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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 30cm 1907.

was doing it. When the defence anggested, how inconvenient for the rest! We are not that "complete absence of motive for a erime might be prima facie évidence of Jaroy," his Lordship very properly re-

denying the existence of brain storass." TELEGRAMS. Every violent emotion may be so described. The man dressing to catch the Peak Tram,

DAILY FRESS" EXOLUSIVE SERVICE.}

NEW GOVERNOR ASSUMES OFFICE.

Jew

The ceremony of wearing in the Governor, which took place at the Council Chamber yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, was

marked that if that were 80, society would who cannot find a shirt with a button on } PROUBLE IN GERMAN AFRICA. | condusted with impresaireness in the presen00

not be safe. We wish to go further, and to say here that if this wave of sontimentalism A. S. WATSON & CO., is not daunned, if the "brain storm” idea as patented in America for the benefit of a millionaire murderer is to be incorporated

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and who swears at the "boy,” to have gone through a brain storm. we my is that it should not be a sufficient excuse for him if he murders the "bay."

The new Attorney-General, Mr. W. Reus

LONDON, July 29th. Disturbances have occurred in the German Cameroona.

of the members of the Legislative and Executive Councils, and a number of leading citizens.

into British law, society will be still Davies, mirived by the Empres of Japan on THE PEKING TO PARIS MOTOR nine and enme down by tram to the Station

further from safety; and we may have to revert to the carly conditions of the vendetta in order to discourage homi, cide. It is marvellous how complacently

men

cap cito insanity to account for unpleasant futures of life. We are all potential murderera civilization has not eradicated the instinct, the impulse

to aly, which inevitably follows certain natural emotions common to us all. It has,

WATERS however, given us all a lively conscioustics

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of the conditious in which we associate with

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our fellows, the tems upon which we are allowed to enjoy the benefits of such ass ciation. The communal contract is that we agree not to molest in order that we may g, molested: the Mosaic law was not so much a supernatural revelation and command as a natural, fundamental principle of co- operation. The inevitable breach by any wait, long incalosted, alona male anity possible. Now there are people who for various reasons would have us abandon that safeguard. It is a pity they cannot be introducéd to a community where their sentiments prevail; in such case, the rare of sentimentalists would soon become extinct.

It be noted that the Singapore

may discussion was quite an irritating as the farre of the Thaw trial. Several times the platitudinous cynicism that all men are mad was expressed in varying phrase, and Dr W. G. EL, the medical superintendent of the Singapore Lunatic Asylum, clinched the whole matter by saying, under cross- A. S. WATSON & CO.. examination: "I would pronounce na mani to be save." This was received with LIMITED,

lighter. Exactly. It is a popular joke, and we are in danger of overlooking the mischief of perpetuating erroi in fun. Dr. ELLIS, not the Judge, not one of the kowyers, nor one of the jury, woull seriously adrait any doubt of his own sanity, although he does not mind doing so by way of a jape. If when serious we all claim

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sauc, what do we mean by sanity? The definition does not involve the aort of opinions or beliefs we severally hold, or the Carcosmadents must furrant their names and vid-100 earnest and enthusiastic of us would dreas with mamaications pektressed to Elitan, uni for publication bat-as eridence of 'yond fitie

All felters for publication should be written wa sac sode of the proper caly,

Sunday.

-Tho pinguo totals at date ar: 200 casos, 185 death. There were seven during the weph just elused, and five yesterday,

RACE.

LONDON, July 29th. Prince Borghese has arrived at

The following telegram was roovivad at the Colonial Secretariat yesterday:-Quarantine | Moscow. imposed against Iongkong by Amay.

Consequent on the arrival of tho now Alterney-General, Mr. H. H. J. Gomperta yesterday wout back to the Magistrsoy, and Mr. P. A. Hazeland reverted to the Second

Ceart.

RIOTING IN BELFAST.

LONDON, July 29th. Serious rioting has occurred in Belfast, and the police are found to

THE RAND STRIKE.

His Excellency the Governor and Ladybe disaffected. Lagaril will be at home" at Mountain Lodso on Saturday the 3rd August at 4.30 p.m. Visitors ara requested to bring oard, to be banded to the Aido-de-Camp ío waiting.

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The books for the signatures of persons calling upon His Excellonoy the Governor and Lady Lugard will be moved froia Government House to Mountain Lodge on Friday the 2nd prosimo, not on Sunday the 4th proximo, as

previously notified.

A Frenoli company which manufacturea Fortland Cement at Haiphong, in Tonkin, has got on to wall that it now fods itself in a posi [tion to export the article to Chine, Siom the Philippines, Japan, and 8 beria. Balita chan-

of earning profit there against formidable trado rivala in the field aro small, owing to cament bing burdened with nú export duty of twe por cont. in Indo-China, The Minister for the Colonies has been asked to remit the duty to cuable the Company to make heal in foreiga market.

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LONDON, July 29th, The Rand strike is ended.

RUSEO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.

LONDON, July 29th, The Russo-Japanese agreement has been signed.

FIRE ON CONEY ISLAND.

LONDON, July 29th. A fire has broken out on Concy Island. About one third of the residences are destroyed.

JAPAN AND KOREA.

Tokyo, July 29th. Viscount Hayashi, The Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, is return. '

Sir Frederick and Lady Lugard, accompanied by Captain Taylor, A.D.C., and Miss Bracken. bury, left fonatain Lodge about half past

in Garden Road, Here they entered chairs, and under the usual police escort próc edad 10 the Council Chamber, the ronta to which waS lined by police. On the arrival of the gaber- natorial party at the Government Offces the guard of honour composed of 100 rauk and le of the Royal Garrison Artillory, under the command of Captain Whitehoid, presented sime, and the band of the 19th Infantry played the National Anthem. His Excellency inspected the guard of bonvar, Lady Lugard proceeded to the and Miss Brackenbury bating in the meanwhile,

Connell Chamber, Sir Frederick was met at the decorated entrance by the Hon. Mr. May, and accompaniol hy is Excellency the General Offiver Comman ing, scended the crimson cloth-corerod stairs, and was conducted to bin rost at the head of the Council tabis. Sested on his right hand wan The Chief Justics, bobin whom was the Paiste Jutge, while on his left were Lady Lugar and Miss Brackenbury. Round the table ast the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Hou, Mr. A. M. Thomson, Hon. Mr. Wai Yuk, Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Hon. Mr.

F. J. Badeley, Hon. Mr. H. Keswick, Hen. Mr.

Outh of Ofice.

1, Sir FREDERICK JOHN Dealery Lægarr, do awear that I will well and truly rorve His Majesty King Edward, the Seventh, in the ooo of Governor and Commander-in-Chief.

So help me God.

(d) FRANCIS T, ProGoT,

Chief Justice

(8d.) FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LEGARD

Governor, éte.

29th July, 1907.

Judicial Oath.

I, Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, do awear that I will well and truly serve our Sovereign King Edward The Seventh in the office at Governor and Commander-in-Chief, and I will do right to all manner of people after the lawe and usages of this Colony, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will.

So belp mo God,

(88) FRANCIS T. Pisaorr, Chief Justice.

(Sd) FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, Governer eto.

29th July, 1907.

A Boon as the signatures had boon appended the band struck up a stanza of the National Anthem the strains of which had scarcely died away when the boom of the Artillery salute reached the ones of the assemblage, and Punctuated the address of His Excellency, which was as follows :-)

GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS. Gentlemer, 1 feel very deeply the high honour which our Sovereign has conferred upon me in calling me to this high office to administer the affairs of this most important Colony, and I feel the deep sense of responsibility which that position carries with it. Whatever sucosué I may achiero will depend solely upon my ability to enlist the cordial support and se-operation, not

E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett, Sir Paul Chater, Hos. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Hon. Dr. Hovaly of the people and distinguṭshod members Kai and the Hos. Mr. W. R. Davies, tau HOW

of the Colonial Government, but also of those Attorney-General

There were also present distinguished and experienced merchants and Sir Henry Berkeley, Commodore Stoker, Vou.

others representing its commercial and business Archdeacon Banister, Mrs. May and other“,

interests: also those who represent the large The Clerk of Councils, Mr. A. G. M. section of the Chinese population, our fellow Fletohor, read the Commission as follows: subject. That co-operation will grow of itself, EDWARD the Seventh, by the Grace of God

jf we credit each other with the same desire for of the United Kingdom of Great Britain aud

the welfare of the community, and in the per- Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond It is at once my privilege, and, of course, a formance of our duty as it presents itself to as. the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Em- misgiving to me, that I should succeed hers peror of India: To Our Trusty and Well-

one of the ablest servants of the Crown, whose beloved Bir FEEDERICK JOHN DEALTHY devotion to werk, high icals and standards of LUOARD, Lieutenant-Colonel on the Retired duty, and exceptional ability maku Sir Matshow List of our Army, having the Brevet Rank of Nathan a diffionti man to follow. But it shall Colonel, Knight Commander of Our Most Distinguished Order of 8sist Michael and

be my earnest endeavour, gentlemen, to carry na Saial George, Companion of

to administration and to maintain those bigh Our Most deals and standards of duty so that I may be able Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion to render as good an account of my stewardship of Oar Distiúgajahed Service Order, when the time comes (applause), Greeting

Some sensation has been aroused ut Faigon by the discovery that the officers of the two Chinese uraisers, which visited that part lately, hat distributed a proclamation among the Chiness in that quarter, expressing alarm ut the desigus of Japan, and calling apo aling to Japan. Continuous reports Chiness living abroad to make common cause are being mack of disturbances in with their compatriots in the homeland. The the provies but these disturbances following passage in the document rather lacks courtesy towards Franc): "The Empire is pass are not considered serious organised both powerful and overbearing. Uneasiness on ing through hard times. Its neighbours are risings. Press law regulations for the this point prevails even in the paisos of the preservation of peace are being pro-Sign Manual and Signet, appoint you, the Empress-Dowager."

The United States District Court has issued subponas for the attendance of Messrs. John

Rockefeller, William Rock felle, John D. Archbold, Harry Rogers, and other officials of the Standard Oil Company. This action is the result of the refusal of the afternege of the with information regarding the financial con Standard Oil Compary to supply the Judge The laker had been

mulgated.

LATER.

WE do, by this Our Commission under Our

said Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD to be during Oar pleasure Our Governor and Conamander-in-Chief in and over Dar Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, with all the powers, rights, privileges, and adyablages to the said Office belonging or appertaining.

Viscount Hayashi, in a speech made prior to leaving Seoul said that matters had arrived at such a pass in Korea us

II. And We do hereby authorizo, empower, to make it necessary that a new treaty and command you to exercise and perform should be drawn up. It was not all and singular the powera nad directions cun. tained in curtain Letters Patent under the surprising that foreiguers thought.eat Fest of Our Usital Kingdom of Grent found guilty of taking advantage of illegal the convention would have made Britain and Ireland, constituting the office of freight rates tendered it by the Chicago and the Resident-General an uncrowned Governor and Commander-in-Chief of our said Alton Railroad. The Judge desired the in-

be lusy trying to secure the incarceration of those who differ from us. By sanity wedition of the company. probably mean capacity for self control, and the plea of insanity should be rigorously confined to the cases of those manifestly unable to control their passions. The only gul legure 1ị cực, aning of publication. After test.poruliarity to be noted in the case of the For the supply is Imited. Only supplied for Cash, Singapore soldier was that the pupils of les

No awonym pody signed communications that kare, denly supported in other papera will be inserted,

Ualees joc catorespies of Duty Puɛng should ha

Pelo grupo ir dabdress; Press.

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The Daily Press.

Honovana, July 30, 1907.

THERE are two ways of looking at it. Ether the lawyers of Hongkong are ma up-to-dale, or they have sufficiens com monsense to avol importing into local egal proceedings the absurdities of ultra nodera humbug. The second view is the one we adopt. We are alluding to murder

the fine to be imposed.

Colony and its Dependencies, boaring da'e at: 1885, or in any other Letter Palent adding to, amending or substituted for the aume, according to such Orders and Instructions as Car said

amerged from the passage of the Government, terminated, aud as His Excellency and suite The procedings in the Council Chamber here

Oller the guard of honour came to the salute, while the band again struck up the National Authem. The gubernatorial party then proceed- ad to Mountain Lnige.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S FIRST DAY'S WORK.

The following announcements appeared in a Government Gazelle extra pesterday

His Excellency the Governor has been plea-ed 32nd Lancers, Indian Army, to ba bís Aide-tie- to appoint Captain Percy Heary Mitchell Taylor,

Camp with effect from the date; to appoiat Connaught's Own Balebis, to be his Honorary Jemedar Muhammad Khan, 129th Duke of

Aide do-Camp, with effect from this date; 3

formation as, a basis for fixing the smonat of King of Korea, as all the Powers Westminster the Nineteenth day of Jalusry appoist William Roses Davina to be Attorney.

fully expected that Japan would annex A singular missionary trouble is reported to the country. The Minister believed eyes renot somewhat sluggishly. Olter the Foreign Affairs Board at Peking from the the treaty would be perfectly accept- ¦ Governor and Commander-in-Chief for the time

province of Yueus". Au American missionary,

Berkeley. Kuighi, resigned, with effect from Goodral, in sucosesion to Sir Henry Spougar this date: to appoint Beary Hamay Johnston Gompertz to act as First Police Magi trate.

wise, the doctors coull find no "indications" whose name reads Tei M-ng in Chinese, arrived able to the whole world, and hoped being bath already revived, and to such with effect from this date; to appoint Edward A man of previous good recently at the city of Tali, and sought to reside that affairs. benceforth would improve further Orders and Instructions as you may Dadley Cornoaden Wolfe to ant as Registrar-

as

of insanity. character, he had rua "amok," without any

there. On the local amedarios objecting to it, and that the world would recognise the apparent motive-therefore, the assumption dispute arose in the course of which the mis-

same success arising out of Japan's was, he must be insane. The sume loosesionary fired à revolver shot at an officer. Tho

Viceroy of the provings reported the matter to policy in Korea lind been assumption is popular in the case of suicides" the Borl and asked for iastractions. The accomplished through the policy Because somebody does some extraordinary Board directed him to tura over the missionary adopted by England in Egypt.. thing for which we ourselves ave no to the nearest American Consul, says an present inclination, the poor fellow must be exchange. insane. In the tropics, necording to the Singapore experts, we are liable to brein forms." The sun does ; sometimes alcohol helps. People with a certain shinpe of head brac' ye alie?] were not strong minded; they were more liable to brain storms. One

"General" Booth, discussing the Japanes with an interviewer, said "in their asosudamoy they are going too far in Westernising them selver. The West is to them a paradise. They even baro their Suffragettes. But drink and gambling are the twe demons that are waiting to pounds upon them. Japan has lessons to

LREUTER'S SERVICE.]

hereafter receive from Un

JII. And further. We do bereby appoint that so soon as you shall have taken the prescribed onths and are cutered upon the duties of your sade the Commission noder Our Sign Manual rffice, th ́s Our present Commission shall super

and Signet bearing date, the 21st day of September, 1903, appointing Our Trusty and wall Beloved Bir Matthew Fatbar, Major in Our Corps of Royal Engineers, now Brevel Lieutenant-Colonel in our Army, Knight Comm uder of Our Mout Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief

THE HAGUE CONFERENCE,

Tornos, July 27th The Hague Conference has hell a debate on the British proposal for the abolition of of our aid Colony and its Dependencies. contraband. The proposal was opposed by singulse Oar Offizors, Ministere, and loring IV And We da hereby command all and

General, in addition to his other duties, during Winbolt Brewin on leave, or until farther the absence of the Honourabla Me. Arthur noties; to appoint Charles Mollvaine Messer General, with effect from this date; and to Assistant Land Oficer, to set as Postmaster

point toward Buckle Carne Roas, Cadet, to act as Asistant Land Offer and Police Magistrate in the Northern District of the New Territories, with effect from this date.

trials, and the special defence of a special of the experts is reportal to have testified laara from us and we have lessons to Jonra from France, Russia, the United States, and subjects in Our waid Colony and its Depan. Laree; and may be attended by the Judge by

type of insanity with which the forensic genius of America has familiarized us. Some time ago we reported a Singapore murder case, in which a oblier intally stabbed a comrade is barracks and wounded another. A rerent isaue of the Straits Timer informs us that the trial of the murderer was still proceeding on July 18th, and that the beat part of two days was devoted to "expert" discussion of the theory of brain storas." In addition to

as follows:

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She is full of contradiations. There the

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The same issue announces that His Excellency the Gerornor will hold a Lores at Government, Honze on Thursday, the let August, at 5 o'clock p.. Each gentleman is requested to bring Camp in waiting. with bin a card to be handed to the Aide-de- The Private Entrée will commence fifteen minutes before the General The headache, aleeplessness and solid con- children do not go to school without their Germany. Lord Reay expressed surprised-soles, and all others whom it may concern, to dition wer departures from the normal, als»] breakfast. There you will see none wit bout the deep sleep, or unconsciousness of the night, shoes and stocking. You never as a child or a

at the altitude of the United States : | Lakn dee notice heroof, and to give their read by the Heads of the Government Departments, the Bishops, by the members of both Comcils, obedience accordingly. followed by a disapp arance of the beadache in

quoting American State documents showing woman that is not decently dese. Everywhere

Given at Our Court at Saint Jambs's this by the Consular Representatives of Foreign the morning. This would show he bad prased the men are struggling into civilisation by

that the United States bad formerly urged Fiest day of May 1907, in the Seventh year of Powers, and by Naval and Vilitary Officers of the abolition of contraband. General Por-Our Reign. through a brain storm. A sane parson, he asid, sans of trousers," He said many other things

ter replying to Lord Reay, said that be after seven years of coldiering, would have used | equally fɩolish.

Roosevelt to the ancient and out of date his weapons in a different way to that of the

preferred the modern policy of Freeilent accused. Then again, prisoner did not stay to further attack the man lying at bis meray, but ran after the other. It was the sime impulse

policy quoted by Lord Reay.

fer rapid movement as they found in all cases

ita important bearing on the maintenance of Bok. The absence of motive for crime Pao-Ting-Foo, the 2nd is at Chau-Hai-Kwan, of law, order, and public safety, the dis- strengthened the hauds of the profession in the cussion bas some interest for people belief that the criminal was insaus. resident in the tropics, as illustrating the submitted the man's unconsciousness risks we are all supposed to run. The particularly deep, and past the stage of advocate for the defence at Singapore, who introduced medical witnesses to explain to

alcoholism.

was

DOCK DIVIDEND.

Bubject to sudit, the Directors of the Houg- kong and Whampoa Dock Company, Limited, will recommend at the forthcoming meating a dividend of 8% -$4.00 per share; pass $100,000 to special account; and carry forward about $490,000.

By His Majesty's Command,

ELGIN

HONGKONG, Commission passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet, appuinting Colom Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY Lugard, K.C.M.G., C.B.. D.8.0., to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies.

EDWARD R. AND I Dated 1st day of May, 1997.

THE OATH8.

A German military review announce that the reorganisation of the Chinese Army, begut in 1938, has made good progress so far. Thore are now eight homogensone divisions of new troops; of these dirisions, the 1st and 3rd aro at

the 4th is at Ma-Chang, the 5th is at Tei-Non- Foo, the 6th is in Paking, the 7th is at Chen- Tee-Foo, and the 8th is in the maritime pro- vince of Kwan tung. The 2nd and 4th Divi- sions remaja under the supreme command of Yuan-chi-kni, although he has been appointed To have a headache which disturbs Governor of Bouthern Manchuria. The re- the jury the frequency and peculiaritics of repose, and afterwards to drop into a maining six divisions are directly under the FOR THE LADIES' BENEVOLENT

brain storms," said something, in the profound slumber, from which we awake Minister of War, who also has charge of the

feeling somewhat stupid-that seema a troops organised at Woochon, Nankin, and Foo

I, Sir FREDERICK JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, course of a technical objection, to the effect

common enough experience. If we then chow. So long as the troops are paid regularly,

Mr. II. Bülow Brikke, the new superio do ewear that I will be faithful and bear true ss has been the case now for some year, the

fendent of the Great Northern Telegraph | allegiance to His Majesty King Edward the into a Gilbertian farce. The Judge said,

rare phenomenon known for generations Already the officers and the men have acquired "Don't talk nonseuse." That we not the as

who goes home this week) has been authorized to law. "getting out of the wrong side of a dignified bearing, which was quite larking in correct retort to make. In our opinion, his the bed "--and bit a policemau, we have Minister of War, is now engaged in arranging recent local litigation to a local churity. If to hand over a sum of money derived from the former provincial troops. Tich-lang the Lordship should have alwuitted the in-only to allege. passing brain storm"

permanent Budget for the Army. For rus the lady at present soting na treasurer to the peachment, and informed the orator that it to be absolved of blame.. Her convenient large scale, similar to the maneuvres of 1903 address to us, we will to pleased to band over sous of economy, the Army Manoeuvres on a above institution will commauieste name and was he (the counsel for the defence) who for persons with uncontrolled tempers; and and 19°6, will not be held this year,

FUND.

Field or corresponding rask. Either Morning- or Evening Dress should be worn, except in cases where gentleman may elect to attend in uniform, when Full Dress should be worn.

WEATHER REPORT,

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:-

On the 29th at 11.55 am. The barometer has fallen lightly on the E. coast of Chias.

A shallow area of low pre sure appevas ta be lying over the Lower Yangtze, and pressure ie inghet over the Philippines.

Moderate to fresh 9. monsoon is expected Bir FRANCIS PIGGOTT then administered the to prevail in the Formosa Channel, and the N. bath as follows:--

part of the China Sos.

The Japanese returas are lacking this morning.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending

Qath of Allegiance.

at 10a.m. to-day, 6.00 inches.

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon

that the proceedings were degeneratibg { go out in a bad temper-a by no menus auccess of the military reforma will be assured. Company, (in accession to Mr. Oh! Nielsen, Soreuth, his huire and miceassure according to day is as follows:-

the smoant entrusted to us.

So help me God.

(8d.) FRANCI T. Picoors,

Chief Justice. (Sd.) FEEDERICH JOHN DEALTRY LUGARD, Governor, etc. 20th July, 1907;

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Hongkong & Neighbourhood Formosa Channel South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks, South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Haihan.

8. W. winds,

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mod'te or fresh equally showery. B. wiads, fresh.

Same as No.1.

Samons No. 2,