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actual advantage is claimed for England or British trade which does not equally apply to all, we find from every quarter difficulties being placed in the way, supported by private intrigues, which recall the worst
One fresh plague masa (Chinese), ending | Immense swarms of locuste have appeared -sially, was reported up to noon yesterday,
The N. C. Daily News Tientain correspond ent wired on the 9th August Merchants here applaud General Bharratt's attitude as regards the New Treaty.
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opposition, or if it offered any hope of freeing the instrument from these defects, and of enabling a really comprehensive scheme to be passed, we should certainly | buil the opposition as likely to be helpføl we supply in the evolution of some really useful con- knownvention, which would prove to be conducive well prepared
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The United States, for instance, object, it
The Rinaldo left yesterday for Tytam Bay for firing exercise, and will return on Wednesday evening next when shesivill probably leave for Woihalwei
At a mooting of the Council of the Rota Colonial Institute last month, Mr. William Keswick, M. F., in the shair, Mr. H. A. Gubbay, of Hongkong, was elected a Fellow,
The captain, officers, and ship's company of R.M.8. Arethuas offered a Cap, called the "Arethusa Challenge Cups to be shot for on the 13th of August eneli year, and open to all comers in Shanghai.
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At Tientsin on the 9th inst. the Haikuangsu bell was rung for the first time in honour of the Coronation Celebration. The Military Parade was abandoned owing to the condition of the ground after heavy rain.
This time of transit by the Chinese Eastern and
Siberian Railways sens to be improving. A book-packet despatched from Port Arthur on the 10th Juze was received in London on the 7th ult, which is the fairly good time of 27 days.
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"The Mercury's Chengtu porrespondent wrote is understood, to the principle of the pro-in the 15th ult:-British and French ganboats posed treaty on the practical ground that have reached Kalting. The Videroy is very whereas their trade is mainly with the anxious that they should not come on hero northern provinces, which have till recently We hear they are going to try. been free from the curse of the lekin col lector, it is now proposed that a system in all respects similar should be there introduced; and that for this they would. be subjected to a very definito surtax of seven and a half per cent. Herein, it must be confessed, there
#very substantial reason for disagreement; and the more so that many English merchants hold that in the new treaty Sir JANES MACKAY has over. valued the concessions made by the Chinese, he is dead. With some of the other objections we
It is now reported from Peking that the bave not the same sympathy, more especially those put forward by France and, Russia.mporary retention of H.E. Wu Ting-iang as Chinese Mint to Washington was the wŐRK The French have, or pretend to have, secured
of Viceroy Yu Shiksi, who greatly admires certain rights in the southern provinces in
the useful wot done by Wa for China since respect to overland trade with which these 1900, and is of opinion that his remorat at the new clauses are, they say, inconsistent, and premut juncture from Warlington would be as usual the Russians back them up by detrimental to the, Government.
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On the 9th August, at No. 27. North Soochow Road, Shanghai, the wife of T, Daneszer, of a daughter.
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The laws of British North Borneo have been so amended that in onses where rebels against the Government of the Teritory has been convicted of murder, the sentence shall direct. that the convicted person shall be shot, till
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between Kiangyin and Chinklang, doing great barm to the rice-felis, — de
The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty-Commander O. de B. Brook, to the Albion, to date July 21st.
The Russian Government has devided, to reliere the pressure on the Siberian Railway by constructing a branch line from Omsk to
Tiumen.
The first personal friend of King Edward who was admitted to his presence after the recent operation was the Marquis de Beveral, Portuguese Minister in London, who visited His Majesty on board the Victoria and Albert,
with the Coronation, permission to visit Windsor
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LowDos, 15th August, 10.5 2.m
TERRIBLE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
IN MANCHURIA. An Odessa Lelegram reports a wide. spread and virulent epidemic of cholera in Manchuria and says that along a consider
The King gave the Japanese men-of-war's | able section of the railway men are desorting men, who are visiting England in connection their poats, while the Chinese are dying like Castle on three successive days last month. The fliek. In the neighbourhood of Harbin sailors, together with their offers, number whole villages have been deserted. about 1,200.
Sir William Bisset, who resently visited Japan on behalf of a group of British capitalists, has returned to England, having concluded his investigations in Japan. His mission was in ovanection with possible loans to Japanese railways.
-The U.S. transport Bufalo was expected at Woong any time between the 15th and 18th instant. She brings out some 159 men, with a complement of officers for the Bastern Stations, and will proceed home again im mediately with a corresponding number of time expired-men.
Lieutenant J. B. Arbuthnott, of the : 3rd- Scots Guarde, has been appointed A.D.C. to Bir H.A. Blake, and will, we bellore, socompany kin on the Empress of India, bere early next weak. Sir Henry with Lady and Mias Blake left Liverpool for Caunda on the 19th alt. by the s.s. New England.
H.E. Chou Fu, who was Provincial Treasurer of Chibli, and an assistant of the late Marquis Li Hung-chang during the poses negotiations with the Powers in Peking, arrived in Chinen, the capital of Shantung provines, from Paoting on the 8th inst, and took over his souls of office on Saturday, the 9th instant, from Governor Chang Jen-chun, who is transferred to Shensi
By kind permission of Major Berger and offers, the Land of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-night from
A telogram dated Berlin, 8th August, says ;--- 8 to 9.30 o'clock. Programme :——
Kanger" It is absolutely certain that Sjam will not be. March........."Shine, stine, moon Overturo......Light Cavalry'
Supps supported by any European Power against Selection. "H-M.S. Pinafor
*****... Sullivan
........ Coote France, as far as the latter can claim treaty Waltz "Belle of New York
....... Grieg rights. All Powers, Including Great Britain, Suite
Peer Gynt Ficcolo Solo"Picaroon"........... Greone will remain neutral." Much depends on what neutrality means, here. It does not, we presume, imply that France is to make her own interpretation of treaty rights.
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God Save the King."
The Nichi Nichi says that the preliminary investigation in connection with the Japan budget for the next fiscal year has been öpisted by the financial authorities. The latter are reported to have suggested several amendments to the proposals originally presented by each Department in connection with the budget Each Department will now consider the amend ments proposed by the Snancial authorities It is said that if the budget is drawn up in the way suggested by the Department of Finance,
it will cause a surplus in the National Treasury next fiscal year.
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The Rome correspondent of the Tinus on the 17th ult. brought a mort serions and extraor. diary charge against some unknown English diplomatist of high rank. He said that Lord Carrie had been informed by the Italian Foreign Minister that attacks upon him in "more than one Italian and foreign journal"
who desired the Ambasadorial post in Rome.”
had been inspired by a personage in London
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The Ostasiatische Lloyd understands that Rear Admiral vou Ahlefeldt, second in com- and of the German oraleer squadron, has been pointed to be avat wministrative floor, and month. Rear Admiral Count Bandissin, till will leave for home about the middle of this now commander of the yacht Hohenzollern has been appointed second in command of the oruiser squadron, and will be atoceeded by
Commander vos Usedom.
A Sheffield firm, esys the Sheffield Indepen dent, has reveived from the Japanese Govern mont an order for a complete armour-piste
GENERAL NEWS.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT}
SHANGHAI, 15th August, 10.5 a.m. ANOTHER U.S. EXPANSION STORY
of
CANTON
FROM OUR
Canton, 1443 August,
NEW OPIUMSFARMING MONOPOLY.. The opium farm in Canton him been taken over by Kwong Hing and Company, and the elroumstances connected with it see thats. cortata Ng Pi Kay a very capabls and ex- perienced man, late Chiness Conan at Singa- pore, sent a propoast to the Imperial Princes at Peking, saying that he thought. two million dollars a year in
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he could” raise revenu to the extent of
the Imperial Government. toward
payment
of the foreign indemnity. The Princetonk this proposal with him and went to interview Her Majesty the Empress Dowager. The pro-
posal was at once accepted, and a telegram was sent to the Viceroy Two Mu to issue permission to Ng Li Kao, in the name of Kwong, Hing and Company. Three hundred thousand dollars wore pold down flest instalment for six months trial; if mucomafal, the monopoly will go on, and if after six months it should prove a failure, thing new serangements will be made. A dinner was given in the Kwong Nga colle o to the officials, directors, and shareholders, fo Inaugurate the affair. There seems to be
difference of opinion among the shareholders
The New York Bun states that the United to the chief directorship, which nearly
Po Tin of Hongkong, some Wong Yuk Tong States are considering the desirability resalted fato a split. Some proposed Wong of Shun Tak, and other Ng Pi Kao. At length annexing Anyti and San Domingo,
the last named has been nominated chie director. One half of the shareholders an Hongkong people, and the other half are Hunanesh and Cautomase. The Company in- touda to imposs a fax of ore muco and two cundareans upon sach tual of balled opium, and also a tax on the gulum remaining in stock
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON 13th August,
FIGHTING IN VENEZUELA. The Venesuels insurgents have captured and
sacked the town of Barcelone after six days hard fighting. The killed on both sides are gives at eight generale, twenty-three colonels and one hundred and sixty-seven, men. The American. Dutch, and Italian consulates were looled.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN GOVERNOR < SHOT.
An outrage took place yesterday evening at Kharko T, Southern Russia, four shots being fired at the Governor, Prince Obolensk, wounding hím in the neck. The culprit was arrested,
LONDON 13th Augast.
THE NEW CABINET,
The following, in addition to the appofal ments already notified, form the new Cabinet under Bir. Balfour's ministry - Earl of Halsbury Lord High Chanceller, Duke of Davanshire-Lord President of
Council.
Marquees of Lansdowne--Secretary of State,
Foreign Department.
Colonial Department. Mr. Joseph Chamberlaie-Searstary of State,
Hon. St. John Brodrick-Secretary of State,
War Department.
Lord George Hamilton-Secretary of State,
India Department.
Lord Ashbourne Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Mr. George Wyndham-Chief Secretary for
Ireland.
Earl of Selborne-First Lord of the Admiralty.
Lord Balfour of Burleigh-Secretary for
Scotland.
Mr. Gerald William Balfour-President, Board
of Trade
Mr. Walter Hume Long-President, Local
Government Board.
Mr. Robert W. Hanbury-President, Board of
Agriculture.
LATE PETTY OFFICEK GROUNDS.
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the opium staifithops. The opiam were very much dissatisfied with the arrangs, ment and they presented & petition to Viceroy, who has disallowed the tax. It rumoured that the opium dators have com bined to buy as little ram opium as possible to boil,
AN EXAMINATION YIAHOO.
A military examination was held on the 96" in to choose candidates for admission into the military school. Over five hundred worn.entered from different districts, but one half had been zatering from dengut - fever and did not appear, Of the other half most could hardly read apl write, being more accustomed to performing festa
of sirength, and exercises with bowe an arrows, Literature was little in their line, so only a small number is said to have been
admitted.
THE WRECK OF THE “ADELHEID”
With regard to the wreck of the ma. Alle Josid, the captais, being Interviewed on behalf of
The ss. Adelheid in a new steamer. DU fons
the Singagore Free Press, reports as follows: -
Manila on the 22nd ult, took bunkery and milet
usit regnster, She arrived in Labuan from
On learing Labusa the weather was fan, bat we met very alrong currents. On Thursday, 24th ult., at 1.40,0 m struck 8. El. poiul of the westernmost feel of the S. Lucenia alion), - As she was going full speed the ran right up on the reef. There was deep water all round,
the following afternoon in ballast for Bangkok
This reef is some 160 miles W. of Labana, and arms 50 miles from Daram Polat Wa
taled nieumin
on our asohor pamps were started rose in spite of all
“bauling avail. The water
orts and the weather got beginning to blow. I and of
|_ Worse, a.... hengY: SQUA
made up my mi an sight men
the e-bost They left me on Friday the 25th, at 7 m., and rivel în Labaju-on Bunday the 27th, at
golanthe sleamer
Manchuria. What these are neither is in a position to say; but the whole course of BREWERS OF GINGER BEER AND both French and Russian diplomacy in China is anfortunately founded on blind opposition to England, without too careful ly entering into details. The interests of either as importers is so insignificant that. provided they can render a disservice to England, they are content to stoop to any intrigue however mean, any obstacle however detrimental to the compion interest; and as the reactionary party in China is to a man opposed to any scheme having for its object the extrication of their country from its present alough of despond, there is abund- ant opportunity of hitting a back-handed blow. Unfortunately the management of the Maritime Customs has not been blame. less, and has afforded a further opening for the reactionaries. One of the principal objects sought in the formation of the Foreign Customs service was that there The Tokyo correspondent of the N-G. Daily the last Ill ahould be between the Chinese Government News tolegraphed on and the foreign merchant a body of upright consequence of the violent behaviour of certain men independent of politics, who should Chinese students in forsing sa entrance to act impartially in the collection of the the Chinese Legation and threatening the Chinoso Minister, the Japanese Government revenue, and not interfere in attairs beyond decided on deporting two of the leaders nemed this narrow sphere of duty. By the force Wa Ching-keng and Sun Kuei-chan. Whilst of circumstances rather than any settled proceeding to the railway station, escorted by plan the bead of the office came to be au police, Wn Ching-kéng, obtaining permission Englishman, but the Office itself never lost to alight from big jiaricksha, threw himself into the most, bat was immediately rescued, its cosmopolitan nature; and the depart- menin heads came to be filled without any Kobe for embarkation thecce for China. A
and was sent the same afternoon by railway to mil. The plant comprises a 48in. armour-plate of the 27th ult. writes —In a letter received by mill with a three-cylinder reversing engine the last mail from the China station mention is sacrifice of atficiency by men of all or any spurious document is now being circulated developing 12,000 horse power. The pressure made of an interesting incident that occurres off the feet, but was unable to do nationalities indifferently, all filled without which, it is falsely alleged, was found aponezerted between the role will be about 5.030 not long before the death of Petty Offer to sacrifice of the original scheme. Equally the person of Wu Ching kong, and which tons. A mill of this power, besides being Grounds, who, according to Mr. Arnold Forster, Tus elementary explosive nature of the unfortunately, the conduct of the British contains language of a somewhat inflammatory suitable for armour-plate work, can also be used was not the best shot in the navy, bat who present "Concord of Europe" does not Government towards the Inspector-General nature." A despatch of the 9th inst. adds for rolling plates of quel thickness as are according to the official returns, did occupy the managed to koo
pride of place. But that bus nothing to do with and there were ngly breaker Meem to have been diminished by recent has throughout been marked by vacillation "Apprehensive of the treatment by the Chinese required for boilers, girders, and shipwork.
the story. After the Admiralty had given's. events. The close of the South African and weakness; and as a natural result of Gorerament of the deported Chinese students,
The Shanghai Cricket Club on the 9th inst, negalive answer to Mr. Kerley's suggestion late the Inspector-General has been almost War, and the apparently genuine efforts of forced to become first the apologist, and
got up a match between teams called "Great that they should specially reward Gromuls, Mz. Britain" and " Greater Britain"-a title which, Arnold White aised a subscription, and a both Britons and Boers to forget their past eventually alaust the creature of the
as the N-C. Daily News report says, was some cheque was forwarded to the crack gunner, differences and throw their lots into a reactionary party, which in turn has not
what absurd, as more than half of the winning gratefully returned it on the ples that he was side were born in Shanghai or. Japan, neither afraid its acceptance would not be approved by commou receptacle, do not seem to have failed to make him the tool of its further
of which places are in any sense of the the Admiralty, Grounds was the devoted som evolved any corresponding friendly move on designs on the independence of the provin
British possessions. Greater Britain scored of his parents, who live in Birmingham, and the part of the nations of the Continent cinds. There is little doubt that it was
125 for 7 wickets (G. F. and O. V. Lanning 28 had be accepted the present he would most like towards one another in general, or towards Sir JAMES MACKAY, to ignore altogether
57, K. J. McEuen securing 6 wickete for runs. from this source that the first proposal of
each) and then dismissed their opponents for ly have sent it home; and probably his wishow,
which he could not himmalt falfil, have by this st Great Britain in particular. When we the foelings of the provincial governments, ess journals till their pages wis pictures of
time been realised. However good may be the boa come to the Far East again, we find all proceeded; and there is also little doubt King Edward and Queen Alexandra, and with
The commanders of four ships of the German intentions actasting so warm an enthusiast as these little amenities exhibited in their full that much of the provincial suspicion of the congratulatory odes, while the leading article, East Asiatic cruiser squadron will be relieved Mr. Arnold White, It is plain that Ground development. It might have been expected alterier objects of the extension of theure full of the warmest tous of rejoicing at the next autumn, namely Commanders Paschen could have taken no other course. for the award..
Ing of rewards and punishmente must always boue that Great Britain's honest attempt to power of the Foreign Inspectorate proceeds. Coronation, and say that Hearen evidently from the Hanse, von Sommern from the Thetis, bring about a commercial convention that On the other hand the jealousy exhibited guards England, since a threatened calamity is Jacobson from the Schwalbe, and Sihamer from remain in the discretion of the Admiralty, but lead. speedily averted. The native papers declare the Iitie, Capt. von Hemmers has been appoint the incident serves to forcibly call attention ta hent would have tended to remove many of the
that the development of Great Britain's greated commander of the Rared, whilst Captains the miserable scale on which prizes for a heavy ness commenced in the reign of Elizabeth, and Dick, Wilbrandt, and Count ron Plasten zu Hal. phenomenal shooting in the navy are awarded, asfal disabilities under which trade in China is
resubed its first olimutaris in the reign of Queer lermand have been appointed commanders of and if the subject were now judiciously handled still suffering heavily, would have brought
Victoria, and will assuredly rooch still higher the Thitte, Schwalbe, and litis respectively we might rousouably hope to witness are long about some display of a common interest,
under King Edward's sway, as already his short and led to some mutual understanding on
reign is marked by three great historical avents; firstly, the unification of the British Empire, those points wherein all havo a common interest. As well apparently might we look
covering a quarter of the babitable globe: for the approach of the millennium or the
secondly, the restoration of peace in South Africa and thirdly, the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, evelation out of chaos of an Utopia
HONGKONG, 16th August, 1902.
by the foreign Powers, and more especially by France, Russin, and Germany, proceeds from a much less worthy cause, and is simply an indication of the general contin ental ill-will that has reduced to a bear garden the grotesquely named "Concert of the Powers."
the Japanese Government has instructed the
Japanese Coumil-General at Shanghai to inform the Chinese Government of the absolutely apolitical character of the disturbance at Tokyo, and has desired him to watch over the safety of the deported students."
The attitude of the Press. of Japan over King Edward's Coronation is this described by News, writing on the 9th install the Japan the Tokyo correspondent of the D.-C. Daily
Capt. Jacobson will assume command of the coast artillery forces in Kiaochen, whilst Cants, Paschen and athamer are at the disposition of the admiral in command of the Baltic naval station.
readjustment. Had Grounds not died freEI colors the only fatality on the shipit le certain that he would have been made. officer at the age of 27, which won
The offence of England is of course that
o substantial reward in she alone has conscientiously, it somewhat
promotion would be for the good THE CORONATION SUPPLEMENT.
as being a practical mormon on text to feebly and inconsistently.. attempted to which they all ray may expand and endure. The preserve the autonomy of China as a nation, Native Press considers the postponement of the
Thà esteem in malch Copies of the Special Illustrated Coronation thon and do likewise. Although there is not a single stipulation in and has not been willing to see the trade Coronation fortuniste in one sense, since delay Supplement to the Daily Press are Low on sale, Grounds was
a testified at his faveral the proposed Trenty of Commerce which which she was the first to build up, and dispelled apprehensions ornoorning thescacy though but few are left. The cost of postage which was affended has been brought to a point by Sir James | which she opened to the world at large of the South Africas arrange ent, and they to Europe is 8 conis a copy, and copies may be Robinson Mackay and now only needs the ratification irrespective of all merely private and believe King Edwards reign will be memorable sent either by to-day's mail
of the Peking Government and the accep-selish considerations, utterly ruined, or in history for peacef tance of the other Powers, in which any turned to her own detriment.
earnest has alread” been shor
the German of whom he werKT. an mall luring on Wednesday next. A second of the
edition is in coures of preparation,
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