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race in the Philippines as exists in every colony where the stronger race roles. They bitterly resent being described as inexperi- enced children, unfit to be entrusted with a a full measure of self-government, and Mr. TAFT's promise to do something for the
We are informed that Mr. Lan Chu Pak; ot
the invitation of His Excellency the Governor, TELEGRAMS. has been elected is member of the Hongkong University Committee.
The latest Shanghai newspapers record the death of Dr. E. H. Paulan. The deceased gentleman was taken to the General Hospital only laat weele suffering from typhoid fever. Kidney complications set in, sud, he died at 4 elock on Friday morning from
The news of his death was received with extreme regrat by the whole community, for as a surgeon and as a citizen he sujoyed the high esteem of all classes and of all nationalities in Shaughal.
An Indians who visited the Post Office the other day accidentally lift his parse bohind, end, when a schoolbag came along a little Inter to buy a starup for his school fees he was asked by
the attendant who just then discovered the prise if it belonged to him. Nothing loth, the
boy replied that it did and the parse was landed to him. When the Indian returned for his purse, the attendant informed him of what had happened, with the result that the polios were put on the track of the boy who was yesterday brought befors Mr. Wood at the Magistracy and ordered to receive 12 strokes with the birou,
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AVALANCHE FATALITIES.
LONDON, March 8th. Twenty-seven workmen taking shel- ter in a contractor's shed at Gas- teinertal, in the Tyrol, have been killed by an avalanche..
CORRESPONDENCE.
CHINESE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"]
6th March, 1909. SI-The tile by Mr. Alabaster, pablished in your issuo of the 5th inst., affords me sa opportunity for referring to acurious omissioon the part of the local beanelsof the Chinn Associn tion. I leave failed to find in the newspaper reports of its annual meetings any recognition of the movement in England to make known to Chinese students the facilities-for education in Great Britain. Wo read that the suggestion first came from Sir John Jordan carly in 1907. and was acted upon by the partit society in London; a year has
and although considerably over elapsed since the inauguration of the movement, the local branele does not seera.to have thought
LOCAL SPORT.
POLO TOURNAMENT.
The unfavourable weather conditions provait- ổng no doubt militated against the attendance at Causeway Bay yesterday afternoon, when the first round in the Hongkong Pole Club's tournament was started. The few who wore present witnessed some good play, and the band of the Buffs discoursed music during the attr NOOR. The programie included four matches, but as some of the players failed to put in au apponance two of those were postponed. The flest atel was between the “A” and “B”
teams of the Buffs, who took the field as under: "A" doom: Liouts. H. P. Potter, W. H. Green, J. Crookendon and Captain S. Barkor.
"B" team: Lionts. P. G. Scarlett, C. E Davidson, H. D. Collinson Morley-aur R. P. Weld.
Fifteen peasants have been killed in their homes at Draded, in the Tyrol.
Fifteen have been similarly kill it worth while to inform our Chinese community in this gino, and when the buglo called a balt
that it can furnish information of tifin kind. they had three goals to their credit. Thos
nt Goldano, Italy.
Smaller disasters, attended with fatal results, have occurred elsewhere
So intently apparently has the local committes
The "A" team soon assorted their superiority
were scored by Liouts. Potter, Groan and her watching the wiles of mandarindo that it Crookouden. has overlooked the most effective means of developing those political and commercial reaning of the seconi chukka, bat their rully was of The "B" tenan showed up well at the begin-
tions for which the China Association arowolly short duration. The play of the "A" four was
TSAR RECEIVES AN ENVOYstands. It is remarkable that there is not a
FROM TIBET.
LONDON, March 9th.
At Tsarskoelo yesterday the Tsar received Chambongwan, the Envoy of the Dalai Llama, and his suite who offered to His Majesty a number of presents.
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LONDON, March 9th.
single Hongkong representative on the ist given by Mr. Alabastor, while there are several in Chinn and one erou in Japan. Surely a British Colony shall be one of the rendiest sources of information regarding education in Britain. would not the pamphlet prepare, and circulated elsewhere by the London Education Committed, be appreciated here?
It is well known that many of this students from Soath China who have in recent years migrated to foreign countries might and ought naturally to have been educated in Great Britain and they information respecting-British centres of education. And the small number who have gone to England have bad available very little assistance and advice in the selection of
evitare friends entails have been
inevitable.
It is stated that the firm of Armschools: the consequences which dependence strong and Whitworth have received an order to erect large gunworks in Japan.
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beyond them and the successful Bus bad po dieulty in overcoming all opposition. Chem recorded another two goals, Potter two, and a fifth was aided by Crookenden. The " A "toda
us won by eight goals to uil.
The second game, between the Civilians and
teams. being evenly matched. The civilians Buffs "C" proved much more interesting, the
made a good start, and after lengthy press are succeeded in registering the first goal- This was scored off Dupree's pony, the ball striking it and gliding between the posts, Shortly afterwards Colonel Bayard eqnalised for the Huffs but before the end of the chakke Dupree had added another to the score of the
| civilians,"
Play after the spell was even more exciting,
and the start saw the civilians pressing on the Buff, goal. The officers got run
Lowever, and one of thom drove the ball betweeN the posts, but the goal was not allowed tho refores ruling the player ́off-side. civiliaus kept the play close by the Buf goal,
The
Philippines is interpreted by the E for obtaining from the proprietor of the Stag Hotel food and lodgings by means of a forged Renacimiento, one of the leading Filipino
document and niso by means of false pretences organs in Manila, to men, not that he will
Apparently prisoner, representing that he was do something towards realising the legiti-engaged on the Canton Kowloon Railway and wate nspirations of the Filipino people, but that that undertaking would guarantee his that he will encourage capital to come and expenses, obtained accommodation at the botola exploit the country; and so "complete the few months ago, and shortly after he had been which our roulers will be already fardiliar, as it scheme dépends largely upon the diffusion sud only goal of the half. The civilians thas
We presume this refers to the joint enter: prise of Meara Armstrong and and rises Vickers, Sonsrud Mad witworth a with a number of Japanese capitaliste, with
from Japanese, was reported months ago
sources,
At first sight there may appear but little con.. nection, if leed there be no rivality, between the work of the Cline Studente Education Committee in London and the Hongkong University scheme; but it may be said without hesitation that the success of the Govenier's
information respecting British Education and University methods. Having shown the way by his valuable memorandum, it is to be hoped that His Excellency will supplement this by a series of illustrated articles or lectures on British University work gonerally sú us to bring vivilly bafors the Chinese Working Committee the ideals and actual conditions of university education. A Eleven Hindus are suing the Cana-glance at the reports of the Sunday meeting
thus far held show how hazy and elementary are Bovered there is no more agreement in the offered to pay the landlord back $20 out of the dian authorities at Vancouver clanning the notions regarding higher education.
Americanisation of the archipelago." Aud installed there the proprietor received a type written document purporting to be a guarantes when this comes to pass, says the journal of the prisoner's expenses. After he had hern "we will be in the hopeless and firm grip of living there for some time he asked the landlord Of what use then will be all to alrence him some money as he wished to go our political education, our apprenticeship into Canton. This was done but the prisoner did the art of self-government? It will only not return and when the landlord wrote to the Resident Engineer asking for payment of his have served to accentuate the miseries of bill he was informed that nothing was known of our slavery." Thus between governors and
the man. Prisoner now said he was sorry and
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Philippines upen what is "wise and proper treatment than prevails in other places where the weak races are governed by the strong. But the world in general is catisfei that it is both wise and proper that the the philippines should remain under benevolent but firm direction of the United States, and though it may fail to recognise the superior ethics of the administration over all others, it does recognise that America is accomplishing a great and enduring work in the islands tending to the security, peace, prosperity and con.. |tentment* of the whole people
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money which he had but on receiving his entonce he declared that the proprictor" could sing for his money".
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Only by bringing home closely to the Chinose a full appreciation of the advantages which have followed the establishment of Universities, can the scheme for Hongkong te realised; properly engineered, it should not fail of success.
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Ho Kai's chairmanship appeurs likely to be dificult and trying one, and it is to be feared that his splendid energies, instead of being applied to larger matters, may be taken up with details. A few hundred dollars expended in The second of the series of concerts being
ring photographs and specially-written cou- tributions prepared in booklet-form by the best held by the Herbert Withers Concert Party
art of the printer, and issued for the use. in Hongkong was given in the City Hall last
The Amsterdam correspondent of the Fiprimarily, of the Working Committee (assisted sight. There was a good attendance, and the
rapidly increasing prices, in the shares of the various itens were revived most enthusiastical Neca reports enormons dealing, at by lantora lectures) should yield a hundredfold cally, double scores being scoorded Madame Royal Dutch Petroleum Company. So far no From reports to hand it seevas interval. adame Elzy and Mr. Withers big advance. Elzy and Mr. Charles Bennett after the definite news has been published explaining the first appeared and delighted the audience with practically certain, however, that the rise ja dhas to negotiations with the Standard Oil Company, an Introduction and Polonaise from Chopin which, if carried through, will bring competition Charles Bennett's excellent baritone to an end. It is a well-known fact that the voice was heard to advantage in the song Royal Dutch Company, or, rather, the Royal Dutch-Shell Transport and Trading Combine, Raddier than the Cherry, and later has gradually become a leading factor in the world's benzine trade. As far back as 1902, the when he appeared to sing "Forethought and King Charles he received a #tting Boyal Dutch Company was able to get a His greatest success, however, preponderant influence in this live and in the petroleum trade in the Far East, through the was as an Irish singer. He so delighted his foundation of the Asiatic Petroleum Company hearers in this role that he was twice recalled. (Limited). The share capital of the Asistio, Nymphs and Fawns" was sung chariningly which originally amounted to £600,000 and was by Madame Sebring who, on being recalled gave afterwards increased to £300.030, was divided equally between the Royal Dutch, the Shell. an excellent rendering of the song "Cuckoo" unl the Chief Russian producers' under the lead Her sweet soprano voice was heard again after of the Société Commerciale et Industrielle de the interval in Damon and Niemand Lat's Naphte Caspione et de la Mer Noire. The latter is a Rothschild concern, and the Paris Rothschilds are large holders also of the shares. Genehm," and needless to say she was accorded a fitting reception. Then came the principal of of the Royal Dutch Company. The Globe. the party, ir. Herbert. Withers, whose raasterly management of the celle was a revelation to many local musicians. His rendering of a
For stealing 60 cents from a hawker an Indian constable was at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment by Mr.ovation.
p.
The police have been informed by Mrs. Downing, of 4 Peak Road, that she left her .mackintosh in a chair in Des Voux Road on the 5th inst.
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A shopkeeper, at 264 Des Voeux Road, who was so thoughtloss as to leave his rietha in the ide channal, has now to mourn its loss. It was stolen on the 5th inst.
Mrs Outerbridge, of Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon, reports to the police that nine ten dollar notes were stolen from an open box in ur room about the 27th or 28th February,
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LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
Senato in A Miner (Becehorini) was a rare The M.M. str. Caledonien with the French musical treat, and his other contributions Mails of the 14th ult, and mails from Londen "Berconse "and Spring-brunnen" were of the 13th ult., left Singapore on Tuesday_the equally pleasing. The well sustained applause 9th instant at 4 p.m., and may be expected to at daylight, and will leave for Shanghai and of the evening was aloquent testimony of the arrive here on Tuesday morning the 16th inst.
Japan on the same afternoon.
excellence of the concert.
ME. ROOSEVELT in his last greit utterance as President said he believed he was speak. ing with historic úccuracy and impartiality when he said that the American treatment of and the American attitude towards the Filipino people, in its combination of dis- interested ethical purpose and sound common sence, warks a new and long stride forward, in advance of all steps that have hitherto been taken along the path of wise
The yacht-owne.s of the Reyal Hongkong and proper treatment of wenker by stronger Yacht Club are holding an At Home at the races. Such comparisons, as Mrs. MALAPROP Club House on Saturday noxt: Special trams To say, are "odorous." We can unmarked "Special car for Yacht Club will grudgingly allow that in its treatment of the a from Murmy Barracks at 2.30, 2.35 and 2.45. people of the Philippines the United States Government bus shown a combiantion of ethical purpose and sound common scuse; bat what is the basis of the claim to superiority? Presumably it is that the Sovereign Power is constantly giving the
A most extraordinary raport was furnished to Philippines an increasing share in and ao incrossing opportunity to learn by practice the polira, yesterday by the chief officer of the difficult art of self-government. "We the Hamburg-Amerika steamer Westphalia are leading them forward steadily in the His statement is that about two o'clock in the of making arrangements for the signalling of low over Toughing. right direction," said Mr. ROOSEVELT, and morning two large cargo boats came alongsido f typhoons, by wireless telegraphy, from one of expented in the Formosa Channel and along the
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At 'le-morrow's meeting of the Legislative · Council the Hon. Mr. Pollock will ask the fellowing questions:
In view of the comparatively small cost of putting up a fixed light, similar to that on Mahwan Island, to indicate the South-eastern entrance to the Capsuimun Pass, will the Government have such a light put up?
Will the Govrument consider the advisability
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THE HONGKONO REGATTA.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS."]
DEAR SIR,--May I draw the attention of your readers to the fact that the Hongkong Regatta takes place at Lai Chi Kok m Satur day week.
It is not so very long since the Regatta was a very popular event and great interest was taken in rowing all over the Colony. Lately, however, times have changed and peoplo uc longer seg to care about it.
Isn't it rather a pity that this should be as it is, and that so fine a sport should langaish for waut of encouragement.
Rowing is as good a sport to watch as football. or cricket; and from those who take part in it, it requires as much skill and far more pluck, self denirl and keenness, than either of those games.
Why does it get so little encouragement? It is very disappointing for men whe trained hard and gave up a good deal for rowing, if
the following report:
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the Regatta, the chief event of their your, fall: On the 9th at 11.55 am-The barometer has risen over the N.E. coast of China, and fallen over the E. coast.
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flat.
Why shouldn't the forthcoming Regatta
`commencs a new era of enthusiasm ?
Yours faithfully,
E. W. CARPENTER.
ANOTHER WHITE ELEPHANT FOR SIAM.
it was only an occasional and lucky hit that the end of the Chukka Gedge scored the Brat saw them placed on the defensive. Towards
won an exciting match by thres goals to one. The players wore
Civilians: Hon. Me. Gresson, Masers. Dupree, Gedge and Ross. · ·
Buffs "C" Lient. Studd, Captain Bain!, Colonel Bayard and Major Eatou.
This afternoon, starting at 5.15 o'clock and weather permitting, the 13th Rajputs will meet the Club B tour in the first round. The
players are:
13th Rajputs: Captain Corbait, Lieutenants Slater, Liepmann and Marsh.
Club "B" team: Lieut. Satterthwaite, Mr. Elwes, Mr. Maxwell, Captain Philpotts..
FOOTBALL.
On the military ground this afternoon at five
Referee, Supper Heigh.
At 5.15 o'clock on Thursday the Buffs meet the Lusitanos on the military ground. Gunnor Marsh will referve.
o'clock the R.GA. meet the Naval Yard.
On Saturday afternoon the B.O.C. play the Naval Yard on the military ground.
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY:
An interesting mateli took place yesterday afternoon ihan representatives of la belle France met the Club rugby players in a friendly game. The mon from the Frouch cruiser "Dentr casteaux," who have a reputation for being feet of foot were not in a form strensons play. Still they made a good show at a foreign game, and the result, although it, was 30 points to three against them, should not interfere with the entente cordiale.
INTERESTING RICKET MATCH.
inforest was taken, was played at Bangkok on
A cricket match in which a great deal of
February 19th and 20th, says the Bangkok Times. The stel took place at the Royal
men. The men had to play in skirts, to bowl Sports Club, and was between ladies and gentle-
anderkend with the left arm, and also to field with the left ara, Fielding a ball with the right hand carried a penalty of two runs to be
added to the ladies' score: but there were no
penalties. The ulios batted first, and put on a
total of 85 to which Miss French contributeri a hard hit 13, putting one ball to the bondary: for four. Mrs. Frice made 17, and Mrs. Hen- drick 15, not out. The gentlemon, who batted on the second day, were only able to compile a total of 73 rana.
This was mainly owing to the fine bowling of Mrs. Gittins, and the ability of Mrs. Price behind the wickets This lady stumped several of the batsmen very nearly. In a fading light the ladies went in to bat again and this time were dismissed for 15 runs, but this didn't mat ter in the least as they had won the match.
The depression now lies at the mouth of the Yangtze. It appears to be moving Eastwards.
Pressure is highest over N. Chine. It remains Light to moderate variable winds may be
Has the Government northern shores of the China Sea. Prate group of islam's ? the steamer and about twenty coolies jumped on
Hongkong reinfall for the 24 hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.01 inches.
It is announced that a white elephant has been the steamer and opened No. 4 hatch and stole any information to communicate to the Council
upon this subject?
discovered in the jungle in the Muang of Fielit, some sixty bags of sood valued at $600.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon Monthon Pitsanulok, says the Bangkok Tentes. The animal has been captured and takon to the today is as follows: Hongkong & Neighbourhood.(*)
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The orders of the day nie: Second reading of the Bill entitle. Ordinance further to amend The Merobaat Shipping Ordinance, 1899.
we are doing it because our people at home desire that they should be treated right, and because our people in the islands, in the
A daring theft, was committed at Pelham civil government, in the army and among House on the 7th inst. The occupant of number the missionary representatives of the eight room, Mr Fenwick, reports having had his
Seeand mading of the Bill entitled An various creeds work primarily for the silver watch, chain, reedal and badge, together
dvancement of the people among whom they with a pocket book containing money, the total Ordinance to authorise for public purpose the dweli". Surely this is nothing new in the value being 851, stolen from his dressing table Bochumation of certain portions of the Crown history of colonisation, or as Mr. ROOSEVELT It is supposed that the thief climbed outside the foreshore and sea bed situato in Hunghom Bay would probably prefer to express it, in the Forandali and entered the open door of this in the Colony of Hongkong and to validate anche foggy, some showora
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reclamation as has heretofors taken pincé.