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at least three or four years, and unitil our finances are in a stronger condition and we have completed the first portion of our plans." We very much doubt whether there WATSON & CO. is at present suything like a correct apprecis

tion by the Government at Peking of the financial problem associated with the creation of an Imperial Navy. Many plans have recently been discussed in China for raising

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· The hearing of the charge against four excise officers of assaulting four tallymen on board the 8.8. Cyclops in August Isat was concluded at the Magiatmay yesterday. Mr. H. J. Gidge, of Mosers, Johnson, Stokes and Master, appeared for the complainants, and Mr. Shenton, from

Deacon, appeared for the defence.

Mr. Shenton said he had had an opportunity of soning the statement made by Sergeant Wil- son to Captain Badeley, and he had seen Capt. Badeley, who had no objection to the document being produced.

agenda for third reading the Stamp-OryliTHE TURKISH PARLIAMENT. the office of Messrs. Deacon, Locker and

ance, Aquatters Oedipsos, and the Lignor Licenses Amendment. Ordinans..

Two of the demi-mondaine were brought

before the Magistracy yesterday charged with returning from banishment. Their names were Fualios Balagoo and Paulina Grimberg. They were given till the 17th to leave the Colony.

Gen Sir John French, in his approaching inspection of the garrisons in China and the Straits Bettlements, will be accompanied by Staff Officer, Brig. Gen. D. Henderson, CBA and aide-de-camp, Liont, the Hon. M. V. B. Brett, Coldstream Guards.

the necessary funds, and the latest contribu- tion we have seen is the following :—". No' plan has yet been definitely adopted. The most effective seemed to be to resuine the sale of official ranks, but as this was forbid. don by Edict, a reward of patents of nobility to be granted in return for contributions was deemed better. The Ministry of Finance has proposed to obtain sanction to institute a system of five grades of nability, to be ecnferred on officials of the 2nd or 3rd | Grade, or of higher rank, who may subscribe certain auronate to the Navy Fund."

Mr. N. Williamson, Political Offer at Sadiya, If that is the Chinese Government's idea of Upper Aman, recently delivered an address the best financial systera that can be before the Royal Geographical Society adrocat devised to create and maintain 'an Im.jpg the construction of a railway from India to FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY. perial Navy, they would be well advised Chine via Lohit valley to Smockuan ada mesna to, at once renounce the idea of a creat of preonring enormous expansion of trade be- COCOANUT TAFFY, ALMOND TAFFY,ing a navy. Well-informed writers on CREME APRICOTS, SUCRE DE LA the London Press know what value to

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make of the visit of the Chiness Imperial Commissionere, mys one commentator, is that no navy can hopato be anything but a shocking waste of money unless it is based on a sound financial system, capable of meeting not merely the first cost, but all of

marvellous prosperity of the corporation and shows an increase of forty per cent, in the gross receipts and of fifty per cent, in the mining receipts on those for the corresponding term of the preceding year. The railway earnings during the said term reached Y. 5,833,000. CONFECTIONEY.

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is far more difficult to keep to the straight path in naval matters. The Japanese experience of a navy created without corruption is almost unique. Sailors know very well how easy it is to provide all the Eppearance of a mary, and yet the money may, through the inability of statesmen to visualise the very different demands of war from peace, be as good as thrown into the sen. When told he would command the Spanish fleet if war broke out with the

be that all this has been foreseen." If it has, are afraid it has been scon but diraly by the Government at Peking. Many of the schemes, including the

F. Paget Hett (of Mesars, Brutton and Hett) was the solicitor for the plaintiff, and the defendant was represented by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Morrell). »

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LONDON, December 14th. A Constantinople telegram states that an interpellation in the Chamber regarding the Convention for the amalgamation of a British

of company, which a Mr. Lynch is the head, with the Hamideh Company for the naviga tion of the Tigris and Euphrates, led to an important and tumultuous de bato.

The Grand Vizier announced that the Cabinet would resign unless their Mag action were approved.

into without rhyme or reason, and that was what took place in that instance. None of those ( ́mon, he submitted, wore badges. The Chinaman was notorious casual being, and in this instanes ha had forgotten his badge. Coria queatly there was a row and a fight when the quarter were searched. In conclusion, he submitted that the polios should have conducted the identification in the ordinary proper way. His Worship-If you have any complaints

you must make them to another quarter.

Mr. Gedge-I am not making complaints. What I say is that the poles were hacking up the axoise officers, and when the identication took place they ought to have insisted upon it being done in the ordinary way and not have laughed in their sleeves and said this is not

His Worship. (Mr. Hallifax)→ Then you proper. withdraw your objection to it going in F

Mr. Shenton-Yes.

Mr. Gedge added that he had called for it, and he was entitled to have inspection of the document and aross-examine apon it,

Discussion then took place as to whether the document should be put in.

Mr. Godge mid he wished to oross-examine Bergt. Wilson upon the document.

Mr. Shenton contended that it must go in and be read.

A vote of confidence in the Govern.it ment was subsequently carried by 168 in I'votes to B.

THE BRITISH ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

LONDON, December 14th, The Rt. Hon, A. Lyttleton (C), speaking at Slough, regarded the

and their weakness regarding the Government's adoption of Home Rules

Navy as disastrous in view of the possibility of a European war,

Sir Edward Grey, speaking at Woolmer, emphasised that it was absolutely essential that Great Britain. should maintain her naval supremacy.

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Mr. Gedge differed. If he put it in he made part of his case,

His Worship thought the document must go if Mr. Godge wished to contradict the wit-

ness" statement by what he had written.

Mr. Godge said he did not know whether tho questions he wished to put would be contra diotory or explanatory.

Mr. Shenton then said he would waive his objections. He did not mind if the questions were put to the witness without the report being read.

Mr. Gedge then questioned witdess, who said

assaulted. He knew they were caci oficers the time he wrote his report, he did not know the names of the men whom he said had been He learned their names afterwards in the

charge-room.

Mr. Gedge sail his friend had not anted fairly in patting in that document which his Worship had read.

His Worship replied that the Court could call for say document.

Mr. Shenton suggested that he should prove that a copy of the port regulations was banded to the captain,

His Worship said it was unneoraAKTY. This concluded the case,

Mr. Shenton then addressed the Court. The oficere did commit an assault on the 11th Angust four defendante stood charged that they as excise

upon the four complainanta. At the outset he indicated that the burden of proof devolved upon his friend, who had to do more than prove sssault: he had to prove that the assault was committed by the four defendants. With regard

Mr. Shenton objected to those remarks. His Worship-It is fair comment on the évidencs.

Mr. Godge said it was like comic opèrs.to expect the solicitor for the defense to be in charge of the identification. The police should have been sbsolutely impartial to both sides, and at the time the prosecution should have been told that the identification was not in accordance with the usual regulations. He submitted that so far as it went the men bad beas properly identified and he asked for a conviction.

His Worship discharged all four defendants. Mr. Shenton asked for costs, but his Worship declined to accade to the request.

FIRE ON PRINZ LUDWIG."

A fire which caused considerable damage and no little, inconvenience occurred on board the wig yesterday. The outbreak was not discovered Norddeutscher Lloyd mail steamer Prins Lud. until the steamer, which cane from the North, was appreaching the wharf at 7.30 am. Smoke was theu soon issuing from the fore part of the hold and the signals for assistance were at one

for minutes, followed a little later by the navid made. They were promptly responded to by the Government Bre fost coming alongside in u

fireboot Cherub. Shortly after eight o'clock the Fire Brigade arrived andor Mr. P. P. J.. Wodehoué, assistant deputy superintendent of police.

Both the fire fost and the Cherub commenced operations by pumping water into the No: 3 hold, which was filled with Japanese silk and a large quantity of Japanese oarios, The material was, of course, very inflammable and the con- flagration would have reached serious dimensions had it not been for the prompt efforts made to copo with the dre. After water had been pumped into the hold for about three hours it was decided helmets were then brought into me. Two of the to suspend these operations, and the ship'a smoke

row donned those and went down into the hold, but they could nothing. The Aromon themselves were handicapped through not being equipped with such helmets, and owing to the dense smoke they had to restrict their operations to

A. S. WATSON & CO., United States, CERVERA replied: "In that

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Can I shall accept, knowing, however, that I am going to a Trafalgar." "And how can that disaster be avoided P" he was A robbery with violence was committed in sked. "By allowing me," he replied, to broad daylight yesterday morning at sight

to his friend's view that that was an inquiry, he the deck, whence it was difficult to play on the expend beforehand 50,000 tons of coal in 'clock in Wing We Street. A woman walking

would like his Worship to make it clear that dames. As the Print Ludwig had a decided along the street was attacked by three men The death is announced of Sir such a view was erroneous. The only reason list to port it was deemed inadvianble to flood avolutions and 10,000 projectiles in target from behind, one of whom seized her by the practice: Otherwise we shall go to a Trafal-neck and another snatched a gold and rattan Alfred Jones, K.C.M.G, senior part-the four defendants were in Court was that the hold, one fears were entertained that she gar. Remember what I say."

"Something bangle from her left wrist. The other tried toner in the firm of Elder, Dempster & else dons outside could not be considered. out the water as it was pumped in and the they should be tried for assault, and anything might capsize. Her pumps were unable to taka similar has been written regarding the un-get away with a mmilar bangle on her right Co., shipowners. preparedness of the Russian Fleet which arm, but did not succeed. The three men then Bir Alfred was also President of the Liver point of view of the Opin Ordinance,and point- other means of fighting the flames triad. From Proceeding, he referred to the matter from the flooding of the hold had to be abandoned and suffered annihilation at the hands of Japan. disappeared. The bangle stolen was valued at pool Chamber of Commeros and the Foundered out that an excime officer was entitled to go the deck it was difficult to get the hose to play But the writer we have quoted says." It may

of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine without permission on board say ship in the on the flames, bat finally hose were placed He was decorated in recognition of services to harbour and search for opium, and should be in position underneath by members of the the West African Colonies and Jamsica.]

find anyone in possession of opium" he was

arew descending and whom they emerged the entitled to arrest that man sud convey him to water was turned on. Suess attended this and the Police Station. It was unnecessary for such by one o'clock or shortly afterwards it was one now most The offer was originally made in 1907, but the

and there was no anthority given to the captain ever, the material continued to smoulder and an officer to ask the permission of the captain, reported that no more flames were nesu. How favoured, for providing the necessary funds Council at that time were of opinion that the

to interfere in any way.. He did not think they dense smoke izgned for two or three hours after. are so ludicrously inadequate and unsatis-scheme was premature. The Committee of the

need go into the question of excise officers wards. By two o'clock the steamer had recover. factory that one would scarcely expect to present school has made strong recommendation HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Vœux Roan hear of them except in comic opera.. LOZDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC Ching has a sound financial system on

Until that the proposals made by Mr. Kadoorie should

being required to wear their badges. The ed her balance and proceeded from the vicinity be now sccepted, and the scheme is tot 3pm. yesterday His Excellency inspected excisemen

polica sergeant was in uniform, and the of the wharf to nearer Stonecutters, where a which the proposed Navy can depend for its bmitted for sanction by the ratepayers at the the Police Force on parade at the Centrul ton then dealt with discrepancies, in the the ship in its awkward plight. Arrived here, their badges. Mr. Shou-sandy spit afforded greater security for handling maintenance it would bò fólly to build a

next aunas) meeting.

Police Station. The members of the force per- evidence for the prosecution, and criticised the hold was flooded, and as the water was Fleet, and the sooner that is recognised

The counterfeiting case mentioned in our

formed manual and firing exercises and at the the action of Captain Harris in interfer-pumped in it was taken out almost immediately and accepted the better for China.olumus yesterday como before M, Halifax at contingent, complimented the policemen on their vessel. He wished to draw attention to the Kowloon Dock. The result was that about four gloso His Excellency, addressing the Europeaning with the excise offers on board is by the appliances alongside brought from We have previously expressed the belief the Magistracy yesterday, when thirteen-eleven that this determination to develop her to answer various charges. Some wors charged

men and two women-were placed in the dock to be pleased with the efficiency of the force insalted the polies sergeant, telling him that the firemen were able to leave the steamer.

smart appearance and said the community ought conduct of Captain Harris, who deliberately o'clock the fire was completely extinguished and Navy will perhaps do more than anything with being in possession of spurious coin, sons He, subsequently addressed the Indian and his uniform went for nothing. Naturally the the Chinese, Naval Commission in England need of a scheme of financial reform which. In one house 136 Hongkong dollars and 231 preted. Afterwards the Governor went round and told him any one of the sixty coolies on hold is destroyed, but the carga. in other holda else to compel recognition of the imperative with selling it, and others with importing it. Chinese contingents, his remarke being intersergeant referred him to the police regalations their reception on arrival in London, shall comprehend the annual compilation of Indo-China piastres were found. Several of the men's quarters and also went into the finger board could tell him better than that. The must have aufered from the smoke and the

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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 15TH, 1909,

THE London newspapers of the latter half of November devote considerable space to chronicling the doings of the members of

will be made with the naval plans of the a National Budget. Not much progress Government before that is done, and, in any case, it is unlikely, we think, that China will

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Legation in Peking, and his wife, sud Admiral Mr. Max Muller, Councillor of the British the Hon. Sir Hedworth Lambton and Colonel the Hou. Charles Lambton are guests of His Excellency at Government House.

to Government House.

wore

to labour this question of identification. I His Worship-I don't think, it is necessary

think the menus provided were sufficient for identification.

their entertainment by the KING at Windsor, by Sir EDWARD GREY at the Foreign Office,

Taoist priest. Chief the men were fortune-tellers and ono was a

priat bureau where the system was explained impression he gave was that the police sergeant to him, Detective Inspector

was masquerading in police uniform. He naked their visits to the Admiralty, the Royal

Hanson prosecuted and the case was remanded, Naval School at Greenwich and to the

Fear-Admiral Barry, accompanied by Captain who was given the command of a ship like his Worship if that was proper conduct for a man various dockyards. The exceptional char-

A Singapore Polo Team is going to Manila T. SS Pennsylvania and Flag-Lieutenant on the fact that the summonses against the de- Orchard, U. S. S. West Virginia, Captain Pond, the Cyclops. Mr. Shenton then commented acter of the honours accorded is of course programme mentioned in

the big shipbuilding for the Carnival. Teams are expected also from Glareford called on His Excellency at 11 o'clock fendants were not issued until thres months explained by the fact that a member of the Chinese newspapers. Before China goes temporary remarks that Hongkong, the colony they were received by a guard of honour and identification the police made the necessary of the Hongkong sad. Shanghai. A Manila con yesterday morning. On landing at Blake Pier after the affair took place. With regard to the Imperial Family of China heads the infor Dreadnoughts she will need the most neighbourly with Manila of any in the hand of the Euff and a salute from the shore preparations Mission. Prince THAI Haпx appears to more cruisers have been delighted with his reception, and training squadron, and the larger units contingent were it not for the fact that the Admiral at Blake Fier and escorted the party and destroyers as Fast, might be expected to send a large battery. The Governor's A. D. C. met the especially by the welcome accorded to him can be added later when she has trained

datos chosen for the Carnival this year in a by the KING at Windsor. The "serious suficient mon to man them. In this con- Hongkong. "As matters stand now, anyone who measure conflict with an important festival at business" of the Commission, in England,nection it is interesting to note that there comes over from Hongkong will have to miss according to Admiral San, was to spend is no inclination to seek foreign help in the either the last and best half of the Carnival or the about three weeks visiting ports, arsenals, training of the Navy. "I think we can

races. The directors should deliberate well on dockyards, shipbuilding yards and training get along by ourselves," Admiral Sthe matter before they decidedefinitely to select establishments, "carefully gathering and not answered when questioned on this sub-

dates that condict with Hongkong festival," ing all improvements applicable to our Navy ject in London-which will perhaps be that may be suggested by what we see." regarded as one more reason why the world and Co.. of Shanghai, was completely des A godown belonging to Messrs. Mackenzie The Commission, which is now at Paris, should not be alarmed by the talk of China's troyed by flee last week. The building was pom un to Berlin, Rome, Vienna and St. phing of naval derslopment Petersburg, and returns to Feking in Janu- ary, when the results of their investigations will be embodied in a report to be sub mitted to the PRINCE REGENT, Contrary to announcements recently published in the American Press, the Commission has no The organ recital given in St. Peter's Church, authority to place definite orders for war-West Point, last evening by Mr. George ships. Admiral San, when questioned on Grimble was well attended. His selections from this point in London, disposed of the report blind composers were greatly appreciated and by saying We have no such authority. the soles by Mrs. R. E, Belilios and Mr. R. E. Eventually there is little doubt that such | White were well taken.

The owner of a lady's bicycle found at the Star Ferry Wharf is wanted. The raport was brought to the Police Station the bicycle of s lady found at Star Ferry Wharf."

His Worship-Too much has been said of the

serious somment, because it did not give the identification.

Mr.Shenton-I think it in a subject for defendants a fair chatice.

The damage done must be very ertensive. Practically the whole of the contents of No. 3

water.

The steamer's departure will be materially be removed but the ship will have to be surveyed delayed. Not only will the cargo itself bare to

is likely to be extended several days. before she can leave port so that her stay here

LOCAL SPORT.

FOOTBALL.

A.M.S. "WHITING" 1. .8, "VIRAGO," These terme met in a Small Ships' League Axture yesterday afternoon, and the Whiting had no diffleulty in winning by six goals to nil The goal scorers were Sullivan two, Collins and Edgar one each.

HOCKEY

A match between the 105th Malirattas and day evening and resulted in a win for the sol the Club was played at Happy Valley yester-

diors by three goals to nil

CRICKET.

THE TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY.

Mr. Shenton-I want to point out that nine REPORTED DOUBLE TRACK PROJECT,

men were produced by the prosecution sud all The Lokalanzeiger publiskes a statement from were on board the Cyclops on the dots mention. what it dosesion as a reliable source, according. By a coincidence they picked out one mon to which the Russian Government is about to who was not on the boat at all. conclade a contract with a big American syndi. cate which will develop the Trans-Siberian

Mr. Gedge-So you say,

expenditure of hundreds of millions Railway and lay a second track the whole length

Ex-Promident Roosevelt the journal adds, has of the present line, the project involving an

insured with the London and Lamosalire Fire put forward all his influence to secure the contract Insuratice Co., Ltd. The godown was used for the Americans. Two representatives of the chiefly for the storage of raw cotton, which after late two in full powers are now in Europe the return of the Emperor Nicholas to

Mr. Gedge in anbmitting the case for the being pressed was shipped by the owners. The St. Petersburg from Livadis before they go to prosecution, said he would prove that there had value of the contents is estimated at about half the spital for the final settlement of the con- been brutality by those four exciss officers

Buzzin a million taels, and the damage done is tossed tract. The Emperor will appoint

towards the tallymon on the Cyclops; Chinese opponents, approximately at about three lace of taels. The nineer to report to him from time to time con brutality against Chinese. They did not charge contents were the property of many owners, brat says that there is no doubt that the recent visit the Europeans with it. All the European arrived at Yokohama from San Francisco an

cerning the progress of the work. The journal

The Dutch cruiser Nord Brabant, which it is believed that each lot was covered by in- of the Russian Finance Minister to the Par sergeant did was to look on. What they said was the 1st inst, encountered a typhoon en Ponte surance, Fortunately, the machinery used in

Fast was undertaken in connection with this that there had been brutality in the arrest from Honolulu and had her main-mast broken. pressing the cotton was situated at another

project,

The Zakalanseiger attachen great importance of those four men. Proceeding, he said that Her wireless telegraph apparatus consequently godown, which will reduce considerably the to the news as showing that the Russian any man black or white or yellow would inconvenience caused by the fire.

Gorerament has no idea of leaving supremacy naturally object to his castle being broken Yokohama two days later than expected.

was rendered unavailable. The vessel resched in the Far East to the Japanese,

R.G.A and R.E, met in a League match yesterday, and the Garners won, making 120 runs for 9 wickets, against 92 runs of their