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cognition of the physical and moral of cruelty with misconduct an the facts of parentage, namely, that every man's side tended to decrease "tho child had two parents who were jointly gravity of misconduct and was also and severally, responsible for its ex-unfair. The woman frequently felt istence therefore for its guardianship the infidelity of her husband as much and maintenance as long na it needed if not more than the husband that of parental protection. It did not conduce the wife. In the best interests of to serions self-control among men to family life, no further grounds for reduce almost to an invisible minimum divorce should be granted. Guilty

[Cervatons.]

THE TETSUREI MARU DISASTER.

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· · EIGHTY LIVES LOST.

Independent News Agency's Servies to

the China Mail)

Texto, July, 29. The captain of the Osaka Shosen

[COPTRIGHT.]

FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1910

TARIFF BARGAINING

BRITAIN'S POSITION WITH JAPAN.

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Is She Helpless ?

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

Loxtor, July 90. In reply to Mr Lonsdale, in the House

tom that country annually,

[COPYRIGHT.]

TURKEY'S GROWING

NAVY.

"{Renter's. Servien to the China- Mail.)

LONDON, July 28. In Constantinople it is reported that the purchaas has been arranged of two German cruisers of 12,000 tons at £500,000 each.

Mr. Hope naked :-Is it not a fact that.

the natural responsibility and guardian-parties in divorce proceedings should Enisha's steamer Tetsurei Maru, "to of Commons last night, Sir Edward | ship of the father of children bom ont act be permitted to re-marry, at least gether with the crew and the rest of my refused to admit that the new the passengers, numbering altogether Japanese tariff would exclude nearly a af wedlock. She would like to see the for a prolonged period, and some 80 souls, are still missing and it is now million pound's worth of British goode Per caso of i dozawa relating to parentage remodelled punishment should be inflicted for the generally believed that they sank with en the basis of the fundamental fact Wrong committed against the com- the ship when she foundered off Mokpho, that every child has two parents. She munity. Really a husband in a bar-Korea, last Saturday, and have been would make no attempt to enter into barous country was better off, in Mr. drowned. sho question whether a husband should WATTS-DITCHFIELD's opinion, than one' forgive an unfaithful wife, or a wife anliving in a civilised country. In a unfaithful husband. This must depend barbarous country ha' could shoot the apon a knowledge of details in each other man, but in a civilised country individual enURL. But the contempt he was not allowed to shoot, and

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with which men in general spoke of the State would not shoot for him.

a complacent husband, compared Judging by the questions put by with the reverepce and deep ap various members of the Commission, Per Depreciation with which they spoke of "a and particularly by the ladies, it seems forgiving wife"-the wise woman who that one outcome of the Commission shut her eyes to her husband's trans-will be the placing of worn on an Nozz- Fur Hongking the shoye Prices will be increased by the amount of duty ressis-as significant of the neces equality with man in the Divorce Court.

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standard of domestic morality which materially lowered. the average woman demanded of the

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MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. Miscellanoons, Accession Day of King of Italy (1800). Meeting. Nocu-Wm. Powell, Etd, Meeting,

Auction.

"Noon-Auction of Goods and Chattels

Rooms.

Woman should imitate average man. men in this, and demand a similar fidelity from their husbands both before and during marriage. They would

xt Mosers Bagher & Hough's Salos thus be rendering to the future the

same service which men through counted generations had been bestowing

General Memoranda,

SUNDAY, July 31:

9 a.m.-Excursion to Macao by ms.

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TUESDAY, August 2-

Sanitary Board Mooting, 3.Auction of Crown Land at the Public Works Department's Offices.

WEDNERDAY, August 3:-

King of Norway's Birthday (1872)

(on waren.

be

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Kobe now posseases the most över. crowded prison in Japan.

By the .. Tips to-day there arrived 118 deportees from the Dutch-Indies.

The Bishop of Victoria will preach at the evening service at St. Andrew's, Kowloon, on Sunday next.

A LAUNCH INCIDENT.

The movements of a launch in Hongkong

LIBERTA

PROPOSED ABSORPT ON BY AMERICA.

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(Router's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 28. nothing is able to be done to protect Attention has been drawn to the British trade with. Japan except to sction of the United States in alluring. politely ask for a reduction of the to take charge of Liberia, its finances, datien?

military organisation, agriculture and Sir Edward Grey replied that hopes boundary questions. It is understood

RELIGIOUS TOLER ANCE IN SPAIN:

GOVERNMENT AND THE

groups participating.

(Note - Liberia is an independane Regro the coast of Westerm Repub Africa It has

arca of about 49,000 square miles, while the population numbers nearly 1600,000, including about 10,000 Americo-Liberians; The Republic was founded by the American Colonization Society in 1891, and has been recognised by the United States and the

harbour last night played on the imagin and anticipations were premature. We that with the approval of Great Britain, ation of a writer in a contemporary to such tad better wait till the negotiations with France and Germany, President Taft an extent that it was inferred that the craft certain other Fowers were concluded. has asked the New York bankers, was engaged in the smuggling in or out of We should then be able to judge how the Messrs. Kuba & Loeb, to advance to the port of a number of pirates from

results obtained compared with the Liberia a lean probably amounting to Colowan. But the whole thing was simply explained by a case at the Magistracy this results obtained by other Poware 2100,000 with French and German morning, which leaves a doubt that the added that the results obtained in launch had nothing whatever to do with regard to the new French tariff com the pirate affair at all. It appears that at pars most favourably with the results About 8 pm. P. C. Wilson was on the obtained by other Powers. water police pinned when he saw the

having stolen property on board he blew launch in question., Suspecting her of four binata for her to stop. The launch was at this time sufficiently, close to the pinnace for the former's name to Le plainlyHE

Furopean Fowars sizes 1817 as an in- visible and for the corswain to be heard

dependent State. The executive power is The police are coming, go

vested in a President elected for four years, fall

The whistle was again blown

| assisted by a ministry; there are two houser and the police shouted to the coxswain to

of "Legislature, the Scante, with right stop the launch. He, however, refused to

meraber elected for four years, and the do go, whereupon, the constable fired

House of Representatives with fourteen ravolver abots in the air. The side lights of

members elected for two yours. President. the launch were then takes la, and the craft

Barclay's term expires in January next.." steamed out of harbour at full speed and passed through Lama Channel. The police

A Madrid message says that the There is no regular army, but a frontier force under European officer is boing pinnace followed but the other beat was Premier, without confirming or denying raised. The organisation of the Customs too fast for hor, and escaped in the dark reports of a rupture with the Vatican, basis being carried out with successful results

by officers lent by the British Government.. T-day the coxswain of the launch was announced that the Government has Ep. 0.1. charged

with refusing to obey the police received a Note from the Vatican saying order to stop and also with steaming with it is impossible to continue the negotia out a light after prohibited hours.

Evidence

Dese.

VATICAN

A Rupture.

Bruter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, July 29,

A convict, under sentence of death Another interesting witness was the and awaiting the result of an appeal, excap

was given, and the defendant denied being tions respecting the limitation of Rev. G. E. Wars-DACHFIELD, the well-from Fukucka Prison and is still at large,

out with the launch, saying the craft was religious orders unless the Government knowa writer and vicar of St. James-

The cargo of silk shipped on board the at anchor at the time. Fentongo of 8200 suspended its last Edicts dealing there 9.5. Farra which left this port on the 21st and six weeks' hard labour was imposed in with. The Premier said he would i the-less, Bethnal Green Mr WATTS June was delivered in Lyons on the 25th

respect of each charge. '- DITURF belongs to the Evangelical July. school in the Church of England, and

The silk shipped, per N. Y. K. e.8. he has had much to do with the lower) “Awa Maru," mailed, hence on the 21st

2.16 p..Meeting of the Licensing classes of society. For this reason he June, arrived in New York on Wednesday,

Board.

2.90 p.m.-Auction of Household Fural-wished the Commission to distinguish

ture, etc. at Measts Hughes & Rough's Salta Rooms.

between the real working classes and TERDAY, August :----

the submerged tenth when' considering Pope Pius X elected (1903). 2.30p.m.-Legislative Council Meeting. the matter of making divorce cheaper

The China Mail

Eoxakono, FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1910

and" easier for poor people. The sub- merged tenth, he urged, would not be affected by any legislation; they must be dealt with by moral influences. At present they were pests to society bread- ing children to become pests to society

last, 27th July, stan.m.

The municipality of Trieste has awarded gold medals to the master of the Lowther Grange, the family of the dead ongineer, and the captain of the Trieste.

ARRIVAL OF THE "BANCA."

Some Noteworthy Accomplish-

ments.

The P. and O. turret steamer Banes, in command of Capt. Collyer, arrived in port yesterday from London and Singapore. she left London on June 12th and ex- perienced light, favourable weather and currente up to her arrival at Port Said, which port was reached on the 24th. Very hot weather was felt in the Red Sea, with

The American Consulate General at Hongkong was warned to-day by the Manila Observatory that the cyclone era thick haze at the southern end, while typhoon NW of Naha is now moving to frem Aden to Colombo fresh, to strong monsoon with high seas were encountered. Light variabale winds and generally fine weather was met with between ports from Colombo to Penang, Fort Swottenham and

the W.

exhaust all means of prudence in the negotiations but he was determined to keep his promise to the country.

[Noto-The Times correspondent at Madrid writing on June 16th stated: **The religious ssociatione question was aliuded to in the Speech from the Throne in terms which allow of no doubt as to the intentions of the Government, After reiterating his sentiments of filial respect for the Pope the King declared that his Government will strive to give expression to the public aspirations for the reduction and control of the excessive number of orders and religious congregations, without impairing their independence in spiritual matters. Instructions have been sent to

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INTERNATIONAL-

COURTESIES.

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(Independent News Agency's Service to the China WaZ)

TOKYO, July 29. The Emperor of Korea has visited Viscount Teacchi, the Resident General, at his official residence.

YUAN SHIH-KAL

ONCE MORE IN FAVOUR.

(Wah Taz Fat Po's Service.)

PERINO, July 28, The Prince Regent intenda appointing

to registration of the orders, and negotin Chibli, to an important post and the the Prefects to enforce the existing rules as Yuan Shih-kai, the ex-Viceroy of tions Eare been opened with Rome for the suppresion of convents not needed by the Grand Secretariat bas despatched two diferent dioceses, while a reform of the officers to the late official's residence law of June 30, 1887, and the framing of a

also. Amongst the real working classes, kong on the 15th June. was delivered in Singapore, which part was left on July new Act are announced. Meanwhile theat Wai-Fai-Fu, Honam Province, in

DIVORCE AND ITS PROBLEMS.

Says Mr Wars-Drew, there was Tras Royal Commission on

Divorce continues to take evidence in London very high regard for matrimony, and, considering their environment, the on this most perplexing of all social

marriage tie was extremely well observed. probleme. The other day it called before it, Mrs HENRY FAWCETT, one of the Fler marriage lines were a woman's most influential women in the modern Tutest possession. In his experience public life of England. She gave ex- there was very little desire for divorce pression to some very valuable opinions, amongst the working classes. To entrust from the woman's point of view, and local courts with the power of granting made a most avourable impression. divorce would tend to lower the status Mrs. FAweitr said, in the course of her of marriage. The county court was

remarks, that it was her strong convic associated with payizens for the hire tion that the welfare of the family and purchase of furniture and the police of the State was very intimately bound court with "drunks." The power of

The silk for New York shippet by 3.4. Belleropton, which uile from Hong

New York on 15th inst., vacupying 28 dage days only in transit.

Mr J. M. Dickinson, C. S.Secretary

for War, was the guest of the Quill Club of Manila on July 23. He took occasion to praise the spirit of the Americans now in the Islands.

is

The Pacifc Steam Navigation Co's steamer Quilpue (3,660 tone, built in 1907) missing. It is believed that the vessel foundered during a gato off the south-west cost of America.

23rd und Hongkong renohed at 2 p.. Government, inspired by the universal order to disclose the Prince's plans. yesterday after light winds and calms with spirit of liberty of conscience,'hne given favourable currents throughout the run, to Article 13 of the Constitution the

A last your the Banca, whose registered full senso of its text: The attitada MAÇÃO DELIMITATION,

Dago is 8,000, was employed carrying the adopted by the Papal Nuncio in Madrid three principal commercial products, iron, and the formal protest lodged by the CANTON VICEROY URGES cool and grain. She coaled at Lorenzo Vatican leave no doubt as to the entire

ACTION. Marques with 8,220 tons of Transvaal disapproval of these measures by Rome coal for the P. and U. Company and saved His Holiness cannot doubt the King's

(Wah Tez Tat Po'a Service), the situation down at Sydney during the desire to bring matters to a peaceful issue, strike by supplying fuel to five of the but the Spanish Government is now too!

PERING, July 28. mail steamers so that they were able to deeply committed to abandon & course sp

H.E, Yun Hsu Asen, Viceroy of Can- cazge of grain was loaded up for the classes and definitely laid down by the ten, has wired to the Wai-wupu urging " get away date.

From Australia a fall proved by the majority of the educated United Kingdom and the Continent, and King in his speech yesterday. The Pope's them to negotiate without delay with the Banca proceeded direct to Durban for responsibility would be grout if by the Pertuguese Minister in order to coaling purposes and from thence steamed untimely rupture of relations, he were to round the Caps to London. She had thus give to the Carlist population of the north prevent further encroachments. completed one of the longest non-stop pretext for disturbances which might

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Two further cases of plague are notified to day, bringing the year's tots? up voyages that has ever been accomplished result in bloodshed. The measures 20- to 22. One of the cases is from the Sul by F. and 0. boat for many years to nounced are moderate. It can be said MISSIONARY CLAIMS.- Loong vegetable stall in the old Western India, Africa, Australia and back. that a spoliation of the religious orders is Market, the victim having succumbed. On her present voyage the Banca has a pontemplated or that the Government is cargo principally consisting of railway intending to follow in the footsteps of material of all sorts for the North China Franco.—ED. O.M.]

up with the sanctity of marriage. gmating divorce should be reserved to It is announced that Bir John Elierman, The law, as it at present stood, did not the High Court. If cases of real hard-controlling owner of the Ellerman, Cityport, Pukow, Hankow and Taku. conduce to a high standard of fidelity

in marriage, because, by treating un-ship amongst the working classes were faithfulness on the part of the husband to be relieved, there should be formed

as u lees serious offence against marriage specially constituted court, with power than unfaithfulness on the part of limited to investigation and having the

Hall, Bucknall, and other steamship lines,

has contracted to purchase a large number shares in the Bhaw, Savill, and Albion Shipping Company.

of

Capt. Collyer has some hard things to say of a steamier aupposed to have dumped overboard a large boller which was reported by the British steamer Clam to have been

passed

THE CORONATION OATH.

DECLARATION BILL MODIFIED.

· (Wah Tas Yet Po'a Service) (

Praise, July 28. During the recent riots in Lai Yang District, Shantung, losses were perienced by German missionaries. The German Minister has now applied to the Wai-wa-pu fer compensation,

A STRAIGHT-TIP.

WE are exhibiting, in our show-window, the wife, it encouraged laxity qf con- option of sending cases up to the proper havu nipped a good-sized smuggling scheme from which this dangerous thing was drop-1 (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) lain's Colla, Cholera and Diarrho

a collection of LIME WOOD FURNITURE, showing a complete. DINING-ROOM SUITE WITH CHINA CABINET AND PEDESTALS.

on the 11th inst." right in the "track of steamers from Paving Manki to Hora The customs authorities at Zamboanga lang in the water. He says the steamer, buruh, and which has apparently not been

in the bud. A Japanens by the name of ped deserves to strike an unknown rock.

Lamoy, July 28, Nakamura came in on the Neil Macleod He also would like to know why the Cham.

who passed the boiler at 4.30 p.m., did not In the House of Commons to-day the from Davao bound for Manila, Nakamum use some mesite of rinking this menace to Declaration Bill, in its modified form had in Eis possession opiula valued at navigation, suggesting that because of the

fearful whirl and rush to make money which conciliates everybody except nowadays there was not time to lower a extremists, was read a second time. boat. Fortunately the Banca did not come in contact with the obstruction and did nt even sight it.

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duct as regards the marriage tie on the court. The cost of such cases should part of mou. Practically the law now be borne by the State, subject w. ro-

actioned polygamy, or at any rate covery if the parties were found to 8,000 concubinage, for men while decreeing possess meanS. In large numbers of

Old gold coins, valued at Yon. 30.000, monogamy for woman. They should cases separation orders were far prefer were found by a farmer" while ploughing ILLUSTRATIONS A QUOTATIONS (aim at bringing men so a higher able to divorce. Men and women Ireland bear Takeo, Saga-ken, on the 8th inst.

ON APPLICATION.

standard of personal self-restraint. If quently came together again after The coins were in a pot which was enclosed they did not level up they would almost separation. But separation orders by Hint atones, a proof that pains had been taken to preserve as well as to conceal the ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. certainly level down. There were some had been far too numerous and

tronaute. signs of a danger of levelling down, too easily granted. The “man W18 and she believed that if the law were frequently dealt with much too leniently equalised in the matter of divorce it with regard to sume payable to would tend to levelling up. Although wife and children from whom he she thought unfaithfulness the chief separated. "On the one hand the man at the neighbouring islands. · Last night | seeing a Chinuman put the money into the six of the man lauded at a little village on defendant's pocket and then point him out as the man who had committed tho theft.

EMPIRE'

QINEMATOGRAPH THEATRE,

“On Văơn Road Centraday

* Performances:-7.15 to 8 kad

the

The tables were nicely turned on an antruthful Chinese prosecutor

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the

DE sure and take a bottle of Chamber-

Reïnedy with you when starting on a trip. It cannot be obtained on board the trains or steamers, Changes of water or climate often canse sadden attacks of diarrhoes, and it is best to be prepared. For sale by chamisha and torekeepers,

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CLARETS.

About" 600 Hok-to "fishermen have a istricy this morning. He had previous Our Stock of Clarets is unequalled, and our prices will lately taken up their quarters on Dunbeltly charged James Buchanan, of the sa Island, but having had a bad season thay Minnesota, with stealing a roll of 60

from his coppers

aro now leaving, sind in order to make up Rond Edat, but when the evidence

be found most reasonable.

for their ill-luck are committing robberies was beard an independent witness spoke to Our Clarets are from the famous house of HANAPPIER & CO., of Bordeuas,

and include

· PREMIER HALL OF THE COLONY, ground for divorce, she would also allow retained sufficient income to maintain, Lanta Inland and attacked the two inmates Complainant, however, swore thst defend-Cotes, Medoc, St. Julien, Cos St. Mitchel, Chateau Lecville,

the flesh was badly cut. They then stolo

divorce for legal separation and for if he desired, another woman; on the of a lonely house, stabbing one in the thigh ant cemas intes his shop and took the money Opposite Central Markat malicious and prolonged desertion. She other hand, the separated wife was not and binding the other's wrists, until from the counter.

was in favour, too, of a considerable 9.10 to 11.50 r.m. reduction in the coat of divorce. "The adequately provided for, and often for some $30 worth of goods and docamped. R. Hallifax) said to him I told

the sake of her children was almost By the time warning had been given the Roappearance of Miss EVA HUGHES, wholly eubordinate legal position of the forced inte immorality. Drink was the robbers had made off

wife as regarded the guardianship of her children during the lifetime of her most frequent cause of trouble. Three-

The eminent Soubrette and Dancer Miss MAGGIE FRAZER.

The Infantile Actor

LITTLE PERCY,

·GRAND SUCCESS

of the Queen of the Banjo MISS LAURA DIAMOND

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GRAND MATINEES':

SATURDAYA Kad Sondate, at 4 piki

A BEDUCHD PRICES.

FRVEY MAN HIS OWN DOUTOE.

The prosecuting Chinaman, was to-day in the dock, and the Magistrate

you yesterday that I thought you had

given falso ovidence in saying that you saw the man take the 50 cents and put them into his pocket, and I garo, you till to-day:

Chateau Larose, Chateau Pontet Canets, Chateau

Mouton Rothschild, etc., etc.

Five per cent discount will be allowed by us for large

to soo if you have got any answer to make. | orders.

husband. also appeared to her to be fourths of the trouble would be removed TN& great many of the common la of Have you -He snatched my coppers

life the average man with a few rollable inside the shop.

hand can be fast as

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injurious to the marriage relation, to be if more drastic and efficient action was

I think you never saw that particular in defiance of the main fuct of the case taken with regard to inebriates, who is elieving the sufferer as a renowned man come into your shop and take the and contrary to the babitual action of should be sent compulsorily to inebriate practitioner. Emergency remedies should money. I think you are talling Hes. Cen

be always at band. Many times doctors' you show me why I should not ine you average well-disposed persons. There homes. On the question of amend hills have been saved by having a bottle of am just in what I have mida pole k

Chamberlain's Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoeave you absolutely nothing further to should, in her opinion, exist in the ments of the law relating to divorce, Reinedy in the homes. No dentor can may, 3-1 will let your Worship do as you Laws dealing with marriage and the the man should be placed in the same res For sale by all chemiste and His Worship imposed fine of 250, in

prescribe a better remedy for colic ariko. guardianship of children a full re-position as the woman. The coupling storekeepers.

default, elz woski hard labour,

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