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THE NEWSPAPER KING.

THE PHILIPPINES' FUTURE.

New Governor-General's Communication to the Legislature.

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THE HONGKONG #ELEGRAPHNE TUESDAY, OCTONER 5. 1821.

THE POISONING CASE:

Acensed Acquitted.

How a Mammoth Organisa- tion Came into Being.

The poisoning case, in which So Kun was charged with ad- "The credit of being the pioneer

ministaring poison with (1) intent of the New Journalism has been

to murder (2) intent to apdanger awarded to more than one-the

The following is the text of life or (3). Intant to cause injury, late W. T. Stead, for example had

Sessions, before the Chief Justice some claims; but the man to latter addressed by General Wood was completed as the Criminal (Sir Wm. Rasa-Davies) this. develop the idea on the grand to the Philippine legislatore: scale is beyond question the *I appreciate, from the bottom morning. Colony's visitor, Viscount North of my heart, this mark of con- His Lordship, in summing up, an extraordinary cliffe of St. Peter in the County fidence on the part of the legisla said it was of Kent. Controller of sixtyture, and I am greatly pleased case. In cases in which bodily publications, it is small wonder with e attitude, co-operation harm was included they look- that the fame of the News and spirit of helpfulness which ed paper King has spread to every has been shown not only by the was quarter of the globe.

Until a young man named Arthur Charles William Harms-

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The Jury brought in a verdict Kippers.

the crime itself did not suggest "I wish you would transmit my anything. The witnesses for the warth appeared in Fleet Street, sincere thanks to the legislatura, Crown said prisoner was dis Finnans newspapers were heavy, lumpy, which you so worthily represent, missed, but they did not actually prosaic. The now-comer re and assure them of my deep in-suggest any real motive. volutionised the Press. Some terest in the welfare of the Fili early ventures on a smaller scale pino people and my sympathy of not guilty and accused was pared the way for the launching with their worthy and natural accordingly discharged.

the I appreciate of that amazingly successful aspirations. enterprise the Daily Mail great advance which they have Published at a halfpenny, this made. exposition of “tabloi journ

PLANOFORTE RECITAL

Mr. Harry Ore at City Hall

The congress has enpocisted alism, with its crisp reports of the its policy here in the Jones bill. latest news from everywhere. My purpose is to establish a sound,

stable captured the public from the efficient

government.

Mr. Harry Ore's first planoforte start, and ere long reached the In this I count with confidence recital given yesterday at the City largest circulation of ang daily uponthe co-operation of the people paper in the world. S.multaneand their representatives, for we Hall was a great success. He had ously the Frening News, in the all have one, common purpose, and good, andience present who fal Bame hands, has asserted its that is the prosperity and welfare lowed his interpretation of an ad- supremacy among the evening-in a word, the best interests of mirable programume journals in the metropolis of the the Filipino people, and the closer keenest attention. Empire. la 1906 England was and more cordial our relations startled at the anaouncement are, the better will be the results that Lord Norttcliffe had acquirattained.

seen

with

ed control of that British 10- "Governor Forbes and I have stitution the Times, waich had visited practically all the pro- been in the possession of the vinces and most of the municipal Walter family since its founda-ities, and have tion in the eighteenth century. satisfaction that the people are These are but three of the contented, happy and in the main enormous group of newspapers prosperous, and that they have and periodicals published by the made great progress. Northcliffe interests, which are "These satisfactory conditions registered as Associated bave already been referred to in Newspapers, Ltd, and the Amour report to the government. algamated Press, Lid. The latter

the

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Undoubtedly, the most impres- sive pieces rendered were Bach's Andante and Presto from Italian Concerto and Mozart's Sonata A- major

The former was the most difficult on the programme and It: says much for Mr. Ore's powers both as artist and technician, that he was able to handle it so bril liantly.

It was a splendid piece

of work and prepared us for the equally fine rendering of Mozart's Sonata. The pieces by Scarlatti Rameau. Valentini and Gluck were

"I am not only willing but also beautifully interpreted.

Mr. Ore gives his next concert

includes the c-lebrated periodical, ansious to receive suggestions Answers with which the Press magnale began his career proprietor.

LORD NORTHCLIFFE.

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from anyone who has suggestions on Monday, November 7th. to offer, and you can come to me will be devoted entirely to Beet- whenever you desire and state hoven and should therefore at- your opinions. I am not here for tract all music lovers.

the purpose of being pleased, but | .

am anxious-sincerely anxious-

to know what your views are, and LORD MEATH'S INCOME. whenever you think I am doing

wrong or that things are going

"Living on Capital."

wrong, I wan: you to come and Lord Meath explained to his; speak to me with absolute frank-workpeople at Kilruddery. County Wicklow, last month, the reasons which have compelled him tomake! economies by closing his gardens

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exceeded £2,000 a year; but in High Filipino government the days before a 63. income-tax officials and members of the and super tax he was able to live Philippice legislature received at Kilruddery and pay his way. with great satisfaction the com. The present Lord Meath pays in- munication of Governor General come-tax, super tax, and poor- Wood to the legislature, not only rate amounting annually

more thas because, they say, the message £6.700, as well as bespeaks and begets an attitude £1,000 in subscriptions and pen- of mutual co-operation and sions. When all these charges cordial friendship between the have been paid bis free persons! To give an idea of the scale of chief executive and the representi come is only £209 a year, and operations of the Northclide atives of the Filipino people he has been living for some time Press, it may be mentioned that enunciated by both on various on money withdrawn from capi- in respect of a single paper (the occasions. but especially be-tal. If he were willing to abandon Daily Mail),

cause they consider the guberna- the gardens and pleasure grounds The number of people emplog-torial utterance as the first sig.at Kilruddery his free income of

ed is 2,800.

nificant expression of Governor £200 would be increased by £1,100. He is compelled therefore, with Wood in regard to the political

profound reluctance. to side of his administration.

certain economies and reductions. The statement in the message

and Every week 750 tons of paper that General Wood sympathizes He hoped that if peace

with the worthy and natural Prosperity should come to Ireland are consumed. To convey these supplies from wharves aspirations of the Filipino people is successors would be able to and depots to the printics and that his purpose is the estab restore Kilruddery to its ancient

condition and prestige. works keeps a fleet of giant lishment of a stable, efficient, pro-

The Irish Times, commenting| motor lorries asy. Between ressive government in the Philip 180 and 200 torry loacs have pines," is taken by them to meanion Lord Meath's statement says that high rates and taxes are im- that Governor Wood to be delivered every week.

the independence of the Philippoverishing the upper and upper middle classes in Ireland. It says Single cables sometimes cost

pines, taking into consideration, several hundreds of pounds, they say, his statement in his in- also that the coming Ireland can- Dotwithstanding the reduced | augural address that the affairs not afford to dispense with such rates for Press messages. of ibis country during his admin- quiet patriotism and inherited For distribution there is aistration would be conducted sense of duty as are revealed in

motor car department with along lines indicated by the Lord Meath's address to

workers. A bold peasantry (the) a garage that cost £40.00 Jonea law and the fact that the nionist organ observes) is not town are no longer sitting doing whether he will pay them for it and a fleet of 62 vehicles. Jones law places the grant- It may be noted that the Dullying of Philippine independence the only asset of an ancient people Mail registered its record sale on ens condition of a stable govern- which, when ouce destroyed, can

The aggregate of the annual cos: of production runs into millions sterling.

August 7, 1914. in the first week ment.

Great of the

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Local "Ageas D. Hazhit & Co Hongkong,

ICHANG FREED FROM ANXIETY.

informed that the northern troops

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question is who is to meet the expenditare. It is stated that General Wu Pei-fu has made the local Chamber of Commerca Szechuenese Further Away. responsible for finding safficient Happily the inhabitants of this rice and flour to feed his men:

approached them or ■ loan of nothing, while waiting for the is another matter. He has also outcome of military measure. $50,000 (in spite of the fact that The fighting has gone further from

the town was looted twice, and no Icbang each day, and now we are business has been don since the second looting). They have IRRITATED & INFLAMED |arrived at Patung yesterday.

EYE record was 1,493,653 copies oned that when the Daily Mail way

Reuter's correspondent has been, replied that there is not that amount of money to be had in January 23, 1901, on the death of 1osted he stayed at the office all can be directly traced in many informed that there was fighting the towo, and they have made Queen Victoria.

through the first two days and cases to the Sunday Motor trip at five different places on the way

funda they have 1ying Although more than thirty nights; then, going home, he and Golfing. The dust from some up river, and that three columasan offer to pay bim from some years have elapsed since Lord slept continuously for twenty-two sections of the local roads con- of northern troops are converging Hankow. These funds are the Northcliffe laid the foundations hours until the household, intain a decided eye irritant A on Patung. If the exechuenese sum of 500 timo which was paid to of the Press associated with bis their alarıd, awakened him). suggestion for these trips would should make a last stand there, game, the Newspaper King is During the war, however, Lord be to keep the windshield up and then there may be another fight: the merchants to recoup thera still but a middle-aged man, bay- Northcliffe undertook the post of to use a pair of Sunglasses. Sun if they continue to retreat, it is after their losses in the last ing been born in 1865. Until the Chairman of the British Mission (glases of any pattern with either possible that the northerners will looting It was too ridiculously war, while his name and title to the United States, and on his Crookes, Luxfel, Fienzal, Amber, proceed to a small place about 10 small to do anything of the kind, were bousehold words, the man retorn to the Old Country became London Smoke, or Blue lenses miles beyond that, and as this is and now the indemnity paid by

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