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The police have recovered the medallion whick TELEGRAMS.

was suntobed from the neck of Mrs. Binns,

A broff in the Land Court at Taipo has absconded: His defalcations, which are under. stood to amount to about $1,000 are covered by wife of Sergeant Major Binns, on Sunday his security. A warrant has been issued for afternoon ou Kennslý Road by two Chinate, who discmed bar suspicion at their approach

his arrest.

Last fartaight wysterious red flager-prints by pretending to ostoh batteries. appeared on door posts in liuntain and emused a soare. People attributed divine origin fo lom and invested them with grave significanes. Attention is attracted to the large quantities of arms reaching Tientsin.

Mr. H. A. Tozor, formerly of Hongkong. met with a carriage accident on April 17th at Bongkok. His pony bolted and collided with another equipage. Mr. Tozer was stabbed by the pole of the other carriage, radhe! to go to hospital. He is expected to recover.

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THE FRANCO JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

LONDON, May 7th. Negotiations in the Franco-Japanese agreement [for the inviolability of their respective Far Eastern posses-` sions] are officially confirmed.

As the population of Yokohama is yearly increasing, the Yokohama Water-Works Bios

A spennd Suez Cau il, to be built exclusi zoły

(Japan recognizes the influence of France in South Chlies, and Franse the Japaness is contemplating as sulargement of the present resurvoirs sa 2114 to make them opable of with British capital, is projected, says the Kohe position in Northoru China. A Telgo tale- The Hernia telogram. It is expected that the congram to the North-China Daily News says pplying water for 1,000,000 persoas. present reservoirs are gradually being worked. cession will be granted in a few days. Berlin that there is overy read to believe that, a to their utmost oupaily.

is chagrined, as the proposed canal is regarded Franco-Japanese Agreemont has matured. It has for its oljes the matul raspost of French GF a compotition with the Baghdad railway,

| Powers, and more markedly by Germany ced to get up an agitation. The result was was not quite fair to China; and was more that there facilities were put an end to, over the beginning of a bad precedent,This agitation having forced the attention which in the case of Turkey and led to much of the Government, explanations were asked, and in supplying them prominence was misunderstanding, and had in the long run

this Office to the abnormal proved anything but advantageous to the given by foreign residents themselves, in whose fact that annually, under the existing interests the various Governments professed regulations, some sight or nine millions of that they were acting. Even in Shanghai, letters, baudled by private agencies, aud which may be described as a Portal Valhalla, yielding a handsome profit, had netually to where the six great Postmasters General be carried free by Imperial Post Office represent the Acsirs in Asgard, therò has agencies, notwithstanding the principle of a been a lingering suspicion that the com- igal tax established by Imperial Deere for munity has had to pay in delaya ang nara 1 all letters official or private". The Goson- -insufficiency for their over-much service, ment aided by Sir ROBERT HART and the and that it would be a blessing if some Foreign Customs Establishment har in fiet CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS AND of centralisation could be devise quietly and without attracting public' votive

The US. state department in reipt whereby the plain extizen would not have to unde another huge step forward towards,

May 3 of information from reliable soires, keep in continand iad the hours and centralisation, and under cover of a mere

in China that another Boxer uprising will take regulations of six separate nationalities, each letter carrying organisation has succeeded place in the near future. Missionaries in the with its own peculiar views as to postal covering the land with Imperial Thailand missious have sent their hou societies amenities in general. It of course statis offies. It is not nanessary in discuss the advicen of nu increase in the suti-foreign feeling Lo reason that a single concentrated service eventual results of this system, except te in many places and of naristakable siges of could do inary things within the limits of | pokut, out that they form part of a tried coming trouble. the present settlements in the way of scheme of extending the power and prestige accommodating itself to the public needs, of the Peking Government throughou the which would be practicully impossible where entire Empire. half a dozen separate staffs, each engaged in going the same rounds and doing exactly Imperial Post Office department has aided the same things, are at present engaged in the same direction, and the opportunity But then the possible danger ass, has been taken of opening up communion. that to change from our present unsatis-rions with the various Powers diront. another untried Although not in the Fustal Union Peking factory condition

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A Grand National Exhibition of Japan will be held from April 1st, 1912, to October 31st, in Tokyo Prefecture, The organization of the Exhibition Offices is also autonnced. The Pre-

rights in Formons, Koren, and the Krisotnag peninsula. The signature is withhold until the

The committee of supply of the Raichstageclusion of the Russo Japaness ontente for a passed the estimates for Kiochou for the year the Far East; the entante in tara depends on the preservation of the states post bellum in 19 7-1968, beginning with April 1. Adral the commuureint and fishery negotiations now

von Tirpitz stated that the fortification of nearing conclusion.)

baucos which may occur amongst the ChinesD population,

Tsingtan is limited to defense against dist»-.

Viceroy Shum has got his way about not going to Szechwat. He broke a journey at Peblog, and in an interview with his old friend and

JAPANESE PRINCE IN

ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 7th.

E. 1, 11, Prince Fushimi arrived on

sident will be orinated by the Emperor from admirer, easily persuaded the Empress Dowager Monday evening, and exchanged Princee of the Bland, while the Vice-Prosidoucy to cancel the obnoxious appointment. It is visits with His Majesty the King.

assigned to the Minister of Agriculture and reported that he has obtained a goat with botter Coamores.

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The Wa wapu has lodged a protest with the

British Minister against the judgment on the British subject Collins who, some time ago, war soutenced to one year's hard labour by the British Consular court in Tientsiu, for being connected with others in a conspiracy. The Waiwupu considers this sentence too light, and

neks for

more servere punishmont,

Twenty Tibotan youthe hare beau selected by the Lhasse authorities to join the Governmout Military Academy at Paving, the capital of Chibli province. After a four years' course the

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Guides, who has been seconded for service under the Shanghai Municipal Council as head of the Indian branch of the Police Force, arrival oa May 2 with Mrs. Barreti by the P. & 0. S Vore. As an International Rugby Football player and a member of the Hampshire Cricket X, Captain Barrett should prova as valuable an addition to the Shanghai world of sport as be will to the Police administration.

Captain R. I. M. Barrett, of the Malay Staton

of Customs has long had in view the and has succeeded in having them recognised cadets will join the Imperial Arwy for a year's keen competition among

not love its parfume.in Hd Water: Heat only enterprise may be simply performing the received in 1905 an invitation from the fat of jumpeng from the frying pan into | Italian Govermuent to gend representatives the firm. Here Mr. Pay, the Postal to the Postal Congress to be held last year. Secretary for the new Department, comes This was the first formal invitation, and as to our assistance with a lucid Report on it fail clearly within the interests of Peking the present working of the department; it was on the advior of Sir Rosen? HART which is especially interesting at the present immediately accepted. The Fost Office has moment whoủ China is so much in evidence, taken the second great step, and has now especially with regar to her contemplated emerged from the discussal of postal affairs reforms. Although the Inspector General er aunt ers of home administration,

as international matters. extension of post office facilities through denied that this marks a stop in advance, China, it is only four or five years since which will be readily agreed on by all the the enterprise left the incipient stage, and representatives of foreign interests in Ching; commenced to push into the intería, A but of course there are dangers ahead, and Mr. PIRY's it can hardly be said that China quite accompanies map which Keport shows that already it bas branched grasps her responsibilities. By the force of off into such remote localities of the Empire circumstances Chira without any effort or as Sulugfu in the extreme rest of Kusub expenditure ou her part has been put in and Tengyuel on the borders of Burum, Postal communication with all the Foners ad that mails are now regularly curried to of the world, and characteristically thinks and fro between the most remote districts she is entitled to the full benefit of all the of the Exopics. In the more advanced postage thence acerning. We have before localition, as Kiangsu and Chehkiang, spoken of some of the undoubtedly unfair about Canion, in Szechwan, Chibli, and in advantages that have been taken of China's Central China about Hankow, the district heretofore unreadiness; but we are cer- post offices cluster thick; and eren in tainly not disposed to endurse all the Manchuris, where settled conditions are elitas now put forward:-"On the 1st empid October the Hongkong Administration only just beginning to mature, strides are being made. These alterations opened a Branch Office at Tientsin in the are not merely nominal but the whole premises and under the control of the courier service from one end of China to Chinese Engineering and Mining Company the other is being gradually transformed and towards the end of the year a Japanese

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China, the wife of W. J. Davey, of n son.

MARRIAGE.

Ou Hey 2nd, at Shanghai, CABLES FRANCIS STANE TE BILBROUGH I of Koren, to MURIEL NOA CAMPBELL GRALLAX, second daughter of Dr. John Campbell Graham, of Deli, Sumatra.

FUNERAL NOTICE.

The frions of the late Mr. HARRY WICKI YO are notified that the interuent of his remains will take place at the Happy Valley Cemetery this afternoon.

practical service and then return home to take intended to send in all one hundred Tibetan charge of, and instruct the Tibetan troops It youths to stady in the Government Military Academies.

of a little book by Mcners for £31 at Sotheby's A romantia bargain was revealed in the sale

Aneticu Rooms, Lendon, last month. The value was picked up a few mantle previously for 214, at a second-hand bookstall in the Mile

The efficiency cup, which always produces a the Hongkong Volunteers has for the third year in succession (Captain Armstrong). The order of merit is as been won by the Right Half No. 2 Company under

Right No. 2 Company Loft No. 1 Company Left No, Company Теор...

Engineer Company Right No. 1 Company

2,692

2,658

2,657

2,604

2,565

2,478

The following Volunteer items appear in the ad Road. It is only an old part, and out-lutest orders-Lint. J. S. Gubbay is granted wardly appears to be of very trifling valus. The leave of absensa out of the Colony for one purchaser forand on a gleaf some carious month' with effect from the 27th April, and Gunner L. Guy is granted leave of absence oat writing with the sigustare "Emma Hamilton," which was discovered to be that of the famous Lady Hamilton.

of the Colony for ovan soonths with effect from

Gunner

the 4th May, 1907, Mr. A. Morley joined on the 24th April and is post to the Troop. Mr. T, M. A Tientsin dispatch statos that it has been Gregory joined on the 26th April, and is posted decided that the rough draft of the Agreement to the Left Hall No. 1 Company. for the bulking of a railway between Tientsin H. C. Gray, Right Half No. 2 Company, is and Chinking shall be cancelled and a new permitted to resign on leaving the Colney dated one substituted, the principal clauses of which 23rd April, 1907, and Gunnar J. Boyd, Left- provide that a British syndicate shall construct Half No. 1 Company, is permitted to resign on and provide the necessary funds for building leaving the Colony dated 27th April, 1997. the conthern half of the line, while a Germen syndicate will do the same for the northern half. A limit of time is given for the con-

and placed under effective supervision, Post Office began baginers at Canton. Unstraction work and a certain period allowed the Such things have become possible only the other hand the German and Japanese foreign spadicates to run the line after which through the active co-operation of the agencies at Tungku and Chinwangtao were it shall be allowable for the Chinese to redeem Chinese Government. On the 6th Novem.closed, as was also, in ugreement with Ger- the railway. ber 1966 that Government created a new minny, the German Offices in Shangtung, that

tion whether the system is to a blessing or at large. Already,

a curse to

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Post Offices

POLICE COURT.

Friday, May 3rd.

BEFORE ME. F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

AN INSOLENT POLICEMAN. An Indian constable was charged at the in-

imprisonment.

AN EXTOETIONIST FINED.

F. W. Suape, residing at the Saileré' Home, prosecuted a asupan man for demanding more than his legal fare. When be paid fifty center which was the proper fare, the mat followed him and demanded seventy-five cents. Fined $3.

Japaure Imperial Ordinance No. 157 was On March 28th, at Changtu, Szechwan, West department under the name of the Tuch-at Thinas excepted. It is interesting to note published on April 25th prohibiting the way Pu, or Board of Posts and Communi- from the above list that, notwithstanding hunting of seals off Seal Islsud, Kabafato, cations, at the head of which are a

the day that forsign Postal Agencies The Ordinance takes effect from President and two Vice Presidents, with a aamerens staff, and on the future action might well he limited to the terminus of its publication. A Tokyo dispatch explains stance of the Captain Superintendent of Police that the measure is the outcome of an agree with disobeying lawful orders and being insolent of the Board really poses the ports of foreign mail bosts-Shanghai and meat between the Japanese, British, American to his superior officer. His Worship inflicted Canton (and possibly Tientsin),they are and Russian Governments to hold a conference a fine of 8200 on the first charge, and on the Alien and adept suitable messures for the preserva second sentenced defendant to fourteen days' the Empire becoming more and more numerous. is interesting

were originally established tion of seals. The Japanese Government has 3,746 miles at treaty ports for the convenience of agreed to the request of the American Govern. ment to stop real-hunting until an understand- of railway, while 1622 are actually under the foreign communities doing business ing has been arrived at between the four construction,

that fair begin there, and China recognised the faet while Powers.

she was still unable to offer the facilities of

On the evening of April 25th st the a developed postal organisation. Of late Pleniz Hotel, Yokohama, reports the Japan 7eurs however she has proved her ability Herald, the members of the Yokohama Yacht

The four Japanese who are charged with the from interfering with the system sugar: to deal with all kinds of mail matter, in- Club assembled to bid farewell to Mr. G. H. martor of a computrint at a Japaness hotel in ated by Sir ROBERT HART, and has beenternational as well as domestic. In thus Scidmore, who has held the post of Com Connaught Road were again placed in the dock, content to take his advice and should fitting herself for Union requirements for modore of the Club for sasur years, and who Esidence was heard and the men were again

is leaving the port to take up the duties of remanded. THERE may be useful lessons learnt from the same temper prevail at headquarters the chief benefit, it is obvious, of U.S. Cooni at Nagasaki, and also to present we may rest fairly assured of the result foreign residents, she simed at securing him with a tangible token of the members' being beneficial to the Empire at large. as the Annual Report of the imperialThere are, of course, many difficulties to reciprocity, that is recognition of the postal | esteem. The testimonial look the form of s Chinese Puat Ofice as to the latent capabl- he still surmoun ted. Up to the time Amestic soil" That is to say that shen pattern, mounted on a black-wood stand.is rising over Japan, and praisars bus siso

BENGKONGOFFICE: 101, DES VEUX ROAD C. LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, MAY 8TH, 1907.

the permeal of even so unpromising a record

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lities of China; and the lessons are confined to were statisties of the number of

ning has already been made for the new department to start with. Up to the present the Board has wisely refrained

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rights she is entitled to claim on her own

starting the new service, the internal

handsome silver flower bowl of chrysanthe

The Portuguese community of Hongkong has

THE JAPANESE MURDER CHARGE.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 7th at 12.25 p.m.-The barometer

Brand N.E. winds may to expected in the Formosa Channel, and moderate va iable winds evor the N. part of the China Sea.

on which, was è silver plate bearing the follow. inerated on the Clima eest, particularly in

the North.

The depression has passed to the E. of Japan. postal stations established, nor even the postage service of China, so far as there was coneiders herself entitled to tuke advaping inscription:"A token of appreciation

Pressure is highest over Contral Chiua. It number of the various descriptions of pastalany service at all, had been carried on by tage of the expenditure of her neighbours from the members of the Yokohama Yacht:

FormLoss matters dealt with. Most foreign residents private agencies. Considering all things it on the provision of their Postal Services, Clab to their Commodore, Mr. G. H. Soidmore, is slightly low over the Pacific to the S.E. of

was more dependable that native agencies especially those of England and America, in Yokolame, April 24th, 1907," in China, when the scheme of a regular Postgually are, and with the exception that carrying letters for their own people at a Office in China was bret mooted by Sir

it was confined to a comparatively few Fenny rate up to the coast of China, while lost a much respected member, and the Daily ROBERT HART, were willingly enough lines, and that time was a thing that hardly, without the expenditure of a cant, is Press Offices valged serraut, by the death of aleat

Charles E. Osmund, which occurred on Monday The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon prepared to look on with a species of bene- with

afternoon at the premature age of 40. For to-day is as follows:- volent complacence, not unmixed

upwards of fifteen years Mr. Osmund had been incredulity, for no one supposed either that

Berociated with the Daily Press Office, for Hongkong & Neighbourhood the Chinese Gorerament took the inost

the just seven Jeste as acconstant, and Truly he

died after an illness of scarcely three Formoss Channel.......

ROBERT HART had any contemplation of

to have the privilege of collecting on per- entered into consideration, the system was

nating these letters to come on shore or fairly trustworthy, and considerable suis

love Chinese soil the entire fall Union of money were from time to time remitted

rough these agencies. Before the com-rate of two peace half-penny! This is

"reciprocity" with a vengeanes.

ED881 and river steamers used to carry the

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 10 a.m. to-day, 3.32 inches.

languid interest in the affair, or that Sirmencement of the now Postal Service tee Fispector General, while willing to weeks' duration. He was found to be suffering South coast of China between Į extending his op rations in connection with bags for these agencies free, but with the appear in the character of the innocent dove, from liver and heart Trouble, but not an South coast of Chius betweon) the new department beyond the limits of treaty ports where branches of the Maritimesuguration of that service the Custoas would also appear with the guile of the Monday did his condition appear to be gravo,

insisted on all these mails being paid for Customs were already established. There was a sort of feeling abroad that China had At first, it carried these clubhed mails

apparently altogether free, but the agencies not being satisfied that all their mail

not been altogether well treated in the matter of the Post Oflice, and thut the

of China by one or more of the Foreign

steamer or railway did not go free commen.

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and his death came as a painful shook to his. many friends. The funeral took place last

The 19th plague fatality was recorded evening in the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoni, yesterday.

who officiated at the service in the Cathestral was present also at the graveside, where `a

blod to pay their final tribute of respect.

Hongkong and Lamocks

Rongkong and fainan..

E. winds, up-

derate, or fresh, {thundershowers N.E. winds,

frosh.

Samas No.1.

OBITUARY.

LONDON, May 7th. Ian Maclaren is lead, aged 57 years.

¡The Row. Joba Watson (Ian Maolaro), a famous writer of Scottish and other sterios, Was educated al ths Stirling Gmuer School, the Edinburgh University from which he graduated as M.A. and at Tüdinger, Ger- mony. He was licrued by the Freo Charoh

of

colland in 1874 and appointed assistant to the Ry. Dr. Wilson at Barclay Church, Edinburgb. He was ordained minister of Logie-Almond Fres Charah, 1975; Free st, Matthews, Glasgow, 1877; and was Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale University in 1895. In 1991 he was moderator of the Synod of the Prosbyterian Church of England.]

SHANGHAL RACES.

SHANGHAI, May 7th.

SECOND DAY.

On the second day of the races the results were :——.

THE CRC-KA-ZA CUF.-- Valos, Tls. 250.

China Posies. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. H. Potts Hathor King

(Mr. Camming)

(Mr. Johnstone)

* Mr. John Peel's Cutswold

Mr. Quebec's Rario (Mr. Moller) Time 1 min. 31 2/5 secs.

* Dead Heat.

+

For

THE SHANGRA DERBY, Value, Tls. 750, For China Poniss, being band flde grifins at date of entry. One mile and a half. Mr W. H. Potts Maucha King

(Mr Comming) 1 Mr Quebec's Mystko.

(Mr Moller) 2 Mesare Oswald and Hunter's Ravanshee

(Mr Walls) 3 Time 3 min. 14 seas. THE MONGOLIAN PLATE.Value, Tis, 200, For subscription griffins of this masting. One mile ad a quarter, Messrs. Nephew and Rybson's Rheingold

(Mr Hayes) £ Messrs. Dawald and funter's Pionic

(Mr Bark) 2 Mr G. H. Potta' Kafir King (Mr Cumming) · 3

Time 2 mins, 43 sec.

China Ponies. Two miles.

THE RACE CLUB CUP.--Valve, Tla 250. For

Mr John Peel's Quora (Mr. Johnstone). ... I Mr Henry Morriss' Heathfield (Mr Crighton) 2 California's Comanche (Mr Moiler)

Time4 mins. 26 sec.

:

3

THE GRAND STAND STAKES.-Value, Tls. 250. For China ponies, boing bona fide griffies at date of entry. One mile and a quarter.

(Mr. Tom Waits) I Uncle Charlie's Tuscan Mr. G. H. Potts' Mongol King***

(Mr. Camming) 2 Mr. Clough's On Time... Mr. Campbell) 3

Time-2 min, 40 4,5 secs.

THE Siccawei Cor-Value, Tls. 300 For

China Ponies. One mile and a quarter. Mr. Barley's Moriak (Mr. A. Walts) 1 Mr Marine Arganto (Mr. Moller) 2 Mr. John Peel's Ard Patriok

(Mr. Johnstone 3 Time--2 min. 36' 2/5 sec..

1

THE PEKING STAKES-Vaice, Tls. 200. For Subscription griffins of this meeting. One mila. Mr. Mellow's Mira (Mr. Burkill) * Mr. Jedmoro's Tomann

(Mr. Moller) (Mr. Ellis Kadooris's Nepal Chef

(Mr. Crighton) *Dead heat. Time-2 min. 07 4/5 Beds. THE SHANGHAI STAKES.-A forced entry of Tls. 5, with Tis, 100 added. For all China ponies otherwise entered at this meeting. One mile and a half.

Mr. Beverly's Brockton (Mr. Hayes)... Mr. Macine Aurelius (Mr. Arthur Watts)

Mr. Mowat's Starlight (Mr. Dalgleish... 3 Time-3 min. 13 45 secs.

THE SPRING CUP.-Yaine Tis 250. For China panies that have started at this meeting, and nover won a race. One mile. Mr. N. W. Hekling's Maybury

(Mr. Johnstono) Caelo Charlie's Ladas (Me. Tom Watts)... Same as No. 1. Mr. G. H.. Potte Southern King

(Mr. Crighton) 3 Time-2 min. 535 000. The twentieth century woman is more the THE SCURRY STAKES.-Value, The, 250. For China posies being bona fide grifins at cata frionu and comrade of man than she has ever

of entry. Seven furlonga been, because she is intellectually, if not politically, equa'.

Mr. G. H. Potta' Mongol King

(Mr. Cumming) Sunny okies we admire, of course, but the woman is wise who provides a sunny atmosphere Uncle Charlie's Tyrant (Mr. Houpar) 2

(Mr. Hayes) Time-1 min. 48 1/5 secs. we find her we have found the pearl above price.

establiskicent of Post Offices in the interior Packages, howover transmitted, whether by hai Volunteers, Chinese Company, having died, large number of relatives and friends sagem-for herself. Such a woman is rare, but when The Ring's Seafoam...

Lance-Corporal Wong Fu-pak of the Shang-

was accorded a military funeral on May 4th.