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the British Empire but of the life of the British people. This is a long quotation, but we feel fully justified in making it as it is of the nature of a pronouncement that cannot be too often and tog prominently brought before the notice of Britons in all of our Empire, nor can it also be too well-known to the world at large what are the intentions of
parts,
EUROPEIN MISSING.
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"A› rumour" was current, In, töwn) boiday
THE IL FAMI
The čase concerting the Li family which
MONDAY, MAY 13 1912
An Estate at Ham u Million.
The estate of the “Lite, Mr William
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shab a well-known foreigner employed by has been proceeding in the Original Jaris-
minent Continental firms has been diction of the Supreme Court for two or Kawior of Entwick Fark, Leatherhead, missing since Friday last" said three masks pak in now" nesring tarmina Surrey, and Cowbill Tower Enlywood, that he had left a letter stating his in too. This morning Mr WV Drummond Dumfries, Inta MP fa the Mid-Surrey tentions to shoot himself on the hill side. Shanghai), who with Mr C. G. Alabaster (Ermon) division of Sarroy, and head of Star, we understand the police hars(intencted by Mr J. South Harbor) is the firm of Musta Jardine Matheon and found no trace of the missing man appearing for defendants, said he had little Co., China merchants, who died on March Finepetal ontharassment is supposed to dbs that his Tardship (Mr W. Rees, 9, aged 76. has been sworn for probato na be the cause of the trouble.
Davios, K.C) would not be sorry that they of the value of £500,000 a fer he at
Sir George Reid, Australian High had arrived at that stage of that extremely presont can be ascertained. At this Commissioner in London, has arrived
valuation the death duties on the fang and azhametive inquiry, M
proper at Berlin on an important mission to **It only remains for me, continued frill amount to about £65,000, Me William extend German-Australian commer Drummond, as far as I ani concerned, to Keswick was for over thirty yours residencial relations.
in China, and was a director of many, Fac Eastern commercial undertakings, among
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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*Six bodies of Chinose were picked up mim up, tho defendants' caso, and placy it.
EGYPTIAN CIGARETTES. British statesmen regarding the British in various part of the Colony yesterday. sa cimarily as I can before your Lordship. them baing the Indo-Ch'ria Storm. Narip-
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"MEMOS FOR TO-DAY.
3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Lands at P.W.D. 9. p.th.The Great Raymond at New
Theatre, Eaw U Fong. 9.15 R. G. Knowles & Co.
"Theatre Royal,"
MIMO FOR ́TO-MORROW. Hatton Cup Competition at Kowloon.
General Memoranda......
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15;---
Law-Raymond Case at Supreme Court Noon-Hongkong Whainpos Dock Co.
Extraordinary Meeting.
Empire's Navy and Great Britain's Inne case death is suppoqed to have boun Before I enter into any details connected tion Co., and the Hongkong and Shanghai determination to maintain her present
from plague.
with the ease there is one speed of it which Bank. During his addance in Hongkong navil position. Every right thinking
is so important and lisa so close to the root be represented several Foreign Powers in Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- if the matter that I feel bound to bring it the Colony and was a member of the man wishes that disarmament, even pany's three mines for the week ending 27th before your Lordship at the very frat stage Legislative Council. Mr. Ek is . to a limited extent, were within the april amounted to $1,350.65 tons, and the and in the clearms, terms I can." It is in coded in the representation of the Epsom scope of practical politics, but nosies during the period, to 23,241.04 tons one sense an extraordinary case. "It may Division in Parliament by his son, Mr bo wid that it is a very ordinary case-Henry Keswick, who is also well-known In snue man deludes himself into be-"
sum of money, Hongkong and Shanghai.. lieving that judging by the present counts es will be granted, subject to 10 proximately 854,000-not a very large sum
Leave to visit the neighbouring simple. case for a aspect of affairs, disarmament can days recall, tex number not exceeding one but when all the expenses are added to it be seriously contemplated by any third, at a time, of the British Officers of it comes to something like) #100,000 in nation unless some action is taken, each unit serving in the Command. hy all the first rate Powers. fr
The statisical return of visitors to the
A Chinese woman, on attempting, to
bard the Ferry boat at Kowloon on Sunday afternoon about 3.30 o'clock, over-balan cud herself and fell into the water. She
eadily brought out and as little the worso for her immersion.
round figures, and that is really a very considerable wa
SMOKING CONCERTS.
(Router a Service to the China Mail.)
Loxnox, May 18.
RUSSIAN MILITARY
MANOEUVRES,
FORTY-TWO MEN WOUNDED I
(Reuter's Servics to the China Mail.)
LONDON, May 12
Reuter's correspondent at St. Peters- barg telegrapha that an Order issued by the Minister for War states "that 42 infantrymen in advance of gans were wounded by shell fro at the recent MULTICELLYTES.
The East End tailors have now gone on strike. Altogether from 20,00 to 30,000 tailors are now idle.
SPORTING.
YKOWLOON MASONIC CLUE His Lordship: $70,000-odd.
Under the auspices of the Kowloon Asquith's pious wish that perhaps City Hall Library and Museum for consideration as depending upon the result of the Eastern Soctis Lodge and their in Me Drammond: Taking everything into Masonic Club, a large innater of members within the life-time of some of the
the week ending May 12th. is of your Lordship's decision, I think it will not rited guests assembled at the Club on THE LONDON TAILORS- younger of his auditors the "gigantic to the Library: 443 non-Chinese to the be far short of 850,000, and that is a con Saturday night. The hair was occupied.
STRIKE. expenditure (on naval armament) Museum: 152 non-Chinone, 3,000 Coincsc. siderable sum to fight about. There have by bir W. Stewart who, in the course, of would be diverted into more fruitful"),
been no less than 52 cases in this Court-41 the evening, spoke of the need, which had “in this Court in Uriginal Jurisdiction, and 11 bean spparent for some yours to Kowloon (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) and fertilising channels finds a
LONDON, May 12 rendy echo of acquiescence from all
as in-dinary Jurisdiction in the Sum of social stub. They might, he thought, mary Court: All cases are 'alocaly connected | congratulata themselves upon sequring the kindly disposed people; but while
with the La Family, and have taken place building which was the old, Sesman's In inocent years. They have occupied stitute. He felt sure that prosperity would the government of nations is based,
accarily large amount of the time and attend their efforts. The bon. sacratary as it undoubtedly is, upon the vanity
attention of the Judges of this Colony, -All { (Mr T. Ches) read a letter from Dr Jordan of self-aggrandisement, and the jingo
these casos have taken place since 1900.secopting the position of patron to the spirit is too frequently allowed to let
An incident occurred which has given rise to club. The evening was chiefly devoted to Loose the dogs of war, who can say
an enormous amount of litigation. I think music. Mr Fawards presiding efficiently at it may be safely said that the appetite of the piano. The toast of Our Guests" the members of the Li family and of their as acknowledged by Mr Geo. T Lloyd connections and those surrounding them who called upon the visitors to honour has fed upon what it has grown upon The Masonic Club" and the ebairman. litigation in these Courts and I submit that there are curtain considerations that It was a happy thought of the committes arise cut of that; otherwise I would not ¦ of the Phoenix Club to organise a smoking bouble your Lordship with them. "But concert"un Saturday evening,—the first they arise out of thewo circumstances, and occasion upon which a function of the they directly affect, I think, in their kind has been held, in the new premises. bearing, this particular case. The L It proved in every way successful, about family consists of wealthy men, and sixty members and friends attending. it is through some of its members that "Expressions were general as to the arthe Hongkong Cricket Club and the money seems to have been thrown about cellent arrangements and to bha enjoyable Ladies Recreation Club took place on. 20 & Momebat reckless way This character of the programme in which
The prevalence of small-pox in Hong- kong and the necessity for prompt 7 p.m. Entries close for Second Gymk-what might happen! To-day the commencement of compulsory vaccination
bana Mesting.
of all immigrants on arrival was the subject question of disarmament is, un-of a letter addressed to the Government fortunately, as utopian as it ever was, by the North Barnes Chamber of Com and therefore the wisest course to
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Soon-Peak Tramways Ch. Meeting." Rowing Races at R.H.K. Yacht Glüb, 9.13 p.m.-Grand Variety Entertain-
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Boxing at Belle View Hotal.. Susuar, May 19:
Ba.m.-Excursion to MReño, TUESDAY, May 20-
4 p.m.-Special Morting of Hongkong
General Chamber of Commerce. 10 a.m.--Criminal Semions begin.
FRIDAY, May 24:-
Empire Day.
Public Holiday
9 am-8pecial Service for Children in
St. John's Cathedral.
SATURDAY, MAY 20-
Whit Sunday.
Queen Mary's birthday (1887).
MONDAY, May
-
adopt would seem to be to look facts
in the face, have a clear conception of the need's of our great Empire in its relation to the strongest possible" combination of envious enemies, and be prepared to defend what we have inherited, what we have increased by the loss of blood and treasure, what our father's passed down to us us a precious heritage and what we shall hold sacred and pass on to our descendants inviolate. The greatest Empire the world has ever known must not be jeopardised to please
4 p.m.-Second Gymkhana Meeting at the whims of the well-intentioned. A
Hace Course, Happy Valley.
certain visionary place is said to! SUNDAY, May 26:-
be paved with good intentions; and, therefore, until those good intentions Fare more firmly based upon sound common sense, the question of dis- armament must be relegated to the land of Utopia. It is a mistake, "We believe, for our statesmen to refer to
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Whit Monday.
Public Holiday. "Bays' Own Club Sports.
The China flail
HONGKONG, Monday, May 13, 1912.
merce at month.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr J. G. Glover, formerly of Hongkong an Fpochow, died in London on the 17th sit., aged 81...
Amongst the passcogers on board the Empress of Japan, which left on Saturday, ware Mrs Ayres, Mina Eyres, [sud Miss Dorothy Byres.
Mrs Drummond and Mrs Scott Harston watched the proceedings at the Supreme Cears all this morning, while Mr Drum
and was making hur address in the L family case.
PHOENIX CLUB.
Lawn Bowlə
1s a friendly lawn bowls match' tha Police boat the Civil Service on the latter's green by six points.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES AT 2, 3, 1, C.-
The annual lawa tennis match between
litigation that has gone on through all these some fine musical items were heard Saturday, resulting in a win for the LB.0.
chair
d
WAS
recent years to such an enormous extant The
occupied by Mr by: 90 games to 72. The clubs were. must have ita ond "effect besider others. J. Tarrant (chairman of the represented by the following: Thors must be a number of persons, club) who, in giving the tomat of The IRO-M, LA, Nisbet and H, probably more or less hangerson of this spoke of its encouraging progress R. Pholips, Caph M. F. Day K.0.7.LI wealthy family, who have attained a vast at the good-fellowship amongst the experience both se regards the affairs of the members. He thought that cach one of sad Capt. G. T. Brierly, R. A., Capt R. P. Li famdy, and as sigards the procedure them could say that the club could be Crawford, and Mr C, Wilson.
most benourable | which is to be followed in carrying this cased amongst the
H. K. C. C.-Mr R. Hancock and Mr institutions in the Colony. He trusted Misa Marion Monteith, who fgde:1 at
ese successfully through in this Court: That is an item of consideration not to be that the concert that evening was the H Hancock, Mr R. D. Stewart and Capt the Magistracy last week, left Hongkong overlockod. Then we have another fact precursor of many more. Other toasts C. A. James, 128th Bal, Capt. F.J.. the two defendanta are admittedly very were those of" The Chairman," given in Boweu, A.P.D., and Mr &. R. Sutherland." wealthy men. The first defondant shows happy terms by Mr Chappel The At the conclusion of the mich Ming that his wealth is at least a million dollars Artistes proposed by fr Otto Korg Enid Hutton Potts presented the prizes
present time. The second Sing; and The Visitors," giren by the
yesterday at daylight, in custody, to auswer charge in Shanghai of obalning money by false pretences,
tion festivitica of last year, when he was.
At the
The winners were sa follow. :
Singles Bundicap. A class. Capt. Bowen, R. A. (awes 4/6}
The marriage is agnounced to take place defendant, who was too old to give secretary (Mr Bridger), and acknowledged to the winners in the recently concluded in Landun on May 15 of Mr Emil S. evidence, is also a very wealthy man by Mr G.T. Lloyd Amount those who tournament of the Hongkong Cricket Club. Fischer to Miss Alice Moore, both of China. The great wealth of these two. members musically contributed were Mesum Burnett, the latter being the only child of the of the family was a tempting mark for Mackintosh, Chappel, Flynn (viulia) our "Supremacy of the Seas" rather Mir Fisher, who is well-known as mer-
Late Mr and Lewis Moure,-of-Shanghai.cdpicity, and when the ultimate examina-Anderson (oboe), Bridger, Bullock, Orchard,ampionship Singlus. Mr H, Niabet tinn of all the circumstances arising out of Fleming, Sutar, Spurge, and Scrivan (who defeated Capt. Day, the 1910 and should they say that the Navy of the clant and writer in North China, became this case comes to be taken into enrefal Mr A. G. E. King was the accompanist, 1911 champion.) British Empire will always be ready engaged to Miss Moore during the corona consideration, it will be found that this being assisted by Mr Mackiuloh.. to take a supreme position on the Private Secretary to B.I.H. Prince This is one which presenta in its features THE ARMAMENT QUESTION sea should the necessity arise for Chen, who was then representing Chinn.
defensive action by our great flect, Or late-and particularly of late-
the fundamental purpose of which it has been observed that British statesmen and politicians, from the is that it should be an instru- of aggression but of Prime Minister downwards, have rarely omitted an opportunity of refer- defence." The British Empire does ring to the extreme necessity for not pose before the world as the
ment not
SPORTING.
Boxing.
Al Thompson, the
new Australian
Home very anwholesome ingredients. It in. my contention that there has been whale- sula rank perjury in this case.
His Lordship: That is your contention. I think there has been a fair amount on both sides.
Mr Drummond :: It is a mattar for your Lordship's consideration upon the whole of the evidence. ⠀
Mr Deutmond, continuing, said his
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The report of the directors for the yeas ending April 30, 101 for presentation the shareholders at the ordinary annual general meeting of the company to be
Saturday, 18th inst., is as followe
Singles Handicap.-B. class. Mr · Re Henderson (recu-3/0.)
Doubles Handicap.-A class. - Mossz II. A Nishat and H. 8. Phelips (owe 30.) Doulos Handicap. B class. Capt. P. J. G. Ang, K.O.YIL and Capt N, C. S. &uson, R.A. (red 5/6.) **
Profesional Pains-Capt. B. D. Craw lord,, B.And Capt. M. F. Bay,
Great Britain maintaining her Navy/suprema ruler of the sea, but she is heavy-weight, he defeated Tins Land and contention was that, for his case, there had held at the Hongkong Hotel at noon on. OYLLA
will be matched with Dan Flynn whows bestes by Bombardier Wells at Ulympia last year. The latter, who has been training at Newcastle, is confident that he will be able to defeat Al Palzer at San Francisco on July 4,
HONGKONG CHAPLAIN'S
DEPARTURE.
The net profit for the twelve mnatha,
Kowloon Cricket Club.
after deducting directors fees and general o
managers romuteration, and providing for loss oD "subsidiary –– coins: smounts 836,528.94 - To which has to be to
been rask. perjury on the part of the plaintiff's witnesses. His farther conten tion was that the case on the part of tè plaintiff had been manufactured, and was not an honest claim, and that therefore the defendants were entitled to his Lordship's judgment. He thought the caso would Added the balance brought forward above tourmanicat. The several arrats have a sequel. It would, he thought, tend From Inst* negount 21,833,80 Make B CHAMPIONSHIP, to check the stream of litigation in connection with the properties."
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cnsure the blessings of peace.
addressing the Central Association of Bankers in London, the Trime MiniDEATH OF MR B. C. HOWARD gentleman liss provid, exceedingly popu- ster ngtin referred to the subject. The death, has occurred suddenly, at good work carried on amongst After expressing his admiration at komma, of Me B. C: Howart, agent of We understand that he and Mrs. Theung the wonderful spectacle he had just the Pacific Mail Steamship Cn. at that son will leave on Wednesday by the witnessed at Weymouth, he conclud.service in the Far Eart, Dir Bovard Mr. Thomphon's place will be filled by yesterday. Both she and U. M. B
Bacing the whole period of his German mail
P.M. HVERY EVENING 8.15 2. ed some excellent remarks by saying lived at Yokulumi“, but he was a well- the Hav, W. G. Austin, who has recently
"So far a
come from Japan. "are" concerned legen risttur at wost of the and so far as
par's in wit of the fleet Great Britam is concerned, we know fjord to it to be and the World knows it to ret
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The Rev. C. E. Thompson, B.A., who has for some time been the chaplain at St. Peter's Church, Queen's Rood West,
in about to return homo, where he will probably be away for several months.
During his stay in Hongkong the Rev.
glar, and has done much to assist the
Kesmen.
Entero
by his geniality and
SANE
had reference to the question of isetzen,
Mr Eldon Potter will, it is understood, state the plaintif's crao to morrow.
with the chief points of the cres. The data the rate of 8 por cent. per annum be, AT GLES TANECAL, A
Semi-finales May Abraham paid to shareholdem, absorbing, 824,000.00 pg Capt. Clnika (sez))". Mr. that $12,000.00 be transferred to reserve (40) plays Mr Mankfil (res fand and that the balance of $2,409.74 be former tie will be play carried to De
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