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is long antecedent to Mohammedan times, During the 24 hours ending of hongarter When MELDUN, the great Shony of the day there were reported two freak ouds of Eastern Turks, found that his father een-plague, with one death (Chiness); and one case template placing a younger brother on the of small-pos, with one death (Chinese). throne, he did not hesitate to be beforehand with the old gentleman, and had him killed A. S. WATSON & CO., cold blood. Some time after a Chinese
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ambassador. with what was doubtless con- sidered at the time Chinese prudéry, had the ill taste to bring up the subject; which gave the Turk scension to draw a parison between the customs of the two
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nations. From this particular crime, to their credit be it said, the Chinese as a rule have throughout their history been free. Again Chinese antials have to record few, if any, cases of the great officers of the state having risen in rebellion, or assumed the functions of royalty. When a good many years ago ÆRATED WATERS French Consul, in despair of having his business settled at Peking, threw out a hint to La HENG-CHANG, then Viceroy at Nanking, about a
*Roi du Midi," that statesman showed no sign of appreciation, though fow would have credited him even then with being disturbed by any qualms of conscience on the subject. The fact was that the system of mutual jealousy is so strong that no statesman has ever found himself in a posi rion to take advantage of his office, however of the Water is employed; guaranteeing
high, to disobey his legs. To another crime the Chinese monarchy has, however, at all ABSOLUTE PURITY,
times been liable, and that is the assump which is confirmed by repeated reports of tion of Imperial power by the first lady of the highest expert authorities.
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The work of deepening the foundations for the electric lighting station at Hunghom West almost complete, and it is expected the site
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will be ready to receive the plant during the ourrent month.
"Seoul telegrams of the 2nd init state that the Molwavy Brown affair was amicably settled at the audience granted by the Coraan Emperar to the British Minister on the previous day and that the Corean Government had forwarded an official note to Mr. McLeavy Brown and withdrawn the notice of dismissal.
An accident of a serious nature occurred at Teiken. Sugar Refinery yesterday foremon Mr. John Blake, chief engineer of the company, was handling some chemicals, when an explosion suddenly took place. Mr. Blake's left hand was severely injured that he had to be chloro- formed and the member amputated above the wrist. Ho is progresssing favourably.
The Shanghai Mercury says, that the low quarter called Chapoo Road, which had boon for years the eyesore of Hongkow, the more so -on account of its proximity to the Public School, is now being demolished, but as it is understood that the same class of tenements will be erected on the site, there will probably by no improvement in the chameter of the locality.
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The Band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 5p.m. to 9.30 p.m. The programme is :---- March. "Bunipe" Selection...... "San Toy" Vase Selection......"A Gaiety Girl
Poika
Polk Yatse
"Bonne Douche".......... "El Dorado"
"Royal FrinersII *
Extr. Santiago......... God Save the King"
Bear Admiral Bruce with HM.S. Barßeur proceeded this week to Nagasaki, which the French Admiral Pottier 11t on the 1st inst.
for Taku.
The Leicestershire County Cricket Club has taken the very sensible step of abolishing the distinction heretofore existing between the
gates by which amateurs and professionals may leave the pavilion.
Mr. John Robarta, the most famous of billiard champions, is now on a visit to Slugs. pore, having recently toured India. He was to A vive a private exhibition to members of the Singapore Olah last Thursday.
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DAILY PRESS " SERVICE,
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS]
SERIOUS AFFRAY AT NAGASAKI.
KOBE, 12th April, 5.20 p.m. BARFLEUR MAN KILLED BY
THE FRENCH.
THE RAISING OF THE • GANTON
RIVER
Cho Bnal einges in the mixing of the sauken
On Wednesday evening a fight took place very
Bad to be A low he just been passed by the French at Nagasaki between some of the Barfleur Chamber of Deputies authorising French Conmen and some French suliers and sailors, all the sale to unite s Freach citizen in marriage to s lady of another nationality, function which they have hitherto been unable to undertaka.
Aguinaldo has taken the oath of allegiance to the United States after musk hesitation, The ceremony took place on the evening of the 1st inst. His act is stated to have been brought about by the argumenta of the Chief Justice.
The claims of the Allies on China amount, Sir as we have seen, to 300,000,000 dollars. Robert Hart recently fixed the limit of China's ability to pay at £60.001,000. The Allies have therefore come within measurable distance of though they have not exceeded. Sir Robert's
standard.
Cardiff seat amounting to 16,825 tons and valued at $99,322 yen was imported into Naga aki during the first twenty-fire days of last Moirath, Japanese coal exported from Nagasaki for the same period was only 12,554 tone, chined Wadteafel at 82,186 yen. Nearly the whole of the Cardiff
Boyle Caryll coal was imported for the Japanese Navy. Klussizca
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the harem. The Haw dynasty had only leen founded some twenty years when its first, munareh died leaving an only son under age, and the Dowager Empress LU SHIH did not hesitate when the time came to pass on the regency to assume the imperial power in her own person. But on other occasions, the most marked of which is the case of the Empress Wu during the TANG, i a similar event has disgraced the Chinese
The cruiser Talbot, which is to relieve H.M.8. annals. The present predicament of China Bouverture on this station, is a second class 16 not one without a parallel, and doubtless cruiser of 3,600 tone dieplacement and 9,500 if other things were alike, China would pro-ih.p. She was built at Devonport in 1895 at bably have the strength to recover, and go a cost of £273,856. Her armour is 3in., guz back to her old life. There is, however. position, and 13-3in.. deck. Armament, are a most important difference. When Luin. q.f., six 4.7in. nine 12 pr., one 3 pr., Sain set aside the rightful heir, there were four maxims, and one light gran and thre no encroaching neighbours to reckon with. torpedo tabes (two submarine). Speed, 20 China, except for the Hiung-Nu, was alone; knots, and complement 433. She is therefore an improvement on the Bonaventure all round. and though the Hiung-Nu prince had the effrontery to propose, for the hand of the The Nanking correspondent of the Mercury Dowager, China could afford to trest-it-as-a-writes on the fith instant :The Chinese claim jest. This was in an even more marked to have the nows in this city that the delinquent A. S. WATSON & CO., degree the case during the TANGS; China court and its entourage at Hsian is now was in every respect, both in power and surrounded by the armies of Tang Fahsiang civilisation, so immeasurably superior to all aud Prince Tuan It is confidently believed her neighbours that she could afford to stand still and wait. Unfortunatoly this is not the case now; already the nations are knocking at the gate, and there are symp toms that the first that gets inside intends to lock it in his neighbours' faces. This is hardly the time to trifle, yet that course seems to be in the ascendant.
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MONOKONO, 13th April, 1901
The Secretary of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce courteously informed us ONE of the most curious features about the yesterday afternoon that the Chamber had been present position in China is the manner in untitled by the Government that a telegram which amidst all the strain the Empire lus had been received from the Acting Commission- clung together. An emperor a prisoner iner of Customs at Shanghai to the effect that the bands of a faction-itself".composed of medical inspection of vessels arriving from fugitives for their crimes who have taken Hongkong after the 18th instant will be refuge in the most inaccessible part of the
euforped.
We draw our readers' attention to the notice
thut these now loaders of the insurrection within an iamrrection will be able to hold as their own hostages the Imperial party and thus prevent their remra to the northern ospital.
The Hon. Troasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals :--
Dorabjee Nowrojne Milsui Bussen Kaisha C. M. Bhesanin & Co.. "D"
L. Mullory...
A. C. Mare... Tang Kwan Pok.. Tang Siu Mnk
The Peking correspondent of the N-C Daily News telegraphed on the 6th ist The indemnity experts are averse to recourse to a foreign lean, and recommend reliance on in digenous revenues, such as the salt taxes, lekin. and house-taxes." He also states that at a mesting of the allied Generals on the 6th proposals were agreed on to be submitted to the Ministers regarding the transition period (until the return of the Court), the reduction of the forces, and the establishment of the intended
forte.
Bloro rioting is reported from Shanghai"!
It was notified last month in the Gozelte (London) that the King luas been pleased to grant Mr. E. A. Hewett, the Agent at Shanghai of the P. and O. Stem Navigation Company, liesnes and authority to accept and wear the Cross of the Order of Orange Nassau, conferred upon him by her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands in recognition of valuable services rendered by him to the officer commanding the Netherlands Naval Division at that port.
Japanese reports state that the Emperor of China wired to the Tear on the 13th alt. ex- pressing his belief that the Russo-Chinese treaty regarding Manchuria was not demanded at the desire of the Tar. The Emperar · asked the Tsar to preserve the friendship of the two countries and not to endanger the integrity of Chins. The Emperor further stated that the Chinese Empire would fail to pieces if the Treaty ware grunted.
The following items are from the Peling and Tientsin Times of the 30th ult.-The Chinese are re-establishing octroi at Poking.- Fire corpses were found in the Pelho and recognised as being those of men who had been extorting money from the villagers at Taiton and round about.-The gentry in the American section of Peking have begged that the U.S. forces may not be withdrawn.-The younger brother of Chi Hsin, who was recently executed at Peking. has become a priest.-The stolen junk-load of cargo intended for te Lieathing has been re- covered.
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According to a New York paper, a Japanese ruilway expert who has been visiting the leading countries of the world on a tour of railway inspection, told his American inter- viewer that the States had no competitors in the Feld of railway construction. As to the ruils used in Japan, he said that they "come from the United States principally, and give entire satisfaction. The same promptuess that marks the delivery of locomotives is shown in Bling at order for rails, At one time England and Germany held this part of our teals exclusivaly, but you have outstripped them in price and promptness."
One British sailor was killed and three
seriously wounded. stopped the fight.
The French officers
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
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CHANG CHI-TUNG'S 20,000 TROOPS. | FOR DIRE The Viceroy at Wachang is to review | ater, for she 20,000 foreign-drilled troops on Wednesday next, who are ready for an expedition if required.
EMPRESS DOWAGER WILL NOT
GO TO PEKING. A reliable telegram frott Hsianfu states that the Empress Dowager dues not intend to leave her present quarters, deceptive reports to the contrary notwithstanding.
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LONDON, 10th April.
RUSSIA AND CHINA.
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A Russian semi-official statement of policy conditions of the not pursued in China contradicts the Germen wh peror's statement that the Tar anggested the There appointment of Count von Welderses to the ricks command in China, and further says that al. and though Russia immediately informed the to Cabinets of the Powers of her assent to the tha appointment, it did not imply any intention to pon deviate from her own programme later.
Russia energetically protested against the expedition to Hsianfu proposed by Germany,
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SOUTH AFRICA. Commandant Botha has re-opened peace negotiations. He has satisfer himself at a per sonal interview that De Wet, who is the sole obstacle to peace, is mentally irresponsible, and that his followers are diminishing, hence he now desires to negotiate on behalf of the entire side of the building Boer forces.
The L. & C. Express, writing of the expro on the afternoon of Sunday last. when a nam priation of the Castoms buildings at Peking. appearing in another calman to the effect that her of French soldiers bogan creating a distur-says-Apart from the share the Customs staff Mr. Alexander Michi has consented to deliverance at the corner of Boone and Chapoo took in the defence of the Legations, there are an address next Tuesday evening in the City Rouds by knocking zative women and ricksha other sentimental grounds that make it exceed HE. the coalies about. The police on interfering with ingly inappropriate that Sir Robert should be Hall on the subject of Missiofis."
not vale forced out of the residence his has Govarner will take, the chair at the meeting, then got hadly mauled, but finally succeeded in which is in connection with the Hongkong Odd arresting siz of these mer and took them to the occupied so long, but now be compelled, with Volumes Society, and ladies and members of Hongker Police Station, where their deposilus staff, to withdraw from the quarter of the the public are invited. The invitation to hear tions and those of several witnesses were taken. city specially reserved for foreigners. It surely the author of The Englishmen in Chine on this Another fracas of a similar nature occurred not be meant that only the Legations and important subject is one which should be widely later in the day at the corner of Fouchow add Tibet Road. The Franch soldiers in this caus escaped into their own settlement. The police The chair-sboltox at the Peak being now free in the neighbourhood-was-iuressed completed, the coolie handman there is bound consequence.. to keep chairs at the Tram Terminus road for
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SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 12th April. |
Barber His HONOTE A. &. WISE
** (PuisHE JUDGE.).
TANGOMAY 3, W. BALL AND 00, This was an action brought by the plaintiffs,
who ao merchants in Willington Siasat, ta recover the salt 8718 on an account for goods sold and delivered, hot tar c
A representative of the plaintia firm ap pered and stated that the defendants carried om bueloven in Wyndham Street They had made premises, time sise time, to pay the amount sued for dan paling
The defendants failed to put in an appear. ance and judgment went by default. **; LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PEESSA
St. Paul's College,
12th April, 1001 Si-You state in your issue of this morning. that Cases almost as bad that in which
Empire the whole dominated by a re- In the results on Thursday afternoon in
Kiaochin was obtained by Germany) when the martyrdom of a missionary has resulted in calcitrant military officer, of no rank or connection with the "A" class lava tennis
a large profit-not to his family, but--to his position, and an incapable pretendor of the handicap of the Hongkong Cricket Club. Mr.
society or his country, can be supplied readily imperial blood and yet the greater part of Pinckney's victory over Mr. Cresson by two
from the recent history of the Intercourse the Empire goes on as if nothing bad hapsets to love (6-2, 6-3) was omitted. To-day
between Europe and China." May I ask you pened; officers are appointed by fmperin: weather permitting the Hongkong Cricket
kindly to supply us with information about edict; revenue raised, Customs psid, and Club will play the Ladies Recreation Cinb at
these cases? Personally I do not know of one such case. During the past ten years or still the commands of the nominal sovereignpr. By kind permission of Col. the Hou.
than twelve Europezas connected with three are, when they contravene the wishes and Bertie aid officers, the Band of the Royal Welsh
Fusiliers will thy during the afternoon...
Church of England Societies have been killed in intentions of the great governing viceroys,
China, and in no case has any "blood-money" quietly ignored and treated as of no account: whatever, or rather, before attaining the
been asked for.. So far as my information goes, light of day, are prematurely strangied in
all Protestant Missionary Sceletius agree with,
Imperial German Mail steamer Prins their birth. Such a condition might be
and have acted on, the principles adroosted in your article, with regard to this mattor Heinrich, carrying The German Movies dates from Berlin of the 18th ult, left Binga- am. Sir, yours, et, d accepted, did we know no botter, as the
J. C. VICTORIA. pore on Friday the 12th inst, at p.m., and height of statesmanship, yet we should pro,
What we had in mind when we wrote the may be expected hers on or about Thewley
18th bably be correct in saying that it proceeds from the very opposite faculty, and denotes
sentence to which the Rt. Rev. Bishop refors in the amazer Taper stiled from in fact the extremely low stage of develop
tax the general conduct of France toward Michi's chapter in The Englishman in China went of the whole as a political machine.
new fortress ares, if, and when, it is constructed.
on the French protectorate of Christians bries from Yokohama for Txeems on the 10th inat. - In its external aspect the Government of accepted
Surely humbler beings, such as professors, misillustrates the point. We had no wish to imply
The NP steamer Brudgiar sailed rom China is highly-centralised, preserving in
insionaries, an hotel or two, and a foreign store that a countries used their missionaries Tacoma on the 10th InstaVisdivostock most points the imprint of its founder, the
possibly, temidas other details, are entitled to be in the political pure Indeed it has come on the ot
been only to acidant that Grost Britain has New York on the 8 protection besides the select few.
been backward in protesting against outrages great emperor Ta'IN SHIRWANG; yet during
What is stated to have been a unique colleo-
on her srbjects engaged in missionary work its existence it has for hundreds of years at hire up to the time of the last night tramtion of 2,755 Chinese, Japanese, Corean pad The Japanese Minister to the United States. But in viewing the missionary question a time been divided up into separate states, arrival. It often, however, happens that there Aanese coins dating from 2255 Bc. to the writes a correspondent, at
a recent pablic whole it is impossible to leave out the wor The Biker the E. P.Titaner
committed by one particular section. For of Japan arrived at New York on the 11th st with no more connection than the kingdoms is no chair waiting at this time. The police present era, was recently offered by svetion at dinner in a northern city, caused a mild sensa-
instance, if we say that missionaries of the Anglo-Saxon beptarby. The curious state that they cannot keep a policeman posted St. Martin's Town Hall, London. The collectiers by hulting in the midst of a response to a
into the responsible for taking young children
In the Cit part about the thing that, whether at the Peak Terminas night and day to look tion represents fourteen years hard search on fast and horridly leaving the banquet-room interior of China, we may be coensed by the it is expec
Roman Catholic missionaries of wrouging them. Budget will apart or united, the states have contrived after this, but the public have a remedy, for a
the part of Mr. A. F. Schepens, of the Chinese The seemly behaviour of certain of the other e ask our correspondent-Has not the mis estimated to to maintain their autonomy, and on the complaint to the Captain Superintendent of Imperial Customs, who las imated the coins up guests was the reason for his exit. He had monary cause as a whole sufferel in China from working in junction of the ruling houses have with. Police of any instance in which there is no chair from all parts of China, from the Province of prepared a long manuscript address and was the impression that the Europeen Powers are there wa out friction coalesced. Probably of no waiting will meet with attention.
Yunnas to the Province of Manchuria. Their engaged in reading it to the assembled susters, willing to useimple preachers of Chrisal in cot We have received from Messrs. Brever and unthenticity is guaranteed by Mr. Herbert A. when the hum of conversation became so loud Bity We have always recognised that it ran the old clas other state could this le said. Again,
anity? though apparently the Empire has all this Co. a neat little handbook, which mariners Giles, formerly of the British Consular Service that he could scarcely bear his own race admirable point in the works of the Obuted of which we dispersed while been under personal government. in the Chius, Japan, and Java Ses will pro- in China, and Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, Thereupon, with a gesture of anger, he threw England missions, among ethers, that they do Government
Liverpool, and at few times, even when the personal bably find invaluable. It is called True Core Colonial Secretary at Hongkong. The collection down his manuscript and departed. Upon the soft not lend themselves to this disreputable policy made in the and Distance Tables, and contains a completo has been received from the Paris Exhibition, influence of the champagne the managers of the | Ed. D. P.] ..
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The honour of having first completed vessel over the height, have there occurred those family-list of charts required on the various voyages, where it was exhibited. It containe coins, not inner lay the blame for the disturbance, and dissensions which have been instrumental in The object of the book is to avoid the necessity only of each period or dynasty of the Chinese los excellenes the Minister, it is wid, bas that could navigate, more or less, beneath the boss made
of looking up charts and distances when in history, but also of the petty rulers and rebels accepted this explanation as a sufficient apology. surface of the water belongs to a Dutch dostor, makers and arms who bringing to destruction every other power iu Asia. According to Mohammedan low port, when time is limited, and when an up- who have held away during the artistence of the Thus at the beginning of his career as a post Corneling Yan Drebbel, who, in 1624, tried a sweetata sold at a ter
proximate knowledge of the distance, etc., is Empire. Some of the early coina are like axe- - prandial orator and su imi ator of his spireran submarine boat in the Thames History brewery people
lates that King James I. descended in this ship. tax, the sovereign has no relations, and in all saticient to calculate the amount of coal reheads, Sin. by 4in, in size; others like a razor confrers, Wu Ting Fang, he has wet with his investor is also credited with the discovery immediate the ages the ruler has not hesitated to exter- quired for the voyage. Mr. J. Vaughan, mas blade, 5 to 7in long; yet another is a flat coin cold and clammy rebar Bamour says that he of an elixir of life, which he called inter from British India goes wer minate his living relations to seat himself tar mariner and lieutenant in the EN.R, is about the size of a crumpet with a hole in the has vowed a solomd vow to make no more pablice sence of air (1) and the invention of the thermakers will likewise substant
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