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The Daily Press.
HONGKONG, October 25th, 1900
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 190)
two years have passed," says the writer in the Times, since we adopted the suggestion of the Trungh Yamen in place of taking Chuson, and now I imagine that the man "in the street is beginning to realize that "what we want in the Far East, if there is any balance of power which must be redressed,' is a superior squadron and an "effective field force. Possibly, the Ad- miralty, in not bringing our squadron even "up to the standard of that of Germany, "may have reckoned a secondary or other hase at Woihaiwei as the equivalent of two or three battleships. If so, few students of history will agree with them."
As a result of the events of 1898 we saw two Powers wrest from China with no
H. M. 8. Bramble lett Singapore for Bangkok on the 18th instant.
A saan man was rowing some Buropeans share on Tuesday when he fell overboard, and being unable to swim was drowned..
The Formosa, which arrived yesterday from Tamsui, Amoy, and Swntow, reported H.M.S. Isis and the Japanese Idráma at Amoy on the 22nd, the German Bussard and Dutch Holland and Koningin Wilhelmina der Nederlanden at
Swatow on the 23rd instant.
An alarm of fra was raised on Tuesday night, it being reported that a house in Staunton Stroot was ablaze. The Fire Brigads turned ost and found some for and huskets in the basement of a hoare to be on fire. The flames were extinguished beforo much damage was
club.
The German transport Bosnia is crossing the pacifio with 1,100 horses on board for Chins
y
A special committee appointed by the War Offer is now, engaged in experimentary tests of the different types of modern rifles.
Dr. de Pae Hickey, formerly a well known offfeer of the steanter America Maru, is the surgeon on the Nippon Maru this voyage after a long vacation ashore. He relieves Dr. Fine.
An Emigration Restriction Act" has boën passed in British Columbia, similar to that in force in Natal. It will shelly difect tha Japanese.
** General | MacArthur, the new Military Go- vernor of the Philippine Islands, has contracted' favor In Manila, The latest reports, honover, show that the attack is not a serious one."
The German transport Batavid is said to be the largest merchant vessel that has yet passed through the Suez Canal. She has a gross ton-
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS SERVICE,
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
FEOM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.]
SHANGHAI, 23rd October, 7.40 p.m.
KOBE
According to a German trade journal, the value of military rifles exported from Germany | nage of 10,503, and a registered tonnage of FRENCH TRANSPORT SUNK NEAE to China in 1899 was Tls. 4,400,000, against 6,500. Tls. 1,400,000 in 1898; artillery fuses, Th. 2,500,000, as compared with Tis. 1,500,000 in 1889; and gunpowder Tls. 200,000, as against Tls. 500,000 in 1899,
The Shanghai Mercury understands that the seal of Lino Skoklong, the Chinese President
expenditure of labour very substantial pri.
L. A. Anzolle kus buen arrested by the Singa. vileges, while we did not take the opportunity
poro police on the s.8. Sulazie, ou a telegraphie of establishing our influence in the region
At the Harbour Offler yesterday afternoon.requisition from Saigou charging him with for- which concerned us most. Gerraany look before the Hon. Basil Taylor (Acting Harbour wery. Pending the hearing of the extradition an early opportunity to emphasize this. Master), Yes Seo. No. 1 roman on the British proceedings on the 30th inst, the accused was allowed out on huil on his own personal recogni- when in the mame year, 1898. Count | steamship Pelure, plousled guilty to having ou HaterELDT pointed out to Lord SALISBUEY the 22nd inst, at Victoria Harbour, absented
zunces of $1,000. that Germany had acquired a special posi. himself from work without leave, and was son- tion" in Shantung, "whereas Great Britain tenced to 14 days' hard labour, not having occupied any place in the Yang- tze region, that region is still unreservedly open to Germa¦ enterprise." A better comment on the failure of our diplomacy, and art prox. many of our prominent fellow citizens are going to Shanghai. In the list of passengers by the Empress of China wo notics the names of Mesra. C. P. Chater, P. A. Cox, J. H. Lewis, E. W. Mitchell, and Dr. G. F., Jordan.
In connection, no danist, with the approach of the Board of Riter, which was taken from the Bureau at Peking' after the Imperial City Race Meeting on ing Shanghai Antonun
was cccupied by the Allled Forces, is to be sold Thursday Friday and Saturday, the 1st,
by Messrs. A. C. Russell & Co. The sent, which consists of 11 Ibs. of solid silver, and is said to bo 1:33 years old, is on view at the Astor House.
|
The missing boats crew of the ill-fated: steamer ladre, which wont ashore below the Gulf of Aden on August 24th, as already chronicled in these columnas, bus fortunately been picked up on the Arabian Coast, ·
Russian emigrants to Eastern Siberis; it is
stated from a St. Petersburg source, are under- going great hardships, owing to the Chinese outbreak. The refugees from Manchuria filled Irkutsk and othór towns already packed with smigrants. The barracks are full to overflow- ing, and in the railway stations men, women, and children are camping out without proper shelter, but fearful of missing any chance of accaping by the railway to some town where their misery will be lean.
The steel barque South American of Liverpool. laden with mahoghany, and bound from Santa Ana. Maxico, to Fabmonth, is a total wreck of
Florida, It is.)
The French transport Caravane has sunk near Kobe after a collision with the Famagu- chi Maria Three men are missing, the rest. having been saved... -
THE IMPERIAL COURT. The Court remains at Tungkuar, the border town between Shansi and Shensi, waiting the course of events.
SHANGHAI, 24th October, 7.30 p.m.
THE HUPEH APPOINTMENT---
NATIVE FEAR FOR THE
YANGTZE
Great alarm is manifested at Hankow at
could not have been written by the most truest British critic of his country's Chinese policy. The question now in, What chance is there yet of remedying past errors F To supply a satisfactory answer to this will tax the utmost ingenuity of him who attempts
At the Magistracy yesterday morning three the task. We have declared, too late in the
senten connected with junk No. 163 were day, for the strict maintenance of China's charged on the information of Sergeant Mue integrity, and have bound ourselves to act durald, with cutting warth from Crown Land with Germany to secure this end. Our partat Yananti without a permit from the Director ner, content with the monopoly of all con- of Public Works. From the evidence adduced mercial' enterprise in one province and the it transpired that one of the defendants had promise of free trade for her nationals else. employal the other two to cut the earth, and
he was fined $50. his companions being dis where, enters on the work with a light heart, Great Britain starts handicapped with the charged. For removing stons from Crown result of previous mistakes and follies and Laad at Yanati, a contractor was fined $100. relying only on the ability of her traders to hold their own with any possible rivals n ability on which many do not hesitate to throw great doubt, adducing as arguments the many ensus in which our traders in the last few years have allowed themselves to be called cut to him to stop. bnt this he declined added. It is expected that by the time China foreign situation is by no means cleared up.
the recent appointment of Yu Chang as An important stimulus to the export of cattle the French Reef, Florida, forty-three miles Governor of Hupeh. It is credibly reported. from Queensland is being imported at the pre-south of Miami. The captain and crew (less that the Viceroy at Wuchung has telegraph. sent moment by large orders on account of the three men who were left on the wreak) has ed imploring the Consuls lera to urge the Garman Government. The exports in question arrived safely at Miami. are destined for Kinochow, and some idea of reported that a hurricano struck the South foreign Ministers to make an effective pro- their importance may be gathered from the fact
American when off Caroysport light, and the test. Otherwise it is certain that disasters that the German Government is understood to bargue with all her canvas blown away and will follow in the Yangtze Valley. have already specially chartered two large unmanageable, was hurled upon the reefs. The RETURN OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR, vessel will prove a total low, but her cargo may English steamers for transport, while the in-
be saved.
Admiral Seymour returned to-day from surances effected at Lloyd's are reported to ex-
Taku. tend to something like. £250,000,
At about half-past 11 on Saturday night Sergeant MacSwayed and. Inspector McEwen were standing near the Cricket Ground in Queen's Rand when a soldier came by on a bicyclo without a light. Sergeant. MacSwayed
The steather Samoa of the German transport
nest railed for China from San Francisco with over 800 horses and a large quantity of fodder. Thousands of daftars have been expended in fitting the vessel for the horser, says the S. F Chronicle, and before she leaves port the cost of 2,000 tons of water, to be placed in the blast tenks in the bottom of the ship, will have to be
will have been consumed by the animals.
Rumours says the Press Association, hats
THE IMPERIAL COURT. boon rife that Lord Sulisbury would quit the
There is a report that the Court is still helm of State whenever dissolution of the pre- sont Parliament might take place, advancing proceeding to Hsianfu, but this is doubtful age and recent bereavement being assigned as Widespread sickness is said to prealamong the cute: Lord Salisbury has so far made no
gn of any such intention, and in quarters the Court and its followers of all ranks likely to be stable to judge, it is thought most
LONDON, 23rd October, 9.5 p.m. improbable that the Premier will yield up the reins of power at the present juncture. The
supplanted by more supple and better train to do, making a noise with his mouth and going is reached the last of the large quantity of water ither in reference to Senth Africs or to China. THE BRITISH AND CHINGWANTAO. ed competitors, and the notorious neglect by ahead. This annoyed the Police Sergeant, who called out to an imaginary constable in front Throw him down."" In consequence the
British Government officials of the interest s
We
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The Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineer- Ing Company (Limited) have contracted with Mess. A. R. Brown, McFarlane, & Co. (Limited), of Glasgow, for a large steamer for the Nippon Yueen Kaisha Company of Japan, Particulars of the two steamers which are being
tons register, and 38,000, horse-power, and the second, the Kronprine Wilhelm. 35,000 tons register, and 38,000 horse-power,
A Chinanian was yesterday charged with as-built by the Norddeutscher Lloyd, and will be saulting an Indian constable when in the execu-runzing next year, are now officially announced. The constable suid be had arrested a woman tion of his duty at Yaumati on Monday night. The first, the Kaiser Wilhelm II, is 19,500 who was carrying pigwash when the defondant came up and struck kint with a pole. A crowd also gathered round out called out “Tu." The constable had no witnesses.-The defendant's Mr. James McCarthy, F.R.G.S., in his recent story was that the constable asked him to carry book on Surveying and Exploring in Stam, 10- some pigwash and because le refused to do en, cords a pleasantry of's Sinnese skipper of one saying he was not a coolie, the countable struck of the vessels formerly plying between Bang him with his tranchean and arrested him.kok and Chantaban who would ask his Burman His Worship did not consider there was aufpassengers whither they were bound, and when ficient evidence to convict and discharged the they answered "To the sapphire mince," world wag bis head sagoly, and say, “Friend, you will And it more expensive coming back. The
defendant..
The Globe understands that Great Britain
and it is regarded as highly improbable that Lord Salisbury will seek to desert his post at the time of difficulty and tension should this leased from the harbour works contrac- nation renew ita expression of confidence in him tore the port of Chingwantao for eight
months. and his Government.
sent home quite recently by the British Consul The following is an excerpt from a report General at Odessa on tho ten trade It is gra- fying to fad that Ceylon tea is being con uned in increasing quantities, and is competing favourably with the Chinese leaf, and the in- portance of the Russian market is яnch that tho Ceylon traders will donbtless make the best of
have secured. The bulk of the tes imported in the opportunity to strengthen the foothold they
Odesta passes in transit to Moscow and other towns, so that the advantage is of more than local significanes. Moreover, the output of the plantations in the Cancasm has not turned out very successfully, owing largely to the ligh cost
of production, and the trouble in China is not improving the chances open to Ceylon, ✨ at all unlikely to have the effect of further
A. case of a very unusual character has come
before the High Court of the North-West to
scene and arrested three of the offenders, each of whom was fined $8 at the Magistracy yester day.
Of
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 23rd October, 3.5 p.m.
CESSION TO BRITAIN OF THE COOK ISLANDS. The Cook Islands, Polynesia, have been formally ceded to Great Britain.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 22nd October.
GREAT BRITAIN AN ADDITIONAL RESERVE CHANNEL SQUADRON. It is stated that the Admiralty is organizing Provinces of India. It spyears that one Hazaran additional reporte Channel Squadron to ro Kurio died in the village of Jajrani, in Banda pace the Channel fleet when the latter is
ernizing and bis widow, Mussomat Bhagonia, made up
THE TURF her mind to burn herself on his funeral pyra
Lord Rosebery ban decided to sell his racing Different people were called in to prepare the stable. lady for the ceremony, hards were painted on THE ANGLO-GERMAN AGREEMENT hur feet, and bunglee placed upon har, in order that she might become a suttee. Practically the whole rillage gambled to see the lady burn herself on the funeral pyre. However one of the people passent ventured to fire the Pyre, and the lady had to do it herself. When the flames begat to shoot up her courage failed her she jumped down from the pyre and was taken away by her relatives.
ZE CHINA
to the Anglo German Agreement is considerst The adhesion of the Powers, including Russia'
certain. The newspapers dwell on the high importance of the Agreement.
A correspondent of the L. & C. Express writes:-I find that the announcement of the promotions in connection with the operations in China has by no means served to sliny the bitter feeling that prevails throughout the Navy at the continced disregard of that service in the distribution of honours. course, the value of the services which Sir Edward Chichester rendered in the early stages of the South African War has been recognised by every prominent General in the field, but Bir Edward, like his associate; Captain Pro- thero, has gone unrewarded. So, too, in con- The following will not be uninteresting to our FROM OUR REPRESENTATIVE.]
of the commercial men who look to then for bicyclist turned round by the City Hall. where support. Viewed then in the light of the
he was caught, and found to be Sergeant Bal- events of the last three years, the Anglo-bage, of the Royal Engineers. He was suin- German Agreement seems one-sided. But moned and yesterday fined for his offence. it is at least as good an Agicement as | could hope for, provided that it is strictly carried into effect. We are told that many of the home newspapers doubt its utility. unless it be made retrospective. If by this is meant unless the past seizures of Chinese territory be restored, it is plain that those journals have nothing to hope from the Agreement, for it is certain that no Power Lns any intention of receding from the positions gained by it in China. If it refers, on the other hand, merely to recent occurrences that is to say, in short, to the annexation by Russia of the south bank of the Amur-all, that can be said is that, if the Agreement does not cover this, At about seven o'dock on Tuesday night &pions miners used to send their dead to Bang- she two contracting Powers are about number of coolies were engaged in carrying kok to ensure for them the proper funeral HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DE VOTE ROAD CI to make another concession
their cargo on to a steamer which was moored along eremuning. The fare for the living passenger LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, R.C. fear of Bussia. The reason for such side Jarding's Wharf at West Point. One of was five ticals, for the corpse ten. The sapphire a concession is to seek. It may well suit them placed a plank against the steamer, but as aines were in a natariously malarions and on-
ho had not done this properly, another coolie healthy district. Germany's book to yield in this matter, who was walking along the plank with a loud which concerns her but little, with Shantung had a nasty fall on to the wharf in con THE letter addressed to the Times of the awaiting her exploitation and free competi-sequens of the plank slipping. Feeling an 20th ult. by the correspondent who veils his tion in the centre and south guaranteed yet he began to abuse the other coolie. From identity under the pseudonym of "Me" and a good understanding with Russia words they came to blows. Other epolies joined is a trenchant criticism on past British in Europe to be cultivated. But in the fight, and a serious row would have ensued policy in China, and re-states in concise form the consent of Britain to this bad not an Indian constable appeared on the the often urged ease of those who know the country and the effect of that policy on British interests therein.. "MILES" puts forward prominently the inherent inistake in the way in which the authorities at home sought to meet the results of foreign aggres sion in this quarter of the globe. The main
local cricketers as showing the exceptional principle of British conduct in reply to Ger-
interest taken in the astional game by one of man and Russian proceedings in the north,
our Indian players. Corporal Carter, the well- he points out, was not to safeguard our of our playing Russia's game in North P. Z., Ex. Comp. J. Lockhead, H., Ex. Comp. of the Peking Legations have been treated known forward of the Somersets, in the match great national interests on the Yangtze, China? We are not afraid of the accusa. B. Bridger, J., E. Comp. W. Muskett, with singular want of generosity. A Captain Somerests and Lancashires, played in the Dor Scribe E. Ex. Comp. W. M. Everall, Scribe of Marines has indeed been promoted to and Tournament at Simia, broke his arm after which then we might have done effectually, tion of Russophobia. The real Bussophobes N, Ex. Comp. H. Jewitz, Treas. Comp. C. brevet majority, but this is held to be quite five minutes play, but rather than imperil his but to try to counteract the establishment are those who cannot make up their minds Lastiral, P. S., Comp. J. A. Tarrant, 1st Assist. disproportionate to the, value of the services hoaide's chance by rotizing, be played on to the of Russian power at Port Arthur by post to protest against the invariable advantage 3., Comp. H. E. Allen, 2nd Assist. 5. Coup. S. rendered.
finish, never mentioning it to anyone. A broken ing ourselves at Weihaiwei. In so doing which falls to Russia's lot in each new Parfitt, Chancellor, Comp., F. Allen, I. G.,
aria, ander the easiest circumstances, is for hy we"substituted an indirect object for ous Chinese complication and thereby leave their | Comp. J. E. Loo, Janitor, Comy. B. Jones, The Legislative Council at Singapore will be from pleasant, and it is diffenlt to imagine how of primary importance "an error not lean country less able each time to make such a After the Installation, the Companions eat down occupied at their next sitting in considering a Carter bore the excruciating pain, the incessant dangerous, the writer continues, in uational protest.
to a very enjoyable supper, which was enlivened Bill to amend the Harbours Ordinance. The motion, froguent collisions, &c., toust have policy than in naval or military strategy.
by speeches and songs. Contributed.
objects and reasons are:-" The regulation and caused him, during the hour and more his arm, At the time when the lease of Weihaiwei
control of the leading of foreign soldiers and was dangling uselessly from las side. He is was in course of arrangement the same
. A vory enjoyable evening was spent at the saflors from transports and other vessels and of now in the Jatogh hospital doing well. ⠀⠀ Sailors and Soldiers' Institute, Kowloon, on their movemente on shore is a matter of grow- writer pointed out in the Times that the
Tuesday night. An excellent programme was
The German Emperor has conferred the Zol other parts of the Peninsula. ing importance in Singapore, which is probably theory that one fortress can neutralise an
The German Mail of the 20th September was provided by the Naval men from the Torpedo the British port in which the necessity for lowing decorations on members of the Peking, other is based upon nothing. However, the delivered in London on the ad inst.
Depôt, and though it was gómewhat marred by seme such regulation is most apparent. The Legation:The Order of the Red Eagle, Foreign Office approved of the idea, which
the non-arrival of the pianist, the "Tars" rose inconvenience arising from the frequent obstruc- Fourth Class, on Councillor of Legation von
The following will compose the team to rei the Tsungli Tamen pressed upon us to The local architects have been naked to attend to the occasion, as they always do, and the tion of thoroughfares in the town, through the Below Saleske, and on the Second Secretary, avoid giving anything of more value, the meeting of the Executive Council this morn-frequent and hearty applause of a full andienos pressure and movements to the streets of large Dr. von Bergen, the Swords of the Order of present the United Bervices at Rugby Foot ball against the Hongkong Football Club this and in May, 1898, Mr. GosCHEN stateding to tender their objections to, and opinions testified to the success of their efforts to bodies of foreign soldiers and sailors landed the Red Engle, Fourth Chase, on the Legation afternoon in the Hoppy Valley at 430 p.m. in the House of Commons that “an of the action which has been taken by the entertain. Songs were sung by Messrs Robb, from transports for exercise, has been more doctor, Dr. Yolde, and the second interpreter, B. D. Blagay, B. back); H. 8. J. Wigram, outpost of this kind was of value to those anitary, authority as to the construction of Pitt, Jardine, Ward, Wanless and Wallace, than usually evident during the recent eastward Herr Corden, the Sword of the Ozfler of the JB Within, HM.B. Argonaut, M. B. Wal Mr. Bobb singing "Ora pro Nobis” with great passage through this port of the troops of Crown on the student interpreter, Dr. Merk BAFE. Tregear, 501 Hyderabada(three-quer- ter backs F. L. H. Strong, RMLI, and who had the supremacy of the sea, and it
taste and feeling. The comic element was varions European nations destined for service linghaus; the Order of the Crown, Fourth A CF Stevens, B.E. (lull-backs), W. Loring, was from the point of view that we had
furnished by Mears. Mahoney and Pike, who in Chins. The Bill gives power to the Gover Class, with Sword on Lieutenant you Loesch, CF Mallkan, F. H. Watson, R.A., F. E. G. kept the audience in roars of laughter, and Mr. nor in Council to deal with this matter by à la suite the 8th Dragon Regiment, King St. Clair, H. B. Mullenen H.M.S. Argonaut, Bray gave a magnificent exhibition of lacing means of Fort Bulos, which it is hoped will be Frederick the Third's the 2nd Bilesian), and Capt. Hawkins, P.M.LL, J. Holdern, HMM.B. Handy, and T. Hobson, 5th Hyderabadṇ, We hear that further poncerts are to be given venducive to the convenience at once of the the Military Indignis of the Honour, Second (or). The band will play in white, gend by the depot during the winter, and feel sure public, the Police, and the landing parties Cines on Herr Fifrement, Secretary of the We gave the HK.F.C. temin in yesterday's that they will atteseb large sudiences.
Chancery and bostawain's mate on the BaserrO, E inne,
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aggrandisement of Russia at the expense of China will not lead to any better state of feeling between the two Powers, True. it will be consistent with our previous policy
The Annual Installation of the officers of in the matter of Port Arthur; but such a Chapter St. Andrew, 218, 8. C., came off en consistency will only be an intolerable dis- Tuesday evening, the Installing Part Principal grace, Looking at the question from a purely being Ex. Comp, Kinghors, who was assisted practical point of view, which the late Govern by Ex. Comp. O'Gourdin and Mclanes. The ment has never done, what is the advantage following were installed for the exsning year:
No frosh plagne cases or deaths were reported during the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday."
cross-walls
The Telegraph Companies informed usyester. supremacy at sea that we should approach day that all cables betwson Hongkang and what bad to be done at Weiwei." So we Shanghai are now in working order. A proof got our secondary naval base" in Shan of this was given by the prompt, arrival of our tung and since its acquisition experts have correspondent's telegram from hanghai last wrangled constantly as te its worth. Only night
nection with the operations in China, it is declared that the Marines, who largely con- tributed, as all the Attaches agree, to the safety
themselve
- HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS IN
CAMP
Wednesday Night. This afternoon being observed as a half
holiday in the dis quite a number of visitors cante to the can, the figure being considerably augmented in the beening, it boing guest night, Among those who wire procent at dinner were the Governor and H. E. Major-General Gascoigne, bath being received on their arrival guard of honour composed of the three Maphite Guti Companies, in charge of Cap- fainaghan
After dinner a capital concert took place. In the afternoon the
the different units went out for shooting praction, the Machine Gan Com- panies going to s spot on the Kowloon City Road behind Yammuti, and the other units to
FOOTBALL.