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philosopher, Agrost German right. SCHOPENHAUSE, has asserted that a monarchical form of government is almost as natural to men as it is to bees and ante, In the case of Germany we have, porba pe the best example of this axiom, and certainly of the success which Monarchy can achieve when the man at the belin of State knows his business and attends to it. The KAISER has ever striven to give effect to his accession vows, though his methods may not always have commanded unanimous approval Or the first itera, it may be said that Monarchs in these days ouot afford to be other than just and element to their subjects, and the KAISER is no exception to the rule, Secondly, it will not be disputed that the KAISER has constantly sought to foster pisty and the fear of GOD." His MAJESTY seldom makes a speech in which his deep roligious convictions do not find expression, and in this connection we may partimlarly recall his dramatic and, at the time, much- discussed pilgrimage to Jerusalem, in the recollection of which stands out clearly the figure of the KAISER humbly and rsverenity the garden of kuealing in prayer in Gethsemane. Coming to the third item in the accession vow, the whole world knows that His MAJESTY has never ceased to proclaim his desire to protect the peace."
Lieut.-Colonel H. W. xtee, RGA, who TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.
arrived from Home on Saturday on the P.&O. Sardinia, will taka over the com- Command, vice Major C. G. Pritchard, mand of the Royal Artillery, South China R. G., who returns to the Command of the 88th Company.
Sir Everard Fraser, H.B.M.'s Consul- General at Shanghai, under instructions from H.M. Minister at Peking, has notified British subjects that the import of indian opium into the three provinces of Anhwei, Hinan and Shantung will be prohibited from the 15th of June next.
Renter's Peking correspondent states that the chief of the postal department, M. Piry, left by the Sihorian route last Sunday, and that Mr. F. A. Agien, Inspector-General of Customs, will take a short furlough soon, Spanish Minister to China, has returned to Peking.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AORNOY-] THE MARCONI INQUIRY. MINISTERS INDISCRETIONS.
LONDON, June 14th.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
applies in a less degree to the transactions of Sir Butus Isaacs. The signatories consider that the persistence of rumours
PARTY COMMENTS.
The report of the Marconi Inquiry and suspicions is largely due to the reticence of the Ministers. This reticence Committee finds that, on the whole of the Ministers which can before the Comand is wanting in frankness and respect matters relating to the conduct of constitutes a grave error of judgment, mittee, that all the Ministers concerned to the House of Commons. have acted throughout in the sincere belis!
Like the reports themselves, the com- that there was nothing in their action in any way conflicting with their duty as ments on the Marconi Inquiry, mostly Ministers of the Crown. In reference to follow party lines. Each side accuses the Senor Pastor, the British Company the Committee finds other of creating an atmosphere of that there is no evidence forthcoming suspicion and poisonous partisanship. All lending colour to any suggestion that any welcome the exoneration of the Ministers. Minister exercised his influence to procura The Daily Chronicle bluntly says that the a contract or used his official capacity opening for misconstruction should have in relation to the purchase of shares or
been avoided, and speaks of the "extru- was in any way concerned with the purchase or sale of shares; also, that the ordinary lack of knowledge exhibited by charges against Sir Rufus Isaacs, Mr. Lloyd George, and Mr. Herbert Samuel regarding Stock Exchange affairs,”
The views expressed by several Liberal were absolutely untrue. The Committee.
Į powers. One of his biographers admiringly refers to him at the time of his accession as WILLIAM IT., by the grace of God King of Prussia, by that of lus Aviny, German Emperor, possessing afty-four nobiliary titios, and, in spite of all possible constitu- tions, an almost intact onnipotence va Educated and informed to his very finger tips, deeply read, immensely clover, perfectly-finished beau ileal at once of viueteenth-century up-to-dateness, and of medieval energy, valour and strength, a man who would invariably know what to do and do it better than his coinpeers-upright, physically and morally deformined." Who, in truth, estimating the KAISER's worth; especially from the German standpoint, can refuse to be impressed by his ability as a statesman, his intellectual attainments in a very wide field of knowledge and bis superabundaut energy shown in his manifold activities? Surely praise in such a case cannot lay the horo-woraliipper open to a charge of baso flattery or sickly toadyism There is incre than a mero apico of truth in the facetious remark which has become somewhat trite that the KAISER nove all about everything!" for he is admittedly a splendid soldier, an equally good sailor, a successful sportsman, & musician of no mean
It is stated in a Manila paper that the talent, a painter and a draughtsmin, a. first.
even while he has been enormously body of Captain Outerbridge, who died cannot too strongly conderar the publica-arvspapers indicate some dissatisfaction class writer and poet, an engineer, an
in the hospital at Iloilo on the sth inst.,tion of unfounded charges. It further that the official report of the Marconi”
will be architect of considerable ability, besides
has heen embalmed and
finds, 'concerning the American Marconi Committee, which was adopted on a pure Mrs. being a scholar of repute and a practical
brought to Hengkong for burial. statesman, without mentioning the fact tl at he speaks nine or teu languages fluently and
Outerbridge, who on learning of her shares, that the Ministers who purchased by partisan vote, was allowed to superzeda husband's serious illness left Hongkong such shares were all home fide convinced the Chairman's more ample and judicial is one of the most eloquent orators of of his modern times. Several of those languages
for Iloilo, was unable to reach there that the American Company had no report, which, while exonerating, Minis-“ interest in the agreement (with theters, reflected the feeling that Sir Rofun of an error have been acquired aines his accession to
before Captain Outerbridge succumbed.
Mr. W. Smart, who is leaving Hong Government), and that there was no Isaacs had committed the Throne, and amid his enormous stress and strain of business. It is not surprising that (Alhambra). A very fine
a man of so complex a character should
kong for a short trip Home before pro-ground on which the purchase of shares judgment and deprecated the reticenes of Manila Cigar Per Box of 25 $1.25 often have been misjudged, evon by numbers other special legislation of the EMPEROR's ceding to take up a journalistic appoint- own devising for the benefit of the labour-ment on the A. Daily News in Shang- to a complimentary dinner by the press ing classes-legislation which thas served, bai, was on Saturday evening entertained men of Hongkong. In the course of the moreover, as a model for British states- mcn and is destined, we have little.
evening he was presented with a silver in which he is held by his confreres in the Colony,
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All men, grant and small, are liable to err, and the KAISER has been severely criticised for not
few of his acts which a
dan-
strengthening his Army and developing his Navy to a degree that has alarmed the He has strenuously sought also world. in many ways to promote the welfare country, and hie reign bas been, en for, an era of phenomenal prosperity. Nor has the KAISE forgotten the vow to be "a holper to the poor and distressed" in Blustration of which we way point to the State aided insurance and
A notice issued by the Harbour Master Hongkong appears in the Gazette warning masters of vessels passing in or out of the Lyeeman entrance of Hongkong Harbour to proceed at a moderate speed when passing Taikoo Dockyard, as their wash is apt to cause damage to vessels under repair at that establishment.
Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Murray
Ministers,
was open to objection: that neither the
The Liberal review Nation says the was a party to any of these transactions, want of candour in admitting a fault English Company nor Mr. Godfrey Imaes that in connection with the transactions which want of wisdom caused has been
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one sen-
any other countries of the world. There can be nothing but admiration for the genius of German statesmanship-personified In the person of the EMPEROR-which has
tional and historic episode in his reign in its true light, and there can be no doubt that the verdict of posterity upon achieved such phenomenal success, but the bis reign will be that it constitutes one of fact cannot be ignored that the great expan
S. WATSON & CO.. the most glorious chapters in Germansion of German awnaments in the last few
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mr. WONG LECNG-BI and Family desire to thank their many kind friends for their sympathy with them in their sad bereavement and for the beautiful wreaths, also especially to thank those who were present at the funeral.
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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG. JONE 16TH, 1913.
history.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
A. Lopes and F. Remedios beat Carvalho and Ellis 6-3, Braga and Rose 8-3, Bass
and Suffiad G5.
M. Pina and V. Yvanovich beat
curvalho ans Ellis 11-0, Braga and Rose 6, and lost to Bass and Suffiad
neither Sir Rufus Isaacs, Mr. Lloyd George nor Lord Muray received any favour, advantage, or consideration of any kind from the English Company or Mr. Godfrey Isnags,
CLUB DE RECREIO. CRAIGENGOWER. The following is the result of the league
SIR RUFUS ISAACS' POSITION. the Craigengower's
The Chairinan's... draft report, which years has been a very disturbing factor in match played on When he began his career in the world politics Political discussione, how.ground on Saturday:--
was subsequently superseded, dealing with Army his Imperial grandfather, in a speech ever, have been fruitful of assurances that
says that Bir Rufus laacs acted in memorable for its quiet and convincing German policy is governed by the most pacific
the purchase of American Marconi sharės,
eloquence, reviewed the policy of the House intentions-in other words, by the KAISER'S of Hohenzollern. Passing back two hun-accossion vow to protect the peace." It
perfect good faith and with the sincere most nations that
conviction that his personal interests in dred and fifty years, to the days when the is an axiom with
no wise conflicted with his public duty, ambitions of that House were circumscribed the best safeguard of peace is to be 5-6.
Nevertheless, he would have been well by the frontiers of tho petty Baltic princi- thoroughly prepared for war; and the German policy may
advised if, when invited by Lord Murray pality of Braudenberg, he instanced the spirit animating
to acquire these rights, he had adhered to conduct of each of his predecessors: beexpressed iu SHAKESPEARE'S words: "It FREDEBICK WILLIAM, the Great Elector, is good to have a giant's strength;
Totals-Club de Recreio, 62 games; his resolution to have aothing to do with and his son FREDERICK L, who first grasped, but tyrannous to use it as a giant." In the one the essentials of royal power, the the assurance that Germany's development | Craigengower, 31 genes.
as a world-Power bodes no menace to the other its outward symbol, the Crown FREDERICK WILLIAM I. and FREDERICK world's peace, the whole world will join in
A league match should have been played GREAT, Who by wisdom", in felicitating the Emperor WILLIAM upon the
Saturday the Happy Valley on THE
and
field magnificent achievements of his reign, and on courage. în extended and rendered firm and per.urite with the German people in wishing between Police and Kowloon, but owing manent the Monarchy, thus making Bus MAJESTY health and long life to work to the house collapse the Police. were left possible that splendid recuperative effort for the further fruition of his aspirations with only half their players. However, which, under the direction of the third for the continued prosperity and develop.players joining the police rinks. A three
Council
the
FREDERICE WILLIAM, Bot only dragged Prussia from the grasp of NAPOLEON, but, England siding, gave him bis death blow. He touched upon each King down to this time when he himself bad inherited the Throns, dud showed that the attention and energies of each one, the strongest as well as the least snccoseful, had been concentrated upon the army, that it was upon the army that the greatest fame of the Fatherland had
ment of Germany.
Saturday's plague return was blank. This makes the third blank return in succession.
The Rev. C. H. Hickling will speak at the meeting of the Hongkong Christian Union at St. Paul's College this evening. An additional rule made by the Governor-in-Council under Section 18 of the Prisons Ordinance, 1888, says, that the Superintendent shall have power to allow any prisoner to wear shoes or sandals."
J. Lopes and P. Yvanovich beat Carvalho and Ellis 8-3, beat Basa and Suffad 6-5, and lost to Braga and Rose 4-7.
LAWN BOWLS, F
མ,
the teafes were balanced by Kowloon rink friendly followed, Kowloon losing by 40 points to 40.
SHIP'S CAPTAIN SUMMONED. At the Magistracy on Saturday before Mr. Hazeland, the adjourned case was of the ss. 1ong Koi, was summoned for heard in which Herman Oltmans, captain leaving Hongkong on a voyage of more than seven days duration-namely, to
it.The Chairman further expresses the opinion that Sir Rufus Isaacs' purchases are liable to give rise to some such mia conception as Sir Rufus Isaacs himself apprehended, as a possible consequence of dealing direct with Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, and concludes by saying that if the Ministers concerned had made a statement of facts during the chate in the House of Commons in October it would have tended to avert much misunderstanding and lessened the labours of the Committee.
THE UNIONIST" REPORT Lord Hugh Cecil's report, which is supported by six Unionist Members of Committee, nequits the Ministers of being
admission of error. interested will make a full and frank
The Labour organ the Daily Citizen remarks that despite the Committee, partisan report the statement which Mr. Lloyd Ceorge and Sir Rufus Isaacs should now make should be accompanied
indiscretion. by an expression of regret for their gravo
THE DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT.
LONDON, June 14th. The Duchess of Connaught is now convalescent and moved to Bagshot on Saturday,
BRITISH NAVAL AIRSHIP.
LONDON, June 14th. The official report pf the accident to the French-made airship for the British Navy, which took place at Farnborough three days ago, states that the belt driving This has been the pressure fan slipped. remedied and the trials will continue.
MESSRS. ARMSTRONG'S
ENTERPRISE.
MONTREAL, June 14th... Messrs. Armstrong & Whitworth have. purchased 260 acres of land as a site for a large steel works which they intend building there.
CHOLERA AT SALONIKA.
BALONIKA, June 14th. Owing to an outbreak of cholera among
shares or of utilising official information authorities have instituted strict quaran-
tipe, Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes for the purpose of investment or specula, & Master, defended.
tion It expresses the opinion that Sir The compradore of the Wong Kai was Rufus Isaacs acted with grave impro-
and said fro was on the ship on the
an advantageous
Bangkok-with twenty-fone emigrant influenced by any transactions in wireless the Bulgarians at Serres, the Greek passengers.
THE ENGLISH TURF,
ROYAL HUNT CUP.
LONDON, June 14th.
YESTERDAY, June 15th, His Majesty always rested, and to which was due every WILLIAM II of Germany completed the accession of territory from the acquisition of The the name and province of Prussia, from twenty-fifth year of his reign. occasion is being made one of thanks Poland in the seventeenth century down to giving and rejoicing by His MAJESTY's the conquest of Alsace-Lorraine in 1871.
It is stated that the Osaka Shoren called when the police came on board. priety in making subjects at Home and wherever they may He exhorted the young PRENDE from this dwall abroad, and surely the German people very outset of his career to cling to the Kaisia has definitely decided to open a have abundant cause to rejoice, for the unvarying and well-proven traditions of monthly cargo service beter Japan and The Wony Koi called at Swatow, and purchase of American Marconi shares period has been one of remarkable achieve his family and to build the elifce of his London, vid Suez. The service will be sometimes they did not take any passen upon the advice of the managing director to be run at Ascot on the 18th inst., is ment, and there can be no impartial student | roïga upon this sure corner-stone that had inaugarated with six or more steamers of European history-whatever be his been tested by his ancestors; to spare no of 10,000 tuha. nationality-who does not very fully share care or pains, to consider no detail too
The betting for the Royal Hunt Cup,
Gers. The coolies who came as passengers of the English Company which was in as follows to 1 against Maiden did not buy their tickets,nt Messrs. Butterfeld & Swire's office. They had to course of obtaining a Government con- Erlegh, 10 to 1 against Adam Bede, 100 The body of David John Johnston, & pay on board. The passengers were tract. By doing so he placed himself, to 6 against Tuxedo and Sleipner, 20 to 1
the fervent admiration of all patriotic small, no jot or tittle of military organisarst-class stoker of H.M.S. Newcastle, counted just after the departure of the however unwittingly, in a position in against Jarnac II., 20 to 1 against Germans for the splendid genius and tion as mogligible or insignificant, but to was found in the River at Shanghai last steamer by witness and the chief officer. brilliant leadership of the monarch who devote hinigolf to, and to rely upon, first, week. Johnston had been missing from Witness had to give a chit making himsalt which his private interest or sense of Afatelot, 20 to 1 Cigar, 90 to 1 against for a quarter of a century has been the last and for all timo, the army-always the the ship, since the 4th inst. An inquest | responsible for the passage money for each obligation might easily conflict with his Khedive III, 20 to 1 against Cuthbert,
against John Ameridall, 40 to 1 Sir passenger. The passengers paid $1 each public duty The signatories think that 100 to 3 against Bonbon Rose, 40 to 1*
Martin for the passage to Swatow.
The case was adjourned."
Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Murray (formerly the Master of Elibank), in
THE NEW EMPRESS STEAMER. taking over a portion of Sie Rufus Isaacs'
June 15th. LONDON, shares, are open to the same censure; and this holds true regarding the purchase of
The Empress of sin, the new sister. shares for the Liberal Party by Lord ship of the Empress of Russia, left
was opened and adjourned.- inspiration and leader of those great national arms. How profoundly the second Emperor movements which have so coormously raised WILLIAM has been influenced by the family
The Silk per C.P.E. str. Empress of the power and prestige of the German tradition in this regard there is no need to Empire, Judged by every standard of discuss at any length. It is patent to all.es, which left Hongkong on the 21st
HIPPODROME AND CIRCUS. national progres: the advance made by In his first manifesto to the Prussian May, arrived in New York on the 13th
The popularity of the Hippodrome and Germany in the last quarter of a century people he declared: I have vowed to June. This makes a transit of 23 days
Cheus is, if anything, on the increase. has been phenomenal. When WILLIAM II. Azuranty Gop, that, after the example from Hongkong and 15 days from Yoke-
Nightly the huge matshed is packed by ascended the throne of his forefat bera, it of my forefathers, I will be a just hama, which constitutes a récord.
any people, was predicted by a famous Russian diplomat and element Plaser to
The new Supreme Court at Shanghai, appreciative audiences, and at matinees
THE SUBMARINE EXPLOSION. that he would "astonish the world." How that I will foster piety and the feat which has been built for the use of the the attendance is of a record nature. On Murray. The signatories are also of the Birkenhead on Saturday for Vancouver
materially though indirectly interested in abundantly has that prediction beer already of Gou, and that I will protect the peace, Assistant Judge, has now been completed Friday evening H.E. the Governor and opinion that the American Company is vit South Africa and Far Eastern ports.
LONDON, June 15th. fulfilled! The monarch in Germany is promote the welfare of the country, be and will be opened shortly. The new suite were present. This evening there will the poor nad distressed Police Court on the ground flour is also be another change of programme, when 20
Two of the men injured by the explo greater factor in national life than perbaps a helper to in any other ecuntry, not excapting Russia. and a true guardian of the right. Ilready for the transaction of business, clount will appear in the ring at one the conclusion of the Marconi contract; WILLIAM II. has been de facto as well as de was the declaration of a man who had a Both Courts are splendidly situated, says time, and Wild West Stunts" will he and the signatories hold that the trans-
Puppet axle is the amning the Mercury, and besides having plenty of presented by Young Buckshot, Running actions of Mr. Lloyd George were mainlysion on the submarine last week hare
Beur, and Denver Bill.
The next
in the nature of a speculation. This ancenmbed.