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gaged in a life and death, struggle with her powerful neighbour Russia, it can hardly be supposed that Japan will kositate to make great acrifices to reudo her army and navy effective. In country anddenly emerging from comparative obsonrity to a high position as naval and military Power it is to be expected that the 12704 proportion her axpenditure bears to the national income should be greater than in other countries that have already mando good their position. Exceptional expendi ture is a sacrifice that such a country is
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THE HONGKONG DAILS PHENS, SATURDA§ DHORNBER 1110, 1597.
ANNUAL REGATTA MEDTING:
The men of Penang having failed in their protest against the withdrawal of the garrison, the women of the Settlement hare pofitioned. The weather was as delightful yesterday as the Queu tor the retention of the detachment,
on the Grut day and many apsolators aerembled or for a supply of substitute soldiery. The motition Le exproted to be acessful from its being an uppeal addressed by one woman to anger as the Prang Camilo pate it.
on board the Firesellern. The rolig was, it must be confessed, rather disappointing, The made for the International Challenge Cup Atan extraordinary meeting of the Taujong event was far from being a notable ens.,
ended io win for the Sectoh row, but the Faga Donk Co., Limited, held at Singapore on the stb December, a osobition as passed Thor was not an exiling. mersant during the doubling the remuneration of the directors. The whole rics The winners led from chart to ronmuaration in 73 per cent on the amount nist, their most dangoreta opponents being divisible as dividend, provided that and roto Irish and the Germans The latter, muneration shall not be less than $8,000 or more than $25,000, Torrterly the minimum was however, became too fatigued to curry ou
and so only three rather mettered bonta
celled upon to mako and we cannot doubt 34,000 andtlis maximum 87,000 remained, The English had the inside course.
A startling rumont was inrrent in the colony yesterday. It was to the affect that the Cen- turion and Iphigenia had been ordered to be in readiness to proceed to sea within twenty-four hours and that this order had been given in con-
and they pulled very standtly, but we think they must have had a strong current nguinst them as it was a noticeable foot that, in
all the avonta theinaldo host did not appear to be
GERMAN CUP presented by the members, of
the Club Germauris, for fom-oor; distance, one mila; ontvanóa; 810; to be rewed in bata the property of the Victoria Recreation
· Mub.::
12
Station No. 2--White. How, J-Miok FIDst. 31bs Ne 2, A. Brooko Smith. But, 5lbs, No.3, . Witson Stroke, A. A. Alves
Cox, F. W. White
""""KOBNELVAN,” Station No.-Blue Bow, G. L. Darcan No. 2, Albert Eli No. 8, G. C. Hayward Stroke, E: D. Banders... 47 Obi O. 1. Kew
'TUITLE."
1061/71be Dot. Oth
10st. tbo. 10st. 1011
1st b
1201, 101bs
Ost 01b
こ
Station No. Bisok, pink sash,
10et, 103ba
By the time allowance (banloop) the result in as follową
Ladybirdy Phone Meteor
1
3
OPEN HOATS; any rig, Chinese owed Fonts ex
cluded; tima. nllawanos, 10 seconds por foot * in length per mits; length of best to be statad; entrance, 33, Prize, $25. Contao, 9 miles, ⠀⠀⠀⠀ (Winner of situilar race on frst day to bo
· penalized' j minnbox)ed Coztusion'a Lorca 42 feat
Allowano. Conturion's Pinnase) 36,10 minutes. Vietor Emanuel's Gallby, 32 "Victor Emanuel's Cutter 30′
Contarlos's Gig Victor Faunel's Gig 20
R
90
....18 24
The Green Island mark was passed as follows.
Polics Gig
Victor Emmunal Galley.
Vetor Emmanuel Cutter 4. 15
Southern Cross
25
The Cosmopoliten Huoy was rounded. fellows by the two loading, boste
0
Police Gig
Bus, L.A. Rose9st, 101b.), Fo. F. Lammert No. 3, W. B. Bailey
118 111be, Stroke, R. F. Lammert Helbe Cox, J. M. B: do Carvalho 9st. 0lbs.
SHAMROCK."
· Bow, AE Alves;¦. No. 2, G. B. Stevena No. 3, G. H. Potta. Stroka, J. M. Henderson Cox, J. H. R. Hanas.
Station No. 3-ted and winte
47 sec.
10st. bibs. 11. 116. 12at 3ibs.
by the Committee; time allowance, 8 secondsingly close rupe, the Thistle being losa up behind. Alves's crew pulled very well indeed per oar; four boats meat start for pris and won a fine race by a longth. Time, 7 mina. winging crew of 3rd race first day to be handicapped by the Committer 1st prize, S5; 2nd prize, $10, Das Bosta, Royal EngineerE RE Centurion.
Vistoria B.,1
2
TB RACE; one man por tab; one yalowallowed; 1st prize, $5 3nd prize, 53: 3rd prize. This race did not fill. BROKERS' OF; (for double seults); distance, half mile entrarie, 35; to buzowed in boats in property of the Victoria Recreation Club.
"LILY."
that Japan will be willing to do so and to sabmit to the necessary taxation to the extent of the financial ability of the nation. But while this heavy taxation exists the duty of avoiding all wasteful and images of the prijected oocanation of Port on oren terms with the others during more then provident schemes for promoting a fictitious Arhar by Russia. We have been unable to half the course. However, the victors, who verify the report, but there is no doubtitled horons with the Germans a favourites, commercial activity becomes even more tant unseal activity is being displayed in the imperative than under ordinary circum- Naval Yard, workazon in come of the shops be deserved their win, for they palled nu exces. ing ongaged right and day. Yesterday morning ingly good stroko tionghoat. The boot finish stances. Protective duties and bounties Admiral Beller, Commodore Holland, and the was provided in the rane for the Germon Cap, impose heavy burdonz on the nation that principal naval offers and a Exivate conference which was won by Alvos'a orer after a very at the Naval Yard, and we hear that the fen
Dat, 0]b. adopta thom. Germany, for instance, hy therion is to be despatched to the North carly fine struggle with the crew stroked by Sanders,
KORN." Station No. 4. Pe lor sugar bounties has made a present of next week-probably Tuesday, As is well the distance between them being only a length. many millions of pounds sterling to Great known the Centurion as been held in rond. The band of the Hongkong Regiment was
Bow, J. D. Danby....... 10:6, 5lbs. iness for como weeks past, so perhaps
No: 2 E. Thionert..... 1st 2lbs. Britain, which the German taxpayer has her coming departure in nolting morein in attendues on the fagship and con
No. 3, E. Bischoff
... lat. Gibs had to pay. Incidontally the West Indian than the carrying out of original intentions aiderably onlivered the procedings with many
Stroke, 0:Mollison Pet. Abe colonies of Great Britain have been brought North, but it is not knowa whether he will go LIGHT GJOR open to European Nen-Com-
Admiral Buller, we hear, will also proceed selections of music..
-- Cox, R. Henderson Fab. 1016, --- This race resulted in the best finish recorded to the verge of ruin, but that does not by the Alacrity (which comes out of dock this misterel Officers and men of any Regiment
or Corps of the Garrison or to Bazropean during the rogatta. Unfortunately mishaps benefit Germany at all from a commercial morning) or the Centurion.
to the Shamrock and Reso compelled then to craws of any of B.11. rosols or to Earoposaire up the contest very soon after the start point of view. With the coming into force
members of the Folice Fores; entrícios, $1 Tho Straits Tones on the new Governor of
A through the Look and Rose ran an oxseed- of the new treaties Japan will become to some Hougkong:-The nture Governor of Hong-
distance, on mila; beats to be approved of exteataprotectionist country and in the mean-thong is an Irish policama, promoted for excel- time she is throwing a considerable amount
The service in the days when there were Irish trballen. Sir Henry Blake may be said to bo of money away in shipping bounties. For all Irish. He was born in Limerick, educated best policy would be to adopt free trade, at Kilkenny, drilled in the Royal Izieh Cou- puro and simple, and abandon all bounties. tabulary, and trained in the post of Resident Magistrate ia turhalent counties. In addition By this means her prosperity would he pro to that thoroughly Irish up-bringing, ha has moted and the nation would be the better married twe Irish balles. Finally, he has now able to bear the strain imposed by the heavy red what is know us Irish promotion
20,000 salary in -meaning but From expenditure for military and naval expan Jamaien he goes to a £4,000 salary in Hong: Bir Henry is an excellent man, and sion. Although a prompt acceptance of kong.
histolonial training now includes the this view is scarcely to be expected it Bahamins, Newfoundland, and. Jamaica. i tisfactory to observe that there is in Queensland, it may be noted, prastically de- some directions evidence of a more liberal liged to accept Sir Henry as Governor. That refusal was partly due to the natural feeling feeling than prevailed zɔme time ago. that canses & démocratic colony to desire to ba In the course of an article on the tenure of governed by a Lord, and partly it was due to land by foreigners the Japan Mail ways the tendency that caneds various comunities to trucklo to the Irish vole. For, indeed, the "When a victorious war suddenly raised Irishmen of Queerskind did bet ko the pro- the country to an unexpectedly high posi Hongkong, as in the West Indies, Sir Henry rious record of Sir Henry Blake. However, in tion among the Powers of the world, there need not trouble about. the unirawsily naturally grew up a moot of over-weening of his fellow countrymen and a man who has controlled the most turbulent of Irish counties self-confidclice and, at the same time, the
mood nor fear to face oven the Hon. Mr. Whito- large sums of money distributed among Road, the Hongkong Reformer. the tower-middle and lower olasses, as well "as the artificial stimulus that enterprise "and speculation always receive at such "tines, helpad to convines the people that dey had no eal either of foreign capital or foreign cooperation. Bat "the receding tide of unreal prosperity and fictitions affluence is now beginning to lay baro the Lord facts of the situation, so that thinking men parecive that material expatsion without capital is not more ... possible in Jupon tlum-it is anywhere elsey "and that capital must be eought abroad." Under a liberal regime foreign capital will flow into Japan in a copious stream, but the best means of promoting the national
45
The startling rumour which reached Hong- kong on the 30th November with referenco to In alleged agreement between Russis, Franco, and Garmany having for its abject the terri torial vgyrumlisement of those Fowers at the ex- pense of China and Japan appears to have boon carront some days provienaly in Japan, and to have been exhaustively discussed by the verna- cular press. The Japan Mait of the 30th No romber says Asarle the Tokyo newspapers, in commenting on the present crisis in China's affairs, pines Great Britaiu eutirely entsile the complication. Sowe speak of collusion betroon Germany and Russia; some of an understanding batween France, Germany and Reseto, but with the exception of the Jiji Shimpo we have not found that any varnasular journal suggests
complicity on the part of England: The exception is important; however, for the Jiji Ship is the racet influential newspaper in Jap, and what it says many persons will to which we allade is
Daily Press. prosperity and developing the country's re- bollens. The suggestions
sources would be the funk adoption of no, indeed, advanced editorially by the JiHEA free trade.
it is put forward, as the view said to be taken by Japanese and foreign observers. But that does not detract from its weight; rather adds to
There was no eclebention of St Andrew's Day it, on the contrary. Great Britain, acccrling at Singapors this your
The steamer Glangge, from Landon, and Straits, aft Singapore for this port on Thurs, day evening, the 5th inst..
A fire took place at Haub recently, resulting in the Instruction of the Band Company blacksmith and varponter's skep,
HONGKONG, DECEMBER 11th, 1897.
Box remarkable figures showing the pro- portion between the national income and expenditure of Japan are given in an article in the Kobe Chronicle hourled "The Road to "Rain.” The rapid rise of Japan to a high -position amongst the Powers of the world, the expansion of her naval and military trength, her industrial development, and the growth of her shipping trade under the influence of the bounty systems have dazzled foreign observers and led, perhaps, exaggerated idea of the extent of the im- mediately available resources of the country. It would seem, however, that the pace has bces rather too rapid, and already nomo of her politicans are calling for a halt in the carrying out of the army and navy expan sion schemes. The total income of the
We would remind our readers of the enter Japanese people for 1894, the latest year tainicent to be given to-night in the City Hall. which complete gures are avail-by Mr. Frank Lincoln. n Lineolu scurod such a snbcess on Thursday night that he will doubtless have another big audience to-night. to be fully supported. His entertainmelt is so clever that Le deserves.
for
to this estimate, Eng entered into an agreement with Erssia and Germany, the gist of the som pact being that Germany is to tako Shantung, Russia to have Liaotong, and Bagland to op- propriate whatever portions of soatlara Chint she pleasou, no gas of the thaes interforing with the designs of the other two, but rather promet against the probability of England ning in ing them if necBIT." The Mrit argues
... Vistor Emantel (No H.3.8. Victor Emanuel (No. 1) Marjorie - 1:0 West Yorks Regiment...
Jean was very slow in getting away. The R.. hontquickly took a land of a couple of lengthe from the others. The Engineoru rowed with a very strong and swift strobo and it was soon from the cutest that they would win comfort ably. The Centurion men pulled gamely, but the Engineerraumed avery decided advantage, One of the Marjorini msa "caught a crab" and the beat practically gave up the race, which as won easily by the E. by several lengths, B. Certarien being stond. Time--7 mm. INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP for four.
5 Bos..
oces; oup presonted bó the late J. 8. Lapaik, Fag, to bachald by, the winning crew for ou year; but to remain the property of tho Club distance. pao-mile-and-a-half; entrance, $10. To be rowed in bosts the property of the Victoria Eecreation Club.
THISTLE Scotob
*
Station No. 3.-Bed and white. How, f. Mollista... ... 12st. 4lba No. 2, W. Armstrong....
... 12st Sha No.3, G. Wilson
1281, 111bs. Stroke, J. M. Henderqu ...llat, 9lbs,
Cox, G. A. Caldwell.
Bat. ib.
$
LEEK, Trials.
Station No. 4 Green..
Bow, Lt. C. F. Ryan, RN... 10st. Olb
· No. 1, C. C, Barlow No. 3, W. S. Bailey Soke, E, D, Sanders
Cor, F. W. White
English.
Pat-10lbs.
10st., 10lbs.
12st 10lbs. 2. OJL
1st 1lb
Let 33b. ... 12st. Sibs. ...11at." 6lbs.
9at Olb
Station Na, 1.–—–—– St George's Cross. How; G. . Sevens No. 2, G. H. Patta *No. 9, A. Brooke Smith
Stroke, G, U: Hayward- ` Cox, W. Kennett
***KOENBLUME," German Station No. 2-Book, white and red. Dow, E: Thonert
No. 2, FLanniert
IN
1lat lbs.
1 Station No. 2.-- White and red. How, A, E, Alves.....
... 19st. 51be. Stroke, AA, Alves
10st, 7bs. Cox, F.-W. Whita
**FILEEN,?? „Station No. 1-White Bor. J. H. E. flance... Stroke, F. H. Kew
C. T. Kow...
Pat. 6lbs. Get Uib
0
Victor Emantel's Catter, 4 39 30 "The finish was —
..
12
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Polito Gig Vistor Emanuel Cutter 5. 21 10 OPEN BOATE (15 feet or under); any rig Chinese-owned boats excluded time allow arce, 10 seconds per foot in length of Boats- per mile, entranco, $1; primo, valte 820 The course, starting at 14, will be from the start- ing lino, round mark best off Green Island and back, Groming starting line from west to east, five miles Post entries.MAR Victor Emanuel's Skiff No. 1 15 foot. Allowance
Vinter Emmaul's Skif. No ... 18 Tumar's Gig om 18 Centurion') (Hemat
10
Vicher Benguela Bir No. 18 Victor Ermannova Skif No 4. 18 Lionel's: Glg: Ficter Emanuel'e Skiff No 5. 13. Mr. Dealson's Dinghy 14, 20
ون 16
The boats passed Green Island Mark fallows —
348
Alacrity's Skiff
Linnet's Gig
Victor Emanuel No. 48kif 4 17 --- Decison's Dinghy 4 17 45 Tamar's Gig
Victor Emanuel No. 2Shif-1 18 20 ISLE 4019 20 6Skiff 4 19:45
The winner w23
Alaority's SkiT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
£000
"[We do not huid vṛmelves responsible for the opinions expressed by one corespondence]
THE PEAK TRAMWAY?
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In the moantimo, HBM's Consal solisted, that I should give him a security of 35,000 for the space of three months for my appearance. [?] ho Cotient addroaned the British Miulator and the local authorillos on the subject, and I heard no more shout the matter until the 19th Novem- her, when to my groat surprise I was informed by H.B.M's Consul at this port that he could not do anything for me." The question of my nationality had not keen gone into,, noe bad. I been given an opportunity to prove my claims. A request for a no-hearing brought only the same reply from H‚BML°z Consul, I then re- quested HBM's Consul to give me a written atatement of his position, and had the honour to receive a communication a copy of which I срокове.
I was advised by H.B.M'ì 'Consul to go and ses the German Consal. I did so, and behold ho demanded of me deposit of $20,000 to answer on security, stating if all taxned ont well I could get it back.. I. of conteo, refused, and was loatantly arrested by the German Consal, end delivered over to the local autho rifles, and by them lodged in prison, where I still remain to this day.
I am charged with being a shareholder in s certain chartering of a steamer plying betwósn Amoy and the Straits. I resido. at Singapore, where I barn a business bonso, and, if I had been interested it all, the said stormslijp wenld * have boon consigned to my firm, and I would have had something to do with the disbursing of fanda for the blup's use, do. Yet it is easy for me to prove that I bed, no such won- neotion with tas shartering of the said aveam- ship, nor was I in suy way assosiated with those who aid. In fact, it is easy for mo to disprove the charges of the German Compur to my notining of their inability to show me my name, stamp, or signstore on any paper containing any reference to the chartering of the said toamship. Nor is there the alightert possible evidence to substantiate the charge or claim against me. I am in A position to prove that the said staymahip was chartered by cap Khoo Hot, and the charter. party was guaranteed by one Khoo Siu, who kas Bindo decamped; at the "suid Khoo lok had, borrowed from me the sum of $500, for which aonut I hold his recript; that the said German Company had caused this arvest of one Kheo Tiong Tian, unele of the charterer Khoo Hok, who was requested, or izstigated by the said German Company to declare that I had na interest in the chartexing of the said steamur, bat had declined to say so Wero In any way Jawfully bound or indebted to the said Gorman firm, the claim could have been collected from me in the Consular Court of my native country, and by appealing to my, country I coulă, not avoid the consequences of my own
therefore, it was not to avoid justice that I sought protection. Eut I Layo beon delivered to the local Chinese authorities wha are now daily extorting money from me with- out any regard to justice. Before the case will have bosa conchided, the local authorities will have extorted from me, by methods aloniy *** KATHLEEN.”
familiar to all, my entire fortune. Then, in all Station No. 3-Blue, white sa, ON
probability, they will release me, and inform Bow, M. A. de Figueiredo 9st Olb.
TO THE EDITOL OF THE “DAILY PRI, the Getman Conent there is no onse against me. Stroke, FM, Roza Tereira, Jr.. 10st, Oh. BIR, -Visitors passing through. Hongkong By this His Excellency will observe that Cor, J. A. de Carvalho Dat b ars put to inconvenienas: by the fact that none B.P.M.'s Minister at Peking has edvised the Kathisen was first away, but she was quickly of the working staff of the Park tramcars wear Consul at this port that I have no saim to be overtaken by the Lily, which was stroked very any uniform or badge of ethios. Visitors treated as a British subject, or to protoction well indeed, the result being that she won by a therefor do not know to whom to apply on the bither ia parson er property. He gives me no length Time-6 mins, 25 reps.
* platform for information as to when the trans reason or idas of the basis of this most remark- FOR MEX-OF-WAR GIGS AND WHALEES; die stark, do. I think a uniform cap, with the wordable decision. I can but belies that the Britisi tance, one mile; cutrance, 8!; firet prize, $15 Comitilor or Blakeymau embroidered on Minister agted without the frots before him. second $5, the hosts to be approved by the it, should be issued to the European employes I cannot pren learn what question was Committep. Time allowed for ours, 8 secoue and the Chinese ticket collectors should hava a submitted to him by the British Consul per par. Thres Boats. mast start or ne race.badge, Ticket callester on their akeras or for decision or advice. The Coneal took so Post entries.
coals. With the increased traffic these badges testimony whatever, nor made any efforts to ba- heave absolutely ceset alYours,
curtain the truth of my assertions. Hence I am DISTINGUISHING MARK. at a loss to know what hypothetical case be Hongkong, 10th December, 1897.
sould tuvo saboitied to the British Minister which would justify such an opinion. I have been taught that the laws of my country per- mitted no subject, however humble, to be com FROM THE MORE GOK BAN PO.".
donned without a bearing. Suoh boss beau my Twenty expootart offers have boon selected mistoriane. My papers are nuchallenged, my The race was somewhat of a procession, but by the Viceroy and the Governor to study allegiance unquestioned, so far as an advised. all the boa's nevertheless pilled their best foreign languages al affairs and Marn how to I cuclusion, I pray that His Excellency- throughout. The Centurion took the lead at deal with formignors The Provincial Trouser will be ploused to communicate by telegram if the outset and wow pretty comfortably. Time is to undertake the waiter and the officers as to the Consul at Amoy, requesting that either of possible with the British Minister at Poking and - mins. 50 secs.
-be examined mouthly. The Provincial Treasurer
Bonts
2
IE. M.. Centurion-
10st. 101bs, No. 3, Hischoff....... llet 6lb Stroke B. E. Lammert *..." I1st. 2lbs.
Cox, J. A. Roma
Dot ̈ Olb, The hosts were in .beautiful line and when the gun was fired the Bootch want straight away with a clear lead, the Germans being second, the Irish third, and the English nat The Spotchmyad a very quick
stroke and in a very short time they had
any way concerned in the agreement and gairet a lead of a length. The starter's lannch
rai in cery oleso proximity to the Irish boat In connection with the Camp Gazette thorocades by saying If there is has just been issued a well oxcouted collotype that England hos not put her hand to any com- the way in time. Tus Scotili slightly increase
the work, the fast but fortunately the launch was cleared out of anything; certainin portrait of HD. Sir Wilma Robinson, G.C.M.G. Honorary Colonel of the Corps. Fact relating to the partition of the Chinese their lead and the Germans and Irish. battled
empire may be accepted as certain.?"
for second position. The English palled ex- The Leaces is a capital one..
ceedingly well together, but they could not gait ground and it was soon apparsat they would never overtake the loaders. All the hoats now wont st on easior rate, bank t the bricquot factory the Germans increased that stroke and apurod. The Irieh, hữw-
Another boring contest is to be held at the City llall on Idenday orening. Northoott and Hacker will compete for the heavy weight championship of Hongkong, and three other first class bonte are promised.
able, did not excced, we are told, Seven hundred and fifty illisa yea, That income, it will be found by an ex amination brought down to date, has ex The Band of the West Yorkshire Regiment panded but little during the last three will play the following programme at the
Officers' Mess this evening years, while the expenditure of the country restore
"for Freyschutz". has more than treble. The Budget for Notario No. 2 (Op 9) 1804-95 was 73,128,6-43 yen; in 1895-96 itaque de Noel advanced to 85,211,483, in 1896-97 it in- ́ercased to 193,425,717 yen; and in 1897-98
Selection... "Lea Pecheurs do Parles God save the facen.::
Weber Chopia Adam
Bizet
GERMANY EVACUATES
KIAOCHAU
TO RECEIVE A COALING STATION STE, held them in well, and at the wharf
IN FOKIEN.
II.M.B. Iphigenis, (No.2)....
H.M.8. Iphigenia," (No. 1)
Names Cars.
5.1
6...2
5.3
H.M.B. Viator Emanuel (No 1})................... 0° HMS Victor Emanuel (No. 2)... 0 H.X.S. Kandy
Torpedo Depo
CANTON NOTES.
SEINCEED FOUES raw arranged by the somehow given each of the officers a number of Fortem should secure abeyance of proceedings un til I can bo giren an impartint hearing in the mitted; entries eloze before first race second eiga booka,tu day to be rewed in boats the property of the Vistoria Hooration Club; entrance, $10 Dis tance one mile; *
Station No. 2 Bow, G. L. Duncan No. 3, AE. Arves No. 2, . Wigan Btroke, G. G. Hayward Cox, F. W. White
*SBANKOOK. Station No Bow, T. Meek VA No. 3, J. D. Danby No. 2, G. Mollison Stiofo, A A. Alres Cox, CT. Kewiz
∙LEME.... Station No. 1 No. 4 L. A Rlis No 3, A. Ellie No. 2, J. Coglo Biroko H. F. Lambert
Cox, J. M. E. Garvalke
MTRUTGE”. Station No
No. 4. С. Надее No. 2 G. H. Bovens No. 5, 0, H. Patis Btroke, J. M. Henderson
Cor. E. Kew
1
Perhaps this was a good mee, pichaps it was not. Nobody could ary because declinées had set in long before the start. Hayward finished by moonlight alone
A BALLING RACES,
the Germans stopped and did not go on again until the English had caught thom up, Lammert, however, was completely fagged and [SPECIAL TELEGRAR TO TAS "DAILY FREIS."}
his boat dropped out of the race. The Shanghai, 10th December, English now came forward, but just as they ware putting on a spurt an accident to Germany is evacuating Kitchen and 5 to Hayward's of prevents list from putting receive à coaling station in Fokien
all his strength inte his work and con- sequently the beat gained very little on the Boz TACHTH AND PARTIALLY DECRED others. The Sosteh, who all through the race;
BOATS (andicap by the Committes of the pulled splendidly together, gained further ad-
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club); first prize, vrulago Lud won easily by four lengths. The oup presented by the Commodore and officem Irish mado a gallant fight with them aud en me
of H.M.S. Victor Emanuel Escond prize iu sucond, while the English were third four
amp; entrando, S. Course, 9 miles Jongths behind. The winning crew are to be
Names Owners. "Rating." congratulated upon the capital display they La Cigale Mr. W. H. Carey 33 Allowanco, gure and their vlotary was a most popular one.
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A Tison 23 18 minutes The time of thoraco was 1 min. 13 rece.
Maid Marian Mr. J Hastings 23 18 COPPER P; go an you plaasa; distans Phosha Ho F. 1 May 31
-arranged ; lät peiza, $7; 2nd prize, $3; Jrd Motor Mr. C. V. Kew 28
prize, S2, five boats to start for three prizes. Canticlear Mr. C. A Tomer 27 22 Winner of No. 5, first day: excluded.
Active
Mr. HE Pollook 22.9 324 The copper pants again failed to put in an Sybil Officers EEE 1 23, 221. appears do and a race between half a dozen bees.
Mr. J. Mokio 23-29 stinke bouts was devided upon. This was a Ladybird Mr C D Wilkinson 29 unal very amusing. The time was 8 mins. Payno Dr. Clark A MAN SING
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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
EUPPLIED TO THE DAILY PRESS."]
LONDON, 8th December INDIAN FINANCEM Tenders will be recoirad on the 15th instant. it reached the enormous total of yen the Beef Guild of an increase in the price of The Secretary of State will sell bile on India
With referens to the recent notifimtion by for forty lakhs of Rupecs in India Conucil Bill 240,504,925. Thus while in 1894-95 the beef, we are informed by a goatleman who has administrative or governments, expenditure recently returned from a trip up-country that for 1687-1898 to the extent of £10,000,000 only, of the country was shot 10 per cent. of the there is no scarcity of cattle and that no en- instead of £13,000,000 os estimated in the bud
harcoment of price has taken place in the grazgat
total incuse from all sources, for the fioaning districts. Whatayer scarcity or dearness cial year of 1897-98 it is about 33 per may exist is due solely to the squeezes to which the ovoirs are subjected on the way to Canton
een. Assuming that upon the completion and at that city. it is suggested that the mat of the expansion of the army and navy theter is one the Registrar-General might pruit. expenditure is reduced to one hundred and ably investiga
fifty millions annually-which our contem porary fears is very improbablet would
A cricket match will be played to-day, com- maning of eleven o'clock, between the Hang
FRANCE AND PRE SITUATION IN
THE FAR EAST, ---
Under the Heading-ohmotaux and the situation in the Far East, L'Echo da Chine (Shanghai) of the Sni istaut su
still mean that the suxation necessary to be hong Cricket Club and the Navy. The follow able to be momentarily separated from our
Rev. G. E. Vallings
A. A
By permission of Admiral Sir Alex. Buller CB. Captain Logia, and offers, the band | of 11.MLS. Copturion will play during the effor noor. Tiffin on the ground. The Club nieron aro roquested, to munka a special effort to be puntual
We Frenchment the Tax East who are ing will represent the Club A
nativo land through exterior complications, and G. D. Campbell, K.R. Captain Dyson, A.P.D.
whoy being far from our country, fuel more keenly hor seconds or seversen, are particularly IIS Malechey, H.K.R. A. f. Wurd F. Meilland
R. F. Lamuiert Captain Tangbare Ranxions to sau sunk a sure guide na M, Hanotanx PA Cor
T. Serobe Sanith
continue at the head of our foreign flsins: This sentiment, has never been more keen thair Far East will produce for us in a very short at this moment, In fact we believe that the while some profound surprises, more grave, pot- kape than those with which Burepe occupied in the nearer East. Japan, ever more anger to tet borself free from the tutelage of those who, out of goodwill, impart to her all their secrets, and who has read the words of gratitude and acknowledgment from her sentimenta, con times for kop up in Korea an allitude full of danger. On the other hand the capture by the Germans of the bay and Forts of Iisceau, without my known diplomatic prelimmarios the rumours afloat of new occupatione Imminent in different parts of China: The covetousness and the ambitious awakened or exatal by those processes; all his tends to create a situation bish may scans critical at a moment's notice. Mertorer, to Chins quite a number of different influences are directing a silent wariaro ngainat the Franco-Russian Alliance, and especially against our all. On this point, the authors of these machinations have from the first been
raiud" would. form a charge of twenty, per cent spot the country's annual income from all sources. This reters to Imperial taxikon only and takes no neommit of the local taxes. The taxation of Great Britain and roland is only ten per cont of the national income, and in Fracce, which is reputed to ho the moss heavily taxed country in Europe; It is only fifteen per cent. It is pointed out, alen,
The Singapore Fres Press of the lat Dove that the percentage of her total revenue by The Laty ze left Katching which Japan is now devoting to military and the 9th November for Singapore with a naval purposes excceda tims of any other of conl for the Borna Company and the Mit Baasan Kalshs. The vessel is now nation in the world. The United States overdue, and there are apprehensions that ou apends on her army and navy 17 per cent. of her way down to Singapore she get into the Liyuboon that so badly knocked about the stoomer har revenue from laxation, Rusia sperads 21 Stans and other Yoshole, and has not ancoocdod for cept., France 27 per cent, Great Britain in living through the storm. The Lady 28 per cent., Germany 43 por cont; while races left on the eruing of the 9th, at the and thus as the Norwegian steamer Borg, Japan is now spending 35 perunt. "There which has safely arrived here. The gant of can be but one result of such a policy if the Mitant Basson Kaisho, Mr. Fujis, wired * perested in," concludes the Chronicle, few days ago for news of the Lady Furness, "aad that is, national bankruptey, Eve fund the reply was that done find been received, useful, but that only tends to compl
Japanese politicians are at last beginning
Offers R.E.caf Mr. B. M. Hazeland
813
It is said that copper, scal, and gold have been matter of my coinbase instructed my found in the mount named Kam Sing mi, agents at Singapore to pay for the expense in the viclcity of Wachows & Bunda Intologiamen applied to the Governor of Kwangel to be
Is op alowed to open the mid mines. plicativa has been granted. The Shoes, it is said, bus commenced to raiso shares.
On the let nat e noteriona, robbor named Fong, who had a good number of robbers under his influence, ra sau the standard of rebelikan in Fa-un district The standard was white with a red round mark in the centre. All the shops to the district imve been closed and business in zÉ o standstill The roll-to-do citizens have removed their families to eater places to escape from the ravagen of the mob bara. The local Magistrate, having a very small force, under his command, dares nòt-to
LATE TELEGRAMS.
The following telograms are from the Ran yoos Cerrito
CITRAL AND THE GOVERNMENT'S ALLEGED BREACH OF "FAÏTH.
My London, 20th Novombar: Sir Honry Fowler, speaking at Welverkamp. ton, said the Indian Government urged the late Government to occupy Chitral, and in this they were supported by the great authority of Lord Roberts, but other Indian Generals of qual weight ware of opinion that the natural defences cope with the robbers, who busoms very flares of the Indian frontier would not be strengthened and renel and are able to daeverything at their the military occupation of that osantry, and with No stop has been taken by the Canton once the Imporal sanction was refused Lord Government to suppress theme Elgin replied regretting the refusal, but accept
ing the decision of Government and, on the On the Bra instant seven children, from GTE
same day, Lord Bory rosigned. Sir Henry to eight years old, were sent by the Magistrate further said he scribed the present trouble of Pun to the charitable institution and solely to the deare of this tribes to maintain Kwang-you-sin-tang to be taken care of their independence, and he believes the present
children were brought; to Carton from Knoliow by the cook of the late Tantal of Ku, Lin, and policy is fraught with the greatest danger to
the Indian Empire. Yan prefootree, who died reselly, for sale,
London, 22nd Novogber When the lildren were first brought to Canton
The Tunes says that the accusation of bronch they wure confued in a house in I-ha-toug street. The endden appearance of the children, of faith or tag part of the Government, as re- whose dalest was different from that of Canton, gards the Chitral affair, cannot possible te Bus- excited the enspicions of the Haitong people tained after Sir Henry Fowler's detailed state- The taipo of thin strast reported the case to the west. There is no excuse, for Mr. Asquith's Magistrate, who sent goise yunen ranners to attack on the Indian Government. The sp arrest the kidnapper, he pleaded guilty and pearance of a former member of the Cabinet as WAS locked up in prison counsel for a person convicted for editions
practice in India is certain to lead to misco- option among our Indian subjects.
On the 3rd instant while solliera were being drilled at Yin tong a gun exploded, causing the
MA* London, 14th¡November. instant death of our of the soldiers. -
On the 4th instant a guard boat which was sent Mr. Asquith less sent a letter to The Times to collect revendo from the villages, was robbed regretting his phrase of gross bretch of faith in fa pe village. When the guard boat reeled on the part of the Indian Government. Ta-po in the evening the people thought it was
THE AGRICULTURAL CRIS IN FRANCE. London, 21st November. not enfe to let the money collected from the vari-
In the Frozol Chambar, M. Melize said le ous villages remain in the boat. The money PIANS therefors landed and put in a house in the visscribed the sgricultural crisis in France to the lage, Only two men were left in the guard beat progressive fall in products and the depreciation to keep watch on her during the night, Alout of silver. He nounced a remedial bill for midnight's long buat containing about one agricultural credit and the stablishment of hundred robbers came up to her. They were insurance offices and a zaliof fand. The Socia geastly disappointed at fading that, contrary list motion for an enquiry was rejected by 348 to their speetion, au money was in the gemid against 152 votes. boat. They carried away all the valuable clothes
and respons they will find.
GRIPPIN'S CUT for four care open to mom Bli
hers and subegribers of the Victoria Ronres tion Club who Juve, nover won a račn at a regatta in Chin; distenen, one mile; en- tranos, 85. To be royed in bout the pro-saling beats, starting at 1.30, wie - From o perty of the Victoria veration Club "SHAMROJE.LOWAA
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PRISONED AT AMOY
TES SOUDANESE MUTINY.
November 22cd. Mutinous Soudanese, aided by Mabomxudan brigands, attacked Major MacDonald's force at Deogaon 19th October, but were tepalsed, aftor several hours 1ghting with a less of a hundred mon.The Britian lost sixteen killed, including nu villour, and thirty Kandel. Tho mutiavers, who had murdered three officers, wars cantored. Lieutenant Fielding was killed in the fight sprainst the Soudanese mutineers and Mayor Tanraton was among thoss murdered.
THE AGORIEVED MAN'S PETITION.
An extraordins" * "inoident is reported from Dock, leaving it to starboard, across the start. Amoy, says the Straits Times, Teng Choong ing line from west to wast round the west a reputable and well-known Chinese Trader in
London, 24th November. busy of Meyer's ell works at East Paint ugaporo, who is a British subject, has been
The news of attack on Major Mandonald's leaving it to port, nad cross the line from basta prison there by the Chiness
duttorities, on the initative of a German fin force is regarded as vozy serious as the safety of to west. Dietaupe, 9 miles,
Green Island mark boat was passed as forza alleged debt, notwithstanding his apponts Ugands is involved. It is not true that tho to the Brush Conmal and the dus presentation matmenze have captured Uganda, bat it is bo- follows:
of his passport. failing to obtain redress from loved they are rolumlag there, and it is fasted the British Minister at Faking, to whom the the Soudanese there may tovalt.. matter was referred by Her Britannic Majoslyn The whois, affair is alrɔaded in obscurity. Consul ut Ausoy, Tong Cheong has now sent The object of Major Makdonald's expedition, in e petition to he Governor of the Straits which is unusually large, is so far kept səcrat, Settlements, The petitioner earnestly appeals but it is rumoured that it is the Nilo.
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cate the situation. For these reasons and The risking-consert to be given at the for many others which it might," perbapa, Volunteer Institute to-night likely to prove be dangeroas to enumerate at this moment, "to recognise ficts which should have been very great success, and, we would like to call we ought to be prepared for averything. Itle “patent from the first, and retotiers of the attention to the excellenca of the programme that that recent that wo think Prince lios ab This was rather a poor moe and ended in s Diet are clamouring for it contraction of has been arranged. In addition to a very strong solataly bood of the davation and the fensoily very easy vistory for Horbst & bhat, which lond the very programms which they passed ex vocalists, such as Messi. Van Nairup, of Hanotan to dant with whatever ovenlun from lart, to Brigh and indrased The Tad be Airow, and G. P. Lammert, esveral frst class 1tles may arise. It is with regret and unsas- anali strony Danby and Carvalho, both gava with a light heart nud almost without deinstimmentalists have iprouifsed maintance. Mess we have to stato that one squadros in Cline on and the rose was really que for scound, place bate when it was first laid before them. Morek, who in at present on a tour round the it, in ponit of naaterical force, vory Inferion, which was seented by Starent. 10 imido world, will play two asiga on the selle, of which but our Government has here, specially at heat, Leck, was third Time -7 walkt. 27 seas, condotto ammikuund her way out of the the land to be safer Bentley Belal grand bangla, unpakis and Aerated na Zemuna to,asmas: Chiyse saN TRÚI, dietando, hamile; at peizo, $AU: Jad prize, quagmire into which the forward patty has will give a clarionet solo fret envinto, and agents who will know how to render Ler powerful
Bandamen Bowshire, of the Cmturion, will give aid in her task. We will thus snesoch, without |,785 Wight boom to start for two prize winner "led her it is impossible to predict, ?
selections on the hamcon. We hope the concert doubt, in safeguarding our rights and otir
of: No. 9 frit car, ésoludel Tu the prosont position of affairs, with will bosult in a good game of rosy being hunded interests as those of Franosought always to be-
Two sam min furned up and at the faith the guity and with junkies.
qururmats were alisosi ind, the possibility of being shortly on over to the band Fund,
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to His Excellency to take immediate star
THE PRISTION.
Luter news states that Uganda in quiet, the garrison baring given up hair arms Major The following is the substance of the Macdonald, nannsted by a large force of friendly K Begande, at præment erronada the zonining "I was born. At Jingapore, of British paranta, | medinem at Fort Embes," and "their capluie iš whore I hara ever resided, and established my, regarded 'na coriain. Ciptalu" Harrison is alf në u merchant poter the fru, netas, and marching with a force to disarra the Soudanese
petition GNO
The Cosmopolitan. Dock Buoy was rounded stylu uf Teng Choong I hate obcasionally at Nawasan station
visiled Amor, and did not report myself in FRS-ORIPPLEGATE FIEF, H.BM. Consul, because my toys were of - A London, End Novambor. short duration, sad there appeared to be no
A Mansion House Fund Una boon sponed for. aversion to extort, my nationally, the ost of sufferers by the Cripplegate Bri.
Tately, hana eware Chat German firm Contributions are outfined to the City-
83635in Amoy had failed to collect certain sums fot thoney from certain Crinese, who had chartered
a steamer, and that the said German firm alleged that I had a share in the said chertor.
THE VENEZUELAN FRONTIER, NEW London 26th November.
A series of volumes of minutes of the ancient"
My property, was salzed at, the solicitation et Duta Governors hus been discovered in the
The winning mark was passed in the follow the firm, through the German Consul, by the valts of the law courts at Georgetown, Duma- ing order
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raza, clearly confirming the Britial: frontier Chinnan, authorities. I deemed it, therefore, prudent to let it be known that I was a British claims DNA
KIWARDS FOR SERVICES ON THE NORTH subject. Accordingly, I applied for and re-
KARERA WEST FRONTIER. celvet passport from His Excellener the
London, 21st November Governor of my native fountry, to visit Chino,
oopy which passport is enclosed. "T
Lieutenant Satin Erone is awarded the Distinguished Service Order for services of allahabad, 28rd November··· OsanskiMatisade samend, for hia gailentcx.
Later, pain I er ved at this port I presented it to HBM Comal, and secured a certificate
of registration: Later, the German Consul ep-
to looal Chinese anthorities My property in leading the Gordon Highlanders at Dargai
was temporarily reisen sa I was informed that
is likely to be the Vistoria Crisk. Beani
the question of my allegians was to be investimondations for the V C. lavo also, I under- gatod;
stand, ben made a connection with the Bght?