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from some of those whom she has taught. Continental and Colonial rugby teams have gone to the land where the game originated and beaten ite best exponents. The same is tee of football. Scotland in supposed to be the original home of football, and now | her players find themselves hard put to
A portrait in oils of H.E. the Governor. presented to Queen's College by the late Sir H. N.. Mody, is to be unveiled by the Hand master on Saturday morning,
The typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory yesterday morning said a typhoon was W. of Balintang Channel moving W.N.W
A. S. WATSON maintain the national reputation against Tho black signal were hoisted about five a clock
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the players from the other countries of the Empire. In golf it is the same. Scotland finds herself compelled to acknowledge defeat
last night.
Co., at present ou leave in Americs.
The owner of a Chinese Ashing bost was fined $50 by Mr. Hexaland at the Magistracy yesterday for being in unlawful possession of seven bags of cool. The defendant said he had dragged the coal from the barbour, but the appearance of the fuel caused his Worship to
diaboliers the statement.
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
COLONIAL SECRETARY FROMOTED.
LONDON, August 2ad. Sir Arthur Young, F.C.M.G., Colonial
Straite Settlements, in succession to Sir John Anderson.
(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGEEUT.]
CHINESE CURRENCY.
LONDON, August 2nd. Mortings are being held in London to consider the Chinese currency reformas in accordance with the terms of the recent loan
all are pledged to secrecy.
INDIANS IN THE MALAY STATES.
LONDON, August 2nd.
The Right Hon. L. Harcourt, replying to
[Sir Arthur Young has been Colonial Secret- Is the son of the late Colonel Keith Young, ary of the Straits Settlements since 1906. He C.B., and was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Ragby and Sandhurst. He married In 1885 Lady Evelyn Anne Kennedy, daughter of the as follows: Late 27th Inniskillings; local com- day, said that the Government were unable sound Margnis of Ailsa. His rear is given Mr. Ingleby in the House of Commons to
itary Police, Kyreni, 1878: mandant of Military Assistant Commissioner,
CORRESPONDENCE.
TYPHOONS IN AUGUST.
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE "BONGKONG DAILY PRESE."]
SI-It was rooutly stated in the Daily Peser that “as a rile" Angest la dugularly free from typhoons. This is scarcely borne out
2
conrred in July
1 ocurred in August
i
2. sccurred in September
2. oogarred in October
1occar ed in November
Of typhoon gales of 48 miles an hour, and upwards, 46 (including the above eight ty. phosus) scarred in the 27 years. Of these 46 gator
June
2 occurred in .B occurred in July
10 aoonerad in August 17 occurred in September
the Observatory records. During the 27 years 1884-1910 sight typhoons have occurred Among the Socisty Notes in a recent issue of the Washington Post the interating an
in Hongkong, L., eight typhoons of such force. at the bands of golfers from other landa. nonscement is made of the forthcoming mar
the Observatory of 80 miles an bear and American representatives are participating, | upwards. Of these 8 typhoons Still, that is the Anglo-Saxon characteristic. riare of the widow of the late John Goodnow Seerstary of the Straita Settlements since "greement. British, German, Chinese and have come so near as to give a wind velocity at A Japanese baseball team, we notice, to Mr Lars Anderson, of Mazers, Müstard 1900, has been appointed Governor of the and in view of the importance of the subject bas just returned from a successful tour in the United States--the home of baseball baring won 22 games and lost 15. The British and Americans are over ready to teach other people all that they know themselves. They may be called fools for their pains, but they continue to do it. They derive their pleasure from'
A summons was mentioned bofors Mr. Wood seeing all have equal chances in sport as
at the Magistracy yesterday in which In- well as in trade and commerce. They believe spector Coombs of the Sanitary Department is in a fair field and no favour. Nothing the complainant and the Wo Fat Brm, of No. promotes that sense of fair-play like sport, 4, Victoria Street, the defendante. The firm and the fact that men of all nations are
were charged with having in their possession willing to sink differences and place them-67 tins of nowholesome food, and the cass was selves on an equality with others in sporting adjourned for a week. activities represents a degree of progress in internationalism that must be regarded very hopefully. It is one of the agencies working for the greater unity of mankind, and as a factor in politics should not be overlooked. The victory of the Beagalie is s case in point. The thousands of Indian spectators who rejoiced at the success of their OLD TOM GIN compatriots proved themselves true sports,el for his kininase and liberality by all who
Sir Robert
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The death is announced of Mr. Leopold Tallien, aged 71, st-Lausanne. He was one of China's old hands, having come out in the 60's; and is the brother-in-law of Mr. J. Travers- Smith, of Tientsin, now the bead of the firm of Tall'on & Co, started by the deceased. He also was the proprietor of the then only, hotel in Peking, for many years, and was greatly tom
knew him.
Bgusts, 1682, Director of Sun, 1879, Fam to grant the Indians in the Federated Malay
Sarvey and Principal
States a representative on the Federal Forest Officer, 1692; Member of Legislative
Council. Council, Cyprus, 1892; Chief Secretary, has at various dates from 1896-1905 administer ed the government of the island. He received the CLG. decoration in 1897 and the K.C.M.G. in 1908. His rank in the Army is that of Captain.]
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
LONDON, August -
2nd. Lord Morley has issued a most urgoat whip to the Liberal Lords, and takes the unusual course of asking for a reply whether they will attend.
LATER.
The political situation is somewhat chang- ed by the enthusiasm with which the large body of Unionists supporting Lord Halo-
接
EMPIRE COURT OF APPEAL.
LONDON, August 2nd.
S occurred in October
1 ocurred in November
From these flgurts it will be seen that we' may expect & fall typhoon about every third your and typhoon gales at the rate of about two year, that the typhoon season in Hongkong commences in June, reaches a maximum în Sep- “
The Appellate Jurisdiction Bill was read tember, and cannot be said, to be over till Nov. a second time in the House of Lords to-day.
Lord Haldane said the measure laid the foundation for a single Court of Appeal for the whole Empire by combining the Court of Appeal of the House of Lords with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, The scheme had the concurrence of the Imperial Conference.
NOTED ARTIST DEAD.
amber.-Yours, eto,
L. GIBBS.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
On Tuesday afteranon His Excellency The Governor received, by appointment, a deputa- thou of Queen's College Profests, introduced by the Head Mastor, Mr. Balphs. The object of the deputation was to request His Excellency's socoptance of a specially-printed leather-beamil copy of the Coronation Number of the Yellow Dragon containing photographs of the Corona- tion festivities at Queen's College. The pre- sentation was made by the Senior Prefect. Hix Excellency, in socepting the volume, warmly
to their request that he would forward, on behalf
They cheered the losers. No feeling of
Several officers of the British cruisar Kent, racialism was noted. Does not that indicate
now in Yokohama, were the guests recently of that the British policy of playing the game Bear-Amiral Takaraba, Vice Minister of the bas its own reward? The tour of the all-Navy, and eleven officers of the Naval Depart Indian cricket team in England has also ment, st an nyt fishing party on the Tamagawa assisted in creating a good fouling betwood and also witness da display of cormorant the natives of India and the British people. fishing. In the evening the party procooled to It is comforting to think that we in Houg Baron Den's villa, in the vicinit of the river, for the public meetings at Chelsea and Austin Abbey, B.A., a distinguished painter booked the depolation and graciously acceded kong despite our faults, do not fail in main.where they were entertained at dinner served i Holborn on Friday. Overflow meetings are who has been honoured in America as well of the papile of Qawan's College, a similar copy
[Japaness style. '.
bury's no surrender" party have announc
ed overwhelming numbers of applications
being arranged. Mr. Wyndham will bo Nong the speakers at the Holborn meeting. The greatest satisfaction is being express-
at Lord Lansdowne's letter.
LATER.
LONDON, August 2nd. The death is announced of Mr. Edwin
as in Europe.
taining the sporting traditions of the race.
Viceroy Chao Erh sau proposes to organise a Tu aquatics men of various races compete
THE DOCKERS' STRIKE. in friendly rivalry. In cricket we welcome mile-post system in each of the Three Eastern In Fengtien Province, says the Chinese and Parsees. Football opens its Provinos.
LONDON, August 2nd. A. S. WATSON & CO. ranks to all comers. Lawu tennis does not Manchuria Daily News, the Viceregal Yamuna
The Londen dockers' dispute developed recognise differences of race, and in the leat Mukden will be made the contre from which the distances to the other oitias, towns and LIMITED,
gue competition just concluded Portuguese, villages in that Frovines are to be measured,
Lord Morley's letter says the decision of rather seriously yesterday. At noon all the Chinese and Parsees have taken part. In sed milo-posts giving the distances will be the Lords will probably be taken on Augustan at Tilbury, except those of the Port hocker we have seen the honours go to erected in all these places. Kiria and Hoilong- Indian native teams. Boxing, tou, is not, kiang Provinces are to have the oity of Kirin 9th, and he points out that the peculiar of London Authority, struck work. Their
circumstances of the situation are due to number is said to run into thousands. restricted to the white races, and it is note-and Harbin for their respective centres,
the tile action of a small minority aiming worthy that one of the local exponents of
Some A little suvine hård of Hangfom. the game is an Indian When mistimo on Tuesday the bird flow through an open the dislocation of Parliamentary business encounters There, it is remarkable that they window into a house, and was captured by the and other undesired consoquences that encourage one of their own coloured daughter of the tenant. Sobrequently, it fighters against a white man. This is only escapod, and flow into a neighbour's boas inevitably follow.. us it should be, and we can imagine that the The distress of the girl was so great that her growth of international competitions, a father went in search of the bird. His failuro development of which is the Olympic Games house, however, brought about a quarrel, the to ask permission to enter his neighbour's held every four years in different parts of upshot of which was that the neighbour was Europe, will tead, not only to physical charged before Mr. Hazaland at the Magistracy fitness, but to the exercise of those qualities yesterday with assault, and ordered to pay a fine of restraint, courtesy, and songs of fairness | of $10, which should characterise the true gentle-
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HONGKONG, AUGUST 3RD, 1911.
Taz physical value of sport is recognised in
FIRE AT LONDON DOCKS.
FIREMEN RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS.
LONDON, August 2nd. At a fire which broke cut at the Union Cold Storage Wharf, London, firemen were overcome by the fumes of ammonia, and the burning eggs and provisions.
JLL SILENÉ · MSAMINATION. Twelve schools entered foams for the annual
examination in Hygiene, which was held on 14th July Jast
The highest place has been taken for the second year in 'succession by Belilios Publio School, with su average of 62.9, St. Joesph's Collego came next with 57.3, and St. Mary's School third with 51.4. As Balilion Sohool was unable to send in a full term of 10, the Shield goes to St. Joseph's College.
LAWN BOWLS.
for the acceptance of His Majesty The King.
NEARLY STRUCK OUT.
A caro was set down for hearing in the Sum- mary Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court yesterday morning. Mr. Gardiner, who appeared for the plaintiff, said his client was not present, His Lordship-I can't sit here twiddling my thumbe waiting for your ollent.
ont.
Mr. Gardiner-I expect him here every mom
YIL Lorushup-te you háa Int me know I should not have taken the trouble to some inko Court.
Mr. Gardiner - Will your Lordship adjourn it a few minutes).
His Lordship-Is this your man coming in? Mr. Gardiner-I don't know..
Hir Lordship-Ho mema vary pleased with bimself.
Mr. Gardinor, after, a consultation with tho mau who entered, said he would begin.
His Lordship-Tell him I was going to strike out the case.
This was done, but the plaintiff soutiunod ta smile blandly.
The international competition was concluded last night when at Kowloon Bowling Green | KULANGSU · (AMOY) MUNICIPAL
the second game
Twelve were rendered unconscious includ-tbe Bcottish tom ing the Superintendent, who was seriously frozen as the result of refrigeration.
Mr. George Hay, who for a number of years man and the true sport. The Briton is was in the service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, regarded as the highest type of a sportsman, and for some years in comunad, died at und if his sporting ideals are embraced by Yokohama on the 25th alt. Deceased, who was other nationalities, and possibly improved sixty-nine years of age, was born in Glason, by them, he may be congratulated in the sad came to Japan about forty years ago for the years to come on having contributed to that Uaju Kaisha, and when that company was
TURKEY AND ALBANIA. good fellowship on which all hope must be merged in the N. Y. K. Captain Hay transferred based of a peaceful federation of the bis service, remaining with the Company for s
LONDON, August 2nd. number of years. Prior to the China-Japan world.
War he had left the N.YK, but rejoined on Turkey has practically reached an the outbreak of hostilities and served through agrement regarding Albania and the the waren transport service. In later yeare ho
The plagas roll far the season now stands at
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and the rabber, the totala being 18 to 15. Both teams played exceedingly well, but the Scottish skip having plenty of beek wood spoiled the driving tactics of his opponent.
The score were:
ENGLAND.
A. Blowey
A. Thornhill C. Bond
SCOTLAND.
G. K. Haxton
D. Cooper
C. Alexander
L. E. Brett (skip) (15. A. Ramsay (skip) (18)
COUNCIL.
Minutes of a meeting of the Council, held at
the Board Room, on the 11th July, 1911.
-Present:-Mars, W. H.Wallace (Chairman); W. R. MD. Parr, Rev. G. M. Wales, W. Wilson, the Health Offlers and the Borotary.
The minutes of the last meeting were rou! and confirmed,
A letter was read from H.I.J.M. Conent re. garding the nuisance caused by the blasting,
almost every land, but its ethical value is 243. Two fresh canon ware reported yesterday has lived in practical seclusion, and has been in atontenegrins are now inducing the refugees DEATH OF THE FORMER EMPRESS.. at Ho-kee.
not often considered, and its political importance is hardy ever reckoned at all. Who can read the news of the triumph ́of a Bengali football team over a crack British military team in India the other day, with its absence of racialism, without realising that something has happened which draws attention to the influences at work through- out the world, influences which in spite of racial prejudice make for a better under- standing between the peoples of every clime? The event in itself is almost startling. Few of us in this part of the world, and still
Three gees and $500 worth of tarpaulin were stolen from the steamer Dunedin on Tuesday.
The dead body of a Chinese mals, about 50. years of ago, was found lying in Queen'street on Tuesday, and removed to the mortuary.
indifferent health. He leaves a son and two to return to their homes.. daughters to mourn his loss.
Admiral Count Togo, O.M., bas bewa unani- mously elected an honorary Kaight Vice-Pre-
sident of the Knights of the Round Table Club,
AIRSHIP FATALITY IN ENGLAND,
LONDON, August 2nd.
A young English airman, named Gerald Napier, in a trial flight at Brooklands last
The engagement is aunounced of Miss E. M. | Admiral Togo gave a dhuner at Claridge's Vipou, daughter of the late Captain Vipos, of Hotel to his English and American friends re- Jardine, Matheson & Co., to Mr. Thomas F.ountly. Among the guests were Lord Redesdale, night was thrown out of his maching and Fushansa, of the National Bible Society of Scotland Mission Press,
Lady Lagard when the last wil left Japan was staying in Yokohama. Her maid, as the result of a richa accident in Kyoto, recently severely injured her knee, and is at present
fewer at Home, imagined the Bengalis asunder this care of Dr. Munro. sufficiently robust to succeed in a vigorous
At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood Glued game like football, but the training of the
Kowloon, $150 or six weeks' imprisonment, and 13 men who were found smoking on, the pre- mises were fined $2 moh.
A passenger escaped with a shock.
ANTI-TRUST LAW IN AMERICA.
LONDON, August 2nd.
A New York message states that in
DOWAGER OF KOREA.
The desth has occurred at Seoul of Lady Om.otherwise known as Princess Yi, formerly Empress-Dowager of Korea. The deceased camo from very humble parentage, axxl the place bor birth is not assally known. For some years prior to the China-Japan War she was employed in the Korean Court as hair. dresser to the lady attendants, and it whe daring her employment there that the old Emperor became greatly attached to her, and added her to his harem.
Dring
to jealoney among the wives of the ex-Emperor, Lady Om was obliged to leave the Palace, and for a time led rather & procarious life. When in 1895, owing to trouble between Japan and Rusinover Kerr, the old Emperor sought refuge in the Eussian Legation, Lady Om was restored to favour, and ultimately gave birth to the young Prince
to be educated.
The question of the Arterian Woll Contrast having been fully considered, it is decided to stop further boring operations, ca real the mon- trast and close the account.
The Booretary was directed to is $1 Expres" for general information, that owing to the large number of stray dogs on the Island steps would be taken on and after the 20th July
to destroy or detain (at the digestion of the Council) all dogs found without collars or unlicensed
With a view to encouraging the trapping and destruction of rate it was decided to offer the mum of five copper cents for the body of every mat brought to the Municipal Oficen, and the Secretary was directed to issue an "Express"
The Captain-Superintendent reported that
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson, Ad- killed. miral of the Flest Sir Edward Seymour, the Japanese Ambassador, Admiral Sir Archibald Douglas, Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, General Sir Ian Hamilton, Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Garerd Noel, Rear- Admiral Dondes of Dundas, Admiral the Hon.
Captain Barker, Captain Young, Commander anti-trust decision of the Supreme Court,
The ex-Crown Prince of Korea was about to Ordinance Engineer Yoshida, Commander Mecan Tobacco Company are arranging plans the death of his mother.
booring districts when he received the news of aki, Mr. Copel, Engineer Commander Masul, of dissolution which, it is expected, will be and Mr. Shibata
By special order of the Emperor of Japan, carried out before 1912. Other smaller the young Prince has left Tokyo for Seoul to
attend the funeral-Japan Gazette. truats are also proparing, to end their corporate existence and avoid prosecution.
Sir H. Lambton, Mr. Laszlo, Sir Philip Watts, consequence of the order t. comply with the Jam who for several years has been in occordingly.
British Army, with its sporting instinctsre keeper of an opium divan at Chaton Road, Taniguchi, Commander Saito, Captain Kate, the Standard Oil Company and the Ameri-start on a trip to Shinano, Echigo and neigh. the following cases have been dealt with at the
has "licked into shape" auch unpromising material that a Bengali football eleven has defeated the 2nd East Yorkshires and won
An Indian assistant wardor from Victoria
the Association Football Shield. Thus the Ga I was charged before Mr. Hazeland at the Bengalia have proved themselves not only Magistracy yesterday with stealing a blanket, equal to bat superior to most of the British the property of the prison authorities. Defend- teams in that part of the Dependency, a aut was remanded until Saturday. performance which is worthy of the promin-
THE BOATBUILDERS STRIKE. Farther information concerning the recent strike of bosíbuilders at Aberdeen was disclosed A Chinese whe rotarned from banishment for when the two men arrested were charged with before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, ence givan to it. It is indeed historical the third time was charged before Mr. Hazeland leading the strike. Evidence disclosed the fact The triumph is one which redounds to the at the Magistracy yesterday. The offence was that there was an agreement by which the credit of victor and vanquished. It demon- proved and the defendant was sentenced to im-masters contracted to pay thirty coats on every strates afresh that Britous" play the game."prisonment for one year and four hours' stocks. There is nothing new or surprising in the
Mr. Moo Cheung sende us specimens of capital pupil surpassing the teacher. It occurs
photographs of the ceremony of Trooping the every day, and it happens in sport 29 Colour by the 1st Bn. King's Own Yorkshire frequently as in any other form of activity Light Infantry on Tuesday. The large England has given cricket to the world, and photograph is particularly good. Mr. A. Fong has had to acknowledge that she can Icara l'tiso'sønde como capital pictures of the eszemony.
$100 contract to a sick and necident fund. When demand was made for the monoy it was refused, and thus the strike was brought about. His Worship discharged the men and advised them to return to work, remarking that if their grievance was not righted they could petition the Registrar. General,
PERSIAN AFFAIRS.
THE PROBLEM ỦY THE EX-SHAK, 2
LONDON, August 2nd.
A Teheran telegram states that the British and Russian Legatívna have issued an iden- rical Note declaring that they have frequent
admonished the ex-Shab to abstain from political agitation, adding that since he is now on Persian territory they cannot inter-
fore.
BOAT IN A SUIT-CASE.
Mixed Court since the lust meeting:-Sam- monses: Eneroaching on land 2, Assandt 3.
legally detaining a girl 1, Throwing rabbisk,
Ia, on to the public road 2. Summary arrests: Being concerne 1 in blasting rock coutrary to Municipal proclamation 2. Theft 3, Assault 3.
SETTLEMENTS.-
A Parisian inventor has gone the limit in THE POPULATION OF THE STRAITS devising a craft for getting over the water, which is still so light and compact that it can be folded and packed into a box no bigger linary suit-case. The case part du- then an ordinary
The Straite Government Gazette of July 21 folds and joins together to form the main frame- given what are presumably the fu:I figuren of work or ball of the boat, which is of the cats the recent census of the Biral a Settlements. maran order. The two cigar shaped floats are There's no introductory romarks, but the made of waterproof canvas. When packed up figures show that in the Colony thermaru 369,845 they occupy little space, and when in wise they Chinese, 240,206 Malays, 32035 Indians, and are blown up with a bioyole pump. The frame 6,525 other nationallfaking a toal of work in fastened between them by means of ribs 714,069, not including 8.005 floating population. and straps, and when you have fixed a three. In the Settlement of Singapore there are 6,803 jointed, double-bladed paddle together and put Europesos and allied races 4,712 Eurasians, is folding sent in place you are all ready to set 178,772 China-born Chinese, and 43,385 Streitu-
bern Chiness, a total of 222,655. out on your marine travels.