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provisions of the much discussed “Man- churian Convention," the first news of which was made public by Dr. MoRRISON at the beginning of the year, and an amended version of which was published in
Yesterday the German gngboat, The Arrived). The warships at Amoy on the 19th lust were 1 Harmston's Cirous opened on the Bench 1
from Canton, and the Brith transport Umla from Calcutta.
An old Chinamen hat his ankle fractured on
H.M.S. Albion, the US monitor Monterey (on ber way to Shanghai), and the Japanese cruisers Sunia and Tatsula..
Road ground, Singapore, on the night of the 16th fast.
To-morrow Mr. Goo, P. Lammert will sell by auction a fine collection of Philippine and
all the Anglo-Chinese papers Inst March Tuesday by the full of a stone while working cufford's health that he will be compelled to Australian stumps, which are now on view,
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Mr. Alec Marsh was amongst those who left by the Empress of Chine yesterday. He has gone to Shanghai and expects to be back in Hongkong in about two months' lime.
We are reminded that the festive mason is approaching, for Mr. H. Ruttonjes has sent us two of the excellent Bhagat cakes he is advor, tising, and Mossr» Ah Chec & Co. forward ns half-a-lozen very attractive Christmas cards, consisting of photographic views of the Colony mounted on cards.
as Russia should be satisfied that peace and good order had been restored in the province, while the organisation of Chinese troops was at first forbidden altogether and then placed under such restrictions us to make the idea of restoration of order by any but Russian arms a furce; moreover these troops were not to be armed with guns, so that they would be practically powerless against armed brigands. Now apparently Russin
While the ferry-launch Chung Ching was WE BEG TO NOTIFY THE ARRIVAL will guard the railway, while the Manchu
froops are to be drilled by her for the rest crossing the harbour on Tuesday from Yau- of the province, and instead of the vague mati to Hongkong sko onllided with another time-limit, depending on Russia's satisfac-launch, Sin Taikne, belonging to the Taikoo tion about the restoration of order, a two Sugar Refinery. The damage done was trifling, years' period is assigned for the handing and fortunately no one was injured. over of the whole province to China. Fur ther, the numerous clauses us to railway construction, mining, etc., are appareatly COMPRISING SELECTIONS OF THE absent in the newly reported convention.
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We received yesterday a message from the Joint Telegraph Co. to the effect that the laying of the new cable from Durban to Perth, via Mauritius, Rodriguez, nut the Cocos Islands, has been completed, and that the line will pro- lably bo oponed for traffle on the 1st proc,
So unsatisfactory is the state of Mr. Hugh return to Europe. Mr, Clifford had already made a very favourable impression in Selangor, and his relinquishment of the office of Resident is universally regretted. It is said that the
Hon. E. M. Merowether will succeed him."
Si Alexander Swettenham, who has been staying at Government House, Singapore, a wask or so, loft by the M. M. Natal for Europe on the 14th inst. After a short stay in En- gland, he will proceed to take over his new
appointment of Governor of British Guiana.
The United States Minister in Siam has been informed through Prince Devawongse, Minis- ter for Foreign Affairs, that King Chulalong korn of Siam would like to pay a visit to America in the near future. His Majesty has it in mind to visit Japan next year, and weald be pleased to avail himself of the same oppor tunity to visit the United States also..
The following are the dates for watches with Mr. MacLaren's team of English cricketers this season, already fixed by the New South Wales Cricket Association-November 23rd, England v. New South Wales; December T4th, England .- Australia (first-test match); February 1st, England v. New South Wales; February 15th, England &. Australia (fourth test match).
A London telegram received in Singapore, last week gives the fullowing se the result of the Prince Edward Handicap at Manchester ou Saturday, 28th ult:-Fancy Man (3 yrs) 1, Royal George 2, Kilmarnock II (4 yrs.) 3.
A New York organ of the Amalgamated Association says that the causes of the failure of the recent steel strike in the United States were the daily Press, pablis opinion, the ad
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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LONDON, 22nd October, 7.35 p.in.
RUSSIA AND CHINA ANOTHER RENUNCIATION STORY. The Standards Shanghai correspone sends a summary of the ne Russo Chinese
vice of prominent labour leaders, and the with-convention, which virtually stores to
drawal of credit by the merchants.”
The local agent of the Messagerisa Maritimes company informs us that he is advised by wire that the s.3. Ernest Simons will probably leave Colombe on or about the 25th inst. instead of
the 21st inst. as pêr schedule time. He understands that the delay is on account of the steamer to Australia connecting with her in Colombe having left Marmilles late..
The large floating-dook ordered by the Spanish Government to be built in England before the outbreak of war with the United Statos, and intended for the arsenal at Subig, Yuzhn, is now to be stationed at Mahon, Minorca, where it is expected to arrivo by. the end of this month. It is large enough to take an ironclad of 14,000 tons.
China all the northern provinces, an instal- ment now, and the whole within two years time. Bussin is to protect the Manchurian railway pad drill the Manchu troops.
WHAT IS THE QUID PRO QUO P The correspondent states that there is probably another agreement as well, which is kept secret.
GENERAL NEWS.
LONDON, 22nd October, 7.35 p.m.
THE COTTON MARKET. Cotton is dull. Fature sales are lower.
LONDON, 28rd October, 9.10 am. GENERAL BULLER IN DISGRACE
It is officially stated that in consequence
A new Residency is provided for in Malacca; but it is not definitely decided whether it is to be on the site of the present one, or on the site parchased for one eighteen years ago, when the vote was cut out of the estimates.. The present Residency is quite unsuitable to the needs of a Resident Councillor, having been of the speech which he made, on the 10th built up at various times, and it lacks proper no-inst. General Sir Redvers Baller has been commodation for anyone other than a bachelor relieved of his command of the First Ariny On the 16th inst. in the Court of Requests at Corps. General French will quereed to the seen along the "planches," and he displayed Singapore a private of the Singaporo, Volan command, wirile General Hildyard will act
A short time ago, it will be remembered. a roport arrived from America that the case famous jockey Tod" Sloan had been shot in the States Now there comes, through the orrespondent of the World, a circavastantial story of Sloan's presence at the racont Deauville The Police Force have fortid a football club.race meeting. According to this correspondent, and are getting into training for the coming the ex-jockey has his motor-car, his bull dog, season. There is a probability of their entering and (of course) his entourage, but he is always for the Challenge Shield next year. They have very quite and well behaved when he is to ba also a cricket club, and played the Band of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers last Saturday, The
On Saturday first,Į Fusiliers won by 14 runs. at 2 pm, the Polien play "C" Company of the
Fusiliers.
The number of sports indulged in in the Colony is getting less limited than in the past. A Isuball ofub has born formed, we hear, and as commenced practising. The game is not of course quite new to Hongkong, but it has not boas seen here for somo years now. The main diffulty in starting has been the lack of appliances, for there are a number of residents ready to play.
In another column will be found the an- Russian is likely to restore Manchuria tonouncement of the marriage of Mr. David China, if indeed she ban the intention of Wood, of the Fublic Works Department, koping her promise. Honce we have been the popular secretary of the St. Andrew's FROM THE SIMPLEST QUALITY TO inundated with rumours of all kinds,, some Society here. Mr.. Wood was married at the plausible, others the reverse. From Eng. Presbyterian Church, Singapore, on the 10th His friends look forward to the speedy fish. Russian, and Japanese sources chiefly inst. these reports have cone. There is a certain returu of Mr. Wood with his wife to the
Colony. resemblance about some of the later stories which may be taken to argue that there is a substrata of truth in them, unless they all can be proved to have a common origin. As we have said, there is nothing intrins sically improbable in the Standard corres- pondent's story: at the worst, it is an intelligent conjectum at the probable course AND PARISIAN of events. Should it prove to be true, the | questioneel the provisions of the supposed seret conivention behind the other becomes of paramount importance. The celebrated Cassini Convention" is not yet forgotten. Its existence scous still to be a matter admitting of argument. There is no doubt, howeres, that avezet trenties, especially when one of the parties is China, à country of vital international stakes are a menace to the peer of the world. The contention that Chitay as a Sovereign State has a right
We received yestarday morning from the US. to conclude what treaties she likes with
Consulate-Gonerel the following typhoon warn. another state will not hold good, for China ing issued from Manila Observatory at 4.5 under a corrupt and entirely unrepresentap.m. on Tuesday:-" At 3.45 p.m. depression tive government cannot be suffered to sell E. of Luzon, appproaching the Archipelago at her rights, involving other nations' interests, present." Later we received the following warn- under intimidation or at the instigation of ing, dated Mauiis Observatory, 9.s.m., 23rd: bribes. It is the dying government which, he typhoon crossed Luzon through parallel it would appear, is attempting to sell the 16, moving westwards." country's inheritance in return for a pro- longation of its term of life-a life which On the 20th October, at Hankov, GEOzoly injures China and is detrimental to her EDWARD JAMES GARDINER, aged 40 years, eldest relations with most of the rest of the world. son of Col. T. G. GARDINER, late of 3rd Buffe (2711 Regiment.
THE issue of the Courrier Saigonnais for the 16th October contains a report of a speech by Mr. PAUL BLANCHY, President of the Conseil Colonial and Mayor of Saigon.. delivered on the occasion of his olevation once more to the presidency of the Conseil. The speech is interesting as containing a HONGKONG OFFICE: 14, DES Vœux ROAD Clvery-vigorous denunciation of the Yunnan LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET. E.C. railway sebeme, so dear to the heart of the
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On the 16th October, at the Presbyterian Churob, Singapore, by the Rer. W. Murray, DAVID WOOD, Hongkong Civil Service, to SOPHIA MILNE, daughter of WILLIAY BOULTON. CE Burgh Surveyor (Retired), Aberdeen.
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great tact the other day at the Deauville pigeon shooting ground. He came to take part in the pat down, he shot in his taru not pas round competition and his name having been duly
only, but twe. In the meanwhile M. Gaston
Dreyfus, for whotu Sinan has occasionally ridden, arrived on the ground, declared that he would not shoot if a mere jockey were allowed to do so, and induced the Committee to recall the permission giren Sloan who, instead of blustering, quietly withdrew. The Committee. which allowed him to join in the shooting know perfectly well who he was, and as he had uut in any way infringed the rales since the com- petition began, there was no sort of reason for stopping him to meet the good pleasure of M. Dreyfus.
teor Corps was sued by Colour-Sergeant Sharp, on behalf of Major the Hon. A. Murray, Officer pro tem.
the sum of $25, the amount of expitation grant, due under the rates of the Singapore Volun Commanding the B.V.C., for the recovery of
teur Rifla Corps, for falling to comply with the, requiremoute for efficiency. There was no de fence and judgment was satered for the plain- tiff accordingly, with conta
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 21st October
SOUTH AFRICA THE RECENT CAPTURES. The Boor Commandant Murals is sumong the
The news leaked out last month of a serious | prisoners recently taken by the British troops, case of outing aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm'der
THE AMERICANS AT TTENTSIN. The Government of the United States has Grosse, the fingship of Prince Fleery of Prussia
to recognise the rights of the which was suppressed by the arrest of a subalan tern officer. This.oficer, it is said,, protested in municipal concession at Tientsin.
against the alleged ill-treatment of certain stokers and engineers by the first officer, and THE FRANCO TURKISH DIFFICULTY. France is becoming impatient at the delay had thrown overboard certain parts of the engines. When the ironclad Brandenburg loft in the settlement of her claims against Turkey. Kiel for Dantzig to participate in the German and is determined not to wait much longer, but naval manoeuvres some breech-pieces were will resort to coercion warranted by thrown overbeard, rendering several guns sircamstaboss. useless.
CRICKET.
As some of the Straits team will probably be leaving by the mail of the 8th November, the Hon. Sec. of the H.K.C.C. inferras us (the Straits Times says they leave by the Bulluara), the following are the dates of the Interport Cricket Matches; but there may be sems alteratione
Hongkong v. Straits, `11th and 12th Nov. Shanghai v. Straits, 13th and 14th Nor Hongkong, Shanghai, 15th and 16th Nov The dates for the tennis matches wil be
fixed later on. According to the Straits Times, Messrs, Green and Dewing sul Capt. Aindie will represent the Straits at tennis,
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The Siam Free Press says:-Our Straits contemporaries are commencing of late to take a kest interest in the coming fate of the Slumese Malay Provinces, and not without reason, as their destiny would appear to seriously affect the ports of Singapore and
MACEDONIA AND ARMENIA. Penang. It has been said ere now, that these
THE STRAITS TEAM FOR` BONGKONG.
France, Busin, and the Powers are discussing The following is the cricket team shosen
the question of making joint representations, According to s Laffan's Agency telegram, provinces will ultimately fall to the Power flat
to represent the Straits Settlements at Hong and taking eventual action, for the purpose of sompelling the Sultan to execute the provisions Major Manifold and Captain Hunter, of the Row "overshadows" them with its political
Captain Dewing. Mesars. J. G. Mactaggart, of the Treaty of Boelia in regard to Macedonia ith Gurkha Regiment, who left Peking on the influence, and it is a frankly admitted fact on 20th alt, with a surveying expedition, in gon-all bands. Wherefore, wo shall be broaching kong next month-
no new subject nor be laying ourssives open to any charge of being Anglophile by drawing C. F. Green, G. M. Billings, W. Langham and Armenis, and possibly insisting upon nection with the Peking-Hankow railway, will
sa analogy between the position of France Carter, H. W. Sharp, A. G. Wright, C, Warantees being given for the oxsention of
West of Darblshire, and D. Kerr (Singapore); Messrs reforms. At the same time, it is proposed to . make an accurate record of distances and of the
on the East and of England on character of the country southwards to the Yangtsze, which is now little known. From Siam. It is gradually becoming clear as the M. H: Whitley and A. B. Voules, and Capt. raise the question of fresh settlement in there the expedition will proceed eastwards to mists of prejudics are dissolving that the Ainslie (Selangor); and Mr. P. Mackensie regard to Crete, the sea. Other reports say that the expedition interests of France in Siam are tea large | (Perak). will work via Szechuan, Yannan, and Tibet, to
extent those of England also. And the in- terests of both countries appear to be, for India.
the moment, the preservation of the autonomy Indian Engineering The Indian coolie and integrity of the small Kingdom which Governor-General of Indo-China and other who smigrates to foreign centres of labour lies so helplessly between two great Euro- French colonial expansionists, but so dis- appears to require an amount of eoddling to pean Powers. But this preservation of the tasteful to the mass of French residents in koop him alive which would drive the Indian independence of Slam must depend altogether ten-plauter or any other home employer mail. upon how far the Government of this country Yer another story of what Russia intends Indo-China. We regret that we have not to do in North China has reached us, in the the space to reproduce some of Mr. Wo refer to the eolicitude of the Perak Govern is willing and able to lastitute certain urgent
ment in supplying a free breakfast of coffee reforms within the realm, how far the country || telegram from London which we publish BLANCHY's remarks, for they are marked and biscuits to coulies, but that has not been in really bent on instituting thorough reform in this morning's issue. It comes by way by evident sincerity, and fairly represent fourd sufficient to keep the Indian in a state of of her judiciary, and of extending ungradg. of Shanghai- fact which does not tend to the case of the opposition to M. DOUMER's physical grace. It has since been found that singly to Europeans those rights and privileges make it convincing--and it may he remark-policy. The main point lies in the fact free supply of green stat is also necessary, which have been secured to them by various ed that it is curious that no one but the that M. DORMER E pledged 356,000,000 The next "item" to, aders his free breakfast Treaties entered into with foreigo Powers. Standard's correspondent has got hold of franes, that is to say seven times the budget table will probably be a Pommery-Gren, which
President Roosevelt, as his name suggests, of the whole of Indo-Chinu, to the further is said to have great virtue in cases of cholera! the terms of the now convention, not even
ance of his scheme, and we need harilly Dr. MORRISON of the Tince, who has
It has been suggested; says a Peking corres comes of Dutch steek, though it has been in always been to the fore with reliable news wonder therefore that the outcry in the pondant of the Tung Wen Hu Pas, to abolish correctly stated that he boasts of being pure M. the present system, of the Salt Gabells in favour Batavian, without intermixture. Far from such from the North. It would clearly be un- French colony has been so great. wise to speculate on the probable authenti- DOUMER on bis recent visit to France swept of a new one, by which the salt far is to be levied being the case, he is almost in equal parts city of the story. At the same time, there his hearers away with him, and the carrying according to measurement of the land along Dutch, French, Irieb, and Scots"; and one of is nothing intrinsically improbable about out of his ideas seemed certain. It appears the cost where salt is produced, and the decision his biographers from Chicago-adds some the reported terms of the convention. On now, however, that the mutter is not settled is to be arrived at cs eron as final reports what grandiloquently that "these commingling the contrary, taken in conjunction with the yet. The latest news is that a Commission regarding the new plan have been recaired streams of blood show in his character, for, as phlegm, the Scottish pertinacity, the French tion is said to be felt among the salt-mer alleged existence of a secret agreement in of Enquiry is leaving France for Indo-China from the concerned provinces. Great consterna occasion calls for it, he manifests the Dutch addition, they are much what might be to examine more fully into the railway chants, who well know that the innovation Chivalry, and the trus Irish wit." But another
There were comparatively fow Volunteers in expected. We quoted yesterday two question. This was rumoured unofficially means the deprivation of all the monopoly admirer-likewise from Chicago-prefers to Japanese telegrams, one of which stated some
weeks ago, but the oficial con- privilege they have hitherto enjoyed, and they think of him as "from head to foot, in heart that the London Times had expressed its firmation of the report is only an are trying hard to put overy obstacle in the and brain and band, in thought and purpose, camp on Tuesday might, some having com- in hope and impulse and emotion, over all and pleted the stipulated three days' training wid belief that the situation in Manchuria hutnounced in our Saigon contemporary of way to prevent ita inauguration.
shore all, a thorough American." The Pre- others having gode over to Hongkong to rien- improved and that Russia intended to the 16th instant, which observe: Thi
The Tinser Shanghat correspondent writes on sident, all the same, is proud to be a representa perate for yesterday evening, which was Visitor's restore the Newchwang-Bhauhaikwan rail-news, more than any other measure, will
the 16th Angust:-The British community tire of one of those "Knickerbocker" families night and which generally means a late tarn- way and the port of Newchwang to Chins." bring (and it was high time) a little relief here can hardly help comparing the energy whose pride certainly equals that of the elding.in, fon, although "lights out" is souded In the other telegram, which emanated from "to the minds of Frenchmen in the Colony with which Russia, whose commercial interests Mayflower" families and who settled in New at the nenal time, the merriment of the evening Tokyo, the return of Newchwang to China" and encouragement to those whose spirits at Newchwang are practically nil, consolidates or before it had lost its name of New is usually carried well on into the night, long was taken for grantel, and a concession to "were troubled by the license allowed her position in that treaty port with the indifler Amsterdam. Besides being a "Knickerbocker," after the visitors have departed. Russia at Shangbai was mentioned as the "to such arbitrary conduct, exaction, and ones which the British Government shows with the President is a Harvard man, he followed quid pro quo. The Standard's telegram, folly," Of course, M. Doumn is a very regard to the situation in the treaty port of study at Dresden and travelled in Europe and camp yesterday evening, bat on Tuesday a tela- summarising the terms of the new conven- unpopular man with the French residents Shanghai, where the commercial interests of the East. His ranching experiences in North- phonic message was received at Stonecutters tion, says that Eussia is virtually restoring of Tado-China, so that it will not do bastily Great Britain throughout the Far East have West Dakota were the result of a broakdown in the effect that His Excellency could not be pre- all the Northern provinces, that is the to conclude that whatever is said by them hitherto centred. People ask whether the his health, just as Mr. Cecil Rhodes's original sent, and stating that he would make the onil on reduction of the British garrison here to below connection with South Africa was "the sccident Friday evening. On that evening the steatu divisions of Manchuria now occupied by about and against him is true. her, the first instalment now and the whole nevertheless be sure that genuine satisfac. the strength of the German garrison is also of an necidout" due to similar estises. In all launch Miler will leave Blake Pior with
The work on Tuesday morning generally within two years' time. Russia is to con- tion is felt at the latest announcement, part of the Yangtze Agreement" as our probalality those experiences have served him at 7.15 p.m., and a pleasant time in camp
German Agroment. From the way in which ing him with material for his numerous works tinue to guard the Manchurian railway and which shows that this road scheme," as its German friends insist on calling the Anglo- in good steal in later life, not only by supply promised for those who visit it. is to drill the Manchu troops. These terms, opponents call it, is not such a matter of the Germans go on acquiring land and building of sport and travel, but by widening his im-lighter than that on Monday, although equally apart from whatever may be stipulated in course as it appeared to be. The report of what om to be permanent barracks, the out-prussions of the men of the Far West. of in the training of the the alleged secret agreement, are, it is need. the Commission of Enquiry will be awaited ward evidence is that they, at any rate, have Previously, his knowledge of his fellow citizens loss to point out, very different from the with much interest.
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It may be noted that, owing to the great diffleulties in the way of Native States men getting leave, the bulk of the Straits team for Hongkong, quite contrary to all precedant, will With regard to the projected visit of Hong have to be applied from Singapore this year- kong and Ceylon teams to Singapore at the Chinese New Year, according to the Straits
pore invitation before the end of the year. papers, neither of the Clubs mentioned expe to be able to give a definits reply to the Singa-
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