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entertain new ideas with a receptivity which England the Order of the Graal Cross of the TELEGRAMS.
was impossible to a past generation. No longer do man cling to the belief that what was good fortheir fathers is good enough for thom. No, they realise that there are many ways in which the forces of nature can be made serviceable to man. They realise that inany gifts lying to their hands which have only to be grasped and utilised. So great is this belief in the rich possibilities of the future, in the discovery of wonders that almos
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Prines Fashimi is sold to have taken to Chrysanthemum to confer, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, opon King George.
A Chinese youth who stole $110 from his grandmother, who residus at No. 4, Lamont Street, Wanolini, on January last, was sonten ved by Mr. Hussland at the Magistracy yesterday to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour
A Chinese who was caught in the net of ent- ting s pocket at a theatre at Shaukiwas yester- day was sentenced by Mr. Hareland at the
meus with hard labour and four hours' stocks.
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SHIPPING: NOTES.
The Times of Malaya states authoritatively that the Government refuses to entertain any solieme to shift Fort Swettenham to Deep Water Point. In aids that, after all, the port is in the best place, and believes that screw-pile
wharves will be built.
The Trinity House Authorities have placed a new lighted buoy just off the Noodles light house to mark the extremand of the dangerous
suggest the magical or the supernatural, Magistracy yesterday to two months' imprison-approved of the provisional draft of to bring the course of vassels coming in from the
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, that the present generation always seem to
HAVE BEEN
be standing on the tiptoe of expectation, ready, after the fruits of some fresh cis- covery have been assimilated, to anticipate APPOINTED. another which shall be even more wonder fal. In the same way that we are propared for innumerable applications of the new cience of aviation, we may look forward to great changes due to the use of oil fuel.
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In the words of the Chairman of the G. M.
Oil Fields Company, Limited, in addressing the shareholders the other day in London: "The age of oil is only just beginning. 1 have preached for some time that soon we should soo, not a few trains propelled by liquid fuel, but all trains, as well as the nereintile marine and the navies of the world. In five years' time I think it will he a rare thing to see a horse-cab in London. Probably in from 10 to 12 years steamer it would be a rarity to see a on the ocean with funnels. I have before mo an account of a steamer without
its mande fancle which lus
The Fortuguese High Commissioner of the delimitation of the Macao boundary is reported tions for the settlement of the disputes that to be on the way to Peking to re-open negotia have been a source of irritation in that place during the past two years.
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Hazelnud
soutenced a Chinese to six weeks' imprisonment
and four hours stocks for staling two juoketa. A similar sentence was passed ou another a who stole two jackote and 837 in money from
honse in Cantre Street.
Tho umster of a piece-goods shop in Wellington Streat has reported to the Police that while walking along Elgin Street on Sunday night he was attacked by two men. They threw him on his back and discovered 51.80 in his posamsion, but did not wait to take the money.
It is extremely gratifying to note, says the
BATTLESHIP AND CRUISER IN COLLISION.
LONDON, May 20th. The battleship" Bellerophon" and the cruiser "Inflexible" collided off Portland when returning from the Naval Manoeuvres. The Inflexible" had a seven-foot hole knocked in her and needs extensive repairs.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The sale by action of the wresked Paolo Mail steamer dain as she lies on Finger Rook. drew a crowd of Chinges to the rooms of Messrs Hopkins, Dann & Company at Bhanghai last Wednesday. The ship and cargo wore sold in different lots, and bidding was quito spirited, those making bids coming from the coast ports, Wonchow, Ningpe, Fuochow, eta. The steamer started at Taols 1,00), and went up to Tasia 8,200, when she was knocked down to Chinese buyers from Fooohow. The cargo was started
· bridge reef of rocks of which the Noodles is the at Taels 500, and Shanghai buyers ultimately bass. They also give notice of their intention had it knocked down to them for Tools 2,800, the to alter the leading lights at Hurst Castle, so as total price gained thus being Taels 11,000.
"In the House of Commons on May 4th Mr. Channel further to the westward, about midway Houston asked the President of the Board of between the now busy and the South-West Trade whether his attention had been called to Shingle busy.
the allegation that the present standard of British sailors and firemen would not compare with. foreigners, more especially Chinese; that foreigners were more sober and steady and did their work are efficiently than Britishers; and whether, if those allegations were correct; ho would introduce legislation to, soforas more
A cable has been received by Messrs. Parker, Garret & Co., solicitors for the underwriters of the steamer Princess Afarie, stating that the compensation awarded by the Russia Prize
Court for the sinking of that vessel has beau paid into the bank in St. Petersburg: The Princess Masis. was taken by the Russia orniser Torek in Jane, 1995, during the Rasso- writers are interested in the vessel to the extent Japanese War and was sunk. Lloyd's under- of over £70,000.
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sobriety, efficiency, and discipline nougat British stamm, thereby producing a
is
the contention
better slass of British seamen. Mr. Buxton (Presid out of the Board of Tendo) replied:-The allega tion to which the boa, momber rofers is at loast a debatable one. Perhaps I may refer him The Dominion Government of Canada bas to the report of the Boy Seamon Committee of granted a subsidy to the Esquimalt Geaving 1907, whiali states: "Nor do we think that Dock and Shipbuilding Company for plaat in thoro
any force in elading dock machinery and buildings coating that the foreigner is preferred because he £540, 00. The subsidy is to be at the rate of is more sober and better conducted. LONDON, May 29th.
34 per cent for 35 years. The dock will uosom modate the largest vessels afloat. This action on the part of the Government marks the be- ginning of a great shipbuilding enterprise on the Pacifio. The promoters of this undertaking aro Mesare Ballen, of Victoria, and Mesara, Denny Bros., of Dumbarton, Soniland.
Ex-President Diaz is probably coming to Spain.
the
It is reported from Mexico City that Senhor De la Barra, the Pro-
President, proposes. immediate settlement of all war claims.
first NC Daily News, that not only have all the visional
voyage successfully with liquid fuel.
two
tons of oil a It burned about day instead of eight tous of coal, and it was cleaner and casier to handle." There is a picture of the future which, it WINES has to be admitted, does not call for any great light of imagination. In such oil- producing countries as Russia and Romania way, steamships and works are largely run by mineral oil, and that this new agency has not been more freely employed in other parts of Europe is explained by the fact that freight has to be added to the productiori cost. That being so, engineering plaat on which a large amount of capital has been
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the economy of oil is demonstrable, and that alone will cause the process of conversion to be slower than might be expected in view of the advantages claimed for oil fuck, but there can be no doubt that in a year or two the construction of railway locomotives and steamships will begin to show the changes which are bound to follow the application of a discovery which is of immense value to the world, and which incidentally removes the fear which many entertained regarding the ultimate failure of our coal supply.
To-day is the American Memorial Day, when the graves of those who have fallen in war ars decorated,
The number of smallpox cases in the Colony is decreasing. Only zoren were matified last week.
The two cases of plague reported during the 48 hours ending at noon yesterday brings the total this year to 60.
The meeting of shareholders in George Fenwick & Company advertised for to-day has been postponed.
British store-keepers in town agreed to olose (boir
premiset on June 22, the data of the Corenation, bat prastically all their confréres of other nation alities have also decided upon a similar step. - Iu this way it will be possibic to make the ecobra- tions the success they deserve to be.
The cry for a reduction of rents is once more
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SULTAN OF MOROCCO'S THANKS.
LONDON, May 29th.
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DEAR RICE.
being heard among the Chinese population
A Fez nessage states that the of the Sottiempat at Shanghai, and it has bren ascertained, says the Daily Sultan received General Meinier and Rent Reduction Bureau, the principal French officers, and News, that the the end of 1910, has again been established: thanked France for her help in Once more the moving spirit in the agitation is restoring order. the patriarch Lia Pan-chang, the venerable baleance who made a point of leading all sorts processions into the Settlement. It may be remembered that when the agitation was at its eight Lán distinguished himself by making banners out of old sacks, and when taken to the Mized Ceart offered to imm late himself on the altar of reduced rents. He puzzled the author ties, both Chinese and foreign, to know what to do with him and his desire for martyrdom, opea Is expressed, and rather than gratify this whim he was sot at large after several very interesting proceedings of the Court. Now, ander his tutelage, the Rent Reduction Bureau has taken shape ugoin in the Hongkow district, a à Lin and his followers ar parsning their propaganda with some rigour. Chinese landlords have al- ready been approached, but so far the crusade has boon of a very peaceful nature. It will be of interest to see the outcome of the efforts now being put forward.
ANOTHER ALLEGED GODOWN THEFT.
Three Chinees were obarged before Mr Wood at the Magistracy yesterday after-
SHANGHAI, May 20th. The rice shops have been ransacked at Ningpo by the poor people who were driven to desperation by the dearness of rice. Business is now at
standstill.
MAGAZINE EXPLOSION.
PERING, May 29th.. An explosion took place in the powder magazine at Paoting, the capital of Chibli Province, on Satur. day, causing great damage..
CONCESSION TO ITALY. PEKING, May 29th. The Cabinet lias consented to grant noon with breaking and entering a godown a concession to Italy in Tientsin at No. 3, Wing Wo Street, and stealing goods similar to that of the other Powers, to the value of 91,533.25; and with receiving stolas goods.
Mr. R. A. Harding appeared for the pro- B. Klobukowsky, formerly Governor-Gener-socation, Mr. W. E. L. Shenton (of Messra.
al of Indo-Chin, may be appointed French Denoon, Looker & Dascoa) represented the Ambassador in Tokyo,
According to Japanese newspapers over 1,600 houses were destroyed by a ure in the Hokkaido some ten or twelve days ago.
The Sultans of Perak and Kedah sailed of
the s.. Mooltan from Penang for England to be present at the Coronation.
THE great changes which the use of oil fuel will introduce in the industrial, com mercial, and even military operations of the future are suggested by the telegram which we published three days ago announcing that the British Admiralty had contracted with Scottish Oil Companies for the supply -of ten million gallons annually, or double the quantity which had beon the subject of the original negotiations. Tiowed with the prophetic eye, it is not difficult to realise
For stealing flowers at a garden at Wongnoi- that this decision of the Admiralty is an cheong Mr. Hazeland yesterday at the Magis intelligent anticipation of events, and re-trany sentenced a Chinese to eight strokes of membering, too, that the British naval the birch and 48 hours" detention, experts have of late years led the world in
On Sunday night the police removed the dead body of a man from Stanton Street. He is believed to have been un opium smoker.
Brst defendant, the second and third were not represented, and Mr. Rarlow (of Messrs.
fourth defendant. Goldring, Barlow & Morrell) appeared for the
Mr. Harding informed the Court that the Linen Chong firm ronted this godown for exclusive use of the storage of their goods, and on Sunday, the 21st inst., they had stored there certain goods which had recently arrived. His Worship-Hare all the goods been ro .covered?
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[FROM THE H.-C. DAILY NEWE."; COUNTY CRICKET.
Tondon, May 22nd. In the matches played on May 18, 19 and 20: Oxford University beat Kent at Oxford by seven wickets; Yorkshire beat Somerset at Taunton by 272 runs; Worcestershire beat Surray at Bournville by two wickets; Lancashire bent Leicestershire at Leicester by 13 runs; Sussex drow with Notts at Brighton; and Middlesex beat the MC.C.
at Lord's by eight wickets.
We
have had much evidence to show thakal while the foreignor on first entering the British Mercantile Marine may be easier to deal with, bo is, as soon as the unfamiliarity of his surroundings has worn off, no bottor and
Some reinsurance was elected on May 4th at 15 per cent on the British steamer Loder, which loft New York on March 19 and Newport News three days later for Port Natal and Shang-indicated by the hon. member. hai, for after passing Cape Heary the vessel has not been reported, The Ladorer is believed to.. bove boon loaded with case oil, and immediately a vessel carrying moh a cargo is
no worss in this respect than the British soeman, who, it is generally admittel, is more to be rolled apon in times of emergongy," The Merchant Shipping Acts provide severe peanlities for breaches of discipline, and I am not prepared to introduce further legislation of the natura
a
at all behind her time underwriters begin to feol
little anxious. Firos in vessels carrying general cargo from New York have been one of the rennt years have had to contend. Early in the
serious troubles with which underwriters in
£27,000.
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THE OBSERVANCE OF BANK
HOLIDAYS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Hongkong, May 28th: year the Parisiana, valued at £40,000, was
SIR-I trust you will allow me a little of abandoned on fire while bound from New York your valuable space in which to refer to the to Melbourne with a valuable cargo, and other letter sigued by "An Unfortunate" which conspicuous losses were that of, the Norac appears in your issue of Friday, the 26th inst. Prince, in January of last year, while carrying Your correspondent seems to have what our moobinery and caso oil, and that of the Hovers-American cousins call a "groach” against some ham Grange, in 1906, while bound from Now person or persons, presumably his employers‣ York to Melbourne, The Lotorer, of which who apparently insist that he shall make his news is now keenly awaited, is managed by usual appearance in the office on days which are Messrs. Watson, Muaro & Co.; and is a vessel popularly known as Bank Holidays, but surely of 3,207 tone, built in 1904, and valued at something can ho said on the side of the employer. Some of those. 60-cal'eil Bank After being stranded on the Blenheim Shost, | Holidays, which are only observed in Hongkong so far as Sonit China is concerned, most cer- near Fort Swettenham, for ten days the N.D.L. dr genia arrived at Tanjong Pagar tainly disturb the even run of the routine of on May 22nd under her own
atom. daily ofce work and could be very well" eliminated. Hongkong prides itself on its Sbe in (says a Singapore paper) up
the worse for the mishap shipping, bat if every person were of the same parently sene sad wit not be doinined here longer opinion a9"An Unfortunate" I contare to than is necessary to discharge her cargo. Tee think that there would not be so much cause steamer stranded on the Blenheim Shal about for the aforesaid pride. Your correspondent noon on Tuesday, May 9, and after she had refers to the worst paid clasa" of workers, tried by her own power to got of the but it is safe to say that the mer who put business and insist on asked for assistance. On May 13 the Belgravia pleasure before
of the same line of steamers was ordered by any excuse for absenting ileuselves from their
Co. Messrs. Bohn, Meyer &
as Jocal desks will continue to be associated with the One could readily agents to procecil to the help of the before-mentioned genus. stranded real. An attempt was maile on sympathise with An Unfortunate" if the the following day, wire hawsers being passed Government, who institute these Book Holi- between the two vessels, but after several days, would derote some of their time to hawsers had been broken and very little doas providing ways and means whereby the worst to improve the position of the Aragonia, paid olass" could enjoy, in an inexpensive way, the Belgravia wired that she was too big a ship the holidays so forced upon the community. A for the work and proceeded on her voyage to few months ago, there appeared in your columns Europe. On the 15th inst. another telegram a very sensible suggestion in soonection with came from the local agents of the Hauburg- the Coronation Calebrations Committee, viz.. Amerika Lins at Port Swettenham asking that the erection of a Band Stand and the inaugura- two smaller vessela be sent to her assistance,tion of City Band, and another sugges and accordingly on the 16th inst. the Natung tion that a Bathing-Bench should be laid and the Pakiat got ready a quantity of hawsers out for those not able to afford the lutary of â and salvago gear and took on board a number of launch-pienie. Both these suggestions were extra hands and coolles. The Puklai left Singa-shelved, and the money enbasribed by all classes is pore at daylight on the 16th and arrived at to be spent on bonfires, illuminations, etc, not to mention medals at 1d apicos ofi. Hong Blenheim Shoal at daylight, the following morn. ing. She brought out her owa heavy bow auohor kong. Would not the people obtain more gen and lowered away at a distance of 105 fathome nine pleasure by the adoption of one or both of from the stranded aliip, making fast the anchor the above-mentionedsuggestions for a permanent by chain, and then proceeding alongside to take reminder of the Coronation of King George V.P. I may have dilated at some length on matters cargo out of the after hold of the Aragonia. The Natuna left at 2 pm on the 16th, and which at first sight may appear irrelevant to the
been satisfactory to warrant such a decid. Shanghai, by name Mr. Laurence Rosario, who boxes containing the mark of the firm to other hatch. Then the junk was ransacked and of the 18th May the wire ropes attached to the..
.
Mr. Harding-Yes. Continuing, he said
ANOTHER PIRACY. The polloe have been notified of another that the godown-keeper was accustomed to leave about 5 o'clock and go to the address of the armed rabbory which occurred last week. A Arm, He did not always stay there, but on the large junk on the way from Pinghoi io Hong-care up to the other vessels the following day question raised by "Au Unfortunate," buf, day in question be looked up the go-kong was overhauled near Fang dead at Mirs at the same hour. She took out the bow anchor in my humble opinion, they are rather closely of the Aragonia with 100 fathoms of five-inch allied. The adoption of the suggested remedy The following is gazetted : ~The King's Owa down about 4 o'clock, and when he Bay. A fishing boat containing ton men armed wire rope, and then returned to the port side of would provide the exeuse, which at presout most matters tending to enhance the value (Yorkshire Light Infantry). The undermen turned about 9 o'clock he found the doors with knives and daggers blocked her passage the vosel and commenced to take out more seems to be lacking, for the general observance of the navy from a military standpoint, it tioned second lieutenante to be lontonante still locked, but the goods missing. Meade and ous of the men thrantoned to blow up cargo. The dragonia was then lying with her of the various Bank Holidays. may be expected that other nations will ex-Dated April 1, 1911: Guy de Hoghton and engniries, when the goods were found at a
the jouk with dynamite if she refused to head pointing W.N.W., the Paklat being on the Apologising for encroaching on your valu William H. Brooke...
godown at No. 3, Cheung Hing Lage, about
atop. Such demand could not be ignored. periment in this direction also, or else b
Undeterred by the death of M. Vallon, 11 o'clock the wsmo night. He also found a The boat hove to, and the ten armed starboard side with bow towards the Aragonia's able space, and anclosing my card. I remain,
the port side, Yours faithfully, content to act on the assumption that the
On the morning
NOT AN EMPLOYER.. tests made by Great Britain oust have another aviator expecta shortly to appear in number of coolies transferring the goods from rirates boarded her. The crew were driven stern and the Natuna on
below, and tarpaulins were nailed over the also with her head W.N.W auzounces that he will be in a position to make and larger boxes, there being twenty cases in the pirates departed with clothing, fish and
anchors wore wade taut and the vessels made CHURCH AND STATE IN PORTULAL ed advance on original intentions as strips at Kiangwan in the near future,
all: Those were all is various stages of being other articles to the value of $88. Some six indicated by the doubling of the contract
A correspondent writes to inquire whether unmoked. The four prisoners were on the pre-hours later the crew were again on deck, the secure, the engines of the two smaller vessele being worked full power, and about 8.30 a.m. But tremendous
mises and were directing operations with police at Shaukiwan were notified, and an quantity of oil fuel.
inquiry is now being institated.
they succeeded in getting the dragonia off though changes be which oil feel will the Gymkhana, which should have taken place regard to the transferring of the gods, a Lust Saturday, has boon cancelled or merely number of cookies doing the work. The ovid-
She was towed out into sight fathoms of water lend the British uavy-the Dread postponed. He suggests that it be held on once would show that the first three prisoners
and anchored there. Cargo for Port Swetten ham, and some for Penang which had been left the near future is expected to be Baturday next or Monday (Bank-Holiday).
actually broke into the godown, while the fourth
on board, was transferred to the Natuna and gbattleship with no smokestacks-
The new Chinese Chainber of Commerce at was the godowa-keeper at Cheong Hing Lan,e they are likely to be even greater in the Bangkok has now been constituted, and will be where the goods were found. As regards the
Paklat, and while this was being done the engine-room staff on board the dragonia were hore peaceful operations of our varied life formally opened at an early date. The Chinese fourth defendant, the evidence was not restrong
geiting her engines into working order This The wonderful achievements of the first rice millors, Hongkong traders and others against him, but he was present, and he must
done, the vaskel steamed on to Singapore. Considering the size of the vessel and also the decade of the Twentieth Century, with its already have their trade societies in Bangkok, have been a party and must have known what
The incapacitating of one of the players of fact that she bad been so long on the sand (the remarkable progress in the conquest of the but the new Chamber embraces all Chinese was going on. The onpacking and packing at
the English polo team is much regretted, as propeller being embedded about saren fest) the air, the greater uses of electricity, sad the trade interests. Mr. Kob Fai Bhaik, of Messrs, night was an unusual thing.
these gentlemen came from Hongkong for the operation by which she was refloated was entire Evidenos was called, and the care adjourned. I express purpose of playing palo. wider application and perfection of wireless Koh Mah Wah & Co., is president.
INTERPORT POLO,
The Baguio correspondent of the Cablenewe American states that owing to na injury received as the result of an accident to Captain Crawford, of the Hongkong polo team, the English players will not participate in the polo tournament which is to be held her. The matches betwear picked teares will commence on Saturday.
ly successful.
A meeting of all the Portuguese Bishops, except the Bishops of Coimbra and Bragazza, who were absent through illness, was held, says the Times, Lisbon correspondent, on May 4th under the presidency of the Patriarch of Lisbon to discuss the Separation Law. The Bishops were unanimously of opinion that it was not desirable to issue a pastoral letter to the Roman Catholic
part
of the country, but that they should address themselves directly to the Pro- Bend visional Government. It was resolved to the Minister of Justice a donament signed by the Patriarch and all the Bishops desbring that the law for the separation of Church and State was not acceptable, it being na citack
fundamental principles of the Roman Catholia on the dignity of the Church and the religion,