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Shih-kai is really osenost in bit ondeavours to When advised by friends not to be basty for get a constitution for China without delay..
fear of untoward circumstances, his Excellency declared that he was ready even to sacrifice life and fortune to gain his object.
I we have the Esperanto onthusiusts and their |—It is stated from Paling that HE. Yuan
liko. When the language difficulty presents itself within the confines of what purports to be oue Empire, one people with common utional int rests, it is obviously aggravated. If it be a desideration that a man should be CO.,able to make himself understood wherever he goes, it is clearly of the first importance that he should not encounter misunder standing while he goes about his own country. Yet in China, as the attentive schoolboy knows, there are several speech makume u use, and a good deal of confusion and inconvenience. It appears that the Chinose papers in the North have been considering and discussing the need for a common language throughout Chine. So far as we can gather at second hand, they have not got to the length
A Cuinswoman, who entered a team OR Saturday night for Quarry Bay, thought it was not going to stop where she wasto! it and in her excitement she jamped out with her child in her arms before the conductor could stop her, The child's skall was fractured and he died next jarica to her arm and forehead. day in the hospital. The mother received in.
On Sunday afternoon the polio made another Manila which had arrived from Sydney on the same morning. The ages on being opepod were found to costain Saider rifles and amrition, which it is believed were taken aboard af
object of smuggling them into Chins.
seizure of two cases of arms aboard the ..
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Perhaps would le correct to say they have gone far beyond that, for their naive and simple reenmmendation is the general adoption of the "Kwanhwa or Mandarin speech. As a recommen·lation it has merit. It would be well, we suppose, numming the general consent to adopt a uniform tongue, that the innguage selected should be "the language of the senate, the language of the
Owing to the unavoidable withdrawal of one of the jurors sworn in the use of R. V. Kwok Chiu & Tsa On the case has had to be adjourned until 19 am, this morning. The six other jurors already astorn in this case, and also key- instant who have not yet boen drawn, will be other jurors originally summoned for the 19th required to attend this (Tuesday) morning at
10 a.m.
Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Magistracy yester
Bombd. Kerrio' BG.A was charged before day with assaulting a restaurant keeper and an Indian policeman. It was alleged that defendant with three others entered as eating house Sturday night. As they were leaving without paying the proprietor comanded payment whereupon defendant throw him to the ground
for the language of the rostrum and pulpit, the language of the schoolroom and the language of the Press." One common tongue would undoubtedly be great advantage, and it might as well be the beet selection possible. Some people are so constituted mentally, however, ns to seem uable or unwilling to recognise that there are desirable reformis that cannot be brought about by flat in this way, not ever by the fat of the intelligent majority which a little argument and reasoning is expected to collats into existence. Probably every Chinamon in the Empire would instantly admit the advantage of Laving only one form of speech. Their passion for uniform- ity, born of much loug drilling, wouki scem to encourage hope of the desired reform. As that disposition has not prevented tho
SHIELD CMPETITIO FINAL endurange of many dilects, we take it thatV.R.C. A team and 87th Co. R.G.A, will by The fusi in this competition between the the speech of masses of people is not a
and an Indian policemia sttempted to arrest and kicked him. He ran out into Queen's Road
him. Defendant kicked him on the leg and escaped, but was afterwards arrested and brought to the Central Station. Kwrick denied the charge and to enable him to bring witnesses the case was adjourned till Wednesday,
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MOROCCO.
LONDON, September 23rd. The French troops in Morocco have resumed the offensive.
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LONDON, September 23rd. The Bruce polar expedition has renched Tromso.
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LONDON, September 23rd... The illness of the Duke of Baden has reached a critical stage.
JAPAN
TOKYO, September 23rd. Prince Ito has left here for Korea. Fürther honours have been notified, Barons Suyematsu and Kaneko be- coming viscounts, and Mr. Takahashi of the Yokohama Specie Bank being made a baron,
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CHINA.
LONDON, September 21st.
A Peking diet appoints Prince Pulun and auother as Presidents of a projected Govern- ment Council which is to be formed as a preliminary to a regular parliament.
. STRIKES IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Lornos, September 21st,
Britam, including railway men, Flax Numeroas strikes are threatening in Great
Bukfast, the weavers in Glasgow, and the shoemakers in Norwich. It ia bolieved that this signifies a general labour unrest.
HONGKONG COLLEGE, OF
MEDICINE.
time to the education of oar students in certain subjects, such as physiology and anatomy. To engage those men we requira an endowment fund, and to properly equip HON. R. F. H. MAY REAPPOINTED "RECTOR,
Che building which will be erected through His Excellency the Governor presided at a combined meeting of the General Council and
the generosity of Mr. Ng Li-bing, we must the stadouts of the Hongkong College of going at the present moment to make any, set certain capital expenditure. I am not Medicine, which was held in the Legislative appeal to your pockets, so you need not look Council. Chamber yesterday afternoon for the purpose of electing a restor. There were present rected to that generous Hongkong public which at me so seriously. My remarks are merely di the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Mr. A. H. Creek, is not here to-day. The present is not the mo Dra. J. C. Thomson (secretary), G. H. Harstor, mert to appeal to them; they are never appealed W. V. Koch, R. M. Gibson, F. Clark, W. B. A. to in vain, and whon we do appeal to them I Moore, Ho Kai, J. W. Noble, Henales, and fool sure we shall not appeal to them without Kwan King-leung, Wong Sai-yan, Ho Nai-hop, success (applause). Therefore, goatla ment, you He "Kotsun, Lee Yin-eze, Au. zo-obam, Ma
Boo that we have in fact arrived at a turning Naktsan and Kwan King-hang, cantiates building and when we obtain the aid of the en Luk, To Ying-kwan, Ohung Vik-tauu, Ro point. For when we shall bare erected our
dowment, which I hope will happen before the
of the College, and others.
His EXCELLENCY said-Gentlemur, Ithuext year closer, we shall be in a position to given me very great pleasure to address you for hare a coal working college which I trust the first time as president of the Hongkong will be able to give sach an sducation to College of Medicine, su institution with which ar students as will suable them to vixion - sympathy. There is no occasion for making Colony (applause). That is the goal, gentlemen, I have the very teepest and most cordial the piled on the medical register of the
any speech or discussing the position and pro. which your Court have hid in view for many spects of the College. The business before us yours, and I personally have vory great hope I to-day is limited to the election of a new regter. sul sea that realised before I leave the Mr. May, who has been rector of the College for for cleating me. I have not been able to do Colony myzsit (pplaus). I thank yo'n sgaia the last five years, has given his time and effort, as you know bits thin I do, and I feel that perhaps I may be able to do some much for you in the past, but in the near future bis keen interest to this work, and thing to aards the realisation of those kopes anderstand. be is not unwilling to stand which I bare indicated, and anything I can do by the Dan. Dr. He Kai. sgain for election. The motion will be proposed for you, you way believe me, I shalt do with the
greatest pleasure in life (great applause).
Dr. Kon-It now devolves upon me to ask you to join me in rendering a hearty role of kindness in being present to-day and presiding thanks to His Excellency the Governor for his
over this meeting. I think we may take it as aa earset of the great interest he shows ia · educational matters, and espially of medical education in this Colony; and I am sure his presence here to-day will be a stimulus not only to the College and the students, hat also to the leafarers in their work. I ask you, gentlemen, to join me in giving His Excel loney a hearty vels of thanks.
The vote was carried by acclamation and, The GOVERNOR asid-Gantlemen, I thank you most heartily for the vote of thanks you every kind as to propose to m3, I ca duty to proside on au osiva like this, because, assare you I regard it more as a pleasure than a
as I asid in my upasing remarks it is a cause in. which I take the deepest and keenest interest, and I thoroughly and heartily soha the words hoped the Collega bhadrachala turning point and that before another year or two had passed we would succeed in obtaining for the Collega not only new buildings but an adequate endow meat and an adequate equipment (applause). The business of the meating then ended.
A. S. WATSON & CO... | plastic thing, permitting arbitrary medif.played at the V.RC, on Thursday, 26th ias, workers, patern makers, the shipyards at bis restorship has made great progress, and veryMr. May used just no's in saying that ha
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as the lawe of man. The illustration is not inapt from the point of view of those pleading for a change, the disunity fostered within the Empire by variety of speech is as much a "China's Sorrow as the great blingblock with big empires and federations, river itself. It has always been a stum.
but whether to regard it as a cause or as an effect of the parochial" instinct that persistently divides race from rave and clan from clan, we would not care to decide. It
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THE HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB, The twenty first suaual report of the Com wittee of this Clab, for the mason ended 31st August, 1907, to be presented to the annual general meeting of members on the 26th inst. added to the list of membership sine the last says that twenty-three new members have been
report..
winning twelve of each. In the Ragby Section, Daring the season fourtese Bagby and thirty three Association Matches were played, the Club Caps were awarded to Measts. H. G; G. Bailey and C. M. Preslaw. Th Treasurer's accounts show a balance of 3351,92 to the credit of the Club and a balance of $63.2) on the working of
V.R.C, AQUATIC SPORT,
THE TEAM RACK.
ia evident that if, as we readily admit, the the Hongkong Football Challenge Shield. Th possession of a common language should Club now consists of 6 members, tend to centralize governmental power, and bring the widely separat.d provinces and dependencies of the Empire iuro closer rela tionship and union with Government, the lack of it must operate reversely. It seems to us, however, futile to discuss possible selections, to argue the superior merits of any one langitage, until we see how the cat team, and the Royal Garrison Artillery is to be belled. If the universal language Four men of te Artillery team took the
On September 17th, at Shaghai, 11. J. forbids a linguistic utopin. Were wou little WILLIAMS to Mass SLVA, both of Foint - le Ulle, Ceylou.
more superstitions, we might even draw the obvious moral from the fable of Bubil, and 1CNDON OFFICA: 181, FLEET STREET, B.gest that "there's a divinity" which
I TRAKONG CIRICS: 10A, DES VEUI READ C
The Daily Press.
The team rane which was on the programine of the V R.C. annual sports, and which was postponed, was brought off yesterday afternoon, when fire teams antored. The teams wors the the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, the V.R.C. Corinthian Yacht Club, the V.R.C. "A" team,
as follows:-.
be a universal need, we have faith that it load, and were el sely followed by a number will evolve itself, in time. But some of the VC. A team. The Corinthians considerable time has elaps d, without evo- kept their best men until the last. The three lution showing its hund, it is possible that who started first in this team, however, wore doing well, and when E. Humphreys, the fourth there may be sonię natural law which
with the one in the lead. C. Humphreys the 10 mau tok the water, he brought his team level
yards champion, and Cooks were then left, and their swim decided the race in favour of the was registered at Cerinthians whose tim 5 min. 35 Recs. The V.R.C. "A" team, who objects to men building utopias beyond a were second, were timed at 5 mio. 4 seas certain elevation. Meanwhile, we put the The tests came in subject of universal language into the Corintaisa Yacht Club same pigeonhole with universal brother. Victoria Recreation Club "A" tasm HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 24ru, 1907.
hood, ouly to be
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club tukon out for Victoria Recreation Club B" team......... THE originator of the Tower of Babel story
gentle aendemic exercise. when wore Boyal Garrison Artillery must have beer en observant man familiar pressing matters are not to the fore with the helplessness of peoples unable to When Mr. Kaz RAR-DEE, socialist Member communicate with each other. Anything more helpless than a person in need of some thing for which he is unable to ask, among foreigners, it would be difficult to think of effhand. Whatever it may have been in the
for the Whampoa Division, arises in the Chinese House of Commons at Shanghai to propose the abolition of the Chinese Hongebe of Lords, the day for one language for China way appear to be dawuing. It is not yet.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The J.-G.-J. L. str. Tüliwong left Moji vis Amay for this port on the 20th inst, and my pocled here on or about the 29th inst. The O&O. str. Asia laft Shanghai the 2nd inst., and is due to arrive at this port at 7 am the 24th inst.
The N.Y.K. str. Io Mara (American Line)
expected here on 27th September a.m. The NY.K. str. Sanuki Maru (European Line) left Koba for this port via Muji and Shanghai on the 22nd September, and is expected bore on the 30th September.
[N.-C. Daily News' Service.]- RIVER STEAMER BURNT.
The Japanese steamer Tatoo Mara" was
Chinking, September 18th, burat this morning at about 3 o'clock, when two
two European passengers, are safe. The latter miles below Silver Island. Over ade hundred Chinese were drowned and say barn
It in said that Masers. Sh and Ridberg, the gras resoned by the CMS Kiangyu·· unfortunate career.
The ill-fated vessel has had a singularly Originally the Tabung Maru, she was burst out two miles above Wuhu on January 27th, 1904 with the loss of several lives. She was raised and brought back to Shanghai by Captain MacDonnell and Mr. Strang & week or two Ister, and was then sold to the Shanghai Dock and Engineering Co.. By this company she was reconstructed, length oned thirty-feet, and then resold to her prezent owners.].
MORE FLOODS IN JAPAN,-
Tokyo, September 18th... fectures are again over-flowing into the sur. The rivers of Tokyo and the adjacent pro-
inclement weather is likely to continue; this rounding country. It is feared that the inspire a general feeling of pessimism Reports of disasters, including the minor catastrophe at Nagasaki and cordagratione in many directions, have cf late boen depressingly frequent.
CHINA AND THE POWERS.
AN APPEAL TO THE UNITED STATES.
Tokyo, September 18th It is reported from Washington that China has appealed to the United States against the oparoachments of England, France and Japan. RUSSIANS IN MANCHURIA.
Tokyo, September 18th. The rumour of the Bussisa occupation of Hungskan, on the north-east boundary of Kores, is disoredited at Tokyo...
THE BRITISH POST OFFICE AT
TIENTSIN.:
this Collage, and also as one of the old
How. Dr. Ho K-Your Excellency and Gentlemer, Assouior member of the Court of mombors of the Gonecal Conucit, it is my privi- lege as well as pleasure to nominate your re- election the Hon, Mr. May to be rector of the College for a further term of fee years. To secure your unanimous vote, gentlemen, I negd to my very little indeed on the present occasion, as Mr. Way is well known to you all, and during the five years in which he bas occupied the reotorial chair he has shown himmlf most
and active
12108t energetic in promoting the welfare and interest of the College. I do ust speak, and havo no in- tention of speaking, with any idea of fittery of offering any undua.compliments, it having had over twenty years close association with this institution, I am bad to say that Mr. May
during the past five years the College under has done just as much work for the College as any of his illustrious predecessors; and that
moon it will be established on a more permanent basis. Thanks to the generosity of the Govern ment, and the munificence of a public spirited. Chinese gentleman, Mr. Ng Li-hing, the College is about to have permanent quartøre built, and in the new circumstances I am sure that Mr. May, if he is supported by the members
will prove satisfentory to the students of the of this Court, and also by the public, will bring College training to such a high level that it
College as well as the Medical Council at home,
kong, Bat, gentlemen, notwithstanding the and I hope also to the Medical Board in Hong-
great energy and ability displayed by Mr. May, stil he can accomplish but little without the co-operation of you all, and I specially tell you students past and present of the Hongkong College of Medicins that you should not today disperse after simply coming here, and think you hav a done your duty by eleoling, Mr. May from here, use y me endeavours in supporting your motor. I hope you will, when you depart
him and his Conet in getting up a salient endowment fund to enable the College to be improved and to be placed on a sound and per. manent basis. With those few romarks. Sir, I C.M., be re-elected rastor of the ollege most cordially propose that the Hon. Mr. May, (applause.)
Mr. Kwang King-leang had great pleasure in seconding the motion, which was supported by Mr. Wong Chung yik on behalf of the students of the College, who trusted that Mr. May on bo elected ausbimonely (applante).
SUPREME COURT.
Monday, September 3rd.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION, REFORE MR, A. G. WIB (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
FRENCH BTREET MU KDEB. Kwok Chin and Tas Un were indicted on the charge of feloniously and wilfully, and with malke aforethought killing a ad murdering one, at guilty and the following jur bra were em- Tam Tsoi on August 27th, Prisoners pleaded
panelled. -H. 8. Bevan (foreman), C. Pies, J. Crosbie, G. Gittias, W. J. Hobbs, H. A. L. Oldenburg and A. Ohme.
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Mr. W: Russ Davies, Attorney-General, Solicitor, proseontad, aud Hon. Dr. Ho Hai, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crowa
instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for.tis defence.
took place at French Strast, West Point,
The Attorney General stated that the murder
about 8.30 pm. on August 27th. About that time one of the Sergeants of police heard a His EXCELLENCT then asked if there were noise outside No. ? Police Station and went to any other sowlations, and as there were not, investigate. At the junotion of French Street Fat the motion to the meating, and it was and Queen's Road Weat be found a dead body carried unssienaly.
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HON. MR. HAY-Your Excellency aul into the side channel. He noticed at the time lying, with a stream of blood running from it Gentlemen; I am deeply sensible of the that there were about six stab wounds on Lonour that you have done me in re-electing it, Sime were on the back, one was near the me to be your rector, I appreciate the all too eye, and one was in front of the right shoulder. flattering terms in which my friend on the The police afterwards arrested four men on right submitted my name to you. But I suspicion, the two accused and two others. appreciate still more the honour that you there was no evidenos against two of the men have conferred upon me because at this time arrested the charges against them were with I feel and I know that you fool-that the drawn, but these two-min-wo uld give evidence college has reached a turning point in its as being eyewitnesses of the whole affair.. caroor (applause). My friend on the right Troublə areas, apparently, but of a olan fight bas reminded you that in the past we have Mombers of one Club when at a brothel, reviled "been labouring under great disabilities, with members of another Club, the result being that out roof over one head, and without any there was an almost nightly disturbanc money in our pocket. A year ago we had outside this brothel. the good fortune to inherit a windfall repres- August 17th a number
On the night of ending some £10,000; and jast lately, through were walking along Queen's Road with of his friends the generosity of Mr. Ng Li-hing, we find onesel dicensed, when they met a body of men ves enabled to avail ourselves of a sufficient cum at the janetion of Queen's Road and Water
far and almost unimaginable past. the If it were, we would not recommend the left Maji for this port on. the 22nd September,,der the penny postal regulations will, for of money to build a permanent building in which Street, who attacked them. The first lot of
English.
Inagunge of signs is an inadequate business adoption of Mandarin. We would vote for as we know it. Only the most elementary expressions cau be produced, and those
and is.
the education of our students can be fittingly men ran away, the decased with others running carried on. But I would remind you all, and the towards Des Voeux Road and, French Street
The O, & O, str. Persia sails from Yokohama pndarstonda y, The 36 paper pablic outside those wallst-day, that a building is They were followed by the two sccused, the-
the 23rd inst., and is due to arrive here on the 2nd October,
the
As we briefly annotinced a few days ago, the British Post Office at Tientsin at the end of Hongkong authorities have decided to close the this month.
The "Peking sed Tientaln inconvenience of the graveet kind, but a Times" describes this decision as "not only serious financial loss to the community." It it will mean that private and business masil asserts that, if the proposal is carried through, matter which for the past year has coms to port three months, come to the recipients sur charged to the hilt with both the foreign and domestic rates of the Chinese Imperial Post, doubled by the China Association, and the Chamber the education of our students has been carried face. Deceased cried out and fell down, and local brauch of not sufficient without an endowment. Hitherto frat of whom was seen to atrike deceased on the of Commerce are taking the matter up warmly Representations are said to have been
on through the gratuitous services of the according to the evidence of witnessöz, the first Mr. Edgar Jepson, author of The Lady made to the British Ministar and also to the medical men in the Colony, who have girou accused infioted a number of stab on him. Noggs, Feeress", The Admirable Thinker,
Hongkong office. Our Northern neighbours their time, and their skill to the services of etc. has written a new story entitled The bave our sympathy, and we hope that their
When the case had been in. progress for Four L'bilanthropiste." It is being published representations will end in the rescinding of It is only within recent gases that the received word that his wife was seriously ill.
the College for no remuneration whatever,
about an hour, Mr. Piens, one of the jurors in Uawin's Colonial Library. The story is the order. We believe it would he false Government has been able to mika a small about a novel kid of philanthropy. Four economy to close the Post Offles at
When be made this fast known to the Court young men coursive and attempt to carry out while su many less important ports continus annual grant to the College to give some bis Lordship adjourned the case until 2 p...
scheme for the painless removal of harmful to enjoy the facilities which the
homeraria to these gentlemen, but those are and asked Mr. Pions to retain by that time, if members of society, and for founding a hospital local branch of the British Othes brings. The with the proceeds of their wealth. The idea importance of trouble that cause i the cessation of building motorman of a tram our on Sunday night. He by Mr. Jopson it affords opportunity for mack
a commercial community cannot
What we want, goatlemen-for all these the jaror was cuable to return his Lordship be overestimated, and the port which has the medical men have their own daily business to discharged the rest of the jurors, and intimated operations at the Tower of Babel has forced failed to appear at the Magistracy yesterday excellent fuu. The tragis elements disappear, second largest foreign commercial community follow-what we want, I say, ars permanent that is would call a fresh jary, ant proses itself upon their notice, with the result that and bis bail of SIO was estreated.“
and the atmosphere if the story is one of in China is certainly entitled to consideration. lecturers who can devote the whole of their bright and sparkling comedy.
N.-C. Daily Neos
Cricket Clubs interested in the Teague are reminded that the annual g oral-coting takes sidde to-day,
liable to be usingly misunderstood. Mr. Hazeland was again uusble to take his Writings and pictures aud diagrauis áre, of seat at the Magistrany yesterday course, out of the question, ne altogether too cumbersome to be of service in every day needs. Meu want amour their very firs and most pressing daily requirements a
The plague totals at date, aro 232 cases, 221 language, a vocal medium of thought ex-deaths. There were three last week, but no change; and since they have developed the other comunucicable disease. nomadic habit to an extent their wandering
A-Freuelman, named Henry Arnaud, residing
Tientsiu
forebears coulit never have dreamed of, the at Wild Dell, was charged with assaulting the may seen a startling one, but as worked out mail service to cheap, eflent and regular so slight that they are hardly worth tho mention. possible, and if he could not, to send word. Ax
with the case to-day,