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Yukon equally with the burning uplands of the Soudan demand our anxious enre. In ne part of the world, however, are national interests becoming of more importance than along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean; and here, as in South Africa, there interests are not so much British as Imperial. Australia and New Zealand are essentially Pacific lands, but Caunda herself has in British Columbia and Vancouver the strongest and most in portant cutlook on the Ocean of any nation,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21st, 1900
The five suspected cases of plague reported at Port Said were on the 2nd ult officially dedared to be plague. Three of those attacker were Greeks and to natives Two of the Greeks led Three cases are also reported From Smakin. +
The French and German Mails of the 21st and 10th May respectively were delivered in London on the 19th instant.
During Sir Alexander Swettenham's fort- night's absence from the Straits, the Hon. W. Egerton will act as Deputy.
Cholers is raging at Saigon. The percentage of tenths among the victims, according to the list ostimite to hard, was 60,
The US Minister in Tokyo, having notified thet Mr. Hunter Ship had been appointed C.B. Vice-Consul at Kobe and Osaka, the
mated his approval.
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issues. Mr: ST JOHN BRODLICE stated a short time since in the House of Commons, that Englishmon had not taken up the can. | cessions which they had acquired and attempted to thrown on the shoulders of private individuals, the blame reaily attach ing to the Government. This attack, as un- - A Seoni despatch to the Osaka Ashe states just as it was ungenerous, las apparently that a telegram was received by the Corean had the opposite effect from that intended; Government on the 19th inst. from the Corean for it had evidently bad a deterrent result. Minister at Tokyc, announcing that he had in- The Peking Syndicate, as "au instance in formed Prince Li Shun yo that he was charged the United States marcely excepted. Aus.point, found the Englsh public unwilling to with trenson, and that the Prince replied that trilasin and Canada balance one another in subscribe to its last issue which was in ho would proceed home to answer the charge
the undertakers. It is not pretended that lovers of the lats Tai-won-Kun, it is said. the individual Englishman has retrogressed; indeed the events of the Boer war prove him to be as ready as ever to come forward when he finds his Corermmons in earnest. Wheuce then his apathy P. We have a reason to disbelieve that it is the hamediate result of the weak and listless policy that Lord SALISEUR has throughout pursued in China. When then the pacification of South Africa shall have been completed, some thousands of Australian and Canadian troops, not lo speak of the home forces, will be set at Herty. These great Colonies are beginning to sea how grievously their interests in the Great Oceau are being frittered away. It to impossible but that they should look to some profitable return for the services they have so freely rendered to the Empire.
and to each of them, even more than Great Britain herself, is the maintainance of Bri. tish power and British prestige a matter of literally vital necessity. Twenty years ago we were accustomed to look with com placeve, if not with pride on the position we and attained to in the Pacile; and had our statesmen only been able sufficiently to com- pretend the importance of our interests in these regions, we might have continued to cerapy the same leading position in which we were found on the death of Lord PAL SIERETOR. Unfortunately a later generation of statesmen have never been able to grasp the importance of the situation, and have Little by little permitted the old we had on The Far East to be whittled away; we need not recapitulate the story, it has often been tald, but of late it has assumed an impor- tamm greater than ever. It was no chance circumstance that led the war with the South African Republics to meet with no! good will on the Continent of Europe: it So, wideo a challenge. The continental Yesterday being the anniversary of the occa- Powers had, in fact, been pursuing in Southsion of Her Majesty Queen Victoria a royal Africa the very same policy of encroachment salute was fret at noon by the war vessels in the that they have set in motion in Eastern harbour. British ships were dressed to cala- Asia fortunately they had stronger Eng-brate the occasion. |lishmen to deal with, and in Sir Alfeed
In the 24 hours preceding noun of the 20th inst. there occurred six frisk cases of plague
and seven deaths.
Another lamentable shooting wocident fir the harbour was reported at the Contral Police Station yesterday morning. It occurred on the No. 2 polies launch early in the morning. A European police constable had taken up a Win chester rife which he thought was not loaded While mining it the piece went off. The bullet struck a board and then caught & China man in the abdomen, inflicting a serious wound a man was taken to the Hospital, where he les in a precarious condition.
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Singapore is likely to furnist an example of stort tenure of sext on the Legislative. It ap pears that Mx. W. H. Frizell will find it neces. say to retire from the seat in Logislative Council to which he was so rescatly nominated by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, and in which he was confirmed by the Secretary of State. It is understood that the Chartered Bank thinks that the sent in the Straits Connell calls for too much attention to be occupied by a Bank manager. This sub does not appear to apply in Hongkong.
The capture of elavan of the man who raided three fishing junks in Kowloon Bay by In spector Gauld and several other mantlers of the Water Polico was a smart piece of work, and well worthy of being commented upon. Accord
fims the report of the capture of the Täku
ORDER.
The Telegraph Companies announced rester Forts The Combined Admirals have de- day that they hoped, with the assistance of the altained the Chinese flagship. The Endymion led fleets, shortly to be in a position to reorganisa
is proceeding to Taku. the service between Chefve end Taku, which has been abandoned by the Imperial Chinese Tels PREPARATIONS FOR MAINTAINING graphs, In the meantime it would bo edvisable address all government messages to the re-
Mr. Brodrick announced in the House of Sportive Consuls of Chefoo, who will be able to
Commons thing it had been arranged that forward them by despatch or torpedo bout.
additional forces from Kings will co operate with the Viceroy in maintaining order.
EL. Parloff, the Russian Minister, was to hare na audience with the Emperor of Cores on June 13th. A Seoul despateli mentions report that the memorial addressed to the Em- peros by Mr. Bands, the adviser to the Imporial Hanse, contained some references which might be taken as insulting to Russin. The business upon which the Russian Minister had obtained an audience with the Emperor is aukaown, however,
On the 31st March of this year a new Asistio
Society (Ostreiatischer Verein) was founded at Hamburg, the object of which is the promotion of German industrial and commercial interests. in East Asia. As president of this new Society. Mr. C. Illes, of the firm of Mesery. C. Illies and C, who is also weil kugwa in Japan, was elected, and as treasurer Mr. J. Bligels, the Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Hamburg. The Japan Herald hours that a brands of this Society is soon to be founded at Yokožnaiz.
SHANGAT, 20th June, 11.50 ..
LEGATIONS SAFE ADMIRAL SEY MOUR AT PEKING.
A reliable Chinese report states that the Legations at Peking were all right on Sunday and that Admiral Seymour, has reached Peking.
A private telegram to the same effect as the above also reached Hongkong yesterday after- noch.]
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SHANGHAI, 20th June. 9.40 p.m
CONSUL TAKES STEPS TO RESCUE BRITISH AND AMERICAN. MISSIONARIES.
The United States Consul at Chefoo tele-
recette American and British missionaries in Western Shantung and Houan, BRITISH MISSION AT TSANGCHOU
LOOTED.
locted and the missionaries conveyed to The French Consul telegraphs that the British Mission at Teungchon has been
would be less of this sort of thing..
The Eurasian boy named John Whiley wes
Magistracy yesterday. He had been arrested
Worship suit be did not propose to sad him for obtaining money by false pretences. His
gol. because be thought that if he did so it would be his rain. Unfortunately at present there was no reformatory. He thought that “A midshipman on H.M.S. Dork, who was in this was ominently a case for a reformatory charge of the cutter in which Cronje and his What he proposed to do was to discharge the family landed at St. Helena, in a private letter The other day four men, were sentenced tony, but to order him to enter into a personal mentions an Amusing onecdote of Crenjs's voy in view further aims in which she did not rarious terms of imprisonment sud: 20 stk bound in the sum of $50 to cope up for son aga from the Cape. “Our doctor at present tout Admiral Seymour and his column.
the Far East. Unfortunately the strange writings to a Trind Society, was again placed iz at Peking afforded them just that stepping writings could be translated Sergeant Sullivan, womanlike sagaries of the usurping Empress the Dock yesterday, and reminded until the stone which they in their heart of hearts most suspecting from information he had received desired. Russia and France, of course, in that the man was a member of an Blegal society, this forward policy were hand and glove; rested him, and on searching him found the but Germany was by no means indisposed to insignia and writings in his posession. take her share of ghat a woman's folly might throw in her way. But Russia bad
bence when called upon; which mant flat he is Dr. Jamesin. Mrs. Cronje was suffering
huld be called upon and sentenced at any time.
intend her good friend France to have a part. With true Oriental persistency Afghanistan has preserved her character, and in nothing is this more marked than in her inability to get rid of that curio of Asiatic states the impossibility of es tablishing rules for the succession. More: than most Asiatic kingdoms, Afghanistan has suffered froin this weakness, and in the kajesty's Justices of the Peace was held at the ↑ milty to obtaining money by fako pretences the present instance, when the life of the Ameeragistracy for the purpose of considering an other day appeared befors Mr. Hassland at
robberies at Ba The Wai. The prisoners were with the birch rod for conciling a couple of
from ses sickness. The captain asked her hus again pinced in the Dock at the Supreme CourtWe understand that in the meantime efforts baud if he would like a doctor. Cronje sil resterday morning. When His Honour T. Ser will be made to get the boy into the St. Louis's Tess but who is the doctor? Oh, you can have combo Smith said that the punishment of whip Cathedral. The boys who were in the reforma Jaron Oh, no, thank you; it doesn't matter." Home and Orphansye, near the Roman Catholic the ship's doctor. What is his name?' 'Doctor ping would not be inflicted The men were tory at West Point were removed there when Cronje was apparently determined not to have found guilty of larceny, and not armed robbery that Institution was closed.
Yesterday sitemoon a special session of Her ben
American ex-army oficer, who pleaded
saything to do with a man of that, nome if he
it.
could help st
We are received a copy of an excellently
some unknown place by the Chinese General. NO CERTAIN NEWS OF ADMIRAL *SEYMOUR,
No authentic news has been yet received.
THE PHILIPPINES.
MANILA, 20th June, 1.80 r.M..
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT BY
U.S. PRESIDENT. President McKinley announces that ninety days amnesty is granted to armed is especial danger. There is no international for the transfer of his publican's livorce to sell bling statement with the view to induce by Mr. William Robms at the Open House, code of honour that would prevent a foreign situate at hanse No 3, Bulkley Street, under said he had been discharged from the Army in The facts which are embodied in the pamphlet ing them an opportunity to surrender and and retail intoxicating liquors on the premises His Worshay to deal euently with him. He Windsor, Ontario, on the 6th February last. Filipinos and their sympathisers, thus giv- Power taking advantage of smel an opt sign of The Hunghom Hotel to one Manila, and not caring to remain among his old are gathered from the Daspatches which passed declare allegiance to the United portunity to foster her own ends, and Russin Convjen Homusjes Sangs. There were pre-associates there he came to Hongkong. Fina- between the British and Boer Governments, and
printed Ettis pamphlet entitled The Truth about is known to hang almost by a thread, there application from one Nowrosjen Bhicape Moola the Magistracy yesterday. when he made a long the Transtval, containing an address delivered
has long been intriguing with one or other sent. Mr. F. A. Hassland (presiting), Deputying hitself short of money he burrowed various also from the official report of the Conferences Government.
of the claimants. Bussia too, with a per- Captain Supariotsadent Budeley, and Mr. sistence that dues her credit, Las been C. A. D. Melbours. There was no police of pushing her railway system through thejection, and the application was granted in heart of Central Asic, and Las now brought inously.
her lines into the neighbourhood of Herat, the northern gatesway of Afghanistan,
sums from different people, intending to repay at Biemfontein. The proceeds of the sale of them when some money dus to him arrived from this useful work, which costs only to conte, will Manila. Hitherto be had led an honourable and be giver to the "Soldiers of the Queen Reljef upright life, in proof of which he stated that he Fund, and copies may be procured from Mr. hald offles in connection with sarem societies. E W Mitchell, of Desera, Caldbeck, Macgregor An enquiry was opened at the MagistracyHis Honor said he was very surry to see a and Co Every one interested in the War The offence was a very serious one, but after
an of his position charged with such ac ofence. should endeavour to procuro a copy.
taking all the pircumstances into consideration he had decided to deal leniently with him. He would te sertenced to two months hard labour
and, it is evident, intends to make use of into the circumstances contented with the co2
her place of vastage to push her ends in lapse of a bailding in Des Your Read the other India. It is quite possible that Russia has week, when one man was killed and another in no ulterior end in view in India, but she jared. A third storey had been added to the has so far committed herself to a policy of building. The wall doss not seem to have been
The fourth act of an exciting drama is well nigh completed, but before the curtain falls to the completion of the play, it is well to remember that much business remains to to absorbtion that it is more difficult for her and the man in question were buried one of the Society for the Prozegation of the Gospel
strong enough to hold it, for it gave way
to stand still than to advance; and recently, them however managing to extricate himself.
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD,
A meeting of the Sauitury Board will be held ·
•to-des, **
Thursday, 21st June, at 415 pm ORDERS OF THE DAY, 1-Reply relative to an Assistant Mexical In view of the forthcoming centenary of Officer of Health.
Intornational Sanitary Convention.
got through. The capture of Johannesburg having extended her froutiers to China and An apprentice joiner said that in the 20th May Foreign Parts, It is pointed out le St. Johna 3-Roply in connection with Chinees Cem nad occupation of Pretoria has changed the Corea, she has been showing tuwonted he was working on the top floor of a house be Cathedral Notes for June that, though the the..
and
3.P.G.is not formally represented in Hongkong,
to
Medical Office:
pursuant
THE WAR.
LONDON, 19th June, 7.45 p.m.
BADEN POWELL AT PRETORIA.
Major-General Baden-Powell has renchitil
Pretoria.
REUTER'S SERVÍCE.
LONDON, 18th Jnue.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA-REIN- FORCEMENT OF THE HONG KONG GARRISON.
external aspect of the South African contest activity at Peking and Beoul The situation tween Si Wo Lane and Des Voeux Road, West in the Far East, in the Singapore, North China. from a war, almost legitimate, to a guerilla is one that threatens a distinct danger to Point, with sune other workmen, when the South Tokyo (Japan) and Cones Dioceses, a to extend the provisions of The European That the Board recommend the Government strife; hereafter we cannot look with the
the Empire at large it is not that Russia building gave way, One of the joiners was same chivalrous eye on the struggles of a
large mimber of members of the Society, both District Reservation Ordinance. No. 10 of live people for what they have called herself is more to be dreaded than at any killed and witness sustained various injuries clerical and lay, are actively at work hotl 1896, to that portion of the Kowloon Peninsula previous period; but the danger is, that which necessitated his being out to the Hospital noget Europeans and amongst the heathen.
which lies to the South of Austin Road, liberty-the right to oppress others more)
G. A. WOODCOCK, The building had had another storey added to civilised than themselves.
The Seventh Bengal Infantry has been order. Acting Scorotary In the future taking advantage of a temporary preoccupsfe. Xavier, architect and surveyor, rub. It is a distinctive feature of this Society that
AGENDA any attempt at taking up arms will more
od to Hongkong. tion she may contrive to create a diversionitted a report as to the cause of the accidents work is not confined to the Evangelisation when the Empire is seriously engaged
1-The re-housing question." and more partake of the ugly nature of re-
2-Correspondance re existence of rabies at
NEW CAPE CABINET. He said that the recident consisted in the giving of the heathon. When in 1701 it was bacor- bellion, and that not only in the interests of mercial policy of Russia is a matter of us of opinion that this wall collapsed on a plantations and Colonies. In 1842, directly after
this on account of the retrogressive com- way of this party wall hetwasd two houses. He porated by Koral Charter its object was spot. Nagauki, Yokohama. Kobe, Osaka, and Moji.
ally stated as “ the propagation of the Gospel in 3-Preratosice of Plagne in Amoy
now Cape Cabinet has been formed, with humanity, but from those wider reasons of serious consideration, not for Great Britain count of the absence of cross walls. The butt-
4-Statements shoring Plugns cases oud | Sir Gordon Sprigg as Premier and Treasurer, in the Bombay Presidency from September justice which have rendered the Government and her colonies only, but for the whole of tinases and poles were not strong enough. The Hongkong had been coded to the British, the
death 1996 to Teek
and Mr. Roseices (Rose Tunes) Attorney. of the South African Republics a blot on
the civilised world, More especially are building was kept from celupsing before by of the Engish Church in the newly required S.P.G. appealed for funds for planting a branch
5-Plagne in Bombay May 11th, 1960.
Greneral. the civilisation of the nineteenth century Canada and the United States deeply the joists-His Worship: I suppose if the settlement. Over £1,800 was raised and the
limp washing return. Retina from cao for the One lesson of the war can, however, never
had been a European architect the thing would
works ended 20th and 20th Mov, 8rd and 10th. be forgotten as long as the Empire last concerned in this new possibility.
nover hare anppened-Mr. Xavier: No interest of this was, in 1945, placed at the
8-Mortality the various portions of the Empire, of their recent laisser faire policy of the British that buildings should be superintended by mainteuses of one or more chaplains in Hong the weeks onded and and 9th June, 1900
9-Ton applications for licences to keep owni motion, at the very beginning grasped on compelled to looks on while the rest of the mer did not kuor any better?Mr. Xavier hers. In the meantime the Church Mission The play had a gous well, as a matter of fact! THE WAR IN THE ORANGE LIVEL
Government, British subjects in China have a European architect the better suppos kong During the vort four years the Society
arine: x the true significance of the issues at stake the world were advancing everywhere along No; they simply want the sasist way to do th and recognised that although England was in the forefront the war was in its essence the line. In every department the English work. Any man can submit plans, and if they an Imperial, and not a mere Britishi man finds himself hampered by his foreign are in accordance with the Building Ordinanc test; and that on its satisfactory settlement uaighbour, who has a sympathetic govern nothing can be done. His Worship As far as rested the wider question of the well-being ment at his back which does not fail to see carrying out the work is concerned he can de
it as he like?Mr. Xavier: Yes-His or Hongkong has had no official connection with ducel the artist.
It
PRESIDENT KRUGER'S MOVEMENTS, President Kruger ss removed his head-
and that je the unerring instinet with which is unfortunately the case that, owing to the His Worship: Then the, soonoris is the Tisposal of the Bishop of London towards the June 1900. istiest for this Colony for quarters to Alkruar near Nelspruit.
con-
assisted in raising an endowment for & Bishoprio
ary Bedely had sent out a raissionary clorgy loadly advertised though it had been, it was a
to China (the Rev. George Smith), and in 1849 poor concoction at the best. In the second
he became the first Bishop of Victoria. Since work of the run a well known critic of a monthir
China has been in the hands of the M.S., and
them the work of the Anglican Church in South
Friend The tie knew the manageria
and
the interval after the second act intro
Lordon, 18th June.
COLONY,
Lord Roberts, wiring from Pretoria 16th in-
stant, ware that 800 Boers attacked the British
post at Zand Hiror on the 14th. The energy
of the nation in its whole expanse. It that the road of advance for him is kegskip informed Inspector Baker, who had charge the Society which is about to enter upon itaIs this the first time you hare seen this as driven off by General Knoxfrom Kronstad, the penalty of greatness that it has over to open. It is notorious that, even in the of the anguiry that ho understood the matter. 200th year of work. This should not be on play inquired the manager. The casualties were Seymour of the Pioneers stand prepared to resist encroachment ordinary occurrences of the day, the English He would read Mr. Xavier's report and hit him wherever attempted from the pole to the man is at a disadvantage; and this disadvant know whether he thought any curther artion Excuse for Hongkong forgetting the old not My dear fallon terupted the ride an arid two men killed; one offer and eight mon
not you find some other way of insulting my equator; the icy mountain chains of the age is emphasied when it comes to larger ghould be taken.
counbction.
friend
x Arounded.