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Week ending 12th March, smoented to 25,387.37 and Mining Company's thres mings, for the

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A Chinese was charged before Mr. R. R Hellifer at the Magistracy yesterday with

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from the hillside into this open reservoir of fliered water was too obvious to dilate upon. Doubtless the Government did not need to be reminded by the Sanitary Board of their duty in the matter, but the Board, with the

obligations devolving upon them, could scarcely do otherwise than put their ideas

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Fourteen days' imprisonment and six hours stocks was the sontinos imposed spons Chinees by Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday for stealing a quantity of rice bags from a shop in

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Toxro, March 31st. At the annual meeting of the Yoko bama Foreign Board of Trade the Chairman, Mr. H. V. Henson (Messrs. Jardine Mathe

Company), The naimanos esused by the many Chinase described the corrupt practices in buying a dollar's worth of one vent stampe connection with exports and the with copper cents continues at the Post Office evasion of duties on imports as a Benis sotion should be taken to mitigate the growing evil. Regarding the evasions and rebates in the sugar industry ho emphasised the advisability of the

Board, and he hoped the Japanese Chambers would memorialise the Government.

nutsanes,

The Cathedral of the Inamentate Conception

WEDDING IN HONGKONG,

WOLFE--UKATHAM.

SPORTING NOTES.

The lack of suppost gives to the regatta by spectators on Saturday was more than, com- A pretty and interesting wedding took place pensated for by the enthulason of the competi at St. John's Cathedral yesterday afternoon tors. No doubt the event waffered by the when Mr. E, D, C, Wolfe, the popular Head postponement, but I think the counter attractions of the Sanitary Department, was married to of the afternoon were the prinsipall · factors Miss Agnes Catherine, daughter of the Hon.

against a large attendango. Mr. W. Chatham, C.M.G., Difectar of Public. Works. No little interest was manifested in The Brown Cup race was about the the event and the large congregation present only surprise of the afternoon. The Gan- included . E. the Governor and many of the mers from Storsenter a ward sirong favourite Colonial oficials. The service was conducted and when it was own that they had decided to by the Right Ear, the Bishop of Victoria, assistenter one instead of two teams the reunit w od by the Rev: F. J. Johnson, while Mr. Den generally giran out to be a foregone sauciucion man Faller presided at the organ. The bride The lavounitas led for about had the distance who was given away by her father, was drassed and then gradually fell away motil the Bass and lace. Her dogst train was lined throughout with to their long all until they had about 300 yards in an ivory natin gore trimmed with Honiton Engineers had passed them. The Sappers atzok

fine traked not; and on the left corner was to go, when they improved their stroke to 36 and

natin. She wore a Brzissals not and rail with

won sally.

The Shield final seemed to have gained in

in the resolution which they passed pointing at Rangoon has been completed, and the con out the urgency of the matter.At any rate reoration service was performed recently in the Board co-operating with the Kobe Hatten Potts and Miss Angel Ormiston, They previous occasion. There certainly was alargar

the community will welcome the announce-pres of some three-score priests from Buram, India and the arthest East, as all as 4,000 native Karen Christians from the district and as many Tamil Christians.

ment of the Director of Public Works that scheme is in contemplation and will be submitted to the Government, but it would be more re-assuring if the community were informed that the "authority and the funds to carry it out" would be obtained at au early date.

Ir has been an open secret for some time that the Hongkong Government has had

to

under consideration: the position of the Volunteer force in the Colony and the larger question of getting men, able to serve the Empire, to make themselves more useful from a military point of view. Although three branches of service are presented to local mem, the Volunteer Corps does not appeal to them as it ought, and whether the ault lie with the system or with the man is

At any rate it has not very easy to say. be conceded that the efforts of successive Governors and hard-working Commandant to bring the Corps, to a strength commen- surate with the European population have not met with success, and the various Volunteer companies are still very far short of the numbers that might reasonably be xpected to answer the roll call. That is ar from satisfactory, but what can be said of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve Association? That once flourish- ing body of marksmen has dwindled A. S. WATSON & CO., steadily. The enthusiasm which marked its inauguration is no longer discern LIMITED,

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addresses with communicationæ addressed to the

it had in 1905 have become dimmed. Then, we were told that the Duke of Wellington's famous utterance that the victories of Britain

were won on the playing fields of Eton would have to be revised, and that Britain's

A Chinese witness at the Supreme Court resterday surprised the barrister who was questioning him. On being asked if there were suishine on a certain day he wanted to know what the barrister meant. "If," he continued, "the ann peope out it is sunshine; if there is o glare it in sunshine,"

Tho

Because & tailor carrying on businem at Lower Lastor Bow refused to lend a foki a machine, the latter attacked him with a Enife. offender was charged before Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magistracy yesterday, found guilty, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

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KING MENELIK DEAD.

LONDON, March 30th. A despatch from Ades Abeba has been received in Rome announcing the death of King Monelik.

MILITARY REGIME ENDED IN GREECE.:

INDON, March 30th.

a large true lover's knot embroidered on the tene lovers knots embroidered at each perner, and carried a bouquet of white flowers. They as it was defimated that nearly 500 bridesmaids were the Misses Ethel and Galio more people were present at the re-play than on the were dressed in Ivory white silk solions trimmed attendance of gallors, and shortly after the game with lase and wore white chip straw hats are there wasn't a gap round the ropes where trimmed with roses and green ribbon, the small pectators were less than four abreet. bridesmaid woaring a tight bonnət trimmed with pink ribbona, The elder bridesmaids carried bouquets of pink roses and the small bridesmaid a gipsy basket of the same flower, Mr. R. O. Hatohison noted as "best man." The service was fully choral, and the hymn sang was perfect love." At the conclusion of the service the party retired to the vestry to sign

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The Soldiers in winning proved themselves to be the best cup-tie team we here unt hero They outclassed their opponents in every department, and after scoring the first goal they played with a confidence which reflected great credit on their training.

"It was not dificult to explain away the utter the register and his Excollasey adhibited his failure of the Yorders. Bolfishness on the part the church a peal of bells rang out, and they to the gallery spoiled their beet chaness. Brown name as a witness. As the happy couple left of several of the players and a liking for playing

mads their way in chairs to Inverdruie," Barker anal worked hard, and it must have bean Road, where the reception was held. His very annoying to him to say hi pamer being Excellency proposed the toast of the health of frittered away. Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe, and other toasts followed. The Loneymoon is to be spent in the Philippines. The bride's going-away costume was of vieax Mary Challenge Shields and runners-ut in the rose cloth braided with black, hat to match League. This is a performance which is not

The Baffe retire from the local football arena- bolders of the Hongkong and Army and

It has been decided that the next meeting of the Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine shall be held at Hongkong. The decision was come to at the of core of the all-powerful military league has decid.fety pin brooches with walf's head and gem they have been stationed here is one which is

It is reported from Athens that the trimmed with sweet peas and black marguerites.likely to be excelled for some time, and the

the close of which the election of officers of the

negociation was held, Dr. Atkinson being pred to dissolve in view of the Royal aident and Dr. Clark secretary-treasurer,

Sedel proclamation summoning a Nationa

RAILWAY DISASTER IN GERMANY.

With a view to extending the circulation of Assembly. the Chinese paper and silver currency the Board of Fianos has proposed to eliminate the English characters therefrom and to substitute Mongolian and Tibetan words for them. An official, however, suggests that Mongolian and Tibetan words be added without eliminating the English.

LONDON, March 30th. At Muelheim-on-Rhine a military

Mr. Milné, a: diving inspector in the service train collided with a train de luxe,

The bridegroom's gift to the bridesmaids were football record of the Balls for the two years.

yes.

FLAWS IN THE NEW OPIUM. ORDINANCE.

AFFECTING THE OPIUM VARMER.

of Messrs. Coode, Son & Matthews, recently Fifty passengers, mostly soldiers.ently, does not make it an offence for visited the scene of the wreck of La Seyne and went down 25 Lathoms. On the third dock he were killed or severely injured. Rhlo, and opened, but nothing was inside. There GERMAN NAVAL STRATEGY.

found a safe intact, which he got up, took to

is no hope of the famous blue Hoye diamond- being recovered.

London, March 31st. The headquarters of the Garman Battleship Fleet have been transferred from the Baltic Sea to Wilhelmshaven.

likely to remain intact.

It is worthy of note then only once before have the two Shields been won by the same team, ss., in 1905, when Royal West Kents carrisi the Colony agreed with the men of Kent," all before them, I would certainly seen as it

According to recent trials at the Magist and judging by cases which have not been brought owing to defects which have been For the first time for several wooks a foll discovered in the new Opium Ordinance, No. Cricket League programme was carried throngh. considerable loses unless certain amendments Club, and the result does not by say means in 23 of 1909, the Opium Farmer must suffer Civil Service certainly did wall to draw with the are introduced without delay. The Ordinance, roys the chances of the latter in the competition. The Serpors had a narrow escape at Kowloon, an unlicensed person to possess compound opium, the 84 by Trew winning them the watch. Trow neither is provision made for the seizure and certainly had hand lines in not making his first it stands to reason that unlicensed persons on to do better later at The the town's at th forfeiture of opium drom. If this is the fact, century, but he is still young and can be relied tramcking in those forms of the drug will bottom of the table are sticking together, and it seriously injure the returns of the Oplum certainly looks odds on the Palice being wooden Farmar, who is only enabled to proste spoonists for 1909-10. The Buffs continue to creep people dealing in prepared and drom oplum.

These facts were brought to light by a prop the table and are still in the running, and it secution by Chief Exeise Offer Hoggarth at Telegraphs should lose a match the fight for top the Magistraey yesterday, when two Chinese is likely to bere kreon untested than it has

been for year. E. R. Hallifar with being in unlawful posses sion of twelve taels of compound ophum. Both defendants were discharged, even after the sevend had pleaded guilty to possession, the Magistrate's reason for the decisioning that the Ordinanas did not empower him to deal with the case....

We understand that in many recent searches

Correspondents must forward their names and future victories would be won on the rifle hear because of the noises below. Mr. Sade This opens a new era in German nava1 from 218, Toxowan, were charged before Mr.

Editor, not for publication but as evidence of

good faith.

All letters for publication should be serilion on sue wide of paper only,

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY Pass

ranges throughout the land. There is no occasion to discuss the statement. It is not quite axiomatic perhaps, but what we are more concerned with is the decline in this Association which was designed to foster rifle shooting, coupled with the lack of the

"We are victims to it daily, gentlemen," explained the Acting Oblef Justice yesterday when the jury complained that they could not added that the hem ooring was frequently in torparsed with firing of crackers, Chinese processions, Mcharomedan proccasions, tom toms and other things,

The man who had been described as having a "nose for frand" was the principal witness Court. He spoke to seeing certain men on the

strategy.

LORDS AND COMMONS.

PEXING, March 31st. In the debate in the House of

should be sent before 11a.m. on day of Valunteer spirit among so many of the yesterday in the Hastings case at the Supreme Commons on the relations of the two optari compounds have been found on premises,

young men of the community. It may be said that there is little or no need for Volun, street, and knowing one of them to have been Houses of Parliament members of the bat as the law stands persons who trails in

publication After that hour the supply is limited. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Audress: PERSA. Code A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

P. O. Roz., 34. Telephone No. 12.

MARRIAGE.

On 31st March, 1910, at St. John's Cathedral, by the Hight Rov. the Bishop of Victoria assisted by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, EDWARD DUDLEY CORSCADEN, son of the late Thomas Wolfe, Esq., of Birkenhead, to Adres CATHERINE, only daughter of the Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, CM G., Director of Publio

Works, Hongkong.

concerned in previous frauds lie aposte à teers here when Hongkong is provided with swindle was in progress, and he followed the

a Garrison of several thousands, but that te ascertain who the victim was, objection seems to be urged from selfish considerations. Admittedly, the Volunteers bere would only form a amall part in any scheme of defence, but that is not the main consideration. It is the duty, as we have

been told over and over again, of every able

opposition ridiculed the reform pro- posals of the Government, and declared that their real object was to secure a single chamber.

Mr. Birrell denied that a single chamber was contemplated,

The price of rice has be going up steality in Shanghai for some time, and although the last autumn harvest was comparatively per it has been ascertained that the advance in cost is largely due to a corner" in the rice market. prohibiting the storing up of rice for the sore hoped that Mr. Asquith would have The Thotai has therefore issued a proclamation Mr. Ramsay Macdonald (Labour)

these compounds could fill their hones with it, and no motion could be taken. If this is the colder the matter at an early date.

case, it will be necemary for the Government to

DEPARTURE OF MR. D. E. AW.

Mr. D. R. Law brought his long connection with the firm of Messrs. Butterfeld & wire

OBSERYSE.

CRICKET LEAGER TABLE.

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61 4

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27.27

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15 3 11 1-8

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travelling via Japan and Vancouver, Mr. Law to a close yesterday when he left for Home, H.K.C.C.

[477 bodied man to make himself capable of using did purpose of forcing up the price, on the the courage to settle the question of came out to the East, from Bootland about Telegraphs.... HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES Vœux Road Carme should occasion require in the defence penalty of severe punishment and confiscation the House of Lords without further his firm st Swstow, Amoy and other ports |

London Offion: 131, FLEET STRAFT. EC of his country, and while the Volunteers

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of

rice so stored up.

reference to the people.

The debate was adjourned.

YANGTZE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION.

A TOPER'S PARADISE, In the March number of Travel and Esplora and evidently with intimate knowisage of native tion Mr. Edmund Forbes writes sympathetically life in the little travelled Stamoso-Malay Peninsular, and his descriptions are full of the absum of atmosphere. 2 He quotes sug gestive extract from a Bine Book which throws gals, and incidentally explains how whisky larid light on the liquor traffic of the Penin-

twenty-eight years ago and after representing Kowloon...

in Chins was selected about nine years ago to Craigengewer. take charge of the important and extensiva

Civil Service interests of his firm in Hongkong. Though,

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INTERPORT HOWING.

Yokohams Amateur Blowing Clab, has written Mr. W. Hayward, the hon. secretary of the

here may not be called upon to defend the fahnd of Hongkong or its dependencies The Alor Star correspondent of the Pinang Garstie atates that the appline for land in against an invader, they are qualify Kedah under the new Cous Enactment ing themselves for inclusion in that are pouring in so rapidly survey staff HONGKONG, APRIL 18T, 1910.

army of trained men which the Empire is able to cope with that steps are being

not figured prominently in any public capacity, R.C.A. report of the proceedings at the last nocda for defensive purposes especially in taken to obtain extra surveyor from the Colony

Mesars Showan, Tomes & Co., the agents of he has always shown the koonest sympathy with

R.E. meeting of the Sanitary Board does not the Homeland. That is the point which and the F. M. 8. He adds that trade is

Volunteers in developing, and rise is now being shipped to the Yangtze Insurance Association, have every effort made with a view to the exten afford pleasant reading, especially the por must not be overlooked.

Colombo. When land is taken and rabber received telegraphic information that the Direcion of British commerce and the enhance Buffs tion which refers to the water supply of the Hongkong are not inerely qualifying to be opened up, the imports should expand contor will recommend at the forthcoming meeting mont of Britisk prestige in the East. It does

dividend of 25 per cent.

not require to be said that the departure of Colony. For years apparently we have of some military value but in Hongkong: siderably.

one who has for sight or nina yans' been the been living in a false security. For years by becoming efficient and remaining

A Chinese gentleman who was arrested by an

head of the firm of Messrs. Batterfeld & wire we have had implicit faith in the purity of efficat they are likely to be useful additions

to the Home forces. If the Volunteer excise officer at Kowloon on Wednesday wai

in Hongkong is a distinctlose to the commercial to Mr. Frank Lammert, the secretary of the our water supply, which has been a source bodies are to be made effective in Hongkong charged with being in unlawful possession of

community, by whom Mr. Law has always been Hongkong Regatta Committee, extending to of pride to the Colony. Reservoir had the Government might well consider the he had made up in small earthenwire bottes

Law's successor in Hongkong will be Mr. tion to take part in the interport races at the seven and a half mace of prepared opium, which

held in the highost respect and esteem. Mr. the Hongkong Rowing Clubs a hearty invita followed reservoir as the growth of the advisability of seeking the co-operation of ready for sale, He told Mr. Hallifax at the

W. Bobertson,

Yokohams Spring Regatta, which will take Colony had demanded it, and the community the heads of firms who might be induced to Magistracy that he was endeavouring to sell the

place on Friday and Saturday, May 27th and 28th Mr, Hayward sake, in the event of each had felt that it had abundant reason for follow the example of several at Home who rematador of the stock of the late Opium Farmer.

local club being unable to send a crew, that satisfaction in the big undertakings carried persuaded their employees to join the newly. As there were seven previous convictions against

a crew representing and amalgamating out at considerable cost and with no little established Territorial Army.

him, his Worship imposed a fine of $250, the engineering skill. But what matters a plenti-

alternative being three months' imprisonment. ful supply if the water be not pure? Recently

The shades of night wors falling as Albert there have been suspicions on the part of

Lokery, a member of the Dandmann No. 1 certain members of the Sanitary Board that

Opera Company, pedalled up Queen's Bead all we not well with the water supply

The hearing of the charges of conspiracy Central on Wednesday evening on a bicycle COLONEL BEDFORD was the principal ex-against Lam Fak Chiu was continued before without a Light. Constable McCorkell raised the Chief Justice in Criminal Sessions yeater- his hand as a signal for the cyclist to stop ponent of this belief, and though his views day. The case for the prosecution closed, and Lokery either failed to understand the alga, or were not generally shared by his colleague the hearing was adjourned.

"ignored it, the result being that the policeman's on the Board he has at length found: sup- port in the Government Bacteriologist, who day to have trooped their colours on the com-

Weather permitting, the Buffs were rester-grip tightened round his arm and stayed his

progress. What is the matter with you, hoy, has discovered as the reptilt of examination pound of the Naval Yard. & drissling in the theatrical question of the actor. He that the Albany reservoir is subject to con- fall throughout the mozning, however, and all next day when he was summoned before tamination. There is no occasion for a public it was still falling at the time fized for the the Magistrate for riding a bicycle without a

light after dusk, and fined $2. scare, but it seems that the remedy which parade, the event was postponed,

It will be observed from an advertisement in our columns that the public are meanwhile advised to boil water before using.

THE BANDKANKS.

all the Hongkong Rowing Clubs should be doopstoked. The interport races are Fours, airs, Sculls and Single Sculls, the distance of

cach being one nautical mile,

Iz "Dear Little Denmark" last night the one be bought in Bangkok for 4 61 Bandmann Company took fall advantage the a dosen. In a case of adulteration recently play affords of exercising individual talent in heard in Her Britannic Majesty' Consular Court at Bangkok, the medical advisor proved the departments of singing, dancing and The letter states further that Kobe will the existence of certain drugs vory deleterious fooling. The comic element was entirely undoubtedly enter for all the events, and most to health in the spirit retalled at a certain shop, in the hands of Mr. Alfred Frith, and Mr. probably Shanghai as well, while Canton had The Chinese defendant admitted having added something to his liquor, which he stated was Harry Cde, the singing and dancing by Clay's boats for the Fears, Pairs and Double also been invited to compete. The Yokohams much improved thereby. Askod how he came Misses Florence Beeck and Connie Leon, Boulle were imported from Europe, were made it was some medicine which he had by him for and catchy ditties and terpsichorean figures were class condition. The Single-Sells were owed to use this particular compound, he explained, respectively, and as a result some very pretty specially for the water there, and are in first bad leg, and not being able to use it all, ha this features of a performance conspicious by the thought of entering for this effent it would be in light English ebells, and if local teas had put the balsues in his spirit jar. He added there was particular demand among his absence of a plet. Of contes, it is not to be advisable for them to take their own beats customers for tais blend *1*.

ply imagined the play is the weakest in the roper conclusion Mr. Hayward stated that. Hongkong Loire; it is simply a laughable farve, and the relatives would be warmly welcomed and everything would be done to make that vinit as pleasant as possible. Bosta and sccommoda Large audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

To-night, the last of the sasson, the Company tion for representatives would be placed at their disposal for as many days prior to the regatta present "The Teomen of the Guard.”

as they wished.

For gambling in Connaught Road West, near the Chine Merchants wharf, Mr. J. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday finel two natives $25 spinon, and a third offender $10.