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THE FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL DUMARESQ AT MANILA, AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO A BRITISH OFFICER.

The Manila Tines of July 4th con tains the following account of the funeral

AMERICA'S MILITARY JUDGE LOBINGIER'S RETURN

FORCES IN THE EAST.

REDUCED BY ONE-HALF. The War Department, says the Manila Times, has decided to reduce the forces in the Philippines one-half, all forces in the islands and China not to number more

19,000.

It seems imminent that the Philippine garrison will become only a police force as was formerly predicted.

TO SHANGHAI, Many friends will be glad to welcome back Judge Lebingier and to congratulate him on the successful ending of his long stay at home, remarks the V-60 Daily |

CORRESPONDENCE

THE BOXER INDEMNITY ANE DEPORTATION ORDINANCE. [TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG, DAILY PRRSS."]

SIR-peat that extraordinary,

of the late Admiral John Saumere thau 9,300 troops-of which 3,300 will be ews, which goes on to say--President | rituätions call for extraordinary va Dunaresq. Commander of the Australian compared to the present strengh of about Harding deserves warm, commendation surge. England found herself in an for the clear ent and decisive manner in extraonlinary situation when matched in which he has disposed of the attack on the a life and death struggle with Germany.

And repent again that only

u dizzard would suggest that she lacked "' propet sense of welf-respect" in appealing to America for assistance,

Fleet, who contrasted pammonia while an a voyage to England, i Manila, and succumbed on July 2d after being for more than two months in the Stern berg General Hospital:—~

No Amerian soldier, answering his last roll call, or American sallor, ending his final watch in the Philippine Islands, has ever been buried with greater honours or impressive services than those arranged

The 1973 army bill has sealed the fate of the military in the Philippines, Lathing having been put into it providing for the construction of additional de tenses. The naval treaty has also worked agtlust improving the naval situation,

The last Iriny, and wary Journal ways the following:- the The Wax Department has concluded

army in the Philippines. It has been con-

The “་

full

United Stages Court oficial. charges are dismissed after investigation because they have been determined to be unfounded." The is nothing unequivocal or obscure in this proneneezent. As the President says the order disposes of the charges, wipes

was expected but a half-hearted announce

I ask you to apply that view to China. in her present extraordinary situation. he, too, is in a real life and death

For the late Admiral. Dumaresq, the sono important plans in regard to the eff the slate completely and leaves nothing | struggle brought about, by the break-up of Sternberg General Hospital. Saturday, I cluded practically to abandon the plans further to be said about them. The result the old Confucian state-system under. British naval officer who died at the after a two-month fight, for life that was

of people in The war plans division of the general ment of it would have been unfortunate struggle wit go on until a new genera- No plucky thousands Blania who had never even seen him. took a deep interest and hoped and pray ed for his recovery.

"

Western hammering and influence." The tion of rulers and workers are in control. To he fit, some of these new rubris and workers must, he leated in the schools.. and factories of Greater Buso. That is.. why China is seeking British co-operation.

the education of her youth.

By leaving no doubt as to his conclusions the President has settled the matter for all time and in a way which will be accepted by all rightminded people, we the Americans or not. Mr. Harding we believe, the Arst President to take reriously his official responsibility to thin Article XIX. of the naval treaty, an Court. His predecessora have left it absolute prohibition, again any future entirely to the State partment and to increase in the Philippines of existing the pot of duty, most of the Court's naval Facilities for the repair and main-troubles have been due. For it is whis is now clear to you. I might emphasise tenance of naval forces or ip the existing pered that the State Department is not coast defenses."

for adequate defense in that quarter. staff has conclude that such a defense would involve maintaining on the island of Lazon a garrison of approximately The body of Admiral Damares was 200,000 in generously provided with escorted to its last resting place in the aircraft and supplemented by a consider. British Cemetery at San Pedro Macats by able force of submarines. In addition to na entire regiment of United States the expense involved in providing such troops, the 45th Infantry of Fort Williama defense, there has now been created, in McKinley

Governor-General Wood arrived from Baguio early erough this afternoon to attend the services at the Episcopal Cathedral, while an admiral of the Enited States navy and a major-general of the United States army were among the bonorary pallbearers. Eight enlist ed men of the United States navy, under Capt. W. M. Crose, Commandant of the Cavite Navy Yard, were the native pall

hearers,

General

Interested in Courts and has no facilities for handling them. Its personel in cludes no real lawyers and the affairs of the Court have too often been neglected entirely or left to minor law clerks who have had no practical experience in any Court, But in this instance the President has invited the fullest co-operation of

I hope the point of similarity, which

failed to grasp from my first letter,

it by showing that you are not quite accurate in describing the struggle with Germany as a common danger" to Great Britain and America. But, i se, the war mord still broods here. I forbear.

I have to insist. that the Boxer In- demnity in the one and only international obligation of a punitive character in existence to-day. Even if it he admitted.

The mission of the garrison will, therefore, probably resolve itself into one The authorized of maintaining order. peace garrison has been about 15.000 officers, and men, which sumber includes about 8,000 Philippine Scouts. It is the Shortly before boon to-day officials of the, Governor-General's office telephone present plan to reduce the peace garrison to about 0,500, only 3,500 of which will be

the Department of Justice." This, and for argument sake, that the British share and ordered all flags on Government white troops. The above figures include the fact that he has filed "the record off it was not assessed in the sense of.. buildings half-masted.

the troops now. in Chian

the conclusion with that Department, Kruger's formula, I have to peint out that the whole cost of the British war" There is no item in the budget for indicates a change of policy. For the

That fact operations was included. Wright Commanding the Philippine Department, now in China. 1993 for now construction in the defenses President. need only continue to act as invests the British portion of the In- when informed of the death of Admiral of the Philippine Islands.

he has in this instance to effect such a

There is no law There has been some talk in Congress change. Dumaresq. notified Department head-

or executive demnity with a punitive instead of a reparation character. Note the distine quarters that every assistance would be of the withdrawal of the troops from" offered those in charge of funeral arrange-Ching, but this will not be done if the rder which connects the Court in a tion. It is vital here as it was when the way with the State Department. Altoge Treaty of Vertailles was concluded, ments and that fothing would be spared administration has anything to do with ther the President's order is a statesalan America then resisted the inclusion in to this end.

the situation. Indeed, the Secretary of like document whose significance becomes State has been quite insistent that this more apparent the oftener it is read. It Germany's obligation of any part of the force shall remain in that country to dis terasinates an episode which should never cost of the Allied wer-operations on the charge treaty obligations imposed on the have been precipitated but which, in the ground that the Treaty was not to be a United States."

way to has handled it, may produce last Pitive transaction. ing good.

Through lack of sufficient naval per sonnel in the Philippines at the present time the army was requested to do the

last honours.

The 40th Regiment of the United States Infantry of Fort McKinley com- manded by Colonel T. R. Harker was selected to act as escort. This regiment was brought from Fort McKinley to Manila and made a fine showing during

the services,

RETURN OF THE GERMANS

According to the latest information. says the Times of Ceylon, the NDL which has already resumed its activity to the Far East, prends to

resume ing

COSTLY HARBOUR PROJECT FOR TOKYO."

SCHÈME.

This regiment has participated in numerous ceremonies during the few passenger traffic on this route before the A THIRTY-FIVE MILLION POUNDS months, foljufing Governor Gen 413 end of the year. A large passenger and Wood's Inaugural Parade, an inspection freight steamer of 9.000 tons gross, which

The Japanese Government has under by General Tanaka, formerly Minister of will be named the Fever, is ab present War of Japan, and a parade for Lieut. being built for the company on the Wener consideration a big harbour scheme for Werft, Bremen. She will probably be Tokyo, involving an expenditure catimat- General Fitspatrick of the British army.

The rest of the escort of honour was completed in October this year, and is toed at 350 million yen roughly £35,000,000) made up of one company of United start on her first voyage to the Far East the work to extend over a period of years. It is stated that the States marines and one haitalion of the on November 11th (Armistice Day). The twenty 14th Engineers.

steamer will have accommodation for 70 schente will provide Tokyo with a harbour The honorary pallbearers included cabin passengers and 30 third class pas-six times as large as that of Yokohama sengers. The Weser will call at Colombo and four times as large as the harbour Admirul George Barger, F.S.N. Capt.

Kobe. Strong opposition to the W. M. Close, L.S... Commander W. B. probably early in Deamber and it is not at

Major-General Omar unlikely that she will convey a few Ger-scheme is being offered from Yokohama 1zard, N.,

aid the Governor of the Prefecture has Bundy, S... Colonel C. D: Rhodes, mans for Colombo,

stated the grounds of opposition before FU.S.A., chief of staff, representing Major

a special committee of the Home Office General Wright, Commander of the Philippine Department and Colonel J. T. And

appointed to consider the scheme. The enormous cost of the scheme appears to Dearn, USA, adjutant-general.

the main ground of opposition and it is suggested that & ennal from Kanagawa to Shinagawa would make the construe son of such a Harbour unnecessary.

Among the features of the funeral ser vices wis the presence of a large number of British ex-service men, both army and

navy.

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think, this heart, all evil shed away,

A pulse in the eternal mind, no less

Gives somewhere back the thoughts

by England given sights and sounds; dreams happy as

her day:

And laughter, learnt of friends; and

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You suggest that Mr. Eugene Chen himself evidently does not believe that an expression of his own views will entail his deportation." I am not so sure of afternoon on the instructions of Presi- that if I were not leaving. Hongkong thin dent Sun. I have reason to believe that portces; and na-n matter of fact a detro- my name is on the list of possible de- tive inspector attached to the Secretariat for Chinese,Affairs has paid me a visit and subjected me to an interrogatory which could not have taken place in any other part of the British Empire where have made the name of England a power Englishmen still cherish the things that and an inspiration in the ease of Justice

and of liberty...

I will tell you something more. At my

request, the Hon. E. R. Halifax, O.B.E., Secretary for Chines Affairs, granted me an interview fast Wednesday, July 26th. from 10 to 11.30a.m. In the course of it.

asked him whether I would be quali lying for deportation if I took no active part in the discussion of issues raised in the foreign press bere regarding Presi dent Sun Yat-wo. I referred specifically to the ignorant and obscene attacks on the President appearing almost daily in. the columns of an evening paper. Mr. Hallifax replied guardedly, I gather ed the impression that I would not be re- garded as performing any useful, pur. Pose if I tried to contribute something to instruct public opinion here regard

the Canton situation

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do not doubt that the Hongkong Authorities wish to enforce the, Deporti tion Ordinance fairly and impartially. But the whole system is wrong and, if- the administration of British justice in this Crown Colony, the system ought to go. When people come east of Suez, thers. is apt to be such an insensible lowering of Home standards that human fall- bility in the administration of justice should be guarded against by the great discipline of publicity-Yours, etc.,

EUGENE CHEN. Hongkong, July 31st, 1999

Among the mourners who rode from the church to the cemetery were Governor Wood and members of his. staff. Thomas Harrington, British Consul-General.-16 havy officers, 16 army uticers, formar

The list of those giving Horal corri. British service men and other members bations for the funeral of Rear Admiral of the British communiis..

After the services, conductal by the Dumnres are: Agatha, Reginald and Rey Island H Tingy, the body of Ad-May Damares: Mrs. H. W Dumars, miral Dumaresy was placed on a caisson mother Irs, Christian Dumaresq, wile: ut the main entrance of the Cathedral, Licut-Col. Sir Mathew Nathan, Governor the troops and marines, who had been of Queensland: the Governor of the standing in lice of musses on Calle Flo-Commonw.nith of Australia:Thomas Athletic Club in the above League. Fix- Englishmen gre jealous of the purity of Harrington and the British consulne ure to-day against the V.R.C. at. 5.15 rida, coming to n sinart present artus. A salute of 18 guns was fired as the body staff the Navy Board of Australia: the p.m.-S. Garrod; G. R. Razaret, K. A. was being conveyed from the church to Royal Australian Navy; the Royal Navy; Mason: Leonard: A. A. Botelho, D.

Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of the British Laing and C. Logan. the cemetery.

At the gate of the cemetery the band is: Governor-General Wood: Captain and company of marines formed in line, William Crise, Commander of the the troops presenting arms. Two rifles19th C.S. Naval District: British ex- were sounded by the field music which service men; United States army, Philip then played the General's March, pine department: Mrs. L. H. Trney; Mr. tain's Cup for July, with a nett score of Three masketry volleys were fired by the and Mrs. C. R. Lee Samuel Murray; 81, over the Deep Water Bay course. marines after the coffin was lowered into Hongkong and Shanghai Bank; Lloyd's the grave. A salute of 13 gitus was fired Register of Shipping; Smith, Bell & Co.; by ordnance placed outside the wall of manager and staff of Warner Barnes & the cemetery and then Taps were Co., Erd.; Wise & Co.; and W. F

Stevenson & Co., Ltd. sounded for Admiral John Saumarez du Damaresq. The Soldiers delivered an Admiral Dumaresq, served during the Fox presents Tom Mix in the story of how

As an undesirable alien, Tan Pat Chi, eloquent address at the funeral service Work War from. Je to straprevious Mining Camp in All the West and won supposed to be the head of a group of concluding with the words:He died at to his assignment to the Australian Fleet the Sherill's Badge. The marshal, instead Manila Chinese associated with the the summit of his manhood, and of his His tour of duty in Australia was com- of preventing crime, was at the head of Chinese democratic party and other short time ago. He entered the outlaws himself, Andy Crawford ex societies, has been ordered deported by service to his country, and save for those pleted, but more dear than life, who he had to leave the Navy in 1866, receiving his first com pected a few killings, but when his father Governos-Ceberal Wood following a hear with in ing given by City Fiscal Revilla, who has his reward in the gratitude of aho became a commander, and by 1910 had did it, even if he was a sheriff's deputynvestigated the case. nation he helped do save in the hour, off risen to a captaincy. His other promo Thon he went after the man higher up The police are now looking for Tan to desperate need. And as he is laid totions came during the World War or and added him to the list, finally clear deport him to China on the first available rest in this distant land, far removed afterwards. He was married in 1907 and ing-up the camp. Incidentally, he won from home and kindred ties, may we is survived by his mother, three children his life's partner think of his home here in these Islands and his widow, formerly Christian Eliza of the Pacific in the words of one who, for beth Louisa Dairymple, whose father was England's sake, lies buried in the Aegean the Right Honourable Sir Charles Dai

rymple, lat Bart. His home was Islands:

Monckton Croft, Alverstoke, Hants, Eng land

If I should die, think only this of me... That there's some corner of a foreign

field

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"SIX-SHOOTER | ANDY,”

At the World Theatre to-day Willia

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DEPORTATIONS FROM THE

PHILIPPINES."

transportation

Three other alicas who have been serv ing terms in Bilibid are also going to be deported on the first boat which leaves tha islands for the China coast or India, they having been pardoned by the Governor- General on condition that they shall never return to the islands

IF YOU REQUIRE · GLASSES: You need them now. To postpone the wearing of glasses because of groundle

·A· MESSAGE YOU LA.

ADMIRAL DUFF prejudice, is to take risk with your eyes Majorneral Wright has been wired To begin to care for your byta to-day is These aliens are Chalaran Vichidas, That is forever England. There shall be an expression of the appreciation of the better than to-morrow. One sve, if not formerly a British-Hindu Escoltamer In that rich earth a richer dust British Admiralty through Admiral Duff both, may be lightly defective, and chant, Ang Pe and Tan Tong, the last of the British Asiatic Flect for courtesies defects can only grow worse if the eyes one being sentenced to life imprisonment. of the United States army In tendering are left to grapple with them unaided, for robbery with murder Tan Tong is bandálences at the death of Rear Admiral Come and get the benefit of our Scientific being brought to Manila from Iwahig Dumareste

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concealed.

A dust whom England bore, shaped, made

AWBIE, BY

Gave, once, her flowers love, her

ways to roam,

A body of England's, breathing Engl

nire

Washed by the rivers, blest by suns

of home. (Continued at foot of ricxt column.)

The telegram sent by the chief of staff equipment. Let us give you an accurate A later issue of the paper states: in Major-General Wright's named stated knowledge of the condition of your eyes. that the gallant fight of the naval officer CHINESE OPTICAL, CO, and won the admiration of the entire

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Governor-General Wood announced thin morning that he will start my drive throughout the islands for the purpoad of ridding the country of all undesirable, aliena.”

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