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As for the six lakhs thus coping into the Colony's Treasury, we shall not be pushed to find objects on which to spend them. His Excellency the Governor. hinted at two cherished projects which he has hitherto been debarred from launching

United States in Bangkong. The ad the whole Colony, took place at the Peak event, which will enst a deop gloom over Hospital at 4 o'clock this afternoon, the end coming pesehilly as life gradually abbed away. Ever since yesterday afternoon, when a bulletin was issued stating that his condition was extremely grave, the patient had been rapidly sinking and it was only to apparent that the end was not far of times he would appear to have momontary

At

luaid intervals, only however to again.

heloved had made many

ASSAULT AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

Claim for $1,000.

In the Court of Summary Jurisdiction and case was referred to in which Wong this morning, before 31r Justion Comports. Fu Ne sued A. Johnson for $1,000. Br E. Davidson was for plaintiff and Mr.} Shenton for defendant.

of action, one for assault and the other for falas imprisonmont. They must be separat

Mr Shenton mid thore were two anuser

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Bir Davidson-It in the ordinary form in all sticaments of claim, my Lord,

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Mr-Stonton said he should like to have

a statement of claim; and this was ordered to be led

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FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910

FOOD RIOTS AT CHANG ...SHA.

FOREIGNERS BESEIGED IN

YAMEN.

Mission Buildings Burnt

(From Our Den Correspondent.)

STANGU April 13,

Ricta .bare brokou Changsha

out

at

The China Inland and Wesleyan Missions have been burned.

Foreigners have had narrow escapes the

seiged.

JAPANESE VISITORS TO ENGLAND.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mai.)

Lordon, April 15. The Japanese eruizer Tkoma, with a body of Japanese M. P.'s and journal-" leta on board, has left. Mauritius for Cape Torn on roule to England,

THE BUDGET.

THE GUILLOTINE TO OPERATE.

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loxtor April 15. Guillotine resolutions in respect of

The last of the series of Popular Can certs at the Sailors' and Soldiers' Home was

The cause of the riots' is said to be the Eudget have been issued. held last night. The programme was given the scarcity of rice.

All stages are to be passed from the 20th inst. to the 27th the Amateur Dramatic Club of H.31.5.

Waterwitch----

The Concert Room was fall and the DEATH OF DR OTTE OF following programme was carried out with much erodit to the party.

10,000 Records owing to the barrenness of the public with tow be thred widow and family a w. Gillespie Song, "Cant Box,"

TO SELECT FROM

Hongkong. April 18, 1907.

BIRTH

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW, Auctions.

11 ..-Auction of Green Peas at Mazars Hughes & Hough's Salo Rooms. 11 am-Auction of Silk

*AMOY.

relapse into state of unconscious SAILORS-SOLDIERS HOME and have taken refuge in Bass, Ashe was when he breathed his last. His devoted wife, who had been Concert by H.M.S. Waterwitch. | Governor'e yamen, which is he. constantly at his side from the very drat, was with him when he passed away. To her in this hour of trial goes out the whole ympathy of the community in whose friends by whom he will be greatly arised Conscientious in all his work, unassuming" thresin manner, of kindly disposition, the Celony is indeed the poorer for is Rubie's all too premature demise. On behalf of Part 1-Section, J. T. Peel; Song. the British, residents of the Colony waI dreamed." W. Robinson:

Song. would voice their feelings of condolence Mouths and Months," R. Philips; Song.

(From Our Own Correspondent). well as with the merican community in Harrison; Song, Violets," A. Davis;

AMOT, April 13. coneril

The death has occurred of Dr. J. A. Song, "We all walked in to the shop," J. Mr Rubiec, who was just 49 years of Burte. Part 2-Fong, "Long Live the Otte, who succumbed to pneumoni age, came to Hongkong in the early part King," H. Phillips: Sung "Things that a of December last year, but he had pre-map cin't do,

W. Gillasple Song. plague yesterday, viously neted tg American Consul hero in Queen of the Earth," W. Robinson; 1901 and 1902. He loves wife sud Sing. Down the Vale," A. Davis; Song in charge of the Hope Hospital in Amoy

(Note-Dr. Otte was the medical man present at sehr of in the United Stars, at and Dance, Irish, Village," J. Harrison: Ed. C. at school in and Song, Inquisitive Kiddy," J. Burta the ther Lwe young girl. who Sketch, Poisoned Milk:"Characters: ar L present in Hongkong.

The decensed Consul's mother, Mry Homes Husband, W. Gillespie: Wifo, A. Davis:

Butler (Cupid), H: Phillips. Rubles, is at Lakewood, New Jersey. A brother

Speeply popular with the audience was the Female Impersonator. With Mr George Rublec, of Windsor, Vermont, a good voice, dressed in great style as a and New York City, also survives him. dy, and with gceful movement he did his

part splendidly.

atill Alive and residen

purse, or rather owing to the many serious liabilities which the Colony has, saddled itself with during the past S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. decade. Now he sees his way to giving us the pier running out from Roys! Square; perhaps the pier at Kowloon, se long desired, and so very accessory and LAMPERSK-At 3, Conduit Rond, o abore all the urgently required exten- the 13th inst.. the wife of BE A W LAMPERSKI, of a daughter.

sion of the Tytam reservoir, the cor- pletion of which will mean the reporing once for all of the fear of a water famine, extensions at the Magistracy, Central -Police Station, etc. The Hon Mr Osmo would also like to see public bathing places provided at both the east and west ends of the island, and the proper laying out of the unkempt wilderness now known as the King's Parker, 1993. He was then out of the sorries Kowloon. So there is no gaizanying outil on March 3, 1901, he was sent to that the six lakhs of dollars which the remained until September 18, 1902, when Hongkong as Consul-General. Here he

corner block will bring to the Treasury he was transferred to Habana, where he

remained until March 26, 1903, then lear are an acceptable windfall and can being to take up a similar position at Vienna. well-spent. Indeed, all the projects we have outlined above can not possibly be provided for out of the money, but at any rate some of them can, and we

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Hoxoxoro, FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1910.

ROYAL SQUARE..

Ta lengthy discussion which took place in the Legislative Council oc

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NO GENERAL OUTBREAK.

(From Our Own Correspondent)

"PARLIAMENTARY

RECESS.

DATE OF AUJOURSMENT::

(Reuer's Service to the China Jail)

LONDON, April 15. Mr Asquith has announced that Recess on the 25th instant. Parliament will adjourn for the Spring

FROM AMERICA- TORA THE EAST. ·

DISTANCE TO BE SHORTENED.

(Renter's Service to the China Mai,)

Lostos, April 15..

Avor, April 15, Alrait Rubice came from a wil-knewa Fora on March 16, 1961, Mr William

There is no outbreak of plague, but The Chomcter sketch was acted without only an isolated case of an endemic family of newspaper people, his father hava hitch and caused roars of laughter from character. ing established the-filcakes Sentinel and the audience. his family being very popular throughout

[Note-This morning the wildest ru

At the meeting of the Grand Trunk Before the close of the Concert the Ror.mours were in circulation in the Colony Railway the Chairman stated that it Wisconsin. Decuased, was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard present to the men of the Waterwitch foreiga residents at roy the estimates, 961-miles of continuous track fra

J. A. A. Baker voiced the thanks of those to the effect that a large number of was expected to complete by September editorial work, being Vice President and he thasked Mr Peel for his splendid black laque University and later engaged in This being the Inst Concert for the season varying from 8 to 14-had succumbed to Director of the Mfülecsukee Sentinel Com-services as Accompanist week by week, pany. His srst, Consular appointment without whose aid it would have been was when in June, 1800, he was difficult to carry the Concerts on, and also pointed Consul at Prague He held Mr Bose, and others who had worked to position for A period of over make the stage attractive. The Concerts and had entirely fulfilled the object for three years, retiring on the 9th of Novem had attracted large numbers week by week

which they were started.

this

long to Shanghai Mt Rublee was appointed On the transfer of Dr Wilder from Hobs to the vacancy caused, his appointment taking effect from May 17 last year though he did not actually arrive in the Colony until about the 1st of December.

We are desired to state that, the invita issued for an official dinner and re can safely leave the chose with Sirception at Governhent House to-night in FREDERICK Lugard.

honour of Their Highnesses The Gaekwar and Maharani of Baroda, have been pan- culled in view of the death of Mr Rules, Americ

Torging back to the question of the site

SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM SMOKING.

Worse Habits Spring up in Hongkong.

to correct this erroneous impression af Superior having a lower grade than any We are glad to be able Wolfcreek to Fort William or Lake the result of a special enquiry made to our Amoy correspondent.-Ed. O.M.]

DEATH OF SIB W. Q. ORCHARDSON.

Trans Continental Ent. This would shorten the route to China and Japan by about 500 miles.

THIRD VETO RESOLU- TION PASSED.

41

LA FAMOUS PAINTER.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

· (Border's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, April 15. LONDON, April 14.

The third

Teto resolution has been Sir William Quiller Orchardson adopted by the House of Commons, During the Consideration of an amend.R.A, D.C.L., a painter of subject the voting being 334 for and 336- ment to the Upium Ordinance at the pictures and portraits, is dead. Legislative Council on Thursday afternoon an important statement was made By His Excellency the Governor on the effect of the attempted suppression of opiam smoking in the Colony.

(Soto Deconsed, who was Kuighted in

against.

AUSTRIA'S NAVY.

1907, was born at Edinburgh in 1835, and antered the Trustees' Academy there when 13 years of age. He first exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, came to London FOUR MORE DREADNOUGHTS. in 1982 and exhibited at the Royal

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LOEDOE, April 15

Thursday afternoon will, at any rate, now'aboutin pasa out of the Government's Consul General for the United States of object of this Bill relating to opium is to Academy. Was elected ARA. in 1888

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hepibers are requested to note that the half-yearly mooting of the Honkong Jockey Club takes place to morrow 12 30 p.m.

The aeronaut, the Hon. C. W. Rolles,

have effected one good purpose. It will possession we hope that the building to remove on or two misapprehensions be erected thereon will really be worthy which hufe long been extertainer in of the position," in design as well as in the Colony Regarding the terms on materials. It has been said time and which the Government controls what tive again that we Britons are not de- has often been described as the finest signers of cities. We can only put up remaining site in Hoogkong. We were clusters of houses, and we trust to luck certainly of the opinion, after consulting that the hazard of individual vagary will has crtcircled Sheppey in a Wright biplane several of the older residents and turning result in some sort of congruity. WheThis distance was twenty-six miles, which

is an English cross-country record. upold files of the newspapers, that the can say that Hongkong has taken profer Government were pledged owre or less advantage of the uurivalled opportunity GENUINE AGE deeply, to maintain the whole of the presented by the Praga Reclamation to remaining ground north of the new erect a series of buildings, harmonious, Law Courts or public purposes, and esthetically pleasing, and satisfying for public purposes alone: while a the porest canons of truth, honesty and further idea we found had deeply, taken proportion? No, like our forbears, wets, root that preferably the land should be have made a mudule of it. Let us hope that some attempt may now be made to laid out as a pufilic garden. Further, it was our impression that Sir BNRY

retrieve past mistakes.

BLAKE was the Governor who had

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Lieut. J. F. Knox has been appointed like a good many other people in the

to the Tamar, additional (N), for service as Colony, we seem to have been slevou-Admiralty pilut on the Upper Yangtze, to ly mistaken. All that the Government cate 11th inst. were pledged to do was to lay out a

Amongst newly-elected Fellows of the strip of land on the opposite side of the Royal Colonial Institate are Biesers Noel Square similar to the strip set apart by 7. S. Simson (Lieut. R.G.A.,)(Hongkong),

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Guinness' Stoutthe Hongkong and Shanghai Rank: the and Harry Watkins (of Hongkong).

IN PINTS AND SPLITS

THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.,

corner plot was entirely at the Govern-

1909, the Chinese Native Customs revenue For the period, August November totalled 829,827.844 Heikwer incis, com pared with 706,535,421 in 1908 803,468.761 in 1907.

sud

is

The Chind Merchants steamer Kiang recently nahore near Whampoa, on her usual run again between Canton and Macro, haring sustained practically no damage.

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LORD ROSEBERY'S RE-

His Excellency said: Gentlemen, the re-introduce the enactment that possession of compounds of epium and morphis shall and RA in 1877. Among his most be illegal. In the Ordinancee which were Napoleon I on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, famous pictures is the one depicting replaced by the Consolidating Ordinner which was painted in 1880.-E., C.M.] which was passed last year possession was illegal, but it is not so in the present Ur. date. It was not very clear in the old Ordinance, and it became necessary to enact the present amendment because, I am sorry to say, it is believed by the Opium Farmer that since the opiuma divans were s closed there has been a considerable increase

A NEW RESOLUTION. of the eating of opium due to the possession of opium pills by people who are not

(Reuter's Servies to the China Mail.)

LONDON, April 14. tions and laws which are enacted I liave entitled to possess them under the regula also 'h report from the Registrar General, Lord Rosebery has tabled another who has inquired iate this matter and Resciatica, which provides that the who also confirms the fact that it is pro

FORM SCHEME.

It is stated in Vienna that designs Laro prepared for the construction of four more Dreadnoughts, which are to be completed by 1913.

BOUND TO EUROPE

("Independent News Agency's Service to the China Jigil.)

TOYO, April 15. General Kawam and Prince-

Peers, have left for Europe on a tour bable that the drinking of opium wine House of Lords should cqnaist, firstly, of inspection by the N. Y. K. liner Tokugawa, President of the House of

havu expressed my own

lava always frankly dance the ingrease of Peers chosen by bereditary Peers Ava I view, my own fear lest this much worse from among themselves and nominated form of opium habit should be fostered in

this Colony by too andden and drastis by the Crown. Secondly, of Pears methods of preventing optam smoking sitting by virtue of office and quali." (Hon. Mr Stewart-Hear,

hear)

I regret very much that our anticipations shend Ecation. Thirdly, of Peers chosen appear to be fulfilled.

We must do from outside the House.

our best to suppress this, and the object

of the Bill now before the Council is with

CHINESE TOURISTS IN

JAPAN.

|(“Independent News Agency's" Servise

to the China Maž.)

Texтo, April 15.

The party of Chinese tourists have

were

It is understood that the Revolu. that intention. I am sure we can look to tion will be submitted to a committee Tomorrow night. at the Salon-Cite habit which I, at any rate, regard as in- of the House of Lords simultaneously arrived tare. They were cordially

intuentin Chinese to help us to check the matograpli Theatre, Prof. Pesatti, despitely more detrimental than amking with the Government's resolutions. cribed as a celebrated magician, conjurer

spin.. and ventriloquist, will open hi perform. Hon. Mr Murray Stewart-I would like saco. His imitation of the warbling of so far legislated to prevent the keeping of to finderstand, your Excellency. We havo 500 different birds is said to be a concert in opiuns dens, but not so far as I know to itself. The programme locks most attracprevent the smoking of opium. If anyone chooses to smoke opium in private houses surely there is 30 law to prevent that?

His Excellency-Nove.

tive.

Mr D. W. Craddock, general traffic agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, advises us that a change has been made in the time of departure of the "Empress steamers. They will leave

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entertained by Burun Komatsubern, Minister for Education. the advanco, manager, that the Company versity, the Sanitary Department and We are, informed by Mr James Youngo, To-day they visit the Imperial Uni- intend playing the following on their several newspaper offices. return from Manila April 25th The Arendians"; 28th "Our Miss Gibbs"; 27th invoke the in to prevent a man from of New York." Booking at Moutries as usual. Hon. Mr Stewart-Then why should you The Dollar Princess"; 23th The Balle eating or drinking opium? It seems to rue The Bradmann Company have had a most sa extraordinary interference with the successful season in Mauila and will no liberty of the sabject. It seems to me we doubt be warmly welcomed back to might as well legislate as

to alcohol Hongkong. Consumed or the kind of alcohol. I'do not understand the principle of this Bill and

ment's disposal. It therefore appears President of the Republic of Faunmu, mango si p.ni. instead of 7 a.us.

heretofore. Particulars will be found in until I do I shall not vote

Sonhor Carlos A. Mendoza, the new

that the Government have always been Herrera, Consul General of Panamani

recepted the resignation of Mr. L. G.

open to entertain offers for this sit Hongkong.

"

aar advertising columns.

the

of which was trying to avoid a truck on the just.oxplained that the object of the Bill is one side and the car on the other. The to suppress the habit. Is it unlawful to shafts of the rickshaw were also broken.

have any in your posscasion under s medical certificate 1

The Colonial SecretaryThe hou, inea- ber is under a misapprehension regarding A somewhat serious sccident occurred principle of the Bill. The Bill does not A. 8. WATSON & CO., and an opportunity has recently

prohibit the eating of drinking of opium. We understand Bir W. Anderson has re-opposite the Navel Yard about 8.45 1.m. It simply enables alpensity to be enforced LIMITED.

presented itself which, in justice to signed his position as runnager of the local this morning whereby a clerk named Re- on anybody who has compounds of opium, the Colony, they felt bound to take branch of the International Bank and will media was thrown out of a rickshaw and morphia or such concoctions unlawfully.

badly shaken as the result of a car coming hurt. prosced shortly to Bombay to take over the jato collision with the rickshaw, the coolie

I ha cbtains them, Iawfully he won't be advantage of Sir lakhs of dollars and management of the Eastern Bank there,

Hon. Mr Stewart-His Excellency has hundred thousand dollar building Mr Anderson's successor has already arrived is certainly a most tempting bait to in the Colony. dangle before the eyes of a Govern- ment none too well-off and anxious to execute urgent public works long de. ferred but beyond the Colcay's present financial capacity Such offers do not come along overy day, and"ee though we deeply regret that the land cannot

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Residing at the King Edward Hotel is Mr Miles T. Baird, the, millionaire, son of

Mr. G. P: Jammert on Thursday sold ten lots of leasehold property situate on

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The Colonial Secretary-The system is that the seller of opium compound has to deliver a certificate with what he soils in Mrs Veronica Baird, of San Francisco, and the Praya and Belcher's stroot, West the same way as the Opium Farmer delivers Manils only a few days ago. We under total of $215,000 was reachou for all the possession together with the compound his wife whom he met and married in Point. Bidding was fairly brisk and a certificato of the prepared opium ha soils. If the purchaser has that certificate in his stand Mrs Baird before meeting Mir Baird property. This figuro in considered encoure is free of the law. If not be is amenable Mr and Mrs Baird are now on their way land values is beginuing to pass away. Dr you know, wir. has been to increase at Janila was oau of the Cleveland party. aging, indicating that the depression into it. The abject of the legislation, as to San Francisco as their honeymoon trip. Ranjahn purchased on behalf of a bave to pay a royalty, which makes the the cost of compoud of opium. Purchasers be retained for public purposes and that The death has occurred at his residence remainder.

syndicate three lots, and Mr Northcote the stuff deater. Of course it can be amuggled the Hon. Mr MUREAY STEWART's perfectly Milbarton Hall, Norfolk, of vir Edward

when it becomes much cheaper and larger quantities of it are consumed. The object. rational scheme for the erection thereon Wingfield, K. C. B., in his 76th year.

BE PREPARED,

of this legislation is to prevent such illegal Educated at New College, Oxford, whore

possession and legal obtaining of these at some future date of a granite built be gradanted, he was called to the Bar at

CHAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Caoler and drugs, and to force people if they wish to Diarrhoes Remedy is just what ita consome the drugs to obtain them in s City Hall worthy of the Colony, and of Linepin's Jun, and went the bone circuit

name Implies. For palos in the stomach ligal manner. Ho was appointed Undur-Secretary of State and crampelio it has no equal. At this the site must now be permanently aban-for the Colonies in 1878, and became Per acon of the year when frosh fruit is the bon, member has any further questions. His Excellency-I would suggest that if doned, we think that the Government, manent Under-Sacretary in 1879, retiring prevalent and you can do to batter than to the second reading of the Bill. It is not plentiful, silments of this kind are always ho should defor them until a later stage, all things considered, are justified in in 1000 He is survived by Lady Wing- keep bottle at this endody always asusal to debate a Bill on the first roading Archers are other Brands of Perfection Walsky on the market please was that you get

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