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OUR LETTER BOX.

HONGKONG

AND THE CORONATION.

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To the Editor Hongkong

Tolograph. Sir,The skeleton programme of the Coronation festivities sub mitted for public approval hurdly

Booms to me to bo ni ideal one.

It may be that practical con- siderations not apparent to me

THE

HONGKONG

onormously to the spectacular effect as compared with lanterns displayed on buildings difficult

νίου of the sentonces

TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY

THE PLAGUE.

From Chinese sontres, says

GOVERNMENT. HOUSE,

We are donired to state that on

the occasion of Lady Lugard's

Mr. Timmerscheidt, accompanied by Mr. Danenborg, has kindly consented to play the whole of the Cesarfrank Sonata, and Mr. Don- Fuller also has most kindly promised to play.

man

APRIL 19 1911

THE JAPANESE BOGEY LATE SHIPPINg news.

It is whispered, doubtless with-- PASSENGERS DEPARTED. to view save by piece-moal.p Dr. Wa, chairman of the In

For Kloist, for Europe &o., on outauthority, butstill persistently One other suggestion and Iternational Plague Conference, wh

the 19th April come to an end. Since, the, ox

whispered, that the secret reason orcise of morey is one of the lourn that the first case of paou-

All Fong

Junkon, Mr. &

Mrs. divineat of the Prorogatives of monic plague, reported in Man-wookly At Home on Friday, noxt, which the Administration has for Appoltoe, J. G. Jonos, O. G.

urging the fortification of Panama Ah Hang Kingship, why not associate the churia, occurred at the town of

Kohlmann,J.D. commencoiont of the now reign Manchourie, on October 12, 1910,

the four of Japan. The whis- Allosos, J. L. by an exhibition of Kingly (6th of 9th moon), but owing to

pered argument for the Mann Aughenbough, Koun Lae Soap Mr. and Mrs. Kunth,H.Porey Bill against spies (who, in one clemency in the form of a ro

Buckhouse, Mr. Lattronghaus, P. hundred and twenty years of our. of the onorgolio action of the Rus

& Mrs. J. H. Laffity, John national existence have never bo- Barlow, S. H. Lu Wah Song ronder what might be considered the prisoners in the gool, and sinn authorities only about 400 anidoal programme impossible of a remission of such of them, or died. The last case was reported

fore disturbed us) is the Ja Bondixon, Capt. Li Sian Yang attainment and the following much part of them, as might

Lady Lugard will address some pauoso. The reason for the secret Betz, Mr. & Mrs. Lam Chan Loo

Leo Tot suggestions must be taken as be- not be considered projudicini to, on December 25, i.c., two and a ing mado subject to this contin- the public interest. This, I nd-half months after the outbreak. 200 European children-mombors sending to Congress and the os- G. W.

Lyouré, Mr. mit is more a question for the Tho first cases reported in of the Ministering Children's tentatiously frightened with Berger, C. E. goncy.

on November 7 Longue-at Government House drawal of the confidential re- Bayes, Mr. & Mrs. Mory; Col. Dr. To take the case of the entor- Government than for the com- Durbin wero

port on the army was the

Motzottin, Mr. (lith of 10th moon), when to-morrow, Thursday, at 3.15 p.m. Japanose. The villains of the Brennan, A.

and Mrs. little stories in which foreign Burmorster, J. A. Molvin, J. D... two tarabagan hunters who had arrived from Manchourio,

officers bargain in broken English Blacky, Paue Mon On were lodged in the shop of an

for plans of Corregidor Island, or Brandt, Mr. Mitchell, G. B.. artosian, woll. mechanic. These

in which secret non-English-Chu Yok Pang Mortenson, Mr; I two men died of plague and in-

speaking wireless stations are dis- Cobor, A. B. Neal, T. G. fected four others, with whom

covered on the shores of Puget Clark, J. S. Ng Song Toi, they lived. From this time forth the spidomic began to spread

Mr. & Mrs. rapidly, and Harbin soon carned

Christensen, N. Nelson, I. B. Clous, Miss A. Ng Sheng Fung an unenviable reputation as a

Droop, Dr. and sorvant plague distributing centre from

Fiches, L. whonce it spread into central and Southern Manchurin and for into

Elwood, W. the northern Provincos of Chilli

Tong Ng Syo and Shantung.

Gocko, A... Goyarep, L. A. Goyarop, Mrs. N.

tainment of the children first,munity but if the community "The programme appears to cou- express the desire the Govern-

tonipinto

the children boing ment should give it every con gathered together in their schools, sideration. address, prosented

I enclose my card. given an with a medal, and then given tex

Yours, &c., di'rofroslimonta.

- A MEMBER OF THE

COMMUNITY.

Hongkong, April 19th,

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The idea of an "address" in connection with the outertuin ment of children assembled in Bohool does, not appeal to nie. savours too much of a.louture. It must be remembered, too, that PHILIPPINEGOVERNMENT'S the children will bo of ages rang- -CRUSADE- AGAINST VICE. ing from 20 or thereabouts to a much more youthful ago and what [Tux "Teleozara" Conaxapondent might be understood and ap-

Manila, April 16. preciated by one age might he The Philippine Covernment's rogarded as a lesson by another. crusade against the opium vico is A few simple words indicating surely, if slowly, having offect. the loyalty which should i Within a generation the drug will ontertained for our Soveroigos, tavo been eliminated from the the honour they should be Islands. held in, and tho protection and benefits we enjoy under their rule, which can easily be understox by all ages, appear to nie to be all that is required.

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The prisoners on dismissal ren ride are cured of the habit, but at the slightest sign of "interior" troubles, indigestion, cholern, or other sickness, they fly to the pipe for relief.

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Tho authorities assure mo that

luxitry, and continence is per- force being imposed.

Without going into the merits

RUSSIAN HORSES FOR IMPERIAL STUD.

To-morrow sixty horsos, for the fimperial stud, which have been

Now we make bold toy that the Administration has no four of Japan, has no knowledge of Japanese plots, no suspicion that

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Gordon, J. R. Hoh Sau Lau &

servant

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Mrs. W. S.

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and servant

Nelson, Mrs. A.

Niojahr, H.

Palmer, H. G.

Pierson, A. D.

Quiner, I. T.

Raynor, E. A.

and family Regga, H. E. Rocht, Mr. Rtosdes, Miss C. Scholl, L. J. Schlatter, Mr.

To-day's Advertisements.

Intimations

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stabled for some days at Shang-Sound, or vast stores of arme, Campbell, T. G. hai, will leave for Poking. Un ammunition, and explosives found on the Sandwich Islands aro-the dex instructions from the Imperial Japanese. Chinese Governmont, Dr. W. L. Chow, Veterinary Surgeon of the First Class of the Garde Imperialo (France), visited Voronej (Russia) The following few dates aroofia- to purchase horses for tho Inauy such plots existno idon, no terost as showing the rate at which perial Government for stud and thought, dream, or fancy that certain contres became infected other purposes, and selected sixty Japan desires anything but por- Manchourie, October 12, 1910; horses ranging in age from manent friendship with this coun- Tientsin, December, 4, 1910; three to four and a half youre, and try. The General Staff may pull Harbin, November 7, 1910; li. averaging nearly sixteen hands in its sword belt up a hole whoa- Janlio, (notona railway) December height, including six stallions, over it learns of a stranger with Hung Chui Po

and party The Secret Service last month Shuangelongfu, January 5, sixton mares and thirty-eight camera Senator Beveridge

After purchase at may hear the tocsin of war Hollmann, G. secured close on fifty convictions 1911; Kanuchengizo, December geldings. against smugglers. The senten 14, 1910; Kirin city (eighty miles Voronej, the horses were conveyed every time the clock strikes; Hegley, C. A. cos imposed averaged six months. Fom a railway, January, 1911; by rail to Odessa journey of and Mr. Hobson may sleep with Hoskyn, J. O. Stugor, E. and

family 1911, six days and then shipped to revolver in each land and a cut-Hardwood, O... Mukden, January In this connection it is interest

Isinminfa, January

1911:

Shanghai by the Russian steamer lass in his tooth; but we are Hickmann, H. B. Surplus, R. I also think the ton might being, if disappointing, to note that Chinthou, January 1, 1011; Sibir, which left Odossa on Jun- confident that President Taft, Heinz, A. Swan, M. O. nsciented with some form of the method adopted by the Philip Yungpingu, (not on a railway) uary 30 and arrived at Shanghai Secretary Knox, Assistant-Seuro- Joyce, J. Hay- Speller, A. G. amusemont if a practical method pine Government to discourage 15. 1011, Tientsin, on the 10th instant-a voyage tary Wilson, and those who know

Wong Siu Tong of doing so can be hit upon.. opium smoking-hard labour in

the outlook best rotiro at night to Jorshoo, A. A. Wymann, R. Another feature of this branch Bilibid Prison is not meeting January 15, 1911; Poking, Janu-lasting seventy days. of the programmns which strikes with tho succoss it deserves.

Throughout the voyage the restful couches, undisturbed by Jornoy, Mr. and Young, U. H. ary 2, 1911; Choloo, (by.sea from ma is that it foron tho

Tairon) January 21, 1911; animals were under the personal dreams of burning cities and ports supervision and attendance of Dr. ravaged by hordes of barbarians children lio Peak and

Tsinanfu, February 7, 1911.

Chow, who holds the highest descending out of the East.

The public should be grateful Bome on the lower levels, wlioso,

veterinary degrees obtainable in Such being the case, it is simply for the exposure of an impostor education takes place at home,

AMERICAN NEWS.

France and has spent upwards of criminal for "Jingo" Congross-named LA Chung-along, who has altogether in the cold,

ton years in thint country in pur-men, anxious for big army and boon figuring considerably in If any children are to be

[VIA JAPAN.]

Bunnce of his studies, and it is navy appropriations, and news several parts of China under associated with the Coronation

Now York, April 5-Mr. probably due to his diligence papers eager for sensation, to harp different aliases as a successful Hongkong, 7th April, 1911. the class I refer to should un- the present generation of opium Knox, Secretary of State, reply that they arrived in Shanghai etornally on a Japanese-American evangelist. Some time ago be doubtedly be included. It would smokors, which they believe will be a comparatively simple matter be the last, are too strongly imbuing to the interpellation in the in such excellent condition. war. They liave wrought a part of delivered an address in the to assemblo them all togethered with the merits of the drug over Senate with regard to the part The changes in climatic con- the people up to a stato bordering Martyr's Memorial Hall of the GRANITE & and give them an afternoon's to refrain from its use. They re taken by the Govorament in ditions and insubordination of on hysteria on the subject. They Y.M.O.A., Shanghai. There he

MARBLE enjoyment in the grounds of cognise its evils but are very winking contracts for American stablo hands made his task have made our Congressional professed to have performed sun- most difficult, and overy credit debates and. Our newspapers dry remarkable fonts in Mongolia. Mountain Lodge, or the Mount, strongly of opinion that those aro shipyards for the construction is due to him for the ablo manner the laughing-stock of reasonable This address completely deceived Monuments if the owners would kindly londoverbalanced by its virtuos, them for the purpose. Sports The inflated price of opium,

of Argentine battleships, admit-in which he executed, not only the men of other lands. Abroad thoy foreigners and Chinese alike. and tan would seem to be the best due to the stringent measures in ted that the "dollar diplomacy" is usual duties of veterinary surgeon, talkofeur Japanese bogoy, of our On Bunday the fraud was dis method of ontortaining them and operation against its use, is the to disclose the secrets of the U. S. manager of the consignment. At over there were a grotesque aber had docampod a fow minutes pre-

but also of purchaser, shippor and national panic and madness. If covered, but the "ovangelist" a medal would bo u fitting com- most powerful deterrent that could Navy to that country. The present the horses show few signs ration, a crack-brained infatua-viously through a back door. plement to the entertainment.he employed. It is impossible Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Moyer, of the fact that they have recently tion, it is the cherishing of the I also think, sinec consideration for the majority of Chinese hero, is quoted as enying that in the said completed a long sea voyago, and idea of an armod Asiatic invasion for, and sympathy with, thoor Filipinos to purchase so costly battleships the American fire con- soom to bo in almost prefect con- of the United States. Some time afflicted is pro-cminoully a

trol system will be adopted and dition and to appreciate their ago newspapers, otherwise son- Kingly quality, that some at

the torpedo tubes are to ho con- stabling.

sible, published columns about tompt might be mundo to ronder

structed according to the American. To-morrow the first batch will what purported to be the War FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG the inmates of the Public Hospitals

loave Shanghai for. Tientsin, on College's plans for retaliating on

AND CALCUTTA. temporarily oblivious to

route to Peking, by the O. M. S. Tokyo after a Japanese army of monotony of their auffering and

Kungping, and the second batch 200,000 had captured San Fran- (Taking of their pain.

will leave by the same steamer at cisco. The thing is so absurd that a later date. The horses are of it sounds like alcoholic delirium. the same type as the Russian The Japanese would no more New York, April 5.-It has cavalry horse, and a strain which dream of trying to land a hostile been settled that the Moxican in-it has taken nearly 200 yours to army on the Pacific Coast than on surgent leader Madero will pro- bring to the present state of per the moon. The physical impos- coed to the capital to hold a ponce fection includes the old and well-sibility, of transporting across the conference. The Premier has known Norfolk and Norman Pacific such an army with its sup sout him a pass guaranteeing his blood.

plies is absoluto, as every military safety.

man knows. But were it not pos sible, it would be the very move we should wish an enemy to make a move to his utter destruction. Von Moliko onco said that he Now that the Iching soldiers know a' thousand ways of getting who sold plans of the Manchurian a conference with President Taft, have returned we are able to get an invading, army into England, fortifications and was executed for in connexion with a report that some really accurate information but not a single way to gol it out A botter opportunity could not the crime in'n novel manner as a probably Japan contemplatos be had of bringing home to the dolorrent to other evildoers. large population of this Colony

** The “Oriental Economic Ro- Tho man, as wo, reported, was

somo revision in the text of the of what happened in this short again. Worlds Work,” lively sense of the protection it executed, and the Government enjoys while dwelling and trading will now preserve his mutilated

gession that the Carnegie Com- Anglo-American arbitration trea- liere, and of the political signific- | body in a glass case and expose it

Most of the trouble was in the mitteo honded by Senator Root ance of the Throne and the force to public gazo as a warning to to be concluded."Osaka Chien-chiang district, where should recommend the use of a

Asahi," supporting the Throno,

others who might prove traitei a tò

something like 10,000 people got portion of the new Peace Fund The display need not be pro- their country.

President Tall is reported to together and looted the houses of for, the threshing-out once for all have stated that there is good all the rich in the district, broke of the real gonosis of the inter- longed. All that is required is As a modern, and Chinoso, ex- that it should be offective. A uniple of the "hanged, drawn and hope of an arbitration treaty into the gaol and freed the pri- mittent recurrence of this deplor- landing of the Kowloon and quartered" system the idea is not gland, America, Japan, and it all their own way, as the local an international body of ominent being concluded between En- soners. They seem to have hádable war-soare." It believes that

soldiers soon joined with the ro scholars and distinguished states- bols. On the arrival of the men could in no way contributo Ichang troops the number in the more to civilization than by mak field had considerably decreased, ing an oxhaustive study of all mostly because all the looting possible causes of conflict between the United States and Japan. If nothing moro to gain, many had there be any ground for fearing a roturaed to their homes,

conflict, let us find out what it is, Those who remained, armed as and remove it without an appeal they were with ancient weapons to the inhuman test of war." of warfare, were soon overcome by And, if there be no ground for such the modern-armed troops, and the a fear, if there be no issue be- rosult was a quick dispersion. tween us, no solitary reason for Eighty-six were left dead on the conflict, if it be true that the field, while not one of the troope Japanese continue to cherish to was injured. The leader of the ward us that tradition of friend- rebellion was alot during the ship which we so long thought a fight, and his head was brought anored thing to thom from, the in for reward, Ofthoso captured, very beginning of their modern over thirty are said to have been or beheaded

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or demorits of the opium question naval model. The same course in counoption with the alterna-will be taken in the construction tivos to the drug which its aboli- of Chilean battleships, the bidding tion will certainly introduco, I for which will take place to-day at can say from first-hand know the Chiloan Logation in Washing ledge that the Islands are being ton.-"Jiji Shimpo." rid of the curso.

It is I think a matter of regret that no military and naval display is proposed. I quito appreciate the consideration for the forces which desires to save them from the ** fatigue of standing for a long timo under arms on two close occasions during the hot weather; but it should not be boyond the wit of man to deviso some method of display at the Coronation which

HANGED, DRAWN AND

QUARTERED."

LA CHINESE METHOD OF WARNING EVILDOERS.

We learn from the native news

To-day, Mr. Harrison was elec tod Mayor of Chicago for the fifth avoided - this. It is, above all papers that the Chinese Govern-time, Asahi," things, a time of pomp and core-mont propose to make use of the Washington, April 3.-Mr. mony; of demonstration of Go-romains of the Manchu surveyor Knox, U.S. Secretary of State, lind vernment and the powers that lie

behind Government.

a

Naval Forces at various portions, without interest. of the Colony, and a march by

THE SHORT-LIVED REBELLION.

Alliance, so as to enable the dent of the NC, D. News," Anglo-Japanese Treaty of lived rebellion, says # correspon-view" makes the striking sug-

France. Osaka Mainichi."

COMMERCIAL.

them to Statue Square, whore The chief American exports to they would join a general gather-China and Hongkong for tho ing of the troops on the Island; year 1010 wore Wheat flour, culminating in a maroh round $2,871,742, illuminating oil, The following were the quota-

$6,023,202, and cotton cloths tions on the Shanghai Stock Ex-possible was over, and, there being $4,151,340, The total exports change on the 13th:-Chong roached a value of $21,081,502, Rubber Estates Tls. 31-2 casli. being a decrease, of nearly 25 por Bukit Tob Mang R. Tla. 31-2 cont from the previous, year, cash. Anglo-Java Estate Tls. 63-4 cash. Sungala Rubber Estate Tls. 2.50 cash.

We are informed by Messrs. E.

similar to that so recently and impressively carried out, would be all that would be necessary, The saluting point of His Excel- Jenoy could appropriately be fixed at the Slatho of the King himself, and a proclamation, News roached Shanghai on the or address, or something of that 13th inst. that the men J. A, D description, by His Excelloney Ezra and S. Moosa, against whom S. Kadooric& Co. that they havere would form a fitting finale to an warrants had been issued, had ceived cable advices of the declar imposing display,

roached Yokohama but had im-ation of the following dividends: One suggestion I have to make mödiately left again. The day Kuala Lumpurs 68/- per share as regards illumination. Why before a report gained ourrency Highland and Lowlands 4s per should not a clisin of bonfires be that they had been arrested there, share United Sumatras 3d per lighted on the Kowloon Hill? but this now turns out to be share, and London Asistion 15 Given fan weather it would add untfus, ..

рог сед

then let us throw off this national nightmare

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