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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1909.

The Shanghai A. D. O, were playing “The Yeomen of the Gerd last week.

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bas bein appointed a member

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WAR IN TURKEY.

Two mere cases of plague from Kowloon City were reported on Baturday, It appears that there is a serious outbreak of plague at the Chinejo city of Banchan on the frontier of NEW SULTAN TO BE PROCLAIMED the Now Territory,

INDEPENENCE..

His Excellancy the Governor has been pleased PALESTINE THREATENING TO DEMAND to appoint Mr. H. L. Dennys to set a Crown Bolicker during the absence on lease of Mr. E. L. Bowley or until further notice, with effect from this date.

A Canton telegram to a Chinese newspaper published at Shanghai states that already over

one thousand merchants have secured sites for

flot and shops at Heangeliow, the part which has just been inaugurated by the Viceroy nour l'acao.

Before Commander Basil R. H. Taylor at the Marine Magistrate's Court on Saturday two Chinese were charged with being on board the 6.H. Ambria without the permission of the master or cher officer in charge. His Worship fined

of the defendants 825, in default six weeke" imprisonment with hard labour.

LONDON, April 23rd.

It is persistently stated in telegrams arriving from Constantinople that the Assembly at San Stefano has voted for the deposition of the Sultan and the proclamation of Rechad as his

successor.

Marshal Chekvet has telegraphed to the Sultan repudiating all idea of deposition and assuring him that

Constitution inviolate. the Army's mission is to maintain the

The Sultad attended the Selamik yesterday in great state, and was loud- ly cheered.

will be put on the market at 102.5 the other half will bear 8 per cent and will be issued at 96...

FOOTBALL.

LONDON, April 24th. The Association Cup final has been won by Manchester United, the result being Manchester United 1; Bristol 0.

THE LATE VE MURRAY BAIN. At the Union Church yesterday morning memorial service to the late Mr. George Murray Bain was conducted by the Rev. C. H. Hickling anthem"What are these arrayed in white?" Appropriate bymas were sung including the and at the close the "Dead March in Sant" Preaching from the text Isaiah 46th chapter, was played by the organist Mr. G. P. Lammert. 4th verse "Even to your old age I am He and to even the hoary hairs will I carry you," the Rev. Mr. Hicking pointed out how God

RANDOM REFLECTIONS,

No lack of entertainment in the colony. The Ward Comedy Company have been with us a fortnight and the interval which elapses be tween their departure and the arrival of the Bandwann Company is filled with the Circus to say nothing of the Philharmonto Concert.on Tuesday,

The Hongkong "kid" is nothing if not madid. I am told that one of them, a boy of eight, was

takon to so The Now Clown" last Saturday and on returning home confided to his mother the information Miss Palolta is prettier than you, mother, I should say." Collapse of mother

The fact that St. George's day passed un- noticed in Hongkong sa well as other places within the Empire would indicate that English- men of the other nations in the Kingdom - St. men have not the same love of country as the Patrick's Day is dear to every Irishman, and its regard is shown by Welshmen for the memory anniversary is never overlooked. A similar of Dewi Sant, and of course we all know the love of the Scot for St. Andrew. By the way. has it ever occurred to you how popular St. both Scotland and Russia. Andrew is ? He is claimed as a patron saint by

for some time past, but when we have. turned to the shipping statistics of the port we have failed to find the support we expected for the belief that Hongkong must be suffering from this new movement. Yet it cannot be denied that an immense WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS mount of cargo which was formerly tran shipped at Hongkong, requiring for longer or shorter periods large godown accommod- ation, and affording employment to hundreds of persone, now passes by our doors. Rice and tea may be mentioned as concrete instances. According to the latest published report of the Superistendent of Importaand Exports, more thus one half the exports recorded in 1907 passed through the port

all the differeres to a man whether he regarded without breaking bulk. But when we

"We who have famed and fretted because our consult the returns with a view to learning

the great holor of man and said it made his religion as something to carry or as some- what effect this decentralising tendency has

ed religion as simply another burden to lifo had coolie with a chút to deliver took over an hour to get from Des Voeux Road to the vicinity of bed upon the tonnage and the number of

not got the right point of view. In his re ships entering and clearing at Hongkong,

thing that would marry him. Those who regard-

ference to the deceased journalist, he stated that the Clock Tower may be pardoned for having overlooked the fact that the Chinese are great what do we find? We find the Harbour

At the Magistracy on Saturday, before Mr. Master saying that the shipping statistics

which had recently passed into the unseen world. pedestrians, but the statement is true never- for 1907 (the latest published) forma resord FA Hazeland, a native was charged with

the truth of the text furnished a clue to the life George Murray Bain was a truly religious man; theless. We have only to think how difficult it for Hongkong andexceed those of any port asamiting a woman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The defendant, who said he was a

LONDON, April 24th. but he never gave the impression that religion is to koop pace with chair coolies carrying a fare, in the world! A compared with the reipda codile, is alleged to have entered a shop

was to him a burden. He was not so carrying and if we should be in conversation with the fare religion; but throughout his strenuous life of we know the necessity for telling the bearer to turns of the previous year, Olean vessels at 17, Gough Street, and attacked the woman in under the British lag showed an increase of charge with a knife, causing injuries which

integrity he was never ashamed of the fact that "Mo kun ini" (that is somewhere near the 59 alipe of 26,698 tone, while foreiga ogean necessitated the victim's removal to hospital. vessels showed an increase of 874 ships of The hearing of the ease was adjenmed for a and occasional artillery discharges religion was carrying bin. He was broad-spelling). Again if you notice the thineno

since 5 a.m. on the heights surround.minded. This was characteristic of him theo logically as in other ways. Amidst his weak 627,380 tonn, wholly due to the Japanese week.

nesses and fulllage, which kept him humble of the Christian firms increasing their carrying trade. Under

Among the passagers arrived by the s. sing the Yildiz, qu this fing an increase of 455 ships of 976,450 innesota from Manila is Mgr J. Barlin, Evidently an engagement between in spirit, the ssentials

breadth enabled him to appreciate the standpoint tons is found, with a general falling of

Catholic Bishop of Nueva Caceres, Philippine the Salonika troops and the Yildiz Faith bore him along the right way. His Islands, accompanied by Rev. Fathers J. Ops and

of others. This cabled him to be in genial touch ander other flage.

P.Pajarillo, two parish priests of his Diocese, and

[Pera isa sabarb of Constantinople, on the with the life of the Colony in most of its aspects. Father S. Sancho, his prifato Secretary, and the

The solitary drinker, the Jimmy Woods of Dominican Fathers M. Alonso, F. Garcia and U. Nertharn shore of the Golden Horn. It is the His observant alertness, together with his souse Haxero. All are guests of the Spanish Domini-European quarter inhabited by the aristocracy of humour and calm unobtrusiveness made him of Constantinople, the English, German, French,

sought after by the many. His straightfor

Australia, is not very common in Hongkong, wirdness, trustworthiness and wisdom caused LATER. world, in spite of the tendoney of om Procuration in Glenseskin." Myr Barlin Austrian, Russian and Persian ambassadore].

will malt here until he recovers from the

his advice to be highly appreciated; and his though an occasional man is seen going to the shipping to decentralise, it affords yo

strious sickness he suffered during last month

voluntary exentorships were numerous and bar of the club or the hotel for his "single excuse for ignoring Mr. HEWETT's warning and afterwards he will travel to Rome and Jeru

he would not stop to think of the personal pressione in Hongkong that men are known to to the Government againal persisting in a salem nccompanied by his Becretary and Father

sometimes arduous. But where he could help breastor." So great is the aversion to drinking policy of taxing shipping for Improvements. Alonso, Doctor of St, Thomas University

re. He had the scoret which Elizabeth suffer thirst, because they cannot find a com- which bepeat the whole business community. et Manils,

Charles so well expressed :--- What we have to bear in mind is that were shipping statistics of Hongkong would be much larger than they actually are, and when there is any question of increasing

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Mr. J. Grey Scott, who has just relinquished the post of general manager of the plectric trama service, had a great send-off on Saturday when he left the Colony by the Nippon Maru for Home via San Francisco. He had taken his

A dispatch from Pera sent off at 6.35 a.m. reports heavy rifle firing

garrison is proceeding.

Telegrams from Salonika state that the committee of leaders after con- sultation with Rechad bave decided to proclaim him Sultan. It was arranged to attack the Yildiz at midnight There can be no doubt that the advance of the army has begun, the

Is thy burden hard and heavy P

Do thy steps drag wearily P Help to bear thy brother's burden

God will bear both it and thee," He was gonerons to an uncommon degree

travelling on the country roads they seem to be moving at a slow pace, but test it and you will realise that the man who is walking without any apparent effort is covering the ground at or five-mile-an-hour stride. There is no doubt a greater rate than you om do with your four about it, the Chinaman's power of endurance and his pedestrian ability are greater than is geneally suspected.

panion rather than risk the opprobrium of being thought mean. It may be that the gregationa instinct which makes Britishers desire to imbibe together is perhaps responsible for the many indiscretions which follow lifting the glass". ` Certainly it means chits for a larger amount

the charges outbe vessels frequeating the farewell of the staff at Bowrington early i pickets being three miles from Pera usually doing good by stealth. His monetary than is altogether desirable or expedient.

port it is well that the Government should

help has passed into many lives; his good works do follow with him. Of his happy family life

be forcibly reminded. of this increasing good bye to a host of friends assembled at the A meeting of all classes held at amongst those be loved, no details need here he

in the morning and had subsequently bid last night. Cimb and the Qucon's Status Wharf. Standing tendency to disribute shipping favours, as

in the stream off the wharf was one of the old wall as of the fact that the prosperity of ferry boats, now belonging to the Green Inland the Colony and the maintenance of its Cement Co. The craft, decorated with scores reputation and position as the great dis of little flags and crowded with the Chines tributing cents for South Chine, is almost and other members of the Team Company wholly dependent on the Colony's ability to staff who could be spared from duty, held attract shipping. By sud-bye when the New Itself in nadiness to pilot the launch in

which Mr. Gray Scott put off to the liner

Imments Infienos for good or evil. For 45

ve already appeared in other papers will be Territory hna actually become the gemoored at the western end of the harbour. Arrendered as the result of a con- to load in oriticism, protest and advocacy during of the members. As a matter of fact, it is not.

inerrted.

If we follow the example of the Californian

image, atatos that we Jerusalem has telegraphed to Con-given. His name is closely associated with the Assembly all this will be changed. A person from treating another to best, whiskey," stantinople refusing to acknowledge sewspaper prom, which, in these days wilde ansembly has passed i bill prohibiting any

aver. The measure was introduced in the A the new ministers and threatening to years he was dosely associated with the Ching in this Colony. During those years the record of this paper has been clean. Its standard has ambly as a joke. No one suspected for a momont that it would receive serious consider. proclam Palestine independent if the Man The one name will long suggest the other wine or intoxicating liquor of any land what been high in the endeavour to lead and never constitution is not restored.

The Garrison at Constantinople knowingly tomislead. It fell to Mr. Bain's lotation, let alone the endorsement of a majority

GARRISON SURRENDERS.

the most troublone period of this colony's existence industrial centre that we hope it may the way down the harbour there was a deafening Orders for extra coples of DAILY PRES should be sent before 11 am on day of become, and then we have the railway fusilado of ten thousand Chinese crackers let offcentrated attack on the Matchka and that time and since, the best thought and trus pebkention, er for at the supply is bringing to our port heavy freights from from the old ferry bost, by way of wishing the Tashkisla barracks where stubborn interests of the Colony know their obligation to

Only supply for Cush

the interior of China, the future of the port departing chief "good inck," and on either

a business success he sought to serve the com-to defeat the bill. There is a small ́sentiment manity rather than to hoom his paper; he spent in the Assembly in favour of sending the bill to will be more securely established, but mean- side of the beat were the words Bon voyage, Tesistance was offered, and there were him. While endeavouring to make his paper reconsider, is part of a prearranged plan while that is to asy, for many years yet to Gray Boott" in conspicuous Inters on a white heavy casualties,

Eventually the barracks were de- his energy in spreading truth and right ides the Senate, “just for fun.”

rather than in startling people with sensational. come-its preperity will be menaced by back ground.

molished by gun fire.

headlines. His judgment was excellent, He the keen competition in the shipping world.

Later reports from Salonika state which is producing the changes to which COMP. HENET very appositely alluded.

that the Yildiz Garrison surrendered

Telegraphic Address: Press. Coats: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

·P. O. Bax, 34 Telephone No. 12,

BIRTEL

On April 20th 1909, at the Peak Hospital, Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs. PACAED-DESTELA,

aon.

DEATH.

On April 19th, of the Victoris Nursing Hane, Shanghai, JonAM ALEXANDER Jackson (inte of Family Hotel), aged 67 years, HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, DE VOUX ROAD O LONDON OFFION: 131, FLEET STREST. ED

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, APRIL 26TH 1909.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DINNER.

The officers and men of the Hongkong

Volunteer Corps held their annual dinner at the

Colonel Bayard of the Buffs was at Shangha head quarters of the company on Saturday without resistance.

last wook for the purpose of inspecting the Volunteer Corps.

The appointment of Mr. HHJ: Gomperts as Puise Julge is gazetted locally. It was notified in the London Gazette on March 29th.

night, Lieut. Colonel Chapresy presiding. He was supported by Captain Thompson, Captain Lammert, Captain Amstrong, Captain Forsyth, Lieutenants Northcote, Bose and Kennett, An excellent dinner was served and The King

the city and was cheered wherever he went.

apologised now and again for positions take up and paragraphs inserted. He shrank from all

now know whether, the members of the Lower

insamuch as it is intimated that the motion to

Hense were in earnest in voting for the bill,

What an upheaval in all our social customs were such a measure to become law here! The

breaster, call him whatever you will, would welcome the legislation which saves him from a

Jimmy Woods, the solitary drinker, the single

pay for another man's refreshment, but the ordinary man, the man who likes company over his glass, will find himself in great peril. As the old Scotsman said to his wite, it was not so much the drink that he enjoyed as the hero's.

that is often invained in Law Court procedure; bat, so far as I have sam, the best sense of the General Shevket Pasha entered the Colony stool with him rather than with those eastom which demands be should occasionally

to whom he apologised. From the first he showed a dep interest in Union Church and served it faithfully in all ways within his power It appears that the Constantinople to the very hat. The vacant place will suggest having been honoured tobeces was produced. Garrison had planned resistance and renewed regret from time to time; but wo

rather thank God for bringing him here and tae ye," We are asked to: attention to the Lieut. Colonel Chapman proposed the toast of

I am pleased to be able to tell my lady readers announcement that the sale of Mrs. O. DE. The Governor, who, in responding, con had greatly strengthened the guard-staining hire in all he did. He was not a Thomson's fumiture at No. 5, Mountain View, gratulated the corps on its efficiency and houses, but the discipline of the big really old man when he passed away but he had in strict confidence that the price of beauty

promised to further its interests to the The Peak, takes place to-day.

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The body of Drummer Wooley of the Buff best of his ability." The Guests were guns and quickfirers was urcaistible, in his own way lived moh. And now the God has at last been definitely defined. Of course I

Some shells fired by the Salonika that carried him through life has borne him to

ineffable charms would think of taking the his reward and to the rest prepared for the know that no woman with due sense of her whose sad death from drowning we recorded or also honoured, and Sir Henry Berkeley, res. Friday, was recovered on Saturday morning ponding, urged the citizens of Hongkong to

as President of the Chamber of Commerce and in the afternoon was interred in the become members of the Volunteer Corps. The troops fell within the grounds of the people of God. In "The Quest" Margaret romark to herself. Such an impossible thought -⠀⠀⠀

toast Our Commandant followed, and was Yildiz.

suitably sekuowledged by Lient. Col. Chapman The number of casualties has not who strongly appealed to the Corps to maintain its efficiency, observing, that it was all very well been ascertained, but they probably coming forward in time of war with enthusisom, amount to over a thousand but in that event, the trained man was vastly

RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCING experior to the untrained ruin.

ON PERSIA","

Amongst the invited guests were Sir Henry Berkeley, Captains Park and Branch, and Messra (teorge Grimble, W. A. Dowley, Robert Mitchell, Otto Kong Sing, F. Lammert, EA. M. Wiliams, W. Clement Drew, HF. Campbell, G. Moffat, W. J. Haue

In the comprehensive review of events of the past year affecting the commerce and shipping of Hongkong presented in the speech which the Hon. Mr. E. A. HEWITT, delivered at the annual meeting of members Happy Valley cemetery with military honours, Friday a reference was made to The Foundation Stone of the Missions to Ser the tendency shown in recent years for men Institute on Praya East will be laid by shipping to "decentralise," Whereas His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard K.O... Mr. HEWETT gald, theme of on Wednesday, next at 5.15. The Committee formerly,

a conlial invitation to subscribers and extend the Far Eastern trade centred in Hongkong.

friends and to all seagoing max to be present three parts in China, and three in Japan,

on this cossen. whence coasting steamers fed the cran

Mr. G. Alabaster, barrister-at-law, who liners with export cargo, and distributed at smaller parts along the Coast the cargoes during recent years has been Secretary of the Chima Association in London, arrived in the brought out by the ocean carriers of freight, Colony on Saturday, having come out by the there is now a very noticeable readiness on P. and O. steamer Somali Mr. Alabaster las the part of shipowner to send their ocean come out to practise in the Colony as a barris steamers to other ports; and steamers are ter now being loaded. direct for Europe and America at ports whose names were hardly stopped for little over a couple of hours at mid- Sergt. E. A. Chapman. First nett core known to the outside world a few yearing day as it was found that two or three strands Lieut. Andrews. Second prite, aggregate score, or which then did not exist. This decentra in the cube had given way, It had been Corpont Crawford Third prize, aggregate litation, as Mr. HEWETT said, must increase intended to change the cable during Saturday score, Guaner Catchick. Fourth prize aggregsta as these other ports afford increased facilities night, and the new cable had been carried deva seore, Sergt. Crapnell

No. A Company-First aggregate score, by the development of railway connections alongside the track in realiness. A careful with the interior, and other improvements watch was being kept on the cable in neon Sorg Major Rodger. Second aggregate score calculated to attract shipping. "This Saturday

day morning, with the result that Er Gunner Barnett Third aggregate score, Serg movement," added the Chairman of the Bayer thesuperintendent, domed it necessary Grimshaw, First Eange Gunner Miller.

to interrup the service and change the cable Second Range, Gunner Young Chamber of Commerce," cannot but bel at once.

E. B. Ayr, F. Elphinstone and F. Nelson.

H.. the Governog distributed the prices to the winters of the shooting competitions as

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On Saturday the Peak tram service had to be No. 2 Coy, First Prize for gross aggregate-

LONDON, April 23rd. Owing to the failure of the Shab to aequairt the Royalists of Tabriz of the conclusion of an armistice, Russian troops are advancing by forced marches to protect Europeans,

GERMAN LOANS.

LONDON, April 23rd.

A German loan of sixteen million sterling and a Prussian loan of twenty four millions will be jointly issued on the 3rd of May. Half of each issue

Tappincott wrote:-

I mooked at Life"Give me the gift you

·hold!"

she offered me a crown of gold, L

Nay 1 besought, "the boon I crave

is

never eatered my mind for a moment. It is designed especially for those who have that peculiar faculty of saying "Oh dear Mrs. B. how

thin you're looking, and how anfully pale you

Are

There is always a lady in the wirele who is passo and Fri sure she'll be glad to bear that an Oakland milliner with a few slight blemishes to her natural charms has just mod a beauty culturist for $15.000 gold for destroy- ing her only vestiges of beauty, thus rendering. her case still more hopeless. Of course, there's no need of a beanly doctor in Hongkong, my shivalrens friends inform me. I wonder?

Smiling the handed me s brand of fire, I spoke to Death Unfold your mystery!" And hell Life's torch above my head to see When lo there shone beyond Death's prison The holy glitter of eternal stars.!! So it is always. He who seeks the chief good will ever have the light of life which penetrates the denset darkness, projects its reys beyond the tomb and reveal the living Christ of God in

arden on Jehovah, trust also in Him and He California millionaire, is suing for divorce on will bring it to pase." He who upholds the the ground of cruelty, the principal act of cruelty trustful through life will carry us also from the being her husband's refusal to allow male grants land of the dying to the land of living, there to his the tide at their wedding, in 1892 to asocists with the spirits of the just made Heavens, the brute! Wonder he allowed her to

be present at the wedding! perfect.

the power of His endless life. "Roll they

A Denver woman, who is the daughter of a

RODERICK RANDOM. His Majesty the King has not been advised

How To BE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your com to exercise his power of disallowance with respect plaxion, Mrs. Bilm's Crime Charmante, Lait

Specialities for the Bkin are the study of a de 1897 and to remove an ambiguity in the time. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agente. to Ordinance No. 20 of 1908, entitled-An Charmant and Special Skin Tonic soil Pondre Ordinance to amend The Interpretation Ordin- Charmant will suable you to do it. Her construction of the same-