1909-07-24 — Page 3

DISTURBANCE IN A HAIRDRESSING THE RECENT MURDERS IN LONDON,

SALOON.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. F. A. Hazeland heard a summons for assault brought by A. Lander, manager of the Alexandra Cinematograph, against J, O. Speiss, manager of the Paris Toilet Company, and a cross- sammonis brenght by the latter.

When the case was called, his Worship asked if the matter could not be settled,

Compleinunt sail he asked Mr. Speiss for au apology, but that gentlaman refused to give him one.

His Worship-If I djourn this case for i weok, do you think thioro is buy clauca of your coming to a settlement?

FCETHER DETAILS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 24TH, 1909.

GAMBLING ON SHIPWRECK..

The Marine Insurance (Gambling Policies) Bill, for which the Board of Trade is responsible, was considered on the 29th alt by Standing Comuitese C. of the House of Commons, Sir O Brynmor Jones in the chair. Clause 1 provides that if any person makes a contract of marine insurance without having any bond fide interest, direct or indirect, in the safety of the ship, or a bond-fde expectation of such interest, he shall six months' imprisonment or fine of £100 and to forfeiture of any money due to him under the contract. The same penalties shall be marred by any shipowner's employee who is not himself part owner of the ship if he takes out an insurance on the vessel and the contract is subject to any such condition as "Interest or uo interest," Without further proof of interest than the policy itself," or Without benefit of salvage to the insurer." Any broker or insurer who lesnes such a policy will also be liable to the penalties mentioned of the House having sut till nearly three o'clock in the morning the Committee were unable to got the quorum of twenty members till the chair vious Thursday, after a late sitting of the House, the Committee failed to obtain a quorum and did no business.

B. McArthur, pointing out that the Bill permitted insurance when there was bond-fide interest, objected to the phrase as foo vague and

The telegram in the Indian papers give the following particulars of the murder of Colonel Sir Willian Carton Wyllie and Doctor Lales- ca, of Shanghai, at the Imperial Institute:--

Sir William and Lady Curzon Wyllia dined at the Savoy Hotel and preceeded to the Indian Association's At Home in the Jehangir Hall of the Imperial Institute. When the musi-be liabio to eal was finishing Sir William was descond ing the staircase when he was not dog a student who Grod rapidly four shots at his head with the muzzle of the revolver close to his fuca. The fifth shot atrack Sir Willisto he full. A sixth shot struck in the side of the Farsee doctor Lalones, who was a couple of yards distant. The bystanders seized the senesin, who wrested his hand free and placed the revolver to his own head. The weapon, however, clicked havalssly being empty.

An eye- loaded revolves, a dagger and a knife,

witness describing the outrage said A stately woman in evening drass came upstairs Poor fellow," she said, what had happened. as she looked at the form of the Englishman on the floor. She knelt down, for the wounds had disfigured him. Then I ww horror leur into It is my ker eyes. Quite quietly she said: Ilis wife had been sharged eight or nine dollars for having her husband, my husband why was not I with

him? It was Lady Curzon Wyllie. Doctors and police were summoned.

Defendant-I don't think so.. I don't want to settle it.....

Complainant was then caired to the witzess stand, and deposed that on the morning of the 20th instant the defendant, used abusive and Cơn, shop, caught him by the throat and pulled him round. The reason of this was bocanes he

IN THE FAR EAST.

SIG EDWARD MOSS'S EXPERIENCES.. One of the founders of that colossal enterprise, the Moss Empires, Limited, has of late taken to travelling a good deal Sir Edward and Lady Moss, after an extensive tour in the East, have just returned to London. To a Referee repre- sentative who called upon him at the Savoy Hotel, Sir Edward discoursed concerning his, recent globe-trotting.

Yes, we have had a splendid four months' trip," said Sir Edward. We have been in China, Japan, and the Sandwick Telands, and back home through America, breaking our journey principally at San Francisco, Chienge and New York.

and

The murderer was arrested. He carried two unless in acted in ignorance. In consequence times weeks. It fact, the days, and some..order build walls of so many" "foot of

and Hongkong.

insulting language to him in the Paris Toilet from the cloak room at the sound of shots to see had been occupied for forty minutes. To pre-K found, however, two exceptions to the tities, and lowest tender; and we got what wo i

complained about a bill he isoivet, and which

he considered excessive.

hair dece, and he told the defondant Chut this was alsolute robbery,

.to who.

His Worship-That war a very strong word Witgoes said he often heard the same word used by passengers in the Hoagköng Hotel.

His Worship-Before this, had you been on friendly terms with the defendant?

Witne-Yes.

Defendant-Never, "And the complainant did ust tell me it was robbery. He called me a robber, and→→→→ robber.

Has Worship (to complainant)-Did you ne the word robber

Witness-No.

Defendant was then called to the stand to Ho stated give evidence on the cross-sutaMDUS, that at about 11.30) on the morning of the 20th instant the complainant entered his shop with Home cinematograph posters. Before taking his departure witness asked him why he struck curtain iteras out of the bill supplied him. The bill was not excessive, but was 24 less than it should have been Complain- not AL ant told him that his wife way American lady, whereupon witness got angry. and taking the bill said, Never mind. If you don't want to pay it I will arrange that," Comi- plainant said, "Look here, you are aro

Witness then seized the complainant,

ber."

Si: Williams had been killel on the spot and his eye was shattered. He was removed to hie horn, where his nephew had just arrived from

Sium.

Later.

faw

rule: two proofs of an awakening towards modern civilisation. One was at Peking, where I found travelling, Hippodrome bilful, the other was at Shanghal, where I found a Referee, "In the matter of progress towards up to datoners, of course the Japanese are ages ahead well as they caL: to sulstituta "insurable interest." Proposed President of the Board of Tradej of the Chinese, so much so that they endeavour said that if Mr. 31cArthur's object was to miti. to be quite European that is, in themselves, gate, the severity of the measure he made for their motto is Japan for the Japs. They mistake in bringing forward the amendment, are not taking any Fres Trado doctrines in Old which would increase the number of jusur Japan-not they

The ance policies likely to be penalised. words of the Bill had been carefully chosen to prevent the creation of sham interests in ships. He was gied to say that the measure had already proved extremely effective, for since its introsaction the inane of the objection-tainment business, able policies against which it was directed had practically ceased (Hoar, hour) The amend ment was negative. Mr. MeArthur moved that any person should be allowed to insure against liability in connection with a ship if he had a bond-fide interest, to protect. One of the officers, for example, might be made liable for the ruining down of another vessel or for throwing eargo overboard in u Churchill replied that the owner would be

THE CHURCH PAGEANT.

The English Church Pageant was opened at Fulham in the Palace grounds on 17th June. Post the Morning The correspondent of writes:Whatoror may be the reason of it, English people inke naturally to the business of pageant-acting, and do it well. Perhaps it is en unconscious recollection of the popular art of the Middle Ages, the recognition of which, common-place: the art which had no need to since Raskin and Morris wrote, has become a concoal art. because it had the popular instinct which makes popular art; know why. When a mediaval king or bishop stinct may conceal its methods, but does not wanted to build, he did not think about art; ho *ppointed Williams of Sons, William Wykohat, As might have been expected, the conversationer Rodger Keys Master of the Works, who suramoned the chief unson and the chief soon took a theatrical and variety turn.

The theatres in China," said Sir Edward, carpenter and carver, al lado them by the " and windows of so many "days" of glass are still of the old, small, dark wooden type. wherein one play will last many

still soom flourished with lilies and ropes," and carve perfectly contented with their old-world and great images. Nowadays was pick ont half (to us) useless and hampering conventions-at dozen architects and make them proceel hy way least, that was my experience of them in Han of competition, specification; taking out of The makers of pageants in the last

Ammergut; that is, to few years have, consciously, learnt in the school tie iron amateurs, aniture, we may cal them and teach them to work for a general effect, doing each his or her own little bit as

Much

110 doubt, is owing to skilful drilling, but surely much also to capacity

gouort! end. With the exception of a very few blues and wal good will working towards t

The predominance of crimson in some of the yellows, the scheme of colours is admirable. scenes, which was notable at the Cornuation of Edward VII, and which may be seen now and then in the stage representations of Shake- speare's historical plays, is peculiarly English, and very effective for the purposes of a pageant. There is also plenty of soft green, which in the daylight harmonises with the sylvan scone. We note here. the strange but beautiful offest of the electric light in the evening performance striking on the fall foliage trees; also the masses of black or white in the processions of clergy and uns, which make a good general questrian and military shows, whether of feet of contrast. The same may be said of the heathens with long gleaming spears and round bucklers, or Christian-knights, or North In Country rebels, and in a different way the

stical processions, ceremonial and occlesiastical all these things number sad orderly sequens, und no hurry, are elements of anecoss its a presentation which keeps the mind of the spectators in an attitude of enjoyment and expectation of more enjoyment. The inevitable

up for by musical interludes. delay between the scenes is to a large extout

Vessel

What do I think of the prospects of Japan theatrically and varietyly? said Sir Edward. "They are really very promising, I assure you. In Kobe and other Japanese cities there is a distinct promise of prosperity in the enter Several shows are pro- mined there.

of

Its name? Well, I think it will be called the Imperial. One of its chief directors is one of the principal astive railway officials of that city highly inourable grandce. The style of entertainment at the Tokyo Imperiul will apparently be devoted pretty equally to the

rama

MILLIONS

Cuticura

Cuticura SOAP

MEDICINAL TOILET

PRICE 29TENTS

OF WOMEN

Regard Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as unrivaled for Preserv ing, Purifying and Beau- tifying the Skin, Scalp, Hair and Hands, for Sana- tive, Antiseptic Cleansing and for the Nursery.

Hold throughout the world. Depou: Lendan, 27, Charterhouse Paris, sa fie in Fat ih. R. Towar & Co., Sydney: Indin, 15, X. Par Calretia; China, Tong Keme Drug Co.; Jona Maruya, d, Toki. Rus

Doctor Lalenca expired in hospital. Dr. Buchanan, who was an eye-witness of the outrago, says that Sir Leslie Probyn rushed forward and seized the assassin, who was forced down into a chair, Sir Leie was.

But us for Tokyo-ah! That is just now slightly injured in the face, Dr. Laloaca was talking to Sir William Curzon Wyllie just previously to his death, and Dr. Ruchanan

indeed an age-opener or will be in the theatrical and variety line. In Tokyo I found thinks he must have noticed the notions of the assassin aul thrust himself before Sir William.

plans in progress for building a grand new The sin in 22 years old, and wears

theatre designed outinely on Enropean lines, spectacles. He appeared in the police court and

It is to be built on the cantilever system, with has been remanded for a wok Hu showed

stalls, bores, eireles, pit, and gallery just like storm, Mr.our best British-theatrical and variety houses. collens behaviour, He shook his head when

The new Tokyo theatre stuge is to be quite asked if he had anything to say, but explained

Mr Arnald Herbert thought there as largo and quite as well equipped mechani that he did not wilfully marder Dr. Latenca. Hulinble. kave him adsaner and fired in self-defence,, were cases, in which the amendment would bcally as any we have. Ple suditorium will seat

Mr. Thorburn describing the assassination useful. Mr. Charles Roberts pointed out that about the thousand ways the murderer smilingly engaged Colonel a person who was not the owner of Curzon Wyllie in conversation and then suddenly might incur liability for its detention. fr. drew a revolver and fired five successive shots Searerus thought that if a ship arrived late at its fall in his face. The sixtli shot strack Dr. destination and its cargo had in consequence to Laleaca accidentally. Before the Magistrato pay a new import duty there should be liberty the ussassin gave his name as Mathu Lal to insure against the risk. The amendment was rejooted by 16 to five. Mr. McArthur Dhingra.

For example, the new Tokyo Theatre proposal to strike out the provision against the insurates of ships by employees of the owners Syndicate is. I understand, prepared to book all sorts of travelling theatrical and variety com- Mr. Churchill argued that it was most un

a detour

I confess that the Romano British Church desirable that masters, seamen, sterelores, or panies coming along or making

But the most remarkable thing in connee and the Pelagain heresy in Wales do not greatly other employe who had special knowledge of the way to Australia and America. vessels and might be concerned in their naviga tion or the packing of their cargoes shorld bo tion with this impending theatre is that it ieinterest me, though the dispersion of the heretics most startling innovation. As you by the sound of Alleluia" makes a stirring

Under this title Mr. W. T. Goodge contri-" allowed to insure the vessels. (Hour, hear.) really a

verses to the Sydney Sunday of the President of the Board of Trade the in all parts of the world by these great Japan: the treatment of the canons' wives, which we butes some following new sub-section was zuloptail Fore players Kawa Kami and his wife, al know confusedly from legends told in the pro-Times, of which we give the following ex [London, Tuesday Evening. Replying in the as represented here, is full of pathos. The the purpose of giving jurisdiction under Yacce, the Japs rarely tolerate women taking istoric histeries of our childhood, and which,

the stage. been committed sither in the planes in which the came actually was committest or in any place in

Inustan, but with Queen Elitada, whose part servative, Blackpool), regarding the flying of was acted with much grace and dignity.

the Under Jack on Empire Day, Mr R. B. which the offender may be." The Bill passed

The Coronation of William the Conqueror sets Haldune, Secretary of State for War, said: trech Committee and was sent back to the

*We do not think the Empire is held together. us on firmer ground, for we have mantacript evi- PHILOSOPHY OF FRIVOLITY. -

dence and the inestimable Bayeux tapestry as a by flag flying." guide. One of the most interesting scenes, because ihin one of the bich every child knows, is the compilers of the Book of Take the taste or fact giving us the old French story of the tragedy.

5.

variety.

It was right that Mr. Marshall, the originator of the Pageant, should introduce it in the character of St. George, a fiue military figure, clad in plate armour copied from the Beauchamp tomb at Warwick,

and gave him time to take the word back, but au engineer from Amrituar. He formerly he amendment was rejected. At the instance know, notwithstanding the successes acharelicture. So does the Dapitan episode, especially

he would not withdraw it

Colonel Wyllie was is charge of the Indian students. He knew Dhingrs, whose brother in a barrister at Laltore. The latter had written to toloul Wyllie begging him to exert his influence with Dhingra and persuade him to renounce his anarchist associates. Dhingra waz student at the University College aud Came lived at the India House, Highgate, and was a disciple of the notorious KrishnaFACTI

Surendranath (anerjee interviewed begged the public to dissociate the Indian community from the crime which they wonid view with the despost horror and detestation. The murderer, he said, was a fanatic whose mind had been

with, inerlist literature.. the struggle with the assassin.

London, July 6, Thega Khan presided at a meeting of took it

Indians held in saton Hall last night pro- test against the murders of Sir Curzon Wyllie Court, and Dr. Lalesea. The Maharajas of Cooch.

Witness was questioned by the complainant Which language. dil the conversation take place in-In English.

And in what language did I make nee of Pardon me, I wish..

the

only your wife present in the front store

My

wile and boy,

you When I told yon I'd pay the bill. and crashed it up -Yos.

And you told me you woukl put me in right away if I did not pay it P-Yes;

And when I told you in French, in a friendly way, that it was like robbery, didn't you strike we twice in the face? No,

to

Belar and Bobbili were present The Aga Khan described the murder of Sir Carzon Wyllie as not merely a personal or public bereavement but a national disaste

LLORCOW:

USA,

80. Africa, ennen, Em, apo Potter Drog & Chet Carp, Fole Props, kran. QF Freo, Cuticure Booklet on the kla

756-I-7

tracts:-

FLAG FLYING.

22

this Act every offence shall be deemed to have to, however, in order to provide players sympathy of the audience, was clearly not with House of Commons to Mr. W. Asley (Con-

PE VERBOR RECOMMENDS FLIRTING,

for the new Tokyo theatre they have established in Tokyo an extensive School of Dramatic Art wherein they are training for the stage not only!

the best young men but also the best young of the very hpfen young lady pupils ura diplomatists, members 894the daughters of There's a volte face for you!

"As to other theatrical items in Japan, I Professor Paliner, who cecupies the chair of found there, and also in Honolulu, a very clever moral philosophy at the University of Harvard, comely company playing Mr. Hopkinson

When Knights Were Beld, und similar pieces, as ourned for himself the new title of Profest Miss Grace Palotta, formerly of the Goiety. sor of Flirting."

He is the oldest and most popular member of the faculty of Harvard, and consequently his declaration that all students should fire is received with great respect. Professor Palmer RAYA:→→

Dr.

Middle Ages.

?

As a cold, phlegmatic statement, quits spart

fast.

For, the Union Jack of Britain is (like any

other flag)

Just a piece of coloured bunting; much the

cheapest kind of rag!

And the real metallic value of the famed Vic-

toria Cross?

If you purchased one for threepence you'd be

suffering a loss!

Sir M. M. Blownaggree moved and Mr. Amoer à li savonded a resolution denouncing the crime

The brother of Madar Lal appeared on the platform and repulisted the crime. He deeply igituted. An extremist who dissented from the resolution was expelled from the Hall When you caught hold of my coat and tried after a fight in which he broke his stick cliffe which is the women's college of Har- the chief vaudeville managers were most kind Archbishop Land. The funeral and coronation You would value it as did the spurs, the old

over the head of an Anglo-Indian.

What right had you to insult my nation by calling me a dirty Jew? I am a febrew, and 1 represent one of the best nations in the world.-I did not call you a dirty Jew. I was not aware you were a Jew,

to pns me against a showcaso, didn't I toll

you I was not in a humour to fight, and dia not intend to fight?—No,

Hia Worship was of opinion that both parties were in the wrong, but he thought the person most to blame was Mr. Lander, because ho started the row by using the word "robbery, which was calculated to provoke a breach of the peace Mr. Spies, however, had no right to. touch the other man, so he would bind both

DIPLOMATS IN PEKING.

M. de Carcer, Spanish Minister, who has been in Poking smoe 1905, starts for home on July 25, leaving the position of doyen of the Diplomatic Corps to M. von Kuchinaki, Austrian Minister. The British, Japanese, Austrian and

. RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS IN

NORTH CHINA.

Was

ส

BRITISH TRADE IN 1908.

COMMERCIAL DEPRESSION

IN JAPAN.

کاری

Bat if you had won that emblem in a fierce and

strenuous fight,

heroic knight!

of a flag. And it doesn't rest ou bombast and unnecessary

orag,

Lord be thanked!)

be ranked!

What's the real intrinsic value of a faded photo

graph?

epitaph?

well,

Of & picture that was painted and not painted over

Yet a picture, for some reason, one would rather

starve than sell?

What's tho value of a myriad things, too many

to disenas,

:.

Worth to others really nothing, yet worth all tho

world to us

Shall this grin commerein spirit overshadow

everything.

fealty to the King?

Spanish Ministors are still in Peking, but other of our line. The Peking-Kalgon line ja a fer been a considerable decrease in imports, while that last year's foreign trade was marked by a innocent and unfortunate of Kings, and till his Leaving nought to race and kinship or one

Ministers are away at Shanhaikaan, the summ resort. M. A. Delevigne, Chargé d'Afaires,

decrease,

The Miracle Play in ita childish and rustic simplicity and beautiful piety attracts us next, brought in skilfully with the Canterbury “In several parts of China, and especially in Pilgrimage and the England of Chaucer and Maurice Bandmann's strong wading idly with the reappearance of ct. Japan, dramatic company was frequently heard of, aul George, the patron of chivalry, to close up the evidently with satisfactory, financial results.

We came back through America, leaving On the Second Part probably the most generally There wasn't interesting episodes are those connected with the Flirting is the surest road to the proper there a little over a week ago,

names of Henry V., Henry VI., Edward VI., and knowledge of social life. The girls of Rad- much doing then, as it was the off reason, All

procession are magnificent, horse and foot, copes, vard University and the boys at Harvard to us, and we saw a good deal to interest us.

Have I brought home anything likely to be scarlet robes, mitres, and banners make a brave devote too much time to study, with the result that when they complete their university course of use to the Moss and Stoll theatres and show, and the herakiry, alone is a marvel of trae No, the Empire doesn't rest upon the flapping variety boses Woll, yes, I think you may antiquarianism. So, too, is the scene of the of social life. they know nothing

Refounding of King's College, Cambridge. They

should mingle & little frivolity with predict to Refereaders that if present negotia

tions come off all right they will find us show of which place of education we have a vivid The reports for 1907 and 1908 of the Imperial their studies, and dirt.

in London and other parts of the Britial representation in the processions of the Un-And it doesn't rest on several things which (the Railways, says a Consular report on the trade of Recently, on parting with an overstudious ing in Lo Tientsin, of North China show that the Peking.girl who has taken her degree at Radcliffe, Isles a big Japanese find of wine. I faney it iversity and the King. As these defile before

will prove one of the biggest sensatious evare, real history is reproduced with the help The obsequious Little Englander may possibly Mukden line enffered by the general trade I told her that she must firt good and hard

seun in London.

of archaeology the several gares suggest depression in 1907 and 1908, but in spite of to make up for lost time. She agreed.

"To refer again to Japan," continued Sir truth and all that is wanting is that "Of course, it makes a lot of difference who

cannot be reproduced, the street, agricultural distress and severe floods in 1908, rose from 28 per cent. in 1906 to 37 per ceut, init is done, but a little harmless firting is like the wrestling. The most popular wrestler, we the crowd, and the innumerable company Of a lock of hair? A wedding ring? A tombstone the ratio of working expenses to earnings, which does the flirting, and when, where, and how Edward," the funniest thing we saw there was which

small people who had some right to to there. 1907, was kept down again to 28 per cent, in

a real holiday. One can have firting mixed met was the fattest, tubbiest man I ever suw.

Lady Moss took some secret snapshots of him. narestored procession, for instance, the parties over in the sum of $100 to keep the 1903. The directors in their report for the year with studies and emerge all right." peace for one year.

ended September 30, 1908, make the following Professor Folmer is sixty-seven years of age, In fact, she seened a very variat group of bishops and other lords, nay, the King himself, aute on the Peking Kalg Railway: "The and is twice a widower. It is reported that he pictures everywhere. She may publish many of cannot be attended by their full state; but we them by way of illustrating a very emplète must protest against Shakespeure'n "proud satisfactory financial returns from the Imperial will soon be married again, this time to a

prelate," Cardinal Beaufort, who when he lived would not have moved without crossbearers. Railways of North China, lave enabled us to professor of Wellesley College, another famous diary she has kopt. make substantial annual payments from the college for women.

trainbearers, maces, pillars, and a retinas of serving gentlemen, being shown here walking. surplus revenue to the directors of the new

in the tail of a procession without as much as Peking-Kalgan Railway, and it is a plowsure to note that the construction of this new lina makes

A White Paper on the trade of Japan pab verger before him. This scene, shows the The annual statement of the trade of the lished at the end of last month in London states happiest moment in the life of Henry VI., mest lady progress, and when completed will forma a permanent testimony to the Dancial success

United Kingdom in 1908 is issued. There has

depression and stagnation such as have Dover mind was clouded by disease a run of high the important extension of the communications of

exports have also shown a the Empire."

Cistercian nannery and the departure of the Within the last two or three years the sys. figures being: Imports, £592,963,487 (1907, been witnessed since the opening of the ports designs and noble actions. The suppression of white runs in the midst of weeping neighbours may also shortly leave Peking. Mr. E.D. tem of tramways worked by the "Compagnie £645.807,942); exports, £377,103,824 .907. of Jupan to foreign trade. To say that it was Fletcher is tho American Charoi: since de Tramways et d'Eclairage electriques de £462,135.0831. The principal figure in the list disastrous to practically all convornel is no Rockhil's promotion to

ere there is a decrosse of £2,675,822 commercial establishments, happily not British, section of Avehbishop Parker might have been emitted, as being more interesting as a histor ship in Russia, and no new Plenipotentiary Tiratsin," a Belgian company, has been con

along compurod with 1907. Other imports were: Meat, most importing firms lost money. A cem

not know what the clergy think of the re- transferred to the Paris Foreign Office, take a circuit round the thinese city along inchiling animals for food, £49,446,334 other bination of aufavourable circumstances, is and ical fact thas a striking incident. We do

tho boulevards formed by the demolition of the nil M. Margery, nor in Siam, may not old city walls, an extension along the Chinese food and drink," £68,576,894; tobacco, £5,167,153; / out of Japan, brought about this state of affairs. arrive in Peking until the end of this year. Buud, the system was carried across the river tho total value of articles imported for home As a result of the development of the country presentation of solenus ceremonies and recital the following report:

cedented amount of trade, and a comparisonanterbury was present we presume that all ut when it contus to Boisanar is now the French Chairge,

to the Austrian courussion by a bridge opened consumption being £244,134,089. On this total after the wur, the year 1997 showed an aupre of religious services, but as his firacy of Ondonjik is the Dutch Chargs till the arrival of the Ministar. Baron Sendul is now in Tokyo, in November, 1906: aud in Mor, 1907, an agree the decrease compared with 1907 is £3,156,507 with that year's figuris is burdly fair. Soon that has been seen to

acat was concluded with the Japanese conces factored the principal iteras are: Cotton, In raw materials and articles mainly maan.

after the beginning of 1908 a a business depres crowning a King and consecrating an archbish and M. Broderode is now the Portuguesssion for running the line through the main

sion set in, gradually increasing in severity, op, not in dumb show but with the very words £53.834,883 fool, £30,746,990: oil seeds, nuts, Charge. Owing to the absence of M. Wallenberg.

Mr. Shaw, the conductor of the music, gives us &c., £58,514,967; wood and timber. Enterprisos already begun wero abandoned and of the office it sends dd. M. Cronholm will shortly leave Tokyo to take street of that concession and thus providing a direct route between the foreign settlements

a clear and interesting sketch of the aims of the charge of the Swedish Legation.-Japan and the Chinese city apart from the route to In each department comparison/purchases of material given up at a loss. Whut Herald:

cott of Japanese goods in South China, the fail compilers. To some ears the predominance of through the Russian, Italian, and Austrian with 1907 shows a decrease, cotton falling by with trade depression in North China, the boy- conesssions on the other side of the river. £14,625,314, wool by over 5 millione, and sood

Bad timber Until this extension was carried out the tram-

political apprehension at home directly affecting first hearing. Bat this is relieved by such beag the imports in this section

the total for 1907 boing

the money market, trade norer had the slightest tiful compositions as Urbs beats, Hierusalem et It is very difficult to explain the finctuations their success in the future is assured. The £241,248,871. The value of articles wholly chance and went from bad to worso. In the Syua filiae." St. Patrick's lynn (the "Lorica") boom of 1906-7 it is feared orders were some-Agincourt," and the melody of "Lord Bate- in the opium trade between India sad the Fur are between eight and nine miles opon to traffic,ly manufactured imported during what rooldiessly booked, Fet a year, or possibly man," to which “A sterno strife" has been ther East. In the year 1938-9 the oxports of the nearly all double tracks. The receipts from the or mai

two, things will not have sufficiently adjusted adapted. in the

Miscellaneous and previous year.

The weather was most unfavourable, for the drag to China and the Treaty Ports declined by tramways alone are given as £13,120 in 1907 the year was £143,065,597, against £ 54,904,292

vory first scout of all was raived upon, damp- only 2 per cent., in spite of the anti-opium and £19,400 in 1906, but the Consul has been classified imports totalled 22278.784. Ex. themselves to permit of a thorough improvement.

ports for the year and their value cre: movement, and the ralne natually rose by nearly unable to ascertain the cost of working.

· AOTAI JEME AND R. MORRISON.ed, and draggled but nothing could damp the good humour of the actors and the actresses, Food, drink, and tobacco, £21,937,651: A But at the same time the ten lakka of rupees.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. materials and articles, mainly unmanufactured,

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon shipments to the traits Settlements fell off

A report has been submitted by Tootai Jeme whose pretty dresses soon becomes fringed with manufac £52,382,449; articles wholly or mainly" 16 per cent. in quantity and 214 lakhs in valne.

The P. & O. str. Sumatra loft Singapora fortured, £296,955,416; miscellaneous,

Tien-yow to the Yuch uanpu in regard to Dr. mad. The rain cleared off, and the Pagent today is as follows £5,828,258. The offcial conclusion drawn is that the restric

Hongkong & Neighbourhood!* The Handbook of the Pageant is worth read-

E. winds, mo. this port on the 23rd instant at 11.30a.m., and The principal itern in this section is £95,055,613 Morrison's letter in the Times criticizing the proceeded with unremitting spirit to the end.

decross of hekiang and Kiangsu Railways. Teotai Jeme for manufactured cotton goods, a a

{derate. is due here on the 24th instant at about 9 am.

011 Account of the minute ing from cover to cover. It helps to carry out Formoss Channel... The NY.K. str. Nikko Maru (Australian £15,381,579 compared with 1907 Among the says that

Hongkong and Lamooks. 3 distributing centre, rather than to China: The Line) left Thursday. Island for this port vis principal items remaining are: Food and criticisms by The Times on the railway be the words of the Ukshop of London in his letter Bonth coast of Chins between Sinus No. 1. course of trade during the current year should Mouila on the 22nd inst., and is expected here drink miscellaneous), $15,962,014 (decrease carefully examined the works in his inspection written last November: "We want this show whether this change is likely to be a per- on the 2nd prox

£1,106,725); coal, coke, and manufactured fuel, of the line with Mr. Foord, and found that the Pageant to be an education for old and young," manent one, and what effect will be produced by Line) left Bombay for this port via Singapore manufactures, £37,406,023 decrease £9,157.358): selfish; intended to mislead those unscquainted Churchpeople and others too, thinking of what The N.Y.K. str. Yeboeki Maru (Bombay £41,615,923 (dourease £503,071); iron and stool statements made in that paper were one-sided, and so indeed it is, and should set many. with engineering works, inaccurate and un the Church of England is and has been, and China, apparently, still wants Indian opism, and ou the 21st inst, and is expected here on the machinery, £30,999,516 (decrease £743,737); founded. He deals with the charges serialim. how it is at once the same and different through is prepared to pay a high price for it.Pioneer. 11th prox.

fifteen hundred years of national life.

the Ambassador-

has yet been appointed. M. Pabst has been siderably extended. Originally designed only thote is that of grain and flour, £72,733,334,ggeration and, apart from failures of fereign is touching, and strikes a true note. The con

INDIA AND 'OPIUM.

M.

tion in sales by the Government of India has affected the quantity sent to other countries, for which the Straits Settlements constitute the

the recent international conference at Shanghai.

ways did not pay, but it is now believed that value nearly three millions. The total nitver, financial depression abroad and and ancient ecclesiastioal music is fatigning at a

B

wool, £28,391,922 (decrease £5,766,935).

was

WEATHER REPORT

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

On the 23rd at 11.45 a.m. Black Southr Cone and Drun hoisted.

At 11.55 nm, The aromater has fallen moderately on the S. coast of Chins, and risen considerably over the N. E. part of the Sea of Japan.

A circular depression appears to have formed in the low pressure trough to the S.S.E, of It Beems Hongkong, probably in about 18 Lat.

likoly to move towards W.N.W. The depression 1 lying to the orth of Japan yesterday has moved into the Pacific.

The high pressure ares remains over the Pasific between the Loochoos and the Bonins.

Moderate E. winds may be expected in the Formosa Channel and strong N to E winds along the northern shores of the China Sea.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 ani, to-day, 0.13 inches.

I

Bouth coast of China between NE. winds,

Hongkong and Hainan... strong.

() N.E. and E. winds, strong, equally,

wery!