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should it contain mything valuable. 8 is ses, and land is land; and it is not for the PRESIDENT, or anyone else, to ce- tablish territorial sights over the high seas Doubtless the rest of the world has by this time been placed in posicasion of sufficiently trustworthy formation to be able to form a reasonably clear opinion as to whether or not both of the claimants for the Folar blue ribbon are properly entitled to rank, and after the centuries of fruitless search, they would be pleased to learn that all those gaged have been non of honour as well

of courage and determionción.

of Cambridge. CHALLIS was cautions; and determined for extra security to map out the entire region which he intended to search He had actually on two oncasions noted the planet on his way, but till he had actually made himself.sure of its motion did not care to publish it. The observer to whom CO. LIVEBLIEB had communicated his calcula. tions, fading close to the spot indicated a star bitherto unnoticed, at once gave it to the world; so though 'A Dama was actually some months ahead, LEVERRIER's calcula- tions were the Gras to be verified and published. Another equally curious in- stance of two men being engaged at the same moment in important researches of wide world interest occurred in the case of DARWIN and WALLACE, who, perfectly unknown to one another, had evolved a theory of modification of descent under the influence of natural selection. The publica- tion of these notices, supported as they were by two of the most prominent natur. alists of the day, has lelt its improes on the course of human thought ever since. It The flags on the German Bank and Club wing, then,nothing out of the course of Concordia at Shanghai were half-masted when human experience that two men, without was received of the death Mr. Mittell; previous communication, should find them.ktaly member of the bank staff at Tientsin

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Only-das case of communicable disease was reported during last week, namely, enteric fever, Colonel Colton, former collector of Customs ai Manila, has been appointed governer of Forto Rico

Thunday last was a red-letter day in the

annals of the Chinese Company of the Bhang TELEGRAMS.

a Volunteer Corps. For the first time in its short history it received Imperial recognition in the from of a banner from KH, the Frines Regent, who had commissioned Prince Texi Haun to make the presentation on his behalf. "

The preliminary examintien of Mr. W. M. Butier Wright, on the charges preferred against him, we to have been held to-day at the British Consular Court-at Canton, before Mr. H. H. Fox, to Acting Consul-Gonoral, but thostcamer duhu, by which the accused in being brought down from Bangla, has not yet reached Hongkong, the delay being due to typhoons in

northern waters.

The Kiangnan Arsenal Dock Co., says the Shanghai Mercury, is at present a very busy place. They have on the stocks four tow boats that are being built for the Poiho ConservsBoy Board, the Afth of five monster caissons for bridge work on the Tientsin-Pakow Bailway, The fifth meeting of the Hongkong Gymkhas just been completed, sul it is understood laus Club is announced to be held on Saturday, that work will soon be commonood on a small October 9th. Five ovouts are set down on the raiser for the Chinese Government, as well as s yacht for the use of the Admiral. In addition card,

the CM. streamer Meefo, is getting a new ridder, while several coasting vossels are being overinated.

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SHANGHAI, September 20th.. H. M. S. Astrea has left Shanghai suddenly, and it is understood that she has gone to search for H. M. S. Clio, due in Hongkong four days ago. Incoming steamers report that the typhoon is unabated.

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THE BUDGET.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THR HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, September 18th. The News of the World" states that the Chancellor of the Exchequer

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 20th September,

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONGUR SIR FRANCIS PIGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE)

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER. Wong Kam, a lakong, was indicted on a charge of manslaughter. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the following jury was empanelled

J. P. Pomfrett (forsman), W. Stormar D. A Malcolm, C. Morphew, E. Roby, G. Pickering and A. C. Das.

Sir H. 8. Berkeley, K.C., Acting Attorney- General, instructed by Mr. H. L. Donnys, Jr., from the office of the Crown Solicitor, proscrit ed, and prisoner was undefended,

The Attorney-General, in laying the facts before the jury, stated that when deceased, who was a hawker, was arrested he was suffering from the very sorious complaint known as hernia. The hawkor was arrested for obstruc- ting the streets, and it was alleged that about the time of the arrast the constable prodded the deceased about the region of abdomen with his trancheon. This the constable deníod, but wit- nesses for the prosecution would assert that they saw him do it. Deceased iras taken to the station, and on arrival thero he was disecvered to be in

goal of every arctic explorer-the search Percy Scott, who made the China Squadron imprisonment on each count of the indictment, of Commons substantial concessions formed upon him by a European doctor, who

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North Pole. Br 8 curious coincidence, although it is scarcely ten years since the exploration of the Antarctic continent can be mid to have begun in earnest, Lieutenant SHACKLETOX very nearly succeeded in snatching for the south the blue ribbon of the polar oxplorer. It was only then fit that redoubled efforts The above Clarete, imported from the wet should by made by the Arotic explorary this known firm of CHAS. RANCOURT ET year to prevent it going to their junior FILS, are of exceptional value, and competitors in the south. Meteorologically guaranteed to be the gogaine product of the the conditions seem this year to have been Juico of the Grape.

all in favour of the North. In China, as Clarets from the Colebrated Ukalean abore dewhere in both Europe and America, the abnormal. In mentioned are too well known to con.pring of the year was moinssers to need further comment, and middle China, after a long period of drought, was confidently recommend them as st a period when rain usually it predominzet mature and in fine condition.

Mr. A. Tobin, formerly chief clerk in charge of the runicipal water offle at Singapore, was In some quarters it is rumoured that Sironteerd last weak to the years rigorous famous for its shooting, will return there as the the sentences to ran concurently. The charges had reference to three sums of 830, $60 and $15. tag officer commanding the squadron at no

Accused's Counsel in pleading for as light a distant date.

sentego as possible mentioned that Tekin was the son of a general in the British Army. was alucated at Dublin University and for a short time himself held a commission in the Army. He was foolish enough to get married on a small salary, had one child, and his wife was in a delicate condition. He had previously got into trouble through contracting debts with chetties. The prisoner received his sentence stoically, but Mrs. Tobin fainted and had to be

After an absence of eighteen months Sir Havilland Walter de Saumares, Judge of H.B.M's Supreme Court for China and Korea, returned to Shanghai Inst week, accompanied by Lady deSunamures. They travelled from Home by the Siberian routs.

Captain Emil Franke, who was master of the unfortunate Great Northern liner Dakota when she was lost off the Japanese coust. March. 4, 1907, has been appointed superintendent for the Northern district of the Pacific Coast Staaruahip Company.

borns from the room by two European sergeants.

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Eighteen foreign ships, representing 29,196 net tous, entering Cebu during August made that month one of the busiest in the history of that part. The total receipts for the month On account of the new expert regulations which were put in force last

Five men were arrested in the New Territory on Saturday for being concerned in the murderer P18,214.26. of the two Indian poliomon about a month age.

considerable pein. He was not confined, hat allowed to return to his house, where he was will to-morrow announce in the House treated by a Chinese doctor, and died some hours afterwards. The post-mortem was per-

to land-owners under the Income Tax stated that the cause of death was strangulation of the hernia. The doctor found no marks of provisions of the Finance Bill, as the violence or bruises about the region of the outcome of a discussion with a de-abdomen, but there were one or two braises on

the ar. Mr. aited upon putation which Lloyd George.

The deputation was headed by the Earl of Onslow, acting as peacemaker, and they submitted a scheme which it is believed will lead to an understand ing between the Government and the House of Lords.

LONDON, September 20th. The Rt. Hon. Mr. Lloyd George admits that he will make a statement to-day which he hopes will remov

The Attorney-General then informed his Lord. ship that he brought the case before the Court -

because the accused was a constable,

Dr. Shaw, the acting medical officer in charge of the mortuary, stated that death would follow was not relievel by nature or by an operation.

strangulation of the hernia if the strangulation

His Lordship drew the attention of the jory to the doctor's evidence, and asked them to bring in a verdict of not guilty ngàluat” thê prisoner.

The jury brought in a verdict accordingly, and the prisoner was dischargež

INDBERNT ASSAULT. Walayat Khan was arraigned on a charge of

heavy rains sat in in June, and continued Borgt. Moore of Aatau affected the captura. | month: a loss of P58,140,04 was suffered on the grievance of the agricultural land- \ indecent assault, and the same jurors were.

well into July. The Monsoon was unusually late in arriving, and when it did come it A. S. WATSON & CO..ver became properly established, the

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Descriptions have been obtained of three others suspected of having been in the party.

Chungking at the head of the Yangtze Gorges will soon be lighted by electricity, Should the rentare prove a maccess, of which there appears no doubt, a powerful water works plants will also be installed. Messa. Arnhold, Karbery and Co. are the contractors. The plant is now on the way out!

A case of alleged fraudulent bankruptcy came before the Magistrite yesterday, An oil- merchant was accused of endeavouring to defraud his creditors by removing tube of oil from his shop to premios which he had rented for the purpose of hiding them. The hearing was not concluded yesterday.

summer being marked all through by variable winds As often happens in such drcumstances these variable winds were accompanied by excessive hest. In America likewise the early summer was marked by excessive heat, while in Europe the spring generally was marked by cold raw weather, and it was not till July that any res summer wat experienced. These phenomena not unusually accompany a failure, more or less complete, of the Monsoon in India and Bastern Asia, and are due to an imperfect circulation of the air, probably arising from All letters for publication should be written on a deficient supply of heat from the sun, wie side of paper only.

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BIRTHS.

and this seems to have been more especially the case this spring. As yet we only have meagre information from particularly aun satisfactory talegrame as to what actually

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The office staff of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson and Company yesterday took possession of the now building which has just been erected on the site of the old oflows. The new premises are large and commodious and well adapted for office purposes, besides being sentrally and

to the architectural festures of the city.”

Last örening His Excellency the Governor left by the Government haunch Stanley for Canton to return the official visit of the naw Viceroy, His Excellency Yuan Shu-hena. The

hemp alone. Under the old regulations the receipts would have been 1240,284.30 instead of For a while, says a Manila what they were. contemporary, on account of the new tariff law which required goods to be brought to the Philippines in one bottom to entered

be

free, the ontlook was rather gloomy for Cel. Now, however, merchants are beginning to be more hopeful, as the Blue

Fazael Steamship Company lisa sanounced that their steamers, from Tacome will make Cela steamer from the United States every Cela a regular port of call. This will give twenty-eight days. It is also hoped by the merchants that these arrangements may be made with New York steamers in the future.

Miss Webster, while bathing at Paitaiho, the China Times of 10th it. says, got out of her depth, and being seized by current or tide, Wade, who was also thing, went to her assistance, and the cries of both ladies brought to their aid the Bey, A. Bryson and Mr. Vliegenthat, while Mr. Bly, who was walking on the beach, also entered the water and swam in his clothes and boots to assist the ladies Mr Sly first reached them, and then Mr. Bryan and Mr. Vliegenthat came np. Miss Webster had sunk twice, and was unconscions, and Mrs. Wade was pinckily holding her ap

found herself in difficulties. Mm. Rowland

lords.

AUSTRIAN NAVAL ESTIMATES REDUCED.

LONDON, September 20th. The Austro-Hungarian Ministry has reduced the naval estimates by £1,160,000 sterling.

THE HARVEST IN ENGLAND.

LONDON, September 20th. The dry weather during the last few days has done much to restrain the threatened ruin of the crops reported on the 14th inst.

MACAO.

empanelled as in the previous case,

After hearing the evidense and His Lord-

ship's directions, the jury returned an nganimous verdict of guilty.

Prisoner was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment with hard labour.

BOBBERY WITH VIOLENCE. Loung Tau” was charged with robbery with

riolence, and pleaded not guilty. The jurors were the same as in the previous cane.

The Attorney-General stated that a Chinese lady, living at that time at 149, Hollywood Road, returned from a party at about 1.30 mm. and went to bed, omitting, ai metal to remove her gold hair ornamente. She went to sleep, but was awakened at about three o'clock

by someone opening her door and exter ing her room. The intruder threw pepper in her face, and snatched the gold orna ments from her head. She was greatly alarmed, and made £1 outery. Her czioa W6% heard by a inkong who was passing, and he proceeded upstairs to investigate. The prisoner, startled by the crios, dropped the gold orna ments and made a bolt for it. On the stairs he met the lukong, but knocked him down and H. E, Senhor Rocadas is leaving here on the made tracks. The lukong followed him, and the prisoner was ultimately arrested by an 24th inst, proceeding to Hongkeng by the gun. boat Patris. His Excellency and family embark Indian constable. The lukong would state that on the French mail steamer at Hongkong. Oarbe never lost sight of the prisoner until his

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

THE CHANGE, OF GOVERNOR,

On September 18th, az Shangisi, to Mr. and happened, but both explorers were able to Stanley was accompanied by two torpedo bosts.and keeping her head out of water, Mr. Bryson now Governor, Senhor Eduardo Marques, is semi-

Mr. M. WINTELER, 8 FOR.

Mr. O. TRUCOMITE, 2 SON.

DEATH

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On September 8th. at Hankow, 5. M. SEVERIN, aged 68 years.

The Daily Press.

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the Viceroy

No-confirmation has been received at the American Consulate at Shanghai of the rumour recently published in a Boston newspaper that the Hon. Amos P. Wilder, Consul-General Fer the United States at Shanghai, will probably be sppointed to the position of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, in succession to the Hon. J. B. Beynolds. Dr. Wilder is at present in the States on farlough.

serration of her life, and it is said that already steps have been taken to obtain for Mrs Wade the medal of the Royal Humane Society.

OPERATION OF THE LIQUOR LAW,

Testerday a representative of the Daily Press had an interview with Lient. Beckwith, Aeting Harbour Master, and Superintendent of Imports and Exports, with reference to the operation of the liquor law. He stated that there would be no seres unless they found people attempting to

DISCRIMINATIJG JUSTICE.

atten.

arreat

The jury returned s verdes of guilty, sad His Lordship sentenced the sccused to three years' imprisonment with hard labour.

WATER POLO.

averaged sixteen miles a day, and added that he found the ice round the Pole almost ***** undisturbed, which accounted for the long HONGKONG OFFICE: 104, DES VEUX ROAD C LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREST. EC distances he was able to cover. This state ment it was that at first cast discredit on the entire narrative. Curiously, though Com mander PRAEX afterwards telegraphed his disbelief in Dr. Coox's veracity, he has the HONGKONG, SEPTEMBER Har 1909.

tell of long distances covered. Ir is by no means an unprecedented thing he, better equipped, doubtless, having been that after a search, sometimes extanding able to cover thirty miles a day. These are

An Indian came befors Mr. Hazeland at the over centuries, two men should at the same distances unprecedented in Arctic explore Magistacy yesterday on a charge of stealing moment, and without previous intercom-tion, and the fact that the two narratives promissory note from a Japanese. The latter. munication, have made the discovery. The mutually confirm one another has gone far it appeared, had borrowed some money from the best known instance of such a coincidence, to remove the stigma of want of truth. Indian and signed three promissory notes. Themaggle, say, if it was found that liquor came in labelled as "provisions" or something of the and that which excited at the moment the Little, however, as we learn from Dr. Cook's last one was signed on the condition that the sort. At present all that would be done would most interest, was the simultaneous discovery telegrams, as distilled for us through others were returned but the Japanese alleged be to inform consignes that duty would be --or rather the place where the discovery was REUTER, Wo learn still less from the other. that the Indian put all thres in his pocket. collected on the liquor consigned to there some year past the unfitues of the building consideration when the final selection is being to be made of the planet Neptone. Two Cook seems to claim to have discovered The amount was 8250, men, one the well-known French astronomer somewhat extensive, Land somewhere about

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THE PUBLIC GOAL.

special comment of any particular players the names of Forbes, Claxton, Cooke and Morris) stand promisent; although the play of the latter pair who were opposed to each other was largely due to the perfect understanding of each.

other's tactics.

Forbes in goal was sound, and aport from the large amount of luck at every turn `justified Els selection. Claxton tackled and passed well and certainly deserves every

made.

On September 16th, at Shangisi, to Mr. and whose narrative arrived first, claims to have H. H. Fox, the noting British Consul-Gonoral, terashore, while Mr. Vliegenthart and Mfr. day, the 21st inst

make unusually long journeys; Dr. Cook, His Excellency will be met at Canton by Mr.relered ber of this task, and took Miss Webeing up on the Patqa from Hongkong on Tues-

who will accompany the Governor on his visit to gly, assisted Mrs. Wade to laud, Mrs Bowland Some recent happenings in the local court Wide, however, was the chief beroue of the have caused a deal of comment. Contempt of indent, it being to her prompt afforts is the court was commited by four persons, who firet instance that Miss Webster owes the pra-"

In the practice match played in the V.R.C. dance. In оте case the absentes were polo pitch last night a goalless draw resulted. ignored ones requiring their sa Army Captain, a shroff of the Banco Judging by the play of the majority of the Nacional, and a priest. They were notified some players the position of the selection committes days befor the hearing of the case. In the is no sinecuro, and even now to finally place the other case the absantes was the treasurer of men inust be a matter of opinion. To make the Leal Senado, who received his summons only ten minutes before the case was appointed to come on. The priest and the treasurer were ordered to pay a fine of $50 each; the Army Captain and the shroff goi off scot free. Why? The offence in each case vas precisely the same.

"The back-hole of Micse" would probably bo a better description for the place in which the prisoners are at present confined. For

Naturally it would take some time before has been recognised, and there has been talk the law became generally known, and therefore merely talk about building a new goal. I hear 87 degrees north, and incidentally REYTER

they did not intend to harass the trade in that there is much sickness in the goal LEVEREIER, the other a young and hitherto

mentions his having on his retorn stopped

the slightest degree. Tho Chinese, he added, at the present time, and I am not in the least

the surprised. unknown English mathematician of the

тебе somewhat apprehensive in a cave tilldaylight returned, which is not

operation of the new law, but he intended name of ADAMBs, had at the same time, and all unknown, to one another, attacked the easy to interpret The Pole, according to in any way towards the production of what they hiding a meeting with the leading members him, is in mid-ocean; PELRY, far a believe to have been successful concert on the of the native community at the Tung Wab hitherto untried problem of discovering REOTSE favours us, does not mention its might of Saturday, the 18th instant. Not the Hospital and explaining to them what was to From the perturbations, not otherwise

Asked if there was anything in bọnd

The evidence phood before the Shanghai accounted for, of the planet Uranus, the being on land or sea, but talks of his having least of the assistance to which I refer was that be done.

yet, he replied that there were 500 cases. Some

Opium Commission as to the attitudo of China nailed the Stars and Stripes to it in token of the local Prosa.”

dienssion had taken place as to the consign- towards the closing of the opium dens seems to place of the suspected perturbator. LEVERRIEE, with the confidence bora of his of its being United States territory, a pro-

meat of liquor on board the steamer Peshawar, justify those who deabed the ability, if not the desire, of China to change the habits of already woll-known position as an astro. ceeding not easy to reconcile with its being

whieli arrived in port from Singapore on

the people, as there are many who do not the period proposed by the Chinese Govern Homer, when he had completed to his own actually at sea. Lieut. SHACKLETON, it is

Friday evening, but as the vessel entered the believe that she can abolish the opium labit ment for the couplate suppression of the traffi satisfaction his calculations, made them true, did boist the British dog within ninety

Colony before the law was passed, the liquor in a century. There havo boon floods of talk is by no means excessive in order to enable s about the Chinese Government's stringent change of such magnitude in the habits of the known to the world, and the unknown miles of the South Pole, but then this was

could not be held liable to duty.

orders, and Provincial Governor's energetic population to successfully effected. The planet was at once marked down close to on Terra Firma, so we zeemingly must depositions were taken. The five wen apps plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crème Charmante, Laiti Poppy cultivation. But, as most people who uphold Britiska treaty rights; but while op How to DE BEAUTIFUL-Keep your con-action in closing opium dens and restricting British Gorerament, he adds, are bound to the region calculated. Apake, as yet

conclude that Beurre has been dealing in before the Magistrato yesterday on a chargharmant and Spacial Skin Tonio and Poudre know anything of the Chinese suspected, it posing the establishment of menopolios in open unknown in the scientific world, placed bit romance on bis own account. Still more of murder. Mr. Lo d'Almada a Castro ap: Charmant will enable you to do it.

seems to have been inly talk. Statistics courts they have made it clear to the Chinese calculations in the hands of Arax, the difficult to explain is the sition of President paared for the prosention, and Mr. Otto Kong Specialities for the Siin are the study of a could not be obtained, and positive evidence that Government that they have every desire to lietimu, A. 8. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sale Agents China is carrying out her part of the bargain support bond file stope for the suppression, of Astronomer Royal, and Ary after a little Tary, in announcing his intention to claim Sing appeared for the defence. The case was

appeared to be practically nil-Calcutta Eng. the evils aring from the consumption of delay placed them in the cars of CHALLIS, the Foles United States territory, remanded.

Mr. E. A. M. Williamas, Secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Club, writes: Com mittoo desire me to ask you to be good enough to allow them to express through you their most sincere thanks to all those who assisted

As the result of aquarrel in a Queen's Road restaurant last week one man was stabbed and five of his sailante were arrested on a charge of assault. They were remanded on bail, but on Saturday they were all conveyed to the Govern ment Civil Hospital, where the victim's dying

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fishman.

THE OPIUM COMEDY..

CHINESE ETE-WASİL.

SIR EDWARD GRET AND THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.

The following paragraph from a recent Lou- don paper amplifies the information cabled by Heater about three weeks ago:-

Sir Edward Grey, replying to a memoria from Scotland urging the speedier anding of the opium traffic and a relaxation of the treaty. obligations in favour of China, says that the Government fully sypathie with the meme rialleste, but the reports of British repressats- tives in China toad to confirm the opinion

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