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The Portuguese Lilliputinės gera another successful performance of “La Mascotte” at the Theatre Royal Festerday afternoon. It was orident that the play was greatly appreciated by the large zumbos present, for the title thespians wore warmly applauded by the spectators, and acted their parts with an suratos which might PAY AND PROMOTION IN THE Caston Rowing Club's refusal to defend their
Franco 128 for have made older amateurs envious.
that we have new tasks to fulfil
but
1,984,000. In most of these cases the The Bev. Fr. Pistro Cogliogli, the Pro-
Jasumice premium is a high one,
vincial of the Balesian congregation, has been then, nations do not take so restricted & invited by the committes of the Clab Lusi view of their naval expenditure."Neptune tant to give a lecture to the Portuguese with his trident," said the EMPEROR community at the Luis Camoos Hall this even WILLIAM a few years ago, is a symbol for using on his impressions of a tour through Africa, That India, Brasil, Portugal and its Colonies, and trident must be in our bands, President China. The lecturer is an Italian priest who
has spent seven years in Brazil
peak, TAFT, in his inaugural address, made a
years in Portugal, consequent plea for a big Army and Navy on the ground Portugues with native face that in the international controversies which Cogllogli leaves for Sand to-morrow. might arise in the Orient in regard to the Open Door and for her just demands unless these were backed by something more than mere diplomacy. Thus we reach
AUL ST. JOHN'S MARELAGEDRAL.
CHAPMAN WRIGHT,
In the presence of a large congregation at the view that strong navies are wanted not 68. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon the marriage was solemnised of Miss Margery merely for protection in the ordinary Hepworth Chapman, daughter of Lieat Col acceptation of the term, but also for the Arthur Chapman, VD, and Mr. Arther enhancement of prestige, and diplomatic Edgar Wright (of the Pablic Works En- influence. So the game of beggar-my-gineering Staff), son of Mr. Francis Gaud neighbour goes on amongst the nations. Wright, of Kingston-on-Thames. Lord RosEBEBT voiced the general feeling
BRITISH ARMY.
Canton, 9th Marob, 1910. DEAR BID, With reference to the corres- penience in your local Fraas regarding the
ed-was obviously inserted to guard against contentions similar to yours, and to prevent argument as to what constitutes similarity in type and construction.
Imay also point out that the Hongkong Boat Club has no greater voice in the deliberations of the Committee of the Hongkong Regatts than has any other local boating, club, so that any invitations insued, or anggestion made by that Club, is only of a private nature, and in no way hinds this Committes.
title as holders of the Hongkong Challenge
I beg to wolnowledge receipt of your favour Gup at the forthcoming Legatto under the coveting entries for the Sonder Pairs, Junior conditiona drawn up by the Hongkong Regatt Pairs and Hongkong Challenge Cup (Fours) LONDON, March 10th.
Committee, I beg to encloso part of the dorsocompanied by $11--for which many thanks. Replying to various speeches made respondence exchanged between my Club and Yours faithfully,
(Signed) FRANE Lammert,
Hon. Secretary. in the House of Commons respecting the Hongkono Data Committee. This, I the action of my Committes was not without the pay of Army officers, My like show, at least to rowing men, that
justification: said he wan, puu to agree that the matter should receive attention, but he deprecated exaggeration. He had examined the question of promotion în the Garrison Artillery and found the cause of stagnation to be temporary.
PROPOSED AUSTRIAN LOAN.
LONDON, March 10th.
A Vienna telegram atates that the Government has asked the Chamber to authorise the raising of a loan for £7,580,000 sterling at 4 per cent.
It is understood that the military measures adopted during the crisis which followed the annexation of
I shall be obliged if you will find space for these lines in one of your next issues, and am,
dear sir, youre faithfally,
Fac
ERNST LUND,
Hon. Secretary,
(1) Copy of a letter from Hongkong, 27th
December, 1904, 180
(2) Copy of a letter from Canto, 24th Feb
(3) Copy of a letter from Hongkong, 25th
February, 1910.
(4) Copy of a letter from Canton, 2nd March,
1910.
Copy
Central Station, Hongkong,
27th December, 1904. comber, I have to inform you that competing DEAR SIR--In reply to your letter of 24th
Clubs may bring their own boats only providing that they are elinker baut, as I understand
on the subject when he spoke at the Im satin, trimmed with silk sað tilver embroidery, Rosnia and Herzegovina depleted the yoursare. For Clubs that find it inconvenient
perial Press Conference last year. "When," he said, "I see this bursting out of navies everywhere, when I see one country alone asking for twenty-five millions of extra taxation for warlike preparation, when I sce the absolutely unprecedented sacrifices which are asked from us on the same ground, I do begin to feel uneasy at the outcome of it all, and wonder where it will stop, or if it is nearly going to bring back
to a state of barbarism, or whether it will cause a catastrophe in which the working men of the world will say, * We will have no more of this madness; this foolery which is grinding us to powder.'" We all wonder.
The loss of a tent from a lighter in the harbour was the only report furnished to the police yesterday,
The Withers Concert Party, who have won a high roputation among musie loves in all the porta of the Far East, give a concert in the City Ball this evening.
Invitations have been used by Mr. H. N. Mody and the Committee of the Hongkong University for the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the University building by His Excellency the Governor on Wednesday next at 4 p.m.
The death occurred at Bingapore last week of Mr. Tan Hook Chaan, managing partner of Messrs. Wes Bin & Co. the Chinese ship owner. He lastes a widow and six children to mourn his loss. The body is being sent to China for burial. by a Woo Bin steamer,
The rubber boom has evidently benefited not HONGKONG UFPION: 101, Des Vœux Roan € | only landsmen, bat in some cases seamen as well, LONDON OFFICE: 131. FLEET STREET. EC
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, Marcu liru, 1910.
A New record in naval expenditure is reached in Great Britain this year. The Naval Estimates for the coming year REUTER tells us, amount to no less than £40,603,700. Compared with last year's ex- penditure an excess of £5,561,000 is shown. But the extra burden on the British tax- payer represents rather more than that. Hitherto India, and the Colonies have voted
A Singapore papar heurs that within a week. two skippers who had been connected for a number of years with the coasting trade, with Singapore as their headquarters, have retired from the Bast, and have gone home for good..
The Hon Treasurer of the Alice Memorial
and Affliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds
of the Hospitals:---
A. F. Argulli
MacEwen, Frickel & Co. Bohnldt & Co...
W. C. Jack
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The bride, who was given away by her father, was attired in a frincesa robe of ivory the work of Madame Barber. She wore a wreath of orange blossons, and bad attendants Misa Gaynor Kerfoot Hughes and Master Donald Geoffrey Chapman, the for. with pale blue ribbon, and list to match; and mer being dressed in white muslin, trimmed
the latter in white reefer suit, trimmed with blue silk. As presente from the bridegroom the at- tendants were respectively a gold and peari broosh, and gold sleeve links. The bride carried a choice shower bouquet of rhododendron kës
treasury.
JAPANESE ROYAL VISITORS IN SPAIN.
LONDON, March 10th,
arrived in Seville, and were received Prince and Princess Fushimi have
difolium, eucharis lilies, orange Blossom, gypso by Their Majesties the King and phils, and maldanhair, feu, arranged by Mr. Queen of Spain. Geo, A. Caldwell,
The bridegroom was attended by Mr. H. T. Jackman. The service was fully oboral, the bride having been a member of the Cathedral choir, and two hymns were sung; "The Voice that breathedoor Eden" and "Oh Perfect Love.": The afloating clergymen were the Ber. F. T. Johnson, MA, and the Hev. A.B. Thornhill,
while Mr. Deaman Fullar presided at the orgaa and played appropriate wedding marches
and chorales.
The bride's gifts to the bridegroom were set of hammered gold batteus, and geld sleeve links; while the bridegroom's gift to the bride was an emerald and diamond ring.
tion was held at Blue Bungalow.
After the ceremony a largely attended recep
THE BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.
LONDON, March 10th. The
Navy £40,609,700, showing an increase of Estimates total
£5,561,000 on those of last year.
Shipbuilding and armaments ac count for over five millions of this
increase.
for
The total of the sums set down new construction is £13,279,830, of The bride's going away dress was an amethyst which £11,850,790 is to be spent on picture hat,
oloth coatuure, braided, and she wore a black
The presents were numerous and valuable, and included a silver bowl from H.D. the Gov ernor, a silver tea service and butter dish from the Public Works Department Staff, a blackwood cabinet from the Sergeanta Mess of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, a repeater clock from No. 3 Company H.K.V.A., and a blackwood writing desk from the Clergy, Organist and Choir of St. John's Cathedral,
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
The following telegram was received from the Head Ofce of the Chartered Bank by the local branch yesterday:-
the continuation of ships now in course of construction, and £1,429,040 for beginning ships of the bow pro- gramme which is composed of
5 large armoured ships, 5 protected cruisers, 20 destroyers,
and a number of submarines.
to bring their own, boste will be provided in Hongkong-Yours faithfully,
(Signed) E R. HALLIFAX,
Hon. Soc., H. Regatta [This letter was received in reply to an enquiry from Canton as to the class of boats to be used for the Hongkong Regatta (Hongkong Challenge Cup).]
Canton, 24th February, 1910. Frank Lammert, Esq.
The Hon. Secretary, The Hongkong Regatta, Hongkong. DEAR SIRI beg to acknowledge your letter of 21st inst, with reference to the con ditions under which your Committee propose that the Hongkong Challenge Cup shall bence- forth be rowed.
The position my Committes adopt in this matter is as follows
On one counaion when the Canton Rowing as to the type of boat that should he used, and Club competed for this cup, enquiry, was made
fIt should be noticed that no reference is male to the letter from the Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Regatta Committee dated 27th December, 1964, referred to in our letter of 24th.-E.L.]
Canton, 2nd March, 1910. Frank Lammert Esq.
The Hon. Secretary,
The Hongkong Regatta. DEAR SIE-Your latter of 25th February has been duly received and laid before my Committen.
On consideration it has been decided that wa will not compete for the Cup on the conditions laid down by your Committee. We have can- celled our Regatto, and we herewith withdraw our entries sent on 24th February for your Regatta
adopting this course are as follows:-
The reasons which actaste my Committee in
(1) The conditions stipulated by the donor of the Cup distinctly state that boats used in competition shall be of similar typo nad con- struction. We have rowed in sue type of boat ever since 1905, at which time all com. petitors used this identical type.
(2) Should it for any reason hare boeu deemed it by the Regatta Committee to depart from this type of boat we entirely fail to see why such decision should disqualify our boat, which presumably was one fulfilling the conditions originally laid down by the donor.
:
(3) We, on our part, have not objected to the introduction of the Cruikshank type of boat, as we were of opinion that it was of a "aimilar type and construction" to original type, as laid down by the governing Tales
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(4) We maintain that the Regatta Com- mittos seted arbitrarily in lienting the race to one particular make of boat, none of which was, as the Regatta Committee well know, in the possession of the Canton Rowing Club, the holders of the Challenge Cup for the past two years valve
(5) In conclusion, it would seem hardly necessary to point out that it is unknown at any Regatta that visitors should be compelled to row in boats supplied by their resident opponents.
We therefore consider the action of the pre
dear sir, yours (Signed.) T. E. GRIFFITH,
Chairman.
the Hon, Secretary of the Hongkong Regatta replied in letter dated December 27th their own boats only providing they are 1904, that Compoting Clubs may bring
elinker built." Later, on February 21, 19 5.sant Regatts Committee to be unfair and most it was suggested by the Hon Secretary sportsmanlike I pm, of the Hongkong Boat Club, that a certain
faithfully, design of boat should be ordered by the Canton Bowing Club which "would be useful for Interport and Club Racing. With this and in that type of boat the Canton Rowing suggestion the Canton Bowing Club concurred,
Club has ever since regularly competed for the Challenge Cup
CHINEBE AND OXFORD EXAMINATIONS.
Locals, Queen's College, forwards to us a copy Mr. T. F. Dosly, Hon. Secretary, Oxford- of the following letter received from the Secret- ary of Local examination Offices, Merton Street,
Oxford-
Last year, at which time we were holders of the Cap, when the best question was raised, my-Com untlee deemed it advisable to ascertain the exact conditions under which the race was held, and a copy of the rules was asked for on March 15, 1909. No answer to this request was
Americans in educational matters in Chian has DEAB SIE-The activity of the English and the issue of this year of the Hongkong Regatta been for some time engaging the attention of Programme, whom it was observed that if political writers in Germany. Quite recently stipulated that, all four-car races had to be rowed read an important article in one of the chief in the Cruikshank type of boat.
« FRESERVING OUR STANDARD OF Touchsafed and nothing further supervened until
NAVAL POWER"
Replying to Mr. Byles, who asked whether the German Chancellor's At the approaching annual meeting of statement on the 6th inst. would shareholders of the Chartered Fank of India, influence the coming Naval Estimates Australia and China, the Directors will recon-in the direction of retrenchment, Mr. mend a dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per sunut (making 14 per cent for the year), adding McKenna, First Lord of the Admir- £25,000 to Reserve Fund (raising it talty, replied that the friendly tone of £1,600,000) and carrying forward £124,168,"
the speech was cordially reciprocated, bat, he added, our estimates are not
THE RUBBER BOOM
As illustrating the remarkable appreciation based on the assumption that other which has taken place in some of the leading nations mean to be unfriendly to 18, tamagic food for thought:
I
German monthly reviews on the whole ques- It is noted; however, that in the Hules governtion, and I found that special note was taken of
ing the race Rule 3 states that the boats used must be similar in type and construction to the fact that at the fret regatta, when the In this connection I must draw your attention
Canton Rowing Club competed for this cup, all the boats used were similar in type and design, and that the first departure from that design was made by the Hongkong Clubs ir introducing Bret the Lone and absequently the Craik shank type, and the spirit of the original rules will be more faithfully observed by a reversion on your part to the slaper type than
operating in the matter of the proposed University at Hongkong.
It was I who moved the University of Oxford to make the change in its Statues, which led to the acceptance of Classical Chineas and English as substitute for Latin and Greek in the case of Oriental studente
Both native Chinese and Englishmen inter. ested in China have spoken to me, during the last few years, shout the desirability of attract ing to England's greater portion of the nativa.
appropriations in aid, amounting altogether. Framfag st the Marinernoy Jesterday when shares, the Pinang Gazelle says the following or we to them. They are framed so the adoption of the Hongkong Clubs of the Chinese who are now coming in larger number
Au interesting case came before bir. E. E. Chinese was prosecuted for having knowingly barboured a married woman according to the laws and customs of China who had left the protection of her husband at Kowloon The woman had left her husband some six months ago, but was discovered by the husband living with the prisoner Sentence of three inonths imprisonment was passed.
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to nearly half a million pounds sterling. The Australian Commonwealth, which has in
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Kuala Lumpur
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WAY LOAN TO CHINA Linggi when we compare the new estimates which
The case in which S. E. Alleus was present Pataling (2.0) Malacca Prefa have just been laid before Parliament with
LONDON, March 10th, those of previous Jours, we have to taked by Markan for amberling 3250 and Rubber Trust
at a gold watch and chain was concluded before Belangor (2/0) 38/11 44/0 50% It is reported from Washington Into account the fact that hitherto the Mr. E. R. Hallifs at the Magistracy yesterday State Tom (2/0) 10/02 that Mr. Wilson, the Under Secretary
Straita Borisn timates have represented the total cost of After hearing further evidence his Worship United Serdang 3716 the whole British Navy, and this time, al- held that there was no es tom to a jury and Vallambrosa (2/0) 25/71 33,5 426
of State for Foreign Affairs, has stated though the estimates are increased by over | discharged the defendant. Mr. P. W. Goldring Our contemporary asks Doesn't this lock as that France, Germany and the United ve and i milf mind pounds sterling, of aleeces Goldring Barlow & Sorell) pro-it the top of the ban had must be reschedStates have agreed to make a final They de not cover the ro
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to Europe for the purpose of study.
It has occurred to me that the new posibili ties at Oxford might with advantage become better known amongst educated natives and that they might be interested in learning how much time might be saved if they ware enabled
them from a Proliminary Examination at Oxford and thus enabled them to proceed without in terruption to prosecute their studies here, should they ultimately decide to come,"
to the Cruikshank boats, though not identical to pass an Examination in China which freed
On the other hand, my Committee would point out that the phrase used in Bule 3, is timtler and not identical, and they maintain that the boate used by the Canton Rowing Club BAIL-are in fact similar in type and in construction and that the Canton Rowing Club, the holders of the Cup which they have won on more than one occaalon in boats of the claper type (a type troduced at the suggestion of the Hongkong Regatta Committees), are entitled, even under Best Club and specifically, allowed by previous the rules now put forward, to compete at the forthcoming regatta in their own bonts.. to cable yeu to-day na per copy enclosed.
As time is very pressing I have taken liberty
SAUSTRALIAN COLL STRIFE—
An early reply to the letter in grody suggestion to Great Britain with a
oblige--I am, doar air, your obedient servant, The case was resumed before Mr, J. B. Wood Australian coal strike have been
Peter Bowling, and thres other lo in the view to the removal of Great Britain's
(Bigned) EExst Lund, icted at
Hon. Secretary. building up fleets of their own. No at the Magistracy yesterday in whuis voyanty under the Strike Supp Act objections to a division among four nation in the world spends so much on Chinese are charged with assaulting the com- They were found guilty of having part in countries of the Hankow Railway loan,
Hongkong, February 25th, 1910. her Navy as Great Britain for the very When the steamer grounded recently hear months imprisonment, and each
pradore of the West Eiver steamer Shut On meeting in aid of the contin
strike. Bowling was senteret talve of thirty million dollars.
The Hon. Secretary, un dar sufficient reason that no other nation has so Cupsinun the prisoners approached the com- to eight months.
Canton Rowing Club, Canton much shipping and commerce and so many predore and insisted upon launches being
DEAR Bir,In reply to your letter of 24th LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,inst of the subject of the conditions for com miles of coast to protect. The British obtained to convey them to Hongkong. The How to BE BEAUTIFUL Keep our ccm- mercantile marine is represented by some compradors refused to comply with the request Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Foudre
plexion,
petition for the Hongkong Challenge Cup Mrs. Ellen's Creme Chatte, Lait
The Apoar str. Arration Apear from Calcutta allow me to refer you to the final words of Rule thing like nineteen million gross tons, which and was set upon by the five men, who handled Charmant will enable you to do it. Her left. Singapore on the 9th inst, afternoon, and him very roughly. The hearing was again Specialition for the Ekin at the study off way be expected here on or about the 14th inst.
Betime. A. S. Waison & Co., Ital, Beie Agents.ancisco en the 4th instant.
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remanded.
of the
others
Among the wandomtions which wore laid- before me by those who indreed me to move the University was one of considerable importance, was pointed out that under the arrangements -NONE MALE.existed a student who desired. to come to fixford, was obliged to spend some time in this country in preparing for his initial Examination.
As to any sotion which it may be thought desirable to take in Hongkong or in any of the neighbouring parts of China, those who are resident on the spot enn alone judge.
travelled out of my province in sending to you I hope that you will not think that I have this unofficial letter. The assistance which natives educated in England might render to
appear to be very considerable — Yours vary
3, which no doubt escaped your attention. This our University when this is established would proviso that it is for the Committee for the time truly, being to decide what boats shall or shall not be
H.T. GEERANK.