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ADMIRAL TOGO ON THE GREAT VICTORY.

A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at Mozi writes, utador date Aug. 26 After undertaking a long journey I have at Inst been able to have a short talk with Admiral Togo. He is looking the picture of good health, the enroworn expression which he bad when leaving Tokyo has completely vanished, and he is now The Ku was charged with stealing three ploess if anything younger in clothing and one pair of shows, the property of one of the crew of the a.. Sun Cheong.

He was found guilty and sentenced to thres weeks imprisonment with hard labour, and six hours stocks.

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EXILES RETURN FROM DANISHMENT.

Kwek Kee was charged with returning from tanishmeri.

Defendant said he returned for a few pieces of warm clothing, as the weather was about to change.

He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with havi labour and six hours oxposure in the stocks.

A similar charge was preferred against Tom Wing, and Tam's excuse for his illegal return was that he could not got any food outside the Lo Fosg was arraigned on a similar charge. colony. A lie sextones was imposed. In defence he said he was passing through to go abroad.

His Worship also stutenced him to twelve months bard labor and six hours' stocks.

ALLEGED IMPERSONATION,

Kwok Yau, exciss officer, was charged will impersonating a polico caustable at Hungbon

on the 20th instant.

Wang Sam, the mistress of a brother at which defendant called, stated that he asked her to lend him . She asked who he was, and his replied that he was a detective. She was dubious of this, and called a tonstable who, after questioning, arrested the defendant.

After houring further witnesses his Worship held that the evidence was not strong enang te convict, and discharged the defendant.

INSULTING BEHAVIOUR.

July 11, writing to the Foreign Offles. auanisinsly disapproves of the plan" proposed by Viestay Chang in dealing with the question of a malform national currepey for China,

They are of opinion that the Chinose Govern-

Two natives, a carpenter from Shanghai and 4 should be reminded of their undertaking

a enok. were charged with behaving in an by the Treaty of 1902 to establish a riform

inge in China, and if they be not prepared insulting mauner before this Worship whis to adopt the Gold Standort for China, and to acting in his agisterial capacity. The stablisk ons Contral Mint, they should at least defendants, while listening to a caso, lit up anact that the Chiure Provincial Mints should | ekrarettes and began to smake.

The Shanghai mau admitted the charge, but coin and issus atllars identical in vaine, so that they would all bear the samaatio to the Hai-states that ho was unacquainted with the laws kwan Taol in which daties are now paid. The of the Colony, while the cook had nothing to ratio should be officially communicated to say in defence. Goreammat of this country and other Treaty Powers conerned, and instructions should be sort to ull Chinese Custom Honses to capt The dollars at the ratio proclaimed.

An extract from a letter from Mr. James Harvie, head of the firm of Messrs. Harvis Brothers and Co. of Liverpool and Shanghai, etfirms the confusion at present existir."

Tie Foreign Off, in reply, i

said the matter in under consideration in conltation with the Loris Commissioners of the Treasury,"

Each defendant was fined $5, in default fourtse days' imprisonment.

PERJURY.

Ping Kwan was indicted on the charge of unlawfully, wilfully falsely and corruptly making a false declaration in the Probate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in the goods of Li Thi Hing, decessed, contrary to section 46 of the Evidence Ordinance 1889, on the 10th July.

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, who Copy of the Liverpool hamber's letter was appeared for the prosecution stated that the sent to the Chius Association, and Mr. Welch, defendant stood oburged with making a faso declaration proof of the attestation of an tue bon: secretary, in geknowledging it, said.

The Foreign Office las sent a copy of alleged will. The executriz named in the will was chirgel with attering the will, knowing despatch ferm Sie : Satow, reporting a con- vorsation with the Chinese Minister of Fistics Hoe some to be a fruity guilty. This must who is represented to heva said that policy Bossions, pli of the Chinese Board of Recenna is to beria by knowing the will was a forgery, wilfulls and and afterwards corruptly declared it was a true will, and that

Evidency wasled and the case adjourned. REFORE ME, G. N. ORME (SECOND Police MagISTRATE),

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roforming the copper enRerente dallar, and too had soon the testator sign it. to introsen a Board of regulate the promiscuous coinaga of ser The now dollars by the provincial mints. dollars would be The canivalent of 14 t-eagh

ecos int present the Mexican dollar passes for or 84 Tom-cash pieces). After a uniform system of silver currency is established the Beard would turn their attention to the whep- tion of gold standard. The complote yalisation of this scheme is expected to tako from live, to tân years.

With regard to reform of the upper currency, puorineus numbers of ten-cash piecus are being ised from about twenty different prosincial mints. These mints are buying, the diss (from which the coins are made in various Countries. I am redibly informed by ays of the shippers that the discs from this country vary from è per cont. to 20 per cent, of alloy, No uniformity of currency is possibla dr sneh a systems, and the intention of mak- ing a now dollar equivalent to 100 ten-dash piccos will have to be abandoned, unless the irrogaturity in the copper coinage is first corrected. The establishment of an uniform silver currency iu sich a vast empire as China would probably take nearer twenty-five than the five to ten years estimated as sufficient by the Chinese Minister of Finance.

FOREIGN SHIPS IN BRITISH PORTS,

BRITISH RULES T› BE APPLIED.

The Schet Committee appointed to inquire into and report to what extent the statutory requirements applying to British ships trading to and from ports in the United Kington should be made applicable to foreign vessele truding to and from such ports, have just issued a report. They sinto that the statutory require ments to which special attention has been drawn are those for preventing over loading und seaworthiness, those relating to pastorger and simigrant ships, the provisions as to the proper stowars of grain cargoes, and the relos as to life-saving appliances. The subjects of the limitation of the liability of shipowners and of injuries sustained by workmen on foreign ships were also brought before the Committee.

HAWKING WITHOUT LICENCES,

Ten hawkers were charged, at the instance of rgesat Aris, with hawsing without licences

hankiwas on Wednesday.

The Sergeant informs his Worship that a uumber of puks hit put into Shaukiwan for shelter, and the defendants were offering their wares for sale to the crews of these vesselk.

Fines ranging from 83 to 33 were inflicted.

NEIGHBOURS' QUARREL

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present statue of the Prince of Wales. It was understood that the directors of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank were to erect a statue of Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart, the present chairman of the London directorate of that WILL BUY A CASE OF important daaucial institution, and at the time the chief manager of the bank.

SIR HENRY BLAKE.

It we

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robust and strong, and if any things modest as it is with quin gled festinga tint wo say good. ever, and received me with a gentle, half-shy our Governos,who leaves us to-night for a greeting that made me wonder at the grout short while owing to a domestic bereavement, humility of Japan's Admiral. Wherever heroes in which Sir Henry has the heartfelt sympathy he is surrounded by his staff offeers, and it is of all classes of the community in this Island. difenlt therefore to speak at any length with It is harily nocessary to review in detail the him. Furthermore, he is a man of short and

ministration of Sir Henry Blake, which is infrequent souteness, and as he does not regard merely suffering an interruption from a privats his work as yet finished he is disinclined to talk cause. Sir Houry Blake came from Hongkong about past achievements in which he figured into Ceylon, arriving in this Colony on 3 Dat. the principal command. His inborout courtony, 1901. If there was any projudice associnted however, led him to answer, though briefly, the with bis rams that prejudice has long ago bean few questions which I asked him. In what be discussed a calumny coined by had to say he used the simplest of Jamuose Europeans of peculiar temperamicnt, whose prory-day words. Whil, of course. Lo left the gonne nufortunately is not confined in any one impression that general oficiency, good ganery of His Majes y's Colonies. Sir Henry Blake cause with a distinguished record as a Colonial and brave and well prearranged torp do work were necessary for the victory in the Bea of Sdministrator. According to the Times of a pronounced pro- Japan, ho preferred rather, in the caparity in Ceylon Sir Henry was

Whatever was renal in a Governor which we like him bast, that of a true Japanese, native.

1909 became magnified into one of tho to expose the opinion that the chief actors which made such an overwhelming victory rentest virtues in 1001 and 1935. The Times possible wate the iliastrious virtue of the Ceylon has sincs repeated in sackcloth and Emperor and the protection of our gods lie and the butires who were libelled have voul foundation upon which all the other of their det actor. Today, we hear very little Admiral Togo made it clear that such was the responded by hesping coals of hers on the ho

about the racial tondensies of our rulers. The attainments making for victory were built. Here is a striking passage from his interesting ram was found not to pay and all we can wish conversation. Up to the great hall of the is that the same enlightenment would spread to

the committuities of this Island with hi Japan Sea our warrior spirit was at its wirit. Honekong. Sir Henry Blake early impressed ous accord we fold each other that we would character, his straight forwardness and his as it really penetrated the betreaty blus completely annihilate the Baltic dast. That trathfulness. The role he was called upon to was an outward expression. Inwardly we had 11 was both difficult nun delicsto. Following. really only expected to ernst half the fleet of so brilliant aut versatile a Governor as Sir the mighty ouemy. The result of the battle | West Bidgeway was no easy matter. Though of the Japse Sea was far share out exputation, often crippled for resources, and openly eriti- for it ended in the saniilation of the suemy's dised as being more ornamental than ssful trious virtue of bis Majesty the Emperor and wor's tied by Downing Street not a word of quadreas. This was entirely due to the illes and though it was openly sinted that his han Is Since then we have only complaint caped tim lips of Sir Henry Bake. the help of Hearn. the two or three romnauts of the Vladivostok armors were disappointed, and reforms equmisen to deal with. Yet the Vladivostok postpone whil Sir Henry qisetle applied him. sqendren, as we know, is splendid enemy for curself to making an independent study of the stances the squadron does not appear to leave the the time H. E. has ben in Ceylon he bas fleet. However, judging from present circun- Colony's resources and chief wants, Dating harbour. Admiral Toro pissed at this point, traveled maak, in fact more than any of his and then continund: At first the Baltic flest

producessore for bis administration has syn- was correctly reported to have anchored at a chronised with the advent of the motor car certain island in the neighbourhood of Formosa. rendering it possible for the Governor to travel Is stayed there for four days and nights. Then to places previously regarded as inaccessible. ar Blake cant be tan I perceived, and made up my wind, that the For one thing die Houry any would try to forca passage through the highly praised. His speeches and widtessos buvo I noticed always besa characterisel by transparent Tsu-slim Straits. Measwhile that the colliers of the euany land nude their sincerity and straightforwarddess. He hos appearance along the coast of Southern Chien, never raised expectations are key at falsified and that confirmed ny view. Now, I under them the next. If anything. His Excellency Bas stool abulately that the determination of been a trifle over candid and nas rather olerate t frequently Admiral Rozhdestvensky was to try to fores the into a virtue the necessity of so T-shima Straits. I sent out our pick-t-beats disappointing his audience. In comparing Sir in order to scout the movements of the easy's West Bidy with Sir Henry Blake, while squadron, and waited calmly after having lewe missed the brilliancy, the telling phrases, our warlike preparations." Admiral Tago the rounded periods of one of the most repeated that the result was due to len er the serene plished spankers in the Bangire there was of the Emperor and the aid of God, which implied bed inspired the spirit of bravery and compensating as for what wo bad fostere

was the the spirit of efficiency.

ring of siterity, the blank refusal seasotied and rendered palstable by tho salt of Irish humour. Sir Henry Blake Ins Lever spared himself in his honest exideavours to get at the truth of the many complex and intricate problems which present themselves daily for the Governor's solution. The Governor has al provel too experienced an ministrator to be Sir Henry varisto altogether and on all occasions with the explanations of offoisle. Blaka hize preferred in some things to mako enquiries himself. It is well-known that live entertains viaws the beadmen question which are at direct variance with those bell by some of his nest experienced advisers. Those views are not thrust forward but occasion frequently crops up showing that H. E. is right and his advisers wrong. Sir Henry Blake's greatest achievement so far has been the widespread attention and the icfinentisl

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COMMISSION FOR FIRST STATCE OF HER MAJESTY.

The Evening Standarde Aug 23 mars:--The commission for the first public status of Queen Alexaudra that has so far been erected as just been given to Mr. George E. Wado, the well-known sculptor. Its destination is Hong. kong, which has already given commissions for status of King Edward and the Prince of Wales The now statue is being erected out of a faed raised in connection with the celebration of the Coronation in Hongkong, and it is intended to stand as an ahiding asmorial of that great Her Majesty will be represented in her Coronation robes. The status will be of bronze, and life-size, and the pedestal will be either of grauite er marble,

Mr. and Miss Comar, of the Moln Hotel Ties Teux Road, summoned Tam Yui Yn. aevout, neighbour, for using abusive language. The defendant took out a cross-summins against Mr. Comar for assanit.

Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Mesars. Bruton, Hott and Goldring) appeared for the defendant. Without hearing the evidenen hig Worship bound all the parties over to be of god be baviour for twelve months.

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Mr. Low- Kenilworth Castle in May Inst. A CHINESE AWAKENING.

rence said that his brown boots were cleanerl on the voyage by one of the ship's servants and [From the Philadelphix Ledger.] There are signs of an interesting awakening placed in his cabia from time to time. Two support which he has secured for the subjectiu one of the most remote and conservative days before the voyage ended the busts wero. Mr. Llewelyn Davis, ocnusel for the defend- Before any action was taken the Coronation of Agricultural Reform. than which no more quarters of the Far East, and of a movemont lost.

occupy public which will have a world-wide infuses in the

awakening," which Rassin has only come to the boots had bean lost by the ship, then the Committee of Hongkong submitted the pro-importaut question could posal to the King through the Governor. Royal attention. The establishment of the Agrier. peaceful channels of trade. Japan's spectacular ants, stir that if the court was of opinion that appreciate to the full within the last year, aud company was not liable. The conditions of permission was readily given, and his Majesty tural Society, with its ramifications extending also approved the suggestion that the state to the farthest confines of Ceylon, was a should be made by Mr. Wade.

grat achievement, but a greater achievement which has inspired some of the Czar's European, the ticket exempted them from any liability The judge agreed, and found for the fend- Until a few years age, Hongkong, the first is the manor in which the earlier interest neighbours and sympathizers to conjure up for anything that was lust holonging to the

lines. In this direction China has rology added to the British Empire after the and outhasis have been maintained, and wo statues. The only statue at one time was one the magnetic personality of Sir Heary Blake, shown little disposition to move, and there are aut, with costs on the higher scale, as the of Sir Arthur Kennedy, a former Governor. The reform of the Police Force is another task profound students of the Chinese character and matter was of importance to the travalling uity. of considerable magnitude from which H. E. has history who are convinced that there is no public. who had endeared himself to the community. Then an exelent bronze statue of Queen not shrunk. It is too early yet to speak of the likelihood of a national rebirth analogens to modern world.. China hus show many signs, Victoris, surmented by a handsome freestone results of the schemes which under Mr. U. C. Long that which has made Japan the marvel of the NOTICE TO KOWLOON RESIDENTS

den is only just being put inte force, hat thees

however, of a keen recognition of the importance XTRA COPIES of Daily. Press are on canopy, was erected by nulis subscription, and matters alone prove that H. D. the Gover

of her growing commerce, and in many ways sale daily at Mr. AH YAU'S FERRY It is erected in the centre of a square on the nor has had the strength to break out into new

has seconded the efforts of her merchante, who, WHARF STÁLL. Prico 15 couts per copy whather of their own motion or under foreign Cash. and that the dominant motive animaling

Hongkong. ad December, 1903, Praya for quay) in front of the City Hall and channels, that he has the courage of his convio the palatial head office of the Hongkong and tone, is to secure lasting bonolits to the mass stimalna, are by no means lacking in enterprise; so that if the future has for the world a "pallow the Act, knows to the trade as compalsory Shanghai Banking Corporation.

The funds so collected will At the celebration of the coronation a bronze of the people of this country. H. E's singleness insurance money be used by the Quarter Sessions to ecmpensate statue of the Duke of Connaught was presented of purpose, bis intense conscientioneness and to the colony by Sir Paul Chater, Kt., U.AL.G. devotion to duty are fully recoguised and are owners of extinguished licenses.

October 10th is the date when this first congenior member of the Legislative Council, and repaid in the fullest measure by the gratitude of trikation "by the trade to the trade" will be it was them intimated that Sir Paul Chator all classes of the community. We wish H. E. Sir sxacted, unless the Quarter Sossions decide that intended to present a statne of the King, and Henry Blake bon noyage and a sate und speedy that Mr. J. J. Bell-Irving, the resident partner return to the Colony he has rated a wisely and the contribution is unnecessary so far as that particular locality is concerned.

The money will be levied as part of the excise of Mara. Jardine, Matheson, & Co., was to well.-Ceylon Independent. license, the amount of the now tax being based on the annual value of the premises. Thosa valued at nudor £15 per auum, such as a small baer-house, will pay the minimum of £1, while large licensed premises, such as the Savoy Hotel or the Carlton, valued at £900 or over, will pay the maximum of £100.

accession of Queen Victoria, was poor in public shall not be far wrong in attributing this to not low poril." has been chiody aleng passengor.

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The most nupleasant and, to the majority of Tablicus, the most unpopular portion of the Licausing Act of last year, will shertly come into opends are just about to be made by the Commissioners of Toland Revenue on all licenso holdera for the first annual contribution under

Demands

In order to prevent overloading, British ships are required to be marked with a lead line, and the owner or master is liable to a penalty if the ship is at any time so loaded as to submerge this mark in salt water. The ship may, in addition, be detained if overloaded on a vosage

Small as these amonuts appear comparatively, outwards from the United Kingdom. Foreign ships which have taken any carga on board at it is complained that in the pre-ent slaguent sport in the United Kingdom, and are over-state of trade they will press heavily on certain loaded, may be detained, but there is no other license holders. Many publicans are mournfully ponuity provided.Thore is no requirement us asking if the security given by the Bill is worth to marking, and no restriction as to the leading the sacrifice they are called upon to make.

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The Commities recommend that power be given to the Government to apply by Order in Connell in the ports of the United Kingdon the British rulos as to lond line to the merchant ships of any country, unless they comply with rules ir to loading which are substantially equivalent to those in force

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this country. We do not think, adds the Cen- mittee that foreign vessels trading to British porte ought to be allowed to go to sea- from our ports if they are so unsafe as to endanger life, and we recommend that the pro- visions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1804 on this point should in futurs be applied to foreign

well as British ships."

In April "next, whou the various Quartor Sessions will be aware of the amount of money at their disposal, they will hold their preliminary meetings as compensation authorities Fonsider which licenses shall be extinguished.

A LITIGIOUS JUDGE,

Peoria (I), August 6. A demuriage claim amounting to 5 cents, brought by the Santa Fe Hailroad Company against Judge W. R. Curzon of Pokin, Ill., promises to go through the Supreme Court

before

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A few weeks ago the judge had his office The Committee recommend that forsign reasela which bring cargoos of grain to the improved and, among other things, ordered United Kingdom should be required to adopt new door for bis safe. When the door came he Tho precautions, and should, so far as is as aut apprised to the fact until à cents reasonable practicablo, be subjected to the provisions of the demurrage charges had accumulated Morelant Shipping Act which regulate the agent of the company attempted to collect the loading of grain on British ships. They also eam, but the judge refusad, and gained pos- recommend that the Government should be session of the door by replevin empowered to apply by Order in Council the rules as to the provision of life-saring appliances to the ships of any country trading with British parts which do not substantially comply with our requirements-Graphic.

The Santa Fe came back at him with a suit for 5 cents demurraga. Judge Ourren mys that he will fight the case through the Supreme Court before Lo will pay the charge, which, he claims, ie not justified and is unwarranted.

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All this may be remote, but China is learning the ways of the western world, and the prosent condition of the tea trade may serve as a is, of course, China's coiaf product, and ranke example of what is going on. nort in the trade of her foreign exports: but the Chinese toa trade is not in the most promis ing state. Indian planters have been using roat un-Asistic methods, such as advertising Indo-China, etc. on a magnificent scale, and the payment

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of Terms for Advertising (Transitions fresh can bonaties, etc., and hence have made serions be obtained at the Office, 14. Do. Voux Ron inroads thu Chinese export trade, Central, Hongkong, 131, Fleet Street, London. almost monopolizing the black tea market or from the different Agents.

Documents translated from or into Classia and seriously threatening China's supremacy

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tea. The Chinese tes grades of green guilds have begun to see the necessity for action Kot only is the way of advertising and in modern methods of marketing the crop, but in the product itself and in economies in traus portation and management. China only needs awakening to the peril of Indian competition to protect herself, for there is expert evidence to the affect that Chinx can produce a far better tea than the Indian article at the sume or lasa expense.

ARE BOOTS LUGGAGE?

NOVEL POINT AS TO A SHIPPING COMPANY'S LIABILITY,

The Daily Mail reports that the ingenious point was raised in a case in the City of London Court that boots are not a traveller's luggage, since from time to time they were worn by the owner on board ship,

Judge Luraley Smith, however, said he must reject that contention. He decided that bonta Dot on man's feet were part of bis luggage although they might cease to be luggage" when he was

was wearing than

The case was an action brought by Mr. John P. Lawrence, 29, Worship-struat, EC., against the Union-Castle Mail Steamship 258, the Company, Limital, to recover value of a pair of boots lost while on a voyage from Capetown to London on the

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