North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1908. CHINA AND JAPAN.

North Otago Times, 29 May 1908, Page 2

North Otago Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1908. CHINA AND JAPAN.

Tho friction' that has arisen between China and Japan over the retention oi Manchuria by the latter power and the succeeding Tutsu Mnru incident, lias now led up to China sending 5000 troops to tho Korean frontier, ostensibly because Japan wishes to levy ■taxes on territory that China claims as hers. There is more than meets the eye in this. Japan, at the conclusion of the wnr tyith Russia, intimated that in due lime ut larger men of territory in Manchuria which had been wrested from Russia would be passed over to China. It was obvious that Japan had np intention of doing anything of the kind; that she had taken Manchuria and intended to hold it. Mail', churift hnd practically beep taken possession of by Russia, that country having constructed a railway -through; it and fortified and held Port Arthur and Duliiy, at the cxtrcnio southern end of one of the most ferlilo portions of China- Japanese notions about the fulfilment pf obligations arc a good ileal like t'hoss pi Russia; neither arc of much value, and U was • . evident from the very first that '.'fspan was making tli» promise iii order tp. gain lime, and that it would not be judicS;. ous, from a military point of view, to hand .over to a weak power like Chinaa large" territory easy of invasion by Russia. Besides Japanese industry is incapable of developing ns it should owing to tho and limited area of Japan proper, 'mil if )j" s soizof/ Korea.and Manchuria fortjip'pufposo of giyirig her people room to increase the wealth of the country. Tha fact that Jajjan Ims not fulfilled any of th» prpmisps she made, but. naver intended to fulfil, Jin" brought China to th> front with a mi'd protest- in the shnpo of 5000 troops sent .U)'M Kpronii frontier, .How they got there wf'thout traversing ground held by Japan ft is dillicult to say, but that Japan -will allow'them to'remain is another question that China will find answered very quickly. China surely docs nol.dosirc to lake a sfep that'.will .bring about war? That wonk} undoubtedly .end in the, samo way aB thfl previous-war, in. which the Chinese / tunning till exhaustion ovortppk:'.them. Hie feeling of hostility that etiitSibpItwcen Chjnn and Japan is extremely:, ocv,<o, and if" it \$ soma way thoio connpji M|> J>jpj?sl, troublo between the two China is not yet propattdfJsrgHik; 'tingek k f, jV&M

Mails (or, Chatham Islands, per s.s. Jlippld, clo6fl at Lyttoltoii oti Moaday, Ist Juno, at 8 p.m. ".••:-. - r Mails (or United Kingdom mid Continent of .Europe, via Monto Video and Tcncriffe, per Turakinn, clo'bo ut Lyl tellon on.Juno'.fith.Ynt 12.30 p.m. - A 1 case will : c'omo •"before- the Court 10-dny lit which a resident will be charged with cruelty-to a horse, by «oikincf-- it when in nn unfit state owing-to sores. The s,r, Pohertia arrived from Dimedin last, night, discharged 45 tons n| general cargo,' and took in 150 tons of produce-for northern and West Coast ports,/'caving, 'parly thin mornins. '■. ■;', The s.s. Wanaka arrived from the Bluff yesterday . morning and discharged 70 tons of inward cargo, consisting principally of sugar and tim« l:ei. Sfio -took in 'IOO tons of produce for Napier, Gisboroe, and Auckland, and left, at midnight for Tiinnru, According to 'the Otago Witness horse-ownors complain about the high foes which tho North Otaeo Jockey Club charges before a horse can go to tho post for their races. Tho Club should noto this when drawing ut; their programme for next season, The following referees have been appointed for next Thursday's matches: Excelsior Ist v. Oomaru Ist, Mr D, Hurst: High School Ist v. Athletic Ist, Mr A. Pratt; v. Oamaru 2nd, Mr H.'G, Diver; High School 2nd v. Athletic 2nd, Mr' J. Bennett. : . Prior to • the commencement of the racing at the North Otago Jocke Club's winter mooting Mr J. W. Freeman, who Ims been acting as honorary chrk of the course to tho Club, wns pre«pntcd,-with; a handsome silvermounted hunting-crop to mark their appreciation of his .6erviecs.-Otngo Witness,

It is intimated that Mr Henry has been appointed to represent tho Board of Trinity College, London, ns examiner in the sublets, of pianoforte, organ, violin, and singing in New Zealand this year, Mr Soint-Georgc comc9 with high imalifv cations for the work ho has been appointed to fulfil, and from a musical point of view his examinations should bo satisfactory,.

Since the advent of O'Neill's buckjumpers to Oamaru schoolboys have been in tho habit of amusing themselves with the effort to throw each off the other's back by bucking. Several accidents havo occurred, and tn cue particular instance a little fellow was thro.wn on to his shoulder and head, and the injury to the brain was of so serious a character that his life was despaired of. Little need be said in these days about the value of instruction in nmbulanco work. During tho past few years thero havo been numerous oc. casions on which it has been of real use in cases of emergency, and there are many who have learned to bo grateful for the instruction they have received at the classes, The winter sossion will be commencing again next week, and there should be no difficulty in making up tho number required to carry on the various classes,

The Oamaru Literary and Debating Society hold their usual weekly meet, ing last evening, when tho business took tho form of impromptu speaking, ami tho mombirs present acquitted themselves well on the subjects which fclllo their lot, The next meeting will bo a lecture by Mr Alilner on "English litoruturo in relation to life," and will be open, each member being qualified to bring as many friends ns he may choose,

The following hours of attendance Hill bo observed nt flic Post and Telegraph Office on Wednesday, June 3rd, WW, the Prince of Wales' Birthday: Post Ofiico.-A close holiday will "bo observed, All mails for despatch will close at G a.m. on Wednesday morning. A special delivery of town letters will bo made over tho counter on Tuesday evening (June 2nd), .between 5.30 nnd 9.30. Telegraph Ollice.-Opcn from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to midnight. Telegrams to bo presented at tho back counter after JO a.m. and 8 p.m. Telephone Ex-change-Open ns usual,

Our Waimnic correspondent writes: On Thursday, 28th Inst., at Rhodes street, IVnimatc, whilst tho driver of Mr Harford's bread cart was dolivering bread to a customer, tho horse took fright at something on tho rond, mid boiled, In turning nt a runaway speed the corner of Rhodes and Manse streets,.one of tho wheels struck' the lamp-post.- Tho force of.the collision broke tho lamp-post, which fell. The wheel nn<l one shaft were broken, ami the contents of tho cart thrown out. The horse was disconnected from the trap by tho collision, but did not appear to bo iujured. Thero was no person in the cart at the time,

Tho London correspondent of the Daily Times writes: To-day it is. announced that tho Rev. Hugh Corrio Frcro, rector of Boxwoll-uith-Leigh" terton, Wottoii-undcr-Edgc, has been appointed rector of Roydon, near Diss, in Suffolk, This living is in the gift of Mr John Tudor Frcre, of Roydon. the Rev. H. C. Frcro was formerly in the diocese of Dunedin, Now Zealand, and wns ordained as priest in 1850, On becoming deacon ho wns curate in charge of the Waitaki mission district, and later, from 1891-5, he was vicar of the district. From IS'JG-7 he held the living of Wnitotara; in the latter year ho accepted a chaplaincy at Bryrout, Syria.

At the Burnside yards on IVcdiwsdny the Otai;o Farmers' Cooperative Association sold for Mr W. Hedlcy (Mortons) GO ewes at 13s Ski; for Mr W. M'Donnld (Maheno) 60 ewes at 12s fid, nnd for Mr C, 0, A, Wray and others store cattle ns follows i Hulls at Up to .£6 12s, cows to £3 Bs, steers at up to £1 10s. Messrs Donald Reid and Co. sold : for Mr J. Eeid (Eldcrslic) sli owes at ISs to 15s 6d, Messrs Dalgety and Co, ?ol<) for Mr J. Preston (Oamaru) w4hcrs at iip to 18s j for Mr It S. Orbell (Oamaru) wethers at U P to 22s 3d, ewes up to J8s■ j for SA, D. 801 l (Woihcmo) wethers up to l"s.

IVsterday as a prominent citizen hot so young as he used to be, was cycling along opp of thp main streets, Ike fore wheel of his bieyelp mounted the end of n Inpgo stone, vbicjx (ilted, and the next moment Iho pyelist Was on tho broad of his baok in tho ipnil, with the bicycle" on top of him, The machine was lifted of, and the rider, who* happened to lie an ardent nolicgoist/ arose, and wondered what had happened, > ne was advised to make fewer demonstratively practical attempts to discover tho number o| sly-fee.shops in the. town. He took his apsef jji'g/i'od'pnrf but from his determined altitude lie looked'Q»"if fo would Jiko to "have a fsw minuiiw'' w\\h tho 'Mayor ■or tho person who was responsible for leaving rocks on the road..

- & largely interested in station liVopekto's'tjc-gs jjqjt the rise iu the price of wool.jto hold.. Ho Says that the quantity that (should have been offered at the London wool sales was largely reduced by tho withdrawal of most of tho iarge clips. The wool offered ' was therefore insufjlcljjM (p mcot tho lessened demand, wit|i the f'esuty [hat thero was a rise In.prieor Aj.M>«nV]i.o#'(;-F| -pi j ! !, c .wool withhold goes on tnfl-marlwl pie prico will full again, That is the anticipation of this visitor to Oamaru, although it is against his interest that wool should depreciate in value. His '■assumption is n reasonable one, But n((ej; ajl iho real cause'of the drop in the price el i'ool is Jho world-wide depi cssion" induced by the American (man•rial crisis, and when that begins 'to ■ckr away wool must bo', up to a ;good.price. < '■•".'. ; x ...

: : ;Tho Daily Times' sr/prting contrlbU' wh<? 'mWf. . Ifl J'. 6

tho- censor of tho North Otago JoeIcy Club, writes: "Tho patrons of' iho North Otago Jockey Club's meetire Hod a griovaneo against that body in connection with tho recent mooting. Tlui owners of vohicles plying, for hiro to and from tho courso dropped their passengers at tho cntrnneo gates, and I his left tho publio about n half-milo walk before reaching tho oriclosures, 'lho gate fees for horses are too high, and tho cabmen declined to pay thorn, The total sum iuvolvdtl would be a niero bagntello to tho clubhand in future they should allow tho©ohiclos to to on the course flfc a reduced rato in f.rdcr to study tho convonioncc of tho public. Tho club would bo a gainer by tho reduction, us many people failid to got to the totalisntors in timo lo bet on the first race, owing to having to walk from the far-distant Efttos,"

Tho public of Oomaru ' arc to ho givon another chance o! buying Drapery at their own prices, Penrose's will holi another Auction Sale on Salur duy, starting at 1.30. These soles ato now so well known that wo hardl) need mention that every article put up will be sold without the slightest ro servo. The goods to 1)0 offered oro articles from every department, in facl anything tho people want.—PEN HOSE'S Drapery Establishment,Andrcw Watson, Auctioneer.

For Children's Hacking Cough at night. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 63 and 2a 6d.