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of disappointments. He has never been out of Japan, and his real place is pottering about among his beloved plants and flowers. His views on India can at best rest on no
better foundation than bis acquaintance with young babu students in Tokyo, whom, with their Chinese prototypes, we have had opportunity of studying at close quarters, and cannot recommend as political guides to anybody, not even to simple-minded old patriots like Count OKUMA, Even there, however, there is no adequate explanation of his false step, for the Count on one occasion advised an audience of Indian visitors that the wisest course for Indian patriots to pursue
is to be moderate and try to make the best out of the British supremacy, which he considered to be essential to the welfare and ordered progress of their country. He knows, and all his sounder and more experienced colleagues and countrymen are agreed on the point, that Britain's strong hand is absolutely necessary for the main tenance of order and tranquility in India and that without it what progress India has already made would be instantly lost. There is no pan-asiatic peril, no bad faith of this sort anywhere in Japan, and it seems clear to us tuat Count OKUMA found hin- self in the awkward position of one who is expected to say something. The garrulous old gentleman opened his mouth, and straightway put his foot in it. Briefly, our summing up must be that, if he did say what be is said to have said, and especially if he meant to say it, it was very improper, but that it doesn't matter. In any case, apart from the ordinary folly of age, his utterances are not important, and can never fairly be used to blacken the character of our allies, Great Britain does not want to be judged by KEIR HARDIE,
N'est-ce pas ?
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TABLEAUX VIVANTS AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.
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CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
The vocalists were Mrs. Belilios, Mrs. | Beck, Mr. Moore and Mr. Carruthers; the instrumentalists being Vrs. Cochrane at the piano, M. Konig, 'cello, and Mr. Wolf, violin. the programme, and to Mrs. May belongs Dr. Balilios arranged the musical portion of the credit of the undertaking as a whole.
There were repeated calls from the stalls for Mrs. Somerset Playne when the curtain full on the final tableaux, but Mrs. Playne being anxious not to mis the last tram did not make an appearance; Mr. Playne making acknowlegemente and excuse on her behalf.
H.E. the Governor and Lady Lugard were present.
GRAND MASONIC CONCERT.
November 19th were superb, the performers The decorations in the Theatre Royal on
house was a bumper one, so that the efforts for were of the best that Hongkong boists, and the the sake of sweet charity will realise a very substantial sum. Besides being under the patronage of H. E. the Governor and Lady Lagard the concert was held ander the auspices of the District Grand Lodge of Hongkong and South China E. C. of which Right Worshipful Master; and under the auspices of the District Brother Sir Paul Chater is District Grand Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry of which Right Worshipful Brother Dr, G. P. Jordan is District Graud Master, Both Grand Masters were in attendance, and masons generally rallied to assist in a cause which with them always comes before others. The curtain was rang up to a full house and Mr. Frank Austin was the
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first to appear before the footlights. His render- ing of "Up in the Saddle' found favour with the audience.
was admirable, and Skilful step and perfect time are the requisites to make successful an Irish Jig. Miss Ella Rowe who gave this dance, was not deficient in these, and when she had concluded her jig, ti e'e W89 an emphatic demand for more, which she gracefully supplied. Mrs. Belilios sop ano solo "L'été" was a charming item, which she followed with "In my Garden" in 1esponse to 8 recall. When the renewed applause had ceased, Mrs. J. Cochrane followed with the piano solo "Rhapsodia Hongroise No. 7" by Liszt. Musicians only could speak of the beauty of this lady's playing; but there which accompanied the solo was broken by one were many there that night, and the silence lou! burst of applause at the finish, which was prolonged until Mrs. Cochrane again unde ber
appearance and obliged with another delightful solo. Mrs. A. G. Gordon's splendid contralto voice was beard to advan- tage in the solo "Life," and the encore song Because." Here the curtain dropped, rising shortly afterwards on a Hongkong bachelors mess, which afforded the spectators fifteen minutes of real amusement. Up-to-date jokes were fired off, the chit was worked in and even the Shanghai cricketers. their joking the mess paid the visitors a very But with all pretty compliment, toasting them before the crowded house which cheered and cheered again
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The attendance at the Theatre on Nov. 18th to witness the Tableaux Vivants was not large enough to warrant the expectation that the Restoration Fund of Winchester Cathedral and the Funds of the North Eastern Hospital for Children (London) will benefit to any appreciable extent 88 & result But the Tableaux were well worth seeing, being oleverly and most artistically arranged re- flecting the highest praise on all respons- ible for their production and especially on Mrs. Somerest Playne by whom they were arranged. The Tableaux included reproduo- tions of famous pictures by Lord Leighton, E. A. Abbey, Marcus Stone, Val Princeps and others. Other pictures illustrated songs which were sung, such as "The Miller and the Maid," My Old Dutch,” “ To-morrow will be Friday,' Tit for Tat,” and “Twickenham Ferry." Mr. Mackay and Mr. Leefe figured in "A Pass-with ing Cloud," Mrs. Wait and Mr. Daniel in The Miller and the Maid," Mrs. Somerset Playne in "At the Golden Gate," Mrs. Marcus Stone in "An Old Garden," Mrs. Belilios and Mr. Somerset Playne in "My Old Datoh" Miss Wilkinson, Mr. Tratman; and Mr. Worcester in "Her Mother's Voice," Miss Master, Mr. Satter- thwaite and Mr. Reginald Master in “The Game of Life," Mesars. Lesfe, Daniel, Worcester and Tratman in "To-morrow will be Friday," ¦ Mrs. Marcus Slade, Mrs. Wait, Mrs. Maoksy, Miss M. Berkeley and Miss Layton in Lazily, Drowaily," Mr. and Mrs Somerset Playne in "Wedded," Mr. and Mrs. Looker and Mr. Daniel in "Oh, Mistress mine, where
you roaming?"; Mis Alice Berkeley and Mr. Leafe in Tit for Tat", Mrs. Marcus Slade and Miss Master in The First Love Letter"; Miss Layton and the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., in Twickenham Ferry;" Mre, Slade, Miss Master and Min Wilkinson in "The Three Graces". Mr. Somerset Playne, Mr. Worcester and Mr. Tratman in Three Disgraces" and Mrs. Looker in “ Britannia. "
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The second part of the programme opened R.A.M.C., who stepped to the piping of Mr. dance by Lieut. Fraser, R. Munro. The auditors were so delighted with the performance that a return was demanded, and then the dancer gave the Highland Fling. The soprano solo sung sweetly by
Angels guard Thee" was audience manifesting their
Mrs. F. Maitland, the approval and Dr. Belilios then appeared in the role of a their desira for more, which was gratified. conjuror, and gave a olever exhibition of slight of hand tricks for about a quarter of an hour, receiving an ovation as he left the stage. Mr. F. Grove then made his appearance, his powerful baas voice being heard to advantage in "The Smithy Song" which was so well rendered that the audience would not be satisfied until they had had another treat. Ha second song
CE WEB King Charles." Then followed a cɔmic dida't know." song by Mr. A. 8. Cobden, The girl who He kept his hearers in fitful laughter throughout, and of course, was recalled. Last to appear was Mr. H. R. Gegg. He took the boards as "The Whistling Coon,'' and not only proved an expert whistler but was the
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favourite of those who adutire dance, and after a brilliant exhibition was
recalled for another turn.
The accompanists, whose services should not Grove, Miss Rowe, Mr. E. J. Chapman, Mr. J. be passed unnoticed, were Mrs. Cochrane, Mrs. Chalmers and Mr. Geo, Grimble.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, November 15th.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
BaFOR MR A. G. WISH (ACTING CHINF JUSTICE).
In the matter of Iu Kai-sing, alias In Caso, Ordinance, 1889. and in the matter of the Chinese Extradition
Otto Kong Sing, applied for a writ of habeas Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr.
corpus for the delivery up of the body of In Kai-shing who was committed to jail on a charge of armed robbery in China, pending the decision of H.E. the Governor regarding his surrender, The Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. E. appeared to oppose the ap, lication. Morrell from the Crown Solicitor's Ofios,
that he was present under a rule nisi granted The Attorney-General informed the Court by his Lordship calling upon the Superintendent of Viotoria Jail to show cause why he shoul! not bring up the body of In Kai-shing under a writ of habeas corpus. The proceedings were instituted Ordinance, 1889, and in accordance with the under the Chinese Extradition
usual procedure here ia matters of ez- tradition. The Attorney-General read section four of Ordinance 7 of 1839, and said the charge against this man was one of robbery with violence in the Chinese dominiou, and the defence set up before the Magistrate was
twofold. First of all evidence was called to establish an alibi, and the second contention raised by Sir Henry Berkeley was that the off-noe with which the Chinese Government really sought to charge the prisoner was one of a political character, and consequently the fugitive could not be surrendered under the subsection to which the Attorney-General has just referred. The facts of the case wer fully set out in the exhaustiva judgment of the learned magistrate.
ir Hoary Berkeley-Not fully set out. The Attorney-General, proceeding, said he was present to sustain that judgment. Ho understood his learned friend was going to raise a farther point which did not appear to have been dealt with before the magistrate; that was, there was no evidence that the Chinese
Government had given an engagement, and that in the absenos of such engagement there whe no jurisdiction to commit or to retain the fugitive. With regard to that, that point was definitely dealt with by the learned Obief Justice in the case of Wong-Ka-Chaon which He contended in any event, that the engagement was decided before your Lordships in July 1906.
referred to, which was a condition precedent to the surrender, could only possibly be given after the point had been dealt with in the Court required the Crown in this case to show onuse, here. Although the course of proosdure
sustain the judgment of the learned magistrate, as he had already said his position was to and that being so he thought it would be convenient if Sir Henry Berkeley,would proceded with his argument.
Sir Henry Berkeley said the Attorney- General only declared generally that he sup-- ported the inagistrate's decision, but so far no cause had been shown. He thought it convenient to adopt the course proposed, and he would place before his Lordship the_reasons which he submitted should induce, and indeed compel the Court to order the disobarge of the prisoner, who was now detained on the committal order of the magistrate. Counsel proposed to give his Lordship shortly the history of the cass and the facts which led to the arrest of the fugitive, and his subsequent committal to await the order of the Governor to be surre dered to the Chinese Government. The first msterial
fact was that in May of this year there was a rising in the Swatow district of the people there against the local administration of the province
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