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The British Government decided that we could not risk Port Hamilton falling into Russian bands, and on the 14th April, 1885, telegraphed to Admiral DowELL to occupy it. Three British warships proceeded at once to the harbour and on the arrival of a
Late Telegrams will be found to-day on paga 5.1.
to-day for Caution.
Rev. Dr. Geo. F. Pentecost leaves Hongkong
M. Maurice Maeterlinck has just married Mdlo. Georgette Laslano, the actress, now a arring in the play Mona Vanna, which the ground of its impropriety. Mdle, Lasland is a favourite Paris stags beauty.
The Edgar Bounties Convention has been ratifled by Franse and Austria, and adopted by Italy.
An American telegram states that the engagement ja' announced of Miss M. Angio Graham of Wheeling, W. Vu, to Prince Yi,
Russian volunteer'oruiser on the 10th May London ponsor: last year prohibited on the heir to the Coreans throne!
A despatch to the New York World from Bestor says that Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan will go to Ottawa and submit to the Canadian Govern-
hoisted the Union Jack. **So, simply and briefly, was effected the British occupation of Port Hamilton," writes Mr. K.S. GUNDRY in his Chian and Her Neighbours. Twenty-
When Dr. Morrison, the Times correspondent "four hours previously, it may be safely at Poking, arrived at Melbourne last month on a visit to bis relatives who realde of Geelong, “affirmed, hardly one European in a million "had known that the islands oxist; nor was
he was met by the Mayor and prominent citizens, and the representatives of the Old “the proportion much greater of English-legians Association, and welcomed home. "men who knew where they are situated, "when news came of their occupation." China, Japan, and Cores herself were im- mediately informed by the British Govern. ment of the step which had been taken.untaproposition, to take charge of the Domiu. The two former countries aequiesced in a guarded fashion, and it seems probable that they must have at least been sounded beforehand; but China later on, evidently under pressure from Russia, refused to aign an agreement with Great Britain As supplied to Royal and Imperial formally recognising the occupation of Port Houses of Europe.
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The trade of Indo-China for the first_half-of 1902, according to the rotarna published last month, amounted to 222,000,000 frames, being more than 40,000 690 francs above the corres
The increase in
pending figures for 1901. imports was largely due to iran, rails, &c., for the railways, and in exports by increase in rice. In shipping there is an increass of 111,000 tons, Germany coming fest, France second, Great Britain third, and Norway fourth; these four Powers virtually cover the trade.
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
BRITISH ARMY REFORM.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
AMOY.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Amoy, 23rd February.
We have had visits from several mon-of-war lately. The Furet Bismarck gave a musical en- tertainment in the Cinb Theatre, to which all residents wore invited. A fow days later tho Haara gave a similar entertainment which was much appreciated by all lovers of music. The proceeds wore devoted to the Amoy Chinese Hospital. The Albion. Cressy, Eclipse and Feariest ara with us now. They have played.
LONDON, 24th February, 10.20 p.m.
SEVERE PRESS COMMENTS. All the London newspapers are keenly criticising the Army debate in Parliament.saveral hockey matches with the Amoy teams. The Timea says that the remarkable The Albion gavo a dramatis porfomance on the 21st inat, Princess Zolak, or The Love of the unanimity of views among men like Major Rajah of Tiftipompom, a satire on a well-known John Seely, D.S.O., and Captain G. Kemp,
A special despatob to the Manila Cablenews both recently on-active service, and also of ion railways. In caso this mission is not dated New York, February 20th, states:-Yes Sir Charles Dilke, shows that the prese at ferday a caucus of the Republicau mein hors of the House of Representatives was held, and, while orgnulation of the Army is unsuited to it was secret, it has been reliably stated that au.
Imperial needs. Mr. Brodrisk fails to ugreement was reached when by the bill will be passed. The House will stil held out on on grasp that the scheme is fundamentally feature of the hill, which it is believed will be concurred in by the Senate. This is that the ratio of silver and gold shall not ho provided in the bill, but shall be left to a commission to be appointed by the President.
L'Echo de Chine learns telegraphically that M. Deloncle, deputy for Indo-Chins, has laid before the Chamber a resolution inviting the Franch Government to distribute the completa text of the agreements concluded with Obins ou 7th September, 1901, the diplomatic corres pondencs relating to the Anglo-Chinese Treaty of 5th September, 1902, and the evacuation of Shanghai.
Hamilton. Corea meanwhile had entered a protest and showed signs of Russian influence. So the matter went on until April, 1886, when Lord ROSEBERY, who had now taken up the seal of office, definitely proposed an evacuation if China. would
propose to
Russia and other Powere interested t enter into an international arrangment guaranteeing Corea's integrity. On these lines (which were those already hinted at during Lord SALISBURY'S regime) a solution of the question was arrived at finally, But during the end of 1885, the defensibility of Portable. Hamilton had been strongly impugned, AND oxcept at a considerable expense on fortifica-
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At a mass meeting of negroes, held on the 27th uit, at Washington, under the auspices of the Afro-Amoriman Langue, resolutions word adopted heartily indorsing the course of Presi- dent Roossreit with relation to the appointment of negro office-holders in the United States, and a unmber of speakers, awong them some of the most prominent coloured mep in the Southern
wrong and thinks that he has a complete answer to objections if he shows that the Covernment is doing fairly well, whereas as in matter of frot it is aiming at costly perfection of a wrong kind.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
LONDON, 23rd February.
A telegram to the N-U. Daily News states that in his evidence at the War Enquiry, General Buller said that his telegram of the 15th of February to the War Office, "Let Ladysmith go," did not mean that Ladysmith should surrender but that he should cease at tempting its relief. He thought that Gneral | States, threatened that unless in the sontbland Sir George White should break out and join there was early a change in the treatment of him (General Buller), which was quite practic-negro office-holders and the coloured race gene-practically ended. The papers are unanime as
The Hongkong Maru took to San Francisco on her last trip ons Taisno Yamazaki, a Japanese Buddhist priest, on au anusual and interesting mission. He was to study Mor religion, but, on the contrary, for the purpose monism. not for the purpose of embracing that
A ramour having been current in Jupaa tut Dr. Omori had predicted a great earthquake tions. The Admiralty in March, 1886,
this year, the eminent seismolog.st has given an stated that unless the island wore fortified emphatic denial of the story. Seismology, be and garrisoned it would not be advisable to
saya, has not as yet mađe such advancement that retain possession of it. The responsibility it is possible to foretell when an earthquake thrown on the British fleet on the China will occur. Ha could only gauge a subter station was felt to be too heavy and the
rausan tremor or measure the fores of a volcanio The Government was not prepared to construct eruption by means of a seismometar. a strong fortress. It was felt also to be Doctor added that it is good for a volosaic unwise to arouse China's ill-will by prolong-country such as Japan to have occasional minor ing the rccupation, especially as Chita harthquakes and their non-occurrence often
canses a great upheaval. In Tokyo, on an obtained the suggested promises from
average, there is a great earthquake every Russia. There was no difficulty, therefore, 28 years. in concluding an agreement whereby Britain A. S. WATSON & CO. evacuated Port Hamilton on the faith of Russia's guarantee to China that she would not occupy Corean territory under any circumstances whaterer. Accordingly ou the 27th February, 1887, the British flag was hanted down and the episode closed. The guarantee which Russia gave in return for the British retirement has so far stood the test of time, though it has frequently appeared on the point of being broken. Since 1887, however, Japan's position in the Far East has altered so completely that. Corea's freedom from Russian aggression as other safeguards than Russia's truth to her word. The Port Hamilton affair was useful in that it held Russia in check until other factors made the absorption of Corea by her northern neighbour a task which could only be accomplished at the expense of a terrific struggle, if at all.
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Hosaxone, 26th February, 1968,
SIXTEEN years ago to-morrow the British flag was hauled down at Port Hamilton (otherwise the Numhow Islands, off the southern end of the Corean peninsula) after an qecupation of little less than two years, and the place which had so suddenly sprung into prominence, reverted to Corea and to obscurity. The story of its momen- tary fume in history is curious.
Corea
Yesterday the Goranu ganboat Jaguar arrived from Swatow and the British sloop Expicyls left for Shanghai.
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of furnishing himself with information which
rally in that section the blacks would essort to
extreme measures.
General Milos, U.S.A., arrived in Paris on the 25th ult, from Russia. Hemsid:- The problem of the Orient, especially in China, is one of great moment. It not only affects that country and its Government, but it is one in which nearly all the great Powers of the world are interested. I predict for Siberia that the effect of opening it up by the railroad will be some. thing like what has happened in one great Western country. The headlight of the Locomotive is in some respects the greatest oiriliser in the world. Along the line of the Biberian railroad there probably are 5,000,000 of people who live mostly in the villages, cultivating the farms in summer and gathering in the products of the fields.”
In its Notes on Native Affairs, the N.-C. Daily News remarks: "The most powerful subject of the Throne, the Grand Secretary and Councillor, Yang Lu, according to s Peking despatch, bas once more been incapacitated by illuess from attending the Grand Council meet.
in Japan. The Japanes seem to regardings at the palace, in consegaenen of which the will enable him the better to oppose its growth
Mormonism with some misgivings, but they are willing to investigate it before nader taking a crasado either for or against it. Tatsuo Yamazaki cannot ap ak English yet and means to remain in San Francisco or
Sacramento for the next two or thren months sadying English, whink he hopes in that time
to master suficiently for his purpose. When his knowledge of English is sufficient, he means to proceed to Salt Lake City, where he will pursue his investigations of Morais.
With reference to the warning given by Mr. de Gasbrient, member of the Foreign Missions, and pro-vicar of South Szeches, whoss state. ments were supported by Monseigneur Darand, Bishop of Eastern Szebuen, published in the Catholic organ, the Croix, and reproduced in these coinmas yostorday, the following extract from the Shanghai Mercury appears reissar.
Empress Dowager, without waiting for the guide and counsellor to apply for it, has granted him a soven days' leave of absence from Court This, it seems, does not, howevor, preclude Yung La from continuing to direct the machinery of State as he desires it. For so great is hie influence with the present head of the State- the Empress Dowager-that his colleagues in in any important question, such as the ap- the Grand Council dare not take the initiative
pointing, or transferring of viceroys, governors, And treasurers of provinces, without first consulting with him and asking his consent."
-A mosting of the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club will be held next Thursday in the C.C. Pavilion to consider the question of amalgamating The Sin Wan Pao's Peking corresponsay that about a year ago some informal talks
ing with the Bougkong Boat Club.
The 25th case of plagae for the current year
was reported yesterday as having centred du ing the 24 hours ended at noon. The victim, a Chinese, was found dead in Wyndham Street.
Thers will be an excursion to Macao op
Mason), leaving her usual wharf at 5 p.m. that Saturday by the as Chu Kong Captain day and returning from Macas at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
We learn that the vacancy in the post of Superintendent of the Botanical and Afforesta
dent writes that recantly Viceroy Teen Chun- hsuen of Szechusa telegraphed to the Grand Council informing that Board that he had received a report from officer Chao Ko-liang of Western Szeebnen stating that the remaining rebels of that part of the Province had all been dispersed na gnisted, and the Christian con- verts-had resumed their former onpations. Those who suffered losses through the troubles had been more or less compensated by the authorities who also gave buffaloes to them, so that they might carry ou agriculture in the spring.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Mr. Chamberlain's mission to South Africa is
in saying that no man could have done more to reconcile the two races. The Dat oh address mentioned yesterday asserted unalterabilouttach- ment to the British connection, and Mr. Hofmeyer added that the Dutch leadera were
pred to address an appeal to the Dutch to promote a good understanding. Mr. Chamber- lain welcomed this as the most hopeful angury for the future.
LONDON, 23rd February. MACEDONIAN REFORM SCHEME.
The Macedonian Reform Scheme recommends the appointment of an Inspector-General, op- the Powers, with a large proved of hy independent authority, for the organisation of the gendarmerie by European officers, and the admission of Christians thereto. It pro poses various reforms in the judicial and taxation systems. The Sultan has accepted the
scheme.
FOOTBALL.:
A match was played at Happy Valley yesterday between the E.K.F.C. and the newly-formed Naval Yard F.C. The homesters wou easily by four goals to mil. The match was started rather late and finished in semi- darkness.
CRICKET.
The A.OC. C.C. will phy the Sherwood past two o'clock. The following will repres ent Foresters to-day, at the Happy Valley, at half-
the Ordnance:-).
J. C. A. Lillywhite (capt), C. Rutter, A. E. Hatwell, H. Turner, E. P. Bradford, B. 3. Bromley, R. H. Jewsbury, J. Lashbrook, W. Wilson and another.
It was stated recently that Professor (Major) Ronald Ross bad received an application from the United States for adrios in the matter of
JAPANESE VISITORS. malarial fever and that he was proceeding to Ameries shortly. However, Washington advices the harbour were granted leave in considerable The crows of the three Japanese warships in numbers yesterday and attracted general at were had by surgeons attached to the public troetion on the streets of the city by their health and marine hospital survive in the States, swart appearance, Rear Admiral Kamimura who called on Major Ross at his home in Englanded at Blake Pier in the forenoon and wea land with a view to the doctor becoming identi received by's guard of honour and the band of fied with the Yellow Fever Institute, a bureau the Sherwood Foresters. The Rear Admiral of the service devoted to the study of yellow afterwards called on H.E, the Governor at
fever in all its branches. This was about the time that s commission was going to Vera Cruz to study the yellow fever situation, and Major
Ross in a letter to these officials having expressed a disinclination to go to any South American country the consideration of his name in connection with the whole subject was dropped. No formal proposition ever was made to him. If a fresh proposition has been made
from the Carnegie Institution,
Government House,
first-class style, and it was a pity there was not a larger audioase. This was also for the benefit of the Hospital.
This spring will see a good many changes in our community several families are leaving for
opera. The programate was carried through in
horne.
To-night the Bachelors are giving a dance; ist us hopo it will be more successful than the
Race one.
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
scratch four race to be rowed on Saturday, the The following are the crews picked in the
21st March, at 4 p.,-*
STATION NO. 1
LEEK.
J. P. Jordan
J. Millar
F. D. Bain
A. A. Alves. F. W. White (cox)
STATION NO. 3
F. K. Tata
L. A. Musso
G. H. Rubie A. E. Aires
STATION NO. 2
KORNBLUME.
JI. W. Sayer H. Byre H. C. Austin
J. H. R. Hancé 8. A. Seth (cox)
BLATION NO. 4 H. A. Seth
A. E. Asgar
F. M. Roza Pereira C. E. A, Hancs.
C. M. S. Alves (cox) Another (cox)
STATION NO. & TAISTI.F.
H. M. Bain
H. 5. Holmes.
R. C. Witchell
J. A. Fredericks
R. Henderson (COX).
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
A meeting of the Connel will be held to-morrow, Friday, 27th February, at 3 p.m.
BUSINESS.
1. Financial Minute. (No. 3). 2. Report of the Finance Committee. (No. 1),
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
1. Second reading of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to amend The Merchant Shipping Consolidation Ordinance, 1889, and to amend the Merchant Shipping amendment Ordinance, 1901.
Ordinance to amend the Laws relating to the 2. Second reading of the Bill entitled An
Punishment of Flogging.
3. Second reading of the Bill entitled Az Ordinencs to provide for the Surrender of Fugitive Criminals from the Territory of ssch of the Malay States-Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negri Sembilan.
4. Revision of the Jury List.
R. F. JOHNSTON, Acting Clerk of Councils.... N.B.-A moeting of the Finance Committee will be held immediately after the Council,
DR. KOCH AND TYPHOID.
itself bad hardly come within the sphere of tion Department, caused by the retirement American societies of New York on 25th Jatuto Major Ross it is believed that it proceeded kong. She goes completely full of cargo, in which of the excretions and clothing (with isolation
of Mr. Charles Ford, has been filled by the appointment of Mr. S. T. Dunu, B.A., F.LS., formerly associated with Kew Gardous.
Dr. Andrew Wilson, writing in the Daily Chronicle, says Dr. Robert Koch, whose viewe on the transmission of tuberculosis are so well conditions cuder which typhoid fever is apt to known, has been making a special study of the spread. This too common silment ie not in fections from person to person in the sense in which, say, smallpox, scarlet fever, and typhus ailments are given off from the skin and by the fever are contagious. The microbes in these breath and otherwise, hence they are markedly infectious from sick to healthy as it were. In typhoid fever the chief source of infection is found in the bowel discharges, and it is the THE S.S.KOREA.”
germs therein contained gaining access to water The next sailing of the Pacific Moil 8.8. Co.'s which are regarded as constituting the infective B.S. Korea (che sails to-morrow) promises to be not media. Dr. Koch urges that if we took more only the record so far as the passenger-list is rigid precautions in the matter of what may be concerned for trace-Pacific Lines, but also the called the personal bygiene of each enge of At & large meeting of dolegates of the Irish
rocord in respect of cargo taken out of Hong. typhoid fever, and secured efficient disinfection European politics more than a few years before the Fort Hamilton incident occurred,
a resolations wore adopted denouncing the
connection it may be interesting to recall that and separation of the patient), we should be able trial and death sentence of Colonel Artmar The country's relations had been entirely
her tonnage is 7,985 net and 11,800 gross. Bir to cause typhoid to vanish as we have abolished with China and Japan, and Rüesia, had only
Lynch is a travesty on justice. The resolution Alarmed and disgusted by the malicious lies Chen Tong Liang Chang, the now Chinese cholers. No doubt. Dr. Kenh is right so far, just begun to come on the scene. But the
say's in part:-"Wo desire to express our belief (as the local Chronicle calls them) in reference to Minister to the United States, and his suite but other sanitarians regard soil pollution that the British Government will not dare to the alleged existence of bubonic plague in San will be among the passengers. advent of Russia speedily attracted British
carry out the sentence imposed upon Colonel Francisco and determined, it possible, to demon-
as a frequent cunse of typhoid outbreaks, so that a locality with a saturated soil will always attention, and the question of our interests
Lynch and also to point out that the action of strate to the satisfaction of every one that the
run a risk of an epidemic when farcurable in the China Sea was 6003 involved.
a English court in finding a man who bad boscourge is not and never was present in j
conditions arise. Still, if. Dr. Koch can to th Russia's most southerly harbour in the Far
come in dus form a naturalised citizen of an. | Caliäornia, the leading business man of San Fire broke out about two o'clock yesterday, the civilised world anew and forcibly the lesson East was then Vladivostock in 43.7 N.
other country, guilty of treason in England, is Francisco have taken steps to put a stop to the morning at No. 7. Tang Loi Lene, near the of each case, and of thus preventing pollution. latitude, and her encroachment further
unjust, unfair and a gross violation of all the acknowledged injury that is being done to the Harbour Offre, The Fire Brigade turned out of either water or soil, be will be entitled to south was not regarded in England with
conditions under which millions of citizens had industries and general prosperity of the State promptly under Mr. A. Mackie. With Mr the gratitude
his race. The Tientsin correspondent of the N-C. been added to the population of this country. through the machinations of its enemies. The D. Macdonald in charge of the engines, a that toleration which prevailed at the time Daily News, telegraphing on the 28th inst., At this time, when England for her own selfish directors of six leading commercial associations plentiful supply of water was soon obtained of Port Arthur's seizure. In 1985 Russin says:-A native banker of this city, nucle of purposes is attempting to conceal her enmity to last month resolved to appoint a representative from the Praya and this was thrown on the was more than suspected of having designs the Yokohama Specie Bank compratore, Ameries under the guise of friendship in order health committes to consist of the president, barning building with good effect. The flames on Port. Lastreff at the head of Broughton decamped on Thursday. His liabilities are to more thoroughly avail Eerself of our strength secretary and on other womber for each of the had too scoure as bold to permit of the Brigade left Kobe via Nagasaki and Shanghat on the The Imperial German mail steziner Proussen Bay, and the strategic importance of the said to exceed Tls. 1,000,000. It is feared that and power, she endeavours to set aside one of sit organisations. It was shown that Australian saving the building, but their unüring afforts 92nd inst, am, and may be expected here, on- Namhow Islands lay in the fact that they a foreign bank is among the creditors.
the cardinal principles of our institutions and to parts and the cities of Manzanita, Mexico, and effectually prevented the spread of the fire.
the 3rd prox. practically commanded the natural outlet
The Cox Seed Co. of San Francisco, Cal., take from us one of the greatest sources of our Guayaquil, Ecuador, have already established No. 7 was completely gutted. It was a three-
The Imperial German mail stoamor Prins from the Sen of Japan into the China to the front again with their beautifully strength. We donorogo her action as cowardly, quarantines against San Francisco: Victoria story structure. The ground foor was used as Sea. With Fort Hamilton in our hands, illustrated 1903 seed and plant annual, This brutal and tyrannical, and predict that it will B.C, is considering similar action; that a com- a store and contained a large quantity of nat Heinrich, carrying the German mails with dates Company is the largest of its kind on the Pacific only serve to call the attention of the world to mitte of citizens from envious Puget Sound oil, flour, etc. The first and second floors were from Berlin of the 3rd inst., left Colombo en Russia's establishment on the eastern coast cast, carrying a full line of seeds. trees and the fact that as you cannot change the spots of citica is preparing to investigate health unoccupied Nobody was in the promises at the 2nd inst., a.m., and may be expected here
plants, and they deserve great credit for the the leopard, so you cannot make the British conditions in San Francisco and that the feel the time of the outbreak. The place was in- ou the 5th proz,
The Glen" Linosteamer Glenfarg left Singa- It is fall of interest from the first to the last cowardly and cruel." The language is very great that fruit-stands are bearing the legend goods destroyed were worth $1,000 more thao manner in which they get up these catalogues Government anything but stupid, bloodthirtying in some cities on the Atlautie seaboard is so sured for $14,000; the owner asserts that the
These oranges do not come from California." I that sum.
it was considered by competent authoritier,
Chinese Minister to the United States, was Sir Chen Tung Linog Chang, the new
entertained to a banquet in the Connaught House last night by the Chinese community of Hongkong on the eve of his departure for America. The company numbered about 150, The hotel was beautifully decorated and illum inated for the occasion.
of Corea would be checkmated; and a base
of operations gained if it became necessary
to attack Bussis in the North-west Pacific.
page. Any one can have a copy for the asking. Irish-American.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
pere on the 22nd inst, and is due here on the
28th inst.