1911-08-14 — Page 3

THE FATE OF JAVA..

British Interests in the Dutch

Colonies

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 14 1911

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tho. world, and there is no reason why she should stop now. No unfair advantage is beng taken of Java, or the Dutch they cannot conduct their own business with profit, and wish to dispose of their stock, why should

DOWAGER DUCHESS OF liora, from Darvol, in Ayrshire,

DEVONSHIRE,

had won. Hirscore was-151, Mat Lance Corporal A. J. Churko, t Death after Suddon Selzurë

the 5th Lincoln, a Civil Servant in the Mercantile Marine Deport Weregret to announcethodenth mont of the Board of Trade at not British gold take it, and make of Louise, Duchoss of 12evonshiro. Clesthorpes, near Grimsby, whose good use of the investments? As previously, alated in these score was 153, claimed an extra The British never sound the columns she was sized with a sud-hit which had not been recorded alarm, but keep right on "enwing wood. It was the Unich who, den illness at Sandown Park just on his score card in the snapshoot- directors sitting at the board Sinkes. A doctor was signallod upon discovering, two English before the race for the Eclipse ing at 200 yards.

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The Calentto Englishman publishes an extraordinary lead ing article hended Java in the Balonce," some parts of which are quoted bolow

Will Jova bacomo British again? That is a question that has beon quietly dheussed through out the East by those who are meeting of a Dutch-Sugar Syndi-for, and on hie arrival the duchess, osamined by the council, who When the butt registers were thoroughly familiar with the pectate, and Huling that more than linr situation revolving around 40 parent, of the sugar stock of who WICH unconscious, was held a special meeting, it was The Netherlands A prominent Jave had mysteriously got into Fooved to Esher Place, the re-found that his claim was valid, comomist who has made a ente British control, made frenzied sidence of Sir Edger and Lady and the 3 points scored for a hit at ful study of the Dutch Govern-

out in the East Indies toll summer cats the further Helen Vincent, and here the this practice were allowed him.

investuoutsof British capital, and

THE DROUGHT. un p'awant truths for the oflicinis urn the foreigners aut of the passed pancefully away in the This made him 2 head of Corpo- to consillor, but they present country. When Governor-Wood-early hours of the morning, never ral.. Cabbio. At 7.15 Corporal soterul isques vital to the future row Wilson, of New Jersey, visited having rogained consciousness. Clarke was officially announced

Disastrous Effect on Cropsh success of that (ovornient, Java, he made thisstatomout to the threaof her four children, Lady as the winner of the Queen's gold

The Dutch ask averything and Anorean Consul at Butavia:-

No ruin hos fallen over a great give nothing is the pertinent Java is bountiful, and espalleford, Lady Dorby, and Lord modal and £50. statement he makes, and this of producing groat wreath, but Charlos Alontagu, wore with her at

The target is a profile of a part of the country for soventcon policy is only too well-known the Dutch will never do it". On the end, but Mary, Duchess of Raceling figuro, which is held up days, and with every day the evil by those who have visited his return to Amerion, he was Hamilton, hereldest daughter, was for five seconds on the end of a effects of the drought aro. ne- Java, or any other island possessiod for suggest the romerly.hable to agrive at Esher ju time. pole, and if it is hit the marker uniulatail. Ponds have passed. sion of the Witch in Netherlands. Sellisinoss soems pore," he remarked naivoly and

the "Ask our fricatis, over in Sing In addition to those danglitors and turns it mound on lowering it from the morsa stage to that of tosprolominate there from start aid no more. One thing is car

son the following relations will The light was confusing and the kilns. The meadows are: 60 to finish. There is a finch of it. Great Britain would never to placed in marning: the Duke farget, being the same colour as browned that only the most deop- ennedy in the frantie, publica rais a finger to violate the inter- und Duchess of Manchester (the sand butt behind, was ty rooted plants, such as barnot, tions.ommuating from some of national agreement between Hul-former, a "grandson of the late,

lifiéult to see. Thus the mistake Jaya's ollicials recently, in regaland and herself, but if the British lúchess); Lordund herty Acheson,"

show any greetery. Even the rose, to the danger af British rare enterprising enough; to-risk

permanent vetches are becoine dominance, in inequit of the their capital in Java, and the Mr. Robert and Lady-Mury Ward,

rather lower crops..than green amount of English capital that has Dutch go on iuffifferently, failing Mr. Patrick Achesoo, Mr. and heon streaming into the country to develop the country as they Lady Aldin Stanley, Lady The

Canada's Victory. Tho Mackinnon Challenge Cup, for teams of twenty Territorials crops, various parts of the Empire, was serving and retired, from the

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Even in Devoushiro itself thurị *

for several years. And yet, inthe should, why should they blame Acheson, Lord qöt Lady Graham- won by Canada, for the Cird time/rivers aro lòw beyond record and f

fare of this evidence, the Dutch the "min behind the gun?”. du not change their tactics. They

have lived sts long in a state of SENSATIONAL ATTEMPT as the resultof Java's rich sugar: AT SUICIDE ON THE

bell satisfaction and prosperity

hai coffee plantations, that it lms always seemed improbable ang

A Lovely Muddle.

MOREA: -

| Colombo, Dr. Foster was called to

A Noted Beauty.

Stainette was won by Mr. C. F. H.

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the latter a dunghter of Mary, sucression, after an oxciting fishing is stopped. In Hunt Duchess of Hamilton), Bordsle with England. The prin- ingdon the market gardener's Stanley and Lily Victoria Stamcipal scores were:

are dying wholesale siteli thinly. loy..."

„2005. 900yd 1,000yd. Total routed crops is onions. .In War. Canad+...512 ... 632 ... 507 1,581 England 697... 690... 492... 1,569wickshire the fall in the milk one would be so unkind as to Frosmantle, July 17th.--Whon The late duchess was born in Ireland, in ... 516. ... 479 ... 1,544 | supply, due to want of green food, vonture into their stronghold and the Morea arrived this morning 1532 and was the Tangliter of Scotland 557 519 464 1,540 is described a disastrous. In elain an interest in the pricipal this part, Medical Officer was in-Count Von Alten of Hunoyor. In Mr. Maurice Blood land a very Buckinghamshire and parts of inchstries of the island." But the formed by the ship's surgeon, Dr. her twentieth your she was wax-match-rifle prize, the King's Northamptonshire the supplies of

unrrow equipo fromwinning a fifth mattor is even morg serious than FC. Fuster, of a sensational enso the first statenusit. This narrow of attempted suicide. It appears ried to Lord Mundeville; who in Norton, at 1,100 and 1,200 yards, drinking water are being curtailed SHORTEST & QUICKEST ROUTE galgo policy has resulted in in that on the 11th instant between 1855succeded his father as Duke This is the longest rango competi-by the local authorities, and there Lernal revolution, potty jealousies, two and three days after leaving of Manchester Sumo years after tion over hell, Mr. E. J. Rigby is serious alarm along some of the and official envy.

of the Irish Rifle Association, und eastern fen country. In most attend a first-salopi lady passe the death of the Dake of Man Mr. Blood each made 170 of the counties water-carts, many of This has rondted on theinterests ger in transit from Lord to hosterse married the late Duke possible 200, but as Mr. Rigby of the comary to such an extent Melbourne. He found her suffer-of Devonshire, whom sho survived score contained more centrals he

SUMMER SCHEDULE. "that" incompetency, "neglect and ing from veronal poistuing, the about three years. The late won the first prizo.

wastofulness. have crept in, and result of the self-administration duchess was undoubtedly in hor The Conan Doyle Challonge

Effective from May 1, 1011.) tulay-Java is in a lovely mulle, of an abermally large dose of time the great leader of English Bayly, of the Dartford Rifle Club. drought so well as the autumn excellently, equipped Bloeping, Dining, and is in Carr, is operated trein Nothing has withstood the · THRICE WELKLY EXPRESS TRAIN SERVICE, compored of from which it is goifig to be ex-thie narcotic. She, qd ikon, no tremely diffint to extrigate her-fosa then 128 gruins in capaules, society, a position she occupied Mrs. L. Alton is fifth in the prize wheat, which should be a very self. Such is the case with the enough to kill six onlinary per until the death of her Inte hue-list with 121 points. At 900 and other islands in the Ditch groupsons. The ship's surgeon was an band. Since that period she had 1,000 yards she inale 30 of 35 at line orup, though, of course, but especially are those short-remitting in his attention and, by lived more or less in retirement, at euch range..

little short in the straw, even if we comings, noticeable in the most continually injecting strychnia,

To-day the "Newspaper" got no rain before it is reapad. wealthy and important island of kept the lady alive, though it was and during last winter it may be shots, open to all comers, take The seed crops, also, should more the Netherlands, with its capital, only the day before yesterday that remembered that she was 60 place, and tomorrow begins the and sent of Government. Java che rogained consciousness. She seriously ill in the south of Franca first stage of the King's Prize. than make up for any deficiency is, Hom a commercial standpoint, was removed to the Grosvenor that all the members of her family one of the most important contres Hospital, where she lies in for sugar, coffee, rivo, flux, hennearious condition This is not, it and tobacco in the world. Six is stated, the first time the lady has

Failure of Root Crops. hundred miles long, with an area attempted to do away with herself

Potsioos also look woll, but there le scarcely another crop that of 49,000 square miles, the island. She is 10 years of age, and domes is divided into import ntsections, tic troubles are believed to have Alexandra, and hor entertain-

is not suffering severely. The one whore the great sugar planta unsettled her mind. Her husbandments were generally honoured by

onts, of which a number of fields tions are situated, producing occupies a very prominent position the presence of their Majesties,

wore cut last week in Essex, are thousands of tons a your, anil the in Melbourne.~("T. of Ceylon.") other where Colloo, tea, and

The great fancy dress ball sho

Towards the end of last year,

very thin, and the barleys ond other important products occupy EATEN BY ALLIGATORS. at Devonshire House at the the Federated Malay States spring whent are ripening pre- the valleys and, flat land »ad-

time of the Diamond Jubilee will Government reduced the export

maturely. Root crops have failed Jacout on one side to the sea, on the

ever be remembered by those other to towering mountains,

hty on tin by one-dollar-per altogether in places and will no -Javi' is a veritable "Garden of

present. A moro brilliant onter-picul, that is to say from approxi-

where be up to the averago. Hops tainment had never been given mately 12 1-2 per, con, to ten per have suffered severely. The before in London private house; cent payable or the gross value of ground in many apple and plum

Chatsworth Hospitality

the tin won. The Directors orchards is thickly carpoted withi desire to take this opportunity of fallen fruit, which the trees are pointing out that in their opinion shedding, as a uzun takes off his this reduction is by no means adequate and fair to those in- coat, in self-defonce.. torested and engaged in the Tin

Young Wife Rescued from Husband's Fate:

Eden" from a scenic standpoint. The tragic experience of a With its tropical climate, beaiul young English bride, whose hus- ful groves and flowers, lofty band was eaten by alligators in mountains and volcanoes, thou: the Ganges, "was related at Ply sands of tourists are attracted mouth on Saturday, when the 1: yearly to the island, which los and O. liner Malwa arrived: from been widely advertised by the India.

Java tourist Bureau. ̈ In the face Aulong the passengers was Mrs.

were hurriedly summoned,

The duchess was noted for her beauty, 'She was a pot sonal friend of the late King Edward and jucen

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She and the late Duke of Dovon shire, entertained at Chatsworth

in princely fashion, and for four

Among the competitors is the in weight by the mass of flower Rev. J. G. Fonn, of Colchester, and rapid setting of the soed who is chaplain of one of the| Essex battalions.

F. M. S. TIN DUTY.

The Pasing Bahru report con- tains the following:

Gardeners have made up their Mining Industry. The duty is minds to empty gardens in payable irrespective of whether August. Tho July plants aro the Company makes a loss or a

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or five years running hor New of this enterprise, however, hur-Livesay, who was married three Year's parties wero attended by ther evidence of their short-sight- months ago at Cawnpore, where -ed policy is evident in a recent her husband was stationed. A the late King Edward and Queen

Act passed by the Netherlands month ago she had arranged to Alexandra. As a rule a ball was arofit on its mining, and is still so early over, and evon tho logislature, restricting European leave for Gardill to see some given and amateur theatricals onerous as to constitute a serious Michaelman daisies have begun • Russian Tmin Timo is 28 minutes ahead of the 8.5I, B. Time. For instance." immigration, and cautiously in friends and a picnic was arranged organised, and the duchess always menace to the future of tho to flower. The earlier roses, such

1 6 pau. by the former is 5.37 p.n. by the lattor. vestigating the diameter and as a farewell gathering Mr. and

Supplementary Charges on DAIREN-CUANGCHUN Service. history of each and every foreign- Mrs. Livesay, with veral ook the keenost interest in them, industry in the Protectorate. as. Seven Sisters or Penzinco

SLEEPING CAR SUPPLEMENT.... ¥5.00 The amount of duty paid by this or antoring the country. This others, startor down the Ganges frequently making very pertinent Company since its formation in briors, are over; and every bed is TICKET AGENCIES-The Company's milway and steamor tickets Are' is dertainly a fine programme in a double-decked out to reach suggestions. All the principal 1007 approximates the sum weeks ahead of the almanac.

obtainable at all the Agencias of the International Sleeping Car & Express Traine Co., the Nippon Yusen Kaisun, Shanghai, Mossm. Thos. Cook & San for the average tourist to go the scene of the picnic by water. residents in the county were in- of $15,000, and during the lust The drought is playing havoc through, who wishes to visit the The weather was beautifully fine vited to witness these theatricals, financial year, the Government with golf courses, the chief effect

and Roirobaran der Hamburg-Amerika Linia. island, and the result is evident and the party was in the happiest and at the supper which followed has received no less than £6,110 of the want of water being that the in the falling off of the tourist of moods.

the duchess invariably arranged which is equivalent to ap

"THE WRONG MAN,

Curious Mistake at, Bisley.

Government was devoted to flie

ed to a suburban golf club said on development of the country little objection could reasonably be Saturday, "is something like play raised in opposition to it, but ing on them in mid-winter, when now that the revenues of the Pro- the ball skids along and you never tectorate have increased to such know where it is going. In drive an extent that its funds are utilised

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Enterprise of British Capital dont occurred, the boat suddenly should sup at the same tublo ae total profit made by the Company make all "form" utterly unreli- Busy people have ne lie to turning turtle and the occupants the visitors from outside so as to during the year. In past years able. "Playing on the courses submit to a red-tape inspection of being thrown into the water. Avoid any semblance of formality. when the duty collected by the just now," the professional attach. Tak Add. Mintats," Coles: A.B.O. 5th Ed. A, 1. & Lieber'a their family history, and per torrifying scene ensued, as at this — Daily Mail,” .. ohance ho held up at some in spot the river is infested with migration station for days pond, alligators. Within a few mo- ing a decision of the Dutch monts the animals word plunging Government us to whether they among the struggling men and are "destrable tourists 'or not, womon, geveral of whom dis The complaint that the British appeared: Mrg, Livoday, was ors gradually gaining control of rescued by volleague of her. A scorer's mistake at Bistoy on many big industries in the islands husband's, Mr. J. N. Scott, but Saturday, in the final stage of the connected with the Protectorate, made to play short but even then has a touch of pathos in it, and Mr. Livesay and three others were now Queen Mary's Prize for Terri- the Directors consider that every sad miscalculations accur." something more, As the "Eeo- not seen again, and were, it is torials, led to the wrong innn Company or individual with After a cool day the maximum nomist" points dut, it has been prosumed, enten by the alligators. Jeing officially announced in the ospital invested in this industry, shade temperature in London *British pluck courage and in- Mr. Livemy, who was mer National Itillo Asociation list as should urgo the Government to being 47 deg the mercury rapid Add. "We are A. B., O. 5th. El, A. 1. ♣ L'a

dustry backed up by British chant and a native of London, was the wlangt,

remedy a state of affairs which ly rose again, reaching 78deg. in Agents MITSUI BUSSAN KAISHA, LTD- oapital that has pushed British twenty-six years of age. Hia It was anonood-tlist Corporel has no parallel in mining enter London and; 81deg, in the Isle interestal, nio dvory: „Cilmo, in widow is a year or two youngers Cehtiä, 4th Royal Scots Fusis prise throughout the world, Wight

Fred Cocks always on hand at Dalitu, Nawahwang, an 1 Teotain

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