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NEWS OF THE DAY.

Guneral Bragg, a former American Consul in Hongkong, and an old Con- federate leader, is reported to be dying.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

Mr George E. Anderson as Consul-General

The King has been pleased to approve of i of the United States of Aniaries at Hong

kong.

The Kirin-Kuanchangtze railway has and the earthworks may be completed this been pushed on with extraordinary mapidity

winter.

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TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1910

MODERN ARMÝ MANŒŒUVRES.

(Rantar'a Service to the China Manil}

Losos, July 13.

1,000 YARDS' RUN.

WORLD'S KECORD BROKEN.

(From Our Chen, Correspondent.)

Lovros, July 19. At New York

3 runner named Shepherd did the 1,000 yards in 2 minceuvres began to-day. Three six- minutes 19.2/5 seconds, thus beating the ships are participating in making previous world's record.

[Note The prorious best record for the 1,000 yards (ainateur) was 3 minutos 19

Bassoon, Bart, Unionist Member for record for the sumo distance was 3 minutes The Bill introduced by Sir Edward socomia, made by Myers in America in the year 1881. The best professional Bythe, providing for the compulsory in-17 ssconds, achieved by W. Cummings in on ships, has been rond in the House of stallation of wireless" telegraphic apparatus the same your.-E». CM.] Commons for the first time.

The Chinese authorities hare adopted 3 inch more conciliatory attitude in the Fushun mining sifsir, and merely ask for an indemnity of Tis. 920,00 to be paid to

the withdrawal of the Japanese police. Wang Chung-yao, the owner, and also for

Owing to pestilential illness, schools impressed upon us the momentous of Christianising the great nations of in Paolingfu have closed for the vacation character of the present hour. We have the East, whether they were content oarlier than usual this year. beard from many quarters of the to plant in these countries a multitude awakening of great nations, of the open-of Christian sects, or whether the res] ing of long-closed doors, and of move purpose of missionary effort was not ments, which are placing all at once rather to plant in each land one united before the Church a new world to be Church of Christ, penetrating and. wou for Christ. The next ten years strongly influencing the national life will in all probability constitute a turn-of the "people" and at the same time ing peint in human history, and winy be bound in the unity of the spirit is For eiss of 1 dor. of more critical importance in deterrain the Church throughout the world." ing the spiritual evolution of mankind Undoubtedly the Conference will bear than many centuries of ordinary experi- rich fruit in the future, though its ence. If those years are wasted havoc agents being necessarily bumun we may be wrought that centuries are not must act be impatient for an ironedinte able to repair. On the other hand if harvest. they are rightly, used they may be umong the most glorious in Christian. history. We have, therefore, devoted, much time to a close scrutiny of the ways in which we may best utilise exist. ing forces of hissionary enterprise by unifying and consolidating agencies, by $20.80 improving their administration and 84.80 the training of their agents. We have 100.00 done everything within our power in the interest of economy and efficiency, and in this endeavour we have reached greater unity of common action than has heen attained in the Christian Church Chinese residents in Cochin-Chins" for centuries. But it has become in hare petitioned the Governor there, pray creasingly clear to us that we needing for the remission of various vexatious taxes, and also that they should be per. seething far greater than can be reach-mitted to pay their fall tax cbce a year. ed by any economy or reorganization of the existing forces: Just as great national danger demands a new standard of patriotism and service from every citizen, so the present condition of the world and the missionary maak demand from every Christina and from every congregation a change in the existing

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HONOKONG, Tumquay, July 17, 1910

THE WORLD'S MISSIONS.

Most of the papers now reaching us from home, via Siberia, are filled with glowing accounts of the great missionary conference recently beld in Edinburgh. The Conference was attended by repre S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld. sentatives of all the Reformed Churches, the delegates representing nearly every race of Europe, America, Asia, Alica and Australia, and although the Roman Catholic Church had no part in the historic gathering, still one message was delivered in the course of the meeting by a distinguished member of the ancient Church. It took the form of a personal letter, from the Bishop of Cremona to one of the delegates, in which Mons. BoxOMELLid --

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weaker, may confirm and not impair the message of the missionary enterprise.".

In the message to members of the Church in non-Christian countries the Conference assured them that nothing had caused it more joy than their steady

The Chinese Government states that it does not intend to appoint a successor to Sir Walter Hillier, Foreign Advisor to the Waiwupu,

Miss Maggie Frazer and Little Percy are to make their reappearance at the A special programme is to be provided. Empire Cinematograph Theatre to-night.

Mr William J. Loob, Collector of the port of New York and formerly private secretary to President Rosevelt, is to be nominated for the Governorship of Now York, when Mr Hughes takes his sent on the Saprome Beach.

We have received a copy of the "Report on the Tride of China, 1908," by

at J. B. Sutter; "Report on Trade of the Dutch East Indice, 1909," by Br

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because he was considered superannustad of Justice in Washington, at the age of 77, and no longer able to perform the services for which he has diawḥ his salary.

Me William Kerr, who Brat arrived in be years ago, has passed away at One of the most genial and kind-hearted Sono after undergoing a painful operation. of mon, he was an enthusiastic Mason and his funeral was conducted partly in se cordance with the ritual of the Rose Creix Chapter and finally at the gravebide by the Church of England Bexas held in very high estaun, and his removal leaves a very sensible blank in the foreign community of the port.

BOURNEMOUTH

AVIATION MEETING.

FRENCHMAN LEADS THE WAY,

(From Our Own Corresponda.)

LONDON, July 19. The Frezch mronnut M. Morane won the majority of the prizes at the Bournemouth Aviation Meeting.

Elis total winnings amounted to 133,400.

KING GEORGE.

HIS PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE SERVICE.

An "Electrifying Effect."

LONDON, July 19.

A most promising naval career, szys the L. & C. Express, has been cut short. At the early age of 3 years, by the death of (Renter's Service to the China Mall) Capt. Bernard Majendis, R.N., who passed sway at the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, on June 19, after a brief illness. He bel came a commander in December, 1905, and was in command of H. M. S. Cadmus on the China Station until December last. when he was promoted to captain, hoing one of the youngest officers of the rank in the Navy.

ARMED KOBBERY TRIAL.

Prisoner Frofers Hanging To

Sentence.

before Mr Justice Hazeland at the Supreme The Criminal Sessions concluded today,

have been stolen. Mr C. G. Alabaster Prosecuted on behalf of the Crogn, and

prisoners were undefended."

The following gentlemen were sworn in 45 jurors:Messrs. W. M. Humphrose The death is announced at Yarmouth.foreman), E. F. Ray, J. Henter, A. S. at an advancet age, of Captain Martin Currie, T. Hunter, C. 'Skott. and E. E. of the smart clipper barques that used Velis Barber, who had command of some Elli

Mr Alabaster stated that the robbery

The German Army airship war

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THE KAISER

THE TURY'S LATEST PATRON.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

Lomon, July 18.

The Standard states that the Kaiser, who has hitherto held aloof from horse racing, has become the patron of the principal turf club in German exercis ing authority throughout the country..

JAPAN AND HER TREATIES.

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

Toro, July 19.

The Japanese Government has daly notified the Foreign Powers that tho various Treaties, concluded between her and them will expire on the 16th- July, 1911.

THE MONGOLIA

The Times states that the recent

(Independent Neves, Agency's Service Royal visit to Aldersbot is regarded as

to the China Moi.) strong evidence of the intention of His Majesty the King to resuscitate

TOKYO, July 19.. personal influence in the Forces, and has reached Yokohama and is mone The Pacific Mail steamer Mongolin that his visit has already had an the worse for her temporary sojourn. electrifying effect on the Aldersbot

on Okitan beach, near Shimizu, She Command.

will proceed to San Francisco, being undamaged.

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Their majesties embark on 21st in- stant for a week's inspection of the Navy. The programme will include a review of the combined Fleets.

THE NEW TURKEY.

MUSSULMAN CONGRAT

THE WOO-NING RAILWAY

PROPOSED REDEMPTION FROM BRITISH CONTROL.

(Wah Tax Yat Po's. Service.) ruler's Service to the China Mail)

PEXINE, July 18. The Wai-wu-pu

at present trying LONDON, July 19.bard to mise funds for the redemption

ULATIONS.

A deputation of Mussulmans represent from British control of the Woo-Ning ing their compatriots in China, Mongolia | and Turkestan arrived at Constantinople

Railway, yesterday to congratulate the Sultan on his accession and on the establishment of a constitutional regime.

JAPANESE POLITICIANS

YUNNAN REBELS

QUELLED.

(Woh Taz Fat Po's Service}

PENING, July 18.;

H. E. Li Ching Hi, Viceroy of Yui- tian, has reported that the rebels at Tai Li-fa bave been successfully quelled,

REBELLION IN SHANTUNG.

the elevation of our spiritual ideal The Sutton; and the Monthly Statistical old scale and the old ideal were framed Bulletin of New South Wales for April in view of a state of the world which

Court, when four natires were indicted bas ceased to exist. They are no longer Colonel John Singleton Mosby, then a charge of armed robbery, alleged to adequate for the new world which is celebrated independent cavalry leader of have been committed in the New Territory arising out of the ruins of the old. It is in Hongkong in 1878, has just been die, other articles of the total value of SICO, I the Confederates, who was American Consul May 3rd, by which they stele clothing not only of the individual or the can-missed from the service of the Department receiving the goods, well knowing them to They were also alternatively charged with gregation that this new spirit demanded. There is an imperative spiritual demand that cational life and influence as a whole be Christianised, su that the entire impact, ermmercial and political, now of the trest upon the east and bow of the stringes races upon these ran to England with ven from China. took place during the night and had all When he retired from the sea, at the age the attendent characteristics of armed rob of forty, Captain Barber became a ship.berias in the Colony. There were knivon, broker and a marine surveyor and assessor, robbers ransacked the whole house..

IN ENGLAND, pepper, bomb and torches, and the in which last mentioned-business he had Bat owing to its having taken place considerable practice.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) in the night only one of the fou prisoners was actually recognised by the

LONDON, July 19. The Japanese cruiser Ikoma, with a MrE. Sewell, in An article contributed people of the "house, that one being the to the London Sporting Fife, says that the first prisoner. He was picked out after-party of Japanese politicians on board,., growth in numbers and zeal, and none Australian Board of Control does not appear Wards at the Police Station among other arrived at Gravesend yesterday. | bad been more be,ful in the delibera-to want a South African team to visit. It was for the jury to say if they

The Mayor boarded the cruiser und. were satisfied with that identification. gave the visitors a hearty welcome. tions of the Conference than some of Bailey's suggestion that the Cornstalks are prisoner, for what he was arrested he was Australia Is seems, he says, that Dir Abe There was other ovidence against the first those members..

afraid of the South Africans is true. After taken back to his home and his wife handed The Conference of course has no offering the South Africans half the gross the police two pawn tickets both of which gate receipts or £10,000, whichever is the related to property which was identified by witnesses is property atolen on the night £5,000. greater, Australia now refuses to guarantee in question. The evidence against the second prisoner was that he was arrested in ahouse at Kowloon Tsai, where & bundle quests in the path of civilization, discussions bare stimulated a greater

was found which he said belonged to him. "The death is reported of Mr Albert The bundle was wrapped up in a handker phases of philosophy, the evolution both interest in Missions throughout the General Bospital, Shanghai. He was in his The progress of science, the various

Edward Rees who died suddenly at the

chief which was identified as having been of thought and cf practical life-these world. and that perhaps the chief forty-ninth year. Born in Glamorganshire, prisoner was in the house and was arrested wailo in the bankerchief were other stolen, all group themselves round the religions

things stolen from the house. The third which human history dianleys and outcome of the big gathering will be he was at one time a member of the at the same time. Before going into this Bankers' Dinner, referred to the in-.

Mr Lloyd George, speaking at the REGISTRATION OF OPIUM classifies at different epochs.

an increasing desire for unanimity on with one of the Bandmann companies, prisoner. In that box were other articias threatrical profession and went to Shangbai house the polico visited a mathed and "Moreover, your Conference, which is being held in Scotland--Seciland, the the part of the churches working in For some years past he has been in the stolen in the robbery, and there were also he said, was mainly due to the insane found a box which was claimed by the third crense in national expenditure which, land of the strong and noble ideals. the Mission field abroad. This aspect service of the Astor House Hotel Companad other things used in armed robberies, seemed to be affected by the epidemic of i is it packet of pepper, bombe, torches competition in armaments. All nations and bis kindly and oblizing disposition. DINING ROOM SUITE ons strife is a triumphant proof of of the problem will be dealt with more found him many friends who will receive the house. The evidence against the fourth prodigality: We led, but we had the

things similar to which the police found at another consoling fact, that the most fully by a Continuation Committee which the news of his death with genuine regret. desirable and precious of human li-

prisoner was much weaker. He was found excuse that we had the greatest Empire ན་ with a purae, which one of the witnessen Cherch of England, at its recent half-yearly evidence against him. It was an ordinary

The Central Board of Missions of the night in

hers and said was stolen on the to defend. meeting, beld under the chairmanship of looking purse, though there were cortain question That was the only

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'EMPIRE'

The Conference, indeed, proves that

influence over the entire life of man, religious feeling ever exercises asupreme power to bind any of the Churches

and that the religious ficter in our day, represented to any course of action, as throughout all time, stimulates and but there is no doubt that the various arges on human activity towards new

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berties religious liberty-may now be the Conference appointed after receiving eaid to be a grand conquest of con- the report of the Commission on "Co of various faiths to test together, ut operation and the Promotion of Unity temporary humanity, and it enables men for the purpose of hating and combating This Commission had reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury, who of course, for the prisoner to give each other for the supposed greater

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Witnessed wore then called. unites all believers in Christ. United in be viewed with grave concern. The station of Christian nations with the of robbery and the others of receiving The jury found the frat prisoner guilty oae fuith, the various spiritual forces) combine in the adoration of the one true Christian forces were confronting their advance of Christianity in Chins, cordiallysoner had a previous conviction of seven

opium traffic is a serious bindrance to the stolen goods. God in spirit and in truth. For these gigantic task without concerted policy, supports Resolutions 60 and 61 of the years' and 20 atrokes for a like offence, Alabaster stated that the first, pri- reasons I applaud your conference."

Asplendid unanimity characterized the

without adequate combination, and

Lambetă Conference of 1968 on the subject while the fourth prisoner had been ser CINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE, Conference and many of the speeches without suficient generalabip. Overthorelo attachod, and presses the con

and the pange from the encyclical lotter tended to three years' imprisonment on a

similar charge. PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, delivered will go down in history

lapping and competition were to beviction that the effectual repromion of the first prisoner would, if givensshort sentence, His Lordship said he was sure that the

memorable contributions to a deeply in-

found in certail districts in the mission opium evil will not be attained until China commit another rubbery when he came is formally released from treaty obligations to fourteen years' harti labour and be given oct, xad he would therefore be sentenced, teresting and ever-widening problem: eld; while other vast territories re-to admit opiate, the connection of the

two whippings of twelve strokes each. 2.15 11.30 ..

On the last day of all, the Conference mained practically untouched. It was Indian Government with the opium axport The other prisoners would be confined in resolved upon sending messages to mem- Rappearance of the eminent Subratio

the judgment of many who were boat trade is brought to an end, and menure gaol fer seron years each with hard labour. On hearing the sentence the first prisoner and Dancer

bers of the Church in Christian and zon-acquainted with the facts that the prohibition of opium, except for said he would prefer to be hang.

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PEKING, July 18. A rebellion has broken out in the Yang District of the Shantung Province. The Magistrate's Yamen, the schools and the missionary houses are danger.

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A body of newly-trained soldiers has (Reuler's Service to the Chips Mail.)been despatched to quell the rising..

LONDON, July 18.

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