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PARIS, the large manufacturing centres with the resultant disabilities of insufficient STREET.

pure air and healthy exercise is steadily -536. tending to reduce the national erature :

and impair the national vitality. It the system proposed by the Lengue only succeeder in arresting these un- ANOTHER LOT OF NEW fortunate phenomena it would be

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LOCAL AND, GENERAL

WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1998.

HOLIDAYS.

THE SHATIN TRIPLE MURDER.

To-day's-Trial.

Another slight shock of oarthquake

A "Gazette Extraordinary" was issued was recorded by the Sicavel Observatory yesterday notifying that as Victoria Day, on May 13.

the 4th May, fatis on a Sunday, Monday The gruesome story-of-the-trijds upder- the 20th May, will he observed as a Public which was perpetrated on December 24: Considerable volcanic tisity has and a Renk Holiday in its stead under than, near Shatin, was unfolded before the been remarked of late in the islands off Victoria Day Ordinance, 1903, (Ordinance Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggot, at the No 14 of 1993), and that it and Monday. Crinin Sessions at the Supreme Court, the Hokkaido, Japan.

the 8th June, the latter being a Dank this morning, when the three alert Wong

A Chinaman about seven feet high Holiday under the provisions of the Public, Chin Kwai, The Maw Fat and Wong Sara

2 of 1875), will be observed as Governinenberned in the murder were piacal-in.

oatitled to the enthusiastic support created some excitement in Tientsini when | Holidays Ordinance, 1876, (Ordinance No. Ho who were arrested on suspicion of being

ha-landed there this mondja,

Eight motor-boats for use on the Lino, Rivet were recently delivered to the Chin- ese Government officials at Newelwang.

of every wall-wisher of the Empire. But this is only one and not the most important. of the benefits which would tread closely after the establish

The Governor of Sheri has made ment of universal military training

F modern ariangements to establish for the young. There would be pro-telephone system at Singanfu, the Provin- 679

vided against highly probable days of cial capital. peril a body of mon trained to the

Hosiery and Gloves.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction Noon-Auction of Leasehold Properly, at Mr Gag. P. Lammers's Sales Rooms,

General Mameranda, FRIDAY, MAY 22:

date subject to rent.

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175+

ÆRATED.

Goods per Brasmus-undelivazed after this.

data qutiset to rent. Transfer Books of Watkins, Ld... close from this date to 30th May, inclusive.

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Mr J. H. Greene, founder of the World's Evangelization League, has been visiting Peking for the purpose of enlisting people in this league.

Holidays.

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

Chamber of Commerco Resolution.

The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the committee of the Chamber

the dock to take their trial.

The jury was as follows: Mosers Izac S. Porry, foreman; J. O, Sheppnisi, J. T.. Shaw, W. Taylor, W. E. Rose, W. J. Eldridge, and A. A. JLMilroy.

The Attorney General, the Hon. Mr W. Rees Davies prosesited on behalf of the Orown, instructed by Mr Bowley, Crown Solicitor, and the Han, D Ho Kai, of Commerce on Saturday, May 10 The instructed, by Mr G. K. Hall Britten, The Union Medical School at Peking Committee of the Chamber record their defender,

Addressing the Cout, the Attorney use of arms and accustobied to obey has been promised support to the extent / strong protest against any arbitrary orders

from the Imperial Government to close General said that the three prisoners were the commands of their officers; in of Taels 10,000 annually by the Chines immediately the Opium divans in Hong- there to take their trial on the evidence

Governnient.

Kong, The Committee of this Chamber is for the wiltal murder of two men and word a disciplined force which would

entiroly sympathetic towards all reasonable boy, who are believed to have met their be not only willing but capable of

bonn-fide efforts for the mitigation of the death on December 2006 at Kur a sordid light Goods por Trieste undelivered after this opposing invasion of the heart of the

abuse of opium but is of the opinion that Yum. The and throw any action having for its object the im on human action and disclosed a critne Empire. We do not doubt the courage

mediate suppression of the sale and use of rarely equalled in its brutality. Counsel and patriotism of the great halk of the

opium in Hongkong will have serious effects them trace how Lak Sang one of the on the economic conditious here and lead to murdered men, who was a native" of British people to-day. But we have!

disastrous results to the Colony's prosperity Kowloon City, and who had been a equally little doubt that if they

unless similar action is enforced in China. cabin steward chiefly under the American It is therefore resulrod to request the Ang, the last ship on which he was employ Hongkong Goverment to inform the ed boing the Minnein, married a Hakk A Frenchina was arrested on the Imperial Goverment that any husty and woman, he himself being of that tribe, and seltled down at Kowloon apparently having Goods perCardiganshire andelivered after not all the traditionî Țritish courage French Steamer Hauoi for alleged forgery-considered action lahen in this matter

this date enbject to rent.

would save. Shea from being swept To-day he was formerly charged at the to the detriment of the interests of this malengd deal of money at his former uccupation, He lived there with his wife Colony will be generally resented. but that and inother, his father having died some Goode per Print Heinrich and olivoredway like chafi here & whirlwind. Magistracy and the case was remanded.

after this date schject to rent.

Knowledge and training in modern |

The foundation stone of the new Evn the other hand a policy of gradual twenty years ago. His grandfather who WEDNESDAY, May 27-

warfine stand for more than courage" pire Theatre at Calcutta, belonging to Mr Imperial Government's agreement with age rding to the Chinese point of view and And we have ju monopoly of courage. Maurion E. Bandimaan, was laid on April India will to loyally supported.

30. The theatre-is-to-be the most up-to-

at East of Suez.

MONDAY, May 35:-

3 p.m.Auction of Household Furt

sare, &c., at the late Mr Rennio's Re-were lustily mobilised and brought face sidence Magazine Gap Road.

to face with trained Continental troops Exchange Barks Clored.

TURBOAT, May 26:-

11.30 a.m.Meeting Ferry Co., Ltd.

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Famay, May 29:-

SATURDAY, May 30:-

Noon---Tenders will be received at the

Office of Colonial Secretary. Noon - Meeting of A. 8. Watson & Co,

Linked.

3pm-Meeting of Watkins, Id., at

Co.'s Offics.

-NOTICE.

Jettera relating in imeisess should be address

The Mayor of Oshima, a suburb of Tokyo, who was the founder of one of the banks which recently suspended payment, banged hunselt on May 4.

·

The The

reduction similar in its action to the

SAILOR'S FORFEIT THEIR PAY.

was dead and not had a proper grave

It appears from a New York cable of slip, while others returned and refused to ever declined to do so, and it would appear

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Tie in company with Wong Sản Sam and two | boys went to look for a suitable site for 6.Auction of Yacht Mary & Joan is a siraple-mothématieul-problem

the repose of the reuning of his grand- at Ah King's Slipway..

fatlrer. Wong Snu Sams, the other murder- Let x equal courage, equal knowledge.

On the instant-sixteen houses were

edman, in addition to being a farmer, was equal training, Can xx+y+z?

skilled in the art if genmaney. The first destroyed by fire at Chemulpo. Very little knowledge of mathematics is damage is estimated at V30,000. After giving his crew an advance to prisoner also professed to be skilled in that required to answer in the negative.houses burnt down are reported to have send home . W. Simpson, the master of art as well as the second prisoner, and they the British S. S. Clan Macmillan, found wanted Luk Bangtoemploy them with regard When we turn to the objecticas rused been mostly owned by Mr Welter.

that some of them did not return to the to his grandfather's grave. Luk Stag, how- against the League's proposals we are

do thuir daty. They also tried to impose that in consequence of that the second struck with thew weakness and in May 8 to the Japan Advertiser" that a

before the Hou. Commander Basil Taylorween October 13, and November 18, 1906, adequacy. It is said that industry will report is gaining ground in Washington conditions and at the Marine Court to-day prisoner became jealous,. Some time be be disorganised and that an nudesirable that the Emperor of Korea is to be exiled R. N.. three of the defendants had to, the eccend prisoner went to Luk, Sang's to Japan. No dicial pronouncement has forfeit six days pay, while the other eleven house and a conversation took place in spirit of militarism and a list after been made, and in responsible quarters defendants had to forfeit twelve day's pay which prisoner said that if Zak Sang did Correspondente at forsend their namesrailitary adventure will be indused. the statement is received with the gravest

not employ him to do the grave his head dovlt. end addream with any communications and in the foret place it is obvions that the

would fall off with seventy days and if it did not he would flow his compass · dressed to the Editor, not for publication bat

dislocation of industry would be much

and leave Kowloon. Another man named as evidence of good faith.

Chai Yan who had since turned King's evidence was an accomplice and he stated that bo kopt a blacksmith's shed in a secluded part of the mountain where the three accused mun estue to smoke opium.

On November 28, the free prisoncts

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Our great and conscription obtains. 10ost successful trade rival, as the Langue peints out, is Germany where a

No ansupeonely signed communications that hate already appeared in other papers will be inscried.

Orders for extra capita of the 'Cursa Blats.

An edifying little quarrel is going on between the "Seoul Press" and the Korea-Daily Nowe." The Editor of the

former enys that the Daily Now" is a foul and sensational sheet" and that its Editor sympathises with murderers. To which the Daily Newa" replies that the phould be sent before 11 a.m. on the day after rigorous systera of conscription is Editor of the "Press" is a perverter of publication. After that hour the supply is force. Gematay's industrial conditions the truth, only it uses a shorter expression. limited Cash 10 co., Credit 20 sto, 7rave evidently not suffered and it is

An amub was charged at the Magis. tney today with stealing & gold and

cary.

Alterations and additions to Advertisements clear that under the much milder sys-

་ ཤཱ་

"THE CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.

Branch Line in Course of Construction.

(From Our Correspondent, I

CANTON, May 19, Arrangements are being made by the Canton Bankow Bailway Company, in view

time to his shed to smoke opium as usual, of the request for a concession from the between 10 and 1 in the mowing and Sunning Railway Company, to build as they then asked him if he would go with 500 as possible a branch liue extending to them, to conke some money. Hangreed såd Sun Wai City which is a short distance the second prisoner told him to wait for

DY Permission of the Officers the Fatous THE PERSONAL SUPERVI-un Pagre 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, Ployld be sent to DIT tem advocated for Great Britain our diamond finger ring and a pair of ear-ringe,from Kangracon. The authorities may him (prisoner) on December 2. The pre COKE, will play Eatriotic Music on the/SION OF ENGLISH EX-Offee at 5 ynäham Street not laier than Industries would suffer less. There is together witla sama nioney to the total been communiented with and, a surveying Vious day there was a feast at the house

Special Tabien can be secured for All Fresco Disner, German Delicacies can be obtained,

a. New Advertisements should be sent to

PERTS.

The most up-to-date Automa-

our Office at 8, Queen's Head Central before no evidence to show that a military value of 86306.35, the property of the party will commerce work in the course 3 p.m.

training predisposes towards militarism, compradore at Mesus Loxley and Co., 63 of the next month or so.

Das Voeux Road A coolie was also Advertisements end Subscriptions which cre

A WIDOW AND HER PIGS.

Recognized Their Squeal,

Through Trame will rannng the evenintie Plants and Apphances are not ordered for a fixed period will be continued A legal training does not predispose charged with receiving same. The case

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

trip in Java.

of Char Po, a relative of the first accused and Luk Sung being alsa zarlative accept- ed the invitation to be present. About four o'clock in the afternoon Wong Chin Kwai asked Luk Sang to go over the bill with him but Luk Sang at first refused and also refused to lend him his revolver. Sang's wifo, who say that her husband had, Two men have been arrested on a charge had a good deal to drink, urged him not of stealing three pige. It appears they to go, but, on being pressed by the first.

towards litigation. How often does the world hear of one lawyer proceeding against another? In our opinion these arguments can be brushed aside as

Mr Stuart J. Fuller, American Vise took them away from the house of a widow prisoner he Tonsented to go with him. unworthy of serious disenssion. We

Consul General left tc-day for a 30 days of a farmer, but the next day thay omitted Lok Sang then got 30 Mexican from have in Hongkeng branches of c num-

to feed them at the usual time, in his wife and diamond ring, and MỪNGTONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1908.

consequence of which they commenced to ber of Leagues and Associations and it

squeal. Fortunately the widey to who put his revolver in his pocket. They NATIONAL SERVICE LEAGUE.might seem supertinous to add to them.

Ganeral Broadwood, Commander of the the pigs belonged happened to be passing started soon after four o'clock and Lek But we think that the objects of the troops in Hongkong, arrived at Kyoto on at the time, where the piga were confined, Sang was never seen alive at Kowloon PREJUDICE against conscription among National Service League are so thorough-May 10 and was staying at the Miyako British people has no doubt impededly worthy of support that we would hail the growth of the National Service with the greatest satisfaction the an- League. That body has for its objects: nouncement that preliminary steps were (1). To ensure pence and security for being taken to establish a local branch. the British Empire by organising our

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Land Forces in such a manner that we may not only be able to defend suc cessfully any portion of the Empire against attack, but also that the

An unsuccessful Japanese speentator;

Hote

Professor Dr Louholm, of Tokyo, has been decorated by the Goru Emperor with the Third Class of the Order of the Red Eagle.

Mr Harold J. Harding, H. B. M.. Consular Service, has been recently

at Osaka who had lost his all (about $6500)appointed to Wachow as Acting Consul. killed his mother, wife, daughter sod son Mr H. King, his predecessor, left, a short and attempted to committ.suicide on May 8, tias ago for Ninking.

strength of our defanzivo arrange- •The Yoshiu Nippo," a Japanese Mr C. Von Straneh, Commissioner of:

ments way render attack improbable. journal, declares that the Japanese Govern- Customs at Nanning, has just obtained

and she it is stated, recognized their squeal. again. Lok Sang was traced-and he She went immediately to inform the police appears to have gone to a house of another but in the meantime the men had conveyed relative ca the hills and there stayed the the pigs to the market, where they were night. In the morning he had breakfast recovered by the polico, just as they were with two boy's after which they went out about to be sold. Inspector Fenton now and called on the other murdered man who

as the matter in hand.

went with them. They endeavoured to i

persuade the boys to return home, but one of them would not do se. The other one re- turned horse. Wong Shau the relatāro at whose house Lak Sang stayed during ther night became uneasy when they had not returned for the mid-day meal but thought they wight hayo returned to Kowloon.

The second prisoner had said that if they could are Lak Sang they would get

A PEKING HERO.

(From Our Correspondent.)

LONDON, April 21. An officer who won distinction in the Boxer campaign has just joined the Benedicks. Major Lewis S. Halliday, V.C. is the officer in question, and his bride

(2). To improve the moral and physical. went intends to carry out increased to leave of abeeace and is about to proceed as Miss Florence Buddgen, daughter of the $100, and persuaded the accomplice to condition of the nation, and thereby to tion in a disguised form by a general raising to Germany Mr. Yon Stauch left

of assessinents in connection the the Wachew on blay 18 He expects to incrcoso its industrial efficiency. With business and income taxen --

the Siberian route to Europe. these objects the most captious critic

Count Okuna and two other prominent could scarcely find fault. It is not con- Japanes publisists have published articles ecription that the Lergne advocates, in fact it explicitly disavows any desire Mixed with Aerated or to see conscription of the Continental type adopted in reat Britain.. What plain water make

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By G, PAYEOE, L. M. Osoma With WooLOVIN,

(Bepainted from the China Hevia › Cas of the Beat Sketches of Formons Life zet weltben..

50 Cents. Frinton nume Ourya Mai Onos, 5 Wyndham Bezos', Hongkonfe

of

His Majesty the King has been pleased condemning the action of Japan in con- to give directions for the appointment of notion with the Tateu Maru case and M Rees Davies, Attorney General of stating that there was considerable justi-theory of Hongkong, to the rank of

King's Counsul Congratulations by fication for China's anger.

Luk Sang. They found Lak Sang and emmand of a detachment, of Royal Marines asked him it be but selected the grave yet. to Brigadier-feneral Budgen, He was in accompany them to where they would find take.M.S. Orlando which took part ir He replied that he had, and when asked the fighting against the Boxers who attacked to do so, he offered to show prisoners the Legations in Peking in June, 1890. it whero. it was. No sooner had he, tarned Pan Captain Halliday he then wag, who led round then he was seized from behind twenty marines through a hole in the wall when No. 2 prisoner chopped him on the right into the milding where the Boxers hood with chopper the cut being of such the sincke mised from the burning stables mediately. The other porson who was vero busy in their attack, under cover of an extent that he died almost in- close to the Embassy. The rosord of this with Lak Sang ran up to his comrades daring leap into the centre of the Boxerst rescue when he, too, was killed in a simiber shows that the intrepid offer Wan toner. In like manner the boy was sab- immediately shot in the shoulder at short saquently disposad of. They then mhberl Two persons were strested on bosta His Excellency Chang Yin Tang, range, the bullet fracturing the bone of the Lak Sang and the nosemplice, becoming it desires to see is a system the Franch steater Poul Beau on her Chinese Imperial High Commissioner to left shoulder and injuring his lung. Still frightened, ran away with the $30 and revolver before walking unaided to the were bloodstains into sail stream. He unierul, and therefore compulsory, stival at Canton the other day in a charge Thet, arrived at Hongkong fron Calcutta he was able to shoot three Boxers with his afterwards threw his jacket, on which there military training for the whole male of theft. They were handed over to the on the ss. Lightning to-day, on hw way to hospital. He was under the doctors for then left this country and was away for Chinese authori ies, and when brought Peking. It may be remembered, he the rest of the Siege but he got through to about teen amnths returning when ho population before it reaches the age before the court denied the charge. Tliere suceeded His Excellency Tang Shao Yi in enfety and health and under the strong thought the affair had blown over.

he was givon the V.C. The has been the low Wang Shau, the old farmer, went in of twenty-ons. We agree with the appears, to be no sufficient evidence to con- negatluting with the British Govoremont Tecommendation of Sir Claude Macdonald The Attorney General then described vict the men, who, however, are still in in regard to Tibet two years ago, and now ject of as much congratulation in santeh sud subsequently found threo dead League that from every point of view custody, and will be sent to Kayingebou, that his art bus hoon fulfilled he is connection with his matrimonial exploit bodies in the billside, and later ghre information to the police, who arrested the returning to China. Chia Ech Sun has been this weak as he was on the military one.

prisoners. Br Macfarlang hid muda a the Sonoration ia desirable and neces-to which place they belong.

appointed by a recent edict to proceed to

post-mortem Examination^and he was ot CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM

the opinion that dentli was instantaneous, The phrase of the British

LINGERING COUGHS

Tibet to carry out a desire of the Imperial 8. WATSON & 00 people would vastly improve. That it PERSISTENT coughs that continue Government which it is believed, is to YOU will linet a good while below you. Evidence is then called for the

through the spring and mer convert the country into a province of the find a finiment that in equal to prostorih..

hamberlain's Pain Balm. In cows of The hearing was adjourned. stande in need of improvement fe gevally indiosta sama throst or lung tre Chinees Empire. It is stated that Thotni cheurastiem and seintica ît relieves the las LIMETRO.

ble, and it is a serious mistake to neglect clearly shown by the great percentage theta Uhamborlan's Cotph Remedy Weit, Foreign Secretary of Canton, will tens pain and makes sleep and rest' poss and lunches are quickly relieved by it. HONGKONG, CHINA & MANILA, of recruits who ofer, for service in the fagsone for its curres of ongue of this as also unipany His Excellency to Tibor (osibl Surenesy of the murolar linga ture and a few doses taken in time may under swimtever sealstance is necessary, and for the treatment of cule and braises

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