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raply of the Chinese nection of the Kowloon Canton Railway,
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common tongue and the unification of dialects in ons universal lauginge, or the spread of one already widely spoken lan-
The United States Asiatic Flest is to be fur, guage will result. Operating with the greater means of communication in China ther deploted by the transfer of the monitors
LONDON, June 13th.. Monterey and Monadnock to Pearl Harbour, Is the influence of an awakening public Hawaii. These two vessels, which played pro- A message from Paris states that spirit Tho National and Provincial Aminent parts in the naval activities following the Senate has discussed the Budget semblies have aroused the people to a the battle of Maila Bag, have recently been greater interest in their own affairs, and completely overhauled, the work on the Moral-presented by M. Caillaux. incidentally they have been led them to realise nock extending over a period of two years, the the awkwardness of the langungo barriers Manila Callenewssays. The Monterey has been which prevent them from understanding recently docked at Olongapo, and the Horadnock has I ft Cavite for Olongapo to take her turn in their neighbours. The need for a-cominon
the big Deway Boating dock. Both vessels aro expected to leave for Honolulu aa
BOOB as all minor repairs have baru completed.
WATER language has thus been brought, hope to the nation with a forco and a conviction which cannot be gaiusaid. In some of the Provincial Assemblies there are represented three or four distinct languages, and naturally the lingua Franca in use through out the Empire bad to be made the medium of expression. But as Mandarin is so poorly spoken, being mixed up with localisms. the members have difficulty in understand
SPECIALITIES:
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GINGER BEER,
The estimated deficit is £2,160,000 has sterling, though the revenue increased by €7,200,000.
H.M.S." INFLEXIBLE."
LONDON, June 13th H.M.S. “Inflexible,' which was
CANTON.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
Canton, June 12th.
THE YUET-HAN RAILWAY.
WEDDING AT THE CATHEDRAL
A pretty wodding took place at St John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon when Captain Charles Home Dongles St. Clair, of the Army Service Corps, and Miss Agatha Blary, younger
daughter of Mr. Edmund B. Jacks, of St. Las- renen Ron, Honodiscombe. Plymouth, wore
I reported a day or two ago that a mesting was to have been belil yastarday in connection with the vored question of the Yast. Han Ruit-united in the bonds of matrimoay. Both parties way. The meeting, however, did not take are well known locally, and the larga congrega place, as it was prohibited at the last momentida inoluded many friends and members of the by the Viceroy. In proclamation recently military service. The servies, which was fully issued his Excellency has oiled upon the choral, was conducted by the Rav. W. H. Faster. public and especially the shareholders to pro. Pugz. C.F., assisted by the Rev. F. T. Jokuson, serre the pesés, to remain quiet and see what Cathedral Chaplain, Mr. Deamon Fuller bing action will be taken by the Government. His at the organ. The bride, who was giren away Excellenes has also promised the people that a by her brother, Mr. Philip Jacks, looked- very mostlag will be held to discuss the question in becoming in a dress of white salin, the bodic the near future. The papers have pablisbod being trigimed with chiffon and lacs, and the.... many articles donounsing the Government, and skirt with a tuble effect in chiffon, while her Sho wan the result has been that, acting under instrao train bad lovers' kants of chiffon. tion from the Viceroy, the Tacts of Police has accompanied by Miss Brydget Phelips and Miss Alison Tullosh as bridesmaids. They wore sent a command to the Press Association Bropire dresses of pale mauve crépo de Chine forb daing the publication of any further notes with not tohus and had lase Juliet" hats. on the railway question. While one csunot agree with muzzling the Pross, it is without doubt necessary on some occasions for tho
The IIon. Clonid Saretary forwardly na a copy of a letter voceived fram the Secretary of State from the Colonies, intimating that at the instance of the Army Connail the following damaged in collision with H.M.S.Government to take strong action, and on this Clubs have generously agreed to sccord to the Bellerophon" on the 29th ult., has in this norship seems to be justified. officers of the various Military Canting outs been refloated after docking for re- attending the celebrations "connected with the Coronation of Their Majesties the privilege of
temporary and honorary membership during their stay in London: The Army and Navy, the Naval and Military, the United Services, the Junior Army and Navy, the Junior Nava and Military, the Jautor United Services, the
pairs.
Work was contioned day and night and the repairs were completed in record time.
a
Froni all classes of society amate expressions
of disloyalty, and the students are especially rabid in their utterances. "Down with the
다 "Pay
Taxes," "Rajes Government," Volunteers" "Boycott the Authorities," are but a few of the catch-phruns of the day With the cocksureness that is the result of an imperfect education the students imagine them.
Each carried a stad with wara flowers find with ribbon to match. Liont. N. J. Williams,
As the newly married couple left the ohurch
A.B.C., acted as "best man,"
they passed under an arch of crossed words in the aisle, the brother officers of the bride. groom performing the honour. The joyous atrains of the Wodding March filled the' chnrol, and congratulations to the couple wors sounded by the Cathedral bolls. Afterwards a recoption was held at Dorrington, 8 Peak Road, the roaid- ence of Mr. and Mr. H. R. Phelips. The bride's going away costums was of champagne silk
Cavalry, the Royal Automobile, Ranelagh./THE MOROCCAN QUESTION. Į reives expable of dictating terms to the whole poplin, with hat to match, trimmed with mauve.
Hurlingham, and Richmond. The Union Jack (lub have made a similar offer in the case of the Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and men of the overseas detachments.
THE CORONATION CELEBRATIONS.
FERMENT IN FRANCE.
LONDON, June 13th.
FROM KASHGAR TƏ KOWLOON.
and it frequently happens that after a member has addressed the Chamber in Mandarin he has to be his own interpreter and translate ia Cantonesy or
Poking Government, whereas as a matter of acune other dialect. Such scenes are not
faot many of those who are loadest in their limited to South China, but may be found
condemnation know least about the question, where other dialects are spoken. This does
MR. CLEMENTI'S JOURNEY. There is something particularly puerile in all not necesarily imply that Mandarin is
Mr. Cecil Clementi, M A.F.R.O.S., M.R:A.S., adequate. It demoustrates, however, that it
The occuption of Larache and Althuss disorderly mentings that tends to ronas. the ire and contempt of the Western man, must be standardised. The influence of
cazar by Spanish troops has created for it is orident that hall these violent Assistant Colquial Secretary of Hongkong, has national and provincial assemblies willin
bat what the nativos in just puldialed a summary of the geographical course of time produce a language and an
ferment in France, and is denounced specches are
their suggestive, idiom call mouth talk" observations taken during a journoy from accent that will become universal in langu-
as upsetting every agreement and Whether this question of the railway na Kashgar to Kowloon in 1937-8. These observa- tions esupy in priot over a hundred foolscap age, for there can be little doubt that the public that the lautern illumination of the city paving the way for the partition of tionalization will indeed lead to civil strife, as follo pages and form a evoord of great' value
Morocco. Coronation Day
PYERIS-Sparkling uguage of the rapire will be Mandarin
Mineral Table Water.
The importanes of co-operation in the matter of the illumination of the city for tio Corona. tion is a sufficient excuse for reminding the
is to take place on the second night (Friday)
Tanrsday.
and not
PING STRIKE:
HOURLY EXPECTED TO BEGIN.
LONDON, June 18th,
Out of a population of nearly four hundred sad it is hoped that the pablo will adhero millions it is estimated that over three to the programme in this mispect. The THE INTERNATIONAL hundred millions speak Mandarin. and it mon-of-war will illuminate on the rat night seems therefore only natural that the more and the merchaut resaola iti port will be asked generally used-language should oust the to co operate. It is hoped that Captains of others, just as in Great Britain English has vessels and private person on shore who desire become the language of the country, to have any firework display will arranga to A. S. WATSON & CO.. though on the fringes, Welsh, Erse, and have it on the first pight (Thursday) between 9 Gaelic are spoken by dwindling numbers. and 11 pus. in order not to interfere with the Maybe in future years the Chinese will set display on the govend night (Friday). sek a greater standardisation by accepting reception by H.E. the Governor. The Japanese romanisation of their language. Such community give their display of fireworks un romanisation has been tried in Japan. It that night slso, and the Chinese Fish-Lantern has been introduced in Amoy. But whather Procession will pass along Upper Albert Road it will ever be widely adopted will depend on and round and into the Gardens, where His circumstances which are too far ahead for Excellency's guests will be assemblest, ns to anticipate. is enough for us to sea the beginnings of the movement making for a universal language and a homogeneous
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nation.
The third meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhana Club is fired for Saturday, July 8th.
Elovet man and one woman wera conviotad at the Magistracy yesterday of various petty thefts.
Saven cases of plague. five fatul, were reported yesterday, bringing the total for the season ap to 121.
Thursday is this 'oight of the public
In addition to the arrangements already anounced for the first day, it had been decided to follow the example of Singapore by holding
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A Liverpool telegram states that it is only a matter of a few hours before the international shipping strike will begin.
so many sem to think, romains to be soon, bat
WEST RIVER PIRACIES,
July,
in the meantime the Governmost needs to blu a prefatory note, Mr. Clemonti sa
On the 12th July, 1907, E, started from And- ijan, the terminus of the inssian railway in the SHIP-in purpose and more than ordinarily tact- ful in the carrying out of its scheme.
provines of Forans, and crossing the Fairs to Kashgar, travelled through Cuinesso Turkoston It is reported from Wackow that of fate and the provinces of Kan-su, Suan.si, 8-h naz, Knoi-chou, Ksang-hsi and Knar-lang to many vessele dying foreign flags have beon at- Hongkong, where I arrived on the 31st March, tacked by pirates, and the native Press reports 1908. The Russian authorities did not permit that the Vicero has received a commuuication me to commence a survey in their territory; bat from the British Consul-Genaral to the effect from Kashgar, which I rushed on the 27th that if these pirates ar ant cleared off the observations daily and astronomical observations 1907, onwards, I took meteorological river it will be necessary in the interests of night by night, whenever the weather was is approximately humanity and commerce to patrol the river favourable. The length of my route betwee with foreign gunboats. The Chinese authorities Kashgar and Hongkong
3.991.5 miles, and the number of stages. point out that until this recunt outbreak of in which I covered this distance in 198. From I live LATER.
piracy there had been peace as the West River observatious, taken doring the jeneng,
calculated the latitada of 141 placos, the Shipowners are not disturbed by forsome considerable time, and this has been
longitude of ~)
139 places. and the hoight ats-lotal of 185 place of these fecali-
So far the reports of au impending interna-due to the activity of Admiral Li. Thus Ad-
miral now satende to patrol the river bised, I am
only claseh with the Navy (for so the Cantonese bombastical- tios al previously hen 1-t rmined in They declare that it will be a merely terma the kundful of tiny river gunboats), latitude, sve in longitude, and 63 in height above sea-level; and I have, therefore, beaut flash in the pan, and will possibly be for he fears that unless his blu-jackets see some impelled by a base of duty towards. Fature nccnsional fighting they will becoms enervated, travellers to publish a summary of the results of my work, to other with the briefest possible MILITARY EXPENSES.
noto in explanation of such matter us are not A meeting was held in the Military Burean self-evident from a perusal of the attached on the 10th inst and most of the higbos pro-tables. vincial officials were premont. The Viceroy said [FROM THE MANILACABLENEWS."| that something must be done le keep down the. provincial expenditure, and aid retrenchments MR. ROOSEVELT SUPPORTS PRE-aust be made in the army expenses which of
SIDENT TAFT'S RE-ELECTION.
Washington, June 7th.. Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt has come out openly for the re-election of
tional strike.
to the
pablic meeting in the City Hall on Coronation Day for the purpose of endorsing the telegrama temporary inconvenience of congratulation to be sent to Their Majesties. The Chinese Address will also be read at this poorer tramps, but will not affect the meeting, which will be held im gediately after big lines.
the service.
The draft telegrain reade as follows:---
The British and Chiness subjects of His Majesty in Hongkong present their loyal homage to the King.
The peole of every race wit' in the borders of the clony tender affectionate congratal tious to their Majesties the King and Queon. The streets of the City of Victoria are ba The two men sharged with stealing ropeginning to show signs of preparation for the
1824 | labour euch.
etreets.
THE OUTLYING, DISTRICTK.
On the 13th June, CHARLOTTE PAGE, Widow from the Kowloon Docks were yesterday sent- Coronation celebrations. The bamboo frame. President Taft in 1912. They had a pleasant meeting in Baltimore yesterday. anced at the Magistracy to six weeks hard work of Chinese arches may be seen in many The occasion of their coming together was the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Cardinal Gibbons' entrance to the priest hood. The jubilee was attended by many
walks of life. other distinguished Americans from all
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lats had grown very high. It was mentioned at the meeting that the recent troubles had cost the Transary no less a sum than nearly The. 280,0.0, and such a heavy increase of expendi.gagel ture had greatly added to the Baancial difficul the former left me at Cheng ta Fa
ties of the provincs,
MURDER OF YAMEN RUNNERS.
Aiioo
Thoen
I had no European companion, nor any antive. surveyor, with no during my journey. From Andijan to Osl I was quite alone. Betwron Osh and Kashgar I had wab me two Kirghiz muleteens. At Kashgar I obtained the services of three Hunaneze (a clark, a cook, and gen. oral servant), who accompanied me as for as Lan-chon. F'a, where I discharged them and en- In their strad Kan-an
Sau-ch'ess
of cook, und while the intter with two Bau-cha mafoos, engaged at Cheng-tu Fa, followed me the rest of the way to Hongkong. None of theme mon know anything of survey work except what I taught them; but in the day-time they
helped me with my plane-table, and at night they held lamp to assist me in star-gazing. It was my
for
Some days ago a number of runners belonging to the Yames of the Lia Chow Frefoot were The chief celebrations in the outlying
sent into Honan Proviues to bring back some districts in honour of the Coronation are to be
criminals. They performel their work, and were
time every evening at kuuse. If, however, will be on Coronation Day. The programme on Tuesdu, the 20th, except the bonfires, which
going to another place on further business when practice te tako obervations for latitude and they met a gang of about 100 robbera who were the sky was overcast at that hour, my sermuts The sat up by taras throughout the night, with in each case will consist maiuly of (u) sporta,
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt had besieging company of merchants.
rauors made an attack on the bandits, who orders to call me directly any stars were visible. Between Kashgar and a-yang Haton the (b) tess for children and diners for the
an extended conversation during the meet overpowered them. They tied all the runners weather was on the whole excellent, and at thres Kaifeng; (c) illuminations. Two archos will bo
ing, in the course of which Colonel
to tress, and riddled them with bullets. The points only I obtained no astronomical observa- at Aberdeen, and ens erected
caol at Chentug-Chan and Tai-0: there will be bands Roosevelt promised the President his cordial | affair was reported to the Prefect, who is unable tions. After that the weather was very far and earnest support in his campaign for to go against the murderers on account of the from favourable, and at 50 places observation
was impossible. of ansiofans, and at Tai the anal
smallness of his military forte. performances Will be hild
theatrical
Owing to ill-health Dr. Samuel L. Gracey; the American Coneal at Foorbow, has left for the United States accompanied by his soa, Mr. Wilbur T. Gracey, American Conan at Nanking Tonkin papers report an alter cation between Captain Martin, of the Kum Chow, and Captain Jenkins of the Saiwan, when blows wore freely exelung d. This led to the appearance of Cap- tain Martin before the Court, when he was fined PREHATS nothing retards the progress sixteen francs and ordered to pay 25 franes of China so urich as the want of a common j damages. language. Community of sympathy is
Two privates of the KO.Y.L.L. were at the difficult to establish among po ple who do Magistracy yesterday convicted of stealing not employ the same medium of expression, watchs each from a jeweller's shop in Tong and this clashing of interests is very ap- Street. They went into the shop osteusibly to buy a watch, soil after some bargaining each parent in the railway schemes which are contemplated or in course of construction, pocketed a watch and walked out. They were
DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT. is very apparant in the rival schomes of sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
Many friends in Hongkong and South China reform advocated within the Empire, and is Yesterday the now launch built by the Hong-will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. C. P. very apparent even in the plans of political keng sud Wlampen Deck Cog, to the order of H nee, which occurred at No. 7, Seymour Ter- agitators. The disadvantages under which Messra. Thos. Cook & Sons of Hongkong nader.
race, on Sunday aight, after a long and painful China has laboured through the Babel of went its trivi trip, the result being considered illness with which she has been afflicted since tonguos prevailing within her wide borders highly satisfactory, the vessel doing 10 knots. have been recognised for long, but owing to The Thng Tsai Laurg, as it is named, is 62 feet that placidity which is difficult for Ucci-long and has a beam of 12 foot. She is equipped
with compound condensing engines.
in conjunction throughout the wook. Mr. Ormo, the district offer, reports that there is considerable enthusiasm over the projected celebrations and liberal subscriptions late teen given by the villagera.
re-election.
POLICE AND GANKLING.
In this Nam Hoi District there is a place
THE PROGRESS OF BANKING.
w on it stands at
As regards allowance to be male for persoanl error, it should be noted that I had to use my While not wholly unexpected, the news has caused great comment all over the
theodolite and a split-sound step-watch simal taneously, as well as to jot down myself the times country, and is regarded by many as prac-called Sha Tan, the police officer in charge of and angles obtained; and that to sheer to the tically settling Tait's nomination by the whigh full out with the local gentry." The was, when the thermometer is 0.4leg. F. in the
latter in revenge acunsed the policeman of shade, and the state,
10.0deg F. und the wind blows icily, is Republican convention.
allowing gambling and receiving-bribes and
an ordeal by fire and frost. My fingers blackmail The charges against the officer were were often so cold that they could not HIS HOLINESS THE POPE.
hod to investigated by the Taotal of Police and proved turn the screws of the theodolite and The condition of the Pope's health bas be to be true, and the man has sines been deprived warm myself hastily at a fra between each "face right" and "face loft" reading. Moreover, I come a matter of serions preoccupation for his of his post.
was travelling against time and only contrived entourage, states a London paper received by
to reach Hongkong on the very day that my leave of absenco expired; therefore, I could not the last mail. His three sisters are now in has lost his former strength, and bis powers of him. His Holiness personal attendanna upon
pick and choose favourable weather for making
last December.
resistance are failing rapidly. Arterial degen The Statist has issued an elaborate banking observations, but had to take, though not siways with a frolic welcome," "the thunder and the section, as a separate volume, for the purpose of sunshine" as they came. This accounts for my Mre. Hanco was the widow of the late Dr.aration, the characteris io symptom of sezile de F. H. Hance, whe was at ous time in the ear, has become very pronounced His heart is showing the immense development both of failure to obtain observations at provincial beating feebly. The attacks of gout, to which Britisk taking as a whole and of individual capitals, such as Kuei-yang Fu and Kuei-lin Fu British Consular Servios in China, and who be Lus long been a martyr, baca become much banks It is pointed out that although the Brat was an eminent botanist. She came to the Far more frequoat during the last three months,
joint stock bank was not formed until 1826, and at several other important points along my
ronte.. Hi+ medical attendants, however, emora espeto-day the deposits of the United Kingdom- alment entirely joint stool banks-are in the themselves to what they regard as inevitable. the Harbour Ofies on Monday was placed before East over 50 years ago, and while her husband cially concerned with the condition of his heart,
Mr. Hazeland, at the Magistracy yesterday Pwas British Coneal at Canton ako resided at He is under the care of two eminent physicians, neighbourhood of £1,000,000,0 0.
What is
PUBLIC LIGHTING OF WESTERN CHINA. taking to attempt to introduce a uniformed with having attempted to commit that port. On being left a widow, como 25 Dr. Petazzi and Dr. Marchiafarra. One of equally interesting is the immerse growth of individual banks, several of which have now
Throughout West China rape seed oil serves attained tɔ leviathan proportions. language in place of the numerous so-called suicido. Ho had been rascized by the coxswain years ago, she came in Hongkong and has them is always in his room.
almost universally as the illuminant The little taper in the vessel of rape-seed oil, with its dim GERMAN OLD-AGE PENSIONS. flickering light, has been serving for centuries to light the way of the mi lions of West China. During the debuts on the second raading of Hut the twentieth century is witnessing the the Imperial Insurance Consolidation Bil in dawa of a new era. Already Western civilisa the Reichstag ou the 19th alt, the Left movoltion has illumined the streets of Taiyuanta, that the age limit for Oldge Pensions, be the capital of Shansi, with electricity. In Sion- reduced from 70 to 65 years. After an animated fo, the capital of Shensi, aud in Chengts, debate, in the course of wish Dr. Delbruck, capital of Szechuan, as well as in several other the Secretary of State for the Interior, emplis large cities of the later province, patent bero
Chunging is tically declare that the messure was impossible sens lamps are directing the eyes of the natives on fluanoial grounds, the motion was rejected towards Western civilisation. by 160 to 146 votes.
installing an electrioplant costing about £20,000.
dentals to appreciate, her rulers have seldom
if ever, grappled with the problem, resigning
Admittedly, it seems a tremendous under-
A Chines who jumped into the harbour near
of the Harbour-Master's launch, and explained since that time been a resident in the Colony. dialects that exist throughout the length his oduct by saying that he was chased by Two sons and a daughter are left to mourn her and breadth of the land. The Emperor women. He was remanded for inquiries. loss. They are Miss Hance, Mr. Jalian Hanco KANG HI, one of the wisest of China's rulers,
of Messrs. Butterfeld and Swire, Swatow, and caused schools to be established with a view
Mr. Cyril Hance of the British American !to teaching a common language. That was
Tobacco Co., Shanghai, The sympathy of a two hundred years ago, and it goes without
large circle of friends in the Colony will be saying that the project utterly failed. But
extended to the bereaved family..
The remains of Mrs. Haute vers, interred in what could not be accomplished by Edicts
the Happy Valley Cemetery yesterday after- from the Throne or educational schemes by
noon, many friends attending the funeral. fow enlightened rulers, is likely to be
The Bishop, of Victoria is nonounced to take the chair at the City Hall at 6 pm. on Wednesday, the 21tinst., when a special meeting for prayer organised by the Hongkong Christian Union will be held in connection with the Day of Intercession for the King, Queen and Nation which is being observed throughout the British Empire
THE FIRST CHINESE QUALIFIED DOCTORA.
Dr. Herbert Wenham, F.R.C.8., professor at the Union Medical College. Peking, reporta that, for the first time in history, a medical degree has been granted by the Chinese Gov. erament. Sixteen out of 21 exndidates have passed the required examinations. The Medical College has now completed five years' work, and the degrees conferred certify that the holders are fully accomplished in the science of medicino.
the
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