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LOCAL SPORT.
To-day's engagements are:
LEAGUE CRICKET, H.K.C.C.B."v, Telegraphs. Kowloon v. Craigéngower.
LEAGUE FOOTBALI..
RE. v. B.O.C.
OTHER FOOTBALL.. Civilians v. Military,
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
1.K.C.C. "B
TEAM V, TELEGRAPHS,
The following have been selected to play this afternoon for the "B" team, on the Club's ground, commencing at 2.15 p.m:-Messrs. H. Hancock, T. E. Poarce, A. A. Claxton, H, D. Sharpin, A. C. Leith, S. S. Logan, A. O. Lang, 8. Moore, Comdr. F. O. Lewis, R.N., Comdr.: F H. Walter, R.N., and P. Jueks.
CEAIGENGOWER V. KOWLOON. The above Longne sistel will take place on the ground of the latter Club at Kowloon at 215 pm Craigengewer team-L. E. Lam mort (Capt.), G. A. Hancock, A. O. Brawu, H. L. Mauderson, W. H. Vivessh, R. Pestonji, A. Oammu, J. D. Noria, H. W. Petersen, L. A- Rose and S. B. Batliwarn.
The following is the League table up to dato:
Club
IL.K. "B"... 13 Civil Service
... 15
3
11 84.61 69.23 3 33.33 4
Hongkong "A" 12 Telegraphs
14 8 4 2 33.33 Craigengower ... 15 4 6 5 -2 -80.00 R. G. Artillery... 12 4 7 1-3 -27.27 Kowloon
12 29 1-7 -63.63 Hongkong Police 14 2 10 2 8 -66.66 Royal Engineers 11 1 8 2 -7 -77.77
N.BA win
1 point.... enda A loss
A draw
FOOTBALL.
CIVILIANS V. MILITARY,
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This, the match of the day, will be played on the Club Ground at the Happy Valley, and should prove a great draw as the best players from the Military teams and the best from the Civilian teams will face each other. The kick off is at 4 p.m. The teamsaro-Army-Boasloy (R.G.A); Barlett (Buffs) and Coron (R.E.): Waters (R.A.), Walton (A.S.C.) and Dare (Buffe); Barker (Buffs) and Drew (Bafts), Watts (RA); Taylor and Brewster (Buffs) Roserves Mesney (R.E.), Sgt. Kelly (Buffa), McCrory
Civilians Kew (B.E.), Ruler (Buffs). Hamilton and McCubbin, (captain): Glover, Barlow, and Gregory; Williams and Weston; Brown; Coyne and Mead. Referee, Corp.
Edwards.
B.E. V. B.0,0.
This is the Boys' last match in the League. this season. It will be played on the Military ground, kick off at 2.30 p.m.
The Boya Own Club will be represented by Khan, Abbas, Wilson, Chew, Chun yut, Cordiero, Natabap, Blakemon, Abbas, Parslow, Jux. Reserrea: White and Muskett.
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT..
Cricket Club's Tennis Tournament, are es follows
Event "A" CHAMPIONSHIP. Second Round P. H. Klimanek beat Lieut.
·J. C. Tovey, 9~-~-7, 6-4, 6-4, Captain G. T. Brierley best W. F. Breger, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2,
8-6.
EVENT 1, PROFESSIONAL PAIRS.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD, 1909.
EVENT-C2" DOUBLE HANDICAP. First Round:E. C. and R. E. H, Oliver owe 36, beat Litente, Andrews and Wold, owe 4/6, 8--6, 7-5, .
Second RoundA. R. Sutherland and C. E. Shields beat O. Hechtel and A. Jahnand, 6-4, 6-1.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER, RESERVE ASSOCIATION.
The Douglas Cup will be shot for to-day and to-morrow commencing at 2 p.m. and 10 a. respectively. Members are informed that as there aro six more shoots required to com- plete this compofition and as the conditions require only six best scores; there is still on opportunity for every member to win thỏ Cup,
THE WARD LONDON COMEDY Co.
average. When it
HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT),
LORDON, March 9th. THE WEATHER...
Mayor and Lady. Mayoress, as host and hostess, voting strength of the Liberals while it added to will be at the disposal of the guests. The Con- the powers behind the successful -Tariff Re- stitutional Club, with-Mr. Balfour in the chair, former, Mr. Scott Dickson. Though two other gives a luncheon on the tenth, and the Duke Scotch constituencies have remained Liberal the and Duchess of Sutherland hold a reception for majority in enol caso has boya reduced, so that It is generally supposed that when one starts the same evening at Stafford House. A day the flowing tile seems to have a high pressure to talk about the weather there is nothing else will be spent with the Army at Aldershot and a behind it that boos 1 for the Government. to talk about. Let me say at once that in this day with the Navy in the Channel. Lord Hence they are the more determined to stick to case I begin with the weather because the Northcliffs and Mr. C. Arthur Pearson, the office in the hope they have, inherited from Mr. weather is a strong enough item on its own leading figures in the modern hustle of halfpenny Micawber, that something will turn up" to account. We have had six days of snowstorms, journalism, entertain them ou successive days give them grester popularity. It is the policy and though there have been times of brightness and Lord Lonsdale takes them all to see the of meddling with free living, such as the Licens the meteorologists are threatening as with more horseflesh at the great international Horieing Bill, that is mainly responsible for this of the same slush-producing matter with which Ehow. These social functions and the business mighty fall. to clog our communications and add to our meetings will fill the tire pretty fully in London, daily troubles. It is general, and it is persist-after which there is to be an extensive tour in ent. In the north there have been feet of the Provinces. As to the conference on press it, and though in the South we have had and imperial interests, the plans are being drawn only, as many inches it has drizzled down up by a strong committee, headed by Mr. J. A. over a far longer period than that usually Spender, editor of the Westminster Gazette. would indicate. It has been mackintosh wen- ther, plus heavy clothes and goloshes. Never have I seen so many Englishman wearing rubber overshoes. One might have suddenly stepped into an American street so far as the appearance of the pedal extremities of the passers by were concerned,
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This company apucunces to-day that it will commones a short season at the Theatre Royal on Easter Monday. Wherever they bare per- formed in the East the company has won golden opinious. They are now at Shanghai where they played to more than the ordinary seating capacity of the house for over three weeks. India, Burma and Shanghai, we notice, ngras in And the unemployed! Ye Gods, how they voting the Ward Comedy Co. to be the best have emulated the example of the busy bee. that has Visited the East for many Writing a morning or two at a window over a years, so that Fongkong playgoers can look wide West End thoroughfare I saw about fifty forward to something very much above the of them arrive to deal with the accumulation of was announced that the muddy snow that littered the sidewalks. I Company was about to visit Rangoon, we watched the foreman pass amid a noisy cbarrved in one of the newspapers in that accompaniment of shovels and scrapers on the city a letter from "A Bombay Playgoer" stones. TL men watched him more closely who had seen the Company in eight or still, for directly he turned the corner the tea plays and he wrote: The company is majority of them performed the operation which A strong one and every individual member one of them explained to me ones as stretching was really good. There was none of that filling the back, which is natural to working up of parts with, to me a colloquialism, "stop man". Then, till the foreman appeared in gaps" of anybody in order that the plays might sight again they leaned languidly on their be produced. On the contrary shoh and every shovels and apat tobacco juice with thoughtful member was admirably suited to his or her part,mien. With the foreman came a spasm of „which they did right well, and it was really activity but as it began I heard from the group pleasure to go as often as one could. Of nearest to me the exclamation "I s'pose we'll Mr. Ward, Miss Grace Palotta, Miss Mus get onough out of this, BI, to get
a shave," grove, Mr. Wykeham and the others, whose The men have been paid four and sixpence a names I cannot now remember, I cannot speak day. I mention the incident to show the lordly too well, and we found their stay in Bombay far spirit of our workloss multitude. foo short. I hold no brief for the Ward Com- pany, but I write in the event of your seeing fit to publish this to bring to the knowledge of your readers that the Ward Comedy Company is of a very high standard, and those who delight in seeing good plays well produced should not miss the opportunity of seeing the latest productions staged by this talented company." This vertict has been endorsed by every newspaper report of the Company's performances we have seen. An additional recommendation resides in the fact that their repertoire embraces many of the plays which are now occupying the boards of the leading theatres at home. Booking opens at Montrie and Co's on Wednesday next.
PIECE OF COLONIAL IMPUDENCE
A CHINESE MERCHANT WHO RESENTS
DEGRADING SYSTEM,
Mr. Ping Nam, president of the Chinese Merchants' Society in Sydney, referring to Br. Levien a statements as to Chinese being smuggled into Australia and his suggestion as to remedial menores, said: The law may be maile us
A DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.
I suppose there is no reason for being surpris ad at Parliament spending a foggy day; when there was practically no daylight, to a Daylight Saving Bill, and passing it through its second reading by a majority of thirty-six. It has gone to a Select Committee, and it may take its promoters all their time to get it out again. Was no, more aboard the Anyway, it many other things that take up Parlismen. This time it was sponsored tary time.
Dabeon, member for Plymouth, by Mr. who asked Parliament to sanction the setting forward of the clocke an hour on the third Sunday in Aprit and the setting back of the clocks by au hour on the third Sunday in Septembar. In support of the measure he cited the adhesion of nearly two hundred members of Parliament, sixty-eight public bodies, thirty Chambers of Commerce, seventy clubs, athletic and otherwise, and many well known men. Mr. Fearce, a London member, and Sir Henry Norman, pleaded for the Bill with might and main, some on the proay grounds of utility, and
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THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN.
a report delivered to the authorities in
TANG SHAO YI Tang Shao-yi, the special envoy from China, has left. France for Italy. I hear from Paris that his interviews with the French Ministers were very satisfactory. A number of questions respecting the Yunnan-Tongking frontier, railway concerns relating thereto, and similar Reports of the Queen's illness may have kindred questions affecting French and Chinese reached yon and have given rise to unnecessary torsitory, we discussed very amicably, as well fears. Her Majesty is morely accompanying as general financial matters, which the envoy many thousand of her sabjects in the epidemic is studying as a preparation for of cold that is afflicting the country along with to be the shush. She will soon be about again and the | Poking on his return. fact that the King has gone to Biarritz is proof that there is nothing serious the matter.” His Majesty is himself not too robust, so the rest ut Biarritz is necessary to recuperate his strength. Novertheless, the Queen was sufficiently in disposed not to appear at the Court this week, when all the rank and fashion of the land gathered at Buckingham Palace. The Pria cess of Wales offered to appear in her place but the Queen declined for she has a very high regard for the dignity of her position and believes that while she is Queen she alone cau carry out the duties properly.
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GOOD NEWS FOR THE DEAF. The Queen, by the way, has found an invon- tion that is aiding her to hear in spite of She has lately, just prior to extreme deafness, the illness, been to the theatre several times and it has been noticed that she has been much more gay and cheerful, and she followed the jokes as quickly as anybody. I stumbled accidentally on to the very instrument the other day and tried it. Afterwards I took a very deaf friend in to try it and he was astonuded to find that he could hear all that went on, even the crinkling of tissue paper across a wide
It In 2 small battery that be carried attached to the waistcoat or
attached to the electric battery makes no blouse. The covering up of the receiver that is difference, so that ladies can carry one unnoticed under their blouses. From the receiver a wire rans to the ear where there is a small soundér repeating the sound collected by the hidden receiver. I am not advertising the thing indeed I don't know the American concern rating it but as there are so many deaf people about, it will probably be good news to them that an adaptation of the telephone is on the market that can be used with perfect success by most of them.
A STEWARD": "TIFS "
How much does a steward on board ship make in tips? That is a question that has often occurred to passengers on the eastward lines. One can get an idea from a case just
steward of the P. and O, gave evidence in a ouse based on terms of employment. He said he
INVESTMENTS IN CHINA,
The Globe, taking a survey of the Chineso situation, in au elitorial saysIt is well understood that China ia at present negotiating a loan of some four millions sterling in order to finance the construction of four hundred miles of the railway between Hankow and Canton. Her chances of uncess, however, cannot ha rated highly, for several reasons must militate against her in the judgment of British financiers.. The Chinese Government has no reputation for efficiency in constructional, undertaking of this kind. The Imperial Chinese Revenue is very inelastic ander present conditions, and its figures lemonstrate how utterly inadequate that Revenue is as security for a loan. The present foreign debt of Chine amounts to £125,000,000, which Las been almost satirely contracted with- in the last thirteen years. To pay the interest
on that debt ä suo of seven and a half millions is estimated that
is required, of which it productive works supply about a million. The charge on the Imperial Revenue is, therefore, six and a half millions sterling, to provide which the revenue of the Imperial Maritime Customs,
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MODERN BUSHIDO.
A JAPANESE GENERAL'S INSTAVOTIÓNE TO SOLDIERN.
In the course of a conference of Commanders
of the Japanese Army recently held in Tokyo, General Nagaoka, Director of the War Affairs Bureau in the War Office, gave instructions relating to the amended Rule of Life for soldiers to the following effect:
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and part of the Provincial revenues are hypothecated, and there remains but a balance
poses of ordinary expenditure. That sum is of some six millions sterling to meet the pur- obviously insuficient even to meet exentive expenses: and it is notorious that nd- ditional money has to be semper together each year in order to make and the deficit. Nor does it appear that the revenue can be expanded and in these circumstances, it is very doubtful whether Chiza can give the requisite
BUSHIDO AND YAMATO DAMASHI, security for the large loan that is required. The true policy, of course, is to placy, the contract both in the Japan China and the Russo-Japaneso The Japanese Army scored its final victory for building the line with European engineers, Ware despite the fact that the emony in both in which case the work would be done more cases was superior in strength of force and arms.
" The succom efficiently, and without any financial difficulty.'
of the Japanese Army was dus entirely to the development in mautal equip But as a matter of fact Chint suffers on the loan ment that is, to the bringing into play market with plenty of others just now. The Yama damashii or Bushido. The spirit of the situation is a little eased by the decreased new Rule is to maintain the Yamato damashit prospect of trouble in the Balkans daring and Bushido among the soldiers and to
prevent them from being influensed by this so-called the last Zow days, but the time is
principles of Liberty, Naturalism, and Socialism. unpropitious for now prospectuses and new THE OBSERVANCE OF BUNDAY HOLIDAYS,
Exception had been taken to the withholding loans, and many a fromoter is cursing the
leave of absence from the barricks on Sun-
the time.
diers are unlike ordinary Government officials. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL MOVEMENT IN CHINA. According to regulation soldiers are allowed
In his capacity of first president of the new
holidays on the Imperial birthday after the firing of saintes, and on the Shokonsha festival World's Sunday School Association the Rev, day after visiting the shrine, but no rule is. F. B. Meyer of London has arranged to visit provided for a holiday on sundays. Only a China this summer, particularly to see the few persons among the Japanese middle and lower classes take Sunday as a holiday. The medical world is much concerned about Sunday School Union that has been established on Mechanics of factory workers have two
sulisted with only one holiday » the spread of cancer in this country. Thirty the lines of those existing in the Wostern coun-holidays a month, and apprentices in business thousand victims a year are reported by the tries. The British Union is providing a thou are
the year round. A proposal was made not Registrar-General and the number is increasing sand a year to help the Chinese union for five year, while farmers have virtually no holiday The Middlesex Hospital laboratories have the years, after which it is expected to run indepen- to allow any relaxation at all on Sundays, but. five hundred dently. Mr Mayer is to confer with the this was considered too serers. Accordingly it small sum of two thonunk
has been arranged to establish a rosting place year spent on them for the missionaries, stay in the chief sitios for a while
within the precincts of the barracks, and to pounds
discass. But Dr. Lasaras and it is hoped he will be able to strengthen The practice of allowing soldiers out freely on investigate the. Barlow, the head of them, reports that, though the union and at the same time gather important holidays in attended with evils, as they are some- eight thousand cases have been examined, the information for the churches in this country times inclined to resort to immoral places or to spend money, which ultimately goes to violata disease still remains a mystery. There was which are interested in missions in the East.
the teachings set forth in the Boshin Rescript. For these reasons, the Bale has been amended. nothing to show that it was herolitary-but
COMMISSIONED AND NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS. how it arose, why it sometimes settled in one spot and sometimes spread through the body, and how and why it kills, these are closed doors to the doctor as yet."
is record receipts were £94 in tips on twe voyages. On the other hand he had received at little as £13 12a, in tips for two voyages as
second steward.
THE SPREAD OF CANCER.
fiamas played, additional to those already stringent as possible to provent museline, bat some with glowing pictures of sunny early heard in the King's Honch Division. An ex recorded, in connection with the Hongkong it is a piese of colonial impudence on Mr. Letien's hours and nothing doing, contrastes with part to suggest such a degrading system as darkening later hours with people hard at wanting us to register yearly as we were dogs.work. when they should be learing off. City had made £40 in a-single trip as first saloon delay that is necessitated by the depression of days. But it should be remembered that Bol- I warn nations trying to do business with Chine members, agricultural members, labour members steward, in addition to his wages of £3 a month, that the Merchant Guilds throughout China are affiliated, and are prepared at all times to defend laugher at it. It was pointed out that the rights of and resist affronts to brother merit would most likely mean merely more chants abroad. Mr. Levien, one of Victoria's overtime for many workers and extra hardship commercial agents in the Far East, who had just returned to Sydney, said it was undoubted for those financial and other houses dealing that an oston sive organisation existed for with America, who under the Bill would, only smuggling Chinees into Australia, and also be working for half an hour while New York for smuggling opium. He had much inform ation to place before his. Government, and was working, sad for when dealings with suggestions to make for an amendment of the cities further Wert could not be carried on at law which would put a stop once for all to both all on a rapid basis, till it must be recorded Chinese and opiant smuggling. We should, he that the idea is catching on wonderfully. Even said, compel every Chizaman residint in the Mr. Dobson who introduced the measure was Commonwealth to register not only puce j lifetime, but every year of his life. Peports formerly among the sceptics. The author of available for one year only should be granted the idea is Mr. William Willett, a well known services of tan highly trained scientists to hold conferences on the training of the young, allow sokliers to take some rest, on Sundays. upon registration, and then failure to produce estate agent and model builder of the Wost a passport should be sufficient to warrant End, who says he is perfectly satisfied with the deportation.
progress the morement is making.
Becond Round Drs. Aubrey and Grone heat R. O. Hatheson and T. H. King, 7-5, 6-3; W. G. Worcester and C. A. Carr beat H. D. Sharpin and S. 8. Logan; Captain Murray and Lieut. Thompson beat Lients. Anderson and
Wedd, 6-2, 6—4.
Third Bound-Drs Aubrey and Grone beat H. R. Makin and C. C. Hickling, 6-3, 6-4.
EVENT," Cl" DOUBLES HANDICAP.
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THE MARRIAGE OF MR. ALABASTER.
Referring to Mr. Ping Nam's remarks as to the registration of Chinese, he said that gentle- man had a misconception of the whole instter.
Congratulations have been showered this The suggestion he had made, if given affect to would in no Way humiliate the Chinese week on Mr. Chaloner Grenville Alabaster, se- British subjects in China are registered in crotary of the China Association and son of The record of the late Sir Chaloner Alabaster, formerly H, M. China, sail Mr. Levin registration of a British subject is retained by Consul General at Canton. The reasen hus
Tuotai, and the applicant's signature is placed upon a document for the purpose of been his marriage to the charming" daughter of identification. The certificate is renewable Colonel E. P. Mainwaring, formerly of the 4th Gurkhas, and now resident at Milford-on-Sea, Jearly, and costs about 43.
in Hampshire. Mr. Alabaster's mother, Lady Alabaster, also lives close by at Bournemouth, so that the event was one of great local interest, Many of the members of the China Association sent greetings and valuable presents and from his fellow barristers of the Temple Mr Alabaster received proofs of regard, Mr. E. B. Alabaster, Royal Engineers, the bridegroom's brother, wis best man.
First Round-Rov. F. T. Johnson and C. E. H. Bearis, owe 5/6, beat H. L. Garrett and S. S. Logan, receive 3/6, 9-7, 6-2; C. A, Carr and W. C. Worcester, owe 15/5, beat, A. G. M. Fletcher and Captain Simson, ove 3/6, 6-1, 6-2; Licuts. Byrne and Whyte, owe 30/2, beat T. E. Pearce and A. Ritebie, owe 3/6. 6-3, 6-3; W. Kien and F. H. Klimansk and a walk over from R. B. Beattie and E. W. Day. Scoond Round:-F. Maitland and F. G. Carroll heat Captains J. H. Murray and G. Garnett, 6-4, 6-1; Lients, Byrne and Whyte beat K. D. Atkinson, 4-6, 7-5, 11-9. EVENT "B1", SINGLES HANDICAP. A CLASS. First Round C. B. Johnson had a walk over from Lient. J. C. Torey; D. E. Clarks ewes 3/6, boat T. H. King, owes 36, 4–6, 6–4. 6-2; F. G. Carroll, scratch, Leat Liont, D. K.
A Calcutta correspondent writes to the Man- Andersen, receives 1/6, 6-2, 6-1; H. Rchester Guardian that there is reason to believe Makin, seratel, beat S. 8. Logan, owos 2/6, chenges in the Indian telegraphs may have a very important effect on the cable rates. At 366,4.
present shessages handed to the Eastern Cable Co. for transmission to Singapore, the Straits Settlements and other piners, are on their arrival
Second Round-G. A. Carr beat Link Byrne, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4: S. E. Green, had a
CABLE SERVICE TO THE EAST.
NEGOTIATIONS THAT, MÁY EFFECT RATES
POR TRANSMISSION. 1.
IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE, The arrangements are well advanced for the reception of the delegates to the Imperial Press at Eoubay, taken over by the Indian Telegraph Conference, to be held in a few months in they are delivered to the Eastern Extension Co.,
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WAR ON RATS.
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MANCEEST E AND THE OPIUM QUESTION. Manchester is taking a lively interest in the
There is a dearth of non-commissioned officers, epium question. At a great meeting just held
and it has been thought something might be there the Bishop of Manchester presided and speeches were delivered by Principal Caldecott done to encourage applicants for these posts by of King's College, London, Dr. Goodrich of increasing the advantages attaching thereto. It Similarly there is an outcry against rats in Manchester, Bishop Thornton, Rev. Thomas is suggested thata way might be opened for their promotion to post the of commissioned officers, our cities. We are not so afflicted by sone Jackson of North Borneo and the Rev. Arnold and their salary be increased, or they might he borne broadcast by rats as are Foster, lato of China. Besolutions endling allowed to remain sway from barracks at night. diseases
Those suggestions cannot be accepted. It warmer places like Hongkong, but the on the Imperial Government to
absolutely inadvisable to raise non-commissioned officers to the rank of commissied offloors in problem of rat extermination here is serions endeavour to assist China to put an end to
were adopted. The result of time of peace. The commissioned officers are a enough toattract the attention of all the scientific the traffic
people with identical feelings and members of Parliament, so that legislation may the deliberations of the Shanghai Opium body of be expected later. It is proposed to give local Commission has not given unmitigated satisfac. interests, and extraneous elements connot be
mixed with them without evil reenting
As to the suggested increase of it should
pay, authorities power to spend money on rat killing. tion to the enthusiasts on the anti-opiam side.
non-comraissioned One wiministrative authority asserts that the Officials of the anti-opium societies are going, be noted that the salary of rodants in London have increased to such an about proclaiming the sincerity of China and officers in the Japanese army is not low in com. parison with the pay of their foreign confrères, extent that there are as many rats as people the half-heartedness of everybody else. They h vacancy for a clerk at a salary of Y15 a mos that the treaty rights by which opium month in the War Office is advertised, twenty within the metropolitan borders. This scoms incredible, but the same authority is emphatic was forced on the Chinese, the most important to thirty candidates will come forward. Fren about it and declares that the fecundity of the matter in the whole situation, was not touched this fact it can be seen that the salary of non-
not unduly low,
sympathy is felt for the suggestion to allow non-commissioned officers to resin away from barracks by night, but in the present system of the Japenceestanding army, such liberty can- not be allowed. The cause of the scarcity of non- part of officers commanding companies. The Rule of Life for soldiers contains the clause: Officers commanding companies should love and protect non-commissioned officers." Com- commissioned officers the mothers of the soldiers. mandere of companies are the fathers and no-
At the present time, however, there is a tendency for commissioned officers to treat their wives," the non-commissioned officers, liks slaves. If non-commissioned officers were treated by their Tho N.I.K. str. Fawatz Maru (Australian superiors under the guidance of the Rule-1.e., Line) left Thursday Island for this port vis loved and protected, there can be no doubt that Manila on the 1st inst, and is expected kore on the dearth of non-commissioned officers would the 12th inst
not be so apparent. Japan Chronicle.
walk over from W. C. D. Turner; D. E. Clarke Department, which sends them to Madras, whereLondon. There will be sixty of the leading vermin is so great that four of them can produce upon. However the Commission has dona commissioned officers in the Japanese Army is
beat. C. B. Johnson, 6-0, 6-2; Captain Brierley beat M, Harris, 6-3, 6-3..
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EVENT "B2", SINGLES HANDICAP. B CLASS.
First Round:-Dr. Evan Jones, owes 4/6,
beat W. Ironside, owes 15/1, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
W. Rien owes 15, beat W. Waterhouse, ores 15/2, 6-4, 6-4; Lient. H. S. Thompson, pwes 15/1, beat H. M. Bain, ewes 3/6, 6-2, 6-1; R. Pestonji, owes 4/6, bout R, F. Carter, owed 5/6, 6-2, 6-4ų.
THE DEFEAT OF MR, BOWLES.
The Free Traders and the Liberals all round
Bome and nearly two thousand in twelve months. It is something, and we must be grateful for it and to bo cabled to the destination. It is thought directors of public opinion ovoraeus.
tarked improvement could be secured if they will be entertained to a great also contended that the preparations known as hope the rest will follow." the break necessitated by the intervention of the Indian Telegraph Department were ob inaugural banquet, at which Land Rosebery will rat killers now in use are dangerous to the viated by leasing to the Eastern Company one preside, in the Hall of Music at the International public, and there can be no caro till the matter of the lines from Bombay to Madras. The Exhibition that will be running where last year is taken up as a national, or at least a generally LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. Commissioned officers is mismanagement on the obtain this concession, but the Indian Telegraph say on June 6, Lori Burnham, head of the pro Eastern Cable Co. have long been anxious to we had the White City. Next day, that is to local, duty- Department demanded an exorbitant rental, about £30,000 a year. Now it is fairly certain Frietors of Daily Telegraph, will entertain the that negotiations will be reopened with the visiting delegates at Hall Bara, his country seat. are not in the happpiest frame of mind since the Eastern Cable Co. The bargain will not how Both Houses of Parliament will entertain them one and only Tommy Bowles" was showed ever, rest merely upon a rental for a leared line to luncheon on the following day, and alter that under beneath the Free Trade banner by the Second Round:W. J. Daule! beat Captain If the Indian Telegraph Department make the Prince and Princess of Wales will groet business mon of Glasgow, He had a gay B. A. Craig, 6-1; L. Le Breton beat K. S
must be prepared to grant a redaction of the them at a Garden Party at Marlborough Hones, campaign and his pungent wit made him Korrison, 6-2, 6-4; B.. Oliver beat F. 0.
present high rates on cablegrams. It is to be On the eighth the Government gives an official personally popular, but the hard-headed Scotsmen Daries, 9-1 6-4; W. E. Warburton best F.hoped those interested will urge some each u banquet, with Lord Crewe in the chair, and, on had plenty of time to size up the situation, and Berington, 6-2, 6-2.
"the ninth the Mansion House, with the Lord the late date of polling materially decreased the
substantial concession to the Cablo. Co. the Co
solution on the authorities.
The C.N. Co.'s str. Chinhum left Shanghai on the lat inst., and is due here on the 4th inst.
The C.N. Co.'s str. Changsha left Manila on the 2nd inst., and is dus here on the 5th inst.
The NY.K. at, Totomi Maru (Bombay Line) loft Moji on the 31st inst., and is expected here en the 5th inst.