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INTERPORT CRICKET FESTIVAL.

We were advibed late last night by telephone that the following have been selected to play

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14r¤, 1907.

APPEALS FROM THE U. S. COURT

IN CHINA.

FUNNELS AND FLAGS.

went on to the rock, As in the case of the Suevic, it was found impossible to rescue The American Consulate General received more than the bigger half of her. This section. the telegram quoted below from the Manila was towed to the Tyn, where Messrs. Swan Observatory at 4.45 p.m. yesterday: Novem-

and Henter constructed the necessary now ber. 18, at 2.30 p.m. Typhoon now North Yap

against Shanghai in the interport orloket maleh appeal to the Home Courts. When Judge { in about 15 lat, moving westward."

to be played on 8s urday and Monday the 16th and 18th inst., commencing each day at 11 am. (Weather permitting).

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Messrs. R. Hancock, H. Hancock, T. E. Pearse, W. C. D. Turnor, H. R. Makin and

E. Lanning, Major H. E. Lloyd, 119 Inf, Capt. H. N. Beasley, R. A Messrs. W

Peculiar interest attaches to the two cases detailed below in which the decisions of His Honour Judge Willey have been revers.d on Wildey came to inaugurate the U. S. Coart în Shanghai he was fully aware that the incoherent state of American law as applying in Chian would expost him to many difficulties, For, in establishing the Court, Congress fixed the Court of Appeal as that of the Ninth District of the United States, but it did not fix which legisla ture Ahould control the sondnot and the judge pient of the Court. fue system of common law runs through the whole of the District, but its application differs widely or slightly in sachi District,

this state of affaira is amply shown in the Biddle and Price casus,

it would seem that, despite the rinner in which foreigners are nowadays forging ahead of as on all sides, there is at least one trade in which we can hold our own to a certain extent, nod that is shipbuilding. Thas the promoters of the new Belgian line that is to ran between Antwerp, Boston, and Luebeck have decided to place orders for some of the ships required. British yards. There are not many trades the

must be thankful for small mercies.

portion, so that the ship was made whole again. But it was one thing to do this where

both the old and the now cotions were rot far apart. It is quite another thing, as Messrs. Herland and Wolf have done, to build a new section at Belfast, with a view of joining it up to the rest of the ship st Southampton. It may be hoped that farour- able weather will sooompany what must be regarded as a very interesting bit of lowage.

Edwards and J. Irving, and Cpl. Sharp. Bedariaing The possibilities of confusion chief monopoly of which is still left to us; thus who have joined bor under what is known as the

Middlesos Regt.

The following are selected reserves. Mesarz A. A. Claxton, A. W. J Peake itd W. A Pewoll, Liout. J. N. G. Taylor, 119th Infantry: and Mr. R. C. Witchell.

TENNIS.

Mr. H. Hancock, the runner-up in the recent tournament championship, has been invitad, to represent Hongkong in the Singles. Capt. H. N. Beasley E. has been invited to represent Hongkong in the Doubles, with leave to choose hie partner. Date and time of these matches

will be notified later.

MR. KEIR HARDIE IN INDIA.

A French Consular report is responsible for the statement that the authorities of Bremen harp decided to put into immediate execution a project for the construction of an industrial a commercial port holow Bremen, with the object of creating a large centre for establishing industries, specially those connected with expert trade. This will consist, according to the report, of a long basin, joined, by five floating docks, of from 240 to 1.100 metres in length, and will be connected by roads and railways with the principal Bremen lines.

Great interest is being taken in the growth of California's oil trade with Japan. This is to some extent the result of the purchase by the Japanese of two lank steamers to run in the oll trade of the Pacificand the Far East. Directly the present remarkable boom in tank stommers started the Japanese bought the Hormions from Messrs. Bowring and Company, had her fitted on the Tyne to burn liquid fuel, and are now sending her away to carry oil for Japan. They have also purchased from the same company s vessel which is at present on the stocks. This shows that the Jagsuese are determined to have their own oil carrying feats. Japan has made contracts with Californing cil companies for the delivers of huge quantities of liquid fuel. There are no fewer than 22 tank steamere building at the present time, some of these will be launched before the end of the year, and the entire dect will be in service early in 1908.

The Port Jackson has sailed for Australia, taking with her some fifty boys from the training thip Warspita, and twenty-two ondets

Brassey soberne. The distinction between the two classes of lads was indiester, as the sailing. ship went down the Thames, by the distinolly handsome uniforms of the cadete, not a few of whose friends accompanied them in the vessel an far on Groenhitbe. Some of the newspapers som to have described these vadete as London County Council boys, and thereby to have given offence. As a matter of fact, the parents or friends of the cadets are paying considerable fees to cure their training in an ocean-going Among the Warspite boys there are three who are going to sea under London County

Council nuspicea. The rest have been selected by the Marine Society. The Port Jackson, it the winds favour her, should reach Sydney be fore the end of the year, and should be back

gain in London in the late spring.

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The Crown Prince of Germany, on October 14th became a junior olerk in one of the departments of the Ministry of the Interior,

He took his sent on a stool as a desk at nine, o'clock like other clerks in the department, and remained at work, with the regulation intervale, until 8x o'clock in the evening. For twelve months he will apply himself to an intimate study of the work of this important Ministry, and will be subject to exactly the same discipline as the Civil servants who share

Lis labour.

Prince's personal request. During the year of This step has been taken at the Crown his apprenticeship he has been absolved of alij

C. A. Diddle, who was yesterday released, from was charged before the U. S. Court for Chins at Shanghat on February 1, 1907. The indictment against Biddle, who was the manager of the Hotel Metropole, was that in the previous autumn be had anlawfully obtained Tls. 3,000 as cont of a house in Mohawk Road by parading certain Chinese that the Municipal Authorities would allow gambling the wing the autuma Racos, At the outset Mr. Ellie who defended, entered a. plea against jurisdiction of the Court or the ground that under the laws of the United States it was not an offence indictable before this Court, and that the Court had no jurisdiction under Com

ion Law in this case, no provision had been made for dealing with this offense. Common Lun, he said, only dealt with chosting and frond of a particular kind. Obtaining money by false pretences was dealt with by State Low in Americ. The laws of the United States only dealt with offences

His Honour requested against the Government. ecausel to submit a written argument on this point, and meanwhile tha cance The following interesting account of Mr. AR proceeded with. On February 4 Judge Keir Hardie's superficial investigation of native Wildsy found defendant guilty of the affairs ander native guidance, and incidents of offence as charged in the complaint, but be bis stay in Calcutta, where to was chaperoned gave him sa o portunity of refunding the by a Bengali felicitor, was writtes before Mr. money before sentence was passed. Biddle was Kolr Hardie made bis mischievous speeches able to return spy of the money, and sentence in support of the anti-English movement and of twelve months imprisonment was passed, but expreased views which he has since been forced Mr. J. Hays immediately gave notice of oppoal. to recant

The sentence began from February 11, bail Dr. Heir Hardie, the missionary of the being refused, the Judge saying that he was Labour party, entered India without a fanfare, convinced of accused's guilt after hearing the sa He stepped ashore from the steamer Jelunge, twin A motion for a r

a rebearing and a new trial which he had joined at Colombo. It was a

by Mr. F. Ellis on February 18, was filed steamy September day, 93degs, in the shade, and but a new trial was refused and Mr. Ellis then on the pontoon the heat was vicious,

filed a bill of exoptions and a petition for

Appeal The stubby Scot locked more of a wartyr On February 23 the District Court of appeal. than a missionary. He was in a tennis shirt in California ordered that the defendant in the સંત સમ

Case of the United States v. 8. R Pride be as English-made suit; he tilted his sun- helmet and wiped his beaded brow. It was admitted to bail in 84,000 Gold Judge Willey Sunday afternoon, and Calcutta was very still, decided that the ruling of the Appellate Court United Kingdom at the close of the quarter hope of shipowners. But there is already The Crown Prince has expressed a wish..

in this case applied to the case of the U. S v. C. A. Biddle, and the latter was offered bail in $4,000 Gold, but he never found it and remained in gnol until yesterday when the Court ordered. his release.

for it was the hour of the siesta,

Mr. Hardie took gharry-the ghastly vehicle that in the Eastern Empire conpies the place

of the cab, and resembles an orange box on wheels and rede to Spencer's Hotel, which is the headquarters of travelling circus people and followers of the Turf.

Here they gave him room No. 1, and chalked big name ng on the black board in the lobby, as *K. J. Hardio." He had an exciting, eran perating verbal struggle with a Mahometan Hotel boy, who could not grep his broad jargon, and, of coures, the Labourite knew nothing of Urdu,

Bengali, or Hindustani:

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Mr. F. M. Brooke yesterday received tologram from an Francisco atating that the Appeal Court had raversed the decision of Judge Willey in the case of U. 8. S. R. Frice, who who was indicted on January 15 with as- seulting A. Jovanken, manager of the St. George's Hotel, by pointing a revolver at him. In this case sentence of six months' im prisonment was passed on January 18 and Judge

Wilboy granted leave to appeal Bengali pleader by granted leave to appeal of the same day

On Monday morning he wandered to "Cook's," and then went to and (soliciter), who appointed himself Hardie's honorary private secretary" Then in the afterzoon the journalista besieged him, and ha received them

one at a time, gave each gladly, of sp cigar unripe, poisonous brand, and let bimself ge. The Eurasian journalists found his tongue tantalising, but fancied they had struck one of England's mightiest slatenman.

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I have come ent espacially to inquire into the unrest in India," he said. CLIT. am going to endeavour to find out the extent of the unrost, the causes of it, and what it is the agitatora are really seeking to rccomplish. I want to get information frst band, because the Press reports esbled to England—especially Reuters med ia me so biased and so unfair, and so like the kind of stuff that came through thesame agency

the South African war. about

Of course, I've only get a month to spend in Indis, which I am afraid will be too short a time but I must be back is England for the next session.

He went to the Government oficer, and found

Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circnil ordered. the release of Price on bail, pending appeal in the sum of $4,030 Gold, and he was released from the custody of the Marshal of the Court on February 25. The telegram received does not set out the ressons for the retetes of Judge Wifey's finding sod Mr. Price has not yet been formally discharged by the Court.

Judge Wilday has determined to return to America in December where he will remain for three or four months with the object of obtain ing, if possible, through Congress, a proper codification of American Common Law for China, before Congress rises in May. During Judge Wilfey's absence, the U. 8. Court, will be closed and only its lesser daties will be carried out by the U. B. Consul General-N-0. Daily News.

WATER RETURN.

herders of valuable stock way, still have so02 thing to learn from a resent statement by Dr. Herbert Williams, Medical Officer of the Port of Londoo. It seems that ten rams were shipped reme. At the German part they were refused by steamer for conveyance from this country to admission on the ground of disease. Taken back to London, the Board of Agriculture declin-military duties. ed to allow them to be landed, either dead or alive. There appeared to be nothing for it, therefore, bat to take the ammo, tosta. Suut destroy them, and throw them overboard. by this time the restorative influences of the North Sea were beginning to work. After a few more vorages the rams regained the pink of condition, and Bremen in due course welcomed

The intricacies of Frassino internal ad- ministration are the despair of German states. mon, but the Crown Prince has not himself the tack of mastering them in all their detail, and for this purpose has started in the lowest rank. He will work his way up through all the grades. of the Civil Service.

The greater part of the year will, of course, branches of administration.

They are all splendid steamere, every one a petrol them, if not with open arms, at least with be spent in obtaining a grasp of the higher;

carrier, if necessary,

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respect. It is not stated whether similar treatment has proved equally effectual in the case of rejected aliens.

The Crown Prince's decision is much applauded as an evidence of Eis determination Lloyd's Register Shipbuilding Roturns for

to pre are himself for the duties of State which, zs follows-From the Returns compiled by Some years will probably elapse before Parlia in the natural course of events, will fall to his the quarter ended 30th September, read partly

ment is called upon to it

another com- lot, Lloyd's Register of Shipping,

appears that,

This important step in the education of exnindig weraliips, there were 451 Vianels of prehensive measure like the Merchant Shipping 1,080,087 to. e gios under construction in the Act of 19 6. That, at all events, is the farvent the future Emperor is announced in the fol

**lowing official notice: ended 30.h September, 1907. The particulars demand for its amendment in certain respects. of the vessels in question are as follows: Although for the first time provision was made-to-become-thoroughly-acquainted with the civil

Description.

No. Gross tonnage.

in this Aot for a compulsory. food scale for administration of the State. In response to Steam.

seamen, we have Mr. Havelock Wilson calling this wish the mperor bas, by a Cabinat out for a large extension of the distiry, and this Order of Oct. 7, approved the employment of 1,068,271

although the schedule assures a variety nich na

the Crown Prince in the Ministry of the the average sailor has been quite unaccustomed Interior, with exemption from military service to. Oiber demands are for a compulsory for the term of a year, and has confided the in- manning scale, and for an eight-hour day for troduction of the Crown Prince to the bazinosa of Besmen. Some of Mr. Wilson's supporters are desirous of committing him to the payment of seamen by the hour, and to the principle of the nationalisation of shipping. But he declines to travel as far as that yet. There are doubtless not a few shipping concerns which just now would have but little objection to being acquired by the State at liberal terme.

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** 417-

2

419

151

1,008,422

Steel... Iron... Wood and Composite...

Total...

Sail,

Steel... Iron-... Wood and Composite

Total...

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10,484

1,181

14

31

11,605

Total Steam and Sail. 450 1,080,087

The tonnage now under construction is.fhe three months which have elapsed since. 170,000 tona Ives than that which was in band at the end of last quarter, sad nearly 185,000 tous less than that building twelve month ago.

BERMA same under the Workmen's Com- persation Act do not furnish much guide as to the probable coat to shipowners of this Of the vansels under construction in the

extension of the measure, As regards desth United Kingdom at the end of September,

claims, they appear to have been fairly light 200 of 790,472 tons are under the supervision

during the past quarter, but the winter months of the Surveyors of Lloyd's Register with 's

on the other hand, have been rather heavy. It view to classification hy this Bcciety. In add have now to be faced. Non-fatal accidents, tion, 59 vessels of 172,070 tons are building is stated that the arrangements whereby the abroad with a view to classification. The total Shipping Federation deals with claims under building at the present time under the super the act on behalf of the insurance clubs works vision of Lloyd's Register is, thus, 415 venalsamoothly and efficiently, and that the touting of 982,512 toor. Details of this total follow:--

solicitor is doing less business under the Aos No. GROS TONNAGE Building in United King- dom for home account, for sale, &c. Building in United King

for foreign and colonial account

280

Løvel sad storage of water in reservoir on Building abroad for Unit-

T6

ed Kingdom Owners 2 Ba Iding

abroad for foreign and colonial

LEVEL 1906,

1907;

2 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 7 in. Bulow uverflow

Above overflow. Abovo overflow.

them desertad-officialdom beiug in cool. Simla. the 1st November:- This was his first set-back. Then he weat under the wing of his honocary privat + usoratary to talk to the Bengali Babus, greasy and gar `rulous, who felt honoured by the presence of

Tylam.... the white man who had come out to learn their grievances and pot Mr. John Morley in the Brewashı mood grant them their beloved swara (self- Low Level No. 1

to government).

Pokfulam

His Hindu friends directed him to a Swadeshi etore, where all English goods are boycotted, and there be bought a ready-made suit of clothes, in which he may be expected to appear when he unfolds to the House the things he think he will learn by a month's dying round India.

On Tuesday Mr. Hardie decided to "do" the sights of the capital. He went to the police court, where the Sandhya" newspaper Bedition our was being heard, found it uninteresting, end left in a few minutes. He went to see the native town, where the smells are vile and the people object to the efforts of the municipality to remove even the top layer of fith. He visited the municipal market, where everything is sold from a shirt button or

• buses to a side of beef or a monkey. His impresion of Calcutta, called the city of palaces, is best given in bis own words: It is the dingiert place I was ever, in. If I had to live here I should die."

Yesterday ho departed for East Bengal, where the turmoil of May occurred, and will see Dacce, Hymensingh, and Barisal, devoting a day to each place. Then he returns to Caletta on his way to the holy Becaros, Delhi, of Mutiny fame, "Cotton " Bombay, and alcopy Madras.

12 ft. 0 in, 2 ft. 51 in,

....

2 ft, 5 in.. 2 ft. 9 in. 1 ft. 9 la. Wongnaicheong. 2 ft. 0 in. 1 ft. 1 i... STORAGE GALLONS.

1906. Tytem

402,300,000 Byowash 8, 38,000 Low Level No. 1 Pokfulam........ 59,980,,000 Wongnaichsong. 27,762,000

1907. 407,0.0,000 26,335,000 210,125,000 60,910,000 33,200,000

746,470,000

Total 498,180,000 CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF VICTORIA AND HILL DISTRICT DURIKO

THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.

1906.

1907,

Consumption..,131,684,000 141,174,000 gallons Estimated popa.

lation

235,300 206,710- Conscmption per

bead per day 18,9 23.1 gallone Constant supply during the whole month of October 1908. Constant supply during the whole month of Cotuber 1907. The return of Con- sumption is subject to error owing to the difficulty of ourate measurement whilst the extension works at Albany Filter Beds are in progrese.

KOWLOON :Water... Works: LEVEL.

1906.

-19 7. Below overflow

Kowloon gravitation.

Reservoir

STOBÁGE GALLONS.

1906.

1907,

It was a shirtless Labourite who loft Caloutta. Be orme down to the glation surrounded by bis hown Bengali adherents. He had onet bie tennis shirt, and wore boneath his jacket only a Woollen vest. He was tieless and collarless, had discarded socke, and paddled about in a pair of Kowloon gravitation wandals. The heat had conquered him.

Reservoir So Mr. Keir Hardie expects by a few days in

118,000,000 Note. The supply from the original in take Calcutta and Eastern Bengal to unravel the works was discontiened at the end of 1936, bat problem

of the unrest, and agitation in India the now gravitation worke hare not hitherto which is a closed book to many Anglo-Indians been sufficiently advanced to justify pablishing who have spout years among the people and has returns of the storage. forced a Radical India Offes to sabotion ex- CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN KOWLOON treme measures for its suppression

-PENINSULA DURING THE MONTA

OF OCTOBER..

006.

It will be well for England to recollent that

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing when My Heir Hardie comes back with his wonderful atory. #

account

Total building on 30th

September for classifi cation with Lloyd's Register

518,638

241,834-

980

57

171,090

415

962,542

he expected. In view of the Compensation. Ast, most shipowners now decline to accept the services of seamen without proof of phy sical fitness. This precaution may well-tond to Isson the number of accidents, while at the same time it should assure a more equal dia. tribution of the ship's work, ninos alch man signed on is able to do his fair share.

the Civil Service to the Minister of the Interior,

Von Moltke, whose scheme of employment has boen simultaneously approved, it has been provided in the programme that the Crown Prince will be afforded a deep insight into all the more important branches of the internal service of the State. In addition to practical occupation in the handling of selected business, and participation in important Ministerin conferences, &c., lectures will be delivered before the Crown Prince by exponents of science and men of affairs regard always being had to the progress of his motivity. The Crown Prince went through a preliminary course of Civil Service last winter, under the supervision of the chief president of the province of Brandenburg, Troit zu Bolz,“

GREAT ARMADA IN THE NORTH SEA.

OVER 100 WARSKIPS UNDER LORD

C. BERESF JA D'H, COMMAND:

The Fore division of the Home Fleet was last month to combine with the Atlantic and Clau

12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTE AL

SYCOSIS 7 YEARS CURED IN 6 WEEKS

Had Sixor Seven Doctors and Under- went Severe Treatment in Hos- pitals-Nothing Gave Good. Results Until Friend Advised Try- ing Cuticura Remedies. SPECIALISTS FAIL BUT

CUTICURA SUCCEEDS

"I have been troubled with a very Blatrossing complaint called sycosis for -seven years, and during that time I was under the treatment of six or even diferent doctors. I was also an out-patient at St.'& Hospital for about two years. I was also an in- patient at their in-patient department at House, and while there I underwent a very avere course of treatment, bat with no good results. I was advised by a friend to try the Cuticura Remedies, which I did, with the result that in gir weeks I was rid of my complaint. That was two years ago, and I have not been troubled with it since. I might say that I used one tin of the Cuticura Uintment, three bottles of the Cuticura Resolvent, and Cuticura Soap, which I have continued to use ever since. Frank Hill, 27 Cologne Rd., Clapham Junction, S. W., Aug. 20, and Sept. 2, 1905."

DAILY SHAMPOOS

With Cuticura Soap and Weekly' Dressings with Cuticura

At once stop falling hair, renove crusts, scales, and dandruf, destmy hair para- sites, soothe irri- tated; Itebing surfaces, stimulate the hair follicles, supply the roots with 'nourishment, loosen the scalp skin, and make the bair grow upon sweet,

wholesome, healthy scalp, when all else fails. No other treatment ED pure, so sweet, no spredity efective, Go convenient; cleanly, and refreshing.

Complete Extemat and raternal Trentment for Every Humourut InÍRTIN, Children, and Adulis corps ASÍ CUKUTS Bop w Cierane the Bha, Caficutz Qiniment to leal the Skin, und verlegra Rewolvens Pits (Cborckte Coated) 13 Pudly the Bord. A Engleseyorten Cures._kl thrờigboin the world. Depot London, 21, Glanerbova Bq.. R. Towin a Co., Sydney, Lacon, Cape Town, etel: B. K. Paul

Cuticura book on Skin ÜnenICE.

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The condition of the squadron was such as fully to maintain its reputation` for unreadiuses.. Out of five skipe, the Natal is at Chatham, having various defects mada good, while the Warrior, which has not put in effective day's service since she was commission on June Fleets, under the supreme command of engine which will keep her ineffective for many last, bas developed defects in her starboard Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, for a series of weeks to come. Her place will be taken during mecret tactical exercises in the North Sea. This the manoeuvres by the Essez of the Portsmouth was the first occasion for afty years that such division of the Home Fleet.

■ concentration of our naval forces has been made in those waters. The "Express" says:-

Reports to hand from Australia show that the Commonwealth Government is by no means During the period of the mascarres which overlooking the claims of wireless telegrayby, are to last until October 26, Lord Charles both as a mans of defence and as likely to be of Beresford will have under his direct orders the use in connection with the shipping trade. For whole of the fully commissioned and "practically one thing, ils installation is thought likely to ready" ships is home waters. According to the assist in the administration and development of official programme, the only absentee ship will New Guinea. As regards New Zealand, the be the Dreadnought, which is having now pro view appears to be taken that wireless connection pellers Stted at Portsmouth, and whose place with the Australian Continent is not necessary, will be taken by the battleship Mare. The sines there are three existing cables, and that total fighting strength of the exercising force for the ordinary purpose of shipping the new method of communication is not needed. However, a proposal has been made that touders should be invited for the constraction of wireless--Channel Fleet stations at Sydney, Cape York, Port Moresby Atlantic Fleet and Torres Straite. This, apparently, is by way Nore Fleet

baginding. Apart from his Majesty's ships, there are probably for vessels is Australian

of

will be as followa :-

Total

14

26

Armed. Other Bal'abips. Crs. Detre. 6 ...... 24

6

15 12

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SOCIETY BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.

£20,000 CLAIM AGAINST CAPTAIN TARDE-BULLER..

Mis Deniso Orme, the actress, is the defendant Captain Yarda-Baller, who recently married in a action for breach of promise of marriage brought by Mrs. Atherton, who claims £20,000 damages.

Mrs. Atherton was divorced lost year by her husband, Colonel Atherton, and Captain the Hon. John Yarde-Buller, sou and heir of Lord Churston, was the os respondent.

The breach of promise action is down for bearing in the Michaelmass term. Sir Edward

Mr. Charles Frohman's scheme for the pro- vision of theatres on board ship is undoubtedly wall noncoived from the standpoint of the passenger. But it has confessedly rather taken away the breath of the steamship managers, notwithstanding that they have already yielded to requests for orchestras, lounges, restaurants, tennis courts, swimming baths, and gymnasia, At present the ides cooms to be be that the demand for theatres might be compromised by the provision of entertainments of the variety order, which recquire but little in the shape of waters which as yet have the necessary equipment ships and other auxiliary craft, which will bring Carson, K.C., Mr. Montague Lash, K.C., and scenery or stage accommodation. But when incubate it is the proposal has been allowed safloient time to more than probable that the thestre project will by no means be regarded as impossible of realisation. Ocean travellers want something better than the scratch concert. got up for the interesting stowaway or the rescued fisherman. A gr at thing in favour of the ship's theatre is that it would have no suburban competition.

for the use of the wireless system.

JAPAN AND THE U. S.

TALK OF WAR CRIMINAL"

In addition to these will be a number of depot

the total up to well over a hundred.

Mr. Randolph, instrnoted by Mousis A. Newton

A conference of the principal officers of the and Co, will appear for Mrs. Atherton, while feets was held at the Admiralty, and the nature Mr. Rufus Teaser, KC, and Mr. Normin of the operations to be carried out was decided Craig have been bri-fed by Messrs. Lewis and

The first four days will be devoted to Lewis for the defence. fastial exercises pure and simple, to be followed

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by a lengthy study of attack by, and defence against, torpedo oraft by night

The latter is a problem which has been

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

Prezeure moms to be low also over the Pacifio

V. Trunki, the first Japaness delegate at The Hague Conference, interviewed by a correspondant of the Matin,” declared that the exercising the minds of naval men for a long the following report: Two steamships of 20,000 tons and upwards relations of his country with the United States time. After the recent review of the ome

On the 18th at 11,55 a.m.-The baromotor are shown as at present under construction in

were excellent, It is absurd," he said, "to Fleet at Spithead, some exercises of this nature the shipbuilding returns just issued by Lloyd's talk of a war to which such powerful obstacles were carried out in the Channel, but owing to has fallen alightly over E. Japan, the Bonins Registar. They are, of course, the two big are opposed as the Pacific Ocean and our the inexperience of the crews, and the consequent and the E. coast of China, and risen a little in

W. Japan boats for which Meers. Harland and Wolf manual goodwill in the past. The American necessity fr exercising over-much care, the

The shallow depression appears to have have contrasted, one for the White Star Line coast is too far from Japan for the latter to be operations lacked the element of reality which

ia indispensable to the acquisition of useful moved into the Pacifte to the N.E. of Japou. 29 ft. 10 in and the other for the Hamborg-American able to send ships there, and there would, be no

Company Of reels of between 12,000 and purpose in invading the Philippines, for information.

An investion that would have added con- to the Eastward of the Bonina. It is highest 20,000 tons the number now being constrasted although it is not generally known, 40 per cent, is only three. Generally speaking, these of the available arable land in Japan is not siderably to the efficiency of the defence of over N. China.

Gradients are light on the China coast and shipbuilding returns reflect the depressed cultivated for want of labour. The alarmist large ships against torpedo attack was sub-

of the industry. The tonnage now uriicles will not serve the purpose of their mitted to the Admiralty not long age. by au moderats monson may be expected in the under construction is 1,080,000 contrasted with autbers. Too much, has been said about the effoer who was neither a gaspory nor a torpedo Formosa Channel, and fresh monsoon over the 1,250,000 tone three months ago, or a drop of dispatch of the United States squadron to the specialist. He was ourtly informed that such N. part of the Chins Sen.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending 170,000 tons. A shrinkage of work on haud is. Pacific, and certainly it has not be. n understood matters were outside his department

The forthcoming manoeuvres have been at 10 am. to-day, 0.17 inches. indicated by the figures from every one of the as the Washington Government meant it to be great shipbuilding contras.

understood. So long as this oruise is only a arranged for & line when, owing to weather not be seling

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon cruise, we neet attach no importance to it, conditions, the torpedo craft

Gen. Porter, the United States delegate, under the most favourable vircumstances, but to day is as followe A certain amount of sentiment has doubtless having been acquainted with the declarations of the Nore destroyer, Actilles under Corumdete 15,890,000 28,360,000 gallons portion of the Suerie, which has just been his Japanese colleague, said he was convinced Bayly kays been so accustomed to work under Hongkong & Neighbourhood

all sorts of conditions that the heavy weather. successfully launched at Belfast. No shipowner of the absolutely pacific intentions of 81,550

likes to lose a ship, and probably per especially after a war like that in Manchuris for which the Nork Sea . the lie of the Japan," he remarked, "hen need of repose in year is famous, will probably have little reason alone it was considered worth while to rescue the bigger half of the liner and constrast order to sequire the economic and Bnancial restraining effect on thon,

The Fifth Cruiser Squadron of the Nore oruise of the American equadron in the Pacific division of the Home Fleet luft Sheerness on the first time that a steamer has bad gives no occasion for anxiety, and it is criminal Baturday to join the flag of Lord Charles new bow provided. There was the case of the

Beresford, steamebip Milwaukee, which some time back to talk of a war between Japan and ourselvon.”

Consumption Estimated popa. Perhaps he is not aware that the smart In-

lation... telligence Department men are watching his Consumption per movements and recording his notions, and that head per day 6.2

water is of srcellent quality,

1907--

entered into the construction of the new böy

when he arrives in London an official account.The-Government-Analyst reports that-the-a-new-forward esõlion.~·Of course, it is not resources which are indispensable for her. The

of his performancer, and the value at Lich they Tony be placed, will bara preosded him." Expron.

80,100

3.0 gallons

W. CHATHAM,

Water Authority,

...

Formosa Channel... South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamonke Bonth coast of China botwin Hongkong and Bainan..

N. winds, mo-

dorate or freeb

olady light rain.

BOMA

N.E. winds,

1 moderate.

Same as No. 1. Jans No.1,