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ence broke out in the other islands Crete quickly followed the example. For years tho isinad was the scene of a bloody and destructive warfare in which the Greak clement triumphed. The failure of the Turkish army and navy in 1822 to suppress the insurrection was, however, fatal to the A 8. WATSON & CO. Cretan cause, for Turkey, sooing the im-
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possibility of subjugating Greece with her unaided power, appealed to the Pasua of Egypt, who was promised the island of
LONDON, June 16th. Crete in return for his co-operation. The PASHA accepted the proposal and Crete was British Resident, Mr. Maxwell, and the Malay At Rio de Janeiro a brilliant recep- selected as the bass for the operations. It is officials. As the Governor refused to romero tion and ball in honour of the party on possible that the Greeks might have pre- dr. Marwell, the officials have resigned in board the visiting Japanese cruiser
body.
The total output of the Chinese Engineering
and Mining Company's three mines for the week ending 4th June, 1910, amounted to 19.148.79 tons and the salos during the period to 26.379.11 tons
“Ikoma” were given. Ministers and other notabilities were present.
VISCOUNT WOLVERHAMP- TON'S RESIGNATION,
LONDON, June 15th. Viscount Wolverhampton, better
That China ton is again becoming popular in England is proved by the fact that: 638,000 lbs. more were consumed there during the ve morths from September to January last than daring the corresponding period of the pre-known as Sir Henry Fowler, has vious year,
resigned his position as Lord President
WINE & SPIBIT MERCHANTS. vented this occupation, but, engaged as they were in internal disputes the appeal of the Cretans passed unanswered, and a strong Egyptian force was landed on the island. The resistance of the inhabitante was sup prossed with the most frightful cruelty and the Cretan insurrection was for a time at an end. From Crete the attack on the main land was successfully accomplished, and had the Egyptian army been held in control Greek independence would have had many years to wait. But the frightful cruelties
A native with previous convictions, who with which the anbjugation of the people appeared befors Mr. F. R. Hallifax at the was accompanied at last aroused the Eur-Magistracy yesterday on a charge of solling opean Powers. It seemed for a time that it opium without a licence at Samshnipo, was was the intention of the Egyptian com- ordered to pay a ilue of $500, or go to prison for mander to exterminate the population of four months, Greece and put in its place a population of African negroes. The intervention of the European Powers was thus inevitable,
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THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CRISIS.
THE FATE OF FINLAND.
A SCENE IN THE DUMA
LONDON, June 9th. While the Duma was in Committed on the Finland Government Bill, Professor Milinkoff, leader of the Constitution Democrats, protested against the decision to vote on the clauses en bloc, and said that he rafused to participate in an ignominious farce." Professor Milinkoff withdrew with the whole of the Opposition, and the chief clauses of the Bill were then passed,
THE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.
The programme of proceedings at the opening of the Seamen's Institute on Saturday at 4 p.m. is as follows:--
Reception of H. D. The Governor by Sir H. N. Mody and Committes.
Prayer, Rav. A, F. Crofton,⠀⠀ Opening Specola, The Bishop of Victoria Presentation of Instituto to Colony, Sir. H, N. Mody, A
Speech by H. E. The Governor.
EXCITEMENT AT THE MAGISTRACY.
PROFEE ESCAPES FROM WAITING-ROOM,
whistle in the vicinity of the Magistracy shortly The loud and prolonged blowing of a police after ten o'clock yesterday morning brought residents on to their verandahs and filled the streets with curious Chinese Policeman were observed running in all directions, and these were followed by bands of inquisitive coolies. The cause of all this excitement was the maps of & couriated prisoner from the waiting-room at the Magistracy. The Fun away had been ordered by Mr. Hallifax to pay a fine of $28 or go to prison for one month for being in unlawful possession of opium. Thon he was removed from the Court, and taken into the room alongside the shruft's office, where defendants are anually detained pending the payment of their fines. This man was left in charge of a Chinese exciso officer, and the latter, releasing his hold of the prisoner for a tow. moments, saw him suddenly dash through the. shroff's office, pass on to the compound and then run down the stops into Arbuthnot Road. The excise officer gave immediate chase, and probably thinking he could overtake the prisoner, did not blow his whistle until the latter had a big start, Then it was too late. Policemen rushed out of the different entrances to the Magistracy, and proceeded to sarok various streets, but the escapes was not seen again.
ALLEGED ARMED BOBBERIES.
Sir Chinese, who are supposed to have been of the Council, on the ground of ill-members of a hand of robbers who have been health.
roaming and looting in the Now Territories, were arrested by Bergeant Moore in a house at Kowloontani. In this house was also found a large quantity of stolen property. Three of the men wore charged before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy, with breaking into a house at Kwanukti, covering the inmates with revol- vers and stealing property to the value of $250. Two of the accused were committed for trial,
then arraigned with three others on a charge of committing an armed robbery at. Tiapushai, On the evidence his Worship committed all the sooused for trial at the Criminal Bassions,
LONDON, June 15th, Mr. Asquith presided over a full
Tais is one of many successful escapes from the Magistroy, and it is not likely to be the lust while the name room is used for tho detex- tion of prisoners. More adequate arrangements are Imparatively necessary, and until they are effected other prisoners may be expected to escape at intervals, and the unfortunate policemen who happen to be in charge of them
by tho payment of a fine.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK SPORTS.
INTERNATIONAL'S SUCCESSEN.
The independence of Greece was finally charge of desertion from the Gorman cruiser meeting of the Cabinet this afternoon, and one discharged. The man convicted were will probably have to answer for their negligence
won by the Battle of Navarino, the war with Russia which followed being more of the nature of a private quarrel and not directly concerned with the indepen dence of Greece, for which, indeed, the THAR was not anxious. The PORTE, how ever, on the conclusion of the war, gave its adhesion to the treaty by which Grecian independence was assured, and it only re mained to fix the boundaries of the new kingdom. Here the statesmen of the time showed a singular shortsightedness. Great Britain, above all, distinguished herself by making every effort to keep the new Gre. cian Kingdom within the narrowest possible limits. Jealousy of Russia seems to have boon the motive. Any weakening of the
Scharnhorst in Yokohama. He will be sent to
Tsingtao for trial.
A Chinese appeared before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday charged with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of bolta and with offering au Indian constable a bribe of forty cents. He was convicted on each charge and fined $14 on the first and 810 on the second.
which, it is understood, considered the details of the Conference.
Afterwards Mr. Asquith and Mr. Balfour held a consultation as to procedure.
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Bo great is the demand for Javanese labour in lieves that the progress made is quite man of machinery have being, dollar motos by the Straite and F. M. 8. that orimping Avurishes satisfactory. in Java. To avoid the restrictions enforced by Government in Jays, some of the recruiting is carried on underband and the coolies are shipped from the island as ordinary passengers. Failure attends the offionis efforts to check the evil,
A terrible fatality is reported from the Merapi, an active volcano in East Java, which is a favourite spot for tourists. On May 30, a morty out on a pionie went to the top of the
THE REGENCY BILL
LONDON, June 15th. Mr. Asquith introduced in the House of Commons to-day the Re- geney Bill, which provides that Queen Mary should act as Regent during the
part of her territory was apparently avoid mountain. One of them, a Miss Sineck, stood minority of the Heir Apparent.
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at the edge of the crater. Suddenly there was an eruption, a big stone struck her on the head, and she fell into a stream of lava. A doctor who examined the body sertified that the blow from the stone must have killed her on the spak,
A. SOCIALIS E OUTRAGE.
by the Trossury, with the result that a laundry for that purpose has been established at Wash Ington. Not alone will all garme be destroyed by the laundry, but the life of the bills will be doubled. This reform was greatly wanted, because many of the dollar notes circulating in the United States are repulsive to the sight and dangerous to handle.
"ENGLAND MY HOME.”
TOUCHING DECISION OF THE QUEEN MOTHER,
In the official "Court. Circular ”
appears the following
Buckingham Palace, May 23, Queen Alexandra bas received many kind letters expressing a hope that there is no tratli in the report that her Majesty Intended to leave
Xin fature in 18 Denmark.
England and take up her residep LONDON, June 15th.
At Serajevo a Socialist named
through fear of Bussian aggressions on the Ottoman Empire. Greece escaped narrowly from a limitation of her territory which would have left both Athens and Misec
The rise exporting firms at Saigon are in a longhi under Turkish rule, and finally was confined to the mainland, neither Crete nor bad way, according to the Avenir du Tenkis. Karajic fired five shots at Governor Samos being included among its islands Chinoso, who fix their own terma on the
All the rice mills are now in the hands of Varosanin as he was returning from The relinquishment of Crete was a great European dealers who handle the grain. The opening the Bosnian Diet. Fortunately injustice. The Cretans had fought for other day, these firms turned had combined to he was unhurt. Karajic committed Greek independence as long as it was do away with the established custom under within their power, and had the Greek navy which the lion's share of the rice trade profita been more capable it would probably have went to Chinese millers and brokers. But the been able to maintain its resistance to the Chinese stood and insisted on ole custom." The European exporters failed to hold together, end. Moreover, without Crete Greece was and the Chinese again triumphed. put in perpetual dread of a Turkish attack from that quarter. Since that time some
improvement has been made in the expan sion of Greece. Thessaly and the Ionian Islands have been restored to it; Crete still remains in Turkish hands, Crete itself hins never ceased to resent the action of the Powers. Again and again it has risen in revolt against its Ottoman master. In 1864 it almost seemed, such was the tenacity of the Cretans, that the Fowers would give way, but weak counsels and jealousies pre- vented the settlement of the question, and the policy of bolstering up Turkey still remains a part of the policy of Western Europe. It seems improbable that the Ore faris will effect their long hoped for desire ju the immediate future, since the politics changes in Turkey have created a fresh belief in the necessity of maintaining the integrity of that country. Sympathy, how ever, must be extended to the Cretans and their hundred years protest against Turkish
saicide:
BRITISH INTERESTS IN CHINA.
LONDON, June 16th. In the House of Commons Mr.
On the 24th May, Empire Dey, H. R. H Prince Arthur of Connaught, K.G., Hon, President, H. 1. H. Prines Sadanart, Hon. Arbuthnot complained of the tendency President, Japanese Commission, Lord Kitobenor, K.C.M.G., G.C.S.L, &o., and Count of the Government to support Russian Hirokichi Mutan, and others paid a visit and Japanese interests in mofficially in consequence of the mourning, to rather than British commercial the Japan British Exhibition. Luncheon was taken in the Royal Pavilion, and after a walk terests.,
China,
Queen Alexandra has lived in England for forty-saven years, during which time she has received countless tokens of love and affection, especially in her resent-sorrow, shared as she so her home, there to live amongst those she so Her Majesty will ever look upon England as dearly loves
truly knows it is, by the nation.
FAMOUS GAME HUNTERS.
At their grand at Now Beckenham-the May 21st, carried out an attractivo programme. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on Saturday,
There was nothing better than the run to the tape in the mile rac, H. P. Sharp just socuring the verdict from W. H. Landen. The challenge sup was won by the Scottish Rugger Interm tional, B. W. Walter, who won all the events he turned out in, and with 18 points was 9 ahend of last year's champion, H. P. Sharp. Mr. 3. McLennan and Mr. A. M. Townsend, two of the bank managers, were present, and notable among the visitors were Mr. H. Hanwood, Mr. V. A.. Caesar-Hawkina, and Mr. A. D. Brent.
Officials: Judges, Masare. K. F. Gordon and W. C. Bayna; thnekeeper, Mr. D. R. Barvi; starter, Mr. B. C. Lambert; hon, god., Mr. W. Fraser
300dJ. Beatty 1; P. R. Daw 2. Heat 2: W. N; Lowe 1, R. T. Barton 2. Hoat 3M W. Walter 1, H. P. Sharp 2 Final Walter 1; Beatty 2; yd: 1-4/5sic. 14.
Putting the Weight.-M. W.W. Walter, 271t. 9hin 11)
1W.MoCulloch, 27ft, 2.
Sharile Bace-M. Walter 1, H..P.
3:
Half-mile cap C. Wyds: 5710"
Cooke, 20yds. 1, W. N. Lowe, 10, 2, 3, 8. Lloyd, son, 3, 20yds., Byda. High Jump-G. Lyon Mackenzie and M. W. Wood tied at 4ft 11in The former won on a
Walker, 10, 2%, W. d. Beatty, 6, 31 ft, ja
300yds Heap-W. N. Lowe, 6yde 1; Ja
35-2/5 sec
Long Jump-M. W. Walter, 18ft. 9in. 1; W. N. Lowe, 17ft. 81 in,
Children's Race-Master G. H. Addis 1. Mies S. Addis 2, Mies Marjory Toldhurst 3
Mile
Race-H. P. Sharp I, W. P. Landon 2, M. W. Wood 3: ft. yd; 5min. 25800.
A party of visitors arrived at the Curzon Hotel, Mayfair, on May 23rd in a motor-car ladon with American trunks, The guests were Tag-of-War-English team (Daw, Barwise, Mr. Boosevelt and his family, but very few Lee-Beaustt, Shaw, Blagg, Clark, Lambert, people recognised the exPresident, who, until and Bilgway) beat Irish team (Beatty, Brady the death of King Edward, was the most talked Lloyd, Hanoesk, Ford, Murray, Browns, and, een vers different from the triumphal tour Moncrieff, and Garrow) bye. Flank: Sont- of wan in Burope,
McCulloch) 2-0. Scottish team (Todd, Suther The long-awaited visit of Mr. Roosevelt has land, Walter, Parks, Bruce, Lyon-Mackenzie that had been planned. He was to have come fish team beat English team 2-1.
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TO THE POLICE COURT BY AEROPLANE,
on a pleasure trip. But whom he came it was the special representative of the United States to the funeral of King Edward.
Mr. Receorelt, with his wife and daughter, Miss Ethel Boosevelt, a quief week-end with the americas Ambassador of Wrest Park his, way home from the aviation ground at The other day as Mr. Grahama-White was on They
returned to London yesterday morning, Brooklands and was passing through Esfost he and want to to day there to gathering of big was stopped by the polise, and later received a
the Curzon Hotel. Later in was only tale of his Carlton House-terrace mansion Mr. White concaired the happy
hunters at a luncheon given by Lord
through the different Japanese xhihits the Sir Edward Grey stated party had a fan cromos and wore waited on or on the face of the Anglo-Russian in the Garden of Peace wore waited on by
agreement of 1897 it reasonable that Great Britain should maintain neutrality regarding the
two native ladies.
An interesting ceremony was witnessed in the district court at Singapore the other day
*** plaintiff, but defendant denied Hability. Mr.
HONGKONG, JUNE 17, 1910.
THE constant efforts made by the people of Crete to effect a union with Greece, and the no less constant efforts made by the Powers to prevent such a union, are facts which in the stress of larger political questions have more or less escaped notice. Yet if ever rule. there was a people which deserved recogni
Complaints are still being heard us to the tion for its long and arduous endeavour to throw off a foreign yoke, it is the people of discolouration of the water at present. Crete. Turkey has threatened war if Three small boys have been arrested in Greece interferes in the matter of Cretan in Singapore for robbing the simsboxes in the RC dependence, it being claimed that the four Cathedral. protecting Powers-Great Britain, France Bussia and Ituare alone concerned. This is us much as to say that the Cretans them selves are to have no voice in the matter, but are to be held in bondage to Turkey by the four European Powers. The history of Crate shows how little claim Turkey can lay to the sovereignty of the island and how strong the claims of Greece are for ite absorption into that kingdom In the struggle for Greek independence ninety years ago Crete threw herself into the struggle on the side of Gresce, Although
It is reported that the Buez Canal dues will be rodnood by 50 cents from January first of next year and
M. Klobukowski, the Governor-General of Indo-China, is a passenger on the M. M. steamer Tonkin now due at Saigon."
The armisor Edgar arrived at Portsmouth on May 23rd with relieved crews of gunboats on- the China Station.
A Hindu contractor was sued by another Hindu Chinchow-Aigun Railway until China for $932 for work alleged to have been done by had discussed the matter with Rus- Wolterstan asked defendant if he would take sia and the Japanese objections to the oath in Hinds fashion, and the latter the railway had been removed. agreed Phintiff thereupon produced a lump of
CANTON OPIUM MONOPOLY. camphor anda box of matches. The esmybor was placed on the front lodge of the witness
LONDON, June 16th. box and plaintiff applied a match. The cam- phor blazed up and after several attempts The Calcutta opiuai merchants are successfully stamped ont the fans. He won
now raising similar complaints con- cerning the Canton Opium Monopoly to those put forward by the merchants
the case.
Even at its worst the summer host of Hong kong is not to be compared with that in Calontta, says the dean-A fashionabis method of Bombay.
for private home core
correspondence at the moment Prices have fallen heavily, there is a is to cut out the daily weather report, underline crisis in the money market, and it is the temperature and moisture reports, in red ink and paste it on to a thost of note paper with feared that a weakness will seriously P.A., Writing Inter" The difference in affect the revenues of India, which tomperture between Calcutta and the more have already been making heavy
summons for exceeding the speed limit.
The sammon was returnable at Woking,
over to
to answer it.
and
in honour of Mr. Roosevait,
Besides Mr. Kermit Roosevelt, there were Having spied out the land and selected a borough, the Hon. Walter Rothschild. Mr. he set off only next morning, followed by his present Lord Carson of Kedleston, Lord Des suitable meadow adjoining Westfield Common, Sydney Baxton, Mr. B. V. Buxton, Mr. P. C thire faithful mochanics an Englishnist and Salons Sir Clament Hill, Sir E. Loder, Sir H. two Frenchmen-in another car, which is Johnston, Bir Henry Baton-Larr, Mr, A. H. understood to have maintained a strictly legal Lee, and Mr. W. Baillie-Grohman
ped-made good fight of about five miles
made a
at an altitude which sometimass reached 200. fest.
Almost all see famous big game hunters-- Lord Curzon in India sud Central Aein, Lord Desborough in the Rockies, Mr. E. N. Barton in four continents, Mr. Balous in Africa and Tassing over Woking he was at times t British North Ameriss, Sir C. Hill in Northparently Httle above the housetops, and his East Africa, and Mr. Baillie-Grohman in the appearance caused much excitement among the Rockies,
early risers,
KING GEORGE V
MEƐBAGE TO "MY, PEOPLE.”
The following letter from the King was re colved by the Eight Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department
Marlborongh House, 22nd May, 1919.
Mr. White alighted gracefully shortly before seven o'clock in the middle of the meadow olose to the house of Mr. Wellesley, a local magistrate, who at once called upon the dis tinguished
Mr. White, who few in the seroplane in his recent fight to Liobfield, left later in his car for breakfast at Woking. Mesuwhile the villagers made for the fell, and wore met at the gate by a smiling, but firma-miuded, farmer,
who demanded a toll of head
tell of sixpence a
raralling at the rate of forty miles an hour.
At the police somt Mr. White pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit, but denied the evidence of a constable who stated that he was
*** TO MY PEOPLE. come from every part of the Empire; the out The voice of affection and of loving devotion to the memory of my dear Father, which has ward public démonstrations, especially those in Nine previons convictions were proved against the Capital during two stages of His passing to him, two of which were for exceding the twenty- His last resting place and the patkelis mater mills speed limit, one for exceeding the ten-mile in which vast multitudes of His loving subjects limit, and one for dangerous driving, the rest patiently and reverently awaited opportunity to being for tochmal offenses. The Bench Impos.
Northern parts of India is at the moment any Calcutta, but to counterbalanos this Calentta thing between 15 and 20 degrees in favour of sacrifices.
registers a similar superiority in moisture, and [FROM THE “R-C. UALLY HEW consequently can still claim to be an emy. Grat In all India in the matter of a trying
afmate.
COUNTY CRICKET For the last ten days or a fortnight we haga been breathing nothing else but let us say
LONDON, June 9th.ly shaving water or something very little removed from 1, for the percentage of moisture has been
The following are the resulta of the so high that it has been liquid sin no less cricket matches played on June 8, 7 and 8 that we have anbaiated upon
The pay a last tribute to his mentary have profound od a fine of £5 and costán sin dhe moved an
touched me and my whole Famdy, a
BOTOW HE sudden and palooked for might well, have
have been overwhelming. But the senti- meets evoked by it here male my realise it in a lost common, to me and my people on
They share it with mice ought
not stand alone
The Grand Council has wired to Wu Ting
kahiro best. Eeicestershire at fang to retura to Poking roon, as he will be appointed President of the Board of Justice
Coventry by 22 runs Middlesex Heat How To A BEAUTIFUL Keep your Com
Bristol by 28 runs With wook thoughts I take courage and Gloucestershire plazion, Mr. Ellen's Creme Charmante, Lait by a mixed Greek and Turkish rainfall has not yet taken place, and Charmant will enable you to do it Hee innings and 59 rune Kent beat-Koskebire ser the Last F. Constitadon of my belove
Blight showem occasionally fell, hit the Charial and Spécist Elin Tonic and Pondes Lancashire beat Somerset at Hath by an hopefully look fate, the futuro, stroll in my
Specialities for the Ekin are the staily of ution, there was no mnity between the some auxiety la beginning to bo fall soncerning istimo. A. 8, Wataon & Co, Ltd., Bols Agents are at the Oval, by
and Surrey Country,
two races, and when the war of independ- the water supply again.
beat Hampshire at 83 runs,
After leaving the court Mr. White adjudicated in his case, to take tes with him at
invitation from Mr. D' A. Wallesloy, who had
his residence near Westfield Common
May 24th faith in God, trusting my people, and cherish
Gronos RL
THE KING AND THE TURF. The following announcement was issued on
ward-Laying bordésthed his racing – and breeding, zatdily sta. the King, it is Hía- |Majesty's futantiam ta carry on those etablish-
mente on the same lines, as in the parties