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MARRIAGES.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1911./

ho was born in a stable,

CHAMPAGNE.

(17th Juro.)

WIRELESS.

(19th June)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY JUNE 23 tort

A DONATION OF CRUMBS.

(20th June.)

that nothing which will tond to hurm of the empire will receive his support..

The kingship of any nation is a position of appalling responsi

in his hands but oft-times that of thousuls of others, whiuso pouco is dependent upon the paville intentions of the mounrah of another country. Hence the importance of to-morrow's ceremony. Wers the king of any country aggressivo, ambitions, and filled with the instinct of autocracy the worlds pence would soon be disturbot

On the other hand a monure seeking first and last, the

THE KING IS ON HIS THRONE.

(23rd June.)

CHINESE

TELEGRAMS.

Peking, June 18. The President of tho. Army Board has tondered his resigna- Board of Finance refusing to tion owing to the President of the

grant a military loan.

Peking, June 18. The Board of Foreign Affairs has notified the British and. their intention to establish Chi- French Ministers in Peking of noso Consulates at East Indies and Siam,

Peking, June 18. The Viceroy of Szechuan ns. reported to Poking, stating that the trouble over the railway quos tion has been ontirely suppressed.

Poking, June 18, An Imperial decree was issued

of the railways..

Peking, June 10.. Tho Uhinese Commissioner at

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Peking, June 19.

Poking, June 10. Princo. Ching has again, ten-. dered his resignation.

On June 20th at the Peak Church, Hongkong, by the Rur. F. T. Johhi on STUART GROBOS, Duly son of Colonel Stuart Nowall, O.B., of. Wellington, Nok Zealand, to ELLE CHARLOTTE, eldest daughter of O. W. Wallace, Erg, of 0, Yesterday, dealing with the proposals of the Imperial Government bility. Not only does the happiness of his own subjects rest Langfond Place, S. John's Wood, London, N.W.

(1220) with regard to equipment of wireless stations connecting the do- At St. Peter's Chorah, Hongkong, ou 21st instant, by the Rev. C. Ependencies of the Empire, and the decision to start the same on a Thompson, ALBERT EDWARD UNAFAH to Bruse Many Panned, younger well defined basis, wo refrained from touching on the matter from daughter of too late Alfred Parker, Hongkong,...

[192] local or commercial point of view, The action of the Imperial government amounts to a scornful disdain of the repeated repre- sentations, which have gone Home from the people of Hongkong. It would be as idle to speculate as to the reason for the exclusion of of his subjects and the peace of the world, is able to exercise | Hongkong, as to ponder why Ceylon has been left out in the cold beneficent influence over, the whole univorio. Such a man wis King in favour of Bombay. Utility an regards shipping could not have Edward, and such a man will his royal son ho and the people of the oven entered the minds of the originators of the schomo, and, if we world may rest assured that the pencoful policy that his father Any one who took the slightest interest in the champagne riots in had been reason enough for the vagaries of the Imperial Govern- The accossion of a new king stark's a stage in the history of the ou

know no boller, wo would have suggested that the toss of a coin instituted will be enthusiastically followed by the son. Frauco cannot but he surprised at the telegram, published in our ment's cluice. However we are not going to fight Colombo's battle; piro and wo do not fear but that under the guidance of the worthy yesterday's issue, which shows that after prolonged discussions that community is quite able to look, after itself. Our concern is son of an excellent father, England will go forward and "wake up the French cabinet have been absolutely unable to evolve for Hongkong alone, and its crying need for wireless.. sohomo which will satisfy the rioting winegrowers. The cause

as she was advised to do, that when his earthly throne may fade of complaint arose on the question as to when champagne is not its own need; it was never missed until it was put nu the murket empire more wrapped in an imperishable glory.

Signor Murconi's invention is one of the, fow that has created away ho will leave the world a bettor place for liis sojourn, and tho champigno. The wine growers of the Department of the Marne con and its possibilities appreciated: llongkong was not backward in sidor, and history seems to be with them, that they have a prescrip: realizing that wireless was an absolute necessity; its own marvel- tivo right to regard the product of grapes grown in their country as lous luptability malo it so, and as far back as 1909. His Ex- olumpagno, to the exclusion of any other district. However, of colluncy the Governor took steps to investigate the question, in con- late yours tho neighbouring department of Aube has also arrogat junction with naval and military exports. The deliberations of this od to itself the right to name its products "champagne" and slight asembly resulted in a report being drawn up, and on March 1st bickerings onsuod, necessitating the intervention of the Parisian1911 this with flis Excelloney's recommendations was forwarded to looked forward to, for which preparations have been made, has of the capital of the Canton- authorities. Novortheless the two competitors could luvo rubbed"{

The King as hoon crowned, and the day which has boon ongorly yesterday stating that 60 per cent. the Secretary of State. Thore the, matter would seem to rest save along without actual collision had not the wine growers at Aubd that at the Meeting of Council on April 20th in reply to the Hon. Mr passed, and with the passing of the week end will come again the

Hankow Railway will be first added insult to injury. Not content with dabbing the juice of the Howett the Colonial Secretary stated that there had bean an intor of the brilliant gathering of monarchs and their representatives, paid out of the profit, if there is even tonour of our way. Of the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, paid to the shareholders and the grown grape › "Champagno” the makers; in Aubo, started work on a largo scale, so furge that they exhausted the means of home roatan' in the street is concornod. The fact that there has been at seanty information will come to land, but we know, full well any, in ten years, after the Covera

change of confidential documents. It really is an end so far as the

remaining 40 por cont will bo duction, and, it is alleged, committed the grievous sin of importing interchanging of confidential documents, documents that are pre that the king went up to the "high places of the temple to receive atment has taken over the control

and of the huge onthusiastic sight-seeing crowds in England, grapes from all parts of France, and ovon from Algeria.

This proved the last straw auf the men of Marne com-part that the matter will be solved by the official at home, a person and the plundits of a loyal multituto. This is all we know, save sumably not to be laid before the public, is an indication to us at the hands of the servants of the Alaster, thesymbol of kingly dignity moncod to agitate. The government in a must vaccillating manner attempted to deal with the situation and proposed to legislato, the commercial needs of the place vannot equal in value that of men been planned and announced in every town aud hamlet throughout Fulun las memorialized the

ngo out of touch with Hongkong, and whose capabilities for judging that our home maile have told us of the rejoicings that have first in one direction and thon in another. The orginal intention on the spot. On the showing of the Colonial Secretary the matter has was to delimit the area within which champigno could be pro- been hanging fire at least eighteen months. Such a delay is the kingdom, ago, and the empire also. duced so as to recognise wine produced outside Marne a criminal where the interests of the tommercial community are at stake,

Throne stating that the force of "Champagne." Trouble followed.

We, ir Hongkong, us His Excellency the Governor said at the Russian soldiers stationed there pored peasants, with hearts burning at the insult of including, Far Eastern son going traflin, through whose harbour passes much of loyalty to the Crown, and evors nationality has enthusinatically

Twelve thousand for tem letalone unval neols. Here is Hongkong practically tho termimiss of public meeting yesterday, yield to no British community in our has been considerably increased. The people are panic, stricken them, rank outsiders, attacked Ay and permy trampling down the wealth of the Orient, without the means of dealing expeditiously joined with us in our tiny of gladness. Communities dillering in tastes and the Commissioner has asked vineyards, burning Storboon, gutting collars and emptying with her traffic. Not because the community is unwilling but be- and religions, have joined in common masagos of loyalty and con; the Government to lodge a protest millions of pinta of the sparkling Raid into the streets which liter-cause the Homo Government in its wisdomu cannot see fit to grant gratulation to the Throne, and then, with a charming idea to emphasize with the Russian Minister at ally, flowed with wine.

The trouble was quieted by the troops but yesterday's tele- the necessary permission for the provision of adequate facilities, those messages, have submitted others of their own to the Governor Poking. gram seems to show that a weak government has got no further There can be no doubt as to the needs for the installation; the wreck to be sent forward to the King. Not the least pleasing of all was the

The Board of Communications.. towards a solution of the difficulty and lave had to leave the matter is none, but we have only to road the manner in which the Hou. A their address, eno of gorgeousness, befitting the ocension. The intends to start construction work

of the Asia would be a complete auswer to the assertion that there graceful thought of the Chinese community who decided to make in the hands of a food tribunal who will endeavour to delimita Hewett framed his question at the Legislative Council to see the trond bonutifully ombroidered, and bound in regal red and gold, meet for Railway, but the Russian and pioturosque wording of their loyal message of congratulation, was on the Kam-chow and Oi-chow aroa satisfactory to all parties. Meanwhile the question, when champagne is not champagne, remains unsolved, though it will of thoughts in shipping circles. probably be decided on the axiom that a man is not a horse because naturally too! To see the equipment of this port minus the finest nationalities joined in the colony's rejoicings, and it was an agreeable

The conniercial community is becoming restless" and quite presentation to a King, by his Chief representative in Hongkong, Japanese Governments have not

Equally pleasurable was it to see the manner in which other given their consent. piero of traffic regulating machinery is appalling. It is as bad as sight to see the American delegation join, with those present in the

Poking, June 10, witholding the policeman from the streets of London; people St. Andrew's Hall, in giving three rousing cheers for the King; not of the Boards of Finance and The Prince Rogent has instruct would soon be restless there. However there yet remains heers of mere courtosy but real clamorous, vociferations, such as Foreign Affairs to submit the ray of hope. The reply to the Hon. Mr. Howolt's question contained When Signor Marconi's epoch-making invention was unknown, or low power station: On the farmor question no decision will be representative of the colony, und wo feel sure that the woll chosen demnities and national debts and the following words dealing with the advisability of erecting a high only friends know how to give.. The meeting at noon was fully exact figures of the foreign in- and only the expensively laid cable was, the means of world wide reached until after the Imperial Conference which meets next month words of His Excellency, reported in our columas, will be road with also the uses of foreign loans so tolographic communication, it was no wonder that no country could in London, for it is obvious that questions affecting many Colonies great interest, and endorsed by all loyal subjects. More especially as to enable him to memorialize contemplate the establishment of a stato owned rable service with are involved. As regards the lauter question it is understood that Colony portraits of himself and his queen. Such is a mark of royal edict for the information of the will the announcement that the King intends to present to the the Empress Dowager to issue un its dopondencion. The cost of laying a submarine cable and of its His Majesty's Government have already come to a decision, but favour that might well please the inhabitants of the colony, and we public. subsequent upkoop was always salicient argument against such a temporary delay has occurred due to certain natural diflicultios proposal, but the lavention of a clever Italian, and the quick. strides which are believed to exist in Hongkong, and it lins been necessary hope that a fitting position will be found, whore they will be of ensy it has made towards porsection, the comparatively low cost, and the defer for a short time the final conclusion of the matter."

access for the generul public. absolute safety of the communionting circuit, has placed at the dis- The Imperial Conference has bought a negative to the proposal

The decorations suffered greatly because of the assiduous attentions posal of the state u manns of connection, the installation of which to have a high power station here but as regards the alternative the Jupiter Pluvius, and bold, blustering Buros. However, much was has now become one of the craving needs of the hour. It was with Home Government soom to have come to a favourable decision dono yesterday morning and, towards night, the City began to assume

Peking, June 10. the expectation of this question coming up for discussion that the They are going to palliate the refusal of the big loaf by guy appearance. As night foll lanterns began to glow and some very Advisory Council to the Emperor The inaugural ceremony of the, Imperial Conference has been watched more keenly than heretofore donation of crumbs, and hope by the granting of and those, who failed to attend the reception, kept the day in their

striking effects were produced. General festivities were kept up will take place in the 7th moon. by the commercial men in Britain's Colonies and we doubt not that installation of low power to satisfy the need for apparatus that can on: rendors in Hongkong 'will note with pleasure teutor's telegram connect Hongkong with the rest of the world. This is the merest own stylo.

Poking, June 19. The Board of Communications on the subjoat, set out on another page.

procrastination. If the home anthorities are unaware that the com-

We hope amid this merry making that the profound solemnity has instructed the authorities at Speaking at the Imperial Conference the Post Mastor General morcial community want an instrument for facilitating busines, of the day was not lost, and we venture to ask our readers to give n Szo-chuan, Kwongtung, Hunan said that the Government were aware of the advisability of and not a toy, the sooner their eyes are opened the better for us sympathetic thought once med again, to a mun, who needs their and Hupol to have all their old establishing a stato owned chain of wireless telegraphic stations If they only gave permission, Hongkong could find the money, and sympathy as much as the knowledge that they are happy in his post offices destroyed and replaced throughout the world, both from strategic and commercial points of no natural difficulty would stand in the way. The time has come #CCOBsion. Unessy lies the head test wears n Crown "is a proverb by new ones, which are to be of view, and they proposed to begin with six stations stretching from when it is useless to bandy politeness on this matter. Strong talk all too true. Harassed by cares of stite, hampered by the limitations the same style. England to Australia. This is talking business, and while we, bure, and strong action is required and it is imperative that the strongest of that power which makes the lot of King unenviablo. The King of otiquatto, lo still has power for good an I evil, and it is the exercisa will great such an announcement with complete satisfaction, even representations should be made to secure, if not a stato owned though Hongkong is not included in the schome, people at home are installation, at least permission to erect one for ourselves. We is on his throne, all's well with the world" and in the midst of our meeting the proposal with many arguments which, on the face of have long wondered why the Chinnse do not erect a plant beyond gladness, amid the noise of revelry, one thought should be turned them, would it accepted prove in insuperable obstacle to the fulfil the confines of the Colony, Should they do so it would serve to the man who, upon his shoulders, bears the burden fit Empire. One ment of the design. The argument, in one of the loading finsucial useful purpose as well as put us to shame.

thought of this nature will make the ory of God Save the King" papers at home, in un article criticizing a paper on proposed state

more pregnant with fooling, than all our loyal gaiety and rejoicing. owned cables, against the suggestion, was that primarily the cable system was nearly entirely the result of private enterprise and con- sequently the government should do nothing to foster unfair com-

DAY BY DAY. petition. If that applies to cable, it also does to wireless and an answer must be found. It is quite true that the government should The one event of the week, and of the year; is the coronation of not foster unfair competition; but where private enterprise refuses their Majesties which will take place to-morrow in the shere! or neglects to provide a communicating link for which there is an ex- precincts of Westminster Abbay, where for centuries past pressed national need; thoro' can bo no possible greivanço against the Kings of England have with impressive ceremonial been the state providing for its necessity, even if in doing so it should in- recognised as the head of the church and state, stitute a Competition disastrous in its effect upon existing institutions. be of more importance to the world than the accession

No event của In the view of many--and we hold that view ourselves-it is new sovereign to the throne of England, and it is not without Cadet, passed his final examina

Mr. Michael Broon, Hongkong not only desirable but absolutely imperative that our telegraphic reason that the antians watch with a keen interest the personality tion in Cantonese on 28th May,

between Fongtion and New- A leading business firm trailing facilition between the various points of the Empire should' bo of each new monarch as he takes up the sceptre of the greatest Em-1911. developed to extend our inter colonial trade as well as for strategicpiro the world has ever seen. No matter how much the operations

chwang has failed with liabilities reasons. Commercially speaking, van the present existing com- of the King may be limited by the rules of otiquette and laws of

Street Lecturer Drowned.

amounting to over $3,000,000. panies meet the requirements of the situation by a substantial regal procedure, it is eventually his personality that has a great ployed by the Public Dispensaries Young Man Po, a lecturer om-

The money market is greatly reduction in tariffe, and yet give a proper remuneration to sliare affect upon the people, not only during his reign but oven in the to deliver lectures to the people per 8.5. "Tenyo Mara" arrivad

excited. holders for the use of money invested? In face of the cost of years to come when he sleeps with his forefathers. May that against dumping bodies in theat New York on June 14th at 4.30-

Peking, June 19. upkeep of cables and generally heavy expenses, we venture to say time be far distant, is the devout wish of every loyal citizen. streets, was amongst those drown- a.m. time 5 day 9 hours from San Sanglak, in Hunan. Owing to Heavy floods are raging in they cunnot, and we are equally certain that they will not "scrap " The great expanse of the British Empire the divers people, formed in the ill-fated lunch Wn Hing. Francisco. their present costly plant in favour of wireless. The transitioning its constituent parts, the peculiar bearing that each individual.

the recent incessant rains, the would be too expensive, and it resta with the government to provide entity has upon perhaps the neighbouring states of some foreign

Appointments.

Japanese Landlines Interrupted. river has risen twenty feet. A their own mesne of communication for the weal of the Empire in power, and the many and intricate points of policy that have to be Dr. Charles Montague Heanley Japanese landlines, all Tokio and washed away,

Dr. Harold MacFarlane and Owing to the interruption of number of properties have been peace and war, irrespective of the loss that might be entailed as dealt with by the British Government, makes the advent liave been appointed medical Yokoliama telegrams are being regarded private enterprise.

The Yunami gato is inundated of a new king food for speculation ns to line of action he officers for the purposes of the posted to and from Kobe. The and the water is flooding the city Commercially the cable system was a boon and is even so now; will adopt when he has got an insight into the affairs of his Coroner's Ordinance, and also first batch of telegrams were ex-to a depth in some places of strategically it was of the minimum importance to the Navy. A empite. That our king is one, who has an intimate knowledge of the under the Birthe and Deaths pected to arrive after 9 p.m. on twenty feet, message could be sent to a station quick enough, but there it had to deeds of his people, no one who has followed his history will for Registration Ordinance. wait till the ship it was intended for could pick it up. Now with one moment deny. His early training, his long visits to the

Monday,

Peking, June 20, 15 wireless a vessel can practically never be out of communication with various outposts of the empire and, to natural perpinacity that

At An Engagement

Land Sale..

H.E. Tuan Fang, the Director its basa and even the layman can realize the advantage. State he has already shown, seem to be a fair omen that the good done of Mr. E. S. Rendall, of Jardine, ment on Monday afternoon rural and Sze-Chuan-Hankow Rail- The engagement is announced At the Public Works Depart-General of the Canton-Hankow ownership in this case is absolutely imperative and not only must by his father before him, will be continued and that he will Matheson & Co. Ltd., to Miss Flart, lot No. 130, west of Pokfulam ways, is due soon to arrive ip Britain's wireless links bo under the control of the government, show the same excallout qualities that his revered father displayed of London, who is to come out to Rond, was sold to Messrs. Palmer Canton. but every station must be on British soil; That is not the in his all too short a reign. That ho lina formed judgments on the the East in the nutumn, when tho and Turner for 83,727, $20 abovú case with regard to existing cable services and though these may need of the country and its dependencies, that he is at heart a regal marriage will take place, form a élúin in time of peace, when war comes interferonco with imperialist, will always be evidenced by the straight spoken words A Shipping Improvement. British communications would be a matter of case, with wireless, that he uttered on his return from his colonial tour, as The Silk slapped por and its stations in protected British territory the links would be Prince of Wales, when at the Guildhall he made a great sporoh Funnel" "Titon for New York practically impregnable and a means of communication in times of which the key note was Wake up England" His speech on that was delivered at its destination on in Yaumati, from investigations of war would remain as safe as in ponce. For her own protection, oocasion showed that he had made a close examination of the 14th inst. 11 p.m.; being 28 days middle, that there were 47 people. All the royal palaces, the re for the protection of her many dependencies, England must es- peculiarities of the empire, over whipli he was soon to rule and at and 5 hours in transit from Hangs drowned in the recent collision audences of the high officials, ablish her own means of talographic connection, and though the same time clearly demonstrated that he lind realised the necessity kong, This is no improvement between ferry launches in Yaumuturo strangly guarded by troops only a small, start is made this imperative that the Government for a live policy for the whole of his future domains. We know by some three hours

home should make such arrangements that, liko Puck, she will not, no one knows, to what side the king loans in home politics-in taken be the last shipment by the recovered was that of a man who commander of the infantry forces oe hours on the time Bay. One of the dead bodies under the instructions of the able to throw a girdle found the earth in forty seconds. fact be is supposed to have none-but his people may reel secure

had $700 in his pou

in Poking.

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THE CORONATION.

(21st June.)

of

Wednesday. "For now I ani in Holiday humour,”

∙Bluo!

"If you wish to be good first believe that you are bad,1

At Quarry Bay Kowloon played: Tai-koo and won by 78 to 70 a friendly game of bowls with

points.

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Lawn Bowls.

between the Police and Oivil The league lawn bowls matol Service took place on Saturday on the latter's greens and resulted in o draw.

Silk & Silk Goods Shipments

The silk & silk goods shippol

Poking, June 19. dered his resignation.

The Viceroy of Chihli has ton-

Tang will aucceed him...

It is reported that H. E. Na"

Peking, Juno 19. The late eunuch, Li Lan Ying, who was the favourite of the late Empress Dowager, left a fortune of $3,000,000.

The prosont chief eunuch Las presented the whole amount to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager has or- dered the money to be used in the repair of the Summer Palace.

Poking, June 19,

It is reported that His Ex- the upset price. There was no cellency intends first to repay the competition for the lot.

capital to the shareholders before It is supposed by the Policotrol of the railways.

The Harbour Collision. the Government takes over con-

Peking, June 20,