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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST, 1907,
these people are sincere and well-meaning, majority who attend this Conference bave TELEGRAMS,
("DAILY PRESS ** EXCLUSITE - SERVICE.]
THE KING IN FRANCE.
LONDON, April 30th. King Edward is staying at Paris. He returns to London on Saturday.
and that a certain amount of good has been probably not yet learned enough to exercise done; but there are nomorous features of the necessary tact in dealing with the the business for which we are unable to Chinese. As to the value of the Cauference, feel any sympathy at all. First and fore- a writer points out, that missionary work ia most we would like to see this Conference being neglected, and much moneý spant to honestly disenes the question of women little purpose. If mission fands are used, A. S. WATSON & CO., workers, the drawbacks to whose prezence it means the withdrawal of that amount
wo have previously pointed out.
It is an from what might be more profita used honest conviction of ours that all women in direes work." Many of the men will missionaries should be recalled, but we do stay in Saanghai “till after the hot season," notexpect that the male" marters" will con- perspiration being a branch of martyrdou |descend to even admit the question. Many not heroic enough for them. Que of them | of them politically would doubtless be found wonders what RoDERT MORRISON thinks of
objecting to the Suffragette movement were it all. "Whether be knows of, and is gladare to visit England in June, they at konie, bal their conseienee does not | ul, the Confereure is a question for theolo-
ANGLOPHOBIA. Heem to have persmuded any of them that it gians." If that so, there is not so much is nôt right to let women and children to mock at in the Chinese practice of trying suffer the ils mcidental to life in the to please their ancestors by votive offerings.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.
CHEMISTS
BY APPOINTMENT TO
WATSON'S
FRAGRANT
TOOTH WASHI.
the reperts of their doings at the Northern
gathering of public interest, to demand, that the members of it should strive after
ROYAL VISITORS.
LONDON, April 30th. The King and Queen of Denmark
SUPREME COURT.
Taesday, April 30th.
IN CRIMINAL JURISHICTION.
September, 1902, the vessel was replaced at plaintiffs' disposal, in the condition required by the charter party, but the plaintiffs improperly refused to accept the ship or to full the terms of the charter-party, and thereby caused the BEFORE Ma. A. G. Wise (PUISNE JUDGE), defendants damage. Defendants deny that they have made default in any of the terms of the oharter party, and have always been ready to carry them ont, and so far as the ship was
THE TOBACCO CASH. The re-trial of Charlos Humphrey Kane for
the larceny of Egyptien Delight Tobeco, the property of the British American Company, was resumed yesterday.
David Ellis and Harry Goldenberg gave
evidence for the defence,
Defendant, on going into the box snið ko was born in San Francisco where his father was a merobaut. Having studied there his father sout him to Japan to undergo a military course. His father gore him S1600 gold. That was in March, 1905. Shortly afterwards his father died and he gave up his prospective military training and travelled. In January The German Government and busi-1936 bo name to Hongkong and went to a friend of his mother's, who advised him not to carry
Geran press,
Loxos, April 30th,
from
DEATH OF MR. BREWER..
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not at plaintiffs' disporn during a period of the chartor, that was due to an excepted peril. In
277 event the defendsats deny that the circum- stances entitled the plaintiffs to cancel the charter-party, and therefore counter-claim from the plaintiffs the sum of $24,292,75, being the bire for the unexpired portion of the obarter.
The bearing was adjourned.
CHINA ASSOCIATION.
(FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.)
THE ANNUAL MERTINA. The annual meeting of this Association was
interior. We need not recapulate our The Chinese papers have been commentingness men in. the Empire strong about the $1091 which he then had in his posses-held by the courtesy of the P. & O. S. N. Co. at reasons at this time, but util, the male on the exclusion of nativ: delegates from HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR missionaries do recognise the issue, our the Conference, and we cannot see that repudiate the anglophobia of the sion. He banded the money over to her aud anbas. their offee, Leadoubal: Street, de modo-at
respect for them cannot grow. Neither there is my vait excuse for thus a
quently drow several sums from her as he Tuesday, 26th March Mr. J. R. Scott oooupi need we onter upam the broad -qquestion of ring Chinese colleagues' and obworks.
required them. On the death of her husbanded the chair and there was a fair attendance of DISCHARGES AT WOOLWICH.sbe returned the bulanan of $700 which members. The moeting was preceded by a their justifi cation or otherwise in bringing The missionaries ought us 13 re
deposited in the Russo-Chiness Bank.
special one for the consideration of certain dogine to an empire so devoted to ethics than willing to welcome every native
Los Dos, April 30th. Mr. Calthrop then addressed the jure onsiterations in the Rules as proposed in a circular as China is. The missionaries have firmly Christian auxions to take, part, for trom
Sixty employees are to be diz-behalf of the defendant. He described the previously sent to members. established their footing, and it wil need all then the most practical advice is likely to charged weekly
manuer in which Mr. Harrison gave his The CHAIRMAN said that owing to illness, Woolwich the spice at our disosal to mention euch be forthcoming. It is quite fair, this being arsenal during summer.
evidence as unsutisisetory.
Mr. Gundry had not been present at the meat- points as have occurred through reading
The Attorney General having addressed the|ings of the Committee for redrafting the rules, jury,
but he had pointed out that the omission of the The Daiso Juriga sumuond-up-4-pointed-! word “Guneral" from acnest of the rules would- vul that there was 90 doubt that the deprive the atts of the Committee of a cortain tobacco in question formed part of the ship.
amut of weight aut signifleance necessary to tout per the Fabia and there could clearly distinguish them from those of the focal na doubt that dəfemiunt did not see the tobacco | committees.
The Committee folt the cogonoy
doubt that the tobuce. Found its way walawinlly This nows will be received with deep regret into the hunde of the shopkeepers in Quecu's in Hongkong, where Mr. W. W. Brewer, one of the eki “China hands,"
Roul. The jury ought not to cruvic! at the un was well known and corroborated evidence of the accomplice. As to esteem. I came out to the fast sa 1979, when he belt a position in K-lly and Walsh's at the accomplice, it would appear that his the inangaration of that he's branch in Hong Shupgui, come time later he was catrasted with conscience had been at work and he had changed long and not bag afterwards he set up in
kís elfitude, but his Honour thought there was business for limit and sad aide the sta.seething more material to explain his conduct. Idichment a paying concerv
Ca his own showing, defendant had been living beyond his means, and it was for the jury to decide whether that was corroboration or not.
A VALUABLE
ANTISEPTIC
AND
SINGAPORE, April 30th. Mr. Brower died at sea on the 27th
port. The Shanghal papers are full of correctussimatdetails; but There seems to missionary contributions, and it is passages be a shyness to deal with them faithfully on in these that have attracted our aueation, the part of many jurnals. It is quaven. Their calna disregard of the literal meanings and repable to public applaust, on the steamer Japan froin
Hongkong.
of many phrases employed is amazing. One visitor who wrote casually of the "cou- placent, bigotry" of the Chinese is perhaps the most monume ofal instance of this. One of them Inugorously suggests that Shangbai | desert es to be called at present. instead of DETERGENT. the "Sink of Laiquity," the "Fount of Religion," We suggest as an amendment the Temporary Reservoir of Condensed and Complacent. Bigotry," for the fifteen hundred are goited if tank word retaing its meaning and their complacence is osteutations. The conference at under nu ,embroidered motto containing the words L'amo Christa, and one of the con- tributors referred to suvs z
It. anses the teeth, swagtens the breath aul strengthen the gums.
Distily pat up, it forms a pleasing addition
to the toilet.
A.S. WATSON & CO..
LIMITED,
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY,
Hongkong, 2th April, 1907.
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NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. ONLTeutamunications relating to the maurs polunan hould be addressed to Ta# EPITOU.
correspondents mual forward their games ana ad- drews wuh communications addremed to the Editor, mat for publication but an evidence of good faith,
All letters for publication should be written un toe side of the
"It has long been fie babit of certain waters to represent the Protestant infasiouaries as divided into varying sects, They are
described as settling down three ve four varieties of them, is the one city where enob spends his time is telling the uninstructed heathen nou to believe what the others teach, To see them all met now in naity, peace and concord, anxious, for nothing but to advance that Potamian clase,
should mail that lie to the counter atlasi.
In the very next columa, cheek by jowl, chlie" is m-oiled again by a com- munictim with reference to efforts to restore Christian Unity, to avoid "wrdless collisions or untias duplication of labour,”. which quotes the Iambeth Conferuer's
i
good works," even if privately there he more disposition theritivize.
The 13th plague fatality yesterday.
Was
reerda
12,
Das of yesterday's wail papers says:Se Wilt Des Vorr has been ill for the lgst ten
dogs and is still suforing from a severe attack of mala is faver, which preludes him from
considering or answering letters..
——
James Gordon, a stoler ou H.M.S. Bedford, get shore leure ou tas night of the 25th, bai failed to go aboard on the following day. He was found drowns of the Army Servios Corps Wharf on Monday.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Plio
Court yesterday a Chinese named Wong Yan wan charged with bigamy, and with making a wilful false statement conesrning his marriage. The case was adjourned for a week and defendant admitted to bail in the sam of $50.
Derased lias teen inuected twice and is survived by is widow, two sons who are in the business bare little boy who was accompanying him and a married dang- tar, His death is particularly he only came out from homes in Oetcher fast to form business and on sttling affairs was proceeding company to take over the home to enjoy a well earned retirement, De was about 55 years of age.)
EMPRESS OF JAPAN ?
DETAINED.
TOKYO, April 30th. Two cases of smallpox have broken The return of visitors to Las City Hall Library out aboard the s s. Empress of Japan and Museum for the week ending the 280
non-Chise oog the firemen. Her departure April 1907, shows that there were 372 to the Library and 192 to thi has been postponed:- Mussuar, amt of Chineso (34 to the former and 2,854 to the after The Library was, therefore visited by 5'6 perarns and 1 to Museum by 9,044..
A great dond of amuse-ut was ensed at the
missionary conference at Shanghai by thes collapse of Br. Hykes' chair. De Hykes
RACTER'S SERVICE.
PRINCE FUSHIMI IN PARIS.
Loxox, April 26th.
burned as was his duty. There could be no
After a short absence the jury returned a verdict of Bob guilty, and the defendant was disenarged.
IN ORIGENAL JURISDICTION,
BEFORE THE CRIES JUSTICE SIR FRANCIS PIGOTT).
ALLEGED FLEAÒR OF CHARTER. The setiaa in which M. ssrs. Carlowite &
Co., werebouts of 2, Connaught Road Central, Hoogkong, suc the Lombard Steamship Company, Ltd, of 24, threat. 8. Helens in the being damage sustained by plaintiffs by reason City of London, for the recovery of 91,000 of the breach of charter party of the British
of the argument and was willing to accapt. Mr.
Gundry's suggestion, but as
the proposed alterations had buer froulated he thought the variation shout come in the form of a amendment. The rarised rals as cirelated were passed unanimously with Mr. Cuadry's amendat. The new rules provide for the appointment of a paid rosrutary. This terminat ed the special moeting.
In opening the aununt meeting the Chairman congratulated Sie Jordan on having brought the negotiations for the Kowloon Chaton Railway to a head. The line was important to Hongkong and the colous lund bean gratified by the nurgy shown by the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, in promoting it. The attempted sucrcachment, on the status of the Maritims Customs had apparantly bon checked, and he ER DO Mason to apprehend danger to the serity of the foreign loans; but there would be rick of interforenco with the administrators of the Customs so long at the Edist of May 9th appointing now Chinese comptrollers over tho Juspector-General remained ja
foren. He regretted that the association had been unable punition darsegos for the pirasy last nature of ta poronado IIis Majesty's Government to exsot the steamer Stimmt, necompanions it was by
† steamship Sulinasta enters intoal Posigkong | the murder of Dr. MacDonald. The damages
owners, who had announced willingness that were sought, not for the benefit of the steamT
our 7th February, 1902 vás resumed. The Hon. Me. H. R. Pallock, K.C, instructed by Mr R. F. C. Mister of Messrs. Joluson Stokes and they should be giren to some charitable Master, appears for the plaintiffs and Sir Henry institution in Hongkong, but with a view to Berkeley, K.C, instructed by Mr. Looker, of bring home to the Chinese authorities their
M. Pison gave a huncheon in honour of essre. Deacon Looker and. Daacon, for the responsibility for outrages which it was their
No annak raunecations that have citation of bitter dissensions," it were remarked that this was the result of following Prince Fushimi, at which all the Cabinet
atria is appeared injèther papers will be inserted.
Un Jere jur extra conses of DailyPams should be ext htiore it a day of paticnsion. After that hour the supply is limited." Only supplied for. Cara Telegraphic Addron: Passa, Coder: 4.5.0, AN 82
¡Lieber'!
F.O. Ben, Hà. Telophons No, 18
Entza DesONS
MARRIAGES,
un Mooch 2och, a Missinghurst, England, James Hasey O-n asp of Shuigbai, to HABIT
Cls April Bird, at Sleaghai, ERNEST FRANCIA, eldest surviving a a of the late C. 4. Eller vs. By t Hongkong ORIGINA Ernst BACHANAN,
PROTES
MS fearfsge diet domNSEN, Ito Mesuetary of 1 gis: Presbyterian Church, Antony, aged 15 "On April Peth, at Thunkow from Pheroin, S. D. bekk, nf the Royal Exeitange Assanunve Korporaationa.
ECNGRONG OFFICE: 1A, DEN VUX ROAD 63. LONDON OFFICE: B1, FLEET STREKT, EK.
The Daily Press.
HONOTONG. MAY 18T, 1907.
The presne in Shanghai this last few days of the largest badly of Protesfaut Missionaries ever gathered together in the
Far East" is an event we ought not to over-
Stat.
defaulants.
Mr Pollack having ¡presented. the ceduty to prevent. A gratifying response had
the case for the defracs. On bebalf of the
там
lefondunts it
submitted 4lant the terms of the charter party, dated 7th Fø
terrible famine prevailing on the north of the Asenciafioz for funds for the relief of the
Yang tszy, over £7,000 having been already Stewart's method of keeping the Association sabsoribed. He paid special tribute to Mr.Murray
fally posted on every matter of importance con-
it; and maless the Shanghai newspapers partaking of a more liberal dist than that fo i a lie, then that Anglican Conferenc father the ndries of a friend in his younger days and Ministers aml the Ambassadors were pre- for the plaintiff's Sir Henry Barkeley opened been made to the appeal made by the hing
are wickedly misreporting the doings of which he had hitherto been accustomed. (find These representatives of 88 sects, it is the laughter.) |embroidered mono which is false. We
A Chinaman, who was arrested for being in real that there was a gond deal
unlawful posession of a quantity of bruse, told feeling"
on the exclusion of certain E. D. C. Delegates and when the
Ror. . H Boudied mentioned that it was desired to iuclada illustrations in the colume of proceedings, au Lit was hoped, if possible, to have a photograph of the Conferenc, that there was
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ASIATICS
LONDON, April 28th. The invernor of British Colethis bas
bruary, 1902, were not sufficiently set out in the statement of Pain, and one of the provision of the charter pirty was that the penalty for
great loss which the Shanghai Branch. would. mafed amount of damages payable by the party suffer owing to the retirement of Bir Charles delinquent to the party observant. In, and for
Wolfe at the Police Court reserved the Royal assent to a Bill exehud- non-performance thereof should be the as nected with the Far East and referred to the yesterday that he brought it from Cantou bying Hindus and Japanese. the ss. Ang Sung on Friday night was proved that the river steamer did not
arrive here on the night in question, so the
three weeks' imprisonment. The defendant west to jail..
ao other structure in Shanghai that would acender was fined $30, the alternative being
mmodate all the visitors and delegates but the Grand Sinud; and that the Stewards of the Race Club had kindly placed this at their disposal,
M. Warsor fram Changsha said that take place at King's Park Range, on Saturday, The competition for the Blake Shield will
t
LOAN.
LONDON, April 28th. The low for the British portion of the Canton-Kowloon railway is a great sucess; the lists closed yesterday.
GERMANY.
LONDON, April 28th. The estimates presented to the Reichstag include 15,000,000 marks as the first instal at 1 p.m. sharp, the remainder must be present adapting it to the use of modern battle
ment for enlarging the Kiel Canal, for on the Range by 1.15 p..
Yeang Sbek went into a coffee house at Kowloon City where his chits had been amas-
failed to meet his liabilities sing for some time. Once or twice he had
when asked,
so on this occasion the master refused to serve
ships.
UNREST IN INDIA.
in the matter, consented fo
THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY siderable period before the month of Dadgeon, stating that Sir Charles would be July, 1902, a state of war existed in the Philip After expressing the hops that criticism would heartily welcomed on the London Committee. pine Islands, and voyages to ports therein he freely offered by the members, who might were not lawful voyages within the meaning rest assured that it would not be taken as com- of the charter party. The p'sintiff's were there-plaints, he alinded to the deficit in regard to the numble, without the consent of the defond income, but did not think that it need cause ants, to re-charter the ship to the United any anxiety. h for one would not go near the Race the 4th, May. The order of fire is as follows:-
States Government is the Philippine Islands Sir THOMAS JACKSON expressed pleasur Course, sud others moved it there be Right Half No: 2 Company . Boriseer
for suck voyages although the said employment that the Association was to retain Mr. Welch no such contact with such an evil place Company. Right Half No. 1 Company u Troop,
was highly profitable. On or about the 2udas Treasurer and said that during his term as as that devoted to horse-racing. Countless Left Half No. 2 Company . Left Hall No. 1
April, 1972, the defendants, at the request of the President he hand has deeply indebted to Mr. other inconsistencies that look like insin Company. At least four wen of the two first
East Asiatic Trading Company, who, as the Welch for the thorough manner in which lo Damed teams onst be ready to commouse firing cerities could be raked up. The phrase
re-chartering the vessel for such rarages, in President of the Association for the ensuing defendants understood, were seling as agents had filled the duties of Secretary, faithful unto death" is a favourite, yet
the plaintiffs Mr. R. S. Gondry, C.B, was then ro-elected
everybody knows that these men hare the
consideration of the payment, by way of year. Mr. J. H. Scott, Chairman of Committee, commonsense to scute when warned of
increased lite, of 81,0 per mouth, for six Mr. George Jamieson, C.M.O, Vico Chair danger. There was too much talk of
months from the 15th May, 1952, The man, and Mr. Joseph Welch, Honorary Tro notables" and "prominents," considering
defendants did not at that time know of saree. The old Committed was re-elected with Lospex, April 28th.
the alleged charter of the vessel by the the addition of Mr. John C. Bois, that it is a body of men whose profession
Renter'a correspondent at Lahore wire plaintiff to the said company, or by the said look, yet the task of commenting upon it is one it is to glory ju lowly service; the Rev. him. Yeang retaliated by "pulling" the eroe.
that, in consequence of the unrest. per-company to the said Government, and the we cannot approach shout some diffidence. LoD WILLIAM CEL might consider the ery. He threw a large basin at the master mission has been given to the volunteers to defendauts have arver bon parties to such Missionary questions have been so often propriety of dropping at least one of his which struck him on the head. The police were withdraw their rifle from the armouries, charters, nor aware of the terms thereof. Such discussed intemperately, that the most titles, for instance, if he has come to pour called and the quarrelsome native was lodged in with 20 rounds of ball ammunition. Fire charters, if they were male, are irrelevant to honest and impartial commentator canne: precious nitment over the feet of the Hazeland at the Palize Court yesterday he was and Bankers have joined the volunteer force under the charter party. Save as aforesaid tas
the lockup.
When he appeared befors Mr. Jidges, and many Officials and Engineers this notion, and do not affect either the sights hape to mention them without incurring bumble ceolia. However, if we
or liabilities of the plaintiffs and defoudants fined $7 and board over in the sum of $100 to the suspicion of one party or another. It note all such minor shortcomings, the lack keep the pesce for six mouths,. ́ ́
charter remained in full force and effect until is, indeed, broadly speaking a subject upon of meekness, the failures to turn the other; which no one gets credit offhand for honesty cheek, and so on, there would be no end tolesder as passing through on the French The fifteen students mentioned in yesterday's
the plaintiffs improperly refused to fulfil the terms thereof. The defendants admit that No person or journal pro- the indictment. One piper writing a sort Mail to Europe were mostly solooted from Trafford arrived at Shanghai on April 20. Mr. mentioned, but deny that such accident was Mr. C. E. de Trafford and Lady Agnes de the vessel was injured in the accident feesing interest in China can ignore the of plugis for the Conference referred to the military school at Yaotsus (in the vicinity
by any negligenes on missionary movement, and in once more the service the missionaries have rendered of Paoting) by General Teh Liang ho in de Trafford, who is Captain of the Leicestershire caused referring to various points appropriate at in adding to our knowledge of China This view of the coming reorganization of the Cricket Club, is on his way back to England of the captain or any servant of the de- fendants. The accident was caused solely by
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending the present juncture we claim the indulgence is an argument becoming popular of late, Imperial uary of China, bus requested the from the sacenstal tour of the M. C. C. tasu
one of the sccidents of navigation, which was at 10 am, to-day, 0.03 inches. due to all sincere convictions, however and it is perhaps time to point out that it wairupu to consult Sir John Jordan with in New Zealand,
one of the exempted perils in the charter party. unpopular they may be in some quarters. is a weak if plausible one.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon reference to the dispatch if a similar number Other men of young officers and students to study information procured from a prisoner arrested the accident reacted plaintiffs. The hire for Hongkong & Neighbourhood...("),
The Shanghai City authorities, acting on
The defendante do not know when notice of to-day is as follows- At the opening meeting we notice there could have done it just as well, if they had up-to-date naval subjects in England. It is by the Shanghai Municipal police and banded the mouth of July, 1902, was paid to the defend. Formosa Channel... were fully afteen hundred persons présent, had the leisure that some missionaries seem reported that the British Government has over to the City Magistrate, have strasted a ants. The defendants have not been guilty South coast of Chins between
S.E. wiada, strong. representing 83 different societies or to bave had; and it is to be noted that the granted the request of the Chinese Governmentative who is said to be the ringleader of the of negligonos of all. As soon as the repaire and Sir Joha will shortly draw up some
Hongkong and Lamocks
of intention.
ware Lo
as priveles.
the part
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 0th at 11.30 aa-The barometer E. Japan, sad fallen rapidly over SW. Japan. has risen moderately over Central Chins, and
The depression moring Eastwards, passed over the E. coast of Chias st night. This morning it is approaching the neighbourhood of Nagasaki.
Prossure is still giving way over the 8. boust of "Chion, and another area of low pressure appear to be lying over 8.W. China.
Strong S. E. to S.W. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel, and the N. part of the China Son.
Agencies, and coming from more than five missionaries whose contributivas to sinology special rules with the Waiwupu for the Rg who murdered Constable Morrow, The more completed and the amount payable in re- South coast of China betweɔn i
hundred Chinese cities.
At the outset we have been worth anything have been few observance of zuch cadets. can cheerfully admit that a proportion of enough to count on the fingers. The vas
Same as No. 1,
Same as No. 1.
City polios nor hope to be able to apprehendspect of same could be properly ascertained, the many other members of the gang,
defendants paid the same at once, and on 20th.
Hongkong and Hainan (*) 8.W. winds, strong to a moderate gale, squally, probably thunderstorms.