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usual experience of Presidents of the] United States to pass through a period of unpopularity and even active hostility before their term has run its course The phenomena is due, we are toll, to natural causes If-a-President video into power with a big majority euch As Mr TAFT secured there is generally

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SIR FREDERICK LUGARD.

NEWS OF THE-DAY:

His Excellency Sir Frederick, Lagard bined capital of £125,000, are being floated Two new oil companies, with a com-. takes farmont farewall of the Colony

in London. on Friday evening April at an House, invitations for which have been "At Home to be given in Government

A hauter in the Eastern Alpa, in issued. He si naxt morning, proceeding Switzerland, rosantly discovered the skele- on H.M.5. Astrien as far as Japan, where ton of a three-year-old child in sa sägle's

he spends a few days ore proceeding to

Tsurugs, en route to Siborin. No Governor

nest,

We have received from the Oliver

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1910

[COFYLIGNE.]

THE SUBMARINE

DISASTER..

LETTER FROM THE HEROIC

DEAD.

A Touching Appeal to the Emperor

†COFTIMIT.

BUDGET AGAIN INTRODUCED.

EFFECT OF THE LORDS"

ACTION.

(Router's Service to the China Mäil.)

-LONDON, April 20.

a feeling of expectancy aroused through-er recent years has better sarmed short out the country as to the amount leave the Sir Frederick Lugard. From Typewriter Co., a felt pad, which is a most Independent News Agency's" Service the hour when he was sworn-in he has valuable acquisition to any office in reducing of good he will be able to accomplish mida the Colony's interests his ora, desto minimun the noies of the typewriter. In the present case Mr Tur ned, reting all his time, inlanti and oneraxto his party promised during the furthering its welfare. Only those perhaps who have had a mora or less intimate election campaign a return of pro acquaintance with the inner life of aperous dars and a revision of the eramont House can realise the indefatiga./ institutions and left the remainder of his lives were lost, was a leakage of water, passed in 1809 there would have been a

tariff. Well, 'n ware of prosperity has apparently, started on its course in the States, but at the same time the cost of

able industry of its present occupant, but Laven so the general public bare long sinca grasped the fact that the government of the Colony could not be placed in trustist

hands. He came to us at a time when the

The late Mr Patrick Murphy, of Newry, bequeathed £20,000 to charitable

state, valued at £103,130, to the Newry Urban Council in order to pay off the municipal debt of the town.

Mr Lloyd George, in re-introducing to the China Mait

the Budget in the House of Commons, stated that the realised deficit. was Toxy, April 20. The cause of the disaster to the sub-£26,248,000, but when the arrears were collected there would be a surplus of marine boat in Hiroshima. Bay, when 15

£2,980,000. If the Budget had been which prevented it from rising to the

surplus of £4,200,000. The deficit in surface.

Lieutenant Sakoma, who was, in the Customs excise was £5,500,000, of A man named Zimmernas, who has charge of the boat, left behind him which 2,800,000 was in respect of The altarstians in the Budget: are woman, since 1979, was untenced at that happened from the sinking Brooklyn, on March 31, to five years' im- of the vessel till he fell dead from purely technical, the most intereating prisonment of a charge of perjury for suffocation. He emphasized the bravery being the exemption of agricultural land swearing he was unmarried, when he was of his men and apologized to the from increment duty, scouting his twenty-fourth warriage licence.

living has mounted higher and higher.Colony's.finances were in anything but's gone through the form of marriage within writing a report describing all-Pita and £131,000 on tea.

aullifying effectually the benefits of Borishing condition, and financial questions bigher wages and better trade. Then the have absorbed much of his time ores since. Tariff has been revised, not by a general things are brighter now than they were, justifying the optimum which he was not reduction, but by a levelling up. The afraid to display in the darkest hours of the country therefore is in a discontented Colony's desponderry, and he leaves for his short holiday with the satisfactory feel- mood and accuses the Republicans of breaking their pledges. They declare

ing that the worst, has been left behind and that brighter days are in store. There can

ho, no doubt of the welcome he will receivo

Tes growing continues to be a re-

manerative business in Java. Eight com panies, aya the Butusin Nieurblas, bave

Emperor for losing his valuable craft

and the brave crew entrusted to his

caro. He then described, the feelings experienced as death gradually ap

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"Bazasza-At the Government Civil

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praised so highly on a recent tour, basif, as the Colony hopes, he is accompanied pees, as usual, dictated by the large pri- vate interests that are building up for tunes at the expense of the people, and

Hospital, Hongkong, on the 19th April, they bitterly resent it. President Tart

Telegraph. Aga 34.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW..

Axation.

11 a.m.-Aterion of Linon, Napery Watcher, ott. at Mesura Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms

General Memoranda,

SATURDAY, April 28-

1a.m.-Anction Embroidered Grass

Sales Room.

Cloths, etc. at Mc Goo, P. Lammert's 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furai. ture at East Point Rst over Mass Jardine, Matheuon & Co.'s Godown, 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Housebold Fazal

rare, etc. at Mexers Hughes & Gough's Sales Rooms.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Suipe ard in plentiful supply in the

Borgkung markets just at present. The

birds sesut very plump

*Foggy weather along the coast is greatly hampering the movements of shipping.. causing delays in the departure of the German Mail and P. and O. steamers,

"At the meeting of the Cremation Society of England. the anual report

stated that the number of crematoria in

Great Britain was 853 against 792 in 1908.

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1910, 65-10 p.m., ALEXANDER WALKER however, equally resents the public's BRENER late

Editor, ** Hongkong

attitude and he is evidently chafing it what he considers undeserved criticism and timerited charges. High office is seldom a bed of roses, even for those born in the purple, while for one who hold pride of place by virtue of the people's suffrages, the pains and penalties are increased a thousandfold..

“So many “raids” are, being made upon There is nothing so ungrateful as the Philippines treasury by the present mob. The men who forced the position House of Assembly, that the Manila Times of Grand Pensionary on Jous DE WITT is plenty of money for the proper adminis thinks that a halt should be called. There in the days of the Dutch republic were tration of the country, it mys, hur uone for the very ones who howled for his blood a few years later when the fickle fancy of the hour had turned into other channels. We Live, of course, in gentler days, but Demos is still as wayward as he has ever been in all ages and in every land. Perhaps before another year has flown Mr. Tarr will again be basking in the ershine of public approval; will find that his critics are really-"dear good boys" after all, and that there is balm for his bruised spirits even in Indiana At any rate the experiences through which he is now passing must be

MONDAY, April 26:-

9 p.m.-The Arcadiave by Bands Opera Co. at Theatre Royal City Eall. TUESDAY, April 28-

pmOur Miss Gibbs' at Theatre Rosa!.

WEDNESDAY, April 97:-

Annual Varsity Dinner at Hongkong

Club.

9 p.m. A Dollar Frincess' at Theatre

Royal. THE REDAY. April 98-

9pm. The Rallo of New York'

Thenito Rogel,

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FRIDAY, April 99:-

9p...E..the Governor's ‘At Home'

Gorernment House.

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The Chas Mail. affording him's better insight into the

BORONG, WEDNESDAY, Aran 10, 1910.

DISILLUSIONMENT.

Ta fierce light which beats upon a throne in Europe is nothing in com-

A useful test in afforestation has just been concluded by the Leeds City Council, municipal land have been afforested by 603 In the last three winters 630 acres of

men under ten gangers. In all 2,529,000- trees have been planted; and it is said the

work is very successful..

23 per cent, followed by the Pasir Salam Wannanka Company heads the list with

and Malabar companies with 20 per cent. esch. The other distributions range from 13 to 6 per cent.

carrying out its programme of annual The Indian Government is steadily

to be merciful to the families of the Lieut. Sakuma petitioned the Emperor

brave men thus meeting an untimely death. He also left letters addressed to the Minister of the Navy and his breathed a true and earnest patriotism, seniors in the service, all of which

rechaction in the area of land under puppy ebowing the baric spirit of the man.--- cultivation in British India. The following are the figures for the past five years as given by Mr Taylor in answer to a question

put to him in Parliament:-

1005 813,000 564,000 488,000

acres

1906

1907

-1908 1900

427,000 330,000.

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The great days of chivalry in Tudia are recalled in a book, which Messra Smith, Elder are bringing out, by dir Herbert Sherring rice-principal of Mayo College, India. It is entitled "The Romance of the Ajmer, one of the most ancient cities of Twisted Spear," and it recalls the romantic exploits of the Rajputs. Mr Sherring has Evod for thirty years is intimate associa tion with the native aristocracy, and his

knowledge of their traditions. approaching book is the outcome of his

AMOY NOTES.

.

From Our Own Carvespondent)-

THE LATE DE. OTTË,

Amor, April 18, The funeral service for the late Dr. John

A SORRY SPECTACLE...

MR O'BRIEN AND ME LLOYD

GEORGE.

Truthfulness and Straight. Dealing Involved.

(Reuter's Service to the China Afail.)

LONDON, April 19.

Mr O'Brien has emphatically caiterat-—- ed the assertions, which he made at Cork

The letter to the Emperor has been made public and it has thrilled then the 11th instant as to promises of country through and through.

The report fully demonstrates that the doomed crew of the submarine did all that was possible to avert the catastrophe.

relief to the Nationalists under the-

Budget, and which are denied by Mr Lloyd George. He has declared that he twice conferred with Mr Lloyd George, and the second time they were alone. Op that occasion be read Mr Lloyd WHOLESALE FISH POISONING. George a letter which he proposed to publish, and to which the Chancellor

What is regarded as poisoning from the did not object, but who now denied that effects of fish bas pinyed havoc with the the letter had beca read, thereby raising just put in at Shaukiwan... The junk came ing which he (Mr O'Brien) was quite ctus of a Chinese fishing junk, which has issues of truthfulness and stright-deal-

in between 10 and 11 o'clock last night and prepared to leave to the judgment of reported a easy, of poisoning on board. those who knew him, and who knew Mr Investigations were made and it was die Lloyd George...

covered that three of the crew were dead.

six seriously ill and the remainder con siderably affected.

The junk was towed across.to the Water Police Station and the sufferers conveyed, to hospital,

CLAIM FOR MONEY LENT.

Bofore Mr Justice Gompertz, at the Supreme Court, this afternoon, Tong Shan Sbka sued Kwong Fat Lwang and others to recover $309.60, being money lent.

What with the Peking Daily News giving advice from the Chinese point of view, and the Shanghai and Tientsin papers taking up the parable from the foreign side. Mr Aglen's position can scarcely, be said to be a comfortable one. We hops: the present encertainty will soon be rette was held at 6 o'clock on Friday, in solved, for it cannot surely conduce to the the London Mission Church on Kulang.

There was's large attendance of foreigner Evidence was called and his Lordship best interests of the Imperial Customs.

and Chinese, and the Church was crammed.

part of the service, and Ray. J. Beattie Choun against the same defendsats for Ber. P. W. Pitcher conducted the English five judgment for plaintiffs.

In another case brought by Cheung the Chinese.

The foreigd papats of Japan are almost tide-rips and cross-currents, of humsausaimous in finding the Government to nature that would have been possible blame for the recent terrible, explosion in had be entered the Supreme Court Kobe harbour. They point out that the instead of the. White House.

Diplomatic Corps have long since urged the provision of proper accommodation for the storage of explosives at Kobe, but these representations have never received the attention they deserved. Now that a great disaster has resulted perhaps the Government of Japan will stir in the matter

HONGKONG" JOURNALISTS

DEATH

We regret to announce the death of Mr

publicity. which encompasses a Pre- Telegryph, which took place at the Govern

ment Civil Hospital on Tuesday night,

FINE MELLOW son with the glare of perpetuala. W. Erebner, éditer of the Bonglong

FLAVOUR.

"

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At the conclusion of the

Mr Stevenson appeared for plaintiffs and Mr Otto Kong Sing defended,

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cervico, Mr B. G. Tours played the "Doad 8200 money lent his Lordship gave judg March" in Saul. A short service was after-ment for plaintifa, wards held at the Cemetery.

WEATHER.

..:

ENTERTAINMENT OF U. 8. FLEET,

CANTON FIGURES.

THE GUILLOTINE IN OPERATION.

(Reuter's Service to the China: Mad)

LONDON, April 19.

The Guillotine " resolation regard to the Budget has been adopted By 345 votes to 252

THE CHANGSHA RIOTS..

GOVERNOR REQUESTS

PUNISHMENT.

(Wah Tre Yet Po's Service.)

PELINO, April 19. Shun Chun Min, Governor of Changsha, has been reprimanded by a Censor, who suggests that he be severely punished.

The last three days have been cloudless,

During the last quarter of 1909, 7,335 and the beat has been great. The tem parature rose to 60 in the shade yesterday,ssels of 636,770 tons entered Canton Stun has himself wired to Peking and the barometer now registers 29.80, compared with 7,416 of 646,663 tons in the asking that be he severely dealt with.

corresponding quarter of 1908. Of these Wells all over the Island are very low, and 859 flow foreign flags. The number of Governor's yamen were burnt during The first and second gates of the in some places the water has altogether ships cleared was 7,344 of 650,533 tons, as the recent ricts, and the Governor's- Two hundred and twenty-fire parsons disappeared. If boary rain does not fall sident of the Caited States of Americabout 10 p.m., after a few days' illness, at perished by shipwreck and eighty-three during the next week, we shall be in gainet 7,422 of 652,969 tons in 1908, OAD.C., Colonel Lin Sing, was burt. once be has taken the oath of office the age of 34.

thesa 864 few foreign fags. i vessels met with disaster of the New Eng- serious trouble.

The Customs house, the Post Office, and assumed the responsibilities per- The late journalist, who was a

All the treasure imported was from the Consaintes, the Missionary build- very land and British North American' coasts or forcible and lucid writer, was a native of while engaged in the New England, Cana-

Horgkong and Macao, the value being 440ings, and foreign shops were all burned taining to the chair of the Chief Aberdeen, Scotland, and received" his disa or Newfoundland trade during the fall

Admiral Ching of the Hai-Chi waat Haikwas tacle in gold and 8,150,403 tools down. Robert Porter & Co.'s Magistrate of the Republic. To use a education at Robert Gordon's College in and wister acausti of 1009-10, mading March Home" to the Adanizal and Odicers of the in silver. The treanere exported to Flong- A Grand Councillor requests that American Fleet and Amey residents on kong and Macao comprised 1,707,897 taels in special Commissioner he sent to transatlantic phrase, he is for ever in that city. Afterwards he joined the editorial 22. Of the veseule involved, thirteen. werd

staff of the herden Free Press, and in stemmers or tuge, one was a full-rigged ship. Saturday afternoon between 2.30 and 5.30 süver coin, of which also 16,000 tsels worth investigate affairs in Changsha the limelight, and there he must re- 1895 proceeded to Jatonina, West Indies, to four were banques, these barquestines and

in the Reception Hall at E-Mng Kang. The was imported to Shanghai, making a total main till "bie term of service is over. take up the position of sub-aditor on the sixty-two schooners. The pancial loss day was a perfect one, brilliant shashind, of 1,780,897 tzala. It must be an exceedingly trying ordeni, Daily Gleaner in Kingston. During the exceeds $1,000,000, gold.

and a cool breeze. A very exciting base- The dues and duties collected by the TEVER hesitate thant giving Chim- Cuban war he acted as special correspon-

ball game, between the Charleston and Imperial Maritime Customs during the Nerisin's Cough Remedy to childrens exhausting to a degree. Some men, doat for the London Dazy Telegraph.

A rosident informs us that while pass. Chattanooga resulted in a win the quarter totalled 699,500.935 taale, compared I contains no opium or other natactic. like Mr Rooster for instance, flourish After a sojourn in England, he was appointing through Central Markat ha observed aforizat.

ed assistant editor of the Banglak Times,

with 837,542.588 for 1903 and 646,783.135 and can be given with implicit confidence. in such in atmosphere, but others Siam; and after a short connection with Bios little piece of deception in the making Mr Juan Mencarini, Commissioner of for 1907, while the native Customs yielded quick care for coughs and colds to which children are susceptible, it is un- evidently find, after a time, that the the Straits Times, joined the Hongkong at a fish stall. The man in charge had a Customs, gives a Garden Party at Ecach 75,255 079 tools, compared with 64,402,150 surpassed. For sale by all chemi staand

Telegraph. which he was appointed pot of red paint and a brush, and, in order House this afternoon, in honour of Ad-in 1908 and 80,435.025 in 1907.

storekeepers. position is far from being congenial. editor in January 1906. It begins to look as if Mr Tarr has this evening.

The funeral took place at Happy Valley, to give dead fish the appearance of freshmiral Hablari, and the Officers of the

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The effect, he states, was most deceptive. Amoy Gazelle-Halley's Comet wAY. Admiral Sir Percy Scott is visiting the What next, we wonder?

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In spite of its constant recursence, Bishop and Mrs Hiff and family are the bank-nate trick still continues to tiauing to approach the Earth, and moving Administration's policy and be hos Homeward bound from Shanghai by thee.s. deceiva Chinese women. The police have in an apparent eastward direction untu taken advantage of one or two ro-Nile..

boas informed of the successful working of May 18th, when it will be seen to cross esat public functions to unburden his

The death took place at the General boy approached a woman and the former the sun. The crowning will be seen in heart on the subject. Himself a man Hospital, Shanghai, on April Is, of Capt. told her that the boy had picked up a hig Amoy, and will take place between 10 and over-flowing with the milk of bupon steamer Chin Hus. He was 63 years of them. He requested her that she should which our Earth is expected to pass through John Hendomen Brows, R.N.R, of the bundle of notes hot was afraid to change 11 m. solar time. Thin, in the time at kindness and anxious always to live onge

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Mr and Ms O. W. Fairbanks ronched security. The woman accordingly parted be soon in the West sa sa ovqning star.

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