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commercial coal for a firm in Bingapore and passed through Sauguru Straits in order to take this shortor west coast route. The Vladivo stock squadron thers intercepted her. If her captain bod feared capture, nothing would have been easier than to take the safer but longer tust coast route. The facts have beer repro anted to the Foreign Office, but the view taken there is that, as an appeal to the Russian Admiralty Court is allowell, the caso in still sub judice, and that no steps can be taken by the British Government, Lord Lansdowne would, however, appear to overlook the fact that un appeal---whatever it may be wartb-will in all prolability not be heard for months, and that all this time the unfortunate owner will be deprived of the man of his valuable vessel. Full particulare might at the least be pressed for. am?

the Russians might be required to show someprima

firic ense for the conliscation. The doctrine that on saleqnout capture a neutral vessel can be condemned for alleged past offences is one in which this country hardly afford to science.

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"ENGLAND PROPOSES."

England proposes, but China dispózes, saya the Sunday Sun. It might have been thought that, when the former country announced the fact that she had determined to employ Chinese

POLICE COURT.

Thursday, 4th August.

BEFORE Mr. H. H. J. GOмFENTZ (ACTING POLICE MAGISTRATE).

HE LAUGHED BEST.

A Chinese waiter from a Chinese ten-house

charged a brother waiter with assault.

Complainant said defendant laughed at him,

THE LESSON OF WARS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5т¤, 1904.

let us do everything to keep them in the vigoar of life; and it is for that reason that I attach se Mr. Chamberlain, speaking to the Royal much importance to theseinrestigations, to these Institute of Public Health on the last day of † studies, and to this research which is going, I June, same to have been in ozcellout form, | veilly believe-sangulas optimist as I alwaya We present here the soneluding third of hie jam (cheers)~~in the course of time to make those excellent address, as it appears in the Times-tropical climatce, which bave been osch in their turn the white man's grave, to make thes places where whito men can lire in comfort. It is because of that that I wish to conclude by

THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE EMFIRE,

For, after all, I repeat what I have said on

and he laughed back. Defendant than assaulted other occasions, the work of this century, or, at anying that, aftor all. one of those almost un-

him.

Mr. Gompertz: Who laughed lust ! Complainant. I did. A fine of S was imposed--and the complainant laughed, (Laughter),

▲ TRIAD.

After a recent raid en a Trial meeting at Yaumati several men were sent to prison. Mr.

O. D. Thomson, solicitor, however, secured

a remand in the case of one of tho defendants, his client, as the man desired to call witnessx. This man was now convicted and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, and six hours' stocks.

EXPENSIVE BLASTS.

The coxswain of the launch Sunanje was sum- anoned by P.-Sergt. Kerr for blowing his steam-whistle for other purposes than that of

Ho

navigation. The complainant said that defen- cant had blown ten blasts in 20 minutes. desired to attract the attention of passengers. The launch was plying on a new run from Hongkong to Samshuipo..

The Magistrate explained to defendant that he was liable to a line of $100 for each blast. He would fine him $2 a blast, 820 in all.

ALLEGED ARSON.

The case of the alleged arson against the master of No. 19, Wellington Street, a building

all ovente, of the beginning of the century upon which we have entered, is the consolidation of our Empire. (Fond cheers,) And this is one branch of the greatest of all subjects: how are so to fulfil the task which Providence has laid upou our shoulders, a greater task than has ever been imposed upon any other nation, a task which we are now fulfilling not without success,

but the greatness, the increasing greatness of

which may well fill even the boldest of us with some anxiety. Where has there ever beer, where can there ever be, suol an Empiro as that for which we are responsible? It is not the creation of a definite policy steadily puraned, ; No, it has been well said that we have no policy, but that we have somehow or other blandered into the best places of the world. (Laughter

and cheers.) I suppose that in the great designs of Providence thero is reason for this. Our Governments have blundered, our statesmen have drifted. But that does not apply to the

men whom wo hare sent out from our midst

bo bare gone from Scotland, Ireland, and England into all parts of the world, who have left their bones in foreign countries, who bate given the best of their lives nud vigour to make the Empire of which ке Br# BO pload. (Cheers,) Without communication, without organization, they never blundered (loud cheers);

on the Rand mines, South Africa, there would be no difficulty in obtaining as many as sho might require. Steamers at Hongkong havo not been able to get away, not that the coolin were not forthcoming, not that thoro was any delay on the part of the shipowners, but that His Mightiness the Viceroy of Canton "pat bis foct down" and forbade the exodus of his fellow countrymon, What power the Viceroy had for doing such a thing is not quite clear, but the ways of Chinese are inscrutable. This great nisa in his peacock feathers and embroid- eries issued u proclamation, and trafle fii coolies rame to a dead stop. Peking has sent werd xince the Viceroy issued his proclamation to issue another to the effect that the immigration Berore Me. J. H. KENP (SECOND POLICE (Cheers.) In my experienes at the Colonial

can proceed. This is all very well; but how about loss of time to the contractors, shippers, and all the rest ?

PHILIPPINE TRADE.

This is taken from the Sunday Sen of Manila:--The Hongkong Weekly Press, in com menting on the Internal Revonne Law recently

pastol by the Commission, among other things states that the Government evidently takes a very hopeful view of the future. It is not admitted that stagnated industry and depressed

business accurately describe the present condi- tion in the Inloads. We shouli like know how else to describe it, for, look at the mattor in the most optimistic light, business in Manila inata rury low ebb. Shipping people will tell you that things in their line are very bad. In spite of Castcnus receipts and Consular

known students working in laboratories in London. Liverpool, and olsen here may in doing more good for the Empire than any statesman' has been able to de, however high his position. It is with that feeling that I bave had so much pleasure in attending this meeting, au! it is with that feeling that I thank you once more most heartily for the sympathy which you have

shown, I will not say with perfor.aanes, but

at all events with intention and with the

ideal which I hope every patriotic Englishman sots before himself (Loud cheers.)

RATE-CUTTING CONFERENCE.

At the suggestion of Mr. Gerald Balfour, President of the Board of Trade, a friendly conference has been arranged between Herr Ballin, maanging director of the Hamburg- America Company, and Lord Inverclyde chairman of the Canard Company, with a view to an examination of the existing differencas,

It is just six weeks since Lord Inverclyde and Herr Ballin last met in London, when their attempts to avert a rate-calling war

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unanecessful.

The day after that meeting Horr Ballin, expressing himself as desirous of exhausting

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THE DREYFUS CASE,

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case against M. Dantriche, was reported in the has not been made known officially. Lieutuosut- Times. The exact charge brought against them Colonel Rollin was the chief of the so-called HAVE Information or Senret Intelligence Burean, of which M. Dautriche was a subordinate oficial during the Benues trial. Captain François und Captain Maréchal were also employed in that bureau at tho saniu time

It is assumed by the Prees that these officers are accused of complicity in the proceedings of M. Dantriche, who is charged with having, by means of an erasure, falsified the accounts of cocoealing the witness Czoruuski, who guve the Isformulion Bureau with the object of

ovidence at Rennes against ex-Captain Dreyfus. It will be remembered that in the course of the inquiry instituted by the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation, based upon the alleged fait nouveau, the Judge entrusted with the

books of the bureau the item "paid to Austerlitz

(2800),"

the word "Austerlitz" 20,000f, being written over an «zasure. The inquiry H to the identity of the recipient of this sum, for whose real name the pseudonym "Austerlitz' is supposed to have been substituted, bas led to repeated examinations of Lieutenant-Colonel Rollin, Captain François, and Captain Maréchal It was after their confrontation in presence of a representative of the Court-wartial that the

that caught fire on the 8t1. February last, aguisho pioneers, the discoverers, and the cog- all means of bringing about an amicable ar investigation discovered in one of the account

came before Mr. Gompertz. Mr. E. R. Halli fax prosecuted, and Mr. P. W. Goldring solicitor, of Mr. John Hastings' office, appeared

for the defence.

The case was remanded

MAGISTRATE).

THE BOMBAY BARRISTER,

The case of Sapurji Cowasti Sanjana, the Parsee barrister who is desired by the Bombay police to answer to a charge of forgery, was again brought before Mr. Kemp yesterday afternoon. Mr. F. E. L. Bowlny, solicitor, appear ed for the Bombay Police, and Mr. J. Harston, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the armsed.

Iuspcoter Powo, of the Bombay Police, having given ovidence, Mr. Harston asked

Did you know at the time that there was no ex- tradition treaty between Bombay and Manila

Mr. l'ower: Of my own knowledge I did not know.

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Continuing, in answer to Mr. Harsten's questions, the witness said the accused had been arrested at Manila by the Manila authorities under instructions from the British Govorú- ment. He had been placed on board the s.5. Zuire

querors, they barn all done their part, and in extraordinary emergencies, with a devotion above all praise, they are followed the lines o E duty and patriotism, and to them the country ought to be grateful boyond any other,

Office the most creditable of all the evidences of the barneforistics of the British raes which were ever brought to my knowledge have been the action over and over again of young men. oldiers and civiliaus, who, suddenly brought face to face with great emergencies, have risen to the occasion to defend the honour of the British flag and the British name. I wish sometimes that it wore possible by some sort of telepathic machinery to bring before such an audience as this a picture of what the British

rangement rather than throw money away on a fight, suggested the calling in of Mr. Gerald Balfour as arbitrator. Nothing, however, resulted from the suggestion until the con- forence which has now been fixed.

THE ENGLISH SUNDAY,

three officers were a rested. It is stated in oue

of the morning papers that Ceneral Dalenne, who

was chief of the Gearral Stuff at the time when

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In a circular issued by the committee of the Lay Movement in favour of Sunday worship and rest, it is contended that the amount of labour caused by the rapid increase and development of Sunday entertainments, sports, nusements, and uun ecassury travelling is seriously impairing the the payment in question was made, had declarod character of Sunday, zotl is removing from large in the coures of the present inquiry that his sub- classes of servants and subordinates all pos-ordinates in the Information Bureau had Empire is doing at any towel. At this houring reasonable cost and recreation.

sibility of attending divine service, or of obtain, obtained his signature to the order for payment of the 20,0007, by means of a subterfuge. It is at which we are speaking, if we could by some

suggested that the arrest of the three floors BY GIVING A VERY LARGE ORDER series of pictures and in a concrete form show

was decided upon in conquenes of this you what is going on in all those countries

deposition by General Delanns and of other WE HAVE SECURED THE facts that afterwards came to light. Another beyond the seas, what a testimony it would be to the still surviving virtues of the race!

Govorament organ is responsible for the (Cheers.)

latemout that the three officers made damaging admissions in the course of the inquiry.

THE LESSON OF WARS.

Yesterday at the Church of St. Edmund the Martyr, Lombard-street, the Primate delivered a special sermon in connection with the more-

nieut.

He said English people had been entrusted

with a priceless heritage in the English Sunday. It was a gift above all others that would mest or daily lives. We should howore lest thought- our moral needs und koep simple and faithful

reports which look very healthy since the Amori- by the Manila police, who remained on the in contests each one of which stands by itself,lessly we should allow the heritage to he in any

ean occupation, we have to balance this on the other bud with the enormous cost of bureaux and the highly paid offcials who condnet the Government machinery, showing that the re- venue is swallowed up for this purpose. Whether things can be worked on a more economical basis remains to be seen. Decentralisation must be the keynote of succoss, and mors development in the provinces must take place Jefore a healthy and lasting trade can ho estaly. Fished throughout the archipelago,

SMALLPOX AT BRUNEI

A HEAVY DEATH KOLD.

A devastating opidemic of smallpox which, the Straits Times says, is "decimating the matires by hundreds' has broken out in Brunei,

Wituess,

steamer till just before her departure. however, did not errest the mau till they wern out of sight of land, though he shadowed him everywhere. Acensed, when ordered into the steam-launch at Manila, expressed a desiro to get his things, but this was not allowed by the

Manila authorities. Tho accused's effacts were

sent on to the Hotel America, whore Mr. Power is staying, afterwards. As the accused refused to go on the steam-launch an American policeman called ont for two men, and then hojwent; he had no collar on. When the Zefire arrive it at Hongkong the police Bug was hoisted and the manplaseil in custody.

Mr. Harston: Does not this amount to kidnapping?

Witness; No, it does not amount te kid. napping, but it amounts to abduction,

Witness continuing said he know nothing of and an urgent appeal for medical assistance has the case personally; he only weut by the deposi koen sent to Singapore. The result of that appeal tions. He had seen the accused in the dock at us immediately" acted upon and four doctors Bombay. The prisoner was missing on the -Dr. Shepherd, of Tan Tock Song Hospital, third day. Dr. Busch, of H.M,S. Siriur, Dr. Giddy, of The accused made a long statement, explain- Christmas Island, and Assistant Surgeoning to Mr. Komp how he had been told by the Wheatley-have left Singapore for Lo aflicted Sheriff at Manila that he was free, and then district.

how, while the Sheriff was still in the room, he was arrested, put into a closed carriage, and. eventually, put on the steamer. He denied the truth of the charge against him.

The case was remanded.

A JEWELLERY CASE.

There you would find us at war, struggling

has its special conditions, its unique peculiari. tirs; you would find English officers, almost boys from school, leading native troops, who show to them that devotion which they must have deserved, leading them successfully to victory ander very conceivable cireamataner, We are always at war. The gates of the Temple of Janus are never closed in the British Empire. War is bad, we all hate it; but remember it has its compensations; remember that all these wars which are a neesssity of Empire and which you must expect in the future as you bure bad them in the past,

although we mny hope they will become bea frequent as time goes or, remember that these wors are more lives than they cost. (Chears) What do you see in India, for instance, where since the Paz Britannica was established at

great cost of British life, the population has enormously incremed and the ountry has pro. gressed in overything which makes a nation Es in Africa. I remember my friend the late Sir Henry Stanley telling me that be bad mado a calculation a few years ago that the loss of life in South Africa was not less than 2,000,000 a year owing to inter-fribal war and the slave raids to which the country has been for cantaries & prey. And wherever we go, wherever the British rule is established after, it may be, the loss of some lives which some of car philanthropists so excessively deplore, lives, indeed, of Englishmen as well as nativas given For a great ideal, after three wors peace is established and every mon under the British flag.cau conut with certainty apon cocurity for his life and his property and can go on progressing to the atmest of which he is

(Choer.)

It seems that Brunei has a native population of 5,000, but thero is only one European doctor available for duty thero. That is Dr. Adamson, the Colonial Surgeon of the island of Labru, ut the entrance to Brunei Buy.

When the epidemic appeared it spread with such A man was charged with larceny. Mr. frightful rapidity that the only doctor H. W. Looker, solicitor, of Messrs Deacon, in the place was overtaxed to combat the Looker and Deacon, appeared for the defence, disease. By last reports there were 1,000 cases It was alloged that he had given the complainant uudler treatment and 500 deaths had occurred. | (a Chinese woman) a cigarette, and the fame Vaccine was also practically finished, and in of it made her ill and drowsy. He then follow-capable. these cirenmetances the appeal for help became ed her home, and when she fell asleep robbed her. a clamant cry. The appeal was received by the

The case was distrissed. P.M.O., Dr. McDowell, who at once made arrangements to answer it by souding four awdical wien to Brunei. But there was the diffenty of providing lymph. Such on.im nwuse quantity as will be required could not be furnished by Singapore. It was accordingly decided to get a supply of lymph from Saigon and HMS. Rinaldo left on the 29th, ult, to convoy the lymph from Saigon to Brunei.

BAD MONEY.

A man was charged with unlawful possession of bad money He had seven Chinese coins from which a considerable amount of silver had beon, worn, and thres had British dollars.

The defendant vas discharged.

IS A BANANA A FLANTAIN ? For some tims past the unsophisticated

The relief medical expedition was to leave by

Londoner has been astonished at the the Mauila on the 30th ult, and it is expected that the Rinaldo will arrive at Brunei about the alarmingly increased size of the bununas same time as the Manila. The party will exposed to view in the fruiterers' and--especially establish tents and live in the open, tresting all

It is indeed

THE WORK OF THE COLONISTS.

But it would not be a picture of war alone. Still more interesting and siriking would be the victorios of peace. You would find men for whom wo da vory little, but who do so much for us. You would find these men in every part

way marrod.

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The Bowest ides in oimba is one for the

purpose of bringing young men and midene together with the object of matrimony. The enterprise is to be given a trial, and the records at Somerset House show that there has been registered under the Companies Act The Matrimonial Club, Lid,”

shareholders in this romantic syndicate to the Daily Mail, solely because I believed it to be sound investment, and one that would yield handsome dividends,”

"I went into the venture," said our of the

Another shareholder waxed eloquent as to the merits of the company from the socist and matrimonial side.

"If certain young women met certain young men who in the ordinary course of events would never enter into their lives, it is obvious that they might find they possissed many sympathies in commor, and further, that deep feelings of affection might spring up between them. To fill the long-felt waar, Cupid. Limited, steps forward and makek his bor to an anxious public.

"His arrows will be aimed at vulnorable hearts under cover of the soft strains of the waliz

in thehade of conservatorios or on the banks of picturesque rivers, for it is intended that clubs shall be formed which will organise picules for the young people of both sexes, dances, boating excursions, and theatrical entertainments.

Cupid's pranks have bitherto boos por formed for his own amusement. It remains to be seen whether he will work for the success of on undertaking in which he is not even a shareholder,"

The

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PRETTY WEDDING HYMN.

marriage of Lady Norah

Brown,

of the world, dealing with every conceivable daughter of the Marquess of Sligo. to Mr. problem of governinsul, with education, with Thotaas J. M: Mors, of Shropshire, was distin trade, with health, above all, with the develop.guished by the singing of a new wedding hymn, mnt of the countries that are given to their composed by the bride, and set to music by the charge. You would fad them engaged in this

groom. This was it:

bepeficoot and Important work. Ah! what have they done for us? You may have the alternatives-you may put it in eitbor way- you may say they have given us the proudest heritage that over man enjoyet, or you may say that they bose laid upon our shoulders a greater burden than any nation ever bore.

-on to street barrows. He has been forced to and sundry with every means at their disposal the conclusion that these same gigantic bananas for the extermination of the epidemic. It is can be nothing less than plantains, but in this probable that they will be away from Singapore he is, it is well to know, mistaken. for several weeks, and there is no doubt that doubtfal, says a correspondent of the Daily They have dore both, and I rejoice in both. (Obeers.) I rejcice in both, because I firmly they will have an arduous task before them. Mail, if the plaintain has over reached our

belleve that it has made us greater and bet for shopes. Eaten banana fashion, that is to say (cheers), because I believe it bas elevate this The natives of Brunei live under conditions

raw, it would indeed be anything but palatable.

nation, becauso it has released us from a mers The plantain, in fact, requires capeful cooking

provincial oxistence, from the patty and detest- to ranke is odibles, being either boiled, baked, or ronsted, according to taste, when it is splitable parochial selfishness into which we might otherwisu havo fallon. What is the conglusion P lengthways, salted and peppered, and served up tot. Then-but not till then it is feast for These men are the great assets of the British the gods.

Empire. Let us prize them and value them,

which are extremely favourable to infection, and the efforts of one overworked doctor would be

impossible to stop the outbreak. It is hopal, however, that the party from Singapore will succeed in eradicating the disease and checking the terrible death-rate.

God, who dost join two hearts in love, end down Thy blessing from above; Grant he may tend her as a flower Sent him by Tluce in life's brief hour. That he may love her and adore Is purest love for evermore. God, in whose sacrament divine Two lives are linked by will of Thine, His guiding star grant she may be, His light to all eternity,

That she may love him and adore In perfect love for evermore,

God, in whose name these two are one, Grunt they may live in Thes alone, Guide them through life's long journey home. Until to Thy blest realus they come, That they may love Theo and adore In holiest love for evermere,

SHIPPING NOTES.

STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

The C.P.R. steamer Emprees of Japan arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday, the 2nd August at 7 p.m.

The O.S.S. & C.M. steamer Glaucus left Singapore for this port on the morning of the 3rd August, and is due bere on the 8th August.

WEATHER,

Recent arrivals all report fine weather.

ARRIVALS.

The Wongkoi (Gorman steamer) yesterday brought a consignment of rice and wood for Messrs. Butterfield & Swire;

the Ujina arrived from Singapore with a cargo of generat

for Jardine, Matheson & Co.; and the Zareena, British-owned, from Rangoon, had a consign- ment of kerosene oil on board for this port.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Puruza, frem Rangoon yesterday with " cargo of general, reports a death (Chinese) froni bori-beri during the voyage. A smooth passage was experienced.

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