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NEWS OF THE DAY.

PARIS, own Governor, Sir FREDERICK LIGARD, has been induced to draw aside the veil of official reserve in order to afford the Congress is said to be increasing in hittor- The tarif bill fight in the American

world a glimpse of the ethical standardsnes. which Le has applied during long years of service in Africa and elsewhere. Writing in "The Frontiersman's Pocket Book, in compliance with a request. that be should give "a few definitions

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. MiscellaneORS Erohuge Banks 02. Insurtce Offsps (loan)

General Memoranda. SATURIT, April 10:—– † 1 p.-V. R. Ú. Sports.

MONDAY, April 12 -

1 p.m.- Lusitano athletic Sports

9 p.m.-peuing night of Ward Comedy

Co., at Theatre Toysi. City Hall,

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Hongkong. April 16, 1907.

2,15 p.m.Meating of His Majesty'a Justices of the Pace at the Magistracy. WEDNESDAY, April 14-

Goods per Buelow undelivered after this |

das subject to riot, SATURDAY, April 17-

12 30 p.m.-Half-yearly Meeting of the

Honkong Jockey Clab

9 p.m.-Smoking Convert of Institution of Engineers & Shipbuilders of Bong- kong, in the Institute Roome, WEDNESDAY, April 9:-

Noon-Austion of Valuable Leasehold Property, at Mean Haghes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

The busigess section of Fort Worth, Texas, has her swept by fire, involving Aless of $4,000,000.

THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1909,

SHIPPING RINGS.

FORECAST OF COMMISSIONS DECISIONS.

(From Our Chi Correspondeni),

LONDON, April 8. It is stated on good authority that the The underwriters have been saddled report of the Royal Commission on Ship- with 83 per cent, of a Cuscoaland : 3 per|ping Rings is ready, and that there is a

isquod at 97.

Commissioners hace signed the majority report, which practically recommends that there be no legislative interference.

A POPULAR TAOTAL

(Prom. Our on Correspondant.)

Amor, April 8. The Tsotai departed for Foochow by the 88. Bajun to-day. There was

demonstration in his honour as the Band by 3,000 people. There was no trouble.

as to the fundamental principles which loan of two million, which was minority report, but that the shipowner gCHOOLS IN KWAKTUNG,

actuate the work of a British Ad- ministrator," he writes:--

The Colonial Secretary informs us that quarantine inspection is being imposed on Ali arrivals fan Hongkong at ports in British North Bornes.

"In dealing with subordinates, especially British, I believe in thorough ly trusting those who show themselves

Anxiety prevails in Caloutta owing to the rising matality of deaths from pingue capable and energetic, and allowing to cholera. For the third week in March every man the maximum responsibility the deaths were nearly double the previous he is able to carry. Interference with a week. The stall-pax death rate was 54

per thousand, against an avenge of 42: loyal and capable ma who is doing his best, and doing it well, only discourages old trick having been played on a native

This

police have been informed of An him. In dealing with, natives, con- WOIDED, While walking in the street aistorey and continuity of policy areas a boosted by two men, who essential; vacillation fatal. Sympathy notes which they said they had found. produced what looked like a bundle of with their point of view, and a study of their language and customs, give the Administrator great influence oror them. Be rather

more ready to reward good work than to punish bad, and always maintain the prestige of the ruling mee. That is best done by compelling them to admit

to Himselves that their rulers are more capable than they are themselves, are never deficient in physical counge, and

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THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF BRITISH ADMINISTRATION.

dealing with-Foreign States, a British Administrator considers it his duty to act in all circumstances with absolute

The minority report urges merely |that the Board of Trade be empowered to keep conversant with the activities of combinatione and intervene if desirable,

THE COTTON TRADE,

CONCILIATION. CONFERENCES.

(Renter's Service to We China Mod: Ceryright protected under Urdinance of 1894.)

LONDON, Apr 7.. Sir Edward Clarke, K.C, has been They added that they were afaid to change appointed chairman of future exacilia- large a sub but as she was a woman tion wnferences between cotton em woman thereupon took the antes nod was she might be able to do it for them. The ployes and the opentives, to be held at proceeding to a money-changer's when the

Manchester. men called her back, saying they might not be able to trust her and suggesting that they should hold some security until she returned. The woman then pulled off bor males and rings and handed then over Ongetting to themoney-changer's, however,

she discovered that the parcel was nothing

bat a bundle of waste paper, and on her making a search for the mon the failed to find them.

SAINT JOHN'S CATHEDRAL The following is the selection from the "Messiah" which will be sung after shutered Eversong on Good Friday at 9.15 Cherus: Behold the Lamb of God"

He was desped

Mrs Dealy.

THE BALKANS.

MONTENEGRO AND THE

POWERS.

(Buter's Service to the China Mate Copyright printed under (dinance 8 of 1393)

LONDON, April 7. Montenegro has acquiesced in the decision of the Powers regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bovereign rights of Montenegro.

W

NAVAL COMPETITION.

**Suely He hath borne our

grica"

He shall feed. His flock"

Mrs Goldsmith and Bits Barrett, Rooit sind air: Thy rebuke bath broken His heart' Mr E. B. Ayris.

straightforward integrity. Even though Air: he may think that a foreign officer in a Chorus: period of strained relations is not play- Air: ing straight, he considers it beneath his birthright to woop to the methods of which he may suspect him, andit never pays to do so. Above all, never accept reports of the conduct of foreign officers as being true until you hear their own

Tar underlying praciples of British admissionor have convincing proof. More

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administration, whether at Hour or

friction has been caused on our frontiers abroad, we straight-dealing, truthful-by hasty belief in memingly true reports and loyalty. Wherever the nativeswho say they actually saw British dag is unfurlal it is the aim of the matters they report, but who have the men who administer the law which either exaggerated or led to please you it represents to apply and interpret ita than by any other means,"

Even to the most casual observer principles that, in the words of Mr TREDDORE ROOSEVELT, every man may

these words present the working plan of have a "square deal" Equal oppor-

a noble scheme pregnant with great tunity to all and perfect equality before issues. They throw a dry, high light the law are two of the unwritten arms upon a subject which must often which dominate the public life of Great arouse the attention of thoughtful Britain and her Colonies. This is said Englishmen and they still farther tond uno spirit of vanity or boastfulness, to stimulato a feeling of satisfaction that for it is not the habit of the race to be the acknowledged tandard of othies set vain of, or to boast about, the ethical before the race is always faithfully standards which it ponues, but a plain applied by the men to whom the GENUINE AGE varnished statement of fact. As a governing of the Empire is entrusted. rule the average Englishman, especially The performance of our administrators, if he occupies an official position, is not taken as a whole, is generally better

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a very articulate creature. It is far than ther promise by reason of the lofty,

casier for him to trangru to his thoughts disinterested motives which govern and

Resit and air: "He was cut out of the land of the living" Mia Broughall.

Chorus:

"Sires by mau came death, by man ako came the Resurrection." Cathedral organfor which the sit of 81000 The collection will be in aid of the is needed.

THE ALLEGED DAMAGE TO

THE TAK HIND.

Mr Justice Compartz, at the Supreme action in which the Sze Yapua. Co., Ltd. Court, this moming, gave judgment in the leases of the Ping Ou wharf, sled the Thi We Co., night soil contractos, for $155, for alleged damage through the defendant's in consequence of which the propellor of boat being improperly moured to the wharf the Tak Hing, the plaintiff's bat, became entangled with the rope of the defendant's boat.

rends of the parties I have considered the

Be Lordship said: With the concur evidence in this case with the valuable

nssialatice of the Assistant Harbor Master,

to her wharf. Outside, and before co

(Wah TR Yat Po's Service)

FERING, April 7. According to a report from the Viceroy of Canton, H.E. Chang Jen Chung, over 1,500 schools have Eoon. established with a total enrollment of 77,000 students,

THE HARBIN QUESTION.

(Wok Ta Yai Pow Service)

PERING, April 720

The question of the imposition of taxes by the Russian Municipality oot" up in Harbin is expected to be settled shortly, Great Britain, and Americs having assisted to relieve the situation. THE IMPERIAL BANK OF CHINA.

(Fuh Te Tai Pa Ferice.).

PERING, April 7.- Sheng Shui Wai, fately vice-presi dent of the Board of Communications, has suggested to the Throne that new sharee.be authorised to be issued to increase the ospital of the Imperial Bank of China. The Board of Finance has been directed to report.

TANG SHAO-YI

(Wuh To Yot Po's Service.)

PEKING. April T...

Tong Shao-yi has received. Imperial permissiou to accept and wear the

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY JOINS IN. decoration conferred on him by the

(Render's Service to the China Mail:

Copyrightwolded under Urdinance 3 of 1894)

Lennos, April 8,

Kaiser.

A QUAINT PROPOSAL

(Wah The Yet Po'z Service.).

PEKING, April 7 A fel impetus has been given to the naval controversy by the announce begged the Prince Regent to issue ad Chang Chih-tung has personally

has decided to lay down immediately to turn to China to promote the ment from Berlin that Austria-Hungary Imperial Edict inviting Chiness abroad

three Threadnoughts.

THE CANTON HANKOW

LOAN

STRONG PROTEST FROM- BRITISH MINISTER.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mät: Uppright protected under Ordinance & # 1894.)

LONDON, April 8.

industries of their motherland.

ITEMS AT THE COURTS.

Mr Justico Gomperts, at the Supreme Court, this morning, gave judgment for Mr. E. & M. Williams, who sued Mr. J. Clelland for $25 under class of the Memorandum of Association of St. George's Club, in liquidation.

Recently a coolie was engaged in ex- onvalion work at Bunghom, when a big stone fell from overhead and killed him. An mquiry was had before bir J. H Kemy, at the Magistasoy today, when verdict of Acidental death was returned.

The master of the Tai Yik was fined B20.

launch without a certificated engineer on

It is announced that Sir John Jordan, Lieut, Beckwith, R.N. The fasts as kiven HM.B.'a Minister at Peking, has in the cridonce sre, taking them as shortly as possible, as follows. At 3.20 s.. on strongly protested to the Wainupu by Commander Basil Taylor, R.N., at the December 4, 196, the plaintif company's starship Tak lling was proceding East against the conclusion of the German Marine Coast, to-day, for plying his steam- through the Southern Chanel on the way loan for the Cantooflankow railway board. The engineer sakt he had gone on menting to back into the wharf the captain before the lowest tender is submitted to shore without the permission of the fussber saw the defendant's boas lying some twenty Great Britain, in accordance with the and his certificate was suspended for air foot from the side of the plaintiff company's private wharf. The night soil bost was engagement of 1905, hailed by the Tak Hing without effect, and the Tak Hing thei came backing into the whar and picked anchor rope of the might sail boat with her cked up as she did so, the expenditure on livers, to clear the pro starboard propeller. This emailed

pellor, and a delay Busued, which ulted

iowo deads than to dress them up in a control their actions. And so long as in Is of passengers. The plattan's case fair raiment of written or spoken words this continues the higher destinies of the and phrases. Thus it has come about British Empire are in safe keeping.

in the course of our rough island's story that the British administrator by reason of his anstere norve has been more often than not misunderstood: and all for the lack of a few words of

NEWS OF THE DAY.

MAIL to no rout, Good Friday. On Easter There will be no sense of the CHINA

Monday the paper wil be published eary.

Susilpox is eliming victing among

Robert Porter & Co.'s explanation Occasionally, however, the the Ametitsa residents of Manila.

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(Reute's Service to the China Mail: Copyright protect· under Ordinance 3 of 1894.)

"Losos, April, The Governor of Trinidad has been

is that as the night anil best wat bying sv as to obstruct the wharf and thelaby com. mitting an offenes under section (2) of the Merchant's Shipping Urdinance 1906, the defendants must be liable for he consequences; and they claim to over instracted not to alloor President Castro damages for the detention of the vessel principle law, that, though the defendant became enraged, and huded at Mar- and the divers' fost. Now it is s fanit to land thera. At this President Castro

may lavi seen in fault, yet the plaintiftinique, the only port in the West cannot recover if the danger was one which might have been avoided by the mxercise of Indies from which he is not barred. erdinary-diligence I have to enquire (1) Whether when the captain saw the night

months

The case in which the master of the licensed fishing junk was fined $100, and his junk end contents to be forfeited, was reheard by Commander Baall Taylor, RN, at the Marine Court, to-day, when that part of the sentence relating to the for feiture was comitted:

From March to September inclusive it is prohibited to offer for sale in the Colony any pleasanta or partridges. Yesterday chinese detective found a brace of par tridges hanging at stall No. 82 in the Central Market. The keeper of the stall was brought before Mr J. H. Kemp, at the Magistracy, to-day, and fined 8.

on Wednesday afternoon regarding the An inquiry wan hold at the Marine Court,

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The Service at St. Peter's Secmon's which he was bound to run; was there bad effects,

ADY other course open to him at the time: from a CHER a book which enables us Morning Prayer and Sermon abil am The wars I have, with the help of Mr. to understand how he faced the task Shortens Evening Prayer at 5.30 p.m.To the first question: In the circumstances

Beckwith, arrived at, are usin after which the Choi, sseted by other it was not a prudent course for a vessel of which lay before him in Egypt and the friends, will give a rendering of the Sacred the boun of the Tsk Hing to come into a standards which he set up for himself Cantata "Oliret to Calvary" by J. H.wharf at the side of which a Jank was in dealing with many varieties of people;

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The Services in S. John's Cathedral if she lud bean moved out of the way by bably lying away from her anchor aid even on April 9th, Good Friday, will is as those on board, the Tak Hing would be sports follows April 9th, Good Friday. litany very likely to fou the moorings with her the underlying motives which actuated and Ante-Communion 10 a... Matins propellor. The aruwer to the second ques him during a brilliant queer in India; and Sermon, 11 am. Special Service with ion is that the risk was not me forood Hymns and Addresses on the Seven Las bound to take it. Even if he did not upon the captain in the wee that he was we get fou a M articles and words, 2 p.n. Evasseng and Address, care to go to the other side of the essays which reveal the high ideals 5.31 par. Evensong and Selections from wharf which was disengaged, it would which he at before himself in trying to the Messiah; 0.15 pm.

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