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serious offences. He thinks that young the world of industry all those who have day. If the varaaduine pross of China is purpose, as tho Chinese prems will leamonó
The rod signals were still is evidence poople who had committed merely paid their dues in the hard coinage offerer to be a power for good in the land it Tuniskilling Fusiliers, left for Tientsin on this morning, indicating that the tyran minor offences, such as rowdyism, punishment, tireless efforts towards the must learn that sobriety in language is the 25th inst. per 8. Chetagshing.
had not made much progress from the chief essential. Vilification ofly sorres to should be punishod in this disciplinary discovery of curative and regenerative cheapen the individual who indulges in it,
The Yokoham Office of the O. P. R. Channel. Though not quite atationary this pasition it held yesterday in the Baalico fashion and so escape the taint of prison. processes, unfaltering faith that there is and pinces the scholas on level with two Company is in receipt of a wireless message typhoon is very slowly moving. All day Believing, farther, that for a youth treasure if you can only find it in the some boatwomen who have fallen the 31. 5. "Empress of India, yesterday the bouth end of Fennoss mist out with one another. At the same time it which left Vane urer on the arming of the have been swopt with heavy gales and is is under 21 ream of ago imprisonment heart of every man these are the is as well that foreigners should soo along 13th inst., reporting all wall and that the significant that no observations from the ought to be educative and disciplinary, symbole which in the treatment of crime what lines the vornscular press of Chius in commandes expects to reach Yokohama at South Capo atation reached the Hongkong For case of 1 dox. he is of opinion that the abortest torm and criminals mark and measure thee of its aspecte is proceeding; the 8.00a.m. on the Slat instant. At the time Olservatory, lotiating that the hand-lin
publication of such an article as we have the menage was de patched the steamer wore down. of imprisonment for such a person ought stored up strength of a.nation and are translated above almost justifies the was 1,175 miles distant from Japan. to be a month. It was also his opinion the sign and proof of the living virtuo attitudo of hostility and suspicion which that for young people the full three in it." There is a good deal in what the official classes entertain for the "fourth years Borstal epurse ought to be relaxed, the Home Secretary advances though except for offeriders who had committed much of his clearly stated theorics are opposed to the ideas of many of our grave crimes.
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Shooting Sasson Begins. Interport Swimming Contests at Shanghai,
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Second Day.
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi- ture, &c. at Mr Gec. P. Eammert's 'Sales Rooms.
SATURDAY, September 3:-
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Third Day. La.m.-Anction of Wines & Spirits at Mr Geo, P. Lammert's Sales Rooms. v 2.20 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Carice Mears Haghes & Hongh's Salta Rooms.
9.p.m.-Boxing Boots at City Hall... SUNDAY, September 4:--
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NEWS OF THE, DAY,
China is giving $100,000 towards the relief fund in connexion with the floods in Japan.
At 10.30a.m. the black drum was hoist- ed, indicating that the typhoon had come In spite of the grumbles against the within the 300 miles radius. It appears. cheerloss and depressing wasther of 1910 that the depression commenced to move and the outery that the fruit and other with greater rapidity at about 9 km.
making westwards for the coast from the crops wore wasted; The Times reports for south of Formost Channel. As it con the United Kingdom show surprising tinged to move it spent a good deal average results, and the sensor promises to of its fores and by the time it reaches the bra fruitful one. The moist summer, cost will in. all probability hare toned indeed, has really favouted more things than it has injured, and a period of sunshine new would do wonders
The report of the Royal Army Tempor anco Association'states that 42 por cont. of --~ the white soldiers in India have taken tho pledge.
Apropos of the boom in rubber prices
down to a beary gale. It will probably strike, somewhere between Swabow and Amy, so it secins that Hongkong has once Dgain escaped an unpleasant visitation." We shall, however, probably have a touch It is interesting to note the rapid expansion of dirty weather, for to-day's Observatory of rubber pxports from Ceylon. From the forconst. saya:-"N. W winde, frushen- 1st January to 20 June 1900, thesoing: qually, with rain."ej pi antounted to 479,342 lbs., whereas in the same period of this year the total 'exported amounted to 1,046,710 (bs., or considumbly staple, black tea, fell back from 84,000,000 more flina twice as much, while that Island
inches of rain foll in Karuizawa, the heavicat From August Lat to August 15th 60.88 fall being on August 10 when 20.68 inches lbs. to 76,000,000 lbs.
wore registered. No wonder the plain was. flooded
were
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
To-morrow is the thirtieth anniversary of the birthday of the Queen of the Nether innds.
A
An extraordinary polica blundar is
Leave of absence to neighbouring reported by the Japan Herald, which,
countries has been granted to Major C. H. quoting from Tokyo papers, states that a few nights ago an old man, accompanied Grace, 105th Mahratta Light Infantry- by a woman, seen loitering in Tameiko, Asakusa. A policeman suspected Captain G. R-H. Nugent, R.G.Anom they were there for no good purpose, and No. 18 Company at Shoemoss has beers finally took them to the police-station. appointed to No. 87 Company at Hong-- When asked his name, the man gave it as kong. Nishi. The police authorities sorortly ex-
The Viceroy of Canton is the subject of leading article in one of the Hongkong Chinese dailies, and needless to say the tone of the contribution is very bitter. The writer besins by averting that the prosence The French man-of-war Alger, which of Yuen Shu Fae in Canton is liko a spike has been on the China Station some year in the back, or a prickle in the eye. Ca- and which te at present in Hongkong dar- less the irritations are at once rumored bour, in about to proceed home. beard that he was degmded, they capped there cannot be peace. Whoo ́the people their hands; when, they heard that he tude, and under the new prison rules he was romaining they placed their hands Whon he proposed that it should not be necessary over their ears and run.
intimated that bo was going tr for such persons to wear the prison resign, the people burned inegoro The gentry in Chineso Turkestan has clothing or to be compulsorily searched. and thanked the gods. When he settled jointly tolographed to the Government, They would not be obliged to have their own again they opened their eyes and holding Governor Lien Ruoi responsible stared in anger. Is this because the people for provoking the recent mutiny among hair cut or to be shared or to take the have any proconceived antagonism against the troops. He has been suspended from regulation bath. They would not be in, and so carry their jealousy to this office pending an inquiry into his conduct, extreme? By no means. It is simply be forced to clean their cells; they would cause of the way he has administered the
The death of Mr Hoke Smith, once be at liberty to get food from outside, government. There is not single thing Secretary of the Interior at Washington,
that he has done that commends itself to and a prominent politician in Georgia, was amised him, and finally the man gave his and would be allowed to take exercise the judgment of the people. They are wrongly reported last week, but there is name ás General Nishi Kanjira. The London Gazette dated 28th July 1916
The following is an extract from the in the morning and afternoon and to angry with him for his disasterous govern no doubt that Senator Wilkinson Call, of police authorities did not believe this, but Regular Forces, Infantry-The Bufe (Eant converse luring exercise. He had given mont. Sipposing any other official cornes Florida, has joined the great majority.
to Kwangtung bod does things as he does
after making inquities over the telephone Kent Regiment) Second, Liest. John S. Sill instructions that all persons sent to pri-thom, with the samé emelty and the sama
Mouars Thorne Cook and Sons have it was discovered that he was really to be Lieutenant, vise I. G: Innes, seconded. son for passive resistanes and all woman treachery, the people will gnash their issued their list of sailings from Hongkong Viscount Nishi and his companion Vis for service with the Indian-Army.
counter Nishi. A enrriage was soon eslled, teath, for rage permeates the very sad Shanghai) for the passenger cathe General returned to his residence. suffragists should as a matter of course marrow, of their bones. The people are 1911. The list which can be had on have the benefit of the adw roles. Surely well convinced of their hatred towards application, gives full particulars of trips Yuen Shu Fan, but they do not all recognise by all the principal routes and the dates of the first martyrs in the ranks of passive his hatred of themselves. This is even resieters and suffragettes must feel now greata To resort for a moment to a sailings of the chief lines. that their sufferings have not been in definite mattor. The proposal to confiscate the ancestral balls of two clans toũnd light.... ing ons wether first emanated from the More important still are the new previous Vi erry, Shum Taun Hue. Whers the present Viceroy came to Canton rules regarding solitary confinement he sent a despatch to Poking suggesting and ticket-of-leave. Mr. CHURCHILL that this punishment was too drastic, and has decided to reduce the period of our people then thought that he bad a asking that it might not be carried out.
solitary confinement to one month, heart to sympathize with them. There
The delegate sent by the Shantung except for recidivists, while he proposes waan gleam of light. But during the pró-
seat year the, Viceroy, listening to the oficial body in Peking to investigate the that certain number, of lectures and
suggestions of a wretched counsellor, outrages committed by the troops during conteris should be given in every prison. actually endorsed the scheme, and suggest the Laiyang riots has completed his mission the sirens send-out in the night, the A great effort, will also be made to that not only should the balls be seized and discovered mostgroesoutrages, murders, photographonia fog horn will call out the
but also the acastral property. It is trus
vain.
ed; the old system of ticket-of-leave to
come to an end. A sum of £1,500
year will be set aside for the develop
a
to enable prisoners on release from penal servitadle to take their places in the
world.
:
with a will of iren.. But it is even worse
- The School Examinations of the Royal Drawing Society, London, were held this year for the first time in the London Mission Training Hours-for Girls. results were obtained-Dir. 1 Honours 8. Passos 5: Dir. II Honours 2, Passes : Div. III Honours 1, Presen 3; Dir. VI (Painting) Passes 2.
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Mr Horace Edmund Avory, R.C., and Mr Thomas Gardner Horridge, K.0., have boos appointed Judges of the High Court, their appointment being made under the Judicature Act, passed in the session just closed, providing for two additional Judges...
Wonderful possibilities are claimed for a Swedish invention called the photograp hone, by means of which it is said that sound waves can be registered on a sorsitis: od plate. The negative is developed in the ordinary way, and the sound carves
Captain Somerset A. G. Calthorpe, transferred to ebony plates, from which The following the sound is reproduced as by the gramap MV.O., Captain of the Floet, and Commo
bono. The photographone records can be done, 1st Cincs, has been appointed a Naval reproduced ad infinitum; and if the Aide-de-Camp to the King, in succession to original music or song should not be strong Captain Charles Dandse of Dundas, pro- enough to fill a large concert hall, the sound moted to fing rank.. Capt. Dandas is just can be increased a desired. On account retiring from the position of British Narai of the immenso volume of its sound, the Attache at Tokyo,” inventor prophecies that the photographene will replace fog. sirens in lighthouses- Instead of, the înarticulate how! which
before their doors, and his skit was shown whether race meetings will be resumed
ocean.
pinterest.
We regret to announce the death of Police Constable Gallagher which and event. necarred at the Government Civil Hospital
early this morning. Some time ago decess
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rehabilitate men who have been in pri ho urged that this should be done in order plandor and violence, sad the hang name of the lighthouse for miles over the
ed contracted a chill and was admitted to son; and with this object in view it is that the property might be used for schools, officials and censorate have decided to
the hospital but unfortunately. he never intended to establish a central agency salah self. Thus not only did the Viceroy
but in reality be withed to enrich bis impeach the authorities conerned,
...recovered. The late constable came to the Mr Justice Kennedy delivered the A scheme in or foot, says the Mercury Colony sbout five years ago and was highly composed of official members and of make the original suggestion more heavy, presidential address before the Internation- for the establishment in Shanghai of esteemed amongst his comrades. De- a.m.-Excursion to Macao by 2.3. representatives of the Prisoners' Aid but he wanted the property to be handed at Law Association at the Guildhall recent- Shareholders Stock Exchange, which the ceased leaves a widow and an aged mother
over to the officials, Hardhearted indeedly. He said that the world's peace would promoters say would be run entirely for for whom mach sympathy will be felt Societies. The whole business of police and unfeeling is Yuen Shu Fax- He wants be hastened if the institutions closely the benefit of shareholders and investors. The funeral took place this afternoon. supervision is to be absolutely suspend to squeeze the people in everything. Haffecting human life were universalised, It is not intended, it is said, to charge any Lentrance fee or brokerage, but simply a would make the houses of the people as empty as jars turned upside down. He and unified. If law in all civilised com-monthly subscription sufficient to cover The United Services Gazette, commenting would have their palings without a touch munitica were administered on practically working expenses. Any surplus over pr. on the agitation in favour of Field Marshal of green, then would he be supremely identical principles there would be cogen-penses would be placed to a reserve fund Kilchener being given su appintment, ment of the method by which it is hoped happy. Thus he is opposed to the people which would tend to make war impossible. Many further possibilities sie suggested in that he is not employed. He was given
dered a sincere sentiment of Balidarity, for the protection of members' interests. It is Lord Kitchener's own faults.
than this. When Yuen Shu-Fan-first-of
connection with this scheme which may be positioyin which he could have done some all suggested that the law of the previous racing organisatione in the United States promoters, in that the organisation will be set of it Importance to gratify hissin
The New York Jockey Club and other developed in the future. The hope of the good work, but throw it up because it was Viceroy be related. at that very time behave decided to end their racing fixtures on the means of affording shareholders mutual self-stem. He set a most unsoldierly It is rather singular that the newspapers
Sucts in brief are Mr. WISSTON CHCE not care that he looted their property to laws come into operation.. Counsel has sales, and relieve the prosent deadlock in value and importance of the Mediterranean only wanted to entrap the people. He did August 31, on which date the new betting aid and protection, dispense with auction whatever views ho umay have held us to the example by his childish behaviour, for in England should have been discussing Cazis leading proposals. They display bay favour. He opened for himself a short advised the members of the various racing the local share market by anabling buyers Command, its acceptance ought to have the wave of criminality which is sweep a deeper trust in humanity than has ever cut whereby he could pare away the dubs not to adopt any course which might and sellers na principals to meet together been a matter of discipline and duty by a UNDERWEAR.ing over the land almost at the satie before been associated with our prison people's fat and spade up the earth and soil ronder them liable to arrest. It is doubtful and transact their business direct instead of military servant of the Crown pois time 8 Mr WOSTON CHURCHILL was ex-system and for that reason perhaps they in his imposing additional taxes upon.alt unless the betting laws are modified. The through middlemes. If the schomo eren soldier would find in the post abundant" Plaining to the House of Commons his are being criticised somewhat freely, and native spirite-Our-people were all maximum penalty for those found guilty to the experiment will be watched with one for his williline, se Oeneral Sir Lan Hamilton will, no doubt, prove to the ew scheme for reforming the prison though the Press on the whole bestows its along deceived into believing that he proof oral botting in New York is inipréon-
country. Aathe Prime Minister explained, A PRICELESS POSSESSION.the Mediterranean Command, and a sest system in Great Britain. The Home blessing. It is urged by some that we are posed to rescind the registering and confs Secretary's plans are very far-reaching, in danger of robbing our prison system quarrelled with each other. As a matter docka in the Far East, not to mention Cholera and Diarrhoes Romedy should offered together. This was the clearest eating of the property of the clans when they With the development of mammoth the supply of Chamberlain's Colic, on the Imperial Defence Committee, are as a reference to the summary in The of its chief. deterrent principles, that of fact he was planning what would most Hongkong alone, it is only natural that would consider a bottle of it to be a price-past services. Having declined one, he auddenly become limited, many homes possible recognition of Lord Kitchener's VERY SAFE-GARMENT Times will show. It seems that he we are making our penal establishments harm the pooplo, and now he is gathering journal devoted to the interests of eastern less poession. It is sold in almost every necessarily declined both, and it is false
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in the fruit. Herein we see that his engineering should auks its appearance. civilized country, and never fails to give a circular to every almost as easy and comfortable as a heart is sat upon injuring the people, and Under that name Eastern Engineering is action. For sale by all chemists and therefore, to aert that, he has been ex magistrate in the country explaining well-ordered Club. But in answer to his actions make this abundantly clear. conducted by Mr Stafford Ramome, M.
storekespers clearly the provisions of the Probation these critics Mr. Cuma ya And yet he has control over twn large Inst. C.E. who is personally wall acquaint- of Offenders Act, and urging that ad-We must not forget that when every people. Rather, on the other hand, he countries within the sphere of the journal. provinces. He brings no happiness to the with India, China, and Japan, and with other vantage should be taken of it on every material improvement has been effected injures and poisons them. Does he think Mr Ransoms had in fact during bis various possible occasion. He next considered in prisons, when the tempemture has that we are running dogs of Tartars and visits spent some years in stodying on- whether a period of grace could be been rightly adjusted, when the proper and cruel way? Does he think that this well-known engineers residing in various Manchas, that be trests in this harsh among the directors and shareholders are gineering matters in the Esat. Then, again, granted before the payment of a fiae food to maintain health and strength has is the only way to obtain promotion from important Fastern centres, and one of them was enforced by imprisonment, and been given, when the doctors, chaplaire, his own race 1. There can be no doubt will practically always be in the East. Their on looking up statistics found that lost and prison visitors have come and gone, year 90,000 peracos were sent to pri- son i default of payment.
we must never forget that the convict than half the persons to committed standa deprived of everything a free wara fined for drunkenness, and for man calls life. We must not forget all theso surely he thinks the enforcement these improvements, which are some of a line was the better punishment times salves to our conscience, do not 3.15 to 11.30 .. for it enforced a period of temperance, clnago that position. The mood and
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one's fingers, not quite a year. Yet far officiency and accuracy in the there has been a series of troubles. They literary columns. There are votarang
We have a large and varied stock of Fine Bordeaux have followed one after the other, and yet
in engineering in the Far East who pas his soat is, as firmly fixed as the Tai familar with every detail of their work Clarets from the famous house of Hanappier and Co., from mountain. He has powerful supporters at Engineering will necessarily have to bVin Ordinaire to the very finest obtainable. The name of
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As we have such an exceptionally large turnover in
Mr CatacuLL hopes in the autmen temper of the public in regard to the enters their villages, seizes the men, gets themsalvas, will not only entertain but Clarets, we will allow FIVE PER CENT DISCOUNT on. sitting to pury short Act to secure treatment of crime and criminals in one hold of their arms, and confiscates their instruct their colleagues, and add prestige, thats sertain period of time for the of the most unfailing tests of the civiliz. property. He torns all their belongings if possible, to a fournal which ought to be all large orders
into earth and ashes. He, even will not of inestimable value to the men who go to payment of a fine should be given to ation of any country. A calm, dialet the hens and dogs rust in peace. When ca in the Far East and in other parts of every persons
Laving a fixed phode, pasionate recognition of the rights of the families have been scattered then he the world as well, n
fóturns to his yamen and rests in pesce. year, too, he hopes to introduces the accused against the State and even
A GOOD INVESTMENT. system of defaulters' drill for young of evictoit criminals against the
costs but a small amount to keep offenders between the ages of 10 and 21 Stato a constant heartscarching by ally of his class he quite overstape they in the end. For mala by all clear the animus of the writer. Like too shoes Remedy always on hand, and It.is Gaberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar-
who bad not shown themselves to bo charged with the duty of punishment, line and thus disgraces the profesion of cheats and storekeepers.
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