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SEDITIOUS JOURNĀLISM

IN KOREA..

Following was the judgment of the British Court at Boond which tried Mr. E. T. Bethell, * British journalist, on the complaint of the Korean administration, for publishing seditious matter there.

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1HE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 2WD, 1908,

LORD WEMYSS AND MR, HALDAÑE.

A PUNGENT CRITICISM. Tord Wemym sent the following communica- tion to the Preis, owing to indisposition, which prevented his rising the question in the House of Lords:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY MAIL”. Bir, I pray you kindly to find a place for unfit to bring the matter to which my letter refors before the Lords, as intended. Let me if summarise, under six heads, the questions of which I had given notice, and which, if leaness of the Territorial Force even if com- pleto-which it is a long way now from being

numbers. The number fixed for

"THE DEAD HAND."

MR. KIPLING'S CONTRAST OF LAW, MEDIČÍNH

AND LETTERS.--

anniversary dinner of the Royal Literary Fand, held at the Whitehall Rooms,

Rodyard Kipling presided at the 118th

Proposing the toast of the fand, he said: It you will find that letters, like the art of printing, were born perfoot. (Laughter.) Some pro still in a state of avalation, as no expert on them fessions-law and medicine, for example-are cure a cold. (Laughter.)

In called " Explosive Thunder," is an example; you rightly refused to insert these, but their being sent shows the state of the Kordan mind in regard to your paper, Now I think it would bo a monatrons deglect of duty if Ilis Majesty' Government allowed such a state of things to continue; it comes to this, that you being a guest in this country and owing a duby foreign of quiet and orderly conduct to its Gorern- Ernest Thames Bothell: I find you gulity ont in return for the protaction they extend the enclosed, as I am for the time physically you go no further back than the Bok At Job. of the offence somplained of. Your counsel urged that you ought not to be tried summarily, but to you, set yourself up as a paper loader of on a charge with a jury. Article 5 of the Insurrection with this Court as sanotaary to Order in Council, 1907, is ailant ar to the mode de se in case of danger. In what respect can be a real leader in the forefront of the battle of trial Order, therefore, apply which Ofence such as this may be tried sawmarily, Supposo' they follow the advice of your editor the aword, where will you be when Bhall be and take up At no greater.

for three months their blood in flowing? Without at all question- of £20

or both. Article 5 makes ing your courage or disinterested motives Isay Bedition grave cffence eg-inst the Order you are in a false position sud likely to do the ievous harm to tho-poople you wish to a maximum imprisonment of two most punishable by t months and a fine of £10. The offence com- befriend. It is my duty to warn you that if plained of den, therefore, be tried summerily. you gontinue to preach rebellion you must be In regard to deportation it appears that Article deported,

think ought to be much more concerned bried sommarily; but I think that if

on regalate your conduct accordingly, than that Crown intended to

to press for deportation on a further aviation for a liko stanes" you should he severely punished. You will go (Artigle 5 (1) the one would have to be to prison for three woelig ar a misdemeanant of the first division, and you will be brought up tried with a jury, as this farther penalty not

after your imprisonment and required to give anthorized by Article 98 would bring the onse under the proviso to Article 45 The Crown security to be of good behaviour for six months and I saw no or be deported. Where you are to suffer im- aleated to proceed summarily, spesial reason myself to order a jury under prisonment is not yet settled meantime I am propared to releass you on bail to come upon ettale 45 (3), Article 45

summone-yourself in $1,000 and one surely in of the Marchal of the Court. [Mr. Bothell is imprisoned at Shanghai.

Articles 45 and 48 of the Principal your life and family and propertvitatake? Funreservedly answered, would show the value. name to be anite súrs that he can win & cans or i

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83 (9) (9) of the Principal Order spply to see that you should take these words to heart and the son would aggredly be greater with 009:for some time. In certain Zoterious cases, the

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TELEPHONE No. 135, Hongkong, 27th June, 1908.

MR. ROOSEVELT'S SUCCESSOR,

PROBABLE REPUBLICÂN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.

The election of Mr Rormareit's successor; as President of the United States takes place in. November, and the National, Republican Con vention, at which it will be decided who shall be the party candidate, iets in Chicago on Jane Denver in the far West, in July. Thers will be several other enpventions, of Populists and Temperance people, but only the Republican or Demvorat can ir.

· published in your newspaper on April 17. April1,000-- otherwise you must remain in the charge And what will custody to boys of seventeen that what lawyers, call the Dead Haod-in this 16, Tho, Democratis Couvation meste ati

LIFE IN CHINA,

On the other hand, the calling of letters carries with it disabilities from which those First, as to mambord in 15,000, ie, if callings aro frees. When an eminent lawgor

dead. he originally pray

His ghost does not continue to he gets it, will satinty Mr. Haldane now. surgeon is, once dead, he is always But, if so, why

Now, it cannot have. for 700-908,40 men i form the base of his practise in the Law Courte or the operating Army cone," of which the Regulars were to Theatre. (Langhton)

the sharp, welistemperet point? His escaped your attention that a writer doss chance of driving on lovading army into not begin to live until he has been dead than with 300,000 Territorial units, I call them longer he has bema dead the more alive he is "unite" as blessed a word as Mesopotamia daughter) and the more route is his competition "I do not nek you to Imagine the feelings of " where lade of seventeen are concerned, to against the living: (Laughtör) whom the word "men cannot be applied.

Secondly, as to age, Territorial reoruita are, barrister exposed to all the competition of all of fago to defend ear Woolgok, ach delivering judgment on every I know--a Lord Lieutenant told me so-being the dead Lord Chancellors who ever sat on the taken at ad Empire against an invading farce. conceivable case at expence per judgment, paper hearths and How as to our pheasan's? D game presscyers bound (Laughter.) I only ask you to allow be tha a age of the foreign invader? essa with a pen in it-lies heavy on the calling Will any mas be ander twenty P Assuredly not. of letters. In all other walks of life there exists Thirdly, What training are our Territoriste a conation that what a man has made shall be to have Nominally fifteen days or a La own, sed his children'e after him. With fortnight in camp, which may dover recruit drill regard to letters, the world decides that after a as well, and from which anita may, on canso very short time all that a writer may have created shown their

be released. And what will be the shell be taken from him and shall become the training

opponent Two juste, at property of ungbody and everybody except tio original maker, This may be right. It may the least.

be more important that men should be helped to think than that they should be helped to live, But those in whom this right pisaces is executed That letters should be exempt from the in find it difficult to establish a tomily on letters.

seems to constitute

While each State in the Uniba is represented legend in Philistia- Pharisaical legend that of the Reuse of Representativon varies very For example, Idaho sents one mombor, andibor handio p on those who follow letters are disorderly minded, greatly. unstable of habit, and so peculiarly open to Florids two, D.laware coe, and New York suornious influence in electing the misfortune. (Laughter.) Now since the Phathirty-fuar; consequently, the State of Now risees originate very little that has not been put York bus an into their minds by the soxibes, it is possibly President.

The National Conventions of the two great that men of letters, writing about men of letters, bava themselves to thank in some measure for.

American political parties are constituted on this unkind judgment. (Laughter and Hear. the same lines as this college of Presidental bear)" Men perpetually measured against the electors. Each State la allowed twice as many great works of the past, men debarred by bw delegates as it has electoral rates; thus Idaho will soud six dologated to Chiosgo and Now from full possession of their own works in present, men driven from within to work, York seventy-two. These delegates are chosen such en must always enjoy the privilege and sincs the party machine all over America is bevorded to minorities-they must suffer. Much marvellously complete, the delegates at Chicago of this suffering is inevitable, but some of it will certainly represent the opinion of theactive alleviate as few other institutions can the Fund, by your good help, oan reach and members of the Republican party throughout

It is perhaps necessary, to remind British readers that the President is not elected Virecti y by his fellow citizens. Each State obonzes & umber of cleolore equal to the whole namber of susters and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in Congress. These electors meat in their reapsetive States and vote the result is certified and transmitted to by ballet afterwards the voles ara contated, and Washington, where the tonis are canated.

New the offense complained of is that you 29, and May. 18 seditious matter ecntiary to Article 5 of the Order in Council, 1997, which provides that any person who prints seditions matter shall be guilty of a grave offence against the Order and defines Beditions matter to be latior calculated to excite tunnit oz "itisorder, or to excite enmity between the Government of Korea and its subjects." Bear ing that definition in mind I will turn

Writing on the question of business op- to the papers complained of. The artiole portunities in China, the American Consul at of April 17 on the subject of the Tsingtau warns young man that they should murder of Mr. Stevens, refers to his

Fassine as patriots and as loyal and righteous Bot game to Chins unless they have an arsured supported the Japanese protectorate of Kores, incidentally he refers to the drink question. and continues to talk about the freedom and

Let him be sure that he is strong enough Independence of Koren. One cannot read it as

to withstand temptation to excesive drink, whole without being convinced that it was.There is a great tendency throughout the Far intended to be a rallying cry to the Koreans to

East to excesses of all kinds, and a maok throw off the protectorate of Japan, In the

drink in the Orient than is generally known. artiple of April 29 on the subject of aleternich, larger percentage of young men are killed by Korea is palpably being compared to Italy in This may not be a direct death, but continuel the middle of last century: the article ends drinking affects the stomach and bowels, and "But at last patriotic sous of Italy rose of throws open the doors for the admission of the in great force and with banners of right dying diseases of the East, with dangerous foots. and with bells of freedom zinging, oppoerd bim. That Metternich who was like a devil. The temptations to drink overmuch in China fox and badger had to put up the white are infinitely stronger than at home, a custom 1ag and fleeing his native country to spend of continuous drinking being prevalent cannot but take the gile off Mr. Haldane's whether their word desired flat work or got by local conventions in their several States, and

throughout the entire East.

gentlemen brosuse they mardured a man who / position or a contract with a firm, and of Great Britain 1 Less than 60,000 mez. (Seo of continuous the öflug. There Bain the Senate by two members, the memberükip"

This

He ass

not to accept

up a

Fourthly, If we deduct from the Territoriale all units under twenty and the men needed to garrison Ireland, the dockyards, furtifled home. stations, sad the Channel Lands, what force would remain as a field fores for the protes ion

Fifthly. Within what period of time could Duke of Welilugton's alter to Sir J. Burgoyne) the Territorial Force be mobiliand after order And could the one-third of the given P expected force now in existence be mobilised at all? To these questione & clear Boswer should be insisted on.

Bizthly, The anewars to the foregoing ques tions are surely scient roll force realis

As regards the Territorial question,

g-when complete the Lords' unanimous resolution as to the necessity of our immunity from invasion.

the

Literaters" was propod by the Dean of Canterbury and reknowled, ad by Mr. W. Courfaey. Lord Tennyson gave the health of the Chairman Douations to the amount of

from the King. 21,200 were announced, including afty guineas

THE SILANGHAI MERCURY, LD.

ANNUAL BETOAT.

the country.

At present there is every indiction that Mr. Taft; the Secretary for War, will be the ite publion candidats in November

Tue convention will consist of 834 delegates, majority, nr 443 votes must be cast for suy of whom 844 have already been chosen, a candidate to obtain him the nomination. Mr. Taft'e campaign managers anneauce this mora ing that the required number has been pledged to bim They state the situation in this way- Delegates instruoted for Mr. Taft $16 Delegates instructed for other...

candidates Unipstracted delegates

have been delegated by the Emperor of Kores/He abould remember that be ingin ja the snow sa with which he has put names are glad to be able to congratulate the shero Dalsgates selected

of the

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"My eyes were sore for a your. I went to a chemist who gave me some ointment to put on them but it did no good. Then I went to another chemist and ho gave me some lotion to hathe. them with which did not do them any good, either. One day I read of a per Bon whose sore eyes had been cured by Cutleurn, so I got one box of Cuticura Ointment and I only used it two righte and it oured them. My eyes have been quite well since. My father hasi fered with eczema for the last six years. We have had ointments from two or three doetors without success. Then wa tried Cuticura Dintment and it is the only thing that gives relief. He is much better now, since ho. has been using" I Miss F. Ricketts, 3 Dunweston, Blandford, Dorset, Jan. 24, 1907.

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CUTICURA PILLSTM

Cured Irritating Skin Trouble When Doctor Failed.

"It would indeed be ungrateful to withhold the well-deserved words of praise after receiving sol-bens from the Cuti ura Remedies. I am seventy- throo y

Rold and for several anonths auffere Im a skin trouble which may have be due to blood poisoning. The only real remedy for I consulted a doctor without result was Cuticura Resolvent Pills, assisted by. Cuticura Soap, The Intense Irritation was greatly relieved and in about. threo months I got quite cure, and my com-, plexten by fresh and clear with scarcely a wrinkle, Mrs. B. A Brady, 57-1 Wandsworth Rd., London, 9. W., Mar. 28, 1007.

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the indialment you will fairly. consider the sider, the deprivations of a life in this part of in its service, John Bull now feels quit and to carry forward to balance of articles and the consiguendo kes been that the negroes remarking on the increase of Japanese diract

most-mat Place, for these may be accept a position which did not put them in quietly very quietly-"taking shape, and i

when the

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PRUSSIAN PRINCE'S COURTSHIP.

Directors. Ia socordance with the

of Association, Mr. C. Fick retires by rotation, Anditor. The Accounts have been audited but being eligible, offers himself for re-election by Mosses A B. Loake & Co., who offer them Belges for re-election for the ensuing year,

PROFIT AND LOSE ACCOUNT sulges

Dr.

interim dividend at 4 per cent.

paid 16th Decemler, 1907 To written off Goodwill

on horseback as ho appeared at Waterloo,

And how as to Mr. Haldane himself? Is hero safirfled ? Completely for in an interview he gave quite recently to representative of The Daily Mail he expressed bis antisfaction et having got 375 units out of 897 to be raised and he ended the interview by insulting the uld Volanter Force as follows: It has beet aid that it" the Territorial Force" will not

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To depreciation To provision for bad & doubini debts

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Phosphate Rodin (Principally imported by well-known Japa se firm), Enough to meet

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These questions, if unreservedly gingerbread, and show the valuo of the Tor the rest of his life in a foreign land,

This is rather hard on the Fur East, but ritorial Force if ever complete. But will it should serve as a warning to meh an

have the same barbarous mind as Mot unfortunately there is a good deal of truth in aver be full Judging from the facts of the may ternich and like him plot against another it. On the other hand, it is satisfactory to present, and the view takes of the territorial- country"

"The article of Nsy 16 start the know that there has been a great improvement situation by the Press, it will assuredly be a in this respect during the last dozen years. failure. See the Daily Repress (London); the finger blood of the venteen students" aya: The same writer advices young men in Americs Evening Standard, and the Da-ly Telegraph of

We will certainly recover car Korea. What

situation in China for a salary last week, giving the following np-to-date heroes have left glorious monuments to bistory of less than 200 dollars Meximo a month, as it figures: Old Regime 240 658, except through blood p". I cannot doubt that there articles incite the Koreans to rise against is difficult to live on less, even when a house or Begime" 105,800-thus shewing the thorough the Japannse, looking to the present condition rooms are provided, The young man should failure of Mr. Haldane's revolutionary shemo; of the country. And I su bound to take judi-au be very carefai to ascertain what his social and remember that binety-seven par s nt. of standing would be, and whether the prospective those who have enlisted have done so for one ciel notice not only of the three Treaties by employer ia a man attached to a responsible firm. year only! Further, the "Sanday Times" writes which the Korean Goverument has submitted We should be interested in seeing the reply strongly in the same sense, and in the "Observer" itself to the Protectorate of the Japanese Go

a budding junior clerk there is a most able artiels under the heading versment, but also of the actual political condi. 10 letter from tion of kores, because I am sitting in the place asking about his own social standing and Has Mr. Hal sne Failed!" which goes fully The directors, in submitting their eighth

that of his prospective employer Finally into the gass ion, and ends thus

"Mr. Haldane's one astonishing achievement annual report and the audited statement of the Company's accounts made up to April 30 last, of a Korean judge and exercising powers which

great many of the best opportunities of

another very holdere

Buccessful year's

The obvious weakness-in-the constitution of of England: to

the King

I am not the King's coming to the Orient. There is no opportarily the place of things, substituted shows for reali.

the National, Convention is that Stales which Judge in virtue of his territorisi sovereignty for education here, so theatres, no good music, ties, and persuaded a nation without anything working.

in the shape of an army to take up its shode in

Profit and Los-Account. After paying an 鲥 Judge in England is, but in virtue

no lectures, no educational institutions no of the limited powers which Koren kas granted technical or other schools, no free libraries, no a fools' paradise. If he has not given us thu

interim dividend of 4 per cent in December are certain to vote Demosratio have exactly the to Great Britain: I am to apply the law as magazines or other good literature, except what army of our ideal, he has given as the British last, writing off Tia. 6,400 for depreciation, etu.. me comparative power to infidence the choice laid down by the King in Council, but I am

comes from home a month late, and the social Army of German dreams, to take notice of Korean law and of Korea life is entirely different from anything at home.

But audi alteram partem. Hear what a faith redusing the goodwill account, by Ts. 5,000 of the Republican nomincs as the States that political conditions (Secretary of State v. aleas a man or boy is perfectly certain that ful supporter of the Government says. Te Mr (leaving a balance of Tls. 5,000), placing Tls. certain to vote the Republican ticket, The States are solidly Demecratio, and it has. Charle, worth, 1901, A. C. 373). In Regina 3.

the compensations are worth all this he had Haldane and his Terriers The Westminister 3,500), to reserve for bad and doubtful debts Republican party teniatains its organisation. Sullivan (Cox Criminal Cries, Volame. II, p.

Gezette in an article gires three portraits of and providing for directors' and auditor's fees, throughout the Sonth, although the southern

the balance to credit of this sooount amounts to followed the Democratic lead in handicapping JAPANESE AND DIRECT EXPORT- We agree. But it is very vertniu that if the Mr. Haldane in his varied Parliamentary atti- T1, 7,456.23, out of which the directors.propose the power of the megre voto, 4) tried la Dublin. is 1868, Fitageznid J. inch boster stay away."

the Grand Jury said: dealing charging question whether the articles were pioneers had sat down to calculate the chances tades, and ends thus sally caliber is auto-to pay a fual dividend of 6 per cent, making In or veral of the Republican State conven- The folowing curious letter appeared in the

and sum

possible gain and loss, and sou survived, but he has really enlisted the nation 10 per cent for the rear, absorbing Tis. 8tions this spring negro voters were refused the Japan Chronicle:-

of Tle. up the

Bir-in your paragraph of yesterday. published with the editious intention charged

right to periicipate in the choosing of delegates, surrounding circumstances coupled with the the world, if they had determined never to from invasion under the new Napoleon

have held conventions of their own and have trade and the falling off in the volume bundled state of the country and of the Tablic mind begin at the bottom of the ladder, never to War Office. For the Territorial Army is

elected delegatos who will demand to be present by foreigners, the best eritioinni her: Da is. the at the Chicago Convention. It is said that if deplorable position the Japanese traders com Ond the offance. For asiaty,there would have been no opening a few years times! we shal havo a fores which ter the country was free from political up of of trade with tho Far East After all, even the German Emperor might be proud of

they are refused, a lage part of the negro vete themselves in! Had thoy stuck to their regular will go Democratic by way of prit, which channels of import, the country would have most people will come to the opinion that, exile This is a fine ending, but it is incompleta wild-

may mean that doubtful Stater, like. Indiana been in a far better commercial peition to-day, itement and dissaffection and was engaged in

though it may be, life in Japan at any rate is an out a fourth portrait of Mr. Haldane as Napoien exile that is fairly pleasant-Jajan Chronicle.

and Illinois, may be lost to the Republican Instances may be given of the following leading Tis.

liner,- the publication of auch articles as have been

Fertilisers.-Stocks in common warehouses $20,00 party. extracted from the American papers might be

The probability is, however, that when the free from danger and comparatively innocent

5,000.00 campaign is actually on, it will be impossible to afated to be valued at. X10,0 20-enough to bat in a time of political trouble and commo

191.14 divert the negroes from their eld allegiance: meet the requirements of the country in tion when the country her just emerged from

3,500.00 and, in forecasting the nomination at Chicago, ordinary times for several sensous. an attempt at armed insurrection and whilat it

it is fair to asume that any dimination of Mr is still suffering from the machinations and

6,400.00 Tail's pledged strength will be more than offset of treasonable

Anelber aufertunate romance has occurred overrun by the emissaries

1,000.00 by the tendency of quinstrooled delegates to in the family of Prince Albrecht ot Prussia, conspireeý the systematie publication of

7456938 Bock to the probable winzer. articles advocating the views and objects of ists Regent of Brauswick. Some time has be a recreation. That's quite trae. Volunteer. that conspirov serma to admit out of one elapsed since his oldest son, Prince Friedriching was looked upon too generally as a sport: Now what is the setual Heinrich, flading that his inclinations could That is the the thing we mest endeavour "to get rid of." "As an old Volunteer of 1859, interpretation." politics! condition of Korea? About half not he brought into barmony with his illustrious I accept this insult at the explanation why the country is in a condition of armed distur- rank, pat if his tile and retired to Florence Mr. Haldane-not being of a sporting turn- bance gainst the Japanese; the object being to live, as Herr von Rogan, the life of a simple to get rid of them and of their protectorate, gentleman. The attachment of his second son, his patriolic yearnings actwithstanding, failed By balance of fast count 5,961 55

to join the sporting Inns of Court That being the condition of the country how Trince Joschin Albrecht, to the comedy actress drilling in the Temple Gardens possibly under can one doubt that the articles in question Mario Sulzer, bez marriage in Londen to the

his very windows. are calculated to excite enmity between the Austrisu Baron von Liebenberg, with the

But I have not yet done with Mr. Haldane. Government of Kores and its subjects? Mr. latter's suber quent omission's supply the stipa

as on what his new territorial non-sporting Crosse on your baball urged apou no that the later facilities for a divorce, her paranit of hore some time back, in his many utterances, told Japanese Government was not the Government lover to South-West Afries, whither he had been

*Optimism"; but in one of his most recent of Keres. But if the Government of the exist despatched by the Emperor in the hope of force rests -notably on Speculation," "Hope, ing Emperor, protected by the Government of assut his passion, and the final dismisss!

obsolete system and substituted a system resting Japen, is not the Government of Koren, who is of the young Hohenzollern from the Prussian speeches he said that he had swept away an governing the country

Nations. Bometimes army without the right to wear uniform, when on a scientific principle." History tells us what fall into the wretched state of organ zu rebellion it was found that the prororibed cure had been good work our late obsolete" military system, when a de jure and a de facto government, are utterly ineficolour, are still fresh in the public so well suited to our insalar position, did in the early days of the nineteenth century, and we existing in the same satioual territory at the memory, same time, for instance in England in 1615

There remained a third son, Prince Friedrich know how, though thereafter not ent reed. it when the King ruled at Oxford and the Wilhelm, 28 years of age, who resided at

present time, resting as it did on the right of Parliament in London. Here there is no Konigsberg, where he was supposed to be satisfied our soldiers and statesmen down to the existing body that osn be called 's government studying the work of administration in varicus the Crown to compel service for home defense. but the Emperor under the protection of Japan. Government fees, These duties have not, Why, then, was it obsolete P. Ask the shades of By Treaty and in fast, that is the only political however, prevented him from losing his heart Lords Herbert and Cardwell, Ask the on- bod that can be called the Government of to the beautiful spd fascinating Countess Paala sciences of a living, past or present, W

Cr. Kores: so far as appears here the insurgents Lebndoi ff, the 19-year old daughter of the Ministers. Ask the two Front Benches in both

fan oas adjutant-general of the old Emparer Bonses of

Parliem oply

I fear the asker will plant, stocks, furniture, etc. have an organization and no responsible leaders.

have to wait

vainly

GoodRill I have no doubt that the reigning Emperor, William The Prince was determined to marry

"obsolete" But if we can get no answer to our under the protection of Japan, wastintes the the Countces, but his present Majesty refused to Government of Kores, and that matter exciting allow the match. This alone might not have query, bow as to the new scientific principle

on which our Territorial Army rasis? I tax Koreans and the Japanese been enough to alter the resolution of the enmity between the

and the only protect rate as these writings do, falls within Pilnes, who would possibly hare chosen- to

imagination for an answer, my follow the footsteps of his two elder brothers, possible basis on which it rents seems to be the Article 5 of the Order.

gazio-de-pazishmal that I ought. The Countess's mother, however, as soon as she knees of the Gods or the bended, patriotically nuel bag been ably, figurge on heard the Emperor's decision, put her foot down prayerfal knees of our God of War who tam comting to

War Palace ng to go buy porarily does husions in the new — behalf soms very strong, your

Merate to which our mitigation the weightiest being that your

and who appeals to the country at large became Sa the

Such, then, is the pitiful state

he is the 1st conspicuous representative of the intentions were fair sud Lopest, that you as anot An evil destiny seems to hover over that Whitehall, we read Korean and could not judge with your ora postarity of Erines Albrecht, who was the nation is reduced through the notion of our

hemiespun type of statesmen that found its 41) a.m. to-day, 27 inches, mind of what you published but were dependent youngest brother of the Emperor William I. so party piticians, who, instead of meeting and Gro. W. NOEL

clims in a braham Lincolo. But Mr. Cannon. Koran suitor. On the other baud, far as the male line is ouuverned, for his two swearing to belp to other in what they know. FINE

Uncle Joe, as everybody calls himig Mr. Wilkingon pointed out that the effect of sons by his sea hd and morganatic marriage, to be the only right thing to be done, fail in R. D. NEIGN

seventy-two years old, and there is a general today is as follows:- you, an Englishman, espousing the cause of Counts Fritz sod Wilblm Bahena, both disap- their duty to the nation that trusts them, and

feeling that the Presidency is too arduous an Hourkong & Neighbourhood.me d'ajakowery. Keroun independence is that under the shelter peared from public life under rather anedifying lears us, so far as land defences are concerned,

Formoss Channel of our exterritorial rights your newspaper siroumstances. It may be added that Prince practically as defenceless as Britannis would be HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com-

youthful vigour. esped Japaness consorship and your ets the Friedri h Wilhelm. bas been removed. by the nude and unarta dia the face of a steel-clad plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crêmo Charmante, Laite for any but a man of comparatively.| arm of the Japanese law; and that your Emperor from his dangerous propi: quity to the kiht with whom we may say day have to Charmant and Special Skin Tonio and Food The emination of Mr. Bean by the South coast of China between Same as No 1

Charmant will enable you to do it. Her Democrats at Denver in July looks like a fore Hongkong and mocke. paper has become a recogized mathpies of lady of bis heart, and sent to Camera, in Silesia, fight for our homes and EmpireYours, faith-

WEDITS. fully.

Specialities for the Skin are the study of a

Hongkong and Heinan... Korean disaffection. This was proved by to manage, es Procurator-General of his eldest

Retire, A 8. Watson & Complstd., "Ecle Arenia, gons conclarion, and in that event the entire South coat of Chius between Same as No 1 probability is that the Republican candidate the number of-treasonable articles sent you brother, the entail founded by his mother,

will be eleated.-Ex. 19th May, 1908, by Koreans for insertion, of which the one put Princess Marianne of Holland.

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Umbrella Clothe. Enough to last all likely to ally themselva with the Taft furges, is comi eally apparent, and is the surest presage of Blr. requirements antil end of 1999. And so on..

This is undoubtedly one of the results of direct Taft's success. In fact, the one element of real dagger in Mr. Taft'e cuspaign for the nomina, trade, of which ur ambitions friends, assisted 711 55 tion is the possibility that the Convention may by a few irresponsible buske, are apparently so proud: 1t the action of a certain bank in cor. 1:1-be Atampeded for Mr. Rooseveli. 26,78L91 The President is to-day the most cordially really reported in your columis some days ago, 250.00 bated and heat beeved men in the country. these direct importers would find much greater he headers of his party have-less use for him consider tion at the hands of the maligned for- Tia 27,754,37 than they had eight years ago, when they eign merchant than from their own banks, whe Lenght they had rid themselves of him by are primarily to blame for the congested stats of forcing him into the Vice-Presidency, but he the markets by granting indiscriminately an finited ocedits and discounting bille which might Tle

could have a renomination if he would take it,

His bitterest enemies within his party arsert have been drawn by coolits for all they cared. ....106,000.00 that he has thrown bis illasne in boh. If of his Thus they sowed the "boom" wind and are now 338482 Secretary for War with the secret purpose of reaping the whirlwind of the Guaucial débâcle

Yours,aloy- 3,919.55 ar ging an eleventh-one dand for him- MABY among the delegates are Belf; nad

Kobe, June 13, 1908, onibusiasts who will undoubtedly try to bring about the renomin. tion of Mr. Roosevelt, but 7,456,23 those who know him best are certain that he is entirely elucere in bis renunciation, and The 122,33040 Lt ander no circumstances will be permit the party to make the mistake of putting him for ward for another term.

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WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory.yesterday issued the following reportin

On the 1st at 11,5, um. The depresion lying over E.. Japan yest rday, has moved. away Ea-twd-ever the Pacific.

The Opportio Rupaulion eandidates are 5 Governor Hughes, of New York; Mr. Cortelyou 769 72 Secretary of the Treasury, who has won his way

The baroins er has fallen quickly in W. Japan 49.460.13 of step by step from the humble position of a

shortband writer in the Fort Office; Unele owing to the approach of the other depression, Jon Cannon, peaker of the House of Repre which is this morning, moving Eastwards over

B. Kores. 12,672.45 qulatise; and Vice President-Fairbanks.

the l'ao fie to the N.E. Pressure is high

over The most popular of all not seepting Mr. Els..122,330,40 Toft, is Mr. Cassou, the venerable despot of of Japan.

Moderate 8. marecon may be expested in the Ale House, a took partinez, who has ibo porgon- affection of all his Democratic adversaries, Fora osa Clannel and the No pest of the Chisa ...

MORGAN

Secretary,

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