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SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, May 10tli. IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (BIR FRANCIS PUGOTT).
THE OWNERSHIP OF SHARKS.
LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE CUTS
IKAL
tio in the Englis
London, April 22nd. Two hundred spacial tries hare, from the endliest hours of the morning, beau pouring into Loudon vast hordes from the North to. witness the Cap Final at the Crystal Palace. The Invaders se adorned with Bradford City and The trial of an issue was heard in the action, Nowcastle colours. To malivening airs on corn. Chon Un Ying : Chan Wong Shi and Chanots and sccordions, they dispersed sight-seeing Wai Chi, to determino whother than Wai Chi before going to the Palace, and the hundreds of or-through-him the mortgagee Ha Muu, was
conches and taxicab filled with worry-
-makera cntitled to the possession of 24 shares in the gare au rest of gaiety to the London traffic
which was enhanced by the brilliant sugebino. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation The final now in the possession of J. H. Se, the receiver Competition at the Crystal Palace today Cup in the estate, and as to whether the defendant wreatur
was witnessed by a crowd of 90,000. The
Fas glorious, is entitled to the possession of 12 now shares hard. Newcastle early stacked and owing
and the ground to in the same corporation, was continued.
their good combination the Bradford goal Mr. Eldon Potter, instracted by Mr. (E,
was frequently in dager, and had several nar Beavis, of Messrs Wilkinson & Grist, pull over the ground. On one occasion the Now row escapes Tremendous excitement prevailed peared for Chan Wai. Chi and Ho Man, and Mr, castle contre-forward had an open goal, but the H. E. Pollock, K. C., instructed by Mr. Hind, of Bradford defonders, after desperate efforts, Messrs. Brution & Helt. appeared for Chan improved later, and attasked towards the luter. succeeded in clearing. The Bradford forwards Un Ying.
vel, which arrived with the score-shet blank. On resumption, Bradford pressed strongly. Newcastle replied with a strenuous attack which, however, was fruitless.
reguit Gas-Nowcastle United, 0; Bradford City, 9.
London, April 26th.
His Lordship said he stas puzzled as to how the question of the consent of the guardian en bohalf of the plaintiff entered into the issue.
Mr. Potter replied that the 'question arose in this way. He had proved that there was assort
The
LAND 2019LATION IN SCOTLAND.
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on the part of the plaintiff's guardian. Assum-ball Cup final at Manchester is: -Bradford The result of the re-played Association Foot ing that they saw that the guardian had assorted City, Newcastle, 0. to a transfer of the property and that that was opery thon Wai Chi, was entitled to retain the operty. His Lordship had to decide what Towers ware invested in testamentary guardians. A testamentary goardian's powers as rogards
realty was limited, but as regards personalty they were very wide, and the conclusion which his Lordship would coine to was that us regarded immovable property the powers of a testamentary guardian were not as wide as they were with regard to personally. It was doubtful whether s teaiamentary guardian could grant a lease beyond the period of the infant's ninority. Tho Act unde whiệt guardians were appointed was Act 12 of Charles the Second. It was absurd in a case like the present to endeavour to apply English law to China.
His Lordship-It is Interous.
Mr. Pettor They may have neted in a bond fla mansor sad madaà perfectly good will ne cording to the customs of China, and thou they flad a statute of Charles tho Second, of whom they have not probably heard, which makes it all wrong,
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Bontion, April 23rd.
Whip, in a letter to the bidlathian Liberals, The Master of Elibank, the Chief Liberal Ruys that ad apprehension need be felt with regard to the attitude of the Government on
laud legislation in Scotland. The question had boen aggravated by the terrible com gur showing a heavy migration from the rural dis
ricts, and the drain on Scottish manhood, which yas a mortal danger. The Master of Elibank Scottish Lead Bill suggests the extension of the provisions on the
KARI, SPENCER.
Loudon. April 23rd. Earl Spencer, who underwent a severe opora- tion on the 18th instant, is recovering,
THE NEW DEAN OF ST. PAUL'S.
London, April 2444.
The Rev. W. D. Inga, D.D., Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Cambridge has been appointed Doan of St. Paul's (in the place of Dean Grogory).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 1179, 1911.
POLO IN ANBBIqa
London, April 25tL a scratch American team beat Messrs. Lloyd In a practice game at Lakewood yesterday,
sentatives in the contest for the America Cup, Wilson, Chops and Palmer, the British repre by 7 goals to 5.
INPËRIAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE
London, April 25th. held a private conference with the League of The Imperial Education delegates yesterday Empire, at Carton Hall, Siz Gilbert Parker presiling,
Resolutions were adopted urging the desir abitity of giving British Imperial History a teacher to migrate, and the co-operation of the place in the curricula, increased facilities-for- League in a scleras for the foundation of post- graduate scholarships.
Mr. Runciman, Prasident of the Board of Education ontertained the delegates to dinner,
the House of Commons were present. A number of members of the Cabinet and of aftor, which ra. Runciman held a reception,
ARMY MEDICAL SERGEANT'S SUICIDE:
London, April 25th.
BIL: ELDON GÓRBT's SUCCESSOR IN EGIFT. London. April 28th. Eldon Gorst in Egypt.
The Jewish Chronicle says it is ramoured that
Sir Matthew Nathan will secsed Bir
THE REBELLION AGAINST TURKST IN ARABIA.
Perim, April 28th. The matisos roport that Ima Yahya, who declared war on the Turke in Yeman, has been captured at Bann..
AMERICA AND CANADA.
New York. April 28th Preskight Tuft, in a speech on the Rooiprocity Agreement, said that the talk of annexation should be treated as a platforın joke. KING EDWARD COTTON-GROWING MEMORIAL.
Jondon, April 28th. The Local Government Board has approved of a scheme of the Lancashire County Council by which a sum of £10.000 belonging to the King Edward Coronation Fuad is to be as a permanent memorial to King Edward. allocated in cotton growing within the Emire
JAPAN'S NAVY.
ADMIRAL TOGO ON NIS TACTICS. IN RUSSIAN WAR.
At the inquest on the Army Medical Sergeant who committed suicide at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, o verilict was returned of suicide owing to insanity produced by ill-health and evorwork, and it was suggested that reprosonia-ceived in this city, says New York correspondent One of the most interesting works ever ro tions should be made to the War Office.
from Tokio, and is titled: "Tun Official His of the Evening Standard, comes in three volumes tory of the Russo-Japanese War. By the Officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy."
This is the escond suicide this year at Park hurst as the reaalt of overwork.
healthy patio was commented on by the Two non-commissioned officers, whose un- Coroner, deposed that they worked from 7 o'clock in the moruing net 11 o'clock at night, seven days & weok. THE COTTON GROWING ASSOCIATION'S REPORT
IMPORTANT CORRECTION.
London, April 26th,
fulfil the principal condition attaching to the The report of the Cotton Growing Associs Government grant of £10,000 annually, amely, tion states that the Association has been able to
that £150,000 additional capital should be rasad. The report stated that it was, however, much to be regelted that the balanes of the total cap. ital had not been raised. The work had been noch handicappod by the apathy of Lancashire. Nevertheless very misfactory progres had` been made.
IMPERIAL PENNY POSTAGE.
Louden, April 26th.
The Postmaster-General announces that from of the Empire and to Egypt will be reduced to May 1st the postage from Australia to all parts a penny,
The causes leading to the war are consideret and expinized, being preceded by a preface by Admiral Togo, who distinguishes izself from Japan writers by simply sizning his name to the ether writers of the books and from all other his articles instead of combining with it the
Japan's naval warfare must reflect art credit impress of a personal seal, as is the custom in Japan. The most reserved story that can be told of the thrilling incidents associated with
prompted almost every successful more that on the ability of Admiral Toge, for his genius
pary maile,
THE NATIONAL MERCHANTS' VOLUNTEER CORPS.
During the past few weeks, saya the N. C. Daily News, the Chinese Press of Shanghai has Merchants' Volunteer Corps, and in view of been very fall of the doings of the National the enormous popularity while the movement has acquired, no less, there is reason to believe, with the Chinese community generally than be of interest to trace the leselopment of this among these cligible fer mombership, it will remarkable institution, At the present time tion of compentively recent invention, num- the Corps, although in its actual constitu bera roughly 653 on, of whom 300 have
or enrolls within the present year,
But applications for membership are said to ba coming a dully, and at the proscet rets the limit of one thousand members, to which for the time being the Corps is to be restricted, should Ivory quickly be reached. Mr. Yil Woh-choon, indeed, oo of the Vice Presidents of the Assosiation, in speaking at the meeting old on Eunday four weeks ago, looked forward to the day when the Corps would muster 3,000 strong. Bat
tho
cost of maintenance of so large body, realtoned at $15 & bead annually, the men aup. plying their own boots and leather froquisites, would sera for the moment to present a lurrier this, the enthusiasm of the general pubito tor in the way of 10complishing this idol. Against the morewest is evidently to be counted as a substantial asset in questions of finance. Our readers will not lave forgotten the at the New Theatre Band, when over 22,000 is said to have been graphie account of his bonedit performanos
taken at the dears, and the performance of the the Chinese
loves his country" so wrought aron the feelings play chosen for the occasion, How a patriot of the audience that dollars, gold and jewellory
weeping, ruch were their emotions caused by of all descriptions were showered upon the slage, and "laties were soon coming out of the theatre with eyes wollen from the effect of the acting."
on
The movement took its rise in 1906 with the Thoso volumes tell that during the savore
foriantion of a North and South Corps, that is season of the winter preceding the opening of and one for the Nation City of which the for- to say, ous for the International Settlement the war the ice forming around the warships in Vladivostock harbour was daily broken andl
mer was promoted by Mr. Yu Ya-ching, the steau kept up so they might, at a moment Nesth and 200 in the South Corps. At the latter by Mr. Li Ping-shu, with 300 men in the notice, go to sea. In simple language Admiral beginning, the object of the Association would Toro
speake of
atologia from the seem to have been chiefly gymnastic. Thus wo recoiring Februars 5th, 1904, ordering him to attack the commercial classes and to promote their healthy Emperor at one o'clock on the morning of am told the Corps were formed to protect the together at the moment, annonuciug his orders later who application was made to this Munici Russian ship, of calling the officers of his flestant bolily development." And some twe yours and saying to them whb alan pal Council, that s проп
opong of the battle with Rozhest-Corps should be ed men of the North vensky's fleet:
As the very existence of our Voltatoan appliortion that brought to with the forge strur native land depends upon the issue of this existence the Chinese Company, S.V.C.- struggle, I beseech you to exert every effort in
to the order:
fallbert of your duty."
the Corps was actually named the Chinese decoe, and in obedienes thereto proceed at ouer vention, dating approximately from the be To the Mikada Togo telegraphed in response Merchants' Volanteer Corps was of subsequent Merchants Gymnastic Association. The lit by of "We have received your august
Majesty, if possible, ooo-millionth of the grati tady and loyalty your Majesty desertos for the inneasurable degree of magnanimity always shown your subjects."
THE SOUTHWARK BISHOPHIC,
London, April 24th. The Bor. I. M. Burge has been appointed Bishop of Southwark in place of the Right Ror. Mr. Pollock in summing up held that there Georgy Nickson (Bishop of Jarros), who has had beeù no poquicsconce on the part of the withdrawn his acceptance on the grounds of is behind in the first innings of an unfinished to do the utmost in our power to return to your which line the older institution underwent a
executrix and the buofctaries under the will, but even if there had been the terms of the will could not be varied.
Hla Lordship reserved his decision.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
BEFORE Honour Mr. F. A. HAZRIAND (ACTING PUISNE JUDOE).
YOUTHFUL COMPRADORE..
sch
KING GEORGE'S CORONATION.
London, April 25th.
The people of New Zealand have sent to the Coronation of King George and Queen Mary a gold nugget, weighing 285 ozs., the largest orer found in the country.
THE DELHI DURBAR,
Loudon.
In the Torked whether it would be necessary to postpone the Darbar colebrations if the efforts to stamp out
THE CRICKET COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP.
London, April 26th. At a meeting of the Advisory County Com mittee of the Marylebone Cricket Club, with reference to the new scheme for County Cham- pionship matches described in Reater's momage on March 6th, it was agreed that the silo which match shall score one point, and that the side losing the toss in the first match shall have the choice in the return mateb.
THE FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE SCANDALS.-
London, April 26th.
M. Chedzone, architect to the French Foreign Office, who was arrested for complicity with Hemon, has been released...
manuü ozbLY IN AN AEROPLANS,
London, April 26th. Colonel Seely Under-Booretary for War, yesterday.
Lin Fan Ting, through his naxt friend, Yik babonio plugus in Agra and Oath were not me rig in Mr. Grahame White a uropiane
Kin, sued P. Schmidt, trading as P. Schmidt.accessful.
& Co., for $220, money paid to defendant and valne of furniture. Mr. Stevenson, of Messrs Dogeon. Looker & Deacou, appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Leo d'Almada represented defendant, who did not appear.
Mr. Stearenson said that as defendantdid not appear his friend could not be heard.
His Lordship-Cas you give me an authority
for that?
Mr. Steavansop-ft is the usual practice. His Lordship-Gut you must prove your
CARO.
Mr. Stevenson-Yes, I will do that,
Mr, d'Almada-This is the find time I have ever heard such a suggestion.
His Lordship decided that defondant's solicitor could be heard,
Mr. Montag I do not think so."
... THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT,
Londen, April 25th.
better. His Royal Highness hopes to keep all H. R. H. the Duke of Connaught is much
his May engagements.
THE VERY ROOT OF IMPERIAL STRENGTH..
London. Ajail 25th.
Mr. Rancican presided over the first sitting of the Importul Edvention Conference. He said that the problems at home and overseas were very similar. The one thing desired was to bring into the common stock the intellectual forces of the Empire, thereby going to the very root of Imperial strength.
THE ONE-MAN "BANK."
Loudon, April 25/b.
A segnal to the failure of the Charing Cross Bank is the arrest of Carpenter, the moraging director, and the laying of a charge against him at Bow Street of obtaining money under fulso pretences.
Counsel for the Public Prosecutor stated that
Mr. Stevenson said the defendant recently started business in the Shamen as a general- export and import merchant. He wanted the Bank was, advertised as a stable concern, compradoro, and instructed two brokers who paying high dividends, whereas it was really a were well known bad charactors in Canton to money-lending business, investing in most speculative ventures. Its failure ruined hea
get hold of somebody who could put up security.dreds of poor families. The deficit is over one They apparently got into touch with his ad quarter millious. alient, who, although he was only a school- boy, was asked to take the position of compradore
that
THE CANADIAN NAVY, Halifax (Nova Scotia), April 25th. He was taken to the offles to soo Mr. Sefmidt, At the dinner of the St. George's Society who was anxious to obtain the security money-yesterday. Admiral Kingsmill and Captain Mr. d'Almada -My friend ought not to any notable speeches deprecating a chnage in the Macdonald, of HM. craiser Niobe, nudo White Ensign for the Canadian Navy, as sog Mr. Stearauson said the defondant waited gestort for the Australian Nary, and declaring 81,500 Xecurity. The boy se lo could deposit that any embellishmen, or mutilation would be $200 on April 1st, and pay the balanso within most injurious. half a month. His client was to supply an offics- boy and coolie and was to be paid $100 a month. The $200 was deposited on April 1st and be started business on that day. The pictif
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DEVELOPMENT IN SUBMARINE CONSTRUCTION.
London, April 25th. The Evening News, in stating that German submarines now being built will carry one 3:4 pertance of the development itself, this com. bination of submarine and destroy-r indicates & gradual evolution towards submersible craisers and battleships.
tara.
THE BIBL TERCENTENARY.
BATTLE OF CHEMULPO.
ginning of the Chless Company, S.V.C.,
from
accounts
at
it was successful. The decoy strategy drew the; and strong," it will be seen thin, healthy
Russian ships from the protection of their har-
bours and destroyed them..
New York, April 26th. The tarcentenary of the translation of the: the Bible Lnd given shape to American litera-night, under cover of fag and rain, the Japanese Bible is being celebrated hers. President Taft, As an example of this strategy the well- in a message, said that the classic English of remembered justanes is described when one placed meobanical mines before Port Arthur; Mr. Bryos, British Ambassador, road a lotter then in the morning, decoyed Makaroff out to from King George congratulating the Presight by three small Japanese vessels appearing Jent and people of the United States on their
After Makaroff had emerged from the harbor share in a common heritage.
a sufficient distance the entire Japanese teet appeared; Makaroff turned and started, back parlost, struck a mechanical maine, and sank for Port Arthur. sud his vessel, the to
together with 31 officers and 600 mon.
Mr. Bryce, in a speach, aid he hoped that the year of the commemoration would also be remembered as that of the solemn ronuiuiation of war by two mighty kindred nations.
THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
London, April 26th,
sand Guiness-
The following is the result of the Two Thon-
Mr. J. P. Joel's br c. Sunstar, by Sundridge
--Doris
Lord Derby's ch. c. Stedfast, by: Chancer
-Be Sure
Mr. J. B. Joel's be. Lycaon; by Cylious
-La Vierge
the second and third. Fourteen started.
Wen le two lengths halt-a-length between The betting was
50 to 1
5 to 1 against Sunstar 100 to 9
Stellast Lycaon KING TETER DROPPED BY THE AUSTEIAN ENPERON.
3
SMASHING OF THE RUSSIAN FLEET.
of
INTIMATIONS
SKIN DRIED, CRACKED
AND PEELED OFF
In Scales, Leaving Face Raw, Very Pamflade Her Low in Health. Used Cutic Ointment. In Less than a Week Trouble Gone.. Other Things Soothed for the Moment, but Cuticura Ointment Cured.
"My child for some three at four years had ben sufforing grow un altrient of the skin on
the face, bour in ex tremely cold weather and when the WD WAS 15. The skin wont try und ctar, then peel of in Rules, having her poor Lace quite ray. When the skin wel in peel alf. pople wad to ask
at 1' was tired, Oh, what a thermiter with her farmer' event went as te sny neglected is where
WRs antually applying some ointment or other Some of these Mooched for the time, but It would get as lad as ver, and if she happened to cry, the tests rushing on the raw plucos were very painful. It made her very lone in her general Vealth, and her hair commerd to come it. It spreart on to her foreheat and all around her mouth,
"I was about shia itme that I sent for the Culira Ointment, ecata three days it showed shuns of
After pr megane poll in Teas than a weet it had Puffled none, and what is most important,
as mot relied with the cold weather, rubled on Cticuta Ointment on her kosip, and her bake stoppert falling out, and Iain thinkful it is to ho had no reasonably in price I hid spent a lot on cther things which Daly sached for the moment, but Cuticurs Ointact cured. (Sgard) Mr. B.-J. Roberts, 17, Granworth Sk, Bootle. Liverpool, Englaul, Jan. 17, 1910,
Sold touchout the world. London depot, 27. Charterhouse Sq.: U. 8. A., Porter, Drug Usem. Corp. Sole Props, Boxton. Hend For from lookint on skin nod stalp diacases.
GOLD
AND
SILVER
WATCHES
AND
ELGIN
SUPERIOR
MOVEMENTS
Chas. J. Gaupp
& Co.,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
reformation, although, as will have been seen under much the sana anagement, This recently published, remaining Core now trew its meinhers partly from and in the description this paragraph occurs Society for Study' daring Spare Time, the larg
Briefly the events at Chemulpo are described; Merchants Literary Society, the Merchants ENGLISH,
unsiress sociolies or guilds, such as the "When the smoke.
make had suficiently cleared rak da thn British mon-of-war in the Club and others. Membership was at first limit
bebelsconi, and we demonst harkour could be seen hovering about trying to ed to 240, again a question of available funds: decay: strategy, and it is emphasised in these mittance are that applicants must be legitimats pick up the wounded and the dying.”
Importance is attached by the Japanese to and as two of the principal qualifications for ad- but by last year the numbers had risen to 350, Folames, many instances being quoted wherein business men who do not smoke
the Carps carrion with it valuable
membership
control of the local Chambors of Commerce. prestige that should endow it with au little attraction. Similar throughout all the cities of China, under the corps are to be instituted wherever practica blo
ben ratil to far as the Shanghai Corps us QUALITY
Already, at Hoskow, Soochow and Facchow and a scherze has been mooted for the holding of a monster parade of all corpa s year bonce, by which time selves eficient. The lines of drill are modelled on the majority of anembers should have made ther those of the Japanese and Cermin argies, and all drill masters are to be Chinese who have The third volume is more interesting, por-passed through the military academies of Japan haps, than those preceding it, for it is almost
or China, or the Japanese gymnastic school. entirely devoted to the battle in the Japan Sea,
In attempting to estimato the future import and the annihilation of Rochestrensks & feet auce of this movement it is obviously but fair ta coming from Russia. First is told how the bear in mind the purpose, which is promoters I approaching fleet was detected by its smoke,
have Jes forit, us a means of
the protecting and how Admiral Togo, with forty vesela, went mon who shall at necessity to able to respond to a Sant Business eine903 and to train up merchanta 2 furth to rest it, and began living when the call front Government. Against what precisely
ships ware 6,000 metres from each other.
Togo followed the plan in this battle that jo
the merchants and business classes have to be had worked so well in others, concentrating the protected is not clear, but this point need not
Jotain us fire of his entire flest on the Russian ships in
Special stress is laid upon the fart tara. The sea was so high that the Japanese the National Merchants Volunteer Corps and Uut tuare is no connection wantoror between gunners had a sovero, task pnt upon them as gunners, but they nearly destroyed the Russian
sach organizations as the Dare-to-Dio's or the ships, and then, as darkness came on, they Citizen Army, justly mistrusted by the official turned forty torpedo boats loose to complete the
classes. In point of fact the names of those who destruction.
are officers of the National Merchants' Corps are guarantee that the movement will
Le carried away by their emotions; at least it is Hot languish for lack of official favour. that members of the Corps allow themselves to moments of agitation it may be
thus that we would explain some of the apoeshes delivered month THE WRECK AT VANCOUVER.
ago. at the meeting in the New Theatro referred to above, when
speaker declared.
that if the people DETAILS OF A TRADIC ACCIDENT. of Chian did not now render military ser The British Columbian wooden g'eamer would be treated as alaycs, while another com
vice, the day was not for off when they the Emperor regrets that he cannot meet him.
King Peter has, therefore, been informed that Iroquois (195 tons) foundered at the entrance pared the Corps to an insurance company to in- There have been demonstraticas in Servia to the barbour at Victoria (ou Vancouver stro their lives and property against loss,
Peter's visit. Some quarters in
Island) on the 10th ult. in view of hundreds of With those who take such samoditions au Launch
Argie, started out from the shore to rescue the bat no opportunity must be lost A LABOUR WAR IN AMERICA.
passengers and crew, but the machinery broke ing most emphatically the suggestion that the down before the little craft could ronder any sor
lives, freedom New York, April 27th.
er property of the people of the Many persons clung to the upper portions of Eighteen Feovinces are in danger f The Labourites throughout the country are
from without; the submerged steamer for a long time, but one by and ef emphasizing that no pressure is likely to conducting & violent agitation against the one thar dropped into the sen. Several survivors be put upon Chius of any kind except for arrests of MoNatars and two others. The were driven ashore on pieces of wreckage. the fulfilment of just obligations which the Labourites state that the arrevis the result of a deep-laid plot by Capital sank with the vessel. The captain, several pas significant feature in the movement is that it BECAUSE
are Numbers of women, penned in the dock-house, appears anxious to avade. The one truly against Labour, and are preparing to raise ssengers, and five members of the crew escaped in effectuaily marks the close of the era w on defence fund of £40,000 sterling,
a damaged life-host, [Reater's talegram on the 23rd April stated The disaster was due to the steamer's cargo
soldiers and soldiering were relegated to the lowest grade in China's social hierarchy. The the Structural Iron Workers Union of America,
principle is had been arrested on a charge of being concerned was opened on the 13th ult. The captain of the Et men between the ages of sixteen and forty to I approval, that it is the duty of all in the blowing ap of the oflocs of the Lot vessel admitted that when he landed from the bear arms for their country. That is a notable Angeks Timer, when 20 persons were killed lifeboat after the Iroquois eank he did not wait change in public opinion which will have to be Two other men carrying twelve infernal to search for possible survivors from the wreck, machines were also arrested at Detroit.]
taken into account with all symptoms of the but want to his home. A deck band stated that awakening of China. IMPERIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
several women passengers decided to leave the steamer before she started on her ill-fated London, April 27th.
yeye, as they were afraid of the threatening remained en hoord, with the result that they The captain, however, urged them
are all drowned,
Captain Soars, master of the steamer Troguit, was - orrested an the 15th an a charge of manslaughter. vietins of the disaster alleged that Captain The evidence at, the inquest on some of the Sears did not take proper precautions for the safety of the passengers on the vessel.
The books are exceedingly interesting, not
they afford into the peculiarities of Japanese alone from the explicit and Incid account of the various Japanese victories, but from the insight
London, April 27th. May 7th and will stay two days. It is expected King Petor of Servia will visit Budapest on that King Peter will be the guest of the Em-charnoter. porpe Francis Joseph.
Vienne, April 27th,
It has been suddenly announced here that the. Emperor Francis Joseph is going to reside at bis hualing-borat Goodelloe, not at Badapost, in Accordance with the advice of his doctors.
bad his furniture taken to the office, and quickfirer, points out that, apart from the im- against the Emperor's change of plaus / persons ou the shoro. Many lives were lost. A pied de la lettre it would seem useless
obtained a receipt for it, ou the understanding that he could get it back. He had given authority to someone in Canton to see the furniture, but when he went to see it he was ordered out of the office. He was there
THE FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE. fore claiming for the return of the pro-
London, April 25th. perty or the value of it. Plaintiff was & Bohool boy and did not know anything of the
In order to prevent wounding the suscepti busines of u compradore, but was recommended bilities of Americans, especially in view of the by n schoolvenster. On April 7th he and Mr. present good relations, the Caundian Committes Schmidt came down to Hongkong. Before they of the Festival of the Empire has eliminated left the firm's offles Mr. Schmidt asked him for Canada's principal contribution, a Pageant be safer in his bar than in the plaintiff's at Chatzan Bay by a handful of Camerlians by Plaintiff said he had not the money then, but
mems of a clover ruse. be would go it in Hongkong. On the 8th
The notion is understood to be the result of April the boy was taken to Mr. Alanda's exchange of cablegrams with Washington.
loe and au # was drafted aad. sent
INTERNATIONAL LAWN TEKNIS, Work to Mr.
London, April 25th. Ahould be
Mr. Howburn, Secretary of the English Behmidt's name. The plaintif disagreed Lawn Tennis Association, has cabled to-day to with this, and on the saving of a friend South Africa, inviting South Africans, and also
Vienna ascribe
to this.
...
vice.
the balance of the security, saying it would depicting the defeat of the American invadora that MoNamara, the International Secretary of shifting daring a storm
at the Astor House slated that the security
The greed into the bank in Mr.
Mr. Asquith to day received a deputation to
to
contradict.
An inanier into the loss of the Iroquois with generousted, and would seem to meet |
weather.
he refused to put the money in the solo clarge Americans, to London to play in the pre-present a memorial signed by 292. Members on at to be conards, and in consequence they Company, Limited,shore that after placing | of the defendant, who was a complete stranger. segresting Coronation reel spot on both sides of the House in favour of the estab He was told if he did not sign the agreement he and week as a "snitablelishment of an Imperial Advisory Council. would be put in gaol. He was made to viga a time. He further suggests that the winners
to that effect, and he got a copy of that should play the British in London later. note: note, which was produced. He refused to sign the agreement and went to see Mr. Stevenson, Evidence was exiled, and judgment was entered for plaintiff for $220 and an order made
for the return of the furnituro.
Mr. Mowbara knows nothing which might explain the message emanating from Sydney re- gently. to the effect that the English Lawn Tonnis Association. Tes in favour of playing the matches for the Davis Cap in New Zealand.
Mr. Asquith was sympathetic, and said he were perial Conference on the occasion of the discus would gladly submit the memorial to the Im sion of a similar resolution New Zealand. No. thing, he added, was practicable or feasible without the fallest concurrence of the Overseas
Dominions,
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