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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1908.

THE FRONTIER TROUBLE.

AFGHAN'S ATTITUDE.

Disquieting Government

Reticence.

(Brabice Servico, supplied by Beuter, via Bombay)

LONDON, May 7. The reassuring statements in regard to the correctness of the attitude of the

Ameer of Afghanistan in connection with

the trouble with the Mohmands on the Nord test frontier of India have been somewhat discounted by the reticent demeanour of the Government when asked some dirent and highly pertinent questions.

In the House of Coramons Mr H. F. B. Lynch, merüber for the Ripon Division of the West Riding, Yorkshire, asked whether, in view of the developigentsi on the frontier, the Government would las before the House any correspondence with the Ameer in convection with the recently signed Auglo-Russian Conven- tian.

Mr Lynch Ipo desired to know whether, before any military operations ware undertaken in Afghan territory, the House would be informed of the views of the Ameer in regard to any difference of opinion with the Indian Government.

IMPERIAL BUDGET.

OLD AGE PENSIONS.

A Large Surplus. ́ ́

(From Our Special Correspondent.)

Losoy, May 8. Mr Asquith, in his capacity Chancellor of the Exchequer, deliver- ad the Budget statement last night.

The surplus for the financial year was four and three-quarter million storling (£4,750,000) and is to be devoted to the reduction of the National Debt.

Mr Asquith honoured bis promise to bring forward the Old Age Pension question.. He announced that the Government would bring in a measure to give Old Age Pensions of £13. per annum to these over accuty years of age and whose incomes did not exceed £25 por annum.

To gira encouragement to thrift paupera

to be excluded from pencions,

..are

THE BOYCOTT

CHINESE FORBEARANCE.

SPORTING.

Lawn Tennis..

THE CHINA MAIL.

COMMERCIAL.

WATKINS, LIMITED.

The following is the report of the The dollar, to-day stands as 19 General Mangams to be presented at the

SCOTTISH LETTER, more that an alteration of the numbers of

the corps. This reminds us of the epitapt (From this Correspondent.) whiel, was perpetrated at Maita to tho

EDINA, March 30.

memory of the old Boventy-Fifth, one-of There was a large number of spectators One of the most important and posing when it became the first batallion of the

the Scottish regiments with tarten trawrist of one sixteenth. as the Cricket Ground yesterday evening functions in connection with the somi- Gordon Highlanders under Mr Caldwell's when the final of the Double Handicap in jubilee of the Boys' Brigade to be celebrat-linked stallion scheme,— connection with the Hongkong 0.C. Lawned in Glasgow, the birthplace of the move- Tonnis Tournament was replayed. After ment in September will be a five sets the contest was won by Carr and review of representative companies und great Worcester from Dr Atkinson and Phelips. battalions drawn from various parts of the The play was of a very interesting character and the scores were Carr Worerster (one li1). Phelips-Atkinson (ore 15/3), G-3, 3-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Major Stephenson acted as umpire.

Gymnastics.

The gymnastic class held in cormection with the Victoria Recreation Club will open on Monday next in the Club's gymnasium, The new gymnasium is splendidly equipped and the sub-committee_charge of the clans is an unorgetic pue. Lessons will be given on Mondays and Thursdays from 6 to 7.30pm.

Volunteer Reserve Association.

the competitions daring April, 1908 :::

The following are the principal scores in

**MAY CUPS.",

W. J. J. Gast........ A. Jenkias Jr C. Gay

E. 8. Caruthers .... A. W. J. Watt...

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t

J. C. Peter

V. F. Leask

H. G. White ... W. H. T. Davis A. Ukey

**g* URANS.

1. Hutebings

L. Gibbs..

(From Our Correspondent.)

CANTON, May 6. husker with whom a Japaneso is mid to. R. Love

The submissive attitude adopted by nj have been trying to make a disturbance

**DOGGÍAS CUY"

E. S. Cheruthera

Blowey

King. ..H. Prince Arthur of Cen Maught will review the Brigade, and the parade is expected to number songe 10,000 boys. The "peace-at-any-price "mon are alarmed at the growing popularity of the organisation, and say that it beds militarism; but employers of bour an finding that the boys trained in the Brigade. turn out the best workers because of their early training in discipline.

Mr Robert W. Service, the "Camulimut Kipling," whos "Songs of Sourdough are causing a sensation in literary circles, is of Scottish blood-if, indeed, he is not Seattish by birth

Another man of the hour is Me W. G Simpson. He claims to have perfected a gnu that will send shells from Faris to London. He also 19 Scotsman.

Here lies the dear old Seventy-Fifth,

But, under God's protection,

It soon will rise in kilt and hose, A glorious resurrection :

For by the transmutative power

►

The demand for Japanone cotton goods in Manchuris still continues, although there are at present only 500 bales of their shirtings in the Mukden market, against 300 bales of American cottons.

niuth ordinary annual meeting of share holders to be held at the Company's offices, at noon, on Saturday, May 30

Profit and loss account.-The result for the year shows as prout of 813,282.32, to which must be added cents receivable $622.22; Banking Interest und Transfer Fens 802,24, making a total of $13,056,78. This, your General Banagers find necess WA Tokyo message states "klist it was estiunted that the Japanese camphor to allocate to meet fuferston Mort- monopoly would produce during last fecalage and Lass 32,593,15: Depreciation 89,872.64; Reserve for Doubtful Dobts. PORT ARTHUR UNDER THEycar a profit of Y280,000. It is, however, 81.720.00: Building Depreciation Reserve now said that the profits reached about 82,0, and losa en Subsidiary Coine and

Of Parliamentary lawə,

To rise the Ninety-Twas."

It goon to bed the Seventy-Fifth,

JAPANESE,

Rebuilding The Fortress On Secret Plans.

140,000

...

Exchange $2,963.55, leaving a Balance of 8754.8 to carry forward to next account. Auras-Tho Accounts have been audited by Mesen Lows and Bingham.

-CHAN A. Foox L

G.A. WATKINS General Managers. Hongkong, 11th March, 1908,

The annual report of the Rangoon Oil Company, Ltd., publishing the balance sheet and profit and loss acount for the St. Petersburg, March 9.--u view of half year 'ouding 31 March shows that the renewed interest scored in Port after writing off certain suma there remains Arthur by the recent condemnation of at credit of profit and lose secount the sum Gemurad Stuussal, it may be interesting to of Rs 6,20,250, which the directors propose translate from the Voice of Moscow to deal with as follows: To payment on reporting on the improving conditious portions of the actide of a Russian corres, fifty per cent. dividend Rs. 4,78,100, aud in Manchurin, Consul General Willard D. who seems to be particularly observant. pondent in that great Japanese fortress, to carry forward the balance.

Straight writes that attempts are being saya that Port Arthur and Daley have

male by the local American, merchants to changed very much since the war. Under recently, placed on the market tapu," saited to Manchurian rasds, to replace the A Japanese company at Mukden has introduce brand-tyred iron cart wheels,

Russian rale Port Arthur was an interns new style of cotton piece goods, well clumsy and expensive wooden articles now tional town full of life, and, after the woven, and heavier than the ordinary in-jise. promised to be even livelier than ever. heen user, the pieces being 173 inches in Japanese came into possession of it, it American drills Chinese dimensions have

The roads were repaired, the quays renew-width and 21 yards in length. Local ed, the water supply improzed, Japanese Chinese my this cloth is the most popular and Chinese merchants began to establish in the market and of a weight and size

houses began to built, themselves in the town, and lessiness particulatly appreciated by the farming class. It sells for $2 (amali coin) per piece.

There is a proposal ti establish a com 32+3=p 34 scr.=34erval college in Scotland, possibly in 32ger.2 Edinlergh. 30+1=31 28+ 2=3.

In the course of the recent controversy 30+ 4:34 it was moulioned that several years ago

about the restoration of Holyrood Chapel 204 4:233 274.838 similar offer was made to Queen Victoria.

But suddenly something happened. All 844--It is now stated on good authority that it at once Port Arthur became soity of the 26+632 was the late Marquis of Bute who came dead. Busines en quickly abandowed which has just been issued by the De- A final return as to last years' craps torward with a promise to provide the their shops, builders left their uncompleted partment of Agriculture and Commerce 32+ 3nocery sun and that ou the matter buildings, and from that time up to the shows that the total yield of rice reached 24+ 135 being brought before Her Majesty, the present no private individual has begun 40,032,65 koku, being an increase of 5.0 firmly declined to allow any tampering any now building in Port Arthur. The per cont, over that of the previous year, 58-60 with the ancient fabric. 49+12-55 21+20=45

over the male” of a certain artick; has been

POOL CONFETITIONS Daring April, 1998, poole, have been Mr.Ht. Büölanau, Under Stenctary press which dwells on the progress of L. Hutchings.

favouhly commented, upon by the native won by

384-18-56 of State for India, replied that the civilization in Chin. The fact that evon A. J. J. fast...

32+ 335 auswer to the first question was in the between Chins and Japan and, as a'con- †

street hawker has realised the situation

E. G. Jordan

29-16-45 On-Saturday, and Sunday, the 9th and ugitive. As regarded the second squeres, refrained from being drawn intothestant, the May Cups will be shot question presented by Mr Lynch beta of the Johanté existing relations be of 200 yards as ofrendavised,

a disturbance is indicative of the realíza for a500 yards, King's Park Range' instead asked the Hon. Member to consider tween the two entries.

that, in view of the present condition,

of affairs, it was not in the public interest that a reply should be given.

The steamer Tangs art, which arrived at longkong last Sunday had to have a large cargo of Bear on the wharves at Seattle owing to slippets haring received instructions from Chinese buyers not to

Mr. Lynch: Has the Audeer's assetship In Japanese-lettos to tu Anglo-Ru-xian Convention ever been asked?

Mr Buchanan: I decline to answer.

"

[REUTER'S SERVICE, J COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION:

THE TOUR OF THE KAISER.

LONDON, May 6. The Kaiser Ens arrived at Pola from Corfu.

GREAT BRITAIN AND SI M..

LONDON, May 6.

The Boycott and Matches.

AMOY NOTES.

(From Our Corepinatlent.)

Amor, Moy, s.

GIF

The tournament for Mr Marshall's silver eup has now been completed, the two finalists being Captain Bathurst, and Mr Livingston of the Standard Oil Co. The as played off yesterday, when the bitter gentleman had an easy ria, being

up mud 5-to play.

SHOOTTIC.

RAILWAY,

:

great supplies of provisions and other gouxis and of 11.8 per out, as courpared with the were sent back-to-Japan-or-into-ott-average The crop was the largest for The rathusiasm with which the Sect parts of Michurla. But none except the many years with the exception of that of

traditions of hie old country is one of had gone forth. abroad enters into the literaturo, bistory Japanese knew what was the word that 105. The total of the wheat, bekley, and the perpetual tastvels öbour raco. Lately,

other cereal crops was 22,107,486 koku, we had a pamphlet on the authorship towards the Chinese are very avern.

The relations of the Japanese authorities showing an increase of 8.9 per cent, over The Land of the Lal" from the Anti-Russians and Chinese are registered and compared with average.

Anthe previous year, and of 13 per cent, as podes, and a braid Seats version of the are looked after very carefully. New Testament from Canada. Now we are proneed a volume by Mr Roland St. Chinese found within any of the prohibited have heen issued to the effect that any Clair, who hails from New Zealand, upon areas around the forts will bo deal with the subject of Orkney," being the fist very severely. Chinese seen in Now Tourn volume of the Libeage Library. The author will have a tangled skene of history after 8p.u are arrested and fined. and genealogy to nnravel; bat his name is a fitting one for the chronicler of

The storm-swept Orvados Where erst St. Clairs held princely sway O'ct isle and islet, strait and bay,*****

Notions

REVIEW.

THE STUDIO 44 Leicester Square Los doo, W. C. The March nuraber of this

The whole fortress is being reconstructed always intorosting monthly contains an ex-

on a new sed unknown plan. The fortin-haustive article on the work and career of cations are being extended beyond their Claude Monet, a Brunch landscape painter old limits, and the labourers and overseers

of considerable, prominence, The article. are selected with the greatest care. The old well illustrated by colour reproductions. redoubts are not destroyed, but all useful

An appreciation of Easton Johnson

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Another instamos of a similar spirit ninterial in them has been moved to other Bandakichi Hnetman deals with this WINKELMANN cames from fanart. A number of the sites. In the construction of the fortifica-painter's portraits and genre subjects. leading members have prezanted a Pre- tions great attention has been quid to the The latter, by the way, are always very 6sident's chair to the St Andrew's Society selection of the best positions whenes Norwegian Ponsent Architecture is the well chosen and excellently executed. of St John's, New Brunswich. It is iade plunging tire can be concentrated on the tla of an essay by Willar Peters, bot from white and black oak, each pines passages through the hills in front, ad, i

I went over to have a look at what had

the wet is from the birthplace of the protected by long-range guns mounted in of old time townships Recent cosigns in having a historical association. Some of order to attain this end, constant practiced Prague by Modern Artists will attract

arcallat ferts, firing is carried

The landward side is the attention of those inclined to pictures |

there are 120 guns, side rows r gums are visilde-many of

At one point along Domestic Architecture includes a sketch of

On the seaward

Trint-ring is carried on more and more in colours very effectively. Taken on the scine cottages at Oakland and is picturesque those guns

were taken from the Rians.sketch of a house at Challey, reproduced

floaters, and, to assist the gunners, a whole frequently at night with the help of re- series of signal stations has been erectedne,

force to welcome Mr Koic-Bardis back

The red neckties turned ont in great

Ginsgow. They song the Marseillaise,” "The Red Flag," and so ou, and generally had in good tire. If the class-rooms at Gilmorchill had not hon in holiday

CAINS.

All

on the bills.

At the bottom of both harbours, and out

whole the March number is a excellent

being laid. along the sex-const up-to a distance of two JAPAN'S FISHERY DEMANDS.

tiles from the fortress, some sort of work is being curied-on; perhaps mines are

All the way to Jukdon strategic positions are being selected and prepared, and alegi rods are being run through the

renatains.

As for Dany, it is strongly fortified on

Rejected by Rasala

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Mainichi" cabled' as follows on April

One of the racet extensively used of Japanese mounfactiues throughout South China à present are uatchies It is | reported that the trade amounts to no less n sum than $800,000 per soitinu. In the past, at different times, attempts have

& shooting match. was arranged by one LOSTON, Muy C. iwen unda with more or less succes to of the Custous staf bare, u took place Bruce, free tree which grew Owing to the commercial depression, establish watch of stories. Fetshan. In Sunday afternoon, on the bench below the ear his grave, and some from places 200 stockbrokers are not renewing their very ease busser there has been but German Cansel's residence. There were identified with Robert Bums. One of the inembership of the Lanrton Stock Expertin success.

To the first place the houty twenty competitors, and sañe good members of the Society, Mr Rogerson, matchcA have been change.

eni in shooting was seen. Fise rounds were quality to those imported from Japan, fired, wx Mr. Davis came first with Tonk, and he responsible for some fine was sent grer to Scotland to chose the and then native matelies have been his credit. Mr Hare was second with carving upon the clair, representing the subject to the ever recurring positions 21, and Mr Grainger 3rd with 20 The Scott national entlers. of the likin-stations, as they have been rifles and taken into the interior of the Province Castor House, and were somewhat were these kopt in the whilst thase from fagen, having pail the antiquated. Mr Taris has been in the Catstums' dues once for all, have had free Army for some considerable time, so laa course. Tans in thesats waga the native had a good deal of practice. tule had been tulipped. The rage of the people at Fatshnu and Chuten respect of the Tapanese treatnout of the been done on Saturday afternion, and was emptiness, and the Chinese Government in the recent onso has agreeably surprised at what I saw. The pleted, there would Enve heat au Sir Edward Grey in the House of lodge of the wealthy to attempt toetation looks a fine buikling. It is tilt other sort of good time to chron

the landwal side, the entire environs of 16:-According to Russian papers, the the village of Loukku laying heen convert-Japanese Government coinmunicated to Commons said that a modification of establish once again a match factory in entirely of red brick, and is two storied. icle; the

ed inte fortress positionis, and gans the Russian Government in Januszy cer the atatus of Britishers in Siam, with Futian The Company is to have a Offices, etc., are upstairs, and the stairs at that the Prophet of Socialism should come but on the whole it is very much more Russo-Japanese Fishery Treaty. - Negusi have been mounted thore. On the settin demands in connection with the indigoant ward side Dalty is mate weakly fortified, provisions to safeguard their interenta, capital of 20.000 shares of 80 each, and each end of the huilding. Eohind the forward for the Inad Rectorship. Mr strongly defended than when the Russiansations live sings best in progress between forms a part of the proposals under coh- ons ludf is to be paid up at onen. But station a selection of houses for the Reir Hardie's speech was a strange pro backs in Port Arthur and Dalny are full sideration between the two countries.

the crix of this question is will the staff, station master, porters, etc. A large duction: whatever other people think of of troops, and grent stores of sin, fodder,

wore in possession of it. The anormous the two Governments, but at the request officials ant the request if thoas engine shed is in a completed condition hús importance, lie mada it ovideur that Mr beans, etc., have boer collected. Thero Minister, M. Iavolsky, the Foreign Minis- THE CANTON POLICE FORCE. and allow the makers to pay

who have charge of the enterprise, and houses the German engine, which looks Keir-Hardis himself has no doubt. It had all has lately appeared in Dalny a postliar ter, has now definitely rejected the Japan-

atar at this exceedingly workmanfike. The Aueries through a iné flavour of wolf-glozification.ing field guns of the largest calibre. Its Antinal Expenditure-

und equal to what the Japanese would pay engine is being put up now, and an Ameri-One of his remarks was that it would be a

fom-wheeled cast-iron platform for carry. (as Customs due, and then hike no further can engineer is now on the spat suporin-good thing if every youth would have the have been built from the main milway

To the fortified points of Port Arthur

In a later message, the same corespond- demand? If they will consent to this tending it. There are as yet no cartinges benefit of a trip abroad. There can be no

and Dany specut away Branoh lines out reporte that M Elect (?), a member of there is every hope that the indway sill or trucks, but these will shortly be here. doubt, about that. The result would freqently from Japan to study the ground, demands is likely to loud to trouble.

the Duma, bas expressed the opinion that be able to establish itselt.

Largo parties of Japanese officers come the Russian rejection of Japan's fishery The upkeep and maintenance of the Can-! ton police force cost the Chinese something nge to our ways of thinking, though considerable number of which are eaten spirit of Imperialisan, which is not Mukdon and Liaoyang, Lately mapy It seems The condition of the sleepers is bad, ale an extraordinary strungthening of the not only at Port Arthur and Dalny, but in like Taels 210,000 a year. This nouut is not perhaps those who boliers in Freo with white ants, and are of riu use. This exactly what Mr Keir-Hardie, desires troops have come, and have all gone to to be collected from the Kaifong. Accord-Trade to its fullest extent, that the Chinese is only consignment of 20,000, and not is a little unfortunato, parhaps, that ing to the returns of the Police Depart-officials should be se self-destructive in ment the rortons exceeded the expenditure their demands as to prevent the matches by Theln 65,000 last year.

from being made. *

One thing is certain and that in tand the Chinese must have matches from acme where, and, if they cannot make their own,

די

(From Our Correspondent.)

CANTON, MAY 1.

THE OPIUM CRUSADE.

(From Our Correspondent.)

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students 410

Mukden.

OPENING ANCIENT TOMBS. Interesting Finds in Japan

of Count Stolypin, the Russian Prime

ose demand

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On the 8th at 12.05 p. The baremator same for any other novel on There is an ancient tomb east of the has faltan moderately over China and it is cortain that they will buy frou depan work, and yet the time spent has been impressions, its resaks right have been since about five miles from the Chigasaki orer China to the North of the Lowes kong currency, for every change.

This end of the line has beve any to in youth, when his mind was still plastic in the village of Samukowa, Sagani Pro- whatever the leaders of the boycott may very considerable.

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At the Chinh-Be-ond, different. However, the main thing is okchards contemporary. It is one of the Yangtze, and the highest pressure is now

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The in charge of the arina

Gradiente continius slight in the South, larly Fatshan. In Canton, with the occep- therefore something of a test case, this, engineersara employed. The shareholders gether at his

will ever be completed unless foreign rious agitator, and we take him not alto disinterment with a view to aertain expected in the Formosa Chomel and the tion of private smokors, who pro stealthily and those who are interested in the dove-are not at a satisfied with the conditions

En valuation. enjoying their laxary, the lighting of the lopment of the nativy industries, will he of things and there is soma diffoulty in

ng the deity enshrined at the Sanukswa part of the China Sea. Jinja which has hitherto remained amp is strictly prohibited in public to- interested in watching the result.

getting the necessary money now, as

Mr. Keir-Harddio claims that, with Lue was conamenced on the 15th instant and at 10 am, to-day, 0,00 inches.

mysterious. The uponing of the tomb Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours end- staurant hotels, and boarding homes,

people are suspicous

The Pauper of Parle Lano, be Wm. Le axception of the last day he spent in India, still proceding in the presence of Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon The Lost Millionaire, by Lillis C. David..

QUERA ho never spoke at anything which could be several experts from the Tokyo University to-morrow. called a public meeting, and that the employing about fifty coolies dally The arine of which he was guilty, was not that in tomby about 17 feet in height and 80 of speaking at public iceetings or prowning 100 yards in circumference, cepissent cdition, but of refusing to see the Indian a small bit, is bordered by five aub.

ercinato tante. Up to the 22nd Instant, situation through the rom-coloured spoet- three metallic mirrors, three rotten swords,

or moderate. N soles of the official cases

two unique iron tools, etc., had boon un earthed from the main tomb, and similar:

3-Bouth coast of China batsmen Hung swords, gold and silver ringa, ornamental kong and Tamock Same No, 1. beads worn by ancients round the neck,South coast of China hatween-Hong including magpatawi and kadudme and

where formerly the evil practice was in MACAO BOUNDARY QUESTION_ dulged in extensively. The sama prevail- ing condition applies to Kongnicom. Great assistance has been rendered by private anti-opdura, societies which have been pro

secating the crusade ever since the pro- hibition was Banctioned by the government.

Portugal Dilatory.

(From Our Correspondent)

CANTON, May &

ARISTOCRATIC DOG SMUGGLER.

Royal Equerry's Wife Fined. Count, you Farbrace, Equerry, to the

.....

In official quarters it is stated that the King of Saxony, and Countess von Far Portugues Miulster has reportedly declin

hrace wore on April 6 summoned at Hovor

od to consider the Macro boundary question for smuggling ashoren brown Tekel dog

This Wook's PARsage from the Poets- Old King Coal is dear old soul, And a dear" old card is he

LINGERING COUGHS. PERSISTENT caught that coins on the ground lot nothing definite, has froin the Calais mail tercer Land Warden.

through the spring mad, commer usually indicate sore throat or lung trou been decided upon by his own government. The video showed that the Counters And when Gladstone's Ten Hours Bill.is ble, and it is a serious mistake to neglect In the meantime Peking his wited in.was suspected when she landed, and on them: Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is strnoting the Craton Viceroy, to send dog in a bag slung round hof waist under exmbination it was found that she had the

paasod famous for its opren of coughs of this na officials to localities in the reighbourhood har coat. The solitiler who represented tarp and few doren taken in time may save a doctre's bill and perhaps years of of Bacup to ako investigation in the Count and Countess pleaded guarante storekeepers.

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Roblox, by James Blyth.

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