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H. PRICE AND COMPANY. A meeting of the shareholders in this Com- pany was held yesterday afternoon at the office in Queen's Road. Mr. G. C. Moxon presided and there were prosent Messrs. J. Scott Hars ton, A. Rumjahu (directors), A. E. Robinson (menager), G. T. Lloyd, E. Williams represent ing A. R. Lowe, and Ellia Kadoorie.
The SECEETART having read the notice convening the meating,
PEAN TAATUT ANZRA 230
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH, 1908.
THE CHRISTIAN OPPORTUNITY IN
CHINA:
CHINA AND THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.
The Times Feking correspondent sends the following translation of the mermerial presented by Chieu son, Minister to Holland, reporting the omelnsion of The Hague Conference and the decisions agreed to thereat, and suggesting su early preparation on the part of China for taking part in the next Conference.
Your servant received sommands to represent Chins at The Hague, and on the fifth day of flth moon proceeded with the special envoy Lu Cheng-haing to attend the opening. The pro- ceedings having terminated on the 13th day of ninth moon, it will be for Lu Chen-bring to send in his special report regarding the various Conventions which have been signed, but, as your present memorialist holds that the Conferenos affects the political situation of the entire glube, he begs to record his impressions of things heard and seen together with the pichanicns derived tuereform."
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THE PREMIER AND, A PEERAGE.
WILL "C/B,” GO. TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS } In view of our yesterday's telegram, the
ference. Your servant regards this period na" affording a providential opportunity to China to arrange Beir legal systems and examine the political situation. He proposes that the various Conventionsagreed upon at The Hagus, together The 29th annual report of the Christian
with the proposal which were not ultimately Literature Society for Chins, of which Sir
ccepted, should be ambodied in book form and Fobirt Hart is president and Dr. Timothy
distributed among our officials, and that the latter Richard the general secretary, deals with the
should report to the Wai-wu-pa their views and recommendations as to the course to be followed year ended September 30, 1907, but is as usual, full of interest and Information in regard to
or avoided. The Wai-w-pu should then care It
fully collate these recommendations and select religious and social progress in China. opens by pointing out that, as racial and
the salient features therefrom. A conference The CHAIRMAN gaid;Gentlemen. The re-religious prejudices are softened, China tends
should also be called of experts in the ancient to take her place, for instance, in the Ponce
legal system of China in conjunction with port and accounts baving been in your hands Conference at The Hague, as a first-class
diplomats wall acquainted with conditions for some days past I propose to follow the neual Power. Unfortunately, having been so re
prevailing in foreign countries and scholars bere,
and having noted that
possessing knowledge of foreign languages to custom to take them ne road. As you are aware proviented
European nations must still grow under the
unite in drawing up a-zational logai systom, so the Company commenced basiness on the 1st
over increasing burden of armaments," China
as to give to foreigners no loophole for criticism, April last year, but was not incorporated until
follows sait with a recognized army and navy."
and at the same time to investigate the legal the 28th June. The profit made during that A to the opinn trefile, it is recognized at
systems prevailing elsewhere. If by so doing both political and legal systems could be brought "England is meeting China in's liberal spirit. interval was 4,667:47 as shown is the prot
The evil of public smoking at any rate
It was known as the Second Hagas Confer into order in the next four years, China would and loss account: A question has arisen as
enca, to distinguish it from that bald in the 25th be in a position to show that she could hold to the legality of utilising this sum für dividend circumscribed with a view to tad pashib being
The China Association to England has been year of Kuanghai, which was initiated by her own with the other Powers when the purposer. To meet this doubt it is proposed to arging fiscal reform and education. The Russia and was in consequence presided over intitation to the next Conference reaches her. Pot aside the sum of $5,100 as a special reserve, missionaries from the beginning have main by her. The present Conference was really If she could at the next Conference win a position After writing off all apparent bad doble, your tained that improvement con'd not take place initiated by America, but Russia was anwil among the Great Powers such as that which
Referring to
ling to surrender her position as president,speakable blessing it would be for our country
Japan holds at the present day, what so un- Directors have considered it advisable to apart from sound education."
the recent Shanghai Missionary Conferoner, and accordingly retained it. The other nations the report approves tho ides there thrown out represented, although by no means satdefiod i But time soon passes It will be for your parliamentary circles that Sir Houry Campbell.
and the consequensen make a further provision of $2000 &
bat mission work must concentrate on a central thereat, were oblig.d to accept her presidency Misjesties to determine what afforis shall be
involved are very great. reserve for bad and doubtful debts and to
a dividend at the rate of 10 per station. The effective occupation of tea of the in the interos's of international harmony. pay
The 20 nations represented at the former made to prepare for the next Conference and to The stook has been taken leading cities in a province will be of far greater cont per annum. and valued by Merers. Lowe and Bingham influence than weak occupation of 100 enim Conference were increased on this occasion to command the Wai-wa-pu and the other depart
portant places." The Kingdom of God needs 45. In most cases the leading representatives ments and officials concerned to take the with the assistance of our staff. The Compay for Chios-to-day "mes who think Imperially were sither statesmen or lawyers, with naval or necessary steps and draw up memorials ia In no case were Fapy. Your servant took part in the Con- has been doing an increased business since its men why have large views, and fertilo brains." military experts to cist them. formation and the prospects are encouraging, China, says the report, is the most urgent their argaments and representations trivial forence, and perceived the urgency of the situation. In the hope of devising & timely We represent a great number of the largest religious problem of the day, and adde-It' in character, and each and all did bie
joy to see such an excellent beginning being best to advance his nation's interests, but pisz he makes bis outspoken ples, trembling
the while, with bated breath. distilling, baswing and wine growing companies made by Lord William Cecil, through his inasmuch as nations differ in status and in England and the Continent sud having a big letters to The Times, in the task I persuading power, proposats made by one nation would turnover ara enabled to sell at prices that induce England of the greatness of the uged and not comment hosts to another, and heated arguments would follow moving the We bave entered the opportunity. the support of the public.
whole assembly to excitement, each represent into special arrangements with the Philip
alive insisting on his nation's sovereign rights pine Company to handle their well known
and declining to submit to coercion, with the Comercial cigars and shall be in a position to
result that the proposals would be dropped half quote exceptionally low prices As it is shiojutoly
way or suspended in a void of This exhibits the difficulty of arriving at necessary that sigars should be presented to
unanimity of securing harmonious discussion. the public in the very best, of conditions,
The fire: Conférence was bomiasily in onded to we are installing heron drying room specially constrnated for the storage of cigars Before moving the adoption of the report and
emply theories..
effect the limitation of armaments, and on this occasion Eng.and madethis her main saggestion, but on proceeding to discuss it the members of the Conference could not refrain from is competing to
THE "TIMES.”
STAY OF THE RAC NT PURCHASE NEGOTIATIONS,
In view of our telegram yesterday we note some interesting statements published with regard to the position and futuro of the
Times"
The Daily Graphic" says
We understand that the greatest English newspaper is in danger of passing into the hands of an Amerloan syndicate,
***The arrangement by which Mr. Pearson was
following comments by mail are timely
The belief je growing stronger daily in
Bannerman will soon retire from the leadership of the House of Commons. It is very probabla that he will remain Prime Minister and take a sent in the seclusion of the House of Lords, as Mr. Disraeli did whan in failing health in 1878. "The " "Express" stated some time before Earliament opened that Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman's medical advisers had told him that he must abstain from anything approach. ingardnons work, and that any sudden excitement might have a dangerous effoot,
Since the beginting of the session nearly a month ago Sir Henry's appearances at the House bave been very few, and the leadership bas devolved on Mr. Asquith. The work of the session so far has been mere skirmishing, and the more sorlova business das yet to some
Such measures as the Licensing Bill, the Education Bill, and the old-age pensious pro
of the leader of the House, and will entail.a Deals will necesaltate the continuous presenc strain which, it is feared, is beyond the limits It in felt that it would be very unfair to Mr. of Sir eary Campbell-Bannerman's strength,
Asquith to ask him to conduct the business of the House under such oircumstances, while all the authority of the leadership rasted with Bic
statement of counts for the year 1907, while there were some things to make one smiling, for, wien every Power 15luntarily to divide the control of the paper with Mr. Honry Campbell Bannerman.
shall be pleased to answer any question that mey be put to me to the best of my ability.
Thera being no question, the report was adopted on the motion of the CHAIRMAN, Heconded by Mr. LLOYD
The CHAIRMAN-Dividend warrants are now
ready, gentlemen, and can be had on application. Thank you for your attendance.
KIAO-CHAU AND HONGKONG,
SHOULD THE FORMER BE RESTORED TO
CHINA?
The committee of the Church Missionary Society, at their meeting, afte: approving arrangements for handing over their work in the Island of Mauritius to the Bishop of that diocese, had interviews with the Roy, Lord William Gascoyne Cecil and missionaries from the Niger and Persin. Lord William expressed his great grot that the Church of England had not sent out any official representatives to the Shanghui conference of missionaries. He felt that the vast population of China was going through a Dental revolution, and hope and others to make one afraid, there wae no question that Christians ought to be up and doing in that great mpire. Two great movements seem to have conscere materialistic, due to the success of Japas and the humiliation that the people felt at the sack f Faking. Themnerers of Jagan had thrown The latter into greater contrast, and wherone before every Chinaman was convinced that the white man his inferior, now be thought that ho was his superior. They no longer greeted white men with term foreign devil," bat "great teacher." They had a caring for the material knowledge which had so greatly
had beljed - Jupen and
sent many of their students to Tokyo, but such a revola- tionary propaganda bad been going on The question of restering Kiso-olan to ameng there students that they were now being China has been brought up before the Reichs-sent to Europe and Americs rather than to Ing by the Budget Commission, which has asked Japan. There was also a great religions more- the Government whether it would not be betterment going on. The "Boxer" rebellion was to restore to Chins Kino-chau and all the to a great extent anti-Christian, but there was a adjacent territory, which Germany has told carious spiritualistic influence among the
He
give an instance where a man since 1897 a d of which the area is 20 aque ho met had been asked by one of the European miles. The Budget Commission is of opinion Governments to interview some Boxer" pri- that the future of the Protectorate is extremely
soners who were to be shot, and ho found it quite donbtful. Herr von Schoen, in reply is impossible to persuade the men that the builate attention to the political importance of Kiao- chau, and declared that the restoration of Kiao. of tasir captors coul have any effect upon them. The Christian movement was regarded in chau to China would be regarded as being "s sign of Germany's weakness, of which it would China as having shown itsell to be
stronger force then the Boxer" movement. be impossible to foretell the consequences."
Herr von Feheen remarked that the British colony of Hongkong bad net grown to its pre. sent Bourishing state is one day, and there was every reason to believe that there was a boiler fature in store for Kiao-chan. The expendi. ture on the Protectorate in China has been very great, and it is believed that Germany would be ready to restore the territory to China if the -latter world recompense Germany for its outlay thers during the last ten years. The Socialists fear that China will ask Germany to give the Protectorate without meiving any com persation.
Berlin, Febr. 14/
The Budget Committee of the Reichstag to-day discussed the proposed grant of £1,250 in Bid of the establishment of uropзan and Chinese higher-grade schools at Kiao-chau. The re porter of the committee, Dr. Paacche, moved the reduction of the vote to £2,500. The Secretary of State for the Imperial Marine, Admiral von Tirpitz, urged the committee to pass the vote, especially the mm of £3,750, which was intended for the robooks. Circumetances had compelled the authorities to stcelerate the provision of educational facilities In the case of the Chines schools chief stress would, of course, he laid upon instruction in German subjects. The work of instraction in mediel, technical, and agricut. tural subjects had already been begun in several places in Shan-tung and Xiao-obsu, and all that was now required was to amalgamate and cor. centrate these efforts. Schools of this kind were of the bigbest importance as centres for the diffusion of German civilization and the German language, as well as for the promotion of German trade. In his opinion, Tsing fau was by far the most suitable starting point for this educational scheme,
On behalf of the Centre, Dr. Spahn demurred both to the Government proposal and to the amendment, and pointed out that France, for example, did not establish Slate schools in the Far East, but contented herself with subsidizing private institutione. The German Budget already contained funds specially appropriated for analogous purposes.
* Boxere,
very one agreed that the materialism of Japan was not suited to the more spiritual ideas of the Chinese, There was no doubt that Christianity bad greatly advanced in many places, especially whe the bent steps had been taken to provide for native pastors, He stated that in some qusrters there was a very strong opinion expressed that more efforin ought to be made to reach the higher classes in China, In concnsion, be said that it was a most important moment is China, and that every mise and every penny that the society could send out now would be of the greatest
ralao.
NEW REGIME IN PORTUGAL,
REPUBLICAN BOASTS,
the uttermost, which of them is likely to impose checks upon its own martial ardous
Besides, this various questions brought up for discussion all related to naval sad military warfare, the object being to impose standards and restrictions which should want in the belligerents recognising that barbarous bondast is no longer admissible in a civilized ex Hence certain nots were prohibited or their perpetration held to entitle the aggrieved nation to an indemnity, so as to ensure the observance of regular procedure and arrangé for equitable arbitration after the conclusion of hostilities. But vistory goes to the strong and, though the weak may have a good case, his weakness will involve him in dangerous straits, an that, in case of the areas of andden hostilities, it is to be feared that none of the delegates sould venture to hold more than a pious aspiration that every article of the Conventions agreed upon would be faithfully. observed,
It was pointed out that the first Conference was followed by the South African and the Russo-Japanese wars. The present Conference coincided with the diffealty batwern Japan and Koros and France and Morocco, so that nus may well assert that wars bever cease sad that the limitation of armaments is not to be hoped for, neither is the removal of the calamity of war an attainable prospect.
Walter has, for the pressut at least, fallen through.
"An American syndicate proposes to put up cash to the amount of £850,000. The capital proposed by Mr. Pearson was £750,000,
"Mr. Pearson is therefore onthid.
Kia
suisgenist is Mr. Moberly Dell, the present manager of the Times.
"Mr. Bell is the prospective purchaser for the American syndicate, with whiob, it is under. stood, are associated, Messrs. Hooper and Jackson, the
gentlemen to whose iuftaence the Book Club, and other developments is the recent conduct of the Times are due.”
"A syndicate of City Basaciers was also in negotiation for the purchase of the Times," its son's, but with a isss powerful following. proposal being somewhat similar to Mr. Pear-
The circumstances of the Pearson-Walter schema ware-that air. Walter was to take half the ordinary shares, and Mr. Pearson the other half. * Ths £200,000 of first Preference shares were to be taken by Lord Rothschild, Lord Strathcons, Lord Ivoegh, Loid Brassey, Lord Salisbury. Lord Mountstephen, Lord Loconfeld, Lord Blyth, Sir Alexander Headerson, Sir Samael gott, Sir Andrew Noble. Sir Edward Tennant, and Mr. James Francis Mason, M.P.
"Meantime there is ground for believing that a considerable section of the hundred Times !
schema of purchase which should be associated proprietors would be sympathetic towards a neither with Mr. Pearson on the one band, Lor
with Amariasus on the other.
this connection a remarkable` leading| article appeared in the Times," Its says
There is too much reason to fear that in the present case the Prime Minister is in the anfortunate predicament I finding that the
calla apn him keep his physical powers in a
condition of constant strain, and when the margin is thus barrowed any accident of Lealth which in happier cironmeteriors would
be trivial suffices to upset all caloulation.
"If he remains in the House of Commons
he must direct things largely from behin the scenes, and without the advantage of having every thing always under his eye,
*He could carry on the uma kind of direction with no appreciable loss of advantage from the House of Lords, where be would be free from certain argent soloitation of} work rather outside the sphere we have indicated, from which he can never be wicolly free in the Cominons.
*After certain things that we all remember his transference to the Upper House would no doubt provoke a broad and general smile, But it would not be an unkindly swife, and after all, a-smile hurts nobody.
"From the Upper House the Prime Minister could uns all the influence over his party that he can effectively nee as a merely occasional
thor of daily affairs in the House of
Commons.
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ECZEMA DROVE HIM TO DESPAIR
Hand Became Swollen and Very Red and Painful Arm Gradually Af- fected Up to Elbow-Impossible to Give Idea of Agony Undergone for Three Years-Doctor and Very Many Remedies Fail.
CURED BY TWO SETS
OF CUTICURA REMEDIES
"My trouble started with swelling in my right hand, which becaine red and very painful and irritating. This swull- ing spread gradually up to arm until it reached the elbow.. It is impossible for me to give any Iden of the agony I went through during the three years that this eczema continued. I tried Brst one remedy and in another, only too glad to test anything that my friends suggested. Nothing seemed to be of - the lial good, I went to a doctor for four weeks in the provinces, where I was living at the time, and the treatment he put me under was as ineffectual as the rest. I was almost in despair. One day I happened to catch sight of an advertisement of Cuticura Remedies, and there I read of a case of stems having boon eurest by the use of Cuti- cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment, and Cutiaura Rosolvent Pills. The caso Was su similar to my own that I thought I would at least make one inure try to get my arm right. I bought the whole treatment of the chemist, and Lperse vered with it for a week. By that time the improvement was apparent to any one, and the relief 1 felt myself was great. I should not have belloved it possible for any remedy to afford such comfort in so short a time. My ex- perlence with the other remedies for eczam--and I should think I tried them all enables me to appreciate Cuticura to the full. By the doctor'a orders I wna keeping my arm in a slipg for many month, but the sling was 9000 disprinsed with when I started with Cotlours, 1 porsevered with Cuticura Soup, Ointment, and Pills for about a. couple of montly, using in all two complete treatments, and I can tell you cancilly and heartily that I was Eured. 1 havo occasion le have great faith in Cuticura in skin ailments, not only because of the great good it has dode ma, but because of the benefit I know has accrued from its use in other cises ME. T. S. Gillard. 3. Hotley Road, Shepherd's Bush, London, Nov. 19, '062', Cutlerpa Piemedies are sold throughout the world.. Depot: London, 27. Charlethouse by: I TUWDS & Town, et B. X. Paul,
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either way, would it not be better that the daily "Seeing that he cannot do more than this The ideal which this section have at heart bard work should be frankly handed over to an
In the House of Commons at question time is at once to preserve te paper for England able lientenant, free to act according to his judg And to see it conducted, not on behalf of any of desultory appeals from himself to a bigher the Frime Minister will consider the desirabi ment, and disembarrassed of the inconvenience Mr. Horatio Meyer (Lambeth, N.) Baked whother clique, but with due regard t; the independence, authority who could not be intimately acquaint lity of not making any further rednotione in fearlessness, and dignity which are traditionaled with the thousand and one considerations to the Times..
Bugland-and-America-have-always-been i pacific Stater, yet on the drawing up of a Con- vention creating an international Appeal Court England demanded the exclusion therefrom of all questions affecting xtraterritorial rights, while Americi proposed that the period of service during which the members of the Court should hold office should depend on the status of the quatry they represanted, with regard to the International Prize Court Convention, an extra uote was added Daily Chronicle gives additionst fixing the period dering which cach member of details of the proposed purchase by Mfr. the Court should hold fice, and it was expressly declared, in addition, that Great Britain, Germany, France, Amarica, Italy, Austria, Japan, and Russia are the eight Great Powers, which plainly iodiosted that all other nations are to be regarded as small Powers.
Pearson.
"The proposal submitted to the Court on January 17 is a long and elaborate scheme for the creation of a great newspaper trust or combination.
P
The popular belief has hitherto been that the new one for the conversion of the Times' limited old joint-stock par nership into liability company, which would confine itself to carrying ou the business of the Times" newspaper and the various appartenances thereof, such as the took club. If ws under stood that the new company would be entrusted with the printing of the Standard sad the
Express but that was all.
"This was a misconception. The new limited liability compay was to own, manage, and control sot merely the Times, but also the Standard, the Evening Standard and St. Jame's Gazette and the Daily Express.
That was the first outstanding feature of the robe.
The second was that Mr. Pearson was to be
ppointed manager for a period of twenty years. His emoluments, adding together salary, director's fee, and percentage on profits were he capital of the new company was fred limited to a maxia um of £10.000 per annum. at £83,00 It was made up as follows:
£200,000 first preference shares at 6 per cent, interest, which it was assumed would be allotted to those who brought new capital into the concern
£350,000 were to be five per cent, second preference shares, to be Bilotted as follows:
£9,000 to Walters for the purchase of Printing House-square, with the printing
Now, no such division exista as that of great ard small or strong and weak Powers. The distinction between strong and work depend on the efficiency or otherwins of the country's Go veramental system, methods of law, and military and saval preparations. At the Conference there was no possibility of concealing the precise 'A Madrid correspondent writes:---
condition of each Poyer in comparison with Letters which I have received from Lisbon another snd, the mers fact of participating in contain bad news for the interests the dynasty. the Conference implied an admission on the There are, I am assured, serioas dissensions in part of the participant that it accepted such the Monarchist parties over questions relating to a classification. The Great Powers naturally the distribution of the high offices of State. availed themacives of their power to benefit The Government is wask and dsunited, and themselves by corting othed the pro- text of law. When they wished to onrry the members are practically priziners of the
Bonie proposa thay tried to away the assembly Republicans, who are in reality the masters of the situation. The Press, now at last unmuszled, by an oratorical at peal to each other, and when they wished to defeat a proposal they secretly. uses language of the utmost violence, and the
exerciced methods of obstruction to promote Republicans are carrying on an active campalga in the country, assuring the electors that the disagreement. Hence the delegates of South Repablic will triumph at the next elections. American Republica snob as Brazil and the hey added, with every display of confidence, Argentine-both of which delegations displayed great knowledge of law-frequently and at that if the Government hinders the freedom of
great length reiterated the argament before the voting, a sanguinary revolution will break out.
In another letter, signed by an extremely assembly that the present Conference was no- Conference, but in reality pro. liberal diplomatist, it is stated that Portugal minally a par
vocative of war. Such a slatement may have is in a condition of complete moral anaroby, In the newspapers and in public conversations been an exaggeration, but no one could object apologies are made for the regicides in a manner to its being made from the point of view of the calculated to astound Europe. The graves of law of nations. This shows that a division into the regioides are always covered with flowers, great and small Powers is not easily obliterated, and the subscriptions for their families amount and emphasizes the fierce and ever-increasing to many thousands of francs. There is even an competition in diplomacy of the prescht day, ides of erecting a monument to perpetuate the Your servant fools, on reviewing the interna- memory of the assassins: The Government has tional situation as well as that of China herself, not the courage to suppress this anarchistic that, unless perfection be attained by her in the propaganda, which threatens to spread all over essentials above mentioned-vis, governmental Fortugal, and to let loose all sorts of dangerous systems, methods of law, and military and naval passions unless some steps are taken to check it. preparations it is impossible to predict the press."
The Revolutionists are spreading their treatment which we shall receive at the bands doctrines on the ships and in the barracks with of the Powers at the next, Conference. We of the board of directors, with a salary complete liberty, and soldiers and sailors parade may make distinctions as above between govern- of £1,000. Another Walter was to be a direc- the streets arm-in-arm with well-known kepub- mental system and military preparations, but in tor, and the Walters were to nominate two licans who have received their liberty within reality the main principle to be considered is others.
"Mr. Arthur Pearson and Sir Alexander methods of law, and this embraces the rest. 1 the last few days.
In official quartere the truth about the Methods of law depend, not on the letter, but Handerson ware to make up the rest of the ituation is known. There exists only the hope on national education and on the energy
"The Standard was to pay 24,000 a year that the leaders of the Republicans may fear displayed by the Throne in enforcing the consequences mey at the last moment one revolution, and When Russia sent out the invitation to the and the Express £2,000 for the use of the extend their support to Conference a year before it was to take place, the printing machinery."
"On Friday last counsel were heard before the polley of the King. In Oporto, Coimbra, Powers selected their representatives to investi Evoza, Villavicosa, Elvas, and other towns the gate the various questions affecting each Power so the Court in support of the affidavits of oppon. Republicans have organised revolutionary as to be ready with definite proposals at the right ents of the scheme. It was apparently the groups consisting of twenty-five persone, who moment. Hence each delegate had his opinions force and ceganey of their arguments that led duly formed and know how to deal with the Mr. Pearson to withdraw hin proposition and neighbourhoods.
*It is an open secret that Mr. Moberly Pessimistic rions prevail in the diplomatic Conference is fixed for 1914, being the 40th world, especial'y on socount of the lack in the year Kuang-ben, Bell regarded the project as an undesirable Boath ongong and Lasvein. Same as No. 1 on parties of an energetie and liber to bof Toung Low, and notice of the subjects Balgamation, to socure the defeat of which he South soust of Chins between Bame as No: 1 man with the talent to atisfy the country and previously, no as to facilitate a ready declsion / brought to bear all the vast resources of a
neutralise the work of the Republicans.
being come to upon the assembly of the Con rosolate and experienced man. Honghong and Hainan..
The motion in favour of reducing the vote was finally adopted by the committee. The Centre party and the Social sts alone, voted against the whole of the grant,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 18th at 11.45 am.-The barometer bas fallen over central Japan and the Boulos: and risen elsewhoro, particularly over N. Chias, The d pression is moving Eastwards over the Pacific to the 8. of Japan, and an anticyclonio ares of considerable intensity now has over N. China.
Gradients are rather steep, and strong monecon may be expected in the Formosa Channel and the China Fe
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending
10 m, to-day, 0,00 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:-
machinery, etc.;
2
£360,000 to the proprietors of the Times wap per. The remaining 2900,00 were to be in ordinary shares, £120,000 of this was to be allotted to the proprietors of the 'Standard' and the
Mr. Arthur. Walter was to be chairman
board
Hongkong & Neighbourhood £ F.E. winds, carry on the propaganda in their 10 several questions as they occurred," The next open new negotiations.
Formoms Channalzame
strong fair, Bame as No. 1.
determined ?"
would necesitate the discharge of a great by which the tacties of the session are naval expenditure, seeing that such redactions Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman is in his number of workmen, until the working classes Bevouty-second year, and has been in the House of this country are mere fully employed " of Commons exuotly forty years.
"No, sir," replied. Mr. Asquith, "my right bon, frient cannot we bow a naval programme which in and on considerations of security alone can be modified in the way that my hon. friend suggs %. **
PANICKY POLTTICIANS.
Then Mr. Bellairs (King's Lynn) asked about. the memorial aging reductions on Days! expenditure which had been received by the Prime Ministur.
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RUSSO-TURKISH WAR ALARMS.
A London paper says:-The most striking Ministerial admiss pourning the ralety of Great Britain from invasion made for a very long time in contained in Enswer to a quesiton
"My right hon. friend the Prime Minister by Mr. Harold Cox, M P., printed in par.
liamentary papers.
informs me, replied Mr. Asquith, "that Mr. Edmund Robertson, the Parliamentary he lind received a memorial-on-the question Secretary to the Admiralty slates that the of naval expenditure. He receives a very whole question of our vulnerability to attack considerable number of memorials dealing a large number of topics There and the problem whether the Navy can afford with complete protection against invasion is bring there was a Liberal guffaw from the ranks cannot but think that it would be more versidered by the Admiralty "in the light of guilty of an spidomic of memorials), and he The candid admission that the theories of the convenient to the House if hon members. the most recent information.” Admirally are being revised comes as a rude desiring to obtain information on such matters shook to those who rested content on the as- were to put themselves in communication with envance with regard to the Navy given by Sir the promoters rather than the recipients of John Fisher in his Guildhell speech last these memorials"
Mr. Bollaire baving asked for further de beda."
taile, and having received from Mr. Asquith November; "You may sleep quietly in your
Mr. Cox asked the Secretary to the a reply of masterly silence, the subject dropped. Admiralty-
In reply to a question Mr. Goerge Lam (1) Whether his attention had been called to bert, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, stated the evidence given before the Royal Commission that on January 1, 1908. there were 114,725 on the Militia and Volunteers by the Director-seamen, marines and boys on the active Het General of Mobilisation and Military Intelli-of the Navy as compared with 113,949 on gence to the effect that it was the view of the October 1, 1905. Admiralty that the Navy could guarantee the complete protection of the United Kingdom. against the danger of invasion by any larger (2) Whether this opinion aftributed to the force than 5,000, to 10, 60 men ? Admiralty by the Director-General of Mohi- the Canocaus and the mobilization of Turkish lisation and Military Intelligence correctly troops on the Russian frontier have given rise expressed the views then held by the Admiralty to the fear in some quarters that an open rapture
(3) Whether the same views are still held ♬ of Hurso-Turkish relations is imminent.. Mr. Robertson's reply to the first two parts of General Rennenkampf, ons of the heroes of the To the third be says ~ | recent war, has been appointed military com- this question is " Ten
"The matter is now being reconsidered in the mander-in-chief in the Urucasus, and amper- light of the most recant information, and it is sedes the viceroy of the province. The offleisl to the numbers which may enter into the pro importance and the movement of Turkish troops not thought desirable to make any statement as versions of this military notivity minimise their blem of defence."
is said to be due solely to the unrest in Armenia. The following is the remarkable declaration
The semi-official St. Petersburg “Nove on the subject of invasion made by Bir Juba Vrenys" seixes the opportunity for welcoming Fisher at the Lord Mayor's Guildhall banqueta British instead of a German rapprochement on November 9:--
on the Macedonian question, and says that s convention convering the Near East will pro- bably follow the recent Anglo-Russian agres-
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The str. Lowther Castle from New York, loft Manila on Tuesday afternoon, the 17th inst., and is dús here to-morrow morning, aðge
The Apoar str. Lightning from Caloutta, luft
may be expected here on or about the 24th inst. The Boston str. Kumerie amived at Victoris 3,0, on the 17th Inst
"As to the strength the efloisney, and the suficiency of the Navy, I am able to give indisputable proofs, Oar object has been the Aghting efficiency of the feet, the suficiency of “And we have got it. I may it because mo the feet, and its instant readiness for war. one can have fuller knowledge than myself about it and I speak with the fullest sense of reponsibility.
*So I turn to all of you, my countrymen
“Do aut be disturbed by boss bogies of invasion which have been periodically re- mescitated by all sorts of lenguas.
MILITARY ACTIVIY IN THE CAUCASUS, The reports of Russian military activity in
ment.
and I my, You may sleep quietly in your beds. Singapore on the morning of the 18th ate, lold