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has not the money, and thick likely to be unrmountable for period tlaan we need anticipate The position of China is

up in one of the Bummed

in which she apponto

countries the others being States and Great Britain hich voluntary enlistment. The writer tion says:

•Lack of a competent Govern-

wisted at, Singapore of mental and military directorate, and of

cation as a pablio servant and central control, absauce of any organisedream rigorous imprisonment, financial machinery, want of taained in- structors and leaders, diversity of pop lation, inherent distaste for discipling and military service, and prevalenca of

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must for many YELTS to come exclude China from the category of military powers. An ambitions project provides for the formation, by 1920. of 87 active divisions, 87 reserve divisions, and 74 reserve brigades, total of 1,150,000 combatants, and the eventual adoption of universal compulsory

The Japanese Miltary Band en route for London per sa Hitachi Mar to participate the Anglo-Japanese Exhibition will play selections in the Public Gardens between 5 and 6 o'clock this afternoon,

TUESDAY, MARCH 29TH, 1910.

M. J. Paball, Pabel sterkant it the TELEGRAMS.[

Chantta, Hongkong Canton and Hankow, was entertained to dinner at the Zoroastrian Clab on Batrisy last on the cocasion of his leaving the Colony on holiday. He was also premented with fire carved silver forer-holder by the bhairman, Mr. P. P. Biroft, on behalf of the members as a token of their appreciation of his generous support to the club.

The Japan Lodustrial Bank has closed its Bsoul banch, making the Bank of Kore its agents in Korea. The bank opened business in

3 that city four years ago and randsted good sarvion to the industrial Anances of the country. On account of the establishment of the Bank of Koren, it has been considered that there is no langor any necessity for the Industrial Bank to take part in Korean monetary affairs and

hance its withdrawal has been decided upon.

The Magistrate of Bhanghai native city has reported the census of Chinese in Shanghai to the Provincial Tranguror of Kiangan as follows:

In the native of Shanghai-amber of houses, 31,592 and 9,962 houses attached therete); males, 139,055; females, 75.333; ohii- ste of education, 6,776; youths, dren of the age

International Boltlemant Native

Mr. Alexander Moutgomery Braes (44), at 2,75,865, Polwarth ferrace, Edinburgh, formerly of the Chinese, 169,001; Chines from other places, Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, 221,397. Foreigners, 11,497. French Con eldest son of the late Major-fies: A A. Bruce, son-Natives about 70,030, Forelaers has left personal state to the value of £11,956.

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AMERICAN BATTLESHIPS FOR MEDITERRANEAN:

LONDON, March 28th. A Washington telegram states that the American Government has decided to send the Atlantic Battleship Fleet to cruise in the Mediterranean Sea during the month of November,

RUSSIA'S NAVAL

PROGRAMME.

LONDON, March 28th. It is stated that the Government will shortly, introduce in the Duma

ing to £75,000,000, covering the next a programme of shipbuilding amount

decade.

REVIEWS.

The 43. C. of Go, the National War Game of Japan, by W. A. DE HAVILLAND, Hong kong: Messrs. Kelly & Walsh.

maro punhfulness, » Japanese "Go" is not characteristic of the rice, but is the name applied to a game of strategy, or the national war game of Japan sa our author describes it. This game is played on a board usually consist. ing of a heaty blook of yellow stained wood, generally from three and a half to five inches thick, and resting upon four small supports. Instead of the familiar black sad white aquars of foreign chess boards the whale surface in of the same colour, the field of play being divided. lines making eightoon squares to a side. The tato parallelograms or squares by means of cross pieces or men consist of smooth stones of ellipti cal shape and somewhat resembling buttons and number about 180 of each kind. The object of the game is to capture unosenpied territory and to hold what has been gained, del q

̈“Ga" is described as a "highly intellectual game in which strategic ability is played to great advantage... It requires coal judgment and skill and ranks with obese in European countries." Curiously enough in China, the land of its origin, the game is no longer popular. but in Japan it is par excellence the game of

The author gives a very lusid explanation of the educated classes, though universal angl

the rules of the gamo, illustrated by diagrams, to be called the national game of Japan.

and with this excellent little guida it should not be difficult for anyone to learn how to play..

service. So far, ten divisions and ten tien requiring the said Beard to inform the the proscribed drag and evade arrest by the BRITAIN'S FORWARD POLICY The Newspaper Press Directory for 1910, C.

brigades (6,000 officers and 190,000 others) have been mised. These, though a notable advance on the old-time forces, are na a whole ill-articulated and unavailable for

employment its any one theatre. The best troops are quartered near Peking and the various provincial capitals.”

Of course we can extend some sympathy to His EXCELLENCY TIN CHANG, Naturally on taking up his appointment as Minister for War he seeks to justify the selection made by the Grand Councillors, and desires to introduce some reform with a view to making the anny more serviceable, but like many other reformers in Chins who have found that the country was not prepared for their innovations he will have to realise that it is no use licking against the pricks. The project may please the more patriotic son of the Empire, but it is not practicable, neither, if we be

be candid, can we say it is desirable. Education and the development. of her resources may be rightly regarded as

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tegrity being guaranteed she has little excuss for seeking to establish a large army. Besides, the spectacle of the great nations groaning under the burden of excessive armaments, and the knowledge that despite the struggle in warlike preparations the tendency is towards universal peace, shoud

During a trial at Manila it was shown that The Chinese Milltary General Staff has com the opfum smoking Chinese are driven to stra- manicated with the Board of Civil Administrategy in order to be able to indulge in the we of agents of the bureau of internal revenite. Kno Co was charged with two others with having boon caught smoking, and during the trial it developed that these men, Kto in particular, The increasing demand for Chins tes in accustomed to hide themselves in

newspaper offices that if any military secrete bo published their papers will be ordered to stop publication.

Great Britain is illcetrated by the figures of the official returns, which show an increased con sumption of 633,000lb, for the five months September, 1909, to January, 1910, compared with the previous similar period.

It is stated that the British Museum has acquired for the son of nine thousand pounds the most important collection of Oriental paint ings ever offered in England. They range from the eighth to the eighteenth centuries and belong to the Chinese school

The report of the Western Assurance Co., of which Meast. John D. Humphreys & Son are the local agents, shows a trading profit of nearly £79,00 on an income of £577,400 during the year ended 31st December last, a result which the Company's polivy-holders will doubt. less appreciate.

The American tourists doing the round the world trip seem to have hid a particularly good timp at Manila A local journal refers to their departure in the following hosälinea: "Break- ing home ties sucted at wharf when Oleveland saila Mazy fond farewells and hundreds 200

the visitors of,”* *

By kind permission of Commodore Lyon, AD.C., The Buff will (weather permitting) Troop the Colour in H.M. Dockyard at 12.15 P., on Thursday, the 31st inst. These admission to the Dockyard by presentation of their visiting cards at Murray Road entrance

IN INDIA. F

London, March 28th. The amended Indo-Bhutanese

had been so to get the da ikoo well, and bay-Treaty has been signed, whereby ing covored themselves over carefully with a potato, had quietly smoked without fear of do toction. On the day they were arrested the vat was full of hides and tanning mixture and they had to go elsewhere to smoke with the result that they were caught in the sot.

EUROPEAN CONSTABLE ATTACKED.

On Sunday Constable Atwell Arrested bawkor at Wapolini for causing an obstruction, No sooner hut the constable laid hands upo the hawker than the latter's father is alleged to have sprung upon him and, assisted by his son, to have roughly handled the policaman The onstable's whistle was wrenched from its chain, bore other marks of the attack of his assailants, the puggery was torn from his helmet, and he whe were charged before Mr. J. E. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday. The hearing of the cass was adjourned.

BELATED EXCURSIONISTS.

The two excursion steamers which ran to Mocso on Sunday were filled with passengers, wme visiting the Holy City for the day and others to return on Monday night. Those who left on Surday evening, exposting to reach ngkong some four hours later were delayed by a low tide and a heavy fog. The Hengshan Macso. Many of her passengers, observing the state of the tide, rightly supposed that she would not be able to cross the bar, and as a con. sequenos boarded the On Les for the rotura journey. The Haungahan, however, was first into deep water, and reached Hongkong at 10.30

Bhutan receives an annual grant of 100,000 rupees from January 1910, Bhutan agrees to be guided by the advice of Great Britain regarding external relations, and the British are empowered to interfere in internal In affairs in Sikkim and Kuchbehar. the event of disputes arising Great Britam is to arbitrate.

The "Standard" congratulatos the Indian Government on this agree ment, which in view of China's forward policy, it considers was concluded too soon,

"THE DOLLAR PLINCESS.

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Mitchell & Co., Snow Hill, London.

There are now a considerable numbòr of those useful compilations, but Mitchell's is the oldest. and, like most oki institutions which maroh with the times but avoid catéhpenny tesistant butt ord moderata to papny methods,

it indexing. It is as interesting as it is useful, liable, simple in its classification, and ample in containing several well written articles, full of information not only to newspaper men, but to mercantile men, and inauufacturers, especially those on Colonial and foreign trails, showing where opportunities exist and of what natur.

A SENSIBLE DECISION.

Under the above heading the Manila Çableneve American says,

Anyone who is familiar with the legal in- justice done to so many Chinese residents of the Philippine Islands in the name of the Chinees Supreme Court has sustained the sensible exclusion law will be glad to know that the finding of Judge Crossfold, that there is no anthority in law for deporting a bond file Chinese merchant doing business in the Philippine Islands. The decision is an oasis in a decidedly arid desert of constructions of the Chinas exclusion lawaganga EAS

in the same condition as Tan Sam Teo, the

F.1,000 worth of stock in a concern doing a principal in the case just decided by the Bapromo Court This Clinamaa, who was shown to own

We do not know by what proosm of reasoning. the court reached its decition in this case, but evidently by the more simple, rational and direct What would be harder to follow would утосеви. At the Theatre Royal last night the Band-be the meandering logic by which some other mann No. 1 Opera Company introduced The judicial conclusions on the Chinese exclusion There are hundreds of other Chifnamic in Manila Dollar Princess to a crowded and delighted law have been reached honi There is enlloient in the title of this play to connect it with the USA., and the connection becomes more pronounced as the

and ways lend to the piece much of a charm. Mr. Fred Coyne fills the role of an American malti-millionaire to perfection, while Miss "Alice," the millionaire's Florence Besch as sistor, note her part with all the grace and naturalness will which

Correspondents mul forward their names and induce other thoughts, China, profiting wishing to witness the ceremony can gain was the first to cast loose from her wharf at play proceeds, for the alluring American twang legitimate business in the Philippias Lalande, was

allies with communications addressed to the by the experience of others, may well Editor, not for publication but as evidence of pause before she enters the mad contest. good faith.

All lettore for publication should be written on Her polley should be to anticipate peace, not war, and by devoting her energies to and side of paper only.--

No anonymously signed communications that

andy appeared in other papers will be making the utmost of what she possess

•have

within her own borders, with an enlightened

Two natives appeared before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yorterday on charges of returning from banishment, and one was farther charged with stealing a jacket. This charge banishment each man was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks.

arrested for not having a certificate of registra tion. The immigration aathorities proceeded on the doctrine that the man was not a merchant because he did not buy and sell in his own name at a fired place of business and the rest of the staff by which a merchant is defined in the To the eredit or the Supreme Court and of first instance, a precedent that followe the rules of common-sense he been established The court holds in substanes that the essential thing is that the Chinaman he à bona fide merchantin the generally accepted a

"Princos Aucs Chinas ercusion net

Orders for extra expies of DAILY PEZB attitude towards her, Western tutors, she was not proveeded with, but for returning traz Pm, while the Us Let's passengers did not land captivates her compatriotz, Mr. James Mozath; Judge Crossfield, who decided the osse in the

inserted should be sent before 11 am. on day of publication. After that hour the supply is may yet lead the way towards that grand ideal, the dream of poets and preachers, universal peace

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HONGKONG, MARCH 29TH, 1910.

Ir the published interview in which GasERAL TIN CHANG, the new Chinese Miniat er fo War, informed a German journalist that he contemplated introducing universal · mili

In November list the Legislative Council Cat the instance of the Sanitary Board passed an Ordinance to set apart certain Crown and to be used as a burial ground for persons professing the Christian religion other than members of the Roman Catholic Church and this enactment will receive ita full perfection by the consecration service which is to take place this afternoon at the Happy Valley. It is perhaps difficult to understand why the burial ground in quas tion was not dedicated before. The oris

Chao Erh-henn and Lien-ya have wired asking the Peking Government that as there are many

foreigners at Gruntze in Tibet and precautions have been effected against any troubles caused by Tibetans with sufficient number of troops, the Peking authorities will negotiate with the British Minister to appoint a British Consul at Gyantra.

According to the Chinese Press, although the Grand Counsillers have recommended Bir

Liang Cheng for the post of Minister to dere many, in place of HE. Xin Chang, recalled to

take up the Presidency of the Ministry of War, the charges against him made by Viceroy Tuan Shu-heun in connection with the management this reason his appointment to very unlikely be confirmed

liere until 1.30 am.

PUBLIC GAMBLING IN SHANGHAI.

CONTO

as Freddy Fairfax," is a typical jong Englishman of marked arbanity and little cash Mr. Harry Cole makes his bow as "Mr Bulger", the millionaire's confidential clerk, and BY. Tandale, in moving the adoption of the his irrepressible humour, as ususi, shatters the report and accounts of the Shanghai Municipal Council last week at the meeting of ratepayers, sariensness of his auditors, who are compelled stid Gentlemen,We have closed the Albam to laugh with him and to laugh at him. Miss which we adopted were not those which would Russian Countess with an unpronounceable bra, it may he hoped in perpetuity. The menus Wilmot Kerkeek as " Olga ", a lion queen and a commend themselves to a purist in legal proto namo, holds the attention of the audience, while dure, but they were those which I venture to think will commend themselves to this cosmopoli the other characters in the caste combine with tan, though, none the less common-senso com- the principals in making a success of a comedy munity, for the reason that they achieved which, if repeated after the second night, would their end and the end has justified tho our action in this matter is not to be regarded means. Now gentlemen, I must explain that still attzuot a full house to the City Hall. ze indicating an intention to assume on the part the Council the right to enter the promisek guardians of the welfare of this community, of any resident without a warrant, but, as

at times nessary for us to

of

it

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DEVELOPMENT OF MORO LAND.

The progress made in the More Province was

definition of that term.

THE UNDER-SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES.

tary service in China be taken seriously son is a curious one, and probably had it of the Cauton railway are still pending, and formatters which it may be argued are of the theme of an interesting interview which the world to see where they were; he at least

bad

Colonel Seely In a popular and well-meaning" man, remarks a Ceylon paper, but he knows nothing of the Colonies over which he is in ruch important charge. We are suffering badly in Ceylon from the application of Roadersio Western principles to our looslsystem of Govan ment, and we should be spared such stupid er periments if we only had at the heter in Dawn ing Strest statesmen who knew from pragti cal experience the conditions which" prst. Greatar Britain and particularly in the C Colcafes Colonel Beely is not exactly like the famous statesman who, when appointed Senzo- bary of State for the Colonies, sent for a ring of to speaking beyond var province. That shot appears in the Cablenews American. Mr. was in South Africa as a Yeomanry officer for a

transpired in connection with this matter has and can never be made public, must be obvious Charles Biamond, district saditor of the year, and probably knows the geography of the you who have read between the More Province, was very enthusiastic regarding Empire sufficiently well. Some day we shall to of any lines in the correspondones contained in the the general condition of affairs in the Moro have round man put into round holes, and then our action. I would say, that we have no desire an upward teadaisy there. At Darao, for in- who will have a lifetime's experience to aid Annual Report. To those who would criticies province and said that everything is having the Crown Colonies will have ministerial chiefs pared spon legal grounds, but the result prospects and are making money. He said that should be a warning to them, be they private in overal of them have itatod to him that they to form a precedent, or to defend the course we stance, the oceannt mon are jubilant over their them in dolar ta lifetime' dividuals or Government officials, that this started in with an infiniteomally small ospital community refuses to be exploited for the and that for some little tame past they had boen hundred pesos per month beside. As their what may be the cast.

plantations get older their income will corres benefit of gamblore and adventurers, no matter ausbled to make a good living and two or three pondingly increase Rubber is also destined to become big industry in Mindanao, socording to Mr. Richmond. He stated that The Eichstag on March 1st adopteils the samples of this article sent book to the resolution calling upon the Government to ostob United States had compared favourably with is inclined to fall again over Chin. Another lish at Friedrichshavan, ander the direction of other like products and that it would be but a depression is probably developing Count Zeppelin, an imperial institute for aerial short time before rabber would be one of the Yangtze valley, navigation and aviation. Speakers of nearly all big products of that island. Although the price Pressure highest oror Manchuris in the to prevent other countries from overtaking was towards a light increase and the growers hood of the Bonins in the East arise vergod at everything should be done of hemp still continged rather low, the tendency North, and over the Facts in the might

better The lumber industry also, said Mr in the Formoes Channel and over the northern of the air.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending Dolbrueck, rather discouraged the proposal, heard that before long several new companies were executive bureau for registration under the law. The Secretary of State for the Interior, Hetr Richmond, was greatly increasing and he had shores of the China Sea The association has been formed far the porpoes which, he said, was opposed by the Troamury for to be started to exploit the woods of this proat 10 am to-day, 000 inohon,

The forecast for the 24 houri anding sé noon of building a new Chinese hospital and in-financial reasons better plan would be a vince. On the whole, times are good in the Moro

to-day is sa follow panenkane) pr proving the Chinese cemetery. The old hospital organisation in which the empire would only Province, and are steadily getting better,

Hongkong & Neighbourhood (*)- be abandoned and encastrated at participate through contributes and hard diment of wiring afficient labour to work the

corresponding share of the control. It would

It is reported from the Imperial Falses that the Prince Regent attaches great importance to the coming inaugural meeting of the Seante able ceremony. The President, Prizes Pu Lan, Pabing and proposes to attend this momor. it is stated, has conferred with the Government Ministers, and is of opinion that it would con travone the regulations for the Princs Hegant to attend the Senate and its deliberations, added

also be a matter of difficulty. A request was, to the fact that the question of his sest would therefore, rasis asking his Higlums to retrain from attending and the anggestion has been accepted.

WEATHER REPORTA

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:

Europe and America will once again he not been for the agitation which arose over reminded of the Yellow Peril. Visions of the interment of Chinese in the Colonial countless hordes of Orientals descending Cemotory the subject of dedication would upon the two continents will be conjured up not have been discussed. However, the and people prone to alarms and scares will question having been opened, it was deemed indulge in fears which bare no other founda- proper that as the Roman Catholics had tion than the baseless fabric of a dream. been in possession for years of a portion And all because the Jew Chinese Minister of the English Cemetery, the other part: for War has given expression to ideas of the Cemetery which had been used which, as all those with any acquaintane for the burial of persons of the Christian of the great Empire know, he is incapable religion should be formally set apart by law of realising or carrying out to any degres. for the interment of "persons professing Universal military service in Chinn, even in the Christian religion other than Rosa modified form, is impossible at present, and Catholics." The exclusion suggested in the for the very good reasons which His Excel-title of the Ordinance is more apparent than LENCY anticipates will militate agamat his real, as the discussion on the Bill olicited scheme. Chine cannot provide the necas the admission from H.E. the GOVERNOR that wary funds. That is the barrier to her pro. a Roman Catholic could be buried there if corporation have already been drawu up and are Germany in the competition for the command were hopefa, that before long it would be evan Moderate E, and 8.E. winds may be expected.

The Chiness of Cebu have formed benevolent sociation, and the articles of in

In the hands of the division of archives of the

COMMAND OF THE AIR.

On the 28th at 12.10 pm-The depression. lying over the Sea of Japan yesterday fa moving away over the Pacifle to the North of Hokusjinstag

The barometer has zizen over Japas, while it

Over the

gress in other directions, and until the he wished, and that the objects and reasons finances of the country are re-organised as of the Bill as stated in the memorandum great reform can be undertaken. That fact were wrong. In short, though it is wished is so well known na scarcely to call for to make the ground a Protestant cemetary, mention, and it is certain that such a it is difficult to do so in more than a cost of P10,000, The association has a capital ) also be well to have an experimental station plantations in the one great drawback to x rapidwormsoga, Channalag scheme, however strongly it might appeal but apparently that presents no difficulaes of almost P20,000 raised among the Chinese of where Bil technical novelties could be a development of the land, but even that income Bouth coast of Chfon between

to the patriotic sentiments, is doomed to a to the Protestant bodies concerned, who are

still-born death. Apparently the GENERAL has been impressed by the sight of the well rille 1 stanling armies of the German Em

presumably satisfied with the arrangements made and presumably imanimous in the ceremony which is to take place to-day.

Cebu. All indigent Chinese people will have the doors of the hospital thrown opon to the and their remains will find a retins plaas in the newly laid out dematery free of sail charge.

It was his intention to put himself into touch with experts in order to savertain what we he hoped soon to be able to commandoste satin practicable and what the expense would be, and factory reunits of his inquiries):

The

menting to be solved. The Moros except 21 A tow isolated instances, aro peaceful now and are give them and gun for the more sing in every day to learn the lessons of the actul farming implements, and more are American Eagan,

Hongkong and Tamooka South cost of Chize betwee

Same Me No. 1

Same as No, 1S

Hongkong and Hutaan.,. (♥) E. and BLE, winds, moderate; cloudy, fog or mist.