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anti-English plot at Peking is the pretence made of a virtuous resolve to suppress the use of opium. The real object aimed at is to oust Indian competition from a lucrative branch of industry, and that purpose is artfully sought to be accomplished by the co-operation of the anti-opiam fanatics in England. The Peking ровенти of superior morality already soknow ledge the stupendous nature of the task they have undertaken, and were the Importatious of the Indian drag to conse, discovery would quickly be made that the consumption at opium in Chius rests on the same moral grounds as the consumption of alcohol in "Europuan countries.
It is a pity that the public curiosity to which Mr. GEBROM STEWART alluded, and which might be made a healthy factor in socuring stronger political support at Home, should be treated to such mares'-neats. Bir ERNEST SATOW would be amused to learn of bin “wholly justifiable nervousness", Bud we are sure he did not mean that British influence at Peking now presented a weakened aspect. Sir Jos JORDAN is trustworthy successor, and if there be any PIPES, CIGAR and CIGARETTE HOLD- | weakueas about, it is caused by the excessive nervousncas of some why have been crying "wolf" too often. The very function of CUT GLASS BOTTLES Bilvor mounted and
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the China Association encourages the letter HOUBIGANTS IDEAL and ROYAL PER-ymptom weakness; its- raison d'etre is practically that of an alarm-clock, and FUMES.
sometimes it may be a little over-wound, er for want of cleaning, even prematurely. With a membership of nearly eight hundred, and election thereto less PIVERSTREFLE, AZUREA and CORYO-difficult that to the Hongkong or Shanghai Clube, it is not in he wondered at that is voice is not always the voice of dignity und diplomacy as manifested by men like SATOW At Shanghai, for instance, where CRYSTALLISED FRUITS. the conditions of foreign life are PASCALL'S AND CADBURY'S CONFEC-peculiarly involved, zeal has sometimes
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as the motto for his bant, and onggested this Inslagsut substitute **Do not fineb, do not foal, but hit the Kne hard." Perhaps it mesan more to Americans than it does to others.
Sir Mortimer Durand, whose retirement from the British Embassy at Washington was anticipated by our London correspondent, har announced that he means to abandon the publią orvice altogether,
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Engineer Captain John Fielder has been appointed to H.M.S. Tiemar for the appointment of Chief Engineer at the naval yard This ofloor has served in the department since July and he reached his present rank 18 months ago 877, when he was appointed resistant engineer, He passed through the Royal School of Naval Architecture and the Royal Naval College, Greonwich.
The Local fovernment Board inspector, who bold the inquiry into the adm lajstration of the Poplar Workhouse, states in his report that Mr.
Crooks, M.P., and Mr. Lansbury must be held in no small degree responsible for the effect of a poliny which has led to the pauperisation of great numbers of the inhabitants of the district, indicted suck hardship on struggling tradesunn and to an increase of the expenditore, which has
and others.
in Papler, but they cannot be wholly exonerated They have done much public work
frem a certain responsibility for the kortil misdoings of some of their colleagues.
The following appointments to the Royal Victorian Order ura gazetteḍ:- Members,
Arrangements haveappar ntly been completed Fifth Class:-Lieutenants Horace Leonard
for the establishment of a new mail steamship Kemble and Sir Victor Audley Falconer Maolins to the Australian Colonies, the signatories kenzie (Soots Guards). Hos. Commanders: being representatives of the well-known firms of Colene! Tadayoshi Satow and Lieut.-Colonel Messrs. Sir William Armstrong, Whitworth Kasmo Watanabe, Imperis! Japanese Army.and
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The foregoing firms hare bscribed a large portion of the necessary capital of the new company, which is thus very influentially basked. The public will, it is understood, ba
["DAILY PRESS” #XOLUBIYE BUBYIČE.] CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS
"FEARED,
LONDON, December 11th.. A constitutional crisis is feared, as
the Commons have rejected all the House of Lords' amendments to the Education Bill.
PRANCE AND THE POPE.
LONDON, December 11th. The Pope his forbidden the French clergy to obey the Worship law.
THE NOBEL PEACE PŘIZE.
LONDON, December 11th. The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to President Roosevelt.
THE ROYAL VISITORS.
SINGAPOUR, December 11th. The Duke and Duchess of Conmaught
SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, December 11th.?
IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE FULL COURT.
APPLICATION FOR A RE-HEARING,
The application for a re-bearing of the Hongkong and Singapore Royal Garrison criminal charge against Hyat Ali Shab, of the Artillery, of which he was found guilty by Mr. Compatiz, then First Police Magistrate-
again came before their Honours, Sir Francis. Piggott (Chief Justice) and Mr. A. G. Wiso (Puisne Judge). Mr. M. W. Blade (instructed by Mr. Gardiner, from the oflee of Mr. O. D. Thomsen) sppoared for appellant sud Sir Henry Borkaley, K.C, (instruoted by Mr. Bowley, Crowa Solicitor), appeared for the respondent,
Mr. Slade said that the evidence on which the Magistrata decided that case was to be found partly in the depositions and was based partly on the view which he bat of the locality. With the object of putting their Lordships in the drawing prepared of the Incality. same position as the magistrate they had bad a
The Chief Justice-Yop. dou't complain of the view which he took-I mean of the visit which he made?
Mr. Slade We don't know exactly what he did moe. Ho weat over there ond day with Inspector Macdonald and then anggested that the defence should view the ground, The Inality Was viewed at different
M. Driand, Fresh Minister of Public Instruction, has explained the effect of the Soparation law in an interview. The Charoh go off will retain the use of the obarches, but not the asked to eubscribo for the balance of the cipital. Farrive here on the P. & Ü. 5.s. Devunka | times. It is perfectly impossible to understand
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Owing to His Excellency the Governor'a £15,000,000 will bo sequestrated, and the income unfortunate illness, it is notified in the
on February 1st, and leave the same will be used by the Finance Minister as he H.K.V.C. that there will be no official open-day for Hongkong. thinks it. The Radical Left iu the Frenching of the New Volantest Headquartere bat, Chamber has passed a resolution condemning the with His Excelteney's sanction. Major Prit- Government's interpretation of the rep-cationchard and the Volunteer Ofcere, N.C.O and on their return journey on February Act, and demauding the alienation of Church
men will be at home to their friends on Satur-14th. day, December the 15th, from £30 to 6 p.m. Members of the Corps are requested to attend JAPANESE NAVAL DISASTER.in his tast minute in aniform. By kind permission of Lieut.- Colonel W. Scett Moncrieff and ofloors, the Band of the 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
this case unleang ou have a map of the ground, or you see it.
The Chief Justice said it would be as well to They are due again at Singapore read the memorandum which was drawn up for the conrenience of both parties. Reads "Wa hava read the correspondence, which i returned. We observe that the seal of confidence was removed by the Acting Colonial Secretary
property.
That quotations are sometimes dangerous to those who use them is actorious. Mr. T. Alien Mozon points out that "Dr." Clifford concluded his condemnation of the Archbishop with the emphatic exhortation, "Awake! arias or be for ever fallen!" "I wonder,” he says, "if the learned doctor was aware that he was quoting Milton's Paradise Lost book 1, line 339), and that be was using the expres exhorted his follow. fallen angels to ries and engage in implacablo warfare against the Almighty?"
sion in which Satan (in the words of Milton)
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will att pd.
Mr. W. J. Bryan, the
"silver-tongued
MORE CASUALTIES,
TOKYO, December 11th. The number of casualties in the orator from Nebraska" and prospective candi Tokyo Bay disaster has proved greater date for the United States Presidency. bud a tha at first reported. Sixty-four trying experience during his recent visit to the Japanese Puntheon at Shibs Park, Tokyo. It was the first Japanese temple that Mr. Bryau bad eror visited, and he was accompanied
Sir Henry Berkeley-I take it that it was. removed after I made my objection. I was - not aware of that,
The Chief Justice-We merely notice the fact. It would remove the impression that Mr. Slado was referring to woodidential-
Sir Heary Berkeley-He was at the ilme. Mr. Slade It gives an explanation what confidentis? ›
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bodies have been recovered, and eleven are still missing. There were onlyIt will be unnecessary again to refer to this The Chief Justice continued reading—
correspondance as no consent by the Government that the case should be heard de noro by the Full Court would entitle the Court to hear it
by several dignitaries of the municipality, forty survivors.
who had come to act as his escort of honour.
All the 115 men crowded into a At the door of the thrice the Japanese gentle-45-foot sampan, and at the first puff masa began to remove their shoes, according to the inexorable castoma of the country. Mr. of wind, the overladen craft sank with
THE KIANGSU FAMINE.
Bryan stoopiat and palled off bis "rubber awful suddenness. aides," and was horrified to find that mat of the great too and part of the second toe of cas foot were protruding from its Book. There was no balp for it; the American states- man, with his guard of honour and the digaity of a great country upon him, had to potter over the bronze floors of the temple with two toes exposed. "Never have I felt the lack of dignity so much as ou that occasion," sou fensest Mr. Bryan afterwards when recounting
the experience.
SHANGHAI, December 11th. Tuan Fang has thanked the Shanghai Famine Committee and foreigners. generally, emphasised the increasing intensity of the distress and promised co-operation in relief work.
however, be prefers contention of the outset
By the selection as Swedish Minister in (over were indications) to "more serious
with special commercial Japan of a Man contention in the ead", we have been qualifications, and the proposed appointment by A. S. WATSON & CO.. putting our faith in the certainty that, given the Swedish Government of Commercial, At serious cause, the British Government will tachés in Barlin, Shanghai, and Busnes Ayres put its foot down as firmly as it lias had to
there is every indication that commercial affairs will be made the object of special attention on WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. do in the past. It is unquzing to us that a the part of the Swedish Government. One of man of Mr. GUNDRY's experience should the most influential business men in Stockholm ask, or expect, that China "should adhere (a brother of the Minister to Japan above in spirit and is letter to ́n distinct agree. referred to) has just started with a small party ment". Adherence in spirit has ever heen of fanciers and commercial friends for the Far East, and will, it is stated, visit Siam and Japan shown by the Chinese towards any of our for the purpose of developing industries in agreements, as he well kpaws, and bis words which they are interested. were therefore 3 merely ornamental
Yesterday afternoon Mr. G. P. Lammert, peraration. What we ack, and expect, is
auctioneer, offered for sule by public The political atmosphere of Berlin Las been our "pound of fleah", and though we auction the remaining portion of the buzzing with rumours of a Chancellor crisia do not mean the unlattering Shylock recitation to sub-Bections 3, 4, 5, and but it would seem that an intrigue for the implication, we believe that in spite of what of Section D of Murine Lot No. 925, downfal of Prince the Globe has called this "wholly justifiable with houses. Nos. 6, 7, and 8, Connaught Road ansuccessful, Since the day of Prinos var West, and Nos. 9, 11, 13 and 15, New Market Bülow's seizure in the Reichstag reports have nerVQUSTIPSK", ፍሩ # are going to get it, Street, thereon (subject to a mortgage to yours best assiduously circalated that the Chancellor even though there be more serious $95,000 and interset and to a second mortgage would be replased in the near future by a contention in the end". To read carefully in secure $20,900 and interest), and the right successor selected from the Prussian Civil Japanese negotiation's conseruing com the speeches at this dinuer is to seo that of erooting and maintaining a pior in, upon and Servloe, or by a general bearing an historic marcial and fishing conventions àre LONDON OPPICS: 131, FLEST STazer, E. Cpractically the speakers are in just the same
name. The leaders of the Court Camarilla are progressing most slowly, and the Russians position they occupied at the previous with such portion (if any) of the pior lately who is inexperienced in State affairs, and conciliators, and make impossible proposals.
covered with water, apposite Sutherland Street said to aim at replacing him by a Chancellor complain that the Japanese are assembly, and though there is a general known as Permanent Pier No. 3 remaining sequently incapable of filling the position which suggestion that Great Britain's position upon such Lot. The first lot was bought by Prince von Bülow has occupied with vis-a-vis China is now much weaker, is Mr. Kwok Yik-ting for $130,000, while Mcsiderable success. The object of the Cum vilia would be hard to lay a definitive finger on Chan Ki-tso secured the second los for $8,000 any difference greater than that between. Mr. B. X. Halmos was the vendor's solicitor.
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Hosukung, DeCEMBER 12гн, 1906.
MR. GERSHOM STEWART, at the annual
dinuer of the China Association, was right in saying that publie curiosity always tarns. its searchlight upon that gathering, "that people may gain some knowledge upon questions they hear about outside, but upon which they have do definite mears of
gathering accurate knowledge". He might have added that sometimes that appetite for accurate knowledge is left unssted, and that often ita food fails to nourish it by reason of baldigestion. There are evidences
Tweedledum aud Tweedledee. This is the old, disheartening feature of all relation
and Sir JOHN JORDAN after him, know with China, but Sir ERNEST SATOW in office, better than to show nervousness, which very nervousness, we maintain, is the only
over the Crown forestere and Crown land
von Bülow haa boen
con.
in endeavouring to replace Prince von Bülow
[RBUTER'S SERVICE.]
THE RUSSO JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.
unless the usual conditions rogaired by the law were fulfilled, nor is it possible for the Conet to
entertain the suggestion that the evidence of the accused should be taken before it, and incorporated in the evidenos satually taken by the Magistrate for, the purpose of the motien for re-hearing. This is communicated to the parties for thuir convenidice, prior to the motion for re-herlog soming on on Decom.or
11th."
to be this, that part of the trial consisted of a view of the locality. There is no objection
The Chief Justice--I understand the pòsitica
taken to the fact that the view was taken before one party bacuss that was put straight apparently by the other party being present. Am I right in saying that all that was before the decision?
r. Slade-Yor
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The Chief Justice-What we have to des with now is with regard to the materials tho fourt can have before it with a view to con-
LONDON, December 9th. St. Petersburg reports that the Rusavatituting part of the bearing.
con-
FOOTBALL
LONDON, December 9th, by an ineficient successor is to remove from The match between the South Africans From the fact tbst be luft over a million
office a Chancellor over whom they have no and England, ended in a draw, with ore sterling it may be assumed that the late Earl of influence, and to pat in his place a weaker
try each. Mansfield saw to it that Lis servants served him Chancellor whom they could practically control, first earl. This nobleman had occasion to disposition in Germany. "Nevertheless," writes as well as was demanded by his ancestor the and thus suure for themselves a predominest miss his coachman, and importuned for a
one newspaper," the Camarilla has apparently "character," wrote as follows: The hearer,
failed to reckon with the Kaiser'e shivalry, for
intrigues of this kind simply disgust him as 2000 as be notices the least sign that they are being spun."
SUPREME COURT BUSINESS. When their Lordships took their seats in tho
Sir Henry Berkeley-I am prepared to con sent to the map being accepted if the Court is competent to đo 30.
The Chiof Justice-What is the proper way to get to the view of the Magistrate's mind 7
Sir Henry Berkeley-There must be a plan of the Locality.
The Chief Justice-The difficulty I fool is this. In the magistrate'safidavit it is clear that he received coular evidence at his visit to the locality. He had the little girl there to see il
she could climb the wall. That is a materia! fact of the bearing which the Magistrate had before him, I don't see, how we are to got before this Court the facts which the Magistrate, had before him. What you object to is any statement made by Mr. Forster with reference to the plan.
THE JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.
LONDON, December 9th. A special correspondent of the "Times" now in Bau Francisco, deplores the whole agitation against the Japanese, and
Sir Henry Berkeley Yes, We cannot characterises it as causeless, artificial and
consent to that asa special evidence.
The Chief Justice-It is not special evidence. wicked and solely due to the agitation of We are trying to get before this Court craf the labourites, the Japanese being humiliat nad oenlar evidence which the Magistrate had.
in some of the London press comments that of occupation still ahead for the Ching How had the testimonial helped him? Lord | Supreme Court yesterday morning a quarter of fed in a thousand ways. The Japanese are Part of the evidence was that he had the little
Mr. GUNDRY's remarks were not thoroughly assimilated; and the following extract from the Globe, which paper always takes a keen interest in the Far East, seems to us to make too much of Sir ERNEST SATOW's polite but diplomatic reference big successor's inek:
"That powerful organisation, the China Association, has rarely held its annual banquet under more anxious circuma!ances than was the
to
Association,
weakness apparent, and we say therefore John, has served me for three years in the that it is not wholly justifiable. Still, we
capacity of conobman. He is an able driver sad would not blame our alarm-clock for making he chosted me." A day or two later the msa avory sober mao. I discharged him because a noise, and we can heartily endorse the returned to thank his old master for the belp Chairman's prediction that there is plenty he had afforded in getting him a new berth.
Mansfield wished to know. The new master an hour later than the time appointed for the had observed that ability to drive and sobriety tearing of the case, the Chief Justice apologia- were the qualities be rogaired in a coachman, ed for the delay in the wards...“ I vary As for the cheating, "I'm a Yorkshireman, and mach regret to have kept the Court waiting I'll be hanged if you cheat me," said the neat it is impossibly to carry on the basiness of employer.
the Court decently and in order wader existing arrangements of the Benob." Though not very clear from his Lordship's utterance, the inference to be drawn is that their Lordships
Second Lieutenant C. F. Smith, 3rd Battalion Middlesex Regiment, Hongkong, has been promoted lieutenant after two yeare service.
The Novoe remyo damands the recall of M. Bakhmetieff as a person totally unfitted to represent Russian interests in Tokyo.
It is reported that Cho Non too, who was caso last night. Among the experts in Faratinohod to the Chinese Commissioners who Eastern affairs who listened to the address delivered by Mr. Gundry from the chair, there visited Europe, has been appointed to succeed hare beez one whose mind was fres from Wang Tah-i as the Chinese Minister to the gizing about the weakened napect vow Court of St. James. presented by British induence at Peking. Sir Ernest Salow, cautions diphontist as bs is,
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gingered. The one is, o far.
and commercial, are being cloverly and
It is the rule, according to Chiasse authori
ties last on the Empress Dowager's birthday the judges shall not inflint the law on criminals. The watobman and the local police of a certain street in Shurtak, Cantor, decided to rest a little and enjoy themselves on the last anniversary. Evidently aware of this, a gang often robbers broke into the house of a wealthy man, etole a good many of his balongings and He wout to the Central. Police
are overworked at present,
POLICE COURT.
Tuesday, December 11th.
BEFORE MR. T. BELCOMBE SMITH (FIRST POLICE MAGISTEATE).
EXCE68 PASSENGERS,
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE,
An Indian was charged with being drank and
After discussion.
patient but assults by them are becoming girl against the wall. rather frequent, and the situation appears to be dangerous.
The Chief Justice remarked that the proce dure seemed to have been regular. With reference to a test case in San The Puisse Judge disagreed He did not Francisco, the Education Board contends say that the proceedings were regular but he was that although it has been decided to send not prepared to state that they were irregular. Asiaties to a special oriental school, every Lordships, and the Chief Justice announced that A consultation took place between their thing will be conducted in a similar manner they would consider the point. They retired to the other schools, the oriental receiving) the same educational privilegos as other children.
to chambers.
On their retard.
The Chief Justice said that they were agreed. apart from the facts of the case, that zeither the plan nor the affidarit was acceptable
tho
Ideeliam Dads small sampe for expression in the drab surroundings of the average workman", Labitation. Nor can it be pretended that the evidence. The only possible way for the Court middle-class householder in England
ful realism erected to his bia identism, as a rule, in the adoromesses to put itself in the same position as home,
adorament of his Magistrate was to view the locality. which is generally a monument of fright-
After Further discussion, bie respectability, conventionality, his ostentation, and all these The Chief Justice said they work view the other virtues which compound the Philistine place accompanied by the two solicitors and Englishmat. Yet in the recesses of their minds there
Prince Josobim Albrecht of Prussia is not dacamped. gavo veice to this wholly justion of the British given much chance to marry the potres with Station and reported the outrage. The urist
declaring that the
whose name his was recently coupled in the guardians of the peace wore then seat for and for carrying 34 passagers in excess of the Chau Tro, sargoboat mastor, was fined $100 representative at Peking the position ha himself occupied until quite recently-hax papers. The Lukulanzeiger says to has been asked to give a report of their doings. When licenced number. become and of extreme difficulty. Two Court ordered for service in South West Africa, and they said that it was the universary of the
es, each most hostile to our
our rights, has probably left by now.
Empress birthday, and that therefors no one Early yesterday morning fire broke out in a would think of doing anything to bring incapable, and with bresking a tramcar window, which must after artistic expression would be shown what each party was shown. Tory clearly demonstrated, the intro.
its way to the surfste, duction of a
Maritime Customs, dwelling house at 261 Queen's Boud West themselves within the grip of the law, the From the evidence it appeared that defendant They wish to give voice to a dim percep- the points to look for P wedge iato the which must eventually substitute Chinese for The overheating of a flue is said to have not fire Mandarin said he would show them whether mistook the window for the door and put bis tion of something color in life than British control. This process is already in surprising wore Sir Robert art to band in bat their services were not required as the lictors to give the watchmen and the police of charge, and ordered to pay 38 compensation: means that lie nearest to hand: 'the mechanic wont look at it with the eyes of the Magistrate motive operation, and it would not be is the past to a tin of keroseue. The brigade turned out, that were so or not. He ordered the resident head through the glass. Fined $2 on the first So they betake themselves to the rudimentary at the place with the eyes of the Magistrate. his resignation sooner than put up with the inmates quefied the outbreak, very little damage the street five hundred blows of the bamboo, on the second. Being unable to furnish this to his mouth organ to the concertins, to song, laughter). insalting humiliations sure to be inflicted on being done.
amount, defendant was sentenced to fourteen | sud-most fearful of all—the clerk or shopmen him by his Chiness colleagues. The second
days in juil.
to his second-hand piano.
which was done on the spot.
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eating, drinking, and horsehair furniture.
Mr. Glado-May I suggest to your Lordship
The Chief Justice-No. We shall try to look
Mr. Blade-May I express the bepe that you
The hearing was adjourned till 17th inst.