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"HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1913.
DUTCH INDIES AND DEFENCE.
attempt things by halves now that they have actually taken up the
question,
Religion and Science,-
DAY BY DAY
Lord Haldaneesid some placky and some practical things the other day at the opening of Cheshunt College, when speaking say as what they prove; ramem- Weigh not aɔ much what men of religion and foianos. Ho ro boring that truth is simple and marked incidentally that "'he did naked, and needs not invective to not believe there was indifference whparel her comeliness"-Sir to religion to-day. There was the Philip Sidney. same intensity se of old, the same obstinate questionings of things
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Case Adjourned Because Plain-
tiff is not Ready.
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His Lordship-What can I du? They say that they cannot go on and I cannot strike the cass out. That cas tc-morrow; how long will it last ?...
A HARBOUR TRAGED Y.
Death of Captali, B. H.
Pratt, R.N.R.
Court, before the Chief Justice,
Mr. Slade :-It is a very heavy This morning, in the Original case,
His Lordship:-Do you think we announce the death of Captain It is with extreme regret that Sir, W. Resa Davies, K.C., the the other side will bave any E. H. Pratt, R.N.E., master of the action was mentioned in which objection to interposing the cars? China Merohante' Ohl Yuen, of sense and outward things, but Siberian Mail. Despatched per the
Mr. William Henry Gaskell, of Mr Jenkin There would he and one of the most popular these arose from a deeper source."
Royal a. Linan at midnight on gued J. F. Wright and T.most of the witnesses in that case drowned in the Harbour late on George Hotel, an objection to interposing because officers along this coast, who was He might have added that, as Saturday." time goes on, and as study be- English Mail of June 7th-Wright and Horaby, of 6, Des
W. Horaby, trading as Mesare. are coming from Macao. comes less superficial, men are. realising that science is not, and
Saturday night. His Lordship remarked that the on Voeux Road Central, brokers, case would have to stand over Yuen, Mr W. G. Hampden Smith, The chief officer of the Ohi never wan, hostile to the essentials
to recover the sum of $2,352.43 until after the other, and that inform us that he last saw the of religion: For forging this im-
and interest at the rate of 8 per would involve the taking of the captain at 9.30 on that evening, portant truth on the world we
balance said to be due to himpitzenes de bone erse cent. per annum, being the evidens of one of the principal just before turning in. At tan from the defendants in respect of
Mr Slade said the defendant the arand of men sanning about 10 o'clock he was awakened by money deposited with the defen- would have to atay; he could not the deck; and, rushing from his gold by the defendants as plain. not know what would be sprung officer, who said that there was a dants, and of shares bought and risk going away because he did cabin, he ran into the Besond tiff's brokers.
The defendants counter-claim- The defendant might have any thrown over, and a boat was upon him when he was away: man overboard. Life-belts were ed for the sam of $408.79, alleged cook-and-bull story sprung on lowered within three minutes; and to be due to them as shown on bim, fled in their statement of defence. hull stories are in the pleadings, who had gone overboard was the their accounts of the transactions Me JenkinAll the cock-and-masters announced that the man meanwhile, one of the quarter- Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. journment, the plaintiff having to search was made in every direction His Lordship granted an ad-skipper himself. A thorough Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, pay the coats of the same into but no trace of the body could be
the cars having twice previously inge, a little
This is the third adjournment, The vessel was lying at moor- been postponed.
to the north- west of the Harbour Office, with до Bampan
have to thank such men as the late Professora Romanes and | Mivari. The majority of the people whom we have heard arguing that the one was oppored to the other were persons who, whatever they may have known of religion, knew but little about science. If there be such enmity between the two; we do not quite understand why the Jesuits of Manila and Siccawai should be listened to so readily on the subject of typhoons The Johannesburg Strike.
6.5. Canadien and Siberian. Due per 6. Empress of Russia to morrow at 8 am
To-morrow is the Festival of
Chinese Festival.
eat." We only hope it will be "Haian-sht," or "Slight true to its name
of
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Stole Chief Justice's Fan, understand, purloined the electric An enterprising thief hus, we
the Original Court. fan nsed by the Chief Justice in
Too Hot for Wigs.
At the time of writing, no fur- This morning both the Chief appeared for the plaintiff, and art. ther wire has come through, con- Justice and the barristers engaged Mr. M. W. Slade KO, instruct- cerning the position of strike in the stock taking case dispensed by Mr. Jackson, of Messrs. matters on the Rand; which, ed with wigs on account of the Jobaalone, Stokes and Master, jadging from Saturday's tele heat.
appeared for the defence.
A woman has been sent to the
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Banished Man Returns.
BANDMANN OPERA
Splendid Performance of * The COMPANY
Runaway Girl,””
Been.
near
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grams, is a sufficiently bad one. Jumped From Window.
Adjournment Wanted. Years ago, bad such trouble arisen, Į
or other croft ne might have relied on the hospital suffering from injuries to interfere with his Lordship's Mr. Jenkin said he was sorry
enough to it for B falling man to strike against. A local Government to put it caused through jumping from a list, but he was instructed to
strong tide was running at the down with anything but a window at West Point in order apply for an adj trpment and in
time. No ory of any kind was gentle hand. If the strike had to avoid arrest:
beard, though the captain's boy broken out at one o'clock, it
that connection he thought A Good, Dividend.
said afterwards that, simultaneque It was a happy ide on the part with the splash, he heard a single would probably have been finish-
that he might lay before of the New Bsudmuan Opera groaning or grunting round. It will to observed from ed by two; for, in those days, the advertisement that the Nederland- facts of the case.
ao bit
few of the main Company to revive such a favou". mounted police knew what was sch Indische Handelsbank has about three week old and was away Girl;" and tho who wit-police and, during the whole of The wait was ite musical play as "The Raasent or shore to report to the The second officer was at onco required of them, and noted declared a dividend of 15 per dated June 12 it was a spe-nessed its presentation at the yesterday, steady soorch was accordingly. But since the days cent. for 1912. There has been a strong feeling in the East, for some while South
of Radical humanitarianism,
cially endorsed wit. Then there Theatre Royal on Saturday night made. At 6 p.m. the body wan past, that the defence of the Dutch Ladies was none too well assured; to
Africa has
was the defence the counter-were more than delighted. The found of the Royal Naval Yard become,
Gambling Railway Workers. At the Police Court, this morn claim of about June 23, and he audience was not as large as the depot at Kowloon. A curious and those who have followed the various reprints from Dutch papers with the Home milk-and-water cluding brakesmen, pointemen, dass untila werk jo-day. There and it is to be hoped that the six months ago to the very day.
8ome extent, tainted
ing, nins railway employers, in-himcell did not come into the merit of the performancs justified, concidence lies in the fact that, which we have published from time to time will receive the news very cruel and wicked to shoot a ticket collector, were fined $2 and when he went into the case the Company will be greater dur-Chi Yasa, Captain Jamieson, was spirit, which tells us that it is cooks, a carriage examiner and a was a holiday or last Tuesday measure of patronage exte aded to Captain Pratt's predicessor in the contained in our telegram of Friday, as" to a special fortification rioter or a rebel, and that it is each for gambling at Hang Hom he advised cortata interlocutory ing the remainder of the son. found dead in his back through scheme, with but little surpriss. The plan has come somewhat late much better to let him shoot you, railway station. in the day, it is true; in fact which seems to show that England is or burn your house or destroy
proceedings, with the result that Like most plays of its kind "The taking an over-dose of chlorál. not alone in slackness over dealing with self-protection; but, so far your factory. a one can gather from the telegram, its promoters do not mean to
A sentence of twelve months' which brought them up to Satur story; but, all the game, it serves not yet forty-six years of age there were farther pleadings, Runaway Girl" haas most slender Concentrating Troops."
imprisonment, with hard labour, day. They were not in a position well enough to allow of an ample and retired from the Royal Naval The deceased gentleman was many years ago-when a couple aid on a man, charges before Mr Hin Lordship remarked that he quirements of a musical play-of first lieutenant, some mine
There was a time-and not so and four hours' stocks, was pass-to go on, of hundred of the Diamond Fields Hazeland, at the Police Court, was asked by the solicitors on tunefol songs, duels and chor-months ago. He was a member fatroduction of those obief re- Reserve, (in which held the rank Police would have ornahed the this morning with returning both sides to expedite matters. uses; dainty dances; a pretty of an old Staffordshire family, Many will doubtless see in the new programme a tendency to biggest strike on record, at a word from banishment. following Australia's lead. Australia has realised all at once that from their commanding officer
One of the principal witnesses in stage setting; and an aband-and was educated at Bɔpion. He - power in the Pacific is a decidedly diferent matter to-day from what slow in coming Now, however, Works has reported to the police finitely agreed if the case was made the most of theoremngs pro-after twelve months service in Dangerous Houses. nor would that word have b
the osse wanted to leave the ance The Hon. Director of Public Colony and it was certainly de-And the Company certainly terast on B.M.S. Ocean, and, of humorous incident, came to Obias in 1904 as a lieu it was even twenty years ago; and the Dutch are astute enough to we read that see that, if an Empire like our own is-waxing confident of its concentrating raveral thousand Toog Strest, are in gerous that the case would come on to-capable hands of Miss Violet since when he has been captain of the Government is that the houses Nos. 3 and 41, adjourned from one day last weekvided. The title role was in the her, foine China Merchants, supremacy in the Pacific, it is almost time that they too deroped a regulars." Heavens! lait another the occupants be removed to a be had an important case coming interpretation of the part. She vessele. Prior to coming East he police, including two th used condition and has requested that day. Continaing, he said that Frampton, who gave a obarming a number of that company's little wholesome self-diatrust and began to pay their house in the Boer War? Concentrating? The place of safety. This has been on to-morrow and he was assured was always vivacious, happy and commanded one of the RM.S.P East in order. For years Holland's security in this quarter of the Home Government "concentrate !" done. world was unquestioned; Java, Sumatra, South Borneo, etc., were any number of treopain Liverpool
that this one would only take a unaffected; altogether a most love West African coasting ships; and, (and, for that matter are still) territories of unlimited wesith a couple of years ago but with
Interesting Birth, day and would come on to-day. Jable creature. Mr. James Me before that, had served as mate We understand that Captain He pointed out at the time that Grath had the part of Guy Stan-under the Cunard and the British possibilities, and the caly Power capable of guocessfully assailing mob! le the same thing going to board the USS. Wilmington, doubtful if they would be ready falls desperately in love with enjoyed the reputation of being strict orders not to fire on the Hubbard's No. 1 mesaman on he thought it would be rather ley, Lord Coodle's nephew, who India Companies. As a sailor, he them was Britain-the last that was ever likely to do so. But the happen in South Africa? Of a was on the morning of "July to go on, days of peace and fatness were doomba to draw to an end; very make Lord Gladstone Governor born son. The christening cere say, further pleadings on Satur- but who in reality is the rich in his private capacity, he was s swiftly at the last; and Holland has awakened to find Germany General.
truth, it was a far-seeing move to Fourth, the proud father of a new.
"The Runaway Girl" whona he one of the smartest man that ever Mr Jenkin-There were, as I takes to be a strolling minstrel sailed out of this harbour; while, America and Japan-three countries that, till comparatively recent A Big Loss.
mony was conducted at 42 Shauk day and my own opinion is that orphan from a convent school, the byword for kindliness and gener times, no one had dreamed of associating with the acquisition
ivan Road, and the Captain the case will take more than aarranged marriage with whom he osity; a man beloved in Shanghai of new territory-factors that are very much to be reckoned of whom much was expected in
A man of many parts, and one Yang Kee. ("Yankee").
bestowed upon the child the name day. I am not in a position to was endeavouring to avoid band Hongkong, and without an with in the economy of the Pacific. Apstralia has made no the death of the Right Hen. Mring, before Mr. Hazeland, Inspec-
the future, has been removed by
argue it today. wecret of the fact that she regards Japan se dangerous possibility. Alfred Lyttleon. In his earlier tor McHardy charged a boatmen
Having a Flutter." At the Polioo Court, this morn-a position?
His Lordship:You are not in McGrath hit the character off
oauss he had never seen her. Menemy in the world. so that the Dutch Indies may well feel that, in confessing their years he was a celebrated cricket and four coal coolies with gamb
splendidly, and his vocal contrafternoon at 4 pm.
The funeral took place this Mr Jenkin :-I am not, own insufficiency, they are at leasting in good comer, and had more than once ling in Tai Woo Street, The
butions, individual as well as in pany. The rise of the three countries, we have mentioned, as was, however, as a politician in default one month; three were that application. They understood of British tourists
The Dolence Surprised.
association with Miss Frampton, THE COLONY'S HEALTH. colonisers would certainly, seem to have put the Dutch on their that he came into prominence, food $3 each, and one who did that the caes had been fixed for Italy, was screamingly funny imported), of which 11 proved
kept wicket
for England. It first defendant was fand 350, or completely taken by surprise by the role" of courier to a party shows that there were 17 cases of
Mr Slade said that the were as Flipper, the jockey who assumes were greatly enjoyed. Mr. Frith mettle, for, within the recollection of many of our readers, Holland succeeding Mr. Joseph Chamber not appear had his bail estreated, to-day. There had been no delay and,
The health return for last week was beginning to speak, almost disparagingly of Java and Sumatra lain as Secretary of State for the
doing We do not know if the story travelled as far North se Hongkong, Colonies after
plague, all Chinese, (two being bat we do know that, even as recently as three years ago, it
Lord Milner There was an excellent attend-list of interrogatories, not easy to whenever he was behind the were three accurrences of diph on their part. There was a long house in roars
as usual, be kept the fatal. This brings the year's total had declined being whispered round about the Straits that no resenable offer for w
the rition. While fling this office he night to witness the soreening of twenty-four hours and when those cipal characters, but a
anrce at the Victoria on Saturday answer, which were answered in footlights These were the printheria, all Chinese, two ending of laughter up to 192 with 172 deaths. There these two fine possessions would be refused; that they were "more abuse by Radical writers and roused a. deal. of comment at could have easily filed their plead-Loonard, who took Miss Moyne one death resulting from the. subjected to the vileet The Miracle "a film which has were delivered the other aide should suit of Miss Addie of enteric and puerperal fever, trouble than they were worth," and that they had become virtually speakers, in connection with the Home. The story is a sort of re-ings. They were not filed until Hill's partes maid to Lady Cood former. There was aleo one fatal the property of planting syndicates whose members did not suffer Chinese "alavery" misrepresent-vival of an old fystery play, Saturday morning and his side le. She came through splendidly case of cholera nostras, the de word fatally, and there were two each from excess of patriotism, who paid even their land-dues grudging- his natural dignity or descended angels are represented as fight There was no reason that he could treas of a mean ability. Miss diéense from eating shellfish, If and who acknowledged but little duty towards their mother in the level of his critica The ing for possession of her soulses for adjournment and, after all, Leunard, we understand, han
ations but he never once lost wherein a woman's good and bad answered them the same day and showed herself to be an acensed, a Japaness, contrasting the country Yot at this moment we and the Netherlands proposing to Unionist party can ill stand the After much struggle and yielding the plaintif was asking for the been engaged to take the place of pay forty-five and a half million Amins a year, for thirty-five years, loss of such a man, following so to temptation.and ultimate re-matter to be fixed for hearing to-Miss Hill, who is shortly sevaring The new tar macadam made to furnish dreadnoughts, destroyers, submarines etc. for the pro-hird on the death of Mr poutance, the victory goes to the day. The defendant would have her connection with the Company, which have been laid in various tection of these; the expenses canuected with which are to be Wyndham. These two, had they good angel. The story is a pow-to be at the hearing of these and though the latter will be parts of Kowloon appear to be dared equally between the Home Government and the Colonies
lived, would certainly have found erful and dramatic one, and is and it would be necessary for him greatly missed, the company must great success. They are easily (Le) the plasters.)
places in the next Unioniet splendidly staged. Bravo, little Holland! No one who considers the history of
Cabinet.
to postpone hin departure for count itself fortunate in securing kept clean, rain does not damage this marvellous nation, from the time when it defied XVI Century
Bijou Theatre. Spain down to the present day, will grudge it one crumb of its spr-California, declares that the anti-Bijou, including a new Willes because foreshadow
Japan and California.
Some remarkably good films.
England. Senator John D. Works, were shown last night at the was definitely f****
His Lordship Tundistand it ceasor.
the services of such a capable sac-them, and so far they are clanding cess. The stay homes in England are wont at times to speak Japanese feeling in his State is picture and a fine coloured Am- might not be adds, a alightingly of Holland, simply because they do not know what caused by the fact that the tygerian play called "The Blood
day The play was magnificently
the hot weather remarkably well, her power and greatacas mean, They think of her as a mud of subjects of the Mikado who oud Misa Chinita Zariga, the ransco, They can have had no were most gorgeous. A together steamers to be ashore below
they put on. In bith sota the scenic flat in the North Son, less than half the size of Iceland; without re settling in California is ex-celebrated Spanish dancer, met more diffquly to be ready than the performance was big suc- Pantzechi, some twonty-five miles.
effects were extremely_t-autiful! realising for a second that, as a coloniser, she can give points evne tremely objectionable to all self-with most rousing, receptions we had.
Mr. Sladjini pannot see any while the dronass and cistumes Polo is reported by incoming river Britain. Even though we may not always admire some of he methods that have been employed by the Dutch in their over 8 Works and other members of second appearance the front of he is unable to argue if Lad-be produced.
respecting aitizena. dominions, we are bound, in all fairness, to admit that no other Congress from California contend the stage was covered with bid-journ the case they will have to
Fanator both of her turne; and, on her colonisers have ever understood the problem of making a no cong that the Japanese emigrants of gueta banded up by her admirent pay the costs of the day.
His Lordship: Mr. Jenkinssys try a rapi-l wealth-producer, to the extent that they have done. Is the elem now in Califorin could It was good to sto the perform was from them that we learned the art of afforestation; and, in never come desirable citizens sues of so perfect an artist them pay them into court? matters of draiuuge, road-making, edaration and the Landling of because of their reluctance to well appreciated. Those wat
Mr. Blade: Will you make the native, we copied them a little more closely, some of our own soquite the habits, life and ideas have not seen Miss Zerage dando Mr. Slate Of course I woulded Colpoiss might be more credit and loss trouble to us to-day
His Lordship Yes. bould do so quickly,
much rather go on with the case, for
of their adopted country.
Victoria Theatre.
C688.
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Now Roads,
The Marco Polo Ashore.
The Italian man-of-war Maroo
To-night "Gipsy Love" is to 28th alt. the O.N... Kinling above. Wahu. At 48.m: on the was standing by and at anohor, Local assistanco ban been sought Power of Attorney,
attorney for Mr W.L. Peker she may have to be dug out — An advertisement notifies that armly embedded in the mud that owing to the vessel being so Mr W. H. Emberley bas, by towing her off in impracticable, power of attorney, besa constitutaud, according to the
purposes in connection change.
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