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The bye-election at Kilmarnoak has become necessary owing to the death of Dr. AR Rainy, the late M. P. for the
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THE TYPHOON.
A MATTER OF JESTICE. “
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waiting to be answered, arising out of Mr STEAD's statement. First he was asked whether, he had received the printer's proof of MY STEAD's inter- view with him, which Mr STEAR stad had been forwarded a fortnight before Mr FISHER left London. He replied that he had no knowledge of any proof. It was possible that Mr STEAD had sent it, and he was not going to con- tradict that statement. All he could any was that he had never seen it. Mr. FrsER's attention was then
have been withdrawn.
The Singhalese Sports Club, Colombo, has invited the Indian cricket team now touring in England to play a series of
matches in Coylon on their way back.
years.
told the strangers that the curroct fara at their worse, the boats received a good
Mr Charles Page Bryan, the new United 40 cunts. A well-known lady than deal of buffeting with the huge ware
A big juuk got loose from somewhere States Ambassador to Japan, will arrivo infortunately interfered and stated that the encountered in crossing. will most ex-Ambassador O'Brien in Wash Ppeals to public opinion to decide tha Prays wall just below the F. and 0. masta and walls slona protruding shove the Tokyo in the beginning of November. He corecta de 10 cents. The writer during the morning and was carrion Ware ington, October 1, and will consult with "whether that ought to be the end so far wharf, where she rapidly filled up, hor
as the policeman in concerned "
the water.. Much interest is aroused by the dehim on Japanese questions,
Under instructions from His Excellency The Observatory report to-day located An exchange has been sazetioned the Governor, who feels that charges of the typhoon at about 250 miles S. cision of Harrow School to submit to in spection by the Board of Education, an
eyes of strangera, and unless well founded direction. It will therefore probably areille usual proceeding in the case of a great between La-Col. E. A. T. Tudor, R.S., now this nature condemn the Colony in the of the Colony, still moving in westerly nerving in South Africa, and Major B.McLeanfair to a hard working body of public public schoo
Blair, EE, at Weedon. Major E. M. Blair servants,"I bave the honour to state the as Captain of the Hongkong cricket facts. There was no Sikh or Indian" teams that played against the Straits and policeman at the Tham Station; the Indian holidays of 1890-1891. Ceylon in Singapore during the Christmas watchman on duty there is the servant of
A bronze status of the late Prisce Ito has been completed at Tokyo and will shortly be forwarded to Kobo, where it will place the statue destroyed in the Pence
riots of 1900.
It is proposed to form a Burma Kenne
Hainan.
GRIMINAL SESSIONS.
KIDNAPPING.
directed to Mr STEAD'S Gxpressed Club with the idea of promoting the brood./HONGKONG-CANTON SHIPPING | who tote the letter merely reposted what ing. before His Honour Mr. H, I, J.
assertion that he perfectly remembered ing and keeping of good dogs and having a Mr FISHER's saying in so many deg show yearly during the cold season. words that, though he did not confupported efficiently, it will be affiliated
to the Indian Kennel Association.. template any such event, Australia. might haul down the flag and start on her own rather than be involved in an unjust war." "You who know me," said Mr FISHER, “know that I would not say any such thing. To say such a thing would 12.15p.in.-Extracrdinary General Most be folly, and. I would not be foolish
5 p.m.-V.RO Aquatic Sports. "FRIDAY, September 2
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SATURDAY, September 23-
Noon.-Ordinary General Meeting
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of!
enough to say it Later he said:
A Japan paper states that even if the "Empress of China" should be pulled off the rocks with success, it is thought robable that the steamer will no longer bet for distant ocean voyages, though she may to subjected to thorough repairs and
refitting.
"POOL"
the Tram Company and wore a uniform Tsang Muk, was again placed in the wholly diffrent from the Police. The lady dock, at the Criminal Sessions this nort she had heard from another lady whose Gompertz, acting Chief Justice, ona charge husband (who was not on the spot) thought of kidnapping, this being the case in which his wife should have communicated with the jury disagreed yesterday
Hon. Mr G. C. Alabaster, acting attor A week ago we published exclusively a
ney General, appeared to prosecuto om report to the affect that the "pool" the Police. I submit it would have been arrangement, then uzsiting between "stean, botter had-she takon.that advice, since behalf of the Crown, instructed by Mr P- ship companies engaged on the Hongkong-orary complaint on information sceled The writer of the letter states that shie Canton run was likely to be abandoned on from the public is most fully enquired into. the 19th inst (to-day). In confirmation
M.
Hodgsari, Assistant Crown Solicitar
The following were sworn in as jurors
to
ears A. Kahr, foreman, A. A. da Jesus,
J.
V. Ribario, A. Keith, FA, Mackin-
¡tosh, F. Franco and E. Detmar
Mr Alabaster detailed the circumstances as already reported. A
of the famous how hear that the asked for no particulars, and prefers not "pool" has been brokost, and if this is true, do so now, and desires that her name shall Iftware ascertained (a) that the fare which we have excellent reason to bellera not be mentioned. is the case, a rate-cutting war will at once
The prisoner who escaped from commenca All the principal companios from the landing stage from which the sup The jury returned a verdict of not guilty,"
wore parties to the arrangement hitherto posed strangers come was really only 10 and his Lordship discharged prisonet. existing and frail eleven toata were subject conta, and (b) that the Company's watch
p.m.-Smoking Concert in, Y. R. G. "If you want to know my opinions prints, came before Mr F. A. Hazeland, to its operation. What the insureciate | man did misinform the gentlemon as to the
Gymnasium.
Moscar; September '251⁄2--
.
3 p.m. Auction of Crown Land at Public Entries for Chins Mail Harbour Race
Works Department.
close
Victoria Gark on June 2, 1908, and who was identibed a few days ago try his finger at the Magistracy this afternoon, and was fir breaking out of gaol and six months' sentenced to six months' imprisonment for larceny.
effect of the breaking up of the "pool" fare dne, the Police would be powerless to action of the Tram Company's watchman rates are bound to be cut down, to s will be is not yet known, mere that the interfers. If the lady had reported the minimum, but it is thought in shipping to the conductor of the ear, and had in- sircles that the ultimate result will be formed the Palice of the numbers of the that most of the small- boats hitherto in chain, more effective resalta would-be the pool" will abandon the Canton ran achieved than by a third person appealing the Police force-I have the honour to be, trame, where, probably in West River to Public Opinion in condemnation of
on the subject, I will say at once that if the Empire is at war, the Commonwealth de facto is at war If you ask me whether we have a
A message from the Hagas published common destiny, I say that we have by the Times says there is now very little It we were attacked by an enemy of probability that International Opium Cod
ference will meet at The Hague in October With a view to gaining definite inform-Sir, Your obedient servant, ...
eld Great Britain, you need not worry.
the particepation of one of the States -tion on the peint as to whether the about what we would do. Of course, most interested in this question is still arrangement had been abandoned, a repre 6.30 p.m.China Mai Harbour Race. I speak for this Government. I do uncertain. The postponement of the Con-Foutative of the China Mail this afternoon
-..
TezDAY, September 28:-
3.13 p.01.-Sanitary Board Meeting.. 5.30 pm. St. Andrew Society's Annual|
General Meeting.
WRONESDAY, September 27:-
THURSDAY, September 28 :-
Mesting,
SATURDAY, September 30-
3.30 pai-Fifth Gymkhana Meeting.
5.13 p.m.Kowloon Cricket Club's say, however, that the autonomy of the dominions is complete, that their autonomy is such that it is for the dominion Parliaments to say how far they will actively participate in any war, and how they will dispose their forces. You will find that this autonomy is recognised in the naval agreement. At the very time when I was represented as speaking of HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1911 hauling down the flag our own flag
The China-Mail
THE FISHER INTERVIEW.
By degrees light is being thrown on the disputed "No Empire" interview by which Mr STEAD made the PREMIER of AUSTRALIA, responsible
..
ference till next spring is under surious
consideration.
traffic.
"
.F. W. LYONS, Captain Euperintendent of Police.
A QUERY.
DETAINING A CHILD.
Chan Kui was also charged with 'detain-
Mr. Alabastar said the child was takem sway from Canton by a Chinnse womani ing a child.
the woman was taking it away to buy it a- who knew the mother, the latter thinking cake or two. Instead, the woman brought by prisoner and had never been recovered. The woman who brought the child; to the child to Hongkong, where it was gold
Hongkong was now serving a term of imprisonment in Victoria Gaol and she' would say she left the child with prisoner to sell. She did not know whether ho sold it or not but prisoner gave her some money which was probably a share of the purchase money.
Evidence was called and the jury
(To the Editor of the "CHINA Man"} B-I-am adly disappointed! My favourite hobby, which was to read all the lettors which lately appeared in the local returned a verdict of guilty, and his Lord- papers tending to disparage the Fartuguese Lip sentenced prisoner to three yents Rapallio, is alas at an end. Where are imprisonmont with hard labour.
enquired at the office of the Hongkong. they could confirm the rumour, but wo Canton and Macao Steamboat Company it were told that the matter was a private ou The Hurham Trio are scoring an over-and no announcement could be made on
the subjes, However, as we state, whelming success at the Victoria Theatre bare good reasons for believing that the every night, where they are a great draw-arrangement has now fallen through and inz attraction. Their splendid vocal efforts that there is little likelihood of its being
renaued for some time at any rate. secure for them repeated demands for en- corta. The pictures are exceedingly good and another bumper programme of entirely HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE they perished, or have they converted themselves Republicans after the Re new films is to be exhibited to-night.
public became recognised by the European Powers? I enclose my card.-Yoars, etc.
"Bull
Annual Meeting. Owing to the prevalence of famine, fodder prices will affect the marches of
Hon. Dr J. M. Atkinson presided over troops to Delhi and back for the Coronation the annual general meeting of the Hong- Durbar to such an extentesa-to compel an kong Cricket Longus, held at the pavilion. application to Government for further ex-f the Hongkong Cricket Clab on Monday penditure of abust ten lakhs of rupees orening. There were also present Messi Every effort is being rande to obviate ex- W. Drew Braidwood, Colonel Stacpn pense, and fodder sufficient for the troops Captain Addison, R., Captain Claphant, during the period of concentration is al R.G.A., D. E. O. Bird, Civil Servico; W. ready in deposit.
be
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MORE ·XIDNAPPING,
Another man and woman with kidnapping.
charged
Mr Alabaster said that he only charged the man with the detention of the child, The guidance against the woman, he thought, was clear, but an regards the
According to despatches received at Berlin from The Bazte, one of the ques. evidence against the man he must leave national Peace Conference will be the child's parents sold her to her present employment of coloured troops in Euro guardian as a maidservant about a year ago
ticos for discession at the next Inter them to fernt their own opinion. The
peso
ware.
- for $220. Since then the woman who
A Nagamki menage states that the bought her had been her lawini guardian. C.P.R. Co. has abandoned the idea of The girl worked for her and was Pacific. The Company has placed an ordar gather. The woman missed her on the transferring the Atlantic liners to the good servant and they got on well to for two steamers of 10,000 tons cach, and 7th of the present month and the 18 knots speed, with the Fairfield Ship child world say that while she was out- bulding Yard in Glasgow, and these ships the female prisoner, whom she did not are to be employed on the Facific The know, came up to her and gave her a steamers are to be 600 tons larger then the banana which she did not want. How land, now running on the Atlantic, and, ever, she did eat and soon after she falt Empress of Britain and Empress of Tro-
She was taken to a house 1,677 tops larger than the Minnesota. stupided These steamers are to have accommodation where the male prisoner was and remained for 200 1st class passengers and 16,000 tons
and the Union lick were flying together upon our ships, and that is where I want to keep them" Subeequent to this interview in
Withers, Police; W. L. Wenser and T. Melbourne, Mr FISHER wne question
Chee, Kowlson; L. E. Lammert, Craigon ed on the topic when passing through Ballarat. He said that with the return just published in the Board, guwer: A., Foster, Naval Yard; Bergeant for some tatiretly anti-Imperialistic exception of two, clauses, he had no Trade Labour Gazette states that Booth, K.O.Y.L.I., and A. E. Anger, hon
complaint to make with the published the end of 1910 the number of registered secretary...
and unregistered trade unions known to The Chairias proposed the adoption of expressions of opinion in the columus interview. The first thing he took the department, to be in existence was the report and socoanta. He said they of the Review of Reviews. Our exception to was the phrase "loose 1,154, exclusive of a faw, generally had a crodit balance of 819 and that last readers will recall that when, ut association of dependencies" What important, from which complata returna sonson had been very successful, a Colombo, Mr FISHER first had his
be did say was a "close association have not been received. The total mem- trusted that the coming season world
bership was 2,426,592, inclusive of 24,133 as good.
The motion was seconded by Mr W. Millinery Department. attention called to the printed article dependencies? Whether Mr STEAD members in Colonial and foreign branches.
Withers and carried unanimously... he hotly repudiated it and declared mistook the word, or whether he used that it grossly distorted his views out his own purposes, he (Mr
Considerable surprise has been caused The following ware re-elected office of cargo. They are designed to make the there until the next moming,
The male prisoner was the principal between Tokobama and Victoria, PARKI ZO in Lisbon by the announcement that a Bill bearers President Hox. Dr Atkinson B... in ten days. They will as oil fuel tenant of the house. The girls clothes Imperial affairs Unfortunately, at the time of this repudiation Mr FISHER) could not say; "but," Mr is to be presented in Parliament for the Vice-President, Mr W.-D. Eraidwood; chiefly. It is expected that these new
FISSER added, "I regard Mr STEAD" abolition of bull-ighting. The mesaure Hon. Secretary and Tresanzer, Mr E. A stenmors will be in active service by there changed and she was dressed as a boy by the woman who subsequently took her and of next year. Robs Herald STEAD was not in London, having
to Yaumati railway station Chinesa as a dangerous man." The second will in all probability meet with keen Asgor
After discussion it was decided that.. opposition. It is generally known that
constable noticed what appeared to be gone on a mission to Turkey, and clause to which he took exception Portague ball-ights are much less cruel Wednesday, September 27th, bo the last DANGER OF BLOOD POISONING-dose a boy and being than those practised in Spain, but the day for receiving entries for the forthcoming
VERY family should at all times bei guspicious ba-removed the child's head. some time to hear him in defence of
provided with a good reliable linimacut of the flag. That, he said, was passing of such a Bill might, it la hoped in sesso
Mr T. Chee proposed that rules 9 and 10 and those who have used Chamberlain's dress; after which he took them to the similar movement on the other side of the be altered so that a win should count three Pain Balm will admit that there is none police station: Tater the woman took the Since his return, however, the STEAD.
points and a draw one paint. Each club botter. Even as slight an injury sa the police to the house of the nato prisoner frontier.
seratels of a pin had resulted in blood and pointed him out as the person who bad should play each other twice.
poisoning and chased the long of a limb girou her the child Here wo have the whole matter." veteran journalist has lost lid time-in-
To protect the Liverpool police from taking up the question. Questioned by It is by no
The motion was seconded by Mr Such injuries are of no consequence when Evidence was called.
The jury roturand Verdict of means casy to
showera of missiles during the recent
Pain Balm is promptly applied. Cute
guilty Lammert. Presa representatives, he has adhered judge whether or not the Australian ricting, an Armoured moler wagon was Captain Clapham was of the opinion braises and sprams are cured in one-third against the woman and not guilty to the to his previous brief statement claim- PREMIER gave expression to the improvised, protected with strong planks that the rules should remain as they were Ica time when it in used and all danger of case of the man. His Loidah p sentenced The Secretary said that the object of the blood poisoning is avoided as it is antleoptio., the female pribner & Sve yours imprison- ing accuracy for the printed report sentiments which were attributed to all round, and having in frant a viewing of the interview. To the Pressmen.
Colonel Btaopolo anked if a club won the him, but, reading between the lines, race, whence accurate obearvations could rule was to eliminato drawn matches, For sale by all Chemist and Storekeepers, meat and discharged the in
be taken. This aperture was covered with first round of matches could it refuse to be exhibited a letter-book showing
Captain Addison anid that a printer's proof of the interview expecially in view of Mr FISHER'S strong wire netting, which turned aside play any more
would havo they woul to full their engagements, SCRE had been sent to Mr FISHER on July 1. comment on the question of active any missile, bottle or stone thrown at-it, The tar moved very swiftly through the
Captain Clapham considered that tho Mr. FREER-Mr--STEAD said, hail participation in Imperial wars, and streets and the constables in this Liverpoolales had worked satisfactorily last sonson- not returned this proof, and he there remembering his Socialistic leanings, Trojan horas were able to jump cat swiftly as it had opened up cricket. He proposed upon assumed that "silence gave one can quits conceive of Mr STEAD's be arrest ofinders; consent." Mr STEAD added: account of wint took place at the When Mr FISHER said, as I perfectly much-talked of interview being, in the well remember, in so many words, main, correct. Probably what happen VICTORIA THEATRE. that though he did not contemplate ed was that Mr FISHER unburdened
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