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the following words: We have a he is one of a trio of leading public men grent respect for Lord Kramer's for whom their country can find no energy and-administrative ability, and office, his partners in this respect being fully recognise that his capacity for a Mr RoaSEVELT in America and Her particular type of military work may Deastum in Germany. But we imagine prove of great advantage to the nation, that all will work round satisfactorily in We must, however, protest against the
the end. attempt that is being made by a section of the Press and of the public to force Lord Krrearsen upon the War Office and the Government. Lord KnewFNER
DEATH OF MES BELLAMY BROWN.
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NEWS OF THE DAY,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1910,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mr Roosevelt has repudiated the There are no cases of plague potißed published statement that he is planning to Last week visit China next year,
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
Lieut. B. L. Hewitt, retired, bai appointed assistant secretary to the Navy Dongar. Lieut. Hewitt joined the Serviën The U.S.8. Wilmington sailed for in 1897, and retired a year ago, and lo now on the emergency list. Ho sorred to the Endymion during the operations in China
a 1900. He is an interpreter in Gon
The Paris Food Commission has pro-coast ports this morning. poed afogaris, the total cost of which
will bo nearly. £1,000,000)......
On Saturday the Japauceo cruiser Suma came into harbour from the Pesca dores and maluted the part,
Archdeacon and Mrs Barnett returned to the Colony to-day per Awa Mfaru from Japan.
Mr Haldane has declared that Tri. torist banderen in uniform contravope regulations by taking part in suffragette demonstrations.
Four rank and file ILK. S.B. RG.A. arrived from Calcutta on the Lod lost by
Tighthing.
Threo rank and file 105th Mahratta Light Infantry, folt for Satara on the 3rd inat, per a,s. Arcadia.
It is our painful duty to record the death; was offered, say, was actually appointed ander oxtremely pathetic circumstances, to post very great importance-a of Air Bellamy Brown, wile of Mr A. Ballamy Brown, maanging: editor of the poet which, in spite of newspaper China Mail. The deceased lady passed philippica, might have proved woll away at her residents, No, Urmsby worthy of his great nuility. To epeak Villas, Kowloon, early on Sunday morning of such an appointment, especially as it week. Through a chill caught when bath was understood to-be for a short term, ing last Wednesday week, she cono caitivate the domestic virtues, and not in the Colony last work. Both were an 'shelving' Lord KITCHENER is utterly tracted dysentery, and although Dre to seek to take a part in public life.
After an illness only, oxtending over ono
Forsyth and Jordan ware both enlind pin, she was unable to withstand the severity
ridiculous. After accepting this pointment, as we have noted, Lord KITCHENER throw it up. That he had a perfect right to do this and to claim a rest after bis arduous duties in India no one will deny. If, however, he refused to oblige the War Office in this respect
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rightly or wrongly, was deemed very important, and which it was obvious would not in the least prejudice him for higher appointment in the future, but would rather give him un-extra claim to such appoinment, it is absurd to speak of him as a neglected genius against
Į
In his Koenisberg spock H.21, the Kaiser made & reference to the position of woman and spoke of Queen Laiso ne s model. It was the duty of women, be said
A newspaper named The Weekly Sun has made its appearance at Singapore. Its first issue looks fairly promising. It is to be devoted to the interests of both Euro. poans and Chinese, the object being to maintain and increase the mutual advantage of the two nationales in the F. M. 8.
of the attack. However, those nedrest and dearest to her were hopeful of recovery up to as late as Saturday noon, and her demiso came as a sad and unexpected blow to thema and to a wide circle of friends.
The deceased lady, who was the elder daughter of 3.1. Plumnior was very popular with all who kues The Charmel Shrine at Antong, where bor. O happy, genurous disposition, the ashes of the Japanese killed in the she was the life and soul of her Battle of the Yale, the Biral oncounter on home, where she is terribly missed by her land of the late War, are to be gathered for grief-stricken husband and father, as well ro-burial, having been completed, to-day, by the three little children who have September 5, has been fixed for the removal lost a devoted mother at ao estly an age. For these, her sister (Birs Frank Smyth) and her brother (Mr J. A. Piemmer) the deepest sympathy is felt in this hour of bitter trial. The late Afra Brown had been in Swimming Gals we read in Shanghai papers In connection with the Interport the Far East for just over 19 years, having that as Hongkong had four representatirea She remained in the Colony for the space of a number as well, it was decided, as the about seven years, when she was married bath was only wide enough to permit four to Mr Bellamy Brown and went to Yoko- men to start, that each side should be harn to live. Some two years ago she represented by two men. The final selec returned with her husband and family to tions for Hongkong were to be made on the Hongkong. A pathetic circumstance is that the family were planning to sail for day of the evout. England in the coming spring, it being the intention that Mrs Brown should remain
ing place.
One non-fatal case of enteric favor and cne fatal caso of puerperal focer were all the occurrences of communicable diseases
Chiness.
The death has taken place at Shanghai of Ms. G. W. Appleby, chidf engineer of the Chinese revendo cruiser Chumtias Mr Appleby, who was fifty years of age, joined the Customs corvico as eccond onginger in 1888 and was promoted to the rank of chief'. engineer in 1902. In 1907 and 1908 he told the post. of inspector of Inunchica at | Canton and was afterwards appointeḍ chiof ́ engineer of the revenue cruiser Chuontiso
Nows has been received in Shanghai of the appointment of Mr Porcival Heintzio- man to the position of Second Secretary in the U.8. Legation in Peking. Mr Høintale- man is well-knownat Shanghai baring been senior American Vice-Consul, and for some. On suspicion of being concerned in time also in charge of American affaire. the murder of the shroff whose body was Some time age he was transferred to the found in the harbour last week-a-native Buceau in Washington, and now is shortly, has been arrested. He was charged at the to return to Chics. It is of interest to Magistracy to day and formally ramanded, acte that Mr Heiotalman was one of the frat of the student interpreters in Peking,
at
The Mitchell-Lemin case was mentioned and his appointment will gratify those who the Supreme Court this afternoon, when studied and graduated along with kim. the Obiof Justice, Sir Francis Piggott; and Mr Justice Hazeland, undo an order that execution be stayed and that the appellant give security.
Sia Charlos Hardings, the new Vismoy. of India, has now made all the appoint ments to his staff, and the completo list is as follows:-Private Secretary, Mr J. H. Mr M. W. Slado, K... assured their De Bealsy, C.I.E.-;- Military Secretary, of the sacred ashes to the permanent rest-Lordships, Sir Francis Piggott and Mr Major F. &. Maxwell, V.C., D.S 0. (18th Justice Hazeland, at the Supreme Court P.W.G. Tiwara Lancera); Comptroller og this morning, in a habeas corpus case, that the Henachold; Captain J. Mackenzie (35th only passage of a judgment by a learned. J. Fraser (Scots Guarda) Capista 0. he was not quoting from. Hely Writ bat
Siklo); Aldes-de-Camp, Major the Hou judge, referring to the earliest banishment Jelf (King's Royal Rifle Corps), and Cap- given an opportunity of putting forward defence to the charge when God asked him
...
whom a cruel bureaucratic conspiracy come out with her father in Alay, 1801 in the 100, 320 and 440 yards and Shanghai case on record, in which eren Adam wasio the Hon. A. O., W. 0, Wäld-Forester
has been formed."
Almost simultaneously the United Services Gazette, the oldest Service paper in England, voiced its views in no measured terms when it stated that It is Lord Krussen's own fault
a position in which he could have done
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LORD KITCHENER'S FUTURE. ·
some good work, but threw it up becouse
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A stranger entering the Supreme
"Where art thou Adura ? ".
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(Grenadier Guards); Surgeon, Major F.. O'Kinealy, L.M.S.
The principal object of the visit of the Gaekwa'r of Baroda to England is to give. presents to King George in celebration of" his Accession: and he will made use of his. stay to study English educational matħoda." and unssuming.bimen, who, during his
-Qur Macio Correspondent writes :— A Frenchman named Martigny was that he is not employed. He was given at Home in charge of the children while Court, Bongkong, this morning, for the arrested on Sunday afternoon on arriving The Gaokwar in one of the most modest
first time, would have probably thought from Hongkong in one of the On Lee boat they were being aduested.
The late Mr Brown was a faithful mem-that Hongkong led the whole world He was taken into custody by a corporaj ber of St. John's Cathedral choir and in the matter of woman suffrage, feminine and thres privates who had been dataled visit to western lands, -ia renowned for the regular attendant at the services. She reform and all matters of that kind, for to the jetty for that purpose consequent on plainness and simplicity of his life. In his Police own country be rulos over a population of was identified with various charitable several ladies sat in the jury box while a information supplied to the works, and also took an enthusiastic case was being heard. But as it happened authorities by Bit Vernon, of the Boatwo million people and a country as big as delight in matters musical, being they were merely interested spectators." prominent inember of the Hongkong Phil.
it was not of sufficient importance to gratify his self-esteem. He set a most unsoldierly example by his childish behaviour, for whatever views, he may have held as to the value and importance of the Mediterranean Command, its acceptance ought to have been a matter of discipline and daty by a military servant of the Crown. A capable soldier
country."
Vista Hotel, of whom. Martigny is an ex Wales. He owns artillery made of gold assistant. Common talk gives it out that a and süver, and the golden harness on the few days agu Martigny took rooms at the bullocks that draw the guns is worth.. Boa Vista Hotel and one afternoon request £9,000. He was a necklace, worth ed a private. interview with Mr Vernon, £2,500,000, a famous diamond-the Star- which was promptly accorded him. On of the South-the 6th largest geat in the
harmonic Society and a keen student of The Macao boundary question con- the work of the old masters. At the tinues to occupy the attention of the evening service in the Cathedral yesterday Faking press. In its issue of August 22, the Dead March in "Saul" was played out the Ti Ching Hein Min Puo editorially of respect to the memory of deceased.
The interment took place at 8.30 comments on the situation, describing the being closeted with his ex-employer Martig; world, a carpet (four square yards in, size) this morning in the Colonist Cemo 45gccasioners of the Portuguese govern payment of an alleged debt of $10,000, and, made entirely of jewels, and has sa income ment. It emphasizes the importanes of drawing a revolver, offered Mr Vernam the of nearly £1,000,000 per annum. Apart tery, Happy Valley, in the pre-of maintaining a strong army without which alternative of cheque for the amount
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
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ny is said to have broached the long delayed
Of course, there.
THE PARTNERSHIP APPEAL.
The hearing wis continued before the
would find in the post abundant scop gence of a large number of sorrowing is impossible to dictate matters. As of his life. The cheque was duly made ont from his title, Gackwaz" (Protector of for his abilities. as General Sir LAN friends. The servico was impressively con
add Blartigny crossed over to Hongkong Cattle), lie is a G.C.S.L, and is known as HONGKOND, MONDAY, SEPTEMerá 5. 1810, HAMILTON will, no doubt, prove to the ducted by: the Rer. A. M. Thornhill. The regards Macao, the Journal thinks it to cash it. Vernon moanwhile had wired Sir Sayaji Rao III., Sena Khas Khel, Sam chief mourners wore Me A., Bellary Brown existence la largely in the hands of the bis agenta re the whole episods and Sher Bahadur, Farzand-i-Khas-i-Dowlat-I- Cantonese without whose support the place Martigny was buffed. Full of wrath he (husband), Miss Marjorie Brown (daughter),
wrote Vernon threatening to return to Inglishia. A life-size picture of the Macko on Sunday for the express purpose Gaakwar hanze in the Royal Academy thin- In matters of this kind there is always Mr J. L. Plammer (father), J. A. Flammers & port would die a natural desti
of putting an end to him. The said letter year, next to the portrait of King Edward, the danger of being carried away with (brother), and Bir Frank Smythe (brother.
-An aimbip built of, wood, which the Vernon forwarded to the in-law). The floral tributes were ezasedingly
up Ever since he threw up the Meditteran-
the popular view. A man with a griev-numerous and included wreaths from we inventor claims will be able to remains in supplemented with full Pounts leading up painted by the proaldent of the academy.
ladding. can Command Field Marshal Lordance can generally command the sup- Cathedral Choir, the Philharmonic Society, the kir weeks at a time, has been built by to it. Hence the arrest of Martigny when
the well-known German engineer, Herr
is not the slightest and the European staff of the China Ma Rettig. The balloon envelope is made of evidence of Vernon's indebtedness to the KITCHENER has appeared in the eyes of port and secure the sympathy of an
triple plates, glued one above the other, of man. Martigny might have been drives to Fall Court this afternoon of the motion for- the British public as a strong, capable,
ever-growing crowd of superficially-
Canadian fir, which offera 9,000 times more such a desperate more by dire nocoesity. minded champions. It is wall, there,
resistance to gas leakage than rubbered Still his actions would rather suggest, experienced officer wasting bis talents
scrow loose somewhere." fore, that the other side of the story
balloon cloth. Herr Rettig considers that; and powers in enforced idleness. The
with a wind of thirty miles an hour added should be brought forward, and we
to the airship's own speed of thirty miles an people have sighed in restless impatience, think that in this instance there is a from the Manila bervatory by the Amer hour, the Atlantic could be crossed in forty- while the Government of the day has been closely questioned by angry Mem-
good deal of conwoon-sense in the de-ican Consulate General, Hongkong, at eight hours.
12.45 p.m. on Sunday: clatations of the journals quoted." It is bern of Parliament, not a few of whom
true that the Dure the CONNAUGHT TO have dared to express the view that the
signed the Command in the Meditteran- powers-that-be have resorted to a secret conspiracy to keep the distinguished on the ground that the duties at General, strong man as he is krówn to
taching to the post were merely a be, as far distant sa posible from the sinecure, but it las-to-be-remembered
that the Command was completely rev. organised and its scope considerably enlarged before Lord KITCHENER was up-
UNDERWEAR.Precincts of Whitehall. This latter opinion bas rapidly gained adherence
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In their annual report the members of Chadwick, as amorotis widow lady, Lucy for Australia. The Commission consists of
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The extreme feminista io. Continental Europe have a real desire to be militant, with men, but a right to go into the Army, and serve for a axed period, like any citizen
who comes under the conscription law.
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officers for particular posts in the service of the State-a dictam which
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engaged in the ambulance or other auxiliary and China Trades Section, to address the FREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, Eptance. The Premier prefaced this as the Oriental experiance, and the sections might be subjected to nudden Foreign Office with reference to the bene observation with a statement that the linguistic gifts. We are inclined to attack, and should therefore be drilled and fits to British trade and industry which trained in the use of the rifle and revolver. might reasonably be expected to follow the Opposite Central Marketofficer in question "is at presont per
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