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LITERATURE AND THE COLONIES.
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An instructive paper by Mr. Boil appears in the September "Cornhill "on the subject of reading in the Calonios-with special reference to Canada; and equally instructive is the other view of the matter expromed by the well-known publisher, Mr. John Lano, ia oritical lotter to the "Globe." Mr. Boll says, or implies, that Canadians do not read; Mr. Lane says they do. The one writer was, for two years, a professor in a Canadian university; the other is the
DAY BY DAY.
We think too much upon what the gods have given us and too little upon why
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Bluejacket Missing. According to a police report a blue jackot named Jamos, of H.M.S. Rosario, has been missing sinco the 25th, inst,
Confidence Trick Again. A woman has reported to the polico that she was swindled of jewellery to the value of $33, by means of the confidenos trick.
Rallway, Tender. Tonders are being invited for! the stoolwork for the extension of the Kowloon-Canton Railway locomotive running shod at Ilunghom.
Assaulted a Gardener.
"OUR BURGLAR."
Arrives In Hongkong Tomorrow.
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RIFLE PRACTICE.
ORIMIMAL SESSIONS,
YAUMATI MURDER TRIAL.
A Case of Alleged Bomb Throwing.
heard the explosion of a bomb NOTES AND
and they saw what they said to be
the noensed, being chased by this
COMMENTSA
person. They joined in the chase Dominions and Imperiat Defence. and oaught the man, and they say
No one should quarrel with that the acousod man was the man Mr. Harcourt's statement at Wa- caught. The accused man waterfoot, to the offoot that there is tables and lodged in the police of the Dominions taking a larger immediately takon by the con-
no apparant obstacle in the way station.
share in the defence of the Em Now the injured man was in a very terrible ondition, as I have if anything, the sugges
tion has come late in the day, told you, and there happened to be Dr. Allan close by who was event of a great war, Australia
least as regards Canada. In Bent for and he ordered
The man who is charged with burglary at the Peak and whose recent history is so well known, is
Mr. W. Rees Davies (the to arrive an Hongkong from Macao to-morrow. He is coming Chief Justice), at the Criminal by ordinary passenger atgamer. Semjons, continued to-day, had It is thought probable that, by before him a man named Wu special arrangement, he may be
tailor aged tried at the conclusion of the Hon, described as a re-hearing of tho trial of the 25, of Heang Shan, and residing Indian soldier who stands charg-67 Woo Sung Street, Yaumati, his (deceased's) removal at once can now supply us with no non- templible addition to the feet, ed with murder on the Shameon. who was indicted with on the 11th to the Government Civil Hospital. South Africa can produce an Sopt. at Yaumati, folaniously The unfortunate creature was army of magnificent fighting men, and wilfully, and by his malice taken to the hospital and very while Canada, for some time shortly afterwards, in the early and aforethought, killing and afternoon, a Magistrate went down past bus bean able, on the short- est notice, to supply both ships to the hospital and took what was and soldiers. murdering, one Li Kwan Tsun.
The Attorney General (Mr. J.A. known as his dying statement. The Question of Representation. Proper roprosentation at head- S. Bucknill), instructed by Mr. The man, being the decessod, was P. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown then in a coalition in which no Solicitor, prosecutefl, and Mr. hope of his recovery could be quarters of Dominions that Jeukin, instructed by Mr. C. A. S. pssibly entertained, and there fast becoming Powors, is the insoparable whole of England Russ, of Messrs. Golding, Barlow Magistrate went down and took only thing that will make an certain statements from him and her Colonies. Und fair treat- and Morrel, defended.
am not going ment been extended by George. toll you what those statements to the American Colonios
for this reason, that į
thore would lava been no War of dofonds the
Indepedence and no separation my friend who pronor may, properly or impro-
now known as the United States. perly-this a matter of law between England and what is object to those statements which It would be an impertinence to were made by the docensed bohint at a thought of disloyalty to fore his death being given in Empire whore (e. g.) Australia is
H. E. the Governor watched the Volunteer Reserves rifle Bhooting with great interest at Kowloon on Saturday. He was A man named Harry Pink, given the fango from 9.30 am. to ing the Autor Hones as his nd-12.30, and evinced a keen interest dress was fued $2, at the Polico in the instruction practice. Court, these morning, for assault-
His Excellency firod his rounds ing a Chinese gardener.
st the various distances, and his ecoro was an exceedingly good ono.
Trawling Proposal. An extraordinary general moet- ing of the Hongkong and South China Steam Fisheries Co., Ltd., is to bo hold to-morrow to consi- der a proposal to transfer the trawling operations to Japan.
Indian Missing.
VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
evidence at all..
Tho charge was brought under Now, I section 2 of Ordinance 2-1885.
The following composed the are jury sworn-Messra, J. W. Ko (foreman), T. E. S. Robson, W. B. There will be a parade with Stormer, L. J. Blackbura, P.W.A. rifles on Sunday' the 3rd. Novoin-Wilkie, H. L. Beyer, and R. K. bar for the purpose of practicing Miller.
Prisoner on being charged Reconnaisance Duty in the Now The police state that an upom Territories. Fall in at 0 n.m. at pleaded not guilty. ployed Indian at the Sikh temple the Volunteer Headquarters and
Jury Discharged. ⠀: has reported to them that an In-leave Blake Fier at 0.16 by the dian male, about 25 years old, Government Steam Touder Stan-measures to ensure as far as pos- ilis Lordship-I have taken bas boon missing from the temple loy. Lunch will be provided. sible that none of the gen-as
Mambors having Fold Glasses tlemen who served in the last A Water-Logged Junk, and or Compasses are requested murder Caso shall be called The ss. Fooshing, from Guny to carry them, also a small noto in this case. The jury is dis- mas, Mexico, reports having pass-book and poncil.
Ilis Excellency the Governor charged. With referendo to the ed on the 27th. instant a water- logged junk, whose deck was us notified his intention of case to be reheard, Mr. Attorney, have you formed any idea when lovel with the water, position S. being present. by E. 10' from Mendoza Island.
Tenders.
since the 23rd, inst.
Toudera aro being invited by the Government for supplying flower pots to the Botanical and Forestry Department for the year 1013, and also for labour and tores required by the same Department.
Boy Injured.
A boy, ten years of age. has heen admited to Hospital suffer ing from injuries in one of his lege, alleged to have been received in a collision with a coolie who was carrying a bag of sugar at Yaumati
Licensing Application.
Small Fire.
The President hopos that Mem-you would like to take it?
The Attorney General:--It
it
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concerned: but at the same time, Ground of Possible Objection. there is no bliuking the fact that He may say legally they are not colonies, as they grow more cap- contend they are admissable defence, will not submit to being admissable. I, on the other hand, able of self-support and self- evidence. If they are admiss-treated like children. In many able they are of the atmost impor- cases there are stronger hads and tance; if they are not admissable sounder bodies in the L'olonies they cannot form any part of my than any to be found at Home; casa. Now geatlomen of the jury, there are also longer purses; and is only fair not to give the the owners of these have already. statements now. It is not proved their willingness to give duty to impraporly press the generously in men, money and olargo against people, but to lay ideas. The British Government bors will make a apecial endeav-might he desirable to bave a new the facts before you. If I tell you will, however, be foolish indeed our to attend this drill as it is panel, or a special. jury if such what those statements were now if it expects to get all this for very desirable that all Members thing is possible. I do not it would not give my friend a nothing, or if it hopes to find some should have a good knowledge of think the case will be ready for proper clause of objecting to of the most robust types in the the surrounding country.
Members are requested to in-retrial just yet, as arrangements them before you hear them. So world maskly sitting on their
are being made.
please understand why the state-hams and boing diclated to on form Bergt-Major Higby not later His Lordship:You had bottorments are kept back-to give my every point. But England had a than Thursday the 31st instant warn the jury they are discharged friend an opportunity to put his bitter lesson in the days of Wash if they will be able to be prosent and when they are required objection in the proper form. Ifington, and it is unlikely that in order that arrangements may they will be notified.. be made.
they are admissablo, as I contend who will over make again the they are, they are of very gront blunder which broughtabout that The Attorney General: If it importanco. The rest of the lesson. pleases you, my Lord and Gentle-vidence is not inaterial much. men of the jury, I think you
The Question at Issue.
ANOTHER HOUSE-
·BREAKING'ATTEMPT.
The jury was discharged.
Mongolia's Future.
Some days ago Reuter sub- will agree with me that there are There are a number of wit plied us with a detailed story of DOSSOB but I do not think the ceremonies attending Russin's. Wo learn that an attempt was few more dastardly outragea than A meeting of the Licensing mado, some time between Satur-bomb throwing. Bomb throwing they will occupy much of your recognition of the independence Bourd is to be held on November day night and this morning, to not only carries out the motives time because they all come to of North Mongolia. This deve 6th, at 2.16 p.., to consider an broak into the printing offico of of revenge or illfeeling but also show what the bomb was com-lopment has apparently per application for a publican's licence Mr. J. P. Braga, in Queen's exposes to danger innocent per posed of, that there was a bomb, turbed Chinn, for a telegram from from Kackuzo Uyetsuki, who Road. On arriving at the office on against whom the culprit and that the deceased man was Chinese sourcos, appearing to identified as the man takon today, statos that the Poking Glor now holds a hotel keeper's ad- this morning, Mr. Braga's fore- has no anger or illwill.
**A Case of Bomb Throwing." the hospital and so on. That is eramont has enquired from the junct licenco at the Tokyo Hotel. man found that the spring pad-
lock which secured the door had This, gentlemen of the Jury, evidence only to build up a form-Lussian Minister whether 78- A small fire accurred in a house hoen broken. The deer was far is a cass of throwing bombs.nl part of the casa. The real gist cognition has actually taken place, in Canton Road, Kowloon, on ther fastened by a bolt; the screw There can be no doubt what- of the case consists of the evid-and that the Minister has replied Sunday. The brigade were sum at one end of this had been ever that about noon-between, ence of the first witness who saw to the affect that as "relations moned, but another message wne loosened, hat that at the other eleven and twelve, on 11th the whole thing, and theeo two hotween China and Russia ara gent saying that the outbreak had end was broken at the hoad, thus September this year, at Yau- Chinese constables. who
oor-covered," no answer is called for. bon extinguished by the im-making it impossible for the mati in one of the streets there a roborate the story of this man-To the disinterested observer the marauders to turn it. Information bomb-an explosive bomb-was the first witness, and lastly the preciso altuation is apparent, has been given to the Police, thrown from which the deceased evidence I will prove of what and wo fear that China may now whose name was Li Kwan Toun the man himself said when he once and for all say good-bye to mot his death. He was torribly was in the hospital. The quos-Mongolia. After all, it is merely. "A PAIR OF A
angled and although he was tiou really is whether the man the expected that is happening: taken to the hospital, the wounds who threw the bomb is the accus-One of the stripes on China's which bo sustained to his leg and ed man? I will call Team Hing five-barred onsign thus loses its meaning, and if Manchuria should the The presentation of " A Pair of other parts of his body were so the friend of the deceased man.
Spootacles on Saturday evening terrible that he succumbed in the Team Hing bore out the state- one of this days also flout Chinese
authority, a totally now design' in the Theatre Royal was better vory early hours of the morning mont of the Attorney General.
Mr. Jenkin :-Was he over un-for the Republio's national flag.
but
SPECTACLES."
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A Strong Charge.
hoad of a firm which senda onormous numbers of books of all kinds mates. to the Colonies; so both should know something about the mattor. Property Recovered.
The police report that the letter One vory strong point mula by Mr. Lane is the statement that of credit and cheques, the pro largo proportion of the inhabitants of the Canadian towns are Scots, porty of Mr. E. Strasburg, which and that whoresoever the Scot is, there will books be also. That were reported to have been stolen argument is unanswerable, so far na it goos, and it applies as much from the Hongkong Hotel, have
recovered, beon- to one British Colony as to another; to Hongkong as much as to money and clothing said to Canada, Australia or India. Equally incontestable, however, are have been taken, valued about Mr. Boll's statements (1) that Colegials, as a whole, do not road, and $148, are still missing.
attended than on Friday night, of the 12th; that is to say the Alleged Oplum Possession. and the curtain rose to a full following day. Now, gentle conscious at any time when you will have to be found, (2) that, in many of the Canadian papera "the stabbings and love
At the Police Court, this morn-house. The performance was men of the jury, the question saw him? affairs of Italian-navvies are allowed to crowd out even the trickle of ing, before Mr. E. A. Irving a worthy of the attendenco and to is who threw this bomb which Witness: Thirty per cent con- It is to be hoped that Ameri foroiga nows which filters through from the United Staton." Chinese was charged with being
an articlo in a recent issue of the in uninwfa! possession of 400 say that the performers did well killed this man? The evidence scious and some por cont uncon-cans will not take too seriously When ovory consideration, for and against, is summed up, the tale of prepared opium. Dofen meed of praise. Mr. L. N. Leefe gentlemen of the jury are roughly
is only according them a faint which will be put before you, scions (laughter.)
Mak Sam, a Chinese constable," Academy", part of which ap result really amounts to this: that, for a thousand reasons, the dart was seen by a Chinese de as the benevolent. Benjamin as follows: The deceased man gave evidence to the affect that pears on Page 5 of this issue. Britiahor, who has left his own country, after roaching the ago of tective carrying a hand-basket. Goldfinch was indeed a revel-had a friend who was walking he and another contasble brought The writer, who, sigas himself. five-and-twouty, doo3 not usually regard the home of his adoption as The detective's suspicions were ation of the possibilities of with him a pace or two behind, at the accused to where the deceased Young Oxford" describes the home at all. To him the Colony in which he lives is not an aroused, and he scanned the con individual local talent, and the the time the bomb was thrown. was lying, and the lattor said: American Rhodos scholars at Ox-
tente, with the result that the
This is the humour," says that. Oxford has abiding city," but a sort of rost by the wayside; and, as a general opium was revealed. A remind use he made of subtle tones to And this friend whose name is Mak Sam, will you arrest Long ford as "cade without a sense of rule, he can no more apply himself to serious study while there than until Wednesday morning was convey the full meaning of Tsang Hing I shall call as first Chai-hon for me,
the "book" was worthy of witness before you,..
man; hold him and don't let him no use for them, and generally finda nothing to say in their he can set himself to the task of unpacking the whole of his personal ordered, bail being fixed at $500 highest commendation.
This friend anys as they were Questions as to the chase of the favour. But the "arliole is too luggage in a hotel at which he only intends remaining for one night. In a number of cases of unlawful Hon. Mr. Claud Severn did even
possession of small quantites of batter than on Friday night, walking-ho and deceased-along prisoner by the witness, brought bitter. to be fair, too over-drawn Howover remote his chances of returning to his fatherland may boopium Mr. Irving, imposed fineshile Mr. C. Beswick undoubted- a street, he saw a man throw a forth a request for a plan of the to be wholly true. Readers who he refuses to regard himself as domiciled in his particular Colony ranging from 820 downwards.
ly improved on the second night, bomb and he saw the deceased locality. It was decided to pro romomber the Academy" as a Bober, well-conducted weekly will and so he promises himself that he will put off his reading till he The ss. Himalaya. Mrs. Worcester, as the wife of fall down. He gave chase to the duce one to-morrow. gets "home." An 1 this, obviously, is but one of the many reasons
Mr. Frank Browne, Government regret that it should give room to: The Messageries Maritimes' s.e. why he wants no mental food more serious than the lightest fiction Himalaya arrived in port yester Benjamin Goldfinch, sustained man who threw the bomb and
day at 3 p.m. having on board an arduous part admirably, and caught him with the assistance analyst, said that on Sept 14 he statements of this kind. Ameri 323 soldiers and non-commision-Mr. Cohofield in s somewhat of one or two. Chinese constables. received from I napeolor Cameron can Rhodes Scholars, we should Taking Hongkong as an example, climate, outdoor interests, ed officers of the 1st Marine smaller part, gave a dainty pre Now gentlemen of the jury, that three packets. He examined the fancy, are like other youngsters, eveninge broken into by an eight o'clock, dinner, and, above all, a Infantry, under Lieut. Pierro. The sentation of Lacy Lorimer. Miss Reems very strong evidence and if contents of them, and in two of neither very good nor very bad non-bookish environment, are in themselves more than sufficient to Uimalaya was timed to leave aga. Itowe, who had quite a small part, it is a fact as is alleged by this then he discovered traces of on the whole; and very for Brl deter the average man from any reading more serious than the Homo in at 11 s.m. to-day for Takow, gave the servant girl to par witness that he actually saw the ohlorides and sulphates; they tish people will be ready to sup- newspapers or an occasional novel, Granted that the studions man the port of Tientsin, where the Lection, while the rest of the man throw the bomb and then were substances one would or port the "Academy's charge; will still starvo without books, whether he lives in college chambora troops will disembark. On her re company all did their little bit ohased him and actually caught peet from a common Chinese
According to the annual state or on a desert island even then there is no denying that such ex-turn journey from Japanese ports to ensure the success, for it un-lim, and that man is the accused, bomb. The contents of the ternal cireumatancats those mentioned above will combine to make the vessel will take on board, at doubtedly was that, of the the evidence of this witness is of packets framed part of a bomb,
the utmost importance. The nert and the constituents of the bomb, mont of the navigation and ship him lese studious Fortunately the old Colonial exons for not Takou, for Marseilles, another Performance.
The Amateur Dramatic Club is picos of evidence which is oor-would, after explosion, leave the ping of the United Kingdom reading-that of sodicity of books-no longer holds good; for company of infantry which the
Railing vessels that were built in nowadays one gets now books almost us cheaply and almost as draft hascome to relieve. Wo now to be congratulated on the result roborative to some considerable chlorides and sulphates as pro- there are still in servico eight quickly out here as in London. But it is to be feared that the learn from the Messageries Mari- of the new venture, and it is to extent of the evidence of the first ducts. supply of books is a secondary matter; it is the spirit of application times agent that, owing to the be hoped int. "A Pair of witness is that of the two Chinese In answer to his Lordship wit 1800 or earlier, and forty-two that is wanting; and, so far as one can see, that spirit shows no sign, threatened typhoon, the boat's Spectacles" will be a great a constables. They were walking news said that a common Chinese that were launched at the end of
early days of Geo stiprosent, of improving itself. And this, after all, is, far mors & departure is postponed till to success financially as it was not very far from the scene of the bomb was made of phlorata of the reign of George Ill., on
artistically.
99currence and these two Chinese, Potassium and sulphurio soid. misfortune than a fault
or the scrappiest newspaper intelligence:""
The
Saw it Thrown.
go.
Ancient Salling, Ship.ne
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