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(BY OHARLES T. KING,} Before long, in filfilment of an inte tion-he expressed publicly to the House of Commons a year or more age, the First Commoner will step down for the last time from his green-canopied chair in the Hous of Commons, there will, be a last official glimpse of the fine face of a big English- man beneath hi Full-bottomed wig, the House will catch the glint of silver-bucked shaon, and to the Butter of a long black gora, Mr. 1 W. Lowther will den apes". in the shadows" behind the great csir
We all know that both war and commerce have taught us that no man, however gress and able, is indispensable. Yet, to me, wboy on behalf of the Daily Esprest, have watched this superb Speaker through
the first
practically the whole of his Spught of the difficult comes is the
of.
of
filling his place. There
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WEATHER REPORT.
1
June 14th, at 12.01 -No returns from Japan and Vladivostock..........
Pressure remains lowest over Tongking; changes are everywhere slight.
Hongrong rainfall for the 84 hours ending at 10 am. to-day, 0.47 inch. Total since January 1st, 45.03 inches against sa Average of 35.79 inches.
The forest for the 24 hours ending at
to-day is as follows com
DISTRICT
Hongkong to Gap Hock
Formos Channel
POLICAST.
(B. winds, fresh-- cloudy Occsi Irional rain.
No. 1. South coast of China between (The mume all
No L Hongkong and Lamocks i Southcoast of China between (The same as
Hongkong and Hainao
has been a distinguished line of Speakers CETNA
the English Parliament during jong
· think of Mr. Lowther höld.. centuries, A ing a turbulent assembly with firm rain and unshaken dignity, or dispelling fa gathering storm in the twinkling of an eye and with the twinkling of an ere, with a sparkle of human humour-T rembi- ber him stopping perilous utterances in the trough of the war, or pour troak
wiadom on a sudden cauldron
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and surging disorder as I think of this and fanch more, I wonder how his place will be filled and whether, in all the cens tarios of the Speakership, there has been one more savoured and fortified by the Vladivostock joy of being just"
Nemuro Hakodate Tokio
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"INFALLIBLE""
As far as I remeinder no decision of his Kochi amid the most angry contestants, no ring Nagasaki of his against great man-or.small, has over Kageshima. been successfully or even seriously calles
Onkima in question.
Thero ste several mee of great ability, Zahigakijima
Bonin Irland high gifts, and long parliamentary, export ende who are cited as possible successors,
Weiharwei and no doubt the innate genius of our race Hankow for fairness and good order will clothe chang with strength and dignity, as well as with ukiang groy wig and black robes, the next suc Changsha Shanghai cessor in the line of Speakers that stretchca
Gatzlaff back through the centuries.
Men after said what & serenely judicial sharp Peak Speaker could have been made. by
Sir
Amoy George Cave-now Lord Cava. He, bow-boku
Swatow aver, has already gone to the House of remake
Taichu Lords Then, of course, itll other cir- Tained. cumstances wore stripped away, one could not imagine a sounder judge or finer on ment in the chair then Mr. Asquith however, has been long years Prime Mini ter and leads a party.
We now come to three distinguished Parliament men whose names are on men's lips in Westminster sad Fail Malla likely successOTS, They are Mr. J. H. Whitley, Sir Ernest. Pollock, and Goastal
Koshua
Pescadores Canton
Hongkong Rock a Wuchow.... Hobow
sped James ToursDe
called stained-glass window Sealy
be
cause of the savour of sanctity, about Dis T handsome face and the touch, almost of Lalo anctuousness, in his musical; wonderful modulated voice. Of his courage there can bo no doubt,
Sorigno
Guart.. Labuan
Ganoral Sealy is undoubtedly a personal Ornament of the House. "Take the present Speaker, he has a fine voice for the and dignity in his mien:
...*
· Á DIFFICULT CHOICE. Shakespeare spoke of "that old grada tion in which each second stood heir unto the first." Mr. J. H. Whitley has had long years of experience as second to the First Commoner. He does not owe his splendid control of House and Committee an outstanding presence like that of Mr. Lowther, or to so suport a voice sa that of the present Speaker Mr. Whitley, however, has & tag, ready resource, wis, dom, and plain commonsense judgment which have always struck mo as truly remarkable.
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Weather.
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19,78
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6. For or Wr, acording to Beaufort Sele We now come to Sir Erpet Pollock If 87A OF WHATEEK, b bine aky, o detached it were put to the vote there would be a cloud, d drissiing rain, I fog, z gicomy, à hail,i large support indeed for this gifted and lightning, overcast, p passing showers, qagan). popular House of Commons, man. Lakersin, 1 mow, t thander,, v. visibility, w daw Mr. Lowther, he comes of one of our great families, rich in the aristocracy of per sonality and brains. No one else in the ga
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between Mr. Whitley and the much-loved Ernest Pollock it will be diffenit for many to decide. Courage, knowledge, wisdom justice, gravity, and humour are among Bir Ernest's possessions.--Daily" Express,
7., Harm, in incha, t testha and kuusdrada.
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL.
REGISTER.
Hongkong Oboratory, June 24th.
Previous On Date On Date
Day
at at 1 pm. 6 am.. 3 p.m.
19.88 *13,68
-Barometer
Temperature- 83 DANISH TRADE AGREEMENT: Wind Direction
Humidity
76 Bouth WITH BUSSIA..
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034
Highest open-air Temperature on 22nd...86 Lowest open-air Temperature on 24th ...89"
-HONGKONG TIDE TABLE.
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Hion Water.
The agreement said to have been entered into by M. Kramin, as represent ing the Eussian co-operative sovieties, sad}} MM. Abrahamson and: Holbeck for the establishment of a clearinghouse in Den mark to facilitate commercial exchanges with Bovick Bumaa za looked upon wiki * coriakin' amount of scepticismi in commér. D cial cirolos `here, wrote the Times Block holm correspondent on May 8th, The engagement undertaken
the Russian delegato to um all his influence with the Borict Government to obtain ita support of the scheme and to see that goods sent to Euscia, under this agreement |will not be forfeited-or confiscated with
out suitable compensation seems to offer s rory slight guarantee" of security, while the stipulation that any indemnities olain- ed from Ramis by foreign Governments Eri 25 will be dealt with on a strict; basis of re ciprocity may open the door to nitexpected counter-claims in regard to which ther has been various hints already, such for damages caused by the Baltic blockade, Mon: 28-7-15 Go Murmaɑ Expedition, or Denikia's and Koltchak military activities.
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