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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1010.

in 1914 the centenary of the Treaty of Ghent, and the century of peace between the United States and the British Empire which that treaty inaugurated. The Washington correspondent of thes Times tells us that the idea incubated during the Lost few weeks af Mr, RODSEVELT's administration and that MACKENZIE Kino, the Canadian Minister

8. WATSON & CO., of Labour, gave it impetus fast year, whou,

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at the Harvard celebrations, he suggested the erection of a suitable memorial upon the frontier at Niagara. A cominit tee has been formed, Mr. CARNEGIE has been appointed Chairman, Mr. Tay has been invited to become Honorary Fresident, and the executive committee is

His Excellency Sir Frederick Lugard laron London on October 3rd and gom to Paking on his way to Hongkong. His Exodlenar i expected to reach the Colony about October 25th,

living with her husband, was found lying dead On Thursday night a Chinese married woman,

In her onbiolo. It is maspaoted that the essa of death was polsoning, believed to be self- administered.

Yesterday a woman was brought to the Central Police Station covered with blood from s number of wounds which had been indicted by her has

sad. The woman was sent to the hospital and the man was charged with assault,

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DAILY PARIS."

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WITH DOG AND GUN IN THE NEW TERRITORY,

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There is only one species of deer indigenous to South Eastern China and the New Territories -including the islands of Lantao and Horg. CONSULARg-the species in question being the small bust deer or barking deer. They are totally dissimilar to the deer one finds roaming on the hills of Scotland, or on the wilds of Exmoor, the ordinary roe deer being their nearest approti mata in size and general appearance,

LONDON, September 9th. A Washington telegrum states that a modification of the Consular textile regulation has been partially drafted. All points to which England and While a Greek named Leon Cunie was stand. France have objected have been taken Central on Thursday a Chinese dashed up and have been met, although the principle lag at a morng-obanger's in Queen's Road up and it is believed that all objections

matched 8124 in notes and a twenty-dollar gold pices from the stesugor. The thief wae subae-of requiring samples of all standard textiles to be deposited at the Con- aulates is rigidly maintained.

sending representatives to England to discuss the nature of the celebration, upon which no definite views have yet been formed. The fact that the mero idea of Iquently arrested. this celebration is cordially welcomed on all sides is proof of the existence of a deep official despatches regarding diplomatic affairs On account of the publication of many megret: seated desire for closer relationship. Nothing recently in the Chinese newspapers, H. E. is more likely to promote this than the Tao Chialai, the President of the Basel of concentration of the minds of the English-Foreign Affairs, has instructed his staff to draft speaking peoples upon the history of special laws for punishing those who disclosé Anglo-American relations during the past these affairs to the newspapers. His Excellousy century and their growing intimacy which fears that there is somebody in the Waiwupu has been so strongly accentuated this year who discloses secrets to the newspapers. by be amicable settlement of disputes. which are a century old. All the problems concerning the Canadian frontier have been

WHISKY settled by Treaty: an agreement awaits

BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

signature whereby a mass of pecuniary claims will be settled; a General Arbitration

SUPREME COURT.

Friday, September 9th.

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,

(CHIEF JUSTICE.)"

A DEAF AND DUALE DEFENDANT,

Treaty has been concluded; and this week BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT The Hague Tribunal has settled the long- standing Atlantic Fisheries dispute. Thers is a singular appropriateness therefore in the announcement at the present time of the formation in America of "The National for over 30 Years WATSON'S Committee for the Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of Peace among "E" has maintained the re-

English-speaking Peoples in 1914-15 And is not rejoicing putation of the FINEST

one in which all the world can sympathise P The SCOTCH WILISKY in the benefits which have flowed from the Treaty

of heat are not confined to English-speak FAR EAST.

ing people; they are of world-wide influence. As The Times very appositely remarks: "If arbitration is now alumnos universally resorted to for the settlement of stel questions; if war about purely geographical

The action was concluded between 8. A. Mart.

Chs. Pak Ngok, in which the plaintia sought can, proprietor of the Dragon Cycle Co, and

to recover $7,971.85, part of which was due for goods sold and delivered; 8500 of which was the purchase pries of a horse sold to defendant in July, 1905; and the retusinder for interest at the rate of eight per cent. peraundin.

Dofendant, la his counterclaim, asked thatan account be taken of all dealings and transactions batreon the plaintiff and defendant, and the amounts charged the defendant by the plaintiff in such dealings and transactions; and of all monies paid by defendant to plaintiff and bad defendant; and that the plaintiff be ordered to and received by plaintiff on behalf of the

S. WATSON & CO.. problems, the actual position of a water-pay to the defendant such sum of money, if

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shad, the true continuation of a particular any, as shall be found to be due to the defen- chain, of mountains, the head waters of a dant Defendant also asked-for-return of a river, seems nowadaye absurd and wicked;"Richard Brosier" motor car: damages for

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if, in fact, there be a clear and reasonable the courersion of ammo; further or other relief hope behind that movement of the human and costs...

E. H. Beavis (of Messra Wilkinson & Grist), Mr. M. W. Siado, K.C., instructed by Mr. C. appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant was represented by Mr. C. E. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Hiuds (of Messrs. Bratton & Heit).

Evidence in support of the defendant's case. having concluded, his Lordship reserved his

decision.

THE ZORASTRIAN CLUB,

conscience which, as COUNT TAUDE said in his speech of welcome, has brought about the museting of another Peace Congress at Stockholu this is due in large degree to the example set by Great Britain and the United States, first by the Jay Treaty and afterwards by the many arbitrations which followed the Treaty of Gheut." There still remains great scope for the extension of Britain and the United States, under the members of the above Club, held under the this humanitarian movement, and if Great

At an extraordinary general meeting of the influence of the proposed celebration of a chairmanship of Mr. F. P. Chroff, in the Clab century of peace between themselves, can room on Thursday, the 8th inst, at 6 p.m., & concert measures which will lead to realisa-letter from Mr. M. J. Patell, sole proprietor of tion of SIE WILFRED LAURIER's dream Patel & Co., Hongkong, Canton, Hankow and of the compulsory ending of

Calcutta, expressing his desire to present to the Club □ billiard table and other scoessories, [1038 enlist the sympathy of all the peoples of the conte

considered. Resolations were proposed and

riers for extra copies of DAILY PRESS id. be sens. before 11 a.m. on

day of cotion. After that how the supply is ted. Only supply for Casi legraphic Address Pazas. das A.B.C. 5th Bd. Lieber, •

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

BIRTHS.

warfare

Beptember 9th, at Kowloon, the wile of roughout the world, the movement would worth, in all, $1,100, on certain conditions; was

H. F. CAMPBELL, of a son.

nd Mrs. B. H. A. CRAIG, & 600.

JONG OFF!39: 10A, DER VŒUY ROAD C ON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC

EXPLOSION ON AMERICAN BATTLESHIP..

LONDON, September 9th.- An explosion followed by a fire occurred on the battleship North Dakota"

at Ocean City, resulting from s test of oil fuel.

Three men were killed and seven injured.

THE COURT-MARTIAL OF. LIEUTENANT SUTOR.

LONDON, September 9th. The Court-Martial on Lieutenant Allan Sutor, R.G.A., has been opened

a breach of the King's Regulations in at Tynemouth. He is charged with

publishing without permission the pamphlet entitled,

System:

"The Army

Why muddle through £30,000,000 a year during Peace?" Prisoner pleaded" Not Guilty." The Court upheld the instruction of the Judge Advocate that the merits of the pamphlet could not be raised.

THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES.

THE CRETAN SITUATION.

LONDON, September Oth. In compliance with the

•pressure of the Powers, the Crotans elected to the Greek Assembly have declined election.

muskets at the upper end, or at pisose where the deer might break cover. At a given signal the dogs were unleashed, soon finding their quarry and giving tongue. The dear, however, were badly loaded maskata often failed to act, or else goodrally more frightened than hart, as the the shooting was so orratis that only the surrounding vegetation suffered. Sometimes, by a lucky chance, one got bowled over and was triumphantly carried to the handman's houte, a pig was killed, and thereafter much noisy of the more remote placis along the cantarn feasting and drinking of nativo spirits. In some They are smaller, however, then even roe deer, coast, such as in the Sal King the biggest I over saw killed being just over to districts, deer trapping is carried-on-by the or Bhataukok cattles, or rather less than s. 100lbs, although Hakkas ir a primitive way, but not to any great about 50 cattles is the average amongst them. extent. A beat sapling with a smare loop is the Their colour is brown, often approaching most common method, hat they also dig pits,

back has short, upright horns, baving from one more employed over the border in Chinese fawn in the focale the male being much and evon est spring geus in the shape of old darker in colour; sometimes almost black. The muskets well charged. The latter method is to three small poluts according to age, while he Territory, and I have seen doer thus killed devolops a mir of formidable and sharp exposed for sale in the Chinese market townS. tusks, about two inches long, in the lower jaw. The Chine, however, much prefer to trap them In the distance, they might easily be mistaken alive, and I have acon many thas caught carried for Indian goats, such as one soes any-and-to the markets of Shatankolt and Sham Chun. every day in the streets of Kowloon. After The price asked varied with the size of nightfall, especially on clear, moonlight nights, the animal-about 35 being the average. they may be heard uttering their short hoarse In hunting the deer I have mentioned the bark, which sounds are attributed by the more early dawn as the best time to wek them, lat of wandering and malignant spirits. They are ignorant and superstitions Chinesa the ories one may also have fuck just at sunset, as if not not very prolific, probably from constart delicate. At a rale the female gives birth to inbreeding, and the young are generally very

her fawn about the month of June--although I have seen them with young a month earlier In this respect, however, my observations have beou rather limited, and only a naturalist with leisure could really decide the question. They do not hard together like the home deer, but browse in pairs: foeding on the tender leaves of the jungle growth, grass, etc, and making, frequent potato patches. and destructive raids on the cultivated sweat

In the latter case they are zot merely content

as well-utterly ruining the crop. Their with eating the leaves of the potato, but with their sharp hoofs they dig up and eat the roots

habitat and general ratage is in the deep

ravines that scar the mountain sides, and which arefilled at all seasons with natural jungle growta trees, bushes, and creepers of many kinds-the whole so dense and tangled as to be practically impenetrable to humans. Here, safely concealed, heat and cold, and human snemies, venturing they spond the day time, sheltered alike from from their hairs only at sundown to find food

and water.

stretoles.

previously disturbed the deer will often vantars out before dark. Bright, moonlight nights in the winter season when they raid the potato are also good occasions to seek doer, especially

patches. For night shooting one must either use phosphoras or a small piess of white paper grammed ca the gun sights to ensure good aim.

As deer are so general throughout the New Territory, it is hardly necessary to mention sny particular deer haunts, the best plan' being to secure reliable information from any of the Hakka villages as to their exact lairs or feeding plaven

In this respect I have always found the villagers sivil and obliging, and willing to co- operate,

*SPORTSMAN."

HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

Messrs. Vernon & Smythin their weekly share report dated 9th September state : --

Insurances and Canton Marines for investment A good enquiry for Banke, Lande, Fira purposes has been maintained throughout the paat week, but owing to the continued higher rates in some instancas now offered, reluctance of holders to sell even at the the business of the period under have ruled quist but steady, aut at the

again

bean much restricted.

During the summer months, or when the heat is greatest, they graze on the higher moun tain slopes, and hollows, but not if there has been a succession of rainy days and nights, na rain close, show tendency towards firmness, always drives them to the lower and less exposed Fine Hard Fara Rabber was last quoted per LONDON, September 9th,

In the winter season, however, at 7/11 per 1b, Bar Silver closes at 24gd and Renter at 9

por lb. and per later private wire Newfoundland Fisheries dispute is absence of rain soon means a drying up of Shanghai closes at 741, and the bank's buying Everywhere The Hague award in the they seldom seek the higher ground, as the Sterling TT at 1,9 The TT. rate on regarded as a notable British victory. scarcity of vegetation.

the upper streams, and a corresponding rate for 3 din bills at 748.

It is at this season BANKS.-Hongkong and Shanghais contiuus they take to visiting the potato patches, very firm, and no abares sppear to be available cansing much loss and oxasperation to the register shares are nucbanged at £88 er st the quoted buying rate, viz., 8930. London Chinese farmers. Anyone living in the country dividend. Nationals continae in request at and near to the hills soon becomes familiar $76. with the habits of der, and soon learns where MARINEINGURATORS.-Unions have weakened to seek and how to find them. pathways among the trackon or shorter under at the improved rates of $175 and 8180, closing in Their little further and are now proenrable at 8825. Northa Chinas have been booked at Tls. 115, and Cantons growth are quickly detected, and one soon gets request at $185. Yangtzo and China Traders to know that certain trails are rigidly kept to re mnafianged and without local business. In going to and from their feeding groanda,

FIRE INSURANCES, Hongkongs continus When one has observed this, and noted the report. Shares can now be placed at $355, to advance, but again we have no business to general lie of the land, the direction of the wind, Chinas also have improved and after further efc, to hag a deer is not a very hard matter. It sales at #114 esu now be disposed of at $1.15. only means that the door-seoker has to get up be

SHIPPING-Hongkong, Canton and Macnos fore dawn, and be somewhere near the dear trails and buy era at the lower rate. Ludos have boon slightly lower with anies at 832) and 232 at daybreak The deer are not particularly keen booked at sighted-although their sanse of hearing and of the latter

and Shell Transports at 84/-, cloning s with probable sellers smell are very acute but they are quick China and Mexilas have boon booked at $10 and st 85% ACCIDENT TO 8.8. "HAICHING."

sighted enough to detect any unusual colouring shares are available, Douglases are Daring the storm on Thursday night the

in the landscape. It therefore behaves anyone Ferrys at 824 (old) and $11(now)."

Carable at the reduced rate of $26, moored to the Dook buoy in Kowloon Baybrown felt hat to correspond.

REFINERIES China Sugars continue quiet broke from her meetings and was carried on to

clothing being best with a grey cap or the Cast Bock, She was towed off by the Dook.

Also, when 825 with sellure,

change at $160 sellers. Luzons have declined to Company's tug at daylight and has bɛoù taken

is seeking ambush overlooking the texil, one must "gang warily," and never to the dry dock for surrey..

directly to the place chosen, but must act in the trap Fennimore Cooper style, and with all the stealth of a backwoodsman. Every sportsman has his own idea of guns and am munition, but for dear shooting it is absolutely vessary to use some sort of soft nosed er

PRINCE TOKUGAWA.

LONDON, September 9th. Prince Tokugawa has left London for Japan

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MININO-We have no business to report in

the 7th inst., at the Victoria Hospital, to earth, if not from humanitarian motives, nt duly seconded for conveying the warm and Douglas steamer Huiching, which had been going after dear to dress quietly-khaki or and without business, market closing without

[1039 least from considerations of finance. An appreciative thanks of the membora to the kind "offensive and defensive alliance" is perhaps donor, also for expressing their unanimons beyond the ringe of practical politics, batement to the proposals as set forth in Mr. it is not improbable that other ways can be

Patell's letter. The members further resolved found to achieve the end in view.

to fix up on the billiard table at their own expense a silver plate with suitable inscription theroon in appreciation of the gift.

It Avas further resolved that the sum of $360 contri- buted by the general body of the members and others towards the billiard fund be carried to

The Daily Press.

LONGKONG, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 1910.

An Indian sailor is reported missing from a steamer in the harbour since Tuesday.

DISAPPOINTED THEATREGUERS. FAILURE OF LIGHT STOPS PERFORMANCE.

The visit of the Warwick Major Comely

the reserve account, which now stands at over Company will be memorable as the first expanding ballet-a. 44. Winchester being na

$800.

on

The Foak cara stop running to-night at 8 P., and will not resume until 3 am Monday.

TLE QYer a month ago, when Sın to LAURIER, the Canadian Premier a four in the north-west district, he ased to a number of American settlers

His Lordship the Bishop of Victoris will remarks which may be set down by preach at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, future historian as prophetic. He to-morrow, dvising these settlers to participate in life. And he said to them "You can bag for you can improve the relations the land of your birth and the land adoption; and you can do much to the bond of union into an offensive fensive alliance between the British and the American Republic." SIR LAURIER went on to that the

BAY ould be a state of affairs in the nder which not a single gun could be thout the joint permission of the two He acknowledged that this was an ambitious dream. At the same is one which many people share with adian Premier, and it is probably. which we shall hear much in the

The Y. M. C. A. Bulletin makes its appearance oistion during the summer were very satialan again. It notes that the activities of the Asso- tory.

mont.

DISREGARDING THE RULE OF THE ROAD.

Docasion on which any of Bornard Shaw's plays was presented in this Colony. For that reason alone the public have much reason to be grate fal to the talented combination, and the artistic representation which was commenced last night Before Commander Basil Taylor, R.N. at enhance the reputation of the company, of "You never can tell" is likely to considerably the Marine Magistrate's Court yesterday, Liant. But fate was dukind. The performance could

When the

stage

DOCES, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS--Hong- kong & Whumpos Decks are quiet at $50). and 854 close with buyers at $63. New Amoy Kowloon Wharves after all salos at 8532 Docks are quoted at $9 sellers and Shangha Docks at fla. 76. Shanghai & Hongker Wharves have declined in the North to Tls. 112, LANDB, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS, Hong good as anything I know. The ordinary kong Lands have sold and have further bayers ballet, fired from a Mauser or Lee Metford 32 and West Points at $59. Humphrey's at $101. Kowloon Lands continue in request at rifle, is useless for dear killing unless one tap-Estates have again been done at $8 and more pous to hit a vital part, or has a good dog to shares are available, Shanghai Lands are un- follow up. Merely wounding the animal with changed at Tie. 112. one of these high-velocity, needle-like bullets, but are without business. The following are COTTON MILLA-Hongkongs remain at 35; means the loss of the quarry in the jungle, unless, the latest quotations to hand by mail for the 1. 55. Inon-Kzny Mows T5, 55 and Soy as already romarked, one has an exceptionally Northern mills:-Ewes Ts. 110, Internationals aucoessfat An indiforvat skot might ne

Chees Tr, 200,

MISCELLANEOUS-China Borneos have been

was frat plunged in darkness, it was thought / buckshot, as there is more chance of hitting hooked at $84 and are in further request. China

How

Providents are wanted at $8, Dairy Farms at 319, and Electrics at $20. South China Morning Pests have been sold at $25, and Green Island Cements at the reduced rate of $4.90, closing Peak Trams at $14, United Asbestos at $114, an wanted. There are sellers of Ropes at $21, with sellers. Powells have been done at $12 and

and Watson's at Bog,

H. Batterworth, of H.M.S. Tamar, prosecuted not be finished owing to the failure of theful dog, and even then the chase is not always roty, for disregarding the rules of the road. the master of the licensed steam Iannok Hoietestric light in the third sct.

Complainant stated that at 7.30 pm, on the that the failure would only prove to be tempor. with a dozen bullete thou with one, but buck For stealing a blanket from a man sleeping 5th instant the officers' dinner boat shared off ary, and the audience wore prepared to take the shot is good only for 80 yards at most, and outside a shop in Queen's Road, a Chinese was from Murray Fier to go to the Tamar, After incident in the best of humour. A whistling really effective at about 60, yietordug sentenced to fourteen days imprison-they had gone about 150 or 200 yards, just chorus was introduced from the pit, and in a clear of the north-west corner of the Dockyard.minate the light had returned. But only for s

The Chinese, before the days of British ocen they heard a lot of shouting ahead. No resumed her lines when the light failed again, for the purpose--a special kind of short-haired,

weyond. Mis Minnie Kayner had James McGinty, the master of the s.. San Lightawe visible.

pation, used to hunt the deer with dogs bred barely The engines of the "Cheong, reports to the polloo that on Thursday offers launch ware immediately put to full be restored about five minutes, it would prick-eared "wenk," thin and wiry, and keen

Mr. Warwick Major announced that the wharf, some person outered bis cabin and touched a sampan with her bows. The sampan light would not be restored for more than an afternoon, while the vessel was lying alongside poet astern, and as the lazuch lost way she ever Mr. Aiajor returned and stated that the

orchestra beguiled the todnim of waiting,

and the

the of scent, with rather more "apice" in them stole several articles and 560 in money, the total had no lights. It was being towed astern of a raft hour, and the audience had to take their value baing $71.

of logs, which was in tow of defendant's launch. departure with many regrets. It was part- Wan, Teui Kang, Lam Tsun and Bhankaf wat Highlands and Lowlanda

Some villges still possess these dogs-a few wide apart places such as Lung Ku Tan, Truu The only light on the raft was a mali oil lamp, should have marred wtust, promised to to the testifying to their ons general use. In hanting Ledburys

icularly unfortunate that such which gave little or no light. The lights of the best

contretemp Hoi Hong were shut in, and she carried no

work of the company so far, but the dear the Chinese medus operandi was as London Asiatics stern lights.

Low that the playgoing public love followe seen enough to prove the merit of the Warwick Officer Adminstering the Government, Lady driven, the while sundry others elizabed the hill Sarongs. Major Compay it may be

London Ventures confidently that larger houses will be attracted. H. B. then leash, waited at the bottom of the ravine to be Bata Tigas

The "mester of the hounds," with the dogs exposted

United Serdange... May, and HE. Major General Broadwood, ware

Allaga...* slopes and posted themselves with slug filled Eastern and International Trusts present

Linggit

A mean theft was committed in Chinatown on Thursday. A little four year old girl was play, f the next few years. One of the 1ng in the street when a man came up and offered her a toy whistle. As the stretched out her hand ats now in progress having a tend to take it he seized her arm, and wrenching from this direction is a movement her wrist a gold mounted bangle mode off with ted in America to commemorate it.

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the charge, and his Worship imposed a fine of Defendant had nothing to my in answer to 315, the alternative being five wooks' imprison ment with hard labour..

than the ordinary "show"

RUBBERS.-Nothing of importanco has been dose during the interval, bat the market has remained fairly steady throughout, and closer with

tendency towards franes.

following are the latest London quota- tions to hand by wire--middle prices:-

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