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& enbinct, the press were so 13 thusiastic as to regand chin as the) "political saviour" of Japan. Later | | the editorial enthusiasm seemed to cool somewhat, as the Count had to include in his cabinet two or three
Men Cheong sends us some photos of atatestien who were lieutenants of the West River floods. the late Prince Katsura and who were supposed to have bureaucratie
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self is supremely sanguine of his ability to dominate his ministry, unal to make it truly representative of popular wishes. Just how firmly he is determined to accomplish this aim may be judged from the following statement which the new Premier issued to the press":
The troopship with details for Bong, in leaving England on or about September“,
now stationed at Cork, is under orders for Liestsson W. G. Otway. A.S.C.. posting to Hongkong.
A Chinese was arrested in Tientsin x
few days ago for baring in his possession cigarettes containing explosives.
The stones St. Patrick, which struck a rock in a typhoon off Formoss, has gone into Cosmopolitan Dock for repairs.
"Judged from its personnel,, the ministry may seem unsatisfactory, but I want you to understand that this is an Okuma Cabinet, a cabinet which will be under the complete control of "Drynowe Ti, s feature which has Okama. You have heard of the old
The total output of the Kailan Mining ‚ adige. * Under a valiant general therw
Administration's mines for the week ending is un cowardly soldier. The new July 4 amounted to 50,817.43 tons and the Cabinet under ny leadership willes during the perixi, to 43.343.10 tons first of all, end avour to break the wali of bureaucracy. The bureaucracy is in itself an evil institution, but when it became an ally of the majority party, the Constitutionalists, its evils became grenter than evən”
DEATH.
WILLIAMS.(3n July 14, at Shanghai. Mrs. MARY SEAKANA WILLIAM, mother of Mc A. P. Parker, aged 67 years..
THE DIARY.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. 2.20 p.m.-Averion of Burniture etc at Moura. Hughes and Hough's, 2.45 p.m.-Sanitary Board Meeting.
General Memoranda.
Wednesday, July 20 -——'
4 p.m.-Meeting of Metal Importers at the Secretary's Office, K. Ceneral Chamber of Commerce.
Tuckaday, July 23-
Portuguem de Soccorros Mutuos,
Okuma's criticism of the elder stesmen is equally severe. "What are the elder statesmeu?" he asks contemptuously, and he tells us what they are:
ne dite
THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.
FUND FOR RELIEF OF DISTRESS.
The Hon Trusurer II A. Đ Stephen, of the Hongkong & Shang- lui Bank, kindly sends us the fol aquinst Leo Tam Sing and Leu Kan, dairymen, of Sai Thu, New Territorios, of R. D. Thomas, the master of the lowing list of subscription received alleging that they wore wrongfully ins. Sui Tai, for failing to observe by him to the above Fund- posession of her dairy farm business. The the rule of the mad at sun while Hongkong & Shangbai Bank- claim was for a declaration that plaintiff is navigating the ss. On Les on the Chartered Bank of I. A. &
Ing Corporation .... well and truly entitled to all the Arts West River on the night of July 18th, eattle and stook-in-trade—oureisting of
and articles of furniture of the Hairy farm Are head cfottle, one calf, dairy utensils
now carried on by defendants at Kowloon
which
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of
Chins
contrary to the International Colli- Banque de l'Indo Chine....... sion Regulations.
Russo-Asiatic Bank Mr. Stessenson (of Messrs. DeaDeutsch Asiatische Bank
Yokohama Specio Bank
City under the style or firm of Wingkee, con, Tooker, Deacon and Hanston's Jardine, Matheson and Co., of 81,000. Alternatively plaintiff claimed Messrs. Wilkinsor, and Grist) de-Butterfield & Swire the estimated value office) prosected und Mr. Dixon (of) Li
the return of the goods and chaital mentioned, or $1,000 ; and she also cisimed costs of the nation..
Loo
Mr. G. R. Haywood, of Mr. D'Almada Castro's office, appeared for plaintif; and Mr. Otto Keag Sing was for
the defendants..
fended."
„David Sassoon & Co.. Id.
E. D. Sassoon & Co. Captain Thomas said he had held J. David & Co. muster's certificate for 16 yours. E. Pabaney ........
geres
$10,000
AN "OLD HAND."
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Wharf at 10 p.m. an dth just. for R. M. E. Nerazee He left Hongkong wing Lok Street Cawnajee Fallanje & Co. Kwongmun. The On Leo left just Societe des Missions Etran before; witness having to stop to letį Mr. Hayward, detailing the history of him pass. He followed the On Lee A. V. Apcar plaintire connection with the businese, all the way until they got to $.E. it was started in 1903 by a woman named of Ki Au on the west side of the Tam Han, and at the end of that year-plain-| Canton River. The On Lee steer- Capatin J. G. B. Shand, T. M. Stiff paid 8170 for a half share. Later on fet for the tih stakes and the Sui attached to the 10th Pathans, is granted Tam Han retired and after having Tui hauled up on the east side of the and IT days from July leave to the United Kingdom for 4 months several partners, plaintif again bochannel! Crossing over from Kapsi- came sole proprietross. A man named numi to Ki Au sher On Lee was on availing.
Lee Kan, brother of the defondants, the Suri Tal's starboard side. Cross-
The shopkeeper t 13 frieen's Road managed the business from 1003 to the ing, it was blowing hard from the Central was this morning enrprised to sew time of his death in March, 1914. Plaintif south wyst. Passing the fah stakes man enter his shop, seize a mat and make naver lived at the farm, sy for 22 pears she the On Lee was on his port side & off. He gave the and keeping the had been, an amah in the service of little in front and about three ships fugitive in sight followed him down. Isa various people well-known in the Colony course for the washway light be bad finally matching hire outside Cook's Tourist lengths way. After setting in House Street into Der Yosur Road,
from whom she had references. Defon. dants had also been employed at the fam occasion to leave the bridge and put office. The defendant dmypod the mat
Wit- which was worth $10, outside the MarcaZI- one loft in 1977, and the other in 1910. the Chief Officer in charge.
am Sing rearted last year, and Lee Keeness left instructions with the officer tile Bank. In a sistensent to the police, immediatly alter the dmth of his brothar that if he saw the red light at Wong-defendant aid he was passing the com this year. From time to time plaintiff in to call him. received various small sums, the profits of
plainant's door alone when complainant' one, and sometimes she only got 81004 and to port the ship's helm and the business. The farm was as very small
Ten minuses later he heard a combegan to chase him, and he ran
Lieutenant and Quartermaster R. F. Adams, A.S.C, is under orders to proceed from Woolwich to Hongkong to relieve Lieutenaut and Quartermastir F. E. Wil. liams, A.S.C.
The British China squadron left Wei- baie on July 6 for a cruise of three weeks to Vladivostok and Japan. There wore then left only three ships in harbour, H.M.S. Alacrity, Thistle and Bramble, But timesThe last named arrived in Shanghai on the year from it On Lee Kaa's death the immediately he rushed on deck. Ha In reply to the Magistrats he said he
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Messrs. Wm. Puwell Ltd's. sonual (aummar xalq, has commenced. We under- stand business has been very brink all day, expecially this morning, and that those
"The years, or elder statesmen, in their younger days, were, like myself, ardent patriots, who were ready to sacrifice their all and even themselves for the sake ot the acate. have changed. The progress of our country in the past few decades bas been so rapid that the elder stufes. men have been left behind and have beonine andly,ont of date in their General Meeting of the Associated ideas and principles. Today, it is who desire the choicest bargains had better with a mingled feelings of pity and not deny their visit to Messrs. Wm.
igust that I hear some people talk Powell's price. of the elder statesmen as though they were an incarnation of wisdom and Institute, asks as to state that the sam. Mr. Wa Daries, of the Seamen's resight. Think of Marshal Princemos issued to aim referred to his dog Yamagata, Marshal Prince Oyaua, being unmumled and not, as stated, because 9 a.m.-Excursion to Macao..
Prince Matsukata and Marquis of his neglecting to provide a license. As MONDAY, July 7:
Inouye. These elder statesmen were, as dismissed, there being of evidence to stated in our issue of Saturday, the care Soon.Statutory Meeting of the Hong in the early days of the New Nippon, prove that the dog in question belonged to
kung Central Estate Ltd.
my comrades and associates, but to Mr. Davies. TODAY, July 8-
day I can see in them nothing bat Lady May's At Heine" at Mountain the pale shadows of their former
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JAPANESE POLITICS. ·
The informal opening of the Tokio selves. To be sure, they are the sume Golf Club took place on the 5th inst. The patriats that they were years back,course is situated near Tamazawa, a beauti- but they fail to understand that the ful summer resort, and can be reached in Japan of today is not the Japan of forty-five minutes by tram from the Tokio twenty or thirty years ago."
If Count Okuma were to undertake all the reforms which the press expect, his task would indeed be Herculean. The fiji, for one, wants
Club. The construction of the links was
carried out under the supervision of Mean, Yokohama golfare. Brady and Colchester, the well known
A former 'soployee of the Hongkong
to revise the civil service regulations and Shanghai Bank (Chinese staff) was
dsfondants had apparently seized the farm and refused to give plaintiff any of the profits.
His Lordship: What explanation did they give?
because it rained.
Inspector Fenton said defendant was an old hand.
then saw the On Lee coming at an angle of about three points and about 15 feet away with her bows in front. Seeing a collision was inevitable be awaring Mr. Melbourne defendant Mr. Haywood: None at all. They put the engines of the Sui Tai full aid he did not remember doing a montå she was a woman, and thought two men to speed astern. The ship went astern for larceny, or of the Government paying one women was good enough, I suppose
Mr. Kong Sing said his case was quite about two ininutes and in that tirne bis pasagu back to his native besth, or diferent. The defendants had been at the the On Lee crossed the bows and got that his finger prints were taken sayen farm since 1905 nad had been there ever on the starboard side. The bouts years ago. Defendant was sentenced to sinca.
came together in a slight collision. three months' imprisonment and four
Mr. Stevenson: Was the impact great-No. the Chief Engineer didn't know we had touched any- thing.
Mr. Haywood added that plaintiff had applied for a receiver, and unfortunately in consequesen of this the whole of har case was set out very fully Plaintif had the farm bat they had ad rays refused t repeatedly req nested defendants to give up do so. "Of course, they thought is an a soft thing, no doubt Mr. Haywood added. Cross-examined, plaintiff ssid she usually had no receipt for her purchase of the received about 820 a month as amah. She
hasizes in 1903.
Proceeding, Cuptuin Thomas said he was forced two points out of his course.. He bad 200 passengers on board and a general cargo.
The Mughat The damage. was alight?—Yes, so slight I had to point it out to the Government Surveyor.
Mr. Dixon interrogated complain- |
Among the witnesses called for the plaintiff was the wouma who originally started the business. She said that Lee Kan Devar had evos so much as a cash interest in the apt on the reliability of the steering business, and in fact, when he first entered gear of the On Lee. Capt. Thomas bar service didn't even possem a second said the boat generally stoored very cost and had to borrow one.
week.
The hearing was adjourned till TuesdayWell, but en the first trip they had
some trouble.
Complainant agreed if he had been 100 yards to eastward the Oz Lee would have got past without trouble but he added that the On Lee had half a mile of room on the opposite side. Complainant did not see the Shun Leo on the other side of the On Lee.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
%
An exchange of places on the home service roster between Captain Hame-Spry
so as to appoint able men to higher before Mr. Melbourne to-day on a charge and Captain Garwood, R.G.A., has been of behaving in a disorderly manner. In- governmental posts without examispector Kous aid he was afraid the wan bation. This, it asserts, is imperative was not quite the thing. He went down
spproved
It is rampoured in Victoria, B.O., that
Express of Russia, is to be appointed captain of the Montangle.
H. B. Baker, extra Chief Officer on the s.s. Sui Tai, in charge of the
on the bridge with him. The bout off Ki Au point, said the quer- termaster and Chinese pilot werd Oh Lee was on the Sui Tai's pact! side two cables away when the Cup- Mr. William Paterson, of Watchall, tain went below. They could see the Dumfriesshire, a director of the Indo-China steering. Eight minutes after he b
Swashway light for which they were Steam Navigation Company, who died at taken over the bridge he noticed th Bournemouth on February 17th laat, over On Lee ported and he ported his 70 years of age, laft personal estate in the helm a little in order to get parel!el; United Kingdon valued at £29,792.
again. Then the On Lee appear d to port her helm again and was coin-
in order to abolish the evils of the to tas Bank to see one or two of his old Chief Officer Haakin FNR, of the burennericy, for the latter is the friends and they told bins to get out natural" outcome of the rigid civil taide the Bank be argued the poor, service law. Then the" Jiji wants to cresting disturb nea. Defendant said be I went to the station, with the idea of seeing see civiliums in the portfolios of War his Worship and explaining to him. He and the navy. A radical departure was bound over in the sum of $100 to be as this may be from the long-good bebarinis p established custom, it is, the journal believes, inevitable in the cleansing
tidualists.
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There was a good attendance at the of the Nary and the promotion of whist drive held by the R.GA. Sergeants'
Dr. Mueller and Dr. Justi, late of Hoog-ing hard over towards the Sui Tai, efficiency and economy. in theSports Club at the R. A. Theatre, Victoria administration of military affairs Barracks, on Friday night. Company kong, have been decurated by the Kaiser The quartermaster ported the helin Sergt. Major - Harris, President of the with the insignia of the 4th class of the Red of the latter further over and the Other Tokyo journals, such as the club, was the BI, C., and at the conclusion Eagle, in recognition of their valuabia pilot put the sterboard engine at Nichi-nichi, the Yorodo the Hochi, handed the prizes to Ladies:-Ist, Mrs. | medical and surgical work been. Dr. stop, At that time the On Lee and the Asahi, urge the Okuma Priestor, 2nd, Mrs. Pila; 3rd. Mrs. Mueller is at present shooting big game in was about 200 feet away. The port Cabinet to purge the Navy of all Johnston, Genty 1st, Surat, White, Central Africa and Dr. Justi has becoine a
engine was going full speed ahead and R.M.L.T; 2nd, Mr. Pile; 3rd. Conductor lecturer at Halle University,
then the captain came out and order- andesirable elements and to free the Cullen, A.,C. The Committee were,
ed, both engines ustern. Just then country from the arbitrary conduct Company Sergt. Major Harris, President.
the On Lee struck the Sui Tai abrenat of the majority party, the Constitu-Sergt. Allison, Secretary, and Sergeants
of the funnel at an angle of about Owana and Fletcher.
By the Magistrate: The On Tues By far the greatest obstacle to the
prepared to grant ration allowance to all appeared to be going full speed Chinese in the Straits Settlements are European soldiers on the married establishe Okuma Cabinet will come from the about to send 3,40 sofina back to Cantonment on the special recommendation of the away and the On Ive crossed her Witness added the Sui Tai fəll JAPAN has been represented by two which occupies 199 seats out of 381 their native soil. The Canton Government, responsible that the allowance is utilized
opposition of the Constitutional party, to give their friends or relatives a burni in Commanding Ofoer, who is strictly bows into the starboard channel. powerful "class"; but Count Obama, seats in the lower house. Even if the however, will not permit them to enter for the family concerted the new Premier, belongs to neither. Count succeeds in rallying under his its ports without an examination of the He is not, as the Literary Digest standard all the minor political conteule, as it desires to prevent the rebels points out, even one of the elder factions, Kokuminto, Doshi-kai. Chu- from taking this opportunity to smuggle in Spaniard who had devited his life to the them in bame at least he does no forces in the house will be smaller documents Bills of lading for cotine possessed of the lies that he is a reincar-
Asked by Mr. Steavenson if he should be closelys prepared, giving the nation of Cervantes here. He hired a molo, heard any shouting from the On Lee head any political party, and n
than those of the opposition party. zes and addresses of the receiving says the Gaulois, and, securing a rusty old to alter his course witness said "Not majority in Parliament are against The forecast by the Japanese editors parties. The Tang Wah Hospital in Hong-lance and a fireman's helmet, he started on but there were the usual Chinese: him. Yet he was suminoned by the is that Count Okuma will have to kong will it the Chatou authorities, his adventure. On the way he met an olsen. Mikado to take up the reins of dissolve the house and appeal directly when the consignment of ootilas arrive at itinerant potter, whom he endeavored to
In cross-examination witness said Government at the age of seventy-six, to the people in a general election.
Hongkong for retransportation Inland. No permade was really Sancho Panza. Bot he did hot hear through a mega. coffic will be allowed to proceed inland the potter would have none of it, and "Don phone: Go further to port and after fifteen years of retirement, nud
without special permission from the Canton Quixots" began to beisbour him. After allow of more room. The On Leo has succeeded in forming a cabinet
a desperate fight the bellicoss knight was in the circumstances should have Government-Straite Echo.
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Ho did not see much of the Shun Lee coming down but he noticed the On Lee port away to give the Shun Lee room to pass. Witness beard no helm signal or signal or any sort; he
Price 40 Cents statesman"s in fact, he denounces retros, this on Doshirkati, Chitrarian, et litious Berature, or forbidden stady of "Don Qoizote, lately became certainly would have done had is been
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The very fact that Count Okuma steps Diocesan Echool and Orphanage, wao Is Mr. H. Bykos, senior master of the GREAT REDUCTIONS IN into the political arena free from the gaing on Home leave, was the recipient en
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The Chinese pilot also gave evi- ministry exceedingly popular and bondmaster of the institution, in making brass 1 Don't take such ruske dose or rater are some of the causes of dishes, she went astor. No other boat gave
VERBATING, change in the tem-dence supporting the prosecution.
pecatáre, woripe, frost, and impure The Sui Tai gave three blasts en enlist for him the sympathy of the the presentations, eulogised bewertices two ill cure you balore, a doctor could Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea masses. When the veteran statesman with the school and spoke of his popularity in the most severs and dangerous cases, promptly or sils by all Cheralsts and
of Mr. Sykes during his long connection sthly be called, and it never fulls ever, Remedy cures those bowel distance sommons was adjgamed until re Mesh Chan obered the imperial order to organize with the students.
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