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THE CHANGSHA RIOTS.
PEKING, April 17th. The Governor of Changsha, who was wounded during an attack on the Yamen, is reported dead.
The British gunboat " Thistle” was
the disturbance, but the smaller gun
"Nightingale," boats "Suipe" and " are expected to reach Changsha to
LOCAL SPORT.
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BOXING AT THE STADIUM.
There was not a large attendance at the Belle View Stadium on Saturday night, but the boxing programme which was arranged and | carried through was entirely satisfactory, and was worthy of more patrons than the few who found their way to the Stadium. The principal attraction was the welterweight tournament, which was productive of some keenly-contested and exciting bouts. Unfortunately a few of the men whose chances of success ware more than favourable were dobarred from appearing, but others were found to take their places, and a though two of them did not exceed featherweight and both proved themselves worthy foomen. In fact one of them, Coyne of the Naval Yard, was the runner-up, ond in the opinion of many present, and even of one of the judges, should bave been the winnor. The referes was Sergeant Piggott of the R.G.A., while Dr. J. W Hartley and Mr. C. Bend acted as judges. The timekoupers were Messrs. 8. Kolly and A Wilden.
SOLDIERS' CLUB BILLIARD TOURNAMENT.
Second Round.
89TH 03. R.G.A, U. ROTAL, ENGINEERS "R"
Thencond round of the Soldiora Club Billiard, Tournament was concluded last week-end. Tho teams ontored were the 88th Co. EGA. and the Royal Engineers "B" team. The result was a win for the Gunners by the substan- tial total of 664. For the winners Montgomery and Macgregor played exceptionally wall, the former representative finishing his 250 in remarkably quick time. He made many good breaks, his highest being 33, while Macgregor, who throughout played a consistent game, made
numerous breaks of 28 or thereabouts,
stood how the claims of China; not supported assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty unsuccessful in reaching the scene of they were ready to meet all the weltars entered, detailed scores were sa under:
His Excellency the Governor has given his
Ordinance to regulate the Law relating to Crown the King, to Ordinance No. 5 of 1910-An
Suits.
The Gasette publishes a list of masters; mates and engineers who have passed their exaunina. tions and obtained certiäcates of compatency under the provision of Her Majesty's Order in Counsell of Deconsber 31st, 1983, for the year ending 31st December, 1909.
A memorial eorricofor the Honourable William
Bubleo, late American Consul-General, will be held at St. John's Cathedral tits afternoon at 4.30p.m. His Excellency the Governor ex- posts to attend, and the service will be conducted. by the Bishop of Victoria. The flags on several ships and offices, and at Queen's College wors half-masted on Saturday out of respect to the Inte Consul-General.
by force, came to be viewed as practically nominal, and the circumstances which gradually invested the Papacy at Rome with temporal powers were doubtless paralleled in some degree in the Lamnist Church in Tibet. So long as the functions of the King were exercised in Tibet only, and had no concern with external affairs, the passive attitude of _China would be preserved, but when influences from without were at work and the suzerain authority did not receive befitting acknowledgment, then it became Pecessary for the Peking Government to adopt the active measures recently under- taken. Although the DALAI LAMA was an ambitious, intriguer whose incautions policy provoked the offensive measures of Lond CURZON, so disastrous for Tibet, his action: There will be no more Clark around-the-world is quite explicable when we bear in trips. Shortly before the sailing of the Cleve Three Tablets mind the claim to kingship which he land with the large party which visited Manila, But the failure of the Mr. Franks C. Clark, who personally condusted PONTIFY to grasp the significance of the the party, stated that this trip would be the last. This decision was reached as a result of the forces surrounding Tibet, both in India and heavy fines imposed by the United States cas.. China, led to his discrediting himself and toms officials upon the Cleveland for carrying his office, and his downfall therefore was only passengers from ono American port to another a. matter of consequence. He may attract in a foreign vessel. aome little attention before he sinks into obscurity, but there seems little hope of his ever recovering his office or his prestige His successor has been selected, and though he will be prepared for his high office by the
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A French gunboat is leaving Ichang for Changsha. All the foreigners are safe, but their property, including that of the Imperial Maritime Customs, was destroyed.
~The first fight in the wulferweight tournament was batwean Coyne, 1331b, and Mustard, 1371b. So evenly matched were these two that at the
The
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ROYAL ENGINEERS "B," Major Logan, Gunner Bridgeland 260 Sapper Orsmande 204 ..250 Sapper Redmond...105 Gr. Montgomery 250 Bt. Bogt, Manley...250 Corporal Parker 217 Corporal Trotman...167 Macgregor 250 Sappox Harris Cerpl. Lindstrom
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Judges could not separate them, and an extra | Co. B.G.A. organisation.
round was called. After a stirring two minute, Coyne was adjudged the winner,
SUBMARINE DISASTER
IN JAPAN.
TOKYO, April 17th. A submarine, while at practice in Hiroshima Bay, sank and failed to rise. Fifteen officers and men were on board;
Then came Johnson of HMB. Bedford, 131lb, and Boyd of the B.G.A., 140lb, · Anfor sa science goes, Johnson does not count much, but what he looks in this department is fully
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pensated for by his pluck and grit. He put up an excellent fight, and encoooded in gaining the decision.
Next to come together were Stoker Biggins A. R. Satherland...+12 of HM.S. Kond, 1391b., and Stokor. Arnold of R. O. Hutchison ... 8 HMS. Monmouth, 1431b. In this event Arnold P. T. Lamble....... Efforts are being made to locate did not belio the reputation he had gained in the hell B. Witchell Colony, for he proved too smart for the clever A. Thornhill the sunken submarine,
Biggins, and at the end of the three rounds. E. 0, Bird
Biden F.A. judges and referes found no difficulty in dixing. McEwen (10)...
A. R. P. Raven (9) L. E. Brett HI. T. Jackman, E. B. Reed
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the winner.
In the semi-final Coyne scored a bye and IN parred three rounds with Seaman Wilis, while Johnson met Arnold. The representative of the Monmouth, however, was of a superior clase, and
had little difficulty in gaining the points over his lighter opponent.
After the battle between "Arundel and
with a straight left. His tactics were the same
some volumes of a new edition of this valuable decided by the conclave, it is not likely altogether 592 pages. As the complete work will Dictionary are now offered to the public, with
LONDON, April 15th. that China will permit him to acquire any consist of about 1,800 pages, we are to expect
Sir Edward Grey, replying to Mr. Hudson, Coyne and Arnold came together in the final. Arzokl had an advantage of claim to regal privileges. They will take four more volumes, which will appear in due Winterton, in the House of Commons, for pounds in weight and succeeded in good care that their anthority is not ques. time and then form the most complete Chinese said the principle of spheres of influering the decision over Coyne offer an extra round. In the first round the Naval Tarder tioned. The re-incarnation theory ae applied English Dictionary extant. The fact that after to the FONTIFF will be doubtless allowed to only 18 years a new edition of this standard ence regarding railway concessions in narrowly escaped a lockout, but he made
work had to be published speaks for itself. It China, had never been formally speedy recovery, and came up fresh and it in develop as heretofore, but the DALAI Lama,shows clearly that Professor Giles's Dictionary being henceforward a puppet in the hands has proved indispensable to the student of the repudiated. It was a question how the second round, whon he scored repeatedly A. S. WATSON & CO.. of Chinese officials, will inve little oppor. Chinese hnguage and that it is regarded as by far German and Russian participation in the third round, sud proved effective, bat
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Wahave opened these volumes in high ex. Szechuan railway loans accorded with the fight lu the final round, bat Arnold as completely divested of all temporal power peotation, and have not been disappointed. The the spirit of the agreement between ss line been that of the Papacy of Rome..
his Inego acquaintance with Chinese, in its the groups concerned, but His Horary and spoken forms, which secures him Majesty's Government would claim a a foremost position among etnologists of the present day, will no doubt also secure to this reciprocity on behalf of British groups now edition a widespread acceptance among all those for whom it is designed.
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almost unique scholarship of the author,
The present volumes are not simply & re- isms of the old Dictionary. It is evident on almost every page that the author has apared no offerte to make this a genuins now edition
Mistakes discovered by himself and those
which have boon pointed out by othors have been corrected and a number of obsolete entries have been excised, while a considerable number of new entries (the complete work promises not loss than 30,000 new entries) have been added under their proper headings.
The authork is adhered to his principle of not
in similar circumstances.
Mr. Vienna.
MR. ROOSEVELT.
LONDON, April 15th. Roosevelt has arrived
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LONDON, April 15th. It appears that the four additional Dreadnoughts being constructed in Austria are being proceeded with despite the fact that the Parliamentary
and balanced matters. Both men forood
adjudged the winner, and WES presented by Dr. Hartley with the cup at the
me the being congratulated on his success, Cogue was not in form, but the fight he put up shows he has lost none of his old skill, and in futurs battles he niny be relied upon to given
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THE A.D.C.
On Saturday night the Hongkong Amstear Dramatic Club achieved another success in their
third performance of that welbknown and - popular play Mice and Men." The City Hall,
in spite of the many discomforts inseparable
good recount of himself. This was the first from the building on a sultry evening, was filled. fight be has lost in the Colony, and it was to a to completion, and the audience had no causo to man who is is reputed to be a top-notcher in a complain at the manner in which our local heavier class.
Thespians entered for their entertainment. Tha Gunner Armdél, 1411b, and Gunner slight nervousness exhibited by some of the Hubbard, 1401b, entered the ring for an performers on the prusions avouings had quits... sight round bout. It was a willing Aght disappeared, and the principals are to be com while it lasted, and Hubbard was showing to even plimented upon the really excellent manner in better advantage than in his last fight with which they performed their unaccustomed Rodbrook. He injured his right arm in the and arduous duties. Indeed, to the nainiti- third round, however, and was compelled to ated, Poggy (Miss Ella Rovo), and Mark rotire,
|- || Embury (Mr. G. Balloch), might have been tho experianced performers of some successful season. The insouciance of the pampered Bociety favourite with a predilection for clande stine meetings with a dashing young officer was most ably pourtrayed by Mrs. W. H. Looker,
The main event was between Benuan Roberts of H.M.S. Kent and Taft O'Keefe
of the Torpedo Depot. It was billed as a fifteen two-minute round contest, but it required only Saman Willis acted as referee, and had one of eight rounds for Roberts to prove his superiority.
the easiest tasks that has probably ever fillon
who as Johanna Goodlake was responsible for the many "impossible" situations with which
Or Inte there has been a surprising deart" the Bishop of Victoria will preside, and an fades imperceptibly in the colloquist, neverth grants therefor have hitherto bean to the lot of a man in this thankless position, for the play abounds. Mre, Blade as Mies Deborah,
The annual general meeting of the Hong kong Church Missionary Association, will be hold at St. Paul's College this afternoon, who of information regarding the doposed Data address will be given by the Bishop in Kwanget LAMA. A successor has been elected, and a and Hunan (Dr. Banlator, formerly Archdeacon telegram the other day from Peking stated of Hongkong). that the Chinese Government had pardoned The dnes and duties collected by the Maritime HIS HOLINESS and agreed to allow him to live Customs at Hankow during the quarter ended in retirement in one of the monasteries north December 31st last totalled 735,793,782 Haikwan of Lhasa. These facts, together with the tools, compared with 764,841,785 for 1908 and reports that Tibet is quiet, indicate that the 875,658,343 for 1907. During the same quertor. 2,298 vezzole of 651,324 tons entered the port, fear of international complications at one against 2,514 of 690,492 tonnage for the same time entertained bave proved groundless, paried in 1908. and that China's assertion of her sovereign rights in that part of the Empire have been acquiesced in by noighbouring Powers. This means that the policy of reducing Tibet to province of China will be proceeded with, and that the shadowy authority previously exercised from Peking will become more definito and pronounced. After all, this was only to be expected, and if matters to-day.
a
Referring to the Wes Thiam Tow conviction in which a Singapore Chinese barrister was sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment
dividing the planseology into classical and colloquial. Opinions will differ as to whether the reason he gives for doing so is valid or not True though it is, that no "real line of demarcation" exists between classical and collo quial phraseology, since the book language often less this fast counts little compared to the fact lity which is afforded by a division, when looking up a word er sentence, not to mention what the Chinese themselves have to say on this particular point. They draw a very definite line of at their own risk, trusting to secure deniarcation between classical and colloquial the ultimate vote. phraseology,
refused.
The shipbuilders, supported by financiers, are laying down the vessels
INDUSTRIAL TROUBLES IN
GERMANY,
LONDON, April 15th, A lock-out in the building trade has
One thing has struck us, when looking over the pages of tho present volumes, viz., the rate use of what may be styled the language of the Now China." Since Professor Giles frat published his Dictionary the Chinese language has undergone a marvellous change. There is a long list of phrases, partly borrowed from Japanese Iterature and partly old phinees begun throughout Germany except in for parjury, the Times of Ceylon says used in new senses, which are now current not Berlin and Hamburg, where it will only in Chinese newspapers and books of begin on April 28rd if negotiations: cience, but also in Government despatchs a fail. The lock-out shects directly hundreds his has to be taken into consideration of thousands of influential and flourishing when preparing an up-to-date Dictionary 400,000
300,000 Chinamen, is the conviction recorded by cable which is to boat for some time. It cannot dependants.
be based solely upon the reading of
Chinaman's word stands high in the Far East, and tool trout for Malaga, with its harde la sensational event
workers and
came to a head with startling precipitancy The news that indentured coolis emigration the standard authors, but must include also a LORD ROSEBERY'S APPEAL the Dalai Lama had only himself to blame. from India to the F.M.S. will shortly be stopped reading of the literature of the last 10 or 15 Though somewhat loosely described as the owing to the high death-rats among the immissurs. A new edition of a Dictionary issued Head of the Lamaists, the DALAI LAMA grants, has aroused attention in Java. Voices at the present time must needs recognize this, claimed to exercise more than spiritual away have been raised to urge the Dutch Government. It is to be hoped that the remaining volumes over the country, and naturally hia preten- to inquire how it stands with Japanese immi- will make up for this inok, thereby enriching sions to temporal rights, if at all admitted, grants under indenture in the F.M.S. Some the Dictionary and oubansing its valus. were regarded with some jealousy by the people go further and adromate the stoppage of Japanese emigration thither until there are Chinese authorities. Dr. SVEN HEDIN in the adequate measures for their protection. The writtenaccount of his travels in Tibet explains Hatavia Nieuses van den Dug points out that the functions of teacher and king are however, that nothing is known of any high divided between the two Tamnist popes, the mortality among Javanese coolies in the FM.8 literature of China. former being assigned to the TASHI LAMA and that the agitators had bottor look nearer. and the latter to the DALAI LAMA. The title home. For instance, the death rate among
natives at Batavia reaches the appalling figure we understand that on the completion of the of the former, Panchen Rinpoche," means of 98 per thousand, a fact admitted in official work the price will be raised, "The Great Precious Teacher," and the reports.
LONDON, April 15th. Lord Rosebery, writing to the "Times," the importance of the
says issue makes me almost appeal with We close these remarks, though the subject passion to the Unionist leaders to who are interested to get these volumes. They coming election and secure a straight la for from being exhausted, and our readors drop the issue of tariff reform at the are calculated to be of great service to the stufight on the issue of the single dent who is interested in the langage and chamber as opposed to two. Thereon depends more than temporary parts of This new edition is published by Mesure, Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., at the cost of £5.5.0 success, namely, the confidence of
and other countries dominions and our own people."
the fight was an exceptionally clean one. Roberts Embury housekeeper, was the personification did the leading throughout, and it was soon ap- of the lady with a pedigree who, through parent that O'Keefe had little chance against reduced circumstances, has been compelled it on to the policeman's jaw and floored and she was admirably supported by her him. In the seventh round the sailor wang a to accept the inevitable and go into service, him, but the sounding of the gong brought nephew, Kit Barniger (Mr. H. W. Looker), relief. In the next and final round Roberts who figures in the drains as a fiddler and pro-in rashed in to finish the fight, and foored his opponent with a left swing to the jaw. It was the decisive blow, and O'Keefe was counted out
KOWLOON BOWLING CLUB.
fessor of deportment. Of the others it need only be said that they acquitted themselves excellently, and the support accorded them by the audience is ample testimony of the appre olation in which our talented amateurs are held The premier bowling club officially opened the by their friends in the Colony. We are looking season on Saturday when a three rink game was forward to a similar trent, which we believe is
played betweon the. Club and a representativo to be given by them at no very distant date. proved most enjoyable, mombera and friends
four from the other tiros Clubs. The afternoon
turned out in large number, refreshments were LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. dispoused, and misement was provided for all-
The H-M. Linie str. Bilesta left Singapore At the alese of play the prizes won during the
on the 14th instant pm, and may be expected season at bowls, tennis and croqzet were pre-horo on or about the 20th inst. sented by Mrs. Wilkie. The match on Saturday resulted as under pr
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W. Taylor TRamsay
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C. W. Alexander W. Eassell
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TAIKOO. W. Hardwick W. Eldridge J. Taylor ILL. Harron
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The Swedish str. Peking has left Singapero on the 15th inst., and may be expected here on or about the 21st inst., P.M.
The C. & M. str. Zafiro left Manila on the 16th inst, and is duo here to day at 4 1.m.
The cargo of Bük chippod on board the M.M. str. Bruest Simons, which left this port on the 15th ult, was delivered in Lyons on the 16th insti
The P.M. str. Manchuria arrived at Blai Francisco on the 15th inst
Korea will shortly be visited by distinguished tourists in the "person" of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, brother-in-law and mister of Mr. T- Roosevelt, ex-President of the United States. They havo lately been visiting Poking, where (skip)TM 15 | they were accorded very cordial treatment by ➡the Chinese authorities Mr. and Mrs. Bobin- Totalus 24-9.51 son aro accompanied by their son.
C. Bond
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