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crisis arising in the immediate future. Free-On April 5, at Kiangnan Parliament is occupying itself with Dock, Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs J. G.; PETERSEN, & Son,

MARRIAGE.

CRNECK-PHILIP.-On April 6, ht

measures which may at any time canso be complications. The Licensing Bill in

H.B.M. Consulate General, Shanghai, be- itself wil be a very severe trial of Mr foro Sir Pelham Warren, K. ON and afte-Asquith's qualifications for leadership. wards at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shang-

DEATHS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A moting of the Sanitary Board will hold to-morrow.

Osaka proposes to tax motos-cars at the rate of 8110 per vehiclo per annum,

The port of chouta, Kyushu, Japan was opened to foreign trade on April 1,

GRANDS

BY

hai, by the Rov. J. Walker, .4. Theoretically everyone is in favour of WABNINGTON H ConNeck, to MARGARET (Daisy) PHILLIES.

legislation which makes for temperance But amongst British people there DEALY.-On Sunday. Apil 5, at 15 is, fortunately, a healthy sentiment of the Jaquero influx to Korea amounts to Accouting to the Hochi Shimbun " Abbeydale Road, Sheffield, in his 80th your, and fortided by the last rites of the fair play which deprecates any

300 daily Church, FRAN DEALY, of Cock Bridge, County Wicklow, Ireland. RIP. Blegislative interference with established From Wednesday, 15th instant, Cable Australian and American paper rights. While many believe that the Reveille will sound

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A bostan and batwoman were fand 810 respectively, for carrying passengers, in excess of their number, at the Marine Court today.

Retreat & 640 p.. Dur-Ou April 8, at the General Hos-world would be a much better place if BLUTHNER, RUD, IBACH, Shanghai, Jors Dusy, Engineer, liquor were entirely abolished those China Morchants S.N. Co., aged 44 years.

ROMPTON.- March 18, at Stoke whose zeal has not destroyed their Newington, London, F. L CROsipton, Jato Organist, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, judgment realize the impossibility of Shanghai, aged 49 years.

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IMPERIAL FOLITICS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A telegram from Sontl to the Tokyo | "Jiji' seaton that the insurgents have) planned to assassinate Prince Ito.

Mr F. D. Cheshire, the US, travelling Australia to-day on the Yauata Maru. Consul-General returned from a trip to

the Chinesa Carontent should pay com- The suggestion is made in Japan that

pensation to the farails of the bite Captain of the Tatsu Maru II.'

THE NEW CABINET

(From Our Special wrespondent)

LOMON, April 13. Mr Asquith, the new Prime Minister, has returned to London and the

arounced. personnel of the new Cabinet lue been

Mr John Morley, Secretary of State for India, and Sir H. Fowler, Chancellor The Japanese Saglalion Boundary;

of the Duchy of Lancaster, have boeu Commission met the Rain Canimissionerited Viscounts. at Vidiyostock on 'Apel 4 and the ex- change of all doments was effected.

A coulie was sentenced to one month's

for being a member of the Triad society, imprisonment with hard inhour by Mr Kemp at the Magistracy this afternoon,

Lord Treadmouth, formerly First Lord of the Admiralty, las replaced the Karl of Crewe as Lord President of the

Council, and the latter succeeds the Earl of Elgin as Secretary of State for the Colonies, taking with him as Under Secretary Major J. E. B. Sealy,

inspect the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry The Officer Commanding Troops will MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. by the bow for so long that any ata.. to-morrow na Whitfield Darracks

Auction.

legislation designed to increase the

Parade Ground. TozaDay, April 14:--

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi. Bobriety of the country must dal

ture, de, at 'Ladbroke,' 8, Conduit tenderly with the interests which have the British troops, who have been stationed and i European and 2300 Chinese Mr Winston Churchill and assumes A dispatch from Tientsin staten that Chinos visitors to the City Hall Library, Presidency of the Board of Trade to Mr Lloyd George hands over the at Tongsis since the Boxer Itising, haye visitors to the Museum during the week the important office of Chancellor of

Road.

Miscellaneous.

General Memoranda, WEDNESDAY, April 15 :-

been withdrawn.

long by 180 feet wide, has made its apper- A grant fissure in the earth, 240 feet rance in the forest land of Kugai Maru, Tuchigi Profecture, Japsu.

There were 344 Eiropean and 125

auded the 12th April.

the Exchequer. Mr McKenna takes

grown up beneath the protoction of the Goods per Yurch undeliverd after this law. The Licensing Bill now before

date subject to rost,

the House of Commous is thought by

At a meeting of H. M. Justices held the position vacated by Lord Tweed- many to be a measure of pure appliation.

at the Magistracy this afternoon the mouth at the Admiralty and Mr W. Įĺv is claimed that if it were to be passed

transfer of the license of "The Belle Viow Runciman, formerly Secretary to the Marinto law in the shape in which it was

Hotel was granted to Sir Charles Ernost Local Government Board, takes charge introduced it would bring distress, if palas, Morico, was felt in the Tokyo The application by Kakun Uyatauki for

The recent severe carthquake in Chi-Clifford from Mr Thomas Bernard Maquire. of the Education Department. not ruin, to tens of thousands who have University sciamomoter at 54 seconds pastat 3 and 37 Cought Raul Central was an adjunct license of the "Sei Foo Row" invested their money in breweries ar

18.15 .nt. on March 27th.

3p.m.-Auction of Motor Launch puerile, at Ah King's Slipway.

5.20 p.m.-disudel's Messiah, in

John's Cathedral.

FRIDAY, April 17:-

Exchange Banks Clored.

Insurance Offices Closed.

SATURDAY, April 18:-

St.

Transfer Books of Green Island Cement

Co., Id., close from this date to 20th April, inclusive.

WEDNESDAY, April 22:-

allied industries. Of course it is not at

No copfrmation of the raid by Japan-

Consulate at Mukden is obtainable in Tokyo.

all likely that the Government will try ase on the native staff of the American

force the measure through without Gendrent. The Inst bye-election was

6.15 p.m.Meetings of Hongkong Club fought on the direct liquor question and

at Club Horse.

THURSDAY, April 23-

the Government candidate was very

For wingrading juuk as a passen Marine Court today. The casu was gor boat Lok Shui Tak appeared at the

Non-Mosting of Union Insurance Sohandsomely benten. Probably the Bill adjourned.

ciety Canton, Ld., st Head Ofhce. 12.30 p.m.-Moeting of China Traders' Insurance Co., Ld, st Head Office. SATURDAY, April 20:-

31.m.-Meeting of Green Island Cement Co., Ed., at Messrs Shewan, Tomes & 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Hongkong Joc

key Club, at the Hongkong Club, Annexe.

will be alioru of its more offensive.

A telegram from Poking to our Chi features with the concurrence of nese clition states Mr Tang, Editor of the Ministers. There are number of

"Ching Wah Pav," has been sentenced to other matters which will teat Mr term of imprisonment in a-libel caso.

Co.'s Office.

SATURDAY, May 30:--

Non-Tenders will be received at the

Office of Colonial Secretary.

NOTICE

Asquith's powers to the utmost. Rut it) ng be thut he will be able to keep the party together in spite of the many cbstacles which confront him. Although Mr Asquith is of a political faith which we cannot follow we find ourselves able to wish him the best of fortune in his After all he is an Imperialist and that cloaks many minor faults.

Letters relating to business shoude be nildreas veature. and to The Mana(IER,

Communications relating to weưa should be addressed to THE Enron,

Corresponden's most forurd their names ami andresses with any communications ads dressed to the Editor, not for publication lat as evidence of good faith.

All letters for publication should be written on one side of the paper only.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Captain G. T. Brierley, D. S. O., G... will take over command of No. 1 Section of the Defonos from to-morrow 14th instant, vice Major I., H. Pury, R.C.A., proceciling on leave of absence.

adjourned.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

His Majesty the Emperor of Japan has been sufering from a cold sizes March 31.

Lord Ffrench, the representative of the British contractors for the Fakumen rail- way, he staying in Tokyo.

Count Wilhelm von Bernstorff, long a familiar figure in the foreign community at Kobe, dierl at Sumo, Japan, un April 2.

Secretary for War and MF. D. Acland, Lord Lucas has been appointed Under

Financial Under Secretary for War.

Mr T. R. Buchanan leaves the War Office to become Under Secretary of State for India.

THE PEKING FIRES.

(Chinese Mail's Brvice.)

PERIN, April 12.

The Board of Municipality has been ordered to strictly investigate the cause

The fourth of the series of Musical At of the recent fires: Suspidous characters Homes" given by Lady Lugard will take ure to be arrested. It is feared revo- weather promises to be most vaspicions. place at Government House tonight. Tlutionists are work..

The Consular Corps at Kebe recently

Hsiang River, in Hunan province, has Minister of Commerce, and Viscount

It is reported from Hankow that the entertained at a dinner Mr Matsnok, INTERNATIONAL WATER. recently overflowed itu banks, and that the Kaneko, Chief Director of the Grand Ex-CHINA SETTLING THE QUES. wrecked hundreds of junks, causing great foods bare swept away the crope and hibition of 1912. distress and loss of life.

Three bontwomen were finod $2 each at the Marine Court this morning before the

The estimated dununge caused by fires Hon. Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., for last year was $214,710.

unlawfully filing to carry two persma whilst carrying passengers in their boats

Badi "dumped" in the Colony dar on April 10. No anonymously saved commitations cheting 1907 ubered 1273. hare already appeared in other papers will be inerted.

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Pearl shell has been found in abun? firders for extra copies of the 'Cusa Matdance in Davao Gulf, Philippine Islands.- shanid be sent before 11 am. on the day after publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Cash de, Credit 20 ct., prin 1907. Only one fire occurred in the The Fire Brigade turned out 56 times

Alterations and additions to Advertisements on Pagen 1, 2, 3, and 7, should be sent to our Ofice at 5 Wylam Street not later than 12 a. New Advertisementa niould be sent to our Ofire of 8. (Juves's Road Centril before

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BONGHONG, NONPAY, APRIL 13, 1908.

HOME POLITICS.

Possi, erea protably, there will be

change that will come over the Liberal Very Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. The Party now that Mr Asquith has replaced

Fre- late Prime Minister was much more per-

Harbour.

In regard to the typhoon of 1807 Me Figg states in his annual report that their tracks will be published as soon as possiblo.

the Fire Brigade shows that our obsolete The annual report of the Engineer of fire-fighting appliances wore tinkered up during the past year.

Montion is made in the annual report

Mr Schley, the nephew of Admiral Schloy, who is a resident of Bagnio, Philis which was precipitated into a ravine. He pine Islands, was the occupant of a vehicle had several ribe broken and had to be taken to hospital.

TION.

(Chinese Mail's Savice.3

PERIN, April 12. The Peking Government is negotiating with the various Powers, through their Ministers at Peking, in regard to the

Mr Stevens, who was recently assasinternational water question.

A Changchun telegram says that the zinated st San Francisco, left letters at been finished, and the Japanese and asking thou, in the event of disaster arer between Chinese waters and waters survey of the Kirin-Changchun railway las Seoul for Prince Ite and Count Hayashi

It is proposed to define the limite Chinese commissioners are making their taking him, to see to the welfare of his of the line, which will be started in July presents which might be bestowed upon along the China consts in such ar numner rospective estimates for the construction mother and sisters and to give them any under foreigu jurisdiction in places

next.

I

him after his death.

as not to give occasion for dispute in the value of Tls. 170,000, bought by the from here on the transport McClellan just

A large collection of wild animals, to

Major General Leonard Wood who sailed future.. Chinese Government for the Peking Park, bofore the Carnival began is nezin Europa will shortly wrive in Shanghai from Ger- for the purpose of having an operation per-

THE NEW TERRITORIES. many. A number of deputies will be sent formed upon his skult. He nad his wife, to Shanghai in transmit the collection to and children, as also his aide. Captain Inhabitants Becoming Civilized, Peting.

Dorey, left the McClellan at Naples.- Manila peor.

An inquiry was held at the Harbour Oleo this morning, respecting a charge brought against Fok Teein, the master of of the Divctor of the Observatory of the licensed steam launch King Edward, an improved system of intorchango of for negligence in the performance of his nelsorological data with Indo-China. duty, about 3 pms. on April 9, wbile in the

wators of the Colony. Defendant pleaded;

The Director of the Observatory re- ports that during 1997 the percentage of careful. successful weather forecasts was 57, of partially snecossful 32, failure ono, partial failure IU.

on several occasions.

We, and Rasia, and every European here to remember that the time is coming

VICTOBIA CINEMATOGRAPH.

Russian Dancing.

Mr E. R. Halifax, District Officer and Collector, in his report on the New Territories for 1007 makes sonte interest- ing observations on the change that has boen wrought by the commencement of tho Railway. We note that the monthly

illuces and was cautioned to be more moment there is appearing a tenupo of 89 for any kind of unskilled labour

At the Victoria Cinematographs at the rate of wage has increased from 87.30 to Russian dancers and singers. They are Adventurers, presumablyimonartenders, are capable, and their performances are inter-preying upon the workman and a number of The rate of wages of hands in the esting since they give some of the charges using therefrom have been heard ab Yokoenka Naval Arsenal, hitherte 60 senacteristics of the nation. Tho pulilic has Taipo. There is, however, increasing dif per head on an averago, has been raised an opportunity of becoming aquaintedficulty in settling these cases as "debtors no immediate visible result of the great the roof of the Water Police Station at discharged from April 1st reports a Yoko-and songs, and that those who have seen being obdurato, for the Summary Court in The new night signals, mounted on to do sen, but about 1,000 mon will be with the various types of Russian dances are beginning to see the advantages of Tam-T-Tsui in July Inst, statos thebama contemporary. As a disturbance is thom have been highly pleased is damon Hengking has moro terror for their crodi- Dirartor of the Observatory, proved useful inevitable in the event of their being strated nightly by the encores demanded.tors than for them. Partly due perhaps to simultaneously dismissed, abant tenien The trouge is known as the Angel family number of cases of this kind, and partly will probably be removed daily.

and they Inve met with great success also to the eluser intercourse with imported throughout the Far East. The thres cooles and outside tiders is the rather quent Owlers are received sonally popular than Mr Asquith is ever Poner that has a finger in the Asiatic poduspatch from Wrichow city states that on littlo girl Sonia, and the two brothora side of the country me shewing signs of Our Canton letter of 12th wayan young Indies, Nadit, Lisa, and Luba, the regrettable fact that the natives on this from Great Britain, Europe, likely to be. He land in some degree the when it may be necessary, bofore all the night of the 6th instant a gang of Lionis and Misha-a small bay-prosent becoming civilised-of losing, that is, their and America for this Hair personal magactiam which stands for so things, to sustain the solidarity of all robbers numbering some eighty strong a very picturesno scoto, when, in Russlau own proper simplicity.

much in politics. Although he was a

European interests in Asin against the ado an attack on the Yum: Tong villago; costumes, they aru dancing the kozat- Mr Halifax records tho astonishing fact Wash, which has been popu-confinned Little Englander and anti-Earpoon Powers in thin continent, was carried away and a largo quantity of scent to bare great weakness for the routines, it could hardly be taken fast possible denial of the Fight acquired by two villagers were killed; one small boy chef" and "komarinsky." The public that the Crown rent is paid with extreme lar in the East for Many Imperialist oven the Unionist papers are Pall Mall Gazette."

articles were looted. The local authorities representations of the Moujik dancing, enough, he observes. There are other Years.

wont to speak of him without bitterness.

are powerless.

and are lood in their applause Russians indications of increased prosperity, not spectators were leaving a cinematograph must be theresed. Higher salaries must land. On Saturday night a largo andiente concludes: The one great want of the state that the dancing is excellent and treably the making of sovera rouls by The consular service in the Orient to the type of that witnessed in the home private village enterprise.

The report It is the mind, not the manner which hus show owned by Mosers Rosenthal and Co. be paid the representatives of the United ouco again, demonstrated their warul country is proper sobi. Quito a fort of won him kis present high position. at 73 Pakhi Road, Shangli, the promises States in China, Japan and adjacent approval of the nougs and dances, and the local business men are walking to put Judging by the admissions of those who caught fire owing to the urot beating of a countries and more consulates must be oro also loul in their praise of now set into practice the lawson they have leamt Lavender Water une politically op sed to him he has a was sumanbod but before the outbreak Durotary. d. Was laft in si speech the Cinematogrph Proprietary produce the opening of the now Ping Shan to Coble portion of the apparatus. The brigade stablished. This was a statement made of films from Paris. Commencing to-night from the railway bullock casts, and the wonderful intellect and no man could be could be extinguished the premises were at Chicage on April d. He said that if Passion Play nightly for a week. On Good Peak Road is very keenly looked forward RAMBLE THROUGH SOUTBER In Elegant Bottle-A Delight-mentally better equipped for the difficult entirely gutted. The contents of the build- America was to got her legitimate share of Friday there will be no performance.

task before him than Mr Asquith. But, vore not insured and the damage is Oriental trude she must reach out for it ful Adjunct to the Toilet..

as has often been painted out by close property was not damaged.

estimated at Tis. 10,000. The adjoining through the connular service. observers of mattere political, personality

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