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General Memoranda,

FRIDAY, Apr

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WEDNESDAY, MARJET 31, 1909).

THE VOLUNTEER RESERVE ASSOCIAZION.

To one who saw the insoption of the

THE VOTE OF OEMBURE,

(Bendor's Serate to the China. War: Copyright protected under Untinuice of 18945)

Loupon March 30.

To the world at largo FrizuraLD is We could go on quoting indefinitaly, beat katra as the interpreter, or but it would screely be fair to rather adapter, of the Rubaiyat of OMAR FITZGERALD'S character to judge him sole- KHATTAN, the Astronomer-Post of ly by his masterpiece: The intimate of Volunteer Reserve fasolation the re Persia On Kita was born at TRACKERAY, MONEXION MILNES, TENNYSON, Psicos melancholy roading The enthusiasm which marked the first years Nishopur about 1017, and died in 1123. BROWNING, BERNARD BARTON CARiaze,

of its motivity annus to have completely In the House of Commons the division Be became a renowned mathematician, Deas Mentre, the KEABLES, the raporated, at lost that is the con- on the you of censure against the astronomer and as adept in all the EDGEWORTER and of dozens of other clusion we are relustantly compelled to Government on the question of its neval sciances that stirred the hearts of meu notabla

the arrive at after reading the figures showing policy resulted as follows:--For, 135, men Rud women,

many failed to put in an appearanos at Againot, 363; Government majority a single shoot last year. What is the reason $18.

orthu slackness? Sumly the men of Hong. long who compose the Volunteer ReserZTO Association are more stable in character than the men of Athens, who wore sager only for the latest new thing!

of his time. When he wrote his famous quiet Suffolk recluse in his letters Rubaiyat, a collection of about 500 reveals what a truly loveable man [epigrams, his farne as a scientist was be realy was. From then we gather eclipsed by his colobrity as a poet. that he fashioned his life on Sir HENRY This remarkable work is, in many WorToy's verse:- respects, mystic and pantheistic. The quatrina are the breviary of an agnostic, who protests vehemently

How happy is be born and taught

life

the underlying idea of the Volunteer That serveth not another's will;" Whose armour is his honest thought Reserve is a good one, then the Association deserves all support; if it is not worth And simple truth his utmost skil): Whatover hin faults, it is clear that be purazing then let the thing die the death 9 p.m.-Performance of Royal Enter against the narrownes, bigotry and

tainers at Olty Hall.

did manfaily and strenuously endeavour of all unnecessary trifles. Personally wa uncompromising austerity of the or

to do that which to him seemed noble think the schema is one well worth Goods por Eriegavis undelivered afterthodox ulama and the eccentricity, and right-and the fruits of him were maintaining in our midst and we hope that planaill be speedily devised whereby new Goods per piben undelivered alter this hypocrisy, and wild ravings of advanced lova, pity, kindness and charity. How can be instilled as the Association start Sufis, whom he successfully combats TRACEBRAY and TENNYSON loved the man! afresh on a career of usefulness: Steady Omar's works remind modern scholars On the poet's seventy-fourth birthday persistent effort on the past of the leader is alone required, and surely that is i of VOLTAIRE, and many declare that the lie wrote to bis friend :----

quality to be found among the seniors of great French philosopher never winte 4.45 p.Avotion of Household Forzi

tare, Mountain View, the Peak. anything equal to Omar'e lines on Goods per Nicomedia andelivered wine, love and all earthly joye

Noen on this date subject to rent. Goods per Nubia nos cleared at 4 p., FITZGERALD Was introduced to the work

on this date subject to rink. Saturday, April 8 :--

by Prof. E. B. Cozzi, who stumbled 11.30 a.m.-Meeting of Greon Ealand across it while studying in the

Cement Co., Id., st Musers Shawan, Tomes Co.'s Office.

Bodleian Library, and the initial edition Noon--Meeting of China di Manila Steam

shlp Co., Ldy at Co,'a Ölier,

of the famous version was brought on MONDAY, April 6-

in 1859, when the adapter was well ad. Noon-Moting of Chira-Borneo Covanced in middle life. The manuscript

st Co.'s Offices,

par Ernest Simons socialzzed after thle date at Noon will be subject to was first offered to Fraser's Afagasin,

and was declined.

rent and lending charges. Goods per Indrani undelivered after

this unt subject to rent. TUESDAY, April 6 :—

2.16 p.m.-Mong of Marty Justices of Pesce at the Magistracy. Goods per Belgravia undelivered after

this date subject to rent. WEDNESDAY, April 7:-

Goods per Demanha not cloared at

p.m. on this date subject to rent. THURSDAY, April 8:—”

2.30 p.tn.Anetion of Household Furni tare, & at Mr H. W. Shade's residence

Taiping, No. 116, the Posk.

Then FrraGBAL printed it at his own expense and Mr. BENARD QUARTICH offered it for sale at five shillings a copy. There were no

Old Fitz, who from your suburb

grange,

Where once I tarrier for a while, Cilance at the wheeling Orb of Change, And greet it with a kindly smile; Whom yet I see as there you sit Beneath your sheltering garden

try.

Hongkong.

At the fourth annual general meeting of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Associa

GERMANY'S NAVAL

ATMS.

ACCELERATION OF PRO GRAMME DENIED,

(Reuters Servics to the China Alai Copyright protected under Crdinanes of 1894)

LONDON, March 30. Prince von Büelow, speaking to the Reichstag, declared that Germany's sims were self-pptectiva. He denied any so... ocleration in the ship-building-10-

me and asserted that Germany would ham at the earliest 13. Dread noughts by the autumn of 1912.

Admirel von Tirpitz, Minister for the

THE IMPERIAL NAVY.

SUGGESTED FAR HAST

tion held this orening, at the City Hall, Navy, stated that Germiny still took under the presidency of the Hou Sir Henry thirty-six months to build a Prad- Berkeley, H.C., Acting Attorney General, nought. the report prosented showed that the The aged poet goes on to banter strength of the Association on December his old crony on his vegetarian crozes, list Inst was 193, a degrease from the 200 then pays a warm compliment to the roll twelve months previously. Of FITZGERALD version of "that large infidel, the 193 members 188 were present in the roferones to your OVAR," and concludes with aeslony. The attendanes of members. dii "car younger London not alio an improviment compared with 1307, as many as 127 not having shot days," when

You found some merit in my ryhmca, during the year. The committee concluded taeir report by stating that as the strength And I more pleasure in your praise.

of the Association has not been maintained. To-day East Anglia is vally proud of EDWARD FITZGERALD and freely renders homage at his shrine, for like the reat of

the Government gant to sarble the Ai- ocistion to employa più moralary will ut be renewed for the current year. it was therefore necessary for the meeting to

great and unsuspected influence in the elect an honorary srnulary, world of English letters.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

buyers and the price came down to half--the world she recognises that he was a crown, then to a shilling, and ultimately the alim, broern-covered books reached the "outside box" where they at last found buyers at a penny apiece. Copies fell into the hands of Dare Ganusi. ROSETTI, ALOCETON SWINDUISE and Sir RestARD BURTON, who soon discovered the rare merits of the composition, but HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Marom 31, 1909. many years passed before a second odi tion was called for, as it was long ere the

The China Mail.

EDWARD FITZGERALD.

Urer a thousand mercantile marina officers and seamen are out of employment at Osaka.

The Wesley Guild Ramble on Saturday next (April 3rd) will be to Pokfulum and not to Quarry Bay as announced.

tro

ANDREADNOUGHT.

(Reuters Eervice to the Ching Hail: Ospyright protestet, under " Ordinance of 1804)"

Loynor, March 31, British anbjects in Siam cable that they are desirous of contributing towards a Far East" Dreadnought.

The Premiera of New South Wales and Victoria are offering the Imperial Government one. Dreadnought behalf of the States of the Com monwealth of Australia.

THE MANCEDRIAN QUESTION.

(Reuter's Servian to the China Mai

Copyright protected, under Urdinanes # of 1874)

LONDON, March 31, Earl Vinterton asked the Britishr

Government whether it was prepared to support China respecting Manchuris.

Bir Edward Grey said he did not seat on what ground the Government could intervene

ROYAL ENTERTAINERS.

To-morrow night the Royal Entertainen, musical comedy company, will commens & fuar nights' engagement at The Thante Royal. The compay is said to be com- posed of high class unsics. comedy artis among them being Mr Ernest Brinkman, s all knows operatic singer from Austraila. The ladies of the company, judging from press reports from Manila where the Rol The fourth Pacific squadron of the Entertainers have just finished a full strength of thought and imaginative American Navy will spend the whole of

months' engagement,

are pretty and beauty of the poem was realized by the the month of May in Yokohama roadstead. endowed with Brest voices. A unial

treat is promised Hongkong theatre go Ir TENNYsor was pre-eminently the past great mass of the mading public. Erm

The Imperial German Consulate has for the next four nights

The opening place will be a one set of the Victaian era, EDWARD FEDERAL then it was much misunderstood. F1-been removed from No. 8 and 10, Glezealy musical comedy entitled "Behind the

Grab was moved more than once to pro- Buildings to No. 1, College Gardens, Upper Scenes" interspersal with vaudeville. was its philosopher. A hundred years

Tus atvazice sale of state is as Moutrida ago-on March 21st, 1809-be mat! trst at the gross misconceptions enter Albert Road, "bither hurried, without asking," first

tained regarding Omar Khayyam: "He

The installation of Right Wor. Bro seeing the light at the White Hour, was not a debauchee," he writes, "the R. S. Ivy as District Grand Mastor of Northern Chius will take place at a special WHISKY Bredfield, Suffolk, and he slipped out of

Wine OMAN celǝbrates is simply the Juico

meeting of the District Grand Lodge to existence quietly in his sleep in the of the Grape, ho ragg'd more than he be hold in Shanghai on Friday, the 30th old-world rectory of Merton seventy-four drank of it, in very Defiance perhaps April. years later, after a life of leisured of that Spiritual Wine which left its

To-morrow night, at the Alexandra allow female barristers to practico at Hongard labour, by Mr. F. A Hansland, st cultured one in which he had know Votaries sunk in Hypocrisy or Disgust Cinematograph, there will be exhibited the kong

Any woman who passes the examinations every one in the English world of letters AS TENNISON represents the brighter | English Olympic Games of 1908, as wit-

Bar by the Supreme Court of Hongkong worth the knowing. His was a mental aspects of Faith and Hope in Victorian nessed by His Majesty King Edward. This prescribed for admission to the Hongkong

Go will be well worth seeing and patrons shall, after the phasing of this Act, bo by Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., at the life of brilliant lights and dense times so FELD represente for us should book seats as early se possible.

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The Times cortespent at Peking wires that Japan has informed the Waiwupu that she cannot assent to submit the Manchurian questions to the

A highly amusing debate was the outcome,Hague tabunal. on Tuesday evening, at the Y. M. C.A. Parliament, on the introduction of the following bill by Mr R A. Lowry, to

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

A native was sentenced to six months*

the Magstracy to-day sud six hours

tocka, for returning from lenishment.

A Wannow fisherwoman was fined $3,

eligible to practice in Hongkong, and my, Marine Court to-day, for using her bost on application, be duly admitted and other than for the purposes of fishing. Telegrams reaching Manila ay that it

onrolled as a barrister of the Supreme

For staling one box of cigarettes com- Irieb stock long resident in Eat characterised so much of the thought

looks as though the tariff bill will take

[Court of Hongkong

taining 180 packets a matira was senteroed Anglia, FITZGERALD say that the of his day. In stanza after stanza of months to debate. The resolution of the

Any woman who has passed such other to six wks hard labour, and six hours "madness" which hausted the family the famous poem we hear the despairing Philippine House of Assembly to oppose examinations as a barrister as are recognised stocks at the Magistracy to day, by Mr E. was due to toe-frequent intermar. Bote which rendered gloomy and free trade in American goods is muchas qualifying examinations by the Suprice. Hazalud,

resented in Washington,

Court of Hongkong may bo similarly ad

Four of the natives who were arteried rying. He himself was a man of despondent so much of his pathway

|mitted and enrolled.

on charge of stealing telegraph instrumente With the Toyo Kisen Kaishe declaring

The measure is supported by Messrs from the able house at Hunghom, belong- marked idiosyncracies, who loved in through the advancing years, for it was

loss of Ten 800,000 on last year's working Cubey, Emberley, Burnett, MePharm, ing to the Military and Government Auth- erites, the axiousion Telegraph Co., and the silent night hours to walk about the as much the mind of FITZGERALD ÁB

and therefore providing no dividend, and and opposed by Masera J. W. Troakes and the China-Japan Telephono Ca, were flat Suffolk lanes among the shadows of OMAR KHAYYAM which the quatrains the Nippon Yusen Kaisha catting down Captain T. A. Brown. Mr P. Currie was each sentonood to six months Imprison ite dividend from 12 to 8 per cent. It is elected Speaker for the evening and demont with ex hours stocke, by Mr.F. A. $16.50. | the windmills that reminded him of his represent

evident that the shipping trade is not very chared the result of the voting in favour of Haaland, at the Magiliscy, in-day.” The profitable these days for Japanese owners, the bill. There was a considerable attend other astiro was discharged bet

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