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he was a man above men, a king among kings, and the universal expressions of regret and sympathy, conveying tributes to his life and work, indicate how well he was known and how well he was beloved Every subject of the Empire has pronounced his or her panegyric on KING EDWARD. The eulogy may not have been formal or elabor- ate, but the estimation of his high qualities shared by all classes was bound to find ex pression in commonplace terms of apprecia

tion as well as in the eloquent and inspiring language of laudation, and with millions sounding his praises we can do little more than join in the lament for the chief who has gone. He lived like a king, The ruled like a king, and he died like a king. A grateful empire will ever hold his memory dear, and cherish the goot influence which he wielded. "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." And Kino EDwain, though succeeded on the Throne by KING Grovoz, will still live in deeds.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 20TH, 1010.

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LONDON, May 18th. King Frederik of Denmark, King Haakon of Norway, King George of Greece, King Alfonso of Spain, King

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Manuel of Portugal, King Albert Belgium, and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria, have arrived in London.

The Kaiser has reached Sheerness board His Majesty's yacht "Hohenzollern." At the Kaiser's own request no salutes were fired in his honour.

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In addition to the Monarchs named there are princes from almost every royal house in Europe, and there are representatives from Japan, China Siam and Turkey.

THE LYING-IN-STATE,

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, May 19th.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS Honoun Mn, W. RSS DAVIRA .......(ACTING CHier Juertos),

ACCUSED DISCHARGED.

make him an actor, and that he would get · THE KOWLOON SHOOTING AFFAIR. a fine salary. The Ettle boy accompanied the prisoner, and they went along to an motor's bout, but needless to relate the prisoner was not-made an actor. He was taken to Canton, and the prisoner said in his statement that he was not fit to be an actor, as he had a more foot. And what did the prisoner do then? Lam Chan was arraigned on a charge of He did not return him to his parents, būt robbery with fatant to rob. Prisoner pleaded brought him down to Hongkong to sell him. not guilty, and the following jury was em The jury must be satisfied that the prisoner panelled: -G. Eapp (teoreman), D. MoBao, V. Ldid use the promise to make the boy an actor se

ABBAULT WITH INTENT TO 208.

dos Remedios, F. Raymond, J. W. King, L. A. Rose and J. C. Vieles Ribeiro

Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., Acting Attorney General, instructed by Mr. H. L. Dennys, soar., from the offos of the Crown Solicitor, prosecut ed, the prisoner being undefended,

The Attorney-General informed the Court that he offered no evidence against Wong Ming, the

man who was convicted on the previous day. In poning the cass Mr. Slade said that the prisoner was charged with haring antared business premises in this Colony and assaulted the inmates with intent to rob. The facts were that on the night of April 3rd a gang of men got into a marine store dealer's, carrying on business at 144, Des Vaux Road Woet. They gained admittance by knocking at the door and saying they had an argent letter. The cook of the firms opened the door, to mceive the urgent letter, and in rashed some seren or oight man armed with knives, who seized the folis of the firm on the ground floor who were sleeping or preparing to go to bed. The jury would have evidence from one or two of these men as to

how they were treated. Fortunately for the owners of the shop the manager, whose room was on the second floor, was awake. As he was walking about in his room he saw two strangers

The queue of people outside West-coming upstairs. They were just about the landing of the first floor when he called minister Hall waiting to view the dead out to them and asked what they were monarch lying in State is now seven doing there. They said they were lasking miles long. It is a most cosmopolitan crowd, composed of all nationalities aud over increasing despite the deluges

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On Wednesday afternoon three Chinese en- dyed a house at Shaukiwan, saying that thaw Oaviar Una uros there. She was alone in the house, and the men at opne' attacked har and robbed her of jewellery to the value of of $140. Before the alarm was given the men esesped.

dense mass outside. The quone having been broken, the police tried without avail to stem the rush of the crowd, which swarmed over the Palace Yard and the door of the Hall was closed with difficulty.

CELEBRATION.

LONDON, May 19th. The foreign war vessels are gather- ing at Buenos Ayres for the centenary

The hearing of the charge preferred against Georgs Quim, of shooting his wife, Ethel Quinn, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to manier, was concluded before Mr. B. R. Hallifax at the Magistracy yestervisy.

Inspector Langley prosecuted, and Mr. J. I. Gardiner appeared for the defence..

Dr. W. B. A. Moore won the first witness

His Worship Was it possible, from the direction of the shot, for Mrs. Quinn to hare pulled the trigger of the revolver horself? It is hard to say, but it is just possible.

called. He testified to extracting the ballst a lure to get him away from his parents. If frous Mrs. Quinn's back on the morning of the the jury believed that, then they must find the 8th instant. When the revolver was fired it prisoner guilty. But if they did not think the must have bean behind her, promise to make the boy an actor was made as of by the prisoner in order to persuade the bay to leave, then, however much they might disapprove of his conduct, they ought not to find him guilty. The whole question was, was there xome frand on the part of the prisoner by which he persuaded the boy to come sway.

His Lordship-That is assuming bo does not take him by force.

Mr. Slade-I am leaving that ont. I am assuming that no fores was used.

Continuing his address, Mr. Slade informed the jury they must find there was some frand: to induce the boy away, The prisoner's state. ment confirmed the boy's story in a great many particulars. The prisoner said he did not dare to take the boy to sell him, but he engaged two other men to do it.

On the conclusion of the evidence and his Lordship's directions, the jury retired. After an absence of five minutes they returned into Court,

and brought in a noanimoes verdict of guilty.

His Lordship informed the prisonor that be had been found guilty of an offence which in this country was considered a serious one, and

ANOTERE, KIDNAPPING CHARGE.

U Chai and Woag Kit were charged with ddnapping the small boy who was the principal winess for the Crown in the last case. Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the same jurors considered the case,

Do you think there would have been more powder marks on the trees if the resalter was

only held at arm's length ?--Yee, and I should have expected the clothes to have been slightly

burnt.

Cross-examined by Mr. Gardiner :

Did Mrs, Quinn make any statement as to whether the thing was coldental or intentional

She said it was an accident. His Worship--When Two days afterwards. In answer to a question ?—Yes,

Inspector Langley-Wae this statement made after she had been seen by her rointiven ?--Yes. Armonsor-Sergeant Aromall, of the Hong- kong Volunteers, was called as an expert witness to give ovidence as to the probable distance from which the shot was fired. After a ce

amination of the clothes he gave it as his opinion that the shortest distance from which the shot could have been fired was six feet.

His Worship-Could it possibly have been fired at an arm's length F-No.

Cross-examined by Mr. Gardiner:

You are judging from the powder on the

I suppose after the dress has been handled a few days, or even a few hours after the shot was red, the powder marks would diminish P-A stain amount of them.

So that you could not dofinitely judge the distance unless you saw the marks immediately afterwards?-Not the exact distance, but I could judge to a certain extent.

it was no defence to say that a child of that age wanted the prisoner to sell him, even sup- posing that the child did. His Lordship said he would take into consideration prisoner's dress now? Yes. for somebody. The manager made a rush fature action in the case, and sentence him to and caught the man in the dock. The three years' imprisonment with hard labour, prisoner tried to stab him with a knife, but missed him, and other sasistanse coming he was secured. On him were found a knife and gage, and'in due course he was handed over to the police. The rest of the miscreanta ran, and in this case the jury were not concerned with them. Nothing was taken from the shop because The Attorney-General informed the jury that the would-be thisres were disturbed before they this charge was of taking the same boy as had time to secure any booty. The Attorney appeared in the last case out of the Colony for General did not the think jury would bare the the purpose of selling him. The case against slightest hesitation in coming to the conslu the two acoused depended entirely upon the word ion that the gang of men went into the of the little boy. He said the defendants told house for the purpose of robbery, and the him they were going to take him home, prisoner was caught absolutely red-handed go but instead of doing so they put him on a

This closed the case for the prosecution. His Worship intimsted that he did not wish g apetales. Thers could not be any question Samehun launch, and carried him off to Saus as to the identity of the prisoner. He chuz On the way there he was crying, and an was held there, handed over to the police, and officer of the boat asked him what was the matter. hear Mr. Gardiner, and discharged the no- at the police station within a quarter of an hour one of the men said, "He is our cousin," or of the occurrence. The only question the jury words to that effect. The boy told the offloar went to the shop to rob, and Mir. Sadə did not detained, brought back to Hongkong, and with U tema, and the two men were, think any reasonable man could have any doubt the boy handed over to the police. The fraud on the part of these two men was that they told the boy that they were going to take him home, instead of doing which they took him elsewhere.

about it.

Mr. Gardiner pointed out that the room in which the shot fired was only eight feet long.

In reply to his Worship, witness stated that he could say that the very shortest range of firing would be six feet. Had it been shorter the powder marks would have penetrated the dress much deeper, and would not have been rabbed off to any great extent.

bused.

UANTUN.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Canton, May 18th. GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, The Warden of the Provincial High College has just issued a notice to the effect that after the summer vacation several new ofneses will be established and the existing classes will be

The annual report by Mr. W. J. Tutcher celebration of Argentine independence. Colony were, to put down this disgraceful a verdict of guilty against both of the prison enlarged. The staff of the College is to be in.

superintendent, on the Botanical and Forestry Depertment, las boon laid before the Legista fire. Council. Additions to local plants and

vegetables are noted, as well as the readta of

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The Japanese cruiser Ikoma remains at Bahia Blanca owing to her

After hearing the evidence the jury brought in a unanimous verdiet of guilty.

His Lordship, in passing sentance, said he was (determined, as he was sure all the judges in the After hearing the evidence the jury returned

system of robbery by which mən of the and his Lordship sratensed each of them to one prisoner's class intimidated residents and year's imprisonment with hard labour. frightened them out of their fros Ho

The Chief Justice then took the opportunity Commercial investigations of interest to the draught being too great for the harbour of the bodily injury which ko Po Cheung launch for his action-in-detaining intended to infliot проп tho prisoner to command Chenng Kan, the engineer of the Colony, and useful-iables are also given that the capital, but she is sending 200 had endeavoured to inflict upon other the prisoners and thus being the means of sailors to Buenos Ayres to take part that prisoner be imprisoned with hard labour

people. The sentence of the Court was restoring the kidnapped boy to his parents. in the review next Wednesday. The for six years, and that he receive twenty strokes celebratious will continue till June of the birch. 3rd.

report.

Moring pictures were introduced to the Bang- kok public about five years ago, becoming at once very popular, sail at present they form the most-sought-for amusement of all class in Biana, Two. now places have recently, been opened, making in all five cinematographs in Bangkok, namely, Krung Thep, Rataas, The New Japanese, Slam Fapsyon, and Bangkok.

A Commemoration Service will be held at Most of the filme in use are of French make the Hongwaaji Temple, Wanchai Road, this

JAPANESE SYMPATHY.

KIDNAPPING.

Chan Shui was indicted on a charge of kidnapping,

DENTAL AID FOR THE POOR.

creased and certain English-speaking matters ordered to register their manes at an early date, are to be appointed. Intending students are

preliminary examination before they will be and all presenting themselves have to pass a

admitted to the College.

THE UNGUARDED YAMEN. Some days ago a madman found his way into the private apartments of the Viceroy's The Times reports that "hand upon the news Tamen, where he was discovered wandering that the International Dental Federation has about making for Uncle Yuan." He was at determined upon the formation of a Dental once seized and confined, bat the Viceroy was When asked to plead prisoner said, "It lygione League in all countries, we are able to annoyed to think that persons could so easily

announce on good authority t that a well-known was the youngster who wanted me to sell him, and wealthy philanthropist (who dasiras to obtain access to his private rooms. Some of the I wouldn't have done so only he wanted me to remain anonymous) has placed at the disposal of petty offers and guards had a bad time of it and a prominent official of the British. Dental a systern has been introduced which will make it all him and get $5 for him."

Association a

a very His Lordship-Do you admit harbouring this precise, such as may be necesary, not exceeding posible for anyone to approach the private

large sum of money to be

TO-DAY the grave closes over all that is An increased demand for photographic materials afternoon at 6.30, when the Japanese community boy -Yes, but it was through bim saking me£200.000- en 'philanthropy and 5 percent.'terme rooms of His Excellency,

mortal of KING EDWARD of beloved me- mory and the sorrow which has been soften ed by the healing agency of time will to-day break out afresh. Britain will truly present

to the world the spectale of "à nation in tears." The spectacle is not unbecoming. Such emotion does not detract from na tional dignity, but adds to it, and the expression of such genuine, and widespread grief cannot fail to make an impress on the world which sees that in the presence of death all sounds of jarring and strife are hushed and that Britain is united in mourn ing the great loss that has befallen her Death is always impressive-it can scarcely be otherwise--but when it claims the head of a nation, the highest in the land, the

also may be expected in the near future, as the of the Colony will take part and several lines

Siamese are very fond of plotures, and thecountry affords a fins fleld for the amateur. Some of the royal family are expert amateur photographers; and have done mash to encourage the art in Siam,

The report of the China Association reserves severe criticism from the Peking Daily News, which remarks --"The review is, as might be expected, very unfair and imperfect, in that it discusses only the dark side of the picture, not word being mentioned of the substantial pro- gress achieved by China along many lines, Written by a foreigner, who evidently is tot in touch with even second-hand knowledge of the situation, whose vision is Holted by considers tions of dollara and costs, and who does not possess a whit of sympathy for the efforts and aspirations of China and the Chinese people,

of Buddhist Boriptures will be read by Reva. to sell him.

Tours and Kushiba Though this service said to you is no defence to your action. What Els Lordship-Whatever the boy may have is intended for the Japanese roxidents here, those who are in sympathy with the servics you are charged with doing is taking this child in honour of the late King of Great Britain out of the custody of his parente.

are sordially invited by the committee of The Attorney-General-In these cases there much-needed bridge over the gap between the village event the Sin Chuon

the Tomple to be present at this Buddhist ceremonial.

must be some evidence of beguiling by fraudu lent means. That is the only diffemity. I think

he'd better be tried..

Prisoner's statement was taken se s ples of not guilty, and the jurors who sat in the previons case were again aworn in.

A TRIAD RIOT SQUASHED;

The intelligence brigade of the West Point police, and the prompt action taken by the

The Attorney-General informed the jury that inspector of that district, Mr. Bobertson, were the only difficulty they wonki have about the che successful in preventing a quarrel which showed specially after what they had heard the defen. possibilities of developing into a xorious riot guilty, of this crime under our law, they must dant say, was that in order to find the prisoner The Triad Society has ever been a faction to find that ho made use of some fraud to get the tie up strife, and the deeds which they attempt boy down into the Colony. Accused was are not only against their countryman, as some charged on three counts. The more serious

for the establishment of a national dental aid

HOW CLAN FIGHTS BEGIN. and poorer classes of the community willing to fair belug bold and quite a brisk trade organisation for the beneft of the lower middle

In the locality known as In Tong there is The persons from the sur- phances, but who are unable to pay the ordi- rounding villages bring in their wares for

small fees for dental treatment and ap- is being done, nary fees of dentists-in short, for the stab- sale and they are making quite a little lishment of dental hospitals for paying patients, harvest.

with one from Chak Pai dentist and the ordinary dental hospitals. The regarding the site of a stall. When they proposed undertaking will go far to remove retinued home one took a ride and went to the reproach by bringing within the reach of all other village and fatally shot the man with the benefits of skilled dentistry in a way whom he had quarrelled. There is great excite. of a favour that oliminates charity and per preparing for a clan fight. The authorities though embodying the bestowal and soceplancement in the two places and both villages are mits the acceptance as a right of benefits at a have been notified, and as those places are not cost in harmony with and bearing suitable pro- far from the great military camps outside the portion to the ability of the comparatively poor East Gate there should not be much trouble in

It is to be welcomed on many preserving the peace.

grounds."

WEATHER REPORT.

MURDER IN 1 MONASTEST.

thief who

unrelentless impartiality of the Grim the report makes vory gloomy rending for per members of the police force who have rechargo, which was a felony, vas of har lying to the Eastward of the Looshoos yesterday friend advised him to tazo another bag and

-Reaper-produces a marked effect upon the minds of all, and the national thought is con- centrated on that crossing of the bourne

...

remains High pressure covers N. China.

The day before yesterday villager came to visit his friend in Honam and then went to view a sacred relic that is kept in the Hoi Tong The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued portmantean, which was snatched from him by Monestory. He carried in his hand small the following report:-

On the 19th at 12:10 p.m.-The depression his friend's house and reported his loss. The of. The man went back to Dzadə sons unacquainted with the persoanel of the cently had demonstration can attest. In this houring the buy after he had been got out Chins Association/"

has moved Eastwards and approached the return to the monastory, and see if that would particular instance the West Point police learn of the control of his parents by frand. Tho Bonins,

The other depression has crossed the North naar to are the thief. The man therefore be stolen also. Meanwhile his friends would be ed, from information received, that a big other two obarges were misdemeanour and A whist drive was hold under the auspices of fight was browing in their district. A under the Ordinance one was, using frand top of the Sea of Japan and is now situated took another bag and wandered about in whence no traveller returns. The last office the Eastern Scotia Masoni lodge on Wednes- trifling quarrel at the Connaught Mineral bring into the Colony for the purpose of getting

orer Hokkaido.

The harometer has risen moderately over aimless fashion, and it was not long before a of the dead, performed with stateliness and day night in their Lodge Hoom, Kerloon Water Factory appear to have involved him out of the control of his father; the other the Loochoor and the E coset of China; and reused to snatch the bag. The man hell a

over thief, probably the same one as before, sudes. soleniu pomp, and representing a national Seventy-two persons sat down, and a most two clubs known as the Irus On and the was taking him out of the Colony for the purpose fallen slightly in Tongking hers prasmere tightly and raised an alarm, and his friends expression of grief at a national bereave enjoyable evening was spent. The two first gang Fak-Wo, and the factions who were ready that the jury must find was that there had been Farmosa Channal and fresh 3 to E. winds ber with such good will that he was rendered

of selling him. The one thing in all those cases prizes were won by Mrs. Grossett and Mr. to slash are sail to have numbered many han some sort of frended to get the boy over the northern shores of the China Sea..

Frosh NF, winds may be expectat in the who were near seized the thief. Beroral

alanders came up, and began to strike the wo ment, deepens the profound impression Jackson, and the remaining prize winners were dreds. When a patrol of detectives proceeded to long. The facts in this case were that the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending created by the presence of death. As grief Mrs. Bonnett, Mrs. Wolfe, and Messrs. Boley West-Folat on Wednesday they discovered a youngster, who was about fourteen years of age, is "pleased with grief's society," Great Ulderup, Pascoe, Hill, and Cousing The Britain must be very sensible of the gym- arrangements, admirably carried out by Mfr. large and excited crow in Queen's Food, many was up in the country at a theatrical entertain. The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon pathy extended to her in her sorrow by F. Budden assisted by Mr. A. B. Allan, met of whom were armed with sickles and other ment. The prisoner got into communication today is sa follows other [uations. The passing of KING with so much success that the Indies and weapons, and all of whom apparently anticipated with him, and got him away from his home on

Hongkong & Reighbourhood (*))))

ChanoAN.E. winds, gentlemen prosant requested Mr. A. Lawrence is battle royal The appearance of the police, the promise to train him to be su unter. The Formoss Channel... - {frech. bond of affection existing between the series of whist drives. Votos of thanks were and the armed men threw down their wessous and the stage seized on all boys at one time Hongkong and Lamooks. Throne and the people and demonstrating corded to Mesra, Badden and Allan for the thought only of escape. Three arrests were or other in their existence and the little. South coast of Chins betwe the unity of the Empire which stretches splendid manner in which everything was effected, and these men were charged at the Chinese boy, unluckily for him, met the to E. wind, moderato, over continents and seas, but has also evoked arranged.

Magistracy yesterday and remanded,

man in the dock, who told him he could equally, showery,

at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches,

for

To

for, but before assistance could arrive the man unconscious. The Red Cross Society was sent was found to be dead. Two mon were arrested unmercifully beating the thief, and they are now awaiting trial in the Pan Yu Magistrate's Yamen. In this monastery orowits, of people Congregate every day; patent medicine vendors, quaoks, political orators, dentiste, fortuas fellers and large numbers of loafers, Henes soene, and although at the entrance to the monastery there is one of the biggest palios stations in Honam, there are always many thefts and erines of violence taking place.

EDWARD has shown not only the strong who presented the prizes) to arrange for a however, disconcerted the would-be lawbreakers, Attorney-General thought the glamour of South coast of Chins betrcon Same as No. 1. there are always many bad characters on the

Hongkong and Hainan...

Fame as No. 1 or freah;