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perhaps the brightest features in the war with the Boers, and hardly needs to be stated-the fact is so universally admitted —that, should a like occasion again. arise, there will be the same speedy response
tention of giving way in WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, empire bave preached the need for s
greater union be warm the Mother. Country from the stand taken up.
A VICEROY'S ALARM.
PEKING, February 12th. The Viceroy of Chihli, taking alarm at the dismissal of Yuan Shi Kai, has petitioned Prince Ching for his protection.
THE YAUMATI SHOOTING TRAGEDY.
INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF A CHINESE.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.
THE SANITARY BOARD. PROSPECTIVE RETIREMENT OF CHINESE MEMBERS.
On March Sth the term of service of Messrs. Lau Chn Pak and Fang Wa Chun on the At the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon Mraeither gentleman desires to be reappointed. Sanitary Board expires and we understand that J. H. Kemp, sitting a Coroner, conducted an Mr. Fany Wa Chan has now numerons business inquiry into the circumstances attending the calls to Chaton which would not enable hira to death of Laing Wang Sing, who was shot by resume his seat, and when a representative of P. C. Hedge in the shooting affray at Yormati the Daily Press called to see him yesterday he on Chineeo New Year's Bro. The jury learnt that he was consisted of Messrs. F. Smith, W. J. CrawfoMr. Lau Chu Pak was found at his office, uway at that city. and D. Eamjakn
His Worship said the reason for holding the
and stated that he was not seeking reappoint- nent. Ho had served the interests of
TOKYO, February 12th. RETIREMENT OF DR. BATESON With regard to the recent criticism
WRIGHT. by "The Times" of Japan's attitude We are officially informed that Dr. Bateson tho Fakumen Railway Wright, the Headmaster of Queen's t'ollege, is
next. Dr. Wright has been in the Colonial with the murder of Lance-Sgt. Mills, who was but business affairs would not permit him to least Service nearly twenty-seven years. He came shot on the same occasion and, if thint caso. Isad
out in January 1892 to take up the appoint bon proceeded with, the gridonca with regard I gave somebody else a chance." Although continue. "Besides," said Mr. Lau, "it is time
from the larger Oulenies. Apostles of question Baron Komura has no in.retiring from the Colonial Service in April inquiry was that soine men were at first charged his countrymen on the Board for nine years
· and her Colonies, and Tariff Reform has
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HALDANE had sought to apply some of the Imperial ideas of this school of thought to his development of an adequate fighting force for Great Britain and the Empire. By Over Seas Dominions we presuma is meant the large self-governing colonies- Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and pro- bably South Africa itself. Without impeach-
the
The question is at, present underment of Head Master of the College, but his to the shooting of deceased would have come out, retiring from the Board, Mr. Lau will still cou-
discussion at Peking.
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LONDON, February 11th. The British and German news-
first year in the Government Service was served in the capacity of acting Inspector of Schools. When he entered upon his duties na headmaster of the College the roll nambered about 400. The College now has a roll of about 1,400. How many thousands of boys have passed through the College in the long period of Dr. Wright's connection with the school' we cannot say, but this we know that there are thousands wanttored all over the Chinese Empire who hold the name of Dr. Bateson Wright in the highest respect and gratefully
work in the school
The charge having been withdrawn, it was new. accessary to hold an inquiry. The principal point would be the conduct of the constable. whether he was justified in shooting the deceased when he did.
Dr. Bell stated that the deceased was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on the morn- ing of January 22nd. He was suffering from: a bullet wound in the belly; an operation wa“ performed and the bullet removed. He died at 925 a.m. the same day.
institutions of which he is now a member tinue to serve on the various other public He is now connected with the District Watel- man's Committee, the Advisory Board to the Plague Hospitals, the Public Dispensaries the Tong Wal Hospital, the committen n₤
and other institutions.
On the Sanitary Board Mr. Lau was ever en greatly owing to his exertions that many of the ardent champion for the Chinese, and it was harul measures at one time in vogue have been considerably modified. When the byelaws
ing the loyalty of those colonies, we renture papers agree that the visit of Their renomber his painstaking and consciention" the robbers, 'said the men came into his shop regarding famigation of promises were intro
to express the opinion that even should they decide to furnish contingents to be trained in Britain, or should they agree to place their armies under the control of British generals, the solution of the problem of an effective fighting force for the protection of 'Great Britain will not thereby be sofred, It is only natural to expect that if a colony. raises sa army for defensive purposes that it should remain in its own territory, ant we can imagine that Australia, for instance, which is deeply concerned at present over the question of its defence, would hesitate to consent to a scheme which involved the
separation of part of its army. Of course the project might menu nothing more than an arrangement whereby all these colonist armies were placed under the same control and this imperial army administered like the Civil Servios.. Such a plan would doubtless represent & greater degree of cohesion than obtains at present, but even then it would not be a solution of the dif- culty which is still before the Imperial A. S. WATSON & CO.. Government. The need for an adequate
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WHETHER Buccess crown his efforts or not
Mr. J. H. Oxberry prosecuted six nativos for
trespassing on his servants quarters af 16 Wong Wei Cheong Road, Mr. Wood, who heard the charge at the Magistracy yesterday, sentenced each of them to pay a fine of two dollars or go to prison for seven days,
A Chinese widowarking at Yaumati is it will be conceded by even bis political auffering a sovore sense of less. She partad opponents that the Right Honourable Afr.with her fourteen months old son to a man to HALDANE has wrought greater changes in sell but he did not return with the proceed". the constitution of the British Army than and she has reported the matter to the police
who are looking for the absconding party. any of his immediate predecesors. For years Army Reform has been one of the question which divided cabinets and
...
The Hongkong Civil Service List for 1909,
Majesties King Edward and Queen Alexandra to Berlin has been a strik- ing success beyond all expectations.
THE IMMIGRATION IN CALIFORNIA.
LONDON, February 11th: President Roosevelt has telegraphed to Mr. Gillett, the Governor of California, congratulations upon the rejection of the Bill objectionably discriminating against the Japanese has done right for the nation, and it and says that in this California
way
becomes more obligatory on the nation to safeguard California's interests. Ho would personally do all he could to that end,
Governor Gillett says the Assembly will now consider the proposed appropriation for compiling a Japanese census in California, and if the data
gammered ficcessitates such Congress will he urged to enact an
Asiatic Exclusion Bill.
[FROM THE MANILA "CABLENEWS."] TORNADA IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Washington, February 8. Word has been received here of a destructive tornado that has swept through the South doing great damage to life and property. The storm left a trail of death and devastation through three States, sweeping through Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia The extent of the damage wrought cannot be estimated at this
time.
AEROPLANE ÜLÜB.
OVER 4,000 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSKIP
Captain A. W. Gameln, who is associated the Aeroplace Club for Great Britain, stated with Captain W. G. Whidham in establishing institution was in contemplation had brought a recently that an announcement that such an host of letters of appreciation and applications for membership.
The club will probably start with be- tewean 4,030 and 5,000 members, and is thn an assured success. Offers of four excellent received; one is for the free housing of the buildings thros in iccadilly, have been club for a period. Many of the applicants for
membership guarantee from £5 to £10 to 'ACCION
closed cheques and their first year's ruleription to assist in this the
Among the applicants are many Nary and Army officers and distinguished motorists such as Mr. S. F. Edge. Over 100 gentlemen are ready on the first committee. The masa
SATISFACTORY CONFERENCE AT BERLIN.
1.
LONDON, February 12th. The Berliner Tageblatt" is nu thoritatively informed that Prince Bulow and Sir Charles Hardinge had a conference lasting several hours and that the result was "extraordinarily satisfactory."
German anxiety with regard to British policy has been dissipated.
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR'S ARRIVAL IN LONDON.
LONDON, February–12th. Sir T. Kato, G.C.M.G., the newly appointed Japanese Minister to Lon- don, arrived to-day and was met at Victoria Station by the staff of the Embassy and practically the whole Japanese Colony.
- CHINA AND PORTUGAL.
LONDON, February 12th, An agreement has been signed at Lisbon between China and Portugal, under which each will appoint Commissioner to delimit the boun.
which is compiled in the Colonial Secretary's Ofice, is out. The information in the books hee sundered parties, but the need was not been taught up to date, though we noto one daries of Macao and her dependencies. vividly recognized until the South African oversight on page 96, which contains the List of war, Since that eventful struggle not a Honours, conferred on persons in Hongkong (now Negotiations are proceeding to settle few ministere have come to grie! în at empt. living. The promotion of Sir James Stewart the dispute begun in 1887. ing a solution of the problem and it is not booklart in the most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George has been overlooked; yet certain that Mr. HALDANE'S experiment though the other honours conferred in 1908 are
PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS with the Territorials will give the results duly recorded.
THANK OFFERING. which its promoter anticipated. There are
Teaterday was the centenary, anniversary of many who prognosticae failure, but perhaps the birthday of Abraham Lincoln as well as of
LONDON, February 12th. the wish is father to the thought, for Charles Darwin. The anniversary of Lincolu
The allocation of the Pan Anglican should the new scheme prove ineffective was to be observed in the schools of Manila by Congress thanksoffering has been there can be little doubt that conscription orations and essays on le life and work. There settled. China and Japan each received will follow. However, we are not concerned was also to be a general celebration in the
F
ar to not at which has rachel the offces at 22 a St. John's-hill, Clapham-junction, show the keement interestin aeroplane discoveries "und a goberni eagernest not to lat Britain hig behind the Continent. Bovaral offers of ground for trial purposes Lave reached Captain Guelu, great many letters from would-be and inventors. One man of considerable wealth ha sent on a scheme for reaching the North Pole by aeroplane,
A FORTHCOMING PEACE CARNIVAL
In the interest of peace and tranquility be tween two great world powers, Great Britain and America, plans are being perfected to invite the English Government to participate in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the defeat of the English by Perry on Lake Eris. Arrangements are being made by Ohio to promotn grand peace carnival and joint industrial exhibition to be held on the island of Pat-in-Bay in 1913,
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-
On the 12th at 11.45 am-The depression, which, has deepened_considerably, is moving into the Pacific near Nemuro, dark
The barometer has risen elsewhere, except over the B. Philippines where a slight fall his taken place.
The anticyclonic area remains over the con- tinent to the North of the Yangtze.
The shopkeeper, whose place wax ransacked by
about 10 o'clock on the night of January 21st. They were armed with revolvera. They tied up wituose and thres fokis, pointed revolvers at them and demanded the keys. Witnes, and the fokis said they had no keys but the men searched the premises until they found the keys with which they opened the safe and took away all the money, amounting to $4,300. When they left, witness, who was tit by the queue, out his hair and want after them calling out Robbers." They ran in the direc- tion of the Police Station and as he followed one of the men pointed a revolver at him but it missed Are
A lukong who was in the company of two Chinese constables on the occasion stated that on heuring a polion whistle they ran in the direction of the sound. Witness saw a detective try to stop the deceased by catching him by the neck, but the deceased, using a revolver, shot the detective in the left hand Witness joined in Lange-Sergt. Mills came out and tried to clutch the chase. As they passed the Police Station
the deceased round the neck. The deceased,
Laing Wong Sing, turned and shot the officer who, plasing his hand over his heart, walked
Laing Wong Sing who called ont "Are you back to the station. Witness then shot at
shop in Wing ing Street. P. C. Hedge entered, still coming" and afterwards ran into s katern followed by witness, and they found decessed in
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daced, Mr. Lan was out sarly of a morning to 500 that the Chinese offered no opposition the Sanitary Inspectors and to see that they were fairly treated. 41 Fronti
ares," said Mr. Lan, "I was pro-Chinese, but I was not ao in reality. I only wanted to promote a better understanding, and to teach my countrymen that the various measures in. troduced wore necessary for the benefit of the Colony
Mr. Fung Wa Chun has seen ten years" service on the Sanitary Board, and, like his colleague, has been identified with all measures concerning the Chinese, such as the disinfection has also worked hard for the mitigation of houses, the abolition of cubicles, eto. Ho
and advancement of the lot of the Chinesa of drastic measures and for the improvement, citizens of Hongkong.
meaded by the Registrar-Creporal to His Among those who are likely to be recom Excellency the Governor- for appointment to
the vacancies are Messrs. Chau Siu Ki, Ho Kom Tong and S. W. To, all of whom are working for the public weal. now connected with various publio institutions
CATHEDRAL CHOIR CONCERT.
A large audience attended the concert,given - last night by the Choir of B. John's Catheral in Hedge discharger rev the kitchen. The robber fired here. Onigan. A sum of £1,000 is needed for this
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into the kitchen they saw Laing Wong purpose, towards which only about £200 has been Sing leaning agus wall and found his subscribed. The proceeds of last night's concert revolver under the fire place. WIZA Ale will angment the fund by a few hundred dollars, deceased and took him to the Police Station of the stax required. A series of such concerts Basistance of another policeman they secured leaving still to be raised more than three-quarters
He did not struggle bat he was unwilling to go. They searched him to see if he had any more Brearms,
By the Court-PC. Hodge fired into the kitchen three times. Where was this man?— Inside the shop, inside the door of the kitchen, Where was P. C. Hedge?—He was a short distance from the kitchen. There was one wall between them.
Could P. C. Hodgesee him P-No. Did he go round the wall ?-P.C. Hedge firod round the corner.
Where were you?-- was inside the shop with P. U. Hedge. I was outside the door of the kitchen.
es that given last night would surely not fail to draw crowded houses. It was one of the west. enjoyable concerta given in Hongkong for sows time. Each item of the programme was greatly enjoyed, and the appreciation of the audienc was unmistakably shown. The programme was as follows :-)
Anthem
Solo .....!
PART I.
"Sond out Thy Light
Gounod
"All through the night "... Wolgh Air
Mr. G., Edwards. Miss Ni-Folson, Mrs. Goldsmith, Meners Edwards, kidou, Crispin. Piano Soto..... "Aire anal variations"......Schumann Miss Brotherton Harker. Carol........... In dulci jabilo (157) Peareall Mr. Barrett, Miss Humphreys, Mica Soth, Mrs. Dealy, Mrs. Broughali, Mra, Goldsmith, Messrs. Ayris, Mattham, White, Randall, Young and Biden.
... Sullivan
PART II.
Where were the other constables?—At the Evening Hyun „ “O gladsome light · door.
Vocal Polka...
Bolo⭑
P. C. Hedge was then called. About 11.15 p.m. on the night in question while on patrol, opposite the Pamping Station he saw a large crowd coming towards him, several blowing whistles. He saw they were chasing one man and on his attempting to stop him the latter pointed his rorolver at him and fired. afterwards running into a shop. Witness followed. The man pointed his revolver at witness and fired again. That was in the kitchen, witnesa being in the door way. The officer drew his revolver sad fired low, thinking
Merry June".
(Soloists, Miss eth and Mrs. Dealy). "Soranade* *
C. Vincent
Mr. F. B. Ayris.
..... Busos M-asz. Whito, Wright, Young and Armstrong. Piano Solo Ballade (oppe 17). Chopin. Mr. Deumau Fuller Quartet sweet and Low". Barnby Mrs. G. H. Edwards, Mrs. Broughall. Mr. G. H, Edwards, Mr. Randall, Solo with thorna.." Little Blue Moon
Mrs. Varrott Glee"There was an old woman....... Janja. (Soloists Mr. L. Broughall and Mr. G. Crispin.)
With vo cal acompaniment. The chorus consisted of upwards of afty, voices and they did their work in a manner which
Jailot
it would frighten the man. Instead the latter reflected the highest credit not only on them- pointed his revolver of the officer. Ho there salves, but on their talented conductor Mr. Strong to hard monsoon may be expected innpon shot the deceased who eslled out and wit. Denman Fuller. Many of the items in the the Formom Channel and the China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endingness, putting his revolver away, made to arrest programme elicited demands for encores though
they were not in all cases given.
mt 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches. 8
to-day is as follows
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon N.E. winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood.
fresh; fine.
N.E. winds, strong..
the man. The latter struggled fiercely and witness had to make use of his truncheon before he could arrest him. Deceased dropped his re- volver which was picked up by one of the detec- tives and banded him. On examination he found five empty cartridges. He took deceased to the Police Station. Later he identified the body of doceased at the hospital.
THE CIRCUL
The stay of Harmston's Circas here is rapid- ly drawing to a close, to-night being the last night they will perform. There was another Did you see the last witness ?—Yes.
attractive programme last night, and à good Could you remember where he was No. attendance. A new departure was the appear- How many shots did you fire altogether?ance of a local resident, in the tigers cage. Mr
Formosa Channel Blouth coast of China between 7.
Same as No. 1. Hongkong and Lemooks. South coast of China. between? Same as No. 2. Four.
Hongkong and Hainan... }
Even in this part of the world men fall from
By a juryman-Where were you when he W. G. Brown, of the King Edward Hotel, was first pointed the revolver at you? In the the phacky man who accompanied the trainer street, opposite the Pumping Station,
into the den, and who came out with all the This concluded the evidence.
find that the cause of death was due to a bullet
His Worship said he would ask the jury to rootings accorded a hero. There will be a wound in the belly and also to inquire into the be another amateur riding contest.
matinée this afternoon, and to-night there wilt conduct of P. C. Hodge. The law on the subject
with that prospect at present We are more Botanie Gardens at which the Governor £30,000; and a Theological College he and his companion were ordered to a forve, and, if in to doing, ho killed the party, interested in the statement which the right General was to preside and a saluto of 16 is to be built in Tokyo.
guns was to be given to the Union by
five dollars or go te prison for seven days.
their high estate. Two men were brought be fore the Magistrate charged with being regnes and vagabonds and one explained that he was a retired colonel in the Chinese army. However was that if an officer were resisted in the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. exeontion of his duty he might repel force by
The Austrian Lloyd's str. Verwaerts loft then it amounted to justifiable homicide. The Singapore on the 10th instant, and is due here "honourable gentlemen made at a dinner in both the Army and the Navy. The Quill
The Portuguese named Frank Aquino, who law went farther in favour of the officer. If the on the 17th inss.
party fleas or endeavours to escape and if he London the other evening when he un- Clab had arranged for a meeting in the [FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI SAN PO fell into the hands of the police and had to could not be arrested in any other way, the day 3. p.n the 11th instant, and is due here on
The str. Flintshire left Singapore on Thurs answer no fewer than sixteen charges preferred killing is justifiable. In this case there was or about Thursday, 18th instant am. nounced that negotiations were proceeding evening at which ten-minute addresses would 1etween the House Government and the be delivered by the following gentlemen and CHINESE ROYAL INTERMENTS at the Magistracy yesterday and pleaded Sergt. Mills and shot at two other men as well. Line) left Kobe for this port via Moil on the against, him was brought before Mr. Wood ample evidence, The man had already shot The N.Y.K. t. Kageshima Maru (Bombay Ores Seas Dominions for the creation of an miary tribute, Dr. S. E. Bosaiter; Lincoln as
PEKING, February 12th.
guilty to the nine charges then read against F. 0. Hedge sad seems to have been a 10th inst, and is expected hero
the 18th inst Imperial Army. Mr. HALDANE, Recording statesman and President, Commissioner New-
him. With one exception they were all theft. The jury found that the deceased had died It is proposed by the Throne to He was sentenced to six weeks' imprisoment on to the telegraphic information which we ton W. Gilbert; Lincoln as Commander in-
from the result of the bullet wound and that plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmante, Lait How 20 BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com- published yesterday, added that this was a Bliss, Lincoln as lawyer and citizen, Governor-
Chief of the Army and Navy, Gen. Tasker H. spend six million fuels to prepare the each of the eight charges of theft and to one death amounted to justifiable horalolde.
Charmant and Special Skin Tento and Ponder His Worship afterwards called up PC Charmant will enable you to do it. Her and commended them for the manner in which Hatime, A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents. Admittedly, the principle is right and of Lincoln as valed in his speeches and and the late Dowager Empress.
they had done their duty.
upon the themes here Indicated:-A proli
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desperate character.
his
knowing it to have been stolon, in all one year
npris
natural extension of the chain of defence. General James F. Smith; The literary side graves of the late Emperor Kwong 7 month on the charge of receiving a Hedge and the Chinese detective Cleang han Specialities for the Skin are the study of
letters, Dr. D. P. Barrows,
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