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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 21sr, 1910.
approval will be accorded the declaration of Dr. FIZWILLIAMS that all three should be done at once. The money, for such a work will not be grudged if it be proved to be necessary, and as medical opinionținaliass to that view there seems little else to do but
pay, pay, pay."
The Kowloon-Canton Railway is to be opened. in the middle of August, not sext week as stated.
The many friends of Commander Heard of I. S. Cadmus will be glad to learn that be has been promoted to the rank of Captain
may din that sense of duty, it must over be kept alive, else the individual and the nation deteriorate. At a time when so many men of widely divergent political views are united in preaching the gospel of military preparedness, in seeking to rouse the nation to the discharge of obligations which though imperative uovo been largely ignorel, it is difficult to understand the attitude of the manhood of the Colony in refusing to undertake the training in bearing arms and in discipline which is beneficial to themselves and of advantage to the Empire. Of late an Imperial sentiment has developed, the unity of the Colonies and the Motherland has been realised, but in Hongkong, where of all places the Imperial sentiment should be strongest, it does not find expression as strongly as we might expect Service to one's country ought to CONDITION is next to appeal to everyone. Most people recognise it as a duty, but they are apt to regard it as QUALITY, the most essential re-
involving self-sacrifice rather than as a quisite of a Cigar. Our Warehouse beneit to thenustives. Apart from the in Stanley Street contains specially physical joy of exercising a healthy body,
Wa haro received from the American Con- fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing there is the pleasure which comes from Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself giving. Service, that is, giving up roadily sulate Gaueral at Hongkong the following typhoon warning roosived from the Marile Observatory at 415 p.m. Manila, July 20th, the same idea is onrried out on a
CIGARS
for the needs of others, bas ite spiritual as well as its material. side. It is to the
smaller scale by the installation of soul what healthy exercise is to the body. Therefore, spiritually and physically, a drying cupboards,
man who becomes a volunteer should be al
Any Cigars purchased from us have therefore the advantage of being in FINE CONDITION,
We Stock all the Best Known Brands, as well as the following which are Manufactured solely for
better man than he was before. Having sad so much, it seems a descent to be com pelled to recognise in the volunteer move mert in Hongkong social and racial distinc. tings. Yet such is the fact. At Home socal distinctions are not so apparent in
Owing to lack of accommodation the committee of the V.R.C. regret that they are unable to invite the ladies to be present at their
will bo oponed. swimming fate on Saturday, when the now bath
1.
The Indian policeman who was charged with intimidating other Indians from joining the Felice force was sentenced to seven days imprisonment by Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday.
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THE CORONATION.
LONDON, July 19th. King George has signed the pro- clamation fixing the Coronation for June next. The date will be fixed early next year,
BRITISH NAVAL MANŒUVRES.
LONDON, July 19th, The British naval manoeuvres have ended in a decisive victory for Sit William May's defending fleet.
EXPLAINING JAPAN.
LOXEON, July 19th.
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The " Times publishes to-day
maps and pictures dealing with 4 pm Cyclone or Typhoon W. of Palawan seventy-two additional pages with commerce and Japanese history, life, industry,
moring W. or W.N.W
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. J. H. Wood committed a mid-ll-aged Chinese woman for trial at the Criminal Sessions for bringing young woman into the Colony from Canton with the object of shipping her to Biam for so it moral purpose.
successful
The "Rossin Insurance Company, of St. this movement, but though Hongkong is the Petersburg, for which Messrs. Malabers & Co meeting place of nations and races they at the local agents, have hed a very have not coalesced, and in these circum-year's operations in 1909 Theprost of 1,054711 stances the fact that racial prejudices exist rozbles was divided, 360,401 to the policyholders must be accepted. It is unfortunate, but and 694,309 to the company, while 3,712,770 LOLITAS - PER BOX OF 50. $5.50 it cannot be helped. Men, being still human, was carried to reserves.
Au exquisite smeke
EL TAMARINDO, GRAND
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A very Sue Cigar.
are inclined to emphasise their differences rather than their agreements, and so Hong kong will need to have its several sections in the volunteer movement, just as in
We are informed that Mr. Marshall Darrach, who is to give Shakesporinn recitals in Hong kong next month, will be the guest of HE the Officer Administering the Government. He
On
will perform "The Merchant of Venics" August 5th. The booking is now open and plans may be seen at Mesars Moutzle & Co.
Shanghai, which is regarded as even more cosmopolitan thau Hongkong. Our remarks, it will be evident, are suggested by the new developmest in the Colony. The de bo
In a leading article the journal, after referring to the admiration and respect which the dramatic appearance of Japan among great nations had kindled everywhere, explains that the principal object of the publication is to correct the failure of the West to though Japan found realise that successful expression in war it is chiefly and honourably desirous of winning world-wide recognition in the domain of peace.
CHINESE MILITARY MISSION.
مد استعد.
LONDON, July 20th Prince Tsai Tao and the members
feally certain that if a competent and reliable expert were to sample the cordito in the Government magazines his would find undoubled support for what I say.
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THE PIRATES AT COLOWAN. (AS DEBORISED BY THE MACAO NEWSPAPER) A Chinose resident of Hongkong, baving don" Still mare, if ever this nation were danger, and that wonderful Flest that is of his sous kidnapped by the pirates while at Downssembled were to be called mat for school in the country, together with other antual war, you would sta these güntlemen
"I am not interested in their orders any longer, and I don't say this for any inforest that or big matter acumulating to show you how Kynch's has in it, but merely as one more small much there was in our cas, which always rosted on our statement that our cordite was the best they ever hail, and that they would never got any other a good."]
tumbling over one another in picking up every school boys, and kept to be liberated on ranion bit of cordite they could get, without refor. of $35,000 to he paid by the parents, has ence to tests or to anything else. Euribor than approached Mr. Constancio da Silva, an advante that, at all brents, they have been spending of Macao Court, requesting him to inform hundreds of thousands of pounds more on pride of this cornite that they have been obt. Excellency Governor Marques that the pirates ing compared with the price that we charged have taken these boys to the island of Colowan for the last deliveries we made to them.
and lodged them in thei- mres, and urging His Excellency to take steps to capture the Silva, in complianes with the request, lost no pirates and resore the kidaeppod boys. Mr. time in laying this information before H. E. the Governor, who immediately issued an order to the Commander of the Tipa nad Coleman districts, Liant. Ribas da Silva, for the immo- diato capture of the pirates and the liberation of the kidnapped loys, despatching at the imme time a detachment from the Light Infantry of 40 men under the command of Lient, Aguiar,
On the 12th inst. at daybrook the sollers landed at Colows, and on approaching the villages where the pirates were supposed to bo→ located, they found the plais deserted. Only an old man, a woman and a child were there, and they appeared quite ignorant of the where- abouts of the pirates. Meanwhile the troops more advancing to the place where they expected to learn something of the preemos of
(FROM THE "CABLENEWS.")
CHINESE AMBITIONS
LONDON, July 14th. The London Times" to-day publishes an interview with Yin Chang, the Chinese Minister to Peking, who is on his way back to China to take charge of the reorganize tion of the Chinese aray, in which he gives a clue to the ambitions of the new Chinese empire. Minister Yiz proposes the empire for mutual assistance and protection, cavos nad Corpl Loite dropped to the ground After the formation of such an alliance he with a bullet in the abdomen. Immediately ster- between the United States and the Chinese when audonly a stint was too of the pirates
thinks China should undertake the recon-rible fusilado wasexchanged between the soldiers quest of Manchurit from Russia and Japan and the pirates. The former, seeing that they and the extension of the jurisdiction of the were out-aumband, had to retire to Taips for empire over that valuable province,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
reinforcements. These were despatched without delay. The gunboat "Macau was promptly. anchored in Colowan bay and a detachment of artillery with a fold gun marched in the direc tion of the Fortat the south while Dr. Andrade à mesting of the Hongkong Legislative was at the howl of the Red Cross Company Connoil is called for Thursday afternoon.
The orders of the day are First reading of a Bill entitled, “As Ordinance to secure the batter training of Midwives and to regulate their practice"
Second reading of the Bill ostilled. “An Ordinance to relieve the Governor-in-Council of
certain laties."
Second reading of the Bill andtled, "Au Ordinaaes to amend the Young Persons Ordinance, 1909."*
Second reading of the Bill entitled, “An Ordi: nance to amend the Law of Copyright.”.
Second reading of the Bill entitled, An Ordinanca to amend the Crown Lands Kasump. tion Ordinance, 1900, and to make special
with ambulance, &o. The Macau and the shore artillery began to bombard the villago where the desperados wore located, and the pirater returned the fire till the shels from the gunboat
silenged them. On Tassday at 4 p.m. It was thought necessary to lay sage to the villages in order to prevent the pirates from escaping, and additional trope, consisting of over 100 mya from the Infantry Company and the Military Police, were sent to the front under le com- mand of Capt. Martins with two subalterns, Lionta. Alrow and Simos Rabello. The com➡ mander-in-chief of the foress, Major Maga thees, was to assanie command of the operations. The pirates made a fieres attack on the troops, The latter were covered by the gums of the
A, S. WATSON & CO-appeal of the Government, his not fallen on for a sensation at Saigon, on June 27. The of the military mission have left St. provision for the Resumption of Crown Lande Macan, and the former had to disband and run to
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Correspondents must forward their
daf ears, and Mr. C. H. Ross, whose good work in the Volunteer Mounted Troop was appreciated, has offered to raise a company of mounted and foot scouts, the feature of which is that the officers are to be elected by the members. This is an experiment. Its weakness is apparent Military efficiency may be sacrificed to popularity, but it is
A duel between two lawyers afforded mattor hwyers had quarrelled and had insulted coach other growly in open court, with the result that one of them was fined 500 fangs. The duellista not near the tomb of a bishop, and fought with swords until one of them received a wound on the right hand in the third boat, upon which the seconds stopped the duel. But the combatante refused to make it up, and left the field a
Petersburg for home.
JAPANESE VISITORS,
LONDON, July 20th. The bluejackets of the Japanese
are eight-seeing in London,
lliongaungudi igrani veðuON A E BUJust possible that a male-domitur. The vomaveers are to be armyed in sun kalmets the King and Queen,
good faith
and
instead of the colonial hata at present in use.
[The "Tkon will remain at Gravesend afterwards to Portemonth.
of amall value for públic purposes."
Second reading of the Bill entitled, “An Ontinsacs to amend the Protection of Women and Girls' Ordinance, 1897:"
Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinamos to provide for the narrowing, stop
levels of Highways,
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the mountains for refuge, leaving hundreds of dead behind. Among thetroops, with the excep tion of Corporal Leite, who was killed, seven of the soldiers were founded. During the same OTCI- ing a fow civilians wont la e launch to witness the bombardment de viss, but on approaching
now scheme has the possibility of success, the last English mail 800 of those, mann for a week and then shit Chatham proceding Parformances Regulation Ordinanes, 1908. anzich was seen approaching with a further
All letters for publication should be umilien on and if it stimulate a greater interest in no side of paper only.
anonymously signed communications that beal volunteering it will have accomplished ave already appeared in other papers will be some good.
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HONGKONG, JULY 21ar, 1910,
have
rastured by British army contractors, reached Shanghai, and the orderly room staff is to
start at once upon the work of distributing them to the various companies. Complaint have all along been made that the colonial hat did not offer sufficient protection against the sun, but it is anticipated now that with the new helmets sa end will be put to these complaints,
A remarkable fossil find is reported from Tonkin, where three sluts of early man have
CORDITE SUPPLY.
LONDON, July 20th. The House of Commons to day Essed the votes for armaments for
Army and Naval works. Mr. Haldane, replying to critics,
ping up, diversion, turning or alteration in the scene they were advised by the crew of the gunboat Macas not to go too close, as the pir Becoed reading of the Bill entitled, "An ates Foro in close vicinity and might fire on 19 kaminah was turning round s regular fusilade from the pirates was direa an Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An her, and the coupants had to malso a tasty re Ordinance to amend the Theatres and Public treat and anchor further down the bay. Another Committee on the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance detachment of artillerymen and two fald gums to authorize the Appropriation of a Supple-under the command of Capt. Mendes and Lieut. montary sum of three hundred and fourteen Machado, A.D.C. to the Governor. Probably the thousand five hundred and thirty three dollara shots aimed at the civilans were intended for and thirty-two coats, to defray the charges of this craft. the year 1909"
Second reading of the Bill entitled, "An Ordinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance,
1902
Will not be proceeded with at this meeting
THE LATE KING LEOPOLD.
TEXT OF HIS WILL
The bombardment from the gunboat Macau completely destroyed. An inspection made after was very successful and most of the villages were
the bombardment revealed the terrible damage done by the stelle. Great credit is due to those who directed the guns. The troops succeeded in resoning nine of the kidnapped boys, most of them more or less wounded, and by their appear. manos wo.cas judge the ill-treatment they had received from the pirates. They were all conveyed to the Military Hospital and afforded every
means of comfort
should be sent before 11 am on day of IT is certainly a striking commentary on publication. After that hour the supply man's work that with the publication of the inite. Only supply for Cash.
Hongkong medical and sanitary reporte for Telegraphic Address: PRESS.
1909 reinting substantial progress with anti- malar measures there should appear complaints regarding defective millahs and been dag ont in a care. All the skulls belongsted that Mr. McKenna had declared their danger to health. In this matter, as to the same race and bear characteristics peculiar the the reserves of cordite were quite at Shaukiwan, the military authorities were to the European early man of the so-called to the standard and the reserve of the first to move, and, anxious for the well- reindeer period and to fossil human romains being of the many under their charge, they found in South Amerion, Judging from these, 15 for the navy was more than
Administration of the will and thres codicile Arthur Chamberlain, chairman of of his Majesty Leopold Louis Philippe Marie made representations which have the early men of Tonkin did not belong to the matained.
corby at Birmingham, after remarking that Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, of the Royal Tax Volunteer Movement in Hongkong has received due consideration from the Sanitary Mongol race. The tools found with the skulls
tery associated with the remains. From no bat pours had had a bad effect on the son the Palnos of Laeken, Brussels, having estate There is litt's doubt that mullahs should be tones of no entable animals being found, it is patenton to say You must not suppose in the United Kingdom valued at £5,625 150, After the bombardment most of them asked to
that have lost anything
because our relhas been granted to Mr. David John Edmonds, surrender by lying the ing of trues. trained whore they are found to be necessary. I conjectured that these ve-dwellers dieled on month the Government have been bad of 30; Budge-row, London, solicitar, as attorney
On Friday the troops were occupied in the havorralled with as. On the contrary, as Goffinet, the executors. The will is dated Nov.in order to make a dash when ordered, and as a difficulty of finding suitable work for those Doubt only arises as to the expediency of fruits and vegetables with perhaps shell shi boose bare quarrelled with them as they for Baron Augusta Goffinet and Baron Constant siege. They were posted in all the fortifications: far know, all those of our competitors who 20, 1907, and the following is a translation of result over 20 pirates were captured. As the are similar, or somewhat similar, the document: who came forward to train has been the suspending the required amount of money, and thrown in..
businrith this Government have not been ject of frequent discussion. Appeal has been
any fortunate should say they have succeeded by appeal, suggestion has fol. the question which has to be decided is whether any other work has greater claims.
boon fortunate-in doing their business with tovarnment than wo baro in not doing great deal of gosep
Dazing the skirmishes the villagers joined
never given supreme satisfaction either to Board. There is little doubt that the resemble those characteristic of the later Stone Kyb (L), speaking at a meeting of the Victor, King of the Belgians, Dake of Saxony with the pirates in attacking the soldiers from the Government or to the military author defective pullahs are a menace to health Age. There were very low orusmeats and put thelations with the Government during the Palace, Brussals, who died on Dec. 17 last, at the rear, polting them with stones, sticks, &c.
ties. The lack of adequate numbers has always been a source of complaint, and the
lowed suggestion, and some temporary Public health inust always be a chief con- accession of strength or some development sideration of any governing of administrative
A SHAMSUIFO LOBBERY,
"For ways that are tark, and tricks that are
of enthusiasm may have been occasioned body, and, even if it means an increase of vain, the heather Chinee is peruliar" is s
"of
of
and our competitors:
accruent we sometimes see reports of annual
comparatively few houses that
th
the
on the
or foors have therely
what
cara o satisfactory dividend
15 milions: Buch 16 millions have been religions- prosecuted, they will be destroyed by fire.
This is my will. Tinherited from my parents CAVES are divovered, and the search is being aly preserved by me through many vicissitudes.
Sunday was the day appointed for a decisive
of
I poses nothing else. After my death such 15 attack on the pirates and to at a storm the and shall be delivered to them by u testament plan had to be suspended. Meanwhile it is but the Eet result is the same little or not the amount annually set aside for training saying which is feniliar to moat residents of the now nuch of it is true, and don't millions become the legal property of my heirs, this disturbance, but owing to the storm the
the same between them.
I wish to die is the Catholic religion, which However, the crew of the gunboat Mau made the pirates must have made good their escape. progress. Explanatious for this disinter nullahs, the Sanitary Board could not East, and the truth of the words was exemplined do no us into their confiance as to their ary executor in order that my hand may divide believed that in the darkness of the night some consistently do otherwise than adopt the in a case which was beard before M J. R. Wood Imoetin snaual accounts, and from those we is my religion, I do not wish an autopsy of my a capture of Bampan, having 14 men on board estedness and lack of patriotism live
aquantity of ammunition. Of this mumber
prisoner, the invariably fallen under two heads. The motion it did on Tuesday recommending at the Magistracy yesterday when two natives find first is that the presence of regular troops the Government to undertake the training were charged with robbery. The two defendants are in flar business to ours one has come to body. I wish to be buried early in the morning and s
Apart from my nephew Albort said my house-mainder being either killed or drowned b are paid no dividend at all, either hold, I forbid anyone to follow my reming, want to the bause of an soquaintance and claimed 8ist afer and gone into liquidation, three without any pomp wistsoever. PARENA only three men were taken
Jary OF the Preference area, and * May God proteo: Belgium, and dờign in His.
jumping overlari
crater Donna Amelza anchored off removes the necessity for a body of volun of the ankh near the Military Hospital. the latter's wife as being the wife of a olanaman anopheles once of theirs. This, of course, was indignantly
Ponta Cabrita, two nites from Colowan teers, and the skond ie that the conditions The breeding grounds
Brusele, Nov. 20, 1907. Batt ge from private effort and look at
She landed 100 marinss with the necessary of life here, with their social and TACIAL Terorted could not be allowed to remain, denied, and the husband very properly refused to the last one that lies bean paying dinggoodness to have tuery upon me.
(Signed) LEOPOLD,
guns to join the troops. I apolu. Barou Coffeet, my decretary of We have cutted to mention that the ornizar distinctions, operate against the spirit
and it certainly seems a viser policy to surrender his legal spouse. The defendants that themselves do, thero, In- comradeship which should distinguish me train the sulla rather than spend auins of culled in the police and the woman and her deed, yo complete break up and confusion.
gency and her boate patrolled the waters to making of inquiries. The defendants, however, relying astional taxes resiver in the testamentary executor.
vent the pirates escaping from the island. even temporarily under arms. Undoubtedly money on repairs, and find that after a husband were taken to the station pending the and there be in the case of anyone not / Command, Minister Plewihotautiary, to be my Patrin was on the wane ready for emer In the viduity, there were eleven Chinese both the class stated and factors, which the big work must be undertaken. The did not acompany them, but during their stated Government, who prechod have to be reckoned with The presence expenditure is justified Practically any absence the first soused entered the com with Tordite the best, the ungrateful My testamentary executor after my death guabeats who offered their services, but the When the husband and his wife they willed with our cordite have now anything of no interest, and deliver whatever as they found their forces were quite ample to of a garrison and naval station conveys to many the impression that further is money judiciously applied is well spent if it plainant's house and removed grads to the value people her had in all their lives that shall collect my papers, put them in order, destroy Portuguese courteously declined their assistende,
safeguards the health of the community, of $70,
I do not know how far that is nephew Albert parantor alone has the right tions Yong Cam Land watching opera- ary additions such as would be provided and as Hongkong enjoys a greater im/returned home they discovered that they been accordite from others below thair be may think proper to be preserved to my cope with the pirates. However, they remained been robbed, reported the matter to the true that mean People who munity from malaria with overy succeeding police, and further investigations were made.rejte gole are driven within your on to touch my papers
up to themriably worked. year few will cavil at the cost. In 1909 These Jel to the arrest of the defendants alone the deaths from this disease numbered and the discovery of the stolen property 422, which compared with the 499 in 1908and the first defendant's house. When charged sines are y mesas as full as the nation's
by the volunteers are unnecessary, and that if reinforcements
are
required.
it is the duty of the Imperiat At
thorities to supply them. But euch a
view is entirely selfish. It overlooks the
in
buginese. that one of the
has
twote red standard test to we and
Bat, bat, I am told that the mugs
Bristols, Nov. 20, 1907.
· (Bigned) LEOPOLD.
My testamentary
Brussel, Nov. 20, 1907.
Dec. 12, 1909.
(Signed)
LEOPOLD.
ir front of
We hope to hear that the disturbance will be at na and in a couple of days.
Grest praise is due to the good spirit of the troops.
His Excellency the Governor was kept very
I beg you, as likewise your brother, the Inootive all this time, and he personally vinted the
the 597 in 1907, shows a gratifying decrease. before the Magistrate yesterday his Worship safety requse onlymagazines that are fuitendant of the Civil List, to be my testamentary place of disturbance, supervising the operations duty of the individual In a nation 10 But, of course, much remains to be done. It acquitted the second defendant, but sentenced are the meet the manufacturers who are executors, and to take delivery of al my papers.that have be carried on. Several arresta the fest to six weeks imprisonment with had had their turned to them. The base Berar been they quarrelled with us,
man can live for himself. He has a duty
tity appears that three mullahs are suggested elabour, and ordered him to pay $40 compenes to get supplies of good and reliable of practically equal importance, and general tion, an default, another six weeks' imprisonment. Fonito, en prent moment I am per
to himself, to his neighbours, and to his country, and though prosperity and ease
LEOPOLD. (Bigned)
have taken place in the inner harbour and a The will was deposited with Maitre Adhemar few igaks captured with areas and sulmunition.
Firing has ceased að pressat, Morren Notary to the King of Brusels.