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are very few; but it seems only ressonable I those who do not know personally what it to us that the majority view their connection with it as a hobby, to be taken up when required, and ignored when nat." We cannot-expect," said His Excellency, "that
means, and who do not expect to have to fake part in it. Let them that make the equarrels be the only ones to fight, and then see how peaceful the world would become.
in
WANESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1988.
Gymkhana meeting [of the sessen TELEGRAMS.
announced to take place at the Happy Baturday afternoon,
The bott movement is making headway in Honghen, number of Chinons firms having indicated they do not dest in Japanese goods.
[“ DAJET PRIS EXCLUSIVE #HAVIOR. KOREA'S LATE ADVISER
GENEROUS TOKENS OF SYMPATHY FROM JAPAN AND KOREA:
TOKYO, March 31st. token of sympathy the
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SUPREME COURT.
Tasaday, 31st March.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
Baron THE CHier Jugmon (Sim F.
PIGGOTT).
AN INSURANCH OLAIN
The hearty British aversion to conscription is enough to warrant our remarks regarding
A now ↑ steam twin moraw lighter will ba the average opinion of soldiering, and it launched the shipbuilding yard of the does not seem too much to add then the Hongkong Whampos Dook Company on aversion to the regular drill and training Salardayang. It is built to the order of
Tak Hong arm of 13? Das Voix Load West A jury setion was board in which the Kwong the Volunteers is suggestive of the real trial trip wilk place immediately after the Japanese Government has presented slimed 84320 from the Yang On Marino and Fire
the Nord dpher Lloyd. Company. The spirit of the average member of the Volga-launching com my.
150,000 yen,
and the Korean Lusurance Company, Ltd. The special jury qua- toer Reservo Association. There is no real
Government 50,000 yen to the Holland Skelton, David Haskell, Edwd, Harvey aisted of Messrs. Charles Henry Grzos, Alfred reason (especially if patriotism and public duty are professed) why unety-five per eat of the members should not join the regular Volunteers. In justice to them as body, wonsume that they make no such claims, that they do not share the view of His Excellency and of Sir HENEY BER- KELEY as to the objective of the Association.
Mr. Coollati, of the Civil Service,
retarned to tholany yesterday, having som plated an adrenons janroy overland, from Turkestan whio cupied almost nine months. to walk a great patthe way. Thronghoat hin He travelled byn, hores and foot, and-bad- travels tir. Clemmet with uniform kindness.
family of the late Mr. Stevens who Hinde, Donaldeon Riddell Law, Harry Humphrey was assassinated by Koreans at Sanand William Murray Boot. The Hon. Mr. H. Francisco.
E. Pollook, K, C. (instructed by Mr. Dannys, of More Donnys and Bowley), appeared for the plaintife, and Mr. M. Blade (instrusted by Mr. O. D. Thomson) for the defendanta,
[REUTHE'S SERVICE.).
THE UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
LONDON, March 29th.
Aldrich Currency Bill.
The Washington Senate has passed the
TURKEY AND THE BALKAN BAILWAYS.
wu
Plaintiffe olimed that in September, 1986, they entered into a written agreement with the plaintiffs whereby the defendante, in consider. ation of the plaintiffe agresing to py them the usual guild rate of premium, agreed to insare certain good of tim plaintiff whíok wore then on board
the junk. Wo Hop" in Hongkong Harbour, against the perils of the ses from Hongkong to Canton, from that hour-9.10 am Abðût hour after LONDON, March 29th.
making the agreement the goods were wholly Sofia advises that the Porte is inclined to lost by the perils of the sea la Hongkong. aceeds to the Bulgarian request to join Harbour. The plaintiffs had dal toadorad the Sofia-Kustendel line with Kumanovo, the premium in respect of the insurance Sunday, mainly for the purposo of con-34,920, but they had refused to accept the money Prince von. Buelow will go to Vienna on and requested the defendants to pay the sum of ferring with Count Aerenthal concerning the now Russian scheme of reform for
or pay the loss on the goods.
The defenos denied that the defendante
A. S. WATSON & CO., every member shall keep his patriotism buzaing at fever heat, and go every week to the range to shoot as a regular soldier does his course of masketry," Of course not. And moreover, candour suggests that it is not feverish patriotiem that makes the regular soldier do his duty. Ho does it because it is his duty. A sense of duty should make the Reservist or Volunteer as regular as the soldier, but then the soldier is obliged to be regular-the others are not There is a reason for this lack of patriot's -and-for this absence of the nause of their obligations, and His Excellency himself gave the clue when he spoke of generations of SALT.
immunity from invasion." Potentially we
Renter's Agend informed that negotia Highly Recommended for Biliousness, Sluggish have no doubt whatever that every Brito They were, at the annual meeting, inations are in progre tween Great Britain and is patriotic to the backbone, but genera. position similar to that of the women we of British trade man oncerning which som
Japan with regards ass by Japanese firma Liver, Headache and Indigestion.
tions of peace at home have resulted in mentioned at the commencement of this plaints have been by British traders in untarul development by an ordinary
essay in candour, swallowing compliments the Far East. Thereson to believe that evolutionary process. Real patriotism of
they did not deserve. If they liked them, an agreement will she be concluded for the the "fever heat” variety exists now only as
and believed them, they will resent the protection of British marke in the Far the human caudal appendage exists, in a foregoing comments, as a woman would
East.
rudimentary form. We have to break
resent a man telling her that who was not To-day's advertiseme include the formal through the skin to find it. We really really in the first bloom of youth. So we intimation of the coat the interest and believe it is true and just to say of
transpose the masculine phrase, men are responsibility of Mr. Afood in the Act of the great majority of our countrymen different," into question form, and onquir, and Chius, with which as so long been Mossre, Gibb, Livingston Co. of Hongkong that they have got very close to the Are they? Do they prefer pleasant identified, and it is furthe imated that Mr. Chinese intellectual contempt of physical speeches to statements unpleasant but just? J. W. C. Bonaar has been itted a partner, warfare, and for similar ressona, His
Sometimes we wonder. Incidentally there while Mr. C.G. S. Mackie oen vested with Re-Excellency referred to demonstrations of
was the Caisy JUSTICE's remark that there authority to sign par procur martial spirit during the South African are no such things as gentlemen in the One of the Indians as last year' War. He certainly was not admiring the English courts now" Unhappily ambiguentenced to death for the r of a com. "maffickers," so he must have mea at the ous, we will not pretend to misunderstand patriot at West Point but whentence was large numbers who volunteered for active that remark. It is, of course, a restatement commuted to penal servitude life died in service. It is unpleasant but true that even of the old humhug that all men are equal Victoria Gaol yesterday mornit An inquiry from those, great reductions must be made in the sight of the law. It is pleaseat Megistracy yesterday balors MA Haze fato the cause of death tools at the before we can begin to deduon the real hearing, but it isn't true yet, while we bave Had and a jury nonsisting of Me I. Bilbor patriotic spirit. There again was the imprisonment "in the first class" for men mann, H. A. Siebs, and P. M. da Death
■port of the thing," There, too, were less like a NEVILLE who steals hundreds of was found to be due to natural cate worthy motives, desire for change, anī
„pounds worth of jewellery, and another-class mere emotionalism. One man confided to
for the offender who poaches a rabbit or us that he had for years believed war to be
steals a loaf of bread. Long ago, when the an ignoble profession, unworthy of hu masity, and that in cases of ordinary seriously attempted, someone wrote that study of human nature was perhaps not "all men are liars" Nowadays we say A. S. WATSON & CO..sity he would cheerfully let his coun-
try's success depend on mercenaries. He that every man is the soul of honour till might (he would go no further than that) he is proved otherwise. Cowardice is now take up arme if an enemy were at our very defined as an acuter intellectual perception gates, and his family, property, and home
of peril; theft is kleptomania;, falsehood stomach, were in danger. Seeing a friend departing is terminological inexactitude; a cheating for "the front," with the band playing representation is a custom of the trade"; Any one seeking a pleasant evening's disa
Soldiers of the Queen," he suddenly felt in short, a spade is an agricultural imple-should not overlook the Hongkong
| ment, and bardly even that. While it is matograph. The management have prov
vulgar, vituperative, indiscreet, and inde. good range moving pictures, cantis A 5% Tientsin-Pakow Railway loan of above the usual standard, and crowded he25,000,000 has been issued at 96, partly in cent to call it a spade, are men so very nightly testify that the production is decid London and partly in Germany. different after all?
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Orders for extra copies of DAILY FR should be sun before 11 am, on day of publication. After that
a curious thrill, and an irresistible impulse to volunteer himself. In this glow of what he believed to be patriotism, he did so the same day, and (her said) repented the same evening. All night he mentally dwelt on the realities he now foresaw, felt sure that at the first crisis he would prove unworthy and unfit, and all his contempt for legal murder ravived, He was quite honest
The Prince of Wales has promised to preside at the annual dinner of the Royal Colonial Institute on May 4th.
of a
The police are making ingatrinto the
the circumstances attending Portugues boy named Laertes do medios who lived with bir parents at 26 Elost and complained of feeling suwell. Egan to Oa Monday afternoon he returneday
vomit and was seized with severe in the stomach. Lo sbosi a quarter of agar he expired; before medical assist old that he bad been struck by a coolish arrive. Prior to his death be told his her
popelar, The marionettes are extremely handled, and the harlequinade business cres izoh merriment Song and dances add pleasing variety to the programme,
Macedonia
FRANCE:
LONDON, March 29th..
The French Government asks the Cham-
entered into any agreement to insure the goods against any perils.
The case was adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
PUIGNE JUDOH).
bar for a credit of Francs 130,000 on behalf or Mr. H. H. J. Gouraarz (ACTING
says that the visit will strengthen the en of President Falljere's visit to London, and
tente and develop commercial relations.
THE UNITED STATES AND VENEZUELA.
LONDON, March 29th, The United States Minister at La Guara
of official mails by the La Guara post office, has demanded an explanation for the opening
which the United States Government cha ractorises as very serious Venezuela has replied saying that it was a mistake, and that only prejudice could regard the matter
as serious.
When tramear No. 17 was ready to leave the Negotiations are proceeding for a new treaty Astor House corner at Shaughni at about G between Great Britain and Biam, under which
TIENTSIN-PUKOWILWAY":
LONDON, March 29th.
SIR JOHN JORDAN.
Sir John Jordan, H.B.M. Minister at Peking, Belved in the colony yesterday by, the C.P.R. ***Monteagle,” and was officially welcomed.
kour the supply in límited. Only supplied for Cash about it, deplored his "cowardice," as he Bism codes the States of Kelantan and Tringan, P., on March 26 the driver-got-off and began * Excellency, who is accompanied by Mr. called it, but declared that his chief feeling to Great Britain, who in return modifies her amusing himself enting bant. The trolley was #fora, Assistant Chinese Secretary, was met
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HOONG, APRIL 1T, 1908
WOMEN (the is a fairly general masculine
extra-territorial rights in Biam proper.
Since last süminar a new record in the rate of excavation of the Panama Canal has been eata bliebe very mouth; Daring February nearly 2.950.000 cubic yards of diet kare been disposed
over the returns for Janusry.
A SHOPMAN'S CLAIM." Leung Cheong Wab, a shopman, brought an action against the Choung Fat firm, Wing Lok Bireet, for $100 being money leat.” Mr. R. Harding appeared for the plaintiff and Bir Henry Berkeley, K.C, fastructed by Mr. B. A.. Dickson from the office of Mr. B. A. Harding, appeared for the defendant.
laet the plaintiff's be tho was employed Mr. Harding stated that on the 9th April by the defendant mat with an accident He fell off the roof of the promises, and was killed and, as solatium, the distendants gavə faneral and the cost of taking the body to plaintif $100 to pay the expenses of the Canton, Plaintiff after receiving the money. banded it back to the defendants the same day to be placed on deposit and an aortowingmsas-* was given to him. It might seem an extra-
ordinary story but he would call the plaintif the document was forged and that the chop was sad produce the document. It was alleged that
| forged:
Bir Henry indicated that the defence was a denia! that say money had been leat by plaintiff to the fem sad that the document produced was
forgery.
Judgment was awarded defendsals—with
costs.
THE RUSSO.CHINESE BANK,
HEAVY LOUSES IN CHINA.
wee shrine at his treachery to his own
fixed and the car then started along Broadway,oard by Captain Mitchell Taylor, A.D.C. to rental convictions. He had no desire to
leaving the driver on the road. Another or overnor, and on landing at Blake Pier was ed by a guard of honour of 100 men of the was stopped near the junction of Zeward Boad a single Boar; had doubts, in fact, as
and the runaway-car appeared in danger of had doubts, in
peter Regiment, together with the hand The justice of the war. All these shame
coming into collision with it A foreign spisers in the harbour fired a salate of 17 fist confidences were needlessly made after
passenger then ran forward and putting the The distinguished visitor was conveyed his application had been refured. He was of, an increase of more than 200,000 uubin yards brake stopped the car within a fö. Fyard the beest of Sir Frederick, and Lady, financial paper writes
in to Government House where he will rejected because he had a wife and family dependant upon him. We are quite sure he
A woman who was sent to prison in New York
other one. The Chinese in the second class
In
at noise when the car started and
made
Impression) do not always lesire truth. They would have been like many more when the or-begging proved to be a Mr. Abraham | added to the siarm felt by soms of the foreign Gunt House to which the following origin is also to be looked for in the too favour
on some home-truths-that is to say, on what we believe to be truths, We indulge in this preamble, because we feel sure they will not sound pleasant.
Greenbaum, the wife of a restaurant owner"
Miss Mary Gawthorpe declared at a Suffra
sist meeting in Bradford that, if the Govern. ment did not afford facilities for Mr: Stanger's Women's Enfranchisement Bill, no Cabinet Minister going home at night would know whether or not a Suffragist would be waiting
would want a rest oure in the autumn
lady passengers.
the
able estimate of the ore lit of various clients on Siberian and Manebarian branobos-an over estimate which dates from the time of the Rurso-Japanese WAY, Judépendent of the Chinese compradors, the branches of the bank' in Chins would any case haya paid their
The Russo-Chinese Bank has not bean sny mere successful in Chine, apparently, than in Japan. With regard to losses which have depressed the abures of the boost the Pare Bourse, the St Petersburg sorrespondent of a These losses, according to what one learns abus an official dinner will be given at malpractices of Chinese compradores, Their in the best-informed quarters, are due to the
ladie gentlemen are invited
H
miral Sir Hodworth Lambton,`ELE. Coloring His Honour Sir Francia Figg Honourable Mr. F. II. May, the Hon Mr. Chatham, Mrs, and Miss Honourable Mr. Reen Davies, the Chata
Atkinson and Mra. Atkinson, le Bir anl Chater, His Honour peris, the Honourab's De Ho point. The canal will be navigable for ships the Kai, the parable Mr. Wei Yek, the Honour
and Mrs. Pollock, Commodore dimensions of which do not exceed the following able Mo measurements: Length, 22 ft. Width, 2011. and Mrs., the Honourable Mr. Kerwick have exited in
ck, Mr., M. and Miss Chester: Draught, 5ft 6ins. The total cost of the caul Master, -Law, His Excellency Admiral will be approximately £2,251,000. The canal Persis. Fu
Liebert, utenaue Chaurie, Monstone G. and Fran Vorstsson, Mr A. Ssatwinkel, and joins the Oder before reaching Commande, Mr. Mayers, Baroness you
Hatten, a Broner.
The ship canal from Barlin to Stettin; which will transform the capital into a seaport asces, sible to vesedia of moderate size, will, according to present expectations, he completed in 1912. flonou The width of the canal will enable two ships of the Hot the maximum sise to pass one another at any Mr. Jas
Stettin.
tribute to the commercial crisis which existed in that country. To sum up, the different lowes which have resulted to the Russo-Chinese Bank
during 1907, the precise figures of which
are not up to the prasant forthcoming, the minds of speculators ides that in. profits which the establishment makes in spite of the large China, Siberis, Manoharia, and Turkestan, there would only remalo, after providing for distributed among the shareholders. On Decomber 31st, 1906 (the date of the Inst annual balance sheet pablished), the two reserves (ordinary and spesial) bolonging to the shareholders (leaving out of the question the Chinese Government portion of the capital the reservas attached to it) amounted, in round figure, to more than 7,000,000 roubles out of 15,000,000 roubias represented at this period by the share capital, Taking into First Round F, Master and G. Account the profits for the past financial year tings (owe A. H. Crook and B. Just ended, which, calculated on the basis of the Binbeck (owe 51.6, 3.8. H. W. Blade and 3,000,000 to 4,070,000
average of previous years, may be put at from Buzzo- E.-J. Grist (owev. I. B. Tarder and G. Chimbo Bank would be a
to onloalitions Halen (ore By:6.
be in position to out of its balances PROMAL PAIRE.
sheat a round sam okayo00.000 roubles, without First Round
LAWNNIS TOURNAMENT. The appen rat rounds have been som plated in th
a tennis tournanest in progress at th gkong Cricket Club;
D
HANDICAP.
and
prefer, even when they know the compli time came, and done his duty worthily, but She stated that as her husband's insome of £13 ments are flagrantly mendacious,
to hear it was evident his was not the right patriosa week was not sufficient to allow her to dress pleasant things rather than candid. Men ism. It was a mere emotion begotten of as the wished, she adopted this method of ob. (this also is a fairly general masculine masicnot only the melody of the military taining the price of fashionable gowns, in which impression) are different. They are less brasses, but the music of marching teat, and she visited theatres. emotional, less sentimental, and their of the cheers of the crowd. One implies superior reasoning faculties require above. It is unnatural to supposs. that one all be naked truth. That is why they allique. At that time, moreover, the coun- try was not calling for volunteers. It is have votes now, and why they consider within our knowledge that many men offered women unfit to have votes. Taking them at themselves about then with motives it would their own valuation, we are gobig to venture not now be seemly to betray, as some died for him, and not one, bat all the Ministers run through Valentinsworder, Eberswalde, and P, Wilder, and Madame Volpicelli, Flag losses sustained, s minimum profit balanss to be
and others redeemed their initial fault by good service. With regard to volunteering An American named A. G. Gao, residing at generally, it is on record how many hastened 8 Ladder Terrace was summoned before Mr. to resign when the risk of being summoned | Wood at the Magistracy yesterday for failing His Excellency the Governor must share to active service was supposed to be to report a case of small-poz. His servant girl. any obloquy that in consequence approaches imminent, and this must be noted in order Marts Gardener, became ill was removed to the upper floor of the house where she died, us. It was his speech to the Volunteer was the thing. We have no scorn or blame said that he was away at Canton for ten days to show that with some at least the sport Death wes dae to. small-por. The defendant Reserve Association that set as thinking, for them, by t and prompted us to this raabuess. The main the Chinese contempt of soldiering in not was fined $15.
We repeat that and was not aware of what took place. He object of that Association is to train its
peculiarly Chinese. Given the conditions, members to aboot their country's possible
it is bound to grow. In this matter of war,
years been the secretary to the Sanitary Board Many prizes are offered as if ample consideration be given to it, the less for home to-day by the Awa Maru" on inducements to make them improve their reflection is inevitable that the nations have marksmanship, but no member is expected all become "pot-hunters." Wars nowadays yesterday by Dr. Prarcs, but that was only The popular feeling sesmed to be that women (shipping)
best Co to join as a " pot-hunter, nor even for there for material rewards. "La gloire" temporary, and probably the appointment of his work considered compatent to vote but that it Comdr. Greason, Tampbell, R.N., and Lt. Fal); B. F. C. Master sport of the thing. We have no right, of appeals no more as it used to do. War is or will be gazetted this waak. Mr. Wood-was not expedient that they should be introduced and. G. A. Hastings
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. eourse, t
(b) 8-7, 6-2. joins with the idea to his mind of one day regrettable necessity now; it used to und genial personality made him respected requirements of their present sphere. M German Emperor Life visit the Emperor here on or abort the 5th inat
to aver that not a single member practically universally regarded as a cock has discharged the duties of his office with into a wider sphere of activity as their time and A. W. J. Pesko (to J. Wishart and
macked snesses, and his never falling courtesy into a wider one roof soliy taken up with the
The N.G.I. str. Levanzo left Singapore for war, but we have the right to be a pleasing enterprise, lightly entered by the staff of the Sanitary Department and Lowry, la opposing the motion, made a part-Free Joseph in his way back from
The Neue Freis announces that to this port on the 30th alt, and may be expected. uld receive any statement to upon, for "the sport of the thing. endeared him to all with whom he came in concularly able speech. The action was carried Co to Berlin. Tror William sledited Yokolama.
The CP, Empress of Japan arrived at cepticism Though it Even His Excellency, who has proved tact. Mr. Woodo ok, who has suffered several by a large majority. The chief speakers in that an exception sh
[8.11.
m, on Tassday the Sist ult ring mociation," We himself "i' the imminent deadly breach "
ande în hin farone to and left against p.m. samaday for Nagasaki, bereavements of late and who has had a very support wars Magara. Bunge, Kingsbury, Moss, the rule which all of owned heads will where the lane to arrive at 1 pon to-morrow, that anybody hopes war will never come." It is un- baby time within the past years will be Gillings and Capt. Baker, and in opposition ve at the reges Emparor Transi
Joseph, that no dangra
The OPR str. Lennon arrived at Nagasaki ffording pleasant, but true, to way that no one höjd 40companied with many good wishes for hin Masses, Barrington, Captain Brown, Lowry, place this year so, as no 7: Visits shall take at 7.30 am on thesday, the Slit it, and wit rtrain of omeini propil pore him to the again at 4pm same day for Kobe, where she
to arrive at 6 am, to-morrow,
enerier.
way.
Mr. G. A. Woodcock, who bas for several
a well earned holiday.
The Y. M. ̊C. A. Literary and Debating Society's Intest innovation proved a great sn- erees on Monday evening when the public were invited to attend the amateur "Parliament."
and standing accommodation. In the presence of The Visitors Gallery was packed, both sitting fail Honge the Premier (Mr. S. Kingsburg)
motion, to the emest that the House disapproved of the present Female Suffraga Agitation. A very interesting and amusing debate; onmied
In the absence of · McPherson moved a
His place was taken itself from almost every possible point of view. law]; W. roll and R. D. Atkinson ares, if is dooided not to pay a dividend for which covered the question of female gu-rage (brokers) best Gorney and H, Hancock Prejudicing the actual market quotations of ite
return at the end of the year in better health. for, or talks of, or recommende war exc.pk | He will leave his two daughters in Engllad,
and Turnbull,
ter and C. A Cher.
1907.