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The conference of the Grand Secretariat (Paking) has decided about the monetary system of Coins that (1) gold will be the standar: of coinage, (2) the standard will be fed and (3) there shall be niñastion of the monetary systems throughout the Empiro It is also decided that (1) foreign silver a ins shall be prohibited to be imported and (2) private paper notes shall be prohibited to be

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-SUBSIDIARY COINAGE

COMMISSION,

It is notified in the Gazetta

that His

Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentleman to serve on a Committee under the Chairmanship of the Colonial Trosmurer to inquire into the cansen af

["DAILY PRIS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.]

VISCOUNT ITO'S POLICY,

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Tokro, August 31st, At a meeting of the Council of Elder Statesmen to-day, Marquis Ito, in a speech of several hours' duration, gave a detailed account of the situation

in Korea.

It is understood that his policy was unanimously approved by the Genro

Council.

Since his arrival here, all mon, from the Emperor downwards, have paid marked honour to the Viscount.

[REUTER'S SERVICE:]

ACCUSED BEFORE TEH MAGITEATH. The five men of the .s. Indravelli in con nection with the stabbing of the third office were placed in dock at the Magistracy on Satur | day before Mr. F. A. Hazeland. The accused -Thomas Dean, William Clarke, Walter O' Brien (Bremen), Charles Reilly and Thomas Knockton were charged with maliciously wounding G. G. Therne on the 30th August, Inspector Kerr prosecuted. Defendants pleaded not guilty.

HEIR HARDIE.

Perhapa few men have had a more interesting the simple appellation of Keir Hardie. The caraor than the man who is so well known byr

fact that be in a member of arliament is not what makes him bulk so large in the public eye. but the fact that he has been the head of the Independent Labour Party for many year before it was able to get a representation in the Honss of Commons,

Born at Cammock iScotland, 51 years ago, start in life as he had to work in the mines this son of working class paraula "had no great

Captain-Collington, of the Travalle stated that on Thursday ovesing, whilst he was

from his seventh year. However he did not lying down in his chair on deck, he hoard a neglect his educational opportunities and sampau come alongside and heard men dursing in his 24th year he had gained the respect of and wearing in lond tons. The third and his comrades and was obsted Secretary to the fourth officers who were aronged by the noise-narkshire Micers Union. A few years later remonstrated with the men and then wit nous

he was appointed editor of the Camrock News, a position which he held for four years, when he resigned to take a more active part in politics in 1888 but did not find a seat in Parliament He stood as Labour candidate for Mid Lanark

heard a disturbance on deck and the second oficer (Mr. F. Bayliss) holding Reilly. Mr. Thorne (third officer) was holding Dean and called out that he was stabbed, upon hearing which Captain Culllagtoa seized Desu, the latter struggling the while. Really got away from Mr. Bayliss and went forwardy. Then the captain being told that the third officer wag blonding freely, rule sed Dean; who also ran forward. Bandages were prepared for tha third officer, after which Dean was put in Irons by the chief offlvor, assisted by the second. When shackled Dean used violent and filthy

ment occupied by some of its Colonies, and the jose men and medicine men are aquawking indignantly at the rest of the tribe whom they have bitherto led by the nose. A good many anomalies have been wiped out, and troubles and disabilities removed from many families; but we do not think we could have been persuaded of the importance of this success if it had depended upon the proportion of people directly benefiting. This view, that there are after all comparatively few man anxious to re-engage the same mother-in-law, has doubilera helped the forces of the opposition by persuading men that it did not matter much either way. It did, and does, how ever. To us the successful passage of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill signifies the knocking off of one of the last remaining fetters put on by a particularly objectionable and dangerous tyranny. All auch purely arbitrary prohibitions, not warranted by athics or sensible consideration of natural. Armstrong, D. R. Law, 'A. J. Raymond,

IL Shewan, J. R M Smith, and A. Gvention, brought forward by the Brussels-logosge, saying that he would like to "do for consequences, should have been exploded

Wood

Convention, has been signed. (Vide tele-all the offisers. He also said that if he had had a gun, he would have shot the fourth long ago, Until we are rid of them all,

garm dated 7th August.) our self-respect suffers. The pricitly ban on

officer (Mr F. J. Dunkler). After dressing the decensed wife's sister is on all fours

the third officer's injurie, which wea diffloult owing to the free flow of blood from the four stab wounds, the captain went forward, this he had been handed a sheath knife by the accompanied by the chief offloor. Prior to second officer, who took it from Dean's pocket. Independent Labour Party and is also a fre The blade was greasy, but there were no traces of blood this was an hour after the effray. It going forward to arrest Bailly just as the Locale was reached the captain saw that Reilly Reilly placed it on the table and stepped towards

precisely, with the "abu" of the island savage. Indeed, many cases of tabu have greater rennon and warrant. The King

the depreciation of the Subsidiary Coinage of the Colony, and to advise as to what means can bo taken, with das regard to the interests of trade, to rehabilitate each coinags:-The Hon. Me Wei Yak; "The Hon. Mr. E. Osborne; "Messm,

THE BRUSSELS ́ SUGAR CONVENTION,

LONDON, August 29th. :- The protocol modifying the Sugar Con-

THE “JENA" EXPLOSION.

LONDON, August. 29th The report of the Senatorial Commission of Enquiry ascribes the Jena disaster to the spontaneous combustion of the B powder but says that the direct causes of the dis asters in the Navy are lack of co-operation and the antagonism of the various branches. The report censures the Naval Artillery Authorities for remissness in fixing the responsibility and condemns the Administra- tive for the anarchy prevailing.

had a raser which was open. Closing the razor

till 1802 when to was siacted for West Ham, He had thus the distinotion of being the first Labour Member in Parliament, as well as the leader of the Independent Labour Party, At the 1895 election he was defeated and remaxined out of Parliament till 1900 when he stood for both Preston and Merthyr Tydvil being elected by the latter constituency.

By the appearance of a definito Labour Party. in the House of Commons laat year his position was greatly strengthened he became the leader of the new party in Parliament. He recently resigned from the Chairmanship of the Independent Labour Party His experience in journalism was not confined to the littlo Ayrshire, weekly as he founded aid edite the Labour Leader, the organ of the

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and

que t contributor to magazines.

Mr. Keir Bardie is expected to visit Hongkong in a day or two on his tour round the world.

LAWN BOWLS.

H.M.8. "FLORA” DOCKED.

H.M.8. Flora, which was damaged laat week through colliding with a buoy while entering the barbour, bas now been docked at Kowloosa. Thors it was discovered that the hall on the ought to bestow a Peerage on the first man

port side and several feet of the keel bare who marries bis deceased wife's sister been badly damaged. Dock workmen hare especially if he marrice her in Leut. He started to repair the vessel, and are being will have done more for the progress of assisteil by faremen from the Admiralty works civilization than the man who syndicates It is believed that thirteen plates will have to at ad captanulum press, or contributes be removed from the hall of the cruiser, and brewery dividends to the Party purse. We in consequence of sther damages it is not can respect the priest as a minister to the expected that the Flora will be ready for ses spiritual nee is of the people, but as a law- again for a month. Hermmasition has been removed in order that she may be thoroughly maker or administrator thereof we dooramined, so that all defac's may be remedied. utterly lathe and shaminate him & a auch he is rally to be feared. The signs now are that he has had his day, and we thank God for it. But there is a kick left in him; he is only scotched, not killed. Reuter informs us that the ARCHBISHOP OF CAN Magistracy on Saturday- okarged with the opposition of the merchants of Singapore 203 third officer's wounds. Mr. Thorne was then, Withers rink and H. H: Baxter's was par

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wife's sister. In other words, he urges the servants of the State Church to refuse to obey State laws. This is an impropriety to which we might more strongly object, were it not that there is a silver lining to the cloud. Let them d ́it. It will bat help to swell the number of civil marriages, and to bring nearer the time of disestablish ment, when the things that are Clear's will Onat communications relating to the news column be readored, free of tithing, and men may be

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THE DUMB BELL ISLAND MURDER

To Hing Chan and his wife Ho Yung appeared before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the murder of Fan. Make Fat Borgt. Augu cond oted the prosecution,

Dr. Heanley spoke to haring examined the body of docensed and found that death was dus to a ruptured spleen. The spleen was three times its natural size. There were several marks of violence on the body. The queue was ons off. The hair was from six to nine inches long. There was a rope tied round the legs, several braires on the calf, two small cuts on the right knee and a cul on the head. A spleen disenesi

this one was might rupture naturally or as a result of slight violence. Three choppers and a were found at accused's house having been put long knife about eighteen inches long which born, and schooled, and married, and buried,is, Dr. Henley said one of the choppers free of the arbitrary trammels of a sub might have caused the wounds on deossed sidized superstition,

A piece of a quene-bout two long-was produced but witness sould not

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The German Mail of the 31st July was identify it as being out from Fan Muk Fạt. delivered in London on the 30th August.

fost

To Hing Chan-It is bis queue! Fan Muk Yau, brother of the deceased; said Hia Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. R. H. Crofton to not he was a farmer at Pak Ngan village, Damb 28 Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk of 25th alt, he heard a noise, and he went outside Bell Feland. Whilst asleep in his house on the Conueits, during the absence og lakvo of Mr. A.

to investigata, ile saw, the male accused G. M. Fletcher, with effect from the 24th ult.

holding deconsed by the quene and my the Several thefts have occurred recently ou board woman strike Fan Muk Fat with a chopper- skips in the harbour. We have heard of three wood chopper on the bead and legs. ONGKONG OFFICH="101, DER Vaux ROAD C. onees within the past week, of artioles of

On going forward and asking what was the JONDON OBVIO: 131, FLEST STEHET, 'B.C considerable value being stolen from officers' matter the woman throw the chopper away. sabine. Suspicion falls on the itinerant Fan Muk Fat, who was then on the ground, -hawkers-of-curios, eto, who visit every pagsangareid he had lont two or three dollars to To Hing Chan, and as To had returned from fishing, he ship that entera port...

wanted repayment. Witness went away and on his return saw his brother's dead body outside the prisonera" door."

The Daily Press.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial thanks, the following donations to the funds of and Affliated Hospitals acknowledgea, with

the Hospitals:

Hon. F. II. May, C.M.G. L. Gibbs

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After evalence as to arrest, the accused were sgalü remanded..

THE COMET..

THE NEW DOOK WORKS IN

SINGAPORE..

LONDON, August 29th." In the House of Cuminous, yesterday, Mr. Claude Hay drew attention to the

the construction of the Tolu Hayer Quay In reply Lord Elgin said that the question had been fully considered, the proposals approved, and the contract mide for carry- ing out the work.

FRANCE AND JAPAN,

IÓNDON, August 29th. Mr. Kurino, the Japanese Ambassador in Paris, bus presented the insignia of the

great ceremony. The President in than Crysanthemum to President Fallères, with

ing the Ambassador said that he was convinced the Franco-Japanese treaty would conduce to cordial relations between the two

countries, and also to the peace of the

worl1..

COTTON GROWING.

Loynoy, August 30th.

A special Commission will presently leave the Republic of Columbia for Great Britain, to study, among other things, cotton growe ing in the British Empire, with a view of developing cotton growing in Columbia The Commission will visit Ceylon and the Straits Settlements, and afterwards Japan.

THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER

BILL

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his bank. The captain ordered him to dress and then the captain took him on deck and

Flayers representing the Kowloon Bowling put him in irons. When passing No.. I hatch, on

Club made their first visit on Saturday after- noon to the green of the Police Club, and the which a number of men were seated, including Knockton, Reilly addressed one of them, saying meeting resulting in a victory for the visitors "Pack my bag; I'm in trouble." Dean corices the Kowloon Clab the record of having... tinued to uss Althy language while in irous. At

won every match they entered this season. 3.40 the polics boat arrived and the police offloor Threarinks took part in Saturday's game whioli, * usual, consletad of 21 heads. Kowloon tried wout ashore for medical assistance, but on

two new skips on Saturday-3. C. Gow and A., failing to get it, the doctor of the P.M. 3.3. Ramsay-and both had the good fortune to beat

tieularly keen while that between Inspector their opponents. The contest betmoon Inspector.

Carron's rink a d. A. Ramsay's was the most protreated, and, by mutual consent, tho 21st-

At the close of the game Inspector. Withers head way net played owing to the darkness. expressed the pleasure of the Police at having the Kowloon players on their green, and Mr. Neave made a suitable response on behalf of the visitore Soores

Siberia went on the Indrovelli and dressed the

removed to the hospital and the two men Den and Reilly-ware taken to the polios station. They were both under the infanes of drink when they came on board.

Knockton-Do you know that we thres (mesuing himself, O'Brien and Clarkey were not in the bother? ...

Vitness-You were not to my knowledge (To Mr. Hazeland) Two of them came amid” ships on one or two occasions and I ordered them forward......

O'Brien-As soon as I came up from the nampan I was told to go forward and I want. We' (Clarke and O'Brien) are strangers on the ship-only boon on for a couple of hours We've not signed on yet.

Witness-I had two deserters and these men.

have been engaged to take their places.

His Worship-Is there any evidence against these men?

Inspector Kerr-Only that they were among the men in the sampan,

His Worship-If that is all, I suggest the police withdraw the charge against them.

The three men-Clarks, O'Brien and Kacok top-were thereupon discharged,

F. J. Dunkler, fourth offeor, s'ated "that be Raw Mr. Thorne struck by Dean and a general melés ensued on deck. When witness reached the deck be saw the captain holding Dean and the second officer holding Reilly. Witness did not see the third offer stabbed.

Dean-Did you say I struck you? Witness-Yes,

Dean-I never dil; I fall beast I was intoxicated. Did you my you saw me strike the third officer. You could not do so.

Witness--I saw you.

LONDON, August. 30th. The Archbishop of Canterbury has re-the hearing was adjourned till Monday. commended the Clergy not to celebrate marriages with a deceased wife's sister.

It was announced that the third oficer would not be out of hospital in leg than a week, and

ORIENTALS IN AMERICA

MOTOR BOATING,

HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 1907. EOCE ITERUM ECCLESIASTICUS. All who have given the subject-any-consideration, and who are not in thrall to any sacerdotal fetich, have probably felt pleased that oɔm- monsense should have prevailed at long It is notified in the Castle that. information Inst, in the matter of the Deceased Wife's has been received from the Military Authorities T.W.K. writes in the Shanghai Mercury; Sister Bill. The opposition has come mainly that Field. Firing will be carried out on Monday Although the Comet now attracting so much Tuesday and Thursday, the 2nd, 3rd and 5th from the beginning of July in Europa as a tote- attention in the morning sky had been noticed from those whose intellects abide in what a September, commencing at 7:30 am and scopio object, and its ephemeris up to the 2nd

LONDON, August 30th. Oriental Exclusion Leagues of the Pacific witty controversialist hus called "the Euishing at noon, from the Bouth-West slope Jay worked out by Dr. Stromgren had sp coast, the United States and Canada, are furnished lodgings of tradition" from men of Victoria Peak below Mountain Lodge in

peared in the astronomische Nachrichten, it who do not go to the well for. truth, but Westerly direction towards the East slopo of Lention.

tention. Nature Bid Jaly as stated much at planning a convention at which the dele-petru Maru, 3. ketch of about

indeed on the 14th of the gates of every League will be present. bave if delivered, diluted, at their doors."

High West.

mouth had ventured to suggest that it possibly from men whose thinking is done for them,

might got become a faint naked eye object, so At to-morrow's taceting of the Sanitary that it has been a surprise to the astronomers. on the lire system: from men who have Board replies will be read from the Government as well as to the general public. It is now- not a singla conviction that was not got relative to the draft estimates for the Sani-known as aniol's, and officially as 1907 d, and

is expected to resah..

ah its perizelion on the 9th econdhand, and something the worse fortary Department for the year 19 8; relative

to the proposed S'auding Orders of the Board, September,

As no

THE PRICE OF COAL.:

LONDON, August 30th.

Potion.

Sergt. Pitt Insp. McHardy Sergt. Kont Insp. Wither (skip) 19

Sorgt. Gordon Sorgt Daritt Borgt. Culliford

KOWLOON.

W. J. Crawford

A. N. Other

C. W. Alexander

R. H. Baxter (skip) 9

W...Taylor

D. Kellb~

W. Hutcheson

Inap. Ritchie (skip) 10. J. C. Gow (skip

Ablay Sergt. Watt Sergt. Sims

W. Kussell

T. Nosve

-T. Petria

Inap. Cameron (skip) 19 A Ramway (skip)

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EXTRAORDINARY DEFENCE Governor Chang Tsong-yang of Cheklang ban found a defender. He is the official who, during

the panis following the assassination of En Ming, had a female school-teacher of Shaobing decapitated. This urgent measure" is thus exoused by the Rev. Gibert Reid · of Hangchow

"His order was based on the petition and information of the Frefoot at Shroshing, and under repeated and urgent telegrama from Po- king and Nacking that all revolutionary leaders be promptly arrested and punished. From our Anglo American awardpoint the woman would not have been punished, but would have been trested as an eccentricity's but we need to bear in mind that a revolutionary movement methods learned abroad is inegleated and rather exists in China, that assassination under new too freely practised, and that urgent, measures, of the nation and the Government, are needed to maintain the pesce and security

The presence off the Corinthian Yacht Clab of a Japanese sampan, which is expected soon. to have a motor installed, being a very suitable hall for the purpose, lende local interest to the following extract from the Japan Mail: held at Bhimidze on Aug. 10th there were three In the Auxiliary Motor Fishing Boat Race

45.50ft, L.W.L. with a 20 BHP. gasoline engine, S toku Maru, a large four susukod katsuz fishing sampan, with a crow of about 2 men and a 12 HF. kerosene, engine, and the Jagger Owston Maru with a5.B.H.P. Gardiner and for kerosene orgine.

'The course was to have been to windward and or justice. return

Because a prefect hed denounced the poor woman, begance Peking was alamouring for because had been; revolutionary these balon against svolutionaries, badanes brause urgent mosaures for peace Kind secarity

absequent interview he seemed a courteous

were needed, and because in and decent fellow, Dr. Reid sees no reason

calling fo

a foe of education, progress, was too strong a

but before the second gun the wind shifted form to use, but so a friend of justice, it must what recklessly. If the poor woman Now

wear. Their enthusiasm in opposition to the and relative to an sxemption from the regnire. 1561 and a Como has appeared since announced simultaneously with a b' per cent start was made hut when the second gun went believed to have been innocent, had been

The rise in the price of coal generally so that it was A. reich both ways. Afying i be admitted that Chang bas handled it some. photography had not then increase of wages, is due to the extra- the two larger boats were in irone, so that for missionary, would Dr. eid have hastened to purpose of comparison it is bitarte take the defend the motives of the governor who caused actual times over the coures. The first round nader sail alone was made by the Ousion Maru her killing Our contemporary to whom Dr, in 20 minutes, the Sutoku Muru ses-ring the Reid wote says: Mame distance in 26 minutes and the Fuji Maru in-874 minates. The times for the second wound under sail and metur were:-

Queton Maru Su oku Maru --Fuji-b

reform-and they have certainly fought monts of section 175 of the Pahlia Health advanced sufficiently to enable a photograph te hard, with all their might and with all their and Building Ordinance. There is also a mass be taken, the present appearance is of spacial Ordinary demand, especially by foreign bishops has been based on grounds that of correspondence relative to other sections of coccal te uppstands sadly belies the ideas countries, and the shortage of miners.

generally current amongst astronomera, and is a Chinese could probably understand very this Ordinance, and three applications for well. They have shown a most conservative permission to rataiz water tanks in back yards. dread of change, and a quite Oriental

The Shanghai Times elime good authority for stating that the Grock Government has lately bees in communication with the Wai

in

a strange contrast with even the best sketches appearing la satronomical works,

CORRESPONDENCE.

Of no less interest will it be from a spectros- oopic point of view, and an advantage will pro ranner of Halley's auch larger somet, expected SHARKS IN HONGKONG WATERS bably be taken to study it in advanos as a fore- in 1910

Wu-pu with a view to the establishment of ———

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

veneration for the aged, pinning their faith on a nearly four hundred year old compila. tion, made by men who probably believed direct diplomatic relations between the two

[TO THE SUITOR OF THE "DAILY PŘESI."] that the world was fist, that witches should countries. It is suggested that a Greek Mini

S18; With a view to dispel any erroneous be roasted, and that an unbaptized baby star be appointed to Peking and a Chines The Apsar str. Japan from Yokohams and idea that sharks do not exist in the waters of the mast endure the tortures of au sterual hell, | Minister to Athens, and H. E. the Minister Kobe, Left Mojionist uit, and may be expected Colony, I might say that a shark measuring 14 Englishmen were legally forbidden to marry for the Netherlands, who is acting on behalf of here on or about the 5th inst. at daylight.

The P. & O. ate. Para left Bingapore for this feet long and of about 30 lbs weight was caught the sisters of their deceased wives by that Greece in the matter, further proposes that port on the 30tli alt, at noon.

in Tide Cove on Friday last and landed near prince of morality, King HENRY VIII., who Greek Consals be appointed to all the principel

The I.G.M. str. Goeben carrying the German the Police Station, Sha Tin, It can be imagin. must have chuckled sardonically as he added places of trade in Manchuria. The Wai We-Malls with dates from Berlin of the 18th alted what a monster it was when it took sight

Tp Ine not yet replied to the requests aud

left Gelombo on Friday the 39th ult, and may ocolies to carry it. Yours sincerely. his signature to the Act. For nearly sixty anggestions,

be expected here on or about Monday 9th inst

J. DEVNEY.

...15 minutes.

Maru a The third round was under motor alone and the times were:-

·Owston Moru

Sutoku Maru Fuji Mara

30 minutes. 14 ....gave up.

It is right that full allowance should be made for differences of custom and tem.. perament between Chinese and foreigners; but we doubt whether the missionary, i.e.. educational, cause in China is furthered by holding up to honour prominent offcisis_who have been guilty of exceptional...

against the universally accepted sodes of justiga and humanity. The Governor of Chitiang in ordering the urge execution of a woman on insufficient evidence of guilt, nad a certain The total actual times were Owaton Maru Viceroy who publicly drank the blood of a 54 minutes, Buzoku Maru 55 min. The length prisoner whose execution he had attended, of the course was not ascertained. It was a possibly soted acording to their lights; but the very short ons but sufficient to show up the cause we all hava at heart of

promoting the characteristics of the competing craft in very interests of Chinn, moral, political and sommer- strong contrast. A large number of spectators cial, must assuredly receive a set-back, when were towed out to the oree-in-a-string of such an are held up by foreigners as models,

·lighters and the proceedings elicited the keenest or are fated under the auspices of educational intereat:

establishments,