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ly represented in the pages of Dr. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

ARTHUR SMITH's well-known book, "Chines Characteristics. One extract may suffles, He is writing of the Chiness disregard of time as it is manifested in their in- dustry, and on their want of intention. "How many of us who have had the pleasure of building a house in China, with Chinese contractors and workmen, thirst to do it again?" he asks, “The men come late and go early. They are perpetually stopping to drink teu, They make long journeys to a distant limepit, carrying a few quarts of liquid mud in a cloth bag, whon by using a wheelbarrow one man could do the work of thres; but this result is by no means the one aimed at. If there is alight rain, all work is suspended. There is ERATED WATER generally abundant motion with but little progress, so that it is often difficult to perceive what it is which represents the day's 'labour' of a gang of men. We have known a foreigner, dissatisfied with the slow progress of his carpenters in lathing, accomplish, while they were eating their dinner, as much as all four of them had done in half a day.". Can this be considered an exaggerated view of the general condi

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SIR ROBERT HART.

EXTENSION OF LEAVE.

LONDON, June 16th. Though only a few ships at the

PRKING, June 16th. London docks are without crews, and

An Imperial Edict grants the the same at Provincial ports, where request of Sir Robert Hart for an the majority of ships experienced no extension of leave for one year. difficulty, the White Star, the Canadian Mr. Aglen has been appointed Pacific and the Lamport and Ifalt Acting, instead of Officiating, In- (outh America Line) Companies have succtor-general. conceded an advance of ten shillings a month all round,

THE CONSTITUTION OF

GREECE.

LONDON, June 16th An Athens telegram states that the

DRY GINGER is of labour in Chins at the present day? King has signed the revised constitu-

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We do not think so. In the foreign Colonies and the Treaty ports of Chius, where workmen are trained from their youth in establishments under the direct supervision of competent foreign workmen a higher standard of efficiency is reached, but increased efficiency commands increased remuneration. We do not see how the

tion.

FRANCE AND) MOROCCO.

STATEMENT OF FRENCH POLICY.

Lobos, June 10th. Speaking in the Chamber at Paris, British Parliament can defne what are Grappi, the Minister of Foreign GINGER BEER, sweating conditions of labour in other Affairs, said the Government proposed countries. Sweating may be defined as to create a Shercofian Army to carry working for a rate of wages below the economic rate, and apparently this Bill out reforms and organise a police which the House of Commons has been force to restore the Sultan's authority discussing would define as sweating, wages and maintain commercial liberty. General Monier will then return with troops to the coast, after chastising those who murderers French soldiers last winter.

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Mineral Table Water.

which are to-day perfectly adequate in an Asiatic country, and thus would exclude manufactures from those countries on entire ly falso grounds. There can be no universal standard of wagos yet. In a recent article we dealt with the steady rise in wages in Japan corresponding to the economic deve.

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RUMOURED MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN FRANCE,

ARISING OUT OF THE CHAMPAGNE RIOTS

SIR ALEXANDER HOSIE.

PERING, June 16th.

SUPREME COURT

Friday, June 16th.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE HIS HONOUR ME, H. H. J. GOMPERTZ (PUISSE JUDE).

NOT AN ABSCONDING DEBTOR, Chan Lau Heung sued the Tsang Tak and another to recover $244...

Mr. Crowther Smith, who appeared for the Fisittiff, said the sooend defondant was the man who' we azrested as an absoouding debtor the other day.

Me, Gardiner, who represented the second defendent, said he was not an absconding debtor. Mr. Smith-At any rate he is not in the Colony at the precont time,

Mr. Gordinar-He is here. There is no fear

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of his running away. Will your Lordship

adjenrn the case for a week?

His Lordship Has he given security P Mr. Gardinor-Your Lordship did not direct

any security,

His Lordship-I have not seen him yet. Mr. Smith-You, my Lord. He was brought

Sir Alexander Hosie, C.M.G., Com-up before you, but the plaintiff did not appost.

His Lordship---He has been arrested now by mercial Attacha to the British Lega somebody else F tion, has retuned-to Peking from a six months' tour in the opium districts of China. He estimates the reduc

Mr. Smith-Somebody else is trying to arrest

The hearing of the case was adjourned.

"A DESIRE TO VELAY JUDGMENT."

tion in Kweichow at seventy per cent.

[FROM THE "CHUNG NGOI SAN PO."]

FINANCIAL CRISIS IN KWANTUNG.

CANTON, June 16th. The Viceroy has memorialised the Throne asking the Board of Finance-atified. Defendant alleged a rot-off.

Lau Chw Pak trought notios against Li Tsz Ming to recover $575.

Mr. Hind (of Messrs. Bratton & Hett), for the defendat, sail the plaintif was the Equi- dator of a Company, and this action was adjour med until after the liquidator bad settled the accounts between the parties.

to advance five million dollars and re

questing permission to raise in addition a foreign loan of five million dollars in order to assist the local banks.

FATAL GAMBLING RAID,

INQUIRY. AT THE MAGISTRACY.

An inquiry was beld, st, the Magistracy yesterday afternoon by Mr. "F. A. Hureland, sitting as Coroner, and a jury composed of Messrs. H. W. Beaurepaire, J. C. Rodrigues sud G, H, vau den Pol, into the circumstances attending the death of Chin Wan Hong. Deceased met his death during a gambling raid which was carried ont by the police at Wanchai on the 2nd instant.

Mr. Lewis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & the accounts had been settled, and all the olsims Muster), who represented the plaintiff, said all

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THE DIOCESE OF VICTORIA:

BISHOP'S LETTER TO THE CHINESE CLERGY

IN KWANⱭTUNG.

Following is a trans'ation of a Chiusso lotter recently fated by the Bishop of Victoria to the Chinese clergy and ostechists at work under his jurlediction in the Province of Kwanguog:-

MY DEAR FRIENDS,-At this time I a thinking very much of you and your honorable but diffleolt wars,

I commond to your daily use the Collect fer this season:

"Guid, who as at this timo didst torch the hearts of Thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of Thy Holy Spirit, grant us by the same spirit to have a right jagment in all things, and overmors to raj ne in Ha boly comfort; through, the merits of Chr Jesus our Baviour, who liveth and reignét with The, in the auity of tuo samo Spirit one God, world without end. Amen." Tho Church in South Chine grently needs an ont-pour) g of the Holy Spirit at this time for

any reasons. Let me specify two:

1. He is named to enable us to desi wisely with the ongnira. I thank God that there are many porous now coming auder your in- struction, and wo bid there all welcome, but we must remember that many of them are very ignorant and wo daro not, admit- tham to "boptim until wB are porsuaded, first. that they love our Lord and are willing if need be to suffer shape and loss for his sake, And,

Becondly, that t oy keow at least the elements of britin doctrine and are in the way of being further inatrasted. Tusincere or il-taught onarots members insy become a great i dangor to the 'hurob. So I urge you to spare. no pains to teach and pray with all enquirers, Catechum-ne and Church Members. Thos who are presented for Confirmation should be very carefully prepared.

2. Thare is another matter which renders the

right judgment sud holy comfort of the Holy Spirit very necessary for all the tesohers of the Church just now. The Province and City of Kwangtung bare seru some attempts by means

Church must on no seconnt identify themselves of aguination and arson to alter the government

the entry.

Members of the Christian

with any soon things. The teaching of the New Mr. Hind asked that the caso be adjourned Tentemot is quite clear on the subjrot. What into Chambers until Saturday.

His Lordship. If you some into Chambers on Saturday, what will you do when you got

there P

Mr. Lewis-Nothing.

die.

Mr. Lewis--I manot consent to it being adjourned sine dio,

ever may be the private opinion of individuals Re to the noe of political reforma in any country, and though they may use all lawful and corroot

must vot as a Christian Church have anything to do with solitical revolution. Our Master Christ aid:

"My Kingdom is not of this

means to bring about desired reformis, they

Mr. Hind- The notion will be adjourned sine || word.". It is Spiritual and nut Poli- tical. He taught disciples to be loyal to Car the faings that are Cesar's. Bt. Paul the powers that be, to render inte

tolla Christ as that they are for na lieth in then to live p acably with all men. He says, "Avenge not yourselves, but overcome evil with good,

We must be in subjection for pensoienice fake," "Refer to all their dues" Again, in his

His Lordship -I suppose it has been adjourn ed a great many times?

Mr. Lewis-Since November.

Mr. Hinds It was adjourned onsé, and then first Epistle to Timothy, he exhorted that sup it was adjourned zinc die.

plications and thanksgivings be made for all Mr. Lewis--It was adjourned so that the pheas, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet men, for kings, and for all that are in bigh

defendanta might bring in their set-off.

Mr. Hind It was adjourned no that the Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Assistant Superin-official liquidator might settle the claims between tendent of the Government Civil Hospital, the parties. stated that deceased was admitted to hospital ina dying condition, sad died at 12.45 on the

morning of the 3rd instant. Witness anb

LONDON, June 16th. After prolonged Cabinet Councils the French Government has resolved practically to abandon the whole sequently made a post-mortem examination, and scheme for the delimitation of the found that the cause of death, was shook and approximate very closely to conditions in champagne districts, and leave themorrhage following fracture of the sternum An assistant from the Public Works Depart tribunals to settle questions of fraudment put in a plan of 27, Queen's Road East, the and wrongful description:

Boans of the fatality.

If

the West, and then and not till then will it be possible to justly apply the restrictions which are imposed by the Bill referred to, the cheap productions of foreign countries which compete with Home indus tries are to be denied admission into the United Kingdom, it will have to be done by taxation rather than by any such method as this Bill proposes:

Six fresh bases of plague were reported yester. day, bringing the total for the season to 1.38. On 16th June, 1911, at 7.40 a.m., at blu resi

The Bishop of Victoria will be the preacher dence, Buzay Lodge. Cadatt Road, Bir HORMUSJEE NAOROJRE MODY, Kt. Aged 73 at the Cathedral to-taorrow (Sunday) morning.

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Another typhoon warning was received by the American Consulate General at Hongkong from the Manila Observatory yesterday morn ing, rending:-"Jyclone or Typhoon S. E. of Formes moving W.N.W.

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The Daily Press.

A servant boy in a Chinese hong was sont on Thursday with a $500 note to lodge in the bank, bat came back and reported that he had been attacked by two men who came behind him and smatched the money from his possession. The police are sceptical as to the theft.

HONGKONG, JUNE 17TH, 1911.

Mn. MOBETON FREEN, the well-known writer on currency problems, is a member of Parliament, and we observe that in the The bodies of ten victims of the forry die- course of a debate in the House of aster have been recovered from, the harbour,

It is believed that the Ministry were not unanimous and that a crisis is imminent.

FROM MANILA “ CABLENEW9." ],

THE U. . SENATE.

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Inspector J. Kerr stated that at 10 p.m. on the 2nd instant he exsented a gambling warrant at 27, Queen's Road East, third finor, A Chinese countable entered the house first with the war rant. He was followed by other Chinese con stables, and shortly afterwards witness entered the house. Ou the third fourhe found 16 men in custody, also cards, money, confers and other gambling gear. Some of the men under arrest were sitting on the table, and some were sitting on the floor. Witness tork possession of the gambling rear and escorted the prisoners to the police station, Shortly afterwards he was informed by a sergeant interpreter that a man had called at the station and reported that a man had fallen from the third floor of 27, Queen's Road East into the back yard of the rame address Witness ordered an ambulance to be sent, and want to the house himself. On arrival be found that the man had been removed by some of his friends to another addreas. He went to this address and found the deceased lying on a bed gnite conscious. The latter said he was hurt in the side. Witness had him removed to the Government Civil Hospital. None of the men arrested mentioned that a man had fallen from the third floor. The Chinese police were in structed to exercise care when executing gambling to be afraid, as there was only a small People were usually told not

Washington. June 19th. With a majority clear of 40 the first bill for the direct election of United States Senators directly by the people passed the Senato yesterday afternoon. The vote on roll-call was 64 to 24. However, various changes were made to the bill before it passed. The changes materially modify the bill as it came to the Senate from the House soveral weeks ago, and many believe that the House will not accept the bill as it was amended and passed yesterday.

JUDGE WILFLEY AS CHINA'S ATTORNEY IN MEXICO.

Washington, June, 12th. Information has been received here that Commons recently on a Bill to prevent the one at Yaumati and the others at Tsitsatsi. Judge Lebbous R. Wilflay, attorney-general importation from foreign countries of goods The work of raising the sunken launch has of the Philippines and later American warrants.

The corswain of the Wa Hung Judge at Shanghai, has been selected by the manufactured thore, under sweating con-appeared at the Magistracy yesterday on a ditions of labour, such as are prohibited in charge of manslaughter.

Chinese Government to prosecute its claim The bearing was the United Kingdom, Mr. Farwes gave adjourned, ball being fixed at 25,000.

for $6,000,000 Mexican indemnity against expression to this remarkable sentence:

the Government of Mexico on account, of White men work because they have to; died under shocking cireimstances on Wednes residents and merchants in Mexico during A Portuguese woman living in Mosque Street the outrages perpetrated against Chinese but the Chinaman works because he likes day last. She is believed to have porrods and since the close of the recent insurrection work". Not only that. Mr. FREWEN also bottle of spirits of wine eves herself and to haro told the House of Commous that the wages applied a light, setting fire to herself. She was paid to men in the iron industry in Chian terribly barned when discovered and she died were only one-fifteenth of the wages paid in shortly after admission to the hospital. It is Pittsburg, and that the efficiency of the thought that deceased's mind had become an. Chinaman is 90 per cent. of the efficiency of binged through domestic troubles, the white man. Nobody apparently was able to dispute these statements at the time they were made, but there are'men in the House of Commons who know the Chinese workman for better than Mr. FREWEN does, and possibly in the subsequent discussion

commenced.

NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDO-CHINA.

fine attached to it..

Mr. Lewis We have no claims to settle. The

JAPANESE PICTJREJ IN THE

CITY OF LONDON.

life in all godliness and honesty, and the Apos tle St. Peter exhorts Christians to have their belaviour seemly swung the nations. Bubmit

all won.

Live

you solves, he syn, to every urdinance of mar for the Lord's make, whether it be to the king na supreme or nuto governors as unto them that ar sent by 11 whole thing is a desire to delay judgment.

for the punishment of evil-doers His Lordship and the bearing for the after-and for the praise of them that do w-H. Honoar neon of the 28th instant.

the brotherhood, Fear God, Honour the King." Teach your people these things. Tell them their Heavenly Father knows all their difficultian and trish, and that as His servants they have part in a glorious and Eternal Kingdom. Let them theref commit the keeping of their souls to

19. onto Him faithful Creator, And Differ sook ver reance should they at any timo suzer

for Wrong

Christ'a sakė. Ask them also at this tirea to

that God pray will raise up more pastors and” tachers "from amongst themselves so that His Church may le better instructed and more carefully abaphorded.

MR. AMDBOSE DE'ART'S COLLECTION. At Fishmongers' Hall on the 27th ult, the Lord Mayor, who was accompanied by Mr. Sheriff Bookingham, opened na exhibition of Japanese temple pictures, which are to be on view until Jang 9,

With many prayers for the Divine guidanse and blessing in your most important work.-1 am, your faithful friend and Bishop,

(Sd) G. H. VICTORIA.

CHINESE PORK.

terday some correspondence on Chinese pork, We Reproduced from the London. Globe yes.

Yesterday's mail brought the following further, fester on the subject:-

De'Ath during his wanderinge la Japan, where The pictures were collected by Mr. Ambrow

be lived for 38 yours. Among them are a number of miske of curved wood, which are used in the grotesque No danau at the temples on festival ccasions. A 14th ceotary kakemone, painted on paper, depicts Darton, believed to be the Brat disciple of Buddiem who went to for their accuracy of detail, two of them Japan. Many of the pictures are remarkable representing five hundred of the most famous Rakan disciples of Buddha. All the features ars distinctly different of postures is shown. The descriptions and ent, and the greatest variety partiendars were collected and compiled by the late Mr. C. J. W. Pfounds, assisted by a num. bor of priests and laymen versed in Buddhist Sir, I have observed with surprise the recent 60's and gave up his whole time to the study of doring the Isst few days in the columns of our lore. Mr. Prounds want to open in the early letters in reference to Chinees pork, published the language. He afterwards occupied several valued paper. important positions, Becoming a convert I have recently returned from China, and aun to Buddhism, he took up his abode at the able to state that the frozen pive that are being Frizcipal temple in listeue, in the province of exorted to Enlan are of breeds quite equal his studies, he passed his examination and was Inumo, residing with the priests. Continuing to many raised in England, and far superior to those coming from several countries in Europe. duly admitted to orders as a novice, and was I had an opportunity of speaking to attached to the temple, taking part in the port the Consul General in the town from Ambasador et Peking, and also formance of the religious ceremonies.

for

the

The Lord Mayor said that when he heard of which the pigs are imported, upon Mr. De'Ath's collection he suggested an axbi question, and they both assured mo

that bition at the Guildhall, but as this would have the E-glish company which inaugurated own colection the hospitality of the Fish enterprise in tapping a valuable sonroe invalrod the displacement of the Corporation's this business deserve every edit for their 'of food people were thas given another opportunity to special breed from a district that had been noted mongers' Company was obtained. The English supply, that the pirs being exported were of a

show how interested they were in everything for generations their

quality; in excellence Chief Detective Inspector Cellett informed De Ath had undertaken the whole financial cheap in the district, and there is no doubt that which concerned the Japanese nation. Mr that they were fed on rice, which is exceedingly the jury that the instructions to Chinese con- respossibility, and any profit that might be the food of these pigs is far and away superior that the first man who entered was to watch the Memorial Fand. Biables in connection with gambling raids were made would be devoted to the King Edward to that of those raised in the neighbourhood of all the large towns in England, food consisting game, while the others as they entered were to

of hotel, ki oben, audestaurant refuse of which we all have vivid recollection. Yours, &c., block all exits. All the men engaged had im. || LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

May 18. pressed upon them the importance of preventing accidenta.

A Chinese named Lo Kwai, who resides on

At the Council of Ministers which was held at the Elysée on the 20th alt. under the

the ground floor of No. 27, stated that on the presidency of M. Fallières, M. Albert Barrant was appointed Governor-General of Indo-Chins night of the 2nd a man fell down from the The Ching Ling Fos troupe of canjorors in the room of M. Klobukowski., The appoint. third floor. He went upstairs to tell the who, by the kind permission of Mr. Findlayment has been made a temporary one in order people on that floor, and when he got in they that M. Sarrant may not resign his meat as

would not let him out. Next day he was taken to Smith, era to give an entertainment at the Peak Deputy for the Aude.

the Polloe Court and fined $2 for gambling. Hotel to-night, and who are giving a fros anter

After further evidence the jury returned s tainment at the Peak Club to the Peak children

verdist of death by misadventure. on Coronation Day, are a marvellously clover combination well worth seeing. Beaders are

M. Serrant was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1902, and was Under-Secretary for the Interior in the Sarrion and Clemences Ministries. This post he signed in June, 1907, owing to his position at that time as one

the Briand Cabinet M Sarrant was Under- contre of the great wine riots in the south. Ia Secretary for War.

of fire Bill these statemnuts by Mr. FaEWEN referred to the advertisement on page 4 for in. of the Deputies for Narbonne, which was the

were not permitted to pass unchallenged. Surely it cannot be claimed for the China- man that Jescorks from any other incentive than the estorn workman. Still leas can it

formation regarding the performance at the Peak Hotel to-night,

DIPLOMATIC PORT FOR M, KLOBUKOWSKI.

At the close of the Ministerial Council M. As the wording of a paragraph in a

be said that the efficiency of the Chaman is recent imue implied that Masara, Carlowitz

Klobukowski was received by M. Musimy

LOCAL SPORT,

TENNIS LEAGUE. C.00. O. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.

To be played to-day at 5.15 p.m. on the C.C.C.

FAIEPLAY.

The NY.K. air. Ringo Maru (Bombay Line) left Singapore for this port on the 12th instant,

LOTTERIES AND RICE VERMIN. and is expes ed here on the 18th instant.

The N.Y.K. str. Atsuta Murs (European The officia's of Formoso have adopteds unique Line) left Shanghai for this port on the 16th method of invoking the aid of the people in inst, and is expected here on the 19th inst. nihilating a post that is doing much damage to The N.T.K. str. Kitano Jary (Hnropes the rice crops. According to a correspondent Liney left Singapore for this port on the 15th of the Japan Chronicle tho farmers were brought The Aur. Empire left Sydney on the lecture was delivered showing how much rice is and is expected here on the 21st inst. together to the ebist local official's office. A

11th instant for this part, vin Queensland ports, Rannally destroyed by the vermin. Then the Port Darwin and Hania.

* plan for their dentemation was unfolded. There The C.P.R. Ca's str. Empress of China was to be a grand drawing of prizes, the highest arrived at Nagasaki at 11 a.m. on the 15th inst., prise being bought only by rice-leaves with 1200. Tickets for these and left again at

8 p.

same day for Kobe, prizes can be where she was due to arrive at midnight yester the rice-eating wou on them, Ten rice-loaves

with worms is the prica

of one ticket, and that The C.P.R. Co.'s Br. Empress of Japan, one

one ticket iver

the owner the chance of win- which left here on the 20th nitino, arrived at ning a prize of Y200 at the grand lottery. This Vancouver B.C., on the 10th init

plan at once appeale to the gamling instincts for New York was delivered at destination on the fields crowded with men, women and children The Silk shipped per Bino Funnel, sår, Titan | of the Chiness, and soon you find the fooded.

B

90 per cent. the efficiency of the white man & Co., are Agents for Mesars. G. H. Maxim & Minister fer the Colonies, whe warmly thanked ground. The following will represent the 14th inak, at 11 p.m., being 23 days and 5 hours | dealing out death to the rios-plan-destroying

Co shampagne, we are informed that Messre. The opinions of those who have had greater Armbold, Karborg & Co. are the Agents for the whole of the Chinese Empire, Manchuria and opportunities of observing the work of tog Hongkong-

in transit from Hongkong. This is an in- inssof. The natives themselves seem to have

LE Lammert, H. H. Tayler, L A. Rose Frovement by some three hours on the time little or no faith in the plan, but it will be in

him for his services to Francs in Indo-China, 0.0.0. and formally announced to him the Govern- ment's infection to offer him an important diplomatic posk

B. L. Braga, J. Tappin and R. Bam.

taken by the Inat abipment by the same Cos teresting to note the result when the harrest is wher. Truser.

resped.