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bring to a successful conclusion the negotiations for a treaty of arbitration with America, it would be one of the greatest acts of his career, but such a consummation would, porings, be prevented If this Doclamation were. not ratified, and that seemed to him an overwhelming reason why the Dominions should support the Imperial authorities in regard to it. The view of Sir Joseen Wand was that under the Declaration foodstuffs would not be exposed to so much risk as at present, while Dr FINDLAY went so far as to assert that in everying repect the Declaration was one of the best things which had been done for commerce for many years. The Attitude of mind of both the
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TUESDAY, July 4--
Dechuration of American Independence.
The magnifcent new Slm showing the aviation race meeting in which two French led is to be exhibited at the Victoria Minister were seriously wounded and one There to-night, as well as the film show
the funeral procession of M. Bertenis,
eat, ground floor and got away with a Sameono entered No.800,Queen's Rand box of clothing and money to the value of $168-Another thief als entered. the
quarter of a sergeant of the EO.X.II number of articles valued 385. No. 10 Block, Kennedy Road, and stole
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like the Declaration, biit if its ratific- ation was inevitable, as they were About 6.30 o'clock on Wednesday) evidently persuaded it was, then some while the fokis ware all at dinner at the Taci Shang Loong shop. No. 12, Bonham good could "be gathered out of it byd, one foki suddenly get up and left getting an understanding that in the table. As he did not retura the others future the Dominious should be want to look for him and were horrified to consulted before their trade interests find him lying dead in the kitchen with his
throat cub from ear to ear, life boing | were thus endangered.
extinct
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We do not intend recapitulating the arguments against the approval of A curious paragraph appears in a the Declaration; these are now well-Russian paper to the feet that with a view to encouraging the rapprochement known. As in all big issues, there art, with Russin, there have been removed from the Tokio Military Musepia General Kuropatkin's bed and the various captured Russian standards and insignis. It is also
RECORDS 8 p.m.--Hippodrome Opening Perfarm we admit, two sides to the question. But what strikes us with grent force
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The China Mail.
CONDEMNED WOMAN.
· DECLINES APPEAL.
Throws Herself on Sultan's Mercy.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SINGAPORE, Juno 29. Mrs Proudlock, who is lying in gual ander sentence of death for the marder
written a pathetic letter to her counsel of Mr Steward at Kuala Lumpur, has
in which the withdraws her desire for an appeal hearing against the sentence. Sho says she is unable to bear the horror of the suspense which this would involve or to go through the ordeal of another trial -
of
She therefore appeals to the Sultan Selangor to have pity on her sufferings and to grant her a free pardon.
Note The question of commuting thei statenco resta entirely with the Sultan of Selangor who will consider the recom mendation for morey with the Stata Council at Selangor, acting, of course, da stats.Eb. CBL) the advice of the British Resident of that
ADMIRAL TOGO FAVOURED.
(Independent News Agency's verrice to the China Mail.)
Torro, June 20. Admiral, Togo was singled out for special honour at the Naval Review, being admitted on board the battleship
is that, so far, those who have been intended, continues this account, to veil on which were King George and the
the siege and other captured gans exhibited Royal visitors to the Coronation. in the public, squares of Japancar towns that are visited by Ruskists. The Russian journal adds that exceptional attention is
being paid to Russian visitors in Japan.
ast prominent in their deaineintious of the instrument are the practical men of the Empire-members of the big Chambers of Commerce, leading naval experts, and representatives of the mercantile shipping trade. A6 HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1911. against this, we find the supporters of
THE DECLARATION OF LONDON,
There is a report that the South, Man- churia Railway Company coutemplates inaugurating a steamship service between the Declaration to be almost e-Dairen and Chefoo, via Newchwang, Taku clusively politicians, who cannot have had the pretical knowledge of the interests at stake these others have WHEN REUTER informed us that The House of Commons, we note, the Imperial Conference had given is now discussing the question, 300 Machines its voice in favour of the ratification and we sincerely hope that if the of the Decinition of London we Declaration is ratified it will be and". *
were rather surprised. We recalled materially modified in accordance 12,000 Records the weighty agitation which sprang with, the demands of those who up at Home when the provisions of know from experience what its likely the Declaration became known, and effect would be if approved without we felt convinced that, although alteration.
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and jetsin. If a charter be obtained for the proposed s rvico (the Japan Gazette states), the Company willen the sorrice cither towards the end of this year or early next year. It is further reported that the Company has opened the Osaka Iran negotiations with Works and a shipbuilding company in Hongkong for the construction in each gard of a 1,100-ton steamer to be used on the new route.
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AUSTRALIA'S COMING.
NAVY.
(Independent News Agency's Servico
to the China Mail.)
TOKYO, June 20, Preparations for the formation of the Australian Navy are going ahead in Sydney.
Eight hundred sailors will be called for next month.
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DECLARATION OF LONDON.
[COPERAT
THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 181.
DEEP-SEA SEALING.
AN INTERNATIONAL AGREE
·MENT.
(Reuber's Service to the China Afar)
LANTON, Jane 29.
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Corramen
OVERSEAN VISITOI
TEA AT WINDSOR CASTIAN.
(Reuber's Service to the Chùm Max) Lontor, June $9 The Oversea Premiers, Members
They were shown over the historis gruqude by Lord Esher, and partook of
The Times Washington correspondent of Parliament and their states that the result of the recent Con- visited Windsor Castle yesterday. ference at Washington is that Britais, noon at the invitation of His Majesty Russia, the United States and Japan the King. have arranged to spend pelagic sealing
Canada and Japan aro each to ressive ten in the orangery. for a period of 15 years.
dole of skins from America and Russia, compensation and will share in a yairly both of whom pledge for that purpose 30 per cent of their respective catches in order to counteract porching..
The contracting Powers agree not to admit skins of unknown origin.
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HOME RACING. PROBABLE - TARTERS IN THE PRINCESS OF WALES' STAKIS.
(Bentar'a Service to the "hina Mail)
LONDON, June 29. The Trobable starters, with that
China, Mexico, Chile and other countries will be approached and re- quested to prevent the use of their finge riders in the Princess of Wales Stakes, on the high seas by seal poachers.
CORONATION ENVOYS DEPARTING.
BUSY SCENES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, June 29.
to be ran to-day at Newmarket, are EN followna
Mr Fairies Lemberg (Dillon) Lord Derby's William (sher Lord Derby's Swynford F. Wootton), Mr Leopold de Rothechild's St. Andrea (Trigg) Me St. Aubyn's Cardinal Beaufort (Martin) Baron M. de Rothschild's Bryony (Fas).
STAMPS,
HOPES FOR IMPROVEMENT.
The railway stations are extremely UNPOPULAR POSTAGE. busy over the departure of the first parties of Royal guests to the Coronation. The Duke and Duchess of Connaught and other Royal personages, as well as the Ambassadors concerned, have been. to the stations saying farewell to the departing visitors:
AUSTRALIA'S MILITARY
COLLEGE.
CADETS TROM NEW ZEALAND,
(Reuter's Service to the China Marik)
Lantos, Jane 28. Lord Dudley, the Governor-General, in opening the Australian Military Collega at Duntroon, said he was glad that Now Zealand was sending cadets there. The friendship thus formed would lead to s
closer bond between the two sentinels of the Empire in the South Sas.
FRENCH CABINET COMPLETED.
(Reuters Service to the China Maû.)
LONDON, June 28. The French Cabinet has been com- pleted. M. Cruppi has been appointed Minister for Justice; M. Deselves, Prefect of the Seine, Minister for Foreign Affairs; a civilian, M. Mesaimy, bas been appointed War Minister, and M. Lebrun, Minister for the Colonies.
DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.
A National Calamity,” The celebrations of King George's Coronation at Shanghai which went on with scarcely a minute's interval from eight (Router's Service to the China Maily
LONDON, Jung 29 o'clock in the morning until the late after- noon faded 'bito, insignificanes whon com- Moving the second reading of the pared with the scene after dinner. Nover Naval Prize Bill, (the passing of which before had the streets of the settlement renders the Declaration of London witnessed such a spectacle; it is very effective), Mr T. McKinnon Wood, Under By the Germy mail steaner there improbable that anything even approaching Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on which they had set out. Our
·FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE belief has proved itself to be well-ved in the Colony Mr Yunosuke, who the scenes of the night will present them emphasised the support which the Over-
is one of Japan's leading commercial men.selves to the inhabitants of the present era.sens Premiers had given to the Declara-ga founded, for now that the Coronation le is a member of the famous Mitani Those who recalled the rejoicings in 1897 ton of London. He said the Hon. Louis VISIT OF JAPANESE SAILORS,
set-back, those who had conceived VISIT OF WELL-KNOWN it their duty to oppose the instrument
would still go forward on the baca
JAPANESE,
ད
festivities are giving way to the family and is head of the MB.K., which and in 1902, at the Diamond Jubilee and Botha, South African Premier, viewed ecricas
business of politics we is the import and export branch of the late King's Coronation were unanimous
in the opinion that these were dwarfed the matter from the South African find the
the three distinct businesses owned. by movement against the
stardpoint and had pointed out how completely by this year's celebrations. Declaration to have revived with and coal-mining concerta,
this family, the other two being banking
these agreements would improve South Africa's position in the event of war, even greater intensity than before.
especially in the matter of the abanden- The great meeting of protest held
Mr Fabian Waro has resigned the editor-ment of the doctrine of continuous. at Cannon Street Hotel, followed, during which time he will study the
ship of the London Morning Post. commercial position in China.
by an overflow"gathering in the saune building, shows how seriously the EVERYTHING question is being viewed by those
FOR
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NEW NECKWEAR
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31r Yonosuke.in staying at the Hongkong Hotel, and will remain here for a week or
NEWS OF THE DAY.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
་་་
A telegram from the Hague of 15th last sanusnces the death of Johan Svendsen, the Norwegian composer.
voyage.
اغر
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 28. Eight hundred Japanese sailors visited the Festival of Empire to-day.
AUSTRALIA'S NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL.
LORD DENMAN DEPARTS. -
Mr McKinnon Wood further said that the Agreement removed uncertainties from which British commerce would be the worst sufferer, while it in no wise weakened our naval eficiency as a Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, June 28, In coming to a decision on the Command from Calcutta per s.s. Gregory gold to the value of £2,913,734, the largest belligerent either as regards blockade
Lord Denman, the new Governor- or otherwise. It created no dangers advisability of the ratification of Apcar on 28th instant.
which were not existing now, but, on General of Australis, has left for the
who represent the mercantile shipping interests of the country.
the Declaration, the point of view
One gunner and 4 recruits for No. 1 Coy., HK.S.B., R.G.A., arrived in the
From A Fong, the photographer, we
The Transvaal mines in May produced
amount in their history,
1,
A memorial Lord Clive at Moreton Bay, near Market Drayton, was unveiled
A
the contrary, it lessened, the existing Antipodes, accompanied by Lady Den risks. If we refused to ratify the man Declaration we raked having our food declared absolute contraband. The
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
LOSTON, June 29, ---
At question time in the House-of- Commons, the Right Hon. Mr. H. 6. Samuel, Postmaster General, said he was disappointed that the now postage. stamps were not more successful.
Ha hoped there would be an improve meat in the printing when the nam contractors were more experienced and leas presend.
ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRATION.
BRITAIN'S REFLY.
(Bruser's Service to the China. Därif;) Losos, June 28.
A Washington telegram states that `· the British reply to Fresident Taft's Arbitration proposal has been received, and the Administration hopes that the Treaty will be submitted daring the the present session of the Senate.-
A CHINO AMERICAN
ALLIANCE?
(Wah Te Yat Po's Service).
Perio, June 28. HE Chong Yin Tang, Chinesa Minister in Washington, has wired urging the conclusitis of an alliance between China and America
TIBETAN AMBAN
UNEASY.
(War: Tez Fat Po's Service.)
Penso, June 25,--- 1. E. Lan Yu, the Amban st Tibet, bas requested to be relieved of office.
BANK AMALGAMA- TION.
(Wah Tan Yat Po's Servies) -
PIKING, June 287 The Board of Revenue has wired to banks should be amalgamated with the the various provinces that all provincial
is everything. One of the chief pro-hare received a dozen splendid photographs on June 13 by Lady Mary Herbert
Imperial Bank of China, but the Viceroys visions of the document is that in of the Coronation decorations and illumine-
Mr Justice Harlan, of the United and Governors do not approve of such time of war foodstuffs coming to tions in Hongkong, They are a foo The London Morning Post states that Declaration, however, could not be re- States Supreme Court, who stood out scheme. Great Britain from Overseas would collection and include the Law Courts, Sir Aur Wilson is retiring from the garded as a substitute for the Navy, for against the finding of his brother justices be regarded as conditional contraband. King's Buildings the illuminated cruisers judicial committee of the Privy Council
It his been noticed during the last fow we must still depend upon a strong Navy in the case of the Standard Oil Company, at night, the portraita included in
hse filed a now dissenting opinion couched sontha that the tides in the vicmity of the This is a clause around which the the Fish Lantern Procession, the review, Dr W. H. Graham Aspland, A. R.
for our safety.
Sir R. B. Finlay (U.) said the con- very vigorous teras, Be treats his Taichow Talanas, the rooke on which the hercest, controversy has razed, and Statue Square and the Chinese decorative Young and Stenhouse have been decorated stitution of a Prize Court on which ight aristas with scorna interfering FM. steamer Asin went schors, have been quite naturally so, too, when we re-
with the Double Dragon of the third order, Britain would only have one member people, guilty of usurpation of legislative very unusual in character". One of the member that Britain's population is!
in recognition of their services in connexion out of fifteen, while the United States result it much litigation, while its passed the spot found herself at in, after functions, and declares that the decision China Navigation steamers that recently practically dependent for its food Dr. Orville Wight, who for several
with the plague,
and Japan would nominate seven, was months has boon directing the excavations
injurious effect must be feit for many years maxing allowances for changes of course, a supplies on what is brought to in the river Wye at Chopstow, confident
distance of sixteen miles. ta come. The Times states that it is understood outrageous. The Government had con- its shores from other countries. of discovering documents to prove that that Bir Rufus Isance will shortly be ap plutely surrendered British principles MODERATE PRICES. The attitude of those who defend Bacon wrote: Shakespeare's plays, has pointed a Lord of Appeal and that he will on the questions of contraband and the this particular provision is that it abandoned the search he had been following be succended as Attorney-General by Sir destruction of neutral vezasle, and though for some time The wooden structure. A. Simon, Solicitor-General. Mr Back the Declaration had the support of lays, down a definite ruling to take found below the bed of the river bulieved master, R.C., will be the new Solicitor, America and Japan its ratification would the place of the more or less in-at Erst to be directly connected with the General 28, Queen's Road. definite usage hitherto existing object of his enquiry, has proved to be
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This, in fact, constitutes the main only the foundation of a Roman bridge. argument of the supporters of the The explorer declares that he is not yet It conüdence and vill dig another part of: Declaration as applied to all its the river.
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INSTANTANEOUS SUCCESS OF TELA COLLIER SISTERS
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sions on the question at the Imperial Conference it seems that all the delegates, with the exception of the Australian representatives, were con
IN THE COURTS.
For returning from banishment a native. was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and four hours! stocks.
A fine of 8360 was imposed on the master of s shop at West Point, for offering
be a national calamity,
LABOUR LEADER'S "BOCIETY DINNER. VIGOROUS REPLY TO CRITICS.
„ (Beuler's Service to the China. Mall)
Lomox, June 28.
Mr Bameny Maddonald; in an artele
...? With "the" arrival of the C. M. 5. Kiangtaen at Shanghai the now was received that during the last voyage to Ningpo ir J. F. Hudson, the third officer, a bribe of 85 to Sanitary Inspector K. Win the Sialist Reticu, denounces the had mysteriously disappeared. The au- Taylor. The foki, to whom the master
The
Secret
The secret of the popularity
vinced of the reasonableness of the fortunate affair pccurred on the night of June banded the money to give to Inspector solutions passed by various branches unvarying consistency of quality"
Declaration and of the desirability 21st Mr Hudson had been on the bridge, Taylor, was boord over in the sam of $100 of its ratification. Some of the but about midnight left to make the to come up for judgment if milled upon.
custosiary rounds of the ships. From that
Overseas statemen were, indeed, time nothing has been seen of him, and it remarkably enthusiastic in their is finest that he met with an accident and
The mister of the steam launch Yow approval of the instrument bir that he fell orar Gourd After My Tadium Bang was and 820 by Commander O. W. Bockwith Bnt the Marine Coast Wiuvam Latrien, for stanco, des had been absent from the bridge far evme
lime the quartermastor was sent to look to-day, for ribed the Declaration to an immense
passanger in excess
for him, but failing to locate him a thor righ, the namhar allowed. Delondent sid Sep in advance, it was in fact, he search of the ship was unde Thinli was the first night of the
sid, a first step towards
between nations, and of sthat they Canada were entirely in favour.
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