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A Volunteers rifle meeting will o “held at King's Park Rango on Easter Monday, April 17th.
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I M. S. Clio arrived in Shang- haion the 8th inst.
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The Austrian cruiser Kaiser Franz Josople I left Shanghai on the 7th inst.
i'is said the monsure was rushed through' during the abserwo- af many Senators, The new bill in fcluded within its scope increased
5,730 Chinese nid 3,181 Brit The funeral of the late Mr.ishers visitel Japan last year. carrying facilities between the Herbert W. Kenny, acting mant- United States and Chini, Japan, ger of the International Banking A. S. WATSON & Australia in the Phillipines, and Corporation at Canton, took place its principal object is to increase yesterday morning at Happy
Valley: CO. LU. and encourage Uncle Sam's ter cantile marine. An incidental object is turproducon fleet of ships that will net as auxiliarios in time of war.
It is the most important monsuro that has.coine before the Senato for a long time, for, as we know, the American merchant marine is not the powerful factor in American trade that it should
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be... Its erities, lowever, doclare that, it will not be productive of ; the vital results claimed for it. In the first place it is pointed out that owing to the protectivo system the
The Bluko Shield-Competition in connection with the Hongkong, Volunteer Corps was fired for at King's Park-on-Saturday, but was not completed owing to the in clement weather,
The P. and Company have, says a London cable to Coylon, ordered twoskantors of 7,000 tons
each of the Nile type, designed for an intermediate serviço be tween India, China, and Japan wilent transhipment.
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[VIA MANILA ]. Washington, March 7,-Soc- retary of War Dickinson" when interviewed by thoTM" Cablenews- Amorigan"
At the Summary Jurisdiction conrospondent yostor- day on the subject of the friar Court this morning before Mr. lands investigation said that the Justico Iazolumul the action of probe and vindicated the Philip W. G. Humphreys & Co. rg1. pino officials and completely dis
Two good bouts were witnessed on Saturday night at the City Hall, where a boxing tournamont took placo, promoted by II. Mar- riott,
The first, for the bantam weight championship of Hongkong, was bouween "Kid" Marriott and River, stounots arriving in "iron" Bux, 8 st. 6-lb. and 8 st. Proved the, allogations. niale Sellietti & Co. cimo on for lar Shanghini from Bankow report
against their administration of ing. Plaintiffs claimed $981:12. frosh galos, dense fog and heavy, respectively. The latter is tho friar laids. The rosult, he against the defendunts for
a nineteen year old an lad, said, was cutirely satisfactory, damages for breach of contract: rains.
born and educated in Hongkong. The stigma land-boon removed
put up a splendid fight against is more experienced opponent, and forced matters in every round. Tho decision for Marriott on points von very unpopular, and we think
draw would have been fatror. The fight between Soumaa Tin
and Sulker Harwood for the featherweightship Heet wayn ding-emies Bol mon are clover a willing, and Tinsan certainly showed himself a
ln, an article on the treat just entered into it Washington,The Timos" praises to work of Ja- piese statesmen.
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hard phiyer, roports to the Polico Alec. Taylor, the champion bil that three rickshaw ulios robbed him of his gold watch and chain,
and $250 in money.
Particulars of the aviation
from the names of the man who entered into by the defendants. had faithfully discharged their on the 12th July 1010 whereby duty and the whole question they contracted to soll to the cleared up before the American plaintiffs 000 cases petit pois of people. The whole trouble, the certain quality, Secretary said, had grown out of Mr. Harris appearod for the the two constructions put upon plaintifs and Mr. Goldring, for the net of Congress governing the the defendants, sale of the public domain in the Philippines. No one was able to say with a certainty whether the restrictions of the act applied to
cost of marine construction in anence a sis nights engagement in mooting at Shatin appear in our plucky fighter. Conceding 5 is the-friar-lands after purchasongood to sell and deliver to the
Anterica in so large that the sub sidies authorised by this bill will not interese shipbuilding to any appreciable extent, and that the bill will, thørefure, failakonice in its object time will show. In this con, noction ap interesting suggestion was made during the discussion. The naval appropriationi amounts. to one hindred and twenty-fivo 'million dollars and it was claimed
that if, say, to millions of thisson were devoted to the building by Government of the ships uredod, in ten years a hundred such would by afloat. These should be niinued by Govorament, thus.
Singaren Saturday, when the following pieces will be presented:
The Bill Princess, The Girl in the Train, The Chocolate! Soldier, The Quaker Girl, Our Miss Gilbs, and The Dollar
Prinecas
The procession of the Holy Ceuss tok place at the Roman Catholic Cathetirul
yesterday afternoon, tlæggerdmony beinged- ducted by Bishop Pozzoni. There
train.
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Intheir pleadings, plaintiffs said. that they had suffered damages by defendant's breach of contruct
writing whereby defendants. columns to-day. We are given recovered marry from The question, he said, could only plantilla 600 cases of petit pois taken out this afternoon on the rounds, art from the tenth to the the Supreme Court in a toss case. sevore punishment in the early be rosolved, by subunitting it to understand the aeroplane was
how crop at the price of Fr28.50- fiftoonth was hitting cleaner, Askod as to the course to bo per card loss 2.1-2 per cont casi oftener, and more effectively than pursued horoafter in the sale of delivery to he made us to 300 against documents in London, his out. He should have the friar estates the Socrotary of casps as soon as possible and us which the Agouco d'Extremá been given a draw iustoad of War'said that further sales of tho to 300 casos two months lator.
losing on points.
lands in large tracts would be Defoniants had failed to deliver jrohibited until definite action in- the mutter inl been taken by the new Congress. 1 Washington, March 7. Since the close of the investigation of the frine lands mattor the in-
fudging from a long dispatcli
Holland and China are as far as Orient has received from Poking, ever from a settlement of the questions pending between them.
A Chinaman went amok early
was. Ergo aindance of the yesterday morning in a boarding vided by the Philharmonic Socic- the Sincere entporium, killed faithful, and the musi was reuse in Des Vous Road, opposite "Ly's orchestrp."
thren peuple, sororely wounded six others, and was litailly shot by the police.
We are informed that the local "branch of the Yokohama' Spevio Bank Jal, is in rescipt of a tologram creating a naval reserve, and from the head office to the effect onned to the various companies that at the half yearly meeting of in timos of peace. In this way the shareholders held on the 10th object of the hill would be attain inst, it was-resolved to pay a ed, the establishment of a more dividend of 12 per cent. for tho cantile marine would be assured, last half year ending 31st De STOUT a naval resorse perfecto. comber, 10 to all to tho in P NT8 and 8PLIT Sueli semi-liovernment vessels reserve fund Yen, 250,000.00; to could also be utilised in opening carry forward the sum of Yen up now routes of commerce, and 1,187,000.00 to the next account; generally showing the flag" to increase the capital to Yen where now it is not seen. When 48,000,000 and to add to the these routes were developed list of directors the names of private companies would pra Junnosuke Inouye, Esq, and hably take the field. This Baron Kayata Iwasaki. suggestion will, doubtless, gain the
support of many. The sloop Rosario, which is to but a little
thought will be the lepot or parent ship of show it to be impracticable. It three submarine boats-C36,037, would appear at first sight that it and 8-coming to the Ubina
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Hongkong, 7th July, 1910
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Pte. Potter, K.O.YL.. and Stoker Power put up a nice fight, the former's footwork being bril- liant. Ho was given the fight.
The other contests were between Seaman Cantor and Stoker Chalk, for. The last named was knocked and Soaman Heaps and Taft Car-! out after a sharp contest.
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HOME POLITICS. London, Feb. 28-Thore was through the fairway befund a small attendance in the house,
proceeding Sionecutters last week, when she of Commons last evening, be to Democrats who have attended bumped rather badly, and outokoning diminished interest in the preliminary cancus of the examination by a diver was found the Veto Bill. At the opening of party the chairman of the now extent that she was leaking and Mr. Austen abertain again presentative William A. Jonos of to have been damaged to such an the debate on the second routing. Insular. Committee will be Re- would have to go into dock. It appealed to the Government to Virginia, now a member of the is believed, that sho struck a effect a compromise. capsized junk, loaded with stone for the new typhoon anchorage.
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any part of the said goods. within the tinies stipulated or it all. At the time of making the sail contract the plaintiffs hed atroady sold 525 of the said 600 cases to nativo customers House Committee on Insular Af- pending reorganization of the
and, they had been compelled" fairs is a subject of considerable the sum of $525 in satisfaction -to pay to such native customers comment, among politicians. It of their cinis in respect of the is believed by nuty that the now nondelivery of the said goods by committee will reopen the in the plaintiffs. In addition to the vestigation just ended and review mid sum of $525 the plaintiffs the evidence taken. According had lost, the profit which they would have made on the resale of the said goods which they estimat od at 6 per cont on the value of the the plaintiffs lost the difference between the market and the con- said goods. In the alternativo
March 3-After four days' un-
trnet prices at the date of the bronchi of contract which at about interesting debate the House of Commons read the Veto Bill a
$2.50 a cuso, amounted to at least Two-pies of diphtheria, ono second time by a majority of 125.
$1,500, but in view of the abero British and one Chinese, occurred The Opposition lenders intend to
facts and in order to bring this. last week. None was fatal. Onomsko strong efforts to get the Bill wore:-Maatschappij, o liction they waved the sun of getion within the Court's juris- Chinese died of optoric, while 19 aneaded in committee, but public in Langkat shares at Tis. 110 for $518, and claimed only $981.12. enses of staall-pox were reported, interest is entirely confined to the cash Samagagga Rubber Co. The defendants in their answor all Chinese, soven of which fate of the measure when it is Ld.sluresat Tsue for cash; said that they were ready and proved fatal.
submitted to the House of Lords. Kota Bahroa Rubber Estate, Lal,'!. -"Jiji Shimpo"
slutres at Tis. 8 for cash; Cheng Willing to carry out the said March 1-t is officially an- Itubber Estates, Ld shares ut Ttract until the plaintiff firm in Londoncia a letter to defend- Unionist Teers Submitted to the 20 for casli Soilawang Rubber. nounced that at meeting which 4-1.4 for cash; Tobong stubbor &
called the contract referred to,
tsowne's reform measure, but for casli; Padang Rubber Estates, the defondants had suffered dam party Whip and accepted Lord Estates Co., shares at Tis. 13 the cancellation of the contract 1. Defendants alleged that owing to lo Timos" says the official 1. shares at Th. 8-1.2 for cash
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Crichton Cranbrook,
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time of Hongkong, to Annie Elizabeth Cranbrook, DEATH.
doubt, which must always or where subsidies are concerned, would not add a burden-to-the country, since the money neces
In an attempt to deal with the Hongkong for some years. The those interested in the cotton three submarine bonis are ofthe same type, and of the 1908-9 pro Meses, Jardino, Matheson & Co., true held a meeting in theoffices of grannie. They have a displive-Lud., Shanghai, on March 6 when
sary would como from the naval inent of 320 tons, a horse-power it was resolved to form a Colton report is misleading and adds that Alma Estate, Ld. shares at Ts.gesto the extent of $741.00, such appropriation already voted, awl up to 600, a spood of 11 knots, Anti-Adulteration.Association it Avus apparently intended. to 12-1.2 for cash; Shanghai Gas damages boing the amount which mislead. The mooting assembled Co., Ld. shares at Tls. 102-1.2 for titled to receive from their prin- after Lord Lansdowne's scheme cash; and Cathay Trust Co. pre-cipals pen completion of the said dofendants would have been en-
was published. "Osaka Mai-ference shares at Tis. U for cash, nichi.'
would not handicap the Navy, he and an armament of two 18-in. cause auxiliary ships are as neces torpedo tubes. Of course, details sary as their elder brothers, the net of their working parts are not un fighting units. But the sub known, but they are powerful traction of a part of the naval boats of their class, and have done appropriation is only a sibsidy good work in hone waters. For
The meating was very largely at aided, Chinoso boing present in
considerable numbors.
Approval has been given for an exchango hotween Lieutenant King's Own Light Infantry, Cork, and Second Lieutenant .W, H.
under another name and it some, time past they formed part. F. G. Carter, 2nd Battalion would prove to be a subsidy of the flotilla of the Mercury at Open, to a fatal degree, to the Portsmouth,
attentions of those who live on
Mr. Justice
"pickings.". It would be difficult, Chn Sth ult," in the King's Brooke, 1st Battalion, Hongkong alinost impossible, to regulate its Bone Division,
Liontenant Carter will loavo expenditure, with the result that Buckuill granted an application England for Hongkong in time to waste, perhaps worse, would rab, in the matter of the Parlimen join here by March 16.
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POLICE COURT.
No change has taken place in the condition of the coal-market, according to Messrs. Wheelock & [Co.,of Shanghai: Stocka, however, are steadily decreasing both in Japan and on the spot, but it will bo some little time before now supplies can be expected.
contract, by way of commission, The defondant counter-claimed $741.00 with interest.
Mr. Harris, in oponing the case for the plaintiffs, said that this action arose out of a contract be tween the plaintiffs and the defen-
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quality in the suggestion that will division of Newington. Mr. Fraser 1,500 cigaretios were smuggled it of a value. There is a specios tary election for the Walworth
No fewer than 3,500 cigars and goin it support, Int in the said he wished to apply on behalf. meanwhile the actual bill has of Mr. Raphael E. Belilios, the from the N. D. L. ss. Yorcked all her lights, took in tow buen passed. and. wo will defouted Conservative candidate, hana. The delinquents were
when in harbour last at Yoko-number of sampans, and steamed Provost-On March 8, at 11 await the result with interest. It and his election agent Mr. George two Chinese residents of the was lying off Stancestor Island. in the direction of the ship which
James Francis Prevost, Chif marino, and we hoje this will ho Cojíupt Profétices Act, 188). The Japanese port: The goods, which On getting near the ship two since the opening of the river The first point of the case appears General Hospital, Shanghai, may vitalise America's mercantile Handshow,for relief der the Engineer China Merchants' S.N. Co., aged 71 years.
The object of this paper is to publish
correct information, to serra the truth pe and print the news without fear or
favour.
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the case. So great a contatry, with such cuorutons commercial interests, should be well represent ed on the high seas. This is ile first step to such an end."
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At 2.am. on the 11th inst., Sergeant Wills received inform ation that a gang of thieves had got on board the s.s. Henrik Ibson, having proviously arrang
Willis procured a launch, conceal the freight market state that it ed to steal a cargo of slabs of tin Messrs. Wheelock and Co. of which was in the afterhold. S. Shanghai, in their latest report on has quietened down and not much cargo is offering. The coastwigs taking a fair amount of cargo trade has improved. Tientsin is
matter in respect of which the subject to a duty of Y5,000, boats put off under full sail, and and, as plague in abating, it is pplication was made related were seized by the authorities. rofused to stop when called upon hoped that a revival of trade the return of election expenses,
by tho police, until a revolver was tlio north will be seen. which was not rent within the
Wo understand that the long-fired twice into the water. On timo prescribed under the Act. keng Polico have taken steps to soarching one of these boats the There ned to have been a provent further cansational ple- Police found seven men, who fáil- category of zuisfortunes in the cards of an anti-loreign orant-el to give a satisfactory account The election agent's dynastic nature being exhibited of themselves. They stated that affidavit slidwed that he excluded in Hongkong. It will be remem- they went on board to buy things. Sturdays, Christmas Day, and the bered that the Telegraph They were brought before Mr. two bank holidays from his cal exclusively published atrauslation E. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy culation of the time allowed for of the latest of this dangorous the return of the election ex-noticos. Itrelerred in sensational pon50s. Ho. had also suffered terms to Russian atrocities on playing A Cloried Error" and from influenza, which had inter- Chinose in Manchuria./Stringent
A Pantomime Helicarsal."
fered with his work. Mr. Justice moasures are to be taken to put an Over fifty Volunteers paraded for. There had, ho said, evidently plucards.
Bucknil granted tho relief asked on to the priblication of such at headquarters yesterday morn-hen a chapter of accidents and a ing for church parade. They total absence of bad faith on the, marched off at 10 am, to the Union Church, where the service
part of both gentlemen.. was conducted by the Iter, C. H.- Lickling,
HONGKONG DAY BY DAY.
Thore are 270,676 Japaneso
abroad.
matter.
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dants for the sale of 600 cases of green poas. The torms of the con- tract was contained insletterdated
is that had been entered. the 12th July 1910, written by the defendants and confirmed by the the contract had been entered. into, the plaintiffs communicated entered into correspondence with it to their London firm, who thon
the defendant's agents in Brussels.
into ho this. It was perfectly clear that defendants had entered into the contract est-principula and not as agents. They had THE SPECIE BANK. not signed as gonts but as prin
eipals to deliver, certain goods, With reference to the increase The other point of the caso of the capital of the Yokohanın appeared in a latter of the 24th Specie Bank, reported by us on wherein the plaintiff firm in Saturday, the following parti- London threatened to cancel the this morning, charged with an at-culars from Japanese sources are order as they could not take the tempt to commit a felony on board of interest:-The existing capital responsibility to pay for goods. tho s.s. Ilonrik Ibsen.
of the bank amounting to which wore not according to the Mr. C. E. H. Beavis (from the 124,000,000 shall be increased indent from Hongkong. Another firm of Messrs. Wilkinson and by Y14,000,000, bringing up the point worthy of notice was that it Grist) appeared on behalf of the total to Y38,000,000. The new was quite obvious that the whole defendants.
shares will be allotted to share trouble arose through the order. After hoaring the evidenco, his holders appearing on the counot having been sent to the firm in Worship, pusad sentence of one pany's Junks on June 15 noxt, Brussels on similar torins. They month's hard labour on sach dend Y25 will be immediately agreed to supply new crop pers fendant..
callad up on aigh new Y100 share, but they neglected to say so in tlins raising. Y6,000,000, which their letter to their Brussele firm. The office boy of Messrs. Cooper sun will be used for promoting They left out the moro important and Co., 77, Wyndham Street; who foreign trade. A director of the part, that the pons were to be of Mr. and Mrs. J.-H. N. Mody subsidy bill, by the narrowest of will give another concert at die semi-final of the Hung Foursomes on the China Station a decade ago was sentenced to three months' that anxiety had been expressed certain admission of facts, that Playing on Stn lay wook in the What was phenomenal sliooting was charged with office breaking, bank is reported to have remarked now crops, Defendants had a Seamen's Institute to-night. The Competition, Shanghai, the Hong-innow commonplaco shooting else hard labour, following ladies and gentlemen kong Bank couple, T. F. Longmuir-where, and the China Squadron
by somo lest the bank would not noither defendants nor their prin be able to maintain, its rate of cipals had over offered to deliver will tako part-Mrs. J. II. N. A. C. Padday, beat by 2 up and still steadily keeps ahead. The The employes in two depart dividend after the increase of the the peas of the now crop. Thoir. Mody, Mr. A. J. Lamb, Miss 1 to play C. E. Anton and T. Sheartiest congratulations to Vico-ments of the Yokohama Dock capital, but there was no riced to answer was originally that the Harker, Mossrs. M. Dilas, Wor-Forrest, who represented Jardine, Admiral Sir Arthur F. Winsloo, Company, numbering 126 in all, worry on thisscore. It was not a ordor had been cancelled, but now of the supporters of the Billaro coster, Dowbiggin, C. D. Silas, Alatheson and Co. The finalists K. C. B., C. V. O., C. M. G.,, on wont on strike on the 28th ultime, difficult task take a profit off they put in a new answer that the being suverely criticised, not only . P. Lammert, C. Elliott, are therefore Longmuir and A. R. the success of his squadron, demanding an incrence of 20 per per cent, out of the increased harvest and failed. pn this account, but also because Sutor and George Grimble. W. Monzies (Butterfield & Swiro.) ! « "L. & G. Express."
cent, in wages, pendiente papital,
Evidenco was then led,
Hongkong Telegraph The Kobe ADC has been
KONGKONO, Monday, Mancu 13, 1911
SUBSIDISING SHIPS.
After one of the sevarost fights of recent times the United States Sonate has passed the new ships.
narrow majorities. So close was
the voting that on several nech
sions Vice-President Sherman cast the deciding ballot. The tastica
GOLF.
Ones more the blue riband of the Navy, for straight shooting gons to the China Squadron-the squadron which first initiated modern gunnery and gavo such an incontive to the other squadrons