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such representation as will fairly give effect to the views of the people as a whole; but this still leaves the question how that end is to be attained in any given circumstances tuanswered. The best reply that can be is that that system of representation is desimble which in given circumstances beat enables the people to obtain the enforcement of their views by those who are immediately responsible for
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do so, it will be necessary to make a critical examination of the whole internat administration of the country and to ascertain where it is defective and whers. it can be improved in the direction of representation with a view to the intraduc tion of that system when the country has become ripe for it. This must of necessity be a slow process; and it is also a progess,
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OBITUARY.
LONDON, June 10th. Sir Halliday Macartney is dead, aged 73 years.
LAWN BOWLS.
The return match between the Civil Sorvine and Kowloon Clubs was played on Saturday afternoon. Four rinks too: part in the game, which was 21 beads, but though play ruled avan ! for the first night or nine hunds it was soon seen that victory would rest, with the home t'a m Admittedly the tart was far short of the idea and the ground was rathor tricky. At any rate the visitors did not and it to their liking, sad
POLICE COURT.
Saturday, June 9tb.
BENCE MR. F. A. Hazeland (FirST
POLICE, MAGISTRATE),
OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE. Two Chinese women were charged with obstacting the pollos in the execution of their
From the evidence it appared that a party of excire officers, headed by a European con-
dxiv.
ÆRATED WATER the Government of the country. This, bold to the idea that the government of the look his M.D. degree at the Edinburgh Uni bad to acknowledge defeat by 19 points. The stable, went to search for op um at the house
MANUFACTURERS.
Per doz, inclusive
of bottles.
SODA WATER ...
TONIC WATER...
1.79
Do.
1.90 (Bombay bottles) ... POTASH, SELTZER & B.T. Soda 180
LEMONADE...
1,83
1.80
LITHIA WATER
1.95
GINGER ALE
1.85
SARSAPARILLA
1.95
LEMON SQUASH
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RASPBERRYADE
STONE GINGER BEER..
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to which the Chinese from their instincts Who's Who gives the following particulare are untorttely but little inclined, as they Sir Halliday Macartney was born in 1833. H
versity in 1858; was in the Army Medical Department from 1858 to 1862; served in the Chinese war 1860), and in the war against the Taipings; was director of the Imperial at Nasking till 1876, nad & Knight of the Grand Cross Imperial Order of the Doable Dragon of China, and was created a K.C.M.G. in 1885.)
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country is perfect in principle and that if things occasionally go wrong it is dos to the Celests of individual officials and not to the
yote which they have to administer.
There were eight plagus cases on Saturday all fate!.
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The German Mail of the 9th blay was delivered in London on the 8th inet.
THE ROYAL MARRIAGE FESTIVITIES.
Arsenal
LONDON, June 7th. The Princo and Princess of Wales have
however, is wanifestly a very wide definition and opens the door to vary divergent views as to the degree to which representative institutions are desirable in any given case. The Tsan of Russia, or his most renediamry advisers, would not be disposed to deny that the people, spoɑld be répresented in some way, while the PRESIDENT of the United States would not gainsay the fact that the power this conferral upon ther people must be restrained within certain sistent engineer on the British saotion of the left Madrid. King Alphonso and the Queer, limits. Thus the question always becomes one of practical statesmanship, not ut abstract theory, and the greatest admirers of popular government amat but at times
The Chiness working tailors at Shanghai are feel some misgivings as to the manner in which it principles are applied, Then on strike for a rise of sixty cast a day, means of carrying out much a system must incunse rive ja dearer. Some proscentions are always he, in some form or other, party ported. There are about six hundred men government, and we
have of hate had
Bottles returned in Good Condition are illustrations of the dangerous lengths 1
which party spirit may be carried even in allowed for at the Rate of $1.20 per doa.
ematries long seed to a representative Mystem.
SYPHONS..
Per luz. ... $19,60
SUDA WATER POTASH SELTZER & B. P. Soda, 19,81 LITRIA WATER
20,60
Eighteen Dollars per dozen in allowed on SYPHONE returned in lood Condition.
We specially recommend cut STONE UIN- GER BEER, which is brewed from figest Jamaica Root by our own special process.
The Chinese, who have gone to Europe to study among other things the question of representative govoriment, imust be struck by what has taken place at the recent general election; and, if they rightly grasp the facts, it may be doubted whether they will be greatly impressed with the advantages of such a mode of procisture for the government of a o indeed of any nation such as theirs, nation at all. The particular weakness of the system which is presented for their can sideration is, przeisely that which is most calculated to cause them to lusitate to introduce representative institutions, alter the pattern familiar to -Englishmen and Adier'caus, into China. if there is one
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than neything else, it is the possibility në the masses obtaining vindue power and over- ruling the more mature judgment of the bigher and better educated classes; and when they sessions of the highest officiis vir ually inganched in the highest legish five assembly bemuse there has been some irregularity about giving a Chinese coolie a lew strokes of the bazaboo under the sametion of the Chinese ulicial specially appointed to the Transvaal in order to protec: the imuigemts, and without any complaint having been mile either by the 300 themselves or by the Chinese Consul seat to look after their interests, they may well have some doubts whether guy, rument carriest on in this armuer is in accordance with the eternal fitness of things or likely to conduce to peace and harmony, if intro- dacal into China. they take cogaismee of other measures which tre occupying the altention of Partament at the present tine. such as the legalising on the part of unde unions of action which would be illegal ou the part of other persons, and the suggestion that women should have the vote as well as mer, they may be excused if they come to the conclusion that the things may do well enough for the outer larbarians but would never by useful or are plable in the Celestial Empire...
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Mr. J. C. Steen has been appointed no
Kowlean-Canton railway.
It is p'ated in the Government Gazette that until turtline notice the British Vice-Consulate at Macao bas born closed.
affected.
An extract of the meteorological observationa
Kowloon Clab had three of their risks winning bendsom-ly, that skipped by Mr. Henderson securing the biggest lead, but their fourth rink under Mr. Baxter went down before Mr. Bratt's quartette. The scores were:
CIVIL SERVICE. E. Dawson
KOWLOON. D. Melstyre G. T. WHtRon Wo. Hutchison
R. H. Baxter... (Skip)
J. Ramsay
T. Neave
T. Potrie
A. Bloway
T. R. Adams
1. E. Brett
(Skip)
R. Dune"..
A Carter
tade them a most elial farewell at the atacion.
E. Badenek M. MeIror
B. Palmow
W. H. Kelly
P. T. Lamble...
G. K. Harton
[Skip)
A. Ram-ay
D. Gow...
of the defendants in Wing Shing Street. The excise officers and a femalo searcher first entered the room. When the constable entered, one of the defendants who had been causing trouble secased an excies offoor of placing-semo opium on her bed. The woman wanted to strike the excine fleur, and the constable found it necessary to restrain her. In the struggle [which ensued the opiam vanished,
Mr. Otto Kong Sing, who represented the defendants, stated that what probably happened was that the female searahor had taken the
(Skip) A. A. H. Milroy (kin piu in and handed it to one of the man who
placed it in the room is alleged.
J. A. Wheal ... (Skip)
W. Fincher
C. H. Parkinson R.. Hndson
THE MADRID ÕUTRAGE.
LONDON, June 7th. The Republican editor, Senor Nakeun, har R. Fepton been arrested in Madrid. Seuer Nakens aduits to having eheltered this perpetrator of the bomb outrage after the event.
Wm. Russoll...
J. C. Gow
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His Worship Buid he was disposed to take a Levious view of the case sid üined each of the
Wm. Baway. (Skip) defendants $15.
1:
F. H. Dixon ... (Skip) 'J. M. Il quderson (Skip)
There were many visitors present during the
DISORDERLY,
Ay Indian watchinin as charged with creat ing a disturbance iu Salt Fish Lane,
The defendant, who was recently discharged from a firm at No. 23, has been in tha habit of rotuming, at night, waking the master of the shop and demanding an explanation as to why ho was dismissed, three times the police were
made at the Hongkong Observatory during the THE JAPANESE NAVAL OFFICERS/ afternoon, and a pleasant time was enjoyed by cuted, and then defendnut was charged,
month of May shows the total maxiwo temperature to have been 88 degrees, the minimum 732 degrees aud the total rainfal! 11.5 inches.
The Gazelle notifies those interest. that skips onveying Chiness passengers ander the provisions of the Chiness Emigration Alicanter, 1989 to 191, will not be allowed; to carry them on the appar weather deck between June Island October 16 inclusive,
While a Chinese woman was hanging clothes out to dry over tus verandah of the first foor of 1, Stanley Street on Saturday, sho kunt ber- balance and fell head first into the water bannei below. She was immediately removed to bospital where it was found that her skull was
fractured.
A recent number of tho Nunfaegpao, it is suis contamed's leading article exposing approval of "the way in which German interests are being as of from Shaugtung Kinothan, it says
Is still regarded as another Alsace-Lorraine by the Chinese, who will never bout any feeling, but those of hatred wad rssontact tower.is
Germany until this plac› is restored.
One of the items of "legal intellige" that has coms out by the sail is that Mr. Justice Dating and Me. Plowden, who have hitherto reigned practically empreine en kogal jesters and judicial humourists, have beana eclipsed by Bir Wilfred Lawsou. To a soliciter who, defending a Boltoa minor, said, “ Wë ragest being deuac," he replied (like a flash), "Why, were you drunk, wo?"
The programms of mas e to be performed by the Band of the Zud Royal West Kent Regi- ment on the New Parad; Grond to-day (Mon- day), Tom & to 6.30 pm, reads:-March, * Winder the Dauble Egly," Wag per; Overture to Migam," Thomas; Sales.jou from "O- Yotte," An leuu; Valse,"Dalocos - Wakitaufel; Serenade, " D'Amour," Blon; Selection from, * Mr. Popple," Rubens,
Once a week there is already emuing from Vladivostok so express train perfectly, equipped
which the journey to Berlin may be com fortably made in less than fourteen days and to Paris or Loudon in fifteen days. For this express, which carries muils and first and second class passengers all traffic stands aside, with the resalt that abs dute punctuality is guaranteed. It kes Vadivostok every Tuesday, sud travelling horeward this way is not only more expeditions hút considerably cheer than b
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IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, June 7th. Tanty Japanese naval officers lunched with the King and Qocena: Windsor Castle, and afterwards inspected the castle.
AUSTRIA AND ITALY.
LONDON, Jau 7th
The Emperor Francis has exchanged the most cordal telegrams with King Vietor Emmanuel, expressing pnalterable mutual frizulalip.
RUSSIA.
LONDON, Jime Bl.. The revolution of the peasantry is rapidly spreading in Russia, especially in the North West, where estates are being burn and an organised resistance offered to the military. THE CHICAGO TINNED MEAT
SCANDAL
LONDON, June 8th.
all At the closs of the match there was an arolange of complimoats, and it was indicated that another match should be arranged scon On the provients occasion the Civil Service won by three peints.
SATURDAY'S TENNIS MATCH.
WON BY HONGKONG LUR
Considerable interest was taken in the anuuaj tennis match between the H.K.C.C. and the Ladies Recreation Club, which took place on the Cricket Club ground on Saturday afternoon. A large number of ladies witnessed the games, being seeommodated with protected them from a burning sun. The band of the 19th Infantry was in attendanes, an1 provided musin during the afternoon.
The players were : ***
screens which
His Worship imposed a time of 330, and bound bim over in the sum of $10) to be of good behaviour for twelve moutha.
BEFORE MR. C. D. MELHORNE (SECOND POLICE MAGISTRATE).
A ROGUE. Tang Kin was charged with being a rogue and a vagabond,
The defendant was observei walking thà streets in the early hours of Friday morn- ing, and looking up the stairentes of different houses. His conduct excit.d Alukong's curiosity, und ou following the defondant the lukong saw him mount some seffolding outsida a house in Lower Lascar Row. The officer called the defendant down, but Teang told him to get out of the way or he would jump on him. Eventually Trang was arrested and obarged,
Defendant informed his Worship that he Ladies Recreation Cuh: Messra, H Pinckney. T. R. Norrie, R. F. C. Master, Found the scaffolding simply to get a breath C. Zebrman, H. W. Woodward. R.N., and of fresh air and to see things.
He was sentenced to fifteen days' imprísan- Lt. Whyte, R.N,
Hongkong Cricket
Club Monsre. Hot with bard labour. Hamrock, B. Hancock, R. MacPherson, T. E. Pen, R, B. Beattie and Captain Carpenter. ¦ A number of the matches proved-vory interest-
As a general consequence of the Chicago revelations, the British military authoritiesing, expecially those in which Messrs. H. and are thoroughly overhauling their stock of Pincknny took part, and but for Messra, tinued meats.
GERMANY AND THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE.
R. Habcock, 'T. 13. Norrių sud
PICTURED PUGILISM.
The cinematographic representation of a prize fight at the City Hall on Sabarty night H. was really about as Hfelike as the wonderful in- vention permits. The officials eut the ting. Mestor and Zohrmann's collapse in their arrange preliminaries, address the audiencs (a contest with the Messrs. Hauçuck a close crowded and enthusiastia ons; and the principals finish would have been witnessed. The result | (two clean looking youagstaraj ars prepared by was a win for the Cricket Club by sight | their seconds. There was a saminase about games, the georus being-H.K.C.C., 58; L.R.C. many of the rounds, das to the oven watch of __the_fighters, much their truly sportsmanliks good
tempor; but towards the end the effects begin to
Results were as moder :--
LONDON, June 8th. The German cial press i jubilant at 350- the exchange of telegrams indicating the solidity of the Triple alliance, but the unofficial papers are doubtful of the sincerity of Italy.
THE TROUBLE IN NATAL
LONDON, Jane Stb. The idea is gaining ground in Natal that the emphymert of Imperial troops in the native trouble will be necessary, owing to the wider rausfications of the rebellion, -
Great disquietude exists among the whites is Zululand.
Colonel Mackenzie's prolonged drives in the bush have greatly exhausted the inev.
CHINESE LABOURERS IN THE TRANSVAAL
fr in somewhat significant that at the time when the question of introducing some form of representative government juto Chiun has coine to be discussed as within the range of practical polítics circumstances have arisen in Great Britain which have brought the shortcomings of that system into undesirable prominence. Very few, in the present day. will be founth seriously to doubt that repre- >entation of the people at large is essential to the proper government of any comtry. be based upon au abnormal state of things,kong daring the month ended 31st May, 1956, The time is past when the most reactionary which we have every reason to hope will as, cortified by the managers of the respective showed no general desire among the Chinese
Of course any such conclusion, as we well know, would be erroneous, as it would
politicinus can seriously maintain that any leezma modified by counteracting influences, thing but national disaster in one form or for from which time will bring about a another must sooner or later result from salutary reach ; but it can hardly be the attempt to giver any large mation covived that the Chinese emissaries will without providing some means for properly realise this fact, which indeed is but ascertaining and giving effect to the views imperfectly grasped even by thoughtful and and wishes of the people at large. At the far-sering British statemen. It may be same time thoughtful men have not been doubted therefore whether very much will
ba attained towards inducing the Chinese | without their doubts whether we have as
...yet hit, upm the night in de of attaining this end by constitutional government su far as it has been developed up to the
to adopt a system of repressuiative govern. inent by what they will see of its working" abroad. There is quite as much to dis-
either sen route.
☎ all.
R. and H. Hanoook e. Norrie and Pinkney, show-the combatants are bọt, panting, miad stronger than muscle, blows are aimed with more depolation of purpose than deutliness of effect. But if one loses interest temporarily in
Beattie und Pearce Master and Zebrunn,
Carpenter and MacPherson v. Woodward and the performance, there is always the audienco. Whyte, all
Carponter and MacPherson . Master and Zehrmana, 6 $11.
I and H. Hancock e. Woodward and Whyte, 7--5.
Besttio and Peares'r. Norcis and Piackung, 9-9.
Beattie and Pource v. Woodward and Wayte,
R. and H. Hancock v. Master and Zohrmann,
12-0.
Carpenter and MacPherson z. Norrie and Pic-knoy, 4-8.
When the match had concinded, Miss Alies Berkeley was asked to present the prizes won in the recent tournaments.
On completion of her task the Hon. Mr. T.
LONDON, June 8th. During a debate in the House of Com 12038, Mr. Churchill admitted the fact that Sarcozabe Smith thanked her, and presented her only twelve applicants among the Chinese with a pretty bouquet as the "outward and in circulation and of specis in resocre in Hong-labourers in the Transvaal for repatriation visible sign of their spirit of gratitude,
Returns of the average amount of bauk notes
banks, aro as under : --
Rinke Chartered Buk of Indio, Australia and China
Average
Spacie in
amoun
reserve
$2,300,000 ... $3,074,0877
Hongkong and Shang-
bai Banking Corpor ation...
National Bank of Chica.
Lamitel
Total.
Thros hearty cheers followed for the ladies
in the Hand to return to China, the fact, and the proceedings terminated.
twelve Lowever, that there were even applicants justified the perpetuation of the system.
IN-C. Diy News Service) 11,9€1,621 8,500,400 RU 38IAN INTEREST IN MONGOLIA.
65,500 $1,000
Peking, June 6th. In cranection with the establishment of a. $14,4041074,000-
Russian Consulate at Ulyasutai, Mongolis, Mr. Pokotilow (Ruseiun Minister) has demanded of the Watsupu permission to put up telegraph lines bustee Siberia and Urge in order to Facilitate communications between Ulyasatai and St. Petersborg, or to build them by Russo- Chinese co-operation.
VISCOUNT HAYASHI'S SUCCESSOR IN LONDON.
A proper the death of a Crimean 10AFBU
The," says the Singapore Free Press, "is one of the silly ideas prevalent amongst the pro- triut, and also in a higher circle which ought
to know better. When a valorau of the Crimes
courage as to encourage them in what they the Bystander remarks that by an oxtraordinary present time,
That there should be some will find existent either in Great Britain oversight he did not die in the workhouse. means of inducing those in authority fo et America, or in France and, in a modified in accordance with the wishes, and opinions degree, in other European countries. If of the people al lange to one will be they are wis dly directed, they ny size the disposed to gainsay, or will anyone truth that with all its shortcomings inclined to deny tint this esential check issertation in some form is what is not best found by elective institutious. The essential to the security and stability of acceptance, however, of this undeniable government; but even if they are convinced position does not, by any means solve the of this, they will still be faced with the whole problem, and the question is con- stantly cropping Bp in one form or another : lu how adequate representation is oblaived. It is manifest there is no absolute standard. Generally, speaking, it
difficult problem how what is good in
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Tokse, June 8th. Baron Komura, lately Foreign Minister and
RAILWAYS AND MINES IN MANCHURIA.
or the Mutiny diosa pauper, it is bastily and falsely asanmed that is was neglected by an un-chief Japanese Pesce Plenopotentiary, has beva grateful country. The fact is, ao veteran dies appointed Ambassador to London. in the poorhouse, save through his own folly. Ho gets a pension, and sells it for beer-that is the whole story. If he got a second peasion; in lieu of the one sold, he would sell it too for representative government can be grafted upon the system existing in China with more boor. We have no pity for this particular a little of its defects as is possible. kind of fool, bat we object to the War Ofies This problem is by no means easy of solu- and the country being accused of heartlessness tion; but before anything practical can
in the matter." is admitted on all sides that there should be effected, it has to be solved. In order to
be
Tokyo, June 6th. This morning was issued as Imperial Ordin auce to authorise the private management of the Japanese railways in Manchuria. A now company will also undertake the exploiting of the Fushun colllery. Chinese will be invited to subscribe according to the Treaty of Peking.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--
On the 9th at 11.40a.m.-The barometer has risen slightly oror S. China and Japan, and fallen a little in N, China,
Pressure is lowest over Manchuria, and highest over N.B. Japan, and the China Sea.
Moderate and fresh S.W. winds, are indicatod in the Formos Channel sud light 8. winds over the N. part of the China Sea.
Forecast-SW, winds, moderate to light:
fair.
A man rises in his place und brandishes u bunch of grecebucks, his lips moving. Evidently offering wager. The row of reporters in front are patently busy, working in pairs, eno describing the points" while the other scribbles for dear life. Once a reporter locks up with a worried look, and shouts something. An oblig- ing colleague three or four places removed responds, with an offer of "copy ppor." The first had been on nuwise rirgin, or perhimps misestimated the length of his "fake." Ponnut vanilors and others wander round in the inter- vale, while the spongers are at work. The knock-out blow in the eighteenth round was unfortunately ant visible on Saturday night, perhaps becanso the screen was not big suongb. There were Memishes too, on the scrosa itanif, show deserved. however, a much larger sadionce which should not have been permitted. The than it enjoyed; and we quite expect that at the repetition to-night there will be more people.
THE N.D.L. 8.S. “ROON.”
We are glad to bear from Messrs. Molalers and Co, the agents, that the repairs of the Imperial German Mail stemor Roon will be "Huished at Nagasaki on the 27th inst., and that this steamer will be despatched from Hongkong to Europe via usual ports of call on the 11th Bf July.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The P. & O. str. Dalla laft Singapore for this port on the 9th-inet, at noon, with the outward English mails, and is due here on the 13th inst.,
boat pum.
The UP.R. str. Atherian arrived at Bbarg- bai at 12.30 p.m. on Friday, the 8th insk, and heft again at 8 a.m. sume day for Hongkong, and is dus bere at noon où Trosday, the 12th inst.
The CPR. str. Empress of China left Yoko- hams on Friday, the 8th inst., p., for Victoria (and Vancouver.
The N.Y.K. str. Kumano Mark (Australian
Line loft Manila for this port on the 9th inst.,
is expected here on the 11th inst.
and
The as. Gaekaar is dus bers on 12th instant. The sa Marwarri is duo here on 13th instant, lo 0. & O. s.s. Coptic arrived at San Fran- cisco on the 7th instact.
The LGM. .s. Zieten, which left here on ütk inst., 7 am, arrived at Shangbai on Friday, 8th iost, 3 pm.
The M.M. Tourane, with the vent Franch Mail, left Saigen on the 9th inst, st 4 m., instead of Friday, at 1p.m., and is duo here on Monday night.