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their authority, but with such checks an's Parliament, and now laws, no usurpation of power by a Primo Minister can be contem plated. Finally, the Throne is implored to choose only able and meritorious statesman to form the New Cabinet, so that the Imperial Throne may have competent counsel and the people a good example

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 28xD, 1911,

Five fresh esses of plague were reported in the 48 hours ending a ba brings the total for the year 3 to 42. The wookly plague rotora shows that of the 37 ca reported up till Saturday all Chinese, 29 had proved fatal. The return of communalom blo diseases for Inst week in addition to the plague contains fate uses of enteric fever and 12 of smallpox.

before them, resulting in great

Detective Sergeant Murphy arrested two blessings to the Empire under Constitution Chi eso who reside at 64; Third Street, for al Government.” By the Throne the aged dealing in Sampai lottery tickets. The defen. Prince Curve is regarded as the "man for dants were charged before Mr. Wood at the the occasion"--the

Dr. Magistrany yesterday, and the frat man, who man whom MORRISON has described as "deoropit wily had a previous conviction, was sentenced to and borrupt." Though the Prince has twice imprisonment for three months with hard bogged to be reused from undertaking so labour, while the second was fined $100, or in heavy a load of responsibility at his time of the alternative six weeks' imprisonment. life the desire is probably more genuing.

than is usual in petitions of this character --the Throne has commanded the Prince not to persist in resigning," The Throne relies on his ripe wisdoni and experience to successfully inaugurate the new Cabinot and then "should it be found that his health does not really admit of his performing the CHAMPAGNE duties of the Office," another Imperial Decree will be issued. No very high espectations are formed by the Chinese Press "HEIDSIECK & Co. regarding the Cabinet. Among the objec

tions made to it are that it's organisation is not very practical; that its responsibility is not clearly defined; and that it represents no national policy. We imagine, however, it will not be long before we see such developments in Chinese politics as have taken place in all other countries upon the inauguration of Constitutional Government Among the members of the National Assembly the advisability of forming two groat parties in the State has been discussed, and the appointment A Cabinet which is not responsible ta the people seems to have given a fillip to public interest in the subject, especially in view

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ANOTHER AVIATION

CATASTROPHE,

PRENCH WAR MINISTER KILLED.

LONDON, May 22nd. At the beginning of the Paris to Madrid flying race an aviator named Train swerved his machine and came to earth abruptly, dashing into a group of distinguished spectators, which included the French Premier and the War Minister, who were pinned under the machine.

SUPREME COURT.

Monday, 22nd May.

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION;

BETORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS

PIGGOTT (CHIBE JUSTICE).

-*ALLEGED' SEDITIOUS PUBLICATION.

became more virulent if possible. Ons he describ ed an advocating orime and rebellion in Chine, and in one article it was stated that decapitation: was not good enough for the present Visaroy of Canton Boating with the story of the tiger and the situadant spirit, he said that it meant. that the tiger was the Manchu dynasty and the attendant spirit were the Chinin Manohn omploy. In other articles soak tarms LA Hon Chi was charged under Ordinance of opprobrium as “rabbit” were used to describe 15 of 1907 with having published on divers the Sing ofloials, and in another article it was dates in the Chinese newspaper Cheung Kwok declared that the officials who arranged loans Yat Po seditions instter calculated to create did so for what they could get out of it, and that tumalt and disorder in Chius. The Hon. Mr. the raising of foreign loans for the construction C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. F. B. L. of railways was equivalent to selling the rail. Bowley, conducted the case for the prosecution, ways. Another article went farther and describ and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. R. Al the sction of the omials in Kwangtung as indicative of their desire to sell the land to the Harding, appeared for the defence,

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Mr. Potter said before the defendant was foreigners. Another article said that the seed asked to plead there was one point which he had been sown and the harvest lims was

example. indictment setting out the words upon which could be likened to a cock which sopounced newspaper, the writer said, wished to raise. There was nothing in the at hand. Turkey and Portugal had set an the Crown relied to prove the material which was calculated to excite disorder and tamult in the dawn of the morning, and they could rightly wera aproscontion for claim to have lenta hand to the dawning of a the publication of editions literaturo e ora, but all this was useless if the people did Chine. If that. at Homo it was clear that the whole not awaken. In another article the writer refer. The latter is dead, while M. Monis seditions literature would have to be set out in red to the "Stokers party." Mr. Alabaster d. per passenger, the average in 1940 has sustained a fractured leg, and bis the indictmont. By not setting out the words thought the writer had read his Italian history in complained of the prisoner was embarrassed in English and bad thought that the word "coali than two-thirds of old.

face is absolutely disfigured, but he is his defence. The alleged libole appeared in tion" moant something to do with col ́-- progressing as satisfactorily as posthirteen differont dates of this Chinese now- sible. A bruiso received in the region

His Lordship-What happened in the last case F

extremely low fares. While the average fare

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Mr. Francis Joseph de Rome Rowley, agod 25, who has been ill with typhoid for the phat Are weeks, died yesterday morning at the Peak Hospital. He was the second son of Mr. James of the liver, however, seems to be Rowley, of the Liverpool Daily Pont. Ho come somewhat serions, out to the Colony in 1907 to in the

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is cheery personality will be greatly missed by a wide circle of frients, and deep regret will be felt that a career of promise has been cut short by his untimely demise, The funeral will pass the Monament at 8.15 a.m. to-day;

Towards the loss of the year the commission

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Parliament. It is already evident that un- oss the Prime Minister frames his policy on lines which are approved by the majority of the people's representatives in Parliament, his position will be an extreme ly uncomfortable one.

for service with the First for Squadron, to

paper.

Mr. Potter--It might be a mistake on the part of the Government translator.

Mr. Alabaster concluded his opening, and ovidenco was heard.

Inspector Sullivan gave evidence of arrost and searching the promises,

Mr. Potter-It was not not out and I did not take the point. You will see that in this M. Cruppi is in charge of the War particular case the mattor which it is alleged is Office ad interim.

likely to cause malt and disorder in China is wontained in thirteen different papers.

His Lordship It is the same publication iu been able to exert a political influenca amongst

the Chinago. ench ?

LATER.

In accordance with the wishes of M. Monis, the airship race from Paris to Madrid was not interrupted.

THE SITUATION IN MEXICO,

Mr. Potter-No, different dates. We do not koow on what portions of the documents the Crown relies, and we do not know what innuendoes the Crown intends to attach to the matter. Take the first charge. This publication was the story of a tiger, and we End that the tiger spirit is talking to the tiger. I confess I cannot see anything to cause excitement in China by telling a story about a tiger, so that the Crown is fored to put some meaning on the

been set out in the indictment so as to give us in eprortunity of meeting it.

LONDON, May 22nd. General Madero has taken farewell

then commissioned in the Roerte at Chatham which she wasnt/sobed in ut, 1995. She was of the Army, saying that he goes to and completed to full complement or the Chica Mexico City to modernise the Govern-words to the story. That innuendo should have

Station on Justy 2, 1905, by Captala §. V. Y- | ment. de Horsey. That commission expired in das

The rebels is the North are 730018- course, and on November 12, 1907, she was re- commissioned at Singapore by Captain . C. A. ing. Marescaux, and on December 15, 1909, sho wan Mr. J. R. Wood and alone at the Magistracy again recommissioned at Colombo by Captain yesterday.

9. St. J. Farquhar,

Sir Richard Dans, his son, and Mr. Young Biddle have arrived in Hongkong from Borneo.

According to report, says a Hankaw paper, it is estimated that the ten season this year will exceed in prosperity any tea season during the Instwenty-years.

EMPIRE DAY..

A short commemoration service will bə heid' at St. John's Cathedral tomorrow, the 24th of May, at 9 am, when His Excellency the Governor will be present, and a garmon will te proached by the Right Roverond the Bishop of Victoria. The service is intended primarily for the British children of the Colony for whom the nave and both transepte will he reserved. The general public will be accommodated in the Daca xixlas. The musical portion of the service The Sistaese Prines Chattrabon, having will be rendered by the Band of the King's extended his stay in Peking, abandoned his in- | Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, by kind per bition to visit Japan, and will probably take Mission ek Coleus Flam liten und Offlchen

Quito a sensation was caused in Tientsin on May 6 by the arrest of Mr. W. Kleeschulte, by the German Connier anthorities, on a charge of alleged fraudulent bankruptcy.

the train at Mukden for Europe.

A Government launch, available for Kowloon

His Lop-nunfortunate that the word seditious" is cit. nets Mon at all.

22. Polier-Wo hujan dag sout a tiger KAISER PLEASED WITH HIS and a spirit, and it is for ccra in show that

the tiger referred to some people in China, RECEPTION.

His Lordship -Yse; the jury will have to discriminate between the story of a tiger in a Chinese paper and the story of a tiger in as English newspaper. (Laughter.)

LONDON, May 22nd. Reuter is authorised to state that the Kaiser is delighted with his stay in Fugland

Both flis Majesty and the Empress have been greatly impressed by the warmth of their reception.

THE NEW COMMANDING ROYAL ENGINEER.

Major P. J. J. Radcliffe, B.E., now Staff Oficer, Royal Engineers, Northern Command, York, has been placed under orders for Hong

Mr. Potter-Yons, I must take the point. His Lordship-I am against you. „ Defendant was then charged and pleaded "Not Guilty" en all counts.

The following special jury was then empanell ed Messrs T. E. Hongh, G. H. Modborst, G. C. Moxon, C.. Pemberton, G. Grimble, H Pinckney and A. G. Gordon.

Mr. Alabaster, in presenting the case for the Crown, stated that the defendant was charged with having committed offences auder section 2 of Ordinance 15 of 1907. That section says: Every person who within the Colony prints, publishes or offers for sale or distributes any

The following subscriptions were received by children, will leave the Police Pier, Kowloon, kong for duty as Commanding Royal Engineers printed or written newspaper or book or other i

the Coronation Celobrations Committee gestor- day-Yanglaze Insurance Association, 3100; Italian Roman Catholic Mission, $50.

The Champion Stakes at the Tientsin Race meeting was won by Mr. Detring's Ur, ridden by Mr. H. R. Stewart. Mr. Pembroke's Meidors (Mr. Morling) was second, and Mr Irvin's On Time third.

The dividend of the Eastern Extension, Autralssin, and China Telegraph Company for the quarter ended December 32 last 5 a. 6d. por share, together with a bonna of. 4a, per share, making 7 per cent for the year 1910.

Four Chinese were charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing 154 silk handkerchiefs from the steamer Kumeric One of the defendants was discharged, and each of the other three was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks.

8.20 a.m. sharp.

KING'S BIRTHDAY AND CORONATION.

THE MILITARY ARRANGEYENTS. We are officially informed from Headquarters that on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, June 3rd, a Royal Salute will be fired at 8 a.m. by the Royal Garrison Artillery on Marray

Barracks Parado Grouad.

A short parade of detachments representing the Royal Navy and the various units in the Garrison will take place on the Hongkong Cricket Ground.

Da June 22nd, Coronation Day, a parade will Take place at 8 am in the Happy Valley of Naval Brigade and the troops in the Garrison. After the march past, a brief religious ceremony will be held, and the Naval Brigade and Troops will defile from the Hoppy Valley past the Naval Hospital along Queen's Rond to the corner of the The Nippon Yusen Kaisha have just lost Dockyard by the Commodore's Offes, They wil thou wheel to the right bewoon another old servant by the death at Yokchama of Captain J. G. de la Lande who joined the the Dockyard and the Cricket Ground on to Company's service thirty years ago and retired the Frays, along the Praya to the road, Isling in 1909, receiving from the Campany a head, some bonus in recognition of his long and to the Clock Tower, turning up to the Clock valued services.

Tower and then back towards the Cricket

to succeed Lieut.-Colonel G. D. Close, returning to England during the coming trooping season.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB,

INTERPORT TEAM FOR SHANGRAL

The Hon, Mr. A. W. Browin, Registrar General, was called as a witness. He stated in reply to Mr. Alabustor that the Press had

Mr. Potter-I think that is rather wide, I don't think any person could say that the Press has exerted a particular influenea

With The Chinose Prosa · has a similar affect upon its readers to the European Press.

Mr. Potter-In China, or not?

Mr. Alabaster-I say in the first place, ou the Chinese mind,

Mr. Potter-I don't know whether my friend is referring to Chiun or Hongkong.

Mr. Alabaster... I say on the Chinesə mind, If he said in China it would be asked how many { years he had spent in China. (To witness )Apart from a revolutionary effort have you found that tho Press has an influence in political matters of another nature ?--You, I think so.

Can you give an iss'anes of the power of the Chiness Press?-I think they had inuence in connection with the boycott movemost.

Mr. Potter-This is quite insdialssible. It has gone too for, and I must formally object No man can go into Court and say the Pro has had a partionlar influence,

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His Lordabip-But Mr. Brewin comes ou kn expert.

Mr. Potter-An export on journalism ? His Lordship-Yes,

Mr. Potter-Il your Lordship saya that the Registrar General comes as an expert witness on journalism, then I won't object.

His Lordship-It is part of the Registrar. General's business.

The Registrar-Gaveral said he had seen the translations and from his experience of the Chinese he would say that they were likely to have an effect on the Chinese mind

Mr. Alabastor-Would you say that the effent of these articles would be to oxcite per- sons to crime in China PYen.

Was it by your instructions that the passages on which this prosecution is based were trans late?---All except one,

publication containing matter calculated to ex cite tumalt or disorder in China or to incite persone to commit a crime in China tall be guilty of an offence." Defendant was charged with pablishing matter which was both calen. label to izcito Forsons to erima in Chion and to create tumult and disorder in China. Either It has now been decided that the cricket we afficiant. Either was a complete of. team leave the Kowloon Wharf by the fence in itself. In Hongkong we allowed all English Mail as. Arcadia at daylight on and sandry to come to the Colony and to Friday, 25th instant, and the return voyage will live here if they lived in peace; we offered You noturally did not select those extracts be by the s.s. China leaving Shanghai on the 3rd them the Colcay as an asylum, but we could not which are simply advocating reform ?—Thero June, and duo back in Hongkong at daylight allow them to turn that narium into an arsenal, are no such articles here. I cannot say I have on Tuesday 6th Jura.

The following have been selected as the team to represent Hongkong -

Mr. A. C. E. Elborough Lt. C. E. P. Thorp, KO.Y.L.I. Mr. G. A. Cooke, B.N. LIL G. Bagnall, B.A. Corp!,

KO.Y.LI. Dempsey, Corp. E. W. Taverner, B.E. Lt. N.-J. Willikma, A. 8. C. Mr. F. Batton

Mr. W Waterhouse Rev. 8. W. Payas Hev. W. H. Foster Pegg, C. F. Lt. Col. C. C. Wrigley, A, O. D.

RUBBER FROM BEANS.

Mr. Potter - In your opinion do the English papors affect the Chiness wind P-Yes, if they cau mad them.

And extracts from the English papers are published Yes.

translated.

Mr. Potler-Would you consider that the Chinese newspaper owner ought to be prosecuted for advocating reforms in China?

ft. Alabaster That might be a question for the law oflcers of the Crerar

We could not allow them under the protection given instructions for such a thing not to he of our laws to stir up strife in the neighbouring empire of China with which we are at peace. Under the Ordinance of 1886, by which every printer and publisher of a paper bas to register himself, the defondant on July 11th last year entered into a bond in which he was described as the printer and publisher of a paper called the Cheung Kuok Yat Po, sometimes called the China or the Chinese Daily News. On the 19th April this year he made a declaration that ne had ceased to be the printer and publisher of the paper, but he seemed to have retained some interest in the concern, because.

the

4th May he was arrested in the offo

Mr. Potter-As the head of the Chinese Community in Hongkong, do you think that a Chinaman who advocates reform in China ought to be prosecuted ?

Witness-I don't think that is for me to

.

His Lordship It is a question whether he could be. I think Mr. Brewia is entitled to say The Imperial German Patent Office has in- of the paper, and on the day following, what law it would be under.

Mr. Potter-I may take it, Mr. Browin, | Ground, where waits will break off and proved a patent for a process converting the oil of having been liberated on bail, he was in the i

to their varions barracks:

SOLDIER CONVICTED OF LARCENY Private Kerton of the K.O.Y.L.I. was charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yesterday. with stealing a silver watch valued at $8 from a jeweller's shop in Queen's Road on Saturder may give rise, says the Frankfurter Zeitungsinry to take the various publications ne a series."

the soya bean into a thick and tough liquidoffice again on the occasion when it was searoled, that from your wide knowledge of the Chinese product, which is mixed with alkalis and then All the publications which formed the subject that you will admit that Chins wanta re- beated to 151 degrees. The result is the proof the charge were before the date when he forming? Well, I have authority for saying duction of a arabborlike, tough and elastic mass,

paper, oyable of being valvanised like natural rubber, withdrew from the publication of the

Mr. Potter-You would not proaspute moder- The soya bean is indigenous to Kiantachou, and and they all bore his name under the title page.ate reformers under this Ordinance ? at it

may be brought into Germany free of duty, Proceeding, Connsel said that ho must ask the

to a new and important industry.

WITH the constitution of a Cabinet, pol- itical developments in China bave reached a very intorasting stage. The memorandum submitted to the Throne by the Commission appointed to make arrangements for the introduction of Constitutional government explains that the Commissioners are aware that the arrangements suggested by them are not ideal; they have not blindly followed foreign practice in the matter, but have made such modifications in that practice ng

A Dairen dispatch to the Nichi Nichi states. seem to thom necessary to adapt the con- that the Hongkong and Shanghal Banking stitutional iden to the peculiar conditions of Corporation has now decided to establish a the country. Gonorally speaking the branch office at Changshan instead of at Dairen, organisation of the Cubinot is upon the lines and sub-branches at Dairen and other places of the practice in Japan which in turn is an It has also decided to issue couvertible bank adaptation of the German system. The notes at sight in Manchuria. " Cabinet e responsible directly to the

The estlier ones were milder, bat they gradually. became stronger. Throue and

Taken individually there not to the Parliament The return of visitors to the City Hall Library asked to be shown some watches, which he ex

were several of them of which little or nothing elected by popular franchise. It is a mo. and inseam for the week ending the 21stamined. Choosing one, he naked the shop

could be said, but taken collectirely be was sure mentous innovation, and the memorandum May shows that of non-Chinese there were assistant to provide hit with a chain and a key. 516 to the Library and 162 to the Mussum, and While the assistant was getting these articles

that the jury would find that they constituted an scarcely disguises the fact that it has en- of Chinese 163 to the former and 2334 to the the soldier ran out of the shop with the watch,

The Bangkok Times understands the following offence under the Ordinance. On February 6th article in the Hongkong Telegraph for May countered much opposition in the highest latter. The Library was therefore used by 679 and although he was pursued, he was lost sight the tour shortly to be undertaken by Her Maj-stated what the post policy of the paper had heading of Mancha Raling."

is the outline of the provisional programme of of this year there was an article in which it was 10th, faken from the China Gazelle under the quarters, for the Commissioners have been persons and the Musonu by 2,496.

of. Strangely enough, however, be went direct eaty the Queen Mother. at great pains to show that the creation of a

Mr. Potter-That is a statement referring The royal yacht. Maka Chakkri will leave been a what the faturs policy would be. It to No. 2 Police Station, and there informed the Bangkok on the 14th inst., Saigon on the 23rd added t the policy of the past ten years had to the Manchu ruling caste. Don't you think Cabinet will strengthen and support the A Chinese who resides at Taliceo Street was Sorgenat on duty that he had stolon a watch, inst. Hongkong on the 3rd June, Haiphong on been a criticism of the Manchu Government, that the editor of that paper is liable to he Throno; and that the very constitution of prosented by Mr. Clifford Meecham before Mr. which he produced. On appearing before the the 12th June, Tourang on the 15th Jane which was stiff and stern, and it had the single imprisoned under the Ordinance of 1907 Ele

Cabinet is security against the Wood at the Magistracy yesterday with stealing Court the defendant said he did not know why Kamran on the 17th June, Kao Khannn on possibility of usurpation of power by the 70ths of paint, valued at $13.50, the property he took the watch, as he did not go there for the 20th June, Banthayamat au the 21st June, object in view of exposing the evils and corruptas published in his paper an article which many ampot on the 22nd. The yacht will then tians of that Government. They pointed out tend to induce a man to take part in a tumult Prime Minister. The Commissioners recall of the China Navigation Co. The offagos was the purpose of stealing it.

return to Siamese waters, and proceeding

frst that in times past there have been Grand proved, and defendant was sentenced to alx sentenced the defendant to six weeks' imprison to Koh Samui, will reach Bangkok on the 28th that they were the pioneers of that movement. in China,

weeks' imprisonment and four hours' stocks,

From that point, mid Mr. Alabaster, to attacks

Mr. Alabaster He may be fined. Secretaries who have exceeded the limits of

the

morning. On entering the shop the soliter

meat with hard labour.

His Worship

THE SIAMESE QUEEN MOTHER'S TOUR.

Jure.

His Lordship--Mr. Brawin did not say that. Mr. Potter-You think that the Chinese

Government needs reforming

Witness-Yes, I think that is what was in my mind.

Mr. Polter afterwards read extracts from