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everything had been misnuorged, be was confident that the inquirer would not fail to recognise what splendid work had been done by our-Government for India. This lecture, which was

Last night members of St. Andrew's Society rolled up in force to tender a received with marked approval, is cer- complimentary barique: to the popular tainly a valuable contribution to our Chief of the Bostety, Mr T. F. Hough, who is shortly leaving for Home, vis knowledge of Modern India. So much Australis. The function was hold in the has been heard of the Swadeshi mové-private dining room of the Hongkong Fand

the "haggia," which was appropriately piped in by Lieut. A. N. Fraser. This In consequence of the continued op national dish having been partaken of and position of the Szechuan gentry to the Chairman, Mr Robert Showau, proposed opening of the Kiangpei mino which the loyal toast having been, honoured, the Į

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HONGKONG, TUESDay, April 9, 1907,

MODERN INDIA.

Few of us have any very definite know- ledge of the internal condition of the most populous portion of the British Dominions.

Some writere represent WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the majority of the people of Modiru India sa being perfectly satisfied with British rule. Others state that the

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

WATSON'S

VERY OLD LIQUEUR

A British Threat.

(From Our Correspondent.)

PEKING, April 9.

very widespread. It is satisfactory to learn that the differences between the present to the departing chief-which was was projected by Mr Archibald · Little, afterwards passed, round and each of thong the British Minister at Peking bas Indians are so great that

any idea of present dran from the heal and followed notified the Waiwupa that ass indemnity united action on their part is out

of old custom in kissing it to their chief.

The Chairman also proposed the pious would be claimed. If the obstruction the question. But the greater matis-montory of St. Audrew, and later on gere continues..

faction is to be found in the knowledge the principal one of the evening, Our that our rule is recognised as banero

Chief.

Bir Shewan proposed the health of their lent by the Indinos themselves. Sa satcomed friend and guest, Mr Hough, one

long as that sentiment obtains thereof his oldest friends in the Colony, with whom he had often heard the chimes at

need be no fear of ill results from the campaign carried on by "a small and noisy educated class."

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

For the week ended March 31 there were dooths in Macao, 15 being from bubonic plague.

JAPANESE ROYALTY.

midnight. He had followed Scotland's Prince Kuni Visiting Europe. immortal poet's rāvies "to keek through prory wan with sharpened aly tapection "

(From Our Correspondent.). with Mr Hough and had not found kim Wanting under that operation. It was

Tusso, April 9. wasteful and ridiculous excess on his part Prince Kuni left Moji yesterday ex those present who all knew him so well. to discant upon Mr Hough's inerita to

route in Europe. o was a happy warrior, for like King David of old he was a mais of blood in his

The Royal Engineers Junior Non- youth, but although he hill now doffed le Commissioned Officers Quadrille Club hold armour he was sure Mr Hough was still as their final dance of the season on Friday tady as ever to pravo to the world the evoning from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m.

truth of the old Roman saying that sweat. and pleasant it is to die for one's country." Ho would leave a big gap in the ranks, for

There were 312 European and 127 Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library, and 131 European and 2,732 Chinese visitors to the Museum during the week ended April 7th.

The Bandmann Follies.

STRANGE EXPERIENCE AT

SEA.

Earthquake and Tidal WavA.

UNDESIRABLES AT SHANGHAI.

A Warning to Hongkong.

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, April 4. Shanghai has an unfortunate reputation.

It originated the word "Bunder," and those who remember the reported murder. of the Ministers et Poking during the Boxer trouble are fully aware of what the word moans. It has also been the locality where Judge Willey of the new American Court of China first originated the reign of terror among his own nationals; and now it is again in hot water. The Model Set: tloment has foen invaded You; absolutely invaded; and by when do you think? Permit me to tell you. By Bulgarian gipsies; or, as we call the Busigariau Atrocities.

A Russian steamer frem Vladivostock

About 95.m. on April 1, as the Germasu steamer "Phranang" from Bangkok was in his time he had played many parts in approaching the Paracois, about 275 miles this community. He was all but the head to the south of Hongkong, ale was struck of that benevolent but Bysterious body with a heavy squall. A severe shock of called Freemasons, the hand and torror of earthquake was felt at the time, followed. those wives whose husbands found a natera tidal wave which swept the ship from bead to storn. Two smaller wares follow. The P. and O. s.."Nile," which gode failing rofuge in time of trouble in those ad, after which the ses became compara out to-morrow, takes away another batch magical words "lodge night." He also tively smooth. The ship's migo was dam of residents. They includo Mr and Mrs filled the post of Chairman of the Hong-nged, by water finding its way into the David Wood, Mr and Mrs G. Murray Bain, kong Club, and was the backbone of holds. Mr and Mrs J. A. Jupp, Mrs H. Hum-another Club doyoted to what Mr Jorrocks phreys, Mr and Mrs G. H. Edwards, Mr and called the sport of kings, but above all he Mrs D. Jaffé, Mrs F. J. Badeley, Mr B was a true and loyal Scot, one who would Jarnes, Mir T. E. Peares, and Inspector ever uphold old Scotland's name and Scot- land's fame. He would take with him thè and Mrs Langley.

consciousness of duty well done, for they could assure him that he had acted We are informed by Mr H. Boy Smith well his part, and done his duty not native population is only governed by the that the Baudmann Opera Company will only as a straightforward, free, and in more as an honest man, which, he said it sword and that the time will come when not arrive at the time previously announced dependent citizen but also what was far as it has been detained in Calcutta at the with all reverence, was the noblest work La united-India will rise and e

sweep away

request of the Viceroy to give several of God. He wished Mr Hough long life its presont rulers. The views of sich ontertainments in aid of charity. Mr and prosperity, and that he might safely a distinguished Anglo-Indian Lieut., Bandmann has, however, arranged that the anther every gale, not only on the voyage Colonel Sir Donald Robertson, K.C.B.I., Bandusdu Fallies will appear on the 18t he was setting out on, but through the insk. The Opera Co. will probably arrive voyaga of life until in the fallness of years may be regarded as posscesiog aporial

in June or early in July. Further par and honours be reached his desired haven importance in clearing up much of the ticulars will appear in our advertising (Loud applause.)

Mr Hough, who was loudly applauded doubt about India. Sir Donald Robert-columns in due course.

upon rising, responded in a neat speech. son spent thirty-eight years in the The Zigzags.

He said that if it word to be big lot to have military, civil and political departments The "Zigzag combination who play to speak-in, defence of a friend that night, in India. His qualifications for apsikat Causeway Bay nightly continue to please to vindicate an injury, or perhaps to repel onthusiastic audiences. The clowns are an unjust attack, he might be able to say ing authoritatively are self-evident..

screamingly funny and are a source of something coherent and to the point, but arrived here six days ago and brought Lecturing before the Royal Colonial great delight, whilat the juvenile Hercules when he had to listen to the remarks of down a band of Bulgarians consisting of the Chairman, his good friend Mr Shewan men, women and children, They found a Institute he laid great stress on the nightly causes the spectators to wonder at all to laudatory, if he may be allowed honie in Hongker and within a day or so his marvellous strength. A new feature is to say so-and with the acclamations of commenced to play their own particular fact that India is divided into a large Miss Alice, described us the graceful Eng the company still ringing in his care, and game. Their procedure wia, to divide in number of nations, speaking different tinh song and dance artiste. The last two lisir kindly faces then turned towards him, couples, enter a native shop and offer a BLEND Languages, animated by irreconcilable nights at Causeway Bay Aro snnounced, he felt embarrassed, sud would, if he gold coin or a hundred rouble note and customs and idens and with widely and then fellows three nights in the City could stand unmoved, be lacking in that ask that it ho changed into local currency, sentinisnt which was the inherent cha- The money changers would naturally do different traditions. There is a tendency

rscteristic of those hailing from North 60 and at the same time make a decent among Britishers to think of the natiree

of the Twed. My friends," he added, squeeze by working off small money. The. The death of two Chiness children, You have to-night compelled me to Bulgarians would then object and de- of India as belonging to one nation the result of a collision between a sampau turn my horse's head towards the highest and Russian coins, As they were un which, be thinks, causes undue attention and the Macao steamer "Sui An," fence I have over attempted to lenp; Iable to obtain them, they insisted on to be given to the agitation of a small as the subject of an enquiry at the hope I may not come a cropper. When the return of their note or their gold. Magistraes this afternoon, before Mr F. A, you elected me to the presidential chair of coin. In the meantime they retained WHISKY, and noisy educated clasa" He thinks, Izoland and Lieut. Beckwith. The our honourable society it was a proclama as much of the small coin as they could however, that the time has come for following jurors were sworn--Messrs Jtion to the Colony, and the world at large and then promptly decampod.. It was a careful consideration of the claima made Clelland, A. Shaw and G. J. B. Sayer. The for that matter, that you bad placed my very interesting game, played slow; but collision accurred on March 26, as the name of the roll of those worthy members unfortunately for the participators they by educated Indians that they should "Sui

was loaving the wharf who had been proviously accorded the high played it too rapidly and the result was near Pottinger Stroot, The sampan was honour of being your elected chief, men that eight of the man and women ware. receive a larger ebare of executive sp-not seen na the ship swung round and who had not only done their duty by our taken into custody and brought up before pointments. But he arges great. caution before the two children could be ree-society but had written their narace in large the French Consul

cued they had disappeared, their bodica

An interesting story then came to light. in this direction. There has been to being discovered some four or five days lettera in the history of their Colons. It

later.

is my regret that there are none of thous Boventeen men, women and children demonstration as yet, except in a limited

present in Hongkong tonight. Some bave wors proved to have occupied one room, The Formosa Lottery. degree, of the requisite capacity for

auswered the skirl of the last pibrook, and on the place being marched it was In reference to the circumstances at and others aro fulfilling their destinies found that the spoil retched the GUOT THE WELDON HOUSE, THROUGHOUT THE EAST sucrestul administration among the tending the recent suspension of the Fox at various distances from bur feland, and of mostly twenty thousand dollars. The

mosa lottery, a Tokyo dispatch states that Indiana whose claims are founded the number of people interested in the sale the last named, I am sure, one and ail, man were examined very olovely through solely upon the possession: o

and purchase of lottery tickets in and about look back with pride to the time when an interpreter and from the questions of university Tokyo is estimated at about 18,000, 4 2om, they held the high offes of your chief in asked and the papers found it is gather- distinctions. Capacity for governing av citoles, especially i

siderable number of whom are in army and Hongkong. For my part, no matter where ed that the leader of this merry little ovident, adds the dispatch, that, should I may be, it must be my most cherished party is worth about a willion dollars. It the prosecution

of tickets be memory. My friends you send me home is already proved that the band have pass literary examinations and he can-

Preased, serious conse aiders that

for those implicated, to great discredit any change should be very of the Government. The lottery has there all mark of your good-will and esteen wore on their way back to Russia vis of the historic Castle of Cadzow, with the Harbin, Vladivostock and odier ports, and

in order that the ins gradual. It was sometimes said that fore boon stopporl

vestigation being made by the authorities and to merely say that I highly appreciate Anglo-Indians wore too autooratio and to trace the buyers in order to prosecute and ani proud of the honour very inade. unduly optimistic. In his opinion sita. them may be slackened, and eventually quately expresses my fooling you all

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Mr Hoogh resumed his seat amid on thusiastic cheers and applause.

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