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that a wank or backward nation cannot be | allowed to stand alone. Such a nation is a of danger, but the greatest objection perhapa is that were

she permitted to remain in her stagnant condition she would retard the progreas of the world. Korea, which like the sister

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 26TH, 1910.

The Taming came out of Taikos Deck yesterday morning.

Only ous case of plaguo was reported in the Colony last week, but another notified yesterday brought the total to twenty and nineteen dentlis.

Through the courtesy of the American Con- aalate General we yesterday received the fol-

lowing typhoon warning despatched from Manila at 4 p.m.: Cyclone or typhoon in Pasile Ocean about half way between Maßana Islands and the Loochoo Islande, moving W. N. W.

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[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."]

FINANCIAL CRISIS AT SHANGHAI.

ZIGHT BANKS" FAIL. ***

SHANGHAI, July 25th. Eight Chinese banks, involving a sum of ten million taels, have failed.

It is interesting to note thint the business, done by the Chion Mulus! Life Insuraniço Com- pany during the past year has shown n remark." able increase, ne will be soon from the figarna. appearing in our advertising columas. An innovation of interest to Hongkong is the forma tion of a local advisory board consisting of Bir Paul Chater, Mr. T. F. Hough and Mr. C. J.The largest of these is the Ching Yaen Latina This should inspire the local

quity with even greater confidence in this

company.

VICE-ADMIRAL SIR ALFRED WINSLOE

CO, kingdoms of Japan and China, sought to scende herself, has now to suffer from an arrested development. Her geographical position made it impossible for her to live to herself, and being unable to maintain a separate existence, it is inevitable that like other small weak nations of the world she should by absorbed by one or other of her stronger neighbours. In the present instanco Japan has proved her capacity for the task she has undertaken, and the reforms she has already accomplished in the hermit kingdom" ought to go a long way towards making her rule acceptable to the Koreans. That there will be difficulties in the way of annexation is only to be expect ed. A leading Japanese politician, who is opposed to annexation, bases his objection on the increased cost and the unpopularity among Koreans of the proposed amalgama tion. He says:

"If Japan swallows the peninsula, her expenditure upon Korea must greatly increase; for, firstly, as a result of annexation. every official post from sesta

"Since our arrival on Sunday last wn have; in the Cabinet down to patty offices in local soon the bat leßfelds surrounding Port Arthur, provinces will be filled by Japanese, and on which or Allies fought and as glorienely thus bring Japan an additional burdan, won the ba.......us which culminated in the taking Secondly, however much the Korean people of this Fortress. We ask learn to place on the nay be lacking in patriotic spirit, and tomb of those who fell so gloriously fighting for however disloyal they may be to the present their country this token of our profound ad- Korean Imperial House, it can hardly be miration. We have stood on the hills, up which expected that the country can be subjuflings of the deepest raspoot for their valeur they fought their way to victory and it is with

gated without any protest by the people that we pay them thin hot of homage," There is certain to be some disturbance, and consequently, the military force will be increased to twe divisions-at present

CONDITION 18 next to QUALITY, the most essential re- quisite of a Cigar. Our Warehouse in Stanley Street contains specially fitted Drying Rooms for Maturing Cigars, and in the Dispensary itself the same idea is carried out on a smaller scale by the installation of drying cupboards.

Any Cigars purchased froin us have therefore the advantage of being in FINE CONDITION.

We Stock all the Best Known Brands, as well us the following which are Manufactured solely for

us:

LOLITAS - PER Box or 50. $5.50 there is one army division stationed in

An exquisite smoke,

EL TAMARINDO, GRAND

ROYAL - P DX OF 50. $1.00

A very fluxo Ci

Korea-and the army expenditure will be incised by Y10,000,000. Thirdly, as a result of the increase in the number of Japanese officials in the peninsula. Ko rean officials will lose their positions. It

The following is the purport of the memorial address delivered by Vice-Admiral Bir Alfred L. Winelos in front of the Charael Shrine on Monament Hill, Port Arthur, sad in the presence of Vicc-Admiral Baron - Tomioka, Lient-Qon. Oshigami, Civil Governor- Shirai, Maj. Gen. Hoshino and others, on Friday, 7th

July:

THE MONEY MARKET.

We subjoin' extracts from Mesars. Sampel Montage & Co. bullion circular dated Jaly 1st:-

movement toward a

BIG DEFALCATIONS.

LONDON, July 25th. The Fidelity and Trust Company, Louisville, Kentucky, announces s loss of £228,000 as the result of defalcations.

MR. TAFF INDISPOSED.

LONDON, July 25th. Mr. Taft has sprained his ankle while golfing.

[гROM THE "N, G. DAILY HEWA.")

Ku Bank, whose manager has been RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN IRELAND arrested and committed to prison. He will be brought before the Mixed Court for trial.

RUSSIA AND MONGOLIA,

SUPREME COURT.,

Monday, July 25th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIM FRANCIS PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTION).

A PROPERTY DISPUTE. An argument on a point of law arose in the action of Kwok A Yaû. Kwok Sui Chi and Crowther Smith in which the plaintiff claimed - a declaration that she was satitled to 40/55th of the property known as numbers 8 and 10, Lok Hing Lane, situate oz section L of Inland Lot 50-au-account of the mesne profits in respect thereof; a receiver; and costs. His Lordahlp entered judgment in the action for the plaintif and second defendant, bat called for farther argument in consequence of it being pointed out to him that the le pendens was registered before the last advance.

Mr. M. W. Slade, K.C., instructed by Mr. P., W. Goldrin, (of Messra, Goldring, Barlow & Merrell). Appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr." tinge (of Mesara. Hastings & Hastings). Eldon Fotter, instructed by Mr. George Ha- represented the second defendant.

LONDON, July 20th. Au axcursion train became disconnected from the engine at Roscrea Station, Ireland, and ran back for five miles when it dashed |into a passenger train coming from. Birr. Over a hundred persons were injured." [Roscrea is a junction in County Tipperary and Birr is the terminus of a-branch-line ran-me that the lis pendene was registered before

SHANGHAI, July 25th. The Russian Government insistsning north from Rosures] upon establishing a Russian Consulate in Mongolia.

["DAILY PRESS" EXCLUSIVA SERVICE,

OBITUARY.

TOKYO, July 25th. Baron Danathan is dead.

PASSENGER STFAMER

ASHORE.

Touro, July 25th. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha steamer "Tetsurei-Maru" grounded during

fog on the Korean coast near Mokpo.

The crew and passengers number

200.

POETRY DINNER.

400 GUESTS IN CHARACTER.”

Thanks to a happy notion and inuch organ ising care on the part of the Baroness de Bertouch an unprecedented scene was likely to be witnessed at the King's Hall, Holborn Restaurant, on July 12th.

Mr. Potter-I take it your Lordship wishes to hear farther argument on the question of tho last advance in consequence of the lis pendens?

His Lordship-Yes. It was pointed out to

the last advanco..

Mr. Potter-Yos, and I take it that the only point here is wether the last advance takas priority to the plaintiff's claim or not.

His Lordship-Are you appearing, Mr. Blade? Me. Slade-Ou this point, which is rather a dificalt. question of law, I have best instructed. to appear to try to save this little bit out of the wreck.

Mr. Potter-The effect of this reboaring seems to be this: that the plaintiff is in a position Another poetry dinner is being arranged to retain my friend on one portion of the case, under the auspices of the Poetry Society and on one portion alone. It is rather a this time it is not heirs to the poeta namon, but the creations of the poate fancy who will sit around the laden board.

In short, it will be essential-in the words of the Baronem de Bertonch's doorse - that **guests (unless in uniform) shall appear in costumes representing a character in a posa

or

hardship in one sense,

His Lordship-It is only a point of law, so it cannot be a hardship,

Mr. Slade The plaintiff previously oppsered

in person, bat she does not feel herself capable

the character in the poem or

and should model their dress on the | of arguing a point of law.

rest of

Mr. Potter-Before we go into this question

His Lordship-It arose in this way: I know nothing about this question of subsequent loans, as they were only hinted at then, but the

Mr. Potter-I should have called your Lord- ship's attention to tuis point if you had heard

I

The special influence on silver of a possible. increase in the output of gold from recent

enthusiasm by all

șideo appears to have been taken up with of law I wish to raise the point as to the. discoveries in British Columbia appears likely

sorts of distinguished jurisdiction of the Court to rehear this point to be alight, for it is difficult to see how the

people. In a chat with the Baroness de at all. We are quite ready to go into the merits only important country still on a silver basis. gold standard in China, the

Bertouch a Daily Chronicle representative and the law, but I fool in the interests of my was given to understand that thers will be the client that I ought to raise this point. is quite natural that those who are dis-metal, iasomuch as the hindrances are of a can be helped by increased supplies of the latter

greatest diflenity in keeping the wataber duwu to 430-the limit of those who may be bidden to unissed will be discontented with Japan-parely internal and barennoratic charsolar-

the feast. Conflicting reports have been re- and

of silver, for the conveniense ese policy, and will agitate among their

small change,

By every post," she said, "we're receiving will always create

applications, and it will bo night-and-day work of gold. The export to A. S. WATSON & CO. people. This will make it necessary to ex- tive of the production and for its ass irrespec.ceived as to a panic on board.

The British Consul at Osaka, Mr. from now, arranging who is to be who, sad the gistrar las pointed out to me that the e tend the police force. Fourthly, when the which the future of silver has been discounted

is indicated by the still langaid tone

I want the thing to be a really peers was registered before the last advance of the LIMITED,

beautiful and delightful affair-no vniger orgie, | Therefore it is inevitable that I should hear the peninsula is aurexed, administrative expon market. Prices inve been fairly well maintain Cunningham, is a passenger.

810-

So we have decided to allow nothing to be done point. |diture will be multiplied. Furthermore, in, and the Indian bazaaes furnished day by One report states that all have been in abap-hotard way, and we are ensuring against

day the needful support, assisted by some bear such circumstances, the retention of army covering on China account, but there is no saved.

duplicates by arranging groups beforehand.

Thus ach great poet-for we are not going divisions in Korea will ultimately bring grip, although Indian prospecta, seven

group to himself, with a marahal, dressed in This week 2. about army extension at homes Mn carry a large shipment to Bom-reached the shore.

some cases to represent the actual poet. for the streuse or two visions. The abax The hatred amount of fros spot supplies

again carried cash silver to a premium of neration of Korea will thus be more bir above forward on the 29th and also to-day. densome for Japan from every point of view." The conclusion of MR. TAKEKOSHI, the politician in question, is that as Britain is content to exercise protection over Egypt so should-Japan be satisfied with The suggestion, the matus qua in Korea. however, overlooks the fact that Egypt

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"We have already several groups in rehear sal, as you might say. Mr. Jalian Gede, who will dine as Byron, is collecting a Byron group Manfred, Don Juan, Maid of Athens,' and so "Countess Eleanor Murphy is busily on- which will be the Droom of Fair Women

including Cleopatra, Rommand, and Jeph thel's daughter. Miss. Elsie Maclean, by the way, who will be Jephthah's daughter, is to give

oymbat dance during the evening.

A battleship which will as completely edipse THE BATTLE OF ARMAMENTS. og over a Tennyson group-a feature of the Dreadnought as the Dreadnought edipsed

forthwith by Bir William Armstrong, all earlier fighting ships is to be laid low worth, & Company for the Chilian Goverment This vessel will be by far the largest and most

battleship vot powerful

Fat began in the grid.

LONDON, July 24th,

The Berlin Vorwaerts," in an-a

ma furtkar.

His Lordship.I did not know that the poist would occur, but as I intimated I wanted to hear further argument, and I think it should be heard.

Mr. Potter-I feel that I saght to raise the point, as it is one of considerable importance, and in the interest of my olont I cannot waive any point I may successfully urge in his favour. It is not clear from the anthorities that a judgment when pronounced. is a final and binding judgment.

His Lordship-I know a case in which a

should be sent before 11 a., on day of is situated well within British spheres She will displace 32,000 tons, as compared nouncing that the German Government Thomson's Beasons, in which the Marquis de judge went into Court two days after giving publication, diet that how the supply is of influence, whereas Kores has been the the 27,90 tons of the Argentine battleshipand will introduce another Navy Bill in

battle ground of nations. She lies in an will cost about three millious sterling, sndrill | 1912 after the Reichstag elections by a little boy will bo a gay orowd of Can- bat t:e whole thing would have to be re-argued.

limitea. Only supply for Cash.

Telegraphic Address: PRESS.

Codes: A.B.C. 5th Ed. Lieber.

P. 0. Bez, 31. Telephone No. 12.

BIRTH

the 22,000 tons of the British Orion

One particularly pretty group should be will be nepresented by a snow man, and spring judgment in Chambors, and said he was very Rusigny is taking a special interest Winter

a young Pan with lis date. Then there torbary Pilgrims to represent Chancer, and n sbaracters from the first book of the 'Odyssey'

On July 19th, at 8a ghai, to Mr. and Mrs. being so, the scheine of annexation contein. that of any as great as or greater the raised to induce the Government to will be loaded by the blind Homer himself (Rev.

G. G. S. FORSYTH, A BO

area of conflicting interests, and Japanese carry gana tiring nearly as heavy shell she interests make imperative some definite old 210-ton weapon of thirty years ago, but th urges that a great agitation should be far greater range and penetrating power. Sa purpose and policy in the country. That will have a

existing bat

battleship.

adopt an alternative policy based on Twe battleships of 32,000 tons, each and plated is quite explicable, and though some with ten 14in. guns, are projected for the Tait un understanding with Great Britain, little time will elapse before the arrange- States Navy, and Japan is understood to

preparing to lay down two similar vessel ments are completed and the difficulties But the Chilian battleship will be the first DISASTER IN ITALY. overcome there seems little doubt but that these monster armourolads to appear on th Loxox Office: 131, FLEET STREET. EC Korea will become an integral part of the stocks and the first to be completed for ses.

DEATH.

On July 19th, accidentally drowned at Shang- hai, Jons JOSEPH HOURLHAN, Engineers Department, I. M. Castoms, aged 31 years.

TLONGKONG OFFLOR: 10A, DES Vœur KUAD U

Carly Press.

HONGKONG, JULY 26TH, 1910.

THE future of Korea is exciting no little interest' at present. For several months past newspapers throughout the East have been kept, as it were, on the tiptoe of ex pectancy Something was about to happen, Shrewd guesses were made that federation was about to be consummated, and though opinion generally accepts this as true doubts

Japanese Empire before very long.

The English Mail of the 25th Jane was deliv ered in London on the 23rd inst.

The old-style theatres in Peking have petitioned the Police Departmout for permission

to admit women into their audience.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. E R. Hallifax sentenced a native to fourteen days' imprisonment for stealing a quantity of cotton yarn from the Kowloon Godowns.

Major EAW Contaey, Army Service Corps Deputy-Assistant Director of Supplies and Transport, Eastern Command, has been

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS

LONDON, July 24th.

A hurricane in Milan and district

The 1.G.M. str. Imelrow left Shanghai vil has exacted a heavy toll of life. Fifty Fooshow on the 23rd instant at 11 pim, and persons have been killed and hundreds may be expected here to-morrow at 9 p.D.

The H.-A. Linie str. Mecklenburg loft Tsing have been injured. tau on the 23rd inst. p.m., and may be expected

the 28th instant a.m. British

str. Baron

Ogilvy left Moji on the 23rd instant, for this port, and is ine to arrive here on or about the 28th inst.

hore on

The

TERRORS OF THE AIR.

LONDON, July 24th.

Mail of the 3rd inst., and mails from London The M.M. str. Austration, with the French of the 2nd inst., left Bingapore on the 24 Reuter's correspondent at New inst, at 6 p.m., and is

d is expected to arrive on the let prox., at daylight

bes

sorry, but he was ill when he gave judgment,

Mr. Potter-That is different from a judg ment in Court.

His Lordship-An order in Chambers is the poets will be English, the charactors will not all be sp. in the Matthew Arnokl

Mr. Potter-Aa order la Chambers has not. group, Serab-of the Somab and Rustam' the same distinction as a judgment in opes Court. poem-will be impersonated by Mr. Richard The question is, once a judgment has been Sorabye who is a notaal descendant of the pronounced in Court, has a judge power to original Sorah, and all the characters will be

J. F. Rowbotham), led in by Callieps all the same us a judgment in Court

Although apart from

their ancient Persian ancestors.

enacted by Parses gentlemen, as representing relear the case and constitute himself, in one

sauso, a Court of Appeal P The characters will not all be serious ones, and we are going to stretch a point by admit the Juckdar of heims will come in perched ting an Ingoldsby Le els group, in which on the Cardinal's shoulder and holding the ring hours, in its book, The Pied Piper in the Browning

will be also, more or less group

myself. In some cases special power is given to His Lordship--I have not any doubt about it judge to withdraw his judgment within 48

Mr. Potter, after briefly outlining the facts in lamorous the caso, stated that the plaintiff was in possession of a document mounting to a deed of teast, which she could have registered in the Land Office against the property, and that would

What are we going to do about Shake speare? Well, he is, of course, a tremendons dificulty, as nearly everybody begins by want ing to be a Shakespearean character, and if we every other poet from the room. lot people have their own way he would oust have gives the plaintiff a direct charge on the

property.

are occasionally expressed, not so much ordered to hold himself in rundiness to embark and left ag due to arrive at 1 pm. onments with the Curtiss aeroplane place at the head at the Shakespeare galaxy-giving evidence. One point is, the time from

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for Hongkong,

because there is any real feeling of uncer- tainty on the subject at sil, but because the

Three Chinero, a men and two women,apposred definite pronouncement by the Japanese before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy Government has not yet been made. yesterday on a charge of kidnapping, and the Probably the project has been inada known nomen were further charged with harbouring to most of the Chancellories concerned, and and receiving a kidnapped child. The hearing The fact that nothing to the contrary has was adjourned,

The return of visitors to the City Hall Library been heard suggests that if Japan decides on

policy of amalgamation that no obstacles and Museum for the week ending the 24th July, will be placed in her way, provided of course 1910, shows that of non-Chinese there were 367 to the Library and 149 to the Museum, and of that the commercial treaties between certain Chinese 168 to the former and 1,985 to the Powers and Korea are observed. The matter. The Library yas, therefore, used by 535 appointment of Resident-General TERAUCHI persons and the Museum by-2,134. is believed to have nu important bearing on

It is stated in one of the local Chinese papers the future of the Peninsula. By some he that, owing to the fact that an attempt was is regarded as the prospective Governor, made by a miscreant on the life of E. LH, General, but whatever office he may hold Prince Taal Hsun when he passed through there seems general agreement that he Harbin on his way back from Europe last has been selected with a view to the winter, special precentious will be taken to prevent the possibility of any such recurrence development of the situation in Korea,

on the approaching return of HI-H Prince- China is perhaps the one great exception Tasi Tao, who is expected to pass through to the application of the modern principle Manoliuria about the and of this month.

the 24th instant.

The trath is that we are keeping Shake. His Lordship-There is no duty to register it. speare to

some extent for those well-known Your fest point is that there in a tie pendens The C.P.B. Coa str. Empress of Indy pri telegraphs that- officers of the factors and BOZEREOS who are able to join us, and registered, and we want to see what the effect of arrived at Kobe at 6.30 p.m. on the 2nd test..my and Navy, in reporting on ex-greatness. I have reason to hope that Sir

who, after all, are the rightful holes of his that is on subsequent matters. noon on 23rd instant for Yoko

Mr. Potter-There are other points connectod Herbert Tree himself may be free to take Lis hama, where she

with the lis pendens which will necessitate me Wolsey, remains to be seem. whether as Hamlet or Falstaff, or oven Cardinal which a lis pendens takes effect. A lis pendens gives no lien on the property. It is not bettor "As you say, there is Philistine about all

something terribly than an

An action itself, and therefore any defence fantasy sitting down to fasst: I would miss lis pendens.

theso arcatures of which is to the notion is au answer to a out the dinner altogether, but you have to His Lordship-I am not sure. remember that the world is olishly made up of Mr. Potter-That must follow from the prin- interested in poetry or anything else you have claim or Philistines, and if you want to get them aiple, which is clear, that a lis pendens gives no

lies on the property. to feed thera frst.

In this case, no it could not take priority to the last advance. matter how much s lis pendens was registered,

reserved his decision.

After hearing farther argument bis Lordship

WEATHER REPORT.

The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report

On the 20th at 12.05 p.m.The barometer. has risen slightly over N. China and Japan, -and fallon a little over the Loochoos.

The depression over the Pacific to the South- ward of the Bonins appears to be almost stationary.

Pressure remains high over N.E. Japan. It is relatively low over N. China.

Chits.

dropping bombs at a target repre- sing a battleship, declare that no rm in existence could cope with cted aerial torpedoers.

KEY AND THE TRIPLICE.

"Im

sny case the dinner will be a short LONDON, July 25th. cae, and I am very firm about this-that there shall bo no speeches, The various forthcoming visit of the Grand will sort themselves in the dressing. утопре V to Austria has evoked consider rooms round the gallery, and will process' to Light variable winds may be expected in the Formoss. Channel and along the S. cost of abipeculation in the Austro-Ger-satisfy themselves with meat and drink, the their places. They will then-us Homer puts it Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours anding ress on the possibility of a

loyal toasts will be formally honoured, and then there will be another procession round the hall at 10 a.m. to day, 0.00 inches,

rachement between Turkey and for the benefit of the onlookers, who will by that The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon the lice as an off-set to the Russo-

time have arrived in the gallery, to-day is as follows:---

After this the groups will break up, and Hongkong & Neighbourhood (W. or variable Jape Agreement.

there will be very abort and appropriate entertainment of recitations, songs, and dancer, including a song from the famous Maori chief Formosa Channel.......

Bauginis,who is by special request to be an honoured guest.

winds, light; fine (or variable

winds, light South coast of Chias between game se No 1-

Hongkong Bad Lamočka, Bouler coast of Chins between

Same as No. 1 Hongkong and Hainan.

Turkish newspapers emphasise the sity of Turkey remaining naut and perfecting her internal

orgaon.

and for no other ressos, I sure you, I am As hostess," added the baroneses modestly, naked to dress up as Poetry, in a white robe and bey garland."

WAITED 60 YEARS TO MARRY

A remarkable story of Elial devotion and lovers constauoy is reported from Brails, where Maria Liega, sgad eighty, was on June 24th married to her fiancé, Joseph Stolesco, aged eighty-fire, to whom she had been engaged for

arly sixty years,

As a girl of twenty Maris had consented to marry Stolesso, but her father having opposed the match she had agrood that she would never long as he lived. The father died last lovers were married, week at the age of 113, and yesterday the devoted

marry

The ceremony was performed by the Bishop of Brails, who, held up the newly married couple as an example to all young lover