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Boil the Water.

Abor Expedition.

THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912.

Warships Expected. H.M.S. Astron is expected in Defence to-morrow afternoon. port this evening and H.M.8.

Rajah of Sarawak. His Highness the Bajah of Sarawak postponed his departure from Europe for a fortnight and did not sail until April 7 from Marseilles.

The Unlicensed Boatman.

Too Many Passengers,

His Lordship's Statement.

PHILIPPINE EXTRADI-

TION.

Alleged Political Jobbery,,

of the treaty turned upon the quos NOTES AND tion as to whether the Philippine lelands were a constituent part of

COMMENTS.

the United States. Applying the The Time of the Court. test of citizenship to the point, Mr. Slade pointed out that people A reporter who spends a donl In the Supreme Court this ter what their parentago, did not Would it not be advisable to bora in the Philippines, no mot-of time at the Magistrnay writes: morning before the Chief Justice become, except by residence arrange the olurge list at the Sir Francis.Piggott und Mr within the Unite 1 Statos, citizens. Magistracy, so that cases in which Justice Gompertz, Mr. M. W Birth in the Philippines only prisoners who plead guilty could Slade .O. instructed by Mr. W.made a man a oitizen of the be tried first and in rotation ac B. Hind, made a Habons Corpus Philippine Islands. application, in connection with

cording to the time of arrest?

case in to much waiting by witnesses

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Mr. Slade:

The Governor.

those lost in the Titanic disaster There is just a fear that amonget

were injured is told on this page. For plying for hire in the har- On the samo page appears the bour without having the necessary the case of the Filipino journalist Stade mentioned a

After further argument Mr.This method would put an end statement of the Chief Justice licence a boatoan was fined ten Vicente Sotto whose extradition which an American soldier-un- concerned in disputed cases, us regarding the Yik Lung Bank dollars at the Marine Court this has been applied for by the questionably at American citizon they could be ordered to attend caso. On page 1 will be found morning by the Harbour Master, Philippine Government. the latest telegrame dealing with Commander, C. W. Bookwith.

was tried by a Philippine court the Court at a fixed time. The Mr. C. G. Alabaster appeared consisting of judges only and Magistrates could work rapidly the Titanic disaster. On page 3)

for the Crown instructed by Mr. appear the news of the world

Two boatmen were charged at P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown was sentenced to death. He ap through the "guilty cases and poaled against the sentence in leave themselves with all the interestingly set forth.

the Marine Court this morning Solicitor. Assize Calendar.

before Commander Bookwith with The action arises out of a stitution which provided that previous to tillin to deal with the voking the clause of the con-afternoon and, day, two hours The calendar for the Assizes carrying six passengers in one charge of abduction which was every Amerioan oitizen could be others. It is quite a common which has been postponed till case and asventeen in the other made against Sotto in the Philip tried by jury. The Appeal Court occurrence at present to find law- Monday is as follows:-E. B. in excess of the numbers allowed pine Islande so.no six years ago hold that the Philippine court was yors attending the courts oarly Ayris, embezzlement; F. L. by their licences. They were He was then alleged to have one of compotent local jurisdic in the morning to make applica", Pickard, Forgory; Leung Yun, each fined $5."

persuaded a girl aged seventeen tion, which meant, counsel subtion for cases to be adjourned for disobeying a banishment order; Offending Boatwomen,

yours to leave her mother and livomitted, that the constitutionala fow hours. The first two hours Lá Fat, Lei Ki, and Wong Ohan At the Marine Court this morn- with him, he being a married law did not apply to the Philip could be very advantageously de- (jointly charged), armed robbery; ing Commander Beckwith had man, Though the girl wet pine Islands. He further sub- voted to cases uncontested, Abdul Rashid, chaffeur, before him boatwomen who were under American law, and on being did not apply to the islands. He A Notable Figure.

voluntarily, it became an offence mitted that the Federal law mauslaughter.

charged with not having two tried ho was sentenced to a term urged that the islands were not males on board their boats in the of imprisonment, and ordered to a constituent part of the United At the recent opening of the barbour on April 17, they were pay a sum of money as compensa States. now Singapore Water Works the each fined two dollars.

is Mr. W. T. Stead. If this should tion to the mother. Sotto ap- Governor smilingly advised his

pealed to the Higher Court and

The Necessary Treaties.

prove to be so, one of the most hearors to continuo, giving their

PECULIAR LITIGATION. While waiting the result he was

notable figures in British jour- .....The application of the Philip- gaosts boiled water, despite the

allowed out on bail, which how pine Government was for the nalism will have been removed. apparent excellence of the new

over he broke and made off extradition of a citizen of the What a picture he could bavo supply. The advice, wo fancy,

islands for an offence committed given of the disaster-and may to Hongkong. The case was says the "Straits Timos," will.be

heard on appeal, in his ab. within Philppino jurisdiation and yo give, who knows?-for, what- more earnestly taken to heart The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to when it is mentioned that on the morning the Chiof Justice made was confirmed the court mude tweon the Philippino' islands and write. He had a way of putting In the Supreme Court this sonce, and while the conviction if extradition were required boeror his opinions, Stead could

other countries the necessary

a deal of truth in a word or mossonger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at 7th of this month, hardly a

fortnight after the opening, the his expected statement in con- some reduction in the torm their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont by body of a Chinaicata, was found nection with the Yik Laing Bank of imprisonment to which he had treaties would have to be entered two. Not so long ago he visited

theatre for the first time, and wo remember how ho described post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.in the Kallang Reservoir. The case from the hoaring of which been sentenced. Recently the into

Mr. Jerome K. Joromo's play, The postage on the weekly issue to suy part of the world. is $1.00 canso of the mna's death appeared he retired yesterday morning after Government of the Philippines The Chief Justice :-Who sent

to have been smallpos..

asked for the extradition of Sotto) the requisition? lengthy consultations with coun-

The Fussing of the Third floor sel on both sidos.

and after hearings at the Police His Lordship said:-The fil Court, Mr. E. A. Irving made the That is another tochnical point. Back" as good because it "pro- Accompanying the Abor Exing of the amendment of the order doporting the prisoner to the United States, but Governor longing way in which it asserts a

lla is not a diplomatic officer of yokea discussion by the ohal. peditionary force wore two defence raised a very serious Manila to undergo his sentence

much-ignored truth; that you can Tibetans who claim to have question which did not appear to there.

of the Philippine Islands. explorod the country from tho me in the case, and raised the

The Chief Justice-By what get more good out of nen by ae other side, coming down the whole question that had been Mr. Bludo supporting the ap roquisition? A

authority do we recognise the cepting them at their own valua clause in the tion and expecting thom to live up courge of the Dohong river, like tried at least three times and plication pointed out that the treaty generally says who is the to it than by criticising them." Ho Kintim. According to these mon therefore makes it quito impos-mattor so far as his client was person to mako the requisitions. should have known what he was there is undoubtedly a water-fall sible for me to go on with the concerned had assumed a political What authority is there for the talking about there, for few men of considerable height at the spot caso. Proper arrangements have nature. which is usually marked "sup-been made for the case to be heard journalist and had written articles ceive the requisition of the Go.most men criticised him. He The applicant was a Guvernor of this Colony to retook him at his own value and posed falls." Besides the fall, next Monday, de novo.

condemning the authorities invernor of the Philippine Island.

was a remarkable man-a peac0- however, there is anid to be a huge

the Philippines. He had been Iake out of which two rivers run.

lover who was se pugnacious as Mr. Slado:-None my Lord, ab- charged with sedition twentysolutely none.. How far the information of these

thoy make them, and a journalist three times and convicted only

who interviewed nearly every explorers may be correct it is diffi

His Lordship put the same once. Although Sotto had been question to Mr. Alalmster and he monarch who was worth inter- cult to say, but the geographical

in Hongkong since 1000 and submitted that section 17 of the viewing. problems of the Abor country Since the arranged visit of three although his address had been Extradition Act empowered the certainly seem worth solving once Anglioan bishops to Russis the known no action had been taken Governor of the Colony to accept

following story is interesting:

against him even though he had the requisition of any person Bishop Tovlogy will doubtless jumped his bail. Ho mado no whom he recognised as Governor A Singaporean, now at home, kiss the Anglican bishops with secret of his whereabouts in of the Philippine Islands,

ture? The custom in British says he hears a good story of a great cordiality when he welcomes Hongkong and could be found at The case was continued this universities is for the professor THE HATED WORD COMPULSION.

suffragette who threw a hammer theto, but, as he speaks nó langu-any moment. Nothing however afternoon when

to stand; in France ho usually through the window of one of age but Russian, intercourse he was done in the matter until the Alabaster replied on behalf of the is. Publio lecturers in London the big West End stores. The tween them will of necessity be presidential elections commenced respondents.

have hitherto stood; but Mr. For the second time within a few weeks a talegram from Ausmanaging lady of the establish- limited. This is just as well; for to draw near. Articles condem-

A. O. Benson, the author of so The Chief Justice said it was B tralia states that a Socialist has been Gusd £100 for refusing to ment saw the net and promptly the English ecclesiastics would ning the American administra mistake to suppose that the ex-many thoughtful, erudite, and atiacked the hammer thrower, be rather amazed if their Orthodox tion in the Philippine Islands tradition act was a thing that fluent essays, introduced a new allow his son to undergo the necessary drill called for by the Aussays the "Straits Times." The friend gave theid an account of appeared and were made use could exist in itself. By itself it custom in his lecture at the tralian Defence Act. This is another reminder of the fact that battle was conducted with much the state of affairs in his diocese, of against the present people would be a blank paper until a

Royal Literature Society, Al- . Britons of some of the overseas Dominions, are, in many ways, clan. The suffragetto's hat was 1875 the Russian Government in power. Thon, and not till treaty came into existence. The though he has, a robust, almost

torn off, her hair pulled down, decided that the peasants of Chelm then, was GA shond of Britons at Home. For one thing, they face facts bravely her face scratched and generally who wore Oatholics should be extradition made on a six year proof which ought to be given that he found it more clear and application for difficulty which he felt was that military appearance, be stated and do not fear words. The average Briton at Home, for instance, woman-linndled, and the victor come Orthodox. Conversions were old crime. He submitted that was that the extradition laws in convenient to lecture in a sitting dreads the word compulsion. Dirently he sees the term he kicka retired much olatod. The auf-effected by Cossacks in the face of the inference was irresistible, that America applied here.

position; and what was clear and vigorously. One of the reasons for the unpopularity of the Insurance fragette wanted to prefer a charge great opposition and, with the the extradition was demanded,

The case was proceeding as we be clear and convenient for the convenient for the speaker would Act was that it compelled working men to insure themselves, whereof assault, but all the police wore aid of nagaikas. Hundreds of re- not from a desire to punish him

went to press.

hearers. so busy protecting property that calcitrant peasants were impri- for the crime of which he had a previously they had decided for or against insurance for them-none of them would see what had squed; the most obstinate were been convicted, but to punish elves. They forgot, as most Britishers forget, that the British peo-occurred, and they confined them-sent to Siberia and a few were him for the articles he had com- ple, like every civilised people, are bound by statute; compelled to selvas to gravely taking notes shot. After considerable trouble meneed to publish criticising the WHAT WILL THE MAN BE? do this, compelled not to do that, and with certain penalties attach. nothing happened. "Si non, e were registered as Orthodox, their

with much deliberation, and the inhabitants of the district present administration.

Mr. Justice Gompertz-1t ed to broaches of the law.

vero e ben trovato," says our clergy driven away, and Orthodox comes to this;, the application is correspondent.

priests installed in the parish not made in good faitli nor in churches. The converted pen- the interests of Justice ?-

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.HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1912.

There is an instinct of personal freedom, of course, which must never be lost, Bat there is all the difference in the world between

and of all.

The Hammer Thrower.

The Great Raymond.

BISHOP MIGHT BE

SHOCKED.

Not Made in Good Falth

Another Point,

Mr. 0. 0.

A Magisterial Query, (

At the Magistrney this morn ing a boy was charged with as auiting a woman, and his charre tor brouglit forth a striking query from the Magistrate,

Unusual and Sensible.

during the, delivery of his lec- Should a lecturer stand or sit

Fighting the Mosquito.

The latest orders contain tie following:-"With reference to A.SO. No. 273 of 1st instant, the soldiers who have been detailed by the sovoral Units.concerned to be trained in mosquita destruction The "Siam Observer" in asante, however; refused to anter Mr. Slado:-No. It is made

will attend at the Military Hospital, the freedom of the individual and the freedom of the nation. It recent issue was not aparing in the churches or to benefit by the for the purpose of punishing him

Bowen Rond, on Monday, Tues- should not be, but it is, necessary to say that the freedom of the in-its praise of the great Raymond. ministrations of their new pastors, for a political offence:

day, Thuraday... and Friday, dividal must always be sacrificed in favour of the freedom of It says:-Should the Great Ray Until 1905 they kept up a re-

April 29 to May 3, at 10.45 am. the nation. In order to Fecure

the complete free lom mond ever transgress the law of ligious strike. In that your the The second point raised was

It appears from the charge pre-The course consists of four at of the nation men pay taxes; not too readily, perhaps, after doing a tho police force ligious freedom, and the Combat the Magistrate had no potion fomate defendant with an iron bar. demonstrations). Those detailed Siam and not vanish into thin air Tear granted his subjeols rothat no power ferred that the boy struck the tendances, (lectures and practical but at least with a sense that the service is necessary to will find it difficult to keep the fold of their native Catholi- the court to order extradition about and ran into the woman.

Baoks Polish converts lapsed into the continued existence of

this case. The power of The boy said he was playing must attend for the whole period. the Stato. If the State can him in gaol. When an entire

Upon completion of the class the compel the taxpayer to part with some of his in mey, why should it change of programme was pre-

ciam. The unhappy Tevlogy act, if it is recognised as really necessary, compel him to give some sented at the Promotai Theatre found his nominal flock diminish depended upon, primarily the The Magistrate said that if tho 0.0. of Units concerned will: see Extradition Act of the Imperial lad went about hitting women that theirmen maintain a thorough Raymond was loaded down withed by a hundred thousand souls. Parliament and the act would with iron bare at the age of sixteen surveillance of their barracks and of his spare time in personal service-in training himself to fight evory variety of manaole pos Under the new scheme of Russi~ for his country? It would be more pleasing, to be sure, if the sar-sessed by the police authorities, deation he hopes to get some of refer to the subjects of any coun- what woul! he do when he was surmundings, and either effect

A number of Police Officers and a committee from the audience wont

them back.

PHOTOGRAPHIC COM- PETITION.

The Prize Winners.

try, dependent upon there being older? Ho ordered the defendant ually destroy any larvas discover- vice were voluntary, but the fast must be faced that voluntaryiam

iu exister ce an order in council to receive six strokes of the birghed, or if the oiroumstances are of in Britain is not sufficient success. The Territorial Force is not,

The latest reporta show less putting the act in force regarding and to be detained for forty-eight sufficient importance, report such on the aloge and for half an hour

circumstances to the CO. The and gives no signs of being, as strong as is necessary to ensure locked. Raymond in handouffs, than one hundred miles of rail-oil depended in turn on a treaty

hours. that country. The order in coun-

Garrison Bergeant Major will ex-" national safety,

ankle irons, waist irons, olnine, road in Poreia,

between the two countries. It

eroise a general supervision over the work, nod will co-ordinate The suggestion that every man able to fight for his country and every other contrivance which

would be a matter of judicial should spend. part of his spare time learning to do so comes as to restrain the criminal. Except crackers in large numbers.

Manchuria eats American knowledge that in 1842 the the ingenuity of man hasinvented

the notion of the men employed, Touching this, it is worth shook to many people.. But the men of the Australia fear neither for his smiling face Raymond was

Philippines were no part of

noting that the "Straits Times America, and in 1890 they had the word, compulsion nor the "thing itself. Theirs is the true de-almost hidden to view by his The Arctia tern illes 22,000 nothing to do with Amerios. At

of April 12 raporte that the pro mocracy, and being true democrats they recognise the need for every bonds. Then Raymond staggered miles on ita summer vacation.

the time they were Spanish terri- The winners of the two prizes cess of clearing obnoxious growths msn helping to ensure the safety of the nation against external ag minutes every chain that bound into his cabinet and in seven

tory and consequently the Ex- offered for the best photographs from the areas in which the In one year the Island of Cuba tradition Act, the Order in Coun- submitted in the "Hongkong malaria crusade is being carried li gression. They inherit from the Mother Country the instinct of him was thrown on the stage and will have telephones, from one oil, and the treaty, if any, in Telegraph competition for on had to be helped along by personal freedom, but they reõogales also that the safety of the the, magician emerged free. It and to the other.

prosecution in the senior magis order to affoot the Philippines Murah are as follow:- State is, and must always ba, of greater importance than the free-was a wonderful performinos and

would be with Spain, and the only First prize-Mr. and Mrs, trate's court at Singapore where ming

bak man was summoned for allowing dom of the individual, That is the truest democracy and the Raymond richly deserved the con- The whites of the eyes may be question that arose was whether Weston,

tinued applause which greeted seen at a distance of 85 to 90 the treaty with Amerion covered. Second prize Mr. M. Kimi land to be overgrown, with rando

and noisome vegetation, as 3/

truest freedom.

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him.

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the Philippines. The application yamki,