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would have been no Sino-Japanese War in 1804, and no Russo-Japanese War in 1904. Yuna was not only. able, but willing (so far us ho had any say in the matter), to come to reasons nble terms with both Russia and Japan at a moment when the United States were feebly represented and Great Britain "was too busy, "ar Houndering about at home in the "chow-chow" water of party changes to pay proper attention to Feking and Seoul,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE 1914 DERBY.
"LOCAL" AND GENERAL.
THE RACE DESCRIBED,
Favourite Left at the start,
Six pieces of clothing rahướt x4 #93 | 10 The Duney Braray of £1,450; about have beot stilen from Chinese illors 113 Shaukiwan Roed,
A Command order was issued yester day, permitting the wearing of plain. clothes by 5.0.0 of the rank of Sergeant. upwards, when not on duty,
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What Yuan Shih-kai has to da A motor car driver living at 43 Dos; now whilst bis conceited and foolish Voond Bond, Central bax reported to the countrymen-especially the souther-police that mame ora'stole from his room
alothing and bedding valued at $30,”. hers-are wrangling about "rights," "liberty," "constitutions," and in- Mr. Wood yesterday afterno u heard dulging in other fanfaronades in-further evidence in the charge against five. numerable, is to save for the Republic junkmen accused of murdering a fisherman as mitch as he can of the external Lama Ysland. The case was again situation. The internal aitation is journed." dangerous enough, in all conscience s but it can wait for a few million Chinese raped nad butchered in cold blooil is a inatter of minor importance from the point of view. of Chinese- main interests compared with foreign menaces and the murder of a single foreigner in hot blond. Manchurin
His Majesty's Brakespear, H.fone of the Rubber Sharo Jones: Sir J. Thursby's ù u Kenny-
... Market more, F. O'Neill: Mr. J. B. Jool's Tone of the Tin Share Market Srmer be Black Joster, G. Stern: oC Fa Hongkong 19th June, 1914. Walker's bo Carrickfergus, F. Temple man: Mr. W. Clark's ba Courageous, Bullock Lord St. David's bo My On page 10 is a picture H.E. the Prince, W. Earl: Mr. K. Jonce's bru Governor surrounded by his staff of An Endan. W. Hurley Mr. Geo. E2-||
The anime picture will be repro-wins's cho Flying Orb, Spear; M. A. [duced on 100% Overland orer for this Aumont's che Cupidon, M. Henry, Mr. ***.32 Bredrick-Cloete # & & Oreối, W.-Sux?
·week.
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otal number of admissions to the
"DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Wrenos, June 15 Washaw is jai mane wilfering from an unusually heavy food. For some daje the West River has been rising very rupidly, and it is now in many places ellesly site und width. The Fu River is also ir apate nant is rushing along with extreme rapidity. It host in- teresting to watch the continue streams of debris which is being washed down.. Otare, all traffic on the river is ab a complete stand still, and even the Hongkong stromers won unable to dif charge, cargo. This is, however, not tha worst trouble for there have been a large number of maidonts on the river. "Last » night a raft broke loose and ww wwept down upon a number of boats. Those, In turn, broke from blieir moorings, and, Boating down the divor, smalked into father boats causing great damage. It le said that over a hundred, bonko - wers sunk last night and there must have been considerable loss of Bfe. It was most distrossing to lear the cries of the pour bond people as they struggled for their Bras in the darkness.
LATED
CONTRABAND SEIZED.
À BIG CAPTURE
by: Mr. L.. Noumann's b a Lanius, Wal. Detactive Sergt. Pincott, made su im. Hiziggs: Mr. J. Buchanan's el à Xseten, | portant haul of contraban 1 from a sampan cuschio, S. Donoghue: Mr. Rusel's hr rounds of ammunition, air rifet, II the of F. Wheatley: Mr. E. Tanner's the in the Harbour yesterday, discovering 600 Polycrates, W. Griggs; Mr. W. Xloose opium and 130 cals of prepared
*
The water is still rising rapidly and
low-tying part of the town are flooded beginning to invade the principal streets. A largo number of shape in the and unable to carry on their busines
DECORATION, FOR DR.
MORRISON,
Since assuming his duties as Portic Advisor to the Prezident Dr. Morrison has Fun many occasions - rendered valuable
Budwohld's best. Guthila, A. What This season Durbar II. won a liennie services in solving political and diplomatic W. Smyth: Mr. P. F. Fierbourn's brethat up by taking the Prix Nosler, the organimtion of the north-eater log: Mr. E. Hato's en a Woodiwild.ni Puzis, Aistance 14 miles, and followed questions and his auggestions in regard to
rand's Song. H. Robbins. (Started at 3.21. Winner trained by T Thousand rasisth to Listman. Among appreciated by the President. Etir Paris, 1 miles, but in the French Two provincos are quite to the point and highly. his angagements so the French Derby his good counsains the President will confer reported that as a mark of appreciation for (June 14) and Grand Prize of Farison him the First Clam Chia-ha Decoration. (June 28):
Peking Daily News.
Murphy, in Fraisce, and bred in France.) STUTING PRICES.
V to 4 gst Kennymore. 10 to 1 ·Black Jester. 100 to 6 Brakespear.
Caruncho. Carrickfergus.
100 to 7- 100 b
with thres appendages and charm, valued The charge if stealing a gold watch ogether at $15 from 73 Jervois Street, is irretrievably gone so far as Chinar manded by Mr. Wood until bo-felitian's cho Cerval, P. Herbert Mopians. He srrested a man believed to be 19194420314, The watch and one appendage J. W. Larnach's cho Conqueror, Pas fireman on board the zin, Antrees, and it is concerned. It may suit the Raasina
ire recovered from a pawnshop in East Stokes, Lord Cameron's b`o Magyis presumed the eontraband was taken and the Japanese for the present to Snet. Inspector Kant prosecutes,
F. Huxley; Mr. F. Marin Towboard at London. The opiam war çon- leave the three Chinese tatals to
hund's eli e Polygamist, A. Facets; Colcealed in pig-akin bladders. This morning | nimuse themselves by "administering
F. W. Baird's be Shepherd King, Jel-Dut. Pincott asked for a rewand until to Mr. Wolfe, Postmastor General, api; D of Portland's bro Anglesey, T North, Central, and South Man-peared to prosents two jenkinen for Hewitt; Mr. II. P. Nicholl's bo Best Borrow that the opium might be valued. THE PRESIDENT OF CHINA,charia: but the rival railway systerna conveying unstamped letters. The lactors Boy, II. Randal: Mr. W. Tatern's ba are the true tutube, and the matter are mostly consignees letters but one or Southerndown, E. Piper: Mr. I do must ultimately be arranged between to contained advisos. He withdraw the Is the current number of the Asiatic the Russians and the Japanese: if they unfined themselves to unsignees charge on defendants being informed that Review. Profesar 6. H. Parker, an Meanwhile Your Shih-hai is doing letters only there would be no gresscution, old new! valued contributor to or the best be cun to establish a new Its further latter stating that other goods columns, has an interesting and
province in Inner Mongolia, west. of were being forwarded for which the re- thoughtful article on * President Yean and his Tasks" On everything its northern centre.
Munchuria, with Tao-nan Fun as cipiente would have to pay so much, then
the defendanta would b; liable. " It is not pertaining to f'hina, Professor Parker against the true interests of either writes andoritatively. The uative Russia or Japan that China should Govern at Carl Hospital in 1913 was Chinese newspapers, he says, are `n
strengtlien herself here, or that 2,793 compared with 2,731 in 1919. . In dreary waste of words about personal American capital should be employed the out-patient department 13,178 prc- ambitions. Jowal rebellions, and inane here. It is only natural that China sriptions were dispensed as against 15,177, argaments. Certainly the Empire was should protect herself by running this and vaccinations were performed na more picturesque as to individuals, wedge up between the desert and patient was 85,7g-inst 94.8. The deaths against 878. The average daily nuniber of and not a whit more corrupt. Stin,
Manchuria. the inherent self-governing capacity
If she did not, this new number. 187, making a percentage of pvince would be a swooping ground 6.49, as against 134 with a percentage of of the plain, work-a-lay, people en- í
for the Mongols, and instead of be24 hours of admission. a'iks them (except in provinces over- run by audits) to forge ahend with ing a useful buffer to China, were admitted as against 417. The death their trade, education, and milways: against all three, would inevitably rate of Europeans was 2.3 per cent. There and general or organic failure is to held of Russian and Japanese ambi-pital, this being a record. There were 144 |
become, sooner or later, the battle- wets 213 admissions to the Maternity Hos he recorded of the Republic as yet. tions. As to Northern Mongolia Hapital the total admissions were 4706 Admisalons in 1912. At the Tung Wa except in so far as the "young China" parliamentary aspirants for power.
there is no use talking about it now against 4,119 in 1912, and 1,674 died in and pelf live utterly discredited it has gone for ever as far as the bospital. themselves and had their wings clip Chinese are concerned; it is only a pel pretty closely. In a word, the question of when it may suit Russia inert and shapeless mass goes on to move in a formal masters] living, and even thriving, ont of mere Northern Mongolia never at any time [“olo custom,” whilst the one man really belonged to China, or was
THE ELWARD DISPENSARY, with guniption continues to hold the teash fairly well together. Meanwhile
C. KAMMING & Co., LD. Chemists and Dryggists,
GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES.
it
7.1. Of these denth", 80 occurred within A33 Europeans
PENDING LIBEL ACTION.
An action to recover damages for alleged libel is set down in the Sumesty Court is, onde es being. I p. Xavier, phaip: and G. Martial, import and export ed are $1.000, merchant, defendant. The damages claim
directly ruled by China. So far as har, since 16.50, seemed to be part of the tatable mud and water fault of the Chinese Empire, it was entirely greedy and jealous babulon separat-wing to the combined prowess and At the weekly settlement this morning ing these so far impregnably strata prudence of the pure Manchas. As r. C. A. S. Rus, for the plaintiff, asked Berms to be doing its best to ruia the to Thibet, the situation is much then order for a jury to be empanelled country. It will be remembered that same as with Mongolia. Thibet knew from the beginning, Yuan Shih-kai' the Manchue as tolerant "masters, thought it a great inistake precipitate- often their protectors; as, for instance, [ly to abolish the dynasty; not that 150 years ago against Nepaul They
the dynasty, already hopelessly under- 24. QUEEN ROAD, HONGKONG,mined by the incorrigible ennuch and and petticout palace influence and corruption, deserved much sympathy,
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY
DISPENSED.
Pare Drugs, Patent Medicines, &c.
Borgkong, July 22, 1715.
BIRTH. McGurroc. On June 13, xt The Memo-
McGerrou, of a won
MARRIAGES.
mentioning that plaintiff had this right..
defendant, stated that he would have to Mr. Faithfull, who is appearing for amend ble stateniszt of defence, is he had
received fresh instructiine;"
The Paine Judge adjourned the
like Chinese ten, and will continue to for a week and granted the application for have it, whatever may happen politi-jury. cally, for the Assam tea does not hit
it off; but they loathe the Chinese but because it was, so to speak, trader, mandarin
squeezer, and
even if a
AŬUTE TRADE DEPRESSION. a habit. It was an orthodox link, arer. European, especially British, Hongkong merchants are suffering
worn and rusty one, sympathy might well be with the period of acute trade depression which has rial Hospital, Nacking, the wife of Jaxre with antiquity in the unbroken Mancha dynasty, as indeed it was in all the import markets. In place chain of history, and there was spite of ita shifty incompetence many beary stocks vill have to be cart a goods business is particularly quiet and PICTURING-WATERMAN-On June 1, no other chain yet sufficiently ready during the Tadian Expedition of over to next senson, leads being practically at Shangbai, HAROLD E. S. PICKERING toto replace the old one. NESTA WATERMAN,
Better, 1004. And when the brilliant aurat a standstill. The depreciation of said he, to work constitutionally prise conquests of Chan Erh-teng Kangtting notes is blamed for the deproe FERRICK-ARTHU^-^n May 29, Jos SHARE FENWICK ININ VELET ABTrexthrough the Manchus Ho (ander (who, of course, learnt a thing or danghter of the late W. M. B. Arthur, of compulsion) got rid of the dynasty at two about Thibetan weakness the Carerament Civil Service, Hongkong last in a loyal and generous way, and from the British conquest) Innded HONGKONG RESIDENT BUYS
STAVITE.-On June 13, at the Genere has been loyal and generons to it his lieutenant one fine morning un- |
DEATH.
Hospital, PAULA Šraurir, agod 30 year.
THE DIARY.
MIMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
at Meesra. Hughes and · Hough's.
10.46 m.-Auction of Furniture te,
Sekeral Memoranda.
51NDAY, June 21;
Common Exourijon is Macac". Monday, June 28
Cucation Day of King George V (1911) Zursday, June 13 m
Prince of Wales' birthday (1894).
Yos Do's. ExPE
Midsummer TRURITAY, June 2
8 la by Auction of Vila le lamhold property in Canton, g+ding Day in the Stockbrokam
2. Association of Hongkong. Waoregir Jaly 1
aloa.
20 to 1 25 to 1 224 to 1
33 to 1
30 to 1
Durbar II. Evansdale.
Dan Russel. Ambasady. Ilapurg
Lanius. Polycrates.
3 to 1 40 to 1 40 to 1
-My Prince.
as
50 to 1
50 to 1
60 to 1 80 to 1
Flying Otb. Cupidon. Courageous. Qrebi.
The usual interval of fifty-five minutes) between the previous race as the Derby was more than ly welcome, as the
THE PARADE AND BACK. field of thirty which had to bo weighed Bnkemper was first to emerge, from but has not been beaten since 1883, when the paddock, and was followed by Renny. Macron und Lord Clifden fought out more, Black Jester, and the others in Their never-to-be-forgotten finish in front single Ble, and all three were much ad- twenty-ping others. Akenham and nire in the preliminary enter, in which White Proplot, who had been considered as Hapsburg, Durbar, and Polycrates probables," dropped out, but Peter went particularly well. There were no the Hermit (whose name did not appear startling changes in the betting. Kenny an the car) filled the place of one of more being an easy favourite at 2 to 4 then, and though he was one of the white, az the last moment. Bask Jester, thirteen who were returned at 100 to 1, ut 10 to 1, left Brukspoir en tho 100 hate a really good, show. Brakespear led to 8-mark. Of the others, the best bruk- the parade, followed by Kennymore, ed was Gurrickfergus, whifor places My which was sebording to their numbers on Prince and Hipsburg were in strong re the card, but most of the others follow quest at the disproportiolate odds at Evens. Kennymore, 7 to 4 agst Blacked in "go as you please" style. The to 1 and 7 to 1'respectively. Mr. Wa Tester, 0 to 4 agst Brakespear, and 6 to King's coit looked remarkably well, loughby had very unruly lot to deal 1 agst My Prince. Others a quarter the though probably a little finer drawn than with, and the start was delayed some winning odds.
ho lu been previously, and no fast twenty zamutes further, it was a very Tuz Rack-There was along sad sculd be found with the appearance of slovenly one in hs en Kennymore was tedious delay at the post, several of the the favourite. He is developing a slight the chief offender, and behaved like runzers giving a great deal of trouble. string-hit in the near hind leg, bat, und horse, as not, content with continu- Perhaps. Polycrates was the worst, but luckily, this does not interiore in the ally running back from the tapos sieh Long time would not go near the tapes, when guleping, and it may be remem-reach, with the result that he diy Keanymore was very fractions, and for lightest degree with a home's notionel out and snapped at everything within Marten and Magyar were also very awle bured that when Amiable won the Oaks ft a long way behind. Others to maker ward, and at inst Polycrates was sent to in 18974 she had as of the worst string trouble were Polycrates, who see maker
100 to 1 bar seventeen (offered).
NO PLACE BETTING.
the extreme outside. Finally, after a halte imaginable. Carrickfergus moved free use of his heels, Magyar, and Mar delay of quite twenty minutes, a very in great form in his preliminary canter,tery and heavily handicapped by Begin fair start (considering the difficultients did Black Josfer, and Brakespear nitag badly were Brakespear, who had the with which Mr.. Willoughby had to con- would has passed muster vary favour inside berth, Carrickfergu, who was tend) was effected. Unfortunately, one bly if he had not been so parsistently kicked at the post; Marton, My Pringe, of the chict suférera was Kounymore, fighting for his head. With a field con- Cupidon, and Polygamist. First to hit. who finched back as the barrier rowe, and faining about ten horses who can never this ground was Falycrates, who cut out must have lost quite sight lengths. Mar- hope to figure in another classio race, the work from Black Jester, Flying Orb,
ton and Courageous also began vers Ir. Willoughby was almost bound to and Darbar II, with St, Guthias, Ange slowly. Polycrates was the first to break havo a bad-quarter of an hour, and, unwy, Di Bussel, Anabaeder, Peter the Bubur II. St. Guthine, Anglesey, and last seemed inclined to join his horses-ped by the favourite, a long way behind case the line, decly attended by Black Jester fortunately, the favourite was one of the Hermit, Lanius, and Hapsburg most pro and Hapeburg, the next let comprising most unruly of the thirty. When he attinent of the remainder, who were whip- Dan Bowl, with the stable companions, Polycrates gave even more trouble than though he rend into the middle' divi- Courageon, and Ambassador, at the head ho had done, but where as the latter was won after covering dittle more than s of the obliers. As they passed the mile about the surtout away, Kennymore mile. Meanwhile Polycrute was saling post Polycrates was still leading, and lung very badly and lost about ten along with Black Jestor in hot pursuits ing division, except that Lanius had as they climbed the hid to the mile post, front of Dan Russel, with Peter the Her there was little change arengst the lead rigths. He made up a good deal of this and Lanius drew into third place just in drawn into fith place in front of Dan and as they made the descent to Tatten it, Durbar IL, Kennymar St. Geth Russel, Kernysore, and Ambassador,ham Corner had run into mixtis place. Augler, and Hapsburg next, in the place soon afterwand Nothing more dissent soon had him in hopeless frou well plaerd on the inuido, materially im the last-named of whom raced into third but, as a minority anticipated, the long eder named. Down the lid Durber II., could be seen of them from the Pros bs, and he never flattered his backers proved his position, and, Polycrates being stand until they approached Tattenham for a moment. From the tum fats the in troue soon after rounding Tattenham Durbar II. sosted the command from taken to the feunt, there was only one they were fairly in the line for home. Corner, where Magyar ran very wide, an straight, indeed, where Dürbar II. wes Corner, he chuilenged Black Joster direct- Black Jester, Dan Bumal, and Hapsburg, in it, and the victory was not received At the same time. Den Rusmal drew up Brakespear and Peter the Hormit being with the enthusiasm that one would like, third, in advance of Hapsburg and Peter the most prominent of the other to have seen displayed. It was not that: the Horinit, Hisek Jester was first to cry ever since.
quarter of inse from bone Hapsburg wa czziged a victory to our French go, and having, beaten, amtruat, just expectedly in Lhasa, there was every
worked his way Juto second place, un friends, but people were too surprised at below the distance left. Durbar in clog Yuan Shih-kai, though successful chance for China to re-establish a
never looked like getting near Durbar IL, the result to remember to cheer as they mand, and thenceforward tão su with and trusted by the foreign reasonable suzerainty. But the whole old by action at Baguio, Philippine who won very easily by the lengths should lava done. It is not the first was always smured, for be came on in diplomats, is by no means a back-Thibetan question, which has now Instruce. It was benght by the Inter- Rused wow fourth, My Prince Bfth, Thousand Guineas for him only two year Hugsburg struggled onto
Islands, ander order of the Court of Firat length and a half for second place. Dan, has gained, for Sweeper 11 won the Tw with plenty to spare be
Hapsburg hest Foter the Hermit by elie victory that Mr. ILB Dury cuentario, and, never being presund, wron boneless milksop is their hands. He been complicated by the Pien-ma rational Banking Corporation fue Dr. J. Brakespear sixth, Black Jester venth Duebrar II. by Rabonis, who won length and is that rara avis in (Chinese) terris a question, is now being thrashed out W. Nable, the Hongkong capitalist, who Magyar eighth, Catancho ninth, Tamus the Goodwood Cup for Mr. Arthur Jas the Hermit, who patriot, without being either a traitor at Simla, an ideal spot for keeping was ons of the organi Investors in the tenth, Kennynors cleventh, Conqueror in 1903, and was a really good stage Than Bussed on the or a partisan; an unscrupulous man the ubiquitous press correspondent, Our Manile contemporary goes on twelfth, Southerndown throath, Cours who has since distinguished himself Prince was th (in the higher sense that Bismarck Chinese or other, at arm's length "to |:--“The "Had wakers - minuta wak
mine we wgeous fourteents, Ambassador feteenth, who of Long Fot and a good many other Black Jester sertativ, was), without being in any way conseruntly we must wait and Hongkong, although Dr. Noble, a leader Mo
flanced largely by British insetors in Orebi sixteenth, Flying Orb seventeenth winners in France. The hang of today in front of Carashe self-sccker;"
am of very easy seo" As to Sikkim and Bhotain group, is an American An expen: pot up and modern machinery set up. At sive plant was installed, a first clam mill
facer storms and an insatisfactory outpat tiret; the e mine, gure great promka, but 2min Bomb and to paced by burious,
operations
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* morale, without being exactly Chius at no time, Manchu time or vicious; a shrewd and well-instructed other, had the lightest direct claim man, without being a grand seigneur to infusuce over uther of in manner of highly cultured in mind.
The writer's a career strangelo say.
A GOLD MISE
The Headwaters Gold Mine was recently
ates, and are rulers never received hundened. The abuiffe made an
hapter in the history of
has even been immediately affected from the Manchu Emp by Taan, whose manly and rugged honesty was experienced by him at first hand nearly 30 year ago In fact, if the courtly and polished, bat
at the same time foane and viciou
Katring close for third Ofm diplomacy of Europe find
sensible and as hope
Tand Gymkhana Meeting of tian in 1880, it is quite s
not extreme
the uther
Idrain on
cath, Poverates ^nine, la quite an oddinary-looking ccot, and more. Thay
next, and 8t. Gutbias only a few days ago made no show at Cuption. Benson's chronograph, all is the French Two Thousand. We get the
hara been told more than once Ince thep OF THE WINKEDI