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Kumamoto, Japan, having come here to study the Russian language, was found murdered in his room. The crime was apparently committed for the purpose of robbery, as everything in his room showed traces of having been ransacked. Suspicion was thrown by the police on a certain Russian labourer, who was living in a room above the murdered man and who escaped after the occurrence. The police have succeeded, how ever, in capturing the suspected man and have landed him in prison, where he is to remain nutil complete evidence is collected against him, upon which he will be subjected to trial. The student Totunaga was stabbed through the heart and died instantly.
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Vladivostock, 31st October.
M. ROMANOFF'S VISIT.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
meetings, and once Señora Bu encamino and Paterno seemed to be on the verge of blows, but matters were successfully adjusted and boiled down to a common understanding.
THE PETITION.
It pro-
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road to recovery he will probably be sent to Japan or Banguet to build up his stren | President Roosevelt has appointed Commissioner Wright Vice-Governor, and he has already entered upon bis duties. The selection of Luke E. Wright has met with the fullest approval everywhere.
FOOCHOW.
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Foochow, 9th November. Owing to the sad loss which the community has just sustained in the death of Mrs. Č. Skerrett Rogers, the At Home to be given by, H.B.M. Consul and Mrs. O'Brien-Butler this afternoon, on the occasion of the King's birthday, will not take place.
The performance of Liberty Hall, which was to take place at the Theatre on the 15th instant, is postponed.
In brief the petition asks that the Islands be constituted a regular territory having full territorial rights, the same as those enjoyed in the United States. A governor appointed by the President of the United States will have the power of veto over the two houses (to be created) similar to that held by the President over Con- gress. The governor is to be assisted by secretaries of the interior, treasury, _public instruction. industry, and commerce. poses a senate composed of thirty members, sixteen of them to be elected by popular vote and fourteen to be appointed by the governor- This morning's edition of the Vosta hayone from each of the fourteen judicial districts Vestnik states that the Deputy Minister of into which the archipelago is now divided. Finance leaves to-day for Japan. going from Mauila is an exception, having two senators.
There was only a very small attendance on here by the Chinese Eastern Railway's s.s. Noni. Federals courts are desired and aro to be paid the Course to watch the training this morning, He will first stop at Nagasaki, whence. after for at the rate of $35.00 per day for each session. and the spirits of those who were present were spending one day, he proceeds to Kobe and Both houses of the Philippine congress demand visibly damped by the sad news which had Yokohama. His stay in Japan will last eight the right to make their own rules of procedure reached the stand soon after daybreak.. Mr. days, after which he will sail by the same steamer and elect their own president. In view of the
Bridge's stable was out first; Sans-de-tout for Shanghai, where he expects to remain a few experience of Filipinês in general meetings, it is days. The purpose of his visit to Shanghai reasons to believe that there would be much accompanied by Sirius doing his mile in 2.21, is to arrange the location for a Russian settle diffiently in reaching à satisfactory conclusion Chicane covering the same distance in 2.23. ment, and also to examine the possibility of in this mutter of procedure. Then follow Marquis and Malaga both galloped mile in 1.481, Captain Hope's pair of griffins weat establishing regular voyages of the Chinese a number of causes and qualifications de-separately in 1.46; and Mr. Min's grifin mile* Eastern Railway's steamers to ports in China, sriving the senators and representatives and and to arrange for constant cargoes for theter at One repressitative is appointed mile in 3 15. the dun, with his long stride
same. From Shanghai. M. Romanoff will go to Port Arthur and Dalay, abandoning his
previous intention of visiting Corea.
The sojourn of the Minister at Port Arthur and Dalny will not exceed one week, during which time he expects to be able to acquaint himself with the needs of the latter places in the way of commercial, harbour and other im provements. From Port Arthur he will pro- ceed to Kharbiu, going by the Chinese Eastern Railway, and will remain there over two weeks, inspecting the railroad and examining accounts. This accomplished, he will leave direct for St. Petersburg, where he expects to arrive about! the end of December.
Mr. Alexieff, who is the agent of the Russian Department of Finance in Japan, will accom- pany the Minister to all of the above places, being well posted as to Russian trade on the Japanese and Chinese coasts.
MANILA.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]-
Manila, 5th November. FEDERAL PARTY PETITIONS CONGRESS. Delegates of the Federal Party have been coming to Manila in twos and threes from all parts of the Archipelogo during the last week, in order to attend the grand convention. This general meeting of the strongest Philippine political organisation, which enrolls more than two hundred thousand of the thinking class, was called for the purpose of framing a petition to the American Congress, setting forth the desires and needs of the Filipino people. Meu came all the way from Apam to Zamboanga, the two extremes of the islands, and directly or in- directly they voice the sentiments of a great part of the leading class. Three native mem- bers of the United States Philippine Com- mission and two judges of the Supreme Court sat in the front of the convention rooms and took active parts in the proceedings. The results of this co-operation are therefore of considerable importance, and should be observed by all those interested in Insular affairs.
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to every hundred thousand inhabitants, and to be a representative it is necessary to be born in the I-lands, or to be an American having
Senatorial
resided three years in the Islands qualitations are to have been born in the Islands or to be an American citizen with at He must be at least least one year's resi·lence. thirty years of age, own properly to the value of $5,000,00, or "possess an annual income of The supreme court, courts of first 85009). instance, and inferior courts are to continue their jurisdictions until the proposed Philippine Congress shall legislate on the subject.
REPRESENTATION IN WASHINGTON.
A reice in the Congress of the United States i- to be enjoyed through two representatives of This is a the Philippine Senate and House. reasonable and wise measure.
RELIEF FROM THE PREVAILING DISTRESS,
In view of the tremendous suffering and bases in all branches of industry, commerce, and agriculture, the convention asks that congress authorise the governer to i sue bonds to the amonut of SiP2110,000, betring three per cent interest. maturing in fifty years; and the in ular, provincial, and tunicipal revenues are to given as a nurintee of purment.
LST CLAUSE.
The last elan42 endorses all laws passed by the Civil Commission.
VIOLENT AND UNREASONABLE MEASURES.
The original draft prayed for the immediate suppression of the religious communities of both sexys. including the Augustines, Dominicos, Franciscanos. Recoletos. Benedictinos, Capn- chinos, Jesuitas, Paulista, and all the female branches. This practically amounted to ex- puision. In a hazy scheme of the proposers it was planned to cause the properties of these Orders to revert to the government, but the legal procedure was anything but clear. The gen- eral idea was popular, but without steady ground work. In addition a general amnesty was asked including all classes of punishments imposed for political crimes or those arising out of the war. This would mean the immediate repatria-; tion of the Gnam exiles. Fortunately these last two clauses were abandoned after most spirited and heated argument.
first dignified document of this class which is to come before the legislators of the Republic from the Philippines, and its result will be interesting to note.. The American papers of Manila are now advocating a similar address setting forth the particular needs of the islands and people from an American standpoint.”
As was very natural, many differences of
This petition will be regularly signed and opinion arose, and several debates were most energetically contested The Federal Party is forwarded to Congress for its early considera- made up of many factions, political organisation after the Christmas holidays. It is the tions, and varied tribes, if they may be called such. Each of these has its recognised leaders, some of whom are very ambitions. time they are co-operating with cess, but that is more by reason of circumstances than unity of aim or parate memorials or petitions the most prominent districts oral gates and out of these ncomplete fragments a general t words and
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proving the better pony. Mr. Kiachtar's pair did their mile in 231. Mr. Brittam's griffins galloped 1 mile separately and alone - Peg зus accomplishing it in 3 14 and the other in 3.18. Mr. Dorset's griffin Sobraon went 14 mile in 3.3. Knight'y having chipped in for the last
mile.
In view of the near cominencement of the hockey season a meeting has been called for Tuesday next at the Foochow Club to decide as to the correct reading of certain of the Rules of the game which letters to the Hon. Secretary have pointed out as being rather ambiguous. The meeting will take place at 6.30.
The harvest of the second crop of rice com- menced last week, and the reports of the yield. are fa ly as unsatisfactory as anticipated, owing to the long absence of rain. It is estimated that the crop will aggregate little more than half of the normal production. For the same reason the sweet-potato crop is equally disap- pointing.
A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on the Recreation Ground on Wednesday afternoon on the occasion of the chrysanthemum and Antumn flower show; nearly all the residents were present, including numerous children who added to the gaiety of the scene.
The arrange- ments were excellent,-Foochow Echo.
CORRESPONDENCE.)
We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]
THE WATER SUPPLY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.
11th November. SIR,-"'Tis strange with what little wisdom we are govorned." One can imagine the ghost of Dr. Ayres smiling cynically over the efforts to take their salaries of the "little tin gods promptly and increase them whenever they can. It may dawn on them perhaps with surprise that salaries out of public monies also carry responsibilities.
We have a notice from the Water Authority cutting down the water supply from twenty-four hours a day to two below Caine Road level, where the bulk of the population is. The man in the street would suppose that a man in the position and with the pay of a Water Authority would use his time to some better advantage than to suddenly find out that the Colony was in dangerous proximity to a water famine. our wonderful system of drainage it requir no expert to foreshadow the probabl long lines of sewers turned int lengths of cesspoola. ✨ Since the operation a week ago Sunday, to put a service of water Governor Taft has been gradually mending is to insure reckless w
case of rectal abscess of our people in India is 1 As it was an it will be a long before he is sufficiently acres in dealing with A well to attend to his duties. When well on the instead of a careful lookon
GOVENOR TAFT IMPROVING.
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