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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 16TH, 1968.

The young Frizos Phra Ong Chow-show Siriwonges, nephew of the King of Siam, has died of pneumonia at Nelsse, Germany, where he was studying in the military school."

problem is a language problem, and if The English Mail of the 16th May. was China herself and the other nations re-dellrered in London on the lith inst. cognise this, the Eastern Window' will

The German Mail homeward does not leave soon open for light.” That might mean † this week until Thursday morning, the mail anything or nothing, and our Peking con- along at 8.x.m., temporary is naughty enough, to suggest that it is merely vapid vapourising in protest against a language and a literature which the writer cannot master." The Times olings persistently to the theory that suggests itself, that Japan's victories over China and Russia 'have made the Chinese discontented with their own educational system. As it says, the Russo-Japanese wartaught them that with Western learn- gan Ashtic State might victoriously romist one of the greatest of European Powers." To which Chinten Public Opinion replies acathingly as follows:

Really Now this is nowa to us; We fought Japan it is true, but at the time we were by no means belligerent nor were we satisipating the attack that was made upon us. From the Russo-Japanese war we learned that a astion with an army and navy, of mushroom growth, if assisted by the strongest nation in the work was able to drive out of a leased territory, or rather half of a leased territory, a badly. organised aroy of Europeans; several thousand miles from their base of supplies, by putting munitions of something more than two to one into the fields proportion of men and They were able to destroy a usvy nominally more powerful than their own, by sections" and with luck, bad sasmanship on the part of their adversaries, tactiosl hints and telegraphio in formation from oatside soures, aiding them considerably.

That is, we were going to say. a thoroughly Chinese point of view, but on reflection it Beemg to suggest a little more than that. It reads like a foreign bullet fired from a Chinese gun. There is in that belittlement of a notable achievement; an achievement not managed without much study, patience, and patriotic bergiem and self-sacrifice, a sou- pion of foreign jealousy. If there is no foreign inspiration about it, it becomes obvious that those were wrong who assumed that Chins was feverishly setting about reforms in a spirit of admiration and emul ation of the Japanaso. We have always reminded our readers that here-worship of that sort was folikely to come as from Chiness to Japanese, and the Chinese formula would most likely take this pattern, that "if the Japanese could do so well, we A. S. WATSON & CO.. Chinese could do so much better." The

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Times thinks that China is yourning to imitate Japan, but that it lacks the moet important qualities that Japan enjoya "They " (the Chinese)" must either a lopt beliefs and habits compatible with the scientific attitude or they must accommodate their own ethical system to that attitude," This it says, because the Chinese, in its Correspondents must forward their names and adview, had attributed to her acquisition of dresser with communications" addread to thờ Editor, not for publication but as evidence of goog European arts and sciences results which

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were, in fact, due to her súccess iu grafting those arts and sciences upon rare moral qualities and habits which are wholly irritates our Peking contemporary, and it independent of them," This naturally

rrupts a little tirade which we have no rouble in identifying as genuine Chinesc

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Sir William and Lady Des Voux will not be readout in London this season. Sir William, though convalescent, has not completely re covered strength after more than a year of illness,

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A meenage from President Roosevelt was read in the House of Representatives urging the voting of an appropriation to susble the by joint international commission of the opiam Uulted States to take part in the investigation

bralo in the Far East.

Last week there were 88 plague cases, with 70 deals. Adding sixteen for the 48 hours anding noon yesterday, we get the totals of 759 casse, 635 desthe. The week's victims fuoaded a Japanees, Jew, a Portuguese, and a Eurasian,

Commander Ball Taylor, R.N., had before him At the Marine Court yesterday the Hon. sixowners of sampans for having made fast to the.." Signal" They said they were told by the Captain to fasten just astern. They were each fine 83 or seven daya' imprisonment.”

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The Dutch Colonial authorities, in order to fight the opiam scoure, meditate extensive experiments with s new medicament called Combretam Sandaisan," which grows aban dantly in Sumatra, the dried leaves of which are slimed to arouse absolute aversion from the

drug.

A dispatch from Amoy states ibat-Mr. Chen Fashên, Director-General of the Fakien Beilway, still refuses to dismiss his personal friends and relatives who have been engaged without the consent or knowledge of the share holders; and that the latter have decided to step subscribing towards the railway shares,

Ashroff and accountant in the Netherlands

Bank was at the Magistracy yesterday remind TELEGRAMS.

of the compradore of the bark. ad on, a charge of emberaling $392,06 the monys

The Chinese are endeavouring to raise the launch "Kam Shan" and a gold medal for subscriptions in order to present a silk Ang to the coxswain who dil such noble work in rescuing passengere from the wreck of the

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Ting-fang, Chinesa Minister in Washington, According to a dispatch from Paklug, Wu

reports that alter his present term of office, Preddent Roosevelt, will visit Chius; and his Excellency requests the Government to make preparations for giving Mr. Roosevelt a hearty welcome.

proportion in Paris, that it is soberly reported Bats are now being worn of such a gigantic

that many Indien are unable tocator an ordinary cab of the small brougham type common in Paris. Some of them compromise the master by resting on the door of the facre, or buddling" themselves up in a manner that must mean port, tire torture. But apparently they do not mind so long as they see their headgear. One thinks with new sympathy of the man who at a maticés performance in one of the Paris theatres, re cently went out and hired tro market porters (who wear hatt about 2 ft. in diameter) to come his own view with her terrific hand-drosa. In and sit in front of a lady who was obsering

["DAILT FEISS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] OBITUARY.

LONDON, June '15th.

Lord Derby is dead. The deceased nobleman had a most dis

years later when he won a spirited fight for the army in 1858 hat took up polition life eight tinguished career. Born in 1841 ha entered the

representation of Preston. A few years after wards he became Lord of the Admiralty and Was Financial Secretary for War from 1874 to 1877 He bald other portfolios in subsequent Conservative administrations and was a most popular Goremer General of Canada during The five years 1888 till 1803. He has frequently entertained royalty at his stately residence at Knowsley and was an A. D. C. to flia Majesty.] RUSSIAN RAILWAY ENTER- PRISE

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LONDON, June 15th. The Annir Railway Bill is passed. PAN ANGLICAN CONGRESS.

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LONDON, June 15th. The Pan Anglican Congress has been opened.

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Caly's few years age the manufacture of cement in Japan was making very slow, pro-

LONDON, June 15th. country soarsely szooeding 600,000 barrels. Of greas, the monthly supply throughout the

The Grand Prix, the blue ribbon of lats, with the lorease of various enterprise, the French turf, was run at Paris on water-power, electric worke, ets, the demand is such as railway construction, wat works, Sunday, the winner being North described as growing by lops and bounds and pressing the mills for more output and greater facilities. At present the total outpat throughout the country reaches about 1,800,000 barrels per month. The foreign made product bas diminished under compeition. It is ex. pested that the home manufactured article will eventually monopolise the market,

"The Japan Times" remarks that a medical Hiss Gladys Keevil, who is doing what she discovery has recently been achieved by a Shropshire out of Parliament, was speaking at Kands, after many years of hard study, bas can to keep the Liberal candidate for North Japanese physician, Dr. Kelishiro Okasski, of suffragiat meeting at Newport when su elector recently found's medical drug possessing the call out "Don't you wish you were a man?"capioity of digesting albuminons substanes, Lastently he got his anawer."Don't you wish The drag is made from the yest of rion. Mr. you were?" the lady retorted.

Okunki is now hard at work upon an account

of his discovery, and his friends have under The offency of this form of signalling la thick taken to establish for him a fetory to produce or foggy weather has recently been farther the new medicins. Mr. Okasski has strazdy demonstrated. The captain of the "Kaiser patented his lavention in England, France, Wilhelm II." reports that on the last home-Italy and several other countries. It may ward passage the sabmarine signal bell of the here be mentioned that Mr. Okniaki, about Saadette Lightship, off Dankirk, which was twenty-five years, ago, Arst introduced the ass passed in a thick fog, was distinctly beard at a of diss tavo.. distance of 19 miles.

The Admiralty announces that the King has motos: Rear-Admiral George is Clars Eger. bees pleased to approve of the following appoint

ton, C.B., to be Commander-in-Chief Cape of Good Hope Station, in ples of Vice-Adeira! Sir Edmund S. Poë, KC.V.O.Vios-Admira! Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, B., K.C.V.O.. to be second in command of the Channel Fleet on the promoties to the rank of admiral of

KCMG., GV.O." Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Neville Custance,

A bronze bust of the late Sir Thomas Hanbury was unveiled at La Mortola, Ventimiglia, in the village square. There was a large and representative gathering from the neighbouring towns and village, including the Sonspréfet of San Remo and the Maire of Ventimiglia. Speeches were made acknowledging all the good the conimunity oven to Sir Thomas Hanbary's

[REUTER'S SERVICE.]

SIR ROBERT HART ON THE CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE. LONTON, June 13th.

would

representative, said that he thought the Sir Robert Hart, interviewed by Reuter's

training, and be admissable to the Custom'e young Chinese would bow to a course of

service in four or five years. As time advanced, the foreign element gradually disappear, but the service would remain much as at present during the currency of loans. Nothing can prevent China from becoming a world pover, bi she will move, elowly, and it is unlikely that she will change from a friendly into something in Tibet, and he is seriously an aggressive power. Chin means to do

considering the development on commercial in that region. lines, the establishment of a postal system

CHINESE SEAMEN IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM...

Lorpos, June 13th.

British seamen that it was not intended to Mr. Churchill assured a deputation of

Leoni sages my: “Big fish eat little fish It might be fair to call the Farmer's Union and little fish, eat shrimp, and shrimp est mud." the Night Ride of Kentucky and Virginia the big fish, the Tobabeo Trust the little fish and the Chinese coolie the shrimp that eats the mud. This parallel has been suggested by the progeous of a representative of a great tobacco company through Shuntang and North Kiangsu, K has placarded the towns and incidentally visited allow Chinese sailors in the United King- stores that sold imitation brands of the comdom, and that new regalations were being and stamped on the ground. But for the test, unless they could prove they were pany's goods. These cigarettes he tore open drafted requiring them to pass the language timidity of the Httle merchante who had evidently bought the goods in utter ignorance. of any patent law, shere might have arisen su interesting case for international equity.

Britishers.

THE "POWAN,"

The wreck of the "Powan" was offered for

A STEEN CHASE.

so far this year amount in yardage to about 11 covered from the wreck such as compasses, per cent. The millor absorption in obially Turkey, China, Egypt, and several South Ameoutlery ste. did est raalies mush. Two astonishing bowling performances were

rican ontlets. It is thought that May will be accomplished by G. H. Hirst, the famous Yorktime in Lancashire, It is most astonishing. a lean month, owing to the increasing short shira cricketer, at Northampton in the match between Northamptonshire and Yorkshire. His bowling analpais in the two innings of Northamptonshire was.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 15th June.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIMY JUSTICE (Sin FRANCIA PIGGOTT).

QUESTIONED JUDGMENTS. Hearing of the motion presented by the Kom, Mr. H. E. Polleok, K... for an order to set saide judgments given against the Tung Shing will be remembered that the motion was moved Wo firm in November last was resumed. It on the ground that the defendants had var existed or had a place of business, nor had any of their partners ever been resident in the Colony of Hongkong; and that the debts in repeal of which the actions were brought ware incurred, if at all, in the Empire of China, and not in Hongkong: and that the orders in pursuance of which the writs in the notions ware served by way of substituted service were wrongfully obtained,

Mr. Pollock was instructed by Mr. Desson, (of Mesars Deacon, Looker and Dossov), an beball of the Tang Shing Wo firm," the defen. dants in the original action, and Mr. M. W. Slade (instructed by Mr. Crowther Smith, of Messis, D'Almada and Smith) appeared for the plaintifs,

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His Lordship said-There is one point to which I want to refer. There is no consolida tion in this, and there is only one motion made in the four motions. It is entirely the fault of the Registrar and I must simply ask him to......... wako ap. It is their business to look after the finances and there must be a formal application, made for consolidation. Of course it is for convenience of all parties, and I think the proper course to persue, so far as the revenus concerned, is that the motion should bear the

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propor stampa and the affidavit on the other side, if filed by the four plaintiffs, should `bea ? tho me atacaps is before.

Mr. M. Slado-We did our best to get things straight, and we came and asked what we should do. Thers being four parties we did not know what to do.

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His Lordship-The Registrar must wake up, I am not in any way criticising the actions of-- the solicitors because they are only too ready to fall in with any suggestions made.

pleases; that will ba dona.

Hon. Mr. H. E, Pollock-If your Lordship

carried on business in the colony. They had Mr. Blade said the Tang Shing Worm had

børrored money, and instead of shipping the goods that were to be sent in payment to their firm, thus absolutely taking away the security of the plaintiff firm.

own firm, they shipped them to snother outside

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putting forward a different story to what they Mr. Pollock, in reply, said the plaintiffs were

had first doolered, and therefore the court should

that

if a person who had his principal business in

His Lordship, in giving judgment, another colony wished to show that there was su agency here we must make that clear. Besides, the défendant's goat had borrowed money from the plaintiffe, their ageng had accapted the money, and under the circumstances it was par fectly justifiable for the plalatiff to say, that so far

treat them se nareliable witnesses.

they know, these people carried on busi here. He therefore rejected the application.

IN APELLATE JURISDICTION.

LRAVE TO APPEAL.

The Hon. Mr. Pollock, K.C., asked leave on. behalf of the Russ-Chinese Bank to appset against the decision in the jury solion wherein Li Yaa Sain elaimed $41,415 from the Bamo- Chine Bank, bing money alleged to have been landed to defendanta for transmission to Shanghai on behalf of the plaintiff. Mr. M. W. Slade, instructed by Mr. C. II. Bonvie,

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Mars, Johnson, Stokes and Master, onde the Pollock, K.C., instructed by Me. Gadge, of

formal application.

The hearing was sdjourned till July 2ad.

FAST MOTOR BOAT FOR THE CHINESE NAVY,

That Japan ha required a superficial veneer of European arts and solences we would not for moment, dony, bizt that she has grafted them pon rare moral qualities and babits," we bag laava to doubt. As a matter of fact, judging by our own standards, we ware not aware that Japan possessed great moral qualities and

The material falling-off in our exports ia la by suotion yesterday by Mossrs. Hughes Appeared for Li Yau Sam and Hon. Mr. H. E. April and for the past four months is telling and Hough. The hall was knocked down to habite. If ou soarsely be expected, therefore, that we should seek other standards in order to kindness, and Mr. Cell Hanbury returned upon stocks abroad. The lessened shipments Mr. Robert Jack for $750. The articles re- form conclusions such as this serrespondent. thanks in the name of the family. The bust redits us with making. The gentleman is didaatin upon the results which will follow

was erected by a subscription among the Mortola проп failure to combine the ethics of Japan, or their

population. kin, with Western lasening, but seeing that we do not admit his promise we can only say that if the adoption of a Japanese code of morality ethios and babits is essential to the s and THERE is no doubt that Chinese Public mther remain without that most desirable no- assimilation of Western learning we would Option, the new paper appearing in English suisition. As a matter of fact we are more at Peking, is thoroughly Chinese. A state-grafting of a knowledge of foreign warfare on faolined to attribute Japan's success to the ment has appeared that it was encouraged to a patriotism and a fearlessness of death which by Germans in Germauintorests, and edited is fabatical. by a member of the German Legation Staff. To this the editor replies that we are Chinese and Chinese only." If there were any further doubt remaining, it should be

Hongkong, June 16тa, 1908.

For we find that anti-Japanese outburst, with its siguiicant admission of the Ja pabese fearless patriotism, followed by a generally anti-foreign passaga, which we

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8,5 4 12. 6 ....11.2 & 7 € Northamptonshire's second innings ralised He has captured twelve wickets for 19 rana, only 15 runs, and Yorkshire won by an innings and 4 runs.

that our exports of yarn keep up the weight for April last, being nearly equal to the same month of last year. The weight for the past four months is really heavier than 1908, Germany shows a falling-off, and so does Roumania and Turkey, while Bulgaria, Frames, and Holland koop op well. It may be added that our ship notably to Japan sud Indis. ments of textile machinery as again large.

It has been decided to hold at Brighton, in Joly of next year, an English Charob pageant,

Aberdeen on Sunday & disturbance took place The story of a long share and a stern chase was told at the Magistracy yesterday. At outside the residence of a Chinese sergeant of police and when he went to the door he was struck on the face with a piece of earthenware. make off, bat, though blooding profusely, the He saw his assailant, a native without a quen Sargeant eat off in puranit. The runaway vent in the direction of the harbon and on reaching the sergeant plunged in after him, and the ses dived into the water. Nothing daunted, swimming strongly, overtook his quarry and

dispelled by a typically Chinese point of must admit had provocation, Chinese Public Salvage Corps in Walling street, where Sir which shall depict în dramatic form the most landed him safely: Defendant in the presence

Opinion says :

most

One of our young society women has a vory

Admiral Li Chun, on behalf of the Imperial Mears. W. S, Balley & Co., the well known local shipbuilders, have received an order from Chines Navy for a motor house-boat to carry four quick-firing guns and to have a speed of 13h miles per hou The new vessel will have She will ha fitted with electric light, electric twin screws and draw only 2 ft. 6 in. of water fans al lavatories all of the best finish. The vessel will be 83 feet in length and the pro- the speed upon so small & draft. pellors will work in. tunnels in order to attain

FOOCHOW:

(FAOK A CORRESPONDENT.)

Juss 7ib, Yesterday Fooohow lost one of its oldests residents and His Majesty his oldest subject in China.

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The party from Japan wont to the London view elaborated in the issue of Juus 2ad, in which the editor attacks with mos vigour plisse of Western learning. Our women it is ambulance drills, Colonel Fox was

Albert Rollit introduced them to Colonel Fox, Our labits are perfectly in acord with any R.E., the chief officer. Here they saw fire and interesting incidents in the story of the Church of the Magistrate behaved rather strangely, but thou politeness some utterances of the tras do not appear, half naked, in public; we

of England. The opisodes choen range from it was believed he was shamming. However he the founding of a British Church at Silchester was remanded to allow of his being kept under Shanghai correspondent of the London on eat our food equally well with chopsticks or heartily thanked, which ke noknowledged amid

That gentleman wrote an article anything, cleaner than that of the average then mot Arohdesson Sinclair and Sir Albert epiade and for an episode and finale ilustrat

with knife and fork; our conversation is, if Times.

British and Japanese obeers.

to the acquittal of the Seven Bishops; while observation. The party with the heading, "What China is asking Weetorner; our marital relations and our family Rollit, and with them visited St. Paul's and ing the expansion of the Chateb during the good-looking husband, of whom she is most

soggations are invited for an 18th century for," and itia really a Times editorial there-astablished in Europe by a clerical dictatorship, reverently placed on Noleon's monument a very 19th century. The pageant will be under the prond, Having sliced that this gentleman age of nearly $7. He came to Centou when

le, though not, perhaps, in accord with that for has the new Peking paper demolishes ars absolutely honourable and moral according large and most isetegal wreath of Japattese direction of Mr. Frank Lascoller, who is now was paying marked attention le a lady in her quite a boy, in one of the East India Company's Such articles are easily made to look ridicu-assimilation of the arts and sciences of European France.

to our beliefs and perfectly compatible with a lilies. The party left England next day for in Canada ranging the Quebec Tercentenary own set, she kept a careful watch, and was ships in 1837.

Yesterday morning Captain Shaw died at the lous. No subject was ever generalized over actions.

Pageant, and why is also responsible for the fortunate enough to discover among her hug so much as the subject of things Chinese, Our Peking contemporary closed by er. and even men who do know something about pressing the opinion that the Times is not Prase that Great Britain was endeavouring to Archbishop of Canterbary and the Archbishop the said lady. She then reflected as to what and the P, & O. Company's-employ and had With regard to etatements in the German great London Pageant of 1909, Both the band's papers a quantity of letters written by coast principally in Mosers. Gibb Lvingstone He was in command for some time on the China, as, for example Sir ROBLES HART, Competent to declare "what China is asking arrange an international conference for the of York have have not failed to utter stupidities, or for, and without authority we will file an had its origin in the invitations which were are being formed. Tas number of performers among the before-mentioned correspondense the

ve become patrons, and committees limtration of axmaments, the rumour probably for music, art, archie Jegy, history, and costume and at last hit upon a strange plan. From with the stirring times of long ago.

course she should pursue. She thought long, many interesting stories to tell in connection banalities from time to time. These men admission on behalf of our London con-issued by his Majesty's Government to the will be 2,000, and it is expected that most of lady, according to " Aphrodite "in the "Cantle whose business causes it to be expected of temporary. But we will add that Chinese Great Maritime Powers to send exports to the religions parts will be taken by prominent woman," selected four letters, pasted them on them that they shall frequently say some papers appear equally incompetent. The London to discuss questions connected with clergymen in the South of England. Lectures the back of her fan, and then accompanied ber thing about China.~ czapot resist the youngest and the wisest of our authorities maritime law before any final decision was on the pagesat are being arranged in various husband to a dinner, where she knew she would temptation; in the absence of any vital issue, can do no more than make more or less to be oracular, because that is say in shrewd guesses. The nearest approach to writing or talking of China, and there is no finality is the hoary and very feeble re way of proving the generalizations to be festion that time will show." Mean. in error, especially if they stick to remarks while, it is certainly instructive to be given like, this (from the Timės): The Chinese auch glimpses of "Chinese public opinion." to be held in the antama.

reached with regard to the establishment of the Intormational Prize Court of Appeal proposed at the recent Peace Conference. There is no question of any conference on the limitation of proposed meeting in London, but it is expected armaments. No date has yet been fixed for the

at her rival. It was not long before the fan

sttracted the attention of the guests, who sekeů

in 1867, and with the exception of one or two

Captain Shaw settled in Fagoda Anchorage,

Veritas do,and werked until a few years ago. visite to Shanghai has never left the port. He was Marine Sarveyor for German Lloyds He was immensely popular with all classes.

E. and his family came up here last year to

to be allowed to look at it. The fan then live and up to two or three months ago he was

centres. The members of the executive com. mittes instude the Bishop of Bristol, Dr. M. R. James (Provost of King's), and Mr. W.-H. St John Hope (of the Society of Antiquaries) passed from hand to hand, and when it reschel formed. The bon. organizing sexetary is the protaxt of a sudden indisposition withdrew "A gustates fund in small amoints is being the rival she tarted crimson, and under the Kar. George Long, 32, Poynter-mad, Hove,

hastily.

in his urini hearty besith. Then he began to fail and yesterday saw the end-Peace to his ashes

How buried yesterday afternoon with Masonic honours, the whole Commually attending.