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it appears to me unstable as
On page & to day there a spears an avide by TELEGRAMS. Hongkong writer, who informs the genug. men of England that with a capital of £3,000
yong. We do not ray and the statement in oxaggerated."
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CHANGE OF RUSSIAN PLENIPOTENTIARIES..
LONDON, 13th July.
The Daily Telegraph reports that M. de Witte has been appointed-fo replice M. Muravieff as one of the
Russian representatives" at the Peace' Conference.
This, it is pointed out, considerably the American Legation at Peking as Bearstary brightens the outlook forda peaceful
M WA. Pontius has been appointed fròm
and Interproter to the America Consulate in Tientsin. Mr. Poutins is well known nul popular in Peking, and his advancemont cansad general satisfaction. Mr W. P. Hụl, one of his confréres in Peking, has been pos d to the American Consulate &t Hankow.
The Singapore Free Press maya-Bons of us noticed a jackoy at the last Sing spara muting give a korse a crus) blow with the butt of his riding whip, on rotaruing from a raz which ke lost. Two jockeys who dil a' similer thing at Sandown Park Races on April 29 were said, non at Kingston-on-Thames for cruelly ill- rating horas. A conviction and fine followed in each case, and the precadent should deter athere, in a moment of disappoint and ill- temper. from following their example,
By kind permission of Lieut-CoL Q, H, V.
quired marching geât cat help any mun & save his country better, as soldier or otherwise. There are other things, Int have said enough to show that there is, per hops, gase for "rock and kettle" quei
ti Ett Half, P. R Alanis has head carolled ations. After all, it depends a goid deal on phraseology. The German says "Looks atm-mber, and Gr. J. E. Cisirs has been for any length of time thery isca tendency 4 hefore you leap," and spids a great ileal of struck off the strongèli, toward the weakening of animated perio- thought and energy in his army. The ism, we should have been willing, prior to Briton says “Take to thought for the more 1899, if not to admit the justice of this row," or colloquially, “Dan't worry." He comment, at least to disenss it academically, has made many blanders, and paid often But we had the privilege of living in that for his carelessness, no doubt, but the fateful year, and of learning some of its methodical German cannot ba anid to be lessons. No scituce is complete in itself: far ahead of him, in point of actual results. one philosophy hangs upon another: and Max Senxinr said, addressing Jars Bun there are psychological data to be saken four years ago, "Hurdly oner, since I have into account that would turn all such known you, have you eaters-1 upon any big generalisations into subjects for mirth. undertaking without, at
usat, An instinct may be dormisit without being committing blunders which would have atribuud; and the years '99 et wey, slowed brought shame, if not raia, upon any other oglusively that in the makeup of the people; yet you scarcely know has to blush, English people the horehty passions of save at the behaviour of your neighbours; af and certainly you ira wat ruined" The it lies patriotism, of martial enthusiasm, national esprit de corps, still retain ed are ours, and they indicats the important their own sung quarters. No need to bell point. Tord Rupeers has croaked" with a “A German Resident" of the wou lerin 1 purpose, a justiäuble éxaggeration, 40,4 evincement of those qualities that marked whose naval criticism, by the way, is jeered th period mammel: suffice it to say there at by The Fḥgi, “ cranked," like may other was ample to justify an emphatic affirmative critics, peme "it is his valure to
his query concerning Inilia. He can: Although it is not in mortals to command tinues: "You know that they would want success, quid all these crifigs unile, in saying peace at any price, and your statesien, that the British have not deserved it, yet, judging from their cereat record, would find they Ive to admit, that a colorable imita hainanitarian excuses for the most shamefultion of success has fallen Great Britain's of surrenders, and protend that they had way. To quote flere Schmide again, he hoisted the white flag out of sheer maguan- says "I have never ceased to be staggered imity The words we inve italicis d have your long immunity from this natural no meaning for us, unless they refer to the consequences of your persistent carelessness outrages the British people have recently and stupidity. That long immunity sug gests the possibility, the lare possibility, andured at the hands of Russia. If those he meant, the German critic answers sothe of his own questions, for the “unpatriolic and peace at any price" people did There were. lustily sound the call to arms. however, reasons for patience that should have been patent, enough. To ding in TO France, as impatience inevitably would have dane, might have seemed good to this critic, as it would also to the often ding Power. f is not lack of patriotism, or shameful." | August. indifference to what happened, that helps the British public to recognise now that the policy of Mr. BALFOUR and Lord Lans- DOWNE was good. No doubt the Jon Byra family does in same things, dereire itself. If Lord Rovers he right, when a describes the British army as unft and unready, and if “C.B." of the Daily Graphic be right, when he comtemins the uns of the nuvy, then it may be true, as A German Resident" ways, that your power of self-deception at times approaches the marvellous; but, unfortunately for yourselves, you are not the only power in the world, and there are nativas on. the Continent which are not deceived by your audacious make-believes but which see you As you really are.". In one particular, the erit lays himself open to some rejoinders that we wish to put as gently and as
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kosakond, JULY 14TH, 1905. Ir is not enough to take criticsims-unfav ourable and unflattering criticisms-good
Juck.
Pries, D.S.O., and Offers 129th Balash is the and of the Regiment will play the following programme at the United Service Recreation Club, Kowloon, commencing at 5 pm. (eather permitting -. bertuk Polka Mazurka
Song
Valge
French Comely"........ Koler Belo ****... Faust Liod Cute macht“. Azalien
Abt. "The Belle of New York"
Gustavo Kerker ......"The Flower Show "...... C. Coote
settlement.
ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE
PRINCESS OF WALES.
Loxnox, July 12. II.R.H, the Princess of Wales has
given birth to a SOFT.
HEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, July 12.
A heat wave is being experienced
A DANGEROUS AND UNLAWFUL
CARGO.
At the instares of Inspector Macdonald, throo seamen on board fishing junk No. 3,181 were chargail before Mr. F. A. Eveland at the Police Court yesterday with being in possession of 71 cattios of gunpowder and three bates of cartridges without a pormit from the Captain Superintendent of Polica also that while. having the sail, explosives on board. together with dynamite fuses and detonators, they did anchor their boat within 50) gards of "nther. boats. Detective Choung Cheong testified as touring the junk and finding the amount
tion rouceled fu different parts,
The first defqudunt ipformad His Worship that he know nothing about thà mitter, and. the mustar of the jouk had gone away,
His Worship-Do you wish for an oppor-
tauity of producing the master,
Dofes·lant--No.
have to couriet you. Do you now want an His Worship-If he is not produced I sball'
opportunity?
Defondaut No. I have nothing to my in the stler, only that the mister went away as soon as the boat arrived in port. -
The and defendant said he was a friend of the master's, and was taking rice on board when he was arrested; while the third ssid that he was a servant, and had no knowledge of the cargo the jouk was carrying.
is Worship, to the first defendant-I will give you ons lust channe. Do you wish to. proques the master?
Defendant-No, I cannot Und him, The case was rewanded until to-day.
ABOUT SANDOW.
The "show" of Mr. Bandow, of physical
in England; and many deaths have culture famo, although entertaining enough. resulted.
REUTERS RVICE.]
THE MOROCCO QUESTION.
LONDON, 11th July, The French newspapers are satisfied with the Morocco agreement. as tocminating the most
is something more than a more entertainment? and we find that its advent in Hongkong is being cagorly looked for by all classes of soldiers, sailors, and civilians.
Mr. Sundow and Company are on the German nail steamer Prins Heinrich, and are to open
positively in the City Hall on Wednesday night. the 19th instant. Plans are already
Piano Co.-
however. attempt to blink the fact that France
It is interesting to note that the claim of has made heavy concessions.
Hasar, the Polish strong mat, who B. San-
of Court. The agent-in-advance informs as THE PROPOSED KING OF NORWAY.dow dismissed at Penang, has been settled ont LONDON, 11th July, that £75 was paid, so that the party should not Prince Charles of Denmark has been proposed suffer from the law's delays at Singapore. as King of Norway. PRINCE ARISUGAWA'S DEPARTURE
| Lint perimps the state of things is not seances “flungarian "........ G. Coste serious crisis of the last 35 years. They do not "pen for booking at the office of the Robinson
porilone as the clies make out, and they
Regard ng the sitan ion at the sad of the war JOHN BULA's stupidity is more on the
the Chicago Tribune says what a good many surface than deep down. It daunot all be Americans have been thinking. It marks that, if any Canossian nation had scored the triumphs which Japan has achieved in the last Yesterday's phigae list racorded the 238th 18 months, there would be no living on the same planot with that nation. The rest of the world, would have to combine and thrash it cause its boasting would be unendurable. It remains to be seen, says the Chicago Tribune, whether the Mongal will rise as superior to the Cancasian in triumph, as to undoubtedly -Toes hi adversity.
case.
Mr. Irvin Kew, who left the Colony 1st Lo study dentistry at Harvard University, has successfully passed all his first year's xizations.
The State Fire Insargnes Ca, of Liverpool, rough its local agents, Messrs. W. G. Humphreys and Co. is distribating a very net
drtisment in the shape of a stal-game knife.
Clarke and constables Finneman and Gibson after niko months' fears. A new ember for the force who arrived by the same boat, was
A coolie entered house No. 129 Priya East early yesterday morning, and was departing with a bell out a look when the mistress disturbed, and seized him. Ho put up a
The P. and 0.9.8 Coronavidel which arrive desperate fight for liberty, and was giving his the hall when assistance arrival, and he was today from England, brought back Sergeantat rome nasty kupoks on the head with handed over to Police Sergeant Lee Charged b-fore Mr. G. N. Orms of the Police Court yesterday In was sentenced to six waske hard inbour, six hours stocks, twelve strokes of the birch, and recommended for banishment on the expiration of his sentence.
sworn in at the Magistracy this morning.
The national conference of Old Gerua Boptiets meeting in ludianapolis poised a re- solution that all members of the aburch should gire ap using the telephone, which was des
ribed as a device of Satan, which makes people lazy and the use of which is not mar raated by Scripture.
"The report of the directors of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society mays the nett premium income for the year ending 3LM December, 1904, amounted to £1,173,072, 176.4.. The losses (paid and antstanding), inclusira of those arising from the anflagration at Baltimore and Toronto, ware £752,467, 19:11d.
FROM ENGLAND.
LONDON, 11th July. The departure of Prisen Arisugawa from Southampton was on tapasing speet klo. The Preussen, Aying the Japanese Itaporial fing, left at 1.p.ut, whon a Royal saluta was fired. Six destroyers fring the Japanese naval Mag escorled the Preussen.
Renter's representative on board the Preussen emphasizing the heartiness of the welcome to received a message for the nation from dapan, England, which His Majesty said cannot but increase the happy relations between the peoples and the courts. The feeling uniting the two nations was not merely the anteme of the alliance, to whatever degree flist alliaues may attain, mt it sprang from the hearts of both peoples.
THEFATSHAN" STABBING
AFFAIR.
The ss. Faishan having arrived from Canton, wo are informed that the stabbing incident
sa firat accounts fade it appear.
The wounded man did not die.
CIVIS BRITANNICUS SUM
"The Sydney Trade Review says "It was remarkable how kesin business men gave their time to attend the various functions". ia con- nection with the stabration, for the first tima in New South Walos, of “Empire Day." A. particularly sxccessful assembly was that at the Royal Exchange. prosided over by the President of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce. We gather from the report that it was au object lesion of the unity of the Empire. The Empire would endure as long as its coloutes agent for Canada in a speech said the British Palled together. Decay was talked of a century ago, but its trade and commerce bad grown twelve times sincs, and its fanciul power sixteen times; and it was growing still, Throughout Australia, it appears, there was no Jingoism," only patriotic pride at participa tion in s great Empire.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.
Li Kwai, a fok in the employ of the Kwong Hing firm, of No.358 Sai-yuen Lane, was charged before Mr. G. N. Orms at the Police Court
embezzling and stealing a sum of $50, money of the said firm.
inoffensively as we possibly can, for though representing the American Asialic Association, being 414 per cent of the premiums. After reported in our precious issue was not so serions yesterday with feloniously and fraudulently
President Roosevelt "receirud a delegation
to whom he declare i his intention of exerting his pqwete the utmost to promote Amarie su“ abject with the departmental officials con- curncú. The delegation arged that the Chinese exclusion laws should be less rigidly enforced.
setting usile one-third of the premiums (£591:924) as a resorve against liabilities on
Hu was
temperedly. To do so is often a distinguish his nationals, and we would not soare away trade in China, and promised to takes up the policies not run off, the balance at the credit of bandaged and removed to the American hospital, office) prosecuted and Mr. C. E, Bearis (of
we cannot agree with all bis criticisms, we have derive profit from older comments by
ing. mark of a man of sense; but the candid critics by any display of temper auch superior man, with even more intelligence, as we regret to have observed in some is be who takes them seriously into con quarters. Herr MAX Scumint, for instance, sideration, forever putting the formula: the author of "Happy-go-lucky Jand" It airy be true. Is it?" The saying, was a critic, we could not well have spareil. “Take-all mou's censure, but reserve your Indeed, the unkindest thing we have to say judgment," may be well amended by the to " A German Resident" is that he appeara deletion of the ward" reserve" and the sub-to have drawn rather freely upon bis pre stitution of the word "use." This short decessor, and to have added a cercaiu preamble we consider necessary before ven- quality of senthingness all bis own, Nous turing to deal with a criticism which has revenons. This Entest critic appears to be set some of our contemporaries in Great naware, when comparing the Gorman Britain busily to work ruking their diction- military system with the British, that aries for recriminatory words.
of the stock arguments of the opponents of conscription is that seription and patriotism do not, like littla birds in their nests, agree. 11e dwelle upon the fact that his nationals are taught to serve their country, taught the iraport ance of it as a duty, and in the same breath mentions that the reward of diligent students
ond
COB--
'Mrs. Blanche Georgina Hunter, wife of Brigade Surgeon Lient-Colonel E. J. Hanser, of the Hants Infantry Volunteer Brigade, died on June 3rd: Mes. Hunter resided in Hong kong for some years before her marriage, when she was Miss Wyatt (daughter of Major General Wyatt, of the 11th Daroushice Regt.) We are informed of the and event by the Portmouth Times of Jane 10th
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The H.KMA. leaflet-says-We learn that
profit and lose account, including the noappro. printed balance, £286981, brought forward from the previous year, is £930,636, out of which au intarit dividend of £2 per share was paid in January last, and a further dividend of.. 2 per share, with the addition of a borns of 1, hue han declared by the board, and will be payable on the 8th of June. The undivided balance, amounting to £275,606, is carried for ward to next year's credit.
MORE DESEKTERS. Seamen Sampson and Hicks of the sailing the Rev. W. E. Godson who, after ten years in ship Adato were charged before Mr. F. A. the Mid China Mission, for whi' he resigned Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday with last year, has been appointed by the New Southwilfully and negligently remaining in the Wales Church Missionary Association to Colony after the departure of their vessel ou Sampson informed His Worship that he saporatend work among the Chinese in that the 10th instant..
country. Mr. Godson hopes to rotura to China
for about a year with a claw to sequiring the would not go back and work on board the ship Cantonese dialect, as it will be chiefly among as he could not stand the treatment he was Cantonese-speaking people that his new work in subjected to Australia will be.
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Hicka said the same, and stated that he WAS marked all over the body through assaults he had seen the Harbour Master, who informed him that he had nothing to do with it.
His Worship --Why didn't you come and see
had received from the officers of the vessel, Ha
and is we are told, likely to recover.
The stabbing is understood to have been done while the injured pan was struggling to recover his money from the thief, just as the 8.4 Fotskan was approaching the wharf at Canton. A SHREWD GERMAN CRITICISM OF
ENGLAND.
Mr. G. E. Morrell. (of the Crown Solicitor's
Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist) appeared for the defendant.
Mr. Morrell stated that at the beginning of the year the defendant was engaged by the Kwong Hing tiem as buyer and seller. Ho had no authority to collect money, but on three occasions went out and collected certain suudis dge-to-his-employers from other firms.This There is an article in the National toniem was never accounted for, and the defendant which purports to be written by a German was only found out when the managing partner resident in England, and deserves to be read went to collect these sumas and was informed most carefully, especially by the Little Eng-
lauders. It contains a number of home truths that they had been paid to the defendant, who which, however unpleasant they may be, cannot admitted having received them. The defendant was pressed to repay the money, but absconded be denied even by the most purblind among us. Dealing with education, the writer points out
smallest attention
our men
that while the public schools are good, inasmuch four days afterwards, and was not hosed of as they train character, but bad in that they again for some time. After hearing that the neglect intellect. in the primary schools we managing partner of the firm had absconded, be? In the pages of the National Review, “A
to character. Thi consequence is that the nation falls intereraid the money. He went to the shop whils German Resident" of England, dealing
attempt to train intellect without paying the returned to the Colony and stated that he had two halves one which has character the new manager was busy at the goʻlowne, and with Bagland and the English, certainly
the other has mediocre intellectual equip.dant making alterations in the account book. anya. some things calculated to arouse
without full intellectual equipment, while when the munger returned lie found the defen- ment without character. This difference Thesupposed absconded partner, however, turned
of between the two resentment in the bosous of those subjects
the nation inconsistencies of up, and the defendant was arrested... of King BWARD who are not blessed with
explain the apparout the thick skin, or with the mental balance
England why we succeed in India and Egypt, Evidence was led and the case adjourned. where men of character govern, and why we fail
of character aro. we have just postulated as the essential is an exemption from more than one year's
At Queen's Hall, London, on Jane 7th, Mr
at home where.
THE CHINESE "WHO'S WHO?" characteristic of the superiorsman. He has service, and that the penalty for idleness as Lion Sametini, tus celebrated Datch violinist,
powerless before the charactorless mot. The young man or woman in England leaves, the
We have received from Musurs. Kalty & also said some things with which many an extra year of service. Of course, we gave a most successful concert before a very
primary school with no idea of daty, and no knowledge tha
that the position of the epuntry, was Walsh a book which te fally entitled to the Englishney will not be disposed to quarrel, know what he wished to say, but that does, large audience. Although he can hardly b
won by the sacrifices of past g
generations in war as, for example, the criticism of the English not alter the fact that he has said it badly, styled & corions rival to Kabelis, there is no the Police?
doubt that Mr. Sametini's abilities place inim Sampson-We did not know whɔ to soe, so Eduestion in Bugland is free, but it entails description suggested in the above beading, an Public School system, and the educational We are very much
long since It is, however, officially styled "Last of the Hined to agree with in the front rank of musicians of to-day This we went to the Board of Trade.
His Worabip-You should have seen the granted free education, but system generally, some comments on which him when he remarks, "We may not be so young artist first played Brahm's Concerto in
return to serve in the Army, so that of China." It includes a genealogical table of the Imperial Family; and was compiled by the we reproduce elsewhere in our issue of to-good at games as you are, but games are D. (Op. 77) ussisted by the Queen's Hall Police, you will probably now be a charge on the there is no injustice in the arrangement.
Cliness secretaries, H.H.M. Legation, Feking. lay. These things, or things to a like after all, a very unimportant thing in life. Orchestra conducted by Mr. Henry J. Wood. Colony. I will remind the case until to-morrow. Globe.
Another sailor: from this ship was found on
"Since I began to reflect. I have been and corrected to May 31st, 1995, by Mr. S. F. effect, have, often been said of late by Eng-You are mistaking the means for the end." Mr. Sametini's interpretation of this most
difficult work was beautifully rendered. Later one of the hills surrounding Happy Valley by Our British readers should by now be than KIPLING will assent. Then, granting Pathetiqua (Op. 23) for which he was to hospital in a state of starvation.
That is an echo of KIPLING, and to it more in the evening the artist was beard in " Allegro the Police early yesterday morning, and takes oppressed with the injustice done to women, the Mayers, Assistant Chinese Secretary. The He had constraint pat upon their natural aptitudes al English renderings of the mames are alpha- - prepared for the douche of candour which that preparations for military service are accorded such an ovalim that he was induced only had one meal in three days, and was too their faculties generally, much to the degrada-betically arranged, followed, in parallel columns - we propose to repeat, we trust to their better done on Aldershot Common then on to give su encore. Mr. Sametini will be visiting ill to appear at the Police Court yesterday to tion of the race-GEORDE MERELITE in a by the Chinese oues, the province, the degros
answer to the charge preferred against him. amusement, if not to their profit. As for the proverbial playing Belds of Eton," Hongkong later in the year..
lishmen themselves.
no corresponding duties. Gen compels Higher Metropolitan and Provincial Authorities
ita men
• peliturg
Jetter to the sliter of the Cornish Leader,
or office, and then the biographical data.