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ored land by a British subject bekuga, niso, of a Royal, prerogativa-that off to the K and should an island declaring war. It is doubtful if there arise suddenly in the seas within the is another European sovereign who could three mile radius of the counts of Britain, its owner would be the Kio Theoretically, of course, the Kwa la owner of all British soil, and the tears

[Curynique:] THE KAISER.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1910.

CHINESE MILITARY MIS-

BION IN VIENNA.

LONDOy, June 250 (Rental's Service to the China Haïl.) The Daily Chronicla denida the report printed in the Daily Mail on the 24th of June that the Kaiser was proment nt Kiel gatta resterdays.

NEWS OF THE DAY:

I W. Lamb, the specialist in aya glasses, leaves Hongkong for Manila os blonday the 27th.

CHINA'S PARLIAMENTA

(Was Les Fat Poa Sarrion)

PIKING, June 20

The representatives of varione pro

| vinées who went to Peking braquest Lesnar, Jaus 25. the early establishinant of parliament, Prince Tsui Tan and his military have visited the Prince Regent's palace. mission have been banquetted at the They asked for au interview and castle at Vienna, Archiluke Francis tendered a petition, but bath Salvator represented the Emperor. refused.

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

by bia.ova set declare war with a foreign Router's Service to the China d'ail) power. Not long ago some burrower into the constitution called atradtion to this right of the King of England, and the other owners pay are merely rents.aqanded an alarm Wheriat his readers Thus the Kiso is exempt from taxation, smiled, better aware then their instruc because since the taxes are his it would tor, where, within the British dominicus,

C. M. 8. N. CO. be absurd for him to tax himself. This lies the real power on which is founded

(Wah`Tas Fat Po's Service)" did not prevent King Eowan, both Kingship and the law-the will

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

PEKING, Jane 24/ of his own free will, from pay-of the people themselves. For des-

(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)

The Board of Communications on ing income tax So, too he is pite all the medieval pageantry The United States Treasury at

LONDON, June 25.. finding that only small profit has been exempt from all tolls, and this pre- which still holds in the the Washington has installed machinery for The Daily Telegraph's St. Petersburg made by the CMS N. Co. aspected rogative gave rise to an amusing agination of "the British people when washing with a gorni-destroying prepiracerspondent telegraphs that a Russo, that something must be wrong in the tion, and then ironing, the dollar oute Japanese Treaty will be signed in a management and an officer has been incident in the reign of Conor DL they think of the Throne and its issue.

few days, bringing Russo-Japanese despatched to make inquiries. His Majesty was hunting one day on associations, the real rulers of the empire

The Netherlands India commercial relations into a phase of neighbourliness Hounslow Heath and was in hot pursuit are the suber-clad men who forms that bank are in receipt of telegraphic advice which, it is believed, will culminate of a stag. It swam" across the river, select committes of the House of Com- from their head offico, at Amsterdam, later in a formal alliance. The new opening New Premises Today:

stating that a dividend of 13 per cont hax treaty deals only with. Manchurie, the and the hunters made for the bridge. mons known as the Cabinet--and that been defired for the year ending 31st iden being that peace there secures the The now Club House of the Corinthiaer). Tachs Club was formally opened to-day by Decembar 1909.

pance of the remainder of the Far East. Mrs Francia Chick, wife of the genial Com It accopts unreservedly the status quo nioderes to the presence of a very large as the groundwork for future Farsemblage. The weather was perfect for Eastern policy.

auch wegramony, ku na dr

Members and visitor, having gathered The correspondent adds that the outside the front door, Mr E. M. Hazeland, well-msant but inadequately adjusted Vico-Commodore, unded. Mrs Clarke a action of America and the friendliness silver key and requested her to kindly oper of Russia towards Russia contributed largely towards the Russo-Japanese

approchement

Unaware that the KING was with them, again derives its powers solely from the toll keeper let down the bars,, but the will of, the nation itself an expressed lifted them immediately on the cry in the ballot box.

S. MOUTRIE & Co..The King, the King," being raised

TAIMITED.

Benskoos. April 16, 1907.`

DEATH..

M.

G.

BRADFORD-Un June 17, at the General Hospital, Singapore, Bapron, of the Sarawak Government

Service.

MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Miscellaneous.

9 am.-Excursion to Macnó.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, June 28-

9.30 p.m.-Action of Household Fural

tare, etc. at 14, Seymour TerrNCE.

5.45 p.m.-Meeting of Victoria Recrea

tion Club in Gymnasium.

WEDNESDAY, June-00---

.30 p.m.-Anction of Household Farni- tore at 8,Knutsford Terrace, Rowlocu. 2,30 p.m.-Anction of Household Fart

ture at Meera Höghes & Hough's Sale Rooms.

B p.m. Ferformance at City Hall.

THURSDAY, June $0-

11a.m.-Adation of Manila Cigara, etc. at Menors Hughes & Hough's Salon

Booms.

MONDAY, July 4.-

Noon-Meeting of Hongkong Ice Co., at Mosers Jardine, Matheson Co.'s Offi«.

The China Mail.

by the courtiers. When the vanguard had passed through, the keeper lowered the bars nguin, supposing the Krag to bave gone on. It happened, however, that GEORGE was in the second party. In vain his courtiers shouted at the toll keeper. "Fe let King Gronor through, God bless him," be stcutly declared, "and I know no other Fing in England. If you have brought out the King of France, hong me if I let him through without the blunt." In great wrath the Royal party had to wait until the toll fees were paid, the stag in 'the meantime escaping. A similar story is told of King Fawaan who, 39 PRINCE OF WALES, while for.

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The Netherlands India Commersial Bank are in receipt of telegraphic advice from their head office, at Amsterdam, HONGKONG AND ITS RICK stating that a dividend of 12% Las been declared for the year ending 31st December

SHAW COOLIES.

A Ballade of Late Juno.

Where are now the public "Hickshawa"

remieraler to my grief; With their jolting, awkward pullers Are they gone Ob, what relief!

Oh, the raucous cry of "Camshaw, Which need once to pelt the car, Adding to life's dreary burden Every ride throughout the year...

Fear not, Ob, my gentle reader, Soon the coolies' strike will fizzle, Hongkong's respite won't be long, Then he'll recommence his song..

.."

1000.

In our last night's issue we stated that the C.Y.C. are the present holders of the Water Polo Association's Shield. This is a mistake. The 0.1,0. won the year before last, but last year the V.R.C. team, captained by Mr L.F. Lammert, were the

winners.

Lord and Lady Gindstone, members of the Union Cabinet, and a large congrega-

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

SEVEN NEW PEERS.

Canton Consul made 0.M.G::

ん

CORINTHIAN TACHT CLUB.

the Club.

Mrs Clark, in socoding to the request,

picsare in declaring this Club House open- alocked the door and said---I have meta for the use of nom bers, Nurse

The company then trooped in and in the reading room the Commodore," after a anitable interval, proposed:

d's tomat Dr Francis Clark," said Ladies and Gentlemen. I want to ask you to drink autocess to the Club. D'is six years sinos the Club was established sad on the 27th day of January, 1906, my wife opened your first Club house-

amall wooden structure

which long ago, grew too small for the numerous members who flocked to our banzer, The only memento of that first LONDON, Jane 24. Club house thab now remains in this very Peerages have been conferred on the excellent photograph which adores our Hon. Richard Causton (formerly The aim of our alub has been to fostar

walls

somewhat firowling, when he's paid the right fare, Royal Commission appointing Lord Glad. (well-known scientist) the Rt. Hon. Si proed heritage of our British raca, by

Sneezing hard the stranger gress, Grinning wide when "Oumabaw."

falleth hunting, was once halted by an in-Inte palms but seldom clean. dignant farver, with a pitchfork. The

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horror of the farmer when he learned Hardworked Son of Han who toileth, the identity of his victim was only Soon and late through wet and shine, equalled by the amusement of King Though your sins are very venial

I'll not swop my lot for thine.

EDWARD.

WEARY WILLIE

tion attended a special survice in Preturi (Router's Service to the China Mar.). Cathedral on May SI, after which Lord Gladstone Ministers, the Lord Chief Justice, and the Judges proceeded to the Legislative Assembly. The gathering was sombra owing to Royal mouraing. The Paymaster General), Sir Walter Foster, that true sporting lastinet which is the spccuraging a friendly rivalry among this stone Governor-General of South-Africa Hudson Kearley (formerly Parliamentary many salt water enthusiasts in this Colemy. The Club offers every facility for was road in English and Dutch. Lord Secretary to the Board of Trade). Six yacht rating, cruising, rowing, boat racing, Gladstone, whd on May 19, at Capetown, Westin Pearson (head of a large motor boat racing, swimming and water was sworn in as High Commissioner, now publishing firm), Sir. William Holland are not able to maintain a mess and in polo, and if with theso many privileges you. took the oath as Governor-General The

(Manchester colten spinner and M. Porpore sans the fanit lies at your door and members of the Cabinet wars then swom

I have to tender the apologie in. Lord and Lady Gladstone have created for Rotherham), Sir Christopher Furness

(ahipowner and shipbaūder) and Mr Committee for having a long kept you ont ⚫ good impression.

Freeman Thomas (formerly MP for (Hastings and the Bodmin division of Cornwall)

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mr Robert Hunter "bas. been appoiated to be a surveyer of boilers of unlicensed stenashipa arder 60 tons burden during the: sheence on leave of Mr D. Msconsid.

not at ours.

your

live in a land of Chinose workmen, one of of those most commodious premises, but we

whose mottoes apparently is Procras tination is the cadence of contracting, and 30 we may be thankful that we are here at last and that our clad house has only taknu three months longer to build than was-

anticipated.

Another Royal prerogative is that of pardoring criminals. Kind Grose could to-morrow order all the prisons of the Empire to open; for the theory is that every crime is committed against the King's peace. He could not, however, interfere in a civil case where the isso though rumour whispored last dight that Committee of the Wong-nei-cheong and John Fuller (Junior Lord of the Trea- fonrod I would not be back in time for the

́THE RICKSHAW STRIKE.

As we go to press we hear that some of the public rickshaw coolies have taken up work again and were scan piring their vehicles for hire this afternoon. Tho Kowloon men have unt, joined the strike they would knock off the morning. Rumour again, as peuni, was wrong.

HONGKONO, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1910.

THE FOUNTAIN OF HONOUR." ONCE more the ancient title of Parser The Finest Smoking Mixture in of WALES has been recreated by a

the market.

KING of ENGLAND, this time in farcus of the little lad who until the 7th, of

The United States Congress is expect May we a commoner known KJ PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK, and then sillening or proroguing Parliament, ended to bring its present session to a dose

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is between private parties. In some other respects the Kisa's power is, by ancieal "custom, strictly limited. For example, he cannot appear in Parliament save when he goes in state to the House of Lords to exercise his prerogative of

giving his asscut to bills. When Prisce OF WALES, KING EDWARD was frequently present listening to debates, bat pace he ascended the throne this privilege

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The French Mail of the 24th May was delivered in London on the 24th June.

to-dny.

The Engineer Corps in the Taitod States Army to to be increased by 60 officers, from colonel downward."

!

The few baronets include Dr. Francis Champreys (well known as the 3: Bartho

I wait remember that when I wanted to lomew's Hospital physician), Mr Harold Harmsworth (of the Associated Pressrun.over to Manila for a professional con- gress on March 1st, last, and assured "your- Lieut. R. R. Rosoman, R.N., his bos| Mr Adolf Tuck, Mr Norman Lament Committee that. I should be back without formerly M. P. for Buteshire), Mr fail so the 18th of March, there was some solemn shaking of harde because they sury), Mr A. M. Mond (M.P. and director opening of the Club-bouse. (Laughter.) of many industrial concerns), Mr T. L. And bere we are at the end of June Warner (M.P. and director of several which reminds me of a little family secret --I wonder il my wife would mind if I large companies), and Mr Joseph told it to you, Walton (MP. and Middlesbrough.

appointed the Naral representative on the Queen's Recreation grounds rice List

E. P. H. Pardoe, R. M.LI.

Sir Richard Solemon. Agent-General for

Cape Colony in London, has been appointed

HONGKONG'S FINANCES.

He

an excellent idea to get married and

Many many years ago I thought it would.

celebrating any 40th birthday to-day as well as the apering of the new Club-house." (Loud chers),

High Commissioner for the South African

alter the necessary preliminaries were Union in London. Sir John Henryde Villas, manufacturer) Chief Justice of Cape Colony and President Frighthoods have been bestowed on settled the solarn question of the date of

I Haid of the Cape Legislative Council, has been Mr. Quiller-Couch (the well known the wedding had to be discussed.

good day passing that it was my birthday appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme author), Mr. Alfred East, A.R.A., (land suggested that Jore Sand would be a very Court of South Africa. The King has con- scape painter and etcher), Mr Clarendon and that one, could not crowd too many ferred a barony on Sir John de Villiers. ther 23rd of June as "Duse of Cory,

Hyde (formerly M. P. for Wednesbury good things lato one day, but the wretched

Calendar for that year declind this June- and now a partner with Sir Westman 23rd was to be -8unday, so we fixed the WALL becoming through his father's

Pearson), Colonel Ingles (chairman of wedding for an exdiar day in June. The accession to the Throne by hereditary

the Stock Exchange), Dr Lunn (myear another red letter day in our lived wi

to 'cccur and I secretly hoped that June- The Banncial statement issued from the recognition of his promotion of inter- 23rd would be the day but alas the right peer of the realm. GEORGE pissed from him. Eren 8 PRINCE OF The Pope has appointed Mgr. Foley Hongkong Treasury for the month of April national gatherings) and Mr. Calendar galo interferod, for an the 2îndă V. had to wait a much longer jime WALES the late KING was, before (be and Mgr. Carrier to be Bishops of shons under the heading of rozanne and Malpine President of the Baptist was a Thursday, and we could not pro- than his youthful son before the great revision of the rules of procedure, once

Tuguegaro and Zamboanga respectively.

perly celebrate this function except on expenditure that at the commencement of Union.

half holiday, | the month there was a balance of asseta dignity of Paxce of WALES WA excluded from the visitors' gallery of the Wo have received the report for 1909 and abilition of $51,640.50.

Mr. R. N. Bland, Resident Coun (Chamwe had to make it, the 25th. Revenue billar at Penang, and MrWtwo parties in cod week and so I am Of course I could not be allowed to hsya conferred upon him, but it is in to House of Commons on the occasion of a of the China Baptist Publication Society, during the month yielded 8717.553.99 Jamieson, Consul General at Canton, danger of losing any of its lustre, debate in which his great friend Mr Work in Canton, both issued from the There was thus a balance at the end of the and the Directory of Protestant Missionary while theexpenditure absorbed $599.645,97.

have received the C.M.G. "An Exquisito Smoke 6.50 $1100 we imagine, if one can judge by what HesaY CHAPLIN, was about to take part, by press of the China Baptist Publication month of $109,847.87.

General Sir Ian Familton and Sir

And now let me give-yourse, the toust is already known of the character of Mr Bigen, au sh shopkeeper, making Society of Canton.

The nots on April 30th were $411,105.28 Charles Hardingo (the Viceroy-elect Success to the Corinthian Yacht Cla the now wearer of the proud title. the cry "I spy strangers." The Speaker It is reported that s Chinese milionaire and the liabilities 2241,457.37, and the of India are made Knights of the long may it lourish and may the typhoons The toast was most cordially received. and Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Scott, Thereafter tax wae muzved and at five per The recreation of this ancient appel-was obliged to clear the aristocratic at Dairen has become bankrupt as a result balance of assets on the general account Grand Croes of the Order of the Bath, tender with the building." (Applause)

Vice-Admiral - Egerton, Vice-Admiral o'clock the aquatic sports begun. T lation in favour of his eldest son strangers out at the bidding of a men in the price of bean-cake. Many other

Sir George Callaghan, Vice Admiral wat proceeding so we went to press

The band of the 13th Rajputs was fr 38.00 reminds one of some of the old pro- ber of the lowest middle class; the strang-Chinese in Dairen are said to have been

Sir Hoary Jackson, and Engineer attendance Vice-Admiral Oram are made Knights. rogatives as well as of the great responers including the Paxos, the Russian affected by this failaro,

Commanders of the Order of the Bath aibilities which have descended upon Ambassador and several Peers. Ensc

while Sir Arthur Hardinge, Minister KISO CHORCE, and will, in turn, bavoor has attended toany debates in passed down to his successor, in Parliament; but will enter the House no

more save on formal occasiona that, we hope, far distant day when

Similarly, the Kino may not enter e his course as KING is can, For in-

court of law as plaintiff or delendant, stance the Kisa has the sole right to or may he administer justice, this can B. WATSON & 00., print the Bible, the Book of Common only flow through his regularly appoint

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Frayer, and all Acts of Parliament ed Judges. To offset this disability is in the United Kingdom. If he so the legal theory that a Kine can do no desired he could forbid the printing wrong, and the legal responsibility for

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GRAND SUCCESS of the Queen of the Banjo MIBS LAURA DIAMOND

MONDAY, JUNE 27TH-Debut siệ

MSS MAY LEWIS,

most

of the Funeral:

of any.

of the rise in the bean-markat and the fall

Don't stablish a reputation as a humorous speaker, because you will have An awful job trying to lire up to it," id Mr W. J. Bryan (perpetual candidate for

the Presidency) in addressing the Public Sponking Club of America recently,

was $1,019.259.18.

HONGKONG BOTANICAL

DEPARTMENT.

Mr W. J. Tutcher appointed Superintendent

umerous friends in the Colony will bear with feelings of unalloyed pleasure that Mr W. J. Tutcher has been sppainted At Aldershot, on May 25, under the by His Excellency Sir Henry May, acting auspices of the War Office, successful trials under Instructions from the Secretary of were made. The ouging drew a Long Tom of Superintendent of the Botanical gun weighing 5 tons at a speed of eight and Forestry Department, in succes miles an hour along a road and also serves sign to Mr STDunn, the hai ad, a ditch ft. doop, and a bog now reagond Mr. Tutcher had sios The Peace Bociety proposes to raiser Dunn's departure for Home some position which he has filled with entire

of a traction engine of the extorpillar type | State for the Colonies, to the position

Thi

be

THE NEXT BAND CONCERT.

There is to be no band concert in the..

to Belgium, is made a Knight of the Botanical Gardena to-night, as previously Grant Crosz of St. Michael and Stranged. The next concert is to take Charge

place on Wednesday, July Sib, and the price of adminion will be 50 cents

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or all of them throughout any crime which an English Kurs might e50,000 for a memorial to King Edward's months ago been Acting Superintendent, the Empire More curious still is choose to commit would rest upon his memory. The fund may he need to endow the custom which noknowledges that Ministers, not upon him. On no pro to found: Imperial Scholarships at the City promotion, which took effect from April ward in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, or stafaction. He thoroughly deserves his all whales and sturgeons cast upon tence may the Exo be arrested, and his of London School. Mr, Carurgie and Ste 10th, and we beg to join in the congratula Tit.

tions which will be showered on the popular the coast of England are the property goods distrained or taker under exce-William Misther have each given £1000..

Per Buperintendent at this timoun kadan of the KINO. The QUERY is supposed tion. This exemption extends party aporta that an exhaustive Investigation residance in the Colony, coming here

The Califomlan Labour Commissioner Mr Tutcher has had a fairly lengthy to have an equity in the whale, the big household, and no menial in it may shown that some form of unskilled labour Assistant Superintendent of the Botanical

similar to Japanese is emential to a Deparment in December, 180) tail going to her, perhaps in deferende be arrested or taken in execution in continuance of the development of the position, he has mines continuously held to her supposed feminine need of criminal or civil action witbons permis podialised agricultural industries of Cal except during those perinde heir lid has fornia, and that if diapasonna are excludes been Acting Superintendant. He bak whalebone. As it happens, though; son from the Board of Green Cloth, Bindus will replace them. The report will with his good wife, made a host of Friends probably end the anti-Jspanned agitation in Hongkong and he has their good wishes whalebone is not obtained from the which regulates the duties and liabilities in Californi

for emtinued sacone in the peecution of State his sportant dation in the Governmer whale's tail.

of the inmates of the Royal establish The Kun is cole owner of the beds rant. Every Royal residence is thus

Banctuary, and formerly the offence of of all tidal river in Great Britain

ting anybody within these precinct

by the cutting off of the

pricier of all that part the British

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