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but so that it should be of no service to It is under these ita neighbour's crops. circumstances that Franes comes forward with no plan of her own, but to suggest n possible method of compromise. She likes all the achomes in turn, and will not use her influence to hamper any so far as they are intended to promote the harmony of

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At the Magistrasy yesterday before Mr. Keep Mr. W. J. Crawford, Kowloon Dooks prosecuted a ricsha coolie for having refused to complete a journey, as of 25 was imposed.

Ruania's Russia's is not after all so unlike view of rat and fresh air theories, it is curious that proposed by England, and so she thinks to note that two cases were found in boat or that it would not be a bad thing for Russiapan, and England to put their heads together, and concoct something really feasible. It may, of course, bo alleged that such a proposal is not as disinterested as France would make it appear that France is deeply interested at the moment in the preservation of peace, and is prepared to momentarily sacrifica her traditional nubitions in order to gain the requisite time to make her future preparations. Now, of course, this is largely the case, but aftor all the true incentive to a peaceful policy is the feeling that a nation may be employed in much more profitable things in its own interest, than in secking to make its neighboura uncontortable.

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like to see them friendly between themselves. France his in fact much to gain from such an understanding it entails no hardship ner responsibility on her, and it is almost impossible to imagine such a combination of circumstances as would make an under. standing between the two in any way menacing to her interests. On the other hand, there are circumstances under which a good understanding with both England and Russia may be of inanite advantage to France, and auch seems to be the case nt the present with regard to the Balkan Peninsula. It is probable that, if the absorption of the Balkan landa by any of the great Fowers became inevitable, Franco would prefer to see Russia there rather than Germany, but the mutual jealousies of the two have been so thoroughly aroused that

A fire oogarred in a dwelling house at Taumati on Monday and two women and child wore burnt. The brigade was in attend. ance and extinguished the man. The fire was asused by a woman upsetting a korosone lamp.

Detective Sergeant Murizon, who has been promoted to the rank of Inspector, has taken. over charge of the dalies at Shaukiwao, whils Inspector Bokarison has gone from Shaukiwan to West Point-to-take the place of Inspector Collett who has gone home on leave,

In ones at the Magistracy yesterday in which a Chinawoman, the propriatrix of a cartala property, was summoned for a contravention of (he building byelaws, the prosecuting inspector said permission was given to her to heighten

the walls but when he wont back he found that

a new house had been built.

The Shanghai Mercury understands that rearolara from the Imperial Maritims Customs were successful in discovering 91 botiles of morphie, valued af Tis, 15,000 on beard the Heifoo. The drug is being kept on board a warship ontside the port meantime, while efforts are being made to discover the owners,

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending the 17th May, 1908, shows that of non-Chiness there were 314 to the Library and 145 to the Museum and of Chinese 153 to the former and 2,682 to the latter. The Library was therefore used by 467 persons and the Museum by 2,807.

Four Liscars wero prosecuted at the Marine Court yesterday by Captain Simpson of the steamer Clan Macmillan for continued wilful disobedience to kis lawful commands since the 18th inst. in this harbour. The

special meeting of the Sanitary Board la Theresalt of the negotiations between Chian

alled for Friday afternoon for the purpose of and Japan for the exploitation of the Yalu TELEGRAMS.

further considering the amended Pabllo Health forests in that the district extends to the Hun and Buildings Ordinance.

Another stowaway was before the Pollos found on board the "Babi" and was sent to Court yesterday. This man, '4 Japanese, was

prison for three months,

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A painter employed at Masire, Butterfield and Swire's shipyard at Quarry Bay while engaged at his work fell through the glass roof of the saw mill to the ground, a distance of 40

fest, and was killed instantly,

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The 2nd Batt. East Kent Regiment, "The Buffs, now in South Africa, which has bean ordered to relieve the 3rd Batt, Middlesex Regiment af Hongkong next trooping, sesson, will celebrate its jubilse šbis year, having been raised in Limerick in the antuma of 1858.

The many friends foreign and natire of Total Liang Yee Ho (M.T. Liang) will be pleased to know that this gentleman has been transferred recently from Tientsin to. Peking to a liigber post. Tantai Liang has been raised to be a councillor of the Wat Wu-pa

River. The term of the agreement is 25 years undertaking la Y. 3,000,000 to be shared equally with option of renewal Thé capital of the

between Chinese and Japanese. The personnel will be Chinees, but the Director-Genural and the Managing Directors will be Japanese. The royalty will be five per cent. of the net proceeds.

Public Opinion is often accused of not mean ing precisely what it ways. This in, perhaps,

the explanation of an advertisement which appear in "The Chinese Pablic Opinion” of Peking:-

THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS,

in English and Chinese

by

Mr. Wên Haasu-oh'ion, a student of low class,

Is this humility, misapprehension or merely our old friend "Failed B. A, of the Caloutta University" turning op in another land N.C. Daily Neios.

According to a statement in the driller- istische Monatshefte, the ships captured by the Sir Thomas Shaughnessy left Montreal for Japanoss from the Russians, and now England on April 17th in connexion with the undergoing repair, are also to be rearmed with that the position of the medium armament of negotiations for the renewal of the contractus of heavier calibre. It being gonsidered with the Imperial Government for the mail 12 15-em, gave in double revolving errets service to China, and Japan over the Canadian yields a rate of ice but slightly superior to that Pacific route, which expired last month. Lpon of single guns, the Iwami (formerly the Orel) the real of the contract at pametine to go ment of the fleet of fast stamehips for the Atlantic and the Pacifio,

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MID-NIGHT FIGHTING.

LONDON, May 18th. General Willcocks' troops have been engaged in a mid-night fight with the Mohmand tribes.

The towers of the Dawaizagai tribes have been destroyed and the Kamali and Halimzais tribes punished.

They are now asking for terms. CHOLERA AMONG THE FUSILIERS.

LONDON, May 18th. Cholera has broken out among the Muuster Fusiliers and so far thera have been 27 deaths.

THE AMERICAN TARIFF

LONDON, May 18th. Preparations are being made at is to receive six 20.8-om, guns, plaset in single Washington for the revision of the

turretr. The battleships Sagami and Suwo (the old Perosviet and Pobieda) will receive a tariff. mein armanent of four 30,5 in place of 25:1-cm. The following message from London appearguns. In order to admit of this inoreseed in the Madrid newspaper "A. B. C."-Lord weight of metal, some of the loss favourably squlib, the new Prime Minister, is working placed 15-cm, gans (originally 11) are to be setively in the organisation of his Cabinet. dispensed with, and the fighting tops, too, are

to be removed. This morning he bed interviews with saveral important personalities, among whom were Mr. Bemal, Under-Secretary of the Interior, Me Muckings, P., Lord Bauchian, ned mister Kunaman, Secretary of the Treasury.

The practice of enlisting the aid of the pro- fessional tatover for the purpose of acquiring a peach-like cataplexión is nothing new among Parisian bdies, and the practica 836m3 to have caught on in New York. There, according to French contemporary, solresses and others are discarding the harmless ory on as a means of obtaining nicely-pencilled eyebrows and amb besides being difficult to dotset, has the dis mitting themselves to the tatooer, whose work,

tination of being permansut.

BALS. WATSON & CO., neither avent can at the moment ba looked Harbour Master found the defendants guilly Criminst Sessions to-day when thres Chines

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and sentenced them to six weeks hard laboar

and to forfeit six days' pay-

upon as within the limits of historical possibility. For the present Russia is a

It is reported that the King's appointment useful counterpoise to Germany in the

of the Earl of Dudley as Governor-General of Mediterranean; and France cannot forget Australia is the forerunner of a Royal vidt te that Germany has recantly shown every the Antipodes: The King has long wanted to intention to interfere with French develop pay a visit to the most distant portion of his ment in this region, which France in the Empire and Sir Frederick Troyes has told him. paet has always looked upon as her specialit would do him an incalculable amount of good sphere. Quite apart from mere antimot, It is assorted that Lord Dudley's principal duty which after all is bat un aztertain ground next year will be to make arrangements for the

King's visit, for harmonious working, France has every. object in preserving the status que in Europe. She and England having tried the effect of a working aaderstanding have found it not only practicable but agreeable,

Aa interesting murder trial opsus at the

will be arraigned on the capital charge for causing the death of three men on the hillside above Shafin at the end of 1906. The case will throw some interesting sida lights on Chinese life and customs, and will probably last for more than one day, as there are about. 20 witnesses for the defenes which hopes to prove

sa alibi.

When people stand up at the close of a public dinner, and join in the chorus of the familiar song, For-ho's a jolly good fellow,' they are perhaps ignorant of the antiquity of the air they are singing," says the Musical Homs Journal." The words ware only written in 1627, and belong to the second verse of a song which was first known as 'We won't go home till morning, but the air is adapted from the famous French song known as Malbrook s'en vat en or sometimes called Malbrook' for guerre," short. It was composed in provincial French to ridicule the great Duke of Marlborough, and seen from too many indications that Dr. Sun Yat-sen has sent a secret agent to throw a slur on his exple's.

According to the latest report of the anti- Correspondents must forward their names and ad

monarchist irruption, the Government troops, drorses with communications addressed to the

who are armed with obsolete rifles, have been Editor, not for publication but as evidenes of good

repeatedly defented and Naseh'i and Menze faith.

districts have been entered by the fasargents, All Letters for publication should be written on

so that it might be supposed that with a, Viceroy Hsi Liang haat suother telegram ene ride of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that have good understanding with Italy, peace for to the Capital arging the sending of reinforce the present generation at least, might be ments from the Peiyang and funds from the already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra sopics of DAILY PERSE ld be looked upon as assured. Unfortunately weViceroy of Szechuan and the Governor of Kasichow. It is stated in a balive paper sant before 11 am, on day of publication. After that have

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hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cashently that we can scarcely count upsa ita to assassinats Viceroy Hai Liang who, as

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IN MEMORIAM.

continuance from day to day. The little aflair of the Mitrowilza Railway shows bow baseless would be such an assurance, Of- course the disturbing element on the Conti- In Sad and Loving Memory of R... D._Vi_11, nent of Europe is the position of the Dual died on 20th May, 1900.

Monarchy. Without impating ulterior HONGKONG OFFICH: 104, Des Vœux Road Cmotives to anyone, the combination in one LONDON OFFICHT 131. Fleet Stabet, E.Ű pulitical state of two peoples so diverse in their traditions and past history as Austria Hungary has innate in it the seeds of

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already stated, is now at Teaghaision.

Font more stories, or 43ft, are to be added to the white marble tower at the corner of the The building of the steamers for the perform Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's build ance of the Orient Company's new mail contracting at New York. The Metropolitan Tower with the Commonwealth Government is making good-progeese. The vessels have been designed to meet the special requirements of the Aus trálian trade in all respots. The passenger as commodation will be of a luxurious character, combining all the latest devices for enimncing

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KING'S CHINESE VISITOR. LONDON, May 18th. H. M the King has received Wang Ta Sieb.

NAVAL OFFICER COURT- MARTIALLED,

scout

The past week or so has witnessed extra. ordinary scones at temporary Chinese theatres. The five days' performances at Causeway Bay kave just concluded, and the police in that

LONDON, May 18th Lieutenant Powell, Commander of locality are relieved of the extra duty which fell to their let in that connection. Thass performanose, which aro of a religions nature, the torpedo boat destroyer "Gála,”

acted audiences of vast dimensions. On which was sunk by the were at least seven thousand people in the * Attentive during naval mandou- Saturday night it was estimated that there

utilised and mary spectators were accommodated matched. Every available inch of space was vres on the 29th April, has been tried- in the rigging. A special company of talented by court martial, and reprimanded. artistea as brought down from Canton at a cost of no less than $1750 and another 1250 was spent in oreating the large matshed, so that the kaifongs of Jardine's Bazaar who were the promoters of this show had to clear $2000 before they made any profit. And there can be no doubt that a handsome proft was made The Chinese are more patient than Occidentala and they do not rush away home after a few hours' entertainment. Many of them sit the performances out all night, from siz o'clock at night till six in the morning.

But large of the andiances were at Causeway Bay they were eclipsed at Yaumati last week, where at the temporary theatre one night there were no fewer than 10,000 people and the preft made on the fire days' performaness amounted to 33000. -

THE OPIUM QUESTION.

PROT/ST ST THE HONGKONG, GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERGOE

The following - resolution was passed on animously by the Committee of the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting held on Saturday the 16th insḥ:

"The Committee of the Chamber record their strong protest against any arbitrary orders from the Imperial Government to close Immediately the Opium divans in Hongkong,*

"The Committee of this Chamber is entirely

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THE CHINESE MINISTER TO GREAT BRITIAN.

LONDON, May 17th. The Chinese Minister has been received

in audience by the King, and has presented the special Chinese envoy to His Majesty. The Envoy in to study the English čon- stitutional system

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THE FRENCH IN MOROCCO/

LONDON, May 17th.. The French bave occupied Bud Enib Fafter attacks lasting for seven hours. On Friday the enemy was routed with heavy losses and the abandonment of their supplies. The French casualties were slight.

CBETE AND THE PORTE.

LONDON, May 17th. It is stated that the Forte is preparing to protest against the withdrawal of the inter- national troops

from Crete.

LOCAL SPORT.

MOUNTED PAPERCHASE. The United Services Recreation Club will:

sympathetic towards all ressonable bona fide Forks for the mitigation of the abaas of opium but is of the opinion that any notion baving for its objest the immediate suppression of the sale and use of opium in Hongkong will have serious affects on the economic conditions bere and lead

disastrous results to the Colony's prosperity bold their next mounted paperchase to-morrow (Thursday). The meet is at the U. 8. E. Cah kong Government to inform the Imperial Go- from Hongkong are being made by Kennedy's It is therefore resolved to request the Hong- at 5 pm. Arrangements for taking ponies

vernment that any hasty and ill-considered Stables. All are invited, action taken in this matter to the detriment of

resented, but that on the other band a policy of Imperial Government's agreement with India

gradual redution similar in its action to the

will be loyally supported."

BUDDHISM IN EUROPE.

REW MISSIONARY MOVEMENT.

will then vie_88ft above its neighbour, the Singer building, and it has the additional advantage of being built on higher ground. The total height of the Insuranos building will bo 700ft, above the pavement, fifty-two stories, with two floors below the street level. Though the comfort and safety of passengers. Provision not nearly completed, it is already conspicuons is being made for the escrying of Government from every part of Greater New York, St. ility; and here besides the ordinary emigran & or troops on a large Bonlo if required. Paale Cathedral is 370ft, high, and Westminster auless similar action is enforced in China. grounds of common interest the bond of The steamers will have a large carrying capacity Cathedral, including the ten-fest cross, 2831t HONGKONG, MAT 20TH, 1908.

union is merely personal, and the two for frozen produce. Tus French Government the other day underlying stocks of Mgar and Teuton declared with regard to the troubles, in have so many centrifugal qualities that even

was charged with stealing two boxes of Ceylon nineteen-year-old Boer, son of a farmer, Mr, the interests of this Colony will be generally Bulgarin that its action was perfectly distheir mutant respect for their common tea, the property of Messrs K. J. Williams and. Josef Erasmus, killed threo lions, with no one interested; the first feeling on reading the sovereign Francis Joseph has at times had Co., was again before Mr. Wood at the Mag by him except a young Kaffir boy, Ho. was on announcement was, as is customary with all difficulty in preserving their union. But the tracy yesterday afternoon. Mr. P. W. Goldring his way to the Messina miniy says the Pretoria Emperor Francis Joseph is rapidly approach-proseruted and Mr. R. Harding defended, Li "Volksstem," and had anyoked his donkey

A London contemporary aaye-The first” disinterested announcements, that some

Buddhist monk to visit.this country will arrivə ing the allotted span of human existence, of two boxes of ten after he had been dismissed team, when the boy ran up to tell him that thres THE NEW BAYONET.

in Loudon on Thursday next. By name the deep laid and dangerous scheme was being and the future present an unknowabla from the servies of complainanta and had lions were making for the donkeys, Young harboured to upset the entire of Europe blank, and Europe has to be on the qui vive disposed of them. For the defence it was Erasmus seined his gun and ärad, killing a big

The War Ofica anthorities are evidently Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyye, he is of European parents and was born in Bangoon, a profound Pali sobolar, and deeply versed in all the myg- Disinterested proposals have usually some- for what may any day occur. A. blow, or even contended that the tea had not been proved to lioness, The others jumped up, and he shot resolved not to be the victims of rash boste in. the matter of the now British bayonet. It has thing unpleasant about them, and no-quarter

Lone, a younger lioness.

taken three years to come to a decision and as tories and lore of Buddhism, which, among in Earops has been so fruitful in them atmosphere bring about a catastrophe, and was produced to show that defendant had to the soome, and, to make sure the first provides for only a small portion of what is when he arrives," said Mr. P. Ellams, a basty word may ir ench an explosiva | belong to Messrs Williams and Co., and a letter hied some bush, The young heater osme many months to place the order, which after all the world's non-Christian religions, claims the

number of votaries. de the Balkan Peninsula. As it is the Europe, without having time to think, formed the complainants that he had taken two lions were dead, fired another shot. This required. The wisdom of this lattar step is not honorary secretary of the Buddhil Society of unexpected that always happens, on looking may suddenly and itself parted into two delivery of the Tea, His Worship dismissed startled the third in hiding and it came out vacy clear. A modern ride with its commited Great Britain and Ireland, he will reesive b mechanism needs no doubt long and exhaustive warm welcome. He is most distinguished further into the matter it becomes apparent hostile camps. The shock of such an ex-

fearing. Erasmus shot him dead on the spot,

triala before it in finally accepted. but once

man and in the full order of Visky. His visit that no machiavellian scheme is really plesion must naturally severely affect the

the pattern

of bayonet has been decided on, concealed under the French proposals, and stability of the dangerously unbalanced remembered as Acting Viceroy at Nanking In In the entertaing book of social suggestions all that seems necessary is that the quality has been contemplated for some renza. With Europe that they are really, so far as any privalo Balkan states, and probably lead to the 1905 and subsequently Viceroy at Canton, entitled "Speaking Rathar Seriously which of the steel should be thoroughly tested his advent the missionary enterprise

retired into private lile last year, making his Mr. W. Pell Eidge has just put forth, I find a with

before the weapons are issued to the troops begins on a wider scale,

this proviso, there is no Tea interests of her own are concerned, as ghe outbreak of a war of extermination in all home in Yangohet, opposite Chinkiang. It plea for the Cockney accent, which Mr. Ridge Bon why the Regalar, to say nothing of the 100 Buddhista ja this country, Professor T. W says, perfectly disinterested. This Bulgarian the provincos under Turkish rule. The seems that friends of bis Excellency in Peking contends akas as much right to exist and to be territorial Army, should not be equipped affair hoa, as we have had too much reason most unbiased state in Christendom could tried the other day to get him into the pallje respected as those of Yorshire or Devonshire simultaneously thus doing away with further delay, Reuter announces the extra length of to know, for years been the bugbear of not afford to look with indifference on such service onos more sad spoke to the Empress He tells this story to adorn his tale, if not to the new pattern as three inches. This does Europe, and proposals, each one more a spectacle, and it is in the hope of finding Dowager on his behalf. A Peking Hspatch point his moral: A distinguishod musician has not agree with the detailed account that were untenable than all that had gone before it, the nations prepared for the eventuality now reports that, seting upon the suggestion the London tongue without knowing it, and published in the home press. The blade of the have been plentiful as blackberries in at that Franco socks to engage beforehand the Team Milkar whether it would be advisable to tells crine all to give the anecdote of the little understood Bust the British Army was 60 her Majesty yesterday asked Grand Connoillor tells stories ill strating the peculiarities. He Japanese bayonot is sixteen inches and it

provided with tumu. Each of the Powers considering itself good offices of her two friends England and recall Chon Fa to active life. The reply was girl who said at the tan table: Mother, can I respects, there are material differences from the

the Bhikkhu Ananda Metteyye on the Buda. interested has sought, not the settlement of Russia. Whatever we may think of the that Chon Fo, slthough an able man (he was have a piece more kike " and received the reply; old pattern, Tostead of being double-edged it hist religion, and it is our intention to the trouble, but to keep it open in the hope possibilities of the case we are at least the late Marquis Li Hung-chang's protège), is You shouldn't say kike, dear; you should say has a broad rib on top, the sharpened portionsstablish Buddhist church and a mission

being underneath, This sounds great that something might eventually turn up to bound to acknowledge France's disin now too aged for each work, being also perfectly kike " The well-known musician, in telling improvement on the ridiculous little twelve inch ultimately to other European countries. The

first lectare, at which we sutioipate its own private advantage, and each has had torestedness in the affair, and receive her deaf, The Empress Dowager resined silent, this, adda: "And all the time they both bayonet and will give the British soldier a distinguished audiense, will be at the rooms of

which means that ex-Viceroy Chou Fu'e chance thought they were saying kike

If batter chance in fighting at close quarters. its own scheme of evoking rain from heaven, suggestions in good part,

the Royal Asiatic Society on May 8,” Times of India: of a return to solive life is small.

the summons.

His. Excellency, Chon. Fu who will be

At the present time there are more than

the leader,

Rhys Davis, the eminent l'ali acholar, being If Uut now the headquarters of the Badd- hist revival Las been Rauguou. It by now been decided to transfer the international headquarters to London, and the movement metropolis, but of the country generally. may be considered a not iqconsiderable addition

an inok longer In othe Lectures and addresses will he delivered by

to the intellectual life not only of the

Very