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TOKYO, March 20th. memorials from various bodies, most of
A course of addresses on "Some Scenes of forward a pics for the elective them putting principle, have been forwarded to the Holy Week and their teaching for to day will A fire occurred at Yokohama on be given in St. John's Cathedral at 5,30 pm, Colonial Office through the Govanno daring Holy Week, by the Bishop of Victoris Saturday morning which destroyed came from the European as follows:-To-day "Jesus at Bethany five hundred houses and rendered community, whose views appear to have boon Devotion to Christ Tuesday, Jeens before 3,000 persons homeless. strongly represented to the Colonial Office the fig tree.-Faith in God." Wednesday, by the Governor. There are in Ceylon, Sir Jesus rought of the Greeks-Missions to the Heather Good Friday, Jeans praying for HENRY CULLUM pointed out, three distinct Unity. The Reunion of Christendom. European communitics-the mercantile, the planting, and the professional and resident
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European population. Each of these bas interests of its own which claim and deserve separate representation. The Civil Servantes on the Council hold no brief for planter or for merchant, as the GOVERNOR maintains they do for tlie natives, among whom the greater part oftheir lives havebeen spent, and the promotion of whose yellare is their daily occupation. Thus the three European
communities are left to take care of their own | interests, and this, the GovEENOR says, they can only do if each of them is represented in the Council by at least one member. Were more than ons member allowed to any of these communities, then, and then
On Saturday morning His Excellency the
JAPAN AND AMERICA,"
TOKYO, March 20th. Reports are persistently circulated orion Dem panleie by Captain. Mitobell that a new America-Japanese under Taylor, A.D.C., Commodore Lyon and Lient: Blanchflower, the Commodore's private standing has been arrived at, but these secretary, left by H. M.B. Britomart to pay a are officially denied “in toto.” visit to the Governor of Macao. The visit wan purely an official one, sud His Excellency, afterETER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG calling on Senhor Marques, returned to Hong. kong the same evening. The gentleman who arrived by the Sue An on Friday, and who, was mistaken for the Governor of Macso, was s member of the Fazenda, homeward bound to Portugal.
VOLUNTEER INSPECTION The annual inspection of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps took place on Saturday after on. The members of the corps to the number of about 200 assembledst Headquarters, and, pre-
Murray Parade Ground, where the two batteries af artillery, the infantry company and the engineer company were put through a number of move ments by Lieut. Colonel Chapman, who was in command. Major-General Broadwood, the inspecting officer, was received with a general salut, after which he made & minute Inspection of the arm and accoutrements. Than the companies marched past to the music played by the band, and were afterwards drawn up in col- own and addressed by His Excellency, who mid
Colonel Chapman, officers and men, K.V.0. I have been very pleased throughout the past training with the work you have done towards making yourselves efficient as fighting men. I was particularly pleased at the keenness shown by those who were able to attend the camp in
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ROOSEVELT'S TRIBUTE TO BRITISHI RULE.
LONDON, March 19th. Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, speaking at the Soudan Club, in Khartoum, paid a warm tribute to the work of the British officials in Africa.
Any
Britain's beneficent régime would be a crime against humanity.
THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.
LONDON, March 19th, The Grand National Steeplechase has resulted as follows:
Jenkinstown Jerry Odor
3.
Twenty-five ran, and the betting
the New Territory, and I consider that caran was-Jenkinstown, 100 to 8, Jerry,
great advance from the point of view of 6 to 1; Odor, 100 to 1.
the corps is far from being filled up to its establishment. I know that there are
plenty of able-bodied man in the Colony who would come forward in an emergener to asaist in the defence of the Empire, and I know that
TURKEY'S NAVAL CON
STRUCTION.
LONDON, March 19th.. Turkey has placed orders for two
NEW ISSUE OF BRITISH EXCHEQUER BONDS.
PREPARING FOR AN ELECTION.
I ONDON, MATE
March 20th:
It is announced that the Liberal Whips are spending an exceedingly busy time in perfecting arrangements for an election contest in every constituency.
RUSSIA AND THE DALAI LAMA
London, March 20th. St. Petersburg newspapers an. nounce that the Russian reply to the appeal of the Dalai Lama for aid in re-establishing his authority in Tibet will be in general terms.
It will allude to the Russian British protest to Peking, but will not hold prote out any
real hope to the Dalai Lama.
SUPREME COURT.
Faturday, March 19th.
IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION. BEYORS HE-HONGUE ME W. KERS DAVIES (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
- WİBOBEYING AN ORDER OF COURT.
Two Cheang Led.
Mr. F. P. Hott, who appeared for debtor, said the last order made in this case was an order
discharging debtor, bat spending the dis
charge for one year and a direction that debtor term, Debtor was now before the Court,
In reply to Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher (Deputy Official Heceiver), debtor said he had been doing nothing since the making of the order. His father's administrator had been supporting his (debtor's) wife, and be (debtor) had been do pendent on friends and clansmen. He had been receiving between 830 and $40 a month.
How do you manage to dress like you do on between 830 and $40 a month --There is acthing clothes.
You have admitted that three years prior to your bankruptcy you spent over $13,000 on yourself! Yes, I did,
stylish about this. These are old
And you have been able to reduce your ex- panditure from $13,000 to £360 a year ---That
in so
LOCAL SPORT.
"LEAGUE CRICKET,
POLICE » CRAIGENGOWER, Played at Happy Valley on Saturday, this match ended in a win for the Police by 27 DA. A feature of the game was the remarkably low scores made by both teams. Currie proved a useful bowler to the Craigongower olovon, tak. ing no fewer than six wickets, while the only trundlers for the Police were King and Kerr, the former taking six and the latter four wickets, Scores and analyses follow:
The Official Recaiver said there were two grounds on which he should ask that the urder: be not made absolute. One was the debtor's con- duet in bankruptay. He failed to appear at the expiration of the year-December 4th-and it was now only after he had been written to that he appeared. The other ground was that possibly
um property might be realized. Nothing had covered.
yet been paid and expenses even could not bo
His Lordship Have any new facts come to The Official Itecciver-No, my Lord. I your knowledge since the order was made? summoned a meeting of creditors for Tuesday last, but none appeared. So they apparently are not interested in the matter;
only, would it be possible, in his opinioosted by the Buffs band; they disrobed to the attempt, he said to upset Grant I should report himself at the expiration of that successfully to sustain the proposition that the European population is over-represented upon the Council. These three European communities have enjoyed separate repre- sentation on the Council since 1833, and now, to their great surprise, the SROBSTARY OF STATE has told them that they are not deserving of more than two and that in future the representatives of the European community aball not only be reduced to two but be closted instead of being nominated by HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVEENGE 8 berato fore. The case against the disturbance of the constitution is very forcibly put in the fol- lowing extract which we make from a dis- patch by the GOVERNOR on the subject "I conceive that it is hardly necessary for me to emphasize to Your Lordship the impractical soldiering on any previous camp. I portance of the interests which are in the have seen here, I am sorry to say, that hands of the European sections of the community, nor to dwell upon the part which European capacity, outerprise, and energy have played in the development of the resources of the Colony. Ceylon was they think that if a man is a good shot and a battleships at Elswick and Barrow, the possessor of along and eventful history, good sportsman he is fit to take his place in the and ita inhabitants had attained to a com-fighting line. I can assure you that this is a and for a cruiser at Clydebank. The fallacy, and that an untrained man in the fight total contracts amount to five million paratively high standard of civilizationing line, no matter how good a shot he may be, before the beginning of the Christain era, is not only useless but a danger in modern war, sterling. but peace, prosperity, the development of I don't tell you this on my own enthority resources, and the material and educational alons, but also on that of a far greater progress of its people date from a period soldier, Sir John French, who during his subsequent to the British occupation. It is stay here was much impressed by the dificulty esential that the race whose sustained of the surrounding country, and said that here more than in other parts of the empire an efforts have wrought in less than a century matained man would be useless in the nighting changes and improvements, which in all lins. The Imperial Idea is growing both at their long history the natives of Ceylon had Homs and in the overseas colonies; that is, unaided been unable to effect, should people are realising that the empire can only be be, and should continue to be, ably kept together by every man making himself and adequately represented upon the ready to take part in its defence, and that it Legislative Council of this Colony, the defence. If you can spread this idee in cannot depend on the standing army only for But the SECRETARY or State wille other Hongkong, you will have done ne mach good as wise and proposes to give additional rohy your example in making yourselves fit. presentation to the native community where they were dismissed. at the expense of the European. A suggestion was made by the GOVERNOR that additional representation of the native community should be accompanied by the appointment of an extra official to the with the representation of the communities Council, but this did not meet with the on the Legislative Councils. In Hong SECRETALT OF STATE's approval. Strong kong, as in the other Crown Colonies, protests have been registered by the Chamber complaints have been voiced from time of Commerce, the Planters Association and to time, but since the year 1896 the general European community against an additional representative was the threatened changes in the Constitution, given to the Chinese community and two and the outcoms will be awaited with in unofficial members were admitted to the terest not only in Ceylon but in all other Executive Connell, the Colony has accepted Crown Colonias where similar conditions the representation as being in the circum-
prevail. stances as satisfactory as it can perhaps be made. It would appear from what has recently been happening in the Crown Colony of Ceylon that the SECRETARY OF STATE FOs in charge of the German Consulate at Heng | Goldring, Barlow & Morrell, has gone home powerful Speaker, Mr. Cannon, THE COLONIES has been looking into the kong during the absence on leave of Dr. E. A
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We suppose that in these democratic times it is inevitablo that there should exist in the Crown Colonies some dissatisfaction
when
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to recognise Vice-Consul Markwald as being
Voretssch
quastion of representation in the Legislative
During the Easter vacation, which commences Council in that Colony, and, contrary to the
on Good Friday, the 25th instant, and terminates advice of the Governor of the Colony, then Thursday, the 31st instant, the offices of right honourable gentleman is trying to the Supreme Court will be epon daily from 10 introduce changes there which have am to 1 pm. evoked strenuous opposition. on the
The Bishop of Victoria asas un to say that park
of all sections of the European he is now residing at St. Paul's College. Mrs. community. The question is one which Landor and family left for England, by the has an interest for all the Eastern Crown Macedonia on Saturday. She hopes to return Colonies, and that is our justification for to the Colony early in the autumn of the year. referring to what is happening in Ceylin. The status of Queen Victoria was subjected So far as we know there is no present yesterday to unexpected cleansing operations intention to order any changes in the con- A water main close by was broken and the other Crown Colony, but as powerful stream of water which shot up was of any oth it is not more than eighteen months since the SECRETARY OF STATE declared that the Very Ens prints of photographs taken at the Constitution of Ceylon appeared to give as stone-laying ceremy in connection with the much satisfaction as can reasonably be University are to hand from A Fong & Con expected of any form of Government, beautifully mounted photograph of the same photographers. We have also received a
ceremony from A Láng & Co,
stitution of
it will be seen that the views of the
directed on to the statue.
Volunteers then returned to Er gaanors
THE ANNUAL EXODUS 'FROM HONGKONG.
The annual axodus may be said to have com». menced on Saturday, when the big P. &.0, liner Macedonia took away a large number of residents, the great majority on holiday, but a few left with no intention to return.
Tomkins, head of the firm of Reiss & Co. Mr. Among the latter we may mention!MZ. H. E. Tomkins, who had boon a resident of the Colony for the past nine yours, is this year Chairman of the Court of Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and he is also
a member of the Committee of the Goumal Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Lander (wife of the Bishop of Victoria) and children were also passengers by the
Macedonia,
Mr. G. E. Morrall, of the firm of Mosers
LONDON, March 19th, Twenty-one million five-year 3 per cent. Exchequer bonds were issued to- day at 991/2.
THE FUSHIMIS IN PARIS.
LONDON, March 19th. M. Pichon, Minister for Foreign Affaire, gave a luncheon to-day to Prince and Princess Fushimi. The Ministers of War and Agriculture were present.
REPUBLICAN REVOLT AGAINST PRESIDENT TAFT.
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LONDON, March 19th. The long simmering revolt of section of the Republicans against President Taft has broken out.
An all-night sitting of the House has been held to disenas a motion of the insurgents, supported
by the Democrats, aiming at the weakening and ultimately the ousting of the all-
The House eat for twenty-six hours and then adjourned.
His Lordship said debtor had given no erouse for not appearing before, and under thoso cironmstances he thought the discharge should be waspended for a farther period. He had directly neglected to obey the order of the
Court.
Mr. Hott said debtor did not wish to do any thing contrary to the orders of the Court. He simply forgot to appear and now camo up with nat any pressure. He (Mr. Hott) submitted that the order discharging debtor and the enspension were absolute orders. The object of the suspension was to see if anything transpired after the order, so that if necessary criminal proocodings could be taken. Debtor believed he had a good claim on his late father's eat He would like the Official Receiver to commence an notion, and if successful all the creditors could be paid in full. The father was a very wealthy mea in Hongkong and left a great deal of property. The debtor claimed that the will
was a forgery. He and another brother were ent out and the property was divided up among dosessed's concubines and other children to the exclusion of debtor. If debtor were discharged ho would undoubtedly commence an action for his share in the property and he would give an adorating that it oncosudul he would pay his
creditors in foll
His Lordship What are the liabilities P The Ufficial Recooter-Over $70,000. His LordshipWhat has boon paid? The Official Receiver--Nothing at all. Mr. Hett said he did not object to a further supension if the Official Receiver would say he
would commence en action.
The Offelel Receiver thought the Court ought not to grant 'flischarge in order to allow debtor to realise certain property. It was the trustee's duty to take any such action,
POLICE,
W. Fitt, o Rosa, b Currie lidetza J. Ogg, ran out a maradhism Paris sau any. W.N. Edwards, 'o Nazio, ↳ Battliware T. H. King, b Battliwatankua B. Antifax,' o 'Boro, b'Curre
S. U. Langley, e Hansoek, b Cuerlo...
W. Cooper, a and b Corrió ..... d B. Bell, a and b Carriga
J.J. Motardy, b Hansocky poduzimam
*J. G. Caruther, b) Carria
J. H. Kur, not uuti
Extran
Total
Bowling Analysis.
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P. Carro,... 28.35 B. Bash 5. Battllward
G. Hancock
72
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CRAIGENGOWER
B. Ben, MoHardy, b King
U. J. Higginbottore, o Hallifax, b Kere
F. Lammert, le King
A Bose, s belly by king
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J. D. Noria, b Kings
B. Battiwara, o Fatt, b KUT
G. A. Hancock a Halifax, b King ............
·E, 12. Enib, a Pitt, b Kerr
P. Currie, a King, b Kerr -
H. Fotoriou, b King- H. Baip, not sat....
T. King
JUM, Kore
・Total
Bowling Aalysin
7,2
$8 $ 1
BUFFS V, KOWLOON...
This match was played at the Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon and resulted in a draw- Scores:
BUTTS.
Liont. Hart, o Boer, b'Brawn
It. Andarsen, 4.Ulids, b Spargel B. Miller, lbs, b Chitty
gt helly, a Joffeios, □ Spargu P. Barzdors, lbw b Clitty Pte. Willis, not out usin Pte. Hill, nobineum, b Chi Pte, Houckham, b Chitty.... Pio. Farrow, u Chitty...
L. Rutter, not vat ....... Extras - sp
Woase:
Chitty
Spurge
Huston
Total for 9 wiokota Bowling Analguin,
20 2 KOWLOON.
F. Ention, a Hills, b Kelly J. H. Mead, LI OUT
G. W. Joffriony k Kellys W. Wosser, a Hills, & Kolly
Major Chitty, b Fazrow_innen
J. P. Robinson, 1bw, 'b Kelly.
At
1
A. Brawn, Audorson, b Farrow, D. J. Maokeńzio, not out.... 3. Boer, not out my
T: Choo and H, purge did not but.
Extraa
Kolly Mills
Hongkha
Total for wickets. Boyking Analysis.
0, 24. L
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B
33
18
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LAWN TENNIS.
The courts of the Hongkong Cricket Club were kept basy on Saturday, when a number of matches were played,
**--- CHAMPIONSHIP. First Round Capt. 1. D. Crawford-best W F. Brever, 6/1, 7/5, 6/4.
Capt J. A. S. Murray beat M. E. Harris, 64, 6/4, 4/5, 6/1.
A keen struggle was witnessed in the sooond round between Dr. Aubrey and S. E. Green. The first set went to the doctor, but Green won the next after running the games to eight. Dr. Aubray made a desperate effort in the next and won fairly easily by six to three, but Ctreen won another eight-six set, and ran out in the last by six to four, 4-0. 3-6, 3-6, 0-6, 6-4. ⠀
"ABINGLES.
Second round-C. A. Carr (owes 40) best C. Willson (owes 30/1), 6-3, 6-3. Dr. Grone (owas 3/6) beat §. 8. Logan (owes 2/6), 6-3, 6-1.
THE BANDMANN OPERA COMPANY.
The Bandmann No. 1 Opera Company has
mende su excellent Impression in Hongkong by
their two performances of "The Arcadians," and Mr. Bandmann, we feel sure, will find that it pays to give un of his best. We think it will be generally agreal that the prescut Company is the best that has occupied the stage of our theatre for many years. There was scarcely a vacant seat in the Theatre on Saturday--not one we bollave which had not been booked when the Company gave their second performance of The Arcadians." Throughout the piece the
His Lordship suspended the discharge for a | anlionse, it was evident, were thoroughly enjoy- further period of six months, The regular Republicans admit A VICTIM OF TRADE DEPRESSION.
Re Sang Cheong Chan,
to rooruit after a very severe illness in Borneo. Among those who left by the Pacifle Mall tramer Manchurid were Mr. E. G. Barrett Barrett, who are going hue on holiday. Mr. (sub manager of Messrs. Dodwell & Co.) and Mrs. A. Bryer, of Mesara, Leigh & Orange, architeof defeat. of the Hongkong University buildings, was also a passenger by this liner,
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The C. & M. fr. Zafiro left Manila, on the 19th inst, and is duo here to-day at 6 p.m.
The NY.K. str. Kanagawa Mara (Buropean Line) left Shanghai on the 19th instant, and is expected here to-morrow.
BRITISH POLITICS.
MB ASQUITH ON THE SITUATION,
LONDON, March 19th. Mr. Asquith speaking at Oxford,
this port on the 19th instant, at 5.30 pa and
The P. & O. str. Sardinia Isft Singapore for said the whole Budget was being. is dus hero on the 23rd instant, at about 6p.int pushed forward as speedily as possible- The German str. Barnes left Sandakan on Referring to the House of Lords, the the 18th instant pan, and may be arpooted here Premier said the House must be re- The H-A. Linie str. Alexia left Bingapore built on a democratic basis; the on the 18th instant pm, and may be expected here on or about the 24th, inst.
absolute veto on legislation must go The NYK ate. Hitachi Maru (European Shanghal on the 19th instant, and is expected Line) left Kobe for this port via Moji and and simultaneously Parliaments must
be shortened: here on the 20th inst.
́on or about the 23rd inst, da
ing themselves. Mr. Harry Cole is as great a favourite as he has ever boon, and his fanniosities The Official Receiver stated that the failure kept the house couvulsed with bughter. The was due to depression in trade. The total in piece, considering the limitations of the stage, debtedness was $33,000, and a dividend of $6,10
per cent, had been paid. There was a fair was very well mounted, the chorus singing, was prospect of some $0,000 bong recovered from much above what Hongkong andinces are the estate. Debtor had rendered every assist accustomed to expect from the operatio com ence and should be discharged.
ponies that visit us, while the songs and dances, The discharge order was granted and suspend. were excellently gives. Altogether the cast was ed for a year
an exceptionally strong one, and the pleasure sad enjoyment of the house was frequently testified by unrestrained laughter or most hearty applause.
TRADE MARK REGISTRATION IN JAPAN
A member of the Manchester Chamber of
Japanese Trade Marka Journal that a mark
The Company to-night stage "Our Miss Gibbs,"
HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your pat
Commerce has discovered from inspecting the which he had daly registered in Japan has boon another firm. The directors of the Manchester plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crême Charmante, Lait registered since, as to its essential features, by
the Board of Trade, with a request imt the Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Chamber are bringing the matter to the notice Charmant and Special Skin Tonle and Foudes Board should suggest to the Japanese Guvern Specialities for the Skin are the study of a ment the desirability of taking a atrioter line lifetime. A. B. Watson & Co, Ltd., Bolo Agente. as to the rights of registered owner.
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