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needs f A Golf Club Lam been formed at Kobe. The links are at Bokkossu, the rangs of hills at the back of the town.
capital to apare than she within her own dominions. The Siberian line has been laid chiefly with French capítul, and it-is hardly necessary to say that such an offer to Corea as that mentioned A. S. WATSON & CO., above must neither be regarded as philanth
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ropic nor even as a commercial speculation, but must be viewed in a purely political light. According to the Japars Mail, the Seoul Wija road has no commercial prospects, and its construction as a monoy making enterpries would never be WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS template for in instant. It exciter no surprise therefore to learn that the Corean Government has refused to grant the concession, but it is interesting to learn that, the Japanese had been hoping to get this concession as compensation for the recent banknete trouble. The Press of Japan credite the Russians simply with a desire to forestall Japan's application. It is at once apparent that with such a concession as this
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Twenty-three men live deverted from the .8.8. Annapolis, now at Cavite. A reward of twenty dollars for each mau retained to the
ship was offered.
A paragraph in a Ban Francisco papar dated f the 6th uit reports the arrest of Captain Etider of the Coptic on a charge of allowing sevon Chinese to escape from his atommer. The journal adds that a fine of $1,000 is provided by the law as a penalty for the escapo of a Chinese,
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[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]______ FORGED BANKNOTES AT SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, 8th March.
THE BROUGH COMPANY IN A NEW PLAY.
WHEN WE WERE TWENTY ONE.” On Batarday night Mr. Brough put on yet another how play. When We Were Twenty-one Japanese newspapers announce the arrest of
had not been produced in these parts before. It Mr. Yoto Iwabiko, one of the largest of the
enjoys a great reputation in England and A Nowelwang correspondent says the whole Osaka dealers in keresne of. He is elargad
America Only natural it was therefore tant Province in in that state of unrest which | with having bought up the boxes and 'aans - of
there should be a crowded house to withless its originated with the building of the Chinese the Standard Oil Company bearing the Uematsu Eastern Railway, reached its colmination in brand, and by means of them he pawned off
first representation. There was no dubioty... 1800, and is unlikely to subside for more years cheap and altogether inferior oil on the public.
The discovery of a few forged Hongkong about the reception the new plecs got, for it was very cordial and altogether appreciative. than constitute the average length of life as The business proved highly lucrative for some and Shanghai Bank five-dollar notes bas Within the four acts of When We Were toent- computed by statisticians.
time, but the Standard Oil Company's agents, caused an unimportant run by holders of the one Mr. H. Esmond has contrived to informed of what was going, took legal proceedings at the close of last year, and Yoto Hongkong and Shanghai and the Russo-constitute a dramatio suocess: the manner, how
concentrate many of the elements which go to has now been arrested. This is a fraud, as the
vor, rather, the the matter is what makes The notes were for that felicitons result. It is with something
The marriage of Mr. G. W. Pearson, of H.B.M. Consulate at Foochow to diss Muo- innon, sister of a former assistant, was colebrated at H.B.M. Consul's residence on the 24th olt. in the presence of a brilliant assembly. of guests. Most of the Fonction community ware thare, says the Echo, and, in addition, a uniber of Chinese officials, who took a keen groom,
Japan Mail remarks, that deserves to be Chinese Banks notes. punished in the mest exemplary manner. forged by Japanese.
of a sigh that one turns eno's back upon the Foreign Affairs, to adjourn the enquiry into arrested yesterday, several forged notes on like the last page of some Thackeray novels. The request of M, Delcasse, Minister of There is no serious score. A Japanese wastage when the curtain finally drops. There is a longing loft unsatisfied. The ending is too much
"And now, children, the play is ended; let us putaway the puppets and go to bed." We can
the Siamese Convention does not constitute a
withdrawal of the convention, says a cable to the Hongkong and Shanghai and Imperial
CELEBRATED the struggle in Corea between Russia and interest in the fortunes of the popular bride- the Echo de Chine. M. Declasse censiders that Barks (Shanghai) being found in bis not forget that the play is ended, esntot grasp
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Tham are several districts în Chibli where discontent is rife and where the standard of latter to hand, says the N.-C. Daily News, now rebellion has already been hoisted. A Tientsin states that in the district of Tutianbaien, belonging to Tientsin prefecture, the maicon- touts number quite 3,000, nud they are com paratively well provided with modern arms and
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vinces to the effect that the Japanese are buying—absolutely on their own authority houses and fields from the Coreans, and declares that if this is not prohibited all the Corean land will drift into the possession of the former. He points out that these provinces are not open to foreigners, and the acquistion by the latter of landed estate therein is strictly prohibited. But these are not the only places, he says, where the Japanese bave penetrated unceremoniously ignoring any lawful demanda put forward Only an euergetic protest on the part of the Coreans, he unys, cua "retard the unhappy consum mation" of the country losing its inde pendence and being entirely at the mercy of the Japanese. From the Russian point of view, it is held that the imuiigration of the Japanese into the interior, the establishment of post offices at points between Seoul and Chemulpo, the organisation of polica forças in those places where the Japanese huve no right to settle," and many other actions are quite contrary to the treaty engagements of Japan. True it is that in the treaty made in 1876 between Japan and Cores,
battle standard, bears the legend Sweep away the Tartars and annihilate the ferdig nera the last part a most suicidal "platform" to adopt.
Mr. K. Sumitomo, the "Copper King" of Jupao and the proprietor of the Sumitomo Bank. is providing the City of Osaka with a free library. There are about forty free libraries in Japan, the Kobe Chronicle states, but they are mostly of small dimensions The one which is now baing built at the expense of Mr. Sumitomo is described as a huge building for the building and, 50,000 yen towards the Mr. Sumitomo offered to provide 150,000 yen purebase of books, The City authorities provided the site of the building and have agreed to contribute 15,000 yen towards the book fund before taking over the building and to provide at last 10,000 yen a year for ten years towards raalatenance and general management:
It is stated from Peking that the two Commissioners who are to repressat the Chinese Government at the Osaka Exhibition next month, namely, Na Tang and Chén Ming-tso, 2,000 each " for expenses in Japan," which also liave been given the manificent sum of Tls. includes passage money, etc., to and fro. According to the N-C. Daily News the Com- missioners also take with them a staff of some eighteen secretarias and attachés, who are to be
It is doubtful whether the offenan punishable under the Japanese code.
it is absolutely necessary, before ratifying the convention, to regulate the economic relations possession. between Siam and Indo Chiff, because Sintu has not given any proof of the goodwill that it manifested at the moment of the signing of the convention. M. Delcase intends to meks Siam to suthorise the continuation as far as Bangkok, passing through Babone and Korat, of the railway projected between Hue col
Bassac and the construction of another French fine on the right bank of the Mekong far as Monkhai. In diplomatio oirdes it is believed that Eliam will make uumerous objections. The journals publish so interview with 3, Deloncle, in the course of which he declares and hopes that M. Deleassé will charge, M. that Siom will refusa important, alterations Bean, Governor of Lado-Ching, to undertako new negotiations.
A general order issued by the United States War Ofice contains the following announce. ments:--Major-General Arthur MacArthur is assigned to command the Department of will relievo Major-General Davis of the California, Brigadier-General James F. Wado
command of the Division of the Philippines on or-before
REUTER'S SERVICE.
HEALTH OF THE POPE,
LONDON, 5th March.
The Pope is suffering from a cold, and has been ordered completa rest for a few days.
THE BRITISH ARMY.
LONDON, 5th Müreh. An army order has been issued abolishing the Lanoo except for ceremonial purposes.
THE 80 MALILAND EXPEDITION,
LONDON, 5th March. The column advancing on Galkayu has
Leonard Wood will proceed to Manila for
Juno 26th; Brigadier-General arrived at Debit on the lines of communication assigament to command the Department of Mindanao; Brigadler-General George Randall
MILITARY.
i fixed idealisation so beloved of the pit, which after all is the articulate pulse of the house. is It is the romance of the play that cliedly makes it attractive. The author does not depend much upon effect. It is in the love story that the charm lies, while the interest is adequately sustained by the play of the human passions presented by the conflict and contrast of the oharacters. Itmay be excusable to glazes at the plot, though it is perhaps well enough known Richard Carewe pad three friends of bis under- take the responsible task of bringing up the son of an old friend of theirs who died. Young hopo- ful is known affectionatoly as "The Imp," and so much do his ongoings belie the carefulness of his early training that the pot appellation can well be applied to him in a sense in which it was not originally bestowed. Hy is engaged to Phyllis Ericson, pretty girl, one of Carewe's household, much to the satisfaction of the four godfathers, who by the way are in the habit of referring to themselves as the "trinity," with the same disregard of numerical mequracy that "The Three Musketeers" of our noqasin- tance so egregiously displayed, and with such entrancing results. But to return the Imp beecanes entangled with a music-boll star who glorico in a scarcity of skirt and reputation and who manages to inveigle the enamvared youth into secretly marrying her, she thinking that he is rich. The Imp's moret is discovered through the" Imp" dropping « letter from hia fuamerata, which missive his four sponsors as well as Phyllis become acquainted with the contente of, witli electrio effects that may be Ingined. But Phyllis does not know that the Imp is the person to whom the letter rafer, and Carewe, in a chivalrous endeavour to sparə her the pain the disclosure of the real state of things might engender, allows her to conclude that it is he himself who is entangled with the lady of the music-hell; and a powerful scene-the soons of the play-occurs between Carese and Phyllis in which Phyllis taunts him almost to madness about his queen of the footlights. Meanwhile the trinity" try to resene the "Imp" from the consequences of his rashness, but their efforts are of no avail; he worships the Firefly as she is called and denounces the trinity" as traitors for denouncing ber. In the midst of all this convulsion it becomes apparent to Carewe and Phyllis that they love each other she has never really cared for the "Imp--and after some ebarming lore passages and a clearing of the air with regard to Car ewe's real position, they ultimately get engaged whilst the "Imp" adheres to bis belief and faith in the music ball girl and is Mr. Balfour announced in the House of only disillusioned when the, Anding that
will be relieved of the command of the
Lornos, 5th March. Department of the Columbia, April 1st, and
Mr. Brodrick announced in the Hones, the report to the commanding General, Division of appointment of a Royal Commission on the will be assigned to the command of the the Philippines; Brigadier-General Fanston condition of the volunteer forces. Mr. Balfour Department of the Columbia Brigadier-Moved that the growing needs of the empire General William H. Carter will be relieved requins the establishment of a permsvent defenco from daty with the War College Board committee, the results of whose work should be on July 30th, to report to the common banded down from Government to Government ding General, Division of the Philippines. thus securing a continuity of polley hitherto not Brigadier-General Wade will be promoted to
The motion was recaived with the grade of Major-General on the retirement of Major-General Hughes in April next and thusiasm and adopted.
will reliere General Davis of command of the
possessed
The army estimates amount to £34,245,000, Division of the Philippines in July. Inasmuch providing for 235,761 men exclusive of India, as ko has already been on duty in the bat including £4,000,000 for special expenditure Philippines beyond the usual two years' detail, in South Africa, it is generally understood in Army cirales that bo will exercise command of the forces in the Philippines for a few months only, and that he will then be succeeded in that daty by
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DIRTHS.
CALL ROSEHANN. Superintendent, Germania Saw. On the 19th February, at Foochow, the wife of
Mills, of a daughter.
On the 28th February, at No. 118. Kitano Cho, Nichome, the wife of F. G. SALE, of a Bon.
MARRIAGE.
On the 2nd March, at Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, JOHN WILFRED BIRD, Surgeon, E.N
DEATH.
H.M.J. Bramble, to MARJORIE BYUSE, of Shanghai.
On the 1st February, at San Diego, California. U.S.A., BARAH ETELLET, the beloved wife of Captain PAUL ANDREAB DITHLEF855, of Kobe.
or
trade, yet, as bearing on the question of the right of the Japanese-xpressly alleged to have done, there is a curious want tacitly acquired-to do what they are
of preciseness in the wording of the final clause of the Protocol signed in 1898 by Buron Roses on behalf of Russia and In view of the wide development taken by Baron Nisar on behalf of Japin. It reads:
"the commercial and industrial enterprise of Japan in Corea, as well as the large "number of Japanese subjects residing in that country, the Russian Government will "not hinder in any way the development "of commercial and industrial relations E.Cclause would be held to cover the alleged "between Japan and Cores.". Whether this
misdeeds of Japanese we do not know, but this much seems obvious that Corea of herself is incapable of imposing her will on either of the two contending parties. Japan appears to be doing in Corea pretty much what Russia is doing on a very much larger scale in Manchuria.
The Daily Press.
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Tax evidence afforded by recent nows from Corea of the keenness of the struggle between the Japanese and the Russians for ascondency serves to show that the Land of Morning Calım" must still be regarded as the storm-centre of the Far East. Following closely on the trouble, over the circulation of Japanese banknotes, thereD. C. Wolfe Registrar of the Land Court. comes the information that the Russian Representative at Scoul has asked the Throne to graat to Baron GuiSBURG & COÙ- esssion for building a railway from the
H.E. the Governor has re-appointed Mr. E.
Tenders are asked by the Government for the erection of a new cattleshed at Kennedy Town,
be stated here that several Viceroys and Governors of provinces are sending their own
means of further cementing the growing friend- representatives who have been provided with fands more worthy of the occasion, and as a ship existing between the people and offaisle of both Empires.
THE HEALTH OF THE POPE.
LONDON, 6th March.
The Pope has recovered.
NEW BRITISH NAVAL BASE.ON THE NORTH SEA.
LONDON, 6th March.
The Shanghai Mercury's correspondent at Changtel, Hunan, writing eu the 13th ult, seys:- Indications are getting rather frequent | that Chang teh is in the mind of steamship com- panies as ar objective point of the trade of western Hunan and the whole of Kusiskow, Further evidence to this fast has been furnished Commons that a new naval port and baso ere to propounded in the Debate that Japan is to The Japan Mail referring to a theory
by the recent visit of Captain W. Smith, repre senting Butterfold and Swire, to this city. A be established at 8. Magaret's Hope on the absorb Chiss, observes that in spite of the
very few words may ory to tell the story north side of the Forth pear Queensferry. of Changtah's, connection with the outside attractions of such a theory from the purely world by means of steam. The first boat speculative point of view, belief in its trath con propelled by steam to this city was the British streely survive the absence of any evidences of gunboat Woodfark, which made the trip in the Chins certainly does seem to be going on slowly, second visit, and at the same time also twa consummation. The peaceful conquest of summer of 1890, In 1901 the Woudark paid a but at present there are no appearances that to Japan's share. It is a campaign in which any large part of the fruits of victory will fall money bolds the field. There are occasional displays of the mailed fist, but their results are fitful and the condemnation they provoke soon
obscures their results. Concessions are the great weapons: mining concessions, railway concessions, navigation concessions, and so on, in alt of which Japan has a very small part, her available capital not being suffloient even for the purposes of her home development.
A mounment is to be erected in San Francisco at a cost of $24,000 ?commemorative of the heroio deeds of the (United States) volunteers during the late war with Spain" A disgu by
THE ARMY SCHEME IN THE
HOUSE OF LORDS.
be is not a man of fortune, deserts him for an old lover Thab in the skeleton of the plot Written by an solor as it is, the play does not pomen to any degres the features that generally, characterise the productions of an actor-play- wright. As we have indicated, it is not "stagey" a nasty word, but there is no equivalent so expressive When We Were ferm. Its movement is on the surface easy, its Twenty one is a fine play in every sense of the
motive is subtle and its environment domestic. Played by an indifferent company, one could imagine it a wholly unattractivo piece. There is in it nothing of moindrama, The "curtains "are arranged with the skill which we may expect an actor to bring to bear upon his work. But they would be thin in the estimation of a provincial manager. The most powerful Reatto is that in which Phyths taunits Carewe with his supposed infatuation for the "Firefly" it undoubtedly would be a worthy “curtain:" But no, Mr. Esmond tote the not cluso with, in our opinion, a less effective scene, the “Imp" flinging out of the room in a rage with his four guardians. The first got is colourless with the exception of the last episode before the curtain
Russian warship whore he was released. The the story; the third is consequently weak; and garrison is intensely irritated at the incident the fourth is, as all last acts in this kind of
LONDON, 6th March. Load Carrington in the House of Lords from this capital to this place, but for some Chiners companies began running launches moved the reconsideration of the Army Scheme reason these were discontinued after several view of the experience gained in South months. The Anglo-French Minity Company, Africa, and advocated making South Afriss of Enuichow province, has two launches which the base of the army. The motion was defeated being run from Shansi. Last year the British have made a number of trips since 1901, they by 51 to 15: gunboat Snipe and the German Vencarts were both here, the Snipe making two trips. This is in brief the history of stem navigation up the Yuen River. The trade of this section is quits. well known to the various steamship companies, and once a saterway for the greater part of } the year is found, they will be quick to start Aden for spying on the fortifications near the steamers in this direction. The object of key of the defences from which the concealed Captain Suit's trip was to ascertain if a pass-batteries are worked. Two British officers
ARREST OF A RUSSIAN NAVAL
OFFICER AT ADEN;
LONDON, 6th Mind
A Russian naval officer has been arrested af
The official sunouncement of the appointment Mr. Douglas Tilden, the sculptor, has been age could be found for light-draft steamers alerted the Russian officer as a prisoner to falls, the second resily contains the climax of
capital to Wiju. As we have already of Mr. L. A. M. Johnston as Postmaster appears accepted. The monument is to be composed of this set on of the year. 77
in the Government Gazette,
On Saturday the US..cruiser New Orleans arrived from Saigon, and yesterday the British sloop Phoenic from Swałow.
BIG KOBBERY.
A DARING BURGLARY
mentioned in our columus, this concession
brouze upos a pedestal of granite, the whole to was granted some years ago to a French
be of a total boight of twenty-six feet: the bronzo group will be sixteen feet in height, and syndicate, but as they failed to commence
Fever Chinamen were brought up on remand in view of the fact that the Rusisu officers plays should be, placid and fall, We should the work within the period fixed, the
all the figures in the group of heroic size. at the Police Court on Saturday charged with were being treated by the British ss distin-like to ceo When We Were Twenty-one in a The group consists, Brat of an American stealing from a Bative frater and a married guished visitors,
setting of the Forties. It would strengthen charter lapsed. Corea decided to grant no
It is notified in the Gazette that the King'a offleer standing with sword in ons band and countrywoman money and clothing to the value
the favour. As it is, Mr. Esmond's play" more concessions to foreigners, and the exquater empowering Mr. Edward S. Bragg to
revolver in the other near a prostrate of $3,914 on the 20th ult, All the parties.
is a play the presentment of which calle Government started to build the line as a not as Consul-General of the United States at American soldier, who has evidently just arrived from tingapore on that day, and when
for no mediocre abilites on the part of the State enterprise. Want of funds caused a Hongkong has received His Majesty'ssignature, been wounded. Behind the standing officer and the complainants get astion and begun to look Between Saturday night and Sunday morning having bad it brought out under the aegis of persens presenting it. We are fortunate in suspension of work, and Japan having
over the prostrate firm of the fallen soldier, is out their baggage they found to their dismay the premises of the Victoria Hair Dressing Mr. Brongk. The representation of it which obtained a concession for the construction
Daring the day ended at Boon on the 7th the figure of Bellona, the goddess of war, that the box in which the money and clothing Saloon, situated on the ground floor of the Brough Company gave was wholly are being found on the Hongkong and Canton hand of the goddess is surmounted by a Groak communicated with, and the box was traced to and goods, consisting of razors, umbrellas, per can be called principal. First of all is lir. just, culy one case of plague was reported the seated upon the winged horse, Pegasus. The avere locked was missing. The polico were Connaught House, were broken into, by thieves, admirable. There are three parts in it that Wharf. This brings the total for the year casque. She is leaning forward, holding in her a Chinese boarding house, where, in a zoom fumery, meerschaum pipes and cigar bolders, to Carowe, this charactor was summed by Mr. left hand a farled binner and with her right occupied by eight mo, aoven of them the the value of Blout $1,000 stolen. It appears Brough and done in a manner that in the opinion som extended holding a poised sword. The defendants, it was found broken open and rifled that the burglars broke open the side door in the of some eclipsed all his previons efforts. The Prostrate soldier lies upon a dismounted vannen of its contents. The men, in whose possession lane loading to the Daily Press office, and thus rôle gives opportunity for the exercise of those Graven upon the face of the monument will be most, if not all, of the money and goods were the names of the California volunteers whose found, were arrested and charged, but for weat lives ware laid down for the honour of their of direct evidence the ease against them failed
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of a railway from Seoul to Fusan, it appears that the Russian Representative claimed equal privileges for Russian subjects under the most-favoured-nation clause of the. treaties, bis alternative being that if the Messra. Erich Gong & Co. say in their concession is not granted, then at any rate weekly share-list, dated 7th inst. -Business Coren should borrow the money from Russia during the west under review has hocu fairly brisk. The rates of exchange on Shanghai wherewith to complete its construction, closs at Tis, 78, for a T/T, and TL 731 for Russia, as is very well known, las not more three days' sight private bill.
ocantry.
and they were acquitted.
entered the stores. The police have the high talents of characterisation and finesse matter in hand, and it is to be hoped that they possessed in so eminent a degree by Mr. will speedily be able to capture the thieves and Brough, and of these opportunities he did not trace the missing property,
lot one paas. His acting was splendid and called.