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this was forgiven him, and the Throne con- The American ruler New Tark is to replace The congregation of Androre, or TELEGRAMS.
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tinued to hope for his reformation. When the Charlestown on this station next month,
up of the Ehilippine Squadron the Edict reaches the point of explaining
Dr. Noble, who is described in a Manila paper what caused a change of policy towards the DALAI LAMA, it leaves something to basse Hongkong capitalist who is interested in desired in the way of definite statement. the Headwaters Mining Company, is a visitor at
Phelps Whitmarsh,
Sunday, on which day all collections, will be will obearts to-morrow as a Thanksgiving devoted to their organ scheme. This Church only lacks a suitable organ to complete. its furnishing arrangements, and the congregation
CO. We gather that while the DALAI LAMA WES in gnio, He is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. funds (estimated at about 85,000) to purchase
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
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Dr. William Awdry, D.D. (61), of Fernies, St. Thomas-street, Winchester, formerly of Oxford, sometime Bishop of Osaka and of South Japan, who rowed in the Oxford Hight in 1864, left estate worth £4,612.
are making a special effort to raise sufficient an organ worthy of the Church. At the morning servis the Bishop will preach the armon, and in the evening the Rev. H. 0. Spink will be the presoher. His Excelionsy the Governor hopes to attend the morning service.
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THE DALAI LAMA.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING AT
DARJEELING,
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 4th March.
IN BURMANY JURISDICTION,
Beroan HIS HONOUR MH. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUINE JUDGE.
KACHUM AGAINST A MATK
The Kwong King Fat Steamship Co. sued George Thynne, formerly mate of the .. Derwent, now at the Sailors' Home, for $900, damages for goods disturbed; stolen or sold from the s. Derwent. Mr. Harris appeared for this plaintiff, and Mr. Goldring appeared for the defondant Mr. Harris said the ship left that
day at noon and the case was adjourned.
BUTTONSEE ¤ MARCHANT,
When the case of H. Ruttonjes & Son
China troops from Szechuan were sant into Tibet "for the purpose of maintaining order. and protecting the trade marts, opened in virtue of the treaties with Crest Britain
With the departure of H.MS. Teal and Snipe, The Edict says "The Tibetan people should
LONDON, March 4th. not have any doubt about it." Presumably
A Chinese seamna who was found on Thure cays a Hankow paper, two good sporting shipy
Router's Correspondent at Darjeel they did entertain doubts as to the purpose
in particular has played a prominent part in
the of this movement of troops, and the Edict day in possession of $75 werth of rope for which will be missed from Hankow waters. The Tout
be could not account was charged before Mr. local sport during the command of Commander ing wires that a mass meeting of does not state, nor are we aware, what need. R. Wood at the Magistrsoy yesterday with Godfrey, who has frequently piloted his team to Buddhist community passed a resolu- for additional protection existed at these stealing the rupe, He was convicted and sen victory on the local football Held. The offloors trade marts. However, the Edict makes it touced to six weeks' imprisonment of both vestle gave a trowell dinner to a large tion expressing indignation at Ching's against C. J. Marchant for $245 was called clear that the DALAI LAMA on his return to Mr. Tau Yi Chang, of the Naval Department number of their friends at the Hankow Club treatment of the Dalai Lama, demand-Wilson said he appeared for the defendant, Tibet opposed the policy of the suzerain at Paking, has been appointed to proceed to and during the course of the festivities Com- power, and turned a deaf ear to all warnings Canton and Fokien to make a report on localities mander Godfrey presented soup to which lie and ing his reinstatement, requesting the for further particulars. and advice from Poking. We may take it selected for China's naval bases. He will take Captain Dixon had miscribed to be competed Emperor of China to withdraw the that the Central Government resolved to with him many engineers, and it is stated that for in tennis "hong" doubles. He also an troops from Tibet, and to remove Lien, enforce its will on the DALAI LAMA; but the importance is attached to the commission.nounced that a Navy Cap would be forthcoming the Chinese Resident.
for the ensuing race meeting. The Teal when While an Indian guard was on duty in View left for Shanghai was enthusiastically Edict does not say so. It reads as though, alf unknown to Peking, until the Chinese toria Gaol he broke into the laundry and stole a torowelled by a number of residents. The
Residentand others telegraphed the informa WHISKY tion that Szechuan troops had reached Lhassa, and that the Datar Lama, without notifying the Resident, had left during the third night of the first moon. Then we are fold what action the Government at Peking took. The Imperial Resident was at once ordered “to capture and deal with the
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STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD GRET.
LATER
Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of We are informed that arrangements have been made by the New South Wales Govern State for Foreign Affairs, replying to ment Tourist Bureau for a personally conducted a question addressed to him in the tour from Manila to Australia, leaving Manila House of Commons, said there was on the 13th of June next. Visitors from Chins
were
while the plaintiff appeared in person. He asked
His Lordship to plaintiff-Have you any further particulars to produce?
Plaintiff There are no more particulars xcept his own handwriting.
His Lordship-What have you got there? Plaintiff-Promissory notes.
His Lordship-For how much?
Plaintiff $170 and $75, which I afterwards paid to his lawyer.
Hi Lordship-Is that for $245? Plaintiff-Yes.
His Lordship to Mr. Wilson-Inspection car satisfy you.
The case was £xed for next Friday.
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MISCELLANEOUS,'
In the nation brought by Bamann & Berb.
DALAI LAMA, for how can the head of the explaining the question of missions to non-in Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria,affected by the change in Tibetan linger against Charles Ricon for 8292, Mr.
religion be allowed to leave his duties time after time without reason?" asks the Edict
quantity of European clothing. On the dis corety of this theft the guard was arrested, and on being charged before Me E. P. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
We are asked to mention that the Rev. J. A. A. Baker will preach a series of sermons during the month of March at the Wesleyan Church, and Japan may join the tour at Manila. The no reason to suppose that the relations Wanchai, on Christianity-a World-Religion," visitors will be taken to a number of place between India and Tibet Christian countries from the standpoint of a sad an offlour of the Tourist Bureau, Sydney, modern missionary. To-morrow at 6.00 p.r. will meet them at Brisbane and accompany them administration. The general policy of the abject is "The Missionary Mandate throughout. The whole of the exponess of the the Government would be to strictly trip are included in the price of the ticket, and observe Treaty obligations and to re- everything possible will be done to see that those taking part will be thoroughly well looked after The fare from Manila is £100, which includes all expenses from time of starting to conclusion of programme on the 13th of July at Sydney, and return steamer fare to Manila. Special fares from Shanghai, Tientsin, Hongkong, Nagasaki, Mozi, Kobe, Yokohama, and Hankow, to Mazils for persona desirous of joining the tour bare been arranged. The climatic conditions in Eastern Australia at the time of year fixeð for the trip are very agreeable, the season being the
The Rev. John Macgowan, who is retiring from missionary work after fifty years service in China, left for Home yesterday by the Carmarthenshire. Few missionaries in China are better known or more widely respected. Bafore leaving Swatow his many friends ant well-wishers in the community presented him with a beatiful silver bowl as a slight token of their friendship and esteem,
SUN A WAN'S EXTRADITION.
Mr. A. A. Charles, professor of Physies and Chemistry in the Prefectural High School of Nanking, has died of malignant confinent small-bagianlug of winter. pox. Deceased came to China in August, 1908, under the YM.C.A., to take the science workin the High School, where he has won many friends by his devotion to duty and quiet, pleasant ways. Mr. Charles was married in Shanghai on February 7, 1909, to Miss Cornelis B. Snow, of Washington, D.C.
The hearing of the application for the sur
But had the DALAI Lama waited until the troops reached Lhasa, would be, wo wonder, have been permitted to continue in his office? Having regard to the many griev ances against the Dalai Lama which are set forth in the Edict, we can understand the fears which impelled him to seek asylum in India. The plans for "dealing with him". had doubtless been decided upon long before the news reached Peking that troops from Szeclimen had reached Lhassa. It is not unlikely indeed that the warnings con- veyed to him from Peking intimated the penalty of his disobedience. But the plans have miscarried, the DALAI LAMA A. S. WATSON & CO.. fed and he is probably destined to end his days in exile. It is not very obvious that LIMITED,
any Power has a clear right to object to the action taken by Chinn. China has long exercised the right of appointing the Pontiff, who is choam as a child by lottery, and the Power which makes the potentates of Tibet has likewise the authority to unmake them. REUTBE's telegram informed us yesterday that Buggia had intimated to China that she could not maintain an attitude of ux- concern regarding the deposition of the DALAI LAMA, the spiritual head of nume- No nonymously signed communications that rous Russian Buddhists," and in this con- kaus already appeared in other papers will be nection-and also in view of the statement inserted.
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them sent back to their homes for fear of a riot. How the people will look after themselves upon their rotura it is diffsult to say. It is not likely that they can get a decent living until the spring crops are gathered.
The death is announced in Shanghai of Mr port Co. Mr. Starmann had been to business as Charles Sturmanu, of the China and Java Es
quire similar observance by all parties concerned.
"FOR THE BENEFIT OF MANKIND."
LONDON, March 4th. Senator Gallinger has introduced into the Senate at Washington a Bill to incorporate a Rockefellor founda. tion for philanthropic work.
The Senator explained that the rendor to the Chinese Authorities of San Amount of the Endowment Fund was Wen was continued before Mr. E. R. Hallifer at not yet fixed, but Mr. Rockefeller was the Magistrway yesterday afternoon,
seeking a method of disposing of his fortune for the benefit of mankind.
Mr. H. L. Dennys, from the office of the Crown Solicitor, made the application, while
Sun A Wai was the next witness called. He Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the prisoner.
said the defendant was a distant nepkow of his, and lived in Chungtan village.
In cross-examination witness said he remem- bered coming to Hongkong last year to give ovidence against Sun A. Wan. BAL
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
SUCCESSFUL RECRUITING.
LONDON, March 4th. The Army Estimates amount to When you came to Hongkong how much money did you have I did not bring any £27,760,000, an increase of £325,000, money, but the head constable gave me money due to the successful filling of the to come down. da
He gave you money in Walchow?He paid ranks of the Territorials. the passage money
a
to judgment for $150 and $25 costs, to which Goldring for the defendant said he noussuted Mr. Stephens on behalf of the plaintiffs agreed
When the motion at the instance of the Aster
called, neither party entered an appearance and the case was adjourned.
House Hotel against John Grant for $450 wan
E. F. Xavier aued Alex. Almazoff, of the Salon Cinema, for $325.33, due for printing. Mr. Goldring, for the defendant, said he was informed that the writ had not been properly serred, as he found it on his desk when he came back from Canton. He thought the case had boon settled, as he had previously sated for Mr. Harris' client and had come to an understand-
ing, and now he had gone and instrusted Mesars. Wilkinson & Orist. Mr. Harris said he had not consented to an agreement. The case was
adjourned.
A QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
An Austrian subject who arrived by the P&O. steamer Delia from Shanghai yester- day was arrested on presanting himself at the Austrian Consulate, and before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon the Consul General applied for his extradition to Shanghai The prisoner is sccused of the crime of perjury,
Mr. M. Reader Harris (of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist) naked his Worship to disoberge the defendant on the ground that there to justify was not sufficient evidenas
The establishment of the Regulars
thousand recruits in excess of the kong P-No, but he took me back.
How much money do you earn a month requirements, I don't earn any.
Did he give you any meney while in Houg-had been increased, there being jurisdiction. The only jurisdiation givm to
What do you do for a living -I'm a farmer. When was Sun A Wan at the village last P
On the fifth day of the first moon, last year. When you went back from Hongkong to Walshow you told Tsan Yang the oridauce you bad given ---No,
BULGARIAN MONARCHS AT THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL
London, March 4th, The King and Queen of Bulgaria Did you tell Sun A Wan's mother that you have left St. Petersburg after a week's had geen him --No.
The
Have you come down here voluntarily head constable called me to come down.
Did he tell you that if you did not come down
visit to the Tsar.
his being kept in custody. The defendant was an Austrian subject, and there was no informs- tion before his Worship of the crime alleged to have been committed by him, and as the crime was outside British territory his Worship had the Court was in the Extradition Ordinance and the Treaty with Anstris. Mr. Harris. ubmitted, in the first place, that there was sort of evidence of any crime having been committed by the defendant in Austrian territory, and such evidence was necessary The before a warrant could be issued only information his Worship had was of n crime committed outside Austrian territory and
thin the jurisdiation of Chins. If his Worship hold that there was jurisdiction, he
submitted that the only power the Court had
Extradition crimes were set out in the schedule,
A semi-official communique, pubs under a Extradition Ordinance of 1879. lished in St. Petersburg, emphasises and parjury was not an extradition crime. Russia's sympathy with the develop- But he told you he would put you in gaolment of Bulgaria and the necessity
he would arrest you -Yes!
Did he say he would beat you ----No,
His Worship-Areyousppearing Mr. Bowley Mr. Bowley said he had not been instructed,
Great distress appears to prevail in some parts of the province of Anhui, A dispatch froth follows Many sufferers from calamity have China is under a binding agreement with left here owing to their inability to get a living, Great Britain not to permit any foreign the rice reps not being successful. They have Power to intervene in Tibetan affairs. A reached neighbouring town-Ying Chang. previous message told us tint DozJIEFF, Owing to the caravan being a very largs one, the whom the telegram describes as the Russian officials there have had to give orders to have Agent in Tibet, had reached Russia with details of the Data Lama's fight, and had reported that the latter's special courier was following with a communication for the Government. DORJIEFF has been No very clear statement as to the cause of heard of in Tibet for many years, and he the trouble in Tibet is yet forthcoming. On was doubtless in the mind of Colonel both sides only general charges have been so YOUNGHUBBANDwhen making the stipulation usual in the morning, but remained at home far published. On the one hand we have the in his treaty that "no representatives or after tiffin, feeling indisposed. Latar his con- DALAI LAMA charging the Chinese with agents of any foreign Power shall be dition became serious and medical aid was sont
Did he tell you to say that Sun A Wan was for the consolidation of Russo- sacrilege and acts of oppression generally; admitted inte Tibet." That stipulation was for hastily, but Mr. Starmann died before any- Netre says Mr. Sturmann, who was one of the
your nephew No,
Bulgarian relations in order to on the other hand, we have a long Imperial confirmed by the Treaty with China, and it thing could be done for him. The N C. Daily best known members of the American com
Tam Shek Shen stated that while pasting Ediet from Peking charging the DALAT is an interesting disclosure that DORJIEFT LAMA with being arrogant, extravagant, has reached Russia from Tibet, and that he muxity, had been, with the China and Jaya licentious, vjolent, and cruel, and asserting professes to be in the confidence of the Export Co. (Messrs. Abe Stein & Co., of New New Year papers on the door of the guest room maintain the peace of the Balkans.
DALAI LAMA. DORNIERY is a Buddhist, York) for twenty-seven years, and came to the of his house, the main door was broken in and lighted torches. He had seen before two of the that he has wantonly caused riots and re-
LONDON, March 4th. bellions by a tyrannical exercise of authority and no doubt claims 2 right to be in Tibet Far East twelve years ago. He was pro-several armed robbers entered, two of whom held THE SERVIAN KING'S VISIT.mitted in Shanghai It might have been
The King of Servia visits St. over the Tibetan people. It appears from in virtue of clause II. of the Arrangement minent member of the American Association, robbers, and one was San A Wan, Witness this Edict that when the DALAI LAMA fled between Great Britain and Russia, con- of which he was treasurer for two years, was shoved into the guest room and told not te
on the 22nd inst. Petersburg Mason, being P.V.M.K., in the Scottish Bate. together a quantity of valuables and departed. from Tibet in the 30th year of KwiNG HST cluded in 1907, which reads: "It is clearly/Trustee of the German Church, and a high move or he would be killed. Then they gathered found him in the inner hall. The robbors had that is to say, on the occasion of Colonel understood that Buddhists, subjects of Deep sympathy will he felt for Mrs. Sturmann Witness went in search of bis nephew and relieved him of his clothing. He found his.
ACCIDENT LEADING TO £1,000 Great Britain or of Russia, many enter into and the family.
A YEAR We have received a copy of the prospectus of wife crying in the bedroom, and clothing and direct relation on strictly religions matters EMPEROROF CHIKA, temporarily deprived him with the DALAI LAMA and the other re- the Hongkong Technical Institute for the jewellery to the value of $300 odd had beer
At this stage the hearing was adjourned. of his title as the spiritual head of the people, the Imperial Resident having impeached Fresentatives of Buddhism in Tibet, but second teaza-March 3rd to June--which gives taken out of that room.
the Governments of Great Britain and particulars of the various classes, the text books
OPIUM PROHIBITION IN CHINA.
UPRISING IN AMOY,
YOUNGHUSBAND's march to Lhasea-the
Seven years ago, whilst cycling, a Burnley youth named James Mitchell met with an accident sad sprained his wrist, At that time he was working during the day as a weaver and
but he suggested that the case should be remanded until this morning. He understood the defendant was passenger by the English mail, and that
steamer did not leave until one o'clock. There was nothing, so far as he had seen from the papers, to show that the offence bal-been-com- committed in Austris, and if the perjury was committed in the Consular Court at Shanghai, that Consular Court was certainly Austrian territory.
Mr Harris-Shanghai is only a treaty port There is not even an Austrian concession there. His WorshipYou mean that for an offomco committed in Bhanghai by an Austrian subject, the Consul has no jurisdiction f
Mr. Harris-He has jurisdiction there. The man is now going home to Vienus, so he cannot be a fugitive criminal. The very arst thing he
His Worship said he proposed to remand the
A Harris-Will your Worship grant ballp” No objection was raised to the acoused being
steamer ticket.
him at the time for having a bad reputa-Russia engage, as far as they are concerned, used, and a time-table of the classy. The
in the evenings learning muso with the object does when he innds here is to go to the Austrian tion. But when it was ascertained that
Construction, Mr. D. Jaffe, Asog M. Int.
An official telegram dated the 22nd ult. to the of becorsing a teacher. His socident upset all Consulate. the Dalai Lama was journeying to Peking, not to allow those relations to infringe the lecturers are:-Engineering Bection--Building
stipulations of the present arrangement.OF. Field Surveying Mr. F. Sulton, Machine Japanese Foreign Office says:The Chinese this and he devoted his nights to sendring the Throne "took pity upon him, on One of those stipulations is that the Drawing, Steams and Applied Mechanics, Mr. Government bad oren endeavouring to suppress science. In the first year he secured seven first cass until to-day. count of the long and difficult journey he British and Bassisa Governments respoc- W. Tulip, Assoo, M. Inst. M.E.; Mathematies, the onltivation of the poppy with the object of class passes, and the next year he won a geology neighbourhood of Amoy the course taken by the college he had a sucessful career, and finished had undertaken," and, hoping that he
ively engage not to send representatives Mr. H. Sykes; Science Section-Chemistry, patting a stop to opium-smoking. In the scholarship for South Kensington: At this
the Fortas Medal psoplo, eplminating would reform," the provisional order for bia to Lhassa. We may take it, therefore, theoretical, Mr. A. C. Franklin, F.I.C.; Chen Goverment had multed in friction between by taking a first-class associateship and prinning liberated on hail, which was fired at £50 and bis
the outbreak of deposition was not made absoluto. On the that DoESIEF has not been to Lhasau as a istry, practical, Mr. F. Browne, EC.S., FIC. the of oily and turbaude, in Thich In September, 198, ho was appointed by, a salary of £300, 2or two years, with house and. contrary, all the honours flue to his high recognised Bussian Agent." He must and Physics. Dr. W. B. A Moore, L.R.C.P.,
troops was sent from Changchow to suppress
the rabber pests and disease, and to advise the
A sensation has been caused in Calcutta by office were accorded him during his long have been thera nominally as a Buddhist, LBC.S. Commerce Section-English, I. Mr. the Prefect, was injured. A fores of 200 rubber company in the Malay Peninsuls, at a stay in Chins, and after an audience of the but the news that he has travelled with all L. O. Garrett, B. and Mr. A. R. Suther the rising, but after sustaining thirty casnil- travelling expenses, to go out and investigate
land, MA., English, IL, Mr. B. Janes, B.A., and ties in killed and wounded, they failed to re- Emperor he set out on his return-inden not speed to Hussis to communicate to the R Sutherland, M.A., French, Madame store order. The Viceroy of Faluen and Che-company gamerally. So successful has the bus the arrest of Umar Bakah, a wealthy Mahema-
kiang bas-ordered two regimante of troops to in this work, says the Daly Dispatch, that his only with valuable presents and money but Russian Government the news of the Moussion: Chinese, Mr, Bung Hok-pang i go to the waistance of the Protect from Fachow, services at the end of twelve months were în / dan, the charge being that he was the head of: with additional titles. Now, it is said in the DALAI LAMA's flight lends countenance to Shorthand Pred and Shorthand I., kt. D. and has also griend the Amor General to send demaid by about eight rabber companies His ng of dooits and opiam and codeine smug Edict that the DALAI LAMA extorted money the suspicion or belief that his true role in Young: Shorthand II, Mr. R. Taylor; Book zeinforcement of 500 from the garrison of employers have just increased Mr. Mitchell's gier. A house search revealed a quantity of sociation called the "Great Flag Society" and £1,000, with travelling expenses and house the suspected proceeds of gang robberies. Bail
Mr. Mitchell is only twenty-five years old, and crested trouble at the places at which Lhasa has been that of a Russian political keeping, Mr. E. Crapnell ;. Teachers' Clase Changokow. The rebels have formed an salary by £500, and it is shortly to be raised toplum and exivaine, and also goid and jewela,
are endeavouring to stir up the mRADOS, he rested on the way back to Tibet; but all
agent.
English, Mr. B. Tanner, F.R.G.B.
A CALCUTTA SENSATION.
was refused...