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terrible cost at which this result is produced, Those who speak of the straggle for exist ence very often confuse it with the preying of animal on animal which is one of the conditions of life. This, however, plays but a minor part. The real struggle for existence is internal. Nature produces Invish- ly. She flings million seeds to the wind
content if but a hundred and a resting place
"Random Refections" are held over until to-morrow.
The as. Minnesota arrived yesterday, with a record cargo of flour.
Lieut. C. V. 8. Skrimshire, R.GIA., has been seconded for service as Staff Officer of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps
Four lots of Crown land are advertised to be sold by auction this afternoon by the
TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS
THROUGH BRUTER'S AGKNOY.]
TURCO-ITALIAN WAR.
THE DARDANELLES CLOSED,
[THEOUGH REVTER'S AGINCY.]
THE TURF.
CITY AND BUBURBAN HANDICAP.
twas fined, he was acquitted. He said also that he was publishing in Hongkong a paper called the Philippine Republic, in which be had published articles calling for the immediate establishment of the Philippine Republic. There could be no doubt that there was sufficient political atmosphere about his writings to make him a person obnoxious to the Philippine Government. Something was said about this involving a charge of mala fides against the Government.
That question was very fully gone into in Orton's case, but for the purpose of the present case it was sufficient to say that the treaty had started, and the Court would have authorised the enquiry which the prisoner to do its best to grapple with it, and if it thought there was, an motive it would have to After reviewing the evidence put for
LONDON, April 19th." The latest betting on the City and Suburban Handicap, run at Epsom on Wednesday next, is as follows:11 to 2 aginat Mushroom, 7 to 1 against Lona waud nad Lance Chest, 10 to 1 against would immediately The Story, Ultimus and Eton Boy, 100
LONDON, April 20th. In the House of Commons, Mr. Acland, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said he fully appreciated the seriousness of closing the Dardanelles to British ship ping, and he
Director of Public Works and two lote on ondeavour to socure information as to to 7 against Moscato, and 100 to 6 against Monday next.
whether mines were adrift in the open Saint Nat.
where they can live. She produces myriads.
Naw regulations relating to native craft, of delicate automatons only to sweep them issued under the Merchant Shipping Ordi- away again. It is only lately that man hasnance, are published in the Gazette. become acquainted with the strange crea tures that once shared the world with him. Now all that survives are a few bones, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Organisations that must have taken teus of thousands of years to evolve have all perish- ed and pusy man has survived. It would almost seem like an experiment in size, with the minutest ipsects at one end of the scale and the giant mastodon at the other. The minutest form flourished and continue to flourish, their capacity being so small that the yield of the earth is comparatively plentiful. They have oven developed social GUARANTEED organisations which present strange resem blances to the social organisation of man." But the ver development of such organi sations show that there too there is a strug-
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It is notified in the Gazette that St., Mary's Church, at Causeway Bay, has been added to the list of places licensed for the solemnisation of marriages.
Mr. Chan Kai Ming's appointment as member of the Sanitary Board, for a term of three years. in the room of Mr. Mr. Lau Chu Pak, whose term of service has expired, is gazetted.
Reuter's correspondent in Rome wires that the Italian Fleet did not intend attacking and forcing the Dardanelles, nor had they the intention of landing. They merely hoped to induce the Turkish Flect to come out and fight, and eventually after two hours' cannonade with the forts, they sheered off having
Two men were at the Magistracy on meanwhile cat several submarino cables.
Turkey notifies the release of a chain
Saturday charged with being in possession of 105 tins of opium while on board the s.s. Prinz Waldemar without having an export permit. They were fined $500 cach, or three months' imprisonment, che opium being confiscated.
A, J. V. Ribeiro, a very old and respected The death occurred on Saturday of Mr. member of the Portuguese community The late Mr. Ribeiro was over 40 years in the employ of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., and retired from active business life a few year ago. He leaves a widow and eight sons to mourn his loss.
of
floating mines, and consequently
navigation in the Dardanelles is closed.
Router is informed that the Italian squadron is returning to Italy, having accomplished its object.
The Italian papers suggest that it was intended to force the Turks to close the Dardenelles, and this has been brought to pass by Turkey releasing a chain of floating mines.
Sir Martin was scratched at 11:30 a.. to-day.
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
THE DERBY.
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LONDON, April 21at.
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ward by the prisoner in support of this contention, his Lordship said it looked as if, on the face of it, that it was so; especially in view of the fact that the man had been allowed to remain here peace- ably for six years; but thero was limiting the period of extradition, and
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In the Two Thousand Guineas White tho State bad the same right that the ordinary individual had to enforce rights, Star is quoted at 6 to 4 against.
even vindictively. In this case the Philippine Government had the right to The betting on the Derby, run at get the man to put him into prison for his offence of abduction unless the Epsom, on June 5th is as follows vindictiveness was political. This being 3 to 1 against Whte Star, a to 9 against, he hesitated to say that the case came within the clause of the Treaty. Ha Lamond, and 100 to 8 against. Jingling besitated first because the political
vindictiveness was Geordic.
not absolutely con- vincing, and, secondly, because there was another case which came more nearly within the words "try" or punish." His Lordship remarked that the Court. was left in the dark as to the true relations between the Philippines with the United States. Mr. Anderson's state ment was not challenged, but he would point out that it had not gone far enough, The plain meaning of what it seemed to the Court that he said was challenger by the Crown as not being the plain mean- ing. If that plain meaning was correct
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In the final for the English Cup, Brom- wich West Albion and Barnsley played a drawn game at the Crystal Palace. The match was played in beautiful weather,
Bromwich were the superior, doing moat and in the presence of 60,000 people.
of the attacking, but the Barnsley defence was sound, and the half-time scores were
alternately attacked, but no score recorded.
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At Lloyd's and on the Baltic uneazinces prevails lest the closing of the Dardanelles
Sea to a standstill. There are 150 steam-
DARDANELLES TO BE OPENED.
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A wire from Constantinople states that
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, April 20th.
was
about 30, having marched from the Ferry wharf to Government House. headed by their band. There they went through various movements and gymnastic excises, after which they it is reported that in view of the prejudice BEFORE THE FULL COURT, SIR F. PIGGOTT to shipping, the Government has decided were briefly addressed by the Chief Scout, who dealt more parteiularly to re-open the Dardanelles. with the object of the Boy Scout move-
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man is not reversing Nature's process, but hastening it, turning it, utilising it. With out the law of the survival of the fittest, the horticulturist would not be able to go on producing varieties of beautiful flowers, nor the fruit-grower enable to increase the size and the luciousness of his fruits. There
is no profounder utterance in HAKESPEARE than that he put into the mouth of Polixe Des in "The Winter's Tale:"_
Nature is made better by no MEAN But Nature makes that mean; so over that Art. Which you say adds to Nature, 'n aa Art That Nature makes.
The
whose gymnastic work he praised. Break- fast was afterwards partaken of officers on parade were Captain the Rev. Crowther H. O. Spink, Senior Lieut.
Wilkie and Smith and Lieutenants Railton.
A vistor to Hongkong, presumably a
FRANCE IN MOROCCO.
LONDON, April 21st, A Paris telegram states that it is off cially announced that the French have recaptured the rebel position at Fez, after heavy fighting
HUNGARIAN POLITICS.
LONDON, April 20th.” The Hungarian Finance Minister, Lukacs, is forming a new Cabinet.
THE STRIKE IN SIBERIA,
recent one, gives some impressions to the Westminster Gazette. The first one was that it is a city of the dead! It seems the effect was produced by the wide verandahs to all the houses, so that at a distance no windows are seen, and all the buildings look like huge skulls with empty sockets where the eyes should be. To the visitor the feeling was heightened when he ar rived at the Peak Hotel, and found all the boys" clad in long white robes, which with their lean, cadaverous, brown. faces, and shaven polls suggested a phase that volleys were fired by the troops on of the resurrection-not altogether a the 18th inst, decimating the workmen. pleasant one. At the office a different The casualties were, 150 killed and 250 thought occurred on sering the typists and wounded. It is alleged that wounded men
clerks in their short white jackets, their
TIBE ON THE "MANCHURIA "
Art thus forms a continuation of Nature, dependent on the same laws; swayed by the same conditions. The production of a strong, virile race does not depend upon a rejection of the law of the survival of the fittest: that law has worked in the past in the development of mankind and will con tinue to work in the future. Modern ideas, THE perplexing economic questions which however, seek to prevent the production of surround modera industrial development the unfit and thus avoid the pain and suffer-tight pants, and large, dome-like fore- must often have raised a destro in the minds ing which their elimination involves. By heads. They were exactly like the music of enquirersthat they could live again a thou-improving the sanitary conditions, spreading
a knowledge of hygiene, conquering disease hall comedian Wilkie Bard, and one al sand years hence just to see what mau has and practising physical culture, man seeks most expected them to urge you to sing done with his industrial problems. It may to produce conditions whereby those coming the chorus of "She sells sea shells on the be said that a thousand years hence mankind into the world may at least escape being a seashore." will still be confronting problems, and this infliction on themselves and their fellows. Man cannot prevent the endless variation is no doubt true, for with no questions to which seems to be one of the laws of pro- solve the existence of the human race will be gress, but he can check the production of approaching its end. But the problems of worthless types: Can the same principle be
thousand years hence will be different applied to social organization? from those of to-day, and our interest is in present day questions. To what end is the social organisation of mankind taking him? It is even difficult to say, whether there is an end, for although certain social insects
On the day following the statement seem to have reached a stationary state, our knowledge of their conditions of life is of so the bounds of possibility that he will sus was published: While the probable loss comparatively short a period that it is diffi.ceed in reaching that end, or at least getting due to the fire and the flooding of the No. sufficiently near it as to prevent such stop-4 hold has not been accurately ascertained, cult to say whether they also are not still pages of industry as have lately been wit-steamship men and fire insurance under- undergoing development. In the case of nessed in Great Britain. At the same time writers roughly estimate that the damage mankind, it seems safe to esy that the old it has to be admitted that the path is full will amount to in the neighbourhood of of difficulties, and that as yet there is but loissez faire policy has been abandoned little agreement as to how they are to be signed by water will be about 90 per cent.. $50,000. Of that amount the loss occa whether temporarily or permanently remains surmounted. A large army of industrial to be seen and attempts are being made workers has been created, who practically the fire itself doing but 10 per cent. of to construct something to take its place, form co-operative organisations with the the damage. The principal loss is to the
eapitalists.
a
Can the misery caused by the periodical dislocations of industrialism due to changing conditions or to failure of those concerned to keep pace with the times, not be averted by similar utilization of natural laws? It is towards some such end that mankiud is at present groping its way, and one is forced to admit that it is not altogether outside
On the eve of her intended departure from San Francisco last month a fire was discovered among bales of cotton in the Manchuria's No. 4 hold. The flames were noticed at 1 p.m. and were not finally ex- tinguished until after 7 p.m. The hold
had to be flooded.
The main cause of disagree cargo of cotton stored in lower hold 4.
STRIKERS PIRED UPON.
LONDON, April 21st. A telegram from St. Petersburg states
were shot while crawling to shelter. The
matter, which will be brought up in the Dunia, is arousing universal indignation The men have telegraphed asking for a full investigation. The commander of the troops has asked for reinforcements and the declaration of martial law.
ANOTHER BYE-ELECTION.
LONDON, April 20th. The bye-election at East Nottingham, caused by the retirement of Captain J. A. Morrison, Conservative, who was return ed at the General Election by a majority of 1,470, has resulted as follows:-
Mr. Rees, Luionist
Mr. Dobson, Liberal
6482
5168
1324
Unionist Majority
AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS.
LONDON, April 21st, The amateur championships promoted
(CJ), AND MR. H. H. J. GourERTZ” (POLNE JUDGE).
THE EXTRADITION CASE ;-
DIBOUARGED.
PRISONER
Their Lordships delivered judgment in the cass in which appligation was made for a writ of habeas corpus in connection with the Vicente Sotto extradition pro ceedings.
countries had not yet done. The prisoner
was therefore discharged.
to
Mr. Justice Gompertz said:-I agree. generally with the very learned judgment just delivered, which deals so fully with every point raised in the case that, I have very little to add. But I have a low this requisition is made in order to remarks to make on the contention that punish the prisoner for a political offence. The Act contains various restrictions with regard to the surrender of fugitive criminals: the one material to the issue is --Soc. 3 (1). The Chief Justice
fugitive criminal shall not in the course bo surrendered if the offence in respect of of a lengthy judgment, said that the which his surrender is demanded is one depositions came to the Court from the of a political character, or if he proves the satisfaction of the police magistrate in very imperfect and
rusgistrate, or the court before whom he fragmentary condition; they were supple is brought on habeas corpus, or to the mented by affidavits on behalf of the Secretary of State, that the requisition
for bis prisoner, and counsel for the Crown made with a view to try or punish him surrender has in fact been seemed disposed, not unreasonably, to for an offence of a political character. object to any further elucidation of the What are the facts of the present case i depositions The Magistrate had a judi- The prisoner has been convicted by a cial duty to perform, and that was to Court of First Instance in the Philippine Islands of the crime of abduction. He ap take down the depositions as made by pealed against the conviction which was the witnesses, and it was necessary for upheld by the Supreme of the Philippino the Court very strongly to impress on Islands Rut, pending the hearing of Magistrates, more especially as in this the appeal, the prisoner, who had out of the the jurisdiction of the Philippines to a comparatively short time, that it was Colony some officers took up the duties for been allowed bail, fled absolutely essential that every word of Colony of Hongkong. It is not of course the evidence should be taken down. With suggested that abduction is a crime of a regard to the contention raised by the political character, nor is it alleged that prisoner's counsel that the Crown had not the prisoner is in any. danger, if he is furnished some documents of a constitu- Burrendered, of suffering, any other tional character which were said to be punishment than the sentence already essential to a full appreciation of the passed on him in respect of this convic
tion. The prisoner has been in Hongkong difficulties of the case, his Lordship said to the knowledge of the requisitioning they did not express any opinion on the Government since February, 1910, Up to subject as to whether the criticisms were now they have takon no steps to obtain justifiable or not, but they thought it his rendition. It must therefore be advisable to point out that every facility inferred that, the step has been taken not. should be afforded to the prisoner and the intercete of justice to punish Sotta so to the Court in respect to the produc for the crime of abduction, but in order tion of important and material docu- that he may pay the penalty of hie criticisms of Government policy in the way or the other except to see that the Philippines. This would be, in effect, to treaty with the foreign Power and the punish him for a political crime and this law were carried out. On the third point, is forbidden by the Act. I will assume his Lordship held that the Order-in-Coun- for the moment that the motive suggested cil. was not proved to the magistrate, and is established to my satisfaction and that this in his opinion was essential both the requisitioning Government is actuated
reasons. Re- ferring to for legal and practical
the documents that had solely by the desire to get even as the "been submitted by the Philippine Govern colloquial expression goes, with Botto for Even then it his political propaganda. ment relative to the conviction of Sette, seems to me that the section relied on does his Lordship held that they were not not apply. The Act says nothing what authenticated according to English law.
ments. The Crown had no interest one
The records started with a scaled docu ever about collateral motive and I do not see what this Court has to do with it. ment signed by the Governor of the All this Court has to do is to see that the Philippines and ended with a sealed law is observed. I think it ie thought is was cortificate of the Chief Justice; but in sufficient to point out that the defence ast between there were a number of loose
sheets which were not certified to, and P was not supported by legal evidence and that mere suggestions were consequently shoots might have been
insufficient. extracted and extraneous sheets might have been introduced. It was most important that every sheet should be certi-
Hiram Maxim, inventor of explosives,
Mankind is no longer content to sit down, meat is the division of the profits. To in There were 1,000 bales of cotton there, all by the Amateur Athletic Association tookfied. Dealing with the contention that the believes that in a very short time there's
and leave things to work themselves out. terfere with the capitalists right to obtain of which has to be taken out. That not place on Saturday. In some respects this new spirit is the what profit they can on their capital is to
result of the investigations of science, more capital, and as the prosperity of a country
take away the incentive to accumulate touched by the flames was soaked with water. The cotton is valued at $80,000. especially biology. The labours of such largely depends upon its accumulated The salvage will amount to much less than scientists as DARWIN have shown us how capital, this would be a fatal 'step. What half the value, according to the estimates. beautifully means can be adopted to ends is the way out? Socialism has one way, No damage was done to the hull of the how the tendency towards endless variation syndicalism (the latest remedy) another, ship.
Spontaneous combustion is believed to
individualism another, while there are
extradition wag wanted for political will be only three countries in the world. Some time ago, in talking with Lord reasons, his Lordship asked: Does this The seven miles walking competition crime fall within the political provisions Wolseley, he told me that in the future. of the Treaty. A fugitive criminal was there would be only two countries in the resulted as follows:-
not to be surrendered if the offence in world, and those would be China and the United States," said Mr. Maxim. "Now, respect of which bia surrender was demanded was of a political character, want to say something stronger than or if he proved that the requisition for that. In a very short time there will be only three countries in the world and they his surrender had in fact been made with will be the United States of Asia (includ a view to try to punish him for an offence,
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a tendency for which there is as yet no amerous private paths, to which their have caused the fire. The lower hold was explanation-and the survival of the fittest owners are all ready to rouch. At present filled with copra and sulphur when the among the varieties can produce marvellous therefore all weasures taken are tentative Manchuria arrived at San Francisco. suited:--
and spasmodic. There is a tendancy to allow adaptations of life to life, of insect to flowers, matters to come to a crisis before taking Fumes of that cargo remained in the lower of parasite to prey. But there is another action, and then to pass hasty measures hold, in which was afterward stored the side to the picturs which has struck the without considering their indirect effects baled cotton. The cotton was loaded dur-
on the situation.
ing a rainstorm and was consequently wet.. imaginaton of mankind, and that is tho
of a political character. The offence in ing Europe), the United States of Africa The ten miles running competition re respect of which Sotto's surrender war and the United States of America. Look demanded was abduction and he bad been at the world's progress in the last 180 convicted; much therefore of the clause years. See what Japan has done in fifty years. That country has stored up energy, But the did not apply in the case, fugitive said that he had been twice and it is like a century plant now bloom- ing with its progress. What little blood prosecuted for sedition, and 24 times for has been spilled in the making of a Chi- libel upon the conduct of Government nose Republic, where 400,000,000 people. officials, and that except once, when he have won their freedom 1””.
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