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sume scores of thousands, at least, of the po-rerclasses wished toread an i possess good hooks. At a shing they could and did buy and own what had hitherto been cloud and hidden away from them, or leased meanly on the ticket-of-leave of a fres

THE BONGKONG DAIL PRESMONDAY, JULY 10r¤, 1'411.

A chair of Chinese isuguage and literature following telegram was received from the | has been established at Berliu University,

Mera Vernon and Bmyth's wire from Londen yesterday quoted rubber at 48 34d.

fre

Mani bertatory at 7.50 p.m. yesterday by TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

the Lerican Consulate General:~~~ Manila,"

July 9, 5.30 p.m. Oyo'one or typhoon north cast of Luzon, maring N.N.W. or N."

Mosers, A Tack & Co., of 26, Des Vanx Koad, seat us yesterday afteracon a set of eight photo.

ufternoon. arisen in connection with the Singapore Harraphs of the Gymkluma hold on Saturday They are excellent photographs bour worke ars in the way of settlement, thus

and the whole are effectively mounted on ona large card. avoiding costly litigation.

library. Who can measure whit high It is stated that the differences which hara satisfaction this taillion of books have given For, as EMERSON said, "Consider what we have in the smallest chosen library. A company of the wisest and wittiest mon

It is metided in the Gazette that to dog that coull he picked out of al civibught from Shanghai will be permitted to countries, in a thousand years, have set in

order the rescits of their learning and land in the Colony for a period of three months

wisdom. Tho men themselves were hid aud inaccessible, solitary, apatient of intermip- tion, fenced by etiquette; but the thought which they did not unenviar to their bosom friend, is here written out in transparent words to us, the strangers of anotifer age," Once this modern Revival of Lotiors bad

roved its strength, it was bound to further. Beginning, according to historical precadent, with a recovery of the classics, it soon demanded a new literature of its own. Twenty-four years ago, addressing a Uni- versity Extension audionen. Lord (then plain JORN) MORLEY uttered a needed warning on DRY GINGER this subject, "It is mistake," he said

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"to think that every book that has a great ume in the history of books or of thought is worth reading. Some of the most famous books are least worth reading. Their fame was due to their doing something that noodel in their day to be done. The work done, the virtue of the book expires." In the main, every generation must reconstruct_its

from the 5th instant.

His Excelloney the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. E D. C. Wolfe to kot na Director of Education in addition, to his other duties during the absence au leave of Mt. E. A. Irving Another armed mbbery is reported from Pingshan in the Now Territory, Bix Chine, armed with knives and choppers, entered a templa, about midnight on the 6th instant, held up the keeper and deported with $150.

It is ofloisily announced in Holland that Mr. B. C. Hempel is, ut his own request, honourably retired from his post of Consal for the Nether inde at Amoy, and that Mr. W. Krase is

appointed to succesul bim, the-arrice being

honorary.

Mr. Clifford H. French, assistant insular auditor at Manila, has been offered in position under Mr. Morgan Shuster in Persia to sesist in the work of improving the financial condition of that country. A three years' contract la offered at $4.003 gold per year.

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Mr. Charles S Fee, trafle inansger, for the Southern Pride Railrsy of the United States, has been visiting the Philippines na the repre-

sentative of the Panama-Pacific World's Fair. Mr. Fes's mission was to indnon the Islands to

to his home city an enthusiastic advocate of

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THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE SITUATION IN MOROCCO.

LONDON, July 8th." The idea of compensating Germany; olsu- where, already mooted in French papers, is now finding expression in British comments.

The Daily Nera says the only way of

avoiding the peril which would result from

of

a German naval base in Morocco is either propare au exhibit "or this great exposition that to indues France to withdraw from Fez or will be held in San Francisco in 1915. Mr. to find Germany some, other countervailing Fee, a Manile contemporary siya, will go back advantage hion would create a less revolu- closer relatious between the Pacific coast and tionary disturbance the strategic the Philippine Islands, not doly because of what equilibrium of the world. it might mom to the Kalands, but more parti- cularly because of what it would mean to the Pacific coast. He will endeavour to convince his fellow merchants on the Pavilo coast of the fallacy of the United States importing from South America, Central America, and other foreign countries, haadreds of millions of dol- Jere worth annually of tropical products that are prodused in the Philippine Islands and which

might be had for the market of the United States free of duty.

The Daily Telegraph points out that the difficulty of the former solution is that it would be impossible for France to fix a date for evacuation without running the risk of a return to the chaos hitherto existing.

LATER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEÑOY.]

THE SEALING CONFERENCE.

LONDON, July 8th, A Washington message states that the final signatures have been affixed to the Sealing Treaty concluded on the Zoth ult..

Mr. Nagel, president of the conference, says that the Treaty provides that 30 per

tent, of the skins taken from American and Russian herds respectively shall be equally divided between Great Britain and Japan; that 30 per cent, of the skins taken from a Japanese herd shall be divided equally between the United States, Great Britain and Russia; and that 80 par cont. of the skins takon from any herd which shonk hereafter resort to the breeding ground, within British jurisdiction in the North Pacific shall be divided equally between Mr. Asquith's statement has caused the the United States, Japau and Russia. The United States advances 200,000 dollars greatest satisfaction in France and inspired comment. The German Press regard the each to Japan and Great Britain, payments of which shall be refunded out of the new situation mentioned by Mr. Asquith as referring to the action of France and Spain,proceeds of the British and Japanese share and is not meant a hostile to Germany. of the skins from the Americas herd. This The German Press believes that the negotinis in offect merely a loan which was neces- tions will be conducted most tranquilly and say only because the United States reserves

The Conven will last a considerable time, but will not to itself the right to discontinus altogether

the killing of Pribiloff seals. be productive of seusstion or surprises.

tion also prohibits citizens of the contrasting LONDON, July 9th. The Times St. Petersburg correspondent parties hunting sea otters on the high seas. states that Russia, on receipt of the infor. The grounds are to be patrolled jointly by mation that Germany had scat a gumboat the countries involve, and poachers to Agadir, requested Berlin to explain captured shall be delivered to their own. the object of the despatch of which was as follows: That Gos. Fenwick & ship to Agadir, where there was no foreign

COMPANY MEETING,

GEO. FENWICK & CO., LTD.

An extraordinary general rooting of Goo. Fenwick & Co, Ltd., was held at the Hongkong Me. Gro. E. Ando son, the American Consul. | Hotel, on Saturday, for the purpose of confirm- libraries; and never was this so necessary Geroral, has promised to

intratuencing the resolutions which were passed at the as in our own time, when historical research | McCracken, the Christian Buiente lecturer, who

extraordinary general meeting of the Company has been pressed so far, when science is advertised to address a public meeting in the hold on the 17th day of June, 1911. bas fundamentally modified so many City on the 20th last, Mr. MoCraakga

was due in Yokohama on Saturday. -- conceptions, and when the thinkers of dif- ferent lands stand as closely to each other

PYERIS-Sparkling us the professors of ous University. The

now myriad of reading meu need, then, sonic- thing more than famous reprints. They Mineral Table Water.want to know something of the best thought and scholarship of their own day. How is this demand to be met? The question is no scouer asked now than answered in Eng- land. The Workers' Educational Association

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In the Summary Court on Saturday morning. owing to the non-appearance of the plaintiff, Mr. Justice G mpertz struck out the action brought by Thames O'Kane against the Anglo-Chinesa Eduestion Trust Co., Ltd., to rovover $50.80 for arrears of salary and $350 salary in lieu of nottes,

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Mr. G. K. Hexton presided, and there were also present: Messrs. J. Rodger, J. Mas- Corquodala, J D. Kinanird. T. E. Pearce and Mr. J. I. Andrews, general manager.

The General Manager read the notice con- vening the wasting.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the first resoluti'n

Co., Ltd., be wound up voluptarily.

Mr. J. RODGER soponded, and the motion was agreed to.

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ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND,

trade and where there were no disorders,

LONDON, July 8th. Bussia also asked if the landing of troops

Their Majesties the King and Queen, were contemplated and how the concluding phrase of the Note "as soon no peace and accompanied by H.B.H. the Prince of Wales, order is restored in Morocco," is to be inter- .R.H. the Duke of Connaught and Princess University Library" now being isenod from tiua deolaring Pukhoi to be a port or place of of them to exercise any of the powers, of such pretol. It is undmstood that a reply has Mary, have left for Ireland.

A. S. WATSON & CO., gives one auswer to this question: the Amoy as a port or place at which an infections

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His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has proclaimed

or contagious disease prevails. The proclams which an infections disease prevails has boon rescinded.

An extract of meteorological observations made at the Hongkong Obsersstory during the mouth of June, 1911, show the average maximum temperature for that period to have been 87.2, the men 82.9 and the minimum 79.7 degrees. Tie rainfall for the month was 5 090 inches, nad

Hong Rending Union another; the "Home the pass, supplies the best answer. For most readers wiilalways be isolated randers and the asshanation of one sound book must ineau more than hearing many popular lectures. There is another thing which the publishers of the Home University Library" (Messra WILLIAMS & NORGATs) have proved to be possible, in presence of the greatly enlarged reading public to which we have referred.

Copies of the new regulations respecting This is to design their library so as to prosent a comprehensive survey of the foreign orders and medals are published in the "whole field of modern culture; so that current issue of the Garelle. They state that it is the King's wish that no subject of his first time, in limited

Majesty shall wear the insignia. of any foreign it is of shilling volumes,

order without having previously obtained his possible to have a series of easy intro-Majesty's permission to do so. ductions, albeit from the pens of first- class authorities, to the chief fields of know-

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we had 248.5 hours of sunshing.

The CHAIRMAN proposed the second resolution: That the parizers in the firm of Messrs. Paroy Suit, Sulli & Fleming, of Hongkong, bo appointed liquidators, with power for any one

liquidators.

Mr. KINNAD sounded, and the motion was approved.

The CHAIRMAN-That is all the winess gentleman. Thank you for your attendance.

To

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CHINA AND MACAO.

THE EDITOR OF THE HONGWONG

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been received from Berlin, and is being kept secret pending the Tsar's decision.

LATER.

The German cruiser Berlin arrived at Agadie on the 4th instant to relieve the gurkant Panther.

LONDON, July 9th... Thoir Majesties the King and Queen arrived in Kingstown harbour at tight o'clock on Friday evening. Thousands of spectators ashore cheered the King as he stood on the bridge of his yacht. The Royal

RUPTURE BETWEEN FRENCH AND Party land this morning,

SPANISH MILITARY,

LATKU.

Their Majesties the King and Queen, the LONDON, July 9th.

Prince of Wales and Princess Mary landed A Tangier message, states that serious at Kingstown amid tumultuous cheering friction has arisen between Colonel Silvestre, and drove in state to Dublin Castle. They commanding the Spanish troops were tendered a great ovation along the route Morocco, and the French Lieutenant Tissier, by onormous crowds of spectators. Dult lin was gaily decorated in honour of the

Hongkong, July 8th, 1911. S-I have rend with interest the letter of your correspondent "A Portuguese," inserted in your isso of to-day, in which he states "int it is derogatory to the national decoram te A despatch from the Secretary of State, accept subsidies from foreign Governments," attached to the Sultan's force in the vicinity ledge--history, literature, and ast, the published in the Gameffe, states that it is a fixed which subsidy was presumably offered for the of Alcazar. Colonel Silvestre finally disarmed Royal visit. The Nationalist newspapers,

rule that his Majesty cannot accept any com- purpose of stopping lisensed gambling ja sciences, social science, philosophy, and

position which is in manuscript, It is not the Macoo. Sarely it is more derogatory to the the Moorish garrison and expelled them thoughi declaring that the official attitude of religion. To the high aristocrats of the custom of the King to accept the dedication of national dignity of Portugal, the pioneers of from the barracks, and practically teld the Party must remain unchanged so long. Tissier when he protested to mind bis own as the present regime continues, join in ex- HONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Des Vœur BoAD C | world of letters, this may not seeni a great say work unless it is composed by a person who European sivilization in China, to allow such a In one of his most delightful is known to his Majesty, or of recognised stund-state of affairs to ofisi as to give China, whose LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. EC thing-

tending a hearty and popular welcome to this. Oriental civilization is supposed to be of a lower essays, Mr AUGUSTINE BIRREL Bid that toing in the literary world.

standard, the opportunity of passlug criticism, The Spanish Cabinet yesterday discussed | Royal visitors. be proud of haring two thousand books

the more irksome that it is justifiod, and of the Moroccan situation. Subsequently the would be as absurd as to be proud of having

offering pecuniary assistance in carrying out a

P. Q. Bor, 84. Telephone No.19.

The Daily Press.

A steam trawler has just passad through Hongkong for Vladivostock. The trawler is

biciness.

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two overcoats; "until you have ten thousand similar in appearance to that of the Hongkong much-needed social reform. I enclose my card Premier disavowed any ideas of conquest,

and Sonth China Steam Fisheries Co., Ltd., nad as built by the same frm of shipbuildera. It was assumed by some who observed the ser arrival that it was a second (rawler for the local Company, but that is incorrect,

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Yours faithfully,

ENGLISHMAN.

THE HIPPODROME CIRCUS.

and said Spain's Retion was confiued to policing Larache and Alcazar.

UNREST IN PORTUGAL.

LowDos, July 8th. From Lisbon it is reported that 95,000

BONGKONG, July 10, 1911. volumes, the loss you say about your library the loiter." It was a true book- Some of the greatest revolutions pass lover who spoke; but the words have all almost unnoticed till their purpose is the savour of a time when books were the accomplished. In Great Britain during best decoration of a wealthy nouse, and were

very large assembly filled the huge malehed the ten years there has been proceed hardly known to any other. For our part,

His Majesty the King has been pleased to

at Canseirag Bay on Saturday, and needless in ing a revolution in the methods of publish- we think tho success of the Home

Approvede appointment of the Hon. Mr. H. E. say both young and old wars delighted with the ing books, the result of which is that Tuiversity Library one of the happiest Pollock, K,C., to to an anoffinial member of the varied programme presented by the management troops and reservists have been massed on hundreds of the world's masterpieces are to-anguries of the time, and Professor GILBERT Exentire Council during the absence on kave It would be difficult to particularise but the single the northern frontier. The Government has day within the reach of the poorest purse. MUREAT and his fellow-editors not the icant of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, and the appoint-trapaze performance by Miss I-ailla, the risely begum mobilising the Southern army. Is that a small matter? On the contrary, among its benefactors. To offer such a zuents of the Hon. Mr. C. M. Ele and the Hon. not by the Mysore troupe, the Spanish dance, the we think its importance can hardly be exig bookshelf as this is, indeed, to make the Mr. C. H. Ross es unofficial members of the performing elephants, who have been taught Berateil.

It has been almost a national Iniversity a opular possession, to surround Legislative Council during the absence tin leave strong other things to waltz, the Jenkins tradition to decry bookishness, and toglorify the masses with a multiade of counsellors, of the Hon. Mr. E. Osborns and the Hon. Mr. family, the globe roulants by Miss Elliott, the

H. Keswick respectively.

equine midgot marsal by Miss Ashby, aud the vaulting act are the principal features of splendid the hours entertainment, while the menagerie show is one of the beat ever seen There was no performance last night, but a change of programme will be submitted to-night

the teaching of practical life-except for the and su, indirectly, to tune the whole of our privileged lads in the old seats of learning where, till yesterday, compulsory Greek was public and private life to fiver issues.

the vory Ark of the Covenant. Insensibly. this balance of the over-studious few aud the understudious many is being rectified. "Studies perfect nature, and are perfected

The French Mail of the 6th June was

delivered in London on the 7th ulƑ...

There was another blank plagus return for

SHAY RUDYARD KIPLING.

The marriage of Lord Chelsea and Mies Lilian Eleanor Maria Coron took place very quistly on 7th ult, at Christ Church, Down street, London, only one or two intimate friends of the bride and bridegroom being present Lord Chelsea was accompanied by Captain de Crespigny as "best man." The honeymoon is being passed in the country. Lord Chelsea, who is 42 years of age, is the third and oldest

A miserable-looking fellow was baled before surviving son of Lord Culogan, and the nix the Bloomfield (Now Jersey Police-court re- Saturday, carrying a mail to that port by Lady Oheisen is the daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. contly, and charged with drunkenness. He courtesy of the Captain.

Coxon, who live at Leamington, and formerly said: "My name is Kipling. Radyurd Kipling. "Tie my only fault. I pray the good ma istrate resided in Hongkong.

to admonish me, and I'll go back to England and my verslets,"

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A Chinese woman, who jumped from moving tremer last weekend, received injuries which necessitated her removni to hospital.

by experience"; and if that interplay of the the 24 hours ended at neon on Saturday. practical and the bookish which Lord Bacon three centuries since set up as the ideal is H.M.S. Newcastle left for Weihalwei on true at all, it is true for the whole of the people, and not only for a favoured fox. A generation ago there was no nation mow ignorant of its great thinkers than the

Returns of the average amount of bank notes British and it would have secmed a wild

in circulation and of specie in reserve in Hong. dream to imagine a shelf of the classice in

Manila papers report the suicide of Mr. ET. | kong during the month ending 30th June, the cottage of the clerk or artisan. Tho Board School Act was denounced as the Spillman, who had been for seven years post. 1911, as certified by the managers of the respic creator of the cheap novel and the cheaper master at Cavite. He ended his life by taking tive banks, are as follows tit-bit journal. Then Mr. DENT tried his cráde carbolic acid. experiment which made "Everyman Cattle disease seems to have been very pro- household word. A million or more ofvalent in Siave, A return for the month of these dainty reprints found their way April published in the latest Bangkok paper into the hands of the labouring as well as states that over 8,000 cattle died in that month, the middle classes. It was proved that and this apparently is not u complete retura,

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AMUBING CABE,

Asked if he was any relation to the real Budyard Kipling, defendant replied:

My writings made me famous: Till others stole my name, But I would have you understand

I'm Kipling just the same.

Where do you really lived mended the magistrate, and the defendant promptly rejoined:

My home is on the ocean blue,

I tell you this because it's true. I've tried at times to mend my ways, But suppose I'm good for thirty days. That's enough for este," mid the magistrate. "You are a mighty poor poet, bat a good guesser. Thirty days for Radyard"

THE STRIKE EPIDEMIC.

Lospor, July Mi.. Although the losses ożensioned by the seamen's strike are difficult to estimate, it appeare certain that the total will be very groat. The loss in Hull is estimated at

£250,000.

Half a million millers are still on strike, The retail price of flour bas advanced 60 to 80 per cent.

The South Yorkshire Collieries have suf-

THE STRIKE AT MANCHESTER,

THE HEAT WAVE IN AMERICA.

LONDON, July St. The heat has slightly abated in America, but there were 98 deaths yesterday in New York and Boston alone.

HEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND,

LONDON, July 8th,

A heat wave is being felt in London. The temperature is 86 in the shade and 123 in the mun.

This is the highest temperature recorded for July in thirty years.

CASTRO IN VENEZUELA.

LONDON, July 8th:

A message from Washington states that ex-President Castro of Venezuela lauded in disguise at Castilletos in Northern Columbia.

LONDON, July 9th.

The Venezuelan 'Government announces

fered greatly. The situation in some provin that ex-President Castro is now in Western Venezuela, and has a thousand followers... cial centres is still unsettled.

THE WORLD'S FOOD SUPPLY.

LONDON, July 8th.

LONDON, July 8th.

At Manchester all was quiet yesterday. Considerable carting of foodstaff was A Chicago message says that wheat and effected, but no traffic in raw material. maize have gone up from 1 to 14 on this Many of the mille are idle in con sequencerains proving insufficient.

The Manchester Ship Canal Company has arrived at a provisional agreement with the dockers.

The Lord Mayor has cancelled the visit of the Colonial Members of Parliament.

LATEL.

The price of flour has been raised further sixpence, making a rise of a shilling within a week.