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the blessings of civilization among nón. white people which has hitherto been maile the justification of much that has been före in the Far East is declared to be only an excuse on the part of Western nations for furthering their own interests; and to be
no longer tenable in face of the fact that in many directions, and of course notably in Japan, Eastern nations have only too well adopted European civilizations, and have in fact in certain instances betrered the
instruction. "We have," the writer urge “to deal with the entry of a new industrial force into what have been the practical preserves of the white races." This is the case not only in Jupau bat also in Indin, where the non-white populations are seeking WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, outlets for goods, the manufacture of and
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ELEGRAMS. OPERETTA AT KOWLOON DOCKS.
The Zig Zag Company of variety art give their opening performance to-night af Caseway Bay. The nature of the entertain DAILY PREN sent and other particulara may be learnt from the advertisement which appears on page 4
The Gazelle notifies that T. P Conolly
Senior Inspector, Banitory Department, hse, byla decetion of the Secretary of State for the Colouiss, been dismissed from the Government Service with offs et from 12th February, 2
The China Import and Export Lumber Co., Ld. Afth Apaual Report (for the year ending February 21 shows a Profit and Loss Account, including the balanss of Tie 7,952.24 carried for word from last year, with a credit balance of 90,071.23. A ton per cent dividend is being paid
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MOROCCO.
LONDON, March 31st has been occupied by theit troops without opposition. RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
LONDON, March 31st, rain has been derailed at Calton, Crnis, and the casualties are sixty kind injured.
The Yangtze Wharf aud Godown Co., ld, out of the balance at credit of Prest and Loss, commieres in which have hitherto been viz. Tls. 77,934.61, proposes to pay a dividend exclusively in the hands of Europeans. This, of 15 per cent., absorbing Tla. 45,380, to place to credit of Resorce Account,the sum of The 20.000, it is justly pointed out, is becomitus increasing the ilverve to Tis. 50,0′0), and
fou serious matter, as "waite industry has thus to carry forward Ts. 12, 3461 to next year to face a new competitor posscasing the enormous economic advantage of producing at a very low cost and capable of enormous expansion before any grest rias in the price
of abundant labour can be anticipated."
The facts set forth are beyond dispute, but the general declnction from them may certainly be quistioped. There has of pouse been a certain amougi of east in the
GUINNESS' STOUT|phrases which have been ased as to spread
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BIRTHS.
On March 23rd, at Shanghui, to Dr. and Different attitude ressonable and desirable JEFFERY, dangliter.
On March 23rd, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Wise a daughter.
DEATH.
On March 18th, at Shanghai, JORT Cosees, nged 61 years,
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EONGTON APRIL 181, 1907.
Ax article of some significance. sa dicating the drift of public opinion home, appeared a short time back in the
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H.E. Governor lisa beon pleased to. appoint Major 4. Chapman of the H.K.V.C. to be Commandant in succession to Major C.
G. Pritchard, retired, with effect from April 7tb. He has also best pleased to sppoint Mr g, B, C. Rosa to act as Postmaster General during the abseure on leave of Mr. L. A. M. Johnston, or until further notice.
The Land Officer notities that the following
memorials of re-entry have been registered socording to law:--Government Late No. 11,15,17 and 3 in Fut Tau Chan; Lantao Island. Tung Chung, Demarcation distrat four, Lots 112 and 13. Demarestin district 31G Lots 599 and 1963; Damarcation district 327, Lot 126; Tsing I Island, Demarcation district 434. Lot 133; Ping Chau Lots 15 and 181.
Cheung Tai, the Chiness gardener who is alleged to have "mardered his partner at Pokfulam, and to have attempted to murder two children, was arraigned before Mr. F. A. as land at the Police Court on Saturday and pleaded guilty. the case was remanded for a wosk. For sometime the police have boon in
search of Cheung, bat nati! Thursday ho was cessful in erading them. Then Indian constable 690 found him walking along the hillside and effected his arrest, the prisoner being too weak to offer resistance.
K. F. Colvin, who is serving a sentence of six months in the American Consular Gaol at
A ROYAL VISIT.
LONDON, March 31st. Kaiser visits Vienna on June
TROUMANIAN TROUBLE.
LONDON, March 31st. Inanian towns are being oom- bay and an early suppression of
the it is considered probable.
SEUTER'S SERVICE.)
PLOSION ON A FRENCH
TORPEDO BOAT,
LONDON, March 28th. An osion has occurred on a French
terpent at Cherbourg, by which several of the ‹ bare been severely injured.
FRANCE
LONDON, March 28th, Theres a impressive scese in the Chambesteray, when ifter adversaries shook his ani promised to support the Governmin he present crisis. Several Bills for viatig the distress of the [wa sants, by olising oppressive taxes and restrictinpidis and trusts were passed unaniınors
ROMANIA. :
LONDON, March 28th. The Rounia troops have killed and
Another inccess was added to an already long list by the Kowloon Dook theatricals on Satur day night. When the surtain rose at: 9.30 pan, bumper honse was in attendance to hear the old story about "Dick Whittington and his was told argues, meny hours of ass duons , and the accomplished manner in which
practice. From beginning to end the play went without a bitch; each performer acted well his or her part, and this honour lis equally between them. To be called upon at moment's notice to take a leading part is not a very pleasant sitnation to be in. Such was the experience, however, of Mr. D. A. Parver. At the last minute he was asked to take the part of "Fitz Warren, a Landen, | Merchant." He did it, and did it wel'.' The part of "Dick Whittington" was in capablo bands. Besides having a gwest voica, Mive Logan made the most of her opportunities in a part for which she was so admirably Sitted, and tho constant applause of the audience Ipatified to the appreciation of her shihtieg, Miss, Guy Misa A. Logan and Miss Butter
eminently successful in allotted roles. The cast was as under:-Fitz Warren a Lordon Merchant, Mr. D. A.
Guy, Dick Purves; Alice, Daughter of Fitz Warren, Miss Whittington, Mis Logan: Captain, Miss A. Logan Cook. Misa A. Rutter. Servants, Sailors. (Chorus). Tho Misses :-L. Neare, A. Robson, E. Parkery: E. Taylor, M. Smith, E. Clelland, M. McGlashan. Mosters-H. Stewart, C. Stewart W. Dobson, T. Taylor, W. Taylor, C. Logan, A. Duncas, G. Danoru, 1. M:Glaaban, D. Purves and L. Purver.
The Orchestra was composed of-Pisac, Miss Stewart: Viius, Mostre.
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LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
H,K,C,C. LEAGUE IV,
The premier club succumbed to the League XV on Saturday, the latter team winding by 95 rune, Scores are
LEAUCE -First innings. R. C. Witchell, b Puake.... A. A. Claxton, run out
F. H. Jackman, a Poweli, b Bird.
B. Irving, beuke
1. Basa, a Puaree, b Bird...
A. O. Brawn, e Young, Bird Lt. Lagman R, 'a. b šíra.
F. A. Biden, si Ponsonby, bitirdi Sgt. Steele, o Ponsonby, b Penko Mr. Kerrick, b Peaks
Come Nail, Pearce, b Bird
B. Petunji, it Pansonby, b Bird... 1. E. Brott, & Bird
T. C. Gray, Hird
Corp, Rogerson, not out...
Extra..
Guilfoyla
Biru........ Penroo
Parko Lovewil
Tokal..
Bowling Analysis,
Stanger Leutbes
Pontorby thoir
Pearson
Brooks, and F. C. Barlow: Oboo, Mr. Titmasi
Flate, Mr. Duscas; Pignolo, Mr. Lapsley Cello: Mr. Taylor: Conductor, Mr. Sibbit.
The performance will be repeated, to-night,
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}
March 28th.
CE SOBERLY. DISCUSSING.
Tootai Lai Kwai Pui and Chung Chung Kok- (Haulin) have started a new paper bere, called the "Railway Equitably Debating Press."
POLICE AQUEKZE.
Shanghai for obtaining money by moans of March 23rd. false pretencer, made an stterapt to escape on wounded 20f thpillaging pesunta ai Oning tice at the gate. The gatekeepers
He was looked up in the room behind the office, and having by some means obtained possession of a sharp instrument, he succeeded in making a hole in the plaster wall sufficiently large to get into the Land Offer.
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He opened the door of the latter withuat suy difficulty, and was about to open the front door of the Coosiste when he was surprised by the Sikh watobmin on duty on the premises. alarm was raised and several mafoos and the seting marchal cams in to see what was the and more secure ceil. He is said to have left a matter Colvin was safely lodged in another letter for Judge Wildey explaining that he was merely leaving gol to attend to bis busia-sa which had suffered considerably during his cou finement.
A HARBOUR TRAGEDY.
ALLEGED MURDER.
This accomplished, and then the men are said to have overturned their sampan and made s report to the police.
Dambovitza stria. The peasants have committed at trible atrocities on the captured farers a land owners and even women and silda have been done to
It appears that the police have boon giving the theatres hore ne end of trouble. It is report ed that a few days aga several police went to the Honam Theatre to reserve some seats for their comrades. They wont in without first purchas
refused to pass them, and the real was a quarrol, which ended in a free fight between the parties, and the arrest of two gatekeepers. The chief of police at. Honam ordered the pers formance to be stopped until the ouse was tried The trial came on yesterday, and the theatre was Aged several thousand dollars. Owing to LATER.
way forward contracts having been entered The troopsave ed artillery agünet a
int with various theatrical troupes the pro large bum) of pasamara ders at Vlashca.prietora puid, and a performance was given last
night. killing 70 androving 200. PROBABLE OSOF A NEWFOUND)-,
death in the oat hital ways.
LNDEALER.
WHOLESALK EXRCUTION.
Yesterday 37 prisoners sure bebesded at Kong Po Military Station avar Canton. Their crimes were piracy and robbery,
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BRIDEGROOM ACCIDENTALLY KILLEDA. The Newfoulla frenler – Greenlondine, The 3.30 pm train
orowded with 188 peoplouard, broke her shaft, yesterday. A passenger surnamed So who board- d the train at the Three Eyed Bridge had to in a blizard a day. She was R2BD-
stand on the landing of the train: He was on drifting in a hellesoudition and has not
his way home (Pai Jai Siu village) to get been heard of entis feared that she married. When the train was approaching the is Jor'.
BYE ECTION. :
ndon, March 29th. Mr. Holt bas beslected for Hexban with 5,401 votes met Mr. Bates' (Union
THE UND STATES.
FRANCE ASMOROCCO
Lox, March 29th. The French Mio has presented demands for reparatie the representa- tive of the Sulturint gier."
Five Eyed Bridge he overbalanced bique if, fell over, and was instantly killed.
POLICE AND DETECTIVES. Hitherto thero have been no detectives
exteri. Tha
employed in the Police Department. It is reported that robberies and burglarios have recently been increasing to a alarming Caiet Superintendent of Police appears. Teharo beon pazsled by the very fox arrests made. 11e bas come to the conclusion that a police force is incomplete without the assistance of detecting
CHINESE WA OF SOLICITING-BUSINESS: The Government Paper Factory and Printing Office have potitioned the Viceroy requesting
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HONGKONG-First innings. TE. Pourca, b. Kerriak.
W. A. Powell, a Chixtou, b Witobell.
A. B. Young, Kerrick
J. Hall, Kerrick
W. C. D. Lurner, e Claxton, b lierrick.
Major Lowia, h Witchell
R. Ponsonby, Pestonji
1. M. O. Bird, e Chixton, Pestonji
4. Guilfoyle, b Postoj Stanger Leathes, u Peštenji W. Perko, not ont
Extras
Kerrick Witcholt Peutch Bras....
Total
Bowling Annivar.
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CIVIL SERVICE T. KOTAL ARTILLERY, A friendly match between teams representing the Civil Service and Royal Garrison Artillery was played on the ground of the former Club at Happy Valley on Friday, the visitors winning by 64 runs.
Soares are:-
R.G.A. NESSANTS DESS. Q.M.S. Clarke. c Cooper, badevick 3 St. James, Kelly, b Jordenen pa Sgt. Longbottom, Kelly, Badrock. MG, Tuer, run onl
Q.M.8. Owen, e Dawson, b Jordon
byt. Bunk, b Jordan...... Sgt. Matrials, not out... Sgt. Walton, Coombs Sgt. Baylinn, & Jordoa. CH.M. Green, b Jozdon St. Allen, a Relly, b Jorkan
Extra
Badrock
Jordon Col..
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Total Bowling Analysis.
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X.
CIVIL REVICE. Dawson, James, Longbottom........ Jardos, e Clarke, Longbottom Combs, b Longbottom.... Holly, c Marrisi, b' Owen. Pilo, James, & Longbottoti Badenes, E.; Wulon Adama, run out...... Ganjor, b Longbottom. Bacon, net out
hulkley,
Torr. Sub Wishell. b Rayliss
+ Extrax
Total
KOWLOON Y, POLICE,
Another league match has been won by Kowloon. On Saturday at Happy Valley they met and defeated the Police by two wickets and 31 runs. Senros
BOWLOON.-First innings.
W. E. Dixon, b› Edwards J. Robinson, i, Kent. ".....
J. Parken, Winter, Kerr
J. H. Mead, e Pitt, Edwards
J. Markaskili, e Pitt, Kerr..
A. G. Pile, b Edwards
F. O. Day, retired hurt
H. C. Clémenta, h, wkt., b) Edwards
. J. McKenzie not out.
T. Abley, not out
H. May, did not bat.
ZILIAN
Total.....
Filt, b Dixon .......
Wait. Markaskil, b Dizon..
134
W. N. Edwards, e Robinron, 1 Mackoskill 26 Winter, ..., bizon MacKay, b Dixon
Howler, Makasiil)
Foley, Robinson. 5 Dixon Davis; b-Mast MeHardly. b Muckaskill...
Kent, Muckuskill Kere, not out .......................
Extras
Total •
V.R.U. SPORTS
Should the weather be favourable on Wednes
mourpolists to order their paper and today, the V.R,C. sports which are to be
have the "Wei Sing" lattary book printed from the above offices." The business will amount to an enormous sum, about$100,000,
KULANGSU (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL.
bold at Happy Valley promise to be as success. ful as heretofore. The entries are good, and the new event ou the programme-the-Internationa Team Race-promises to be very interesting. B far the teams spoken of as likely to compolo s English Scotch, Welsk, Irish, Australian and Portuguese. Post mntries will be scrapted fol this event, but if possible names should be sen to the hon. secretary, Mr. Frank Lammort, i time for inclusion in the programme.
in the present. In our early intercourse not only with China but also with the now
A few weeks ago a Chinese boatman went to the Central Police Station and reported that his liberal Jupati, we had to assert the principle wife was drowned as the result of an accident, that he nation, whatever its particular views Dus record was made of this statement in the may be as to its own civilization, had the occurrence book, and although the man was
refuse right to
all intercourse, com believed to have been speaking the truth at the mercial and diplomatic, with other nations. time, the body has since been recovered, and the We did not say, as the Times writer sly wounds on the bead bear witness to the is) 4,244,
uso of violence. Since the finding of the body puts it, that the "earth really belongs to the the boatman and hix brother bare been sought white man to be appropriated by him as by the police, but bath are missing. The
boom March 29th. in.and when and how it suits his co-trouble whiob fed to the uloged murder is said
An important ference of Cabinet venience"; but, that a nation had a right to have been the koalman's desire to goto con Ministers and Interte Commerce Comand has given orders to sagaga 24 dolactives.
sabine, a desire to waich bis wife, strongly- -to-exelade him from Irgitimate intercourse; objected. After some days of quarrelling the missioners has beeld in Washington at.
or indeed from intercourse of any kind,
seaman took his wife ashore one evening and did the White House. Janderstood that the London Time with reference to the position which was what Loth China and Japunast retura tu ki sampan until after dark. conference was aumned to outlineascheme His Excellency to order the Wei ding."
European nations vis-a-vis what time! to do. The latter principle has When well out in the harbour it is alleged that for the Federal regust of railways. writer designutes the "non-white rats."
bean non fully conceded; and in conse- her husband and his brother attacked the It is evident that this subject is beginning quence certain problemas both economical woman from the tear, and when she was in a to exercise the attention of the authorities and diplomatic have arisen which no doubt somi-conscious condition, threw her overboard, at home and is becoming recognised of will require careful consideration and much more than werely academie interest; judicious, bandling. That such question, and asundoubtedly coming within the range have sprung up is however surely no reason of practical politics. It is not difficult to for deprecating the attitude which we were read between the lines that the intention of forced to assume in earlier times! or for the article is partly as a feeler, and partly waxing wondrous virions and d-precating to prepare public opinion for changes of the hangtiness of our dealings with a nation radical nature in our dealings with Asiatic
thankful for small mercies in that the rain did which dubled ns "foreign, devils" and nations, and more particularly with China
"outer barbarians," and was quite willing trips. Many residents have embraced the not fall to war the pleasures of sport and boliday and Japan. The immediate occasion of the
to tissues with us, was her they could opportunity offered by four days' leave to visit actiele was the trouble which arose in the force us once and for all from their shores, e as al ports, and business is brisk with theriser United States with reference to the exclusion
The report of the dies of this fund for Applications for 15 fully paid up, and Japanese school children from the schools. The effect of suck argament will scarcely, he stars. Numerous cyclista likewise have been the year 1900, published he Guzette, suors $25 paid up, debentures are considered und
to facilitate the solution of the delicate on the wheel in the Now Territory, while the that the amount at el on December receive an allotment is full.
stay-at-homes have mostly pasand the time in 31st, was $272,460,26, incg $11613.37 for in Sun Frandsou; but this is only made estions" which the writer observes are the realm of sport. To-day is the last day of interest. The average mply tooiribusions following cases have been dealt with in the Artillery and Hoogkong Footla 1 Clob) toʻidave.
3 The Superintendent of Foiics 'reports the text for a general disquisition upon the
arising in the British Empire. Such is the holidays, and it would appear that the river amount now to about S On Decoriber Mixed Court since the last whole subject in which views are put for- tions will have to be settled upon grounds steamers on the Mačio run are to have large 31st 1905 the number of dribitors un, the Sammonses breach of. Manioipal regulutions 2. order to assist the Shield Fund the charge fo
passenger lis's. On Friday and yesterday books was 197, whereas in game month of the debt, on payment of taxes 1, assault 1, breach admission to the corermis and will be on dollar, honoured and generally-aggepted theories the plain facts actually existing and ep cial Barcices were held in some of the following year the total wall, of whom 203 of Iakery regulations 1, wilfully damaging and to the uncovered stand fifty couls. Cadien upon our relations with non-shite" peoples. can only be further complicated by raising churches, and the mered concert held at St. are backdors, 336 art and twelve properly. Summary Arrests burglary 1 free, also Club members on production of ticket. The writer adds that the time has come for the ghosts of old controversies which and church. At the Wesleyan church. Wanchai, & fond, 54 left and nine died, the 34 who left possession of a dagger 1
Peters on the former day drew maay to that widowers. During the joined the Committing a Quisance 2, being in illegal The white races to take a fresh survey of their raison d'être in their day, bat are by Gond Friday ta was held, about 200 sailors, 31 resigned the Goverans Service and 23 the whole situation and to recognise that
no means applicable to the problems which soldiers and civilians being in attendance. were dismissed. The total ger of children
(Signed) Fazu B. MARSHALL, the changed conditions, their old have to be dealt with under the improved Following on the good things provided in the on the bucks is 499. There in the list haughty and dictatorial attitude stands ie relations, social, commercial and diplomatic edible line, came others in the musical, and 3 pensioners whose per dollars need of modifcation." The claim to spread which exist at the present time.
altogether a very pleasant evening was spent, aggregate $3,312.44 per annd
ward which go counter to hany time.
ju
of common sense and with refrence to
THE HOLIDAYS.
Although the weather has not been all that could be desired for the holidays, we have to be
Minutes of a meeting of the Kalangan Two battalions of Zwes, a battalion of Amoy) Municipal Comoil, held at the Board Tirailleurs, two squads of Spahis, and Room-on-the-12th-March 1987- two batteries of artiller ave Lalla Margia
Present-Messrs. F. B. Marshall (Chaie- to-day, to occupy Ujda
(max), Q. A. V. Bowra, W. Kms, Hwang,
Tsung Chow, S. Okayamn. W. H. Wallace. WIDOWS AND ORANS PENSION the He Ith Officer and the Secretary.
FUN
1 The minutes of the last-menting are rend and confirmed.
By Order,
meeting:-
Chairman,
C. BERKELEY MITCHELL,
Secretary.
THE FOOTBALL SHIELD FINAL.
The Football Shield Final is to be played off on Saturday next,-April-6th-at-a-quarter par four. It is expected that the number of spect tor will be very large, so a special service electric cars will ros to Happy Valley fre three o'clock. Mr. Gray Sett has kind arranged a special car for the two teams (Bog
the Hongkong Hotel at half-past three.
If
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