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M. Caralee, who represented the French syndicate which negotiated a lotior five millon yen with the Corcan Government some time ago, has just died of consumption at Paris.
Marquis Kuroda, the Vice-President of the Japanese House of Feers, whose maven years' term of offles has expired, has been renominated by the Emperor for another term.
sets it down to weakness and ineptitude on "take over a large tract of Chinese territory In Amoy harbour on the 14th inst. there
were two British and two Japanese warships- the part of the Western Powers. On the "and administer it. Perhaps that fact very first occasion, and without loss of time," would strike the Hon. Member with its RMS. Astraca and Albion, and the Japaness the so-called Imperial Government have "full significance, and illuminate the dark-cruisers Tatsuta and Sume. shown their teeth and in effect promptly "ness in which he now scened to sxist" reminded the hated foreigner that he need We should be glad to see the full signif- A. S. WATSON & CO. look to China for no favours in the future. cance of the fact brought forward by the It may be intended as a hint, perhaps, that Hon J. H. STEWART LOCKHART and to have the Dragon's teeth have not yet been drawn, our darkness illuminatod, but we confess and if so it may prove timely. We are that our state of gloom remains the same as wont to he far too easy-going, too prone to before the Colonial Secretary's attempt at condone breaches of Treaty stipulations, to illumination. As the Colonial Secretary allow of strained interpretations of their "did not propose to enter into the reasons,
A St. Petersburg telegram, dated September meaning, After the conclusion of the we do not see that this is to be wondered at. Treaty of Tientsin, the Chinese Govern- No one is so foolish as to deny the great 18th, says It is anderstood that negotiations ment commenced without delay to whittle difficulty of our task in the New Terri.have already been concluded with the Rothschildz down the value of its provisions by the tory. H.E. the Governor rightly pointed for a large loan, to be issued at about the end of imposition of fresh and illegal inland duties out that the existence of so many claims to the year. The Tsar's visit to France is expected to facilitate the placing of the loan. The bam mentioned is a billon frauds, WE BEG TO NOTIFY THE ARRIVAL and by placing all possible obstructione land was the main obstacle in our way. He
in the way of trade with the interior, while went on to say that until the man to who even the Maritime Customs were recently in the land belonged was found the Govern structed to make regulations that neutralised ment, much as it desired and was entitled the value of the right to tide on the Inland to revenue, could not say: "We want so Waters of China, ouly gained after prolonged much money on this land." Apparently, CONFECTIONERY negotiations and as compensation for many then, the enjoyment of the land during the two years of our occupation is to be left purely gratuitous. We hear nothing of any retrospective taxation on those whose claims have been confirmed or of any charge for temporary occupation on those whose claims are now found invalid. H.E the Governor knows that there is such a thing as justicecal demagogue.” to oneself as well as justice to others; this is not less true now than-is the days when PLATO wrote the Republic. If the Houghki route to Persis (via Seistan) is a fraud. kong Government is determined to throw
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wrongs suffered and injuries unrédressed. Į Indeed, the history of Treaty relations with COMPRISING SELECTIONS OF THE China may be summed up as one long struggle to secure the recognition of Treaty rights. In no other country in the world, PUREST AND BEST DESCRIPTION, we imagine, has such a continuous fight bad to be made against tud faith, corruption, trickery, and evasion. In none, probably, FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO have valuable rights been lost and oppor- tunities wasted to such an extent by want of perseverance and energy in dealing with
It was un-
dorstood soon after the first loan that it wou merely a first instalment.
Joseph A. Wildman, an "United Brethren" minister, was tarred and feathered by a crowd of 100 at Hungtington, Indiana, on the 16th alt, because on Sunday night he rose in a prayer meeting in one of the city churches and said: "I suppose there have been more lies told from the painit and sacred desk to-day then was ever known before. While I want to give all honour that is due Mr. McKinley, still when he was living he was nothing but a politi
According to reliable nowe just received, says the Indian Textile Journal, the much boomed
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[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions exproused by our correspondents.] THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MEMORIAL.
TO THE DIZOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"
17th October: BXR-I nen from a notice in your paper that
■ mosting is to be held in connection with the Fund to erect a memorial in London to Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, and H.E. the LONDON, 18th October, 10.10 a.m. Governor has consented to be present,
US. NAVAL BUILDING. The United States Naval estimates pro
to build three vide for $99,000,000 battleships and two cruisers.
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AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.
The Federal House is vigorously debating the Australian tariff. There is a growing feeling against the Government proposals,
THE GERMAN TARIFF SCHEME. The National Zeitung, discussing the German tariff scheme, says that Count von Bulow may find himself unable to adopt the proposed standard. The Agrarians would support the scheme, and the consequence would be a depression. A six-months' tariff war would drive the com-
Ascriber to the maid Fund I shail be glad to learn, with many others, H.E.'s explanation as to why he did not state, when he initiated the public subscription list, his intention after that list was closed to vote. $50,000 of the colonial funds as an addition to such mbasription ?
I think this explanation is due to the community because there is no cloubt that, had the publie been aware that Colonial funds would be used to supplement their subscriptions, they would either have declined to subsoribe or would hayo roduced the amount of their subscription.
It may also not be out of place to remnek
enormous, compared with the reasonable sum
that the amount want from this Colony is given by Singapors (810,900); and in face of the
put to is connection with the Sanitary Com- heavy expenditure the Colony is is bound to be mission And Its recommendations, the Counail had no right to vote such a sum
In spite of the carefully prepared speeches at the per-loyal Council meeting when this sun was voted, the action of the members of the in Council was distinctly unrepresentative. Tho
THAT OF THE FINEST AND MOST this oficial obstruction and bad faith as in away money, to which it is entitled by the Two parties of traders from Bombay were remercial and industrial worlds to desperation.ommunity had already given very matorial
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It might well have been thought, with IM. the experience of the last forty years to guide then, that the Treaty Powers would bare taken good care to obtain such LEADING guarantees for the fulllment of existing Treaty provisions and the concession of such new privileges as are necessary 10 secure the smooth working of the Treaties, But it is to be foured that, while conceding to the Chinese Government what virtually amounts to the doubling of the tariff, the Powers have neglected to insist on the stipulations requisite to take the inland waters navigation a real benefit and the right to trade with the interior something Such little
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HONGKONG. 19th October, 1903.
THE action of the Chinese Government in reference to the prosecution by foreigners
fact that the occupiers have had a two years enjoyment of the land, then it cannot claim to be just--especially as the deficit has to be ma le up by us. the taxpayers of Hong. kong. We should like to think that we are
or other statement to show it. wrong; but there is nothing in any official
cently robbed and sent back minus goods sud money, and travellers wishing to start from Quetta Gud the dealers in all sorts of travelling. gear and animals solidly combined to fleece them. There is no ronte, properly speaking, and the authorities at Quetta can offer neither assistance nor protection to the travellers.
A secretary of a county cricket club, writing to the Times on the subject of pricket-reform, The Volunteer Corps oimp at Stonecutters says:-I would urge that the drawn game is often an excellent result. Take the case of a Island commenced yesterday.
the match between a strong and a weak county, Yesterday the French transport Nive, of latter taking the field first. The captain of the stronger team has the advantage in every way sinister memory, left for Toukin,
and has three days given him for the match. The problem is how to win in three days. He ought to solve that. And I respectfully submit that if the weaker, county can save the game is draw is a highly proper finish.
The Hongkong Rifle Association do not hold! competition to-tiny, but the range will be open for practice.
The series of blank plague-returus continges to came in, and another week passes to-day without a single case.
Ae the date of the next Hanley stewarde meeting draws nearer, writes a home paper, interest in Mr. W. H. Grenfell's closure rai The sale of furniture at the late Mr. J. J. solution, regarding the future admission of Francis's house at Magazine Gsp will be re-foreign competitors at the Regsite, incressan. sumed to-day at 11 am.
The usual weekly prayer meeting will be held in the Music Room of the City Hall on Monday at 5.15 p.in, when Mr. Joha Pitt will provide.
We have received from Messrs. Price & Co.,
the agents for "D.C.L." Whisky, Blaiz Boer, and Canadian Club Whisky, a number of small but useful articles advertising these excellent brands.
That fine all-round sportsman's current sugges. tion that clab meetings should be held to discuss the position is an excellent one. Expert opinion appears equally divided on the subject of foreign entries at the Royal meeting, hence the stewarda will have to decide a momentous issue. The stewards meet in the last week of this month, as at prosent arrangod.
KEUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 16th October.
SOUTH AFRICA ANOTHER EXECUTION.
evidence of its reverence for Her late Majesty, and needed not the extravagancs of H.E. and Council to accentuate it. The sum voted- without reference, to the subscribers to the public fund could have been expended on many things in this ill-run Colony and been a permanent tributs of respect to Queen Victoria.
The motion of H.E. the Governor and the randy acquiescence of the majority of the Unofficials would show that the next thing to be Wolfaardt, another of Lotter's officers, has accomplished in the way of reform is the
Len shot.
COMMANDANT BOTHA'S
MOVEMENTS.
It
re-organisation of the Legislative Council. is preposterous to suppose that H.E. the Gover nor, backed up as usual by Mr. Chater, oan play ducks and drakes with public revenus iutended
Commandant Botha's main holy is still in to he spent on the advancement of the Colony.
the neighbourhood of Pongolabusch.
CHINESE CUSTOMS REVISION.
The Foreign Offen has announced that Sir Alfred Bateman and Mr. Alford, late Chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Ceminers, have been engaged for some time in revising the Chinese Customs in accordance with the Protocol, Sir James Mackay and Mr. Anderson, of Shanghai, co-operating.
LONDON, 16th October,
LOSS OF THE "COBRA".
whilst the other Unofficial Momberg sit by and gas on, ailent or indifferent. One cannot fail to be impressed with the fact that matters seem always to be as niselyanoka" as the Council in nicely packed. To represent the ratepayers we have these bankers, two of whom come from one ofice; the biggest landowner and householders in the place; and a merchant, who is also a big landlord. Suot constitute the Unofficials who are elected-not by the people to represent the ratepayers, check official extra- vagance, and guard the civil rights of the com- munity!
I am afraid I have wandered from the ori ginal point, bat H.E.'s explanation as to his silence, whilst the subscriptions were being
At the Cobra courtmartial the loss of the collected, concerning the rate which followed is
structural attributed solely to TEL:
boat The San Francisco Chronicle last month weakness. wrote:The ancient astronomical instruments leotad from the great wall at Peking have landed in the park at Sans Souci, in Germany, The French Government refused to allow the
of trade in the capital can only be desig-/interpret the Inland Waters' Regulations to titled "Sudden Thoughts," at their theatre in instruments to be landed in France, and the
China.
so that we have yet to wait for the first-class
By kind permission of Lt. Col. Baillie and Officers, the land of the 22nd Bombay Infantry will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8 to 9.30 o'clock. Programine
Valso
“The Washington Post"...... Soima
Florodora
A disgraceful incident took place at the meeting of the Cork Corporation on the 13th all, when Sir John Scatt moved a resolution of sympathy with the American people in the biow that had fallsu upon them in the attempted A
LONDON, 18th October.
A BRITISH SUBMARINE, A new British submarine has been tested for three hours upon the gridiron, not in water,
at Barrow. The purpose of the test being to ascertain the breathing capacity of the crow
awaited by many,
The explanation of the action of the Unof cisis, the Hon. C. P. Chater's in particular, in acquiescing in this vote will likewise be road with interest...
Singapore gave 310,000; Hongkong readily subscribed $80,600, which was not enough in H.E.'s loyal opinion, who increased it with the consent (!) of the Unofficials by $50,000.--Toptk, sto.,
A SUBSCRIBER.
with all apertures closed was very satisfactory QUEEN VICTORIA MEMORIAL [sic]. The vessel will begin bar sea-trials
shortly.
CRICKET.
The match to-day on the Cricket Ground will be the Hon. Secretary's team v. the Pre-
sident's team, the game starting at 11 a.m. sharp. The following will play :--
and trade in Peking, if so inclined, should also have been demanded, because, though the volume of such trade is never likely to be great, it ought, after the outrages of 1900, to have been insisted upon and efforts made to open up the Chinese capital to foreign influence as much as possible. This chance was evidently forgotten or over- looked, and the Chinese Government have accordingly been able to inflict their firat check upon the intruding Westerns. We may be sure that, if the Empress Dowager continues to hold the reine, it will only prove the prelude to others. Every possible inpediment to enterprise in China will be trotted out and worked for all that it is
The Royal Engineers' Variety Club give worth. The Customs will continue to variety entertainment, followed by a force on our detriment, and prevent any development Wellington Barracks fo-night. Many good German newspapers are pretty unanimously nated as petty ill-feeling. It seems that a
of trade in the navigation of the West "taras are down, and the entertainment condemning their retention in that country Sans Souci was once robbed of its art treasures number of foreign merchants and traders,
by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the act has ever encouraged so to do by the presence of the River and other inland waterways of Southbould be a good one.
The mandarins will invent new
In view of the many enquiries mindo with rinse been denounced by German historians ay army of occupation, established hongs and
taxes to take the place of lekin, and all the gard to the new rickshas in the Colony, we may one of vandalism, and yet Napoleon was atores outside the Legation Quarter. The Chinese Government, so soon is the old struggles against illegal taxes will have state that they are on exactly the some footing genuinely at war when he looted Sans Bouti, evacuation by the foreign troops had been to be renewed. This many sound very as the old. In fact, they are "first-class" only while Germany disclaimed being at war with carried out, lost no time in addressing a pessimistic, but a lengthened experience of in so far as they are batter-fittek vehicles. China when Peking was stripped of these note to the Foreign Ministers calling atten. Chinese ways and wiles and of the indiffer. Coal-coolies, etc., are quite entitled to use them, scientific instruments. tion to the existence of these arma and euce or want of vigour of our own Foreign rickshas which were spoken about last year.. stores, and requesting that orders should be Office has taught us the folly of expecting given to them to re-transfer their business much from an amendment of the Treaties. without delay to the Treaty Forts. Now Blessed is he that expecteth little from it is quite true that Peking is not a Treaty either his own Government or that of Port, and that the Chinese are within their China, for he will not be disappointed. rights in refusing to allow foreign trade to Those who fondly think that the Boxer March...... be carried on in that sacred and odorous outhwenk has cleared the air and straightened city. But, on the other hand, it could do the way for reforms and improvements in Gavotto. the Chinese mandarins no harm to permit China will prove to be greatly mistaken. Selection... "The Pirates of Penzance"... Sullivan The forces of progress in the Celestial such trade to be carried on, and, as matter of fact, a limited business in eurios Empire are at present very much ander a and stores was permitted before the recent murderous attack on the Legations. In Tokyo, too, before the Treaty of 1894 with Japan was concluded, by which the country was opened up to foreigners for trade and WITH all due deference to the Colonial residence, foreigners were allowed to con- Secretary, we cannot agree that the Hon. duct trade. It is rather a remarkable T. H. WHITEHEAD's remarks at Thursday's circumstance that this privilege to trade in meeting of the Council on the differ- Poking and reside there was not included ence between the estimated and the actual in the terms of the new agreement with figures of revenue and expenditure in the Chine. We have just made a tremendous New Territory were misleading. They were concession whereby payment of the indem not calculated to throw any light upon the zities will be rendered comparatively easy, subject, it is true. The Hon. Unofficial and practically we have got olmost nothing Melaber, was asking for light, we imagine,
was as remote from civilisation as Tibet is at ia 8 degrees 18 minutes north latitude and A. R. Lows, J. A. Woodgates, K. W. Mounssy, in return. Unless the collection by the not proposing to give it. As a matter of
this hour, yet the progress of Biam under an 157 degrees and 7 minutes west longitude. T. J. Wild, W. R. Robertson, C. P. Jordan,
The point in which the United States Foreign Customs collectorate of the native fict, the officials themselves threw no
The Hou. J. H. STEWART intelligent and civilised ruler has drawn East Customs at Tresty Porte be regarded as a light at all.
have practically LOCKHART said:-"The roport stated what to West, and in the union has saude a good is more particularly interested at present is W. G. W. Worcester, and J. Brown (Capt.)
Englishman of that ruler's son. King Chula contained in the statement that the route of special concession, we gained nothing. The precautions taken to the probable revenue would be. That longkorn once wrote to his sons those words: the British cable will pass within 200 miles of Honolulu. The nearost, station will, how- secure the future sxiety of inmates of the revenue had not been raised; it was found "You must not brag of the fact that you are Legations cannot be so wogarded; they are impracticable to raise it for reasons which royal princes, nor allow your attendants to do ever, be at Fanning Island, 700 miles away. simply measures to prevent recurrence of "he did not propose to enter into then. so. The expenses of your education I defray ont At Honolulu there is some talk of organising savage attempt to wipe oat the foreign With regard to the question of land, the of my private purse, not at the expense of the a private company to lay a cable to Fanning. Hon. Member must be aware of the great State. It is better that I should spend my It is estimated that the total cost will be only representatives in the capital
difficulties which the Government had had money thus than that I should leave you $500,000. It is an outerprise which deserve, to encounter. It had met with obstacles fortune, for your education is of lasting value, encouraging. If earried out it will place us in "which oven one with his (the Colonial, and you cannot be robbed of it. I consider it telegraphio communication with the Territory as the most valuable inheritance, and will give ponding the construction of a trans-Pacific cable direct from this port to the Philippines via Remember, it Honolulu, on which Congress at the next
session will probably lake favourable antion.
But the Chinese Government, which has, in some cases, been deal with tenderly, and throughout with leniency considering
Selection. The Messenger Boy"...
Polko
"Tunico
God Save the King."
Wheeler
assassination of President McKinley..
President's team:----M. J. Destor, Major Labour member proceeded to oppose the Kiefert Monckton roselution. He said that MoKinley was nover Dorehill, R.A., Capt. Clapham, R.A., Capt. Ferdue the friend of Ireland, but he was the friend of Cadogan, R.W.F., J. E. Lee, C. M. G. Burnie, He did not see why Lt. Clifton Browns, R.N., J. Hooper, Lt. Barke, England up to the hiit. the second city of Ireland, “rebel Cork," should pass this vote. The Lord Mayor said 22nd B.I. Mr. Franklin, R.N., Morrison, R.N., The Bangkok Times quotes the following that they did not approve of the attempted and T. Sercombe Smith. cloud, and it is improbable that they will from a Burma contemporary" Burma is pro-assassination, but he urged that the motion Hon. Secretary's team :--A, Mackenzie, Capt, be able to make themselves felt materiallygressing by frantic leaps and bounds, and even should be dropped. Sir John Scott added that Waymouth, R.A., Lt. Ross, RN., Lt. Kristen- for many years to come.
the golfers have had the moral courage to he did not expect a single dissentient voice, or
beck, 22nd B.I., Major Dyson, A.P.D., Com actually observe the Balbath, not by giving up he would not have moved in the matter.
Lord Mayor refused to put the resolution, and mander Woolcomb, E.N., F. Maitland, Capt. no further action was takon.
their play, but by going so far as to allow that, if any golfer has scroples about competing for the cup on a Boaday, and elects to play on another day, he shall not be disqualified," Have any golf-players in Bangkok, aska tho Times, get scrapies about playing on Sanday?
The King, which gives a portrait of the Crown Prines of Sism, in noting his return to London from the Glasgow Exhibition, says: He comes from a land which fifty years ago
the frightfal nature of the outrage so "Secretary's) experience of Chinese had not the same good education even to the least de calmly sanctioned, is, as usual, incapable of" foreseen. This was the first instance where veloped of my sons. appreciating such consideration and simply a Western Government had attempted to is not as epey to earn money as to spend it."
The
Rotherham, R.W.F. W. E. Dixon, P. W. Goldring, Private Freely, B.W.F., and P. A. Cox.
The San Francisco Chronicle of the 14th alt. says:-The British Government has begun in A match will also take place at 1.45 pm, on earnest the preliminaries for the construction the Bappy Valley ground, between. HMS. of a Pacific cable from British Columbia to Tamar and a H.K.C. Club Eleven. The follow-
The cable-survey ship Britannia Australia.
GR. Edwards, G. Grimble, R. J. Gerrard,.
is now at Honolulu, having surveyed the route ing will represent the H.K.C.C..-. from Adelaide to Farming Island, which fles
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. The P. & O. steamer Maragon left Singapore The NY.K. steamer Hitachi Maru (European for this port on the 18th inst., at 6 am. Line) left Singapore for this port on the 17th inst, and is expected to arrive here on the 2nd inst
The N.P. Heamer Queen Adelaide enáled from Kobe for Tacoma on the 17th inst⠀⠀
The UPR steamer Empress of Japan arrived at Tanoonver on the 17th inet, at 7am-
FUND.
FINAL LIST OF SUBSCRIPTIONS, Amount siready subscribed... Hongkong Government
* Chinese Subscriptions...
Sir Henry A. Blake, G.C.M.G.
Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf &
Godown Co., Ld.
Douglas Steamship Co.
Hongkong & China Gas Co. A. Fuokeers...
North Chins Insurance Co.
J. B. Lichie
H. M. H. Namazes
W. Bowdler....
B. Byramjes...
M. Stewart
Wai On Trendy
$50,070.00
30,000 99134.69
250-
250
100
A. Ahwes
J. Brow
26
Dr. G. A paciblo
20
Hermann Herbst & Lery Hermanos. H. H. Gomperts H. B. Brayue A. B. Grieve
20
20
M.W.
Boott
R. Kothavar B. E. Hanson J. R. Wood
E. N. Irving
A. H. Chinoy
W. J.Tutcher
W. Newland
Huang Ping
E. E. Halifax
1. A. Wester J. N.Maodongall W. Q. Barrett W. A. Bims
Total..
$130,600 23
We regret that we are unable to publish the names of these subscribers (some 900 in number) in extenso, owing to the other claims on our space..
A very original essay by a child on water has beon quoted lately. One or two of the writer's For instance, he divites all water into four sub ideas upon the subject are strikingly novel. headinge-water, soda water, holy water, good man gigs. Sailors use water to go to and brine, sea on. We good thing to are at boys with a squirt gan, and to match fishes in. But the strangeth of all uses for water is this
Nobody, he says, " could be saved from drown- sing if there wasn't water to pull them out of."
for," he continues,* is used for
a