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and it is likely that he will find its greatest It is announced that Professor Bay Lankester His Majesty the King, on the recommend- opponents amongst his own party; and of will retain his position as Director of the ation of the Board of Trade, has been pleased | Natural History Museum at South Kensington, | to award alver medals to two offence of the this we begin to see an inkling by the state-the rals governing the Civil Service which Hongkong. Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. went that it is intended as a defence against would have placed him on the retired list last for gallantry on the crossion of the wreck of "conscription." As in the case of the ory: January having been abrogated. Professor the Houngthan during the memorable typhoon of slavery which counted largely in Ray Lankestor's salary as Director is £1,200 of September 18th last. The offers referred bringing the administration into office, this year; his retiring allowances would have been to are Captain B. II. Grainger of the Bui-dn, ory of couscription has a false ring about it.
who was chief Officer of the Hongshan when she stranded, and Mr. A. M. Harvay, the Neither Lord ROBERTH nor any of those
Chief Engineer. who with him think it the duty of every inhabitant of England to bear arms in ile defence has ever epoker a word which can be tortured into conscription. That every able suchject should be compelled to go through such a course of military training as would fit him to take his placs in the ranks at a ļ
The following is the result of the Blake Shield Competition, held at King's Park Kango, on Saturday, the 4th instant.
Unit
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on Hung-obi (President of the Waiwupu) with The Emperor of Japan has decorated II. E. be First Order of Merit and the Grand Corden of the Rising Sun and A. E. Lien Fang (Senior Vice President of the Waiwapu) is given the First Order of the Sacred Treasure, Sixteen other officials who have helped to bring about amity between China and Japan are also
Fuaan, Korea, telle the traveller in an instant the story of how a kingdom fell Bobeth the towering mountains there is not much flst ground, but all of it is occupied by a Japanes town, consisting of hundreds of nest little wooden houses, which contrast strangely with the brown bare rockiness of the ocmst. With
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EXCLUSIVE MERVIOL) THE TRANSVAAL LOAN.. LONDON, May 10th. The Government guarantees the Transvaal loan of five millions.
UNREST IN INDIA.
LONDON, May 10th. The unrest of the natives is increas-
ing in eastern Bengal. Punjabi troops have been sent to Lahore,
A NEW YORK STRIKE,
LONDON, May 10th. The strike of longshoremen in New
Large bands of workmen are loading trucks this, however, they are not content; the needs of a busy port demand more room for Japanese, from the mountains, and pushing the contents into the sea. A road along the harbour frout has already been reclaimed for the railway, and filled in, and Fasan then will rank as one of York is continuing.
moment's notice, is a very different thing from flling the ranks of our army with unwilling win. Stijl it is well that the country should remember that it is the first duty of every man to defend his bome and family, and only by persistent and fall in securities organised effort in these days of highly decorated; these include the new Gaveruure the frat ports in the East- second Hongkong. I
policy may be accompanied by peculiar dangers, or at the lea et disadvantages of its own.
In other words, if chance or some world-wide infinence were instrumental in bringing about the generally, so likewise was it influential in inducing in England a brisker flow of currency and momentarily inflating the national income.
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trained armies can such benccomplished. It is a thing that cannot be los often impressed ou the minds of the would-be peace makers that the present era of militariness was ushered in by the Peace Party itself, who in
Fagtien, Kirin and Heilungkiong.
In the course of an interview General Botha ridiculed the atoments made in the Press that be advocated the formation of a Boor Army. What be actually advocated was an army for
so army in which Dutch and British would tight
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DEATH.
On May 4th, at Blangnai, DaPHNE IMALELOK, daughter of Simeon and Violet Levy, aged out year and one month.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
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and sympathy received, as well as forthe numerous Boral tributes sest on the occasion of their recent Rad bersament, and also to those who attended the Funeral.
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certain than that the Let HUBHion of Parliament will leave & very permanent mark. ou British constitutional history, for if the Government have done hule, seemingly by both inancial and social Coming into office as a protest against that Financial Reform which a large and influential section of the Unionist party saw was essential to the permanent well being of the Empire, it has already done far more to render that reform practicable than its predecessors did during their
H. CAMPBELL BAnnurman is doing just now
side by side. He further added that the sooner it was unanimously decided to increase the
with the armed nations of the Continent, toe pers dropped misking any distinction between the Dutch and the English the botter dismies his army. The Tsar, convinced it will be for all the parties concerned. We from the representations of the deputation are one people, our aim is one, and we ought to that England was safe, and would never be called South Africans"
under Mr.
in the person of Mr. B. Wolfe, who recently Death has just taken away an old 97th man
went to his rest at Edinburgh in bis 72nd year. He served with the 97th Regiment-now the 2nd West Kents, at Singapore-in the Crimean War, 1854-55. H was present at the storming of the Redan, and was beside Colonel Haudcook when the latter fell, sabred by a Russian, and Wolfe himself was badly wounded. He received the medal with clasps, and also the medal for the Indian Matiny, in which he saw furt her service, his bravery in motion earning him the Distin guished Conduct Medal.
fight again, hurried on his preparations and attacked Turkey; and from that day to this Europe has been an armed camp.
Looking the present position straight the face, however Mr. HALDANX may seek to disguise it from his weak-kneed colleagues, the practical extinction of the Militia, and the subatilation of a line of half-trained civilian soldiers, must in variably lead
HALDANY'S successors to its logical consequence the compulsory submission of every subject to
A wealthy Burmese lady having died on drill and military training. It is difficult to and any effective argument against auch April 3 in Hangoon, ber relatives decided to a rule: even from the lower standpoint base her body conveyed to the cemetery by of personal convenience the step would eleotris tram. Six ears were hired and, with a band playing "The British Granadlers," the immensely improve the physique of the party merrily bowled " along at 12 miles an by laying equal burdens on foreign in home nation at large, and would substitute for hour, the 3 miles to the cemetery. Rice and the temptations of dramedrinking, at flowers were seittered by the funeral party as present the great danger in the way of they proceeded rapidly on their way, to the great young men just abour to enter on manhood, delight of the chidren en route. A Barman never, a much more healthy and improving ecu is the first time in the history of Rangoon that, pation. From such a source volunteers coulletsctric car bare baan hival for funeral at all times in proportion to the necessities of the case be relied on for the efficient
At the West Wilts Golf Club on April 2nd, apkeep of the regular army, with the
Mr. Balfour strongly advocatel golf for young enormous advantage that every man join people. He said that every man who could play ing would be accustomed to the organisa-golf and did not play it, every man and woman, tion of a regular force, and would not need to be instructed in the preliminaries of drill and the use of his rifle.
whole time of office. In the teeth of the Cobden Club selfstyled frestraders it has found itself bound to protect home shipping
ports: it is now engaged in righting in the interests of British wapufacturers cerain defects in the stent laws which have been made uss of by continental rivals to injure the home trade. These 21sures are, of course, absolutely at variance with the professions under which the leaders went to the pulls, but bever:be less they have been gratefully accepted by the Unionists as the strongest proof of the correctness with which they gauged the needs of the nation. Something similar is seen in the difference which time and the responsibility of office has made in the Government purview of the labour question in South Africa. It is, however, ja its
action with regard to the Army that the friends of the old régune have perhaps the to be thankful. Whether greatest cause
we look at the control of our army from an economical or military point of view it cannot be considered as in any sense satisfactory; and statesmen of all schools and parties have in vain tried to introduce some practical reform. The present Government, coming into office in pursuance
The Marylebone Club has decided to send a cricket team to Australia daring the autama.
Mr. Winston Churchill, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, kas been made a Privy
Councillor.
Yesterday's plague retara shows a golden eruption-eight cases being notified, thres of which were fatai.
The following telegram has been received from the British Consul General at Batavi
Hongkong has been declared to be infected with bubonic plague.
Islands.
makes a melancholy party at a faveral, but this
procession.
too, who said "Golf is the refuge for some later period of my existence," all made a pro found mistake. Many people advanced in life played the game, but it was not a game for Не old gentlemen, it was for young people. believed that there were some ignorant, auhappy persons who thought life should be divided into a period up to thirty-five, when every self-respecting mau should play cricket, and
nothing but cricket; then there should be a ten years' period of meditation, after which declining years might be solaced by beginning.
to complete a golfi ug career. That was a profound error, and an. error that should be abandoned. He evidently takes bis' golf as seriously as he does his politios.
Vide "Fanuals and Flags."]
THE FRANCO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
ToKro, May 10th.
The Gearo Council [elder states- in London that at a meeting of the shareholders
neu] has discussed the Franco- capital of the Bank to 60,000 shares by the lea of 20,000 new shares of £20 each, and that Japanese agreement, and the French ach shares be offered to the existing share Ambassador had a two hours' con- holders in the proportion of one new share for every two shares already hold, at a premium of ference with Baron Hayashi,
£20 per share payiasat to be made in the followuig instalments:—
£10
£10
£10
210 "
lat Juza,
1907.
1st August,
1907.
1st October,
1907.
2nd December, 1907. Interest on these instalments will be paid at
the rate of 5 per cent. per annum until the 3lat December, 1907, after which date the new abases will rank in all respects pari passe with the existing shares.
THE SALARY QUESTION.
LORD ELGIN'S VIEWS.
The following is a passage from a letter from Lord Elgin to the Governor of the Straits Settlements:
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REUTER'S BERVIOR.]
PRINCE FUSHIMI'S VISIT.
LONDON, May Sib. At a State Banquet to Prines Fashimi, at Buckingham Palace, the King drank the health of my ally, the Emperor of Japan,” whom he thanked most cordially for the compliment of sending his illustrious relative, whose visit it would be all people's endeavours to make an agreeable one. The King thanked the Emperor for the magni ficent hospitality extended to Prince Arthur of Connaught in Japan.
On the occasion, of Prince Fushimi's
THE IRISH LAND BILL.
I may observe that I agree to the grant of this allowance, not so much on the ground that the exchange exine of the dollar has been visit, Admiral Yamanato has been gazet- increased, aut because there seems to be someted the Grand Cross of St. Michael and reason for asserting that the salaries of Offers St. George, General Nisbi and Baron of the junior ranks of the service ars insuficient to maintain them antisfactorily. I am, there- Komurn, the Grand Cross of the Victorian fore, not satisfied that it is necessary to grant this allowance to Officers at the head of the Order, and nine others with lower. gradės arvine, and, as at present advised, Offor opinion that it should be limited to maximum of Cines 1. It can searoely be argued that Officers whose salarien exceed this figure, are underpsid, and it must be re- membered that their local expenditure (which alone is affected by the increased sterling value of the dollar) is less in proportion to their emolumenta than that of their loss highly paid calicagues. If, however, you do not share this view, I shall be glad to receive and consider your further observations on the paint and, in the meantime, I will defer a definite decision by it. I may add that, if this limitation is fully adopted, I consider that, in the case of Offers whose salaries are nominally fixed in dollars payahla at 3. the salary should be regarded as exceeding £1,020, if the sterling salary attached to the post le more than that
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LONDON, May 8th. The House of Commions was long and vigorously attacking the Irish, Land Bill when Mr. Birrell moved the closure, which was adopted by 417/121 amid an uproar. The Bill was read the first time, 416/121.
CHINA.
Loxoox, May 8th. Reuter's Agency in Peking wires that Tse Chung Hsuan, the most prominent of the Reactionaries, has gained the ascendocy at the Court of Peking, and that Prince Ching Yuan Shi Kai and Tang Shao Yi have been impeached.
RESULT OF THE CHESTER CUP.
LONDON, May 8th.
1 Querido. 2 Bibiani.
3 Terpoint.
L083 OF A FRENCH LINER.
LONDON, May 8th. The French liner Poitou has been wrecked
An interactional shooting match between teams representing the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association and the U.S.8. Cincinnati took place at the King'e Park range, Kowloon, The news of a syndicate of adventurers having won by 30 points. Among the large number yesterday afternoon, when the gallant Reserves
been formed at Cape Town to seize upon a part of spectators were Captais Quinby of the of the island of Celebes, an integral portion of U. S. skip, and many of the officers. The Netherlands India, moots with ridicule in Java, light was indifferent owing to drifting smoke It is s Until within the last four years, Datoh authority from the Cement Works, and was particularly noteworthy fact, however, that notwithstand- in most of the island was nominal. It was more tricky at the 500 yards range." so in 1839 when the late Sir James Brooke hading this fuconvenience,
the mooring
of both an eye on the island before he fixed upon teams was better at the range mentioned then at that of 200 yards, while the serves Serawak. Since his times, remarks Surabaya excelled at the 600 yards range. This distance, off Uragany. The passengers jumped over- Colabes with political objreta in view. For visitors, for their total score dropped can Handelsblad, foreigners have often been to
not to apparently, 38
the king of the heard in a panic, and many were drowned. instance, in 1838, two Germans, named Bebridt siderably, as will be seen from the following and Dumoulia, virited a petty state called Wadjo results Viceroy Teca Chuc-banan (Bbum) who was where they distributed a number of German received in audience by the Emperor and the flags.
The moment the Netherlands India Empress. Dowager, Las been appointed President Government hasrd of this, it compelled the of the Board ofCommunications Yuchnenpu); Rajah of Wadjo to sign a treaty containing Chao Erh-sen, late Tartar General of Mukden gurulees against intriguing with foreign will take his appointment in Esechwan. The adventurers. Dutch supremacy is now being. appointment of Viceroy Shami is principally enforand in Celebus by force of arms; there is due to the influence of the Empress-Dowager. Ho scope whatever for foreign political adven”
turers there.
Mark A. Ell's, H.Jepucon, R. J. Judah, and F. Barron have joined the H.K.V.C., Trooper D. Forbes, is permitted to rerigu on leaving the Colony, and Trooper M. Stewart is granted leave of absence for 12 months.
We are requested to say that the preacher in of a thoughtless cry of peace and retrench- St. John's Cathedral et Matias to-morrow ment at any price, has found itself compelled (Sunday, May 12th) will be the Right Rev. whether it liked the job or not, to take &C. . Brent, D.D., Bishop of the Philippine band in Army reform: hare again a very similar Nemesis has pursued it. Although possibly the majority of its members, having no personal responsibility in the affair to steady them, look upon the arey merely as a cause of useless expense, the gentleman HONGKONG, Mar 11, 1907.
on whose shoulders it has fallen to carry HIS MAJESTY's present Advisera unko eredit out these economic views has evidently to thesives, and generally the country found that as an Eng ishan there ware wider issues thau kuttons to be considered. feels entisfaction with the announcement, that within the last twelve mouths the Mr. HALDANE'S position vis-à vis with the National Debt has been reinged by the very uation may be described as unique. Com considerable amount of sixty eight milliouspelled by his colleagues tu set u store on sterling. That the country should be in so economy, the feeling of the nation at large bald yesterday morning to consider a report from prosperous a condition that without any has been unmistakeably pronounced for the veterinary surgeon on the outreak of cattle special exercise of economy it should be able efficiency; and the Secretary of State bas disease at the Dairy Farm at Pokialam. Eight within one year to reduce the national found himself called on to reconcile these cows had been found to be affected and one had indebtedness by nine per cert., is a plain apparently contrary requirements. It is died. The Board declared two abeds to be an indication of its capacity to hold its own is premature to express a judgment on his infected area, and every precaution is being the councils of the world; and such being action, brit it is noteworthy that the stimulun taken to prevent the farther spread of the the condivine of affairs it might naturally of what seemed the impossible has cer- be expected that the Funds, as an indication tainly acted as
A special meeting of the Sanitary Board was
disease.
By kind permission of Liant-Col. W. Scott Moncrieff and Offore, the Band of the Third Battalion The Duke of Cambridge's Own" (Middlesex Regiment) will play the following programme of muais during dinner at the Hongkong Hotel, this (Saturday) evening- Overture.......French Comedy," ... Kela Bela
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82
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63
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12
212 164
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78
218 201
291
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FATAL LANDSLIP.
On Thursday afternoon a big fall of rock took place at Sham Shiu Po sa the result of which one man was crushed to death and others were seriously injured. While a num ber of stonecutters were engaged in Fuk Chun Hoa quarry, a piece of decayed rock, about six or seven tons in weight, fell from the face of the quarry. Three of the workers were entombed in the débris, two of whom were rescued alive; the other was found dead. The policà decorve great credit for the energy which they throw into their self imposed task of resening the entourbed.
The Roman emperor who fod his steed with Valsa.....
**La Svengali,"
Booder
gilded osts has found a modern paralial in Mr. Selection... "Yeomen of the Guard," Salllran "St. Agnus Eve," Sullivan
H. 8. Lalow, a New York multi-millionaire, Mr. Von Zeppelin Obermüller, the Dutch Song stimulant, and the Consul at Tientsin, calls attention to the likeli Caratina Clarinet
for
who invited forty guests to a "pony dinner" to "Anna. Bolena," Donizetti of public confidence, should stand at a high majority, friends or foes, have expressed ad- hood of a very brisk demand for cigars thele,wo step
celebrate the many victorios of two of bis Mosquitos Fede." Whitney
A young and highly-popalur member of the
horses. The abimals were accominodated at the figure. Curiously they do not, but are miration of the methods proposed by Mr. the moment the laws pasand against opish Selection. The Earl and the Girl," Houck on firm had just died. A visitor to the bong the
....... Rubinstein day after the funeral found the staff talking table with eats, which they ate from silver actually quoted lower than they have been | HALDANE: Probably no higher compli smoking come into forco. It should be borne elody in “F”.
DISNGE MENU.-Hors-d'marro-Caviare on about their loss disconsolately. It has been a buckets. Other horses' wore led through the soy time within the last quarter of a ments were ever paid to a statesman, than in mind that Chinese consumers of cigars are
Fish and Butter Sauce. Entréce-Suipo on century. His Majesty's Ministers are care- bave been payed-the Secretary for War; ut very particular. All they require are cheap Toast. Soup-Commuè Royal Fish-Smoked and loss, friends," the visitor said. " w
cigars choicely packed. The lower orders prefer Toast, Ox Tongue à l' Italienne, Shrimp Fateless, indeed." He sighed and looked about the banqueting-room, and were fed with sugar- room. "And I am pleased to see," he went on, plans. The dinning table was in the form of ful to inform us that the fault is not theirs, and the House of Commons with only thirty tha torpedo-sasped weed. The Consal lays Carry-Gop. Joints, &c. Roset Sirloin of Beef that you commemorate the melancholy event a horsesbos, the salt sellers were silver models and Horseradish, Boast Australian Lamb and by hanging up orape. Fbo N. 1 clock of food-hins, whilst the collery holders resembled but proceeds from a world-wide feeling of dissentients, nearly all of the altra peace stress on the fact that cheapness is the main
Mint Sauce, Boiled Corned Hound of Beef and
p distrust which for some years has been faction, expressed its general approval. It thing, though good packing of the cigars should Carrots, Cold Shops Iced Brors and French frowned. Crape " he said. "Where do you
poiating. Abroad, and which within the last month or is not of course, likely that Mr. HALDAND'S unt be lost sight of. The quality of the leaf care. Sweste-Tapioca Pudding, Tipsy Cake, sse any crap Over there," said the visitor, hayracks, Favours consisting of gold-mounted Crape be blowed," said the clerk. crops and silver stirrups were distributed to the Chocolate Ice Cream and Fingor Cakes, Choose That isn't srape. It's the office towel.” Lakes second place.
guests. go has been capecially manifest in every scheme will be finally adopted as proposed;
Biscuits. Dessert-Coffee-Fruit.
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