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A foremne coolle has notified the police that on the conelision of co-ling operations on a Japanes steamer near Douglas wharf he mus

terud his mou, nad discovered that one was missing.

years and where the police are over on the alert for offenders. We do not hear much concerning the relivity of the police at Can. ton in suppressing surreptitious gambling, which it is not to ba duubted widely prevails | in the city still it is indisputably a great In an interview at Darjosting on the 9th ult gain to puldie morality and welfare to the Dalai Lama said that the Caineso, boing' bare closed all the facilities for gambling | bent on regaining some of their lost prostigo, which have hitherto existel in the city. Ind occupied Tiket with a large number of is a subject of much comment ju the vernacular press that people are now going in increasing numbers froin Cauton to Macao, where every facility for garabling may be enjoyed to their lacts' content, or rather, in most cases probably, to the

roops. I strongly criticised the attituds of to Ching Forsign Offo a Pakin, and bitterly complained of the treatint of Tibetans by the present- Âmban.

According to the Manila Gablenews, Yong hee, alias Tak Nan, cashier of the YMCA

man of the Laneta police sta on June 29th bighly displeasing to the Chiness who have and later turned over to the Custome authorities been working for the abolition of gambling for deportation. Yong claims to be a Canton We do not know of our own knowledge man, and to have boon in the indande sinoo 1906, that gambling in more flourishing at but the manner of his coming was questionable, Macas than it has her for many years, but ho having oatorad the islands through the port This is the popori in the Chiness press, and of Joto without the formulity of advising the Portugal comes in for very seathing con-pert authorities of his intention to bat. Ho sure for this counter-acting the offarts in the will be given a fras tiekot back to China, where the knowledge of English he acquired during interests of the welfare of the people which

his fire yours restenos in the dam le may stand the Chinese authorities have been making him in good stand. He is a very bright young in the neigbouring city. As to Macao itself, which has been suffered by its admin-

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Murders of Americans in Mindanao, my's the. istrators to degenerate from an importanta Cableness, have robed about the maxi commbreial port into "a resort for gain.

mum record, according to reports just received hlers," a Peking paper tells us that "do-

by mail, which so that four more Americans | buchery, blackimil, kidnapping and other were killed recently. Bergaunt Metsaulis of the erines and vices resulting from gambling2140. S. Infantry way the victim of a jura- are on the inercase."

Wo and not in a mentado at Parang. The mad Mors struck him position either to confirm or deny this down froin behind with a blow that split the statement, and quote it moraly us a spa-ryant's head open, and thou slashed his pros mes of the writing in which Chinese irate body six times. John Oyler, owner of a journalists indulge concerning Macao. The ranch near Hagab, and Trevi Veresboxes, one of his employees, wars hacked to pigens on the Ovari paper from which wo tako. this statement,

wore not found for four days. The fourth Americau victim was Mr. McGill, a cononnat planter at Panter, who was bolued to death. No details can be learned regarding the manner in

GINGER BEER, contrasts Macas's action with that of Greation-Iligan road and their decomposed bodies

| Britain in regard to opium, which, it says, involved a fur greater mountary sacrifice than does the suppression of gambling at

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PY ERIS-Sparkling can. But, relatively speaking, that is not which the murder was aces-uplished.

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THE DECLARATION OF LONDON.

HOUSE OF COMMONS ASSENTS TO

ITS RATIFICATION,

The Division figures were greeted with

of Opposition cheers and some crios

Traitors1" and "Gamblers with the People's Food."

POWERFUL SPEECH BY SIR EDWARD GREY,

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War.

All vessels so convertible

LONDON, 4th July.

Dublin wore entertained to luncheon at this The Delegates of the Dotainious on vi-iting

Vice-Regal Lodge.

The Lord Lieutenant said the inclusion of Ireland in the tour of the Delegates was

it free for neutrals in time of war. If the The Continental view woukl hampar is very TELEGRAMS. British Bug is driven from the son we cannot auch. We have got under the Declaration be saved from starvation by dependence an agreement that the right of blonde shall. Upon noutrals. I contend that without the be an elastic and not a fixed right. We havɔ Declaration you revert to the risk of food secured conditions which in the opinion of being declared absolute contraband. If the Adlairalty were essential to the effer the Declaration is ratifiel there will be tive use of the blockade. (Ministerial three points in favou of the insurer now cheers). I have never seen any eri-lence non-existent. The inser will know that that any of the much-quoted A-Imirals-con-- food camot legally be treated as absolute sidor the increasing dependenes af helli- contraband: that the doctrino of continuous gerents upon the assent of neutrals, upon LONDON, July 4th.

voyage cannot lawfully bo applied; and that the greater tendency to put restriction upon In the House of Commons Mr. Balfour if cargo is illegally seized compensation can belligerent action which no one. fleet Can contended that the Declaration of London be chained before an unbiased interua-resist. When we are asked to appoint a limit of their purses Naturally this is / Cate, was taken in custody by a plain clothes precluded the Government from over pro- tional court. This must favourably affect Commissioni of experts 1 sav. We dent testing against the illegal treatment of the conveyance of goods to us in time of with the question of blockady from the neutrals, everything being left to the be-

view point of high policy; we are not going latod decision of an imperfect tribunal, With regard to the sinking of neutrals to devolve the responsibility upon why com- thus destroying the existing remedy which the only change which in Declaration finission of experts. (Ministeral clivers). was immediate and power, and often makes is dat if our enemy sinks sentrals Regarding the conversion of merchant- proved effective. The changes all favoured coming to us he will have to prove the ten as helligorents, we are not affected. military as against naval, and continental emergency before as International Court We would continue to do our best t

against island power. He appealed for on which he has only one representative destroy them. closer examination by the experts before That fact will not make it easier for timur known, and therefore the matter is not the Declaration was committed to ratificato prove the emergency. Mr. Balfour arso important to us as might be supposed. tian which would never be revisable.

gued that if we were at war and our enemy By declining to ratify the Declaration you LATRE.

interfores with neutrals bringing as fool obstrifet the really genuine desire of the The House of Cominone has passind the

he would probably bring down the inter other great Powers to come to some agree second reading of the Naval Prize Billerence of the outral Power concerned, and nont, and you take a stop in the direction that would be to our advantage. but that of setting the world against you. I have without a division, thus assenting to the

if the Declaration were ratified, the neu (very little doubt that the Declaration well. Declaration of Loudon.

Sir Edward Grey and Mr. Asquithal Powers would remain passive and renaia, It would be regarded by the delivered powerful speeches accepting ra. await the decision of the International Powers as a sort of rule of international sponsibility for the Declaration as being in Prize Court. I contend that if we are at law which they mean to observe amongst the highest interests of the peace of the war with a great Continental Power, there themselves, and we would le feft outside.. world and British maritimo supremaey,

is only one great neutral Power interested We do not want to be left antsile this The House had previously defeated by

in the supply of food to us, and with international agreement.

it is perfectly 301 votes to 231 an amealment moved by fleet to interfore which is likely to be of use safe for us to enter it. (Ministerial cheers). Mr. Batcher, which Mr. Balfour supported, to us; and that is the United States, We demanding that the Darlaration be submits are no right to sporulate on the action of COLONIAL DELGATES IN IRELAND. tol to a Commission of Experts before the the United States. It is for them to tuko Bill be proceeded with.

Cheir own view of the Declaration. What their policy may be is for them to say; we have no right to expect that they, without the case. The merified of the entire ravenue- It is stated in the Manila papers that advises

this Declaration, will take a more extreme which Muzio derives from gambling from the China coast state that for some mouths

line against the sinking of neutral vessel. monopolies would mean the bankruptcy of past United States consular officials have com-

than they will after the Declaration is the Colony. Partagal itself has the fanstained of the inadequate naval force which is

passed. ( Ministerial cheers), Wo must bear i drastic laws against gambling, and the at present muntained in the Far East by the

in mind that the United States is no reluce suggestion of one person only who Washington Government. It is undor- Government will no doubt recognise the tool that quite a few incidents have occurred

tant party to signing the Declaration should be harneless, Sir Edward Gray said he had no reason They are an actively consenting party. They

MF. Oliver of South Africa said that fron force and the justice of the Chinese repre- within the past few months that have more to complain of the attitude of the official throughout have taken dep interest in the what they bad seen Great Britain was not A. S. WATSON & CO., soutations regarding Macao, but unless the fully disclosed the fast to be true. Resently Texiers of the Opposition. but in the prompt establishment of an raternational dining at was proge sing.

Government at Lisbon is in a financial posi-detachment of murinus at Carite were played general Opposition to the Declaration there prizo court and have always regarded the tion to make an annual grant to the Colony under orders to proceed to Chian, but our and been a gross amount of misstate-acceptance of the Declaration as casunting legator at University College, Mr. Christian At the dinner given in honour of tho đẹ- by way of compensation for abolishing the complaints of the consular officials have no Maulla contemporary remarks that although

cut and misrepresentation. Mr. Balfour to the catablishment of the successful work. Bothe replying to the toast of The Over- gambling, from which it derives so large(a

bearing upon this transfer of Marines to the and may of the Opposition had come rathering of such a court. It is unteno that the sea Visitors," said the British Empire had proportion of its revenue, we see little pros American guabosis in the Chius coast, it is late to the consideration of the question, United Suites regard the failure of the prize kept absolute faith with the people of South pect of Macao ceasing for some time yet to expuotod that within the usar future more and the result was that their attention, com- court convention and the Declaration with Africa and given them & position among be the Monte Carlo of the East." At the respectable. Daval représentation in Chinese it upon all the criticism that had been satisfaction or indifference. The United States the free uations of the Empire. present time Mteao is carrying it a costly waters will be ordered by Washington. harbour improvement scheme in the hope of recovering some of its lost prestige as a camercial p, and there is renewed

On Monday night, and all day yesterday, the talk of railway connection with the port typhoon kept within the 300 mile radius, and with the same object in view. When Hongkong way swept with heavy rain and wind these expectations are fulfille 1, the govern-squalls. The harbour was desertod, except for ment of Blacad may be able to sacrifice the the presence of a for largo steamers, including ravenne it now derives from gambling. M. S Newcale and the two Fronch Mail monopolies, but that day scones a long way

The "Star" forries, which stopped Luff yel

running for some two hours on Monday night,

LONDON, July 4th. ran without interraplion pesterday, but passon-

France is now discussing the Agadir Om ease of plague, fatal, was reporte1 yes, sqanils, experienced a very rough voyago." The gars, when overtaken by the frequent and furious

affair with Great Britain und Russia. Sir Edward proceeded: I deal with the terday. The total voș sturls at 184.

It is announced in Berlin that Germany's signals were taken down late in the afternecu,

question of mentrals briefly, hecanso I am regarding the rules of maritime war. attitude will be one of tranquil expectation, Ashore, many buildings war shaken by convinced if I can prove we gain as belliger-The probable consequenes is that our hoping that the incident will lead be an the furious goats of wind, and the bargents that the case for the opposition against Continental enemy, knowing the risk and exchange of views between the Powers ing of jalousies, and the crash of broken the Declaration must drop. As neutrala, desiring to avoid the danger of friction interested and thus clear the situation, glass was no commoa яound. of the small langs in the Central District question of the sinking of rossels.

In some I am convinced that we gain. Take the with the United States, the great maritime Gerniany will not withdraw until she is there appears to have been rank carelessness in late Government. left us to chim com- propose to the United States that cack restored or unless an agreement is concluded The neutral interested in our food supply, would satisfied that normal conditions have been the socuring of shutters; in fact, the jalousias of many win lows were not fastened at all, and pensation. for vessels sunk despite their agree at the outset of the war to accept the with otlier Powers. The Japanese gunboat Fashemi, under the the wonder is that no accident occurred to protests, and there was no remedy what rules of the Declaration as those which command of Captain Katsurs, has returned to passing pedestrians. So far, barer, it socver except in Russian prize courts. We should regulate their relations url would the German action, which, like the Spanish. The Spanish papera are delighted with Slmaghal after acessfully navigating the satisfactory to be able to record that no serious id not get compensation, precisely because he prepared to refer to arbitration any is due to the Tunisfication of Mordece by upper Yaugtro...

damage lay oxentrod. A few bees have boon those Courts upheld the principle of the question arising between them regarding France. The Gorman papers are emphatic Cvsander II. Butterworth, R.N., of Devon-prosted and for martshods blown down, sinking. Then came The Hague Conference the Declaration. We should be no better that no landing of troops has taken place. port (lately of Hongkong), las buen appointoi

while this new Stalina erested nor the Belle where the majority of the Powers were

off in that case than if we ratified the View Hotel has been partially demolished.against a rule prohibiting sinking, When control the training ship Indef d'y ble,

Launch communication with the outports in the stationed in the Mery,

Declaration. Indeed, if it was owing to SEAMEN'S STRIKE SETTLING. New Territory was postponed until the storm the United States, which supported us

we came with the Declaration of London that the Declaration was not ratified wo The Hippodrome Circos an1 Manageria ut abatel, so that it will be a day or a yot batore Causeway Bay opens tonight.

'would be ́worst off, because we would not

Losos, July 4th. It has a greatness reaches the Chitony as to how the residents at The Hague, itself put in as its combination of clever artistes and the zoo of of those villages have faro 1.

own view that, under restricted conditions. Moreover, it would not follow that tla rapidly coming to an end. An understand- be entitled to appeal to any of its articles. The strike of seamon appears to he Ferforming wild animals is one of the best,

sinking was allowable. After that what THE GLORIOUS FOURTH."

United States or any other neutral would fing was reached with the men at Liverpool. was the use in trying to proceed further in

wegiin under and Hull yesterday afternoon, The demands The Americas national holiday was celebrate securing international law that is no

the Declaration regarding the rights of of the strikers are being conceded in other by the Aarie community yesterday in the circumstances should sinking be allowed?

blockade. This IN 1 most important ports. enstomary manner. Consal-General Auderson, The Clumbers of Commerce bombarded

LATER. assistul by Mr. A. E. Carlo on, the Vice-Consul, the late Government to give them some free point. Conditions, have changed from the received a large number of officials and other list. They would be able now, if in office, two-lower or three-Power standard is no Britain, whose departure was delayed by the old days of unrestricted action. Your The steamers Carmania and Empress of

their congratulations. As anal also there was Under the Declaration of London surely we Thai in due to the growth of fleets generally residents who called at the Consulate to offer to give a much more satisfactory answer. longer going to be a world-power standard: strike, have sailed from Liverpool.

constant stream of callers between oloren and have much more chance before an Intera and the risk of neutrals interfering with ose o'clock at tho Standard Oil Company's Offices, where they were welcomed by Mr. J. tional Prize Court with a majority of W. Bolles and his stuff; and also at Dr. Noble's.

belligerents. We would never bring à con- neutrals than wo can have in the prize tineatal enemy to his kness by dealing with On Monday evening six Chinese, thros of

court of the belligerent, who is judge in his contraband alone, for he makes his oan DEATH OF LIEUT-COLONEL whom were armed with knives, entered a house

LONDON, July 4th. WILLIAMSON,

We now come to the question as to how overland. What is the particular weapon thence proceeding to London. Vedrines wa 1119, Kroner Street, Taikokteni. They bound

inunitions and is able to get his supplies

aviators stopped at Sborohaut that because all the lotteries, great and the in a room, and after ransacking the Longe Williamson, Army Service Corps, has occurred and gagged iho mistress and her fokis, looked

The death of Lieutenant-Colonel W. A. F.

the Declaration will affect us as belligerente. small, hitherto conducted in the city have departed with money and clothing to the value at Houdon, at the age of forty-four. Colonel ference with our food supplies when we are

wo wish to retain animpaired? In what the first to arrive at Hendon, being followe Does it really increase the risk of inter-particular way do we wish neutrals not to Ly Vidart thirty-six minutes later, then beu suppressed and all the fan-tan establish of 3126.

Williamson joined the Army Service Corps in

interfere in time of war? It is the blockade. ments closed that the people have suddenly

1891, after having served for a year in the at war? My great point in favour of the As the world's fleets have been growing it Kimmerling, Beaumont, Valentine, and cured themselves of a habit which in the.

News reached Manil last week of the un- Yorkshire Regiment. He became captain in Declaration from the naval point of view is has been becoming more important to us in Carros arriving within half an hour. timely death of Mr. Samuel A. Markham at 1895, major in 1902, awl lieutenant-colonel at that, as regards blockade, we have got an order that we should not be crippled when case of many thousands of "the populace

LATER. must be ingrained. Our correspondent at from the Norddeutscher Linyl steamship Prins

the port of Suoz, where he was taken ashoro. the beginning of the present year.

agreement diminishing the risk of inter-bolligerents to make sure that neutrals

Ton airmen have arrived at Heudou. Canton in his letters since the prohibition of Ludwig, critically ill from an attack of appon-immediate pred cessor of Major Fisher, an

The late Liont-Colonel Williamson was the ference with our action as belligerents, the should not interfere with what we regard Train did not finish, as he damaged his gambling came into force has shown that a dicitis. He died within a few hours. Mr. Officer Commanding Army Service Corps, prospect of which has become a very serious

machine while landing at Heighton. good deal of surruptitious gambling still Markham was en route to his home in the State South China (Hongkong), and luft the Colony question unless an agreement is reached

Beaumont won £2,500 for making the. goes on, just as it does in the Colony of Michigan after about three years' service in just over three years ago for En, land.

He was buried in the Military Cemetery. Pretty soon. I lay down the broad pro- perhaps realise why the two Naval Delegates fastest time between Paris and Tondon, of Houghing where gambling has been the Philippines as a surveyor in the buresa of Aldershot, with fall military honours on the position that if we can keep the sea free for signed the report. Hitherto there has been, and Vedrined was the winner of the stage prohibited by Ordinance for very many lands.

the British flag in time of war, we can keep divergent views on the subject of the blockade

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, JULY. 5TH, 1911..

We know`rot, what anuuat of truth thero is in the report that the Canton Gloverumeat lmas endeavoured, though unsuccessfully, to inluce the Goverment of

the Portuguese Colony of Marae, by the offer of substantial monetary compeĥisation, 15 fall into line with Canton in the ertsala against gambling. Ageording, to` the reports which inve appeared in the Chinese papers. the Man Government required compensation to the amount of $400,000; but the Viceroy, though keenly desirous of securing the co-operation of the (lovernment of Macao in this matter, felt that he could not increase his offer above 2200,000 without most seriously embarrass. ing the fiances of the provinces under his jurisdiction. As in the case of the suppres. san of opiumh smoking, so in the case of gambling, which most people will agree in - regarding as a far greater evil, the Canton Government has succeeded beyond the most sanguine expectations of all observers who were aware of the estout of the evil in Canton. It would be absurd to suggest

Early on Monday morning $36 worth of jewellery was stolen from 24, Bonhain Road.

All Japanese wardups were ordered to fully lrous ship and salato a British Flagon Cors

nition Day.

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Inspector Withers procee led against an iron dealer from 27, Des Voeux Rond Weat, before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy yentordny, for rotailing goods with unjust scales. A fins of

3) was inposed.

Henry Keswick was presented at their Majas: At Buckingham Palace on 25th May, Mes ties. Court by Mrs. Harcourt. Misa Claro Dudgeon was also presented by her mother Lady Dudgeon.

Klesmers.

10th June.

THE TYPHOON.

devoted to these things, had become focuss-is at least as anxious to ratify the Doctaration The Hon. J. T. Molteno, President of the ed and concentrated on what were not really as the Continental Powers, and it is not to of the South Africau Honse of, Assembly, the most important points. Mr. Balfour | be regarded as a question of the Continuata in toasting Ireland ankl that South Africais never mentioned the central point of the Powers versus Great Britain. Supposing were happy and prosperous because of their whole inatter from the naval point of view, the Declaration and the Prize Court Conven free institutions. They wished prosperity namely, the effect of the Declaration on our tion failed, that it never une into existens to come to Ireland. rights of blockade when we were belligerents. and that it was never ratified because at the Another thing which introduces confusion, last moment we refused to ratify, what is said Sir Edward Gray, is the attempt to the probable course of events. We are at dovetail into each other, ne Mr. Balfour did, war with a Contfatal Power, and that the effect upon belligerents and questions Power will know perfectly well that tim which must be carefully separated.

United States and itself were agreed under the Declaration of London and agreed

own court.

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an essential and effective right' of blockade. Now honourable members will

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