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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 2ex, 1965,

H. E, the Governor has appointed provision- ally, until further notice, Mr. Hoary Bursthouse To so as Crown Solicitor vice Mr. F..B. L. Borley, on vacation.

Mr. P. H. de Lucy Fossarian, who was French Coneul at Forchow abent sisteon. years ago, is reported to is transferred from

A. S. WATSON & CO., zomewhere in putting men whose worst Keba to his old charge.

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But the point seems to be whether the best procedure was adopted in haling those men into a court of criminal messins. The law of the sea is not the law of the lund. There are reasons for the differences. Yet, obviously, there was something wrong

offence was a breach of contract into the position of criminals. Long before the arrival of the Baltic Fleet caused others to | reconsider the magisterial dictum that there was no real rink, wo felt and expressed sympathy for the men thus being punished. Wo never felt inclined to agree, that the magistrates were right is describing their scruples as altogether vexatious and frivolous. Expressions from the Bench WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. itself gave us occasion by question the esoteric justies of the treatment meted out to the mutineers. It was said by one Justice of the Peace that in the preranee of reasonable grounds for believing that rist attached to a voyage to the North, he would be the last man in the world to insist that they should proceed. We asked ourselves what would be reasonable grounds. There

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II. E. the Governor has appointed Major i C. L. Josling, RA.M.C., Acting Principal Medical Officer of Troops, to be a member of the Banitary Boned in place, of Celonel Webb. RAM.C.. resigned.

The ex-Viceroy of Fakion, Wei Kuang-tao. has been studying the war in Manchuria. Ho now advocates for the province two artillaiy divisions, and points out that the country is too mountainous for cavalry,

TELEGRAMS.

["DAILY PRESS" BERVICE.] FRENCH POLITICS.

LONDON, 23rd April. M. Delcassé has withdrawn resignation, on condition that Morocco programiuc be accepted.

his

his

LORD KITCHENER THREATENS

TO RESIGN.

LONDON, April 20.

It is reported that Lord Kitchener has intimated his intention to resign. the Indian command- unless the

Some unscrupulous person In Hongkong has victimised the Daily News at Shanghai by telegraphing en great naval battle" at the power of the Military Member of the

Council is restricted. Ambis. Whoover sent the telegram, dated 14th April, must have intendel deliberate docil.

(RESTER", SERVICE.]

Wing Cheung appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazoland at the Police Court on Saturday to THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN. answer a charge of trespassing on the premises of the Bay Vier Police Station. He informed

His Worship that he called to see a friend who was going to show him over the premises, Figol $5.

The second match (Hougkong Club r. Club Germania) for the Howling Cap will be held on

the 29th and 29th inst. The German team

The rained areas were in many of the cuses not to be crossed or approached. What then, had these men to fear? Were they cowards,

Out of about 241 Chiness concerned in & atract starting at shadows,'trembling at the merebral at West Point on Friday night, four- possibility of danger? The ordinary perils were arrested. Inspector Collett placed them ...$90.00 of the sea they were accustomed to risk before Mr. F. A. Haarland at the Police Court ou Faturday to answer charges of fighting in without a thought. The idea occurred to

the street nad behaving in a disorderly manner. ng that these, wen were "uen lawyers." They were each fined $5 or 14 days imprisou B. SUPERIOR VERY OLD COGNAC 27.00 They learned that extra freight was being ent

earned by their ship, and asked thom-

A Chinaan was charged before Mr. F. A. selves why. The answer that naturally Hazeland at the Police Court on Saturday with

to them

causing obstruction in Queen's Road West by extra freight was paid because there was selling theatre tickets outside the Ko Shing reasonable ground for apprehending risk Theatre. He was finel. $10 in dofanit one to the ship. Any risk to the ship must be months' imprisonment, and His Worship unde shared by themselves. The ship was in-au order that the practice of sailing tickets

outside the theatre was to be prohibited. 40,0|sured: they were not. The sea-lawyer, particularly the British variety, has a keen sense of equity, and a stubborn idea of fighting for what be considers to be justice, for what is "fair.". Extra risk, extra freight, extra pay for the sea-lawyer must obviously A. S. WATSON & CO. have been the train of thought, That no reference was made to any demand for exira inducements does not. vitiata the theory. They may well have expected to be offered Inducements to continue. In some cases, that was the course pursued. Ia others, now under discussion, the 1203 were trented, not to bribes, but to threats. The letter of the hood was cited. They were sent to gaol. This seemed to us wrong, but where the law applies, and men are under the law, there is little use in kicking against the pricks. Fresh ouses followed; the magistrates still insisted that there was no danger. Even the nearness of the Baltic Fleet did not alter the logal view that the risk was imaginary. In other

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Lieber's

r.. Box, 83. Telephone No. 12

LONDON420th April.

Mr. Tall, the United States Becretary for

War, on his return from the Philippinee, will vi-it Tokyo as a guest of Japan. The party will include Miss Roosevelt and several Senators and CongressmƏD.

RESIGNATION OF M. DELCASSE,

Londor, 226d April. M. Delcassé has resigned; his position was shaken at the debate in the Chamber on Wednesday; his adversaries routending that the Kaiser would never have intervened in Morocco bail M. ¿Dulents¿ considered German susceptibilities

ZEMSTVOS PROHIBITED,

LONDON, 22nd April, The Congress of the Momicers of the Zemstros, fixat for 7th May in St. Petersburg, has been

probibited.

CRETE.

LONDON, 22nd April.

is composed of Messrs A. Rombach, F. Nicolai, The Cralan Chamber bas unanimously pro- A. Schroster, E. Vollbracht. F. Eberius. Golaited union with Grance, simultaneously Engel. C. Koch and Julius Mueller, The expressing coundçnos in the Prince; the Depu- first match was won by the English team in the then swore allegianos to King George, December, 1904.

The programme of music to be performed by the hand of the 119th Infantry on the New Parade Ground this (Monday) afternoon, from,

to 630 p.m., is as follows:-

March "Rendez-Vous" Selection...... "The Girl from Kay's ".......Caryll Valac... "A Summer Night in Munich "... Collier Fantasia "Folk Songs of Italy" Rampazotti Gavotte ......"Princuer May"

Kottaun ........The Dram

Polkn

Julien

Manila paper says: It will probably in terest some people to know that there is a very vigerous and well-schemed game on, ut present, to corner that necessary of cordage, hemp. Whether or not the projected "corner" is limited to the Philippines is wore than we cou say from the information in our possession, but the available facts suggest that the schemers hitting high. The name of a Manila mer

THE WAR.

["DAILY PRESS " SERVICE."]

THE THIRD BALTIC FLEET,

Lonnox, April 20.

It is reported at St. Petersburg that the Third Russian Squadron is now in the neighbourhood of Sunda Straits.

A JAPANESE PROTEST.

Loxnos, April 20.

BALTIC FLEET NEWS.

On the 19th instant the as, Chorofa, while on a voyage from Bangkok to Hongkong, passed a number of Russian warships anchored at Kamranh Bay.

three

FOOTBALL

WEST XENTA V, CIVILIANS.

AN UNSEEMLY INTERRUPTION.

It would be safe to call the matoh, between

The Norwegian 5.8, das urrived from the combined Civilian Teams and the West Bangkok yesterday with a sargo of rice. Of Kents, played at Happy Valley on Saturday draw, although; had the game been concluded, Caps Padarau, at 7 p.m. on the 19th instant, in Latitude 11.15 North, Longitude 109,20 honors would probably have gone to tho East, she paced four craisers conveying Shield winoora, who were two ait in the south. Mocond half. They (the Kenis) turned out in fall force, but the clallians straggled down to the pround one after another. At the roll call they were short of sororal players, and substitutes had to be procured to make up

team. During the first half play borerež round the civilians' goal, which was the scene of a protracted siege. The damage, however was not as serious na ít. might have been, only Burrows and Redmond boing euocaeful in passing the goalkeeper, although many fast shots were tried.

in transports seezing westerly direction towards Saigon. She could not distinguish what list onslity they belonged to, but having regard to the transports, took them to be a part of the Ballio Fl-ot. All of the ships wore showing lights except one transport in tim var.

THE Y.M.C.A.

The Y.M.C.A, is getting up a tennis chub. Preparations are b-ing made for bi-weekly and later tri-weekly bathing excursions which

should commenco about the 1st May.

A billiard tournament commences to-morrow.

The Wont Kents were having much their ówn way at the beginning of tí a second half when annneemly disturb nee drow onlookers away from the ropes and the footballers from the field THE VOLUNTEERS.

of contest. A European and a Portuguere Corps Armourer Sergeant J. T. Hawksts and quarrelled and come to blows. Police been granted sic months' leave from the Colouy, Sergeant Blackman succeeded in separat Messrs. E, S. Abraham and J. Joseph haveing the fighters, and they were going vf joined the Volunteers, and the names of quietly enough until another Portuguese It is alleged that, under the Gunsere F. Hawkes and S. G. H. Ames have interfered.

juftusace of liquor, lus had disguised fair been struck off the strength.

nature with ill-favoured rage"; and been trying all the afternoon to fasten a quarrel on someone. When the men were separated by the policeman, he tried to urge his companjon. on to the frey again. Sergeant Blackman reveral times told him quietly to go away, but he persisted, and finally it is alleged) Trooper G. H. Pot's, H.K.V.T. has been assaulted the sergeant. He was immediately promoted to Sergeant, and Trosper J. Johnsecured by the Bergeant and two plain stone to Corporal,

clothes Sergeants who had appeared on the soone, and there were load arias from the soldiers of "Frog march him," "Prog murch him!" He will be charged at the Police Court to-morrow (Tuesday). with being "drauk and disorderly and assaulting the Police.

The following board of offtoers will assemble Head Quarters to-morrow to investigato the use of Doa-efficient members of the Corps being absent from the G. O. C.'s inspection: Capt. D. Macdonald (President), Capt. W. Arustrong, Capt. T. Skinner and Lient. W. A. Croke.

MR. JUSTICE DE SAUSMAREZ WELCOMED.

Mr. Havilland Walter de Suarez took his seat as Judge of H.M.'s Supreme Court for China and Cores for the first time on April

14th.

The Acting Crows Advocate, Mr. W. A. C. Platt, happened to be appearing in the case, and took the opportunity to welcome bis Lord. ship in the following terms-My Lord, May I, on behalf of the Bar, wish you very cordial welcome to this Court on your taking your sast position on the bonck of this court in Singhai for the first time; and I trust you will find your

very satisfactory on. We can assure you that you can always count upon the hearty co operation of the far and on their loyalty to their chief.

His Lordship said-Gentlemen of the Bar. I your words of welcome on my thank

Son for taking my sent for the first time on this Benon I must thank you for what Assure you that in coming “are maid and I am fitiling one of the ambitions of my life, having roached the highest position that the Foreign Office can give me. I have served in other Consular

Courts of His Majesty, and I-may say that one to Shanghai is that I always understood that

After this, there was no more football. The whistle was sounded, with the scored standing

West Kauts, 2: Civilians. 0.

MISGUIDED WOMEN,

A REAL YELLOW PERIL, Three white women and their half-ca'S children, who were assisted by Custom Hous officers to escaps from their Chinese homes ap the West River, arrived here on "Estarday by tha 1.8. Shunler. Two of them are Australiane, and the third is from Chili, Two of the women and their children were taken in by the Italian Couvent. In their Chinese homes they were beaten and generally treated bally by tho respective first wives, who made them work in the folds and do other survila work. They Australian women having thus suffered for six

were kept in slose custody, one of the

of the reasons why I particularly looked forward the Bar would be a very gre it as istauce to me. years. and would enable me to fulfil the duties of the high office that I bolt hers with satisfacliva 10 myself as well na, I hope, to the pable. I de not think, gentlemen, I need say any more. Thank you.-N. C. Daily News.

THE BURMO-CHINESE FRONTIER. Ne anonymously signed communications that have alvently appeared in other papers will be inserted.

•Unders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should be

The Japanese Ambassador in Paris

The Mission of English and Chinese officials, mat befors 11 am, on day of publication. After that her the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash,

Chinese frontier,

tier, Iss for its object, it is said, Telegraphic Address: PREBs. Coda: 4.B.C.Ch dates, lowever, we find that the latest

has lodged a protest with, the French which hat recently started for the Bueno. enses have draws otheinl attention to the chant who was at one time black is the govern Government regarding the facilities the examination of the conditions on the

frontier, without contemplating

any delimits granted by the French Authorities tntion. Through well-informed sources yesterday,

however, oar representative learned that Adiniral Rodjestvensky's fleet at limitation is almost certain to follow the work of the Mission, though not necessarily immediately. Kamranh Bay.

Under the Treaty signed by Lord Rosebery on March 186, 1804, tho bour wary was delimited as far north as latitude 24 degresa 35 minutos. It is with the remaining portion the Commission will bave to deal

BIRTHS.

On 12th April, at Shanghai, the wife of W. Guro, of a daughter.

Ou 13th April, at Shanghai, the wife of J. De Witt Jangun, of a daughter,

On 14th April at Shanghai, tho wife of IL R. H. Tuomas, of a daughter.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DEVEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLDer STERET, EC

possibility of reasonable grounds"; and some moi are released. But how can the presence of a Russian squadron so far south endanger ships bound for the north?

It seems to us that if the grounds for appre- hension are reasonable now, they have been reasonable all along, since the first batch of men was incarcerated. For them, there was no intervention. There was admittedly in carlier cases cargo declared by Russia to | be contraband; but we are told the men were justly punished because there was no risk then of Russia being able to enforce its own proclamation. Truly, Russian prestige

ment books is mentioned as one of the promoters and there is not the least doubt that he and bis allies mean business. If they can put their game through, it will play (havoc) with the city brokers.

THE ROYAL SANITARY INSTITUTE

REUTER'S SERVICE.|

GERMAN STEAMER STOPPED AT MAURITIUS.

LONDON, 21st April. The Gerinan steamer Juliette at Mauritius has been prevented from frithing coaling when it was ascertained that she was carry- ing stores to Kamranh Bay.

The Daily

de.

A Daily Press representative yesterday interviewed the Reverend Mother of the Italian Convent. She said it was not an unnenal thing for refugees of this description to come from the interior. They generally belonged to the unfortunate elus of women. because it was seldom that one found them

these low-class women with promises he marriui. In Australia the Chinaman deceived never intended to fail. When she arrived in the interior she found herself one of Boveral

The inevitabla

wires" a position most repugnant to any right-teoling white woman.

As the Rer. Mother consequences follow. oxpressed it-Indeed, there poor women receive their punishment in this world."

The Reverend Mother said she intended to apply to the Benevolent Society to send the women back to their respective homes. Skadid not know how the Commonwealth Government would regard the children, but it seemed to be the daty of the community to do something.

The Examinations held by the Hongkong

The Indian Government has lately been Brauch of this Institute took place last work

making special efforts to encourage the trade The following gentlemen were Examiners:

along the caravan route from Blame on the Hun. Dr. Clark, A.P.C.M.O., Hon. H. E.

Upper Irawady to Tong-neh (Momsin) in the Pollock, K.C., Capt. Fitzwilliam, A.B.C..

Chinese province of Yunnan. Fifty years ago Dr. W. W. Pearse, A.M.OH., and Mr. A. H.

the trade between Upper Burma and Yunnen W38 valued at balf a million sterling, but it full The Hon. Secretary was

to very small dimensions during the reign of Ough, M.I.C.E. Mr. A. Carter, M.S.I. The following Cau

the last of the Kings of Burma. Of late it has to revive; esp cially since a road wak b.gou from the headquarters in London. Practical Mail states that the English portion of her mode, on the recommendation of Mr.

the Tai-ping gorges MF. Lytton bas also advo- was s-nt back to her country. Every year and refuse to continue the voyage, prefer-cated the laying of a light line of railway from that woman wrote expressions of gratitude to

Bhame to

to Teug-push, and it is possible that ring imprisonment.

the Indian Government may adopt the schetoe.

didates work recommended for certificates

Most women helped in this way showed bat little gratitude, but the Reverend Mother cited one exception. Some years ago a Mauritius women thus sought refuge at the Italian Con-

cannot err. The theory is one of judicial must still be high if its Fleet on the Annam Sanitary Ecience Examination-Messrs. Philip crew complain that they have been deceived British Conralar Agent at Teur-ynch, ton, veut and, through the Hon. Mr. A. W. Browin

HONGKONG, Arail 24T¤, 1905, THERE is a forensic fiction that the Law

infallibility, maintained, like an analogons theory, for a useful purpose; but, it hear ened to by the man in the street, received and taken with the proverbial grain of salt. Without such examples as the Beck case to justify our assertion, we are entitled to

coast is to be consideral as directly Thomas Lamble ad James William White threatening similar cargoes running hence Sanitary Inspectors' Exsulaation-Messre. to Japan. It was just as likely to catch Charlie Killington and Charles William Ward. then when it was at Madagastar; but no mutter, it is being talked of hero, and there- fore the men have now reasonable ground

SHIPPING ITEMS.

A HARBOJE NUISANCE

FRENCH NEUTRALITY.

LONDON, 21st April.

The Japanese Minister in Paris has called

If the Chiass would repair the road from Teng-yush to Tali-fa, the efforts of the French

the Convent. She was a very ignorant, but not a vicious women.

The Reverend Mother admitted that it

to divert the talk of the Yunnan and Sze-chuen seemed to her undesirable for Exropeans to trade to their ports in Indo-China would have marry Chinese, but said that when such couples far lose chance of success. Yeng yash, it may

in

On Saturday soven junkmen were fined $25 the attention of M. Delcassé to the presence / be added, is now a piaca of small importance approached a priest it was clearly his duty support it syllogistically. For major pre- for their fears. If they have, their prede each for fastening to in-coming steamers of Russian ships at Kamrank Bey: it is and from the northern and central districts of in sin. It appears very easy for Chinsmen to

wiss, humanum est errare; for minor, "all cessors had; and if the recent offenders go

magistrates are buman"; therefore, it is the nature of a magistrate to orr, occasionally This preamble relieves us of the risk of over much presumption in expressing our opinion, which is also human, that the element of error was perceivable in the local convictions of sailer-men who refused

free, something seems owing to those who preceded them to gaol.

The French Mail of the 21st March was delivered in London on the 20th inst

Mr. G. H. Ardros, oditor of the Foochow Echo, has gone Home on a year's leave.

to undertako war risks. We would offer no sweeping condemnation of the law, of the interpretation of the law, or of the couse-planted with the mulberry.

Fakten province is being more extensively

H: E. the Governor has appointed pro- visionally, or until further notice, Mr. E. C. L. a director of the Widows and Orphans' Pension Fund, vice Mr. C. Mel.

quent sentences which have put upon British Chinese troops, saya the Foochow Echo, are new pattern sailors the gaol-bird stigma. From the to be uniformly. armed with a shipping point of view it must have been small bore rifle. very serious and very annoying when crews have interrupted a potentially profitable royage by refusing to continue further than Hongkong and some impatience, of the part both of captain and magistrate, was natural and excusable when the attitude of the defaulting seamon was characterised by

Lewis to bo

Mecser, on leave

A Foochow telegram to the Shinpao states

motion.

UNAUTHORISED STREAMS,

Three Chinese water-bost men wore ou Batar- day fined 890 each, or six weeks' imprisonment, for obtaining water for sale to ships from onauthorised streams. The only authorised place to obtain water is at Laichikok, where the Government sell it for seven cents a ton,

THE PHILIPPINES FLOATING DRY DOCK.

The new floating dry dock for the Philippines, building at the yard of the American Steel Company. Sparrow Point, Maryland, is now nearly completed. It is destined for Olongapo, Subig Day, P.L, the new American naval station in the For Eust. The dock is capable of lifting the largest battleship.

THE FIRE ON THE "GERMANICUS." As the cargo of the 8.8. Germanicus was on fire the vessel was beached at Kobe on the 11th instant. The vessel itself dose not appear to

have been seriously injured.

"INKULA'S" ZATEST CHARTSE,"

itself, but it is a receiving centre for goods to maintained on behalf of France that she has Yunnan and the south-western part of Szo

ohuen-Standară. taken precisely the same measures as she took when Japanese cruisers lately visited Kamranb; moreover it is affirmed that the Baltic fleet has quitted territorial waters. LATER.

MONEY WAITING FOR JAPAN.

to marry then rather than let them live

marry (if they did really marry the women they lived with) Europeans in Australia. The Convent received Burasian childrɔa ́ us pupils without question.

During the last few days thirteen destitutes have been aduitted into the Italian Couveut.

com-

We are so

The City editor of the Globe wrote last month: Germany is evidently angling for the next Japanese External loan, and the German One was a Chinawoman who had been robbed, were three native children Asistio Bank would clearly like to undertake and there the issue. All this may be fairly concluded speaking an unknown dialect. " Almost from a recent article in the Barsen Courier every day destitutes are admitted." anxiety which may orist, and to make it appear tinued the Reverend Mother. Our contemporary endeavopes to vail any that the bank does not really care very much full that it has been found necessary to pat whether it gets the business or not, in the follow beds in the corridor. "We are imilding a ing pesageThe present vagite proposals cannot take concrete shape antil Japan, which extension to accommodate 150 children. We is now engaged in negotiating a domestic loan, have not sufficient funds to pay for it, hat decides to issue a fresh foreign loan. The God will see to that. The money is not required German Asiatic Bark will then have to inquire for luxurious living or fiue clothes."

whether view to ascertaining into the condition of Japanese finsures, with

her they enough to warrant the recommendation of KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN CLUB. instructions sent to him.

Japanese State Bonds as an advisable It is very investment for the German public. There is a general consensus of opinionkind and conscientious of the German Actie

M. Bouvier, in the Chamber has am. pantically reafirmed that formal, precise and repeated orders have been sent to French officials in Indo-China to maintain the absolute neutrality of those waters.

The St. Petersburg Admiralty has repre- sented to Admiral Rozhdestvensky that his romaining in the proximity of the coast of Annam is a grave danger to peace; and they believe that he will obey the formal

are sound

The opening day of the season was held at in London that Admiral Rozhdestvensky Hank to give itself so much trouble over the the Clab compound on Saturday. There was has gained a great advantage by coaling very likely that it will be asked to make any attendance was poor the games ware declared question of Japaness solvency; but it is not to have been competitions for spoone, but as the issue at all, having regard to the fact that friendly. The winnor wovo A. Milroy, J. seyoral additional millions of British mousy are

The N. C. Daily News says that the British that a numerously signed protest to the steamer Inkula (3313 tons), which has been the stupidity exampled in such casos as that Waiwupu has been sent by the gentry of that chartered to convey Russian refugees to and reprovisioning at Kamranh.

city opposing the granting to a French Odeses, left Shanghai on the 15th inst. Loving syndicate-now pushing its claims at Peking on board several doctors and nurses. and 900

of certain mining rights in Fukion province, odd convalescent soldiern.

of the sailor who boasted: "I am Britisher, and never change my mind."

Naval circles in St. Petersburg are

available for Japan as soon as the signifies that Henderson, J. Walker, A. R. Kinross, È. H. becoming sanguine of success.

ahs requires them.

Barter and R. Whyte.

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