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H. E. Wa Ting-fang prosidol. over tho American niversity Ulu Tuner at Shanghai on the
500 invitationsdlad hen issued favour in France, art! the ontente for the maskod ball at the Astor tordiale being as very real thing House Hotel, Shanghai, on the The loan also collapsed in Eng-25th. land, Turkey meant to so the money in aggression on Crate, and thus the action of to small investor undor the wise direction 25th. of his Gprominent résulted in ho preservationul, poáce. Here then
The twin-screw motor vessel, we hurys theyolt power of money the Asiatic Petroleum Conany's Kai-wen, the latest addition to spanking in a new vivo. Talent, made her first trip at Shung, Lofgluni, Lines many of the fighting hui qut the title
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Telephone No. 1. A. B.C., 5th edition Westoru · Union.
THURSDAY
The annual sports in conners tion with the Chinese Y:M.C.A.' will be full on 22nd April.
The report on the China tga artery of March 3 strtos that there has boon fairly good business al stondly Fatos
MARCH
THE KING'S & CORONATION. SHOULD THERE RE A PERMANENT MEMORIAL, IN
HONGKONG?
This morning, the Chief Jus tica; Sir Francis Piggott, Chrir- Vice Admiral tie Hon. Sir Hed-in of the Coronation Committee, worth Eamilton, Extra Equerry to the King, becomes Admiral fel lowing the death of Admiral the Hon. Sir Asshoton Curzon-llows.
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HOME POLITICS.
Ruasilay, June 20-The King Sunil Queen give Stato' buni quot at Puckingham Painco, nt which members of tho British London, March 14-In tho debate in the House of Commions, Royal Banels muud the foreig Royalties will atidu.
Mr. Balfour thought that Mr. Wednesday, Jun 21-The Jake McKenna's defence was good. of Connaught will give a ban Ho abstrived at present from criti- quet in the principal Stato cising tho ostiinates but prossed apartment of St James's Palaeo..
Government for a definite state- the mout regarding tho two
ent word through his senior clerk that lo wisho To sce, the Pressmen present on the Court premises in his Chumbor. A first, the gentlemen of the Press formed enrious conjectures s Vico-Admiral Hurry. Woodfall to the object of their desired pro- Brent, who died in Landon last sence and in trepidation mado month. was a brother of Mr. their way into the distinguished Arthair M, Walter Brent, who gentleman's Chamber, where it China and Japan... have been so long connected with, was feared that his Tonship was about to puss sevore strictures which vaguely suggested itself to for sume anysterious delinquency thieirainds, Onboing ushorodintof South London. his Landship's prescure, all their by his Lordship's contiality of doubts were instantly dispelled reception and is varie somewhat
The King of the Bulgians lits sent a elegio for £500 to the Liverpool School of Tropical ter expresses his higi appregin Medicine, and in his covering let ton of the work being done by i
The first animal dinner of the
Saturday, 8th April. It is ex- Kowloon Cricket Club is toe hoid in the Station Hotel on
posted that between 10 and 40 members and guests will be pro-
Kent.
in tip nature of a relief in them to learn that his Lordship-wished
fercive to be discussions of the to address them on no more dan gerousa topic than that having re-
local Coronation Committed. As his Lordship'áptly termed it, he wished to feel the pulse of tho of the Press as to whether there community through the modium, in the Commons on food ascen-should be permanent memorial i traband of war in connection with bulk of the questions askell were The Declaration of London." "The
against regarding foodstuffs as contraband
Much sympathy will-ba falt for long discussion took place American, who has been walking Mc. Stephen Stan, a naturalized round the world for two years and who is now stranded in Shanghai,
The submaring flotilla, it is jeeted, will be berthed at Kowloon on arrival at Hongkong. The sloup Kusurio is being got rofly. as, the parent ship of the three bats.
The "committer and members of the Maring Engineers stiinte have prissented two handsome trophies the Shanghai Junior tween members. Golf Club, for, competition, be
absurdity. For instance, if for the second time a Prouch army took Moscow and did not retreat, Suppose i
victorious, werd Russia youtmally must jay an in- femnity. Bitt fr máng giørs past Russia has been kept from hope- less bankenpley by Froth gold and a defeated country would not appeal to lagunes Bonhomme as a suitable place into which to "Pink his savings. We have inson- sibly forged a weapon which must put Mars to flight in time, ind”, realisinggipse possibilities, the juppostles of peten who preach at The Haguo might" do worse than sniggest means to make the man-
At a meeting of the Foreign er of its use the subject of intel Employees Association held
ternational agreement.
HONGKONG DAY BY DAY. Yuming refugees in noriboru Andwe are drivou ti the extreme git of eating their deadds
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The report submitted to the French Deputies on the lead hand- seathing indictment of gots of French Colonies is ab
the methods of Fronel colonial administration. Indo-China is said to suffer cruelly.
Hongkongtomark the King's cor memorial should take.
nation, and, if so, what form the
h the course of the interview, some interesting disclosures wero- Col.C. V.lluno, M., D.S.O.. Committee had had a long dis- made by his Lordship. The R.A., has been appointed Superenssion as to whether there should intendent of Siffurese Government be a portent memorial and students, if succession to Mr. J. what that grigriadould be. the post for 25 years, and who has manifested in the cause of the Algornon Brown, who has held Considerable opposition fras
resiguod owing to ill-health.
The Admiralty havo directed the hoe dockyards to forward the names of suitable candidates for the vacnicy for a foreman in the Hongkong Dark Yard. The officer appointed will be paid at his home ato plus a colonial allowanch of $950 a year, and a house allowance of $1,200 a year if an official residence is not provided.
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josties; the Royal guests, and lody of other guests, will pro foreign envoys, and a huge
eved by spacial, trains to Ports mouth for a great review of the Floet it Spithout. The King. and Queen will remain on board the Royal yacht, will spend Sunday quietly on board, and will return to London on Monday,
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* THE CORONATION.. Thursday, June 22-Their-Ma. Power standard.
jesties will driva in State from Sir Edward Grey ropoateil Mr.. Buckingham Palaco to West Asquith's dofinition, but said that minster Abbey yia tho Mail, a better plirase than thọ two- Trafalgar-square, Whitehall, power standard was Mr. Me- and Parliament-street for the Kenina's, anmoly a foot suflicient- dither at Buckingham Palace reasonable or probable combina
• Corpuution ceremony. Family to hold tie seus against any
Friday, Mono 23-The King and tion. Mr. Macdonald's resolution Queen will make a progress to was not acceptable because it do- the City and through a portion bundled a reduction of expendi- Lure without recognising that our Saturday, June 24-Their Ma. exponditure depended upon that of athor Powers. Sir Edward- difficult task and the stunt he toy referred to Mr. McKenna'a
had mundongaitist a scare, notably during the election in Jan. 1916.. Ho stood for national safety, and the estimates did not execed what was sollicieut. It must not be supposed that bocause our estimate had increased our foreign relations were stined. These Monday, Juno 26. –The King and estimates wero the high water Queen will return to town, and mark if the programmes of other in the evening will attend, a
Poor's followed their normal: gala performance at the Royal and intended course, as we had Opera Houso.
reason to suppose they would do, Tusslag, June 27-Their Much as was consistent with and a reduction would .onsuo jestics will givea gardest party in the grounds at Buckingham nation safety. With tho Palace. The guests, including gradual disappearing differences the foreign Royaltios and other between groups of foreign Power, avogs and the various Col-la rapid increase of armmmments was paial representatives, will proti paradox and was more danger. bably number some thousands.us than war. It had been sug In the evening the King and gested that mich might be done Queon and the guests will at y agreement, particularly with tend a gala performanco at the Sermany, but agreements needed theatro. The Earl and Countess the most careful handling. It of Derby will ontertain thoir was impossible to hope that by Majosties at a suppor and dance any agreement Germany would af Derby House following the part with or alter her navy law, theatrical performance.
but within the limits of that law, Wednesday, Jimo 28-Tho fos
discussion, An extension of the Jubilee works round the island was proposed. The proposal was put aside on the sure of being 10 expensive. Another proposal suggested that the State wharf should be turned into a jetty,
agreciment might do something. which woniel combine eign Prineos and other envoys
Sir Edward Grey always bold that with Murray Pier. That sugges from abroad, will take their do- frank exchange of inform lion also was thrown out. The parture. The King will pay tion between two Governments. members of the Committor wore his promised visit to the Royal through their attachios would unable to arrive at a conclusion Agricultural Show at Norwichard against surpriso and and a vow was taken on the gen- Thursday, June 29-Their Mavo pacific effect generally, ́éral question us to whether thero jesties will drive to the City to Perhaps mugreenient to ensue A reer in theatrical perform should be a permanent memorial
that no addition bo mado to the Je entertained at luncheon by ances has just been unile. We or not. The proposal was assent- the Lord Mayor. His probable Prosent form programumo "was see from the latest home papersed to. What his Lordship wishred that the Oxford-street and Hol that could be the subject of a hand time the famous "Chind to do was to ascórtain the wishes born route will bo selected. discussion between the two Go- Honeymoon" has been perform of the community. A proposal Friday, June 30-The Premierernments. But that was a small [ed-for the sorenth thound time. } had boon put forward that a clock
and Mrs. Asquith will entertain atter compared with the riso A one performance a day ex-tower should be put up at the thur King and Queen at dinner, and fall of world expenditure, clusive of Sunday's this means the Post Other Thoshgrople who Saturday, July 1-The King which was the real thing they in the Paines, Hotel, Shanghar, play as been before the public were in favour of the retention, and Queen will leave town for wished to reach. Arbitration is Mr. V. Moroni, the assistant, for twenty-two years and 114 days of the existing clock tower Windsor,
the only thing able to affect such manager of the Astor House, was without a break.
advanced the argument that
world expenditure.. President prosonted with a handsome en-
the present Clock Tower was" The provisional programmno
Taft in March and December
adress, graved cup and an illuminated. The 136th Baluchisma lafuntry the Colony and therefors could not went round the press, says arbitration more momentous thin presonted by a private citizon of for the Commation period, which 1910sketcheda step in advance in leaves Farali in April nest for the Far Easteru garrison of Hong-be removed; they suggested that "Truth," was mainly conjectural anything any practical states- A feature of the Coronation kong. The 12th is one of the Post Office. His Lordship's view ollicial programine is not likely We have no proposal before us, a new one should be put ap at the in its announcements, for the man had ventured to say before. festivities will be the presence of several Baluchi regiments which a huge Colonial army. No Tower live a fine tradition of service as he put it to the Committee was to be definitely settled until the but supposing the two greatest than 100,000 men of all ranks, well rendered in the quest, and its that they should not spend a large middle of May, and it will not be nations of the world made it clear will represent the Creater Britain ranks consist of some of the best sum of money on illuminations, printed at the Lord Chipaberlain's by such agreement that they beyond the Seas, and stemnous lighting strains in the Indian ete, but that the cliould-mark ulice until the beginning of June. would never go to war again it efforts are being made-to-arrange Empire lazaras, Khattaks,
the occasion in a more permanent Thoonly arrangements which may would be bound to leve benoficent for their woltome.
Wazirs, Baluchis, Brahmans, and way". What he wished to point beregarded as absolutely fixed are consequences, We should In non-Jat Sikhs. It is just 86 yours
was that the community the Coronation ceremony on June delighted to Jave such ti proposal There was launched from the since the arginient came into sould do something which the 2, their Majesties procession mile to us. It would be so far H., and station leave has housed of Messageries-Maritimos at existence as part of the Banbay Government of the Colony could through Landon on June 25 the enching that it would require the gianted to Miss A. d. "St. Clair, | La Ciotat on March 19 the steamer away.
not afford to do In conclusion, Naval Review at Spithead on sanction of Parliament. But I Staff Nurse
Paul Lect. The new vessel,
his Lordship informed the June, 24, and the gala per- believe that it would be obtained. white will men in the Far Eastern
In the silver market the upward no mooting of the Committee be- The King and Queen will opinion must rise to a very light Prosomen that there would be formance at the Opera on June To efect such changes publie The Hon. Tevasurer of the Service, will be 526 Tt. long by G1qvement March 31 has come foro Easter. As an afterthought, return to Buckingham Palace, ideal, but if those lopes are not Will war on any large scale Alice Momorial and Mdiated Tig, boat, and she will be the 'Gined on further purchases for his Lorilship said that tho Com-, after spending Ascot race week at realised in our time there is no
with thanks the following dona-flage Her accommodation will plague in Manchuria, the expart in as to how to entertain the of Monday, June 19. The Royals ward in that direction. the small investor to provide the tions to, the funds of the has be of an, nansually fururious of beans and other produce from children of the Colony, as that representatives of foreign Courts
reason why we should not press wherwithat? This is a' question pitals: --Messi's, Moutric & Co., character.
Mr. Macdonald's resolution was which recost inuncial operations: Messrs. A. Bano, 87; J. E.
China and speculation on the part was to be the principal feature are to arrive in London on Jung rejected by 276 votes to 56. Follo native merchantshavogiven of the Coronation celebrations 18 or: 20, and they will all have in Europe bring to mind. France, J. Leiria, $5; E. D. Ketewal, negotiations that were initiied The immediate future of the mar-
Josophy $5 A. Zaroastrim, 85; It is stated that as the result of strength to the position in Chiusi.ally, including illustrations, returned to the Continent by the Government accopied, was pascod Mr. King's amendment, avhicl the fourth in naval strength of tho. $3; Knt A Shu, $2.
when this P. and D. Company and let is uncertain, and will depond European nations and the second
orguing of Tuesday, the 27th, Junanimously the Glen Ling gave unties of largely upon the course of trade is one, which concerns inora or loss their Majesties. in military, is inevanparably they
As the question of a memorial ostopt a fow near relativos" of The Bijou Sonic Theatre con- their intention to withdraw from in China. Exports will probably every member of the community, tinues to attract good houses. The the China Steamship Conference continue on a fairly large-scale, greatest money power of the world.
She holds the purse varied.
pictures are well-chosen, clear and froni March 31 next, (to-morrow), but the usual'spring demand for The Bijou's "star," Miss an agreement jas been arrived at Manchester goods may now be strings; they have been given Vora Ferrace, is as fresh and for the establishmont of uniform looked for. into her hands by Jacques Bon-piquant as over, and is, indeed, rates of freight and a return to the homme, that most frugal, hard-the backbone of the: entertain-scale whicle was in operation working and thrifty person; and ment. Shio well deserves the up-before the dispute began in July
jlauso she gain for her lover lust.
THE
The Prince Liechterstein has arrived at Hongkong from Austria na tour of the Far East. He is now staying at the King Edward
Hongkong Telegraph st
Tlenokosa, Turne, Manco 30, 1911
THE REAL POWER.
made impossiblo by tho raisal
Leave of absence has hoon granted to Captain 11. E. ti. Belt,
wise laws enable hor to retain her work. Miss Vyvoone is dainty in grip. Thus, the French Govern-her dances and songs and wears ment if for any reason it is oppose extremely pretty dresses.
· ́od to a proposed loud enn forbidTM
its entrance to the Bourse. This
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Canton, March 20/
CULTIVATING CHINESE
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vo have pleasure in throwing CANTON'S PROCESSION: of the question and invite the open our columus for a discussion
[TOR "TELEGRAPH" CORRESPONDENT views of the general body of the
Canton, March 29, public and those who feel they
Canton has, until recent years, age has recently boon registered
A brilliant gunmory perform-havo a voice in the matto,
The procession to be held in con- been famous for its native manu estion with the celebration of the factures. Owing to the influg af by the arinouted cruiser "Scharn-
The King's Programme. day for the total suppression foreign goods, the standard of horst," Magship of the German All the dites just before and of gambling in Canton, will this art is going back. It is ro "The return of the trade of aquadron in die Far East. The immediately after dus Coronation take place to-morrow, and preported that several patriotic and Swansea Harbour for the year "Schamber which is a vessel are being filled up rapidly with, misos to be, a pompous affair. enthusiastic Chinese manufac- ending Dec. 31, 1910, states that of 11,800 tops,is armed with oight Royal functions. From Tuesday, As the{pagoint will attract a turers are forming a Canton The Oriental. Brewery today, as gards the Straits Settlements, in unit six 5-9 in, guns, Jano 20th, till Saturday, July 1st,, largo throug of people, and ronis Manufacturing Association, and in winit happened recently rained the party of tourists Chin, and Japan, the port is While the ship was steaming at the King and teen will have a great publie interest and enthu will call upon the different manu
under the charge of the Dark reasonably wall sorvod by the speed varying from 14 to 17 knots, full programme with scarcely a-siasm, Turkoy wanted" £6,000,000; | Agenley, who are staying at the Ocean
the Tuotai of Con- facturing classes to give their Austria about twice as much; King Edward Hotel. The party Limited, and the China Mutual target about 20 ft. square, which is an unofficial list of the Royal to maintain order and traffic dur-object of this society is to Steamship Company, these weapons were fired at a moment of leisure. The following stabulary considers it advisable support to this project. The France was approached, but
were shown over the works by Ston Navigation Company, was moored at a distance of engagements: Frases did not find herself the visit coming from Mr. Newton, whoso announced sailings be- range being reduced to 4,000-
Mr. Ehrenfels, the suggestion of Limited, the gross tonnage of 6,000 yards from the ship, the Monday, June 19-The Royal has ordered the various police of manufactures, and to improve ing the procession. The Thotai introduce reforms in the art in agreement with the objects of the hotel. This is the first tween 28th nlt. and 28th inst.yarls ne the speed of the ship
guests will arrive in London. stations to despatel-sufficient the quality of the land-nude. for which tho
time that a
Special sets of officials will be forces on patrol while deputy goods. The local authorities will monoy Vas
direct attempt has amounts to 20,580 tons, The Teased. The result of the needed,
att. che to the suites of tho superintendents of police and soon be approached on tho and
been made to intorost passing amount of traffic carried by these firing was thet 22 rounds were the loan fell through. visitors in Hongkong's industries, companies vessels last year was fired from the 8-2. in. gune,
Royal Princes, and will, on, police inspectors should go round matter, The Wan Yun Lectur It was taken to Londou nad Sir and we hope the practies will 81,822 tont, or 52 per cent. in and
Ilia Majesty's behalf, so that to sop whotlior the oflicers of the ing Society, in Bai Kwan, is Erutat Caggol undertook to pro-hacomo more general,
18 direct hits woro thoy are properly received and law, are faithfully performing temporarily made use of for this: eaves of that for 1909.
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