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A Chinese who broke and entered No. 25 Morrison Hill Road, on Thursday night, wa charged before Mr. Haseland at the Magistroy yesterday. After hearing the evidence his Worship sentenced the defendant to six weeks imprisonment and six hours' stocke

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Copyright Ordinance, 1894.]

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DAILY TREES.

made in the papera from time to time of the activities of the resident Chinese, chiefly concerned with laundry work, but we see it is officially estimated that the number of Chinese resident. in Liverpool

and inen

three WOMELL, only 286 and that the number resident in Birkenhead is estimated at 69. These, no doubt, are ex-seamen now engaged in earning this talented combination, whose conlading THE BIGGEST BATTLESHIP. livelihood ashore. Apparently, the questions naked in Parliament' were inspired by the Union of British Semen and Firemes, and their activities at the same time elicited from the owners of the Glen line an ex-

WINES.

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pression of opinion on Chinese vis-a-vie British seamen that has caused much heart burning among the members of this Union. Mesura. GLEN & Co., who are large em- players of Chinese labour on their vessels, declared that their experience had shown the Chinese seamen to be more sober and reliable than the white men available for service on. ships, and disavowed suggestion that they were influenced in employing Chinese seamen by considerations of economy, adding that the firm would pay considerably higher wages to Chinese than to British seamen. We do not sup- pose that this statement was intended to be universal in application, for no British

Mr. Henry Dallas Folliss gave their flas! performance in the Theatre Royal last night. There was a good attendance to bid farewell to performanos was thoroughly in keeping with the successful series which has won the Follies golden opinions locally,

LONDON, May 26th. The Wyoming," the biggest

CANTON

{TROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Canton, May 25th. ENFIER DAY.

Yesterday was observed as a general holiday

MACÃO NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Macao, May 25th.

THE POSTAL SENSATION..

Three months have passed sizes the seam-

by the whole of the Foreiga Community antional discovery of the embezzlement of Post

Bhameen. There were no public functions..

Offles lands, bat so far as the publia are son. corned nothing is known as to what is taking. place. The two officials alleged to be concerned are still in natody,

FRAYING FOR FINE WRATRES.. The weather hera has been very bad the last faw weeks and day after day there have been heavy showers. At about 2 am, on Wednesday

UNFAIR DISTINCTIONS. The police are engaged visiting Chinos, morning there was an exceptionally heavy downpour accompanied by thunderaad lightning clube and lans with a view to the suppression

fore Mt. Wood at the Magletrsey yesterday battleship in the world, has been The effect of all this rain on the growing risa is of gambling, but it is remarkable that clubs

A Chinese man and woman were charged be. with detaining a child stolen from the Bhun Tak distrist in China. Altor hearing the evidence ds Worship discharged the man, and sentanced the woman to nine months' imprisonment with hard labour.

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood sen- tenced a Chinese to six months' imprisonment and four hours' stocks for returning from the banishment. Defendant was caught in the not of stealing a silk jacket from 49, Queen's Road East. He entered the house accompanied by a boy who carried two buckets of mortar, under the pretence of affecting repairs. The youth

escaped.

A Requiem Mses was said at the B. C. Cathedral yesterday morning for the repose of

launched at Philadelphia.

Her displacement is 26,000 tons, length 502 feet, and she carries 12 twelve-inch guns,

TURKEY AND RUSSIA.

The Chief of the Press Bureau of

most disastrons and it is feared thatthe festoro bolonging to certain sections of the community is already spoiled. Yesterday the Kwong Chow are not harassed in any way. Why should root went in stata to one of the temples and there be such distinctions? All should be

there offered sacrifice and publicly prayed for treated like

fine weather. If indeed the rlos crop does fail

PETITION TO LISBON.

It is reported that signatures are being on,

a grave situation will in all probability be oreated here, for the poor people are already grumbling at the high price of the grain. The vased for a petition to ho sent to Lisbon, pray. Government is doing all it can to obtain chenying that Benor Machado be appointed to tho substantive post of Governor of the Colony, 4 Treasury but with

rice,

必ずBI. not

posessed with funds and the huge num- The Chinese, it is added, are being asked for bar of people requiring assistance the task monoy to send a cable to this effect.

MORE GUARD BOATS:

"THE FOLLIE9.” Four hundred seats are booked for "The Fallica a" entertainment, here to-night.

LONDON, May 26th. In Official circles at Constantinople considerable annoyance is expressed regarding the Russian domands reef providing relief is a most difficult one, specting the Turkish troops on the

'The Sin On District has been greatly

KABBOUR IMPROVEMENTS. troubled with pirates and robbers Intely, and Montenegrin frontier.

The latest news current.In the colony is that the inhabitants have sent a request to Admiral Li for protection. After a conforenes with the the Acting Governor to-day received a telegram that the communique issue a few guard boats and station them at various parts granted the surs of $162,030 for the harbour The Treasurer has been told to laua tenders similar aswa so often that this latest announce. days ago was not the text of a written of the rivers flowing through this district improvements at Muono. We have“ heard note but merely embodied the views for the work, so that it may be takon in hand ment excites but little enthusinem. Only two a European, who years ago 89 Contos (equivalent to about expressed in a friendly verbal repre. at once. I was told by sentation made by the Ambassador, returned from the North Rivor Districts last $180,003) were granted. What has become of and must not be construed as threat-night, that these places are in very unsettled this large sum of money I am unable to say. state. The arm of the law appears to be quite powertors, and gambling is going on publicly in roany of the villages and markat towns.

shipping firm is likely to dispute that there the real of the late Mr. F: J. de R. Rowley. are no better seamen than the British, pro- | A catafalque was erected in the centre of the the Russian Foreign Office states Viceroy it was decided to build twenty new stating that the Lisbon Government has vided the right type of British scaman can be Church beneath the Zimborium, surrounded by obtained. That is the crux of the whole lighted candles, and at the font lasing the matter. The troubleappears to be the scarcity entrance a beautiful wreath of white flowers of thebest type, and the problem of how to was placed. The Bev. Fr. Bianchi offeintel. aud after the Bass the Calebrant way led in increase their number is only to be solved procession to the satafalque, where prayers were by training. A sailor who has aired his recited sad the last blessing administered views on the question in a London paper Among those present in the Cathedral wara replied to a suggestion of this mature by ask- Mr. and Mrs. N, F. Blanch and the decadeening ing who trained the bad type, and what had colleagues from the offices of Moners. Thos. Cook RESIGNATION OF MEXICO'S Pirates are causing terror up and down the

QUEEN MOTHER OF SIAM COMING TO HONGKONG.

DUE TO ARRIVE TO-DAY.

become of the tons of thousands of British & Son, and other friends. boys who had been trained in the mercantile training establishments in ** Have all these tho present generation. boys left the Merchant Service as a result of its mismanagement ?" he asks. Very likely a considerable number of them have left the service, but many reasons may be suggested in explanation besides that of "mismanagement" by shipping owners. Doubtless there no ships on which the sailor is not too well treated, but the Mer

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We are officially informed that Her Majesty the Quest Mother of Sian, accompanied by two young Princes and suit, are due to arrive at Hongkong by the royal yacht Maha Chakri

to-day. Tbo

young

Princes will leave for Europe by the as. Korea on Sanlay at noon, travelling

the Siberian route,

After the departare of Their Royal Highnesres the Queen Mother will proceed to "The Grove," where Her Majesty will take up hor residence during her stay in Hongkong.

Mr. Luang Santhorst, an offcial of the

Foreign Oflee in Siani, who is in Hongkong,

LOCAL SPORT,

BOXING..

MOILVAINN-KENNY FIGHT OFF.

Followers of boxing will learn with regret that the fight between Roy Kenny and 8. A McIlvaine, of Zamboanga, which was to have taken place in Hongkong next month, has been

abandoned owing to the exorbitant demands of

PRESIDENT.

LONDON, May 26th

A telegram from Mexico City states that President Diaz has resigned.

Sr. De la Barra has become Provisional President,

THE SITUATION IN PORTUGAL,

LONDON, May 26th. The Daily News" publishes a telegram from the Portuguese Foreign Minister declating that the rumours

THE POPULATION OF ENGLAND.

LONDON, May 26th. The provisional figures of the Css of England and Wales give a population of 36,075,209, compared The with 32,527,843 in 1901. population of Greater London is 7,252,908.

H. E. THE GOVERNOR ON AN INSPECTION TOUR.

river, and this gentleman toll me of one in.

His Excellency, accompanied by the Hon. the stanos in which about Afty men boarded a junk at one place as passengers. As soon as the Colonial Secretary and the Hon. the Director of vessel had got under weigh, these follows opened Public Works, iuspected the now Government the luggage and therefrom produced revolvers, Offees on Thursday afternoon and then procesā by means of which they obtained possession of ed to the new Law Courts, where they were the jauk and looted her and all on board Anjoined by the Hon. Mr. Pollock,

His Excellency, with the Hon. the Director ofeial protected by three guards was on this

INDIA AND THE BIBLE.

bost, but the pirates treated him the same as of Pablis Works, later made a series of ineper- the others, and took away the rides of the tious in the eastern portion of the City. includ. guards. Naws of a more or less similar characing the Seamon's Institute (where the Rer. ter comes from all the country districts, and it C. E. Thompson showed them over the building), is evident that the recent rising has been the the Pablis Works Department Stores Yard,

No. 2 Police Station, &c. &c. cause of a greatly-increased amount of crime, REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA AT FATSHAN Revolutionary oratora, mostly queueless mer, are again to the fore. The people are evidently a sympathy with them, for white making their

Sir George Birdwood TC.LE,, wrote last

Sir Narayan Chandavari DA, LL.B., spotches the populags surround them and Yesterday rush a meeting was being held, sata Judge of the Big, Com

ay and Vice. drive away any polios that try to arrest them, month to The Times ved young man wearing a kind of uniform riding a Chancellor of th

y, has a horse catre by. The crowd took him for a signed article in The Times of of the Int manntal ling office and dragged him from int written, as ulietters of gold, on the English horse Bad severely BeRs - he could give the further sirculation of The Times, as Bible, A. Vo ukisk Is groubly donicugi to explain that he was not a member of the force. you and your readers will readily understand in These proceedings have been reported to the perusing the following extracts from the article. Viceroy, who has given the local officials instrac. He writes: tions as to how to deal with these agitators.

MORE SECRET SOCIETIES.

In the north of the province in the Ying Tak and Ching Yuan districts. Both are very rocky and mountainous, and brigande abound. Lately

reported to be wealthy, has formed a new returned emigraat named Kong Hang, who is secret society which he has somewhat ironically (considering it exists for plander) named T'ai

standard of comfort and the sailor is afforded every facility for making known to the authorities any infractions of the law by masters or owners of ships. But while, in the past twenty years or so, the lot of the seaman has been greatly improved by legislation, has been in roosipt of several telegrams and of an impending counter revolution letter from H..H. Prince Derawongse, are unfounded, and are merely the the lot of the working clane and ons Minister for Foreign Affurs, ie opancation death rattle of the enemies of the been improved even more. Trades Union ganoss stated that, Living tes of pay, while the learnt of the illass of Sir Hormusje Mody uther attractions of life ashore-the (tho Antiag.Consul), he will pay a pas mal visit growing love of anusernents and of on his arrival at Hongkong. sports-all, doubtless, tend to impress upon the sailor the monotony of his existence. Yet, can the statement be aubetantiated that there is a growing reluctance to follow the sea-faring life among competent and trustworthy nion who bave been trained for that service in the mercantile training schools of the country? We doubt it, in spite of the plausible grounds for that assertion which we have Mellraine. Judging by the wires which have already set forth. We must not forget that passed between the men, Mellvaine is afraid to

[The population of England and Wales shows British ships have been growing both in try conclusions with Kenny, other iss he would

an increase, roughly, in the past decade of shout these and a half millions, which is perhaps not sizo and number, and this development has not play the shuffling game he did. Before very satisfactory when it is noted that the probably more than kept pace with the Kenny left the Philippines the coon agred population increased from 29,000,000 roughly in 1891-to 324 million in 1901, which represent output of competent and trustworthy men" that the fight should be fought in Hongkong.ed an increase of three and a half millions. The be armed with the most modern weapons. The Tas language tests which the British Board from the training patablishments. Though and that he should receive 50 per cent. of the rate of ingressa thas shows & falling off consper

statistics on

the gross takings. Since then he has been gradualed with the previous cous of Trade institutod a year or two ago, with

of Greater London, 7,252,953, shows a subatan- subject We are inclined to believe ly increasing his price, and now asks the im-

tial incresse compared with the 6,591.372 within a view to chocking the growing tendency to

that the total number of British possible sum of $3,00, win, lose or draw. The the Metropolitan and City Police districts in employ aliens on-ships of the British mer-

sporting public, however, are not to be disap. 1901].. cantile marine have done little or nothing seamen employed on British ships in se

pointed, for another heavyweight who has won apparently to reduce the number of Chinese large as ever it was, but any measures

some fame in the Philippines has stopped into the "all break, Since his last defeat by Kenny, when he was employed on ships. cruising in British which can be taken to encourage the

British" novement on British chips com-

not up to his usual form, Carlson has been keen - waters. Mr. Buxzon, replying to a question

où a return match, and is willing that-it should· in Parliament last month, mentioned that mends itself to the nation as essential to during the poriod from April 1st 1910 to national welfare and security when we have take place in the Colony. Kenny is also agree- March 31st of the present year 184 British regard to the part the mercantile marine ships having Chiness on board as members may be called upon to play in an Imperial of the crew arrived in the Morsey. The defence scheme in time of war: total number of Chinese seamen on board theso. 184 alipa was 4,688. Mr. BUXTON added that the number who deserted at Liverpool was 212, and the number paid recognition of the anniversary of the birthday off at that port was 543. It will be of Queen Mary.

LONDON, May 26th. noticed that the statistics are for only

The Admiralty has contracted with Four mora cases of plagua (Chinese) were honour in the interport contest with Shanghai one port. Completa statistica for the whole of the parts of the United King-reported yesterday, two of which proved fatal.left for the North by the P. and O. steamer Scottish Oil Companies for ten million but the teachers also. dom presumably would show the number The total number of enses now stands at 56.

HONGKONG, MAY 27TH, 1911.

We can

find

DO

A uumber of appeals are down for hearing at the Supreme Court daring the next two wes ka, The warships here were dressed yesterday in

The master of a fibing junk at Stankiwan has reported to the police that at 3 a.m. on Thursday his mother, who was 81 years of age, fell overboard and was drowned.

The

population

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE,

LONDON, May 26th.

The King has addressed a message

abin, and arrangements are now being made to the Imperial Conference thanking Carlson's fighting weight is 185lbs., while the delegates for the assurances of Kenny fights at about 160lbs. In their last devoted loyalty, meeting the big man's seconds threw up the sponge after the ight had gone five rounds.

CRICKET.

DEPARTURE OF THE INTERPORT TEAM. At daylight yesterday morning the team which Hongkong expects to uphold the Colony's

F'ing (general pesca). The society levies black. mail on all the landed proprietors and sends ont the most blood-curdling letters to those who refuse to join. Hundreds have been terrorised inte joining this brotherhood, and the members ther of most at appointed times for drill and rifle practice, and, by they way, they are said to

offers of the district are quite powerless to stop the movement, which appears to be gaining ground daily,

EDUCATIONAL.

The Acting Educational Commissioner of Education is soon to givever the reins of office to his anacossor. He has done excellent work in this offles, and if he only could be retained in the post there is no doubt that public education would greatly bouent. The Commissioner has

varions Government Schools Bad Colleges there just seat in a memorial to the effect that in the are many posts to which no work is attached, but

mere sincoures given to poor relations of officials.

"During the last week his Majesty the King-Emperor did twe kindly note, one in quick succession after the other. Ho signet the Proclamation of the forthcoming Core- nation Durbar at Delhi; and he replied in a topo of religious and Royal earnestness to an address presented to him by dopulations of Christum bodies, hended by the Arch- bishop

of Canterbury, with reference to the Tercentenary of tho publication of the Authorized Version of the English Bible. The coincidence between the two events is accidental, but it is suggestive and provi- dential. The Coronation is yet to come. The Tercentenary has come and is

going. For England it has a deep meaning. Hi it hone

for India-for us Indians? Let

He concludes.

‚UN SHE.”

*A

grand book is this-the Authorized Version of the English Bible. It he

made souls. No wonder Gladstone 'mail of it:Always ia straits the Bible in Church

aappling my needs. May it equally supply

oure! At the same time let us not forget another translation of the Bible-the trans- lation made by an English lady, mother of pions son Asked which of the different

Voltranslations of the Bible-Jerome's

Luther'sGerman Bible, the Author- ized Version, and the Revised Version - this son preferred, he replied:-I prefer my mother's translation. What is that 2 The boy answered: My mother has trans- lated the Bible and translated if straight, too.” Hor everyday life is a translation of God's 'Word.""

The pregnancy of these words, coming from a man of Sir N. Chandaverkare intellectual

of

He has recommended that, as the Treasury is in pre-eminence, high culture, and sound orthodoxy needs no emphasis OIL FUEL FOR THE BRITISH such a poor state, his successor should look into as a Hinda of the Hindus,

from me this matter without delay. The Viceroy is also r NAVY.

could from my own experience cite the in- much annoyed at the bail attendance at the stances of distinguished Indians, Hindus, Mus Government schools, where, it is said, the lims, and Parsis the force of

whose oharacter, and number of studente present in no greater than and influence over their comiry men,

People has been due to their it was when the rising took place. The bad

regularly roading the Bible attendance is not only on the part of the pupils, the Prophets, the Peales of David, and the

of their daily private wor ship. Also I take exception to the antithesis of the expe

expression in a paragraph of Sir Chandavarkar I have omitted from my quota tions Christian England and non-Christiani India India Christian-less Christian in but not leas Christian in The protracted spell of wet weather since the forms and dogman spirit come beginning of the month, though not perhaps pristian than England. Ne true-born English-

Delhi. Owing to the early hour of departure, gallons of oil fuel annually. This the men went aboard on the previous night. A double the amount which was few of those selected were unable to get away originally negotiated. but capable players have been chosen in their

stead, and the team as it now stands should

THE RAINFALL IN HONGKONG.

Evangelists) 1a part o

and,

Narasan

more

Yesterday HM.S. Tamor went into dock for give a good account of itself in the North. It/CORONATION CELEBRATION FUND. | exceptional, is at say rate unusual. Rain basman, or English woman, has ever in truth and

necessary overhauling. Her absence makes a

la somewhat weak in bafemon, but is a strong

big difference in the appearance of the harbour. bowling eleven. The following are Hongkong's

1. representatives:

of Chinese seamen employed on British vessels plying between Home Forts and the East to be surprisingly large. The number of aliens of all nationalities employed on British shirs appears to be about 40,000 all told. Reverting for the moment to the Chinese at Liverpool, we observa that Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL mentioned recently tin Parliament that during the year covered by the figures above quoted, the number of Chinese seamen engaged for outward voy. ages at Liverpool was much larger than the number who were paid off or deserted there Liverpool has now for many years had a peris at the Supreme Court yesterday. The reputation among British ports as possess o'aim was for $77.34, and it was decided to tako ing a "Chine town," and much has been the case in Chambers,

The Bishop of Victoria's engagements for to-morrow (Sunday) are: Merning, conduct Military Parade Service at Stonscatter's Island, Evening, visit the Government Civil Hospital.

The case of Lloyds Weekly News v. G. N, Olson was mentioned before Mr. Justice Gom

Mr. A. C. E. Elborough

Lt. C. R. P. Thorp, K.O.Y,LI

Mr. G. A. Cooke, B.N. Mr, A. A. Claxton

E.O.Y.L.I.

Corp). Depres Corpl. E.W. Taverner, R.E. Lt. N. J. Willams, A. §. C.

T. Sutton Mr.

Mr. W. Waterhouse

Rev. 8. W. Payne

Mr. F. J. de Rome

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fallen prastically every day during May, and as verity accepted the teaching of "The Sermon the downpours have on occasions been torrential on the Monat." It le pure Hinduism, sterilized $150 there is a general belief that the rainfall must Aryanism; and for as, deceive ourselves as we may, it is absolutely unthinkable” The bedrook 160 be approaching the maximum, but amah is not fact in this consideration is that the line of

100

100

the case, sa was elicited by inquiries addressed to | Prudentius (Hymuns Matutinas, 65),

50 the Observatory. The total min all this month "TU BET VOI SIDERIS,”

50 up to 10 am. yesterday was 18.14 inches, which has a fuller and more fruitful siguilleanca for

25 is largely in excess of the 1955 in the same India and Asis generally than for England and

25

10

of

month last year, and of the 5.935 in April last. Europe and the Christianized Americas; and,

year following year, this will, in the patience 10 In the averages for the past 25 years the God, come to be more and more clearly under

5 maximum rainfall in the month of May has been stood slike in India and in England, and to the 48,84, the mean 12.29, and the immum 1.15. infinite blessings, heavenly and earthly, of both