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the basis of the new scheme, and that the to dono. A Citizen Army, though implying a nation under arms, does not involves period of compulsory military service was to be between the ages of eighteen and thirty, warlike frenzy. On the contrary, it will In discussing this measure we have to induce men to take a more sober and serious remember, of course, that the voluntary sysview of their responsibilities. It will not tom, beloved by so many, la not the precious encourage but repress the jingo spirit, and heritage it is fondly believed by sentimenta we may be sure that wars in the future will A S. WATSON & CO. is to be. It has existed perhaps for not be so lightly entered upon as they have

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about a century, anderen then it has always bean shadowed by the principle of compul. sory service, the liability of overy man to serve in the defence of his conatry. As a matter of fact our voluntary system is only as old as conscription itself. Until NAPOLEON introduced conscription, most European WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS countries were content with a small standing uray which was in many instances really the bodyguard of the King, but the large forces which the French Emperor was able to place in the field revealed the possibilities of the system. And so other countries followed his example, but none with the thoroughness that Germany has done. Britain, on the contrary, was content to rely on its old system, which, had the conditions in Europe romained the same, might et be adeqante. But the conditions in Europe have not remained the same. Europe, in

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fact, has become an armed camp. Vast standing armies are found in all the large countries, beside which ours appears ri licu. lously inadequate; but to complicate the situation these antions are building navios. which threaten the supremacy of our own. With an all-powerful navy we could perhaps do without a large army, but when the navies of other countries are becoming almost as powerful, or suficisutly-powerful to suggest their successfully disputing with our own, then we are bound to realise that our fighting force on land is not of that strength to impart any feeling of security or confi.iense. For many years army reform has been engaging the attention of the military authorities themselves and of Parliament, but beyond making petty changes which can only be described as tinkering, and radieal was attempted unt! Mr. HALDANE'S Territorial Force was inaugurated last year. Of courco opiniona were divided as to the value of the scheme, though there seems to be a greater consensus of opinion now that the re-organisation was a d-cided advance on the system which it A.S. WATSON & CO.. superseded. Still, ut its best it could not be

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expected to provide the country with the large force for defensive purposes which present exigencies would indicate to be necessary, and on the feeling that we were drifting towards some-form of compulsory military training has gained ground to such an extent that a bill to bring this UNLY communications relating to the news about has been introduced ints the House

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under entirely new management, besides showing good series of pictures has secured the services of Mr. Harold Evelyn (Bon, Hur), who performa feats of strength. The strong man is partion- larly well developed and shows to great advantage

osures of physical culture. the benefits to be derived from a systematic

Chinese.

The death is announced of Capt. W. T. That the Territorial Force may be Layard, of the Northamptonshire Regt. Capt. converted into a Citizen Army is a belief Layard obtained is commission in 1892, He shared by other military authorities than served in the China expedition of 1900, and Lord BoBERTS. "Add the principle of com- obtained the medal with clasps. He was also pulsion to the HALDAND scheme."mya agr- awarded the medal of the Hazione Humane vice journal, and the skeleton is turned into Society for plunging into the Pello River on living organisation." A National Army in Anguat 6th, 1900, and saving the life of a the real sense of the word is created, and the burden of defence is equalised, while the security of the country is ensured. True, there will be many objections to the proposal which Lord BOBERTS has brought forward. Industrial difficulties will be will be anomalie+ pleaded. Financial. quoted.

But difficulties and anomalies exist at present, and as no reform can be accomplished without inflicting some hard ships, we need not allow ourselves to be turned aside from a desirable principle by a

few details insistently thrat under our notice in the hope that they may assuméan importance which they do not deserve.

The Philippine Assemblys has disallowed an oppropriation of 10,000 pesos for the carnival noxt year.

The proposals to establish wireless telogrph stations at various points in the Philippine archipelago has had to be shelved as a is available for the purpose.

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"They can make ships at the docks, but they cannot sharpen axes." This was the opinion of a coolie who appeared before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy charged with the larceny of a pick-are from the Quarry Bay shipyard yas terday. The defendant told his Worship that

ho took the are away to sharpen it, but as the

magistrate did not believe the story ha sentenced the defendant to six weeks' imprisement and six hours' stooks..

During the three days ended noon yesterday five cases of plague were reported from varions parts of the Colony. The return of the bor of cases of communicable disease for the week ended the 22nd May shows 13 cases of plague, of which 11 were fatal: 4 nou-fatal cases of enterio fever (two being Europeane); 5 cases of small-pox (4 being Chinese and one Japanese). Three of the smallpox caso proved fatal.

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EMPIRE DAY SHOOTING.

LONDON, May 25th. Singapore's score in the "Daily Mail" Cup Contest was 757, giving an average of 94:62.

Hongkong's more was 660, an average "uf- 02.05.]

LIBEL ACTION IN JAPAN.

Toxro, May 25th. The action for libel brought by Mr. W. T. R. Preston, Canadian Trade Commissioner in Japan, against the proprietors and the editor of the "Japan Daily, Herald "of Yokohama, has resulted in a judgment in favour of the plaintiff for 5,000 yen. -The defendants were also ordered to pub- lish an apology.

[The action arose out of an arlisle reproduced from, a Canadian newspaper. The hearing of the case has extended over several months, and has excited considerable interest in the foreign communities of Japan, as Mr. Proston by his writings appears to have got himself into bad odour among the foreign merchants. Some Mr. W. Adatus Orain of the Hongkong and of his statements have evoked protests from the Chambers of Commerce in Kobe and Yokohama, for and Shanghaj Bank, Shanghai has gone who Mr. Preston's claim in the action was home on s year's leave. Mr. Oram was enter20,000, yen, damages, and a similar action tained at dinner, by Mr. H. E. R. Hunter who gainst the Japan Ohronicle is proceedling in the

Courts.] During the houring of a case in the Supremesnecoeds him in the management of the Skang. Court yesterday, the Chief Justice said he

hai branch. The guests included many of the wished that solicitors who had green inking chief brokers and business men of Shanghai, typewriter would alter the colour of the ink. A large number of friends assembled on the as the green was very trying on the eyes.

jetty yesterday to bid Mr. Oram good speed and a pleasant holiday,

His Excellency The Chinese Minister in Loudon has kindly consented to proside at the

seventieth anniversary festival in aid of the funds of The Newsvendors Lustitation to be

held in London next November.

For stealing a number of poles from a building under repair in Wing Lok Street, Mr F. A. Hazeland yesterday sentenced a native to three weeks' imprisonment with hard labore and six hours' stocks.

Delegate Padills of Pangasinan has into inced into the Philippine Assembly a bill to set aside the sum of P15,000 as a prize to be given to any indvidual or corporation that shall establish in the Philippinos a factory for the manufacture of Portland cement,

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Muscam for the week ending the 23rd May, 1909, shows that of non-Chinese the wern 445 to the Library and 211 to the Museum, and of Chinese 242 to the former and 2,303 to the latter. The Library was, therefore, wed by 687 persons and the Museum by 2,514.

Amey roaders will be interested in the follow.

ing paragraph from the Manila tableneuve in which it bears the heading Amoy no longer dirty port: the City bays disinfecting ship from the Bureau of Health:-Amby is now on a par

Anderson... Barrett Moule

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GEOGRAPHICAL

EXPLORATION.

LONDON, May 25th. The Royal Geographical Society

With Hongkong as a port from which Chiness has presented the Founders' Medal to passengers may comïs to the Philippines almost with impunity as far as the public health laws Dr. Stein, in recognition of the valua of the islands are concerned. There was a time ble discoveries made by him in the when it was necessary from time to time to doulare both these ports "dirty" owing to the course of his explorations in Chinese frequent outbreaks of cholera or plague, but since Hongkong installed a modern disinfecting plant that trouble has abated. The burean

Turkestan.

The Murchison-Grant medal has been conferred on Captain Rawlings of health has just sold to the authorities for his researches in Tibet, while Rai

CANTON.

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May 24th. INAUGURATING THE BUNN ING BAILWAY._ The Board of Posts and Communications at Peking has cabled to Chan Mung Chang, Tao- thi of Industrios, instructing him to attend, personally to the inauguration of the Sunning Railway, which will take place on the 16th day of this mekin. He is also directed to send com-

in Amoy a ship that was used formerly in Cebu Sahib Lal Singh receives the Back patent deputies to examine the line before the for the purpose of disinjecting and which has

to full report of the construction of the milway..

CANTON-HANKOW-XILWAY-DEFECTIVE. BRIDGES AND EMBANKMENTS

become unnecessary owing to the installation Grant, in appreciation of their survey-inauguration takes place, and also to sent in a of a new land plant. The ship was sold for ing expeditions from emen 16,00) and will be taken at once to Amoy and Eastern (? Western) China. that port will then be on a level with Hongkong and the need to declare it "dirty" will cause.

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THE NEXT GYMKHANA.

We have been favoured with an advance proof

The Straits papers announce the death of Dr. C. E. Spooner, C.M.G. general manager of the Federated Malay Etates Railways. Mr. of the programme for the second meeting Spooner took a trip to Hongkong at the end of at the Race Course, Happy Valley, which takes 1st year for the benefit of his health. He was place on Saturday, weather permitting. There only in the 56th year of his age and his death are seven entries for the Five Furlongs Flat is regarded as a great loss. to the Federated Race; five for the Weltor Race over half a Ho had spent thirty years in the mile; eleven for the Gymkhana Stakes; six Malay Blates,

teams are entered for the Tent Pegging; eleven tropics.

ponies are entered for the One Mile Flat Race; and fourteen for the 11 Mile Flat Race. The Programme therefore promises a most interest.

After all, there is no getting away from the fact that it is the logical sequel to recant events and present conditions. If we menn

matter whether weapprove of war or not, to have an army it should be effective. No

we have to realise that men have not yet "beaten their swords into ploughshares" and that being so, we have to take natural pr. cautions. A weak nation is a tempta- tion to stronger nations, and the tempta tion ja all the greater if the weak nation be ridb. Therefore, unless we are

At the Magistracy yesterday before Mr. J. H. prepared to throw down our armaments zud throw ourselves upon the goodwill of the Kemp the coxswain of the steam launch Fine world, we must be able and ready to defendo was proecoded against for failing to observe ourselves and the great empire of which we are justly proud. Consequently it follows that if we are to have an army and navy they should be equal to all possible calis. And it does not seem possible to attain this end under our present voluntary system. Wa do notimpugn the patriotism of the people.

against a détermined, trained soldier; but add efficiency in the use of arms and the steadiness which comes from drilling men together to their other qualities and we need have little fear that the manhood of Britain will give a good account of itself in all emergencies.

the rule of the road. The hearing was adjourning meeting. ed for a week, and the defondant admitted to

bail in the sum of $100. This was the esse pre- viously reported, in which the launel rau a sarapan down near Yaumati, and one man was drowned.

Gunner Pidgeon, of the R.G.A., ppeared. before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday charged with refusing to pay his tram fare. De fendant, who said he wished to proceed to Lyemuu, took a car to the termluus at Causeway Bay. There, he was told by this conductor to takeanother

DEATH OF MR. R. D. WATT.

THE LATE SIR DONALD CURRIE.

LONDON, May 25th. The late Sir Donald Currie left estate valued at £2,377,052: His will contains no charitable bequests.

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THE US. LEGATION AT PELING.

LONDON, May 25th. Mr. Hays Hammond has declined the post of United States Minister at We regret to learn of the death last evening Peking. of Mr. E. D. Wait, superintending sugineer of the Dook at Quarry Bay. Mr. Watt had been lying ill of typhoid fever at his residence. ITALY'S NAVAL PROGRAMME. at Quarry Bay for some weeks past.

The deceased gentleman was for many years amperintending engineer of the (hina Navigation

eighteen months ago..

the same lisense,

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

LONDON, May 25th.

spread over a period of six years.

This is an increase of £5,872,000,

It is reported that the Wu Tang Hridge, which is situated a short distance above Yden Tam, suddenly gave way last week. The bridge is now inclined on one side with a crook soveral inches wide. The publicsay that this is due to poor material and bad workmanship. A photo- graph of the bridge has been taken for the purpose of instituting an action against the

contractors.

Owing to the recent heavy rains the embank- ments in several districts on the trunk line have also given way, necessitating repairs before the trains could run.

DISCOVERY OF A LARGE BOMB.

! On the 20th inst. a detective of No. 2 station in the old Walled City discovered a largo bombi hidden in a basket in a vacant house in Lau Fong

street. The bomb weighod over 50 catties. The matter was reported to the station and four policemen were detailed by the office to.. convey the missile to the station.

EMPIRE DAY CELEBRATIONS.

The pupils of the Salyingpan Government School, showed their loyalty to the Empire under whose Flag they temporarily reside and are cuneated, in a befitting manner.

Notwithstanding the threatening state of the weather, which could not damp the ardour of such a party, two large launches crowded with.. boys nuder the care of their masters, left-

Man, which was reached after a run of about Jardine's Wharf, West Point, al noon, for T'in

two 21 hours.

A meeting of the Council is called for to compared with the original estimates.

The programine includes morrow:-

Dreadnoughts.

INTERPORT CRICKET.

HONGKONG, May 26тH 1909.

Trovoz it does not follow that the measure will became law. the Bill just introduced

Before Mr. J. H. Kemp at the Magistracy into the House of Lords at the instance of

yesterday, Chan Lan Fong, assistant manager Lard ROBERTS for making service with the We know that were Britain in danger her of the Kui Tui Bank, Wing Lok Street, was

A dispatch from Rome with re- Territorial Force obligatory on all males sone would take the field as readily charged with stealing or embezzling $3,600. Co., at Shanghai, and came to fill a similar

The spirit is Mr. Davidson (of Mosure, Hastings and Has. between the ages of a'ghtoon and thirty is in the days of old. significant of the change which public opin. still the same, but the fighting machine tings) pocuted, and Mr. Leo d'Almada position at the new duck at Quarry Bay about felence to Italy's amended Naval Estimates says the expenditure is ion in this direction is undergoing at home. is not the same. Men are not univere Castro (Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell) We regret to learn that the deceased gen-placed at £17,000,000 sterling, For years we have realised that our volun.sally trained in the use of arms, and represented the defendant. The case was retleman's daughter is at praesent lying ill from tary laystem was not all that it might be therein lies our danger. Enthusiastic, mauded until to-day week, bail being allowed in and while we do not go so far as to say that patriotic, untrained men are of little use in the sum of $5,000, system has failed, the feeling has undoubt edly been growing in the land that it did not furnish the country with the numbers which are now considered advisable in view of the great standing armies of the Continent. It has hitherto been regarded that the British army was adequate for purposes of

While the very word Conscription sounds defence, that "as the force behind the dominant, powerful uavy it was ample repellent to British ears, it has to be admit. for all it was likely to be aver called upon [ted that there is not the same objection to to do; but, rightly or wrongly, that foeling a Citizen Army. Conscription interferes of security, born of a belief in the supremacy materially with the industrial and commer- of the British Nary le not now so generally oial life of the country. It takes away men

obvious to all who have been following the receptivo and studious years; but not so trend of events during the past few ueuths, with u Citizen Army, the training for which While we must all deplore the panic which can be accomplished in a short period of the has been engendered at home by the dis year. A Citizen Army emphasises the duty closure of naval, programmes, we may none which is apt to be overlooked these days, has put in most of his servics in the 2nd theless admit that the discussion of the that every able-bodied man should be ready Battalion in South Africa and to East. principle of compulsory military servicà is to take his part in the defence of the country Second Lieutenant N. S. Hart, "The Buffa,” decidedly opportune, to say the least. The and that causet be accomplished without who was a supernumerary to the establishment telegram which we published the other day some sacrifice on his part. He has to train whilst employed aide-de-camp to his father, announcing the introduction of the Bhimself to the use of arus, be has to make Sir Reginald Hart, K.C.B., late commanding wecessarily gave no details beyond the fact himself a military efficient, and that means the troops in Cape Colony, чas been restored to that the Territorial Force was to be made he must give up time and perhaps money the establishmet

car, but declined to do so.. Instead, he returned to the city, but declined to pay another ive cent fare. Mr. Glendenning Handed his over to the Palico at No: 2 Station, and on appearing before the Court yestoday he was ordered to pay a fine of $5.

Lieutenant James Ry V.. Jacksun, "The

Bufis, has been seconded for service ander the

The Hon. Coloniul Secretary will bring up the report of the Finaues Committee. (No. 4) The following are the Orlors of the day- Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin. suce to authorize the Appropriation of s Supplementary Sum of Five hundred and twelve

SHANGHAI, May 25th. thousand two hundred Dollars and thirty-four

At the close of the second day Cents, to defray the Charges of the Year 1908

anding of the Bill antided Shanghai had made 294 in the first innings and 166 in the second, while Committes on the Bill entitled An Ordinance Hongkong's score stood at 207 in the

Ordinancon 1903-1908.

Third Ordinance Procedure.

An

During the trip refreshments (cakes and lemonade) were dispensed with a liberal hand, and the time was pleasantly passed in listening to selections en Chinese musical instruments. After the party was landed a programme of sports in which the comic side was entered for was gone through. "Horse racing," "Search for money," "three legged" and "wheelbarrow. races were among the items, and addol a new ost to the events in which all jained from the oldest to the youngest, with a heartiness which showed how thoroughly rest the enjoyment was

On the conclusion of the sports and le

held as it was. The reasons for this are from their occupations dur most Colonial Office, with off from 27th March to amend The Public Health and Building first and 198 for six wickets in the distribution of prizes to the successful, competi-

The vacancy for r lieutenant this crested bas been filled by fho promotion of Second Lienten, ant C. D. G. Davidson, 2nd Battalion, Hong- kong. Lieutenant Davidson received his com mission in The Buffs" in August, 1905, and

Committed on the Bill entitled An Ontinence second innings. The feature of both tors, rousing cheers for The King" were given,

for authorizing the Construction of a Tramway within the Colony of Hongkong. LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The C.N. Co.'s str. Kaifeng left Boile on the 24th inst, and is due here on the 28th inst.

The I.G.M. str. Derflinger which left here on the 19th inst, at noon, arrived at Singapore on

the 23rd inst. at 7 p.m.

The Bank Lina str. Aymeric arrived at Tacoma on the 22nd inst.

which echoed through the valley and started the

paddy birds and even the villagers. ....

Refreshments were spread on the beach and

days was the stand made by Garnett and Baird. The weather was fine, but cloudy, and for the second day the party, now divided, some to bathe, and others the pitch was fast. Garnett took seven to explore the district and visit the monastary wickets in the first inuiis and three About 6.30 pm all re-embarked without in the second, while Baird took one misadventure and Hongkong was safely in the first and five in the second, reached, all rating the day a "royal" one, and

wishing that Empire Day" occurred a littla- Scores are as follows:---

more frequently, at least, once a week,

which crowns one of the neighbouring hills,