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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1907.

In soportance with plans formulated by j The British Consul : Changeks, Capital of Beoretary Taft and Governor Magoon, the American intervention in Cube will terminate

that if nothing be ever attempted, nothing|

in July 1908.

will ever be done; but there are some sorta of attempts to which that admirable aphorism scarcely applies. The real and

The Closing Cruise of the Corinthian Tacht enthusiasm of a body of holiday-makers

Club is to Fu-ta-aban, on Sunday, April 28th. combining in a Society for the Encourage. The programme of events will include:-Ladier & CO., ment of Fair Weather would scarcely Race, Motor Boat Race, Handicap Class Race justify, to the most sanguine temperament, and One-design Class Races also, tho, raos for their incorporation; and the Navy League the Warren Challenge Cup by the Club One strikes us, at any rate so for as its opera-design Class, starting gaa, 935 am, Police

the Championship and other prizes will be presented.

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Hunan, has written to Governor Chea stating TELEGRAMS. that from advices received from the mission t Heiangtao it appears that some nativés in that district have printed a pamphlet entitled "Jen Jeo Yao

Kan" or "Everyman's Book," aathor of the pamphlet accuses the missionaries concerning the foreign mlacionarios there. of being responsible for all anti-Christian

The

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TOKYO, April 23rd. On Monday at noon the s.3.

POLICE COURT.

Tuesday, April 23rd,

BEFORE MR. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST POLICE MAGISTRATE).

A PLOT THAT FAILED.

A coolio, who had a grudge against a wornan,

trouble. He placed a certain amount of opium in ber house and then gave information against

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS/tions in the Far East are concerned, as ono Pier, finishing at Fu-ta-chau. After the races requested to take immediate action to suppress however refloated this morning and ber to the excise authorities The plot however

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was discovered and the coolis found himself in the bands of the law. Brought before his (fon inquiries at the Pacific Mail Steamship Worship on a charge of conspiracy, he was Compaas our representative was informed by Mr. Silverstone that the stemmer was bound for remanded at the request of Mr. U. D. Thomson, San Francisco. No further particulars could who appeared for his defence. - be given thea. Later, we were informed by Mr. Silverstone that cable had been received from Nagasaki announcing that the steamer had been refloated and had proceeded to Kobe

ONJUST SCALES.

outrages in China, and adrises people not to Mongolia in trying to avoid a collision tried a very pretty plot to get her into listen to their false preaching. In order to stranded near Shimonoseki. She was prevent disturbances, H. E. Chen has been

the pamphlet. Governor. Chen has issued circaine instructious to all the magistrates in The other day we referred to the alleged Hanan to arrest bad characters and proteo American medical discovery of the hutasu soul's foreign misionarios. weight. A Shanghai correspondent writes:

Writing to a London paper, a correspondent "The idea of a misterial soul, leaving aside the say:-At a time when, thauka question of its setual existence, will come shook to many who have indulged in the hopes the evil that is said of as in Germany, some of omniscient journalist, we hear immediately all of untrammelled freedom of motion after death your readers may be interested in the following for if the soul possess weight however slight, it extract from Guster Freassen's latest Dore plainly points to imprisonmawat-on-ober-Peter Moor's-Faliri-naek-S-idwest," published- earth. '

some three months ago. The novelist in do- scribing the voyage of a German troop akip taking reinforcements to South-Weet Africa in the spring of 1904. As they Settlements of less than £1,000 a steem down the Channel, just in sight

EXCHANGE COMPENSATION. STERLING SALARIES AND

SINGAPORE, April 23rd. All-official salaries in the Straits

Four shopkeepere, parrying on basiaves in the central district, wore summoned by Inspector Withers, for slag oojust scales. Fines, ranging from $15 tɔ825, were imposed.

GAMELERS.

Ten men from Waocbai were placed before bie Worship charged with gambling. The first and second were filand $25 each, and the remainder $3 each.

BRAWLING COOLIES,

of Englsed, the first lieutenant, looking year have been augmented by ten per themselves in trouble for brawling. They

The new scale dates from January

at the distaut coust-line, says:-" We cent. sailors think differently about the English | Wo meet them in every port of the world, and ist, and will remain in force for three than our people do at home in Germany.

we know that, of all mon, they are the mee worthy of respect. There, behind those chalk-i cliffs, dwells the finest nation upon earth-noble, wine, brate, united, and wealthy. And we Germine? Ons only of their qualities do we posses-bravery. To another we are slowly winning oor way-wealth. Whether we shall ever possess the rock, that is the question of life

of the supererogatory societies of that ilk. At Shanghai wo note that six gentlemen pomposed the annual general meeting, and that the report and

accounts were taken.ak read. The Committee had fully paid nected with 21 Recreation Ground fund, by selling a portion of the land and

acenunt to the extent.of.8977 and cents aineteen. A member said he bad meant to eu grest At the meeting that EL sub. Illustrative of the difficulties which the seription be opened to pay off this police have to coutéed with, it is interesting sum; but the meagre attendance appa. to hear that the interpreter acting in the rently hipped bis enterprise

the Japanese murder charge was enspacred of bul. The Chairman told him the amount

more than a friendly attitude to one of the prisoners and #34 would be repaid from rext year's subscrip- the statements made to the police under ex-

found misinterpretio tions. When suggestions with regard to amination. He was placed under arrest bat the work of the League" were invited, the was liberated on the capture of the fourth msu. Chairman mentioned that there seemed

The Japanese squadron about to visit very little prospect of the ground being Portsmouth is expected to arrive about the WHISKY used for recreation, as there was no navy end of May. It will consist of the new at Shanghai and hrge men-ni-war rarely armoured crnier, Tsukuba, mud the protected came there. He might have added that on cruiser, Chitose. Special interest attaches to the rare occasious when they did, the shore- the Tsukuba, as she is the first large armoured vessel designed and built in Japan. Bbe was leave men and little time to spare for the laid down during the late war, and is the first recreation ground. There was some con-armoured cruiser to be given a 12-inch gun solution however. The "work of the armament. She is superior to the British League was not in peril, for the land Duncan class of battleship in fighting value- was a good investmout, and they could sell The British Treasury oficiale in Jouiry it at considerable profit. in the future." I drew the attention of the War Ofles to s Land speculation, therefore, the work of remarkable pension case, It appears that su the League?" We do not think so, after officer of the Royal Artillery was retired reading ou

od a pension of £200 per annum after a intal Another member suggested that it might be better to sell the land and and a-half years. Tuin officer was, in his period of employed service amounting to four “establish a Sailors' Rest in Shongba oath, duly qualified for a commission, but He also thought that the men might be elected to go on the Rosorve of, officers. Here allowed beer at the Rest, but spirits should he remained until he was forty-one years of not be sold.” So the "work of thege, when, in the stress of war, in April 1901, League" is to add to the drinking plaves of be entered Army employment in the Royal Garrison Regiment, where he remained until A. S. WATSON & CO., Shanghai-which are uo fewer than Bi

December 1995. He was retired with a £200 Hongkong—and to run a pseudo-temperance captain's pension as though he had completed Company is cauteen There is more warrant for this Regular Army servios for it instead

of alterations. assumption, as the Chairman, while pointing Reserve service. The Treasury suggested an ou that an attendance of six out of a alteration of the regulations and this it now membership of 150

was not sufficiently being carried out. representative to decide so

momenton E As was reported at the time, the Kawasaki Dockyard Company of Kohe recently purchased about 31,000 taubo of land in the neighbour. hood of Hyogo. Casal, and commenced the construction of a steal foundry. The work has now made much prograss, and it is expected that casting operations will be commenced towards

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matter, went on to say that the Committee “had something of the sort in view; the question had been touched ou." When we recall the patriotic speeches at the time of the inauguration of the Shanghai branch,

and death for us." This generous tributs from Germany's greatest living novelist should surely be made as widely known as possible.

MACAO.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)

April 19th The condition of the Avenida Vasos de Gams is deteriorating.

Prices of daily necessities here are advan oing alarmingly.

Plague and smallpox cases are numerous, The Harbour Police are too officious when steamers arrive.

water femine bus passed

The fear of a since the rains came.

There is a ramour that the Electric Light

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CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PERS."

SENTIMENTALISM AND CRIME.

Sre. Your leader of to-day has a wide bearing. paper, with reference to the Thaw case may The following from an American

that most de

years.

Three Government House chair coolies found

had quarrelled in an eating house, and bead, outting hima 30 severely that he had the first on throw a bowl at another man's.

to be taken to the licspital. The other two were charged with riotous conduct. They were remanded

(REUTER'S SERVICE.]

SMART SENTENCE. A Chinaman, who had recently arrived in INTERNATIONAL COUETESIES. Hongkong, was placed in the dock on a charge of sunlching an ear pick from a woman. As LONDON, April 21st.

complainant was walking stong Morrison Street The Burgomaster of Berlin has invited defendant went up behind her and snatched the the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London to our pisk from her head. He ran off, but the visit Berlin at the end of May; and the woman raised the alarma, and several gave chase. editors of the German newspapers have

While putting the pick in his pocket he broke it. Ultimately he was captured, and then he issued a simultaneous invitation to British threw the picces away. He pleaded guilty and editors to visit Berlin and other parts of explained that he was looking for work. Mr. Hazeland sentenced him to six weeks' imprison- ment, six hours in the stocks, sad to be twice privately whipped, each whipping to consist of twelve strokes. On completion of his sentence he was to be banished for five years.

Germany.

ACCIDENT TO A DESTROYER.

LONDON, April 21st, The British destroyer Ariel, while manoeuvring in a night attack outside Malta, collided with the breakwater and sank. It is feared she will be a total loss. The coxswain was drowned.

THE SUEZ CANAL

LONDON, April 21st. The Suez Canal Committee has decided to abolish the regulation prohibiting the, pasange of the Canal to tank steamers carry- ing Benzine or Petrolin bulk. It is not certain when the abolition takes effect, but it is expected in a few days.

BILLIARDS.

LONDON, April 21st. Dawson, playing Lovejoy 25,000 up, unade a break of 23,769 unfinished, in which 11,793 anchor cannons were included,

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILI.

Losos, April 21st.

The volcanic lake Kasuelbuupi iu Chili is

The

the note of high endeavour that dominated the sad of this week [ April 16tb). The Kawasaki esse] seems to be that it makes a muss on dar "The most deplorable part of it is shooling the "Eritons-never-never-shall-be-slaves" yard is now building a dispatch-boat of 1,250 atreats, in our office buildings or in the hallways melody, wo confess to a

mid feeling, of tons to the order of the Imperial Navy, two of our homes, when someone we knew and loved sympathetic regret that the proceedings of steamers of 3,500 tons, to be named the passenger boats Nippon Yusen Kaishn, two

blends out bis hoort and his life through the 1907 should partake so largely of the nature Nanyang-maru and Shangyang-mare, for the

holes made by a morderer's bullets. After that of anti-climax. Here we seem to have, same company; two steamare of 250 tona the Buding some excuse for the murder-sOENG

our attention seems to be mainly confined to in a fierce state of eruption, accompanied instead of a dauntless Blue Water school, a Hora and Kogi, three passenger steamers of device that will save him from the gallows by strong shocks of earthquake. discouraged Small Beer School-there is a 600 tons for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha; three which we, in our innocence, have always thought people are fleeing, and many cuttle huve lack of spirit about the stipulation us to the gun-boats, the Chucheng, Chugui and Chukwang liquors to be sold that must bring a blush and four torpedo-hosts the Hupeng, Hujung difference. If we have moary enough or are each of 740 tons, threa others each of 525 tour,

to be the reward of murderers.... Perkaps been killed. The deposit of ashes reaches we are allinaane. It doesn't make much 150 iniles. The fate of the Ho-ao and Hu-yen each 95 tons--to the order of sensational enough some lawyer will find enough the Chinese Government; a destroyer, of 375n, our lives and enough tears in his voice to tons, and three torpedo-boats, each of 96 tone, twist the faults which our friends overlooked to the order of the Siamese Government.

into the semblance of insanity. That gives any

Toro, April 19th. one of us the right to commit murder with recently protested te

The Japanese Consul-General at Mukden impunity. All we need is a revolver and against the distribution of troops in the outral the Tartar General peculiar way of wearing our tair."-Yourn for one of twenty i provided by the Peking

Treaty, north of Kantang.

to the true Nelsonic soul,

"

TRUTHFUL JAMES

J. X. B's letter on the same subject is unsuitable-FD.

THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The following cards were returned at the quarterly meeting held at Happy Valley from the 20t to 22nd April, 1997.

MACEWEN Cer. *S.-P. R. G. Wilson, B.N Mr. T. S. Forrest.... Mr. A. Gitting

Shanghai Branch of the Navy League seems inglorious. Not theirs to sway public opinion in favour of a Three Power Stan- dard, in fight for naval increments, or for

In a brief chat which a London jeurcalist the resturation of the prestige of the White had with Mr. R. D. Holt, the Liberal member Ensign in Far Eastern waters. Their for Hexham, and head of the well known enthusiasm bas slipped into the funnel of Blue Funnel line of steamers, the newly elected sanity. in sifference, and comes out at the small end the employment of Chinese on his ships: We

Parliamentarian thus spoke in reference to April 23ed. with barely sufficient force to work a beer- are doing nothing exceptional, be said. Esery pull. The grosa of abscutees are either shipowner in the trade, including the P. and O. greatly to be binmed, or why did they eurol Company, Is carrying Asiatic freme, and Two British Bluejackets were talking in their names, and why do they continue to indeed, the British mercantile marine could one of Hongrong's numerous drinkshops. subscribe We might proceed to

not be manned without the employment of Some one had mentioned the Formosao psychological analysis of the motives that

foreigners. If my opponents waul no ship. headhunters, apropos just what the historia wake men join societies pro-this and anti-it up as a national questios, bat it is not owner to employ foreigners they should take. ignores as irrelerast. Wonder wot mykes that, but at the end of the discussion we relevant to this contest at all. As a matter 'em e'llect 'eads," one sailorman said. should probably have to accept 20me

of fact, there are moro Englishmen at sea **Eads aint no adjectival use to nobody." hypothesis very like that of the sailor now than ever before, but the mercantile marine His companion, after a suitable interval mentioned in the beginning of these has grown far faster than the supply of British for reflection, gulped the remaining comments, and "spect it's their 'obby, exactly the same agreement as the Britishers samen. Every Chinaman on our ships signs contents of his glue, and advanced an hypothesis. "'Speer it's their 'obby, like," he remarked. We were reminded of this conversation when the report of the last annual general meeting of the Shang- hai Branch of the Navy League came under our porte." Though admiring its principles and ambitions, we have never been able to realize what practical good the Navy Jaxgue people could reasonably expect to accomplish, x founding branches in Far

like,"

on bourd, from the chief officer downwards.

A correspondent waxes sarcastic over the Entries for the Civil Service Cricket Club's latest schievement of the Hongkong Post Office. tennis tournament close ou May 7th.

It is reported that General Aoog Sbar, the present Commander-in-chief of the Peisang Army, has abolished foreign style uniforms and salating in his command, and has reverted to the old Manchu castors.

On March 2nd a letter, addressed to an official in the New Territory, was posted, but though the township is well known to residents it does not seem to have been brought within the ken of the fficials, au after journeyings all over

South China, the communication was delivered op April 20th-after au interval of seven weeks. The address was plain, it was adegonte. The wrathful recipient writes: "The Post

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LADY HANNEN

N-C. Daily News Service]

MANCHURIA.

No reply has yet been received to these representatious.

It is announced from Barbin that Hungbutze are continually committing depredations in that slistrict. More than a hundred bandits are to to be seen diy plunde in broad daylight. The railway gustda bare proved quite unequal to the task of suppressing these raids.

JAPANESE EMIGRATION.

TOKYO, April 18th. Mr. O. S. Straus, Secretary of Commerce and Works, has ordered the release from Hawaii of the ntr. Montana () with 295 Japanese emigrants on board, bound for Canada,

RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT IN MANCHURIA.

Toxyo, April 19th. In reply to the criticisms referred to in yesterday's telegram, the Foreign Ofoe has Janed a Commaniqué in which it is asserted that China has no power to coustract herself in South Manchuria lines paralled to or competitive with those which are to be ballt jointly with Japany

{*Dazly Prem 23rd April]

CHINESE POLYGAMY..

A centor has written a strong protest to the Throne on the question of polygamy. points out that while the custom may have arisen He because of the desire of having was, as things are, this reason is now forgotten.

AN ERGING LUKONG,

A Yaumati lakong was charged with failing to report a case of smallper in his house at Tuk Sing Laue. The victim was his wife, who, it was stated, was not expected to recover. Dr. Macfarlane, Assistant Medical Officer of Health, having given evidence, in support of the summons, defendant was fined $25.

NEW TERRITORY NOTES.

The railway progressos slowly owing to the rains. Bridge building has received a cheok and, in some cases, the foundations have been damaged by the water. Farmers and frogs rejoice however. The former are now basy planting the first rice crop. The latter make night hideous. Trees and shrubs of all kinds

brown hills are slowly changing colour. The are now donning their summer robes and, the

recently planted crops of cane, peanuts and wo au are looking well. The early rains promigo a bountiful rammer, Oeisily there is nothing doing. Owing to the Governor going away Mr. Messer at Taipo has been called in to tempor- Assistant Superintendent of Police is das arily fill one of the vacansisa. Mr. Hallifax the

to arrive back from leave next month and, it is expected, he will take up his old appointment st

Teips. Over the border things have been far from.quiet. Robberius have been numerous and, just at present, there seems to be an epidemio of cattle stealing. Some of the cattle were recovered at Yaumati and the thieves arrested.

LUSITANO ATHLETIC SPORTS.

The Lusitano Athletic Sparte will be held on May 4th at the Happy Valley. 1-2.00 p.m. 120 yards. Open

events in-

The list of

School boys

of all ages. Handicap. Entrance fee 20 cents. 2 prizes.

22.20 p.m. 120 yards. Open to boys under 8 years. Handicap. Post entries. Entrance free. 2 prizes.

5-2.40 p.m. 196 yards. Open to Adults

Handicap. Entrance foo 50 conia. 2 prises. 4-3.00 p.in. 220 yards. Open to School boys of

all ages. Handicap. Entrance fee 20 sènts. 2 prizes.

5-3.20 p.m. 120 yards. Open to girls under 9 years. Handicap. Post entries. Entrance free. 2 prizes.

6-3.40 p.m. 200 yards. Open to Adults, Handicap. Entrance fees 50 cents. 2 prizes. 7—4.00 p.m. 440 yards. Open to Reboot boys of all ages. Handicap. Entrance foe 20 nanta. 2 prizes.

84.20 p.m. 220 yards. Open to girls from 8-- to 12 years. Handicap. Post entries. Entrance free. 2 prizes.

94.40 p.m. 440 yards. Open to Adults. Handi-

cap. Entrance for 50 cents. 2 prizes. 10-5,00 p.m. Tug-of-war. Ton a side. Pick- up team. Entrance fee 50 cents each person. 11--5.20 p.m. Ladles nomination, Entrance

fee 50 cents. 2 prizes. 19-5.40 p.m. Half mile Handicap. Entrance 18-Team Race 220 yards teams of four to

fee 50 cents. 2 prizes.

be entered as follows:-

b) Merchants"

Telegraphic instructions have been received Fastern ports. That it was an Adwiraky from the War Offiva to the efret thut Serg. Office prople are bound to gaia a reputation blunder to withdraw so many British ships or (Foreman of Works) A. J. Parslow.

In view of our correspondent's reference, and for living the strenuous life. I have just other reports by the same mail, we do not Mandarins, who ought to give all their time-to- Poor people have more than one wife. know how to regard the folinwing wife the welfare of the people, surround themselves (4) "Bank"

from the China station many people out / Kuyal Engine rs,-ba-been promoted.Quarter received a letter from you which was gested appeared in the X. C. Daily News of April with eight or ten wives, old men of seventy

master, with Heaorary rank of Lieutenant,

here were firmly convinced, and those people would approve who the local

A new type of projectile, which will play an branches of the Navy League entered their important part in fature warfare, and which, according to Sir Howard Vinesnt, will pierce protests and warnings. But we suppose any armour yet made, has been introduced by that no people, not even the a.cat the Hadfield Steel Foundry. This announes. enthusiastic of Navy Leaguers, ever ex-ment was made by Mr. E. A. Hadfield at the pected results. There is the obvious retort annual meeting of the company at Sheffield.

eard a report which rears of age do the same thing, and so there isí “Shipping"

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from

England

confusion and decay everywhere,

on March 2nd! It (the latter) bas teen 19th: We are glad to learn that there is indulging in a real Celestial trip. Heasen considerable doubt in knows where it las not been-Canton, Samsbui, reached

by 0% Hongchan and back to Hongkong. The craes

of the death

More than this the people of the West maks short of amazing. The letter is plainly marked

of Lady Hannen. Other laughing stock of China because of this, and stupidity of the people responsible is nothing

lotters received in Shanghai give cause the evils that have followed such a course. for belioving that our informant bad

The censor therefore urges that new laws reformed Chian with these stations etrucks pro- sister in law of the late Sir Nicholas Banuen. compel men to have one wife and one only just. .....get the blithering idiots imagine a been misted by the death of Mrs. G. G. Hannen, should be made and promulgated which should miscuously over its surface."

This occurred about a month age, and Ladys obtains in the West-Teatein Timca. Hannen was then present at the funeral." --

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(f)"Telegraphe (e) Insurance" " (a) "Printers

Lawyers" Fatrance fee $2.00 per team. Two prizes. 14-120 yards. Open to Adults over 30 years. Handicap. Post entries. Entrance fee 50 ots. 2 prizes. N.D. There will be two more racer for Civilians.