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introdacé reform; but it is to be feared they wish to do this so slowly, that practically the action taken will leave things very little changed, and that in essentials, reform will be avoided altogether. In short, there is too much reason to fear the old thumiling conduct, which has wrought so much harm in China on other occurions- kind of MICAWBER policy, with promises of doing great things but an inner hope that some thing will turn up" to prevent its being necessary to carry the promises out, is being reverted to. In many instances, fortune has served the Government very well and WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS the "souse hing" actually has turned up

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and been very skilfully availed of; but it will hardly do to rely upon the chance of events in so important a matter as the movement for reform which has so long been occupying the mind of the Chinese people, and which has been unquestionably encour.

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse returned to the TELEGRAMS.]

Colony yesterday by the English Mail,

Youfarday the Russian crafter “Gentahug arrived-here- from Shanghai and saluted the port.

The number of Chinese in the Transvaal on Of those 13 died during Feb-28 was 10,034, March and 24 were struck off the strength, leaving 9,997 in the country on March 31, The Helfopolis, which left, Durban on the 14th ults, for China has 2,300 coolles on board:

Lieutenant G. P. Leith has been posted to the command of the river steamer Moorhen, China Squadron, from command of the destroyer Bibble, attached to the Home Fleet Lieutenant

Leith entered the naval service in January 1892, was promoted sub-lentenant in 1897, amd fleutenant in December, 1900.

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PRINCE ITO.

TOKYO, May 12th, There are insistent rumours of the impending resignation of Prince Ito as President-General of Korea,

[BAUTEE'S SERVICH TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESO."]

MINISTERIAL CRISIS. IN

RUSSIA.

Brevet-Colonel H. G. Fitton, D.B.O, Queen's

LONDON, May 11th. Own Royal West Kent Regiment, who was

A serious political Ministerial crisis promoted to the command of the 2nd Battalion whon it was stationed at Hongking, will rehas arison at St. Petersburg owing to How the change at Poking which has be-tire from the command of the battalion at the Tsar having vetoed a Bill passed

Bangalore in Angust närt under the four

ged by promines at head quarters.

of

yours' rule. It is stated that he will get a gt by both the Duma and the Council appointment in Indis in dus sourse.creating a Naval General Staff.

Sir Ernest E. Blake, K.C, M.G., Senior Crown

Agout for the Colonies, is about to retire froze tho public service after an official career extending over 45 years. The appointment of his nocessor rests with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, but it is generally expected that Major M. à. Cameron, CM:G, will take charge of the Department ander the scheme of reorganisation recently propounded.

come noticeable has been brought about, it is of course impossible to say, as even those who know something of the inner workings atthe capital can hardly speak with certainty on such a point. In part, no doubt, it is attributable to not unnatural jealousy of Yeax-881-Kar's rising in influence. There is no country in the world where there fe more jealousy at bead quarters which threatens to Buy power become a marked political factor, then Chins. The history of any Chinese states man, who has loomed large in the affairs of W. W. Roderick Dorsey, American Vios the country, shows this. Such a man is Consul General at Shanghai, entertained Cón- considered to require to have his wings and General Charles Denby and the members of clipped, and the usual pleu resorted to is to the Consular staff to tin last week, the raise him to a prominent position, and before gathering being made the occasion of a pre long, on some pretext, suddenly abandon sentation to Mr. Deaby in anticipation of a him. This kind of promotion downwards it approaching departure from Shanghai. Ar is fair to remember, is not necessarily final. J M. Durrah, the American Portal Sront, He may be taken up again; but generally mad the presentation, which consisted of a his power is curtailed, and the end desired, that of weakening what is feared may be. come a dangerous rival, is attained. There may not have been more than this in what has occurred but, even so, it is significant, and combined with other incidents, it is not encouraging to those who had hoped that the Peking authorities were really in earnest In their professions of a willingness to in

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The Shanghai Police, in accordance with

unicipal notification have blocked the Alhambra by erecting stout, aboo barrer scross the Sisenwei road, and only people furnished with police permite are allowed to

the barrier. Recently, the police made a raid on the Alhambra sad removed the roulette wheels, and an interesting police court case has resulted in which an Indian watelman has been charged with threatening to shoot Coloust

Bruce, the Superintendent of Police

Yonnan se Dr. Brunhuber whom he knew some”

the native tribes of the distrist and not Chinës8.

Chínose Public Opinien,, à email newspaper"

The Ministry has resigned but the Tsar refuses to accept the resignations. It is reported that Count Witte engineered the entire crisis.

JAPANESE ROYALTIES IN AUSTRIA

LONDON, May 11th. The Emperor of Austria-Hungary has given a banquet in honour of their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Nashimoto of Japan.

-PRINCESS KUNI

LONDON, May 11th. Princess Kuni, (who travelled to Europe on the N. Y. K. Mishima Maru") has arrived in Paris.

A LOCAL RISING IN NORTH, NIGERIA.

LONDON, May 11th.

The Resident in North Nigeria, Mr, van Renen, three Europeans and 35 native police, who were proceeding to instala Chief, were ambushed on March 6th when within fifty miles of Zungern,

Mr. van Renen, the Chief, and eleven of the police were killed.

the 9th inst

A punitive force was dispatched on

The rising is purely local.

GREAT POSTAL STRIKE

IN FRANCE.

LONDON, May 12th. A menting attended by ten thousand postal employees was held in Paris last evening at which a resolution to strike was passed.

which has been published in the Chinese Capital for about twelve months has ceased to exist and in its place we have the Peking Daily News. The former paper had occasional saxistance from English journalists in Peking, but the new omal will be entirely mader Chinese

"Its mesures will be Chinese, methods will be Chinese : its principal will be The travelling sorters on the night Chisone; its sympathien sad convictions, Ita hoid mail trains have ceased work, and heart will be all Chinese". Mr. LA Bura

The dock bands at St. Nazaire, Ling (formerly of Hongkong) whose name was

Government have committed themselves so far in the direction of reform that -it

A correspondent of the N. C. Daily News will certainly cause great disappointment throughout China if they do not in someone one of the two ferman murdered way act up to the promiers held out. They years ago in Shanghai. He was formerly on stand pledged to something, after the the start of the Acolnische Zeitung and when he afsurances that have ben given, and went home two years ago ke said that he should nothing could be more ill-advise I then to go be out again to travel in and learn more of the back completely on their promises once they Far East. Since then he has travelled in India

that reform is necessary is so general, so it home. In's letter from him dated Bao, No- have been made, at a time when the foeling China, Kores and Japan and again returned has of late become in China. It can hardly vember 8, 1908, he told how he intended to go be believed that the most reactionary of through to the Yangtze and so down to Shanghai Chinese officials will counsel such a step. His murderers at Weikni saw understood to be But there is still room to fear that the mome result might be attained by first delay and ultimately by minimising what is done; and it would seem that the idea at Peking in to meet the difficulty by temporising somewhat of this natura. No one of course can blame the Chinese for being careful how they attempt to introduce searching reforms, but it will be a grave mistake on their part to simmer down the premises held forth almost to the vanishing point. If such a policy in to be adopted, it would have been far wiser to have held out no prospects whatever. In that prominently sciated with this New York refused to ship the maila for Panama HONGKONG, MAY 13TH 1909,

case, there might have been discontent, but Herald's advoonor of an allianos between the Tuz hope was entertained that the order at least those who were discontented, couldUnited States and China, serios to be the Editde which was issued by the late Dowager not point to a specifio grievance, which they of the new paper. Empress to the effect that in future there will be able to do if the promise of reform, could be marriages between the Manchu having been once made, little or nothing is done to carry it out. The course families and Chinese would put an end to, or at least largely lessen, the crate distinc which it would seem should commend tion between the Manchas and the Chinese, itself to those in authority at Peking would which has done so much harm, and has be introduce at least some dednite reformas undoubtedly stood more in the way of tending in the direction to which they are progrees than almost anything else. This pledged, if they cannot see the way to grant hope, however, like many that are formed all that has been promised. Chinese states. with regard to Obius, seems destined to dismanship would be quite equal to this task, appointment. According to those most if only the authorities should be well enough conversant with what is going on at the advised to recognise that it is the course Capital, there is as much Court intrigue which both prudence and good faith dictate there as ever, and it is to be feared that this as that which should be pursued after the

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AN OLD CRIME.

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After three years a rizsha coolie who is supposed to be one of a gang who avulfed and robbed Captain J: T. Laing of the river stëmmer

beloge Mr. F. A. Haseland at the Magistracy Tai Sang has been serested. Ha appeared yesterday on the charge of, with four others net In opstody, robbing the somplainant of a bank book, and of a leather pookat book containing 420 in bank notes, and of using personal violence. The story previously told by Captam Laing was that while waiting of one of the West Point wharies between two and three. o'clock in the morning he was attacked by

and they were returned to Paris,

M. Barthou, Minister of Public Works, declared in the Chamber that the Government would not yield-to the demands of the agitators,

LONDON RUBBER HEPORTS.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, Maẩy, 12th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (SIR F. PIGGOTT),

Mr. Slado, in opening the osse for the defen- dant, stated that it had been decided that the persons who were entitled to come into the reclamation rights under the Ordinance were frontagers, and any frontager mentioned in the schedule in order to obtain a meral right, had to contribute to the work which was douto fá front of his lot and so obtain 999 years loend of the Iand not needed for roads. Yui Chow refused to enter into any agreement, although Mr. Bruce Shepherd tried several times to get him to sign the Privy Council, counsel said that his Lordship the agreement. After reading the judgment of

Hon. Mr. Pollock (for the Government) to evidence as in the case dealt with by the Privy would have before him exactly the same witness-Don't answer the question I am about Connell, and though his Lordship could c

THE GOVERNOR ÁB PLAINTI

the

The hearing of the action in which H. Governor was plaintiff and Chu Ping defendant

was resumed.

Mr. Flotoker, Clerk of Councils, as called BE & witness.

to mek. It will be objected to.. Do you find in

come

this C.8.0 of 1889 a minute by the then to his own conclusion on the facts, ko was in a Governor Sir William Des Voeux dated 27th.eastire bound by the law in the judgment. His Lordship-Answer this question? How can I try this caso?

November

Mr. Slade You had bottor stop there.

Mr. Pollock---I must complete the question. Mr. Blade You have asked enough to identify the minute:

His Mr. Follock-No.

His Lordship-Even if you stop there it can't be evidence,

Mr. Pollock-It must appear what the general object it..

✨; Mr. Blado—I object.

Mr. Pollock-I want to go on with my

question.

His Lordship-I don't think it is admissible, Mr. Pollock-If your Lordship will allow me. to put the question you will see

Mr. Blade--My friend is starting to put a leading question as to the contents of that document.

Mr. Pollock-I must sak tho question. His Lordan 1 want any chow. i. minute. taken in the abstract, from one offer to another in's official capacity, can possibly be evidence.

Mr. PollockI am trying to argue this matter) without introducing too much, but I am driven

to it.

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His Lordship-If the question in put I must. take it down.

Mr Blade-I object to the question as put so far.

Mr Pollock-An objection cannot be taken in the middle of a question. Any question sab- mitted by counsel must be taken down by the Court. This minnte asks for the opinion of the Attorney General This is important in view of the suggestion that the Governor treated Yin Chow as a pestilent fellow with no rights.

If I can show that the opinion of the Attorney

General was obtained by the Governor and acted upon it will indicate what was the inten tion of the Gorarnar.

His Lordship-Now you come to the paint

whether; the opinion of the Attorney General is admissible or not.

Mr. Pollock Will your Lordship allow me to finish my cpostion? YASHAR

Mr. Made-I object to that question being Buished. It is enough to show that it is not competent for counsel in the form of a leading question to state the contents of the document.

Mr. Fallook (continuing the question)-Ask ing the opinion of the Attorney General with refers to Cha Chnen being permitted to

aign the reclamation agreement.

His Lordship-I am prepared to overrule this question unless I hear good ground to the contrary.

Mr. Pollock-It won't be intelligible unless the whole question is pate

Hr. Blade--I sek. your Lordship to uphold; my objection.

Mr. Pollock-There cannot be any objection unless your Lordship faces down the question.

Mr. Blade When the early portion of the sentenos shows it is going to be an ex-parte statement of the contente of a document which inadmissible, I must certainly object to such statement being i udo.

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road.

Mr. Slade-I don't know, my lord, His Excellency the Governor asks you.

His Lordship-The question has been de- cited between Yni, Chow and the Government in bringing precisely the same case.

Mr. Pollock-No, my lord, we are claiming on an undertaking which the Privy Council wald Yui Chow could not sue on,

The hearing was again adjourned.

CASES AT THE MAGISTRAGY,

The assistant compradore of the river steamér Kwong Tung proceeded against thirteen natives at the Magistracy yesterday for stowing away from Canton. They were found guilty and Mr. Hazeland imposed a fine of $25 on each man, the alternative being one moath's imprisonment.

For stealing übery cutting of steel rivets from the Dock Co., Mr. F. A. Hazeland watenged + Chinese to two months' imprisonment and sir

hours' stocks.

A story of barbarie cruelty was told to Mr Hazeland. Because a little girl of seven years wept and trembled with fear when toki to go to

■ doctor, the man who was taking her took her home again. There the cruel mother belaboured her with a bamboo pole, over head and body. until she was one mass of bruises and weals, His Worship bound the defondant over in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for six months.

Before Mr. J. H. Kemp two natives were

pharged with stealing a case of amkrellias from

a godown at Kowloon. The first defendant, who was tallying for Messrs Gilman and Co., after taking delivery of some 50 or 60 cases told the godown tellyman that he was one short,

but that he would not require it just then.

Then the goods were shipped on the second defendant's lighter, and brought to Hongkong, All were landed with the exception of a case of umbrellas, which was opened aboard. The bostman was given six of those and the first defendant took the remainder ashore and sold. them, handing the dostman $30 at his share of the plunder, His Worship on hearing the evidence found the defendants guilty, and sen.

and four hours" stocks, and the second to two tamced the first to six months imprisonment months' imprisonment.

CANTON MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

A meeting of the Municipal Council was held on May 11th when there –wers present : Mesers. T. E. Griffith (Chairman) P. RF Carter, W. G. Saunders, M. Stager and the Secretary (H: W. Hine); [17

-,3INUTES.

Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.

-BUNGALOW, The CHAIRMAN minuted that Mr. C. B. Thomas had been instructed to submit estimates

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Mr. Pollock-I ask your Lavrship to take the for repairs to this properly, whale question..

Mr. Blade-I object.

Pollock →→→There is no such thing as objecting to a question unless it is taken down. Wa'are not befoz A JANJA, S

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SANITARY INSPECTION,

The CRAIEMAN stated that, in secordanos with the notios dated 28th, alt, the coolies quarters of all compounds on the Concession had been visited by the Council's Inspectors and

His Lordship quite admit that. I will put cocupiers had been notified whenever conditions

had not been found satisfactory, Blade-Before my friend is allowed to

I down and make a nota of the objection.

Mr.

A copy of a letter dated 7th. inst. and signed make sa co-parts statement home. PLE motion `by the Consul Genargis and Consuls of Portugal. and decide it I object because it is obrions. The United States of America, Germany and from the portion of the question already pat Japan and addressed to HM. Asting Comanl thak, the rest of the question is going to be General was read, in which, while expressing tatement of the alleged contents of an their willingness to assist the Municipal Council Ladislauible doesmans, A

1 in carrying out sanitary mosereg.js notified, Mr. Pobook I ask that my objection be under Bye-law 24" of the Land Regulations,

dividend of 76 per cent. It entries 25,000 to noted that a question cannot stop in the middle they request that, in view of the absolute

His Lordship--I cannot see how this can be furiolability of Consular premises, their perinis 22,000 firard.

sion should be obtained before such premises ba

BIG DIVIDENDS.' A telegrain to the Straits Times mys The Selangor Bubber Company to payn alka

reserve fund, £1,000 to depreciation, and

cent evidentn per Linggi poys a final dividend of 42 making & for the year, while 24,000 fs carried Pullock-If the words of the Attorney entered by the Municipal Authorities foz sanit. Rubber shares emerally active, North General are left out there is nothing to argue, ery inspection. In a covering letter dated 8th to reserve nad about £1,000 forward.

special being

My leaned friend has taken his objection too inst. HBM.' Acting Consul General requesta festare.

the Council, pending a ruling from B.M.. Hammocks

His Lordship think it is an arguable Minister in Peking, to scoeds to this requent, as The Evening Standard and St. James's Gazette, referring to rubber share, may-

“a matter of coursery and in considetation of the to hinder the reforma which have been pro by them.

refiered of his valuables. The coolias got away the price of rubber remains frm at about Mr. Blade-My submission is that it is hearsay official positions which thees Consuls hold in mised. Already the date at which s

Mr. Valentine Chirol, the Foreign Editor of with the booty, but one of the men left the 5. 3d. per lhs whilst the returas being made by evidenos, and hearsay evidence is not, admissible. Shameen.

After discussion, in course of which the Chair- Constitution was promised to be granted, the Times, in a passenger by the P, and 0 7 cushion of his riosis, behind, and this bore the some of the companies show distinct improve It is exactly on the same footing as if it were.

ment Thur during the past mouth Highland

letter written by the Governor. The only man explained that, in his opinion, the Connell Oreana which arrived yesterday. Mr. Chirol se umber as the ricsha The Captain took and Lowlands reported a production of over is booked to Yokohama...

the article to the Police Station, but next 27,000 lbs. as against some 15,000 lbs. in the material cocasions on which hasemy evidence is were bound to adhere strictly to the provisions morning the pallor of the cushionless riosha corresponding month of

ne £3,600 was missing. He had loft the Colony, and it in Selangor, showed 59,700 ha, os against od samitted are in the cases of ant made by of the Land Regulations and that, wore the only go to prove how important the out-put of within these conditions, preliminary proof of the control, not only over property of foreign Con- only within the last few days that he has be. Back increases are very salfactory and deceased persons, and even if that minute fell foreign Conents' request recoded to, Municipal returned. He was arrested when applying for British-grown rubber will be in the near future, death of Sir William Des. Four-who is suls dé carriere but of all Merchant Consuls and a new riculis ficance at West Point. His but much of the gain has already been discount still alive would have to be given. If a man is other alien residents of the Concession of Worship adjourned the hearing until the arriva ed in the price of which many rubber theres

stand. The level of qoptations can only bejati. living and available as a witness a letter of his Shameez would be jeopardised; it was un- of the complainant.

fied by great increases in the onipat, and con crot be put in unless it is proved in the animously decided to reply to HM's Acting Consul General, naking him to inform the servative elements in the market wald

Consuls concerned, that the Louncil was unable for a little breathing time before accorta ar ordlgary way. made to push prions naach higher. In on the part of Mr. Pollock.

to accede to the request made and that, pending. than two months prominent shares Anglo-halay, Batu Caves, Bukit RajahsMr. Pollock-It is important to show what other instructions from HBM's Minister in Peking, the Council could not depart from the Last night witnessed another success at the Fadated Galangos and Highlande and Low the motives of the Governor were

letter of the Land Regulations.

unfortunate Find of influence may do much solemn assurances which have been givseveral ricaba coolfe, knocked down, and sometime part those shares have been saving my point

baba

It is officially notified in the London Casette that the King has appointed Mr. W. P. Ker to be Commercial Attache to His Majesty's Legation at Peking.

has been made indefinite, and there are other signs which go to show that, even af this day, the old plan of making specious promises, and then proceeding to shuffle out of them has by no mouns been abandoned We were no doubt assured that the retire ment of YUAN-SHI-KAI did not indicate any alteration in the paling which the Feking The steamer Lueries, which arrived from authorities intended to follow. This state- Saigon yesterday, brought 103 deportees from i mout may be true, but in a different sense the French Possession. They will be forwarded to that in which it is intended to be accepted. on to China as soon as arrangements can be The policy that is being followed is most likely one which is bound to involve the retirement of YVAN-SHI-KAY or of anyone else who might entertain the same liberal views that he has expressed. The intention of the Peking Government may be to

made.

THE CIRCUS.

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His Lordship-It seems to me unnSCOSSSLY

bands have risen about 10%. to nearly £1 per His Lordship-Y®. · share, and as they are all £1 shares the advance thus effected repreentea considerable increase

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Mr. Paul Knight, Editor of the Calcutta Statesman and Friend of India, and his two

The question was then put, and the answer brothers, Mr. W. H. Knight, and Mr. Robert

jin capital value. Bull, whatever may be the was take down that the opinion purported to Knight, arrived by the steamer Laiseng. They

facts regarding market quotations, it is satisfacbe the opinion of the Acting Attorney General are travelling to England via Japan- and attendance enjoyed the varied and thrilling try to find the outlook for the industry, soʻl In 1889.

Canada

Hippodrome and Cirous at Causeway Bay, H.E. the Governor and party were present and it scarcely needs to be stated that the large

programino arranged for their delectation.

hopeful.

MEDICAL OFFICER.

Dr. Davenport's application for home leave was granted and Dr. Craig was appointed to fill

the post daring such absense,