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contrary alike to humanitarian principles und to commercial expediency-perhaps, in the eyes of many, a sufficiently rare com bination. In the first place, those who hold the views of the Mercury must lend their approval to the policy of squeezing the uttermost farthing possible out of the Chinese, including the entirely innocent
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The Piemonte, the new Italian wa abip on the Chins station, left. Venice on, the 23rd ult under the sommand of Capt. Gas ano, Bod reached Singapore on the 6th inst. She is a third-class cruiser of 2,500 tous displacement, 19,000 h.p., and 32 gues. The Piemonte was built at Elswick in 1888 at a cost of £220,000 and is a speedy craft, hor engines driving her at the rate of 21 kaots an hour. Her son coal supply is 560 tons and she carried a complement of 323 offeurs and mes.
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MACAO.
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Macao, 14th January. WARSHIPS IN THE HARBOUR.
SPORTING NOTES.
The maes will bo over one inouth hence, and those who have followed the horses in their work should have been able to decide by now Macuo has been much botter patronised in which is their partionlar faucy. The Derby the matter of warships' during the last few is the race most discussed, and I see from the - months than was the case a year or two ago, und | entries that 16 horses have inspired anfloient confidenos in their ownows to warrant themn în it is now the orception and not the rule to see a week pase without the arrival of one or more accepting their nominations. "The wore the gunboats. The French gamboat Argus (Captain | merrier" is certaiuly au axiom that should Crespín) arrived last week and left two or three apply to horse-racing, and I hope that all of tho accaptors may sinrt. In the event of their doing so, however, I should expect to find a considerable distance suprating, the hind and the foremost before half of the journey bas been traversed. Ou the other band, the rage can by no means be called a one-bores race, anıl there are several candidates well in it. Col. Hughes's Brilliant is still favourite, and I ain inclined to think be will remaia sn. that ho covered a mile and a quarter in 2 minutes and 36 seconds on not particularly good going
SOCIAL LIFE IN MACAO.
A Laffan's telegram says that, notwith-days ago, while the Moorhen (Capt. Webster) arrived on Friday last and is still lying at her standing Chian's refusal to give her anchorage near the Bin. The Diu herself is authority, Russia is constituting & Customa still with us, and, it is to be hoped, will remain
at her post for many a month to come, office at Dalny, with the intention of establishing similar stations throughout the railway district of Manchuria. The refusal, however, of assistance from Sir Robert Hurt and the Chinese Imperial Customs is likely to handicap the scheme.
The centre of Attraction in this winter season is Government House, where the Wednesday
have attracted a large number of guests. In afternoon and Thursday evening “At Hemos" spito of the inclemency of the weather the officers of the Dis still continue their Saturday afternoon gardou parties in the Florn, which are always much appreciated.
The way
order to compensate for the wrongs done Ly the Boxers" and their villanous friends in the Imperial Court The offen ders of 1900 are scarcely touched by the levy of the enormous indemnity which China is called upon to pay as the result of the events of that year. In no way can it SEASON. Le contended that the movement of 1900 was a "national" movement. Had Central and Southern China joined with the North, the outbreak would have produced far An Adelaide telegram af the 36th ult, sa58:- different effects. Yet we are told to treat "Reginald Rankin has ascended Aconcagua China, the whole of China, as a criminal alone and spent a night at the summit, with the result that his frauds and feet bave been and to extort all
Secondly, frost bitten."
Mr. Reginald Rankin, J,P., it is only to be described as surprising D.L., M.A., as his name appears in Who's Who, that any British journal appearing in in the eldest son of Sir James Rankin, M.P, China should be found to advocate the and as Eton and Corpus. Oxford, man. He
Mr. Chamberlain and the leaders of the policy of insisting on a money indemnity served as Lientenant in Rimington's Sconts which threatens to check trade. Granted id is known as a big game hunter, this being mining community have agreed to a war contribution of £30,000,000, and furthermore that we have concluded an arrangement ous among many pursuits such pa estoy with China by which she has bound herself und verse-writing, foxhunting, and gardening that the mining industry will give a guarantee
Aconcagua is
a volcano in the Argentiue for the loan of $30,000,000 for reproductive At the same time she hRepublic, 92560 feet high, and has already works in the Transvaal and Vange River the Praya Gardens on Sunday afternoons, and animal and seems to think nothing of entering
heen ascended twice to its summit, if we are not mistaken. But Mr. Rankin is the first to pass a night the:e.
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to pay aertain sum in the space forty years. agreed to remove the principal obstacles to commerce between herself and foreign countries. It must be conceded that the Intter is by far the more important part of the treaty. The fine which China was forced to consent to is of relatively little importance to any of the Powers which are to share it; the praised commercial facilities are of this utmost importance to all but a few. To insist, therefore, on the exact payment of the indemnity, while allowing the fulfilment of the promises with regard to trads to he delayed or evaded is nothing short of suicidal. China indeed deserves pity. Not only is she cursed with blind or corrupt rulers, but also the foreign nations with which she is brought into contact are, for the most part, apparently 'adopting an attitude which threatens to ruin her without profiting them in the long
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The struggles of the past half-century and more in China have not been with a view that the Powers might serow what money they could out of China, but that they might open China to their trade.
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demaities, while trade and intercourse remain under must disastrous restrictions, With regard to the present indemnity, it is easy to say that "China has agreed to it," Had she any alternative? And have not circamstances changed since the treaty was framed, to such an extent as to make the indemnity far heavier than was even in tended, while the state of the currency threatens to make it gradually heavier still? It will be seen from RENTER's telegrain of the 14th instant that Great Britain has
proposed a reduction in the instalments of the indemnity by the prolongation of the period of forty years in which the total is at present payable. This seems a wise
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SOUTH AFRICA.
THE UNITED STATES AND THE
CHINESE INDEMNITY, Conventions huse been proposed from China hon suggested to Washington that if Washington, says & Shanghai Times London the Powers ipsiat on a gold indemnity sho lelegram of the 8th inst., whereby Great should be allowed to collect her customs dass Britain, France, Gersonny and the United in gold. The United States reply that, Obinu States shall enter into special arrangement having agreed to a silver indemnity, she is Grent Britain has amending the postal víon regulations by a neable to give her assent. redaction of mailing charges on business proposed a reduction in the instalments by the passing between those countries. The pro- prolongation of the period of forty years in position originates at the Post Office Depart which the total is at present payablo.
eat at Washington, and has been forwarded by the late Dopartment with the endorsement. that in view of the increasing commercial and other correspondence between those conutries, the subject of reduced postage may profitably be considered. The Department thinks a reduction would furnish incentive to larger business.
Writing under date Batiambong, 10th Tecember, the Siam Obeurrer's special corros- pondent saysWork on the new barracks and stables which were in course of erection was suld-aly stopped, I hear, about two months ago. That these and the hospital at Battambong should not be recorded with is rather a good sign. Early on the morning of the 22nd 13 inst. five mules were sent arross the r.vor from Chantalon into the country in charge of three Auuumite soldiers. Three of the mules carried long ammunition boxes on each side. Later on a mounted party of twelve Encopean soldiers and eight Asnanite soldiers follower. They were absent the whole day, returning in the evening looking very fatigued. They must bava been a considerable distance. The gunboat Comòle is lying at the mouth of the river.
Id the routter of decorations Sir William
Willocks, after his reward in euection with the Nile dam, has now drawn level with his young fighting brother, who was advanced to
iuto Kumasi two years ago. Sir Willian has the KC.M.G. anddenly when he bored his way done well as a "dain" engineer, but his strong point is irrigation, a subject upon which he is new one of the soundest living authorities. He
On the 16th January, at No. 5, Wild Dell, the suggestion, if it is coupled with a determina-always displayed a natural bent for this branch
wife of J. BAGWARIDGE, CÍ A SON. Captain W. C. NICHOLSON, 3ed M.II., of n daughter.
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tion to enforce the other clauses of the treaty On the 5th January, at Singapore, the wife of between China and the Powers; for by these clauses China, in spite of her rulers, will have a chance of eutering on the road to prosperity. At the present she is most heartily to be pitied.
Ou the 11th January, at Shiakwan, Nanking HARRY EDWIN MEADE, Mosis. Butterfield and Swire's Agent, aged 27 yearn.
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During the day ending at noon yesterday a Chinese who had died of the plague was found on the reclamation ground at Mongkok.
of bis profession, and he has made a monament for himself by his work in Egypt. Sir Williara is the anther of Egyptian Irrigation and not long ago he was sent on a special mission to the Orange River is report on the possibilities of a comprehensive scheme of irrigation for that region. Sir William is five years older than Sir James Willcocks, but he does not look it, possibly (a home paper suggests) because he has always been dealing with water, while the brother has had to do with fire!
LONDON, 14th January.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA.
Mr. Chamberlain yesterday visited the mines and conferred with the mining representatives of Jobannesburg, Spealing on the labour question he dwelt on the difficulties and disad Tantages of importing labour from North of
the Zambesi, Judis, or China.
COAL FAMINE IN THE UNITED STATES.
A coal Famine in the United States is cRUA- ing severs distress. Several town in Illinois have forcibly seizal car-loads of coal passing through and numerons deaths f.om freezing are reported.
RUSSIA ON THE AMUN, A Russian flotilla of 25 vessels uns been formed to protect the navigation of the Aur and the Usari against Chinese pirates, to watch the Manchurian bank, and effect a speedy mobilisation in the event of war.
tening :-
CRICKET.
AMUSEMENTS.
some two weeks back was enough to warrant his position in the market, and he seems to bonnousy horse to ride, which must be au advantage to any jockey in a long distance race, Mr. Morgan The Great Zamoni" visited Macno on Phillips's mars Legney has not gone back in Saturday and Sunday last and gave per-public opinion, and I think that her methods of formances in the Cab Units and theatro betais going hare slightly improved. I should like good houses; his efforts as a vontriloquist and tu see her extended. Those who hove magician extraordionry were warmly appreciated to do with her, however, seoma to insist and applauded by an enthusiastic andïence.
that my whim shall not be satisfied; The band, which originaly played on Thurs they may be right. Captain Langlands's day and Sunday evenings, in now playing in brown mare Lady Lena is a sharp-looking
the change of hour, considering the wintry her mile în 2 miontra-without any seconde weather, is most desirable.
nlill one I may be wrong but she is my " In spite, however, of the attractions of Zamo v ¦ fancy. Then there are the two Bauk and the band, we feel fint there is something ponies, one belonging to Mr. Smith and ther badly wanting in the drammile and musical olber to Mr. Hunter, and two nies looking line, and considering the great snow which panies they are tea; but they are" ponies" and attended Mrs. Morghouse's concert of a low weeks age, we cannot help expressing the bape that we may have the privilege and pleasum of hearing a sinilor entertainment is the not very distant fotare.
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not "mses," and there's the rab-I wonder if the respective owners buvo thought about tho weight-for-inches question. However, if their owners are well arise, they will both have a try and should be quite close at the finish. Mr. The continuous rains and arctic temperatures Shewan's ronu mare bas improved lately, General have had a somewhat deterrent eff ct upon and is quito e showy animal. visitors, and recently the hotels have not Gascoigne's black mare is one that has improved suffered from overcrowding. In spite of its a great deal lady. She was very thin for many natural attractions, Macaoia no plassanter some time and looked as if she might snap in in bad weather than any other seaside resort, and two, but all this has altered in the past fou residents, visitors, and betel-proprietors alike weeks and she still looks like coming ou long for a recurrence of the glorious weather Personally I am far more interested in the old and any skies which marked the whole of last pony races than in the griffin race, and I think
winter.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
that the times in those races will be better Some and the racing more interesting. people say horses won't do here and the climate does not suit them. All I can say tu sneh pessimists is: Go and have a look at Bwatow, 13th January.
some of the animals that bavo been here for THE LOCAL LEKIN QUASTION.
one, two, and three years, these that have General Wong, who undertook last year to hid fair play and bare been taken care of. collect lekin locally, has not succeedel in the Look at some of Mr. Master's horses; they schame he had in view. Previously to his don't appear to have a tremendous lot the Mr. Master has his gaming here, the native merchants, to avoid matter with them.
own stable and bis own groom: why down't being burdened with any excresivo lekin tax,
own stable and his the lary of which would entail so much red-someone else get his tape and "squeeze," decided to remit, through own
groom? I think Mr. Master bas the representative guild, a sam of 850,000 as proved conclusively that here will "do" na annual contribution to the lekin for the bore and, what is more, do well. Mr. Keanie provincial Government at Caston General also has his own stable, and though he In the match to-day, commencing at 11:30 Wong, however, thought that a greater amount has had bad luck by his Derby candidate 3.m., bettrena H.KC.C. "A" team
and than $50,000 could be collected barn, and going wrong he has a couple of poriss in bir Craigengawor CC. the following will be the accordingly made proposals to the Canton stable in very good condition indeed. More. authorities to double, tha contribution of over, there are a number of horses at Kennedy's the local
tho present régime are native merchants. Finding all stables that ander opposition useless, the latter body acquiesced in excellent condition. Glory is an animal in the heavy exection demanded of them. that hus improved out of all knowledge Not yet satisfied, Wong intends new to gaiss in the last 12 months and might surprise as all. thu lekin to $180,000 after the end of the What we went to see is good even racing haro current Chinese your. That part, if not a great in Hongkong, und as one who has watched it for Cralgengower C.C.-M. E. Asger, L. E.
deal, of the moneya collected finds its way overal years in succession I am inclined to think Lammert. A. C. Brawn, R. Bass, R. Cinto Wong's pockets is not to be gainsail by the gods that be have been setting to work in Witchell. J. Stuart, B. Pestonji, E. R. Horton, anyone who knows his methods of business. a more workmanlike style to attain that object 1. Harteam, L. A. Rose, and E. Ferd,
His plans of anddenly increasing the icken than has ever been done before. May they exorbitantly have met with strong opposition continue and succeed in their efforts!
RAILS. from the leading native merchants, who have appealed for assistance to the Teotai. The latter, having regard to the flourishing trade The pressat cold dry weather is a volief after of this port and the injury that would be dealt the recent wat weariness which rundered all to it by excessive taxation, has sent a strongly sports, if not impossible, at least unwatchable. worded despatch to the Viceroy of the Province The cricket and football last Saturday wore He advised the latter to have nothing to do distinctly dull, this yachting on Sunday was a with the General in the collection of lekin, but fasce, and the Golf Club's quarterly meeting to leave it to the Chinese merchants themissives, was not a pronounced saccess. To-day should see some katter sport. The programme includes
H.K.C.C. *A* teuin :- R. E, O. Bird,
Dixon, Lt Gouldenith, R.N., T. C. Gray, P. T. Lamble, Lt. Dalrymple, R.N., J. A. Mackensie, Lt. Raymond, H.N., Lt. Rimington, S.F., W. C. D. Turner and H.
Warren.
FOOTBALL,
This afterncor on the Happy Valley the Hongkong Football Club willplay a scratch team under Rugby rules, Kick-off at four o'clock. The Clubs will play in striped jerseys. The follow. ing will play for the Club:-
Knox, full back; Barnes, Foares, Graham, and Robertson, three-quarters; Paddag, and Cooper, Chard, Boyd, Jameson, and Clark,
professors and most of the students are resigning./Mr. Wm. Durban said:-One of the causes Jordan, halres; Hallifax, Goldring, Wolfe, who will honestly carry out their promise and ericket match between the HX.C.C. "A"
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Writing ou the subject of "Why China is The Peking University is in a bad way, according to the P. & T Times; the Japanese Foor" in the Pall Mall Guzelte last mouth of chronic and massive indigence in China, staguation for ages of civilisation. The des velopment of this mighty race was long since urrested, and, though the nation ie not decs dent, its conditions are stereotyped, und Chias is in a state of permanent childhood. Every At Trieste the other day Horr Bocis, auguist well understands that this accounts Trieste musician in the presence of a jury of for that colossal philological enciosity, the musicians and journalists, played on the piano-Chinese language. It has never got beyond the forts with two interruptions of ten minutes for monosyllable stage, and is a wore language of All kinds of overgrown labies. This condition of arrested twenty-six hours in neression. pieces were performed. A medical examination development. lies at the roof of the appalling aftowards showed that the pianist's state of poverty of the masses in a country, whieb health was quite nerutil-including, it is to be nature designed to be Incalculably wealthy, presumed, his mental sanity, which' is strange.
forwards,
forward the money, through their guild, to Canton. The Viceroy's answer is now anxious
The following will play for the V.R.C.F.C.ly awaited. at 4 pan, to-day st Causeway Bay, v. "G" Co.,
Sherwood Foresters -
Hance, Herton, Craik, Fergusson, Henderson, Wetherspoon, Sath, J. Witchell, Humphreys, Holmes, and Sayır.
THE TAOTAI'S RETIREMENT. Owing to having to go into mourning for his mother, who died recently, the larel Tastai will ere long retiro. The Tectai in bis abort tecure natives, and foreigners alike. He is a pro- of office has made himselt very popular with gressive and sulightoned official. The Chinese merebants are very sorry to loss him, as regret his unavoidable departure.
team and the a strong junior club, a Rugby football game, an Association contest, the second race for the Commodore's Cup, and -a polo match between Hongkong and Kowloon, not to mention any minor events.
HONGKONG, 17th January, 19 3.
LAST week there appeared in our contem. porary, the Mercury of Shanghai, an article entitled "China deserves no pity." This was suggested by the statemente, telegraphed ria London, of the New York Pust to the effect that the United States Secretary of State was strongly supporting China's contention that 400,000,000 Haikwan taols was all she could pay as indemnity to the Powers without serious financial difficulties, and that the United States intended to that basis. The accept payment Mercury says that those who read the state ment will smile at China's contention and points to the reports of the Empress
By kind permission of Lieutenant-Colonel fertile and flowery parts of the earth's surfact Dowager throwing raillious away on theatri- cal entertainments und unnecessary exten- Birdwood and (flcers, the hand of the 10th almost throughout the entire area. And, sions of her palaces. The Shanghai paper Bombay Infantry will play at the Hongkong moreover, its people are the most industrious on page 3, appears an article entitled, Atwenty Chinese, and all of these were pre have been closer.
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Kosate
Chion is not, like Central Asia, a land of avage howling wastes. It is one of the most
Hotel to-night from 8 to 9.30. Programm agriculturalists in the world, and tavo, beou so continues :-"The lowers would be very
Schubert March......Heroique," "foolish were they to follow the lead of the Quadrille "The Wedding,"
****** Strauss for many centuries. **United States. China has committed Valse "Mine Schuster Tag In Berlin," Gengle
Selection...La Pour Le Czar," "herself in such a brutal way, in butchering Valse ......
"Alberttia,................ innocent men, women, children and babes, | Galep.....Wings of Love," **after committing on them unuentionable "atrocities, that she deserves' no pity "whatever.
"God Save the King,"
Meyder
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."
9, Robinson Road, Hongkong, 15th January, SIE, In your paper of 14th January.
Chinese Pacific Line," which asserts that I am
STEAMER SINKS A JUNK.
Hockey continues in full swing, and probably the Club will have three Shield fixtures next week. The "A" team (which has at least the makings of a good sido and has gained several promising recruits) mosts H.M.S. Ocean on Monday. The First XI may play the Albion on Tuesday and the 10th Bombay Infantry, but The police report that about eight o'clock on
neither date is definitoly fixed yet. The match the 14th inst. the steamer Hansa on her way last Monday between the Club "A" team and to Canton, collided near the Capsuimun Pass.M.S. Aibimu was played nuder most unpleasant with a cargo-laden trading junk, which she cozditions. The auval man won comfortably--- cut into and sank. On board the junk were j
if such is the right term-but the scores should
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
eipitated into the water. The steamer was
The rather poor team that did daty for the stopped as quickly as possible and boats wore connceled with the proposed steamship line lovered which picked up the struggling people, H.K.C.C. against the Navy last Saturday referred to in that article. I desire to state
none of whom was lost. The Hansu then dees:ved to lose, but thanks no little to Ward that I am in no way connected with that Glinka ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
steamed back to the harbour and landed the and Fawcett urunged to play out time and have steamship line, nor have I ever been in con-
tre wickets to fall when stumps were drawn. The juak and cargo were resencd Chiness. The second race for the Commodore's Cup nected. My presence in Hongkong is in
velacd at $5,003,
It must be faller disheartening for the will be sailed to day. Course and conditions as connection with the affairs of the Chinese
organisers of the matches to find such difficulty American Commercial Co., of San Francisco,
in getting a good team together. The "young In consequence of S. Peter's, Church being for the first race.
Cal., of which Company I am Vice-President China is a critninil is the hands of the contractor for painting
and General Manager for the Orient. I would
wen" krem toho brying to prove that they and to treat her as a martyr, is only to and repairs the Church will not be open for
hom some time ago. To-day the game on further state that the Chinese American
deserre the charge of apathy brought against "encourage her to repeat the diabolical public worship to-morrow (Sunday). The
the cricket ground is an “A” teum oue, the "deed she committed in 1900, which many services will be held in the Sailors' Institute,
Commercial Co. is not in anyway connected with the matter of said steamship line. I trust.
opponents of the Club being the successful of her present high officials joined in and Kowloon, instead, at 11 s.m. und 6,30 p.m. The Mission lawach Dayspring will visit the ships
The officers of the Royal Engineers have kiud-Sir, that you will give due publicity to this
Craigengewer C.C., for whom Brawn and are ready and willing to perpetrate again. between 9.15 and 10.30 am. and between 5.15 3y offered a Cup to the Club to be sailed for. note, and thus remove an erroncons impressión *China deserves no pity." We regret to and 6p.m. calling at the China Merchants' The race will probably take place on the 22nd from the winds of the many readers of your seo u paper of the standing of the Shanghai Wharf at 10.30 and 6 to convoy friends to the February. The course and conditions will be excellent publication.-Yours, &c.,
published later. Mercury take up such a position, which is services.
The 7th Club raes will be sailed to-morrow, Sunday, over Coarse 21.
The 8th Club race which was fixed for the lat February is postponed to the Sth on account of the Chinese New Year holidays.
HO YOW.
The 0.8.8. steamor Antenor left Shanghai yesterday. a.m., for this port via Foochow, and is The P. & A. steamer Indrapuradeft Portland das here on the 19th inst. (Or.) for this port, vid Japan, on the 14th inst p.m., and may be expected here on the 14th
The N P. steamer Tacoma arrived at Victoria on the 14th inst.
The Imperial German mail steamer Darm- stadt, which left hors on the 12th inst., p.m., arrived at Shanghai on the 15th inst., p.nr.
Harteau have boca bowling so well this season.
Tnder the Association football code, the Inst day for the completion of the Brst round of the