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follow-keen." jing figures of deaths resulting from We must admit that the picturo hare such methods January, 177; Febru-drawn does not present many hopeful uary, 190: March, 1835; April, 245, features, but Russia line vast
powers and given a May 190: June, 216, July. 15; cuperative August, 153; September, 14o; October, succession of good harvests it should HAVE NO EQUAL FOR BEAUTY 95: November, 102; December, 88: speedily efect ar exit from many of its present political troubles, when the OF TONE,
value of human life will undoubtedly
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The character of the Terror has completely altered within recent montha, PERFECTION OF TOUCH It has quite lost its political aspect, and attacks on wealthy autocrats are now made for purposes of robbery and plander. The victima are generally
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Owing to the donth of His Majesty King Edward VI., the China Society dinner, which to have been hekt on May 24, has been postpruted till next October,
The pictures of the funeral procession of the late King Edward VII are to be shown'at the Salon Cizenintegraph Theatre. in Wyndham Street, ad not at the Theatre Royal as previously stated.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 1910.
[Corrnicure.]
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE | THE" CRETAN QUESTION.
EXHIBITION.
DINNER TO VISITING
· JOURNALISTS.
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TURKEY AND GREAT BRITAIN ON FRIENDLIEST TERMS.
*(Renter's Servicego the Chisa Maily
LosNw, June 91. Reater's orrespondent at Con atantinople says that Rifaat Pasha" speaking in the Chamber, said that Great
On Saturday a banquet was given Britain's attitude towards Turkey was the gardens of the Anglo- of the most friendly character. It was
A few slight showers fell in Hangio gJapanese Exhibition in honour of the necessary to repudiate all assertions Invitations have been issued by the this morning. It is disappointing there Japanese journalists now visiting Los-that were contrativise.
tore to hear from Captains of incoming don. Many prominent public men were Commodora and Alas Clark for the opening ships of the heavy rainstorms pruvailing of the new club house of the Hongkel along the coast to within a few ariles of Corinthian Yacht Club next Saturday. afternoon.
the Colony.
Me Chung souds us a large photograph Tho Portuguese Government has in, of the method of political assassinationsduced into Parliament a Bill providing of the meeting on Saturday when to in was responsible for the violence which for the construction of tira baithships,stitute for Samen was opened. Bishop has followed. Only one-quarter of the six inoured craisers, eighteen destroyers andor is seen addressing the assembly. Thureo Smaller pictures record the arrival and six submarines,
and departure of Sit terry May, and the victims of the Terror in 1900 had any connection with the Government, and
tide of the Institute itself. most of these were soldiers, policemer. | and guards who had taken partin various
pogroms.
Liberal members.
ww
Commenting on the "inseating of the Hon. Mr F. Guest a Home paper says :- It is interesting to vote, ia view of the way in which certain Ministers and their friends have not scrupled to bring vague ind general charges against the large body of The Russian pogrom is a peculiereservative candidates, that there have species of revolutionary demonstration been two putitions since the general election, and seem to have been animated, we are and both have resulted in the unseating of wold, by class-hatred, mcial aversion, and a passion for gain in the way si robbery. Dr. JENKOFF says of the pogroms: Formerly thousands of people took part in them: now there and never more than a few hundred. The motives behind these events have 11 a.m. Auction of Miscellar cous dralay changed. They have lost their
tices at Messrs Boghee & Hough's Sades Room",
political, national, and religious aspects; here puer again the plundering section
A 13. Wanchai Kond, at 2.20 ah, June 21st. WILLIAM LYSAGHT, aged 74 "The Funeral will pass the Honument this evening at 6 p.us. Friends are in
vited to attend.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.
Meeting. Meeting of the Licensing
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General Memoranda.
Tärnaby, Jude 23-
1.12.m.Full Moon.
as a method of robbery and spoliation. Cerasionally a faibily quarrel leads to a small pogrom The horrible condition
The danger of carrying money in lonely places to pay ccolies with has just been again exemplified by a tragic incident in Tenzin.
present and the speeches were all
bigfily eulogistic of Japan.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
Mr Sorrors y'el War Dickens n, with his wife and son, left Washington on June 18, route to the Philippines. They return to America vin Secz.
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· FATAL CYCLONË IN "NEW YORK.
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail) LANDON, June 21. - After Mr Roosevelt bad left for
Oyster Bay on Saturday a cyclone burst. The boliday-makers' boats were cop-
Mr Alex. Forsyth Martin, the chief sized and ten fatalities were recorded Lord Rosebery declaros that there noror was a time when the outlook for surveyor di the Stato milways in Siam, from lightning and drowning, while
many were injured, thrift was less favourable. Ha refers to has retired from the service of which he the grinding taxation, the total disregard hos Had charge since 1890, He has had to of economy in public affairs, and luxury intake this step owing to protracted dysentery. privato e." He hopes that a speeds Fle has been granted a gratuity...... change to thrift will become the foundation
of the national character.
There were four ceent-going boat at Port Swetteulam on June 10th, the Pala
wan, Poon, Thongwa "and Prometheus. A European named Parnich. accompanied by seven coolies, was on theThere were also threo incat bonts, víz., the way to pay labourers, when five of his mon Perak, Cervelia and the Min. which is per.. suddenly set upon hini with knives. After haps a record for the port, says tho ́ Malay murdering the poor follow, they rifled the Mail. The Palaway and the Prometheus money chest and made nff with the eash, took away between them nearly 2,150 cases about $1,000. None of them had been of rubber.. arrested at the date of last advices.
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"The enties for this year's Internation
at Olympis created a A telegram" to the N. 0. Daily News Horse Show of the people have adopted pogromsays that Franen has suggested that the record, the total boing almost 3,000. Powers protecting Crete should confer in The full number of entries for the officers' London. In pits of authoritative stato-jumping events had not been compiled, but ments issued, in London the German and it is known that the international repro. Austrian Presa continuoto represent Great sentation will include 108 British officers,
'Norway and Greeco. against Turkey, which netion they attribute to the relationship of the British and Hellenic dynasties and the British hope of Aneuring Suda Bay. These papers depict Turkey as geothing with anger" against Great Britait.
Mr A, D Machado, general manager of the United Singapore Rubber Estates, Ltd. and a well-known plautur apd îniner in Malan, died at Singapore on June 12. Born as Mage he was hold in the highest estepm throughout the Federated "Malay States.
As already reported, the Japanese Go- veinn nt has decided to appoint Trade Shanghai, and Hongkong. The compilation Commissoners for London, New York,
KIEL REGATTA.
KAISERIN ATTENDS THE: RACES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
Lospos, June 20. The Kaiserin has gone to Hamburg to attend the races, proving that the Kaiser's condition is not alarming.
i
FORTHCOMING BIRTH-
" DAY HONOURS.
RECREATION OF ANCIENT TITLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Waf.) Loxoes, June 20.
of the regulation of official functions, etc., of the Commissioners having boon com-: plated, the appointment will be shortly gazetted. We learn that bir Tahara Fataka, formerly manager of the Shanghai brauch of the Mitsu Bishi and now manager of the Kobo branch of the Tokyo Soko Kabushi Kaisha, has been upminated for the post
It is reported that the King will Fujmers Giza, Barrister-at Law, formerly manager of the London branch of the confer the titles of Frince of Wales Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, to New York; Mrand Earl of Chester on the Duke of Miami Shingo, a councilor of the Mitsui Cornwell, on the occasion of his birth- Busmaisha, to Shanghai; and Mr Tako day on June 26th. branch of the Mitsui Buasan Kaisha, to mura Talichiro, manager of the, Kaba Hongkong, Japan Chronicle,
11.30a.m.-Lecture by His Lordship the of the people, the, destitution Britain as championing Cratan aspirations and teams of three from Russia, Sweden. } of Trade Commissioner in London: Karon
Eishop in Fesk Church, 2.30 p.ar.-Auction of Bousehold Fami- tare at Mecars Hogher & Hough's Sale Rooms.
FRIDAY, June 24:-
Midsummer Day.
unemployment which are so rife are no docht the cause of this widespread violete."
Suicide, Lowever, is me of the Annual Tennis Match, Kowlcony. Hang-Sadest features of the Russian revoln
SATURDAY, June 20--
-long, at Bowlsen,
Opening of the Carinthian Yacht Club's
now premises, SUNDAY. Jone: 20:-
9m.cursion to Macar.
The China Mail
HONGKONG, TVINDAY, Jesz. 21, 1910.
The 136 victims in the Whiteharen colliery disaster 'lours 88 widows, and bet ween 200 and 300 children. Some of the heartbroken wires remained at the pit head for 24 hours, hoping against hope. One woman refused to leave the pit-head. She had lost a husband, her two sons, and
tion, and the disappointment occasioned by the failure of the popular assembly has aggravated the condition of the popular mind. Suicides and attempts at Suicide are fast increasing in number, Of course our statistics show only a sannil proportion, but the municipal Meslister was practically wiped out, father, three rons, three nephews, and a son-in-law antberities give additional information.haring the common fate. The pit will
her three brothers.
A family named
A stocking murder in a railway train is reported from Sourabaya. Several In dian tinders from Bombay were travelling when two of them quarzelled. One of the
two drew a knife and stabbed the other to
death. The cnnductor, helped by the other Indians, seized the murderer and handed him over to the polica. The decensed was the head of a firm at Surabaya.
For returning from banishment a native was sentenced to one year's imprisonment and six hours stocks by Mr J. R. Wood at the Magistracy to-day. A chair coolie was charged with nousulting a
lukong
Capt. J. Cresswell Eyres, who succeeds Rear-Admiral Herbert Lyon, in the post of Naval Officer in Charge at Hong kang, will hold the appointment with the
IMPECUNIOSITY IN PEKING.
A NEW FOREIGN LOAN.
DESIRED.
rank of Commodore, second class." Capt." Tyres was born in 1889, and entered the (Fah To Yat Po's Service:)·· nary as a cadet in 1874. He was promoted
PERISO, June 20.. lieutenant with irge best cines certificates
The Board of Revenue is so hard in September, 1882, and commander iu pressed for money that the President December, 1897. He served a three gears proposes to raise a loan of 10,000,000- from 594 in. 1908 to 675 i 1300. The the danger of further explesions, being done to a uniform. For a similar offence commission, in the latter rank in the aels, to be repaid in ten instalments.
Undaunted on the China Station, 1838. 1991, and on returning home was appointed
In Moscow, attempts at suicide have riser probably not be reopened for three months, and a ling of 81 was imposed, Lesides, having to pay $1 compensation for damage
imminent.
4
(Wal Tex Fet Po Service).
Pra, Jane 20.
throne is chained by an elder member of he was transferred to the Irresistible, May, China be appointed to the Haguer
Arbitration tribunal. the fatally who Ins taken refuge in China. 1508, sed conti, uod in command of that in Toukin, Annam, and Cochin-Chim.
by Capt. Hyde-Smith. From there he is intriguing for a rebeliton ship until 5th May, when he was relieved
I
THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE
a fine of $15 was imposed, with 5 com increase of suicide is still more 'evident i IN RUSSIA..
in St. Petersburg, where the following Mr Joha Hyde sende a very timely demention, by Mr E. R. Hallifax.
to the Fasal-Intelligence Department. THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL. letter to the British Press protesting Taatuso some statistics recently pub figures nye published :
There is at present in brisk contraband Promoted captain in June, 133, he re- "1901, 127;
against the application to the Japanese of trade in arms in Tonkin of which the mained at the Admiralty until april 1904, Hished by Professor Juagwort, a "well- 1903, 251; 1907, 532; 1907, 796; 1905, the epithet Jap.". It is pointed out that disaffected there take every advantage, when he was selected for special service as known Russhe writer, regarding the 1,412; 1909 (ex months only), 1,101. great many Japanese will be in England The centre of sedition lies in the southern attache with the Russian fest in the Far number of lives which have been. The suicides only decreased in 1905 during the next few mooths, and they will section of the protected State of Anne. East. In January, 1900, he asstimed com
... Luk Ching-cheong, Chinese aturally resent this unpleasant manner of The Governor-General of Indo-China demand of the Spartiate in reserve at Chat- sacrificed in Russia during the last few when the liberation movement was fullgating them. Britishers would scares pdeed the King of Annam and appointed ham, but left her in June, 1907, for the Minister to the Netherlands, 'aaks that geura of the rafaleru edition of "The of optimistic hopes, and before they like to hear themselves called "Brita" lad of the royal family as successor. The Jepiter, in the Channel flost. From her a permanent delegation representing Terror," one is inevitable Rated to the British lean, which followed the in a foreign country, and it may be hoped. conclusion that life is held very cheaply amicable agreement between "the Eng therefore, that now attention has been in the empire of the Ezaz. In 1905, fish and Russian Governments, had caled to the matter, these offending news. papers which make a practice of using the | the year Allowing the close of the war eunbled the tyranny to be resumed, objectionable term will avoid doing so in The Echo de Chine draws a dark picture
THE ARRATOON. APCAR, with Japan, 95,000 persons lost their Suicides and bloody family tragedies future.
of French commercial enterpriso iz-Java. 211.00 lives by gention. Pogroms, or other are the most painful features of Russian Mensry Workman, Clark and Co., Blacknews and lack of push stand in the way
of all progress. A Bataria ogly are there Baseless Rumours Denied violent means; in 1906 de guves bad life at the present time. They are Ltd., Belfast, recently launched the St.
Frosch Bras and they so two in number Albans from their south yard. The new with branches at Sourabaya and Semarang. sunk to 10,171; while they rose in 1907
the Capt. Thomas, of more dangerous than other viclent acts, vessel has been built for the Eastern and Only one of them, so it is alleged, is up to Apear, boo called" on ua" to con- H. E. Po Fan, Governor of Honam, to 12,811, retreating in 1908 to 10,201 and in 1900 to 8,170. "Dr. JOAKXas they reveal internal decay, and Australian Steamship Company, Limited, date in business methods. As regards tradict the
statement regarding the bas memorialized the Throne urging remind the students of history of the London, and is 381 ft. long, with a grous shipping, the Franchi finx takes a low place grounding of his ship on Stoep Jalaud that more stringent measures be taken. declares he has watched the press care-
darkest periods in the story, of the tonnage of about 4,500. he will trade in the list. The only activity to be noted fully to obtain the most accurate data; yet his statistica" understate the real world's progress when self-destruction between Australia and Chinese ports, in this direction is the opening of a line of Accommodation is provided for 63 first-class cargo-beats between Java and Saigon in Excts." They do act give the complete has been common among the people had for at recond-class passcogers. The the interests of the rice trade.
cargo space is divided into four holda, cze Martin's Tweenies story of Government tyranny." For
National discontent and unhappinces are evidently pervading the whole of the Russian Empire, and Dr., JHAN
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While the crowde wore awaiting the of which has been insulated and prepared foueral procession at the corner of St. for the carriage of frozen meat, for which James's Street and Piccadilly, says The purpose a plant of refrigerating machinery Times, a middle-aged respectably dressed his been installed. The propelling machinery indy refused to mors from a position to OFF sorrowfully declares: Generally consists of a set of triple expansion engines which she claimed a title on the strongl apeaking, We in Russia seeme
the past aix years, Ee, tells us: the huge death-roll has resulted from four causes. The first is the "pogroms," ie, the organized plouder by one part of the 8. WATSON & CO., population on another. This violence is
Ninety-nine years have just parsed of long waiting. She refused to be mored to have lost its value, and that since the 76th Middlesex Regiment carned eron by the persuasion of a mounted generally engineered by the Gavern- LIMITED.
proves we are living under abnormal the honoured sobriquet of "The Diehards" policeman. until his woll-trained hurse: meut, or by the police-prompted" Black conditions, and passing through aby their fierce fighting in the blondy action possibly under the impression that a wirp of Albober the bloodiest battle of of hay was placed within his zench, begun Hundred against the Jewish comblack period of the nation's history modern times for thus numbers, engaged to ni ble at her bonnet. This was ton
It is a period of reaction. Five years and "The Baffs" also distinguished them much, and the lady.promptly mured on.
aclves. Dio hard, my men, die hard," ago the flossian people seemed to
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of the courts in pussing sentence of
be on the verge of a great pasionat cried Colonel Inglis to the 57th as they scribed a scale of remission of sentences,
Arratonn
which appeared in our evening contain- perary's issue of yesterday; also the state ment that the steamer collided with achooner in the Inland Ses. Both stato ments he says are absolutely false.
The Arratoon Apcar is now in Tsikoo Dock undergoing her annual survey for her Passenger Certifiente which was arranged for before she left for the North.
OPIUM QUESTIONS,
PROHIBITION AND A RIOT:
(Wah To Fat Po's Service.)
PEKING, June 20.-
to inforce the suppression of opiumi and suggesting that the importation ca foreign opinn be prohibited,
A riot has taken place in the Eing Yes district of Eweichow prefecture owing to the people refusing to acquiesce in the suppression of opium.
olutely unique
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from a hygienic standpoint, and is approved of by the
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werg surrounded on every side, and die in perasance of His Majesty's commande Haine Department revolution with Liberty as the inspiring bard" they did, the 22 officers, including published in the watchword of the people. When the Ingis, and over 400 men were killed and Notification No. 123, dated, The Cigarettes of Distinction for Discriminating Smokers.
wounded in that fearful struggle. The base e a consideration of the period of a Extenordinary. The sale is death, and the fourth is the widespread Dunia wie elected, and over 100 King's and regimental colours were shot antice remaining still to be served, and The mode of manufacture of State Express Cigaretfer is perfect. despair, onding in euicide. The pro
representatives of the workers returned into rags. The Buffs" were cut up the amount of remission granted "varies fessor gires the following figures, fur
to that Aseembly, the whole world terribly, and could only master 63 men from seven days To the case of convicte
months still t P.executions in 1900: “During the year
after the battle, which ended in the defeat with from one to thr
surve to five months in casd of men with believed that the dawn of constitutional of the French with a loss of 7,000 killed five years and over still to auron. It applies 1,457 people were condemned to death
freedom bad at length come to Russia, and wounded, but thred-fourths of the to all classes of persone undergoing sentence by court-martial. Of these 332 were
British fell, and only 1,500 unconquer.for criminal offences in civil prisons, exoupť but squrcely bind the rejoicing of ble British soldiers were left standing to the following, which are excluded from the State Express Cigarettes ud Tobaccos are obtainable from reprieved, and terms of itprisenuent substituted for the death penalty; 540 triumph begun, when the Russian raise the cheer of victory out of 8,800 who neeiun (1) Criminals, who have been
had gone into action, Autocracy, replenished by British money, were executed. The fate of the rest is not known." Of those who were the recommenced their system of tyranny, And they have succeeded, for the MISS WINNIE RYAN. victims of revolutionary miliguity we
red The Terror, ie, attempts on people's forces are spent, their hopes pro DEBUT OF 1969 LAUKA DIAMOND and the lives at the ropesentatives of dashed to the ground, and it does not
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