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The early history af Ireland is, for the Rachelor upon Mr. Hunting NowROSE most part, shrouded in the dark clouds of Moor That the honour was "richly oblivion, through the rifts of which we catch glimpse of fierce tribos, dark skinned deserved no one in this Colony will deny. And fiory-eyed, aver at war with one while the bestowal could not have been nothor, hunting, killing, and plundering. made at a more suitable opportunity.er crossing the narrow seas that divide their land from Britain to make savage In company with all his fellow Colonista raids upon the coast dwellers of tha: Roman we extend our heartiest congratulations province. to the new Knight and we hope that he may be spared-many years to enjoy PER MÖNTE. the well earned dignity,
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The coming of St. Patrick is like a gloss of sunshine dispersing the storm clouds. His figure stands out sharp and distinct
against a background of paganism, and
and undoubtedly it is to him in the fab place that Ireland owed her conversion. to Christianity
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1910
[COPYRIGHT JAPAN TO WELCOME CHINESE PRINCE.
Looking back, we see him still, the first
{"Independent News Agency's "Service of's long line of Irish heroes, as he toiled
to the China Mail), on in weariness year after year, winning and sympathy, and leading them from the hearts of the people by untiring love
Tokyo, March 177. life of perpetual warfare and foud, to the
Frisce Tsai Tao is expected to arrive | nobler pursuit of peace and brotherly love,
Although in after years the clouds at Shimonoseki on the 23rd inst: gathered ones more, and the land groaned His Highness will inspect both the ander the heel of the oppressor, was riven by strife, derstated by fire and sword, military and paral arsenale and colleges wasted by famine, and beset by distrosses and will arrive in Tokyo on the innumerable, may we not yet, look back to 28th inst. the golden age of St. Patrick, with fer-
Preparations for his reception have the time may speedily come when the been made in, various quarters and
welcome wherever, he goes.
[Corranaut.]
› GOVERNMENT'S NAVAL STANDARD.
'London March 16,
SAFETY AGAINST ANY PRO BABLE COMBINATION.
(Reutar's Eervice to the China Meily
In the debate on the Navy Eati mates in the House of Commons Me Lough moved an amendment to re dnes the personnel of the Navy by 3,000. The amendment was rejected
by 225 votes to 34. a that it may return, that the vent hope
Mr. McKenna defended the Esti
Sir FREDERICk Locand, sa usual when though time has covered that figure with bitter memory of the avil daya shrill, har Highness is assured of a warm mates is kaing necessary, to secure the
he addresses Hongkong audience spoke as an Administrator and Ruler men who has played no in- conspicuous a part in modern history.
of
Taking the texé of Mr.CRAMENTAaix's
gwments of legend and fable, yet beneath them all the real man, of whose exis tence there can be no obt, the man to. whoni Irpland owes her awakening from heathenism.
of
With St. Patrick begins the golden age
Irish history. To his work, and that of
passed away, the san shall again shine forth over Erin, the well-balorad, ...
G. M. T
TYPHOON WARNING.
...
The typhoon season is starting very 'barly his followers, is due but only the conversion this year. This morning the U.S. Co- advice to the nation, to think Im of the entire island to Christianity, but mulate General circulated the following
perial" as his mutto, he asked his hearers to rise above the horizon of their immediate surroundings and to view the University project from the broad leve of our higher humanity. Ho pointed
sise the gradual rise of Ireland to a fore-telegrams recaived Ironi, the blanila Db-
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most place among the nations of Europe. servatory -
Manils. March 16, 6 p.m." There came time when students from England and from the Continent flocked to or south eastern Luzon, moving Cyclone or typhoon E. of the norther the Irish monasterios, where, they wozu N.3.W. kopt, with true Irish hospitality, fred of
Manala, March 17, 9 m. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Southern
S. MOUTRIE & CO., out the political and moral advantages cost. From Ireland went forcha muinaionaries Luzon moving N., or N.N.IV.
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DEATH.
BOY,On the 17th inst, ab Winches ter, England, Vice Admiral Sir GEORGE T. B. Boyes, R.N.
MEMOS FOX TO-MORROW,
Azotions.
-2-p.m.-Auction of Household Farmi
tare, c, at 'Ian Mor,' Peak Road. 2.30. p.m.-Auction of Miscellaneous Goods at Mr Geo. P. Lammert's Sales
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Amusements.
filled with zaal for the truth, lo pork among which would undoubtedly norms to the Picts of Scottnad, the Frisians of the
"MESSIAH" PERFORMANCE. Hongkong by the presence in its midst North, and warlike Gernian tribes. They
A selection from the Mosaikh will be of the University, and to those timides, ecotrated as far as Switzerland souls who fair that in establishing the and northern Italy and the man of sung at Evensong on Wednesday nezt in the cne of them is preserved to this Cathedral by the Cathedral Choir assisted institution we are merely providing day in the name St. Gall, aby several other voices Evensong wil be
means for equipping rivals in the race of life, he pointed out that he had yet to learn that men of British race feared fair competition. Answering other critics, and those mostly in England, who look with disfavour on the project of any University not connected with some religions organisation, His Ex-the destinies of the church of the West."'
little town on the shores of Lake Con- stance. As Joka Richard Green says in bis Short History For a time it seemed as if the course of the world's history was to be changed; as thst older Celtic race wich the Roman and German had swept before them, had turned to the moral conquest of their conquerors, as if Caltic and not Latin Christianity was to mould
9pm-Performance of Bandmann's cellency pointed out the safeguards
Co., at City Hall,
General Memoranda. SATURDAY, March 19:
11.30 Mooting or Green Island
Cement Co. Ld., at Co.'s Offices.
The storm clouds had rolled away, and the sun shone out in his strength. Surely it was fitting that the man to whom cù be traced the beginning of this marvellous change should become this patron saint of Troland.
The exact data of St. Patrick's birth is
which had been provided for students in the way of residence in approved Hostels, in the University itself and the provision of houses for the staff, so that the Professore should always be in touchertain, but there is no doubt that he Ld., as Co.' Offces.
with their students while he farther 12.30 p.m.-Meeting of National Bank
of China, Id. at Back Ofco.
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months ago, that the formation of high uneral-character-would-be-principally aimed at" by the Professors engaged in the University. The age of acquisition, or territorial expansion, in the British empire, as Sir FREDERICK reminded his hearers, has passed away, We are facing HONGKONG, THURDAY, MARCH 17, 1910. a different order of things-to-day and Hongkong has through this University
The China Mail
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
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wad born in Dumbarton on the Clyde, towards the end of the 4th century. Ab the age of 18 he was captured in our of the frequent raids of the Irish pirates, and
estried off by them to be sold as a slave. Bis master was a petty chieftain usted ficha sa Minis, in the County of Antria
sung at 530 p.m. Ou Good Friday a lengthy selection will be sung at 9.15 p.m.;. this sulection will include the greater part of Part 2 of the "Messiah" and also
some numbers from the first and third
portions of the work.
THE SUN A WAY CASE,
The extradition caso against Sur A Wan came again before Mr E. R. Hallifax, at the Magistracy this afternoon.
No evidence was offered by Mr Otto Kong.Sing for defendant and his worship committed him to prison for sixteen days during which time he could apply for a writ of habeas corpus.
i
NEWS OF THE DAY,
The French Mail of the 15th February was delivered in London on the 16th
March.
PRUSSIAN FRANCHISE
DISPUTE.
'AMENDED, BILL PASSED.
"
safety of the nation against any probable combination. That was the: Overament's only standard.
KAIJER'S ACTS AND
OMISSIONS. -
CHANCELLOR TO BE HELD RESPONSIBILE.
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail).
LONDON, March 17. After a speech by Herr Ledebone (Reuter's Service to the China Stait,p (Socialist) declaring that the power of
LONDON, March 17.
autocratia decision must be taken from the fanorch's head, the Prussian Chamber passed the third runding of the Franchise Bill, which had been amended to maintain indirect voting but introducing the secret ballot in proliminary elections.
ROOSEVELT'S RETURN. ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION AT
KHARTOUM
(Panter's Service to the China Mas.)
The Reichstag has adopted by a : narrow majority o Socialist resolution making the Chancellor responsible for the acts and omissions of the Emperor.
CHINESE UNIVERSITY
SCHEME
INFLUENTIAL MANSION HOUSE MEETING.
(Beuler's Service to the China Nail) LONDON, March 17...
LONDON, March 17... Ex-President Roosevelt had an al-An influential meeting has been heidi- most Royal reception on arriving at at the Mansion House in support of Khartoum.
the united Universities' scheme for the He visited the battlefield with Slatin provision of a Chinese University.
The chief speakers were Lord Hugh Pash
New York papers predict similar Cecil, the Bight Hon. Mr Walter welcomes at the European capitals and Runciman (Minister for Education( await with especial interest his meet-and the Archbishop of Canterbury. ing with the Kaiser.
ENGLISH "ADVENTURERS IN MONGOLIA.
TAKEN FOR "INVADERS,"
(Wah Tr Fat Po's Service)
PEEING, March 16, The Chinese Resident at Kulam. (Mongolia) haa telegraphed, that a body of English adventurers have been taken by the Mongolians as invaders of their territories. He asks for instructiona.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
A
Heavy snowstorms must have swept over Japan yesterday judging by the weather reports.
Sir Falix and Lady Semon were amonget The Hongkong Observatory were apt those who attended the University atone far wrong in their prognostications that tonying ceremony yesterday. day would see a fall in the temperature.
to the content an
For the next six of eight years the state lad wandered over the Slemish mountsing tending his master's cattle. In spite of his loneliness and the misery of his condition. love of the turbulent warm-hearted Irish folk dank deep into his soul, to be revived funda was a complete success, and neatly as his besith will now allow him to tarel. later in life, when he had found the mears | 81,500 was taken. *
Sir John Jordan, the British Minister to The entertainment giren on, the Sha-Peking, will return to Faghad this month
of lifting them out of the wretchedness in which the great, mass of the people was
sunk.
meen in ail of the French flood relief
no of the first hostels to be connect Either in obedience to a sudden impulse,ed with the Hongkong University we un or as the outcome of a well-considered plan derstand will be that of the C.M.S. "Offer
Sucat, escaped and fed south, till he found ¦ direction.
ship on the point of sailing for France.
Captain Going, a popular Hongkong pilot, broke his arm yesterday and will be confined at the Civil Hospital, West Point, for a few days."
an opportunity of proving to the the alare, whose tame at that time was bodies are also moving in. the Flag-Commander Cayley, of H. K. S.
world in the language of its present
Minotaur, represented Vico-Admiral Sir A. Winsloe at the ceremony in connection
MARCH 10, 1910, in the years to come. Ciovernor that, as 's British. Colony. it to take him as a servant, and when they delighted with their experiences in the with the stone-laying of the University.
This elegant Toilet Requisite combines the properties of
RESTORER, POMADE, AND will be looked back upon in Hongkong
WASH.
of as a red-letter-day in its annals. In the | full glory of a blazing sun, shining out
from a cloudless sky, surrounded byojle
AS A RESTORER,
Nutritive and Strengthening
AS A POMADE,
all the men and women of light and leading in the Colony, attended by distinguished guests from over so Not a Grease, but acting as and supported by the representatives of
such.
AS A WASH
the Viceroys of Canton and Nanking His Excellency Six FREDERICK LEGARD
is not engrossed solely in the pursuit of wealth, but realizes the obligations which lies upon it to extend to subject races and neighbouring and friendly peoples the benefits which the energy of British forefathers have conferred upon it; that, in fact "Hongkong shall lead the way among the Crown Colonies in proving anew that the British Empire is not merely a vast trading corporation but has still
the
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The Royal Society of St. George (Toko- homa and Tokyo branch) will give a bail in Tokohama on April 22nd, as the Saint's
He prevailed on one of the ship'e company The Cleveland visitors to Canton are had landed at the mouth of the Loire, travelled with them through the wild City of Rams. They saw no sign of country to Marseilles. There he parted hostility on the part of the populace, and from them and journoyed to Tours, where hence conclude that the Viceroy's fears the famous St. Martin was then Bishop. Some say that this saintly man, who cut cloak in two with his sword that ba might
The full report of the Inying of the day this year falls on a Saturday." Mr give half to a shivering beggar, was Patrick's
Under his protection Patrick lived foundation stone of the Hongkong Univer. D. C. Jones, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is President, with Mr and studied for 4 years, and then returned sity will appear is the Overland China Mai F. J. Abbott, of the R. and O.; Vice-
But the memory of the published on Saturday morning for despatch unhappy people of the land of his captivity by the English mail. order that he might go to their help he sent in at once to this office. haunted his mind-by day and night, and in returned to France and was consecrated at
sacle.
in Scotland.
Auxerre, taking the name of Patrick,,
Accompanied by a few followers, Patrick landed at the entrance to Bangford Laugh made his way on foot to Meath, where
to bring this law-breaker before him.
Orders should be
The Hoo. Treasurer of
President.
Sir Hormasjas Mody's gifts to the Colony, wherein fifty years of his life have been the Alice passed, include daring the last two years Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to sione, $10,000 to the Ladies Benevolent thanks the following Society; à bronze Hfe-sized statue of the
TIENTSIN-PUKAU RAIL- WAY.
FUNDS BUNNING SHORT.
*
(Wah Tax Yat Po'z Service.)
Pesa, March 10, H.. Chu Shi Chang proposes that s- loan be raised in aid of the construction of the Tientsin-Pukau Railway as the funds are running short.
HANKOW RAILWAY.
LOAN.
BRITISH FRENCH AND GER MAN MINISTERS CONFER.. (Wah Te Fat Po's Service.)
PERING, March 16. The Ministers for Great Britain."
donations to the funds of the Hospitals: Princes of Wales; Seaman's Institute France and Germany attended a co-
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which will cost $281,000.
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day, he stopped there to keep the feast the Governor at the foundation stone cuty with the Ordnance Department, has The Ught of his camp fire was seen from H. E. Total Way Has, speaking on be- Tara, and the angry long sent rassengers laying fody presented H. B. Wei Han on the rush major. Major Gregson ULLY ning out of every seamaticon to give rise to many ennobling reflections,
of the University yesterday. Sit boon transferred to the department” and for it marked a decisive, moment in the half of the Viceroy of Canton and Nan- Patrick same, and boldly delivered his with silver trowels for the Viceroys of the first entered the service as a second lieut history of one of the most important king, conveyed words of good will from message. The people of Maath Histened Two Kwang Provinces and of the two enant of "The Bus in November, 1899, movements ever started in this far the Chinese nation. Using the grace Bafore long the greater part of the people
wondering, and many came to be baptized. Kiang Provinces, diatan! pomersion of the British fl actaphorical language which falls
of Meath bad-accepted the new creed, Crown. The speeches delivered on the soaptly from the lips of the Chinese day of his death occasion were all nctable attemccos. literali, he gave expression to the hope Mr. MoDy told first of all the reasons that the university of Hongkong will which actuated him in making such "be a nearby tree of knowledge from A S. WATSON & CO., a princely gift to the Colony where the which the learning may easily, he greater part of his life has been spent placked and passed from hand to In his youth, he said, be had lacked and among the people of the Southern the facilities for acquiring a thorough provinces of China that it will afford education and in his advanced ago be the grateful shade of erudition to the had to own to being no scholar. There young men of China who may not be able to go further afield for it; and that it will by, its benefits swiftly
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Patrick then went to Lounaught, and minats her commission next September. spent eight years there, preaching to the he was recommisioned in that gonth of Cape Colony (Quen's medal with ciary). Wild tribes of the West, and before he left ha founded many churches and moussterice. 1903 at Colombo, and in all probability The sugar-lont mountain Croagh Patrick, will rehoist the pennant in September at near Clew Bay, to the summit of which he climbed, La sot held, secred in memory of the same place for service on the same fed into Ulster, and re-visited the scons of
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shape no missgmary in the whole his the entries for the past ten years: tory of the world has met with such success 94 in 1901, 81 in 1992, 90 in 1908, 63 in as St. Patrick, Wherever he wantTM the 1904, 101 in 1905, 102 in 1306, 105 in people flocked to hear him, and accepted 1907, 103 in 1908, 141 in 1909, and 230 in bis teaching without question. His converta spread throughout the whole country. Nos 1910
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with any chance of success in levering death, the burning of St. Patrick's "a isitors. On the upper levels again,
Dublin parket-place, in the destruction indignation throughout the whole nation thing inapple-pie order," and the enlightened and progressive: life that To this day the Irishman wore a sprig of abiquitous Mr Byars found space for some support of the scheme, adding the
ashamrock in his buttonhole on St. Patrick's should be lived.”". regrets of himself and the Colony that The foundation stone of Hongkong her Ladyship was unable to see the University has been well and truly laid shamrock leaf by which to illustrate to A REMEDY WHICH NEVER FAILS as the standard of perfection in quality and mode of
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