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MARINERS AT VARIANCE.

A ROTEL BAR QUARREL.

Mr. E. E. Hallifax was engaged some little time at the Magistroy yesterday hearing a summons brought by Captain J. Medley against Captain A. Jenkins of the as. Taiwan,

seber. Complainant and the defendant bad, an argument about some money, but the former did not go out to call a policeman. Neither complainant nor the defendant were in the har between sovon and eight o'clock that oven- ing and nothing in connection with the present ebarge happened at that time,

This closed the case for the complainant. Mr. Harris for the defence mid that his

Mr. P. Sydenham Dixon, from the office of Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for the compliant was quite prepared to go the length of plainant, and Mr. M. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, represented defendant.

Mr. Dixon informed the Court that on the 7th March his client was in the private bar of the Hongkong Hotel sitting at the table having a drink whenthedefendant came up andapparently without provocation struck him a blow on the mouth. The complainant asked the bar man to get a policeman, but the latter could not do so, ne he was busy. Complainant then washed himself, went to the Police Station, and laid this charge.

saying that he struck Captain Medley. He was going to give evidence and to call witnesses to prove that the complainant attempted to strike him and that he struck Captain Medley a blow on the mouth in wolf-defence. He was also going to prove that Captain Medley was intoxicated at the time and that this was more or less a trumped-up case. It was a caso in which ko could hare issued a cross-anmmona, but he had hot done so. The two parties should have gone outside and foisted it altogether instead of bringing the whole thing before the public. ".

Captain Medley, called and sworn, said ho Captain Jenkins stated that he had been a was a master matiner unemployed. Between seven master mariner for 28 or 30 years and had been and eight p.m. on the 9th March he was baring in command for 20 years. He had only been a refreshment by himself in the private bar of fourteen months on the China coast when he the Hongkong Hotelafter having hal suppor at secured a command. He was now pastor of the the Owl Grill Room The defendant came into Taiwan and had never been discharged from a the bar, approached him, and witness was ship. On the night of March 7th he was in the under the impression that he was going private bar of the Hongkong Hotel at about ten to speak to him about something. Instead o'clock or a little later. Shortly afterwards of that ho aleaed his fist and drove at Capt. Madley ontored by himself. Witness saw him, striking him on the jaw, breaking a that the completonut was under the influence tooth, and driving two others into his lip, of liquor and thought he might as well try to Witness get up and asked him why he did it got his money back. Witness naked for it and He replied, "You are right up against toe." Captain Medley told him to go away and wait. Complainant had an idea what his insinuation Tho complainant was standing up at the was, but he went out to the lavatory and washed time and made a blow at him which he eluded himself as his mouth was fall of blood, and his and struck in self-defence. After that the bands were covered with it, Thon he asked the complainant kept running round the bar and bar-tender, Mr. Thompson, to yet a policomax, singing out for a policeman, but no one took suy which the latter refused to do, his reason notice of him. The complainant kept annoy. apparently being that he did not want to having him and witness told him to go away as anybody arrested on the premises. Witness he did not want to cause any further disturbanco, In cross-examination witness said that then went out himself to get a policeman, but when he returned the defendant had dimppeared: Captain Medley's mouth was bleeding, but he It might be insinuated that he was the worso did not think he had given him a nasty knock. Where does the self-defense come in P-He for liquor, but he was not. He was very excited.

In grosa-oxamination complainant said the last attempted to strike me. ship" he was on was the Aline Wurmann. Prior to this he was on the Hoi Ming, which was Chinese owned. He left that borth because he did not approve of the Chinese motheds,

Were you in the Hongkong Hotel bar Fos- terday morning I don't think it has anything

to do with this case.

Were you drunk yesterday morning in the hotel bur F-I was not

But you were in there ?-Yes. Proceeding, witness asid ho had supper at the Owl Grill Room on the previous night He was sitting at aboat a quarter-past seven, down when the defendant struck him, and ho had not spoken to Captain Jenkins prior to being atrack. There were five friends of his in the bar and there must have boon thirty fre people there at the time of the occurrence. had been seventeen years a master, but had never had a command on the China cost, where he had

been for some seven years,

Why haven't you get a command on the China coast 7-There are lots of people looking for commands here, but they cannot get them.

I put it to you that before this happened you had a conversation with Captain Jenkins ?—I paver spoke to him,

Do you owe him any money -I do not. Ho Owen-me-money,

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I also put it to you that prior to this blow you lounged at the defendant and attempted to strike him P-I did not.

His Worship When you have an iden as to

His Worship What is the case?--A slander action in the Summary Court. He knows per fectly well what the case is.

Why didn't you walk away?—I am not such a cur as that,

And you say he was under the influence of liquor-Yes.

Then why did you go up and sak him for monoy Because he was having a good time with part of my money and that annoyed me,

You knew he was a witness in a slander sction pending against you I did not,

I put it to you you went up to him because you knew he was going to give evidence against you P-It is untrue.

You think the proper thing would have been to go outside and fight it out --I don't suppose I should have refused.

Chief Engine-room Artificer Keenan, of H.M.8. Virago, tald the Court hear the plainant are and UETERUKKE sting up in the bar and arguing about something. All of a andden Captain Medley struck out at Captain Jenkins and almost simultaneously Captain Jenkins struck out and hit Captain Medley on the month. After that Captain Medley shouted for the police and ran round, but nobody spoka to him.

After hearing further evidence, his Worship dismissed the summons,

IMPERSONATING EXCISE OFFICERS.

......

By persuading a passenger on the 3.8. Ein- shan, who was bound from Canton to Hong-

kong, that they were empowered to search for

the cause of the trouble do you mean it was opium on board the steamer, two Chinese are with regard to the ten dollars he says you owe alleged to haves succeeded in obtaining posses. him, or the twenty you say he owes you?-No.sion of his travelling bag in which they I am a witness against him in another ease apparently knew he had a sum of $950. While searching diligently, as the passenger thought, that is pending.

for opium, they are said to have extracted this money and substituted for it a roll of coppers. The trick was discorored before the arrival of the steamer at Hongkong, and whou the vessel was made fast to the wharf one of the searchers was given in charge. He appeared in the dook before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday, and way romanded.

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CANADA LIKES AMERICANS. That is a deserved but none the loss gratify- ing compliment which a very observing writer in the Paris Tour du Monde pays to Amarios,

His Worship-How did the defondant know you were a witness?I don't know. He say me in company with persons on the other side.

The third engineer of the Zafiro spoke to boing in the private bar of the Hongkong Hotel on the night of 7th March. He paw complain. ant walk into the ber and was in the company of Captain Jenkins and some friends at the time. The defendat left that company and he next saw Captain Medley bleeding from the mouth. There was an argument between them as to a money matter, Captain Jenkins accused in his analysis of Canadian immigration statis. Captain Melley of owing him ten dollars, while tics, which show that the Canadian Frosty Captain Medley said that the defendant owed the last five him twenty dollars. Complainant then said ha had been assaulted' by Captain Jenkins, and the latter throatered to hit him again. Others sitting at the table took Captain Jenkinsaway.

Cross-examined by Mr. Harris: There were three police in the bar when the armalt cocurred and they took no steps to arrest the defondant!-No.

Was Captain Medley walking about the bar shouting for a policeman --No, he asked Mr, Thompson to get one,

Was he the worse for liquor?--I don't think so..

Why didn't the policemen take any notice I couldn't tell you.

If a man was walking about the bar half murdered with blood all over his face and hands surely the police should have taken some steps?

I was told there were three police there. Mr. F. Thompson, bartender at the Hong Kong Hotel, stated that he was-called into the har between ten o'clock and a quarter past ten on the night of Marob. 7th. Captain Medley asked him to go and get a policeman as he had been struck by Captain Jonkins. Witness told the complainant that he would have to call the police himself, as he had not seen the assault, Complainant's under lip was slightly swollen..

In cross-examination, witueas said Captain Medioy had been drinking and was not strictly

than 300,000 years more Americans, representing the best types of tho home-building citizenship of the greatest pioneers the world has produced, crossed the line and became Canadian settlers. The love same qualities of thrift, industry, morality, of homo, patriotio loyalty to the land of their adoption and their general seimilability which made them desirable as Americans are making them doubly desirable as citizens of the country which the mother country has regarded as the dumping ground for undesirables in far too many cases,

Probably the one feature of British coloniza- tion which is least commendable is the policy of making her colonies ballpens and poorhouses, to the extent of sending to them many thousands of either vicious or unthrifty immigrants. Such settlers never constituted the citizenship of a colony worthy the traditions of the home land, and though some of the British colonies which this foundation "have were cstablished on prospered, they did so despite the fact, not Because of it.

THE HOMOKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1910.

LOCAL SPORT,

FIXTURES AT A GLANCE.

LEAGUE CRICKET.

R.G.A.. HK.C.C. “A”

Happy Valley, 2.15 p.m. Civil Service . Kowloon.

Happy Valley, 2. p.m.

TEAMS.

Kowloon J. P. Robinson, W. F. Brower, W. Wasser, J. H. Mead, H. Sparge, W. T. Elson, A. O. Brawn, W. Carwen, Majer E. R. Chitty, F. Button and D. J. Mackenzie.

THE ESPIONAGE CASE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

We were informed the other day by Reuter that the two Japanese arrested by the military authorities for securing photographi of the fortifications at Corrigedor had been released on the instructions of the Becretory for War, and deported to Formoss, The Cableneies. American asserts that the men were not deported, but that their departure was arranged by the Japanese Consul in Manila acting as the re presentative of the good element in the Japanese colony, and not as the representative of Japan," The two Japanese were passengers en the Tedo Maru, which left Manila on Tuesday bound for Takso, Formeen, where the two will take arothor steamship for their native land,

Civil Servios:-R. O. Hutchison, captain; P.

The following return to the writ of habeas R. Adams, L. E. Brett, E. W. Dawnou, H. T. Jackman, P. T. Lamble, J. McEwen, A. B. J. General Davall, through hie counsel, Mr. corpus was made on Tuesday morning by Raven, A. R. Sutherland, H. M. Thornhill and Lanier, of the Attorney-General's office ---- R.C., Witchell. Reserves:-J. Mackay and A. Comes now the respondent William P. Duvall,

Major-General of the United States Army, com G. Pile..

H.K.O.C.-Hoa. Dr. J. M. Atkinson, Dr.manding the Division of the Philippines,by A.

Lanier, Assistant Attorney of the Bureau of Aubrey, J. Hall, W. M. Knott, P. Jack, B. Justice, his counsel, and makes return to tho order Irving, A. Mackenals, H. R. Makin, R. Torry, dated April 4th, 1910, hereto attached, as H, B. Wells and A., N. Other.

OTHER CRICKET.

R.K.C.C. v. Garrison,

Cricket Ground, 1.20 p.m. Cmigangower Cracks v. Champions.

0.0.C.

H.K.C.C.-R. E. O. Bird, A. A. Claxton, H. C. E. Hancock, W. Manning, R. E. H Oliver, T. E. Pearce; H. D. Sharpin, A. R. Sutherland, W. C. Turner, A. H. Young and A. N. Other,

Craigongower The Cracks-Dr. F. H. Kew (capt.), H. H. Taylor, F. Rapp, A. Lind berg, IL Stainfield, W. Allen, H. Mader, & Soonderam, G. Rapp, A Ellis, I. W. Kew, H. Remedica. A, P. Samy, and M. A. Razack, re- sarvas,

follow

**That the said Konkichi Kawada and Sinichi

INDIAN ITEMS.

"The Piouser understands that no extra ox pener will be caused by the formation of the General Staff in India, as no change is made in the number of offloers employed on staff duties.

It is noticed that a native of India depart- ing by sen out of British Indes, under an agreement to labour for hire in the States of Kedah and Perils on the west and the State of Kalautan on the east coast of the Malay Penin sals, being protected native States adjoining the Straits Selemente, shall not be deemed to emigrato within the meaning of Section 103, Indian Emigration Act, 1907,

Chamber of Commerce, held recently, the At the annual meeting of the Bombay

said that so for as business tres concerned, they chairman, in moving the adoption of the report,

were emerging from a long period of depression

sid generally quantisfactory trade. The feeling was that better times were in store for them all in India.

For the first time in the history of the Madras harbour a steamer, other than a horse or cattle boat, has laid alongside the wharf and Baganami, the persons named in the petition put cargo ashore, loading direct inte railway fled in the above ontitled proceedings were reagon. The vessels the Clan Macintyre, losest, by order of the respondent, pursuant to

which is paloading 2,200 tons of pot-sleopers. Instructions from the Secretary of War of the Lieut-General Sir J. Wolfs Marray and staff United States of America, Sunday night, and visited the wharf, and it was settled that the are therefore not now in his custody or power next troopship with troops on board, weather or under his restraint,"

permitting, will disembark the troops on to wharf and a roasol with Australian Simbor is duo to dischargo her cargo there.

SHIPPING COMPETITION AT MANILA.

FREIGHT DECLINES · 203. With the appearance of the Clan "no freighters as competitors in the hemp carrying trade between the Philippines and Europe, have dropped from 70 shillings to 50 shillings hemp rates from Manila to the United Kingdom per ton. As a result, the expertations to Europe, is anticipated, will largely

it

incretes in the near future.

Hemp freight rates, owing to the shipping The Champions-L. E. Lammert depromion of the past two years and the lack of (capt.), L. A. Rose, W. H. Vivensh, P. Currie, C. competition, have steadily advanced from 40 J. Higginbotham, J. D. Noria, S. B. Battliwara, shillings to 70 shillings per ton. They remain- P. F. Lammert, R. A. Carvalho, H. Rapp, Red at the latter igaro since the past four montbs and the almost prohibitive rate has been Phillips, and W. H. Warronar. R, Basa, reserve,

factor in inducing exporters to ship hemp to the Atlantic coast of the United States. The rate to New York, that is, for a longer haulage, being lower than that to the United Kingdom.

The next valsel of the "Clan" line which is to load a full cargo of hemp at this port for the United Kingdom is expected to arrive at Manila early next week.

BOWLS.

Club Germania's. Hongkong.

ZHAMS.

This two days' match in the Shield competi- tion, which started last night, concludes to- night. Teams:

Hongkong Club:-H. Humphreys (captain),

J. Hooper, J. H. Kemp, W. S. Brown, G. D. Mollaitli, S. P. Warbrook, P. H. King and R. O. Hutchison,

Club Germania:-B. Schwandes (captain), O. Wagner, O. Meyer, H. Warnuloh, A. Romback, W. Seydler, F. Martin, and Wiesinger,

LAWN TENNIS.

The tournament on the courts of the H. B. intending space. In the semi-final anek 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and S. E. Greet beate 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 0-6, 6-2.

H. Berau has won the handicap competition in the Wigwam Club. He is also a fualist in the championship, having to moat W. F. Brewer RACQUETS

LUCKY EXPLORER.

The Englishman slates ----The foreign tobacco trade în Calcutta seema absolutely at a′′ standstill as a result of the new duties. In the cheap lines nothing whatever is doing, and all imports are in bond, as buyers will pay the excess duty. Tronty cases ex-bond were put buy even for an anna, a case containing 50,001 up for auction the other day and no one would cigarettes. All buyers sie hokling off in the hopes of the Government reducing the duty or prices falling. The duty has had a very bad effect on the American trade and unless some- thing is done the American trade will not go ou 68.it has done. The following figures show the amount of stock lying in load: 403 cases of oigarettes, 146 cases of cigarettes and tobacco combined and 14 cases of tobaco",

The Hindu Pabial writes:-It was during the administration of Lord Mayo that there was a talk for the first time of deriving revenue from tobacon. Again in 1885, when there there wa A heavy deficit in the Imperial Exchequer similar proposals were moved, but on each occasion the considera- tion of the poverty of the B&K Pro- vailed over the authorities. Bir Guy Fleet. -wood Wilson has distinctly assured us that the duties imposed upon the different articles are all for revenue purposes andjare not intended to protect any industry. Under such circumstances, the Government cannot impose a counter-avail- ing excise duty on Indian tobacco which dosa not compete with the American or other foreign production. To impose an excise duty on tobacco

be a grant and deplorable blunder. No- thing is more likely to produce discontent in the minds of the loyal masses as a tax on an article which to him is almost a necessary of life next only to his food, We world, therefore, advise nar rulers not to give ear to the selfiali voice of the foreign tobacco-dealer and bring haiehip upon the poor people of the country.

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CONSCRIPTION IN IRELAND,

In the Ulster Chronicle of Archrology for May-August, 1909, some particulars regarding couscription as it was enforced in Ireland are give

in 1760, and the fear of the repetition of auch The landing of the French in Carrickfergus

raids, led to the formation of Corps of Volun toors in Ireland, and the number of Volunteers at the hight of their power rose to oYET 100,000 men Some of the officers seem to have used the Volunteers under their command in somewhat illegal manner, for we roud of one William Trotter, a Captain of the Down Fusiliers, attending a rastry meeting dressed in

The opinion is advanced by Doctor Bargent.appiform and at the head of his company, the physical doctor of Harvard University, like Trotter had been selurraras, of pronting that the time is not far off when by virtue of by the parishioners, and his election was opposed their devotion to athletics women may come to by the Dean.

The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says:-M. Paul Polliot, the explorer and archeologist, whose return from Chiness Tarkenton with an immenso treasure of ancient art and manntoripts was described some time ago and who has just been honoured with a Osnocdofe of how he secured the most valuable price by the French Academy, has told a curious part of his booty, consisting of some six thou sand manuscripts of the Nestorian period. He had heard that a Taotist priest in the neighbour. hood of Twangwan, who was living in a cavo had, is digging through a well, come upon an immense quantity of old relics, statuss, and manuscripts, which had evidently been hidden wwww there centuries ago, and were in 2 remark- did not attach much importance and It was a great distance from the place whore dertook the journey through what was to him the orplorer was staying, but be resolutely un- an entirely unknown district. There were no roads whatever, and he simply had to travel along at hazard to find the hormis. At last hebe fully the equals, and possibly, the superiors, Tu 1793 the Irish Parliament passon Militia found the priest, who received him very kindly,

Act, which did away with the Volunteers, road who was quite delighted that a total stranger

Under this Act all males between the ages of 18 should come to visit him. Of his manuscripts

and 45 were liable to serve, and a certain quota. and ancient treasures, however, he thought very

of men to be furnished by onch-county WUR little. He showed them to his visitor without

fixed; the numbers required were then got by The American girl of half a century ago drawing lots, and those who could afford to do any hesitation, and was surprised at his idea of carging some of them sway

Tako what youlike," he midnt do not let would have found the earnest enthusiasm of these were allowed to pareksse & substitute. This modern girl for basketball, tennis, goil and was, of course, conveription pure and simple, the Government people know what you are aquatic sports shockingly indelicate and un- and it led at once to all kinds of troubles, and They might think that it was feminine, Sho would not have known what to every kind of evasion. In the first place, the รัง 1768, The something procions." M. Pelliot promised to be think of a young woman like Miss May Button, price of a substitute, which was £6 very discreet. Ho spanta month in the hermit's

whose skill with the racquet has brought had risen in the year 1807 to £22 16. cavo, examined all the manuscripts, and selected the humiliation of verwhelming defeat to money thus required was raised by cesses levied about 6,000, which, he stowed away with his baggage, and safely got them to the nearest may mascaline tennis player. Not a few girl on the parish; thus on 12th November, 1807,

swimmers can easily distance their male sum of £120 was assessed on the parish for the rivals. In dancing some of the feminine purpose of enlisting or mising subs Stutas for the seaport. The manuscripts have been made over to the National Library.

devotees of Terpsichors seem well-nigh in- Militia." exhaustible, and the skilled equestrienus rides of with grace and case that to the majority mankind are mattainable. There are very few men who can come anywhere near the natonth ing records Miss Annie Oakley has made at rifle shooting.

W. Waterhouse and LA. H. G. Bagnall finalists in the racquets championship com patition. The winner will have to play H. Hancock, the 1909 champion.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB The Captain's Cup was played for at the Happy Valley from the 2nd to 4th April with

the following results:-

A. Mackenzie ..

H. Pinckney Hon. Mr. Cresson... Major Macdonald J. Clark Commander Penfold Capt, Spicer

Gross Handicap Net.

95

HARD-834

16

79

96

16

80

93

12

92

85

93

Winner of Cup. 35 Entries.

A. Mackenzie...

FOOL

CHRONOG

Gross Handicap Net.

95

16. 79

Hon. Mr. Gress./...

96

16

80

A. W. Walkinshaw

81

Sor.

81

Major Macdonald ...

91

10

81

H. Pinckney...

93

12

81

Winner of Pool, 41 Entries

LADIES' RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

The programme of the annual shouting meeting to be held on April 11th, 13th, and 14th is as under

carrying,

THE SILVER DUTY IN INDIA,

So much has been said of the dire results of the silver duty upon the Bombay trade in yarn and cloth with Chins, that it is only fair as prominently to state the case for the other sider. At the annual meeting of the BombayChao ber of Commerso recently Mr. U. H. Wilson, the Agent for the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, lent the weight of his experience and authority to the view that the effect of the silver daty on the value of the white metal will, in all probability, be alight. He pointed out that, years, based upon the figures of the past three the world's production averages 214 million of which the net importa into India on cances, private account averaged 62 million ounces. A reduction in these imports commensurate with the duty would amount to six million ounces, or something under three per cent of the total 1-75 yards Borstol Competition.

world's production. Then Mr. Wilson consider 2-75 yards Handicap Competition.

ed whether the Indian consumer is likely to buy dess silver than he did before, because the 3-30 yards Scratch Competition. 4-50 yards Handicap Competition.

additional duty of six rupoca per hundred B-The D. A. 8. H. encouragement prize tolaa has been imposed. He showed that

50 yards Handicap,

in recent years we find an advance of fl per cent, in the average price sccompanied by an increase of 4 per cent, in 8The competition for 10st balls scored the volume of not private imports, a fall of 2 per cent. in the price by an increase of 35 fall of 3 por cent in per cent in imports, the price by s fall of 11

3 fell of 11 per cent. in imports, and so on.

he deduced the con- olusion that no very intimate relation exista between the Tadian demand for silver and its sest to the consumer, and that the effect of the enhanced duty should be temporary and trifling. This is a view which is entitled to every respect, and we are glad to give all prominence to it. Times of India,

6-Aggregats Competition.

7-Jockey Club Challenge Cup,

throughout the meeting.

9-Consolation Prise, 10-O'Gorman Challenge Cup. 11-Affinity Competition.

AMATEUR BILLIARD

CHAMPIONSHIP.

Second Roundh

LEUNG ». THEA KSTONE.

The largest crowd rot prosent to witness &

The writer in the Paris paper referred to shows game in the above competition turned out last that in the ten years ending in 1906 only 18 per night. The first game was between Leung cent of the British immigration into Canada was of Englishmen, the percentage having fallen of Kam Kwong and Gunner Theakstone. At the 60 per cent, while 43 per cent. of the immigrants commencement of operations the balls raa were Americans. A still more significant fact awkwardly for both players and in consequence is that whilo, during the last year, 921 immi-

was scored and then Leung gradually left his grauts were expelled, only farly one of them sering was glow. Honorts were even till 150 were Amorisans, 880 being Englishmen incap able of earning a living. The Agures are not opponent bebind, eventually winning by 162 especially significant or conclusive, save as show-points. The scores were: Lonng, 500; Thenk ing that wherever Americans bettle they stone, 338. The best breaks were; Leung, 17, constitute the bone and einew

of men in their physical development. The chief canses assigned are the improved regimen of hygiene and diet and the comparative freo- dom from worry the woman of to-day anjoys as compared with her grandmother,

The suggestion is mado, however, that as time goes on and women come to assume a larger proportion of the responsibility of active business now monopolized by men they will lose the physical

Of thirteen men furnished by the parish of Down in 1797 no less than eight were substitutos, and the men liable to the ballat insured with the parish ofloors, for the sum of 58. 51, a head, against the chance of being drawn for service in the Militia, the money thus raised being applied in part payment of the sum rogaired for the purchase of substitutes.

rainous

It is from a study of documents such as the above that Mr. J. W. Fortescue, in giving us advantage that has scerned the lessons to be drawn from the Peninsular from greater leisure and more extended oppor- Wars, included the following:- "The admie- unity. They will have fewer chances to play, sinn of the principle of substitution in say and they will become gradually less robust in scheme of compulsory service leads to rai consequence. In the meantime, it is hoped that expense, demoralisation, and ineficiency."

From its first inception the Lenguo has not they will not make tyrenuous use of the superior strength that they may acquire by the use of the ita fece against conscription, with all its vicious of substitution, and the Memo- foils, the chest weights, the parallel bars and paraphernalia Indian clubs, for which even the game of bridge randum in the Bill for National Service, which

of Issehoved by these modern women, who intend Lord Roberts Intrar Vantel Shido, roof to develop the sound body pari passu with the Lords on July 12th lust, contains the following

olante "The Bill secures absolute equality Intellect.-Philadelphia Ledger,

trastment between all classes, inasmuch as under no circumstances will any person be able to buy his discharge or to procure any kind of exemp tion by means of a money payment."

THE REPORTED RUSSO-JAPANESE

RAPPROCHEMENT.

1.

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday Jered the following report:-

On the 8th at 1205 pm-The barameter has riseu moderately over E. Japan and the Bonins, and fallen moderately to considerably over 8.W. Japan and N. China.

A depression which has advanced Fastwards. from the Yangtze valloy is moving into the

A Tokyo dispatch to the Osaka deahi, as translated by the Japan Chronicle, says:-By an agreement signed on July 30th, 1907, be- tween Japan and Itassin peace between the two countries was guaranteed and any causes likaly to lead is misunderstanding removed, but the sphere of the application of the agreement was very limited. Negotiations bare since been in progress between the two countries to extend the sphere of the application of the agreement, and to make it more effective. It is now reported that, a new agreement has been signed. The old agrement was to guarantee the maintenance of the territorial integrity of Yellow Bea

The high pressure area is now lying over the the two countries. The sphere of application of

The wind will probably freshen again from churia and Mongolis. By the new instrom at LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. the agreement has now been extended to AE, Japan,

the two countries agree to ensure the maia-N.Ein the Fermass Channel and stong the The str. Dacre Castle left Shanghai on the tenance of order in those territories in Man northern shorer of the China Sea by to-morrow. Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending ohuria and Mongolia over which either of the 7th instant morning, and may be expected to

contracting parties has established a protectorate at 10 am. to-day, 0.00 inches. The N.T.K. str. Hirano Mars (European or acquired

red rights of occupation. It is stated

The forecast for the 24 hours ending at nosa arrive here on the 10th instant afternoon. Line) left Singapore on the 8th inst, and is

that Great Britain, which is very anxious that Ja pan should remain at peace, has exercised her to-day is as follows

N. and N.E. expected here on the 13th inst.

The NY.Est. Inaba Maru (American energies to effect a rapprochement between Hongkong & Neighbourhood, winds, light to

Tepan and Bussia. These exertions began to Line) left Kobo for this port via Moji and

bear fruit about the time of Mr. Crane's recall to America, while they hayo made marked pro- Shanghai on the 8th instant, and is expected The Bank Line Ltd's, str. Sumerio arrived at

gress since the neutralisation of Manchurian Yokohama on the 7th instant, and is due at railways was proposed by Americs,

The dispatch adds that the agreement is The Bank Lino Ltd's. str. Kumeric

istoria, B.U., on the 7th inst

hero on the 17th-instant.

of the land of their choice-Kansas City [16, 19, 23, 38, 35, 25, 51 and 20, Theakstone, his port on or about the 19th insta scrived almost an allianos between the two countries.

Journal.

the yeomanry

18, 19, 15, 24, 18, 27.

Formosa Channel... Bouth coast of Chins between Hongkeng and Lamooks. South coast of China between Hongkong and Hainan...

fresh fairy

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Same as No. 1

Same as No. 1