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WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, specially true of the young man coming out to China, where the task of acquiring the Language is so formidable. If he came out, as the first British missionary did, possessing some previous acquaintance with the language and thought of the people among whom his

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lot is to be east, he has at least a ranat valuable incentive to make such a thorough study of the language and customs of the people as can only he acquired by residence amongst them. We are not prepared to endorse the suggestion in LORD REDESDALE's speech that other foreigners in the East are better equipped in this respect than are the British, If all the evidence placed before the Committee went to show that foreigners were cutting the ground under our feet"

CROMES, it will readily be admitted that a vonderful advantage is gained by the man who, if he cannot get rid of the interpreter, knows sufficient of the language to be able to check interpretations.

of the Constitution, and the wise and far

of

to express an opinion on this point, but with all due deference to Bir ERNEST SATOW's experience, we think the view put forward by Lord CoMER whon the subject was under discussion in the House of Lords is a very sound oné... “If a young man," "said hie Lordship, "delayed Worns are inadequate to express the horror A. S. WATSON & CO studying till he got to the East, he very often and the sadness evoked by the news of the never studied at all, and if he got a smat dastardly outrage which has robbed the tering of the langungo he never learned Japanese nation of its foremost Statesman, enough to be able to discuss difficult ques-Prince Ito's history since the year 1867 tions. On the other hand, if he ones got the history of his country, for he has been grounded in England, he readily picked up prominently identified with every phase local knowledge." That seems to us to be Progress in the creation of modern Japan. He will figure in history as the maker seeing Statesman who has for at least fuil quarter of a century stood behind the Throne, inspiring and guiding the great movements which have elevated Japan to the front rank among the Powers of the world. Four or Eve times the Prince has led the office of Prime Minister, but whether in or out of office he was always the adviser on whom, more than any other, the EureBot relied. When Korea became a Japanese protectorate it was Ito who went to Soeul as the first Resident General to draw up and inaugurate a revolutionary scheme of government, which was obviously so necess- ry to bring order out of chaos in the administration, and so promote the welfare and progress of the country. There is no the Far East is concerned, it is because the question that PRINCE ITo accomplished dur- said foreigners are linguistically any the ing the two or three years he held the office. better equipped then their British com- Korea in laying solid foundations for good and of Resident General a great deal of work in petitors; and when LORD REDESDALE SAYS

we have been always pulling chestnuts out honest government, and there is abundant of the fire for the foreigner in the Far Fast," evidence of appreciation on the part of the more enlightned Koreans as well as by his we confess we are unable to see the bearing own countrymen and foreign independent of the remark on the particular subject under observers. Still the very nature of the task consideration. Oriental studies certainly made some disaffection inevitablo, and it is receive greater encouragement in some of the at the hands-of-a-Korean political fanatie capitals of Europe than thay at present that the venerable statesman of thru receive in London. While in Berlin grinta score years and ten has fallen while in are made amounting to something like Manchuria on a visit which he himself $10,000; in Paris and St. Petersburg, only a fortnight ago, on the eve of his £7,000; and in Italy £4,000; in England departure, declared to have ne political the University of London receives an annual significance. His death will be deeply grant of £300 from the India Office, and deplored in all the chancellories of the King's College receives an annual grant of World, as his commanding influence in the £100 from the Colonial Office for the teach politics of Asia was a factor of the greatest ing of Hanssa. It has been the policy of the importancs, and the consequences of its British Government to rely almost entirely on removal are difficult to estimate. training abroad, but the Committee in their

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At the annual general meeting of the St.. Andrew's Society st Kobe the officers and Com- mittes were elected as follows:-President, Mr. J. D. Thomson; Vice-President Mr. J. Leslie Robertson; Committee Massrs. J.M, C. Galletly, J. Hall, W. Ross, Rankin, J. Alaton, and A. W. Crombia. It was decided-to- celebrate St. Andrew's Day, Tuesday, Nov. 30th, with a ball, as usual.

The re-opening of the organ at St. John's Cathedral, after extensive repairs, took pisos last night when service was conducted by the

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PRINCE ITO ASSASSINATED.

Tokyo, October 26th. Prince Ito was assassinated this Ror. A. M. Thornhill, The lesson was read by the morning at Harbin while alighting For. F. T. Johnson and the choir sang Spohr'e from a train on his arrival from

Praise His awful name," the Nos being taken by Mrs. Barrett and Mr. White. At the ponclu Mukder. A Korean fired two revolver the organist, played five selections. "The sou of shortened evensong Mr. Denman Fuller, shots, wounding Prince Ito mortally, Dead March was played in token of the loss and seriously injuring Mr. Tanaka, sustained by the church and chair by the death the director of the South Manchurian of Mr. Clolland.

Railway,

LATER.

Prince Ito was shot at eight o'clock

LONDON, October 26th.

SUPREME COURT.

Tuesday, 26th October.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION,

BEFORE HIS HONGUE MR. H, H. J. GOMFERTZ (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE),

MUEDER CHARGE FAILS,

The case was concluded in which five Chinose

were charged, with the murder of another Chi- nase on the 15th September within the Colony. The prosecution, which was conducted by the

Hou. Mr. Rees Davies, K.O., instructed by Mr. Dennys, sleged that deceased and another man, both of whom belonged to a waiters' guild, were attacked on the day in question by a number of men belonging to a rival guild. The menilaats carried various weapons and it was stated

that one of them stabbed the deceased on the right side. He went to the hospital, but it was not considered that the wound was serions

and he was allowed to leave in order to

attend at the Police Court. However two

an operation was deemed necessary, but he died

under it. It was ascertained then that perition- its had set up through the penetration of the

intestines.

When the case for the Crown closed,

To-day the last matinde will be held at Harm- ston's Circus, and those who neglected visiting this excellent pises of entertainment should not miss this event. The special performance given in the morning and died in the after-days later hie condition became more critical and to-night brings the oirons reason to a close. noon, Mr. Tanaka is slightly injured, The occasion will be of more than ordinary but Mr. Kawakami, the Japanese interest, as it has been arranged as a benefit for Madame Harmston-Love. Commodore Lyon Consul General at Harbin, is wounded and the members of the Gymkhana Club bare seriously, promised their patronage and presence.-It-will bo remembered that Commodors Lyon won the distance handicap at the recent gynkhana on the circus pory "Mollie." The sensation of the evening will be a loo gentleman driving two tigers harnessed to a chariot around the arena.

The November issue of The Shield, a monthly Matual Life Insurance Co. contains a photo- magazine of insurance pablished by the China graph of Mr. Lefferts Kuox, the company's Tanaka, who accompanied the Prince, district manager for Hongkong, Canton, was also wounded. Maono and the Philippines. Below the photo-

The assassin has been arrested.-

A Reuter's message from Tokyo states that Prince Ito was assassinated at the railway station at Harbin by a Korean, when meeting M. Kokovtaeft, Russian Minister of Finance. Mr.

graph apppears the following: There are few of the Company's representatives who have been (Renter.) longer in its employ than Mr. Lefferts Knos, arrived in China early in 1900 from New York, whose photograph is here reproduced. Mr. Kuoz

ToxTO, October 26th. where he was connected for several years-with the New York Mutual Life.

Prince Ito, who was welcomed by He immediately the Russian Minister of Finance, assumed the China Mutual district manager and entered a carriage together, was ship in Hongkong for Southern China and the entire satisfaction of the Directors of the Com-fired, hitting Prince Ito in the Philippines, which position ho has held to the suddenly accosted by a Korean who pauy ever since. Under his able management he has built up one of the most successful

breast. agencies of the Company, which continues to furnish an ever-increasing volume of business Few insurance men in the East hare shown greater determination and activity. Many of his tripa. hava basa into remote districts where arrested. modern life insurance was practically unknown

Mr. Kawakami and Mr. Tanaka, who were also shot, fell to the ground.

The Korean assassin was instantly

Prince Ito, Mr. Kawakami and

Sir Henry Berkeley returned to the Colony and where he has since succeeded in establishing Mr. Tanaka were removed to the from Japan yesterday.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. Report state that they regard as wasteful the present system adopted by the Foreign Office of sending out to the Far East men who may or may not possess the necessary aptitude for acquiring Chinese and Japanese, which, they say, could easily be tested by tion of a public hall for the use of the Chinese,

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MARRIAGE.

On the 28th October, at Union Church Hong- kong, by the Bay. C. H. Hierling, Fans Crawford, to ALLES EADIE, eldest daughter of

a year's probationary training in England.

A committee has now been formed to raise -en beoriptions-simong local Chinese for the erec-

Yet we believe we are correct in saying that of his master (a Chinese) without notice, was A Chinese tailor, for leaving the employment the system which the Committee deems fined $10 or fourteen days' imprisonment by "wasteful" is the system followed by nearly Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yaster- very missionary organisation working in day. the Far East. The Committee regard as` successful the system of training, at Cam bridge, the student-interpreters for the Levant, and of training, at Oxford and Cambridge, officiale for certain branches of the Egyptian and Soudanese Civil Services. Hence the Committee reach the conclusion.

many profitable sub-agencies, For quicknese

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insurance, both as an investment and as a died at 10 o'clock this morning. in appreciating the benefits of modern life Russian Hospital, where Prince Ito

provision for the family, he says the Chinese have few equals, and predicts a very satansive ĮKRITER'S HERVICE TO THE "HONGXONG recognition by the Chinese, as time goes by, of

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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE

COUNCIL.

A mooting of the Legislativo Connell is onlled for to-morrow afternoon. In addition to Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracythe questions in the name of the Hon. Mr yesterday the coxswain of the King Edward Hewett, the Hon. Mr. Stewart will ask: Hotel launch was fined 815 for making fast to the P. and O, steamer Namur while that vessel

was under way.

that as the best results are attained under Chapman-Alexander Mission Party, reported Dr. Wilbur Chapman, the leader of the this system of training at Home for servico in the Japan papers as being seriously ill in is Egypt and the Sondan, so must it be for Kores. The nature of his illness is not stated

service in the Asiatic countries. When we in the telegram. come to the section of the Report which deals with commercial students we find Mr.

The Merry Makers, under the personal dizeo.

"To whom, for what publie purpose, and for: how long has the plot of Government ground between the New Law Courts and the Prays

been let !

The orders of the day are:- Report of Finance Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a mi not ex ceeding Five million six hundred and torenty.

RUSSIA AND ITALY.

AN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.

LONDON, October 26th.

The Tsar has left Racconigi. An official communique published in Rome emphasises the cordiality of the meeting and the identity of views and interests between Russia and Italy.

Ievalsky had a conference on political It adds that Signor Tittoni and M.

five thousand hundred and eighty thres Dollars to the Public Servipe of the year 1910. questions, especially on the affairs of Committee on the Bill entitled An Ordinance the Balkan States. Russia and Italy

a burial ground for persons professing the

Mr. Eldon Potter, who was conducting the defence of all five prisoners, said that he wished the jury to consider whether there was any evidence against the prisoners. If the jury vers of opinion that the case for the Crown bad not been proved he would ask them to dont in their mind he would open for the discharge the defendant. If there were any

fence and call fourteen witness, including the

defendants, to prove an alibi,

His Lordship then addressed the jury and directed them to consider their verdict on the question of identity. If they were satisfied that the prisoners had not been identified they must discharge them.

-The jury found accordingly and the prisoners wore discharged. In the second charge, that of assault alleged to have been committed by them the time he was attacked, the Attorney-General on Li Sking, the companion of the docensed at outered a nolle prosequi.

THE RETIREMENT OF A SANITARY

SURVEYOR.

Alfred Carter, the Hon. Mr. Hewett has given notice of his intention to sak the following ques tious at the meeting of the Legislative Council to-morrow.

With reference to the retirement of Mr.

tary Surveyor, has been retired from the Gov arment service, will the Honourable Colonial Secretary inform the Council when this official first received notice as to his being-ponsioned?

As it is understood that Mr. A. Carter, Bani-

Is it not a fact that Mr. Carter was at home on leave for nearly a twelvemonth in the fall belief that he was to return to this Colony and that within five weeks of the date of the expiring of his leave (as shown in the Civil Service List) and when he was on the point of leaving England to take up his appointment here, he was for the first time informed by the. Colonial Office that his services were no longer required?

tion the

Will the Government, taking into considera- į

fact of Mr. Carter's good service, and that owing to his age as is now no longer eligible for obtaining fresh office, recommend to the Secretary of State employment in a Government or municipal

that under the exceptional circumstances of

offer of re-employment hore on similar condi. the case Mr. Carter be granted a special pen. sion of, say, £130 pa.; or as an alternative an

tions to theen of his formar post ?

In the event of the Government being unable to agree to this, will his Excellency consent to

MALCOLM CRAWFORD, son of the late DR KESWICK saying that if we are to make tion of Mr.Leonard Davis, will visit Hongkong to set spart certain Crown Land to be used as desire the "status quo” in Turkey and refer the question as now raised to the Secretary

H. B. G. STIVINSON, of Glasgow and Liverpool progress in those [Eastern] countries

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on the 6th December. This vsudevills company which hails from Australia, is attracting great attention in Calcutta at present.

Christian Religion, other than raambers of the the peaceful development of the of State F

Balkan States.

Roman Catholic Church.

Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordin-

Mr. Pichon, French Minister of

and to keep the advantage that at present, we possess over our competitors of other nations, we must not neglect a knowl- edge of the language. I regard it as of Mr-P. P. J. Wodehouse, Deputy Superin-ance of a Harbour of Refuge upon and over.

ance to anthorize the Construction and Maintenon Affairs, entered the Tsar's the very frst importance." With that

texdent of Police, presented two chair bearers certain portions of the Sea Bed and Foreshore observation few will disagree, yet if we look before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistrasy situated upon the Harbour frontage at Taikok train at Modane and travelled as far around the Colony of Hongkong, how many towards passengers. Each man was fined $2.

yesterday for causing an obstruction by rushing taui, Mongkokteni, and Yanmati, Kowloon, inas Chambery. The Minister dined firms do we find insisting on the Euro

this Colony.

and conferred with the Tsar and M. peau members of their staff acquiring

Ievosky.

LATER,

With reference to the distressing fatality announced in our telegraphic columns yesterday,

G. Bird and child there are also travelling on

Pension Ordinance, 1908,

Second reading of the Bill entitled An

HONGKONG, OCTOBER 27TH 1909.

Second reading of the Bill entitled An THE Report of the Committee appointed by the British Treasury, to consider the

knowledge of the Chinese language and yesterday of Mr. Frank Malcolm Crawford to Marks,

The wedding took place at the Union Church | Ordinanss to amend the Law relating to Trado Organisation of Oriental Studies in London affording the necessary facilities for the Miss Nellie Eadie Stevenson. The Rev. C.

Second reading of the Bill entitied An

The German Press considers that a contains, much that is of interest to British study? So far as we know, there is H. Hickling conducted the service and Mr. Ordinance to provide for the periodical Inspeo Russo-Italian entente has been com- residents in the Far East, whether they are only one firm in Hongkong-and that Crapnell acted as best man and Miss Madge tion of Steam Boilers and Prime Movers. in the Consular and Diplomatic Services, a Japanese firm-which has taken serious Bird noted a bridesmaid.

Second reading of the Bill entitled "Ancluded aiming at the restriction of the Army or Navy, or engaged in Commerce. steps in that direction, and has been able to

Ordinance to amend the Widows and Orphans Austrian activity in the Balkans, and Lord REDESDALE, who was Chairman of the dispense with the Chinese compradore and

that while the Triplice is unprejudiced Committee, was in the Sixties in the all other Chinese assistants, save an office

Ordinance to amend the Protection of Women Italy's position therenader is streng. Diplomatic Service at Peking and suber boy. We understand that Japanese youths to that in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Jani Girls Ordinance, 1897, as amended by the thened, quently at Tokyo, visiting the latter capital are brought by the firm to China, and after again, with Prince ARTHUR of CONNAUGHT, spending a few years in Hongkong or children. in 1906. Among the seventy-three witnesses Shanghai learning the language they are examined by the Committee were several sent into the interior of Chins in order to

Inspector Robertson charged nine men before auen who have figured prominently in the improve their knowledge not only of the Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yestar- Far East, including Sir ERNEST SATON, Sir language, but of Chinese methods of day with armed robbery at West Point, and HENRY BLAKE, Sir CLEMENTI SMITH, Mr. business. This is the ideal system, and we with outting and wounding with intent to W. KISWICE, M. P., and Mr. ADDIS. From understand it is likely to be adopted by murdar. A woman was also charged with dinance to amend the Public Flags Regulation the total rejection of the Lords' a speech delivered by Lord REDESDALE in the House of Lords on September 26th we other. Japanese firms. For obvious reasons pleaded guilty, and the hoaring of the case was

receiving stolen goods. Five of the men Ordinance, 1870. learn that there was almost unanimity of no European commercial house can work on adjourned, opinion on the part of the witnesses as to exactly similar lines, but the foundation of the School of Chinese in the University of

the steamer Palatus another Mrs. Bird and

Protection of Women and Girls' Amendment Ordinance, 1906. ill

Second reading of the Bill entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the Reservation of certain lande in Vistoria, in the Peak District, and in Kowloon as Recreation Grounds, and to provide for Regulations as to the use thereof.

Second reading of the Bill entitled An Ori

THE IRISH LAND BILL.

LONDON, October 26th.

THE CHINESE ENGINERRING AND

MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.--

The Annual General Meeting of the Bhars- bolders of The Chinese Engineering and Mixing Co., Ltd, will be held in London, on the 27th October, when the Directors' Report and Accounts for the Financial Year ending 2841 February, 1909, will be submitted.

EXTRACT FROM DIRECTORS' REPORT. The net result of the year's transaction shows a balance to the credit of Profit and Loss

charges in Chino

£244,000,

Account of £204,868 made up as follows: Net Profit after providing for all Add balance brought forward

from last year

£3,929 Gross receipts in London 968

Total:

Dednot expenditure in Europe,

Balaries, stores, etc.

4,897

£248,897-

£7,023

Debentures, interest Debentures, redemption Directors' fees

23.988

10,000

3,018

It is believed that Mr. Birrell, Chief

for Ireland, will propose Leaving a net balanes of Secretary

amendments to the Irish Land Bill Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or which passed the third reading in the

House of Lords last night.

dinance to amend the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1899. the desirability of giving young men who London, now accommodated in King's death of Mr. E. H. Gil, one of the oldest dinance to amend the Tramway Ordinance, Telegraphic nows has reached Japan of the Second reading of the Bill entitled An Or- were being trained for the East preliminary instruction in London, though the opposite College, is (as the Committen in their report residents of Kobo. He died at Band, Canada, 1908,* view was taken by so eminent an authority remarks) a proof of the interest of the where he went to recruit after an illness in Second reading of the Bill entitied Or 28 Sir ERNEST SATOW" Certainly few of great China houses in the better equipment Kobe during the early summer. Mr. Gill had dioses to amend the Liquor Licenses Or the witnesses who discussed the subject from of their staffs so far as a knowledge of the for many years been in the frm of Mesura the point of view of the young man coming Chinese language is concerned, and, to to China or Japan were more competent paraphrase a remark made by Lord

Browne and Company. The body has bean embalmed and is to be brought back to Kobe

for Intermont

dinance, 1898, and the Licences Extension Ordinance, 1908, and to repeat the Liquor Incences Amendment Ordinance, 1902

*Will not be prooceded with this meeting.

44,0291

£204,868 Which the Directors recommend should be appropriated as follows:

(making & total reserve of £215,000) In placing to reserve for depreciation $ 40,000

1 paying à final dividend of Is./60... She share (free of tax) payable 2nd

Guiber, 1909

The Japanese Foreign Office is to dispatch a number of Trade Commissioners abroad to report constantly on the conditions of trade and mustry and to promote the development of Japanese commerce and industry, taking a position corresponding to that of the Financial Agent of the Government in financial matters. At first four Commissioners will be appointed And carrying forward.. --two in Europo, one in America, and one in China. The vote for the officials in included in the Budget for next year.

Making a dividend of 15 per cent. for e year with the interim dividend of 1/6 por share paid on 1st May, '09 Directors per contage on profits in

accordance with the articles of Association Income.tax

75,000

75,000

6,094

7.339

1,435

£204,868