November 3, 1902.
In the Supreme Court on Friday before His Honour the Chief Justice, Patrick Marron was convicted of criminal assault and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with hard labour.
The visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending 25th Cetober, were 233 non-Chinese and 3 Chinese to the former, and 60 non-Chinese and 2342 Chinese to the latter institutiou.
The dead body of a Chi aman, with the head gashed in four places, was found in a house at 1. Vell y Tai Shek Ku on Thursday. The police are investigating the case, which prosents a suspicious element.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Ban Lee Company's pawnshop, in Pen- ang Road, P. nang, was completely gutted ou the night of the 14th ult. The contents were, it is understood, insured for $50npon in the New Zealand Company.
Britons, says the Poking and Trentsin Times, will heat of the impending departure of Sir Ernest Satow on his well-merited furlongh with very mixed feelings. Sir Ernest has been an admirable custodian of British interests in Peking, and has proved a personal embodimeut of English policy, that of benevolence towards China and the firmest resolution not to be shouldered ont in the strife of rival interests. A very interesting 200 yards swimmingIt says much for the Minister that, during his match took place at the V.R.C. on Paid y femure of office Pross ensure, whether wise or between Messrs U. J. Cooke, A. Humphreys, fo dish, of British policy has been almost in and N H. Alves for a handsome cup pr....ali complete abeyance, and that he has managed by a local merchant. Cooke finished Best by to retain the profound esteem of his colleagues nearly six seconds from Alves. Humpinoys in an environment where statesmanship is apt gave up after completing half the distance. to be submerged in intrigue. Not since the There was a lar, e attendance of spectators.
lamented death of las old chief. Sir Harry Parkes, has a British Minister established so fine a regard, We trust Sir Fruest will have a pleasut holiday and as spedy a retur i to the scene of his labours as is compatible with mu h- needed relaxation and rest.
In the report recently issued of the Peak Church for 1901-2, the Committee state that the expenses during the year have been heavier than usual, as the cost of the necessary repairs under- taken last year fad to be met. In spite of this the financial pesition of the Church remains sound, as there is still a credit balance in the bank of 84264', The offerings, which amount to $49953, show a slight increase over these of last year.
A meeting of Englishmen interested in pro- moting a ball during the present season was held in the City Hall on the 29th ult.. His Honour the Chief Justice being in the chair. It was decided if sufficient support was forth- coming to hell a ball on Twelfth Night (6th January, 1963), and provisional committee consisting of Mr. Justice Wise. Hon. R. M. Rumsey, Commodore Robinson, R.M., Messrs. Hewitt, Hunter, Lytha, Medhurst, Mitchell, Nicolle, and Pollock, K.C.. were elected. The Chief Justice His Honour W. Meigh Goodman was unanimously elveted Président, aud Messrs. C. W. May and E. W. Mitchell, Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary respectively.
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The British transport Uganda arrived in the harbour on the 25th uật. from Taku, having on board 398 Indian troops on relief from the North. The officers on board are A ajur Dick, Major Dunsterville, | Lieut.-Col. Greaney, Captain Bogle, Captain Carter, Captain Roberts, Captain Brogen and Lient. Hal. The Uganda, which shiled ou the 26th ult. for Calcutta, also took with her details of the Hongkong Regiment.
The Japanes destroyer Asushio arrived on the 26th ult. from London, and the German gunboat Tiger on the 24th u t, from Hoihow.
The Portugue e gunboat Dia arrived on the 27th ult. from Macao, ud H.M.S. Cressy went into dock at Kowloou.
The German gunboat Tiger went out cruising on the 30th ult., and the Portuguese gunboat Biu left for Macro H.M.. Cressy came out of dock early on the 30th ult, and the Blenheim took her place in the dock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Norwegian s'eauer Tordenskjold, 1,189 tons, has been sold to Japanese for 120,000 yen, and is re-named the No. 2 Chiyodu Maru.
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The Struts Times of the 20th ult. writes:- The mystery of the Sikh Army with which, ride the Havas Agency, Britain invested Kelantan a month ago, is slowly coming to light. Yesterday Jeunada - Vira Singh, formerly in the Kedah Police service. with S Sikhs, arrived here fro. Kelantan by the East Asiatic steamship Boritat. The Jemadar and his com¦ pany, w. som forty others who have remained in Kelantan to form a hody-guard to the Rajh, were engaged by that ruler a couple of months; ago, at the time of the trouble brought about by the attempts of Siam to ride roughshod through the Customs regulations of his Sultanate. Their engagement was a tem porary dne, to last through the disturbance only. When the difficulty was settled, and the Siamese had duly paid up the duties out of which they had uzdeavoured to burke the smaller country by a display of arms, and when the question of all sneh, the future payment duties, ete-thanks to the inters ution of the British Foreign Office—had been duly smoothed over, their services being no longer required. the Siths left the country. They were mostly engaged locally, or at Penang, by agents of the Rajah of Kelautan, and were shipped up the East Coast on the steamships Flera and Ban Wat Hii.
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Actual work on the Philippines census begins next. March.
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It is reported that the Coreau Government is taking steps to prevent the circulation of the notes payable at sight which were issued by the Daiichi Bank of Tokyo for circulation in Corea. The Russian Minister to Seoul, who is parently desirous of supporting the Corean Government in this matter, has addressed an official note to the Corean Government and declined to receive Daiichi Ginko notes in payment of the salary of the Russians in the employment of the Corean Government.
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L'Echo de Chine prints for the information of the French colony at Shanghai a telegram received by the French Consul-General, M. Bau, lately French Minister at Poking and now Governor-General of French Indo-China, The following is a translation: I have assumed possession of the Governorship-General of Indo-China. You know all the interest I take in our fine colonies in China and particularly that at Shanghai. I pray you to transmit the assurane of this to our compatriots. (igned) Bean."
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The position with regard to the evacuation remains the same as far as our advies inform 115. Redfer understands that the British objection to the Franco-Germal conditio.us for the evacuation is based ou the fact that the stipulation forbidding preferential advantages refers to the Yangtze Valley ouly, and not to the whole of China. The Times Peking correspondent states that Germany's conditions intimat that she will participate in any re-occupation of the port she also stipulates that China will cot grapt to any other Power preferential, political, military, maritime, or economic advantages in the Yaugtsze Valley, nor the right to oc upy any point commanding the river. The Frenc | have imposed similar conditions, but omit ting the reference to economic advantages. China accepted the conditions. A t-legram to the Oxfasiatische Lloyd, dated Berlin, 2nd October, says: "The German Govern ment is fully in accord with China and France as to the coud tious of the withdrawal, of the troops from Shanghai. The opinion prevails here that Great Britain's hesitation to On the evening of the 16th ult.. a meeting | agres thereto can on y lo explained by her of the China Branch of the Royal Asiatic intention to obtain exclusive rights." In the Fociety was held in the Society's hal, Museum course of a leading article on the evacuation Road, Shanghai, Mr. T. W. Kingsmill presid-question the N.-C. Daily News very pointedly ing, when the Rev. Dr. Edkius delivered the comments: The fact is that Germany, having imaugural lecture for the season just com- been unsuccessful in getting Chilli added to her mencing.
recoguided sphere of influence in Shantung, has A third meeting of French citizens took heen ever since trying to get the acknowledge place on the 14th ult. at M. Juurdan's re- ment of the Yangtze Valley as Great Britain's sidence in Bangkok to consider th pro est sphere of influence annulled; and it is with against the new Franc Siamese Treaty, which this objec that the coadi ious accepted by it had been remitted to a committee to draw up. Prince Ching were framed, and Germany is The Chinese protégés and the French mission- trying to throw dust in the eyes of the world aries were absent. The protest, which is a by pretending that because we object to having lengthy document, took the form of a petition our hands tied behind our back, we must have to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. I the intention of making an improper use of our It was adopted after considerable discussion. hands.
According to the Deutsch Asiatische Warte, the German Emperor has ordered the with drawal of one battalion of the East As atic contingent from Chingwantao. The steamr Gouverneur Jaeschke is to transport the troops from Chingwantao to Tțiotau.
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Commenting on the Singpore report about a movement being afoot in Bangkok to oust the British officers employe in the Siamese Customs and replace them by Frenchmen, the Siam Olserrer remarks:-Tho Singapore Free Press has evidently been misled by some cock-and-bull story conuertel with the approaching termina - tion of the original engagement of Mr E. Ambrose as Assistant Director-General and Adviser to the Customs Department, and the question of its renewal pending. There is nothing else, so far as we know, which e.uld have given a pretext for the gossip sent to the Singapore paper.
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It is satisfactory news, says the Straits Times, that the construction of the Singapore-Jobore Railway is rapidly progressing towards com- plotion We understand all the bridges aro finished, and the e is little more than a milo of no remaining to be laid at the Woodlands end. The longest bridge is that at Mandai whic has a span of about 100 feet. The lino is now being ballasted with grauite as quickly as the metal can be obtained: and the Tank Road terminat station and other stations are very nearly com- ¡deted. There seems every reason to teliere therefore that the construction of the line will be finished by the end of the year.
The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeilung last month published what it describo; as a rectifica- tion of a report which, emanating originally from the Japanese paper Niroka Shimpu, then went the round of the German newspapers. The writer says that the expulsion of a number of Jap nese merchants from the island of Rng, belonging to the Caroline group, was carried out in pursuances of a sentence passed ou them judicially for a contravention of the law prohibiting the importation of arms and ammunition. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung adds: The strict enforcement of the pohibition is all the more important because the inhabitants of Rug are of a restless and turbulent character, and the German at'horities hire at their disposal no military force for the maintenance of peace and order.'
The Sin Wo Puo Lears from Kwangsi that the rebels in that province lately numbered several thousands, but owing to the recent drought and the sudden rise of the price of rice, they are now assembling in great numbers and with re 'oubled violence, while their arms are of latest pattern, some of them having been brought away with the men when they deserted from the army for not having received their regular pay. Again Government troops have been cften invested, numerous guns and rifles were ca; tured by the rebels, who are further supplied with ar: s by outsiders, and in consquence they have become very formidable. On the 2nd lu'., Sze Un fu Prefecture and several districts were attacked by the rebels, and some of the local officials escaped, while of hers committed suicide. Viceroy Tak Sow, upon receiving this alarming news, decided to despatch a large force of the An Army to that region, as this army had destin guished itself in Kwangsi once before. The two battalions ordered by Governor Wang Chi-chun to be recruited in other provinces arrived at Hongkong and took steamers to Canton, from which province they were being transporte d to Kwangsi in fourteen boats towed by river gunboats.