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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 301¤, 190.)
· European administration, whose policy is always to pay close attention to the * details and to act by rules ? To-day if "there are in some corner of China a few "bands of brigande, scarcely any attention "is paid to them; but when such a corner "becomes an European colony, the ralera
"will desire to re-establish order, and in so doing may perhaps provoke an insurrec- tion. The introduction of our European methods cannot but disturb a number of old customs, shock many of the traditions to which the Celestials are so firmly at- taebed." M. LEROY-BEAULIEU points to the tact required in the governinent of Hongkong and Singapore, and the serious troubles in connection with the French Settlement at Shanghai, and continues: In a larger area the prolonged difficulties felt in pacifying countries imbued with “Chinese, civilisation, as by the English iu Burma, the French in Tonkin, the Fa panese in Formosa, show against what "obstacles each foreign nation will run in "its slice of China."
Further large amounts of stores are being got ready for despatch from England for the use of the increased China Squadron.
A number of Portuguese officials at Deingoà Bay have been dismissed for ussisting the ranggling of corned beef, contraband of war,
for the Transvaal.
Mr. A. H. Raid, who left Manila for Chinu as Chinese interpreter to Colonel Dagget, in a letter written to a friend in Manila says that the American troops (the 9th Infantry) cap tured 2800,000 in silver from the Tientsin
mint.
The Glergyle, freightship, is bringing to Hongkong four toft, stean pinnaces anned with 12-pounder qf. gons for river work in China, several field mountings for naval gas and large quantities of spare gun goar,
The new torpedo-boat destroyer Viper Just montle did the voyage to Portsmouth from Newcastle in the record time of twenty-four hours. During her recent trials on the Tyne the Viper worked up from a speed of 14 kaots to 36.585 knots in 20 minutes.
The Directors of the Welcome Mining Company, Limited, have received the following telogram from this Mines -- White Reef, at the bottom of the shaft. have struck very rich ore and expect it to continue: samples from this assayed 7 oz8, 10 dwts por tou.
The offers and mon, to the number of 3,409. of the Oxford, Border. Wiltshire, and Slop slore Militias, last month undergoing musketry drill at Kilworth, co. Cork, have volunteered for service in China. Three more Militia Regiments at. Aldershot have volunteered to a man for service in China,
The author's point of view, though not a new one, is the only sound, one, and nothing can be lost by a reiteration of such argu- inents as he advances at the present time, when it is to be feared that there are many waverers from the policy of non-partition in England. As M. LEROY-BEAULIEU says, the Powers recoil before the consequences of a partition, but they fear that if they do not hasten to appropriate what they wish 14.40 for themselves some swifter rival will mark out for itself the lion's share. This is the possible explanation of the Japanese action at Amoy. It is not so much that any one The following movements of troops were nation wishes to cut up China at once (un-) announced at the end of July to take place at less.it be Russia, and she is not yet ready. Dover :--No. 30 Company R.A. to be sent to 20.40 with the Trans-Siberian line incomplete), Chine, and the 5th Battalion Middlesex Re- add none wish to be left out when the cut-giment, and the Clare Artillery to be sent to the All the Mediterranean garrisons, to relieve troops for Winesting up takes place, if it must.
more necessary, therefore, is it for those who China or South Africa. see the inevitable ill results to come froin a
B, C, and CC are excellent dinner and suitable for invalids and delicate
stomachs.
The Czar has conferred the St. George
Cross upon General Linovitch, the Commander.
in-Chief of the Russian troops, for the relief of Paking.
It in announced in the London. Gazette that
the Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. W. Pritchard Morgan as Consul-General for Cores. In London.
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS? SERVICE.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FBOM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
public and private, about 1,150 Jemudar drivers, otec., 2,520 horses, 1,280 ponies 3,025 mules, 12 field guris and 14 Marime. Boxides the above a number of bullocks for the Siego Traia are being sent. The Imperial Service troops with the Fourth Brigade will number about 1,500.
According to the revised arrangements undo by the Indian Government regarding the dif- ferent transports the Nawab brings across to China a wing of Native Infantry and Section O" No. 51 Native Field Hospital; the Mont- bass conveys 800 Soge Train builocks, Sec-
A telegram dated Washington, July 27th, says that arrangements have been practically completed for the purslise by the United States from Spain of the Sitain and Cagayan Islands. JAPANESE REINFORCEMENTS FOR tionD No. 51 Native Field Hospital. The
DAITOTEL, FORMOSA, 29th August, 11 d.m. tion B No. 69 Native Field Hospital and
The German Injerial Gazette nanounces that the title of "Councillor of Legation" has
conferred upon Barou vou der Goltz, inter. preter to the German Legation in China.
Mr. George Jamieson, CM.G, was to leave England for China on or about August 25, to undertake an important and delicate mission in connection with an Anglo-Chinese company of which he is a director.'
The following appointments have been minds at the Admiralty:Flest Surgeon S. W. Vasey, to the Centurion, to date July 20. Staff Surgeon J. McC. Martin, to the Berflour, to date July 29.
Capt J. M. M Quine, C.B., R.N., whose death is reported at the age of 59, entered the navy as a cades in 1861; he reached the rank of com- ander in 1885, and after considerable service was promoted to be captaia in 1890. He was ng captain on the China station in the Imperions from 1891 to 1995, and subsequently captain of the Charybdis, in the Chance! synad-
ror.
Ho received the Companionship of the Bath in June, 1897, on the occasion of her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee, and only ́in June was placed on the retired list..
D and E are after dinner Wins dismemberment of Chiua to be firm. If at Edinburgh University has won two ein the scope, and the terms of its reference. Mr.
Japan has been frightened into deserting of a very superior vintage. All are true the open door" party (which we are loth to believe), still more it is incumbent on Great Britian to maintain her position. The Sample hottles and smaller quantities will United States have the some interest as our selves in supporting this policy, but in elec-
Xeres Wines.
In the House of Commung on the rd nit. Sir E. Bassoon asked the Secretary to the Treasury if he would state to the House the composition of the Dapartmental Committee on the system of cable telegraphs of the Empiro, Huuimry replied. The terms of reference are To inquire into the present system of tele- graphic communication between different parts of the Empire, and to consider in what respects it requires to be eapplemented. To investigate the relations between private cable Companies
(including the Government of India); the atmount of control at present exercised by those Governments, and the policy which should be
To examine existing pursued by them in future, especially when new concessions are sought. rates; to report how far they are fair and reason able, and if not how any reduction should be effected. The Committee will consist of Lord
AMOY.
one
One battalion of Japanese infantry, battery of artillery, and one company of engineers, making in all 1,300 men, were despatched to Amoy to-day.
LONDON, 28th August, 7.55 p.m.
SUCCESS OF GENERAL BULLER,
Lord Roberts reports a satisfactory advance and decided success. General a very Buller bas captured Bergendal, strong position.
GENERAL FRENCH'S ADVANCE,
General-French has advanced to Swart kopjes, preparing the way for General Pole- Carew.
GENERAL BADEN-POWELL. Gen. Baden-Powell las reached Nylstroom unopposed.
A BOER REPORT.
A Lourenzo Marques rumour states that the Boers at Machadodorp were repulsed
Posta: Establishment to the Field Forse, nad the Mohawks 250 Singe Train bullocks and Sec-
Pandug was to leave Bombay on the 2nd, with a wing of Native Infantry, and Section "C" No. 6 Native Field Hospital, and the Latpaare will convey a wing of Native Infantry and Section "D" No. 0 Native Floid Hospital, but no date has been fixed for her departare.
A detachment of Mounted Sappers accom- panies the Cavalry Brigade to China. 30,000 Martini Henry Rifles with bayonets and 500 rounds per rifle were among the stores for Hongkong in the Mationa..
The following hospitals have been sent with the troops of the 3rd Brigade: No. 15, A Section, British Field Hospital; No. 39, "A" and "B" Soetions, and the No. 51 and No. 61 Native Field Hospitals. With the 4th Brigade-No. "B" Section 15th British Field Hospital, and Nos. 53 and 58 and half of the No. 62 Native Fielt Hospitals. The full list of Medical Officers accompanying la not yet settled, says the Times of India of the 11th instant.
A Sanitary Department of 150 sweepers and 30 bhisties, and a number of carts and bullocks. accompany the Indian Field Force.
Liotits hezarix Trench and Woodhonas, have been ordered by the General Commanding the forces at Boulay to proceed to Chinu with the utmost despatch and join their regiment, the 28th Bombay Infantry
Colonel Passy, Military Accounts. Depart- ment has been posted, as Chiot Paymaster to the Force sud Captain Cowrani, Intelligence Department, Army Headquarters, to the Im- perial Service Troops.
with great loss, leaving guns and ammunteruent of India for the Chins force 3
tion.
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, 27th August.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. The Boor position near Belfast consists of a strong semi-circle of mountains, approachable only through morasses, with a frontage of 25 miles. General Balier's three days assault made no impression. An artillery duol took
frustrated a Beer flanking movement.
3.651 troops start for the Cape, within a fortnight.
Besides those officers already published, the following appointments are settled by the Gor- Brigade-To command, General Cummins, Madras District: Deputy Assistant Adjutant- General Captain Nicholls, a Punjab Infaň- try; Deputy Assistent Quartermaster-General, Captain Haulson; Blynalling Officer, Captain Criddas, 38th Dogmas; and Commissariat. Captain Willams, Four Medical Officers are with the 3rd Brigade, ten with the Generol Hospital, and ten with the Field Hospital, but up to the time the last mail left Bombay their rames had not been settled. 50,000 sand-baga to be dispatched to China. An order has ben received at Woolwich for Ther will be filled with sand or worth, and used for the purpose of field fortifications, und for the protection of the Infantry.
The German transport Batavia left. Snoz on August 10th for Ching; the Sardinia mailed on
Phonics on the 18th August from Suez, bound North, all with troops and stores for the Ger man forces,
be supplied at proportionate wholesale rates. tion time the States are proverbially uncer- Richtofen, the famous geologist (as quoted by and the Imperial and Colonial Governments place all day on Saturday, when the naval guns the 14th, the Adria on the 17th, and the
We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when hought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorised Agents
at the Coast Porte.
Mr. C. F. de Carvalls, of the Hongkong and
Mr. Kenneth Ingles, a New Zealand studyut siderable scholarships at that seat of learning. has been awarded the China scholarship of £100 per unum, tenablo for eight years, und the Natural Science scholarship of £76 per in- num, tenable for 10 years.
According to the careful estimate of Baros
tain. Russia and therefore, of course,
a writer in the North American Review the France are ranged on the other side. Italy province of Shansi alone car supply the whole world with coal at the present rate of consump- and Austria are bound by the Triple. Alliance to Germany, and Germany's action to for 3,000 years. Then, in most cases, beds of iron ore lie in close proximity to those of is very problematical. Commercially Ger-coal, and can kence be easily worked and smelted. many's interests point in the same direction as those of all truding nations, but it is well known that Germany's political attitude to ward Russia bas been growing recently more and more friendly. In event of a decided split between the Powers it is not easy to predict what Germany's getion would be. The desire to avoid European complications would weigh very heavily with the German [29 Emperor. The position is very delicate, and the state of affairs has made many re- gret that it was considered necessary to and the Indian troops at Shanghai, a step which has led to considerable misconception. Since, however, the authorities, with the lesson of Tientsin before them, decided after No anonymously signed communications that have long deliberation that the step was necessary, already appeared in other papers will be inserted.
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During the 24 hours precedar icon yesterday one fresh plague case was reported, and one death.
Shanghai Bank, charged the chair coclips of chair No. 1 for refusing to carry him on Sunday last when employed. The coolies were brought up on Tuesday before Mr. Hazeland, who fined the defendants $3, or 14 days' imprisonment. If every aggrieved resident will only take the same pains there will be less abases of this mort. and the chair, and still more the rickshaw coolies, who are even more troublesome, will not have matters entirely their own way.
A marine hawker who resides in the village of Ma Lee, uoar Yaumati, at prosent lies in the hospital saffering from braises in the leg caused by the explosion of what appears to have been a Nordenfelt cartridge. He picked it up on the beach on Tuesday and taking it home got a hammer with the intention of knocking it to pieces. He was lowerer, saved the trouble, for he hail not given it many blows before it exploded and scattered in all directions, at the
same time indisting the injuries mentioned.
Lord Roberts has arrived at Belfast, mesting Generale Buller, Polo-Carew and French.
INCREASE OF TAXATION IN
RUSSIA.
Russia is increasing the Customis excise to
enormous.
Balfour of Burleigh, the Postmaster-General, mest the expenditure in China, which is already the Secretary to the Treasury, the Under Secretaries for India and Colonies, and two members from the Intelligence branch of the Admiralty and the War Office."
THE CHINA CRISIS—AND '.
|stractions from his Government.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
GERMANY. The German Consul at Port Said has handed His Excellency the Governor of Ceylon has Field Marshal Count Wallorses important in- publicly declared that there is no truth in the statements which, he said, had received a world- widepul·lication that the Home Government were importing into Caylen from India most luxatious furniture for the Boer prisoners of war thero. Sir West Falgeway added:--There is no ides of pampering the prisoners of war. They will be treated exactly the same as our own soldiers, They are and they deserve that treatment. brave soldiers who have fought for their country, and therefore they deserve to be treated as soldiers. On the whole they have been gonorons enemies, and they have treated our prisoners
LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The P. and O. hired transport Foreword ar
It has been reported that a party of Chinese- soldiers after the fall of Tintin sold to a foreigner Tis. 40,000 worth of gold bars for 250 Mexican dollars.
WUCHOW.,
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Wuchow, 27th Angust.
"SANDFIPED"- LEAVER WUCHOW,
H M. guabout Sandpiper loft Wushow for
i dowa-river this morning, thà 27th inst. There
is no foreign gunbout here now.
THE STATE, OF THE POT.
A better feeling of security seems to prevail | here now. Imports of foreign goods are begin- ning again, and the local banks arỡ relaxing the tightness of the money market which has been rived yesterday from Bombay, bringing 21 the order of the day for the past two months. British officers, the 14th Sikhs, the 34th The news of the taking of Poking by the Allies Pioneers, & Hospital Corps and followers, amis disbelieved by game and received by all with
apathy. mounting in all to 1,358 men.
The Austrian cruisers Aspera upi Kuiserin Elizabeth sailed early yesterday for Shanghai, and were followed by the German cruiser Tiger. The transport Matiana returned from Taka yesterday,
AMOY AFFAIRS.
A BITCH IN THE LEKIN SYNDICATE'S WORK. The last copy of the Times to hand contains a statement from its Hongkong correspondent to the effect that the Pekin" Syndicate have been ordered by Lf Hung-ohaug to pay in $300,000. This should of course be the L kip Syndicate, and refers to the Syndicate
tang tekin. of merchants who were to form the Kwang- There has been some bitch
well, and I do not think I have ever heard that any one of our prisonera endured a word of iu- | A married womnu named Lo Yulu, living at salt during their incarceration at Pretoria. It No. 43, Gage Street, was arrested on the 27th is said, of course, and I know, that they are not alt. for assaulting her servant girl, aged 12. all Bours, and that they comprise Iržak-Ameri- The girl had been in her service for about 12 cans and Europeans, and very harsh epithets 25th inst, stating that on that day Kulungan An Amoy correspondent writes to us on the months, the womun baring bought her at have been applied to these men, but I andor Island was still being patrolled by armed Japa about this affair, and the Syndicate have been Canton for $13. On Monday it is alleged that stand that these Europeans are all men of she beat the girt with firewood across the back. respectability that most of them have been challenging foreigners. The two Japanese stations in the province for, it is said, thres. nose; and that the previous night they were given the right to collect the telin at various shoulders, and other parts of the body. She was employed for some years by the Transvaal Gomen-of-war, the only warships in port, were months, in order that they may recover the Admiral Geissler and the principal officsis of arrested and let out on bail of $100. Mr. Reece|vernment, and I are the word of officers that under steam.. Thus Chinese were perfectly quiet, amount of bargain money already paid into the appeared to defend her on Tuesday, when she their conduct had been such that no officer or and the community is unable to understand offcial treasury. The effect actions of this sort was renunded until yesterday afternoon. On
man had given the slightest trouble during the the present proceedings. The landing of un must have on trade can perhaps be only too her name being called she failed to answer. long voyage ont to this island.""
armed force, continues our correspondent, can well conceived by the Hongkong merchants, Accordingly the buil was eschested and X
only excite the thickly populated city, and will who are to a large extent the sufferers. warrant issued for her arrest.
The Ceylon Times is highly indignant reprobably be the cause of a riot and destruction The official trial took place in July of the garding the banishment of Boer prisoners to of property...
Another correspondent writes to the same
Dutch Government by Messrs. Yarrow and
we were right in suspecting that it was the effect and asks why o British, German," or
HONGKONG, August 30th, 1900 Ar the present period of the Chinese crisis it is interesting to read certain remarks on the future of China made by M. PIERRE LEROY-BEAULIEU in an excellent little the German squadron now in the harbour paid volume entitled La Renovation de l'Asie, their official calls yesterday morning on H. E. "recently published in Paris. M. Lexor the Governor and on II. B. Major-General
BEAULIEU is an exceptionally clear-sighted Gascoigne. and impartial observer of Asiatic affairs and his book may be read with profit by all
The prisoner who escaped from the detention rouin at the Magistracy on Tuesday was re-
HONGKONG SANITARY BOARD.
A mosting of the Sanitary Board will take
interested in the Far Eastern question. The captured at Wunelai yesterday morning. P.C./first-cluss torpedo-boat Scylla, built for the Ceylow, and in a recent issue remarks: "Sol part of it to which we wish to draw particular Rutledge was brought before Mr. Hazeland for Co., Limited. This torpedo-boat, toirthe intention of the Military authorities at the Cape American man-of-war cannot be sent to Amoy. place to-day, Thursday, 30th August, at 4,15: attention is the final chapter, in which he sllowing the men to escape from his custody and with the Hydro, constructed by the same firm to make use of Ceylon as in sort of convenient By this time we hope our correspondent is ORDER OF THE DAY,
-
discusses the possibility of a division of the was discharged with a cantion.. Empire. We must be pardoned if we make. a rather long extract from the author's re- marks on this subject. Are we destined," he
Kwok Li was yesterday, sentenced to 12 months' hard labour for returning from banish ment. He was banished on the 11th Apriflust.
7
will shortly leave for the Dutch East Indies: in order to strengthen the Dutch naval force there. The machinery in these torpedo boats is somewhat special, the engines being
MISCELLANEOUS,'
1-Proposed Dairy Bye-lawa.
G. A. WOODCOCK,
Acting Secretary,"
AGENDA.
asks, "soon to see a dismemberment of the The man is an old effendor, there being against completely enclosed and supplied with forced quite enough criminals of our own without hav "Middle Empire? No one at heart really him three charges of returning from banishment lubrication in connection with various working shores." The same journal referring to the pri.Jodphur Lancers, 500; Maler Kotla Sappers, Val Branch Plague Hospitel.
and three of larceny.
Botany Bay. Agniest this yo protest most gratified by the arrival of H.M.S. Inte strongly and we feel sure our protest will be effectively supported by the Planters Associn-
The strength of the Imperial Service Corps: tion and the Chamber of Commerce. We here
in the 4th Brigade will be as follows:-1st ing the soum of South Africa shot on to our "desires this. The division of this heritage
parts, thereby considerably reducing the atten
150; Ulwar Rides, 720; Bikanir Camel Corps "over which at least five or six heirs are
tion required on the part of the engine-room
soners themselves goesents say: They comprise (without Camels) 400; or a total of 1.770 of all staff.
men of many nationalities. Thers are Frenchmen, "watching will not easily be accomplished Teang Wo Sang, tallyman, appeared at the
Swedes, Irish-Americans, Hollanders, Nor ranke. As regards the rearmament of this 4th by friendly arrangement, and the law-suits Magistracy yesterday to answer a charge of
Early yesterday morning Inspector Warnook wegians, etc., among them, but the real and Brigado, 2,635 magazine rifles will be required "of nations are decided by artillery. For being drunk and incapable. A Chinese constable - "twenty-five years continental Europe has found him rolling in the gutter at West Point and a part of police made a raid on No. 7. genuine Boer is a raia nais. One of the offers for the Infantry and Sapper Units. These will "tremblod at the idea of a war. What on Tuesday night in a helpless state of intoxica George Lane, off Stanton Street, where it was is a lager Commordant named Beznichenbout, be provided by the 37th Dogras, the two On getting a Transvaaler, and a grand specimen of the Battalions, of the 1st Gurkhas, and the 1st "wonder that the whole world shrinks tion, singing snatches of English music ball suspected that gambling went on,
Heinside the house the police found that their genus homo, standing fully 6 ft 4 in. in height Battalion, 5th Gurkhas, to whom will be re- "before the war caused by the break-up of songs, such as "Let 'em all come," etc.
was taken to No. 7 Police Station, and was suspicions were well founded, for they discover and big in proportion. He was a well-to-do issued Martinis. The 35th Sikhs will thus Chinu, which would be far more terrible, yesterday fined $3, or 14 days.
ed some 20 men belonging to the boole class farmer, and has two sons still fighting. C. Van become the only regiment in the Field Army "would indeed be universal, for Great
playing at fan-tan. The appearanes of the po. Olst, another officer, is a naturalized Orange equipped with 303 rifles.
It is hoped in India that the entire forco, "Britain, Japan, and the United States For being in possession of a dagger without lice enused a regular stampede. Some of the Free Slater, and was in charge of one of the "would participate as well as the continentala permit a Chinaman was yesterday fined $250,
men escaped by way of the smoke hole. Fif. Boer Commissariate. The third is named He ordered to China will be shipped before the "Powers P Even granting that it be possi- or three months. It appears that on Tuesday teen, however, were captured, including one who vershamy, a Hollander, who was formerly email: Becond week in September, hat the shipping "ble to settle the whole matter peacefully, night he went to a brothel at No. 28, Temple sprained his ankle while attempting to escape,way engineer. The bulk of the prisoners came programme for the Fourth Brigade has not yet None of them, except boen completed. The original division with Street, Highcm, where a girl who formerly and who had to be sent to the Hospital Two from Potschefstrom. "what country feels ready to govern eight lived with him was staying. He had been of the men were subsequently fined 3100 each, Robertson, who effected his escape from Symons the Third Brigade totals as follows
or a hundred million Chinese ? It may after her to the house several times and threat-
or two months, for keeping a common gaming Town camp, but was recaptured, are of any British Officers, $45 Warrant and Non-Com *be said that it is enough not to govern ened to murder her unless she returned to him, house; twelve were fined $5 each, or 14 days particular interest. Among the oficers Dr. missioned Officers and men 516 native officers "them overmuch. But is not this pre- and on his going again on Tuesday might the for gambling, and the man who was hurt was Grenler of Dikoya Hospital recognized class and Hospital Assistants, 13,967 non-Coni- "cisely the most difficult task for an police were sent for.
discharged.
mats at the Edinburgh University,
missioned Officers and men, 11,855 followers,
1-Papora relative to the closing of the Tung 2-Application for the retention of a Trough water closet of five seats at the Militery East. 3-Result of the analysis of a sample of milk Block of Married Quarters, taken from No. 8, Cachrane Street
4-Letter declaring that the restrictions im Karachi are a withdrawn.
Statement showing Plague cases and posed at Calcutta against vessels arriving from
deaths in Bombay City, from 3rd July, 1000, to
6-Letter from 16th July, 1900.
Majesty
Her
Comeul, Amoy,
7--Fortnightly line-washing return.
relative to Bubonic Plague.
Mortality Returns from Macuo for the weeks ended 5th, 12th and 19th August, 1000.
9-Mortality Statistics for this Colony for
10.—Three spplications for licences to keep the weeks ended 11th and 18th August, 1906.
stile, one to keep goats, and ons to keeps wine.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENT.
The steamer Formida left Singapore on the 28th inst., and is expected to arrive here on the Snd September.