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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY:"

The Philharmonia Chamber Musio ech-

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr C. A. Littler, formerly a prominent cast takes place this evening at the City aberodore in Manila, a succeeded in raising pesos 800,000 in Glasgow, half of Hall

which in to bo invested in rubber and half in lumber enterprises in the Philippines.

The annual dinner of the Hongkong Football Club is to be held at the Hong keng Hotel on Saturday next..

Militia, which force included every tre mmm above the age of fifteen and under. sixty. The liability of the Posse Comitatus was in a degree limited. The men could not be compelled to serve outside their own county, except in ease of invasion, when they could be called upon to fight in any part of the kingdom, but not outside it. The foudal troops, however, were subject to foreign serving the King's The Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, pro-

There has been a remarkable indresse pleasure. King Hamy introducsd. Poses to raise the salary of Afr John Burt of emigrants recently from Great Britain. certain laws in 1181 that the Militaresident of the Local Government Boards Three thousand five hundred have sailed |

and pre-

might be kept in raidiness Sunshades, FIVE YEARS WRITTEN paration to take the old. The year 16C0 sa the institution of a Regular standing "army, and the revision of the laws regulating the Militia, whose numbers at that time amounted to 160,000 men. An Act passed in the thirteenth year of the reign of King) CHARLES II placed the command of the Militia solely in the hands of the Crown, this, prerogative of the Sovereign having been on occasions a matter of }

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The gums of doolios waiting at the Post Office to buy stamps is not withous The Admiralty has decided to build a fits advantages for an enterprising lady day dock for accommodating Dreadnoughtawas seen, this morning, handing them st Portsmouth. The cost will be £1,000,000. mail booklet each; presumably advertising

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from Glasgow, mostly for Canada, and the Prines Fushimi senior, and Baromtertheonting bookings are very heavy. A

Our Minister for Ariculture and Com record year is anticipated.

metes, are due carly to-morrow morning by the s.8. Klalah en 1 putz to England.

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Small-pox is widely prevalent in and aroused Madras, and piague has appeared in many districts of Ages and also at Carr pore, the latter reporting deaths."

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Patrons of the Victoria Cinematograph ara reminded of the grand opening to-night the new Empire Cinematograph Theatre few door sway from the old building.

There were only three CREDS of com controversy. The efficiency of the municable discados notified during last work,

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The prospects of General Election aro ruining the London reason, and causing extreme siristy to London trade circles.

Centre Party Union is forming as a middle class deferee organisation, and in arranging a meeting to protest against another election.

This year witnesses the 60th ann vorsay of the foundation of the Institution of the Canossian Sisters of Charity in Bengkong, and in celebration of the fact an entertainment is to be given at that Convent, Caine Road, on Tuesday, April 12th, at 4.30 pm. His Excellency the

S. MOUTRIE & CO., LD. Milisis at the time of the Restoration two being diphtheria and the othce prer Gefertor (Sir F.D. Lugard) is to preside.

Honekone. April 18, 1907.

DEATH.

BULL-On, the Ith February, at Norwood, PARCY Russat, aged 20 years, of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, youngest son of the late Logan Russell Esq.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, Miscellaneous

was fatal.

The Atlantic Tacht Club is offering a

was unquestionably very coroplete, parul fever. One of the diphtheria cases and the pick of the Force would appear to be comprised in the militia of London. By the Statute of 167,000 dollars trophy, to be called the Frosi

dent's Cen, for an international race from Militia of each county was placed Europe to Sandy Hook, in the summer of ander the Lieutenant, who was gested next year. with the appointment of officers, but with a reservation to the Crown in

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Lord Curzon has gone on record as preferring even a chamber of Dures to a single chamber of demagogues.

Me J. W. White will act as deputy organist of St. John's Cathedral during the

[SOFTRIGHT]

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1910.

(CarkxUBT) PRINCE T80 IN JAPAN

THE MULLAH AGAIN.

800 FRIENDLIES SLAUGH- TERED.

(Ender's Service to the China Mai)

· Lexaos, April 4.

WITNESSES GUNNERY AND DRILLS.

Independent Naes Agency's" Ser

to the China Mail). A message from Aden states that

195 Torto April 4. Prince Two Tani yesterday inspected. the Mullah bas slaughtered 200 friond-

gün practice at the Gunnery School lies, capturing their cattle.

The friendlies are desing towards and the drilling of the Imperial

Guards Division. the coast.

Last night a banquet in honour of RUSSIA'S RECOVERY— die distinguished visitor was given-by-

the landing residents of the City of Tokyo.

To-day the Prince is to inspect the Tokyo Arsenal.

AN AMBITIOUS MILITARY PROGRAMME.

(Reuter's Service to the China Maững

LONDON, April 4. AS1. Fetersburg message states: that

the Dama has adopted the proposals of the National Defence Committes, which 'provide for the construction of 'an airship fest, an increase in the number! of field Howitzers and the installation of the latest machinery in the Artillery works.

CHINA'S AWAKENING.

CRUELTY-TO-MAID SERVANTS

FORBIDDEN.

(Wah I'm Fat Pa's Service.)

PERING, April 3

The Civil Board has notified the authorities of the several Provinces that

TO WIPE OUT "BUCKET person, whether otheials or people, who are found guilty of having ill- SHOPS

treated their maidservants are to be punished by law.

AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

RAID.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail. LONDON, April 4.

“SEQUAL TO ARMED AT- TEMPTED ROBBERY..

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It is reported from Washington that

A: attampted sumed robbery, að: 144, Government agents have made simul-Doa Yaux Road West last night had rather taneous raide on brokers' offices in the serious consequences. At about 9.50 p.m.

The death of Mr Justice Brower, of atsauce on holiday of My Denman Fuller principal cities in the Waited States seven or eight men went to the pramiscay".

the United States Suprema Court, is said

5.30 pm. Organi Recital in St. John's the way of commissioning and dismissal. to be causing much anxioty in the United

Cathedral

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, Apel 6:--

9.30 p.m.-Auction of Housebeld Farah

tors, at Mosaru Ergbes & Bough's") Sales Rooms, LG GALA SAREE THURSDAY, April 7-

11.Auction of High-ainsa Jowel. Jury at Mesers Eughes & Hough's Saion Rooman, 2.30 pm Auction Valuable Foushold Furniture, a Mr Goo. P. Lammer's

Selas Roomed.

The China Mail

Hoxaroxo, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1810:

THE MILITIA.

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The cost of the annual training for fourteen days-fell upon the local authority. Offences against discipline

States owing to the imminent hearing of the Standard Oil appeal

Mr P. Illingworth, who resigned his 50 for Shipley, owing to his appoint ment as a Junior Lord, of the Treasury, has been re-elected zopposed.

wers dealt with by the civil magistrates convicted of receiving a bribe of $1,000 to general manager in the, Far East of them or other things bought and sold on fokis in the shop and told them to keep

J. B. Alda, for many years a member of New York State Assembly, has been further serrain legislation and has resigned from the Senate in consequence.

Mr W. H. Lever, chairman of Mears

(just they are in the Channel Islande to-day), but with a power to the officers of fining and imprisoning in default. Under these conditions the Militia of England existed for nearly a century It was a valuable force for the preserva- tion of internal order; it was controlled The Japanese Government presented the two sisters of, the late Mr D. W.

Lever Bros., Port Sunlight, has presented the Liverpool University with £102,000, which includes the proceeds of successful soap Tibel actions, namely, £91,000.

Mr J. T. Hamilton, the well known Equitable Life. Assurance Society, is the latest foreign recipient of the Fourth Class of the Order of the Rising Sun.

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During the absence from the Colony of the Rev. F. T. Johnson, Mr J. Barton will be treasurer and the Rev. A..B. ThornhilĮ | secretary and manager of the Diocesan Sabockand Orphanage for Boys.

Dr and Mrs Jordan, we hear were to

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with the object of wiping.out bucket which are occupied by matine store dealor, one of them knocking at the door shopa."

and saying he had a somewhat urgent. Kota. A bucket shop is the term applied to describe an office where people letter. On the door being opened the men my gamble in fractional lots of stocka, rushed in with knives drawn, held up tho The Exchange.-ED. C.M.]

† quiet. · Two of the mon then went upstairs- to master's room and sold him he was wanted below. He, however, refused to go down and so they samalted him with their fate. Most of the robbers then ran away. One of then we seen approaching. East Strees by an Indian, Watchmen, who got hold of him. A struggle ensued and while the", two were on the ground, the rabber.draw a knife and stabbed the other in the left side. Later the robber was arrested by another watchman and a Chin- esa constable, the latter of whom found

FIRST TIME FOR MANY

YEARS.'

(Reuters Service to the China Mail) Losos, April 3.

His Majesty the Teir last night for

and regulated in the county; it was Stevens (shot by a Korean aasasaiz in San leave Home on their roturn to Hongkong the first time for years, attended a con- | the injured watchman in an uncongmons

of the State. The Milita recruited from

Francisco) with 150,000 yen. Mr Stevens had beca in Japanese employ since 1882.

The genial doctor has won He was accorded an enthusiastic recep about March 5th, by Japanese Mail, cert at the Opera House, St. Petersburg.

several modals, etc., for photography. · tion by the audience, which included

stoamer.

Sir John Anderson, whose appointment numbers of the nobility.

as Governor of the Straits Settlements and

expected to recover. On the police return- stame with the knife still in his side. The

poor

mag was taken to hospital and is not

ing to the shop it was found that another

of the robbers had been detained and he

was thereupon taken into custody with the- man who had committed the stabbing

The annual naval and military service at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday night

acted a large, congregation. The High Commissioner of the Federated Molay ME ROOSEVELT'S HOME-They will be obarged in due course. preacher was Bishop Lander, while the States, bas been extended for another threa band of the Buts took part in the musical years, irst arrived in Singapore in April portion of the festival."

1004,

WARD TRIP.

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

Loxbox, April 2. Mr. Roosevelt on his Homeward trip

Mr. Alexander Montgomery Bruce," of i Mr Henniker Heston (Unionist), in a 2, Polworth-Terrace, Edinburgh, formerly letter to his constituents at Canterbury, of the Hongking and Shanghai Banking has arrived at Naples. suggests that there will be a general Corporation, eldest son of the late Major- He announces his General à. A. Bruce, left personalty valu, election in June. lateation to retire at the end of the presented at ££1,056.

Parliament from considerations of healtà..

THE BUDGET.

ollicered by the landowners and their relatives. While the supreme command was distinctly rested in the Crown, taken Captain, B. M. SARGUACET, of the 12th every practical security was battalion London Regiment, and Asais. against ite use by the Crown, for any tant Secretary of the Royal United object not constitutional er legitimate Service Institution, has just brought The Regular Amy was the army of the out a new book dealing with the history King, whereas the Militia was the army of that old constitutional forte of Eng-. land, the Militia. His work has received superior class of men to that of the most favourable treatment at the bands Regular Army, which took within its of military reviewers, the United Service inks vagrants and other who had sunk Gazette in particular being very ea- to the lowest ebb. In the year 1757 the

Unionist Peers are considering pre- thusiastic in its criticism. Primarily reconstitution of the Militia, mainly Captain SANGEANT set out to tell the consequent on imminent invasion at the real whereby when the veto resolutions story of the Royal Monmouthshire bands of the French, was considered reach them from the House of Comfors the House of Lords will suggest that they GENUINE AGE Militia from the year 1600, but his and brought about. The reconstitution be referred to a joint committee, of both

work has a far wider scope, for be/of the Force did not deprive it of its Housee, together with Lord Rosebery He was the son of the Lord Lathom who and the Nationalista regarding the goes back to the very beginning of local control, but it gave the King such resclation, for the reform of the House of figured so prominently ae.Pro Grand Master Budget are yet, possible.

of England in the Masonic world. The FINE MELLOW things. He tells us that the Militia Powers as the appointment of the per-

The Committee on Commerce of the title will now be worn by a youth of fifteen, Force truces its origin to the Ford, manent staff, and a.veto in the appoint- FLAVOUR. of the time of King Arm, a forcement and promotion of offcere, of whom United States Senate favoura Senator Gal till.recently known as Lord Skelmersdale lingor's Bill authorising an increase of the The N. C. Daily Newssys that ME. which had already received in the was required a property qualification.

subsidies for mail steamora trading with F. Mackay, of Messrs. Batterfield and The later history of the Militia we South Ameries, the Philippines, Japan, Swire, who was shortly to have left Shang- Karolingian legislation the name of “landwehr," by which name the Ger.zeed not recapitulate; but it is well-worth China, and Australia to 10 per mile for hai for Hongkong, has been appointed

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The second Earl Lathom is dead, aged 46.

NATIONALISTS STILL UNDECIDED.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai)

LOYDON; April 2.

The Freeman's Journal says that no arrangements between the Cabinet

AMERICAN COTTON CORNER.

CHECKMATING FROM LIVERPOOL.

ITEME AT THE COURTS.

One of the man who was fined for smok

pium in a divan recently has been sont to prison for 14 days for assaulting a police informer.

A Chineman who was arrested -- for. atealing rings from Mr Gaupp has besi sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for returning from banishment.

A Chinswan who recently attempted spicide has expressed his willingess to con- tinue to exist on the Begistrar Generat santing to send him back to his native village. This has boon done.

mans know it still. The Tyrd was reading Capt SEROZAUNT'S book to recall first and second class steamers, and 8s for manager of the Shanghai branch and will Reuter's Service to the China MM)posed on thres of the man, while the fourth in fact, composed of the whole mass of to memory the work which it has done

for the

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consequently remain in that port

Four Portuguese binojacketa from the gunboas Vasco da Gama? created a big disturbance in Ship Street on Sunday night, and se a result they appeared at the Lagis tracy to-day, before Mr E. R. Hallifax, on charges of disorderly conduct, assaulting a Chinese shokeeper, assaulting a member of the military police force and damaging property. Finns "of $10 and $5 were im-

Losvos, April 2. was allowed to settle the claim for damaged Mr W. AR Wood, of the British. The White Star liner Baltic left property out of Court, The principal of Morris Heights Consulate, Bangkok, is now making what Liverpool for New York today with

The "Black Hind" has made demands, poiander Know, AMPAK tour from Puket to Petchaburi & dis- & large quantity of cotton on board.

This is the first of many conrignon Signor Caruso, is well-known tenor, in Secretary of State, for refusing to anywhetance of about 350 miles. He is audumps- then he was married. He had eloped with zied merely by a servant and a pony carry-ments to be despatched to the United Amorin, for tu, di Miss May Boler, a draper's assistant. The ing his luggago. couple now admit they are married,

States to checkmate the cornering of an alternative of assassination. Accord

ingly 43 policemen guarded Signor Caruso, the staple.

during the performance of La Gioconda and are returning to Washington to ask Mr

as Brooklyn, Siz doteatívos disguised as Knor's blessing,

Viennese peasanta mingled with the chorus

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The Peking correspondent of the N.. Daily News wires: Sir Robert Bart is mending very slowly from the touch of Directly the Post Office opened for paralysis that he had in December, but the business this morning the usual crowd of doctors are satisfied with his condition. coolios swarmned around the stamp window Commercial circles kora understand that ready to continue the merry game of stamp buying which has now continued for come week. Noodless to say the continual presence of this nuanroury horde is causing great deal of nunoyance, and we hear of one or two people who actually want across to Kowloon to purchase stamps rather than take their place in the queue outside the wicket ip Queen's Road Central.

Sir Robert Bredon is to be employed in some way by the Sbuiwachu, but it is un- The appoint certain what this mounis, ment of Mr F. A. Aglen is regarded as excellent. He assumos his duties ne acting Inspector-General immediately.

and to the last it could only be sum- moned by the voice of the folk-moot." especially during the wors of Napal The head of each family commanded and later in the troublous dags of tho Critzean war. England should hold its the other members of his particular

Militia in higher osteem then it does, family and ten families constituted a

Now that the Force is merged in the tything, which was commanded by the

Reserve, a capital opportunity is afford- borsholder, who was head constable. Ten

of retrieving the mistakes and tythings, being termed a hundred, con-

coldness of the past by seriously deve stituted the command of a chief magis- trate. In turn hundreds were grouped

loping that local patriotism and pride in publie servies which made the Militia together forming a tything, under the

such an effective arm in the days of its command of the tythingman. The entire force of the country was com

glorious past.

The Earl of Orneath fall dead in Vio mended by the Dux, or Duke, who was

toria-street, London, on March 8 while The publication of the estimates recent elected by the people. It was in the lydisclosed that the British Government was

going to the House of Lords. Es wa taken to Westminster Hospital, where year 871 that ALFRED the Great com- | asking for only six work' supplies; instead of

Last August twelve Chinawo were de papars in his pocket covented his identity. menced to give his attention to there or six months to peer the session, ported from Manilo and sent to Andy by He was aged 62 years. Robert Harris reorganisation and improvement of the usual asked to explain this, Mr Leo the Yuensang without being given any in the peomage of Ecotland, was born 1847, Cirawath Dakcell, twelfth earl of Carwath, FERMIER BALL OF THE COLONY, Fyrd, and by his diligent labours ho expedient to arm ile Executive with funds chance of trial. Six of these men have and was formerly a major in- the Queen's

George said the Government doomed it Opposite Contra! Markek was, in eight years, able to convert it which would make it practically indopandwives and families, and have been examined his reteta 1997 and was a representative now returned to Manila, where they have Own Cameron Highlanders. He succeeded into such a force that it was able to ent of the House of Commons at a cracial

time in the middle of May. The Times by Customs Board, who fled that three peer of Scotisnd. He is succeeded by his 9.15 to 11.30 repel the Danes and afford peace within comments as follows: The Clovermunt are entitled to land. Governor Genere only son, Ronald Arthur, Lord Dalzel,

bis whores. Captain SANGESUNT is in contemplates bringing all its power to hear Forbes lias ordered the men to be redeport

sons to carry on the huaianas of the ad and consequently a good deal of criticino ugreement with other authorities in country till the and--about the middle of regarding his action is appearing in the

May, Auers will then be no money to pay papers. Washington will be appealed to attributing to the military organisation the Civil Services and old-age peniqua

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Te dontalna do opjam or other narcotics trying to prapate bethet/modicine thinspoilt, despite their immediately roturning the constitution of the Fyrd or Militia, kad can be given with implicle comßdence Chamberlai Colle, Chai and Diserhorn to the Committee, Booms to remove thes The whole military fone of the kingdom Aqulak con fue caught and colds to Ramedy for diarrh dysentery or bowel

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