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certain time must needs consilva jo whether there is any cinuse in bia contract to excuse him from the con- sequences of delay, The recent strike at Loudon docks must undoubtedly bavothieffect. In these ciftumstances, it runy be useful to consider what the judges have enid with regard to the effect of strikes upon contracts. It uaya de stated generally that in the absence of special provisions in a contract, a strike offers no exense for Most refresting and pa stable, non-performance. In one case a cargo
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NEWS OF THE DAY,
Maa Cheung, has sent us sume excollant photos, of the landing of Sir Henry May yesterday.
The silk shipped by the sa, Mon tangle, whiphs left here on the tag Juan arrived at New York on the 28th Juno...
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A woman was knocked dosen by à
THE ATTEMPT ON THR
GOVERNOR.
PRISONER PLEADS GUILTY..
* A Second Man Arrested.
Li Hoa Hong, the man who attemptod to shoot His Excellency Sir Honry May, soon after he landed to tako over the duties ricksha in Queen's Road during the recop of Governor of the Celong yesterday, as tion proceedings yesterday and was reg up in custody this morning in Mr Melbourne's court, and charged with at woved to hospital.
tempted murde.
Testerday women fell from the was shipped under a bill of lading floor window of the cement works engine incorporating a clause in the charterhouse, and, severely injured, was roroved party which fixed the number of hy | to Tung Wi hospital. days; there was au exception of strikes. By the custom of the port of discharge, cargoes were discharged
Bj het week's Siberian mail Lady
Fraser left Shanghai for home. She was
The prisoner had occupied a separato coll directly under the windows of the detective offices, and it was noticeable that a special guard was kept upon him by constable, who, theagh the barred window, "was able to abuneve bis every act. In Court the prisoner prosented mather pitiable spectacle. His European cloth
which hung loosely about his thin, spare
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1913.
THE QUANGʻILU „AGROUND:
THE TRADE MARKS CASE.
Boford Mr Justion Gomperts at the Summary Court to-day, the case was son slay from Port Courbett, reportti baring The Chunsong, which arrived to- tinued in which the parties concerned were seen the .. Quang Hai and off the Lan Fat Shing firm (plaintiftes of Pochin on the inst., weiße 9,000 trongs on Yaumati, and the Wo Les ann, the ense
board. Sie floated off on this 4th with haring reference to the expanging of trade out assistance. marks.
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„Mr Q. G. Alabaster, Inrrister (iustruotad by Mr Bowley) again appeared for the prosecution, while Mr Eldon Potter, farister (instructed by Ma Otto Kong Sing), defended.
Further evidence was given in regard to the sight Chinesa characters which up parently, belodied .... to group of four characters, four being used ups wash. ed grass cloth, and the remaining four upon nawa-hed umm-clothe
KWANGTUNG NEWS.
RADIOUS INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOL. The religious question bus, arisent in tha schools of new bind. I would appear that the Dirvethe of Education. Esang Wing-kwong has announced that in the future no special recognition, will be given to Confucius in the public schoolr of Chim. This has roused the ire of welry of the lumbers of the people, and THE WRICKED QUINTA! ·
apreilly, of the older type of Chinese: mind. They bare. therefore, called a Intosh reporte state that thecus the problem. If appena further
marting in the Assembly Bootie to lis
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Brewed from" the finest Jamaica Ginger-by the joint action of the shipowner accompanied an ist au Changchun by Siring had been discarded for Chinese gath Quinta remains high on the mcks, but it is that the Director of Education has cut-
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Upon a charge of conspiring together to plot a rising ten rebels were recently court-martialled at Centon, and, being found guilty, were ordered to be shot.
السعيد
Before Commander Beckwith, RN.
at the Marine Court, to-day the master of the Ching Chow lighter was fined $3. or seven days' imprisonment for anchoring in the central fairway of the harboite.
frame and he looked very dejected and hoped that given good, weather she may lined sight regulations for the new miserable na he stood clowly guarded, to be saved." In view of this, we understand Government schools, which he has sent *- amver the charge. Several large scratches that the Hongkong an Warpa Dock by a delegate to Peking, as a despatel, and scars upon his neck bore evidence to Company's tug. David Gillies, claned this they may receive the sanction of the the rough handling he received after the yesterday for the Paracels with salvageanthorities there. Yesterday about a
attempt was made.
Mr Hodgson, Crown Soliciter, prome- cuted,
When the charge was read to, prisoner by the Chinese interpreter he replied in his own language. "I did it." The con- fassion was not made in any spirit of berado, but slowly and dejectedly..
and the consignees. During the un- [ landing a strike took place both among the men employed by the ship and those employed by the consignees. The ship was delayed after the expiration of the lay days. It was held that an | the number of lay days was fixed, the consignees were liable to pay demur-
Davison. At th Peak Hizpital.
rage actwithstanding the inability. f Hongkong, on July 6th, X. K. Demans, | shipowners, owing to the strike, to
Messrs A. S. Watsun and Co., Ltd.
o their part in the unloading The Funeral will pass the Monument at ; 9alin, Cotmerrow (uch July.)
Where, however, the strike takes { " place after the time for completion, it Munger of Edgar Allen & Co., the Im
Mr J. C. Ward, Director and General secins that annuot be set up as nnperial Seal Works, Sheffield. was in exede for delay. Thus, where a build-Shanghai for n fow days inst week before proceeding to the. Company's large works ing in course of contraction was let in Japan.
Mr Melbourne decided to hear the case there was a covenant that it should
on Monday, sud prisoner was informed of be ready for occupation by a certain The Nederlandsch Indsche Hand this fact and then removed to his cell. dat. It was held that the occurrencetak. (Netherlands Indis Commercial
No interest was shown in the case by
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Mr Hodgson asked for a remand, Mr Melbourne naked how long the case about an hour. He would like the hearing was likely to last, and Mr Hodgson replied
Sxed for as early a dato as possiblo, ne be would like to be able to indude it in the list for the next Criminal Sessione.
pt a strike after the day fixed for Bank) have received advice from their head the European community, but the number office at Amsterdam, that a dividood of
2.15 p.m.-harmonic Concert a City completion-afforded to excuse for the
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Fatmay, July 12:-
Priner John's birthday (1905) THEDAY, July 27.
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builder. Where no time is fixed for completion, and no strike clause is inserted, it would seem that the con-
year suding 31st December, 1911.
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Two prisoner.hamed J. G. B. Hadley
Lecture on Christian Science is City tractor could plead a strike as anand Adolph simsinger, effected a daring
Hall.
The China Inil
HOSCEONO, ERIBAT, JULY 5, 1912.
CARRYING FIREARMS IN
THE COLONY.
a
of Chinesa samblad-in-the-cours-yard-was- very much larger than sunt,
A SZCOND ARREST,
We learn on good authority that second arrest has been made in connection with the affair, a Chinese being taken into. excuse for what would otherwise be escape from the American gaol at Shanghai custody yesterday at Boulos City. In last Friday night. Hadley was undergoing his possesion, it in said, were papers report unrensomble delay, ou the principle sentence of one year for having ahtained ing to certain persons at Canton that the that he must do the work within jewellery by false pretences, and had no attempt upon Sir Henry May's life had what is reasonable time under the additional sixty days serve for having failed. The man has not yet been charged, circumstances. In another case, attempted to e-cape from the gnot quite and the police aro
still prosecuting recently. Grimsinger is an ordinary sea- inquiries.
An from the U.S., Cincinatti and had. only been in the gnol a day, his offence | being desertion.
bill of lading did not specify the time for discharge. During the unloading a strike occurred which delayed the ship twenty-five days longer than otherwise would have been the case
The annual athletic sports of the Pongkong and Shanghai Bank were held, THERE is one lesson, at least, that it was held thint the obligation upon under favourable conditions, or the Bank's
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For the first race, the dynaklanm
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CORRESPONDENCE.
A CAUSTIC CRITIC.
{To the Edi og of the "C¤isa Mart"] Dear Sir,-'n describing the incident which occurred yesterday, and sliich has contemporaries has the following: shocked the entire community, 16 of your
"TÜ BULLET.”
I had the prisilege of seeing and touch
*ing the ballet which had found its
billet in the chair of Lady May. It
tock an officer seven minutes with a **kaifa having a special hook to extricate it. It was Butted at the and and the "depth it was embedded in the chir was sufficientio prose that the revolver I used was not one of the most effective weapons extant Inspector Baker took "charge of the piece of lead and though many grained their necks to catch "glimpse of it, and others tried to touch
it, they were forbidden to do sin,” This irresistibly brings to mind some rares well-known, no doubt, to many of your readers, but better if known to all give them below:- My Cherrystones! I prize them,
No bongue can tell how much! Each lady caller oyes them,
And madly longs to touch !" At eve I lift them down, I look
Upon them, and I eny; Recalling box my Prince **partook
(Sweet word 1) of cherry-pie! To me it was an. Ers
In life, that Dejcuner! They ata, they sipp'd Madeirs
Much in the usual way.
SMOUTRIE & CO., LD. might profitably be derived front the consignces was to unload within ground at New Beckenham on Saturday Stakes, a pose feti is expected the
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yesterday's sensational occurrence by
of events gave rise to some close and foot, Defford and Daisy, with porkups which Sir HENRY MAY ran a
was discharged if he unloaded in a exciting contests. H. K. Head, with four Rosyth and Snow Glory; but the latter. rious risk of being cut off while reasonable time under the circumfists, will be this year's bolder of the two are unlikely. Nevertheless, as the
challeu e cup. his aggregate of points weights go, it should be a good race. on the threshold of a new phase of stances, assuming that those circum being far ahend of any rivs. J. Boothby,
The Class Handicap is expected Inst your's hobier, did not crimpote, having to bring out all the entrants with the
tributed the priz<.
range from 158 to 135 lbs difference
usefulness for his country. The lesson
stances, so far they caused delay,
No doubt, apon the carte:
But une made life a heaven to me:
It was the cherry.art.
Lightly the spoonfuls enter'd
That mouth on which the gaze
In rupturous aMAZE.
Of ten fair girls was centred
which seems clear to us is that af were not enused or contributed to by left the service. Mrs J. R. 1. Smith dis exception of, Defford. As the weights soon that august asechlage clear'd
more rigorous look-out should be
kept by the Police particularly over
of the "
in
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Sir Francie Piggott, who is on his
Way
the scatter-brained young Chinese
THE "OVERLAND CHINA MAIL."" Revolutionary" type, for As we have had many requests for apparently they are not content with copies of yesterday's issue of the China to Peking, arrived in Shanghai aeveral holding their fanciful doctrines, but Mail, which was entirely sold out. we days ago by the Empress of India, and left are prepared, as is the headstrong are printing number of additional there way of such thoughtless people, topies of this werk's "Overland Chan the Shuntien.
| put them into action, even at the risk Mail which will contain our detailed
the 20th ultimo for Tientsin ou
Old residents will hear with regent of the death at Frankfort-na-blain of Mira Francis, the widow of the late Mr J.J.
The dish; and as they ate
of 23 ba.Some goal-rater **% payThe stones, all coyly, re-appear'i create a surprise by romping home a win- On each illustrious plate.
ner.
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The "A" Clans Handicap promises the smallest field for the day. Discarded,
Black Diamond, and Joy are the on starter. Perhaps Rosyth, if he doesn't one anyway like certain to face the
run in the Stakea.
Snow Glory may be tried in the Three. Furlongs the other probables being Lachine, Birlinglasin, Pieman and Mah. ratts Chief.
For the One and a Quarter Mile Handi.
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And when His Royal Highness Withdrew to take the xir,
Waiving our natural shyness, We swoop'd upon his chair.
Policemen at our garments clutch'd: And on the treasures that had touch'd
We mock'd those feable power;
Exalted lipa were ours!
One large ne-at the moment
It wou'd almost divina Was got by that Mion Beaumont "And three, ✪ three, azo mine! Yes! the three stones that rest beneath
Glass, on that plain del shelf,
Of Royalty itself. Lt Parliament abolish
of their own worthless lives. The repret of the attempted assassination of Sir Henry May, together with all the matter much, and were they alone jeopardised the affair might be
A reproduction of a photograpli' of Hising counsel in this Colony. Mrs Francis at the start, Demure, Favonius, Proud. Excellency insperung the guard on land left the Colony in 1902 after her hasband's foot, Defford, Lindo, Sevington and Lots allowed
to take its on course, but, ing will appens on the cover of this death, and has since resided with relations of Time. Again there is a big difference as we have said, yesterday's incident number.
at Frankfort. She had been in weak in the wrights; which telli mora in By which our new Governor all but
health for some years and passed away on long race. received an assassin's bullet, puts quite a different complexion upon the
worthlessness of their lives does not | Jutest particulars concerning the incident. Francis, C. for many years lead cap the following are expected to be seen Stranger, once dállied with the teeth :*
matter.
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Recent easer in the Police Court, testify to the wal of the police in bringing to just punishment those who offend against the law in earry-{ ing firearms, and we noticed with
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
Mc A. Fong, photographer, has taken
satisfaction that several heavy finese very good photographs of the arrival of the Governor on Thursday. They are were recently imposed. It is quite now ready for sale. elear, however, that a little more vigil-
ance might very easily be well rewarsl-
Mesyra Lloyd, Matheson and Carritt's
the 6th Jane. Inst.
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It is not unlikely that all seven en trants come out for the Hurdles and that Mr. John Johnston's choice of Father
Churuber and States and Thrones : With reverent band I'll polish
Still, still my Cherrystones! eluda piece of orange-peel- Once trad on by a Princely heal,
An end of a ciger- How beautiful they are!
Junt before going to press we learn with O'Flynn's two will lears the field carly Yours since, I climb'd Saint Michael
deep regst of the death of Mr N. K. Davidson, who for a number of years bad been in charge of Meents &. §. Watson and Co.'s erat d water factory.
The news of Mr Davidson's death will
me as a sad blow to his numerous friends i Hongkong and elsewhere. The faneral
at 9 o'clock to worrow morning. will pass the Monument, Happy Valley,
The following, ung the names of success.
ed, though, of course, it is probably im-weekly ten report states, with regard to ful candidates who have presented them. possibly to detect the guilty in every Chins, that "Since the Whitwon holidays selves for Board of Trade Certibeaten ene Still a word to the wise is the workst how been quiet. A few musters during the aduth of Ju
of new inson's Kintucka have arrived, sufficient, and the time is certainly but up to the present very little business | opportune.
has relied."
Joseph Henry Ferguson, master, P. Willie krr, engineer, 1st class. Duncan McLaren, engüeer, 1st clase. Cucil Walter Butson, engineer, 2nd
claus.
CHINA MAP (SHIPPERS AND THE STRIKEber of emigrants from this perclass..
TYPHOON
MAP and
GUIDE Enables one to locate the centre
of Typhoon
MOUNTED OF CARDBOARD AND
Taped for Hangina,
CLAUSE
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A large falling off is shown in the
during the month of June. About 8,500
and win by several lengths,
SELECTIONS.
Gymkhana Stakes:---
Demure.
"B" Class: "Linda
"A" Claws:
Discarded.
Threa Furlonge
Lachine.
One and a Quarter Mile :
Favonius."
Hurdles.
Blackmore Vale or Discarded.
Lawn Bowls Championship.
The following results are to hand in the record mound of the Lawn Bowls Cham. pionship of the Colony :--
| R. Duncan, 0.3, bant D. Gourlay, P. 0. Bond, C.8% hént N. Drummond, T. -W. Pier, P., bent R. Pirrie, T. D. Cooper, R., bint A. Miliny, K. W. Withers, P., bent W Comper, P. W Spillet, L. beat W. Camerun, I G Exton, K., Tent C. Anderson, T.
His Mount: you'll all go, there Of course, and those who like'il Sit in Baint Michael's Chairi For there I saw, within a frame, The pen- howane! the pea With which a Duke had sign'd his name,
And other gentlemen,
"Great among geese," I-falter'd. **Is she who grow that quill ;' And, Deathless Bird, unalter'd
La mine opinion still
Yet somatime, as I víaw my three
Stones with a thoughtful brow;. I think there possibly might be Een greater gecae than thou.
Yours faithfully,
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Hongkong, 5th July, 1912.
ORGAN RECITAL.
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hundred of those interested in education met and discussed further what should bo dow. The seventh of the eight new regulations is the one that is causing the Irritatis. state that in the public schools, whither they be big or small. there shall be no special reconition of Confucius, nor of Jesus Christ, nor of may kal. Wherever "there are (schois established by a body of Confucians, or of Christinus, all those who support the
school feel disposed to establish wii tenef. therein the distinctive dietrines of either
of these schools of thought, there will be In opposition shown by the Governmint- Those who are in opposition want Co-
facin to be enthrow as heretofore, and
f course they would not tolerate the teaching of Christianity. They, in their discussions, paint but that Confucianis is the soul and marrow of the State, and lüx teachings are the stimulus of those who enter the schools. By a side way. alss, they insinuate another argument, to the effect that, up to the present, no one has definitely decided what shall be the status of Confucius,, and, therefore, why shut him out altogether before il has ben definitely deviled what his influenco in the future shall be These men have formulated their objections to the pro- |poed alterations, mid läve sent them on to the Board of Ecuention at Peking, hoping thereby that the obnoxious seventh clause may be expunged. Such seems to he the tacties of tho alder school. Of course, one of the promises of the new Government was that there should be treedom in regard to religion, and that any man may follow any kind of religion which appeals to him, or no religion ‚at all. If he so desires. Without entering into the petroversy, and without be- Ettling Confucius in his own «plieto, we think it would not be wise to enthrona, him as the God of Hernitore in the seboola, to be worshipped and ching to. Honour him for what he was; deport from him where he is lacking,
FEMALE EDUCATION.
The representatives of female education have been making their presence known Jately in Canton. The ground of their complaint is that the educational authori- ties are giving all the attention to the education of boys, and letting female education look after itself. It is.. there fore, demanded, that this condition of uffairs be changed. It is not enough that. there be education on paper. It must be tuct. In all modern free states theo eduration of women goes on side by side with the education of mĽA. China is a free state, and, therefore, the most look after her duty in this regard and do it. Then it must not be forgotten that thứ new education is making boys quite differ- ant from what they were some time ago, and, therefore, if girls are left out of the march of progress, they will have no knowledge of, and so ay ipliky with the levlopment of the country, that must xercise the attention of the coining generation. There can be no doubt that those who are interesting themselves.. this matter aro dolúg a wise thing. It is easy onough to talk about universal edistica for boys and girls; it is quite another thing to have lilur mind and the resoureen to carry it. de effect. There fore, it is wine that We Teaders in this matter should stir up the Government, and not let the steel di
MORE EGSAFFINGU..
It seems sometimes as if the native Trapres, must be fond of Benantionalism. fand therefore that they must publish rob
Averies and kidnappings "for the sake of gotting up spicy towa. On the other hund it is hardly to be supposed that such is the case. Wo seo that there have {"baer a series of such robberies and bid- proppings at a place near Sanyi The
robbers carried all the relatives of no less. thum three families, and among them. Hope soldiers. They also attacked the Mr Donman Fuller's organ resital at St. guard house of the district, and, as the John McDonald From, engineer, 2nd
John's Cathedral on Wednesday night, troips there were few, they ran away, Alexander McGregor Blair, engineer,
proved rory enjoyable. In Wagner's overal no the robbers got held of all the a compared with over 12,000 for the 2nd class. It is not too much to say that searce corresponding month lust year. This is
ture "Die Meistersinger" he wirespecial arm and the ammunition. They sl William Richmond McIntyre, engineer,
ly pleasing the composition giving scope robbed a good masy houses, It appears. ya week passes without the mind due, no doubt, largely to the quarantine 2nd clas
for inuch, fine affect which the instrument that, having carried off mandry persons, of the ordinary citizen being troubledhe various countries to which emade
· puntiriction-suprem against Honghouby
A having belt them for ranson, when Sidney Bolt, 1
talist dla nist Tail complaise isothe
am money was forthcoming, the zbbers........ by the disputes between capital and tion tres place. But also a thief. fuctur
contributions were the Spring" determined to create a sensation. They labour. The crisis at the London must be the troubled state of affairs in
(Grieg), and Batista's Andante in G. therfore, took all the men whom they Ine Cathedral choir gave creditable rend in bandage, and, with the excep flocks in, says "Engineering," but an the interior, where these people are
dering of blund-bin's "Hear My Prayer," mostly rarulted from. Travelling in tha
AN OPEN SEØRET..
in which the soloist was Master T. Maitin tim of two, slaughted then. They then example of the embittered quirrels to up or distrito ANY ok the rowane for the continued Din page 3 of this iste will be found who sang in a manner which could not out these two back to its relatives." 'which' have become accustomed and ofthings blas rotorting manigrant and Ineranting desnard for Chamber. "The Tunes Account of Tegalie's have led to have, securist hu ubus with the story of what they hall moun
Lain's Calic, Chulera and Diarrhoes Remedy Darby.
satisfaction. The part was by no me do and the rest that in te future, In view of the frequency and farmerully has very little to excite the The secret that it moves faila to give
Basy for di youthfuls voodist, but he upidity of robbers, he does not appre-relief. The middle aged men of to-day reaching effect of ptrikes at the pre-into being inade a furget for bad rife remember it the zemedy given them by
Antitled to praise for his careful rendition, wore any ingre kidnapped, they would bo
sent time, it is necessary for everyone practice. The heavy rains mid floods their mothers for oamp calls and dysenter Tur it me Chamberlain A, Goling | Hongkong. Upivarsty on Brah” Ilib, sargen, therefore
The Authom which wecially written subjected the same treatinect unless sal compound fur the opsuing at the they were ransoined at once. will be when they dora;obilziran auf ita population. engaged in commercial andertalings which have occurred recently, will, non positiva cura for such ailments is stiliD Cholea and Diarrhion Kenedy is almost given as the concluding item
by the uhole to glard himself as far as possible cool down larg number product that in its equsi for the relief of ovos. Buy it now and he prepared for subli Master Twin MH MEHTA and one
doubt, linen the effect in lime of sending | mintiinel, No remedy has ever beol pertain to be ue tied before the summer in hovered in the quiprathalos conditions is nothi
bound to deliver goods withits rout in the districts around Gansensopern
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