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ploasant one, the officials and people friendly, and that he met not the smallest disagreeable incident. Upon this the Times nssures ita readers that any stranger, if he knows local manners and character as Dr, MORRISON does (in which ene he would
THE RONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 5T¤, 1907,
has been any material change. They are already too apt, when a competent observer like Dr. MORRISON remarks that the new Chinese soldiers ara. a great improvement on the old Braves," to run away with the idea that he means the Army, of Ama is
A. S. WATSON & CO.. hardly be a "stranger ") may pass through organized, efficient, and mobiliz d.
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["DAILY PREA"_EXCLUSIVE SERVICE] KING OF ROUMANIA.
The Brazilian Government has placed the TELEGRAMS. order for a Dreadnought battleship with Messrs Vicker, Sons, and Maxis, at Barrow. The largest vessel ever built by the firm, she will be 500ft. long, with 82ft, beam, and will mount tan 12-inch guns, several guns of smaller calibre, and many quick-firing guar, and will be fitted with submerged torpedo tubes. She will be one of the oat powerful aut, and will embrace many now departares in warship con-
Captain E. W. 8. Mahon, R.E., baa. been struction. nominated for service in Hongkong
A Helbora firm advertised for a woman
SUPREME COURT.
Thursday, 4th April.
IN SUMMARY JURISBIOTION BEFORE ME. A, G, W19% (PUISSE JUDGE).
A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.
LONDON, April 4th. The King of Roumania's health has
The trial of the issus of partnership in the failed and his condition is critical.
case of Fang Kat San, alins Fung Su Ting, King Charles, the second sou of, Prince and the Kung Fuk Choong firm, was brought Charles Autoine of The Amir jareported to have asid, after read-ringen, was torn
Hohenzollern-Sigma-before the Court. on 9th April, 1839" (old ing the advance copies of s me of the addresses style). He was elected hareditary prinos in
Mr. Daniel, of Mossre. Johnson, Stokes and March 1866 and was proclaimed King of Master appeared for the plaintiff að3‚Mr. F. X. did not quite understand why the address March, 1981, being crownrd & for monthe givers had heaped so much praise apos bim later. when he and they were perfect strangers and when he had done for them nothing personally to deserve each encomiums. He therefore put them down either for insincere meu or people who had some ulterior object in view.
alowly improving, but they are still for typist, offaring a salary of 154. a mask. They proposed to be given to him in India, that he Roomania by the vote of bolb chambers in ¦ d'Almada e Castro represented the defendant.
It admits that
received 397 replica.
Information has been received from the Madras Government to the effect that Hong-
korg has been declared an infected port by ali the uninfected poris of the Madras Presidency,
Library Fand is announced to take picos at the City Hall on Saturday the 13th inst. Many of
The annual concert in aid of the Y.M.0.A.
our best known vocalists are contributing to the
from the perfection stated. That is a minor point, however. Our illustrions contem porary goes on to explain that because Dr. MORRISON was not molested, a "change WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. in the whole mental attitude of the
Chinese" is indicated. This is exagger tion unworthy of such a journal's pre Book-Club reputation, "shrewd and experienced observers" have thought they discerned in "the reform movement " "strong and dangerous
It was a singular coincidence that the pirate anti-foreign bing", but Dr. Mounison's chief Yuan, the terror of the West River, was evidence (that he was not molested) tonde | only captured two days before the date fixed by to throw doubt upon this view." Perhaps H. E. Viceroy Chow Fu when the officers of the pessimists have been sending exaggerated the districts concerned were to be cashiered stories home, for this leader-writer evidently unless the pirate was arrested. : held the impression that the usual incidents
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programme, and the e insert is being told ander the patronaga of H. E, tha Goverpor.
"They've got fever, and small-por will follow," Such was the diagnosis of a medical practitioner without legal qualifications when
called in to attend four sick childrna at a
house in Temple Stres!, Yazmati. The quack's prognostication was right, bat the father of the invalide was wrong in not reporting the matter to the authorities. For failing to do so he WAS charged bofora Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Police Court yesterday, and a hue of $50, was imposed.
K consort Elizabeth in Carmon
Syira whose oboeming writings hare a world in the Kingdom has not been without its effect wide reputation. Doubtless the present unrest us His Majesty's health.}
GERMAN TORPEDO BASE.
LONDON, April 4th..
The German Government have decided to make Emden a torpedo base.
[Emden & fortifled seaport in Prussia is a progressive town and its admirable means of communication justify its selection.]
BRITAIN AND GERMANY.
LONDON, April 4th. The Kaiser is to visit England in
The Gorman Admiralty has decided to in. August,
GUINNESS' STOUT of a journey across China were stoney duini before the artisanat szemholad to Living ercase de caval equations ja the Pair Perate and
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
nowe now believe that "foreign influence and foreign learning must play a great part in the regeneration of their country," but there are as many who desire to dispense BOTTLED BY THE CELEBRATED with the foreigner as soon as they have learned what they want to know. As it is, FIRM
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Iland, which is in
The Swedish Government has just laid a proposal to remove
the Swedish capital. The cost of the ratoval
the neighbourhood of,
would be £1,850,000, and the sum of £1,955,555 has been asked for the Government asks for an immediate credit of £222,242 for the preliminary work.
A high class Gravara, ised by Borril
Limited, London, entitled "Tempting Bait," which is a reproduction of the charming eil minting that was exhibited in the Eyal Academy in 1906 by Arthur J. Elsley, is given free in exchange for Coupons found round all bottles and jars of Bovril. Full particulars as to conditions of obtaining these pictures are given on the leaflets wrapped round the bottle i and jars.
on the West Coast of Africa by one small | AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. cruiser for each. Last August a start was madu with building the new Marine Sobvol at
Tokro, April 4th.
was for a
Mr. Daniel said that this was a further step in the notion in which judgment had been
sum of $300, and the case now given some time agɔ against the Arm for the
trial of the issue as to whether Fang Kat San, alias Feng Sam Tim. was a partner in the firm of Kwong Fuk Cheong.
Mr. d' Alula e Castro said he would show that Fung Sam Ting was not Pang Kat San.
After hearing evidence, hix Hanour decided that plaintiff had not minde out his case, was clear that Feng Sam Ting was not a It
partuor. The case was dismissed with costs against the plaintiff.
NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAO.
His Excellency Pedro D'Azavada Coutinho, the new Governor of Macao, rouched ongkong on Wednesday by the Hamburg-Amerika ateawer "Rhonania," and was welcomed by Baroa de Cadoro, captain of the Rio Lama Consal-General. Senhor Romino and Vice Consul Leiria, who accompanied His Excellency
Flensburg-Murwis, in Bohleswig, and it has The Conference opened to-day stand suite to the Hongkong Hotel where he took
been decided to remove thithor in 1900 the
Marine School which is now at Kiel. The cost Tokyo of the World's Student of the removal will bə £100,000, and the school Christian. Confederation.
Twenty
buildings at Kiel will be taken over in-fie by countries wererepresented. Greetings the Inspectors of Naval Education and the Directors of the Naval Academy. At the same removed from the Kiel forts to Flensburg- the Midshipmen's Division is to be
time
Mürwik.
Tho death is announced as having taken place in Paris last month of Sir Francin Plunkett, formerly British Arabassador in
up his residence for a few days.
Yesterday His Excellency paid an officiat visit to Sir Matthew Nathan at Government- House, and later in the afternoon the Governor,
were received from King Haakon of accompanied by bis A.D.C, returned the call Norway and President Roosevelt.
at the Hongkong. Hotol. To-night Consul- General Saahor Romano will entertain the Portuguese Governor, and on Saturday His Excellency will proceed to Macao. He will then take over the Government and the same even- ing will be entertained by the Lnal Banado.
Dr. MORRISON's message unde it clear that most of the thirst for foreign knowledge that he noted was being unhon to Chinese and Japanese teachers for assuagement. Though he used, the phrase "spread of
A SHANGHAI SENSATION. - Western education," the traveller noted that it was "defective compared with our
SHANGHAI, April 4th. standard," and he said nothing of the
During the small hours of this motives with which it is being sought.
The Bandaman Comedy Company on their Visums, and one of the best-known diplomats of morning a discharged servant, who "Everywhere was noticeable the desire to return from the north are to occupy the
a former generation. The cause of death was learn English," but that is not necessarily Theatre for a fortnight commencing on the heart failure, following a serious attack of in- had formerly been charged at the A. S. WATSON & CO., | what the Times calls "the zeal for European 19th iust. It will be seen from the advertise- fuenzs. Sir Francis was the ninth Earl of Mixed Court, entered the bedroom of was bora On February 3, Mrs. Percebois and attacked her with methods." The young man in Hongkong ment that nearly the whole of the pieces Fingall, and
1835, Educated at Osasit, he entered diplo. new to be produced are
Hongkong,
in 1955, and and in view of the excellent Impression magy
after baring
carving knife, inflicting serious made by the Company on their recent service in A unmber of different subord injuries which however are not regard visit, they may feel; assured of a successful ixate poste, he was promoted in 1998 to ed as fatal. The discreant escaped on season. The plan is open at Moutrie & Co's.
the rank of Minister at Tokyo, where he had already spent two years as Becretary of Legation hearing rosciters approach. zome ten years earlier. After having been transferred aucsessively in the same capacity to Blockholms and Brussels, he was appointed Ambassador at Vienas in 1999, and shortly afterwards made a Privy Councillor. He
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who learns Cantonesc does not do so because! he is a convert to native methods, but because he thinks it will facilitate business with the people who speak it. This desire to learn English has been noticeable. for a mg time before Dr. Monnison inude his Last trip, and has been beld to account largely for the apparent successes which have raised the hopes of anissionar es. A writer some years ago remarked that it was uuneressary for Englishmen to
learn
to
Yesterday's Police Court calendar, was lighter than it has been for sometime, and the small number of petty cases with which their Worships had to dest was finished before sloven o'clock. two natives, who wore apparently
seen
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SHANGHAI POLICE SYSTEM,
SHANGHAI, April 4th. The Municipal Council announces desirous of increasing their wardrobe by retired in 1905, having reached the age limit of that the Committee to investigate the appropriating clothing belonging to other seventy, and completed fifty years of distin people, were each sentenced to fifteen daysguished servies. He married in 1870 to May police requirements. will consist of imprisonment and four hours' stocks, while a Tevise, daughter of Mr. C. W. Morgan, of Judge third who was found guilty of a like offence was Philadelphia, and had two daughters, nas of McLeod, C. Brodersen, A.M. Marshall, Sans unres, Messrs. Alex. committed to jail for three weeks.
whom is married to Count A, F. Gyldenstolp a Swedish Minister at St. Petersburg.
L. J. Cubitt. C. W. Wrightson and C. M. Edo.
No anuntiously signed muurations that have European Inngunges. He said the English
man had only to travel round holding up a sovereigu, and the various peoples would mike it their business to learn English an order to nsk him for it. The little parable
Here is a good choor recipe that is guarantəəd· a eure cure for the "blues. " Take a sheet of is not inapplicable to the Chinese apperite nice white paper, a well-sharpened pencil, and for foreign education," by which they an add quarter of an hour. Then write out LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STERNT. G. chietly mean the language or languages. every grievance, wetry, and ailment you can tras they are now studying possibly conceive of us pertaining to your woe things, loreign history, and begone sulf. Do you know what will happen pod tirs, and science. Dr. MORRISON men. when you ara through? & Paris bit to a tioned that also, but he never said, and would button that you will burst out laughing as you not dream of saying, such things as this haven't dona for daye.food Housekeeping. ··
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The Daily Press.
Hosagona, APRIL 5, 1907.
WHEN Dr. MORRISON, lutely returned to Peking after a visit to this end of the Chinese Empire, gets his copy of the Times dated March Hil, we foar he will experience something like a shock. When he arrived at Hanoi after his interesting overland journey, be sent no expensive telegrain for
It
other
extract contains:
The strange soinsidonce that Mesars. II. F. and H. C. Dickens, respectively father and son, should be on opposite siles in an asian cane, recalls the little acone in Parliament when the first Sir Robert Pael and bis
crossed
DEUTER'S SERVICE.]
ELECTRIC CAR ACCIDENT.
THE JERVOIS STREET FIRE INQUIRY.
Referring to our report in yesterday's is no
we said "The inquiry was called because the of the Jervois strest Fire Inquiry, in which proprietors of the shop and Mowers Wo and London and Globe and Western Assurance Megerink and Co., agents for the Liverpool
Cos, with which the stock was insured, could
not agres ns to the goods on the premissa xt the time of the fire" we are to requested to reotify. this statement. The Fire Inquiry is au official investigation into the circumstances of the fire, instituted by the Police, and is not held at the instigation of Insurance Companies.
H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
The Championship, Professional Pairs,
mads, and the late may be seen on the Pavilion Singles and Double Handiosp draws have been
Notice Boxel. The frst round must be com- pleted by Wednesday, 10th April; the second" by Saturday, 20th; the third by Saturday, 27th: the fourth by Saturday, 4th May; the fifth by Saterdag, 11th; and the sirlit by Saturday tha 18th.
JUDGMENT RESERVED.
"VERY CAREFUL ATTENTION" PROMIS? IN tion of the Typhoon kayairy Roport, day-
The Shanghai Mercury with brief informa There was one point in the report as represented
words. The eire had to present a petition from
LONDON, April 2nd. the merchants of London against cartain
An electric car crowded with holiday. currency reforms; his son was chairman of the muters turned over between Croydon and committee which had the proposals in hand. Sation while turning a sharp corner on a The old man, who was much moved, declared steep gradient. The passengers were shot.
by the this instance, including many childrea.
will-receive very careful attention in Shanghai. We refer to the his head and heart are
appirant In the right place,
slight passed on the work of the Observatory they with HUITI result
at Sicawei. Till we are quite sure of our ground, we do not intend to deal definitely with this subject, but we may in the meantime point out the fact that an atmospheric distur A hundred English strike-breakers in- banes was referred to by Sicawei immediately
General Kuropatkin's book jou the war evokes of his son that "though he in derinling into the roud and thirty-five were injured, reaches, which, when the fall text
THE STRIKE IN HAMBURG.
LONDON, April 2nd.
"Hitherto-education-kas-been-education in the some interesting commentaries, The-editor of from the proper path in Chinese classics. Even the most sccomplished the Novoe Vremya discloses than substance of his of the native scholars have had no more con- convorastions with General Kuropatkiu and and I think ception of the rudiments of scientific astronomy and geography or of the conformation and Count Witte. The former in alleged to be not functions of the orgaus of the human body than only convinced that the war, if it bad been bi to the right way." The fatare Pramier facific or of the negroes in Central Afrios that sooner or later the conflict will be renewed. in which he was placed in opposing himself to bare the most primitive of the island rs in the continued, would have ended euccessfully, but answered, in referring to the delicate position
paper would doubtless have received ideas of medieval Europa as instruction in can-have-brought no-sach-shock-to the received- wigging." Professionally janalysed, it was modern scienes is bringing to the Chinese 4 sort of make weight message, not worth Both of those great movements were gradual and at first affected a limited class, from whinh the expense. To the ordinary reader it is they filtered down to the people. But in Gbins certainly au interesting sketch of an unasul trip, and every paragraph of it forms part of a faithful, if somewhat colourless, picture of the situation existing in the area traversed, Not having to pay the telegraphic charges for it, we have no fault to find with it what-
which any other correspondeat of any other The Renaissance and the Reformation together The latter refutes these views by reminding an authority to which he had always bowed from Hamburg were enticed into the country and to the Hongkong typhoon, and that
ever,
the editor of the Novos rexya that Hassia is unable to defest Japan without a set. The or publishes the significant statement that Russia is unable to reinforce Vladivostok except
his youth up, and to which he hoped always to Latrucied by a crowd who pursued, and after bow with deference, said that he had now a great public duty imposed upon him, and, whatever his private feelings, from that daty le must not
shrink.
savagely beating them, throw waveral into a canal. Twenty-five were injured.
EARTHQUAKE IN KURDISTAN,
LONDON, April, 2nd.
mefeurologists, for what reasons they ought raference was ignored by the southern to know host. But it does asem pasing strange that reflections of the kind telegraphed to ne. and bass been permitted to appear in public respecting a useful an institution as that at Siconwui. It 35 quite unnecessary for us to say anything in defence of the work done by the Fathers there, a labour of science and of love. Most of us have studied the daily charts jeqed in connection with their weather proguastications, and here on the zeaults.
Most of us, too, are aware of the immense amount of good done to the shipping world of the port by the assiduons attention to its interests given by the Observatory. We need
is before us,
large masses of the nation together. It will te men or munitions over the Manchurian rai! way the light has been dashed upon comparatively by sea, because she cannot transport additional. of deep interest le see the effect of so sudden
The New York Herald is of opinion that character of a peuple whose whole civilization to vote at Parliamentary elections, the Times Admiralty and Parliament, no other country Bitlis, and it is reported that several people and so fierce an illumination on the habits and
As to Mr. Dickinson's Bill to enable women owing to the foresight and energy of the A severe earthquurke has occurred ut and othies have hitherto depended in nu
points out that "all who roto for it or against may expect to approach Great Britain in the have been killed and property damaged. oxcoptional degros apon habit. "
The Chinese have had tueir astronomical it will, at all events, vote with the knowledge construction of Droadasnghte. "By 1910 the With the editorial supposed to be instruments, rather better than rudimentary, that it has bat the romot est chance of becoming British Navy will probably own aeren Drond. Almost the entire town is encamped in the based upon it, however, and the reckless and their maps, and physiological charts of law. It may, of course, piss the second read. noughts, in addition to the three new battle snow, amid incessant sleet, and there is say no, more till the full text of the report,
ing; other measures with the same object have cruisers of the Invincible class, which constitute much distress and poverty... sorty and we are surprised to find the passed that stage before. But, however farge the naval surprise of the season. A year later Times venturing to compare them with "the may be the majority in its favour, it can go no France hopes to have two great ships, the mat primitive of the islanders in the Pari- further unless the Government decide to give Danton and the Mirabeau, and Germany, in fic." There is a good deal more in the facilities for the remaining stage, Olber addition to a monster cruiser," la planning for measures block the way. A change of completion ie 1911 of four of the latest desigo, now 'projected,' Russia and Italy pro for the confidence that it will not be so effected." private member's Bill, and we have a reasonable moment out of the game, but Japse, tha ka to characteristic icsight and initiative, promises to have in commission by 1970 two vessels akin The arrival of Chinese troops as an army of in principle and possibly larger is displacement occupation in Manchuris is rousing serious thas the Dreadnought. So far (ie, the Unitod
conclusions therein drawa, we cannot ex-
presa equal satisfaction, and Dr. MORRISON in the seclusion of his Peking library may not improbably give vent to comments more
vigorous than we need or care to make. It article, but we will not go further with it. the magnitude ought not to be effected by a would be no business of ours at all, we it talk of this mental revolution of the Chin
The point to note is that it is too soon to uut for the fact that so many people at Home trust the "Thunderer," especially se, if it ever will be time. Here and those who know how reliable a narrator its there, and in constantly increasing numbers, Peking correspondent is. Many of these will fail to notice that the Times has said
If another ship be added to the one authorized
PRINCE FUSHIMI
Loxoos, April 2nd. President Fallieres, has given a luncheon in honour of Princa Fushimi.
STRIKE OF COLLIERS AT PURT SAID.
LONDON, April 2nd.
A strike of colliers bas taken place ab
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report
On the 4th at 11.70 ara-A further inemase of pressure has taken place over Japed, and a moderate decraine on the B. cast of China.
Te anticyclone, of cousidorable intensity is now lying over E. Japan, and an area of lów pressure is advancing Eastward over the Yang- ize valley.
M derate E. and SE, winds are expectel to prevail in the Formosa Channel and the N, part of the China Sea.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hoṛrs ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.07 inches.
we admit, our neighbours are revising by anxiety at Vladivostock as to the future of that States) are in the stage of expectation. It is means of foreign text books their nations of on lying region of the Russian Empire. A quite true that the South Carolina and the Port Said and several ships are unable to things not warranted by Dr. Monarson's physiology, &c., but whether the British telegram received from Vindivestock says Michigan, nemissily of 16,600 tons, will prove leave. less gushing comments, and things mors
Board School boy who believes the seat of that the number of Chinese troops in Manchuria the emotions is in the skull has any political Vladivostook are becoming seriously alarmed as
is to be raised to 3 000 mer. The inhabitants not later than 1909 to be notable additions o
THE WRECK OF THE "SUEVIC." optimistic than we have thought it just to
the fleet. The rest depends on this Congress, write for the cousumption of our European advantage over the Chinese who thinks they to their future, especially as the southern, or
LONDON, April 2nd.. renders. Thus we feel justified in drawing originate in the belly, is to us a matter of Chinese, bank of the Amur River is being
The Suevic wrecked on the Lizard on the attention, in the interests of accuracy, to doubt. Chinese politics and Chinesa rela. peopled by Chinese in ever-growing numbers, This means we will the selected date he fur. 17th March, has been successfully blown the discrepancy between the correspondent's lions with the qutside world concern us and the Russians foar that the Chinese will take behind England, well to the rear of Germany, up by dynamite. The vessel was blown South coast of Chine between facts and the leader-writer's embroideries most at present, and it is a mistake to their revenge, sooner or later, for Russia's and probably a little superior to France and into two parts, one of which 400 feet in South coast of Chins between
terrible massacre of defenceless Chinese aut Japan Dr. MORRISON said his journey was a very encourage home-divellers to think that ther Blagovestackonak a few years ago.
in its Arst Session, we should rejoics somewhere about 1910 or 1911 in two of the best sfast.
ength, is being towed to Plymouth.
The forecast for the 24 hours suding at noon Ito-day is as follows:---
E. to S.E.. Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds,moderates
fair Formosa Channel
Seness No. 1
Samo as No. 1.
Hongkong and Lamooks Hongkong and Haiwan.
Same as No. 1.
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