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THE "TELEGRAPH'S" ACROSTIC.

PILLARS.

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BARS. 1-Youth of course his joke will

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Punch from town where beer

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2.-N is bad in durance here,

Leet Sanskrit treatisesuppear. 3.-"The tyrant's plea" made

stools, the song dcolores, "Convenience next suggested

elbow chairs." 4.-Sexlose Irish rebel. Dow

bahold Whose sovereign's pardon came too late we're told. [Answer on Monday]

A SHANGHAI INCIDENT

Customs Launch Fired On.

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It has been reported to the Customs authorities that one of

the service launches was fired on

at night, off the Hanyang Wharf,

A report got about that a launch had been obtained by the rebel party and that one night it would slip quietly up river, blow up whatever Chinese warships there were in the stream and also wreck the Arsenal with bombs.

YARN MARKET.

A turn for the Better,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE

NAVAL AND MILITARY,

The details of the heavy gun- layers' testa show that only two | ships of the China Squadron fired the tests last year, saya the Land

Messrs Polishwalla and Kotwall in their report dated June 5. Express. The Newcastle fired the course and made the fine score of 108:33, which left her in the position of being the fifth best shooting ship in the entire British Fleet. The best shot with the 6in. gun was Sergeant Papworth, Royal Marine Light Infantry,

After months of stagnation, during which it has been oar un pleasant duty to issue a succession of depressing reports, the market has at last taken a turn for the better.

who scored three bits out of Bir The fall in valusa from the rounds, and with the 4-in. gun commencement of the depression, Petty Officer Allen made the which began soon after China good score of five hits out of six New Year, to the lowest figure rounde, The Hampshira partial- touched, has been fully fifteen ly fired, using less than 75 per dollars per bale.

cent. of her guns, and made a Bcore of 88.88. In the light Variona causes have contributed quickfiring gunlayers' tests the towards the sudden improvement, China Sqandron again osme out but while it would be difficult to on the top, with the Flora first point to one sole cause aa leading with 192.59 points; Minotaur, to this long-looked for change, second, 148.25; Monmouth, third there can be no doubt that the 125.45; Hampshire, fourth, 119,- Japanese millowners' conference 00 points. which recently met in Tokyo, and

Closing tone firm, Total sales 25,000 bales.".. Unsold Stocks 50,000 bales.

8, 1914.

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which, it is authoritatively stated, the appointment of Lieut. Col. GOVERNMENT MAJORITY their trepidation was well found- has virtually reached an under- . K. Fair, Royal Engineers, as

What would happen? Would standing to work short time, is Commanding Royal Engineer at

the Coalition host repulse the more than anything else respon- Hongkong, in relief of Lieut. 8678 the China Press, by a Chinese naval patrol boat, though sible for the turn of the tide. Ba Ool. P. J. J. Radcliffe, The

surprise, or would the daily no damage was done. The facts that as it may, the lifting of the new (1.R.E, joined the sappers in

weakening forces of the Govern- of the insident would seem to clouds has greatly relieved the February, 1886, and is presently

The Globe's special representa- ment receive the shook of a indicate that although the Arsenal tension, the position of both O.RE. st Dublin. He served in sive thus describes the scene in division lobby defeat which would dealers and importers alike the South African War 1900-02, the Elouse of Commons on May upset completely the finansial people believe that another re- volution is impossible, they having become intolerable and took part in the operations in the 14:

proposals of Mr. Lloyd George?... Transvaal, Orange Itiver Colony, It was quite an Irish" question nevertheless do take seriously threatening. some of the rumours that come The total sales amount to about and Cape Colony (Queen's medal hour. Not only was the Chief

Beggarly 211' That was the question, the to them.

prices with three clasps and King's Secretary called upon to run the 25,000 biles, while advanced from $1 to $4 per medal with two clasps).

gauntlet over undetected crime answer to which was for a time bale.

Sanction has been given for in Ireland, coupled with the ort in doubt. As members returned the appointment of Lieutenant W. rages on military memorials; the from the lobbies it was seen that H. Brooke, 2nd Battalion King's Prime Minister also had to stand the Unionist beaches were crowd- Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, as the test of cross-examination from ed, while the Ministerial ranks WM POWELL, LTD. Solo Agont- SAXONE SHOE CO., Aide-de-camp to Major-General both sides of the House,

were by no means full, Sold but un-delivered in the J. L. Keir, OB, when the latter He gave more than one exhibi- Had the same state of affairs godown and to arriva 50,000 bales. takes up the command of the tion of his mastery of the art of reflected itself in the numbers Arrivals. Stra. F. Ferdinand, sixth Division (Cork) about July wriggling. First of all he tried passing the tellers in the lobby? Kawachi Mara ane Dalta from 27 next. Lieut. Brooke has been to dodge his questioner over the Tae House rapidly filled; on both Bombay, and Stra. Namsang in the King's Own for seven and Chancellor's message to the Radi-sides there was a period of aus-

a half yeare.

|cal candidate at: Grimsby,

penee. What would the figures Yateang and A. Apoar from Calcutta have brought in 7,000

Mr. George had charged the reveal.

Ministers pretended to look un- Bales and 8,000 Bules for Hong Battalion King's Own Yorkshire Opposition with inciting mutiny kong and Shanghai, respectively. Light Infantry, Dublin, vacant by in the Army, not for the first time concerned, but they kept anxious The visit of the Customs launch Local Mill-Sales of this mill the lamented death of the late Mr. Asquith was challenged to oyes on the doors. At last Mr. up river is a nightly trip for samount to about 1,500 bales, con- Lieut. Col. H. Wells Cole, D.SO., say whether he endorsed that Illingworth and Mr. Gulland routine purpose and everyone on gisting of 10a, at $113/116, 128, has been filled by the promotion atatement. He refused to give a game in, pale but evidently the river knows her woll, but the at $119, 188, at $120 and 209, at of the next senior officer, Major fair answer to a straight question. relieved. The figures were read officer in charge of the patrol $135.

out; they hid saved the fort by The Two Horns.

a beggarly 21, and a great cheer launch evidently got a little too

This attitudo put the Prime went up from the Government excited. A Castoms officer who

Minister on the horns of a ranke, answered by the scal

The story made such an impres- sion upon the officere in charge that the patrol Jaunoh at the Arsenal, which has two light machine gune monated on it, was given orders to keep, very careful watch over the river and to act promptly.

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Brigadier-General and Mrs. N Shanghai-1 his market also W. Barnardiston have gone to was on the dock of the launch, responded to the firmer tone in Tientsin, North China, which will dilemma. If he denied the at- shouts of their opponents, enjoying the cool evening air, India and here, and values be their address during the for- suddenly jumped almost over-advanced some three feels per bale. mere period of command of the tempts of the Opposition (he knows that the charge is false),

Budget Critics. board, for there came a crack out Japanese Yarn. The following troops at that station.

These are nervons days for of the darkness and a small shell unies are reported: 2,500 Bales In order that naval officers who he must throw over Mr. George; went whistling over bie head at 20, Yellow Joss, at $126/138; have qualified sa interpreters in if he agreed with bis mendacions Radical Whips. A defeat this colleague, then there comes in the afternoon would have meant o a distance he thought was not 1,000 Bales 20, Peacock at Japanese may have an op- exactly comfortable,

$131/141; 600 Hales 106, Three portunity of maintaining their question of Cabinet supineness in omplete derangement of the

business of the Government,|| knowledge of the language, ar putting the law into force,

When Mr. Asquith is in a while its moral effect on the rangements have been made whereby officers so qualified may difficulty of this kind he seeks to country in these days of growing be allowed to proceed to Japan escape by vague replies, by pre-doubt and danger would have for short periods of study, vary. serving a kind of smiling silence. been very great. ing according to the interval that He tried both methode with "Saved by 21!" "Sold again, has elapsed since qualifica on, or questionable success, especially and other challenging aries . ark- termination of last appointment when he had his own followers ed the closs of an exciting! as interpreter, and based on the on his track over the gun-running episode. following scale:-(2) Six weeks' Mr. Pirie, that frank and acid cmid Opposition

Fle could see it was the Govern ment launch which had fired, but had no idea as to the reason. neither did he intoad to stay and find out. in the least possible time for the evolution, that Cas- toms launch was turned about and did record time back to the jesty,

Since then the whole affair hae been gone into, but the Chinese

toms. So an order has gone forth that in fatare the launch eball ngo any further up river than 1.T.K. wharf and it the Arsonal people want the upper part of the river surveyed they

will have to do it themselves.

Peril.

Horse af 110/131,

PROSPECTS OF MONGOLIA.

survey of the past history and

Vice-Consul for Mexico.

To-day's Advertisement

A very able and exhaustive residence in Japan for every year faritic on the Government flank,

not on the China station; (b) three suggested, do not seem to agree that they the future prospects of the people wooks for every year on the China cheers, that "masterly inactivity" His Excellor of the Governor "weat a bit too far, neither will

of Oater Mongolia, by the Hon. they give any assurance that there William W. Rockhill, is publish-station; (c) fractions of a year was preferable in this case to has been pleaead to recognise, shall be no more target practice ed in the Journal of the Am-in the same proportion. While "awkward activity." The shaft provisionally and pending the

went home. going through these courses

receipt of instructions from His on peaceable officers of the Ou

erican Asiatic Amsociation 86 officers will receive full pay,

A Suffragette. a monograph of the Asiatic together with consolidated allow

Majesty's Government, Mr. Jose Lostitute. As Mr. Rockhill pointe ance at the rate of £150 a year. shelter the militant women under Consul for Mexico in Hongkong. Another Radical, seeking to Filomeno Eca da Silve as Vice-

out the descendants of the Mon- On the termination of the course the immunity enjoyed by the gun- gol conquerors are very much at officers will undergo a test with runners, tried once again to draw the morey of their neighbours, the object of ascertaining that a parallel between men disciplined The last limita and boundaries they have made adequate use and restrained and the wild wo of this race, which seven cen-of their time, and are men who commit public outrages. turiea ngo conquered nearly the capable of performing With this gentleman, Mr. Pratt, whole of Asin and part of Europe. officiently the duties of an inter- the Prime Minister was partica- THE DUKE AND THE SPY have begun to disappoor in the proter. As a general rule no larly short. He refused to admit crucibe formed by Japan and officer will be permitted to go any parallel between the two cases. China on the one side and Russia through course under those This greatly angered the Wellington and the Chartist

on the other. Russia's action in conditions unless the interval Radical sympathiser with Mrs. Mongolia is admised to be pure since qualification or termination Pankhurst and ber militants. In Another intereating remin- 17 defensive: "began with heai- of laat appointment as interpreter quite the style and voice of the ence of the Chartist riots is tati n it has been followed with is at least two years. Arrange- interrupter at public meetings, TIONS of the letting by Public given in the Tincs. The writer, some misgivings, but in all i ments have also been made for Mr. Pratt urged the "expediency Auction Sale, to be held on Mon- lonel B. M. Sinclair, says: stages it has been in perfect con- the Naval Attaches accredited to and justice" of making some coa day, the 15th day of June, Lady Bardett-Contte farther formity with the general policy countries to which officers may cession to the "brave and deter- 1914, at 3 p.m., at the Offices of tid me that one day at this time in Eastorn Asia pursued for the be sent to study with a view to mined waren," &o. And, as with the Public Works Department, by she remarked to the Duke that last six years, and which is based qualifying as interpreters to keep the interrupter, eo with Mr. Pratt: Order of His Excellency the Go- he had taken, like herself, to on the profound and general belief lists of teachers of languages in he was cut off in the prime of his vernor, of One Los of Crown quitting parties at an early smong all classes in the Yellow order that they may be in a appeal. hour. Yes." he replied, "but Peril." In the judgment of Mr. position to assist candidates in A Narrow Squeak. it is not to go to bed. Every Rockhill there is obvious wisdom the selection of suitable in- For a quarter of an hour there night I go down alone to a quiet in the present policy of a minstructors.

were some anxious faces on the lane in Kensington, where Iimum of interference on the part The oraiser Doris, which Government benches. The had meet a man who is in the con- of the Russian Government in the recently retained with relief fifteen minutes came immediately fidence of the Chartist leaders. affairs of Outer Mongolia, so long crews from the China Station, is after questions, when a division He tells me all their lune, and as the pardinal principles of their to revert to the Third Fleet at was challenged on the Govern I make mine accordingly. I am defensive policy in the Far East Davonport as tender to the ment motion to give precedence obliged to go myself, as he will are fully recognised by all inter-Challenger.

to Budget resolutions over of not give his confiler.co to any ested powers. He thinks that the Vice-Admiral Humann died on business of the day.

strict enforcement of these prin- 9th inst, at his residence in Paris,

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other

The Ministerial Whips heard

This is believo, Litherto ciples may some day carry Russia We may recall that in 1891 He with a gasp of surprise the chal- erded, nivea a remark- much farther than she desires, commanded the Far Eastern longing "No" from the Oppo roof of the lake's fearless- but until there is another general Fleet. In this command he was sition when at ten minutes to four alf-anorifice, and devotion reverse of her policy in Far ordered to take active measures the question was put. They ar uty, especially in view of his Eastern Asia, this seems unlikely; against the Siamese Government, once feared an ambush, and, as great age and heavy responsibili things in Outer Mongolia will 8nd two vessels of his flest eeiled the Sgures afterwards proved, lion at the time,

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