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temperate. We have for long been on lain to follow the Karun. The differences friendly terms with the many of the of level and the ascents and descents, are more settled populations of Arabia, and here far more formidable than in the case of throughout these districts the wardering the crossing of Arabia, while there isas great, Bedouins have always been subservient to or possibly still greater difficulty with regard to the civil administration. A greater to water. In any case, and this applies with difficulty would, of course be found in the redoubled force to the Fersian section, there fact that these civil administrations in this would be scarcely any local tradio to dejeod part of Arabia belong for the most part to on, so that the question for the financier of the fanatio sect of the Wababees, yet thore the line to consider would be whether the are indications that if we succeeded in eon. terminal traffic would compensate for the vincing them that the construction of the initial difficuties and uncertainties. That railway would be the most effective meaas Booner or later a direct railway to India for preserving them from Turkish encroach will become a political necessity, no one wenta, the present opposition to intercourse he has studied the great Eastern question with the outer world would of itself cease, of the day can ignore. Meanwhile it is

In fact the girdle that Turkey has succeeded both useful and interesting that the many

A London telegram dated Feb. 9, to the Jij TELEGRAMS.]

says Traffic on the Siberian Railway is very active, but despite this the working of the line £220,000. The loss is attributed to the low for the present fiscal year shown a loss of rates of faras for emigrants from Russia proper and also to the low rates charged on buttor exported from Biberia to Europe, but in reality poor showing is due to the bad management of the railway.

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Copyright Ordinance, 1894.)

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THE AMERICAN BATTLESHIP FLEET.

who attended the quadrille party given by the A very enjoyable evening was spent by those Royal Artillery Sergeant Games Club at the

LONDON, February 23rd. Mess, Victoria Barracks, on Tuesday night.

The United States Battleship Fleet The decorations, which were the work of an on its arrival at Hampton Roads was energetic committee, were superb, while the greeted by enormous crowds, minor details which tend to make a fanotion of

President Roosevelt reviewed the this kinda success, had not been overlooked.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, February 24th.

IN GEIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS:

PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE).

THE CHEUNGBHAWAN ABMED ROBBERY, The case in which Lai Yan, Lai Hing, He Ship Ching, Long Ching and Cheung Kwai were indicted on woven counts of armed robbery and one count of receiving stolen property at Cheung bawan was concluded. The jury e- panelled comprised Messrs. E. W. White (fore man), 8. H: Dutton, J. J. von West, C. R.

Edwards, L. E. Lammert, J. McCubbin and 8. H. Hendry:

On Tuesday the first and second accused pleaded guilty, and on the conclusion of the arth defendants guilty on all counts.

in the past in putting round Arabia is one / possible routes abould to freely discussed. There was a large attendance, which included Fleet and in a speech emphasized the evidence the jury found the third, foneth and

of the main causes of the exclusiveness of so that each may add a little to our pre-number of tillary officers, and there can be fact that this was the first Battleship

liminary knowledge of the subject. Here in Chinn, we are, even though more distant ly, still actually interested. Already China is beginning to make approaches towards extending hor railway system into Shepsi and Kansu; and the same impelling motiva which is nrging her so far-must of-necessity compel ber to attack the problem of Eastern Turkestan. How Eastern Turkestan aid Fadia may be put into effectual com- munication with one another is, it is rue, not likely to become in the pear future a matter of practical import, but there

Rodenbt that all enjoyed themselves immeasly. and dancing continued merrily nutil the early Company Sergeant-Major Owen acted on M.C., hours of morning.

CANTON.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

February 23rd. DELAY IN REGISTRATION' OF TITLE DEEDS.

Shortly after the opening of the official seals several persons petitioned the Provincial Trea- surer complaining that the Chief Clerk of the Department for the Registration of Leasehold Property at the Provincial Treasurer's Tamen

Fleet that had ever circumnavigated the Globe and returned with increased efficiency as a war machine. It had also been the best possible of all ambassadors of

peace,

A LIBERAL SPLIT STILL THREATENING

The

LONDON, February 23rd. Daily Chronicle" reverts to

the anxiety felt in Liberal circles

His Lordship senteused each of the accused and ordered the second, third, fourth and fifth to five years' imprisonment with hard labour,

to receive 24 lashes. The first, on account of his age, was to receive only twelve lashes.

THE ARMED ROBBERY 7 YAUMATI. Li Yau, Wah, Lai Kau and Laza Lai were arraigned on a charge of armed robbery at Yaumati on January 21st.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty, and the follow- ing jurors were called:-Messrs. H. Grag (foreman), 8. Bolton, P. D. Sutherland, E. J. Chapman, W. V. Ferry, O. R. Churyut and L. F. Campbell.

The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.C.) told the jurors that this was

CHAMPAGNE the Wahabes governments to strangers, whom hither.o they have always classed with Turks. A few years ago, while the Hejas Railway was still in contemplation, any proposal for crossing Arabia would have met with determined opposition from Turkey, as interfering with her supposed rights. The actual construction of tha: line has now, however, altered the position; so far, in fact, from the obj ation that the props sed line would be in any way interfere with the traffic on the Hedjaz Railway, the suggested railway, which would cross it at right angles at the head of the Gulf of is no escaping the future necessity of pro-hand detained the assignments and title deeds of regarding the Governments Naval another case of armed robbery. The prisoners Akabab, would be a direct benefit to the viding some more satisfactory me had than Turkish line, inasmuch as it would become as ret presents itself for accomplishing the one of its most important contributories, desired result. The great reason why in tepping in its intere-t important pilgrim the past Asia, whose civilisation is of far traffic from southern Persia, as well as from ted the latter to beat her in the race of older birth than that of Europe has permit Afghanistan, Beluchistan and Mohammedan India. Thanks to 'recent events in Turkey, communication. Anything which will tend civilisation, is, of course, the difficulty of the political jealousies which for tome year to place Aain on an equal footing in this res alienated from England the Government of

pect, will pari passu act towards removing Sultan ABDUL HAMID bave in a great men the discrepancy; and the end ecomes sure ceased, or beeu, exchanged for friend- wortby ambition for all those who desire to ship, so that any great opposition Lere is advance the material prosperity of the not to be apprehended.

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The Volunteers bave their second parade this season on Sunday, March 7th, when they attend divine service at the Union Church,

A new proposal to which we have niluded at the head of this article, appears in the Nineteenth Century for January, and in from thé pen of Mr. C. £. D. BLACK, who from his former position in the Indian Service, The Inspector General of Garrison Artillery where he was in charge of the Geographical will inspeet the Volunteer Artillery Companies Department, is eminently qualified to judge | at drill at headquarters on March 8th.

the properties purchased by them, which were sent in for registration several months ago and plans and says that the alienation were charged with breaking into a shep and that eli registration fees and stamp duty, from the Cabinet of some of its was the affair in which the unfortunate polies

(6 per cent. on the consideration money.)

long delay in returning the deeds and the numer the Chief Clerk. The petitioners stated that the were paid in at the time the deeds were handed to

they went to obtain the deeds had caused them ous laine excuses proferred by the clerks whenever to suspect that the clerks had either embezzleed the fees and stamp duty or that they had fraudulently made use of their title deeds to raise moner,

supporters is undoubtedly growing.

THE CURE OF LEPROSY.

The Chief Clerk performed the vanishing set experiments with Deycke's Nastin on the day the petitions were presented, he being treatment extending over eight months the principal culprit. Treasurer Woe after he had cured two lepers; two others

giving instructions to the police to look for the Chief Clark issued the following proclamation

"This proclamation is issued to inform pro- perty owners and the chief olorks of the De- Property in all the District Magistracios in the partment for the Registration of Losehold Province that in fature whenever people send in assignments of properties for registration the chief clerk of these departments must forward them to the Buress of Registration in receipt of same for the firing of the official connected with property sent in for registration un the deeds. All assignments and title deeds

must be returned to the owners within fifteen

stealing montes to the extent of $4,300. This

withther men, entered the house betwee

side.

were

sergeant recently lout his life, but the man whe shot him was also killed daring the arrest. This, however, had nothing to do with the air- cumstances of the present casu. So far as the LONDON, February 24th. prisoners were concerned the facts were altoge- Captain Williams of Bushire, ad-ther distinct in anything affecting that. The robbery took place on January 21st at 43, dressing a Medical Congress at Kennedy Street, Yanmati, and the case for the Bombay, announced that as a result of prosecution was that the prisoners, in company ton and eleven p.m. on the date- mentioned. The prisoners were alleged to have entered the shop, while

the others stood aut- All the prisoners, when they entered, said to have been armed with revolvers which they pointed at the in- antes. Then they tied them together, thres-- tened them, and proceeded to loot the shop. The key of the safe was obtained and the prisoners took ont the banknotes and coins and then decamped. The master of the shop, who was fled up, ent his guer, ran out into the street and raised the hue and ory. One of the prisoners was immediately arrested by an excise offoer. money away but when arrested a chind wan tonad on him. Three of the inmates of the shop all definitely identified the first man and, when charged by the police, he practically admitted his guilt. As regards the second prisoner, he was identified by a man who was originally charged with the socused, but as no evidence against this man was obtainable when he went before the magist

magistrate, he wae discharg ed. There was also some evidence of identifica.

had been approximately cured and a fifth patient had remarkably improved.

A NEW KNIGHT OF THE GARTER,

LONDON, February 24th. His Majesty the King has been

of the practicabilities of the routs. Practi- H. B. The Governor will present the prizes cally the western portion of the line is the at Kowloon School to noruw, February 26th, same as that previously suggested in the at 11 am. Parents and friends of pupils are their respective Districts within five days on pleased to bestow the Most Noble while he was running to escape, he threw some

invited to be present.

Daily Prema, bat Mr. BLACK goes further in suggesting its extension through Persia, Two Chinese arrested for being concerned in right up to the frontiers of Indis, where it the Kowloon affair in which pepper was thrown would join the already existing Peninsular in the eyes of the houseboy engaged by aptains from the time the stamp duty is paid. system of railways. Starting from Port Spink Lochiel Terrace, were brought before Said or Ismalia, the line would cross the the Magistrate yesterday, and remanded. Suez Canal, and traverse the Signitio fen insula to the head of the Gulf of Akabah,"

Bo far the two suggestions are identical. From that Mr. BLACK proposes that the line should ascend the Wady-el Ithm to the rocky plateau of Northern Arabia, which he would traverse, as nearly as possible, in a direct Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS line, to the oasis of el Juf, and thence on to should be set before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is Basra. There are, be acknowledges, many objections to be urged against this route, which would not be encountered in that suggested by ourselves. The plateau is on the whole higher, and is far more rocky. It is for the most part, if not all the way over volcanic formations, and is exceedingly rug. ged, and more difficult to cross with a line

limited. Only supply for Cash.

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DEATH

At Shanghai, on the 20th February, NANOT GORE-BOOTH, dearly beloved du, hter of E. H. Gout-hoor, aged 23 years.

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, February 25th 1909.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Salzmann are so well-known and popular in Singapore, that the marriage Salsana, with ids, John Griffiths, of Seremban, last week of their younger daughter, Miss Nellie F.M.B, in accordance with the general fitness of things, created much more than the usual local interest in such happy events.

the deeds are not returned to the owners within that time owners are at liberty to institute an action against the registration departments and investigation will be made with

Any person who attempts to pay less than the view to the punishment of the deliquent clerk.

fall amount of stamp duty will be severely fined.

* BHORT OF FUNDS TO DETRÄY

FOLICE WIPENSES,

Order of the Garter on the Earl of Durham

The Earl of Durham is a brother of Vine Admiral Hen. Bir Hedworth Lambton, K.C.B.)

[FROM THE "CHUNG NOOI SAN PO."] REPUDIATION OF DEBTS

PEKING, February 24th. The Board of Foreign Affairs has issued a dispatch to the Chinese

Wong Trotai, the Chief of Police here, being Ministers in different countries to the Co. are suing the International Banking or Hower beats by fire at Tai shutan and the con- the

A summary case in which Man Lee Chan and short of funds, owing to the destruction of the effect that any debts contracted by he Princes of Mongolis will not be poration for the recovery of 3840 said to be equent diminution in the taxes collected both payable under a bank draft, was to have been from the lower boats and thele inmates, has recognised unless signed by the heard before Mr. Justice Gomperts at the petitioned Viceroy Chang to grant $4,000 Board of Foreign Affairs. Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. As a "month to defray police expences. His Excellen previous case, however, would take the greater oy has destructed the Bureau of Local Affairs to the hearing until Monday. part of the afternoon, his Lordship adjourned pay the amount. This is a wise decision as the raising of new taxes, from other sources might Bookings for the production of "The Silver caso trombre, because the people are having | rather hard times and business is slack overy,

SEW COPPER" ODINS.

PROTECTION OF CHINESE MERCHANTS.

PEKING, February 24th. of railway, while, except in the oasis of eling" may be made at Moatrie and Company's, where

good work of the amateurs, combined with The proceeds will be devoted to charity and the

The Board of Foreign Affairs has philanthropic motives, ought to ensure as large Director of the Provincial Mitte to strike Ministers in Peking asking them to The Viceroy has given instructions to the issued a dispatch to the Foreign

an attendance as at the first performances. Those 350,000 worth of copper cents every month who have not seen the Kowloon Amateur The design of the new, Dramatic Society's work ought not to miss the exactly the same as the off!! opportunity afforded by the repeat performance course, will bear the new on March 6th.

reign-Shenz Tang

Juf, the country is uninhabited except by the wildest of the Bedouin tribes. Except for the springs in the casia itsolf, ther absolutely no water to be had, so that all needed for the service of the train or for the Some two or three years ago the Hong kong needs of the passengers would have to be Daily Prese suggested as the natural sequel carried. The gradients would besides be to the Cape to Cairo Railway, then occupy route would be shorter, possibly by some far more difficult. On the other hand the ing much attention, the advisability of 150 or even two hundred miles, but this supplementing it by the even more feasible point could only be accurately ascertained project of a Cairo to India Railway, which after survey. The more southern route we showed from an engineering point of through Shomer and Nedjed would have the view was quite feasible, and which would enormous advantage on the other hand of reduce to almost insignificant dimensions pairing through a fairly well-peopled the present, still heroic, overland route from distrist, where are to be found numerous Europe to India. Starting from Iswalia, towns and villages and an industrious we proposed to carry a line round the head settled population; the route is likewise, of the Gulf of Akubali, and thence, taking and this would be one of its main recom- advantage of the comparatively fertile mendations, outside the usual track of uplands of Shomer and Nedjed, to cross Bedouin incursions. Arabia to the flanks of the Jebel Ermek,

pers coin will be request their Governments to protect The colus of Chinese and Chinese merchants in signation of the their respective countries. The

HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL

The secounts of the Anglo-German Brewery profit and loss account of $22,338.60. As th Co. Ltd of Shanghai show a balance at credit of was insufficient to pay a dividend, the directors deaned it desirable to propose that the amount A weeting of the Connell is called for be written off for depreciation of casks, this afternoon. machinery and property accounts, as specified li The business includes the following forward the balunos of 11,388.60 to this year's Resolved that the valuation of the Assets and the report, amounting to $21,000, and carrying.

Resolution by the Hon. Colonial Secretary conit This appropration, the Chairman said, liabilities of the Widows and Orphans' Pousion will materially strengthen the position of the Fand, contemplated under Section 18 of the Company. The lirectors look forward to Widows und Orphans' Fention Ordinance 1908, decidedly improved business during the current shall be made at the rate of 1 101, to the year and trust that at the bert annual meeting dollar." they will be able to present considerably more favourable acconits,

Ministers have replied and expressed their willingness to do as requested,

COLLISION AT CHINKTANG.

tion on the part of one of the inmates, but not of a very satisfactory nature. Regarding the third and fourth, there was no evidence to identify them with the robbery apart from the statement of the man who was originally charged.

His Lordship Is that King's evidence ? The Attorney-General-No, my Lord →→ In conclusion the Attorney-General remarked that the case appeared to be absolutely conclusive against the first man. It would be for the jury to my whether they were satisfied with the svidence against the other prisonere,

- His Lordship discharged the third and fourth prisoners, and the jury brought in a verdict of guilty against the first and second scrns The first man was sentonood to seven imprisonment with hard labour, and the seed of 24 lahen tous while both was undo tod

His Lordship further ordered the restitution of the stelen property."

UNION CHURCH LITERARY SOCIETY.

This evening's meeting of the above Bociety, to which the general public are invited, is to be "An Evening with Longfellow." The meeting. takes place in the Union Church hall at 9 p.m., the programme being as follows Mune (1) * The Bridge by L Lay

Vedby Longfellow), (3) « Mighty Lak a-

Noving

(2)

im W. STANLEY ÅLBEK.

Wreck of the Hapetaal: 32 The Slave in the Dismal Swamy,” Мг. Јони ВовкатВСЯ

News reached Shanghai last week front

HA I, steamer Ascania, commanded by occurred at that port between the chartered Chinking that serious collision) "had | Reading (1)

Captain Getis, who is also the owner, and Address the H. AL Hulk Bremen, which was in Beading "King Robert of Sicily." charge of Captain A. Lange, in old employee of the company The decanta, says the Mercury Reading From ** report, was coming down river from Wuhn with

Mr. A P WILDER

Miss ETHEL ROWE, “Evangelise.".. H. CH. HIGELING.

as "Miss ETEIL HOWE,"

a fall-cargo of rice bound to Canton and Reading The Building of the ship." The Hou Mr. H. E. Pollock will ask the southern ports. When Chinking was reached

Mr. ROBERTSON. following question --

the ship slowed down and hogan to swing, in Beading Paul Revere'■ Lide.”

ught to indicate the South-eastern entrance to thing went wrong with the steering gr

Will the Government state what would be as she had to exchange her riser pass Music (1) Holisande in the wood" by Alma

order to anchor or go alongside the Bremen,

the Capsniman Pase? approximately the cost of patting up a red From what can be learned, it seems some-

Goetz (2)""My love'sTM Butterfly Noel Johnson.

Mr. W. STANLEY ALLEN,

So far the Arabian portion of the lines which it would follow to Koweit. Though would offer no insurmountable difficulties, certain fittings at the request of the opoapier A gaifitar who was sent to a house to remove there are no superficial rivers, flowing as in and would probably be of itself fairly did not produce his authority from the Gas most parts of the world on the surface, this remunerative, but it is in the Persian

and the vessel refusing to answer her helm," district of Arabia is known to have extensive section suggested by Mr. BLACK, that real gasfitter. This somehow roused the machlojon First reading of a Bill entitled An Ordinance down and saak is deep water nearly opposite Company, but instead showed his certificate es a

The orders of the day are

orched into the bow of the Brement, tearing underground waterways, and along almost difficulties would have to be surmounted; of the in rates who thought the man had to further to amend The Merchant Bhipping Creddes and to. I huit. The Arcania ad the

the hulk from her mooring when she drifted LATEST STEAMER MO' EMENTS. the entire of the route sketched wella sunk the line would cross in fact the main axis of with the intention of stealing the fittings and Ordinance, 1899, **

The I.G.M. str, Prins Pátzl Friedrick which reealt of the collision aufered some dasige left here on Wednesday, the 27th ult, st noon. little below the surface are at short intervale the mountain ranges of southern Persia, they decided to retain him poading the arrival First reading of a Bill extitled An Ordinance about the bors, full partionats of which are not arrived at Genos on the 23rd inst. at 8am. available for irrigation. The moist subsoil, which have at all times proved a serious when they would not let him go he used his of certain portions of the Crown foreshore and the Chinese on the hulk, but the latest advice 2d last. st. 4 pm.

of the police. The gasfitter resented this and to authoriss for publie purposes the Reclamation that there had been a heavy loss of life suing here on the 30th alt arrived at rydney on the Jet to hand. The first news received stated The I.G.M. str. Prins Sigismund which left and the comparative elevation, the table obstacle in the way of transport. Though hammer and knocked one of the men into these bit situate Hunghom Hay in the Colony received by Mere Melahers and Co. report land lying at an average height of a various districts aro fertile they are ride channel. The latter rizing

The P. & 0. str. Palma left Bingapore on the thousand feet over sea level, is infiuential separated by alternate mountain rangs and determined to pay off the injury and gave the

that then was no loss of life at allThe halk, 24th instant at 7am., and is dus here on or

was fell of cargo, will be a total lost se about the End prox. at 7 am by SINDA in lowering the mean temperature, so waterlou desert, and towns are few and at gætter mero than he desired, so that

she is sank in about forty feet of water, The str. Eastern which mild from Hong- that with the exception of a few wooks long intervals, Mr. Black does not here both men appeared before Ma Wood at the

Be Long on the 3rd inst, arrived at Sydney on the after the summer solstice the climate of profess to name a suitable route, further digare. Mr. Wood andered both of them

Magistracy yesterday they were considerai

doci ta sweet certain other amendments in the tennis club, courts having been proceed in had on the 29th fustant at noon, and may be

X.M.CA. is endeavouring to form a Kind fmutant. ALUMIN districts may be described as fairly than to mggest that it would have more oraya ses of ten dollars sol

of Hongkong and to validate such reclamation

has heretofore taken place, tee to amend The Magistrates Ordinance 1990 Third reading of the Hill entitled An Ordin-

which

The

The H.A. Linie str. dudulusta left Shing- espooted here on the 20th initat KEL