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NEWS OF THE DAY,"

The French Mail of the 16th February | was delivered in London on the With Inst.

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We are informed that the hand of the 18th Rajputs will not play, at the King. Edward Hotel this evening, as previously ancuneod.

THURSDAY MARCH 18, 1909,

BRITAIN'S NAVAL

POLICY.

ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL COMPETITION:

GREAT BRITAIN STIERED"

(Bram Our Own 'Dorrespondent.)

LONDON, March 18. England is stirred by reason of official statements of Anglo-German naval competition.. -

GERMANY. DIH PPROVES

OF MUTUAL REDUCTION.'

(Reuter'a Service to the China w / Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1884)

LONDON, March 17.

PARIS, The Federated Malay States at present ggregate over 26,000 square miles,

A Quaen's College Old Boys' AssocİK- STREET.

and Johore roughly 10,000 square miles. tion is in course of formation. The Siamese, it should be borne in mind, have extended a more or less activo control over the rest of the peninsula, notwithstanding that, in 1780, the then rulor of Kedah ceded to Great Britain, Pemag and Provinco Wellesley, on condition of being prolected against the

In the House of Commons, during His Excellency Lady Lagard, wo under- encroachments of Siun, and that by the stand, leaves for Home on the Expresss of

the debate on the Naval Fatimales, the Right Hon. Mr B. H. Asquith, Premier, British-Siamese Treaty of Bangkok, in Japan salling from Hongkong on April 1826, both the contracting parties had

The Lord Mayor of London has said he was glad to state that recent 679 agreed not to interfere in the states of D: Wykohom Myers, H.M.'s Consular called a city meeting to consider the developments tended to improved Anglo-German relations, although at the Agoub at Pagoda Anchorago, is paying s Kelantan and Tringgaan. With the flying visit to the Colony. Dr Myers first situation, and the various Chambers same time he regretted that Germany

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Meetings.

Noon -- Meating of China Sugar Refintag

Co., Id., at Mesara Jardinė, Matheson Co.'s Office.

Miscellaneous

11 a.m-Fifteenth Half-Yearly Drawing of Sixty five Deboutures of Hongkong Club at Clubs House.

19th.

Economists have withdrawn their opposition to the Government's named

programme.

of Commerce are doing likewise.

A FINE OF $500.

(From Our Own, Correspondent.)

SINGAPORE, March 18, The captain of the Germán mailboat as. Prinzen Alice has been fined, $500 at the Singapore Magistracy, owing to ópâum of the value of $4,000 being found on board the ship.

ubject lesson before them of the success | asw Hongkong in 1889, ful results of British-regulation in the FM.S., the Siamese have followed more Plympton, of Major-Goners! P. W. Phil

The death took place at Goodamoor, OPIUM ON THE GERMAN

MAIL or less closely our policy, and amongst lips-Treby, Kà, at the age of 84. Ho 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of Luzon Sugar Re-uther things appointed Englishmen as Helens, Ceylon, Singapore, and Hongkong,

servod with the artillery in Canada, 13t. ). fining Co., Ld., at Masara Jardine, Matheson Qu'a Office

Resident and Assistant Resident in and retired in 1879. Kelantan, but in Tringganu they have Reuter wires from Greytown that not met with the same degree of success, Divizulu, the Zult chief, has been sen- for the Saltan has always made it toneed to four years' imprisonment and apparent that he preferred complete food $100 for harbouring rubels. Tho independence. It is said, remarks our amounted to £10,000.

expanses of the prosecution of Divizain contemporary, that the ruler of this country and his relations have not viewed a change to the British-or any other-dag with any great enthusiasm, and one source of information thinks this is comprehensible on the principle of preferring the devil one knows to the

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General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, March 20:--

11.m, Auction of Swalow Drawn work.

&c., at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Salos

Boome.

3 p.m.-Auction of Race Ponies at City

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Noon-Hongkong Regatta.

p.m.--Boxing at 0.ty Hall.

Gooda per Ambrio undelivered after this devil one doesn't know.

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presented to two Scottish Grand Lodge of The magnificent banner which was

Freemasons by Dr Jordan and Brother! Howell has beer stripped of its gold trim mings by some thief who broke lato the Masonic Hall between Saturday and Sun day. The Masonic jowole were untouched.

THE DALAI LAMA

(WAT Ya Fo's Fervice.)

Pero, March 17. The Dalai Lama desires to take a trip

This evening at the Union Church to Russia, but the Prince. Regent has! Literary Club, a lecture, illustrated by telegraphed to Sing Wan, the Viceroy many fine lantorn views will be deli of Kan, Su, to stop him, urging his vered by Mr Murray Stewart, "From return to Tibet. Tapahan to Must" This is the second part of the account of tavots in Persis, The attendance of the public will be wel-

come.

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Ar attempt to kidnap two young

CHINESE OFFICIAL

CHANGES.

had made it clear that arrangements for a`mutual reduction, in naval :prog. rammes was impossible. Germany was enormously developing hor construe- tional equipment, and we no longer possessed the advantage of apeod in building. The Government had learned in the Autumn that four ships of Germany's 1909-10 programme were already being constructed. It was that? grave and unexpected development which induced the Government to submit different proposals,

He thought these circumstances should rouse the House to think, twine before refusing the powers asked for.

AMERICA'S TARIFF

REVISION,

TEA AND SPICES TO BE TAXED.

Free Trade with the Philippines.

(Reuter's Fervice to the Ching Mail:

Copyright protected under

Ordinance of 1894)

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LONDON, March 18.

The Tarifi Ravision Bill has been introduced in Congress and referred to

Reuter has already informed us that abuil Match (tral) at Football the Federated Malay States are to provide Ground. Appy Valley. Transfer Bucks of China-Borneo Ca., a sum of four million pounds wherewith La.,olves from this date to 6th April to build a railway linking ap the Goods per Mangelic nudelivered at Noon Siamese system with the line traversing

vo this dare object to rent,

We learn that Goods per Casdonien andaimed after this Malaya.

a section date at Noon will be subject to rout of the Pabang line is now in course of women was discovered by the Kobe police]

(Wah Tai Tai Po's Service.) and landing charges.

ou the 3rd instant and resulted in the

PELHO, March 17. eonstruction, and the line through

arrest of a man and bis wife. The woman The Peking Government has tele-committee. Goods per Lothian undelivered after Jobore will be opens for traffic shortly, confessed that with her husband's cographed to Shi Ling Viceroy of Ez It makes yarious increases on liczarien s

this date subject to rear.

so that the completion of these eyetoms operation she was attempting to smuggle Chuan, to come to Peking without for Reveauo purposes, but more reduc

these women from Shimonoseki to Hong delay. He will probably be made a tions on clothes and tools. will mean that Singapore will eventually kong.

Grand Councillor. The post of Vicery The difference between the minimum be connected with Bangkok by rail, a

per of Manchuria, to which he has been and maximum tarilis is about 20 Thras baleante aborigines and a

seat time, during four or live monthe of sultation with the organiser of the aboriofficial

Spices, which now cone in free, will each year, the east coast of the Malaygines amelionation touvement, Mr L It ie seid that Sbun Chun Houan, the pay an average of 30 per cent. ad Wais, applied to the Electoral Reister retired Viceros of Cauton, will be apvalorem and tea, which at present ia- peninsula is ipaccessible for even the to have their mames put on the Con non pointed a Grand Councilor.

PHOERDAY, March 26 :--

p.m.-Military Tattoo on the Criekot

Ground,

HONDAT, April 5-

Noon- Meeting of Chica Borneo Co.,

Id., at Co.'s Oflies.

The ercial attil

THE ANGLO-SIAMESE FREATY,

distance of over 900 miles.. At the prequarter-caste skorigine have, aftor con- appointed, will be given to another cont,

smallest steamers, and this, coupled with the fact that the coast has no har Hosokawa, Thurstar, Manon 18, 1909.bours, has always hindered the develop ut of the countries on the eastern side. The new railways, it is expected, will attract much capital to a rich terri- tory, and when things are in working order they should also provide for Singapore a productive hinterland and compensate for loss of island trade,

THE Straite Tincs is naturally ploused

WHISKY at the conclusiva of the Anglo- Siamese treaty whereby Siam in return for various concessione waives ber once hers, but now being carried on

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At the Crimisel Sessions, to-day, Jusfors |

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THE CHINESE-MANCHU - and nine cents if imported indirectly,

DIFFICULTY

(Wah Yut Po's Service.)

PERING, March 17.

The Prince Regent proposes to direct the Board of Colonial Affairs that in future vacancies on the Board should

the Chief Justin (Sir F. Piggott), Li Chut be filled by Chinese as well as Manchus was indicted on a charge of receiving a gold |bangle, well knewing it to have been stolen The fact of the case, which were out

lined by Sir Hony Berkeley, K.C., acting

Attorney General, were to the effect that the prosecutrix vns an amab, living in

A NOVEL PROPOSAL

(Was To Yai Po's Service,);" FERING, March 17.

The Bill also provides for reciprocaly Free Trade with the Philippines. -

FEELING IN ENGLAND.

(Reuler's Service to the China Mevik: Copyright protected under Ordinance 3 of 1894.).

LONDON, March 18.

It is impossible to exaggerate the in- pression produced throughout Greet

nonght type and that three more were

Britain by the naval debato in the Com Doa Voous Road, and that three mon A certain high official has suggested mons, coupled with Mr. McKenna's an- entered the hope, saying they had come the sale of official positions as a means nonnement that Germany already and stole a geld bauzle. Prisoner was of the Navy, qu to make cubicle. They then set upon ber of raising funds for the reorganisation possesses fourteen ships of the Dread- subsequently arrested when attempting to Pin the article, and in trging to get

Tto logal adage De minimus non cum being prepared; wile there is a similar sway broke his arm, -

lex was woll exemplified in the Cardiff advance in guns, mountings, etc. Prisoner's defence was that he picked up County Court on February 6th when a The Radical newspapora have ceased

workman susit his employers for compensa tion for injuries sustained while putting in all opposition to the increase of the a shop front, the injuries being the rost

suzerain rights over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan and Tringganu. Our conteraponary observes in the course of

The surrender Great Britain of a short leading article:-"We should various extraterritorial rights, as was not value the eighteen thousand square only to be expected, has caused some GENUINE AGE miles of land thus added merely heartburning at Bangkok, and protests because it increases the magnitude of an have been saut in by Indian and Chinese Empire which is already almost too subjects of the British Crown. But eve large. But Kelantan, and Tring imagine that the protesters will soon the bangle rom the clock tower, having gaun are required to round off and learn that their interests have been duly écab another man throw it away.

The jury disbelieved the story, complete the commercial and in-

safeguarded and that the presence of a prisoner was sentenced to two yoats dustrial efficiency of the territories

British adviser up the Bench when-imprisonment. for which the British Govemment is

ever one of his nationals appears before already responsible. It is inevitable,

the Court will suure justice being. doubt, under such

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ITEMS AT THE COURTS,

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of a flor bite. The daimant's solicitor Navy

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rked for an adjournment, as his client was

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ill. The judge granted the adjournment,

but was immediately informed that the Mokens stated that Britain has 17 claimant had been seen in the neighbour-

hood of the court. Thereupon the fudge ships suitable for use as Dreadnoughts, called the caan again, and have judgment for and other could be prepared. the defendante on the ground that the man

Six bostmen were each fined $7 esch; might hare beau carrying the ties for half

an obstruction to the Wing Lok Wharf.

DANGERS OF INFLUENZA. FHE great danger of inf ganze in of its TITORTH MORE THAN IT COSTS.-Medi- resulting in podum,nu. This caU cine is cheap whep it dose people be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough, good, no matter what it costs. Steams Ramedy. It not only curès lafiuersa bút Wine of God Liver Oil doesn't cost much counteracts shy tendency of the duresse and helps everyone that takes it. Stops towards pucanonis. For als by all that coughing.

as the treaty will make that there We therefore join with our Straits con at the Marine Court, to-day, for causing an hour before he went to work. should be certain initial difficulties-temporary in congratulating both coun Statements have been made that atries upon the signing of the new treaty,

For stesting a pair of trousers a native certain amount of opposition may be for it settles many questions which have was sentenced to three months hard expected from Kedah, although there hung fire for a very long time. The labour at the Magistracy, to-day, and fear was a time when that State anghtcase which hus attended the govern hours stocks. earnestly for British protection, which ing of the Federated Malay States gives was, perhaps, unw.sely refused. But one confidence that the increased res-Magistracy, to-day, on a charge of having A Chinaman was brought up aữ thể

we have very little doubt that the possibilities thrown upon the British revolver and 100 rounds of ammunition generous recognition of existing Empire by the new treaty will be pro-manded.

in his possession and the ceo, WAS 10- terests, which the British Government poris shouldered, and we see no reso

is prepared to show in all its dealings to anticipare anything but a roseate

The quarter-finator of the as Kai Fong was brought up at the Magistracy, this

with native rulers, will soon reconcile future for the newly incorporated tor-morning on a barge of having ton tanks them to the change, and that it will nottorics of Malaya.

be Jong before the people recognise that

nothing has happened to them which NEW BARRISTER ADMITTED. need cause regret.”

Elsewhere our contemporary says that

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