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General Memoranda.

Plans have been prepared for erecting Broadway, New York, aky-scraper 73)

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Two cases of plague warn reported to-day.

A Chimman reporte to the police that as he was on the way to Stanley he was stopped by two men and reltered of 831.

Tu & loading article the N-E Dady fout high of 30 storeys with an additional | Nesor says that it is hard to see how the toror of 25 storeys.

"J British section of the Canton-Kasan

Railway cần prove other than a good inva mont, especially if it be found possible to business concara under joint management. work, the whole line to Canton as one

At a mass meeting of ecclesiastica hold eminent delegate has urged shortening of in the Protontant Episcopal Church, an the Ten Commandments.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

himself familiar with their ideas, and, per Mosare Vernun and Smyth, is d...

Today's quotation for Par rubber,

without unduly thrumting himself forward, seize every opportunity of

The Chipshing brought down from Wai-hoi wai, seven naval mitings" for making himself one of them. As

H.MS. Tamar to the opportunities which Oxford offers, very few Americans" realize how many subjects are taught, and tanght well. They know that Oxford is famous for the classics, but not that the Classical School, or "Greats," as it is called, includes not only Greek and Latin literature, but an cient history and philosophy; nor that the History School, though newer, is quite as good as the classical and quite a popular; nor that there is excellent instruction in countless other departments, includ- ing such unexpected subjects as forestry, anthropology, aud. Oriental languages. The range of subjects is wide, and each department is in it-.] selfelastic. The student is not bound by courses; he may develop his field in the direction of his tastes. Instruction is individual, not collective, and therefore much freer and more Pediaz Palmer, the famous boxer, who personal. The great value of Oxfordovod & long sentence for the manslaugh

ter of a fellow traveller in a railway train, the territory. education, especially to an American, the man dying as the result of a blow, has depends, however, not so much on been released from gaol, the excellence or variety of instruction

The whole business of supplying clergy for the Colonies was reduced to a "catch as etch can match, said the Bishop of Pre toria, preaching at St Paul's Cathedral.

A boneft concert was given in Shang hal on Saturday in aid of the fund being raised to help Madame Vallan, the wife of the aviator who recently lost his life

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During last week there were seven cases of plague in the Colony, four oading fatally. Up to Saturday there had been 32 cases since the 1st of January, with 26 dontha.

The Eastern Times publishes' a report that the chief loador of the Revolutionaries in Canton was Chao Sheng who concealed himself in Hongkong. He was not in Canton during the recent trouble. Viceroy the Governor of Hongkong asking him to Chang Ming-chi, says the journal, wired to

and telegrams to the various ports for his

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Owing to hek of inbour in Prinmuris in consequence of the deportation of Chinese labourers, says a Vladivostock dis patch to the Amki, the authorities have been unable to start the works madertaken by the Government. It is reported that the Staff Department of the Amar nilitary district has in these circumstances decided to introduce 10,000 Chinese labourers into

[COPTIONT] JAPANESE HOSPITALITY.

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1911

AMERICAN SAILORS FITED.

(Independent Nevis "Agency's Service to the China Mail)

Toro, May 16.

The leading officials and merchants gave a reception yesterday in honour of the American aquadron in part

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THE BUDGET.

INDIFFERENCE IN THE CITY-

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Lasos, May 16. There has seldom been such indiffer ence in the City on the eve of the Badgaï vizimen£as is now evidenced."

There is a confident feeling that fow changes will be proposed, though the

Other receptions are to be given by removal of the protective duty on cocoa the naval authorities and by the rein considered certain. sidents of Tokyo.

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Judge Harbors D. Gale, of the court. Ullman and Co.

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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.} Losnow, May 16. The Kaiser and Kaisarin, together with their daughter, have arrived in 10 Landen.

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of Arst instance, Manila, han delivered a De Sousa and Co.... Friends of Mr Churice Benjamin of written order in the case of the Taited Hongkong Printing Pross 9.15 p.m. The Fallies' at the Theatre For high attainments are recognized was successful on the first day of the Sin declares the cashing by the Government of Vieim and Co.

as on the attitude toward scholarship Singapore will be pleased to hear that he Sistos Apolinaria Disen, in which here. Moutrle and Co... not only by the faculty, but by the gapore Spring Races in winning the Open-wianing lottery tickets, scized under the undergraduates and the public. ing Stakes and the First Griffin Race.

law, to be an immoral practico and orders There is none of the feeling so

the clerk to destroy the satio.

The court, common in America that University not know how he had got home; but the 30 days from the data of the order to A Madras man, who had dined out, die however, allows the Collector of Customs standards are not a true criterion next morning la received a note from his appeal to the Supreme Court. of intellectual ability. It is not hostess, which rau as follows 4" Dear necessary for English professors to return any parrot and cage."

MrHerewith your intern, kindly write articles proving by statistics

THURSDAY, May 18-

Emperor cf Russia's Birthday (1983).

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9.15 p.m.--The Follies' at the Theatre

FRIDAY, May 19-

430 pm Lady Lugard leaves for

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1.15 p.The Folies at the Theatre

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Halloy's comet is still under obeoria

HAW. Lestor... tion, and is being followed by Professor

E. Grant Smita Besides the plague cases the commu-Harvard It is now of the fourteenth GS. Gausden...

Barnard with the large Yerkes telescope at

I Gr Weall magnitude, round, and brighter than when D. Harvey first photographed in August, 1909, though. 16 Lace was then. It is hoped that the great considerably further from the sun than it G. Morten Smith

telescope will keep the comet in view till the end of the year-it will then be far outside the orbit of Jupiter, which it will cross in April. Then it will remain invisible for 74 years.

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the chance of succesa, in after life.sicable diseases notified last week were In England the relation between eight of small,por and one of enteric fever. scholarship and later success is 80 occurrences ended fatally. Two of the All were Chinese and four of the small-paz obvious that no one questions it small-por cases were imported. Consequently it is looked upon as not only admirable, but normal, that men should try for honours; all kinds of-men-compete for scholarships and prizes Scholars are not specialists, a class apart. There is no contrast

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activities and sympathics. For this Neon--Annual Meeting of Watkins, I. reason the life of the research student

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Hosaxoxo, TzSDAY, MAY 16, 1911.

RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals Mr Wilkinson and Grist Radecker and Co... Berblinger and Co.,

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The British North Bernas Coronation Progamme so we hear, includes Rices, Land Sports, Sin Sparta, a Children's Feto, Flower and Industrial Shows, Pic-nies, two balls, fire works, cricket and football mat but they like a lot-Singapore Free Press, ches. The Sandakau people are not greedy:

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-To-morrow in the twenty-fifth anniversary

The marriage is to take place on Wed- zesday, June 7th, at St. John's Cathedral,

and Miss Agatha Mary Jacks. of Capt. 9. II. Douglas St. Clair, AB, C.,

The British Congul at Nagaanki has re- of the birthday of Alphonse XIII., King of ceived from the Governor of Nagnanki a set Spain. of lacquered wake cups, bearing the Imperial belownin crest, with a request that it be forwarded to the master of the British str. with a document (in Japanese) setting forth Matoppo, Mr W. H. Dormand, together the particulars of the rescue of conc Japanese fishermen by the steamer. The Matopph left Japan recently for home and the Commui has forwarded the cups to the vessel's owners for presentation."

Messrs Macleod and Co., agents for the Bank Lane, Ltd. in Manila, annomee

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PERING, May 15

H.E. Sing Haus Wai, Minister of the Board of Communications, has been criticised by a censor in connection with the scheme for buying back railways from native control.

Variona Viceroys and Governors have wired to Peking requesting the Gover Admiral Sir W.-H. Fawken who as Captment to cancel the scheme and report Fawkes commanded H. M. 8. Mercury on that the 16th had been chosen by the the China Station a good many years ago, rebels as the day on which they would is placed on the retired list at his own recominence their campaigu, but so faz request, to date April 12,

no newa has been received, of ang fresh disturbances. The Chinese journalista of the Colony are certainly surprised at

is far more agreeable than at an American or a continental University..

Extreme cold was experienced on Another advantage of Oxford over the Universities of other countries is April 30th in various northern provinces of Japan. Snow fell in the districts of Nikko its close relation to public life. It is and Nagano, while frost was seen on the assumed in England that men who ground in the neighbourhood of shio and mediate passenger trade between Manile salar service has gone to Hankow to take this, as we gather from the editor..

Mr C. Q. A. Kirke, of the British Con have enjoyed a University education / Takabara. The thermometer. registered and Seattle. The two new steaners, the up the postyf Vice-Consul in succussion to of Our Chineso edition.

28 degrees Fahr. in the district of

are peculiarly titted for politics. Matsumoto.

THE controversy started by the Daily Oxford and Cambridge are directly

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that the line has entered into the inter-

Luceric and Orteris, of 16,000 tons capacity 3 J. T. Pratt, who will be remembered

cach, are fitted to accommodate twenty as a formist Mixed Court Assessor in Recently Field Marshal Chin "Ping fail regarding the rather disappoint-represented in Parliament by two. King" Edward's dog Caesar made his first class passengers. The Laceric will be Shanghai While in Shanghai and ever Chik of Canton has sent out a big force

escape from the garden of Marlborough gars from Manila, leaving about June 15, delicate, and it is understood that he is

the first of the steamships to take passen since, Mr Pratt's health has been very of detectives for the purpose of ferreting. ling showing made by the American members, each elected by resident House and his disappearance caused the and a regular two month schedule will be going home on sick leave. Mr Kirke who out the Revolutionists. A number of ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. holders of Rhodes scholarships at masters of arts, and the House of greatest concern. Caesar still wears on his kept up after that date. It is the intention takes his places was formerly in the Lega theas detectives have been making Oxford, is still the subject of debate Corimons is very largely recruited collar the badge inscribed, "Caesar; I am of the Bank. Line to put on new atcanic tion at Peking, and arrived in Shanghai a investigations in Hongkong, and g in the United States. Fortunately from University.men. It is not at all the King's dog," and he bad not been long of the same type as the Luccric and Orteric week or two ago from home. the discussion has been conducted uncommon for men to be elected to away when he was rusugnised in Bridge in the places of the Kumeric and Surpris

report has been amat back stating that without temper and, on the whole, Parliament within five years ofed to his Royal mistress.

Street, Westminster, and promptly return now making this ran, if the bookings

a big number of Revolutionists have in admirable spirit. It was inevitable graduation, and niany undergraduates

justify it.

The death is announced, on April 29, in arrived in the Colony from foreign LADIES AND CHILDREN'S that such a scheme as that which take an active part in Parliamentary

London, of Mrs Lewis (Sarah) Moore, wite A great sensation was caused at Matara, With reference to the report which of the late Bir Lewis Moore, of Shanghai, conntries and are at present living in CECIL RHODES provided for in his campaigns, canvassing and making Ceylon, towards the end of last month came from Home that the project of a line after a long hiews. Mrs Moore was an old immigrant houses.

of steamers from China to Europe had bean rosident, and one of the best known, of the These men, it is said, are awaiting that its most sanguine among the Oxford men who stood master which had sccounted for some revived, this opinion in generally expressed International Settlement, where she had a the arrival of leader named

thing like twenty people, not to mention in Shanghai, both in Chinese circles and large circle of friends. Her husband, the supporters denunded, that, generally for Parliament were the present cattle, was takes into town. The animal foreign shipping circles, that at present late Lowie Moore, was the founder of the Cheong Lan Pun, and then they are ta speaking, it is working very well and senior proctor and an undergraduate had been shot earlier in the day by Ciz. there is little prospect of a such a nabeins firm which still exists in Shanghai. Me split up into two bodies. Ons party conferring benefits upon the men at Jesus College. The greatest men Sergt. Scott, Drill Instructor, who had being carried through owing to the lack of Moore held a leading position among will proceed to the Chang sing District who enjoy its privileges as well as in England are glad to speak at the to expend ten expanding bullets before he money. While this opinion is current it Freemasons, and was at one tisus head of and the other to Lo Fau Hill, What furnishing the ancient University Oxford Union or at the dinners of could lay the creature low. Others had in learned that a smaller scheme is on foot, the Shanghai Fire Brigade, besidon taking they then intend doing is not knowa.

tried for yours to bring this same crocodile and though likewise hampered by the leading part in other public institutions. The mme report states that thousands with a new current of thought and University political clubs"

to account, but without avail, special scarcity of money, is much more likely to retired to England to devote herself to her

It is now some yours since Mrs Moore of Revolutionary bookleta are being feeling flowing from sources hitherto

This correspondent puts the situation kraals and other devices had been built take form. The proposal is to turn daughter's education, and her death will be distributed in the Colony, and a gres untapped.

admirably before his readera and with the object of bringing him to book.

several steamors to ports on the Pacific and rach regretted by friends both at Home number of Revolutionary Baga belag. One of the American scholars who Englishmen will admire the plain,

The Japan Gazette refers to a loan of to such places as Singapore and Asanm, and in the Far East. has taken part in the discussion unvarnished statement because of its Y4,300,000 for the Tayo Kisen Kaisha which have a considerable tradlay con

made for the rebels. writes to the Nation, of New York, truth and sincerity. There is no which was to be issued for subscription by nexion with China. This has been discuss, an excellent letter showing how the doubt that any Rhodes scholar, instant. The loan will be issued, it says, that in the near future it will take tangible the Yasuda Pank from the 8th to the 15th ed in Chinese circles, `many" believe difficulties which naturally beset a whether he be Colonial, American, at over Y 98, will boux interest at the rate shapo, stranger in a strange land can be or German, who goes to Oxford with of six per cent. per annum, payable in Wm. Powell, Ld, surmounted if a little common-sense ideas such as those disclosed above March and September each year. Payment is called into requisition. Writing will find the three years spent on the new shares is to be made on the from Balliol, he observes Difficul there a time of great profit, for 25th instant. The four will remain ties there undoubtedly are. The no-where will be be able to see in redemption will be effected within five Wing On Brm, the Chief Jastics, Sir unredeemed for five years, after which Mesra Bander, Wisler and Co. and the newly-arrived Rhodes scholar feels finer working the spirit which under-pors. As security for the loan, the Afternoon, gave jedginent with regard to Francie Piggott, at the Supreme Court this that no-one ouderstands him. Worse, lien the English system of scholarship Company's linera hiyo-molu, Kiyo zaru, the question of costs:

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