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The China Mail.
HONGKONG, TURSDAY, JULY 6, 1911
A new era has already dawned upon Government procedure in China, in:
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the Queen's College staff a number of appropriate odes, two of which appear in the Yellow Dragen, the College magazine.
POSTMASTER GENERAL'S
SITÄTEMENT.
(Reuter's Service) to the China Mat.)
LONDON, July 6, The Right Hon Mr H. Samuel, Postmaster General, in a message no reason whatever to anticipate that to his constituents, says there is
General Election will interrupt the present session of Parliament.
DEATH OF QUEEN MARIA PIA.
GRANDMOTHER OF KING
MANUEL
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 6. The death is announced from Turin of Queen Maria Fia, grandmother of
King Manuel of Portugal.
HULL · BYE-ELECTION.
A LIBERAL GAIN. The bye-election at Central Hull necessitated by the unseating of Sir H. S. King (U.) has resulted, se follows:-
Dr F. W. Aske (L)... 3,515 Mr Sykes (U.)
3,283
Liberal majority 262.
A donation of £20,000 has been anony-
[Note-This is a notable gain for the Ministarialists, inasmuch as the seat his Britain, Germany, France, and Italy of been consistently, Unicoist. Sir, H. S. King has represented the division since 1888. This is Dr Aska's third contest at Contal Hull. In January last year he was only 20 votes behind, but in December Sir H. 5. King bad toajority of 207 over him.-ED. 0.34.)
Mr W, D. McCracken, M.A., C.S.B., member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, is to speak at the Theatre Royal on July 20th on Christian Science, 37 McCracken arrives by the Tenyo Maru
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DUTY PAY FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.
At the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon His Excellency dealt ex-
of civil servants.
sterling.
FERMENT STILL APPARENT
Baster's Service to the China Mai,}·
LONDON, July 6.
INSURANCE BILLA
LONG SESSION FORESHADOWED,
The Portuguese Government is still vigilatly watching the northeru fron-Reuter's Service to the China Hail) is, where the revolutionary movement is stil smouldering.
of arms and munitions seized by Spain Mail advices show that consignments
are of the most formidable character. COMPULSORY VOTING.
VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT'S
PROPOSAL. -
(Beuber's Service to the China B.) ....
LONDON, July 6.
The Victorian Government is intro- ducing a Bill providing for compulsory voting at alections for the Assembly.
AUSTRALIAN PRE- MIER'S SISTER.
KF
MARRIED TO A LIVERPOOL CONSTABLE.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail:) LONDON, July 6.
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Miss Janet Fisher, sister of the Hon Mr Andrew Fisher, Premier of the Commonwealth, was married to Con- stable George, Galt, of the Liverpool Police Force, yesterday.
LONDON, July & The House of Commons has started. State Insurance-Bill in committee. on the gigantic task of considering the
A perfect volume of amendmenta hoà been set down, and there is little. the third week in September. prospect of the session ending before
Mr Lloyd George has announced that alterations made in the measure will not be regarded as a defcat either by the Government or by himself..
SIR F. YOUNG- HUSBAND.
EXPECTED TO RECOVER.
(Reuter's Service to the Ching Mail)
LONDON, July 8.
A message from Verviers says that Sir Francia Younghusband is improving and is expected to recover.
NAVAL MATTERS.
| INSUFFICIENCY OF CRUISERS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, July 5.
The House of Commons went into Committee on the Naval Estimates, and Mr. Lee, Mr. Balfour and others criticised the insuficiency of cruisers. to police our trade routes.
Mr Fisher gave the bride away, the ceremony taking place at Westminster Road chapel, which was decorated with Union Jacks and flags of the Com Admiralty, considered that the provision monwealth.
GERMAN AIMS IN
MOROCCO..
FRENCH OPINION.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mat. )
LONDON, July 6.
with them of continuing on the old footing their chaico and the privileges which went socking.
PROPOSED.
Messages from Paris my it is anthorits
Mr. McKenna, First Lord of the
was adequate, though more would be required nart year. He indicated that the armament of the Dreadnoughts had been strengthened to repell long age. torpedoes.
THE BOY SCOUTS,
FING GEORGE'S CONGRATULATIONS.
H. M. the King, in a letter to Major General Baden Powell, congratulates him upon the remarkable success attained with the Boy Scout movement. His Majesty adds that he is certain the boys of the Empire will show gratitude for the encouragement so generously given and endeavour to become God- fearing and useful citizens.
BOXING.
THE LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
(Bester's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 5.
borrowed in these two loans will not be needed for local necessities. From the paper before us it appears that $2,000,000 will be kept in hand for the needs of the Province, while the other | on the 18th inst. four million will be in the care of the
Politicians in Paris have arrived at [(Reuter's Service to the China Mail). We hear that property is freely chang-haustively with the question of the salaries central Government, and possibly willing hands in Hongkong in consequence of fair uzay said that in connection the conclusion that Germany's action
LONDON, July 5. 6pm.Lecture on Christian Science by be used for the redemption of the the unrest in Canton, many wealthy Chi- with the financial trinute rich had been in Morocco constitutes a definite asser
railways. His EXCELLENCY'S des- mise who have come to the Colony to resido laid on the table he desired to say ation of her resolve to participate in the
few words as it was of exceptional inal settlement of the question. patch does nut aild this second 'point; dasiring to purchase residences. It's an
portance. Formerly, as they were all he simply says it will be in Govern-ill wind that blows no good.
aware, the salaries of officers in the It is inferred in some quarters that ment hands
administration of this Colony were "puid The police found Mr William Horace in dollars and in 1878 the dollar was Germany will be ultimately content The defence put forward is to the Warne, an Australian visitor for the Cars-/- Compersstion was granted to the with compensation elsewhere.
Meanwhile the now situation involved point and certainly deals with the nation, aged, 35, wandering in Leicester, extent of 25 per cent, of the salary and sa facts known to exist in a die having lost his memory. He was in posses. the value of the silver dollar continued to in German acquisition of a port on the
decrease that compensation was increased passionate way. On the other hand,sion of a large sau in cnal and credit notes in a later year to 50 per cent. of the salary. Moorish Atlantic coast preoccupies the
He was taken to the Leicester Infirmary, Owing to the continued Buctoating value attention of the leading naval Powers, there is a note of pessimism running
of the dollar and its continusi decreasing CANTON'S RECENT LOANS. through the explanations. Aguin We regret to have to record the death Falue, the Secretary of State decided in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
1902 that the salaries of civil servants and again the words occur that funds of G. I. Christio, A.B., of H.K.S. Taku. should be paid in sterling converted intu are not sufficient to meet this call Deceased, who was only 21 years of age, the current rate of exchange of the day.
LATER or that, and sources of taxation that succumbed to appendicitis at the Royal Officers appointed subsequent to that date
The evening papers in Berlin say that Naval Hospital yesterday. He was buried were appointed on the sterling salary and were supposed to realise certain sumsat Happy Valley in the afternoon.
when promoted to any post, the equivalent
At San Francisco Adolf Wolgast Baiary wax given to them fixed in a German official circles declare that knocked out Owen Moran in thirteen When the sterling salary scheme was Germany seeks nothing in Morocco. It rounds, thus retaining the light-weight ant charge condescends to defend some cases the deficit appears to be E. House, Field Secretary, on his recent in possession of dollar salaries were given
A. copy of the report of Mr Herbert introduced, officers who at that time were is for France to declare what she is championship of the world. his actions before a self-appointed considerable. What is remarkable, visit to the Canton Christian College tribunal which asks him for reasons however, is that His EXCELLENCY reaches us. It is full of praise for the for a recent Government decision. should publicly defend his action institution, and the writer says it is at least The question under discussion has before the Provincial Assembly. The evident that a now type of young man is to do with the recent loans which attitude of this body of men is being developed here in advance of any the VICEROY of CANTON his negoti-pretty much that taken by all re-thing South China has known before. ated with the Hongkong and Sheng-ponsible bodies who stand for the This is a year of picturesque and mor-whose longth of service rendered their also be consulted. hai Bank and the Taiwan Bank of principle that taxation and representing ceremonies," says the Westminster be abandoned, but in Hongkong very law ation must go together. But they Gazette, but we doubt if there is likely to accepted it, and the reason for that was Japan. From the former he borrow-bave not yet reached that stage when be anything more picturesque and moving because a mistake was made in the doma Gentlemen's Outfitters.ed five million dollars, and from they are able to say, "If you do not than the fact that the five Premiers who aslaries being calculated on the 25
exchange compensation rate instead of the the latter one and a half millions. spend the money in the way we have come to the Imperial Conference in 50 per cent rate. It was already significant
that the sterling
ling salaries were very much The National Assembly of Canton approve we will not allow you to clude amongs: their number a Frenchman,
less than the dollar salaries and much less has requested an explanation for this have it." They lave, however, ap- Patchman, who ten years ago was than in the Straite settlements and when departure from ancient ways, and proached as near as possible to this the General in command of an army fight-it became known that this was the condition the VICEROY bus thought it wise point and asked for reasons why ing us on the battleidd, and a Scotchman of things only those came here who had failed to obtain an appointment in who a quarter of a century ago www.athe Straits Settlements. There to enter into a long explanation in certain expenditure has been incurred, working miner in Aymahire.
been since much discontent amougsp which he defends the action taken, and also why money was borrowed
the junior members of the service. These The details which have reached this facts were represented to the Secretary He points out, first of all, that the from outside sources rather than from
ountry of the wreck of the Pacific Mail of State by Sir Henry May and after his Government is responsible for the themecives
steamer Aziz in the China Bear, sage the (the speaker's) arrival in 1908 he had
also We think that the action of the und C. Express, do not refect much no action was takes for reasons which represented the whole case bot loans, and this responsibility is borne by the Government Bank in Canton VICEROY in publicly meeting the credit on the Chinese authorities. The he action. Toss as a for OXFORD DEFEAT CAMBRIDGE The loans, too, he says, were negoti- inquiries in the way he has done piratical attack on the vessel soon after in 1910 to represort the whole matter
after he proceeded (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)ought the measure to a man, do not con- aterl with the approval of the central
is a good sign. Nothing but good sinking was a disgraceful affair, all the more again sud soon.
on leave when he was propared to give
LONDON, July. 6. so, it it is true, as stated, that Chinese gunany further detail or explanation, verbally publicity, especially Government. Next he approaches where the spending or
busts in the vicinity declined to render if necessary, to the Secretary of State. Oxford line beaten Cambridge in the raising assistance on the plea that it was not their However, when he reached Home he annual University cricket match by 74 the matter of the recent panic that of public money 18 concerned. business. It is no doubt true that in a found that the matter had been taken up
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PENNY POSTAGE PROPOSED.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)|
LONDON, July 6
Australia is negotiating with the United States for reciprocal penny postage.
VARSITY ORICKET,
STRIKE HABIT.
CARTERS NOW OUT.
Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 5.
In connection with the strike of ses men, ten thousand carters came out at Manchester, and endeavoured yesterday. to prevent the conveyance of produce.
The police repeatedly charged with their batons till midnight, when the crowds dispersed. Many were injured. on both sides.
LATE. TULEGRAMS,
RECIPROCITY BILL-TO PASS,
WASHINGTON, June 29, Although the majority of the Repubica members of the United States Senatoare bitterly opposed to the Canadian reciprocity bill as passed by the House of Represents tives, they have decided to pass the MOROITA.
This decision was reached terday after zaumber of conference
While the Republican regulars, who have
trol the upper hodas, the progressives in this instance have not been working with the Democrats, and focator Cúmmina of lows for some time took a firm stand against the bill on the grounds that in its present form. it will work a grant "hited ship upon the farmers along the Canadian line.
scerned to sweep the people of Canton It is conceivable at any rate, this country like China pirney may be difficul the Straits Settlements and the F.M.S. runs.
view to an incraneo of salary in [Note-Last year Oxford: won by an Perennal pressure from President: Taft
off their legs and made them eager would have been the course followed to stamp out, but pressure should be part of the fact that they were in receipt innings and 126 runs. Those inter-on Senator Cummins and others has had to exchange their actes for silver thirty years ago, that the VICEROY on the local authorities in the regions of higher salaries than here. The F. M. 3. University matches have been played yearly great deal to do with the decision of the There was, the VICEROY points out wight have thrown the despatch of where it is well known to exist to take asked that an officer be sort out to in-sines 1819. Cambridge has won 36, Oxford Repsud cains in the Senate to allow the bill vestigate the whale matter and Lord Crowe 33, and 8 matches have been draw-ED. to pus. It expected to go through some
time in July. money enough in the Banks and iu the Assembly into the waste paper more effective steps to clear the ocate of had asked if it was hecesary that Mr C. Af. reserve to meet all possible claims, basket. It would still have been the lawless band that are once more be. Stubbs, who was appointed, should come coming a menace to peaceful commerce on replied that he had to fully represent- to Hongkong, but His Excellency had MODERATE PRICES, but lest there should be any hitch, or possible, but not wise. He has
the navigable rivers of China,
ed the matter that it would be little use. incurring the further expoane any wespected difficulty, which thosen the wiser course, and made
in sending the officer on to Hongkong but would throw the stoney market into the Assembly fally acquainted with
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Sir Henry and Lady May Down.
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The Bulls, on apppointment to the West Stubbs came to Hongkong. Then the African Frontier Fores, has been posted to increase should take and from what date it question had arisen as to what form the the Southern Nigeria Regiment.
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should be allowed and the status of the several emoluments so that it was decided Mr and Mrs A. E. Wright and child are; that a system of duty pay should be passengers by the P. and O. .s, Mooltan introduced which was a system he had always Intoured and which he believed which leaves London on 14th inst. would be favourable to the officers Mooltan connects with the a. Arendia at noel The Secretary of State had suggested that the scheme bonpproved lig the Legislative Council and that it would Mr P. Currie, who recently returned to come inte force as from July 1 last so that Australia from Hongkong, soon after his the increase would be 36,241 for the merrest arrival joined the State school at Eagle Couhail would benefit under the scheme it half year. As the Oficial Members of the Junction, Brisbane, as an aelstaatmaster was ggested the unofficial men This is one of the largest, schools in Aut should robe on the mutter only.
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members
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panic and so inducing the people to His Excellency the Governor, Sir Henry let their funds remain in the lands of May, and Lady May were among the the bankers, the loss, if any, will
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