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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 28TH,
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A number of secret memorials, says the Uni. ¦ that the Empress-Dowager is awakening to
versal Gazette, have recently been presented to activity, it is difficult to know in what
the Empross-Dowager by Conservative officials spirit to receive this. If the Empress is On Saturday afternoon and night Fellard's in the refuges Court Some of the memorialiste only rousing herself from the torpor into Lilliputian Opera Co. repeated. The Lady Slavey suggested that the pouco corollations, now go WATSON & CO., which shu sank carly last year, when Trisce at the Theatre Royal with marked success. Toing on at Peking, should be illaboutiqued (others TOA's influence first made itself known, in night the last performance of tule bright masi-proposed. that the country should be divided order to side with those blind advisers who Geisha will be staged again by reqnost
cal comedy takes place, and to-morrow The into two portions-a north-western and n south- estern-to be defended separately i while some would listen to the schemes of the wildest
recommended that those high officials who had anti-foreign fanatics, she will be adding one
been degraded for their complicity with the more injury to the long list of wounds
Boxer troubles, and whose heads were demanded which she has inflicted on the Chinese
by the Allied Powers, abould be raised to power people. If on the other hand she is chas
once more. Finally some have advised that a SCOTCH WHISKY. family, herself included, have gone through tened by the sufferings which the Imperial
large supply of arms and ammunition must be manufactured at once to prepare for a rosamp tion of hostilities. These memorials, it is said, the Express-Dowager has already sent to the Viceroys and Governors of various different pro. vinces for discussion.
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since the flight from Peking, and is weary of the long stay, little better than forced detention, at Hsinafu, she has a chance of performing at least one good act, hux in by using what influence she favour of the more provident party at court and pressing for a departure from Shensi. It is rather an ominous sign that the Emperor is stated to be ill, for in the past such reports have usually preceded some fresh fully on the part of the nominal government of China, It ran, however, bardly be a matter for wonder if His Majesty KWANG Het is actually in a bad state of health, for he is known always to have been of weak constitution, und bis environment for the last year, indeed ever since the fatal coup d'at, has been one cal. culated to act disastrously on a stronger man than he is. A speedy return to Peking and a release from, a long captivity are wanted to give him a chance of recovery, and all patriotic Chinese must recognise this and join therefore in urging the move
From Hsianfu.
The remainder of the news from the
Sportsmen at the Pauk will doubtless be' in- terested to learn that on Saturday afternoon à full-grown woodcock was flushed from this boggy bed of the tiny streamtet that window down towards Pokfulam, past the Homestead end of the Chamberlain Road, within thirty yards of the roadway.
Mr. Erich Georg says in his weekly share list, dated Hongkong, 26th January:-During the weak under review businese has been fairly active. While Hongkong and Shanghai Bank shares and Wharf shares have weakened slight-
other stocks, principally Yangtazes and Canton Insurance, Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats, Indo-Chinas, Dock-shares, Hongkong, Lands and Loss have hardened, and higher prices have been paid,
1911
TELEGRAMS.
“DAILY PRESS” SERVICË.
[FROM OUR COEBESPONDENTS.
THE QUEEN'S DEATH.
LONDON, 25th January, 8.45 p.mt.
PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT.
The Houses of Parliament received the mesengs of the King relative to the death of Queen Victoris and passed replies, the
leaders of the Government and the Opposi tion paying eloquent tributes to her lite Majesty.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS. The arrangements for the funeral includo an imposing naval ceremonial on the Solent and a procession ta Indon on Friday uoxt, with the Queen's coffin on a gun-cartioge.
MOURNING FROM TO-DAY. The King's Order in Council notifies that it is expected that all will put themselves in the deepest mouraing from the 28th inst.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA,
SHANGHAI, 25th January, 9.1 p.m.
NEW GERMAN ACTIVITY IN
SHANTUNG.
It is highly probable that with regard to the Marconi system of wireless telegraphy, the battleship filtry now in the harbour will possess the last (or, at least, one among the last of the Marconi apparatusas fitted on His Majesty's warships. Although the Admiralty had purchased the right to as the Marconi apparatus on their ships, some question has We have received from the office of the Arisen as to the patents, to settle which re Kekumin Shimbun, Tokyo, a beautifully print-course will probably be had to the Law Courts, ed Japanese calendar and a copy of the New Mr. Marconi sits daily in his experimenting Year's Day edition of the paper. The latter rooms at Foole steadily working out the de- has a sixteen-page illustrated supplement on tails of his system, and concerns himself but fins paper, which does the greatest credit to little with the commercial side of the business the office. The illustrations, some of which brs Aneat the position of affairs between himself printed in red, are of a high ordar artistically, to the Post Ofoe, it is merely a question of the and encourage the hope that Japan is not for. Government coming to terms with the Marconi getting her old culture entirely under the stress company. The Government clainig an absolute of malern civilisation, On the balk of the monopoly of the telegraphic systems of what- letterpress we are unfortunately unable to ez- arer kind used within the United Kingdom. press an opinion, but we can bear witness to the It bases these claims on the Telegraphs Act of
The Germans propose to open 50 miles of merits of the printing.
1869, in which it is set forth that the term railway in Shantung from Tsingtao and "telegraph" means "wire or wires used for Kinochow on the 1st March. The German the purpose of telegraph communication and bay apparatus connected therewith. This in itself is not sufficient to give the Government 1869 a further aut was passed which stated that monopoly over wireless telegraphy, but in the term " telegraphy" shall, in addition to the meaning assigned to it in the act of 1858, mwan and include any apparatus for transmitting messages by means of electric singals. It is further laid down that the Postmaster. General shall have the exclusive privilege of transmit. ting telegrams within the United Kingdom. The case for Mr. Marconi is provided by the Patents Act. The Government is in ozaetly the same position with regard to patents as any private individual. Therefore, since all of Mr. mont cannot make use of them without in Marconi's prouesses are patented, the Govern fringing the sot.
Nowa has been received from Changsha, the
North indicates the gradual spread of peace. capital of Human province, sending to the Shantung is about to witness foreign acti-N-C. Daily News, to the effect that several vity on a larger scale than before. The mountainous regions dividing the two provinces tribes of the Minotze aborigines inhabiting the German railway and mining engineers are of Human and Kwickau have, set up the preparing for a campaign of a very different standard of insurrection against the mandarins nature from that carried on under the and have defeated the Imperial troops sent leadership of Count VON WALDERSEE in against them with great slaughter thrice in the neighbouring province of Chibli. With succession. The consequence has been that an PRO- the re-awakening of commerce, missionary appeal for aid has now been sent to Changsha and a dermand for at least 5,000 telope line been enterprise will probably be resumed at once.
made upon Governor Yi Lien-man of Hunan YUAN SHIKAI, Governor of Shantang, has
province, failing which the military posts in TO BE THE BEST BRAND IN THE HONGKONG invited the missionaries to return to their the Minotae terrritory will have to be aban
stations in his province, and promises full doned. protection alike to them and to their native converts. There can be no doubt that they A. S. WATSON & CO. will accept the invitation to take up their
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THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
BIRTHS.
The Huriea, which is the largest ses going single screw steamer ever built in Shanghai. is work again. We venture to express the intended for the far northern Russian trade, from Vladivostock to Petropavlovski, and for hope that in so doing they will not altogether this reason has been built se as to be used in forget the lessons of the past, and that the case of used as an ice-breaker. Her stem is 2 controlling bodies of the various organien- donble plated, and strongly backed with baulks, tions who devote themselves to Christianis-while. her foran is such that she will run into
HIS MAJESTY'S ACCESSION. His Excellency the Governor desires us to announce that Proclamation of the Accession to the Throne of King Edward the Seventh
mining engineers are resuming operations at Weilsien.
YUAN SHIKAI'S INVITATION TO
MISSIONARIES.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 21th January.
KING EDWARD" HE SOVENTH. Lord Salisbury administered the outh of accession to the now King at St. James Palace to-day. A great number of Privy codurillors assembled at the ceremony wors then sworn in and defiled past the new monarch, whose hand they kissed.
Itis announced that His Majesty will assume the title of King Edward the Seventh and Emperor of India. PROCLAMATION BY THE NEW KING.
A Proclamation which has boan ism
signed Edward, R, requires all officers of the Crown in authority at the time of the lates fore, Queen's death to continue their duties as horsto-
THE LATE QUEEN.
The body of the late Queen will be removed from Osborne on the 1st February and the funeral will take place at Windsor on the follow- ing day.
Court mourning has been ordered until the 24th June next, half mourning thereafter until the 24th January, 1902.
LONDON, 25th January.
THE LATE QUEEN. The Cacelte announces that everybody is expected to go into the deepest mourning fron the 28th instant.
The House of Lords anil Commons have ananimously adopted the address to the King in reply to His Majesty's announcement of the death of his beloved mother.
The Party leaders ealogised the virtues of the late Queen Victoria, and both horses then adjonzzo until the 14th January..
THE LATE QUEEN EMPRESS.
I am sure, my Christian brothers and sisters,
BERMON AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. Yesterday morning at St. John's Cathedral the Rev. E. F. Cobbold preached, taking as his text the wards in St. John's second Epistle Majesty Queen Vistoria. Mr Cobbold said :-
The elect Lady, and spoke of her late that you look for no sermon on any general topic" to-day. Possibly silenco would most rightly testify to our inability adequately to express the profound thoughts which poses all our hearts at this time. Yet it is my part to speak here; and I could not stand and speak in this place aren of the riches of the good things of the Gospel of Christ without referente to the sad tidings which have been flushed to the remotest corner of the civilised world, and tremendous hint thist The Queen is dead." have stirred all hearts to acknowledge the On Saturday next we all have an opportu- nity of humbly and reverently performing an official and public act of mourning. To-day, the character of the hristian Sunday, yot wa while we have tried in our service not to lose have been careful that no variable part of the service should be inappropriate to the great A Hainufu despatch reports that Tsen, the topic of premat and world-wide thought, it is Gvernor of Shensi, is preparing hundreds most that I should my a few words in trilate
the Imperial Court to Peking at the end of "loved in truth, as faithful children love the of carts for the purpose of conveying back for her conspicuous goodness, as well as for the to the memory of one whom, for herself and august and lofty position which she held, we all February. The Empress. Dowager is awa-There are, of course, many words in Holy nother who has borne them and nurtured them.
Yuan Shikaj is inviting missionaries to return to their stations within his jurisdic tion, promising both foreigners and native converts to Christianity full protection. THE COURT TO REFURN TO PEKING --ILLNESS OF THE EMPEROR
kening to activity. The Emperor is unwell.
SHANGHAI, 27th January, 7.55 p.m.
On the 21st January, 198001, at Bren, the wife ing the Chinese will see the advisability of tho pack if driven at it, thus by her own weight will be made on the Cricket Ground at KAISER'S BIRTHDAY AT SHANGHAL,human, sorrow and the largest of Almigh-t
-of GUSTAY ÁD. MELCHER, of a son.
On the 22nd January, 1901, at 4A, Markham Roul, Shanghai, the wife of H. W. Dildy, of a
son,
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confining the women fand still more, of materially assisting in claring the way. She course, children) connected with their work is fitted throughout with double bottoms, ber strictly to the coast ports. It is not because balkhead arrangements haring had special care,
and electric light throughout. On the 19th steam steering and hoisting gear, steam-heaters,
4 pm, to-morrow, the 20th instant. The
of any actual danger likely to befall them in Above decks the boat has all modern appliances associated with the General Officer Commanding which retained the Royal Standard. -
Shantung that we hope for this; but the whole system of sending helpless women LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. and children into the interior has been amply demonstrated by the events of last year to be foolish-nay, rather, criminu Waiving for the present all question of the
HONGKONG, 28th January, 1901
CHARGE AGAINST WANG WEN-SHAO.
All celebration of the Kaiser's birthday Proclamation of the King's Accession will was abandoned at Shanghai to-day. The be made by His Excellency the Governor, warships dressed, except H.M.S. Alacrity,
Victoria, the Chief Justice, the Commodore, the Troops, thus Rear Admiral, the Bishop of
Fuise Judge, and the Members of the Legisla tive Conncil of the Colony, Instructions for the carrying out of the ceremony wore moniva late on Saturday afternoon and notices will he sent out as soon as possible. An enclosure will be provided for the use of those associat ad with the Proclamation, and their ladies.
inst, she was taken over the measured taik, and the Members of the Executive Council, the made a splendid trial-trip, running, according to the Mercury, 11 knots.
The N.-C. Daily News reports that at 8:30 AFTER nine days' complete silence, caused shock to Chinese conventions by the differ on the 22nd fast. a large Chinese lorcha, by the total interruption of cable comence of Western customs where the weaker while making its way up the river, and endeay munication with Shanghai, we have at last sex is concerned, there must always leaning to cross the bow af H. M. torpedo-bout destroyer Whiting, collided with her, carrying intelligence about the progress of affairs in element of risk in taking women and child- North China, and it is satisfactory that what ren beyond all reach of Western civilisation away the port rigging and damaging the anchor- news we now have promises well for real If Governor YUAN SHIKAI's invitation be progress on the road to settlement of the accepted, a start will be made in a new most dangerous crisis which has occurred in attempt to convert China. The missionary the later history of China. The report from lies will show themselves unfit for their Hsianfu seems to indicate an improvement task if they continue to neglect all precau- on the position of a few days buck, for in tions, as they have done in the past. the latest copy to hand of the North China Daily News intrigues of a serious nature
The street bitberto known as Market Street are reported to be existent at the temporary
has been renumed Po Hing Fong Street. capital, the principal of which were those Lionts. J. H. Aitken and R. Mitchell, Hong between the notorious and bigoted Lokong Volunteer Corps, have been granted twelve CH'UAN-LIN, Grand Councillor and former mouth's leave of absence. Governor of Kiangsu, and Toes Chun-
Imperial Court to Peking, preparations for which he is making. The Daily News learns that Lu CH'VAN-LIN telegraphed to
chain. While the effort to get the larcha clear and prevent further damage went on quietly aboard the Whiting, u regular pandemonium reigned on the lorcha, and it took the poin bined efforts of the police launch with several launches of H. M. fleet--who came promptly to assistance—to get the clumsy vessel clear. The Whampoa on its way up river to Messra. But terfield and Swire's wharf had to drop anchor quickly to prevent either collision with the lorels or running ashore, as the unwieldy craft swinging around blocked the entire passage.
THE MOURNING FOR THE QUEEN.
TWO RINGLEADERS TO BE BEHEADED.
Seripture which would supply a suitable text for a surmon. They crowd upon ous's mind as one thinks of the mystery of death and the blessed hope of immortality, of a nation's darkest hour of bereavement and the rich possibilities of its inheritance, of the depth of God's consolation in Christ, Three words, howy Epistle which may fitly form a title to our ever, stand at the head of Saiat John's second thoughts to-day, they are "The Elect Lady." Who she was to whom the avangelist addressed his brief letter, we do not know, but apparently she was one revered and greatly beloved, a we man blessed and well known, a mother of sound faith and of strong influence for good. In those respects she resembles our great Queen- Among the charges brought, the reaction-Empress. Unto the Elect Lady, und ler child- ary Censors accused Wang Wen-shao of writes: so par hearts preserve the poverend ren, chom I love in truth." So Baint Johu inspiring the Yangtze compact.
memory of our "Elect Lady," and her chil Eisk, whom we love in truth. What though her tired body sleeps at Windsor, and her weary brain reats from its laboure and her heart throbs no more with the pulse of mortality; cs she is the same "Elect Native officials understand that the Chi- Lady": our affection cannot fis, our regard nere Government has consented to the beannot diminish, the splendour of her memory. cannot fade: though her work is over, and her heading of Prince Chuang and Yu Hsien warfare past, we can still say "whore we love and the perpetual dismissal of Chao Shu- their Sovereign is a national characteristic.
in truth. The lose of the British people for -- It is no mere tigment of official respect, but # real personal affection, called forth, in spite of the necessary seclusion and ceremony of the beloved, and by the Crowa's undoubted sym- Court, by the real goodness in the object pathy with the needs of the whole nation, Our beloved Queen was sy, is, the Elect Lady. Elect by the will of the King of Sovereigns and only Ruler of Princes"; elect among English women the type of pure goodness, of womanliness and of affected uevotion: elect among mothers to bear the white flower of a blameless life': elect of God in the Faith of Christ: elect in the bearts obedienos: elect in life, and row elect, throught of her people to receive their homage, love, and death, chosen of God to approach His Glorious Mujesty in humble submission to do His will in Eng-hoven as she did it, and would have it done, en
earth...
By command of H.I.M. the German Emperor the German mer-of-war in the Harbour, as well cho. as those at all other British ports, neither fred saintes nor dressed ship yesterday, the 27th DEATH OF KIAOCHOW GOVERNOR. January, the forty-second anniversary of the
Jaesche, the Governor of Kieochow, died Emperor's birth, as a token of respect for the to-day of typhoid. late Queen Victorio.
We learn that His Faithful Majesty the King of Portugal starter from Lisbon last Saturday for London to attend the funeral of the late Queen Victoria. During his absence the Queen, D. Amelia, will administer the Go-
Writing under date the 19th inst., from
of unrest in Corea, and says the plans of some Chemulpo. the Corean correspondent of the Kobe Herald refers to what he culls the spirit vernment. Coreau anti-foreign officials Inve been made known, und' their idea of making a general
The recognition of Mr. W. F. Aldrich, U. S. | slaughter of native Christians and missionarios Vice-Consul and Deputy Consul-General, as in charge of the U. 8. Consul-General, during the absence on leave of Mr. Rounserelle Wild- man, is notified in the Gazette.
After the benediction at St. John's Catho- dral yesterday morning, the organist played
in the Coranu tenth month has failed. Atleast no attempt of a serious nuture has been reported. The Minister of a certain country issued a pri vate circular asking the missionaries to forege any intended missionary trip into the interior for some little time. This bears out my state. ment, says the correspondent, some weeks ago
SUPREME COURT.
Saturday, 26th January,
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. SERCONDA SMITH (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE.)
REMEDIOS V. FREDERICKS.
In this case the plaintiff, J. C. des Remedios.
LONDON, 27th January, 1.25 p.m.
RUSSIA, ENGLAND, AND
CHINGWANTÃO.
A Peking despatch states that Russia has refused to take any share in the fortification of Chingwantao, claiming that it is land's duty to bear the whole cost.
to
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 25th January, 8.45 p.m.
RESTRICTION OF INDIAN TEA OUTPUT.
нSUN, present Governor of Sheusi, both of with the Hongkong Christian Union will be The weekly prayer meeting in connection whom were trying to get the supreme power held in the Music Room at the City Hall this while the Court remains in Hsianfu. At evening at 5.15 p... present, our contemporary then statel, THEx' holds greater influence with the Em- press Dowager and also possesses the iili- tary power of the province as its Governor, which Lu CVAN-LEN, on the other hand, does not hold, and without which he finds himself unable to do anything against his rival for power. Governor TSEN, we may conjecture, is advocating the return of the the Dead March in Suul, the chair and con- that some missionaries had to return to the cap of College Chambers, sought to recover from gregation standing. After evensong Chopin's ital after getting a few days out from Booul, "Marche Funèbre" was played, the choir walk-fuding much opposition and danger in the in- organist managed the organ with great effect.
On both occasions thetariar. I am glad to know the Minister laid ing ont in kilence.
great stress on the undesirability of single ladies
·FENG · TIETS'A1, a celebrated Cantonese
The China pony Tarantulo, which in Mr. sans into the Christian Chareken in Ping Yang
travelling in the interior.
The influx of Cor- General who is now Provincial Commander- -in-chief of Kweichau, to lead an army of "Evelyn's" name won the Racing Stakes and
is large, und much trouble is caused through some 15,000 men of all arms to go up to took third place in the Champion Stakes at
It was alleged on behalf of the plain- Heian with all haste and there await Amoy this month, was offered for sale by auction By entering mainly for some protection, which
now so large a body of people claim, when a tiff that the defendant only paid in 8275 to the orders of the Grand Council, but at the Race Course on Saturday morning by question" comes to be seltial. If things go the Company, and plaintiff now sued for the | cotton crop states that the movements are there is said to be little likelihood of at $550. A couple of waters fetched $100 on at the present rate the Coroas in the pro-in his name, to Captain Jenkins. Jenkins pass still conflicting. The estimates range from
Mesere. Hughes and Hough, and was bought in
rince who have learnt to some extent what jused the shares back to Remedios to hold on no- General FENG marching north-west. The piece. Hsianfu despatch mentioned by our Shang-
ties, right and wrong is, not only in the sight count of a loan. On 6th September, Jenkins to 10 millions. The market exhibit a On the Recreation Ground on Saturday of God, but what ought to be between man and paid $700 to Fredericks at the request of Be waiting attitude, pending February receipts. hai correspondent gives the end of February
man, will naturally revolt against the great in medios, $525 of which was to be paid in respect as the date of the Court's return to Peking, Harmston's Circus gave two performances, on
each occasion meeting with a well deserved justice and unlawful taxation, and treatment of Punjen calle Subsequently Fredericks from which it seems that the straits of the triumph. To-night the new attractions, the meted out by the cruel Corean officials. Ibo of the calls, and to allow him to keep the other asked Jenkins to let him pay only $275 in respect Imperial family and suit cannot be so bad Jansens, make their first appearance, and a
lieve a good look-out is being kept on some 8250 se a loan from him (Jenkins). Jenkins as have becs, imagined. In all probability fall tent is expected to welcome the No Carenzia who are known for their hatred toward greed, and the point raised is whether Re-
medioa agreed to this arrangement. "the supplies from the Yangtaze region and previous circus has brought so strong a company foreigners and Christianity, concludes the
Evidence having been heard his Lordship South China have been greater than to Hongkong.
reserved judgment.
writer.
J. A. Fredericke, broker, College Chambers, 3200, part of the sum of $325 belonging to the plaintiff and handed to the defendant on 6th September, 1900, for the purpoes of payment by him to the Panjom Mining Company, calls on 525 shares in the said Compary. Limited, of the said sum of $525 in respect of Mr. Grist appeared for the plaintiff and Mr Thomson for the defendant,
balance. Remedios Bold the shares, which were
The Indian Tea Association has decided restrict the outpur of tea from India,
LONDON, 27th January, 1,25 p.m.
THE COTTON MARKET. Information to hand of the American
PRUSSIA AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Prussian Diet bas resolved to adopt an increased protective duty on agricultural products.
There are just three items in the meagre messages which we have as yet received of the last hours of our Elest Lady's life-items which may be retained happily in our memories. We are told that, but for one restless pight, Her Majesty rotained conscious ces without pain. Death had no terrors for her, as a beloved and obedient Preiste real prayers for his dying Sovereign. O may we dis the death of the righteous; and may our last end be like here! / Again we are told that she was surrounded by mother; be she ever so great or so humble, of her children, Happy, thrice happy, is the whom it can be said as of the virtuous woman whose "price is far alors rabies." that "Her children rise up and call her blessed." Ant once more, we are told that the passing of Victoria came in sleep. It seems almost an ideal and it is what many of us would desire; for so" God giveth His beloved sleep. Our Elect Lady "is not dead but sleepeth." The sonis of the righteous are in the hands of God.
Shall we mourn for those who are not?
Nay, while love and regret
Still linger within our souls, they live with
us yet.
If we love, then the Souls that we love, they
exist and they are,
As memory which makes us ourselves brings
precious things from afar!. There is no Death forever! Love lives and is for ever."
Therefore to-day we monra for, wo remem ber, we praise "the Eleet Lady, and her children, whom we love in truth.”