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matters which she has submitted to arbitral i

At the Magistracy yesterday Mr. Wood

tribunale. The House Tax award is said sentenced a Chinese who sustohod a watch an TELEGRAMS.

chain from a school boy in Queen's Bond Cen tral to imprisonment for three months and fone

hours' in the stocks,

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to still rankle in her memory, although, of course, the justice of the dacision in that cano lina never boon officially denounced. It is impossible to believe, however, that the

Twenty-one Chinese who were arrested in a Japanese Government would allow one brothel at Shektontani were charged before Mr. THE adverse decision to stand in the way of Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday, with participation in an arbitration treaty, and gambling. After hearing evidence his Worship there are not wanting Japanese statesmen Raed the two keepers of the game 25) spiece, who strongly advocate immediate parti-sch of the players 83, and confiscated $55. cipation in the Arbitration Treaties which which was found on the table.

the United States soems willing to conclude There will be a riding competition at the with all the great Powers. It is sagely Circus to-night, which ought to give endless pointed out that Japan could enter with amusement to all. A prize of $50 will be good grace into suck a treaty now, whereas given to anyone who rides round the arena later it would appear as if it were forced three times with both hands clear of the rope upon her. Indeed, it would not be surpris-and bcess, and a second prize of $10 for the ing if negotiations in the matter had next best attempt. For safety, the riding

machine will be used. WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. already been opened with America, even before the signing of the Alliance Treaty.

Two presentations were made yesterday at One fact, which las impressed the Japanese the power station of the Electric Tmaway to crítics of the revised alliance unfavourably | Mr. Alan F. Earle, who has been in charge of is that it comes at a time when the United the station for the past two years and is leaving States is showing herself particularly native Hongkong this morning by the N.Y.K. steamer in Manchuria. The conclusion. of the Yawuta-mura for Japas, whence, after a briol Chinese currency loan, in which American holiday, he proceeds to Canada. Mr. J. Stodart financiers are participating, has been watched Kenuady. the Company's General Manager, on with a good deal of suspicion in Japan, behalf of the European staff, presanted to Mr. and some amount of protest has been raised Edo a beautiful Chinese silver rose bowl, suitably inscribed, and the Chinese staff presented against the clause in the loan contract which

silver model of a Chineso war junk on a black provides that the financiers of the four wood stand, as souvenirs of agreeable relations Powers interested slall be consulted first in during his association with the Tramways, the ovent of China requiring any further with their best wishes for his fature success in leans. This is felt to be a step towards the Canada. establishment of a financial monopoly. which can only end in Japan being left out in the cold. There seems to be some idea

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TOM GIN that the participants in the loan have some from the Manila Observatory yesterday

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10.40 a.m.:- Cyclens or Typhoon E. of nor nationalities certainly not establishing the

thern Luzon

milos distaut more than 300 belief that the four Powers themselves have

moving N.W. given say guarantees in the matter. How.

7.25 p.m.-Cyclone and typhoon E. of North- erer this may be, it is certain the Japanese ern Luzon less than 300 miles distant, moving fect rather sore over the mutter and are .N.W.. inclined to imagine that the United States has some deep-laid scheme to deprive them HONGKONG AND WHAMPOÀ DOCK Lofthe paramountey in South Manchuria which they have won at the cost of so many Japanese Alliance in favour of the exclusion of the United States from its operations comes of an inopportune moment, and although the general applause with which it has been received in the West may sweeten the pill, it still remaine somewhat difficult to swallow. The Japanese are a sensitivo race, quick to take a slight even where it is not intended, and they can hardly be blamed for regarding as a slight a serious it would appear that some little trouble must be modification of an Alliance Treaty which

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REVIVAL OF THE BOATBUILDERS'

STRIKE.

Since the importation of workers from Can- ton, it was confidently hoped that the loca strike of Chinese boatbuilders would terminato But sach a hope was apparently prematurs, and

CA EMPRESS OF CHINA."

SHIP ABANDONED BY THE

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

·LOCAL SPORT.

were

THE LATE MR. G. W. NOEL, OF SHANGHAI

The N. C. Daily. Nowe of July 24th says:- We record with deep regret the death of Mr. G. W. Noel, of the, well-known frm of Noels Murray & Co., which occurred at his reaidence, in 12, Love Lane, on Saturday.

WATER POLO SHIELD'COMPETITION.

One of the principal matches in the competi- tlon for the Water Polo Shield was played at the V.R.C. last evening, when the Boys' Own Club met the V.R.C. The V.R.C. were the generally anticipated winners, but in the first half the B.O.C. played such an excellent Mr. George Washington Noel was the third game that apeotabors fancied they

son of the late David Cole Nool, M. D., L. B. C.P., witnessing another fight between the old sad was born on April 30, 1856, at Uppor Corinthians. The premise club, however, pro- Tooting, London, S. W. He was thos in his duced the stronger team, and although there 56th year when he passed away quietly at mid- the teams showed in the second when, after Wesleyan Collegiate Institution, Taunton, was no score in the dret half, the stamina of night on Saturday. He was educated at the

constant pressure, Barsos scored a goal for the which college was when

chosen for Lim, and home team and Pereira recorded another two.

late Rev. Moultos, of Leys School, Cambridge, was formerly a Master at Taunton and was related to Dr. Noel. In 1873 Mr. G. W. Noel The major part of the crew have arrived

joined Messrs. Thome & Lea, of Mark Lane, London, the well-known tea in Yokohama

rosent out by. Daring the summer months water polo is 1875, at the early age of 10 rohants, and in

he was The position of the ship is such that there probably the most popular form for where for a time he was book-keeper, and latex them to Shanghai to join the Tuon Fong Hong, Hongkong, and it will interest many follower became manager of the firm. In 1887 he re

TOKYO, July 31st, The C. P. R. Company's stoomer Empress of China, wrecked at the entrance to Tokyo Bay, has been abandoned by the insurance companies concerned.

is no hope of saving her.

AN UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL.

Torko, July 81st. The Appeal Court has confirmed the sentence of five years' imprisonment. passed by the Lower Court on the United States bluejacket, Atkins, for the murder of a comrade in the U.S. Naval Hospital at

Tokohaus.

Though a further appeal could be to the Court of Cassation, it has decided not to carry the can further.

made

been

(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

SIR WILFRID LAURIER AND

RECIPROCITY..

LONDON, July 31st. The Dominion Parliament has dissolved and will reassemble on October 11th.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier in his election. address is appealing on behalf of reciprocity, which, he says, will not impair British preference, but will eventually help further the friendly relations between Great

Britain and the United States.

PRINCE OF WALES APPOINTED

MIDSHIPMAN..

to

LONDON, July 31st. The Prince of Wales has been appointed faced before the strikere will be brought to rea- midshipman on the battleship Hindustan, they regarded as one of their highest assets. an. In the city hunger and blacklege hare The Alliance up to now has been a whole-made the men amonable, but thees contrary-in...

under her feet in the future.

The roseate

on

$100

contract.

NOTABLE FOOTBALL.

PERFORMANCE,

LONDON, July 31st. The Calcutta Bengali team Mohan Bogan, whose prospects have engrossed Bengal for weeks, have won the Football Association

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Final: V.E.C. 3, B.0.0., zil.

ORIGIN OF WATER POLO.

as an extra attruction at

because the

Co

of the game to learn something of its origio-nigned his position and joined the late Mr. The following acccant is taken from an old insue of the Abertsen Journal

On the evening of 10th May, 1876, the first aquatic football, or water pole, match was played in the Public Baths, Crooked Jane, Aberdeen. This was at gals held on bobulf of the fonds for the sufferers in the Torry ferry-bust accident, by which upwards of thirty people lost their lives on the Spring Holiday eduesday, 5th April, of that your. To sarve

Salaa

a novelty was wished for, acting on the popularity of the well-known field game. Mr. William Wilson, Glasgow, who was consulted on the subject, suggested water footboll, and wrote rules where by the land gume mit be adapted to water. The idea was accepted, and teams of the Bon Accord and Den Clubs played the first of that game, which has attained such world-wide pop | ularity, and the origin of which has seemingly been lost sight of by any writers on swimming. In that Erst matchs, the first one to play the ball was William. Burkett, who passed to James Mo wat, who thus scored the first goal in the first motel ever played, and the Dee 8.8.C. were the winners.

Lewis Moore in his bastures, but did not long remain with this firm. He decided to start business on his own account, and it was about this time he boome associated with the late Mr. W. C. Murray, the rosult being the build- ing up of the firm of Noel, Murray which was afterwards converted into a limited liability company. In 1904 Mr. Nost made a attonding the wedding of Mr. Duncan Glass that he mel trip to England, and it was while his wife, Mim Nora Simpson, danghter of Mr. James Simpson, formerly proprietor of the Old Dock. Early in 1905 Mr. Simpson visited Shanghat, accompanied by his two daughters. and it was then Mr. Noel became engaged to, and married, Miss Nors Simpson, the wedding taking place at the Cathedral on April 27, 1905. Thers is one little daughter. now five years old. Last year Mr. Noel became very ill, and travelled home at the end of

June, returning in October much improved in health. At the beginning of this year an old heart troubio again made itself unpleasantly sppurent. and less upon this came the death of his partner. Ou sing joined by his brother, it was arranged Mr. Noel should visit Can- ada, in the hope that the beautiful Bir of Lagan would restore his health, and he was to have begun the vorage to-morrow. On Satur day evening he enjoyed dinner, was apparently in good spirits, and nequiesced in all the | BE- rangements that had been mede for his jourasz. T. P. O'Connor, in reviewing a book of re

On retiring, ho at once complained of pain in miniscences Եր the Rt. Hon. Robert Farquhar, the heart region. Dr. Ziervogel, his physician. aon, M.D., calls attention to a carious statement.

was called, and rendered every possibla aid, Dr Farquharson found the true remedy for

but his patient fell into solousness and, o this diffenity of Parliamentary life-he special-

passed quietly away. aed-and the House, with all its fault, is highly respected resident and a thoroughly By the death of Mr. Noel, Shanghai loser a always glaist to listen to a specialist; indeed to anybody who brings to the enbjoute under disonsposal likely to prore of sertion to the Settlement afficiunt busines дид. Any movement or pre- slon first-hand and accurate information. Trained authority on soisutifio subjects, such as publie Commission, and was associated with numerous as a man of science, he was able to speak with was always appreciated. He served on the Land claimed his active interest, ut his asistance

health, I remember very well several speeches of local institutions, including the Stangimi his, but one in

OPIUM LESS DANGEROUS THAN -ALCOHOL.

D

uncou→

for dealing with lor atsa ds-ontin my momory, Dramatic Club, of which he was at one time

the fanaticism of solpe teetota-

lars and some very vetement criticism on the Chairman, He was a prominent member of the growth of opiuta in India, the Doctor brought Stock Exchange, and his death will be sincerely- out the interesting fact that the great and good

deplored. | Wilberforce the man above all others who led to the abolition of slavery-ased to take aa opion pill whenever he had to make a specoh In the House. I suppose that Wilberforce had seen his great friend, William Pitt, so often the worse for liquor, that he thought any form of stimulant less dangerous than alcohol.

TEMPORARY DEATH" PISTOL.

INVENTION FOR DISABLING ARMED, CRIMINALS, T-

In consequence of the alarming increase of the uns of firearms by criminals in their attempts to escape from the police, the Borlin authorities cerning the use of revolvers in self-defence. have issued now instructions to constables son-

their revolvers when It

appeared probable that could disarms, without mortally the

CORONATION DAY AT SEA.

CELEBRATION ON JAPANESH LINER.

The Japanese mail steamer Yowata Muru, which strived at Hongkong yesterday had a large nombor of passengers on board on her last trip to Australia, and Coronation Day was celebrat- el at sea. The liner was approaching Townsville, Queensland, and at 11 o'clock in the morning of the 22nd June the passengers, at the invitation of Captain Sokine,

their attenteil in the saloon, where to anrprise they found the apartment decorated in a mast lavish fashion. The commander then proponerl

the health of King Georgs and Queen Mary, In the course of a speels he traced the ris

the England-Japan alliance, Cap- reference to wound-

fluences have not yet been felt in the outlying hearted one; Japan could rightly claim that districts, and considerable impetur has been in no other country had Great Britain shown givun to the strike by recent developmenta at such confidence or placed so much trust. Aberdeen. Two strangers appeared in that Now there has come between them the village on Saturday morning, and, after confer- shadow of a country which Japan cannot shoes with the mea, demanded of the owners help thinking has acted in aslighting payment to the

darponters guild of manner towards her in the past, and which thirty centa every shows a tendency to cut the ground from The owners refused, and brought about. Shield, beating the 2nd East Yorkshires by Hitherto, policemen were ordered to avoid using of the British Empire, and concluded with a..

the arrest of the strangers, News of their two goals to one. Eighty thousand Bengalis they ciolent criminal by a stroke with taid Sekine's historical sketeli was greeted with light hus fnded and Great Britain, it is pression speedily passe l among the twenty assembled at Maidan, and when the result boatbuilding yards at Aberdeen, and not long claimed, is now only desirous of using afterwards between 300 and 400 men who are Japan against her great rival, Germany, with employed in these yards bad gone on steiko, waved them. They also chcered the losers. whom Japan has now no cause to quarrel. The two men who brought about this occurrence

The European spectators viewed the pro- Nevertheless, the responsible Japanese were chargell before Mr. Wood at the Mag-ceedings in a spirit of good humour, and papers are not inclined to totally condemu Istracy yesterday and remanded.

So far as the city is concerned the strike the absence of any indication of racialism the revision. They recognise the value to Japan of an alliance with a great Western appears to be at an end, but the men are stily was noted. Power even on these conditions, and they out at Yaumati and Cheungshawar, and the welcome the prolongation of the term of the work in these quarters is being carried on by treaty.

blacklege.

THE revised Anglo-Japanese Alliance has had rather a mixed reception in Japan. Compared with the comments of the In the forty-eight hours ended at noon yes- English Press, the tone of the Japanese terday fire Chinese cases of plagas were reported dismissed from their memory the details of the Press can hardly be considered favourable, in the Colony, bringing up the total for the and as there is considerable unanimity year to 240,

was announced tore off their shirts and in fature they have instructions to shoot down without hesitation anyone who threatens their personal safety.

PERSIAN. OUTLAWS.

LONDON, July 31st.

THE JAPANESE SUGAR SCANDAL,

A message from Teheran states that the Our readers, says the Japan Mail, long ago Mejliss has decided to offer- £16,500' stor- great auger scandal of 1909, which led to the ling, the amount of the pension forfeited by punishment of several persons and to the suicide the ex-Shah by his return to Persia, for of a Director, who was too honourable a man to

that the last chapter of this wretched sites Hums for the arrest of his two brothers. survive the disgrace with which he had been his apprehension, dead or alive, and smaller Inadvertently connected. Yet it is only now has been closed. Two of the defendants, Messre Akiyama and Isomors, managed to carry the question from court to court, Bo that the various processes of law occup

occupied twenty-eight months. Judgment has now been finally pro- nouticed by the Miyagi Court of Appeal, It has put aside

all

the

accusations except that of hefbory and has moreover, redused the seat of to two years imprisonment, with a probationary period of five years. This means that unless the accused persons are guilty of some fresh offence, they will escape punishment altogether.

of opinion, the fact is significant. The criticisms naturally turn on Article IV from a wall at 47, Queen's Road West was A Chinese who wrenched part of a water pipo which deals with the arbitration question.charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy Some difficulty appears to be experienced in yesterday with larceny. The offence was proved, explaining the reasons for the Angio and the defendant was stutonood to three weeks' American arbitration proposals. One paper imprisonment and four hours' stocks, boldly declares that these proposals were forced on Great Britain by the defenceless A ricas coolie, while rushing for a fare on -condition of Canada and the danger of the Praya East, knocked down a Chinese woman complete stoppage of food supplies in case and cateod damage to her clothing and to her person to the extent of $5.50. The coolie was Britain therefore decided to throw over charged before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy Of course the two men are much elated. Japan for the sake of an arbitration treaty yesterday and ordered to pay $5 50 compensation, with the States. From this point of view

of war with the United States.

Great

SHIPBUILDING RETURNS.

·HIGHEST PIQURES RECORDED, ·

In connection with these new instructions to

our of the King and Queen. The whole day was spent in festivities. A programme of sports was held in the afternoon, and in the ovening a banquet, followed by a duce, was given. The the police, & Frankfort manfacturer has

toast list was as follows:-

The Empere writen to the papers calling attention to a Japan, The King, The Queen" under the German Act. He calls it the "tom- Mar weapon which he has inrented and patented Officers, and Crew of tho Yewater Speeches were made by Mesra. Dodds pistol,

Sadier, Sekine, constructed a charge for states that he has and Mix Pool Capitegathe Chodebration

were a success and appreciated to the full mixture of chemicals which, when emitted

by from the barrel, produce the total disablemont the Britishers on board. The ship was decorat- of the adversary for a period of ten or fifteened from end to end. Captain Beking was assist- minutes. The chemicals, he says, impair the ed by the offlers in carrying out the power of sight and render breathing difficult, programme., but at the same time there is no danger

what erer of say permanent.

The Inventor adde jury being inflicted.

numerous tests have KING GEORGE'S SAXON DESCENT. been carried out, all of which substantiated the statements which he now published, with the supplied to the police as the most effective con. suggestion that his patent pistol should be. ceivable weapon for their purposes.

BRAVE INDIAN PRINCE.

A

ANPHER HORSEMANSHIP SAVES A SERIOUS

ACCIDENT,

A wonderful display of horsemanship by one

While various learned correspondents are. discoursing in the Spectator on the Irish as well as the Welsh descent of the King, it may be worth while to draw attention to his descent on both his parents' side from King Harold, who fell at Hastings. To Englishmen, at any rate, this foot should be of interest.

It seems that after the battle of Hastings Harold's children were taken by their Danisk grandmother to her own country, where they were kindly treated by and taken under the protection of their kinamas, King Swoyn of Dent- mark. One of these children, the Lody Gyths,

married to

то Viadimir Mosomach, Prince of Kieff, by tradition of hara boon the Urst Trar Vladimir had a son Motinhos, whose

whore

of the Indian Princos was the means of pre- venting a serious accident at Hurlinghom re cently, when a gymkhana was held in honour was of the Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior and the Grand Maharajs of Bikanir.

The Maharaja

to

B

Acindia was taking part tried Canut Grand Duk

a tent-pegging contest, and had apparently

Nove of the Japanese papers or Japanese and of Chinese 176 to the former und 2,370 to /robbing two Chinese junks near Pitsro, vessels under construation, 350, with a totalnding many ladies, were sitting eight dep

0

From the returns compiled by Lloyd's Register of Shipping" for the June quarter it appears that there were 496 vessels of 1,476,394 tone greas under construction in the United Kingdom on June 30, as compared with 394 vessels with a toange of 1,118,587 for the cor responding quarter of last year. This total does not include warships. The Sgures are been troubled by his turban slipping for

again became King Walde the Society's ward. As a result his Highness, instead of mar I. of Denmark, from whom are descended The return of visitors to the City Hall Library CHINESE PIRATES NEAR DAIREN. the bighest reported in the action of the Japanese Government in and Museum for the week ending the 30th

quarterly returns, being 62,003 tone mere taking the peg. left his lance sticking in it, both Queen Alexandrs and King George, the Chiuese pirates seem to be making themselves than the previous record total, which was and almost immediately afterwards lost control former through the various Royal Houses of consenting to a revision of the alliance which July, 1911, shows that of non-Chinese there very busy in the sass adjacent to Dairen. They reached in Heptember, 1901, while the figures of his home, a spirited gray, which bolted with Denmark, the latter through Queen Azma, wife I. o of Great Britain, commonly makes it inoperative is severely binmed, were 440 to the Library and 154 to the Maseum, commenced operations about a week ago by for June, 1909-745,005 tons-have practically him at a terrific speed. The animal made of King James:

doubled in the last

1 of Of the straight for a hardle fence about 40 yards known as Anno Doumark two years.

behind which a number of society people Some doubt has been expressed by Professor name familiar to our readers as that of the

Freeman and others as to the Lady publicists seem to recognise the value of

place where a Japanese corps d'armée landed in tonnage of 1,202,378, were for this country; 28,

with a total tonnage of 49,474, for the British For a moment it appeared that a terrible Gyths being the great-grandmother of arbitration per se, and the attempt to

the war with China oad subsequently with colonies; and three for Germany with a total necidant was about to ooour, for had the Waldemar in preference to come 'other wife Russia. The amount of injury dane by the

horse leapeit the fence it would have crashed of Vladimir, bat Baxo Grammaticus discover some profound diplomatie subtlety

pirates on this occasion is not stated, but the tonnage of 13,065.

There are at present 64 war vessels under into account i mora explisit with gard to the 9th

as the horse very clear on the point, and calls attention ex- the spectators. Just in the arrangement with America would}

to the foot of the Danish Sovereign. be amusing if it were not discouraging. In

amivel in

the foot of

both English

Rus- and It was only yesterday that Mr. Nilsson received same visinity, landed the greater part of their being built at his Majesty's 'dockyards, and 48 dismounted, regardless of the fast that the beast Waldom some quarters it is proposed that Japan by the mail the official papers connected with crews and assumed on shore a regalar military at private yards for the British Navy, while five was at full gallop, and, throwing his full weight siau blood in his veins,

constructed at private yards for on to the bridle, brought the animal up on its It is not improbable that the necessity of a thould herself enter into an arbitration his appointment as Swedish Congal in Hoag. organization. The Japanese police were soon

kaunches within a yard and a half of the danger. convert to the Gresk Church being rebaptised sosue, but the marandere encaped into foreign Governments. freaty with the States, so as to render the kong. His many friends in the Colony regret Chineseterritory, whither, of course, the Japanese There sto st, present 82 vessels of 255,906 Great chooring followed on this romarkable led to confusion, for just as Princess Dagma of revised Alliance Treaty less one-sided. It is that considerations of health render a sea could not follow them. It does not appear that

and placky achievement, and subsequently Lord Denmark has been converted into the Empress alleged, however, that the Japanese Gorom voyage necessary, but hope to see him back in they obtained say considerable plunder on this

Haddington, in presenting to his Highness Marie of Russia, so the Lady Gyths would have occasion, but their assurance indicates full con

gold on a captain of the Indian team, com- been changed into Grand Princess Euphemis or ment has a decided aversion to arbitration the Colony in three months" time thoroughly dence in the powerlessness of the Chinese

plimented the Maharaja on his superb horse. some other name familiar to Eastern Christ-

|ianity.--Pall Mall Gaxeits. police to deal with such incidente.--JapanMail

mauship. duo to the decisions so far rendered in restored.

the latter. The Library was, therefore, used by 616 persons and the Museum by 2,524,

Mr. A. Nilsson, Swedish Consul in Hong.

upon the

oanage being built in German yards, 32 vessels of 78,525 in Dutch yards, 53 vessale of 97,803 in American yards, 39 with tonnage of 125,180 in Franch yards, and 26 of 35,239 tous in Japanese yards. Those figures do not include war vessels.