of nervousnes Italy: Grand Cross of Our Lady of Fortugal; that Mt Shenton would have explained [C.B.,, CALG, who in a recent paper Holland to reinforce ABERCRO1ST's arty,
carmin classes of foreigners in consequence Grand Cross of Spanish Order of Charles were true and which were not as well se bw the assalt was really committed. of the shortage of food supplies, that when III; Grand Cross of Austrian Order of I come to think the situation over quietly aundbrog; Grand Cross of Swedish Order of the bening which could possibly be
Leopold;
Grand Cross of Danish Order The only evidence called during the whole I can't belp thinking that most of the Visa; Grand Cross of Norwegian Order Stevidence against Captain was that brought uneasizes really orinted in the imagination Olaf, and Grand Cross of Russian Order in after the case for the proscention had practically finished, mely, the evidence of Robertson and which had broken down. All the other evidence was
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of the hugs of the force from the tire agreements for men with foreign nations, Send Capsule 19.50 of Chopwin's New Mord, which was there were contrvels of another charac Firest Pale Dry, Nutty.
grouped by countis, down to the waster. FORTESCR hertions one for 4000) NAPOLEOS, as well as an idea of the meu froin Ireland at twenty guineas per of Violet Seal Cap.
methods we often étaplayed to recrit the head, and another for 500 boys and (25,001 1, 2.15 | regular army. The institution, he said, 1,500 men alleen to twenty-four of a standing branch of the Army in guineas each, whilst in connection with 1961, mised ébiefly out of be disbarated company promption as a gamble, he The following Wines, imported in Militia Army of the Commonwealth, and quotes a London newspaper advertise
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Chinese journalists in Tokyo bare formed an association which will meet twice a month in future.
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The Prince Regent proposes to refer the question of the speedy opening of a Parliament in China to the deliberation of the Senate.
A fire broke out in Shanghai Stroet, amati, about 2 a.m. this morning. The Fire Brigade were summoned but despite their efforts one house was completely
bottle, have been” specially selected by voluntary enlistment of corps and meat offering to thousand guineas guited. and procured from Mars GED! Gindividuals, nude that an eventful year, for one
The police were not long in making SANDEMAN, SONS & Co., of Lostes,
though the voluntary principle for weeks, alse an official prospectus for the rickshaw coolica restore the defaced Orsone, and XenES : ----
rendering over-se service did not ma-making the formation of new regiments conta on their tarif cards. One Kowloon terially affect the composition of encha source of profit by the sale of com- man has gone one better by boldly painting armies until many years afterwards. missions in all ranks. The striking FORTESCA, in his well-known bistory of feature of this century will, however,
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of a few uny-bodies always too ready to Alexander Novski.--En, C.M.] imagine the very worst and to read into the condition of China a state of unrest and MR. ROOSEVELT LEAVES disquiet possessing greater potentialites for mischief than really exist.
But to return to the Exhibition. The
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Mr Hett, in the course of a very fue address, said that the case was a blackmail-
beyond any reasonable doubt.
(Rauter's Service to the China Mail)ing prosecution; tint had been established
LONDON, June 11.
Mr Roosevelt and family have left
rousing
FINLAND'S FUTURE.
SUBJECT TO IMPERIAL LEGISLATION.
Viceroy Chan Jen-chun, formerly of Can- tas, you will remember, performed the opening ceremony with a quiet dignity bo- fitting the occasion. After detailing how much money had bood spent be expressed the hope that the Exhibition might be Southampton on their homeward voy- destined to guide and promote Chinese age. They were given a industry, education and commerce. He send-off. said the Exhibition have been “organized by Viceroy Tuan Fang and prepared by " myself," while it had been brought to its present state of readiness through the hearty co-cperation of merchants through out the Empire and the provincial authorities. Having declared the Ex- hibition open, the Vicaros called upon others seated on the dais for speeches. These included H.E, Chon Chee, Managing The Chinese Engineering and Mining Director the Exhibition, representatives passed for third reading, by 164 rotes Company, Limited, report that the total output of the Company's three mincs for of the Ministry of Agriculture and Com- to 23, a Bill largely subjecting Finland the week ending 28th May 1010 amounted, and of the Local and Provincial Imperial legislation.
Provincial Assembly and of the Exposition The Wai-wa-pu is discussing the ques. 13,001.29 tons and the salex during the Ocials; the Presidents of the Kiangsu
Association and representatives of Pro- tion of promoting the Chinese Ministers in vincial Exhibit, Chinese Merchants from Great Britain, the United States, Russia Foreign Countries and of General Exhibits. Songs and music in western style intor and Japan, to the rank of Ambassadors.
"All the Field-Marshals in Great Britain attended at Marlborough House when the Field-Marshal Earl Roberts of Kandahar made the presentation and delivered a ahort speech..
period to 29,976.01 tous.
(Router's Service to the China Mail.)
His Worship sentenced defendants to fourcoon days imprisonment each with (hard labour without the option of a fice.
Mr Harri-I ask for leave to sppos! on the facts. on behalf of Captain.
·Be Shenton--I have private information "that this is a ruse to get out of the Colony,
His Worship-I must know your reasons for appeal.
Mr Harris-My reasons are that there is no evidence that Captain struck the blow. His Worship-What is ho doing now? Mr Harris-Ho is manager D. R. - Captain and Co.
Anil was £xed at 3500 and one surety of
$200 pending the appeal. LONDON, June 11.
Mr Hett Would your worship fix the I am.dot sure same bail for Alana 7 whether I am going to appeal but if I am-
After exciting debates, the Duma has
offered for sale, and that intending pur- The foreiga Consular and naval bodies chasers can precure a catalogue on applying were well represented, as was the Chinese to the Chief Resident Engineer at Kowloon. any, and the student body, and there were also many. Chinese ladies present... The The Caretta containa a useful list of first ticket of admission was purchased by firms in correspondened with the Harbour an enthusiastic Chinaman, representative RECOGNISED Maater, as representing the Commercial of compatriots residing in Java, who paid Intelligence Department of the Board of Tis 10,000 for the privilege Trade, as to prospective openings in the Colony for trade in specified cinates of gooda. It is added that the Harbour Master will give desired information con cerning the firms to such persons who may apply to him.
Like all Exhibitions I have ever seen
the British Army, says there was no real always be the introduction of conscripKing received his Finid-Marshal's baton. 1.701 volunteering until about 1906. Sutation applied in the Militia, by which 2.05 Papers, Domestic, 166, record that the the fighting branch of England's Army 2.25 country being engaged in foreign war became indirectly of conscript character, and requiring aid, a competent fumber or largely so. The origin of this method 3.05
of men were to be levied out of the is interesting. There had generally divers counties voluntarily or by press, been, under the principle of universal selecting those most suitable for the liability, some form of selection for the NOTE---For Hongkong. The above
wars. This half century was a remark-formation of armies, enforced by the
The current issue of the Garette states Brian will be increased by the amountable one fer the Regular Army. Regi- natural law of supply and demand, and that quantity of railway construction of daty payable-$3.60 për dozen.
ments were disbanded by King JAMES Sir GEORGE HAT tabulates these varicus plant and stores, the property of the British F., and by the will of Parliament its forma as follows:-King ALFRED intro-Action of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, is sporsed the spoorbes. eenblishment strengths were varied duced rotation for duty. King Jus almost to disappearance at times: For demanded that every nine men should eign mercenaries were required for find a tenth at their own charge. King armies on occasions. of war. Men dis-Heer III. required one for forty days charged wire re-caliated by means of from every two ploughmen at the treble paymenta, and the Militin drawn expense of the village. King Edwin upon, whilst kidnapping, if not officially and a method called "shoose and approved, was commonly practised: try and selection all through the The enlistment shilling passed my middle ages was most arbitrary. In the
lions are practically finished; the Japances teriously when men were drunk, te1-case of popular insurrection, rehellion,
and German sections are 'well 'xdvanced; Monday being the fenat of St. Anthony but the British exhibit is very much boliind perance not being then associated with or apprehension of foreign invasion is
of Lisbon, there will be morning and oven. hand, The Fugitooring and Educational Opposite Central Market, recruiting and the profession of arms. eatly times, all sound persons were ing af tide at St. Anthony's Chapel, West sections give promiss of being particular Coming to the war-stained eighteenth commanded to join he King's Arms Point, when the Portuguess community ly affective, while the show of warlike 9.15 11.30 r..century, extended to include the whole The ballot was an ancient institution, will once again have the opportunity of weapons is very imposing. The Exhibition listening to the eloquent preacher Tho has been well dosianed and capitally Isid TO-NIGHT Napoleonic period, we find a prolific and employed by the early Greeks and Very Rev. Father Costa Mines, vicar. Det, giving the impression that it is larger Fappearance of the Celebrated Juvenil crop of extmordinarily abnormal Romans, who used respectively marked general of Macro. Treaching at 6p.m. than it really is. Altogether before any methods for mising men. The prin-polshards and tickets. In England's the Kev. Father will take na his text week have down China's Siret White
Laudazmus virás gloriosos."
City will be well worth a visit and I hope The Favourite of the Hongkong Public,ciple under which over-set case the feudal principle of paymenta
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