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and Netherols Hospitals acknowledges, with thanks, the following donations to the fands of

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Mr. Heir Hardis, spanking, at the Carton

Ball last month on the subject of his recent TELEGRAMS.J

in the interests of the Indian people," he trip to India, anid he was considering whether, ought not to take legal notion and demand the withdrawal of, and an apology for, the wilful and deliberate lying statements made concern- ing him while in Bengal, and published as sabled reports in the newspapers.

YEAR.

1898...

1899.

The following table will show the rate at The trial has been concluded at Caloutte of whish the amount of postal savings in Japan the nien soensed of attempting to blow line been increasing daring the test, ten years; special train in which Sir Andrew Fraser, Lientonant Governor of Bengal, Lady Fraber, the Governor's staff, and a number of pélias were travelling on December 6th laet. The ringleader was sentenced to ten years' poual servitude, five of the men to five years' emob, and one was acquitted. The ringleader stated that he had been induced to attempt the ont rags by the offer of twelve rupees, which had not even been paid him,

the greed of somebody in authority What the Governor's reply to such a charge would be we can only surmise. It is ro new thing to bear such allegations made against subordinate officials in Macao, nor would it be new to hear suggestions that they had been concerned in deliberate empts to embarrass the Governor; but as the truth of such allegations we are not in a position to pronounce any opinion. Our contributor admits that amongst the Portu guese resideats in the Colony the Governor has " a very good name," and we have every reason for believing that their hadations of Sonher COUTINHO as an honest administrator having at heart the welfare of the Colony was sincere and entirely free of sycophaney. Our regular correspondent at Macao, who is seldom able to say a good word for the administration, recognised that in Senhor COUTINHO the Colony had a capable and just administrator; but it matters little who may occupy that ornamental position so long as the Lisbon Government insists on exercising control over the pettiest details of the administration. Thwarted and humiliated as the Governor of Macao is shown to have been, we do not see how any Governor can the hope to pokies that control administrative machine, which counts for efficiency What seems to be urgently needed, if Macao is ever to recover her lost status in the East, is the appointment of aims be." Commission composed of the best men available in Lisbon to thoroughly investigate the conditions of the Colony, and-khat is still more important that the Lisbon Government should act upon their recommendationa.-

In wow of a suggestión much discussed at present in Hongkong we may add that we would not expect the Commission to hold out in their report the allur ing prespect of Macao again becoming the omporium of the opium trade in South China now that the British Government has decided to do for Hongkong what the Liabon Government has been foolishly. doing for Macao. When the opium trade ahifts to Macão it will mean the extinction

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DEPOSITORS. L'AMOUNT.

1,823,719... £22,492,000 1359,039. 23,335,000 190)

1,889,262 24,015,000 1931

00271789 ... 27,000.000 1902 2.707,118 28,814,000 1905.***

***3227,658 ... 81,478,000 1904......... 4,589,355 ....58,779,000 1005.

5,685,551 52,856/00 1905..... 7,414,430 81,939,000 1907 (April) ... 7,350,624 ...77,862,000 7,789,608 1907 (Den)

... 91,094,000 1908 (pril)

... 8,049,616

$3,118,000

Jer

MACAO.

INTERESTING DISCLOSURES,

An occasional contributor (not our regular correspondent) writes as follows from Mão,

Writing to a London paper regarding the question of Chinese crews on British steamers, Surgeon" testifies that last year he made a voyage of 37,000 miles as surgeon to a large steamship carrying a Chinese oren. Boven months' observation showed that a more healthy, contented, hard working, ber grew it would be impossible to imagine. They gave no trouble from a medical point of view, and their hardiness was proved by the fact that the climatio conditions varied from the ice and snow of the have gathered the correct facts, and incidents Northern Pacific to the Red Sea in August, which costsioned the Governor of Macao's where, with the wind aft and a temperaturo, of abrupt departure from this Colony, the follow- 124 deg. Fabr. in the stokehold, not a man falling facts-which I have every reason to believe out. "I found the Chiuaman for from the Fre absolutely authentie-may be of interest to savage which, the average Englishman fölieves you and your readers.----

At the conference in connection with the Institution of Naval Architects, hold at the Society of Art, Adelphi, on April 9th in the course of a discussion on turbines, Mr. A Lang, speaking as one sopsealed with the building of the Canard liner Mauretanis made some remarks on the results of the trials of that ship and the Lusitania, though, as he said, not by way of comparison. The Lacitauis made a speed of 254, and the Mauretania, with the same quantity of coal and under similar conditions se regarded weather, gave 30.01. It was his opinion that when the two vessels had settled down to their work wo might in the near future expees to hear they were giving a good account of themselves in the matter of speed.

on the 17th inst:

DAILY PRH88" EXCLUSIYA SHEVIGE).

JAPANESE ELECTIONS.

TOKYO, May 18th.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 18th May.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE Catar JoeTICE

(SIE FRANCIS PIGGOTT),

HODBERY.

Three China were oharged with sanaulting Teeang Taoi Pol and stealing from him the

The complete returns of the elec-m of $4, kettle, clock, and various other

articles. The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. Rees tions ure: Seiyukai, 185; Progressi-Davies), instructed by Mr. Bowley, Crown

vists, 75; Yukokai, 84, Daido, 29; Independents, 56. A feature of the elections is the large number of in- dependents. Otherwise the elections were uneventful.

REUTER'S ABRVICE,]

HERR DERNBURG IN LONDON.

LONDON, May 16th Herr Dernburg had an interview with the Earl of Crows yesterday, and in the evening an audience of His Majesty the

Bolieftor, prosecuted, sad defendanta were undefended.

The following jury was empanelled; Mesare.

Crishank, B. C. Lane, E. T. M. Marcenaro, J. O. Bheppard, I. II. M, Reuter, A. W. Lamparski, and T. Shand,

The Attorney-General, in opening the case for the prosecution, said that on the 37th March, the three men approached the house of the complainuat who keeps an opium shop st Pan Hang and knooked at the door. He went in answer, taking a lamp with bầm, but no sooner had he opened the door than the lamps was snatched from him by the first scoused, and the first and second men followed this up by patting a bag over his head and tieing bis hands and fast. They threatened to bura him unless he told them where Lis money was. He

As none of the Hongkong papers seems to King prior to his departure for Damara told them and they ransacked the house taking

1 he first of a series of quibbles with the Home Government—as far as I eat ascertain-srose through the Governor desiring to give as oflour

services rendered to the local Government, bat (Capt, Miranda) special gratulty, for extra which the Home Government refused to sanotion:

The second qaibbie was in consequenos

of His Excellancy sppointing the second interpreter of the Government Offloss, to the post of chief interpreter, on the death of the old obief, without consulting the Home Government, or putting the post up to public competition according to law. As a matter of fact, since 1842 the Governor for the time boing has exercised the right of making all minor appointments in the Government service, with- ont referense Home.

land.

BOMB OUTRAGE IN CALCUTTA,

LONDON, May 16th. There has been sugther bomb outrage Calcutta, in which four persons wore jured..

CANADA.

the four dollars and a number of other articles. When they went away complainant succeeded in liberatin himself and sent his daughter to |the police while he himself; went to the templa where he saw the priest. Sergt. Clark visited in the house and found it in a state of disorder. A few days after he went to Topman whotw in-he saw the first defendant a boat and the

LONDON, May 16th. At-meeting held at the Mansion House,

and presided over by the Lord Mayor, it was decided to open a National fund for the purpose of presenting to Canada a birthday gift in memory of General Wolfe and the French General Montcalma. His Majesty the King, and H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, are subscribing to the fund.

NIGHT EXERCISES SUSPENDED. LONDON, May 16th,. An admiralty order suspends night

A new peril of the cigarette smoking habit is made public by the "British Medical Journal. of the Colony, for it would incense theThe case cited is that of a youth who sought granted to certain dealers, but did not consider attacks and exercises until further orders,

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medieel advies in regard to the redness of his

and Portugal in the circumstances cor- nose, and was informed that the unfortunate tainly would not be able to count on colour of that organ was solely due to his habit the material help nor the moral support of exhaling is fumes of his cigarette through his nostrils. It appears that this passage of of England, or any other Power poo-moke causes the blood-vessels to dilate, and bably, if the Chinese decidel on seizing thus produses an external reduces. The know- Macao as

a retributive act of justice badge will almost certainly put a stop to o in the circumstances. It would be a far practice that is comparatively common among too dangerous enterpris for Portugal to okers. It does not over to have occurred to invite the opiam trade to Macao after the dear old B.M.J," that though the practice is comparatively common," red noses are not. it has been expelled from Hongkong.

Smoking through the nostrila does not dilate the blood vessels.

For employing girls at making artificial fowers from 9.45 am to 7.45 pm, and giving them home work which occupied till 11. p...

Maste. Perry and Dawson, of Cripplegate, had to pay £4 5s at the Guildhall.

The plague total is now 985, het wask's ad titions counting 88, and the 48 hours' period audiny noon yesterday producing sixteen, Total fatalition, 236. Smallpox is practically stamped out.

Writing to a protest meeting at Grantham last month the Daks of Rutland desoribed the Lisansing Bill as deliberately instituting or gauined theft, and said the proper title should be "A Bill for the better advertisement of oant and hypocrisy."

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A painful impression was created on board the steamer Taintan" in Hongkong Har hour on Sunday when this chief officer, Heinrich Paan, suddenly expired in his cabin, A few minutes before his death he was

place this morning.

His Excellency also wished to abrogate the law in reference to dealing in arms and ammunition and to cancel the losses already that it was a proper time to go into

and the Talsu Maru" incident,

by

the matter owing to the agitation socasioned considered that it would be showing a sign of weaknees to the Chinese; if the law was amended and the genees cancelled just at this

time,

FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN,

́LONDON, May 16th. France and Great Britaio are utilising the presence of M. Cruppi in London for the purpose of informally discussing the question of conelading a commercial treaty.

THE US. PRESIDENCY..

But in the mounting the Portuguese Minister in Peking had been moving in the matter known to Senhor Custiaho, the Governor-and-arging the Woms Government to

LONDON, May 16th. immediately stop the importation of arms into

There are indications generally that the Macao, Beabor Coutinho was communicated with on the matter and asked to give his Republican Convention will nominate Mr. opinion. He replied that it would be folish Taft for the U. S. Presidency on the first. to move in the mattor for at least a few ballot months yet of at least until the "Tatsu Mara "excitement had quieted down, but to bis surprise he received an urgent telegram, to the following effecti

His Excellency at ones wired back "Abso- lutely refuse all three, accept herewith my resignation." Or words to that effect.

FALKLAND ISLANDS.

second on the shore close by. He arrested them both and in the bottom, of the boat were found s number of articles which had been taken from the house of the complainant. Ou April 6th the police weak to the house of the third Bocused at Tapanin and arrested him. Three other things which complainant recognised as his property were found,

The jury found the first and second prisoner, guilty on both counts, but as regards the third prisoner the jury were not unanimous, four being for soavistion and three for acquittal. As the majority has to be ave to two the prisoner

was discharged, his Lordship exprossing hi agreemant with the jary. The other prisoners were sentenced to three years hard labour.

JURORS FINED.

At the Criminal Sessions yesterday` opened in the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice two jurors did not answer to their names when ogled. Subsequently Mr. Isso S. Perry appeared and was called to the front where the Registrar asked-How is it, Mr. Perry, you more not bers when your name was called

Mr Perry-It escaped my memory sito gether. I am very sorry. As soon na I saw the notice this morning. I came to the Court. I am willing to serve on the next sessions. I am very sorry

His Lordabip-I am afraid I must impose a nominal fine.

Me: Perry-I am willing to serve on the next. Banions, your Lordship..

His Lordship-You must take your chance of that. I must imposs a nominal fins of $5.

A little later the second man who had failed to auswer to his name, Mr. J. T. Show, appeared and was called to the front."

The Chief Justice-How is it you were no here?

Mr. Shaw-I forgot all about it. His Lordship Yon jarymen mad

English statesmen and editors, writes the Bus- Canoel grafnity to Captain Miranda; oancal nos Ayres correspondent of "The Economist," appointment of interpreter and have public appear to have been unaware that the Heistish Argentine Republic. Such, however, is the fact, examination and competition for posts vencel title to the Falkland Islands is disputed by the Or words and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in a com- at once all licences to import arms. to the above effect.

munication to the Italian Minister, in reply to one from the latter respecting a Postal Cousen-remember. You are fined $25. tion relating to registered letters, zequested the Italian diplomatist to inform his Government At the closs of yesterday's trial and before that "the Malvinas Islands, called Falkland the jary ware discharged. bis Lordship said ho Telande er Argsetine sovereignty: 80

the Argentine

Government cannot had received a letter from Mr. Show in which take note of the

from communication

be gave a proper explanation why he was not Italy without protesting against the undue in Court when bia name was called and asked his Lordship to reduce the fine. He was bound inclusion of the British Government in men

"the possessions

ratification of tioning those

now, Great Britain must-to say that gentlemen of the empanel generally the Convention. this Republic will endeavour to make eff.ctive mannor. In this case Mr. Shaw was bogy take warning that, at the first opportunity. falilled their duties in a most punctillions forward at different times sinos 1831, when a man of war of the United States compelled the evacuation of the islande by a small military stationed there, which province. (then the foros of the Province of Buenos Ayres

the year 1823. The Malvinas Laladda" are paramount power of this Republic) had established a settlement at Port Louis" in marked on all Argentine maps as a part of the Argentias territory.

THE Colony of Macho was never in such sore straits as it is to-day and it is not to be wondered at that the highly laudatory references to the departing Governor which speaking to the captain. The funeral takes Baye The International. According to the and money was badly required in Masao for its claim to the islands, which it has put with his employer and he therefore reduced

have been made in the Press should prompt. .a query as to whether they are entirely deserved. We print in another column some observations by a valued correspondent who pertinently points to the fact that during the short terar of Bis Excellency's administration business in Macao has gone from bad to worse. The revenues of the Colony have also suffered from the fact that half the fun-tan shops which existed when His Excellergy come to the Colony, are now closed The Santa Casa Lottery (another revenue-earning institution) bas alan ceased to exist, owing to the greed of some- body in authority," our contributor.affirms. again, we are told that about half the Chinese population have left the Colony, and now practically the Colony's only remaining industry, the Silk Spinning Works, which formerly employed hundreds of women and children, is permanently- closed owing to trouble with the Govern ment officials. It must be confessed that

William Wardlo, attached to the R.A.M.C.

was charged at the Magistracy yesterday with being in possession of a quantity of jewellery, two metal frames, pictures, a knife, and other things suspected of having been stolen. After hearing evidence, Mr. Wood dismissed the charge.

Seren men were at the Magistracy yesterday sentenced by Mr. Kemp to pay a fue of $10 or go to prison for two months for taking passage on the river steamer "Powan" without paying their fares. This practice has become very commion of late and complaints are being made

as to its frequency,

The Chinese Board of Education has issued notice on the Reform of Higher Education in Ching which has boon sanctioned by the Govern- meat. According to the new regulation, an ex. amination will be held once a year in the eight h month of the Chinese Calendar for all students who completed their studies abroad. This only applies to university students or stadents at technical schools. For some time past Chinese abroad have erected schools and named them

universities," As a matter of fict, thase. schools are far inferior in instruction as well as in the mude of teaching to the schools of the

Another squabble with the flome Government, respective countries where they established those To counteract this evil the now raglations do was over the amount of money which had to b not admit of any pupit entering the examination sent to Timor. On one occasion he received who las, visited any such school or any institu- wire to send on amount which exceeded the tion founded by foreigners in Chios. This yearly grant from Masso to Timor, and I under- decrosis à plain proof that Peking is determined stand he refused to send the money, as Timor only to accept the cream of Western education, had already received all she was entitled to, decision of the Board of Education a university public works. On this occasion, I understand, will be founded in Poklar after the European His Excellency also tendered bis resignation, model, the first of its kind in China. Tho His Excellency did not pay for his own as divers subjects are to be taught by foreign woll as his wife and family's passage home, out teachers. Students who at present aro of his own pocket. It is true be did not set readying abroad will be called home to finish the loan Government to pay, but when the Colonial Treasurer (Inspector of Finances) their studies in their own country,"

banded him his tickets, he accepted them.

His Exellenoy seems to have borne a very good name amongst the Portaguem here; but

DEMOCRACY FOUND WANTING. the fact oannot be hidden that, during the time of his administration, things in Macao have

Mr. Bryce, the British Ambassador in gons from bad to worse. Half of the Fantan Amarios was the principal speaker at a celebrs houses have been closed, and of course, half tion of the 165th anniversary of the birth of their Favenns lost. The Lottery has been en- Thomas Jefferson, sad of the eighty-ninth of irely smashed up, owing to the greed of soms the foundation of the University of Virginia, sody in authority about half the Chinese M Bryco disenssed the question whether population have left the Colony, and now, man of genius, isolading men of educational

A mosting of Justices of the Peace was held practically our sole remaining industry, the and he came to the complimon that it depended yesterday afternoon to consider two applications intelligence, would be Conservative or Liberal, Bill, Spinning Works, employing hundreds of largely upon the times in which they lived for transfor and one for removal. All were women and children, is closed, and for good He said that fifty years ago in the Continent granted. They were!--

wing to trouble with the Goreenment Officials of Europe arbitrary government prevailed 1. Frederiek Ezra John Bishop for the trans And all this has happened in Senhor Coutinho's except in 5 low small countries. Then the time, so that his administration of the Govern. great majority of superior minds were strongly for to him from one Thomas Bernard Maguire of the pabilona's livsuce to sell by retail To-day Continental Europe was in a quite intoxicating liquors on premises numbered 2 different position, and distinguished men, as s

Pak Shui Wan, Shaukivan Road, under the whole, were more generally Conservative in tempor, sod loss beartily democratio in opinion, sign of "The Bello View Hotel" than men of the same type were in 1858.

One of the reasons of this change was

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Another lustance of the bank noto trick came before the Police Court yesterday. As is well known, the tricksters, usually working in pairs, invariably salest a simple looking woman and one of the men, pretending to be fresh from the country, aske her if she can direct him to some street, usually one close at hand. Then when she has explained to him how to get there, be remarks that þiu friend, who has just joined him, has picked up a pile of bank notes but not The estimated expenditure for 1908-9 under knowing their way about the eily the men the Military Workdal paper, just 191009, would be glad if she would, sasist them. 1o get according to an official paper issued, these changed and she would receive half the 2986,000 of this amount being for the purpose proceede. Gladly, if she is a simpleton, does of barracks, £42,000 for defense works, and she afcept the offer, and as she is moving, off £40,000 for ranges. The total provided in with the bundle handed to her a detaining schedules to these Agle was 20,810,500 hand is placed upon her and she is asked to March 31st, 1907, e15,171,365 had been give some security as they cannot trust a woman Gotually expended, and the estimated expenditure whom they have not seen. She usually parts for the year just ended is £300.000.-

with whatever valuables she has and when she

ment cannot in any way be deemed a success.

WELL AND TRULY LAID.

on Apl. 13th.

Liberal,

t

the fion to the nominal one of $5. It would bos.grest convenience to the Court

men who were employed in large firms, it' and to everybody, but particulely to the gentle-

that they had received the summons to they would notify their employers of the fact:

attend as a jurymau. Perhaps a little note in the diary would be of great assistance and there would be no difficulty whateve in geiting out at the time for which they were. mmoned to attend. He did not wish to oriticise the way in which jurymen do perform their duty baoumas since he had been there, thors had been only three such cases,

LICENSING.

2. Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Seeger for the At Ballinamore, Leitrim, Felix Prior and reaches the money changer's she finds that the this represents a sad record of failure John Logan, young men, were charged with pile which she has in her band is only worthless The Agent Ganeral for South Australia lins because experience had disclosed the evils transfer to him from one Fngeburg Wissing of but can the bismo be justly laid upon following Mrs Sarali MeBroderick and her paper. Li Tai, a musician, who with his received Information by entis that the inter incident with popular government, which were the publican's loance to sell by retail intoxicat the shoulders of Senhor COUTTHEO? Our daughter and intimidating shopkeepers from confederate, successfully worked this trick in State egg laying competitions which have been not felt while arbicary government held the ing liquors on premises numbered 265 and 268,

Governmentsin Queensland and South Australia domanda now made is the name of liberty for German Tavern,” contributor's statement indicates that there, supplying them with goods. It was stated that the centre of the city on the 13th and 14th thet, going on under supervision of the respective field; and whether rosson was badanse of the Queen's Road Central under the sign of The 3 Joseph Henry Newbold for permission to is much that is rotten in the government the MeBroderické were members of a boycotted was however arrested on Sunday, one of his during the last twelve months have just hoon farther changes which were deemed dangerous and that in each competition South Democracy had not brought all that had of the Colony, and prima facie it is family, and the defendants followed them into victims, an old woman, having gone out with concldu hans laid the greatest number of been hoped cut it, and so there had been remove the business now carried on by him

the police daily and identifying him as he was charge against the governor that shops in the name of the United Irish Long about to leave for Maino. He was convicted eggs In the former competition the winner certain revulsion of fooling agaitist it. Many was a ban of six white Leghorne, which laid of the most powerful minds were now occupied and the shopkeepers thereupon refused to supply an important industry should disappearem with goods. The defence was that the on both charges and sentenced to three months 1,538 eggs during the year, and in the latter is in not to broaden and deepen Lowing to trouble with government law could not compel anyone to associate with imprisonment on each, the sentences ip run another hem of similar breed laid 1,531 egg channel hit to erect barriers that would check

or Kalde It How fficials, and, again, that another soured another. The case was dismissed.

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