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with referance to the plan of work We think it would have been better bad the Conference instead of being confined to the morning and afternoon of one day, been spread over two after- noons. This would have been moro Convenient to the lay mombers, who in several cases found it impossible, owing to extraordinary "pressure of work, to give up the whole of one complete day to the Conference. The reint might be borne in mind when summoning the next meeting.

THE CHINA MAIL.“

early missionaries dreamed should one day become a grand raility in the land of Sinim-the Chinese rice won for Canar

NEWS OF THE DAY. The silk or 0.8.: Chicago Mart, which left Hongkong on the 10th Augush

rived in New York on the 18th inab

On Wednesday morning portion of the roof and frontage of the Ting Lay Ting Gadows, Fraya East, collapsed. Forta cately no one was injured.

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The Volunteer smoking concert origin: ally arranged to take place on Saturday. October 1st, has been postponed till Saturday, October, 8th.

HABEAS CORPUS PROCEED. INGS.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910,”

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(Wah Tes Yat Fo's Servicchar

FAXING, September 17 (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) Sing Haun Wai, Vice-President of LONDON, September 16the Board of Communications, proposes

SEEKING KNOWLEDGE..

Chinese Locas Standi, Donlod.

The Chief Justice (Sir F, Piggott) gavo an important ruling in the Supreme Court to-day as to the loca standi of the Chinese Government in kabsaa corpus proceedings before the Hongkong Court. He said

At St Petersburg it is announced that that the now coins shall bear the The first case I tried when I came to the Colony was an extradition casa in which the South Manchurian Railway and the features of the Emperor Baun Tung the Chiasso Government appeared. I was Kirin-Changchun Railway bare signed an one side. informed that it had been the praction in working agreement at Kwang- the Colony for some years, and in fact it

changtze. was stated that the Celonial Government had been accustomed to stand "aside allowing the Chinese Government to HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

I hold that the Chinosc Gorernment had ng locuestandi. The Fall take charge. Court in a recent case homerer had their attention called to what were looked on as precedents in the courts at Boms, in which foreign govemments had appeared, and noting that my attention had not been

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail) called to them, allowed the Chinese Govern-

LONDON, September 15: ment to appear; but refrained from giving

Six Frederick Lugard has issued an a dolnite declaron on the subject. I there. fere allowed the Chiness

hinese Guvernment to appoar, and the caso was conducted by its appeal on behalf of the Hongkong counsel, but I indicated that I considered University fand in which he explains, that the matter was open for me to express at langth the scheme and dwells upon a definite and considered opinion upon it. Now as to the so-called authorities, the the unique advantages presessed by

SIR FREDERICK LUGARD'S-

APPEAL.

(Wali Tas Fat Po's Service.}

PERING, September 14. The Imperial Government has ap- ; pointed Princo Tani Yan to proceed to Japan to investigate the working of the cigarette tax.

There was a time, and that not so very far remote when Diocesan Conferences were regarded by some members of the Bench of Bishops as unnecessary and troublesome nuisances, to be tolanted but not encouraged. But a wiser, saner spirit prevails to-day and it is recognised that in these Conferences clergy and Per Dozaily can meet to deriyo strength and somebody clas's money to his own use, has point is an absolutely new one; the most Hongkong. He remarks that a Univer has strongly recommended that Chang

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MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Auction.

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11 am.-Acction of Jewellery at Mesars

Hughes & Hough's Sales Rooms.

Mooting.

2.15 p.m.-Meating of the Licensing

Board

Amusements.

9 p.m.-Performance by Warwick Major'a

Comedy Co. at City Hall.

General Memoranda, SATEDAT, September 17

11 a.m.-Auction of Jewellery, Suit Lengths, Einom, 960, st Mr Goo. P.

Sales Rooma Noon-Morting of China Light & Power

Co., Id., at Co.'s Offic 3.30 p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley, 9.15 p.m.---Hongkong Cricket Club Can

cart.

SUNDAY, Septembar 18-

Bal Ani

Church in Diocesan Conference is worth the winning, and in most cases it can

The now steamer St. Albans, on the Hongkong Australian run, arrived to-day She is a vessel of 2,000 toms and is com- manded by Captain F. W. Hood, R.N.R.

Our Macao, correspoistont writes that Augusto Silva, clark to the Notary Publio Senhor Serpa, who fraudulently applied been sentenced to eight years' transports tion to Africa.

The winter session of the Y.M. C. A. will

The

GRECIAN POLITICS.

MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

only be obtained satisfactorily by this be opened with an evening social on Satur. I this more statement of the case it appears (Router's Service to "the Chilia: Mail.}} particular method.

Church should

permis has mot to raviso. the non-fundament-

CANTON'S VICEROY.

(Wah Tax Yat Fee Service):

PERINO, September 14. Grand Councillor Chu Shi-chang

Canton.

PORTUGUESE CON- SULATE AT HANKOW.

(Wah Tea Tat Po's Servicey

PERING, September 16. The Wai-wa-pu has agreed to grant tho request of the Portuguese Minister. that a Portuguese Consulate be opened at Hankow.

CUSTOMS HOUSE AT WEI- HEI-VEI.

that can be said is that the practice sity in China is bound to come under Ming-chi, late Governor of Kwange, has grown up of allowing the foreign government to appear, and that it has the deudaning influence of Chinees be appointed acting Viceroy of Router wires from Melbourne that the never been challenged, and therefore has officialdom.

The Liverpool Clergy Union have never been considered by the Courts. In Commonwealth has passed a bill for pay-one case indesit,, re Guerin, the Banque raised £2,000 in nid of the fund... ment by the Commonwealth to the States do France, complainants to Franco, wore The practice for ten years of a grant equivalent to represented by counsel. twenty-Ova shillings per hosul of population secus to me to be entirely contrary to the instead of the existing refund of three. fundamental ideas of ex radition.

isms are in aid English extradition proceedings quarters of the Castoma.

of the Foreign proceedings: they are instituted by the Baglish Government at the request of the foreign Government. On to me clear that the foreign government

LONDON, Septembre-15. cease to have any voice in the matter

Reuter's correspondent at Athers otherwise than diplomatic. It seems to me inconcnivable that a foreign governmet telegraphs that the National Assembly should first ask the English Government to act, and then construe that into a permis- sica to condust the proceedings. The lotter al clauses of the Constitution.

The King in his specol rejoiced at and spirit of the set are dead against it If it had been thought advisablo no- thing would have been easier than to have the eminently pacio manner in which made a different procedure: and to say that the electors had used their supreme the requisition should take the form of a request to appear before the English Court political right. He was confident that to conduct the case. But there seem to the dasembly would overcome all me to be many reasons why such a course difficulties and would prepare a has not bees adopted. The main one is this: that the foreign criminal proceedings healthier basis for working their in- establishment of a Chinese Customs hare dropped out entirely, except so far as stitutions..

taken any evidence which may have been

them is conserned. Currency is not given the foreign warrant; the whole English superimposed on the procedure has been foreign proceedings as auiliary to it: and further the question before the English in entirely one of English law: an arbitrary but convenient test, the reference of the facts to English criminal law, has been creator: so that the questions before the magistrate are essentially English from beginning to end. And on the babesa the principles of English law, that is, the

day, the 8th October, at 9 p.m., for men The short debate which ensued upon bers and their friends. The programme is the subject of the title which then the hands of Captain A. Baker. The prizes, won at the last billiard tournament, in Chinu will then be presented to the winners: illustratos the point. To many this 1st.--Mr B. 1. Bradbury; 2nd-Mr H. may seem but a trivial matter, but we G. Winn; 3rd.--Mr R, D. Wilka. •

The Customis authorities in New York believe it is a matter fraught with the

have made fruitless searches of the German highest importance. Men and uations liners owing to a notification that an are governed by ideas, erid NAPOLEON, attempt would be made to snuggle in and his shroud observation holds good 2150,000 worth of African diamonds. The authorities are now paying attention to to this day. It is therefore in-British vessels. A novel raid was made on cumbent upon the loaders of the Anglican communion that they should not put forward any idea in regard to

9 a.m.-Excursion to Miano by their Church which will not bear the sharpest and most incisive criticism in

MONDAY, September 19:-

12.62 p.m.-Fall Moon.

TUESDAY, Ecptember 20:-

2.

the years to come. To enfold in the

August 26th on the second cinse cabins, in the small hours of the morning. Cupboards were ransacked and mattresses searched, causing hugs indignation among sleepless passengers. The xcault of the search was

not disclosed.

British capitalists are taking the final steps for another big rubber land deal in

DREADNOUGHT DOCK FOR SCOTLAND.

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) LONDON, September 14.

The Committee of the Clyde Navi-

(Wah Taz Yat Po'a Service.)

PERING, Beptember 14. The Wai-wa-pu is negotiating with: the Britiek Charge d'Affaires for the

house at Wol-bei-wai

·A STONE-MASONS PETITION.

A petition was made before the Chief Jostics (Sir F. Piggott) this morning for the winding up af the extats in bankruptcy of Cheung Ram Shan, deceased, lits of Hollywood Road,

Mr E. Davidson made the application on

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household For title of the Church an idea which might Java, so runs a Hague wire dated. Angustorpus the question is whether according to gation Trustees have recommended bahalf of a Shaniiwan stone-mason. The prove a stone of stumbling and offeace, 195, The estates belong to the Michiels English law of personal liberty and English the Trustees, to construct a dock for petitioner alleged, that: deceased was in-

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taro at The Pension Francaleo,' 14, Queen's Road Contral (Top Floor). THURDAY, September 22:-

V.R.O. Annual Aquatie Sports, lat Day,more especially to the weaker Brethen Arnold Exploitation Company. The offer in the years that are yet to be, would reaches the sum of eight million guilders, FRIDAY, September 23-

and contains the stipulation that the V.I.C. Annual Aquatic Sports, 2nd Day- therefore be most deplorable. We think management of the estates will be mostly ary of State's order to the magistrato made |

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SATURDAY, September 24:-

Noon-Meeting of Douglas Steamship. MONDAT, September 29:-

3 p.m-Auction of Pier Rights at the Pablle Works Department's Offices. TUERAT, September 27:

a

WITH THE FLOWING TIDE.

rules of construction of nota and treaty, Dreadnoughts at Renfrew. the person has been unjustly deprived of his liberty. In these proceedings, directly a re- quisition has been presented and the Secret- thereon, the foreign proceedings dropping out, it is impossible to pay that the foreigu

DEMOCRATS' CONFIDENT." |tacryja kirkastog verween the prontion of the foreign government and that of the com- plainant in an English criminal caure. The

Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) Bonch is charged solely with English

the duty of ascertaining whether the English

Loos, September 14, Government can comply with the request The Domosrats ara almost dazed of the foreign government. There is another, and it appears to be very import with the victory in Maine and are last and by which three European sailors aut, reason against allowing the foreign

vernment take their instructions from the November.

that the Conference took the right tone left in Dutch hands. The Java government

comes to about 280,000 acres, with arrogant nor to encroach upon what tenantry mustering 150,000 in number. other bodies-equally members of the Body of CHRIST-might consider to be

The Siam Observer of Septembar 1, says:With reference to the sad affair

5.30 p.m.-Harbour Race for China Mail their particular field; it did not wish, which occurred at Koh-ai Chang on Sunday

Спра THURSDAY, Septembar 29 :--

Bath.

Saturday, October 1:--

debted to him in the sum of $3,077.73 for work done and labour, supplied, and that the estate was not solvent. No notice of opposition had been filled.

The order was granted and the Officiak Receiver was appointed Trustee.

BANKRUPTCY SETTLEMENT.""

Before the Chief Justice (Sir F. Piggott) sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction this morning tbo case again came up of the Hang Hing Firm.

to saddle an infant Church with a tie and a Chinarasu from the steamer Andrej government to appear. Counsel for the Go. confident of a general landslide in and he asked his Lordship to make an order

Baffe Annual Aquatic Sports at V.R.C. suggesting that it carried with it the Rickmers lost their lives, we hear that the Government, and must therefors put for....

formularies and bonds of an alien men had been drinking and Ugliting among denomination; neither did it wish to themselves when shore and continued quarrelling when in the boat-small ranonaco its own right to be considered dinghey into which six of them were as a body already long accustomed to crowded. The boat turned over in cour

Civil Service Sports. THISDAY, October 4 :---

Jewish New Year Day.

The China Mail labour in the MASTER's Vineyard. In

HONGKONO, THURSDay, Sept. 15, 1910.

SEASON SALE HONGKONG'S FIRST DIOCESAN

NOW

PROCEEDING

Great-

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CONFERENCE,

of

the struggle and four of her unfortunate

ward the official interpretation of the net or treaty. The Court will decide whether that view is right or wrong. But it is quito conceivable that a foreign government may not at all like this official view, and it it waze.

are allowed to appear independently, wo should

get the requesting government arguing as to the duty of the requested occupants were drowned. The other two, government, which seems to me impossible. the boatswain and a sailor, were rescued by This undoubtedly, was the view of Lord Russell who he said in re Galway "The Captain Jalina Meyer of the N.D.I. steam offers of the government of the day

are here expressing the desire of the Go vemment that this extradition shall take place.

lighter Bangpakong.

law

THE COTTON DISPUTE.

LOCK-OUT DISFAVOURED.

MT A. W. Slade, .C., stated that a settlement was in course of arrangement that the interim receiving order bo rescind-" cd on terms of settlement being filed That would protect everybody He applied for leave to withdraw the petition in bankruptcy.

Mr Potter-Each parties to pay, troi own costa. That is part of the arrange-- mont,

His Lordship granted the orders anked For.:

WIRELESS AT THE PRATAS.

' (Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, September 14. Public feeling in Lancashire fa-in- creasingly in favour of an effort to avoid-Hon. Mr Murray Stewart at to-day's-

lock-out in view of the insignificance meeting of the Legislative Council saked :— Has Gorunment any information as to of the point at dispute...

whether the Chinese Authorities aro" mov-

In two treaties only is the sabject dealt with, those with Spain and Switzerland. and I agree that the articles do lend some are strongly of opinion that a way out wireless telegraphy station on the Pratas clear to the argument that the foreign ought and can be found. Government has a locus standi, because they provide that in cases whers it may Gov.

The Mayors of eight cotton towasing in the matter of the proposal to erect a

Roof?

tablished, better or more familiarly sent out by the Church of England and chow, asking him to visit the settlement. be necessary" the Spanish or Swiss CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, been referred to the Deputy in charge of

bo come to, to nacist the delf.

AUSTRALIA AND CHINA.

A Big Dividend

Hon. Acting Colonial Secretary (Hon. A. M. Thomson) replied as followe

This Government was informed by the Viceroy last month that the matter ha

the Pratas Island for a report No farther communication on the subject has been. received.

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yen 905.

GLUB WHISKY.

following the example of the Nippon Sei Kyokwai (the Church of Japan) in chosing the short and expressive title! of Chung Hua Sheng Kung Has

There is, perhaps, says Reuter's Berlin correspondent, a connection between the (Church of China) we think it took journey of the Crown Prince to the Far a wise course..

The Nippon Sei East and the summary of a recent letter which the Emperor published replying to THE Church of England pe by law es yokwai comprises in its fold the men an invitation from the residents of Kiao.

The residents had sent his Bojesty aernments are to be represented by their converts as well as the men sent collection of photographs and sketcher 1English Law Officers, and vice versa.

"I am known when working abroad as the

not very clear what, the words "in

in cases Anglican communion, is stirring with a to Japaz by the Protestant Episco illustrating the life of the colony.The where it may be noctuary" really man new life. At Home it is making great Ful Church of America-the oldest Emperor replied in a humorous strain that but judging by re-Castions where the he shared the colonists' with and would and the Solicitor General by arrange Attorney General appeared for the Crowe, eforts under most able leaders in touch daughter of the Church of England-gladly go to Kino-chow, especially as the ment" for the Swiss Government, it seems Hongkong has received a telegram from the contributed yen 300 to the Bedford Relief The Manager of the Chartered Bank in Japanese residents of Nagasaki have with modern conditions and modern and their converta. It will be the same pictures sent him presented the life of the to me passible that where a case is of Head Office advising that the Director Fund. On the 9th Bapt. the Japan colony in a very attractive form. Unforgrave importance to the foreign Govern thought, and much success is attenda Obina. The fundamental ortunately professional occupations prevented ment, as that was, an agreement as have declared an interim dividend for the Chronicle had collected yon 635; the Japan ing them; abroad, in its missionary ganisation of the Church will be him from undertaking such a journey. The to the necessity for its appearance zany half year ending 30th June last at the rate Gazette yen 799; and the Nagasak Frea manifestations especially, it is also the same,

visit to the Far Enat, ho said, would | borations, But it is quite clear that of 13% per annum free of income tax. the Bume orders of certainly take a longer time than he could appearance independent of the English gradually assuming that place in the Bishops, Priests and Deacons will be spare. He could not stay so long away Government in Dover contemplated It scheme of things which its faithful charged with the duty of carrying out by emphasising the keen interest he takes solely with the procedure altor requisition- from Germany. The Emperor concluded must be understood that I am dealing members have long desired it to hold.its sacred offices, but in the future it in the life and prosperity of his country. Magistratu for the summary warrant. This

And not with the application to Wm. Powell, Ld. Nowhere is this more evident than at will become more and more the man in distant lamit.

decision dous ach throw ang practical our very doors itself. Here in Hong- Church of China as officered and led ALLEGED FALSE FRETENCES. coding fad the scence, got together its Recognised for the past SIXTEEN YEARS as The WHISKY

difficulty in the way of extradition pro- kong for those who have eyes to see and br

behind avidonco, marshall its witnesses pauly it minda that cazo to investigate is dis

At the Magistracy this afternoon, before does not have the conduct of the. closed day by day a vision of the good illumined by the spirit of Curiar with having obtained by false pretences treation, notably, that with Franco, there Mr J. R. Woud, John Grint was obarged Further limit myself to the English Courts. I refer to this because in some work already accomplished, of honest For the evangelization of China's the sum of 81 each from four persona, are references in the Erauch procedure and conscientious labour, in the actual

myriads will have to be accomplished by J. H Gardinor defended.

Inspector O'Sullivan prosecuted and Mr article to British Government, which might being..and plans already laid for future

possibly bear the construction that the. British Government appears before the Chinese Christians; the task is fitted to One complainant gave evidence that on French Courts, We are quite in the dark aggressive action, bespeaking the posses

the 6th inst. defendant called and gare har Opposits Central Market.sion of the true spirit of the Magren whom their hands. The foreign missionary is paper with zamber 146 theroon and said

is. I am therefore of opinion that the but a pioneer; by and by he will be not give him money she would be fined n

that a number was required and if she did Chinese Geversment has no locus standi. si devoted little army of enthusinata en- deavour to serve to the utmost of their merely an adviser and inspirar. At certain sum. Defendant spoke in Chiness. She had never paid money for numbering individual and corporate capacity. We present the Chinese Christian body is tigre." Witness was vary trightened.

her house before, "nós sinos hór snowstor a Swocess of the velebrated Artistes therefore gladly welcome the appearance but a tiny handful, but if the parable of His Worship--(to Mis Gardiner)le the

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