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When the

An incident which had its humorous aspect,

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HEAT IN ENGLAND; ·

LONDON, October 1st.

programme which is not, for obvious reasons, occurred at the Supreme Court yesterday when TELEGRAMS. found in the Swiss scheme is that the young in a case in which the parties were Indians s men will liave the choice up to a certain document was produced. Nobody seemed to be was not in his language: it was written in point of saying whether they will enter theblo to decipher it. One of the parties said it.

Gujurati, A Court interprater however de naval or the military force, navy has absorbed the smaller number of glared that only the last we d was in Gujarati men which it requires, it follows that the and the document being pazale the case w39 remainder have no option but to enter the the British Admiralty. It provided for the

land defence, It is anticipated that in establishment by the Australian Common-eight years there will be over 200,000 men wealth of a flotilla of submarines and available, and with the cadet system afford- torpedo.boat-destroyers with harbour forti jug a useful subsidiary force the defensive fications. This would constitute the second organisation of the Commonwealth ought to lind of defouce, the first being the command be of very antisfactory dimensions and of the high sons by the British Navy. The equipment. third, and by for the larger portion, refers

nauci I to the military defence.

We have not dealt with the

Dr. Aven Hedin who has ben making further exploratione in Tibet, arrived at Bimla on the 15th alt. by riskstis from Nurkhanda and became the guest of Col. Dunlop Smith, Privata Secretary to the Viciroy, at the Observatory House.. Dr. Stein, who has been following up his explorations in Chioses Turkestan, was expected to reach Leh from Khotan by the end

A beat wave, unparalleled for the time of the year, is being experienced.

BRITISH REVENUE,

LONDON, October 1st.. Returns just published show that the decline in the revenue for the

CANTON"

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

9 plomber 30th, EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN OFFICIAL Magistrato Wong. Po Sam, who has been for many years Deputy of Finance in the Bureau of Loesi Affairs and Ordnance Department, rodantly embezzled, $ 5,000 which was paid into the Bureau of Local Affairs for revenue duo

by a certain menopolist. The shortage was

die overed by the Chief Director of the Burgun

who while checking the mouthly accounts foñad that u sum of $16,000 revenue due by a monop- alist was still outstanding, whereupon ha noti fied the monopolist demanding immediate pay- meat of the sum due. The monopolist, who is Bongkong merchant, happened to be absent from Canton. His employees replied that the

As Australia is aspect of the question, as the business of September, and Kashmir before the alosa of: half-year has amounted to £4,418,052 amount had been paid to Daputy Wong some-

no longer considered outside the area acumen possessed by Australians will ensure of the world's conflicts, it is obvious careful inquiry to ascertain that they do not that she must be prepared for all possible pay too much for the insurance thus contingencies, Her vet coast line nad obtained. We are in re concerned with the

iqadir r to should it be carried

into existques

the present month, with fy poby loads of antiquarian treasures.

There are several Hyderabads in India and our London telegram of yesterday stating that the damage by the Hyderabad foods had been

Eyderabad the telegram referred. We und

CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP,

THE BALKANS.

LONDON, October 1st. The World's Chess Championship, large extent of unoccupied territory in ka scheme itself, as it is not improbable that ander enimated elicited inquiries as to which played partly at Dusseldorf and it comparatively easy for au obtain a footing on the island coutinent, and found, practicable, it may influence only linzard a guess that the reference is to the partly at Berlin, has been won by and once a moding has bon effected, the people at liomo and lead to a changed Sind Hyderabat. Recent Indian papers contain Lasker by eight games against Tar. darigers which threaten her indspend at opinion in favour of a universal system references to the Indus flued. Under date of rasch's three,

of military training which, while adequate the 9th ult. we read that an immense smenal of damage bas been done during the past ack existence will be considerably increased.

for purposes of protection, duci not An army is therefore a necessity, and as the captain the abjections urged against con

in Rawalpindi and Forecepore neighbourhoods by heavy rain, and tents are being sent out to voluntary system has not produced the cription. Then we may echo the hops help sum of the samindars whoss houser have force which experts consider adequate for expressed by the Commonwealth Premierfallen. On the other liand, at Dera Ghazi Khne' real defence, it is now proposed to introduce that "inter st in our system of military the erosion has ceased and it is now hoped that the compulsory system..

training and the ambition for proficiency the damage for the reason is over. About a Europe presents the spectacle of a con-in its several branches will to some extout hundred houses have so far, baan washed away. Sinent in arme. In practically every country take the place of those sports on which our in the city * either conscription or some compulsory form young people, look and speculate every of military service is in operation, and ag Saturday without otherwise participat Park, Alford, Aberdeen, and 5, Kensington.

we were ourselves reminded last week by the GOVERNOR, all the uations of the world are groaning under the burden of armaments. Having before us a copy of the speech delivered at the end of last year by the Honourable ALFRED DEAKIN, Premier of Australia; in outlining the defence policy of the Government, we note that conscrip- tion is not aimed at in the presont instance. It is rather a citizen artay founded on the Swiss model and in all respects despocratic. Where defence is the sole consideration al no other coull The suggested in the case of Australia

better model could have been chosen, and, speaking without a knowledge of the de tails, there seems to be no reason why the effective force which the promoters of the policy have in view should not be raised in the matiner contemplated. There will alway be those who decry any form or expression of-militarism, those who preach the gospel of non-resistance, but their policy, or rather their philosophy does not commend itself to the majority of people, wh prefer to doil with practical mattera in a practical way. Almost everybodgṛ realises nowadays that the best guarantee

in them."

We understand that there will be no Coroner's inquest into the cause of death of the late Mr. Reginald, Harding, the magistratehing satin d with the report farnished him by the police.

A Bonham Strand gold dealer reputed to die pollos on Wednesday that while weighing gold in his shop he missed a piece valued at $700

from his counter. Dateo ivaa baya, the matter

in sad.

Captain Lych, who sugeseds Rear-Admiral Stokes as Commodore at Hongkong, hus, we

note, booked a passage by the P. & O. steamer Moldavia which, war schredoled-to-igars London on the 25th ult.

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Mr. W. II. Wickham, maasger of the Hong-

kong Electric Co., bas booked his retura prasage by the P. & O. Himalaya, leaving Loudon on the 9th iust; and Mr. Geo Cuery, Searefary of O, Sicilia Leaving London on the 10th inst. the Hongkong Gas Co., las booked by the P. &

Mr. Davi MoLean, agel of Littlewood

court, London, who died on June 18 last, left personal estate in the United Kingdom valued At £252,449 Mr. McLean was a large holder in his old bank, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, bis shares being reload

LONDON, October 1st. Russia is much alarmed at the development of the Balkan question.

REUTZE'S JERVICE.]

THE FAKUMEN RAILWAY.

LONDON, September 29ib. Thy London Times in a special article on the Fakumen railway question, anys that a feeling exists that claims arising out of the Japanese position along the Mauchurian at £41,000. In the Mercantile Bank of India,railway ought to be defined within thei Limited, his bolding is valued at £20,830 an in the Imperial Bank of Paris, Limited, £17,94). It addition to there holdings, the testator and shares in the Lamson Paragon Supply Company, Limited, of which he was A director, valued at £27,000; in the Lamson Stora Service Company, Limited, £14,200 sud in Thorns and Co., Limited, £20,000. There were also large boldings in several other banking institutions.

Discussing the subject of Trade An-ka in Japan, the Manchester Guardian suggests there are two considerations that may well be pressed upon the attention of our Foreign Of. In the poading negotiations with Japan in the matter of trade marke an amendment of the Japanese law might be suggested having for its object the cancelling of a registration (aren

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precise lcd limits, and ought not, to be extended west of the Liao River. Japan by formally recognizing this, and acting thereon in reference to the Fakemon railway, might avert a discussion on some large general questions which it can hardly serve her interests to raisk.

THE CASABLANCA INCIDENT.

LONDON, September 2960. M. Pichon, French Minister of Foreign the Casablanca Affairs. has discussed incident with the German Charge d'àffairen in the most conciliatory manner.

time ago.

On hearing this, the Direstor ven for Dapaty Wong to seosrtain if he had received the money. Dapaty Wong denied haring ever received the money, and said it was only an excuse on the part of the mon- opolist to delay payment. He asked the Dixes- kong and demand payment from the mon opollet. The Diestor sanctioned the request, Two days after Deputy Wong's departure from Canton his family spread the news that informa tion had reached him that Wong Po Sup, while going ashore in Hougzong from the steamer missed his alop, fell into the water, and was drowned. His wife draped the house in

tor's permition to proceed forthwith to Hong

in full mourning. The news of Wong's accidcalal · death con cams to the ears of the Director of the Bureau who on hearing it sent for the monopolist's maunger to 'quastion him. The minasger went to the Bureen and produced: recriptssigned by Deputy Wong. The Director came to the conclusion that Deputy Wong had played a very clever trick to areape punishment. Undoubtedly the news of Wong's agsidental death was only a false crmour spread to deceive the offaints. It is reported that the Locki

Authorities have sent several military offheara to Hongkong to look for Wong and havo him

extradited. Egbezzling Governant revenue

is a serious crime, and capital punishment the usual penalty.

REVIEW OF TROOPS.

Commander-in-Chief H. E. Chang Wai Chi, who was depaled by the Board of War as special delegate to inspot the Kwangtang troops, has arrived hero and is staying at the Viceroy's Yamen. It was his intention to review the troops of the Canton Riformed Army yesterday but owing to the inslemency of the weather the inspection has been postponed to Saturday.

OFFICIAL MATTERS.

A proclamation was issued by the Viceroy yesterday strictly prohibiting the export of rice from the Kwangtung Province. Any person caught smuggling rice ont of the province wil

General d'Amule in his official report, says that be is in possession of the originally purished.

The Board of Censte at Paking has sent the

der given by th: Gerconal to his Viceroy copies of the new regulations framed secretary to secure the embarkation of six for the examination, of Dotors. No medical. deserters three of whom where non-Ger-practions will in future be allowed to mans, and that a Consular employe struck practise polers to passes an examination and is the first blow, the secretary himself follow-granted a license.

A marriage has been atranged, and will inks after three years) if it appears that such mark place early in Novembar, between Lieutenant is clearly an imitation of a British mark; and, the Hon. Arthur Stopford, Royal Navy, sound.ovar, it might be auggested that son of Vinconst Stopford, of Gorey, Ireland, adequo penalty should be imposed when it can and fry Augusta Graca, elder daughter of he proved that the imitation was wittingly and deliberately made. As regards Chins, the Foreign Ofoe might be urged to press mpooing it up." Mr. G. C. Master, recently of Hongkong.

the Chinese Government (under Article 7 of the 1902 Tresty) the early establishment of a practicable and efficient system of trade mark pro'sation.

On her voyage, down to Singapore from Hongkong the Malta had the unfortunate

of peace is preparedness for war. Unpre-experionos of losing the ship surgeon, Mr. W. paredness is a temptation to others, and is H. Cole, who died of dracutory and was buried at sea. D. G. A, Finlayson, who is going se passenger in the vessel, will take medias! therefore to be deplored from more than one standpoint. In Britain itself, bere

charge as far as Colombo. the question of army refarm has been very scute since the termination of the Boar war,

Sergeant Garrod prossouted a native at tho Magistracy yesterday for stealing twelve

SUPREME COURT. Thursday, lit October.

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION

On 25th September, at Daitole, Formon conscription has bace suggested, but though baskets from a shop in Wing Wo Street. BEFORE ME. H: H J. GÓMPERTZ (ACTINE

DEATH. JoAN KENNEDY BARLOW, aged 21 years, oldest FOK OF J, K, BARLOW, Gars and, ent. Drowned while bathing (Rone newspapers kindly.copy). 1883

HONGKONG OFFICE A, Dad VUI ROAD LONDON OPPION: 131, FLAT STERET. EC

The Daily Press.

HONG KONG, OCTOBER 20; 1908

Ir is not mere politeness or affection that dictuled the statement, which has become a

Defendant told Mr. Wood, the presiding mo- gistrate, that i man engaged him tossery them. His Worship did not believe the story and sentensed the defendant to six weeks' imprison

mont.

the iden Topellant to the nation at large, thers are fortunately those who risk unpopularity by chasising the weak- tess of our defence and declare that me form of universal service is necessary, Wadle the continental nations continue their The administration of the Russian Daisprox vart Banding artis, Brilain can never beekly Metallurgis Company resently aigued

contract in St. Petersburg with the Japaness absolved from the responsibility of main-

Government for the supply of 360,000 poods -taining a strong defensive force. Lord (5,806 tons of staal rails,...The rails are to be Rouens is reaching the gospel of teaching delivered at Dalay (Tairen) for the Southern overy male to handle a rifle, and others parts of the Manchurian Railway. go farther und advocate a citizen army ou the lines of Switzerland. Whatever schemo

is ultimately adopted there seems to be w growing opinion that every man shout mike himself able to take au intélligent, and effective part in the defense of his country. That being so, the proposal of the Australian Parliament pousesada more than locid interest. It is an experiment which Great Britain and every part of her vast empire will watch with something akin to enthusiasm.

Sir A. Desie, the British Commercial Attacho | at Paking, calls attention to the opporinuities for enterprise afforded by the fairwhich is hold in the spring of each year at Chengts. the ospital of the Proviues of Sasehuan. In recent peare, this fair has become a commercial and industria! exhibition, attracting visitors and facturers from all parts of the province.

A fand is being raised at Henkow, to provide

PURINE JUICE)

RESETTING DIAMONDE.

THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.

--Loxnow, September 29th.** Prince Ferdinard of Bulgarian who is viating Vienria, summoned the Bulgarian Premior and the Minister of Commerce to au, audience, after which they returned to Sofia.

MOROCCO.

LONDON, September 29th.. Miss Mebel Herd for $15.00 for work done and J. Ullman and Company, jewellers, sned.

The Austrian and Italian replies. to material applied. Mr. E. J. Grist, who Franco-Spanish Note ou Moroccan questions appeared for plaintiffs, said the defendant reubstantially concur therein. quested the plaintiffs to take two diamonds which were set as earrings out of their setting and put them into a ring, and stated that. she would purchase the ring. The diamonds were reset as requested and defondant expressed approval of the netting but failed to purchase the ring.

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His. Lordship, after bearing Mr. Ullmanu, gave judgment for plantiff.

DISTRESSING, FATALITY.

BULOPEAN ELECTRICIAN. KILLED. Another tragedy has to be recoided this woek.

F. H, Yesterday afternoon Mr. Cornell, of the firm of Messrs Wilks and Jack, a General Hospital. The probable cost of the was killed, being crashed between the lift and hospital is roughly estimated at $60,000- It | the wall sl the new godowns in course of con in recoguised that this sum exonst entirely be struction at Kowloon for Mosers Butterfeld raised by privato subscription, bat, in the event

Swire. Deceased was ougaged in testing the of sufficient response being made to the appeal, it heist, which is not suelosed on all sides, and it in believed that the balance required conid`esally is believed that while the lift was as cending he has obtained by means of debentures.

fainted, and falling over the sida was crushed The troopship "Soadan" which left South-between the floor of the lift and the wall in the upward journey. The hoist was ampton an 21st ult, with about 1.200 troops on board, chify artillery and infantry drafts for stopped a soon as possible, but too late to save Store, Hongkong, and Tientsin will make the unfortunate man, who was terribly mutilated. Singapore on October 19, leave the following Death most have been almost instantaneous.

Deceased, who came from Bristase, was an day for Hongkong, where she is dus on Oct. 20, leave Hongkong again on Nov. 6, call of Singapore on 11th, leave the following day and

truisa, that Great Britain could learn much Lom her Coluutos, The freedom from precedent which the tradition, from inhabitants of slices young eventries grow ing up under the protection of the Union Jack enjoy naturally lead to originality of thought and action and make for greater progress than in a land where the dead band of the past is felt. For weal or woe the other country has followed the ex vuple off it offspring by inaugurating a system The Commonwealth Government proposes of Old Age Pensione. Female suffrage and a system of universal training in order to temperance legislation are other matters in form a National Guard of Dulence, in which it is thought the parent should be led which every young man. in Australia shay by the child, but a disinclination to follow be required to serve daring his nineteenth, is shown the progenitor which dieits twentieth and twenty-firetyears. Local campa praise or condemnation according to the will he formel where the young men will View of the individual. Now, while Britain underg) training for sixtoon days every is struggling with the solutioural the vexel year, and it is hoped that by this question... of army reform and in endeavour means there will be in the Cominonweath ing to avort the caulisteprior compartey to hide of me sufficiently othics rad -onderrivò at Southampton on Due, 14th. . ^ dystem which is regarded as inevitable.capable of performing the services which Australia claus untention by a proposal to Australia will require from her defenders. mube military training universal and Military trquing will begin in cearly years, compulsory in the Commonwealth,

The existing system of junior and senior The cable which we published from our cadet corps in connection with schools London correspondent yesterday announced will be extended, so that the material wolf that a Government: Compulsory Military passes ints the National Guard will repre- Training Bill had been introduced into the sent a considerable advance on the ordinary Commonwealth Parliament. Of costraes it recruita. The bulk of the Gourd will does not follow that the Bill will become law, consist of infantry, but the artillery arm

experienced electrician, and distinguished in his calling, bat he has been anfortunate in bis sffairs sinos coming to the List In Peking and Huntzio be bad a large and successful

HUMPHREY'S ESTATE AND

FINANCE COMPANY.

Two extraordinary general meetings of the shareholders in this company were called for yesterday, but owing to thers not baing a quoruta prosent the Chairman (31 H

· Humphroga) nyliged that in accordance with. the articles of association, the meatings would stand adjoured until the same day next week.

SEDITION IN INDIA.

REMARKABLE MANIFESTO BY HINDE PRIESTA

The local authorities have resived cable news from Peking that the Grand Connal is very dienatiafled with the men who were recommended to them by the Viceroys and Governors of diorest provinces as men of intelligence and Fest ability.

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AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION.

The first antal meeting of the Hongkong) Amateur Athletic Association WIE hald yesterday at the Hongkong. Hotel. Libut- Colonel Broke presided over a fair attendance.. The report having beên submitted, the Chairman alinded to Eno dimoullies under which they laboured in bang without a list of members. However, they hoped to get over that. As to the cinder track which has been completed, he had received a certain amount of money on it, and the trobeurer assurǝd him be. would get some more-(a statement which) lead the Secretary, to interpolate" Wa have got it.") "Well done," said the Chair Cao, who then proceeded to atute that the cross country races had been instituted bat bad not produced so much comperition na was hoped. They hoped to start earlier next your. As to the race, there was some

difficulty in fixing dates owing to league matches, ete.. The treasurer had a balance in band and it was proposed to makes pharges for use of the track sufficient to sovet the sponse. After discussion the report was ulopted,

The 14th November was suggested as the date. for a sports meeting, on the track, the events to include long and high jumps, 120 yards The last few weeks. bave been a time of

hurdle race, half mile race, - 120 yards great activity for the loyalists in India, Regulations and manifestoes hare bean Dowing handicap, 410 yards handicap and throwing in from district and town to bear witners to the the oricket ball. All those events were to be, feelings of abhorrence aroused in every true with the exception of the handicaps, champion- Indian's heart by the latest phases of the ship events. This was agreed to. campaign of edition.

Perhaps the most remarkable, however, of many remarkable manifestoer is that just issued by the Hindu priests of the Kalighat temple at meetings in the neighbourhood of the shrine, and declaring that Calenta, probibiting the holding of political

Olles bearers for next year were elected. Chairman, Dr. Forsyth (who was described as as old runner); hon secretary, I. I. O, Garrett

F. Lammert, J. H. Mead, F. H. Kew and E hon tress, A. R. Sutherland. Committee

FLOOD RELIEF FUND,

The commitee of the combined – Chines Churches and Chinego Y M.C.A. Fund beg to Birdwiniga bafollowing donationg

"AB custodians of the religious interest of all. Linton, sections of the Hindu community, bigh and low, of it so desirability of elonsuring to attain they deem it their duty to sojin on all members, prograss nocele, sad uci by pra- as well as the necessity of looking cipit verament o urdu bledly a great "The following is from a Hankow paper-business but lost it through various reasons, upon the

instrument of While su Englishman was passing the Railway and when he started in Hongkong Lo and civilised one, as the powerful lost mest of

ibat progress the Co's properly in a sampan some coolice who was Squally unfortunate. Some time ago through violence, laylose oss, and race hatred. were loading rails on to a truck shouted joined the service of Messrs. Wilks and The wind of unrest should cease now. to enable Foreign Devil" and polted the sampan with sok, by whom his services were greatly appre- the torch of reform to shed its steady light into stones. The foreigner, got out and asked why beciated, and his untimely and will be moarned those recesses of society where it is badly was attacked, thinking there was some mistake by a large number of friends,

This is not the sort of advice one would, per but the coolies threatened bin with their bamboos Deceased leaves a widow for whom great hapa, have expected to emanate from what is and drove him into the water. He regained his sympathy is expressed. He was a prominent generally supposed to be the centre of blind and sampan after a ducking and being very much Freemason and it is probable that he will be unthinking fanaticism. It is none the less

welcome, because it is unexpected. baried with Masonic honoura, braised.

wanted

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Mr. W. G. Humphreys Mesere. Macdonald & Co... Mr. C. G. King

Mr. D. M. Hamphreys... Mr. V. F. Ribeiro

...$250.00

100,00

20.00

10:00

5:00

and donations from Chinese friends too numerou to mention, making a total of 88,953.85.

Of this amount there is still a balance in han of over a thousand dollage which will be use for Flood Relief purpose.