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going on at an ever WO Stem changes in sanounced: three weeks ago that the British Admiralty, after a secretly conducted, but none the less CO exhaustivo, series of trials and tests with smaller craft extending over many years, has at fast decided definitely to adopt the principle of oil fuel as a substitute for coal in the British Navy. If that is so, it is certainly, as the paper says, nu exaggeration to say that the Admiralty has thereby initiated the greatest revolution in the equipment of the Navy sincs steam sup
full Sof planted sails-revolution so possibilities that it is impossible to con- Jecture what the ultimate outcome will be It is well known that within the last few years the Government has been erecting oil-fuel storage works at many of the naval bases in Home waters and elsewhere, and the statement is made that the oil tanke already completed have a storage capacity of 500,000 tons of liquid fuel. Last month the Admuralty called for touders for 50,000 tous, or more than sleven million gallons of liquid fuel for the current year, but as soon as this was divulged, in the Press the Admiralty doubled the order. The price at which the fuel is offered is stated to be approximately 23s a ton, so it is seen by a simple arithmetical calculation that the
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unable under water and the train. this a sign of the approachef Halley
In one respect Japan cau teoll a lesson ba the European Powers, and that is on the virtue of roticonso, While we and our neighbours (writes the Pall Mall Gouette) have been writing and talking of all the ships we can, or ought to build, or have not built, our Asiatic ally has on steadily adding to the effective strength of her set without telling oven her own people.
The ingenuity of the Chinese is always socking fresh outlets for sunggling. Yostorday morning a man on landing from the Kongmoon steamer was accosted by the Opium Farmer's men, who found that an innocent-looking toraip which he had among his baggage was filled with opium, He was brought before the Magistrate, who imposed a fine of $50.
A man named John Gillies, who had been
smployed as an engineer by Moard Jardin Matheson & Company for over twenty yours and who resigned in January, 1907,
now
being inquired for through the police by his wife and family in Scotland. Ho enddenly disappeared in February, 1907, leaving his box and other property in the Engineers' Institute, and nothing has since been heard of him.
Two men were arrested when leaving the Kongmoon steamer yesterday morning. O
have thus committed themselves Admiralty in a single transaction to an expenditure of considerably more than £100,000 this Ore half year for the purchase of oil fuel. of the contract, it is stated, is to be awarded to Roumania, the intention of the Admiralty being to fill up the storage tanks now from * independent sources largely American and Continental and then to rely was found carrying a quantity of opian in a and Colonial oily for fuel girdle round his waist. He explained that the on, sialo.
second defendant had given him the opium to purposes in time of war. Petroleum carry and had paid him twenty cents for his supplies are known to exist in abund-trouble. The second defendant admitted this. ance at every point on the frontier The first man was yesterday ordered to pay a of the Empire-in Canada, Egypt, Burma fins of IG of fourteen days imprisonment and Borneo, Australasia, the West Indies, South the sesond was fined $160. Africa and Nigeria-and if we really are on the eve of this great revolution in the Navy it is obvious that a tremendous filip A.S. WATSON & CO.. will be given to oilfield exploitation and
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now at the station waiting his trial for careless navigation The relatives of the deceased have also proferred a claim for compensation against the owners of the cargo boat.
AOENEROUB FAMILY.
March 6th." BOENING A WHARF,
Several mombers of the Tu family living at An incident occurred some few nights ago Sun Ning have made very much money in which is intersting not only as showing the America, and on their return proceeded to spand peculiar spirit of revenge that seems to animate part of it in benefitting their native place. the people here, but also the very slight power. Last your In Hon Tuen gare $15,000 to establish of control exercised over the populace by the
a free school in the town, and several other officers of the law. On the now Band id, members of the family also prescated large sums rather was, & wharf at which the passenger Now the Viceroy has been petitioned to reward A Reutor's message from St. Peters-jank trailing to and from Shia Hing was wont these persons for their public spirit and His burg states that Stolypin's pro-Jewish to start que returu. It so happened that on Excellency has been pleased to giant the petit bon edict of 1907 lins been revoked, there the downward voyage on the day in question
a passenger refused to pay his fall fare a sum of three cents more being required. There by depriving 1,388 families of residen- tial privileges.
was a row and soricamage, and whother by accidont or design the offending passenger was pushed into the water and there most his fats. On arrival at the wharf the news of this our renco moon spread among the people on the bund, and in less time then it takes to write
OBITUARY.
LONDON, March 8th.
LOCAL SPORT.
INTERPORT POLO,
The match between teams representing Hania and Hongkong took place on the Polo Ground Causeway Bay, yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of spectators, among when wors H. E. the Governor, Mr.
The death is announced of Lonis there was an excited throng vowing yongezare Willian Rubles, American Consul, Sir Henry
the proprietor of the Klopsch York Christian Herald."
New
BRITAIN'S IMPROVED TRADE.
COLONEL SEELY
on the junk, the wharf and all connected with it. First one pince and then mother of the mood of the stricture was pulled down and the orowd got bigger and bigger. At this stage
May and the Chief Justice. The band of the Buffs was present and rendered solotions during the proceedings. The tous wore
Hongkong-No 1. Lieut. Green; No, 2, Capt, Bell; No. 3, Lieut. Crookendon, No. 4,
Mr. J. Johnstone.
passs of police arrived on tho soene and seized two of those who appeared to be most energetic LONDON, March 8th.
in their work of destruction. There was In
Manila-No. 1. Capt. Mitaholl; No. 2, Lieut. The imports for the month of Feb-mediately a fight, and the whole crowd was
Recthing with commotion. The police succeeded Swift; No. 3, Mr. Bowditch; No. 4, Lieut. ruary into Great Britain show an in holding their mou, but could do nothing to Armstrong.
The home team opened strongly and Crook- The many friends of Mr J. E. Thompson, of crease of £600,214, and the exports an curb the violence of the crowd, which was not the Hongkong and Shanglial Bank, will regret increase of £3,607,418. The increases ripe for any dorilment. The top of the wharfenden sent a pass out to Bell, but the latter ever- was covered with the remains of a thatch and ran the ball and a good opportunity to score. to learn of his departure from Bangkek owing
atøra inissad several good openings, but eventual- to continued ill-health, says the traykok Times are principally in iron, steel, cotton, before long this was pulled to the ground and wont begging. Continuing to press the home-
ignited. Soon the wharf and the junk were a zune of flames rising to a great height. Therely perseverance was rewarded, Crookendon He left for Items, and will have to be on sick wool and silk manufactures. leard for some time. This was Mr Thompson's
and the owners pulled out into the river in terror change of endy did not favour the visitors, and second period of service in Bangkok, and his
RETURNEDvory great number of sampons at this spot scoring from a long pass from Green. The sound business ability and genuine character
TO PARLIAMENT.
of their lives. At this juncture a steam launch Johnstone was soon conspicuous by cleverly on the river began to pump water on the blog beating Mitchell on the ride, but his shooting won him the high esteem of all with whom he was brought in contact.
LONDON, March 8thing junk, bat the enraged crowd shouted that was faulty and the ball went wide of the mark. "A bye-election, bas taken place at they would destroy that craft also if it did not The whistle sounded with the scores:
desist. The policemen in their utter power- Hongkong, I, Manila, 0. Ilkeston (Derbyshire), and Colonel lessness actually made signs to the launch to official in his chair came on the scene and on Seely (Under Secretary of State for clear off, which it did. At this moment an the Colonies in the late Administra-deareared to get the people to disperse. It was of
him than if he did not exist. Seeing as could tion) has been elected, the figures no avail, for the crowd took no more notice of de no good he re-entered his chair and was being
Seely (L)...
10,204
carried back from whence he came. In the Wright (U.)
6,871
Leanwhile fire whistles had been blowing vigorously and several manual engines were seen on the outskirts of the crowd trying to clear a At the General Election the Rt. Hon. Sir way to the scans of destruction. It was in enin, majority of 4,200. His opponent was Mr. Fapproach the fire and kept them off until the St. John Morrow. We assume that Colonel Wiltet Foster Bart (L), was returned by a however, for the mob would not let them Stely's opponent was Col J. E. Wright, who wharf and junk were utterly destroyed, It was unsuccessfully contested Swansen Town at the sight to be remembered by those who in a hailding on the opposite side of the road could General Election.]
look down on the ses of evil faces, theres dilated with the brutal spirit of destruction and the reflection of the flames lighting the distorted countenances. There is not a worse night in the world than an enraged mob of low class Chinese, their passions worked up almost to madness. It has been my lot to look upon the like on three occasions and each time the spectacle ecoms worse than before. The flames
the wharf is a blackened and charred post and a the match for his team. The visiting team now
A smart capture was made by a lukong yes terday morning. About four am. he noticed a long-coated man walking about. Having his three-quarters of an hour, by which time the on sensed the lokong followed him for man had come up with five others at the Ko Sing Theatre. The lakong then dashed into the midst of the company and arrested the ng-coated man and a coolie. On the latter were found two daggots, a packet of popper and agag, an dutih which shows they were bent on
By kind permission of Col. Prior and the Officers, the Band of the 13th Rajputs will play the following programme of music at the King Edward Hotel during dinner to-morrow (Thurs
drilling in the next few years especially the oilfields of the British colonies. The advantages claimed for the use of liquid fuel in the Navy are many and weighty and the adaptation of the ships for burning this fuel does not apparently form ano lawful purpose. insuperable obstacle to the change; for, in the first place, it is stated that the existing furnaces for burning coal are adaptable to the consumption of oil; second- ly, most of the modern battleships are stated | day):- to be already fitted to burn off as well as cont, and, finally, all the new destroyers and torpedo-boats are built to burn oil alone. And if this revolution takes place in the Mary we may confidently look forward to a greatly extended use of oil fuel generally i used to be said that the coal problem would be always with us; but the time have been reached when we may cast doubts on the prophecy.
Beema
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Overtueui laume Tell, Kaidi
Grena ters The Mikado,"
Winterbottom Asien Dance 1he Husking Ben
Galop..... "San Souci,"
Majority
3,833
THE ARMY ESTIMATES.
THE SUCCESSFUL BECRUITING OF
TERRITORIALS.
LONDON, March 8th. The Rt. Hon. R. B. Haldane,
On resuming Swift was first to get into a the Manila skances looked rcsy till Johnstone good position, and with Mitchell riding ahead, rushed in and saved the situation with a magni-
hard lines, only missing the goal by inches. The ficent drive, and following it up the latter had
knockoff did not clear the pressure, however, and Bell getting the ball scored with a plovor abot, and time was called for the second chalks with the score
Hongkong, 3; Manila, 0.
The opening of the third chukka found the
Green was soon within the danger zone, but home team again doing all the pressings and Bowditch was one too many for him and a byo
was the result. The remainder of the play was in favour of the Hongkong team, Bell and Crookenden each scoring before the third chokks endled with the scores
Hongkong, 4, Manila, 0.
The fourth chukka proved to be the most interesting and evenly contested of the after- noon, Offside was given against the Manila team," ruling which they did not soom to understand, and Johnstons with a powerful hit sent the ball to within a few yards of goal, whore Bell clever-
March Entry of the Gludiitora" Julina Fucik: Secretary of State for War, introducat last died down and sil that now remains of ly took up the pass and sccred the fifth goal of
Winterbottoming the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, said the Territorials were Tuba recruiting at the rate of a thousand a week and were now 881 per cent. of the full establishment. The most
God Save the King.
STAW,
A marriage has been arranged, and is expected to take place in Yokohams in Muy, between pressing need was horses and men for Lient Commander Basil John Douglas Guy, the cavalry, of which there was a Y.C. R.N., of HM.S. Offer, Chins Squadron, deficiency. He announced the estab- and Miss Kathleen Strome, youngest daughter
The Bank of Taiwan has opened s branch at of C. J. Strome, Esq., of The Elif, Yokohama.lishment of an Aeronautical Corps
Lieutenant Guy was awarded til VC for in the Regular Army, gallantry displayed during the Bozer riots in
Canton.
The French Mail of the 1st February was China on July 13, 1900, in trying to fave the delivered in London in the 7th inst
life of an able-bodied seaman while the Naval Brigade was doubling across a platú under fire in order to attack the natire city of Tintain.
Readers are reminded of the performance of
A DECADE ago much discussion was going on in Great Britain concerning the exhaus-La Mascotte" by the Lusitano Lilliputians tion of our coalfields. Experts had been at the Theatre to-night. Bocking at Moutele's telling the public that, assuming the in- crease in output continued at the same rate
as in recent years, the coal supply of Britain would not lost more than another 150 years An export daty on Coll sent to Continentaj ports was advocated, so as to conserve the atore of energy and power of which the future greatness of the nation was assumed to depend. Mr. BALFOUR, commenting on the subject at that time in a lecture deliver ed at Cambridge, remarked: "Marvellous as is the variety and ingenuity of modern industrial methods, they almost all depend,
will sloss this afternoon..
The sunsal dinner of East Asiatic commercial firms in Germany is to take place this year on
Capt. Stockley, who has resigned his appoint ment as ADC to His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements in order to devote his future energies to rubber, left for
March 12 Prince Heinrich of Frussin has home with Mrs. Stockley last week Capt. declared his willingness to be present.
THE DURATION OF PAR LA MENT.
PROPOSAL TO SHORTEN IT.
LONDON, March 8th. The Rt. Hon. H II. Asquith (Prime Minister), replying to questions with regard to the resolutions dealing
few half-burred timbers. To the telegraph had a look in, and as the result of a grand indiy- poles in the vicinity and on the charred post are idust effort Swift opened the scoring for Manils. now affired Viceregal notices offering a reward Armstrong returned & minate later and Bell had of $50 for the apprehension of the singlenders, some dificulty in clearing. Following on a pass but it is doubtful whether any of the ruffians from Green, Johnstone had a chance to score, will ever be brought to justice.
but he was too eager and missed the ball, EXTENSION OF THE BUND,
Bowlitch was quick to take advantage of the The new Bund, which now stretches from opportunity, and he sent the ball ont te Swift Tal Sha Tau Eailway Stations to the Yust who managed to beat Bell and Green on the rum Han Ferry is to be extended. I have just been and contring to Bowditch the latter soors, told that the contracts for the works wore The sores at the conclusion of this chukka sigued yesterday, and the Band will, when were completed, stretol from Ta'i Sha Tau to Wong Sho, thus connecting the two railway stations. This means that the Bund will take the course of the poolant Sha Koi, part of which is seps rated from Shameen by a creek or canal of no very great width. The road is to be 52 feet wide and part of the canal just mentioned is to be narrowed to the extent of
Hongkong, 5; Manila, 2.
During the fifth chakka the home team warn better than their opponente every in department, and Crookenden and Bell each added gents, making the scores when the whistle sounded ‹---
Hongkong.7 Manila, 2. M
On resuming play Johnston and Crookenden each scored. The visitors tried hard to reduce the 16 feet. The road is to be lighted by electricity, lead, Bowditch on one pecasion being within an and electric trams will run the whole distance.
This will, be a splendid improvement to the City and will judging from the section already com pistol, be very popular with the people. At all
hours of the day crowds of people are to be seen
Stockley, who has sent in his papers, will be engaged in London for some time, but it is possible that his many friends in Malaya will with the House of Lords, mentioned strolling up and down enjoying the luxury of that they would include proposals to fresh air and a wide road, while at night the shorten the duration of Parliament.
have the opportunity of meeting him again in the Straits at some date not very pastel listant, Lieut. Gay, B.G.A, has succeeded Capt Stockley as A.D.C. to His breellency.
pls
ace of scaring when Crookonden cleverly inter cepted and sent the hall to Johnstone, who quickly transferred play to his opponents' end of
the field. The ensuing try was fruitless and time arrived with the flual scores ---
Hongkong, 9; Manila, 2..
This match was played according to British like a big fair, the whole of one side of the Bund being covered with stalls sailing rules. Another game will take place this after- every possible kind of oddments. As usual, noon at 4 pm, when the American rules will CHINESE ORDERS FOR KRUPP'S.
very little is done to preserve order, and there govern the game. An Essen telograms says In the presence appear to be no regulations regarding obstruct or artillers officers of the Chinese Army ing the footpath or the clearing of the street of recently, tests were made of Krupp guns a multitude of beggars. There is no doubt that and French weapons. The Krupp gun was the Bund scheme is a very great step in the declared to be superior, in consequenes of
HONGKONG HOCKEY CUP.
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in the last resort, upon our supply of user will recommend, at the annual, gaueral mesting ions to the American Steel Trust. He also which the Krupp works received an order from right direction, and there is no doubt that it is above competition yesterday afternoon on the
since
A Borlin telegram says Dr. Paul Bohrbach, the German Asiatic export, doclares that China has promised to repay the United States for her diplomatic support by granting valuable conces states that he has obtained possession of a secret circular sent by the American Government to all American Consular agents in China inform ing them that their abilities will be judged colely by the measure of incressed trade between their districts and the United States, and that their chance of promotion is proportionate
the Chinese Government for 200 light mountain greatly appreciated. gone to be delivered within two years.
The Japanese Government has again sont several high oficials to Krapp's, who will prob nbly give large orders for guns,
The total output of the Chinese Engineering week ending 19th February mounted to and Mining Company's three mines for the 4,618:03 tons ant the sales to 11,999.08 tons.
Mesere. Thomas Cook & Son's Hongkong Branch, have just baued a Far Eastern Hand- book of steamer routes, railways, and fares, which should prove of great service to travellers. The Directors of the Shanghal Gas Co., Ltd.,
These tens met in the semi-final of the
Club Ground, The Lome team sprung z power, which is principally provided for of shareholders: to be hold on the 23rd instant,
WEET EIVEE PIRATES.
surprise on their opponents by scoring in the us by methods which, as far as I can the payment of a final dividend of The. 3.50 per
Pirates on the water and robbers on the bank first minute of the game, Carter doing the need- see, have altered not at all in principle slure, making 13 per cent, for the year 1999.
of the West River have been very much in ful. The soldiers soon settled to work and and strangely little in detail
„Another editon of Mr. Dyor Ball's " English
ovidence lately, and in response to representa- before half-time arrived Sindh Pati Jutti had the days of WATT
Coal, as we all Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary" has just been
b'or some time past there has been s persist- tions made to him the Viceroy has appointed scored twice, making the scores: Mahratias, 2; kaow, is the chief reservoir of energy prbished by Mess Kelly & Walsh. Those who
eat alatement that the Admimity intend to certain officers to prossed to Wuchow, there to Clah 1. from which the world at present draws, and have not the time or the inclination to make
dispatch some battleships to the Far East. It inspect all passengers arriving from Hongkong, from which wo in this country must always Cantonese a serious study are used by this According to telegrams from Peking, Prince would be difficult, says the Naval und Military Canton and river ports. He hopes in this way draw; but our main contrivance for utilis-te pocket vocabulary to pick up words in Ching as in consequence of the repeated im- Zecord to imaginen rumon mere entirely cons to affect the capture of those disturbing the
peachments and the unfavourable public opinion trary to the whole trend of naval policy and
more easy of refutation. In the first place, peace.
RIVER FATALITY, ing it is the steam engine, and by its
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial of hiu, decided to retire at an early date. The battleships are Bcfrequired in the Far Eust. It
Yesterday a passenger junk running between essential nature the steam engine is extra- vagantly wasteful, Let a second W and Affiliated Hospitals bega to acknowledge majority of the Censors are dissatisfied with the has never been the custom for the Admiralty to!
with thanks the following donations to the funds punishment meted out to Kinng Chu-lin and keep armoured ships of the heaviest type in the Canton and place called She Ku came into
China Seas. Uatil it became necessary of the Hospitals:-
have jointly memorialized the Throne to publish neutralize Russia's growing naval power in the viclent collision with a large cargo boat. It China Sea, we never had a battleship in those happened that an unincky fellow was standing waters. They were sent there as a temporary just on the spot where the junk was struck. He measure to meats temporary need: as soon as was knoaked into the water, but one of the that need ooned to exist, they were withdraw, junk's crew pluckly jumped into the river and Nothing could indicate more alearly the absence of all foundation for such russons better than rescued him. He was found to be hadly injurede the fact that Vico-Admiral Sir Alfred Winslos, and in spite of the doctor's assistance he died the now Commander-in-Chief of the China the game night. The captain of the cargo floot, is dying his flag, not in a battleship, but boat was arrested by the Water Palice, and he is in the semoured cruiser Minotaur,
arise: let him bring into general use some mode of extracting energy from fuel which aball only waste 80 per cent of it, and lo! your coalfields as sources of power are doubled it once."
has not, alas arisen to accomplish all this, and the process of exhausting the con fields of Great Britain has been
common use,
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his impeachments of Prince Ching for the information of the work. Censor Wo Shih ching has memorialized the Theons asking whether in view of the fact that Kiang Chan- lin was punished for impouching Prinsa Ching without having had his offence properly in vestigated, they should impesch Imperial primoms at all in future.
to
The Club were first to secure an advantage in the second molety, and should Inve equalised, but their heck was cut. Li, Richardson put the result beyond all doubt by scoring the third gost for the soldiers, and the game ended in a win for the Maliratius-by three goals to ens,
BILLIARDS..
The return match between the Y.M.C.A. and Engineers Institute commenced in the YMCA, Rooms last night. The socZEN WATE<im
YMCA. FRA ENGINTEES, Capt. Baker 240 Mr. MoCubbin 250 Mr. Body 250) Mr. Richardson 147 Mr. Barlow 250 Mr. Morris 203
Total 600
Total 740