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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16TM, 1968.

we call Death to the very hive of throbbing.TELEGRA life. We do not propose hare to moralise, Events like the drowning of this prominent member of our business community make every observer do that for himself. On the CO., tenth day the blessed Lethe that meanders

BANQUET

CHAMBRE DE COMMERCE FRANCAISE DE BARCELONE Sous la Presidence de

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MR. LE BARON DE RELLISSEN.

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Consul General de France. Barcelone, le ler February, 1906- MAL ON DOREE

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Dindonneaux du Prut Enreis. Terrine de gibier a la gule-Salade cœur de laituo

Glace Hormannoville-Gaufrettes et Lycnosisės

Deseria

Fromages-Fatisserie-Fruits

Cafe-Liqueurs.

VINS

Fortrodons rouge-Castell del Remey blano"

Chateau La Maaline

Champagne

ROYAL SAINT-

MARCEAUX

FRAPPE.

["AILY PRESE” EXCLUSIVE OHRY[ca.} AMERICAN NAVAL POLICY. “

LONDON, April 15th. continually through the souls of men will have

President Roosevelt argos washed away all thought of it, and only u ripple—perhaps the effect upon the Hong-construction of four battleships kong University enterprise, for instance-mediately. will revive the memory of what was, and the melancholy, of the might have been.

It is profitable, as a obeck-on-extravko gance, to have these reminders of eyanes. gence, mutability, and fickleness. We care very much for a little while, and then we do not care. There is no happy menti between fervour and callousness, excitement and indifference, and this want of balance affects Hongkong as wach se any place. At the time of the typhoon, and at intervals afterwards, we were all saying, or endorsing and applauding the saying, that no matter what it might cost, we must have an adequate typhoon anchorage. Slowly the offici il machine got in motion; presently out came a schemą intended to meet the popular demned. But by this time the thrill of tragedy had passed away; we are saying the details of the schere are not satisfactory; we are saying the cost is too high. Outsiders might think of the bloated corpses that haunted our harbour two Octobere past, might endure any thought save the percap tion of a possible recurrence of those grisly scenes. They might say that the provision of a more accessible shelter for all the native eraft that minister to the shipping trade were a necessity for which our shipping should ungrudgingly contribute. A body

[BÈUTER'S SERVICE.]

THE NEW CABINET,

A. DOCTOR SUMMONED.

The case in which De. Wan Tan Mo, of 20. Calon Road, was summoned for having on the 11th March last inserted a false statement in the register of deaths concerning Ng Sik Kwan again came before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday, Sergt. O'Sullivan prosecuted on bahalf of the police, and the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai the.

The case for the appeared for the defence improsesation was that on the 11th March a boy, 15 years old, died in D'Aguilar Street. The father went to dofondant and told him that he wanted to have the body removed in order to gaisten his mother' who was grief stricken, Defendant Alled up a form an! the body was conveyed to the Tang Wa Hospital whence it was removed to the Publie Mortuary whore, ou a pastimortem examination being made on the body by Dr. Hoanley, the cause of death was found to have been diphtheria, and not phthisis.

LONDON, April 13th. Sir Henry Fowler retains the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, ford Tweedmouth is President of the Council, Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Me. McKenna, First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Runciman, Bored of Baucation, and Col. Stely, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies."

SIR HENRY CAMPBELL-

BANNERMAN.

LONDON, April 13th. The condition of Sir Henry Camboll Bannerman shows no improvement. He is very weak.

PRINCE VON BUELOW IN ITALY.

LONDON, April 18th. Prince von Buelow has visited Signor Titteni in Rome.

LATER.

Signor Tittoni returned Prince von Bue- low's visit and the two conferred for 60 minutes, It is generally understood that Italy's policy in Macedonia preoccupies

Austria and Germany.

THE BOSTON FIRE

LONDON, April 13th.

A fire at Chelsea, a manufacturing suburb of Boston, has swept a square mile, and still continues burning.

LATER

The father of the boy stated the defendant had visited him several times. Last year when the boy was vomiting and spitting blood he was called in.

His worship-Inet wook I said I thought there was no evidence against the defendant but on (hinking the matter over I thought that as the child died of diphtheria and the certificate stated phthisis that fast ought to be |explained by the defendant. The onus in upon

Lim.

Dr. Ho Kai-Certainly. I can place the defendnut in the witness box,

His Worship-He ought to say how he | treated the boy.

THE LATE MR. RENNIE.

Works, the Hon. Dr. Ho Kat and Mostra. A Turner, A. H. Ongh and A. Denison | ware Not for many years has the community of present, Hia Excellency was unable to postpone Hongkong received such a shock as followed the meeting to attend the funeral. We ars the news of the untimely death of Mr. Renato, also authoritatively informed that His Ex- His friends and associaton could scarcely Bellove cellency " had fully intended to be present in the sad intelligence but the grim reality became person." As it was, Capt, Fleming, A.D.C. apparent when the remains of the gentleman went to represent him. who was so conspiongus for his marvellous anergy and keen business capacity were faid to reat. The all absorbing topic of conver sation yesterday was Mr. Roaniels tragic and Tho sensation it crested was profound. Certainly Hongkong was deeply moved over the death of this oilizen, and his disappearance from the scene of so many activities will be felt.

LOCAL SPORT.

SHIELD FINAL,

OLUD V. H.M.B. "DEDFORD." The following will play for the Club in this match on Saturday:--Gosl, F. H. Kew; Backs, Ar to the tragedy itself, details-are-coming-E.-E. Aucet and F. Humphreys; Halves, L. to hand which make the events of Tuesday | 3. Wislinet, J. Hall and A. Gregory; Forwards, afternoon stand out more olearly. Before W. H. Williams, ManG. Weston, 0). Eager, R. Tarner and J. Mead. The Reforme will be Mr. Mr. Rennie jumped overboard he had fastened the despatch box, which is fairly large aud

Henderson of HM.S.Astrea," Klek: off at weighty, round his nook with a cord. After 4.30 p.m. sharp. he took the fateful leap the first coxswain threw a bavy overboard, but, as Mr. Ronnie mide no attempt to react it, the second coxswain jumped in after his master. As be approached him Mc. Bonnio either said or indicated that he did not wish the buoy and put his face under water. Bome little time elapsed before the body we recovered, but life was then extiset.

It has since transpired that Mr. Ronnie must hava contemplated taking his life. On Tuesday he arranged personal affairs, and even wrote, so it is stated, a letter to his wife.j

Salcido is olearly suggested by the acounts

of the affair, and there has naturally been mook

A. A. A.

The last of the monthly cross-country rus% will take place on Sunday next, starting from the Kowloon Cricket ground at 3.30pm.

MARINE COURT..

Wednesday, 15th April. BEFORE THE HON. BASIL TAYLOR (HARBOUR

MABTKE.

TOO MANY PASSENGERS Funy Tai, the master of the steam launch Lee," convicted carrying five

polation, the Colony regarding the curing as wacast or the offer the fol oumstances which could have driven a man of and a fine of $100 was imposed. Mr. Ronnie's buoyant di-position to such an

Dr. Bo Kai-La treated him for phthisig, His Worship-I think the shortest way would be for defendant to show how he proscribed for") "not of desperation. An explanation is gen-ral y the boy.

sought in the recent state of the wheat market, Dr. Ho Kai-Wo have nothing to hide. The It has long been public property that in couse pressription was for the throat. Defendant quenes of the heavy shortage in the world's thought the boy suffered from tonsilitis. when drop, Mr. Keule made heavy purchases Defendant said he had treated the boy in for the Junk B1y four mills and had been question when he saw ou the 9th and 10th importing large cargoes in anticipation of a March last. He remembered having attended big rise in the price of wheat and four the boy about a year before. The child was Events, however, bare so far falsified his suffering from inflammation in the throat and predictions the social exisis in the United

he was very weak and emaciated. He found two tonzile large and istmed and though he had a good view of the back of the throat he could see nos hing more.

Dr. Heanley, questioned by the Court, said that defendants prescription in this case was such as might be used for all onses of an in, fammatory sondition of the throat;

His Worship dismissed the sammons.

States has proved a factor in the wheat market which a few months ago could not have entered into the calculations of the most far-sighted and enga.atõus of men. And on top of this has recently comes benvy slump in Pacific freights, four being now carried across at ball the rato which obtained down to within the past forts night. This sump has been brought about, we understand, by the Chinese boycott of Japanese trade, which has had the effoot of causing the The fire in the suburbs of Boston-bas

Japanese lines to separate themselves from the bean controlled but it bas destroyed soms of

ANOTHER WILD FLOWER CASE. Conference, and a freight war has resulted. the finest public buildings and historic

To what orleat the unexpected tura of: churches. Damage to the factories is esti Before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yester-events has affected the prospects of the business mated at from 7,000,000 to 10,000,000.day In Kim, a gardener, was summoned for with which Mr. Bennie was so prominently frespassing on the hillside abɔve Wangaeicheng identified time alone can tell, but the serious Ten thonsand are homeless.

village..

disappointment of his sanguine hopes and expectations may have boon too much for a nervous system already overstrang by the mental strain which the initiation of such a important enterprise as the Junic Bay Flour Mills must have entailed.

like the Chamber of Commerce is not swayed by sentiment. With the business prosperity of the alipping in its care, it tups a coldly caleu'ating buiuess like ere upon the subject. Its advice to the Go vernment must weigh, for it has more in it of permanence than an emotional popular elaniour. The Government is moved in bot ways; what it would depended-on-what it could. Ways and means must modify its wishes. One way, apparently, was to suddenly, increase the canrge for lighter licences, and this must eventually affect the shipping which is to be called upon for further contributions so long as the new refuge leaves any indebtedness. Provision THE MARRIAGE OF THE DUC

D'ABRUZZI. for the safety of the eggs may be too dearly bought by the trippling of the parent bird, to vary the adage; and so it is to be hoped. that the officials will not be "too sat" on their present schope, but take the sense of OxLY communications relating to the news column the Chamber and of the shipping can should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondsats must forward their names and ad-munity. It should be possible to provide drews with communications addressed to the 5ditor, not for publication but as evidence of good convenient shelters without expensive frills. faith.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,

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DEATHS.

Fon March 18th, at London, F. L. CROMPTON, late Orga, ist of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai,

ugod 40 years,

On April 8th at Shanghai, Joan Dury, Engineer, China Merchante S. N. Co., aged 44 years.

to them, and we hope that the Chamber of Commerce, which entertains this idea, will cause an acceptable. alteractiva sug- gestion to be submitted.

LONDON, April 13th:

It is positively affirmed in Rome that the King has consented to the marriage of the Duc d'Abruzzi with Miss Elkins, who becomes an Italian Royal Princess.

THE TIBETAN NEGOTIATIONS..

LONDON, April 18th..

The Chinese Commissioner continues to drag the Tibetan negotiations in Calcutta, in spite of the British impatience and muxiety. The Tibetan Associates are about

Mr. G. Grimble, stier holding the post for msay years, as resigned his position as to retura honie. organist in the Union Church.

"Yesterday (Wednesday) Captain A Hilton- Johnson assumed day as Assistant-Superinten dent of Police (Chinese) at Shanghai,

Mr. H. Komp yesterday, convicted an Indian who had been employed by the Dock

LONDON OFFION: 181. FLEET STRET. EC his post and fined him $10.

THE SMUGGLING OF ARMS.

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His Worship-Bat how can he trespass on the billside ? I oin't use that.

WAA

Inspector Gourlay-It is Government ground. Thisground is under the Forestry Department. His Worship What happened in this cies? Inspector GourlayThe defendant arrested by a frost guard, while cutting mous and that is why he is charged with trespass,

His Worship --I am not very clear about the trespass..

Juspector Gourlay-There are notices in Chiness and English posted up stating that the grennd is ander the Forestry Department;

His Worship-The Ordinance was not meant to prohibić walking up the hillside besuga that would menu that anyone taking a walk could be

harged for traspasa.

Sir Paul Chater and Mr. Body who were so Intimately associated with Mr. Ronnie in this enterprise reposed unlimited confidenes ie his business acumen and ability, as well as in his personal integrity. The deepest sympathy is foit for Mr Bonnie in her sudden bereavement,

THE FUNERAL:

OBSTRUCTION.

Shan Fat Miu, a boatwoman, and Leung Shu a boit master, were fined $10 each for lying. alongside the s.8. Hang Sang" in—euph mannor me to provent the frus approach of other veascle to the Central Fairway,

STEAM WHISTLE NUISANCE. Lam Yan, the coxswain of a naval dook launch, was summoned før unlawfully blowing the steam whistle. He was found guilty, and and $10.

DISTRUST. OF THE SOLDIER.

LORD ROBERTS' FEARS.

SUDDEN INTAZION. Lord Roberts concluded in the House of Lorda.

little speech on British unpreparedness to repel an invasion with this personal notə?—

It is diffault to understand why the soldier always seams to be distrusted when he ventures to give an opinion or the subject he has made his life-study.

"Whatever undue military ardoar I may be oredited with, it must, I think, be acknowledged, at my time of life, after all I have seen of war, that I may be acquitted of any undus ardour, and that the one and sixty years that have passed since I had the honour of putting on the uniform as a cadet may have brought to me some messure of judgment with regard to the exigencies of war.

"My one desire is to use my experience for the benefit of my country, and my hops that I may be able to persuade the people of the country of the necessity of its being sufficiently. garrisoned to protect it from the invador.

"I have no axe to grind, and all I desire is to save the country from a disaster which will inevitably befall it if it refuses to be warned by what has happened in the past to nations very similarly situated, and to take this most ordinary precautions for the future.

The debate was initiated by Lord Midleton, who urged the inadequacy of our home defences. Lord Roberla said-

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The funeral took place yesterday afternoon, "If over the country is invaded, it is almost It was very quiet and only a few of his friends certain to be done by surprise. This points to and business associates attended. These joined the supreme importance of the Home Defence the sortage at the Monument and followed to Army being in a thorough state of preparedness. The value of the Territorial Army depends he graveside in the Protestant Cemetery, where on whether it can alwave he in such a condition Inspector Goarlay Certainly, but I don't he Rev. J. T. Johnson officiated and pro-as to sarble it to deal effeolively with a surprise think the Government would go so far anonuced the committal sentences. The chief Invasion,

"An invasion of the country by surprise is that. It is only to protect the grass that there mourners were Bir Fan! Chater and Mr. dange; we have to reckon with, and must be is a charge for trespas.

N. Mody. The others present were Sic Henry prepared for. Berkeley, the Hon. Mr. Rose Davies (Attorney Lord Portsmouth has pooh-pooked the General), Captain Fleming representing H. E, suggestion, and said that any such sollen would the Governor, the Hon. Mr. Wei Tak, Dr. be brigandage. The action might be called by Sanders, Mesere, W. Macdonald Parr, Baby name, but this is certain that no fear of the notion being so desigusted will ever doter This Leighton, G. Liebert (French Consul), Hoany nation from quietly making all necessary Fook, J. C. Peter, G. C. C. Master, C. A. Lowe preparations to gain her object on the frat unti. Peroy Smith, J. Hastings, A. Seth, H, Seth' favourable opportunity.

S. A. Both HF. Chard, G. P. Lammort, Weaser, L Berindengue, etc.

HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, Des. Vox ROAD Company na watokman for being saloop atappa) Customs bave agsin seized large } mons was becoming very scarce.

The Daily

Dress.

HONGKONG, APRIL 16TH, 1908

For many days Hongkong may be bard put to it for subjects of conversation, and since thought and speech demand exercise, we descend as a community to the pettiness of a rural village. The mischief proverbially at the disposal of idle bands tempts also mind and tongue. Then events crowd upon the heels of ovents, and we are lifted for awhile out of the rut, and called upon to

His Worship adjourned the Thursday, bail being fixed at 825,

Case

"THE MESSIAH " AT 8. JOHN'S

CATHEDRAL

The coffa was made of English oak and was mounted with brass tarnishinga The breast plate was inscribed-

Alfred Herbert Reunie,

Aged 51 years,

Died 14th April, 1968. The floral tribules were very beautiful, The

"As vo one could say whether the warning we may reosive will be long or short, we surely cannot ran the risk of deferring to train the Territorial Army until some kind of warning is given."

MRS, THAW'S SECRET.

WHY SHE SEEKS DIVORCH.

Mrs. Harry Thaw is changeable. `as the New York correspondent of the Daily chamaison, She looked radiantly happy, saya Mall," ar, sitting in the offices of her lawyer, Mr. O'Reilly, she explained to an audience of Press representatives that never, as long sashas lived, would she disclose the real rosson of her determization to have her marriage with Mr. Thaw sanalled,

I stood by Harry," observed, as long he needed me. But now I can tolerate the situation no longer,"

The forest guard spoke to the fact that The following proclamation on the subject of notices prohibiting walking on or outting the the smuggling et muoitions has bean is net by grass were posted up, some det the Viceroy at Canton z

The case of the Tatsu Maru was settled Inspector Garlay stated that the defendant by the Waiwupu last month. The Kuugpei had taken two large bundles of moss.

quantities of rifles, and soumunition, which were beingsmuggled through Macao into the interior, The sixty-ninth report of the New Zealand. The desperadoes, supplied with arms and ammunition, in Chingehou, Langthon, and Insurance Coy, of which the local agen's Breather districts of the Liangkuang proving-s, have Messrs Reis and Co, show a enbscribed caused conciderable damage to the mercantile ospital of £1,500,00), & paid up capital of class; and, unless drastic measures be taken in £300,000 and reserve and insurance funda

ihe matter, the practice of muggling in rifer and ammusiti n will never be got rid of. The Japanese Governineat has consented to regulate amounting to 2390,000,

the exportation of arms to Maca, which

· Tha Tair has joined no Imperial Resoript to ie, without doubt, the headquarters of those the army sud navy (sayas Renter's message from who are engaged in the sale of contraband to 8 Petersburg), in which, after referring to the Chinese revolutionaries, bandits and other law.

lees persos in the Liangkung Vioaroy 16 * disgraceful surrender of the fortress of Port From henceforth should any Chinese or forsign Arthur," be alludes to the "unforgettable heroic steamer, laden with rifles or ammunition, come deed of the valiant garrison." The Reseript into the territorial waters which are within the concludes:-"Brave defenders of Port Arthur jurisdiction of the Liangkasug (Kusogtung by the herole deeds, by the self-denying valourd Kaugs) provinsial government. the vessel and her whole cargo will be confiscated without your oath, which you fail. Besides requesting my sabordinates to and loyalty to displayed in the defence of our stronghold inexart themselves to the utmost to probibit the smuggling of the contraband, I now Issue this consider matters for which we are the Far East, ron have won immortal fame,rnolamation and hereby look to every class of highest credit on the painstaking efforts of the Lung Shia Kong, Mr. B. A. Ahmed, Mr. and I asked. prepared. A disastrous typhoon, und have written a new and splendid page in administrative crisis, or a commercial boom tie annals of the hercie deeds of Russia people to take note of this end to obey. In making this announcement I, the Vicɔroj, om or slump, keys us up to a pitch that warriors. Grateful Hussin is proud of you, setuated by the desire to protect trafe condi and will never forget your deeds, even as you tions and to preserve the penso and good order. gradually flattens when the normal tedium did not forget your daty to her."

of the Liangkaang proviness.. returns. Just now tragedy fills the picture, and the struggle for the constitutional rights of the Sanitary Board shrinks in the perspective to a temporary insignificance The auti-Japanese boycott looks more threadbare; the threatened public right to walk on the hillsides of the Colony is not at the moment attracting the championa forthcoming and even the otherwisc pleasurable business of suggesting altern- ative sites for the new typhoon refuge is deserted; while we all stare with some awe at the vivid illustration of é sudden cessa- tion of a previously much observed energy at the transformation of a quick and dommating personality-at, in short, the perception of the nearness of that mystery

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ANOTHER MURDER,

Another murder has been reported to the

police, this time near Kowloon city. On Turs day a Chinsman was found on the road leading fmm-Sam-bui-go with his head battered in, and the appearances led to the inference that

he had been the vintim of a band of robbers." -

THE BOYCOTT.

The organisers of the boycott in Hongkong, are showing renewed aotivity. Yesterday morn

What is it makes the situation Intolerable?" That," she replied, "is a secret which I shall carry to the grave,"

What Mrs. Thew's lawyera hint, bat do not

Last evening, after evensong, at: B. John's" Cathedral several numbers from The Messiah ” (Handel) were sung." "The announce- ment" that this would take place brought together a congregation that filled the Cathe-souders wore: -SinPaul Chater, Mr H. N. Mody, dral. The choir of shout ülxty TOÍCSS WAI Mr. B. Yonoda, Monars. Wesker and Raven, Mr strengthened on the occasion by thirty ad and Mrs Ho Tung, Mr to Fook, Mr and Mrs ditional voices, and the exasliant manner, in Taag Lan Kok, Hon. Mr and Mrs Wei Yuk,

and Mrs Li Wai Lum, Mr Àn Young Kit, Me which the choruses were rendered-especially Mr G. P. Lammert, Ofoe Bog A Cheong, Mr the second, Surely. He hath borne our griefa "'.

demonstrated in a most gratifying manner James, Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr G. E. Warren, the efficiency of the choir, and reflected the Mr B. L. A. Howard, Mc Wm. Lysinght, Mr organist and choirmaster Mr. Denman Faller. Mrs B. Layton, Mr Tak Cheong, Capt. W The sir." He was despised" was sung by Mre.Dowper, Commodoro E. H. 8. Stokes, Dr. Ho T. Perkins; Mr. A. B. Ayris took the recite Nel Hop, Mr Kwa Kai, D. and Mrs F. 0.state definitely, is that Mr. Thser made a de live and air "Thy retake bath broken bis Stedman, Ofles Staff Hongkong Milling Co.,covery during the first trial which determined heart," and Master J. Stuart sang "He was Mr Harold Beth, Capt. and Mrs Godizay her never to live with her husband even if ho were liberated. The branch occurred at the ent off out of the land of the living" Mr. Wait, Hongkong Milling Co., Jank Bay time that Mt. James Clinton Smith, brother- LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

B. Barrett took the air I know that, my Staff, Mr and Mrs J. C. Pater, From the in law of Mr. Stanford White, gave evidenes The H.A.L. str. Sambia left Shangkai on Redeemer liveth Mr. E. 8. Caruthers, the re- Servants who say, He was always so kind," showing that Mr. Thaw in posing as the the 14th fast, and may be expected here on the citative and air Behold I tell you a mystery, Mr and Mes G. C. C. Master, Dr. and Mrs guardia of outraged innocence was guilty of hypocrisy. Yet despite this proof of his 17th inst. p.m.

The Apoar six. Japan from Yokohama and Mrs. Dealy, the recitative, "Then shall be Jordan, Mears Cornell Bros. Mr H, B.inconsistency he insisted with a singular lack

brought to pray," Mrs Dealy and Mr. 8. Chard, Mr Lam Ping Woon, Mr G. P. of chivalry on his wife going into the witaesa A. Siebe, box and baring her shame to the whole world. Moore took the dust "O. death! Where is thy Camwert Mr and Mr N. sting the quartet "Since by men sams death Mr Leong Bhiu-kong, Mr Sam Ayak, She obeyed, but never forgave him. was sung by Mr. and Mre. G. H. Edwards My G. 8. Cruickshank, Mr and Mrs A, Sath, Mrs. Bronghall and Mr. F. A. Biden, and Mr and Mrs H. I. Black, Mr Tee Kse, and

Forss in Adam sil die" by Mrs. J. Kew, Mrs. Mesin Arukold Karberg & Co. Goldsmith Mr. W. Matthews and Mr. W. Armstrong

Kabe, left Moji on the morning of the 16th inst, and may be expected here on or about 19th inst. at daylight.

The A pourstr. Catherine Apcar from Calcutta, loft Bingapore on the afternoon of the 14th inst., and may be expected here on or about 20th inst. The Indo-China str. Kutang left Calcutta for this port is the trails on the 9th inst, expected here on or about 2th inst.

ing the police on duty in Queen's Boad The Indo-China ste. Oncong lett Calentía discovered placarde posted on the walls of for this port vis the Straits on the 15th Just prominent building, ontaining written in- and may be exported here on or about 29th inst Junctions in Chinese to the populace to have to logra nothing to do with soything from Japan. The posters were destroyed... Another feature of the At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, to boycott is that moneychangers will not handle morrow (Good Friday), divins mervice will be Japanese noter.

held at 11 am, and 6 puta.

We are requested to state that no notice of

the hour Bred for the funeral of the late Mr. A

After collection had been taken in aid of the H. Ronnie having reached either-Government electric lighting fund of the Cathedral (for House or the Colonial Secretary's Olos till which toother 3650 was needed) the organist just before a meeting which the Governor had played the Good Friday Music from “Parsifal” convened for the consideration of the Publis (Wagner). The numbers from the "Messiah Health and Buildings Bill and at which the are to be repeated at 9.15 p.m. on Good Friday, Colonial Booretary, the Director of Pablis

THE UNEMPLOYED BILL

I tackled a horny hunden one,

And I pulled him perith a jerk AndI saal, “Will you tell me straight, my son, takt you mean by your Eight to Work P

question" he said, "I'm too proud * to shirk,

And to shulle is not my wont:

What exactly I meant by my Right to Work Is my right to be paid if I don't."