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knowledge of the man, he has refused appointments which other honest men could not see their way to hold, but the duties for which he is so eminently fitted and which would represent a worthy life's work are still neglected. In fact the chief con- cern of the Government seems to be how

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 27TH, 1910.

A native dispatch says that the Ministry of TELEGRAMS.|

Finance proposes to mint 6,000,000,000 of the

Bussian workmen will be employed for the work currency coins for issue this year, and that

We are authorised to state that the Hongkong Cricket Club have socepted the challenge of the Bhanghai Cricket Club to send up a Hongkong team by the end of September nere.

The local office of the Nederlandsch Indische Handels bank is in receipt of telegraphic advies from the head office at Amsterdam stating that a cent, has boon declared for the dividend of 12 per year ending 31st, December 1909,

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THE KAISER.

LOCAL SPORT.

CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB

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was very fast throughout. In the end the former won by the odd goal of three. The following played for Matshall's team→→Marshnil, Cooke, Snow, Forbes, Bora, Nailer and Davies, OPENING OF NEW CLUB HOUSE,

TUB RACE, L. Rose An event of ne little importance in local

T. Logan yachting circles took place on Saturday after-

This proved a very interesting and amusing noon when the new premises of the Hongkong event. With so many entries there were siz Corinthian Yacht Club ware opened with hoate, the winners of heata competing in the hefitting celebration and in the presence of a final Rose won a good race by about threa

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Marge number of members and friends The vards, and what appeared to bo a dead heat for

ceremony was performed by Mrs. Francis LONDON, June 24th. The Daily Chronicle" denies the Clack, wife of Dr. Clark (Commodore),

Mr. Hazeland, Vice-Commodore, in calling on Daily Mail Mrs. Clark to perform the ceremony, commented report published by the

was formed Mrs. Clark had then performed the that the Kaiser was present at Kiel on the foot that six years ago when the club opening ceremony, and in presenting her with regatta yesterday.

the liver key he thanked her for again coming forward and opening this sew building,

second place was awarded to Logan, who paddled his tub along the full course with great accuracy.

SIA "BOYS' RACE.""

C. Logan

A. Logan...

WATSON & CO. best he is to be kept away from such a position. The transformation which it is known would follow his appointment to any real command in the Army is feared, and the reforms which would ensue are dreaded. That auch a state of things should exist in any country does not sugur well for ite 'future, Fortimately the public are not likely to tolerate the hero of Khartoum being shunted into a siting. His work has appealed to them, his personality has at

The chess and ping pong tournaments at the tracted them, and knowing the value of the services he is prepared to render the Chinese Y.M.C.A. are concluded. Mr. Ng Tin State, they will probably see that these Fo is the winner of the ping pong competition, are not to be lost to the nation. Admit. while the English and Chinese chess tourna the Chinese military mission were said I have maoh pleasure in declaring this of the afternoon,

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Acting under instructions from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, His Excellency tho Governor, has been pleased to appoint Me, W. J. Tutoher to be Saperintendent of the Botanical and Forestry Department in succession to Mr. 8. T. Dunn, reci, ned.

ments were won by Mr. K. D. Gazdar and Mr. Ho Ying-Kwan, respectively,

There is published in the Singapore Gazette a draft of a bill to confer on the Supreme Court jurisdiction in divorce and matrimonial causes which will be introduced in Council shortly. The hill affects only Christian subjects and those. living or married in the Colony,

tedly it is not easy to fit round pegs in square holes. Admittedly the advent of a KITORENER is as embarrassing and as phenomenal us the rise of NAFOLEON. The difficulty is of a two-fold nature. It means dislocating existing machinery to provide a propar place for such an exceptional creating an

His Excellency, the Officer Administoring the personality, and it means office for which successor is not Government has toon pleased to appoint Lien likely to be found. LORD KITCHENRE tonut RR, Rosoman, R.N., to be the naval has a genius for military organisation representation on the committee for the Wong

noi-cheong and Queen's Recreation Grounds, which Great Britain needs. That geniuse Lieutenant E. P. H. Pardon, RM.L.I. should not be suppressed because it is conveniently reformative or because it is unique. It should be welcomed, and utilland as brilliance of intellect in any other aspect of life is welcomed and ap preciated, and the sooner the Government realise that exceptional metuods are required. to deal with a situation which is unusual the nearer will they be to the solution of a problem which can only be met with courage.

The statement published by the Provincial Authorities at Canton explanatory of their wishce in regard to the imposition of the new duty on prepared opium" is not very illuminating. It is, of course, interesting as setting forth the official view, and it is typically Chinese in so much as it avoids

A. S. WATSON & CO., any reference to the real question of the

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A prayer meeting will be held at St Paul's- College to day at 5,30 p.m., which will take the form of Thanksgiving for the Unity of the Churches during the Edinburgh Conference, and the beneloial results that have been obtained The mooting will be addressed by Gol W. E St. John, RE

A woman who jumped overboard from Yazmati ferry launch, evidently with the intan tion of committing suicide, was rescued by a passenger. The woman, appeared before Mr. B.B. Hallifax at the Magistracy on Saturday, and was discharged, and his Worship signified his intention of commending her plucky

resoner to the committee of the Belition Teust Fund for bravery.

A carpenter on the ss. Arratoon Apcar op. peared before Mr. E. R. Hallifax at the Magistror on Saturday on a charge of disorderly bahaviour, and the defendant proced- od against the Chief Offloor of the steamer on a subject in dispute. To a tax on prepared charge of assault. Licht. U. W. Beckwith. opium the treaty Powers cannot object B.N, Assistant Harbour Mustez, ant with his provided the duty is levied on both the Whiler After hearing the evidence the magistrate dismissed the charge against the native and foreign article, and arming the ordered the carpenter to torrent two days wibrum weigh this fiantion or shett Course of conduct the Chinesa establish a monopoly for the ostensible purpose of collecting a revenue on prepared opium and which will at the same time provide them with machinery for learning of the actual

ment without the option of a fine.

CHINESE MILITARY MISSION.

LONDON, June 24th. Prince Tsai Tao and the members

entertained to a banquet at the castle nt Vienna, Archduke Francis Salvator represented the Emperor.

The

RUSSIA AND JAPAN.

which everyone hoped was an indication of good times in store.

Mrs. Clark then inserted the key in the look, and as she unlocked and opened the door sho

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0. Logan roccived a start of 6 seconds by virtuo of his age, and swimming in fine style

him on every stroke." won by two longtha, with his brother overhauling

GREAST'POLE.

D. McCras D. Wood ...

"This event, as is usual, was the most amusing

MY PIS KACH. T. Logon res

LAWN TENNIS,

C. A. Carr and C, Willson beat . E. Green and H. Brewer 7-4, beat Zedeliue and Le Breton 7.4, bost Brawn and Mead 9-2 and beat Edwarde”. and Rose 5-6.

Dr. Clark, after all had gathered in the Club House open for the use of members. reading room, ssid:-Ladies and Gentlemen,- want to ask you to drink sucess to the Club. It is six years since it was established, and on

The annual tennis match between teams re- the 27th day of January, 1906, my wife opened presenting Hongkong and Kowloon was played your first Club house-a emall wooden structure on Saturday afternoon at the King's Park, and which long sgo grow too small for the numerons a pleasant game resulted in a win for the LONDON, June 24th. members who flocked to our kanner. The only visitors by 102 to 74. Scores - Daily Telegraph's St. mements of that first Club house that now remains is this very expellent photograph which adoras our walls. The aim of our club has been Petersburg correspondent telegraphs that a Russo-Japanese Treaty will be to foster that true sporting instinst which is signed in a few days. It will have the proud heritage of the British race, by encouraging a friendly rivalry among the many the effect of bringing Russo-Japaneset-water enthusiasts in this Colony. The relations into a phase of neighbourli Club offers every facility for yacht racing, believed, will cruising, rowing, boat racing, motor boat racing, ness which, it is culminate later in a formal alliance.wimming and water pole, and if with these many privileges you are not able to maintain a The new treaty denis only with Man-mena una in corpore sane the fault lies at your churia, the idea being that peace there secures the peace of the remainder of Far East. It accepts unreservedly the

status quo" as the groundwork for future Far Eastern policy.

The correspondent adds that the well-meant but inadequately adjusted action of America and the unfriendli- ness of China towards Russia contributed largely towards this Russo-Japanese rapprochement."

BRITISH POLITICS.

"CONFERENCE-PROSPECTS,

Losnor. June 25th Mr. Birrell, addressing a meeting at Bristol, said it was ridiculous to pay and sentented him to four days' imprison suppose that the Conference would meet to invent compromises. The object of any Conference must be to discover bases of agreement, and if the latter were impossible or unsatis- factory then the politicians would be able to resume the fight as vigorously as before,

`THE RIGSHA COOLIES' STRIKE.

The strike of ricsha coolies is evidently

consumption of the drug, a knowledge nearing an end, and the Government have not which they declare to be of value in found it necessary to resort to say stringent enabling them to further repress the habit. measures with the strikers. Tre, they might have taught the coolies a wholesome lesson by This sounds very nicely, and suggests to the cancelling their licences and making them take Ordere for extra copies of DAILY FREExeter Hall people that China is really in out fresh ones, but they evidently preferred to should be sent before 11 am on day of publication. After that hour the supply is earnest in ridding the country of an evil let events take their coures, being of opinion limited. Only supply for Cash. A

which has wrought much harm to her men that when rice and money failed the coolis Telegraphic Address Punes.

and women, but without questioning would resume his calling. On Batarday after. Codes: 4.B.O. 5th Ed. Lieber.

the good faith of the Imperial Govern on a tow public ricsbas were seen on the streets, and yesterday the number plying for

P. O. Box, 34. Telephone No. 13.

THE PEACE OF EUROPE.

LONDON, June 25th. The Emperor Francis Joseph, in

door, and not at oars, I have to feeder the apologies of your Committee for having so long kopt you out of these commodious promises, but

.H. Hancock and M. R. Harris beat Green and Brewer 6.5, beat Zedelins and] Le Breton 8-3, boat Brawn and Mead 10-1, and lost to Edwards and Rose 5-6.

B. F. C. Master and R. E. H. Oliver lost to Green and Brawer 3-8, beat Zadelius and LB

Breton 6-5, lost to Brawn and Mead 5-6 and lost

to Edwards and Rose 5-6.

T. H. King and A. R. Sutherland lost to Groon, and Brewer 5-6, lost to Zodelius and Le Breton 5-6, beat Brawn and Moad 8.30 and lost

5-6, best Room 7

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CORRESPONDENCE.

A PROTEST.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGLONG

you at fart of Uainees workmen, one of whose mottoes apparently is "Procrastination is the essence of contenting," and so we may be thankful that we are here at last, and that

An American four, made up of the following our Club house has only taken three months members, will compete in the international radi longer to build than was anticipated. I to be held in connection with the Menin Boat well remember that when I wanted to run Club's forthcoming regatta Mr. E. N, Stevens, over to Manila for a professional congress stroke; Mr. T. 1. Aitken, 3rd oarsman; Dr. on March 1st, last, and assured your Com-Gregg, 2nd oarsman; and Mr. 8. R. Brown, bow, The English four will consist of Mr. O. Dykes, mittee that I should be back without tail stroke: Mr. James R. Herridge, 3rd oarsman on the 18th of Marol, there was some solemn Mr. Cecil F. Bristol, 2nd oarsman; and Mr. shaking of heads because they feared I would Wm. B. Brown, bow. not be back in time for the opening of the Club house. (Laughter.) And here we are at the end of June-which reminds me of a little family socrot.I wonder if my wife would mind if I told it to you. Many years ago I married, and after the necessary preliminaries

Hongkong, June 26th, 1910. were settled the salema question of the date of SIR-On Saturday night I visited the Shion the wedding had to be discussed. Itisidly Cinema show in Flower Street for the purpose suggested that June 23rd would be a very of seeing the excellent time of our Inte good day; seeing that it was my birthday, Bovereign's funeral which were being shown, and that one could not crowd too many and as a member of the loyal and patriotic good things into one day; but the wretched audience present, Toonld not bat feel deeply so wa fixed the scene which was depicted so clearly as to make 23rd was to be a Sunday, id that June imprezied and tonohed by the sed and soleran wedding for an earlier day in June This year one plmost feel oneself an sotul member of that another red-letter day in our lives was to ocour, enormous crowd in London's streets who had and I secretly hoped that June 23rd would be come to witness in every spirit of reverence and the day, but alas the calendar again interfered, homage the wonderful closing scenes in the fer at the 23rd, was a Thursday, and we could history of our late dearly loved King, not properly celebrate this function except on

Imagine, therefore, the pain and disgust that half-holiday, we had to make it the 25th. must have been caused to every loyal (Choors). Of course I could not be allowed to minded Englishman on Saturday night by the have two parties in one week, and soil am cele piscist who could think of nothing more brating my 46th birthday to-day as well as the atting and in keeping with the sad some

HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUT ROAD (ment in her expressed desire to abolish hire had considerably increased. The only opening the Hungarian Parliament, opening of the new Club house. (Lond cheers.) to play than "Whistling Bafus" "Dolly Gray "

LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EO Che Baily Press.

HONGKONG, JUNE 27TH, 1910.

THE days of hero worship are not yet dead

the habit it is possible to see in the trouble now feared is from intimidators, but monopoly just established another of the police are keeping sharp look-out, and the the many attempts on the part of officials maleontents will have little opportunity of in to "squeeze" the foreign trader. From the terfering with those who have returned to work statement published it would appear as if

the Provincial Authorities were actuated by the purest of motives, and were it not known that & considerable discrepancy exists

DIVORCE LAWS.

EQUAL REMEDY FOR HUSBAND AND WIFE,

On June 1st the Lord Chief Justice, Lord

Both husband and wife, he considerad, shonta have equal grounds for divorce; and permanent

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said the Government's victory was pledge of the peaceful development and strengthening of Hungary. The Government intended to introduce universal suffrage, and to increase the defensive forces. His Majesty was tic deeply grateful for the ever-increasing home to their friends and refreshments were cannot conduct the showing of these fims with

And now let me give you at the toast" Sne- and various lively and ill-timed, waltzes during cose to the Corinthian Yacht Club-long may the most impressive portions of the tragic scone it fouelsh and the typhoone be tender with the the most i building." (Applause,)

The toast was fittingly honoured, and glasans were drained to the future prosperity of this Club of mushroom growth and of great possibili-

After the ceremony the members were "at

One would have much proferred to have dispensed with the services of that plans altogether, and to have wateked the pic- tures of that mounfal procession in a fitting. reverence and silence, and I, for one, think that if the management of the above-named show

provided. The large attendance included a better regard for the feelings of his audience numerous Indies, and during the sports which and a more decent sense of the fitness of things, THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT.

followed the band of the 13th Kaipats discoursed it were better to prohibit the display of thee selections of music,

*fims, as the above mentioned ocmurrence is a LONDON, June 25th.

The new premises consist of a large and downright disgrace in a loyal Colony like The Governor of Nevada has in-spacious building comprising committee and Hongkong. Yours truly,

"PROTEST.”” masey oaght to be a sufficient justification for timated that he will not interfere

Secretary's rooms, reading room, tea room, ladies' in the granting of a petition.

room and bar room, on the top floor; and dress. The Lord Chief Justice further thought that the Johnson-Jeffries fight to tal

to take ing rooms, bath rooms, store room and boyr the wife should have an equal remedy to her

room, besides accommodation for the storing husband, but the power and daty to forgive place in that State on July 4th. ought to be more easy to the wife than to the husband,

in Great Britain. This characteristic which between promises and performances Commission, objected to the proposal to give peacefulness of Europe.

Alverstone, gving evidence before the Divores CARLYLE sought to develop has not been sympathy might unwisely be extended to divorce jurisdiation to County Courts or any particularly manifest during the new the officials in this matter. But as long as inferior Courts

The difficulty experienced by the poor in get- century, but one man has been able to the tax is collected on raw opium the impositing divorees might be met by the Slate paying revive it and to show that the population of tion must be regarded as a breach of the the expenses, as was done in criminal CBEDS, the United Kingdom, whom the writer in Chefoo Convention Possibly some Provin- question regarded as being "mostly fopla," Authorities are honestly trying to is still able to recognise a great man and to curtail opium smoking, but it is more likely pay that devotion which his greatness and that the majority, in the hope of " making his genius deserve. The man who claims hey while the sun shines" have favoured that hero worship is none other than LORD the creation of a monopoly. More straight KITCHENÉE. The country is it one in re-dealing is required, and though some of the garding him as one of the worlds great merchants are not deserving of any mer, but the Government, not being ac sympathy for the losses they might possibly

GOVERNOR ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT.

By the order of the justice of the ponos of

AUSTRIA'S NEW PROVINCES.

On June at the Emperor-King Francis Joseph, of Austria-Hungary, while visiting the recently annexed provinces, attended, at Berajero, successive services in the Roman Catholis, Berb Byungoguss, and the Protestant Churak Ho was received with the cordial homage subjects of all creeds,

THE COLONTS FINANCES.

customed to such exceptional personalities, incur, speculation in opium not being any Pateros, Bizal, governor of the province, Lope and Orthodox cathedrals, in the Mosque, the in this brief period to the position of one of the Bane month of $599,545.97, leaves a balance in

and

The French Mail of the 24th May was delivered in London on the 24th inst.

ed in London on the 24th ins

It is notified in Gazeffe that the junk laden with stone sunk in Chuempi Channel, Centon River, has been removed:

finds it difficult to place him in that sphere more praiseworthy than speculation in K. Santa has been arrested on the charge of which his transcendental abilities demand, rubber the Provincial Government is feele aggrieved at being called upon to certainly deserving of condemnation for solve a problem which offers no rule or repudiating the terms of the Convention. precedent for its guidance. It would not be fair to blame the party in office for the deadlock which bas arisen. The advent of a truly great man, a genius, in any depart- ment of government service, is a somewhat unique occurrence, and consequently there is no established usage to decide how he is to be treated. But the party in ofve and the quilitary system will be very much blame if the services which the country so greatly needs are not rendered Mr. R. Hunter has been appointed a surveyor by the only man who can perform them, of boilers of unlicensed steamships under 60 Various attempts have been made to dispose tons burden during the absence on leave of Mr. of him, but, as we should expect from our D. Macdonald

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At the Magistracy on Saturday Mr. E. R. Hallifax find a quartermaster on the steamer

afyuan 35 for assaulting a shipmate.

mes, children Thora were picturesque circumstances, Presenting him with bouquets,

In his addresses the veteran ruler exhorted concord, moderation, and unity of effort for the development of the country

hand of $169,647.87./20

The Colonial Treasurer's financial statement of rowing boats, eta, on the ground floor for the mouth of April shows a balance of assets Sterled on quite a small scale in 1904 as

and liabilities on March Sist of $51,640.55. an off-shoot from the Victoria Recreation This amount, together with $717,553.29, revenue Club in the interests of yachting, this from April 1st to 30th, given a total of Club has been raised by Mr. Molver and Mr. 3769,193,84 Dednoting an expenditure for the Hazeland, together with a few other enthusiasts,

foremost yacht clubs in the East, combining The statement of assots and liabilities places Be it now does five sailing classes and a motor

the total assets at $411,105.26, and the total boat class, while water polo and aqustio sports liabilities, at $241,457.39. The balance stand- are also embraced within the sphere of its ecting to the right side of the ledger is there- vitias.

fore $169,647,87, Reimbursement dao by mail- The membership at present exceeds 200, and way construction soconut on March 31st was the growing interest in yachting in the Colony 8976,890.05, from which has to be deducted a promises to rates it very considerably. In Ah King's yar lone there are at presont on the credit balance on account of April of $127,295.- slips four risers and a 30-foot centre board leaving, 8849,604.31 This amount, plus the credit balance previously mentioned, leaves a yacht of new design in course of egnefraction, balance of assets (General Account) of all for the Corinthian Yacht Clubje no

81,019.252.16. Results of the sports were as under

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contempt of court and solcneed on a bond of P1,000, saya the Manila Cablenews-Ameriden,

La Democracia, special cortospondent at Pasig, tells the following story of the arrosti The governor accompanied by the presidents of Pateros flet charges against some soldiers for playing mante. The witnesses produced for the prosecution were secret agents of the governor. After these witnesses had been heard the justice

NEW RUBBER MOVE of the peace decided that there was not enough proof to warrant o conviction on the charge,

According to reports published by the Lisbon Governos Santos then proposed to cite further Press, a group of Brita South African capital

them heutenant and a serists has approached the Portuguese Government witnesses, among geant who were in the game when it was with a view to securing the exclusive right of Brosted. The justice of the peace agreed to the exploitation of rubber on large scale at

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. this. On the following day the trial was co2 Mocambiado (Portuguese Africa). The

Capital fined and these ne

witnessed wors heard, but necessary to estimated at two millions sterling The pole games were of night minutes The C. & M. str. Zajire left Manila on the still the justice of the peace did not find the but it is thought the promoters of the scheme duration, and were played by specially selectal 24th inst., at 5 p.m., and is dus here to-day af evidence strong enough and decided to dizorisa.

sre willing to provide a sum far exceding this,

tom In the first round Marshall's team and daylight. Yorck left Shanghai via Governor Santos then called the presidente should it be required, enormous profits being and announced the lived withdraw the anticipated. It is stated that tas Portuguese Beattie's beam defeated Bancroft's and Carroll's Foochow on the 25th inak, at 7 pm and may charge, acensing the justice of being partial, arbitrary and tyrannical The justice of the Government has adopted a favourable attitude teams by 2-1 and 1-0, respectively. The final be expected here on or about the 29th inst, as &

towards, the proposal, which will be presented to peace then ordered his arrest for contempt. the Foringuese Parliament after its assembling"

game between Marshall's seven and Beattie's pa

CAWMERE POLO

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