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SHIPPING NOTES.
A Singapore contemporary reports that Alfrol Holt's steamor tlio Hobe has been sold to - local firm of brokers and will shortly be pro- ecoding to Hongkong for necessary repairs and renovations,
The Hamburg-Americs Line.has ordered Ave stomers of 8,000 tons for their East Asia service and two ot'r steamers bailes, in addition to those already building for the Company.
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The Clan Line, Glasgow, has placed orders for four vessels with British shipbuilders for thoir (Hasgow, Liverpool, and Eastern Arado. The successful contractors are Stephens & Sons, Glasgow, Oxford & Sons, Sunderland, Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Newcastle, and Irving & Co, West Hartlepool. The Anchor Line has also given orders at Glasgow for two vessels of over 8,000 tons for their Eastern service.
On the morning of the 25th ult. the steamer Ryota-maru, 2,521 tons, ou her way from Otarn-, with a full cargo of timber to Yokohams, stranded off Inaboye, outside Tokyo Bay. A large number of lightors were required for discharging the steamer, as she carried a fall cargo, but it was a very difcuit matter to obtain lighters in Tokyo and Yokolismo, as they were being used for the relief of the sufferers from the iaradation.
The C.P.R. steamer Princess May was lost on the 5th instant while bound from Skag way to Vancouver. There were abont: 100 passengers.
INTERPORT SWIMMING
CARNIVAL
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1910.
THROWING THE POLO BALL The six entrants for throwing the Pole Boli all compaled. Each competitor had three throws. At one time C. W.O. Mayneled with a throw of 73 feet, MacCabe, however, throw We take the following reports from the N.-C. the ball 76ft, with his last effort and Witchell, Daily News of Sopt. 2nd and 3rd:---
improving upon Mayne's record by a very an- row margin, won the second prize with a throw of 73 ft.
AT THE MUNICIPAL. BATH.
OFFICIALS. Judges:Lieut. Col. A. S. Barnes, Mossrs. P. Fowler, C. M. Isiu, T. E. Trueman and G. B. Wingrove.
Referee:Mr. P. Fowler,
авляет
THE VISITING AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN.
THE DEPOSITION OF THE DALAI LAMA,
said, "The moment any trouble since I have eighty guards and them will I send to patrol the stroots and preserve order.”
The merchants then pressed me to see A representative of the Shanghai Times bad to Dalai Laius, but this I could not do. hecanka ho -lint boon ording overy the privilege of a long interview last week with attempt ou my part to intorsiow him Lieutenant-General Wen Tsung-yne, who re- for days preceding this interview. I had been cently resigned the important post of Junior requesting him urgently to make an appoint- Ambon in Lhassa, and who, having been in offlement with me, but he had been putting me off events leading up to aud from day to day, so that it was simply impossiblo
the
Then the merelants said. "We will go to
The following is a list of the Dolegates repre- souting The Arsoolated Chazabors of Commerce of the Pacife Coast, and Honolulu Chamber of Commercs, who are due to arrive in Shanghai on September 16th:
Los Angeles: Willis H. Booth and wife, E. 9. Moulton and wife, B. P. Bosbyahell.
Oakland: E. A. Young and wife, W. H. during all the stir the Dalai Lama into for me to ahtain necess to him. Weilbys and wife, Dr. J. M. Shannon and wife.
Portland: Carl J. Butsch, O. M. Clark and authority voqarding that momentous episode. his T'alaco and beg him to see yon," and I
is qualified to
speak with
precision and Wen is
is making a short Lieutenant-C visit to Shanghai prior to
replied, **that is your business. I won't sak him to Canton o proceeding to bring his family up to take up their residence lucis me any more, but if he wants to see me I shall be glad to call on him at any time" in the Settleannt. He is he the Medal, Stan Chan-hsuer, the late The morobauta then took their have. Viceroy of the Liang Kwang, in Markham Road. Mr. Wen, we may meation, is an old Queen's College boy, and is well known in Hongkong.
Following is the first instalment of the report of the interview ----.
wite,
T. D. Honeymon. San Diogo George Barnham, William Franklin Knight.
Seattle: J. Parth, B. F, Bhino and wife. `- Spokane: Samuel R. Stern and wife, Jobn H. Shaw, C. Herbert Moore.
Tacoma: L. R. Manning and wife, W. 11. Dickson and wife, Charles H. Hyde a wife.
Honoluln: Edward C. Brown and Fred. L Waldren.
JAPANESE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES AND THE AUSTRIAN BARON.
THE 'BAION'S COMPLAINT.
to
A MOMENTOUS INTERVIEW,
to the
There was again a very large crowd at the Municipal Bath last night and the keenest in terest was displayed in overy item on the pro. Starter and Handicappor:Mr. W. Lloyd.
game. Chook StarterMr. T. Mellows,
LADIES SWEEPSTAKES HANDICAP.-- Timekeepers-Messrs. C. R. Bennett, G. ATwo lengths. First prize presented by the F. Bidwell and J. M. E. Mackade.
San Francisco: William L. Gerstle and wife, North China Daily News, and second prize CLUB OFFICIALS."
presented by H. Arnold & Co. Ltd. Ludios' tichard M. Hotaling. Robert Dollar and wife,
Charles President, Dr. B. J. Marshall; Vico-Gold Bracelet presented bp the 8. I. 8. C.
There were threo heats and each was keenly missin Bonnett, Secretary to the Com
When did you anally see the Dalai Lama P--- President, Mr. F. Foster; Captain, Mr. W. J.
ond of the lath it
received word from him that he would One day before the Chinese troops arrivel. I Tawias Vice-Captain. + TE N. Bosser; contested. The handicapping was good and Handicapper and Starter, Mr.W Lloyd; Hon until the meu touched
receive Soc. and Treasurer, Mr. J. Lipman; Committee, was in every case impossible to say who would
me but not my sealer colleague, H. E, Lien Yu. whom the Dalai Lanta had been refusing Messrs. E. Prinen, W. Jones, A. A. Macdonald, win. Prince was the fastest second (43 seor),
and he will swim in the final to-day.
te recognise for-ovor two months. The Dalai T. Wigton, C. Rosemann and T. Mellows.
ON THE WAY TO TIBET. First Heat.
Lama had also stepped his supplies. I consulted The Bra series of events of the Interport
aizal held under Swimming Carnizal |
N. H. Alves (3)
Lieutenant-General Wen, who, by the way, with f. E. Ton Ya as to whether it would be anspices of
W. Jones 13 secs.
secs.)
speaks perfect English, having been educated at advisable for us to go to Fowin or the Shangai International Samining Clab,
not, and Time 461 500.
Queen's. College. Hongkong, suid:-I was in ho said, "If you go alone things may turn out was held at the Municipal Public Bath last
tembar 1st). There was a ver
I went all right; but office in Tibet about 14 months in alt.
if BECOND HEAT.
go together wo shall evening (September 1st).
prob. You go W. Manley (8 sec.)...
bo massacred. there tid Calcutta, and the journey from Craton ably be
yourself and the by large gathering of spectators, and great credit is due to the acials of the Club for the
W. J. Lewis (6
moment I moo any signs of trouble I will und to Lhasa took me two months. I remained in in which they managed to accommodate so largo
Calcutta three or four days and enjoyed myself our suards to the Patola to jwrotect yon." I The grievance of Barou Doblhoff against the there greatly to Simla-No, but I telegraphed shall be finished by the time the guards arrive.
pid, crowd in the limited spam-at-their disposal.
"If tromblo arises while I am there I Goverment Railway Burean, and of the Bureau An interesting programine had been arranged,
to Interport compo08! which insladed
against the Baron, remarks the Japan Chronicle, to the Viceroy for my passport and he telegraph but, however, I shall go." W
threatened to become quite nu international
ed back to me in very courteous, terms and also Plunge Competition-as
well as the Two
"Incident," nutil the Barch was prevailed upon telegraphed to the Governor of Beagal instruct vorsed with the Dalai Lama for about two hours against Lengths Team Race for the China, Weekly N. 53, W. Manley No. 78, W. Martinson No. 59, by a member of the Austrian Embassy to write ing him to give me very facility to pursue my in the presence of all his military and civil a letter of apology. and thor railway authorities
With the officials and all the leading Chinese ofoils.. journey and cross the frontier. Cup, the Two Hundred Yards Race for the E. Prince No. 83. "Victor" Challenge Cup, and the Neat
2-NEAT DIVING. (Interport Champion withdrew the criminal the Competition for ·Lata
eieans devotes instructions my journey was comparatively any We sat side by side in the Throne Room of the and second prize by G. Neilson, Es
two columns to recapitulating the facts, and in and anfatiguing and in due time I arrived at Potola, ha sitting on the Throne which was The Association Standard for a Plain Divei's next issue indites a
leading artie
article on the
lower chair of state. Tho start should be made immediately, and subject of Law and Decency, in which
ng, and I ou
& slightly me the reason why Chinese troops asked ETIQUETTE AT THE POTULA. with an award and outward spring, the body, ing streamously
the Baron for infringing the regula
had been sent to Lhassa, and I said, "As I have How often did you see the Dalai Lama, already informed you many times, those troops arison out of a
twise, The Dalai Lama never calls on the misunderstanding
are onming to protect train, to keep order in but protect the Buddhist religion."
The Dalai Lama said, "If that ba tha case why did you not send them to the trade marts Lhasa" to which instood of bringing them I replied, "This is the
reason Thuss troops have been sent by order of the Emperor, aud T
B008.) Time 40 Bea.
THIRD HEAT. W. Martinson (5 secs.) E. Prince (scrate).
Time 48
SBC.
he numbers of the tickets are N. H. Alves
Did you
you go
I went. It was in the afternoon, and I con-
eat Divine ship) First mize presented Dr. R. J. Marshall him. The Japan gas preferred against assistance rendered me in obedienco to, these We conversed with the aid of two interproters.
ia one
lato hour at which the proceedings came ausroly, not slantwise; it should be powerful. | notion of the Railway Bureau in taking proceed destination and took up the duties of my presentod to theDalai Lama by the Emperor Kies.
Cap; and the programme itself was very neatly designed. The majority of the competitions ware splendidly contested, but owing to the to a close, we are able to give only a brief sun- mary of the results.
second prize by H. E. R. Hunter, Esq.
limbs and feet forming themselves into a grass- tions Inst
arms should swing roundly, and gracefully, but Baroness and a poodle
red The
may ไท,
conductor
post.
3.ONE HUNDRED YARDS (Interport).-- | föl, aabroken line. A break, ir angular bond-saame to baro uphold. The winlo trouble on board, whose fate was unknown when the First prize prevented by D. Landale, Beg., anding at the bins or knees is a norious fault, Tho at Nagoya, where the Baron, accompanied by tho | Amban. Whenover the Ambau or the Junior the trades morts, to be employeit as polios and i
before entoring the water the hands must be, ausch," whatever that sted “the state-room Ambao had business with him wo made an extended above the head, spread Interally, with asked the travellers to enter the ordinary appointment to call upon him. There are but two persons in the whole of Tibet with whom olan cur, but the Baroa refused, saying, accord the Amban deals on a footing of ensality, those ing to the official version
being the Dalai Lama and the Panchen or Tashi the team. To everybody else in the that the car was full of Japanese monkeys," and therefore not At for the Baroness and
mail left. The Princea May was a stool twin-core steamer of 1,394 tems, built in 1888 for the late Viceroy Chang Chit-tung. s sister s the Haiting, and used with Tensel between Hongkong and Formosa.. While on the route she was boarded by pirato and a number of passengers killed on board. She changed hands a number of times, being known as the Ningshow, Cass and Arthur, when at Hongkong, whore she was bought ten years ago by the Canadian Pacific Railway for the Skagway run. Captain McLeod was in com- mud.
On the invitation of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., a number of Shanghai merchants and
otbors interested in the trade between the Australian Culories and Shanghai were last wook afforded an opportunity of inspecting the Esotere und Australian 9. §. Co.'s new steamar St. Albane, which is to tako her place in the regular service of the Company. Mr. John, Prentice, in a felicitous speech, propioned the health of the Owners, the toast being suitably replied to by Captain Hood. The general impression formed by the guesta, the N.C. Daily Neca says, was that the new vessel iz su im.. provèment in many respects as compared with any of the earlier steamers of the E. and A. Co., a special feature being that all the second-saloon sccommodation has been placed amidshipa. There are also eight single-berth saloon alle rooms provided for first-class passengers, innovation that will undoubtedly prove popular A fresh-water with the travelling public. service had been laid on to every deck, and fane
T. Logan (Hongkong)
C. J. Cooke (Hongkong)
F. W. MacCabe (Shanghai)... E. Prince (Shanghai)
Time-66] 800.
Prince had the best of the dive in, but we liesi half slength had been traversed Logan was on level torms, with Cooks third and MacCabe last. Logan quickly gained a lead and Cooke wrested wood place from Prince, who left the bath at the end of the second length. In the third length Logan gradually increased bis lead and won comfortably by about four lengths. Cooke was eneoad, about three lengths head of MacCabe.
5-LONG PLUNGE (Interport)-First prize presented by Andrews, von Fischerz & George, Ltd, and send prize by the Swimming Bath
Club.
A. 8. Ellis [(Hongkong) F. Fowler (Shanghai)
R. C. Witchell (Hongkong)...
T. Poignand (Shan hai)
R. W. MasCabe (Hongkon;}
Distance, 54 ft.
1*
2+
0
...
+ Distanco, 46 ft. 1 in. 7-NEAT DIVING COMPETITION.-For Lusitano Cup, proesnted by the members of the Club Unian, To be won three times in succes- in or four times in all. First prize presented. by the S.LS.C
B. Remedios R. Berthet J. Marques
1
the forefingers touching: the logs in their whole length oust be kept straight together I on no seconat must they throw over," or and exceed the vertical position.
country
“As littlo splash should tu ranata we possible. Kimself to enter. Buron Dohlhoff, Lowever, or, The reason why he and the Junior had no more control over them before they
addressed a
The surface must be reached as quickly as possible by raising the arma..
"Paints given for general appearance, distance, he says:--
entry and recovery.
The following reprosented Bhanghai --- E.
H. Cooke, E. Berthet N. H. Als Price, D. J. F. Marques and V. Remedios, Hongkong was represented by C. Hauphreys, M. A. B Вочев, Г. B. Silva
and A. A. Claxton, Bome diving was soon and the judges bad Very gront fealty in deciding who should be given the honours after Cooke and Alves of the Shanghai men and Chiton of Hongkong had boon tuld to stand out. After a long wait it was snuounced that the decision would be given
Ister."
vico
Tho points erentually awarded wero
follows:-
Remedios (Shanghai)
Prince (Shanghai)
Derthet (Shanghai) Souza (Hongkong)
Marques (Shanghai)
133
1291
129
127
4-220 YARDS (luterport Championship.)--- First prize presented by Caldbeck, Macgregor & Co.. aud second prize by Messrs. A. B. Burkill & Sona,
the four
a letter from Miyansahita to Baron Goto, Director of the Railway Burean, in which a foreigner travelling for pleasure throughout your country, I made misfortun- the very worst experiences on your
a. It is indeed not of my business to
call upon the Dalai Lama when they have business to transact is that the Data Lama is confined to his Palace, the Potola, and whenever be wishes to leave it the Araban must memorialize the Throne in Peking for permis. sion for him to do so
MEETING WITH THE DALAI LAMA,
I
arrived here than. I would have Ind ever e-letter- simply have been addressed to me and I would seat to me through the Imperial Post. It would not have been able to do anything with it before received it, any more than I have been able to do anything with those soldiers while they were the march here.' I added, however, that I would not allow them to remain too long, and on this tudorstanding the
the Dalai Lams consented to try into Lhasa, their entry
on t
I
Then the Dalai Lama said: "I hope you
tell you, how very disagronable and mach When I first arrived in Llass the Dalal more diealt than in any other civilised Lama was absent. He had ficd from Lhases në country of the whole world it is to travel with the approach of the Younghusband Expedition, a lady in Japan, where in first-class compartintanding to go to Russia, bat our Governmunt will undertake that your soldiers will not destroy ments gentlemen tako off their trousera (even had telegraphed to the Residout in. Sining, who the monasteries and kill the Lamua," and I said, officers I do it) and pat their intercepted the Dalai Lama and induced him to Certainly I will give that undertakin, because bare feet on the arm-leans beside her. The go to Peking. He lingered very much on the our Emperor only sends his troops to protect
and it took him thres yours to reach the the Lamas and to keep order." I
with way, left Nagoya
return to LlassaThen he asked me, "And what about my 31iyanoshita on the one
W more than one year.
to
month reach
23rd of this sary the Baroness
strain. The first-class was crowded, superial
aad
.Iris
He
clock
power you will retain,"
th t
we went to the smal, state-room beside it, will arrived back there on the 9th day of the power to which I replied, "Your roligions ing to pay for it especially,
where the conduct-11th con (December 21, 1909, last year, Бе
for
naked, "And my politics power, what Or Bad boya usually are sloping in, Very soon and according to the procedure-arrange about that " to which answered. You will
Bach ocasions the two Amban,
Lion Yu and rayself, went out half-shavo no political power whatever, All the stage (45 1) from Llassa be receive him. We political power will continue to be in the hands just saw him on that occasion, and exchanged of the two Aubans. Your busines- will simply
religions a few sentences of formal greeting and no more. His Dext question was, "Will you take
after that, coming back from the
found (all our bag. car, where we had lanch, I. 125
gage taken out again, the Conductor No. 26 of ike Imperial Japanese Government Rail ways refusing to let us take the places wo had before. He began, standing under the door, to bother us for half an hour, telling me how I ought to act, which nover &
finally Earopesa ou impertinence Raying: Are you a gentleman' ON- teem this, of course, said by a
by
the Bailway
Compagnie, whose repre- sentative he was in this moment. There fore I Casiat upon apologieing [ an apo logy in all forms and expect to get a satisfactory document in that senso very soon from the directory of the very suINA cellency as its President."
Shanghai was represented R. W. MacCabe Cooks and D. H. Cooke, T. Logan and C. J. After close competition between R. Berthet, did duty for Hongkong. For the first length kept in line and when they J. Marques and Remedios, the remaining the four
between them, At the end of the second length competitors having been already eliminated, the tuned there was practically nothing to choo judges gave their verdict in favour of B. between
bogna abead,
to go bu in Remedios.
the third length Marques third,
Two LENGTSKO TEAM BACE-For the of Shanghai new mulo a grand fight for it and gota with the leader and hell him through the Five men aside,
enthusiasm. Clint Weekly cup.
51.8.0 E. Fringe (Captain), R. W. Mc. fifth sngth amidst the greatest Jones,
R. Berthet was placed second, and MacCaba and L took first place. Coolte
Iran
in
212
E.
Did you take him any presents 2-No, not at that time, but we did so later on.
TRE RITE OF HEAD TOUCHING.
be attended to your
menge on
duling
my people for opposing you" to which I replied, "No, I will be very lenient towards all the offenders who helped you to resist Our soldiers. You yourself have mole several mistakes and now you must correot to hear what his mistakes wore.
duty and officially as a very gre ¿ oients Aarden, in which only willow-trees grow, before them," to which he said he world be very gind
20
the
are provided in all first-class staterooms. Cabe, T. W. R. Wilson, N. H Alves and wogen then went away and in the sixth length company, honoured in having your Ex-garden to catch at and half-a-dozen / nd were magnificently treated by the Emperor
Provision has been made for the carriage of over 1,000 tons of frozen cargo. In all respects, the vessel marks an advance on any of the resaols now running in the trade between Australia, China sud Japan.
Apropos of the shipbuilding crisis in Great Britain and Germany we note that the London Daily Telegraph of the 11th inst, pablished the following notes-
in the present shipbuilding situation lies in naval and liner work. Tramp tonnage remains in indifferent demand, aimply because tramp. shipping is not paying.
BEST OF SHANGHAIC. W O. Mayne, D., Cooke, G. J. Robinson and A. N. Other.
This race was won very easily by the International Swimming Club. Wilson won by touch from Cooke, and thereafter each mau of the home team increased the lead, victory going to the International Swimming Club by Boveral lengths.
9-WATER POLO.—§. I. S. C. v. Shanghai Recreation Club.
8. I. S. C.-A. Koplin P. Doyle and W. Jones; R. W. Maccabe; N H. Alves, E. Berthet snd J. Lipmaty.
SHANGHAI RECREANO CLUB-T. W. B. Wilson; T. Wigton and W. J. Lowis; A, A. Macdonald, T. Wade, A. N. Other and E. Thucher.
Won by the S. R. C. by four goals to nil.
AT HONGKEW PARK,
1880 YARDS (Interport Championship) - First prize presented by George McBain & Co, and second prizo by Hireburner & Co.
had won the race, for MacCabe had got too for behind to get up and Cooke of Hongkong was coming up very rapidy. It was a grand race and ended as follows
H.M.S.BED FORD."
At first the Dalai Lama stayed at a great proceeding to the Potoka. In this garden he
I said, In the first place, you have mised was obliged to remain two months, because, from Tibet long having been away
troops to oppose us, but still it is not too late the people were all auxions to see him and for you to recall them. You had better disband have him touch their heads, which is
Your second lands from which they came. an important rite of their religion. Se thorn them at once and end them back to work on were simply thousands of people assembled at the mistake is this: You went to Peking last your
of him, people from and Mongolia, India,
and Emprees-Dowager. You vere restored to other countries, and he simply had to give your office as Dalai Lama and higher rank was
it your nudiarce to them all and touch their heads with conferred upon you, You ought to have his hand before he was able to attend to anything requestcil us, two Ambaus, to memorialise the
pen court for Throne thanking His Majesty, on also. Every day, then, ho hold open several hours and received the people one behalf, for all that had been dons for you,
Each cane before the Dalai Lama! A report on the condition of the Bedford by ons. reached the Sasebo Port Admiralty on the 25th bearing a white scarf in his hands and bowed but instead of that you displayed nothing but R. W. MacCabe (Shanghai)
instant from Captain Kitano, in command of down reverently before His Holiness. Then ingratitude and put yourself in opposition to
took of
The Dalai Lama said, “I acknowledge that D. H. Cooks (Bhanghai)
the cruiser ftumi, which was sent to the assis the appliant knelt down,
and I S-PURE FLOUT First prize presented by taues of the stranded cruiser. The frumi, cars cup and rising, born that I leave inde a mistake in this matter,
the report, arrived at the scone of the disaster he remained in this attitude that the Dalai shall do what I can to rectify it at G. R. Wingrove, Eny.
Captain Laras laid his hand upon the bout, bate bead,
I proceeded : "You mast alco at daylight on the 23rd instant.
recognise my This was won by H. Landers.
senior colleague, H.E. Lien Yu, for if you re- Kitano immediately had an interview with The suppliant then withdrew and his place was Admiral Winsies and ounenlied him on the taken by another man, and so the rite proceeded, fase to recognise him as Amlan you refine at until very the same time to recognise our Govoruzaent,
T. Legan (Hongkong Titan-3.03 200.
C. J. Cooke (Hongkong) Time--3.051 800.
tul
Z
3 4
7 ONE LENGTH TEAM RACE--Five men
L.E.
JAPANESE OFFICIAL REPORT.
his
your
operations for salvage of the craiser, The day after day, for two had received the which sent him hore. If you think he has
Admiral replied that the nature of the opera member of the vast assemblage tions would be decided on after a
survey had holy tonch.
aside,
Result- 1-Hongkong:-C. Humphreys (Capt.), Lammert, T. Logan, B. C. Witchell, C. J. Shanghai ---E. Prince (Capt.), T. W. H. Wilson, N. H. Alves, J. Wilson; C. W. O.instant, the Chefoo-maru and other transports was only exercised indirectly, and so the poopis vn the subject, and I said that would not be
Cooko.
2.
Blayne.
Won by a quarter of a length.
8. WATEE POLO.
The water polo match was postponed.
meeting had the following leaderefte:-
been made by the Chief Constracter of tho The Tibetan people simply idolise the Dalai British Naval Yard, who was expected from Lama, although his Government was the most Hongkong, On the afternoon of the 23rd despotic in the world. His oppression, however,
done wrong in anything you may impeach him to Poking, but recognies bim as Amban, and He sail we had better excharge despatches. let him have his supplies you must."
necessary, upon which he added: "Formerly I sont from Baseho arrived, and the transports never attributed any of the blame of it to him.
was content to take your word upon any matter, Suscho and Ryojun were immediately moored on the port-sitle of the cruiser, when
The Dalai Lama had been very disobedient, but now I have become suspicious." I said I operations
are bogus for discharging the disrespectful and migrateful to the Chinese, and would consult my colleague.
On the heavy morables from the vessel.
conversation, as I have said, lasted two so when he learned that some of our troops
and my colleague, becoming anxious wore taken off,
was to take revenge upon him
HOW THE STORM GATHERED.
would
got
be con.
The common poople of
done so
World
หล
or the Imperial
if they had not easily have got to Lhassa.
(To be continued)
WEATHER REPORT,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report:--
On the 6th at 12.10 am. The barometer has
"It seems to have been too readily assumed that the wages question in the shipbuilding trade will mean an immediate dislocation of labour. On the other hand, it is not to be disguised that out of the present ballot sorians trouble ray There is undoubtedly s eventually ensue. good deal of discontent, which the labour lenders show little disposition to restruju. Employers, for their part, have good reason for acting cautiously, for it is doubtful
II-THEOW! NG THE POLO BALL (Interport if the industry is really in a position to bear any Championship)--First prize presented by P. greatly increased cest under the heat of labour Fowler, Eng., and second prize by the Members
The Shanghai Mercury on the day before the allowing day the six-inch and smaller might be coming to Lisssa be began to fear DF prolonged absence, was continually The removal of the heavier that their object was He knew he had tried to sending men with telescopes to the roof of his charges. There is the adrance in the prics of of the Club" Pasen Leno,"
Two more events in the Interport Swimming Our Hongkong visitors are welcome for aoreral guus could not be affected without lighters of for his bad behaviour. raw materials to be reckoned with, and, alongside Carnival were decided yesterday afternoen reasons. In the first place, it is always a matter about 600 tons equipped with a steam-winch, faise soldiers to oppose, the coming of our amen to watch for any sign of tremble in the of it, the fact that contracts for new tonnage (Friday) in the Hongkew. Recreation Park. for congratulation when friendly competition and Admiral Winslee asked that such lighters troops, and though his forces had beoon dis. Palace. He was very glad, indeed, when I can only be secured at low and often There was an exocodingly large attendance of multiply the ties which bind them together should be
be procured. The damage to the cruiser and the greatest interest was For several decados Hongkong and Shanghai was examined by divers, who found that the first persed by the Chinese like stake before the returned safe. unremunerativo ratos. What strength there infested, particularly in the 880 Yards men have contested for interport honours on the toke-bold, where the vessel had struck the root wind, he still feared that wo
Interport Championship, There were Bix cricket field, victory smiling now on one, now was broken in, and that the second and third tent with merely scattering them, but entries for the event, of whom five started, on the other. Much more recent are the contests stoks-holds were also badly damaged. A large seek to punish him.
Messrs. MasCube and D. H. Cooke-in tennis, in rolf, iz football, and in-swimming. rock had penetrated right into the engine-room Tibet did not hate, us J. Cooke, Logan and Barros-repre- get up on the spar of the moment between water came in very rapidly, allowing no time could
..........THE CHINESE TROOPS APPEAR.- senting Hongkong. The course was marked Shanghai cricketer and arepresentative of Hong for the seventeen men and an engineer officer
* sure ago, there las boon no azob event who were at work in the engine-room to escapó. The test batch of our troops reached Lass
batch matters, but the majority would probably petitors had to swim it aight times to com- till we
Now Hongkong returne the From a very good start port last
Jend as
water in her has risen to the same level ne that the 13th moon the Dalai Lama's forces hul have no great objection to a strike in the plete the half mile,
MacCabe and
as the and Logan took the lead, and the lat compliment,
of oventa outside. Captain Kitano is directing in person
boot defeated by us at Gyants, which is about
There are three depressiona-one between shipyards, for the reason that it would help tor was slightly ahead at the end of the first lay, shows, there is evory reason to
the operations on the Chefoo-maru for the insight days journoy from Lhasss. The Dalai Molaco Sinus and the S. Looches, which ap- It must be remembered in sonic degree to check the output of now MeeCabe and C. J. Cooke turning almost sim- interesting meeting
charge of the guns and stores on the Bedford.
Lama was very greatly terrified when he learned good deal of difference between
his of this reverse to
and Arms, four
days after pears to be slowly recarving to the NE ahips. It is curious to find the Cerita for the first time D. H. Cooks was fourth and
to the starting post that there is ultaneously. Retoruing
in salt and in-fresh water. Last year
it took place he caused the report to be spread other near Kural Straits also moring to the owners who are affected by the Hamburg ship Barros last. Logan swimming-ne cosy vide
was at home: this time that adrant.
from the Potol that the Chinese troops were N., and third moving Eastwards over the N.E. They stroke
bad building strike taking exactly this line.
af at least ten yards ago, whate
whatever it may Toad al
in on the side stand lor,
is expected
coming to loot and bar. Therefore, he said, it part of the Sea of Japan at the end of the second lap, and Cooke was of Shanghai. A large attendance is
would be better for him to allow his soldiers to say that the disprate does no harm if it postpones cond, a couple of yards ahead of HacCabe, and arrangements have been made to gast no
destroy the city rather than that this should be delivery, because the more ships there are, then the third lap MusCabe one up with Cooke fewer a thousand spectators. We hopeetery
done by the Chinese,
Moderate to fresh N.E. winds may be ex- wore it will be. Equally, of course, does a
but Logan
evout be closely con- still
every guising steadily from seat will be filled,
pooted over the Formoss Channel and the strike tend to discourage the placing of new both. D. II, Cooke was now half a tested, and that the weather as well as all other
to make of the 7 combine
tho
When those reports began to be circulated all northern shores of the China Sea. aq another quarter matters may
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending event it should be. and instructive of a lap behind him was
the merchants from India; from Nepaul, from strang out rather more, Especially
came to call upon the two Ambans. They re- We are not quite so favourably to stady the methods of Scotland Yard, will the fifth saw Logan almost a length shaad instructive side and
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon f there is a contest, it will be of a sovoro do of Barros, with MacCabe and C. J. Cooks still situated here as our visitors aro in Hongkong, ortis leave this country and proceed to various peated the stories they had heard and begged ription, and not merly of the guerills order, struggling for second place. In the sixth lap where they have at least two or three months
capitals for the purpose of studying { us to interview the Dalai Lama and make him to-day is na fellow- in the year when open air bathing is possible.
undertake to protect their lives and property,
TN.E. winds, 110- MacLabe gained perceptibly on the leader, lesy
Hongkong & Neighbourhood? derate; unset- ing
A prominent official at the Chinese Embassy I replied to them, "You need not fear the and when they come you Chinese troops,
(led, showery. is, of course, dangerous to prophesy over matters this, lap Cooke gave up. MacCabe took an the encouragement possible!
will not need to fear the Tibetans. The
(N.E. winde, mo- ramodel the in China. of this description, but a doubt may be expressed erratic course in the seventh lap, with the result many as may be to secure for themselves that informed & Prees representative that it is pro-
derate to freek. whether the two sides will ever come to blows. that Logan again shot aloud. The final lap very simple but most useful art of swimming. We have a grost admiration for your police Chinese troops will be kept under the strictest Formosa Chauzel
if they misbehave themselves the South coast of China between ( Same as No. 1 saw Logan leading by nearly half a lap from The Whangpoo has never seen a year pass since Meantime, it seems to be thought that the Wanfabe, and still swimming splendidly, The foreigners first arrived hero without its toll of jystom bars in London," he said; we consider it disciplīno Gorman strike msy send some repairing work same distance separated them at the finish and deaths from drowning-avoidable deaths wost the best in the world, and we want to apply it in will be mercilessly punished."
"Shipowners have little or no sar in these out by flags in the ornamental lake, and the com- come your water men to the southern The cruiser has now a list to starboard, and the on the 3rd of the first moon. On the 22nd of fallen considerably over Japan, and risen m40.
| sgain,
wea
programate most
CHINESE POLICE FORCE.
BOOTLAND YARD AS A MODEL IN REFORM SCHEKE.
In amplification of a recant telegram we reproduce the following from a London paper:→ Mr. Lien Chai, formerly Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of Ashwai, in Chias, and now offcial in the Chiness Pelice Department, who
ALARM OF FOREIGN MERCHANTS,
derately at Meisco Sima and also over 8. Chins and Tongking,
Pressure remains high avez the Pacific to the Eastward of the Bening, and relatively so over
N. China.
orders. Perhaps the best hope of peace for lap behind the fending Barros. In the fourth interesting, we hope for good from the a highly place visiting England in order Sikkim, and from Bhutan residing in Lhsstaat 10 am. to day, 0.00 inches.
British shipbuilding lies in the fact that both aidos are well organiset. It is known, too, that
lay the competitors were
The knowledge of this may well give pause. It Cooke some yards behind, and at the end of when it is not so buro. We, therefore, want police moto
in order to induce.
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Hongkong and Lamocks, 2 The merchants said they were not afraid of South coast of China between Bame as No. 1. over here.
Hongkong and Hainan... ss much as we can, having regard to localhe Chinese troops but of the Tibetans, and I That it will bring shipbuilding D. H. Cocke come in third by about a length of them. The futare should show some change the proposed remodelling of the Chiuose force
The time of the winner was 14m, 53ậm.
in this most important matter.
conditions." order is perhaps too much to expect”.
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