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than in the last Parliament, and there can be. It was stated in the Japanese Dist recently TELEGRAMS. THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY little doubt that the indications all tend that there are 15,000 factories in Japan employ-

ing 720,000 hands, to point to this party continuing to be factor in legislation, the differences and divisions of the two great parties

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ALIENS IN JAPAN.

ToKro, February 23rd. The Government has introduced a Bill which gives aliens the right to own land.

It is welcomed by the Press as measure demanded by the times,

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Sir Henry May again appeared at the Magle tracy yesterday to prosecute one of the dem- giving to the Labour Party an im. mondaine for soliciting in Queen's Road. The DAILY PRESS”, ETOLUSIVE SERVICE]

defendant did not appear and a wAIKENT, WAS CO, portance far in excess of its own issued for her arrest.

numbers. The result will be that

The total output of the Chinees Engineering coalitions will become inevitable, and whead Mining Company's three mines for the ther this will make for good and stable week ending 5th February amounted to 17,652.43 governinent remains to be seen. Certainly, tons and the males during the period to 16,298,45 the experiences in Australia, where the three tons.

The Union Church Idterary Club most in the parties are practically of equal strength, are not very encouraging, and patriots may be School Hall, Kennedy Road, to-night at 9 p., forgiven if they take a gloomy view of the YMCA. Debating Society being their guests for an inter-ghib debate. The latter will the future,

move that Coutect with the West has been. Without doubt the most important issue beneficial to Chins," the home club taking the before the country at present is the constitu-negative side. All members and friends tion of the House of Lords. The Govern clubs are invited to attend. ment have indicated that proposals would be laid before the House of Commons to define the relations of the legislative, chambers, so as to secure the mafivided authority of the House of Commone over finance and its predominance in legislation." Mr. Asquers, speaking later, said the removal of the voto was a preliminary to discussion, and it may safely be inferred,

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both from the King's Speech and the Premier's, that it is no mild change in the character of the Upper House which is contemplated. It is

attempt to render the House of Lords a scheme can hardly commend itself to the more thoughtful citizens. It would manifestly be absurd to expect that the House of Lords should pass FINE MELLOW FLAVOUR. any experimental legislation that a Pärlia

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Vicoroya Chang Jon-chan of Llangking, Yuan Sha-hau of Llankwong and Chao Erb- son of Szechuan, and Governor Sun Fao-chi of Shantung, have cautioned the Central Govern- ment against asking the people to subscribe any amounts for the purpose of paying back, the foreign debts, since that would but diminish the ready money of the poople and consequently cause au coonomic crisis, which would involve the gravest dangers for the Empire.

The Chefoe Morning Post learns from an exchange that some fishermen, while out shing off the coast of Sarago Province, lighted upon an old wrack lying on the bottom of the ses Jadging from the pattern of the sanken, ahip, it is supposed to be the remains of the Tsukishima Maru, the training ship of the Tokyo Mercantile Marine School, which dis appeared unacoquntably during a cruise along the Japanese coast about 10 years ago. An official enquiry will be institated shortly.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affliated Hospitals begs to saknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funda of the Hospitals,

ment constituted like the present should end up to it certainly not until it had obtained an expression of opinion from the country, and not even the mcet ardent advocate of the House of Lords claims Lords seek to do any that the more than that. As to their right to amend or alter taxes proposed in a budget, opinion is very much divided on the point. They have undoubtedly exercised. Paingia, Je

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LONDON, February 23rd.- Mr. Balfour, in a speech at the Constitutional Club, declared that the Government had become frankly revolutionary, having postponed all social reform till it has shattered the Constitution from top to bottom,

AUSTRIA AND GERMANY,

The ninth meeting of the Committes was hold yesterday afternoon, when the following minutos of the eighth meeting held on January 19th were confirmed

Present HE. The Governor, Bir F. H.May, KCMG. (Col, Seo), Hon. Mr. Thomson (Col Treamzor), Hos. Mr. Brewin (Begistrar Gaueral) Hoa Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, CM.G., Hon. Mr. P. N., H

Jones (D.P.W.), Mr. Olementi, The Bishop of Victoria, Hon. Mr. Stewart, Mr. Lee Chu Pak, Mr. Irving (Director of Education).

Absent-r: Mody and Mr. Pollock (in England)

1. The Chairman informed the Committee that he had received a telegram from MJ H. Scott to the effect that Maskrá. Butterfeld & Swire and Allied

(b) That the students wad the professorial staff shall residę alsowkaze than, In the ‘Main building, and that residential quarters for 60 stadonte shall bo provided at once, with room for expansion to 500.

*(0) That the Main (Educational) Building should be sufficient for the instruction of 500 Students in Arts," "Engineering" and "Medicine," with room for extension to 1,000,-

The Committee considered that the plans and desigur approved in Resolution 14 would. meet the requirements;

19. The fonds subscribed for the Endow- ment of the University with the exception of the £40,000 given by Moser Butterfeld & Swire and Allied Firms shall be invested in mortgages on property in Hongkong at a rate of interest of not less than 6 per cent. with not lass than 1/3 margin terminable annually."

20. In order that the students who at the time of the opening of the University may be mambors of the HK. College of Me- dicine, may be properly qualified to become under-graduston of the University in socor- dance with Resolution 5 (n), the salary of ona Medical Prafossor, at a cost not exceeding 2600 per annum, shall be defrayed from the revenue of the University as from January 1st, 1911. The Medical College on its part undertaking to make renewed efforts to obtain. subscriptions from its supporters towards the Endowment Fand.........

7. Sir H. May called attention to the origina

Firme were astinfod that the conditions on which they had promised to give £41,000 to the Endowment Fand of the University wore. fulfilled and they confirmed the gift. He had also that afternoon received a letter from the Chairman of the Chinese Sub-Committee informing him that £113 ($1,259) had been received from the Chinose in Australia towarde claimed by donors of 310,000 and upwards are a Resolution No. 9 of November 18th, 1908, which the Endowment Fund. The scholarships

did not appear in the revised Resolutions follows

adopted by the Committee on July 23, 1909, By that Resolution it had been agreed that two permanent lecturers should be provided for the College of Medicine out of the interest on the Endowment Fund. He now proposed that when the Endowment Fund had yielded interest for one year a sufficient som should thereafter be paid from the interest scorning to provide one looturer on Anatomy for the Medi- cal College. The Chairman said that he had

Mr. Ng Li Hing, four plus one of $120. Mr. Chiu U. Tia, Mr. Au Chek Man and

Mr. Ho Tong, pack one. The Canton Reorganization Bureau and the

Canton Literary Chancellor, each four, The Canton Salt Commissioner and Customs

sach three.

Saigon Trong Hek CAE, DO Total, twenty-two, involving a capital of

$112/00.

LONDON, February 23rd. Baron von Achrenthal, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has arrived 2 The Treasurer (Sir P. Chater, C.M.G.) in Berlin from Vienna. He had an called attention to the letter he had addressed hour's conference with Dr. von-Beth to the Chairman and its reply which had been published in the local Press (annere 1), mann-Hollweg, the Imperial Chan-and stated that since the date of the Buberip cellor, and both lunched afterwards with Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress.

BRITISH POLITICS.

LONDON, February 28rd. Grand Councillor Tai Hang Tan, whose In the Parliamentary lobbies the

tion List attached to that letter he had collected seany of those which had not been pald up. The amount now actually lying in the Bank to the credit of the Fund was 2613,320. 3. A site plan showing the proposed location of the students' quarters and the whole of the University but dusts

Committee and approved.

discussed this question with Sir H. May and was prepared to support his motion and to far somfiend it to the Committee. The old Eesolution No. 9 had been framed on the under. standing hit the College of Mediains wero about to make an appeal in England to which they anticipated a largo response, and they

were naturally unwilling that the funds so raised should be absorbed in the Endowment Fund of the University and produce no im mediate benefit for the College of Medisize. Unfortunately, how the of

the right before, and the fact that they have death our Peking correspondent reported political situation is regarded as less out of the six blocks of boildings for students had been framed had not therefore been fulfilled.

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not followed that up has been taken as a yesterday, was a Cantonese and a metropolitan surrender of privileges which once were official of twenty-four years' standing. He A. S. WATSON & CO., theirs, but constitutional authorities are became a Metropolitan Graduate In 1876 and the opinion that although the right lins has sino sonipied many important State LIMITED,

boen waived it has not been abandoned appointments, His Excellency was a member This, however, is not the only aspect of the Impasse in conged the of the Imperial Communion to Foreign

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case. If the Lords were to refrain from exercising their vato, if they were to approve every measure presented by the House of Commons, they would stultify their very existence and provide reasonable ground for their abolition. They would prove an unnecessary part of themselves

Presidenty of the Board of Laws. As his title implies he was a member of the Govern ment Council.

Yesterday aix men charged with Armed rob. bery at Lan Nai Wan, a hamlet in Tylam Bay, were committed by Mr. Hallifax to the Crimite al Bessions for trial. The six men attacked the hamlet and in three houses tied up the inmates,

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had us yet received no such contribution from 4. The Chairman stated that it was proposed friends of the Medical College in England, and to build three (to socommodate 180 residents) the understanding, upon which the resolution rosidonoes. It is assumed that these will cost ir H. May had intimated that the friends of about $100,000, but the Sub-Committee consist the College of Medicine would now make a As the result of a conciliatorying of Mr. Browing De. He Ksi and the Director onewed effort, and as it is to the interest of speech, by Mr. Barnes, the Labour of Publis Works are at present engaged in for the University that as many well qualified. working arrangement between the mbmit-sheetly an to the dimensions of the rooms on work when the University opens he (the leader, it is thought possible that a malating recommendations which they hope to students as possible should be available to com. and various requirements of the bulldings, and made should be bocepted. It was agreed that no exact estimate is possible until the designs as from January 1st, 1911, aum nat exceeding kave been approved. These buildings together £600 per annum should be devoted from with the Anatomical Laboratory are additional the interest on the Endowment Fund to to those which Mr. Mody has undertaken to the payment of D permanent teacher erect, and it will therefore be necessary to raise in Anatomy for the Hongkong College of funds for their prevtina, pa

Medicine, He will be engaged on each sondi. 5. Sir Haury May pointed out that the tions of sarvion as the Committee may hereafter Anatomien Imboratory had been promised by approve with the object of including him in the Me Ng Telling a cost of about $20,000, but permanent professorial staff of the University he had later, with the consent of the College of: when it is inauguratod. Medicine, deferred the whole of his gif

Government, the Labourites, and the Nationalists will be effected within a few weeks.

DEATH OF A TIMES" PROPRIETOR.

LONDON, February 23rd. Mr. A. F. Walter, who has had the conveyed to the pumping station at Tytan Tuks control of "The Times" for many whence it was transferred to Stanley and finally

later the remaining four came along. Sullivan drew bin revolver and persuaded the lot-to- accompany him to Skankiwan, Fire of the on had stolen property in their pain, and the sixth had money which it was believed was part of the proceeds of the theft.

LONDON, February 23rd.

A Reuter's wire from Calcutta states that a Chinese force of unknown strength has entered Lhassa from the East.

the legislative machinery. It is just whom they throatened with choppers and knives, because, a single chamber does not and after collecting a considerable quantity of provide the requisite guarantees for well-property made off, News of the outrage was considered legislation that the second chamber becomes imperative. No pro greisive country in the world possoases a to Shaukiwen From here two parties of palier years, is dead.

under F. C. Parr and F. C. O'Sullivan (25) single chamber, and it would be ignoring were despatched to search the highways. The A CHINESE FORCE IN TIBET. the wisdom of the centuries and a world-latter ambushed two of the robbera andʼa little wide experience to entrust the government and law making to a House of Commons which was not subject to the checks which prudence have shown to be advisable. There certainly is something to be said for pro posals to change in some degree the person nel of the Upper Chamber with a view to making it more representative of the Empire, but the proposition to strip it of the very powers which give it its value cannot be entertained at all by a thoughtful nation, especially if this proposal is unaccompanied by checks of any other kind against the tyranny of a bare majority in the House of Commons, and it is not too much to expect that the Lords will refuse to stultify them- soires by passing the resolutions which will doubtlaas form part of the Bill designed

to sterilise the Upper Chamber."

The cables from London these days tells tale of exciting times in Great Britain. The political battle, fought largely on fiscal and constitutional issues, has been concluded, but the result is not the decisive victory that the Government anticipated, and a remark able situation, with scarcely a parallel in history, has developed. Without indulging in hyperbole, the present may justly be described as one of the great epochs in the history of the United Kingdom. The ques tions at issue are of the gravest moment and a solution of them is not to be attempted lightly. Apart from its bearing on the The Matin understands that M. Klobukowsky constitution of the House of Lords, to will in May return to his post of Governor which we shall refer presently, the election General of Indo-Chins.

just concluded should go down in history na The Board of War at Polring hee formulated marking the advent of the third party in poli- a programme for the organisation of fifty tics. The previous election was perhaps the divisions of the army by 1915. first to witness a third party in the House of Prinon Thai Henn paid

a visit to foreign Commons, when some fifty Labour represen- Ministers in Peking on the 17th February, tatives were returned, but as they were returning thanks for the kind treatment shown submerged in the overwhelming majority to him while in Europe.............

of the Government of the day, they had. The case in which C. J. Barchant was charg little opportunity for making their beat the instance of A, F. Cambhoy with folt in the legislative chamber. Now, how falsifying a receipt was before the Magistrate

yesterday and remanded, ever, owing to the two great parties going back to Parliament in equal proportions, Clark's second Round-the-World tourist the day of this small party, acting with the party, consisting of 780 members, is expected Nationalists, has dawned, and although their to arrive at Yokohama on the 25th ist, from San Francisco, and leave for Kobe on March number in the House of Commone is less4th, and from Kobe for Nagasaki on March 8th. Inspector Gourlay yesterday prosecuted Nam is greater because its predominant partner Hing Long, sompradores Queen's Road Central, is weaker. Of course, the Labourites at for having stored 48 cases of spirits of wine in present would wield little power without the licensed warehouse. Defendant should have aid of the Nationalists, who haze assumed sn independence they have never shown before, but their position is certainly better

than it was at the last election, their strength ............

THE BUEFS' SUCCESSORS. We understand that the Buffs will be relieved next trooping season by the 1st Battalion. The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (general 17 called the KOYLL=Coalies) from Wyaberg, C.C, where they have been stationed the last two or three years.

The 1st Battalion is the old 51st Foot which

Peninsular.

The Dalai Lama has left with some Chinese Ministers, proceeding in the direction of India, and is expected at Kalimpong on the 26th inst.

The Tashi Lama is believed to be

won great renown at Minden and in the at Shigatse.

THE YMCA, REFORT.

---We have received a copy of “A Report of the

of China and Korea." The report states that

· [FROM THE MANILA “CABINNEWS.""]

ME ROOSEVELT'S RETURN, work of the Young Men'sObrijan Associations

WASHINGTON, February 18, the past year has proved to be by far the best A delegation composed largely of men year in the history of the Association in China from the western States is on its way to and Kores, advance having bun made in every phase of the Association's setipities. The Khartoum, where it experts to meet former usucial statement of the General Committee President Theodore Roosevelt. Its purpose shows an income of 37, 14.23 for the year 1909, is to persuade the ex-President to return and after defraying all expenses a b

ཆ balance of $297.85 remained in hand.

home by way of the Pacific and visit the The Beport has the following reference to the wastern part of the United States after Hongkong branch

The

European Association in Hongkong is landing. It is believed that the move is identified the movement in China. This part of the scheme to have Roosevelt Association is now in the hands of a strong and nominated for the Presidency in 1912; thoroughly interested Board of Directors with the Colonial Secretary as Chairman. Through

[.c. DAILY NEWS" "BERVICE.]: the influence of the meetings, Bible classes and nerous work on the part of members of the Association much has been done to increase the

FURTHER PROHIBITION ON MAN attendance of young men upon Church services

CHURIAN EXPORTS. and to induce a few to unite with the church.

PERING, February 18th. The growing approval of the business com munity is most gratifying. Bir mausgers of Braus are on the Board of Directors: Lending The prohibition on the export of grain ployees to live at the Association, so that during of Heilungkiang The flour mills at Harbin business rien are now recommending their em has now been extended to the whole province the last year it has not been possible to accept all the applicants for roome, and there is an are idle." increasing readiness to support the Association at the opening of the Association amounting te protested to the Chinese Government, and financially. The debentures issued on furniture $3,565are redeemed, a deficit on running account the latter has promised to amend the situa

f debt — The

The foreign ministers in Peking have

removed and the year closed free of of $1,200 at the beginning of 1908. has been tion.

tennis club of the Association has seventy adve members, and stood second in the Hongkong LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. also complied with the Dangerous Goods tennis league. The Association now standa

greatly in need of a permanent equipment of ita The I.G.M. str. Dorflinger, which left here Ordinance, and his Worship in view of the hot own. Its farther growth must be fuilefinitely on the 25th ult. at 1 pm, arrived at Ganoa on that defendant had complied with the Lagaor retarded unless sa adequate Association building the 2201 fast, at 6 t Ordinance discharged him with a warning, I can be secured.

WHO ARE THE PEERS P

From a bright and interesting book on

of 250,000 to the Endowment Fund. The Col. lege of Medicine were most auxions to have this Laboratory ergsted at au škrly date, since it was in the department of Practical Anatomy that the present students were weakest Dr. Ho Kassid Family Namen," by Mr. Baring Gould, some that the original plan for the Laboratory would curious information on the origin of the peers require enlargement to meet the needs of the is to be obtained. Thus the Dake of North- Medical Faculty of the University and would umberland is actually no Ferey, but a Smithson, cost not less than 825,000. The Chairman then the hammer at the anvil, Lord Gwydyr is a and must recognise that his ancestor wielded proposed that it should he suggested to Mr. Ng Burrell, and his ancestor, judging by the name, Li Hing that be should withdraw the sum of was a wearer of course cloth. The ancestor of 825,000 from the Endowment Fund sad erect Lord Alverstone was a webster, or weavor. That of the Marquis, of Headfort was a taller, the Laboratory as he had originally undertaken and no disguise of tailor into Taylour can to do. He would then be entitled to tero obscure the fact. Earl Winterton is the discen- scholarships in respect of his remaining done dust of a turner, dignified into Tarnons, The tion to the Endowment Fund. This was agreed ancestor of Lord Castlemaine must have been a John the Cook in some nobleman's or squiro's to.

house, for the family name is Handcock. Earl 6. The Chairman said that the principal object Cowper derives his family and titalas name of the meeting was to decide how the funds from a man who made drinking mugs. Baron in hand should be dealt with, Messrs. John Forester would be descended from a man who had charge of the Royal forests, Viscount Swire & Sons donation was £30,000 invested Masereene derives frm a salaried attendant in 5 per cent. Mortgage. Bonds, and the donation ; who ministered to the pleasures of his master in from the Taikop Sugar Company and Ocean the chase. Baron Burghclere had for ancestor a 8.8. Company amounting together to £10,000 gardener, Lord Bateman, as his name implies, could trade his descent from the man who would be understood be modo in cash when bait some rich person's beat, when it was the the buildings spproach completion." Leaving custom to keep these animale The Earl of these out of consideration for the present there. Morley, as Parker, must have had as nogestor remains about eight lakhs of which about one who saw that his master's part was in order. The Earl of Harrosby is a Eydors and of this 665,000 is at present lying at the Bank at a name we are told that the barons midtained rate of 2 per cent, interest only, SiP Chater German mercenaries as horsemen, who were the moved that this sdn should be invested incally "relters" called "renters" by the English, who in mortgages, or in the alternative that it should Baron Napier of Magdala derives from the changed the spelling to Rider and Rydar. be placed on fixed deposit in a Bank. He was offcial who looked after the Haen. From strongly opposed to investment in bonds, or butlers or bofellers (the former waiters, the in mortgages outside the Colony. Bir H. May latter leather bottle makers) onme. the Fars of and Mr. Thomson supported Sir P. Chater'sview Carrick and Lanesborough, the Marquis of

Ormonde,

and・・ Baron Duab yne Baron that the best investment was in local mortgages. Calthorpe is descendant from a maker of Mr. H. Stewart adcopated that about half the balls with spikes, used in vor (caltbrops). ospital should be invested in gold securities and Earl Somers bad as his nominal anonator a half in silver in order to neutralise loss by er Tha Bicester of the Earl of Leicester, judging Sompner, or summoner, who served summONSES. change. He was, however, content that the by the name, was a cook; and that of the Earl whole of the existing funds should be invested of Shaftesbury was a cooper, Lord Techai, in silver decurities provided the £40,000 of being a Roper, must have descended from s Cordwainer or ropemaker, Baron Newlands Messrs. Batterfield & Spire and Allied Finis

ancestor was a hozier. Lord Belper is the· were invested in gold. After omsiderable dis

grandson of Jedidiah Skruft, a winall farmer. nasion the following Resolutions were adopted This science of names in merciless. Anyone," Kay's Baring Gould, "who can be shown ta have borze, or his for bears to have horno, a nains connected with a trade, most certainly did spring from the shop or the factory. There can be no mistake about it. The Dukes of Leade trace back to a leth-worker, the Earls of Craven to tailor the families of Dartmouth. Duole, Tankerville, Dormer, Romney, Dudley, Fitzwilliam. Cowper, Darnlay, Hill, Normanby, all sprang from London shops and counting- houses. have reason to be proud of themselves," But One says, More power to them; they the nittion for the country is When the

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The Comauittos after consideration of the report of: Mr. Brewin's Bub-Committee

(6) That the proposed site for the Univer

the junction of the Bonham and Portulam Bords offered by Government be

"Heo 6th Meeting of July 7th See also paragraph If the propont be accepted the number of scholarships will become 20 and the capital involved $100,000.

hereditary legislative genius ?