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Miscellaneous.

process of cooling, Saturn has an equatorial diameter of 75,000 miles, yet

LOCAL AND COAST NEWS.

Mi Fanny Stanley, the setress, died in Hospital af Calcutta early this montli

WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1907.

BY TELEGRAPH.

PARLIAMENT.

Transfer Books of The West Folat Build.it swings round on its axis at a terrific

ing Co., Ltd., close from this date to 29th inst.. Inclusivo.

rate, completing one revolution is ten hours 14 minutes and 24 seconds. One

* Owing to the case of the cashiered hardly knows whether to marvel more Tootai Ma of the Copper Mint of Fukien Censure Motion Defeated. at the magnificence of the planet or at the Viceroy of Minche was fined one year's

General Memoranda.

FRIiy, July 101—

Saturday, July 20:--

Goods por Kutang undelivered after 4 the power of the human intellect which

pui, on this date will be landed.

has been able to measure so accurately the time, even to a second, that this vast was takes to complete its revolu- tion on its axia, which is 800,000,000 miles away from us.

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi-

turo, &o, at No., Morrisou Hill. 8p.m.-Concert by Kowloon Bowling

Green Club, st the Grem. Tozmay, July 25:-

Goods per rieten undelivered after this

date subject to rest,

WEDNESDAY, July 26-

salary:

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Tho Waiwupu will appoint secretarica to. Chinese legatious abroad. but tho ministers will select interpreters and at- taches themselvi

(Palusine Service, supplied by Reuter, via Bombay)

LONDON, July 16.

LUCKY POLICEMAN.

The Baton in the Knapsacir."

(Fram Our Ourrespondent. }

CANTON, July 16. Careful attention in being given to the polico force which gives promise of good results. A day or so ago the Provincial Jadge, who is one of the members of the Police Board, while passing along the streut was especially struck with the appearance and conduct of one of the policemen whon" The glanced to pass. He noted the tann's

The motion of censure mered by number and when he returned to his gamet Le sent a secretary to make enquiries con- The United States cruisers Denver and Mr A. Lyttleton on July 1, was dis-earning the ran and oxamine him personal- ly. He proved to be proficient in both the That Mr Lyttleton's motion of cen. the Clevelands, ara due at Colombo, duzing cussed in the House of Commons book language and Mandarin, and as there dufe would be defeated was a foregone the course of the current month, on their

yesterday, being rejected by 104 votes was just that day a vacancy for assistant superintendent of police he was promoted Goode per Perzia undelivered after nomconalusion. The great majority ha. Way to Manila from New York.

to 111.

to that position. There seems to be a determination, on the part of those in authority to recognize fitness and poned merit in this department,

on this date subject to rent,

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BONGKONG, WEDNzsday, July 17, 1907.

OUR CIVIL SERVICE.

hind the Liberal Cabinet, whatever might be the diffences between their leaders and thoraclves, would be bound to close up their ranks when a frontal attack was delivered.In.lime

Some 2373 Chinese arrived in the Colony yesterday, by deep-sen, steamers,

Mr. A. W. Soames (Norfolk) moved the Preusea having 1303 on bosed. About an amendment, which was accepted 500 departed, 317 going by the Athenian, by the Government, in which he

Lhess.

H.E. Hau Shih-chang, the Viceroy of Manchuria, has proposed to consult with the Foreign Ministers in Peking with a

view to making arrangements with regard to foreign settlers in Manchuria.

On July 2 Sir Honry Blake read his.

review of the three and a half years he has been. Administrator in Colombo, to the Legislative Council of that Colony. It

pind fifty closely-printed pages of

foolscap

The Board of Education at Peking has memorialized the Throne on the advisability

declared that the unity of the Empirs was unattainable by preference Based on the taxation of food.

The amendment was adopted with- out the House dividing,

SOUTH AFRICA.

Botha and the Strikers.

(Exclusive Bercier, supplied by Reuter, eia Bombay).

Losos, July 16.

A deputation of minors waited upon Premier Botha requesting that an

The Peking Government intends to of peril the sentiment of self preserva-Tissue an Offcial Gazette in Thibet in tion causes men, and especially poli- connection with which the Government tidians those most human of men, it has wired to the Imperial Resident at the bull be pardoned, to disies miner HINA:-Canton, PATELL & Co. Amy Brunavimously accepting the scheme antagonisme and rigst the common foe Oo, Shanghai, KELLY & WALA, for the equalisation of civil servants' with all the strength that is found in END." Yokohama, Kutty Waalarios submitted to it by Lord Elgin, union. The amendment which was the Legislative Council has endorsed and accepted was an ingenious bit of poli justified the long, wearisome and tical maneuvring. Raising the cry of disheartening agitation in which this taxation on food gave opportunity for paper took a prominent part. We the Free Traders who regard Free Trade as a fetish, to express once more make no apology for claiming our elare

by their rote the faith that is in them, in the credit attaching to this tardy act in the present benighted condition of of justice. Long before any of the the average elector if he is told often gentlemen who have been mentioned in enough that Proference is only a means connection with the movement to secure of making him pay more for his food, of instructing each provincial government Arbitration Bill be introduced in the for the Civil Servants a just reward for he will continue to believe it. Now to recommend Chinese students who their labours, in these columns we that the Chinese, elatory cry has been returned from foreign countries over ten agitated without intermission on laughed out of oxistence the Liberals years ago and examine thom. An Imperial their behalf, on the broad ground are hard put to it to find a telling auction has been given to the memorial,

sercant is worthy of shibboleth. Apparently their ingenuity. A Scou* telegram to the Mainichi" The action taken by the is not suficient to enable them to reports that Admiral Moore has sent a Legislative Council is, as we have said, devize a new one so they turn with tish warship from Wei-hai-wei to Chemulpo

confidence to the old battle cry which with an invitation to Marquis Ito to pay a likely to lead to the end of the Band only an act of justice. Certain person stood them in such good stead at the visit to the first mentioned port. Owing strike. who are cursed with that partial last election. They hope and it is been reluctantly compelled to decline the to pressure of business the Marquis Ins knowledge which is so dangerous a thing their sole hope, that the elector will invitation. are already beginning to insinuate that remain unenlightened: We are; how- WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. the public servants are being unfairly over, of opinion that the gentleman is pampered. We are confident that the beginning to realise that however. good sense of the people of Hongkong many eminent and earnest politicians will take at their true worth those assure him that two and two make fire attempts to stir up jealousy among those there że some reason to look upon the

assertion with suspicion. who do not happen to be Civil Ser yante. Such efforts deserve to be treated

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We beg to notify our Chis. with contempt, and no doubt they will meat, in China it is interesting and of the 7th July, that in future Japanese

COOL WEATHER IN THE

NORTH

(From Our Correspondent.)

Suasana, July 14.. Wo are enjoying a spell of exceptionally cald westhor for the time of year and colde and conghs are taking the place of the cholera which everyone prophesized would abòand Eblasummer,

It is five years ago since there was nu outbreak of the dread disease and as it is. supposed to recur every five years many were the grim warnings dicomed into our unwilling cars. Up to the present, how- ever, we have been strangely fortunato and with the exception of a few days of |damp, oxhausting heat, we have had

beautifully cool daya and rights.

The seasons ure certainly out of joint,"

to grumble. Blazikels on our beds at but it is to our benefit and we do not wish Transvaal during the present session, night and light jackets when the sun goes but the Promier refused and advised down are very acceptable conforts and we might even delade ourselves into the the miners to return to their work.

belief we have loft Shanghai, and are The firm attitude, adopted by revelling in the healthy broenca; of

seaside spot. General" Both is considered as

(REUTER'S SERVIOL.)

THE NEW HEBRIDES.

Losnos, July 15, The British cruiser Cambrian landed force on the New Hebrides to avenge the murder of a European

a

CONFUCIUS AND JAPAN, -

& China' Society Lecture,

(Front Our Correspondent.).

LONDON, June 18. The China: Society met for its monthly gathering on Thursday evening in Caxtor Hall, when Mr J. Carey Hall are a very interesting lecture on the influence of the Confucian classics on the Japanees mind,

With the aid of lantern slides Mr Hal ran The natives had some firearms and cut through the various teachers of Confu bluo jacket was killed and one wounded.cianism who carried the doctrines from Chiris to Japan and there perpetuated them in various schools of thought...

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The Cables to Japan.

During the interruption of the Great Northern Telegraph Company's calles be handed to the Eastern Extension, Australia tacon Shanghai and Nagasaki, telegrams

He pointed out that oven in the oight-- A Bounty System.

conth century in Japan there was is *** highor criticism." In Europa.he pointoï LONDON, July 16, to Auguste Comte na the nearest approach The Coramonwealth Government is into Confucing that the West had evor pos tou years, in bounties for coffee, cotton, the teachings of Comte would sprout until hong, jute, rice, tobacco, and other they exeraised much the same influence inf Europe Chat Confucianism did in the Far East today. There was singularly little tuscussion on this occasion, and none that assailed in suy sorious degree Mr Caroy Hall's position,

crops,

AMERICA AND JAPAN.

It is notified, snye the Scout Preas he. The case for the, sterling paid alarming to notice that the panic-and other foreigners who intend to visit tomers and the public gene-officiale was so strong and convincing stricken cuthorities rushed to arrest the old palaces must apply to the rally that from this date, with that oven an over-cautious Minister like the family of the assassin, Heu Hsi- Residency-General through the recom

mendation of high officials of the same

his words and acknowledge that immediately after the tragedy, in ae-officers and officials in the cervice of the the plea for just treatment could cordance with the hoary practices of Army and Navy, however, are to apply to not be set aside. In the face of this it Fory hoary past. This has boon done the Army Headquarters.

notwithstanding that the family live is rather late in the day for any journal

in a more or less remote village many to begin questioning the right of the

miles from the scene of the tragedy, public scrvanta to

the concession and have perhaps hot seen the late

LONDON, July 16

Sir Robert Douglas was in the chair. brought into operation yesterday. We latented Hou for yours. That unwise and China Telegraph Co., for Japan and spying in San Diego has been reloase, Walter and Lady Hillior, Mr B

The Japanese who was suspected of There were also among those present. Sir amphatically deny on their behalf that assassin has now expinted his crime. Coren, unless specially directed via Kischt nothing of an incriminating nature being Mount, Mr J. B, Coughtric, Mr George the gentlemen affected need feel grati- His hood has been chopped off to the Wladivostock (at $1.86 por word) are being found upon him.

Jamieson, Mr Byron Brenan ani, Bir Ivat tude for any "generosity." Generosity satisfaction of the officials, and the ostentes. Thore may vary possibly be frequent, collisions with the Japanese in there is to be the first dinner and amput The newspapers in New York report Cheng (joint scoretaries). Next Monday may be variously defined but this is the authorities being unable to do i Boy-

some delay, reports. Mr J. M. Beck, the West California, Da first time we have known it to be thing else of a painful, nature to the Superintendent.

Baron Aoki, at an interview, condemned deceased have descended upon his

as hideously wicked" the utterances of strained so as to be syzonomous with an

probably innocent mother and brothers

irresponsiblo jingoes, which being trans- net of just recompense. The public and sisters. Whether they will go the

Among our now advertisements for mitted backwards and forwards' across the servants are merely receiving back their lengths that the Chicose wore went to

to-day will be found the nanouncement of Pacific, tended to involve the United a cinematograph show to be given ou States nad Japan in war, own, which was flched from them in

go in the olden days in their determina- Saturday next at 9. p.m. in the rooms! circumstances over which they and the tion to impress upon the populace that lately occupied by Messra Weismann, Ltd. Government had no control. If a debt vengeance is mine," onnnot be cald.ning the business hail from Paris and have in Wyndham Street The company run- is due to a newspaper and payment is It is competent for them, according now five similar show in Shanghai, two in delayed because a draft is lost in a to their ancient codes, to wreak terri- Tientsin and others at Hankow and Pok wreck surely there would be no justible vongeance. We gather from a ing and other places up north, where they

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BRITAIN AND CHINA.

Railway Contracts.

meeting of the Society at the Trocadero Restaurant.

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE.

Spa, July 4.

The Korean Cabingt has been startled by the news that representations purporting to be on behalf of Konto are boea madont The Hague Conference. It knows nothing. about the affair. The Imperial Household is extremely auxions, fearing severA CONSÜLƏ from the Resident-Gonomi, Tho, anxiety is all the greater because Marquis Ito, Josis, July 15.

although he is believed to have a very rolatives of a man who had been in

Mr Runcima: replying to Mr Recs, in definite epision on the matter, lus so far "generosity" when, later on, the debt

the House of Commons, said that the final said nothing. In an audience which ke open rebellion against the constituted

contracts for the Shaughni-Nanking, and had with the Emperor, yesterday Le made BLEND was paid? Our belief remains that the

authorities (Hsuffer in upon his THE SIBERIAN POST. the Canton-Heugkong lines had been con no reference to It There 144 Tumou public generally are as gratified by the capture declared himself to be an

oluded, that in regard to the remaining that an American subject obtained Yên satisfactory conclusion of the long antimonarchist Kaming-tang) the matter one via Siberia las, under present were proceeding, and that though the purpose of arranging a profcat" at the The sunding of letters and general postal British railway concessions nogotiations 20,000 from the Imperial Household for the VERY OLD LIQUEUR agitation Es are those who directly female members are sipenable to be sold conditions, little to recommend it. It may progress was slow, the Government did not Conforouse The Emperor reported benefit. Justine is always appreciated into slavery, males above sixteen years be a somewhat quicker method, but there anticipate that Chine would fail in the end etion is condemned by the public, as it by the British race and we have two of age to bo decapitated, and those un-are so many transhipments of mail-bage to respect the obligations incurred. is held to be a breach of the Treaty which entrusted the diplomatic affairs of the firm a belief in the people of this der that to be made into ennuche for to be made before the Trans-Siberis

Peninsula to Japa

LONDON, July 2 community to suppose that they are service in the Palace. Furthermers, Railway is reached that the chances of

Nera comes from The Hague that the anything but rejoiced that sweating in the ancestral graves of the rebel aleo nishaps and dolay are increased to a very July & Mr F. St. G. Caulfield, LS.0., was

suffer. The tombs are razed and dee- great extent. At present letters posted at presented with an address, printed on gille British solegates argo the probibition of WHISKY. the public service has been abolished.

Tientsin take something like eight days to and enclosed in a pretty frame, on the exily cruisers which leave Lolligerents poiled and the bones and duet within reach Vladivostocks. The mail bags, in occasion of his retirement from the oice of ports under commercial fays from son thom are scattered to the four points that time are moved three times, from Director of Public Works, FMLS. The

retting themselves into warships. They A fascinatingly interesting article on of the compass. This is according to the Post Ofen hore from the thefoo addrass testified to the cateony ind respect esist that suel vessels must leave their The Realms of Saturn" by Mr E. V. tho strict letter of the law, but, as our Shanghai, and at Valdivostock to the train of the community with whom he had come restriction would particularly Alect the stentaer to the Vladivostock beat at which Mr Chulloh had won of all Wastes homo posts O receguised wardhips. This Howard, in the "Fortnightly, sumcontemporary says, it is to be hoped. maries all the discoveries that have been that the authorities will not proceed unnecessary; for, we pote, the broad guago

This costly mothod will shortly be into contact, either soalally or officially.. made since Galileo turned the first to euch extremities.

Lino has been almost established right telescope on the great planet, which is

through to the Trans-Siberia Railway,

SCOTCH

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At the Kuala Lumpur Town Hall na

Russian Volunteer Ticet. All the delegates scem disposed to agree to a proposal that

The marriago of Miss Adeline Freda vessels under neutral colours which got as

second only to Jupiter in size, and is The 0, and 0. steamer Persia arrived that trains can run direct from Peking Eber, third daughter of Mr and Mrs S. J coal or water tenders to billigerepte shall nino times largar in diameter than the from San Francisco yesterday with a general and Tentai The new guage line is bor, of Singapore, was solemnised at the be liable to expture or destruction.

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, Singapore, earth. In describing the rings and cargo, 27 saloon jasangara and 20 Chinese,

A. 8. WATSON & CO, moons of Saturn the writer endorses the She left America on June 18 and es-

opinion of recent investigators who perienced fine weather throughout. state that Saturn's rings are composed

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no reason why the line should not be used ginald Lewis, of the clerical department of for the transportation of the mails to the Tanjong Pagar Dock Board. The 100 much care cannot be used with BUY IT NOW.

Europe. The amount of time saved would bride wore a drous of orape do chine, fri small children during the hot weather ls groat. In this emuoction, too, it le

of the summer months to guard agnfuet of innumerable small meteora Saturn No

TOW is the time to buy Chataberlain's worth rocalling he published in the "Pod with laed of white silk, and carried borrel troubles. Give Chamberlain's Colle ↑ is believed to be the youngest of all the meds. It is certain to be needed sooner or Car Company are considering the advisabe Sho was given away by lier father. Bir dose of castor bil, and the discare may be.

Colio, Cholera and Blaiz hoon te T. Tino," that the International Sleeping bouquet of white rosen and stophanotin Cholers And Diarrhoes Remedy and then planets, and to be still composed of fater and when that ting comics you will lity of tunning wagonslits direct to Peking Wion Leicester acted as best man. A checked in it sindinierge, and all danger ayolded. Sold by all chemiate and andre- heated vapours kopt in active and ed is badly you will need it quickly from Paris, Truly, the East and West are

Buy it now. I may sale life. For sale by drawing clear together, and reception was hold after the ceremony at keepers. violently agitated circulation by the au chemists and storekeepers

the residence of Mr Eber.

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