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INTIMATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PREŠS, THURS )AY, JUNE 13т¤, 1907.

the outer barbarians. Fancy auch icrasion of a Chinese Council or Yamen! The thing is absolutely unthinkable, and if this is the logical conclusion of recognising the rights of the people, the Commissioners would probably deem themse’ves justified in

severely alone.

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The women's voting question however | still attracts a great deal of discussion and bids fair to become a standing dish during the silly season, The subject is ons open to so much high sounding platitude on the

danger of a Government being either returned or ousted by 'some sensational crys which would appeal to women's feelings to the exclusion of all other and possibly much more important considerations. We have seen enough of the working of this principle

in the part which the false reports about Chinose slavery in the Transvad played in the last election. Any topic of that kind, worked up in a way which would appeal to the female ipagination, would be sufficient to command a large number of their votes, and there would thus be more danger even

The 80th plages ease was recorded yesterday. TELEGRAMS.

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 9th June,

1907, shows that of non-Chinese there were 359 to the Library and 177 to the Museum, and of Chinese 174 to the former and 2,397 to

the latter.

The Library was, therefore, used by 633 persons, and the Museum by 2,574,

Asparently the Straits are regarded by tho Chinese equally dangerous, sage the drian, as young China who was prosecnted at Singapore the other day for having a revolver and ammunition without a lloonse pleaded that

one side and to so much superficial "chuff" than there is at present (which is Reanrodly they had beou given to him by hisznela before be

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on the other, that it is difficult to get people to look upon in its plain practicala light. The object of giving certain persons avore for Parliament representatives is broadly speaking two-fold-to secure first that the Government of the country shall be in conformity with the wishes of the large majority and secondly that the best talent Inay

obtained for

carrying

the

Government. Upon neither of these grounds can it be said that cnuse has been shown for so momentous w chango as the wiffragiste avi" suffragettes" are clamouring to see introduced. That the positions, of somnes both legally and politically bas up to recent times heen anomalous is not to be denied This was only a result of the old fleas portly af

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enough) that by some similar catchwords of taking character the female vote might be

caught without any reference to or con. sideration of much more important issue that might be involved in a change of Government. We have had warning enough of this contingency as the franchises now. stands, and will certainly do well to hesitate to introduce a radical clange for which there is no real dull, which will undoubtedly have the effect of increasing this danger.

and

The Officer Administering the Government at Mrs. May wil be "At homa" Government House this afternoon from 4 to 6.30 p.m. (not at Mountain Lodge, as previously arrange, owing to the uncertainty of the weather. There will be Teunis and Croquet,

Mr. George Herring's estate has been sworn

["DAILY PRESS " ZKOTASTY SERVICE.]

WINE GROWERS' DISSATIS- FACTION.

LONDON, June 12th. The situation in the South of France is increasingly serious.

HOME RULE AGITATION.

it: Cauton as a protection in the wild foreign a place" to which he was going "John" then

pleaded will the mighty Governor not pardon me? I have come all the way from Chins on a

bobbing steamer. For seven days I was to terrible misery. A devil was in my interior and ejected all the food I ate. Please pity me. I will not offend again. garments since I left the devil ship." The Magistrate let the Criostial off, but impounded bis "gan."

I have not changed my

The result of the working of all the Japanses coltou spinning companies for the present half. year, which is about lo close, is given as being According to precedentedly satisfactory, the Asahi the cotton apinners, who have had a most prosperoue season this year, are quite pra pared for the inevitable reaction souor or later. The spinners, who have gone through many years of bitter experience, base made ample began the year before last by placing asidu ample reserves.

LONDON, June 12th.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, June 12th.

IN ADMIRALTY Junispioruin,

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR FRANCIÈ PIGGOTT), AND THE BON, MR. E. A. HETETT (NAPTICAL ASSESSOR).

ANALYME CLAIM.

The action for salvage brought by the Hamburg-Amerika Linie and the master and grow of the s.a. "Aragonia" against the Chine Navigation Company, Ld., the owners of the .."Hapeh" her cargo and freight, was con tinued. Mr. M. W. Slade (instruated by Mr. Hastings and Hastings appeared for the plaintiffs, while defendants were represant [by the Hon. Mrham H. E. Pollock. K.C., (instructed by Mesars. Johnron, Stokes and Master).

The Irish Nationalists have issued. Hastings of Messrs. fighting manifesto.

ORANGIA.

LONDON, June 12th. Major Sir Hamilton Goold Adoras, Lieut-Governor of the Orange River Colony, since 1901, has been appointed. governor of Orangia. He has seen much active service in South Afrien.

JAPAN AND AMERICA.

Tokro, June 12th. The situation is disquieting. sensation has been created in America by a report from Tokyo alleging threats of war on the part of Viscount!

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The total amount passing under Mr. Harring's will for charitable purposes is about £9€4,000, and the residue of the estate, amounting to about £750,000, goat to the Metropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund.

Jave formed so important an element in the history not only of Britain but of all European nations.

These ideas however have been largely modified in recent times and in our own country have practically

The whole system of administration of our almost ceased' 10 exist. In respect to wo-

Crown Colonies and Protectorates requires to The un, legislation of late years has beer be oversoled and brought up to date. markedly in their favour... Their eligibility Colonial office is greatly overworked, and it is for election on School Boards is a notable impossible with the machinery at command to adequately supervise the vast areas under its instance of this as regards their political control. It is asserted by those who know the and social status; while the Married Women's administrative system from the inside that by Cox & Co, ar prescribed by leading Physi-Property Act of 1682 did away with the last far too large a share of the responsibility at remnant of anything in the form of sub-hoadquarters is left to men who are practically jection of women oither as to their personal nothing more or less that junior clerks. powers or as to their properly. There is, A.S. WATSON & CO., therefore, no cause for complaint that the

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All letters for posilicatoon shantal be written an ane side of the paper only.

rights and interests of women are disregard ed by Parliamente elected by mere men gor indeed has any such ground beep taken up the complaint being that women are ant recognised as on an equality with the other sex. This, in a certain sense, is no doubt true, hut it is so only in respect to the particular matter of voting-not he_to their rights and status generally.

A consideration, however, of the reasons wby voting power should be granted must make it plain that there is ample grounds

Diamond Fields Advertiser, Kimberley.

It will be remembered that several prisoners at Bilibid Prison, Mauils, died some weeks ago as the result of the mixture of cholera bacilli with serum, with which they were being inecu. lated. The committee which was appointed to investigate the matter fiads Dr. R. P. Strong, who was experimenting on the convicts, guilty of negligence on three counts. The Attorusy. General gave an opinion, which was endorsed

by the Governor-General, to the effect that the negligence was not crimins) negligence, and uo criminal action could be based upon it.

At the instance of a Chinese gentleman, said to be a brother of one of the Magistrates, shop-keeper was charged at the Slanghai Mixed

During the recent busies

Captain Mathias continued bis ovidence Referring to the parting of the wire towing repe, he stated that the "Aragozin gars no indieation of her intention to take the sudden

turn to starboard which caused the rope to part. Crem-aramined by Mr. Slade-Have you instructions in common with all explains in the employ of Rutterfield and Swire that if say- thing happens to your ship you are not to request, vatside help but to wait until some of | your ships come along -I bay not.

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There is no rule or instruation of that kiad. in poor service-I have never seen or heard of.

Nothing of the sort? - No.

Are you quite sure of that captain?--I am on oath. I say I have never seen it nor heard it.

Witness expressed the conviction that though the "Hope" was exposed to the full force of a northeast monsoon on 8th December he could

Further outrages have taken place, į have ridden through the galo safely depending boom, however, agitations were stated among Japanese orchards having been des- on his anchors. the shareholders of spicuing companies for antroyed at Berkeley where there is a

increase in the rates of dividend, and it was

frared at one time that the foundations of the feeling of jealousy at the prosperity

As the of the Japanese,

various coboaras might he threatened. present time, as the result of the collapse of the there market, the altitude of the shareholders bas undergone a change and they are adopting a practical line of policy. Not u few companies are in the position of being able

now

It is reported that Baron Aoki has postponed his Californian visit by order of the Tokyo Government.

Washington praises the attitude of

to pay a dividend for the present half-year the latter but, fears that a crisis will

over 100 per cent, por at the rate of anaum, bat the Board of Directors of suchenne if the agitation continues. The companies have decided to place as large whole press comments on the critical amount za practicable to reserve, The Boards of Directors of the Amagasaki and Settau spisning companies have decided to limit their dividends to 5 per cent, the Godo, Fukushima Japanese demand to be placed on an add Kishiwads spinning companies each to 30 ||

situation.

You did not take the risk No. You would not care to take the risk -Wit-

nos did not reply.

You think the Hupe "with her anchor and

chain could ride out way gale in the open

Bən ?--Å. strong gale, yes.

And you would have no cause for anciely?— No.

After being questionod as to the stearing of the Hupeh," and the diffculty of steering during the towing, Captain Mathias said that, although he was not in peril, he ecosidered it his daty le signal for a tow.

Why The lives and property on board might be in pril,

And you considered, if you remained there, There is no talk of way but the the lives and property in your cars might ha

Yomiuri

per cent, and the Kanegarachi and Oaka equality with other nations, Spinning companies to 20 por cant, each. says that the friendship of America

must be maintained at all costs for all time.

adopt-

[REUTER'S FERVICE.]

FRANCE.

imperilled ? Yes.

Captain Innes, Marino Superintendent for the Company, valued the " upoh" at £14,000 and estimated that it would cost £25,000 to build a new ship like the Hapub."

Counsel add razsad the Court and his Lordships rogérvel judgment,

*THE MIKADO."

Uneasily. angracefully, and unwillingly the Government are propering 19 withdraw their baa against The Mikada." They have not. LONDON, June 10.h. come to this conclusion by any simple nud

natural course of reasoning, but, like the The agitation of the wine-growers is

amateur who esmynd to argue with Boor.tes, France reached a climax yesterday, when an they have been dragged to it with a vast amount unparalleled demonstration took place at of struggling and perspiring. The incident of the prohibition has met the most undignified Montpellier. Over half a million from all of fate-it has been "langbed out" by the parts of France participated, the bulk of Commons. There has been a truly Chinen altempt to save face, which only makes the whom arrived yesterday, and all the poverty of the Government cause the more churches and public buildings were given apparent. "Certiu modifications in the text

are 10 be made before the Lord Chamberlain's up to shelter them, thousauda however were restrictions are to be cancelled We do not compelled to sleep in the streets. It has suppose that the Lord Chambarlsis will be very

ooting in his requirements Probably th long been announced that unless the transposition of a couple of sentences or the Government satisfied their demands by the erasure of a few stage directions will amply

suffice. 10th inst., the South would refuse to pay taxes and all the local authorities woukl

The directors of the Poking Eyndicate have issued a circalar in which they state that since the date of the annual general meeting consider. able progress has been made with the colliery at Ja-Mei-Sen, Honan, and a report by the joint consulting engineers has been received, from which the following extracts are taken :-- "At that time the No. 1 shaft was already through the coal mam, at a depth of 630ft., and a square curb was put in at this point, and the Corepericula minst forward their menus and ed. Why women should not have the vote. This Court on June 6th, with selling a cake onfit for

will be so at least as long as society con.human consumption. The cake was produced walling completed up to the 1nished portion tinues to be constituted as it is. Whatever in Court, and contained quite an entemological above. The water being dealt with by the about 1000 gallons per may be the state of matters if women, as is collection, including several cookroaches, two or sinking pumps was

three centipedes, and a beetls. A servent of the minute, and it was necaury that a more possible, tako a very much larger part in complainant gave evidence of buying the cake. permanent arrangement should b the business side of life than at present, Accused apologized for his mistake. He had ed. The new pamp-house was, therefore, as long as men have the onus and respou-prepared the sate as medicine for himself! His made in the assdatene at 618f., and driven to sibility of the conduct of the particular kind assistant had sold it to the servant by mistake northwest, and a pair of Worthington com pound jet condensing pampa have been erealed, of work which in the aggregate makes up He was fined £7, and cautioned.

and are now satisfactorily working. The level beyond the pump house was driven forward to a distance of Gift, and at that point a borahalo was put down in the Boer of this level to a depth of resign,

demonstrators yesterday 2ft, at which it reached the top of the coal pledged themselves to carry out this throat, seat, and was sunk to a further depth of 6ft, and it is expected that 300 municipalities into the seam, but the whole thickness has will cease to exercise their functions to not yet bees ascertained. A per isvel at 656ft. night. has been started to the west with the object of

where it was found in the shaft and the point proved by the borehole mentioned above. There is every reason to believe that the general dip

Nosyanly signed communications that hur e aleously appeared in other pujices will be insisted,

Unders for extra copies of Daily Press should be mat hofpre Haan, aglay of publication. After that hour the supply is limited. Only supplies for Cash,

Talegraphic Address: Putas, Votes: 4.B.C. 6th Ed. Lieber. P.0. Boy, 34.

Friephone No. 12

BIRTHS.

On May 9th, at Kiel, Germany, the wife of the Fate Capt. WITTMUs, of a daughter,

On June 5th, at Shanghai, the wife of i. F. C. DOBSON, of ABUR.

the active life of the State, it is obvious that their voice should have a prepon derat- ing influence on the manner in which the State is to be governed. The instine a which have been evolved by centuries of business and working babits in con. nection with the Lard walters of life, to say

such matters often on a very large scale, fit men more or less for taking part in the HIENOKONG OFFICE: 10a, Day Vœux Road Charger questions of State-while the more LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C

DEATH.

It is reported from Peking that a rusmorial, signal by stodents of Ewangiang provine Low studying in Japan, has been presented to the Grand Council to be useded to the Throne and obarging his Excellency with being a man denouncing Viceroy Show in unmeasured termas

of the utmost recklessness and farcenere of temper. He is further aconsel that "by his

and into acts of piracy and brigandage" and therefore the memorialist earnestly pray that that Viceroy's appointment to the Linng Kwang be cancelled.

Cha June 3rd, un her way home, SUZANSK (nothing of their daily duties of dealing with actious he bas bean driving men into reben intercepting the coal seam Letween the point

Branat), the beloved wife of Paal Alect Schimmberger, of Shanghai. Buried at So..

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 13, 1907.

If women

WHA

generally speaking had experience of can by batted this month, when the surplus

The

RUSSIA.

LONDON, June 10th. The Tsar has-approved of a proposal of

THE FRANCO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

was

May I ask whether the Home Seer tary is awara that the action of the Lord Chamberlain has made the country ridiculons in the eyes of the cirilised world" asked Mr. G. D. Faber in

the House. The Home Secretary is painfully aware of the fact. The only present concern of all who have had any connection with the prohibition is to demonstrate that they are not guilty of the blunder. The intentions which inspired it were of the best. In some mysterious way, the banuing of a light opera was supposed to be a neat and tactful compli- ment to pay to Prince Fashimi, The oflicious persons who took this view, being daroid of s sense of humour, astorally supposed that the of the Japanese Emperor Lad zone. Prince

were quite mistaken. He will be the first to recognise that the country has paid him a more- geocina compliment in unming him to be possessed of robust common sense than in sacrificing on the high altar of international policy so light a trifle ne a Gilbertian parody.

DEATH OF AN ADMIRAL.

of the measures in the immediate vicinity of the Cabinet for the construction of a rail-e Fushimi will probably show that they retired life, which, even in these advanced

The result of the working of the Osaks the Je-si-Sen shaft is to the north-west, and way to Bebring Straits and of a tunnel days, is still considered the chief sphere

Bhesen Kaisha for last half-year

so that the level at (656f). will strike the coal under them. of women's activity, does nos give them

unsatisfactory that tha shareholders were eam in a short time, and then exploration that experience in dealing with the kind of obliged to forego a dividend. As the result of headings can be driven to the right and laft in business that has to be grappled with by the revival of shipping trade in the present the sent itself. No further sinking has been those upon whom the responsibility of period, the company cleared a net profit of done in the No. 2 shaft, but as soon as the about Y700,000 up to the end of last month, developments from No. 1 shaft have progressed Er is a curious eciucidence that at the time governing the State devolves.

and it is expected that a sum of xbon t Y220,000 kafficiently, operations will be resumed in this when the Chinese took steps to study

shaft by tubbing through the collapsed portion. Western Institutions and sent a Commission the ordinary rough business of life, if brought over from the last nooount is added, the The Shangpeitse bornhole about 3,000ft to the bulk of them conducted mercantile total net profit for the present half year will the north-wost of Ja-Mei-Sen, has been pushed Lo Europe to obtain information as to their

anil became directors reach over 1,000,000. The Osaka Jiji, which on, and is being continued, having now working, more especially in regard to establishments Representative Government, a movement of large shipping Insurance and other our authority for this information, learns reached a depth of 402ft. and is now in post-car-

that the company expects to be in a position to | boniferous messures. should have taken shape, which of all others companies, they would, each in her own is calculated to make the Celestial mind sphere, get something of the knowledge and pay dividend at the rate of 5 or 6 per sent. per sceptical as to the advantages to be derived | training which fit men to the business of the from their adoption. The idea of women State All experience proves that were contraband so far as Barma is concerned, and

These old rivals, the Kowloon Bowling taking any practical part in the government book knowledge of such matters is not only the first seizures of such contraband has just

Civil Service Club. of the country the Empresa Dowager insufficient bet often dangerous, and this been made, says a Rangoon wire of May 21 Grasu Club and the slways excepted-must seem to the Chinese is the west that the best informed of women Preventive Officer Harrisson, who was on duty meet in a friendly match on the Former the ague of absurdity. If any members of are likely to attain to go long as the chief at the Boislaung Jetty, while examining ground on Saturday afternoon at the Commission happened to be in the House sphere of their interests oust of necessity landings from the steamer "Mahareki

across a bag bouring the Chittagong, came

stube.

Kingfishers' feathers are a novel article of

from

of Comacus, when it was besieged by the lie in their homes and in social questious mark "0" containing ostensible unsalted suffragists, they must indeed bave felt which naturally come within their cogni- dry fish. On opening the bag ha fonal a In their own sphere women not only smaller bag embedded among the prawns, reason to congratulate themselves upon having ogenlur demonstration of what the have all the rights of men, but a great deal and on opening this he found it to contain introduction of Western institutions is more, and tho advanced persons who wish kingfishers' feathers, the importation or er likely to load to. That the most august to claim the rights of men, will do well to portation of which is an infringemsat of the political assembly in the Kingdom should consider how much of the privileges of Government rules. He examined seven other be invaded by a screaming body of advanced women they will have to mcrifice in order bags besring the same mark, and found in each a smaller bag containing contraband feathers, totalling alltogether four thousand feathers. women demanding the suffrage, so far as to obtain them.

There is also anotuer practical bearing of In the afternoon a Fasezar Rahmar, prenum the attentions of the Police would allow their voices to be heard, must have appeared the subject which should not be overlooked.bly the consignes, went to the wharf and the queerest of all the queer things that the If women had tho vote in a country like presented a de ivery order for the eight bags of Chiness have ever heard of on the part of Great Britain, there would always be a Installed dry üab, when his arrest was effected.

LAWN BOWLS.

The Kowloon team is as follows:--

J. Kamsay,

W. Tuylor,

W. Hutchison,

W. J. Crawford,

G. R. Hoztop, and

3. Henderson (skip).

J. C. Oow,

A. Ramsay, W. Russell, and T. Petrie (skip).

F. H. Dixov, aud

o'clock,

A. A. H. Milr y (akip).

G. R. Edwards, A. R. Austin, E. H. Baxter wal A. Ritchie (skip).

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.P.R. str. Empress of India left Van conver nm. on Tuesday the 11th June for Hongkong vis the usual ports of call.

The Indo-China str. Namsang left Calcutta for this port via the Straite on 8th June and may be expected here on or about 24th June.

LONDON, June 10th. The Franco-Japanese agreement sigued yesterday in Paris,

PRINCE FUSHIMI'S RETURN,

LONDON, June 10th. Prince Fushimi has met with a splendid reception in Montreal. The streets were profusely decorated. JAPANESE NOTABLES IN BERLIN.

LONDON, June 10th. The Kaiser has entertained the Japanese Prince Kuni and Admiral Yamamoto at

luncheon.

THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

LONDON, June 10th. Information has been received from -an authoritativa soures in Washington that the

Admiral Sir Leopold Heath. K.C.R., who had been in ill-health for several mantle, died last. monta at the advanced age of -ighty-nine, at his residence, Austie Grags, Holmwood, Burrey. The son of Mt. Sergeant Heatb, the late admiral commenced his distinguished career in the Navy in 1931, at the age of fourtoon years, of or a ehort period at the Royal Nasal College at Portsmouth, where he gained the first medal. In 1840 he received a prize commission as lieutenant, and seven years later, at the early age of thirty, he was promot d to commander. A career, which had thus opened eo brillantly, was crowded with sting incidents. When in command of the Niger the decoused offer took part in the attack on Lagos, and thre years inter participated in the bombardment of Sebastopol, subsequently acting as superin. tendent of transports at Balaclava. In every emergency he proved his capacity, and he was rewarded by special promotion and the C.B., benides receiving, of course, the Crimeno and Turkish medals and the Medjidie. After a-rvice ashore as vice-president of the Orduance Select Committee he was selected an Com

Japanese on the Pacific coast and the Pro-modore on the Fast Indies Station, and did good work during the Abyssinian war in gressivea in Japan are allied for the purpose command of the naval forces engaged He thasks of Par- of overthrowing the Ministry and obtaining received as reward, besides the

liament, promotion to K.C.B., and became an the annalment of the Coolie Exclusion aide-de-gamp to Queen Victoria. This proved to Clauso of the Immigration Bill. The be Bir Leopold's last war service, and in 1873, preliminary steps to obtain this object are, two years after his step to rear-admiral, his name was placed on the retired list, where he to secure the recall of Baron Aoki from was advanced to vica-sdmiral in 1877 and finally Washington, and an apology, perhaps an admiral in 1884. He was a Knight of the indemnity for the violence offered to the Legion of Honour. The iste admiral married in 1854, but Lady Heath prodecossed him fire Japanese in San Francisco.

years ago. Helavec five sons and two daughtere

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