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city, beyond the mere carrying out of the decrees of his court, probably never enters his head, except when one or two instances of the effects on the careers of his fellows, follow ing unpleasantly on one attempt-at-inder pendent action, intrude themselves on his
mind. On the other side nothing is so much dreaded by an American or German official as a complaint from a prominent national that any remissness in pushing the interests of his subjects had been exhibited. There are few British Bubjecte in business in China who have not had cause to substantiate this very great distinction in the methods of the Governments concerned. It is always sooth. ing to one's self-love to have companions in misery, and it is instructive to and no less au authority than Professor JOHN PERBY, F.R.S., the President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, making in his address to the Society almost identical charges. It is unfortunately a fact that compared with the United States, or even so small a country as Switzerland, the position of England in the electrical world is hopelessly in the rear. That this is evident even to the
Boxing Day.
H.E. the Governor informs us that he has telegraphed to London asking on behalf of the Unoficial Members of the Legislaties Council representing the community) whether the Duke and Duchess of York will visit Hongkong on their way to or from Australia. No reply has yet been received.
The exiling vessel Benjamin Newall, which was ashore at Wanchai daring the late typhoon, and which subsequently took in ballast for Royal Bonds, his accepted a timber charter from Singapore to this port
The Rev. J. H. France desires us to state dat donations of Christmas cake, &c., for the annual Seamen's pionie may be sent to the Kowloon Institute. Beasonable gifts in other directions for seamen in harbour will also be thankfully received.
Street, comprising six lote, advertised in our The sale of leasehold properties in Ship eclumas to have taken place on Saturday after. noon in the auction rooms, Daddell Street, by. Mr. George P. Lammert, was withdrawn, the properties not fetching the reserve price,
It is stated that Ki Lopold of Belgium Belgian concession kas obtained the adhesion at Frames to the
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A new table has been feed of rates of postage for parock chargeable at the Post Office in the Colony on and after the 1st prox.
"Mr. B. F. X. dos Santos Remedion, Civil elected a member of the Lisbon Geographical Engineer, of 31, Wyndham Street, has been
Society,
The Russian Ministry of Marino hagu nounced that for the purpose of terenaing the strangia of the forpedo fotilla Ielonging in the Bulan Paolo Squadron, twelve new torpedo boats will be sent wat meat year to the Far East.”“ These Boat will be sent out in sections, which Arthur, and they will not be counted among will be put together at Vladivostok and Port the torpedo-boats at present being built for Ruada, which the Ministry of Marino" kan pressed its intention of sending out to the roubles will be made to cover the cost of buikd Far East under steam. A credit rote of 318,000
ing these twelve projected torpedo-boats.
The appointment was guastted last month, of Sir Clando Maxwell Macdonald na Envoy Ex-temporary, that Mr. Basil J. P. Gay, the gallant A generat impression oxista, smju a home on
Court of the Emperor of Japan. traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the young wilship of HMS. Barfeur who
The Star launch Evening Star collided with junk in the harbour on Friday night. The junk capsized, but the crew were resoned by police pinnace No. 5, The launch suffered con- siderable damage.
Obrig and Paul Revere having arrived in har
In consequence of the sailing ships Adolph bour several days over their scheduled time, they have both lost what were considered by local shippers to be protry valuable charters.
additional promotions for services in China. The Admiralty announces that the following
have been made to date Nov. 9, 1900-
engineers of England is shown in the dis- following telegram from the Agent of the Lieutenant Wiliam B. S. Wray, to be Com,
the Chias Mutual Steam Navigation Conform Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., agents for
us that they www on Saturday in receipt of the
Company at Shanghai Referring to our telegram of December 5th, reconstruction conson, to be Faymaster. firmed at a meeting held yesterday."
mander; Assistant-Paymaster Harry G. WI
consecutive voyages at 30/35 cents per picul. these columns a short time ago to have been The French regiment which was stated in
held in readiness at Haiphong to occupy Canton In case of need, has received countermanding orders. The expense of keeping these troops on a war-footing with steamers waiting is set at
has just been awarded the Victoria Cross for conspicnoas bravery at Tientsin, in the first aval officer of this rank to be thus honoured. This, however, is by no means the case, for at least two instabees of midshipmen earning the same proni distinction are on record. The first of these la that of Mr. E. J. Daniels, who was
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LONDON, 21st December, 8.55 p.m.'
CHINESE ISSUES RISE ON CHANGE. Chinese irenes on the Stock Exchange rose from to 1 points in consequence of the agreement between the Powers
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
LONDON, 22nd December, 820 p.n.
MOUNTED TROOPS FOR THE CAPE,
performed under fire during the Crimean camilerable reinforcements of mounted troops Tranted the VC for an act of great courage The British Government is sending con“
paign In 1864, a second midshipman, Mr. to Lord Kitchener. G. D. Boyes, of H.M.8. Euryalne, won a similar honger while on active service in Japan. Both of these you offers died before they rose to the ruak for which their gallantry fitted them.
are very
GENERAL NEWS. LONDON, 21st December, 8.55 p.m.
MARTIAL LAW IN CAPE COLONY.
In consequence of Boer raids into Capa Colony, martial law has been proclaimed in twelve towns in the Colony.
THE FRENCH NAVY. M. Lockroy has complained of the inadequacy of the French naval programme,
and electoral, but not a national, feel." saying that France possessed "a political
Taken as a whole there is little, mys a naval. correspondent to a contemporary, with which to find fault in the China Honours Gazette. Promotions have been given in some cases, The new rice crop at Bangkok will be later distinctions in others, and they The tie in the first competition of the Hong will not be able to leave that port for Hong-ledge of the subject and of the customs of the than was expected, for the first consignment mach what anyone with an intelligent know. Long Gun Club (held on the 15th insi) was kong till February next. The large cargo Navy might have foreshadowed. But why has tors were H.E. Sir Henry A. Blake and Mr. Bred off on Saturday afternoon. The competisteaner Amara has been chartered for five a distinction-an invidious one-been drawn J. A. Mackay, who had each scored 13 points. The tie resulted in favour of Mr. Haskay, who
between the midshipmen who were at the front scored 13 to His Excellency's 9. The prizes
in China? The former have all been "noted in South Africa and those who were under fire were presented by Lady Blake after the decision
of lieutenant while of the latter only sight of the competition.
for early promotion on qualifying for the rank out of about sixty, have been selected. As far as memory serves, the South African procedure
Lornox, 22nd December, 8.20 p.m. is in accordance with what took place after the ZOLA AND THE DREYFUS CASE. expedition to Benin, and it is impossible to avoist the conclusion that the Admiraly has perpe
M. Zoli, in a letter to President Loubet," trated an injustice for it is nothing elsa-be- saya that the Amnesty Law is a shameful cause it was appalled at the number of midship-affair. The Dreyfus case, he adds, cannot men who are affected.
be finally settled until France repairs the injustice done to the prisoner of the Ile du Diable.
OBITUARY
heartening fact that, when after many years CIGARS AND CIGARETTES OF THE knowledge of the practical failure of steam traction in the underground railways of London, it became a matter of actual necessity to exchange steam for electric motore, it is to American engineers, and American machine shops that the Directors have had to apply. Professor PERRY makes as much as he can out of the conservative instincts of British engineers, who will in their calculations make use of old and unpractical methods of ascertaining results; with the consequence that their neighbours, having adopted more ready and the Shanghai Mercury, is a passings for Shatig. Mr. J. D. Clark, the founder and editor of equally correct methods, aro able to run out hai by the Chusan leaving at noon to-day.H70,000 francs. FANCY BOXES, CUT GLASS BOTTLES, their requirements more closely, and intro is returning from a holiday trip to Ameries duce safe economies which throw the ad- and Europe, and, though he has been forty PERFUMES AND ARTICLES SUIT-
vantage on their side. That there is some years in China, in looking forward to resuming truth in this no one who has been watching his editorial duties. He has purchased new the course of mechanical development within plant, type, and machinery, so we may anticipate the last few years will deny. But English an all-round, inprovement in our northern con engineers have never been deficient in the temporary, A. S. WATSON & CO. end, and there must be some reason why in power of adopting the readiest means to an
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stated that it was proposed to crapt a clock. At the opening of the Blake Pier it was
to wor on the base of the pier and a roof and shelter fer passengers. In the Casette of Saturday particulars and conditions are published of a competion for these additions to the pier. It will be seen that the tower is to to be at least 120 foot high. It will conte be erected in the centre of the pier's base, and
extend over the first two sets of steps at each ladies' and men's waiting roome. The roof is to
side of the pier. An attendant will live in tho tower, which must be designed to take the clock of our existing tower.
Tonkin and Cochin-China are as loud as ever, Complaints of the increase of taxation in states a correspondent to the Straits Times. This time, the extra taxation falls on stamps, registration fees, and mortgage does. What renders all this the more irritating, the corres pondent observes, is that every year goes the burden of the taxation grow heavier.
It is announced from Now York that Colonel Thys, the Director of the Congo Railway, has succeeded in negotiating with a group of American financiers who are the holders of a concession to construct s part of the future concession to a Belgian Company, which will Hankow-Canton railway, for the camion of that
and of the lines depending on it. undertake the construction of the whelo line
Groton sottage, Walmer, on Nov, 20, sw much Captain G, A. Douglas, RN, who died at
service in the course of a long and distinguished
time was present at the attack on the Pei-ho Sir James Hope from 1859-62, and during that He was flag lieutenant to Admiral
career.
Count von Blumenthel is dead.
REUTER'S SERVICE. ';
LONDON, 2th December.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
H. M. Battleship Glory on 17th ult had a satisfactory trial of the hydraulic gear of her after barbette gaus alongside the dockyard. She completed her gun trials at Portsmouth on 19th ult, and anchored at Spithead whore on 20th she tried her electric search-lights. When she was going out of harbour, steam was by some misunderstanding shut off from her steering- gear, and the vessel showed a tendency to drift her helm she was steerel by means of her on to the Gan-wharf. As she did not answer engines, but as she had very little way on she moved down towards the St. Vincent, training abandoned the pursuit of De Wet for the pur- It was not until then that the helm signal was by the invasion of Cape Colony. Delarey's fores ship, moored on the opposite side of the harbour.pose of dealing with the now situation, createl observed to indionto that the rudder was stais peur Gerni Clemente camp, ant fighting is
believed to be inaniment,"
gear, after which no diffculty was experienced. stern and steam, was turned on to the steering- opary. Both engines were put fall speed
this instance of electricity they should in these calculations have failed to keep abreast of their competitors. It was but a comparatively few years ago since the engineers of England were at the head of [20 electric engineering, and most of thepractical British engineers or inventors; it is hardly applications of the new force were led by
to be expected that the nature of the men could have entirely changed within a frac- tion of a man's working age. Professor PERET in his strictures on the engineer acknowledges this. Men who had commen- No. 1026 held on Saturday evening. Wor. Bro. At the regular meeting of Victoria Lodge Orders for extra copies of DAILY PRESS should ced practical work, and who not many years E C. Bay, Deputy District Grand Master, preforts in 1859, and their capture in 1860, took The Glory had her commissioning trial on the
go were at the top of the tree; find them-sided and Installed Bro. F. D. Goddard as selves to-day left hopelessly in the rear. It Worshipful Master. Wor. Bro, Goddard then part in several assaults on fortified towns and in the hope of reward that sweaters labours, invested his officers as follows-Brus, stockades, and in 1862 engaged and drove off and when a man for his existence has to Underwood, Senior, Warden; R. C. Edwards,
mounted party of Taipings, and » large body devote all his time to mere routine, and Junior Warden; S. H. Joseph, Treasurer; Wor, of infantry near Shanghai For these services understands that the alternative is to starve, Bro. A. O'D. Gourdin, Secretary; Bros. F. He received the Chius medal, with the Taku
Bros. W. M. Bverall, Inner Guard; A. §. he finds but little leisure to go into theories, Ray, Senior Deacon, J. J. Woollen. Junior clasp.
Deason; Wox, Bro. G. T. Lammert, Organist; Texford, Steward F. B. C. Barplice, Director of Ceremonies; J. R. Grimble, Tyler.
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Telegraphic Address Pazov-A.B.C. Çode. PO. Bor, 33. Telephone No. 12. BIRTH, At Greencroft. Kowloon, on Friday, the 21st December, the wife of Joan Taokas MARTIN WAKELEY, of a son.
[8245 DEATH.
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On the 28th November, at Samt, suddenly, of the results of which bring him neither heart failure, BURJORIE BUTTONJEE KEKKA, formerly of Hongkong.
[3246 honour or profit. When the electric question some ten years ago began to assume importance, and Britisa capitalists and British engineers were prepared to under-
The Daily Press. British engineers were
a
In the course of the debate in the Reichstag on affairs in Chine, Commt von Bülow, in deal. ing with the prospective value of Kisechow, eaid that he had turned up the debatos of the We have received from the Colonial Becre- House of Commons on the acquisition of Hong. kong and had found that the British Ministry Consulate General notifications that the Govar- of the day was soused of having unhered a
23rd alt.
The efforts being jusde by the Vatican to abtain from China a special indemnity for the missionaries massacred has statess Home corres pondent, again raised the question of the pro- tectorate over Homan Catholics in the Near and Far East. Li Hnng-chany is reported to have replied to the Vatican that the murdered mier ionaries belonged to different nationalities, and would be included in the indemnities demanded from Chins by their respective Governments, This reply did not suit the Vatican, which thinks it sees in the Chinese conflict a chance of
A portion of General Knox's forca has
LONDON, 21st December.
HETTAIN SOUTH AFRICA. Owing to the Boer invasion, martial law has been proclaimed in twelve additional districts in Cape Colony
Heater's correspondent at Capetown states: that fully 2,000 Boers have creased the frontier, and grave Longs are entertained of the Dutch joining and the rebellion spreading. The want of drilled arounted troops in severely felt in South Africa. T
There is reason to believe at Aldershot that
a cavalry brigade will be ordered to South Afrios, probable at the beginning of February
The British strongly hold the strategic posi
HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES VOUX ROAD CI. take large schemes for lighting and traction,tary's Ofios and also from the Netherlands LONDON OFFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C.it may be remembered that Mr. GLADITONË'anor-General of Netherlands-Iridis has decreed wretched rook and a harbour which not even a asserting its existence as a Temporal Power tons on the Orange River in the rear of the
HONGKONG, December 24th, 1900-
kong or having called at this port after the shipping at Hongkong had a tonnage of some 2nd November, 1900, se subject in Nethers thing like ten or twelve millions. The case of lands-India to a quarantine of ten days from Kiaochow may not be on all fours with Hong. the date of departure from this port or since the kong, but it was a useful argument to silence last use of plague on board. Importation is the depresistors of the German possession in temporarily prohibited of animal refuse, oswa Chine. and hoofs, animal or human hair and bristles,
hides which are untanned and which ais salted or cared, with arsenic, raw wool and rugs, bags frem Hongkong or transhipped at this part. or sacks which bave already been used, coming The importation is also temporarily prohibited from Hongkong into Netherlands Indis of tapestry and used embroideries, unless they are transported as personal baggage er in con- sequence of o change of residence.
List, dated Hongkong, and December The Mr. Erich Georg says in his Weekly Share market, during the week under review, has experienced a good many changes, mostly to wards higher rates, especially Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares, Luzons, Dooke, Wharres,
priests as subjects of the King of Italy. With the help of France it intonde to press its claim. It in doubtful if Germany, who not long ago declared a German protectorate over German. tissionaries and Roman Catholics in the Levant
and in Chins, will associate herself with the Franco-Vatican claime, or whether she will not. rather support ber ally Italy in upholding the principle of national protectorates. L. &O Express,
THEATRE ROYAL
THE UNITED STATES..
Pauncefote treaty with farther amendments.
The Washington Senate has adopted the Hay-
LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
The German transport Frankfurt arrived yesterday from Taingto
The U.S. transport Sumner left on Saturday for Taku,
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and China Express says:
AN APOLOGY TO THE GOVERNOR. In its issue of the 23rd November the London
the object of repressing this new danger Ir is not long since we referred to the gento the confort of the citized. The result eral repression of British trade and energy was a bill brought into Parliament, not only which has been conspicuous in our relations throwing cold water on the whole, but im with China during the last ten years. It posing conditions so impracticable that for was not so much the actual loss, though in nearly eight years not a single scheme was some directions Great Britain had actually introduced, and it was not till these condi- gono backward, as in the proportionate de- tions were altered and relaxed that any one
It is stated in naval circles at Portsmouth cay when compared with other countries; practical schone was undertaken. Mean-
says the L. & G. Express of the 23rd ult, that and the fact that it was in staples, which while it is notorious that is other countries,
Sea Lord of the Admiralty, is likely to succeed Admiral Lord Walter Kerr; at prosent First but a few years ago we held our own by a whose Governments had more enlightened
Vice-Admiral Sir E. H. Seymour in command kind of prescription. That the fault was to views as to their duties, electrical engineer-
of the China Station, and colour is lent to this be attributed to mistakes on the part of our ing was growing from being the nurseling Government, irrespective of party, we pointed of the philosopher into the sturdy child of
Walter Kerr is to visit Portsmouth for the distinct success on Saturday evening in their rumour by the fact that this morning Lord
The Taylor-Carrington Company scored a out, as well as the very different manner in the practical manufacturer. It was only
purpose of inspecting Glory, which leaves for production of Me A. C. Gunter's universally which other countries, more especially Gerlust session of Parliament that a scheme for
China on Saturday. The gravity of the situr real Barnes of New York. Mr. Charlie Taylor, many and the United States, treated their running an electric railway from Manchester
Germany have officers of superior.. rank toy established himself as an actor of undoubted by our Correspondent in Hongkong which tion in China, and the fact that Kamia and rationals. On the one hand it was a policy to Liverpool, was thrown out by an ob
command their forces, would, it is thought, ability-as, indeed, he has already done in the appeared in the Supplement of the London and as the easy-going, nonchalant Barnes, complete- Our attention has been drawn to un article of holding back; the merchant was an iu structive. Farliament; and, the reason will
justify the British Admiralty making such su altifarious redes in which Hongkong audiences China Express of August 3, 1000, under the dividual to be feared and restrained, and the serve to explain why our merchants and our
sppointment in place of the selection of Vice have seen him. Miss Ella Carrington, as there stated, with reference to au increase in duty of the Consul, and more especially that engineers are losing the leading position
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson,
heading The Far East Revisited." It was elaborate organisation of the Supreme Court, which a few years ago they occupied. The was in the first instance, avowedly directed Engineers of the scheme announced their thins Sugars and Hongkong Lands have ruled Leprosy having, it is said, broken out among nature of the Corsican maiden who has sworn a Secretary of State as troma January 1. 1st, Marina Panli, vividly expounded the passionate the salaries of the Governor and certain higher officers of the Colony sanctioned by the to the suppression of the obnoxious truder. intention of making the trains traverse thesis Ender the head of Mining Shares ho the French soldiers at Feking and Tientem, a vendetta against the man who killed her brotist although these incrasses liad necessarily On the other, the representative of his goy-line at the rate of 210 miles an hour. GEORGE Jelens bave dropped suddenly to $61 sort of quasi-offlail enquiry has elicited the thor. In her double role of Murina Paul's to be reted by the Legislative Council they ernment was before every other consideration STEVENSON's Cow got in the way but it was the Bouth to the offent, that an Extraordinary from the robes, silks, aud fazi plandered in Roberts showed to excellent.advantage, and this and this alleged drawing was censured, as an sellers; this is on account of news received from supposition that the disease had been caught brother and Enid Anstruther, Miss Laura were drawn before such a vote had boun passed, to remember that he was sent to China to not the "coo" but the train that got the Meeting had been called for the 15th instant, to the houses which belonged to and had been can also be said of G. W. Taylor and irregularity of a personal and private nature foster German or American interests, and worst of the collision; a wise House decided sanction the issue of 10,000 proferanes share of worn by lapers. Whether that be so or not, Mr. C. Inglis, the laid making a particularly stances in which it occurred. We unreservedly that his position as a repressor of crime was that to travel two hundred miles an hour $5 each for the purpose of providing funds, a correspondent at Saigon writes confirming good bull dog, fire eating Eugishman, whose accept his Excellency's assurance and that of. not to be looked upon as antagonistic to was dangerous. Possibly Parliament for however, some influential shareholders were go that view, and states that the costly gar-frequent subbing by the immitable Barnes duced to us, that no increased salary was drawza the Colonial Treasurer,, which have been pro- this object. The consequence of these differ- got that it was itself being carried rounding to oppose this, at any rate to try and post-acats and rich furs brought as spoils of war were nevertheless much enjoyed by the saflor by any official and such increases had been ent interpretations of their duty is that the the sun at a speed many times greater, and pone the question, until the China Shareholders to Saigon by Franch soldiers returning from and soldier portion of the audience. In a word, duly voted by Legislative Council, and British Consular Official sees everything at that the question was not one of speed at could be sounded on the same. It also appears China readily found buyers among the Chi-all the parts were excellently sustained, although we express our sincere regret that the un- first as a judge views the business of his all but merely of avoiding external inter as if a certain section of the Singapore share mass at that port, but the latter took care Mr. P. Carlton (Court Danella) might with been made or allowed to appear in the issue founded allegations in question should have: It does not, in fact, concern him ruptions. The whole story is an indication dealing community was dissatisfied with the not to wear them. Why they would not make advantage tave infused more life into his words above referred to. We tender to His Excellency in the slightest degree, except so far as of the evils of that grandmotherly rule them to give the shareholders regular fnd pizzie, adds the correspondent, until nowa cate patronage of Mr. Rounsevelle Wildmas, US. aspersion cast on him by the statements of our present managers and the tardiness shown by use of these highly-prited articles remained a and actions. The programme was under the our apology for any annoyance caused to or it may, or until it comes before him judi-which has settled like a blanket over the prompt information about the working and that leproey had appeared among the French Consul-General, and the audience was fairly Ebel on him, necessitating recourse to legal cally. All the preliminaries are things energies of the land.
correspondent, which ho, has regarded as a proceedings if allowed to stand uncontradicted
court.
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