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THE HONGKONG DAILT PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2wd, 1910,
His Excellency the Archbishop A. Agius,
Pepal Delegate for the Philipines Lalagds, bas TELEGRAMS. kindly ceasented to celebrate Holy Mass at the
R.C. Cathedral with general communion at 7 am. on the 3rd lust, being the Feast of the Sacred Heart.
His Highness the Marjah of Moarbhanji dined at Mountain Lodge with H. E. the Officer Administering the Government and Lady May on 31st ult., and remained as a guest, over next day. The sating Chief Justice and Colonel St. John, Mrs. St. John and Miss St. John were among the small party invited to meet His Highnoas.
The Waiwapa has communicated with the Viceroys and Governors of varions Provinces requesting them to have the number of foreign travellers in each Province recorded. A list is to be sent to the Waitupa in order to enable them to send to the Legislative Council an offaial report on the number of foreiguera in the Empiro.
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RESULT OF THE DERBY.
LONDON, June 1st.
The race for the Derby run at
Epsom to-day resulted as follows :———.
1 Lemberg.
2 Greenback.
8 Charles O'Malley.
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I. H. Prince Esau, the special commissioner MR. ROOSEVELT IN LONDON, for investigating. foreign naval systems, caused an order for a croiser to be given to i certain foreign shipbuilding company at a cost of £200,000. It is reported that Prisce Hann
the representative of a certain shipbuilding company at Hamburg. The rossel is to cost £210,000.
hearagreat deal. LoBD Chouen tells us that in the process of assimilating the countries conquered by the Romans colour formed no obstacle. Intermarriage was not uncommon
at least, it was far more common than itse also given an order for a training ship to to-day, when difference of colour imposes obstacles which may be said to have been non-existent in the ancient world. Lonn CROMER has treated the subject of inter- marriage as well as the closely allied question of colour antipathy in greater detail in the appendix to the essay. His LORDSHIP anys.he is not aware that a competent scholar haa over examined into the question of the stage in the history of the world at which differenes of colour, as distinguished from difference of race, acquired the importance
EULOGISES
BRITISH RULE.
LONDON, May 31st. Mr. Roosevelt drove to the Guildhall through cheering crowds. At the
His Excellency Phya Muha Nubhab, his Guildhall he received the freedom of
Majesty's now Minister to Tokyo,
and family arrived at Kowloon wharf by the Imperial German Mail steamer Yock yesterday morning en route to Japan and left by the same boat in the evening His Excellency was received by his Siamieso Majesty's acting Consul, Sir H. N. Mody, and afterwards His Excellency lunched at the through the city and environs,
the City of London in a gold casket.
In his speech he sulogised in the highest terms British rule in Uganda and in the Sudan. Britain had given to Egypt the best government that coun- try had known for two thousand years,
A CHARGE OF ASSAULT. The hearing of the case in which D. B. Captain and S. E. Alanna stand charged with haring committed an assault on Della Huard was resumed yesterday at the Magistracy before Mr. B. Hallifar
The cross-examination of compisinant by Mr. Reader Harris was opened. She said she did |not know why Usptain went to ker house on the occasion in question. He must have gone thero in order to assault her. There was no other reason. She did not remember writing to him to ask him to come to her house. She was quite certain she did not send him the shit produced. She had ordered him away from her house on the first of April and he had not been there alace with her permission. The quarrel on April 1st was about money. His shroff had collected some I.Q.U.'s for her and part of the money was kept by him.
Did you give instructions to your solicitor to settle this for 82,000 P-No, I never mid any. thing of the kind.
Complainant also denied having told a Parses, who was brought into Court, she would settle for plenty of money,
His Worship You never offered to withdraw on payment of money? Complainant No.
Mr. Harris-Sapposing Mr. Captain had come to you and said here is 82,000, let bygone bo" byagones. Would you have settled it. No,
Mr. Hatt conducted the cross-examination. after tiffin.
Where is Mr. Robertson I don't know. Barely you know where he is?-I don't. Did you see him yesterday Yes, He was in your house, wasn't he?--Yes, He comes to your house almost every day, doesn't he F-No, I can't say that.
He comes frequently --Well; ho comes two
You say you never naked him to your house or three times a week perhops. sinco April 1st F-Yes.
Did you send him this chit P-Yes. That was on May 4th ?—I did not notice the date.
At one time you were on friendly terms with Mr. Captain Wall, yes, I have known him for three yeah-
1
Ion were on friendly terms ?--Only in a way' Were you on friendly terma-Ya. You have got money from him-Yes, but I have returned it.
"You need to quarrel with him sometimes ?---- Yes.
Always over money P-Yes.
He would be a very useful witness in thfa case, wouldn't he P-Not necessarily.
His Worship-We osa draw our own in- forence. Whether he is summoned or not fa another thing.
Mr. Shenlon objected to the question. Mr. HettCan this man be found in the Colony!--I don't know. :
Are you helping to support this man ?~~I am not supporting any man. The only man who got anything out of me is Captain.
Then it is untrue to suggest that you pawned some of your jawellery for this man?-It is antras.
Did
you give him a diamond ring ?—Yea, but
Never anything else P-No. Dil you ever fight with Mr. Captain at all not for his own purpose.
And that ring was given to youdain P--- In regard to money,
No, it was not,
Always over business, eh?-It was business with him.
It was only when you get drunk that you quarrelled with bin --No.
which it certainly now possesses as a social Pesk Hotel, after which he had a motor drive but. Britain crred on the side of timidity letter? No, I am not prepared to say.
and political factor, and he throws out thres or four suggestions of a remote origin of this antipathy of colour. But his own conjecture is that this antipathy is a plant of comparatively recent growth, receiving in
SUPREME COUNT.
Wednesday, June 1st.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
and sentimentality. He denounced the propaganda of the Nationalists of Egypt. It either was or was not right," he said, “for Britain to be in
all probability a great stimulus from the BEFORE HIS HONOUS ME. F.A HAZELAND Egypt to establish order there. If it
(ACTING PUISNE JUDGE)
THE SUB-LETTING EVIL
world-discoveries of the Afteenth century. "One of the results of those discoveries," His LORDSHIP observes, "was to convincethe white Christian that he might not only with brought action against Leung Keng Chun, Wong Shan, trading as Wong Sha Kee, strict propriety enslave the black heathen trading as To Fung, to recover 8647.25, balatice LORD Acton is quoted as saying in his due for work done and material supplied. Mr. "Lectures on Modern History" that "there Otto Kong Sing appeared for the plaintiff and were-eminent divines who thought that theMr Goldring appeared for the defendant. people of hot countries might be enslaved. HENRY THE NAVIGAron applied to Rome and NICHOLAS V. issued Bulls authorising him
Mr. Goldring bald the defondant firm was Po Fang, but he did not admit that Leung Kong Chau was the sole partner. He was the manag
partner clay, Sing If he is
ing [25 and his Portuguese to make war on the
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superiority. Whatever the origin of colour antipathy may have been it persists to-day, and its basis is perfectly obvious and quite Cintelligible. It is constantly forcing itself
LONDON OFFION: 133, FLEET STREST, EC on public attention that colour antipathy is a very prominent feature in the government and social relations of the world. In reality however, the antipathy is not to colour, but to the things it connotes--the degrading social habits and the economic evils associat
HONGKONG, JUNE 2nd, 1910.
ing partner that is sufficient, I think,
was not right then Britain should get out of it, but I hope and believe that
duty to govern Egypt. the British will decide that it is their
SOUTH AFRICAN UNION.
LONDON, May 1st. The South African Union was for.
Did you write that letter? I could not say, You are not prepared to say you wrote that Fou think it may be your signature -It may be.
Mr. Harris road the letter which began, "My dear Captain, and wont on to express sorrow for what she had done. I promise not to take any more drink," she added, and angested that he should forfeit if she took drink again. She subscribed herself, "Your sweetheart."
should keep a am of 850 as a bond which she
Is the sigastore youre-It must be mine.
You remember writing him, "You come here. I want you now chop chop" Pi-Yes, I was afraid of the man
Didn't he reply, "If you want me you must write a letter of apology. If you want to see me chop-chop you must write chop-chop." Then you wrote that letter - Yes.
Did you sand for him ?—No, he sent for me. You wrote this latter ----That was written.
manas mally inaugurated to-day at Pretoria. they wrong. It love
His Lordship gave permission to amend the writ accordingly, A
Mr. Otto Kong Bing said this was ons of
those sub-contract cases on the railway. The Canton Railway people let out a contract to a firm called the Kin On, who sub-bet part of the work to the defendants, and the defendante in turn sub-let it to the plaintifs.
His Lordship-And you probably sub-let to somebody else?
Mr. Otto Kong Bing-No. We have done the work Proceeding, he said he understood the defence was privilege. The defendants entered into the sub-contract with a man or firma called Wing Bo, who, however, could not take up the
contract for want of money, and transferred
their interest to the plaintiffs in this case. The defendants ratified that transfer by putting plaintif's name in the book instood of Wing
Evidence was heart and the case adjourned.
LICENSING BOARD.
A meeting of the Licensing Board was held yesterday afternoon at the Colonial Secretary's Office for the purpose of considering two applications. H. E. the floor Administering the Government presided, and the others present were: The Colonial Secretary, Hon Mr. E. Osborne, Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart, Messra. A Shelton Hooper, A. Mackenzie and G. A. Woodcock (secretary),
GERMAN HONOURS FOR
PRINCE TSAI TAO.
LONDON, May 31st. The Kaiser has conferred on Prince Texi Tao the Grand Cross of the Red Engle with collar.
JAPANESE VISITORS IN PRUSSIA.
LONDON, June 1st.
You were living with the defendant?-Never, That is a photo raph of you together --You. Yen deny having lived with this man -I don't know what you call living with him.
Has he got his clothes in your house?—No. Not a single thing P--No.
Were they in your house a fortnight ago ! --- No.
Did you write that letter to Lima -Yes, that in achit about three years old.
Written by you —Yes,
You say there you have fallen in love with him Yes, I anbmitted to him because I was frightened.
Re-examined--Complainant asid that Capr two years. She had some accounts with him for had collected her chits for her during the pa liquor and furnitors and he took his money out of the chit money. She had lost a lot during the past two years. At the time of Captain's hankruptcy he burrowed $2,500 from her and be bad only repaid $1,000.
Eladé Silver, a woman who lives next door to complainant, spoke to witnessing the assault. The hearing was adjourned, mutil next Wednesday.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE DROUGHT.
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG)
DAILY PRESS.
SIR-The following figures taken from the returna published by the Hongkong Observa tory may be of interest to your readers. They enable a comparison to be made between the three most severe droughts we have experienced since. 1884
WINTER OF 1890-91.
September October... November December January February
Inchas rainfall,
1.94
1-37
March...
April
Total for 8 months
9'34
WINTER OF 1901-02.
·Inches rafuffi
September
3:89
October...
2:51
November
77
December
83
January February March
HI
..-་
a
+02
-49
+
You addressed him na “darling," and said, "If I could be with you all the time, I would be happy. I don't know what has come over me
April Prince Togugawa, Baron Oura and falling in love like this." You wrote that Mr. Sengoku listened to the debates because you were afraid ?-Yes. in both Houses of the Prussian Dist yesterday.
AUSTRIA'S MILITARY.
EXPENDITURE.
LONDON, June 1st. Reuter's Vienna correspondent tele- graphs that the Minister of Finance has announced a fresh permanent military expenditure of 37,500,000 The application of David Langunan for the kronen, owing to the
to the increased num- transfer to him from W. Winch of the publican's ber of recruits, and a naval construc- in for the Bells Vien Hotel at Bhaukivastion expenditure of 12,500,000 kronen. was considered.
The police report was submitted.
Applicant stated in reply to Mr. Hooper that he had never hold a license before,
THE FISHERY. QUESTION IN PECHILI GULF.
LOED CROMEE as President of the Classicaled with the immigration of the coloured races Association for the current year delivered into white countries. So long us such an inaugural address on Ancient and Modern wide differences in social habits exist be Imperialism. Hrs Lordship has since ela tween the coloured and the white races, and borated the essay and had it published in so long as coloured labour undersells in the book form, for the benefit of a larger winto man's land the white man's labour, so audience. Regarding history as philosophy long will colour antipathy be a social and teaching by example, it is possibly true that political factor. The antipathy perceptibly some useful lessons are to be learnt from weakens as the coloured race approximates the comparison; and this was no doubt the in-its-standards of living and social customs idea which influenced LORD CROMER to give to those of the white races. As welook round to the essay, this extended publicity. For andnote the influence which the Caucasian our part, however, we are inclined to say the has exercised, and continues to exercise, chief value of the essay lies rather in LORD upon the dark-skinned races of the world CROMER'S ORB statement of modern imperial in the last half century we find ourselves problems than in any practical lessons which anticipating a time, possibly not extremely may be learnt from the comparison of remote, when, if colour antipathy persists as ancient with modern imperialism. It pro-a social and political factor, it will certainly fits us little to know, for example, that no be for other reasons than those which are shown given in justification of its existence to-day- modern Imperialist nation has powers of assimilation at all comparable to
The Duke and Duchess of Brunswick, who those displayed by the Romans when it is are passengers on the N. D. L. steamer Yorck shown that the Romans had not to meet the to Japan, spent yesterday sight wooing in Hong asme difficult politieni obstacles that stand kong. The Torck, which left in the evening, doreMonchen for a hotelkeeper's adjunct Hoence tention, says the Asahi, is unreasonable. in the path of the modern Imperialist/dressed ship in honour of the distinguishes to sell intoxicating liquors on the premises at Generaly speaking, the area beyond the
visitors.
The absence of rain and its effect on the water supply of the Colony is the chief topic
His Excellency Where have you CORIS from Manila
Have you been in Shanghai ?—Four years ago There is a planist at the house, Will you continue her She Las gone away.
Do you know a man called Saffredi P-Yos, Is ba your husband P-Well, I don't know whether he is my husband or not.
You were married to him at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Hongkong, were yon not?
Yes.
Mr. Harris-I say this is nothing but a family quarrel. She is charging this man with assault for the purpose of blackmail. The blow. on the arm was inflicted by a man in the house, Who is the man who was in the house at the
time-A chap named Robertson
Is he still in your house?-No. When did he leave-He has only been in my house a few times.
Did he stay in your house on the night of the assault He was in my house.
I suppose he was in the same stats ed sobriety you wewe?-Quite sober.
no
Is he still in Hongkong? -I don't know, You think he is?—Yes.
Was he ever in the police force in this Colony? —I don't know anything about him,
1:94
Total for 8 months
11063
STAR OF 1909-10.
November December
January
February March
April
May
Total for 7 months
Inches rainfall,
1-95
7:62
The winter of 1890-91 followed a fairly wet summer, that of 1901-02 followed an excep. tionally dry summer and helped to cause the worst water famine we have had in the last 20 years. Both of those droughts were effectually broken by heavy rains in May. The present drought has, so far, only lasted seven months instead of eight, and has a further redeeming feature in the exceptionally heavy rainfall of October, 1909, just before its commencement Yours faithfully,
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WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following reportfol
has risen in N.E. Japan, the depression having On the 1st at 12.15 pm-The barometer
Did he use to have a moustache F-Yea With reference to the pending fishery ques- What were you doing --I was steward at the tion in Pechili Gulf between the Chinese and
Don't you know his name was Carruthers P Japanese, the Tokyo Asahi has a paragraph-I don't know Army and Navy Club,
under International Law the whole of Pechili the sesalt was committed -About two hours, stating that the Peking Government holds that How long had he been in your house before
Galf is in Chinese territorial waters and cannot be regarded as the
moved away over the Pacifio. L sea. In the case of the open sea galf, the month at which is less than ten miles in extent, the whole stretch may be regarded as the territorial waters of the country to which it belongs In the case of the Fechill Gulf, however, the distance from Port Arthur ta
Hon. Mr. Murray Stewart-- La Mr. Winch disposing of his interest?
Applicant-I am put in as manager. The application was refused. The next application was from Joseph Theo.
34, Queen's Road Central,
He had never boon in your house before? ---Oh, yes.
Do you know your friend Robertsong waiting? Yes
The depression lying over N. Ghis yesterday, has advanced Fastwards and lies new over the Gulf of Peshili, Pressure is and also ove?
Is that his writing ?--I can't say. The latter produced was addressed to latter ares.
the Shantang coas extends about eighty miles, and in view of this the Chinese con Captain,
thres-mile limit from shore is regarded as the
Do you deny that Mr. Robertson was living
away over 8.W. Japan, onging. It is low over the
The highest pressure is shown over the Paciffe to the E. of Japan.
Moderate to fresh 8.W. and 8. winds may be
The Secretary stated there were no polics open sea. The fishing business aried on with you ?--No man has ever lived in my house, expected in the Formosa Channel and over the
objections.
"uation. In one of those bold and pro- found generalisations on Eastern polities in which he excels," remarks Loan CRORE,
of conversation at present,, but happily the Applicant said he came from Germany. He “Sir ALFRED LYALL has very truly paintedmediate future is unt viewed with any grave had been here eight months, during which time out that the Romans only had, for the most concern. Last Sunday prayers for rain ware he had been assisting the management of the part, to deal with tribes. It was Christianity offered in St. John's Cathedral, and we note that Astor House Hotel, Proriously he had been and its offshoot, Islam, that created nations, the faithful are invited to attend a Triduum of steward on board steamers,
and introduced the religious element into politics Thus the comparative success of
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both the Chinese and Japanese in Feahili Gulf has made rapid strides in recent years, and at present the value of fish caught in the Gulf amounts to Y.2,000,000.
to
"lasti As reported in our Tokyo "specials evening, the Chinese warships have been ordered assemble in the Pechili Gulf to protect the -interests of the Chinese fishermen, while several Mr. Mackenzie-Who has bought the Vienus Japanese warships are also cruising in the neighbourhood of the Gulf for similar purposes. No anxiety, it is added, need be entertained sa to any collaion between China saul Japan in this
Prayer to be held in the Roman Catholic Cathedral on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th June, at 5.30-Cafe? pm, for the purpose of supplicating Almighty
the Romans is easily explained, for what in God to send the ratuary rain. The Litany described by the author as the easy-going of the Saints will be sung, followed by other polytheism and pantheism of the ancient Prayers and the Benediction.
Applicant-Mr. Sayar.
Mr. Hoopor-Will he pay your salary? Applicant Mr. G. L. Duncan will. The application was granted.
direction, since the Kwantung Government is how exercising the utmost caution in dealing with the question:"
How many times has Mr. Robertsen been to your house?-Several times.
Do you expect him there to-night ?—Not to iny knowledge.atan
Have you soon Mr. Captain since the assault P Yes, at No. 51.
He
What happened at the interview threatened to take sway my furniture. -
Did you Instruct the women at 51 to write to Captain and ask him to come to ses you -No.
Did you ever tell him, you would withdraw
the case if he would give you want of money f— No, I asked him for the money which he owed
ma
northern shores of the China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours enang at 10 am. to-day, 000 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:--
Hongkong & Neighbourhood
Formosa Channel...
South coast of Chins between 2
- Hongkong and Lamogla.
Honghang L, EASTERIAAL
South coast China, between
S.W.&5.winds, med'e er fresh; fair at first pro- bably rain later.
Same as No. 1. Samo os No. 1.
Samo se No. 1
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