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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1907.

held up to ridicule. The British of the appointment of His Excellency "LOCAL AND COAST NEWS, Government hires its soldiers just as a Choufs, to Kwangtung, was received

The annual sports for children pro-- German householdor engages a servant with the greatest enthusiasm, the moted by the Kowloon Cricket Club will Chinese expecting that with Clioufu, be held on King's Park, Kowloon, on says this candid erile. The wheedling who had previous experience in railway Saturday, April 20. The members invito of the recruiting sergeant causes" poor mattera, as Viceroy, the Cantor- their friends and the children. devils to be hired who are by no means Hankow Railway, would be a succes.

The Boards of the Communication and'

Commerce, having recoivud telegrams from Canton regarding the disturlunge caused at the general meeting are requested Viceroy Chou Fu to investigate secretly the principal instigators of the disturbance.

the flower of British civilization." But Chou's polloy, however, does not now an even more serious defect in lils eyes seem to meet the approval of the is that an adequate supply of military general public. His Excellency see aspiranta is not provided. The standard to depend entirely on his secretary Shum Tung to do whatever he likes with the of height has been lowered, youthe are Canton-Hawkow Railway, and Shum, enllated at seventeen but the effective not being popular with the Cantonese, The British Ministor at Pokług. has- force detranded by the budget of sup-is not looked upon as one in whom the pressed upon the Waiwapu that the negotia. |tions with regard; to the question of the plice is never attained. This although public could place their entire con-Shanghai Mixed Court trouldo should be the British soldier is the best treated infidence, while owing to old, age, the transferred to Faking, but the latter has Viceroy himself is unable to direct rojected it saying that the question is a the world and costs the country on the

matter of a district and accordingly should average £110 a year, rather more than

be decident at Nanking. double the cost of a continental soldier.

affairs personally. The result is that at recant moeting of the shareholders grueral conflict ensued in which some

The explanation, according to Colonel shareholders were actually injured. In von Bondow, is that the military spirit has entirely vanished. The British officer he says is "too mach ahurbed in sport to have either time ar energy for | military training or study." Of course oritioiam such a this cannot be accepted

Money in Biam.

The Siamese Conjul at Rotterdanî hag- view of the fact that the situation has | published a report on the trade between become uncontrollabic, the Viceroy Holland and Slam in 1900. He points out wired to the Peking Government stating | the profitablefield for commercial enterpriso the position of affairs, His niessage was offered by Siam to Hollanders, and wonders followed by many from the shareholders why so few of them take advantage of the themelves. From a telegram which our opportunity. Chinese Edition, the Chinese Mail, receiv- Alice Memorial Hospital.

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Ld., at Mesura Jardine,gation to form conclusions which can cellency Wu Ting Fang to investigate the donations to the funds of the Hospitals:- theson & Co.'s Office.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-aland as incontrovertible. But the trouble. His Excellency Wu is now in ture, &c., at, Mr Geo. P. Lammert' general trend of these criticisme way Hongkong, and no doubt he will proceed

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MONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1907.

THE BRITISH ARMY.

well be weighed by thoss who am now or will shortly be discussing Mr faldaṇe's proposnia, Maugra the cost some system) should be definitely adopted to preserve the prestige which rightfally pertains to the British Army.

The announcement of the departure

immediately to Canton, His report will be anxiously awaited.

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

Six hundred returned engernts from the Fiil landed in Calcutta on March 12, hringing with them cash and jewellery of the value of £1,80,000,"

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Vice-President Tang Shaoithe of Sir Matthew Kathan on the 20th has Board of Communication has decided to set the Straits Times speculating as to fix the value of shares for the Kowloon who is to succeed him here as Governor. Canton Railway at five pounds. The paper, as we set out when it was first made known that Sir Matthew wis going, Noraing is more salutary than to learn, hozarda that the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, what others think of us, and, considering whose name has been before For Eastern colonial communities so much of late, will be fancied most for the position, and undoubtedly bis appointment would

Recently a very rare orchid was on view at Batavia. It was the milk white variety of Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Sobre ders. This kind is priced at 150 guineas

The Board of Agriculture and Coka merce at Peking considers that Nanchang should be opened for forsiga trade as som

be popular with the civilian community as the Kowloon Canton Railway is com- of Hongkong and those officials who are pleted.

not afraid of work; but there is no

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Terror-in Tonkin.

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Crime, especially murder, is on the' increase in Tonkin. Several lives of

means have been taken within the last few monthe. This has roused up the police to unusual motivity, and many arrests have been made, Oni ona day, four dangerous characters, armed with long knives and revolvers were taken up at Hanoi. Pirates infest the Bay of Along where they have piurdered several Frenchmen.

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Gold in the Netherlands.

Gold is found at many places in Netherlands Lodin, but the output is small compared with Australia, South Afries, reported to be rich in gold. European mining enterprise is pioneering in Weat Bornes. In West Bumatra, Redjang Lebong and Ketahun are the leading gold mines, In North Celebes, the mines that have come prominently into notice are Totok, Paleleh, and Sumelata.

Suspected Japanese

and America. Colabas and Achsen · are

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the immense amount of attention whielt is at the present moment concentrated on the British Army, the criticisms of foreigners are particularly interesting There can be no doubt about the Army

Mr Hayashi, the Japaneso Ministar being in urgent need of reorganisation. precedent, we believe, of an official has requested permission for the extension Suspicion fastens readily upon Japan That has been shown by British critics, rising from the position of Cadet to of the Japanese Settlement at Hankow ese travelling in Java; some persons seem civil and military. ` _The Army of which that of Governor in a particular Colony and his request has been neceeded to by to feel alarm at so many of theit being

the Waiwapu,

seen about thore, especially at Batavia. the British has always been so proud without seeing service elsewhere-at

Attention is drawn to the fact that very is, not in the condition in which the any rate, there has been no such pre-

The Chinese Minister to Washington few of these Japaneso carry on trade with Army of the greatest Empire in the cadent in Hongkong, and it is doubtful reports that the United States Guvermout the natives The inference is that they world should be. The pride of nay self. whether the Colonial Office will be contemplates the organisation of an Inter- heroic enough to create a pracedent, respecting Britisher must have been offended by much of the timorous, talk even in the best interests of the Colony The opinion will be held very generally about the danger to which Great Britain

that Mr May ought to be appointed, and A no Dutch Cinb has just been would be exposed by the construction he would most certainly administer the opened at Sourabaya. It bears the name of the Channel Tunnel. As a German affairs of the Colony as ably as sny more in the residential quarter known by that of the Simpang Club, from buing situated

observer drily commented the French amior official; but the claims of others name. It is in up-to-date style and fitted showed no sign of terror over the possi- have to be considered, and the Colonial up with an electric light installation. bility of a British invasion. France Office may find those claims more ur

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Chinese shops and state in that quarter.

Education of Chinese Woman.

Body Dumping.

dumping bas just been brought to light A most reprehensible case of body

and fortunately the police have a clas which may lead to the detection of the culprit. This morning a Chinese Jukong

had been due to small-por. A better way

BY WHARF AND WAVE,

drifting in the St. George's Channel with

has confidence in her Army, wo apgent than Mr May's. Mr Stewart Lock with officials who sta to be removed from which he concluded to be a thief's swag The Emprors Dowager, sympathising found a leather trunk in Des Voeur Road, parently have not. This is a discom hart, who as Commissioner of their position as the result of this reform dropped in a hurry and accordingly he took forting reflection for those of us who Weihaiwei since 1902, is senior to Mr of the Central Administration, hopes that it to the police station--No . Here the resent any elur upon our prestige. May, and may well expect promotion the greatest care will be taken in discussing bag was opened and found to contain the the reform of the Provincial Administration dead body of a Chinese child, whose death from Weihaiwei, but it is extreme so as not to dismiss any virtuous officials. Time was when, on the battlefields of

ly unlikely that Mr Locklinrt, the Continent, British armies were able

able official though he ig will A soldier belonging to the 1st Battato spread the disease could hardly have to meet without unworthy fears the be transferred to Hongkong, where he been arrested by the Southern office of the

lion of the Kiangai Standing Army, having been hit upon.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ WHISKY.legions of the great Napoleon. Has served as a Cadet and held office for Nanchang Police Station on a charge of such a deplorable deterioration set in several years as Colonial Secretary. It having kidnapped a woman, a number, of since that our Army is considered too is about time, however, that a new ap-Station on April 3 and wounded over ben soldiers attacked and destroyed the Police

- The German five-nster "R. C. Rick- mers," which is provided with cuxiliary feeble even to resist invasion? That is pointment was found for Mr Lockhart, policemen.

enginos, has just made the voyage from the the conclusion to which we are irresis, one more in keeping with his abilitica

United States to Saigon and Bangkok, and tibly forced if we study the utterances and energetic nature than Weibsiwel La order to prepare a Regulation for from there to the Forglish Channel, in less of those who have made of the condition can ever become. The filling of the the education of fousles the Board of than six months. The home voyage to the of the Army & special study. But even poet of Governor of Hongkong has con- Education at Peking has instructed the Lizard was done in oighty-four days, so there is no reason for pessimism, sidorable interest for us in the Straits Provincial Directors for Education that the

latter shall ordor officials under their low op the British navy has boon found A ship carrying enough gunpowder to Wesbuuld set about putting our inilitary Settlements. Some years ago, there was Jurisdiction to investigate the present house in order without delay. To do a tendency to transfer Straits officials to stato of girls education and make aut a living soul on board. The ship's boat this it is not sufficient that a War Bongkong, and in the event of Mr May report: Minister should evolve some sahame succeeding Sir Matthew Nathan, and a Band at King Edward Hotel frout his inner consciousnças, The general shuffling of offices taking place By kind permission of Lt. Col. Price, criticisms of foreigners should be care all round, it is highly probable, owing to D.8.0., and Officers, the Band of the fully noted and, when they disclose a the junior position in the service of the 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis palpable weakness it should be rectified. majority of the present officials in music, at the above Hotel, during dinner, In the Militaer Wochenblat, the oficial Hongkong, that the opportunity will be on Thursday, the 11th April, 1997, (weather organ of the Gorman Army, Colonel taken to strengthen the Hongkong ecr permitting.)

vice with some of the more experienced Marah...... The Daughters of the

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of the officials We will await with Overture... The Barber of Seville value of the British Army, as a Military

renewed interest the announcement of Song... Love's Old Sweet Song ***Loud complaints arise at Saigon regard force. His qualification for writing on

MARESANTNA Molloying the overcrowded state of the passonger Sir Matthew Nathan's successor. Selection... The Gondolers Sullivan liners from there to Europe, and the the subject is that he was officially sent

Tandler Alplere Lust. Keles Bela to England to study the British soldier.

Valso. In the Twilight Coote difficulty of securing passages to France at Apparently the Centoreas do not Selection. Rip Van Winklo.

loPlanquette this time of year. It is pointed out ist, In his own words he “visited their appreciate their Viceroy Cheifu, and The Polo Geop

Martin unless theso compenice are more enterpris- ing, Dutch, Goriaan, and Japanese liners instruction camps, saw their reviews, signs of diapproval are beginning to

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Captain Johnson has jush, tomadotod assoger (rafic. With Viceroy Bhum aixty-five years service in the Shohort

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mental department when matters

Colonel nousiders that British officers concerning railways were brought to a At a meeting of and men are somewhat slouchy, if deplorable condition, it was the earnest not undisciplined. – He does not think desire of the people that a now man much of the volunteers and the method should be appointed to pacify ustters, of recruiting for the Regular Army is and at the moment the annoucement

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