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badly-equipped schools where, if the may even make our Chinese friends and education WAR not all that could be commercial contemporaries incline desired, the children were taught the more friendly ear to the propoval; at religious tenets to which so many ofleust We hope so. Assuming that the thoir elders
It JUDGE made attached importance.
no mistake in declaring a. difficult question to tackle, and that the eight witnesses who swore to perhaps because of its difficulties legislators the partnership-all wou of eminence in hesitated to attempt a solution. However, native business circles-were guilty of the last Government apparently felt that agrant conspiracy and the most. the intolerable state of affaire must be corrupt perjury," there is another feature of remedied, and so the Education Act of the case which has to be viewed with 1902 was introduced and poems after satisfaction. It is notorious that the keen parliamentary struggle. Even its most Chinaman has very little respect for the sanguina supporters could hardly claim that foreign oath, and, if memory may be relied the Act was a perfect one, but it certainly on, it is not so long since a Judge com- hore the impress of an honest attempt plained that it was impossible to get the one of the thorniest problems truth out of Chinese witnesses. The value BULL DOG BRAND with which any Parliament has and to deal. of an outh, as some foreigners still see it, It introduced a cystem where none existed, may never app:û to Chiness witnesses, but It en-ordinated both elementary and higher this recant example of wholesome severity education, and it placed all the schools should have its effect in helping such wit-
nesses to remember the possible conse under one authority. Of course the Noncon- formists did not like the Act. But neither quences of false testimony. It is evident did the parish priests. The Nonconformists that Sir Francis Proper has in his short term of office been made to realise this felt they had a grievance in having, as
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On April 4th, at Shanghai, Boon KinxHOPE, On April 4th, at Shanghai, ARCHIBALD PAIN NAZER, eldest son of the late Jons SreWANT
Tientsin, to AGNES MOPVAT.
for teacher-leads us to hope that, provided due consideration is extended- to those who have at considerable and supported pereunal outlay built schools for the education of their children in the way that they desired, the nmendment
dificulty assouding the wiministration of justice in this Calony; and in the unusual stap ho took to guard against trickory— that of dementing statements of fact to be prepared and sealed in advance of the hear. ing-there was a reflection of the judgment of SOLOMON. Human nature should count
for us much as hoary precedents, and the
most enccessful judges are they who study man as well as lus. The expadient of His Honour on this occasion may appear ton obvious and simple for extravagant cont mendation; but there is no doubt it is an
innovation which will strongly impress the Chinese intellect. Oltmen who may have been wont to laugh at the easy eredulity of foreign judges will tell their sons with gusto bow "que at least was too wideawake to suffer clever mendacity impolently. It will become a tradition. That is one viruse or idiosyncracy of the Chinese inr; he can appreciate the superior artfulness that exposes him.
who profest, mendaciously but with touching fervour, have often been known to the amusenient when detection could no longer be staval off. To return to the material issue, there will always be attempts at deception, oven with registration; but registration world place us in a better position to deal with
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A row of Chinese shops and a theatre were burned out at Shanghai on April 4th. It was one of the most destructive äres experienced for some time.
The British Government his assured depulation that it would grant old-age pensions if it had the money, but, maid Mr. Asquith, there was no available fund at present, and lin saw no prospect of cus.
Mr. J. Keir-Hardin, the lender of the Independent Parliamentary Labour Party, has obtained the adhesion of the bulk of the Labourities, many Nationalista, and utters to an arrangement by which they agree to abstain from alcoholic drinks whils the House of Commons is sitting.
The Chinese Minister to Franco raports that four of the Chinese students now staying in Paris are writing revolutionary actinks for tho
Franch novapaques, and ho asks that the pro- vine's supporting them bs instructed to disen inue the sapp.et; the men are Cantonese.
There is a report that Sir Claude MacDonald will retire from Tokyo in spteber and to succeeded by Lord Rødesdale, who, as Mr. A, B. Mitford, was an attaché at Tokyo before the Restoration. Lord Redesdale's "Tales of Old
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ACTIVITY OF MOUNT VESUVIUS.
APPALLING LOSS OF LIFE,
LONDON, April 11th. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has ocensioned 200 deaths.
(Siraise Times Sørvice.)
SINGAPORE TELEGRAMS.
London, April 2nd. It transpires that the Colonial Office people by telegraph stopped the expedition against the Muselis of Bense, in Nigeria, pending the receipt of fuller information.
The expedition was ultimately permitted to proceed, but
but the outbreak in Sokoto in February becersitated its recall.
Sir E. Gray,
Sir H. Fowler, and Messrs. Morley, Haldene, and Asquith were absent during
the divisiniz on Mr. Hudson's Bill, but
the other Caliuat Ministers were prosent sad
voted in favour of the Bill.
A court-martial has acquitted the Captain of the French erniser Sally, which was lost
of Endo-Chins on the 7th of February.
1395 (P 19.5).
The market at Naples has collapsed through the weight of Vesuvius ashes, 150 people being buried in the ruins.wxcited Persian fanatics has demolished the
plagus hospital af. Seistuu.
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EDUCATION IN GREAT
BRITAIN.
MINISTERIAL BILL SHOULD PLEASE
PASSIVE RESISTERS.
LONDON, April 10th. The Education Bill introduced by
Japa for a clasio among foreign litera Mr. Augustine Bireli, President of about Ispan.
the Board of Education, provides for priblie control of all schools, strictly
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have given personal instructions to the Grand Council that in future any Lolegrare or
meorists from the provinces ia convection with anti-Christian troubles must be submitted to them at ones without any delay. It ha
evidently been the custom to hold them back.
-It is stated that H.E. Sheng Kune-pao las proposal a scheme to the Chiness Throne in which it is suggested that a largo loan, or several loans from foreign countries, i woude, and the proceeds be devoted entirely to the redemption of railways now under control, or pledged to foreigners. The proposal, we understand, has been turned me to H.E. Tang Stacyi, Vice-
President of the Waiwapo, for decision,
It is stated in Shanghai mandario circles that a large Naval Academy in to be established KOOD at Woosung, se s training school for cadets of the combined Peiysag and Nanyang equadrous. As to the organising of a sea-going set composed of battleships and armoured era sora, commensurato in number to the dignity of the Empire, the question has bud to be deferred for the time being owing to the want of adequate funda.
The Boa match in the Soldiers' Club football
shield will be played on the Hongkong Football Club'e ground at Happy Valler this afternoon, the competitors being the Royal Engineers and the West Kents. Mann, Henwood, Beardmore, Hamblin, Kinuwar, J. Amptlett, Turner, Ogle, Yesterday's record, two euses, brings Heater, G. Axplatt and Davies will play for plague total to 138 euses.
the Engineers, while the Konts' team will be composed of Watling, Thompson, Adams Light, Edwards, Muskett, Trevaus, Byford, Ogle, Teris, and Jones,
The English Mail of the 19th March was delivered in London on the 7th inst:
Mr. Sin Tak-fon at Mr. Lammert's sale rooms yesterday -cured the properties kaowa xe Nos. 349, 351, and 353, Das Voux Road, the respective prices being 88,501, $9,360, and 39,100.
Information reached Hongkong yesterday that the fumer M. Strave, for which Mossrs. Siemssen 'and Co, are the incal agents, which struck on a zack near Ochsen Island, between Amoy and Fonchies, bas herome a total wreck. The concart which Mr. George Grimble had
next, the 17th inst., has been postponed, in view
H
A public library, known as the Teikoku Zuphokean, has been opened in Tokyo. This library was first designed to SATYB #& memorial of Japan's sistories in the war with Chius, remarks the Japan Mail, but its con- struction has proceeded so slowly that it is only to-day that it can be oponed and even now it is by no means complete. The main building is fur stories high and the building set apart for the staring of books with stories high. The cost of thin stricture is stated to be 32000 yan. The Nippon says the Library will now secre un a
undenominational teaching, and for the abolition of religious tests of
teachers.
VESUVIUS VIOLENT AGAIN.
ITALIAN MONARCHS IN PERIT.
LONDON, April 10th. After a temporary abatement, Vesu- vius is again in violent eruption. Fresh outpourings of lava are cuing wholesale destruction.
A telegram from Toberan has been published in St. Petersburg, to the effect that a crowd of
They be the British Consul and Doctor with sticks.
The Prince of Wales.hus presented colours to the Inniskilling Fusiliers al Cairo
Ata.
a. by-el ction at Leicester, the Liberal canalidate Thomassen defeated the Unionist candidato, Sir J. F. L. R lleston, by 10,766 to 7,208 votes
The rescued miners at Courrieros subsisted also on decomposing forsoolesh and hai un sleep for three weeks. They are now suffering from
pornine poisoning.
The re-ignation at the Govorany-Genersi of
Finland has not been scrupted by the Czar.
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. at Cairo states that the withdrawal of the Turks from the dispated territory near Akalah har begun.
The Morocco Conference has decided that
Spaniards shall control the palico at Tetuan and
Laraiche.
The French will control the polica al Moga- dor, Sali, Mazagun and Esbat."
A mixed Franco-Spanish control over the police at Casablanca bas been arrange i foṛ.
The news of this settlement was received with feelings of rali £
Britain thought, that the Germon object was to secure one or more ports in Morocco as to gain a footing on the Mediterranean Sea. That plan has bo thwarted.
Yet. Franon's diplomatic triamph has been
'infernationalization in Morocco affairs.
marred by her accepinner of the principle of
threat-Franch entente" has been thoroughly testad.
The King and Queen of Italy, following their sympathetic custom, have been visiting the people in the devastated districts. They narrowly escaped injury by descending scoria:.' THE STRANDING OF H.M.S. DONEGAL.
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VERDICT OF NAVAL COURT.
LONDON, April 10th. The captain and three Leutenants of H.M.S. Donegal have been found guilty of negligence in connection with the stranding of that armoured craiser.
Lieut. Jones was dismissed, the others reprimanded.
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THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS.
LONDON, April 9th. Vesuvics is a sublime spectacle. Naples is several inches deep in ashes. Several chicks of earthquako hive occurred. Several
On the other hand, the strength of the Anglo-
Russin's staunchness *R Frauen's strengthens the hope of an Anglo-Russian "ontente."
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BRITISH STEAMSHIPS AND FOREIGN FREIGHTS.
XAZER, Shanghai, to ALICE MARY, only daughter will introduce a happier era for England. proposed to give at the City Hall on Tuesday memorial of two great wars Compared with people have been killed by the collapse of him the necessity for same steps being taken
of the late AuzY. MACCALLUM, of Shanghai.
DEATHS.
On March 31st, at Vladivostok (of heart lista:o), M. TELF-DEuo, of Shanghai, ages 58 years.
On April 4th, at Shanghai, suddenly, Wiza Bruz, aged 40 years.
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of a concert having boon previously arranged for the same week under the suspices of the Y.M.C.A.
the magnificent libraries of the West, it seems to the Nippon very lusignificant, but Japan is only just beginning to feel the value of such
At the 46th annual meeting of the Associa- tion of Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Goodman (Birmingham) moral, That this association is of opinion that the preferential treatment. accorded by British steamship companies to foreiga freight-particularly in connection with shipments to South Afrien, Australia, and New compordial Zealand is injurious to the interests of the United Kingdom; and that the President of the Board of Trade be asked to receive a deputation on the subject to urge upon to secure equality of treatment for British ship- which houses at San Giuseppe and San Giovani. pers." He said the White Star Line, No one, unless he be blinded by denomina
Streams of lava twenty feet high and six
Toyo Tas under British masnugolasné, part of an American combine, but which tional jealousy will insist that religionists,
hundred feet wide have submerged Bocco-conveyed merchandise from New York to however broad-minded they may consider
Sydney with transshipment at Liverpool, at trecasse and are invading Torre Annunziato, rates varying from 15. tu 208. per ton, while by themselves, are the proper parties to have
The Hongkong Volunteer Rifle Association By kind permission of Lt-Col, Aitkin flowing at the rate of half a mile an hour; the same steamer British guods shipped at Liverpool were charged at rates varying from has a shooting meeting at Easter, the competicers the Bond of the 118th Infantry will another seven foot streami is traversing and 3 to 42s. 6d. per ton. This gave a material control of the education of the young. It is a question for the State,
On the tica to be for four silver caps presented by Mr. play the following programme of music, at the collapsing buildings at Oltajana, where preference le American goods and inficted an efficoney of its citizers in all departments J. Orange and Mr. Turner for the four highest King Edward Hotel during dinner, on Thure-twelve inches of ashes have fallen. The injury on British trade. depends its existence and position among aggregate scores at 200 and 500 yards during day, the 12th April, 1996 (weather permis-Duke D'Aosta has assumed command of the motion, which was adopted. the nations of the world, and this can only be the four days' shooting. secured by a system of education, free from haphazard methods and thoroughly effi- citat. Therefore it is eminently satisfactory to read that it is proposed to put all schools under publie contral.
The establishment
of andenominational teaching is a necessary
institutions as pubtie libraries.
ting):-- Mareh
The German steamer Decima, wrocked off Üverture Haiden Island, was yesterday afternoon offered for sale by Mr. G. F. Lazamort, auctioneer, ut the sale rooms, Daddell Street, and was knocked down to Mr. Sai Hing for $225, who also purchased the 1,000 tons of coal, in her for $25.
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troops for maintaining order. All steamers Fiotow have steam up in readiness for emergencies, Wheeler and un Italian squadron has been ordered Pisuti to Naples, to be at the disposal of the Duke. Two warships are removing the inhabitants from Torre del Necco.
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"Faust Up-to-Data," THE news conveyed in our exclusive
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hers Wath,” New Dance..." The Chuřolstha," telegram, published by "extra" yesterday and reprinted this morning, of a bill to
Dinner Maxe.-Hors D'Œuvron-Caviure on
"Fish Toast Soups-Chowder and Beef Tea amend the much debated Education Acts
Boiled and Egg Sance. Entrees-Eolled Chicken of 1902-03 will ust come as a surprise to corollary, and while it will be displeasing
A meeting of a large and influential section of and Piquante Bauce, Lamb Chop Cutlets and Mashed Potatoes, Pate-de-fui-gras e Anpic. the Chinese community of Singapore was haldarry-Forced Leat. Joints Roast Leg of Veal, those who have been following the trend of to those who are above all else sectarians,
at the Tung Chi I Yuca (Chinese Hospital) on Reast Turkey and Ham. Cold, Meats-Corned events in Britain during the last three it will be welcomed as an act of common
March 31st and a resolution was nanimously Beef, Wild Duck, Salad-lectroot. Vegetables Boiled Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Green Peus, that period the sectarian fairuess which may lead to a better under-adopted to form a Chinese Chamber of Com-Cabbage Boiled Rice. Extremets Plum Pud In уваги. jealousies which have always been associated struding all round. The same applies to merce a Singapore with the object of affording ding.offee Ice Cream and Finger Cakes. Jun in England with the discussion of the the abolition of religious tests for teachers, ite members the benefits of such un iuxtitution. Tart. Fruit. Cheers. Ten Coffee. Preserved education question lave become more acute, which were quite unnecessary, and though to The grumbling and dissatisfaction which the Bill just introduced is certain occasionally found expression under the old undergo considerable change before it passes regime developed into open hostility when both Houses of Parliament, it is to be 'buped the Education Act was passed. Heated that it will make unnecessary any future
The fund for a new organ for St. Peter's Church, West Point, is being augmented, bal very slowly, and it is hoped that the encurt ter morrow (Good Friday) may bring the choir nearer to the object of their hopes. Assisted by friends, they me giving one of Farmer's
Ginger.
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(N.-C. Daily News Service.)
A CONCESSION TO RUSSIA.
Peking, April 42le. The Waiwapu lias, after consultation with Viceroy Yuan Baik-kai, cou cuted to Rassin's connecting her telegraph lines with the Chinese lines at Kashugal (P), a concession which Russia has been demanding for some time past,
DECORATING THE PRINCELY VISITOR.
Tokyo, April 4th.
The Grand Cordon of the Chrysanthemum
argument and aerimonieus debate became tinkerings with the substantial structure of pantatus, "Christ and His Soldiers," at 7.30 vallaga" wae his watchword, and perhaps bad has been cuaforred on the Prince of Udino,
p.m.
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STRIKE IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE.
Tokyo, April 4th. The workmen on the Japun ddvertiser have gene on strike.
The Swatow correspondout of the N.-C. Daily Nowe says - Visitors to the port, and especially seafarers, will hear with regist of the death of the genin pilot, Captain O'Sullivan. Irishman in every word and action, "Faugh a
something to do with his death. He, and the the order of the day. The toleration education laid in 1902 and 1903.
other pilot, had been staging out at the Cape towards which the spirit of the age was
The Exhibition of Arts and Crafts to be held of Good Hops light, waiting for steamers, tending was checked, and rampant bigotry TBose "JoB's comforters" who say "I and intolerance once more stalked the land. told you so" are deservedly unpopular; but a the City Hall at the end of October next the 15th, in bitter weather and a heavy sea, be will be under the patronage of His Excelleney started for homa to keep his birthday on shore. Admittedly, the state of education in in referring to the recently decided partner the Governor, who will open the Exhibition. When bis bost had covered part of the way she England before the passing of these Acts ship case at the Bongkong Supreme Court The Committed has been at work for some
was capsized. The other pilot at once set out was most unsatisfactory. Compared with we hope to be absolved from all such time past drawing up rules and waking to his help, and lost some time owing to tas
Peking, April 5th. At present the unwillingness of his crew to face the sea that In consequence of the pressure by Chins, the thoac in other advanced countries-even pettiness if we venture to lil the case as preliminary arrangements.
Committee consists of Mrs. Brewin, Mrs.
was rapping. When they got to the epot they Russo-Chiness negotiations were rasumed a few that in Scotland itself--the system in ons tending to confirm the impression we Marchant, Mrs. Hailey, Mrs. Trenchard Davis, found that the Captain and two of his men had days since. England was very much behind the times, have so often tried to strengthen, that no Miss Bowlay, Mr. C. Gale, Mr. Ram, Mr. Bird, disappeared. The body has been recovered two in fact, there was no system worthy of the matter bow difficult the side-issues way be, Mr. Saylo and Captain Marelaat ze honorary
weeks after the disaster. We shall miss him at All the arrangements Double Island this summer; tough and bluff as name The Education Act of 1970 had this community should take a firmer stand secretary and treasurer.
a sailor, Nationalist of the greenest as befitted proved a failure. The people apparently dis. with regard to the registration of Chinese made, with rules for exhibitors, will be widely trusted the school boards, and, inßuenced partnerships. The salutary lesson taught ciroulated by the Committee, whose whole relative of T. D. Sullivan, but a gentleman, the late agistrata Chiang of Nanchang and,
will be to make the Exhibition worthy and a kind neighbour.
by denominationaliers, adhered to the by His Honour Sir FRANCIN PIGGOTT
of the Colony.
THE RUSSO-CHINESE NEGOTIATIONS.
A NECESSARY DEMAND.
Peking, April 5th. The French Minister has requested the Wai- wup to yobibit the taking of photographs of
the insertion of such in the papers.
Mr. Cope (Wolverhampton) seconded' the
THE AMERICAN BOYCOTT IN CHINA.
Beyond doubt, Secretary Rost has received alarming reports from our Consals in China, of sort to wake him and the President anrions about the situation in that country, says the Nation of New York.
The attitude of the American Government, in brief, is one of distrust and contempt, and smacks of the same spirit which makes the average American look apon every Chinaman as an anderfed and overworked laundryman, to bo kicked or stound if the policeman's back is turned. To montes China is the wrong way to go about it. To the intense bitterunas with which allay Americans are regarded in China, Congress must do justion to the Chinese nation; must adopt a treaty dealing with her sub- jects as with those of any other nation. She wants the assurance that her travellers will not be maltreated at American doors; that the shola
Chinese
population of a city
like Boston shall not again he created in ʼn body, und shamelessly imprisoned under conditions resem bling thess of the Black Hole of Calcutta, that her enbjects shall not be excluded when emigrants from Bohemia and Hungary and Russia are freely admitted. Failing these healing measures, there will not for years be cordial relations between the two countries. And if American troops are again landed in China they will be opposed with a hatred more intense than that of 1900, and born of enntelousness of having suffered great injustice at the former's hands,
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LATEST STE MER MOVEMENTS.
The steamor Benalder from Antwerp and London left Singapore on the 10th inst. for this port.
The steamer Kutsang from Calcutta and the Staite left Singapore on 10th inst, and may be expected here on 15th inst. a m.
The NY.H. str., Kamane Maru, loft Rebe via Moji and Nagasaki on the lith inst., and is arpacted bere on the 17th inst.