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same point, and Mr. Foxo WA-CEUN echoed it, and the practical result of the discussion was that an apparently irrelevant motion was lost and the Government's request for practical suggestions iquored. We would not like to say that the motion for cremation was quite irrelevant, nor do we agree that the adoption of cremation would ultimately fail as a deterrent of dumping." It would fail, we dare say, in one-way; that is, it would but shock the
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scruple le the chief obstade to cremation in England, it would not be fair to over-ride Chinese sentiment and respect that of the others, were it not that by dumping." these bodies the poor Chinese who de so have already made sacrifico of their right to expect reverence. Thus to create all abandoned bodies as an immediate aten would not be unjust, and. if it did not check "dumping," it would not encourage it. Fortunately the adverse vote of the
many evils.
Ting Cheng.to, Viceroy of Yünnan and Kaoishon, bas reported to the Throne that at present 47,000 Chinese labourers are working Yungaofn. Most probably the line will be day and night on the railroad from Mengtze to completed in the very near future.
hall of the Catholic Union to-night and Satur
An attractive consort will be given at the day night in aid of sweet Italian singers Signor and Signeresa Salvate.
A Chinaman who was riding in a riosha
had died.
An after dinner ansedute by Mr. Bryse, in yesterday morning died suddenly. The coolie I was surprised to dad his fara sliding of the exouse of a short speech,.convulsed the Union League Club in New York, says a Tribune coat, and the discovery was made that the man wire. Two Scotsmen had been imbibing whisky freely, when one of them, who had become affotod, ross to leave at an earlier bour than usual. "Why, mon, Sandy, are ye goin' awa
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Tho hatwson bere sud the Caroline Islands, bas
schooner "Tarang," which trades
replaced by the Union Jack, ander which flag yesterday the "Stars and Stripes" were
the weasel will now mail.
It is announced that the Kaiser has approved The sobatue for widening the Kis-Brunsbiittoj Cina', and that the project will be embodied in bill and submitted to the Reichstag shortly after the termination of the Easter recess. Tho cost of the widening is said to be setimated at £1,900,001 sterling, which will, of course, be covered by a louci.
News reached this golony yesterday from Yokohama that Mr. Harry Wiezing, of the firm of Inry Wicking and Company, had diad ai sen on bard the Empress of Japan. Deased. who was on a business trip to the East, was about 70 years of age. He is survived by his widow in England. The remsins will be bought to Hongkong.
Chinese because of its being. ns Mr. DAU Sanitary Board des pot prevent the at ten o'nlook "inquired his surprised friend hitherto sailed under the American flag, bat CHU-PAK alleged, "against the Chinese Government from considering the question, mast go,” replied Saudy; "I bae changed religion." Obviously with people who and we hope the Legislative Council may see my lodgins lately. I'm nae ayers wool acquent throw corpss down on the public street its way, to taking this frst step towards a w the staircase," "I'm ono vera weel and abandon them. no religious Scruples reform that will ultimately Lave to come.acquent wi' the stairsaso pet, myself," explained or sentimoutal respect for the deut con There is not so mue land to
Mr. Bryce. spare on be said to weigh against the comfort of this island that we en afford to waste
The British military officers who wore personally avoiding trouble and expense. it on people who have no real use for selected to visit the battlefields to Marchuria The COLONIAL SECRETARY in a dispatch it. If it is moral und just to prevent arrived in Shanghai by the P. & O. Delhi on to the Board discounted in advance the poor Chinese from gambling, it is a|-|April 23rd and loft by the I-C. 8 N.
dumping" was a result
mas mal al just to prevent them from Koaushing for Dalny. On aztival in Man- argument that of the
extravagant funeral rites, and here theciuris the party will survey the battlefields and Chinese wish to escape the
dean-d wealthy of all races, European and Asiatic, wake what other observations are visitation
of the disinfecting officers haves duty to perform, in setinga wiser mirisable. Brigadier General Thompson Capper White quite convinced that in many example. We aball welcome adesion is in command and has wits bim, Lisat. Col. I wase the Susilary Bused his mate e cremate there tout corpses not Bird, Majars Sheppard, JW K. Dear HB
anreasonable demands upon poor Chinese as a deterrent of that particular evil, but as
Blake, A. A. Keundy, J.-A. Skern and J. J. tenanta as well
Jandlords, iu a step a general retom that will abolish Howell, A. S. Capper. P. O. Haubro, C. Baugatrie; Captains H. K. Hopwood, P. their futile figh: with regularly imported
Wigram, S. G. Loch, C. L. Stowe, A. J. R. contagion, we think the ConoscAL SECRET-
Glashford, H. J. P. Brown, C. J. Doverall and ARY right in his conclusion that dumping"
Villiers Stuart. is not promoted by those considerations, We are surprised that the discussion did not lead any one to gress at of her causes M. LAU CHU-PAK approached nearest to the obvious issue when he remarked that we should-vestigate the conditions under which We venture to assume that a very little investigation would dis cover the true cause of dumping." Wel suspect it to
be found in the one word DETERGENT. "poverty." It is a curious thing that East and West do meet in one particular, the ostentation and expense which convention demands should peecaipany the advent of Death in a poor family. The best argument for creation in England, in our opinion, Daintily pat up, it forms a plossing audition part from the undoubted fact that it is the
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The 14th plague fatility was recorded yester day.
orow.
Lieutenant C. A. Fremantle has been posted As Sergeant Sim was preceding to Sam.to the command of the smart destroyer Whiting shaipo on the ferry during the squall on
on the Chins Station in relief of Lieutenant Tuesday one of the conservancy bats capsized. and Commander C. E. L. Thomas. Lieutenant He ordered the ferry curswain to steam for the Fr mantle's untal experience began in 1894 hole in the bottom, and mscued three of the distressed rense). Ou resaling it he knocked a when he been a cadet, and his present grade came to bin in June, 1909 He is an adept at "destroyer" work, and was reosally in com - mand of the ferret.st Devonport. Another Panfold, a navigating officer, to the Tama- local appointment is that of Lieutenaat M. H Lieutenant Peufeld entered the Royal Navy in 1887, besame mildy to 1889, zab.lientensal in 1893, and Heutenant two years later. Com. mandar Harald G. Grenfell has been appointed to the Tamar, with effect from May 2nd. Commander Grenfell received his cadetship in 1983, took four drate at bie examination for the rauk of lieutenant, and became commander in dane, 4. He is an expert in gunnery sad holds the usual certificate.
Ou Ta-slay, while an old Chinese w man was working in the fields aljáning her resideare, which is on the hillside alove the Petroleum works at Est Point, she was attacked from behind by two men. They relieved her of 2150, the savings of years which she always carried in her pocket, and escaped,
If I had any intention of stealing, I would have chosa a larger one", a cóolis told Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe at the Police Court yesterday when charged with the lare-up of a chicken, however, bis Worship sedlenced him to one As the offence was prosed byaad, doubt,
months imprisonment and four hours' stocka,
TELEGRAMS.
["DAILY PRESA" RICLUSIVE SERVICE) LABOUR TROUBLES IN GERMANY.
LONDON, May 1st.
Ten thousand skilled workmen are going to Germany,
INTERNATIONAL DISARMA-
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LONDON, May Ist. Prince von Buelow declares that Germany cannot discuss disarmament. TRANSVAAL AND THE CHINESE.
LONDON, May 1st. The Transvaal resents the home Government's pressing the repatria- tion of Chinese.
OBITUARY,
LONDON, May 1st.
Lord de Ros is dead. Dudly Charles Fi'zgerald de Ros was the premier haron of England, being the The Scarlet Mysteries, a male combination of 24th talented singers introduced to the East by Mr. contad
holder n₤ the title which WAK in 1264. Ile eptered the Life Brasscombe, made their debat in Hongkong nards in 1845 and afterwanis sons to the just night, when a large audience welcomed
ccrumsed of the Regiment. He was appointed equerry to the Prince Consort in 1953, an them in the City Hall. The solos, duets, teios appointment which he held up till the death of and quartettes were effectively ren ered, beth His Royal Highness, holding a similar one, to sentimental and hitmorous being admirably
the Queen froin that time til 1874, when be treated, while the instrumental contribution of age
became Lord-in-Waiting. He was 80 years were re less auccessful.
COLONIAL PREMIERS.
LONDON, May 1st. The Colonial Premiers are to dine
section of the railway to Changelow from any The Shanghai-Nanking railway company
15 next, and a series of special cheap excersions with the King on the 8th inst. announces the opening to traffic of a further
during that and the next five days to enable Shanghai residents to visit Changelow and its famous los munastery. Special farms for picnic parties are now arranged to Foochow and Wusiek or Chaugehow, the time tablo is boing revised and new rolling-stock includes dining
! cary,
The Waipu has forwarded to Ea Ming. In the House of Commone Mr. Ross Governor of Anhai provines complsiat made (Montgomery Boroughs) asked the Secretary
Things were far from orderly at the Western Hotel on Tuesday. As a result James Williams, a Europeas passenger on board theas, Tourane, was charged at the Police Court with assalting the manager. The offens was proved and Mr. Haz-land ordered him to pay a time of $7. Another defondant, a German rugineer, Appear orderly in the same hotel, and with refusing to wupu from the Governor of Aubai as to the ad before Mr. Wolfe on a charge of being dis-explanation is therefore asked for by the Wai-
pay 810.15 due for wines.
His Worship imposed action on the Wuku authorities, adise of $, and ordered the defendant to pay the amount.
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that some compensation should, as a set of
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, 1st May.
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RUSSIA ANG JAPAN.
LONDON, April 29th- The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Telegraph states that the Russo-Japanese commercial treaties will be definitely con
THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, April 29th.
The Birrell+Halifax Bill, for the reform of the House of Lords, to be introduced soon, will be more generally supported than was supposed. The Telegraph believes that the plag of the Government to deal with the House of Lords is to provide for a conference of the two Houses in case of a disagreement.
THE JAPANESE IN BRITISH
COLUMBIA.
Paupers often piucli and starve themselves, Third Street on Tueday sed parohased a pot it is stated that this company bad parouaned a Majesty's Minister at Peking, to the effect
A slave to the pips entered an opium shop in by the American Minister in Paking on behalf; for Foreign Affairs whether the Chinese eluded and signed by the end of May.
of the Standard Oil Company. In the dispatch Gsrerument adopted the suggestion of his and lie and obtain relief ou false preteness, of opium. Having chained the commodity be that they any board up money so as not to went as far as the door before rataruing to the year and a half ago a plot of land under Yob- be buried by the Parish," so that they counter hand and saying the pot was empty.
ohlahan Bill, outside of Wuhu, lo' be used as an
grace, be paid to Dr. Home and Mr. Eadie, who ail reservoir but that in spite of the repeated were assaulted near Amoy in June, 1906. Sir not, poor, thisguiled fools, e Certainly the ons Le displayed was, but when
when that time comes when the
bis person was searched the full pot was found.quests of the company made through the F. Gray, replied: The Chines Government At the Police Court, yesterday, Mr. Hatuland
Americas Cousal to the Chiness authorities of have been requested to pay empensation es an pinions of their neighbours shall have sentenced the man to three wenke imprisonment Wabu to stamp the little dead for the said pataot of grace, and discussion is understood to be eenged to matter to them. It is heart-with bard labor. breaking to observe the waste of badly
of land the requests have not been complied with
now proceeding as to the amount between his for some reasou or other. claimed that there is a larg+ oil reservoir bulong Chinese authorities.
Furtherm re it is Majesty's Cousul at Aoy and the local needed money at obsequies in poor districts,
ing to the German firm of Arnhold, Kscberg and we have often thought that the con-
& Co. quite near the lot paressed by the science of an undertaker with such clients
Standard01Company, and fast, while title deeds Dust be ander than that of a dishonest
for the Germas property had been stamped by The same phenomenon company promoter.
the officials, there last have persistently declined may be witnessed here and in China,
to do the same for the Americas concern. The poorest of the poor must have their ghast procession, with the quaint bapaers and symbols, and hypocritical hired mourners. We may be told that these shabby, tawdry manifestations of пое cost less than al an English funeral, but proportionately we Enve no doubt they are as great a tax. Now, while the repugnance to pauper funerals is as great among the English poor as i, say, the Chinese objection to Cumping, there are still very many such burials at public expense. We suggest that there are so many cases of dumping "--1,447 in 199065 for a like reason, mere inability to face the Cast of the conventional funeral. But, it
The case of the four Chinese cattle thieves Polies Court yesterday. These men, it will be was concluded before Mr. F. A. Hageland at the remembered, were charged with being in posses sion of cattle stolen outside the Colony, well knowing the same to have been stolen. They
In his report with accounts for 1996 the
IN Original Jurisdiction.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUStick (SIB) FRANCIE PIagorTM).
ALLEGED BREACH OF CHARTER. The action was continued in which Mesere.
Lovnox, April 20th. The Times of Ottawa says that a great influx of Japanese has begun in British Columbia. It
is stated that Japau has titied the emigration companies in Japan. that owing to Cauda's acceptance of the enigration restrictions have been removed Anglo-Japanese Commercial treaty, the
ERUPTION OF STROMBOLI,
LONDON, April 29th Stromboli was in violent eruption yester-
Carlowitz & Co., merchants of 2, Copnaaght Road Central, Hongkong, sned the Lumbard Hoteas, in the City of London, for the recovery Steamship Company, Ltd., of 23, Great Bt. of $12,000, being damage sustained by plaintiffa by reases of the breach of charter party of the British steamship Salamanca entered into at Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed by Mr. Hongkong on 7th February, 1902. The Hon.
appeared for the plaintiff, and Sir Henry by earthquakes which shattered windows Bailey, of Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Master,day evening. The eruption was accompanied Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. Looker, of and broke the calle between Lipari and Messrs. Descon Loozer and Descon, for the
Stromboli. defendants.
Sir Henry Berkeley continued his address for! the defence.
chaplain of St. Andrew's Church, Kowicou, after thanking all donors and helpers, outlines registers and plate; there was a burglary 1 gumerous requirements. One is a safe for the January 1st by which the Church suffered loss. Mr. STEVENS writes: It is ossy, when things are difficult, to lose heart; and are said to have rounded the cattle vip near perhaps in this climate especially-it is in Saochur in Chinese territory, and were arrested the air' to 'give up' (indeed even the altimo, His Worship watenend them to resignation, to follow the example of some in while in charge of them at Yasurati on the Chaplain has often lately been tempted, by three months' imprisonment with hard labour. this respect." We have no doubt that all re
however re tithes, the Chaplain quetes That quirements will be forthcoming in time. The On Tuesday & lakong arrested a hawker at Chorch
no worship is complete withou: an offering. is young Pet. As a reminder.
None shalt appear before Me empty' (Exod. at Public Worship". That is the mirchief of xxiii. 15) is God's great tuls for all stiendas clients bad agreed to the production of vertain Mr. Pollock explained to his Honour that his
backing argumenty quotations. We under
documents because they did not wish to put
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passege, containing the words “without money stand some people pia their faith to another
and without price.
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THE Hongkong Sanitary Board has not will be asked, why do they not rather apply West Point for not, having a liesace. The often lately had a subject of such wide for the free interments that are offered hawker immediately produced the document interest to discuss as it bad at the last Here again we suggest that the tear of which the constable compand with anober, meeting on Tuesday, when the problem of j
"what people will say " applies. The poor and even thou abandoned corpses and their treatinent was Chem (and poverty has not lessened in the was no old one, and proceeded with his prisoner not stif»d. He said it brought forward. The Government's efforts Colour within the last two years, by the to the station. On the way European con to have a stop put to the certainly objection-wy) cannot afford to do what is expected but the lakeng appareatly did not care to miss stable was shown the licence, and it was correct, able practice of "dumping" corpses on the of them. public streets have not met with success, both distasteful and from their point of took the banker to the station and charged Of the remaining alternatives the opportunity of securing a conviction. He and the number recorded for the first viewe ameful, they choo-e the least trouble him with banking within the limite of the quarter of the current year seems to have sucre. That, briefly, is why we do not Westura Market. At the Polios Court how. inspired the authorities with a determination consider the proposal to adopteremation was ever, the casa foiled, and Mr. Wolfe fined the occasion for more emaggling of the Book. Our 10 make a desperate stand against this together irrelevant, and why we regret that
lukong $3 for bearing falve witness. We British and Foreign Bible Society should prore shocking and dangerous ensiom, for custom it was not adopted. We would go further, quate punishment for what sorms a must serious then private enterprise may be relied upon to would like to water our protel at this inade. an effective trust-breaker, but should it fail, it may now fairly be said to have become. and recommend compulsory cremation all crime. The Sanitary Board was asked to offer round, in the interests of economy as suggestions for the mitigation of the evil, opposed to wicked waste, and in the and the Medical Officer of Health bit upon interests of public health. As for it being the idcn of cremating all corpses found against the Chinese religion," that is all abandoned, There a not the slightest stuff and norseuse.
If the Bible Trust, of which news comes from America, should succeed, there may be
defendants to the expense of getting evidence
from bome.
Sir Henry--That is so, my Lord. We are very much, ob iged.
Sir Henry coatinned his argumools, and the case was again adjourned.
MACAO.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
April 3911.
PRINCE FUSHIMI'S VISIT TO ENGLAND
LONDON, April 29th. The Savoy theatre is giving a revival of Gilbert Sullivan's operus, but is omitting the Mikady; the omission being due to the visit: of Prince Fushimi. Mr. Runciman, in reply to a question in the House said that Do representations had been received from Japan, but the Lord Chamberlain had with- drawn the license for the opera from all the theatres, including those in the provinces.
take a hand. Privats enterprise has never been at Shimbashi on April 7th abanter was carried There was, for example, the case of the old lady On the occssion of “General” Booth's arrival melons as to call for official interference. backward. Indeed, it has been sometimes an
The Times publishes a letter of Dr. Martens, by one of these who welcomed the "General," who, when the good ship Lord Warden was China Commercial Steamship Company to go
the Professor of St. Petersburg University, bearing the inscription" Japar is dedicated to stationed at Queensforry, need regularly to go with the steamer Suisang to Mexico.
Dr. L. P. Margnes has been engaged by the criticizing current Russian politics. According to the Professor the Duma is incapable of any It may be against doubt from his remarks that he regarded soutimheut, but it is high time that common
Jasny Christ." This seems to bare caused off to the ship with what seemed a mighty
action compatible with Bussia's interests, nor misunderstanding neng & section of Tokyu
Plague increased last month in the Chinese It espable of demonstrating the conserena of his means as a probable deterrent, but the sense prevailed, and the shock would soon be Salvation Army was found posted on tei-phons rapturously received by the sailers who were of
citizens. On the 19th a manifesto ugsinet the
family Bible ander her arm. She was quarters,
ite views. It is entirely devoid of any feeling President, while supporting the suggestion got over, he a dose of nasty medicine, if an electric light poles, fences, ele, iu Usuigime, the little citcls favoured: Bible-reading was her of a railway from Macao to Canton beld a meet.
Fome goatlamon interested in the construction of acting in unity with the Government in the on other grounds, held that as a deterrent the Government were to pass auch an Kanda and Waseds.
administration of the State, and becam it would be sure to fail. Mr. LAU CHU. ordinanes.
It was stated in the arowed purpose, and never did that object meeting yesterday.
disolation is inevitable. The fundamental "Dumping is resorted to in manifesto that the offering of Japan to ang
with more eager response. By some mischance The Police held a public reception yesterday, error lies in the adoption of a system FAK therefore was quite pertinent when various parts of Chian, we understand, in other outside the Empire is the work of a rebel one day an officer got a closer look at her book to unveil pictures of the King and Cheap, put arouring of the spirit of saffrage. It ho said that as the Government's desire country places as well as in cities, when against the Empire and that, therefore, these che was going off the ship. Strange to say, up in the Armoury at San Francisco Barracks. is, therefore, necessary to revise the Law of was for some deterrent, they bad no busi-extreme poverty demands it, and provided Salvation Army should be annihilated by
the volume sounded hollow and metallic. It The pictures were presented by Their Majesties. Election, if it is desired to improve the ouulition to be discussing the question of the Government undertook eremation, and burning, ila beadquarters and institutions proved to be fitted with a screw toy, and was The Governor was present, and Lady Azevedo of the Duma. Professer Marten's letter to. eremation on the lines kid down by the returned the shes
manifesto added that sympathisers were re. labelled Departed Spirits." The description Continho helped bis to erform the naveiling or bones to such quested to assemble in Hibiya Park at 7 pm, President, as the "most sanitary and the relatives as wanted them, there would be on the 21st. The police anthorities immediately certainly been superfluous on her entering the military exhibition of fosts of arms afterwards, was true at the time, but the adjective had ceremony. There were athletic sports and a most reverent method of disposing of these very little religious outery. At the same removed the manifesto and are taking precau- ship. The old lady was a very expert smugglor
The A.D.C. performance on Saturday was bodies."
The Hon. Mr. BREWIN made the time, while it is remembered that a religious
of forbidden Liquors.
well worthy of praise.
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The Times has caused the atmost astonish- ment and displeasure to the Russian Govern- designs of dissolving Parliament, and that it mont, which states that it does not harbour any
desires to co-operate with the Dums,