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the British point of view, as the proposal I had sketched to America. According to my Anglo-American scheme, the intention would be to reserve nearly the whole of China as a 'Protected Native State,' in the hope and belief that that state would some day be able to stand alone. The proposal to Russia,
од the other hand, would be that she should undertake to in such way as pleased her best, Manchuria, control, most of Mongolia, and all the North of China (including Peking), and that Britain should undertake to control the Great Plain and the Yangtsze Valley and that Germany and France should be bought off with mach larger pieces of territory than would have fallen to them under the Anglo-American treaty."
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As regards the railway journey across Siberia, at the time Mr. Reid travelled, in the antumn of last year, first-class carriages were not provided east of Krasnoyarsk. The section from Krasnoyarsk to Irkutsk had been, partly to oblige the public, opened sooner than was intended, and before it was fully equipped. The consequence was that travellers had to rough it. The first part of the journey was made with twenty-six persous in a second-class carriage which was sealed for fifteen and which for all-night travel would have been comfort able for ten. At Krasnoyarsk most of the dis- comforts ceased. Lu his chapter on that i met Mr. Reid says:—
People Turning to Sibaria, the best opportunities had for seeing the people lay in the very thing that might have been supposed to prevent me from seeing them. I travelled through Siberia continuously on a railway train, and [ am almost inclined to think that I saw more of the Siberian people in that fashion than I could easily hav· seen of them in any other. It is to be observed that the train was a corridor train. and that people loafed about from oue class of carriage to another in a way that would not be tolerated in any country of Western Europe A lady travelling first-class, and having, as it might well be, a compartiment to herself, would use it habitually for the reception of friends from the second and third class,
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"It was the same with ourselves. When I had, as sometimes I had, the exclusive use of a first-class compartment, my Russian friends would drop in there from an inferior class of | carriage, would smoke tuere, would eat there, and would talk there. We were a happy family all mixed up together, sweeping cheerfully away such purely artificial distinctions as are bora of tickets markel respectively First, Second, or Taird. Other travelling opportuni- ties that I had of mesting the people were found at the stopping stations, in the rush to the buffets, the reserving of seats there, aud the assistance that I hid to ask for in the matter of interpretation. At the river forries also we were all very much mixed up together, helping in the removal of each other's luggage, form- ing parties to secure seats, and generally travel- ling as a harmonious party.
The conclusiou that I came to, as the result of it all, was that the people were very nice; and `frank, simple, and helpful in their ways."
A train-de-luze ruus once a week over a part
of the route.
TH CHARGE AGAINST AN
ARTILLERYMAN.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MAGISTRACY,
At the Magistracy on Saturday, before Mr. T. Sercombe Smith, William Crowley, a private in the Royal Artillery, was charged with as. saulting David Mackinnon, an engineer, and causing him grievous bodily harm.
Dr. John Bell, assistant superintendent at the Government Civil Hospital, said that ou the 15th inst., at about 9-15 p.m., David Mac- kinnon was admittted suffering from a wound in the right eyeball. On the 17th inst. Dr. At kinson and he removed the eye. Mackiunon had lost his sight in his right eye.
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went away at about eight o'clock and she did not see him again that evening. Defendant had a stick with him like the one produced.
Letitia King, aged 14. said she remembered Ella and she and her mother and Maudie Parker March 15th. It was a Wednesday. Her sister and Mr. Mackinnon were in five rickshas. At about 8 p.m. they were driving past Fenwick's Engineering Works in Prays East. Her sister she was in the third, her mother in the fourth, was in the first ricksha, Maudie in the second, and Mr. Mackiunon in the fifth. She saw
man come from under the verandah and rush ricksha, but he missed it. He also grabbed at into the road. She saw him grab at the first and missed the second. He then grabbed at ber ricksha, and seized the wheel on the right side. Her ricksha was on the harbour side of
the road. He ultimately seized her by the and the man struggled together. Then the throat. Then Mr. Mackinnon came up. He man struck Mr. Mackinnon with a stick and
ran away.
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Mrs. King also gave evidence. ject. On the evening of the 15th instant he was Complainant said he was an Americau sub-
King and bar two daughters and Miss Parker. in a ricksha ou Praya East. He was with Mrs.
He was in the last of five rickshas. When near to Fenwick's Engineering place he saw a wan catch hold of Miss Letitia King's ricksha. See and ran in front. The man had then got the ing this, witness's coolie swerved to the right girl by the throat. Finally his ricksha was stop. ped. He gut out, went to the man and asked lady's ricksha, and the answer he got was a bow aim what his reason was for stopping the young in the face. He returuel the blow, hitting defendant in the mouth, he thought. He had no sooner done that than defendant drew a cage him across the eye with it. The clue had some or something from under his left arm and hit sort of lump on it at que end which weut right into his right eye.
For a few moments he could
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aol see with either eye, but Sefore then he had had a good view of defendant, going right up to uim and being face to face with him. thought defendant wis minus head-gear. As soon as he recovered himse.f he got back into bis ricksh and sit down, as he could not do anything. defrudant. He went into the hospital the same He did not see what became of
evening, and his right eye was taken out on the 17th. brought to the hospital and he identified him. On the following day defendant was picking him out of 12 soldiers, all in the same uniform,
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went off duty he saw defendant in the guard- room. Defendant's clothing was covered with mnd.
R. G. Emslie, acting bombardier in the R.A., said that on the night of the 15th inst, he took the stick produced to the guard room in Vic- toria Barracks. He found it in the top veran dah. He did not know to whom it belonged. Beside the stick he found defendant's regimen-
tal belt.
shortly after four p.m.. defendant was paraded Lospector Moffat said that on the 17th March,
with 21 other Artillerymen at Victoria Bar. racks. Miss Letitia King and Mrs. King were there but they failed to identify defendant, wno was then No. 12 on the right. He was then placed No. 16 to the right and Miss Parker and Miss EllaKing were brought in. They also failed to identify him. P.C. Kerr was then brought in and he picked out defendant. On the 18th instant defendant was paraded at the Civil Hospital with ten other Artillerymen. He was then No. 4 from the right and Mr. Mackinnon identified him without any hesita tion. When charged defendant replied, “ I re- serve my defence."
His Worship said he should probably commit this case for trial, but before finally deciding be should take some time to think over it.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday, the accused was committed for trial.
FOOTBALL.
when
HONGKONG WINS THE SHIELD. Much interest wis played on Saturday, tu cante-ting teams being osatered in the flasl match for tua Hongkong Challenge Shield
the Hongkong Football Club aal 33th Con- pany, Southern Division, Royal Artillery.
The morning opened dull and threaten- ing rain; the lattar, however, held off until about three o'clock, when it commenced to drizzle, but when the instch started there was a steady, thick downpour of the watery element, soon drenching the players and also the 2,000 (about) spectators. The Football Club this season had wisely covered the stind it had erected, and the rain mattered little to the people under its shelter. It poured so fast, however, that the grouad became saturated in a very short time, sally interfering with the play, making the ball heavy and greasy, and causing the players to stumble ani fall in all directions, Although there was a good number of specta. tors present, the inclement weather kept msuy away; the stand, however, was just as full as if the atmospherical conditions had been pleasant, and amongst those who occupied seats, Sir Henry, Lady, and Miss Blake were prominent.
Previous to starting the Club team was phota- graphed at the side of the club-house, and then shouts of their supporters. Tue Artillery made the players entered the field to the cheers and their appearance a minute later and also came in for an ovation. Both teams lined up as follows:-
:== HONGKONG F.C.
F. Kew
Antou Pinckney
ROYAL ARTILLERY.
Goalkeepere--
Looker (capt.) C. T. Kew Howard
Backs-
Murphy
P. S. Bell Wilson
Halves
Gidman
Kelly Brown
P. C. Kerr said that on Wednesday, March 15th, he was on duty on Praya East. At about 7.40 pm. bo saw defendant go into the Praya Est Hotel. He carried a stick in his baud. At ab ut 8.5 p.m. he saw him coming up the Roal. At the last house at the south end of footpath in Arsenal street and go into Queen's Arsenal Street he saw a Chinimin standing. and he saw defendant bit him with a stick. Witness caught hold of defendant and asked bim why he had struck the man. Defendant replied. What is it your business ?" Witness him if he then called the Chinaman forward and asked
wanted
to charge defendant with striking him. The Chinaman said ro, 80 be cautioned defendant and let him go. The stick which defendant was carrying was a bamboo like the one pro- duced. Witness then turned round to go to. wards Praya East down Arsenal Street when a gentleman stopped him and asked him if he had seen an Artilleryman passing along, and why he had not arrested him. He asked him what should he arrest him for, and the man complained that a gentleman had had his eye knocked out. Wituess then went towards Blue
Miss Buildings and met the elder Miss King and younger Miss King had been assaulted by an
Parker. They complained that the kicked off, defending the goal nearest the The Artillery won the toss and Hongkong
Artilleryman, who had also knocked Mr Mac-and it was passed in to Green, who
club-house. Danby secured the ball off Noble, kinnon's eye out.
to Lowe, gave He took them to No 2 bat the soldiers cleared the latter's centre, and Police Station. On the 17th instant he at- got into the Club's territory, Lowe secured and tended Victoria Barracks and identified defend sprinted back, but when about to shoot he fell. aut. When he saw defendant in Arsenal Street he was without a cap.
Looker rushed in, got possession, and essayed at goal, but he shot over the bar. Noble and Danby were then prominent, and the latter, after cleverly eluding two opponents, got close up to the Artillery's posts, but the wet ball when he attempted to score. Greens, of the turned off his foot and went wide of the mark
Margaret Nichol, barmaid at the Praya East Hotel, said that between seven and eight o'clock on the evening of the 15th inst. defendant oume into the hotel. He was slightly under the influence of drink. Ho was sitting among some he was on seutry go at Victoria Barrac-8 on Frank Steadman, a gunner of the R.A., said other soldiers in the room near the bar. A lady friend of hers came in and defendant
the evening of Wednesday, the 15th inst. He jumped up and caught her round the waist. He He was in uniform but had no cap. When he saw defendant outer the barracks at 11.10 p.m.
Lowe
H. E. Green Noble
Hancook Danby
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