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greatest struggles of the future-an opinion of America, are developments to he which no one was prepared to dispute. In the lecture delivered by him at the Royal United Service Institution Mr. COLQUHOUN remarked that the theory that the Pacific must be to the twentieth century what the Atlantic was to the eighteenth and early nineteenth is now no longer a novelty, bat an accepted fact. The evolution of Japan as a world Power has akered some of the fundamental conditions of the situation of ten years ago.. Mr. COLQUHOUN reminded his audience that in 1901 one still saw in Russia a great land Power, stretching across Asin, established at Vladivostock, and with a possible aval base-in open wators further south on the Pacific; que
EMPIRE DAY.
#T. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
looked for, which cannot be without their
CHURCH CELEBRATION 3. influence on the general situation." Mr. COLQUHOUx considers that the principal Yesterday was Empire Day, but the bleak and importance of Germany in the Pacific, so rainy weather prevailing robbed the occasion of far as immediate considerations are con-mach of its glory. All outdoor sport had to bo cerned, lies in her power of throwing what cancelled, while indoor celebrations were not as weight she possesses into the balance in plassant and successful as they would have been any dispute that may arise, but suggests had we been favoured with fine weather, that a possible reversionary interest in the splendid and (excepting Java) little developed inheritance of Holland in the Dutch East Ladies, has also to be considered. New China is considered as a factor in the situation--a factor chiefly important on account of the use which suny be made of her by others. The advantage to any Power in close
A special service was held at St. John's Catbeiral at 9 am in the inorning, and was fairly well attended. The service was primarily for British school children in the Colony, but the congregation included numerous odaits. His Excellency the Governor was present, and wasat- tonded by Captain Mitchell-Taylor, A.D.C., and Captain Simson, Private Secretary. Mr. E.A Irving, the Director of Education, was also in
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YUAN SHIH KAI AND THE CABINET.
PEKING, May 24th: The Government, it is semi-officially stated, is negotiating with Yuan Shib. Kai with a view to his re-appointment, Yuan Shih Kai stipulates for a complete withdrawal of the opposition
hardly realised then the possibilities of the tourh with China of access to her reserves/ationdance, as well as the hoadmasters of many Premiers gave assurances of their of the Empress Dowager, who is still
Japanese vyand, last and most im portant of all,
one looked upon the Pacific as
one of the natural bases of
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The service was conducted by the Reve. F. T. Johnson and A. B. Thornbill, while the Bishop of Vistoria preached the sarmos. The band of choir, and greatly enhanced the effect of the choral part of the service.
loyalty to the new Sovereign.
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opposed to his return to power.
The Government tentatively sug- gests that lic should be appointed to the Vice-Presidency of the Cabinet, being evidently destrozis | of introducing a new political force Losnos, May 24th.
which will bulance the rapidly increas- M. Vedrines, one of the competing influence of Sheng Kung Pao,
His Lordship Tax Bishop, in the course of his address, said that sometimes May 24th was called Victoria Day because it was the birthday of a great Queen, a good and decoat Indy in whose reign the British Empire was built up to a large
test, ant who, by her wisdom did more than tors in the Paris-Madrid airship race, anyone else for the formation of that great has arrived at San Sebastian, having Empire. The city in which we lived was called covered 219 railes in 225 minutes. after her. That day was also called Empire Day boue, on the suggestion of a nobleman who visited Hongkong not very long ago, the birthday of a great Queen was kept throughout the British Empire, and it was a day when we reminded ourselves of the blessings and responsibilities of that Empire. There were just three thoughts which he wanted his hearers to carry away with them.
the British navy, and upon the contingent | Power," Nor do wo think it is thy K.O.FL. I. lont material 'assistance to the of that navy in the China sen as a dominat.
advantage likely to be, possened ing factor in the Pacific situation. The by any Oriental Power other that China herself. Finally Mr. COLQUHOUN discusses in his hook, were that the United
the British position with special referoncs States must play a dominant part in the to the scheme for a Pacific fleet which Pacific, modified by the ambitions of Japan was the outcome of the last Imperial and the well-defended interests of Great Conterence. Looking at the matter of Britain, but that, eventually, in the distant
the Anglo-Japanese future perhaps, the great Russian Colossus, Alliance, from the Japanese standpoint and that extraordinary reserve of man-he considers it difficult to see what she power known as the Blax peoples, must would soeure from this, unless she made make a bid for the domination, if not of the
certain terms which could hardly be world, yet of the continents of Europe and accepted by the British Empire as a whole. Asia. To-day we find the Colossus, whose Here is the crux of the question. It is aims and ambitions loonel so large, brokon not as an island Power, remote, bent on, and shattered, and for the prescat dis trade, with an overwhelmingly powerful counted in any examination of the possi-navy, that wo should be negotiating, but as bilities in the Pacific. On the other hand a Pacific empire, with great and undeveloped The first was both the United States and Japan have possessions, as yet sparsely populated. The had begun their servies by thanking made great progress in the course of a most important factor, when the moment God for all His kindness to them. They tuhorit decade in decorating the Pacific with the for that negotiation arrives, will be the sea-ed a great many blessings. They were in that WINES. mingled splendours of the Stars and Stripes power which we are able to devote to wain age of the world's history when they could look and the Sun-flag." Mr. CoLqUrors after taining the balance in the Pacific, and back and think of the people who had gone be- remarking in his paper on the great disad- there is little doubt that, to be efficient fore, of lings and queens, of those who had
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"A SERIOUS DANGER TO
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RUNGIAN PROTEST TO. TURKEY,
LONDON, May 24th. The Russian Ambassador at Con- stantinople has presented a Note to the Porte pointing out that the concentration of Turkish troops on the Montenegrin frontier is a serious dou- ger to peace, and saying that
President of the Board of Com- munications.
The Cabinet is apparently working satisfactorily.
Chinese contend that the Cabinet, in centralising authority, facilitates official business.
A RUSSO-CHINESE TREATY REVISION,
PEKING, May 24th. Lu Cheng Hsiang, ex-Chinese Minister to Holland, accompanied by an efficient staff, proceeds shortly to
of the Treaty of 1881.
INSURANCE COMPANY RUMOURS.
vantage which the United States suffers by we must have at least one, and perhaps fought our battles, and of the statesmen whose Montenegro's purely defensive measures St. Petersburg to negotiate a revision
reason of the fact that she possesses ou her two, wall provided la ses for that Pacific littoral only three natural harbours--
ower actually ir. Pacific waters." -Oa at Seattle, San Francisco and Diego-points the principle that armed strength averta out that the United States has displayed war much more often than it provokes considerable forethought in securing, with it, wo are likely to see very great develop A.S. WATSON & CO., very little noise, fi chain of stepping stones ments in Nuval power in the Pacific despite across the Pacifice to compensate for her the treaties of friendship and agreements initial disadvantages. Hawaii, Midway to arbitrato all arbitrable subjects, And so LIMITED,
Island and Guam lead her by reasonabl stages to the Philippines, and although the American nation as a whole was surprised when Dewey sailed into the Manila Bay
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far as Great Britain is concerned it is hoped the Imperial Conference will work out the problein to a solution worthy of the race and of the Empire for which they
The police have been notified that a cash-boy in the employ of Blesers. Lane, Crawford & Co on Tuesday absconded with $307.
there can be little doubt that the acquisi- are responsible. tion of the Philippines was only another step in the logical expansion of the United. States as a world power, for which ber most far-seeing statesmen had been preparing By securing the splendid harbour of Fango-
The three submarines went out posterday Fungo in Samon she had provided a useful pied a terre, but at the present timempanied by a torpedo boat Tho Tamar
gees iute-duck this week. she is spending all the resources at thẹ dis posal of her War Departinant (by no means adequate) on the fortification of the Pausina Chual and completing the defence of Manila Bay and Subic Bay (Philippinos) and Pearl Harbour and Honolulu (Hawaii). idea is to have well-faatified bases in these insular possessions in order to leave the Davy free for effective action. For some time past the United States has been nego. tiating with Ecuador for the purchase, of The Hon. Treasurer of the Society of Bt. the Galapagos Islands, whose position will Vincent de Paul begs to acknowledge with give her great strategic possibilites when thanks the generous donation of 225 to the the Canal is opened. It is said that these Funds of the Society from an auoay mons
The
Dress. negotiations have fallen through, and it is
The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, May 25th, 1911,
A telegram from Singapore appearing in a Penang paper reads:The British cruiser Pelorus, which has arrived here from Hongkong, reports passing a large floating island.
robbers held up the home of a villager at Mataukok and made off with articles valued at $20.
cannot he regarded as threatening.
Russia hopes that the Porte will not delay declaring its sentiments towards Montenegro to be peaceful.
FEZ REACHED.
LONDON, May 24th. General Moinier's Columo, which
high wisdom had done so much for us, of the great writers, those who had set free the slaves, the great discoverers who made sacrifices in order to open up different parts of the world, of missionaries, and they wore there to thank God because all good and perfect gifte came from Him. They were present in the House of God to render praise to Him, and our Graci- ous King who ruled over this Empire told them that he valued the prayers of God's people to give him great blessing on his Coronation day. The second thought his Lord. ship had in his mind was sympathy. That day they were in sympathy with all peoples in all reached Fez on the 21st instant parts of the British Empire, and he imagined found all safe, and ontored without that over fifty thousand schools and doubtfiring a shot. eight million scholars, boys and girls, world be joining in some ench service as this. His third thought was duty, Empire Day was commem. orative of the fact that all must do their duty, that they were all made for some purpose, and that the British Empire existed in order that it might do its duty in the whole world.
The service concluded by the band playing
THE PARLIAMENT BILL.
LONDON, May 24th.
THE MARINE AND THE PHONIX..
Another rumour has been floated that the Phenix Assurance Company is about to amalgamate with the Marine Insurance Com pany, one of the fow remaining pure marine offices in London, but, like its predecessor, it consists of nothing but a ntisaus of imagination, The Phoenix Company last year gave vent to its inclination for marino risks by starting, in conjunction with another composite office, marine department, and whatovor the faturs may has in stone, 16 is oetreniuly improbable that just at present any further development in this direction will occur.-The Timca.
REGISTRATION OF PARTNERSHIPS.
On the aboro subject Mr. Lawrence Tooth
Your loader of to-day will indood have been
In the House of Lords, Lord Mid-writes thus to the Bangkok Times: dleton, in moving the second reading of the Parliament Bill, said he should THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHURAL SERVICE have grave amendments to propose on
the National Anthem.
The scholars of the Roman Catholic Schools
read with interest by all whom interest or daty inclines to a consideration of the Law of Partnership in
in this country: It would seem
that the Legislative Council of Hongkong has at last laid firra hold of a problem which has for some time exercised the minds of the class
in Hongkong and Kowloon attended at the queations concerning Foreign Powers, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception the Crown, Home Rule for Ireland, Ou Tuesday evening a number of armed yesterday morning to participate in the com- Wales and Scotland, and other con-idest principles dealing with rules of
memoration service held there. About 1,200 children were present. The Vory Rev. Father stitutional issues, which cannot be left P, do Maria conducted the cervice, and his to a chance majority of the House of Lordship Bishop Pozzoni assisted in Mozetta
Cominóps. After the service of the Holy Mass," Avo Maria," "O Salutaris," and "Vení Jesus" were rendered, this being followed by an address from his Lordship.
doner.
certain that the United States has had to Mr. E. A Loggatt, formerlr-Doputy Super. meet greater difficulties than the cupidity into dont of the Eastern Telegraph Co.'s Station at Hongkong, and now of Shanghai, is
route for New Zealand on furlongh
or ambition of Ecuador.” -
This morning being the Festival of the Ascension, the services in St. John's Cathedral will be as follows:-Holy Communion, & a.m.; Matins and address, 10.30 a.m.; Holy Com union, 11.30 am.; Even song and address 4.45 p.m.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S
HEALTH.
LONDON, May 24th.
in Bangkok just mentioned. I may perhaps be pardoned the reinark that the Common Law of England with its usual grasp of the conduct as actually applied in human affairs age of its opinion, that a man is induced to deal has for generations held, and had the cour with a private partnership of the inner work. ings of which bo may in fact be well ignorant not merely by the unacial status of the firm, bat equally by the individual financial reputa tions of those whom he knows are members or whom he believes to be members. Truo it in that it may be urged his belief warns out to be wrongly grounded, but it must be retorted that he who runs no risk will soon have no risk to
Bishop Pozzot said—all over the world in those countries and colonics belinging to Great Britain, and forming what is known as the great British Empire, peop of the British race at celebrating to-day as Empire Day. Most, if not all, of you know that the 24th of MAY is the birthday of Her Late Majesty Queen although it has been officially an- to the effect that a
the Good. You will remember how in your
cellent woman, She was the mother of the
Srlo is
have the
"A message froin Vienna states that
THE "DEVANHA" DELAYED. .'-
run. It amazingly difficult to bring home
me to one's mind on what fair reasons warrant is found for the Chinese custom of partnership Kabilities
is limited to the tner's individual liability proportion that this share
Thainaate nature of private partnership pre-
on the part of these dealings with the partner- those comprising the partnership or етед 23 to this as to the exact nature of the interests of
their existence. And yet in a large number of tion of any one member tant induces confidence the partnershipas a whole, it may well be that
t be individual it CASES
in
the initial good sense of the Chinese partor
Ir is early days yet to be discussing the Turning to the other side of the Ocean Mra passanger by the St. "Albans to Australis enario, who for ber virtues was named Victoria nounced that the Emperor Francis bears to the total number of shares of the firm. question of the renewal of the Anglo- COLOUROUN dilates upon the emergence of Japanese Alliance, which does not terminate Japan ne a paval factor with a nevy actually. until the year 1915, but we notice that the concentrated in its own waters in the
on the Dairon-Tientsin-Clemulpo zoite is to be possibilities in this connection have been Western Pacific, and with all the resoureus opened next month by Messrs. Tunaks & Co., receiving some attention in Enghud of late for sca-power-coal, iron, harbours, moteric, with a grant from the Kwantung Governant iz roference to the question of Son Power and (last, but by no means least) a splendid A ateamer is to be chartered for the service. in the Pacific, a subject which is likely to sea-going population-alt absolutely on the be much discussed by the Imperial Con-spot. Natural advantages, moreover, have ference. We may be sure that in this been made the most of. Her great and discussion something will be heard of the growing Mercantile Marine is an importan; striking speech made last month by the factor in hor sea power, and is part of the Japanese Ambassador at Washington who machinery. Japan's system of universal remarked that Japan's ambition was not service gives her an enormous reserve of
and by her method of Gresson Street, Waachai, on Tuesday evening Au armed robbery was attempted at No. 2, trained men. to see the Japanese flag dominate the Pacific, but "to see the ocean hung with automatic conversion from a peace to a Some seven or eight Chinese, armed with knives the minimum and revolvers, entored the house and attempted the mingled splendours of the Stars and war footing she secures
of friction and the maximum speed to overpower the Indian occupant, who is reputed Stripes and the Sun-flag of Japan." The
in mobilization. It appears to the to be a man of wealth. It would appear that question which will arise in the minds of
writer that her geographical position they were disturbed in their work, for all of most Foglish readers of this speech is: A makes it inevitable that Japan should do them left the house hurriedly. Thres men were there to be no Union Jacks in this display ofminate the Northern Pacific. At the same subsequently arrested by a Chinese detective, bunting on the Pacific Apropos of this subject we would like to draw attention to time be considers there is possibility of and will in due course be charged before a
Magistrate. a very interesting paper recently read at the Japanese emigration to the South American Royal United Service Institution by Mr. continent, where, it is said, they blend well ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN, who is a well-with the present inhabitants. "It is certain that the ambitious Japanese will want to known authority on Eastern political
share in the trade expansion of the Pacific
published a volume called "The Mastery
of the Pacific" in which he reviewed study of the conditions in the South Ameri.
can States. The
The
A new regular mail steamer service plying history books she is written of os nu ex-Joseph is in good health and walk proses ignorance in the vast majority of onsen
hie King Edward VII., now known in out and transacting business as usual, history as The Fescemaker, grandmoiber of King George V. of England, the summoning of a specialist, Dr.
150 sharty.
to be crowned. Those of you Neussen, to visit His Majesty for
history know English what great changes have been brought about attacks of coughing, has caused some in England 1 sud, fudeed, throughout the world, anxiety, and has occasioned a depres during the sixty or more years of the reign
ship customs are based upon reasons exclusive Queen Victoris. Those changes have not only sion on the Bourse.
on on the
and national made the British nation grosfer, and more
as opposed to universal and powerful, but it is written in history that they
fundamental. Of course there is another sido to the problem. It seems ingrained in human began by making the people better, happier.
to The reign began with and more virtuons.
nature
oppose all attempts at a publicity of distress and discontent, but guided by good
private affairs such as We have been informed by the P. & O. 8. N. The very "permissive nature of the legis a registration implies ministers and wise counsellors, not the fear of Queen's roigu was the most prosperous of all fog-bound on her voyage from Shanghai, and whom was her husbsed, the Prinos Consert, the Company that their stammer Devanha has been lation proposed by the Legislative Council of
Hou doubtless a recognition
of this this English reigns. The one-influence moro than
may be, it is to be hoped that any other that helped to make the nation what will not arrive in port until late on Friday the proposed sointion of a very real and im- portant problem will occupy the minds of those it is to-day is, we are told, the good example of
who are ontrasted in this Kingdom with tho To her children and to her Queen Victoria. people she had been a good, loving and kind
very delicate bat overwhelmingly Important mother. During her lifetime she was greatly
duty of advising on legislative matters. loved, and her death the affection towards
His Excellency gave an oficial dinner at her was to great that the English nation decided to keep her memory, green wherever English Government Hons on Tuesday night, the
be found by celebrating the 24th of May guests including Mr. Tang Chak Hing, Mr. The Senate of the City of Hamburg has as Empire Day, Brst, with proper religious Tang Yai Bhan, Mr. Chin Chau Sam, Mr. Sin passed a resolution recommending that the service, and then with festivities that will please Yuen Fai, Mr. Wa Cha Wan, Mr. Yuen Wan Colonial Instituto established there some years Yesterday the Hon. Mr. Hewett, Superin- the hearts of the people.
Although many of Jou do not belong to the British race, we all Kiu, Mr. Wong Ping Sieu, Mr. Leung Hokage to train men for the Colonial Service aball be developed into an independent institution. tendent of the P. & O. Cute silver of us have reason to rejoice with the English Lan, M., Chou Chi Hing, Mr. S., W. Tse, the This is regarded as the first offcial step in the exps to Captain J. W. Eraus, and Mr. A. Buation on so great a day. Now let us pray God Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Mr. movement to found a University in Hamburg. Stewart, of the Douglas Steamship Co., in to bless His Majesty the King, and with Him
The city already devotes £100,000 annually to
it.
he creation of an economie chow. Captain Evans (now of the Haiman) The schools participa
evening.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
AMBURG UNIVERSITY SCHEME.
the project evidently is to margs the latter inter
one University, though this word is as yet avoided
questions. Ten years ago Mr. Cor.QUEOUS Ettoral. They have been making a close recognition of services rendered in connection all the British nation, so that her flag, which is! Ho Fook, Mr Chan Chik Yue, Mr. Ch'an Lokards the post of its solentille institutions and
with the refloating of the Somali when she already so much extended, may be more extended, Chun, Mr. Ka Fai Shan, Mr. Loung Fai Chi, went ashore last year in the Min river, at Foooouse wa Catholics, find a happy shelter under Hav, F. T. Johnson, Dr. Maclean Gibson, Mr. the service were & E. Wood, Ber, U. R. Wells, Mr. Gomperts. bond of union, and a greatly increased was at the time temporarily in command of the
St. Joseph's E College, Italian Convent, Mr. B. James, Mr. Melbourne, Mr. A. W. Grant, traffic from Japan on the North West Hasan, and Mr. Stewart was in temporary Anglo-Portugasse School, St Francis School Dr. Koch, Mr. Hazeland, Hon. Mr. Brewin and Pacific to the South Eastern Pacific littors command of the Haimun,
(Wanchai), St. Mary's (Kowloon), St. Lewis Industrial School (West Point).
the position of those Powers which
for geographic or economic reasons are engaged in the Pacific area, and he de. clared that in this ocean lay the arena of the
Mr. Clementi
It is suggested that the example of Münster, wacze University includes noither a Theological nors Medical Faculty, might be followed and that these two faculties be added as soon as the University is on a firm footing.lt