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the State-pioneers of Empire if we like, for there would be no Empire without coal-as any Crimean veteran or young officer cut off before his time in the swamps of Africa or the stony wastes of Afridiland. The late King never showed, a truer and more im aginativo insight than when he founded a special Edward Medal for acts of gallantry in mines and quarries,”

Following almost the same lines is the thought, expressed by the Daily NewsThe calm indifference of the miner does not redues his craft to the Commonplace, it merely sets the seal upon a signal victory of the human spirit, which can annihilate the most

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CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr Louis Brennan's monorail railway

has been Installed at the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition in London." The public' are shied to make trial trips on the millway

The Bandung Opers Company will bo playing hero again on Friday, 20th. (vido advertisement on the front page) when The Dollar... Princess" will be stage.

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The ox-Saltan of Morocco, Abdul Asis,

hos luft. Tangier for Alexandria, en routs to

Today is the birthday of the Duke of

Cornwall and it is expected that the erano will be signálised by his being created Prince of Wales.

Adoniral Sir Hadworth Lambton, who was recently married to Lady Chalsen, has

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[Coryait.]

THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1910

GERMAN POLITICAL

TURMOIL

THE LIBERALS ANGERED.

[Coryne T] INTERPORT POLO.

HONGKONG DEFFATS

SHANGHAI

**(From Our Own Correspondant,)· ··

SHANGHAI, -Juno 23.

In the Interpart Polo match played".

(Bouter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, June 23.. The appointments of Herr Schorlast evening Hongkong beat Shanghai later and Herr Dullivitz to the positions by 3 goals to L.

Note-According to Shanghai news-

taken up his residence with his wife at Mfr James Patten, the American Temple House, Theobald's Park, Waltham of Minister of the Interior and Minister papers to hand by to-day's mail, team speculator, has been compelled to abandon Cross.

of Agriculture, Woods and Forests, presenting Hongkong, Stanghai and Tingtau wore to taa part in the com- Assistant Paymaster G. A. Cooke has respectively, in succession to Count petition. Matches were to be played on bom appelated secretary to Commodora Molike and Herr vor Arnim-Kriewen, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and on Byres on the intter taking over the com-who resigned because of the failure of Hongkong polo team consists of Capt Saturdy a gymkhana will be hold. The mand at Hongkong narat establishment, the Franchise Bill, have angered the J. R. Heathcote Lisut Crookenden... and Assistant Paymaster A. F. Roaquette German Liberals, who declare that the Daris.Ed. Q.M.]

Lieut the Hon. F. G. Scarlett, and Capt.

big deal in September whast, thereby! losing £300,000. Mesara George Pattoo. and Bartlett Fatten, who were associated with him in the deal, dropped £200,000.

In connection with the first part of obe French natsi manoeuvres in the Mediter ramenu, the submarines entrusted with the

remarkable auccças. They pursued "six battleships for three hours and torpedoed

Tuning and Regular dreadful and ominous of material defence of the island of Corsica Beltered a

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Hongkone. April 18, 1907.

Mrs W. LYSAGHT and family gratefully thank all their kind friends for the sympathy.and condolence tendered them ing their late bereavement and for the numerous Beautiful daral tributes received.

General siomoravda.

SATURDAY, Jane 28:--

Opening of the Corinthian Yacht Clubs

nes promise.

terrors. The danger, however, reusing, though the courage is there which can ignora it and a melancholy calamity like that at Whitehaven only exicts on large scale the mine's daily toll of kuman suffering. Tragedy permeates evory aspect of so artificial and com- plex a cirilisation as curs; everything that enters our homes bears the stain of sweat and agony, and perhaps only. kindly atrophy of the imagination Ferunits our unquestioning acceptance.

The question raised by another newspaper is as to whether we are dealing faithy with workers in danger- sus cenpations when we pay them

four of thom.

We potico tan Douglas Steamship Company are again advertising a spoolal reduction of 20% on fates to Foochow and return during the mo the of July, August and September. Those cheap excursin appreciated by many in Hongkong, rates to outports will no doubt be greatly

A scheme is on foot to establish ware-

houses in the cotton belt of the United Statos capable of storing the world's do. : mand for a year, and thus preventing the cornering of the product. Mesars Leopold Hirsch, John Hayes Hammond, and Daniel

| J. Sally are interested in the movement.

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As a sequel to the recent explosion in the Wellington colliery, at Whitehetron, wore entombed, by which 157 met it 900 mon employed in the piz adjoin. ing the ill-fated colliery have decided to cease work for a formight. In explana. tion of their decision they allege the ap pearance of black damp'in the pit.

Anuuni Tennis batch. Horicon v. Hong-Wages that do not rise above the

kung, at Kowloon,

ordinary. Extraordinary riske, argues, should have extraordinary com- pensation, but at present owing to the greet praaure of necessity employers" of

SUNDAY, JUDO 26:-

3-Excursion to Macao

TCEBDAY, June 28:-

2.39 p.m.-Auction of Housebild Furni labour have no difficulty in filling the

ture, etc. at 14. Seymour Terrace. 3.45 p.r.-Meeting of Victoria Recrui

tion Club in Gymneinc.

WRISENDAY, June 29:-

..2 30 p.m.-Auction of Konsehold Furni

ure at 8. Knutsford Terrace, Towing 9 p.-Performien at City Hall Mandar, July 1. -

Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Ice Co, ar

Masers Julie, Matthew Co.'s Office

The Chaux Mail.

HOLDING LIFE TOO CHEAPLY."

ranks at wages which bear no proportion to the risk involved. A writer in Manacy's Magazine, dealing with the Cast of human life," points out that in the various performances in which risk is run for the public enjoyment the thing that is paid for there is not life. but the skill. Skill and en-

has been appointed secretary's clerk.

Chancellor (Dr Bethmann-Holwegg)

Amongst the awards made by the Council of Legal Education on the General Exis flaunting the reactionary colours of hold in Lincoln's Inn Ball recently, are the amination of Students of the Inns of Court, the Radicals.

The Liberals have in consequence following:-Final examination Class L,decided to support the Socialist nominee Sza Jia Chan, Gray's Inn Stadentship of Lat the bye-election to take place at 100 guineas a gene, tenable for three years. Boedingen. The following student passed in Read Pro party and Conveyancing-Class T.. Chao Chu W, Lincoln's Inn. Nai Danurong Tin passed in Constitation! Law and Legal Bistory, a

KING THANKS THE PARSEE COMMUNITY.

Sie Hormusjca N. Mody is in receipt: of a letter from the Colonul Secretary acknowledging the reculpt of a telegrain from the members of the Parsra community of Hengkang, forwarded on the 10th Day by the Officer Administering the Govern mont, conveying a message of sympathy en the occasion of the death of His late Majesty King Edward VIE

CHINESE MILITARY

MISSION.

ARRIVAL AT VIENNA.

(Beuter Service to the China Mail.)

Taxrox, June 20

Prince Tao and the other members

of the Chinese Military Mission have arrived at Vienus, where they were cordially received by the Archduke Franz Salvator and the staff of the Legation..

RUSSIAN SOVEREIGNTY

SUPREME

CRUSHING FINNISH

LIBERTIES.

The charman of the Bombay Indian Morchants Chamber, addressing tha Government on the new Japanese tariff, suggests that, now that Japan has chosen to embark on a policy of high protective tariffs, the last the Indian Government SEQUEL TO BANK MANAGER'scussion in the Council of Empire

could do is to impose a duty on raw cotton esported to Japan from India to countervail the advantages Japanese manufacturer have through freight subsidice.

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JAPANESE COLONIAL

BUREAU.

(Independent News Agency's Service

to the China Maj)!

Tokyo, June 23.

The Bureat for Colonial Affairs has been established. The Premier Count Katsara, is to be President, and Baron Gate Vice-Fresident..

RETURN OF PRINCE FUSHIMI.

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to the China Mail.) idependent News Agency's Service

Tokтo, June 23. Prince Fushimi, who went to London to assist at the opening of the Anglo Japanese Exhibition, and who "repré- sented Japan at the funeral of King Edward, returned to Tokyo to-day "

MISSING BATHER.

Notwithstanding the enormous number of." bathing parties which go out for a nightly

dip the zumber of deaths from drowning: in Hongkong happily is very small. So far 'this season only ens incident has been

The lettur states that the telegram had bees id before Their Majesties by Lord Crepe why was commanded to request His Excellency to express to Sir Formusjes and the members of the Parseo community of Hongkong the thanks of the Queen Mother for their kind message of sympathy with (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) herself and the Royal Family and also the

LONDON, June 22. thanks of His Majery the King for their masurance of duvetion to Big Person.

Reuter's St Petersburg COTTES- pondent telegraphs that in the disaported and that occurred on Wednesday It appears that a number of Chinese,, regarding the Finland Government mostly lawyers, clerks, loft Binko Pier Bill, M. Stolypin, replying to the criti- about 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday orening cism of the Liberals, contended that for Stonecutters Island. All went well Russia's sovereignty was unlimited and there was no suspicion that anything and there was therefore no necessity to number. F. M. Bor, were found and it was submit the bill to the decision of the then discovered that he was missing. He Fianiah Diet,

SUICIDE,

Before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott), sitting in bankruptcy jurisdication, this siternoon, an application for a receiving order was made in the case of the Stan Cheong Bank, lately of Queen's Rond

Contral.

PEKING UNIVERSITY

CLOSED.

evening.

was wrong until the clothes of one of their

The Pioneer, correspondent wires that

was seen to swim to the shore. acil wan terprise-brains, in other words-cr, in it is reported at Vienria and at Berlin that

actually seen on the bench but from that the single case of the sand-bog, the Great Britain, Russia, and Germany have

The Oficial Roceiver (Mr A. G. M. roached an understanding in regard to Fletcher) aid the petitioners were not

time all tree of him was entirely lost." "In- physical power of resistance these ar Torsia, the two former Powers accepting legally represented." The manager of the

consequence the departure of the launch - BongKom, Tuerspar, Jer 23, 1910. the money-getting factors in the world the principle of equal commercial rights for Bank a bort time ago committed suicide

was delayed until long after dark, in the menatime a sparch was, instituted bat" of danger," be 8175. "They make the all nations, while Germany admita thoir by taking opium There was op partner

(Wah Tes Yot Po's Service.)

4. without discovering a single trace of the'- Life itself that which in-right to uphold certain exclusive strategic whatever in charge, and certain creditors

missing swimmer. He is about twenty wames.

came and asked to have the and polition interests.

PERING, June 22.

years of age and it is supposed that he stinctively we hold sweetest and Tu recent disaster at the Whitehaven

protected. His Lordship made an interim The Peking University is temporarily as caught by sudden crampe and was order under which he (the Official closed by reason of the prevalence of drowned, The advanced Radicala in England colliery, on the coast of Cumberland,truggle hardest to defend-isap-

Leceiver) seized two safes with some small por and plague. - whereby 136 minets were sent to their parently the cheapest thing in the world, liko Sir Charles Dilko are expressing grave money. He now asked for a receiving The Finest Smoking Mixture in death in the twinkling of an eye, has as cheap as dirt. There are 20 geference. The Irish Nationalists say that misgivings regarding the interparty con-

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

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ATTEMPTED ARMED

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Audacious. Intruders. Count Charles de Polignne, who is Da Friday four men entered No 106 selling with Commander Oudemand and Burrows Street, which is only about que 31. Jacques Faure, telegraphe to the Frunch hundred yards from the Wanchai Police Geographical Society that he has ascended Station. Mooting a womaó inmate they the Yalong-xiang, a tributary of the Yang" | sked her where her husband was, to which taza. Anuther traveller, M. Jean. Bacot, she replied that bo was at work. The his succeeded in reaching the sources of intruders then seized the woman by tho,

thrust and endeavoured to gaz her. In the

3. M.S. Moorhen is shortly to mako nithe Irrawaddi constituted by a glacier. On ostensive trip up the West River, far out Feb. 20 the explorer set out from Tseku of the usual track and hundreds of miles up for Tall and Yunnan-sen, and intended to the upper reaches of the river. Whes horske a détour in order to visit. Eadji, the coul supplies run out she is to use wood for holy town of the Mossos, on the band of

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Exciting incidents marred the regalts

No more fitting tribate of respect for

struggle she kicked her hools against the

floor and this alarmed another woman of

'to see wint the trouble was about but the

"FROM AMERICA TO

TIBET.

(Wah To Fat Pa's Service)

PEKING, June 22. HE. Chang Yin Tong, the present Minister to America, is to be recalled and appointed Ambãn in Tibet.”

AN OFFICIAL'S RESIG NATION.

非

(Wah Toz Fat Po's Service)

PEKING, Juno 22.

The Prince Regent has accepted the

POLITENESS REWARDED.

Polit ness 'virtuo which not infro- quently brings its own reward and an- interesting sequel has just come to light of the politeness of a Hongkong boy.

When an American Admiral was in Hongkong recently and while on his way to Govonument House after the official Landing a little Hongkong boy met him and in pasing politely" raised his hat. The Amiral graciously acknowledged the salute but the incident by no means passed from his mind, as subsequent happenings proved

The following day the boy agalo met the distinguished visitor and again courteously saluted him by raising his hat Struck, no doabt, by acha, display of assuming gallantry on the part of the buy, the Admiral stopped him and chatted' pleasantly with him for several minutes.

While the boy in all probability cherished

Demory of

his chat with such a distinguished personage

be certainly did

the

not anticipate anything farther would result from the incident and bis sprprise cab well

to realise the difference in the value at Felixstowe, on May 23rd, of the Orwell tho memory of the late King Edward VII erby and the policemen from the station HELP THE GOVERN. be imagined when he received, by the Inst

MENT.

mail, an interesting letter from the Admiral enclosing a cheque for $10 gold.

The boy has courteously replied thanking the admiral for his great kindness and generosity.

the floor bertable procedeu patre resignation of H. E. La Chun Lin, robbers threatened her. In consequenes Farsident of the Council and has she retired to her room and having locked granted him full pay pension. the door raised an alarm by sounding a police whistle and by her tries. This attract

number of

the ralliers modo a precipitious Corinthiau Club, a submarine fouling Sir could have been paid by the large audience departure. One, however, was followed by placed on life to-day than in the years Thomas Lipton's racing yacht Shamrock than the ollence the impresive silence, the police and was captured in Barkar

Read, but not before he had thrown xcollant tradition...$4.00 $8.00 which witnessed the tyrannies of NA- before the chief race, and Sir J. Pendor's only broken by the wail intermingled by the fondle of gages in the side channel. In his

(Wch Tar Yat Po's Service) POLEON. Life holds greater possibilities Brynhild being dismanted and sank during triumphant notes of Chopin's funeral march pockets, were found some peppar and a pair

FERING, Juno 22. for a greater proportion of the mass of

the race. All the crow were rescued after the piano-with which, the two magnt of ali pers. Another robber ran along the at exciting recau

Praya and was captured in the M. B. K. The Imperial Government has per the people to-day then it ever did be

Ecent 6lms of the King's funeral was Godown

THE ANNOYING COUGH, Uboderation Place by an received at the Salon Cinematograph Indian constablo. Es too was arried and mitted the Viceroys and Governors Martin's Tweenies fore, and consequently we place a

hacking and touring the deleate, The injustice of the law in operation at Theatre on Wednesday evening. Both threw a dagger into the harbour, it being of the various Provinces to recommend YOUR cough, annoys you. Keurfun higher value upon it. But though we Hongkong and Singapore, by which the Gims are remarkably good, and should to quoquently recovered by a diver. The for service any unofficial persons who embraces if you want to be annoyed. Bat

affair happening at midday in broad day- have done all we can by legislation towner and Captain of a vessel in which seen to be appreciated. A number of ather light caused a great sensation in Wanda would be able to render assistance toca want relief, want to be cured, take- Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, For sain by Two robbers gucaped.

ohèmists and storekeepers. make the lot of the worker in dangerous pium is smuggled are heavily fined, interesting f'me wore shower and the eater-At the Magistracy this afternoon the two trades easier and safer, we have not although the vessel hind been, wercbed as taimont is to be reported to-night and

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so doing. There is no falling of in the The Leading Light. The law is declared to Sir Ameer Ali, presiding at the annual supply of labour for these various be anomalous and fundamentally unjust meeting in London of the All India

A BREACH OF GOOD MANNËBA. callinga, showing that though the risk and its immediate amendment is demanded. Moslem League, said that if India and Great Britain would both remember how attending them are more fully realised

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St-When one rouxlls trów pedantically to-day they act in no way aga doterrent. At the funeral of King Edward Chins dificulties would disappear. Nobody particular the Japanese people are regard The Manchester Guardian, in the courses zopzomaated by Lieutenant-General favoured education more than he, but he ing all matters concerning etiquette, I am Lord Li Ching-Mai; General Ha Hau-grostly doubted the wisdom of compulsory all the more astonished at the way they of its comments on the subject, observes. Chang, Chief of General Staff: Major-education, except in sotte small areas. A persistently break oud of the iwe of the

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Baburo Babo, Grand indirect but the direct toll in death the Household Colonet Seehi Laser of primary institutions of the Flindtis and

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