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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1909.
Though the personally interested in one or other of the great Trusts, which so seriously hamper the excutive of the States, and others, nat themselves personally interested, permitted themselves to be influenced in various ways more or less discreditable. The end has been that the Senate has produced a counter draft
with modern Cobdeniam, Government of Mr. BALFOUR, then in power, was disposed to look favoumbly on some amendment in the financial department of the tariff, its members were by no means unanimous, and leaders would not under any circumstances hare made tariff reform tho
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Hengkong Bakery, Mr. Nowrojeu carries on businesses of the King Edward Hotel and the these businesses in future under the oil signs and namice.
His Excellency the Governor has given his
assent, in the name and on behalf of His passed by the Legislative Council-Ordinance Majesty the King, to the following Ordinance No. 12 of 1909.--An Ordinance to authorize the | Appropriation of a Supplementary Sam of Five hundred and twelve thousand two handred Dollars and thirty-four Cents, to defray the
(aslittle representing the views of the nation affair was, however, complicated by other na the Licensing Bill, or Education Bill considerations. The Government had an of the present House of Commons did the wisely raised into a political question the views of the English people), wherein the importation Into. South Africa of Chinese acknowledged hardships of the present labour under conditions of employment that Tariff, instead of being done away with or were capable of being misrepresented as alleviated are made ten times more protec slavery and their tive and heavier than the present. Meen. approximating to opponents, though well aware of the false while, as in England, the revolutionary ac hood of these assertions, were yet prepared įtion of the Senate is bringing the real execur What to take advantage of the falsehood to farther tive of the country to a standstill. their political ends. The result was a dis-oneChamber passes the other refuses to ratify, honourable drawing together of the extreme so that practical legislation is impossible. Cobdenian section of the pretended Free It is doubtless the case in England that in traders, and the socialistic element among the majority of cases this is a blessing, the working classes at the time of the last Over-legislation has in fact become so much general election, and the retara to Parlia of a curse that the nation at large would bail ment of an altogether new political rest, but this growing feeling of indif. the one point lerence, which certainly oxists, haw its section, united only on of revolution. No one institution of the own dangers. country-has-been safe, but the principal point of attack has been property; the wealthier classes being openly plundered to provide funds for creating a proletariat pensioned by the State. In all this the House of Commons, elected solely for the purpose of preventing any reform of the Tariff which could be interpreted as a return to protection, has taken the load; and which baulked by the action of the House of Lords, openly backed up a revolutionary movement to abolish the Upper House. More wise than its pretended representatives, the country in no mistakeable terme has refused to be led into the commencement of what was intended to be a Revolution.
ROBT. PORTER & Co's BULL DOG BRAND GUINNESS' STOUT IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
The Gazette announces that the Ber. J. II. me! has been recognised as president in Hongkong of the Basel Evangelical Mission Society.
Mr. N. Moses has been appointed a surveyor of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 tons burden, during the absence on leave of Mr. W. C. Juck.
The Hou, F. Mr. H. May C.V.G.. Colonial Secretary, with Mr. May and family left by the Eness of Japan on Saturday for Canada. They intend spending the summer at Banff,
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased
until further notice. -
On much the same lines, through strange-to-recognise Mr. J. Bundow at being in charge ly in outward appearance directly contrary, of the Danish Consulate in Hongkong during has been the action of the Senate in the the absence on leave of Mr. C Friesland. or United States, It was the intention of the founders of the Constitution, that the Senate, possessed of equal powers with the "House" should act the part of the House of Lords in England of checking the momentary extra. vagancies of the more popularly elected
"A. S. WATSON & CO.. chamber, should be in effect a means of
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Death to the magpie! His Excellency the Governor notifies holders of game licences that he will be glad if they will destroy migpies whenever opportunity offers, with a view to preserving song birds in the Colony,
A native who entered No. 56, Morrison Hin
weeks with hard labour,
appealing from "Philip drunk to Philip Road, and departed with a helmet,' was subse- Tobar" Intended to be elected by the quently arrested, and on being obarget before logislatures of the various States, the ten-Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy on Satur dency has always been towards making the day was sentenced to six weeks' imprisogrant elections merely popular, and this is doubt and.thanhngsateplena aurany Mr. F. A.
kung in rotation, and this, Hazeland ordered a native to pay a line of 310-
Another native it was thought, would ensure that individual for keeping a ferocious dog. members would be above the level of temp-who was charged before him with stealing a tation, and would use their power rigidly pair of sandals was sent to jail for three in the interesté in the nation. So apparently it did for a century; but while the term has. proved not long enough to ensure the sole devotion of the individual to the nation, it is long enough to make him impervious to such useful influences as the fear of having to account at some period, it may be to wo-row, for his actions, Long e'er his delinquendles will come before his con stituents they will have had ample time to Hongkong Office: 101, Das Vœux Rose C forget them. But the in lividual Senator
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legislative chambers, nominally representa tive, so thoroughly mis-representative of the feelings and opinions of their respective nations as are the House of Commons and
is peculiarly open to influences in business affairs; and indeed his election bas most probably been sought for the sake of using that influence to further the interests of some overgrown corporation in which he is a partner, or is interested. In such a case be is bound by custom to place the dictates of
On Saturday evening Mr. G. A Caldwell, the secretary of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company, was entertained by chimbor of Office friends to a complimentary dinner at the Hongkong Hotel in recognition of the completion of twenty five years' service with the
company.
His Majesty the King has not been advised. to exercise his power of disallowance with re-
apest to Ordinance No. 2 of 109, entitled
An Ordinance to authorise for public purpose the Reclamation of certain portions of the Crown foreshore and sex bel situate in Hnng: hom Bay in the Colony, of Hongkong and to
validate such roclamation na kút heretofore. taken place.
Under instructions received from the Secretary
to G. H. Bateson reti ed
Charges of the Year 1908.
LOCAL SPORT,
BOXING CONTESTS.
There was a fair attendance at the City Hall on Faturday night to witness various boxing. The evening was not a successful one, however, contesta promoted by Mr. R. H. Whittaker. for the programme contained some of the poorest exhibitions of the "monly art" that have bean
seen in the Colony for sometime.
The first bout, of six two-minute rännds, was
between Parker of the U. 8. 8. Helena, and
White of the R.G.A. Both men were worn -out at the end of the sixth round, when Parkor was awarded the decision on points.
Guaner Hubbard of the R.G.A. next faced A. Romeo of the Helene, but was counted ont
in the fourth round.
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Copyright Ordinance 1891] ["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICS.) DEATH OF MR, R. BRAUN.
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SHAMEEN, June 12th. Mr. Richard Braun, Deputy Com missioner of Customs, died at his
The funeral takes place to-day. residence here at midnight, aged 64.
THE ANGLO-JAPANESE
EXHIBITION..
JAPANESE WEAVERS REFUSE TO EXHIBIT.
TOKYO, June 13th. The Weavers' Guilds have resolved. not to send exhibits to the Anglo- Japanese Exhibition as a measure of retaliation against the Government's refusal to withdraw the tax on textiles.
[EZUTER'S SHEVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."] RUSSIAN NAVAL CATAS- TROPHE
A three round exhibition spar followed bet
LONDON, June 11th, ween Kid Marriott of the Naval Yard and Pye,
The Russian torpedoboat **Ram- was pitted against Coleman of the Helena.bala" sank in a storm in the Black and then Gunner Bedbrook of the B.GA.
Bedbrook has hul a series of successes lately, but he suffered a decisive defent in this match, being knocked out by the American in the first round:
Through the ludisposition of Roberts of the Naval Yard, the main event with Arundell of the RG.A, had to be cancelled. Royalance of the Naral Yard filled the gap and spared with the gunner for siz rounds.
The last event of the evening was between
Helena: The coloured man mixed it, up" at the start, and mada Ayling feel so uncomfor- table that he threw in the sponge after a minute and a half.
Corporal Ayling and Negor Buckman of the
HONGKONG LAWN TENNIS LEAGUE. Four matches were played on Saturday. The
rewalts to hand sro -
CRAIGENGOWEE 1. CHINESE T.N.O.A.
Played at the Happy Valley and ended in a win for the home team by 35 gamer.
J. D. Kinnaird and L A. Rose-best Lau In
Ching and Fang Mau Sui 7/4, F. M. Mohler
Sea during trials.
Twenty of her crew perished. THE HANKOW SZECHUAN RAILWAY LOAN.
AN AMERICAN PROTEST.
Siam will not lease to any foreign government directly or indirectly any tenitory southward of the southern boundary of Monthor' Rajaburi, or in adjacent islande; or grant the right to establish or lease any coaling station, or build or own construction or re pairing docks, or occupy exclusively any harbours the occupation whereof would be likely to be prejudical to British interests from a strategic point. of view.
This understanding does not apply to small deposits of coal for the use of shipping in the Malay peninsula.
A CUNARD LINER ASHORE.
LONDON, June 12th. The Cunard liner Slavonia" is ashore at Azores,
Six hundred passengers have been taken off the ship.
It is feared the liner is a wreck.
THE IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.
LONDON, June 12th. The Government gave a banquet in honour of the delegates to the Imperial Press Conference.
Lord Crewe, Secretary of £tute for the Colonies, presided.
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, in a speech said that there was nothing more striking about this Conference than the unity of statements on both sides, on the subject of Imperial
BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
LONDON, June 11th. The "Times" Peking correspond-defence and this, he regarded as an ent reports that the American Chargé auspicious omen for the forthcoming d'Affaires, in an interview with Chan Defence Conference.
ratification of the Hankow-Szechuan Chih Tung, protested against the loan, on the ground that China was bound by the undertaking of 1903 to apply firstly for American capital.
THE NATAL REFERENDUM.
The Natal Referendum resulted as
J. Pestonjee and G. A. Hancock beat Lan In Chung and Fung Man Sui 10/1, F. M.follows Mohler and Lau In Chung 9/2, and Ho Wing. Hung and Wei Wing Lok 8/3.
L. E. Lammert and R. Philips beat-Lan-In Chung and Fung Man Sui 8/3, lost to F.. M Mohler and Lau In Chung 4/7 and beat Ho Wing Hung and Wei Wing Lok. 8/3
Y.M.C.A. V. SCHOOLNÄSTERA,
This match played at Kowloon cn Saturday, afternoon resulted in a win for the “Saints
by 62 to 37 games,
For Union.. Against
ASIA, VAJAU & Ikeda a
.11,121 3,701
AMERICAN FINANCIERS AND CHINESE LOANS.
LONDON, June 12th.
Tho "Times" Washington corres- Fowler and Edwards beat Sutherland and pondent says that it is understood Garrett 8/3, Brawn and Vivesh 8/3, Bird and that Mr. Williard Straight, U.S. Barlow 10,1.
Hickling and Le Breton beat Bird and Barlow Consul-General at Mukden, resigns 8/3, Sutlierland and Garrett 8/3. Brawn and the Consular service for the purpose of representing the of American
group Financiers referred to in yesterday's telegram.
Viveash 7/4.
Clements and Hicks hant Bird and Barlow
6/5, Butherland and Garrett 6/5, lost to Brown: add Viveash 0/11.
́LAWN BOWLS.
KOWLOON V, POLICE.
Kowloon Club were at home to the Police on
ROYAL COURTESIES.
LONDON, June 12th, T.I.H. Prince and Princess Nashi- match was played between four. rinks. Play moto lunched with the Duke and ruled very even throughout and the finish was Duchess of Connaught yesterday and rinks, drawn on the third and everybody visited Windsor. very exciting. The Police had won on two
waited to see what would happen on the fourth rink where Kowloon had a substantial load. On
They afterwards attended a brilliant
It was unfortunate that the boxing match bu Saturday should have interfered with the pro- gramme of the Bandmann Opera Company and prevented their giving a performance on a night to which most people feel free to give themselves up to being entertained and amused. Still the difficulty was to some extent bridged over by giving a special matinee which. Binde it possible for young people to attend. Á good pumber of patrous took advantage of the occasion to see and hear “The Dandy Doctor, ** piece which has'amused hundreds of thousands and which, in the hands of the present company lost nothing of its humorona potentialities..
To-night that general favourite "The Merry Willow will be presented and its tuneful numbers and humorous scenes ought to draw a large house.
at
P. AND O. COMPANY.
The directors of the Peninsular and. Oriental the rate of 5 per cent. per anneam on the Steam Navigation Company announce a dividend
preferred stock, and an interim dividend at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on the deferred stock
of the company for the half-year ended March 31. holders, in which they may
The board have issued a circular to the stook-
The half yearly report, which, having been always published without any accounts, has had therefore comparatively slight interest for the proprietors, will now cease to be issued, and the operations of the year will be dealt with comprehendively in the annual report, which will be published as usual towards the end of November.
STORY OF A GILBERT AND SULLIVAN REHEARSAL
AN ACTRESS'S PRONUNCIATION,
In the souvenir produced by Moears. Eyre & Spottiswoode for the Davos Sanatorium matinée, given at Drury Lane Theatre recently there appeared an article on Actors and Actresses,” contributed by Sir W. B. Gilbert.
The author's greatest difficulty (he says) lies the second last bond the Polios won several reception given by Mr. Kato, then the necessity of directing an actor's atton- shots which put the teams on a level 74 each. Japanese Ambassador, at Claridge's that must be achieved without humiliating the tion to an obvious mispronunciation- feat.
Great excitement gentred in the last hond, when
Harvey's quartette managed to secure three Hotel, at which 1,500 people were autor in the presence of his professional
present.
Ir is somewhat, strange that in England and America at the same time we should find the particular association above the calls ofof State for the Colonies H. E. the Governor Saturday afternoon when a most enjoyable } duty to the country at large. It is here that has been pleased to appoint Mr. T. K. Dealy to the Seriate Las ceased to be sepremutative be honorer. diatonon Wright, port and on of the nation as a whole.
The country at large has had much pension. Mr. Dealy has been one of the masters
at the college for twenty five years and his ap the Senate. For long the American nation reason to complain of the action of the ointment to the head-mastorship gives general had been grossing under the burdens general policy of protection that has satisfaction. imposed on it by the altra protectionist prevailed in the States for nearly twenty tariff, which, without a corresponding in years. As a whole the nation is dis- Mr F. I. Gelsthorpe, victualling store officer crease in incomes, was raising to famine posed to favour as a policy of Protection, at the Naval Tard, leaves the Colony to-morrow prices all the necessaries of life. President rather than Freetrale. Even the modified for Home. The Philarmonic Society loses in points and give the victory to Kowloon ROOSEVELT had felt the pressing nood for Freetrade of the late GROVER CLEVELAND him a most energetic secretary, and he will be much missed at St. John's Cathedral, where relief, but uncertain of the action of the whose motto was Tariff for Revenus, and a' House at the moment, and deeming it in-free hand to all producers, meets little he was not only a member of the choir but, has expedient to introduce so disputatious a support in the States, and considering the assisted the Bishop and clergy as a lay reader. Mr. Gelthorne" is going up the Tangise to messure in his last year of office, he had vagaries into which the upholders of the Peking thence crewing Manchuria to Japan. passed it on to a new President and systemu in England have gone, the feeling is He proposes to spend a few weeks there before founded on a large amount of common continuing his voyage to San Francisco, thence a new Congress, who would be able to
sense. But that does not provent a large; | going by rail to Canada on routed England approach the question with more unlettered aninda
perhaps the largest, section of the thinking Somewhat in a similar manner, the minds of the nation at large had in England been gradually awakening to the absurdities of Cobdenian so-called Frestrade, which was gradually supping the foundations of the
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At the close Det. Insp. Hanson voiced the appreciation of the visitors for their afternoon's sport and Mr. Russell made an appropriate reply on behalf of the hosts.
Scores:
KOWLOON. C. W. Alexander T. Ramsay
J. Taylor
J. Pancheon T. Bamsay
J. Macdonald
POLICE.
Det. Lasp. Hanson. P. S. Cooper P. S. Sim.
25 Iusp, Robertson(skáp) | 9
„D. Harvey (skip)
..
Insp. Langley
C. Insp. Baker
Insp. Gourlay
15 P. C. Stewart, (skip) 20
P. C. Glondinning.
PC. Bell
W. Russell (skip)
D. Hoith W. Brown
J. Menzies.
F. Ross
G. L. Duncan A. Ramsay
P. C. McLenn
1. 8. Gerrard
P. S. Gordon
LATER.
Prince and Princess Nashimoto at: tended the Court held by their Majesties at Buckingham Palace.
· GREAT BRITAIN AND SIAM.
THE TREATY PUBLISHED.
LONDON, June 12th. The Anglo-Siamese treaty has been
brethren
Many years ago. I was engaged in rehearsing s burlesque, and a very clever young lady kad to sing the complet
Indubitably if you do
It will be the worse for you. The clover young lady, whose pronunciation was not always beyond reproach, delivered the lines this
Indubitably if you do
It will be the worse for you.
'This, of course, would not do, so I determinął to alter the word to “inevitably. The younge lady agreed that the alteration greatly improved the verse, but she was not to be deprived of her
it- "tab," so the
Inevitably if you do
It will be the worse for you. This was just as bad, so I made it “
published together with the cortestionably," and, of course, it came out--
Unquestionably if you do
It will be the worse for you.
unque
population from seeing that Protection, Br. W. H. Kelly, senior writer in the even if a blessing, may be so manipulated audit off at the Naval Yard, was among as to become a curse. This was the feeling the passengers who left for England by the of the late President, Mr. RoosEVELT, and F. and O. steamer Delli on Saturday. Mr. a member of the Civil was shared by a large section of his sup. Kelly, who was
R. H. Baxter (skip) 17 Insp. Fenton (skip) 25 pondence which passed between the Mr. TAFT's Service Cricket Club, took an active part in
I could think of no other word that would porters. Accordingly
British Minister, Mr. Ralph Paget, and industries of the land; and was actually accession to affice the first step of the new farthering that Clubs interests, and in re-
answer the purpose, so, as a last resource, I smid / pandering to the exclusive protectionism of |
the Siamese Minister for Foreign to ho President was to cali a special session of cognition of his services the members per-
Insp. Watt. *
"Do you think it is advisable to give the the Continental Powers, in this respect
sented him with a handsome souvenir on Fri T. Petrie (skip) 20 P. §. Grant. (skip) 20 Affairs, Prince Dewawongse. The word its Franch accent?" following the lead of Germany. Though Tariff. The House was well disposed in friends boarded the steamer to bid him good- Congress to take into consideration the day.. On Saturday morning a large number of
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74 latter assured Great Britain that Siam
"How do you mean? " the manufacturers and financial classes were, rapidly awaking to the evil results of the answer to the general feeling to modify the by, and after all had given him a farewell
would not permit any danger to arise belsted policy of the Cobden Club, the duties so far as this could be done while handshake, and the steamer got under way, the
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com threatening British interests through preserving their general protective nature, launch containing his comrades followed the zuuason of the workers, into whose minds The Senate, which has not; sie we House of liner, a fusilade of crackers and volleys of Charmant and Special Skin. Tenis and Prodes the use of any portion of the Siamoso
plexion, Mrs. Charmante, Freetrade (we use the compound as a single Lords, resigned us right of initiation in cheuring conveying the lost-message-of-those Charmant will enable you to do it. Her dominions in the Malay peninsula for
Specialition for the Skin are the study of a fetish, and dishonour to which submouetary bills, came under a different class on the launch, "Lom voyage and future pros-time, A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Bole Agents, military or naval purposes by foreign
on them dire disaster, were still infected
Upiration; many of its members were
perity."
1453 Powers:
Why, unquestionably-that's the way it is pronounced in Paris. In addressing an English andione perhaps the simple English of the word would be better. Try it, at all events * unquestionably," 'a' instead of 'u,' 'Un- questionably would be all very well for the stalls, but the gallery wouldn't understand it."
Of course," said she, the English accent- would certainly be more appropriate.
And she sang it "unquestionably," like the good girl that she was,