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borne out by the report made public

A Governor Exonerated,

yesterday. It would have been impos- THE BRIBERY CRUSADE sible for any official in the departments concerned to have subsoribed to the report. That is alown by the tenour of the minutes by the Colonial Secretary and the Director of Public Works. We must not be taken from this to be either whole-heartedly in accord with or op posed to the report. At this stage we con- tent ourselves with saying that we have: noticed many

recommendations which

(From Our Correspondent)...

PERING, May 17. This reported that the cashiered Governor of Heilunchiang, Tuan Chih- kuei, charged with giving & bribo to Prince Ching, has been exonerated:--

SITUATION IN INDIA,

Gravity Recognised.

LONDON, May 10. ___-- The Rt. Hon. R. B. Haldane Seorotary for War, speaking in Lou dop, stated it was an undisguised foot that the situation in

i had caused the Govorament great anxiety but ho

we.cau thoroughly endorse. There are Railway Chief Suspended, warned his hearers not to attach.

PERING, May 17. Tan-hiang, Chief of the Peking Hankow railway has been ordered to vacato his post and vomain. at homo to await impeachment on the grounds of receiving bribes, frùm a foreign fri

other points that we consider should he very carefully weighed before any de- 10 am. Auction of Sundry Naval and cision is arrived at. It has taken the Victanlling Stores, at H. M. Naval Commission the best part of twelve 6.15 pm-Meeting of Bowling Club, months to arrivo at its conclusions

Id., in

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obviously then they are not to bo cepted or rejected in globo without cautions consideration. Bat the point we make is that the report may be taken as the deliberate expression of the opinion of the non-official section of the comannity. It is unanimons; it has act

PERINO, May 17. the weakening handicap of a minority

Consor Chas-chi-ling, who impeach. report, which would assuredly have od Prince Ching and others, haa beon been attached had any officials bean cashiered, bis defence not holding| upon the Commission. It must be taken good.

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-HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1907.

THE SANITARY COMMISSION,

as the thoughtful and deliberate ex- pression of opinion of five gentlemen carefully selected by the late Governor for their special fitness to carry out the

A Censor Cashiered.

Future Impeachments.

Ребика, Мау 17.

exaggerated importance to the occur rences at present taking place.

Should accessity arise to arm the troops in India, he continued, it would be found that the Crown was as strong there, if not stronger than it was fifty

years ago.

DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.

American Consul at Shanghai.

יי

(From Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, May 16.

Mr J. L. Rodgers, American Consul General here, is to loave to-morrow, to take up a post in Havana.

[Mr.Rodgers arrived in Shanghai in 1905 --Er.. O.M.)

necessary investigations and make a An Ediet dealing with the recept report for his guidance. These gentle-impeachments-orders that all future Chinese Minister in London. men bare unanimously decided that memorials of officials against officials certain altemtious should be made in must be accompanied by legal proofs. the laws and that the method of ad-

YESTERDAY afternoon the eagerly await- ed report of the Sanitary Commissioninistration should be radically altered. The Colonial Secretary and the Director was presented to the Legislative Council in accordaner with the promise, made of Public Works in their minutes op- by our late Governor, Sir Matthew pose the suggested reorganisation of the Nathan, just prior to his departure. Sanitary Department, but each admits WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The community bas, with reason, felt more or less that some change is neces-

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DR WYNDHAM'S CASE.

Adjourned for One Month. The further hoaring of the claim for $1,000 damages for breach of contract, proferrel against Dr T. L. Wymihani by the Indo-China Steam Navication Company was this morning adjourned for one month. Mr G. D. Thomson (appeating for the defendant) stated that the Doctor was at Singapore and he was expecting a telegram from bin when he loft for Hongkong. It would be a matter of a couple of months.

Mr. F. Dizon (representing plaintiff) objected to an adjoutaient for two

Isary. It is too soon yet to declare whether in this particular respect the lead of the Commission or the officials should be followed. The evidence upon which they base their differing con clusions must first be carefully studied. ↑ months. But possibly there is a happy mean, a compromise which will secure increased efficiency without giving riso to harmful friction. The report of the Commission letter will at all events form the basis upon which we trust and believe the Govern-

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The Puisne Judge (His Honour Mr A. G. Wise) gaunted an adjournment for one month, remarking that Mr Thomson could get inte comonication with his client by

Mr Thomsen-He may have to go to

other pinces before getting here and ho does not know how long he will bo away,

(F Our Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, May 16.

No successor to Wang Ta Hsi (late Chinese Minister in London) has yet- been appointed

JAPAN AND COREA.

Controlling Corean Army.

+

(From Our Correspondent)

TOKYO, May 16.

It is reported that the Japanese Government had decided to dispatch, military officers to Coma, for the special purpose of assuming control of

the native army.

The decision will cause great egats

The Puisne Judge--It does act matterment at Seoul, where the situation is

It is what I unsettled. what he does not know.

wir

dering the work of the sanitary authorities largely inoperative, and, whore it was operative, detrimental to the interests of the Colony. Even a carsory glance at the bulky volume of nearly 300 pages foto which the record of portion of the labours of the Commis- sioners has been compressed will show that there has been no scamping of thement will be able to build truly and well. Whether the scheme, propounded work. The task so willingly entered

by the Commission is adopted in its en- upon by the Hon. Mr Hewett, Measra

tirety or not the Commission may rest H. Humphreys, Shelton Hooper, Fung satisfied that the public knows their Wa Chan and Lau Cha Pak was one work has been faithfully and conseiend H.. Li Sheng-to to borrow another that none but public epirited men, would

tiously dono and that the position of 10,000,00 Fries from a Belgian Syndi- { for Peking. undertake. It was inevitable that the house owners and holders in Hongkongcate for the use of the Homum: Iailway. investigation would prove most will be materially improved as a result berious and that it would be necessary to tread heavily on the corns of some

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

The Chinese Govorument kas instruct-

There wore 346 European and 162

of their recommendations. We will Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library. and 12 European and 2,644 Chinese return later to the subject.

visitors to the Museum during the week onded May 12th.

4

of the persons interested. Fodall this there was to be no reward save the

Another exemplification of the consciousness of publio duty done. We soundness of the seasoned advice to

officials

43

(REUTER'S GARVICE. } THE CHINESE MINISTER,

LONDON, May 16, The Chinese Minister las left. Louelyni

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.

Laytos; May 16.

The Autan elections, conducted fur the tet times the basis of universal suffrage, are noteworthy on account of the succusses of the Socialists and the duled-

Pangormans.

As the result of the joint in estigef

New Territory Mine.

PRINCE FUSHIMI.

Loxtos, May 15. Baron Korama has given a banquet and reception in honour of the Prince, which were among the most notable fanctions of the season.

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught

wore wesent.

Princo Fushimi has received the docto tato of law degres at Cambridge where ko recoived a great ovation, and lunched in the Senate fine.

The University of Oxford will conier the Doutorate of Civil Law on the Prince, o the 21st inst.

feel suce we are voicing, the sentimontfoed the brute" was given durington made by Prince Chin and tirand of the whole community when we say theo sitting of the Sanitary Commission. Secretary Bun Chia-nai in enavection with this bribery scandal, Prinice Tai Chen, son of Prinea Ching, is to be reprimanded, that appreciation is felt in every quar-One Young Pun, an egg dealer, was ter of the painstaking efforts of the being oxamined, and in the course of but no positive proof was fortheuming s Commissioners to alwyd light on the dark questioning he was asked why he gavo far as Prince Ching is conc

eggs to an Inspector when he demand- '

We understand the first of the Voluuteor places of the sanitary administration

od them. "Well," replicd Yeung, Promenade Concoris for the suminter Houson and to expose the weak points of the "you see he is an Inspector, and the will be held on Saturday, May 25. The law, When the Commission was first neighbourhood says you must give Programme is an exceptionally good one mentioned we expressed gratification more or less to the Tuspactor to eat and with fine weather the coming concert promises to be as good if not better than those of the past at the reported decision of His Excel If you don't he will tenke trouble."

There is evidently deep and lency to appoint: no Commissioners. This was in no way abiding love betwoon the Tientsin due to any distrust, of the gentlemen papere. Witness the following from who hold Government appointments, the China Critic of May 7-The ant for other reasons which we mado morning yellow aliept, under the auto-competent engineers report he be presont clear at this time. In a leading articlocratic sway of its general manager in large quantities, led the prontotory to apply for the mining lenso of a square mile WHISKY. on May 11, 1906, we said: "I', as is the Editor having admittedly nothing of territory in the Sha Tin District. This anid to be the case, the Commission into say as to what goes in or does not go was granted by the Government to Sir to be composed of gentlemen who are into the paper-has started another Paul Chater, K., C.M.G., on the 21st January, 1907. Analysis shows that the not officially connected with the Gov-ortsuds against the houses in the Bure is composed of magnetite iron ranging ernment, considerably more confidence du Chemin de For, and again manages from 58% to 60% metal, entirely free from will be felt in the body by the general to bring in the name of the Jesuits phosphorus or sulphur, and therefore le very best oro for the mufacture of steel: public. No doubt if officials wore upon very unnecessarily. We should have Japanese buyers are in tranty for the Arthur of Connaught will repre- $15.00...Per Case. the Commission they would endeavour thought that one expensive lesson purchase of the oro" but the Company sont the King at the cluistening of the

SCOTCH

Mining operations in the Now Tor ritory routined in the prospecting stage, 1906, but the discovery of iron ore, which Sir Matthew Natlinn i Ivis report for

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Boson, May 15.

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if possible to establish smelting works in to do their duty conscientiously, bat it would have been enough for it; al-contly formed by Bit Paul Chater dosiru Crown Prince.

though it has not as yet profited by the Colony, and are now negotiating with Judge Bourne's sensible. suggestion English iron masters on the subject,

that an apology should be inserted in

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